The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

at three dollars and some cents q ton.
promptly defaulted. and the depart
ment seemed likely to be in trouble.
About that time, however, there turn.
ed up one OF those rare souls who like
to repay past favors. This Was large
coal operator in the Prince George
bituminous field OF MARYLAND, who
had once received some legitimate
courtesies from the department., and
who now steps forward with an offer
to furnish 1t with soft coal at Ave
dollars ton-the same quality which
is commanding seven dollars in the
general market. The department uses
about three and one-haf tons a day
in summer, and, thanks to the graft
tude OF this operator, it has been able
to keep things going very nicely.
The bondsmen of the defaulting con-
tractor will get off with q charge of
between forty aud fifty dollars . week
for the warm period, and now that
the strike has ended, and prices are
going down, he may conclude to bear
the burden of his default himself for
the rest of his term.
A severe arraignment of the Indians
of the Ponco, Otto and Oakland reser-
walton in Oklahoma, is made by
Agent Irwin. in charge of the reserva-
ton, in his annual report to the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. The re-
port says: Hardly any Of the young
Indians. those who have graduated
from the reservation schools, as we'll
as those who have attended for a num-
Der of years, do any work at all. It
| can be set down as perfectly cafe
rule that as class the young edu-
Gated Indians are the most worthless
ones of the whole tribe. Nearly all
the work done by the tribes is per-
formed by the middleaged, ablebodied
ones who can nos write or speak Eng
lish. The educated Indian comes
from the schools, usually gives the
excuse that he has nothing with which
to work, neither money, implements
nor stock of any kind. This is true,
but notice that they manage to live
on their annuities and buy horses,
buggies, etc., on credit and borrow
money from the banks with very little
prospect of ever being able to pay
their debts. Any ablebodied man or
woman is able to obtain work at fair
wages. Many of the people are ad-
icted to drink, and both women and
men are inveterate gamblers. They
have practically nothing to do. Their
days are spent in almost utter idle
ness, and vice and bebauchery are
rampant. The degradation of these
people will continue and increase un-
til they are made to work and live by
| the results of their labors." AS q
remedy for this condition Of affairs
the agent recommends that the Indian
children be educated only at reserva-
ton boarding schools, further educa
ton being SO per cent waste of effort
and money; that the schools under the
Jurisdiction of the Oklahoma govern
ment BIO established among those In
dams Sc that the latter can come into
constant contact with white children.
and that the payments by the govern
ment of their trust funds, now in the
United States Treasury, be used to
enable them to start in farming and
stock raising.
At the close of business, Oct. 81,
1909, the total circulation of national
banks was $3.50, 476,3 1874, an increase
for the year of $40, 564, 651, and an in
crease for the month OF $13, 1927 6.
The circulation, based on United
States bonds amounted to 1886, 1885,
1873, an increase for the year of ST.
584, 500. an increase for the month of
81, $40, 045. The circulation secured
by lawful money aggregate 81, $685.
145, an increase for the yel-~ of 49,.
$50, O76 and an increase for the month
of 81, 542, 691. The amount of United
States registered bonds on deposit to