Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-06-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

miles, or about the area OF missouri
and Indiana.
France has 100000 square miles,
little smaller than Colorado ard Idaho
combined.
The territory Of the Spartans com
priscd district about equal in size to
Delaware.
"A proper secrecy Is the only mys-
terry OF able men; mystery Is the only
secrecy Of weak and cunning ones
Chesterfield.
---"'Tis Midnight Hour" Is one of the
few songs concerning whose origin
musical history is silent Several
claims have been made Of its author
ship, but none are considered valid
Mrs. Jones--''Charlcs has an un-
querable spirit" Mrs. Smith--'In-
deedp" Mrs. Jones-"Yes; he was two
hours unlocking the front door early
this morning. -Piclx-Me-Up
"A weak mind sinks under prosper
ity, as well as under adversely. A
strong mind has two highest tides,
when a moon Is at the full, and when
there Is no moon.-lIare.
"A Coward. -Customer-'T won't let
your apprentice shave me any more"
Barber (contemptuously) -"And yet you
pretend you have taken part in three
aigns."-Laubaner Tageblatt
All the molestations OF marriage
are dbundantly recompensed with the
other comforts which God bestowed on
them who make wise choice Of a wife.
Fuller.
Italy has greater number of
orders OF nobility than any other Euro
pean country. Any foreigner who has
The money to pay for IL can secure an
Italian order to wear on his coat, and
thus be in fashion when he goes to a
reception in European city.
The Egyptian government has Is
sued an invitation to the architects of
all countries to submit designs for a
museum, to be built at Cairo, costing
el23,OOo sterling. The successful de-
sign will secure a prize of R630, and
e42O will be divided among the next
four designs The khedive is anxious
TO secure designs from Americans.
Some undertalSers whose custo
nhers are poor people are using coffins
made of paper. The cofiins are made
in all styles of pressed paper pulp, just
the same as the common paper buckets.
When they are vanished and stained
they resemble polished wood, and in
point of durability they are much bet
ter than wooden ones, IL is claimed.
According to the Chicago Record,
the paper currency of the United States,
including all kinds of notes and certifi.
Gates, amounts to 81, l67. 405, 1873 in value,
and is represented by 147, ,646, $50 pieces
of paper. as follows; 81 bills, 80, ,0ss, s23
1000 bills, SO, Dos; Sc bills, IA, ,4S3, 262
$1,000 bills, 2,4G7; IS bills, 4o,sS2, 500
$4,000 bills, 7s7; $40 bills, 90, sos, ,66S
SEQ bills, 11,s27, AL; $50 bills, s15, ,s42
500 bills, s24, ,374; $500 bills, 327, 900.
Cropping dogs ears is likely to be
come less common in England. Tive
persons who performed the operation
have been sent to Jail and an owner
fined for the offensc by n police magis
trate, and now the Prince of Vale,
writes that 'it would give him much
pleasure to hear that owners of dog.
had agreed to abandon such an objec
tionable fashion," and declaring that
in his kennels cropping has never beer
allowed.
I'm providing couches with the fash
ionable array of pillows, Hat slimpsl
ones should not be forgotten. They ar,
n genuine Oriental feature, and show
that people who loll most of their tim,
on divans know how TO do it. Pillow
of many sizes, II all are bursting fat
| will still leave comfort unattained
When a pillow is made only a couple o
inches in depth it must be loosel,
| quilted beneath the outer cover l.
keep the down in its place.
The hiccough seems to be moderi
and dangerous disease, but the anciest
knew 1t and prescribed remedies tina
might now be tried advantageously
Galon recommended sneezing. Atiu
approved OF a cupping instrument witt
great heat TO the breast Alexande
believed in an oxymel of squills. Alsa
haravius made use OF refrigeran
draughts. Rhases put his trust Il
calefacients, such rs cumin, pepper
rue and the like, in vinegar. Rogeriu
looked kindly on calefacient, attenuan
and carminative medicines.
There is, of course, quite as great
temptation to coin privately American
silver dollars as the Spanish peseta, o
which 2l,OOO,0O are reported TO hav
been put into circulation from privat
mintS. The American inventor of
machine for casting jewelry undertook
TO demonstrate the excellence of tn
matrix by casting several silver dol
lars, and the result was a coin that
/ urrlw 1ffTara1 L.. q 1,
minted dollar save slightly in the ring
The inventor asserted that the casting
of dollar would give profit of near
ly 100 per cent.
ave have tried hard TO get on
children TO say papa and mamG," sal
the father of a family, but II doesn'
seem possible. Sometimes they thin
of 1t and perhaps you hear one an
then another say: Good night, man
ma, or Good night, papa but usual
It is pepper and mommer on all occa
sions ] must say that l like poppe
and mommer an everlasting sight BET
ter than papa and mama; and believ
that the common use of the familia
pepper and mommer Is due TO the fac
that those words are simpler and NOR
melodious, less formal and more affeC
tionate; and look for the time whe
papa and mamma will hold full sway no
only in the human heart but in tn
cold and formal dictionary"
An Omen In Napoleon's Marriage.
There was one weird omen which
read Alright, distinguishes the other
wise commonplace occurrence. In tn
wedding ring were two words--"T
destiny TAU dcstinl" The words wer