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week from Frank La Fech, an educated
Omaha Indian, who has been making
study Of the Usage Indians under the d.
rectfon Of the institution for several
years.
These packs represent the hottest fetch
of the tribe. From a religious stand
point they are as precious to the Indians
as they are to the scientists. Up to the
present time none has ever been obtain
ed by the white man, because heretofore
they have always been buried with their
keepers. The officials of the bureau of
ethnology regard this latest acquisition to
their collection as one of their greatest
treasures.
So sacred are the packs considered by
the Indians that they are placed In the
charge of a special priest medicine
man. whose particular duty it is to keep
them carefully hidden from profane eyes
At certain periods of the year they are
opened and the contents worshiped, &C
companied by the most elaborate cere-
monies But even at these times only
the chosen men Of the tribe are allowed
to see the strangely assorted articles that
are kept in the bundles.
One Of the packs was opened last week
shortly after its arrival at the tnstitu-
ton by DR.. Walter Hough. The outside
wrapping or sack was found to be made
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celebrated Chinese mating, in geometric
designs. The peculiar belief in connection
with the rush wallet Is that every strand
in the wallet was woven with an appro-
pirate magic song, and this method OF
weaving. II is said, is what gives the wal
let its supernatural power.
The woven belts and tying strings OF
the different bundles are said to be relics
OF a lost art. The origin Of the wool used
in the belts and strings is very old. Some
claim the wool was brought among the
Indians by the earliest traders among
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tooinx needles arc OF animals and have
some religious meaning. 1t is well known
that among all Indians there is little done
to which there is not some ceremony at
tached. So 1t is in the case OF tattooing.
With every movement Of the hand there
is something said or done to which there
is some peculiar religious significance at
tached.
In this pack was also found a primitive
finger guard stained with some kind OF
black ink. There were many skins Of
small animals. like the mink, the weasel.
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DEGARDED as Relics of
IN Great Value-First of the
Kind Ever in the Hands
of the White Man-Special
Priest or Medicine Man APP
pointed by the Indians to
Guard Packs -Represe nt
Hottest Fetch of the Tribe
They Contain Human Scalps
and Many Other Peculiar
Articles - Detailed Descrip-
ton of the Packs.
Copyright. 1911 by william L. Altdorfer.)
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X
Certainly, Victor Hugo wrote to Presi
dent Buchanan on behalf of John Brown
1t was the Dreyfus affair of the time
the great Romantic burned for the eman
cipation of his black brothers, and Johr
Brown became to him a hero of the an.
tique mold. Flattered like a demigod a
homeland the world-poet Of that epoch
Hugo had touching confidence that any
chief of state would listen to him.
December . 1859, Victor Hugo wrote
his impassioned supplication to the Amer
lean people. and addressed it to Presi-
dent Buchanan.
December 10. 1859. John Brown was
hanged.
There is no certainty, I imagine. that
actual document sent to Buchanan ar
rived in time: but Paris and London pa
pers had published its text, and the first
transatlantic cablegram had been sent
the year previous from England (or Ire
land) to Newfoundland. In any case, when
Victor Hugo heard the news of John
Browns execution he retired to his room,
refused food and worked feverishly on
one of those rough, powerful ink-sketches
for which he was famous. 1t showed a
desolate gibbet, with its victim swinging
in a gathering tempest. amid inky clouds
whipping rain and ominous thunderboits
Above he wrote: For Christ-like
Christi and below: "Ecce, beholdr'
X
The tourist-editor stood staring at it
We communed together. There is nc
sign that the Buchanan administration
acknowledged the supplication. Did Lin
coin. inaugurated four months later. have
happened on it by accident? And with
his natural appreciation of genius and
his tenderness Of heart for all, did he
write or dictate a courteous letter Of re-
ply or Of regret or what you please. pure
act of formal politeness2
What are those words?" unused the
editor.
"A quotation from the duplication" I
said. 1T Is the most famous phrase
Let America know and dream OF 1t. there
is a something yet more terrible than
Cain killing Abel: it is Washington Kill
ing Spartacusv' CYou will find it entire in
Hugo's "Actes ct Paroles.o
But Lincoln was a very busy man"
m,,rmured the editor AT that moment
his life was a fever Of vitality responsible
work. He might have dictated a courte-
Gus acknowledgment Of the supplication.
but where is it? I must look the matter
up; il must be set forth in full in some
of the mute documentary Lilies of
Lincoln But a correspondents? You
say that correspondence ensued?'
cit is a kind of Paris tradition" l
answered IF they find the letters it
will be proved. Naturally. they don t
care to claim it in print until then. Yet.
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tho opening Of the pack is supposed to
draw forth the good medicine for what
ever purpose 1t might be needed.
The tattooing pack contained many
curious implements. Scientists claim this
pack is probably the last of its kind in
existence. as all others are said to have
been buried with their keepers. The
most peculiar and interesting feature of
this pack IL rod. at one end of which
is attached a row of needles, and at the
other end long quill from an eagle.
The rod to which the needles and quill
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world to the Indians-the body Of q
hawk which had been mummified and
then painted brilliant vermillion and
green. Attached to the tail was a circlet
of human scalps. The body was sus-
pended by braided band made of WOODEN
fabric which evidently had been obtained
by the tribe through trade with other
Indians.
One of the three other bundles was
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s the result of
many years inves-
tigation and re
search, the Smith
sonian Institution
has at last sue
ceeded in securing
four Of the sacred
packs Of the Osag
Indians Of Oklaho-
ma. These packs
were received In
Washington las t
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OF rare Indian fabric. woven of the
silky brow of the buffalo. This in turn
was bound with buckskin band deco
rated with human scalps and the leg Of
an eagle. Inside this wrapping was a
buckskin bag, and inside the bag was
found a haversack made of a material
closely resembling Chinese mating.
y search of the haversack disclosed a
pipe decorated with scalpS next a to-
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. ia VIZ 10 oAAS
in Paris where
Americans never
tire of hocking.
We took a taxi
there again yester-
day to the lost
quarter of the
NJ a r ais, where
Dickens set his
Tale Of Two Cit
les" where wine
shops still abound
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could be how blank peoples faces would
look as they turned away from the tall
stone pedestal with woman as she really
is chained hard and fast and hand and
foot on top of it, so she couldn't get away
again and hide behind wells and draper
les and frisky, frilly mystery buds like
she used to do.
And I said to myself, MY, they
wouldn't have a single thing on earth
left to wonder about"
1t would be worse really and truly.
than discovering the north pole, SO peo-
ply everywhere could so right there by
excursion train; because even when that
white. wonderful, bitterly cruee mistress
Of mems hearts is all unveiled there still
remains the south pole. all wreathed
about with gray mistiness. and. sitting
silent and self-contained amid her
frozen seas. a lure to every bold rover
that ever sailed the oceans wide clear
from worlds end to worlds end and then
back again.
But If I should catch woman as she
really is and chain her hard and fast
and hand and foot-oh, what would there
be left for any one to long for?
So now I simply laugh to myself as
watch them trip by me one by one. tall
and slender and stately, and little and
dainty and dear. and big and rosy and
wholesome, and plain and shriveled with
sad, seeking eyes. and fat and comfort
able looking on the surface. as IL Life had
left few traces and yet bearing the mark
Of his craving fingers as deep as hearts
may lie within deep. motherly bosoms.
1 watch them all, black hair ana
brown, golden hair and auburn, yes. ana
white, soft. scanty tresses.
Sisters" say In my heart: sisters,
non't a single one Of you dare to tell a
word about u.s."
am sure it isn't possible-is it?-that
I hear somebody saying that none of US
could tell anything of any Importance,
anyway.
Copyright, 1911. by Charlotte C.. Rowett.)
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them. Whether these traders were the
Spaniards of the early centuries or later
has not yet been definitely decided.
An interesting belief Of the Usage In
dams and one which might have some
bearing on the sacred packs Is that there
were in the beginning Of things, or at
the time of creation, four underworlds,
and that the ancestors Of these Indians
originally came from the lowest Of the
four underworlds, but after centuries they
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are attached is followed and inside there
are a number of small stones which give
forth a rafting sound at every prick Of
the needle. The Indians say this sound
resembles the hiss Of the rattlesnake and
the bite Of the needle entering the flesh Is
similar to the bite Of the snake.
There are many legends handed down
from generations concerning the packs.
Many Of them are very interesting. All
Of the designs made by means Of the tat
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THE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH
Ii. In his the
boon
is dealt
n ing text.
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WE WOMEN-WtIAT WE ARE.

sort of an idea that I might bring en-
lightenment to sorely unenlightened
public and help it to find out once for
all just what we women are.
fancied that I would rend away the
wells, tear off the trappings and make
plain the mystery.
I had an honest intention to dive deep
among the psychologists Of things and
drag therefrOm woman as she really Is.
then intended to set her up in plain
sight Of all men, sound before her the
trumpet Of a long deferred publicity and
heads about this, because right before
them, chained hard and fast and hand
and foot, on a high stone pedestal so she
couldn't get away any more, they might
see woman as she really is.
Then, all at once, l noticed how inter-
ested and pleased and simply tickled to
death everybody seemed to be to consider
that for just the speck of a minute they
had discovered all by themselves a tiny
bit Of what woman is.
began to see what a keen delight 1t
gives to our man folks to look up to
performance Of ours and sigh, We'll,
isn't that just like woman
noted the nervous nicely with which
the members of the neurotic school of
noveliStS unravel our natural or acquired
method of ratiocination as 1t appears to
them, and their deep delight when they
get the thing approximately right.
I peeked through my eyelashes at my
own man folks, and 1 asked how about it
of the other girls who had been peeking
through their eyelashes, too: and they
giggled and gurgled in their slim, white
threats and told me.
And then 1 just clapped my hands tight
over my mouth. and made up my mind
that I wouldn't for the world say word
about us!
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CONTENTS OF A SACRED PACK.

the rabbit; but the reason for these skins
being in the bundle has not yet been
made clear to the scientists.
The wrappings Of this bundle are claimed
to be samples Of the most ancient and
precious Of Indian textile art that have
ever been received by the National Mu-
scum. The weaving was done in the most
exquisite manner Some of the wrappings
were made Of rush, dyed and then woven
In practically the same manner as the
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bacco bag, braided cord made Of WOOL
en- fabric. and a bundle of buffalo blad-
ders bound with a thong ornamented with
a scalp. and one other bundle, which was
the most important Of all, for it repre-
sented the "holiest."
This bundle was a buckskn case to
which was bound buckskin object re-
sembling headband. Inside this bundle
was found the most sacred object in the
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By Charlotte G. Rowett.

1HAT are we women, anyway?
Nv Well, you listen for while
M to people going about talking
wv this matter over and you
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Special Correspondents of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09

PARIS, March q, 1911.
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Copyright. 1911. by William L. Altdorfer )
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
POWER COMP ANY
CHANGES HANDS
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial TO The Times Di spatchl
East Radtord, Va. March o2-The
plant OF the Radford Water Power
Company. which operates the city
water supply. electric lighting and
power and the street car line here. has
Company. Of which Or. j. j. Mott is
pres idcnt. DR.. Mot, has for many
years been acquiring the rights on
the New River and on North Carolina
streams.
The announcement OF the purchase
OF the Radtord plant came tonight,
after a conference lasting nearly all
day between Senator Marion Butler
of North Carolina; DR.. Mott and j. L.
Vaughan, OF Roanoke and Shawsviile.
president OF the Itad;ord Water Power
Company
i.x- Senator Butler left tonight for
final ARRANGEMENTS are being com
nleted for inc Immediate development
OF the water powers OF New River
The price given for the Radford
Water Power Company is not made
.publie, but It Is said to be in the
nci2iihorilood OF $4,000
a. y. Phlcgar. Jr., treasurer Of the
ltadford Water Power Company: j.
Edgar Walters, of the Radfor1 Trust
Company, nho is secretary or the Vir-
ginia Power Company; :. y. Scott. en-
Etnecr Of this cof.,Sany. and II j. jor-
don attorney. also attended the con-
ference to-day. It is announced that
the first river development Will be at
change of ownership Of the Eadford
company vii, entail no prcscn: change
Of !nanaEeE-lnt. James a Baird is
general SUPERINTENDENT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
OYSTERS LEAD In VALUE OF
VIRGINIA'S FISH PRODUCTS

that of any other State. Virginia
ranked first In the yield of hard crabs,
and second only to Maryland In the
yield of soft crabs. In 1908 the total
crab product. all Of which came from
Chesapeake Bay and it's tributary wa
tsss. was 25.oS3.o0o pounds. or s32s,o0O
This formed nearly 80 per cent of the
total quantity. and It's value more than
one third OF the total value of all hard
and soft crabs taken in this country.
The industry has grown steadily since
1890.
The alewife product has long been
important among the fishery products
of Virginia, and both the quantity and
value increased greatly from 1904 to
1908. The catch In 1905, amounting to
37,6S5,000 pounds. valued at s17l,0O0
was greater in both quantity and value
than that reported for any other State.
and furnished AZ per cent. of the
weight and nearly so per cent. of the
value of the total alewife product Of
the United States. p. II. MEG
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
CHARTERS ISSUED

The following charters were issued yes,er-
day by the state Corporation Commissions
T. VI. Peters Artificial Limb Company
tInc-p. Richmond, Il NJ. Peters president,
81. Z. Peters. vicepresident: l.. L, Dugsan
secretary and treasuror--aii OF Richmond
Capital: Maximum, 5000: minimum. So go
limbs.
Aibemarie Slate Corporation. Esmont, Va
George Norris, president: a. s. lockwood
Nice-president: ". S. T.are. secretary and
,reasurcr-all OF New York Capltal: Maxi
mum. $4,000: minimum. $1,000. Objects:
Slate mining business
Southsidc Brick Company (Tncj Rich :
mond ". ", Haley, president; r. H.
Barnes, secretary and treasurer; j. W. Holt,
FuperIntendent--all OF Richmond. Capital :
Maximum. $4,000; minimum. $1,000 Objects
Brick business
An amendment was issued to the charter
OF the Abbott Robertson Company Gnc.)
OF Richmond changing the name TO Abbott
Hardware Company Gnc), and also chang
ing its powers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
HINTS ON HOW
TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

MAGIC FACE CREAM--No woman
haynr can he os
Simple treatment viii in a sifo a time lime
clear and smooth any rough. wrinkled
skin most satisfactoriy: Mix one ounce
rine in a half pint cold water: stir and
let stand a few hours. This incXpen-
size cream Jelly. frequently applied to
skin. keeping It free from blackheads
and pimples. 1t is excellent for reduc-
ing large pores, removing tan. frecklesi
And Keeping the skin soft and clear.
II is splendid for massaging, and con
tains nothing TO cause hair 10 grow
on he face. a,i aalS
SAFE EYE ToNIc-Any one will find
it 4 very simple matter to keep the
eyes looking clear healthy and spark
rg By putting n zach daily fey
tonic made by dissolving an ounce of
crystos in pint of water, This tonic
nam smSTe al IIgns Of nS @
eyes bright and sparkling. It will not
smart the eyes and is big aid to-
RELIABLE HAIR RESTORER--Pr
mature .grayness more often comes.
from diseased scalp than any other
do no permanent. good. To removethe
cause ana put the scalp in a healthy
condition 50 the hair will regain It's
rub into the scalp twice week tonic
made. by iisssolving an ounce OF duin-
zoin in q half pint OF alcohol; then add
Il half pint cold water. This Will re-#
move dhndruff and make the hair soft
fluffy and glossy. It is splendid for
itching scaln AMI brittle falling hair.
SIMPLE FLESH REDUCER--To re-
ducc weight and regain comcly figure
without starving Is no longer n dim
cult mat ter, y perfectly harmless. in
extensive remedy is made by dissolve
ing four ounces parnotis in one and
one half pints hot water. When cold
strain and take q. Tablespoonful of the
n 20 cSy
seldom fails to cut down fat rapidIv.
and Will net N ii,,.C tlo bea !, rF-fsd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
TAXON BACHELORS
BONUS FOR. BABIES
Illinois Legislator Has Scheme
to Increase Size Of
Families.

Chicago. H.. March 22.-The juvenils
population of Chicago, shown in a soci
illogical report compiled from the
school census. shows no falling off In
the birth rate. The total Juvenile pops
ulation Is placed at S1i,115. most Of
whom were born in this city.
The statistics were complied by
William l.. Bodne, superintendent OF
compulsory education. and they show
5000 families with seven or more chill
dren OF these families the German
nationality leads, with 1899 families
Polish families are second. with 1,044,5
and American third. with 1902.
These figures were given out follow:
ing the Introduction yesterday in tho
illinois Legislature Of a bill providing
for payment by the State OF 500 to
each woman who bore a child within
two years after marriage. and 500 for
each child born within two years from
the birth of its next older brother or
sister The bill provides that the
money for this purpose shall be raised
by taxing bachelors OF thlrty-itve years
Of 1gc or older sl0.a year. There ia
a premium for twins and trinlets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch.
1920 Hull Street.
vansboro Bureau.

Swansboro Furniture Co.
Tho now Third Police Station at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and Stockton Streets will
be ready for OCCUPATION. 50 the contractor
In charge has promised. by March 81. I'm
less instructions to the contrary are received
between now and that time Captain Wright
VIII then shift his squad to the new quar-
ters
With the main work entirely completed
stallation of the plumbing and wiring and
the erection of several partitions. there
seems every prospect that the contractor
can fulfill his promise. Tho concrete work
and the plasterlng-the most obstinate feat
urc OF the whole undertakng-has been fin
lshed. and the building presents almost a
In the new station house quarters are pro-
vided for the full quota Of fourteen men.
squad-the captains room. the Police JUS
tees office and the Police Court proper
Every provision Will be made for the ply
steal comfort or tho men In the new station
which Will be sanitary. airy and Il vast I'm
provement over the old quarters In the anti
quated Manchester market building
Station squad which have been tho subject
of so much speculation recently, will be pub
ilcy announced about the TINA OF the re-
moval. with the names of the new men who
are to work on this side OF the river. While
It has been rumored that seven now men
will be apporttoned to tho Third Station
squad and mounted officer in addition
this cannot be definitely known until after
the meeting of the Board Of Police Commits.
sie e5nai the latter part Q, Of this month
the Manchester chapter of Masons in the
contents OF the cornerstone in tho old mar
ket building, which were placed in the stone
by this lodge a., he time OF the erection OF
that building many years ago. When the
market building is torn down. as It will be
ton Park, tho contents Of the cornerstone
box VIII revert to the Masonic chapter In
South Richmond. and will be preserved in
Nh arrangemept has been made VET nv tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
S SESSION MAY
RUN into SUMMER

tContinued From First Page.)
pies and we will accept IT." say the
Democratic Senators. They call atten.
ton to the fact that there are no Cor
mans Hills or Smiths among the Der
ocrats of the Senate now TO boost the
rates. In the present temper of Dem
occratic Senator's the rates are more
likely to be lowered than advanced.
and Senator'S don't want any rates put
In the bill by, the House for the pur-
poses OF trading
Mnny Intercstsfto Consider.
seems very apparent at this time
that the new Congress Will take up
other subjects than reciprocity and
tariff. President Taft intends TO urge
his permanent tariff commission plan,
which will cause wrangle. The adj
Nocates Of direct election of Senator's
viii make another try for their con .
stitutional amendment An apportion-
Inent bill will be sent over BY tho
II ouse.
The new members with a record to
make will clamor for public buildings
ard river and harbor improvements
Conservation measures left over uniin-
ished from the last session Will be re.
Vised. Indeed, the leaders think that
the extra session may be called upon
to take up a variety of subjects for
Legislative action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
LOST ny II VOTES.
Commission Plan or Government De-
M tented In Aahc1ille. -.- -.-....

I. I 7--7--1
Asheville. y. c.. March ga can
vnss OF the vote By the Board OF AS
dermen OF Tuesdays election on the
commission government plan disclosed
the fact that one box, the Second
than had been checked by the election
Judges
The nine ballots were found to-
Gether. all being against the charter;
With the questioned votes eliminated
the result as returned by the hoard
stands eleven majority against the
commission plan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
In Session nt staunton

ISpeciaI 70 The Times Dispatchl
Staunton. Va, March 22-The United
Brethren Church is holding its one
hundred and twelfth annual session in
the United Brethren Church. of this
city. with about 100 delegates present.
Bishop T. c. Carter. D. D.. of Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, IS presiding over the
body.