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THE SEMINOLE INDIANS.

There Are About 1900 of Them and They
 Are Only Partly Civilized.
 The Seminoles now number only about 1500, perhaps somewhat less, though dur ing the last few years a large increase among them has been noted by others and reported by themselves. As time has advanced and civilization made rapid strides along the coast, the Semi nole has scented danger to all he loved most; and as the habitations of the white man come nearer he has retreated before the advancing foe, going farther in to- ward the interior of the state, until now he inhabits the central portion of the everglades, visiting white settlements at rarer intervals, and keeping his where abouts and numbers diligently concealed from his paler brothers, according to the Jacksonville Citizen.
 Only during the last five years has any attempt been made, either by church, state or general government, to better their condition or to look after them in any manner, though individual phi1an- thropistS have time and again manifest ed an interest in the Indians welfare. Within this time some effort has been made to get their education and social training well under way.
 No government reservation has ever been set aside for the SeminoleS in Florida, but the governor of the state, in 1892, appointed three commissioners to select 5000 acres of state lands for their homeS The general government has sent an agent among them Dr. J. ll. Brecht of Fort Myers, and the Woman'S National Indian association has Seleci- ed Mrs. Brecht, the doctors wife, as its representative among the Indians The womans association began it's work through Mrs. Brecht before the govern ment appointed her husband, the govern- ment making it's appointment through I, ,tnft ion NnAn n citation bought some land for a station, and the government in time bought ot the association, the two working along tremendously. In the meantime the Episcopal church, through the bishop or the southern diocese w. c. Cray began work among the Indians. He appointed a resident missionary, so that now the church, the government and the humane society are all united in an effort to edu- cate the Seminoles.
 Efforts are being made to teach the Indians useful, homely arts, and in this the agents are succeeding. The women use sewing machines, and they are De- ginning to learn the use of conventional cooking utensils and tableware, as well as household furniture, while the men learn the use of farm tools, carpenters
 tools etc. But they oppose all efforts to teach them English or to instruct them in the rudiments of learning or Of the Christian religion.
 It is only recently that photographers have been able to secure pictures of the Seminole When the first man was ap- preached and told what was wanted, he said: "Me shoot white man he take pic- ture." But gradually the prejudice is dying away, and some of them are really anxious to be photographed, especially the younger bucks, who, perhaps, like to show off their courage in facing so dew ilish an apparatus.
 Many queer experiences are related that have made us better acquainted with the Indian and his attitude. He has great dislike to being considered a meddler, or as interfering in any way, and when the Western Union stretched l. it's wire across the great halpatti (swamp) to connect with the Nassau ca. 1 ble the line ran through village. The chief immediately moved, because, as he
 said, "Piccaninny shoot down bottle" from the poles and he dreaded the con- sequence even of childish meddling with the white mans talking devlment." They consider that they hold the evere | glades by right and by treaty, and the various movements through that section | looking to it's ultimate reclamation | arouse anxiety and bitter feeling.