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PYYING OFF THE ft6kEfB. How the Indians Received Their Money and Paid their Debts.' The Cherokee nation litdrally roll ed in money when the six and one half million dollars received from the sale of the Cherokee strip was dis bursed among the tribal citizens. The per capita share was $205.70. The payment was made usually with two $100 bills, one $50, one $10, one $5 and seventy cents irt silver. The money was disbursed by Zeke Starr, treasurer, and Henry Effort, assistant treasurer of the , nation. Most of. the Indians were in debt, and creditors swarmed 'in towns where the payments were made. T. A. Latta, who attende'd these pay ments, in recalling incidents lately said: ''Much has been told of the dis honesty of the Indians, but in this payment there were many exumples of integrity. At Tahlequah an old full blood .womaii, perhaps sixty years old, a widow, drew for eleven participants in the fund. She had traded with many of the merchants who sat at the tables between which she had passed. After the money liad heeni counted out o to her she swept the entire amount into her apron and holding a corner in each hand, she passed from trader to tra der, pausing before each until each had taken a sufficient amount to bal ance her indebtedness. Not once did she count the change or investigate the account. She was honest, and conscious of her own integrity did not question tle sonesty of another. This was only one case. There were scores like it, and, though not pleas ant to reiterate, the confidence thus placed was sometimes betrayed. There are cases where the greedy creditors took a handful and gave back no change. ''A mixed blood of some astute ness came to settle his account with a trader. Tii looking over his account lie discovered a charge for a side, sad dle, amounting to $15. He had not made such a purchase and had the bill remedied without trouble, the wily old trader merely telling his bookkeeper to place the item to John Doe's account. The bookkeeper him self is authority for the statement that in this way that self-same sad die was collected for eighteen times.' The Clarmore bankers were in at tendance from Coffeyville, seeking deposits for their banks. One store in the town had a safe of moderate diiensions aii( security, and this store was headquarters for bankers and colleetors alike. The merchant himself had a mere bagatelle of some $120,000 on the payment. After sup per the colting room was filled with collectors and bankers. A parlor ta ble was called into use and money as high as one's chin was stacked on e-ry inch.. It was the minut for verifying the memoraduim of the day. On one par ticular evening there was on this ta ble at one time close to half a million of dollar1s in crisp new trIeasury nmotes. * Lapsful of money ? There were wag on loads of it ! 'It was no uncommon thing to change a hundred dollar bill for a five cent sale. And the scarcity of change was responsible for charg ing twenty-five cents for changing a b)ill of that denmomiat ion.- Bartles ville corresp)ondence Kansas City Star. 4th of July Rates. Special low, excur'sion rates, one and one-third fares to all points South of Ohio and Potomac and East of Mississippi Rivers including St. Louis. Via Atlantic Coast Line. Tickets on sale July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, finial return limit July 8th. For further in formation comnmuni cate with your .nearest ticket agent, or' write, WV. J. CRAIG, Passenger TraffTic Manager, W\ilmington, N. C. WASHINGTON, D. C. EXCURSION Via Seaboard Air Line Railway. Oni June 29thI, .July 2nd and 3rid, 19061, thle Sea board'l A ir Line liyv. will sell cecursion tickets to'WVashinigt on, D. C., anmd ret urn at one fare plus1 25 cents, tickets good returning until .July 11th, but extension of' limit re tui'ning until August 11th can be -ob)tained b)y p)aying only 50 cents ad glitional, making a 40 (lay trip. Ccir tainly a splendid 'opportunity for your summer vacation. Full infor mation at Seaboard Air Line Of fices. 4th of July ExcursIons Via Seaboard Air Line Railway. The Seaboard Air Line Railwvay will sell excursion tickets account of 4th of July on.July, 2nd, 3rd and 4th * good to returi until July 8th inclu sive at one and one-third fares (mini num rate .50 cents) betwveen all stat ions in the South i e, South-of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and East of the Mississippi River. Full infor mation from Seaboard Air Line~ 'Agents. WithT That Ever Dangled il Where hundr of high degn WHERE TE $50E High Grade DRY GOODS, MI For men, women and child No housewife should over that are essential to ones c thirds the regular price th( acting for their wares. Or Mr. R. Baumoel will annou tonic to the most over wor Specials F China Silk in the most beautiful Men's colors of the rainbow as well as cracker black and white, positively worth limited ( 65 cents everywhere. During this sale of bargains, your choice, 39 Cents the yard. Drop in black We will place' on our counters the corr during this gigantic reduction sale positive] Embroideries of the most exclusive S patterns that are worth and sell theS Carolinas over, from 15 to 25 cents. Silk l\ During this sale, your pick at shades 8 Cents the yard. most po Hunt the Embroideries that are everyw~ positively worth 10 and 12 1 -2c. During the yard on our tables during this sale At 5c.-per Yard. Yu Our Embroidery bargains need eleganc no introduction to you, and during $1.25 this sale they shall be greater than limited ever, say I, custome Mimnaugh- 6 They COME! Where 50 Gern M IM Jrj JMU U M'',Z JLJL1 AAJ LE he Greatest i The Face of a 'eds are hourly se< 3e at most remai [E COURT HOL ,ooI WORTH OF Dependabi CONSISTING 1 LLINERY, SH( ren on sale at prices look a chance like this :omfort, when you can it other merchants of i tomorrow, Wednesda nce the second and mi -ked pocket books. DON or the Sa Black Socks that are Ladies wi acks at 10 cents per pair, kerchiefs pos pair to a customer at everywhere, Cents per pair. price Stitched Ladies' Hosiery ______ as well as white that are act Hose for summer wear, LadiesgaL y worth 25c. pr., bleach excel le Price 12 1 -2c. while they 1i lull in the new midsummer 5 and patterns that is the pular material for summer Heotp positively worth and sold Helworpope ere from 18 to 30c. pr. yd.' tewrld o this sale of sales quantity at Pick at 13 1-2c. yd. 6 C ich Black Taffeta that Is in Silk, positively worth 58iTr the yard the world over, of standard c to one dress pattern to a 3c d r all day Wednesday at 3c d cents the yard. Sale! .They SE rts Buys a 13 N AL ABLAZE Bargains Newberru Couqtu Public, :uring Merchandise rkable Low Figures. Li TSE IS OPPOSITE. 0.00 e Merchandise, DF IES AND CLOTHING, unheard of before for ten days. to supply her home with goods procure them at less than two high grade merchandise are ex y, and all other days of the week, nute hurry-up sales that will be a T FAIL TO BE ON HAND AND GET YOUR SHARE. le of all Sales! ilte hemstltched hand-1 60i.Becd SanTbl dtlvely worth 10 cents IDms oiieywrh3c e while they last our yad Cent. ze ~'vests taped neck full an 31- yrd entr,psivl lent quality at 15 cents wotfrm3cto$12peyad Lst our priceenieltdrgsaefo etseah.19o6 cent t he ard.Tbl DakLoiively worth 15cns5c.me,n mr u l essa Sa4 prcet eac.yad keyedTabeiDmas from New b lerrakirc ualltyan 12yadlegh, positivelywotCoe ad lsntoheb d dntre lotpduing' wheae fmint Prics each .19ls r no un9cet ad tFey!oth1 TeyntsY ,lult osivlrsthrh ToelGhaMaegodSauea