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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02

The leading Indian Territory news
paper-the Daily and Weekly Chief
tain, 40 cents a month for the Daily,
and a dollar a year for the weekly.
Impure blood is responsible directly
and Indirectly for many otherd eseaes.
Purify the blood at once with Dr. Sim
mons SarsaparIla. SOC and so doses.
A. W. Foreman.
Dan Warren placed an advertise
ment in The Chleftaln a few weeks
ago Offering a lot OF horses and mules
for sale, and thus found one purchas-
er who took 800 worth OF the stock.
Hunts lightning oil cures catarrh,
neuralgia, Sprains cramp collie, Idlar-
rhoea, cuts, headache, rheumatism.
Good for man and beast. Failing,
money refunded A. w. Foreman,
The Vinita Plow company have
about completed their ware house 40
by 60 feet on the north side Of Illinois
avenue in front Of the Western. This
firm will handle farm machinery this
season on large scale, and their
main building when complete will be
60 by 120 feet.
DR. NJ Frazee ENJOYS the distinction
Of being the first customer at the new
store Of Madden, farrell & Gee, having
discovered pair OF shoes yesterday at
the opening that struck his fancy, he
ordered them sent tn his room as soon
as the sale began todav.
Cheathams Chill Tonic is peculiarly
adapted to persons in enfeebled health
and invaids. II assists dieeston and
is a perfect strcngthenar and anpeti-
zer Satisfaction or money refunded,
Put up in both tasteless and bitter
stples. 50 centstYles. A. w. Foreman.
The leading Indian Territory news
paper-the Daily and Weekly Chief
tain 40 cents month for the Daily
and a dollar a year.for the weekly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02

called him down left the shop and then
informed me that he could prove what
he said
"1'hen there was one of those real
wise guys came in and wanted a sham
poo. He was pretty near the limit.
There wasn't a single subject that he
wasn't thoroughly informed on--in his
own estimation. And he wanted ev-
erybody in the place to know what he
knew. He could give you more misin-
formation, in less time than anybody
ever met before. One of my regular
customers came in then and as he APP
peared good-natured l smiled at him.
Who told you about it?' he asked, when
he saw me smile.
"'About what?' says l.
"'Why, mylittle adventure with that
toupet you picked out for me- he an
swered, and then he went on and told
me all about it.
ut kept up that way all morning
religion, politics, sport, business and
everything you could think of. And /
had to appear interested in each sub
ject. Out of all the men who came
in no two talked on the same subject.
All but four began the conversation.
Half of them went out dissatisfied be-
cause ] had dared to disagEee with
their views, and the other half probably
set me down as fool. And yet you
say that the barber always wants to
talk. Come in here some day and sit
for awhile and. then wonder why /
don't care to do rapid-fre CONVERSE
tion turn with every man that sits in
the chair.
Pay at the desk. Thank you, sir.
Next."5N Y. Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02
THE MEN WHO TALK.
Customers, Not BARRIERS, the Cause
Of Conversation. says One
of the Latter. ~


The little barber was inclined to be
uncommuuicative and confined his at
tention strictly to shaving his custom
er. This rather unusual mood bothered
the customer, and after several inef-
fectual attempts TO engage the little
barber in conversation. he asked:
"Why don't you say something more
than yes and mop Usually you are
perfectly willing to talk and especially
SO when the man you are shaving
wishes TO be let alone.
That's right" retorted the little bar
ber as he made vicious dab with his
iather brush and managed to insert the
tip Of it in his victims mouth. That's
right. OF course, we BARRIERS always
want to talk-not. It's just you people
that come in here expecting TO be en-
tertained while you lie back in the
chair that cause BARRIERS to keep up
conversation while they are shaving
you. It's funny idea that everybody
seems to have that barber is sort
of an encyclopaedia anxious to fur
subject. The truth of the matter is that
the barber would rather that there
should be no conversation. 1t takes his
mind off his work and then, uniess he
agrees in every particular with the man
in the chair, the latter is very apt to
take offense and quit the place.
"That may seem drawing it rather
strong, but it is mild. One day last
week there was a man in this chair who
made about the same remark that you
did just now, and told him just about
what / have said TO you. He wanted to
make bet, and accommodated him.
1 bet that great majority of men who
came in during the day would begin
the conversation, while be took the OPP
posite view. We each had piece of
paper, and after we had noted down
27 men he handed me the money and
went out without word. Out of that
81 all but four had started the con-
versation and had done their best TO
prolong it.
"The first man had small package
wrapped up in a newspaper in his hand
when he entered. AS I was lathering
him he asked: DO you know what
there is in that package@ l FASTENED
to assure him that / was no mahatma
and was willing to let it go at that.
Well. III tell you,' he said. It's a
couple Of pieces of gaspipe that have
been subject to electrolysis and are
curiously worm And with that he
started to talk about the thing. and tell
what a great scheme he had to prevent
electrolysis and what a fortune he
would realize from it. He was still
talking about it when the boy helped
him on with his coat and then he talked
to a man sitting in one of the chairs
and waiting for his turn until the man
went over to the stand in the corner
and had his shoes shined to escape from 1
him.
Next came the man who knew ali
about prize-fghting. I had to listen to
the history Of every prize fighter Of
the past IS years. And it was only
when a man in the next chair turned
and called him down for slipping up
on a date that be stopped taking. At
that, be waited until the man who had
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02

Papa" she said, "the count has as
sured me that he can't live another day
without me-"
''Humph," grunted the old man. ST
didn't think he was as hard up as all
that. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02

The small boy likes maternal sym
pathy. but he never likes his mother
to feel for him with her slipper.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02

those we love. Why not wiH fortune as
well as zO7sh it for the child1
The greatest fortune any mother can
bestow on her child is healthy body
and happy mind, and with this great
fortune every mother may endow the
child If she will. The child's stock of
health is what the mother supplies. The
weak and worried woman has a very
slender stock of health to bestow on
the baby.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes mothers healthy and happy. 1t
does away with the misery of morning
sickness. 1t strengthens the nerves,
gives the body feeling of buoyancy,
makes the mind cheerful, gives vigor
and elasticity to the organs peculiarly
feminine, and baby's advent to the world
rs free from danger and painless.
MY irst two babies were still-born, and
suffered every thing but DEATH writes Mrs.
Euphemia halconer, Of Trent, Muskegon Co,
Mich " ! was reduced to Ioo pounds. When
was three months along with my third child
was taken with hemorrhage or flooding and
came near having miscarriage from female
weakness. For two months was under the
care OF our doctor, but was getting weaker all
the time until sent and got three BOTTLES of
Fayorte Prescription i improved fast and
continued to take your medicine until baby was
born, and he is healthy and all right Ny
health has been good ever since l now weigh
los poundsp
There is no alcohol, whisky or other
intoxicant in " Favorite Prescription, /"
neither does it contain any opium or
other narcotic.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets do not re-
act on the system They are perfect
medicine.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-02
Probabilities.
gaIrtonlght and tomorrow.

Lem Paris Is In from Catale today.
Tender, juicy steak at Gus Nichols
Pure, fresh drugs. Peoples drug
store.
f. B. Drew, Of the Katy, was here
today.
Prescriptions carefully filled at
Foreman's
Why not get the best? At Peoples
drug store.
Try homemade lard from Gus Mich
ols' market.
James West was in from Papaw
creek trading today.
John Mnshall Of Miles, is buying
goods in town today.
w. ]. Wade came up from South
McAlester last night.
Little Bertha Thomason has been
sick the past two days.
A. c. Raymond has been quite sick
for the past two days.
A span of good mares to trade for
mules. See j 4. Gunter.
Walter Breedoye, Of Farland, is
spending the day in Vinita
Mrs. J. q. Hogan, OF Pryor Creek, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Dlge.
TO have beautiful clear white.
clothes, use Red Cross Ball Blue.
Soaps, fine perfumes and elegant
stationery at Peoples drug store.
Miss Mamie Bluejacltet returned
from visit TO Alton this morning.
Red Cross BaiI blue delights the
slaundress. Large package only 5 ct
Fitzgerald Scott, Of the Cobb house,
will leave tonight for Gainesville, Tex.
Bud Weldon, Of the Ft. Smith Ele-
Yator, is spending the day in Vinita.
o. w. Meacham returned from Ok
-lahoma City and other points last
night.
Rev. w. T. King will preach at
Keso Sabbath afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock.
Grayson wills was in from White
Oak yesterday to attend the grand
opening.
Assistant District Attorney j. II.
Huckleberry, was here from Salisaw
yesterday.
Wanted:-Bids to plot grave yard.
For particulars apply to the mayor of
Adair, /. T.
Buy your roasts where you can get
the best. That's Gus Nichols at City
Meat Market.
Jake Guthrie went to Seneca last
night to look after mining interests
in that section.
Rev. ]. H. Myers and family left on
last nights Frisco for their new home
at Poteau. l. L.
Rev. j. E. Wolfe came in from
Gwendale last night, returning on the
Frisco this morning.
John Michael and Annie Craig, of
Vinita, were united in marriage yes
terday by Rev. Pool.
Some Of the young people will trip
the light fantastic at the Halsell
tonight.
w. L. Kreitz, Representing the Bene-
dict paper company of Kansas City
was doing business here today.
The family OF Polly Smartt arrived
this morning from Sailisaw and will
move to the farm at Cherry Springs
The funeral OF Mrs. Chester Taylor
was conducted at the residence, five
miles from town by Rev. Butler today.
Mrs w. J. Strange went home to
Chelsea this morning after spending a
week with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Q. Raymond.
A handkerchief trimmed in batten-
burg, was found and brought to this /
'fiice yesterday. Owner may have it /
by calling for il.
Marriage license we're today issued /
10 U. s. Mayhem and Miss Abby Bell, /
II Hudson aud II. W. Zeig,er and
Mss Annie Slater, OF VinIta.
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If ever sur
1t would be
the expes
mother, calei
hand, ponde
for tun at c
days an d.
hopes that
the baby's
birth hday
may fall on
'aluckytinie
II is natural
to wish the
best of for
tune for
fhAaA x -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-24
Idaho Democrats.
(BY the Associated PreCS

by the Associated Press.)
Pocatello, Idaho, July 21.-The Populists
held an exciting session of their conven-
ton today over the rejection by the DEM
ocrats the night before of the ultimatum
sent to them by the Populists. The Popu-
lists would not withdraw the ultimatum,
but finally offered to recede if the Demo-
Gratis would adopt resolutions demanding
the immediate discontinuance of martial
Ia" in Shoshone county, and the abolition
OF the permit system.
After a sharp debate involving the
Couer dAlene policy of the State Admin
the Democratic convention unani-
voted to close negotiations with the Pop
ullsts and to fuse with the Silver Re-
publicans.
A platform was adopted by the Demo-
Gratis endorsing the National ticket and
platform, demanding the election of SEN
ators by direct vote and favoring COM
puisory reference Of disputes between Ia
Dor and capital to d non-partisan board of
arbitration.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-24

norf1e good time in the evenin'; pop
pin corn, an tellin' stories an that.
An she bet up my feet in front O. the
stove, an said. Two little pigs went
to market. on 'em before she put me
to bed. An then afterwards l dreamt
that | heard mother cryin'. Of course
| thought I'd walked up. You always
do think you've walked up, don't We,
Miss Dorothy, when you get to tlre1m-
imp
= see mother lookin' dretne sober.
settin' down front O the bureau an
handlin' over some papers she took out
of Il boN. Then | dreamt she kissed
a square thing that was kinder shet Up
in her hand an cried an cried, Just as
] did when | cut my finger with the
chopin knife.
Il told mother about it the next
day. She laughed at me an said lit
tie folks mustn't imagine things: an
she went into the itchen to stir her
cranbrN sauce, as smilin' as could be.
But just's she'd got out O. hearin7
up jumped Aunt Octavia an grabbed
holt O my shoulder an shook me as
IT ! was q table cloth. An she says,
Don't you never tell your mother
that dream again, as longs you live
an breathe There's lots O. things
Hoh>o iISI h01 gus -IOtllcI all L new
er nervOus-"a satisfied ripple in her
voice.
Aunt Octavia an | had a secret
once. she went n in a gentle flow
OF reminlScence. Il was StaVin' over to
her house While Uncle Silas surared
off,
She threw a pebble into the brook,
and watched the widening circles or.
the water with al air of reflective
speculation.
What was the secret, Electra"
asked Miss Wagner after a moments
silence.
20 yes" still looking at the water
and speaking half absently. Il was
lonesome for mothe one night after
! got into bed, an auntie left a candle
burning: but twas a little bit of a
one an it sputtered. | said. Now |
lay me. just as if mother was there.
Then the candle sputtered again an
L began to say. 'Our Father They
her hHOta' vbgk Nzfif1ffshrdIuetao
heard me then, an they came runnin'
up stairs in a norfle hurry. An Aunt
Octavia says, You little screech owl.
you'll scare me into fits! What under
the canopy are you shoutin' that way
for"
That was worse'n the candle. fo,.
| didn't know what she meant: but
old her that the prayer said, 'Hol-
Tered be thy name, an that was why
I'd been hollering.
Then Aunt Octavia said. Il don't
know how it strikes YOU. ST. but | do
blieVe there's sOmethin' lackin' in the
upper story
Uncle Silas said there wasn't. He
said he'd bet a cookie 'twCld come out
all right in curse o time. Better
wait an see.
I guess | went to sleep after that.
but SOmetime-mebe twas the next
day-auntie told me we'd have a Sc
cret. Then she got me to promise ]
wouldn't tell a liyin' soul about the
upper story, not even mother. I said
[ didn't want to tell mother. L said [
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pianner for her an letin' her have the
good Of it while she was CROWN up.
Of course poor Emline can't afford
to do it now; but after all, | don't
knows there's a happier-Hullo, Elec-
try. Back SO oon?'
Mother loves to swap work with
Miss Chesley," remarked Electra, trail
ing a great spray of golden-rod along
the path as they went out. at don't
make her back ache half 50 much, she
tells me, to wash Miss Cheslev's bahin'
dishes asst does to wash her own
The mex house was at the end of a
long stretch of rising ground which
left them somewhat breathless. 1t was
a pleasant looking place, with honey
suckle vines around the open front
er beds in the garden. Electra began
to speak, in a low and confidential
tone as they drew near if.
This is where the Burleighs live,
Miss Dorothy. Let's 90 right by. as
easy's can be, Miss Burleigh's just
killed a man. in an awestruck wills
per, IAN mebbe she wouldn't want to
see us
'Electra."
Il don't know but motheI'd tune
me for tellin' We. but she did say
| usn't. Miss Curtis was talkin' to
h"r about it last night, an | set there
on the cricket studyin' about the Arc
tic Circle. l almost know mother
remembered l was there.
Miss Curtis told lots o. things about
this nan He was 4 soldier: a drum
mer in Mr.. Jordan Marsh's comp'ny,
She said. He left sick on the train,
an got off here't the middle depot.
Mr.. Burleigh see him there an
brought him home-him and all his
drums, [ guess" At this point she
hesitated, but conscious rectitude up
bore her. ""Ihere was somethin' about
a fever's runnin'; | didn't quite get
that. An then she said: 4 reckon
poor Miss Burieigh's done it now for
herself! She's took all the care O
that Mr.. Smith for two mortal weeks
an now see how its turned out. He
wanted to be histed up in bed this
mornin'. Mr.. Burleigh said. after she'd
got the drarves IN his feet and given
him his medicine; an she went and
put her hand under the back of his
head. and he was gone in no time.
That's q queer thing to Kill a man,
amt it! Miss Curtis said she was a
sick oma an all wore out with
him, | s'pose that's how she happen
ed to do it. Now. there's the soldiers
home over to Togus: likely the poor
thing would "a beer better off there.
They crossed the road involuntarily
and went by the house with an air of
%virtuous avoidance. But under the
poplar trees beyond the barn Electra
suddenly halted.
~ guess | amt never told o about
Harry Sylvester. Miss Dorothy. He
hasn't got only II leg, but his mother
says he makes up for it in hands. I
can't ever see any eNtry ones, but of
course she'd ought to know. Poor
Miss Sylvester. she has things enough
to make her eel bad. Dr.. Gordon
says that Harry's father was poorer
than one o Jobs cats when
they first come here, an
now he's gettin' to be a fo~ur-nand-
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I too An that Young one was mad

too An hat young one was mad
dern fury.
1.-The state o Names iust-the
state o Maine a she. of course
there's lots o places in 1T L ain never
seen. an mebbe yer North America
one of EN-. But / guess it's some
where way down in Sagadahoc or
Andr'scoggin, if It's. An then she
burst out laughin' as ~pleasant's ever.
Her temper's always over in no time
She glanced out OF the window from
time to time and spoke in a cautious
undertOne.
The funniest thing | ever heard Of
her sayin' was one day in Sabbath
school last winter. There was some
thin or other in the lesson that
made the minister ask 'em Who was
the strongest man that ever lived: an
Electry piped right up before anybody
else could speak. n called out: Tom
Reed 1t come so unexpected it pref
ty near upset the minister, an every
boy in the room begun to giggle. I'm
sure he is went on Electry. just as
caln's a clock. for the Chronicle savs't
he's been holdin' congress in the boiler
of his hand for the last eight
days. an there amt another man liv-
in that could do it Mr.. bennett
passed over it as wells he could an
took up the mex questions; but some
o them that was there will have 1t
1Lat the superintendent had to get off
behind the door and laugh it out all
by himself.
Il often wish her father could have
lived.'' she went on, her kindly face
growing grave. Fl made a perfect
idol of Electry, an she's lust his
breathin' image. It's from him she
| gets her likin' for music. and if there
was one thing in the world Noah Bar
ker set his heart on, twas buyin' a
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oil man. Seems as if somethin KEEP.
h~,rranin, TO him all the time. don !
i Now Harrvss had his legs II on.
an, nrob'lv he'll be fo~ur-handed. TOO
hefore he gets through with IT. 1 "as
+bipkin. thai p'raps Miss BurlelShd
send him some o them drums IL any
body smoke TO her about II. her Tram
ewes full of sympathy.
I'm afraid you don't quite under
stand about the drums at Mrs. nuI-
leioh's. dear" said Miss Wagner 1alnt-
w.: we sit down here by the
brook and rest awhile.
"Fyerybodv hikes Mr.. Burlelgh, re
s1med Electra. after according "ha'
seemed to her sufficient time Tor q
graceful change OF subjects. :,
: Aunt Octavia used to say thar ne u
rive We his eveteeth if you asked for
'em. never quite believed II "heh
she said it. but | went over there once
IN do an errand. an | was plannln to
sneak to him about it" She burst IN
10 ! roplish laugh at the recollection
disnlayinr 20 advantage her own
teeth. safely past the transition pc
Rod. and now cleaning in even white
ness.
when I got there. Miss Dorothy
he didn't have a tooth in the world
except some hat was up on the kltch-
en- shelf in a cracked tumbier. An SO
run home an told Aunt OctaVla 1hal
somebody'd asked him for EN- an so'
EN-. That was ever so long ago, When
7 didn't know n better.
81 love Aunt Octavia dearly. nu'
she's queer sometimes. She don IKE
dreams very we'll. | had a real oau
dream once when I was a llttle g'rl
Seems if mother didn't have 1athei
then. but / don't know sure, tor | was
such a little girl. =.
But mothern med been haNll d
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main there for half an hour and par
take of what her hostess termed "a
sociable little snack" Electra. with
a warm ~doughnut in either hama,
wandered out into the yard. They saw
her soon after under the elm tree be-
side the shed. turning the heavy
grindstone with timid rapture. a lit
tie later Miss Wagner caught a fleet
ing glimpse of pink calico at the farth-
est corner of the barn. Then it fitted
the tall grass, and disappeared for a
time altogether.
"Electry's a curious child, amt
She" commented Mrs. Chesley, sip
ping a little tea for courtesy. "You
couldn't hardly believe, f you didn't
know her. the funny things she'll say
when she gets to goin'."
Miss Wagner wisely held her peace.
My daughter Eunice keeps the
school here. an she tells me more or
less about it. 'Twasn't any time ago
hardly that Electry got all wrought
up because Eunice told her she lived
in North America.
u don't says Electry. 4 live in
Maine An she KEEP on sayin' 50,
spite of anything Eunice could do.
eve all live in Maine,' says Eunice
finally, but we live in North America.