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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
IMITATION OYSTERS IN PARIS.
Perfect Counterfeit in Appearance,
But the Taste Is Far from Genuine.

THE most singular thing l saw while
in Paris" said a gentleman who has
lust returned from Europe, was ar
tificial oysters. l don't mean what are
called mock oysters-that is, meat done
up in a patty or a potpie-but the real
bivalve intended to serve raw. And as
far as looks go, you would say at a
glance that they were genuine Ameri-
can oysters, but when you came to eat
one the difference would be perceptible
at once. How they are made and what
materials are used in their manufac-
ture is q mystery which did not solve,
but it is certain that a great deal OF
money is made by the producers. The
usual price paid for these artificial oys-
tiers is three cents each, or 30 cents
dozen, and sometimes, in the second
class restaurants, they are to be had
for two cents each, though they are not
apt to be very fresh at that price. You
order plate on the half shell, and when
the waiter brings them TO you they look
as nice as the real oyster that you get in
the best New York oyster house. 1fyou
are not a good judge of oysters you will
eat them with your wine and go away
without asking any questions
THE only really genuine thing about
them is the shells. The manufacturers,
I was told, buy secondhand shells from
the restaurant keepers at a small ex-
pense, and with harmless and tasteless
paste fasten the spurious oyster In its
place. Only one-half a shell is used for
the purpose, and in that shape the fraud
oysters are packed in tiers in boxes and
baskets, which are displayed in win
dows, on counters. or on shelves. 9th
ers, to be served without the shells, are
put up in cans, or in glass jars, con-
tanning from 25 to 100. The "imita-
tions" are consumed in such large
quantities that the dealers in real oys-
tiers are urging the restaurant and
hotel keepers to break up their shells as
fast as their contents are eaten, and
even pay the cooks and walters literally
to pound them to pieces, so that the
makers Of the artificial article will have
q limited supply of shells. Washing
ton Star
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
.:...c....SSCh OF ENGLAND.
Austrian Archdeaconess Is the Legtt-
innate SOVEREIGN.

In France and in Spain the legitimist
is taken seriously. In England, ac-
cording to the man in the street, and
according to others in other places, the
legitimist is simply an idiot who is not
worth further consideration. Yet
among English legitimists are many
men of whose sanity there can be no
question, whose integrity is beyond dis
pute, and whose loyalty to Queen Vic
toria is unimpeachable.
In the first place, perhaps, it may
be suggested that the use of the word
"Jacobite" in connection with legit-
imism In this country is not very happy.
II is employed because of the historical
associations which appeal so strongly
to the English as nation. But it does
not necessarily imply, as is too COM
monty supposed, that the legftimists in
this country aim solely at the restora-
ton of the house of Stuart. But for
the peculiar local associations of the
term. "Jacobite," the legitimkst in Eng
land might with more propHety style
himself Carlist, and thereby identify
himself more closely with his brother
In France or Spain. The point, which
in fairness ought not to be lost sight of.
is that the Jacobite is simply an Eng
lishman who processes the faith of
logitimism; member, it may be other
wise expressed, of the English branch
of a catholic or universal party.
Social systems may and do exist
where the monarchical principle is ac-
cepted, but where the sovereign is elect
ed. Social systems may and DO exist
where the principle of primogeniture
is accepted, but where the monarchical
principle is rejected altogether. But a
social system where the monarchical
principle and the principle of primo
geniture are both accepted, but where
the sovereign is yet not the one en-
titled by the laws of primogeniture to
occupy the throne, is an anomaly the
justification of which must be sought
outside logical reason. From this as
pect the legitimist appears more sane
than they who call him mad. The law
of gavelkind and the law regulating
the succession to the throne are the
only two exceptions to the rule by
which the eldest son succeeds his father,
and, failing issue, the succession is
vested in the elder female line. Ques-
tions of fact only are involved, and for
tunately these are plain enough. By
the law of primogeniture the sovereign
of these realms should be Mary the
Fourth and Third, nee Mary Theresa
Henrietta Dorothea, archduchess OF
Austria a-Este-Modena, and wife of his
royal highness Prince Louis of Ba-
varia. OF her genealogical right to the
throne as representative of the senior
female line of the royal house of Stuart,
the male line having become extinct on
the death of the Cardinal King Henry
TX, there is no dispute. The facts are
stated every year in "Whitaker's Al
manack" for all who run to read. The
Hanoverian dynasty, being derived
from a daughter of James l.. has no
right to the throne until the whole is
sue of Charles l. is exhausted, which
is not vet the case.-Nineteenth Cen
tury.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
pROHIsITIONIST'S NEAT TRICK,
How a Mississippi Schoo1master De-
feated the Enemies of Reform.

feated the Enemies of Reform.
Superintendent Greenwood, OF the
city schools, tells n good story on a
friend of his, Prof. Morrison, in Missis-
sippi, whom he visited last winter.
Down in that state there are many ne
eroes, and the colored vote is material
factor in politics. 1t is a constant strug-
gle between the different political par
ties to control this vote and many pc
culiar means are resorted to. The
story related by Mr.. Greenwood is a fair
example of the way the negro is worked
on election day by his white friends
down in Dixie.
"In the little town where Prof. Nor
rison lives and where he is superin-
tendent of the city schools" said Prof.
Greenwood, "the people were called
upon to vote on the question of local
option a short time ago. Mr.. Morrison,
occupying the position that he did, and
being a man of gentle habits and a
good church member, naturally was
chosen to lead the prohibition faction
and during the campaign he waged
bitter fight against the saloons. Every
thing seemed favorable for grand pro-
hibition victory until day or TWO be-
fore the election, when the negroes
came in from the plantations and began
'tanking up on the free whisky sup
piled them by the enemies of reform.
Morrison realized that the power to
turn the election lay in the colored vote
,,.A ha NJ rns 80 -N,-ly f.Nh hnn off
his opponents, and the facts show that
the shrewd little schoolmaster was
equal to the emergency.
THE night before the election, after
the saloon men had exhausted their eff
forts and had gone to their homes with
the confidence that victory would be
theirs on the morrow, the professor
went to work among the darkies. He
told them that he had a piece of new
ground he wanted cleared up, and that
he would give each of them 50 a day
and board as long as the work would
last, the time it would take to do the
work depending altogether on the
number of men that he could get.
Every negro in town promised to
bring an AK and be at the appointed
place at daylight. The next morning a
dozen wagons were in waiting to trans
port the men down In the river bottoms,
where the timber was to be cut. Two
trips were made before all of them were
gotten out of town, but when the sa-
loon men came down the next morning
there were not a dozen negroes to be
seen. They were mystified and did not
learn of the trick that had been played
on them until il was too late and pro-
hibition carried the day.
"a big dinner was prepared for the
darlies out in the woods when the noon
hour came and they were made happy
Mt sundown by being given two bright
silver dollars each and told that the
job was finished. This was considered a
shrewd piece of work on the part of Mr..
Morrison, and he has since become a
considerable power in Mississippi poll
tics.-Kansas City Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
DUEliNG IN IRELAND.
How Affairs of Honor FlOurished
There Half n Century Ago.

IN tthtuEy AEo.
In the Green isle dueling flouri9hed
SO years ago as much as II did in France
When a Trinity college student asked
the provost what books he had better
bring to college the latter said: "Never
mind the books; bring a case of pistols"
The students were in the habit IF set
Ting those little affairs either just be-
fore or Just after morning prayers. All
the distinguished Irishmen 100 years
ago were duelists. Curran, Grattan,
Sheridan, harrington, Fitzgibbon, Flood
and O'Connell were often 'out;" and in
our day the O'Gorman Mahon had %
affairs to his credit. The bar led the
list.
Lord chanoellors and masters of the
rolls fought like cornets of horse. Lord
Norbury fought Fighting Fitzgerald"
and two others, besides frightening"
"Napper Tandy," as the Irish historians
tell us. Galway was great with the
pistol, Tipperary with the sword. Two
English fines James," Maj. Park and
Capt. Greed, went to ireland to find foe
men worthy of their steel, and found
them in Mr.. Matthew and Mr.. Macna-
mara, who fought with them in a pri-
vate room at in inn, wounded them
nearly unto death, nursed them back
into health and were rewarded with
their friendship.
Col. harrington and Mr.. Gilbert, two
1niddle-aged married men, had desper-
ate duel in 1889 because they did not
wish to leave an unsettled quarrel as
legacy for their children. They fought
on horseback with sword, pistol and
"skeen," or Irish bowie knife. First
the pistols were fired, harrington re-
ceiving some of the charge in his face;
but he rushed on Gilbert, killed his
horse with his broadsword, dismounted
and putting his ''skeen" TO the others
throat, called upon him TO 'ask for his
life on pain of death" Gilbert agreed
to shake hands and be friends, but
without condition or apology. Bar
rington consented.
Fighting Fitzgerald" a we1l-known
character, a cousin of the earl of Des-
mond, an Eton boy, an Oxford graduate,
and an officer in the Sixty-ninth foot,
fought is duels and was thought by
Elany to be mad. He hired a gang of
ruffians, waylaid and killed a gentle
man on the kings highway, and was
hanged at Castlebar. Among others he
encountered Martin of Galway, Rev.
Richard Bate and Capt. Harvey Ashton,
afterward killed at Madras in a duel
with Col Allen The Ashton duel and
another fought by Give with a Cal
cutta civilian, indirectly helped British
arms to many victories. The first made
way for a Col Wellesley, afterward
better known under another name, to
an important command before Seringa-
patam. The second had, by displaying
the desperate courage of Give, secured
him military appointment in time
of emergency.-Cornhill Magazine.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Trains That Never stop.

The time consumed in makinga jour
pey is to a great extent taken up by
stoppages at stations for the purpose of
taking on passengers. An ingenious
system has been devised whereby pas
sengers are taken upon trains or
dropped without halting. The inveD-
ton is TO be a feature of the Paris ex-
position in 1900. The device consists
of a movable platform with a circular
disc, which travels at the same rate of
speed as the passing train. The in
ventor claims that when entering the
platform from staircase in the center
there win be no danger, since the speed
at this point is comparatively low, nor
will it be felt much when going toward
the edge of the turning platform, for
the increase of speed is gradual and an
ticipated." In theory this may be very
well, but the practical mind instantly
questions whether ordinary employees
are capable of handling two rapidly
moving bodies with sufficient nicely to
remove the element of danger that is
slways present where there is a very
high rate of speed.-N. Y. Ledger.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
AFRICANS HARD TO KILL.
Only Slightly Hurt by Injuries That
Would Be Fatal TO Caucasians.


The constitutions of the peasantry
In this part of Africa are marvellous, but
not more marvellous than is the extraor-
binary immunity from serious accident
that they appear TO enjoy. They are
the most careless, irresponsible, happy
go-lucky folk that the mind can imag-
inc. They have absolutely no respect
for the power of steam, and are wholly
careless of gradations of impact. You
could not persuade them in ten years
that to be struck by any projecting por-
ton of train carrying 500 tons weight
and travelling at the rate of 20 miles an
hour was in any way more formidable
than being kicked by an angry cow.
Both blows hurt-that is all. And ma
ture appears to be in the conspiracy
with them to maintain this condition of
ignorance. Accidents befall them that
with white men would entail an inquest
and an appeal to the employers liabil-
ity act. And they do but rub them
selves and grin. Nothing seems to hurt
them seriously.
For instance, not long ago a train,
heavily laden and running on the down
grade at top speed-say 25 10 80 miles an
hour-approached to a spot where a
'straightener" was standing close be-
side the line. Behind one of the car
riages was a solid platform of wooden
beams, projecting a foot or two on
either side. This was the "zeer" plat
form, so built in order that the zeers
great porous water jars of the kind
In which Morgiana hid the 40 thieves
might catch the rush of air and the wa
ter be thus cooled. The train came on;
the "straightener" remained as
though he had calculated it to nicely
just in the right place to be struck
with most force by the projecting tim
Der. OF course everyone shouted az
him, and equally of course he paid no
sort of attention, with the result that
the blow took him full in the back of the
head.
At the moment the train could not be
stopped, but from the station about a
mile farther on Lieut.. Blakeny sent
back bearer party with everything
necessary for first aid, convinced in his
mind, however Che had seen the occur
rence), that the man must infallibly
have been killed. When the bearer
party returned the sergeant in charge
reported that the poor victim was ''zaz-
an shwier," i. e., rather cross. There
was nothing else the matter with him,
and the next day, having got over his
pardonable vexation, he went TO work
as usual.
Again on another occasion, and still
on the down grade, at night a NAVY
lost his cap overheard. 1t was the
fiimsiest apology for a cap, but it was
apparently dear to him, so he jumped
out after ii. When the circumstance
was reported at the next station an en-
gine went back to collect him, and met
him hurrying along quite comfortable
and very pleased with himself; he had
found it.-London News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
The Discovery of the Day

Aug. j. Bogcl, the lending druggist
OF Shreveport, La, says: DIR. King :
new discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best
seller | have" J. +. Campbell, mer-
chant of Stafford, AriZ., writes: ''Dr.
Kings new discovery is all that Is
claimed for it: it never fails, and is Il
sure cure for consumption, coughs and
colds. | cannot say enough for its
merits" Dr. Kings new discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds Is
not an experiment. 1t has been tried
for a quarter of century, and to-day
stands at the head. 1t never diSap-
points. Free trial bottles at \. W.
Foreman's drug store. k6
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
INDIAN INTERMARRIAGES.
Names of Numerous Tribes and Their
Relations to Each Other.


Relations to Each Other.
The Tsimpseans are composed of the
following tribes: The Crow, Bear,
Whale, Frog. Wolf, Beaver and Eagle.
Each of these represents a family or
tribe corresponding to the clan Camp
bells of Scotland, or the Nakamuras of
Japan. Each tribe has its own crest,
as in Japan at this day. A member of
the Wolf tribe has the wolf for its crest
and the Bear has the moon and stars,
showing his celestial origin
An Indian may not marry one of his
own crest. But he may marry into any
other clan excepting an allied tribe.
A Crow may marry into any clan except
the Frog; the Frog into any but the
Crow, the Whale any but the Bear, the
Bear any but the Whale, the Beaver any
but the Eagle, the Eagle any but the
Beaver, and the Wolf, being so different
from all in ancestry, may marry into
any tribe.
Suppose Wolf marries Crow wom-
an, the children are all Crows. They
are named after the mother, not after
the father. In quarrels between two
tribes, as the Wolf and Crow, the chill
dren, being Crows, would be forced to
join their mother against their father,
and he would fight against all Crows,
including his own family.
A Crow is a member of a Crow family,
or crest, TO such an extent that when in
a distant village he would sojourn with
a Crow household and would there be
treated as a veritable son or brother.
If in the village there were no Crows,
then, as the Frogs are closely allied. he
would go to them and receive the same
treatment as if he were a Frog. So
among all allied crests, the same loyalty
is Observation-Disclosures.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
QUESTION OF NAMES.
The Plague of Adverse Forms of
Those in Foreign Lands.

InOse IN fOretSu N Lauos-
One of the minor yet real and wide
spread woes of war or even of explora-
tion in alien lands is the plague of di-
yers forms of names. The names are
often outlandish and jawbreaking in
any form But when there are half a
dozen different spellings of each, with
all of which one must keep himself ia
miliar, the situation becomes one of un-
mitigated horror. To take a single
mild example close at hand, what per-
plexity there has been over klondike
or Klondyke or Clondike or Clondyke or
whatever it may be. If we go back a
little further to the Greek war and
Cretan insurrection, what memories
arise of Canea and Chania and Khanea,
of Retimo and Rethymo, of Phersala
and Pharsala and Phersalos and Phar-
salos and all the rest of them.
But all these are a mere foretaste of
photographic perplexities compared
with what now comes to us in an Indian
campaign. Is the trouble on the bor-
derland of Hindostan or Hindustan?
Amid the Hindoo Kush or Hindu Kush
mountains? Around the Khyber pass
or the Khaibar? Are the Afridis or the
Afreedees concerned in it? Is Beloo-
chistan or Beluchistan or Baluchistan
In danger of disaffection? Is the fellow
who stirred up the row the Mullah Of
Haddah of the Moulvie of AIDA? Is he
a disciple of the Akhoond or Akhound
or Ahkound of Swat? Is he a friend or
foe of the ameer of Cabul or Cabool or
Kabul? Such are the veXatious ques-
tions that crowd thick and fast upon the
heels of every days dispatches.
Nor is it to be wondered at that this
is SO, seeing how high authorities dis
agree concerning long-familiar names.
We have all heard of the Sepoy mutiny
But Col. Malleson tells us 1t was the
Sipahi mutiny. 1t broke out not at
Meerut, but at Mirath; the most hideous
massacre was not at Cawnpore, but at
Khanpur, and not Lucknow, but Lakh-
mao, was gallantly defended for 81 days.
Nay, the government of India now bids
us forget the good old Bundlecund and
know cnly Bandlekhand. And while
Sir William Hunters Gazetteer tells us
of Poonah, Col. Matheson's History"
speaks only of Puma. One writes old
fashioned Bhownugger, another Bhau-
magyar and third Bhavnagar. And so
ii goes on. Only the law of permut-
ations can tell how far.-N. Y. Tribune.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Rohbad the Grave,

A startling incident of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
Il was in most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite-gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, IL friend advised trying electric
bitlers, and to my great JOY and sur
prise. the trst bottle made q decided
Improvement. | continued their use
for three weeks, and am now wei.
man. | know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave Of another victim.
No one shoald fail to try them. Only
30 cents per bottle at \. w. Fore
mans drug store. kt
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Some Little Things Which the House.
wife should Know.

If icing runs off a cake and will not
stick flour should be sifted over the
cake and then wiped off with soft
cloth before applying the icing.
tits well to know that If salt fish is
wanted quickly the fish is freshened
much sooner if soaked in milk, milk
that is turned being as good for the
purpose as fresh milk.
A pretty stand for bric-a-brac is oc-
tagonal in shape and has an inch-high
rail of mahogany about its edge The
top is covered with old damask plainly
put on, and soft tiuts of rose and blue.
Small, quaintly-shaped gilt baskets
filled with sweet peas and with the
handles of the baskets decorated with
dainty bows of ribbon matching the
blossoms in color were the favors at
recent dinner.
To cut parsley for seasoning bunch
the stalks together in the hand and
double the tops over until the whole
Is bent in half, holding it down against
a table. Then chop vigorously, and it
will be as thoroughly shredded as re-
guired.
Dresser sets made of thin white
Swiss with a deep hem and lace edging
are just as snowy when placed over
lining of crepe tissue paper as if one
went TO the trouble of using silesia or
silk. Even the pin cushion is made
with the cover of paper with the Swiss
over. The effect is excellent and when
soiled or torn is easily replaced.
If the tea sleeper contains any cold
tea and soaked leaves, no matter how
small an amount. do not throw the mix
ture away, but pour it every few days
into the cut glass water bottles. Shake
the bottles well and then thoroughly
rinse them in clear water. Treated in
this manner, the inside of the bottles
will remain bright and clear.
A useful article TO hang on the dress
ing table is a large bow of satin rib
bon. fastened TO a white bone ring.
From one end of the bow n tiny pair Of
scissors are suspended. A loop holds
n pretty thimble. Needles of all sizes
are run In another loop. while strands
Of various colored silks and threads
are fastened to the string. 1t is very
convenient In taking the needed stitch
which saves nine.
In Norway, where superb coffee is
made, bit of butter is added to the
beans while they are roasting in the
covered shovel used there for that pur-
pose. In France a piece of butter the
size of a walnut is put with three
pounds of coffee beans, and also n des-
sert spoonful of powdered sugar. This
brings out both flavor and scent. and.
moreover, gives the slight caramel taste
which will be remembered as a pleas
ing part of French coffee.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Intensity of the Suns Rays.

1t is estimated that the earth receives
not more than one thousand millionth
part of the total radiation of the suns
rays. If any considerable proportion
of this heat were concentrated upon
the earth it would not only become un-
habitable, but become speedily con-
sumed. If the great accumulation of
ice ct the north pole were placed at
a point on which this tremendous heat
could be focused it would melt at the
rate of 300 100000 of miles of solid ice
per second. and the heat is estimated
to generate energy at the rate of about
10000 horsepower to every square foot
of its surface.-N. Y. Ledger.