Show INDIANS DROP OLD CUSTOM reciprocity in present giving Is considered by them too bisky arkansas city the otoe in diang lately returned to their reserva tion after spending a week visiting the kows near kaw city these visits usually occupy a longer time and the entire pro is taken up with dani ang feasting smoking and the giving of gifts by the entertaining triba the visit just ended broke up a little booner than was expected on ac count of a streak of inhospitality which developed in the baws A number of the baws reached the con lus on that this custom of giving away everything they had and taking the risk ot the other tribe returning the treatment at some later date was too asch of a risk they hesitated in this instance in warming up to their guests in the matter of giving them a large number of ponies and other in dian valuables the fotoes otoes became quite indignant and haa the time been 50 years ago there would probably have been a bat tie ao it was there was a pow wow of the visitors and a few en counters took place wah shun gah chief c the baws stepped into the breach and prevented further hosell aties the asit was cut short and it will 1 e some time before the baws are invited to the otoe reservation |