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NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices IN tns
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. March 3. -
Shorts covered in the cotton market
today and put prices up on tner-
selves. all months making new hlgn
records for the season. March rose
m 1914 cents a pound, May to oO.46
and October to 1918 in the first nail
hour of the session. At these levels,
Drices were "a to Al points up. DC
tober was the strongest months as
the result of the pressure to buy
covers by traders who were AFRAID
of the continued wet weather in the
western portion of the belt. Man.
chester cables reporting more bust
ness with both India and emma also
stimulated buying.
After the first bulge there were
recessions under realizing from the
long side to levels points over last
weeks close to points under. May
fell off to 1920. A little later, re-
: norts of a strong spot demand locally
at an advance of at least a quarter
of a cent a pound caused another
rise. and toward noon May was up
- 31:53 and October to 26.73. March
sold nm to 1922. At these levels
r.rices were at net gains OF 81 TO At
points. +ho long
Ueavy realizing appeared on the ions
side, being heaviest in May which POSITION oI
fell to 3O.32 at 80 o'clock. At tins level
- +radin~ months were at net advances
of IL to SO points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices III
the exchange today: -.
Tone, steady; middiing' 3o.!oc' qulet orov
ooon u;rb Low. Sale Close. Close.
25. SIS 25.7
go ao - 20 % 20. So 80. 50 80. 81 80. so
IN o. o. % - 20. % 80. "a SO. 80 sc. 81
Julv %. 81 90. 95 90. so 90. Sc 20 81 29.51
Oct &c .26 26. rs &C. % &C.. 46 &c. 40 26.3
Dec % IS &c. 81 o.. IS 90 1898 $3.50
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terms and methods. Send sketch for our
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Co. Dent. GO. washington. D. c.
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popular with these Eskimos. The
embracing pair rub the sides Of their
noses together ever so lightly In
measuring the width Of the nose with
sliding callipers. til" writer was fire.
quently impressed with the extreme
constituencies of the side OF the Es-
kimo nose. II was so ii"klish that
several attempts were frequently nee
essary before the measurements could
be obtained.
Our modern home is equipped with
all the conveniences that science has
been able to devise. but refrigerators
and other things of like character
have not found their way into this
land of ice and snow. The writer
will never forget his first visit to a
meat cellar. or Suclouk Early one
morning, happening 10 notice Wul-
scuta. with her 1ittl" wooden pan on
her shoulder, starting for the cellar
to get a supply Of meat for the day,
and having often wished to examine
the inside of one of these mysterious
holes in the ground. / hastily put on
my coat and followed. Before ! ar
the lid the shoulder blade of d
whale) and dropped from sight into
the black depths of the suclouk. Put
ting hand on either side of the
opening, I let myself down. feet first.
into the hole. touching firm ground
about five feet below. STOPPING
down. ] peered about in the darkness.
and, after becoming accustomed to
the dim light, ] was able to get a
good view of my surroundings. l
was standing on Il narrow dixie of
earth in the middle of a figure ight-
shaped chamber. about sixteen feet in
length. The walls bore walrus skulls,
the roof was of whale ribs covered
with sod. and everything was reeking
with grease and mold The floor on
one side of the dixie was entirely COW
cred with Stagnant water several
inches deep, on which hoated heavy
scum of oil. ON tho other side of the
dixie the floor was strcwn with pokes
of hlubber and carcasses of seals.
while at the extreme end was Wul-
scuta, standing on carcass, sleeves
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placed upon the surface of the ground
in an ellipse of stone, the clothing and
wrapping all cut to shreds and scat
tered and all personal effects de-
stroyed.
All of the persons present then re-
turn to the home of the deceased
where a small fire of kjndIinSs is
built outside of the house. The feet
are placed alternately in the fire and
the hands used to perform a brush
ing movement down the body. 1EiS
is a sort of purification ceremony.
Each pallbearer receives a piece of
the remaining rawhide rope used to
wrap the corpse as souvenir, which
he ties to his storage rack. Mem
bers of the family tie sprigs of mint
under their noses, with strands of
grass passing back of the head. All
remain inside of the ogent for five
days. wearing clothing wrong side
heads.
At the end of five days all go to
the grave, march around it in the
direction the sun travels across the
heavens. and inspect the remains to
ascertain what animal has been de-
vouring it. This is important. as it
will determine what animal he will
become in the next 1ife--these people
expecting to have five lives in all.
The family then returns home.
nor years upon years dancing has
l. been favorite sport among the
peoples of the earth and the dance
of the natives of St. Lawrence Island
would appear just as strange to our
citizens as did the dance of the writer
to the Eskimo when. at their request.
he demonstrated the waltz, the two
step and the few jig steps that he had
| learned when a youth.
A dance which was given by the
fur-clothed folk was an impromptu
affair and the drums were not strung
up for the occasion, so with the ex-
ception of Wongottilln, my right
hand man and sorcerer. who might
need his drum on short notice, none
of the orchestra had drums. How
ever. a couple of fiat blocks of wood
to clap together served one as an
instrument. while four natives used
empty gallon kerosene cans, upon
which they beat vigorously.
The dancers performed in ones.
twoS or threeS. as the whim might
strike them. Generally their move
ments had no relation to the move
ments of the other dancers on the
floor.
There are two types of dancing
one always performed in the same
manner and danced to the accompani-
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'McGregor. you will note that the
straws should be measured. These
are too long, SO I cut them half an
inch. Distance, sir, must be judged
to a nicety."
before each guest. and seated himself
restfully as he pointed:
Gen. McGregor. observe the frost
that gathers round your cup in misty
and fantastic shapes. No, no." stop
ping the New Workers. impatient hand
that reached for his drink; II pray
YOU, sir, be not tumultuous or over
|! hasty. A julep. sir. is not an Incl
dent; it is function"
For some moments their host sat
meditatively regarding his own cup.
Then he stood up very straight and
raised il to level with his eyes.
Gentlemen. keep your seats. Juleps
should be slipped in comfort Permit
me to pledge our honored guest, Gen.
Rufus McGregor. Here's a thousand
years to him and his and the hal
lowed traditions of our country"
Presently. from the silence where
Old Reliable was making his drink
last as long as it would, they heard
an infectious chuckle. and Col. Spot
tiswoode turned.
"Zack, what are you laughing att"
"Nothin', cunnel; jes studyin'. Dis
julep tick1es me plum down to my
toes: but tain't nigh stout as dat
| chicken whisky which dey makes
outer cornsecrated lye."
Tell us about it. please" Gen. Nc
| Gregor urged him, being curious to
hear the colored man talk. And Zack
moved near to the Yankee whom he
had now received into their fold.
We'll, sub, genl, 1 was jes .snick--
erin bout Mr.. Ed. which is a fisher
| man up de Sunflower river. an nigh
| on to ninety years ole. Dis las gone
| spring, Mr.. Ed was mighty nigh dead
| in de bunk on his shantyboat. He
| warn't able to move his hand, neither
| wiggle his foot. Pu' ole Mr. Ed was
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ment of the same songs. probably
more or less Symbolical OF folk lore
or commemorative of past events; the
other type involving movements de-.
signed for the sole purpose of anus
ing the audience or showing the skill
of the performer.
The men generally strip to the wais:
when they begin to warm up, but
they must not dance with glove,
on, "becauSe we have always done il
that way one foot is kept more
or less firmly planted on the ground
while the dancer beats time with the
other foot making all sorts of pecu-
liar gesticulations with head. arms
the music.
The women dance more like some
of the Indian women. keeping botE
feet on the floor and dancing mostly
with the body in q half squattins
posture. striking all sorts of peculiai
and amusing attitudes.
The orchestra sits with backs tc
the audience, facing the dancers, sing
ing and beating slow. regular time
Soon the music begins to increase in
rapidity and volume, and the dancer
must speed up accordingly. AS the
music gets louder and faster, the
leader of the orchestra may get upon
his feet to play with greater yigor
beating has fan-shaped drum upon
the stick instead of with the stick,
All singers perform with face and
throat muscles tense. 1t is real mu-
sic. nevertheless. which one hears at
these Eskimo dances-perfect time,
rhythm and tune.
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two men who are friends. but it is
not considered immoral. There seems
TO be no objection on the part OF the
women and II" secret is made of the
matter: in fact. there is often con-
siderable ceremony connected with it,
Owe is much the same the world
IL over, but courtship and marriage
customs differ among the various peo-
pies of the earth. The youngsters on
st. Lawrence island do not enjoy the
free social relationships that we find
among ourselves. There are not the
picnics and moonlight strolls. Often
parents arrange a match without con-
sulting the children. More frequently
the boys father is induced to call
upon the father Of the girl with sub
stantial presents of food. furs, whale
bone or ivory. If mutually agreeable.
the young man goes to the home of
his prospective bride to live and
works for her father for one. two,
possibly three, years without COM
pensation. In the meantime he is un-
der close observation to see just what
sort of husband he will make. At
the end of the probation period. If he
is thought to be the proper sort, he
is permitted to return to his fathers
home. taking with him the girl as
his wife. If he is not satisfactory he
returns home without the girl
Orphaned girls are popular as
wives, because the young man does
not have to put in the long period of
working without compensation.
Should man die, his surviving
brother. if he has one. is expected
to marry the wife and support the
family. Polygamy is occasionally
practiced and is considered proper.
In the old days it was not infre-
quent for a man to steal another's
wife, especially from some nearby viii
lage. Fierce fights ensued. and even
warfare between the villages. When
the husband and the kidnaper fought.
it is said that the woman usually
stuck by the victor, regardless of
which it might be.
kissing as we practice it is not
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course, being a Yankee, he's ignor-
ant
Den whyn't you jes give him his'n
straight, in a dipper? Huh! Dat
Yankee wouldn't know no diffunce."
i < x X
CEN. McGREGOR. will you do me
~ the honor to sit upon my right ?"
At his big octagonal table in the
library Col Spottiswoode remained
standing, while his home folk guests.
with the ease that feet slip into well
accustomed shoes. found their habit
ual places.
Immediately Old Reliable marched
into the room. choking with pride
and tight necktie. to set his silver
tray on the side table-a tray that
held all the ingredients and capari-
sons of a julep. In spite of resent
ment at the foreign presence, he
grudgingly admitted that. for Yam
kee, the stranger behaved himself
tolerable well.
The colonel stood erect in spotless
linens. his gray mustache and impe-
rial, his soft shirt, and eyeglasses
udnS iIliS Uy lHSlT COTu OI Sikh
splendid figure of seasoned manhood.
Gen. McGregor," he bowed with
antique grandiloquence, sin your hide
bound province of New York you
cherish many heresies concerning the
ju1ep-so 1 must ask that you watch
closely. Don't overlook the little
things. Details are important, sir.
First, the chalice.
Zack didn't know what a "chaIice"
meant. but that was his cue for a
smaller tray and dozen silver cups.
Exhibiting one of these. the colonel
insisted:
your cup must be of silver, sir,
simple and unadorned. Never desc
crate your julep in a glass. Lemon
and sugar, Zack."
The punctual negro passed him bits
of lemon and plate spread thiniy
with pulverized sugar. Rubbing the
rims Of his cups with lemon juice,
Evening star., 1923-05-06
BY HARRIS DICKSON.
UNNEL, you say he's comm
to dis house,"
Yes, Zack; Gen. Rufus
NcCrapor of Naw vorl,

TO QS mouse :.
Yes, Zack; Gen. Rufus
McGregor of New York.
But, Cunnel. you amt aimin' to
play poker wild him.
Old Reliable bent anxiously over
the chair in which Col. Spottiswoode
sat smoking-a glorified Zack, wear
ing his tall white collar and u choker
necktie above one of the colonel's
dinner coats that showed lavish
acreage of shirt.
Play poker Cunnel? Wild a
Yankee?" To the bewildered negro
these Saturday night seances of Col.
Beverly Spottiswoode represented the
very holy Of holes. sanctitied sane
forum of the old south. His demo-
cratic white friend might hob mob
with all sorts of riffraff on a bear
hunt, and take miscellaneous human
ity to his bosom. But no man was
taken into his Saturday night poker
game unless upon a certified record
Of battles fought for the stars and
bars. They must be Confederate vet
Grams, and therefore cheerful losers.
Yankees did very well in their place,
but
You see, Cunnel?"
Never mind, Zack." the amused
southerner let out a cloud of smoke;
Il always stay at Gen. McGregor's s
home while visiting New York. He
arrives in Eicksburg tonight and will
be my guest
Have it -yo way. Cunnel." zack
shook his outraged head. Have it
yo' way. sub"
And. Zack. we must be specially
particular about our julep."
"Lawd Gawd, Cunnel! You amt
aimin' to build Kim nary julep?'
Certainly. The best on EARTH
"An' liver dat speech o. your'n? ?
Wild all dem curleymacues?"
"All the trimmings. Everything.
Cen. McGre:or is a fine man, but, OF
Evening star., 1923-05-06

plum played out. ontil Mrs. Ed give
him drink o. dis chicken whisky,
which reused Mr.. Ed. 'Sairy'-he riz
up on one elbow an whispered
'Sairy, look in dat cup o. water an
gimme my false teef-I feels so spry
dat I'm bound to bite you"
But why do you call it chicken
whisky?" the puzzled northerner per-
sisted.
Chicken whisky, sub, cause whar-
ever you drinks dat whisky, dat 5
whar you lay
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Pump Controls Itself.

THE word "bilge" commonly i'm
plies the bottom of a boat on the
interior, and the pump used to re-
move water that may leak in is
termed a bilge pump. This name.
however. has been widely applied to
all kinds of pumps for removing
seeping or leakage water.
Such a pump operated by electricity
is much in use. 1t works on the
centrifugal principle. One of the ad-
vantages of such an equipment is
the fact that it may be equipped
with a float which automatically
starts and stops the motor. according
as the water level rises or falls.
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D. SIR ACEINC AND OCCASION

shrinking womanhood, never shouts
aloud it's charms. So of this we use
only a gentle hint"-one dash In a
cup-"a mere suggestion-a soft in
sinuation, as it were"
Having seasoned them all with
rum, the colonel bowed.
Last comes the establishment. sir
not so much for utility as to delight
the eye"-slices of orange and pine
apple, bits of lemon and a maraschinc
cherry. After which he gave atten-
tion to the straws, and remarked:
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Out of silver pitcher Spottis-
woode pourned with nice exactitude
while Zack stirred the cups, which
the colonel passed along. AS Spottis-
woode bruised the tenderest sprigs of
mint, he placed two in each cup, fore
stalling objections by half apology:
"Fastidious connoisseurs might call
1t mint toddy' or a mint smash
where you bruise your mint into the
sirup. A nice point. general; very
nice point. which vet remains open
fu1 discussion. Discussion, sir--ami
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Thermometer for Blind.
FRENCHMAN has invente

A FRENCHMAN has Invented a
simple thermometer for the use OF
the blind. The instrument is described
as -teIicate1y balanced scalebeam
that supports a thermometer. The
end of the beam has a sharp pointer
that under pressure engages holes in
stationary scale. Contraction or
expansion of the mercury raises or
lowers the scalebeam and it's pointer
on the scale The reader merely
presses the flexible scale against the
scalebeam point and with his fingers
reads the Braille characters at the
place of contact
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Spottiswoode turned them upside
down in sugar until it adhered, re-
marking: Just a tasty trifie around
the edge"
From lacks prompt hand he took
a sirup bottle.
Here we have sugar, sir, thorough
ly dissolved into smooth liquid sweet
ness. There should be nothing rough
nor grainy about julep. Two, table,
spoonfuls is orthodox. At this crisis
a little water-but sparingly-spar-
in-ly. -
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casion. Mark its color-October sun
shine slanting across the hill-and
beads like sparkle of the dew. This
oil of jubilation we use not riotously,
but with moderation and discretion"
His spoon tinkled as Zack stirred
and set out a bowl of finely crushed
ice.
Add this virgin drift, pillaged from
snow-crowned peak-half a cup
full. and most judiciously amalga-
mated with the srup.''
New he critically chose the most
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COL Spoisoode Offer Some Beverages

pungent sprays of mint. a handful to
each cup. but left their centers open.
This. McGregor, constitutes our
fragrant bouquet, faint, seductive and
elusive as the murmur of far-off
music. Next the rum"
X X X X
NLD RELIABLE, Johnny on the
~ spot, held ready his bottle, with
Il quill in it's stopper.
Jamaica rum the high priest
halted and smiled. "A julep. sir, like
Evening star., 1923-05-06

pebbled spits, chaotic heaps of VOL
canic, lchen-covered rocks, high hills,
numerous lakes, miles of marshy
tundra, absolutely treeless, chill. fog
wrapped. icebound frequently until
midsummer, with occasional patches
by the million, barrenness. desola-
ton, isolation, and there you have ST.
Lawrence. formerly Clark's Island as
it appeared to me on my visit in
search of anthropological data and to
make collections in the interest of
the Smithsonian Institution and the
Panama-C California exposition
During the year of my visit to this
cold and cherries waste the maxi
Evening star., 1923-05-06

mum temperature was 56 degrees
was seen on the hillside back of the
village. where I made my headquar-
ters, about August Is.
On August 80 the writer was caught
forty-fve miles from headquarters
in a snowStorm. That week, while
excavations were being made, various
. articles We're picked out OF the solid
an idea of the climatic conditions
that the natives face every year.
There are on the island something
less than 800 peopie most of whom
live at Secvuokok Incorrectly desig-
mated on the maps as Chibukak. At
one time there were probab bly, at least
1000 EskImos on the island. but
pestilence aud famine have done their
deadly work In the winter of 1879
so famine carried off the larger part
Of the population entire villages of
considerable size being entirely wiped
out. Food. dogs. raincoats. boots and
dog harness We're eaten in turn. but
still there We're but few deaths. The
trouble began in the spring, when
food became plentiful. for then all
overfed and died rapidly with acute
Indigestion. Oghoolki. one of the old
men of the tribe. in telling of the
deaths that followed the advent Of
food, said: "Our stomachs were full,
but our mouths were always hungry"
EROM time to time there has been
l. much speculation as to the nature
of these folks of the great north
Some have pictured them as being
taciturn. others have painted them
as highly temperamental. but the
truth is that the st. Lawrence islander
is jovial, good natured, hospitable
and of sunny disposition, but also
quite capable of imposing on ones
good nature to the limit-a sort of
trusting individual if he thinks that
you are on the square. Morally. the
Eskimo is fully as good as the white
man, though not so given to conceal
ment.
The Eskimo, in dealing with his
fellows. has not much incentive to
wrongdoing. There are no class diff
ferences based on property distinc-
tions. and all of the natives are eX-
tremely poor They are co-operators
There are no soldiers. no police. no tax
gatherers, no locks on the doors of
their homes If an Eskimo finds a
good driftwood pole on the beach or
anything else of value, he hacks his
mark upon it with his knife and
knows that if he does not return for
d year. his property will be left un-
disturbed by his fellows
in his dealings with the white man,
Evening star., 1923-05-06

nNE of the most interesting expert
" ences of the whole expedition was
an retrospective study. watching ones
own wheels go round, so to speak:
entering with spirit into savage sing
ing and dancing, being not one apart,
but one with these people, partici-
patng in their amusements and sports.
if only with the skill of an amateur.
No amount of debate or argument
could ever convince me that environ
ment, not heredity. is the all-powerful
factor in shaping mental characteris-
tics. "Dr. Moore all same Eskimo" l
heard many times. AS an OPEN
minded believer in the unity of all
things fundamental in mankind,
there was but little difficulty expert
enced in arriving at basis of un-
derstanding with these people. whom
the writer learned to love and respect.
They soon ceased to be objects Of
scientific inquiry. and / often feel
homesick for return visit to this
deSolate island.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

, able discussion-is the proper accom-
paniment of a julep."
The well trained Zack initiated
every move, treating each cup i'll turn
precisely as his julep master had
>serred the first; then with fork he
removed every particle of bruised
mint. This being ready, Old Reliable
produced his most reverend decanter,
which Col. Spottiswoode lifted to the
light.
Forty years in wood. sir aging
and mellowing for this auspicious oc-
Evening star., 1923-05-06
ards Who Live Near Arctic Circle Have Queer Customs

Of of
of
Evening star., 1923-05-06
BY DIR. RILEY ID. MOORE.

~ NE of Uncle Sans most inter-
esting groups of wards is
that of the t.sEimos on st.
Lawrence Island. in the
t;ehring sea. These people, who are
.-,porg the most northern of any of
jhe tribes under the jurisdiction of
his country, have their island home
frrty miles off the Siberian coast and
about a days journey by boat from
the Arctic circle. The island varies
from twenty to thirty miles in width
and is perhaps eighty-five miles long.
Picture, if you can, an island of