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The daily sentinel., 1900-12-10
GROWING BIG.
The W. F. White Department Store
Doing Big Thinss..Large
and Elegant Stock in
Each Dcnartmcnf
Each Department.

There is one big mercantile establish
ment in this city which is built on big
lines. Everything about the stock and
the store is suggestive Of such eondi-
ton, snd 30 strikes the customer imms-
diatsly upon entrance. The business re-
ferred to is the department store. known
as the w. F. White Hardware company
store.
1t has been a dream of Mr.. White, tho
president OF the company, to make his
establishment the representative mer-
camille house on tho western slope. That
OF q doubt. At the present time the
store contains, in the lines represented,
as representative q stock as can be found
in any town or city on the western slope,
and in fact, larger than almost any
other.
The business was first established as q
hardware store. This limo is still one of
the mainsprings Of tho business OF the
store. Since the original stock was in
stalled othsrs have followed. so that to.
day in this big store may be found Hard
ware, Queensware, Glassware, the very
finest IN China, hand painted and plain
goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes and
Jewelry.
The ssta ablishment OF a department
store was an untried experiment in this
city and there were many wise shakes Of
har or
established, but the splendid business
which this store has done and is doing is
complete refutation of any doubts
which might have been in existence
when the store was f1rst established.
Every month sees the business becom-
ing stronger and new lines being added.
No department is neglected one for an
other, all are made to stand upon their
own ground and to bring business to the
establishment for the quality Of the
wares sold in each department.
For the Christmas trade OF 1900 the
store is crowded to use common ex-
preston, "to the guards" Especially is
this true Of the China and Jewslry de-
partmsrts, where rare and beautiful
stocks are on exhibition, appropriate for
Christmas gifts.
The concern has full corps Of we'll
trained and obliging clerks, eight in
number, so that at all times the trade
can be waited upon expeditiously and
we'll
NkA 10 II
invitation to the public to visit the store
and be convinced that a. public com
msrcial institution it has no equal hsre
or elsewhere in a community of this
size
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
hrs. Wausmond's Quests.

Mrs. John Sandmeyer, of Pax, Mo-,
returned home Saturday after visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Waus-
mond, during the holidays w. H.
Sandmeyer, Of Holton, Kansas, a
brother Of Mrs. Wausmond, came in
Saturday for short stay. A sister
from Billings, Mo, who has been Wis
iting the lady, returned to her home
yesterday.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
No Right to UgIiness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be at
tractiye must keep her health. II she
is weak, sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. II she
has constipation or kidney trouble.
her impure blood will cause pimples,
bl0tches, skin eruptions and a wretch
ed complexion. Electric bitters is the
best medicine in the world toregnlate
stomach. liver aud kidneys and to
purify the blood. IL gives strong
nerves bright eyes, smooth, yelvety
skin, rich complexion. IL will make
8 good-looking, charming woman OF a
rundown invalid. Only SOC at A. W.
Kofsmans and Peoples drug stores.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01


The dread Of snakes is (says Science
Siftings), a mysterious human trait.
and has perplexed psychologists not a
little. The great majority of snakes
are perfectly harmless, but the aver
age man is vastly more afraid of them
than he would be of some dangerous
wild beast. The sentiment is. however.
not actually fear, as we commonly use
the term but sort OF instructive hor-
ror and loathing. and is more common
in men than In women. According to
the accepted theory, it is a survival
from the time when serpents were
among the most formidable enemies OF
our man-monkey ancestors. The dan
ger has disappeared, but the dread still
lives, all the more terrible because Il
has grown vague and formless. An
officer who served through the Santi-
ago campaign said the soldiers were
much more afraid OF reptiles than Of
bullets One day he ordered a strap
ping big sergeant to take a few men
and make reconnaissance Of a small
thicket. and was surprised to see the
trooper hang back. Are you afraid
Of the Spaniards2" he asked. contemp-
tuously. "Ohi -- the Spaniardsi"
exclaimed the sergeant in desperation.
what do keer for The Spaniardsl !
was thinkin' about a snake i saw
sraWlin' into them bushes yesterday"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Amputation Necessary.

The physicians amputated John
Byrd's right foot half way to the
knee this morning. Mr.. Byrd has
been suffering for a long time with
his foot and Drs. Fortner & BagbY de-
cided on amputation this morning.
They were assisted in the operation
by DR.. Bell. The patient soon recov-
cred from the shock and is in a fair
way TO recovery.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Waited Too Long.

DR.. A. S. NJ. Anderson, oculist, of
Pierce City, Mo-, was in the city Sat
urday. He has had an eye on Vnita
for some time, intending to locate
here, but put off moving until DR..
Pinquard "beat him to it," Dr. An
derson expressed a belief that three
specialists were too many for Vinita
and went to Wagner on the evening
train.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Smallpox at Wagner.

The manner in which some news
papers keep the public informed OF
conditions existing in their town is
aptly illustrated by the Wagner pub
lications. That town has six cases of
smallpox, and there has been one or
two deaths from this disease within
the past few weeks, but never a word
says the Record or Sayings regarding
il, other than 'our doctors disagree
on the malady afflicting several ne
gr0es on the east side" until absolute
forced by stress of circumstances, and
then only ia the "He are told' and
sit is understood" style.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Bismark's Iron Nerve

Was the result OF his splendid
health Indomitable will and tre-
mendous energy are not found where
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
are out Of order If you want these
qualities and the success they bring,
use Dr. Kings New Life pills. They
develop every power Of life and body.
Only 25c at A. w. Foreman's and Peo-
pies drug stores.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
THE TORTOISE
Knows When 1t Is Going to Rain and
Makes for shelter.

Knows When 1t Is Going to Rain and
Makes for Shelter.
The tortise is not an animal one
would naturally fix upon as likely to be
afraid of rain. but it is singularly SO.
Twenty-four hours or more before rain
falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for
some convenient shelter. On a bright,
clear morning, when not a cloud is to
be seen, the denizens of a tortoise farm
on the African coast may sometimes be
seen heading for the nearest overhang-
ing rocks. When that happens the pro-
prietor knows that rain will come down
dulfng the day, and as a rule it comes
down in torrents. The sign never fails.
This presentation, OF whatever you
may call It. which exists in many birds
and beasts may be explained partly
from the increasing weight of the at
mosphere when rain is forming. partly
by habits Of living and partly from the
need Of moisture which is shared By
all. If we want to find country where
nature has turned things topsy-turvy-
that Is, according to our notion-we
must go to Australia. Many things are
reversed in that country. It is sum-
mer there while it is winter in Amer
lea. Trees shed their bark instead OF
their leaves. fruit mas the stone CT
kernel outside. swans are black. there
IS a species Of fly that kills and eats
he spider. and FISH. called the climb
ng perch. that walks deliberately out
u the water and. with the aid of its
ms. climbs the adjacent trees after the
Insects that infest then.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
eArINo uMpeR pIrFlouLrrns.
New ouInsa coelsatoos Earn Their Raod
by Hard Labor.

by Hard Labor.
From the Savannah News: There is
wonderful cockatoo in one OF the
Islands OF the Indian ocean, near New
Guinea. II is as large as full-grown
pheasant. and 1t is OF let black
color. The bird is remarkable for its
Immensely strong bill and the clever
manner In which II is used. The bill
Is as hard as steel, and the upper part
has a deep notch In 1t. Now the ia
vorite food Of this cockatoo is the kerr
mel OF the canary nut; but there Is
wonderful ingenuity required to get at
1t, for the nut is something like a
Brazil nut, but It is ten times as hard.
In fact, 1t requires the blow of a heavy
hammer to crack It, It is quite smooth
and somewhat triangular in shape.
The cockatoo might throw the nut
down, but 1t would not break, or it
might hold 1t In its claws like the par
rots usually do with their food, and at
tempt to crush it; but the smoothness
or the nut would cause it to fly out of
the heak. Nature appears to have given
the possessor of the wonderful bill
Intelligence to direct its powers, for the
cockatoo takes one Of the nuts edge
wise in its bill and by carving mo-
ton of its sharp lower beak makes a
small notch on it. This done, the bird
takes hold of the nut with its claws,
and, biting off piece of leaf, retains
1t In the deep notch of the upper part
of the bill. Then the nut is seized be-
tween the upper and lower parts of
the bill and is prevented from slipping
by the peculiar texture of the leaf. A
sharp nip or two breaks off a tiny piece
of the she'll of the nut. The bird then
seizes the nut in it's claws and pokes
the long sharp point of its bill into
the hole and picks out the kernel bit
by bit. The cockatoo has very long
tongue, which collects each moFsel as
it is broken off by the bill. This is
wonderful process, for it is quite clear
that without the leaf nothing could be
done, a7G it proves how certain struc-
lures iT hirds are made to destroy Ger
tain p1lts of pk-nts.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Miss FaY Trott is quite sick.

i'o ANI fVtb - 4N''N 'f~HNs
Miss Dora Franklin retarned from
Chetopa this morning.
Mrs w. l. Chapman entertained a
number of friends at dinner today
Mr. Scheicker leaves this evening to
visit home folks at Cape Girardeau,
Mo.
d. II. Wison went to Fort Smith
Saturday night on professional bus
mess.
Miss Willie Trott leaves today for
Sedalia, Mo-, TO attend Central bus
mess college
VIM. Higgins. ex-secretary of state
OF Kansas, is registered at the Cobb
tvuay. His home i - Saiina.
The public school will open tomor-
row, and the prospect is that there
will be an increased attendance.
Luman #. Parker, Jr., is moving his
law Office from the Halsell building to
one Of the rooms over HIPS hardware
store.
Mrs. Lieut.. Allen Cook is the proud
mother of little boy baby. Her
husband, of the navy is in Philippine
waters.
Mrs. A. l.. Churchill was called to
Clinton, Mo-, on account of the seri-
Gus illness Of her mother, who is Wis |
itjng at that place.
Walter Andrews, of Wagner, will +
be in the city tomorrow on way to
Kentucky, and will visit short time
with the family of w. L. Chapman
VIM. .Greathouse shot Robert Krone,
a stockman at Nowata, through the
head and killed him last Friday. The
men fell out over the sale of a bunch
of cattle.
The heating apparatus at the Meth
Odist church became uumanageable
last night and smoked so that no ser.
vice was had 1t will be overhauled
and put in working order before the
next service.
A system regulator is medicine
that strengthens and stimulates the
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Prickly Ash bitters is a superior sys-
tenn regulator. 1t drives out all I'M
healthy conditions, promotes activity
OF body and BRAN, restores good ap-
petite, sound sleep and cheerful spir-
its. Sold by Chapman & Briggs.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
PRESBYTERIAN Meetings.

The meetings at the Presbyterian
church will continue nightly through
this week, or until and including Fri
day night. The people OF the town
are cordially invited to attend all
these services.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
prospective Amendments.

The appointments underJudge Gill,
the new judge Of the Northern dis
trict, have not all been given out yet.
The deputy clerk for the Vinita court
will be /. A. Chandler, and Tom
Triplett will be clerk OF the court at
Tahleouah.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01

Miss Mcclure, of Marshall, Mo-, will
arrive today, and will teach at Willie
Halsel college until Prof Bishop re-
covers from his recent sickness suf-
fciently TO resume his place in the
faculty.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
CONTRADICTIONS
That Mark the Strange Career of the
Filipino Leader.


Harper's Magazines His career
contains a reasonable number of con
tradictions. Thus his first act in con-
nection with the revolution was to re-
buke and threaten the rebel leaders in
the next town for the cruel slaughter
of the natives loyal to Spain. The next
day he compelled the men of several
sluggish villages to rally for the storm
ing OF the convent and hacienda at
linus He levied taxes and paid his
way as far as possible, so that current
prices remained unchanged in the
rebel provinces. He restrained plum
derers and repressed cruelty with a
strong hand. His popularity was large
ly due to the fact that he was simple in
his manner and always accessible. He
took his place in the foremost rank in
the contests Of 1896 and 1897, and saw
his brother slain when Lachambre's
division stormed Imus Since his re-
turn in 1898 he has not been under fire,
his staff restraining him from risking a
life invaluable to the cause. While
the brief record of his public life seems
to show that he was moderate, simple
and humane in the midst of revolution,
there is much in his career that puzzles
the observer-more perhaps, that puz-
zles Aguinaldo himself Does he owe
his great power to the fact that he is
the representative of his race, or to
his personal qualities? Up to May,
1898, his personality seemed the chief
factor S-nce then he has been swept
along in the tide of revolution, owning
himself astonished at the mighty inn
pulse which rallied his countrymen.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Change at the Katy.

Win Greer, late Of the Frisco force,
assumed the duties Of bill clerk at
Katy depot this morning, vice Charles
Clemmings, resigned, who has been
called to Parsons and will probably be
stationed at Wagner.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01

Chief Burlington returned to the
capital yesterday. A number OF bills
passed by the late council have MT
been acted upon yet by the Washing
ton authorities, but it is supposed
they will be heard from soon.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-01
Smallpox Rumor.

A family OF ten or twelve persors
are detained In house on the east
side, having, II Is thought, been ex-
posed TO smallpox on Grand river be-
fore moving into town few days ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
STAR.
CHRISTMAS COMFORTS.

Gittin' long to Christmas-know it by the
way
The little fellers meet me at the closin' of
the day;
An Mollie gifts my slippers; my pipe is in
its place,
An everybody roun' the house wears now
a smiHn facel
They. Jest amt 30 mistaken these Christ
mas signs; you see.
They've an about decided that Santa
Claus is me-
Here's this one bresnin' off my coat
another takes my hat
Tt almost seems like paradise-the pace
I'm livin att
Gittin lens to Christmas! That's the
TfH:s here chaps accountin' for the
ohangespg,s y night an day:
Really thiRE that mebbe I'm somebody
after all
Eff I say mD head aches. house jest has a
Molly ~ sits : q an goes to rub
Eff my chist is painin'-brotherin, in a
Here comes mustard plasters to blister
me to death!
Gittin' long to Christmas! Thank the
Got to open up the safe an let the dol
An, tben. it seems like Propidenee-iest
like amazin' grace.
For everybody reun'' the house wears now
srailin' facei
-Atiants Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
CUBA,s FREEDOM.

Before going to war with Spain, our
congress resolved that Cuba SIS and
ought to be free and independent" 1t
is now for the Cuban constitutional con-
vention to define the exact nature OF
that freedom and independence. The
people Of Minnesota are and ought to be
free and independent, and the same is
true of the people of Mexico. The ques-
ton now is whether Cubans are to enjoy
the gopher or the greaser style Of free
dom and independence Minnesota people
aIc so well satisfied with their own par
ticular brand of freedom and indie
pendence that they can't understand why
all other people shouldn't be dead aux
ious' to get share Of it; hut tastes DIFF
fer as the greaser's passionate fond
ness for red pepper sauce might indicate.
1t has long been fond dream with
great many Americans that Cuba would
one day be a part of this country. It
is for the Cuban constitutional convention
to say whether this dream is to be real
lied or not. That the commercial in
terests of both countries, demand it is
self-evident Cuba offers a wonderful
field for American capital, energy and in
dustry while, on the other hand, we can
give to Cuba a market for her tropical
and semi-tropical products, such as she
will rot find anywhere else. If the island
is to have an independent sovereignty of
its own, all these advantages will be
lost to both countries. At the same time
we cannot look upon such a proceeding
without misgivings, for the island is too
close at our door. and In case of war
through combinations with the enemy, it
might become a source of real danger
to us.
1t is gratifying to learn that great
many of the leading men in Cuba
! are keenly alive to their own in
terests and strongly oppose cutting
loose from the United States COM
pletely. 1t is, therefore, not unlikely
that the Cuban constitutional convention
will arrange for some sort of intimate
relationship or protection on the part of
the United States, and such relationship
might in the course of time naturally
lead to a complete union
Any attempt to coerce the Cubans
would be disastrous. We must treat them
with all kindness, fairness and considera-
ton, and rely on their good common
sense to see where their interest lies.
They may not fully realize it at present,
but with the proper treatment they GER
tainly will in course Of time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
An ANCHOR TO w1NDwARD.

The reply of Joseph Chamberlain to the
allegations that he and his relatives were
taking advantage of his position in the
government to profit from government
contracts indicates the difference between
English and American political ethics
The charges were not specific and in this
country would have been passed over
in absolute silence. Chamberlain, how
ever, took occasion to deny the spirit of
the charges, while admitting that a rela-
tive or two might have been the indirect
gamer Of a few dollars through some
government contract.
The politician here seeks his office in
order to gain a business vantage-ground
by means of which he may turn an hon
est penny" Our professional politicians
are usually well fixed, although they
started poor, while their salaries have
been small and their expenses large.
They depend for profits on the side deals
that come in the way of the enterpris-
ing congressman or other public official.
Not in the way of bribery for a vote.
Oh, no! Not that But It is often much
better to have congressman interested
IN a scheme YOU want to put through
congress-interested as an investment
you know. 1t is the custom of our pub
lie men TO ''cast an anchor to windward,' =
whenever there is big scheme on foot
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
LITERARY NOTES.

If a thief were to steal your purse,
and leave valuable diamond ring in
your pocket, what would you do with
the ring? This is the situation that con-
fronts the heroine of "a Comedy of Con-
science" a long story by DR.. Wier Mitch
ell, which will be printed complete iii,
the January Century The authors new
novel, ''Dr. North and His Friends" is
in its thirteenth thousand.
After many vexatious delays, the prob
lem Of real rapid transit for the city Of
New York is being solved IN a way
that is astonishing to even the citizens
of the metropolis. Contractor John B.
Mcdonald the directing spirit of this
gigantic engineering feat, "the man be-
mind the drill,'' so to speak, has written
for the current issue of Golfers Weekly
a comprehensive article entitled 'Tun-
Melting New York" in which he tells eX-
actly what has been accomplished to
date, and how it was done. Illustra tons
from photographs of the work, above
and below ground, accompany Mr.. Nc
Donald's article.
D. Appleton and Company have within
few days received from Western
bookseller a single order for $500 copies
of David Harurn.' Four hundred and
ninety thousand copies of this wonderful
story have been printed ard the sales
at present average not less than 500 cop
les a day, so that the half million mark
will be shortly reached. 1t is said that
the new illustrated edition has been re-
ceiyed with an exceptional favor, which
shows that Mr.. Clinedinst's pictures have
obtained the stamp of popular approval. "
1t is evident that David HarUm' has be-
come a type to appeal to all classes Of
American readers.
December Book News is a holiday num-
Der of a practical and helpful sort. 1.-The
guide to the Christmas shopper" has a.
selection of books for children, divided
into pretty covers and bright pictures
story books and history served to Juve-
nile taste In the books for grown folks
we find old friends in new dress-biogra-
ply and "reminiscences, history and traY-
ell and art books. There is a portrait
and Biographical sketch of William
Stearns Davis, several pages of facsimlles
of covers of new and recent books. The
reviews published are mainly selected
from the most authoritative periodicals
of England and America On the val lous
subjects, but DR.. Talcott Williams has
interesting things to say about what he
considers the more important books
The December issue of the Woman's
Home Companion certainly makes good
its claims to be christmas number,
for in it are printed five Christmas
stories and nine articles, giving various
suggestions appropriate to the Christmas
season. The number opens with an article
on Elizabeth. queen of Roumania-one OF
the Companions contributors for Jul
whose fairy store have made her famous
as Carmen SYLVIA 1.-THE Art Treasures
of the White House" Holiday Week at
an Army Post" Lillian Bells. description
of Salzberg and her descent into salt
mine, and the final instaIlment of Ffanels
I,ynde's novel, '@The Plutocrats. are
other features that contribute toward
making the number enc Of unusual inter-
est.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18

not reach anything like its usual emf
nence in dialectics.
II it is reckless enough to continue In
its present false attitude, the G 10 b
may be obliged to address itself to the
claim of our contemporary, that the po-
lice force under Wright was under bet
ter discipline than it ever was before
or SINCE This, however, may involve
a comparative statement of the efficiency
of the St Paul police force under the
several successive Republican chiefs Of
police-an undertaking which we would
like to save the public from passing upon.