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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-10
SAME EXCUSES.

No man need fear his position
either in or out of Office If be has
tfEth and right on his side. The
argument that the Cherokee laws
have not heretofore been enforced,
therefore they ought not now to be
enforced, is fallacious and the log
ical sequence if followed out
would be anarchy. Those who
favor disregarding the laws as to
the collection of royalties due the
Indians place themselves, though
perhaps unwittingly, in the same
category as Of other violators Of
the laws of the country. The Dali
tons, the Cooks, Jim French, and
more recently the Jennings gang,
undertook to disregard and over
ride the laws generally, by robbing
banks, trains and private individ-
uals and they all came to grief. 1t
is so in some degree at least,
with every man who advocates and
practices overriding the known
laws of the country in which he
lives. Sam Jones upbraided an
old fellow once for his extreme
profanity, and the man answered.;
"Well, Mr.. Jones, | know it is
wrong, but you see this is new
country" So some otherwise very
good citizens say with reference to
the laws in this territory. "Ol this
is the Indian Territory"
One firm in this town paid over
s1,100 last year to the Creek ma
ton for the privilege of doing bus
mess. Extortionate? Of course
it was, but the firm, as first-class
business institution could not af-
ford to do otherwise, even if this
tax is species Of robbery. The
attorneys here paid their tax, even
while doing SO recognizing that it
was unjust; the physicians of the
Choctaw nation were compelled to
pay the tax, and thousands of dol
lars are annually paid by the coal
operators into the Choctaw treas
ury-a hundred to one perhaps,
that is paid into the Cherokee
treasury by the hay men. These
big railroad and coal companies,
the big merchants, and others,
have recognized these as laws
made for the protection of the In
dian; they have recognized that
these conditions existed before
they came here, and that if they
went into business they either had
to pay the taxes, or in some man
ner defraud the different tribes of
the revenue. We are not consid-
ering the exaction, nor the extor-
tion; that has nothing 20 do with
the aspect of the case under con-
sideration. Smith knew it was
the Law of the tribe; or if it were
not the law, there has been no ex-
plicit judgment rendered against
it; he knew that other people paid
the royalty; he knew that he was
not obeying the law when he at
tempted to ship hay out without
paying the royalty--he must have
known there was some question
about it, and ii he be the honest
man his friends would have peo-
pie believe, he would have COM
piled with the requirements Of
that law, and then tested its legal
ity, It's constitutionality, after
wards. Muskogee Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-10
A NEW BOOK.
John Kings Question Class.

The new book is notable, first, be-
cause giving another of Mr.. Shcl6on's
striking and purposeful stories; and,
second, because woven Into the story
are the authors own answers to the
multitude Of questions which have
arisen 10 the discussion over his for
mer books, such as, "Are these plans
feasiblc?n Have they beep triedy
What ought to be done 10 my special
case?" etc. Every Sheldon reader VIII
therefore wish TO read this story.
.sIt Is not behind the others 10 In
terest, strung upon very attractive
little story are great many practI
lessons In faith and work and morals.
The whole Is arranged In way 20
stimulate piety and good works. =
Herald and Presbytef.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-10

TIE ADVANCE iConereeatIonall
Weekly TO new enbsefIbfr uno'i
January !, 1901, for ~. TRIAL olLcf Z
months FOR Is cente Sent post pAiu
on recIpf Of price
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Curious Bird Habits.

1t is a well known fact that if the
young of almost any kind of bird are
taken from the nest before they can fly
the old ones will feed them most atten-
lively if the cage in which the little
birds are inclosed is placed somewhere
where the parents can reach it, and a
popular but erroneous belief is current
that they do this for a time. and end
by poisoning the young ones.
This, however is mistake, the fact
being that at a certain stage of a young
birds existence. when it is naturally
able to begin catering for itself. the
parent birds. also quite naturally. cease
TO attend it. and then. if the birdlings
are shut mp in the cage and their Gus
todian has not thought of placing some
food at their disposal they necessarily
die. not from poison administered by
the parents. but from starvation. st
Louis Dispatch
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
The Diet of the Consumptive.

DR.. Cutter of New York, one of the
editors of The Dietetic and Hygienic
Gazette, declares the most important
part of the treatment of tuberculosis
patients is the diet. 1t should, he says,
consist largely of animal foods. Of
these, eggs and milk should preponder-
ate. Eggs are best given raw when the
patient can take them thus. The albu-
men of the egg is similar to blood albu-
men and is digested, or rather absorb
ed, into the blood without undergoing
an elaborate digestive process. The
white of the egg, mixed with water, is
often tolerated when the yolk cannot be
borne by the stomach. Bone marrow of
the OK he regards as of greater value
than cod liver oil. Good butter>may be
used freely and should be spread thick
ly on thin slices CT bread. Heavy meals
are to be avoided. The patient should
take small quantities of food between
meals.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
He Was No Authority.

The New York Times relates an anec-
dote concerning Mr.. Howells that is
good enough to be true, whether it is
or not. According to report. a dispute
as to the words ''lunch' and "lunch-
con" recently arose between Mr.. and
Mrs. Howells. Mr. Howells championed
''lunch" as the proper term, while his
wife defended luncheon. At last, at
Mr.. Howells' suggestion, they appealed
to the Century Dictionary TO settle the
question. "Well, l was right, after
ALI" he exclaimed in triumph, and he
read aloud the following extract quoted
as showing correct usage: 1--WE lunched
fairly upon little dishes of rose leaves
delicately preserved. 4"
"From what author is that sentence
taken2" inquired Mrs. Howells.
'Why, declare, from w. D. How
ellsi"
"Pshawl" was the retort "He's no
authority"
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Conversation without Words.

The traveller in a foreign land is not
necessarily helpless because he does not
know the language. Nor was a corre-
spondent who admits that when he en-
tered Italy his nine words of French
and 10 words of German were of no
great use to him. He says:
In Genoa l went into a photogra-
piers shop and selected dozen photo
graphs
pointed at the photographs and look
ed at him inquiringly, which meant
Chow much p
He nodded his head and wrote "a
on slip of paper.
l nodded, signifying Il will take
them.
He walked over to calendar hang
ing on the wall and pointed to 80 Then
ne walked back and picked up the photo
graphs and shCok his head, which clear
ly meant that he could not allow me to
take the ones l had selected, but would
have the others printed by the goth.
Thereupon | pointed to % on the cal
endar and said Roma, " which meant
that l should depart for Rome on that
date
He nodded and then pointed to 80
and asked "Eh?" which meant, "Shall
you be in Rome until the 3OthH''
l nodded violently.
"HOtelT" he asked.
l wrote my Rome address on slip of
paper.
In making change he held out l Ira.
"Poste, " he explained.
Then departed. Ordinarily shop
per selecting a dozen photographs to be
printed to order and forwarded to him
at the next town would spend ten min
utes or more in making inquiries and
giving directions. Our total conversa-
tion was just five words. Chicago Rec
ord
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
A Dog story by Pepys.

The following story of a dog of the
restoration has been taken from the vo-
racious Pepys under the date Sept. II,
1861: ''To DR.. Williams. who did carry
me into his garden. where he hath
abundance of grapes; and he did show
me how dog that he hath do kill all
the cats that come hither to kill his
pigeons, and do afterward bury them
and do it with so much care that they
shall be quite covered, that if the tip
of the tail hangs out he will take up
the cat again, and dig the hole deeper.
Which is very strange; and he tells Inc
that he do believe that he hath killed
above a hundred cats. s.'
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Soldering Glass,

Margot, in some interesting investi-
cations in soldering glass, has establish
ed the fact that an alloy composed of 50
parts of tin and parts of zinc will melt
at about 392 degrees Fahrenheit. Be-
coming firmly adherent to the glass. it
is unalterable and exhibits an attractive
luster. An alloy containing 80 parts of
tin and 10 parts of aluminium will melt
at 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and also
forms strong and brilliant solder for
glass With these two alloys always
ready to hand. glass may be sOldered as
easily as two pieces of metal. When
the glass is heated in furnace, the sol
dering can be accomplished by rubbing
the surface with rod of either of the
compositions named. The alloy as il
flows can be evenly distributed with a
soldering iron. st. Louis Post Dis
patch
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Muscular Powers of a Beetle.

The following anecdote of d three
horned beetle will give some idea of it's
vast strength of body. A beetle was
brought in, and, there being no box at
hand in which to put it, it was clapped
under a quart bottle of milk, which
happened to be upon the table, the hol-
low at the bottom of the bottle allowing
the insect to stand upright.
Presently the bottle began to move
slowly and glide along the smooth ta-
bic, propelled by the muscular power of
the imprisoned beetle; and continued
its travels for some time, to the aston
ishment of all who witnessed it. The
weight of the bottle and its contents
could not have been less than three
pounds and half, while that of the
beetle was about half an ounce So that
it readily moved a weight 112 times
greater than its own
A better notion than figures can con-
vey will be obtained of this feat by sup
posing lad of 10 to be imprisoned
under a great bell weighing $4,000
pounds and to move it to and fro upon
smooth pavement by pushing it from
within. New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
He Refused n Is Cent Cigar.

Some one tells good cigar story on the
late Dick Oglesby which runs something
like this: 1t was during the Cleveland
Blaine campaign, and Mr.. Oglesby was
making his first visit of any length in
New York. For the first time Delmon-
ico's attracted his attention.
"What kind Of a place is that ?'' he
asked.
'Come in and see, responded his
companion. Uncle Dick went in, and
the friend ordered luncheon, on which
the two dined right royalty. Luncheon
finished, he asked the governor to ''join
him" in a smoke The clerk at the
cigar counter handed out some fine
Havanas. Uncle Dick was in the act of
taking one when suddenly he drew back
and said:
"What's the price of theseY'
'Twenty-five cents, - said the clerk
''Holy smoke!" exclaimed Uncle
Dick. ''Put 'em back put 'em back,
quickr'
But, governor, this is my treat, -
argued the friend.
"Daren't do it; darent do It'll Put
'enl backY'
But, governor
''See here, young man, returned I'm
Gle Dick, Il daren't do it. Why, man
alive, if they ever found out in Illinois
that I smoked 20 cent cigars, whether
1 paid for 'em or not, they'd turn me
cut of the church, and it would ruiz
me politically forever. No. sir. Five
cent cigars at home and 10 centers il
New York are good enough for me. -
Chicago Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
PRODUCING a Good Impression.

II suppose. said the editor as he
spread the manuscript out on the desk
in front of him, THAT you call this
poetry.
mot at all, answered the young
man who had submitted it. II desig-
nate it merely as versifcation.
When the editor had recovered from
his astonishment. he made haste to say
"You may leave it ] have no doubt
| shall find considerable merit in it,
and shall re glad to look it over care
fully at my leisure Chicago Post
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
A LITTLE BIT OF A DARKY.
He Told His story Well and Reaped
His Reward.

Ahe AOAu his story wen ana Heapeu
His Reward.
He was little bit of a darky, not
much bigger than a lump of coal and
not much whittier, and when l called
him up to do an errand for me across
the street his eyes snapped as if they
were electrified
'What is your rame?" | inquired.
TANK, boss. he answered, with a
bow and grin.
That's a queer kind of a name.
Your people aren't temperance folks,
are they p
" Deed, boss. dunno. Dey calls me
Tank, but my names PasquOtank Per-
quimans. -
"Ohr" l laughed. That's name
enough for two kids like you. Where
do you come from?''
''I'se FUN NOrf Ca 'liny, boss. "
"What are you doing so far from
homer
''Doin the best | kin, boss. -
He stopped a moment to study.
''HOw much have you made today ?"
"When l gets de 10 cents' you s
gwinter glib me. he said. with a
shrewd little smile-I had not agreed
upon price at all-''an l gets 10 cents
mo- fun de mex gem man it'll make
20 cents, boss.
sis that all2 Ycu can't live on 20
cents day. can your
A shadow, if a shadow could show
there came into the little black face,
and with it hard line as of determi-
nation.
''I'se gotter lib boss, he said. 81
CANT die. fer dey amt nobody but me
ter take keer OBJ nanny. an she's
mighty poly mos OBJ de time. "
Possibly Pasquotank Perquimans was
working on my sympathies and his
story may have been told many time
before, but l think not, and 1 know
that his revenue for that day was more
than 90 cents. Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
UNTO THE END.

J know not where tomorrow's paths may wend,
Nor what the future holds but this know,
Whichever way my feet are forced to go,
shall be given courage to the end.
Though God that awful gift of his may send
We call long life, where headstones in a row
Hide all of happiness yet be it so;
shall be given courage to the end.
Ii dark the deepening shadows be that blend
With life's pale sunlight when the sun dips
low,
Though joy speeds by and sorrows steps are
slow
! shall be given courage to the end.
do not question what the years portend-
Or good or ill whatever wind may blow;
1t is enough, enough for me to know
j shall be given courage to the end
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox in Youths Companion
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
"The Best Man That Ever Lived,

After hearing so many women ex-
press themselves upon the subject we
have come to the conclusion that "the
best man who ever lived" if he ever
marries, will have to take what he can
get. The ordinary, everyday sort of
man will probably continue, as hereto
fore, to gather in the cream of the fair
sex. Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
]. STEIN & CO.
INCORPORATED.
Incorporated Under the Laws of Della
Ware.)
CAPITAL STOCK $I5O,OOO
Divided into $4,000 Shares at $500 per
Share. Full Paid and NOn-ASSeSSablO.

The COMPANY is formed for the purpose of
buying, selling and manufacturing hides. Ia How
leather wool furs, fertilizers, glue etc, of doing
business. and acting as commission merchant
for the sale of all farm products.
The company has control and owns the prop
erty and an old and firmly established business
formerly belonging to j. STEIN & CO., con-
cerniug the value of which there is no specula-
ton. but ab,oute certainty, based on the results
of many years of success.
The officers and directors are substantially the
same gentlemen who have owned and managed
the business in the past and have been con-
nected with the business many years and are
capable experienced and trustworthy. and will
remain with the Company. Tine business of j.
Stein d Co., during the last five years has
earned an annual Verage net profit OF over one
hundred per cent
The company has absolutely no liabilities.
There is no bond or mortgage debt.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
OFFER FOR PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION.

The Company has favorable opportunities of
largely incrt asing Its business and profits and
for this purpose offers to the public a limited
number of sha res of the stock of the Company at
S. per share. Subscr ptiOns will be received at
the Office OF J. Stein IL Co Inc rporated
This is an Exceptionally Splendid OppOr-
tunify for Investors; we are cO"tident that
this stock will be worth $40 per share within a
year Subscripto' should Re addressed and
made payable to j. STEIN 81 CO.. INCOR-
PORATED; Philadelphia BOurse. Phila ell
phia Pa, or Dover Delaware and accompanied
by check, cash or money order for 81 for each
share subscribed, the balance to be payable
within 10 days after date of notice of allotment.
The right is reserved to reject any subscription,
or to a less amount then applied for. Subscrip-
ton lists 10 be closed without previous notice
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Mostly Exotics.

"What tremendously tall men your
policemen are Are they natives?"
"Oh, mol Nearly all of them came
out here and grew up with Chicago. -
Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
MAIL.

That sounds more contradictory than
it is, when attention is called to its being
a description of the largest mail received
by any man i'll the United States exclu-
sively from women. This "female mail"
is received by DIR. R. V. Pierce, the cele-
brated specialist in women's diseases,
chief consulting physician to the Inva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buf
falo, n. Y.
1t is only fair to say that it is not the
man that women write to, but the doctor.
One of the remarkable features of this
correspondence is that years after cure
has been effected, grateful women con-
tinue to write to Dr. Pierce, being thank
full for health and for the kind and
fatherly advice, which was blended with
the physicians counsel, and which was
80 helpful in preserving the health when
regained.
The offer of free consultation by let
ter is extended by DIR. Pierce to every
sick and ailing woman. Every letter
received is read in private, answered in
private and its contents treated as sa-
cred confidence. To exclude any third
party from the correspondence, all
answers are mailed in plain envelope,
bearing upon 1t no printing or advertising
whatever. Address Dr. r. V. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, n. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, the
great remedy for female troubles, irregu-
larities, debilitating drains, inflammation
and liberation, is for sale by all dealers
in medicine. Accept no substitute
which may be recommended as Just as
good " that the dealer may make little
extra profit.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

Cheshire cheese owes its excellence
partly to geological causes, the red
sandstone and bowlder clay, with its
immense salt deposits, of which the
country is formed, producing a heritage
peculiarly suited for cheese production.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

Herr Dusen. a German traveller who
explored the west coast of Patagonia,
says that MOSES of all species are de-
veloped there to an extraordinary de-
gree They grow in immense heaps. the
explorer sinking to his armpits in some
of them.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
A Neighborhood Tragedy.

1--WE bought lawn mower at the
Montague auction.
'Well, that was all right, WASH t
it?"
"All right? Maria says it is our old
one which they borrowed and never re-
turned. Detroit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

The best donkeys come from Arabia.
They have clean. smooth coats, hold
their heads high and are used only for
riding purposes Many are sent to Per
sia where they sell for high sums.
They are well looked after and their
harnessings are of the richest
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
Worse Than the Disease.

Handout Harry wasted de hull
mornin yesterday readin a piece in de
paper about how ter git rich
Tiepass Teddy-Didn't it tell how
yer could do it?
Handout Harry-It didn't tell no
way but workin. San Francisco Ex-
aminer
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-30
The Prom ciatfOn Exnlafne ed

"There is family in Virginia" says
Golfers Weekly, 1.-The name of which
is spelled 'Enroughty,' but it is pro.
nounced Darby This fact. familiar
to many Americans, happened to bs
told by Miss Hayward at dinner in
London at which Mr.. Kipling was
present, when he broke In You have
saved my reputation by telling that.
You are the first man, woman or child
who could back me up in it.
"The explanation Of the popularity is
that the Derbys were an English fami-
ly who settled in Virginia in the colo
NAL days. One of the sons, the tradi-
tional black sheep Of the family. was
left share in his fathers will on con-
dition that he changed his name He
changed his written name to En-
roughly, but continued to call himself
Derby.
ION hearing this explanation Mr.
Kipling said, I think will change my
name to Smith You can spell it
Smith If you like was the reply, but
1t will always be pronounced Kipling,'
a remark which caused him to look as
unfeignedly pleased as a boy"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-30
UnCh ecked Hrufulifv.

1t Is very different, the treatment of
domestic animals in Paris There, If
you live in hotel on one Of the mar
row streets Of the Latin quarter, you
will be kept awake all night long by
the never ending cracking of the whips
and the whitening cuts as they are laid
hard and singing over the backs of the
limpng, half starved horses that draw
the voitures and fiacres.
If cab horse stumbles and falls to
his knees in Paris. the driver does not
run to the nearest apothecary's for %
confines worth of liniment to battle
the scratched knees. as the London
cabby does for tuppence worth. He
simply gets down from his seat and,
taking the butt end of his whip, beats
the horse over the head until he clam
bcrs to his feet; then. after administer
Ing couple of kicks from a No. Is
hobnailed boot. he mounts his box and
drives along.
The tram horses are constantly bella
bored with whip and sworn at in the
argot of Paris. and the result, strange
as 1t may seem. Is that it takes you
longer to go mile in facre in Paris
with the horses being whipped all the
time than it does the same distance in
London when not once during the drive
will the animal feel the touch of the
lash.-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-30
In IllinOfa' Earlv navs.

Teaming to Chicago is favorite
topic Of the early settlers, and many
pleasing anecdotes are told of those
long and weary, though oftimes hila-
rious, trips. 1t always required a
week. and sometimes longer, to make
the journey. Twenty or thirty hungry
transfers stopping at a rude country
tavern overnight sometimes made it
interesting for the landlord. Fifty
cents for supper, breakfast and lodg-
ing, with all the whisky one could
drink and free hay for the horses was
the uniform price for entertainment In
the early days. and the average team
ster usually intended to get the worth
of his money before he settled his hotel
bill.-Stillwater Valley Qlls.) Graphic.