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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-09

collected only s23. 3.7Oo.5z, Won
derful decrease in revenues COM
pared with moneys which found
their way into our treasury, when
collections were made by Cherokee
officers. His report elbows no
money received from railroads run
ming through our nation. This
showing urges upon US the neces-
sity of providing way to ccollect
all these royalties which are so
Justly due us. 1t may be that the
agent is unable, under existing
laws to make the collections and
if such be the case suggest that
you pass Law removing this OBJ
stacle and granting full and COM
plete authority to enforce collec-
tons. Special attention should be
given to the per cent. tobe allowed
for collecting, for the nation re.
ceives no beaetits if abe money is
consumed by expenses incurred in
its collection
Mr.Shoenfelt's report also shows
that his predecessor, MIR. Wisdom,
received annMities belonging to the
Cherokee nation to the amount OF
$139, ,092.62. Disbursed on account
of warrants issued against differ
ent funds, $lf3 ,aA1.55. That he
has received S16O,34.19 and dis
bursed $l52 1893 80 in the payment
Of principal and interest of Chero-
kee warrants.
OUR lIiRND
In 1856 the Cherokees held let
ters patent executed by the pres
ident of the UnitedsStates in 1888,
to a domain embracing fourteen
million three hundred and seventy
four th0usand one hundred thirty
five and fourteen huDdredths acres
of land. They have parted with
tracts at different times. leaving
now four milliontfour hundred and
twenty Thousand eighty four and
sixty hlndredths acres actual land
surface, sill owned by the Chero-
KEGS. These figures are obtained
from the actual survey executed
under supervision of the director
Of the United States geological
survey made under lhe Curtis act.
Land is the underlying principle
necessary for the existence Of any
people. Holding it as we do,
makes it absolutely secure to US;
but the experience of the past two
years should powerfully convince
us that we are not secnre.in other
respects. By the act Of congress
of June 2S, 1898, especially, our
political rights we're so abridged
as to affect to an alarming degree
our property and land interests.
Our system OF land tenure is diff
ferent to that adopted by the Unit
ed States and other civilized coun- !
tries. In all the domain in Amer
lea except ours. the people have
secured the right 20 acquire indi-
viduaI ownership 70 land. TIE |
growth Of all countries that have
adopted this system Of individual
ization Of its territory is inevitable.
As laad is the basis Of ala govern
ments. so is the manner ia which
il is held influences the eeo0omic
developments Of a country The
management and settlement q our
landed interests, under the present
conditions. has become the most
important problem in all Cherokee
history. The tendency is decidedly
toward a popular individual sys-
TEN Of lend tenure; as = result Of
this method Of holding land; mill
lions of people have found homes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

When trees are planted in an or
chard with the idea of cutting some
of them out the Missouri pippin Is
recommended for alternate rows. 1t
is an early bearer and short lived. The
trouble with trees that are not short
lived is that when once put into the
orchard they are neglected and al
lowed to grow long after they should
have been taken out A tree that dies
itself is to be preferred in such posi-
tion.
The state fruit lists are open to
criticism, especially when the states
cover several degrees of latitude or
have diverse conditions caused by large
bodies of water or many elevations.
Most of these fruit lists are made by
a committee chosen from different
parts Of the state, often coming from
counties where the soil, climate, and
elevations are different. They meet
and find themselves at variance and
have to patch up the best truce they
can. Perhaps this is as well as can
be done under the circumstances. but
IL is evident that we will have to get
down to more serious work In the fu-
ture.
Someone asks the question: rs cold
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
Old or Young SOws,

A bulletin on hog raising in the
south says: The number OF filters
which a SOW should be allowed to have
before she is fattened for butchering
depends on the animal herself. Whom
a young SOW has only four or five pigs,
or shows herself to be poor mixer
or a careless and Indifferent mother,
the sooner she is fattened the better;
but if she does fairly well she should
be given second trial. The second
litter is usually larger than the first.
If she then proves a good mother and
her pigs from both filters develop into
good porkers, she should be kept as a
breeder until she can be replaced by a
more prolific and better animal. An
old SOW which regularly raises large
filters of good pigs is worth half a
dozen untried gifts. An aged SOW
mated with a young boar will produce
pigs which will mature earlier than
those produced when the sow is young
and the boar aged, which is strong
argument in favor of keeping SOW as
long as she continues to breed salts
factorily. Ordinarily sows cease to be
profitable breeders after they are A
or 5 years old, but some raise good
litters after they reach or 8 years.
When SOW more than 4 years old
fails to give a good litter whenever it
is due, she may as well be fattened at
once,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
w.,... Dairy Products.

Secretary Coburn of the Board OF
Agriculture, in his dairy statistics.
says: THE state has again advanced
in total output and value Of her COW
products. The years aggregate value
OF butter and cheese made, and milk
sold for other purposes, is $6.64S,oeS-
the largest in the history OF the state
being 9.S per cent more than last
year and $1,3S3,306, or 1858 per cent
more than the year before.
1.-THE total quantity of butter re-
ported is 4S,757,767 lbs.-an increase
over last year of 2,306,7S6 lbs, or b.eo
per cent. OF this, SO per cent, or 20
800, 112 lbs, were made in families, anu
Al per cent or 17,94S,645 lbs, In cream
cries. The value Of the product from
families is $2,S39 ,OO3, and from cream
cries S1,O51, 259-making total Tor tne
state of S5,S9O,272; or 10.71 per cent
greater than in 1898.
"The quantity of cheese reported Is
/. 163. $50 lbs. or 255,2S5 lbs. less than
last year, and its total value Is $loa,-
731. OF the entire quantity proouceu'
1925 per cent was made in families
and the balance in factories.
1.-THE value of milk sold for other
purposes than making butter ana
cheese was $64S,054, or 5.22 per cent
more than last year, and Ills per cent
more than the year before. Whlle
many unthinking persons may regard
the products of the cows as Oh small
Importance, it is interesting to know
that their total value is equal to W
DER cent of output of the rich Kansas
zinc mines and their products from
Kansas smelters for the same ume'
and that it would pay the total state
county and township taxes for 1898, or
within u per cent of the entire ex-
penses of the splendid public school
system for two years. If the values
of the large quantities of butter anu
milk consumed in the homes on the
farms was added the grand totai
would be considerably increased, put
unfortunately there is no account
| taken of that" -A----..4-I
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
Growing Potatoes.

In early spring, last year, l ploweu
to the depth OF six inches, piece ol
blue grass sod In May l cut the SOD
thoroughly with the disc. The latter
part of June l planted the land to po-
tatoes in the following manner, says
a contributor to Epitomist; PloWed
one round in the middle of the patch.
Planted potatoes-which were cut IN
halyes-in these two burrows. Placed
the seed on the mellow soil, at the side
Of the furrow, and little from the
bottom in order to prevent the furrow
horse from stepping on it, and also
to guard against planting too deep.
Covered with the pillow, and then plant
ed in every third furrow.
The fiat side of the seed was placed
underneath, for that gives each plant
a fair chance and the crop will ripen
evenly. When the potatoes had mad
time to sprout nicely, the ground was
thoroughly narrowed. AS soon as tho
plants appeared above ground the cua"
tivator was put to work, and followed
with the harrow. They were now lett
alone until six or eight inches high.
Potatoes planted in this way do not
make much growth until the fall rains
come. But l have always succeeded
in growing a good crop by planting
the middle of June. My last years
crop yielded 2S5 bushels per acre. l
always plant late variety, if l plant
late in the season.
My regular system is to pillow my po-
tato ground late in the fall or very
early in the spring. am never much
bothered with bugs. Just as soon as
the soil is fit to work in the spring |
plant early potatoes. l always cut of
and throw away the cluster of sprouts
at the bloom end of the tuber when
cutting the seed. Too many sprouts
in one bunch will produce small po-
tatoes. If early potatoes fail-and
they often do in this iocality-the late
crop can be relied upon. Last year my
late potatoes were sold for so cents a
bushel, which made me s14250 an acre.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

storage diminishing the necessity for
late-keeping varieties of apples! In
the light of the present years expert
ence we would say no. Even cold stor-
age cannot be depended on to keep
the fall varieties till mid-winter or
spring. Many thousands of barrels OF
that kind Of fruit that went into colo
storage last fall kept very badly. This
may not have been the fault OF the
cold storage, but of the condition OF
the fruit when 1t was put in. We can
not depend on storing fruit in proper
condition for storage, or Of having II
eaten up as soon as it gets out OF the
cold storage house. We must have
apples that will hold together Tor
weeks before being stored as well as
weeks after coming from the cold stor-
age house. If man buys a barrel OF
apples for his family he wants TO
know that they will last some weeks
till they can be used up. NO, colo
storage has not diminished the neccs-
sity for late keeping fruits.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
CHAPTER V.

The BLACK Cat" lay peacefully in
bay that was, to all appearance,
from Rob's point Of view on deck,
completely surrounded by water. 1t
was evidently deep bay, with wind
ing entrance, so that the great river
could not be seen from it, and the an
chorage of the schooner could not De
seen from the river. The water was as
smooth as glass. The shores of the
BAY. nearest the schooner, were low
and gradually sloping. Near the wa
ter's edge there was a long line OF
sand. Above and beyond this there
was higher ground, with plentiful YER
dure. towering plants and trees.
But it was not the natural beauty
of the place, great as it was, that at
tracted Robs attention.
There were, plying from schooner to
shore and back again, three or four
boats. manned by men as black as
negroes, stripped to the waist and
straining at the paddles till the perspi-
ration glistened on their skin. Ihese
boats were not like the small boats OF
the BLACK Cat" They were large,
fiat things, evidently used for convey
ing goods from the vessel to the shore.
And that is just what these men were
doing.
Rob had paid some attention to po-
litical matters, and while studying IN
school about various South American
republics, had also taken up the con-
stitlltion of each, and the points oil
difference in their governments. He
had read the tariffs of all, and recalled
the fact that there was large duty on
tobacco and rum in the Argentine Re
public. There was an odor OF tobacco
in the air. and Rob was not long in
reaching the conclusion that these men
were engaged in the dangerous busi-
ness of smuggling tobacco and rum
into the country without paying this
duty.
Ito be continued)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
Ito be continued.)


From the Washington Star: Talk
ing about people being peculiar" re-
marked an old trainer out at the Ben
nings race track the other day, IF
there is anything more peculiar than
race horses 1 haven't come across it.
Race horses. l mean thoroughbreds,
of course, are as full of whims as
we'll, as a woman. and you've got to
humor them just the same as women.
| remember one l trained some years
ago-a horse, l mean, of course. He
was a great one, and few of them
could show him the way in. Yet that
fellow couldn't be exercised in pre-
pairing him for race unless the boy
on him was rugged out in the stables
regular colors. You couldn't fool him
about it. either, for he knew just as
we'll whether the boy was fully dress
ed as we did, and if he wasn't you
couldn't get the old fellow on the
track. But when the boy put on the
buds, why, the old horse would go
out and do all that was wanted OF
him.
"Then there was another that l had
that wouldn't associate with other
horses, and the consequence was that
we had to train him by himself.
Actually had to wait every time until
every other horse was off the track.
Then. when he had the whole track to
himself. we had all we could do to
get him off when we thought he had
been given enough. This same one we
had to send to the post by himself,
and when we got him there we had
to keep him away to one side. off from
the bunch. Another one l had was
lust the opposite, for he wouldn't go
on the track, either for exercise or for
a race, unless he was accompanied by
another horse.
"Then there is the horse that rams
true as long as he is in the lead, but
will stop and give up the fight the
moment another one gets near him
or passes him. On the other hand,
there is the horse that tries all the
harder as long as he is behind. Then
there is the horse that will not try If
the Jockey has a whip, while there
are Others that will not try unless
they are given both whip and spurs.
But, as 1 said, they are very peculiar,
and have as many whims as man
kind"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

Now, tell me how you got into the
river and what you are doing hero"
said the captain, beginning to feel even
more friendly.
II don't believe / can tell you how l
came to fall into the river" said Rob.
"'I am on my way to Buenos Ayres to
my uncle's, and met on board the
steamer a gentleman by the name OF
Starne. He and / were on the deck
talking and he told me to look down IN
the water l did so, and then felt
some one seize me and throw me In.
But | can't understand why Mr..
Starne should wish to kill me-"
"No! No! Did you ever meet him
before?"
Never"
"Was any one else near you?"
81 saw no one else"
"Ha! Ho! Look out for Senior Starne,
whoever he is. Now, who are your
"My name is Rob Cleverdale. l was
on my way to make my home with my
uncle. David Horton, of Buenos Ayres.
Haye Won heard of him."
The captain of the BLACK Cat gave
a long whistle of surprise.
you are the nephew of Senior Hor'
TONI"
Eyes"
"The black hand is in it."
Having uttered this mysterious SEN
tence. the captain of the BLACK Cat
walked to and fro moment and
seemed to be doing some hard think
ing.
Look here" he said, suddenly. u
didn't know what was doing when
picked you up. Even now, l ought te
throw you in again. But l won't dc
that. But you must promise one
thing"
promise one thing!" echoed Rob
staring at the captain in surprise anc
terror. What do you mean? why
ought you to throw me in again? Wha
have l ever done to you that shoui1
make you wish to kill me?"
Nothing to me, except fall in the
way of my schooner" said the captain
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
Soil yor Cauliiiower.

A deep, moist, clay soil is the best
for cauiflower, although good crops
can be grown on any good garden
soil, says Vick's. | cover the ground
two or three inches deep with stable
manure, and pillow it in. Then harrow
and furrow two and one-half feet
apart. If l have we'll rotted manure,
| scatter it in the furrow, and mix
it with the soil with the cultivator;
or, if the manure is not at hand, set
the plants and in a few days apply
around them a little commercial fer
tilizer that is rich in nitrogen. Veg
etables of which the leaves or stalks
are the edible parts need plenty of nj
trcgen in an available form. The
plants are transplanted at different
times from May until June. Cauli-
flower plants from the hotbed should
not be set too early, unless they are
we'll hardened, for they are more cas-
lily injured by frosts than cabbages. l
do the most Of the cultivation with the
wheel hoe and horse cultivator.
To insure success in a dry season,
one must have some means of irriga-
ton. l have now irrigating works in
my market garden, so that | may be
prepared for drouths when they come.
The plants should not stop growing at
any time, hence the Importance of irri-
eating them during a drouth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

But I know this Senior Starne. He
is-well, there are others who know
him and who know me. If it was
known that I picked you out of the
water and saved your life-pr-r-r-r!"
The captain drew his hand across his
throat most significantly.
but what have done Why should
any one kill you for helping me? Tell
mel"
The captain banged his fist on the
table.
Look herer he said, now in an
angry mood, 81 tell you, that have
taken risk in saving you. Ask me
no questions. But tell you this. From
today you are no longer Senior Horizons
nephew. Do you understand"
But 1 am" said Rob. Il am on my
way to get to him.
The captain Of the BLACK Cat" ex-
ploded with an oath.
Hang you!" he cried. 81 will kill
you myself if you do not obey. You
are no longer his nephew. You are
mine"
Yours! Your nephew! What do
you mean?"
Listen! You are stupid. l think.
But listen, and l will tell you what l
mean. I mean that where we are go
ing the name of Senior Horton is death
to him who utters it-unless to curse
it. II you let it be known that l saved
the life of the man that Starne tried
to kill, l shall be killed myself, and
you will lose your life in the end.
There is plenty of reason for hating
him. He is, rich. These duties are put
on to make him richer. And he hires
soldiers to hunt us down and kill us,
to protect his own interests. 1 don't
know why Starne wished to kill you.
But 1 know that the name of Senior
Horton will lose your life and mine If
you utter It"
The captain spoke so hotly hat Rob
could not doubt his sincerity. A ter
rible fear crept into his heart-a fear
that after ell he was never going to
see his uncle, and perhaps never going
to see his dear mother again.
your name Is Ricardo. my nephew, "
said the captain. Ricardo Torrevo,
the same as mine. Do you under
standg"
Yes" faltered Rob. wond ring what
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
CHAPTER w,


But the great Black Cat!'" ex-
claimed the captain, who spoke better
than any one else on board, Its only
boy!"
"Br1 IN grateful to you for saving
my life, even II l am" said Rob, be-
tween his chattering teeth.
ooh, no! OF course! But what I'M
der the sun are you doing in the
river?"
Him swim berry WE'LL" said one OF
the men, who had gone in the boat
Him swim like fish! Him make good
one!"
Come with me-" said Captain Tor
revo. He turned, and led the way to-
ward the companion hatchway.
whittier Rob followed him.
It had been so dark on deck that Rob
could not see what kind of men he had
been saved by. He was therefore sur
prised when he entered small but
comfortable and well-lighted cabin to
find the captain to be small, swarthy,
evil-faced fellow, who looked as If he
would sooner kill man than save one.
1.-THE young senior is very wet" said
the captain, with a grin that was
meant to be friendly. 81 will give
him change of clothing, and he may
tell me how he came to be in the river.
OF course, / understand he fell from
that steamer that just passed"
II fell-or was thrown" said Rob.
The captain seemed to pay little at
tention to this. He eyed Rob narrow
ly, with an evident desire to measure
his stature. Then he opened a trunk
or sea-chest that stood in one corner
of the cabin.
"Ah! Ho! Hal" exclaimed the cap
tain, each explosive coming louder
than the preceding, as he attacked the
store of garments that was packed
away in the sea-chest. Finding what
he was after at last, he sent one piece
after another flying across the cabin
toward Rob.
"There!' he said, with grunt OF
satisfaction. "The young senior can
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

Important as the head of the herd
is to the highest development Of its
members, it is surprising to continual
ly hear of dairymen ignoring breed
and performance of a strain and select
ing the cheapest animal, says New
Zealand Dairyman. 1t is all the more
strange considering that, in buying a
bull, it is not so much matter Of put
ting money into an Individual animal,
but it means the improvement of the
whole future stock, and the improve
ment, of course, must be largely
gagged by the value of the animal
selected as the head. Selection and
culling of the COWS is most important,
but the surest and speediest way OF
bringing up the herd is to have fine
ly bred bull from proved milking
strain. AS dairy farmers in New Zea-
land get cramped for room, concentra-
ton in everything else must neces-
sarily follow concentration of Guilt
walton, of feeding and of breeding. BY
concentration of breeding we mean
making one good, well bred-up COW do
the work of two scrubbers. When
prices get tighter, dairymen who are
slow to see this principle now will
have the fact forced upon them that
they can't afford to feed and care for
the scrub animal; it is the men who
have already learned this lesson who
are now happy and prosperous mem
bers of the great dairying fraternity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02

find plenty to wear. Come! You are
wet. We must hurry!
Rob at once began to take on MS
wet garments, and the captain
brought out a rough towel with which
he gave the drenched boy a good rup
down. Having brought glow o,
warmth. he desisted, and Rob dressed
himself in the dry garments.
Rob had never been so picturesquely
clad before. Nor so richly. First, ne
nut on a suit of the finest underwear
that fitted him very well. Then, over
these. he put a pair of white trousers
all embroidered with red SILK. linen
a silk waistcoct, and over all line
velvet Jacket made gay with lace
SPANISH shoes, with fine points. COM
pleted the outfit, and were pH on
over silk stockings, the like of winch
Rob had never seen before.
The gay clothes transformed Rop
into quite different boy, and he eouiu
not restrain laugh as he looked at
himself in a glass.
And now the young senior VIII
need something to warm him up, 6ald
the hospitable captain. He called out
n name that Rob did not understand,
and in a moment black fellow ap-
peared. The captain gave an order in
spanish. and the black one disap-
peared. He soon returned, however
with two glasses of hot mixed rum.
1.-THE young senior will drink it, - SAID
the captain.
No, SIR" said Rob. 81 thank you.
captain. but 1 never touched a drop Of
that stun. and 1 never will"
ITO warm up. senior"
mo | don't want it. 1 am warm
enough now"
Bob thought of his mother. and the
many promises he had made to her
that he would never touch a drop Of al
coholic drink.
The captain of the BLACK Cat
looked in amazement at Rob.
'You won't drink. senor?'
mo"
Then l will"
He took one glass from the BLACK
steward and drained il. He then took
the other and sent its contents after
the first
The black boy then took RODS
clothes to dry them