Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-11-12
PAS re AND SCISSORS.

Mrs. Mackay has a string Of ilawless
diamonds two yards long.
Washington Is the only city Of any
size in this country that possesses no
factories.
According to the Norwegian papers,
Henrik Ibsen will visit this country
next year.
Iowa has no statute providing for
the prevention OF prize-llghts or pun
ishing the participants.
A Chinese newspaper published in
San Francisco has been sued for libel
by negro and an Indian,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, began Greek
at 20, and now she has just read the
plays OF Sophocles in tho original.
For his fifty lectures in this country.
according to the London Chronicle,
Sir Edward Arnold will receive sum
equal to years salary Of Lord Sails
bury"
Blaine aud Proctor aro tho only
members of the Cabinet who do not
smoke. while Foster has the pre-emi-
nence OF being the most iuveterate
smoker of the official family.
The history of the world 10 Arabic
is being written by Mahmoud Fehmy
Pasha. companion OF Arab IN exile
Sn CeyIon. Hc hopes to finish it this
year. twill be ia live large volumes.
The Hawaiian race has been steadily
dwindling IN numbers during the pres
ent century and tho latest census
gives it population of but 40 600, or
decrease OF ono-half within a cen
Jury.
General Maury is the third distin-
guished Confederate officer to have a
desk in the War Records Office 10
Washington. The other two are Gen
eral Marcus Wright and General
George Field.
George Haven Putnam has just re-
ceived his Cross of the Legion of
Honor. conferred by the French Gov
ernment in acknowledgement Of his
part 10 bringing about the enactment
of an International Copyright law.
A check for 500 came from Cali
fornia TO Bernard McCaughey, of Paw
tucket, II. l., the other day. 1t was
from young man whom he had loan
ed $500 10 pay college expenses nine
teen years ago. MI. McCaughey re-
fused to accept more than 5000.
In one of the Paris papers an Amer
lean has complained that the tomb Of
La Fayette is sadly neglected; that 10
attempt has been made 10 decorate the
grave, although there are thousands
of Americans in Paris. The writer
says he found ragged American flag
on the grave. and this he replaced by
a new one. In all France there re-
mains not one person named La
Fayctte.
General Booth is negotiating with
the Corporation of London for the
purchase Of site on the Victoria En-
bankment. The General is understood
to have offered to pay fl0 600 year
for the land in question. On the site
he wishes to build an enormous block
of buildings containing four great
halls, the largest to hold 10. 600 people.
a hotel aud restaurant, and various
other conveniences.
Germany proposes to hold worlds
Fair in 1896 TO cOunteract the effect OF
Chicago's Exposition in 1898. Amer
lea. says one OF its projectors. Mr..
Won Siemens, the great electrician.
America is not only shutting us out
by her tariff. but she threatens our
South American trade and even that of
Africa and Asia. II America keeps on
her present course. we shall have to go
10 commercial war. We will retaliate."
One of the latest occupations is that
Of an ingenious London woman who
advertises in all the papers that she |
viii gladly take charge of valuable
plants or palms while their owners are |
out of town. For this she of course !
exacts a small fee. not sufficient to |
make her service available only to the !
but amply enough in the ag-
gregate TO provide her with a COM
Portable income and make her indie
pendent
A Pennsylvania lawyer was retained ,
for the defendant in n slander case.
The plaintiffs case was so clear that it |
was no use attempting to dispute the
Iacts; so the defendants counsel called |
witnesses to prove that his client was |
such a notorious liar that no one in his |
would believe a word he |
said, and he put it 10 the jury that |
nothing such a man could say would
Iujure any one. The verdict was for
The defendant.