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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
c. A. Bates Talks of Advertising.

A. the down town terminus of
all important city railways there
stands IA number of newsboys, each
one crying his papers, and at the
same time holding out his hand
in the hope OF receiving the paper
which you are through with.
These papers are either sold again
or are returned 10 the newspaper
offices as unsold copies
There is as much difference in
the methods of newsboys as there
is in those of men who advertise.
Some of the boys push TO the front
and seem to catch the eye of al
most everybody. There is anoth-
er kind of a boy, who stands a lit
tie bit in the background, but who
still reaches out his hand. Out on
the edge are some of the smaller,
weaker and less energetic boys,
and beyond them are some who
take no interest in the proceedings
at all, who receive few papers and
sell few. The boy who asks often
est and keeps most peIsistently in
the foreground is the boy who gets
the most papers.
The advertiser who keeps his
business prominently before the
people and asks persistently and
often for their trade is the one who
will get the most business. The
man who is nearly as energetic
will get the business that is left,
and the one who stands around on
the edge, with his hands in his
pockets, may very reasonable ex-
pect to get"what the boy shot al"
Advertising reduced to its lowest
terms, is merely asking people for
their trade. That's all there is of
it. A business man wants trade in
some particular line. If it is a
good line, and if he understands
it, and runs his business properly,
it is only a question CT asking
them often. In the dull season,
when only comparatively few peo-
pie are buying, the advertising eff.
fort should be increased as the
number of possible buyers de-
creases. 1t is easier to sell $40
worth of goods among a thousand
people than it is to sell that much
among one hundred people. If
there are only one hundred TO
work on, work them hard.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
White Elephants.

Knighthood Is not an honor that
you can obtain in Siam as easily as
you can in many other countries You
have to qualify for it by capturing a
white elephant, which Is, by all ac-
counts, good deal more difficult than
to write Indifferent poetry or to start
an anti-publishers' league. The white
elephant is the national emblem of
Siam and all the specimens that can
be caught are kept in the royal stables
and live on the fat of the land There
are five of them at present in honora-
ble captivity. All the work they ever
have to do is to take part twice a year
in a state procession and to support
the king by their majestic presence
whenever he has to receive a foreign
ambassador. Besides being knighted
their captors receive large money re-
wards. The more white elephants
there are in the kings news the luck
ier does he reckon himself likely to
be.-Philade delphia Public Ledger.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
REMOVAL OF THE INTRUDERS.

Agent Wisdom, in his last re-
port. lays great stress upon the i'm
portance of the governments re-
moving the intruders from the
Cherokee nation. The agent gives
it as his candid opinion that it is
not at all impracticable for the
military to remove these people
from the limits of the nation at a
very small cost. In reference to
the matter of removal he says:
"The majority of these intruders
live near the Kansas and Arkansas
lines, and l do not think it would
be cruel or unjust to them to move
them within the boundaries of
said states and out of this terri
tory. 1t would put them out of a
so-called semi barbaric country in
to a land of milk and honey,
schools and churches, where pro-
gress is the watch word and where
every man can acquire home who
is willing to work, enjoy the boon
ofholding in severalty, and wor-
ship God under his own wine and
fig tree" The great hue and cry
that was raised in and out OF con-
gress that the idea of removing
1000 or 5000 people from this
country and dumping into the sur
rounding states, and that such a
thing was absurd and un-Ameri-
can, is and was the merest senti-
ment, and without sense or reason.
If these people are the progressive,
thrifty farmers they represent
themselves to be, the states of Ar
kansas. Missouri and Kansas stand
With open arms, ready to receive
them and will be proud of their
citizenship. 1t is the prerogalive
of a great nation like the United
States to proceed, as the agent in
dicates, by direct methods, and
eject those people from the country
according TO its agreement in the
Strip transaction. There is no
sense nor reason in the claims of
Watts and others that great suffer-
ing would result in the removal of
these people from the Cherokee
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

said sheriffs before entering Nupon
their duties and for the faithful
performance of the same as above
imposed shall file with the princi-
pal chief an additional bond with
sureties satisfactory to the prihci-
pal chief. The bond of the sher-
ifs of Coowee scoowee, Delaware
Sequoyah districts shall be SO, ,OO0
eacn, and that of the sheriffs OF
the remaing districts $40, 900 each.
Be it further enacted, That after
the first installment is paid by any
purchaser of such improvements
he shall be placed in possession OF
such improvement by the sheriff.
Should there be found citizen of
the Cherokee nation in possession
of such improvement, bought, the
sheriff shall without further pro-
ceeding eject such citizen for this
purpose.
Be it further enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty of the principal
CUltl W W CdlA VI viz NAS
trict clerks a list of the names OF
all persons who have been expelled
from this nation as intruders, and
no permit shall be issued by any
clerk in favor of any such persons
under penalty of the immediate
removal of such clerk from office.
Passed the senate Sept. 30, 1898.
Concurred in by the council this
the 30th of September, 1895, with
the following amendments: In
section 2, in lines 7 and s strike
out one hundred and sixty and in
sert in the lieu thereof one hundred
also.
Be it further enacted, That any
person. a citizen of the Cherokee
nation, by Misrepresentation to the
sheriff as TO the amount of land
occupied or enclosed by him or
her shall purchase any improve
ment sold by the sheriff under the
provision of this act shall forfeit
all installments paid and the sher-
iff shall resell as other intruder
improvements.
Amendment concurred in by the
senate.
Approved Oct. 1, 1895.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
In The CHIEFTAIN's structure:

In The CHIEFTAIN's structures
upon deputy United States mar
shals last week it should have been
stated that there are honorable ex.
captions to the rule that deputy
marshals are not law abiding indi.
viduals. While there are many
that are not even good citizens in
the community, but are notorious
ly slack in morals, there are 9TH
ers that it is the duty of people
and press to stand by and uphold
because they are maintaining the
majesty of the law, rot only by
their official acts. but by the lives
that they are living in our midst.
Notably among this class is our
friend and townsman, A. n. Viii
hanson, than whom no braver or
better, or more conscientious off,
Ger is on the force in this country.
Mr.. Williamson is not to be men,
toned in the same breath with the
average deputy that for ten years
has made this country an d them
selves notorious by their dissipa-
ton and lawlessness.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

nation. Whenever they are dis
possessed of the lands they occupy
there is no good reason why they
would not do as well elsewhere
with the possibility of acquiring
homes of their own as they could
do here, where they could not own
land. Indeed, there is no doubt
but what many of them will 60 of
their own accord to the states just
as soon as their status is finally
settled here. 1t has been accred-
tied TO the Dawes commission
that it was not the policy of the
United States government to re-
move its citizens from this country
or any other part of the domain of
the United States. If this be true,
under the circumstances, we be-
lieve the Dawes commission is
greatly in error because. In the
first place the United States has
agreed to remove these people and
in the next place the project is
perfectly feasible, and can be car
ried out at very small expense and
without friction or bloodshed. 4.
The agent himself only asks for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
entire work of removal which in
all probability will be ample. The
intruders In this country are too
sensible to refuse to obey the man.
date Of the law and will move
themselves whenever the govern
ment issues its ultimatum. The
real problem is not where shall the
intruders 60, but will the govern
ment comply with the agreement
and the law and remove them from
the country.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
New Fast California Train.

On oct. 29th, the Santa Fe Route will In
augurate new and strictly limited first clss:
service to Southern California.
The new California limited will leave Chi
cago at 600 p. m. daily, reaching Los Ange-
les and San Diego in three days and San frsn'
cisco in three and half days. thus reducing
the time half day.
Equipment will consist of superb new vesti-
buled Pullman palace and compartment sleep
ers. chair car and dining car. through from
Chicago to Los Angeles without change. En-
tire train lighted by Pintsch gas.
This will be the fastest aud most luxurious
service via any line TO California. The pres
ent train leaving Chicago at 1000 p. m. will
be continued. carrying through palace and
tourist sleeper to San Francisco and tourist
sleeper to Los Angeles.
Full particulars by addressing, W j. jan
ney, Passenger Agent. 1850 Union Ave. Kan
sas City, Mo.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
Fast Time to Chicago.

Commencing Sunday. August llth. lS95. the
Santa Fe route began running three fast trains
from Kansas City to Chicago daily; Allan
tic express. No. 4. leaves Kansas City at 7:SO
a. m o., arriving in Chicago at 1880 same day i.
Columbian limited, No. 4, leaves Kansas
City at 80 p. m, arriving ir Chicago at $3.50 q.
m. next day. Kansas City 4 Chicago limited,
No. 6, leaves Kansas City at 200 p. m. arriy-
ing in Chicago at 1890 a. m. next day. The
above trains are vestibuled. carrying Pull
man palace sleeping, dining cars and free re-
clining chair cars. All meals served On the
cafe plan. For Information call or nearest
agent. or address, W. j. Janney, Passenger
agent, 1850 Union Ave. Kansas City kMo.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
Billiards. Snow Liniment.

This invaluable remedy is one that
ought to be in every house hold. 1t
will cure your rheumatism, neuralgia.
sprains, cuts, bruises, burns, frosted
feet and ears, sore throat and sore
chest. Ifyou have lame back it will
cure it. 1t penetrates to the seat Of
the disease. 1t will cure stiff joints
and contracted muscles after all other
remedies have failed. Those who
have been cripples for years have used
Ballard's snow linIment and thrown
away their cruiches and been able to
walk as well as ever. II will cure you.
Price so cents Sold bv p Shan ahan.
Il. n. Chitwood had a bird dog
which he valued veryihighly, accident
ally killed a few days since by Her
man u NIGHT
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
THE SYSTEM AT FAULT.

All discussion relative to land
tenure in this country will end,
whenever it does end, in division
and individual land titles. Any
and all other settlements that may
from time to time be effected will
be temporary and of little conse-
quence. The trouble lies not in
the administration of our system
but rather in the system itself.
Under our law there is absolutely
no limit to the holdings of the in
dividual citizen of land on the pub
lie domain. If a man is possessed
of the necessary means he may oc-
cupy and use thousands of acres OF
the domain that our constitution
says is common property. This
is an evil that is more detrimental
to the interests of the nation, prob
ably, than any other outside of the
intruder, which now seems in a
fair way of being settled. Any
system that allows one individual
to occupy more of the common
property than he would be en-
titled to if division was had, is
wrong in principle, and must
sooner or later give way to either
revision or revolution. The feel
ing of unrest that is just now be-
ginning TO manifest itself all over
the nation is only the legitimate
outcome of our system of land
tenure. The poorer classes of our
people are finding fault with our
system of holding land because it
is leaving many of them homeless.
If the rising generation get homes
upon the land that is as much
theirs asit is the property of any
other citizen, they will have to
purchase it from those who are
now in possession of it.
Then again, our system of rails
ing the revenues to defray the ex-
penses of government is notroious-
ly unjust and oppressive, and
should not be tolerated. Under
our present system every individ-
ual citizen of the Cherokee nation,
old and young alike, contribute the
same amount toward paying the
expenses of government. The
poorest widow, with large brood
of ragged and hungry children, is
forced TO give up as much pro rata,
as the wealthiest of our citizens
whose income reaches into the
tens of thousands annually. You
ask how this il? 1t is because the
invested funds, the interest from
which runs the Cherokee govern
mert, is common property like the
land, and all are forced to contri-
butte alike to the expenses of gov
eminent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

H. w. McCoRRY, the attorney
employed by the White Adopted
Citizens association, met with the
executive committee of the asso-
citation at Wagner last Saturday.
Col. McCorry reports the prospects
very fiattering for a speedy hear
ing before the court of claims in
case the Cherokee council does not
take action and settle the matter
here. All adopted whites who have
not enrolled should do so at once,
enclosing one dollar to the secre-
tary.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

The Herald, at Alton. is in a
peck of trouble and it may increase
to bushel before the affair is set
tied. 1t is a complicated muddle
and would take up a column of
space were we to unravel the his
tory of that plant from the day of
its advent into the world. Suffice
to say that it fell into wrong hands
10 ever become a factor in the up
building of that town. The trouble
now lies between Wiley Melton,
o. Armstrong and Lawyer Praul +,
with Melton holding a full hand in
the shape of a chattle mortgage
with power of sale. 1t may result
disastrously to Alton and leave
her without a newspaper, as Arm
strong is trying to move the plant
to Grove. At any rate, Mr.. Praul
is a non-loser in the deal.-Fair-
land News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
CAME AT LAST.
They Had Waited Long and Anxiously for
An InQuirer.

an Inquirer.
Roseleaf Bower Is the name of q
dainty little cottage nestled among
spreading trees, on n spacious lawn in
a booming New Jersey town. All
through April it was upside down and
heavy with the fumes of varnish and
richly bespotted with whitewash and
calcimine of every hue of the rainbow.
The rugs were on the lines and the
chairs were on the beds to make room
for the spring cleaning, and nothing
was In its accustomed place that was
not stationary. But finally everything
was spick and span, and the owner put
the place in the hands of every real
estate agent In the town for rent dur
ing the summer months And after
that came the awful suspense and an
guish that annually fill the breast of
the suburban householder until his
chateau is leased and he has settled
the burning question regarding his
abiding place for the sweltering sum-
mer solstice. His wife sat at the win
dow all day watching for the ap-
preaching carriage of the prospec-
tive tenant, as II 1t were the long
looked-for ship that must ultimately
arrive with untold riches And when
the lord of the manor would arrive at
night and toss the bundle Of Goldfish
that he had lugged out for dinner
gracefully to the cook on the fly, he
would simply ask:
ANY prospectors out for to-day?'
And when his vsife would reply in
the negative, he would pour forth
lamentation after lsmentation, and
finally call down mad ledictions upon his
own head for having laid out all the
money in fixing up the place.
Then the wife would say:
ut Is very early In the season yet,
and you know we rented later than
this last year. Nowwe must be patient
and hope for the best"
That's all I ever hope for. he
would reply, "but saw the agent this
morning and asked him how the mon.
keys were jumping, and he said none
had been out yet, and that people were
so anxious that theycongregateds about
his Office upon the arrival of every ex-
press train from town"
WELL" she would reply, cheerily,
''the place is fixed up for ourselves II
no one should take the house, you
know
"Yes, 1 know that" he would re-
spond, "but look at the money I have
spent advertising in New York papers,
and every ad. cost extra 30 have mo
malaria" and mo mosquitoes" put In
large letters to fool and land the sum-
mer jay"
After this sort Of thing had been go
Ing on for quite awhile, aud even the
owners wife had about given up In
despair, she sighted a carriage COM
Ing up the road one sunshiny after
noon Running to the maid, she said:
"At last, at last, carriage Is ap-
preaching! will be in the library to
receive themr'
So she folded her hands in breath.
less expectation, and smiled like q
dewy June rose. The bell rang, never
so musically before. Then the maid
opened the door, and a few minutes
later went to the library and said:
"Mrs. Peachblow wants to know II
you will buy some tickets for the
strawberry festival next weekly. Y.
World.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

The Episcopal board OF mis-
sions, in session at Minneapolis
last week adopted the following:
Whereas, During the summer
Just passed, the attention of the
country has been directed to the
so-called uprising of the Bannock
Indians in Idaho, and
Whereas. 1t has been impartial
ly and un officially shown that the
Indians were the innocent victims
of the whites, resulting in the
slaughter of helpless human be-
ings, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we call the at
tention of the United States gov
ernment to these outrages and re-
quest fearless investigation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

THE citizens of this town were
never in the history of the place
more unit in their demands for a
better city government than at
present. The simple fact that the
present administration has never
in the whole two years of its reign
so much as given out one single
statement of the finances of the
town is sufficient to condemn it.
Of all the hundreds and perhaps
thousands of dollars collected as
taxes and revenues from other
sources, not one solitary cent has
the public had the privilege OF
knowing how expended. Two or
three men are running the town TO
suit themselves and at the expense
of the masses. A statement of the
amount of money collected and
how expended would be very much
in order just at this time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

The five civilized tribes are rap
idly learning the ways of civiliza-
ton. They have each a good siz-
ed debt and their paper is selling
below par. If they will, through
their respective councils, arrange
for a bond issue and hire a syndi-
cate to protect their reserve, they
will be in line with modern states
manship. But then, they cannot
be expected to do that. They will
in all probability, draw on their
invested funds and pay their
Indebtedness in the old-fashioned
way. They will make inroads on
their capital instead of saddling a
debt on the next generation, las has
been the custom of American
statesmen for near half GEN.
tury -McAlester Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
FIT. SMITH LETTER.
Prisoners and Their Sentences Court
Proceedings.

Marshal Crump took is prison.
ers from this court to the pen at
Leavenworth last Thursday and
landed there with only AZ. Mat
Pike made his escape on the way.
The men, their crimes and SEN
tences were:
Will Phillips, violating inter-
course law; fifteen months.
Chas. Crawford, alias John Hill,
same; eighteen months.
Napoleon Gibson, larceny; two
years.
Leslie Davis, same; three years.
Fred Eyler, same; two years.
Charles Fousch, same; three
years.
Guy Marshall, same; two years.
J. F. Williams, same; three
years.
David Green, ssme; three years.
Earl Cunningham, same; two
years.
Mat Pike, same, three years.
Mat Daugherty, same; three
years.
Houston Lincoln, same; two
years.
Sam Mills, same; three years.
Shurd Dove, same; three years.
George Yancy, same; two years.
Jesse Bruce, same; four years.
Wesley Hahun, same; three
years.
Jim Pagan same; five years.
Ira Smith, same; two years.
Chas. James, same; eighteen
years.
Kirk Duncan. same; two years.
Harvey Martin, same; eighteen
months.
King Cudjo, same; three years.
John Melton; same; two years.
Tom Mahardy, same; two years.
Bud Penny, assault; two years.
e. S. Ford, same; eighteen
months.
Robert Lewis, same; eighteen
months.
Will Benton, same; five years.
E. B. Willis, same; three years.
Fred Walker, same; three years
Mathew SnOwden, perjury; one
year.
John Picton, perjury, introduc-
ing and selling; sixty-two months.
c. c. Gabbard, bribery, two
years.
Jerry Williams, incest; four
years.
Will Mitchell, fraudulently OBJ
tanning letter from post office; two
years.
Steve Mcdonald, introducing
and selling; twenty-six months.
Ed Thompson, same; eighteen
months.
Abe Foreman, robbery; three
years.
VIM. Nail, same; three years.
VIM. Thompson, same; three
years.
Noah Jones, same; two years.
John Wheeler, violating inter-
course law; eighteen months.
Tom Analls, same; twenty-six
months.
Frank Carr, same; twenty-six
months.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Alex Allen, murder; verdict
guilty.
John Brown, murder; verdict
guilty. He and Wancoo Hampton
killed Josiah Poorboy and Thorn
as Whitehead, near Tahlequah,
Dec. 3, 1891. 1t is his third con-
viction.
VIM. McLemore, murder; ver-
dict not guilty. He killed Bill
Adair up in Flint.
Charles Acers, assault; verdict
guilty.
Perry Brewer, manslaughter;
on trial. He killed Ira Scar
borough near Wagner last spring.
Josh Lowry is in Jail under in
dictment for numbering and cre-
mating two men in the Tahlequah
calaboose nearly year ago.
Great interest is taken in the case,
as it will be made test case as to
whether to prosecute several other
prominent persons of that town.
The calaboOse was burned with
the two men-Callahan and Down
ing-in it, and an attempt will be
made to prove that Josh Lowry
shot Downing through the window
and then burned the prison to
cover up the crime. 1t is said by
some here that the case may de-
volop into something sensational
before it is over, inasmuch as it
has been suggested that the city
officials of Tahlequah should be
held partly or wholly responsible
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

ONE of the most favorable signs
of the times is that prize fights are
at last come to be held in bad odor
l., the United States, and it is not
probable that there is any place in
the whole union that would toler
ate them. 1t is a little strange
that a practice fully as uncivilized
and bautal as bull-6ghting dare be,
has not been stamped out sooner
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10

THE commissioner of Indian af-
fairs has given out word that he
can find plenty of law in the
statue books to enable him to pre-
vent the prize fight coming off in
this territory.