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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
BILLY'S ORTHOGRAPHY.
Ii Was Little Astray, but 1t Was
the Hest He Could
Do

The teacher in a low room of cpe OF
the primary departments Of a North
side public school was instructing her
small charges in the spelling of simple
words. They had gotten beyond the
cat and dog and rat period and were
progressing toward the perplexing or
biography Of words of two syllab.es.
Now, children" began the teacher
dogmatically, ''if you were out on the
street and saw your mammas or your
papas coming along the sidewalk TO
meet you, you would say they were
coming toward you. Now, toward il
spelled t, o, w, e, r, d. That isn't very
hard, is 1t? Now all spell it together.
out loud. I, o, w, ar, d. That's right.
now you have it exactly. Now try ono.
more, and then you'll all write a sem
tencc with the word in it. so that I can
be sure that every little boy and girl
knows just what ii means and the RIGHT
way to spell it,"
The childish voices rang out assur-
ingly with It, o. W, a, T, d." and then
states were noisily drawn out from IN
der the desks and little foreheads be-
gan 10 pucker into frowns of thoupht
Soon quick hand shot up into the air.
We'll, Billy" answered the teacher.
''are you through so soon? Let us all
hear what you have written. Read it
nice and loud now" and proud voice
promptly obliged her.
This is the message that the slate car
ried to the listening audience.
"The bad little boy toward his Jack
et."-Chicago Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

People often ask how ii is that the
future of Palestine presents such diff
ficulties. The reason is simply that Je-
rusalem-you cannot separate Jerusa-
lem from Palestine-is the sacred CITY
of so many creeds and warning faiths.
Not only is it the holy place of all the
Christian churches, and two Of them
quarrel bitterly over 1.-THE Greek and
the Latins-but it is also one of the
most sacred places in the Mohammedan
world. Mecca and Medina are hardly
more sacred than the Mosque of Omar.
That is fact which is often ignored by
Europeans, who forget that to turn the
MohammedaIs out of the temple in
closure would disturb the whole Mos
lem world from the Straits Settlements
TO Albania. We must never forget that
Mohammedan pilgrims from India visit
Jerusalem just as Christian pilgrims
visit it from Europe. Lastly, Jerusa-
lem is profoundly sacred to the Jews,
and the Jews are beginning TO be local.
ly numerous and important.-London
Spectator.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
Glory of the Shoulder str.p.

II went to Washington on business"
said a New Yorker recently, "and as
l had not been there since 1887 l nat
urally observed things closely to see
what a change had come over the place.
l was in the lobby of a hotel, chatting
and smoking with young cavalry Off
GER. He was only second lieutenant,
SO his shoulder straps were plain. with
out even one bar. AT the other end of
the room, near the elevator, sat man
with his back to US, but as he moved
a bit occasionally saw that he had
shoulder straps with a star on them.
Who is that general?' l asked the
young cavalry officer.
"'Come down that way and take a
look as you pass by said he, as his
face flushed and he looked madder than
a March hare. We passed by. The man
with the star on his shoulder straps was
the head man of the hotel, whose chief
work is to see that hall boys and ele-
vator boys do theirs.
"'Do you WONDER snapped the Off
Ger. that army officers would prefer
to walk about in citizens dress when
this kind of thing goes on here -
y. Y. Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"Are you well up in the game laws?"
SYes; never, never, never trump your
partners ace. e.'-St. Paul's.
Jamie-"Pa, what is lese-majest ?"
Pa-"That's the Latin way of calling a
crowned head chump. p."-Cleveland
Leader.
Injustice Of Fate.-"A man can't do
much without money" "No. and when
he has money he doesn't need to do
anything. ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The United States is a great nation,
but the little tin thing that you rub
nutmegs on is grater.-Someryille
journal.
Bill-"The under dog in fight gets
all the sympathy" Jill-"Yes; but, uD-
fortunately, that isn't all he GETS
fonkers Statesman.
"You look nice enough to eat" ex-
claimed the youth. "And so do" re-
piled the maiden, three times day"
Ohio State journal.
How did Stubbs' poem get such
fame?' Somebody started story
that his wife had snatched it from the
waste basket."-N. o. Times Democrat.
Mamma. are soldiers like little chill
dren?" why, dear?" Because l see
SO many being taken out for walk
in the park by nurses. s."-London Fun.
Henry-"Stilton tries dreadful hard
TO get on familiar terms with you"
Miss Peach-"Yes; pa calls him 'Civili-
zation, because he's always making ad-
vances. boston Transcript.
A lady went into a Boston book store
to purchase certain reference book.
She wanted a copy of an edition having
an appendix to it, and said so to the
"saleslady," who, after looking over the
shelves for a moment or two, held up
a copy of the book and said to another
clerk: Say, Name, have we this here
book with an appendicitis to it?"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
The Gnmblinr RacilIu..

Successful sports know that in the
highways and byways are countless
idiots who skimp their families, bor-
row, beg and even steal, in order to bet
on horse races at odds of four to one
against them in the long run, on stocks
at twenty TO one, on slugging matches
1t everything to nothing. The gambling
bacillus infests every legitimate sport
and soon rots it.-Criterion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

Take one quart of prunes, stir until
soft and smash through colander; half
box of gelatine, put in bowl, cover
with cold water, let it soak for about
five minutes; take pint and half of
the mashed prunes, add to the gelatine,
with three tablespoonfuls of sugar, put
on the stove, and let boil for FIVE min
utes; pour into jelly molds, and serve
cold with cream.-St. Louis Globe DEM
ocrat.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
FURS IN RUSSIA.
Country In Almost USE
less There.

1t seems a contradiction TO speak OF
a "cold fur" but that is what the Rus.
slams style some of the wraps that we
in the United States ignorantly con-
sider warm enough for the coldest eli.
mate.
One of the first things an American
woman has to do when she reaches
Russia is to reconstruct her ideas On
! the subject of furs. Her beloved seal
skin goes far down on the list. 1t is
one of the "cold furs" that no Russian
lady would care to wear as lining
and it is as Innings that all furs are
worn-because it is too tender. The
only thing II is good for is a short jack
eft to be worn between the seasons, and
| then il must be used entirely for walk
| ing. A woman who sets out on foot in
that garb must surely return on foot.
for if she took a carriage or sledge she
would be running serious risk of
catching cold.
The pretty squirrel skin is reckoned
among the "cold" cheap furs, and is
given up to the questionable world,
while the mink, also cold" fur,
though expensive enough, is used by
men only, just as is the pretty mottled
Skin obtained by piecing sable paws to-
gcther. The proper furs for the cli-
mate are the "downy" furs that, be-
ginning at the brown goat, go all the
way up to that climax of beauty and
luxury, the black fox or the silver
fox, soft and delicate as feathers, and
warm as a July day.
The kuni is fur that was used by
roy atty in the olden time, and was the
unit ofcurrency. 1t is costly when dark,
and has a tough, lightweight skin,
which is an essential in all furs that
are to be used for large cloaks. Sables,
rich and dark, are worn like the kuni,
by anyone who can afford them-court
danes, cavaliers. archbishops and mer-
chants, with their wives and daughters.
Cloth or velvet is the proper covering
for all furs, and the colors worn for driy-
ing are often light and gay.
Clothed in these furs the Russian sell
dom takes cold. Few Russians wear
iannels. The houses are kept delight
fully warm, and at places of entertain
ment no extra clothing could be borne.
No Russian enters a room, theater or
public hall al any season Of the year
without removing his cloak and over
shoes, and no well-trained servant
would allow an ignorant foreigner to
trifie with his health by so doing.
The foreign churches are provided
with cloakrooms and attendants. In
the Russian churches this would not be
practicable, as so many are coming and
going, but even here some of the richer
people keep a servant to hold their
cloaks, just inside the entrance.-Cin-
ciunati Enquirer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
BELLAMYISM A FAILURE.
Some of the Many Obstacles to suc-
cess In Carrying Out the Scheme
In British Columbia.

The socialistic community that
started cooperative society near Hast
ings. b. c., three years ago, is bust
ed" community. Bellamy's dream
Looking Backward" was the ideal
aimed at by the little band OF we'll
meaning visionaries. who, to the num-
Der OF 200, left comfortable homes in
Vancouver to wander after strange gods
in the trackless wilderness of British
Columbia.
One hundred thousand dollars, or
$500 each, was the amount Of cash pro-
vided TO found the city of Bellamy, as ii
was called, and those who did no. pro-
vide money were allowed to pay into
the common treasury an equivalent in
time checks in exchange for labor on
public buildings. When the social de-
parture was fairly inaugurated board
OF commissioners was appointed to set
tie disputes and to teach the doctrines
of Bellamy. The colony soon numbered
500 men, women and children. Saw
mills. farms and trade shops were start
ed. At first all the men received the
same wages. Brains or skill did not
count for a cent. Soon those who
shirked work lived at the expense Of the
active toilers and the colony was com
PEELED TO start a scale of wages.
Soon after the colony was founded
the brainy men ceased to think-the
necessity did not exist. There was no
spur 10 ambition. no competition. Then
1t was discovered that the work done in
the shops and mills was so inferior that
il was not marketable outside Many
shareholders in tie community asked
for their money back, but they did not
get it. Some deserted The common
eating houses and herding OF families
in big dwellings led TO chickering's and
jealousies among the women folk The
men took up the quarres OF the weaker
sex and every mans hand was raised
against his neighbor
The commissioners who held the
cash and arbitrated. were overwhelmed
with applications for the admiristra-
tion OF justice, monetary and social.
The commissioners were not eqral 10
the occasion and resigned in body.
No members Of the community would
take their place, and there was no law,
no justice Members earned money out
side the community aud on their re-
turn the members still faithful &c the
tenets OF Bellamy demanded ,ha; d.
vision be made of the spois earned out
side.
Then the shrewdest and fttest start
ed up the sawmill and farms again and
employed their weaker brethren for
wages in defiance OF socialistic princi-
pies. The community was drifting back
into old channels. The ambitious got
the reins of power in their hands and
all went well for little while. Then
creditors arrived and there was no
money to pay them. The books OF the
community showed debt of 100000.
1t was "busted community" - San
Francisco Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

choose to give. Under such conditions
men and women of any color could
hardly be expected to be very keea for
working, particularly when living"
from the black mans standpoint. costs
next to nothing.-Philadclphia Record.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
An Easy Discoxerer.

Weary Willie-Sir Isaac Newton was
lying under an apple tree snoozing,
wen an apple fell on his head and he
discovered de great law Nv gravitation.
Snipsey Butts-Yes. l t'ink Sir Isaac
must have been very wise man from
de way he had of discovering t'ings.-
Puck
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
Nursery Pudding.

Stew fruit with sugar, fill pie dish
with the same, and cover with corn
-four prepared exactly as for blanc
mango. Brown the top of this in the
oven, and serve. 1t will prove much
more digestible than pie crust for chill
dren's consumption. Boston Globe.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
The Difference.

When man becomes famous every
body wishes to know about his wife,
but when woman assumes prominence
nobody cares anything about her hus-
band.-Kansas City Star.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

aones-Who said "a rolling stone
gathers no moss?"
Smith-That is a quotation from a
fruitless appeal to a suburban servant
girl 10 stay another month.--Puck.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08
Enforced AriIitx.

Fatigued Francis-Great Heavinksi
Wot's Sammy iumpin' up an down ferf
Heayy-hearted Hildebrand-De cook
down de road gave him some caper
sauce.--N. Y. Journal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
CAPT. C0GHLAN
Will be Not Relieved, Nor Retired
Except in Regular Order.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 27.-An
authentic statement was made this after
noon after his arrival in the city that
President Mckinley has no intention of
removing Captain Coghlan from the COM
mand of the United States cruiser Raj
eigh. The President it was said, reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding he has
not even considered such action.
1t was also learned from the same au-
thentic source that the admiration held
by the President for Captain Coghlans
participation with Admiral Dewey in the
destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila
completely overshadows any desire on his
part to administer rebuke to the Raleigh s
commander. Should, Captain Coghlan re-
tire at all, which now seems unlikely it
will not be because of the German Incl
dent. but in keeping with usages of the
navy department or in the event of the
captain himself desiring shore leave This
information comes almost directly from
the President himself, whose personal and
official gratitude to the Raleigh's COM
mander will be further demonstrated to-
morrow when he will visit the captain on
board and convey to him the gratitude of
the nation for his brilliant work in the
famous engagement of May /, 1898, which
set the pace for the subsequent defeat of
the Spaniard on land and sea-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
ADMIRAL KAUTZ

Reports on Conditions at Samoa-Every-
thing Qniet-American Interests Protect.
ed.
Washington, April 27.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at
the navy department from Admiral
KautZ:
Auckland, April 27, Apia, April 10.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
The receipt of telegram of March 21st
and April I'd is acknowledged. Coal
cannot be obtained at Apia; must be
ordered from Auckland. Everything is
quiet at Apia. / am not aggressive
on Mataafa rebels, but 1 am protecting
United States consulate, United States
property and the Samoan government
as established by the decision of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(Signed) KAUTZ.
The navy department in foot note
to the above announces that it has al
ready completed arrangements for sup
plying coal to Admiral Kautz and it
will soon be at his command.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
RACE QUESTION
Cropping Out in the International
Sunday School Convention at At.
lanta.

Atlanta, Ca, April 27.-The race
question was a disturbing feature of
the mornings session of the Interna-
tional Sunday School Convention. 1t
made its appearance in two ways-the
endeavor of Georgia and South Carolina
to place colored men on the committee
on nominations with the whites. and
by reason of the fact that the conven-
ton in permitting negro delegates to
be seated with the whites in violation
not only city ordinance, but State
law, which requires that the whites and
blacks be separated in all public gath
erings. The police called the atten-
ton of Col. Asa G. Gambler, chairman
of the committee, to the matter, but af-
ter discussion it was decided to let
the delegates sit as they wished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Mitchell Daniel. Georgia Negro. Lynch ed
Had Been Talking Too Much.

Leesburg,. Ca, April 27.-The body
of Mitchell Daniel, negro. was found
in the road near here to-day, riddled
with bullets. The man who came in
to notify the coroner says he does not
know who killed Daniel, but he heard
the shooting at o'clock this morning.
Daniel and other negroes have re-
Gently made infiammatory talks against
a family named Laramore and others,
charging them with completely in
lynching near here some time ago.
Three negroes about week ago tried
to force an entrance into the room oc-
cupied by Mrs. VIM. Laramore. Her
screams brought help and the parties
ran, but dogs trailed them home.
Daniel was supposed to be implicated
in this affair. Following this outrage
the Laramore house was fired into a
few days ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
NO WORD FROM OTIS.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The War De-
partment did not receive any information
to-day from Gen. Otis respecting develop
ments in the campaign about Calumpit.
1t is said now that while it was part of
the plan for Lawton moving westward
from Norzagaray yesterday to take the
rebels in the rear at Calumpit and crush
them between his own force and that of
Macarthur, such was not the only pur-
pose of the expedition. The principal OBJ
ject was to clear the country back of the
foothills of the numerous small bodies of
insurgents who have been harrassing the
country and making life miserable for the
American troops by forays at unexpected
times and places. It is believed that Gen.
Lawton has fully succeeded in this and
when he affects junta with Macarthur
north e6 Calumpit it will be possible to
establish a comparatively short line of
works across the country and prevent the
return of the insurgents from the north
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
BOLD BURGLARS
Make Successful Raid on the Home of
George l. Creel-T wo Stores Looted,

Make a Successful Raid on the Home of
George l. Creel- T wo Stores Looted,
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April 27.-Bur-
glars looted the big general stores Of
Gray Bros, and J. M. Bird, at Elizabeth,
last night, securing much booty.
The boldest robbery ever committed
in this section occurred at Davisville,
seven miles east of this city. on the
B. & o., some time last night. George
l. Creel, a prominent citizen and mer-
chant. awoke in his room this morning
to find it in terrible state of disorder.
Papers were scattered about and valu-
ables taken from drawer in an old
wooden desk, which the owner PREFER
ed to bank. The burglars, who, it is
thought, chloroformed Mr. Creel, Sc
cured $3.50 and valuable papers, two
gold watches and a ring, overlooking
a package containing over $500 in gold.
In an old can in a kitchen safe Creel
had placed all the gold coins coming
into his possession for the last twenty
years, and a relative states that the can
when shown him two years ago con-
tanned $4,000, which the eccentric old
man frequently exhibited to visitors
Chief of Police Joe Cook and other
officers are working on the case, as
sisted by bloodhounds. 1t is believed
the burglary was committed by parties
in the Davisville neighborhood who are
now under surveillance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
ClSSY LOTUS
Divorced From H Husband Undue
Intimacy on the Part of Mr.. Nc.
Carthy and an Unnamed Woman.

New York, April 27.-Mrs. Justin
Huntley Mccarthy, better known by her
stage name, Cissie LOTUS, was to-day
granted a DEGREES of absolute divorce
from her husband, the former member
Irish leader. The decree was issued by
Justice Slower, in the Supreme Court,
on the report of Charles Donohue, who
that Mr. Mccarthy had been unduly in
innate with a woman whose name was
not disclosed in the published record of
the case. Mr.. Mccarthy married Miss
LOTUS in 1894, before she was IL years
old.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
ADMIRAL SCBLEY

VIII Succeed Rear Admiral Howell as
Senior Member of the Retiring Force.
Washington, April 27.-Rear Admiral
Howell has been relieved as senior
member of the naval retiring board
He will be succeeded by Admiral
Schley, heretofore a member of the
naval examining board. Captain
Crook, formerly commander of the
Brooklyn, and who was recalled to this
country by the recent death of his wife,
has been. ordered to duty as a member
of the naval examining board. Com
mander w. w. Meade has been ordered
to the command of the Brooklyn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
FR|GH1FUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Caused by a Wind Storm at Kinks
vile, Missouri.

TWENTY FIVE DEAD BODIES
TAKEN FROM THE RUINS
WITHIN TWO HOURS, AND IN
LEGATIONS ARE THAT FIFTY
OR SIXTY PEOPLE LOST THEIR
LIVES-ALMOST A THOUSAND
PEOPLE MORE OR LESS MUIR
ED - FOUR HUNDRED BUILD
INGS DEMOLISHED-A PATH A
QUARTER OE A MILE WIDE CUT
THROUGH THE CITY-FIFTEEN
REPORTED KILLED AT NEW
TON, FORTY MILES FROM
KIRKSVILLE.
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pine islands, thus. they claim. leaving the
natives who have assisted the Americans
to the mercy of Aguinaldo's followers.
Under these circumstances men of prop
erty are reluctant to risk the. results of
becoming identified with the American
regime.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
DIR. CLAPP DEAD.

New York. April 27.-Rev. DR.. Alex
ander H. Clapp. editorial secretary OF
the Congregational Home Missionary
Society. died to-day at his residence in
this city. aged 81 years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-28
FLOWER OF THE REBEL ARMY
Routed by General MacArthur's DiVl-
siol at Apalit.

REBELS REITERATED TO THE STA
TON AT OPALIT, WHERE THEY
HURRIEDLY TOOK TRAINS FOR
SAN FERNANDO SAN VIM
CENTE AND OPALIT BURNED
AND ED-AMERICANS
CAPTURED TWENTY PRISON
Frs, INCLUDING ONE SPAN
IARD-ARMS AND AMMUNITION
AND TWO BRASS CANNON TAX
EN-.