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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Habits OF Wild Horses.

So much has been written OF the
horses of the plains, which foalcd upon
the dew-kissed grass of tho prairie,
have never known the halter or the
touch of mans hand, that descriptive
reference to their feetness, wari1ess and
oftcntimes their graceful beauty-par-
ticularly among the staliions-would at
this day lack interest, says western
writer. But one curious fact is known
to but few aside from those who have
followed them for hundreds OF miles
aud studied their habits closely. II
there are enough in the band these ami
mails group by thirteens. With every
stallion there are twelve mares. What
becomes of the weaker males which
the stronger fight away-whethcr they
bide their time to get the quota Of fe-
males, or, in the despondcncy o. equine
bachelorhood, 90 off alone and starvc
themselves-is not known. The matri-
monial regulations Of the wild horse,
however this may be, allow to each
male twelve cons orts, and the remarka a.
BILE feature IS, N more. They draw
the line at an even dcz.n. Even when
the bands that roamod these great
plains, then tenantIcss except " other
wild creatures, would number in the
hundreds and more than thousand,
this peculiar division into families was
particularly noticeable. They kept q
little apart and never voluntarily min
gIed. Only when driven together by
some common danger would they run in
a mass, and then not long, So the
catchers knew that it was well nigh
useless for one or even two mon to en-
deavor to get more than the thirteen OF
ore of these curious families at time.
-. The Horseman.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Boy Dullfig hteTs.

1t will, perhaps, be hardly credited
that at San Sebastian, Spain, bul.fghts
are arranged between child toreadors of
13, II and Is years old, and bulls of 2
years. These small Soaniarls. dressed
in picturesque costumes, brave death
for the sake of furnishing the crowds
with an amusement, and actually prefer
the dangerous life and applause they
receive to working at any trade or 60
ing to school. 1t is a sickoning specta.
Gle witnessed by thousands ola nations,
indeed, there are far more French and
English present at the childron's bull.
hts than there are Spaniards.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Locomotive Engineers.

The engineer whose humanity is not
hardened has his feelings narrowed oc-
casionalIy by pedestrians who risk their
lives on the track. Tramps and other
careless persons are so numerous that
the casual passenger in a locomotive
cab generally cannot ride fifty miles
without seeing what seems to him a
hair breadth escape, but whichis never
theIess treated by the engineer as a
commonplace occurrence. These heed
less wayfarcrs do, however, occasional
ly carry their indifference to danger too
far, and they are tossed in the air like
feathers. Doubtless there are those
wlo, like the fireman who talked with
the tender-heartei young lady, regret
the killing of man chiefly "oecause it
muses. up the engine so;' but, taking
the fraternity as a whole, warmth of
heart and tenderness of feeling may be
called not only VOL developed but prom
inent traits of character. The great
strike on the Chicago, Burlington s.
Quincy road last spring, which proved
to have been i'll advised, would have
been possible only in body OF mon act =
uated by the most loyal friendship,
Ind oubtcdly = largo conservative cle-
mcnt in the Brotherhood Of Eo gineers
belived the move injldicious, but they
joined in it out of an intense spirit cf
fidelity to their brethren a2d leaders. -
TScri bnnr
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The amount Of strength exercised in
an ordinary haad-shake .s eleven
pounds.
oac elephant discovered among the
tertiary rocks could not have been les
than Is fee; il height,
About 1900 species OF fish are known
in the waters OF Indiana, and about 90
may be REGARDED a. food ithcs.
4 discussion of tn. Muthusiaa theory
elected the statement tha: c,orgymen,
as rule, have the largest families.
An Eaglish scientific man has pre-,
served e record Of family Of many
toed cats down to the tenth generation
Some members have as many as seven
toes on each loot.
A Kansas City carpenter has invented
new chamfcring instrument, by the
aid Of which he claims to cut corner
to the desired angle at one stroke.
There is no repetition Of tho planning
process, the machine being passed only
once over the corner to be ch1mfcred.
The oil of tansy is poisonous. Ii
used to be employed as remedy for
dropsy and a medicine against worms.
Sometimes the green leaves are used in
cooking. Yarrow, pu,verizel, /, used to
be applied to stop nose bleed; itcxcites
sncczing.
A novel electric railway has been
completed, cumming from the shore Of
Lake Lucerne over a bed cut in the
solid rock to the summit Of the Bur
genstock, 1880 feet up, 1t has a gradi-
ent Of from 32 to 58 per cent. The
electricity is generated by a water
wheel in the River Alr.
Among the products which scicace
has put to valuable service is the nc
tie, a weed which is now being cu'tivat-
ed in some parts of Europe, its t9re
proving useful for a variety Of textiI e
fabrics. In Dresden n thread Is pro
sixty miles Weighs o1ly two and one
half pounds.
Carpenters and other tool-users who
keep up with the times are now using &
mixture of glyceri1e instead of oi, for
sharpening their edged tools. Oil, as
is well known, thickens and smcar5 the
stone. The gIycerine may be mixed
with spirits in greater or less proper
tion, according as the tools to be
sharpenod are fac or coarse. For the
average blade two parts of glycerino to
one of spirits will suffice.
In cleaning out the lower levels of the
! caves at Dordogne, in France, along
with somo Of the most rulimentary
stone arrow-heads yet discovered, there
were. found great many oyster shells
piled in such q manner as to show that
the Neauderthal man used the bivalvc
as a common article of food. The oys-
ter is thus dem onstratcd to be the old
est dome sticatA dclicacy known tc
man. The relics are estimated to be
over 60, 900 years old.
A new invent tion is reported for dry
ing buildings, A Russian engineer, NJ.
dc Wrozinsky, has invented an appara-
tus for drying buildings which is said
to have proved very effective. 1t is
based on the principle of carbOnic gas
rapidly absorbing the moisture of the
air and to this end the inventor has
constructed a closed stove burning
charcoal by the Introduction of air into
it direct from the opcn through two
tubes. A steady current of dry, warm
carbo0ic gas is allowed to escape into
the room to be dried, which rapidly alb
serbs the moisture in the air, and es
capes in the ordinary manner through
the chimney.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24

Mr.. II. H. Johnstonc, English consul
at Old CaIabar Africa, took trip up
the Cross river to try and make treaties
and settle quarrels among the natives
that were injuring trade by their war
fare. He had most interesting time,
moro interesting than he would caro- to
experience again. At q place called
Ededema, he was pulled from his can oe
by mob Of cannibals, slung on the
shoulder of one OF them and borne on
rapid trot to the town. There he was
placed in a hut with the door open,
while hundreds of savages con ntinuous.
ly stared at him. Looking upward he
saw arranged around the upper part OF
the clay walls horrible array of at least
. hundred skulls, while smoked hu.
man ham hung from the begrimed 1af-
ters as an appropriate centre piece. His
interpreters oppOrtune,y arriving, a
friend pa,aver resulted in his return
to the canoe in the same manner in
which he had been taken from it. New
York Witness.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Fate.


With sodom apples fill thy harvest bin;
Barter heart wealth for gold in Fashions
mart;
Traverse rough seas some distant port to
win
Without a chart.
Fray the fine cord of Love until it break;
Launch thy pirogue before the storm
abate;
Tease the prone, sleeping Peril till it wake;
Then rail at Fate.
-IDanske cambridge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22

All honest, conscientious physicians
who give Is. Is. b. .(Botanic Blood Balm
a trial, frankly admit its superiority
over all other blood medicines.
DIR. w. J. Adair, Rockmart, Ga,
writes: 81 regard q. B. b. as one Of the
best blood medicines"
DR.. A. III. Roscoe, Nashville, Tenn.
writes: IAN reports of B. b. b. are
favorable, and its speedy action is tru-
ly wonderful"
DR.. j. w. Rhodes, Charlottesville,
Ga, writes: II confess B. B. b. is the
best and quickest medicine for rheu-
matism have ever tried"
DIR. 5. j. Farmer, Charlottesville, Ga
writes: 81 cheerfully recommend b.
b. Is. as a fno tonic Alternative. Its
use cured an eXcrescence Of the neck
after other rgnedies effected no per-
ceptible good"
Dr. &. Il. Montgomery, Jack ksonvills,
Ala, writes; "My mother insisted on
NV getting B. Z. b. for her rheuma-
ism, as her case stubborniy resisted
the usual remedies. ShO experienced
immediate relief and her improve
ment has been truly wonderful"
A prominent physician who wishes
hi name not given, says: "a patient
OF mine whose case Of tertiary syphilis
was surely killing him, and which no
treatment seemed TO check, was en-
tirely cured with ABOUT twelve bottles
OF b. b. ID. lie was hirly made up Of
skin and bones and terrible ulcers"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22
sUsMER VACATION.

A. this time OF year nearly everyone begins
TO think Of a summer vacation, or an ontinE OF
some kind for = little recreation. FOR those
who desire 10 visit the summer resorts OF the
East, Niagara FAila, the white Mountains.
Old Point Comfort. and numbers Of Others
there 10 no line which offers better facilities or
lower rates than the Burlington Route. II the
trip is 10 be by way Of Chicago. the Hannibal
a So J0seph's fast vestibule train. "Eli, +"
has no peeTi leaving Kansas city In the even
Ing. the traveller takes supper aud brsskfast
on the dining car, arriving In Chicago In time
for all connections east. Ifhe desires 60 90 by
thr way ofsL Louis, he leaves Kansas CITY
after supper and srriyeA In - Louis for an
early breakfast and eastern connections
Both u these trains are luxurious In every
respect and equipped with Puilman palace
sleeping cars and free reclining chair care.
For short trip there is probably no more
delightful summer resort than spirit Lake,
lows. or one Of the other countless lakes IN
northern Iowa and Mlnnesota. Here again
tle Traveller nnds he ehunot do better than
take the morning train of the X. O., 81 J. a
q u. n. II .ieaying kansas CITY at Ii.IsA m
and arriving In -. Psui sud Minneapolis ,he
next morning for breakfast Frum these
points he ean make direct connections for
sumRarr resoris In all directions. This train
has one Of Pnliman's nnest buffet sleeping
ear through between Kansas Ciiy and Il
i's7l. This also h the train 10 take Tor spirit
lake, but one change being made. aud that
sarly in the evening into a through sleelier Ia
The lake. arriving at d'siin-"-u az ~ In the
morning The above trains run daily.
write for All information. tourist elrrnlars
etc 10 " Z. or. general soulhwrsiern pas.
sFngcr agent, 900 main street. kapsAs Clty. ol
a. 4. psWra,
senera ras' 4 Ticket Agent.
~ Joseph. No
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22
"PHILosoPHERp GREEN.
NATIONAL MiLiTARY HoME,
LEAvESwOKTH, kAs. July ~, 1859.

NATIONAL MILITARY Hons, .
LEAvESwUKrH, kAs., July ~, 1859.
EDITOR CHIEFTAIS:-We are en-.
joying most beautiful weather in
this locality. Frequent rains keep
the thermometer down 10 the point
of comfort. It's a noticeable feature
of this summers rains that thus
far they have fallen gently, though
copiously. They have been unac-
companied by hail or wind or even
dismal or threatening clouds.
Hearing of the many disasters to
life and property attending the
numerous storms and hCodsabroad,
| here take occasion to express
my thanks for the salubrious tenn
perature and genial sunshine and
spring.like showers which have
been bestowed on us, as If by spe-
cial providence.
The health at this home is re-
msrkably good. / think the OBJ.
jects and purposes for which the
Soldiers home were instituted are
perhaps scarcely understood or
lightly appreciated. / wish to
say in plain terms, that they are
in fact the grandeSt institutions Of
the age for the disabled veteran
soldier. There is not another
institution at which he can receive
the same good care. Attentive
nurses ara provided day and
night to administer TO the wants
of the veteran if he is unable to
wait upon himself. Wholesome
food is furnished in abundance and
if the soldier be sick or unable
from any cause to go to his meals
his food is brought To him, and if
he cannot feed himself he is fed by
a kind and obliging nurse, who is
also a comrade. He is furnished
with clean and comfortable cloth
ing, clean soft bed, good quar-
tiers, barber, launday, books, ETC.,
and all for nothing, save the serv-
ice which he has given in the past,
in the defence of his country's IA.
vor. No matter when, where or
how you became disabled, the
fact that you are disabled accom-
panied by an honorable discharge
makes you eligible to membership
at any of the homes. There have
been only two deaths since the
2nd day Of July.
ResDectully. w. L. GREEN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22
Half Rate Excursion to Milwaukee aud
Return.

On August 2ist TO 18th, inclusive, the Frisco
Line will sell round trip excursion ueksts "a
Milwaukee and return at one single fore foi
the round trip, for persons TO attend the 2srd
National EneAnpmsnt OF the q A. r., which
takes place at Milwaukee. Augukt 2sth to sls,,
Inclusive. Children between the ages OF ave
and twelve ysArs can purchase at half Of the
excursion rate. These excursion tickets carry
you through the cities OF 81. Louis and ChieA-
90 and are good between Chicago and AiiwAu-
kee in either direction by rail or steamer.
These tickets are good for return bstween
August 9Sth and September sth. HnAl limit
SEPTEMBER 10th, all dates inclusive.
A special privilege Ia snordsd persons hold.
Ing these excursion tickets who desire 10 make
. aide trip from Milwaukee. By dsposlilns z
same with Joint agent at MilwAukss on or be-
fore September srd, the limit on such dspoA-
tied tickets eau be extended to ssptsmb er soth
Remember the advantages Afforded by pur-
chasing your ileESlS via the Frisco Line, 81.
LOuis and Chicago.
For fuil pArtioulArs regarding rAtss. rontss
time schedules. etc. call upsn or address the
nearest ticket sEont FriAc0 Line, or
D. MIsuAEr,
Oon'l Passenger Agent
81 Louis No
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22

ing 20 amend ihO constitution, af-
ter having read the same three
several days in each branch, and
being agreed to by two-thirds OF
each branch. and then proclaimed
by the chief at least six months
before the next general election,
end then accepted by the succeed
ing national council elected on
this issue by two-thirds vote.
This will probably close COM
munication for the present be-
tween the commissioners and the
Cherokee authorities. There APP
pears to be no reason TO call a
council in this matter because il
would be very expensive and they
could not do thing in the world
in a matter of cession to the Unit
ed States, because this could only
be done by the national council Of
1891, If it should be thought wise
TO do so at all.
The Cheyennes and Arapahoes
are claiming to be entitled to two
thirds Of this strip, and are de-
manding a day to be heard by
council. Governor Crawford has
prepared quite a lengthy docu-
ment called "a petition and state
mcnt of facts" The commission
will probably leave here within
the next few days and 20 west.
Guthrie has offered them enter
tainment and has extended them
an invitation through their mayor.
There is a great anxiety on the
part Of the people backing 0klaho.
ma TO open up the Cherokee out
let, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
country and the Comanche coun-
try, so as to get sufficient popula-
tion for the purpose of establish
ing a territory and a state, in or
der that the United States sena-
tors and congressman may be Gre
ated. This is going to cause a
tremendous pressure to be brought
on the Cherokee ontlet, and il
there is any device "in the heav-
ems above, or the earth beneath,
or the waters under the earth" by
which tho Cherokee outlet can be
opened to settlement, depend up
on il, the Cherokee outlet goes.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22

The Walker, Iowa, News, says: "Our
friend, Robt. Baird, of Muscatine, 10.
wa, has been secretary OF the state
senate, and an active politician for
years, but was never generally known
until he had the collie, and used Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and got IL into one Of their
advertisements" "Now he is famous" ;"
Here is what Mr.. Baird said: "While
in Des Moines, | was taken with Sc
rious attack OF bowel complaint. For
two days i suffered intensely, trying
several drug stores and paying them
for relief but in vain" finally bought
a small bottle OF Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. and
two doses Of that brought me out all
right 1t costs less than the drug
store preparations and have the bal
ance for future use. | consider IL a
grand remedy" % and so cent bot.
ties for sale by w. @. Patton & Co,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22
HnM,s ThIaI


We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot b,
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
+. J. Cheney & Co., props, Toledo
q. We, the undersigned, have known
i. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
west & Traux, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, ..
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, whole.
sale druggist, Toledo. o.
+. III. Van noesen, cashier, Toledo
National Bank, Toledo, o.
Halls CatRrrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
"Whon the spring time comes, gen.
tie Annie" "And the chills and fever
bloom once more" "You had better
buy bottle Of Cheatham's Chill Ton.
ic" From the man who runs the near
est drug store" Sold by W. @. Patton
& Co.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic is acknowl-
edged TO be the best. Physicians use
and prescribe 1t. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by w. q. Patton & Go,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22

"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by q lady in
this country. Disease fastened it's
clutches upon her and for seven years
she withstood its severest tests, bu /
her Vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and
could not sleep. She bought Of us n
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption and was so much reliev-
ed on taking first dose that she slept
all night aud with one bottle has been
miraculously cnred. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz." Thus write W. ~.
Hamrick 4 Co., Of Shelby, n. O.-Get
a free trial bottle at w, u. Patton &
Co.'S, drug store.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-22
WHERE THE COMMISSION is
MTqTaKuN

II not mistaken, there is room
for difference Of opinion anyhow
between tho Cherokee authorities
aud the commission, as 70 the
manner Cherokee lands have here
tofore been disposed Of. The
commission, as may be seen from
their letter to Chief Mayes, pub
lished in this weeks CHIEFTAIS,
are in controversy, not only with
the chief, but with the common
belief Of the people, as to the pow
crs OF the national council to sell
or ccde any part OF the lands Of the
Cherokee people. They, as. a
proof Of the councils authority to
cell, refer 10 the sale Of lands in
Kansas, namely what was known
rs the neutral lands, an d
the strip Immediately adjoining
That state on the south. These
lands were unquestionably sold by
an act Of the national council, but
the commission seems not TO be
aware Of the fact that the council's
authority was especially derived
from treaty stipulations providing
for the sale OF the lands. Under
our constitution "all acknowledged
treaties are the supreme law Of the
land" The treaty Of 1896. which
provides foF :he sale Of the lands
mentioned, is an acknowledged
treaty by the Cherokee nation.
This being the case, the authority
of council to dispose Of them was
special and not general. Their
authority was confined TO the lands
named in the treaty and TO 10
others at the date Of the treaty or
at any subsequent time. II may
be positively said that not foot Of
Cherokee soil has ever been sold
TO the United States without au-
thority directly from the people or
without the authority Of previous
treaty stipulation.
The right the national council,
MS a party in interest, for the
Cherokee people, in the fixing of
the price of lands to be settled up
on by friendly Indians, is right
derived from a special treaty pro-
vision, and does not imply any
authority to sell to anybody, but
60 friendly Indians.
This difference of opinion be-
tween the chief and commission is
emphasized by the willingness OF
the commission to accept, as valid,
a transfer Of the lands, made by
the council. They would be per-
fsctly safe in this, because there is
authority beyond thai Of the Unit
ed States TO dispute the validity Of
the transaction.