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I 1 Hf£ LEDGER: GAFFNEY. S. C., MARCH 3. IM)8. 3 D0)!8U HBE ON DONS Cuba to Aid If War Is Declared by This Country. WAITING FOIt THE WOED Fililnislcr Lnulor .lusl Hark From !>>. land Says (Jonu'/. \V511 Attack !Ia- vuna by Laud the Oay Our Squad- ron Begins to Fight—Xunci iJellevcj Crisis Near. Tampa, Fla., Mar-h 1.—"On tho dnv that the white squadron opens its fire on Havana, Maximo Gomez will begin an attack by land. He will keep on fight ing until Havana surrenders, or nothing is left of it but a heap of ruins.” These words were used to a New York World correspondent by Emilio Nunez, who commanded tho filibustering ex;>e- dition which has been landed in Cuba from the steamer Dauntless. Captain ••Dynamite” Jack O’Brien returned to Tampa with Colonel Nunez. They left for New York last night. "I am just hack from Cuba,” Colonel Nunez said, "Cuba which is now almost free. "Our little steamer carried two allot ments of arms and ammunition. We made one landing on Orient©, where we left a large quantity of rides and dyna mite for Calixto Garcia’s command. "Then we put about and steamed the entire length of the Cuban coast to Pi- liar del Rio province, whore we placed the remainder of our cargo in the hands of General Diaz, who commands our forces in that part of tho island. “Trouble with Spaniards? Of course, hut Spaniards are not clover enough to stop an expedition if they tried, and it never seemed to ino they tried very hard. "At Key West I had a long talk with Dr. Guitoras, who is the surgeon at tending the wounded sailors of the Maine. He told me that one poor fel- l low asked him the meaning of the { Spanish word ’Mata Lu.’ "The doctor told him that if meant in ; English ‘Kill him.’ The sailor shud- 1 dered. ‘I jumped overboard when the explosion took place,’ he said, ‘and j swam to a fishing boat. A man in it knocked me off with an oar and said: ‘Mata Lo, Yankee.’ That shows you how Spaniards love Americans. “Every one in Cuba knew of the Maine disaster 24 hoars after it occurred. Our underground railroad is almost as quick as the telegraph. “Garcia is now besieging Bayamo; General Fando, with IW.OOO men, is try ing to force his way up tho Cantos river to dislodge him. "In the ojien country between Marcia and Havana Gomez is slowly but surely working toward the capital, burning plantations as he goes. “As Blanco recalls his troops to pro tect Havana Gomez draws nearer from the oast and Rodriguez and Diaz from the west. They all expect that tho United States will declare war. Tho moment that happe ns they will mass -.their forces and co-opom;e with tho united States. Havana will fall and ^uba will be free.” TENEMENT HHE KILLS TEN, City of Charleston Is Visited by a Fatal Conflagration. Ciiarlkstox, Feb. 28.—Fire in atone ment house here resulted in tho loss of ten lives. The dead are: Mrs. Rebecca Knicknicycr. Albert O’Neal. Josephine Knickmeyer, 17 years old. Katie Knickmeyer, 10 years. Leonora Knickmeyer, 9 years. Fraut is Kniekmever, 0 years. A baby of Mrs. Knickmeyer, 1 month dd. Lillie Knickmeyer, 8 years. Mrs. Knickmeyer was the wife of ! Theodore Knickmeyer, a carpenter. At 2:10 a. in. a policeman on dutv no ticed big sparks flying from the building at 1(K) Church street. The officer found that a blaze was issuing from one of tho windows on the first floor. The doors were broken open and the family on that floor were gotten out without any dam age. Somebody veiled that a family of women were sleeping on the third floor. The police rushed upstairs, and when they reached the top story the lifesaving work was stopped by the flames. Screams from dying women wore heard, and Officer Bagby rushed in and pulled out three charred bodies. The quick work of the lire department checked the fire, and it was soao under control, but not until the lives on tho third floor hai been lost. BUT OKF, LONE BIDDEN Elomphia & Charleston Brings Over Two Million. SCOOPED IN BY SOUTHERN NEGRO POSTMASTER SHOT. NORTH AND SOUTH. IS INDICTED FOR PERJURY. Ueprcnsentutlve From Walton County Gets Into Trouble at Home Atlanta, Feb. 28.—The grand jury of Walton county laas indicted Colocol James H. Feiker, representative of that county in the legislature and one of tho most prominent lawyers in Georgia, for subornation of perjury and false swear ing in the celebrated Poore insurance case. It is alleged that Feiker made a con tract with Dr. W. IT. Moss to pay $.)00 for Moss to swear that Dr. Poore died from natural causes and had not sui cided. Poore carried $4‘>,000 in life insur ance and of that aiaout all except $1,OCO has been collected. It is one of the most noted insurance cases of recent years. Other acOMatioual developments are expected. Excitement at Lake City. Columbia, S. C., March 1.—Lake City, the scene of the Postmaster linker mur der, is being guarded nightly by its nttt- zens. All the town was astir last night because of a report that negroes were gathering in the country for the purpose of falling on the town during the night and burning it. The entire male popu lation turned out and watches were kept on every road leading into the place. Nothing troub’.u the armed watches. Trouble is expected and the guarding of the town will be kept up indefinitely. The jury of inqu«.s: has been adjourned for three weeks. President Spencer and General Counsel Henderson Refuse to Ho Intervlewtid as to the Road’s Future Policy—Ex tensive Improvements and Change] .Expected. Memphis, Feb. 28.—Tho Memphis and Charleston railroad, extending south east from this city to Stevenson, Ala., a distance of 290 miles, was sold at publi i outcry at noon today. The Southern Railway comiuuy bought the property at tho upset price of $2,o00,030, there being no other bidders. The sale was made necessary because of default in payment of interest on the road’s bonded debt. The Memphis and Charleston has been in tho hands of a reviver for many years. Of late it has bq|eu operated on a paying basis and is considered a valua ble piece of railroad proferty. President Samuel Speueer of the South- j ern and General Counsel Henderson of the same line refuse to be interviewed as to the future policy of> the road. It is known, however, that many changes j and extensive improvements will bo I made; the changes to be in the shifting ! of departments and the improvements to be in the increase in number of trains and equipments and possibly a new’de pot at this end of the lino. At the present time the general office of the passen/er department and the as sistant general freight agent and gene ral superintendent are located in Mem phis. It is said these offices will bo made "division” with same officers in charge. WOMAN KILLED IN A WRECK. WILL Frank GAVE HIS GROTHER. Hill to Confess a Crime That He Did Not Commit. Chicago, March 1.—Frank Hill will go to prison to save his brother. His friends have informed tho state’s at torney that tho young man intends to plead guilty to robbery and voluntarily accept punishment in order to keep his broti'ar, Robert J. Hill, from tho peni tentiary. The latter is now under sentence, hav ing lieeu convicted of robbing a saloon. At the trial several witnesses testified positively that Robert J. Hill was one of the robljers, while two witnesses said Frank Hill was the man. The brothers look very much alike and it would lx> an easy matter fit confuse their identity. It is arranged that witnesses who identified Frank Hill during the trial shall go before tho grand jury and pro cure his indictment. If ho pleads guilty, ns it is said be will, the act will release Robert J. Hill. Prince Philip Wants Divorce. Vienna, March 1.—Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg-Gotha has taken the pre liminary stejM to obtain a divorce from bis wife, the Princess Lonisa of Bel gium, eldest daughter of King Leopold. The case will be heard after the mar riage of their daughter, who is affianced to die younger brother of the empress. Prince Phillip fought a duel on Feb. 18 with Lieutenant Mattachieh-Keglevitch under stringent conditions, first with pistols and then swords. Tho prince was severely wounded in the arm. The cause of the duel dates a year back, when the love affairs of the Princess Louise, who eloned with tho lieutenant, were the talk of Vienna. Meat Inspection Law Void. Washington, Mnrcjh 1.—The decision of Judge Rogers, at Fort Smith, Ark., yesterday, holding the United States federal moat inspection law to be un constitutional, apuireutly causes no con cern to the officials of' the agricultural department, under whose administra tion the law is executed. They-regard the decision as.one Largely technical in character, which will not affect tho practical op atiou of the law when ap plied to the inspection of meats intended for iuteastate traffic or ok port to foreign countries. Alaskan Ships Get Away, SEATfLE, Wash., March 1.—Steamer Victorian 1ms started lor Alaska on her initial trip with KVi passengers. Steamer Cleveland also sailed for Alaska with firsteluss and 12o socondclass pus- urs. fil eenger Bread Riots In Turkey. Con st anti Nos'Ll*, March 1.—Serious bread riots have taken ^>laee at Gallia- poll, where a mob hits at tempted to burn the government offices. The polios made 88 arrests. Mayor Makes an Assignment. Jaxbctwn, N. Y., March l.-j-Mayor Oohi) Price has made a general assign- mr’UHfur tint benefit of his creditors. Air overload of real ost.itn was tkocauco. Vt'Hllam C. McGowan Dead. Columbia, S. C., March 1.—William Campbell McGowan, only son of Judge Samuel McGowan of the supreme court, died in Abbeville of pneumonia, aged 40. McGowan was a successful lawyer and one of the most promising men in the j state. He was colonel on Governor i rU /hardaon’s stall', a member of thecou* slitutional convention and was recently announced as a candidate for governor. After the Luke City Mob. Washington, Feb. 2o.—The postmas ter general has offered a reward of $200 for tho arrest and conviction of tho per sons who burned the i>ostottiu> at Lake City, S. C., on Monday night, and a re ward of $1500 for the arrest and convic tion of the persons who murden d the postmaster at the same time. General Gary has issued an order to discon timM the office at Lake City from thb* time. Daring Robbery at Dalton. Dalton, Ga., Feb. 25.—Tho postoffice here was entered lust night, the safe was blown oix:n and $800 in money and stamps taken therefrom. The thieves ! left behind them a big sledgehammer, a brace and long screwdriver. Bits ai money and stamps were also scattered | over tl^e floor. The registered letters in ^ the office were left umnolcsUxL There i is no clew to the perpetrators. Drowned Babe and Ketf. Benton Hakbor, Mich., March L— ! Mrs. George Davidson, aged 28, left h*:r | home at St. Joseph last midnight, clad in a night dress, with her 2-weeks-old j babo in her arms. The woman, with the child, jumped into the river. Tha I woman’s body was recovered at day- j break. The body of the babe was cav iled out into the Like. Insanity caused the deed. Officers Apprehend Outlaw*. Kennedy, Ala., March 1.—The reign of a notorious baud of outlaw! of I-amui county has been brought to a close by the arrest of four of the ringleader*, William McCullugh, Oute Long, Vestel Pate and A. W. Roland. The gang ha* been murdering negroes, destroying property, and terrorizing the citizens generally. Pig Hardin Goes to Pen. Atlanta, Fob. 25.—Pig Hardin, a V* year-old negro, has been convicted of killing Postmaster J. H. Polk and s»m- teuced to life imprisonment. The crime was committed a mouth ago and the evidence against Hardin, although cir- oumstautial, was conclusive. Followed Hl» Father. Thomasvtlle, On., Feb. jn.—W. F. Crockett of Atlanta suicided on * train near this dace by shooting hUnself through the head. It law lieen only a i^hiit time since J. P. Crockett, his tftdier, killed himself at Decatur. Case of the t 'haneellor. Atlanta, Feb. 28.—The Knights of, Pythias tribunal, consisting of theoffl- cers of the grand lodge of Georgia, has deckled to try Grand Chancellor Warren of tluit order hero next week. Gururd Not In Race. Columbus, Oa., March l.-ILm L. F. Ouimrd has decided not to outti the gue boruaturial race. The Plant System Vestibule Dashes Over Burning Trestle. Waycuoss, Ga., Feb. 28.—The north bound vestibule from Jacksonville ran into a burning trestle about 12 miles sotfth of here. Three coaches next to tho engine were wrecked and burned. The engine passed over the trestle and Engineer Henderson hurried to Way- cross for assistance. A special train was disjiatched to the scene, carrying phy sicians and surgeons from the general hospital of the Plant system, and the city and local officials of the road. The forests on either side of the rail road in the vicinity of tho trestle were burning, and the air was lurid with smoko. The negro watchman from the railroad tank at Fort Mudge, who dis covered the burning trestle, attempted to signal the engineer to stop. The engineer could not see the signals on account of the smoko until the engine came upon the trestle. Tho train was at regular speed and it was impossible to stop. One passenger. Mrs. Horton of Roches ter, N. Y., was killed, another danger ously wounded and six were slightly nurt. PROTECT WORKING PEOPLE. Laws of Alabama In Regard to Gar nishment Shield Laborers. > • Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 28.—The new code of the laws of Alabama, which has just gone into effect, has mode an im portant change in the established law that appears not to have been noticed by the press or the public of the state, but which is of very general and vital in terest. Section 2038 of the new code provides "that the wages, salaries ar other com- S ensation of laborers or employes, rest- cuts of the state, for personal services, to the amount of $25 per month, shall be exempt from levy under writs of gar nishment or other process for collection of such debts, and every such levy is void as to such amount.” The new code also provides that tho cost of garnishments shall in no case exceed the ..mount involved. Neither of the provisions of the law affect gar nishments now [lending. The old garnishment law was greatly abased, and the changes provided by tho new code will furnish deserved pro tection to tho working classes of tho state. Outrs to Run For Congress. Montgomery, Ala., Fob. 28. — Tho Ozark Star prints a rumor that cx-Gov- emor Oates will be a candidate for con- S nvsH from this district to succeed Hon. fesse Stallings. The inference is that he will be a candidate two years from this time, us it is understood Stallings will aspire to succeed Governor John ston at the expiration of the latter’s term. Governor Oates has represented the Third Alabama district in congress for sevcTal terms, but became a re sident of Montgomery a year ago. Attack Kuril Other With Ax. Suffolk, Va., Fab. 28.—Made desper ate because he had lost all his money at dho, "Bud” Goodwin, at Everett's, in a final effort to stake himself put'up some fish which he had bought for his family. He lest again. Them he picked up an ax and dealt his opimncnt, Alexander Reed, an awful bh.w on the hack of the head. Reed got the weapon and sliced off a side of Goodwin’s head, including the ear. Reed escaped. Both men are dangerously wounded. Finns For Brick FI uni. A Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 28.—Plans hare been perfected for tho erection in , Limestone comity, just across tin* river from Decatur, Ala., of an iihmcuse brick- ' making plant with a capacity of 25,'000 brick per day. Messrs. B. M. Nelson and A. W. Snarploy are the incorpora- , torp and the company wM be known as the Tennessee River Bottom Brick com pany. Slayer of Three Swings. Greknsbor®, Ala., Fob. 28.—William Scott, a negro, murderer of the Singly- family, was hanged here. Scott was tried, convicted and sentenced to bo hanged in only two hours. Scutt pleaded guilty and told the >k*uuls of tue hor rible triple tragedy. linker and His Daughter Killed by u Mob at Lake City. Columbia, S.C.,Fcb. 24.—About 1 a.m. at Lake City, -Postmaster Baker, a negro, and his child were shot to death and their bodies cremated. A mob number ing several hundred surrounded Raker’s house, where the postoffice is. kept, set fire to tho building and opened lire with guns upon it. Baker was killed and his wife, his two daughters and one sou were seriously wounded. The woman had a baby in her arms and a ball that went through her hand passed through the baby, killed it, and it fell from her arms. The house was afire and the occupants who were able ran out, but the cremated bodies of Baker and the child were found in the ruins of the building. All the wounded are maimed for life; two girls may lose their arms. All of the mad matter was totally destroyed. There is no clue to the composition of the mob. A coroner’s jury was impaneled and visited the charred remains and ad journed till Saturday. Baker was appointed postmaster three months ago. Lake City is a town of 500 inhabitants and the negro population in the vicinity is large. There was a pro test at Baker’s appointment, but noi very vigorous. [{terns From Antioch. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Antioch, Feb. 2S.—Antioch is sit uated in the eastern part of Chero kee county, and as there is no corres pondent from this part of the county I will send you a few dots. Fann ing i jthe order of the day. Although we have had some very cold weath er farmers are still preparing for another crop. The health of the community is very good. There are a few cases of sickness near here. Little Daisy Bradford hes been very sick for the past week but is much better. Miss Annie Wesson, who has been sick for some time, I am sorry to say. is no better. E. Hardin lias the contract of building D. 0. Keeler’s brick store, at Grover. N. C. Jimmie Wells mashed one of his hands while hauling wood one day last week. We have a flourishing school at Antioch—there are 40 pupils and Miss Kate Katchford is the teacher. Miss Lottie Goforth, who has been visiting relatives at Gaffney, has re turned home. (J. C. Hughes has erected a new store-house near his residence, and is filling it with goods. Janette, Sunnyside Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Sunnyside, Feb. 28.—The farmers have begun their farm work again this morning. There was a great deal of guano and cotton seed put in the ground lust week. Rev. J. N. Isom and his little daughter, spent last Saturday night w ith Robert Foster. He preached at .Messcpotnma yesterday. His text was in Col., the third chapter and the first two verses. I am glad to state that Mrs. F. A. Goforth is improving very much. Mr. Goforth had a house rolling last week, which makes a marked im provement in the appearance of his new house Mr. Dave Fowler has bought him a mule and intends to work a farm. Miss Alta Kirby is suffering very much with the sore throat at this writing. Miss Mollie Kirby and Willie Foster dined with Miss Dussie and Alice Go- Fort h last Sabbath. The Fowler brothers have invented a way so that they will not have to carry any more water. It will prove a great convenience to the women folks. Mrs. W. C. Kirby has commenced gardening. Her onions, lettuce and peas are making their appearance above the ground. I think she is as early as the man who planted his corn last week. Nellie. —• •- — Lockhart Locals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lockhart, Feb. 18.—Mr. James Price, who occupies the upper story of the hotel building, heard some dogs fighting in the hallway opposite his room about 12 o’clock lust night. He went to drive them out when one hound attacked him. A man and dog fight was on and lasted some fifteen minutes to the finish. He finished t he dog. Mr. J. C. Keller lias resigned his position of second hand of spinning. Mr. E. Bacon has resigned his po sition as chief clerk. Mr. J. H. Fincher hud the misfor tune to get one of his fingers badly lacerated this evening in some of the machinery in the card room. (Hud to see tho pleasant face of Mr. R. C. Thomson, of your city, on our streets this evening. "So much cotton around here it looks like Liv erpool.” was his laconic remark. Mr. X. W. Finley, master mechanic, has returned from a visit to Rock Hill. Mrs. Melvin Bobo is now critically ill from some disease of the liver. Homo. « • — Kmga a Creek Clippings. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Kings Creek, Murcn 1.—Rev. J. P.,Knox lias announced preaching at the school house on next Sunday night. Those who attended preaching at Canaan lust Sabbath were rewarded by a good sermon from Rov. J. H. Thacker. A number of people In this vicinity l have contributed articles of food for the Hlckor^r Grovo Orphanage. Miss Chole Wilburn spent SiXurday and Sunday at the ho no of Roht. Nichols in Earls, N, 0. c. A Pullman Conductor on a Few of People'* CIiBraetcristicH. "There are some people who suppose tho life of a Pullman conductor is a bed of roses,” eaid one of tho fraternity, sitting in the'joinfcrtable sinohing room of one of tiic rolling hotels tho othei day, "but let those persons try it for a mouth or two and they will find there is something to do besides go through tho coaches and take up, or ‘lift,’ as we call it, the tickets. Every ticket punched, every occupied and every unoccupied seat, section or berth is to be reported to the proper officials and a diagram of each coach, showing tho location of each passenger, must be attached to the report. On this train I am in charge of every Pullman coach ami am responsi ble to tho company lor any damage which may be done. If a lock is broken or a glass cracked or broken, a towel, a brush or comb lost, I am expected to re port tho whole circumstances attend ing tho accident, giving tho time, place and all possible reasons for it, and by whom done, if known, and if not known then it must be so stated. The porters, of course, are all under mo and are re quired to report to rnc all such things which come under their notice. A good porter can aid a conductor very materi ally in his duties, aud his services *ii that way are never overlooked. I have one with me now who gees on nearly all my runs aud is my right hand man. "There is one thing I have noticed particularly, aud that is tho difference in the traveling public in the south and in the north. I go as far as Florida cue way aud to tho line of Canada the other, and I feel like I am in a different laud almost when I cross Mason and Dixon’s line. The northern passengers require three times as much attention and serv ice as the southern. The greatest trouble with them is that they are never satis fied with the place their tickets call for. If they have lower fi, they want upper 8. It doesn’t make auy difference whether it is more desirable or not; they just want the change. Now, today, in the parlor car ahead tho man in No. 8 wanted to get No. 10 iu order to bo next to some friends. So I tried to get No. 1(5 to take No. 8, but he refused to change, so of course there was uothiug for me to do, but I had No. 8 aud No. 16 both angry because No. 8 didn’t ask for the seat he wanted when he bought his ticket of tho agent at the office. In this case tho man happened to have a good reason for wanting to change, but certainly had none for finding fault with me because No. 16 wouldn’t agree to it. "Now, in tho south I have never had any trouble like that. A passenger comes in, takes the seat his ticket calls for, and there he stays unless a mis placed switch or some other accident throws him out. There I go to bed as soon as tho passengers are all in bed, but up here you can never tell when some man will want to change his berth. "I am a northern man myself, but tho southerners are tho people. Phila delphia is my native town and has al ways been iny home, but if I could ar range it I would go south and settle down. It would seem that the people from the south, baviug been raised with slaves arouud them, would be more trouble than those from the uorth, but, taking them us a class, they seem to have more consideration for those around them and more of that tact and courtesy which make Irieuds for them everywhere. "In Florida I never had any hotel bills to pay where I am known. I go to the best hotels, and my uniform curries mo through, but in tho uorth it is very different. I would starve here, even among my friends, if my money were not us good as the next. I don’t menu to say that a muu should expect any more, but it only goes to show tho dif ference iu tho two sections. lu the north the people got rich too easily, and they don’t know how to carry it as they do iu tho south.”—New Orleans Times- Democrat. From Ravenna. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ravenna, March 1.—There were two quiltings in this community last Saturday—one at Mrs. P. E. L. Go forth's, and one at Mrs. J. B. Pettits. We art* very sorry that T. C. Greene is still confined to his room. His daughter, Miss Sallie Greene, came from Pucnlet Tuesday to stay his recovery. Mrs. Boyd Brown has been sick, but glad to say she is now im proving. .Mr. Nathan Lipscomb, county su pervisor of Cherokee county, and his son, Dr. Charley Lipscomb, were in tliis community Sunday. Mr. Lip scomb was present at our Sunday school and made quite an interesting talk. Mrs. T. Brock, of Inman, visited relatives here last week. Messrs. J. 11. Brown, M. W. Brown and Sylvester Spake went to Gaffney Tuesday. a. is. C. —- • Grassy Pond Gossip. Gkassy Pond. March 1.—We are having some sickness at this place. Ed Hurmond lias two very sick chil dren at present. Mrs. James Safford is very low and has been for some time. Wo hope site will soon get well. Mrs. Hurshel Yussey is very low with la grippe. Miss Essie Jones gave a sociable at her home last Saturday night. Miss Essie knows how to make such an oc casion pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. W. R Burgess, from Sharon, S. C., was over lust week vis iting her daughter, Mrs. Ed Burgess. Rev. 8. T. Creech tilled his ap pointment at Beulah last Sunday. Mrs. R. M. Jolly sold in the month of January and February $10.Go worth of milk, butter and eggs. The Lkihikh is the best paper in the State. Blossom. INDIAN GAMBLERS. until quite PRIMITIVE GAMES OF CHANCE AMONG CHILDREN OF THE FOREST. How th« Aboriginal (lame of frapii Is 1‘lajcd—Weird Chaiitlug; Du rlui- tho Moccasin Game, From Which Oar Shell Men Probably Got a Valuable Hint. A recent report of the bureau of eth nology of tho Smithsonian institution contains descriptions of some Indian games of chauce and throws some light cn one of the most pronounced traits of Indian character—tho love of play. Tho negro who shoots craps aud whose wholu soul ia expressed in tho formula "Coniu seben” or "Come eleben” is dominated by the same impulses which cause a Chinaman to spend his last coin in an attempt to solve the mysteries of fantun aud which make enjoyable to tho Mexi can the many hours he spends risking his littlo all on a turn of tho cards in his favorite game of monte. To greater extent than auy of them the Indian is a natural gambler—that is, ho craves tho excitement of play without knowing that ho does. There is no doubt that many of tho games of chauce now prevalent among various peoples, civilized as well as sav age, were in their original form sacred or temiroligious rites, performed for the purpose of foretelling the future. Tho Indians have many games of chance, both aboriginal aud imported, and us among them no odium attache.! to the practice of gambling opportuni ties for play are limited only by ability to acquire some kind of valuable proper ty to play for. Among tho northwestern tribes tho game most popular is played with plum stones or some equivalent used in tho manner of dice. The other paraphernalia consists of a wooden bowl aud 40 counters, made of twigs, half of them colored red aud tho others black. Tho dice sometimes consist of pieces of deer horn instead of plum stones. These are three-fourths of an inch iu diameter, ono-third of an inch thick in the mid dle, but thinner at tho edges, and eight in number. When the game is about to begin, the players seat themselves on tho ground with tho counters aud the bowl contain- iug tho dice between them. Tho dice as well as tho counters aro colored or oth erwise divided into two classes. Tho first player begins a chant, during which bets are made. At a certain mo ment in the song deemed by tho player especially propitious ho strikes tho bowl a sharp blow with his hand and the dice fly up. As they settle tho re sult is watched with tho keenest inter est. The valno of the throws is as fol lows : Four red aud four white, a draw; live red and three white counts 1, six red aud two whito counts 4, seven red and one whito 20, eight red and no white 40. The player takes from tho ground a number of counters propor tionate to the value of his throw, and the bowl is struck by the playois alter nately until one of them has won all tho counters. Another game of aboriginal origin and still very popular among the In dians is a kind of native thimble rig, or "now you see it and now you don’t. ” A number of persons participate, aud one of them acts ns musician, for tho game is always accompanied by a song or chant. This is commonly known as the moccasin game, aud among some tribes is played with four bullets or other hard substances—one of which is marked to distinguish it from ino oth ers—aud four moccasins. Among other tribes—the Navajoes of Arizona, for ex ample—the moccasins are used with only one object, usually a knife, aud tho game is there known ns knife game. The players are paired off by couples and take their places at each of the four corners of a blanket spread upon tho ground. Tho winner of the toss leads and lays the moccasins on the blanket upside down about six inches apart and with tho toes all pointiug from him. With his left hand ho lifts each moc casin iu succession and places a bullet or the knife under it, making many pre tenses of changing tho bullets or remov ing the knife from one moccasin to an other in order to deceive bis opponents. Thu latter watch eagerly for some falso move or clow which will indicate tho whereabouts of tho knife or marked bul let. During this byplay, which is often quite lengthy, the musician keeps up u continuous drumming as an accompani ment to his song, and iu the latter all join, whether spectators or players. Tho object is to guess under which moccasin the "little joker” is bidden. When the marked bullet is hidden to the satisfaction of the player, ho calk* out "Ho!” iu a high note, aud the chant drops to a murmur, while all conversa tion ceases. Every eye is fixed intently on the moccasins us the player of tho opposing side takes a stick iu his hand ami raises it over the moecasius, first over one, then over another. The inter est becomes mure aud more intense a* the play proceeds, while the song risen and fulls as the excitement waxes and wanes, until finally a player places tho stick under one of tho moccasins and tosses it from tho blanket. Thu winner takes the moccasins and marked object, the former bolder takes his turn at guessiug aud the play proceeds as be fore. The Navajo has n much better chance for his money, through the reversal in position of the players, than tho average fakir who works the "three shells” on rural visitors is disposed to allow hie victims. It is difficult to lose a large umonut in the Indian game, although it is often prolonged throughout the night, aud uothiug could be more picture sque than such a game iu its nativo setting. —Now York Commercial Advertiser. I’ndsr m I>U*<IvKotage. Lady—What did you mean by apply ing for a situation without u written reference? Applicant (apologetically)—If you pluze, ma'am, Oi can’t wrolte.—New Yoik Jouruul.