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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-09-18
ISSOURIAN SAYS
Lobbyists and Delegations, are the
Bane of the Indian. and That
Territory Affairs are Kept
in Chaotic State Through
Their Efforts.

Congressman M. 4. Benton, of
Missouri, was in town yesterday
for few hours enroute home from
Waxahachie. Texas.
The eloquent Missourian found
few moments TO discuss Indian
affairs-in which he Is deeply in
terested-with a Chieftain repre-
sentative between train times.
In referring TO the chaotic con-
dition of affairs in the Cherokee
nation, the causes leading to il and
the probability of the speedy solu-
tion Of the vexing questions, Mr..
Benton said:
"Though congress, generally
speaking. is anxious to bring about
a speedy settlement of affairs
throughout the Indian territory,
there are many barriers to be over
come before it is accomplished.
There are three causes especially
that have mitigated against Indian
legislation. These are the lobby
lists, the delegations the Indians
themselves have sent and the po-
litical influence Of residents
who have saluable leases through.
out the territory.
1.-THE army Of lobbyists that in
fest the capitol find rich pickings
in the delegations the Indians at
various times send to Washington,
and they do not want to see a set
Element OF affairs that will cut of
this rich source OF revenue. The
delegations from the different
tribes are usually divided against
themselves and are easy prey for
these smooth grafters.
"Then again two delegations,
one authorized by the particular
nation and one independent win
come and engage in an open war
fare that kills all the chances
either side might have had 70 OBJ
tain the much needed legislation.
"a case in point: a member Of a
dele CATION from the Cherokee na-
tion came TO me not many months
ago and Indignantly told me that
q member Of their delegation bad
sold out the outfit for $500
through lobbyist who wanted to
kill the impending measure they
had been sent to petition congress
TOR. and aeked my advice as TO
what to do in the premises. And
50 il Is.
Then a number Of the non.resi-
dents who hold valuable leases
lave sireng political influence and
have blocked legislation on differ
ent occasions. II is principally
from these causes that Indian leg-
islation has dragged on. The
present congress. l think, will
mike an effort to settle the unsat-
isiactory condition Of affairs, but
whether they will be able to over
come the opposition that is sure TO
develop remains to be seen.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-09-18
TERRITORY BANKERS
Meet at Purcell Today to Form Ter
ritory Association.


to form an ass ociation to enlist in
fiuence for the adjustment of affairs
in the territory, representatives
from number of territory banks
met at Purcell this morning.
The matters that will be con-
sidered at the meeting are contain
ed in the following call notice sent
out:
To the Bankers Of the Indian
Territory:
Gentlemen-In or .er to become
personally acquainted with each
Stber and to bring about a discus
sion of the ba hiking situation in
the Indian territory with the OBJ
ject of beneftting each and every
bank, and for the purpose of ad-
vancing the interests of the people
OF this territory. and influencing
congress to pass numerous laws
necessary to the success of every
institution within the territorial
boundaries, and for the purpose of
asking. as an organized body, the
American Bankers Association,
which will hold its 9th annual
convention in the city of Milwau-
kee, on the oath OF this month, to
aid us at the next session OF con-
gress in having the tribal rolls
closed and the allotments complet-
ed g. soon as possible, and a state
or territorial form of government
provided for the Indian territory
at the next session Of congress,
and for the purpose of bringing TO
bear any other influence toward
settlement of the deplorable and
unsatisfactory condition of busi-
ness and social life in the Indian
territory, we think the bankers of
this territory should be organized
at once.
The bankers Of almost every
state or territory have their asso-
citation, and the bankers OF this
territory should certainly not be
behind the times.
Therefore, we, the undersigned.
hereby issue call for a meeting Of
all Indian territory bankers, to be
held in Purcell. Wednesday, Sep
tember Is, 1901, that we may or.
ganize the "Indian Territory Bank
ere Association.
1t is earnestly requested that
every bank in the territory be rep
resented at this meeting.-kindly
acknowledge receipt Of this call
and advise ne IL your bank will
send a delegate.
Chickssaw National Bank. Pur-
cell.
First National Bank, Pauls VAL
ley.
City National Bank. Ardmore.
First National Bank. Wvnne-
wood.
First National Bank, Davis,
First National Bank, South Nc
Alester.
State National Bank, South Nc
Alesier.
Fret National Bank, vinisa.
First National Bank, Holden
vile.
First National Bank, Rolf.
Ardmore National Bank, Ard
more.
First National Bank, Madill.
And others.
Mrs. Perry Beeson and Miss Alpha
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-09-18

Your complexion clear. your breath
sweet, your head level. Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pcpsin will do this. Il cures
constipation. sick headache and indi-
gestion and Is ! perfect laxative. Sold
by Peoples drug store DIV
The new.hacket store. in Raymond
building. Is the cheapest place for
notiqns, stationary and schonl sup
plies. Ed Rose. the Jeweler. PCS
White Cream Vermifnge IS esseu-
TALLY the chlld's tonic. 1t improves
the digestion and assimilation OF food,
Strengthening the nervous system and
restoring them TO the health. vigor
aud elasticity OF spirits natural to
Price 25c. at Peoples Drug
Store. DIV
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
SEEKS PLACE IN CABINET.

John L. Wilson. who represented the
state Of Washington in the house Of
representatives and afterward In the
senate, aspires TO a place In the new
cabinet of President Mckinley. says a
Washington dispatch. The secretary
ship OF the interior is the post on
which his eye Is fixed. He says he Is
thoroughly familiar with conditions in
the west, and has had sufficient ex-
perience In public life and in the de-
partments at Washington 20 make an
acceptable Official II appointed. He
believes that the political conditions
make his appointment desirable for
the administration. as he says some
thing should be done to hold the new
l%y-acquirod states in the northwest to
the Republican standard. and says that
II a cabinet place is given to Wash
ington this will be done.
II the ex-senator should be ap-
pointed, his former colleagues in con-
gress say the interior department
building would not be n dull place. as
he distinguished himself during n
OF the sessions OF congress In engag-
ing in two fistic encounters on the floor
of the house. He is also known to have
mixed it up with one OF the clerks
in one Of the corridors in the interior
department building on another
occasion. His chances OF appointment
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
RICH IN ART AND
ROYAL REMIN-
ISCENCE

to seat 1000 guests. but Is rarely called
Upon to do so. The large grotto, or
shell-room, is most unique and, as no
other palace has this feature, original.
The room is round and low, and the
walls are covered with marble and pol
ished stones, while shells are employed
to outline the forms of the fishes or
the sea. A frost-like substance Is used
which gives a glittering and realistic
effect to the whole. The subterranean
aspect prevails so strongly n can
readily imagine hiraselfin a grotto with
the fnny tribe. At holiday time thin
is made resplendent in honor of good
st. Nick. Nine Christmas trees ara
placed in position and each is filed
with presents for the members OF th3
royal family. With hundreds of can,
dies burning the walls glistcn until Il
looks like fairyland.
The Emperor is opposed to moder1
Illumination in the palace. Conse.
quentiy his apartments rely on candlsl
for artificial light. Even in his gor.
geous dining-room and ballroom elec.
tricity and a have no part IN ta4
lighting.
Opposite the palace is a building jus'
as mammoth and just as handsome a.
the abode of the sovereign. You ara
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
DISCONTINUED cuBANs.
Prospects Are Not Bright for the
Future of That Country.


Future OF That Country.
An army friend of mine just home
from Cuba, writes a correspondent,
saws that Americans are not very pop
ular at present with the natives. who
resent their presence and chafe at hav-
ing to obey the laws enforced by the
Americans. In fact, he had frequent
ly of late heard Cubans state in clubs
and cafes that If they had to choose
between the two races. the American
or the Spanish, as to which should ex-
ercise control over their d~estinies, they
would unhesitatingly choose the rule
of Spain. The Cubans. in spite OF all
that has occurred, look upon Spain as
the mother country; they speak the
same language, and being Of the same
blood, think that their characters, aims
and ambitions are therefore better un-
derstood by the Spaniards han by the
Americans. Among other things that
have tended to make our control I'M
popular In the island my friend
thought a large part was due to GER
tain orders that had been promulgated
by those In authority. Stopping bull
fighting greatly angered the Cubans.
But IL wal another order that most in
fiuenced them. Ii seens it Is the Gus
tom there fer the men to go about clad
In elbow slceved u~ndershirts of the
gaudiest description. Considering this
indecent, those in authority in certain
provinces decreed that all macs must
wear a shirt. II ever a silly order was
put forth that was II. The natives
are now looking eagerly forward 70 tina
time when We shall depart and leave
them to their own devices. My friend
does net consider the Cub2ns as being
capable of se-,f-goye-nLent or OF any
thing approaching 1t, and looks for all
sorts of trouble TO follow after they
start In to govern themselves. He
says that all the materials for a scrap
exist there, and once IA restraining
hand is removed, all sorts OF eompli-
cations will be likely to ensue. Emil
grants win o go to Cuba 80 long as
such uncertainty as to its future ex-
lists, and ever could you remove that
uncertainty he thinks that the future
outlook for many reasons would be
by no means clear.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
English Women In India.

Mrs. Flora Anna Steel, the novelist,
recently declared at a meeting in Eng
land that apart from the missionar-
les little or no charitable work Is done
by English women in India. who are
mainly responsible for almost every
serious trouble the English have
there" Mrs. Steel lived for years in
India and knows what she is talking
about. Her charges have created on
siderable Indignation, but a contribu-
tor to the Times OF India asserts that
the presence of English women in In
dia initiates against the efficiency
both of the civil and military admins
trations and of commercial work also.
The ~ceaseless junketings of Simla and
the minor hill stations interfere with
good work, and for this the English
women are to blame. lie further
charges them with responsibility for
the ultra-frivolous spirit which char
acterizes life in India. At the anne
time he admits that their conduct dur
ing famine and plague shows that
they can be as noble and as brave in
time of trial as their predecessors
were in the mutiny. "A lively contro-
versy seems to be beginni lg.-L. A.
Boyd in Chicago Record.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
How Fans Were Invented.

The following Chinese legend ac-
counts for the invention of the fan
in a rather ingenious fashion: The
beautiful Kan-Si, daughter OF a power
full mandarin. was assisting at tho
feast of lanterns, when she became
over-powered by the heat and WAS
compelled to take off her mask. As it
was against all rule and custom to ox-
pose her face. she held her mask be-
fore 1t and gently futtered 1t to cool
herself. The court ladies present no
ticed the movement. and in an instant
100 OF them were waving their masks.
From this incident. 1t is said, came the
birth Of the fan. and today it takes the
place OF the mask in that country.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
More Railways In the irct,c.

1t is now possible to go from New
York via Berlin, Moscow and Irkutsk
to V~ladivostok on the Pacific in TWEEN
ty-fve days. A railway which shall
almost connect ASIA and America at
the Behring Straits may be predicted
as of the future. There is, engineers
say, no Obstacle in the way except the
terrific cold of winter and the immense
fields of tundra through which a path
must be cut. A railway line through
such a country as northea &c Siberia
will not be so difficult y Construct
as was the lire of tie White pass and
Yukon route.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

The floor looks like the deck of n
steamer. being highly polished. The
roof is one-quarter pitched. and IL OF
heavy slate. supported by substantial
posts. The garden is surrounded by
a balustrade three and one-half feet
high, finished with deliberately carved
brackets at the four corners. Inside
are shutters, removable II desired, to
use in the event Of severe storms or
unexpected cold spells. The auditor
lium has a movable platform extending
across the room, nearest the highest
tower OF the church. Three stairways
lead to the garden, one from each tnr-
ret; the little enclosures formed by
these towers are utilized as cloak
rooms. The ladies of the parish AVE
rendered the garden still more attrac-
tive by potted pants and vines. Ivy.
planted in four corners. will be trained
so as to cover the entire church. with
the exception Of the sides OF the gar
den. The body of the church Is l05x53
feet, and has three distinct auditor
iums, together with the roof garden.
Offering seating capacity OF nearly
1900. Rev. Mr.. Widger says: II fully
believe this idea will become generally
popular, and In a short time churches
east will add roof gardens to their
edifces. where divine services can be
conducted with comfort in the heated
days OF summer. and also used in fall
and early winter months. as not only
more pleasant places to hold services.
but also in times of large attendance.
necessitated by revivals. etc, to ac-
eommodate the overflow"
The church over which Rev. Mr..
Widger presides is the Central Chris
tian church.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Selecting Dairy Cows.

Bulletin Arizona Experiment Sta
Ition: The task of selecting a dairy
herd is one that should be entered upon
with a great deal of thought and care.
THE animal that Is to be fed for beef
lis chosen for its supposed ability 10
make meat and at the end OF a com
lparatively short feeding period he goes
Ito market; whether he has made
lmoney for his feeder or not, he goes to
lthe block 5ust the same. The dairy
|cow is selected for a long term OF
ieervice and, II a good COW, should go
ion making milk and money for her
lowner fer years. AS there is a wide
difference in the capabilities of steers
Ito make beef. SO is there a still wider
difference In the capabilities of cows
ITO make butter. The intelligent dairy
imam, the business farmer, puts him
lself In a position to know which OF his
lcows are being kept at a profit and
(which are not. The only way to do
this Is to determine and keep a record
iof the amount of milk and butter fat
%given during the year by each individ-
Iual COW In the herd. The amount OF
Sbutter fat given during the year is the
first test of the value Of a dairy cow.
IThe scales and the Babcock test must
be used to determine this.
The books of the creameries of Salt
River valley show that there are many
dairy cows that, during the last four
months at least, have not given their
owners a profit; sixteen patrons of
one creamery, milking 40 cows, have
received but little over a dollar and
p half per month per cow. Every
creamery patron should at the end OF
The month divide the amount of his
creamery check by the number of cows
In milk, thus getting the gross re-
eeipts per COW for the month, then
compare this with the amount he
could have gotten by renting his pas
ture, and conclude whether or not the
difference has paid him the interest
On his money invested In cows, the
pasturage OF his dry cows, and for the
work Of milking and delivering his
milk to the factory. If the difference
happens to be In favor of renting pas
ture, possibly the growth of calves that
are being fed on the skim milk from
the factory will restore the balance to
the right side of the account If, even
then, the difference in favor of the
dairy cows is too small, let the man
who wants to know the truth compare
his profits with those of his neighbors
before he concludes that dairying does
mot pay. He will find that some of
his fellow patrons are getting hand
some returns. The question is, Why
the difference? The answer is, The
COWS.
AS truly as there Is a typical beef
animal, broad, low and blocky, just as
truly is there a typical dairy animal,
but OF a different type. Sometimes we
find a profitable combination of beef
and butter in the same animal, but it
is the exception rather than the rule.
While the scales and the Babcock test
should be depended upon for evidence
to decide In the final judgment of a
dairy cow, the eye should be trained
as well to see those points of con-
formation that indicate a high pro-
ductive capacity.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Michigan Horseshoeing Law.

On account of considerable misun-
Outstanding having arisen concerning
the law recently passed to regulate
the practice Of horseshoeing in Mich
igan, Secretary Walter Beckwith has
made an explanation. He says: Sec
ton / says that no person shall prac-
tice horseshoeing as a master journey
man horseshoer in any city of this
state of 10000 or upwards, unless he
is duly registered and has been granted
a certificate by the examiners. Now,
that doesn't say anything about little
towns and country places, so 1t should
be very clear that such places don't
require certificates. This act took ef-
feet September 22d, and any person
who can furnish satisfactory proof to
date that he was practicing horseshoe.
ing in this state at the time shall
upon payment of a fee of IS to the
board, be given a certificate as master
OF journeyman h~orseshoer. If he fails
to do so before that time he will have
to take an examination before the
board of examiners. This examina-
ton is very rigid and Is made so to
protect the horseshoers of the state
against those coming from Canada
and other states. All horseshoers in
cities referred to in this law who have
not attended to this matter should do
so at once. as there are only a few
days left in which thew can act.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Is A NOVEL PLAN.
ROOF GARDEN SUGGESTED FOE
THE CHURCHES.
Rev. Ell Burdette Widger OF Columbus
ind, the Originator of The Startling
1nnovation-What He says OF the
Original Idea

The idea of erecting a roof garden
upon a church originated in the mlno
of Rev. Eli Burdette Wfdger OF Co
lumbus. Ind. In speaking on the sub
ject Mr.. Widger thus expresses him
self in an interview:
THE idea of a roof garden was srg-
gested entirely by myself, as the days
being so oppressively warm. attend
ance at churches necessarily fell away.
The church being situated in a thinly
populated and built-up portion OF the
city of Columbus, Ind, and being also
on n slight elevation, gave us the adj
vantage of cooling breezes o all
four points of the compass. The rooi
garden is So feet wide and IS feet long
having capacity to seat 1000 persons
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Taking the Time at Noon.

Just before II O'Clock each day all
business must be taken off the wires
controlled by the Western Union COM
pany, and that means the absolute ces-
sation Of business along the main lines
of electric communication in the prin-
cipa cities of America. Three minutes
before noon wire chiefs in each OF the
principal cities and towns and cities
leading TO and from their large sisters
cease sending or receiving messages,
no matter how important they may be
and devote themselves to switching on
wires in such a way as to make an
unbroken circuit of communication
from Washington around the utter
most boundaries of the United States.
This is called an "unbroken national
circuit" Thus a smooth track Is made
along which the electric message may
flash encompassing the union and an
nouncing the time of day. Ten sec
onds before the time bell strikes comes
another silence, and then a mighty
throb, a titanic heartbeat from the
foremost factor In modern commerce,
and an electrical current pulsates from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
Gotham to the Golden Gate, announc-
ing the fact that the sun has passed
over the seventy-ffth meridian and It
is noon at Washington.-Pearson's
Magazine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
LIVE IN BLISS.


In Queensland.
Queensland has the distinction OF
being the only spot on earth where
mistresses and maids never quarrel
and the domestic life there is de-
scribed by Mrs. Douglas Campbell OF
England, who has just returned from
a visit to that country, as an ideal one.
In that country. she says, the do
nestle servant betters herself in every
way. She has higher wages, more
leisure, more liberty and she is cared
for better than in any other country.
The mistress assists her to establish
a home OF her own. and her success
is all the easier because she can afford
to dress herself becomingly. No
Queensland mistress ever refuses her
maid permission to attend balls or to
20 to concerts or theaters, and very
often the mistress does the work in Or
der that her servant may have a share
in the good things Of this life. Won
en- who are willing to go into the bush
and work on a station are treated with
even more consideration. There is
scarcely any difference between her
and the family in which she lives. She
has a horse to ride, drives with the
family to church, is asked out and
taught music. Mrs. Campbell adds
that Queensland Is no place for lazy
or %pretentious girls. They must be
prepared to use their brains and think
for themselves. then success is certain.
In England" she concludes. 1.-The SER
van is part of a system. In Australia
she is a member Of the household, and
the mistress holds herself responsible
for her comfort and happiness"