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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

men and the snake men among the
Mokis on their tribal fete days is SIM
ply the coloring Of their faces. Elab-
crate moccasins with beaded tassels
are on the feet OF each Of the antelope
men.
Frcnsied Men and Writing snake
Next following come n half dozen In
dian boys, entirely nude except for a
brcech cloth of rcd fabric. Each boy
bears small earthen bowls of the steam
ing broth from the caldron. The ante
lcpe men circle past the boys and drain
the bowls at Il swallow, only TO renew
thofr chants and gyrCtinns. Sevcn.
times the antelope men circle the little
plaza at Walpi. and as they pass the
struggling Kissing serpents the chief
priest. IN old man painted ~hideously
in red and white from head to foot,
blows upon "A cattle horn instrument
that produces a sound Ike distant
thunder. followed by a sound similar
to those OF growing bears and roaring
pumas.
Another harsh blast from the horn in
the chief priests hand, and the priests
suddenly thrusting in their bare hands
ana arms draw out two or three wrig-
Cling and squirming snakes at a time.
The serpents are snatched eagerly by
each of the antelope men, and the
snake dance begins. The antelope
men and the priests sing a wild pierre
ing song. and while the tomtoms beat
fiercer and faster, each of the antelope
men bears three and sometimes six rat
~tlesnakes. while he dances about the
plaza. In a ome the little plaza
of hard. sunbaked earth becomes a
scene of yelling, dancing and %hideously
painted, half nude savages. while rat
~tlesnakes. that are carelessly let fall.
wriggle and sQuirm across the earth
in their efforts to escape. The snake
priests keep sharp eyes on the serpents
and permit non to get away from the
hands of the wild and excited antelope
men. The serpents shake their rattles
and twist convulsively in the hands
and even in the mouths of the antelope
men. When they fall to the ground
they coil in an instant, and very often
strike their fangs deep into the naked
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a PRETTY THEATER BAG.
Dainty Ia Look nt and Very vScfui to
Garry.

'''h' '" sF''N s' " WY : y" w
Garry.
A pretty bag intended to be carried
TO the thcltor TO hold opera-g,asses.
yinaigrcttc, handkerchief. purse, and
~honbonnicrc. was Il pale green. Tho
bottom was a circle Of pale green bro
cadc, about Ave inches in diameter
The sides. OF velvet. measured about 10
inches in depth and about u in width.
These were pleated on the circles. tho
two ends Joined up. and the top was
turned Owe three inches 10 form II
frill. Below this was "a casing, through
which was run velvet ribbon one inch
In width, to draw up the bag. Decorat-
Ing the sides and concealing the OPEN
iGgs, where the drawing strings came
out. We're two bows of wider ribbon,
and over The velvet point d'esprit lace
was arranged, In double box pleats.
the upper edge tackled to the velvet
frill to keep It an upright position.
The bag was lined with pale green
China silk, and the Frenchy decora-
ton put on AS a finishing touch was o
spray OF pink silk chrysanthemums.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
WELL-TO-DO ACTRESSES.

The following are a few OF the wo-
men singers and actresses who will
settle into a comfortable old age sur
rounded with every luxury that the
sybarite flesh is heir to-:
Mrs. Langtry owns property in the
United States alone that Is worth $780,
900.
Nine. Materna - acquired valuable
real estate In OF the largest
Australian citi9
Fanny Davem 8 sufficient real
estate in New Y vicinity to live
In ease and elet.
Loie Fuller Is to have as
thrifty a mind" as John Gilpin's wife,
and to have banked thousands a month.
Emma Games owns fine property in
Paris and Nine. Albani has invested the
income from her dulcet tones In Can
adam real estate.
Clara Louise Kellogg's fortune Is
safely invested in real estate and bonds
and she is her own business manager
In her financial enterprises.
Sarah Bernhardt's bank account
never loses its portly outlines, and her
pictures and bric-a-brac are SO we'll Sc
lected that she could more than get her
money back on a sale.
Lolita Ia deemed one Of the wealth
lest IN in the dramatic profession.
In spite OF her vast income, she lives
with her mother In a style that Is hum
BILE rather than p%retentious.
Lillian Russell owns several fine
houses in New York, besides a good
voice, a magnificent collection OF Jew
els and more confidence In herself than
any other two women In the United
States.
Besides the beautiful property which
Nine. Calve owns in the %provencal OF
France she has at least $1,000 OO in
stocks and bonds. Calye started out
ito get rich" and she has kept faith
with herself.
The delights of Nine. PATHS castle
at Craig-y-nos do not need further ex-
p~loitation. That she saved money for
It's purchase, as well as for various
other investments In New York, France
and England, Is well known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
THE USEFUL PEANUT.
once rI,bcian, u H. Now Exalted by
Dict,sts aud Cooks.

The humble plcbcian peanut Is In Il
fair way TO he wrostCd from its OBJ
scure sphere and to he placed In the
front ranks of popular aud pleasing
catablc1. Physicians have declared
that the nut Is rich in albumcn, con
tanning 80 per cen Of It. and that It
also contains 20 per cnt of fat and
neutrality-suspicious. cXtractiyc matters"
All kinds Of dishes are u being
prepared Of peanuts, soup being cspe-
cially recommended. II Is made ms
split pea soup is made. soaking the
peanuts over night. Peanut sandwiches
are said to he excellent. made by
pounding the skinned nuts and spread
ing thickly on slices of buttored bread.
M~ayonnaisc dressing may be mixed
with the nuts or grated cheese. Boiled
IN sailed water, roasted and sailed.
pounded, or grated, the peanut is be
coming u staple food.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
Sat on Eggs.

Ofends1 OF high rank at the Rus
sian court were punished in a singular
way by Peter the Great. 1t was the
duty OF everybody else at court to con-
slider and treat the delinquent as a
fool. When Anne, the daughter OF
Peters elder brother, Ivan, came to
the throne she originated an wen
queerer form of punishment. She de-
creed that a certain prince should be-
come a hen, and for this purpose she
had made q large basket, stuffed with
straw, and followed into a nest, with
a quantity of eggs in ii. This was
placed in a conspicuous place in tho
queens palace, and there under pain
of death, the unfortunate prince was
obliged to set day after day, initiating
the cackling OF the fowl he al sup
posed to represent.
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Worse yet, down at the foot and skirt
ing the railroad track was a high board
fence. Sunnyside lane was gone Tar
rytown and irvington heard 1t that
night. Scores besieged the town au-
thorities. Something must be done to
keep that old lane ever open. Next day
insult was added to injury. Across the
entrance to the lane where the Irving
property began was an unsightly three
barred fence, on which was posted this
legend: mo Trespassing on These
Premises Under Penalty of the law"
and a little farther in, Beware of the
Dog"
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q SOLID FLESH.
How IL Can tie iirdnccd without Any
DnnECr To Mcnlih.

\ great many women, convinced that
flesh is inimical to beauty--is the
'-lea;hhlow of grace. as an arbitrary
critic puts it injurc health in the en-
dcavor to reduce weight. They nut
themselves To great trouble and in.
convenience, swallow all sorts Of pre-
ycntivcs and remedies in order to get
thin. n then stand aghast at the
spectacle of their wiinklcd. nabby faces
and threats, the result OF the falling
away of flesh under the elastic skin.
As Il mater OF fact. q number ui the
notable OF the world, famous
not only for their beauty. but for tho
rare charms OF intellect and subtle fas-
Cination, women who have helped
To make history and been n power in
their day, were of distinctly gencrouu
proportions.
Cleopatra, she whose Infinite war;
ety. Of charm and temper could win
stern hearted warriors to forget their
ambitions, was small and stout. Mario
Antoincttc was of the plump order,
though tall and OF fine bearing, and,
To come down to the present day, view
the widowed Queen Victoria, sovereign
Of the United Queendom," the in
creasing proportions of Queen Marghcr-
tia OF Italy and the generous outlines
Of Queen Isabella of Spain. IL is
worthy of note that most OF the great
interpreters of song are stout, or Dor
dering on that condition. and there
have been lights In the literary world
decidedly fat. whether tall OF stature
or the reverse. George Sand was tat
and small, and likewise Nine. DE Stael.
Fashions votaries will doubtless con
tinuc 10 strive after the slendcrnoss
which seems so desirable. For those
willing To sacrifice the prompting of
appetite for the desired aim, an au-
thority recommends that they should
regulate their days as follows: A
tumhlerful of hot water must be taken
on waking in the morning. Rise early
and have n tcpid bath. with vigorous
Rubbing aftcrvqrd with a flesh brush.
Avoid drinking nj meals and only have
three meals a day. Take one small
cup cf tea at breakfast, some dry toast.
hCiicd fish or a small outlet and baked
apple or "A little fresh fruit. At dinner.
which should he at midday. take white
fish or meat, dry toast or stale bread,
vegetables and fruit. either fresh or
,tcwcd. Fol supper, toast. salad.
fluit and six ounces OF wine or water.
Hot water with lemon juice in 1t 10
good for supper.-rhilidclphia Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

Rainfaiis That Never Reach the Earth.
In the Colorado desert they have
transforms during which not a single
drop Of water touches the earth. The
rain can be seen falling from the clouds
high above the desert. but when the
water reaches the strata of hot, dry
air beneath the clouds 1t Is entirely alb
sorbed before falling half the distance
to the ground. 1t Is a singular sight
to witness a heavy downpour of rain,
not a drop Of which touches the ground.
These strange transforms occur in re-
gions where the shade temperature
often ranges as high as 1928 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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OF Glass.

Science Is eve adapting matcrIalE
from the vast laboratories of nature TO
practical use. We have almost arrived
at II iediscovcry Of mallcablc glass. At
all events, glass is now ranked among
our textile fabrics. In Venice n man
ufncturcr Is turning out bonncts by
the thousand from glass cloth. They
have the simmer and brilliancy of
silk and are of nearly any color. They
are impcrvious to water. For II long
time In Russia had existed Il tissue
manufacture from the fiber of a pc
culiar tilmcntous stone from Siberia.
by some process IL H. shredded and
spun into n fabric. soft 10 the touch
and of exquisite pliability, durable in
the extreme. When suilcd, az IL liz in
d~"strucible by fire. II Is simply sub.
jectcd to heat sufficient to drive out nj!
the dirt. In the case of the glass elk
however. IL Will not stand such oNtrtmt
heat. Ii may be made clean again hy
simply brushing with a hard brush
n soap and water, when il Is none
the worse for being either stained or
soiled. The material Is now to be had
In white, green, lilac, pink. and yellow.
II bids fair to become fashionable for
evening dresses. The new fabric Is
rather costly. IL Is also made for Use
az table-cloths, napkins. and window
curtains. 1t Is eve claimed that glass
Is capable OF being made into fabric
which may be worn next to the skin
without the slightest discomfort. An
Austrian Ia the inventor Of this new
textile.-London Inventor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

NV ho"h III
changed for centuries. This is the
snake dance" which occurs usually
at about the last of August, on some
one of the three mesas on which their
villages are built. In this dance. which
Is an invocation or Precipitation Of the
rain gods. the performers carry living
r~attlesnakes in their mouths as they
circle about in step with the songs.
The Mokis are al agricultural people.
and Arizona Is one of the most arid
countries in the world. Naturally,
their sacred dances are intended to
bring a plentiful supply Of rain or
moisture upon the crops. The rain
gods are always %symbolized as SER
penis. To the Mokis the rattlesnako
Is the God of water. The lightning is
the snakes tail in the clouds. and the
thunder Is his rattle.
The approach of the biennial per-
Torrance of the r%attlesnake dance GER
emonies and its meaning to the Moki
nation Is announced on a certain af-
ternoon, seine two weeks previous TO
the dance itself, by the chief priest,
Hol-la-kah, of the tribe, from the round
sacred rock in the little plaza ut Walpi,
where such announcements have no
doubt been made every alternate sum
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
When Women Play What,

Bacon: did you know there were
over 1908 900 different whist hands
in a pack of cards?" Egbert: Eyes:
my wife tells me about each one every
time We play."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

RS. \ Il T II | Il
FACET is undOuNt
cdly one of the
utast brilliant ana
original leaders OF
society; her mag
nihrCnt house in
Bclgrayc square IL
%frcQucntcd by all
who are celebrated
in the world of
fashion. literature
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
p.suuires In England.

Esquires follow the younger sons Of
the knights of the various orders and
are themselves succeeded by gentlemen
entitled to bear arms.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

cral centuries. Often a Moki Indian
may be severely i'll for several days
following the barbarous rites. but sell
dom does one die from the effects OF
the snake poison.
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THE sNAKE-BITING IN DIANs OF ARIZONA DOING THE

mer season for fully five hundred years.
From the time OF the official announce
ment the whole Moki population at
Hano and Walpi makes ready for the
ceremonies. There are two classes o.
warriors who take part in the ceremo-
MES. One is known as the antelope
men. They are young ana middle
aged men, who number SIXTY, aha lhe
others are the mu-mi-pi-kong, the
snake priests. who number twenty ana
who are selected from the antelope men
for their age and experience in tribal
wisdom On the day following the OIL
cial announcement by the chief priest
the antelope men set out on foot uor
there is not a beast of burden >ithin
one hundred miles of the Moki nat'oh'
across the desert to hunt Tor rattle
snakes. They go singly ana III every
direction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

WAY off ia North
crn Arizona. In one
OF the most desu-
late regions Of
North America. live
the primitive Hopi
or Moquis. a mos;
interesting tribe of
Indians, who have
a religious cere-
mony that has been
handed down UNI
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11

Each Indian carries a bag made OF
animal skins In one hand, and a snort
brush of gaudy eagle feathers in the
other. When a rattlesnake is iouhu
the Indian waves his eagle feathers
over the coiling and Kissing serpent
Tor n few seconds. Then by a sudden
and adroit movement. which his ances-
tors learned long ago, he snatches the
reptile Immediately back OF
.he head. and thrusts him In the bag
before one can barely see the operation.
I'm the course OF a week several hun
fred serpents are caught and the ante
ope men bring them to Walpi IN thelr
bags of skin, and turn the reptiles into
a very old receptacle in the sacred
stone chamber known as the kiva.
Meanwhile there are a dozen bucks
who have travelled on foot across the
burning desert sands for miles to the
San Miguel Mountains and have
brought back bundles Of herbs, which
are the chief components OF a broth
like Cacoction that the snake dancers
drink n preparation for handling the
deadly reptiles.
The day OF the snake dance has
come. The old wrlnkled broth-squaw-
He-ne-mi-gog-who has held this i'm
portant Office for over half a century,
sits on the floor OF the kiva at a caldron
of steaming and bubbling broth made
from the herbs as an anti-venom decoc-
ton known only to the Moki Indians,
She slowly stirs and stirs the mass.
Meanwhile others of the MOkis are
preparing the scene OF the snake
dances. The rattlesnakes, usually
about two hundred and fifty in number,
are sprinkled with cornmeal that has
been blessed as sacred meal while q
company of squaws chant a weird air.
The serpents are in earthen jars, Al
exactly sunset the antelope men, TWEEN
ty-nine in number, issue in single file
from the estufa prayer house,. They
dance and croon, weave their bodies
backward and forward in unison one
with another and in perfect time to
their rude songs and the sound oil
tomtoms beaten by a company OF
young squaws. The antelope men arc
dressed in all flnery that savage taste
may conceive. They have a huge head
arrangement OF eagle feathers. They
wear a sort of red kilt from the wais'
to the knees, but otherwise their Leg
are bare. They have bracelets OF shells
and silver by the dozen about theil
wrists and ankles. Their faces arr
painted a CHASTITY white set off by je
black painted ears and chins. Indeed
the distinguishing mark of the antelop,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
Is A FAIR AMERICAN.
MRS. FACET, is a LONDON
SOCIETY LEADER.

Her Home one OF the Finest IN the
Town lin" Jcwcis. Exquisite towns,
Iihcrai Charities. tn,oritc Spurts aud
Interesting Family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-11
RITES.
WEIRD ARIZONA SNAKE DANCE
FOR PENANCE.

Horrible Rite of the MoLi I~n,;ians WHO
Dance with Live iiattlcsnakcs Dangl-
ing from Their Hands and Mouths
Snake Biting ndinn
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
MISS ANNIE RETRACTS
THE FALL LEAF MYSTERY
GROWS DEEPER.


LrAvENwoRrH. Kan, April u. -
Although there is oduubt that Annie
Lamborn. the daughter OF the muir
dered Fall Leaf farmer. now under
arrest with her brother. Charles. and
her lover, Thomas Davenport. for the
crime, signed "a note Wednesday ac-
cnsing davenport, she now denies
having made such a confession as was
gwen out TO the press shortly after
ward.
In the first place Annie Iamborn is
an unsophisticated country rrl aud
easily influenced. Tuesday night
"Detectivc' Shancr, a. lie calls him
self. at other times representing him.
self TO tie II Kansas CITY business man.
went To her cell in the Jail after She
had retired, sat IN the edge of her bed
and, IL Is alleged. alternately threat
ened ana caioied her. lie told her
among other things that her brother
Charles had suffered a stroke of
apop!cNy and would probably die.
Nothing coulc save him, said ~Schaffcr.
but u written statement from Annie
that Davenport had murdered her
father. This the girl was foolish
enough to believe.
According to the story Annie Lam
born tells now, on Wednesday morn.
ing, after long demurringon her part,
IN the presence OF Schuirer anu her
brother, a. c. Lamhorr. AT The dic,a.
tiun of SchaHer. she wrote the state
mcnt. charging Davenport. She saws
her brother, 4. {. Lamtorn. told her
tins step would save her from tn,
penitcntiary and probably ever bring
about her n ediate release, but She
did not Know how. She said she hes.
itatcd an unusually long time when il
came To writing Davcnport's name
because she did not believe he had
had anything to do with the murder.
l.amborn tells of his refusal to make
q statement and concludes his story
with these words: II had nothing to
confess ard ] will live by it and die
by ~, 50 help Ue GOD. If DavenDort
dad Kill my father or had ANYTHING To
do with it, don't know anything
about H."
A.. c. Lainborn is the administrator
OF the Lamborn estate. which is no.
praised at $50. 900. Under the Kansas
statutes Charles and Annie Lamborn.
in the event of their conviction of
their fathers murder, either a. prin.
clpals or accessories, could u inherit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
Contest Claims Cut Materially.

WASHINGTON, April ll.-iiousc Flee
tions Committee No ., in pursuance
of it's policy of reducing the claims
for expenses in contested gases, has
reached u decision in the case Of fif.
teen contestants and contcstees, The
total amount asked for was Bile.
and that allowed Sl7, 775. The law
provides for IN allowance OF g., 900 for
expenses in contested cases, and il is
understood to be the purpose Of the
committee to in no case approve of
claims for more than the statutory
amount
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
MANTLE OF MONTANA.
Delivers Ills Maiden speech In the senate
Stands III for the West.

STANDS y Tor the West.
NAsnISoroS, April iO-The Scnat,
chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Milburn, re
ferred in his prayer to-day to the i'll
ness of the senior Senators from lndi
ana and Alabama-Mr. Voorhees, ant
Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. GallinCcr Of New Hampshire
read a letter from The general sccre.
tary OF the Armenian Relief associa,
ton referring to the extreme rgcnc
Of the situation in Turkey and asking
that steps he taken to stop the mos.
appalling sacrifice IN the history OF
the world. lie added that while he
would not suggest ways and means to
tho foreign relations committee. vet
he sincerely hoped that some method
would be devised to check the Turkish
atrocities.
Mr.. Mantle of Montana was then
recognized for q speech on the rcso-
luton rccolnmitting tho tariff bill to
the finance committee. There was
special interest in this from the fact
that he was one Of the five Republican
senators who voted against proceeding
with the tariff bill. IL was, moreover,
his maiden formal speech. lie said
that he ncsi,ated as II young and new
member OF the Senate to address the
body but the Misrepresentation which
had been INDUCED IN against the rep
r~cSentativcs of the Western interests
led him TO speak. He spoke of the
recent uttcranccs Of President Clevc-
land before a missionary gathering
dcrogatory to the West as but one
of the assaults made of late against
the "rottcn %horoughs aud mining
camps OF the Wcst,as the metropolitan
press designated the silver states. lie
declared that within IA radius OF five
II lies from Carnegie hall, New York,
where MIR. Cleveland spoke. there was
more poverty. ignorance. %sQualor,
starvation. crime and criminals than
in all OF The silver states combined.
He gave statistics comparing the silver
states with five Eastern states, show
in" the former to be abreast and
ahead of their Eastern sisters IN ma.
teriai and moral standing. lie said
that the attacks sprang mainly from
the fact that the five Republican Sem
ators from the West voted against
proceeding with the tariff bin at an
in%opportune time.
Mr.. Mantle spoke Of the, fact that
any tariff bill would be vetoed by the
President.
The House of Representatives was
chosen not So much tor tariff legisla-
ton as in protest against the bond is.
suing policy of the present admins
tration. The Mckinley law was "A
strictly high protective measure. SO
high that some Republican Senators
now on the floor OF the Senate doubted
its e~Npediency and would, If the Re-
publican party was fully restored TO
power, oppose its re-inactmcnt. Bnt
the Dingley bin was not n measure
designed for protection or revenue. IL
was, he believed, "a political measure
and was framed without due consider
alton To Western States.
There are some Republicans" ex-
claimed MIR. Mantle, 'willing to sacri-
flee the principles of the Republican
party SO long as n measure affords
protection to certain interests"