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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
THE SNOWY vENETIANs.
PIeasure-BovtnE People are Gauds
In Their Tastes aud sacrifice
Comfort to Display.

The Venetian people Of to-day are
coarse and gaudy in their tastes. pleas.
ure-ioving. admiring display, even cur
falling their meager diet In order to OBJ
tain some iondly desired article Of
showy attire. says London newspaper.
The food oi the present-day Venetian
Is of a nature that does not appeal TO the
efieie western palate. It consists large
y In fried cells. fish, polenta a species Of
yellow Indian meal) cake. broth made
from scrap meat refused by the sausage
makers. roast pumpkins and chestnuts
A specially coveted delieacy is made Of
elotted poultry blood. fried with slices
Of onion.
The aristocrats sip their coffee and
absorb their Ices In the cafes on the
plaza Of 81 Mark. which Is really huge
open-air drawing room for every one In
the city. Coffee drinking goes on alt
day. from early morn TIL dewy eve. and
there is no time during the "a hours
when the aerid odors OF the roasting
berry does not penetrate the reluctant
nose OF the tourist
Every Traveller who has visited this
interesting spot has seen the famous
lion Of ST. Mark. who once more reposes
at HIS former distinguished altitude on
a pillar in front OF the church Of that
name. As all the world knows. the lion
is the particular symbol Of st. Mark the
Evangelist. patron OF Venice. The We
neiian lion has a knowing countenance.
as becomes his high estate. and rests one
paw on an open copy Of the Holy Book.
When Napoleon II. during hls conquest
Of Italy visited Venice he removed many
Of her most valued antiquities and relics
% Paris. among them the lion. Atfe.
the fan q the empire these spolls were
restored TO their rightful owners. but
unfortunately during his travels the
lion bad relaxed his grasp on the Book
which was lost A new copy was Al
once supplied him. and now only an ex-
pert can detect the difference. ST.
Marks lion. constant companion Of the
Evangelist, and the Gospels are SUP.
posed 10 be contemporaneous. fact
which caused a celebrated wit 10 inquire
whether the recent copy nov resting
under the lions paw was not the latest
revised edition.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24


Song spotting' Is new industry
described By IT. A. r." the new Eng
llsh penny magazine Journal The
"eong spotter" Is the accredited and re-
sponsible agent OF the big London
music publishing firms or some Of
them. at all events IFS business Is
10 go from one seaside resent 10 an
other ali the summer round. spending
week or 20 a each. and sspotting''
which dltiies 80" aud which do not
He nows that some among The songs
whose ch0ruses are nummed upon the
sands this summer viii be the favor.
ties during the dark winter evenings.
So he reports each evening 70 his prin.
ciuais ia London Those latter have.
OF course other song spotters" work.
ine on simIlar lines Ia other districts
and should the reports coincide re-.
gardlng any particular ballad negotla.
tons are al once opened With the com.
poser for the acquisition Of the copy.
riRht-N Y. Tribune
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
SELECT RED-sKINNrD WIVES.
American Army oHcerA who Have
Linked Their Lives with
Thone OF sanaws.

II is announced from Fort Leayen.
worth that the governmental is taking no.
tice OF army officers who married Fill
pino girls after the loose fashion of the
islands and then abandoned them. The
particular case is one In which young
officer became engaged to a Leaven-
worth girl. II was known that this OH
Ger had lived with Filipino girl near
Manila after some sort Of a marriage
ceremony. The Leavenworth girl is
said to have no objections to the facts
In the case and will marry her lover
when he gets divorce from his Filipino
wife. states the Kansas City journal,
However, there is nothing particularly
new in the revelations with respect to
"morganatie" marriages by United
States army officers. Before the civil
war 1t was almost the customary thing
for ofiacers stationed in Oregon or Wash.
ington Territory 10 consort with Indian
girls. At Tacoma OF Seattle the visitor
often has pointed out to him half-breedt
who bear the names OF some OF the most
distinguished Of civil war generals and
who are known TO be the sons OF daugh.
ters OF these officers, tits explained that
when these officers were young lieu.
tenants they were stationed In the wilds
OF the northeast far from the society
OF women of their own kind: that they
needed housekeepers; that II was the
custom OF the region for white men &c
consort with Indian maidens; that. ac-
cordlng 70 Indian standards, there was
nothing wrong about II and that from
every standpoint Il was advantageous
10 the girl taken for temporary wife.
Al the little town OF puyallup. ten
miles from Tacoma. there are two fine
looking men who bear the name Of "a gen
eral who for a long time was at the head
OF the Qunrtermaster's department Of the
United States army These men are the
sons Of the general. He married their
mother. a Puyallup Indian, when he was
a lieutenant and stationed at the Puy-
allup Indian agency long before the civil
war In later years he married an
American woman In the far easi and
reared n family. But he did not ahan-
don HIS family on the Pacific coast, His
sons were taken east and put through
one OF heleadine COLLEGES He frequent
" visited them and openly acknowl-
edged them On one OCCASION, NJ least
be was accompanied by his American
wife. who seemed 10 know the clrcum-
stances and 20 have accepted them philo-
sophically. His Indian wife lived for
some years after he had married his
American spouse. though he never vis-
ited her But old-timers about Tacoma
will tell the visitor how be made her
old ave comfortable while caring as
father should for the sons Of their mar
riare
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
Lleh.nIns,. aus.r Prank.

In the state Of Maine lightning has
been playing pranks in way to star
tie the inhabitants. Two miles above
Norrldgewock. in a clearing on the
west bank Of the river, stood tall
pine, from a limb Of which some years
ago q student Of the Eaton school
hanged himself When the woodsmsn
came that way afterward they cut
down all the other pines. but spared
the suicide tree. as II has been known.
One night q bolt Of lightning stripped
from the tree every branch except that
from whieii the student hanged him
self. and which Is Identified by q notch
cut where the rope was fastened. A
little way OF the lightning cut a deep
and narrow channel through The cen
ter Of . great fat rock on the river
bank. a. neatly AZ stone cutters could
have done It.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
THE ISLAND OF GUAM.
Enterestfng Information About ths
Climate, People, Etc. of This Far
ON Land of Uncle sam's.

An interesting account Of the towns,
people and conditions of the island Of
Guam will be found In the following
taken from letter BY a Massachusetts
boy 20 the Boston Globe:
The island of Guam is only about 2s
miles long and from to is miles wide.
II rs approximately 5000 miles from
San Francisco and 1900 miles from
Manila.
There Is really no dry season In
Guam; never day passes without a
shower. AS Guam is unprotected on all
sides, IL receives the full benefit Of
every little shower that rises over the
water. II also receives. on all sides,
the cool sea breezes; and, for this rea-
son, Guam is much cooler than Manila,
which is farther north.
The thermometer ranges between "a
and So degrees Fahrenheit At noon
when the sun Is directly overhead the
reflection is very glaring, compelling
one to wear a wide trimmed hat or 10
carry an umbrella. Fortunately the
nights are all exceptionally cool. so
cool, in fact, that one is often obliged
10 sleep under a blanket.
The island is volcanic in origin, and
Is all hills anddales Like most Of the
islands in these waters, It is surround
ed by coral reef. The soil is not very
productive, but II the natives only had
some American agricultural imple-
ments, 1t could be made 10 produce a
great deal more than Il does at pres
ent Guam boasts Of one American
plow.
Outside of town. the natives all
own small tracts Of land, which they
call their ranches" These "ranchos"
are not as preteutious as the name
would imply. but are actually nothing
but mere garden plots. Here the
Chamorro raises corn, yams. sweet po.
tatoes in several varieties. bananas and
one or two other tropical fruits. He
also raises quite a few pigs; In fact,
pigs are almost as plentiful in Guam as
children.
The island n covered with brush, and
there is some little bamboo, also.
There are several varieties Of hard
wood. but not large amount. These
woods are so very hard that II Is inn
possible to drive nails into them; and,
as Il takes so long to work them, do
not make coed building material.
There are several towns on the n.
land, but Agana is by far the largest,
as the following list will show;
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24

Butter a pudding dish veil; put in e
layer Of cooked corn cut from the cob.
first scoring the grains and then
seraping out the pulp. put a layer In
the dish. season with salt and pep
per; cover with buttered crumbs. OF
cover with plain crumbs. dotted With
bits Of butter. then another layer Of
corn. more crumbs, and continue in
this way until dish is full. with butt
tered crumbs on top. Add cup Of
sweet cream and bake for half an
hour Washington Star.
steamed Peach Padalns.
sift two cupfuls Of -four. two tea.
spoonfuls of baking powder and :
pinch Of salt Add enough mllk te
make thick batter. beat thoroughly
and put spoonful Of the batter into
each Of ak buttered cups. Then add q
thick layer of Aweetened peaches. an
the cups with batter and SET In q
steamer over boiling water for 30 min.
utes- Serve hot With peach alrup,-
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
PopuIalIon


Agaua Is situated on the shore on
the northwestern side 81 the island II
Is the principal town and in the Span
ish regime the government buildings
were here. and II Is here also that the
United States navy department now
has It's headquarters The Americans
have made many improvements since
their occupancy and Agana is now a
iairly clean city, with good streets and
good government buildings.
Agana has one great disadvantage in
being five miles from the harbor Of
san Louis d'Apra. This necessitates
a long haul for all government sup
plies. There are two posts maintained
on the island; one Is at Agana and the
other, the Presidio Of Asan. Is mid
way between the harhor Of San Louis
d'Apra and the city of Agana. II tisat
the Preside that the tO-odd Filipino
prisoners were confined. In all there
were about 200 marines stationed q,
the two posts
In the center OF Agara the Amer
leans have huilt a very pretty plaza,
about which are the public school
buildings the marine barracks, the iail
and the palace or government house
Here on the plaza concerts are given
twice a day by the Marine baud.
The Americans have made other i'm
proveInents IN The way Of q we'll
equipped sawmill and woodworking
plant. When the lee plant was frst
built ihs weather IN Agana became ex-
eepiional'v cool for Guam. II was no.
tieed that there was a good deal Of
mnttcrinr aud discomfort among the
natives. and II was learned that the
Chamorros believed that the ice plant
was cooling the climate. and thes
feared that they would be Obliged TO
move away from Aganta. This would
have been great sacrifca on their
part. as Il is the ambition of every
ehamorro 20 own a house. however
small. IN the city of Agana.
The houses Of the lower class are
made Of ial wood. and a great number
are made Of bamboo also. They have
roofs u thatch. braided from leaves Of
the eocoanut palm. This thateh losts
for about FIVE years The houses Of the
poorer class are. with the exception of
settee. almost destitute Of furniture.
The natives sleep on The Aeor on mate
braided from leaves uf The screw pine
The cooking Is tane on the ground IN
3 small ieansto These houses nre
raised on p0stf. four or five feet from
the ground The space underneath +
for the pigs and chickens who are The
seayengers. The poorer naiises live
closely packed together. and II Is nc
uncommon thing for % or n people q
i've and sleep in q house only 10 feel
square.
The thnmorro resembles the Fill.
ulno IN looks aud Size. although be has
mol the same sharp. bright appearance
The nuns Gress consists ef SUIT II
fainmas. and he viii scar his sh!st
outside his trousers. lie speaks a lan-
guafe of his own. not like Spanish at
all A. an Illustratloni Boom means
9 big naise and "hoom-boom7 means
great deal bigger noise.
Probably bis worst falling Is .ski-
tess. ADoua 80 eases Of leprosy have
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24

NJ r Lynch, Editor the Philips.
burg, n. Daily Post, writes. u have
used MANY kinds of medicines for
eou. hs aud colds IN my family but never
ANYTHING 80 good as Foles's Honey aud
Tar cannot SAY too much ~ praise of
It." Sold By siianahan 4 Mitchell dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
aor-wEATHER DEMANDS.
with Customers In the
Heated Season.

I'VE hayefarm rmore trouble in satisfying
our customers In the he: weather than
we do in winter said the proprietor
OF downtown quick-luucheon resort,
where 1000 persons are fed every work.
ing day, according to the New York
Times. Our profits are relatively
smaller Il is far less trouble to keep
things hot than It is TO keep them cold.
In winter eustomeri is hungry and soon
makes up his mind about a bowl OF soup.
hot roast beef sandwich, or plate of
beef and beans.
"But In hot weather the man who has
TO hurry more or less over his luncheon
is cross. He won't crowd in anywhere.
as he win In winter He wants plenty of
room-a whole table to himself. II he
can get II. II he cannot get right un-
derneath an electric fan he loses HIS
temper Ask the walters. They will
tell you that a customer who is an angel
OF goodnes in comfortable weather be-
comes a fault-hndlug old woman when
Il gets hot and his collar is wilted
MEN don't come 10 luncheon in sum-
mer because they are hungry, but be-
,ause they are faint and must eat some
thing. In the winter there ls more
IN the market that We can sell at cheap
prices than there Is in summer. OF
course. IN the hlgh-priced places. and AZ
the fashionable uptown cafes. very
tempting hot-weather dishes are served,
But they are not for the quick luncheon
Of the masses or the man Who has 10
consider his purse.
although this Is the right time OF
year for fresh vegetables, they are al
most az dear as meat In winter GUS
toners do not grumhle IL We serve
canned asparagus, peas and beans with
a portion OF meat. but in summer they
call the manager and want 10 know
what IL the matter with fresh vegetables.
In the first place, canned vegetables are
only half the price In July that they
are IN January Wholesalers will not
carry their stock over Retailers and
restaurant men get the benefit OF cut
prices Just when fresh vegetables are at
the food. But these. In turn, are bought
up by the cauners II farmer in New
Jersey raises an immense crop Of toma-
toes. for instance. he sells the entire
crop to cannery agent and does not
bother about sending them to market
All this has It's effect on the restaurant
and hotel trade.
Sandwiches soon dry up in summer.
and we are compelled to make them in
smaller quantities and to repIenish the
counters oftener. A great many Gus
toners won't have a lump Of ice put in
a glass of hot tea and walt for II 10 cool.
They want tea already iced Our stock
OF this IL soon disposed Of by early
comers In the luncheon rush II takes
some time to cool more tea. and custom
ers who come in the interval grumbie
and say our place IL no good
"Puddiugs and pastry that look very
appetlzlng In cold weather have 3 very
detected appearance when you trot them
out on a hot July day. About the only
thing We can satisfy all hands on is ice
cream. We seldom 20 wrong on that.
Many 4 customer who looks grumpy
owr 4 luncheon that disappoints him
goes away smiling II he tops # OF with
q plate Of good Ice cream"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24

gpnc md friend
fosakeu $ 10 lat his circle mai nbron
OF eofer
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The pesongs -
Of
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S andBe smother he
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Willis City, Mo-, to
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24
EIeetrIe LIah. d nalhreem..

The using o. electric light In bath.
rooms, either public or private, 70 II
Is asserted By an English engineer
is dangerous in many cases. Writing
20 the Governments Gazette. he sayi
thar the electric light switches mos,
usually employed have brass covers
and brass knobs aud Il Is quite pos,
sible that this melal work may hs
In unsupported contact with the elee.
trle supply wires In sueh q case 9
person standing on dry wooden
floor, and using the switch. would moi
notice any defect. but anyone IN the
act Of taking a bath. or standing with
bare feet on wet or metallic floor
and attempting 70 turn on the light
v0uld receive very severe shock
which would probably prove fatal ever
81 the comparatively low pressure q
s20 volta"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-09-24

Kwater-Weli. sou know. "it's q poor
rule that wont work both wuys."
NhemaH-NOnsenkel You couldn't
possibly expect htadlong man to be
lonR-headed, for instance .--phlladeI.
The sun., 1903-03-29

cicty that impressed i;sclf forcibly on me
was the comparatively few women who
speak French we'll. A great many know
"A few conventional phrases. But there are
lew who can carry a conversation beyond
the first two or three sentences. American
women are. az a rule, SO cultured that
am frequently surprised at this. IL takes
very little trouble for q woman to make
herself very good French scholar.
sOns of the other curious things ] have
not ic,.d here /, the Willingness Of Americans
20 ~ friCndly or oven Kind to hOsn of their
own countrymsn whom they do moi CON
eid.r of iu-i Tia" ,Dcial complexion worthy
of them 4 man or woman of title in fnrols
OF one Who las mate lsOsitlon through
talents ~ wealth, ie''l- ~ well as''ured ~
he plac. that be- az ~" NAV h. polite or
even oordiAl io anytsody who j. r.sisstabl"
Eut Ia this country the contrary In ira"
New yOIksrr are not IN tho iaasi cordial
a. stranger who's nafh,s suggest boil.ns
10 ,hsin- They sssrm afraid tO b.. ] haN,
feen wealthy IbsOpls sr well "a artists treated
In the cam way by ls'Tsons ~ vii esial,-
lislrd 10 the lr.si Ha'i ia spcieiy that They
fs,uld Afford 10 br cordial Ia Anyibody N"s
iofksrs ln r-Srisiy are uuliks ior-isnrfs,
Ia i-,lns cuurtsati- ohy when they want
H. b. a. floIs ~ ar h'~ays con-
v.nilonaily Issliis lo sNsfftgsd,
sln an that miks. h@iai ifs delFhifIl
Nrs iSrt 10 . dslsbl aid lsNelailpn -
fpI.lsip.rs siio niil.s l,sH Many ~ them
su,lld iks io siay AMI the, IN leave 20
hssAnily I kaBN li1, tla' ihuy ha,,' ssliss
io haze only fliss.r I'fains i"f oil ihsb
49, and snliy hsft
The sun., 1903-03-29

return scof which winter throws Won,
You have derided his power-he will show
you what he can do. il is winters sncer
for the welcome you have displayed toward
his rival. spring.
You don't meet your own particular
ghosts all at once perhaps. They don't
approach you en- HusSc. That would not
be the habit Of ghosts. They steal upon
you suddenly, while your mind is absorbed
with other things. They come upon you
liages, at the windows Of clubs and dwell
inSS. There Is a congestion of traffic,
perhaps, and in the crowded mass sud-
denly face peers out al you, gone in a
second. II is tho face Of ghost. Ii NAV
be that with II goes the thrill from the day
shivcring. You wonder why you should
have been so deceived with the false warmth.
lou return, refusing to believe that IL was
the ghost which sent you .. 81,
All this strange. moving mass of indi-
viduals are in reality ghosts-ghosts TO
somebody, not to W.; ghosts that are
or ihat are to he. :. . .....- "a. =.
They will not appear again; you are busy
and have taken this holiday; SO have they.
Afterward, when the habit Of warmth comes
you will not break away from your routine
and 40 you will not meet again. II ia just
for these few days that the ghosts walk.
Do not be afraid.
You had promised to .love, honor and
obey till death did you part That was
quite long time ago, and since then those
whom man joined together God hath
put ssunder. Death has parted you surely
enough the death Of mutual respect, of love
and admiration. You meet him, nova
ghost whom the warm weather has galvan-
lied into life.
He II with another woman and there Is
something in their attitudes that ruggests
the marriage relation. He has pulled him
self together and she has helped him
you see that. You wonder II. perhaps, you
had been little more patient kind. instead
Of critical A; the sight OF their happinc s.
you feel strangely cold. There II a chill
In the air "a the ghost explains you TO his
wife. You know that he IL doing that
~ HIS eyes meet YOURS. turn away and fell
upon her with worshipping tenderness --
the look a man gives to his guardian angel
The sun., 1903-03-29

Then your better self told you you didn't,
with the handicap that IL posse ssed. and
YOU turned away. You are wondering now
how YOU can make both ends meet and
unitefin bowknot when he comes toward
you in the vernal procession Of ghosts.
He has found his Iris. You note the weak
lines about her mouth and eyes and the over
powering luxury OF her appearance. He
has grown coarse. and wears Haunting
red tie. You mentally clasp your hands
in thanksgiving as your eyes meet and his
face turns the color Of his tie. You wonder
AT that. And then you forget him and IT,.
lust as completely IA if they had never ex-
listed, and az IL he had never held out to you
the golden key which seemed then for a
brief while TO open the fields OF freedom,
but which, with your later knowledge, you
realize was but the key TO restraint and
unhappiness. ~
There is Helen. You helped her through
three lingering engagements. In each of
them she reached an ecstatic state of feeling
very difficult for you with your phlegmatic
temperament. TO follow. Each was the
only man she ever loved, ever could, should
would, or might love. II was your coldne IS
during the last AFFAIR that ahenated you.
You have not seen her for three wears.
She introduces you 10 her fiance-the
fourth. There is clinginH devotion in
her manner which suggests TO him that he
is the only one and 10 you the other three
whom you cannot forget. She looks pity; pity;
ingly at you--still waiting for the True and
Only Why wait when there are so many?
she seems 10 say. love him who Is present
You are old and gray about the temples.
There are deep lines In your face-the lines
OF which kim" speaks. They are not
caused entirely by care and worry. You
have seen and approved the better things.