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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
OLD AND NEW INVENTIONS.
Ancients Were Not Destitute of
Genius I'm the Mechanic Arts.

An official of the United States
patent Office who is preparing a his
tory of that institution has been i'm
pressed with the idea that there is
little new under the sun, says the
Baltimore Sun. He has pored over
volumes of ancient lore and satisfied
himself that the ingenuity Of mod
erns was discounted by the wise men
of antiquity. In art, in the sciences.
in mechanics our boasted progress
seems to him to have been vastly
oyerrated. There is not, he says, a
single surgical bandage of which ex-
amples are not seen in the swathings
of Egyptian mummies. The patent
Office issues a patent for a nickel-in-
the-slot machine described by Hero
dotus." Pliny tells US of a copy of
the Iliad engraved on so small a piece
of parchment that the entire work
was contained in a nutshell. Micro
scopes of rock crystal were found in
the palace of Nimrod. Nero had
lenses made out Of an emerald. with
which from a distance he watched
gladiatorial contests. The Romans,
as stated by Prof. Lanciani, had stor-
age warehouses and safety deposit
vaults.
The ancients, according TO this
patent Office skpetic, were as full of
wisdom as the moderns who ignorant
~ undertook TO patronize them. Their
mechanical contrivances and engi-
neering works were remarkable.
Archimedes discovered many scien-
tifc principles which are in use now
adays- Public works were of the
highest order. The ancient Greek wa
ter supply system skowcd every mod 4
ern improvement-such as We have
acquired only within the past ten
years The public roads OF Peru were 4
built of masonry. were Is feet wide. /
macadamized with pulverized stone |
mixed with lime and bitumiuous ce-
ment and walled in by walls more
than six feet thick A sort Of feIe
graph system existed and news was
transmitted hundreds Of miles in a
day. When Peru was -discovcred-
several centuries ago its wool,.n and
cotton goods exceeded IN freness anv
similar goods produced e. Europe.
Plato knew that the earth vas round.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
HAD TIME TO REPENT.
Young Crooks Threat TO Kill Fails of
Execution when he IL Liber-
ated from Prison.

Two young men bowed and saluted
each other cordially as they passed
on Woodard avenue the other day.
One was considerably better dressed
than the other, and there was every
evidence that he was walking hand
finland with prosperity. The other
had apparently "seen better days"
says the Detroit Free Press.
''Notice that young fellow that
spoke to me just now?" he observed
to q friend with nom he was walk
ing. swell, you v lldn't believe from
his present manner toward me that
ne had repeatedly threatened my life
n few years ago, would you2"
His friend expressed surprise.
.'Did he mean it?" he asked.
.'Yes. 1 think he did. He was at
that time a member of a bahd of
young crooks that were giving the po-
lice considerable trouble. Had got
snto evil company and gone to the
bad. i was at that time a reporter
IN daily paper. Well, the police
finally cinched him on a grand lar
ceny charge. and l had a talk with
him while he was in Jail. He gave me
some interesting material. which was
printed. Shortly afterward he was
released on bail. and, meeting me on
the street one day. he muttercd. as he
passed along. that he would do me
uF' the first good opportunity he got.
! paid little attention to him until
after the threat had been repeated on
subsequent occasions. when ] asked
the superintendent Of police for per-
mission to carry revolver. which was
granted.
Il did not again see my friend until
bis trial. when. 70 my great regret. I
was subpoenaed as a witness for the
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
Our line sundries toilet articles paints oils glass putty
the Indian TERRITORY
Remem for Christmas Goods
A. w. FOREMAN.

other philosophers, now forgotten,
were familiar with the law Of sravita-
tion. Astronomers before the Chris
tian Ella understood the rotation OF
planets and knew a great deal about
comets. There is reason to believe
that the ancients used the telephone
in some form, while there is n tradi-,
tion in China that the phonograph
was employed by rich orientals.
Still, the wisdom Of the ancients
has not discouraged modern invent,
ors. Men of science and mechanical
ingenuity viii continue to add TO the
knowledge. the comfort and wealth
of the world. With all the progress
that has been made many contri-
vances remain 10 be devised before
human ingenuity realizes that its linn
Il has been reached Immense for
tunes will be made by the inventive
geniuses of the future who work out
problems which must be solved be-
fore man attains complete happiness
on this mundane sphere. What ar,-
pears impossible in this generation
may be in general use in the next
generation. Matters of fransporta-.
tion. OF power, Of fuel. Of lighting
and heating engage at this time the
attention Of thoughtful and resource
full men. There are many prizes TO
be won by the successful inventors
of the future.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04

prosecution, the subpoena having
been issued as a result of the printed
interview. When / had given my
testimony, which was of a very dam
aging nature to the accused, and
stepped from the stand 1 had to pass
directly behind the prisoner. There
was murder in his face, as he turned
toward me and muttered:
If | go to prison I'll kill you as
soon as ! get out, if it's ten years
from now'
We'll, he was convicted and sent
up for five years. | confess l felt a
little uneasy at the time, for no
doubt the youth had been schooled
on dime novels and cheap melodramas
and would be bloodthirsty enough to
shoot. But gradually l forgot all
about him and his threat. In the
meantime | had gone out west, where
remained several years. After |
had been back in Detroit short time
was surprised and a little bit
startled TO see my friend. the ex-con-
Wet, coming up the street. He was
--N~A- us N'ei III dBf'cdfduce tudU IN
the old days, and the hang-dog. look
of the criminal had disappeared. He
recognized me at once, and coming
forward held out his hand and shook
mine cordially.
u hope there's no hard feelings
said he.
None whatever l replied
THAT was all the reference there
was to the past"
And what is he doing now?" asked
ihe ex-reporter's companion.
why, he is one of the rising young
business men of Detroit. Has blotted
'ut the stain of prison life, and has
IN enviable record among business
men for honesty and fair-dealing. Is
loing splendid business, too"
And how have you prospered?"
Well" was the reply, Il was just
boht TO ask you for dime to get a
have"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
OF an hour or more.

quarters OF an hour or more.
III you are in a hurry, stew your to-
matoes first, or use canned tomatoes,
and heat all ingredients together in
saucepan before putting into. the
oven. If you have plenty of meat and
no gravy. water will do in place Of the
gravy; or should You have plenty of
rich gravy the meat may be dispensed
with. If the meat and gravy have had
little seasoning, l chop an onion fine
and add a very little ground cloves. If
your stock of meat and gravy is limited
use more butter than you would other
wise think necessary.
A stew of pieces Of beef and to-
matoes is nice and easily prepared.
Use a granite-iron or porcelain-lined
kettle for this. Tomatoes should never
be put into an iron kettle. Cut the beef
into small squares. add tomatoes and
soup stock or gravy and water, a bay
leaf, a sprig Of thyme, and a little
curry powder (if this is liked), also
onion and cloves (if the gravy has not
been sufficiently seasoned with these).
Some like potatoes cooked with this
stew
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
pITH AND POINT.

Justice is probably blind so that she
may nct be able TO see the fools who
try to fiirt With her.-Chicago Daily
News.
Mrs. Young gwife-"Harr how do
you like my new hat?" Mr.. Youngwife
LET me see the bi1."-Somervill
Journal.
Little Ethel-"Mamma, know why
1t isn't safe TO count your chickens be-
fore they're hatched." Mother-*Why,
dear?" Little Ethel" Coz sum Of
'em might be ducks."-Ohio State jour
nal.
Did Her Part.-"Yes. the new girl
helped us reAember our crystal we'd
ding anniversary" "In what way?"
'She broke seven tumblers and a cut
glass berry dish-"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Guest-~What's become Of that nice
lookin' waitress with glasses?" Cash
ie> -~Gone back home to Boston. She
said she couldn't stand people calling
for punkin pie when they meant pump
Kin "-Phila6elphia Press.
so glad you found my sermon IN
feresting.~ said Rev. Mr.. Casaway.
"Indeed. it was interesting to me, re-
piled Mr.. RICHTER; eve been makinga
study recently Of the powers Of en-
1urance Of the human voice. -
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
STATEHOOD BILL
introduced byDelegate Flynn
is the Same Old
Measure.
CONGRESS is ASKED
To Admit Oklahoma With
Pledge in it's Constitution that
Indian Territory Shall be
Annexed When Lands
Become Taxable.
CONGRESS IS ASKED

TIM Immediate admission of Ok
lahoma TO statehood, with clause
pledging the later annexation o.
Indian territory sometime IN the
misty future, are the salient feat
ures OF the statehood bill insro-
duced by Delegate Flynn, of Okla
homa. Monday. 1t is primarily a
politicians bill, and has the Flynn
stamp from cover TO cover, Ii il
practically he same as that intro
duced at the last session by the
same author
1t embodies all the usual provis
ions pertaining TO statehood and
fixes the time for the presidents
proclamation at the second Mon
day in May. 1902.
As anticipated, the principal con
tention against the present admis-
sion OF the Indian territory is that
the Indian lands are non-taxable.
No reference is made TO other tax.
able property. The Flynn consti-
tutional pledge ID, that the terri
tory shall become par; OF the
state when the lands now held by |
the Indians shall become taxable,
and Congress shall enact legisla.
ton calling for the annexation OF
that territory to the new state.
Under existing treaties il will
be several years before the lands
of the Indian territory can be sub
jected to taxation, and additional
legislation by Congress and the In.
dian tribes will be necessary TO
make the territory eligible to ad
az part of the proposed
new state.
The bill will be vigorously
fought by the advocates of single
Under its provisionst
The territory will have no voice in
the framing OF the constitution of
The proposed stale. ard will be an
sasy prey for the gerrymanderer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04

sportsmen who hunt ducks on in
land streams and lakes have frequent
y known them to dive when wounded
ana fail to appear again. A profess
sionai guide who has shot ducks for
many years along the upper Hudson
says he has solved the mystery. He
shot a wood duck that fen wounded
and dived in stiil water. II did notl
reappear. and when he came 10 look
ior IT under water he could see thel
bird hanging with its bin to a root
~ was quite dead. and considerable
loree was necessary TO loosen its hold.
lhe hunter firmly believes that the
ouck committed suicide by drowning
10 keep from falling into the hands
'l ITS mortal cncmv-man.-N v
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
A Dnmnenrr

"Tell me-" he sighed. "tcll me
beauteous maiden. what is in your
heart
Miss Henrietta Bean. of Boston.
gave him a look of icy disdain and
then vouchsafed the monosyllabic re-
ply:
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04
Christmas
Novelties

ever brought to this city; they
will be here in a few days
and if YOU want to favor your
friends with a gift that will be
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-04

~HRISTrlAS PLANNING
Ahas already begun
only three weeks away.
It will be here before you
know it. Now we have or
dered the largest and most
complete stock of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

A. Daily was at Marquette this
week.
Herman Falk was at Rockland
Friday.
There are several cases OF measles
in Baraga.
Mrs. William Long is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
The tug BRUCE was cruising
around the bay Friday.
Mrs. James Burns is confined to
her bed with neuralgia.
John Funke is recovering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
John Whelan, OF Houghton, has
taken position in the hester mill.
A. N. Pinet left Monday for De-
troit, Cleveland, Saginaw and other
points.
Mrs. John Schultz returned from
Lake Nebagamon, Wis, Friday Of
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O'Connell and
son, of Houghton, visited in Baraga
this week.
Joseph Cote has gone to Lake
Linden, where he has secured q
-. N r,oof r,arlat
John Stringer, who has been con-
fined to his home by sickness for q
number of days, is again able to be
out.
Mrs. Wilson, of Kenton, was
called to Baraga this week by the
illness of her sister, Mrs. William
Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hobany, OF
Hancock, who have been visiting
friends in West Superior, called on
friends 10 Baraga today.
The hester saw mill will com
meuce operations for the season
Wednesday next. 1t is expected
that the mill will be run day and
night.
C7 Presiding Elder, Rev. G. M
Thompson, will be in Baraga to-
morrow afternoon. and will preach
in the M. E. church in the evening
The sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will also be administered. Al
the close OF the service the quarter
ly conference will be held.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27
'BARACA DEPARTMENT

Michael Shanahan has purchased
the confectionery store owned
and conducted by Joseph .Real for
several years. Miss +. Schultz has
been engaged as clerk.
Master Henry Gamach celebrated
his birthday today in delightful
manner at his home ia this village.
About seventy five Of his young
friends responded 10 invitations to
be present, and from 100 to 5
o'clock merry time was had.
Peter Fisher, while driving down
from Houghton Tuesday evening,
had a rather Trough experience.
He states that when nearing
Hurontown he was assaulted by a
gang of rowdies. However, he
managed TO get away before they
inflicted any serious injury. II
Peter has occasion to travel that
road again in the evening, be will
doubtless be prepared for a similar
occurrence.
Miss Anna Stanbon was the
victim of happy surprise Wednes-
day evening, when about twenty
five friends assembled at her home
to assist in celebrating the ami
versary Of her birth. After hearty
greeting and well wishes, all ad
iourned to the residence OF Alex.
Anderson, where the evening was
spent in playing pedro, dancing and
general good time. 1t was nearly
3 a. m. before the happy gathering
dispersed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27

Notice is hereby given to all
owners Of property in the village Of
Baraga, or occupants, that they are
required to remove all debris, rub.
bish, ETC., injurious to the public
health, from the respective premises
within twenty days from the date
OF this notice, and upon refusal or
neglect so to do, said debris, rub
bish, etc will be removed by the
proper authorities, and the expense
so incurred will be charged to the
respective property owners or oc'
cupants. BY order
VILLAGE BOARD OF HEALTH,
Baraga, Mich.
Dated April 81, 1901.
427t3
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27

See our window display OF shirt
waists, and note prices. Jos. Coil
q Co., Baraga and L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-27

Again history repeats itself The
original Mr.. Sampson hankcred after
society to his everlasting sorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-05
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED.
To-day and Tomorrow to Be Clear
and Colder.

To-day and Tomorrow to Be Clear
and Colder.
The question of weather on the OPEN
ing day of the Fair, and, in fact. dur
ing the continuance of the Fair, lie one
that is now giving the people as a
whole, as we'll as the managers of the
Fair, a great deal of concern. Yester-
day was not reassuring, for though
only .0S of an inch of rain had fallen
up TO 8 O'Clock last night, the day
had been particularly disagreeable
throughout and not at all the kind that
would invite many people to a show
of any kind.
Late in the afternoon, however. there
was a struggling CLEAN of sunshine. an
augury of good weather for the fore
cast for the state to-day is for fair
weather; colder in the eastern portion,
with fresh northerly winds.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was Ga degrees and the minimum Sc,
giving a mean of 60 degrees which is
the normal for the day. This gives to
the month an excess of heat of % de-
grees, and to the year an excess of
2SS. The rainfall for the day, .0S of an
inch, also was normal, but the month
shows a shortage of .27 and the year OF
1190.
Last November the average mean
temperature was 81. and though the
month showed a decided excess of rain
fall the greater part Of it fell on one
day, the g. when the fall was 3.06 inch
es.
1t was decidedly cold in the West
yesterday morning, but the reports
made at o'clock last night did not
show any signs of a cold wave, at least
not for this section of the country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-05
MONKEY AS AER0NAUT.
Mrs. Murphy" Added to Ziegler's
Night Attractions.


Mr.. E. T. Zeigler has secured an
other attraction for the night shows
he is to present. This is nothing less
than Mrs. Murphy" the famous
aeronaut. Mrs. Murphy will make two
ascensions a day, returning to earth
by means of a parachute. 1t was after
arduous efforts that Mr.. Zeigler pro-
cured the attraction, which will be
hailed with delight by ladies and chill
dren.
Mrs. Murphy is a monkey. Her, or
rather his, owner is Charles Woodford
who arrived yesterday with his outfit
The monkey is a male, but some admir-
er OF his thought so much of him that
he dubbed him Mrs. Murphy" a name
he has since borne One singular fact
about Mrs. Murphy is that he has
gold teeth, having had trouble with his
ivory corrected by dentist.
An ascent will be made in the after
noon and at night The balloon will
rise to a hight of 500 feet or more be-
fore the parachute is cut loose, will be
Inflated with hot air and recovered aft
er each ascension. For the night as
tensions the balloon will be illuminat-
ed.
Mr.. Ziegler is making great prepare
IOtlo AOI MS SHOW, WHICH VIII De TSduN
by tomorrow night for presentation.
Workmen are now building Dare
Devil" Kilpatrick's stairway. down
which he will ride on a bicycle. The
stairway is IS feet high, higher by fif-
teen feet than any Fitzpatrick ever be-
fore descended. The stairway will be
brilliantly illuminated for his wild
ride, and he will descend amid a blaze
OF fireworks. 1t is said his ride is one
OF the most spectacular and dangerous
feats ever known.
A stage is to be erected just oppo-
site the grandstand, wherein the aero
batic and comic features of the show
will be presented, as well as the NOV
ing pictures of the Mckinley fun nnl
The Illuminated fountain has also been
secured by Mr.. Ziegler as one of his
attractions, and an engine from the
Savannah fire department will furnish
the power for its operation. Mr.. Zieg.
Ter declares his show will be the great
est feature of the Fair
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-05
CITY BREVITIES.

r. Neill was arrested yesterday by
Patrolman Reisen for the larceny of a
pair of shears from w. T. Slowe.
The monthly meeting of Circle No.
10 of the Kings Daughters will be held
Thursday at the residence of the presi-
dent, No. 216 Liberty street, west.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ
c. A. will meet in the associations
parlors this morning at II o'clock. Mrs
w. H. Elliott, the president, desires a
full attendance.
The Kings Daughters dime tea an
nounced to have been given at Miss
Essie Oppenheim's home, 217 Bolton
street, west, Thursday, will be given
instead this afternoon from $3.50 to Z
o'clock.
A meeting of the team captains and
judges of the cavalry tilt, which takes
place on Friday, will be held on Thurs
day night at the Hussars' Armory,
when final arrangements for the tilt
will be made.
Pompy Johnson, colored, was arrest
ed yesterday by Mounted Sergeant
McCool for driving with a load of sand
on Liberty street in a reckless manner
and spilling the dirt on the street,
which is paved.
The Streets and Lanes Committee of
Council did not go out yesterday to
look over the Norwood tract, the pur.
chase of which developed certain OPP
position. 1t had been expected that the
committee would make the trip yes
terday.
Mike Shields, white, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Hicks on a
charge of larceny after trust. William
Curray of No. 2 cottage, Smithville, al
leges that he gave the prisoner So to
keep for him and that he has been un-
able to get the money back.
A fence should be placed on either
side of the brick culvert across the
De Renne canal near the Fair grounds
to provide against accidents when the
roadway is crowded with vehicles. A
few dollars spent for this purpose may
prevent a serious mishap during the
Fair.
The will Of Dorothy Edwards, a we'll
known and highly respected negro wo-
man, was filed in the Court of Ordi-
nary yesterday and probated in COM
mon form. Besides requests to her rel
atives. the will leaves considerable
amount of property to churches and
institutions of charity.
Henry Schoepp, white, was arrested
yesterday by Mounted Patrolman Mel
drim on a charge of being disorderly,
cursing and threatening the life of
James Fleming. of Thirty-first and
Barnard streets. The men had a dis
pute about house rent claimed to be
due Fleming. The defendant gave bond
for his appearance in Police Court this
morning.
The public sales Of property for the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-05

month of November will take place at
the Court House this morning, begin.
ming at II o'clock. A number of at
tractive offerings appear in the adver-
tisements Of the auctioneers, and it is
probable that the sale will be well at
tended and the prices obtained more
satisfactory than they have been foi
some time.
Among the carnival people that will
take part in the midway performances
are many that are already known to
Savannahians through former visits to
this city. Some of them are already
here, among them being Abdallah Ben
Hamady Samuel Abdallah and Kar-
ney p. Speedy, the latter the special
feature of the show given by the
knights of Pythias two years ago.
They are registered at the De Soto.
Mrs. Speedy also is registered at the
De Soto as are likewise Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Gaskell.