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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
PICTURESQUE INDIAN GAMES
A Real Game Of Ball Which is Some.
what Like Lacrosse.

From the Minneapolis Tribune
OF Indian sports and games the only ones
that survive among the Creeks of Indian
territory are Indian ball the stomp dance
and the fish killing. The season for all
these has opened, and the first game Of
Indian ball was played on an old ball
ground west of Cheeootah Sunday. 1t was
a contest between the men and women Of
kechopatopa and the women won.
Indian ball is peculiar game. 1t is as
much the national game Of the Creeks as
base ball Is our national game.
1t is played on a ground almost like a
efaulron There are two goals, $50 yards
apart, and the object is to pass the ball
between these goals The ball is like a
oase ball, made of yarn, covered with deer
skin. stick about two feet long. with a
spoon shape at the end, backed by thong
laces, is used. and In this spoon the Indian
must catch the ball He is not allowed to
touch it with his hands. He catches and
throws it with his club
The game is a skirmish all the time be-
tween twenty players on a side An Indian
catches the ball in his stick and starts to
run for his goal. He is Immediately tackled
py MS opponents and tries to throw the
pail. The opponent players strike his stick
II they can and If not they strike whatever
is In reach, often the head of the PLAYER
or his person. These games are sometimes
S>NAAN' "a oAootSiieu especially when play
between rival Indian towns, and many a.
player has been killed in the game
When women play they are allowed to
use their hands in addition to the sticks
They can throw the ball any way thew like
They are as fleet as the men and, with the
advantage of their hands, often win
A contest consists of twenty-one points
and there Is no time limit. They play un-
til one side has put the ball through the
goal twenty-one times Last year there
was little Indian ball. This year the Creeks
seem to have the ball fever and MANY
games will be played during the summer in
al the Indian towns
Within a few weeks will begin another
summer sport of the Creeks, which Is now
on the wane-the stomp dance Stomp
dances were formerly held in all the towns
but now only in the fullblood settlements
These begin about the time green corn Is
Old enough to eat. A stomp is called and
the whole town, sometimes two assem-
Bile. The bucks go out and hunt until they
have killed enough game for feast The
roasting ears are pulled and prepared and
eating and dancing begins.
The fish killing Is still in vogue, and In
dams are now enjoying 1t to the utmost
They assemble for a killing as at a stomp
and the basis of this frolic Is also a feast.
They dig devils shoestrngs," bruise the
roots and place 1t in the upper end of a
deep hole Of water. 1t has a curious effect
on the fish. They are apparently put in a
stupor. They float to the top of the water
and then the Indian kills them with how
and arrow. The rest Of the fish killing is
like the stomp. usually ending with a ball
game and feast.
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A TALK WITH A BEAR
Rather One Sided, but Causes
Developments.
J1MMY's GOOD TIMES
WENT UP A TREE TO ESCAPE THE
COW.
Takes a Fancy to a Little Girl Who
Wore White Stock
ings.

Written for The Evening Star.
When l called him johnny" I had for
gotten for the moment that already there
was a celebrated bear cub of that name,
well-known to all readers of Mr. Seton S
Lives of the Hunted and as soon as 1
recalled this fact my hopeful was rechris-
tened Jimmy" At first he Seemed to re-
sent the change of name, and when called
Jimmy" in tone of authority, the cub
would saunter off with sort of 'hands-in-
his pockets" air and a rather tough side.
long look which seemed to say, who are
you talking to- anyhow? My name amt
Jimmy" But he got used to it in the
course of a few days, and now he answers
to the new name often as he did to the
old one, which is about once in ten times
Yesterday Jimmy and l went out for a
walk, and before we returned we had some
rather exciting experiences. But before he
would take one step out of the garden,
the curb insisted on having his breakfast
which, as usual, consisted of large pan OF
crackers and milk. He was hungry after
his all-night's fast and he rushed at the
pan like a-well, like a hungry bear. His
nose went down and touched the food. but
with Disguised look he raised his head
without taking mouthful. He walked up
the steps to the piazza and as the door was
locked he began to weave back and forth
as bears and other wild animals will do
when Gagged. Wondering why he refused his
food, l made inquiries, thinking that per-
haps the milk was a little sour. 1t was per-
fectly fresh but l found that 1t was last
nights milk, while Jimmy usually had that
which was fresh from the COW. We made
a change and gave him the mornings
milk and with a hungry growl he fairly
wallowed in 1t. After licking the pan clean,
he was given bowl Of water, in which he
washed his face with his fore paws, and
then he was ready for his walk.
He Kept the Pace.
Along the country road we went, Jimmy
galloping along, now in 'front.' now behind,
and making frequent excursions into the
woods on either hand to satisfy his curl
osity, or to pick wild raspberries, of which
he is very fond. When he came to a rasp-
berry bush he would first eat those which
hung near the ground, and then, standing
on his hind legs, he would pull the tall
branches down to him with his fore paws.
The amount of energy he displayed was re-
markable; he never seemed to know what
1t to be tired even after the most ViO-
lent exertion. After galloping perhaps a
hundred yards to catch up to me- he would
make a playful run at me, biting at my
legs and giving me a vigorous hug and
shake with his fore paws, breaking away
only to dash up a tree to point perhaps
fifty feet from the ground, without so much
as a twig to aid him in his ascent. Here he
mcment, and then, turning round, he would
come sliding down, tail first, at once break
ing into a gallop to make up for the
ground he had lost. He would march bold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

standing this, the ground has been put in
very good shape, and the gardens them
selves are a credit to Mr. Bartlett's energy
and the people who are working them.
1.-The general plan is to assign the one
eigth-acre plots to reliable individuals who
may apply, the site being furnished by the
City Gardens Association A definite sys-
tenn of crop rotat ion has been put into prac-
tice with highly satisfactory results. There
are now to be seen at the Municipal Hospi-
tai site about nine acres of gardens sixty
plots in all
A Good Variety.
consist of early potatoes, beets, beans.
peas and summer squash. There is, of
course, considerable variation. In some in
stances potatoes are omitted and corn is
planted instead. Efforts are made by Mr.
Bartlett to the end of having all the crops
uniformly planted in straight rows and
properly cared for after planting Of
course, difficulties have been met with in
the matter of getting uniform work put
upon the plots. Some individuals are more
industrious than others, consequently their
crops are in. much better shape than some
of the rest. There are some fine ShowingS
of sweet corn and some very fine growths
of tomatoes, beans and beats The ground
itself has not been used for twelve or fif-
teen years, having been in sod all of this
time. No fertilizer whatever has been
used. but, despite this fact, crops are max
ing most vigorous growth. From all parts
OF the city people are working the gardens,
some coming even from across the river in
Virginia.
Baskets Full Of Vegetables.
Upon our visit Saturday afternoon we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

grows out. If one has a sudden attack. such
as acute rheumatism, which sends the tenn
perature bounding upward 10 lo4 or Io'
WITHIN the space of two or three hours.
it will be found on the nails. indicating
the difference in thickness of growth De,
tween the time when health was enjoyed
and the thin growth of the i'll period.
..If the illness is one that comes gradual
ly, like typhoid fever, for example. instead
of a ridge gentle incline will appear on
the nails. Should one have an arm broken
the thick ridge can be seen only on the
fingers of the one hand, but In all cases or
general sickness the ridge or slope appears
on the fingers of both hands. When one
has passed through period of extreme
excitement or mental depression. the fact
will be imprinted on the nails either with
an abrupt ridge or gentle slope, accord
ing to the acuteness of the mental influ-
ence.
accident or mental condition be clearly
seen on the nail until after the growth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
OHIO "FIRELANDS" DISTRICT.
Tract Set Apart for Connecticut Suffer-
ers by Benedict Arnold's Warfare.

ers by Benedict Arnold's Warfare.
From the Dayton Herald.
Unnumbered native Ohioans, not to speak
of hundreds of thousands of residents of
the state who have come from foreign lands
and other states of the American Union,
must have wondered why fertile and pro-
ductiye tract in northern Ohio, a district
which in no way hints Of the ravages Of
fire should be called the "Firelands."
Among all the vicissitudes of Ohio's early
history great confa grations were notable
for their absence. No such terrible forest
fires swept this state as ravaged large areas
in Michigan and Wisconsin seventy or
eighty years later.
The fires &c which the name refers ragged
in Connecticut. not Ohio. and they were the
work of British or tory soldiers. instead OF
the result of accidents or natural causes
In 1881, when the long struggle for indie
pendence was nearly ended. Benedict Ar
mold commanded an expedition which raw
aged the Connecticut coast Of Long Island
sound. He burned New London and other
towns and left behind misery and destttu-
ton as well as a more bitter hatred than
he had earned before that outrage upon
his native state.
This and other cruel and .sensless attac KS
unon Connecticut towns EFT so strong
feeling of sympathy and injustice behind
that in disposinG of Counectf ats rights in
lands now forming part OF OHIO, Isl square
miles in the extreme western edge Of the
Western Reserve were set apart to be do
mated to sufferers by the British raids. Five
ranges of townships running north and
south were included in this tract.
Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie extend so
far southwark at this point that the five
ranges of townships contained only about
five hundred thousand acres of land. The
tract measured some twenty seven miles by
thirty. The Connecticut sufferers from the
torch-of the enemy lived chiefly in New
London, Norwalk and Fairfield and 1t was
from those towns that many of the set
tiers of the "Firelands'' came 10 build In
the Ohio wilderness settlements bearing the
same names and having like civic ideals
' and character,
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MARKS OF ILLNESS ON NAILS.
How Accident and Great Mental An.
guish Are Also Indicated.

From the st. Louis Glpbe-Democrat.
Zone who makes a close study of finger
nails will find many curious things about
them to excite his wonder and interest"
says Mr.. F. De Donate, who is an expert
on such matters. but none more so than
the stories of physical condition told in
their growth.
You know the nail of a person in good
health grows at the rate of about one-siX-
tenth of an inch each week-siightly more
than many authorities believe-but during
illness or after an accident or during times
of mental depression this growth is not
only affected and retarded so far its
length is concerned but also regards Its
thickness. The very slightest Illness will
thus leave an indelible mark on the nails
which may be readily detected az the nail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
Concerning Scotch Pawkiness.
From the London Globe.

uIUUt.
positively true tale of Scotch pawli-
ness is sent US by a naval correspondent.
He Travelled up to Invernesshire with
Scotsman. on whose taciturnity he failed,
after many efforts. to impinge. The Scots
man still stared DULY. fixedly from the
train. At last intelligence began TO show
in his face, and grew to ecstasy. and he
shouted in his excitement: Look here look
here. that's whaur II was" His companion
rushed to the window. I'm yon wee town."
continued the Scotsman, II wus charged
saxpence for yin cup OF coffee"
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Society Gossip.

From the Chicago Tribune.
$50 his grandfather was barber?"
Yes. Not an ordinary one, though. 1
believe he was the barber to some prince or
king over In Europe"
''Oh, well, I suppose that gold snuff box
he's SO proud of and which he says his
grandfather received as present from
some duke is relic of barberism all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

has carried the line beyond the white or
half moon portion of It, but a week or two
subsequent to any of these things the ridge
or slope may be found on the nails, usually
readily visible to the eyes; but If not, tho
mark may be found by running the tin OF
the finger down any of the nails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

Well made. nicely
finished. five draw
ers: dove tailed
draw work. Sold
everywhere at 500.
y rare bargain at
$3.50.
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His Eighth Birthday.


The first tutor arrives on the scene on
Master Millions eighth birthday. AS a
rule he is young Englishman or German.
trained for the work. He prepares the bow
for college. or at least for the preparatory
school which precedes college. and accom-
panlcs him everyw ere. winter and summer
even sharing his athletic sports At the
college gates they part and the tutor
place - taken by a valet, usually a servant
VINO has been long with the family in the
capacity Of under butler
These statements regarding the training
OF the wealthy American child can be VERT
lied at the agencies which supply nurses
goNernesses and tutors to American mill
nonaires. The supply is not equal to the
demand. American girls who have striven
to secure positions as governesses or com
panions viii hardly believe this last state
ment, but the wealthy American does not
want young woman of his own national
tty To superintend the raising of his chill
dren. ~
He wants his daughters to sneak French
and German like natives, not like Amerr
can boarding school chits. He wants them
TO acquire certain polish In their daily
lives which the Independent, rapidly edu-
Gated American governess cannot give
Trained for It.
To be more explicit, young women in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

Upon our visit Saturday afternoon We
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-11-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

A gay New Yorker, Edward H. Lane,
in four weeks married four young ladies
of good families in as many States. Mr..
Lane relies upon the Influence" Of his
family to saw him from the conse.
quences Of his escapades
Sheriff Webb ami party abandoned
pursuit Of the bandits who attempted
to hold up the First National Bank at
Cody. Wyoming. last week. when
Cashier Middaugh was killed. Not a
trace of the outlaws was discovered.
While 10 men were being lowered in
the shaft Of a coal mine near Wilkes.
barre, Pa. last week. the engineer lost
control OF the cage and il dashed HOO
feet below the surface, and iron. there
the men were pitched 800 feet further
into the stump. All ten were killed aud
three more seEiously injured.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-11-12
STATE NEWS.

Frank McCauley, who robbed q sa.
loon at Wadsworth several weeks ago,
has been sentenced to serve 10 years iu
the State Prison at Carson.
George Thomas, the Austin jockey,
who had his leg broken during the
races at Elko two weeks ago, had the
injured limb ampurared just above the
knee at Elko last Tuesday.
Al Lindeman. alias Williams. denies
that he made q confession last week ad.
uniting that himself anu his com.
p snions, German. Sevener aud Roberts,
murderered Jack WEIGH near Winnie.
mucca last year. The men are having
their second trial at Reno on a charge
Of venue from Humboldt County.
A sa.oon man named Noble is under
arrest at Caliente. Lincoln County
charged with trying to kill a restaurant
man with whom he had a disagreement
over some business matters. Words
passed between the two aud In the re.
sulIing fight NOBLE whipped out a gun
aud shot his opponent in the mouth.
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An ~After-ElectiOn Matter.

In a communication to the Winnie.
mucca Silver State dated Nov. 5, George
s. Nixon stated that after election he
would take up in the proper manner
statements made in an article in the
Lovelock Argus, under the head of
''Nixon aud Labor" regarding business
transactions relating to the Kennedy
Mining District in Humboldt County.
several years ago. Mr.. Nixon says:
81 will not allow any man to write such
rot about me and allow it to go uncon.
tradicted. 1t is simply damnable and
brands the writer as a knave aud a cur.
and the paper that publishes it as a
sewer of infamy."
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-11-12

New York, Nov. 10.-With the elec-
ton returns stlll incomplete the piura-
lily for President Roosevelt in the ma
ton, according to all indications, will
exceed 1900. 000-the greatest ever
given an American candidate. The
nearest approach to this vote was in
1896, when Mckinley received a plnra-
Ii y, approximating $4,000, and IN
1879, when Grant received 762, 1891.
"SOlid South" No Longer.
The "Solid South" was broken by
the detection of Missouri. The figures
tonight show but 10 States, with 1873
votes. for Judge Parker. President
Roosevelt carried all the Northern
States-swept them in fact-and to-
night he has 343 electoral votes. The
banner State is Pennsylvania. Twenty.
four hours after the polls closed the
returns from this State indicated that
Roossvelt's plurality would reach 49,.
900.
Next came Illinois, where the Presi-
dent polled approximately 225,0J0 more
votes than did Parker.
Ohio gave Roosevelt 200, 900 and New
York ia, 900. The New York City re-
turns are still incomplete, but the
amazement over the result has not sub
sided. Judge Parker carried Greater
New York by less than Al. 900 votes.
In general, the situation is chiefly in.
teresting because of the fact that the
tickets in many Of the States were cut.
President Roosevelt ran, ahead OF his
ticket in many localities. In M issa-
cnusetts he had a plurality OF $1,000.
while the Republican for Governor was
defeated by 50. 900. In that State the
Legislature is Republican, and the en-
tire Republican ticket, with the excep-
tion OF Governor. was elected. In Mis-
souri, the circumstances are similar.
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Mrs. Maybrick to Write a Book.

A New York dispatch says: Deserted
by her children. who believe their
mother was guilty of poisoning their
father. destitute, and with only the
solace of the sympathy of her mother,
whose fortune was greatly reduced
through her contest for her daughters
liberty, Mrs. Maybrick has portrayed
the sufferings of 10 years in an English
prison in a book soon to be published.
From it she expects to receive enough
to maintain her in comfort while cer-
tain suits for the recovery of property are
pending. Mrs. May bricks mother. the
Baroness o Roques, is in France. Her
children are in England.
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Result of Election in Italy.

Rome. Nov. 7.-Definite returns show
that all the members Of the Cabinet
have bee reelected, Former Premier
Di Rudini. Baron Donniui. leader of
the Constitutional opposition, and Sig
nor Prinetti, the former Foreign Miu.
lister, and Ferri, the Socialist leader,
have also been reelected. Summing
up the result, it is established that the
Government has been victorious over
the Extremists, who lost 20 seats.
Turin. Naples, Palermo aud almost
all the large towns Joined Milan and
Genoa in defeating the Extremists as a
manifestation against the general strike
THIS rally was the predominant note in
the elections. Signor Paloizzolo, who
is considered to be the head Of the
Malta secret society. was q candidate
1t Palermo, but he received only 269
votes to 1853 votes cast for his opponent.
who was elected.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-11-12
Nixon and Yerington Lead.

Reno Gazette, Thursday Evening +:
The following are the Congressional
and Senatorial returns from the State
as far as heard from at two O'Clock this
afternoon. Including Washoe County.
Goldfeld, Topopah and the other pre-.
cincts heard from, it seems safe to say
that George Nixon will have 30 votes in
the Legislature, 30 being necessary for
a choice. To date Yerington's total
vote is 464S as against 1926 for Van
Duzer, giving the former a majority OF
1872, so Far as heard from.
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COUNTIES.

Necessary to a choice ~
The result on the Senatorial fight is
so close that il is difficult to venture a
prophesy on the outcome. Both Nixon
and Sparks adherents maintain they
have scored a victory and until the
ballots are counted it will be dificult to
venture a prophesy. AT the present
writing q a. M, however. it looks
very much as if Nixon will go into the
Legislature on joint ballot with a
majority of / vote or probably 2.
In Churchill, Elko and Humboldt
Counties the fight is now on. There is
one candidate for each county who has
a close fight. and both Republicans and
Democrats are now looking to those
sections to help them solve the exciting
problem.
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COST OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Millions Of Dollars Expended by the
Two Great Parties.

Two Treat Parties.
New York, Nov. 7.-Conservative
estimates of the total cost to both great
parties of the political campaign of 1904
place the amount at $22, 500, 900. or
this sum the Republican National Com.
mittee win have spent about %. 10000 900
and the Democratic National Commit
tee approximately q. OOO. 900. The vari.
Gus State committees will have spent
the difference between the total Of these
nms and the grand total.
The record of campaign finance shows
that the combined State committees
usually spend a for every dollar ex-
pended by the National committee.
This year, because of the stiff fights
waged in several tat :. the proportion
W II be increased TO about Tour and a
half 10 every one.
To the Grand rota. III ghg be add d
IA large srm sp by ctniidates VINO
have paid their W expenses during
tine costly tours of State and country.
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Will Cost Humboldt $4,000.

It Is estimated that the cost Of
the noted murder case. in which
Sevener, Lindman, Roberts and Cor
man are on trial at Reno, will be $50.
600 before il 10 ended. Already the
costs have amounted to nearly $3.50 0
as a result of the trial at Winnemucca.
This time Humboldt County must bear
the expense OF . two weeks trial in q
distant Court. which includes the trnas-
portation, board aud per diem Of nearly
q hundred witnesses