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Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11

Minneapolis Journal: A few days
after Representative Marshall OF
North Dakota had introduced his bill
providing that old soldiers shall have
the franking privilege when return
ing their pension vouchers, similar
bill, but less carefully worked out,
was introduced by Representative
Dick of Ohio. 1t is regarded as pro-
bable that legislation Of this sort will
be had in the present congress. 1t is
favored by the pension Office and by
the postofice department, and will
save something like $4,000 a year to
the old soldiers who are on the PEN
SION lists. Besides, it will make the
return of their vouchers more prompt.
Under the present system, these old
pensioners frequently write the wrong
address, and their letters are some
times month reaching their proper
destination. With the franked en-
velopes, addressed by the printer,
such delays would be avoided.
Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11
PRESBYTERIAN.

Topic for next Sabbath morning,
Student Missionaries in the Colleges;
evening"" His Name Shall Be Called
Wonderful"
Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11
AcORNs.

Devils Lake Free Press: The
Ashley Republican says Mcintosh
county is we'll satisfied with the convic-
tion of the murderers of Rott, which
occurred last spring in blind pig in
that town. Another report says the
pig is still doing business. and we
presume that is satisfactory" too. 1t
don't take much to please some peo-
pie.
Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11
Don't Forget the swan.


Social tonight given by the girls of
the Home Sewing Circle. The pro-
ceeds of this social are for the benefit
of the Florence Crittenden home at
Fargo and is worthy the patronage
of everyone. Admission Is cents.
Refreshments extra. A short pro-
gram will be given consisting of the
following:
instrumental Solo.
Recitatlon-Mabel Smith.
Recit atlon-Miss Conner.
Vocal Duet-Ona Mlddaugh and Arnolda
Bong.
Recitation-Edna Bolts.
Recitation-Mabel Malander.
Pantomime
Solo-Mr. Lawrence.
Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11
wHlrEsToNE BATTLEFIELD.

congressman Marshall Wants q nemorlal
Park on the Site. and an Appropria.
tion Of $4,000.
Repres entative Marshall has intro
duced a bill to reserve GAO acres of
land in Dickey county, on which the
battle of White Stone Hills was
fought, as Memorial park. The bill
appropriates $4,000 for improve
meuts to the park.
Oakes Republican., 1903-12-11
q. A. r. rleeting.

u. n. K. TIeetln&.
The regular meeting of Burnside
Post, No. %, G.. A. R., will meet at
Geo. FL. Fay's Office at 8 p. M, on
Dec. 18th. All comrades are ex-
pected to be present.
G.. Fl. FAY, Commander.
II. V. Hicks, Adjutant.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
FROM FORCE OF HABIT.
Instance of what May
he Done.

Force of habit is shown in ludicrous
ways" said an insurance agent, who
often said he wished he had studied to
become a professor Of philosophy, re-
lates the New York Tribune.
What absent-minded fool trick have
you done now?" asked his wife, who
had only that morning found his pipe
in his coffee cup. where he had meant
TO put his spoon.
Why, Uncle Remus is in town
again" was the answer, "and l called
on him. | invited him to stay with us,
but he is so independent that he has
room at hotel. He was shaving him
self when l dropped in on him. Uncle
Remus shaves without the aid of look
ing glass, you know. He can tell by
stroking his face where it is rough and
where smooth.
Il don't think that is at all wonderful
from the boards have felt" said the
wife.
The boards you have feltl" repeated
the husband, with open mouth. If you
said that absent-mindedly you have let
out a pretty secret"
Il mean the various stages OF the
beard on your face. dear, OF course" she
said. soothingly.
Well, then. as l said" continued the
husband, while Uncle Remus was shaw
ing without a mirror, | stepped to the
window to look out. All of sudden he
stopped and shouted, just as he used to
when I was a small boy:
Get out of my light, Charlesi How
can see to shaver"
Il guess he said that on general prin-
eiples, meditated the wife
~Hows that?"
Because you always were dense, was
the renlv
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
FAMOUS PEDESTRIANS.
Among the Exponents OF
Pedestrinnism.

Interest In long-distance walking. first
aroused by the stock exchanges little
iaunt to Brighton, Is but another in
stance Of history repeating itself. Bare
ly century ago the feats Of Capt. Bar
clay and others attracted sufficient at
tention TO send the town almost mad
with excitement, says the Strand Maga-
zine.
Evon royalty Itself has been numbered
among the exponents Of pedestrianism.
and that much-abused monarch, Charles
H., is certainly entitled TO respect as a
fine specimen Of an all-round sportsman.
Apart frors enjoying perhaps the unique
distinction among English sovereigns Of
riding his own horses TO victory at New
market, Charles was also noted for his
walking powers. and Il has been stated
that none could excel him in his favorite
walk from Whitehall to Hampton court.
The earliest long-distance walker
whose performances were authenticated,
appears to have been Foster Powell.
limb Of the law with ponchant for
walking from London to York and back.
His first journey was made In 1878, when
he covered the distance Of 1894 miles in
six days. with nearly six hours to spare.
At the close Of 1S0s. Capt Barclay
fairly electrified the whole country by
undertaking for a wage Of 1000 guineas
to walk l 900 miles in ! 900 hours, a mile
In every hour. such a performance be-
ing then quite unprecedented The
match vas much discussed. a start being
made ovea Newmarket heath on June
/. 1909. lasting until July 12. OF nearly
~ days in ALL No performance was bet
ter authenticated. and so thoroughly did
the judges perform their task that the
state Of the weather was recorded ard
an elaborate diary written up each cay
setting forth the pedestrians condition.
AS nearly every one knows. Capt Bar
eias moved successful IN his lergthy un.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

dertaking. Thfh Interesting diary now
ever, discloses the fact that he not only
came within an ace of losing the match,
but 1t was only by exercising the most
determined courage that he succeeded in
overcoming the painful exhaustion re-
sulting from the loss Of regular sleep
for such lengthy period His weight at
starting was substantial, being 3 stone
pounds, while at the finish, after taking
a bath and nourishment and sleeping al
most continuously for II hours, he was
able to turn the scale at II stone The
pedestrians bill of fare during this walk
was no less gigantic than the task ac-
compllshed.
Breakfast at five consisted OF such
trifies as a roast fowl, washed down with
a pint Of strong ale, and followed by two
cupfuls of tea, with bread and butter.
After what appears very lengthy inter-
val, lunch followed at II, either from
beefsteaks or mutton chops, Of which
latter commodity his chronicler guard
edly remarks that the captain ate a con-
siderable quantity. Dinner at six con-
sisted either Of roast beef or more chops,
with which he drank porter and two or
three glasses Of wine, and, to wind up the
day as he commenced, supper at II con-
sisted OF cold fowl, the pedestrian hav-
ing, we are told, consumed five or six
pounds Of animal food during the "a
hours, garnished with such vegetables as
were ia season.
After 1917 the craze for long-distance
walking seems almost to have died out,
only to appear again quarter OF a cen
tury ago; although in the interval two
members Of the fair sex we're credited
with equaling Capt. Barclays great
walk. truly remarkable instances Of
endurance If properly authenti-
Gated. In 1851 also a sprightly country
dame. wanting barely 16years TO become
a centenarian, suddenly resolved to see
Of the world, and, according
ly Mary Callinack, a Cornish fishwoman,
actually succeeded in walking from
rance TO London. a distance Of nearly |
300 miles, In order to view the wonders |
II the great exhibition in Hyde Park
Mary created a great sensation there, be-
Ing noticed by Queen Victoria.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
COOKING WITH DYNAMITE.
Laboratory OF Hiram Maxim,
the Famous Inventor.

A writer for Woman's Home Com
panion recently visited Mr.. Hudson
Maxim, and performed the unusua
and thrilling feat of cooking over high
explosives. She speaks of her adven-
lures as follows:
"Maximite, the most deadly of al
modern high explosives, to nlost of us
instantly suggests mammoth guns
shattered fortresses, wounded and dy-
ing men-a synonym for destruction;
yet but few days ago. in Mr. Hudson
Maxim's laboratory in Brooklyn,
cooked a neat little luncheon over Max
Unite, finding it as safe and manage
able kitchen fuel as a stick of drift
wood. and far more expeditions One
match Is always enough to start Max
Unite and smokeless powder. There is
no danger of them not lighting at once
--and when you are first playing
house with these deadly high explo-
sives you are very apt to wish there
were.
Not that Mr. Maxim wishes to
make Maximite a speciality as a fuel
for light housekeeping; he merely per-
mitted me to do all these cooking
stunts to prove how utterly harmless
well-trained MaMmite can be.
Feeling very much as though I had
received an invitation to an at home
in the cage of an African lion, re-
Gently visited Mr. Maxim's laboratory,
and with bated breath and trembling
hands poached eggs and prepared cof-
fee over smokeless powder, hammered
nails with nitrogelatin. made tea in
pretty Mrs Maxim's drawing-room
over cake of yellow Maximite. as
sisted my host in hanging out guncot-
ton to dry, and aided in the Gaping OF
fuses that had been filled with full
inmate of mercury. n a single grain
of this illuminate had loitered around
n one Of the grooves of the fuses,
Mr.. Maxim, the photographer and my
self would most likely have been scat
tered over several blocks of adjacent
real estate, but In such trifling subdi-
visions that the peaceful life OF the
Brooklyn home would not have been
disturbed for a second"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

It is not generally known that the
chief magistrate at Bow street is by stat
ute made justice Of the peace for the
county Of Berks to enable him to sit in
an occasional courthouse" during As
cot races. 1t is said that in the early
days Of the races at Ascot, an assault
having been committed on a royal per-
sonage, directions were given that there
after magistrate should always be in
attendance during the races, so that he
might be a terror to evil-doers. and be
able to deal summarily with all Of that
class frequentng the course who might
merit such treatment II may be add
ed that by virtue Of his Office the chief
magistrate at Bow street is a justice Of
the peace for no fewer than six coun-
ties.--London Tit-Bits.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
NIcoTIN IN TOBACCO.
The AIkaIOid Plays an Important
Part I'm the Nutrition OF
the Plant.

The significance OF the presence OF
nicotin IN tobacco has recently been IN
yestigated by an Italian botanist, G.
Albo, OF the Palmero botanical gardens.
He finds that this alkaloid, instead OF
being a waste product, as has been sup
posed, is really a food, having an i'm
portant part to play in the nutrition Of
the plant Says a writer in the Revue
Sclentifque:
m. Albo has already solved a similar
question in relation TO the presence of
colchicin in the various species Of col
chicum. He has reached the conclusion
that colchicin Is by no means a waste
substance, product Of assassination,
but rather a nitrogenized substance that
has, like other reserve food substances
a part to play in the phenomena Of nu-
triton and formation Of the plant This
alkaloid also is a food; nicotin serves
directly or Indirectly. TO nourish the
plant, instead of being a residue or
waste product Nicotin is not found in
the seeds OF tobacco. But we find there
substance soluble in alcohol, which
gives with sulfurlc acid reac-
tions similar to those Of solanin (the
poison Of the deadly nightshade) Now
we know. through an old observation Of
Kletznisky, that we may obtain nicotin
by reducing solanin. This solanin Of
the seed disappears during termination
and IS employed to nourish the buos; It
has quite disappeared in the fully devel-
oped plants and is not found at all. while
nicotin IS present The total quantity
Of this varies according to the condi-
tions Of the plant and its treatment. II
for example. we cut OF the tops Of a
stalk of tobacco TO prevent Towering.
we see that the proportion Of nicotin in
creases considerably. It becomes almost
thrice as great as In normal conditions
during Towering This is due. according
to the Italian experimenter. to the fact
that, normally, there Is a migration Of
nicotin from the plant towards the
seeds. which nicotin IS there trans
formed into another substance. more
complex perhaps and more effective as
a reserve-either solanin OF. some re-
lated substance. Thus we understand
the influence exerted by the destruction
Of the flowers; The hicoiin that would
have been accumulated and transformed !
in the seeds is now Obliged to remain in
the plant and becomes there more
abundant"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
Fearful Odos Against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such
in brief was the condition of an old
soldier by name of ]. ] Havens, Yer
sal es, o. For years he was troubled
with kidney disease and neither doctors
nor medicines gave him relief. At length
he tried Electric Bitters. It put him on
his feet in short order and now he testi-
fes, II am on the road TO complete re-
covery" Best on earth for liver and
kidney trouble and all forms Of stom-
ach and bowel complaints. Only Soc
Guaranteed BY Peoples drug store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
AMERICAN cHUR cH IN MANILA.
Substantial Structure to BE Erected
for Christian Workers Among
the Nafiren

for Christian Workers Among
the Natives.
There has long been IaIK OF rne
need of an experienced pastor to go
to Manila and take charge Of the
American church there. Such a man
has been found in Rev. DR.. S. B. Ros-
sitter, who held a successful Presby-
terian pastorate in New York city for
27 years, resigning a few years ago to
become American secretary Of the Nc
All mission. the work of which is in
France, says a recent report. DR.. Ros-
sitter is to leave for Manila in Novem-
Der of this year and goes with the au-
thority of the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions, although in no sense
as a missionary. There is in the city
Of Manila, it is estimated an Ameri-
can colony of 10000 persons, COM
posed chiefly of young men and their
wives. Presbyterian mission work
was the first to be done in the city,
followed closely by that of other de-
nominations. Rev James B. Rodgers
was first sent out by the board of for
eign missions to work among the
Fflipinos, but when Americans began
to pour into Manila Mr.. Rodgers insti- /
tuted religious services for them. and
these have grown into the First Pres
byterian church of Manila. which
worships now in a rented building out
side Of the city walls Rev. Mr. Rod
gers Is still a missionary. wor ing
among the natives. It is now the in
tention to erect for the American
church in Manila a substantial struc-
ts--a
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
Change Of Location

T. H. Finley will close his baiber
shop IN the Frazee building At the
end ~ he orrs~ft We K, and un next
" ".ray iHe 7sh lust. Fniey & Haw-
4 n ~il' IKE cH4rse II tie Cunt
n"u>e ~rrt, Where ibe.r friends ana
custuur o. VI heieaf er Hna hem
with itrrr goo hafner~ auo the
% a. I'ni- ni % a nf.t rIa-> harf er
siisp n2s2
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

The war messenger dogs Of the Ger
man army have hitherto been recruited
from the ranks Of sporting dogs. But
a change is to be made. The retrievers
we're not always sure letter-carriers. be-
ing often diverted from their mission by
game met en- route. They will be re-
placed by Scotch shepherd dogs. which
have more endurance and are more con-
scientious.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
WINNER OF THE CONTEST
Two Guessed All Answers-The Key
Appended.

The judges In the Bucks stove con
test at Darroughs, Mrs. chas. w. Day
and Mrs. ID. c. Rhea awarded the little
stove to No. 3, which proved to be Miss
Anna Mcdaniel She was one of two
who answered all the puzzle pictures
correctly, and her five "reasons 6hy
mamma should buy a Bucks range"
were adjudged the best of the two.
There were something like a score of
contestants. For the satisfaction of
those who have puzzled over the pic
lures the key as furnished by the stove
company is appended:
No. J.. Flour scoop.
2. Jack screw
3. Sickles.
4. Skillet
5. Shovel.
8. Sheep Shears.
Z. Cant hook.
s. Wrenches
8. Sash weights.
10. Trowel.
IL. Can openers.
IL. Clothes wringers.
l3. Bucks Steel Range
IA. Vices.
Is. Platform scales.
IS. Horse clippers.
II. Barbed wire.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

Denmark makes a clear distinction be-
tween the thriftless and the respectable
poor. The former are treated like Eng
fish paupers The latter never cross a
workhouse threshold. If destitute. they
receive a pension ranging from e3 to
eli a year OF. if too feeble to look
after themselves. they are placed in an
old-age home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07
MUsKooEE WINS AGAIN
The Muskogee Athletes win Through
Errors on che Part Of Vlnita.

Muskogee took this mornings game
through errors, winning by a score Of
Ito - With au earned run, while Vi
nita had three to their credit Hen
derson pitched a superb game, be
kept the bits scattered aud struck-out
ten Muskogeeites, but the support Of
the iniield was very poor, while thar
OF the outfeld was great, Torbett
took three long dies IA left garden
Reamer one IN center and Lemon two
10 right The teams play another
game this afternoon and there certain
ly will be something doing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

Even the weather has its commence
ment season this year" said the candi-
date for the padded cell.
"How's that? queried the inquisiiive
boarder. who is always borrowing trou-
bic from the wrong pawnshop.
Its the season when the sun COM
mences to confer degrees upon the ther-
mometer," replied the hopeless case
Chicago Daily Nswa
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

+. n Collins, general superinteuu-
ent OF the NJ. X. & r. died az ST
Louis last week.
Charley Jeans is up from Adair t :
day.
Bay Ice, he race horse man, has
been IA snafl with the authorities
about jug, but got out OF II 10 fare
ly good shape.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-07

Fake Laxative Bromn Quluine Tab
II. All druggists refund the r.oney
4 ~ 'ail- 20 cure E. ". Groves sig
lure i~ 30 each box. &c. ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-17
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
To Select the Lots at Steelton Which
Win Be Distributed Among
Subscribers.

A mcettng of the subscribers for SteeIton
lots met in the Office of Horror & Davis in
the Horror building Monday evening at
s o'clock for the purpose OF distributing
the lots. Blue prints Of the lots were
submitted, and it was decided to appoint
committee from among the subscrib.
ers to 90 10 the land and pick out the
lots to be drawn. This committee con.
,ists Of John 4. Fleming, Charles NJ. Hart
md Charles +, Holden, with alternates
?. X. Cost, I. J. Lynch and j. r. Ad.
ums. lit was the sense OF the meeting
that the committee proceed at once TO
pick out the lots. Later tlny will be
distributed among the subscribers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-17
It Will Wear Away.

So many people delude themselves with
these words when they notice signs Of
kidney trouble Instead, the kidneys be,
come more and more affected until some
fatal malady such as diabetes or Brights
disease develops. If you notice any signs
of kidney or bladder disease, take 70,
lcy's Kidney Cure, as it will cure any
case of kidney or bladder disease that j.
not beyond the reach of medicine. q
was troubled with kidney complaint fol
two years." writes A. H. Davis, Of Mt
Sterling, Ia, "but two BOTTLES of Foley.
Kidney Cure affected permanent Cure
Sold by c. D. Stun < CO., Stone & Mcr.
Ger and R. j. Criss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-17

that is no sign. When Mckinney comes
along on the home stretch he will prob.
ably look better on paper than his op.
ponent; he is a good looking man, too
Either one looks good on paper, but the
people of the state usually conclude that
they want more than mere paper pic.
lures. Possibly, Mckinney is Of the sort
that believes il is better not 10 have his
picture peddled, but rather the presenta-
ton Of his qualifications. Anyway, he
has not ventured to present his profile to
the staring gaze 70 the public and has
not reached the cartoon stage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-17

The Wheeling News, it develops, is
practically alone in its efforts to have
an extra session of the legislature. The
sensational disclosures as to the qucs.
tionable course of the News in forcing
such session on the people of the state
show that the governor himself is not
with the News on that proposition, and
this being true, there is no probability of
there being an extra session. The News
has not the power to assemble the law.
making body OF the state; the governor
has, but so far he has made no intima,
ton that he would use that power, unless
the News can prove some raw dpclara.
tons it has made in that respect and
there seems no possibility of its doing
that. The News is not there with the
goods this time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-17
The Rest Remedy fnr crnnn.

From the Atehison, Kan, Daily Globe.
This is the season when the woman
yho knows the best remedies for Group
i in demand in every ncighborhood. On,
i the most terrible things in the world
to be awakened in the middle of the
light by a whoop from one of the chill.
'ren. The Group remedies are almost as
IRE to be lost, in case of Group, as a re.
Oliver is sure to be lost in case of bur.
lars. There used to be an old.fashioned
emcdy for Group, known, as hive syrup
md tolu, but some modern mothers say
hat Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is bet.
'er, and does not cost so much. 1t causes
he patient to "throw up the phlegm''
uicker, and gives relief in a shortc
line. Give this remedy as soon as the
roupy cough appears and it will pre-.
,ent the attack. 1t never fails, and il.
pleasant and safe to take. For sale by
Stone & Mercer, druggists.