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TWENTY-SECOND. The Ohaneers, Little, Greafaivd Grand, Ai-e appellatipiis the Gsages understand'. And now that ybu are in their land. An ip:troductioii is given to the band. They are true and will stick to you; But the Sioux outnumbered the few. Driving thte Osages to & cprintiry new, Tyhere they reside and wealthy gjcew. Now comparis the Osajges with the Sioux, T^e former ouf^Kt not to get the blues; To locate the latter would be news, " Here's wishing both their blankets will lose! ILTHOUGH the State of Kansas is named after the Indians of that naine, yet the conclusion is reached after con- considerable research, that of the two original people that claimed the terri- tory, this Osage Indians were the nobler of the two. All through history they have more said about their character and traits than the Kansas. No reason can be assigned for this, as it is conceded they spoke the same Is^uage and were of the same stock originally. NOTi: Tbe Department of thelntei-lor, thsoueh the offlc^ of Indiui Affaiiis, In Jam^ary, 1908, kindly furnished the fiarures, showlntr number of Indians belohgiiiiK to the foUowtntr tribes; Kansas (or Kaw) 207, QsWBs 1,9M, Pawnees 6H, Comanclies 1,408. l^e United States Government Besort states that tber^ are tventy-two S^octx divisions, but there is no Biouz res- ervatlop: andalthoueh there are numerous Sioux-speaking trlblBs, if there are any knovn by that name tboy have not been run across.