Show I I THE CHIGKASAWS A Brief Sketch of Their Past Ulstorj IIUIMTHW M II > UHIOJH loim of liiTimnrol IioI l Ml m f llow the rishnfah llance Is Coiiilnclril Wrilttn l or l be I The ivoikol the Lord U steadily but surely growing and spreading In fulfil mon of the prediction of ancient a 4 well as modern Prophet An Instance in mind It I the mrMlormry labor of the tIde 1 in the Indian Territory During the lait few year their labors have been extended torn one tribe Into nearly all 01 i the more Important tribe In the territory Among the taller are the i luckasaw Indians In whoae nation there eemt lo be a Rood field for missionary woik Although llie Elder 1 1 Iwve at different tlmea tone into Ibis nation it I 000 not until nbuut two year ku that any of them devoted their petite attention It and succeeded In eCtI ring a plate to ettablltli ahead luarlen Sluce that lime there hive been from two to MX Elder laboring In Kit I ihickasaw nation These people cem lobe let Interested religion dun some of the other civilized tribe The lullblood l thlckasaw were atone at-one time very supemlltlous and even at the present time witch doctor and aslioiah I ilance arc popular 1 In ome lot ilmes It I 0 nol many lean > iliac an elili rly woman antlered r death for Ihe oil Kd crime ol wllchcinfl but their I itli in such Iblngt It I rapidly grow ing I IAlhollh dance 11 I till inept up um mi it them though il U not at populir tune was The object of tin dance is lo lieat the lick and It It claimed arc a-rc it many diiiaen nre cured thereby it i t onducted about at follow The I limit It tiliceil I In alll house facing theist I the-ist t The medicine man in I the only t < i on l I lrII Into the house and I he I i rlorm liii craft In aecrel Meanwhile tin guest dance with great energy in iionl ol the patient all present being eiptrlul to take par therein while a iog woman of the tribe llngle a few IK I blei m i pair of terrapin lulls I MI ucn < j l < d i from f her 1 limb A huge pot Ir m < < t and corn bolletl together I then s rued by fncant of a large wooden title which ii I iatsvd around until all are s itiMiid They believe In this way e till person cnrne ofT a portion of the I di ie with which Ihe patient u allhcl ed During the performance cued > thing must In dimiin1 ceildn way AI they re very tiai tkii tar im this point If the I h r ilitni e due not eflect a cure III In I ret 11 re-t tNt In some Intunce a many at tliref times the I Chlckataw wee like their I rotlien the CliocUws located In Misitslppl previous to their removal lo the Indian territory and occupied the pinions 1 of the itite 1 hlch al Ihe prevent limp bear the name of some 01 their vt distlnKiilihcd warrior such as Irntolot j Plckent I Tiihomingo etc inn 1 territory tliey occupied baJ bell frdtil to them at an early due but ant an-t e country became Killed up by thin alnles a treaty vtns entered Into by hh they were to leave their land In Mississippi and move lo the Indian territory This was In the year 1831 UrancemenU were toon made und the im only ol i the tribe tool thtlr depot ii for their new home The gov eminent ol the Chlckasawaln utiv day wa verv much like that of the Chocla Tim former were known i y tlitir distinctive houie name Instead ol Innt divided Into ikiu orclani s hit burr I were Iho name w < t al UIN taken from the mothers slilf 1 aa loot i instance the mother and gruml l Cviii rot Governor Ivrui Harris were u the house of Incliii liawali > a con i i ii ii ntly hi s name according lo thtilr i 11 i ustiinw would have been Cjrus of tIn House of tiichristrurnaliya I There uri nlioul filly of these well known Iou f mint among the Chlckotiwi ltd I thcv are rapidly falling Into dilute I lite name of their last king wa Ish la Im to pih and that ol their queen Puc vita Hanging cr irpeLl I hkirvn thin Cliickasawa I cam to the Indian territory they located among the < hoctnws but tliey Immediately MW lint they could not hive a representation representa-tion In the general council ni they were so lew I lu number compared 11 wit r IheChoiliws They accordingly entered into n treaty with the CliocUws 1857 by which lucy I acre to hav e the I privilege r farming I a district I I r II lh their own lihln I the limlii of the Utter domain They were also tube entitled to all the rights and privilege of the Choctaws with the exception ol receiving a share OfCo1 the annuities When the Choctaw came from the Fvst 1 they settled In the easlcrn part 01 their country not miring to venture ven-ture Into tin western part on account ol Ihe raids mule in that section by the t ommanrhei Kioun and other wild tibet i As a consequence they knew Oily lillli about the western part of Hiir territory and told an area of about r W Suarf mile lo the Chickasaws ir the turn ol 530000 lo bo iiaiil by nnual Inst tllmciils thus placing them i a bnnntwork to protect theimelve horn tlitir enemies The Chlckaaaw hut I l on their arrival visited all sections of tie countr1 and when they were 1intid tin wtstcrn portion they were 10 II ptused knowing It to be thin i rl est and most valuable land III the frrlior The ChlLkataw government Is I con 1Ilcd similar to that of Iho Chncliw II III i principal tiecutive officer however being callcU l Voveriior Instead of principal chief n The nation Is divided itiba i four coimtlet 1anola Plckens l < minIon and Tlihomlngo each of whlrh rr torus bitten teititor and eight iv simatlves hire I capltol 11 limited ii lisliomlngo and I here the Icglshture onvtntt annually on bite tirsi t Wedne J I v In 1 September generally remaining r sslon I about one month The 3f il I poucriof the nation are eitrd too prime dutncl unit county courts I h i governor cabinet u compandor miloml secretary national agent urea tOe and attornejgeneral The firm ned llirtt arc appolntw by the gay jOt and cll nd by th serrate the hattie Is I Icded I by the people The Clilckntawt have n very good < liool Hiniem A ruperlnl nd nt ol bin Instruction appointed by the I i liliiirileol bw lime to visiting IJ < iihools and seeing Ihat they urn I r l rly mluctcd l Ihero ar five I tunis ln liii nation viet lire Mi no1I1 J I Arnlemyat Tlshonihgo Illoum I I I m d i trushiirtbe Wl1puckn In itltui I Inoll t ucadtmy and Colllni Institute also a number of neighbor bond M hoI containing m all al o it nIt l hundeI r liii Item Ito urn ol J d tctit mien st tin Iheir money Inv si i m Umifd bi ties bond is stnu annually appropriated I lor the sin port of these Khool which j arc nil run to tht i hit drtn of citizens Having fiete educational educa-tional advantage the vounjer ponton of the Chickasaws are l > c > niing quite proficient the English language at that It taught riclmivcly In their schools Non citizen children are al a dhuulvantige as they are not allowed to attend these schools In loolllle where a sufficient number of them leude a private school in i often carried l on The firm governor of the ChlckoMw nation wan Cyrus Hurls who wo elected by a muj ully of one vote In ISJ6 at the lime of the adoption of the constitution Thuulee was he reelected serving lour term during which peace anil harmony prevailed At prewnt no person can hold le the office of governor hue more thin Inn consecutive terms There Are about 6000 cilIate In eluding the while adopted by Intermarriage Inter-marriage TIme number of non citlcns who rent from the Indian U I eilim iled at about atom > or ywno There are alto some nell roe living In this nation but Instead sit belDI adopted till eros is they are In olhtr nallons they ale limply I allowed lo live there anil cultivate what land they desire home of the clllient hold from 1000 to looou Hires of land on which they have plated I Improvements Im-provements l The land belongs la Hit whole tribe and the members thereof limply own the Improvement they put upon It but have 1 control I rr all Ihc land Iliey have Improved T he law requires each laborer to pity to the Chfekaiaw government the sum of Is for which II he receive u permit to reside In the nation and cllhrr rent land and cultivate It I or perform any common labor The I sum is I greater fr > merchant and other business men trying accordIng accord-Ing tu the value and importance ol their business I A man desiilng lo become a cltiien by marriage In I required to pay the sum of < v > lor a license The couple may cross tin line Into one of hue states and have the ceremony peifof mcd without with-out paying I tint sum but that would not constitute him I n cltlien The Ci likasaw nation U tliflcrent to tIme oilier nation In thai U has more prairie land and Is I not ko lough and mountainous The I tend II I principally very productive especially that portion lying near Waslilta and Hcd river Conshlerable wheat and other mnail grain It I Rro11 In tills parlni well acorn a-corn and cotton Ardmore the largest city In any ol the nations It i located near the Wattnta river on the SmnM To railroad rail-road The 1 Chlckitaw liavei no written language lan-guage of their own but there It auchn eII II similarity 1 between I theIrs and Ihe Choc law language that they UH the book of Ihe latter Thl II I a strong proof In livor ol the tradition which enltt among them to Ihe effect that they were originally orig-inally one tribe TrllKK Milk ul th < > < rmHitrr Allir having mast the Ilabcwk trot tot several mouth ant IxoomluR miliflnl with Us a wnuurluiyweaema t lot following note to rat h of our patrons Hr mine of renal ttu the iwlrons or this emmeri April I v lialllarl In operation s tn liro Ifn II val All milk riilrini IliU lal will b < paltl for In proHrllmi to the amount of liutlti It will make o ilrrlitol by the Hutr < > rk Irat All patrons det lniicr heir milk In B 10 5 vru tlili nns mll1 sac us w HitqitortaifoMVprll 1 I trull illilll the r VI month Kurilr Inform llm elti IM eh mill > stuns at she creamery We anlklpitiil a goal of oppori thor from man of the patroua aut 1 tc I prmprve liarmoiiv propmed a nejuraU vat for all Ihosa who prefrrrmt tooling Ibelr milk In the old > way To our inc bttI4 vii thu morning of the 1st not a l mml of milk vttmt Into UM old int iluuyof he I pntnin thought thai thill milk wonld test low l artiste om o ul cnurao knew that they wonll liavf Ic quit ikliumlug ami In mauy orwra thai meant soritlmui or innstanl on tlie dally brrad but when it remit lo imttlug thdr In with that runt uf tin poor mid illsuooust milk well one bmi commit inouKh In wo that II t would end In a Inn 1 liiKKamo llu > Ircterrsst Ibm sasticly mit tbo bet Mnny of lime jiatroii thought Iht tin lent I nonlil IK unfair hrh thin tuklini of tlio runiplii t Till we ovcreuino bj pumhtngu little tub In theiiiiidnctoi H 11011 mid t M ttin a pint luwln limb r it I limn in nrlniiliiiuiit a perfect Miuulo A row muruyo irom torn iiair Ioiumuii 01 t kW imiKt necooarlly rtarh ILm luuln I Knurl luitrona milk must p54 ovtrtlu ainti holu nml the jwlron sees that 111 favoritism li I shown During tlio nlno inonlua that wo luir newt the tost our yield luau lawn about Hiirotent of n lou umnu I l > lher tlian tlur turn IhI1IIIIO inontli of tin four poise prt vu n me If Ibo test will bring about w gnat an ItuproMiiuiiit short n 1 tlm with the uuio wows v > u may ratwuably tiKiInstill Kreaterliiiprovrtmnt I wl litm tin outran have h1 tluu to Improve tlnir hinls Il forn Hi wlivle objuct ol f tbo tuin un Will milk now U li butter The u M rago prlco Inc Inn pound of mllli rnonlvM hip our wtrona from April to Iloctunbcr liiiUiuo WB WJ ctiit li trun N I rts i mil 1 tll7l l 1itlron No 2 reoivuib I fl lIai Patron Ko J 8111 I ntn Intron Ni t 7i cellII tlllftruiio bttwttu Ibo blKlnst anil the towmtof 411111 Uno bniKlnsl jKiuntbi of No 10 milk made ru inmh bnltcr AI IU iminda of No 4a unil run much us lev iwuiuU of the nvoru III lhrworIIUO bannS of No1 viSit bruiiulit him M loe LI lit more than N 4anitiU jwr uuut mom tlian the uvtra Wit tiavabuearb muamnu unmniorj rim wv that nInny lielltivtHl It tho only four nay to ls I for milk but the eotra lulu r ami eiwiwti of Intimi und Iwukkttpmi mailti them slow to dot It Vo funml Hint it niailo oontldenibli extra work and 11 In for aold hwt limIt lifter hating n l utymtle rimaiho 1 lioUIWJ onethird tin n iilur aiuouiit and using tht teat Imttlf iw a t 1111II10 Jar at tlm shirt uf three uHtu vu IUH Ihe rwjulrtd amount for n nmiJ 1 mid have l to teat but once lu thru lavs or 10 time iS month Vo hav iilmut 100 1 lroruln Inn 10011I11 rtor ui1 5 laura mIs aittnrut Ihree tuumms IJ itch llum all iqulvulint to one iruyibuurrruuirir Hoard Crcumerlt TlM IalSl I umlk The Horn iorrt1 iltnt Jtho Lon Ion Iaity > Clironlil t nvs I that armiiKi Illri for hun meuts are beiim 1IIIh i m eventual Invtstmi of tli 55101 i l l fnmls mul 1 thutrnnirurorii iVaiu iiilrvuuiwi In limo I event of wiir I tnt of mntmftt I Thin ofUH i unllu wIlt Iu Htupropurtj t I 11 I iwuilly proc < lI in I u ruaiinlf iiiTts saip limo 11 w 10 1 ir n tri tutu KrUnil not to ruuu tli 1 I I Ii flll from Italy but itt rI iI i II n liiltltw tf eanllnul it t I 101 ito nit ward hun iiusaatnnuuun i II undo IU 1 inland |