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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28
Maps Used as Trumpsts.

A man can be more politely insl..o
in Paris than in any city in the world.
A gentleman who undertook to speak in
public there recently expressed himself
IN such a low tone of voice that the
audience were unable to hear him. He
was lectuting upon a geographical suo-
ject, and copies Of map about three
feet square had been generously dis
tributed.
Presently one of the audience rolled
his map in the form of a very long at
teuuated lamplighter, inserted the small
end in his ear and turned the other END
toward the speaker. IL was rather a
ludicrous performance, but not laugh
was heard among the polite assembiage.
In two minutes, however, every map in
the audience was turned into an ear
trumpet, and the speaker saw himself
confronted with a sort of mammoth por-
cupine, whose neares; quiils almost
touched him. He at once spoke louder.
-Gelo York Tele0ram.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28
STRUCK THE WRONG FARMER.
An ExperImant with Watch That Hap
pened at Bad Time.

An E1perImant with Watch That Hap
pened at a Bad Time.
We were talking about human na-
ture in general, and the human ma
ture OF farmers in particular, wher
:ne man who was travelling for Il
button factory sagely observed:
"Yes, the average farmer is queer
man. They talk about his contiding
disposition, but he hasn't got il. On
the contrary, he suspects everybody
Of intent to defraud him in some way. "
"Well, L dunno about that" said
Dne of the crowd.
Il think / can prove it to you in
ten minutes, replied the button man.
Now, then, look at this watch and
estimate the value"
He handed out watch and chain,
and they were passed from hand to
hand. The watch was a fine one,
and the chain was solid gold, and the
lowest estimate was $500, says the
pftroit Free Press.
u paid s4OO in good money for the
Dutlt," said the man. "One OF you
tome along into the smoking car and
well find a farmer. III offer him
watch and chain for $50, and he'll
uSt think l am trying to beat him.
If lose l pay for six ainners If l
win somebody pays for mine"
He started out IN company with
the man who had expressed ti'
doubts, and about the first man tie :
came to in the smoking car was a
middle-aged farmer who had been 10
Cleveland and had two new AK
helyes in the seat beside him.
The button man held out the watch
and said:
MY friend, 1 am hard up and want
to sell this stuff. Look at it,"
Don't want it," replied the far
mer.
But l must have money. Watch
and chain cost me $4O0. How much
will you give me-"
Don't want to buy"
But take them in your hand and
examine them. Even a child could
estimate their value l ought to get
| at. least half cost, but as l want $50
awfully bad right away, this minute,
I'll make that the price. You may
take me for a travelling sharper, but
l assure you"-
You needn't assure me tail" in
terupted the farmer. 81 think I
know an honest man when l see one
Thanks. Then you are not sus-
picious Of me?"
{ Not a mite"
"And you'll take the watch and
chain at S5O?"
y will, replied the farmer as he
slipped them into his pocket and felt
for his calfskin. "JUst got paid for
my wool to day, and here's your cash.
l see you've got a diamond piA On
your tie. l can't tell a diamond from
, rhinestone, but I'm willing t.
chance S25 on it. Has the other feller
got anything for sale cheap
1t had to be explained to the far
meT that it all come about on a
wager, but he was pig-headed about
1t, and the button man had 10 hand
him a $40 bill before he would call
the bargain Off.
You contended that the farmer
hadn't a contidin' disposition, did
you?" queried the toiler, as he pocket.
ed the greenback. Wall, l CUES
you know more about buttons than
you do about farmers. You just come
down my way and offer me a wind
mill fur S25, pianer fur $50 or a
mower and reaper fur 575, and I'll
conflde IN you so burned quick that
you can't keep your heels on the airth' :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28
Profitable Deadheads.

A man walked up to tho box Office
and paid down 800 for two boxes al
that nights performance. The tick
et-seller handed him the coupons and
the man, pOcket.ng them, walked
away, says the New York sun. \
moment later he returned to the
window:
Il beg your pa, DON" he exclaimed,
but would you mind marking these
tickets with the complimentary
punch? It's to decide a bet, don't
you know" The tickeU-sel 'er punched
the tickets.
That's an old trick of that mans, =
said the ticket-seller. Hes cen do
ing that dodge with me for years,
and l suppose he has tried il on at
most Of the other theaterS. l have
always humOred him, teCause he is
one of those frauds who are willing
to pay SPOT cash for their folly. Do
you know why he wants to make out
that those tickets are complimenta-
rieS? 1t is because he is still a little
verdant and yet wants to considered
that fullblOwn flower of the metrop
Olis-a man about town.
Some young woman remarks in
his hearing, i wish had tickets for
"Charley's Aunt and Immediately
he exclaims, why, I'll run down and
see Charlie Frohman-Charlie's an
old friend Of mine, you know. He'll
give me a couple of boxes with pleas
ure. You make up party and wei
go
Then he goes to the theater, pays
for the boxes, and gets his tickets
punched. Mind you, he is always
careful that his friend shall see those
tickets. He has no desire to e known
as an open hearted chap who is willing
to pay for the amusement of his
friends. The influential dead-he
pose is the height Of his ambition.
With the help of his punched tickets
lie obtains it to a certain degree"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28
-wHEN MY sHIF, COMES IN,

-s~wHEN MY SHIP COMES IN,
""hen my ship comes in," runs the youpe
& mans song,
what brave things shall do
With the strength of my wealth and tht
joyous throng
Of friends stout-hearted and truer
He watches and waits meath storm an SUI
By the shore of his lifs's broaj se-,
And the days Of his youth are quickly run
Yet never a sail sees he.
"My ship has gone DOWN. in soberer strain
Sings the man, and to duty turns.
He forgets the ship in his toll aui pain,
And no longer his young hope burns.
Yet again by the shore he stanls grown ola
With the course of his years well spent,
And gazing out on the deep-beho!d,
, A dim ship landward bentl
No banner she flies. no songs are borne
From her decds as she nears the lane;
Silent with sail all sombre and torn
She is safe at last by the strand.
And 10! To the mans old age has brought
Not the treasures he thought to win,
But honor, content and love-life-wrou2ht.
And he cries, Has my ship come inr'
M. A.deW. HOt0e, Jr., in Horpe,' S Il eci.rH
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28

Many metals, such as gold, silver and
platinum, are now caused to yolatilize
by means of the electric current, -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28

A company has been organized at
Grand Rapids, Mich, for the manufac-
ture of paper matches. -: -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-28

Sydney, New South Wales, has a -.
600, 900 electric light.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
THE oHBROKRn BoNps.

There is very little t,uJ news,
but that little is bad e. ugh. A
Washington dispatch published
some days since is appended:
If treasury officials remain in
their present temper 1t is more
than likely that the Cherokees
will not be able to dispose of their
bonds based on the strip purchase
money, whatever the result of the
litigation instituted here by rival
competitors.
1t has always been assumed that
the act providing for the extin-
guishment of the Indian title pr .
vided also that the United States
wouldvs guarantee the payment
of the bonds as to make them ne
gotiable. The assumption was en-
tertained even in the treasury de-
partment itself, for there prepara-
tions were begun to engrave the
plates for the printing of the bonds.
Secretary Carlisle has, however,
been looking into the matter close
ly of late and it was unotiicially
announced yesterday by one whose
official relations with the secretary
are of the closest character that
the secretary would not cause the
bonds to be printed or permit 10 be
printed on them any declaration
that the United States stood as
their guarantee. There is moth
ing to prevent the Cherokees from
issuing bonds in the sum Of SO, $40.
600 il they choose. or any other
sum, " said the official, 'but no
action by them can be held as
committing the United States to
the payment ofthe bonds so issued.
Secretary Carlisle holds that the
act simply provides that at fixed
periods he shall pay fixed sums to
the Chcrokees. If they wish to
anticipate these payments by sale
of bonds against them well and
good. The secretary has nothing
to do with that. He will pay the
Cherokees when congress appro-
PIRATES the money and bondhold-
ers must look to them" "
The decision Of the secretary
robs of much of its interes: the
litigation instituted here by + d.
Chadick 10 restrain the issue of
the bonds TO r. T Wilson Il Co.,
Of New York. A representative
OF the latter firm called on the
secretary to ascertain if his posi-
tion with respect to the bonds as
here given had been correctly rep
resented and was assured that it
was
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

few years. 1t would take sound
judgment and careful investigation
by the most able men of the tribes
to formulate the details of this
agreement, so that nothing would
be left out thereby endangering
the rights of the Indians, and that
their rights should be protected in
every particular. This agreement
could be formulated, printed in
English and in the languages of
different tribes and submitted to a
vote at the next general election.
II the government failed to accept
the agreement as formulated and
agreed on between the Indians and
the commission. then there would
be no trade and it would all have
to be done over again. 1t should
be made a part of the agreement
that no steps should be taken to-
ward n division of the lands until
the government had accepted the
terms as proposed by the Indians
and entered into a compact to carry
them out in every particular. In
our opinion if all this can be done,
the Indians had better accept it
rather than to have the govern
ment repeal the treaty and force
them into a government that will
work great haTdships on them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22


come here to stand between you in
your trials. We stand here to day
the only barriers between you and
speedy legislation that will trans
form your body polite into new
form and condition.
ENjoINED TO TELL THE TRUTH.
"We were enjoined by the pres.
ident Of the United States to tell
you nothing but the truth and to
tell you that the conditions under
which you have so long lived have
become impossible and must be
changed.
"You may say that it is not
right; that it is in violation of the
solemn treaties with the United
States, and in answer we are in
structed to tell you that whether
that be true or not, it has come to
be impossible for you to continue
in this condition of things in the
midst of the present civilization,
and that you must come to be a
pdit dhu poiNVi w ~
"Those who send us here said
to us that they believed that we
would come here and show you
how much better it is for you to
take hold OF this question your
selves and agree with us upon a
change that will be satisfactory to
the Indians and which will take
care of their rights and preserve
them as a body as long as the orig
inal American shall continue in
this land, and you can thereby
preserve your identity and body
polite all by yourselves, and you
can take on form oil government
like the United States.
"If there is any thing in the plan
proposed in the address of the
commission or there is any other
plan you could suggest or would
like to inquire about, we would be
glad to hear it and talk about the
difficulties in the way and the best
way to overcome them They
have heard up in Washington
somehow or another that the very
men VINO are appointed to meet us
are interested in the leases, and
that is the reason that they are un.
willing to do it themselves. What
shall we do with them?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
Vinita Real Estate Agency,
D. M. MARRS g. Co.
List Of property for Sale, Rent or
EYchnnRa.

List Of property for Sale, Rent or
Exchange;
One lot in the southeast portion OF
town, at a bargain.
A 700 acre farm 5 miles east OF town
for sale at bargain.
A very desirable business lot 50xl50
feet, fronting Illinois avenue, for sale.
Two good resident lots on Illinois
avenue, size ls0A3OO feet for sale. Price
5000.
A profitable business in Vinita for
sale. Particulars at VinIta Real Estate
agency.
A thTee-acre impro vement near the
fair grounds can be bought cheap for
cash. Ninita Real Estate Co.
A room house and or 3 acres
choice land for gardening purposes, in
! mile Of depots, for rent at IS per
month in advance.
A comfortable two room dwelling In
south part Of town with barn and
other eonveniencies, Tor rent at 81 so
per mouth in advance.
For rent, q farm OF 100 acres, and a
quantity Of farm machinery for sale
With II on easy terms. Land In excel
lent condition for sowing n fall wheat
crop. Apply at once. More land IL
desired.
A farm Of over 100 acres ia cultiva-
tiOn, two dwelling houses. orchard,
abundance Of hne timber, a very de-
siTable place, IA miles southeast OF
this city on Cabin Greek, near Grand
river, would sell or exchange for city
property, or farm near Vinita.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
A Change of Front.

(AtokA Citizen. formerly anti-aliotment
We have been frequently asked
by our Indian friends what we
think of the propositions Of the
Dawes commission In reply we
will say that we think their propo.
sition is fair, aud il they can carry
it out, and secure to the Ipdians
the rights that they propose, it
would be a lucky stroke for the In.
dians and they had better accept
the terms. They propose that if
the Indians will allow them to put
in the words "territoriai govern.
ment" the Indiaas can write all
the balance. The Indians by maxi
ing their lands inalienable and un.
taxable for twenty five years would
suffer no hard-hips from a terrific
rial form of government. They
could divide their lands equally
amongst their citizens and II would
still all be theirs. They could re-
quire that an Indian by blood only
should. be appointed governor OF
this territory; that he should hold
his Office for one or two years only
as they might agree on; that he
should be selected from one Of the
tribes aud then from each of the
others in turn and so continue to
be selected; that only the owners
Of the lands should have the right
Of suffrage; in fact the entire de-
tails could be so arranged that the
Indians would virtually remain
just as they are except that each
member Of the different tribes
would know his own lands and the
five tribes would form one govern
ment instead OF five. Settlements
in full of all moneys due the In
dians, including the balance due
on the leased district, 10 the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws could be re-
quired. This division of lands
would virtually settle the vexed
intruder question and the details
could be made To settle all ques-
tions over which the Indians have
been 90 much bothered in the past
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

and to that end visit the commiss-
ion. They allotted 200 acres to
each of the 220 members Of the
tribe and whether the balance
shall be sold. allotted or retained
for their children has not been de-
termined. Instead of the iullbloods
receiving no benefit from the more
valuable portion of the land as is
the case here, they are having
their farms comfortably fixed up
or are receiving very nice sums of
cash rent. The delegation con-
sisted Of John Medicine, chief,
Alphonsus Waller, Buffalo Calf
and Peter Clabber, first. second
and third councillors, respectively,
Frank Buck and John Charters. In
making sthe allotments, care was
taken to give the fullbloods and
the more dependent portion of the
tribe the best portions Of the land.
The whole tribe is said to be
pleased, without dissenting
voice. The delegation was headed
by A. w. Abrams, a very intelli-
gent Quapaw who is now acting in
the capacity of secretary for the
tribe, and was one of the allotting
agents. On the delegations re.
turn they expressed themselves
highly pleased with their inter-
view-got more than they asked.
The commission commended them
highly OH the work they had done
and told them to go home and al
lot the balance of their land. The
gentlemen were satisfied from their
conversation that if the people of
the five tribes desired to allot
every acre of their lands the com
mission would agree to 1t. There
seemed to be no disposition to
attach this country TO Oklahoma.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

That we are in the midst
of hard times and a general
stagnation in all the lead
ing lines of business is very
generally admitted. | have
recently purchased a New
and complete stock of Gro
ceries in a depressed busi-
ness market which / pro-
pose to let my customers
have the benefit of. My
stock embraces everything
that may be found in a first
class grocery establishment
and at prices that will
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

adopted citizens with the attorney
for this association for his cOnsid-
Grafton. A motion was carried to
appoint committee of five to con-
for with the Dawes commission;
the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed: Chas. T. Moore, Alton;
II. ID. Lannon, Fort Gibson; D.A.
Wilson, Bluejacket; VIM Jackson,
Wagner; G.. w. Hill, Vinita. The
following resolutions were adopted
by the convention, the same ema-
rating from the Fort Gibson White
Adopted Citizens Club:
FIT. GIBSON, |. T., Feb. 10, '94.
To the president and executive
committee of the White Adopted
Citizens association of the Cher
okee nation, Greeting:
Gentlemen, it not being conven.
lent to send delegate, we the
undersigned members of Illinois
Club draft the following resolu-
tions as expressing our views and
respectfully submit the same for
your consideration;
WHEREAS, The Cherokee nation
al council has ignored the memo
rials and petitions respectfully sub
mitted by the association of white
adopted citizens Of the Cherokee
nation craving recognizance and
asking if we have any rights that
the same be defined by them; And
Whereas, 1t is the opinion and
belief of this club that judging the
future by the past the Cherokee
nation will turn a deaf ear to all
further overtures of a settlement
of this important matter we favor
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we favor placing
our case before the proper courts
of the United States for the adjust
ment of our grievance and the def.
milton of our status and rights in
the Cherokee nation.
Resolved, further. That as we
have been forced to aggressive
measures to sustain ourselves in
the Cherokee nation and as our in.
terests will be best subserved by
allotment we favor the appoint
ment of a committee to wait ON the
Dawes commission and submit the
views of our association favoring
allotment of lands and statehood
for the five civilized tribes, sepa.
arate from Oklahoma. Signed,
A r. MATHEsoN,
II d. LAYNoN,
s. Z. BELL.
G. A. MCBRIDE, NJ D..
n E. HANAN,
j. S. FULLER, NJ. ID.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

The future of this country and
its people is more surely at stake
now than it has been at any time
in all the past. We have heard
for years that crisis was coming
and now it has come. The duty
of the intelligent portion of the
people of these five Indian nations
is plain, namely, to come forward
and save for the people what they
can out Of the wreck. Making
faces at Mr.. Dawes or the commits
sion will do no good. We must
act or somebody will act for US. If
we were to take an unbiased view
of the situation we could come to
only one conclusion and that is
that it has in the course OF events
become expedient for us to make a
change in our system of govern
ment. 1t should have been made
years ago, and if it had been, the
Dawes commission would have
had no business here. If we were
let alone longer the chances are
that we would be in a worse con
dition than we are. The fact is,
there are many reasons why we
should have a change. The only
question that now presents itself
is how can we make it to sustain
the least loss.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
WHITE ADOPTED oIr1zENs
Meet and Take Decisive Action
to Establish their Rights.

The white adopted citizens met
in this city on the 10Th inst. pur.
suant to call, with President VIM.
Jackson in the chair. A resolu.
tion was passed in favor of bring
ing suit in the United States courts
for equal rights in this nation. The
executive committee were author
lied TO employ counsel. Col. era.
vens, of Fort Smith, and ex Attor
ney-General Garland were very
fayorably mentioned as suitable
attorneys to take charge of the
case. The executive committee
was instructed to devise some
means for raising money to pay at
torneys.
A vacancy was declared on the
executive committee, on account
of G.. II. Lewis. the incumbent,
being absent on the Strip, and ID.
A. Wilson, Of Bluejacket, was
elected TO ill his place.
On motion of G. w. Hill, d. NJ.
Marrs, Of Vinita, editor of this
paper, was elected secretary.
White adopted citizens who
have not been enrolled yet should
send their names accompanied by
one dollar, fee Of membership, TO
the secretary. When suit is
brought II viii have TO be as in
divlduaIs, hence the necessity Of
getting on the roll.
A delegate from the colored
adopted citizens association was
present and asked TO be incorpo-
rated with this association. The
request Was denied but il w6s
agreed to file . roll Of the colored
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

The Cherokee Advocate takes
issue with THE CHIEFTAIN for the
assertion that the fallbloods as a
class are poor, and takes occasion
to say the editor of this paper
knows nothing Of the condition Of
the Indian. We have been a cit
izen of this country for more than
fifteen years, and the greater por-
tion of this time has been spent
among, and in close proximity to
the fullbloods. and we repeat the
assertion that there are no poorer
people on the face OF the earth
than some of the iullblood Chero.
KEGS. Taken as a whole their
farms will not average three acres
TO the family. and there is one
white man in this district that has
more land under fence than all
the fullblood Cherokees in the
whole nation. This particular
phase of the subject will bear in
vestigstion, and we are happy Ia
discuss the subject, and to call the
attention of Mr.. Dawes and his
colleagues to it. The sportive
editor Of the Advocate can afford
10 praise the thrift and enterprise
OF the Indian while he stands with
his nose in the public trough, and
gets living of one Of the nations
sinecures. Shame on the man OF
nation that will not protect its
poor.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

FROM the comments of the press
Of the FIVE nations, upon the ad-
dress of the Dawes commission,
there is decided tendency to ac-
cept il as an ultimatum and not a
few Of the papers openly propose
allotment as the only sensible
course left.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

Who are the representative men
of this nation2 The men who
have from time to time been re-
pudiated by their own people, and
declared unworthy to represent
them in the concils of the nation,
or those who represent the best
interest of the whole people2