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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
LEFT IN DEPOSIT BOXES.
some Strange Revelations Are Made
when They Are Opened by
Vault 0meIsls.

1t often happens that deposit boxes
rented in bank vaults are opened on
account OF arrears in payment on the
part of the renters. who cannot be
found. Then strange are the revela-
tions of box's contents.
4 young woman had box in down.
town bank and failed to pay its sec
ond years rent As she had iissr-
peared from her former residence the
box was opened recently. All it con-
tanned was pair of baby shoes.
Another box rented by a man dis
closed, on being opened for the usual
reason. a diamond brooch worth at
least S400. The bank has held the
brooch for three months. in the belief
that th~ man OF his heirs viii one dav
claim it,.
Often these boxes contain interest
ing letters-lefters from an aged moth
er to her son. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. from young man to bis sweet
heart. from grateful pensioner to his
benefactcr.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
INSTINCT OF A MOTHER.
Illustrated by the Cow When There
Is stray Calf in the West
ern Cattle Herd.

It might seem that where half q
dozen herds were mingled together, it
would be impossible to select the calves
belonging to a particular owner with
any degree Of accuracy. says f. Mayo,
writing on 'sBeef" in LesIie's Monthly,
that in the roundup they would be-
come hopelessly mixed. But all this
is obviated BY a very simple rule, which
Is that the calf belongs to the cow
that claims It, and consequently to the
concern whose brand she bears. Long
experience has taught the cattlemen
that the calf may mistake its mother
sometimes, but the COW her offspring
never. OF course. in these days of wire
fences when the free riders of the
range are degenerating to the rank of
the eastern "hired man." and each
"bunchv is kept to its own territory,
there is small occasion for the exer-
else Of this test; but in the old days of
the open range ii worked perfectly.
except in the case Of mavericks
those cattle that had grown to be
yearlings or over without having
passed un5er the branding iron-and
these the impartial law Of the time
distributed in proportion to the num-
Der Of each herd participating in the
roundup.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

The Christmes numter Of Fashion
published ty the jun bu Store is ou'
t1day. This holiday number prnve'
10 be very handsome aud interest
ing issue. 1t contains several very
GOOD Christmas stories, and the illus-
irations are very artistic The cen-
ter page is devoted to reproduction
II the most celebrated Nadonnas by
the Oh Masters, and is we'll worth
framing. The regular departments
are all OF timely interest. We would
advise our readers to call on the
Jumbo store at once and so make
certain OF securing copy. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.

Digests all classes OF food, tones and
strengthens the stomach and oiges.
tive organs. Cures dyspepsia, indi.
&estion. stomach troubles aud makes
rich rcd blood. health and strength.
Kud'l iebuilds wornout tissues, purI-
iies, strengthens aud sweeteus the
stomach. Q Gov. g. w. Atkinson, OF
W. Va, says: II hive used a number
OF bottles OF Kodol and have found it
to be a very effective and indeed, a
powerful Fremedy for stomach all
ments. recommend it to my friends
A. W. Foreman. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
SPlNGER'S JOB.
Employed 81 Collect the -Four Million
Dollars Award.

*sWilliAm M. Springer, former
member II cosgress from Illinois
has osrn engaged by Chief Buf
fingloa " toa Cherokee natior
TO rtpre~ru, me tribe before tbt
drpar m~nl. and by and for tht
congress ia the Slade Bender award
case. Whspthe fact tscame known
in Washington i created much
suprise Il is understood thar
Judge Springer has been author
lied 10 carry tbe case before the
J court of cInlms. As treaty pro-
vision pesmtts the tribe % tribe
to carry disputed points Of settle
ment with the government TO that
court. M. L. Turner of Oklahoma
City and William e. Halsell Of
4vinita have beer representing the
tribe in Washington"
The abovs special IN yestt rday's
Globe Democrat was q surprise
here As we'll as in Washington.
Chief Bufiington was seen by a
Chleftain representative today and
stated with reference to the mat
ter that he had not entsred into
contract with Judge Springer for
the collecuon Of the Slade- Ben der
award, and that The Washington
spectal was not true. However,
the Chief stated that Judge Spring
Ter had been the attorney for the
Cherokee nation and was still
looking after it's Interests without
hny reference to the collection of
money due the Cherokees.
Under a certain section Of the
agreement ratified on August z,
r, the chief has authority to
10y counsel to represent the
r bn and will, ia due time, eA
j. Be that right. |
= message was received from
Ecrctary Hitchcock today invit-
g Chief Burlington to come to
Washington to confer with the
ecretary about Cherokee affairs.
He expects to 90 about the fret Of
pie year.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
What the Papers Say.


Hon. Tams Bixby might GO
control Of republican paper il
Musk0gee and supply long lei
want il his hand is aching 70 e.
back to the pad and pencil onc'
more. - Mu-kogee Times.
We do not wish to be though
guilty of hitting a man when ne !
down, but we confess to the norm
Al amount Of curiosity and wouIo
really liks to know ii there were
only seven people present at ,ha'
holdenvilie convention. only three
Of whom were candidates for tn,
position they were trying to have
created that OF DELEGATE TO Con
gress. Purcell Register.
With Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory com bined and admitted
az one state, every section Of the
country will be keptsronstantly on
the move, would they keep alont
in procession with the young giap'
Of The Southwest. Against all the
odds imaginable the progress oil
the two territories has been the
wonder o: the world. What will
IL bs when good government pre-
wallis and the remainder of the
tough element is gone, is bs
yond vivid Imagination Times
Herald.
The Moon bill means territor,
for generation and the consuma
iion Of political and townsstt
deal. The omnibus bill means
statehood by absorption by tht
sufierance Of Oklahoma. and lift
in state IN which we have no
voice or standing. The Bsveridge
bill means political independence
and.immediate proeparity. The
settlement forever Of those ques-
tions which will retard our growth
until they are settled and the i'm
mediate right TO participate ~
state and national aaairs. net a.
political orphans, bat as citizens
Of a great commonwealth. In the
face Of such conditions who will
b estate TO indorss the committee
bill which has its first inuing il
he U. S. senate today .-Pneonix
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

r. H. Foster. sls S. 2a Street, Salt
Lake City, writes: II have been
bothered with dyspepsia or indiges-
tim for p 1e3rs, have Tried ma y
doctors vi bout relief. but ] have
fouad cure Iu Herbine. recon-
mend IL 10 an my frlends. who are az
dsctfd thai way. ana IL is curing a EN-
t5o." 5oe AZ Peoples drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
Gigantic ENTERPRISE.


George L. Stringi low of vir
nia was at the Cobb hotel last
|ght and drove outinto the coun
\ near Centralia today to look al
Ersct Of land which he may lease
Pm allot,ees. Mr.. StriDgfelIow
presents a syndicate OF Virginis
Pitalists aud wants to secure by
Rse nov and eventually by pur.
ase iweuty thousand acres for a
me preserve II the land can
obtained lodge will Do built
i the tract fenced and stock ed
th game. Land embracing with !
ito bounds a lake and laggoons
.6ssrabIe.
ri stringfelIow is an exceed
y pleasant gentlemaa, and
Id make an unsparing invest.
ht here il conditions are favor
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

The Iudlan Territory Teachers A.
ISOLATION Will be held al South Nc
Alester. l. T., Dec. 26-27, .lsO2. All
teachers and active friends OF eouca-
tion in the Indian Territory may b.
come members Of the Association ano
are urged to attend the meeting.
Very respectfully.
GABE T.. tsARKER
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

The forecast OF sudueo changes i'
the weather serves notice that \
hoarse voice and a heavy cough may
invade the sanctlty OF health in youI
own home. Cautious people have a
bottle OF One Minute Cough Cure ~
ways at hand. Il. H. Wise. kadiso,
Ca, writes: ~ am Indebted 10 Oue
Minute Cough Cure for my present
good health, and probably my lie. .
IL cures coughs, colds, lagrippe, bron-
chitis, pneumonia and all throat anc
hing troubles. One Minute Cough
Cure cuts the phlegm. draws out th'
Inflammation, heals aud soothe> tn,
mucous membranes and strengthen
the lungs. A. w. Foreman. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

rough free reclining chair cars
Texas. lnoian and Oklahoma
tories 10 Memphis. Union sta
connections. no transfer. Low
lay rate, BY The "Rock Island Sys-
I Choctaw, Oklahoma s. Gulf Il.
Ask your ticket agent for full In
Rtion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

drinks are now served at the
Moon Restaurant, chicken
thytomato sour, hot chocolate
cordial, and many Others too
us to mention. Finest line OF
pas candles 10 town. d6l
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

There is scarcely any condition OF II
health thatis not benefited BY the occas
ional use Of R-I-P-A-N-S Tabuie. 10
sale by druggists. The five-cent packet
Is enough for an ordinary occasion. The
family bottle, 80 cents. contains sup.
ply for wear. d-tf'
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

you feel IN and need a pill
Nv not purchase the best?
Witt's Early Risers
little surprisers,
ke one--they do the rest.
Howell. Houston. Tex, writes
I've used Little Early Riser Pills
family for constipation, sick
che, etc. To their use l am in
for the health Of my family"
Foremao. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
Thousand Dollars Worth Of Coco

IHUusdnu BOfIdFS7 WOFtn OF COCc
A. H. Thurnes, we'll known Goa
operator OF Buffalo, o., writes. ~
have been afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble for years, passine
gravel or stones with excrucIatiul
pain. got no relief from medicines
l began taking Foley's Kidney Cure.
thea the result was surprising. A fee
doses started the brick dust like tips
stones and now have no pain scros,
my kidneys and feel like new man
1t has done me $1,000 worth OF good. 3
Sold by Peoples drug store. dw
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11
cure ! Cold in One pax

laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab
All druggists refund the money
Rils to cure. E. w. Groves sig
is on each box. Csc. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-12-11

FoIey's Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat aud lung diseases.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by Peoples
drug store. DIV
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
The mckinley OF CoIerntue.

Dernoek house. County Antrim. the
home of the Mckinley family in Ire
land before their emigration TO
America, is still standing. On an old
stone slab by the hall door the in
itials of the Mckinley of a century
and a half ago are thus inscribed:
"W. Mex, 1865" In the i~nsurrection
of 179s arms and ammunition were
found by the military in Dernock
house, and a William Mckinley, a
namesake and granduncle of the late
president, was arrested, brought to
Coleraine, where he was tried by
court-martial, convicted and sem
fenced to death. He was shot in the
market place of Coleraine. and was
buried in the churchyard of DernoclS.
where there is a headstone still in
good preservation over his grave
London Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Among the many draped flags dis.
played at Newport since the death of
the president is one owned by Mrs.
Agnes Thompson 1t was made in
1865, in Calvert county. Md, by a
southern woman who had said she was
glad that President Lincoln was dead,
and that she would not display a flag,
is ordered by the military command
er of the district,
An officer gave her the option Of dis
playing a flag within a certain time or
of going to jail. She had TO hitch up
her horse, drive five miles to a coun-
try store for material. which she then
made into a flag and displayed it. The
maker of the flag afterward moved to
Baltimore. where Mrs. Thompson Sc
cured it in payment of a debt. 1t has
been shown but twice since it was dis
played in Lincoln's memory-oD the
occasion of the mourning for Presi-
dent Garfield and now for President
Neutrality-suspicious. Transcript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
FATHER OF coRKscREws.
A Strange Fossil Recently Unsarthed
An Nebraska That Puzzles


That familiar assurance, there Is
nothing lew under the SUM-" no long
er applies at Carnegie museum in
Pittsburg. The force of excayators
now engaged in Sioux county, Ne
braska, under the direction of DR.. w.
j. Holland. has shipped TO the mu-
scum a specimen that is yet a mys-
terry to archaeologists.
This unnamed what is it" might
be aptly termed the father of cork
crews. 1t is nearly ten feet in
length, spiral, with a symmetry that
is perfect, and tapers in thickness
from four inches at the base to about
two inches at the top. The diameter
of the coil also decreases proportion
ately from about Is inches TO per-
haps ten inches. Surmounting the
tip of the coil is q conelike forma-
ton, the exact nature of which has
not been determined owing to the
fact hat it is completely encased in
soft stone. This is partly broken off,
but is otherwise preserved intact.
The specimen is broken at the base
and the part which is missing is the
one section that might throw some
more direct light upon its real char
acter. In its present incasement it
gives the appearance of a gigantic
eel. and where the half-clay, half
stone accumulation is worked away
it's surface is smooth and without
markings. Specimens of this sort
have been found recently in consid-
cradle numbers in hat locality. and
what is peculiar and out of the ordi-
nary is that they are always stand
ing vertically, as though suddenly
submerged in ages past and petrifed
as they stood.
To date the identity of the fossil
has remained obstinately a matter of
pure conjecture, says a St. Louis
Post-Dispatch special, and although
half a dozen specimens are now en-
gaging the attention of experts in
this line of research it has them
guessing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Among the 2s2 medical Journals
published in the United States, 2s arc
devoted exclusively to hygiene.
Utah has more than doubled its
manufacturing plants since 1890, the
number increasing from $50 to 1,4OO.
A German naturalist says that in
case of an early spring a single pair
of field mice may. by the end of the
autumn, be the proud ancestors Of
200 mice.
Of 100 units of work done in Great
Britain, 10 are accomplished by man
power unaided by machinery. In the
United States only -four per cent. OF
work is done by man-power.
British medical journals of high au-
thority insist that ozone can be arti.
hcially produced at reasonable ex-
pense to purify the air in tunnels.
sewers and other places in London.
The results achieved in Germany
with the open-air treatment of con.
sumption have been so remarkable
shat the number of special hospitals
has rapidly increased to 90, with 5000
beds.
Sir William Crookes has lust an
nounced to the Royal society an
element of a pale brown color which
he calls v~ictorium. 1t ranks between
yttrium and terbium and has an
atomic weight of IT and a spectrum
In the ultraviolet region. In order
to examine the spectrum an appa-
ratus has been constructed which
viii measure to the one hundred
t~housandths of an inch.
A Strasburg says he has
seen an eagle at the height of 5000
meters and again a pair of storks and
a buzzard 0 meters above the SEA
level. On March 10, 1890, some
aeronauts observed a lark fying at
the height of 1000 meters; on july
Is 1899, another balloon met a couple
OF crows at an altitude of l.4oa.
meters These, however, are excep-
tions. Birds are hardly ever seen
above a height of 1000 meters; even
above 400 meters they are not fire.
quent-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
CLEAR CASE OF BAD LUCK.
man with 100000 Accident Inaur-
anee Goes Through Wreck
Without a Scratch.

You e worried about some
thing" the drummer remarked to a
man sitting by him In the smoker.
They had become acquainted during a
ride of several hours and the drummer
had noticed that his companion fire.
quently sank into what might be called
a state of detection, says the Detroit
Free Press.
Il am a little out of sorts" the
stranger replied, land am constantly
expecting a streak of bad luck of some
kind"
~"Indeed?"
Yes. I saw a snake yesterday, the
first I saw this year, and 1 failed to kill
it."
what of that?-
He looked surprised, and said:
Don't you know that it is bad luck to
let the first snake you see in the year
got away?"
"Pshaw; what nonsensei"
n nonsense. 1 assure you. Bad
luck is certain TO follow a man who
fails to do his duty by n~eglecting &c kill
his first snake each year"
Suddenly. there was a shock, a whirr,
a jolting on the ties and the car in
which we were riding left the track
and went down a low embankment.
When they had gathered themselves
together they found that no one was
seriously injured by the wreck. The
detected man did not have a scratch
or n hruise.
What about your bad luck?" the
drummer asked. II cali you a lucky
man"
"You do?" he said. contemptuously.
Little You know about it. I am r
rying $4,000 accident insurance"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
FRIGHTENED HIS ILLS AWAY.
Suffered with an Afnaeti0a of spine
xOE Fifteen Years aAd Then waH
Mt-acuAous7y Cured.

There are not a few recorded cases
OF chronic diseases and physical de-
formities being cured by fright or
some violent emotion" said an old New
Orleans resident, recently, while Cos
siping with his friends at the St
Charles. relates the Times-Democrat.
but l have read or heard nothing
more extraordinary than a recent oc-
currence in north Louisiana. By com
Parison the e~xtravagant alleged
faith cures appear commonplace. A
Mr.. Hampton had been a cripple for
10 years. He had an affection IF the
spine and was unable t. walk.
He was carried about from place to
place by q large, powerful-limbed ne
gro, who carried him as he would a
sack of corn. Mr.. Hampton would put
has arms around the negro's neck.
One night two laborers, who belonged
to a gang which was repairing the rail-
road track in the vicinity, planned to
steal a pig. They knew one OF the
farmers had butchered three pigs, and
that the dressed animals were hanging
in a barn. One of the men sneaked into
the building to get a porker while the
other waited in the roadside to keep a
lookout.
TT was an exceedingly dark night.
and. as it happened. Mr.. Hampton and
his negro were returning home. Sud
denly, out of the dark, doomed the
form Of the black servant with his
charge on his back. The waiting ac-
complete to the pig thief thought it
was his partner returning with his
greasy booty, and cried out in smoth-
cred tones: rs he fat?" The negro
was superstitious, as his race is wont
to be. and he thought it was a ghost.
He jumped about ten feet, and Mr..
Hampton was shaken off his back. The
negro was a faithful fellow under or
binary circumstances but in his fear
all ties were forgotten. and he ran
down the road. Mr.. Hampton was
greatly frightened himself, and made
a supreme effort to follow the de-
serter. Strange to say. he succeeded in
using his limbs. and ran 200 yards be-
fore stopping. None of the country
doctors could explain the phenomenon,
but it is a fact that he was completely
cured"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
An Indiana NAL TIE.

The inhabitants of the village of
Chetwynd and Others near by have a
unique way of receiving and sending
mail Recently orders were received
to discontinue the post office at Chef
wynd because of rural mail delivery
passing within half a mile of that
place, and so a large elm tree at the
cross roads was utilized and made to
serve as a post Office. There are IT
boxes attached to the tree, besides the
government mail box, which is used
solely for money orders, regsiteredlet.
tiers, etc. Chetwynd gets all its mail
in a large box on the left of the tree.
and fully 12O people receive mail at
this tree. The elm is a magnificent
specimen Of its kind, rising fully 100
feet, without a limb within so feet of
the ground. 1t is three feet in diane
ter at the Acknowledgment News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
PUNGENT

Why is a boy who has swallowed
1.-THE wrong way" like a very old mani
Because he is near his coughin'.-
N. Y. Sun.
When some men get into the pub
lie eye they are appreciated about as
much as cinders in the eye of an in
dividual-ohicago Daily News.
1t is a hard enough matter to be-
heve that knowledge is power when
we seem to possess all the knowledge
and the other fellow invariably has
the power.-N. Y. Herald.
No Thanks to Her.-"How well be-
haved Mrs. Go~odstreet's children are"
Yes; she has left their bringing up
entirely in charge of a governess."-
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Continuous Performance. well,
no man has to die more than once,
anyway" Il don't know about that.
How about the youngest soldier to
enlist in the civil warp He dies reg
ularly every year or so."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Auntie-"Don't you know, Bobbie,
that it's very bad to put
your knife in your mouth?" Bobbie
Don't you think, auntie, that it's
very bad to stare at your
guests when they're eating?"-GIas-
gov Evening Times
Deacon Jones-"So you have lost
your husband, Mrs. Grimes? It is
very sad" Mrs. Grimes-"Sad is no
name for it. I don't believe any other
woman ever had such a run of luck.
he was my third, you know. I'm so
discouraged I've about made up nv
mind not to have another."-Boston
Transcript
Magnanimity.-It became necessary
Tor an Ellsworth papa to chastise
mildly his small son the other even
ing. Some time later, wishing to
negotiate for a favor, the chastised
one stated his wishes, and as an in
ducement added: Papa" "Weu.
James?" IF you'll do this, I'll ex-
cuse you for that whipping you gave
me."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.