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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-10

Henry siskIiler was mp from Eufauia this
week.
Mrs. W .. williams has been visiting
her sister at Ncosho.
DIR. Bagby and family are enjoying q visit
from his mother and youngest brother.
"A. A. Engart, Muskogee's genial insur-
ance agent, was on our streets Tuesday.
-Dr. y. u Frsyser goes to St Charles in q
day or two 70 attend his sisters wedding
Mrs W ". Miller has been spending a
few days In the country with her sister, Mrs.
Marks
--Mr Mccarthy has been At at:Carthsge this
week attending q meeting Of the church asso-
citation
IL II. Edmondson was mp from Muskogeo
this week running the Missouri Pacific station
during Mr.. Decker's absence.
&C. NJ Keys, Of the live stock commission
company Of q. NJ. Reyes a Co., East 81. Louis.
was out this week looking up the interests Of
his line Of business. Ho will make another
visit about June lst.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-10

A GREAT SUCCESS. This is the uni
versal verdict on the manner in which
the drama, Last Loaf" was produced.
The histrionic talent displayed by the
several performers was a surprise to
all their friends and demonstrated the
fact that to be entertained by stage
performance IL is not necessary 10 wit
ness a travelling show. The play was
given upon Friday night and repeated
Saturday night, and upon both occa-
sions there were very good-siz0d audi
ences. The "dramatis persouea" was
az follows: Mark Ashton, Davis Hill f;
Kate Ashton, Julia Patton Lille Ash.
ton, Blanche Hall Harry Hanson,
Walter Criswell; Caleb Hanson, E. A..
Warren; Patty Jones, Emma Beck !;
Dick Bustle, a baker, Robert Hill
Tom Chubbs, butcher, J. S. McCrary.
Between the two acts Miss May Ga
briel sung in an excellent manner a
very pretty solo, and little Addie Beck
contributed in a like manner to the
entertainment Of the house. The
evoning throughout was pronounced a
pleasant and enjoyable one and the
net proceeds added something over
$40 10 the fund of the Ladies' Improve
me mt society, who will apply it to
fencing the grave yard.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-10

A PIoSIo. AT meeting held last
Friday at Davis Hill's, next Tuesday,
the 18th, was selected as tho day for
holding the proposed picnic. The
place decided upon was Cabin creek,
where II is crossed by the Frisco.
Committees were appointed as follows;
Entertainment, Mr.. Blakeney and
Misses Henderson and McKeehan
conveyanees, Messrs. Browning and
Chambcrlin and Miss Lulu skinner
grounds. Messrs. Green, Trott, McOra-
~. Five dollars were appropriated
for placing the grounds in order. The
committees are requested TO report At
a meeting la the academy tomorrow
evening at $3.50.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-10

UNNECESSARILY JAILED. Frank Prem.
tice, upon being arraigned before the
u. S. commissioner at Fayetteville
waived examination and was commit
ted to Jail. This he did on the advice
OF his attorney, though the universal
belief is that an examination would
have resulted in his discharges. II
turns out that the ticket which he
stands charged with stealing was in
blank aud hence Of no value. Forum
ately for him the grand jury viii reach
the case in a very short time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-10

she SLEEPS. Victoria, aged eighteen
years, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il.
Knight, was called from among us last
Sunday night and next evening the
last sad and hollow words were said
and earth was consigned to earth from
which it came. Beautiful and impress
i've ceremonies were conducted at the
home, the church and the cemetery,
participated in by the Sabbath school
class of which deceased was member.
A second time within a few short
months have the icy fingers OF the des-
troyer touched the heart-strlngs and
silenced forever the voice Of one just
reaching the portals of womanhood.
Since last issue OF this paper, youth,
mani ID and old age have all contrib
uted ur quota to swell the ranks Of
the "sn, at majority" and evidences OF
grief are seen on every hand.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

By odds the best bargain in
Blankets now is the 6-pound
All-Wool at $4 a pair. You'll
hear of fother 81 Blankets about
town, maybe. Carry them in
your minds eye when you
come here. Coarser, thinner,
meaner in every way. We
doubt 1tAere is a So Blanket
else0Ohere aOgthin g0ur reach
that is better than 0urs for 81.
We couldn't 60 into the mar
ket day and buy these Blan-
kets to sell at $4. They we're
got SO that 81 is a fair price.
That settles it. There they
shall stay for the little time
they'll last, no matter how
much Blanket prices 60 up.
72x84 inches; SIS last season
and a marvel of cheapness
then.
What we have done with the
81 Blanket we are trying to dc
with all, commonest to finest.
No thrifty housekeeper cal
afford to skip the corner wher'
Blankets are.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

Joshua Treat, of Bangor, Maine. a
cousin and former business partner of
Charles III. Treat, has made arrange
ments to transfer his large cooperage
business from the North and merge it
with the plant of the Sussex Manufac-
turing Company of Georgetown, of
which he will be superintendent.
Several of the young men of Odessa.
Del, becoming alarmed at the FREQUENT
visits of Warwick young men to that
place, have formed a club and will
hereafter keep all young men not re-
siding in the town away from It..
There is a scarcity of girls in that
town and this action has been caused
by the heartless conduct of young men
from neighbOring towns, who, without
regard to the rights of native young
men, have carried off number of the
bellies of the tOwn.-ELktOn Democrat.
Superintendent Bessey informs EU
cry EUening that the annual session of
the New Castle County Teachers In
stitute will be held in the opera house
at New Castle on the 2 1st, 22d, 23d
and oath of November, and that he is
going to try to make this the very best
institute ever held in New Castle coun-
ty. Among the intellectual attractions
he promises evening lectures as fol-
lows: By Daniel Dougherty on "The
Stage" by Colonel George w. Balm of
Kentucky, on "The Pendulum of
Life )" and by Wallace Bruce on
"WomanhOod in Shakespeare" Among
the day lecturers are promised DR..
William ii. Purnell, formerly of Della
ware College but now of Frederick
City Md; President Raub of Delaware
College; Superintendent Harlan, OF
Wilmington; Deputy State Superin-
tendent HOuck of Pennsylvania Mr..
p. 0. Lyte, of Millersville, Pa; Mr..
w. H. Shelley, superintendent of the
York, Pa, schools; Principal D. B
Jones of the New Castle schools; Mr.
w. B. Thorpe of Middletown Super
intendent Handy of Kent county, and
others.
The PROHIBITION PARTY RESOLVED
TO MAKE A COUNTY TICKET.-A meet
ing of the PrOhibitionists of New Castle
county was held in Wilmington, Sat
urday.
Seven of the eleven hundreds of the
! county were represented by one o.
more delegates. The Rev. o. G.. Bud
dingtOn was elected president, vii
liam H. Weeks, secretary, and Georg,
w. Todd, treasurer. The presiden
stated the object of the meeting wa
county organization in the interest o
the national and state Prohibition
party.
An executive committee composet
of one member from each hundred an,
four for Wilmington was appointed.
A motion was made and passed t
instruct the executive committee t
arrange for a county convention an
the nomination of full county ticket
This motion caused considerable dis
cussion. 1t was opposed by Georg
w. Todd, and H. G. Knowles. Tn
majority of delegates present wer
Democrats, who became very violen
in their demands for convention an
ticket, saying that under no circun
stances would they vote a Republica
ticket because of that party's tempe
ance pledges.
The vote on the motion was put an
resulted in an almost unanimous vol
in the affirmative.
The delegate election will take plaC
or September D, and the conventio
will be held a week later in Wi
mingtOn.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
NIat1ae4mkHr'm~
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Sept. II, 1888.


There is no question about
the 'Wanamaker" Brussels. 1t
is made to our order, backed
with our name. We knew
every kink and turn of all the
famous brands OF Brussels be-
fore the "Wanamaker" was
christened. 1t takes a back seat
to none of them. $I.25 a yard.
We have made an extra
push this season for good quail
lty Carpets at the least posi-
bic price. In Brussels there
are three sorts besides the
Wanamaker that will make a
stir. Prices 10 per cent less
than such goods are offered at
anywhere else:
Ia $1.25 Brussels for $1.1o
pa $I.I5 Brussels for $I.oo
ga $I.OO Brussels for 9oc
Only a trifle more than usual
Tapestry pricesl
We mean to meet every
want in Brussels Carpets so
perfectly that no buyer will
feel like hesitating.
The price di p runs into other
sorts. We have a new quality
Wilton Velvet, smooth. even
surface, well printed, at 81.
An uneXampled price for the
grade.
Tapestry too. A Brusselsy
look; good share of Brussels
goodness. Il ne0O line at 45c
The like hasn't been heard Of
Just a nudge from some ol
the medim priced Carpets
There are stacks and stacks ot
the most luxurious floor COW
ering as well.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
The Babies Cry for It,

And the old folks laugh when they
find that the pleasant California liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs, is more
easily taken and more beneficial in its
action than bitter, nauseous medicines.
1t strengthens the Liver, Kidneys,
Stomach, and Bowels, while it arouses
them to healthy activity. For sale in
so cent and 81 bottles by Jas. P. Hof-
fecker, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
M. MEGARY & SON,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

Having greatly enlarged our
warerOoms, we are better pre-
pared than ever to give you a
large assortment of goods at
prices as low if not lower than
Philadelphia prices. Everything
guaranteed as sold or money re-
funded.
Knowing this to be the best
part Of the year for buyers down
the State, we will invite you if
needing anything in
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
A few OF OUR PRICES.

Maple Bedroom Suits,
SIS upwards.
Oak Bedroom Suits,
$40 upwards.
Walnut Bedroom Suits,
$50 upwards.
Hair Cloth Parlor Suits,
$50 upwards.
Plush Parlor Suits,
$40 upwards.
Lounges,
$5, Sc, IS, $40 upwards.
Chairs,
so cents a piece upwards.
Brussels Carpet,
from 40 cents upwards.
Ingram Carpet,
from 35 cents upwards.
Rag Carpet,
from 80 cents upwards.
In fact we can give you from
the cheapest to the best. Write
us for information.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

We are in shape to promptly
fit up Campaign Clubs of any
faith or any size and at mod
crate cost. Caps, Hats, Hell
NETS, Torches, Capes, Leg
gins, and all the little frills
and fol-de-rols. Come or ask
bv letter for estimates.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
SCHOOL SUPPLIES, 2 &c.

All the Schools are now open for the
Fall and Winter, and the readers of the
TIMES will not forget that my Store is head
quarters for School Books and School Sup
plies of all kinds for this section of country.
Blank Books and General Stationery in
great variety and in full supply. All other
General Merchandise in full stock as usual.
Great Bargains in Fall and Winter Cassi-
meres and Dress Cloths, &c. A purchaser
wanted for the entire business.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
D.1-I.,,a Arnioa salvo.

aAo host salve in the world for cuts BTuises'
oras fiieers. salt Rheum, Fever sores m aijn
sores, "a f4ende Chilblains, COrns, ana az skil
Shappee. end positively cures Piles, OK no pas
ii s guaranteed % give pefiec. sass e
,reee,ion ar money refunded. filce y 0o'N ~
nv For sale by James p. Honeckeh
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

Philadelphia. and Smyrna Transport
tatiOn Company.
A. E. JARDINE, Sec'y and Tres'r
orr,cpo. (NO. 20 s. Delaware Avenue, Phils.
NRRANN0' and Smyrna. Del.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

Telephone connection with Dover, Wyoming,
Camden, Townsend and Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
Notice to Smyrna shippers.

All Heavy Freight intended to be hauled to
Boat by our Teams should be reported at our
Office the night previous to departure of Boat.
Any Small Packages should be reported at the
ONCE at least two hours before BOatstarts.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

The seventh volume of
Book News begins with the
September number. Its pros
poets were never brighter
encouragement from all quar-
ters. Better, still better, is
its motto, winnowing the gol-
den grain from the chaff of all
that is new in the book world.
so cents a year. Send for
sample copV.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
FIemlngs.
OCTOBER.

AS-Hack leaves Smyrna three-quarters of an
hour before the boat starts.
If shipments warrant it the alternate days in
September will be filled by another boat.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

Job Work neatly done.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

4 36 inch good 70eightmired
Z11cOt at 25c! We sold one
but a trihle better at soc last
season. These are new goods,
without fault.
black mixed, two styles
dark and medium graz mixed
dark and medium brown mixed
They will be one Of the sensa-
tiOns Of the season.
Another. so incl Plaid
Habit Cloth, 5OcI A quality
we never sold before under
75c. A good, substantial, we'll
looking stuff. Think of it!
Material for a stylish dress for
So! Among the colorings:
stone and black
navy and black
navy and olive
two shades brown
two shades gray
YardstiCks will be galIoping
here sure enough.
Plenty more of the new
dress things are coming in with
prices ground to a point.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
$4,000 IN PREMIUMS

TUESDAY, 9TIITOunamen
and
THURSDAY TH
3 las WagOnRa Race
FRIDAY l2TH1Bce Trotsi Double
Team Wagon
SATURDAY 18TH Running Races Flat and spe Chase Military Day
Staff a O'clock
All Railroads Steamboat reaching Wilmington
Grounds
including
Send for Catalogue, make the Premiums
T. D. BROWN, Secy. GEO. G. LOBDEEL, Pres.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-19

Freight received IN Philadelphia on Tues
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays until
LeGUing time.
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
Tho Spirit Of . Tiger.

The dread Of ghosts Is common to ell
aboriginal races of India, from which It
has been very generally adopted by their
Aryan conquerOrs. and even by the lower
classes of Mohammedans. All ghosts
are believed to be mischievous. and some
of them bitterly malicious. and tho only
means employed to oppose their rancor
Ia to build shrines for them, and to make
them offerings Of Q fowl. a pig, or. on
grand occasions. of q buffalo. Any severe
illness. and more especially any epidemic
disease, such as smallpox or cholera. is
attributed to the m~alignancy Of certain
OF these spirits. who must be propitiated
accordingly.
The man tiger is. perhaps. the most
dreaded of all these demon ghosts; for
when a tiger has killed q man tho tiger Is
considered safe from harm. as the spirit
of the man rides upon bis head and guides
him clear of danger. Accordingly. it is
believed that 1.-The only sure mode Of de-
stroying o tiger who has killed many peo-
pie Is to begin by making offerings to the
spirits of his victims. thereby depriving
him Of their valuable services" The
ghosts most propitiated are Of those who
have met a violent or untimely death.
whether by design OF by accident. inclu-
ding poison and disease. Even wretches
who are hanged for their crimes are be-
lieved to have the same powers OF causing
evil to the living as those who have been
killed by tigers nr by lightning or by any
other violent cause. London Graphic
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15

play on the sldewaiK underneath n rev
tree branches that hang over the ratings
These numerous parks 60 far to redeem
the blackness and ugliness of London
streets.
Paris has not SO many parks. but trees
flourish almost everywhere In its streets.
and make them Q delight to the eye.
Washington, once Q shabby Maryland viii
laee, now conspicuous among capitals for
its beauty, owes q large part of its charms
to the far sighted policy that planted
hundred Thousand trees along Its broad
avenues. But New York. which has
fewer parks by far than It should have. Is
almost absolutely devoid of trees. The
stranger, driving up Fifth avenue. looks
with wonder down each street he passes.
seeing only long tunnels of browns stone.
and not q tree. nor 50 much as q sprig Of
anything green. to break the m%onotony;
A general system Of tree planting would
t q few years transform this city with its
great array Of handsome houses into .
city that for stateliness and beauty would
be the talk Of the world.-New York Til
bdlnA-
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
Food On the Canarics,

One of the first things to attract my
notice In the Canary Islands was the
healthful appearance and fine develop
ment Of the common people. There is no
doubt that they are by birth a superior
race. but 1t Is also true that they use a
food which. being highly nutritious. must
contribute 70 their physical development.
There is nothing mysterious about this
article. which Is known rs gofio. It is
simply the -four made from any of the
cereals. by parching or roasting before
grinding. One can scarcely pass through
any village of the Canaries without w.t.
messing some step In the preparation of
this food The grain Is first picked over,
then roasted above O charcoal fire, and az
terward ground at the windmills which
abound everywhere. When It Is TO be
eaten, milk. soup or any other fluid Is
mixed With Il. without further cooking.
Nothing can be more handy" han such
IN article of food.
Tho Canarian laborer, II he goes forth
% his woSk alone. takes with him some
go6o In q bag made Of the stomach of q
lid; II there ere several persons, the skin
Of lid Is used. When meal time has
arrived. Q little water is poured into the
bag With the gofo. the mixture is well
shaken and the meal is prepared without
further ado. Tho Canarian archipelago
consists OF seven inhabited islands, with
epopulation Of ESQ. 600 persons. At least
200.0 600 OF them live economically on gofio.
- their fathers did before them, from
time immemorial The food Is said to be
not only delicious and wholesome for
those who are not accustomed to 1t. but
% possess also Q tendency to counteract
certain digestive ills to which the civilized
stomach Is heir, thus restoring man. In .
measure. to the physical condition Of the
happy savage.-Cor. Popular Science
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
rover Cleveland
mann usREwARDED are those

Daily excursions have been arranged
for over the Union Pacific Railway, to
San Francisco, San Diego, Cotton, Los
Angeles, San BernardinO and San Jose,
California, also to Portland, Oregon, at
5000 for the round trip. Tickets are
good GO days for the going passage and
good for the return trip for six months
from date OF sale, with the usual stop
over privileges in both directions within
these limits. These tickets are also good
by way of Denver and Salt Lake City in
each direction. The Agent, Mr.. j. r
Meagher, tells us quite a number are
thinking Of making the trip sOOn, and it
would be well for those intending to go
in select parties to see him and arrange
for their accommodations. Mr.. j. Il.
Frawley, Travelling Agent, Union Pacific,
at Omaha, is arranging for these select
parties, and will be glad to give any fur
Their information in regard to these ex-
cursiOns. Parties who prefer can cores
pond with MI. J. Tebbets, q. Z. x L. A.,
Omaha, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
FORTUNES FLOWER

Al, Norah. yet the grass Is wet-,is early dimes
you're out:
And, sure, the sun and you, my pet, should light
us turn about.
The buds uncuri, the swallows whiri, you lad The
year aStray;
And what's the happy new my pearl, that warns
your heart today2
All, can't I trace the darling face I've loved for
twenty years!
And don't I know the April grace where smiles
just touch the tears!
There's store galore your basket flls oe blossoms
golden gay,
But more, ashore. than danodills you're bringing
home today
A four leaved shamrock! happy hour! that prom
ise must come true;
And lucky flower that owns the power to bring
good luck to you!
Al others tread il hides it, head, and crouched
away In fear,
And pushed its four leaves forth instead the mo
ment you drew near.
And what's the boon the omen bringsl for wealth
you'd never seek;
And health and bloom were mocking things to
such q Mayday cheek;
A secrets cheap those eyes would keep.I know
the happy Lad
But, Oh! one lovers rapture deep will leave q
county sad.
-Cassers Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15

Percentage OF Blondes and Brunettes.
In the course of fifteen minutes walk
on Broadway the other day a reporter
counted 200 women, young and old, with
hair ranging from q medium brown to
the darker shades which all but artists
call black. Only thirteen women were
passed who were Of the pronounced blonde
order. Three of these were Of the reddish
classes and the hair Of two had apparently
been bleached. At the theatre, the same
evening, of fifty women within easy
range, six had fair skins, blue eyes and
light hair. They sat surrounded by a
bevy of dark women, who gave its pre-
vailing tone to the complexion of the
house. Interest in the result observed
led next morning to q public school. One
class Of eighty girls had eight blondes to
seventy-twO average browns and bru-
nettes. Another of sixty-five girls had
sixteen fair haired pupils to flfty-fve
standard brown heads and darker. In q
third class the proportions were seven
light to fifty muddy and dark. The state
ment may be hazarded that not above
8 or 10 per cent. of New. York women
are blondes. Go anywhere where pretty
girls congregate and you meet tall, strik-
ing looking figures with dark hair and
big, dark eyes. Is the blonde type disap-
pearing, and II so whys-New York Mail
and Express.
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
Lawyers Looking for Libela.

There il another and not q small class
Of lawyers who industriously peruse the
columns Of the press In quest of oppor-
tunities to advise the bringing of suits for
libel against a paper that may have men
toned somebody's name in an uncompli-
mentary way. I know Of a recent case
where n paragraph spoke somewhat dis
p~aragingly Of q friend Of mine. The next
morning when he got to his Office he
found a dozen notes from as many at
torneys lying upon his desk. He opened
them, and each contained q slip OF tho
paragraph in question and all urging him
to bring suit and Offering their services.
He had not read the article. and knew
nothing Of It until he opened the bids,
zach and every one of which pronounced
the paragraph an outrage. Before he
had cad half of them he was boiling over
with indignation against the publisher:
Visions Of sweet revenge and heavy
damages fairly danced before his asgra-
waited eyes. He Immediately determined
upon bringing suit and came to me for adj
vice as to which Of the bidders he should
select to heal his wounded feelings and
fill his not overly plethoric purse. I ex-
planned to him the glorious uncertainties
Of the law and dissuaded him from his
contemplated urse.-Phil8delphia News.
The Columbus journal., 1888-08-15
A Cheap FIreproof Stable.

A correspondent Of The Hartford Cour-
ant relates what he saw In Frankfort,
Germany. The loft of a stable had
burned out, and he asked for the horses,
thinking that they must all have per-
ished, but he was assured that they
were in the stable and all right, for no
smoke nor heat could touch them.
After everything was burned in the
loft, he made an inspection, and found
that the stable was practically fireprOOf.
They had in its construction used old
railroad ties, placing them three and a
half to four feet apart, and then put
arched corrugated iron between the ties,
and filed In with q mixture Of cinders
and lime, making it deep enough to pro-
tect the ties. The trap or door to reach
the loft was made of sheet iron, filed in
with the same compound. This kind of
freproofng is very cheap and. according
to the writer, is very effective. Scientific
American.