The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10
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Afhan Are Pretty and . Good
naem Gees With Each.
8.eSsfFA. Kan, Aug. I.-The proha-
sssey that more land In Indian ter-
A. Nsaev vtji be thrown open TO white
- rs caused f.eod OF inquiry
ZsHs perearnsi Of the Indians wao
- - sssrisory. Most people are IN
a snnre1ac.. that they wear biaTs-
"a ire In tepees- The Indians are
E 1voushly civilized asd mos; OF tbtm
~ educsted az the upper class OF
..ssen n the larger Eastern cities. There
- nafions-choctaw. Cnickasaw.
Ss..rst. Creek and Seminole About ~
~ ~ ef the I've tribes are fun hoods.
- ~ reuainder are quarter. sixteenth
5 6d.fy-second blood. The young men
=. - III highly educated. as well a.
zach nation isaA a school where
49, vsanr people are educated and
s.si free. The school In maintained
Hs Un,,sd states. aud all the higher
- are taught The Indians are
Sslie6 10 seEd their children 10 these
lxs1. Perhaps the most interesting
.ssSeIrrs Of the Indian nation today are
~ - and young women.
- seneral iEsrseesion regardi1 g the
g. III OF today il that she In an I'M
- eonses appearing creature. with
- z tn refining characteristics OF the
- ponaa and a general tendency to-
s1 hGrs6ation 1t has seemed to be al
- fnpoaeIble 10 divorce the Indian girl
- - NeA obfAinsd through the story
- muaWu OF other days or the impress
- I'm b. the besot:ed Indian women
- - 1ounRing about the stations OF
- ana New Mexico. II n true tina,
rsIbe,ty of the Indians have black hair
~ esoa but II Ia equally correct to say
2 IN are many perfect blondes among
- u1fA rose leaf compilations that
- d{y-tsed women would envy Again.
nnclexion Of the Indian brunette h
Z n16dy. but a. clear and delicate m
Md expect In woman who had led
anaary he Of civilization.
! ~ uattes Of fact these Indian girls Of
~ tribes would be at home In any
wu1ne roam. They have been educated
= 4 " the college teachers among
- Il 4 very difficult TO distinguish
halan girls ef the territory from
LIN siris who live among them
Hn3ae The last quarter OF century the
~ d white men who have married
NJ hdorging TO the Ave civilized tribes
= IN astonishing, The advantages Of
besQine these girls are many. The man
y nasSiss one ls at once adopted into
~ and n given a large tract Of fine
~ his share Of the annuity funds.
- h some Of the tribes amounts 10
M month. The white adopted citizens
~ Income power among the Indians
~ territory. and II II largely due Ia
- u least the more honest ones. that
| y t6ritory h being opened To settle
~ Not long ago one Of these attrac-
" indian girls. for a joke. inserted an
\ : matrimonial paper. and II was a
~ paper or else the ad was a very at
seast one. because she received $50 pro-
ah u marriage.
IN indian Girls have been trapped by
ngne hunters so many times that they
~ NJ Suspicious or proposals OF mar
~ hum white men whom they have
hsuu any length ~ time. To pro-
II tAtss girls from the clutches OF un-
heohd men the interior department re-
atF made ruling that before any
hs nan could marry into any Of the
y tsiiissd tribes he must present a
sonta 1t good character from the
ek The county where he last resided.
! ~ uaat No moro criminals In the In
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