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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-10


hideous. Then you will love me for
something better than my beauty
"Then shall not love you at all, "
said the girl, with decided little dab
Of the brush. eco to sleep Here comes
Diana.
1t was not Diana 1t was Lydia Love,
the poetess, who opened the door and
entered with the flash and dazzle of her
young success, and of her scarlet hat
and cloak.
"My dear, you must lend him to
me, she said after she had kissed her
friend and stared at Henri Pierre until
he shut his eyes again in self defense
II have got an order for "a sonnets,
and my brain is absolutely dried up
Lend him to me for three weeks. TIL
send him back unimpaired. Heavensl
What face he has!''
X
He learned all her poems by heart,
and recited them to her in the mornings
when she was too calm to write. He
sat at her feet from morning to night
with the blue intensity of his eyes fixed
on her willful face, and his heart broken
by her capricious kindness.
II love you," he said.
She laughed. "Be content with the
gift of gifts the gods have blessed you
with-your beauty-your improbable,
your perfect, your magnificent beauty"
Hang my beauty'' cried Henri
Pierre passionately. "Iwant to be loved
loved for no reason-loved! Not be-
cause my nose is straight, and my hair
browny yellow, and my eyes sky blue!
But loved with closed eyes, blindly, un-
reasonably
IT am sorry said Lydia, who had
finished her twenty fourth sonnet that
day; "but cannot help you And if
you take my advice you will never be
angry or in earnest about anything. It
spoils your features.
"Chi dice ca Ii STEELE so 'lucehte,
Nun sape st'uocchie ca tn tienenfronte."
It was not boy, it was a young girl
singing, and little boy who was with
her played the guitar Heuri Pierre
threw them down shilling. The little
fellow Immediately stopped playing to
pick it up, but the girl went on singing
in her shrill, young voice:
"scetate, Caruli, ca l'aria doce'
Next day they came again.
"Chi dice ca Ii stelle so 'lucente,"
rose the limpid voice of the little street
singer like the continuation of dream.
He threw up the window, and, sure
enough, there they stood, the girl and
the little boy.
Henri Pierre looked at the girl and
then walked up to the large mirror that
reached from the ceiling to the ground
between two of the windows. He looked
at himself closely and carefully for
long time, then he lifted his fist and
crashed it down on the mirror so that
the broken glass flew all around him.
Then he called his servant to bandage
up his hand.
X
The Countess Darcy was putting on
her gloves and talking to Lydia Love.
eyes, have made up my mind, "
said the countess. II am going to call
on her. Of course shall drop her again.
but Iwant to see her. It is preposterous.
The whole thing is preposterous -
And she rustled out Of the room.
Henri Pierre's little italian bride was
sitting on the sofa when the Countess
D darcy was announced. She arose when
the visitor entered and held out her
hand Then she sat down again and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-10

A Miami item ia the Citizen OF last Sat
urday says: The steamer Biscayne,
Capt. Bravo, left here yesterday morn
ing for Elliott key for the purpose of
bringing a cargo of pineapples to Miami
for shipment. The boat returned at
shutdown with 311 crates. The fruit was
placed in cars and left on to-day's fast
freight for the north. The steamer will
make semi'weekly trips to Elliot key till
the pineapple season shall be over.
Capt. Bravo reports pineapples very
abundant on the keys. and that all will
be shipped over the Florida East Coast
railway. He also says that the growers
are greatly pleased with the idea of their
ruit going by rail.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14
MALCONTENTS IN POLITICS.

Within the last ten years the
political skies of the United States
have been more than once obscured
and overcast with clouds of evolu-
ton and revolution and in certain
quarters we have repeatedly heard
the cry of rebellion and anarchy.
and, as often been told that the gov
eminent of the United States was
on the eve of a crisis. and that the
old ship of state was going down
in ruin. But investigation has al
ways showed that this cry pro-
ceeded from the discontented and
idle classes of society.
The great populist wave that
swept over a portion of the coun-
try five or six years ago was of
the same spirit and by the same
crowd that three years later pre-
cipitated the Chicago strike and
still later, started the Gen. Coxey
army of veteran vagabonds on the
march to Washington, not to work
but to make a great exhibition of
idleness. This movement was as
much the enemy of labor as it was
of capital, and Lived, and moved
and had its being" in seif-imposed
vagrancy and in rebellion against
constituted authority, and with the
cry of liberty on its lips has been
so far as was in its power, one of the
most cruel and pittiless tyrants
that ever cursed the world. 1t is
a manifestation of the same old
spirit that two hundred years ago
beheaded an English king in the
name of liberty and then brought
England under a reign of oppres-
sion whose little finger was heavier
than the mailed hand of the stu
arts, and which, from the time Of
Oliver Cromwell to that of Grover
Cleveland, has never hesitated TO
trample upon the rights of others
that it might effect its own inter-
ests. 1t is certainly not TO the
passion swept mob that we are to
look for relief from the evils of
maladministration of government,
but to the sober, thoughtful, con-
servative element that will take
care that this republic does not go
to pieces just yet.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14
THE W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Brief Report Of the Proceedings of the
Territory Body.

EDITOR CHIEFTAIN:-Mrs. Rat
cliff, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Neville and
myself left Vinita on Tuesday af-
ternoon, May 5, for Muskogee.
Just before leaving, the bad news
came of the death of one of our
comrades who we expected to join
us at Pryor Creek. The sudden
death of Mrs. Nash reminded us
how uncertain life is and admon-
ished US to always be ready for
the summons. Mrs. Ross of the
orphan asylum joined us at Pryor
Creek. When we arrived at Mus
kogee quite number of ladies
wearing the tinny bow of white
ribbon, were at the depot to meet
us. We were all assigned to
pleasant homes where we rested
until morning.
Wednesday morning at $50 the
annual convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Ratcliff. A number of dele
gates from different parts of the
Indian Territory answered at roll
call.
Mrs. Helen NJ Stoddard, presi-
dent of the Texas Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union, was with
us through the entire convention.
She is a wide awake, enthusiastic,
consecrated, christian woman and
was a great help to us. She will
be in Vinita next Sunday and
Monday, and | hope every man,
woman and child will hear her.
The different lines of work were
taken up for consideration and dis
cussion. Several interesting talks
were made on the social purity
question. Our president urged
local unions TO work for scientific
temperance instruction in schools,
and to organize Loyal Temperance
Legions wherever practicable.
The convention was held in a hall
owned by the Muskogee w. C.
T. U.
The first evening, after devotion
al services, the time was taken up
with welcome addresses and res
ponses. Thursday evening a med
al contest was held at the Method
list church. Friday evening Mrs.
Stoddard lectured at the same
place.
The officers elected are: presi-
dent, Mrs. Ratcliff; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Cook; recording
secretary, Mrs. Ross; treasurer,
Mrs. Harsha. Mrs. Fuller, of
Tahlequah. was elected delegate
and Mrs. X. L. Murrow. of Atoka,
alternate to the national conven-
ton which meets in St. Louis in
October
| believe the convention was a
spiritual blessing to each one in
attendance; we came away filed
with more zeal to work fol- Christ
and humanity, and better equip
ped for duty.
Muskogee is a delightful place
to visit, especially to one having
as many friends there as the writer.
The next annual convention will
be held in Vinita. hope We can
make it as pleasant for our visitors
as our friends in Muskogee made
it for US. Mrs NJ. A. CLARK.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

THE following bit of choice lit
erature is clipped from the report
of the United States grand jury at
Purcell last week:
We unite our voices most hearth
ly with that of Judge Kilgo-e in
prayer for relief from this method,
which savors far more strongly of
autocratic Russia than of our free
America; We pray for an end to
the despotic reign of the hungry
marshal, who goeth about like
hungry wolf, seeking some trivial
case on which to hinge an action
that will insure a trip to Paris,
Texas, with its mileage and other
fees; We pray for the day when
justice in this country may be ad-
ministered in the name of right
and humanity, and no longer be
regarded only in the light of a
source of revenue for a horde of
hirelings of a foreign court.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14
SHE RATIFIED THE DEALER.
How New York Beauty Astonished
Montana Gambling House.

How "a New York Beauty Astonished
Montana Gambling House.
A French count, a gentleman COM
panion from New York and his sister
registered at one of the leading hotels
in Butte, Mont. 1t was their first visit
TO the woolly west, and, under the inn
preston that everything went, they
sought and were granted permission to
visit the Combination gambling house.
The lady had never seen a faro game.
and watched the copped manipulators
with considerable interest. She asked
more questions than would ever come
to the mind of Philadelphia lawyer,
but the polite attendant was on to all
the curves, and he answered each one
so readily that the lady thought she
had the game down to dead certainty.
Thinking she could double her pin
money, she had one of her escorts ash:
the fat good-natured boss if she could
bet. The boss blrshed and said: Ger
tainly."
Everybody expected ~ see her make
IA gentle touch on her brother or the
count, but she didn't. She opened her
hand satchel, and, taking out
gold-mounted pocketbook and
selecting a piece OF yellow met.
al that she thought would size
up with her confidence in her abili
ty to beat the embarrassed dealer, she
Put it on the king. Three times 1t won,
and as the stack of chips that took its
place began to reach up to the ceiling.
her face was flushed with victory, and
she looked at her companion as much
as to say: isn't this Just glorious 2"
The men who were playing "single
copper" wondered why the pretty gam
bier didn't put copper on her bet, as
long as the dealer was too bashful to
call her down TO the limit. But the
card had won three times and she had
no use for an Indicator that would say
her favorite was going TO stay in the
box. The dealer got ratified; the look
out wouldn't guarantee that he knew q
thing about the layout, and the play
crs overlooked case cards. There
wasn't a man in the room who could
have seen freight train coming toward
him if he had been standing in the mid
die of u railroad track. All eyes were
wavcring between the king and the
monument of chips and the feathered
and balloon-sleeved player. And they
all hoped that she would win. But she
didn't. The last king dropped next to
the box. When the dealer commenced
TO unpack the pyramid and size it up
in the tray she asked: did I lose p
When told that she had she said:
"Well, had a lot of those little ivory
things for awhile, anyway"
She then proceeded to tip everyone
in the house that looked like an employe
and passed out, bidding good-by to each
person as she passed.
I've been managing a gambling
house since 70" said Mr.. Moorchouse,
"and that is the first time I ever went
up against a game like that. ~. Y.
Recorder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14
TO THE W. c. T. u.
In Memory OF Mrs. Emma Il. Nash. Supt.
Of Juvenile Work, /. n.

Dear Sisters of the White Rib
bon: How can | tell you how it
all happened that | did not 60 on
to the convention when | was SO
happily on my way and met her
whom you all so longed to see and
who was so soon to join the great
convention that never suffers de-
feat and where we will all meet at
last-where God will wipe all tears
from our eyes and we are made to
rejoice that she went so early.
Like a beautiful dream she met
me and with an angelic voice said:
80, l am so glad you came to GO
with me-" We laughed,we talked,
we planned for the future. She
grew serious as she talked of the
w. C. T U. She said, Each
officer must make her department
strong; when you come to litera-
ture, impress upon the minds of
all present that it is the one thing
needful to bring all our desires to
pass; when we win the press we
have won the world"
If my poor hand could tell you
the blessed things she said of the
children it would pass on and on,
and would inspire every white
ribboner in all lands and climes,
and all ages TO come so long as
there was a sin stained soul to
cleanse.
cannot say anything more fit
ting, nor can | more completely
describe her than to tell you she
was a little child. | could not tell
you she had become as Il little
child, for she was always and at all
times childlike in disposition. a
few hours before she went away
she dressed herself beautifully,
went to the piano and played for
her two little ones and mine while
they sang the state song, "GlOry,
Glory, Old Connecticut is Grandly
Marching On" She joined in the
chorus as the three little ones sang
and that was her last song until
she was to join with angel voices
around the great white throne. In
a few minutes after this she went
in company with her mamma and
sister Addie and myself, and the
children, to select hat. We all
went happily out together. She
seemed in haste to meet you all at
the convention. Il will 90 back
home" " she said, "and start dinner
for all of US" We tried to detain
her but with a sweet parting smile
she hurried on, not even stopping
at the store for word or two with
her misunderstanding she had
never done before. She went to
her beautiful home and was en-
gagged in loving service for us; in a
short time we followed her, but
when we entered the room we saw
our darling was changing and that
death had marked her earthly
form for his own. Only few mo-
ments she remained conscious; told
us of a great pain in her head;
looked at us trustingly and then
gently, like babe on its mothers
bosom, breathed her young life
away.
Once when she was a little child
and l was young lady, she caught
the folds of a pretty dress | was
wearing for the first time and said,
"When | get grown | want to
look just like you." | stopped
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

Charles Curtis, of Kansas, says
the Washington Post, is credited
with being the only man with In
dian blood in his veins who ever
sat in Congress unless General
Logan was of Indian extraction,
as a great many maintain. Only
one drop in eight is Indian blood
in Mr.. Curtis veins, and his dark
complexion is largely owing to his
French lineage; but he is proud of
his Indian origin and is always the
friend of the red man in his appeal
to the justice and generosity of
congress. At the same time he is
one of the most energetic and pop
ular members of the house.-Ex.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

Bob Ross, having been used as
a cats paw to pull Soper's chest
nuts out of the fire, is likely to
have no further duties to perform
in connection with the nomination
of republican candidate for pres
ident. Congressman Grosyenor,
who does McKinley's claiming" F"
only claims two delegates from the
Indian Territory in his last Sun
DAYS statement. As the territori-
al convention was all ever McKin-
ley, it is fair to assume the Nc
Kinley manager would have
claimed six votes if the repre-
sentation is to be six-but as The
CHIEFTAIN has repeatedly sug-
gested, such is not likely to be the
case. Mr.. Ross can, however.
probably get ticket to the con-
vention hall If he desires, but his
position in this country would
have assured him that small favor
without his having carried another
into place.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

SOME weeks ago the Leader, of
this city, charged the editor of this
paper with having applied to the
council for $3.50 for services as ex-
ecutive secretary at the council
last fall, and stated that the proof
was at hand. Two weeks ago the
charge was reiterated with a prom
Use to print the proof or give the
author the next issue. The "next
issue" is out but contains neither.
Now if the Leader has the proof it
should produce it. Ifit hasn't the
proof, then it has lied. Simple
justice demands that the proof be
produced or a retraction made. 1t
was an unkind and an uniounded
attack, and the work of a coward
and a sneak.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14
R0nfyen Rays.

A writer in one of the magazines
in discussing the use of the Ront-
gen y rays in medicine and sur
gerry says: The nineteenth century
resembles the sixteenth in many
ways. In or about the sixteenth
We have the extensive use of the
mariners compass and of gun pow
der. the discovery of printing, the
discovery and exploration OF
America aud the acquisition of
territory in the new world by va
rious European states. In the
nineteenth century We have the
exploration of Africa and the ac-
QUESTION of territory in its interior
in which the various nations of
Europe vie with each other again
as three Centuries before; the dis
covery of steam with ever growing
application TO the transportation
of goods and passengers on sea
and land; of the spectroscope, and
through it many new elements,
including helium in the sun, and
later, on the earth; of argon in the
earth's atmosphere; of anaesthet-
les and Of the antiseptic methods
in surgery, and, lastly the enor-
nous recent strides in electrical
science.
Not only has electricity been
applied to transportation and the
development of light and power,
but the latest discovery by Profess
sOr Rontgen of the y rays seems
destined, possibly, not only to
revolutionize our ideas of radiation
in all its forms on the scientific
side, but also on the practical side
to be Of use in the domain of med
icine.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

Deputy Marshal c. l.. Bowden
went to Fort Smith yesterday
morning, carrying with him City
Marshal Ross Benge and Police
man Dob Ryder, charged with the
shooting of Judge Shanks, OF Wan,
in this city last Sunday night. Mr..
Benge was turned over to Mr..
Bowden by the Indian police,
whom he surrendered to Monday,
and Mr.. Ryder came in Thursday
evening and surrendered. 1t is
stated that they do not deny doing
the shooting, but will make a plea
of self. defense. The statement
made in our last issue that Ryder
was shot proved to be a mistake.
Mayor Sisson, Judge NJ. V. Benge
and several other prominent citi-
zens accompanied the prisoners,
returning on the evening train.
The examining trial had not taken
place when they left, therefore we
are not able to give the result of
the trial.
When the train reached Wan
terrible tragedy came near being
enacted, and for a time there was
blood on the moon. Deputy Mar
shall John Brown, his son "Red
Cloud" and Jim Girty, friends of
Judge Shanks, boarded the train.
They were all armed and seemed
bent on having revenge, and had
it not been for the presence of
Deputy Marsals Lawson and Smith
and City Marshal Mise of Clare
more, bloody tragedy would have
occurred. Brown pulled his gun
but was almost Immediately COW
cred by Benge. who had anticipat-
ed something of the kind and had
been granted permission by the
officer to arm himself. At this in
stance the officers caught Brown
and put him off the train, while
Mayor Sisson grabbed "Red
Cloud" and persuaded him to get
off. Gerty was in the rear and
had no chance to do anything even
if he had been so inclined. As the
train pulled out from the station
everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Fort Gibson Post.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

A YEARS subscription to THE
CHIEFTAIN will be given to the
person guessing nearest to the
number of Freedmen that will be
enrolled as citizens by the present
commission. All guesses must be
in prior to the announcement of
parties having knowledge, and
of course all such parties will be
excluded from this contest. All
are invited to send in their guesses
those who are now taking the
paper and those who are not.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

The house committee on Indian
affairs has rescinded its action on
the bill reducing the rate on the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas road
from 3 to 8 cents per mile in the
Indian territory. The committee
had reported the bill favorably.
Colonel Sterne, of New York, at
torney for the company, appeared
before the committee and insisted
that 5 cent fare should be allowed
as the road had been built twenty
years ago when it cost double what
il would to construct it now, and
that, owing to the unsettled condi-
tion of the country the passenger
business was a loss to the compa-
ny. The vote to rescind former ac
tion showed Sherman, Pendleton,
Wilson, of Ohio, and Gamble, of
South Dakota, for, and Curtis,
Flynn and Little against Ard
more Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

and kissed my little idol and told
her she would look much prettier
and be more accomplished than l
could ever be, and with the roar Of
the train in my ears that was to
take us to help you dear sisters in
the cause that laid nearest her
heert, dressed in the fairy like
drapery prepared for the conven-
ton. and was going away and l
could not go with her yet, ! caught
the silken folds as she did mine
years ago and said in my heart,
"When | go away l want to be as
pure as you-just like a sweet lit
tie child"
When Peter the Great was at the
summit of his glory all the people
of his kingdom passed in grand re-
view before him. They had bands
of music and battalions of soldiers
stationed on either side to applaud
that division of the procession that
most inspired him, at which time
he was to lift his crown and stand
with barred head. When the bat
tle-scarred soldiers passed each
musician raised his instrument in
readiness and each soldier pre-
pared to fire a volley of salute, but
the great man remained with fold
ed arms. apparently indifferent to
everything around him, and not
till the children came did he lift
his crown, and the music burst
with wild applause, and the cannon
report came with deafening roar.
There" said he, sis the hope of
the world"
Except We become as a little
child ye cannot enter the kingdom
of heaven"
BY her loving aunt,
JULETTA JORDAN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

THE Freedman commission fin
ished its labors at Hayden last
week and are at work now at
CCilaremore. There seems to be
very little friction so far as the
census roll of 1880 goes, but ap-
plicants not on that roll are find
ing it extremely difficult to estab-
hsh their citizenship. There were
about 2000 Freedmen in attend
ance but from accounts a great
many of them went away very
badly disappointed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

ACCORDING TO the statistics fur
nished by tae census reports OF
1890 there were in that census
year As ,233 persons in the various
penitentiaries of the United States.
New York had the largest number
of any state, $50; Texas came
next with 1919 and Pennsylvania
was third with 2.361.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-05-14

Chas. Copeland informs us of a
robbery near Westville last Mon
day. 1t seems that the step-son
of Dick Crittenden got in a rage,
broke into the house, smashed
things up generally. secured about
500 and fled. He escaped but the
officers are looking out for him.
Sloan Republican.