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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

en- march In line from their sacred IN.
foreground chamber. From their
headdresscs. or the manner OF doing
up their hair. one car see that there
are married women. maldens and
young girls. All alike are clothed In
ceremonial blankets, much coveted by
collectors. made OF white cotton, with
beautiful red borders. IL Il apparent
that the dancers all feel they must
make the best possible appearance ON
this occasion. for they wear all the ear
rings OF turquoise mosaic, bracelets
aud finger rings OF silver, and necklaces
" wampum. turquoise or silver they
are the posscssors OF or can borrow
from accommodating friends.
As they approach the dancing place
a circle Is formed. and then very soft.
ly and swcctly n peculiar song Is sung
sometimes 40 gently that the listen
cr nj scarcely hear II, aud again SWELL
ing out into n fair volume. u should
have been noted that n III" women
marched into the dance plaza each ear.
ried n beautiful basket. u large Hat
plaque made ~ willow. the sh.irs ~
whics are brilliantly colurpd IN many
different hurs aud then woven into
gcomctric aud symbolic designs that
are both novel aud striking.
Now. ~ they begin to siLv, they raise
these baskets. rhythmirally hut not
] simultaneously. first to the lcfi breast
then to the other. then to the level ~
She hips. ni tn same time bow inH
cnsily aud gracefully In iime with the
song. n f. . pretty sight; tn h,nuti-
ful red hordsrcd white blankets. the
/ rlist,uing ~ the silver ornaments. the
brilliantly colotcd baskets, the rhyth'
mic. stately movement. all combine tu
make q charming scene
While this is going ON another scene
4, irauspirinp In another portion ~ the
J dance plaza. Four young mnidcuH,
who are To- distrihutc certain presents
NJ the close ct the ceremony ARE being
prepared by the "lukonc TAXA" ~
priest. who L. the oulN man allowed a.
take part In the l%nlakontl Followed
is the "lnkour mama" "r maids, the
priest advance into the dance plan.
llc wears a bundle ~ feathers un NJ.
head. aud carries u basket 81 "huddcn'
tin ur sacred meal, IN biz hnndr
Drawing certain figures un the ground
with his meal, the maids line up ~ n
certain distance aud throw %rurncuhs.
to which prayer feathers ~C"hnhns"l
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
HOPI BASKET DANCE.
Begins with Devotions Around q
Curiously Wrought Altar.
Married Women. Msideas sns Yeuss
Girls Take an Important srt
- the Qusist Ceremonies
Of the LalsLonti.
Isp,elal New Me,Ieo Letter.l
LXyINTER is especially the time
wv when the Pueblo Indians Of

W YlNTER is especially the time
wv when the Pueblo Indians Of
the southwest indulge In
their religious ceremonies. They are
religious at all times Of the year. but
especially 80 In winter. The reason
for this Is not far to seek. In the
spring and summcr they are kept busy
digging their irriFaiing bitches. pre-
pairing the ground and planting their
corn fields, hcrdiug their horscs, sheep
and goats repairing thc. houses and
doing the thousand and one other
things that the pleasant days call them
to do.
Tut IN winter, when the cold winds
from the north sweep over their cN-
posed mesa heights. and. sometimes,
the snow cover with its white pail
the surrounding country. when days
are short and nights long. then il the
time when The llopi and other aborigi-
nal people feel called upon to devote
q great deal Of their attention to the
Precipitation of the powers of good and
evil. Every month sees rs special fcs-
tiyals ana attendant ceremonies. M
Of these have their secret rites az well
a. their open air ubscrvanccs. There
are societies for men and there are
societies Tor women, aud both have
elaborate ceremonies In which the
other sen has no share.
one uf the most elaborate aud Ia.
trrcsting crrrmonials conducted by
women il the Lalakonti. For wnnt
Of a better term. we call this - dance.
hut n reality IL II more n series ~
pp.turiugs than u dance according &"
our acrcptation of the term.
II must here he remarked that the
word dance conveys u very different
meaning to the mind Of the Indian
than II does 10 that Of the white man.
To Us u dance means an occasion Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

ing INDUCED In, until the kiya 10 full
OF smoke, aud certain dramatic rep
reservations occur which are supposed
to he very eiiicaclous In the produc-
ton Of rain.
For nine days these ceremonies con
tinue, then everybody IN the outside
as well AZ the participants OF the In
side begin Il make preparations for
the final outdoor ceremon..
And there il no doubt about the
ability of these Indian women to sue.
cessfully carry through any ceremony
that they may undertake. ] have been
present at the New Years day annual
function of the celebrated "sorosis"-
the mother Of clubs-and while every
movement Of the distinguished ladies'
who conducted the ceremonies on that
occasion (the only n In the year
when men are admitted to the sacred
precincts Of SorosiSl, they were not
more decorous and dignihod than were
the Hopi women In the whole Of the
proceedings ! am apout to describe.
Led BY the chief priestesEes. the WON.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

hn," h'ru attached, upon thee" meal
figures. The priest picks them ny,
places them IN u row On the figures aud
then the pirlh advance toward him. lie
hands hnrk To- them the cubs they
threw, aud then the party nd,arcc u
little nearer Ia the dancers aud gu
through the same performance again.
This they du several timcs, while IA,
dancers are busy singing and postur.
Ing ~ befurc Described.
A. soon. however. ns the "lhkonc
mnnns' enter the circle there H. mnni
Tested n greatly added interest ON the
part ~ the spectators. The young men
leave the hourctups and yet nearer 10
the dancers. There IN mn air of .N.
pcctancN, which H. not NJ all lchsencd
lay a fcint made 10y one of the maids ~,
II she would throw n basket to the
spectators. And now begins r merry
frolic. quietly conducted on the wom.
ems part, hut entered into with va.
alteration aud spirit ON the outside.
The maids pretend to lhruw Ia the
right. then dodge over Ia the left, bnck
mud forth. Will. cries hssnil Them Of,
'IIcrr!" "ro met" Throw this wn,l"
Sometimes an hro mentioned, and
u Young man In n half pleading ION.
bcPs for the coveted basket. only To re-.
tire nbashcd NJ the jccrs Of his fellows
when the maid refuses Ia throw at his
request.
Hut when the first bnsket L. burlo,
into III. ,ir, what u scene Of confusion
and scramble follows.
The dancers, however, do not INV
any attention to the struggles that ar,
going on. For, IL must he noted, not
n group alone, but sometimes NJ
many ns half u dozen or more groups
are all striving Ia gnin n bnskei at one
ting. Now and again the 'lnkone
MANA or gift maiden. will sixty or
shyly hand out n bHskct or a piece of
pottery or some other gift Ia q m.
yored person, and such special plfts
do not seem to provoke envy In the
breasts OF others. That such special
favor should he shown Is accepted as
n matter Of course. The women dane,
their prescribed length Of time and
then withdraw, hut the groups of
struggling young men remain, and II
IL no unusual sight 10 see the lads drop
down one by one from sheer txhnuS.
tion, and finally the victor rcmoins
alone, his clothing torn 20 shreds, his
body n shining surface Of Precipitation,
his hair ~ touslcd ms n mop, nad the
coveted basket crumpled aud mashed
out Of all shape and usefulness. Bu,
the smile Of victory denotes that these
things are as nothing compared with
the Joy Of possession, OF winning the
prize. For, not only does the pospcssor
~ the bnsket gain the object itself,
but he Is supposed 10 be The recipient
~ all The blessings prayed for froLi
Those Above hy It's devout maker.
q WHARTON JAMES.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

SWELL" asked Mndge westoby,
when they were once more exchnng.
ing condolences, "what sort Of n time
did you have at Waterways? Did
your Irritation come one"
at was borrid at Whiteways," snld
Indy Fec, decisiyely; "and you know
I don't think IL at oil nice for married
women to tlirt," she continued, with
mntronly severity, ~ am quite con.
tented with my husband"
"Whew," whistled Madge mentally,
" wonder what happcned!"--Lady's
Pictorial
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

'rstiviiy, jolli,y aud pleasure. To the
Indian II D. u serious. sacred aud re-
ligious rite. From time im~memorlnl
the gods have required human beings
20 dance In order that their anger may
he n]ppcascd. 80 every indian engages
Ia the dance ~ one nf the most sacred
.Ud serious things he can do.
The Lulnkouti dancc in the open.nir
conclusion of nine days uf secret OBJ
..ryanccs. all Of which have taken
place In the underground klVn. This
ki,a II u chamber hrwn out ~ the solid
rock. aud each elan Or organization
has - own individual kiyn. Al the
beginning Of the secret rites nm altar
4. erected. shown In an accompanying
engraving.
II Is before this altar that prayers
are recitcd, hymns sung, sacred smuk-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
An Experiment in Ethics.
BY GERALD Bliss.



IN EAR. dear" said Lady Fec dole
III tully to her friend and conf
dante. Mndgc Wcstoby. tits really
drcadfully duh since ! married Dick!
I cunt get any onc-men, ! mean, OF
coursc-to nirt with me or take amy
notice Of me-"
"You show your alteration Of your
worthy husband too palpsbly, my
dear" replied her counsellor, laugh.
ing. 'and probably bore them into the
bargain with dissertations on Dicks
virtues. Men are just the same as
women ut heart, and can't bear "a
hear one another praised, especially
by an attractive member Of the opPo'
site SEX"
81 never thought Of that" remarked
little Lady Eco, opening her big blue
eyes wide and stirring the boudoir
fire pensiyely; -but ] can't help ador.
ing Dick"
"of course you can't, you silly 1T
tie goose" laughed Mrs. Westoby;
"and ! am the first to admit his ndor-
ableness. But II you want to keep
your long row of cavaliers on . string
ms In your prehymeneal days, you'll
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

Agricultural land in China Is d.
vided into three classes, each class
paying a different rate. First-class
lands are In fertile valleys. with .
good depth OF soil and a good water
supply. producing annually two crops
OF rice or one crop Of sugar cane.
second-clnss lands are generally stu
ated higher up the slopes OF hills and
have not such a good water supply nc
the first class. The third.class lands
are those situated on still higher
slopes and are far removed from .
good water supply,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
THE 7 OF LIFE.

Fling down the faded blossoms Of the
Nor clasp the roses with regrstfui hand:
The Joy Of summer IN n vanished thing
Let II depart. and learn to understand
The gladness Of great calm-the autumn
rest,
The p~eacs-cf human Joys the latest and
the best.
An, I remember how In early days
The primrose and the wild Hover grew
beside
Ny tangled fores, paths. whose devious
FILLED me with joys of mysteries un-
And terror that was more than half de-
light.
And sense Of budding life. and l~onglnss
infinite.
And I remember how. IN LIES hot noon.
Around my path the lavish roses shed
Color ana fragrance. aud the air Of June
Hr"athcd rapturc-now those summer
days are fled.
DAYS ~ sweet peril. when the serpent lay
Lurking ut every turn Of Mes enchanted
way.
The light Of spring. tho summer glow. are
Der.
aud / rejoice In knowing that for me
Inv NNNNNNNlEf NV ~ NNFiN tNNfN N'
more.
Tho tender green has gone from neld
aud trrri
Brown barron sprays stand clear against
tho blue.
And l,ayos fail fast. and lot the truthful
sunlight through.
For me the hooded herbs Of autumn grow.
Suunro.Htommcd and Fobcr-tlntcd. min
ana sage,
u~orohound and bnim-such plants NJ
headers know
Ana the decline Of iifc'r long pilgrim
T. rof, md sweet with mnrioram and
thyme,
Bright with pure .ycning dew. not ser
pent's glittorlng slime.
And round my path tho aromatic air
IreuthrT health and perfume and tn
furry ground
l. ron for weary feet. and smooth ant
fair
with little thornlcrs blossoms thai
In ufc dry places, where M mountain
rii"
Lies to tho setting run. and no III beas
can hide.
what is there IL rcgrct7 why should
To leave the foros, and the marsh he
hind.
or toward the low rank meadows ssd''
turn
since here another ioveiiness I fnd.
fnfer and not less b.autlful-Hnd blcrt
with giimpse-. faint and far. Of the hong
wirhcd-for rest.
D. n an cyIi to he 'drn wins neat
Tho time when ! shall know - ] an
known;
o.. 1. a.. ..lI sAus sAA sLy 0rnWa Ttear
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

well, dear" went on MRS. Westoby,
III you're going out again IN the war
path after running the parti Of the
season TO earth AT 81. PauIs Knights
bridge. let's hope you won't offend
him and that the mofituri will salute
you satisfactorily"
20, Dick won't mind" said his
young wife, confidently; she'll know
I'm only practicing 20 keep my hand
In for his sake. I'm sure he wouldn't
like me TO get rusty. But now,
Madge. We must run Oft and dress, as
Dick always likes me TO dress carly
and talk { o him, II he has been away
from me In the afternoon"
'sweet simple little SOUL" thought
her friend. as she made her way to
her room. chow dcliciously innocent
she H.. and how delighted Dicku he ut
her dcscrtion! ! wonder how he'll
take II? ! never saw two dcccntly
bred people 80 devoted bcforc-not to
say 'spoOny'"
And thus unused Madgc. mindful Of
her own conventional ties Of wcdlock
aud the cycr-complncent Charles
Wcstoby.
"Whitcwnys' the following week
was the scene Of u very gay and fcs-
tive party under the tutclagc of the
mnrchioncss of Mulholland, proud,
plctsoric aud portly, and her wilcncd
consori. the marquis. who lived for
everybody aud everything except his
domestic necessity ns he termed his
wcighty wife.
Owing TO his influence and tastes
and her ladyship's excessive inability
10 do much but dorc. their house
parties were always very lively. ia,
guests pairing oil Ia suitable couples
except NJ such times when a common
cause. such ~ the solemn summons
of haccnrn,. called upon them "a unit,
their forces.
Somehow from the first moment ~
her appearance about tca-timc. Lady
Fec. fresh in futs and furhclows. aud
Lord Mugnac. mn nmntory will-o'thr
wisp. seemed inscpnrnblc; aud. de
spite her reputation for Cdoring hcI
husband. the other men, including The
merry marquis. enNicd her %cayalicr
s%rr'cnic MS Iurh' hn'' h''hH "' :
kindly turn OF mind. that gentleman
arranged that they should 90 into dih
nrr together. Dick found himscl
told OIL To take In the duI danghtcI
Of a drcary duchess OF Scotch origin
but WIS more or less rccompenscd Il
find on his other side Mrs Silns VI
M~nssingham, the handsome and witt!
American widow, whose charms wcr'
In ratio TO her dollars.
hut. though conscious Of her nj
fractions and for self-rcspcct's SAX
playing mp TO her lead. Dick could no
help constantly Rlnnclng cross III
table with puzzled eyes at his dnint.
little wife. who seemed to he ON IA.
high road 20 a furious Irritation will
her old ndmirer. forgctful Of her mni
rimonini devotion. And after dinner
when he found her the honcy.pot a
the masculine flies. with no more thu.
n little nod and n flicker Of n smil
for him. he left the drnwing-room an
.tt. -. - l.... a.. l.l G..t,.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
IN. widow. do..n1 her b. Win.

81 sha'n't he up till late, we're 60
ing to play baccarnt."
And The little bride retired feeling
miserable and guilty. and wept her
self TO sleep In womanly fashion. hcr
last waking thought being . fearful
determination 70 expiate her neglect
Of Dick the next day by avoiding
Magnac, and never 20 try TO firt my
more with any one but her husband.
But IL was not so easy 70 accom-.
plish her purpose. Ms Dick. after sleep
ing late and declining 10 show rcspon-
%sivcncss. avoided her all day, spend
ing all his spare time with the widow,
while Mngnac made her life aburdcn bv
his persistent pursuit. puzzled in turn
by her unrcsponsiyc behavior. but not
TO be deferred thereby. mindful Of the
gr]nciousness of the previous evening.
~ thought de Sales md his wife
were such u model pair of turtle
doves" remarked the cynical marquis;
"but IL seems Ia bc the old. old tale
OF convenience and ~cash.buNcs"
"yes," rcioincd the Fprightly lady.
his temporary fascination. "it sccms
10 he all widow with one, while the
other dtagx Magnnc In manaclcs."
~ length one day nfter n week 81
mutual misery 'h' '"l"'fS vi '""n'c'
NlndlE Tor w, h'h''' pr"uth' h''
ierH TO q mead 10y q simple ''rou'n-
stance un " ''uhP anu u,'"rN ",''r-
noon Dic, WIS playing billiards alone
with the widow. when, tifiuT ~
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ui" 81 'h' p"'"' '" ie''h " i''"''''
p'lc
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warning ne h.oiu ln' f"ln' OF A"pS
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-01
OIL FOUND SATISFACTORY.

Secretary England, of the Mobile
Chamber of Commerce, has this to say
upon the subject:
THE adaptability of California and
Beaumont oil as a fuel has been test
ed in many ways by some of the larger
industries and railroads with satisfac-
tory results. Already has the oil be-
come "a potent factor, and since these
tests a reduction of freight rates from
$1.75 to $1.10 per ton has been made
by the rail lines on coal from the
can not even be made at even this re-
duction in rates"
Mr.. England goes on to say that as
between a ton Of coal and three bar
rels Of oil, which produce the same
amount of steam, there is 81 differ
ence in favor of the oil; that con-
tracts for changing from coal to oil
are being let by all of the electric
light companies, the large industries
and the steamers running from Mo-
bile to Fuit Island and other places.
The interesting and doubtful ele-
ment in the situation is the amount of
oil that the new California and Beau
mont oil fields can produce, and how
long the supply will hold out. 1t is
estimated by local operators that the
Beaumont wells, now working, have a
capacity of 100000 barrels per day.
There are no figures here regarding
the total output of the California
fields, they are good for 55 200, 900 bar.
reis a year at the present rate. Ii
the present apparent production of
the Beaumont fields should be sus-
tanned, however, while the production
in the average would make a marvel
Gus showing, it would only equal S.
900, 900 tons of soft coal per year
Experts here believe that the Beau
mont field, in full development, will
create a great export trade with South
America, and that the same is true
of the California fields. This will
stimulate industry in the United
States and South America. If oil
should become the steam fuel for the
Southern and Southwestern railroads
as it seems likely to do as well as for
the steamships that touch Southern
ports, much of the product would be
absorbed in this way.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-01
PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION
Free Reclining Chair Cars Through 10 Buff.
aIO via Buffalo, Rochester &
PittSburp RV.

The Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh
Ry. is the only line that has free re-
clining chair cars and cafe cars on
day trains Pittsburg to Buffalo. Two
vestibuled trains leave p. &c W. Depot,
Allegheny daily at 900 A. NJ. and 10: 90
p. NJ, city time, running through to
Buffalo without change of cars. Night
train is equipped with new coaches
and latest pattern of Pullman sleepers.
Rates for round trip tickets from
Pittsburg is as follows:
$11.05, tickets good returning to and
including October 81, 1901.
1920, tickets good Is days.
$500, tickets good days.
S5.25, tickets good days.
The three day tickets are valid in
coaches only on trains leaving p. e.
w. Depot 800 A. M. every Tuesday
and Saturday, all other tickets on sale
every day and good in chair cars OF
Pullman sleepers.
Tickets on sale at city ticket office,
500 Smithfield Street, Corner Fifth
Avenue, or P. & w. Depot, Allegheny.
All inquiries for information will
receive prompt attention if addressed
to G. o. ID. Pascault, Division Passen-
ger Agent, 500 Smithfeld Street, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-01
GEORGE B. SUNDERLAND,
DEALER IN REAL ESTATE,

Has for sale or rent business or resi-,
aence property in the city suburbs. q
Jou wish to buy, sell or rent call %
Mr. Sunderland. Valuable farms fce
Sale on easy terms. Also lots or resi-.
dences in Norwood. Rathbone. Glass
Plant, Fairview Heights or Mt. Ever
ett additions. Office on Second street,
opposite Union Depot.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-01
Eik's Reunion and Carnival.

An answer has been received to the
mathematical PRONUNCIATION that was
published in connection with the re-
quest to write two letters to two
friends requesting them to write to
four friends or acquaintances with a
similar request, and for each recipient
of q letter to continue writing and
making the same request up to the
opening day of the Elk's Reunion and
Carnival September 10th from which
date the festivities will continue
through the entire week. Here is the
answer computed from August 29th to
September 10th. IS days. Providing
there is no break in the endless chain
of letters. 45,S12 ,9S449O, forty-fve
billion eight hundred and twelve mil
lion nine hundred and eighty-four
thousand four hundred and ninety. If
you don't believe the above answer
is correct figure it out for yourself.
Here are the figures commencing with
the two letters on the first day and
finishing with the answer as below
on the eighteenth day.