Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-03-06

uNI ~ Lua1 Two DUuUftu pOttuo, Va
geological specimens. including some Of
rich gold and silver ores; and a variety
OF agricultural products. consisting of
heads of grain. ears Of corn. grasses,
etc. that would make 4 respectable
show at county fair. and n miniature
bale of cotton There are n number of
notes and bonds of the late Southern Con-
federacy, n large collection Of stamps.
and some two hundred coins- One of
the latter Is said by namismatists to be
more than two thousand years old
Among the innumerzble
ODDS AND ENDS
Of the collection NAV be mentioned sew
eral pairs Of highly ornamented mocca-
sins. an cd shoe much worn and down
AZ the heel, several base-balls and bats
and = catchers mask. hand-saws,
hatchet. bottles of medicine, an old
faded umbrella. shOe-lasts. dozen star
fish. artificial teeth. scroll-saw work.
old army cartridge-boxes. worn horse
shoes aud a silver watch
While the murderer of President Gs--
field was in confinement he mailed
locks Of his hair 10 numerous persons.
and one of those strayed into the
museum On the paper is written.
'sThis contains my hair. Charles j.
Guiteau."
TOKENS OF AFFECTION.
One large case Is filed with articles.
many of them Of considerable value.
evidently sent as tokens of love and
friendship. Among them are some
very beautiful specimens Of embroidery.
Il ~ -.
lace. q rich casket full of gold nuggets.
some fine pieces Of jewel-y. a number
Of small port-aits and medallions. and
a very numerous assortment of Christ
mas. Easter and birthday cards There
are two boxes containing slices of
wedding-cake and numerous articles Of
silver. such as cups. napkin-rings. etc.
most of which reached the Dead-Letter
Office because of neglect TO prepay
postage or of carelessness in addressing
them That the children are not for
gotten IS aItested by \ variety of dolls
and pretty toys The heart is touched
By some sad souvenirs. One of these is
a wreath Of childrens' hair wrought into
flowers. and encircling the inscription:
In msmOriam. Dorkest and Ernest;
died April 18th and 18th. 1873"
Two interesting articles are a large
card on which S written the Lcrds
PRAYER in fifty-four different languages.
and the first reeond Of valuable letters
received af the United States Dead-Let-
ter Ofice, covering the years from 1777
10 1888 This is the original document.
and i in the handwriting of BENJAMIN
Franklin. the first Postmaster-General.
During the seven yezrs the number Of
entries WAS S62-now more than that
are made every day
The museum would not be complete
without the choice gatherings from the
multitude of epistOlary euriOsities which
the Office affords.
A TALE OF A SHIRT CUFF.
sThere Is \ gents soiled and worn
shirt cuff that does a tale unfold"
Upon il Is very cleverly sketched in ink
the figure of a see6y-loOking man on
the run pursued by a crowd of men,
BOYS and dogs, The pursuers arc cry
ing ~Stop thiefI'' while the fugitive
is making for the timber at his utmost
speed Below this spirited sketch Is
the following:
a. Discovered after the departure Of
the great skipper.
= on. what a blessing the railroads are.
How happy l felt in the little car
T-ss. waftcd me onward 50 far away.
Prom the men who insisted that ! should pay
They would have my money OF ruin my
B,,t f.af EN- an bad AZ their little game.
And think conceded q then enough.
when I went OF and ZEN EN- this nice little
cuff.
It Is likely that the original owner of
the cuff Jumped" his bill at some
hotel. leaving only this behind Some
wag drew the picture and wrote the
rhyme, and endeaxored TO send It to
the fellow. but the mail could not over
take him. and the cuff finally brought
up in the museum
SOME MORE "ExPERT WORDS.
took peep into the album of cor
rect =. guesses." The temptation to
give few examples of chaotic orthog-
rzphy is too strong to be resisted:
HTTIftcn. CarTncfnd
CaIlammasu. Kalamazoo.
Fareaway- Pa1ua-
BolfcmuTe Baltimore
LAns VII Measure. Laynesville. Missouri
Eltenteianiez. Ellerton-
Colrile. Coilinsvillc-
Thoughts III Eri1ue Co. Thawrille- Iroquoss Co
Tlorefall Lower Pals
= Ind. yevay. Ind.
Cfnier Sibler
sphens. 81 Stephens
founsfant. Houston.
! Inchonapiis Indianapolis.
camehrsck. Cambria
Obo Land Oberiin
Merrumber. MOntz0mcry-
Walk H gan Waukegan-
There is an envelope on which the
name is written s-BabcOlman." and an
other addressed TO Augustus Seiberg.
Europe .-Indane tereatOry. ha TO
nasheau'' Was changed TO s-ChOctaw
Nation. Indian Territory, and the let
Ger duly delivered
THINGS QUEER AND DR0LL
Very strange notions must the person
possess who wrote the following upon
q letter and mailed 4 in an Illinois
town II w1uld seem Incredible were
Il not fact that il was received not
long ago in package Of dead letters.
u-Please forward u the physician who was
looking for 4 hn.lsekeepcr In - Louis last
week Is = widoTcr with tw9 children don't
know his name"
Vow and then somebody, in 4 sBasm
of srnarfness. losses a letter into the
mail evidently without any object ex-
cept 20 give ven. to his superintendent
humor by playing q joke on the post
Office people. Witness the two follow
ing. one Of which csme in the dav be-
fore my visit The finsgis OF decided
" sulphurous nature: Jeremiah
JerricO jenkins. Jr.. Devils Hollow.
Hell Gate. PurgatOry-" The other
bora no name. only this: '-Squedunk.
Shinbone alley. between Misery and
Starvation streets"
A letter was directed .'JOhn Irwin.
Indiana Try all over the State
This request was written On = let
ter. If not delivered in ten DAYS re-
turn 10 the man who struck Billy Pat