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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03
FEMININE eLEANINGs FROM ALL OVER.

a lear passengers rights association" to prevent the fearful overcrowding of trolley and elevated cars there and to force the companies operating them to run cars enough to seat passengers. .'I am tired of holding the public on my lap.'' says Miss Theresa Barcalow.
 To make a wash for weak eyes pour half a pint of boiling water over a piece of alum the size of a walnut. When the mixture is cold, bathe the eyes with
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

ing" plumbing, fur naces and the old, old standby, the servant question. Funny how women always get there after awhile. The conversation sounded something hke this:
 "Ah. and how do you like New York, Miss Blank? Have you been to the op- era? Have you seen The Fussiness of Fanny at the Frivolity theater? Such lovely gowns there!''
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charming gown carried out in black and white or in two shades of gray. s Oh, another thing you know that tailors h a ve be e n ma kin g the tops of the sleeves perfect ly plain. This was principally the case with the fancy ones W h i c h h a d tucks. Well, all that is soon to cease; so take
 my advice and i n S i s t upon having a few gathers in fhe
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

Any woman doing her own work may so systematize it that it will be the easiest possible for her. She need not follow any other persons methods un- less they are the very best for her own conditions.
 Until a child is at least seven months old it should spend the greatest por- ton of it's time on it's back. It should sleep about two thirds of the time.
 Ladies in New York city have formed
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suit to be remodeled at any time as it is sufficient even for a gore, not to speak of sleeves, and by this means you not only save your costume in case of acci- dent, but you can give. to black cos tune at any rate, new lease of life after couple of seasons wear.
 These little prudent purchases are a great economy in the long run.
 New York
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The three ma- trons-the Beau tifully GoWned One and the two others-sat and took each other in. The fourth visitor, a girl, sat and took them all in. First they discussed sub jects in which even the girl might join; then very swiftly, I am sorry to tell you = in fact, with quite a lit tie rush of relief
 AL aonoa tn
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

Miss Anna Hvoslef young Norwe- gian lady, is on the editorial staff of the Aftenposten, or Evening Post, the most Influential daily of Christiania.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

sleeves of your new tailor made coat.
 Whenever you have suit made of ma terial which will not change it's color in the wearing purchase at the same time from your tailor an extra yard and a half of goods. This will enable your
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

!, s . , clusters of fringe headed by applique figures. The belt is of black panne, with two shaped ends edged with fringe tasselsg The skirt is laid in fine. per- pendicular tucks. This would be
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03
wear is used prof

wear is used profusely on many Paris gowns.
 Here is a dress of pale colored cloth in the illustration, for instance, which shows just how very smart this fringe can be.
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Inward expressions of approval from Miss Blank, who likes that sort of thing.
 must be going. Gro the two matrons)- An, pleased to have met you. Good awfternoon Gro Miss Blank)-I am so pleased to have met you. I trust I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. (Out in the hall, to hostess)- Where did you find that charming, clev- CT girl? .-.
 Moral.-But-there you can see it for yourselves.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

way in this world. If you're not well dressed, you are always put down in small letters and with ''the bunch''-- in fact, to be well dressed is But there! That doesn't fit in here; I shall give it whole pageful some other time
 To return to my subject, you might have known 1t was at an afternoon tea
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03
Advice to e.Lu,npy" Women.

If you are a plump woman-oh, why not say the truth-if you are fat wo- man, then take my advice and don't be coaxed into getting plain tailor made. A tailor made needs the most slender and willowy of women to wear it grace fully-a woman of curves, not Jumps. Especially is this true of the back view, for nearly all fat women have an unpleasant rounding out of the shoul- ders which might almost be called "hunchy." I don't care how carefully a coat is padded, it always shows this.
 What the fat woman needs is a long garment, not with a plain back, but with capes, either long or short, as her figure demands. A garment cut in this way never goes out of fashion, and. made of good materials and lined hand somely, it is far, more dressy and use-
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03
A French Faux Pas.

The above dissertation on plumbers, etc, puts me in mind of the story of the French mother superior who came over to this country to found convent and who knew hardly any English. In the course of events it became necessary to engage a plumber, and that worthy, after the fashion of his kind prowled over the house, puttering here and there and increasing the size of his bill. When at last he had finished and had come for his pay, she was amazed at the amount, which far exceeded what had originally been agreed upon. To the plumbers amazement. she ex- claimed, with gentle indignation in her voice, "Ah, mon Dieu, how much dearer you have become to me since we were engaged!'' @
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Vi N HERE were very Beautifully
 # Gowned Woman-and two oth- \ CTS. Notice the small letters 1A and the dash. It's always the
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-03

Y N the enchanted land! Ten thou M sand years ago it was peopled. g@ Now bats twitter their wings be- AA neath ifa tnnarnla arnhaS Sna kaS
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16

mission was created by a epeoIs
act Of Congress for this purpose.
ln order to accomplish this it
was necessary to Survey, plat and
classify the 10000, 900 acres in the
Indian Territory. Treaties were
necessary, rolls Of bona fed
Indians had TO be made and many
contested cases were TO be settled.
The Secretary OF the Interior was
often appealed toto settle disput-
ed cases OF citizenship. Unserup-
ulous persons sought to be admit.
ted as members OF the tribe. To
guard against imDositions repre-.
sentive Indians watched the en-.
rollmsnt. II was a vexatious
problem to the Dawes Commission
to determine the real owners Of
the land, those entitled to an ap-
pportlonment OF the estate, and
out Of the decision OF the commiss.
ion In many csses grew q great
deal Of dissatisfaction. The slight.
est trace OF Indian blood in q
white man entitled him to an al.
lo.ment, Many who claimed this
right appealed 10 the United
States courts, and in many in
stances the courts admitted them
to citizenship. The Indians pro-
tested and finally Congress passed
q law creating a court to revisw
the work Of the courts which ad-
mitted parties TO citizenship.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
The Territory Press.

Col. a. ]. Blackwell, promoter
and builder Of our city, whose
headlight constituted the original
townsite, has iorsaken and has re
moved bis family and household
goods TO Chelsea, I. T., where he
will take up bis residence smong
bis Cherokee brethren. AL OF bis
numerous business aud residence
properties have been placed upon
the market and will be sold
Blackwell Item.
Wethsriord Chronicle: The IT.
tie delicate spindling le /, Gig
aretle.smoking dude. :. , parts
his hair 10 the middle. and wears
gold rimmed lenses across bis pro-
boscis; and whose pants 81 him so
tight he locke as though he had
been creased. and driven into
them with 8 maui and that they
bad bit him q LICK too much; Is all
right as a psrlor ornament. to en-
glneer : soiree. But when the
dignity Of Uncle Sam is offended
give US the eun-tanned, etalwart
yarn.gallows, boys. who have had
experience in geoponies. One OF
these can chase 3 thousand dudes
and can put ten thousand 10 flight.
Asher Allrnisl A man over at
Wanetts is distilline a new drink
which he cslle''Crawlish whisky
He says that one driux of II will
make 3 fellow hunt bic hole. A
reckless youth took three drinks
IN Que day last week and was found
down on a sand bar 10 the South
Canadian trying "a run his head
IL the sand. Il has different ef.
iecss on people. One fellow Who
lives over west Of Boz took 8
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Missouri, Oklahoma and Alva
Railroad is the Name and the
Contract Establishes the Road
From Alva to Vinita. Work TO
Begin Within Ten Days.

We have the information from
reliable authority, that is from the
attorney who yesterday drew up
the contract for the building Of the
road from Vinita to Alva, Okla.
homa, that within ten days party
Of surveyors will begin at this
point and run westward to Alva,
Oklahoma, locating line Of rail.
road.
The contract is already let for
the building OF this road and II is
an absolute certainty so our In.
formant says.
The Missouri Pacific is thought
to be behind the project. It is to
pass through in the direction OF
Centralia and incidentally tap the
great coal fields to the northwest
of Vinita.
As was iorecasted In the Chiei.
tain 3 week ago, the surveyors are
In vinita and will Wednesday
morning start westward surveying
line from Vinita to Alva, Okla.
homa. N. d. MeGendley is in
charge Of the party with q full
equipment Of civil and locating
engineers.
The wagons and teams will ar
rive from Perkins this afternoon
aud work begins tomorrow. Little
information could be cleaned from
these gentlemen, as is usual, they
were enjoiDed TO secrecy.
The road will run through the
rich coal fields west OF town and
on through the Usage country and
the fertile section OF Northern
Oklahoma,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16

drink Of il aud started for home.
He went through Asher about an
hour later, backing toward the
Seminole nation At the rate OF
about eight miles an hour The
inventor claims that two long tod.
dies concocted from this article
will make even Old Time turn
backward" and that the fellow
who sbsorbs them will fesl years
and years younger. There used
to be little town in the brush a
couple of miles north Of Asher
where large amount OF the cele.
brated "Craw6sh" brand was con-
sumed and the burg "went back
wards" faster than anything on
record. In fact 1t went backwards
so far and so fast that II wore its.
self ell out but mail crane and
the headquarters of a store VIII hose
headquarters are in Tecumseh-
No thanks, III take cigar.
We rather incline TO the idea
that Muskogee will have to recall
her talk of the biggest town in
the Indian Territory. The recent
election is very fair census, in
as much as we behave an almost
full vote has been cast both in
Muskogee and Ardmore, at both
places being hotly contested. Un-
Ill we have been shown 10 the
contrary, Ardmore will still wave
the lilac plume. her vote being
1870 with Muskogee i.646.-Ard-
morite.
When Mayor Smith enters upon
his duties, 1t is hoped be will lock
after the idlers upon the streets of
Muskogee, without regard to race
or color. The law against vagrants
should be strictly enforced, and
every man in THE city, who has
no visible means Of support"
should be put TO work. This is an
era of activity aud especially, it
Is so upon industrial lines, and an
idle brain supplemented with an
idle hand il The devil's work shop.
The idler soon drifts into the thief
and thief into the murderer, the
burglsr aud the robber. Every
able bodied man should be bread
winner and there should be muni.
cipsl regulation along this line.
"0rder In heavens first law, y and
the fret Law imposed upon fellow
humanity was "by the sweat of
thy face shalt thou eat thy bread. !"
-Muskogee Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Man SwindIes Her In the Marts and
Lives In Idleness on Her Earnings.

By what commission, would
ask. does man hold his commits
sion TO keep in thrall the other
half of humanity Not, mark you,
q wild or savage moiely as yet un.
fitted by moral or intellectual
evolution TO breathe the larger air
Of political freedom. but a halt
that is his inseparable companion
the pafsaker Of bis daily bread,
the sbarer Of his life in sll its
phases-nay, much more--iis very
source and destiny-the mothers,
wives and daughters of bis race.
Look up and down the perspective
Of The ages, and the eye shall rest
upon 3 single cause. In the begin
ming man was bigger Of bone aud
burlier In muscle than his mate,
and use and wont have eonsecrated
the brutish inequality into law.
1t Is the chiei glory Of advancing
civilization, however, to substitute
the rule OF right for the tyranny
Of might, to raise up the weak
and to give TO the minority a just
protection. SO now the old brute
force is disguised under new
veneer Of courtesy. We hear much
Of keeping woman in her exalted
station, Of preserving her 40.
spotted from the mire Of politics.
Cbiyalry is the shibbolelh
Far be II from me 10 disparage
by one word "that unbovght grace
Of life, " "that chastity Of honor
which felt a stain like wound"
aud which now breasts alone the
swift current of an all enguliing
oommereialism. But who cannot
afford sneer At a ohivalry that
laughs At the object of IL devotion
behind her back, keeps Esr stand
log when she should sit, swindles
her in the marts, lives in idleness
on her earnings, takes from her
her good name and her children
In the courts and then, keeping
her on a plane with its idiots and
felons, refuses her the common
means OF self defense2 Frankly
| have no faith in this plea of chi.
valry. II they who advance IL
we're sincere in their protestations
how could they consent that all
which Il lovliest aud best in char
aoter aud morals should be ex
cluded from direct influence on
on the public lile9 No, men de.
ceive themselves, Behind this
pretense deep rooted conoeit Of
their own iniellecinal superiority
has supplsnted The old masculine
pride N the phy steal.
DR HRERY D. BUREs
~-..za-.-szas.ua
70 Cure : Cold IN one Day
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
Boston Scheme to Let Mis-
slppl Choctaw's Lands.
HAS A GREAT CINCH.
Indians Are Brought TO tne Ter
ritory Under Contract and Herd.
ed Like sheep-Whal will the
Government Do About II.

Boston syndicate has been form
ed to locate the Missippi Choctaw
Indians on their allotments In the
Indian Territory and has applied
to the department of the interior
for permission to carry tn the
work. The syndicate agrees to
transport the Indians from Mis-.
sippi to the Indian country and
furnish them living until they
can improve their homesteads and
can sell their surplus lands. t his
will take from one to five years.
In return the syndicate demands
half OF the land OF each indian II
locates. Ii offers TO enter into
such contract and agrees to put up
bond with the interior department
for the faithful performance OF it's
duties under the contract The
department hes written to Chair.
man Bixby, Of the Dawes COM
mission, al Muskogee, l. T., for
an opinion as to the advisability
OF granting the syndicate license
to operate ils scheme.
If The plans OF those who are
operating tine deals do not misosr
ry The Missippi Choetaws will not
have much more land At The end
Of Eve years than they had in Mis-
sippi. The operators, under their
contracts, will secure the rental
money irom the lands. Az the
end Of the first year the Indians
can sell one.eighth of their hold.
ings. Under the contracts The op-
orators will get that. AZ the end
OF three years the Indians can sell
another eighth. The operators
will get that. By this time the
operators will be masters Of the
situation. They will own one.
fourth Of the land, bold leases on
the remainder and under the cir
eumstances no outsider will care
10 butt in. Then at the end Of the
Eve years they will get another
quarter of the land at prices liked
by themselves and have the Mls-
sippi choctaws on hand to farm
the land for them. The specula-
tors are putting considerable
money into the scheme They
stand to make millions because
the Chooiaw and Chickasaw eoun
try is heavily limbefed aud Is
good farming country beside.
They stand In no great danger Of
losing out entirely They are
smooth enough to manipulate
things. Their only danger Is in
The department stepping in and
taking hand aud wiPi0g out all
contracts made by the Missippi
Choclawe. But this will not like
" be done. Had the Missippl
Chootaws been left TO shuttle for
themselves scarcely any Of them
would have been able to come TO
the Indian country al all to take
their aIlotments on account OF
their poverty. The government
has never made any provision to
transport them there. Their only
show whatever was 10 sign up
with The syndica,ee The govern
/. ment, therefore, cannot with good
grace atop the game. Whatever
else 8 Choctaw Indian IL guilty oi
be has never been charged v "a
treachery. Hei a. faithful 20 !
friend ae = dog IL to It's master
He will, therefore. stick to the
aan or outfit Of men who put up
!. .oney to enable him - take hts
olment even though 10 The end
land Il taken from hlm hy
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
Rergeraors Daough

those who helped him to get IL.
The department will throw as
many safeguards as possib b ! Q
around the Misslppi Choctaws TO
protect them by establishing sub
Indian agencies at Atoka and
Tisnomingo.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
THE CATTLE lax UPHELD.
4 Decision Rendered BY the District
Of Columbia Court Of Appeals.

The court OF appeals Of the Dis
triet of Columbia has sustained
the authority Of The Indian tribes
in the Indian territory to make
the payment Of permit fee or
tribal tax prerequisite to graz
ing cattle aud other live stock
within the Indian territory by
persons who are not members Of
the tribes, and has sustained the
authority OF the Secretary Of the
Interior 20 enforce such an Indian
Law by removing from the Indian
territory ell cattle aud other live
stock upon which this Zee is not
paid The decision wss 10 the
case OF Edwin 7. Morris and other
Texas cattle men against Ethan
A. Hitchcock, Secretary Of the In
terror, in which tue plaintiffs
sought to enjoin lhe Secretary
from removing from the Indian
Territory cattle upon which they
bad refused TO pay the tax.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
Wonderful Transformation
In Indian Country.
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
The Long Drawn.out Work Of the
Dawes Commission In Settling
With the Indian Continues Ste Up
By Step.

A staff correspondent Of the
Dallas News, writing from the To-
dian Territory says:--
Step by step the Federal Gov
ernment is changing un-American
conditions which exhist In the In
dian Territory. The trsnsiorma-
tion OF an Indians domain into a
white mans country, the winding
up Of an estate in which many
thousands OF Indians will share
and the great development Of civil
life and affairs has no parallel in
the annals OF American history,
The evolution is the benefcient re.
suits OF the policy of the Govern
ment, which undertook to bring
the Territory out OF the chaos Of
tribal life aud government and ell
evate il to the standard of Ameri-
csn citizenship and educate him
TO modern ideas has been q task
Of no less Importance than TO de-
velop civil conditions In the new
possessions OF the United States.
The indians, as wards OF the Gov.
ernment, have prospered under
the guiding hand Of their benefac
tor. The average red man is in.
telllgent aud familiar with every
day afTairs. He il rich ia land
and happy in contentment. Ssve
for the fullbloods, who can never
shake off tribal traditions and in-
stitulions, the future OF the North
American Indian is promising.
He will soon get an allotment of
the average value of 800 acres.
His share Is worth 81, ,04S. His
family shares equally In the devils
ion OF the land. The term "auto.
Gratis of the nation" is consistent
ly applied TO poor Lo. The young.
er generation starts in life with
glowing prospects. The Indian
movement to this country in ex.
change for their lands In the East
began many years ago. Since 1888
they have maintained tribal gov
eminent and traditions. Their
laws we're somewhat similar to
those Of the sovereign States but
their power was autocratic within
their jurisdiction. The most In
dustrious Indians cultivated
small portion OF ths domain for
domestic purposes. For years be
lived in peace aud absolute tree.
dom. Hunting was his favoriie
paslime. Years rolled by and
them changes came. OCCASIONAL
ly an Indian would lease his land
to stockman for grazing purpos-
es, and then trouble began. In
short time there developed the
greatest leasing system In the
country. The passion of the white
man who invaded the Territory
were aroused TO conquer and re-
duoe the wilderness to 8 state OF
cullication. Within the bounda
ries Of this practically foreign Ter
ritory were thousands Of persons
without the consent of the tribe.
II was at THE juncture that the
Federal Government stepped In TO
The powers of the non citizens and
radjust matters between them aud
The common owners OF e soil the
Indians. Condlt ons for many
years we're anomalous and relief
vac awaited as anxlnusIy BY the
people a. rain is awaited in n
drouth stricken community
The work OF TIE Federal Gov
ernmsnt has been tedious. To al.
lot 80. 600 Indians their pso rate
share hae been . tack Of uoneldcr.
able magnitude 1'he Dawes Com
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16

Take Laxative HFnm0 Quluine Tab.
lets. All druggists refund the f1uilef
II II fails 60 aafe +. W. Sroge's sig.
nature Is On esch bex. sbe. dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
NATIONALS CONVENTION
VIII Meet ct Bad Tucker Springs
Second f1onday In May.

The captains OF The National
party OF the Cherokee Nation met
In convention at Bug Tucker
Springs, ten miles northwest Of
Tahlequah, Tuesday and decided
TO call q convention Of the party
20 meet a that place on The seaond
Monday In MAY, for the pu pose
OF making nominations for prlnoI
pal sud assistant chia..
Pneumonia is Robbed Of lts Terror
BY Foley's Honey and Tar. II stops
the faeking cough and heals aud slTeue-
ihens The Lungs. Il taken II lisne II vii
prevent az attack ol pneumonia. Refuse
substitutes. sold ty shaaaHsn S Mi.
chell.