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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
CLAIM OF THE CnEROKEES.
Leesi Status of Their Demand for Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand.

GlNC nuuOfC0 NnOu88n0s
Washington, D. c., Sept. 1.-The
election of a new national council in
the Cherokee nation has just been
held. The council was chosen on
the issue of agreement" or mo
agreement" with the United States.
Its action will be of great Importance
to the Cherokee nation in the matter
OF winding up it's affairs and secur-
ing the proper division of the COM
mon property.
This will bring up again the claim
of the Cherokee nation for 81 500 900
on account of the alleged withdrawal
from their invested funds by the
United States of 100, 900 on June
II, 1898. This withdrawal, which is
claimed to have been made without
sufficient authority, was really for
the purpose of paying the expenses
of moving the Cherokees from the
east to the west. The Cherokees
have not only set up a claim for the
repayment of this money, but they
have set up a further claim for in
terest from June y, 1888, to date at
per cent per annum.
Under the agreement of 1881 the
United States stipulated that an ac-
counting should be made, but did not
authorize any tribunal" by which
the accounting should be made. A
preliminary investigation was made
by the Secretary of the Interior, who
detailed two clerks to make a report.
These clerks were not an author
lied tribunal" under any agreement
or statute of the United States. They
made a report favorable to the Cher
okee nation, but when it was submit
ted to Congress, Congress referred
the question of law to the attorney
general of the United States, who
found that Slade and Bender, the
clerks. had been entirely in error as
to the law. Congress for the first
time in the same act authorized a
tribunal" to make the accounting
proposed under the agreement of
1891. The tribunal was to consist of
Auditor of the Interior Department,
who is an officer under the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Comptroller
of the Treasury. Their report was
to be submitted to the attorney gen.
eral, who was directed to transmit
such report with his views as to the
law. This finding has not been made.
The Cherokees have attempted to
make the colleo ton without having
this report of the auditor and COM
ptroller made, claiming that they
are entitled under the Slade-Bender
accounting on the theory that they
they had an adjudicated case.
Manifestly this position is erron-
Gus, and until the matter has been
nal and probably by the courts, this
claim will not constitute one of the
assets which the new legislature can
take part in dividing. 1t would seem
to be preposterous that the United
States should not only be charged
with the expenses of the removal OF
the Cherokees in 1888, but unreason-
able that the United States should
pay interest upon this enormous sum
TO. sixty-odd years. There is no
probability that the United States
will ever consent to do anything OF
the kind, il it can possibly be avoided.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
appraisers Instructions :"

The ARDMoREITE has on hand in
pamphlet form copies of "Apprais-
ers' Instructions sent out by the
Department of the Interior; also.
the Regulations Concerning Edu-
cation in the Indian Territory" D."
Worth their weight in gold to you.
Mailed to any address for ten
cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

The new arrangement of the Texas
& Pacific railway for taking care of
passengers to Hot Springs, Ark, does
away with the lay over at Halvern.
This makes tho best service ever Of
fered those who desire to visit the
greatest mineral springs in America
The T. & P. run two fast trains daily,
equipped with superb Pullman sleep
ers and handsome new reclining
chair cars (seats free). il19tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

Blotches and excrescences, which
so often annoy people, are simply
efforts of nature in impedimes to the
proper performances of her duties.
Herbine will aid and assist nature in
her work, and ensure a skin clear
and beautiful, entirely free from all
imperfections. Price so cts. City
Drug Store. w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Fresh News Wanted.

An exchange says: "Send in your
items of news when they are fresh.
We don't like to publish birth af-
ter the child is weaned, a marriage
after the honeymoon is over, a death
after the widow is married again, nor
the notice of an entertainment after
the job work is done elsewhere and
the editor is charged for admission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

The Blackfeet Indians are making
substantial progress in Montana.
There are about 1000 of them on the
reservation, and they are emulating
the ways of the white man as to thrift
and decent habits of living. They
have thousands of head of cattle, and
are first rate farmers. Most of them
live in very comfortable houses, and
there is a school on the reservation,
which is attended by 200 children.
The belief is that it is better to edu-
cate the young Indians at local
schools than to send them to insti-
tutions in the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Letter List.

List of letters advertised at Ard
more, Ind. Ter, for week ending
Aug. IS, 1899:
LADIES.
Almore, Adith Bonner, Maggie
Duchene, NathildaJ ames, Josie
Payne, Eddie Vineyard, Ida
Wallace, Jennie
GENTLEMEN.
Allsup, Carl Brewer, Geo VIM
Braisher, Korntz & Allen
Bourstreet, J Boddie, Richard
Bernheim, A E Brice, G
Dobyns, j Ford, David
Foster, J W Gravlee, Walt
Gray, T Hecold, Michael
Harper, R II Henley, W A
Jefferson, John Johnson, Lucien
Johns, W L Laxus, d
Leonard, Frank Lindsay, Chas
Moore, Cap Miller, y NJ
Medcalf, DR. Munson, John L
Parr, VIM Pottger, II
Price, Ed Reed, Willie
Stricklin, Walter Stevenson, Ben
Scott, A Schuster, Stephen
Smith, ] II Tucker, w A
Vanzant, NJ Young, MS
In calling for above letters please
say advertised.
MORAN SCoTT, P. NJ.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dys-
pepsia because its ingredients are
such that it can't help doing SO.
"The public can rely upon it as a
master remedy for all disorders aris-
ing from imperfect digestion. I"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
LABORI IN DOUBT.
Judges Look for Excuses to Condemn the
Prisoner, SO LaporI Thinks.

Judges Look for Excuses to Cond emn the
Prisoner. SO LaporI Thinks.
Rennes, Sept. 1.-Labori in q pri-
vate conversation does not speak
hopefully in regard to the Dreyfus
verdict. The fact that the judges
ask questions about points which
would long ago have been settled in
anybody's mind, if evidence would
settle them, is a discouraging sign.
Laborl's wound is causing him much
suffering.
A number of minor witnesses testi-
fed for and against the accused at
Dreyfus court martial today. NJ. De
Bruill was recalled and reiterated his
testimony that Dreyfus had treason
able relations with German officers
at the house of a woman named Bod
sons. Dreyfus Indignantly denied
meeting foreigners at Bodson's.
The accused said he had witnessed
German maneuvers at Mulhouse, but
never assisted officially or otherwise
with German officers, nor had he
met them. This was in reply to evi
dence by hostler. The testimony
then reverted to the possibility of
Dreyfus having written the borde-
reau. This evidence was conflicting.
The great success of Chamberlain g
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy
in the treatment of bowel complaints
has made it standard over the greater
part of tie civilized world. For sale
by City Drug Store and T. n. Cole
man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Lost

Saturday evening between my Of
fee and residence, a solid gold 10
karet gold watch with picture Of
my little girl in front and little boy
in back. No chain. VIII pay lib
eral reward for return.
2Stf W. l. CRUCE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
BE Sure

You get the genuine Bunsen's Cream
Catarrhal and you will be satisfied.
Cures catarrh, sweetens the breath.
Mason & Mason, druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Accident,
Sickness,
Death,

Permanent Disability, and an En-
dowment or Old Age Benefit,
and paid up in 20 years. Five
benefits in one certificate. for which
every prudent man or woman
should provide; and at a monthly
cost of only $1.00 per thousand.
1t also has a cash surrender or
Withdrawal value after five years.
For further information, call on
T. C. Bridgman, Ardmore, l. T.
Good. reliable solicitors wanted.
Apply to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Beses' Dlarrhoea Balsam.

Is the only safe and sure remedy
on the market for collie, diarrhoea
and fiux. City Drug Store and T. N.
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
Western IRdNSfTiQI Association

Writes the best certificate of any
fraternal order. in that its certiti-
Gates provide benefits In case of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03
THE GUARANTEE LOAN & BANKING CO.

OF Dallas Texas will be position make loans in the Indian Ter
Bill acceptable bond for title after Octo
All application for loans Oct
should their applications later than September TO- Our
small monthly 10 cent with the
privilege paying loan time and stop inter
building and loan
REDFIELD Agent for Ardmore for particulars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

List of letters advertised at Ard
more, Ind. Ter, for week ending
Aug. IS. 1929:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
THE OLD TRENCH SYSTEM

THE OLD TRENCH SYSTEM.
on past and present methods Of celery
culture after the following fashion re.
corded in Farm and Wreside:
The method usually employed there
is to plant In beds SIX feet wide, with
alleys Of same width between each two
beds. The space for the plants is
slightly %excavated, say four Inches
deep, and the plants are set In rows
across the bed, which rows are
foot apart, while the plants In the rows
are set six inches apart. The bed Is
then gradually filed up with earth
from the alleys. The prime condition
Of success in growing celery thus close.
plant foods In the soil. 1t Is not enough
that we use plenty Of manure In the
soil, but this should be old
that is, well rotted and intimately mix.
cd with the soil. ! wonder what sue,
cess southern people would meet II
they were to try the old plan Of plant
ing in trenches. Sometimes | have a
notion to plant a patch In this way
again. The chief difficulty Is the fact
that in order to 60 a foot down into the
ground we have to dig up a portion Of
the hard clay subsoil. OF course we
have to set the plants in good surface
soil. After the trench Is dug a lot Of
ine manure and good surface soil. well
mixed, must be put back into the
trench. say not less than four inches
deep, and into this the celery Is plant.
ed. We may have a single or a double
row. am now quite In favor Of max
ing double rows in any way we may
plant. It gives double the number of
plants and requires only n banking.
boarding or filing up.
In reality there Is little difference be.
tween the old trench system and the
mulching system as now practiced by
me. The Illustrations will make this
plain. Any way the principle Is the
same. Fig. 1 shows the young plants
in the bottom of the trenches, with
banks of earth between the rows. Fig.
2 shows the double rows on the surface
Of the ground, with banks Of coarse
anu between each two double
rows, the being held UP and
away from the plant rows by boards
set up or long edge on each side OF
each double row.
In either case the plants are protect.
ed from drying winds and heat. In the
mulching system we have another nd.
vantage. II weather is very dry and
hot, we a let a stream Of water, II
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
CORN CUTTER.
A Kansas Mans Simple and satisfac-
tory Amusement.


The day for cutting corn by hand Is
almost past. There are a number of
machines on the market, but we have
not found one more satisfactory than a
homemade cutter we have been using.
The sled il made with runner 9 feet
long and 2hA feet wide. The platform
IL made Of inch boards and extends II
inches Oh the right or knife side. The
sled Is an easy load for one horse. The
whitletrees are attached to the iron
rod G, Fig. l. The sled Is also fitted
with shafts. These can be made. Of
any light timber. Straight poles are
what we use. Bore a hole through one
end to pass the rod G through. These
are to prevent the horse from backing
into the knife.
The knife A Is about two feet in
length and Is securely bolted to the
sled ut each end. 1t can be made Of
an old plowshare or a Heavy scythe.
or a blacksmith can make one. The
ease in cutting lies In getting this knife
on the sled Mt the right slant. The
front end should be bolted to the ? by
4 brace, b, shown by dotted lines; the
other, 10 inches cut from the runner to
the other brace, d. The outer end
should be a trifle the higher and the
edge Of the knife turned up a little. so
that the weight Of the sled will help
cut the corn. A box. II. fastened on,
serve MS a seat for the m cutting the
corn. The horse should be gentle and
will need little attention, rs 1t walks in
the corn row. As the stalks are cut Off
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

HEZ
A MULCHlNG r

we have 1t. soak through the manure,
thus forcing rapid growth Of the plants
in any kind Of weather by means Of
the easily assimilated plant foods
which the water dissolves from the
manure and carries down to the roots
Of the plants. With celery thus man.
aged and protected there will be very
little chance for rusts II blights to at.
tack the foliage, but II they do spray.
ing with bordeaux mixture in the ear.
Her stages Of growth or with a weak
solution Of copper sulphate will restore
the plants to health.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
News and Notes,

NGVvS nbhu NOtSps
The sentiment against the sale of
poor seed Is growing.
The department Of agriculture Is said
to be engaged In the attempt to impart
to Connecticut tobacco the flavor and
aroma Of Cuban or Florida leaf
through improved methods of fermen.
tation.
The phrase "tillage Is manure" may
be classed rs one Of the half truths"
From recent experiments 1t appears
that the reason tillage seems to be
manure Is that II enables the plant to
utilize completely the fertility that 10
in the soil, particularly potash and
phosphoric acid. but II this process Ia
carried on indefinitely without applica.
ton of any kind Of manur 1t will rem
der the land h~opelessly barren.
Boston market or white seeded ten.
mis- ball Is a popular lettuce for fore.
ing.
As soon as onion bulbs attain full
size and the tops turn brown they
should be pulled, thrown into windrows
and allowed to cure for ten or more
days, or II there Ia danger from rain
the curing should be done In open
sheds or on the barn floor, Excess OF
either sunshine or rain II likely to In
Jure the bulbs. The most common
processes OF w~interIng tho onions are
freezing the bulbs and keeping them In
This state all the winter and storing
them In dry apartments where tho tenn
perature can be maintained just above
the freezing point,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
A SHOULDER BAG FOR APPLES.

Fig. !. This 10 very good II 1t does
not fall out, but that ''measly" stick Is
continually coming out by wearing
larger holes In the sack. TO save all
such trouble take a piece Of heavy,
smooth wire, bend 1t In the shape of
the letter U, as shown by Fig. 2, and
slip the wire on the outside of the
sack, as mt the dotted line. Turn the
edge Of the sack back over the wire
and with a darning needle and good
cording string commence at one ring
end. hem the sack thoroughly clear
around to the other end of wire and
sew 1t well, especially at the ring ends.
You will then have a handy ana con-
Venient sack spread. 3
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
Convenient In Apple Picking.

In picking apples n good sack spread
Is very convenient, Says an Ohio Farm.
err writer. When picking winter up.
pies, rs a rule, we take a mill sack
and put an apple In a corner in the bot,
tom Of the sack and a string through
the corner at the top. Then, tying the
string around above the apple, n has
a shoulder basket, rs illustr.. led.
In order to have both hands free,
many apple pickers will cut a short
stick and by sharpening both ends
push each end through the sack, as
shown at the top Of the dotted line In
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
A SHOCK BINDING DEVICE.

A SHOCK BINDING DEVICE.
to turn freely when Inserted. Round
Off the inner corner ut both ends and
bore an inch hole diagonally through
the felly at each end. Plane the felly
smooth and round Off all sharp corners
to avoid wearing the rope. Procure u
to 10 feet Of half inch rope and tie a
knot In IL end and wrap the other
with soft wire.
Bore a small hole through the round
stick about three inches from the crank
and put a light iron ring about two inch
es in diameter on your rope. Double a
piece Of strong soft wire and insert 1t
in the hole through the round piece.
Put the rope through the loop in the
wire, drawing the knot up to the loop.
Then wrap the rope half way round
the stick and fasten with the wire,
leaving the ring between the 1--WE fas-
Jennings.
Now tie a ring about an inch In diam
eter on one end Of a short piece of
strong cord and tie the other end
through the hole In the felly that comes
on the left hand side when the binder
Is in use. This cord should be just long
enough to reach the end of the crank
handle, as Its use Is to prevent the
crank from unwindinG while the Irvine
Is being adjusted around the shock.
Drive q small wire nail a short dis
lance into the upper side Of the felly
near the left hand end and bend the
top SO as to form a hook. Your ma
chin Is now complete.
Slip the felly piece ON the round stick
with the concave side from you, thread
the rope through the hole In right
hand end and thrust the sharp end
through the shock at the height you
wish the band. Take hold Of the rope,
walk round the shock with it, thread
through the hole in the left hand end,
and through the ring fastened to the
round stick draw up all slack and tie
with a bowknot.
Now turn the crank until you have
squeezed the shock as tightly as you
wish and slip the small ring attached
to the cord over the end Of the crank
handle to prevent unwinding. Tie a
loop In the end Of your binding Irvine,
SutSAi ~ VII IAAG AOON VA LOp VI lAS LSAAy
piece and walk around the shock, tax
ing care to keep the Irvine close to and
above the rope. When you have found
the length required, cut the Irvine, slip
the end through the loop, draw taut
and tie.
This may seem a little complicated,
About n few hours practice will enable
any n to do the work rapidly.
The correspondent who originally de-
scribed this device, substantially as
here repeated, In The Farm, Field and
Fireside says It's principal advantage
lies In the quality Of the work per-
formed. Drawing equally from both
1t makes a very compact shock,
which keeps out rain and snow. 1t
makes the shock stand up and w
Irvine.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

SLED FOR CUTTING CORN.
they fall back into the arms Of the
operator. who holds them until he has
an armful, then stops his horse and
carries the stalks to the nearest shock
or lay them in piles to set up later.
This machine. like all fodder cutters,
Is a dangerous thing for men and
beast, and too much care cannot be
used in working around it. The device
at Fig. 2 is used as a safeguard when
the machine Is not In use. 1t Is made
Of a 2 by 6 plank three feet long. Holes
are bored In the sled platform ut r and
II. Insert pins in the 2 by 4 plank and
In the holes In the platform, and the
knife will be covered SO that nothing
al come In contact with the edge,
says a Kansas farmer, who describes
this cutter in the Ohio Farmer.
Seeding and FEATURING StumDage.
With a little scientific handling
stumpage may be made excellent pas
turage. In some Of the heavily wooded
sections Of Wisconsin the COW Ia
brought In about as soon as the timber
has been hauled away. The stumps
remain, and in the course Of nature the
spaces around them would soon grow
up thick with briers, berry bushes and
underbrush. But the farmer puts In
his harrow and perhaps his plow, and
the land ls roughly prepared for grass
seed, which Is at Shce sown. The
grass quickly gets n firm hold, and
there Is no room for either underbrush
or weeds. Th0 whole land is O o oc.
cupied with grass, except that actually
occupied by the stumps.
The cows are then turned into this
pasture and occupy 1t for years. Mean.
time the stumps, II they be Of certain
varieties Of trees, are rotting away at
the roots, and the rotting clears the
way, for the stumpage pasture to be-
come a tillable fielu. This plan Ia
worthy Of more general adoption, ac.
cording to Farm, Field and tlreslde.
Land that has been cleared Of timber
Is generally allowed to lie practically
waste for long years. If the cattle are
turned upon 1t for pasturage, they SIM
ply browse the wild grasses that
spring up here and there. Too often
weeds get possession In such numbers
that the whole area becomes a verita-
BILE thicket Of weeds. In all such cases
grass should be placed In possession of
the denuded land.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
A CORN SHOCK D

1t Makes q Straight. Compact shock
and saves Irvine.
Take a round hard wood stick-hick-
DRY or ash Is best--1h inches In diam
eter and Az. feet long and with a draw
ing knife sharpen one end to a tapering
point.
On the other end fasten a stout hard
wood crank. Exactly in the center Of
a piece Of wagon felly bore n hole just
large enough to permit the round stick
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
IL Your Wife?

Has she lost her beauty! II so, oon-
stipation, indigestion, sick headache are
principal causes, karl's Glover Root
Tea has cured these illa for hall a oen-
fury. Price % cts, and 90 cts, Money
r,funded II results are not satisfactory.
Sold by ChRpple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
Pasturing

Some trouble Is reported In Nebraska
In regard to pasturing sorghum. DR..
Peters OF the experiment station of
that state reports a considerable mum.
Der Of deaths occurring from this cause,
but sufficient investigation has not yet
been made to ascertain positively
whether the trouble Ia impaction, pois.
on or a germ disease, Investigation Ia
to be made, however, and In the mean.
time the caution. Is published for the
guidance Of cattlemen who use sor,
ghum. Commenting upon this matter,
the Iowa Homestead remarks that
the frequent evil effects that follow
the use Of second growth sorghum
have often been mentioned, but It does
not understand that II IL the second
growth crop that IL now complained Of
In some Utah tests wheat s0wn In
November gave better results than the
earlier soWn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

How to Save Bromus Inermis Seed.
We have been asked how the seed Of
Bromus inermis may be saved, says
the Denver Field and Farm. The hay
may be harvested with a binder the
same as small grain and a be shock
ed In the same manner. II q be
thrashed with the common grain sepa-
rator with the wind largely shut of.
In thrashing 1t In North Dakota the
whole sheaf was allowed to pass
through the separator. and. In order to
lore a. little seed AZ possible, the wind
was shut OF 20 closely that the seed
was not well cleaned, II was after
ward run through the flaming mill.
which reduced the bulk TO about hall
che amount which came from the sepa'
sator. II was than clean enough for
marketing.