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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-21
HAD A SOCIAL LIQUOR MILL.
History and Fate of the First Distil-
lery in the North
west.

There never was time when man
in ST. Joseph, Mo-, could not get all he
wanted to drink, if he had the money
to pay for it, or friends to treat him.
I'm the early days of the town 1T was
considered crime to manufacture spir-
its within the city limits, but If they
were distilled elsewhere and shipped'in
and people bought them. that was all
right.
The time came when whisky makers
learned that the town was good
whisky market, not only so far as home
consumption went. but in other re-
spects. St. Joseph was then at the
head of navigation on the Missouri
river, and the only railroad west OF the
Mississippi river was being constructed
to st. Joseph as the western terminal
The town was consequently the market
for wide western territory.
Two men of the town wanted to invest
in business which they understood.
They had come from Kentucky, and had
made money in that state. One day a
man who also wanted to invest in
business he understood came to town
from Tennessee. He came with title
and letters of credit. He was intro
duced to the old families of st. Joseph,
and the weekly newspapers contained a
complimentary notice of him.
/ The two men who had come from
Kentucky met the Tennesseean, and for
weeks there was a sort of ground swell
in the society of the place. Men did
not 90 into business schemes then as
now. The associates of any affair were
required to have social status Even
a man with plenty of money could not
be admitted into commercial enter
prise unless he could come up to the
I social requirements. The Tennesseean
was tested socially, and declared SOUND.
! 1t was determined to launch a COM
mercial enterprise that woula over
shadow any the town had known. u
was business that would at once at
tract the society of the community. a
great dry goods emporium was estab-
lished. The firm name was triple
I combination which looked overpower'
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-21
"FOUR-TUNE" CARPET.
A Phrase Used in Japan Where the
weaving Is Timed by
Music.

At Sakai, about half a dozen miles
from Osaka, and some other towns in
Japan where carpets, rugs and fabrics
of the same class are manufactured
there are no large carpet factories,
but hand looms may be seen in nearly
every house. The weaving is set to
music The children are taught TO
sing a sort of nonsense verse to a GER
tain tune, the superintendent.o head
worker leading, and that air means a
certain pattern, the deft fingers of the
little workers rhythmically following
the notes. AT the right moment the
woman in charge of loom huns new
tune, and the little ones instantly take
lit up and as quickly change the pat
tern to suit the music. 1t is conse-
quently quite correct to speak of these
productions as 'one-tune," two
tunen or "four-tune carpet" ETC., as
the case may be.
The children kneel at their work
upon a plank at the end of the loom
and each of them slides backward and
forward along it according to the
space occupied by their allotted por-
ton of the pattern. The actual work
ers are for the most part children of
from seven years of age upward, and
from two to four, five or even six work
at single loom under the direction
of an adult, generally woman. Some
5000 boys and over 10000 girls are thus
employed. The children work 12 hours
day and each earns about penny
in that time. Three of them can, II ex-
pert hands, complete an ordinary rug,
say six feet by three feet, and made OF
colored hemp or woolen yarns, in q
day. A silk rug of the same dimen.
sions, however, would occupy the same
workers for from so to 100 days. Gin
cinnati Enauirer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-21
THE CHEROKEE COUNCIL.
TO Force the Issue of Of
ficials' Warrants.
Tahlequah, Nov 10.

Tshlequah, Nov 10.
AS reported to you 7. w. Trip
let was nominated by the caucus
to succeed John E. Butler, but the
nomination created such a stir that
the Downing's determined to give
him a race on joint ballot. Seeing
defeat staring them in the face, the
Nationals repaired 10 the square,
east side of capitol, just before the
hour for convening of council, and
drew Triplet down and put up
Rev. K. P. Robertson. The
change, however, was too late and
H. w. C. Shelton was elected as
stated.
The result gives general satisfac-
tion. A refreshing breeze passed
through the northwest corner, on
the second floor, of the capitol.
Just before the senate adjourned
yesterday J. r. Leach, of Saline,
introduced a resolution to compel
the chief to issue warrants to Of
ficers Of the nation whose official
heads went of under the Curtis ak.
1t is the supposition that this
post mortem disbursement is in
tended for funeral expenses.
1t is rumored that the opposition
will introduce treaty bill, In
which event one of two conclusions
is correct-they see the error OF
their way, or, they have taken a
tumble" to Muskrat and Grass.
If it is the intention of council
to do nothing. II is succeeding
beautifully.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-21

ing, and had ponderous soulfl. For
weeks in advance of the opening the
new concern was the talk of society,
and people went to the levee to watch
the discharge from the steamers of tie
freight consigned to the emporium.
It's opening was society event, and in
vitations were not to be had for the
asking. There was an elaborate sup
per, at which there were some toasts
and responses, and later, broken-neck
bottles. The newspaper in its next is
sue amplified the function.
The new enterprise was now an es-
tablished fact. The family of the Ten
nessee partner came on later, and So
ciety had another undulation. That
winter was a brilliant one in the town
of Black Snake Hills. The Tennessee
addition helped to make it so. 1t was
when Nashville was proper town to
challenge the social claims of Rich
mond. The church was the beneficiary
of the new concern, which presently
dominated the town.
When the emporium had firmly es-
tablished itself, and had reached the
point where it could snap its fingers
at criticism, the two Kentuckians
showed their hand to the Tennesseean.
They wanted distillery. They want
ted it in the town. They had never
cared for the dry goods business. The
returns were not sufficiently rapid.
They had established themselves social
ly in the community. Their families
had church connections. There was
no reason why they should not jump
into the manufacture of spirits at once.
1t is not on record that the Tennes-
seean protested. 1t had become known
long before the distillery was under
commercial headway that the Tennes-
seean had no personal objection to the
business, and was ready to prove his
capacity for it at any time.
1t is not intended that this story shall
be used as temperance pamphlet. The
writer disavows anything of the kind.
But the elimination of what formed
a brilliant social function was one
which men for long time talked about.
and which they finally dismissed be-
cause they could not understand it. :
The distillery, a success at the start,
was failure later, and could never be
revived. A fortune was lost in the at
tempt. There may have been CONNER
cial reasons for this.
The fact which made men and women
talk until the civil war came up and dis
sipated the subject was the social col
lapse which followed the new busi-
ness. 1t unsettled church affairs. 1t
created feuds. Two men of the con-
cern failed, and went away, and their
after histories are not certainly known.
A third member became q penniless sot
deserted and disowned by his family,
and finally died alone, beggar. Some
years later the building erected for the
new business was destroyed by fire
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
Gallipolis Hospital Affairs.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, March 20.-Today
the State Board of Charities com.
menced, at the request OF Governor
Bushnell, the investigation of the
charges which have been preferred
against DIR. II. c. Rutter, Superinten.
dent of the Ohio Hospital for Epilep-
tics, at Gallipolls. The Examining
Committee is as follows: Judge Ranney,
Cleveland General Roeliff Brinker-
hoff, Mansfield, and DR.. Hale, of Day
ton. Sessions will be held both here
and at Gallipolis. The charges in
question were filed with the Governor
by former Steward George L. Currier,
who was discharged from the hospital
last fail. The principal charges arc
that fayoritism has been shown certain
employees and patients, that boys are
given tobacco and that the manager
has created deficiency in the hospital
fund without legal authority.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
A QUEER "GRoUND."
Discovered by n Linemnn While Re.
pairing Leak.

Discovered by n Linemnn While Re-
pairing IN Leak.
"Who ever heard of a snake not over
three feet in length grounding q tele-
graph wire and rendering it useless for
two days and as many nights?" was
the question asked of q number of rail
road men by well-known li2eman Yho.
has care Of the Western Union Teie-
graph company's wires along the line
Of one of the greatest trunk systems
in the state of Ohio. 1T was this way:
During the republican national con-
vcntion at st. Louis, in 1896, when every
wire In the country was peeded and
taxed to It's utmost capacity with bull
letins from the convention, that one OF
the through wires from St. Louis to
Cleveland became grounded on my di-
vision, causing me no end of trouble.
and compelling me to go from pole to
pole for two days before locating the
trouble, which, to my astonishment,
was caused by Il small snake of greenish
color, and about three feet in length
One end of the snake was lying across
the wire, while the other end was rest
ing against the lightning rod which
is placed on every fifth pole of tele
graph line. The snake when taken off
and examined was found to be nearly
burned in two, caused by the strong
current Of the telegraph wire and the
direct ground circuit obtained from the
lightning rod. How the snake came in
this position will always be mystery,
but no doubt it was thrown there after
being killed by some one walking along
the railway track.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

MARRIED ministers should never
write gushing epistles to pretty type
writer girls. Perhaps nobody realizes
this more fully than Rev. Henry Frantz,
of New Carlisle, Ohio, who persisted in
delinea.irg on paper his affection for
Miss M. Dayton, of Columbus Miss
Dayton turned the letters oyer to a
lady friend, who sold them back to
Frantz for $500 apiece, and now the
warm hearted minister is suing to pre-
vent the collection of the notes which
he gave for them. Typewriter girls
generally have an eye to business.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
"Joshua Sinpkins," 4"

A pastoral play, said to be on the
order of the 'Old Homestead" and other
like attractions, comes to the Audi.
torium Friday, March 25th. In the
third act sensational saw mill in ac.
tual operation, cutting up real logs and
timber, using real, mammoth buzz
saw, which is seen revolving at a
frightful speed. The play does not,
however, depend on this one scene for
success as there are several other equal
ly interesting scenes, and an abund-
ance of good wholesome fun and many
pleasing musical features.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
Are Your Rooms Bright and Cosy?

Or do they need renovating and
dressing up by the application of Wall
Paper@
v5uF good taste III the selection of
papers will, we know, prompt you to
admire our designs, any or all of which
we will be pleased to show you.
Prices range from &c to roc per bolt.
We have the agency for the largest and
most original wall paper makers in the
country, and we know vic can suit you
in every particular.
We will be pleased to call on you,
with samples, if you with signify your
desire to see our large range Of pae
terms. WILLIAM KLINTwoRTH,
Electric Building, Second Streee.
Mich. T.Itso,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

THE country is watching with inter-
est the action of the Senate on the Ha-
waiian treaty. Hawaii has offered
herself to this country. and we must
either accept the Islands or leave them
alone. The United States can no long
er play the dog-in-the-manger part. If
we do aot want Hawaii. and do not
take her now, she will offer herself to
some other power, which will take her,
and will thus gain an advantage over
us in the commerce of the Pacific which
we can never regain.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
STILL RISING.

A Thirty Five Foot Stage Looked For.--It
May Exceed That
The Ohio river continued to rise all
day Tuesday at the rate of about one
tenth of foot an hour and at mid
night was still keeping up that gait.
The guage at the landing showed 29
feet and seven-tenths. In all proba-
bility the rise will continue for twenty
four hours and may reach the S5-foot
mark or go beyond it.
A decided cold wave is predicted for
this afternoon, scheduled from the
Northwest. If it comes as billed, be-
low the freezing point the damage to
fruit will be very great.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

OUR English neighbors are paying a
tribute 70 our new tariff by charging
that it is responsible for the falling off
of their expectations during 1897.
Their official figures show decrease
of nearly 800, 900, 900 in their exporta-
ton, and their authorities attribute it
to the new tariff law in the United
States which has again set our mills in
motion, excluding a large amount of
English goods.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

this afternoon to inspect the ground.
The ordinance TO pave Putnam ave-
nue. from Gilman to franklin street
was offered by Mr.. Trautman, passed
to the second and third readings by
title and adopted by unanimous vote.
Bills allowed. Council adjourned.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

MARIETTA is undoubtedly one of the
best dressed cities in the country. With
her many hundreds of modern and we'll
painted houses, her beautiful shade
trees and wide, well kept lawns, she
challenges comparison with anybody's
town.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

THE flint-glass factories of the coun-
Try show healthy condition of trade.
1t is reported that number of factories
have so many orders on file that it will
be impossible to fill them for mum Der
of weeks to come.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

DURING the past year the United
States has furnished more than one
half of the wheat Imported into Europe.
The years export of American wheat
Gncluding -FOUR amounted to oyer
$50, 900, 600 bushels, out of the worlds
total shipment OF about S2O,OOO,OOO
bnshels
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

Hon. JOHN MALLoY has been appoint
ed cashier of the Columbus postoffice at
a salary of s2400 year. The position
had remained untitled until Mr.. NAL
loy's appoint tment.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

OFFICIAL statistics show that the
balance of trade between Canada and
the United States for 1897 was about
81, 200, 900 in favor OF this country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
Make Glass a. Hard a. steel.

Through persistent experimenting a
process has been discovered byswhich
glass can be hardened 10 the consist
ency of steel, and its first practical ap-
plication is being given to the manufac-
ture of skates.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
PILEsl PILEsy PILES!

DR.. williams's Indian Pile Ointment will.
cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated and Itching
Piles. 1t tabsorbs the tumors, allays the itch.
ng at once, acts as poultice, gives instant
relief. DR. Willtams's Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and Itching OF the
private parts, and nothing else. Sold by
CURTIS q HUTCHMAN, Marietta, O.
Sent by mail, 50c. and 81 90 per box.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
rencn EIpealtlon sleets Sermons XIV ers e.

PARIS, March 22.-The Steele Tues.
day says a French expedition sent
against Bossiriris, in the island of
Madagascar, has met with serious re-
verses, six officers and 100 men being
killed. The insurgents, it is added,
also captured a number of rifles and
1875. 600 cartridpeS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
ELECTION NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given to the qualified elec.
tors OF Marietta City School District in
Washington County, Ohio. that an elec ion
will be held in said district at the usual places
OF voting on April 4th, 1898. from six O'clock A,
NJ. to six O'Clock p. NJ. OF said day for the pur.
pose OF electing two mem bers OF the Board of
Education OF said City school District each 10
serve for the term III three years.
w. H. LEEPER,
Clerk OF Board OF Education,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23
DO you EAT RREADs

Jacob Proff's is unexcelleo. as are
also his Cakes and Ices. Finest
Ice Cream that can be
made. Particular and personal at.
given to serving partiee-
weddings or public din
ners. JACOB PFAFF,
Putin st.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-23

We will consider II a great favor II
subscribersl Will report any failure
20 get their Leader. or any careless
ness on the part Of the carrier.
Subscribers Will please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag In subscrib-
sr's presence.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

''To try to hunt the panther tiger
OF Venezuela" writes correspondent
of the New York Sun, "as tho lowland
jaguar is hunted with tiger hounds,
is next to useless. In the rough,
rocky country in which he makes his
home he will travel away at speed
which leaves tho hunters hopelessly
behind, and it is rarely that the dogs
can come up with them. If they do,
it means some dogs killed, with the
panther usually gone before the
hunters can arrive on the scene. Some
times the ranchmen trap CT poison the
panther tiger to stop his ravages among
their stock, a thing, despite his Gun
ming, not so difficult to do, owing to
his nervousness.
An Englishman named Turnbull,
who had a ranch east of Merida, being
bothered by o panther tiger which
killed his stock, thought that he would
hunt him after the method often en-
ployed in India with tigers and leop-
ards. Taking with him two of his
herders and goat, he went at night.
fall to woodland which the creature
was accustomed to visit. There he
tied the goat to stake and took his
position behind blind, fifty yards
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Where Fish Spend the Winter :


James B. Church, of Tiverton.
Rhode Island, recognized authority
on fish and their habits, thus writes:
Fish are, except the birds, the best
pilots in the world. Either the birds
or fish know more when asleep about
plotting than a man pilot does when
awake. Now, as to the habits of fish.
They come on the coast in the spring.
when the migratory instinct starts
them out Of their winters sleep. In
winter they are in a dormant state
like the bear, skunk and woodchuck.
The old theory that fish migrated
south is all wrong. Fish simply leave
the coast and go off shore on the
northern edge Of the gulf stream, get
into water OF the right temperature
and go into winter quarters. Before
the time comes for them to start on
their annual pilgrimage for their win
ter quarters they have taken on
good coat of fat. 1t is under their
skin, and their stomach is lined with
1t, and it is also all through their
bodies when they arrive at the spot
that they have selected for their win
ter home. Then there grows over
their eyes white film, and their vent
closes, and so they remain until the
time comes for them to start for their
summer home.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
The Coming Battleshir.

The achievement of the Oregon dur.
ing the recent war has demonstrated
the fact that upon our battleships and
cruisers we must rely for our offensive
and defensive conduct on the high
seas. The Oregon and Brooklyn have
proven themselves ideal defenders.
The little converted yacht the Glou
cester made short work of the Euro,
and Pluton, which ranked among the
very best of the destroyers. There was
great hue and cry about torpedo
boats, destroyers snd rams when the
war began and everybody was on the
qui vive to know just exactly what
was likely to happen when this flotilla
got in line of battle. But for some
reason or other they camo to grief
quite early in the action, and the
smaller craft steamed about among
them with as little fear for them as
they had respect for the power that
owned them. That they came to grief
and struck heavy blow at the future
Of such craft will be the verdict of
history.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Exciting Hyena Hunt.

A thrilling hyena hunt is reported
from Verviers, Belgium. Toward
midnight two hyenas, recently bought
from the Geological Gardens, at Brus.
sells, managed to escape from the
travelling menagerie of NJ. Camillus,
which had been exhibited during the
week al Ferviers.
When the news spread through the
town there was intense excitement and
alarm. Camilius, aided by his negro
manager, Edward Wilson, at once went
in pursuit of the beasts, and a few of
the citizens volunteered to accompany
them. One of the animals was found
croucaing near q large monument in
the public square. Wilson at once
seized the animal by tho throat. The
negro is very powerful, aud his grasp
was like vice. The rest of the party
holpel him put the auimal in a cage.
Thea they startel in pursuit OF its
mate. In three hours the second hy-
ena was loca'e in the Bois do Dar-
denslles on the outskirts of the city,
one OF the dogs with the party having
discovered the beast. Here again the
negro Wilson astounded the onlooke kers
by his courage anl his strength. He
choke the hyena Into insensibility,
and the burgers OF Verviers were once
more willing to go to their slumbers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Didn't Keep 1t,

We'll, Mr.. Siickers," said the doctor
to a patient he had not seen the day
before, chow are you getting along?"
Nearly starving to DEATH" why,
didn't you have the oysters?" mo, I
couldn't get them the way you said,
and was afraid 1t would be dangerous
to eat them any other way" why,
that's odd. Couldn't you get stewed
oysters easy? l told you you could
eat stewed oysters with impunity."
That's just it. I could get the stewed
oysters easy enough, but l sent to all
the restaurants in the neighborhood
for the impunity, and the blamed fools
said they never had such a thing on
the bill of fare. New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
A Zero ut EI Caney.

Captain A. II. Lee, r.. A., British
Military Attache, with Skaters army
in Cu5A, writes as follows in Scrib-
ner's Magazine: Close in front of me
sli yht all boyish lieutenant COM
PEELED my attention by his persistent
and reckless gallantry. Whenever o
man was hit bs would dash to his as
sistancs regardless of the fire that this
exposure invariably drew. Suddenly
he spraug to his feet, gazing intently
into the village, but what he saw we
never knew, for he was instantly shot
through the heart and fell over back
ward, clutching at the air. followed
.lle men who carried him to the road
and asked them his name. Second
Lieutenant Wansboro, sir, of the
Seventh Infantry, aud you will never
see his better. He fought like little
tiger" A few convulsive gasps and
the poor boy was dead. and as we laid
him in shady spot by the side of the
road, the sergeant drew handker-
chief over his face aud said: "Good-
by, Lieutenant, you were brave lit
tie officer, and you died like a true
soldier" Who would wish better
end?