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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

DR.. Francis B. Doe, superintend-
enf Of the Home Missionary Soeie-
ty for Texas, Arkansas and the In
dian Territory, was in town the
first Of the week. accompanied by
Rer. Mr.. Smith, of Neosho. and
Prof /. y Cundall, principal of
Worcester academy. The object
Of the visit Of DR.. Doe was TO as
certain the feeling Of cur people on
certain matters OF difference which
had arisen and also to investigate
the same. The business was trans
acted before the Board of Directors
in executive session and but few
points are IN shape TO be given to
the public al this time. All friends
Of the Academy, both here and in
the east viii be pleased 10 learn
that the management Is to remain
in the hands Of Professor Cundall.
who has shown himself the proper
person for the place beyond COM
parison. The eastern board has
concluded 10 give 81 600 for increas-
ing the work and this money VIII
he available at once. An architect
viii be engaged and within a very
few weeks plans win be adopted
and the work of building begun. In
addition il i believed certain that
sometime after October of the pres
ent year 5000 more can be obtain
ed from the Stone Estate" the
trustees having expressed them-
selves favorablv on the subject II
the latter funds are secured the en-
tire investment in this institution
Will then De SIS, 900.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

titude of competitors for the prize
OF public power. Admitting all
these facts which we must do, Is II
not time that we were preparing
our BOYS for the great Responsible
" Of life2 The teacher in the pub
lie schools and the young loving
mother bending over her baby boy
IN the cradle have IL in their power
to make the future what they
would have II. Let our schools
and the family circle be the foun-
dation of true patriotism, then viii
we be able to build up strong and
safe government with a national
patriotism too fearful for any Toe to
face. II our BOYS receive the prop
er training. are educated in keep
ing with the intention ofthe found
ers of our great free school system,
If our fathers will only meet the
mothers half way in this great
work. teaching their boys by ex-
ample as well as by precept, that
loaing around billiard halls, fire.
quenting drinking saloons and
gambling hells, that fumes Of whis-
XIV and tobacco arc not character
istics Of either a gentleman or a
good citizen. much of needed re-
form viii have been accomplished.
Fathers, stop and consider this
question from n moral and a bust
ness standpoint. Look on your
boy in the cradle and estimate his
present value twenty years hence
and ask yourself if YOU can afford
to take any risks, for upon that
bov and those who are to come
after him viii depend in part the
future veal or woe OF our country.
Respectfully. SOAGEE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

becves they made. n lot of600 Tex
ans. They brought in the II. Louis
market -. -. and that too, on a
hard market. About the time this
shipment was made othe- parties
from the Territory south of here
received for a similar lot on the
Chicago market but S2-6o. :
Yearling heifers are away be-
low steers this season. One stock
man this week said he sold a lot of
good heifers for S17. 20, whereas.
had thev been steers, they would
have brought at least $50. lie
thinks il will be- well enough To
spav she cattle for a while, until
the surplus Of this class can be
worked off. > = {. Z. Black
stone this week purchased of the
Lafayette County Cattle company
200 head Of steer cattle, half fbreeds
and domestics, paying sd tor year
lings. $50 for twos and s42 for
thrces. He also purchased a lot
of three-year-old steers from W.
II. Goddard for $40.
Dro-ers Nows:-Cattle men are
gradually getting into the habit of
shipping their cattle 10 and from
their ranches by rail, the advan-
tages ofthat mode of shipment a.
compared 10 the trail being very
great. Several parties up in
Wyoming received fresh supplies
Of cattle for the first time this year
bv rail. They were turned upon
their new grazing ground before
the first of June, and ere the first
storms Of winter shall strike them
they viii be in good condition, fat
and fine. Then, too, eighty per
cent. of the young COWS that have
come by rail viii drop their calves
the following spring while nst one
in five hundred Of those that follow
ed the trail will do so. This calf
item alone is enough TO recon-
mend the rail. II is also stated that
the death list of the driven cattle
the first winter of their arrival in
that high altitude viii be five
times greater than what it viii be
with those that came by rail.
Caldwell Journal.-Mr. W. Van
Hook. for g W. Miller, on Wednes-
day of last week, at Hunnewell,
purchased six hundred head of two
and three wear old stecrs-equally
divided a. TO age-for twenty dol
lars cash around, that 50 far as
price and quality are concerned Is
the cheapest bunch Of cattle sold
OF bought in this market for four
wears. The cattle are all straight
northwest Texas cattle and are
smooth and thrifty; Ia fact such 4
bunch of cattle A. would have sold
last year on this market for twenty
eight dollars per head straight
through. The drovers had to have
money. Mr.. Miller had the money
and wanted the cattle. The change
was madgs Sand the droyers find
themselves out Just the cost Of the
drive and the interest on the money
used in the purchase of the cattle.
II i rather hard on the drovers,
but our ranchmen cannot pay as
much for a through steer at two or
three years old a. they are recely-
ing on the Kansas City market for
three year old steer tia. has been
eating thrce-ccnts-an-acre grass,
and expenses for the past two years
on our =. 1. I. ranges. and hence
the tuinbleiu prices.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21
AND BORDER NOTES.

Horse thieves are infeSting J0p-
lin and vicinity. That town seems
to have "heaps of trouble" ."
4 shooting affair caused by an
overdose OF whisky i reported to
have occurred on last Thursday
night at Kiowa Station.I. I. on the
line OF the Pacific. One of the
shootists received a bullet in his left
leg.
Mr.. Cummins. of Newton county,
Missouri. while attending the Dem
ocratic convention at Pierce City
recently, l. said to have been at
tackled by cholera morbus. Rather
"gauzv." Those Missouri Editors
had better have dropped that item
Caldwell Journal.-Mr- J. P.
Richmond called Monday, and
give us n pleasant game of talk
concerning ranch matters boomers,
etc. Mr.. Richmond has had a
lively time with the boomers this
summer and would have had sever
nj good farms broken out down
there to rent next year if he had
not fled his objections to the class
ofwork thatwas being done for him
His objections were filed in such
manner that the court had to sus-
tain them. I. e., four double
barreled shot-guns, two Nlnches-
tiers. a few revolvcrs and 4 good
lease from the proper authorities
Il full hand, so to speak.
Advance.-Chetopa now has a
population, including the addi-
ttions of stevens, Kendall and
Wright. of nearly ,, 500. This Is q
better showing by far than she
has ever made in her his
tory. st one time soon after the
VI. X. & 7. was completed to this
point. and the town was on a big
boom. an assessor remarkably good
at figures and of extravagant ideas
of Chetopa's greatness reported
that we had population OF , 800.
But it was well known that the
population was largely overestimat-
ed, and besides, a large proportion
of our population was of a floating
or transient character.
Seneca Dispatch.-Major Viii
liams informs Us that about Sep
tember 100 TOnkawa Indians will
be brought from Ft. Griffin, Tex
as. and located on the MOdoc res
ervation few miles north OF the
Agency. They are blanket and
moccssin Indians. > John
Z. Decring. who made a survey of
a proposed railway from Joplin to
Neosho. thence 20 Southwest City,
after winning and uniting in mar
riagc with the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. Gorton, Of
Southwest City, took his fair bride
on a wedding tour TO the West.
The news now comes from there
that he has been engaged IN obtain
ing money under false pretenses
and has been lodged in Jail. We
hope. for the sake Of his wife and
her family, that the report may
turn ont 10 be a false one.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

Creps are hooking fine IN this 10
ity and everybody appears re-
eed- The continued rains viii
doubt caRse the corn 70 thor
ghlf mature and another such a
ne FOR feastiRg ON hog and homi-
hEsnot been known for years.
be ycang peopleare satisfied that
ace and plenty XIII lie their re-
ard sor their summers services
q hare turned their attention TO
iniag N redlock- Our local
Feschrr was compelled 70 repeat
Ie eeremonr to two couples within
hours. one day last
lex, and present IN dications show
<at there are more to foilcw. One
i the couples just mentioned con-
|sted Of the Dude of Al-Iu-Ke anG
y Belle Of coody's Buff. There
: happy future n store for them
they VII but obey the mandates
t.reir progeni;ors- The other
|buple consisted CT : Cherokee
@nasnlan and a white lady, both
4 California creek, CsOweesc0o- =
|ce district Thus one by one We
e The whites slip IN and Il will
|ot b many years before We are
G-of5ne color. ..Wlsiie, and when
Bis transformation 50 devoutly
|ished for bT some arrives, there
III be the whifest lot Of Indians
bat rou ever did sec However,
E cross makes good stock and
LAT i w'haf we are trying 10 ac-
|mplish- Since the word dude
Eme into use we see a great num-
|r that FL that sphere and We had
3 name for tssem. Vow We have
hem ciiaIked down where they be-
|ng- We have one or two here;
Eselsea has a nice dude. Clare
lore has one also. and in fact ali
ke Ertle towns have something
|at fills the bill but did not know
|hat TO call thcm Until now. !
81 almost forgotten to say that we
Ilvc as many bellies as we have
[sdes and I think the two names
Anonymous Allurc has ! belle
! at Is a belle and l am sure her
|atch for beauty. industry, gentle
IS and lovcIiness can't b. found
Eside Of the E l. 7. ! saw one
Einita a few DAYS ago thar booked
! first sight that she might be her
ual but on close examination she
|ouidn't pan ont 1 don't believe
b. community can beat our belle
Melons have become very plen-
4 Il within the last few T-ceiss and
Lite : business l. carried on by
y traders. u fact that Is about
G bulk Ct their trade just now
be doctors are watching The pro-
Eedings With . wistfli ere. and
5ey have aiready began l. bright
Up their pill bag. knowing they
u zoon 5c cailed into use. and
/. rl.at q ricil il.Fvsss they Eill
a.. Vel the Hdor ScllesTs neec
and iher have bee1 waiting foi
kae.lairg TO tnr.l Il, i. .hesr favoE
SOL .s1...
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

nd nov the Texas stock journals
declaring that the recent ont
ak Of Spanish fever emanated
n Kansas. and are warning their
chmen 70 be very shy Of Kansas
4.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

Mr.. John V. Hargrove, one OF
the founders of Sloan Springs,
committed suicide on the Sth 10y
shooting himself. He made an rs
signment a few days before for the
benefit of his cred. tors.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

commodore Garrison's eighteen
Iiians Of assets turned out to be
5 than four, and the creditors are
'ufaliy apprehensive that they
s be assessed TO pay the receiv-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

|KlFst was thought to be some
y disease among the esittle af-
ing their eyes. Is now attribut-
L the sua's rays. and is believ-
lo &c simply sore eyes
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

\ Vermont man has a hen thirty
nine years old. The other day a
hawk stole her, but after an hour
came back with broken bill and
three claws gone, put down the
hen and :ook up an old rubber
boot in place of it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

Ifthe reports Of 4 private trial at
Cleveland ART true Jiy Eye See did
not long retain his title Of King Of
the Turf, Mr.. Vanderbilt Mar d
:. having made mile in two min
utes, nine and three-quarter see
onds. There is always something
unsatisfactory about these private
trials, however. and the official rec
ord should be the test. There are
those skilled in hOrsehesh. and not
unduly enthusiastic, who think
Maud :. could lower tie record two
seconds on the traC d at Narraganset
Park.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

II Is stated that ali the sparrows
"a swallows left Marscilles.
|ance, at tha first appearance Of
1 chaicra plae-se.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21
e nonunient recently

|he monument recently erected
Frankfort, Ky. 80 she mpmory Of
icf Justice Elliott, who was
Jed FIVE wears ago By Col Tom
ifozd. win have inscribed upon
Assessinatcd for having done
duty as a Judge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

'There are nearly ane hundred
edfIfy thousand miles OF rail
Dads in The United States.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

0ne million silver dollars we're
|ired at the Philadelphia mint
|iring the month ef July.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

SIS per head viii be given Tor
the return Of any or all of eight (S)
head of mares branded sson left
shoulder. hefebyENtS VAIN
all persons of handling s<zs this
brand without a bill Of sale from
me. JOSEPH III. BENNETT.
Bartlesvillc. ]. r.
Ranch ON Silver Lake.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

When everything else failed
keep TIE whites from pasturing
err caftis on the Kiowa and Co
anrIse reservation joining Texas.
e Indians res0rte,l 10 burn
g the grass. Tie plan il Is need
5 10 sax was efficient.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

CoRx FEDs.-Farringtoll K Van
Meter sold 100 head of 1880 pound
steers u Wibley, Of Empor,a, X.
Price s.. 81.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

To the citizens Of Vinita and Vi
cinity:-At the request of many
citizens it has been determined to
hold a meeting at Raymond's
Hall, Monday evening. August p,
for the purpose of devising means
and plans for building a public
school house at this place. All are
invited to be present.
W. l. TRoTT.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

Rev. William z. Haworth has
gone to Tahlequah to attend 4 ses-
sion Of the Prcsbytery. Whether
he viii be here to preach next sun
day or not Is unknown.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

Cheyenne Agency seems tc be
strongly on the marry and the white
population must be about paired off
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-21

During the thunder storm of last
evening the livery stable of Lucian
Burlington was struck by lightning
Two horses were knocked down
and one of them so badly shocked
it was some time ere il recovered.
The building caught fire but the
flames we speedily extinguishcd.
An entertainment and concert
will be given at the Congregational
church. Friday evening, August
22nd. Some songs BY Misses Jessie
and Blanche Hall, Of St. Louis,
will be among the musical attrac-
tons. From the many compliments
they have received from tie Globe
Democrat and other St. Louis pa
pers a good entertainment may be
expected. There will also be tab
leaux. scenes and music by orches-
tra, piano and organ. Ice cream,
cake, etc. viii be in abundance.
Receipts viii be used in finishing
the church. Admission % cents.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

@, ye who are tossed aud drtgsn IN thls
world and st your Wits end, EwSntyou to
know the Lord God isNguidingrshe.shf
He will bring you through~thS(larRness
Into the harbor. Trust in the Lord. Let
me say thatif youdo not'you,vill have no
comfort here, and you will forever be an
Outcast and wanderer; your life win be
failure; your death will be sorrow; your
eternity will be disaster. But If you go
to Him for pardon and sympathy all is
well. Every thing will brighten up and
Joy will come to the heart and sorrow will
depart; your sins will be forgiven and
your foot will touch the upward paths, il
now, with contrition and full trustfulness
of soul, you will only go tell Jesus.
Soon the places which knew you once
will know you no more, and you will be
gone-whither, whittier? There is a stir
ring idea which the poet put In very pc.
culiar verse when he said:
"'Tis not for man to trifle; life is brief,
And sin is here;
Our age is but the falling of leaf,
A dropping tear.
Not many lives, but only one have we
One, only one;
How sacred should that one life ever be,
That narrow span"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16
The Propagation Of the Gospel.

The one hundred and eighty. third yearly
meeting of the Society for the Propaga-
tion of the Gospel was held on Tuesday,
June 10, in st. James, Hall, London, the
Archbishop Of Canterbury in the Chair.
According to the report, the gross income
was f1O9,572. The ordained missionaries
on the society's list are $40. Of these 1856
are laboring in Asia, 131 in Africa, 20 in
Australia and the Pacific, 179 in North
America, "a in the, West Indies and Eu-
rope. In the various missions there are
about fourteen hundred catechists and lay
teachers, mostly natives, and about two
hundred students in the society's colleges.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16
Central African MissIons.

The churches are all exertfng themselves
to do good work on the Congo. At 10
cent meeting of the Church Society IN
London, the Bishop Of the diocese, pre-
siding, 1t was reported that the Income
from all sources amountedsto f13,293. The
Baptists, who have suffered very,severeiy
inthe.loss Of their agents through disease
brought on by the climate, are malsiag
veryspecial endeavors to make their mis-
sion success. They have obtainedcwery
important concessions, from the Kngsot
the Beigiana inthe, shapeof guanfstof fla1d
Atestanley Poor and c6etatnS 'oshsFtpEia &
lERnA, ''i--i
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16
TO MALARIA

HE FEErS LIKE A NEW MAN.
81 have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two yearS, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned mo out nicely. MY appetite is
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. l feel like new
man" w. d. EDWARDS, Palmyra, O. ,
sollcvcrywhcrc, ESQ. ofice, A Murray st., NY.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16
A Miracle.

Whenever there is an extraordinary
occurance-a team runs over a child with
out hurting it; mechanic falls from a
third.story window, and in week after is
at work again, we are wont to exclaim,
''what miracle!n So, when Mrs. T. S
Ererline, then of Allegheny City, Pa, had
been sick with Consumption for very
long time, had been told by several of the
best physicians Of that city, that her time
was but for few hours, that she must
die, and when the use of but one bottle of
Peruna in a weeks time placed her on
her feet again, and made her the heartiest
eater of the family, all the people around,
as with one rejoicing voice, exclaim,
"What wonderful miracle!" See page
80 of the Ellis of Life" Your druggist
will give you one gratis 29tS
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

Many wonder why the brute creation
excel mankind as a rule when it comes to
question of health. Investigation
quickly assertains the cause 1t is be-
cause the brute naturally obeys every law
of health, while mankind is constantly
degenerating owing to excesses of our
ancestors and our own individual impru-
dence. Sudden exposure to extreme clim-
attic influences, gluttony, improper food,
alcoholic stimulants, over exertion Of
mind or body, worriment, anxiety, care,
ETC., all have a marked effect on the
human system. Be cured by using
Browns Iron Bitters. A remarkable rem.
edy for restoring health.
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More Evidence.

s.. B. Hartman & Co., Columbus, Ohio,
Gentlemen: Your valuable Peruna is the
best medicine ever used.
Nancy Fetterman, Cookport, Ind. Co. Pa.
Your Peruna for Indigestion and Liver
troubles helps me. w. P. Brandon, East
Liverpool, o. o.s
was suffering with pain in the chest,
palpitation of the heart, with great swell
ling of the stomach. Peruna is doing
wonders for me. John Donahue Sharps-
burg, Allegheny County, Pa.
have had liver complaint for three
years; l thought would have to quit
work. / have taken two bottles of your
Peruna and am well. Thomas Bradford
314 Western avenue, Allegheny City, Pa.
Ask your druggist for DR.. Hartman's
book on the "Ills OF Life"-gratis 2St2.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

How THE sunlight seems to watch for a
chance to get through the smallest open.
ings in the clouds! Love, which forgives
because it is love, and which waits for
every opportunity to manifestkindness, is
not going to wait to be asked to forgive.
Ignore the wrongs you receive, and think
over the good that has been or yet may be,
and the evils will dwindle into nothing.
ness.-Eptscopdl Register.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

TOW VI SOTTOWs AS lUuS DIS Io
bers Lazarus grave He will stand by you
in the cemetery. AS long as He remem.
bers His own heart-break, He will stand
by you in the laceration Of your affections.
When He forgets the footsore way, the
sleepless nights, the weary body, the aw.
full cross, the solemn grave, then He will
forget you, but not till then.
1t is often that our friends have no pow.
er to relieve us. They would very much
like to do it, but they can not disentangle
our finances; they can not cure our sick.
ness and raise our dead. But He to whom
the Disciples went has all power in Heav.
en- and on earth. At our call He will balk
our calamities, and at just the right time,
in the presence of an applauding earth
and resounding Heaven, will raise our
dead. He will do it. he is mightier than
Herod. He is swifter than the storm. He
is vaster than eternity. And every sword
of Gods omnipotence win leap from its
scabbard, and all the resources Of infnity
be exhausted, rather than that Gods child
Him for rescue. Suppose your child was
in trouble. How much would you endure
to get linimentp Do you think God is not
80 good father as you9 Seeing you are
in trouble, and having all power, will He
not stretch out His arm and deliver youa
Hewill. He is mighty to save. He can
level the mountain and divide the sea, and
extinguish the fire and save the soul. Go
and tell Jesus, will your Ye whose cheeks
are wet with the nightdew- Of the grave;
ye whose hearts arc dried with the breath
Of a sirocco, in the name Of the religfon.of
Jesus Christ, whichlffts eveEJ burden and
wipes away every tearand ngAtUrssevery
darkness. I ipploreYo1 cod lAErHI
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

Cure for Group Use DR.. Thomas Elec-
tric Oil according to directions. It lis the
best remedy for all sudden attacks OF colds,
pain and inflammation, and injuries.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16

Clipped from Canada Presbyterian,
under signature Of @. Blackett Robinson,
Prop.:AI was cured of oft recurring
bilious headaches by Burdock Blood
Bitters. n 46lt
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Mr.. VIM: Brown, Morristown, o., says:
Browns Iron Bitters cured my wife of
neuralgia, sleeplessness and loss Of appe-
tite.n 'R ~