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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
PRESIDENT KRUGER.

since the retrocession of the territory
of the republic by Great Britain to its
own government. By his people he is
spoken of as the Lion of Rustenburg.
The personal habits of President
Kruger are extremely simple. He never
takes strong dring himself, but has said
that he believed God gave man strong
drink to use, and that there is no harm
in its moderate use. Although fairly
wealthy he lives the ordinary life of @
well-to-do Afrikander, indulging nei.
ther in ostentation nor festivities
To poor burghers he has lent money
without any security, knowing, as he
said, that they were honorable men,
In character Dom Paul is stiff-nesked-
obstinate some say-and full of hardi.
hood. This quality he has displayed on
many occasions.
While still a youth his gun, which he
had overloaded in order to make sure
of rhinoceros he was hunting, burst
and shattered the top of his left thumb
Before he could get assistance the
wound began fostering, for he was faI
ened modification. He thereupon am
putated the thumb at the first john
with a pocketknife, but, finding the
first operation insufficient, he cut of
the second joint, after which the hand
healed. AS his biographer says: 1.-The
man who could do this is not the man tc
be easily frightened" Many stories are
J.; Of N.-iI
and endurance, of racing contests with
Kaflirs lasting whole day, and his per.
senal strength in struggles with ami.
mails.
AS to his place in history, Mr.. Var
Oordt says, Paul Kruger has been com.
pared with Washington, with Lincoln
and even with Ulysses and Blucher
and many other illhstrious historical
personages. 1t sounds well, says the
state historian, but the fact remaiHs
that he can be compared with no one.
The circumstances of his bringing up,
those in which he has gained his in.
fuence and ruled over his people for 1e
years, have been so exceptional that
Paul Kruger can be compared with ne
OJDPT historical cndTacIeT. 10 the
Dutch of South Africa he is simply Paul
Kruger, man of themselves, born into
their troubles and tribulations, who has
contributed to their triumphs, and is
now, in his last years, steering then
through new dangers.
Mr.. Van Oordt, IN concluding his
sketch, thus apostrophizes him:
"All peaceful lies the Lion of Rusten.
burg, his eye fixed on God, his paw upon
the flag of independence. You mark ne
signs of attack; only the Lion takes
watchful protecting grasp. But, take
care! At the first approach of danger
he erects his name and rises up. And
woe! woe to him, however mighty he
be, who dares touch the flag of Trans.
vaal independence. The Lion then will
fight; he will defend himself to the
last drop of his blood; and if he must
fall dying and conquered, then shall II
be enwrapped in the yreiklem, which
shall make the shroud of Stephanuf
Johannes PalG Kruger
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
CHAPTER XIi.-CoNTINUED.

Above this fort was communication
by steep path with a still more com
plete defense, good walls and bastions
being here, and finally was the sharp,
sudden rise of tie great rock itself.
AT this point we could not but wonder
at the desperate valor of Brodely's
men, for from here to the summit the
only regular ascent was by flight of
narrow, roek-hewn stairs, and the
chance for placing scaling ladders was
of the worst and riskiest. Yet up here
they had won their way, and the frag-
ments of some of the ladders, and
more than that-a stain of blood here
and there still remained as witnesses
to It'll
At the top of the stairs was large,
square building that we afterward
found was designed to hold military
stores, and from here a straight walk
led to a narrow, deep chasm, the castle
itself lying on the other side. There
had been bridge here, but the Span
iards, in their final defense, had de-
stroyed it, and in it's place was now a
rude affair of planks partly supported
by guys. On the other side was a kind
of barbican, and then the wall of the
castle proper. The structure was of
no great size, rising merely in small
tower or keep, aud thence stretching
out in two short, low wings. BY this
time the sun WAS pouring down fierce
ly, and, as we had explored the great
er part of the place, we concluded to
seek a more comfortable spot, and ac-
cordingly descended the hill again
The excursion had afforded US much
pleasure, besides letting us into the
knowledge of things that it was profit
able for us to know. More than all,
perhaps, it gave us the assurance of
the desperate and seemingly resistless
valor of our present comrades.
1t was not long after we had re-
turned to the botSom of the hill that
we met five or six of the garrison, and
with them sturdy mddle-aged man,
who turned out to be the hero of the
late battle, Capt. Brodely. He was
busy just then in giving some orders
about the Strengthening of the breast
works. and we merely got a short nod
from him in exchange for our salute,
though this proved to be but the begin
ming of our acquaintance. I can now
compass the events of two weeks or
more into very brief space. My com
panions and passed most of the time
ashore, and though we did not seem
to slight our shipmates, took care to
have as little of their rough and unac-
ceptable company as possible.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
His Ship His Sweetheart.

The word ship" is masculine in
French, Italian, Spanish and Portu-
guese, and possesses no sex in Teutonic
and Scandinavian. Perhaps it would
not be an error to trace the custom back
to the Greeks, who called all ships by
feminine names, probably out of defer
ence to Athens, goddess of the sea.
But the sailor assigns no such rea-
sons. The ship is to him a veritable
sweetheart. She possesses a waist, col
lars, stays, laces, bonnets, ties, ribbons,
chains, watches and dozens of other
feminine valuables.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20

Little fve-year-old Clara's papa had
been away on q protracted business
trip, and her mamma was putting
things in order and making sundry
pre- parations for his return. Clara
watched her closely for awhile and
then observed:
Mamma, you make as much fuss as
old Mr.. Prodigal."
What do you mean, dear?" asked
her mother. Il never heard of Mr..
Prodigal."
"Oh, yes, you did, mamma" was the
reply. Don't you know the Bible tells
about what a fuss he made when his
son came back ?"-Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
MORNING..

The mocking-birds are singing.
The golden sun is fiinging
dis beams of light across the flelds-an-
other day begun.
The bees are feeling lazy,
A little meadow daisy
Lifts up its tiny head to catch the first kiss
OF the sun.
The cock Is Growing loudly
And lifts his head so proudly
To let the farmer know it's time his labors
to begin;
The fields of wheat are cleaning
Where the suns first rays are beaming,
And Mother Nature seems to smile a well
come to all men.
L'ENvOI
Oh. Life. with all thy heartaches. thy gold
en- hopes and fears.
Thy rugged path that leads at last from
out this role of years,
Where many hearts grow sad and break,
and just a few stay warm
oh. would that thou couldst always be like
morning on the farm!
Phil H. Armstrong. in Atlanta Constitu-
ton,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
CHAPTER XIII.

OF THE OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
We were speedily in order, and every
captain went to the head of his COM
pany. Morgan looked in a satisfied way
along the lines and drew his sword.
At that moment he seemed to have lost
little color, but his bearing was bold
and steady. He pointed toward the hill,
and with the loud word ''Forward!"
led us into the road.
1t seemed but moment before we
were over the rise and marching down
into the little plain. There, to the no
small stirring of my pulse, were drawn
up the Spanish forces.
l thought there must be 1000 of
them. The greater part were foot, but
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20
Very Unusual.

Remarkable man, that" said Mr..
Blykins under his breath. Il never met
anybody quite like him."
Hes quite ordinary in appearance
and conversation"
"Ycs. But he was beat at game OF
billiards without saying a word about
how well he used to play before he got
out of practice. e."-Washington Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-20

"There's a man, sir, in whose pres.
ence l have know princes of royal
blood to turn pale and tremble."
"Why, who is he?"
Hes a pigsticker at the stock
yards. Chicago Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09

under this act, that county clerks
are entitled to receive Tor like SER
vices and shall remain the same as
compensation Tor his services un-
der this act; wherever the words
general assembly" occur there
shall be substituted therefor the
words congress of the United
States;" and wherever the words
"vest in the state" occur there
shall be substituted therefor the
words "vest in the United States. :"
Sec, 3. That the United States
courts in Indian Territory shall
have and exercise in reference to
all corporations created under this
act, the same powers and jurisdic-
tion as may be exercised in the
state of Arkansas by the courts
over corporations created therein
under the provisions of any law in
force in that state relating to cor
porations.
The interior department will
proceed Immediately in the Chero-
kee and Creek nations to, put into
force the Curtis law. The ap-
praisers will all be appointed
within the next two weeks and
work will be commenced as soon
as regulations can be prepared by
the department officials.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw
townsite appraisers will commence
work as soon as the necessary
regulations are prepared for their
guidance.
The comptroller of the treasury
has sustained his former decision
in regard to the illegality ofthe
Cherokee warrants issued by the
tribe since the passage of the Cur
tbs law Under this decision all
warrants issued by the tribe since
the first day of July last are in
valid. WEBSTER BALLINGER.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09

as it now stands is probably against
making treaty, but the said con-
vention could arrange to make the
adoption of treaty an issue in
the coming August election which
no doubt would give the treaty
faction the power in the next Cher
okee national council.
A new commission on the part
of the Cherokees might eliminate
the objectionable features Of the
treaty that has just been defeated
and might be able to get other val
liable concessions from the CON-
mission ON the part of the United
States.
1t will be necessary, before title
can pass TO the individual citizen
to have further legislation on the
part Of the United States govern
ment, or else make new treaty ,as
the title is in the tribe.
Therefore we would suggest that
if this meets with the approval of
the principal chief that he call a
convention at an early day to con-
slider these all important ques.
tions. Yours respectfully,
C. O. FRYE.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
TREATY AND ANTI-TREATY
Campaign to be Fought Out
On That Issue.
sALLIsAw. 1. T., March 6. 1899.

SALLIsAw, l. T., March g. 1899.
To the citizens OF the Cherokee
Nation:
The congress of the United States
having defeated the Dawes-Chero.
kee treaty for reasons best known
to themselves, and from outside re-
ports we learn that the most objec-
tlonable clause was that which
provided for separate statehood
for Oklahoma, this treaty was
adopted by our people by major
ity of 2105 votes which shows the
sentiment Of our people, the Cher
okee people, it seems to me, ought
to have some voice in the settle
ment of their own affairs. By the
Curtis law we have not this right.
The Curtis law only gives the
right OF occupancy, with no pro-
vision to give final title, and this
to only eighty acres, which is not
an equal and equitable division of
the lands Of the tribe.
BY the terms of the treaty we
were to receive an equal and just
division of all the lands and mon
eys of the tribe. 1t also provided
for title to allotments and town
lots, which is. what a majority of
the citizens of the nation want;
therefore | suggest that a general
convention Of the citizens of the
Cherokee natien be held in the
nssr future to adopt some measure
BY which we may have some voice
IN TIE settling Of our own affairs.
We night also take some steps to
get tae secretary Of tho interior TO
stay the operation of the Curtis
lay until q new treaty be made or
qffil Home other moro squitabls
lei b. passes By congress.
h9 Qbefokee kAIi1n6l c6unc''
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
IS NOW SEC'Y OF STATE.
The incorporation Bill Has
( Become a Law.
South sIcAIester Capital.


South McAlester Capital.
Washington, D. c., March T.
The last session of the fifty-6ftf
congress was not of any great mo
ment to Indian Territory in partic
ulaf. 1t refused to consider thu
Creek and Cherokee treaties; il
failed to pass any bill of genera
Importance to the territory aside
from a bill authorizing tie incor.
poration of corporations and the
annual appropriation bills.
The Corporation bill which be.
came alaw'i is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in con.
gress assembled, that section nine
hundred and sixty, and the sue
ceediDg sections down to and in.
cluding section one thousand and
thirty-hve, of the laws OF Arkan.
sas, as published in 1884 in the
volume known as Mansfeld's Di-
gest of the statutes of Arkansas.
be, and the same are hereby. ex.
tended ove- and put in force as far
as they MAJ be applicable and not
In conflict with any law of con-
gress applicable to said territory
heretofore passed.
Sec. 2. That wherever in said
section tht word county" occurs
there shall be substituted therefor
the words judicial district"
whertver the words estate or state
of Arkansas" occur there shall be
substituted therefor the words SIN
dial Territory" wherever the
wohs Secretary OF State'' occur
there shall be substituted therefor
the words "clerk of the United
Staes court of appeals for the In
dim Territory; and said clerk shall
be entitled TO the same fees and
Compensation for his services un-
DIR this act; wherever the words
clerk of the county" occur there
s1all be substituted therefor the
Words ''clerk of the judicial dis
trictn and SAID clerk shall be enti.
led to the same fees and compen-
sation for his services rendered
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
Notice to Creek citizens.


The Dawes commission has is
sued the following notice to Greek
citizens:
"Notice is given that on the first
day of April, 1899, at the town Of
Muskogee, in the Creek nation,
Indian Territory, the commission
to the FIVE civilized tribes will
open an Office at which citizens of
the Greek nation and Creek freed
men, whose rights to citizenship
is unquestioned, may each select
160 acres of land from the Creek
domain, as provided by the rules
and regulations made by the sec
retary of the interior on October
the seventh, 1898. "-Muskogee
Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
PEOPLES
DRUG
STORE

beyond competitions
y reach. If we put up
ten or a dozen pre-
scriptions. a day we
y should have to use
@ the cheapest drugs
and make so cents or
- a dollar on each. AS
q our daily output is
many times thisnum-
- Der the profit neces-
e saryis proportionate-
ly reduced. Will
- you avail yourself Of
the advantages at
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
10 Cure 4 Cold in One Day

Take laxative bromo Qninine tab
lets. An druggists refund money III
trails to cure, z5c The genuine has
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-09
DRUG STORE
So
TALK

Modern VS.. antiquat-
ted methods in the
manner of conduct
ing the drug business
have placed the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

WHEN such men as Michael Doran,
p. Is. Winston, A. II. Ankeny and all
of that class drop away from the Dem
ocratic party as it now EXISTS, it is an
indication that there is going to be
trouble in the air for the reform forces
when they face the people upon the
issues of 1900 We have had sufficient
tests in the various states in which
elections have been held to show us
that the people are with the admins
tration upon the question of expansion,
and when it comes to a test in Mime
sofa, the same result will be recorded.
There was time when it might have
been doubtful whether man could be
found to defeat John Lind, but as mat
tiers stand to-day and as they are de-
veloping it looks as though the Repub-
lican candidate, whoever he is, will be
elected. All that is required is har-
mony among the various factions of
the party and it looks now as though
that would be secured. The prospects
could not be brighter for Republican
success in 1900, especially if L. H.
Collins heads the State ticket.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

ton OF trade, an army Of tramps on
every thoroughfare, q general crash in
the country's financial institutions,
There is no need Of any resolutions
whatever in the platform 80 long as
Bryan is to stand on it as q presiden-
,tial candidate, Those who, want what
he stands for, as above outlined, will
vote for him. Those who want to see
the present prosperous conditions con
tinued, the flag kept ahoat, and Uncle
Sam marching as drum major before a
band of forty-five states, to whose
music the world must Keep step--these
will vote for r, William Mckinley
St. Pdul Pioneer Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

ENGLAND has met with unexpected
resistance at the hands of the little
Boer republic. 1t was naturally sup
posed from her former experience that
Eng land would have made better pre-
parations before going into South
Africa. She should have known that
the Beers were a nation of fighters,
and that they were not only we'll
equipped, but we'll prepared to use
their equipment. Considering the
strength of the Boer forces, the casual
ties among the English troops have
been amazing. and there is not as much
prospect of an early termination of the
war as the friends Of peace might
hope. England may win, but she will
pay dearly for the victory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

IT has been claimed thata process has
been invented by which the great beds
of ignite coal in sNorth5Dakota can be
made available for heating and manu-
featuring purposes. Let all the world
hope and pray that this be true.
These great "discoveries" are often
only dream, and the visionary scheme
of some impractical promoter. In this
case, however, if these coal beds could
be made available for the purposes
named, it would be the greatest set
back to the coal trusts that could be
found. 1t seems impossible to regulate
this trust by law; possibly nature has
provided a remedy in the bowels of the
North Dakota earth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

THERE will naturally be good deal
of comment upon the selection of Col.
Reeve as warden of the state prison.
not only beca use of Co.. Reeves record
in the Philippine ''war," but because
of well-defned recollection upon the
part of the public that Gov. Lind gave
u very hearty Endorsement of the ad-
ministration of Warden Wolfer and
the Investigation" set on foot by
Public Examiner Pope, if it results in
anything, will be something of a re-
Election upon the good Judgment of the
governor in his Endorsement of the
former warden. The governor seems
to be in hard luck. His subordinates
seem to be giving him the worst Of it.
He appoints Pope and Pope turns out
bad. He indorses Clausen and then
fires him He indorses Wolfer, then
Pope turns around and saws that
Wolfer was a bad one. Oh, we'll, its
none Of our. fight, anyhow. E.. s'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

PERHAPS the best and most concise
explanation of the cause of the pros
perity which we are now enjoying*is
given by the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chronicle says: THE great blum
der made by Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic party in 1898 was in trying to
maintain the gold standard while
throwing wide open the trade doors of
the American Union to foreigners.
The consequences asserted themselves
almost instantaueously. AS the for
eign goods poured into the country
gold flowed out, and in short time we
we're suffering all the ills which mani
fest themselves whenever apprehen-
sion concerning the sufficiency of the
supply of basic money exists. This
state of affairs continued until after
the election of Mckinley gave the
country assurance that the tariff would
be so adjusted that the wants of the
country would be satisfied with the
products of American workshops. The
easing up was at once noticeable, but
the full effect of the benefit was not ex-
perienced until exports largely ex-
ceeded imports. Then a sense of Sc
curity took the place of distrust, and
the people ceased to concern them
selves about the gold question. This
state of mind will continue so long as
the Republican party is true to it's
traditions and adheres steadfastlv to
protection, the great trade regulator.
AS long as we impose our tariffs Judi
ciously we need not fear an adverse
trade balance, and while it is in our
favor there will always be plenty of
gold in the country to meet all cur
rency requirements. The lesson of the
situation ought to impress itself on our
Legislators. 1t is a very simple one.
1t is: Stick to protection and favorable
trade balances and the money question
will tai Ike care of ITSELF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07
CONGRESS has convened and now the

COMPRESS has convened and now the
country will look for the tional
flow of oratory. the usual combinations
OF politicians, and the exciting strug-
giles over petty patronage. There is
serious business before this congress,
and it has the opportunity of making
a record which will make the Republic
can party invincible in 1900. 1t has
not such wide margin of a majority
as to make it safe to indulge in the
unseemly wrangles that have disgraced
former sessions when the majority was
so large that it felt safe in indulging
in horse play.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07
:,>,ahr EDITORS ,s1,
Ga Paragraphs
4 81, Collected: at Our
Exchange ~.
1857. Table.
THE ISSUE FOUND,


|. Republicans might as well own up,
ce1the Nebraska election, that the
democracy has at last found an ISSUE
on which to appeal@to the country in
l9oo. That issue is William J. Bryan.
The oratory of the party may be de,
voted as Chairman Jones suggests, in
one section OF the country to glorify:.
ing the l67to-1 dogma; in another to
apotneosizing Aguinaldo; in another
to denunciation of trusts. But. in all
Bryan will be the real issue. Ameri-
cans all know what Bryan stands for
q 5O-cent dollar, a flag hauled down, a
general closing Of factories, a stapna.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

THOMAS B. REED, for several terms
speaker of the house of representa-
tives, has left an indelible imprint of
his character on, that body. His rules
by which he handled that ,unwieldly
body have been adopted by the new
house and having been once before en-
lorsed, that time by a Democratic
majority. they may now be looked
upon as permanent feature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07
WILL JAR pHE BOODLERS.

The Question of endorsing Senator
Nelson, by the next Republican state
convention, is being discussed by the
state Press. The Neeos votes aye
There is no reason why it should not
be done and very many there are in
favor of such action. One is that if
any boodlers are elected to the legisla-
ture it makes their role. difficult
FuiyN1Ont Ne,vs. -. '..r p.