The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

men saw at to forbid their husbands TO have any
dealings with them, and their fate was sealed
One by one they gave UP the positions they had
ief 'O open 70 them The reservation upon Which
| their families were entitled 70 reside No. not
s se% II oSs. 70 ur t5sr fsT
their communities. bringing up white families
half breed children arc growing up In ingorance
and want. Yet pcrhaps II is as we'll tina, they did
this. Tor those who took the other course have been
| poorly repaid for their sacrifice
! Much has been. said and written detrimental
TO the character Of the squaw men, and II Is ad-
days they. degraded and Impoverished the In
dams Ivy furnishing them liquor. Nor Of tho
When T''e card AID with bad whisky bro,h, tough;
! brother TO the death. There are also many other
charges against these men which Il Is needless
they have one or two redeeming traits for which
they should have credit when they realized
made with Indian women, when their dusky.
legaiized their unions with the ignorant mothers,
decerf,ly. respectfully and in comfort. Far from
being the lazy, shfiless men one hears about,
iireicss workers Tor the sake Of their children.
They deserve all the more credit for this because.
from the Esry s'n aeE hG,s knGwn ,ha, their
Hut from simple sense 81 duty. and nothing
else. they have. pcrseverrd. There. are eScep-
The mixed Hoods, in spite Of their parents care.
n spite q The adyan'ngcs they have had. are far
indian IA nS.n viii n %T1S b, and
under his charge the half, bioods are the most
lawless and shifiless, and give. him more trouble
been sent away 10 school from this reservation
only three or four have made any use Of their
opportunities. The fcw who are well.behaved
who have always remained under their parents
wntchful carr, and Who outside Of the ordinary
har Ia. Ia cd q, sad AND
educated, tho NOR degraded and vicious, these
let others WORK. Il they can help it, bu, spend
their days drinking rcser,ing to all sorts OF
81 his childrcn' For them he has isolated himself
friends and relatives, from, all the Intelligent
pleasures and estivi,ss which MAKE NE worth
living 5 in ss sna nj ~ Ss src
respect for him. True no brought all this upon
himself bv marrying on,sid. q his own race.
succeed in bringing their children up to BE- honest.
industrious and faithful still have their trials.
mistake they did They hopc tha, their daughters
white mndens ard thus a, las, their blood may
much beyond the pale Of white society as arr
The red men. The sauaw men should vanish loo.
iffor nothing else they have been guilty II produc-
ing class which has no place on this Garth. and
or Indians Luckily few Of them are left: on
this reservation only seventy remain. No more
marriages arr contracted between the two rnceS
The lila, kfeet have nov been subjected 10
ciyilizing process by the Government for twenty
isnsn pne e in their mode Of lie bu, s as has
been said it Is sSPsS .n, In 1857 they sSlS
Mountains which formed the western part 81
their rcscI1a,ion on this vast sum 81, 500. 900
The rate Of $3.50 600 a year in The pGrchase Of
food and clothing. live stock. machinery and
the many articles necessary TO the making OF
home. Each family has now a more or less pre-
tentous house, a stable and corral: The men
now dress like white men, many OF them even
and more comfortable moccasin. The women
are more native and still cling 10 the blanket
There is considerable Government work 10 be
done for the agency. such as the furnishing OF
hay and fuel, the hauling Of freight and this the
pay. But their activity Is always shortlivcd
and they can never be depended upon To carry
trials q both the educa,cd and the unedues.ea
Indians, the Squaw.men. who IRE, many OF them,
ings s%R9ssrs Of labor S, hs.s been forced 70
More than 5000 head OF cattle. mostly hcifers Of
good grade, have been given 70 he Indians
and to-day each family might, through the in
crease OF their little herds be entirely independent
Of further Government aid. They have the finest
N.
with proper care for the stock. would have insured
them az ainst any loss. But they have not made
a success Of this, the only industry by which they
night have become self supporting in time They
have fever cattle now than the original number
issued to them. and. in fact there are only seven
Indians who have good sized herds In spite
Of the utmost cndcavors Of the Agent they have
persisted in srlling or killing their breeding stock
and, rs a result, lsrge number Of families do
tic now remaining are in few hands and. al.
though there IL a prospect Of more beng issued
while the present funds last there is no reason Bile
probability that when the treaty expires eight
Tor themselves than they are now
The Blnskicet have reluctantly given up many
OF their old customs but 10 two they pcrsisrntly
cling. and will until the end. They will not ex.
change their religious belief for that eSpounded
quish their peculiar and homiCidal doctoring
Of the sick They believe that the sun Is thr SUI
be obtained by gifts and the mutilation Of tho
body. The Government forbids them To torture
,hsmsryes any more by bring suspended in
or breasts. but they still chop off their fingers
as offerings To the great God. As has been
written before. thes" people do not believe in n
after death their shadows 20 10 place escd aSs
Sand hills. where ever afterward they lead cold
che.ress miserable existence, parody, a mimicry
Disease i said to be the result, Of the i'll will
OF ghosts IN. shadows Of enemies killed in battle.
one mos, in favor is to cali IN medicine man. who
with many prayers. much singing and beating
81 the drum, places a long pipe stem wherever
other way. Is to drink weak iniuaions ri certain
hsIoS SAD TO possess miraculous healing power.
,nT SnIeh r. is.sc , Pay demanded Tho
Thu, effect Of a prolonged sweat and then a plunge
IN the river, where the disoas~ Is measles for in.
stance. may well be imagined
A. tn Correct Breathing.
From IA, Youth's Cou,,r,,,