| Show THE INDIANS CHRISTMAS little redskins Red skins not slow to gt got acquainted quain ted with santa from file 1 lie time that anele sam be azan to encourage the idea of schools for indian ch children ildron the llie teachers made much of 0 christmas Chrit mas nud and the little red skins were quick to show interest lu in the christmas tree the christmas ot of the brule sioux indians indiana business management in ill each village a committee of prominent in jit braves Is appointed perhaps several ev weeks beks in III advance of the momentous day to make a canvass of the trib tribesmen eLnen and gather a fund to be expended ol ended in the purchase of a heap blk big feat feast the committee makes out a prospective menu as soon as the ca cash cali li Is 19 in liand and then with true yankee shrewdness the callous callons is as to eatables are submitted to the various traders in the vietri vicinity ltv for bids the contract for this odd un in christmas entering being aNar awarded ded of course to the lowest bidder the sioux indians indiana generally have a kriss krindle Kr insle a member of the tribe who disguises himself for the occasion and an d makes maies speeches and gives pres engg A illustration of the indian christmas celebration in llie southwest can lie be seen any year in pueblo or san sail filipe N M the holiday celebration is a a curious mixture of christian ind and papin pagan customs cu toms the redskins red skins there attend the mission church it in the morning feast at noon and later inaugurate a fail fantastic lastic and ceremonial dance that continues for halt balf it 11 week when tea was dear those who grumble at tile the price of tea i turn for consolation to tile the records record of its prier price in III early times at its first introduction into england about the middle of the seventeenth century tea fetched anything any hing between fa and flo 10 a pound aud and though a fail in III price quickly tool took place the iia eabe ij india company till still had bad to pay over ti for the two pounds of tea which it presented the king however enen een thus it Is 13 doubtful if the tea merchants merchant got lery kery fat seeing that the importation of some pounds in hits 1678 was enough to glut tile the market for some years london chronicle |
