The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-01-15

HE VAS ELECTED
CAMPAIGNING ON HORSEBACK W TIL A
JUG OF FIREWATER.

eve used to have some great ole
times at the Indian elections in the
Chickasaw nation SAID Colonel |. NJ
Standifer to a reporter.
81 remember few years ago | de.
tended a Chickasaw for murder. There
was no evidence against him, and
cleared him of the charge, and he
made the race for the senate in Parola
county soon afterward. l formed an
attachment for the man and took an
interest III his race. [ went over to
the territory on election day. The
voting was done at Rock Springs.
What would term the young Demo-
cratic party Of the Chickasaw nation
Was behind my friends, and in those
days it was no great crime to have
whisky in the territory, so that men
backing my friend had supplied them
selves with plenty Of the 'sinews Of
war; in the shape Of the be t brands
Of liquor. There was law in the
territory against the Indians having
whisky, but the only punishment for
the crime was to find the liquor in
their possession and break the bottle
that wa all the officers could do.
"My Indian friend had a supply Of
intoxicants staked out on the pairie,
and whenever his friends wanted a
drink We would mount some of the
fast horses at the polls and circle
around over the prairie to get drink.
The officers were vigilant and watch
ed our movements like haw k watch
ing a chicken, and we would no sooner
he IN the saddle than four officers,
mounted on fast horses, would be pre-
pairing to follow us. When we would
gallop across the prairie, they would
also make move. The only plan we
had for getting drink was to have
one of the swift Indian riders go in
advance of the others, and as he rode
at breakneck speed he would lean from
his saddle until his hand would reach
the ground, and at the covering where
the whisky was located he would make
a sudden dart and run bis fingers
through the handle of the jug, lifted
it to his saddle; then, slowing up, he
would allow all who were behind to
catch up with him and then pass the
jug around to all to drink, which we
were compelled to do while our horses
were going at sharp gallop, with the
officers close behind.
AS soon as the jug had been passed.
around the man mounted on the fleet
horse would take it and speed ahead
skirt around patch Of timber, get to
a place out of sight Of the officers and
bury it under the leaves; then, hastily
his horse, he would be off
to rejoin US. 1t took man who was
an expert rider to get a drink under
those circumstances, and | have done
some riding on such occasions that
would put all the Wild West shows
in the country to shame. lis slightly
different from that in the territory
now, and if a man gets caught with
bottle of whisky passing it around
under any circumstances Uncle Sam
takes hand and the guilty party is
good for trip over the road"
'Was your friend elected to the
Senate, Colonel Standifer?"
'Certainly. A man with the genius
and ability he had for getting drink
could not be kept down in politics"
Near Ardenlee, Scotland, there is
wonderful advertisements, made of
flower beds. The beds are each
gigantic letter 40 feet IN length, the
the words Glasgow News"
The total length of the line is 1873
feet; area covered by the letter, 14,S45.
The advertisement is situated on the
side of hill, and, being of bright
eolored flowers, can be read from
distance of AZ miles.