The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 1, 1883, Page 6

On and After August Ist, 1883, All sales of Lumber from our Yard must be for CASH or ITS EQUIVALENT Excepting when we are turnishing lumber for the entire building, and settlement on al] such bills must be made at the completion of the work. By adopting this method we can give better Grades of Lumber for the Money than formerly, and better satistaction to all parties interested. We We will deliver Lumber Free of Charge, to any part of the city. All Outstanding Accounts on our Books, le), are due (Excepting those on which special contracts have been made), ai A We invite August Ist, and we must ask all to come torward and settle. _ all to call and examine our prices and grades betore purchasing. Respectfully, H. Cc. WYATT & CO 341m : ROMO CLOTHING HOU Are just opening a full line of MEN AND BOYS CLOTHING Fur g Good ishi AND CAPS, HATS And we only ask you to examine our goods get our prices and be convinced. North Side of Square, Butler, Mo. FRED O. LEFKER. D. V. BROWN. Empire Mills EE’ EE E_ECEGe WEED. BROWN & LEFKER, (Successors to JOHN A. LEFKER.) PROPRIETORS. Having leased and thoroughly overhaul- pared to do all kinds of milling. We have also added another new burr as well as other improved machinery. So that we now have four run of burrs as well as the best of facilities for accommodating our custo- mers. We guarantee satisfaction. and feed always on hand, custom work 2 specialty. Give us atrial. We pay cash for wheat and corn or take the same on deposit. Brown & Lerker. as ed and repaired these mills we are now pre-| Flour? j ZUNI HISTORY. ra Great Work Among the Indians ot New Mexico. Special Correspondence K. C, Times. Santa Fe, N. M., July 20.—-From frequent conversations with Mr. Frank Cushing, of the Smithsonian | institute, who is doing so much tore- {store the ethnology of the ancient former empire kin- newly civilizations of this of Montezuma, among scientists a awakened zeal tor | study as appliedto the older tribes and natives of the great Mexican confedercy, throughhis contributioas {to the **Century and other publications, I was not whol- has | | | and ' died archeological Magazine | ly a stranger to his work among the | Zunis and in the far southwest. Af- lter the usual congratulations and greetings had passed I said to him, upon a recent call and conversation with him at his room in the Palace hotel: ‘+I suppose Mr. Cushing, your work 1s about finished among the Zunis.’” He replied: “No! yes! I had intended speud eight years among the Zunis, preparatory to 2 visit to Yucatan and Central America; thence to South America and among the wild tribes of tne Andes mountains, the lineal descendants of the Incas, I had hoped to finish my life’s work, and fancied I could then contribute something of interest and value to the restoration ot the history of this strange and wonderful people who tounded the Aztec contederacy un- der the God-hke Montezuma, who afterward journeyed south and build- ed these splendid temples, in Yuca- ton and Central America now, in vision so graphically described by Stevens and others, South America founded empires and dy- nasties and reached the culmination of their progress and growth a race and people, after building up a grander and better civilization than had yet been witnessed in the west- ern word: and had established bet~ ter government anda higher and purer cult. Idonot like to seem pedantic, but our English word culture hard- ly expresses the idea, that in many respects that the Spanish conquerors forced upon’ them. But you see there two obstacles, I tear, in the way of finishing to and in as are MY LIFE’S WORK as I had intended. I have marned a wife, and though she shares with me here on these ard and burning plains all my privations willingly, de- votedly, uncomplamingly, and aids in all my labors, still, you know, it 1s asking a good deal of a woman not unused to, at least, the necessaries and refinements of good society. Then, again, my healthis failing me. to cut my work short I fear it will be I shall have among the Zunis. partial incomplete, not wholly satisfactory to myself. The Smithsonian folks are impatient and I suppose the outer world 1s also. They are so eager to realize early and immediate results. They not appreciate how difficult it would be for an amateur, from the raveled threads of of those Navajo blankets which you and the world everywhere so much admire, to reconstruct the original work in all its gorgeous beauty of coloring and dett and skillful texture. “1 went to Zuni for a purpose. sioned by the government to do a certain work. Fanthtully, patiently, uncomplainingly, I have desired and attempted to do this’.work. For months I was far out in the tastness of the mountains and on the burning plain; nobody knew where. I | wanted, and sincerely too, no one to But the vigilant, and and do one I was commis- | care where I was. res ow, in artic from den | United States senators, in language | shall I say composed of, “Lengthy words of th ering seund,” ; down to the regular squibs and git j bering English ot border editomals. es no reply. I am talking now only in the made PLEASANT TERMS OF | in the presence of our mutual triend, the scientist,Professor Bandelier. So | long as such men as Professor Ban- delier are my friends, who, Morgan, in his **contributions to the American ethnology”’ (vol. ix.) s is **now recognized as our most em- inent scholar in Spanish American history,’’ I shall not greatly trouble with his strange Zuni lands may say or a border editor, in- spired by a muddled brain, may in bad English idioticatly scribble. If my own good judgement did not command silence, my official tions with government prevent pres- ent utterance. “When I last saw you on the trip to Carlisle Indian school, I believe myselt about what a senator compheations in rela- you told me of an epic poem that you believed existed among the Zunis, that handed down in compo- sition of no mean literary pretensions, the ‘History of the Race ;’ that hand- ed down and only through the priesthood ; that when you became a member of the priesthood of the Order of the Bow, and a war chiet through your safe conduct ot the caciques to the ocean on the east where they might obtain water to perform their sacred ceremonies, then you would be admitted the higher order of priesthood, and this you- perpetuated to poem, would be revealed to This water from the ocean, I think you told me, 1s obtained to perform their most sacred offices once in a hundred years. Yes ail this has been done. And if the good tolks at the Smithsonian institute and the good people outside will not be in too big a_ hurry, I will give them this poetry in the Zun‘ language ; second, a literal transla- tion; third, tree transla- tion, after the Pope’s translation ot the Ihad, side by side. By the curious document came into my possession a short a manner of way, a time since. I had been pressing the Indians for months to give me_ their ancient records and PICTOGRAPH WRITIN They always refused or gave me unimportant records of little value. Finally after pressing them, in con- nection with the Logan attempt to despoil them of their lands, of which you as well as others have desired me to talk, they brought me an elk skin coveréd with pictograph writing, and said: ‘Lhese are our oldest records, and if they do not establish our title to our lands nothing can. Thave an exact copy otf this writing It gives attested by anarmy officer, me an account of their journey from the north, their wanderings in differ- ent parts of New Mexico, their con- quests ot other people, their trequent battles and struggles with fierce tribe: settlement at Zuni I can assure you that they are very interesting people. That their town is one of the seven cities ot Civola that Coronado fitted up his grand expedition in search of is ad- mitted by all; that they are the lineat desendants of the ancient Aztecs, the children of the sun is not serious- and their final ly questioned. They are a peace- tul, loyal, independent people. Thev have neyer been an expense tothe government. They are an horticultural and pastoral people. They grow their own stock and grain, and the Spaniards found them | making their own bread and weaving their own cloth trom cotton and wool. | | the argus-eyed, the lynx-eyed, I may | Say, press tound me out, A bright | young representative of an eastern | i paper came down to Zum. He got | hold ot me in one of my talkative | } moods, and who would not talk b ter beir dear old mot best of purposes re most triendly tised me, my work and could have He did the worst tt done for me. Since [ have been attacked and assuiled most vile i ess! as jand But I would not have you think ali is a path ot roses and bright flowers ng the Zunis, and that they are amo dev ot worldly ambition, conten- tion and s' - Imay be called a crank on Zuni question, but I L have founc ata l my sorrow that they are of like an bitions, sions with ; tro Zunis. nontl estand truthtul ce quired patient FRIENDSHIP. | North | ays | Latterly Ou evil disposed white men have done all they could to break me down and lessen my “nce and hold upon the Zu The ELECTED ME WAR CHIEF iques, as you know, iad ot the Order of the Bow, an office ot the highest order of the priest- A tew months o, hearing the whereabouts of | that had been stolen from the Zunis, tran- hood, several horses | and to restore them and in the sactions of other business for my peo- ple, [ made a visit to the lower tort of { the territory, and was absent several j days. Upon my return, what was | my surprise whenI learred that a second chief, co-equal in authority with myself, establishing a sort of | dual goyernment, had been chosen. T at once summoned a council of the government and caciques and said warriors ! to to them—'‘*Caciques and During contrary j your most sacred laws and ancient my absence, customs, you have chosen a chief to be equal in authonty with me your duly elected and appointed war jchief ot the Order of the Bow. You have preferred no charges. It you have any complaints to make against me, make them now. I here and now tender you my resignation. One by one the caciques arose in council and protested that they want- ed no other chiet but ‘*Cushy,” as they had always cailed therefrom each cacique promptly tendered his resignation, declaring that they been persuaded by commissioners of a great white chief, me, and had member of the great council at Washington, to elect chief with me, but now saw their error, and un- less the governor and council restored sole they me to my chieftainship would no longer serve «as caciques. Tt was not long until the second chef was deposed, and my resignation was not accepted. Cushing, that Sena- Is he out to “I see, Mr. tor Logan is here. about that reported Logan Zuni land see steal that the papers here said so much about?’ ‘Yes, Lsee the senator is here. He comes out to this country tre- quently. He seems to be LAND HUNGRY, and rather likes, I think, the genial skies and healthful climate ot Zuni.’’ “About that land controversy I have refused to say anything. The time may come when justice, not simply to myself, but honor and jus- tice and fair treatment of a gener- ous ana noble people will compel me to speak. As I understood am informed, the Logan contestants | are far trom abandoning and relin- quishing their contest, in spite of the published statements that it the lands they seek to enter are found to be up- onthe Zuni reservation, they will their filings, protesting they did not seek to despoil the Zunis of any right This looked fair upon the irce, and excitement they seemed to have. among the Zunis was for a time al layed. But that tants are making statements to for- now the contes- tify their claim and are piling up ev- idence to convince the commission to be sent out by the interior department, that the lands they seek to enter not upen the Zuni reservation and that the Zunis have no claim upon them, the anxiety of the Indians 1s are moil and excitement and fear among them that they are te be dnven trom | the lands they had occupred tor cen- turies, living in the same houses cul- | tivating the same lands, drinking the { springs that their | ancestors occupied and drank from | from same when the Spaniards came here three That there Zunis will and third centuries ago. is grave danger that the be driven from their homes, or thing, starved out, If ; about the same three Pisca- ioned. cannot be q spring- da, are pr and | abandon their claim and _ relinquish } increased, and there is constant tur- | sand road to the e on grounds, I know General Logan in his pub. lished statement speaks of the Zy river, and seeks t arry the impres- Zum lands are sion that the Watered by that stream. Why, bless yoer soul! I pledge you my honor tha the Zuni river tor the last thirty days nas been as dry asthe barrel of 4 shot gun. The river—so called—can not That the in party be relied upon for water. springs which the Lo: seek to pre-empt are on the Zuni reserva. s tion as especially designated by the executive order ot President Hayes cannot be questioned for a moment There is no doubt about that. Pres. ident Artur in his recent order only ss2snnioehdnnanepneeaenereemnasesnenstinmenainmennatnaneennpabemeneetemmens carries out the instructions ot a form. But the Logan party contest the authority and legal- That the Amer. can congress and the great American er executive order. ity of this order. people will suffer a peaceful people of 1,600 souls to be despoiled of their homes and driven trom lands occu. pied by them ana their ancestors tor centuries, upon a mere technicality and through the ignorant and unin- tentional United § States surveyor, seems too monstrous | Kickinc Birv. | blunder of the to conceive. The North American Review for August opens with a very spirted discussion of the subject ot ‘Moral instruction in the public schools,” by the Rev. Dr. R. Heber Newton, | who ofters practical scheme tor | conveying ethical instruction witheut | reference to religious tenets, and the j | Rev. Dr. Francis L. Patton, who L [apaimtains that the Bible must be F | made the basis of all moral teaching, 7 2 D. Loyd exposes the tricks | and frauds of speculation in grain, | Henry | which operate to make bread dear, |and maintains that they should be | repressed by law, as being flagrantly policy. ex-Sur- t in to public **Woman ia Politics,” geon General Wm. A. Hammond, 1s a caustic discussion of certain facts opposition by | of nervous organization which in his | opimon renders the female sex un- | fitted for participation in public af- fairs. Hon. Francis A. Walker re views **Henry George’s Social Fal- ;acies,’’ criticizing in partieular his doctrines regarding land-tenure and rent. The evils resulting from'*Crude Methods of Legislation,’’ both naw tional and state, are pointed out by Simon Sterne, who advocates the adoption of certain rules of legisla tive procedure which, in English practice, have beer found to serve as an effectual barrier against | the mischiefs ot ill-considered law- | making. Charles F. Wingate writes of ‘The Unsanitary Homes of the rich,’’ and there is a joint discussion of ‘Science and Prayer,’”’ by Presi dent Galusha Anderson and Thad- Wakeman. Published at se, New York, and ly. j deus B. 30 Latayette Pl: for sale by booksellers gene The Kansas City Live $ assessors’ reports | ck Indi- cator finds from that the crop of dogs is growing less jin that state. In 1881 there were | 144,104, while in 1882 there were only 129,328. That looks well tor ithe sheep interests. But unforu nately, the 1882 dogs. though m more sheep | smaller number, killed The small- than the 1881 dogs did. | ness of the dog crop does not seem | to work desirable results. W. P. Atherton, in a paper on ithe care of truit trees, before 4 Maire horticultural society, told the toilowing: **A tarmer dismissed 4 hand because he set only nine trees | a day during his absence; the next 100 him- frust, the day he set the balance of When nine set by the hired man proved # ninety selt. they bore to be more valuable than the set by himseit.’’ Carey Smith says in the Towa Homestead: ‘Three tons of hay er 100 bushels of corn, or one @ mal pasture racre means plenty of manure grass grov