The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-02
A Remarkable RecOFd Of Progress In
Civilization.


ing iavOrRbly with that Of most of the
isolated frontier communities Of what we
are given to consider the superior race.
We speak OF the Cherokee Indians, once
q numerous and powerful wRrliks tribe
spread over q large portion OF the south
eastern quarter Of what is nowthe United
States, but at present mostly living in a
reservation 10 the Indian Territory. Prior
to 1887, about which time the Wholesale
fmCed emigration OF the tribe to the
Indian Territory took place, the Cherokses
had many Of them adopted the civilized
life Of their white ~neighbors, had erected
a grlst and saw mill and q cotton gin.
Since their remoValthey havssomewhSt In
creased in number, and have advanced In
the scale OF civilization With marvellous
rapldity, We have before US several copies
oil a newspaper printed at Tab. le,qush, the
Capital OF the nation. A portion OF 1t is
printed In English, and the rest in the
Cherokee language, the written Charac'
tiers OF which each represent o syllable,
and number somewhat over eighty. This
written language was invented in 1925 by
Joseph Guest, q halt-bresd Cherokee, who
had received Aomswhat Of an education,
The alphabet has been pronounced by
skilled ~liDguists the nearest approach to a
philosophical written language in ex'
~istsnce. The characters are for the most
part borrowed from the English, German
and Greek.
The newspaper we have spoken OF IL
printed and published by the Cherokee
Nation, and 10 the official organ Of the
Government, 1t Is edited by E. O.
Boudinot, an educated hslf'brssd. It is
strangely interesting to peruss its columns,
remembering that this tribe has attained
It's present high position not only without
material aid from the United States Gov
eminent, but really in spite Of its injustice
and oppression.
Among the most remarkable features OIL
the Weekly Advocate Is Its prospectus. The
paper, on eight column folio, which Gs
weekly papers go hereabouts would cost
one dollar and Atty Cents a year, Is sold ut
one dollar q year to outsiders, and at Atty
cents to Cherokees. Its editor Is elected
annually by the National Council OF
Legislature, The prospectus announces
AS q general newspaper, the advocate
will be all that circumstances, location aud
the ability Of lie editor can make II. As q
defender, or rather advocate Of Indian
rights, the Advocate will always be found
opposing railroad, Oklahoma, Territorial
aud other schemes that are calculated to
deprive the inhabitants Of this Territory
Of their liberty to govern themselves as
they choose, or that tend 10 impair their
property rights In the, least. Believing
that the treaties existing between the civ.
iliSsd tribes Of this Territory and the
United States were made In good faith, the
Advocate, as the exponent OF the views and
wishes Of the people Of the Cherokee Ma.
ton, will always advise and insist upon
their strict observance on the part OF the
Indians. The present Indian Policy OF the
United States will always receive the
hearty support Of the Advocate, because 1t
is lust, humane and based upon q respect
Tor the natural rights Of all human be-
ings."
Judging from the number before us,
there are few weekly papers on our ex.
change list edited with more ability OF
printed with better taste than the Allocate.
Among the few English advertisements
is the premium list OF the Eighth Indian
International Fair, to be held at Muskogee
lu September. The purses offered in the
speed ring are oil for running Lorses,
though an announcement Is made that II
any trotting horses are entered a purse
will be made up. Liberal premiums are
offered for draft stations, mules, Jacks,
roadsters and colts; $25 to the best Durham
bull, over two years old, snd similarly fair
sums for other cattle; hogs, sheep and
poultry come in for liberal encous.
Rgement, and wagons, piows, fan.
ming mills cider presses, reapers, horse
rakes, thrCshsrs, sorghum mills, cotton
gins, buggies, saddles, harness and house.
hold furniture and utensils, each have q
department for competition, the exhibits
being confined to productions Of citizens
Of the various Indian nations. This shows
. state Of advancement In the arts and
manufactures scarcely to be looked for by
those not acquainted with the resources
and requirements Of the tribes. For the
best bushel ofwLeat 81 Is offered for the
best display Of vegetables, $40, and for the
hest bale Of cotton, $40. 1t Is not strange
that with the annual encouragement and
stimulu1 to competition afforded by these
fairs the material interests Of the Indians
are In . prosperous condition.
Nor do the educational and religious
interests seem 10 be In the least behind.
There are printed in the Advocate advsr.
tisements for proposals for building
churches, mission buildings and school
houses, all Of stone, to the number Of Ave
or ak; and John l.. Adair, president
pro lem, National Board Of Education"
prints the following "NotiCe TO Telchers
Of the High and Primary Schools"
1.-THE scholastic year, Under the lale law
In reference to schools, Ia divided into two
sessions, tho summer and the winter. The
summer CoDslsta oil twenty weeks, and the
winter Of sixteen. You will Therefore
teach until the close Of The term, "a regu.
lated by law, and report on Monday tol.
lowing, or 90 soon thereafter as possible,
at TahIequah, with your reports properly
authenticated, receive your paw, and he