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the house literateurs.
clllM p CLARK OXE OF THE BEST
READ MEN THERE.
tor Literature Not the Rule
With Con*re*inen, However—Hot
leather la Muhin* the Members
he d Their Prince Albert Coata.
southern Demoernta Now Criticiae
Roosevelt and Recall McKinley
With Praise.
Washington, June 7.—The literary
end political effort of Champ Clark
{ Missouri to pass upon the merit of
Secretary John Hay’s Memorial ad
dress on William McKinley a few
gays since in the House was interest
ing in a way, as emphasizing the few
wel) read men there really are in that
bo fly, men who have the capacity to
judge of the literary merits of a given
production. Mr. Clark entered into
extended analysis of Mr. Hay’s ad
dresSi far beyond what the press dis
patches carried at the time. Probably
there is no man in the House who is
better read in general literature than
ihi stalwart Missourian. It is worth
mentioning that he is a close reader
0 f the Bible and not a few of the well
sounding phrases with which he adorns
bis harangues are based on scriptural
Quotations. He reads omnivorously
and frequently steals away from the
sessions of the House to his residence
a few blocks away to read some fav
orite book in preference to listening
to the tedious debate. Mr. Clark has
written proliiically and well, although
most of his writings to date have been
for newspapers and magazines. He is
now writing a history of certain emi
nent Missourians, including the late
"Silver Dollar” Bland.
On the Republican side of the House
are several men who have literary
fame. Mr. Hitt of Illinois, chairman
of foreign affairs and the man, who
reported in shorthand the debates be
tween Lincoln and Douglass, has an
intimate knowledge of books, hut his
literary reputation does not equal that
of Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, who
represents the Harvard College dis
trict. He is a very close student of
history and has written an admirable
book in the statesman series on Thad
deus Stevens. Very lately he has pub
lished an address on Daniel Webster,
which is regarded by good critics as
very intelligent and correct estimate
of that great orator's career.
All the author members of the House,
above mentioned, have served long
terms there, and have improved their
leisure in study, but there came anew
member into the present House, Mr.
James Breck Perkins of Rochester, N.
Y., who has a more extensive literary
reputation than any of them. He has
published numerous books on French
history, which have given him a high
name among historical writers, and is
now engaged on other historical works.
Mr. Perkins lived in France and learn
ed the French language. Representa
tive Theodore E. Burton of Cleveland,
0., chairman of the Rivers and Har
bors Committee, and a very learned
man, also understands French and has
written a great deal, but his trend has
been towards financial and economical
subjects. He has recently brought out
a book on finance.
Heat Knocks Out Prince Alberta.
The Prince Albert coat habit, which
statesmen in Washington still affect
extensively, is being rapidly dispelled
by the hot June weather. Philosophers
and old residents know the wisdom of
light summer attire and travel on the
shady side of thoroughfares. It is a
long time since Congress has been de
tained in Washington as late in the
summer as now, and the change in ap
parel Is most marked. Representative
Bankhead of Alabama,bulky but phleg
matic, the man with whom Lieut. Hob
son wants to contest before the voters
for a seat in Congress, looms up in the
House in a light linen suit, as does
Representative Adamson of Georgia,
who is fortunate enough to be the first
Democrat on the long roll call of the
House. Representative Newlands, the
wealthy resident of Nevada, who is a
native of Mississippi, but lives in Wash
ington the most of the year, and will
soon probably be promoted to the Sen
ate, enlivens the gayety of House ses
sions by appearing in a very light gray
suit, sans waistcoat, which allows
abundant display of a highly starched
pink shirt.
Speaker Henderson occasionally ap
pears in the House wearing the con
ventional frock coat, but generally he
has a neat fitting cut-away. In hot
weather he affects a light weight in
dark gray. His attire is always nat
ty and betokens a prosperous man.
Floor Leader Payne endures the hot
test weather with his great avoirdu
pois, without “peeling off” his waist
coat. A black or dark blue cut-away,
but almost never the Prince Albert, is
ms favorite suit. The minority leader,
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, over six
feet tall and slender as little Jake of
the nursery stories, would look curious
Indeed in a cut-away or a sack suit.
He always sticks to the long-skirted
Prince Albert, of black goods, but sev
eral days ago Mr. Richardson left his
vest at home.
A Well Dressed Lot.
All in all, the House consists of a
very well-dressed company of men.
Some of the elderly men. like “Uncle
Jce Cannon of Illinois and Mr. Allen
cf Maine, for a long time Speaker
Reed's clerk, who wear old-fashioned
whiskers, survive the hot weather by
donning black cambric coats. Mr. Lit
tlefield of Maine, in some ways r he
■nost conspicuous man in the House,
beards the scorching July days in light
a, tire. minus vest, but he sticks to his
cut-away and industriously mops the
Perspiration, as he wanders about the
House. Of course, the heavy beaver
hats have disappeared many days ago,
being beyond endurance iri this cli
r* ate - But a flock of Panama hats
have taken their place and the cloak
moms of the House, in the vicinity of
'he racks look like an up-to-date hat
store's display of these modern styles
°f headgear.
Democrats gore on Roosevelt.
The Southern Democrats are not
growing altogether towards President
Roosevelt. They talk about him very
'rankly when they get In behind the
mahogany doors, at the rear of the hall
w the House. His Memorial Day ad
drops at Arlington when he launched
Into a defense of the army in the Phil
ippines, did not please the Democratic
contingent.
" hy, Georgia had as many soldiers
■n the Philippines—more, even, than
nv other state in comparison with
Per population,” quoth Judge Maddox
P‘ that state to one of these cloak
room gatherings. “The South feels to
wards the army just as kindly as does
'he North.”
, • Ir ; " heeler, the fiery young Ken
u kian, who came into prominence a
“v w eeks ago in denouncing the prep
■ration for Prince Henry's coming,
j,ant>d j n the unf r | en diy criticism of the
.//'Kent's political course. “Its his
•Tv repeating itself," he asserted.
‘ , new convert is always most
c.,,’ us ' The President is a man of
•tmthern blood in his veins but he
':ms eager to oonvince his supporters
he is distinctly a northern man."
They Praise McKinley.
,.‘ he talk drifted to praise of Mc
r,*ey, who was always courteous to
c a'hern people, although Judge Mad
lnt*rr’""ed that McKinley was fast |
gru..i? y * n * ,he Democratic parly In the i
' n i a work which President Kooae- j
■P***lUy undoing. The talk
“•ed on In this informal fashion. 2t<
was characteristic of the conversations
one hears when Democrats sit around
together these hot weather days.
THE NAVAJO WOMAN.
The Children Lei .in* to the Mother
and When a Woman Married She
Surrenders Neither Property Nor
Independence lo Her Husband.
The Navajo woman, who has made
her tribe the most famous of all living
Indian races, by means of her greqt
and excellent invention, the Navajo
blanket, occupies a social position of
great independence. Her property
rights are carefully respected. She owns
much of the wealth of the tribe, and
her children belong to her alone. A
woman may have hundreds of sheep
when she marries, and not one be
comes the property of her husband.
Descent is traced through the female
line. It Is a survival of the primitive
matriarchate.
The Navajo woman has no perma
nent home. The progress of the tribe
has been greatly impeded by its dark
superstition that every death is caused
directly by Chinde, the devil, and that
evil spirits linger about the dead body.
The house is never occupied again.
The corpse is buried in the floor,and the
house pulled down over it; and a Nav
ajo would freeze before he would make
a fire from the logs of one of those de
serted heaps. So the Navajo “hogan”
is a poor, temporary affair, a mree cir
cular hut of logs and stones, with a
hole in the roof for the smoke and a
blanket for the doro. In the summer
the Navajo woman loves to move into
a brush “wickyup,” made of grease
wood boughs. There she sets up her
loom in the shadow of the rocks and
lives in the open air all summer.
Her Work.
The Navajo woman can make very
good baskets, but she does not care to
do it often, preferring to buy them
from her Apache cousin. She makes
tehm herself only when they are want
ed for some sacred purpose; for medi
cine, marriage, or other ceremonies.
She tans puckskin, and makes her
own footwear, both moccasins and
high bottines. She knits stockings,
without any toes or heels. She makes
but lit tie pottery and that is coarse
and poor, and she does very iitlte of
that bead embroidery which seems the
distinguishing art of all Indian wo
men. In fact, the Navajo woman has
found her artistic development in the
famous blanker, which seems to be the
passion of her life. She made it first of
the “bayeta” cloith, which she got from
the Spaniards. This she unravelled, and
twisted two or three of its strands
into one, making a very strong
fibre. Then she wove it into
a fabric almost waterproof, and prac
tically indestructible. The bayeta cloth
supplied the distinctive red of the blan
ket. For the other colors, she dyed her
wool with dyes made by herself from
herbs of the country. Of late years,
the blanket has degenerated. She has
put cotton in it: she has used the com,-
mon German yarn and dyes furnished
by the traders. Furthermore, she is
as Imitative as a Japanese; and when
she fii'st beheld the flamboyant adver
tisement of Blank's baking powder, the
printed calico of Pawtucket, or the
tomato blushing upon its can, she
straightway wove them into her blan
ket, with unique and startling effect.
But when she sought to sell these pro
gressive products to the white man. she
found he would not buy, which puzzled
her very much, they being his own pat
terns. The Hyde exploring exr edition,
which is conducted in connection with
the American Museum of Natural His
tory in New York, is doing a great deal
to restore the blankets to the old stand
ard?. Dr. Geprge H. Pepper, who is
connected with this expedition, has one
blanket for which, he would not take a
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JUNE 8. 1902.
thousand dollars. Every Navajo man
who has ever seen it has uttered gut
teral ejaculations, to the effect that the
woman must have been crazy, and that,
if it were known who she was. she
would be killed. It is one of the great
est pieces of sacrilege ever perpetrated.
Every figure on it is sacred, and re
veals to an impious world some secret
of the medicine men; some tale of the
inner religion of the tribe. It is a sad
commentary on the danger of intrust
ing state secrets in certain directions.
Owners of Property.
The women are the sheep owners
of the tribe. They have flocks rang
ing from 25 to 2,500 in number, and
understand perfectly well how to drive
a sharp bargain for their wool. They
get a good many pounds of wool from
a sheep, and it sells at from 7 to 12
cents.
One would not think that crops could
be raised in this land of drought, but
the Navajo women plants her garden
in the canon bottoms, at the foot of
the mesas, where it catches all moist
ure from the table land above, she
does not raise potatoes, although this
if the original home of the potato,
which grows wild in Navajo land. But
she raises wheat, beans, squashes,
peaches and a few apples, a little
alfalfa, and most of all—corn. Corn
is a part of the Navajo woman’s life.
From the cradle to the grave, it has
a part in every social and religious
ceremony. She grinds it on a me
tate —a slab of stone hollowed in the
center—crushing the kernels by hand
with another stone; and she can make
one of the most delicious dishes in the
world of green corn ground in this
way. She cuts the corn from the
fresh ears, grinds it into a soft, milky
mass and throws it into the boiling
water with a little salt, and a few
pinches of aromatic wild herbs. Then
she stirs it until it is well cooked, and
serves up in the food basket a dsh fit
for an epicure.
Unlike most Indian women, she is
not cursed with a lazy husband. The
Navajo is willing to work at any kind
of remunerative labor. He works on
the farm, he has greg,t herds of
horses, and he is almost as celebrated
for his silver work as his wife is for
her blankets. He beats out those
beautiful, barbaric silver disks which
the Navajo woman wears upon her
belt. A belt of this kind is worth from
S4O to SSO, and serves as a bank account
to the family; being pawned in times
of stress and redeemed in better days.
Indian music is one of the most in
teresting things in enthnology. The
Navajos have thousands of songs,
which embody their tribal myths in a
very fascinating way. But, curiously
enough, the Navajo woman never
sings. Indian women of other tribes,
have their own songs, and sing in the
ceremonial songs with the men. Her
Pueblo women neighbors have many
fine songs, notably the corn grinding
song of the Zuni women, which is very
wild and musical. But the Navajo
wojnan is quite songless. Her blanket
is her art. This silent, primitive
woman, tending her flocks or sitting
before her loom, on the vast sun
baked mesas of the “sad Southwest,”
is a quaint and interesting figure.
Minnie J. Reynolds.
How to Find Your Way When Lost.
From St. Nicholas.
When you discover that you are lost
first stop and pull yourself together.
Recall the direction in which you
started from camp—whether you went
north, south, east or west. You can al
ways do this if you try. The next step
is to fix the points of the compass.
When that is done, you will be able
to go in the general direefon you wish.
Find a mature tree that stands apart
from its fellows. Even if it is only
slightly separated it will do. The bark
of this tree will be harder, drier ahd
lighter in color on the south side. On
the north it will be darker, and often
at the roots it will have a clump of
mould or moss. south sides of
all evergreen trees gum. which oozes
from wounds or knot holes, will be
hard and amber colored; on the north
this gum is softer, gets covered with
dust and is of a dirty gray. In fall or
winter trees'which show a rough bark
will have nests of insects in the crev
ices on their south sides. A tree which
stands in the open will have its larger
limbs and rougher bark on the south
side. You have many evergreens in
your part of the country—cone bear
ing. or coniferous, trees—firs spruces,
cedars, hemlocks, pines. They ought
to be good compasess. Hardwood trees
—the oak, the ash, elms, hickories,
mesquits and so forth—have moss and
mold on the north. Leaves are smaller,
tougher, lighter in color and with dark
er veins on the south; oh the north
they are longer, of darker green and
with lighter veins. Spiders build on the
south sides. In the South, air plants
attach themselves to the north sides.
Cedars bend their tips to the south.
Any sawed or cut stump will give you
the compass points, because the con
centric rings are thicker on the south
side. The heart of the stump is thus
nearer to the north side. All these
things are the effects of sun. Stones
are bare on the south side, and if they
have moss at all it will be on the north.
At best, on the sunny side only a thin
covering of harsh, half dry moss will
'be found. On the south side of a hill
the ground is more noisy underfoot. On
the north side ferns, mosses and late
flowers grow. If you are on a marsh,
small bushes will give you the lesson;
their leaves and limbs show the same
differences. Almost all wild flowers
turn their faces to the south. There are
many other signs, but I reckon you
will find these enough.
I.ee’n Disrespect to Washington.
From the New York Press.
Apropos of the Miles unpleasantness,
Gen. Charles Lee was tried by court
martial in 1778 for disobedience, and
suspended from command for one year.
Later he was dismissed from the army.
Lee had a commission at the age of 11,
and was a fine soldier, with a fault
finding disposition that ruined him. The
Indians named him “Ounewaterika,”
meaning “Boiling Water.” He was al
ways in hot water. On the resignation
of Aatemas Ward he became ranking
tvft jor general in the army, with visions
lof being commander-in-ehief. An im-
I pudent letter to Congress was his final
I undoing. Lee's will directed that his
body should not be buried within a
mile of any church or meeting house,
as he had kept so much bad company
in this world that he did not want to
continue it in the next. If he was re
lated to the illustrious Lees, of Vir
ginia, the latter never acknowledged it.
Ilis magnificent estate in the
Shenandoah valley, but he died friend
less and alone in a Philadelphia tav
ern. ,
—There are no Jews in Nazareth, de
clares Mr. William E. Curtis in one of
his letters to the Chicago Record-Her
ald. They are not allowed to live there.
They are permitted to come in and
trade, but no Jew can rent a house
or store or take up a permanent resi
dence for fear of public demonstra
tion. They edme and go, however, like
other merchants, buying and selling,
minding their own busines sand mak
ing money out of the Christians.
—Shrink It.—Mr. William Goat: O „
dear me! I ate too much of that red
flannel undershirt I pulled off the
clothesline this morning.
Mrs. Nancy Goat: Why don’t you
take a drink of water?—Ohio State
Journal.
—Heroes in Peace.—Down in Martin
ique trfey are seeking the bubble repu
tation even at the crater’s mouth.—
i Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ECKSTEINS
STOCK-TAKING SALE .
NOW IN FULL BLAST.
This SALE was inaugurated for the sole purpose of reducing stock before
taking our Annual Inventory. We call especial attention to this fact, as SALES
appear to be in style just now, but many are SALES in name only. We offer
NICE, NEW, CLEAN, FRESH GOODS at CUT PRICES, and if you are hunting for
REMNANTS, make us an offer on such as we have and THEY ARE YOURS.
Better Bargains than ever this Week .
Fancy Printed Lawns OI j*
Fast Colors, worth /II 1
5c yard, £*2ll
Yal. and Fancy Laces Amm
all widths, worth 10c CP
yard, || y
Nainsook Checks, rt
Assorted Patterns.
worth 6 l-4c yard, yAy
Embroideries, all kinds, f"
Good value at 10c
yard, UU
Ladies’ Ribbed Vests, ft
the 15c article, sale
price, illi
Printed Lawus and 4fl A
Dimities, worth 19c 11 if 5
yard, | y y
Batiste Mull, 25c 40#%
quality, nice and |M|>
sheer, yard I U U
Wash Chilfon, 45- A
inch, our usual 89c 1% M|>
value, yard (J U U
Children’s Hats and Tf IT 4\
Bonnets, worth f ■|| 1
$1.25, each | Ull
Ladies’ Shirt M
Waists, values up #1 M P
to sl.oo,sale price “XUU
Ladies’ Shirt. AQ %
Waists, values up vIJKi 1
to $1.50, sale price i|U|J
Ladies' Shirt Agi J
Waists, value | Mll
up to $2.50, ||S LLH
sale price... wjr I ■ U
Ladies' Shirt 4k j #%
Waists, value V / /ll]
up to $4.50, mbf ll~|
sale price.. \ftmW
Washable Dress Skirts, A{] n
all ol our $1.50 line, UVI 1
we close out AML
Ladies' Walking (f7 Tf
Skirts, values $5 \ \ h
los6 00, (JJO.uU
The surprisingly low prices at this SALE cannot fail to give
us the leading position in Dry Goods retailing in the City.
GUSTAVE EGKSTEIN & CO..
I 13 and 15 Broughton Street, West.
Ginghams and Chambrays, f n
8 l-3c quality, Monday hr
on, y- uu
Yard Wide FRUIT OF THE LOOM BLEACH , MONDAY ONLY. Ten yards to each Customer at 6 l-2c yard.
Fancy Printed Lawns, f n
worth 10c yard, 20 pieces hi
oniy, (JL)
Best Percales, not rem- An
nants, usual 12 l-2c I 1
yard, yy
Ready - madet* Pillow T n
Cases, hemstitched, hi
full size, worth 25c, llh
Linen Towels, Buck ATn
and Damask, 40c val- / h
ues ’ LUU
Ready-made Sheets, 7f n
size 90x90 nice ill 1
quality, worth 69c, y
Sanitary Diaper, 27- A Art
inch, 90c value, the 'Yll*
very best, yfll)
Mosquito Net Can- (ff
opies, double bed \ /I
size, worth $1.75, m
Linen Table Damask, AQn
72-in. pure linen, worth U X '
up to $1.50 yard, yQ j
All-wool Blankets, (ti J f\f\
full 11-4 size, \ /i LI
$7.50 value, buy All (|}'
them now at l|/
Lace Stripe Hose, worth T n
25c always, we sell h 1
them
Men’s Negligee Shirts, fHn
last color Madras, IX
worth $1.50, Qy
Printed Foulard Silks, 7A A
nice colors, 65c qual- All'
l)uu
Silk Grenadines, strip- 17An
ed, $1.25 valne, spec- /1
ial. { Jt)
Umbrellas, Ladies’ and 17 f n
Men's, $1.25 quality, I l
this sale \ l U
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