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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

THz Fort Sumner military reser-
vaf:on. which by an act Of congress
Of Feb. IA, 1874, was ordered TO BE-
sold ii public auction, was lately
pus up for sale by Col Max Frost
fo the highest bidder for cash The
reservation comprises nearly Il 600
acres, and was purchased by Hon
D. s. Taylor, Gen E B. SOpris,
sam Doss and Lon Horn. Of Trini-
dad, and L. D. Coggins, Of fGreeley,
Col, fox sS5,O00 These gentlemen,
with the exception Of Mr.. ccggins,
who is northern man, are among
the richest men IN southern Colo
rado, and have purchased the reser-
walton With tie expectation Of in
sesting largely in eatsle.-St0cE-
man, Springer, n. A-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

Twenty thousand dollars for a
cor the \. Y. Times thinks Is not
50 much il proportion as IS, 30 for
4 single rose plant Moreover, the
enfcrprising florist who paid this
large sum for plant is bound By
his contract not 30 dispose Of a sin
gle cutting for four wears, 50 that
hfs profit must come only from the
sale Of TIE buds and flowers, while
the purchaser Of a twentr.thoussnd-
dollar COW is not confined TO the
sale Of butter alone or course, he
can propagate plants from cuttings
for his Own stock It shows how
great profit IS made in growing
roses for the sake Of the buds and
blooms, and TO whas IN extent lux
uious living has increased Of late
years 10 make this profit possible
But the expenditure involved in
this manncrof living cannot be call
ed waste or sxtravagance; II Is sim
ply scattering abroad what pros
porous man has gathered, and cir
eulating among industrious persons
the money which, IN going through
their hands. passes through an Ia
frieate circuit, contributing comfort
and enjoyment wherever It goes
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

Az Austin, Texas, telegram, un-
der date Of January 2Ist, says: -
scheme has just come TO light by
which q number OF wealthy cattle
men can get control Of all the land
in the Panhandle country, includ-
ing, 20 reports say, capitol lands
i biz Is drawn and almost ready
70 be presented, looking to this, 50
the spirit OF legislative prophesy
saws tonight"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

TsDER Mississippi law a woman
i liable 10 Indictment for assault if
she strikes her husband but the
man IS not lialle for assaulting the
woman ifhe uses Il switch no larger
tl.an his little finger in doing so
II Is now proposed to SO amend the
statutes as to oyirethe wife the same
Immunity thai her husband enjoys.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14
chernkee Antinniiles.


I'VE propose TO give from one To. two
columns per wees for while, 70 this
subject livery one who knows any
facts of the ancient history Of the
Cherokces. or a-y Of the tribes in the
Indian Territory are requested TO FUR
nish them for this column
Ths BuHricE Collection. 1S22-
With regard to the religious
views of the Cherokces, it seems
that. from time immemorial, they
have been divided in sentiment.
While \ great part have been idol
atroua. worshipping the sun, moon,
stars, &c, &c, a small part have
denied that system, and taught the
following: There are three beings
above. who created all things, are
present everywhere. see everything,
govern all things, and viii judge
all men. When these beings call
any person out of the world, they
must die f; and what kind Of death
these three think. anyone should
die, thaSsind Of death Is certain.
The names of these beings are L
ha-li-te-qua, great great, or the
head Of al power, great beyond ex-
preston A-ta-n0-ti-united OF the
place Of uniting AMI U-sqa-hu-la-
These three beings are always one
in sentiment and action, and always
viii be. and, being the governors
and proprietors Of all things, they
sit on three white seats above, and
are the only objects Of worship, to
whom alone all prayers are to be
addressed The angels are 'theiT
messengers, andcome down TO this
earth to attend to the affairs Of
men. CArY EANN-
THOMAS NETsAwI
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14
G.W.GREIFIN.
ST. LOUIS
u NJ 10 N
= TOCK
YARDS
St. Louis, Mo.
The Only Wholesale YARDS in s.
Louis Accessible by Rail
and W aeri

/. Every railroad entering st. Louis
is directly tributary TO these yards.
>. Texas shippers aIe informed that
connection with these yards from the
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad can
be made without cost and with mucE
less shrinkage than 10 any other
8. These yards have the peculiar adj
vantage Of being located on the -.
Louis side Of the river, from which
five hundred Thousand people draw
their provision supply
/. Every packing house in St Louis
has a regular buyer stationed here.
Buyers Of cattle, hogs and sheep, both
for the home market and eastern ship
ment. are at all times represented
>. For comfort and convenience these
varls have no superior in the country
Two lines of street ears approach here.
Hotel. telegraph offices and other con-
venicnces for stockmcn on the premises
ESTlIL MCHENkl,
". A. RAMSAY President.
Secretary and Treasurer.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

THERE is little d0abt Of trail cat
tie ruling high in the spring. Lo-
Gated herds IN Texas may OCCASION
ally be bought al prices q shade of.
where the parties have concluded
to quit the business. But ones CT
twos, or she cattle, picked from the
herd, are hard to set. The demand
for this class Of cattle Is certainly
going to be equal 10 the supply, and
holders are vel aware Of the fact.
The demand comes from New Mex
leo, Indian Territory, West Texas,
and all of the northern range coun-
try Prices are not yet established
and are not liable to be for some
weeks.-Paakgadlc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14
Notice.

Ninita, Sept. 20, 1888
G.. II. Warren has purchased the
Grand River Mills, mouth of Pry-
or's creek, and requests the same
patronage as given to his predeces-
sor. The mill viii he run under
the same management and by the
same miller as : before-Thos.
wright. Address,
q. II. WARREN,
2ti. tChoteau, |. T.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

STATISTICS for 1888 show that IN
this country the murders averaged
four per dsy, and the suicides two
per day ,49I persons met their
death at the bands Of feliow Great
ures, against 80 the previous wear
Ohio Is the banner murder state,
leading with los cases. Missouri
fellows with 1O4, tioing New York
Only 105 persons were executed
during the year, white 92 were dis
posed Of ty vigilance committees
and mobs. carrying out the DEGREES
of Judge Lynch The suicides OF
the year foot up to 80. In this
business New York leads with 204
victims. Deaths By accidcnt IN
doubIedly exceed any otieg year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

died. All possible means were re-
sorted to, to bring back life. but in
vain. Being overcome in this first
instance. the whole race were
doomed to follow not only to death,
but to misery afterwards, as it was
supposed that that person went to
misery. Another tradition says
that soon after the creation 4 young
woman was bitten by a serpent and
died, and her spirit went to a GER
tain place, and the people were
told that if they would get her
spirit back to her body, that the
body would live again, and they
would prevent the general mortal
ity Of the body. Some young men,
therefore, started with a box TO
catch the spirit. They went TO a
place and saw it dancing about, and
At length caught it in the box and
shut the lid, 50 a TO confine it.and
started back. But the spirit kept
constantly pleading with them to
open the box, so as to afford little
light but they hurried on until they
arrived near the place where the
body was, and then, on account Of
her peculiar urgency they removed
the lid very little, and out flew
the spirit and WIS gone, and with
il all their hopes of Immortality.
All were Indians, or red people.
before the food. They had also
preachers and prophets before the
flood. Their preachers would some
times continue their discourses
nearly all day, teaching the people
to obey God. They also taught the
children to obey their parents
Theg warned the people of the sp-
preaching food, if they continued
TO disobey God, but said the world
should not be destroyed by water
but once : il would be afterwards
DESTROYED by fire, when God would
send first 4 shower of pitch and
then = shower of FIRE to set every
thing in a flame. They also taught
the people that after death the good
and the bad would separate; the
good would take a path which
would lead them to a place If hap
piness, where it would be always
light; but the bad would be urged
along another path, which led to 4
deep gulf, over which lay a pole
with a dog at each end. They would
be urged onto this pole. and the
dogs, by moving It, would throw
them off into the gulf of FIRE be-
meath. But if any got over, they
would be transfxed with red-hot
bars of iron, and be thus tormented
forever.
The priest offered sacrifice with
new fire having 4 rack two or three
feet high for an altar. 4 little be-
fore the food mOn grew worse ard
worse, and, ike some of the Cher
okee young men now, grew worse
by reproof and warning. Also,
some infants were born with whole
sets Of teeth. NUTsAwI.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

The rain co-hmenced, and contin-
ued forty Gays and forty nights,
while the water at the same time
gushed out Of the ground, so that
As much came up as came down
from the CLOUDS. NUrsAWI,
As also the NATcHER.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

The hatcher Indians also affirm
further, that not log or anything
whatever swan, but everything lay
Just rs it was, 50 that the people
could by no means save themselves
from drowning. IUWI IOKH.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

TIE horse population Of the Uni
ted States Is now over 1900, ,05o,
OF about one horse to every FIVE
humans. Two-thirds Of these are
Graught OF all-work horses. and one
third are used for pleasure driving
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14
THOMAS NETsAwI.

Ye-hO-wa was the name Of a king
who lived a great while ago. He
was afan, and yet a spirit, a god,
a very glorious being. His name
was never 10 be spoken in common
talk. This great king commanded
them TO rest every seventh day and
told them tha: if they should work
on that day they slSuld die, or
some of their relatives. They were
TO hold their hands still (the palms
up and their talk must be about
God. Ye-ho-wah was the most sa-
cred name. None must speak it
but persons appointed for the puE
pose, and they only on the Sab
bath. God created the world in
seven DAYS. NUTs2wL
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

That the Cherokoes were ae-
auainted with the Sabbath, and the
nature Of 1t, when their present
language was formed, Is put be-
yond a doubt by the language itself
The name Tor Sabbath, -.Unotata-
guaska, literally signifies the day,
the whole Of which is devoted by
the people 10 a res. from al Gem
mon labor. But this rest Is not op-
posed TO WEAKNESS. nor has It any
reference to II, but simply to labor
or action. To rest on account OF
weariness OF fatigue Is another word
altogether, thus: Uniawesalaha-
they are resting from weariness ,
unotataquaska-they are resting,
/. G., ceasing from labor a whole
day. keeping Sabbath. So also in
Hebrew "Shabath''-to cease,
leave oil, or rest from, work. It
Is opposed not TO WEAKNESS, but to
work or action.-Parkhurst.
The Cherokee names for Satur-
day and Monday also equally indi-
cate their knowledge of the Sab
bath Renotataquitena Saturday
literally signifies before the day
wholly devoted TO rest or cessation
from labor; and Unotataquanohi
(Monday) signifies beyond or after
the day wholly set apart from a.
bor. It is well to mention here
that in the names for Sabbath, Sat
urday and Monday, the plural form
Is used. An individual resting
from labor a whole day. OF keeping
Sabbath, says, "aquoiataquaska
Il am resting or ceasins from Ia
Dor during the day; but "unotata-
quaska' signifies they. all the peo-
pie rest, and thus points out the
day as a common day OF rest OF
cessation from labor, 10 be gerer-
ally observed by all
With regard to other Indian na-
tions having a knowledge of the
Sabbath. the Hon. Elias Boudiaoi
says: The number and regular
periods Of the Indian public reli-
gious feasts, Is a good historical
proof that they counted time, and
observed 4 weekly Sabbath, long
after their arrival on the American
continent, as this Is applicable to
ali the Nations S;arin the West
p. 164-5.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

The world was created at the
time Of the first new moon in au-
tuInn. with the fruits all ripe. The
first new moon in autumn Is there
fore the great new moon. or Nu-ta-
te-qua, and with 1t the year conf
mences, as regards the feasts Of
new moons. though the first new
moon in spring begins the year with
regard TO the feast Of first fruits,
&c. because then the fruits begin
to come forward. NU-wI-YoKA.
The great new moon made Its ap-
pearanee in autumn, when the
leaves began to fall. NUrsAwI-
God made man, red, Of red clay,
and made the woman Of one Of his
ribs. NErrLE.
At first no snakes or weeds were
poisonous. Poison was afterwards
communicated to them.
THOMAS NUTsAwI.
soon after the creation one of the
family was bitten by serpent and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

Wf-n very few and ineonsidera-
Ole excep6ons,.the reports from
al tie range countries. eoncering
ts.e lavoralsle winter to i've stock,
are the same The cattle lost this
winter vii be .hose driven 10
ranges late the past seasOn.-Teras
PanasA5le
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

4 venerable old man approached
Columbus with great reverence, and
presented him with a basket Of
fruit. and said You arc comc
into these countries with a force
which. were we inclined to resist,
resistance would be folly. We are
all, therefore, at your mercy. But
if you are men subject to mortal
ity, ike ourselves, you cannos be
unapprised that after this life there
Is another, wherein a very differ
ent portion is allotted TO good and
bad men. If, therefore, you expect
to die, and believe with Us that
everyone Is to be rewarded in a fu-
ure state, according to his conduct
in the present. YOU viii do no hurt
10 those who do Zone 10 YOU. -
Edwards West Indies, Vol. l.,
p. y. ] LStar Of the West, p. 142. ]
At length God sent 4 messenger
from above to warn the people of
the Hood unless they turned from
their wiekedness.
God then told i man TO make a
house that would swim, and take
his family and some of the differ
ent kinds Of animals into il.
RAVEN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

The house or boat vas raised mp
on the waters and borne away. At
length the man sent out I raven,
and, after some time, sent a dove,
which came back with a leaf in her
mouth. Soon after this, the man
fund the house COR boat was rest
ing on dry ground, on the top of 4
mountain. This being in the spring
of the wear, the family and all the
animals left the boat, and the fam
liz descended 10 the bottom Of the
mountain and commenced their
farming operations. NUTsAwI.
Some time after the flood the
people generally (the Indians ex-
cepted determined to build a wall
to reach the clouds, and proceeded
till the we'll was very high. They
built this wall of stone (Nutsawn
or. according 10 others, of wood
(Shield EaIer.) At length the peo-
Die became very much alarmed by
seeing something black in the air
above them and also God was an
gry with them, and spoiled their
language, So that the people could
not understand each other, and got
into quarrels, and separated.
NUTsawI and SasEID EATER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
Had a fearful Piece.

A Literary society had assembled at q
house on Clifford street the other night
when stranger pulled the bell and said
to the gentleman who answered it:
lis this literary meetingP"
Eyes, sir.''
Every well; should like to come IL
and read my piece"
What is it?''
ut is something to draw tears from
every eye"
''But what's the subjectP"
Its about onions, SIR
For long minute the two glared al
each other, and as the owner of the
house reached for his revolver the
stranger fled into the darkness. Detroit
Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

In the center of O'Connor's Kensing-
ton rat-pit last night stood stout, short
legged sheep, with his neck encir-
cled in brass collar and his black nose
sheathed in q kid muzzle. His name is
"Brum." and he was there to kill rats
on wager made by his owner and the
trainer, .Stone" McAllister. Between
nifty and sixty spectators were present.
Last fail McAllister, who is a sporting
butcher, found three dead rats in
-Brum's" pen. A day or two later he
saw the sheep kill rat. This act
saved '.Brum" from being converted
into chops. His owner resolved to train
him. Under training s.Brum'' improved
90 fast that McAllister made five
matches in which the sheep was to kill
rats against time. The first match
came of last night. McAllister wager
ing one hundred dollars that the sheen
would take the lives of forty rats in
sixty minutes. In the betting the odds
were against the sheep and McAllister,
and two or three friends made wagers
right and left George Tatnell was
chosen referee and timekeeper, and at
nine o'clock the rats were emptied out
of cages into the pit. The rats
scampered about the pit, the referee
called time, and McAllister let 90 of
'Brum" and vaulted out of the pit,
leaving him muzzled.
The muzzle! The muzzlei Take of
the muzzle, ''Stoner' shouted half a
dozen men.
He don't kill 'em with his mouth"
replied Mr.. McAllister, seating himself
complacently on the railing of the pit
and adding: THAT sheep'll fool you
all" So it proved. The sheep, with
out paying the slightest attention to the
crowd, made two leaps to the corner OF
the pit in which a dozen or more rats
were huddled. Then, raising himself
upon his hind legs, he brought the care
fully-sharpened hoofs of his fore feet
down like flash in the pile of rats.
This act was repeated five times in
almost as many seconds, and the dead
bodies of eight rats lay on the floor
Facing about ''Brum" gave shrill blast
and darted across the pit to another
nest of rats. There he repeated the
stamping and strewed the pit with dead
rodents At the end of nine minutes
there were but thirteen rats alive in the
pit. These '.Brum" chased with the
pertinacity and determination of bull
dog and killed them one by one The
fortieth rat was slaughtered in exactly
thirty-four minutes from the moment
''Brum" was loosed. Several times
during the match rats fastened their
teeth in the leather muzzle, but the
sheep easily shook them of. Philadel-
phtd Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
CURE OF RHEUMATISM.

ROCKAwAY BEACH N.Y.
Jan. 10, 1884.
am carpenter. A year ago was laid
up with rheumatism in my arms which
drove sleep from my pillow, and rendered
life burden. After having tried for three
months il vain all kinds of remedies of
physicians, was induced by Michael Hol-
land, our Postmaster, to try BRANDRETH's
PILLS. He said they cured him after q
year of suffering. 1 took six pills every
night for three nights; then / took two
pills every night for ten days. At the end
CT fifteen days I was entirely we'll Oc-
casionaliy have slight twinge after be-
Ing exposed to dampuess or wet, but two
pills taken every night for four days
drives it away. JAMES HENRY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

Little babies are often tortured by
wellmeaning but inconsiderate nurses
and friends. II they show any uneasi-
ness or nervousness, they are trotted
and bounced and iolted till at last. per-
haps, they fall asleep from very ex-
haustion. How would grown ncople
love 10 be tickled on the soles of their
feet; to be roughly clutched in the pit
OF the stomach and shaken; to be tossed
to the ceiling. sometimes Just after a
Hearty dinner, to have their cheeks
Pinched and kissed by anybody who
happens to admire them?
Is il sure that the baby likes these
tbingsp He can't speak 10 object if he
doesn't To be sure he laughs nervously
when tickled, but the laugh is almost
indistinguishable from a CRY, and IL
he becomes desperate, and sends forth
very audible protest, he is called
cross"
Poor. much-enduring babyi Your
father would defend himself against any
one who attempted to treat him as Won
are treated. He considered himself in
suited and abused when tossed in a
blanket in his school-boy DAYS. The
sickening sensation when dropping
from a height is supposed to be more
agreeable to you than It was to him
then Your mother counts il a bad
night when she dreams of falling down
from some high elevation.
Some young children do undoubt-
edly enjoy rough play. They are of
the hardy, reckless kind. who win be
endangering themselves continually as
they are growing up. and have number
less hair-bTeadth escapes recorded in
their histories My plea Is more e.
pecially in behalf Of the sensitive, deli
cate children. who are frequently ex-
cited and rendered wakeful by injudi-
cious strain upon the nervous system.
Such need the gentle exercise admins
tered BY loving hands. which check
them ere pleasure becomes . WEAKNESS
Let US be considerAte OF the helpless
little ones intrusted TO our care.-Farm
and Fireside.