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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

know what, to Cooney, forced me into
the patrol wagon and dashed back to
the station.
No one appearing to prosecute the
case, was dismissed with severe
reprimand
In my cheerless chamber, by the
light of a tallowd dip-owing to my
temporary absence the gas has been
cut off-I write this account of my ex.
tinguishment.
Did I not expect to retrieve myself
in the world of letters, / would take
the boot which stands beside me and
dash out my brains.
They said that the man I shadowed
and arrested was-but I'll not men
ton his name. He is a prominent
judge and one of the best known men
in Chicago.
But they lied, the villains, they
Iiedl
In the meantime am exed.
And they might write the twenty
fourth letter of the alphabet before the
names of number of real detectives
without doing much harm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

ADDRESS REFoRMER. with wart on her
chin, she is still more unique. If her
build be of the cheese variety she is
certainly picture of sans corsets,
skirts, and all those dainty little femi-
nine nothings that go to make woman
ly woman. She reads pamphlets on
dress reform and attends lectures,
even though home interests suffer. If
your clothes fit she says you are cor
seted, if you are natty while she is un-
attractive and plain you are living be-
yond your income. She criticises and
finds fault with every one, and yet
never does a clever thing herself, un-
less it is to live without work and with
ont ctavc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

cause she does not
look as well as her
neighbors, so by
adopting what she
calls dress-reform
she can look a fright
and still be follow
ing a "fad." She
usually has a mus
tache, and enlarges
on the merits Of
equestrian pants.
If she is pug-nosed
a II d specialized,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

A MARINE alga is found in the
Arctic regions growing at tempera-
ture far below zero, while at the higher
temperatures the spores disappear.
From this fact it appears that some
vegetable life requires for its existence
intense cold and continuous dryness,
and to that class the cryptogams of red
snow probably belong.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

Then 1 had hope. A poet must pos
sess tender heart. So 1 replied:
"They're at the real business, not
courting the muse"
"They" referred to couple, newly
married, I hope, who, wrapped carefully
around each other. were engaged in
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

The facts IN the case were told by q
policeman, who a few evenings ago
saw two men standing in front of the
house at late hour and requested
them not to talk in loud voice, lest
they arouse the old man and start him
to the door for the news which he has
awaited so long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Didn't Like Them.

"Been to Alaska?" I.
"Yes."
Like the people?"
"No."
"Why not?"
Too cold and distant" - Chicaqo
Ledqer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

A CURIOUS fact is noticed in connec-
ton with the formation of barnacles on
the ships bottoms. In the majority of
cases there is much heavier growth
of grass or barnacles on one side than
the other, and in numerous instances
one side will be almost entirely free
from marine growths, while the other
is as foul as possible.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
1t Worked.

"How's your family, Slowpoke?"
pretty well. Boy has been sick.
Had him vaccinated."
"Did it work."
eyes; and it is about the only thing
in the family that has worked since the
strike" ."-Chicago Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
MiserlY.

"You can always tell man by the
company he keeps"
How about briggs, the miser? He
has no associates or friends"
"Oh, you can tell him by the money
he keeps. ."-Chicago Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Light without Matches.

To obtain light instantly without the
use of matches, and obviating the dan
ger of setting things on fire, take an
oblong vial of the clearest glass, put
into it piece of phosphorus the
size of pea, upon this pour some of
the purest cotton-seed oil, heated to
100 deg. centigrade, filling the vial
about one-third full, then cork tightly.
To use it, remove the cork and allow a
little air to enter the vial, then recork
it. The whole empty space in the
bottle will then become luminous, and,
if the bottle is clear and the solution
made properly, the light obtained
will nearly if not quite equal that of
an ordinary lamp. AS soon as the
light grows dim, its brilliancy can be
at one restored by reopening the bottle
and allowing fresh supply of air to
enter. In cold weather it may be nec-
essary sometimes to warm the bottle
by holding it between the hands to in
creast the fuidity of the oil. Thus
prepared, the bottle is good for six
months. The same contriyanceis used
by the watchmen of Paris in all maga-
zines where explosive or infammable
materials are stored.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Face aud Figure.

"See this check, Jones?"
"Yes; for thousand, eh?"
Exactly; only L refer to the fine
hthograph work on it,"
"Ohl admire its face less than its
figure" p Chicago Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

Anyway, I am SO completely and
overwhelmingly exed that y z occur
renee didn't cross me off the books OF
life 1 can't explain.
A man of independent fortune
largely independent of mel indulged,
to the slopping-over point, my passion
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
PRACTICAL SCIEN CE.
BUDGET OF INTEREsTIN INFoR-
NATION.

A Good Word for the Much-Abusod Milk
weed-How to Ascertain the Speed of u
Railway Train-To Obtain u Light With
out Matches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
The Automatic Cash Boy.

"The inventor of this automatic cash
and parcel SYSTEM" said salesman in
one of the big Twenty-third street
shops yesterday as he switched his GUS
TONER'S purchase and money up into
the air and sent it whirling away to
central change and wrapping station,
"was poor shop boy like myself. He
sold out for 800, 900, but could be MAX
ing a great deal more than the income
of that sum now if he had held on.
Look at this shop; the aisles are not
filled up with cash-boys or cash-girls
and the customers have more room and
better air. We have eighty automatic
stations in use, and we pay royalty
of $40 year for each station. That
makes total of 1,600 year for the
service. Suppose we employed fifty
cash-boys-we couldn't get along with
less-and paid them the low figure of
$3.50 year. We could get them for
that, cheap as it seems. They would
cost us $4,000 in year. Quite saw
ing, isn't it? Who was the inventor? i?
He was Philadelphia salesman
named Blickensderfer. ."-NelU York
World
GERMAN experiments have proven
that sea-mud is much better fertilizer
for rva and oata than farm ward ma,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
AN EXED-D E TECTIVE.
BY DWIGHT BALDWIN.

lAM an amateur ex-
detective.
Upon referring to
"The Young Lady's
Friend and L q $ y
u e t t e W ri t Ell" y"
which l keep con-
stantly at hand, L
learn that "ex-ama-
teur detective" is
the better form.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

LAWYERS are men who work with
will. Doctors often put them in the
way of it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Solid.

Mrs. Slimdiet Ito new boarder)-
That is poundcake, Mr.. Starver.
New boarder Carefully netting q
piece)-What did you pound it with ?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
A Dress Reform Fiend.

Have you ever been cornered by q
dress reform fiend? She is generally
O woman who is at war with herself be-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
BY PROF. J. f. ELSoM.
A Good Word for the MiIkweed

a 1OOu the 4u1lkWceus
The poorly growing and much des-
pissed milkweed will soon lift up its
dropping head and take front place
among the profitable plants of the
world. Its seed yields an abundance of
oil, which analysis shows to be finer
than inseed oil. A gum can be pro-
duced from the plant juices that
rivals India rubber in strength and
elasticity; its floss when spun is finer
than the finest Irish poplin, which it
closely resembles, and its stalk, leaves,
and bark, manufactured into pulp by
means of sulphur and boiling in aka
lies, yields a fine parchment-like pa
per. Chemistry is rapidly showing the
reasonableness and efficacy of the
claim of the patriarchs that nothing
has been made in vain"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

GET on the right horse and you viii
have run of luck at the races.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
To Ascertain the Speed of a Train.

Everyone who has ridden on the
cars has wondered often how fest the
train was running, and often an entire
coach-load of passengers will manifest
great interest in the rate of speed
the train is making. There are three
ways of getting at this with tolerable
accuracy. The first is to watch for the
passage of the train by the large white
mile-posts with black figures on them,
then divide three thousand six hun
dred by the time in seconds between
posts. The results the speed in miles
per hour Again, when by reason of
darkness, or other causes, the
above is impossible, listen atten-
lively until the ear distinguishes
distinctly the click, click, click of the
car wheel as it passes over the rail
joint. The number of clicks on one
side of the car in twenty seconds is the
speed in miles per hour, where the
rails are thirty feet in length, which is
generally the case. Finally, count the
number of telegraph poles passed in
two minutes, if there are four or five
wires to pole, and in two minutes and
twenty seconds if there are only two
lines per pole; the number of poles
passed is the number of miles per hour
the train is travelling.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

GERMAN experiments have proven
that sea-mud is much better fertilizer
for rye and oats than farm-yard ma
nure,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1890-05-05
..SM Siem."

Sc lit merfmiroig, tpte inn Qaufe Der
SabrbunOerte, oft iogar lebr Deni9er Sabr=
DunDerte, Der ur prung bon Worten
uuo ielbit SGben fat aans aus benz @ez
oGdtnib Der Wtelliden perl6ninbet, 10 bag
nur Die 9eIebrte 6ori6ung i'm ipieoer auf>
ftnpet. Wer osnft bel Dem Hameu SO 0 NJ
tabaur beute nod all ben 8ers 3abor
Mons Tabor, nit oellen Jtamen Elm e1e@
n1aliaer grsbiidof pon Erier iciu bortiqes
SdloB benannte q? ODER BET &abeuz
i~enlanoe (Catti Melibo cus) ? Soer BET
Marylebone all Marie la Bonnie 2 Sber
BEL Rotten Row Gil Route du Roi ?
Sn benz Wappen De5 &ronprinSen bon
Gn9lano, Der iett ieds SabrDunberten ben
Sttel 6iirit Don g6ales fiibrt, fte1t Die Snz
i6lift: uIch diem" tpeI6e 10 aligez
mein fir eiuer beuti6en QSablipru6
gebalten miro, baB au6 Bebiter's grobss
80rter6u6 lie init II serve" ertlGrt; -
obl6On man it6 Dergebli6 fragt, paruin
unb tuie 10 Die GIben in BEN Sad ge>
fommen letn iollten. = Die GeiGi6tSz
forldung bat II naAgepteien, oaB IS it6
bier UNI cine nod fonttldere STRENGTHENING
ban0elt, alS Die beS S6tff6eu (plattz
0eutl0: S6epfen nit Dem ShG>
ben in benz Spri6iporte: pietn S6dfz
den auf'S Gro6ene bringen." 9tdlnli6 10:
&Dntg gbuaro l. Don @nglanb bate nab
laugem Sample 1888 bas Siiritentbum
QSales untermprfen, aber Die unruhigen
6duptlinge unb gpelleute erflGrten ibrem
neuen 0errl6er, lie miiroen nur einem
etngeborenen &0nige bieneu. veS6
mill Sud einen periGaffen!" onttportete
Gbuaro ben Grobigeu uno iieoelte nit ieiz
ner @emabltn @llinor, Die 9eraDe ibrer
gtieberfunft ent9e9enia6, nah ShloB @aer>
maroon ilber, mo tie balo etne5 Sp1nes gez
/. mas. Qlsbalo nabn Der G0ri9 ieinen neuz
geborenen So6n ouf Den Qlrm uno seiete
ibn ben l6Guptlingen Ser Wauiier, inoem er
Die tpeLl6en @orte iprad: vE y
dyn", B. b. vOa5 lit Der Mfann!" Seit
iener !3eit blieben Die 8emobner BON Wales
Der englilden 6rone treu, ieber 9tadfoleer
@OuarD's l. aber fiibrte als &ronprtrts ben
GiteI zines Tiiriten Don @ales, uilb in bas
tronprtr3Li6e Woppen tpuroe Die Snl6rift:
vEych dyn" aufgenommen, tporauS man
ipdter uS6 bien" gema6t bat. Sremz
ben Setgt man Deute nod i'm S6lolle Ait
Gaernarpon ais ~beionoere Mlertmirbtgfeit
buS 3inn1er noer pielme6r ben pDn serz
triimmerten Otauern neutrality-suspicious.,
100 Der erite Sirit bon Wale5 our Nelt 0ez
fommen iein ioQ, uno ebenlo fpiro auf bas
Gbor auinerfiam gen1aGt, bur6 tpelhes
&Dnigin @utnor ibren @in3ug belt unb oaS
nod 9eute rbas GDor bet SDnigin" beiBt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1890-05-05

@efdn0ni1ie, in ncl6en Strafen bis gu
bier Wfonaten perbliBt iperben tDnnen, itO
befinoeit. Ser Strafantrttt ipllte ettDa 4
Wodlen Dor Oitsrn erfolgen. Die @erurz
tbetlte lteute an Da5 groB6. Wtni1terium Elm
@eiu6 UNI Stratauflpub bis ndd) Sfter1t
unD begrill1bete oaSlelbe NIT Der l6fperen
Grfranfuu8 t9res OtanneS, lolpie nit Der
Sbatiade, paB Die beioen d~lteiten Giuoer
an 0iteru sur Sonfirmatton gtn9en une Die
miitterlid1e 6lirlorge DesDalb in Der fur3en
:3eit Dor Sltern nod iebr nptbiDenbt9 lei.
9as WGinliterium pertDarf Dieles @e(uh unD
9eitattete ebenlDiperi9 cine 0erbliBung Der
Strafe i'm Grets8efGnsniB .Site1bura.
Die 9dme, melde porber 4pGbrenb etner
7~5tGsi9en uuterluhungsbaft llnidglides
erbulDet bate, tDuroe nun gu Bru6lal
glcid) elmer 3uhtbGuslertn bebaroelt. Wtan
iperrte fte in cine feu6te 3elle, tpD Tie Die
nod ME i'm 2eben frart g~erpelen mar bon
9tbcumatismu5 befallen nuroe; ni6t Elm
Stid6en eigener &leibuug getpGbrte man
tbr, feline 2eibpGlde. fein 8ett;eug, fein
eigeneS @Bgelhtrr. 9on benz Nuiit6tSpers
lonal tpurDe tie gebu3t, lnuste s%utpeilen lit
@elelllGaft gefangener 0irnen perDeilell
uuo bate BON Sriib 5 llbr bis NbenbS 5
llbr OrilihiaGen fir StrGfliuqe Sn nahen.
Oabei befam lie bic elenoe @efdnssncnfoit
Der .3uttbduSler, fetne Ser9:inltigung,
ni6t einmal Wttld. Sic lieB bas Gien
meiit ulberiihrt unb ais iie einmal Die @ufe
ieberin fragte, oh Die Nnitalt SbtDeine
siidpte, ipelden Das i6risgebliebene @iien
perabreidjt niiroe, folgte Die Nnttport: vSbt
l3udtbduSier ieio Die Sdmeine, oenen man
es i'll anoerer 3ubereitung pieber porleBt. 1"
Qln &0rper aebro6en DerlteB Die porber blis.
benoe Trau Die Strafanitalt. @egen @noc oes
Sabrc5 murbe ite Don etner idtpereu &ra1f>
belt befalen lnO lhien b~offnunqSlos. gHel>
DIE ~geieuidaftlt6e StelIung oieie San1ilie
einntmmt, gebt i6on baraIS berDor, baB
fte zines Der i6Oniten 9duler Der Stoot
0fierburQ beitbt, in pelebem 3ur 3ett, als
oas @eidtloerte ii6 %creignete, Der StaatSe
onpalt oe5 8robber5ogIt6en 2anD9eri6ts.
leinen QSolnltB bate"
81 lpeit Die GolfSgttung. gu bemerfet
lit, baB oaS Sabr nidt at9e8eben wlrb,
in weldem it'd hiele Otnge 3ugetragen
boben iolIelt. IS mare allo m0glid, baB
&c it6 babel I'M cine ihon reht alte @ez.
ihidte banbette. 9p6 per DeiB? 2lu6
anoerSipo in 0eutl1lano Diro nod beute
fein INTERRUPTED III Der &ebanoluug polite
i6er uno 9enleiner gerbre6er 9ema0t.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1890-05-05
Gibtriett iat Saoeu.

@enn Die folgenbe 0arfteQung, tpeI6e
Der misunderstanding entz
rOlnmen lit. Die pole Wabrbeit lagt, 10 bat
man III 0eutidlano allen @ruuD, nit
3orneSs QeuBerungen iiDer Die SGGnbli6s
feiteI1, Die III iibiriiden @efGnGniien
an ben @efan9enen periibt tperOen, iparIaz
n1er 5u 1eIn. Sn benz %genannten Blatte
lelen mir:
p0on Dem 2anogerihte Sretbur9 tpur6e
in etnem polttii6en Yrn3eB (@e@
betlnblnoele) etlle angeiebeue Trau aus
Snenbur9 5u elmer @efdngniBitrafe BON 30
Sagen perurtbetlt. BUR GerbiiBun9 berz
ieIben muroe Tie nad Der init benz 3u6tz
bauie 8ru6ial Derblnoenen Meiberitrafan=
italt uerbra6t, O6iNon in OifenbErg atpet
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-27
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
A Gloomy Prospect From a Fl
nancial Point of View.
TAnLEQuAH. Nov. ~. lss

TAuLKQuAH. Nov -, lssO.
Both houses met last Monday
with little business on the desks Of
either but the council shortly
opened up with the per capita bill
and soon sprung the "blood" is
issue; D. W. Vann and.Capt.Jack-
son for the payment to all the
people and Spade and Gritts to
Cherokees by blood. The rules
OF the house for speeches were
exhausted by the four champions
of the lower house. Amendment
after amendment was offered and
argued and all went to the waste
basket. Cooweescoowee, Della
ware and a portion of Illinois and
Sequoyah cspoused tho cause OF
the whole, with all the other dis
tricts opposing and on Thursday
the bill was returned to the sen
ate just like it went to the house,
concurred in.
The senate spent Monday and
Tuesday in routine business. We'd
nesday Mr.. Bell introduced a bill
taxing imported cattle; the first
thing towards a revenue, and the
$500. 900 appropriated and s4.30 in
the treasury as the only available
money in sight.
The future existence of the ma
tion seems frightful indeed, for
she is at least 100000 behind.
What we are to do is a conundrum
to all. The seminaries and schools
will end in a few days without a
single cent to pay anything. The
Orphan Asylum is about $4,000
behind, the 6rst time it has been
short since its establishment.
Banks at Van Buren and Musko-
gee, and merchants here, are taking
salary and school warrants at a
large discount and that discount
is growing greater each day.
Many doubt the wisdom Of the
councils appropriating all the
grass fund TO pay the people and
thus leave a heavy public debt.
Who is to be responsible for this
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-27

A FAULTY SYSTEM.

No one can look at the business
which occupies the attention OF
the Muskogee court without being
impressed at once with the neces-
sity of radical change in the
present judicial system. The
commissioners should by all
means be given at least the powers
Of a justice Of the peace in the
states. thus relieving the superior
court and also reducing the ex-
pense and Inconvenience in trivial
cases. AS we have stated before,
there is no reason nor even good
sense in binding a man over to
appear at a place one hundred
miles away, more or less as the
case may be, to answer petty
charge and pay ten dollar fine.
1t is not probable that the court
officials will take steps to bring
about the remedy of this evil and
certain it is that the attorneys will
not do so, but the interests Of the
public demand such a change and
it must be brought about.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-27
plRErrIoNs rOR rRAYELERs.
For Minor Details Call Upon She M, X,
ST. Railway Agent.

Take the Missouri Kansas a Texas night
train, tloii5 D MI 60 80. Louis and oil points
east Via 81 Louis, The morning lsisa q, m }
train 20 chicago and all points east via CHI
cago, arriving there next morning IN time for
all east and north bound routes. Both night
and day trains make connections for all west-
ern pon.a at Kansas city Through car SER
vice to chicago, 50. Louis and Kansas CRY
Arrangements may be made ahead for Sleep
ers, by applying TO local agent. Excursion
tickets on sale daily to all southern and Cali
fornia points, going and returning on differ
ent routes, tickets good six months Amy
further information desired Will be cheerfully
furnished ON application TO
A. O. pEoK. Agent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-27

THE Cincinnati Price Current
says that the largest wheat crop
OF the world was that Of 1884,
2, 1855, ,000, 600 bushels, and the
next largest in 1887, 2,125, 900, 600
bushels. The crop of 1890 was
2,040, 900, 600 bushels, or about an
average. OF this wears crop the
United States and Canada raised
440, 900 900 bushels, which is %
per cent of the worlds crop, and
80, 100000 less than these two
countries raised in 1889. The in
creased price of wheat over last
year, arises more from the short
crop at home than from a failure
of the worlds crop. Another in
teresting point in connection with
wheat is that the South American
countries which have been large
importers of American and Euro
pean breadstuffs, are beginning to
raise their own wheat and may in
a few years not only cease TO be
customers for American -four but
have a large surplus of grain for
export, in which case reciprocity
may not effect the results now
hoped from it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-27
ANogHNR vInw on couNoIL.
Mr. Brown" Indites a Few Ten
der Lines on What he Secs.
TAnLneuAm. Nov. 20. 1890.

TAHLRQuAlI, nov. ~, lbVO.
Wonders will never cease, SO
said some one, and the Solomon
who got Off the "saw" certainly
had the present situation at our
national capital in his minds eye
at the time. Last winter William
A. Phillips, Of Salina, Kan, and
At times Of Washington City and
Tahlequah, presented claim
against the Cherokee nation Of
az, 800 for services rendered in 1888
before the supreme court of the
U S. in the suit Of the North Caro-
lima Cherokees against the Chero-
kee nation. The council refused
to recognize the obligation and to
pay the amount claimed. Like
Banquo's ghost, "Quiliki" refused
to be downed and the other day
serenely bobbed up with the old
claim supplemented with two de-
mands for s6, 500 each with inter
est, and aggregating nearly $20, 900
for alleged services in 1886.
Nestled along with this claim in
the desks of special committee is
another ghost in the shape of a
claim for $4,000 signed by one
Peabody, Washington City at
torney, rejected last winter. This
claim is for alleged services as
lobbyest. That means, suppose,
for fixing congressman. The
friends of the claim, / believe, set
up that it is for defeating the Ok
lahoma bill and preventing the
opening up Of Indian Territory.
"What fools these mortals be. =
There two claims aggregating
more than $4,000 are sham eless
frauds, but not without hope Of be-
ing successful by any means.
Phillips, it is said, will be able
to rally his old war friends, not
few of whom are members of the
council, and Peabody is backed by
Bushyhead and Harris, the dele
gates who made the deal with him,
and the principal chief, who en-
dorsed or approved it. If the two
Ps pool interests, as is believed
they have done, the claims in all
probability will be paid and the
s22, 500 steal will lose none OF its
infamy but in comparison viii not
look so bad.
How long, oh Lord, how long"
Senate bill No. 10 provides for a
commission of nine citizens to ne
gotiate with the U. s. commission
now here for the cession of the
lands of the Cherokee nation west,
and other matters between the
government. The commission pro-
vided for by this bill is to be com
posed of nine citizens, a heavy COM
as judged by the Creek
rule.
The commission is left entirely
free to enter generally into all
concerning the unsettled
business of the Nation and the
United states. Their acts rre,
however, subject to review by the
national council and finally before
they shall be binding, th0 people
must ratify them at the pills.
Never in the history of the
Cherokee people have they taken
such step in the "white mans |
ways" Time after time, for ihree |
years, the Cherokees have !
yielded to the uplifted sword in
the hands Of relentless power and /
parted with an empire that reached /
from the shores of the Atlantic /
Ocean to the Tennessee, but not till I
now have they, in times or peace, +
ieigned TO fix a price upon the
graves of their dead.
john WILLIAM BRowN.