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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-07
LOCAL NOTES

Let the Street work 20 on.
Land osiice closed at Vlnita.
The fruit is not nearly all killed.
Another month and the schools will
close.
Mrs. Ingram was here from Kelso
Monday.
]. W. Orr returned from Chicago
Sunday.
Taylor Crutchfleld Is laid up with
tousilitis.
ATTORNEY Lahay OF Claremore was
here Monday.
Things can almost be seen growing
since the rain,
VanCourt YantIs OF Miami spent
Sunday In Vlnita.
w. w. Miller came over from Ra-
mona yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Walters have
moved to Colorado.
E. II. Kline OF Oklahoma City was
at the Cobb Sunday.
e. @. Stretch is having his imple-
ment house painted.
L. w. Burlington is putting new
roof on mis- dwelling.
Miss Annie Klaus returned TO her
home at Zena Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Chouteau returned TO her
home In Kansas City Friday.
The Presbyterian church building
is offered for sale at a bargain.
Miss Mercla Kemp OF Falrland spent
Sunday With Mrs. E. II. Waller,
Mrs. DR., Newton returned 10 her
home 10 Oswego Friday morning.
George Jones aud Tom Rldsesay
spent Sunday at Pierce City Mo.
The man who wants work will very
easily find IL II he comes 20 Vinita.
Mrs. Skinner and daughter, Miss
Babe, are visiting 10 Paris, Texas.
The backward spring presages a con.
siderable kaiiir corn and cane acreage.
Dewitt Blackstone OF this place
was the first man 10 file az Tahlequah
Mrs. Il. w. Campbell from Seneca
is visiting her son John Campbell and
wife.
Zane Briggs is having a new resi-
deuce built In the southwest part OF
town.
Mrs.Crawford and Miss Blanch Bur
nett are visiting their sister Mrs. .Chas
Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. I. +. Thompson and
Miss Gay Skinner spent Sunday at
Adalr.
w. 2. Thompson left for TahleQuah
Tuesday night 20 be gone couple OF
weeks.
Swain's park will be open every Sun
day afternoon from nov on through the
summer.
Mrs. Il. @. Stretch is at PeIrce City,
NO, attending the Congregational
Association.
Mr.. NJ. Jones and family left Sun.
day for Selma California 10 visit
his parents.
Mrs. Clara Carr of Paule's Val.
ley Is visiting her cousin Mrs W.P.
Gatewood.
J. w. Martin and Jimmy Thomp-
son have two OF the handsomest
In the city.
Harry L. DouCarlos Of Ramsay City
was shaking hands with old friends
here Monday.
Carpenter Ennis is enjoying a visit
from his son, who he has not seen for
eighteen years.
Fred Woodard Is painting and
paperlng one OF the Halsell houses on
Scraper street.
Gather Chandler and Jim little
went 10 Tahlequah TO die on
their allotments.
W. II. sutton, a prominent farmer
Of Cowskln prairie vas pleasant
caller yesterday.
The First National Bank Il con-
templating some Improvements In the
building occupied.
A Shetland colt 1.-THE first born 10
captlvlty"-ln Vlnita-ls one Of our
latest new things
The plttenger barber shop at the
Cobb house has a new and very at
tractive barber pole,
There Is plenty Of corn 10 the eoun-
Try but farmers are entirely too buisy
a -
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-07

The scent packet is enough for usual
occasions. The family bDttle (60cents) }
contains q supply for a year. AL
druggists sell them. du
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
The stines in Little Thinos.

We call him strong who stands unmov-
Calm as some tempest-beaten rock
When some great trouble hurls It's
shock,
We say of him his strength is proved,
But when the spent storm folds Its
wings,
How bears he then lifes little things?
And I can tread beneath my feet
The hills of passions heavlng sea-
When wind-tossed waves roll stormily:
Yet scarce resist the siren sweet
That at my hearts door softly sings:
Forget. forget life's little things"
l canN 'give-'tis worth my while
The treacherous blow, the cruel thrust:
Can bless my foe Christians must
When patience smiles her royal smile;
Yet fierce resentment quickly slings
Its shots of ire at little things.
But what is this? Drops make the sea;
And petty cares and small events,
Small causes and small consequents
Make up the sum for you and me.
Then. for strength to meet the stiaEs
That arm the points of little things:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Curious Lawsuit in CeyIon.

A curious lawsuit regarding the
ownership of lands was tried recently
in Ceylon. The trouble originated at
an archery competition held by King
Parakrania Bahu w., who ruled over
Ceylon in the fifteenth century, in
which there were two champions who
outdistanced all the rest and alike hit
every mark that was submitted to
them. The king was about TO divide
the prize when from a neighboring
pond frog was heard to creak. The
king seized upon a solution and de-
clared that whichever could hit the
frog, aiming only by ear, should gain
the prize. One of the archers trans
fixed the frog with the arrow. So de-
lighted was the monarch that, besides
the original prize, he gave to the win
ner an estate of $4,000 acres The
present claimants in the lawsuit were
the descendants of the archer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Soap in Early Davs

Before soap was invented what did
the ancients do to keep clean? Pliny
is the first to mention soap and he de-
clares it to be an invention of the
Gauls, though he prefers the German
to the Gallo soap. 1t was made in
England in early times, for Richard
of Devices, writing in the reign of
Richard l., quotes the words of a
French Jew, who wrote still earlier:
"At Bristol there is nobody who is not
or has not been a soapmaker." In
the reign of Edward I. soap was large
ly manufactured at Coventry. In Lon
don the first soap works were estab-
lished in 1924. Soap seems to have
deteriorated in E.lzabeth's reign; his
torians record that good soap was al.
most an impossible luxury and clothes
had to be washed with hemlock, net
ties and refuse soap. 1t is not men
toned by Shakespeare.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Missing No Opportunity.

A large, good natrred man was
greatly attracted to little girl in the
dining room of an uptown hotel the
other day. She was about two and a
half years old, was beginning to run
about and talk a good deal, and also
appeared to be at home in the hotel.
After smiling at him across the din
ing room and making friends with him
at a distance he accosted her in the
hall. He asked her the regulation
questions put by strangers to children,
al1of which she answered as promptly
as her baby fashion would permit.
Finally the man shook hands with
her and said: you are a nice little
girl. Shall l bring you box of candy
tomorrow"
The little one looked puzzled a mo-
ment, then spoke up brightly:
mo; 90 better doe det it now!"
She got the candy that evening.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and intel
lectual needs of the charges committed to
their care but they also minister to their
bodily needs.
With so many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease.
these wise and prudent Sisters have found
Peruna never failing safeguard.
DIR Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
States. A recommend recently received
from Catholic institution in Detroit,
Mich. reads as follows:
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dsar Sir:-"The young girl who used
tho Peruna was suffering from iaryngi-
It's. and loss of voice. The result of
the treatment was most satisfactory.
She found great relief. and after
further use of the medicine we hope
10 be able to say she Is entirely cured"
Sisters of Charity.
The young girl was under the care of
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for
catarrh of the throat with good results as
the above letter testihes.
Send to the Peruna Medicine Co., Co
lumbus. Ohio. for free book written by
DIR. Hartman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

years standing. David Meekison.
DR.. Hartman, one of tho best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States. was the first man to formulate Pc
runa. 1t was through his genius and per-
severance that it was introduced to tho
medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Pcrunl
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving q
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
A soFT-AEAR1Eo BAKER.
Assumed Woes Of Actress Too Much
for His Ccmposure.

for His composure.
Recently new play vas performed
in Prague, the principal characters in
which are beautiful young lady and
a brilliant young officer, but are unable
to marry because they are as poor as
church mice. True, the young lady
has very rich uncle, from whom she
hopes to obtain aid, but she very soon
discovers that he is an arrant miser
and will not give her farthing.
The woes of the lovers touched the
hearts of many in the audience, but
only one person proved really equal to
the occasion. This was worthy and
wealthy baker, who had actually been
moved to tears by the distressing
scenes on the stage. At last his heart
overfowed. and the moment the rich
uncle vanished with bitter sneer at
his niece's folly on his lips, he rushed
from his seat to the footlights. and,
taking a well-flled purse from his
pocket, handed it to the astonished
heroine, saying:
Here. take this-you'll find good
dowry in it-and have nothing more
to do with that wretched miser."
Every one in the theater roared at
the good fellows simplicity and gen
erosity, but he could not see that he
had done anything unusual, and, as
he refused to take back the purse, the
heroine, with a smile, laid 1t on =
table, and the play went on.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
DYED Younu.

Burr Mcintosh was taking a photo,
graph of one Of the theatrical COM
panies in town. A young girl of not
over sixteen years, with startlingly
yellow-hair tripped across the stage.
Here comes The Beloved of the
Gods" whispered the manager.
"Why have you dubbed her that?"
asked Mr.. Mcintosh, with interest.
''Becatse she has dyed so young
New York Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
500 Reward. S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there Is at eHst dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Cstarrh
be ng constitutional disease, requires a constitu-
tions treatment. Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken in
ternally acting directly upon the blood and
surfaces ofAthe system. thereby destroying tho
foundation of tho disease, and giving tho patient
strength by building the constitution and assisting
nature In doing Its work The proprietors have SO
much faith In It's curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that It fails cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
HaIHs Family Pms are tho best.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Nro the housewife who s., not yet
become acquainted with tho new
things Of everyday use in the market
and who 10 reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that a trial
Of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because 1t
is guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand.
but because each 10c package con-
tains 16 ozs.. while all the other kinds
contain but IL ozs. 1t is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

which l had experienced a great deal
of trouble and pain. The kidney Sc
cretions were very irregular. dark
colored lnd full OF sediment. The
Pills cleared 1t all up and l have not
had an ache in my back since taking
the last dose. My health generally
is improved a great deal" Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers, price SO cents pel oox.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Highest Auction Bid.

The highest bid ever made at auc-
ton was the sum of e 100000 offered
by Mr.. Lister (now Lord Masham)
for Swinton Park. At the Fonthill
sale $4,000 was taken for the sale of
the catalogue alone.-London An
swors-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
QUICK REsULTe.

w. ]. Hill.
Justice of the
Peace, Con-
cord. N. c..
says: "Doan's 8
Kidney Pills
proved a very
efficient rem
edv in my
case. l used
them for dis
ordered kid
neys and back
ache, from
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Girl in the grandstand-Isn't 1t cruel
men to pile themselves on top of the poor
fellow that has the ball? Her Escort
No; there ouEhtn't 10 be mere than eleven
of them. anyway.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

No chromos or cheap premiums,
but a better quality and one-third
more of Defiance Starch for the Same
price Of other starches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Gentlemen. i
have used several
bottles ofPeruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
iarri, of the head.
and feel encour-
aged to believe
that discontinued
Il S 6 will fully
eradicate a dig
ease of thirty
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
pI.h W..h. .na In Winter.

Housekeepers naturally dread dish wash
ing In winter. owinS to the fact that it
chaps the hands and renders them hard
and rough. Much of the injury, however.
results from the use of impure soap. II
Ivory Soap is used in washing dishes and
the hands ara carefully rinsed and dried.
they will not chap.-E. r. PARKER
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Superior quality and extra qualify
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place OF all
others.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

A ST. Louis Worlds Fair infornoa-
tlon Bureau has been established at
s36 Seventeenth street, Denver, in
charge of Phil p. Hitchcock, where
information will be chcerfulIy fur
nished.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

"Oh. for the wings of a dove" sighed
the poet with the unbarbered hair. "Or-
der what You like" rejoined the prosaic
breast of a chicken"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The Gear is said to suffer from in
flammatior of the right middle ear"
but nothing is said about the hal:
back ear or the quarter back car
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

rs a cord of wood much. pop?" We'll
my son. 1t all depends on whether you
are burning 1t or chopping It,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Ayagain autumnal breeze paint
~ The pale proud nose of beauty:
ZyAgain our last years fannels
We must call back to duty
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

"If Roosevelt settles the canal
question 1t will be a big feather in
his cap" You doubtless mean his
Panama hat"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Even when she has looked for a man
under the bed and found none there II
makes a woman blush to think how awk-
ward it would be for her If there was one
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

What would happen to-day" said the
thoughtful citizen. 'if Diogenes were to go
through one of our great cities with a
lantern looking for an honest man?''
someone would steal his lantern before
he had gone three blocks"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

In view of the numerous crank visitors
at the White House some one should
send Mr.. Roosevelt an able bodied bulldog
as Christmas present.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

He used to kiss me every time we
riage.' said the little woman. with sad
reflections. And does he do SO now?'
asked the bosom friend. No. he takes q
drink"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

FITS rermanen ilyCured. conts nervou.nsss arter
hrst DAY use OF Dir. klne'n Great Nerve Restorer.
pend Tor FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatise
ph IT, II. kLlsk. Ltd..sSl Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Lieutenant Peary says that there are
three roads to the North Pole. And he
might have added that each of them
stops before 1t gets there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Some people say you have more money
than brains" said the blunt person. II
hope So" said Senator Sorghum. Most
everybody I run across is trying to trade
off brains for money"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

'Tt beats all how good a cigar you can
buy for cents 4 you buy the right brand.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of a.
cough cu-e.-J. w. oBRIEs, az Third AVG.
n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jaa- 9, 1900
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The secret of the popularity of PsItsrs
"Bullhead" b-cent cigar is revealed in one
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
smok. Baxter. "Bullhead,' been. cigar

THE stamp shows that this old jug
was made in Kentucky" Probably
that's the reason it can't be made to
hold water"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

If you have smoked a BuIlhesd scent
cigar you know how good they are: II
you have not. better try one.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The mildest tobacco that grows Is used
In the makeup of Baxter's BullheAd 5
cent cigar. TIy one and see.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Mrs. wInslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething, sofens the gums re 1uces In
rs;umston, slays paiu. cures wind collie. 25e bottls
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

II wish had a horn OF plenty well.
III guarantee II you had 1t would soon
be blown in
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

A smile of sa tisfa ction zoe. with ons Of
Baxter's "Bulihead" Scent cigars
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price o5c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The following letter is from Congress
man Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus. o. !:
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WILL HOLD
:. INQUEST
sasssss go
MANY SENSATIONAL RuMoRs
PROMPTS CORONER TO IN
vEsrioATE oRAcE's SUICIDE

Coroner Hoye has decided 10 hold
an Inquest Monday a. 2 o'clock Ia the
case OF George Il. Grave. thr con-.
mission merchant. who shot and
killed himself Thursday mornius.
Runors have been circulated TO the
effect that a valuable watch and a
diamond valued at 81 SEQ have mys-
teriouAly disappeared from Grace'n
effects ana several letters left by the
Decreased Will be Investigated.
Mr. Craze carried lifc Insurance IN
two policies. one was for 81. 000. IN
favor OF his adopted son. and $40. 0oo
Ia favor OF hts wife. from whom he
Was uepafatsd.
Charles - Marvin. OF Marvin n
Sons. investment brokers. who know
Grace better than anyone else In
Seattle. claims that Grace has not
been done justice IN the Newspaper
accounts % the tragedy.
"Mr. Grace was vivtim OF hts
frienda." said Mr. Marvin HE WAS
too good fellow. lie had many
thousands Of dollars loaned out 20
friends here who Imposed on his
good nature and Willingness Ia help
them.
As Ia the story which I read this
morning. stating that hts joweiry u
missing. I think u IL a mistake. and
that hiss jcweify II In his trunk. lie
had intended to marry Mrs. iafe Dc
France. whom he loved, but he could
not get a divors~ The trouble be
tween himself and Mrs. Grace WaS
accustomed all BY the fact that she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-28
CITY HILL
GHRLIMAJ
SUNSHINE" WALTERS GOT AN
UMBRELLA. AND OTHERS
WERE EQUALLY FORTUNATE

Christmas presents are greatly in
evidence around the city hall today.
Captain Amos brown. Of tho treas.
urcra offtve. IN carrying an ebony
cane which hia friends IN the office
presented g. him.
Deputy Comptroller else Is waiting
anNiouHiy for rainy day 80 that hs
can get a chance to display gold
Aeaded umbrella which the boya ia
try officc presented him.
Deputy Comptroller Mciae iawuttinE
Hented each OF the ~ men working
under him with plump turkey. and
the boys Ia turn gave him a solid
mahogany. bvNcl plate glass, paflor
cabinet.
city Treasurer Gormley came In
for two presents from hls employees.
one being a marble clock and the
other an elegant deak for HIS home,
lie handed out various gtftH to the
hoyH Ia the office
Perhaps the most inappropriate
present was an umbrella given by
the inspectors in the street depart
mcnt 90 Sunshine" Walters. the SUI
prrintgudcnt. the man who SMILES
continually and refuses 60 admit
that there u such thing az rain.
Auditor John Lamb OF the water
department. also came la for damp
weather canopy. which Naa present
ed To him. the boys say, to make
an for having given him "a fake
umbrella last year with Impressive
ceremony.
Water Superintendent YounEs
VAS given a barometer BY his en-
pioyos. he said this morning that
he would uaa u tn make Forecasts
81 the weather with the object Of
breaking up. n possible. the SAILS
bury weather trust
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MURDERERS MAY HOPE
BUT THE CRIMINAL
ASSISTANTS NOT

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. zs-Rseorda
Of the state prison. IN this state.
where murder IL not puukshahls BY
death. bat b. life imprisonment. ard
where rapisis are Efvsn the uarse d.
gree Of punishment. show that the ay-
eraEe time Of servitnsis q murdsrers
f. between : and fo years. There arc
now - hfs men IN the prison. Is years
being the longest term auy has served
There are three reasons fgr the rem-
parativeiy short average time. In
their order. these are The exercise q
executive elsnasncy, death and the
power q political pail ~ friends out
side. Once the first and last have
failed. the "isfer' usually breaks down
and death breaks the monotnuy q life
behind the gray, stone walls.
There h not one lie prisoner IN
jackson today who does Dot hope for
release before his soul leaves his body
Many have active friends upon whom
they rely - start IN action the In
fluence that viii free them. some claim
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hid not approve OF tho adoption OF
the boy whom Mr. Grace loved.
Contrary 10 aii reports. / wish TO
say that Mrs. Graee'H business Was
not la bad shape. AZ the present
titno the assets 0f his estate are IN
the netnhbofhood OF 1900. lie came
To me With letter whom he first ar
rived IN Seattle, seven months aRo.
and | have known HIS business
career and many of his personal ar
fairs since then. Hts great fault
was liberaiity with his friends. which
often made him short OF money"
Frederick 1'etnell. general manager
o. Graee'a eammisaion house, was
appointed special administrator Of
the estate by Superior Judge Tall
man this morning ify his Will Grace
left all his property in Mexico Ia hits
wife and all hia Seattle property To
MrH. he France, who in also given
the custody OF the adopted son.
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that their innocence will ~ established
and the guilty brought % lnnticr ard
some. who know that they have no
chance under existing political condi.
tons, hope for a change in admluis-
tFauou that Eiil put some ono IN The
governors chair whom their friends
can reach and Influence
The man condemned Tor murder ard
sentenced o. lfr impriaonmsut has a
much better chancs fer freedom than
a man sent up for commission ~ a
criminal assault, or enc committed for
long term q yeark.- say 3 years. a.
many prisoners are. There IL usually
less - mpathy Tor the aspaitAnt - vir.
tue than Tor a man who murders. usu-
ally under great excitement o. real OF
fancisd grievance. while the sz-fear
naan usually feels that he got OF easy
and makes few efforts 70 secure free
dom ~ executive eiemrncy.
a. a ruie the iigers are the best bo-
hAvsd men behind the walls They
work diligently. as though life de-
pended upsu faithful service. and. not
lufreausutly. tell the prison officials
u plots on the part Of ahorl-term men
- escape For doing this tho iifrr
sometimes secures accommodation
for executive eiemeucy. and the nfer
isn't overlooking any chances Ike
that
The engineer % the prison IL a lifsr
and has served y Years lie was only
10 when admitted and during his iuear-
eerH,ion has learned the trade d ma
chinist and engineer. and IL fine
workman at either lie IL nov an ap.
piicant for a pardon. Irving T.atimar.
a matrieidr. whose fitudish deed paru-
liked Michigan j. years age. Il the pria-
oncr who has served the second tcuR-
est pertod. After hts Incarceration he
attacked and tried 70 XII a guard. but
he still hopes for a pardon or parole.