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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
THEY'RE VINITANs FIRST.

Those whose dream it has been
to see this town torn and divided
by party lines and sectional strife
are thus far doomed to deep dis
appointment. To the successful
business man, and progressive
citizen of Vinits partisanism will
not be seriously entertained, and
to divide the people of the place
on issues that do not touch US as q
municipality will be sternly re-
sisted by all who are seeking the
advancement of the town. The
man who insists upon political
lines here now lays himself open
to serious suspicion as to his mo-
tives, which will in every case be
found to be sinister and selfish to
q degree. Vinita is entering upon
an era of great prosperity and
growth, and her possibilities in
the near future cannot be esti-
mated by any man. The future is
pregnant with good things that can
scarcely be DETECTED from her, and
viii come as naturally as the fall
ing rain. Vinita needs now to put
on her full strength and in order
to do so she must not countenance
petty political differences. 1t is a
coed time now for every man to
get hold and pull and not fret
about what others are doing.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
CATACLYSMAL INVENTIONS.
Their Eject Is Always Slowly Felt and
Distributed.

Their Eject Is Always Slowly Felt and
Distributed.
The moet cataclysmal of all inven-
tions, that of gunpowder-which,
by the way, was probably invented
twice, for Greek fire must have been
the same thing used with an i'm
perfect knowledge of its propelling
power, and the one which most af-
fected the organization of society
by destroying the value of armor
and equalizing the power of men
OF different sizes-took a gener-
alton to spread abroad, and when it
did spread hardly affected the rela-
tive strength of the nations. If
such an invention were discovered
now, the papers would ring with
prophecies, probably of a German
or British conquest of the world,
which would not happen a bit the
faster for all the "sppreciations.
Printing was a grand discovery,
and, though it did not help the Chi
nese much, did help Europeans a
great deal, but it did not help them
suddenly, and for the immense ma
jority of mankind it might just as
well never have occurred. Steam
is grand discovery, but it has not
upset the world, it has been utilized
only by degrees, and, like printing,
the mass of mankind knows very lit
tie aboat it, one-third of the hu-
man race, indeed, denouncing it still
as something which "haazes and
maazes the blessed fealds."
The discovery of the way to har-
ness lightning, which excites the
imagination even of poets, is one of
the greatest man has made, but it
has upset nothing except newspaper
arrangements, and beyond enabling
nations TO talk together as individ.
uals do it has produced no conse-
quences. 1t is, we suppose, possible
that somebody may discover a way
of destroying feet from balloon,
and thus deprive the richest nation
of its maritime advantages, but a
mode of counteracting that discov-
cry would probably be found at ths
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
JUDGED BY HIS POLISH.
1t Is Not Always the Polished Gent!.Ir,
Who Ia the GsntIen,a,, ,f r,a.t NJ. g

1t Is Not Always the Polished Gent!-4n. ~
Who Is the Gentleman of Real Polish.
The reporter had stopped in the
office of the laundry to leave.an CT
der. As he came in a young man
who might have come from New
Jersey or Newfoundland passed out.
He hasn't been in the city long. -
remarked the clerk, with a smile
which was not wholly compliment
tary to the departed.
"Who is hei" inquired the re-
porter.
Don't know; never saw him be-
fore in my life"
"How do you know he is new to
the town."
He wanted a shine on his shirt,
polish on his linen, as Boston per
sons call it"
docs newness in town have any
thing to do with iti'
docs it2" and the clerks tone
indicated how sorry he was for Tie
reporter IS ignorance. well, should
say it did. When a mans been liv-
ing in the city any time, he hasn't
got any use for shiny shirt fronts
and likewise the collars and cuffs
that go with them. Take a yap
from the raw districts, and the first
thing he wants to put on when he
strikes the town is a shirt he can
see himself in the bosom of. Then
he wants his cuffs to glisten 20
match, and his collar is a rank fail
ure if it doesn't look like ii had been
soaked overnight in an enamel
bath. That's for the first half dozen
washes or so. Then he begins to
think different, depending on the
kind of society he trains with, and
pretty soon he asks for domestic
finish, and it amt long after that
until he begins to think that a shiny
shirt front is something positively
dreadful, and if we happen to get
the least bit of shine on his stuff
he wants to slug somebody. A real
ly and truly swell, don't you know,
would blamed sight rather be seen
drunk at social function than TO
be seen there wearing linen with a
shine on it.
Still there are some right nice
men yet living who like to have
shiny linen. They are mostly old
fellows, and they like the shine be-
cause it looks cleaner after a little
wear. OF course these old chaps are
Of the left overs, the style once be-
ing with everybody to have shiny
linen. That's where the laundry ran
out the washerwoman, who hadn't
the machinery to shine with, and
she lost her customers. She's COM
ing in again though now, for the
shine isn't the thing any more, and
no machine laundering is equal to
the hand work for real swell finish.
The country laundry is yet doing
the bulk of its work with a shine
on, and the countryman, like the
one you just saw go out, is known
by the polish on his linen. DE
troit Free Press.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

same time, and the balance OF mail
time power would remain unchang-
ed. There never can be an elixir of
life because all men are sentenced
to capital punishment, but a prepa-
ration which would destroy or neu-
traliZe all hostile bacteria, germs,
spores, or whatever they call the
injurious atoms, is, at all events,
conceivable, but it would be years
before it greatly influenced the per-
manent health even of races bright
enough to believe in the physicians
opinions. Remember the savage
opposition to vaccination in the
teeth of evidence really as strong as
that which demonstrates any arith-
metical proposition.
From all that what deductionf
Simply this, that the readiness to
take alarm, which is one handspring
of modern credulity, is not justified
either by experience or theory and
that men should receive all an
nouncements of cataclysmal discov-
cry or invention with a willingness
to inquire and a quiet conviction
that if false they do not matter and
If true they will affect things very
slowly and will develop counter
vailing and restraining influences.
According to science, a meteorite big
enough to shatter the world might
strike it and bring even labor trou-
bles or the German emperor's ex-
periments to an end, but the uni
verse is governed by powers before
which even science is very ignorant,
and, judging from all experience,
the meteorite will either be shatter-
ed in time or just miss us in its
course through space. - London |
Spectator.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
TALKING FOR THE TOWN.

We are glad to note the growing
disposition among our townspeo-
pie of availing themselves of every
opportunity to present to strang-
ers the many good features of the
town and country. AT the Knights
of Pythias banquet last night, DR..
Fortner took advantage of the oc-
casion to present in his address of
-gelcome to the visitors, in a very
happy way, the character of our
people, their enterprise and ener-
gy, and the magnitude of the COM
merce of the town. He also made
mention of our schools and
churches, and the general culture
of the people of Vinita. Every
thing the doctor said was true and
might be repeated on every street
corner of the town every day in
the year.
Never in the history of Vinita
has the prospect been brighter
than at present. The town has
had and is having a healthy
growth, houses are going up all
over town and people are coming
in constantly.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

example OF the dlgnlned ana cere-
monious demesnor of the old school
The son, even after he had been
elected to congress, did not venture
to sit down in his fathers presence
upinvited. The son and biographer
OF Robert c. Winthrop comments
on this English manner" in a note
which reads:
mot only did the sons children
sit down in their fathers presence
when they felt like it, but they were
even tempted, l am ashamed to say,
upon more than one occasion to sit,
hguratively speaking, upon him"
Customs change with the times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL PLANS.

The subject of schools is one Of
the uppermost in the minds Of
Vinita people at the present time.
1t has been demonstrated by a
good many years of experience
that it takes more money than Or
dinarily comes in to conduct a
school in Vinita. The men who
have attempted to conduct the
schools of this town have invaria-
bly, lost money. The proposition
now to establish public schools by
q school tax sufficient to run them
is certainly a movement in the
right direction, and if followed up
in practical manner will yield
satisfactory results.
A strong, healthy common
school maintained by taxation
would strengthen the college, as
the higher branches could be
left to that institution. A little
systematic figuring at this time
would be productive of much good,
as we have reached a period in
which we must move in the mat
ter of public education.
Let US secure the Worcester
academy building for a term of
years and take steps for the estab-
lishment of an efficient public
school to open at the fall term,
and thus build a public school and
a college at the same time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
A Continual Gamble.

Nodd-Why do you think New
York the most immoral city on
earthi
Todd-Do you know of any other
place where even the ministers unite
in bucking the tigerl-Brooklyn
Life.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
POOR JIM'S JOKE.
1t Was to Have Hit a Red whiskered Nan,
but Didn't.

| but Didn't.
just as the stage road over th
mountain made a sharp turn to
right caught sight of a grave a..
a rude headboard, and when &.
driver was asked about it he ,,
piled:
That's the grave of Jim Bu:
an old friend of mine who was /. d.
ed thar two Vars ago."
Killed by Indiansl" 1 asked.
mo. sir. No Injuns around y
to kill anybody"
"A bear, perhapsl"
No, sir. Pore old Jim was h,
fur joke, and I'm not feeliu ,
about it yit. 1 was comm over
trail with five passengers, and ~. q
we stopped down at Murphy f.T
dinner, same as today, one of H.
passengers came TO me and sez:
Tom. mebbe you hev notice;
that feller among us with the re-
whiskers and a loud voicei Hes
sassy, and he's full O. brag, and We
want to humble him into the dust.
How you going to do iti' sez I
"'We1l put up job on him, 81
he. He's BLOWN around that this
stage can't be robbed while he's
along. If you'll git somebody to
hold us up and humble old red whis-
kers, We'll make up a purse o. $50. -
1T was to be a joker" l queried.
Eyes, a joke on the old red whis-
kered man." replied the driver.
Jim Burns happened to be thar
that day, and as he was a great hand
fur joke 1 put up the job with
him. 1 gin him half an hour the
start and then follered on, aud as
soon as we started the passengers
began to work up the man. He had
a couple o. guns with him, and l
could h'ar him BLOWN and bluffin
as to what he would do if the stage
was stopped. 1t jest tickled me, fur
Jim was an ugly looking kuss and
had a voice on him like the growl O.
a bar. 1 cakerlated he'd make red
whiskers godOwn in his butes at the
fust yell. e"
"Well, the stage reached the
turn" l said.
"It natcherally did, sab. When
we reached the turn, I slowed up
leetle, and Jim jumped out and yell
ed fur hands up. 1 pulled up the
horses, and he hollered fur the pas
sengers to git down. Lord, how Jim
hollered! You could hev heard him
two miles away. Everybody got
down, and the passengers in the
joke purtended to be half skeert to
death" "
But how about red whiskersi"
Fur about a mint or two he
'peared to be ready TO collapse, but
then he pulled himself together, and
il was bad for pore Jim Burns. He
had a gun in both hands, an he
opened fire and shot TO kill. l don't
know how many bullets he fired
INTO Jim, but it wasn't less'n six,
and then he put in half an hour
scoutin around to see if any more
was at hand"
'Then the joke was not a sue
,essf"
Not skassly, sah-not skassly.
got my $50, but Jim Burns is lyin
back thar, while the red whiskered
nan was so mad about the put up
ob that he driv' all the other pas
'engers out of the stage and made
EN- walk 10 miles. I'm a great
land fur a joke, sab, but l amt
okin no more-not with red whis-
zered men. They may be great
hands to brag, but they is also load
d fur bar. Atlanta Constitution.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
SOME ANCIENT HISTORY.
A SChOOlbOy'S Essay on Old
DiOnysiuS,

name Dionysius was mayor of {
town named Syracuse on the east
ern shore oftbe Mediterranean sea
Dionysius was a scrapper and
dead game sport. He organized (
base ball nine and beat all the
other teams in the neighborhood
Then he got in favor of expansion
and rugged up a fleet of 6 war ships
and struck out across the Mediter.
ranean to lick Carthage, a big
town on the other side run by a
Roman by the name of Caesar. Di-
onysius' boats were no good, not
half SO good as the Oregon or the
Olympus. They whipped the Car
thage crowd easy, and got back
home with big lot of gold and
other valuables. Dionysus then
call himself king and got gay One
day a couple of country boys
named Damon and Pythias came
to town to play ball in the kings
back lot. The country nine and
the town nine got into a row on
account of the unfair conduct of
the umpire, who was a sort of a
dude and didn't give the hayseeds
any show. Damon hung has robe
on the back fence and chased the
dude right into the presence of the
king. There were nine of the
kings wives in the room at
the time, and he was feeling
pretty foxy just then anyway,
so he got mad because Damon had
come into the house without any
clothes on; so he ordered the town
marshal to take him out to the
chopping block and cut his head
of. Damon begged to go home
and see his wife and baby first.
The king wouldn't hear to it till
Pythias came in and offered to
stay in his place till he could get
back. Dionysius agreed to it;
thea Damon jumped on his bron-
cho which was tied to the fence
and lit out home on a dead run.
1t was about eight miles and be
had to be back in four hours or
Pythias' head would have to come.
Damon's fathers hired man went
0ut and turned the horse loose and
run it off so that he couldn't get
back in time. Damon lit out afoot
and got back just as the axman
was splitting on his hands to chop
Pythias' neck.
The city marshal telephoned
he king what had happened, and
be hollered back to 'em to turn
he boys both loose.
Dionysius lived several years
liter the Damon and Pythias cpl
'ode and made friends with the |
boys. He got to writing for the
papers and became quite an au-
hor. One day he wrote a spring
)oem of twenty-seven verses and |
vas so pleased with the produc-
ion that he carried it down town
o the editor of the Daily Porcu-
'ine and asked TO have it printed.
The editor read five verses and
hen pulled out a secret drawer
nd got a 40 Colts that had been
oaded nine years and shot Diony:
ius through the left lung and he
led in an hour. They gave him
big funeral and carried the en-
ire program out as laid down in
be ritual.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
without Regard For Their Comfort.

Addlepate-There is one thing |
cawn't understand, dOnchernol
NOddlekins-What's thati
Addlepate-Why, when we stop TO
consideh-aw-how uncomfortable
il is in a crowd-why, aw-I cawn't
see why it is that there are always
more people in a crowd than there
are where there is no crowd Hart
ford COurant.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
st. Louis Cattle Market.

A year ago today on this market
in the Texas division Ed Lunday
OF Alton, 1. T., marketed 103 head
707 pound steers at s4.35, R. H
Brown, Calvert, Texas, marketed
40 head 1,173 pound steers al
$40 and Sam Allen of Houston
Texas, marketed 392 head 1,027
pound steers at s4.10.
W. H. Whiteman, Sapulpa, 1.
T., was on the market with a load
of cattle containing p head 1 ,044
pound steers sold at s4.30 to the
st. Louis Dressed Beef Co.
Last week in the quarantine
cattle division the receipts were
233 cars. Texas furnished 179,
cars, the Indian Territory 43 cars,
and Arkansas II cars.
On this market a year ago to-
day Texas and Indian Territory
steers 707 to LIZ pounds average
sold at $3.50 to $40.
W. NJ. Waggoner of Sapulpa, l.
T., marketed a few well rounded
1,04S pound steers bought by the
st. Louis Dressed Beef Co. at
$40.
Wettack & Miller of Catoosa,
l. T., were on the market with
nice load of 1,101 pound steers
bought by the st. Louis Dressed
Beef Co. at $3.50.
T. J. Jordan of Tulsa, l. T.,
marketed % steers, 652 pounds
average at s3.75.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

/ II opACuOlu lc cpIScoutdblOu VI al
the subordinate lodges in this
grand jurisdiction were present
the best of any meeting since the
organization of the Indian Terri
tory was effected. Following arr
the names of the officers and rep
resentatives present and answer
ing to roll call:
S. H. Davis, Grand Tribune.
W. H. Walker, G. c.
Frank Smith, G. V. c.
P. w. Malloy, P.
R. A. Hosey, G.. Nj. of E.
G.. H. Thomas, G. K. R. of S.
r. L. Conner, G. NJ. at A.
J. G. Redpath, G. 1. G.
Jno. P. Powers, G. o. G.
D. E. Ward, Sup. Rep.
H. c. POtterf, Sup. Rep.
Ben Reese, Past Grand Chan.
cellor.
Chas. Hokey, Past Grand Chan
cellor.
GRAND LODGE REPRESENTATIVES,.
J. R. Sheehan, Vinita.
W. w. Ross.
w. A. Wallace.
E. A. Lee, Wagner.
Jas. Wallander, Goodland.
Jerry McKenna, Poteau.
S. H. Davis, Davis.
H. Campbell, Tulsa.
n. D. Huff, Tulsa.
Alex Haas, Atoka.
J. NJ. London, Ardmore.
J. W. Hooker, Purcell.
W. A. McAlester, Lehigh.
E. A. Butt, Wynnewood.
John Sheehan, Chickasha.
]. c. Paxton, Duncan.
D. Mclaughlin, Coalgate.
John Santer, Lehigh.
J. R. Mcintosh, Chelsea.
E. P. White, Claremore.
]. D. Siebert, Marietta.
Joe Draughon, Davis.
o. H. Constant, Pauls Valley.
L. 7. Kinkead, Nowata.
A. K. Berry, Webbers Falls.
R. T. Chandler, South McAles-
ter.
ThOs. Crowder, Krebs.
R. r. Evans, Krebs.
]. w. Breedlove, Muldrow.
A. J. Bateman, Hartshorn.
c. G. Atkins, Cameron.
John K. Sherwood, Checotah.
E. G. Lloyd, Caddo.
o. S. Shannon, Durant.
Russell Virgins, Muskogee.
John F. Egan, Sspulpa.
Z. I. Moore, Alton.
Hubbard Ross, Ft. Gibson.
The proceedings of the two
lays session have been interesting
% the brotherhood, and the re-
ports show the order to be in a
hrifty condition in the territory. |
The adjournment took place last
hight.
Wednesday afternoon the an
lual election was held, resulting
IS follows:
Frank Smith, G. c.
R. R. Evans, 6. V.C.
Alex Haas, G. NJ. of E.
R. Lee Conner, G. K. R. d S.
J. j. Sheehan, q. NJ. A.
James Wallander, G. l. G..
E. w. Eby, G. o. G..
]. NJ. Lahay, S. Rep.
Next session of Grand lodge will
e held at Davis, l. T.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

The fisheries of the United KIM
dom are worth $50, 500, 600; those of
England alone, $21, 25O, 900.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

Politics in the Cherokee nation
is unusually quiet for political
year. Candidates are not running
over each other for the nomination
for chief on the Downing ticket,
and the Nationals nominated can
didates for chief and assistant
chief a year ago, yet there is no
enthusiasm anywhere. If there is
an issue raised it will doubtless be
the fullblood lined up against
allotment and a change of govern
ment on the one hand and the rest
of the voters of the tribe in favor
of an agreement that will once for
all settle the question of land title
and tribal existence. The indica-
tions now are that the old Nation
al and Downing party lines viii
not be drawn this year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

English coin was first made a legal
tender IN 1916. Before this rents
had been paid in produce.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

The townsite commissioners for
Muskogee are now all in town.
Benjamin Marshall, who has been
appointed on the part Of the Creek
nation, has received his commits
Asion, and arrived in town yester-
az. As soon as they can perfect
heir organization and arrange the
7ork, the town will be laid out,
and the lots will be appraised.
Then if you want TO see a town
grow, just watch Muskogee.-
Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

Frank Greer will soon start a
republican paper at South Nc
Alester. Greer is spreading out.
He OWLS the Daily Capital at
Guthrie, a republican paper, and
it is said that he also owns a con-
trolling interest in the Daily
Leader, the democratic paper at
Guthrie. The latter has the terri
torial printing in Oklahoma, under
a republican administration, which
is a good indication that Greer's
reported connection is true. he
also is reported to be the leader of
the lobby that controls legislation
in that territory. Now, Greer is
arranging to get foot hold in the
Indian Territory. 1t is one of the
recent legends in history, that
when the thrifty Greer struck
Guthrie, he Was a perambulating
printer.-Ft. Smith Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
ONE UMBRELLA IN TIE RAIN.

HE.
She snuggles close to me for fear
The rain may soil her pretty dress.
! 1wOnder II she knows how qlt-,.r
NY arm feels meath her soft cares
Oh, c1uld shelter her for aye
From times rude hand and endless G.. q
She nesting as she does today,
Happy with me all life 10 sharel
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
Ceremonions Father.

The father of the late Hon. Rob-
ert c. Winthrop was a conspicuous
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
10th Annual Territory Grand
Lodge Session.

The Grand lodge, knights of
Pythias, of the Indian Territory
met in the castle hall of Phial-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04
KILLED BY A HORSE.
Bob Collins, of BIuejacket,
the Victim.

A fatal accident took place at
Bluejacket yesterday morning,
Bob Collins, a young man OF per-
haps 20 or a little more, being the
victim. At ten o'clock, as the
people were assembling for Sun
day school, anumber of persons,
including Collins, congregated in
front Of the postoffice. A man
who was breaking probably five
dollar pony, to ride, had got that
far, where the animal "sulled on
him" Collins stepped up and
struck the beast a couple of times
with a stick, when it kicked him
above the heart. The young man,
with a smile on his face turned
partly round, and making a step
or two backwards and to one side,
fell dead. Collins parents live
south of Alton and his remains
were conveyed to that place this
morning for burial. The young
man has been farming on the
Henry Hill place, near Bluejacket,
for two years or so, and the neigh
bors have formed a very favorable
opinion of him, and greatly regret
the sad fate which befell him.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-04

The census bureau at Washing
ton has made the Indian Territory
a separate district from Oklahoma
for the purpose of next years
census.