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taking care of others. I am learning a good deal about conditions here aside from my ethnological studies. If my friendship with the Asst. Comr. still holds good, I shall do what I can with him to rectify some of the many abuses here, from which the Indians are suffering. It is true that the Indians are extravagant but that is no reason why their money should be altogether withheld from them. They sell some of the surplus lands to pay their just debts, debts contracted to buy groceries and other daily necessaries and when the money is paid in only $100. is given them and they are told to build houses and buy wagons and horses under the supervision of the Supt. when they already have houses built on their lands, or should have, as being part consideration for the lease of their lands. It is well that I am not an Osage for I certainly would kick the traces as the Omahas have done and make a great deal of trouble for the Office. The conditions are certainly bad, never have