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BLOOD POISON.
In some cases the external .

the external signs Of Contagious Blood Poison are slight That The
the blood quickly filled with this poisonous virus and the
skin corei spoches and falling hair and eyebrows
unmstakabe Of Contagious Blood Poison
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-17

For otnsT Information, address
JNO. d. POTTS,
A G. P. A., Richmond Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-17
PAINE'S
Celery Compound,
The Household Medicine.
Mrs ]. c. Dunn, Tarentum, Pa, writes
Mrs J. G. Dunn, Tarentum, Pa, writes

Il owe you great debt for the good Pane8 Celery Compound
has done my baby boy and myself About year ago his face
broke out We had Of the best doctors attend him.
but the sores kept on spreading Finally tried Panes Celery
Compound and bottle cured him Of bad Of eczema
am using the Compound for nervousness and doing
wonders for me-.
Paine's Celery Compound gives strength; relieves
the body from suffering and exhaustion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
CONCERNING SANTA CLAUS.
where lie Originated and Why Rep
resented as an Old Man.

Santa Claus is OF German origin. This
is true If only because that is the Dutch
name for ST. Nicholas. That he is an old
feasts in celebration OF the decay of the
old year and the birth OF the new an old
man played the principal part Among
the Greeks and Romans it was Saturn,
the father Of all the gods, and among the
Germans il was Thor, who was long
bearded and white haired The tradition
of hoary age is appropriate, for repre-
sentation of the dying year was too
strong To be- driven away by the new tig-
ure of the early church observances.
That the saint is st. Nicholas is due to
the fact that that venerable personage's
feast day was celebrated at about that
period. St Nicholas was bishop Of
Myra who hourishcd early in the fourth
century. He is the patron saint OF chill
dren and schoolboys. and hence il was
natural that he should be part of a cell
ebration when the children received gifts
and when they were allowed to be heard
as well as seen"
The practice OF making presents on
that day undoubtedly owes its origin to u
general idea TO carry into practice the
will to men" At first the great lords
made presents TO their retainers, and the
season was marked by universal charity.
BY degrees the practice Of Christmas Civ
ing spread until now everybody gives
his friends presents.-New York Mail and
Express.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

: Huida hegn 10 sing a song about the
Christ lt.yas In her own language but
II was nom the less impressive to Azure
because OF nat II was a beautiful song.
and IL coaxd the colored walters out o.
the kitclep-there Were two OF them
and they cme and peekcd In the door
and smiled md chuckled and when Hui.
da was tllpugh they began 10 sing in
big, rich voices Hear Dem Bells
a-Ringin' all a number OF other songs.
all with Unexpected harmonies and mild
minor turnsof the voice.
Hulda has some gifts on the tree, too,
and she fOupd some for the walters. and
she and the colored boys made much OF
Azure, and 'ne Of them talked TO him
about the CAV, so that Il seemed diff
ferent 10 hin from what il had when he
heard the learned men quarreling about
II in the drawing room. Azure wondered
IL the professors would consider the wait
ers wise.
In the midt Of all this call came for
Azure from tie drawing room-an imper-
alive call. The boy looked up, appre-
hensive OF something more than ordinary
rebuke. He could hear steps coming in
the direction Of the room, and n moment
more his father was upon them and stood
gazing at the frightened Hulda beside
her shining ree and at the big, black
walters peeIing in at the door and at
Azure. bright eyed, with his hands full Of
sweets and little silly toys.
What would happen now? he wonder
ed.
What happened was decidedly the un-
expected
"Come here DR.. Patterson! | say,
Gould, come here! Bring the rest with
you"
They all came trooping out Of the draw
ing room-Aure's mother and the guests
and the sister with the spectacles, and
they looked and laughed.
That's how the symbols defeat u.s.
quoth Professor Hieronomus.
That's how human JOY discounts u.s."
said young Professor Babcock softly, and
he kissed Azure.
But that wasn't half so odd as the fact
that Aure's sister went up to Hulda and
kissed her. That was the oldest thing
that ever did happen. 1t seemed Il
shame To the colorcd boys not to sing,
considering the circumstances, SO they
began all over again and sang their
Christmas songs. They had never heard
of any OF the things the learned men had
been talking about, SO there was no rea-
son why they should not sing.-Chicago
Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
[HlIyLLllA'
CHRIS T MAS
SURPRISE.

~0IIE Hieronomuses were learned;
also they were ethical. They
sometimes contributed to the
IGIMlNl forensic periodicals-and the pa
- terfdmilias enjoyed the pleasure
OF seeing his articles in print. With Mrs.
Hieronomus and her specialized young
daughter labor was usually its own re-
ward. Professor Hieronomus explained
the rejection Of their contributions TO
current wisdom 10y saying that they were
above the heads Of the editors, which
may have been true.
There was no denying that the Heron
omuses were in the vanguard of thought.
At least all OF them were save one Au-
relius HieronOmus, aged Z, and known
TO disrespectful playmates as Azure, was
not ethical nor advanced nor learned.
The paths OF learning were tangled jun
giles to Azure, and his Imagination infest-
ed them with wild beasts. He avoided
knowledge and circumvented il with a
discretion which was no doubt the better
part Of valor He was rosy boy, with
eyes that were wistful in spite OF his
glowing health and with manners which
were not as frank as a boys manners
ought TO be. by which an astute person
might have inferred that Aure's indiyd-
uality was not affectionately cultivated
1t is true that his father, mother and
sister attended the psychological con
gress and that they talked about and
wrote on child study-nay, they employed
Azure as model for their observations.
But still Azure did not feel himself under
stood. He cleaned himself scrupulously
before entering the presence Of his par
entS and sat in respectful silence while
they talked 1t is an aphorism that boy
OF who attends to his finger nails is not
happy. The depths of Aure's melancholy
may be measured by the fact that his
nails were always scrupulously mani
cured.
1t was TO be observed, too, that the
household had another member who was
not advanced This was Hulda Paulsen.
the kitchenmaid There were nights
when the conl erSation in the drawing
room was scientific to the last degree,
when Hulda and Azure sat by the much
secured kitchen table playing casino and
laughing together with the most inconse-
quential happiness. The usefulness If
Aure's eyes reached its minimum on these
occasions. and il was to be noticed that
certain dimplcs which did not ordinarily
show themselves in Hulda's checks, came
into charming play when the little boy
snugglcd up TO her and begged her TO tell
tale Of old Sweden.
Now Hulda knew almost no one in the
new world. and she told her dreams and
her troubles 10 Azure. who sympathized
with them and who told his in turn.
Without exactly knowing why Hulda
was sorry Tor Azure.
Where YOU have your Christmas
trec?" asked the girl of Azure as the holy
| day drew nearer.
II do not have Christmas trees" Azure
answered quietly. Mother does not be-
lieve in Christmas trees"
How she not believer
"She says il has no sense"
you hang mp your stocking. then. lit
lie Aure?"
"Oh, no, Sister says il is silly to have
things put in your stocking when they
look much better laid out on the table"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
Christmas Games.

Heads, bodies and legs" is a most
amusing drawing game. The first player
draws a head at the top Of his strip OF
paper. folds it down and the next player
adds the body without having seen the
head. The third player adds the legs,
and the effect of the whole figure when
opened out is very quaint, recalling the
Egyptian hieroglyphics. She who com
menced life as a serious woman has the
body OF a bird and the legs of ballet
dancer. while the soldiers head. with a
helmet, ends in bluecoat boys coat and
q ladys skirt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

would ike for Christmas, but he found
a lot VI people there drinking tea with
his mother and sister, and they turned
when Azure entered and looked al him as
II he were curious kind OF bug not yet
classified and be hurried away as fast
as he could 10 where Hulda was making
coffee cake with a rare aroma Of baking
cinnamon. Huda was smiling when he
entered. though she was quite alone.
AZURE" said she, Il t'ink you do not
know II Is | who will have tree. VIII
you come TO my treep'
The cinnamon certainly made a deli
cious smell. and Hulda's eyes were won
derfully blue. These or facts OF some 9TH
or nature made Aure's heart dance light
~ in his serious little bosom.
Where" cried he, with much more
vociferation than was consistent with the
laws OF perfect harmony as understood
by Mrs. Mary Tinkerton Hieronomus.
"In my own BEDROOM In the cor
ner. l go out tonight to buy my tree.
You come tooY
Azure sat down TO think over the latter
Invitation. He was not allowed TO go
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

According TO an article by Paul Carus
in The Open Court. Chicago. the apoc-
ryphal gospels tell somewhat different
story OF Christ's birth from the canon
ica books. According to the former,
Christ was born in cave and thence
transferred TO stable, where the OK
and ass worshiped him, while, according
to the canonical gospels, the Nativity
takes place in stable The apocryphal
legends proved so strong that, in spite OF
the canonical version Of the story, cave
near Bethlehem came to be finally re-
garded as the place of the Nativity, and
church was erected on the spot to
commemorate the event and still stands
as lasting monument of this belief.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
CHRISTMAS AS OF OLD.

Christmas. like il used 70 be-
That's the kind would gladden. me
Rith ana lin from far and near
Joining In the Christmas cheer.
Oh, the laughing girls ana boysl
Oh, the feasting and the ioysi
Wouldn't Il be good TO see
Christmas like IL used 20 BET
Christmas like II used 70 be-
Snow Attending bush aud tree,
Bells a jin2ling down the lane;
Cousins John and Jim aud Jane,
Sue and Kate and all the rest,
Dressed up in their Sunday best,
Coming 60 that world Of glee-
Christmas like 1t used to be-
Christmas. like II used 10 be:
Been long, long time since we
Wished (when Santa Claus should GOMEZ
You a doll and | drum,
You a book and | sled
Strong and swift and painted red;
Oh, that day Of jubileei
Christmas like il used TO be.
Christmas like it used to be.
II is still as glad and free
And as fair and full OF truth
To the clearer eyes Of youth.
Could we gladly glimpse 1t through
Eyes our childrens children do.
In their Joy time we would see
Christmas like il used TO be.
Nixon Waterman in Elliott's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

FOR THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE
AND BY THE PEOPLE.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

HE woNDERED WHY HE WAS NOT HAPPIER
Put Santa Claus, he 1t is who puts
the gifts IN the stockings that hang by
the chimney opening"
Santa Claus is heather myth, father
says. We have never pretended about
Santa Claus"
Hulda's blue eyes rolled heavenward,
and for some reason which she herself
.ould not have well explained she snatch
ID The little boy TO her breast and Rugged
aim close. When Azure was released, he
was afraid he had been crying just tiny
bit, and he was so fearful that Huda
would notice il that he ran away as fast
as he could. He couldn't make out why
he had cried. Something inside of him
seemed to hurt.
He went into the parlor, intending TO
drop remark about the present he
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
Cbri.tmn, Tree. In England.

Christmas trees were unknown in Eng
land with the reign Of Queen Victoria.
The first one was ornamented by Prince
Albert for the amusement Of the princess
royal and the Prince Of Wales. who were
children of 3 and years old al that time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

Ebony was esteemed as an article OF
luxury by the anclents. In India II
was employed by kings for scepters
and images and as IL was supposed to
hnnul the power Of poisons was often
made into drinking cups
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
An Indian superstition.

Howison tells in his Travels In Cana
da" how his Indian guide begged him to
keep still on Christmas eve in the woods
In order that they might see the deer
kneel TO the Great Spirit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
Merry Christmas.

So now is come our joyiul'st feast;
Let every man be jolly.
Each room with ivy leaves is drest,
And every post with holly.
Though some churls at our mirth repine,
Round your foreheads garlands swing,
Drown sorrow in a cup Of wine.
And let US all be merry.
oid Carol
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
The saxon.s Christina. Dinner.

For centuries the orthodox Saxon
Christmas dish was wild boar's head.
garnished with holly. For years the en-
peror OF Germany sent Queen Victoria a
boar's head as a Christmas present.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10
llIIiIllllllillllitI
Ladies'
Susperlder
Belts.

to pay the taxes due the nation
upon demand after September 2S
they will be summarily removed
as intruders. II is hoped thai
there will be no further opposition
and that the nations will be thus
enabled to collect their revenues
without further delay
"The eyes Of the whole country
are upon us as we proceed in the
discharge Of the duties before US,
and we cannot be too careful of our
conduct. Every act of ours will
be scrutinized and criticised, and
any misconduct or mistake may
work injury and reflect discredit
upon our country and our people.
The ordeal through which we
are passing is most trying, and
never did a nation or people so
need faithful and patriotic service.
Let each be true to his trust. Let
no bill be even introduced which
could be questioned, and which is
not clearly designed for the pro-
motion of the very best interests
of our people,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10
BURLINGTON ROUTE
Its New Line, Denver North
west, via Billings.

The Burlington's Denver-Northwest
Main Line was completed September I6.
1t taps the Kansas City-Billings Line al
Alliance, Neb. It is the short line, Den.
yer to Helena, Spokane, and the direct
line to the entire Upper Northwest.
Only 80 bours Denver to Butte-IieIsDA.
Only IS bourS Denver to Spokane.
Only 90 bours Denver to Puget Sound.
This will be the main travelled road
for passengers going via Denver to
Northern Pacific Points.
To Denver, Scenic Colorado, Utah,
Pacific Coast: Two great daily trains
from Kansas City, st. Joseph. Weekly
California excursions, personally con
Quoted.
To The East: Best equipped trains to
Chicago and St. Louis.
To The North: Best trains to Omaha,
St. Paul, Minneapolis
l. ]. Bricker, L. W. Wakeley,
T. P. A.. s23 Main St. Gen1 pas'r Ar't.
Kansas City, No. StLouis, No.
Howard Elliott,
General Manager.
81. Joseph, No.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10
McCURTAIN'S MESSAGE.
ChOctaw Governor Delivers
His Farewell Address.

Green McCurtaln, the able retir
ing executive of the Choctaw ma
ton, delivered his last message t
the Choctaw council Monday
Among other things, he said:
"The Dawes commission gave
notice that land Office would be
opened at Atoka, September /, ,190(
for the purpose of making prelim.
mary allotments to Choctaw and
Chickasaw citizens. AS neither
the citizenship rolls have been com
pleted, nor the lands appraised,
nothing more than a preliminary
allotment of ITO acres was contem-
plated. After mature considera-
ton, became convinced that, for
many reasons, this arrangement
was immature, impracticable, and
would be unsatisfactory to our
people. Many Of them have in
closed and improved the lands
they desire to hold as allotments
for themselves and families, and,
under tlfe rules Of the secretary,
they would be required to select
therefrom homesteads of 160 acres
each for themselves, wives and
minor children, and the remainder
might be taken for homesteads by
others.
"The agreement never c0ntem-
plated this disturbance OF the
holdings Of our people, if within
their proportionate shares, and. |
was not willing to agree to plan
of allotment that would work this
result. In addition to this, every
citizen would be put to double ex-
pense and trouble, since he would
be repaired to visit the land Office
twice in order to secure his full al
lotment. Furthermore, until the
rolls are completed, and the num-
ber of Choctaw and Chickasaw
citizens thus determined, and all
the lands appraised, the amount
of land to which each would be en-
titled can not be determined. For
these reasons l, jointly, with Gov.
Johnston, OF the Chickasaws, adj
dressed a written request to the
Dawes commission to postpone the
opening of such land office, which
was accordingly done.
GoWNsITEs.
"In the matter of townsites, the |
Atoks agreement provides for the |
appointment Of one commission
for each of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations, composed of one
member appointed by the chief
executive of the tribe and one by
the president. All townsites in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions are to be laid out and plated
by these commissions, such plats
to be approved by the secretary of
the interior. After completion of
survey and approval of plats these
commissions appraise all town lots
and sell the same. This is the
plan agreed upon between the
United States government and the
tribes in the Atoka agreement and
satisfactory. Under these COM
as many surveying parties
ls may be necessary to plat ali the
owns in shortest period Of time
desirable may be employed,
ind the appraisement would follow
md be completed and the lots
old with all needed despatch; and
lence there can be no possible
iced Of added machinery to facili-
ate the work. Al the suggestion
# non-cisizens. however. congress {
y provision 10 the Indian ap. /
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10

. unuef Jne Ourtlh act. Inc interior
department is now proceeding
with the townsite work in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
under the above named act, and
the entire work of disposing of our
property by these methods is with
out our consent and in disregard
and violation of the provisions Of
the Atoka agreement, to which the
government only three years ago
solemnly pledged its faith. In ad-
dition to the moral obligations in
volved, the action of the depart
ment in so proceeding is void in
that it affects our title and owner
ship in and to our lands without
oar consent by carving townsites
from our public domain, extin-
gushing our title and vesting it
elsewhere.
at is clear that such proceed
ings are void and that no title to
lots sold under this regime can
ever be conferred upon purchasers
thereof, and to my mind, it is un-
wise policy for the government to
proceed in such manner, and will |
work great inconvenience to the
people of the towns to thus sus-
pend the permanent settlement of
their affairs and leave them with
out titles, when they might be so
easily secured by proceeding un-
der the agreement
every interest of all classes in
this territory demands that such
course be pursued in townslte and
other matters as will permanently
settle, instead Of thus confusing
matters of such importance to all
concerned. All this | exceedingly
regret, since we have tried so hard
to work in harmony with the
United States government, and
were the first tribe to accept its
overtures and enter into an agree
ment. TRIBAL TAXES.
"The collection of our tribal rev.
enues is necessary to the continu-
alton of our government as con-
templated by the Atoka agree
ment. During the past year
sentiment of opposition to the pay
ment Of these taxes became quite
general. This opposition has be-
came especially active and violent
in the Chickasaw nation, and cul-
minated in organized resistance
and the institution of suits seek
ing to enjoin the collectors. The
attorneys for the Chickasaw ma
tion who are also our attorneys,
entered this litigation promptly
and vigorously, and succeeded in
defeating the suits and securing
from the courts a decision up
holding the validity of the tribal
laws imposing these taxes, and Of
the laws of the United States gov
erning trade and intercourse with L
the Indians, under which, non-
citizens refusing to pay may be :
pat out Of the territory as intrud- :
ers. )
Notwithstanding this, this or I
yanization of non-citizens sent ap- v
peals to Washington imploring c
The authorities to suspend action. Q
These appeals we're met there, as =
hey we're in the court, and the re- = :
'ult is that, within the last few Il
weeks, Hon. John w. Griggs, at n
orney general Of the United &
States, has delivered a compre- el
lensive opinion upholding the q q
ribai taxes, the United States IN :,
ercourse laws, and declaring the !,
Dower and authority Of the interior
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-10

Harmon at Vinita meat store viii
i've 4 child mod reioht and A. nice a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-11-16
THE ADVANCE MEAT.

The recent advances in the prices in
all kinds OF meat will operate severely
uIni. Tie masses Of consumers through
out the country. Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson says the rise in price
is due to natural causes and that these
conditions are likely to become worse.
lie says tLat the grazing areas of tie
Western States are being exhausted at
an alarming rate; that the population
OF the United States is increasing rap
idly, while the supply Of beef is steadi-
ly decreasing; that the consumption of
beef is growing larger every year, and
that unless new grazing lands are open
cd up or some means found TO check
the present reckless destruction of the
Western grazing grounds there is
grave danger of killing the cattle-rais-
ing industry Of the United States.
The demand for American beef is great
er now both at home and abroad than
it has ever been before in our history.
The capacity of our people to consume
beef is greater than it ever has been be-
fore; our working classes are getting
to be great meat caters. The demand
is also growing in countries where our
lecf is permitted to enter. The pro-
duction, on the other hand, is being
checked in nearly al sections west of
the Missou river"