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sIoUX SING AND PRAY.
where Generations of Tl:eir Ances
tors ndulged in the Cruelties
of the Sun Dance.
he most sacred site in all the
ld to the Sioux Indians, that spot
5 the Santee reservation which was
0;19 .an('it’“t site of the sun dance,
('hw,e the young men proved their
“. bt to pecome fullfledged warriors
;fm(mlging in practices of the most
vage nature, has been turned into
;Chrisriun camp meeting ground,
gys &0 Omaha, Neb., dispatch.
:x'}lex'e once the young warriors, with
gnife thrusts through their breasts,
and stits cut into the sinews of their
arm, danced around the pole until
ey fell exhausted, today may be
peard the hymns and prayers and the
nallel\li“hs and sermons of an evan
gelistic gathering. Revival meetings
on 4 large scale are in progress there
and 10,000 Sioux, who acknowledge
fealty to the Nebraska deanery of
he Episcopal church, have been tak
ing part. The scenes there witnessed
Mnrnvm't the theory that the only
wod Indian is a dead Indian.
: No Backsliders.
it is the largest number of Chris
tian Indians ever gathered together
i one place, and large delegations
ge present from each of the ten
iibes of the great Sioux Nation.
smong those present are warriors
whose names a quarter of a century
ago brought terror to the frontier
wttlers, but who have since then for
gken the war path and the dog
teast, and have adopted the ways of
the white man and his religion.
It is not generally known that 75
per cent of the Sioux have adopted
christianity and are now as earnest
christians as they were once bar
parians. DBut the Indian as a chris
tian is not just what a white man
s who lays claim to religion. For
instance, there are no ‘‘backsliders”
among the Indians so far as relig
ion is concerned. An Indian may
leave civilization and return to the
“blanket’” state after he leaves
- school, but he never forsakes chris
tianity, once he embraces it. And
while his religious code is never just
the same as a white man’s, a chris
tian Indian is a pretty safe proposi
tion.
These 10,000 Indians who are|
camped around the Santee agency,
and all came from their own reserva
tions in wagons and on horses.
A Strange Scene. |
It is a strange mixture of the new
and the old, this great Indian camp.
Ten thousand Indians, in 2,500 In- |
dian tepees are camped around a
great circle several miles in circum
ference, in the center of which, just
where the sun dance pole was once
,):w'(-uad, now stands a large booth in |
which has been built a temporary al
tar, and instead of dancing aroundf
the “medicine’” on the top of the pole
the Indians now gather to pray to
the God of the white man. |
~ Most of the sermons preached are
in I'hv Sioux language and by Sioux
Indian preachers. Whenever a white |
man, who cannot speak Sioux,}
reaches there are interpreters to;
translate his words into the Indian |
language. g
A perfect religious mania seems to
have swept over the Sioux this year,
and the increase of christian In-|
dlan.j_has been phenomenal. Proba- |
by 755 per cent of the Sioux tribes |
#e now church members and the |
ribes, at the annual convocations, |
tntribute about $lO,OOO to the for-;
¢éign mission fund of the church. |
Converted By White Cloud. |
_ln the throng of Sioux who have |
dsembled at Santee the past ten
lays are many who were converted
by White Cloud, the meanest Sioux |
Yarrior who ever took a scalp. i
'\.‘\!mn Cloud was noted for his fierce |
nd blood-thirsty nature and was one |
ol the great war lords of the Dako-|
‘@ tribe. White Cloud and his band |
tad a battle with Gen. Sydney dur-|
g one of their wars and many red |
Tén were killed. The others were
‘“4btured, taken to Davenport, la.,
and tried. White Cloud was sen
;“}lwl to death, but was pardoned |
o President Lincoln. With the rem- |
:l'dms of his band the old chief went|
i'];“'k to the plains and settled along
€ Missouri river near what is now
Sanu-(.. !
at Alfred Riggs established a school |
(,fi,\\'hm‘ Cloud’'s camp, and as the;
; lef’s followers were poor as church |
o ¢ they were sent to Riggs to learn |
' Tead—and to eat. !
('hl_n. time many of them became |
(.l“hllans and finally old White
(‘h(lm.d was converted and joined the |
]’}.'ll(_-h. Although a man of proba-
I'“;; 70 vears of age, White Cloud
al ed to read, entered a theologi-|
try Cinary, studied for the minis- |
i<ip.f”“l was finally ordained a min- |
}'{“ ‘.,‘"f the Congregationai church. ;
L'r»ql{\ Sald to have been one of the
“€St of Indian orators. 2
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™ Nothing to Fear. }
Sta“(.e question of injurious sub-i
auna“fs in medicines which has been
does Uing the minds of many people |
Ch'a‘nflnfit concern those who use|
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88 it o “" give it to their little ones, |
furioy. | Ains absolutely nothing in- |
Derfect]y < iBS remedy is mot only |
but is g g oac, L 0 give small children, |
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Avoid aium and alum
phosphate baking
powders. The label
law requires that all
the ingredients be
named on the labels,
Look out for the
alum compounds.
NOTE.—Safety lies in buying only
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pure, cream of tartar baking pow
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ST. PETER’'S TOMB.
There Is Little Doubt That the Apos
tle’s Relics Rest in the
Eternal City.
Apropos of the suggestion that has
been. made and is now being serious
ly discussed in Rome, that the tomb
f)f St. Pet.el‘ should be opened to see
llf the relics of the great apostle are
1'9?!1Y th‘el‘e, a writer, evidently fa
miliar with the matter, says:
All the evidence thus far adduced
goes to I.)ro.ve that St. Peter’s remains
f‘eally lie in their gorgeous setting
in St. Peter’s Cathedral. There is
sufficient proof extant to satisfy all,
except the most skeptical, that St.
Peter was crucified under Nero, in
the Circus of Nero, at the foot of
the Vatican Hill, in the year 67 or
thfzreabouts, where the magnificent
edifice builttohismemorynow stands.
,He considered himself honored to
suffer the same death as his Lord,
while his friends were thankful for
the mercy that he was not made a
living torch, as so many who died
%with him were. He was buried near
| the scene of his martyrdom, and two
!years latern, it is alleged, was laid in
,the very spot over which his tomb
| now stands, his body remaining un
%touched for 250 years. The vale
|rian persecution at that date broke
Eout and the Christians hastened to
{hide the venerated remains in some
| catacombs on the Appian Way, which
iare still in existence, called ‘‘ad cata
gcumbas;“ but before long they were
|in their old resting place, from
:which. it is asserted, they have never
ibeen removed.
' Records in the Vatican of the sixth
'and seventh centuries state that the
Etomb of the great apostle became the
| center of the official cemetery of the
{popes, many of whose remains were
{found the last time St. Peter’s shrine
was opened. The form of the apos
{tle’s sepulchre has changed several
%times, but the place never; indeed
lboth the old and new churches of
iSt. Peter were built round the tomb,
'and at present it is not in the exact
center of the edifice.
|« In ihe vyear 290 the tomb Wwas
opened that the Emperor Constan
‘tine and his mother, Flava Guilia
Elena, might view St. Peter’'s re
mains. They- were then encased in
a silver coffin, over which was a
large gold cross, weighing 150
pounds, the gift of the emperor and
his mother. There is also supposed
to be gold plate, jewels, candelabra
and other valuable objects in the
!tomb. Over it, by order of Constan
‘tine, an imposing basilica was raised.
~ After this there were only two oc
casions in which the tomb could have
been interferred with—in 846, dur
ing the invasion of the Saracens, and
in 1527, during the sack of Rome
by the constable of Bourbon, when
the Basilica of St. Peter's was at
their mercy—Dbut the fact that Pope
Clement VIII saw the coffin sur
mounted by its gold cross in 1598
is almost certain proof that the body
was not stolen, as to both Saracen
and Bourbon soldiers the coffin and
cross would have been much mpre
precious than the dust of a saint.
Clement VIII did not open the coffin.
That he saw it at all was due to an
accident. The present basilica was
in course of construction, and strict
orders had been given not to touch
the shrine of the apostle, which was
in the vaults under the qltar of Con
stantine’s basilica, but in 1594 the
pavement of the erypt collapsed, ex
posing the sacred tomb.
WHAT TIPPING COSTS KING.
Edward Disburses a Big Fortune
Every Year.
King Edward dishurses a good
deal of money in tips every Yyear.
Each visit to one of his subjects
costs him from $l,OOO to $3,000.
At shooting parties the game beaters
get $l5 each and the gamekeepers
$25 to $5O each. When he goes
abroad he does still better. On the
occasion of his recent visit to the
Kaiser he gave away nearly $lO,-
000 in tanis way. When the czar
visited England he left behind 2a
check for $15,000 to pbe distributed
among servants who attended him.—
New York Press.
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The Dawson News. Wednesday, October 24, 1906.
ONE HOLIDAY SET APART YEAR
LY IN THEIR HONOR.
For a Week Before the Festival
Rentiles Are Carried in Great
Numbers to the Temples. (
Snake worship, next to tree and‘
}sun worship, is one of the olde'Bt‘
’forms of religious veneration in the
‘world‘s history, and throughout In
idla to this day snakes are regarded
ivnth a superstitious reverence which
3people in this country can scarcely
credit. The fifth of Shavan shudh,
or according to our calendar the
sth of July, is a legal holiday to
give the people an opportunity to
feed and worship snakes.
For more tham a week before the
appointed festival, says a writer who |
once witnessed it, snakes werel
brought into Bombay every day in
baskets, placed in rope nets and
hung on the ends of bamboo poles,
which snake charmers carried across
their shoulders. The snakes being’
sacred creatures, they were kept in |
and about the temples until the dayi
of the holy fair. ;
Early cn the morning of the|
feast day the scene was one never|
to be forgotten. The roads leading
to the various temples were thronged
by dense crowds in holiday attire |
of every color of the railbow, many‘l
of the men’s dresses sparkling with |
gold and precious stones. The,
streets were gay with flags, flowers
and tinsel ornaments, while booths
for the sale of little gods, sacred
beads, trinklets, toys, sweetmeats l
and flowers occupied every availa- |
ble space. The booths were es
pecially gay near the shrines of the
gods along the road side.
Long processions of women, en-!
veloped in many yards of muslin
and closely veiled, passed, singing
monotonous chants, and carrying
rice, sugar and spicse to lay befox'el
the images o« Krishna, the god who |
killed the huge serpent that deso- |
lated the banks of the River Jumma I
in the dim ages of Hindu mythology. {
As Hindus are forbidden by their
religion to take animal life, they!
consider it necessary to appease the |
anger of dangerous animals by gifts |
and intercessions; whence come;
many of their festivals. [
In front of the temple where thel
most important ceremény was to!
take place several hundred “sapl
walls,” or snake charmers, sat on |
the ground, resting on their heelsf
and playing toumril flutes, which!
are pipes made out of dried pump
kins, with two hollow pipes insert-l
ed, and perforated for fingering. |
The din was deafening, especially as |
’native bands were playving on every
'side; but the people seemed to en
joy it. |
Every snake charmer had one or
two assistants, who arranged the
snake baskets in front of their mas
ters, and set down the large brass
bowls to receive the offerings of milk
that were brought by the worship
ers in brass vessels called lotas. As |
soon as the bowls were filled, at ai
signal from the charmer the lids
were removed from the baskets, and
immediately the cobras made a rush
toward the milk, immersed their
heads in the bowls, and never moved
or stopped drinking until they had
drunk enough. Sometimes one was
lifted away to make room for an
other, and then it puffed out is hood, i
in anger, of which the snake charm
er took not the least notice, but
popped it quickly into a basket.
Eggs were also given to the reptiles,
and they swallowed them with evi
dent relish. As long as the snakes
could eat eggs and drink milk they
had an abundance of both, while
money was freely given to their own
ers. ;
Men with snakes hung around
their necks like boas wandered about
among the people, reciting stories |
and legends of the gods, thus earn- |
ing an honest penny during a holi
day. Priests, young and old, hun
dreds of them, received the homage
:;’\d gifts of the people for the tem
e.
No Hindu will hurt or kill a|
snake, but should one take up its
abode in his house or hut he will
give it milk, and then gently tell it !
that, although he feels honored by |
its visit, and pleased to see it, vet {
he thinks it would be happier and
more comfortable outside than in
his poor dwelling. Should the snake |
prefer to remain then the owner Ofi
the house either goes out, or shares
it with the uninvited guest, until the z
reptile leaves of its own accord. i
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Something Definite.
«“Mabel,” said her mother, “I no
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frequently, and I should like to
know what his intentions are.”
“I think, mamma,” answered Ma
bel, blushing in a charmingly con
fused way, ‘‘his intentions are the—
the same as mine.”
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Have 5,000 Acres of Land
From 1 to 10 Miles
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Also all kinds of Doerun property
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100 acres 3 mites west of Doerun, 50 acres
open, two good tenant houses; will sell at a
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490 acres 4 miles south of Hartsfield, §3,000
dwelling, $1,500 stockade, 2 four-room tenant
houses. 7 plows open; Will sell for half cash,
balance on time at 8 per cent.
A nice 5-room house on church street: will
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200 acres 3% miles south of Doerun, with a
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A nice six-room house on Bank street; will
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lITIOIITIIITITIL IXII XXX XTI XTI XTI TITIIIIITAILLT
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS
DOERUN, GEORGIA
TAX NOTICE.
I will be at the following places on the da‘es
named for the purpose of collecting State and
county taxes for the year 1906:
Parrott—Monday, October 22: Wednesday,
October 31; Monday, November 12.
Twelfth—Tuesday, October 23: Thursday, No
vember 1; Tuesday, November 13.
Bronwood—Wednesday, October 24; Friday, ’
Nevember 2; Wednesday, November 14, '
Sasser—Tharsday, October 25; Monday, No
vember 5; Thursday, November 15, i
Doverel—Friday, October 26; Tuesday, No- |
vember 8; Friday, November 16. |
New Eleventh—Monday, Octocer 20; Wed
nesday, November 7: Monday, November 19. !
Oid Eleventh—Tuesday, October 30; Thurs- |
day, November 8; Tuesday, November 20. i
B. F. Foster’'s Store—Thursday, Novem
ber 22. }
At Court House—Every Saturday apd dur-'
ing court week. Books will close December 20. |
A. L. McLENDON, !
Tax Collector Terrell County. i
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For Administration. |
Georgia, Terrell County.—To whom it may t
conceri: Jane Beal having made apphea-!
tion to me in due form to be appointed per- !
manent administrator upon the estate of Emmett |
Casey, late of said county, deceased, notice is‘
hereby given that said application will be heard
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary for
said county to be held on the first Monday in No- ‘
vember, 1906. Witness my hand and official signa
ture this the 25th day of September, 1906. i
W. B, CHEATHAM, Ordinary. |
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For Administration. l
Georgia, Terrell County.—F. F. Chapman bav- I
ing made application to e 1n due form to be ap- !
pointed permanent administrator upoun the estate |
of Chas, P. Chapman, late of said county, notice i
is hereby given that said sgplication will be 4
heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary for said county to be held on the first Mon- '
Th ey Gel
gyl W B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
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