The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Monday, November 20, 1899 Page: 2 of 4
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THE DAILY CHIEFTAIN
JO Cents a Week by Carrier.
40 Cents a Month by Mail
M. MA.RRS -M.
E. MILFORD
. . EDITOR
Manager.
VISITA.I.T. NOV. 201899.
ABOUT THE AGREEMENT.
WAMPUM STILL IN USE.
The burning question before the
national council at Tahlequah now
's the rehabilitation of the defunct
agreement made with the Dawes
commission last winter. The mere
parsing of a resolution by council
extending the time for the accept
ance of the agreement by congress
is open to serious objection. In
toe hrst place tne agreement is
dead according to its own terms
and tne Jaw by which it was cre
ated. To all intents it is out of
existence as entirely as though it
dever had existed and should
either be re-enatced into law by
the national council and again pre
sented to the Dawes commission
or let forever alone. It is hardly
in the authority of the national
council to deal directly with so
momentous a question a question
having to do with the vested prop
erty rights of every citizen of the
nation. If council should decide
to resubmit the agreement to con
gress and then to a vote of the
Cherokee people for their approv
al or disapproval at the polls it is
well but to simply attempt to res
olute into existence an instrument
of that character is not much short
of folly. The fact that the agree
ment has once been ratified by the
Cherokee people at the polls can
not mean mat tney nave no more
voice in the matter. The propo
8ition upon which they voted was
that the agreement in its entirety
should either be ratified and en
acted into law on or before the 4 h
of last march or else it should be
considered null and void.
Curator Wilcomb of California
Saw a Typical Mint la
Oyrratloa. '
Charles T. Wllconib the curator of
the Golden Gate Park museum during
a recent relic-bunting trip into Lake
and Mendocino countien California
paid a visit to the headquarters of sev-
eral of the tribes of old Pomo Indians in
I'otter valley.
Many and rare were the relics with
which he returned but probably the
most valuable of all was a tribal pestle
within an Inch of three feet long which
had descended from chief to chief of one
of the tribes through unaccounted gen- '
eratlons until it fell into the hands of a
dead chief's wife.
Only the most persistent effort and !
some very cunning play on the old worn- i
an s cupidity secured the pestle for
the battle wages and always will wage
ns to which is the snored and which the
profane love.
Though much less numerous the
sculpture Is not less well known. The
nude statue of Pauline liorghese as
Venus by Ciuiovr having a room to It-
self Is considered the masterpiece. '
Home Cor. London Telegraph.
DRAWING FASHION PLATES
Care with Which Artlat Get (he Pose
of the Fig-are and the Color
f the Cloth
The maker of fashion plates has
many diflicultles to contend with which
are not dreamed of by the men who
study them in order to become posted
in the proper thing to wear. It was the
custom years ago to give the artist the
various features of the garments and
he would draw the figures clothed in
HEADACHE
FOUL. DREATHi
NO ENERGY
CONSTIPATION.
These symptoms mean torpid liver and a clogged condition in
the bowels. They also mean the general neaitn is oeiow
par and disease is seeking to obtain control.
PRICKLY AS!
thft Trrmr wnv nnil hba Ma rn- 4nAn.
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Curator Wllconib who has placed it In j ment as to the colors and the designs
the museum and cherishes it as one of
The duties of the treasurerof the
Cherokee nation are exceedingly
light and it would seem to be the
part of wisdom for the council to
abolish the office and provide
some cheaper way of cancelling
warrants. The Curtis bill pro
vides as follows touching the die
bursement of tribal funds. "That
no payment of any moneys on any
account whatever shall hereafter
be made by the United States to
any of the tribal governments or
to any officer thereof for disburse-
ment but payments of all sums to
members of said tribes shall be
made under the direction' of the
secretary of the interior by an
. n ? ii .
omcer appointed Dy nim; ana per
capita payments shall be made
direct to each individual in lawful
money of the United States and
the same shall not be liable to the
payment of any previously con-
tracted obligation." This law
being in full force it would seem
that to continue the office of treas-
urer at a salary of $1000 a year is
entirely without excuse. The
services of treasurer like thost of
auditor are no longer needed and
as a matter of economy as well as
necessity should be dispensed
with.
his dearest exhibits.
More curious however -was a thing
which Mr. Wilcomb could not buy a
coinage mliit.
lie found it quite unexpectedly for its
existence was unknown to students
and the 1'amos are certainly the only
Indians in America who still make
wampum for actual circulation as a me
dium of exchange and who prefer it in
their tribal dealings to the money of the
white men. Other .Tndians have it in
their possession but no others con
tinue to coin it.
Yet Mr. Wilcomb found this mint
working full blast. Its machinery is
exceedingly simple and of exceedingly
primitive design consisting 'of two
short wooden uprights with a cross
piece at the top a stone base and a rude-
ly formed stone drill which operates
through a hole In the cross piece. j
Once a year the Indians gather ma
terial from which to make their mouey. 1
They travel in bands to the seashore
80 or 90 miles away and there gather
shells which their women carry home
in baskets. I
At home the shells are turned over
to oflicial coiners who polish them on '
flat stones to prefect smoothness and
roundness. i
The shell Is then laid on the stone
base of the mint machine and a hole '
is drilled through it with the stone drill.
It is then wampum and strung on a
wire or string is ready for circulation.
The value of shells varies. Large ones
are greater in value though the smaller
are hurder to make. I
hometimes the stones are colored
with pigments and then they become
more valuable than ever. Some of them
are rated at as much as a dollar a piece.
A string of them makes its possessor a
wealthy man.
By some old law the official coiners
of the Tamos are all blind. They are
chosen from among the distinguished
members of the tribe and no Indian
can become a coiner who has not
reached a ripe old age.
They become exceedingly expert with
the rude drills however and can turn
out In one day enough wampu.ns to
make a red millionaire. Philadelphia
Press.
THE B0RGHESE FAMILY.
How They- Incurred the Lois of
Their Palaces and
Pictures.
of the materials. The faces of the fig-
ures were of the class known as pretty
and the poses were stiff and in many in-
stances impossible. The whole effect
was like that which would be produced
by grouping a lot of clothiers' lay fig-
ures. But that has been changed and the
fashion plates which are bow used are
made true to life as far as the figures
are concerned and the clothes are
drawn to represent real garments.
Samples of cloth are obtained and these
are reproduced in design and color and
the people who have charge of the work
give as close attention to the selection
of material for these picture gannerri
as though they were selecting for ac-
tual wear.
Having the garments made of the
proper material there still remains the
task of drawing the figures and to aid
him in this part of the work the artist
takes pictures of men of various ages
nnd sizes and reproduces them taking
pains however to disguise the faces
sufficiently to avoid making actual portraits.
In making figures to show sporting
clothes bicycle golf skating hunting
or riding the artist often takes the pic-
tures of well known experts and clothes
them in the latest thing in their particu-
lar line while the men who have estab-
lished a reputation for perfection In
dress and men who are In the public eye
are taken as models for the various day
and evening costumes. .
"We aim to make these pictures onlv
close enough to suggest the person
from whose picture thev were r.iadp."
said the maker of a stundard fashion
plate "and are satisfied if the man who
looks at the plates defects a resem
blance to Mr. Blank or Gen. Dash. One
of the difficulties with which we have
to contend is standing off people who
are ambitious to be known as 'well
dressed 'men and want their pictures
put on our fashion plates. Every sea-
son several of these men come to us and
try nil sort of tricks to get their pic-
tures on our plates and some go so far
as to offer a bonus in the way of ready
cash; but those are the people who
never get there." N. Y. Tribune.
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Cleanses the Liver and Bowels and Promotes Func
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will restores Health al Energy
in Body and Brain.
SOLD BY ALL DHU&CiSTS.
Price $1.00 Per Bottle.
CHAPMAN & BRIGGS Special Agents.
ELECTRICITY IN CAPSULES.
The Wonderful Power I Now Done
l"p In Small Parcel for
Various Uses.
There seemes to be some diffi-
culty among members of the Che-
rokee Council as to the scope and
extent of their power in matters of
legislation.-- The law seems to in-
dicate that no legislation other
than may be necessary in provid-
ing for allotment of land and such
business as relates to the settle-
ment of tribal affairs shall be enacted.
Whatever changes come to the
Cherokee nation will not be by i
legislation of their own making.;
If any offices are ever abolished
it will haTeto be d.tne by congres-i
eionsl legislation. .
The house of Borghese is another ex
ample of the mutability of human af
fairs and a confirmation of the theory
of those who consider that to touch
trade is to touch pitch with the conse-
quent contamination as it was through
"business" that they lost their riches.
This fnmily which at one time was royal
In ajl but name which gave Taul V. to
the papacy and mpde history In the
middle ages which was considered high
enough by Japoleon the "kingmaker"
to give a husband to his most beautiful
sister fhls family Is now only known
by name in Home the last remnant of
its glory having just passed into the
hands of the Italian government in the
shape of a magnificent collection of
pictures and sculpture known all over
the world as the Borghese gallery.
First their palace large In the city of
the largest palaces in the world was
taken from them; and Eome assisted at
the spectacle of a public sale there of
their furniture and effects. Gradually
other palaces were lost their villas also
all over the country especially Ihr.tof
FrascatI with all its art treasures in
cluding the gorgeous coaches given by
Xapoleon I. to Pauline Borghese going
for a mere sonrr to a Jewish banker.
And now their art gallery the largest
and perhaps mosj. valuable private col-
lection known becomes the property of
Italy for 3600000 lire! really nothing
while the villa in Borne is to a'l in-
tents nnd purposes the property of the
city as the Borghese are not allowed
to sell it piecemeal and are obliged to
keep it open to the public.
This vronderful collection of artistic
treasures is housed in the Casino a
gem in itself all frescoes. Imsts-and t'ec-
orations set in the midst of trees i.'in
dreds of years old shaded alleys r.i;..s
grown lonnuuns in lact all that pries j iLnsl.im
to make the Villa Borghese of universal j flt ;-'
fame. The trown ana rlorv of the rnl-
lory is the great picture.
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Electricity In capsules is the latest
thing in New York. A company has
Deen lormea with $15000000 capital to
supply power In ten or twelve-grain
capsules which can be bought by the
box nnd carried around iu the vest
pocket. One of these capsules will fur
nish electricity enough to keep a light
burning all night. The assertion is
made by a rcprescrrtative of 'the com
pany that the light can be furnished at
less than one-fifth of a mill per lamp
per hour for each 10-candle incandes-
cent globe. The company intends to
sell power at ten cents an hour for one
full-horse power. The capsules can be
used for propelling automobiles and It
is said that they will take up so little
room and weigh so little that the weight
of automobiles will be reduced mate
rially.
. A battery of the new power weiirh
ing only 360 pounds con run an automo-
bile four or five times as long and as
far as the largest batteries now In use
which weigh 2000 or 3000 pounds. If
all this can really be done it will revo-
lutionize the automobile industry and
remove one of the strongest objections
to its use its great weight. Auto-
mobiles as at present made weigh 4000
pounds and upward the heavy burden
they arc obliged to carry for propulsion
making it Imperatively necessary to
construct the carriages on the strongest
and heaviest scale. When one can buy
electricity in the same shape as a box
of (iimiine I'iils it will be possible to
use it for many purports for which it
is unavailable at present. The presi-
dent of he coinfp.'in v John Tost lo is
llie (li.vri r of the new power rays
it ran 1 e used in tLe iwnt remote and
isoliitcd pinres ns easily as in New York
j eity end t!:nt n farmer can employ it
j to lr-.t n-d n-ht Ma Louse to draw wa-
I ter to iniike butter caw wood run a
T.nrhine Crisp fon nnd keep
If it cm do nil this m.n ii!
or? tliit k tt 1h inr without r .sp-
Vipita Real
Estate
Agency.
Lots sold on commis
sion. Can buy or sel
improved or unimprov
ed property in Vinita
and save you money
Can find purchasers for
those who have
Property to
Sell. . .
Can find desirable pro-
perty for those who
want to purchase. In
short we bring: buyer
and seller together. II
you have property tc
sell or wan to uy
address
?ioita Real Estate
Agency
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OF ST. LOUIS.
Ihe St Louis National
Stock 9 Yards.
Located at East St. Louis III.
Directly oppoalte the city of St. Louis. Bay-
era for all description of Live Stock llwivi In
attendance ami within the grounds of tha
Stock Yards is a Bnnf Canning Company with
a capacity lor AlanuhUrln? 8 (WO haad oTcattla
dally and Pork J"ckln etnlillhnienta hava
a capacity for slaughtering 12uoo hogs dally.
C. O. KNOX Vjce-Pres.
CHAS. T. JONES Supt.
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