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called there were no less than three thou
sand Indians camped at this place Some o.
these tribes cannot understand a Word OF
the others talk, but they all meet with the
sign language. which IL means OF UNI
Yersal communication, and when al IN
dams of all tribes understand
When the hunt was called Horse Nniel
was escorted TO the arena by his Own band
Of five picked braves, while MS Ialher,
White Eagle was escorted ny MS oMn
councilmen. They are too old 10 ride ponies,
and had TO be content 10 make their en-
trance in wagon.
Before the hunt began. a chiefs dance, in
which all the hunters took part, was Tea
ture Then followed the hunting song.
sort of religious ceremony, in which the
squaWs and others not chosen Tor hunters.
took part. 1t was a request for the Great
Spirit 10 watch the hunt and 10 be pleased
with the work of the hunters. IL also con-
tains the request that the hunters VIII De
guided TO the places where the game
abounds.
As the sixty Indians rode into the arena,
their painted bodies shining In the Drlght
sunlight they made a grand sight ana
all clean-cut. splendid types OF manhood
They represented the best material In the
Ponca tribe. numbering go people.
The members OF each band were painted
in a distinctive manner, so that they might
be readily designated from the others.
Each leader wore a war bonnet OF feathers.
one of those leaders was a white man.
George Miller of the 10l ranch. He is the
son OF the late owner of the ranch and MS
Indian name. by which he is known 10
every member of the Ponca tribe, is No
Shinga- Ho-Shinga, which means Little
Voices Little Boy" his father being
known as Little Voice 10y the Indians
George Miller and Horse Chief were prac-
tically raised together. and great friend
ship was formed between them. When the
new chief asked him TO lead a band OF the
hunters, he assented He was painted IN
Indian style and wore "A bonnet OF
feathers that was presented 10 his father
by the old chief
To the white man the performances and
ceremonies observed by the Indians seem
TO be without meaning. but TO the Indian
ii Is all serious business. He thinks his
dance is serious as the church-Soing OF
his white brother. II one of them would
be asked TO go TO church he would be
disguised. and designate the sermon as a
one-man pow WOW. The Indian likes to
worship in a crowd. He is not particular
what form the Great Spirit takes. but he
is ready 10 worship blindly. So this in
stallation of the new chief is a religious
ceremony and while they yell and whoop
while going through it. there is A meaning
known only TO the Indian in every move
ment. GEORGE y. ROBERTS.
Arkansas City. Kan, May 20.
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ANSWERS.

91.-The war between Japan and Russia
may not embrace China.
972.-"The wages of sin is death"
973.-1. A Midsummer Nights Dream. 2.
The Merry Wives of Windsor. g. Measure
for Measure. 4. King Richard the ii. 5.
King John. 6. King Henry the VIII. Z.
King Henry the w. s. King Richard the
III. 9. King Lear. 10. Cymbeline. II. Love s
Labor's Lost. u. Macbeth. 13. King Henry
the V. IA. King Henry the VI. Is. Titus
Andronicus. 16 Julius Caesar. IL. Corio-
lanus. Is. The Tanning of the Shrew.
10. Romeo and Juliet 90 The Two Gentle
men of Verona 81. The Merchant of Venice.
%. AS You Like 1t. %. The Winters Tale.
24-Twelfth Night. %. The Tempest. 20.
The Comedy OF Errors. q. Much Ado
About Nothing. Is. Anthony and Cleopatra.
%. Hamlet. 80. Timon of Athens. 81. Othel-
To- 81. TriolUs and Cressida. 49, Pericles.
"a. Ais Well That Ends Well.
474.-Nears, mares. earns. snare anser.
475.-Pink.
47e.-"Should auld acquaintance be for
got"
47.-Garland.
47S.-Read-just
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arranged. the Sioux selling the land of the
Poncas 10 the government.
The party returned to Washington, but
in about two years another party was sent
out TO amend the treaty and to transact
some business relative to the land. This
party found the Ponca and stated the bus
mess. The Foncas informed the party that
they had sold 10 lands and had made no
treaty with the government. Then II was
learned that the foxy Sioux had bartered
away the land of the Poncas and this was
sufficient cause for an immediate declara-
ton OF savage warfare. For several years
the two tribes warred, and every time
band Of Sioux and band OF Poncas met,
there hair raising. y The Sioux out
numbered their a9versaries, so at last the
POncas were driven from their home over
into Dakota The war had so weakened the
Ponca tribe that it was almost powerless to
assert its rights. In 1871 the government
moved them to Baxter Springs. in south
eastern Kansas. Here a great many of
them were taken sick with chills and fever
and the tribe was nearly eXtermnated.
They were finally moved to the Indian Ter
ritory, where they bought one hundred
thousand acres of land from the Cherokees
for 90 cents an acre. Colonel Whiting,
now in Kansas City, was one of the men
who helped TO make this deal
But the wrong done to the PoncaS by the
government has never been righted, and
every year or two the head men of the
tribe make a trip to Washington. where
they demand their money and are refused.
The exact amount of this claim at this
time Is not known, though il must reach
we'll into the millions, with principal and
interest combined.
The last time there was any fear of an
uprising of the Poncas was in 1881. Big
Snake. a member of the tribe. had been
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composition begins, this 10 loosen the hair,
or it is treated with milk of lime, accord
ing as it is to be made into sole or dressed
leather. Further cleansing makes it very
faced, when it is ready for soaking for
weeks or even months in the tanning mix
ture. Undressed leather then undergoes
smoothing and compacting, while dressed
leather is oiled, stained grained, shaved.
and so on. according to its ultimate use.
In all of these processes there is variation
with different tanners.
A: The Tennessee is to be an armored
cruiser of 1850 tons and twenty-five knots
speed. Her main batteries will include
four ten-inch guns and sixteen six-inch
keel was laid last year j. T.. The Fords.
formerly members of James gang, were
led TO kill James by the offer of the Gov
ernor of Missouri of $4,000 for the out
law, dead alive. Inquisitive: w r.
Hearst was born in 1868. NJ H.: In 1900
there will be AS. Mrs. ]. T.: Benjamin
Dsraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, was a IA
nous English author and statesman of
the last century; Epictetus was a cele-
brated Stole philosopher of the first CEN
fury of this era. o.: No large river enters
and low water, the latter of such serious
degree and frequency that the proposal TO
raise their level by means of dams is hay-
ing much expert consideration.
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should carry out the old customs as nearly
as practicable. with the changed condi-
the Goodnight ranch in Texas. for the hunt.
Here arose more trouble. The Santa re
passenger department wished 10 run an
excursion TO the hunt. but the Indians dis
sented. not wishing the sacredness OF their
ceremony invaded. and again the Miller
boys were appealed 10. and after promising
that the whites should not interfere In any
way. the permission was granted.
The old customs had TO be modified some
what. 1t was impTacticable 10 have the
bunaloes hunted on account OF the limited
number. so IL was arranged 10 have built
a big pasture with ten goals constructed
around the sides. Each band was given a
goal and the first band that succeeded in
getting the animals through its goals made
up part of the chiefs council.
A dance was held at which Horse CHIEF
selected ten young Indians 10 be the lead
ers of the different bands. Each leader
then selected five Indians TO be the hunters
in his band. Each Indian. so selected. gave
a pony to the leader who selected him. 10
show his appreciation OF the honor. 1t is
easily seen that the position OF leader was
not without profit as well as honor The
six Indians comprising the victorious band
will be supplemented with four others or
the chiefs choosing and the ten will form
his council during his reign.
BUFFALO CONSIDERED SACRED.
The buffalo, by the Poncas. is considered
almost sacred. At every dance OF the tribe
a buffalo skull rests at the foot of the
dance-pole and in it is supposed to dwell
the Great Spirit. When torture dances
were permitted, the dancers cut pieces of
flesh from their bodies and deposited them
on the skull as offerings.
Ever since the celebration was planned
the Indians have been in a continual state
of nervous excitement. This was at fever
heat when the buffaloes arrived here and
were unloaded. The Indians spent most o.
their time at the pasture where the animals
were kept, and stood gazing at them for
hours at a time. Invitations were sent out
TO every other tribe of Indians in the Ter
ritory to join the Poncas in their celebra-
ton. and. every one of the invitations was
accepted. The Indians began arriving al
Bliss a week before the event was sched-
uled to come off. They pitched their
teepees in five-thousand-acre pasture and
there has been continual pow WOW
The pipe was passed around quite freely,
and the Indians all seem to be upon the
friendliest terms The various tribes
danced and entertained the others. The
Poncas furnished them with beef. and every
day there steer killed for the visitors
1t is estimated that when the hunt wa:
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soo-MsMArCHED COUPLES.

George Eliot was AT Home one even
Ing to many guests. But she rubbed her
eyes as the first couples appeared. there
seemed something strange and incongruous
about them, as in fact there did about
all the following pairs. They were that
clergyman of the Established Church. the
Rev. Amos Barton. and the well-known
Methodist woman, Dinah Morris, and after
them Sir James Chettam, looking quite i'll
at ease with the pelbeian. followed by Felix
Holt and Dcrothea. Then came the sober
Mr.. Gilhl and the sprightly young Eppie,
together with Tito and Myra. Tertius Lyd-
gate and Esther Lon were followed by
such nigh society as that OF Celia Brooke
Fred Vincy escorted Bfilly Barton, and
Adam Bede took Janet Dempster, while
Will Ladislaw brought in Caternia, and
Mr. Tyron closed the procession with Rosa
mond Vincy on mis- arm Poor George
Eliot was quite confused by this motley as
sortment of couples, and set herself tact
fully to arrange them into more congenial
pairs. DOROTHEA.
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much larger than itself. Like other cleo
trical fishes, however, it needs time for
rest and nourishment after it has en-
ployed its battery before the latter again
is at full strength.
-
What was the price in United States cur
rency paid by the Dutch for Manhattan
island? ,. What was the date OF this pur-
chase? 3. What would this money amount
e Go NOV n haH 9ee What is the as
sessed value of this land to-day?-C. g. L.
Barter TO the amount of about $25. it is
said. 3 1926. 3. Compounded semi-annual-
ly. about s1.6OO,OOO 4. Some S2.5OO.cO0OOO.
What is used for the solution in dry bat
teries. and what is used 10 thicken it TO a
w. d. T..
A sort recommended for medical coils en-
ploys a saturated solution of chloride of
zinc. with plaster of paris and oxide of zinc
in the proportion of four to ,. Two to
one of paraffine wax and vaseline, or
Egyptian asphalt.
Who and how many were the children of
Oliver Cromwell? ?. Are any direct de-
scendants of these known TO be alive, es-
pecially in this country. y.
Four daughters. Bridget, Elizabeth.
Mary and Frances, and four sons, Robert,
Oliver, Richard and Henry. The male line
was extinguished in 1921 with Oliver Crom-
we'll of Chestnut, who was great-grand-
son of Henry, the youngest of the above
sons. But many families in England to-
day trace descent to the daughters. es-
pecially TO Bridget and Frances, and il
is quite possible that some of these de-
scendants have come 10 the United States.
How is cow hide treated to make ii into
leather?-L.
1t is soaked in water TO soften IL. and
every trace OF flesh is scraped from IL.
Next it is kept in a warm room till de-
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ers to express their happiness by singing,
humming a tune or whistling. and urges
them. when retiring to bed, to forgive and
forget the past"
ADVOCATES FASTING.
But he also advocates fasting, and it is
this that has brought upon his head the
condemnation of the Chicago police, the
medical fraternity and a horde of other
critics. lie declares he never advises his
followers TO fast He tells them, he says.
that they must decide this for themselves
and regulate the length of the fast He tells
the members OF the cult 10 eat no breakfast
and TO fearn to control their appetite. but
beyond his they must judge for them
selves
But in the case of Miss Emma Eloise
Reuse, according to DR.. Hanish's own state
ment she was incapable of deciding such
matters Tightfully when she became fol-
lower OF the Mazdaznan philosophy. lie
says sha was not in her right mind then.
And yet she was permitted TO fast for forty
days She was not satisfied with this test
of human endurance. but she sought 10 go
further and possibly bouyed up by the
words Of condemnation given her by DR..
Hanish after her first fast and by desire
to again stand before the members of the
cult an example of piety and sclt-con-
troll, she undertook q second fast The
strain was too great. Her physical condi-
ton wax not such as TO endure IT, and after
acting C.ueerly for a time she disappeared.
Her former friends and neighbOrs became
alarmed They appealed TO the police
An Investigation followed. The police
broke into the fiat at 1903 Grand Boulevard
and found its only occupant, Miss Reuse
lying in the hall emaoiated and uncOn-
cious.
Efforts were made to revive her For
time they failed, and she was taken 10
hospital: When her strength began slowly
things. IL was learned she was a dis
ciple OF the Mazdaznan cult. Her history
was traced She grew stronger. but her
reason gone She murmured and
walled. in turn, incoherent sentences she
had picked up at the meetings of the cult
she had attended.
Finally relatives came and she was adj
judged insane and sent TO the Elgin
Asylum While she was in the hospital
DR.. Hanish did not go 10 see her.
In explanation of this DR. Hanish told
the correspondent OF the Journal that he
had sent pupils out to the hospital to see
her and they offered 10 help and care for
her. but she refused to receive aid during
her rational moments. He said he then
decided there was nothing more he
could do.
SAT BOLT UPRIGHT.
When discussing this matter DR.. Hanish
sat bolt upright in his chair. as he always
does. II is part of his philosophy To do
so. He says the spinal chord is the seat
of the soul, and in order to have a perfect
| equilibrium one must keep his spinal chord
erect. Dr. Hanish is handsome looking
man, who. lays Slain 70 beins afty years
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Questions and Answers

and State courts Of record having common
law jurisdiction.
Who is the author of Distinct as the bill
lows, yet one as the sea-" and where is il to
be found?-E. c. G..
James Montgomery. who lived from III to
1854, in verses entitled 1.-The Ocean,"
When was Mr.. Justice White appointed
TO the Supreme Court by President Cleve-
land? 2. Who about that time was nomi-
mated and rejected?-H. ~. r.
In February, 1894 2. William B. Horn
blower.
What is a passport?-H. w.
paper issued by government for the
identification and protection OF its citizens
while travelling abroad. 1t is in effect both
certificate of citizenship and formal permits
sion to leave the state of which he is a
subject.
Will you print formula for ma king kero-
Sene emulsion Wv. Z. c.
Dissolve half pound Of hard soap in one
gallon of boiling soft water Add two gal
Ions of kerosene and churn with pump for
nve or ten minutes. Dilute from six to
twenty-five times in using, the stronger
emulsion for scale insects.
How large a river is the Jordan?-C. Y.
Its tortuous course is some 200 miles long,
though source and mouth are but sixty
fve miles apart The width at the mouth
Is so feet, and the courses lust above
range from ninety TO go feet in width. For
most of its length 1t is shallow-two or
three feet deep-but in one section is fifteen
feet deep.
viii you print some facts of the electrical
eel of South American?-E B.
II lives in such courses of the Amazon
and Orineco as are warm and sluggish.
grows TO be six feet long. and habituaIly
kills with its battery more fish than il can
eat. Some authorities do not class il with
ordinary cells. but 1T seems to have their
habits. Its electric organs lie in the tail.
are remarkably well developed. and can
give a shock that will stun a creature
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In what year did Antonio stradivarius
In 1887.
ployed in taking the census OF 1sO0?-Sun.
over 5000.
On what date was the Charleston earth
uuake?-J. w. H.
Aug. 81. 1886.
Where is Minnesota's Soldiers Homer
NJ. II.
At Minnehaha.
Is "A thing of beauty is a joy forever
from Keats?-E- p.
Yes. from '.Endymion-"
What is the railroad mileage of Russia
and Japan?-C. C.
About $500 and 400. respectively.
VIII you publish the address of Mary
Cecil Hay?-M NJ.
1t is impossible. for she died in 1856.
How many bushels in a cubic yard?-
n D.
A little over twenty-one and one-half.
Is not the precipitous side of Gibraltar
the north side?-I. ).
Gibraltar's north. east and south sides
are precipitous.
-
What is sweet oil composed of? Does 1t
contain olive or cotton-seed oil?-S. w.
1t is olive oil. often adulterated with the
cotton-seed product.
In croquet. after becoming a rover. may /
not play on all the balls twice each turn
Nv. d. c.
No; you may play on them but once each
turn.
How many bales OF cotton were ex-
ported from the United States in January.
l9O42-S- NJ J.
A total OF sss.77-7.oli sea island. the
rest upland.
What courts attend 10 naturalization?-L
United States Circuit and District courts
Territorial District and Supreme courts
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901.-ANAGRAMS.
A MARS LILY.

1t might have come. indeed, from Mars.
For why-tis just the colorl
Ono can but wonder IL the stars
Hold brighter hues or duller.
LOVE 1T.
AS who would not. o much-prized sweet
ness,
That pleases when most else may pail
Perfection's self-beauty's completeness
In garden seen and crowded hall.
CHASTEN AIR.
With dignity and much sedateness,
In the ranks you keep your place,
As IL by some clear innatenesS
You had learned the truest grace.
PROMISER.
OF day all white and rosy,
Tender little tone of peace;
Humble, yet thy reign, dear posie,
In our hearts shall never cease.
TORFRIDA.
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Though he was scarcely yet of age,
He felt himself quite ONE;
The world was all a stupid stage,
Where stupid plays were done
Quite tired OF business plans and pelf,
And endless TWO of goods.
He went TO trap some THREE himself,
In trackless Northern woods.
A European trip he tried,
But turned about at FOUR;
On this side or the other side,
Twas all horrid bore.
But now two FIVE upon his nose
Have reused his deepest feeling;
A painful interest, we suppose
Yet depths of soul revealing.
NJ c. S.
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II is not generally knoan that Stanley's
skin was perceptibly dais<er after his re-
turn from Africa. The }hange cannot be
attributed 10 the effects ~ tropical sun.
for the parts OF his bidy protected by
clothing became coloreCs the same as
hands and face
When he started out Of the Livingstone
expedition he determined 10 make himself
immune from the terrible. African malarial
fever deadly 10 Euro:eans. For some
time he Systematically Itoculated himself
with the blood OF negroes day after day.
that ne could defy the smalady. lie was
the only white man I'm his party who es-
capped the disease. But 50 much African
blood had ne infused into his veins that Ia
became as dark as . mVlatto.
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The day supreme of the ONE is past.
We may look in vain for the gay COM
PLETE
OF the good old times. and flying fast
Goes the silent steed' in the street.
Oh. noble the bearing of TWO and ONE.
All followed their course with admiring
eye;
Each was proud of the other. those days
are past,
And the noiseless wheel flies by.
The day supreme Of the ONE has fled:
With steam and motor away we speed;
And the rider bent. with dropping head.
Goes by on the silent steed."
Z. E. G.
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995.-DECAPITATIOIN.

The whole will name a certain dog,
OF which you may have heard;
Dismiss the first, and now i am
A very noted bird.
II.
The whole will name a certain thing
You should not entertain;
Dismiss the first, and now behold
A very useful grain. JASPER 3.
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lHt lHdus uiatlOn Oh HORSE OnleI
as ruler of the tribe and was carried out ac-
cording to the old traditions. The Ponca
Indians, though considered progressive
among the blanket tribes, are great stick
lers for pomp and ceremony and observe
closely the traditional customs OF their
forefathers
The Inauguration of Horse Chief fol-
lows one of the most interesting bits of
Indian history. A year ago at the annual
sun dance, Chief White Eagle. who had
ruled the tribe for thirty-five years. gave
up his place to his son. This is unusual
among these people. for prospective chief
usually has TO wait until the Great Spirit
removes the old ruler before he has an OPP
portunity to take the place.
White Eagle realized that he was grow
ing old. and desired to turn the affairs of
the tribe over to younger hands. This
action was in accordance with his whole
reign. He a good ruler, and his tribe
was always wisely advised. He was friend
~ to the whites, and his policy has been to
advance the interests of his people through
civilization. He was popular with the
tribe, and that account had much TO
do with making the Poncas what they are
to-day. White Eagle was also popular with
the government officials whose duty lay in
the Indian Department He fully realized
that his tribe had, at times, been treated
unfairly by the government but ne never
wavered in his loyalty 10 the Great White
Father.
The Poncas have been up against it for
years, century ago they lived on the
Req river. near Lake Winnipeg, and even
at that time were friendly to the whites.
Their only war of note with The Sioux.
and 1t came about through the duplicity OF
that tribe. The latter were then living
in the same section of the country, but
their hunting grounds had become de-
pleted. They sent out couriers to locate a
country where game was more plentiful.
The couriers ran across the Poncas and
found that they lived in land Astounding
in all sorts of game. An invitation from
the POncas was forthcoming, asking the
Sioux TO join them on their land and TO
hunt all the game they wanted. This vas
quickly accepted. For a year or two all
went well. About this time, however. the
government sent out party TO treat with
the Poncas and to buy their land. This
party ran across a band of Sioux. and. be-
ing unacquainted with the Indians. ex-
planned it's mission. deal speedily
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9o4.-A MYSTERY.

Take twenty-seven blocks or bits of card
board. and them write the letters of the
quotation from Hamlet:
PLUCK OUT THE HEART OF MY
MYSTERY"
With these letters taken in order, form
a cube, writing down the letters of each of
the three layers in turn. The layers are
all formed in like order. except that the
second and third layers commence at the
second space. leaving the first space TO be
filled last. The quotation itself indicates
the-well, what are you looking for?
+. J.. s.