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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

MY boy" said Uncle Obadiah.
when you get ready 10 pick out a esi
for a wife. pass up the prodi-gal and
select one Of the frugal sort that saiis
sour eoniu-rai bottoms -Chicaeo
Evening News
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

Brother Butler will turn over the
lock box at the p0stonlce that he has
been using for the last four years, to
Rev. browning, his successor in the
postofice here. Rev. Greathouse used
the same box three years before Bro.
Butler came.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

The United States court will
convene at Wagner November
18th instead Of the 9th, as an.
nounced yesterday.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

C. r. Grifith, dentist has moved his
0fice 70 the Hill building, and will be
pleased TO have your patronage. All
Eork guaranteed.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01
Jess Raymond Dead.

Councillor Jesse b. Raymond, OF
Canadian district died Tuesday OF
this week. Raymond was speaker OF
the lower house Of council two years
ago.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

The court at Wewoka has been
adjourned till January 9Th on ac-
count Of the smallpox.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-01

The democratic national COM
mittee has issued a statement,
making the prediction based on
alleged polls, that Illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Ken.
lucky, Nebraska. New York,
Maryland, West Virginia, South
Dakota, California and Washing
ton will be carried by Colonel
Bryan at the coming election.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

class postmaster, stands the great saving
increased spread of information among
the many persons who live in the rural
districts. One of the special agents Of the
rural free delivery system, q. II. Hatha-
way, says in his report, that farmer on
the Lees Summit, No. route, expressed
his appreciation when informed that the
service would be recommended there and
said he had few nights previous made a
calculation and found that he had in the
past fifteen years, going back and forth
daily to the post office, travelled more than
IL 900 miles to get his mail.
Rural free delivery was originated in 1896
by Postmaster General Wilson with many
misgivings To begin with A routes were
established. In six years the system has
proved a complete success and increased
to 1888 routes. And at this rate of increase
the time is not far distant when the farm
er being compelled to- drive OF 10 miles
over country roads to get his mail, will be
a thing of the past. 1t Is hardly too much
to say that 1t is more important for the
farmer to be saved this distance than for
the merchant in the small city to be saved
a walk of hundred yards or so.
City delivery was initiated primarily to
relieve the post offices, it being manifest
ly impossible for the postmaster to deliver
the mails of ten thousand or more people
through the post office window. Rural
free delivery has for its main purpose the
advancement and education of the people
and to bring the postal service within their
reach.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

carriers wagon. These boxes should be
like the mail boxes in city and operated
the same way. The carrier, as he goes
by takes out any mail there may be, and
deposits any mail for the owner.
Mr. Heath, in his report, comes to the
following conclusion: THAT whenever the
system has been judciously inaugurated
with sincere purpose to make 1t a sue
cess, it has been followed by these benefi-
cial results:
Il. Increased postal receipts.
"2. Enhancement of the value of farm
lands, estimated as high as IS an acre in
some States.
%. A general improvement in the condi-
ton of the roads traversed by the rural
carrier.
a. Better prices obtained for farm pro-
ducts.
70. To those material advantages may be
added the educational benefits conferred
BY relieving the monotony of farm life
through ready access to Wholesome litera-
tpre, and the keeping of all rural resi-
dents, the young people as well as their
elders, fully informed as to the stirring
events Of the day. The moral value OF
these ciyilizing influences cannot be too
highly rated"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
Art NeedIeWOrk Extraordinary.

En- for pillow and table covers, dress
VVO er scarfs, lunch cloths, etc,---1-
yard square--.bolero jacket patterns, etc.
9Hn for lace tides, 10 inches square.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
Rules to be Followed

The Postal Department has established
certain general rules governing the crea-
ton of new postal routes. This service
must be originated upon petitions present.
ed by the people desiring it, through rep
resentatives in Congress. Wherever prac-
ticable a rough map should be furnished
of the country to be traversed, accompan-
led by general statement as to the num-
Der and avocations of the people to be
served. When there are good roads (as in
jefferson County,, the route should not be
less than % miles, and there must be not
less than 100 families in easy reach of each
route.
The route once established by the De-
partment, the operation is simple. The
Age-IIerald gives a picture of Rural Route
No. l, Hope, Ind. This shows the indivldu-
al mail boxes of the residents and the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

airy to September, inclusive. will be inter-
esting:
There were delivered 155,SO5 pieces of
mail and collected 1886 pieces, total of
25,46S pieces, with an average per carrier
of $685. This service was Instituted Janu-
ary 1, 1899. No postoffces or star routes
were discontinued. Two fourth-class post
offices have ceased to exist in consequence
of their patrons being supplied by rural
delivery. The cost of the service for the
nine months it has been in existence has
been $1,000. A fair estimate of the value
of the postage on matter collected Is
cents per piece, amounting on the 1865
pieces collected to $2,39336 thus not only
paying for the service, but leaving bal
ance of 1898 &c. after affording the people
much appreciated free delivery and collec-
ton service which they had not previously
possessed.
This has really saved money to the gov
eminent, and therefore to the tax payers
for had 1t not been for the rural collec-
ton service, practically all the above sum
would have been absorbed by fourth class
postmasters. and the people would have
been compelled to send to West Chester or
some other office for the 155,S05 pieces of
mail delivered without charge almost at
their doors.
Thus at West Chester and at all similar
free rural deliveries thousands are bene-
flied, while only one or two fourth class
postma sters are injured in their financial
receipts.
The only opposition likely to arise from
any source to the free rural delivery is
from the fourth class postmasters.
Asample "Kici"
The following letter is a fair sample of
the kind received by the Postmaster Cen
eral from a fourth class postmaster OBJ
jecting to the free rural delivery:
"-, Ohio, Aug. A, 1899.
cta OF and thew
are going to have rural free delivery come
within one-eighth of mile of this office
and take away all its business. To take
the office away takes part of my living
away from me. l have a wife and two
children. / have only been in the employ
ment of the government a little over
year. l beg you for some kind of an APP
pointment. I not 'cholcy'-any place
In the mail service of the United States.
Respectfully, -----
POSTMASTER"
AS against the objection of this fourth
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

n for Ladies' White Hemstitched
&c Handkerchiefs, fine quality.
- for Ladies' fine lace trimmed and en-
GC broidered corner Handkerchiefs.
n for Ladies' fine Irish handworked
SC initiated union Handkerceiefs.
IL each for Ladies' pure linen hem
nC stitched initiated Handkerchiefs.
e for Mems colored bordered, fine lin
w en-. hemstitched and plain, white
tapped edge Handkerchiefs.
n each for Mems finest plain white
0G hemstitched large Handkerceiefs.
IN for Ladies' beautiful lace trimmed
IUCand embroidered Handkerchief.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
REPUBLICAN APATHY
From the Portland Argus.

From the Portland Argus.
The Republicans have made one or two
notable efforts to throw off the apathy that
has enyeloped them, but their success has
been only partial aud temporary Apathy
seems to have closed In on them again like
a FOG. There is little to inspire the Repub-
lican rank and file in this canvass in eth,
er State or national issues, and the spell.
binaers are entitled to the sympathy Of a
discriminating Public. They are really do.
ing the best they can with the poor ma
terial they have to work with.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
CONGRESSMAN UNDERWOOD WORKING
FOR RURAL POSTAL DELIVERY ROUTE
Effort to Establish One in Jeffer-
son County,
SYSTEM A GREAT SUCCESS
Official Reports Prove Its Practicability
and Ueefulness-Promotes Educa-
ton by Furnishing Means of
Spreading Information

Congressman Oscar W. Underwood is
making every effort to secure the estab-
lishment of a rural postal delivery in this
county.
On the 1st of November. 1899, rural free
delivery was in successful operation from
1888 distributing points radiating over forty
states and one territory. OF these 3SS rural
free delivery systems there is but one in
Alabama. Jefferson County, with Its large
rural and suburban population, seems PEI
culiarly suitable field for such system.
In the annual report Of First Assistant
Postmaster-Geperal Perry 8. Heath the
subject of rural free delivery is extensively
discussed, and Mr.. Heath's conclusions,
from his personal experience and the re-
ports Of the special agents of rural free
delivery, and the statistical showing Of the
system are that it is eminently practical
and successful, and that the system Will
continue to grow in popularity and eS-
tent There is no reason why 1t should
not, and every reason why II should. No
possible objection can be raised to the sys-
tenn except that Of the expense to the gov
eminent of maintaining it, and in most
cases where careful statistics have been
kept of its operation it has been found to
pay.
Between the beginning of the fiscal year,
July /, 1899, and the 1st of November, 1893,
when the additional appropriation OF $780,
900 granted for the extension of the rural
free delivery service previously establish
ed was found to be exhausted, new service
had been established as follows, viz: 43
routes in thirty states serving popula-
ton of 49, 131. 1t will thus be seen, says
Mr.. Heath, that with an additional expend-
iture of $150,O00 rural free delivery has been
extended to nearly 100000 persons at an an
nual cost of about "a cents per capita. No
account is taken in this estimate OF the
great increase of postal receipts (averaging
from SO to 70 per cent?, which always fol-
lows the establishment of rural delivery:
nor Is any deduction made for the cost or
fourth-class postoffces and star routes
practically superseded by the new service
which have been, or might be, discontin-
ued.
Practical Illustration
AS a practical illustration of how rural
free delivery, when carefully established
can be made self-supporting, the following
summary of rural free delivery at vest
chester, Pa, with six carriers, from Janu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

POSTMASTER"
AS against the objection of this fourth
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
HandkerChiefS

A large importer needed II money al
our ready cash got the goods 3 half pric
hence these bargains Monda Wise pc
pie should lay in good supply.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

Practical Illustration
AS practical illustration OF now rurai
free delivery, when carefully established,
can be made self-supporting, the following
summary of rural free delivery at west
chester Pa. with six carriers, from Janu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
WIN MARIANI
Mariani WIne-WorId Famous Tonic

Recommended throughout the world by
the Medical Profession and during thirty
six years pronounced the most reliable,
effective and agreeable tonic and stimu-
liant. Take with carbonic or soda, or with
Clipped or scraped ice.
All Druggists. Refuse Substitutes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

Starting the season with significant
selling--25c for Guipure shams, dresser
scarfs and centersA-exceptionally pretty
designs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
Ed Fall SOWnQ all t6 Now Fabrics for tbs Coming Season NOWOnDD0
Sample Blankets and
COmfOrterS.

Manufacturers samyle blankets---those
that were made early in the season to
show to the trade. Exceptional saving
opportunities for Monday,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
Dress Goods.
Linens and DamaSkS.

L7HCHS anu DWHTet0H0s
m asks, full oil reds, warranted
TG yard Genuine Turkey Red,
6OO fast colors, 56x58 inches wide,
in large variety of patterns, very SER
viceable for breakfast cloths.
a. Damasks, silver bleached, fine
AAG yard, toxic inches wide Ger
1OO man soft finished linen, iu
erns, flowers, scrolls and dot designs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

N a nm for $500 Wool Blankets,
NA kHNH in white, natural and sill
~ HuSS yer gray.
n R m for fine California Wool
AEn eEEH Blankets, in fancy white,
~S'Ns ~ scarlet, sanitary and sill
yer gray, with fancy borders.
CO EssGA for $3.50 extra heavy wool
0WsWey blankets, in all colors.
Mfn IN for sos extra fine blan-
A& RfEH kets, in all over fancy plaids
WVEVV and plain colors tn the new
shades of blue and carnation.
Fancy jacquard and Basket Plaid Wrap
per Blankets the newest nov r RI
elites in patterns and colors, n MI
Monday $4 90 and. ..... VHUU
e . IAN for $500 full sized Silkoline
sD&saVW Comforters.
q q mn for $500 Sateen Stitched and
VOaUW Tufted Comforters.
All odd and slightly soiled blankets of
last seasons stock.
ca E6A for $3.50 Wool Blankets, all
YEnVW colors.
e q faGA for $500 Wool Blankets, al
VGsVW colors.
&C En- for $500 Wool Blankets, all
SJ,OU colors.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06

A Carload OF CLANS.

The Puget Sound clam is beginning
to be recognized at its true worth.
Olympia oysters have established them
selves, and now it is the CLAIMS turn.
On July Is, the Olympia Packing
company will ship to Butte, Mon
tana, a carload of canned CLANS put
up in this city. TIE company has
an order for another carload but will
be unable to fill the order.
During the past year there has been
boom in clam land, many people in
this and other Sound cities buying or
leasing clam land from the state. 1t
is confdentially asserted by many
oystermen that within very few years
Puget Sound CLAIMS will bring as good
price as oysters do at present, and
this is what inspired the clam. land
boom.-Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06


Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington
KY, when they saw he was turning
yellow. His skin slowly changed color
also his eyes, and he suffered terribly.
His malady was Yellow Jaundice.
He was treated by the best doctors,
but without benefit. Thensbe was ad-
vised to try Electric Bitters, the won
derful Stomach and Liver remedy, and
he writes: "After taking two bottles
| was wholly cured" A trial proves
it's matchless merit for all Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles. Only SOC.
Sold by G. V. Dunbar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06
Hawaii, U. S. A.

The last of three great epoch-mark-
ing events in the history OF the annex
alton Of the Hawaiian islands to the
United States of America took place
at Honolulu, June 14th, when Cover.
nor Sanford B. Dole, first executive of
the new American territory, was in
augurated.
Governor Dole spoke to the people
of Hawaii from the Steps of the build
ing where, seven years ago, he first ap-
peared as the leader and where fo' the
first time All actual beginning was
made in negotiations with the Ameri-
can government for annexation.
The palace that has become famous
all over America on account of its
co. 1nection with the history of Hawaii
and of Americas first experiment in
expan sion, was decorated as in 1898.
It was blaze with the red, white and
blue and crowded with people. The
Stars and Stripes were everywhere and
made brlllia ut all the grandstands,
and huge A. nlerdcan flag foated on
the staff above.
Whites, natil es, Chinese, Japanese
and Portuguese we're together, though
the whites and l1atives Outnumbered
all the others by FAR, and the whites
were a majority over all.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06
Mammoth Cannery Enterprise.

The Pacific American Fisheries Co.'S
cannery at Fairhaven, the most colo.
sal single institution in the state, is
being increased fifty per cent for this
season making the total canning
capacity $500 cases day, employing
LOCO PERSONS in the canneries alone
The new cannery building built on to
the north of the old cannery is now
receiving its finishing touches and is
ready to receive its machinery. 1t is
lSOx350 feet in size, has can loft
with floor space of 60x325 feet, a
wharf 22oS329 feet, a capacity of 2 500
cases day and will employ 325 per-
sons. The old double cannery de.
partments 2and 8, has single ground
floor under one combination roof 35Ox
26O feet, being perhaps the largest
floor on the Pacific coast. Besides
there are two can lofts 60x21O feet and
the wharf floor measures 3S0x29O feet.
The three departments will represent
nine complete sets of machinery.
Practically all work is done by
machinery and this season some
novel inventions will he introduced,
including labelling machines and
machines that will nail and pre-
pare boxes or cases, which come
to the cannery III shocks like a knock
down barrel. There are also stencil
making machines, can stamping or
embossing presses, etc.
Each of the departments in the P.
A. F. Co.'S plant has a can factory and
the combined capacity is over 225, 900
cans day, employing sixty men, a
man being expected to make about
4,OOO cans day. The only elevators
in the institution are those that take
the empty cans into the can lofts. In
one of these lofts at present is great
pile OF cans containing about 5000, 900.
No elevators are used to hoist fish from
scows This is done by three steam
cranes with buckets, each bucket lift
ing 100 fish at time, thus delivering
200 fish per minute into the butcher
ing stations.
Activity reigns supreme at the Pa
ci6c Sheet Metal Works. It is kept
running, employs 100 persons and is
manufacturing 10000 cans daily.
VIM. Timson, manager, states that
since April 10 the factory has turned
out 100000 cans. He has shipped
$4,000 cases, or 100000 cans to AL
aska and the order will be duplicated
in short time. This factory is sup
plying cans for seven salmon canneries
in Alaska. Manager Timson says the
Pacific Sheet Metal Works will have
manufactured about 100000 cans
by November l of the present year.
1t will require 200 carloads of raw tin
to manufacture this number of cans,
and when manufactured into cans il
will require over 500 ordinary fleight
cars to carry them away. Manager
Timson says that the monthly payroll
of the factory is from $4,000 to $1,000.
I-Whatcom Blade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06
Timbermen May Combine.

There is probability of big COM
bine being effected between the Puget
Sound Timberman'SA Association and
the association of the timbermen OF
the Columbia river. A committee
from the former body will be appointed
next Monday to confer with the Col
umbia river concern, which is said to
have made the preliminary advances
in the matter.
In speaking OF the proposedcombino
A. H. Anderson, president of the
Puget sound association, said yesterday
toa reporter.
Rs, "The loggers onNthe Gofrnlbia river
have formed very complete organ
ization aud have expressed desire to
operate with us, which will probably
be done through the medium OF COM
mittees."
At the last meeting of the Puget
sound association, in May, a shut
down was ordered IN all the logging
camps of tins section, to last from
June 80 to July &c. In speaking of
this, Mr.. Anderson said:
"What will be done at the next
meeting ! am unable to say. The
market conditions are about the same
now as they were IN May, although
the camps have gained on the mills
during the last month about 25,OOO,
900 feet of logs. This makes I25,OOO,
600 feet in the waters of the Sound at
present, or an over supply OF from 80,
900, 900 to 100000 feet.
Gas far us our association is con-
cerned it is now stronger than ever.
Since our last meeting there has been
a number OF applications for member
ship from many prominent loggers on
the Sound. They will be acted upon
at the coming meeting, which will be
held Monday in room 16 of the Union
block. The shutdown will probably
be ratified or modified. ."-P. I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06

ONE of the urgent needs OF the Paci-
fic coast, especially the waters of
Washington and Oregon, is more ship
building plants. There are numerous
establishments of this kind scattered
among the Sound and bays which are
doing wonders in their manufacturing,
turning out some of the best ships
afoat, but greater numbers are needed
to do likewise. The instance of a
plant on Puget Sound, which has al
ready made many more than 100 yes
sells, and is constantly rushed with or
ders, as are all engaged in this line, is
sufficient to show the field that exists
here for others. As the industries Of
the west coast grow there must be
shipping room to accommodate their
output, and the best means 70 get it
and get quickly is for shipbuilders to
start where they can supply the de-
mand, and for those now in the busi-
ness to continue to increase their ca
pacity, as they have been doing for the
last few years. Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-06

THE northwest, particularly the Da-
kotas, stood between the North Pa
cific country and hosto immigrants
the present season, and while Wash
ington received many people the Da-.
kotas got the full force of the move
ment. The years Developments, pro-
ducing an almost absolute wheatrcrop
failure IN the northwest, while the
Pacific northwest goes on harvesting
her never-failing yield, only increased
by about 20 per cent, is an object
lesson, however, that demonstrates
pert;nently the unequaled advantage
OF our soil and climate, and next sea-
son through tickets will be rule.
Washington, Oregon and Idaho must
prepare for an increase of population
during the next year upon an unequal
led SCALE Wewill get the immigration
as sure as railroads operate and the
American people continue to manifest
the unfailing characteristics of want
| ing 70 better their conditioas. ". G.
Trade. S