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staIked on down the street The honeymoon
was over
But John will treat Mary according to the old
Indian law or he will lose her. She is mar
ried according to the white mans way but that
will not prevent the squaw from leaving his
tent and returning to that of her mother II
she feels inclined to do So and nothing John
can say or do will have the least effect in fore
ing her to return to him. For number of years
the government has done all In its power to
force the Indians to marry In the white mans
way and to reman married after the ceremony.
but very little progress has been made. Once
in great while there will be an Indian we'd
ding performed after the white way but a
large majority of them take place under the old
Indian customs
The Indian word for marriage is the equiva-
lent of "she followed him." and that phrase
tells the whole story. Literally, when an In
dian girl marries buck she simply walks out
OF her mothers tepee and into that of her fu-
ture lord AMI likewise, when she wants a
divorce she takes the back trail and returns to
her mother. The Indian law will not permit
the deserted husband to interfere with her in
any way, she leaves his tent. She is
then free to marry" any other Indian she may
wish to. Where a divorce Is so easily obtain
able the marriage vows are not regarded very
highly. In fact. there no marriage VOWS
whatever in the Indian ceremony.
The parents Of the bride and bridegroom
do most of the "courting." and, contrary to
tho general belief that the girls are sold to
their husbands. this is rarely done The older
ones make all arrangements and then the young
buck calls the girl. They sit in the tepee
with the other members OF the family, but SO
close together that the old squaw throws a
blanket over them. hiding them from sight of
the others in the tent Finally matters are ar
ragged to suit. and the young man. for four
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MARRIED IN WHITE MANS WAY

consecutive nights, serenades his inamorata.
the serenade consisting of music made on a
kind OF flute On the fourth night. however in
stead of turning away after playing his tune.
he boldly enters the girls tepee and sits down.
After few minutes walt he gets up and
walks out. The girl follows him. He goes to
the tent or cabin which he has previously pre-
pared and enters A moment later the girl en-
ters, lays aside her blanket and starts cooking
dinner. The marriage is over.
The bridegroom. before the courtship. has
made present to the girls father. Some
times It is bunch OF cattle or horses, or what
may be agreed upon. The older man
holds this present for several months and II
the young people are getting along together
nicely. he then gives 1t all back to them as
kind Of dowry. II. however they have trouble,
and there is divorce" he keeps the gift and
later gives 1t to the girl. And the mother-in-law
is supreme. The girls mother can, at any time
she chooses. go over to the young peoples
tent. take her daughter by the hand and lead
her home. The husband can say nothing what
ever to an action Of that kind and for that rea-
son. he cultivates the god opinion OF his mother
in-iaw more than he does that OF his sQuaw
That is the kind of marriage relation the
government has been trying to discontinue.
and all efforts have been made to persuade
the Indians to be married according to the
white mans ways. but with SO little result that
marriage la white man" is a rarity that at,
tracts the attention Of both the whites and the
Indians.
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of protest from the cities to be left out in the
cold is the suggestion that the navy depart
ment abandon the navy yards at New York.
at Boston and at Portsmouth, N. II. lin reality
Kittery Point Maine) and handle all the work
DOW entrusted to these three yards at new
and thoroughly up-to-date navy yard to be
established at some point Narragansett
Bay Congress scarcely be expected to
sanction such radical move In hurry. al
though 1t may permit some OF the other details
of the main scheme to be carried out because
of the plea for greater economy in running
the government.
II the big station were established on Nara
gansett Bay 1t would become the chief rendez-
vous for all our warships In the North At
lantic. whereas the common objective point
in the more southernly seas would be the new
naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. which
is now declared to be the key to the defense OF
our entire Southern Atlantic coast. the Gulf
coast and the Panama Canal,-which latter
will have to be taken into account In all fu-
ture calculations relative to our naval doings.
Guantanamo Bay offers deep water for accom-
modating at anchor fleet OF thirty-1ve bat
tleships and is ideal in almost every respect
and 1t will be strange II this island outpost
does not become in time the chief naval base
of Uncle Sam on the Atlantic Just as Pearl
Harbor will ON the Pacific.
Dry docks complicate the situation with ref
erence to abandoning existing navy yards A
navy yard without dock capable OF accommo-
dating such warships as need repairs to the
underwater portions would be at most Sc
rious disadvantage Thus while undoubtedly
the repair and manufacturing work required
for the navy could best be done in fewer yards
the fact remains that Uncle Sam has lot OF
money tied up in docks and repair facilities and
the navy department cannot arbitrarily abandon
-ards with dry docks capable Of receiving bat
tleships.
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John Lodgepole and Mary Steep Hill, full
blooded Indians. came over from the Crow res
ervation last week to get married In the white
mans way, Gays dispatch from Sheridan
Wyc. They brought with them numerous reIa-
tves and when the Rev. Mr. Carney OF the
white church called them before him to per-
form the ceremony there were enough Indians
around the court house to start wild west
show. But a marriage in the white mans way
by the white mans preacher Is not an every
day occurrence on the Indian reservations, and
when one does take place every Indian within
40 miles comes. II he can possibly do So So
when 1t becomes noised or was announced over
the Crow reservation that Lodgepole was to
marry Mary Steep Hill. daughter of Short Boy
ana Buffalo Robe, every buck" who got wind
of the coming event came over to Sheridan to
see how 1t was done.
The bride was only II years old. while the
bridegroom was %. She was dressed in a gown
OF brightcolored Calico with a gorgeous blanket
over her shoulders and she came as near to
looking pretty as is possible for a Crow girl
Dodgepole was dressed to kill" He wore
cowboy costume and around his waist was a
sash Of 80 many colors that Joseph's famous
coat would have looked like a piece OF burlap
beside 1t. metal badge. nearly as large as
saucer. was suspended around his neck by
buckskin thong. Every move showed the whit.
spectators that he thought he was comforting
a great favor on the Indian maid by giving her
his name.
After the ceremony the bridal party started
on down the street John. the bridegroom
I'd his new father-in-law in front. Then came
the motherin-law with papoose OF her back
and along behind came the bride. walking by
herself. Presently John halted and motioned
to his BRIDE AS she approached he threw
package he had been carrying into her arms
"Ugh!" he said "squaw carry" Then he
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RECOGNIZES MASTERS VOICE
Tenneseean Proves Ownership to Sat-
Isfactlon Of Judge When COM
mon Pig Answers Call.

Memphis. Tenn.-That even a COM
mon hog knows his masters voice and
the way back home through the
crowded streets Of city was clearly
demonstrated in Justice Guthrie's
court.
Two farmers, James Williamson
and Charles Stanton. were suing for
q hog taken up by the poundkeeper.
Williamson could not identify the hog
to the satisfaction of Justice Guthrie.
your honor" began Stanton. that
is my hog. I cut of its tail and
marked the left ear with swallow
fork"
III the hog is yours, It will come to
your call" replied Justice Guthrie.
A constable took the hog to Con-
federate park and concealed It. STAN
ton. standing at one side OF the park
a block away. called. "Piggoole. pig.
pig" The hog pricked up its ears.
gave couple Of grunts and ran to
Stanton.
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German Ships Crew Has Thrill
ing Encounter With Cobra
Which Escaped From Crate.
ONE SAILOR IS BITTEN
vesseI Four Days Out From Calcutta
When Poisonous Reptile Discovered
on the peck-Men Go to Fight,
but Leave In Flight.

Boston.-In the long voyage from
Calcutta to this port the crew OF the
German steamship Estterturm have
lived in hourly terror OF death from
big cobra, whose sting is fatal. The
deadly character OF the reptiles bite
was only too vividly proved on the
fourth day out of the voyage. when
the men of the forecastie and the ON
GERS heard a sudden sharp scream of
agony. 1t came from a sailor who
had been moving along the deck in
the darkness. He was bitten on the
leg and a few hours later died in con-
vulsions. suffering most poignant ag-
ony. The man had only the merest
glimpse of the snake as It squlrned
out of sight and into hiding. 1t is
believed the cobra is stili alive, coiled
and hiding somewhere among the jute
bags In the steamships hold.
But not a member OF the nerve
teer to seek out and kill the poison
Gus creature. They are held back by
the horror of the remembrance OF
their comrades cry the night he was
bitten and the spectacle of his agon-
lied death.
In closely boarded crates the Est
terturm took 124 snakes aboard at
Calcutta on an assignment to New
York animal dealer. The cobra had
a box to himself. The snakes were
fed from time to time by dropping
live rats into the crates, the rodents
being caught by traps set in different
sections of the ship. Such was the
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sinuous strength OF the cobra that It
was able to rip open the stout stat
that Gagged 1t within the box. No dis
covery of .ts escape came until tho
night fkat the sailor was fatally BIT
ten.
Officers and men mede two or three
hunts for the deadly creature, but as
there were hundreds OF places aboard
the ship where 1t could coil In hiding
the snake was not found. Every night
became one OF terror to the sailors.
Once the killing OF the snake was
almost effected. Half dozen sailors
armed with long clubs searched and
beat every Granny of the super
structure OF the ship, and finally
started the cobra from under a coll
OF rope. Once or twice. as one or
two OF the men aimed the clubs and
were ready to strike, the cobra reared
and darted It's fangs back at its pur-
suers In rage and the men scattered,
shouting in dread and fear. This time
the snake disappeared down a ven
tilator. and 1t is supposed found it's
way down into the cargo In the hold
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supposed to be establishments for the dock
Ing, repair and refitting of war vessels and not
ordinarily. plants for the construction of new
warships although Uncle Sam has from time
TO time constructed a number OF warships In
his navy yards and is building battleships in
navy yards at the present time. The function
Of navy yards therefore is to maintain the eff
hciency of the ships of the fighting fleet and
they should be placed at strategic points
The officials contend that We have considerably
more navy yards than the requirements of the
feet Justify
The secretary of the navy recently did some
Investigating to ascertain how Uncle Sam
compared in possessions of this kind with the
leading foreign powers and the result will sur.
prise many people. 1t was disclosed that the
United States has twice as many frst-class
home navy yards are possessed by Great
Britain, although John Bull has a navy about
double the size OF ours and that, furthermore
we have one more navy yard Of the second
class than Great Britain has. In other words
we have eleven first and second class navy
yards In the United States while Great Britain
Is worrying along with six of the same kind
Germany has three, and France FIVE. Doubtless
our farfung coast line on two oceans to saw
nothing Of the Gulf of Mexico, has been large
ly responsible for our prodgal Investments in
navy yards.
All the same this pre-eminence in navy yards
has cost Uncle Sam pretty penny since he
began to acquire such holdings more than a
century ago. The sites for some of our navy
yards and naval stations (also coaiing sta
tions) were gifts. but Uncle Sam had to pay
good hard cash for most Of them and in the
aggregate such first investments totaled the
tidy sum Of nearly three million dollars But
that was but drop in the bucket compared
to the expense of equipping and maintaining
these bee hives of activity Indeed the total
cost for buildings. improvements. machinery
ETC.. for these naval institutions has been to
date more than $3.50. 900 900. while for the past
half decade the yearly maintainence of these
plants has involved an annual drain of more
than twelve million dollars upon Uncle Sans
pocketbook.
The worst of 1t is that some of our navy
yards now in existence actually have not suffi-
cient water leading to them to allow modern
vessels to approach and lie at the docks. The
explanation of this queer state of affairs is to
be found In the conditions during the early his
tory of the republic when coast defenses
were of a minor character and 1t was thought
best to place the navy yards some distance
back from the coast for the sake of protection.
The vessels Of the old navy were OF light draft
SO that location did not much matter. but this
does not help matters today when the navy
men have to take into account battleships OF
27 900 tons instead Of Shops Of 1900 tons such
as the famous old Kearsarge.
In the old days when the war craft were de-
pendent upon sails for motive power and dis
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WANTED.

II should think" said the woman Of tho
house. you would have too much selfrespect
to make your living by begging"
Lady" protested Ruffon wratz. straighten.
ing himself up "selfrespeck is wot aIls me. !
wouldn't do this fur no other man on earth"
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gether. consequently, the only alternative.
congress will be appealed to for money to
build new and up-to-date navy yard on
some new site on San Francisco Bay
Easily the most radical of all the proposals
having to do with navy yard consolidation and
the one that has resulted in the greatest storm
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number OF our navy yards and thus eliminat-
plants now scattered along our seacoasts as
war craft. Various advantages are claimed for
OF the principal arguments. as may be sur
missed, is that It will enable the government
TO save a lot of money every year.
Action by the congress OF the United States
is required before this proposal be car
ried out In anything like its full scope. but al
ready beginning has been made in line with
nne new policy. Thus We see two navy yards.
hnose at New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida,
virtually abandoned save for caretakers and
the work which was formerly done there trans
terred to other plants in the south where with
the larger forces of workmen available 1t can
Dc handled more expeditiously. If the officials
nave their way the navy yards at San Juan.
Port Royal, New London, Sacketts Harbor
Cuiebra and Cavite will also be abandoned in
mort order But of course this is easier said
tnan done. for no town or city wants to see its
navy yard abandoned any more than 1t wants
70 see one of its local manufacturing plants
removed to some rival city and consequently
zach community thus affected can be depended
upon to fight the proposal through members of
congress and any other national authorities
upon whom influence be brought to bear
10 appreciate the position of the naval Off
cials on this mooted question 1t is necessary
10 Dear In mind the functions of a navy yard
as they regard them. The head of the navy
department contends that navy yards are pri
marty Tor use In time of and only Incl
uentiy for use In time Of peace. They are
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rendezvous. However, even
on the west coast the sit
uation does not entirely
satisfy the naval experts.
The navy yard on Puget
Sound is pronounced pret-
ty satisfactory in almost
all respects, but the one
on Mare Island. near San
Francisco, is objected to
because there is an made
quate depth OF water to
accommodate our heaviest
warships. OF course the
people at the Golden Gate
will not hear OF the re-
moval of their naval sta
ton. and, indeed the naval
officials do not want to
ohandon this locality altO-
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90 CONSOLIDATE
OUR NW1 MRDS

HE secretary of the q. 8.
navy. backed by that coterie of
experienced officers who are
his counselors. has been cher
ishing for the past year or two
an important new scheme
which many persons believe
congress will be compelled to
fndorse.-ultimately II not in
the immediate future. The new
scheme is nothing less than a
project for consolidating a
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02

tances were not SO easily traversed as at pres
ent 1t was considered necessary to have places
for the repair OF naval vessels at frequent in
tervals along the coast. This explains in a
measure, how it happens that we find on the
Atlantic caost some ten naval institutions
whereas the Pacific coast has but two such
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We recommend that His Honor
Judge c. B. Conyers, have the proper
officials take the necessary steps to
have Myrtle Bell and her younger
sister, entered as inmates of the GeOr-
gia Industrial Home at Macon. These
| children are the daughters OF the
Present Mrs. H. Nelson, at present
living in the city of Brunswick; in
formation having come to the grand
jury that Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson are
not proper guardians for the rearing
of these children.
We recommend that the clerk OF
the Srand jpry be ii0 $25 in addi-
ton to his regular per diem.
( We recommend that the sum of $40
be paid the stenographer preparing
these General Presentments.
We recommend that the Brunswick
News be paid the sum Of $50 for pub
fishing these General Presentments.
We recommend that if any of the
various committees of this Grand
| Jury expended money in the discharge
of their duties as committeeman, that
the county reimburse them, and that
the members of the several commit
tees be paid their usual per diem
while engaged in committee work.
We recommend the appointment OF
Mr. W. H. Shadman as eX-OfficiO JUS
tice of peace for St. Sinons island, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Mr.. Don McCaskill.
Resolved, That this Grand Jury rec
ommend the issue Of 100000 in
bonds to be expended in improving
the public highways of the county
and that the county commissioners be
urged to take this recommendation
under immediate consideration.
Resolved That the thanks Of this
body be extended to the Hon c. 3.
Conyers for his very able and in
structiye charge and FOR the courte-
sizes extended this body.
Resolved further, that the thanks
Of this body be hereby extended to
our solicitor ]. H. Thomas, and As
sistant Solicitor R. E. Dart, for their
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valuable help and assistance to us,
also to other county officials for cour-
tesies extended during our SESSION.
Resolved. further That we extend
our best thanks to our foreman, Mr..
Geo IF. Smith, for the pleasing ana
businesslike manner in which he has
presided over the deliberations of this
body, and to the clerk, J. S. NJ. Sym
one, for his very courteous ana eff
cient work during the session.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. H. Smith, foreman; J. S. NJ.
Symons, clerk; ]. B. abrams, J. B. G.
Bitch, John P. Twomey, J. L. An
drews R. H. Parker, E. Y Roberts,
J.. C. Garwood, R. W. Peters, H. E.
Taylor, julius Levy, T. e. Glover, 7. l..
Allen, ]. H. Whitmire, w e. Mitchell,
R. G. Jackson, L. C. NJ .rlin, Peter w.
Fleming.
In Glynn Superior Court, May Term,
1912.
The foregoing presentments of the
Grand Jury having been returned and
read in open court, It is hereby Or
dered by the court that the same be
sTread upon the minutes OF the
court and be published as therein rec
Ommended, in open .'ourt, this 18th
day Of June, 1912.
(Sioned) q y CONYFRS
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were examined and in so far as We
were able to verify hey were cor
rect, except the books of EX-Officio
Justice of Peace Robertson, which we
find aid not show the true record OF
costs collected in such cases as We
were able to verify. The books of
other justices of reace and ex-Officio
justices of peace were not brought
befoce the grand jury as the law re-
OuiraS
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PUBLIC RUILDlNGs.

Court House; IL examining the
court house we find that it is leaking
badly, and plaster falling. The floor
in the vault of the clerks Office is
soft and should be repaired. There
is one glass out of ne door of the
office of the SUPERINTENDENT OF edu-
cation, and We recommend that glass
be put i'll. We find tina the super
intendent of education is occupying
room intended for the county treas.
urer and recommend mat the treas
urer be given his room and other
quarters be provided for the super
intendent of the board Of education.
We find the court louse grounds
badly kept and recommend that pro-
per attention be Civ N same We
find the acoustics bad in The court
room, and recommend that this be
remcdied if possible
Jail: We find the sail well kept,
though prisoners are badly crowded.
The Jail has settled badly, walls have
cracked, plaster falling, and some
of the doors cannot be oren and shut.
We recommend that the commissions
ers take Necessary steos at once, put
ting the building in proper share, in
Guiding the roof
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HIS little lace was
covered with sores even
to back of his ears.
The poor little fellow
suffered very much
The sores began as
pimples, his little face
was disfgured veTy
much. We hardly knew
what lie looked like.
The face looked Ike
raw meat. We tici
little bags of cloth owe
lis ha: Is to prevent
him from scratching
Tas very restless
at night, his little face
itchad.
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NEW SUPPLY OF BUILDING MATERIAL, FLOORING,
SIDING, FRAMING FENCING PATTERNS OF
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ESsARY-WE DO THE REST-PRoMP TNEss DELIVERY
LONG FURNISH YOU MATERIAL NEW
HOME OR REPAIRS FOR THE OLD ONE o.. 4 s2AIzaaE
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A guarantee OF good bread-Wil-
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IF YOU are in doubt Join tine Wood
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Findey, phone 40, has few more
of those fire horses and mules FOR
sale at bargain prices,
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For the very best smoker, call for
Primrose's Empire Smoker.
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FACE DIST TOURED
WITH eczema
Covered with Eruption to Back of
Ears So They Hardly Knew What
He J ,oked Like. Used CutiCura
5vap and Ointment. In 4
Weeks Face Fineand Clean.

"Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema when but a few weeks old
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(Signed) C. B. CONYERS,
Judge S. c., B. C.
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PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
Effective April 3, 1912.