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QUEER CASES or VESSELS
THhT VANISH.

II seems passing strange considering
the enormous amount of ocean traffic
carried on nowadays. that IL should be
possible for a vessel 10 put out 10 sea In
fit condition only 20 vanish from the face
Of the waters and leave no indication OK
its fate. True. there are hundreds OF un-
identified derencts floating about the seas.
ana some of them may be the vessels
which have so mystcriOusly vanished.
IL is appalling 90 think OF such mys-
teries as the fates of these vessels. which.
setting sail with hundreds of passengers
TO whom the voyage perhaps promises
happiness, wealth and an the joys of life.
never reach their destination ana are
never again heard of.
Take the ease of the Burvie Castle Is
a striking example She vanished. not
in midocean. but between the ports OF
London aud Plymouth. Into the iatter
port she put on her way TO Australia.
But she never reached Plymouth. and not
a living soul knows how or where she
vanished. II IL most extraordinary that
she should have been lost 80 near 20 land
without so much as spar being washed
ashore 10 tell OF her fearful fate.
Equally mysterious Is the case of the
Atalanta This famous training vessel
was stationed of Bermuda with more than
25O souls aboard. Early IN ISS0 sne set
sail for "A short cruise and from that day
To this she has never been heard OF.
A very considerable percentage Of the
vessels which disappeared forever IN this
mysterious manner were running between
England and America at the time liz
might ne thought that the terrific seas OF
the vast Atlantic We're respOnsiblc. hut IL
has been proved that many vessels were
lost when the ocean was almost az dead
I calm.
A large sailing ship left New Orleans
some years ago for London. Thrice she
was SPOKEN and reported all we'll. aud
she was facing exquisite weather and A
smooth sea at the third time Yet IL
/ Is known she was lost with all hands
within twenty-fOur hours. and 60 this day
no trace OF her has been discovered
In the early part OF lS92 "A nve-m mast
| bark, the Maria, a newly constructed
! vessel, and at that time the third lars-
\ est IN the mercantile marine. set sail in
I beautiful weather from one of the big
| gest ports in Cochin China for Hamburg.
/ with every promise OF fair voyage.
/ But she never reached Germany. She
vanished shortly after being spoken on
/ the west coast OF Africa. and nothing has
/ been found since TO indicate the fate that
befel her.
! Another vessel running between Eng
/ land and America which met AN end Of a
kind none but those who shared 10 ever
/ knew was the first-class steamship Presi-
! dent She sailed from New York for
/ journey 10 Liverpool In the spring of ISL.
having on board a full crew Of expert
/ enced hands and officers and a distin-
| guished company Of passengers.
She left New York In fine weather In
| splendid condition and with no reason
/ for fearing anything she was likely to
/ meet. But she was never spoken and
never heard OF again. and although fifty
seven years have passed. no one yet knows
70 what dire calamity her end was due-
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even larger proportion Of unfamiliar
poems o. c. Page q Co.. Boston. 81 oo.)

even larger proportion Of unfamiliar
poems. o. c. Page Co.. Boston. 81 oo)
Lewis G. Strane's Famous Actresses OF
the Day in America" is accurately de-
scribed by its title. II contains accounts
OF thirty-one well nown actresses now on
the boards. giving a brief biography OF
each one. including her stage experience.
with a critical description of the art OF
each. The book contains many portraits.
Mr.. Strang shows a commendable effort to
be accurate in regard TO facts. and is tenn
perate and fair i'm his critical judgments.
Without being distinguished by originality
Of thought or power Of expression. this
book is likely to be useful 10 the lover OF
the stage from the convenient form In
which II brings together a good deal OF
useful informat' about the actresses OF
the day. IL. Page & Co. BOSTON,
Morrison l. swift's Imperialism and
Liberty is a bitter attack from every
possible direction upon the policy OF ex
tending the dominion of the United States
to the Philippines. He assaults the idea
OF imperialism as in itself degrading: he
maintains that the declaration Of Ameri-
can sovereignty over the islands was a
treacherous breach Of faith: he proclaims
the danger to freedom and manhood in
volved in military methods: he insists
upon the liberalization and expense Of
war: he declares that the only origin Of
the present war is the greed of capitalists.
He attacks the press for using expansion
as a newspaper scoop: he blames the gen
erals for sacrificing the highest interests
Of their country to personal ambition; he
condemns the War Department as a seat
OF corruption and a magazine OF lies. and
he assails the President as the hypocriti-
cal tool. agent, defender. abettor, cause
and promoter OF the fraud, tyranny.
slaughter. anarchy and corruption which
he asserts 10 have been connected with or
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created by the Philippine policy Of the ad-
ministration. There is OF course much diff
ference OF opinion s to the justice OF the
views held by Mr.. Swift. The author OF
this review unhesitatingly proclaims him
self that derided and obsolete being. an
anti-expansionist. But ne cannot let pass
without a word OF indignant condemnG-
tion Mr.. Swift's outrageous violence.
Roaring Comanche." 'strident bias
phemy.'' "half-monkey" are mild words
in Mr.. Swift's vocabulary. This vitupera-
tion converts no one who does not already
believe and may drive even him away
In disgust. Still less excusable is the
wholesale condemnation OF men who are
opposed TO Mr.. Swifts views or who nave
been important actors in the war. Many
honorable and intelligent men do not
agree with Mr.. Swift. Many high-minded
men have done their part in the rough
work OF war. Why speak disrespectfully
OF General Anderson? What Justification
Is there for calling Or. Schurman his
makers pothOuse cymbals and advo-
cate? How could Mr.. Swift easily maks
himself and his case more ridiculous than
by belittling Admiral Dewey. who has ex-
hibited a true greatness and dignity that
no fulsome adulation can infect or cor
rode. no abuse even touch with a stain7
II is cause for grief 10 those OF Mr..
Swift's own way OF thinking that he
should so degrade their cause. CThe Ron
broke Press, Los Angeles. 81 5O.)
Henry Scott Clark's novel. The Legion
aries" has reached a second edition.
MelOdramatic and unequal though II Is.
II is book which contains spirited pas
sages. As in many war novels OF the
second class. the author has tried 10
strengthen the legitimate interest OF the
book by secret passages, spies and mar
velous sword play CThe Bowen-Msrriu
Company. Indianapolis)
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bur many are satiric and some are ngnt
ly amusing. The author complains that
some publishers have been "conserva-
tive" In permitting the use OF poems OF
which they hold the copyright, so that
very little OF the work of SAKE. Field or
Bunner Is included I'm the collection. He
nnds consolation in rejecting that II he
cannot make his compilation representa-
tive he can ma, up by printing less IA
miliar poem. than the ones excluded The
consolation is very reasonable one and
most readers would prefer perhaps an
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Holmes and Lowell and c. G. Leland and
j. w. Riley and Paul Dunbar. Some
names. like those of Emerson and Sill.
surprise us by their presence. Mr. Paget
has fortunately been liberal in his inter
probation Of the word humor as applied
20 poetry; and by introducing poems
which are gently playful. or which say
serious things wittily, has avoided the
tediousness and monotony which usually
characterize collections Of humorous
poems. Many of his selections, indeed.
are broadly ccmic as they ought 10 be:
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feet indifference to what they do. what
they suffer or what they have. And the
first step is the destruction OF land mo-
nopoly.
These lofty conceptions OF universal
love are sustained by collection OF IA
bles which seem designed to lnculcate ha-
tired and contempt for people who have
anything especially capitalists. II is
strange that the gospel OF universal be-
nevolence should have so much IN il that
looks ike hyste-ical cr-sing. or one
thing we may be sure: II the conditions
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Of life IN this world are to be bettered.
they will be bettered oy action based on
exact. unpretudiced. cool investigation,
and not upon vague. overheated rheto-
-ic. Small. Maynard g. Co. Boston;
81 25)
R l. Paget has Just edited a book
awkwardly entitled The Poetry OF Amer
ican Wit and Humor." by which is meant
Witty and humorous American Poetry"
As would be expected, the book contains
wellknown poems by Bret Harte ard
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Against my window lattice behold
A star=shaped blossom with heart of gold.
Softly it glows upon its clambering vine,
And in my loneliness call it 'rrline,"
For, oh, it seems hopeful prophecy
That sol tary passion-flower to mel
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Long is the day-the time, it seems to m
Never before passed by so wearily,
Although the sun is shining and the sky
Stretches above in true subIimity,
While from the breeZe=tossed cedar tree
hear the autumn birds low psalmodies
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To lay down Mr.. Felrs book and 10
take up Bolton Halls Things as They
Are" is like passing from the fields where
the air is sweet and heaithful into a fur
nace-heated room. crowded and close and
loud with contention. Mr.. Fell is Salts
ned 10 make things little better in some
respects for few poor men In the corner
OF the world where he happens 10 be.
Mr. Halls book Is a defamation agaIns;
the idea that anything can be made bet
ter until everything is made better HIS
little everything is the destruction OF prl-
Vate ownership OF land. Once that is ac-
complished the real regeneration Of man
kind can be begun. II is not a material
condition toward which Mr.. Hall looks
as the end OF ell reforms and all human
efforts. II is spiritual regeneration,
when all shall love each other and be
happy. when competition shall be az an
end because selfish ambitions are at an end.
when heaven shall be upon earth because
al mankind khal haps rea1hs6 q l1es
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
Did you Try D. Hicks
~ .*CrocerieS?
Yes, and they are all right.
Then I'll try them, too.
c. II. TAYLOR & co.

G. n. TAYLOR & co.
Collection and Real Es-
tate agents. Will sell, rent
or exchange farms and
other property.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24

One may honestly congratulate
modern authors of ali sorts upon the
brevity, at least. of their titles. In
these enlightened times no one
would be guilty of First Blast of
the Trumpet Against the Monstrous
Regiment of Women. Worse still
is Discovery of Gaping Gulf
Wherein England Is Like to Be
Swallowed by Another French Mar
riage," for which Stubbes, the au-
thor, was deprived of his right hand
in the presence Of deeply silent
multitude. And. although it is well
to avoid extremes, one finds mono
syllable titles preferable TO those
last mentioned. Let such as cavil
at Quits Moths, Dawn"
"She, Weeds" Jess" jet"
dreams, or even "Alas, refrain,
lest worse thing happen unto
them. IF. Foster in Lppincott's.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
Women of Ancient Egypt.

Women always stood ON a level
with men in ancient Egypt, unlike
the custom of other eastern coun-
tries. They were allowed to rule as
queens as early as the second dynas-
ty. Their palaces were of brick
adorned with gorgeously painted
walls, rich carpets, rugs of fur. ivory
and ebony chairs and couches. Till
the end of the eighteenth century
there was little change in feminine
attire, which consisted of a fine and
often transparent linen garment, ex-
tending from shoulder to ankle, sup
ported by atraps over the shoulders.
Colored robes were not frequently
worn. Gay plumago Was left to the
men. Woa-en contented themselves
WITH b1ackenh-s faeiE ehrous, let
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24

Apropos of our reference to the
German emperor's notion of placing
a young head on old shoulders in
the case of an ancient headless
statue, correspondent writes, point
ing out that tradition asserts the
same thing TO have been done with
the equestrian figure now represent
ing King charles Ii in Parliament
square, Edinburgh, which by the
irony Of fate is erected close to the
grave of John Knox He says, 1.-The
story runs that this work-in which
the horseman is represented in Ro-
man military attire and which, ! be-
lieve. is cast in lead-was brought
to Scotland by a foreign skipper
who had got hold of it by some
means or other unknown, was pur-
chased, decapitated (strange course
in view of the death of King Charles
y and then had a head of the merry
monarch put on instead. london
News. :
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
ting their hair down and decking
themselves with innumerable rings,
chains and bracelets.


II wish, said the young man,
"that you would be less formal and
call me by my first name"
I'D rather not, . replied his fair
companion. Your last name suits
me-"
A few minutes later they were
discussing the merits of the different
firms that supply furniture upon the
installment plan. Philadelphia
Press
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
sTARcHY FOODS.


They Are Good For.
Starch forms an important ele-
ment of human food in every eli
mate except the arctic, where fat, to
which starch is somewhat related
chemically, takes its place.
In many minds an imperfect idea
of what constitutes starchy foods
prevails. The various preparations
resembling powdered laundry starch
and cornstarch, such as arrowroot
and farina. form but small part of
the starch eaten. About one-half
the bulk of wheat, rye, oats, peas
and beans is starch. OF potatoes
about one fifth is starch, and of rice
and corn about three-fourths.
The digestibility of starch is great
ly enhanced by proper cooking. As
general thing, starchy foods are
not cooked sufficiently.
Young children es ecially suffer
from insufficiently cooked starohy
food. Steamed oatmeal and wheat
preparations should be boiled an
hour before they are served to chill
dren. If fed to children under 2
years of age or to those troubled
with stomach disturbance, they
should also be strained When the
various cereals are used in the grain,
merely hulled and unpulverized,
they should be soaked in cold water
for several hours and then boiled
from two to three hours.
Crackers, in all of which starch is
the chief ingredient, may be given
to children after they are IS months
old. If eaten between meals, they
are best taken with milk. Q
One reason for the frequent faulty
digestion of starchy foods lies in in
sufficient mastication. The actual
digestion of starchy articles should
begin in the mouth by process OF
thorough mastication; otherwise,
since starch is not acted upon in the
stomach, they remain practically
unaltered and undigested until they
have passed from the stomach into
the intestine, where digestion of the
starchy matter recommences.
Starchy foods, if imperfectly mas
ticated previous to their introduc-
tion into the stomach, are liable to
a partial fermentation, which inter-
feres with the active digestion Of
other articles of diet.
Starch is demanded by the system
for supplying heat and muscular en-
ergy. Outdoor workers can conse-
quently utilize large quantity Of
starchy food. Oatmeal, for example,
forms an excellent article of every
day diet for them, while those whose
occupations keep them sedentary OF
within doors should partake of il
sparingly. Youths Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
wouldn't Boil Soft.

When Mrs. Youngwife began
housekeeping among the bits of adj
vice that her mother gave to the in
experienced young woman was this:
"As to boiling, remember that the
longer a thing boils the softer it
gets. Rice, hominy and cabbage are
often spoiled by not being boiled
enough"
Mrs. Youngwife assimilated the
words of wisdom, and the night be.
fore her first essay at breakfast
she asked her husband what he
would like.
My dear, eggs are simple and
easy to prepare. Boil half dozen
and besure that they are soft boiled.
A hard boiled egg is worse than a
cold mince pie. =
Mrs. Youngwife smiles sweetly
and knowingly, and next morning
she was up early, and before George
was awake she had the water boil.
ing. An hour later they sat down
to the table, and George attempted
to open an egg with his knife, but
it resisted his efforts even as a thing
that is ossified.
Dear" he said gently, but sor,
rowfulIy, II told you l liked my
eggs soft boiled. "
Mrs. Youngwife burst into tears.
Il had them boiling IS minutes b.
the clock. Z she sobbed, shut they
wouldn't get softt"-New Yort
journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24

Ii is asserted that if no American
meat were imported into the London
market for two days the price of all
kinds Of meat would 60 up, and that
If the American supply were entire
II cut OF famine prices would soon
he 10 force, 90 lsr6a = <ho quantity
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
PEOPLES
DRUG
STORE

Our methods have
made us a good many
customers and our
medicines have made
a good many sick
people we'll thanks
IN a measure to the
skill of the physician
who wrote the pres
cfiption. If you like
our service and our
methods, we want
your business.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-24
DRUG STORE,
TALK.

When anyone, adulr
or child, enters out.
drug store we feel in
in duty bound to ac-
cord them uniform
treatment--the child
the same as the
grown person---and
give to both the best
service in our power.
This is what has
made popular the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

! mony given by Gen. Miles before the COM
mission and finding him beyond reach
according to the rules of military law,
awaited himself of the same means ac-
cOrdnG to his friends Of rcdressing his
grievances. According to this view, there
fore, the matter has narrowed down TO u
personal issue between the two officers
for, from the reasons already stated ar
my officials now state that neither the
President, the commander-in-chie of the
army, the secretary of war; nor any other
army officer or var department official
can take cognizancc of it.
There was only silence and descrtion in
army headquarters and in the inspector
generals office Neither Gen. Miles nor
Gen. Breckenridge were at their desks at
1890 in spite of the fact that the COM
handing general is II hard worker and us
ually on hand promptly after the depart
ment opens. None of their Subordinatcs
was inclined to discuss the events Of yes
terday except guardedly to say they "wish
ed the war department could wash its
linen indoors" This homely proverb was
made use of by three prominent officials
who declined to say anything for puhlca-
ton.
Gen Egan was at work in his office
promptly as usual. He refused to say
anything beyond what he had given the
war commission yesterday, saying his
statement then was a full declaration of
his feelings and his beliefs. 1t was an Of
fetal utterance, he said, made to a body
which had a right to hear it and he de-
clined to enter into eX-post facto news
paper war.
/ 1t was stated at the war department to-
day that orders had been issued to Inspec-
tor General Breckenridge to proceed to
Porto Rico and Cuba for the thorough in
spection of army camps there. The idea
is ridiculed that this order has any con-
nectiOn with the beef investigation set on
foot by Gen. Miles and now being prose-
cuted by the inspector generals Office At
the inspector generals Office it was not
accepted as likely that this order was in
any way continuation Of the policy that
made Gen. BreClsinridge first and for a
long time the only major general of the
volunteers to be mustered out of service
and reduced to his original rank in the
regular army.
GEN. WOOD SAYS THE BEEF WAS
GOOD.
Washington. Jan. 13.-Gen. Leonard
Wood was the star witness before the
war investigating commission to-day. His
testimony bore on the general conditions
statement giving a history of the country
thathad been so successfully conquered
with so small a loss of life. He praised
the quality of the much talked of beef fur
nished the army and said, except for some
cans that We're tainted and consequently
promptly thrown away, the beef was of
good quality and he himself had used the
meat both in war and in his own family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
A Remarkable Cure.

Mr.. Alexander Moore, a reliable bust
ness man, of 1880 9. 18th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa, says: ~ contracted violent
cold which settled all over me. The
pain in my chest and side was excruci-
ating.. The doctor gave me medicine
and blistered my side, but only grew
worse. Then you gave me bottle OF
Brazilian Balm. / had little or no faith
in it, but decided to try it. / took 3 OF
= good doses before bed time and rubbed
it well over my blistered side. That
night slept like a top-my first good
rest for over week-and awoke in the
morning cnyed. Brazilian Balm is sim
ply invaluable"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

tIoHlIndnuer at camp NlkOU.
Shafter had been in the crisis at Santi-
ago. Wheeler is "a marvellous, tireless
and self sacrificing worker, patient yet
uncompromising, courteous vet persist
ent, with but one weakness, if weak
ness it was His heart was always open
to individual distress. Possibly the
many did not suffer because of his atten
ton to the few.
On the 9th of September, after brief
absence, returned to camp to find the
evil remedied in part. Still there were
not nurses enough for delirious and un
conscious cases and no adequate cooking
arrangements for men on diet. On the
whole, however, the health Of the men
improved greatly by Sept. TO- The trip
north, with change of air, the hope in
spired by the thought that the heroes OF
Santiago were not to be left to die, the
fruit and vegetables supplied by public
generosity and by the government
above ALL the milk ration ordered by Sec
rotary Alger on Aug. 25-had raised the
physical tone so that the men could hep
themselves. All in all, then, Camp Wikoff
was a promised land for Skaters striCk-
en- army Relief from famine and from
fever came none too soon, but it came
through the timely removal of the corps
from the worlds worst fever pest hole,
Santiago de Cuba.
GEORGE l.. KILMER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

For fattening Il calf fresh eggs in abun
dance and the richest cream would Ger
tainly seem to be an anomaly, for it is n
custom by no means usual and il is not
going too far to say that it is quite un.
known to those who prepare veal for our
market.
In Italy, howcvo : the case is quite diff
ferent and calves intended to make veal
for special feasts or for very rich people
are frequently fed in this way, enhancing
their value so that enormous prices are
asked and are Willingly paid for the flesh
20 careful have the fatters got TO be that
the calves destined for this aristocratic
mode of existence are condemned to a life
long muzzling with wicker basket In
order that they may not by any possibility
dissipate on their more natural food
should hay or grass happon to come their
way.