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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27
r At CLIFFS
The Weekly Chieftain
and the Globe-DemOcrat
or Republic $50 a year.
LIST OF JURORS.
Grand and Petit Jurors for the Janu-
ary Term OF Court.

Following is list Of grand and
petit jurors for the January term
Of The United States court Al
Vinita.
GRAND JJRoRs.
VA Scott. Estslls; J W Skin
ner. Adair; w L Davis, Alton,
Henry Falling, vinits; George
Cole, Pensacola; D. F. Gamble,
WEIGH; Tim Shanahan, vinita;
Blue Rider, Chelsea; Sell Perry,
Fsirland; A S Nottingham, Eagle;
II B West, Spavinaw; Thos Mon
roe, Cleora; w G Lenox. Adair;
w s Maloney, Biuejacke'; J S
Hargrove, CentrsIia. Alternates: /:
John Gibson. Grove; Lemuel
Paris, Catale; James Yost. Ket.
chum; F E Mare, Miles; Frank
Martin, Ke'chum; VIM Madden,
Hayden; Ike Mcdonald. Welch;
s P Ferguson. Adair; F McCam-
ment, Vinita.
PETIT JUROR.
TT Mccain. Vinisa; v H Adair,
Adair; J I Hukill. Alton; VIM
Williamson. viniIa; Chas Lester,
Adj; W H Hall, Alton; Jas
Wo ,dall, vini,a; 7 D Cox, vinits;
Ed Hamacber. Af'on, Johnson
Falling, viniia; Joe 7 Hassel,
Pensacola; J A Story, Alton. d.
F Clark. Kelso; Joe Higden,
A air; VIM Warren, Alton; Bone
Munroe. vinita; S D Brown, Vim
i's; Bert McGhee. Dawes; M NJ
Wright, Vinita; Chas Parks, AT
ton; Thos Kerr. Vlnits; J w
Thomas. Adair; W G Smith, Gle.
ora: B f Dalozier. Adair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27
Local Sayings.

Pictures frame A. Bruno Graffur'
der's.
I Attorney Lint,n is here from Mus
sogee.
oId papers at your own price At this
ofiice.
The Ratcilf Mercantile Go. i In
voicing.
Allotuents for afsy cherokses
wanted.
Curtains TO at any ousgy at Bruno
Granunder's.
Window glass at Fore
mans.
Ed. Halsel came In last night from
southern Texts.
Fresh fruit and candy at the Silver
Moon restaurant.
Miss Ada Edmondson Is visiting
Mrs. John Swain.
"a tool chest that is worth % 90 for
Sz.6o at Frazee's
Mrs. W. ]. Strange is spending the
holidays In vinita.
Tool chests for boys at big dis
count at Frazee's.
Buy your fruit cake ior Christmas
al Home Bakery. d67
Fresh cinnamon rolls every day at
Home Bakery. 81
Fresh buns baked at Home Bakery
every day. de7
Everything fresh and eat at Home
Bakery. d67
w. G. Patton and wife have re-
turned from Muskogee.
Every kind OF cakes, cookies, Jelly
roll, pies at Home Bakery. d67
Try those delicious on bons at
Home Bakery. d67
New line OF picture frames and
moldlnR at Smiley < Graffunder's.
II you want something good to eat
70 70 Home Bakery two doors south
OF postofIice. d67
s See ihsee nice boxes OF candy at
Hume bakery. two doors south OF
so-'. i,i''t. d67
FOWL ER for artistic
! photos.
FoIey's Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat and lung diseases.
<fuse substitutes. Sold by Peoples
Jug store. DIV
Tot drinks are now leing served Ut |
BE Peoples drug stere. Hot chuco-
ate. tomato bouIlIon and clam bouIl-
<n are a few OF the most popular
y q q rnr
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27

A. N. and J P. Green have retired
from ihesimplement business and the
tirm OF Green s. Rood is now known
AS Rpnd & Hanford. Mr.. Hanford has
recently located in our city from
Alva., o. I. They will collect all
debt~ aud assure al liabilities.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27

The building in which the Cherokee Land Office will be
opened in this city Thursday, January 1908 The per-
sonne OF the force who will have charge of the
lows Philip Reuter- in charge of department Bruce c. JONES'
roll clerk Homer Needles allotment clerk E. G. Funk clerk
W Wallace, index clerk A. A. Davidson, law clerk s. R.
Wakingstick interpreter Samuel Foreman interpreter
Irwin Roy Palmer H. M Vance, L. G. Rohenberg E. c. Bog
WE'LL j. o. Carr, stenographers G. r. Smith, J. O. Rasson,
application clerks s. D. Moore Geo. W. Walters James
Gibson Tho Farrar location clerks S. c. Pitts chief
craftsman and surveyor Moses p Lyons, craftsman o. p
Jones, Chas. E. Webster, tract book clerks.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27

West Wright Louisa Link, Cnel ga
Hsrris Presley Essie Wells. c
toosa
c A. Montgomery-Kale Collins,
Oklahoma.
Joe WhItmire--Hatt'e Hester. Hay
den.
Luther Wolfe-Angie Dillon, Ruby.
George 3. BarDer--Arnie Rush,
Pryor Creek.
y. w. Snodgras>- Dottie NJ. Hall,
Woodley.
Walter Williams-Laura Neighbor
Rheas Mills. Texas.
George NJ. Moore--Sabrina Lucxey,
Vinita
ohas Ls.co--Eua Pennington. Daw-
son.
cOas Gib-rn--Lpule Mouroe, Ca.
t,n>a
Sam wayn er--Alma Robertson,
Vinita.
Ernest Crumcleton-, Namoua Ruth
erford. Frye.
O NJ. Bottlnshoa,r- Lena Ball,
Alton.
G. 5. Keith--N J.. Yeaper.
is K4lIes- Nancy .. McCullom.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1902-12-27

Fruit cake at Home bakery. Dc
TIL. Gamble Of Bluejacket whs =
pleasa ut caller today.
There Is large black SOW ~ the
pound marked swallow fork 10 right
ear.
A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kid
ney Cure IL time. Sold by Peoples
drug store. uW
Otis little found the gold watch
lost by Miss Blanche Oborn Christ
mas night and returned It to her yes
terdsy.
Mrs. Harry Achgill Is expected
home from Cofeyville tomorrow,
where she has been visiting the past
week.
Don't be imposed upon BY taking
substitutes offered for Foley's Honey
and Tar. Sold BY People's drug
store. dw
The lots condemned for Jail site
have been appraised and the money
paid to the owners. Now let the jsil
be built.
FOWLER for perma-
nent photographs, I.
The Peoples drug store has put 10
new line OF spectacles. gold, alumi-'
nuu and steel frames. We make no
char ~ for ntting glasses TO eyes.
The records of the Dawes Commits
sion In Cherokee citlsehshlp eases afe
being moved Into the buIlding TO "
occupied By the land onice t0dsys
Mayor Parker has been requested
By the Dawes Commission to furnish
additional police force to keep order
during the time the land ofi1ce is IN |
operation here.
Judge Gill has received an invita-
tion from the single statehood COM
mittee At Oklahoma City to deliver
an address at the convention to be
held there January 8.
The destitute family over the
Vinita cigar factory mentioned in
yesterdays ChieftaiD, we're IN meas
ure relieved OF their immediate dis
tress yesterday afternoon. A new
stove was purchased and set up 10 the
room snd coal furnished to do them
few days.
Attorney Sam Parks returned from
South McAlester today where he had
been TO attend the Teachers Associ-
alton meeting. He brings rather
gloomy report. No committee TO II
meet teachers, no building 10 which
was TO be held, about twenty
present.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
hHM.

Hosea, Jr.

ANY nArrow-minded native Of this
country who may natter himself that
good Americans, like poets, are born
and not made, will be speedily cured Of
this illusion by reading The Making
of an American" by Mr.. Jacob Riis-
that Danish-born fellow countryman OF
ours whom President Roosevelt, when,
as governor, he wrote him passport,
oficially declared to be ION the whole
the most valuable citizen in New York
Mr.. Riis loves the Danish flag, al
though never but once, he admits, has
he had the opportunity to show his
Affection by deeds. That was when,
in a typbus epidemic" he says, Il
found the health officers using it as
fever flag to warn boats away from the
emergency hospital pier. They had no
idea what flag it was; they just hap
pened to have it on hand; but they
found out quickly. l gave them half
an hour in which to find another. The
hospital was full of very sick patients.
or I would have made them fire a
salute to old Dannebrog by way of
reparation. AS it was, l think they
had visions of ironclads in the East
river! They had one Of very angry
reporter. anyhow" That was well
done; nevertheless, the defender of the
flag of Denmark owes the deepest ale
giaace of his heart to another banner,
and he tells us how he came to recog-
nize that he does so. Visiting his old
home, he fell sick in Elsinore, and lay
long in depressing apathy Of mind and
body in a bed which overlooked the
sparkling waters of the beautiful Ger
sund. 81 lay moodilz picking at the
coverlet, sick and discouraged and sore
II hardly knew why myself. All at
once there sailed past, close inshore, a
ship flying at the top the flag of free
dom. blown out In the breeze till every
star in 1t showed bright and clear.
That moment 1 knew Gone were ILL
ness. encouragement and gloom. For
gotten weakness and suffering, the eau
lions of doctor and nurse. l sat up in
bed and shouted, laughed out and cried
by turns, waving my handkerchief to
the dag out there. They thought had
lost my head, but told them I had
found it, and my heart, too, at last.
knew then that it was my flag; that my
| children's home was mine indeed; that
I also had become an American in
truth. And l thanked God, and. like
unto the man sick with the palsy, arose
from my bed and went home. healed. Z"
| Youths Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
Nurses ssa.Iok Cats.

Miss E. N. Hurlbut of Tompkins-
vile, Staten Island, is engaged in a
novel occupation. She acts as chap
eron and friend to imported cats,
which pass through her hands
Some of these felines are great sail
ors, and stand the sea voyages very
well, but others have a bad time of
it, and arrive in a debilitated condi-
ton. When the steamer arrives Miss
Hurlbut goes to the dock and re-
ceives the cats, which are taken from
the closed boxes in which they are
shipped and put into roomy baskets.
They are at once transferred to a
Staten Island train, where they are
housed in a big orchard, each tabby
having his own private domicile
These little houses are placed on
wheels and moved around daily to
fresh spots of turf, so as to ward off
fleas and disease. When first shut up
the cats sneak back into the darkest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01

grade for many miles. We ran trains
down this grade very cautiously, for
1t was almost impossible to stop one
descending when it once had acquired
good speed One night / had the
passenger train just starting up this
grade, with freight at the top, ready
to come down. Through a grave mis-
take, not my own, the freight was all
lowed to leave the summit and started
on its course down the hill. The road
being single track, and there being no
signal towers in between at which |
could intercept either train, a collision
was inevitable.
Accordingly l at once ordered out
two wrecking trains and a corps OF
surgeons, which were soon on the road.
That was a queer situation. There
were two wreck trains going to a wreck
which had not yet occurred and mum
Der of doctors going to bind up wounds
which had not yet been received. And
there were the two doomed trains
speeding toward destruction, and l, in
my Office. 100 miles away, nervously
tense, almost straining to hear the
crash as they met far out on the noun
tain. The wreck was fearful one
but that is only a common railroad
story. The incidents preceding it were
what were remarkable"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
Campfire Sketches


du not hold with war myself, think
it's bad an wrong,
An would not prod my frens to strife
wi fiery speech an song,
I'd sooner see 'em till the soil, an SOW,
an reap, an build,
An die o. somethin' nat'ral, stead NV
goin' an gettin killed;
But ef my country does git reused.
plunges inter sin,
An don't care whut she's fightin' for
want to see her win!
It isn't zackly whut you'd call real
angelic plan,
But man is not an angel-an' he won't
be while he's mani
Some like to sing them poory songs Nv
victory an deth,
But while yer hands air full Nv work
ye'd better save yer breth;
The potts keep on gettin' up, afore the
nghtin's thru,
Tew strut an flap their wings an
whoop a cock-a-doodle-dol
But let US hev some peace, says I, un-
til we've licked the foe,
An when there's nothin' else to du,
the time hes come to crow.
stud out ded agin the war, but once il
wus begun
I thrilled tew read each gallant deed
my countrymen he'd done;
An now, 1 git thet warm within tew
4ha UNIV acOOt
itch tew take a gun myself an go an
hev a shoot
There's other peaceful men like me re-
prove my wrath an frown,
But when my country's dander's up
mine won't keep lynn down.
rs long es airth is simply airth, an
men amt more than men,
! 1t seems tew me there's bound to b.
some fghtin' now an then,
Fer whut is wrong er right depend
upon yer point NV view,
The en'my's alwis quite convinced he
just as right as you;
An SO, in sech a sinful world, Their
amt no kind ov doubt
Ye'Ye got tew fight fer what you want
or want an go without!
It isn't zackly whut you'd call a rea
angelic plan,
But man is not an angel-an' he won
be while he's man!
Hosea, Jr.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01

man than Klegils. He has made him
self popular with the people by his
protest against the harsh methods
melted out to the students by Bogole-
poff. the former minister of education
and against the compulsory enlist
ment of the students in the army.
General Kouropatkin, now minister OF
war. makes a speciality of Aslatlc
warfare, and is an able and autocratlc
soldier. who believes that to spare
the knout is to spoil the subject. VAN
offsky. the foreign minister Of war,
now the minister of education, is a
stern man. whose speciality is orsani-
cation. He believes in shooting stu
dents who object to serving a certain
allotted time in the army, and is APP
plying military methods to the re-
organization of the Russian school
system.
From all these things some idea can
be formed of what Russia really is and
what the Russianization of Europe
would mean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
30 old Maid. IN RussIa.

The idea is still allowed to prevail
in Russia that single life is a disgrace
to women, for there are no old maids
except in the religious orders. II the
parents cannot ar ange a marriage for
the daughter she makes a Journey, and
is thus lost to the gossiping commun-
ity. Soon reports are circulated OF
her marriage to a foreigner. Long
absence brings forgetfulness, so that
when the story is told of the death OF
the foreign husband in a strange land
there are few who can inquire fur
Their. Indeed, it is a breech Of ETH
quette to suggest doubts under such
circumstances, and the woman finally
returns as a broken-hearted widow
She has met the conditions of the
country, and she is no longer single
person in society. Thus the fiction
of no unmarried woman" is preserV-
ed in the domain of the car.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
Negro Soldier Becomes s.udsus

Atlanta University recently enrolled
among it's students soldier with a
background of more than twelve years
of military experience, and in his pos
session q medal awarded him by the
United States government for valor in
Indian fighting on the frontier. For
more than eight years he served as
private in the ranks OF the regular
army, and on the beginning Of the war
with Spain was transferred to the vol
unteer service and made sergeant in
the Twenty fifth infantry. which was
ordered to Cuba. His regiment took
part in the battle of FL Caney, render
ing gallant service, and later particle
pated in the battle of Santiago, during
which it was in the hottest Of the. fight
ing. In June, 1899, his regiment was
one Of those ordered to the Philippines,
and on the Island of Luzon saw active
service almost continuously. During
this period he was promoted to a sec
ond lieutenancy, and served in that ca
pacity until his regiment was mus
tered out about year ago. Feeling
his educational defects very keenly and
being ambitious of further advance
ment he returned to his native state
and began to cast about for a school
where members Of his race might
profit by the advantages of a frst-class
education. his final choice being Allan
Ia University. His years Of military
discipline stand him in good stead in
his college life and enable him to con-
form to the necessary rules and regula-
tons with a good grace. In general
bearing, correct habits and answering
application he furnishes an admirable
example to his more youthful compan-
ions. 1t will be Interesting to follow
the later career Of this plucky negro,
who, having achieved SO much in the
stress and strain of actual life without
any book learning to speak of. now
seeks to fit himself for further useful
ness by the aid Of knowledge such as
Atlanta University offers to him and
other exceptional ones of his race
New York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01

Stivers' father, we're the prime causes
which led to the younger mans SOL
diership. AS soon as he was old enough
he sought and received an appointments
TO West Point, graduated and served
ten years, when an emergency required
his resignation. Immediately upon the
outbreak of the sh-American war
ne offered his services and was ap-
pointed captain. When the first vol
unteer army was mustered out he ap-
piled for a position in the volunteer
forces to be sent to the Philippines.
He was commissioned major after serv-
ing few months as captain. Just be-
fore his term in the volunteer regiment
expired he returned as captain to the
regular army, in the commissary de-
partment- So much for this Capt. Stiv-
ers. Now we will speak of his grand
father, Gen. Paul, a grand soldier, who
won distinction, and his father, an
/ other model soldier, who had an ex-
perience somewhat different from that
of any other army officer of the old
days. The regiment to which Capt.
Paul and Lieut. Stivers belonged at
the outbreak of the civil war was sta
toned in Texas. Both of these officers
were from border states, Paul from
Missouri and Stivers from Kentucky,
which furnished as many Confederates
as they did Union soldiers. There was
never a sign of a doubt in the mind
Of Capt. Paul as to where his lot
would be cast when the war came; but
Lieut.. Stivers, his son-in-law, quite a
young man, thought of his old home in
Kentucky, of the many associates who
would follow the fortunes Of the south,
and had some misgivings, or, perhaps
| should say. was greatly perplexed and
asked the counsel Of his captain. AL
that Capt Paul said was, Come with
me-" They walked out upon the parade
ground, and as the fresh breeze dis.
played the flag of the nation, the Older
man removed his cap and pointed to
the Stars and Stripes Not word was
said by either. The two men then re
turned to their quarters. From tha
moment" said Lieut.. Stivers. in speak
ing Of the incident, there was no room
for doubt in my mind or in my hear
as to what my duty was. Maj. ]. A
Watrous, U. s. A.. in Los Angeles
Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
1,,.h. rsa. sind Ola to New.

The links that bind the old to the
new days afford almost exhaustless ma
tsrisl for good stories. Let me give a
story as partial proof Of the assertion:
While in conversation with Captain
Charles P, Stivers, chief commissary of
the Department OF the visayas. Philip
pine Islands, he incidentally spoke Of
his grandfather as having been seri-
ously wounded at Gettysburg, a wound
which resulted in total blindness. Re
calling general, an officer of the First
Army Corps whom knew, and who re-
oeivsd such an injury at Gettysburg,
asked Capt. Stivers if his grandfather
was General Gabriel R. Paul. "He
was" Thereupon the chief commits
sary and the chief paymaster became
better acquainted, for the latter had
served with Gen. Paul and was always
one of his warm admirers. The good
soldiership, fine generalship and sturdy
manhood of Gen. Paul. together witt
the superior military record of Capt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01

All sorts of crimes are rampant In
81 petersburg a man has been going
ABOUT the streets stabbing young girls
recently he killed five girls between
the ages OF seven and fifteen in one
Jay All Russia is honeycombed with
strange religious sects. An idea of the
intelligence of the Russian peasant
may be gathered from the account
"hich came from st. Petersburg the
other day of one Ivan Plotnikoff. who
went to public library and asked for
a book which would tell him how to
hve true" He was given a copy of
the Bible and read therein, "If thy
right hand offend thee cut it off. +"
which he took to be a literal com
mand. So he procured an ak. with
which he chopped off his right hand,
taking four blows to do it. Profess
sional "exorcists" go about driving
out devils" and not infrequently the
ignorant peasants are driven insane by
the conviction that they are possessed
OK a devil, and tear and mutilate
themselves.
Russia's oppression of Poland and
how she stamped the national life out
OF that nation is a matter of history
and she is now making similar history
by her violation of the ancient rights
and liberties of Finland, which she is
bringing under the knout.
While the car is generally credited
with being humane man he is
really governed by his advisers, who
use him as the civilized mask for q
barbaric government Four men Of
great power in the empire are Kle.
gils, Dragomiroff, .Kouropatkin, ant
Vanoffsky. These are the men who
are brought most often into direc
contact and conflict with the people
and whom the people fear.
General Klegils belongs to a Scot
fish family that settled in Riga. Tht
original name was Clayhills, but, a!
the family became Russianized, tn,
name suffered the same fate and be
came Klegils. The general is prefec
of st. Petersburg, and his arrange
ments for tramp,ing on the students il
the recent disturbances were carried
out to the letter. Klegils is as thor
oughly Russianized as his name, ant
is detested by the people whom b,
holds in awed subsection.
General Dragomiroff, the command
ant at Kieff, is a far more mercifu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
Brought to the Point.

He was slow, painfully slow. Last
autumn, when the figured velvet
drawing-room suite was new, he sat
on one chair, she on another, and
talked-simply talked. During the
winter they burned papa's gas, and
sat side by side on the lounge ex-
changing condolences. When spring
came they used the same chair and
whispered; but there was never a
whisper of that one question she was
so longing to hear. Now, summertide
was with them, and the figured vel-
vet was showing signs of wear.
A knock at the front door was heard
Callers" she remarked.
"Botherl" said he. Say you're out
Kate"
"Oh. Jack, 1 couldn't, that would
be a fb," she murmured. ST can say
Tm-Pm engaged, If you like"
And Jack was captured.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01

So Feople not in a position to get a
permission from the car dare not try
them. F
IN the happy land of the great
Mnlte Gar the profession of journal
ism is never dull one for those who
40 not agree with the government.
no entlre editorial staff of the Shisn
newspaper is now in Jail, and dis
pa'eHes from st. Petersburg say that
tlat is not the only Russian journal
whose publication is suspended from
Tue laet that its editorial staff has
gone to a dungeon CELL" There is,
lor instance, the Mir Bosche. whose
euilors are now rejecting in the soli-
'uue Oh their dungeons on the vicis-
STUDIES OF newspaper life.
ne recent outbreak Of the students
mas caused the greatest uneasiness to
tne oneials in the Russian capital.
anu LOT that matter, to the officials
tnrousnout the empire, because of its
revival OF nihilism. So alarmed have
inc authorities become that domici-
nary visits are now nightly paid by
INC poiioe 10 the homes of even the
nlBhest ofheials. The most dangerous
symptom Is the sullen attitude of the
woi Nil,s classes, who are known to
side with the students