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Show AVrallhj llullaiia. Whiil tho Unlleil Htatti government bnyioct the HnJi of an Indian tribe It dora not pay over the money directly to them and let tutrndoaitheytlcaio with the inn. Tin amount of the purcbaw money U credited lolha tribe, anl the United Ktatce poji tlmn annually Uie Intcrtit on that mm. CuiiMtincnllj there lialwayi a fun I from which to mate the payment. If all the lnllllom were paid to tliein vnonally In n lamp, forabualthrredaye tliere would be a tribo of very drunk Indiana, Then tome Irailtri and aharpcra woull go away with IrauwiM iuiui lu Ihtlrpockcti, and the red men that innrlved the royal drunk would U lift paoin on the govern-mcnt'i govern-mcnt'i lianda. For thli rmion the Indian In-dian wanb) recelio annually the Intcreit on piyiurnt money of the Uudi tliey have eold the Unite,! Htatta, Tbi annual paymeuUot Intereat range from half a million dollar to ! than a hundred lltoouod fur ouli tribo, Tbl money li allottol to the Chluvwai, Uour d'.Uenei and oilier trilxi of wild In llan, while the flvo dvillied trtle il the Indian territory-ClKroLeti, Crotka, ChocUwi, Clilckaiawi and 8einlnoIee-rectlri 8einlnoIee-rectlri alio their ihare ami are growing rich. Ue Ouahai and Winnebago,, among the inoit Ugklycli lilted, get no annuity, tut tako care of Ihemwlrie. Itlcbnl of all, however, are Ike tuy and vigibundMi Ougva. There are now onlyaoiue 1,500 of them and the nniuUr U dlinlnlikln, but tlwy git every ear xaw.OOO. ItUdlrlde.le-iual. ly among Hum all men, wouura and children. ' The trader xt tho agency ela tie greaUriurtof It within an hour after it bu been diitributod," aa) a riowi-parreorrcipoii.lM. riowi-parreorrcipoii.lM. Tlie 0.jn are ol 10 lpoleny nndvlllie.1 n character tint the goreruiumt will not iy them tbe full imoout a iviii their Intirnt annu ally, w tbit IliU. too, li uccumuUtlug to tlalr credit. They are iruhably tlie only peepls ou record who are gttUnj richer ijulmt tludr will, fur tliey lu enry fiarfur larger auim lo bo paU lliem. Hut Uncle rkiu Mya lx ben theyadoit tl,oaj. of civlliiatlonaud work for their llilug they ahull lure It all, but not till then. Thli they ill not do, lwwivtr ileautlme their nuuiUr growi liMottry decide, aint the ludt Ulmllumi rwtln-dnr. larger Tliey are limply killing tin rairli ee olf by tail-new, tail-new, aud the time 1ll com In a few dud.i mure Uu there I!l be wo more Uaajea. |