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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
HOW he GOT A RIDE.
a Tramp's Unique and Original Way
of Cheating" n Railway
Company.

A travelling man says that while he
was buying a ticket for Chicago at a
station not far from the city he observed
the tramp in question standing near
him at the ticket window, listening to
the words that passed between him and
the ticket agent. His ticket cost $3.50.
After he had sat down in the waiting
room Of the depot the tramp came over
to him and said:
Are you going to Chicago?"
YES" was the reply.
well, 1 am going to Chicago, too.
Let me see your ticket?"
The travelling man handed him the
ticket. The tramp glanced over 1t.
"Yes," he said, that is just like mine.
Iwonder if that agent gave me the right
change. 1 gave him 500" Here he
turned the cardboard over, and wrote
the figures on the back of it. MY tick
ct should have cost me the same as
yours" (writing $3.50 and the other
figures under it), land 1 should have re-
ceived back $3.50" performing the
operation of subtraction). YES" he
continued, as he handed back ths tick
ct and turned away; Il guess that's all
right"
When the train started the travelling
man was in front coach and the tramp
in q rear one. In few minutes the con-
ductor came along.
Here" he said, addressing the tramp,
''where's your ticket?"
1--WE given it to you already" was the
response.
NO, you haven't, either. I haven't
seen you before"
"But tell you have given you my
ticket, and can identify it. When L
paid the agent did some figuring on
the back of 1t to see whether he had
given me the right change. If you find
among the tickets which you have taken
I'D one on the back of which $3.50 has
been subtracted from $50, that's mine"
Conductor shoves his hand into his
capacious pocket and draws forth a
bunch of tickets, the back of which he
carefully scrutinizes. Suddenly stops
and looks closely at me. 1t is the one
handed him by the travelling man.
well, guess this must be your tick
ct. at least here are the figures. guess
YOU were right about It."
A red tag is stuck in the hatband OF
the tramp who has discovered some
thing better than tie pass or box pas
sage.-Washington Star.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
The Dog Exnected Il

\ New York society dame, who is an
ardent upholder of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, owns
a little fox terrier of which she is eX-
ceedingly fond. a man who had called
on her the other day was admiring the
dog and asked its mistress how she,
with all her humane theories, could
have allowed the cruel dog fancier TO
cut off Snaps tail and ears to the fash
ionable degree of brevity. The dame
drew herself up and replied, with some
hauteur:
My dear sir, Snap expected it. Every
thoroughbred fox terrier expects 10
have his tail and ears shoTtened.' And
that humbled man went away saying TO
himself: That's the first time l ever
thought of 'noblesse oblige' as applying
TO fox terriers. ~. Y. Tribune.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
MALAYAN TRAITS.
Points of Character Seen In the Phil

Points of Character Seen In the Phtls
ippine Islanders.
The Malay race is impassive, re-
served and even bashful, so that, until
one knows the race better, one can
scarcely credit his blood-thirsty repu-
tation, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Malay is entirely undemonstrative
II he has any feelings Of surprise he
never shows them. Perhaps he expe-
riences none, no matter how wonderful
the sight which meets his gaze. He Is
slow and deliberate in speech, and
circumlocutory in introducing subject
to be discussed. Even the children and
women are timid, and scream at the
sight of a European, while in the pres
ence Of the men they are silent and
taciturn. Even when alone the Malay
neither talks nor sings, in this respect
differing much from the Papuan, who
has all the negro traits for chattering
and singing to himself for company.
Overpay a Malay for some trifie and
his countenance betrays no sign OF
emotion; a Papuan will be grave for
moment out of perfect astonishment at
the mistake made, and then burst into
peals of grinning laughter, While ne
bends in two, and finally rolls on the
ground in ecstasies of merrlmenI
The Malays. when in company IN
canoe. chant a plaintive, monotonous
song; at other times they are silent
The Malay is cautious of giving Of
fense to any one, and accordingly VIII
hesitate TO quarrel about money mat
ters, and rather abandon a just DEBT
due to him than run the risk OF teuo
with his equals. In his ordinary ne
he is as impassive as the typical Scot
and as fond of the nil admirari hne Oh
conduct as the American lnolan'
though. unlike him, the Malay does
not dissemble his feelings or play
part. He has really little, II any, ap-
preciation Of humor and does not un-
derstand a practical jest To al
breaches OF etiquette he is very sensl-
tive and equally jealous OF any inter
ference with his own or any one else
liberty. To such an extent does ne car
nv this idea that Malay servant WIZ
hesitate to waken another, even MS
own master, though told to do So Inc
higher classes are exceedingly poIte'
possessing all the repose and quiet dig
nifty Of the best-bred Europeans. There
is, however, another side 10 the char
acter of the Malay. He is reckless
cruel and careless of human life, pos
sesses but a poor intellect and mas
neither taste for knowledge nos any In
digenous civilization.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
AMERICANS FOND OF EGGS.
Per Capita Consumption of Hen Fruit
In This Country AbOut
100 Yearly.

An English statistician has estimated
that the use Of eggs in the United King
dom amounts to about ~ eggs per year
for each head of population. But, ac-
cording to available American statis-
tics, this would be altogether too low
an estimate for the consumption in
this country. When one begins TO fig
ure on probable egg production in the
United States startling figures are en-
countered. Considering that popula-
ton Of about 100000 people is served
with eggs from the receipts at New
York city, the consumption in this Vi
cinity would seem to be about 25o eggs
per year for each person. Probably this
is a greater average consumption than
would be found to prevail in the whole
country, but it would be reasonable to
estimate an average of $50 eggs for
each person In the United States
about three eggs per week each. This
would necessitate a production of say
10,500, 100000 eggs, about 26,000,OOO
cases, averaging 400 eggs each. When
It is considered that the receipts in
-NCN IOl n aAO4N aAt dDOuN I'll
of this amount, while the population
using the New York receipts is little
more than one-twentieth of the whole.
il would seem certain that the above
estimate is below, rather than above,
the fact.
II all these eggs were placed in a row
lengthwise they would form a solid
chain of eggs nearly 100000 miles long
long enough to encircle the earth
more than II times, or 10 reach 100, ,000
miles beyond the moon. Il they were
packed in cases of an average size and
these were piled on top of each other
in the usual way, they would make a
tower of egg cases over 5000 miles high,
or they would stretch 10000 miles if
the cases were placed end to end. If
the hens of the country average 105
eggs per year each this rate of produc-
ton would indicate a population Of
1OO,0OO,OOO hens, not to speak of roosters
and nonlaying chickens. At an average
price of 70 cents per dozen the egg crop
at this rate of calculation would repre-
sent a value of s1O5, 100000 per year
Chicago Chronicle
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
RaiIroaders Rnd Gnessers.

4 bunch of railroad men stand.
ing outside the Hammond Build
ing were making guesses at what
the load of wire cages halted by
the driver at the curb were intend
ed for.
Some kind of a lobster poi"
said a Hooking Valley man.
'Locks more like a bird trap"
remarked an Ohio Central agent.
Rats" guessed a G.. II. & d.
man.
Seems TO me they're coon
catchers," hszarded a chap from
the No thwestern.
"NVhat are those thipgs fOr?"
they as ;ed in chorus of the driver
when be showed up.
''Waste paper baskets for the
parks he answered.
The railroad bunch broke up.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
A ytory Of Anthony Hope.

When Dir. Anthony Hope Hawkins
visited America in 1897 he had to go
through much interviewing. On one
occasion about twenty reporters gath
cred arc md him in his managers ot1ce
near Union Square, in New York. The
novelist, shy. reticent and almost bash
fui. sat at the center table, while tie
newsmen stood around him, and tie
spokesman asked him all manner Of
questions. first of all. of course, how he
llKed America. AS Mr.. Hawkins hau
only been in America four brief hours,
he was unable to express any opinion
of value upon the subject. Then came
i'm quick succession inquiries as to 9th.
er authors and their relative merits
Probably the question which was the
hardest to answer was an important
one. propounded by a self-authorized
interrogation. II was: 'Mr. Hawkins,
what in your opinion is your greatest
work." 1t never has been written,
sir" was the reply of the Engiishman.
And then deep silence fell upon the
x-oup.-M A. p
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
Tn and Dovn stair, with Ease.

There is no evil that is not a per-
verted good,' writes Edward B. War
man in the November Ladies' Home
Journal so the stairs may prove a
blessing instead of a detriment, if
women will learn how to go up and
down them without fatigue. The ma
jority of persons, especially women,
climb the stairs. To avoid the diff
Guilty and reap the benefits, do this
Incline the body forward. but do not
bend at the waist line. Do not stoop
Keep the chest raised ami fixed. As
cend as it were from the chest, and no
matter what may be your weight your
touch of the foot on the step will be as
light as that of a child. Touch only
the ball of the foot to the step. Close
the mouth and keep it closed when
ascending the stairs and until the
breathing is quite normal. Every in
halation should be felt at the waist
line. In going down stairs keep the
body perfectly erect; touch only the
ball Of the foot to the step, yielding at
the knee"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
cor A COMPLIMENTARY PASS.
But the Seeker for Free transportation
Was Not Pleased.

Was Not Pleased.
The manager Of one of the street
railway lines in this city found in his
morning mail the other day a commu-
nication from an individual who had
been indefatigable in his efforts to get
on the complimentary list of the COM
pany. The man had money, stocks and
bonds and houses and lots in plenty,
but they offered him little considera-
tion. The canker at his heart was
his inability to get a passbook. Every
time he paid a nickel for a ride it left
him dispirited for an hour. He would
have lost a lawsuit any day rather
than have failed ultimately to wheedle
a book out of the street railway COM
pany. His opportunity appeared to
have come at last, for he rendered
some slight personal favor to the COM
pany. Instanter he dictated a letter
impressing the fact upon the general
managers mind and beseeching him
for "a pass" The manager smiled
grimly when he read the request.
Twenty-four hours later the prominent
citizen vas delighted to note that his
mail contained an envelope bearing the
mark of the street railway company.
He eagerly tore it open and read re-
ply composed something as follows:
MY Dear Sir: Your inestimable
services to the company which have
the honor to represent in an official
capacity have not escaped notice. In
fact, We have been embarrassed in
some degree to discover a form of rec
ognition proportionate to their value.
Your letter suggested payment we are
glad to adopt, and 1 take great pleas
ure therefore in inclosing the pass
you request. It is good when presented
on all our lines. We have given all
our conductors orders to accept II at
all hours of the day or night, without
requiring Identification of the bearer.
Ordinarily our transportation is nom
transferable, but an exception has
been made In your case. 1t is good
when rendered by yourself, or any
member of your family or any of your
friends or acQuaintances. Again thank
ing you for your unselfish interest in
our success, 1 beg leave to remain,
etc"
The prominent citizen found the
pass" in the letter all right enough,
but it was not OF the variety he was
seeking. 1t was nothing more or less
than a common, ordinary, everyday O.
cent piece. somewhat worn and sadly
IN need Of cleaning. He has almost de-
cided that his chances for free trans
rortstioa are nil,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
TURKISH WEDDING.
The Ceremony Occurs at Night and oc-
cupies -Four Hours.

cupies Four Hours.
A wedding day is always an inter-
esting event, even to those who are not
directly concerned in it. Whereas the
ceremony of tying the knot" only
takes a few minutes in Christian coun.
tries. It lasts in Cairo from ? o'clock
in the evening until II, and is like en-
acting a chapter in the Arabian
Nights" With difficulty We made our
way to the gaze Of the large garden
in front of the pssha's palace, the en-
tire facade Of which was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and within which the we'd
ding ceremony was about to take place.
The ladies were Immediately taken
away from Us and conducted to the
harem, our men being shown into a
room beside another reserved for the
natives-men everywhere, but not a
woman. After while We were invited
into the large dining hall, where we
were rejoined by the ladies, but only
the ladies of our own party, and all
sat down to dinner. And such din
neri l cannot give the menu. What
took place in the harem is best told by
one of the ladies. She said: Il was
ushered through a long. narrow stone
passage, lighted by torches held by ne
groes, and suddenly found myself in a
large room, the harem, brilliantly
lighted by electricity, with a number OF
beautiful women, with penciled eye
b-ou-s and rad-cfained finger nails
lightly clad and unveiled, sitting on
richly covered divans. Their costumes
were Of costly fabrics, and they were
covered with diamonds and pearls. In
the middle OF the room was a bower of
roses for the bride, and on all sides
were rare Oriental carpets and en-
broideries. After waiting an hour in
the harem the bride appeared, walked
TO the bower and sat down in it. After
another long wait the bridegroom
came. He went directly to the bower,
raised the veil of the bride, who was
beautiful and whom he saw for the
first time. placed a magnificent dia-
mond necklace over her head and led
her away. After this ceremony a pro-
cession formed in the garden and
marched around It to the sound Of mu-
Eic. Then the bridegroom's best man
came out and made a speech on his be-
half, which was replied to by one
chosen for the purpose. After this the
crowd bCSan to disperse, and all was
oyer."-Paris Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
Value Male Birds Most.

In the canary-breeding establish
ments of Germany only the male birds
are valued, for the females never sing.
The method of training the birds to
sing is to put them in a room where
there is an automatic whistle, which
they all strive to initiate. The breeder
listens to the efforts of the birds and
picks out the most apt pupils, which
are then placed in another room for fur
ther instruction. These are the best
singers and ultimately fetch high
prices. The less gifted birds are sorted
into second and third quality and are
sold, while ose which show no vocal
powers are destroyed-Chicago Chron-
icle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
How a nabv Prince Conquered.

The birth OF 4 son TO the duchess OF
costa. il is said, was great shock to
:=e princess of Naples, which has in
creased her very natural grief at her
own chldlessness. Prince Amadeo
,who by virtue of this childlessness is
now in succession to the throne) is a
small, fair-haired baby of about year,
with more than the ordinary amount of
babyish winning ways. One day the
princess met the little chap in corTi-
dor in his nurses arms. She would
have avoided him, as usual, but as she
passed with averted head he suddenly
held out his fat. dimpled arms, and on
the impulse of the moment she took
him from the nurse. while her eyes
Killed with tears. The little fellow laid
ais lips on each OF her lids, stroking
=er cheeks with both hands. She gave
sob, and has ever since been his
most devoted slave.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
WITH SILVER DOLLAR ANDT OK
How Circus Bill Was Made to Hang
Suspended from a Ceiling.

How Circus Bill Was Made to Hang
Suspended from a Ceiling.
''Of course we used to put up small
bills wherever they'd catch the eye"
said a bill poster who Travelled with a
circus making one-day stands, 'and
one thing We used to do that always
pleased folks was to hang a bill from a
ceiling. You had to have a wooden
ceiling, to start with, and then all you
wanted, besides the bills, was a tack
and a silver dollar. 1t took practice to
do it, but when you'd got the knack II
was very simple and easy. You attached
two bills together, one at the foot OF
the other so that it would hang down
when the first one was attached to the
ceiling. Then you folded the bills up,
with a tack thrust point upward
through the top of the bill, with a sill
yer dollar under it, up against the head
and between it and the other folds of
paper under it. Then, sometime when
the room was full of people-this
might be a hotel office or perhaps a
barroom-you tossed the bills up, and
there was weight enough in the dollar
to drive the tack into the ceiling far
enough to hold. Then the weight Of
the paper itself and of the dollar would
open the bills out, and the coin would
drop and you catch it as it fell. The
bills would be seen, fastened up there
somehow, most of the people wouldn't
know how, and opening out with the
lower bill hanging so you could read it.
This was not the greatest thing in bill
posting ever was, but, as l said before,
Il always pleased folks"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
THE ASSASSIN OF THEEMPREss
LuchenI suBdued and Penitsnt in His
Swiss Prison.

SWISS
The United States consul at Geneva,
Mr.. B. H. Ridgley, communicates to
the Strand for September the story of
Lucheni, his crime and his subsequent
life in Jail. He is, We are told, in
carcerated in the Eveche or bishopry,
close by Calvin's great church. OF his
accommodation the writer says: 1t
is a neat and clean cell. much larger
and better ventilated ttsn any cell
ever remember to have seen in an
American penitentiary. The convict
has a good, clean bed. with q straw
mattress; he has a small table and 4
chair. He is comfortably clad. not ip
convict stripes, but in sood wooden
garments, and is, in short living 1 nder
better conditions of cieanliI e.,s and
wholesomeness than he ever knew be-
fore in his life" The writer b self
has seen the convict recently. This is
his report: 4 found that Lucheni had
changed considerably since the day OF
his condemnation. His mustache was
gone, and his face looked sleek and
white and fat The 1.-THE figure had
also grown much stouter; he still wore
the gum-elastic smile, but the air OF
bravadO was missing. His eyes were
dOwncast; his mien humble. 1t was
easy to see that the spirit Of the an
archist was broken. He feels the soli-
tary confinement terribly. II is par
ticularly hard to the verbose Lucheni.
He sees before him a lie absolutely
without hope; the cease3ess babbler is
reduced TO everlasting silence; the
preacher of the bad cause is without a
public" Within six weeks of entrance
he admitted to the priest that three
hours after committing his awful crime
he repented of it." The authorities
it sounds somewhat cynical-are hop
ing to turn his penitence to good ac-
count. He mas already confessed that
he has acOmplices. ard they hope to
have most important revelations before
long The writer at once draws the
moral which opponents of capital pun
ishment all the world over will be
quick to repeat: Thus, after all. per-
haps it is fortunate that capital pun
ishment is not inflicted in Geneva:
otherwise LUcheni, with the bravado
Of his kind, would have gone under
The guillotine in the conventional way,
crying, 'Vive TAnarChie" and his
brethren would have been spared the
demoralizing spectacle of The most
reckless and vicious and audacious OF
their lot turned into a trembling jail
bird, singing gospel hymns and weep,
ing tears Of repentance"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
VELOCITY OF FALLING.
In Vacuum All Fail Alike, Not So il
the Atmosphere.


the Atmosphere.
The old-time query as to which OF
the two. a pound Of lead or a pound Of
feathers, dropped from the same
height at the same time, would first
reach the ground, seems ever new.
Someone propounded it to the wise
man of the Scientific American recent
", using instead of lead and feathers
an ounce and ton of iron. And this
is how the wise man responded: This
matter was put to the test of expert
ment by Galileo at the Leaning Tower
of Pisa in the seventeenth century,
with two balls Of lead, weighing one
and ten pounds respectively. The fol-
lowers Of Aristotle had taught for cen
turies that the balls would fall in pro-
portion to their weights, the heavier
one falling the faster. Calico point
ed out the fact that the lighter one
would reach the ground first, because
the air would resist the fall of that OF
the larger one more than it would that
of the smaller. He had previously
demonstrated the law OF falling bodies
that the velocity under the action of
gravity is independent Of the mass Of
the body. Experiment confirmed his
position. The small ball reached the
earth first. In a vacuum all bodies
fall with the same velocity through
any distance. As a practical state
ment. it may be taken as true that
small dense bodies will conform to the
theoretical laws, falling any distance
less than 200 feet, in the atmosphere.
But with an ounce and a ton there
would be a perceptible difference. The
ounce ball would fall the faster. Facts
like this are nowadays demonstrated
by even elementary students in almost
every class in physics in the country" ."
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
wedding supper in Cairo.

After a Mohammedan wedding the
bridegroom sees the face Of his un-
known bride FOR the first time in her
apartment. AS he enters the bride sa-
lutes him by kissing his hand. Her
head is covered by a veil, which he re-
moves. at the same time presenting
Jewels to her which are termed the
price of the uncovering Of the face"
He then spreads the veil on the floor
and kneels on it while he says a pray
er. tie bride in the meantime stand
ing on its edge behind him. At the
close Of the prayer they seat them
selves on a divan. and an old attend
ant shows them in a mirror the re-
Election o. their united faces. Supper
is eaten by the happy pair alone, but
not until the bride, after every de-
vice known to the bridegroom is used.
can be induced to speak. Once she ut
ters a wori be claps his hands and sup
per is brought to them. Meat is not
used at this meal because Of a belief
that it would lead to future bicker-
ings between them. Eggs, sweets and
fruits are served.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28
Not Contagious.

The "reminiscences and recC!lections
Of w. G. Grace. the veteran English
cricketer, contain al least ore good
story-a joke made by Tom Emmett.
a famous bowler. One Saturday after
noon Emmett was bowling for his club.
but the fielders dropped catch after
catch with such systematic persistence
that he lost his temper. threw the ball
on the ground, and said: I'm not go
ing to bowl any more. There's an cpl
demic on this ground. but thank
heaven. it amt catchin'!"