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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04

which contained so small quantity
of water that not even fly could have
persisted in it. This goes to show how
easy it is to die for love.
Both the Ilocanos and the Tagalos
have in their mythology a goddess OF
love and beauty whom they evoke IN
their love 1etters-a Venus whom
they call "Sahat'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04
FILIPINO FOLKLORE
MANY MYTHS AND SUPERST r.
TIoNs CURRENT.
SUPERNATURAL CHARMS

A sirent Queen of the Waters VINO
Lives in a Golden Palace with
Fairies to Wait on Her-Youth of
the Land Occasionally Fall into
Poetry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04

The Ilocano youth frequently wooes
the muses. Following are some lines
sent by her f1ance to young girl on
her birthday and which were trans
lated from the native language into
the Spanish:
Pure and smiling fair Aurora
Is to-day with beauty cleaning
Happy, and with splendor beaming
Is the kingdom sweet Of Flora
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04

Certain objects have supernatural
charms. A neron's egg will lender 1t
possessor invisible. In the heart or
embryo fruit of the plantain there is
a stone which has the power, If he has
the good luck to find it, to turn the
weakest man into Samson. 10 get
it he must wait all night for the flow
ers to bloom, and he must be brave,
for he will have a fierce conflict with
the demons to obtain it. But when he
has once secured the seed and has put
it into his mouth he has no need to
fear either man or demon, for he is
then absolutely invincible. The lemon
also has miraculous seed, one which
will cause its happy owner to be
adored by women. This wonderful
seed is small and round, having a
black spot in the middle like the eye
of small fish. Somewhere on the in
side Of certain bean there is a stone
which will protect it's owner from all
peril and which will move at the ap-
proach of danger.
He who finds the flower of a plant
called pako will become immensely
wealthy and will be "frantically loved
by the women" The only drawback
to this enterprise is that the plant is
not fioriferous. Other plants are said
to do marvellous things, but it is al
ways found that to accomplish desired
results the flower of one species must
grow on the tree of another Or Nature
must be expected to do something just
as absurd.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04

IL is SAID CnaC woman was once
taken to the abode of the siren by a
whale and there presented to the au-
gust sovereign, who had given orders
for her capture. The siren was eX-
tremely affable, telling the prisoner
she had nothing to fear because of her
well-known kindness and virtues.
Although the water queen treated her
like a friend and sister the prisoner
was anxious to see her family and
implOred the siren to let her depart.
Permission was given on condition
that the woman return at specified
time. Failing in this she was threat
ened with death by drowning. The
prisoner promised, but did not come
back. All her life she refused to battle
in river or sea lest she should meet
the death decreed, but she was
drowned while bathing in a wooden
trough. Sometimes the siren appears
in religious professions, walking be-
hind the car of the Virgin. Her de-
meanor always is grave and she
moves with majestic tread, with her
eyes fixed on the ground.
Every time the siren leaves the
river the water divides into two walls,
leaving dry path between. All her
supernatural power lies in her tresses,
and the person who can pull out one
hair will receive her powers Of en-
chantment. With her hair, which is
like metallic net, she envelopes her
victims when dragging them away.
At one time when her depredations
were more frequent than usual, for in
lIlocos everyone who is drowned has
been carried off by the siren, num-
Der OF young men bravely decided to
capture her. Approaching the river
at break of day they were Mortified to
see her waiting for them. They adj
vanced with chattering teeth and
made her prisoner. Instead Of the
queen of the waters. she proved to be
a young girl who, was. awaiting her
lover. .~.@.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04

In Virgan they point out the very
spot where the siren queen of the
waters lives in her beautiful gold
palace beneath the river, with fishes
to wait on her. She was formerly a
pretty maiden who lived with her
mother in cottage SO near the river
that it's waters touched the doorstep.
One day when the mother and daugh-
ter sat sewing the latter dropped her
needle and stopped to look for it. Her
mother chided her and told her she
must not look for the lost object lest
the water god should carry her away.
Notwithstanding this admonitAon the
girl seeing the needle in the bottom
of the crystal water decided to get it.
No sooner had she put her little foot
into the water than she was dragged
below by the water god, leaving
nothing behind her but lot of large
bubbles. She remained in the water
from that time forth, being endowed
with the power of enchantment and
dwelling in submarine palace.
This siren is a being greatly to be
feared, and the natives are afraid to
mention her name lest she should take
it into her head to come forth and Stay
them. In the form of a beautiful wo-
man whose hair touches the ground
she comes forth to hunt for human
victims. With flattery and cajolery
she lures them to the waters edge
and suddenly disappears with them.
If they have ever spoken i'll of her she
kills them with her long nails, but if
they have not maligned her she treats
them with great affection, telling them
the story of her life and delighting
theme with exquisite present
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-04


The fanatical Spanish priests burned
all of the old Maya books they could
lay hands on, thus destroying records
of immense value which can never be
replaced.
A few volumes wer preserved, for
tunately, and one striking thing
about them is that they are made ex-
actly like Chinese books, each one
being composed of long sheet, folded
backward and forward, like a screen
or map, the sheet being bound Dy at
taching boards to the outer folds.
Like the Chinese, the Maya war
riors in battle wore helmets in the
shape Of the heads of snakes, panth-
ers and other formidable animals,
and made themselves additionally
alarming by the help of grotesque
masks. Some wore body armor pad
ded thickly with cotton-a kind of de-
Tense for the person which has been
commonly employed in China. The
limbs were sometimes protected with
armpieces and greaves of thin ham,
mered silver plate, while the feather
ed coats of the leaders were adorned
with gold and silver.
One finds in the carvings on the
ancient buildings, of Yucatan and
southern Mexico a noticeable likeness
to grOtesque Chinese carvings, walls
and pillars being adorned with count
less human heads, more or less carl
catured, and with other fantastic de-
signs. The artists of that vanished
race appear to have had a great
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

Miss Lillian Alexander. OF Fort
smith, Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Thompson.
Buy a Round Oak Heater and save
fuel and keep warm. They are sold
by Sam II. Frazee * Co.
Sylvester Brchal,of Springfield, Mo,
was in the city yesterday, and went TO
Adair to visit friends for a few days.
Fresh homemade mince meat can
be bought OF Mrs. ID. Meredith, South
Thompson street, south OF City
park. 90
Dr. Frank Duckworth, Miss Zoe
Bulletie and Tom Lane were among
the out OF town visitors at the ball
last night.
Frisco Mill Co.'S whole wheat -four
Is the best that can be made, because
IL is made OF the very best wheat by
the latest improved machinery. II
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
church gave an excellent dinner yes
terday AT the Cowan building, real
izing about thirty-dye dollars there
from.
Our car load OF heating stoves are
all sold, but have received a shipment
by local freight which We will sell at
our usual low prices. Darrough
Hardware Co.
The college foot ball team was de-
feated at Neosho yesterday by score
OF l6 TOO, aud the Tahlequah team
lnet the same fate at Peirce City, the
score being $50.
j. l.. Mccullough, OF Fairland
passed through yesterday en- route
home from Tahlequah. where he has
been watching the proceedings OF the
Cherokee council.
Councillor Johnson Falling came
home from TahleQuah 70 spend
Thanksgiving with his family and
will return to his post Of duty Sun
day. Mr.. Falling is making good
record at Tahlequah.
Union Thanksgiving services were
conducted yesterday at the Methodist
church, and was very well attended.
Rev. Mr. Newly. Of the Christian
church, preached good sermon. snd
a collection was taken and The money
turned over to the Relief union.
For all fresh cuts or won nds, either
on the human subject or on animals,
Billiards. Snow Liniment Is excellent;
while for corn-huskers' sprained
wrists, barbed wire cuts andssofes on
working horses. 10 cannot be too
highly recommended Price, 25 and
SO cents. PEOPLES drug store. dw
There is probably no diseased more
distressing and annoying than piles.
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
daily curing cases OF years standing
OF itching and blee5ing piles. The
cure begins on the lrst application q
little perseverance makes the cure
complete. Price. SOC IN BOTTLES.
IuDess 75c. Peoples drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29
Local Sayings.


A few turkeys escaped to tell the
tale.
Grant Victor is down from Alton
today.
Genuine country honey at Balen-
tines.
Keen Kutter Edge Tools at OAR
rough's.
Take your second hand goods to
Swain's.
Gay Skinner is visiting her parents
at Adair.
Full leather collar for sl.oo at Lee
Barrett's.
]. w. Skinner went to Kansas City
last night.
Corn, chops, bran and shorts at f.
G. Cowan's.
Work for Christmas presents at
Balentine's.
Preston S. Davis went to Wagner
tuis mofniuR.
Fowler makes no trash, his photos
are the finest.
Cattle are dying in the country
south OF town.
Gus Sears has purchased the Smi-
ley restaurant.
Swain will buy your second hand
goods. Try him.
Chickens and butter always on
hand at Cowan's.
Coles original Hot Blast Heating
stove at Ed Lees.
Blanks finest candies at Silver
Moon Restaurant.
Miss Anna and Bell Robbins spent
yesterday az AdaIr.
Large line OF stove boards, pipe and
elbows at Ed Lees.
The best meals ia town are served
at hotel Bluejacket. II
The best hard wheat -four on earth,
Old Glory, at Cowan's.
Fresh bread on hand at all times at
Silver Moon Restaurant.
Freshest fish aud best service at
the New Gem restaurant. u
Introduction prices on new style
photos, very low. Fowler.
Granville Craig is In town today
from his farm near WeIch.
Hot and cold baths on tap at Joe
Davis place, south OF p. O.
Sam Il. Frazee & Co. have the va
riety OF goods In their lines.
DIR. E.B. FraYser and wife returned
from Fort Worth Wednesday.
Senator John Franklin spent
Thanksgiving with his family.
Elegant new line OF witmarks sheet
music az the post Office book store
Another new line OF iron beds just
received at Sam X. Frazee s. Co.'S.
Try that Ralston Food at Zeuo's,
In hominy, grts and pancake -four.
Soft maple trees from to feet, 10
cents, delivered anywhere in town.
OR oysters are the best, our service
unexcelIed, New Gem restaurant. u
A full line OF Keen Kutter Knives
and axes at Darr1ugh Hardware Co.
Fresh fish and oysters are received
daily at the New Gem restaurant. II
Tahlequah and vinita are mixing
IL on the local gridiron this afternoon.
Come and give us a guess on our big
stick OF candy at Silver Moon Restau-
rant.
+. n. Ratcliff and James l. Morn
log went TO Kansas City Wednesday
night.
IL you are thinking OF buying a
stove see the line at Ed Lees before
buying.
The annual smallpox scare In the
southern part OF the territory has
begun.
r. S. K. Amos returned from an In
speetlon OF his oklahoma real estate
last night.
When 10 town just call and see how
nice aud fresh everything looks at
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29
WANTS.


Want ads not TO exceed five lines will be
inserted In this column one week g days)
for 25 cents III you want to buy or sell or
trade. or have lost or found anything. need
help or want work. It viii. pay you 10 use
column.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

For sale--Three fine young Norman mares.
with foal--ope pair matched. Weight. 1zt0
pounds. about Is l-2 hands. For particulars
Inquire OF J. b. Turner. 27-tf
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

Second cook and dishwssher wanted at
the Green hotel. 4l-tf
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

- am glad to see my friends at all times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

Three cars OF Dry stove Wood
aud one car OF Mixed Chops. Ais0
have plenty Of wood flr heating
stoves. Now Is the time 10 pur-
chase this line OF goods. while
they are cheap.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

Lost--sunday evening between Balen-
open face watch. Illinois movement. at
tached to cloth chain. with silver heart
pendant. Liberal reward for return 10
Charles Hartman. 40
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JAMES S. DAVENPoRT.

JAMES >. DANENPORI,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rooms and 10, New Halsell Building,
VINITA. /. 7.
Davenport & Hall, Attorneys at Law,
Bank Building, Claremore. !. T
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-29

wv II. KORNEGAY,
W. ATTORNEY AT LAWS
And Notary Public. Office in new Hal
sell building. Vinita, !. T. Will practice
in all the United States courts Of the !. T.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18
France and the Potato.

There was much difficulty in intro
ducing the potato into France. It was
only toward the end of the reign of
Louis XIV that it began to be used.
The learned had opposed it's introduce
ton Systematically, saying it produced
leprosy, and the common people re-
fused to test it even on their live stock.
A trick at last established it. Fields
were planted al! over France with po-
tatoes and carefully guarded until the
tubers were ripe, it being given out
that these fields were growing a new
thing specially for the king and that
trespassers would be prosecuted. Now,
the laws at that time were severe A
man might be hanged when he hunted
in the wild forest, for the game was
the seigneur's, almost each one of
whom kept his private gallows. Tres.
pass against the king implied, there.
fore, terrible punishment.
The danger Of the punishment proved
itself an alluring bait. AS the contriv'
er, wise in foresight, had seen. the
fields that were purposely left unguard.
ed were pillaged right and left, the pc.
tatoes eaten, some kept and planted
and the tuber at last effectually intro
duced in France. .a~., s.-.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18
The Christian Endeavor Convention

The Christian Endeavor Convention.
The, twentieth internal ional conven-
ton Of the Voting Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor, just held at Gin
cinnati, is perhaps tho most important
and significant cve.it CT tie year in the
religious Uc:l,l It Brought together
about 10000 ea,...eessa.,# active and enthu-
siastic young men and women allied
by common aspiration and actuated
by a common purpose to endeavor to
exemplify the principles Of Christianity
from all parts of this country and from
many foreign lands and representing
a constituency of 100000 young
people like themselves. Such an or.
ganization, broad and undenomination-
al in character, yet devoutly recogniz-
ing the ethical power and uplifting in
fuence of the Christian religion, is a
wonderful force in the world. No reli.
gious movement of modern times DOS.
sesses such elements of strength, and
none is comparable to it in the rapidity
of it's growth.
It's membership now embraces 40 de-
nominations Of the evangelical church,
reaching into all lands where Christi
anity has an organized following. Some
idea Of the phenomenal growth Of the
organization may be gained from the
fact that it now has 61,427 societies,
with a total membership of nearly
100000, while in 1891, at the close of
the first DECADE Of Christian Endeavor,
there were only 1924 societies, with
a membership of million.
The organization is conspicuous for
its earnestness and catholicity, and
these are the sources of it's strength.
It is an active factor in the world, and
the words "Christian Endeavor" well
represent it's militant spirit and pur.
pose. Others may claim to be Chris
tians, and still others may be impressed
with the idea that they have embrace
the one creed that stands for the teach
1ngs of Christ, but here is a compact
body of 100000 people, with the vigor
and enthusiasm Of youth, pledged to
endeavor, to strive, to exemplify in
daily life the teachings Of the Founder
Of their faith. Such an organization
has, as it deserves, the respect, sympa-
thy and encouragement Of all who val
ue the influences which make for good
In the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18
LAKE FREMONT.

Miss Minnie Staples came in
from Elk River last Tuesday to
spend two weeks at home.
Miss Eva Henderson, of War
wick, Hennepin county arrived on
the evening train Monday. She is
visiting her sister Mrs. Merton
Tiff.
Mrs. Annie (StendahD Healy of
Minneapolis, is up on a visit to
her parents. She says she finds it
pleasanter in the country during
the hot weather.
Miss Ethel Carter went to Elk
River to celebrate the Fourth. She
returned home last Thursday hay
ing spent week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Barrett.
Mrs. John Felch of Elk River,
returned home Monday after hay
ing spent a week renewing old
acquaintance in this vicinity. Mrs.
Felch formerly lived here and, as
it has been fifteen years since she
was here, she finds many changes.
E. W. B. Harvey of LeClair,
Wis.,, arrived the first of last week
for a short visit with his. sister
Mrs. j. F. Bean. He returned
Friday on the evening train &C
companied by his little son Wal.
lace who has been attending schoo
here during the past three months
SUB Rosa.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18

One Of the recent census bulletins
giving the population by sex, nativity
and color in the various states contains
much that is valuable to the general
reader as we'll as to the student of So
cial science. For instance, in Connecti-
cut, a typical New England state, two
rather surprising conditions are re-
vealed. We have been accustomed TO
talk, somewhat loosely, it would ap-
pear, Of the preponderance of women
over men in the 'east." AS matter
of fact, Connecticut, with a population
of 90S, APO, has 1913 more males than fe-
males. Another singular fact about
the land of steady habits is disclosed
by this report. Foreign white persons
and native white persons of foreign
origin make up no less than three
fifths Of the entire population of the
state. 1t seems not unreasonable to
assume that statistics of the other New
England states will show a like state
Of things. The natives have gone
west" While the manufacturing towns
have absorbed foreigners. =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18
DREAMS WHICH HAPPEN,
A Robbery That Was Witnessed by
Woman During Sleep.


Woman During Sleep.
A lady spending the summer in the
country, some 20 miles from her city
residence, dreamed that the latter was
robbed, she herself being a witness of
the robbery. In her dream she saw two
men, one Of whom limped, in the act
Of rummaging some trunks in the hall.
A candle stuck by means Of it's own
wax on the newell post Illuminated the
scene with a dim light
After finishing their work with the
trunks the men went up stairs to- a
closet, from which they removed cur
tains and hangings stored for the sum-
mer months. The dreamer observed
that they overlooked her most valuable
curtains, which had been placed we'll
back on upper shelves.
Suddenly she seemed to be transport
cd to her birthplace at Auburn, n. Y,
where she especially noted the bronze
figure Of an Indian which sur1nounts
the prison edifce.
At breakfast the next morning she
related her vivid dream to those pres
ent, five Of whom are now living and
vouch for the fact. Subsequently it
was found that the city house had been
entered and robbed. On the newell post
were the marks of the candle. The
curtains had all been taken but the best
set, which were found where the dream
e. had seen them.
Suspicion was directed to a painter
who had been at work on the house.
who was lame and who disappeared
Immediately after the robbery. - Inves.
tigation of this mans character showed
that he had served a term in the Au.
burn penitentiary.-Hea Culture.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-18

Recent dispatches from China say
that the empress dowager is suffering
from insomnia and that the emperor,
being frequently in low spirits, vents
his dissatisfaction upon his attendants.
The trouble with their imperial high
nesses seems to be indigestion rather
that discontinue over the presence of
foreign armies, as the dispatches con-
tain the further information that the
empress 'seats little but pastry" while
the emperor's chief article of diet is
Shangtung cabbage. They ought to try
some simple, nutritious and wholesome
diet, such, for instance, as chop suey
and chow gal sumen. a.. +. I'd.