davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24
that is tho principal quality one wants
in buying meat.

in buying meat.
M. A. Bodwell ofBarnet, who bought
H. E. Wilson'S store at Barnet a little
while before it burned down, talks OF
coming to st. Johnsbury to open hard.
ware store. II he comes here he will To-
cate i'll the Drouin block in the store for.
merly occupied by A. V. Andrews & Co.
Peter Provencal has returned from
Lewiston. Me-, and has rented Temporal
rily his old store in the Drouin block on
Railroad street. 1t is his intention to
build a small block OF his own on the lot
owned by DR.. c. b. Hall on Railroad
street and open a grocery store and
bakery.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
next Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock in
the parlor OF the Y. M. c. A. building, for
the election of officers and reports of sec
retary, treasurer and superintendents Of
departments. A full attendance is de-
sired.
The St. Johnsbury orchestra have
engaged Prof. c. c. Bonnet to give a
slack wire and trapeze performance
in connection with their dance
at the Stanley Opera house next
Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. The
orchestra will render short programme
before the exhibition. Admission to floor
25 cents, gallery 10 cents.
j. o. Drouin will soon move his office
in his Railroad street block. Mr.. Drouin
is also finishing up four Offices in the
same block for professional men or other
purposes. Peter Provencal has returned
from Lewiston, and will occupy his old
store for the present in this block, but
when Mr.. Provencal vacates Mr. Drouin
will have two large stores to rent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24
ACCIDENTS.

AS Brakeman William Coakey was at
tempting to couple cars in the Lyndon
vile yard last week Thursday, the engine
backed little sooner than he expected,
thereby confning and badly crushing his
fingers between the bunters on each car.
Mr.. Coakley was taken to the Avenue
House where the wounded hand was at
tended to and where he still remains
This is the third time Mr.. Coakley has
received injuries in the performance of
railroad duty.
A farmer named GAY who was driving
an OK team near the Fair Ground last
Friday, received a bad injury to one
limb. The oxen ran and a chain hook
caught in the limb terribly laceratiug it
and tearing out the muscles. The unfor-
tunate man was conveyed to the Avenue
House where the wound was dressed and
the patient made as comfortable as pos
sible.
Mrs. George F. Way fell from moving
train at the depot Tuesday and sprained
her ankle. The accident is not serious
one, but will keep her in the house for
some time.
About six weeks ago, Mr.. Moffitt who
lives just beyond Portland street bridge,
dropped stick of wood onto his loot,
badly injuring one of his toes. After a
while the toe became so painful that the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24

physician, who found symptoms OF gan
grene, advised amputation but the pa
tient was unwilling to submit to the OPP
Grafton at that time. Later it became
necessary not only to remove the toe but
to have a second operation in which the
leg was removed just above the knee.
Mr.. Moffitt's friends will be glad to learn
that he is getting on as @well as can be
expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24
QUARTERLY MEETING.

The Wheelock quarterly meeting OF
Free Baptist churches and ministers con-
ference will meet at the St. Johnsbury
Free Baptist church today, and continues
through Sunday. The following is the
programme:
FRIDAY MORNING.
9.15. Devotional Service,
Leo by Rev. NJ. Atwood
$50 Business
1000. Paper, THE Supernatural Element
in Christianity"
1890 Pauer, THE Responsibility of the
Ministry"
Rev. J. W. Burgin
90 Sermon, Rev W. S. Smith
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
l 80. Organization and Devotional,
1.45. business.
800. Sermon.
FRIDAY EVENING.
7.3o. Praise and Prayer,
Led by Rev. ]. II. Wilkins
500. Sermon, Rev. j. l.. Smith
SATURDAY MORNING.
900. Prayer and Testimony,
Led by Rev ]. Vance
9.45. Business if any.
1000. Discussions:
o. THE General Conference and
the Conference Board Their
iiaDs fOi HJt,i," :"
Rev. ]. w. Burgin
(2) "How can we Help the Weak
Churches in this Quarterly
Meeting?" Mr.. j. b. Holton
90. Sermon or Discussion Continued.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
13O. Praise and Prayer,
Led by Rev. ]. w. Burgin
200. Woman's Missionary Society.
315. Business Meeting of the Society.
SATURDAY EVENING.
730. Meeting of Young Peoples Societies,
Address by Rev +. M. Buker
SUNDAY.
Preaching at 10 a. m; at 2 p. m, followed
by communion; and at 7 p. m. devo-
tional services as may seem advisable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24
NEW ADS THIS WEEK

Pulmonne
Tenement to Rent
Liberation Notice.
Bicycle Agent Wanted.
Tax salc-Town o Peacham.
Farm for Saic-James II. Wilson
Advertising is all Right-J. S. Meigs.
Men Wnnted-Vt Farm Machine Co.
probate Of Will-James NJ. Mann's Est
Com. Notice-Herbert T. Roberts Est.
Com. Notice-Eli2abeth b. Jcwett's Est.
Probate of Will-Luretta Nutting's Est
Up to Date-Barbour's Business College.
Best Range for Least Money-Carpenter
Korton's Best Patent Four-Estabrooks.
War, War, War-Lougee Bros. & Smythe.
Vermont is o K'-U. S. Cream Separator.
Eyaporators-Granite State Evaporator Co
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
Bill Reported Fayorably.

A Washington dispatch to the
Globe Democrat, of date March 13.
is as follows:
The house committee on judici-
airy made favorable report to. day
on the bill introduced by Mr. Lit
tie, of Arkansas, to extend the ju-
risdiction of the federal courts of
Kansas, Arkansas and Texas over
Indian Territory.
The report was based on some
sensational testimony which was
given before the committee. This
testimony was in the form OF state
ments submitted by agents of the
Wells-Fargo, Adams and United
States express companies, that it
was their belief that there had been
collusion between Indian Territory
court officers and the robbers who
had made frequent raids on their
express cars, TO shield the robbers
from detection and punishment.
They had, they stated, informa-
ton, which they believed reliable,
that there would be danger to ex-
press trains from robbers in the fu-
turs, and owing 10 the conspiracy
which they were firmly convinced
existed in Indian Territory to
shield outlaws from punishment,
they would feel compelled to stop
doing business in the territory un-
less they were afforded more ade-
quate protection than they had
reason TO expect from the Indian
courts. The charges of collusion
are indefinite, no names being given
or cases cited
While the bull has been favora-
oily reported, no action will be
taken on it by the house until after
the Dawes commission bill is dis
posed of, as the Dawes commission
bill provides for the establishment
of federal courts in Indian Terri
tory and the complete abolition of
the Indian courts.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
CAN'T APPRECIATE HONESTY OF
PURPOSE.

The Indian Sentinel last week
printed labored homily on THE
CHIETTAIN's campaign of educa-
ton" and tries to figure out that
this paper was playing in a new
role to what it was during the cam
paign last summer. The CHEF
TAIN for the last five years has
warned the Cherokres, fullb.oods
and all. thst change was in store
for them as people. and has per-
sistently implored them TO get
ready for it. As TO the reference
to the patronage given the paper
last summer from the Downing
party we have this TO say: We
preferred to support Mayes and the
Downing party purely as a matter
of choice, and did not then nor do
not now owe the party any favors
and are not under obligations to it
in any sense. The CHIEFTAIN has
a large circulation ia the upper dis
tricts among the most intelligent
people in the country. 1t espoused
the cause of Sam Mayes and his
party because it honestly believed
-and believes yet-that the Cher
okee government would be safer in
their hands than in the hands of
the Nationals. Where The CHIEF
TAIN circulated most the country
went for Mayes and the Downing
party by tremendous majorities.
II being loyal to the Downing
party would mean that the paper
should be hampered in any way in
the expression of honest opinion
then it is not loyal to the Downing
party, for it positively will not be
hampered by any. But how is it
that the two gentlemen who edit
and publish the "official organ" of
he Downing party know so much
about last summers campaign and
The CHIEFTAIN latch string?
Where do they get their informa-
ion? Is itnot barely possible that
he secretary of the school board
S controlling the dyed-in the wool
Downing organ? Eh?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
Short Talks on Advertising.

Intelligent stock raisers know
that a certain amount of feed is
necessary to keep an animal alive
They might feed that amour. as
long as it lived and it would never
gain a pound. There is no profit
in that kind of feeding. The kind
that pays is the kind that builds
flesh rapidly, If it takes twenty
pounds of feed a day to keep a
sheep alive, twenty Eve pounds a
day will make it gain flesh. The
first five pounds amount to moth
ing, nor does the second, or third
or fourth five pounds.
1t is about the same way with
advertising. You have TO do a
certain amount TO overcome the
passive resistance of the public.
You have to do certain amount
of advertising to make them wake
to the fact that you are in business
at all. You have to pay certain
amount to keep your advertising
alive. What you pay above that
amount brings profit.
Some advertisers fail because
they do not use enough space.
They use barely enough, or some
times not quite enough, to make
the advertising self sustaining. A
little bit more would make it
profitable. 1t is better to advsr-
tise little bit too much than not
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

IT would be absolutely impossi-
BILE at this time to in any consider
able measure depict the results of
the pending legislation in congress,
relative to this Indian country.
The indications are very clear that
tribal autonomy Is soon to be sup
planted BY a system of government
under the immediate supervision
of the United States government.
But just what effect the change
will have upon the Indians is a
matter OF some conjecture. 1t is
not the policy of the government
to deprive the citizens of this ter
ritory of any of their property
rights, but rather to protect and
secure them in the same; Just how
this is to be done does not yet ap-
pear The effect of allotment
would undoubtedly be the final
breaking up of monopoly of the
public domain, but allotment of
land without the granting of indi-
vidual title would leave the land
question yet unsettled, and neces-
state at some future time another
division. as the title is vested in
the whole tribe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

CONGRESSMAN BASS LITTLE, of
the Fort Smith district, has made
another speech in the house on
the condition of affairs in this ter
ritory and We must admit tells q
good deal of truth. But Mr.. Lit
tie is not altogether consistent in
reference to the Indian country.
Last summer Mr.. Little declaimed
against Judge Parker's court with
great vshemence and rhetoric, and
now he is trying to induce con-
gress to restore the jurisdiction
taken away by the act of March
1895, comforting same on the United
States courts of this territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

A Dsnison correspondent writes:
-Four families from the illinois
district Of the Indian Territory ar
rived in Denison and will locate in
this county. The heads of the
families said that they were driven
out of the territory by the Chero-
kee officials. They claimed to
have leased farms there for the
term of one year, but after the de.
cision of Judge Springer of the
United States court they were
Ousted. The decision of the court
is that all persons who have leased
lands from others than the Cher
okees themselves or occupy by the
right of any suitcase of lands are
'squatters,' and the Cherokee off,
cials have a perfect right to order
them TO leave. No leases are valid
unless direct from the Indians
themselves. The party arriving
here last night are only the fore
runner of numerous others who are
affected by the decision of the
court and who will have to leave
the Indian lands"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
A TEMPERANCE Parable.

And it came to pass as a certain
man journeyed from the cradle to
the grave he fell among saloon
keepers, who robbed him of his
money. ruin I'd his good name, de-
stroyed his reason and then
knocked him out worse than dead.
A moderate drinker came that way
and when he saw he said: "He is
but dog; they served him right.
Let him die; he is curse to his
family" And also a license voter
came that way aud when he saw he
said; "The brute. Put a ball and
chain on his leg and work him on
the street" And fanatic teeto-
taller came that way and when he
saw him he had compassion on
him and raised him up, assisted
him to his home and ministered TO
his wants and the wants of his fam
lily, got him to sign the pledge and
started him on his journey in CON-
fort and happiness. Whom think
you was the greater friend to hu-
manity-the saloon keeper. the
moderate drinker, the license voter
or the fanatic teetotaler?-Rev. Il.
j. Gordon, p. D.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

TIE congress of the United
States will hardly take the step
backward of allowing the Ft.Smith
and Paris courts to retain jurisdic-
ton over this country. There is
certainly no good reason for drag
ging the people hundreds of miles
in some instances to foreign courts,
away from their friends and neigh
bors. to be tried by courts and ju-
ries more or less prejudiced against
them. Any one who is familiar
with Judge Springer's court and
juries can understand that it is
nothing short of an outrage to re-
store to Texas and Arkansas the
jurisdiction over this country.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

The attempt of Mayor Bell to get
his hand into the national treasury
through the pestilential scare that
we are just now passing through is
characteristic of the man, and
shows his readiness 10 take advan-
tage of every opportunity to plum
der his country. Vinita, at the
present stage of the game at least,
does not need the assistance of the
Cherokee government, and the i'll
timed cry of her mayor should not
be needed by council. If the time
ever comes when this city needs
the help of council we believe it
will be most heartily forthcoming.
But the present call for assistance
comes with mighty poor grace from
q man who has collected the taxes
of the town for three years and
never made one solitary statement
as to what he has done with the
funds. As to police assistance,
other towns are in need of protec-
tion against us worse than We need
force. Hoolie Bell is
well enough known throughout the
Cherokee nation for every member
Of council to be aware of the fact
that in whatever he may propose
there turks a job, and that if he
succeeds in getting his hand into
the treasury it will take the whole
power of the Cherokee nation to
make him take it out. Help for
Viniial shamel shamel
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

In anticipation of the proposed
disbursement of the $4,000
awarded to the old settlers or west
ern Cherokee Indians by a recent
judgment of the court of claims
Agent Wisdom says that all parties
who intend to draw either as ad-
ministrator of an estate or as
guardian of minors, must have let
tiers of guardianship or administra-
tion papers as the case may be.
These letters must be certified by
the clerk of the court from whence
they are issued that they are true
and correct copies of the original
on flle in his office and that the
judge who signed the same was, at
the time of signing, the duly recog-
nized and accredited judge of said
court. Care should be taken in
spelling the names, as they must
be exactly similar to the ones as
given to the Old Settler commits
sion. The amount due each orig
inal beneficiary on the old settler
roll is $50. l0.-Phoenix.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

The house Indian committee was
enlightened on territory matters
last week by Capt. McKennon,
who dwelt chiefly on the subject OF
monopoly. 1t had been denied he
said, that land monopolies existed,
aud to sustain this charge, made
by the commission he read q Pc
tition signed by $40 Cherokee citi-
zens asking a remedy for the evil.
Investigations of the commission
had been blocked by the legis-
latures of the tribes. That these
bodies were corrupt, be said, was
an undoubled fact, and was testi-
fed to by numerous communica-
tions which he read. At present
it was impossible for young H.
dian man to obtain farm without
paying for it. One person virtually
owned thirty farms and twenty
three persons controlled ia, 1000
acres of the best land in the Cher
okee nation. This was in reality
the share Of over 1000 citizens. 1t
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

Watt Wafford, (coD, was arrest
ed last week by Deputy Ed Reed
out fifteen miles west of Wagner.
Wafford is wanted for cattle steal
ing and several other depredations
committed in the past few years.
Some time ago he made his escape
from the Cherokee penitentiary
where he was serving out a SEN
tence. His career as an outlaw
is in all probability about ended,
as he finds himself in the clutches
of the law. Verify the way of the
transgressor is like Arkansas beef
very tough.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

was the intention of tine national
council that there is a tax due the
nation on every bushel of coal
mined and sold, except as provid-
ed for in section 67S of the same
act. which says: Nothing in this
act shall operate to prevent any
citizen of this nation from buying
coal at any mine or bank for his
own Use free of tax"
| take this section to mean pre-
cisely what it says That is, that
in order for the citizen to get coal
free of tax, he must purchase at
the mine or bank where it is being
mined. You will observe that
this exception is not made in re-
gard to any other mineral. There
is late mineral law restricting
parties to one acre of land for min
ing purposes and, in my opinion,
the intention of said late act is to
prohibit, TO large extent, the fur
ther mining business in this nation.
WITH this act you VIII probably
have but little concern.
l know of no act of the national
council authorizing any citizen Of
this nation to open up a coal bank
on his or her premises and ship
the same without first obtaining
a license and paying the royalty
as required by law expressly pro-
vided for in the act first above
quoted from, and any person or
persons who shall mine and ship
without first obtaining a license
shall be subject to the fines and
penalties set forth in section 679
page 34l, complied laws of the
Cherokee nation.
Very respectfully,
r. f. WYLY,
Attiv Can ~ N
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
-Inrd SeIhnrne drew M

Lord Selborne drew up MS own
will and left some money to st. Mat
thew's church. Blackmoor, in rather
significant terms, for, "for maintain
ing divine service therein according to
the order and principle of the Church
of England, whether connected for the
time with the state as an established
church or not"
The Frauenkirche Church of Our
Lady,, at Dresden, is built entirely of
stone, even to the dome, which is Of
such solid construction that the shells
and balls directed agaist it by Freder-
ick the Great, during the seven years
war, in 1860, rebounded from its sur
face. The inside is fitted up just like
a theater. with pit, boxes, etc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
ANOTHER TERRITORY BILL.
Congressman Curtis Substitute The
Cherokees' RemOnstrance.

Congressman Curtis, of Kansas,
has introduced a bill in the house
which is intended to be a substi-
tute tor the Dawes commission
bill, as reported in a Washington
dispatch. 1t will provide that all
criminal cases in the territory
must be tried in the United States
courts. 1t also provides for an
equitable system of leasing lands,
for a period of from one to twenty
years. Another provision is that
no man shall bold over 100 acres
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19
THE MINERAL LAW.
Attorney General Wyly Defines Coal
Mining and its Provisions BY Law.
Office Attorney General. !
Cherokee Nation,

Cherokee Nation,
March :. 1896.
Hon. ID. W Lipe, treasurer Cherokee nation:
The declaration in Sec. ga. page
1856, compiled laws of the Chero-
kee nation, sets forth that all min
erals of whatever description, pros
pected or mined for in this nation
shall be under the control of the
national council. In pursuance of
this declaration Sec. 675 of the
mineral act declares in substance
that any and every person, corpor-
alton, etc., who proposes to engage
in mining any of said minerals,
permitted to be mined by the laws
of the Cherokee nation, shall, be-
fore engaging in said business. OBJ
tain from the treasurer a license
for that purpose, and this license
shall clearly describe the metes
and bounds in which the mining
is to be done. No mining for any
minerals as contemplated by the
act above referred to can be carried
on in this nation without a license
from the treasurer and the filling
of bond to his satisfaction in the
amount of $1,000 with good and
sufficient security.
Under this act a sub-lessee is
subject to the same restrictions
and obligations to the nation as
the party or parties from whom
he sub leased.
Section 676 of the same act speci
fies the amount oftax due the ma
tion by parties mining under the
laws of said nation as royalty
for the privilege of engaging i'll
such business.
This act clearly shows that it
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

Senator-elect ]. D. Yeargain will
leave Sunday for Tahlequah. to be
in attendance at the conveniDg of
the Cherokee council. Mr.. Y ear
gain is the youngest man ever
elected to the upper house of the
Cherokee legislature. The Chero-
kee law requires senator to be 25
years of age. and Mr.. Yeargain has
passed that age by only a few
months.-S. w. City Enterprise.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

Judge Springer has decided that
intruders, in the Cherokee country
have no status in his court at all.
This places the ''intruder" beyond
redress of grivences. He had as
well leave the Cherokee country
for the government is evidently
bent on making it too warm for
him to stay there with any degree
of comfort.-Ex.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

The best locomotives are now
built at a cost not to exceed SO. 900
while in 1864 high-class locomo-
tive cost s25, 900 to s27 900. The
United States government bought
fifty locomotives in war times and
paid s27 600 for each of them.
Good car wheels are now made for
sl4 % apiece; ten years ago they
cost s25 each, and in the early Cos
as Ugh as s11O was paid for
wheels.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

TIE Greer county case was de-
cided Monday in the supreme
court of the United States in favcr
of the United States. The land
involved embraces a million and
half acres of land which is added
to Oklahoma. 1t is nearly all oc-
cupied already.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-19

In the absence of something
more important We would suggest
that the council take up the school
board steal and investigate that
matter thoroughly, for the benefit
of a long-suffering public, before
adjournment.