Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-24

ca M INli country Proceedings CON I
Quoted before The supreme court 10
Tennessee. indicate. however. that the
possessions oft The Lowell tribe must
amount 10 a fabulous sum. Some oft
tho real estate held ln tho name of
Rhodn lowell has been owned by The
tribe more than four centuries ac.
cording Go her sworn testimony
Those lands are IN Spain and. she
claims were gifts 90 her ancestors hy
kings OF Spain.
Ceremonies Of the Tribes.
The ceremonies that attract special
interest t0 the gipsiUs are chiefly
those attendant upon marriage and
death The marriage rite i8 invarIab.
. Isl preceded by n business deal The
s.nsy princess has the FIRST and The
/ iBHt voice Ion The selection OF hus-
band. .ut she can have mo- share 1f
I che proceeds of her sale Tho pros.
I poctiYc husband must hrai win the
/ heart of the maiden and then BID for
I her 8s De- would DO for "a horse The
property rights of n gypsy queen do
NOT pass fo her husband. bat to her
I children hut the property OF 70 gypsy
king passes to his eldest child with.
ont regard 40 sex
Upon tho death OF ruler in
. gypsy tribe all of nis or her personal
belongings are destroyed hv Ere and
Doe or she is promptly forgotten sonti.
mrut is at lts lowest ohh with these
people They seem to ho devoid of
/ musical 1cc1mpiI and % would
Boz very dimcult f1r any person m.
mil.Br with gypsy lIfe to recall ever
having heard music of any dcscrip
zion in "a gypsy camp except such as
may have boon performed hy visitors
uihOr than rInsiDs They have mo-
literature and only the Lowell tribe
lF known to have any written history
Some bravo claims arc made Tor Che
heroes OFF fhIs tribe
Horse Traders and Pe4dlers.
N their daily lifU The E.UsIes live
much ihu some 1a other people who
camp nIf THE men hunt or 1sh. Hr
cUrl.ur fu fhD season and thU 'nc1.
f.1n OBJ. tho camp and lho women ped.
iIn LAGOS and rnW HBWa said Goo have
H0uIrlus power Tor good Horse
. trading is ut once iUe ulatImp and the
business If inp gIusN and goo man
knows "a horse better than ho 40 cDr
cain seasons oft fho year scores OFT
splendid looking horses are tl hc
seen at every gInsv cPWp iatnr unIr
the sorriDsf specimens imaginable arc
20 bo seen 80 Is "a rule with the
rIpsy tu buy re- horse when hU soils %
horse Uo invariably buys Doc cheap.
ost tD boz had chat can staudup Ice
does tho rest when hy rUts tho horse
to camp.
Some Eyu7y wagons are as we'll
built and as comfortable as u Pullman
car Others are sU ramshhcklo chat Do
ls nice trick n keep them fr1u IAN.
inE apart Uv some mysterious work.
ing OF thp gypsy law dead king
's blWhya found possessed uf q sorry.
looking horse. which must Boz saCrl.
feed ai hIs burial ana az dIsrgpu.
table wagon. which must be- bis
funeral ryra Tho kings and queens
who own nn class horses ana splend.
~ wagons snDm fu have a weakness
Tor Twins similar fo that attributed fu
rich relations and persons with an.
nUIt'Ds over 10000 % '0ar
Ruled by Henry Lee
Tho tribe una onCampod ou Darby
rrcrf lUIl zoe town aI Darby Pa. is
, ruled hy Horny Loo who .s sending
. his children. az VOL a8 those of the
other members 0f his tribe. t1 the
Darby schools tl0 H au outhuBlastIc
believer In education. huj sticks CLOSE
10 The TEACHINGS of his tribal fathers
IN iho matter 0i religion aud customs
! Wis ancestors ho says were Syr.bns
! with whom English women married
J Au Interesting member of ihIs tribe
|, is James uOughorty. Hn lrish-Amcri
can. who bot recently Joined the tribe
. Ard stili later married Stella Ice. the
. huXom daughter of tho gypsy king
( His brother Barney pourhcrty De- a
sworn member of the Wells tribe. and
was discharged only a few days ago
b nom 400 completely loo the kidnapping
j. and murder of tiny Michael Mi1rsk
oi ph0enixyillo
( The law of tho land means moth
inc to q gypsy ln Itself but he i7 Gun
8 ming enough to master its essen tails
% aud % keep well Within t8 limits tn,
& sivil proceodinr counts for nothing
3 Tfth pby ~ enc persons concerned
. s1espt the magistrate.
J. How the Gipajes Marry.
< The sIpay wedding iH sos For Sun
J. day weeks ahead and every WnWho
q of the tribe sets uuout assiluouHl'
2 to advertise fhe event throughout 'h,
D surroUud.ur country. This work af
B tracts a great crowd to tho camp. aul
2 ~ silver everybody a permitted q,
r Greet the bride and 'u have a charm
with her good wishes Thus Tine cero
r uouy Is made JD yield profit .o Ih.
q bride
Tho king. with more or less ualayr
g and Os euilfIuua display. exhibits th'
1ath and Whatever elise Dee receive.
81 'of the bride and formally adopu
3 ne bridegroom into che tribe. ever
70 though be- happened Goo bp born
"a member This adoption la attondo,
IS uy several uiouI.uurdlIuE OHrnE 900
"a tered zoo llruIm tongue after which
3 thc tribal priest performs .ne mar
a raEo ceremony Tho actual marriage
Dos o. uraCU. luuaI during which thO
d knr and the contracting couple pro-
3 claim the rite of sacred marriage
D done
. Ih.s ceremony Is binding unt
q death
+. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.