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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-25
e. M. Ming is better today.
Loe Matney has gone to Tulsa.

~ W A'Ath6 - NNe~O- ~~~-
Loe Matney has gone to Tulsa
Gray will buy chickens and eggs.
Chief Burlington is at Claremore.
Furnished rooms to rent; apply here.
Machine oil at W: W. Miller's. All
kinds.
The purest, freshest drugs at Fore
mans,
Fresh bread, cake and pie at Gus
Nichols.
Watch repairing guaranteed at
FOremans.
Fresh vegetables and frults-vinita
meat store.
Jim Mccullough iof Falrland came
this morning,
Bates Burnett came In from St.
Louis this morning.
DR.. Bagby's mother arrived today
from New Haven No.
W. c. Rogers left for bis home at
Skiatook this morning.
For Sale-Flve number one young
mules. See Chas. Newman.
Don't forget that Cobb & McGlas-
son handle Daedelion -four.
Try that fresh bread at Gus Mich.
ols' and you will buy no other.
When you want the best ncur try
s& pat Cobb s. Nc 6lasson's.
For Sale - New ts5 Bicycle, so.
Guaranteed. W. Charlesw0rtb.
Just received a car load Of C0dey'
Vile S & p -four al Cobb s Nc Glas'
sons.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-25

Those who live on farms are especi-
ally liable to many accidental cuts,
burns and bruises which heal rapidly
when Billiards. snow llnament is ap-
piled. Price 25c and SOC. Peoples
drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-25

Herblne clears the complexion,
gives buoyancy to the mind, cures
headache, regulates the stomach and
bowels, stimulates the liver, and is 10
fact perfect guardian Of the health.
Price SOC. Peoples drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-25

He eats heartily 10 the hottest wea-
ther who uses Prickly Ask bitters. It
keeps his stomach. liver and bowels II
perfect order. Sold By Chapman &
Briggs dW
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-25
Probabilities.

Partly cloudy tonight and tomor-
row
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

There is q derelict church in the
Charing Cross road, the existence of
which will be news to most Londoners.
It is called by the title of st. Mary the
Virgin. Desertion seems to have taken
place because the fabric was crumbling
away. Of late nobody has cared to
own it, no fusds being available to keep
it in repair. and the public authorities
have been abliged, for the safety Of
passing pedestrians, to undertake some
precautionary work. They + natur-
ally anxious to discover an owner, and
have summoned him by notice on the
door of the edifice to make good the
structural defects; but if there is really
an owner. he is scarcely likely TO place
himself in evidence and assume oonsid-
cradle ~pecuniary liability. The old
place will no doubt have 10 be removed
altogether. As some of the walls
threaten to fall at any hour, the coun-
Gil has charged itself with the duty Of
snoring them up, and will duly file the
account against the missing owner
Liverpool Mercury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
GAVE HIM A TONIC
The Over Jealous BelIboy Gets Sust.
able Reward for His
Cheek.

A well-known drug drummer, who is pay.
ing his regular holiday visit to New Orleans,
took the train last Monday evening for a lit
tie side trip to Baton Rouge and in the hurry
of his departure left a handsome bone-han-
died umbrella hanging on a hook in the
lobby of the hotel. 1t was a tempting prize,
but probably every kleptomaniac who saw
it supposed the owner was seated near at
hand. At any rate, it remained undisturbed
and was still there yesterday when the drum
mer returned. "By the way" he remarked,
after he exchanged greetings with the clerk,
1--WE managed somehow 10 lose my new
bone-handled umbrella. Have any of you
seen such a thing lying around the Officer"
A ~quick-witted bellboy heard the question
and, glancing around, saw the missing arti-
Gle hanging within a foot of his head. Sup
posing It had been there for only a few mo-
ments, he promptly grasped the ferrule. "Is
this the one?" he inquired. "Yesi" ex-
claimed the traveller, delighted, "and I must
say Pm surprised nobody has nipped it,"
cav, they couldn't do that" replied the
bellboy. 1--WE been holdin' on to it fer v
ever since y hung it up" The drug drum
mer stopped with his hand half way down
his pocket and a whimsical smile overspread
his c~ountenanee. WELL" he said, slowly,
Il was intending to give you half a dollar,
but if you've been holding that umbrella
for three consecutive days you're more in
need of a tonic. Here is a capsule of quinine
and iron" The gloom which settled down
upon the bell bench might have been hewn
with an sx.-N. o. Times democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
mA1HUlSOG ~
WfSr%laE]T&
DRAINAGE FOR FARMS
a Very Satisfactory System May Re
Introduced at a Comparatively
Small Expense.

Quite often tile drains do not come
up to expectations. The term of their
usefulness is much shorter than the
durable nature out of which the tile
are made would indicate. In soft or
quicksandy ground they are apt to
get out of line. AT places the line of the
drain may come near the surface. Al
such places and at the outlet, tile are
apt to be crumbled by freezing, unless
they are vitrified, which adds much to
their cost. In common with all kinds
of drains they are, more or less, liable
to become choked with roots or silt OF
injured by the presence of vermin.
There is scarcely a farm but needs
drainage and were it more generally
known that wood or stones form a very
respectable substitute for tile, perhaps
there would be more improvement
along this line. Doubtless many are
deferred by the cost of tile. especially
in more remote sections where freight
rates are high, but it is in just such 10.
c~alities that the farmer has an abund-
ance of the other materials for con.
structing drains.
Large stones, if they have to be re.
moved from the fields, may be advan.
tageously used. In this case the ditch.
es have to be dug wider at the bottom
and require the removal of more earth.
A row of stones should be laid on each
side of the ditch bottom, leaving an
open space through the middle which
is covered with fiat stones and then
plenty of smaller ones thrown in. If
smaller stones for filling are o to be
had, straw or some waste material
should be placed in before the dirt is
thrown back.
A board drain is quickly made and
when carefully laid with durable wood
is very lasting. Oak and chestnut are
the most durable of our northern
woods. Chestnut is easily rived, and
rived boards last longer than sawed.
Cypress rives easily and when placed
under the ground where it is wet al
the time, almost indestructible. The
earth becomes packed around the
boards which being where they receive
no blows or jars retain an open passage
for water long after the material be-
gins to decay. A board six inches in
width should be nailed to one of the
same dimensions, and of any desirable
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
SCHOOL AND cHuRcH.

Scottish churchmen are complainius
of a lack of suitable candidates for the
ministry.
The grandson of the first woman to
become a Christian in Zululand was re-
Gently ordained a missionary.
A Methodist church in Terre Haute
has barred out two evangelists because
they would not promise to refrain from
teaching socialism.
The professors and students of polit-
ical economy in a number of the Lead
ing universities have taken up the sub
Ject of union labels and their influence
on wages.
Girard college, Philadelphia, suffers
from the nocturnal visitations of a my
Rad of bats. They have built in great
numbers under the caves of the central
hall and about the chapel.
Experiments made in Baden, Ger
may, in regard to coeducation have
convinced the authorities that there is
no harm in it. and that it has advan-
tages, especially in the smaller towns.
Charles j. Capen has taught in the
Boston Latin school As years, and
prides himself upon the fact that.
though now &c years of age. no one can
yet call him a decrepit OLD man, nor
scarcely a white-haired one.
Mrs. Coils p. Huntington has given
Principal II. y. Frissel. of the Hampton
normal and agricultural institute. a
check for 50, $50 for the establishment
in Newport News, Va, of a cooking and
sewing school for coIored girls.
The new education act passed by the
West Australian government enacts
that any person disturbing a school, or
who insults, upbraids, or abuses a teach
er in the presence or hearing Of the pu-
pills, shall be liable to q penalty not
exceeding 40 shillings and not less than
ten s~hillings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
hite

Among the most beautiful gems OF
the world are the white sapphires from
Ceylon, for sapphires are not always
blue, their shades varying from the
darkest velvety blue to the palest
shades of this color. which finally pass
altogether into white. White sap
phires often show blue stripes, others
appear white when viewed from above
but look blush when held sideways
against the light. Even green and yell
low tints occur. The former are known
under the name of oriental emeralds,
the latter as oriental topazes. There
are also red sapphires or Ceylon rubies,
which are fully as high-priced as the
best Binna rubies.-Goid and Silber-
warren Industrie.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
"Wych" Hazel, Not Witch Hazel.

The correct name for ~hamamelis vir.
ginica is not witch hazel, but wych
hazel. Our plant has no connection
With the magic CT the water hunter.
The blackthorn CT England, prrnus
spinosa, was the word used in these
dlvinations, or whatever these super
stitious practices may BE- termed. Hazel
lad a very wide meaning in the olden
times. and the elm, as well as the nut
only known as such, was hazel. One of
these elms. now known as ulmus Mon
tana, vas the favorite wood for making
wyches. or provision chests, and was
therefore known as the wych hazel.
IL the present day it is the wych elm.
Cur hamamelis received from the early
st ttlers the name of wych hazel from
tie resemblance of the leaves to those
of the wych hazel or elm of the old
world. Language reformers imagining
that wych should be spelled witch are
responsible for the confusion. Wych
hazel is the correct term for our plant.
-Meehan's Monthly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
A GcnOesc Custom.

\ curious custom exists in Genoa.
Many of the aristicrats are rather poor.
but they must keep up appearances at
any cost. So five or six of the nobility
club together and buy a coach and
horses. and then they arrange among
themselves the days the different fam
lilies will use the outfit. Thus one fam.
lily uses the coach on MGaGays. another
en- Tuesdays. and so on. Each family
has a set of doors for the coach with
its own coat-of-arms on the panels.
ard they are pu: on according to the
family which is going 10 use the coach.
Golden DAVIS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Roads.

What a pleasant ride together
through Alpena county! pleasant
save for the corduroy roads, which set
us both aquiver, as with the old-tirne
ague, recalling the days when they
rang the church bells every half hour
in Alpena to remind the settlers to
take their q%uinine, and when sawmills
$50 runs the tale) were operated sole
" by fever and ague power. Curious
sights met our unaccustomed eastern
eyes as we rode-log homesteads
chinked with plaster, root houses half
buried in the earth, sheds thatched
with straw, "stump-pullers' Gmmense
portable derricks) at work clearing
up" frequent "dreens," huge mounds
of cobblestones newly plucked out OF
the fields, wagons loaded with d
ties moving %cityward. splendid crops
on every hand; so, bless you! who
minded the corduroy?-R. L. Hartt. IN
Atlantic,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

length, and laid along the bottom OF
the drain like an inverted trough as at
a. If the material is rived and there
are some narrow boards, the narrow
ones may be nailed over two others as
shown in b..
The ditch need not be over a spades
width on the bottom. Its depth is alto
gether a matter of circumstances. In
draining out low places you have to cnt
the surrounding land deep enough to
get the minimum of fall. This mini
mum of fall for a board drain is greater
than for round tile, and may be set
down as about three inches per 100 feet
of drain. The deeper the drain the
farther it will drain, but it is not
thought to be of advantage to make
very deep drains in stiff clay soils. In
these kinds of soils the drain will not
do its best at first, but will improve
with years-the ground gradually be-
coming more porous. Two feet of stiff
clays and three feet for lighter soils
are good depths to work to. In laying
the boards. have them fit closely and
cover any holes with small pieces of
boards, so the dirt cannot get in. Be
sure to stop up the outlet with coarse
wire screening, so as to keep out rats,
rabbits, etc.
In laying drains with boards it pays
to have the bottom even and straight
as possible and the grade uniform. 9TH
IL. l.,x , ,-,.I 49,.
or fill up in places. In getting the grade
the assistance of an engineer is ONE
times advisable, but l will describe be-
low an instrument which a farmer of
ordinary ingenuity can make at home
and with it do his own grading. Many
in the bottom to dig by, and where
there is plenty of fall for short dis
tanees this does very well. But some
times there is no water and experience
has taught that in digging by the wa
ter the ditcher will get a large fall. and
oftentimes it is of the greatest impor-
lance to get the minimum of fall.
Take q straight pine board six fee.
three inches long. as shown at C, and fix
it in the center and at right angles
another board one-half as long. At
ends of long arm fix sights and from the
center suspend a plumb bob with string
thread. The apparatus a be fastened
to a Jacobs staff with a thumb screw
and clamped in ary position. When the
instrument is clamped so that the
thread comedies with zero on the scale,
then the sights On the long arm will
be level. The scale is divided by lines
one-sixteenth of an inch apart. When
the instrument is moved SO hat the
thread covers one space, the line of
sight will correspond to a grade of two
inches to 100 feet. When moved two
spaces from zero the line of sights will
correspond to a grade of four inches to
100 feet, etc.-American Agricultural.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Deafness. Cannot he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that 10
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
min cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Tcledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
TO CIDER.
Subnitrntc of Disnuth and Citrfc
Acid Will Keep 1t Sweet
and Clear.

This years large apple crop has made
cider abundant and cheap, and by
reason Of processes discovered in re-
cent years cider made early in the fall
when apples are cheapest remains pal
atable all winter. With this improve
ment in the method of preserving CT
der has come a change OF theory as to
the EMBELLISHMENTS of the beverage.
Twenty years ago cider was denounced
as a dangerous drink; now it is recon-
mended especially to persons suffering
from stomach disorders, and to those of
rheumatic or equity tendency.
The French have made a medical
study of cider, doubtless partly because
it takes the place of wine in parts of
France. and the result of such study has
led the French experts to the conclu-
sion that the presence of malic acid
and of tannin in cider makes it of great
hygienic value. Some dyspeptics can
not drink it, but in some forms of in
testinal trouble it is helpful. 1t is rec
commended especially to equity per-
CONS.
10 be wholesome, however. cider
must be in good condition, and es-
pecially it must not be too hard. The
old method of putting up cider in a
strong and securely corked bottle,
LONG with three or our raisins and 4
tablespoonful of sugar to a pint, is still
practiced in this country, and the re-
suit is a delightful beverage with ali
the effervescence of champagne; but
this method of preserving cider is eX-
pensipe and troublesome. The French
have discovered a cheaper method, and
that is 10 place in cider that is to be pre-
served from hardening a small quantity
of the subnitrate of bismuth. 1t is
found that a partly consumed barrel of
rapidly hardening cider may thus be
preserved for many months. The hard
ching process is not altogether arrest
ed, but it goes on very slowly.
The French have also discovered q
method of preserving the bright trans
rarency of cider. Most cioer when eN-
posed to the light becomes clouded,
and brown. This change is due to the
chemical action of tannin and some
times to iron contained in the cider.
Save in appearance the beverage is none
the worse for the change, and indeed
a cider that quickly turns brown is
regarded as especially wholesome for
some persons because of its being rich
in tannin. To preserve the clear beau
" of cider, however, the French use cit
rio acid in quantities varying with the
natural acidity of the cider. usually
about 60 grains to the gallon. With cit
ric acid ard subnitrate of bismuth cider
may thus be kept Indefinitely, not only
fine in color but almost at a uniform
condition of fermentation.-N. 7. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Qucer Breed OF Foxes.

Gilbertsville. Pa. can boast Of either
the boldest liar in the country or q
breed of foxes hitherto unknown to
natural history. A hunt club STARTED
n fox in that vicinity the other day
and reported that after a chase OF
seven hours the fox, being hard
pressed, took refuge in a tree, from
which the hunters took him alive
Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
She was Thinking of II.

Mrs. Elverson-Oh. Mrs. Downsleigh.
l hear that your daughter Mabel is
engaged to Fred Waddington.
Mrs. Downsleigh-Yes; they expect
to be married some time during the
winter. Why. what makes you look
SO funny? Do you know anything
about him?-
"Oh, no; nothing much. l was only
thinking. Once when he was n boy I
heard our Minister say he expected him
to come to a bad end."-Chicago Even
ing News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
A Close Gnesa-

"How do you know that the young
couple opposite are married." asked
the man with large business interests
of his wife a. they sat in the cafe after
the theater., You can't tell anything
about it,"
"Oh, can't I? She wanted lobster ard
he ordered a couple of ham sandwiches.
They're married all right enough
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

More Dangerous Than Searching.
Jim-You look awfully glun. What's
the matter?
Jack-Been bicycling.
"Met with an accident?"
"Yes, rode a tandem with a pretty
girl and got all broken up.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Many People Cannot Drink

coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep. You
can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep
like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate;
it nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous
persons, young people and children Grain-O
is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains
Get a package from your grocer to-day. Try
it in place of coffee. Is and 25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

"You look nice enough to eat!" ex-
claimed the soldier.
As for Annabel Appleton, his words
thrilled her with joy.
For she was a thoughtless girl; and
It never entered her mind how three
months of prunes and salt pork do make
almost any old thing look nice enough
to eat.-Detroit Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

The hours of work in the Calcutta
iute mill are from 4:30 a. m. 10 s p. M.
or 1914 hours per day. Saturday in-
cluded, and all repairs end cleaning
of machinery have to be done on Sun
days.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Abnormal.

Nanny wouldn't want no gal oh mine
to marry dat Sam johnson.
DiDah-Yo' wouldn't?
NO. Why, dat fellah am jes' as crazy
bout dress as a sensible niggah nd be bout
watahmiliions!"-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

Sorrow had left its marks on her face,
but she still showed traces of her former
beauty.
In fact, the bitter tears had washed off
only a couple of streaks.-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20
Largest Seed Grower. in the World

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, recently shipped Twenty thousand
bushels of seed potatoes to Alabama, Flori-
da, Texas and other southern points. This
firm is the largest grower of seed potatoes
as also farm seeds in the world.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

when a mans young he's anxious to show
his knowledge said the Manayunk philos-
opher; "and when he gets older he's just as
anxious to conceal his ignorance. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

They were at the opera.
81 like that song" said the girl con.
fidingly to her escort.
$50 do l." he agreed with her. That
girls a fine singer-a regular bella
donna"
And she wouldn't tell him why shs
was SO Standardization News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D
Fl. Howard. Wis, May 4, '94.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

out a days shelter. Send for information and Sc
cure a free home in Western Canada. Write the
Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. or address
the Undersigned. who will mail You aliases. pam
migration. Ottawa, Canada. or to J: B~ROU6HTON.
l223 Monadnock Blk. Chicago. and Us CRAWFORD.
l2 West 9Th Street. Kansas City, Mo-; EVERETT q
KANTZ, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

A man can't make his home brighter by
making light of his wife's trouble.-Chicago
Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

Horses OF cattle should never b
pastured in the orchard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-20

of choice agricultural
lands now opened for
settlement in Western
Canadn. Here is grown
the celebrated No. Hare
w heat, which brings the
highest price in the mar
kets of the world. Thou.
sands Of cattle are fat
tened for market without
being fed grain. and with.