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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The Cherokee council which
meets in regular annual session
the first Monday in Novem Der
will find itself greatly handicap.
ped for want OF power to act, or to
enforce its measures when enacted
into law Last year thu president
vetoed the most important act
Of the Cherokee council, The pro.
vision for supplemental treaty
dealing with the further allotment
of land. The session will in all
probability not be an exciting one
by any means.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
Another AnaIysla.

Prof sberwin, OF the government
establishment a. Enid, was here
some weeks 'ince for the purpose Of
obtaining quantity OF arteslan
water. The government has ordered
40 analysis made u all Indian Terri.
tory waters. The result OF the anal
Tsl- will be seat us a. SOM ~ made.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The decision Of Judge Raymond d
in the Freedmen case at Muskogee
yesterday in which the injunction
against the Dawes Commission en-
joining it from considering appli.
cations Of freedmen in the Chero.
kee nation who's names do not
appear on the authenticated rolls
OF 1880, they or their ancestors, is
OF no great importance. The de.
oision will not secure the enroll.
ment Of a single freedman who
cannot show that he has complied
with the treaty OF 1866 All those
who returned to the Cherokee ma.
ton within the time specified are
entitled to enrolment. Most of
the freedmen cases have been de.
cided by the Dawes Commission
and only await the approval of the
Secretary Of the Interior.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The latest regulation of lhp sec
fstsry provides thai when an
alIaaes la ihr Creek nation d.
elres 10 sell or lease bis laud he
must monty J Geu Wright who
sill direct an apprsIsement.
Sealed bids are then invited 81 d
II tie price equals ur exceeds he
apprsiesm-ut 'ne ntrot 4 4 >.
prv-d
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Whatever is done with members
OF the Dawes Commission and
others charged with being Connect.
ed with land aud trust companies,
will ell depend on whether Il is a
violation OF the rules Of the de.
partment There is a great deal
OF incoherent tslk about these
things that may not mean much
There are many things practieed
by officials in the territory that
don't seem 70 be right, but whelh
er they are to continue or not de
pends somswbat on the Secretary
OF the Interior. II is a violation
OF the law IN Missouri aud other
states for judges and Legislators TO
ride upon railroad passes, but here
In the territory II is presumed al
most every official from the
obscure clerk TO the highest Off.
cials all ride upon railroad passes
The roads are friendly To these
people for some reason and desire
their influence somswh-rs along
the line. IL all these things be
done IN q green tres what ie done
In the dry
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

A ST, Petersburg scientist has
found a gigantic mammoth, fresh
and sweet enough to eat, which is
estimated to have been frozen up
for 20,000 years. Fine place for
that Brosius report, eh boys2
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

II now transpires that governor
w. f. Stanley, the new member
of the Dawes commission, is the
vice president of a big trust com.
pany in the Indian Territory.
Old Senator Dawes will turn over
in bis grave now sure.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The. Commercial Club has again
been awakened II you have an
interest in the town help the club
in its sideasors % do Lhings.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

There has been no more active
agent in the up. building @: Vinita
for the last twenty.one years than
the Chieftain, and it don't expect
to be out done in this respect dur.
ing the next twenty.one years.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Secretary Root, OF the war de-
psrtment, has resigned and the
president has appointed Judge
Taft OF the Philippine commission
his successor.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The Saturday Evening Post of
this week says there is graft"
and "graft"-dishonest graft"
and "grait." The probabilities
are the Indian Territory.is afflicted
with both kinds.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Ifit really turns out that federal
ofiicials in the Indian Territory
are not allowed to beat the Indians
out Of good slice of their lands
there will be disappointment from
"Dan to Beersheba.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

President Roosevelt has been a
special Indian inspector aud
hence is prepared for all sorts OF
developments. Not being poll.
tician by trade, but rather a
statesman, strenuous action may
be expected.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The Indian Territory has a
great deal TO be thankful for after
all the stir of the evil doing OF a
few officials. The country is
prosperous and the year taken as
a whole is going to be good one.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

TheIs. sEs. a5unsant evidences
that the President will get busy
with an interesting Indian Terri.
tory situation before long Dallas
News.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

To appropriate the property of
the Indians is growing to be a
very popular fad. The craving
to get hold OF something without
paying for it lie a passion that
don't have TO be cultivated.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Dividends from a iand company
20 member OF the Dawes Com
mission is like getting money from
home.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The most unpopular man in Of.
foial circles 10 the Indian terri.
tory at the present time is S. NJ.
Brosius.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The sentiment Of the people OIL
Vinita seems to be practically un
animous in favor Of voting suifi
cient bonds for system Of water
works and drainage.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Anent Indian Territory scand-
ais, we have heard from Washing
ton; now word from Oyster Bay
lie In order.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Forty Indians from the Kiowa
country are preparing to emigra,e
10 the vicinity Of Monterey, Mea. !,
where o. sgent has selected some
farming land for them
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Joe Mccoy left Muskogee at a
Lon Dillon" gait, before the pa.
pers containing an account of his
resignalion reached town.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The land office has been in op.
GRAFTON less than seven months
aud about twelve thousand allot.
ments have been made.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The Seneca Indians are cele'
brating their annual green corn
dance this week. Formerly they
burned a dog on this occasion but
now leave that part OF the cere.
mony off,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Brosius, the sleuth oil the Indian
Rights Association, has not arrived
in the territory yet, or is in dis.
guise.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

A great deal would be added to
the appearance of the parks by
cutting The weeds around them on
the outside.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Secretary Hitchcock 1t is said
will require members OF the
Dawes Commission and others to
Withdraw from The land oompa
nice or else resign their positions.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Great pleasure is expressed
among all classes Of Yinila people
at the prospect OF waterworks and
sewerage. The municipal govern
ment ishrine ptsiesd % every
hand
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Joe Folk is still ordering strip
ped suits for Missouri Senators
and other boodlers.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

form Of kleptomania, That is
much softer work than straight
stealing.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

II you think there Is no build.
ing going on in Vinita, try to hire
q earpenler.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Douglas and Hitchcock have
"made up and are both after ],
George Wright with a sharp stick
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Tams Blxby can also "look 'em
in the eye"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The vacation season is about
over. Let all our young people
get ready for school.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The knockers still knock in
Missouri and in the Indian Terri.
tory.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Bill Arp, the great southern
humorest, is dead.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The Indian Territory inyestiga
tion is going on in the newspapers.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Oklahoma lie 0 X, but the In.
dian Territory is 7.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

An Indian Territory officials
may be h0pes' At lset fti- Il &c.
lug the Ihdiaa- msy be Only .
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The commercial club is working
up and will do a lew things.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Yes, but the parKs are being i'm
proved just the same.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
ABOUT LYNoHlEG

President Raossy4lt's letter 10
ns governor q. Indian. amen,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

"Irs Cooked" is still angry.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

The city Of graflers--MuskOgee
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

vISrrA, 1. T., AUG 27, 1908.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
TuIEE Missouri, kaDsas an 4
Texas Railway


An excursion TO Galveston 1t this sesson
OF the year insnres a deiightfui trin ~ =
tmhil cost There Il nothing 80 good Tor
btVekes. ana a trip of this kind al thia lime
VII prove both health and PLEASURE fffo
iiekets viii be soid at rates less than e6e
t.fs g oh Aukast s9th, With fnal limit leaving
Including September ~, i913. sDeelal train
VIII te run eompo,ed Of day coaches. ehalr
cars ana tourist eleepcrH buffet msai
service VIII be furnished at reasonanle
prices. Herbs n tourist sleeper are ~ e,,
berth being good for two persons All IA.
pilcattons for berth reservations should ~
naae 70 nj. y. y. Dreu, General Ticket
AGENT. ataons, kas. The special viii psss
I'M ugh Nlnite - l0is5a. m +, August 40 and
the Fnte VIII be " for round trip.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Et tn Bixby.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

D. N. MARRS. Publisher
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
Tom Nolan.

Counselor Tom Nolan of the New York bar figures in many good stories, which have been collected in a volume and from which the New York Sun reproduces d few:
 Once when he had failed to win a case for poor woman, he became oratorical and lamented the lack of justice in the world. Me poor client" he said. "is little likely to get justice done her until judgment day" -"Well, MT. Nolan" said the court, If I have opportunity. I'll plead for the poor woman myself on that day"
 Your honor," replied Nolan, may have troubles of your own on that day"
 Mir. Nolan was once retained by the defendant in a suit at law brought to recover payment of Il gas bill, in which a witness for the plaintiff was asked:
 "On what evidence do you conclude that sixteen thousand seven hundred and forty feet of gas had been burned during the month by the defendant"
 "On the evidence of the gas-meter." was the answer.
 At this the barrister impulsively ex- claimed, "I wouldn't believe gas- meter under oath."
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
A SHARP OvERSEEH.
Men In the Employ of Mrs. Howard
 Gould Have to Toe the Mark.

Men in the Employ of Mrs. Howard
 Gould Have to Toe the Mark.
 Mrs. Howard Gould assumes the role of overseer of the workmen employed at the Gould mansion from the mo- ment they enter the house until they drop their tools at night and depart for home. Hers is no lackadaisical in terest in the affairs of her decorators and carpenters, but she makes each man "step lively" in a most business like fashion. A rule that is never sweryed from in the slightest degree is that of enrolment. If a man doesn't wish to be enrolled he must go; if he objects to being numbered there is another to take his place. AS the av- craze laborer Is not very rebellious when 1t comes to matters of this kind, Mrs. Gould usually finds no difficulty in writing down the name of each man and setting number opposite to it, this number corresponding with one on a badge of blue ribbon which she causes to be pinned to the mans coat or suspender strap.
 This done, in the first hour when the workmen enter the house, they take up their various branches of work, and the unsophisticated thinks he Is left to the sole mana agement of his master workman. But not so; Mrs. Gould goes among her workmen once during the morning and surveys their work, with the observation of vom- an who may change her mind hun dred times before the work is con- pieted. Then comes the noon hour II the men are not back at work when they should be, Mrs. Gould wants to mediately inquiries into the matter. When these men work in the after noon, Mrs. Gould Is generally among them twice, directing a change here suggesting q different pattern or some new and fantastic idea.
 Woe to the man who displeases, he cannot stay. It isn't just report made to the master workman, nor a com plaint to the contractor, but immedi- ate. rapid-fire action that takes place, Mrs. Gould ranges her little force of authority Gin the form of Mrs. Gould herself, a lead pencil, and notebook in front of the unfortunate offender and, calling his number and nanle crosses both from the book with a stroke of her pencil that plainly says, Out, damned spot" and, whether it be in the morning, afternoon or even ing. that workman is discharged then and there, and no amount of arguing will keep him bis place. He has offend ed and must go.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
Convicted by Thumb Marks.

Readers of Mark Twain's novel, Pud- denhead Wilson, remember that the climax of the story turns on the evi- dence of finger marks. Evidence of the kind convicted a burglar in a Southern court recently. He had made his entrance through a window whose sill had been freshly painted. He left a plain imprint of his thumb. This led to his detection and seven year sentence was the penalty of being so careless with fresh paint. The min ute lines and ridges on the finger tips and particularly the ball of the thumb constitute an autograph signature which cannot be forged and which has a peculiar pattern for each individual. Since 1S94 the English police have preserved finger print records of crim- inals as certain means of future identification. A similar method of authenticating signatures to impor- tant documents has existed for ages in the East, and in India to-day the use of thumb marks as signatures is part of the postal order system adopted by the British postoffice au- thorities as a safeguard against for gerry.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
An Ancient Fire Engine.

One of the old-tme fire engines of England was recently discovered at Stowmarket, and proves an interesting relic of the past It did duty in the town for many years, and, as shown by the sign on the engine, was present. ed to the town by Nathaniel Gordon, Esq, in 1734. Despite the many years that it was lain away unused, 1t Is In an excellent state of preservation, con sidering its age.
 The engine Is composed of wooden well, six feet long by five inches wide, and lined with copper. At either end are openings for the purpose of re- ceiving water. which was fed to it by buckets. The pump Itself Is at one end and is worked by ordinary hand brakes. Four small solid wooden wheels support the body of the engine
 There are none of the leather buck. cts left that were used to feed the wa ter well, but the delivery pipe, which Is six feet long, can still be attached The engine is painted the usual red color, and on the front of the pump are printed instructions for properly working 1t.
 One of the suggestions for keeping the pump in order reads: "The peyets of the long iron spendll" should be "drest with sallet cyl and tallow." After using the hose the men are told that 1t should be liquored with heats foot cyl, bees wax and tallow and auoiled up." Over the instructions says the Municipal Journal and Engi. neer, was originally a covering of horn to protect them from injury. but of the horn covering only a small portion now remains.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
Mixing Up Material.

There's a good many queer things in this world" said Miss Jowders. meditatively, to her friend, Miss folks. Now did you ever take notice of that young man that spent the fore part of August here, a friend of the Samson family?'
 II did," said Miss Barnes, holding violently. "kind of foolish-appearing he was"
 Yes" said Miss Jowders, but he knew how to eat; he was the hearth est boarder I ever had. But it's his trade that's so Queer-he's a story writer, and he's always looking for what he calls material He seemed to think everything and everybody here was material, and l said to him outright one day. You may get into trouble If you take Branbury folks and put 'em right in book, faults. failngs and all
 But he laughed and said 'twould be all safe the way he did it, and then he explained his method. I take the old mems traits and give 'em to old ladies' he said, and if there's a naughty girl I turn her into a little boy, and any middle-aged folks make into young ones. Then I lay the scene in Canada, where I've never been,' he says, and set the time back fifty years, and there you are" Now did you ever hear such talk as that in all your days? But they tell me his books sell lust like hot cakes"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
Bibles for the RIind.

There is a New York publishing house which sells Bibles for the blind. The letters are embossed and stand out In relief sufficiently high to en- able the trained fingers of the read CT" to interpret whole word almost as quickly as the eye transmits the same intelligence to the mind. The Bible, printed in eight volumes, can be had for $S, but as only a small portion of the blind can afford to buy them. the sale of the books Is neces- sarily small.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-05
CITY PAVED WITH DIAMONDS
"washing" the Streets of Kimberley
 for Precious Stones,


 Before the consolidation of these mines into one vast concern there were scores of small miners who had not the necessary capital to enable them to do more than scratch at the surface of the earth. Arrived at certain depth, the ground fell In upon them, and working became an impossibility. Then 1t was that a powerful company. with unlim- lied capital, became a necessity, and the De Beers Company absorbed all these small concerns. Now, by scien- tile means, mining Is carried on to depths of over 2,000 feet from the earth's surface, and the diamonds are sorted out by mechanical means In systematic manner, which was before impossible. Since De Beers took the matter in hand they have applied their methods to the debris left behind as worthless by the earlier workers, and In 1t they have found more diamonds then had previously been taken out
 On the strength of this. applications have been made, and the rights grant ed, for individuals to wash" the streets of Kimberley, for much of the debris in question had been used in re pairing and making the roads This washing is going on now with most ex- cellent results. which proves that this city Is literally paved with diamonds. Kimberley, which has in the space of thirty years evolved itself out of a min ing camp, Is now, as compared with other places, an oasis in the desert of South African discomfort; place where the cost of living is high, as 1t Is elsewhere Just now, but where, at all events, some sort of return for your money In the way of creature comforts is obtainable This is very rare in South Africa today.
 It Is interesting to note how the "bloated capitalist" in question sweats his employees, as Is so often averred. At the company's mines work goes on for twentyfour hours a day In three shifts. White men who go below make anything from 13 shillings to f2 day, and the black boy" Is paid shlllings per day. He Is allotted a certain task, and when this is done he is free In practice It Is found that he can often do this in from three to five hours, so that out of the twenty-four he has from nineteen to twenty-one hours to him. Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette.