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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
COFFEYyILLE JOURNALISM.

One of the follies of unthinking,
potent journalism, is the gratui-
tous booming of candidates. The
publishers space bears the same
relation to his success that the
lawyers advice and the DOCTORS
prescriptions do to theirs. 1t is
as staple an article as the grocer's
sugar and coffee or the drygoods-
mans calicoes and ginghams. 1t
takes money to buy advice, pre-
scriptions, groceries and dry goods.
1t should also take money to buy
newspaper space; and the publish
er who persists in this gratuitous
nonsense brands himself as a
"ninny" who is unfit in brains
and courage to occupy the sane
tum.-Cofeyville Journal.
The above indicates that the
Journal has political opinions to
sell. and that being as "staple an
article as the grocer's sugar and
coffee or the drygoodsman's cali
Goes and ginghams," ought to be
able to cash them.
Just such journalism as this is
what brings newspapers into dis
The paper that thus Of
fers its opinion on the open mar
ket to the highest bidder is a men,
ace to public welfare and a dis
grace to the profession. The
that is not willing to
the cause of those whom
it believes to be the safest men for
the position in question, without
money and without price, does not
deserve the patronage of a right
thinking public. The newspaper
owes it to the general public to be
absolutely beyond the power of
money to purchase, and the paper
that will boom an unworthy candi-
date stultifes itself in the eyes of
every honest voter, and becomes an
object of the supremest contempt.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.


The three popular pictures in the
London shop windows are those of the
queen, Mr.. Rhodes and DIR. Nansen.
1t is announced that the rent which
Ambassador John Hay is to pay for his
house in London equals his salary of
S17,5OO.
The princess of Wales prefers the
tricycle. TO the bicycle, and fashionable
women throughout Englan&are follow
ing suit.
Marion Crawford's dramatization
of 'Dr. Claudius" will go abroad with
him for a summering in the Mediter-
ranean. 1t has cost him up to date
$4,000.
Queen Christina of Spain is very
go-ahead woman, and long before the
restrictions on horseless carriages in
London were removed she had ordered
an electric victoria to be built for her
there.
fools Gold" the students play
with which the new Pi Eta clubhouse
at Harvard was opened, is the work of
Vivian Burnett, '9s, the original of his
mothers far-famed Little Lord Faun-
tleroy."
Sir William George Venables YER
non Harcourt, NJ. p, liberal leader in
the house of commons, has been fined
ten shillings and costs for allowing his
chimney to catch fire through not hay-
ing been cleaned.
Arthur Balfour excited good deal
of comment and not a little amusement
by attending the last British cabinet
council arrayed in full golf costume.
He was on his way to the links, and was
anxious to lose no time
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
POISONS IN FAIR BLOSSOMS.
Warning to Those Who sleep in Rooms
with EIoMers OF Plants.

Warning to Those Who Sleep in Rooms
with Flowers or Plants.
One by one illusions are dispelled,
and the case of the young woman who
the other day was overcome by the
perfume of a mass Of violets sent her
by friend adds another wreck to the
list of broken idols. 1t has always been
considered the most beautiful compli-
ment one could pay n friend to send
flowers, roses or yiolets, especially as
a token of affection. But now that 1t
is known that deadly poisons lurk
among these charming little blossoms,
which may bring harm to offset the
pleasures given to dear ones, the charm
must certainly be lessened.
The story OF this young woman's mar
row escape, as told, was Il surprise to
many who had never realized that there
was any danger in flowers. The hun
dreds of beautiful violets which had
been sent her by friend in California,
and which she priced so highly as not
TO wish 10 be parted from them even
during the night, came near being the
cause or her death, for she was found
In an unconscious condition in the
morning and was with difficulty
aroused.
How dangerous the poisoned gases
which the flowers eXhale can become,
when in badly ventilated room, would
be good subject for study by the bellies
Of society or the stage, who receive 50
many similar tributes to their charms.
DIR. Foyler, of this city, who was
asked his opinion on the subject, said
that many cases of dangerous illness
and even death from such causes were
well known and authenticated.
THE plants, especially Towering
ones," DIR. Fowler said, during the day
are not harmful, because they are
breathing in just the part of the air
which our lungs throw off; but at night
the process is reversed, and they throw
off the carbonic acid gas, which is 4
poison 10 our lungs. This causes weak
ness of the heart, faintness and hys-
terra with some people, and even death.
"a case is known, which happened !
not very long ago in Germany, in one !
of the Hesses. where the friends of 4 /
bride and groom, in their desire 10 |
start them on their career on rosy |
pathway, adorned their room with |
quantities OF flowers. 1t was in cold |
weather, and the windows were closed. |
leaving the air heavy with perfumes.
The happy couple retired to their rose
dccked room, and were found in the /
dead, heart failure having re
suited from the poisonous perfume.
There is poison in the perfume at
many flowers. not in violets more than
any others, but il is in such small
quantities as TO be harmless unless
massed and confined. Prussic acid is
found in mild degree in most per
fumes, and IL is used by many per
tuners, in fact, to intensity odors.
iOther well-known medical pOisons
come from flowers. 1t is never safe to
have any growing or cut flowers in a
bedroom at night, for you cannot tell
when the system may be in such con-
dition as to be affected by their eX-
Y. Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
Rock Creek Notes.

Stock water is getting scarce.
Every farmer should be for Mckinley
and dollar wheat now.
MIR. McDuny had two new sets of harness
stolen from his barn last week.
Everybody and family from this locality
attended the show last Monday.
several in this vicinity have gone 20 the
Baxter Springs reunion this week.
Miss Rosa skinner and little sister were
visiting in our neighborhood last Friday.
-Lige Motion and family are going to ST.
loan Springs next week for Mr.. Moton's
health.
Dan Huges. who lives on the Hall ranch.
is tired of Lying alone; if you know OF any
body wanting boy to raise let him know.
Farmers were unusually early this year
in plowing wheat ground. They have
learned the Importance Of early plowing.
though the work is harder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
The Causes of Paralysis.

In a late number of a French medi-
cal journal writer of note gives some
facts on paralysis and its exciting
causes which throw new light on the
subject. He says that overexertion
and inaction after life of activity are
the most prolific causes of this disease.
In patients who have been busy during
the greater part of their lifetime, and
who, having made fortunes, retire to
take life easily, paralysis is among the
most hopeless of maladies to combat.
Persons who are fairly active, without
being subjected to oundue mental orphys-
ical strain, are not likely to have paraly-
sis. II is extremes of bodily or mental
fatigue which are the predisposing
causes.-N. Y. Ledger.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
OLD HATS ON MANY HEADS.
Where the Discarded Headgear of
the Average Citizen Finds Its Fate.

Where the Discarded Headgear of
the Average Citizen Finds Its Fate.
What becomes of the old hats? The
"stove pipes" derbies, fedoras, soft hats
and straw hats of various kinds-where
do they go to when discarded by their
owners? Every time man buys a new
hat he has the old one wrapped up, and
either slowed away in the hat store for
safe keeping or sent to him at his office
or residence. As rule, he says: WRAP
it up and I'll call for it in day or
two"
The halter wraps it up, marks it with
the customers name, puts it away and
waits. On the largest mirror in the
hat store is a banner with a strange de
vice on 1t. informing the public that ''we
are not responsible for hats left with us
over 30 days" In the store they keep
Ii book, and when Smith, Jones, Brown
or Robinson leaves his old lid" note
is made of it and duly entered on this
book.
After so or 60 days have elapsed
general clearing out of the old hats is
made, and they go to the secondhand
stores along South Clark street In the
costumers' palaces, to the country
stores, sometimes, all to be cleaned, re-
lined and furbished up the best way
possible. 1t is thus possible for man
10 be stopped on some chilly evening
and asked to assist some unfortunate
who is wearing one of his old hats.
These old hats are sometimes sent to
the theaters tao be used as headgear for
"the rabble" or ''an angry mob" or "a
group of Roman citizens" Drivers of
coal wagons and teamsters generally
who want hat for outdoor use buy Il
great many of these castaways. The
soft hats can be made over most effec-
tually, for stiff hat remodeled and
dyed has an ancient luster that does not !
deceive the intelligent.
Country stores sometimes take an in
voice of these veterans, and the result |
IS weird exhibition of head gear by |
hitching blocks.
A stiff hat once broken can with diff /
Guilty be patched up acceptably, but a |
soft hat may be worked over many /
times and still be marketable. Laborers !
generally wear soft hats, although few
sport derbies, and many a once proud,
stylish hat may be seen during the
usual street cleaning days, perched on
the Uranium of some stalwart wielder of
the shovel and pick.
The peddlers buy the old hats; the
milllmen, the sailors, rivermen, labor
ers, and that most shifting army of
human odds and ends which form such
an item in the city's population. These
are the men to whom the vast bulk of
the old hats go. Hats ttat once glis-
tened with newness and glossy nap,
once started on the downward path go
lower and lower. Til the ash heap in
the alley or the oblivion of an empty
lot marks their final egradation.--Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

Now that schools have opened
let everybody encourage them in
every possible way. The presence
of the parents at the opening SER
vices one or two mornings in the
week will doubtless please the
teachers and prove more or less
an incentive to study on the part
of the pupils. 1t is great thing
to raise and educate boy or girl
and it is a matter worthy the
attention of the most assiduous
business or professional man in
any community. If there are to
be fewer criminals in the next gen.
Grafton than in the present--better
men and women viii have to be
grown. lRuskin says: Crime
cannot be hiHdered by punish
ment; it will always find some
shape and outlet, unpunishable or
unclosed. Crime can only be truly
hindered by letting no man grow
up a criminal-by taking away the
will to commit sin; not by mere
punishment of its commission.
Crime, small and great, can only
be truly stayed by education-not
the education of the intellect only,
which is, on some men, wasted,
and for others mischievous, but
education of the heart, which is
alike good and necessary for all. Z"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
Captain 6 b Callahan

Captain S. B. Callahan, private
secretary to Chief Isparhecher,
was among the distinguished ar
rivals to our city this morning
In speaking of the meeting of the
Dawes and Creek commissions
which will be held at Muskogee on
Sept. 18th, Cap ain Callahan said
he believed that the two Commits
sions would reach an agreement.
He said that he had been opposed
to treating until the recent session
of the Creek council gave special
instructions to their commission.
And he now favored negotiating if
the Dawes commission would ac-
cept the proposition which the
Creek people would offer them.
In their proposition they would
agree to the allotment of their
lands and to the breaking up of
tribal relations provided the gov
ernment would pay for the land
divided among the negro citizens.
There is about five thousand of
this class of citizens and the Cap
tain says the the Indians are will
ing for them to share equal with
themselves in the division, but
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

THIS country is rapidly filling
up with claimants to Cherokee
citizenship against whom the
Dawes commission decided last
year, and who have appealed their
cases. They say they have been
informed by their attorneys that
their cases have been favorably
passed upon by the masters in
chancery and that they only have
to wait the PRONUNCIATION of the
court, and are now on the lookout
for land upon which to settle. A
number of w. J. Watts clients
were here this week from Arkan-
sas on a similar errand. "What
fools these mortals be"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

! AS an example of utter, and un-
mitigated laziness, the recent
Iprinted accounts of the Indian
Territory Press association appear
ing in majority of the territory
papers stands absolutely at the
head. The account Of the Atoka
meeting in most instances was
stolen bodily from the Daily Cap
ital at South McAlester which
printed the proceedings from day to
day. And the same matter has
been going the rounds, Our Broth
er Red being the last to rehash
it, the editor of which was in at
tendance taking a prominent part
in the proceedings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
tolerated

The Tahlequah correspondent
of THE VINITA CHIEFTAIN has a
few ideas OF his own, but unhappi-
ly they are gorged with the gall of
remorse, the sting of defeat and
the imprint of public contempt
Sentinel.
If our Tahlequah correspondent
has made statements which are
untrue, it is the duty of the Sen
tinel to point them out. If they
are true, then he should have the
Endorsement of every honest citi-
zen, including the editor of the
Sentinel.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

Last Tuesday night between II
and l O'Clock, Assistant Warden
Gale Wright of the national prison
was awakened by a loud rasping
noise in the east side of the build
ing. He Immediately proceeded
to investigate, and discovered that
the outside grating of one of the
windows of the upper east cell had
been pushed out of place, which
left the cell open. He called out
TO the prisoners to halt, but there
was no demonstration, and he
could see none of them at the
window. A further investigation
disclosed the fact that two of the
inner bars had been removed.
The prisoners were placed under
guard and The cell searched the
next morning. Nothing was found
in the cell which could have been
used in saving the bars. There
were eight prisoners in the cell
and each of them denied having
any part in the attempted escape.
There is no night watch kept at
the prison at present.-Indian Ar
row
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
A MORMON PROPAGANDA.


nation early last spring a number
of Mormon elders or "Latter-day.
Saints"as they sometime call them
selves. These Mormon mission
aries are sent out from the central
office of their church, of which the
lecherous Brigham Young was the
head and prophet so long, at Salt
Lake city. They are sent out two
and two to make first a house to
house canvass or visitation among
the people till every home in the
territory assigned them has been
visited. They then begin to
preach publicly; at first they very
mildly present the least objection
able features of their doctrine, and
gradually become bolder in pro-
claiming their doctrines and abus-
ing and denouncing other churches.
When the missionaries start out
each one is furnished with s25 in
cash in order that they may pro-
vide themselves with proper cloth
ing. They are also provided with
a supply of the 'Book of Nor
mon," which many people pur-
chase through curiosity, thus con-
tributing to the propagation of
Mormonism.
In prosecuting their work they
go "without scrip or purse" as
missionary tramps, lodging and
boarding almost entirely at the ex-
pense of the people. In deceiving
the ignorant and unwary, they
profess to come to remove the
prejudlces which christian people
have concerning the tLatter-day-
Saints" and their religion. They
believe in the Trinity of the Faith
er, but deny that God is spirit
They believe in the Old Testament
prophets, and in Jesus Christ, but
they also teach that the Book of
Mormon is inspired. and contains
all that is true and useful in the
Bible, with new revelations, touch
ing plurality of wives, and other
revolutionary ideas, and that
theirs is the only church, out of
which there is no salvation.
Any one who will listen to
the plausible pleadings of
these emissaries of Joseph
Smiths doctrine will cease to won-
der that many ignorant and neg
lected people will fall in with
them. Their methods are the
most insinuating and persistent
and should be counteracted by the
only antidote-the gospel of
Christ, and salvation through
grace, as against these proteges
Of the promoters of the Mountain
Meadow massacre. yet fresh in the
memory of many of our older peo-
pie. 1t should not be forgotten
that these vagabonds represent a |
religion that is subversive to the |
very foundation principles of the
government-namely |
the sancity of the home and fami-
ly relation. They are seeking to |
propagate in this Indian country a
doctrine that it recently took the
strong arm of the government IL
self to control and suppress. If
their teachings were followed every
home in the United States would
be ruined by the practice of the
most unnatural and cruel system
ever devised by man or devil.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

THE press of Vinita is urging
with emphasis that "stink, stank,
stunk or words TO that ef-
fect-is an appropriate conjuga-
ton in describing the condition of
the town. We have learned from
private sources that the sanitary
conditions existing there are wide
ly separated from godliness and
that the officials in charge of that
department are not characterized
by devotion to duty. This does
not speak well for a place that as
pires to be the metropolis of the
territory-Fairland Bee.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

Ill commissioners have of late
len binding over to Vinita, not
outstanding the fact that the
rahlequah term of court comes
FIRST. The explanation is that
here is danger that the grand jury
that place might be at work
after court had concluded its Ia
bors, in which event it would be
necessary to go back and open a
term to receive their report and
discharge them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

THE Fort Gibson townsite prop
osition, and the Delaware claim,
are like the Siamese twins-grown
together in the middle, and like
the famous twins, when one dies
the other will also yield up the
ghost.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

The census of the dead east of
the Verdigris, since 1896, in Coo
weescoowee district shows IS; west
OF the Verdigris Al and the work
rot concluded.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
No small-souled, narrow minded

No small-souled, narrow minded
man ought to be placed in a posi-
ton as teacher and leader of the
young. The man who cannot teach
by example ought not essay to do
so by precept. A common man
may, as exigency requires, rise to
the occasion and perform nobly
mis- part, weakling though he be,
but the man whose eyes are so
close together as to shut out from
his poor, miserable vision every
thing but himself, ought not be
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

entrusted with the leadership and
tutelage of boys and girls whose
minds are unfolding and expand
ing. Breadth of mind and nobil-
ity of soul are indispensable in the
school room, even though they be
tolerated elsewhere.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
Territory Doctor Tired of Life.

MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-Dr. o.
w. Farrar, a.physician of Chelsea,
l. T., stopped off here today and
tried to kill himself by taking fif-
teen grains Of morphine. Domes-
tic troubles, he says, made his life
a burden. He and his wife are
separated.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

ARMSTRONG has been
away ffclh the territory nearly
month and not a single interview
as to the work of the Dawes COM
mission has been printed in the
eastern papers during the entire
time. What's the matter with the
erstwhile laxative soldier and
statesman?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

that the Indians will demand pay
for it. He further says that any
agreement that might have been
made between the Indian and the
negro in years gone by, cuts no
figure in the case now, as all for
mer treaties would be wiped out
and new order of things COM
menced, if negotiations were made.
And he believed the Dawes COM
mission would accept their propo-
sition and that congress would rat
ify their agreement.-Sayings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

Moments are.useless if tri1ed away:
and they are dangerously wasted if
consumed by delay in cases where one
minute cough cure would bring I'M
mediate relief. p Shanahan. s
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

The brazen serpent which Moses
made in the wilderness was broken To
pieces by Hezekiah about 400 years
later, for, in his time, ii had become an
idol, and was worshiped by the Israel
ties.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

6FRE is pretty legend that
Xlen the exiled Mormons turned
aces toward the Pacific in
g and toilsome march across
Iless waste enterven-
Nauvoo, Illinois, and
ii today, they scattered
@r seeds in their path.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

THE Creek council adjourned
without forming into law any of
the chiefs recommendations
against treating with the Dawes
commission. Having created sew
eral good places it would be very
difficult in the Greek nation to
abolish them, no matter what the
sentiment on allotment.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

fTHE CHIEFTAIN has stated more
N once that two states, not one
e, would be made out of the In
Territory and Oklahoma; and
there are a few papers that
to "talk back" and "argy"
|estion after it is already set-
Now let Brother Walker
alking about "Indiahoma." !"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02

The republican club of Chelsea has
passed resolutions condemning Mai.
Lipe for paying freedmen orders.
what is it to 'em?"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-02
wisfs, FOR SALE. LOST. ED.sroLES.

Each notice, OF the character indicated, not
exceeding Fifty Words, will be inserted two
weeks under this heading for Fifty cents
STRAY ED-from Frank Franklin's place.
July 20. light bay horse. years old. Is hands
high. sound. heavy set. big bone and head;
partly broke short name and tail branded
NJ ON shoulder; will pay liberal reward
Frank rankin. Alton. |. l.. 4gtf