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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-12

Oatmeal water Favored with lemon
juice, cold cocoa, chocolate cream or
cold bouillon is not only meat as wellas
drink, but is even more cooling than
ices.-Detroit Free Press.
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Probabilities.
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow.

Wheat was selling at &c today.
Gray will buy chickens and eggs.
Elmer McGlasson IS sick again
Furnished rooms to rent; apply here
Tom Sheehan has very sick baby.
Machine oil at W: W. Miller's. All
kinds.
G. w. Poole, the Chelsea merchant,
was here today.
The purest, freshest drugs at Fore
mans.
L. d. Long came down from Fair
land this morning.
Fresh bread, cake and pie at Gus
Nichols.
10. Hall and W, e.. Halsell went
to Claremore today
Watch repairing guaranteed at
Foremans,
Sam r. Frazee returned from St.
Louis this morning.
Fresh vegetables and fruits-Vinita
meat store.
Jake Guthrie returned from Seneca
on this mornings train.
Bring US all your chickens and eggs.
John Q. Gray.
Daniel Price returned to his home
at Oolagah last evening.
White chambermaid wanted--at the
the Western hotel.
For Sale New $35 Bicycle, 500.
Guaranteed w. Charlesworth.
For Sale Five number one young
mules. See Chas. Newman.
w. j. Wade arrived on the flyer
from South McAlester yesterday.
To be always happy, use Red Cross
ball blue Refuse limitations.
w. Il. Davis was in town today
from his farm in Deleware district.
Try that fresh bread at Gus Mich
OILS and you will buy no other.
A Gypsy tea is planned for the aft
ernoon by some Of the young people.
Wanted-All the chickens and eggs
that come to Vinita; highest market
price at j @. Gray's.
A prisoner escaped from the officers
by jumping out of a window last night.
Buy your meats at the Vinita meat
store. Fresh meat skillfully handled
and deliveries promptly made.
Mrs. Marion Holderman returned to
Chetopa after spending week IN
Vinita.
Ladies who take pride in clear,
white clothes should use Red Cross
ball blue. Refuse limitations.
Mrs. S. ]. Burns and daughter, Miss
lille, returned from visit at Aftor
today.
Collins ague cure works the liver,
guaranteed Price soc. Peoples drug
store. DIV
Mr. Bert Reeves of Adair was
among the Eureka excursionests
yesterday
Sufferers from malaria will find Col
lins ague cure an unfailing remedy.
Peoples drug store. DIV
Mrs. Swain went to Bristow today
and will spend few days visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Paul
Our health giving preparations are
unexcelled, they are the best and do
heir work well. Peoples drug store.
Special Agent zevely came up from
Muskogee on the flyer yesterday and
took The Frisco for the east.
Sore eyes. DR.. Jackson's Indian
eye salye, certain cure for weak and
innamed sore eyes. Price Csc. Peo-
ple's drug store. DIV
w. +. Wade, D. A. Wilson, Miss
Dupfee and Others left on the Eureka
Springs excursion yesterday.
Asthma. Sure cure, Crosby's Sweed-
ISL asthma remedy. Trial package
mailed free, Collins Bros. Medicine
Co. ST. Louis Sold by Peoples drug
store. DIV
The Newkirk News-Journal carries
an add which reads as follows For
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EIenhant sfnri4a.

Talking of elephant fables, the AMI
NAL trainer said:
Take, for instance, the story of the
man who stuck pin in the elephants
trunk and years afterward was del
uged with dirty water by the remem-
bering elephant. ! am surprised that
any one should take this yarn serious
~. Why, the average thickness of the
elephants hide runs from half an inch
to two inches deep. Now, imagine
pin going through that thickness on an
errand of pain. 1t would swallow
pin and break a needle.
1.-THE old fashioned elephant story
that has any real basis of truth Is the
one that makes the big brute afraid OF
a mouse. Experience In the winter
quarters of a show, where mice and
rats thrive. convinces one of this fact
A mouse will make an entire herd
noisy with fright, and rat will put
them In, condition of desperate fear.
An elephant may defend itself against
lion tiger or any other natural enc
my, but the insignificant size of a
mouse battles his conception of often
sive or defensive warfare. The mouse
is too quick to be crushed underfoot
or to be caught by his trunk, and 1t
can scamper over his rough hide with
impunity. The elephant realizes his
helplessneSs against such diminutive
foe and learns to fear 1t as he fears no
other animal. buffalo Express.
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Caratunk.

o. o. Vitum of Scion, was in town,
Friday, on business.
Mike Martin met with quite severe
accident while cleaning bicycle, he
caught his fingers between the chain
and sprocket wheel and severed the ends
of two fingers from his right hand.
Frank Sterling has finished his work
at Crockertown for while also Willie
Clark. They will return in the fall.
Helen Clark took trip to, Skowhegan,
last week, TO visit friends Id that place,
Harry Williams went to Bingham,
Thursday, to have some teeth filled.
A Mr.. Marsh of Skowhegan, is doing
the mason work on the new school house.
Mr.. Moore expects to have the house
done the first Of September, In time for
the fall school.
Gene Clark, who cut his foot 80 Sc
verely at CrockertowD, Is able to walk
without crutches.
David Brown and wife are at c. P.
Wizards visiting. We learn they will
not return to Aroostook to live.
William Paris has purchased the old
school house In this place, which he will
move and remodel into dwelling house.
Eva Powell has finished work at The
Forks hotel. She thinks of going to
Parlin Pond to work this season.
Sherman Bean has been having whirl
with the measles. He has been very
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Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas, stephen l.. Tobey, OF Athens 10 ~
County OF Somerset, on the twentieth Gay N
June A. ID. 1888, by his deed OF mortgase N
that date, recorded in Somerset Registry d
Deeds, Vol. l79, Page 49, conveyed TO jams
Tobey, a certain lot or parcel OF land slta,3
in said Athens in said County Of Somerset ~ u
described as follows to wit ID
the east side OF the road leading from A'pn..j
Village to Brighton at the south line OF ls-1
formerly owned by Thomas A. Hisht th9uEI1
east on said Nights land to land OF On as M IN
thence southerly on said Halls land 70 IN
East branch of Wesseru nsett Stream thence "
said stream Southerly, Southeast, sncs
Souihwesterly to the road aforesaid Vne ~
Northerly on east line OF said road 10 -
point begun at. $50, ,theui
Also another parcel OF land in SAID A ,rOod,
described as follows, to wilt belns a, md
land, commencing on the Westerly sac VI I'M
Stodder road, so called, at Kfnsman ,.nj
thence westerly on Kinsman's line 70 ssres
owned by the late David Horn Jun; te u,od.
South on said Horns line and east TO tne . IA
der read aforesaid containing twenty uni,
The same being the farm and woodlot oo's asfjd
ed by the said Stephen L. Tobey III
Athens for many years. 49,, hand
To secure payment Of certain notes t III d
therein described, and as the conditIo;us d
said mortgage have been broken Mas Macs
Tobey, Executrix OF the Will OF said Js,h I'D
Tobey, decd. claim foreclosure Vi sncI
Mortgage according to the Statute III Gid
case made and provided, and give TINS ga "a
for that purpose.
Athens. July rs, 1906 ~ roPEY,
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st. Adams.

Since last January N. B. Turner has
manufactured twenty thousand shovel
handles. He has fifteen thousand more
TO make to fill his contract for this year.
The lightning struck in John TowelPs
potato piece, July II, and In j. L. Palm
ers corn and oat piece burning piece to
the ground; 1t also struck rail on the
fence near by where Willie Thompson
was passing with his milk wagon and he
and bis horse were stunned for time.
A party of ladies and gentleman were
out boat riding on st. Adams pond, the
Tuesday shower came up giving them a
thorough drenching. Clyde Turner left
the boat and came near drowning In
reaching the shore.
Mrs. Elbridge Huff is sick; Mrs.
Wheeler Is with her.
Melvin Wheeler's arm is improving as
we'll as can be expected.
Farmers are having bad weather for
haying. A large amount to be cut and a
short hay crop In this section.
Three large barns are being built In
town, the last to be raised was A. f.
Hurd's.
The pea lice ale the last great affliction
the farmers have to contend with and no
remedy has been found to destroy them.
N. B. Turner and son started, Thurs
day the Goth, with the remains OF his
wife for California; will return in about
six weeks.
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Little while Ate Everything.

Until they are trained TO eat properly
Youngsters are usually like little pig
giles They "root" through everything
and leave a muss after them. Willie.
years old, has a pair of parents who
try to break him Of the habit of TAX
Ing things on his plate that he cannot
eat and leaving much to go to waste.
He is In fair way to improve under
their watchfulness.
You must eat the crust, too, Willie"
his mamma will say, and Willie will
dutifully eat the crust.
Don't take such a large piece Of
cake. Willie, unless you can eat It,"
his papa will say, and Willie will take
1t and stuff himself with it rather than
to leave a crumb for his father to
grumble about.
The other day Willie was invited to
birthday party. His mother dressed
him In his best clothes.
Now, mind. Willie" was the last
thing she said to him; "eat everything
you take on your plate"
Willie came home that evening with
severe pains. The little girl In whose
honor the party was given was 13
years old. Her mother had baked a
birthday cake, and part of the scheme
of ornamentation of it were 13 wax
candles There were three of them on
the piece that was put on Willie's
plate.-Pittsburg News.
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Literary Notes.

The August issue of the New England
Magazine, with its attractive table of
contents, is appropriately called an "Oid
Home Week Number" since its articles
all have some bearing on the approach
ing celebrations In New Hampshire and
Maine. Its frontispiece'is fine portrait
of the founder of Old Home Week,
Governor Rollins OF New Hampshire.
Chocorua Lake, the Bearcamp, Squam
Lake and other spots in that region so
dear to our Quaker poet, are beautifully
pictured in the pages Of David Lee
Maulsby's paper on "Whittier's New
Hampshire" wherein are recalled many
incidents of the poets life in the haunts
which he so lovingly described in his
letters and In his verse.
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis's article,
pretoria 10 War Time" in the August
number of Scribner's Magazine, gives a
vivid and novel idea of the appearance
and curious individuality of the Boer
capital, and of the way It's people viewed
the approach of the British, and most
attractive impression of the stalwart
figure and vigorous personality of Presi-
dent Kruger. The comments upon the
conduct of number of the captured
British officers, in which they are said
TO have taken their Imprisonment 10 any
thing but "sportsmaplike" spirit, will
no doubt excite considerable discussion.
One is reminded of Msrryat's romances
10 reading lin the August st. Nicholas
Reginald Gourlsy's story Of "The Lucky
Lieutenant" The difference between
Midshipman Easy or one of his fellows,
and the Hon. John o. Brien, is that the
former was fictitious and the latter real.
The young Irish officer lived through a
series of harbreadth escapes by sea and
land and eloped at last with his old love 4,
who brought him half a million sterling,
the marriage occurring, of course, at
Gretna Green. The explosion of the
lieutenant's ship prepares the reader for
an account of "The Greatest Explosion
of Historic Times" that of the volcano
of Krakatua, in 1888, the noise of which
was heard three thousand miles away.
Less shocking In its results was the
in which the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon,
author of "In His steps," was making
"a Trip with Professional Rain-maker"
"a story, "founded On fact" which he
tells In this number of St. Nicholas.
In the. August issue OF Everybody's
Magazine the delightful autobiography
Stuart Robson grows in fascination.
The lights and shades of great actor s
career stand out wildly. 1t Is human
document,-a confidence, and the reader
| shakes hands, as it were, with many
famous figures of that day. The title
for the month, in the series of Great
American Industries. is "Where We Get
Our Salt and How" and the "Simple
| Explanation" is of "Tides, Trade Winds
| and Tornadoes". Elementary? Very
likely, but everybody cannot explain
offhand-as Everybody's does-the
theory of the tides, for instance. The
short stories are all complete and peculi
arly we'll chosen. The articles are well
worth reading, In fact there is entertain
meLt on every page of this issue and
something more-intense interest.
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East COrnville.

The last few days have been good for
haying and the farmers have improved
them. Some are done, others will finish
in few days. Fully an average crop has
been harvested.
s. M. Davis, while moving with bis
machine the other day was thrown off and
injured his side so he is unable to work.
Mrs. w. H. Morrill,, who has been sick
for the past few weeks. is improving
Mrs. L. H. Flanders, who has been sick
and confined to her bed for the last ten
weeks is reported some better.
H. l. Fogg, wife and some friends Of
New York City. are in town, stopping at
Mr.. Fogg's summer home. We learn
they intend stopping until fall.
The apple crop in this vicinity will be
very light. Corn. grain and other crops
have good growth and promise good
crop.
We have a remarkable couple in this
neighborhood in the persons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Moody. Mr.. Moody is So
and Mrs. Moody is 80. They were mar
ried 60 years ago Christmas and began
keeping house on the farm where they
have lived ever since. Mr. and Mrs.
Moody are well and smart retaining their
faculties wonderfully. Their youngest
son. P. A. Moody and wife live with
them.
Guy Foss. wife and two little girls OF
Lewiston. are visiting Mr. FoSs' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Foss. L
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Before | agree to undertake your
Defense" said the eminent criminal
lawyer who had been called in, you
will have to be perfectly frank with
me and tell me the whole truth. Did
you embezzle the f2GOo0 you are ac-
cused of having takenT"
Eyes, SIR" replied the accused man.
"Pll not attempt to conceal the fact
from you. l stole every penny of it."
How much Of it have you leftT
Its all gone but about flo"
young man." said the eminent law
yer, putting on his gloves, you'd bet
ter plead guilty and throw yourself on
the mercy of the court"
"I'll do 1t If you say so, sir. What
are you going to charge me for the adj
yicer
''Ten pounds. "-London King.
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How Would the Men Like 1t?

A few days ago the Supreme Court of
Tennessee decided that woman shall not
practice law in that State. The appli-
cant possessed all the necessary qualitict-
lions and had opened an office in Mem
phis. There is nothing unusual about
this decision. Supreme Courts have
been deciding thus for the past thirty
years, and the only way In which women
have been able to follow this profession
has been by carrying the question before
State Legislatures and securing special
law; and In order for them to appear
before the Supreme Court Of the United
States an act of Congress was necessary.
These cases are cited merely to empha-
size the poiat that women cannot take
one forward step except by permission
of men. After young man Las pre-
pared himself for his vocation in life he
starts In with an even chance of winning
success. The young woman cannot so
much as prepare herself except by mas
cuine favor. IL she desires to study
law or medicine or theology or pharmacy
or dentistry or even to take a college
course to become teacher she can do
so only through the consent of the men
who form the governing boards. After
she Is fitted for it she cannot practice
law or medicine except by permission OF
Legislatures composed of men. She
can not enter the pulpit except by con-
sent of synods and conferences OF men.
The masculine trustees OF the UNIVERSE
ties and common schools decide whether
she can teach. She enters the hospil ais
as nurse only by permission of the men
who have control. She cannot sit on the
board of any institution, charitable or
penal, or serve as matIOn OF jail or sta
tion-house, unless men choose to allow
it. She cannot act as court stenogra-
pher or notary public until men have
granted her leave to do so. Her right
to all government positions is decided by
a male tribunal. In all the industrial
occupations where she has forced her
way men make her feel that she Is an
interloper on their domain.
1t Is an intolerable situation. Men
themselves would rather die than have
the conditions reversed and be wholly
dependent upon the sufference Of women.
The cruel injustice of it, which has been
almost more than women could bear, Is
strongly Intensified now that the whole
question of personal independence has
been opened afresh.
When the right of misrepresentation
and self-government Is at last conceded,
as 1t must and will be, then all these
Determinations in the professions, the
industries, &C., will pass away and be
forgotten. IDA Hustled HARPER.
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When Jim Bridger, the famous scout
of the plans, grew old, he thought he
would like to retire from the somewhat
arduous life of a plainsman and settle
down to the ease of 1.-The east" which
to him meant Missouri. So he used his
best endeavor to find a competent man
TO fill his place and went back to Mis-
souri,.
A year or two passed, and one day
Captain Russell, the commandant Of
the post which Bridger had left, was
surprised to see the old scout heate
in sight. When he came in, the cap
tain asked:
well, Bridger, what brings you back
here?'
Captain" said Bridger, 81 want to
go back to scouting again"
Indeed? Why, l thought you had
settled down in the east for the rest Of
your lifep'
"Well, cap'n, I'll tell you how it Is
| went back to old Missouri, and IL
you'll believe 1t they've got railroad
station within ten mile o. the old place
yes, sir. a railroad station! And
what's more, they've got ranch now
in every four mile. l tell you what,
cap'n, the air amt pure down there no
morew
rs that possible? But l thought
you'd like the good things to eat they
have down there. You like good things
to eat, | remember"
Good things to eat! Why, cap'n,
didn't have a Drilled beaver tail the
whole time l was theref'-Youth's
Companion.
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Fairfield.

Miss Jennie Emery, assistant high
school teacher, is suffering from an attack
of whooping cough.
w. H. Totman and family left Monday,
for Southport, where they will enjoy AN
outing of a few weeks.
The water wheels, which are to be
placed in the old Totman mill, were be-
ing moved from the station to the mill,
Monday. The wheels are very heavy
and considerable trouble was experienced
in moving them. The wheels of the
wagon sunk in twice where the water
pipes have just been laid and the last time
to the hubs so that it was difficult job to
get them out. The water wheels are
large and powerful and when in running
order will be a great addition to the
power plant of the company.
Electric clocks have just been placed in
the jewelry store of H. F. Burgess, the
Gerald and the office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co. These clocks will
be regulated from the United States
observatory in Washington, every day.
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furniture, near the window, and awaited
results, the only weapon he could find
on the spur of the moment being large
bottle, which had contained vaseline.
In a few moments the man, evidently
thinking everybody asleep in the house,
came up to the window, and, taking off
his hat, fattened his face against the
screen in his endeavor to see the loca-
ton of things This was Mr.. Cross's
time and he drew back his bottle billy
and gave the fellow the full benefit of a
swinging blow on the nose which felled
him to the ground and made him howl
with pain. He was on his feet again in
a minute, however, and taking leg bail
up over Bridge hill. Mr.. Cross dressed
and followed him, but the man got
aWaV.
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B. Chase and quite a number of fine
chickens and docls have been sacrificed
to appease the rzpacious appetite of this
"thief in the night" who laughs at bolts
and bars and makes his ingress and exit
through subteranean tunnel of his own
engineering and adroitly evades all the
inventions of man to ensnare his wary
feet. He is fastidious in his taste. select
Ing the choisest of the focks and some
times climbing to the roosts to reach
them, only to Stay and suck their blood.
Mrs. Lucy Smith Of Kenduskeag, Mrs.
Olive Soule OF Waterville and Mr.. Chas.
Frost Of Oakland, have recently visited
their mother, Mrs. Eliza Frost, who is
seriously i'll of paralysis.
Miss Monte Pushau of Hartland recent
ly visited her sister, Mrs. Mertie Croker
Prestin, Clifton and Freddie Lewis
have been sick with the measles the past
week.
Chas H. Wheeler has been suffering
with sore hands caused by malaria con-
nacted while in the army, they are some
better at present. {
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sict bnt Ia better now. Not to have the

sick but lie better now. Not to have the
measles this year Is to be out OF style.
Rev. Mr.. Torrey and bride made short
stay In town last week. They went to
The Forks TO board, where they will
make their home during the remainder
of their stay among US. Mr.. Torrey
preached good sermon, Sunday, to
good sized audience, subject, "Riches
for all"
The Ladies Aid Society Of this place
will haue a lawn sociable at Coney San
born's, Saturday evening, August 4th !;
after a short program consisting OF
singing and reeitations, ice cream and
cake will be for sale at the usual price,
general invitation Is given to all.
Gene Powell has bought and moved
into the house formerly occupied by
Ivel Arno.
Mrs. Arthur Durgin and daughter of
The Forks, attended church here Sunday.
The Ladies Aid met Thursday with
Blanch Spaulding, subject of the meet
ing, readings and quotations from Alice
and Phoebe Carey. W.
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MOOre's NILS.

Mrs. Louisa Pratt and son, Mrs. Alice
Lewis and Mrs. Laura Written came up
Sunday from Shawmut to G. W. Lambs
to visit their grandmother, an aged lady,
who had the misfortune week since to
trip on the carpet aud fall, injuring her
so that she has been confined to her bed
till recently, when she sits up part OF
the time and seems to be doing well.
Alice Goodrich is assisting Mrs. E..
Cain In Clinton.
Mrs. G. E. Taylor has been enjoying
the society of her mother I'D sister
from Madison, the past week.
G. E. Farnham went Monday to Clin-
ton to do mill job for Manley Morri-
son.
Mrs. Ruth Moore is visiting her broth
er in Clinton.
Miss Lizzie Fitzgerald. is enjoying a
short vacation at home.
Mrs. L. N. Stevens has been the past
week caring for the sick at Morrill,
Nelson's where several have had the
measles and a brother has died within a
short period Of consumption. Much
sympathy Is expressed for the family.
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Starks.

The hay crop Is nearly harvested and
is, on an average, larger crop than
that of last year.
Mr.. f. W. Grebenstein and family OF
Boston, Mass, are spending few weeks
with relatives In this place.
Ray Piper has sold his farm to Rhode
Island parties.
Stacy Oliver of Augusta is visiting his
sister, Mrs. George Greenleaf, for few
days.
Caleb Greenleaf has rented the Alonzo
Quimby stand and will move very soon.
Mrs. Maria Piper will move into her
house near the village as soon as II
Is vacated. ,.