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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23
SIath ematicaI Contests.
EXAMINATION.

Examinations will be held next Satur-
day, December "a. 1895. at the following
places: Clearwater. Waco. MClvane, An
dale. Colwich. Maize. District No. Ii. south
of Bentley. Morton Center. District No. 1l6
and Wichita.
Pupils may take one or more OF the
three branches.
j. COLvILLE. Co Supt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23
REAL ESTATE TRAN sFERS

or, Court House. Phone 49,
WARRANTY DEEDS.
James L. Serviss 20 Carl ]. Walker,
lots 81, 50 and S5. Martinsons ave.
Lawrence's 4th add ...-...........--.s
James r Dean 20 Thomas 3. Wall.
ne or sec fG-2s-3w ..........-.......
Eshen Bronston to Hiram Martin,
lots even IS 70 "a, Main street,
March's add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
7. II. Randall 20 F. 9. Jorgensen.
lots 9 20 10 and is 20 o. blk 9. South
Side add TO Mt. Hope. and part OF
Railroad Street vacated .....-.---.-.
l. s Troupe 10 Elizabeth NJ Brown.
or int hf lot u. Washington ave.
East Wichita ...-............-......
c. r. Horner 20 Elizabeth VI. Brown.
or int NJ iot Is. Washington ave.
East WichEa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Achsah o. Willard 70 Edward D.
Piper. lois q and 6. Chicago ave.
Shuman's add ............-...--.......
D. A. Webster 10 Actlsah Millard.
lots 81 and IS. ". A. Schumsn's
ada -.------------ $1,000 ---.---------
Charles W. Harrison e al 70 John
". Gosney. n Sc OF and M &c
or Sc or and M sW CT &c or sec
35-2I-3w -.--..---. ..-----. -.--.--------
Sarah &. Forces exr 70 J. p. Steele.
lot S. blk :. Marquis add. ...-..-..
J. D Steele 20 BARLEY HOckett. lot
=. Blk >. Marquis add ..--.......-..
ONO Omen 20 Matte Friend. y az
nv or sec S-2s-2e .-.-.----.-.-....-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23
The Table

VIII, after al. be the central attraction
Of Christmas festivities. AMERICANS
ARE GOOD LINERS, and on this occa-
sion want the best TO be had We can
supply you in right quality al right prices
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-23

E5<a-s D Psp@- % GeorSe D ara
Nay ". Piper. lots ,. ard =. CA
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
A Good Suggestion.

Now that we are really and truly
citizens of the United States would
it not be better to quit grumbling
and try to make the best of it?
1t may be a good thing for us,
even tho we didn't want it. We
had best try and live up to our
high privileges. Why not petition
congress for notifications and
changes in the objectional parts of
the Curtis bill; as, in the allotment
OF the surface of the soil? Instead,
let each person get an absolute
title to his or her portion; not the
surface only, but all above and be-
low. "Too-qua-stee," come up
out of the Glow land of SORROW"
don't grieve over "spilt milk"
You may find better COW in this
great big pasture; one that can't
run over you; get on your horse
and hunt her up, but for pity sake,
don't get on a "high horse;"
common one will do better.
This is from, BIG INJUN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

The failure of the wheat crop
this season has greatly discouraged
farmers from raising that hitherto
important cereal, and principal
money crop Of the prairie country.
We doubt the wisdom of so soon
turning from wheat on account of
single failure. Taken all in all
the wheat crop is a good deal
surer than the corn crop, for we
generally suffer more or less with
drouth, and none but the very
earliest planting of early maturing
varieties is anything like a sure
crop. Farmers who stick to wheat
with diversity of other crops
will, in the end, be better off.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

II is not very likely that any
action by the Cherokee national
council looking to a modification
of the Curtis law will be effective,
unless it be to submit the whole
pan to the Cherokee people for a
vote to ratify or reject. The aver
age Cherokee citizen is not willing
to trust the leaders of the tribe
with the formation of a treaty.
They have been plundered so Of
ten by representatives of their own
blood that they are like the burnt
child, they dread the fire. If
something better than the Curtis
law were submitted to vote OF
the whole Cherokee people it
would doubtless be easily ratified.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

Up in Oregon they are teaching in
the special schools number of sim
pie household duties. For instance,
one of these is how to kindle a fire.
Now, at first blush, il would seem to be
trifiing with time to teach boy or
girl how to start a fire in stove or on
hearth. But as a matter of fact the
mass of children grow up without un-
derstanding that art. II requires a
certain skill and knowledge. which it
Is found the many do not have. Fire
mismanagement by girls has been
prolific source of woe. 1t means i'll
cooked food, waste of fuel, loss of time
and danger to life and property. But.
then, why should parents by neglect
of home duty force this new task upon
even a special school system ?-Sac-
ramento Record unions
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
DeIicacy of Monkey Meat

The European residents here lin
Manfla) complain of a tendency to
scrrff, which develops after q short
stay in this climate, but they are gen.
orally 10th to adopt the national pre-
wntive. In the forests of Luzon are
great many monkeys, and there is n
BELIEF among the natives that stewed
monkey is an unfailing cure for all
cutaneous diseases. To the stranger
in these islands the idea. of eating mon
key flesh may be very revolving. but
there are few dishes more delicate
than the young monkey stuffed and
baked, though it does look very much
like a small brown baly.-N. Y. Manila
News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

The best thing about the Curtis
lawis that it forever stops officials
from plundering the treasury, and
of appropriating the common
funds of the Indians. If the Cur
It's law had been in force two years
ago the 100000 stolen in the
noted freedmen compromise act of
council would never have been
attempted. The funds of the tribe
are safe, and the lands are safe
from those who have been so
prodigal with them heretofore.
The common Indians ought to set a
day of thanksgiving for deliver
ance from the oppressive hands of
some of their own leaders.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Hicks-"Which do you think IS likely
TO get married first, homely girl or
smart girl?" Wicks-"The one that
Is asked Erst,"eSomervilke (Mass.)
Journal.
None Bat the Brave,-'Could sou
love man who was cowardly, JulfaP'
"Well, should want him to have cour-
age enough to opose."AChfcago
Record.
Anxious Mother-"How is Il that you
have so much trouble with your house
keeping? You told me your wife could
cook" Adult Son-"She can. "Then
what is the matter9" "She WON'T
n. Y. Weekly.
"Arrah, go way wild yure little Long
Oiland p'raties," said the newly-ar.
rived Mr.. Murphy to HIS nephew.
"Shure, thin we raise at home do be
so big that half bushel o. thin 'ud
Gil bushel basket."-Judge.
Granby-"He said that people eat
too much flour bread; that there Is
nothing so wholesome or so nutritious
as corn meal. What do you think Of
that?" Dandy-"Think he is in the
corn meal business. Boston Trans.
cript.
In Doubt-"Is that your baby2"
asked the interested party. What q
cute little child. What is he saying
now?" II don't know" replied the
lerplexed father. "You see, his moth
er carries the code book."-Philndel.
phia North American.
A Missed Chance.@She-'Hav you
ever formed any i1lea Of what an angel
really looks lil1e2' He latter some de-
liberation)-"No, I don't believe ]
have" He foundsloitering on her rich
papa's porch unpleasant after that
Cleveland Leader.
Thrift.-Parker-"My wife has the
most extravagant ideas of economy"
Harker-"How soi?' "She sent me o
telegram last week while was In Phil
adelphia that cost me a dollar and
l6f, just because there were only
three of my stamped envelopes left"
Life.
The great ship reeled; clearly she
had got her death blow. "Losti-
shrieked mnnylof the passengers But
there were a few who remained calm
and set about overpowering the crew
and took other measures looking to
the preservation of life.-Detroit
journal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
ENROLLING THE CHICKAsAWs.

The Dawes commission is in
the Chickasaw nation taking GEN.
srs of the citizens of that tribe.
From the Pauls Valley Enterprise
of last week we clip tie following:
By far the larger part of the
crowd was made up ofcolored peo-
pie, and many of the oldest in
habitants profess never before 10
have seen such an immense num-
her of "niggers." 1t was no un-
common thing for two parents to
present fifteen or twenty children
for enrolment, ard one colored
Abraham presented the claim of
ninety descendants, each of whom
he claimed were entitled to enroll
ment as freedmen.
The enrolment takes place in
two booths, one for the Indian
claimants and the other for the
freedmen. Each person as he pre-
sents himselfis given a numbered
ticket emitting him to a hearing in
order, and these numbers, while
not negotiable on their face, are
in many cases, sold for a good
sum.
Lawyers are making the best of
the occasion and are reaping quite
a harvest.
Wholesalers and retailers of
lemonade, peanuts and the luxu-
ries of picnic life, are doing plenty
of business on the ground, and the
west end presents quite city unto
itself.
The members of the commission,
with their assistants, have formed
many acquaintances in the city
and all who know them speak of
them as being all-round gentle
men, always pleasant and court
eous.
Mr.. Needles is not with the
commission at present. Mr.. Bixby
has charge of enrolling the In
d;ans, while Major McKennon pre-
sides over the work of enrolling
the freedmen and also of enrolling
the Indians whose cases have been
passed upon by the courts. Over
HOO persons had been enrolled at
both booths up to yesterday at
noon.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

WHILE the United States gov
ernment is inspecting the work
ings of the Cherokee tribal gov
vernment, and curtailing expenses
generally, it should not overlook
the Cherokee Advocate. kept up
at an enormous public expense,
and absolutely worthless to the
Cherokee people. 1t should be
ordered sold to the highest bidder
for cash, and thus stop fooling
away money on a worthless insti-
tuition that has never been any,
thing other than a political sine
cure
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

GENERALLY the individual who
espouses the cause of the working
man with so much eclat has
scarcely a speaking acquaintance
with work himself. There are
kings in the financial, commercial
and industrial world, but the real
workingman is king of them all.
In no country in the world are
there opportunities offered to la
Dor to be compared to America,
and in no other country is its re-
ward so certain or so generous.
The man who howls about the op.
preston of American workingmen,
nine times out of ten is no friend
to the laboring classes, but does SO
from socialistic tendencies.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

ATTORNEY w. F. Hutchings re-
turned from Washington a week
or two ago and says the president
vetoed the bill passed at the called
session of the national council ap-
propriating $1,000 with which to
fight the Delaware claim. Mr..
Hutchings states that the author
tiles at Washington are giving out
but little information regarding
the probable enforcement of the
Curtis law from the fact that they
are unable themselves to unravel
many of its intricacies. He thinks
the Delaware case will be reached
in the court of claims sometime
this winter. Mr.. Hutchings be-
lieyes that the Curtis act will be
amended early in the next session
of congress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
Our Navy And Hawaii.

Every American is interested
in the result of our conflict with
Spain and should familarize him.
self with the wonderful achieve
ments and possibilities of our new
American navy-of our modern
battleships, those terrible engines
of war which accomplished the
complete destruction of the Span
ish fleets at Manila and Santiago.
1t may also be of interest to in
form yourselves relative to the
newly acquired territory of the
United States, the Hawaiian Is
lands; learn something of nativity,
occupations, etc., of the people.
A handsome Art Portfolio, COM
posed of ten books, containing
beautiful photographers of the
American navy, Cuba and Hawaii,
together with brief but compre-
hensive description of each view,
can be obtained from any ticket
agent of the Frisco Line for the
nominal sum of ten cents each,
or complete set for one dollar.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
Cherokee Bill,s Gun

United States Deputy Marshal
Dobson, Of Muskogee, was in town
last Saturday, when a representa-
tive Of The Post had a talk with
him. Mr.. Dobson is the man who
lead the party that recently captur-
ed the outlaw, Bill Nail, in the
Greenleaf mountains east of this
place. 1t was supposed that Mil
ler and Nail were hiding out to-
gether, and as they were known to
be desperate characters and dead
shots, hiding in their own strong
holds, it was necessary to take
the utmost precaution in hunting
them.
As the story of Bill Nails death
and capture has already appeared
1T is not necessary to go into de-
tails here. Marshal Dobson had
a close call from Nails winchester
bullets, marks of which may still
be seen on his face. When Nail
fell Dobson took possession of his
Winchester, it had the name
Cherokee Bill" with date 1894,
cut on the stock. 1t is not claimed
that this is the gun that Cherokee
Bill gave Ed Reed before his
execution in Fort Smith, and with
which Reed afterwards killed the
to Crittendens at Wagner.
Will Van once owned this gun
and sold it to Shoot Starr, who let
Nail have it. 1t is 1870 caliber
and a wicked shooter. Cherokee
Bills gun Dolly" which he gave
Ed Reed, was bought by Deputy
Marshal Ike Rogers after Reed was
killed at Claremore. Ike Rogers
carried the same gun, when he got
off the train during the freedmen
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

payment at Fort Gibson last sum-
mer. When Clarence Goldsby,
Cherokee Bills brother, shot Ike
Rogers on the depot platform here,
he picked up his brothers. gun
when it fell from the hand of Rog-
and escaged to the woods midst
a fulsilade of bullets fired by sew
eral deputy marshals who were
present Clarence Golsby still
keeps that gun, the Winchester
captured by Marshal Dobson be-
ing another one.-Ft. Gibson
Post
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
SAVED AN AMERICAN ARMY.
The Descendants of n New England
Heroine Meet Annually to Tes-
tify to Her Bravery.

The memory of woman who pre-
vented the command of Gen. Sullivan
from being masSacred by Indians in
1899 has just been honored by q cele-
bration in the town of Colesville, near
Binghamton. \. Y. by her descendants,
On the farm of Thomas Taylor, IN the
town of Colesyille, stands q tumble
down log cabin. The cabin originally
was the property of Zedekieh Hamlin,
who, with his family. came to this
section from Connecticut before the
breaking out of the revolution. The
valley was a meeting place for the In
dians. and, while the tribes were all
friendly. Mr.. Hamlin, with an eye to
the necessity for possible future de-
Tense, built his house like miniature
fort. One daughter, Dorothy, was
known far and wide among the red
inhabitants of the valley as 'Wachita,"
the song bird. If papoose was Ill
she would visit the lodge, sometimes
travelling miles on foot or horseback
to administer simple remedies and
Groom it to sleep. Thus she gained the
at any time of the day or nigh. in the
depths of the forest.
This was the state of things when,
in 1900, the news was flashed among
the tribes in this section that Gem
Sullivan, with troops, was comip O
down the valley to avenge the Chey ry
valley massacre, and, though the In
dams in this vicinity had no hV .,d In
It, all would be slain. Night - w the
hills in and around BinghaW ton red
with signal fires summoniD q tribes
from all quarters to a conf erence at
the junction of the two RI vers. Miss
Hamlin had a brother IL, sulIivon,s
army, and this was know n to squaw
whose baby the girl had saved by care
full nursing. At dusk he second dav
after the "big talk" he souaw crept
TO the threshold of 'the HamlIn cabin
and whispered to NJ IS Dorothy tbat II
she wished to saw her brother she
should warn the white soldiers to
cvoid the main r0 ad at spot between
this city and UT lion, as a large body
of Indians was in ambush there. In
order to find hf m Miss Dorothy must
go alone. The brave girl did not hesi-
tate for mo- nent, but, hastily pre-
pairing, she sH srted out with only the
stars for g1 de. Her travels through
the country <. nd contact with the In.
dians had given her an insight into
wood lore that now proved valuable.
After "a hours of continuous trawel
she reached the outpost of Gen. Sul7i-
vans camp and.delivered her message.
\ company ofsoldiers was detailed to
make a flank movement on the enemy
and drive them from ambush. The
attack was such complete surprise to
the Indians that they retrented IN
haste.
Now once a year-on the anniver-
sary of this daJ>-the descendants Of
Miss Halnlin and few invited neigh
bors commeEorate the event by pic
mic in the woods near the log cabin,
and at each gathering the history OF
the brave act Is read. The picnic has
been a faInily tradition among the
Hamlins off Binghamton for years, and
each member of the family considers
Il sacred dUty to attend the annual
gathering,--Chicago Chronicle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

THERE seems TO be a mistaken
idea prevalent in some sections,
that land held by Cherokee citi-
zens over and above their pro rata
share is jumpable, and that the
quarter of a mile limit as held un-
der Cherokee law does not now
hold good. For the present at
least there has been no change in
the method of holding land in the
Cherokee nation, and it is not safe
just yet to jump other peoples
claims.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

TIE proverbial honesty of the
Indian has recently sustained a
very severe shock. OF a large
number of Indian convicts'recently
sentenced by Judge Thomas at
Muskogee, nine of every ten of
them were convicted of theft. But
still back of appropriating other
peoples property, we believe if the
facts were known, whiskey would
be found to be the cause of the
downfall of nearly every one of
them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22
PROVIDE FOR A COMMISSION.

The proposition for the regular
session of the national council to
provide for another commission to
treat with the Dawes commission,
is being discussed pretty generally
throughout the Cherokee nation at
he present time. The Curtis law
AIKEN as whole, is very unsatis-
actory measure, and were it en-
orced would bring, if possible, a
worse state of affairs than already
ixists among the Cherokees.
The only grounds for hesitancy
IN the part of the masses of Cher
,kees, is whether to again trust
commission of their own people
with a matter so vital to their in
serests. In considering this ques-
lion, the citizens of the Cherokee
nation should not lcse sight of the
fact that the government will not
again permit a repetition of the
disgraceful acts of some of the
Cherokee leaders in the past. The
administration of government is
forever out of their hands, and
hsnceforth not q dollar of tribal
money will be allowed to pass
through the hands of a Cherokee
official unaccounted for. Hence
there can, in our opinion be no
danger in again attempting an
agreement with the Dawes COM
mission, and if possible securing
more favorable terms th an are en-
bodied in the Curtis law.
The Curtis act has been thor
oughly digested and analysed
since its enactment last June, and
there is no doubt but what it is as
unsatisfactory to the United States
as it is to the Indians,
and the government is just as anx-
ious to recede from it. But some
thing better must be provided in
lieu of it; something that will meet
the exigency of the case must be
presented, and there can be no
more feasible way of doing it than
by a commission appointed TO CO.
operate with the Dawes commits.
sion in bringing it about.
Such a commission would be
able to act more intelligently now
than ever before. The Curtis law
has developed the weaknesses of
existing conditions, and that act,
Inconsistent and incongruous as it
is, will prove to be blessing in
and the real entering
wedge that will break asunder the |
'angled and chaotic conditions |
hat exist in this territory. In the |
Eight of events, We say by all |
means let the Cherokee national |
council provide at its earliest con-
7enience for a commission COM
posed ofintelligent Cherokee citi-
lens who really understand the
whole question, and give them au- i
hority to settle the whole matter,
subject of course, always, to a vote
If the people.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

CAPTAIN ALLYN CAPRoN, father
of Captain Capron OF the rough
riders, died a. his home at Fort
Meyer, Va, Sunday, from the ef-
fects of the Santiago campaign.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

An observing Kansas boy who is
at Manila writes home that he has
noticed one peculiar but unusual
custom among the women there
they do not hold up their skirts
when they cross the streets, be-
cause the Manila women wear no
skirts, and the men don't look.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

ROBERT DAVIS has sold out his
interest in the Wagner Sayings,
daily and weekly,to Mr.. Tullis, an
experienced newspaper man, who
with Mr.. Lindsey, will continue
the publication of the same.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

The halo of glory that has
hitherto hung around the Chero-
kee national campaigns will be
entirely dispelled next summer.
Uncle Sam has removed nearly all
the stools away from the Cherokee
pie counter. and effectually locked
the treasury against the looters.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

A Missouri man proved in a
justice court that he was not
vagrant by showing a receipt for
year-in-advance payment for SUBJ
to a newspaper.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

II your child has thin, pale cheeks,
uncertain appetite and unreStful
sleep, IL has worms, and curing with
strong medicines only makes condi-
tions worse by irritating its delicate
stomach. Whites Cream Vermifuge
is mild but certain in effect, aud is q
superior tonic as well as a positive
worm destroyer. p. Shanahan. /
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment
gives instant relief. 1t allays infam-
nation and heals. 1t is prompt in its
action AMI positive in its effect. 1t is
the kind that cures without pain or
discomfort. 1t is for piles; only SOC
tubes 75e. p. Shanahan. Is
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-22

A SWEET girl at Fort Scott had
an uusightly birth mark on her
cheek. 1t was cut out and skin
from her leg grated in its place.