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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

A Task That the Operator breads
and Is seldom Satisfactory
in Results.

II deaf people had the same dread Of
photographers that photographers
have Of them, they would not often
have their pictures taken. The artist
dislikes them, not because Of their in
trinity, but because they take poor
pictures, says the New York Times.
why do they show up 50 badly in
a photograph" asked the visitor in
whose presence such a complaint had
just been made.
Il don't know why" was the reply,
"but they do. Judging by their express
sion at that time they must be expect
ing the camera to go off at the critical
moment with Fourth-of-July racket,
and they are all on edge to hear it.
Their eyes never look like other peo-
pies eyes, nor their noses like other
peoples noses, nor their mouths like
other peoples mouths. suppose that
is partly due 10 the difficulty in making
them understand instructions. / may
pose a deaf man before the camera
ever SO artistically, but before i get
five feet away he is dropping over again
in the most detected attitude.
Z" Hold your head up ] shout at
him.
He opens his mouth wide and en-
circles his ear with his palm.
What's that?' he says.
Il go back and jerk him into shape.
We repeat that performance half a
dozen times BY the time the poor fell
low gets an inkling of the require
ments of a Photographic subject, he is
in a state Of nervous collapse that does
not add to his Observation-Disclosures.
But after all that preparatory tussle
we DO not ike to postpone the great
event, SO we take picture. Naturally,
il is not a good one. The man is not
satisfied; neither am !, but it IS not
much use TO repeat the performance,
for he is not likely TO get better one.
Altogether, there is a strained,
tense look on the pictured face Of
deaf person which not even the pencil
Of the retouchesean soften, and if the
photographers art were to be judged
by that small portion Of his work he
would soon suffer so in reputation that
be would have 10 shut up shop"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
DOGS ARE OF LITTLE USE.
Their value n Tracers OF Criminals
Has Been Recently over
estimated.

The use Of blOodhounds as detec-
tive agency has OF late years been
exploited almost to the proportions
of fad. Yet when you put to the
test Of actual experiment the result
has been humiliating failure, says
the pittsburg Dispatch. The expert
ence Of Canton and Charleroi IS still
fresh in pubEsc recollection. Numer-
ous other cases where bloodhounds
have been put upon the trail have
been reported. but the record upon
their achievements has been suspi-
ciously silent. The success Of blood
hounds in slavery days was no doubt
due to two conditions. neither of
which is present to-day. The dogs
we're carefully trained for the pur-
pose for which they were used, and
were pure bred. The so-called blood
hounds used to-day are seldom Of
straight breed, and almost invariably
untrsined.
The Lorain case. where a citizen
was arrested upon the sole fact that
the dogs. being taken 70 the house,
went to his room. contains an exam
ple of their use which Il viii be well
to avoid. Whatever faith may or
may not be placed in their instinct,
it is certainly not enough. without
corroborative evidence. 10 justify the
arrest and humiliation Of any person.
Gov. PennypaclSer must have had
something Of this possibility in his
mind when he lately vetoed the
bin authorizing -heriffs TO purchase
bloodhounds for the purpose Of
tracking criminaIs. Even If the use
IL brutes IN sue ses was not sub
iect to he charge Of barharism, the
danger of a feariu mis- ke ought to
require the prodnc ion of sirong cor
roborative esidt7ce before an arrest
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
DIAMONDS FROM THE SKIES.
Meydenhauer's Theory That Precious
stones Came TO Earth as
NInlenrllca

Diamonds from the skies, con-
veyed to earth in meteoric showers,
Is a theory first broached by Meyden-
hauer. The diamond. he says, can
be Of cosmic origin only, having
fallen as a meteorite at late period
Of the earth's formation. The locali-
ties where diamonds are found con-
tain the residues of not very com
pact meteoric masses which may
have fallen in historic ages and pen
etrated more OF less deeply accord
ing to the more or less resistent
character OF the surface where they
fell.
The most striking confirmation of
the theory comes from Arizona, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Here on
broad plain over an area about five
miles in diameter were scattered 1000
to 1000 masses Of fnetallic iron. the
fragments weighing from half ton
10 a fraction Of an ounce. There is
little doubt these masses formed part
Of meteoric shower, although no
record exists as to when the fall
took place. Curiously enough. near
the center where most of the meteor
ties have been found is a crater with
ragged edges. three-quarters of
mile in diameter and about 600 feet
deep. bearing exactly the appearance
which would be produced had
mighty mass Of iron or falling star
struck the ground. scattering in all
directions. and buried itself under
the surface DR.. Foote in cutting a
section of this meteorite found the
tools were injured by something vast
~ harder than metallic iron. He ex-
amined the specimen chemically and
soon after announced to the scientific
world that the Arizona meteorites
contained black and transparent dia-
monds. This discovery was verified
BY profs. Friedel and Noissan, who
found that it contained three varie-
ties Of carbon. diamond, graphite and
amorphous carbon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
JUST CAN'T ESCAPE US.
Despit one rlr. I1askeIPs Declaration
the Road Is Contracted For

Among the railroad notes in
the Globe-Democrat of yester-
day is found the following
"Contracts have been let for
construction of the Missouri,
Oklahoma and Western chart
cred from Vinita, l. T., to Dem
yer, Col, which is to run
through the Cherokee and
Usage Indian reservations and
through northern Oklahoma
within an average distance Of
twenty miles of the Kansas
state line.
This is the Alva project, on
the surveyors were at
work in this section recently.
Assurances were given short
time since that as soon as the
survey was completed to Alva
a proposition would be sub
mitted to Vinita and it is a
pleasure to state that Vinita is
ready to receive it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
stock In the Pound.

One white COW ten years old, brand
bottle on right side, crop and split 10
right ear.
One red roam heIfer yearling not
branded OF marked.
One red white faced cow and calf,
circle on left Jaw, horse shoe 90 lett
hip.
One brown Jersey COW, crop 10 left
ear, crop and over bit Ia right ear,
lgure four ON right hip.
One tw0-j jear-old yellow COW and
calf, no brand or mark.
One white faced bull yeaflnS, no
brand or mark. d220
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
sIngIe statehood Delegates.

The delegates elected last night 10
attend the slngle statehood conven-
tleu as Shawnee Wednesday are as
follows: Joseph pinquard, + S e
Amos, Preston Davis, J 3 Turner,
Oliver BagOy. E n RatcliiI, w + Ha.-
sell, p L Soper, W II Koruegay, D NJ
Mars. W 5 Maloues, J S Truitt J N
Simms, Judge Cliugan, w Sanders,
G b Rogers, 4 Dawson, J + Muir
ply, L J Barrett, J r Thompson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

H.. A. Cray. }. p, oakville. Ind,
wates, s.For ten yeats ! was confined
% my bed with disease OF nay kidneys
il vas so severe that I coul1 not move
palt Of the time I consulted the very
1ssf medical skill available, but could
& no relief until Foley's A,dney Cure
recommended 10 me y has been a
oc lsend 10 me Sold oy, Peoples Drug
store de
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
ABetter Educatlon

Of The topography Of the southwest
can hardly be obtained than that or
tered by tide on THE Katy Flyer"
Observation teaches much aud such a
rlae would be productive OF great re-
suits. Fast-mOdern-daily
GEORGE MORTON, G P&TA,
DIV NIX 4 Il R'y, ST. Louis Nj.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

Living at an out Of way P ace, remote
from civilization. family is often driven
to desperation in case Of accident, result
ing in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers, etc
Lay in a supply'of Buckien's Arnica Salve
4 the best on earth 25c at Peoples
rug Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

A curious medical fact was elected
lately at the inquest Of a man who
died from insries received in falling
out of bed in Hoxton house lunatic
asylum. London. The bones of luna
tic stated a doctor. are far more brit
Tie than those Of a person Of strong
- llnai.al In..rnnI
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
SOME R RESIGNE D.
Through Fears Of Expos ure ,
Widespread Corruption Indi-
cated--Pliny soper on the
Rampage--Big Developments
Expected.

Sundays St.Louis Globe-Dem-
ocratcontained a sensational spe-
cial from Washington that will
"stir up the animals" in Inter-
department circles in the terri
tory. Following is the story
Mr.. Pliny L. Soper, for merly
OF Kansas, a federal attorney
engaged in the Indian territory ].
was in Washington today hav-
ing been called to the city by
the department Of justice.
The visit Of Mr.. Soper to the
national capital is expected to
be followed by some interesting
developments. For some time
there have been grave rumors
in circulation as to conditions
in the territory affairs under the
jurisdiction Of both the depart
ment Of justice and the interior
department
slspectors have frequently
sited the territory, and moth
i'm their reports indicate
Ia shing like the condition re-
Gently discovered
Officials Of both departments
have frequently been in Wash-
ington, and the government
officials believed they were
keeping in close touch with
everything done in the territory
Recently,it appears that some
really startling discoveries have
been made, indicating wide
spread corruption. The officials
referred to say that there have
been some designations, which
have been attributed to a fear
Of disclosures. More resigna-
tions would have been forth
coming if the officers Of the
government in Washington
were willing to accept them.
1t is stated that when the
investigation now in course
reaches a head the disclosures
viii be as startling as the post
Office department scandals.
Both the secretary of the in
terror and the attorney general
are determined that whatever
irregularities or dishonesty |
EXISTS shall be unearthed and |
those responsible will be punish
ed If their acts come within the
pale Of the law, or if they indi-
cate faithlessness to the trust
which has been imposed in
Item there will be summary
smissals.
The frauds have to do with
tho allotment of lands to the
IBdiaps and with the enroll
ment bf the tribesmen in prep
aratioh for the final dissolution
of the ribal relations.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

If you have kidney or bladder trouble
and do not use Foleys Kidney Cure, you
will have only yourself to blame for re-
suits. as ii positively cures all forms Of
kidney and bladder diseases Sold by
hanahan and Mitchell dw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
Fourth of July Rates.

viii sell round trip tickets 70 any
point within two hundred miles Of
Vini.a al one fare plus fifty cents for
the round trip. Dates Of sale, July
and 4. final returu limit July 7th. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

Little Miss-Sister told me to enter
tain you till she comes down.
Mr.. Caller-Ohl She did, Ell?
"Yes; and not to let myself get
pumped Puck.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23

There's only one excuse for buying
on credit, and that is the hope that the
merchant viii forget to charge your
Chicago Daily News.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-23
M MEREDITH BROS.
Veterinary IEESsssSiEE!SSss IEEBSsHssBSi#EEEsSSss. BHB#Es 4. +

Permanently located. Office at
Webb Bros. stables, South Wilson
street. Office phone 81, Residence
Phone 90 Hospital tor patients q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30

Read the new advertisement Of the
Shaw &, McCollum Mercantile Go.
The Sumter Dry Goods Co., have a
special announcement today OF the an
nual fall opening.
Sumter Clothing Co. has an ad. in
today's issue, which will pay all
sarewd buyers to read and go there
for their clothing.
D. J. Chandler has in his ad. to.
day a few words to parents-boys'
parents in particular. Read what he
saws if you are interested in boys
and their clothes.
Schwartz Bros. announce the date
of their annual fall opening today, and
also the first of their Friday special
sales. Both of these are events OF
interest to the ladies.
O,Donnell & Co. advertise today the
largest and best bought clothing
stock in the city. In proof OF the
statements made prices are quoted that
will prove interesting to prospective
purchasers and to competitors as we'll.
The local cotton market was sitter
Monday and generally had better tone
as a result of the frmer tone OF the
Liverpool and New York markets.
The receipts today were comparatively
LIGHT. Middling sold at 9. 40a9. 30.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
SELL COTTON IN SUMTER.
nagood Correspondent Relates Expert.
ence of Two Hagood Farmers---One
Sold Cotton in Camden.

Hagood, Sept. 28.-The crop of cot
ton for our community will be little
better than half we find out, now that
it is being gathered.
In trip to Marion, where they did
not suffer from excessive rains as we
did, I learned that it was estimated
the crop there would not be more than
three-fourth of an average crop. The
slump of the market is not warranted
by the size of the crop, if all reports
are true.
Sumter is the place to sell cotton.
On last Friday party from this
neighborhood sold inferior cotton,
which had been ginned several days,
in Sumter, while on the same day
another party sold good cotton, which
had not been damaged by rain, and
ginned at the same gin, in Camden.
First party's bale lost only 2 pounds
and brought 10 cents, while second
party's bale, fresh from gin, lost s
pounds and brought only 9.621a. ]
give this for the information and bene-
fit of my farmer brothers, being one
myself. Sell your cotton in Sumter.
Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
Shelor-Harby Nupfials.

Last Thursday evening at 7:3o
O'Clock at the home of Mr..
Henry HARDY on Hardy avenue
occnrred the marriage of his
daughter, Alice, to Mr.. Robert Shelor.
Only the members OF the family Wit
nessd the ceremony which was per-
formed in an impressive manner by
Mai. Marion Noise.
While the words were being spoken
which made them one, the happy
couple stood under magnificent floral
horseshoe in an alcove OF, the reception
room which had been turned into a
fairy bower by the artistic arrangement
of palms and cut flowers. Soft lights
from waxen candles, blended with the
stronger electric light, shed glowing
adirance over the enhancing scene. !.
The bride wore an exquisite gown OF
white silk crepe, trimmed with lace
guimpe, made en- train. A misty veil
of tnlle fell in graceful folds from her
dark hair which served to emphasize
her youth and loveliness. The groom's
gift, broach of pearls and diamonds
was her only ornament.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Shelor received congratula-
tions from the many friends and
relatives who had assembled to do. them
honor and wish them we'll.
The reception from s till 10 was a
brilliant affair, and out OF town guests
from Atlanta, Charleston and other
places were present.
Mrs. Hardy, mother of the bride
headed the receiving list and was be-
comingly gowned in costume OF gray
voile over pink tafeta. ~
The first floor was thrown open to
guests and rooms and Railways bea11ti-
fully decorated, the mantels were bank-
ed with roses, lilies and smllax, the
stairs and chandeliers trimmed with
vines.
Elegant refreshments, consisting of
punch, cakes and ices were served,
after which the bride and groom left
on the $50 train for Danville, Va, on
a weeks visit to the mother OF the
groom. The presents presented a
handsome array of costly china, cut
glass and silver, beside many useful
article of furniture, amply testifying
to the deserved popularity of the
recipients. The groom, Mr.. Shelor,
rising young business man, since
coming to orr city several years ago.
has gained many friends who con-
gratulate him on winning such an ac-
complished young woman for his bride,
one whose bsauty and sweet disposition
are admired By all who know her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
WHOLESALE COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Sumter Banking & Mercantile Co. Elects
Officers.

The Sumter Banking & Mercantile
Company was organized Monday
afternoon at meeting of the subscri-
bers to the capital stock which was
held in the Office Of Lee & Noise. The
entire capital stock Of $4,000 was
subscribed for and a majority of the
stockholders we're present or repre-
sented.
The organization was perfected by
the election of the following board OF
". B. Boyle, c. W. Boshamer, Abe
Ryttenberg, W. A. Bowman and W.
S. Forbes.
At meeting of the board of direc-
tors subsequently held Mr.. ". A.
Bowman was elected president, and
Mr.. G.. W .Boshamer was elected Sec
retary and treasurer.
The company now being fully organ
lied will begin business next week.
Temporary Offices and warehouses will
be rented until the company can build
Offices and warehouses of its own.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
NO COURT IN BlsHOPvlLLE.
Failure of Clerk of Court TO Sign Jury
List Renders Adjournment Necessary.

Bishopville, Sept. 2S.-Court was
brought to sudden adjournment to-
day by the discovery that the Clerk Of
Court, Mr.. W. P. .Baskin, had failed
to sign the jury venire and also to affix
the impress of the official seal to that
document.
An unworthy rumor was started in
the afternoon which connected the
failure of the Clerk to comply with
the law and the Kelly case; but it was
far--fetched and a most improbable
thing.
The officials of Lee county have too
much Roman principles in them to
allow collusion to be even suggested
to them.
The like has happened before in the
annals of the South Carolina courts
and will again. Accidents and over
sights will occur in the affairs Of men
and it is unnecessary to criticise those
who make them too severely.
Large and interested crowds were
in attendance upon court and were
disappointed at the turn of affairs,
but took it in tolerable good humor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
Loepiag the Loop.

Ray Ryttenberg was painfully iniur-
ed Sunday afternoon while doing the
ssloop the loop act on the inclined
footWay leading from the ground to
the top Of the scaffold at the new
school building. He did the trick
successfully several times, but on the
last attempt a board slipped and he
was thrown to the ground, landing on
pile OF bricks. He received I've
severe cuts. one across the forehead
and another on the temple. He was
unconscious for 8 time, but after the
cuts were stitched up he revived and
Id getting along fairly well, but was
NOT able to deliver papers on his route
this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30

Two football teams have been or.
ganized by the boys Of the higher
classes OF the Graded School and they
will begin training at once. Mr..
Clifton Noise will coach one team and
Mr.. Emile Moses the other. These
gentlemen have had considerable ex.
perience as coaches and. will probably
develop swo strong teams.
Bill Jones, who is under sentence to
pay 50 or work 4 days on the chain
gang for riding a bicycle at night
without lighted lantern, has not yet
paid his fine, and it begins to look as
if he will be forced to spend four days
as the guest of his friend, Bill Scale,
who will be glad to have him, espe-
cially as he is rather short of road
hands at present and has plenty OF
striped suits not In use.
The opening banquet at the Jervey
House in it's new home last week was
attended by more than a hundred and
fifty people and they were all feasted
to repletion and there was an abun-
dance left for the absent guests who
failed to take the places prepared for
them at Uncle Jim's hospitable table.
The spread was most bountiful one
turkey, oysters, barbecued young
pig and many other substantials and
delicacies to tempt the appetite and
tickel the palate. Everybody present
did justice to the good things set be-
fore them and Mr.. Jervey has been
highly complimented on the success OF
his opening banquet.
Cotton poured into this city, Satur-
day and the receipts were the greatest
OF the season. The market was steady
at 9. so for middling. The total receipts
on all markets to date are more than a
half million bales less than for the
same period last year, and the reports
from the crop in all parts Of the South
are so unfavorable that the present
downward tendency of prices is not
justified. If the entire crop is rushed
to market within the next sixty days
prices will inevitably go much lower
and the producer will fall to receive
for his cotton what it is really worth.
If crop reports are to be relied upon
there is no power strong enough to
keep The prices down below ten cents
throughout the winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
Supervisor Scale as to WedgefeId.

Editor Daily Item: My attention
has been called to some remarks of a
correspondent of the Item under head
ing of Wedgefeld News Notes, Sept.
22d 1903. I am aware that in some
sections of our county light vote is
polled, but, we have never allowed
this fact to influence the working OF
our chain gang in any part of the
county. Force of circumstances
obliged the stoppage Of chain gang
while. Our intention is to do justice
to all our citizens irrespective of light
or heavy votes. The Wedge6eld work
will be taken up in a few days and
continued into the Privateer section.
Very Respectfully,
VIM. Il. Scale,
County Supervisor.
Sumter, S. c., Sept. 26, 1903.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30

Bishopville, Sept. ss.-Court con-
vened here this morning with Judge
R. C. Watts presiding. Immediately
after the noon recess Spain G. Kelly,
charged WITH the murder OF W. +:
Creech on May 9Th last, was arralgneo
and pleaded not guilty.
Immediately thereafter Hon. M. L.
Smith of counsel for the defense NOV
ed to quash the venire on the ground
that the clerk of the court had failed
to imprint the seal of the court upon
it. It appearing that this was true,
Judge Watts ordered the court ad-
journed sine die.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
MARRIED.

Mr.. Charles L. Cuttino, of this city
and Miss Marguerite Tindal, daughter
Of Hon. James E. .Tindal Of Clarendon
county, were married at the Tindal
homestead, near Pinewood Wednesday,
afternoon. Mr.. Cuttino and his bride
arrived in the city On the evening
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
4. eompya,lrison.

Population OF Columbia, 10000; !;
population Of Sumter, 600o. School
enrolment; Fall of 1903-Columbia,
1905; Sumter, $40. High School; !;
Columbia, III; Sumter, Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-30
Quarterly Conference.

The Fourth Quarterly Conference of
the Oswego and Magnolia Street
Churches will be held at the Magnolia
Street Church, Monday, October 9th,
at II o'clock a. N.