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

over OF the army regime was the
title OF maj ior, a lot of ambulanoes,
a good many more or less, anti
quated mules and around every
agency one or more government
teamslers. The whole lot (save
the major as the broad brim
agent became) was in most IN
stances utilized much as they had
been before, except that the ex'
army tsamster generally became
wagon master aud was expected to
teach lot Of Indians how to
freight the agency stores from the
nearest railroad point. This be-
came mighty expensive freighting
with lot of pones, but the Injun
had to be taught TO work, cost
what it might, and hate IL as he
might.
About the first order issued by
the Quakers was that all sw caring
by government employees had TO
oeas (which made the teamster's
duty doubly arduous. Out at An
adarko (Ft. Sill) John Tatum was
placed in charge as agent, and
some order OF his having stirred
up the Indians TO the point OF open
insubordination, the old gentle.
man decided that prudence war.
rsnted his immediate and speedy
departure. The ambulance was
quickly made ready and with four
mules attached aud in charge OF a
grizzled old veteran, who had
freighted from the Missouri river
to Santa Fe for half a century,
Friend John departed. Coming
through Sugar Greek bottom the
ambulance went into the mud
axle deep and all attempts to
move il by ordinary methods
failed. The driver ooaxed and
whipped, looked back over the
hill for the enraged savages and
then at the major, but twas no
use. But the situation was a grave
one, and Friend Tatum, reading
Bills mute appeal and catching
the inspiration leaned over and
said: "William, perhaps if thee'i
cuss a little they'll pull it out, I"
and sure enough they did.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
FRANKLINS
CHEROKEES
Favorable Decision
by Secretary of
the Interior

A decision favorable to George
w. franklin aud family, Of this
city, has just been received by the
Dawes Commission from the Sec.
rvtary Of the Interior which per.
manently fixes their stutus.
The decision is remarkable, in
that il transforms pure white peo.
pie into Cherokees with all resul.
tanl rights, a unique condition so
far as this nation is concerned. In
the Chiokasaw the laws and
treaties are different and the rule
has been once a Chickasaw always
q Chiokasaw. The history Of the
case, familiar TO most Of our citi.
zens, is about thus:
Away back in 1866 Franklin
married a woman In Kansas. After
that he aas adopted into the Cher.
okee Nation with the rest of the
shawnees, and participated in the
rights Of the Cherokee Nation and
got on the eighty" roll. After
that his Shawnee wife died
franklin married again, this time
a white woman. When he ap.
piled for enrolment as Chero.
kee bis right was contested by the
Cherokee attorneys on ground
that he married out; In other
words, he had forfeited his right
by marrying woman who was
not a member Of the Cherokee
trib Of Indians, an d as he had nc
Ipdi an blood In bis veins the al.
torn . VS. claimed that he was moi
entitled to an enrolment. His
attorney took the position that be
had been adopted by the Cbero.
KEGS and ,as therefore entitled "a
the same rights as a fuli.blood,
whether he was an Indian or not
and this viss was taken By the
secretary.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
In THE LAND OF srANDsTrLL.
Correspondent In Venezuela writes
EntertaininRly OF Caracas
and its People.

Such Is the name given to vene-
zuela by James Barnes. who went
there during the recent difficulty as
the correspondent Of the Outlook.
Here is bit from his picturesque
description Of Caracas in the Out
look:
There are the barracks; the one
OF the north with itS single gun pre-
sented to the Venezuelan govern
ment by Empress Eugenie, and with
all It's loopholes frowning az the city,
like all the other "defenses." There
is another near the center of The
town. where the small brown soldier
boys stand guard at the door. armed
to the teeth. At night both places
given wide berth and the unlfnowing
stranger who may not understand
the peremptory ''Halte, qui vivei" Is
In no little danger. Much afraid OF
these places are the psaeeable inhab-
itants, and much right have they 20
be so. for the soldier that supports
tho Fsigning government 10 Q privi-
legged person. It does not do -
complain of him. The keeper Of q
cafe frequented by the troops once
spoke 60 the colonel Of an Andino
regiment and said that his soldiers
borrowed his knives and forks and
did not return them. "Do you mean
that the soldiers Of my government
are thieves2" replied the colonel.
Tho restaurant keeper replied that
IL might lock that way to the cas-
ual observer, OF wsrds 10 that ef-
feet, whsreupon the colonel ahot
him dead. and that wac the end Of
the matter.
Leading cut Of the eity 20 che
south and crossing the Ghallow river
ia the farfamsd "iTon bridge" Yt
Joins at its further enc with . broad
road about a mile in length. Beauti-
tiful gardens and wsli-lsept ht-
tie villas. mostly the pieaEuso hemes
Of politicians. are ON either aide.
Hero on holidays meet The upper
classes, the old conservatives. ths
wealthy tradesman and che success
fui politician. The pampered favor
tie of the latter drives here. TOO,
loiiing back in her victoria. The
people bow 10 one another or give
the cut direct, as their acquaintance
ship dictates or their position in the
social seals may give them privilege
OF not AZ the eastern end used TO
be the gay quarter, tho daneshouses
and the fnndangoes. A little park
Is at the western end. where there is
also. strange 70 say, q baseball nsid.
A hopeful sign for the future is that
small percentage Of the youths
and boys have taken up outdoor
sports. this within the last four
years. This mile OF more Of coed
road IL all that Is worthy Of the
name OF driveway" in country
bigger than the state of TeIasi The
people are very proud Of Il.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

Steadily for the last ten years the
number OF certified pauper lunatics
in the British isles has been rising.
Similarly suicide is increasing all
over the country. Turn 10 the ply.
tieai form and the tale Is the same
Army recruits show worse teeth to
the examining medical officers every
year II has Just been found neces-
sary 10 lower the standard Of height.
weight and chest measurement 20 a
degree which Is quite indefinite.
With all modern athleticism there Is
attn definite tendency 70 increased
insanity and 10 physical deportation
IN Great Britain at the present day.
N. Y. Sun.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
cARELEssNEss IN DRESS.
Characteristic of seme Men of wealth
That IL Merely "A Af-
fectatfsn.

Many wealthy men affect careiessness
In dress, and II may truly be said that
they can AFFORD 10 do anything, but they
are the very men who require that their
employees shall dress 80 well that the
public will imagine they are we'll paid.
says Success The first impression
made by man in business life Is the
most important. When he enters the
presence OF another man he studies him
20 less than he is being studied in turn.
Each unconseiously takes the measure
OF the other, and each quickly forms an
opinion.
The Importance OF making that first
impression n favorable one cannot be
overestimated. II helps toward the OBJ
iect to be gained. The nicely 'groomed."
clean-cut man. dreasedin good taste, and
carrying himself with that confident air
of gentility which IL inseparabls from
good attire. feels sure Of his ground,
and can talk with the man who IL his
superior in a business sense without
displaying those many little evidences
Of unoouthness (which ereeps out In ones
dress, speech and manner. II you have
an important part to play in your bust
ness life. remember that you must dress
up 10 a. The shabby and the shiftless.
the unshaven and unrefned cannot rise
above the mediocre They are the men
who hli the want" columns Of news
papers and who ply those eallings
whore no previous experience IL re-
quired," and whore applicants are In
formed that 500 , week can be made
without the slightest knowledge. effort
or skill.
Shaving is first mentioned in Genesis.
xii, II. Joseph shaved himself before
gcing before the king
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27

I've French doctors have been
looking inso the question Of bAArdsd
women. and have discovered that Dat
Of every 1000 sans females eco ere
bearded. OF these 2so have onlya light
down. 40 have very visible beard, and
ten are unmistakably adorned with
this hirsuts appendage. Out of i.eoo
insane women examined. 4ei had
slight boards, while SO had boards wsiI
szown.-London Chronlois.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
QUEER BARS FOR DIVORCES.
some CountrIss Make IL DimouIt fer
Couples 90 sever the Mar
ftaI Tie.

Some curious and interesting facts
regarding the marriage and divorce
laws of forsign countries are con-
tanned in a parliamentary paper Just
issued. Breaches OF promise are
averted in Hungary by an express
declaration OF the civil marriage act,
1885, that "the relations created by .
betrothal do not give right TO de-
mand the conclusion Of a marriage"
but II either party withdraws from
an engagement without Just reasons
he or she Is bound to grant COM
pensation 20 the extent Of the out
lay incurred, says the London Ex-
press.
Divorce In the English sense does
not exist, but the courts can decree
the personal separation of q married
couple without disaolving the bonds
OF matrimony.
A curious law prevailing in France
provides that, before being married.
children Of family, although over
age, shall seek in respectful and
formal terms" the advice OF their ia
ther and mother. IL makes no DIFF
ference, however, whether or not the
consent of parents IS given, for the
couple can be married n month after
ward under any circumstances. This
is also the case In the Netherlands.
The German courts adopt re-
markable procedure In divorce ae-
tions. In the interests of public
morality an attempt at reconciliation
must be made between the parties In
the presence of the Judge. The at
torney general is hound 20 cooperate
in this and Is empowered to bring
new evidence which may tend TO pre-
vent the dissolution of the marriage.
When, however, misconduct IL
proved, n divorce Is granted and the
guilty party, on the application Of
the innocent party, can be punished
with imprisonment.
A divorce further entities the In
nocent party to recover all the pres
ents he or abe may have made.
According 20 the constitution OF
the Netherlands the civil marriage
must always preoede the religious
ceremony. The latter, indeed, is left
entirely 20 the conscience of the par
ties concerned. There is also a law
providing that no man or woman un-
der 80 can marry without the con-
sent OF parents. II the consent be
refused the couple have 20 appear
before a Judge. who advises them an
he thinks best.
Many countries have now abolished
all marriage fees. This is the case In
Norway, while In the Netherlands
certain days Of the week are set
apart when persons may be married
without payment,
The most diverse forms Of mar
riage and divorce law are found In
the United States. The IS states, the
Ave territories and the District OF
Columbia have separate and indepen-
dent laws on each subject. Marriage
between whites and negroes Is pro-
hibited In majority of states, espe-
ciallv In the south. There are also
IL states in which there is no legal
limit 20 the ages at which parties
can marry.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
ue uearsl Arlaht.

81 have always heard. ~ said thai
your wife Is a woman Of her word"
said Gazzam 30 Bickers
HThat's quite right" added Blekers.
"quite right. She Is not onlya womnn
Of her word, but woman Of good
many words. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
AN ECHO FROM
THE STRIP
John w Jordan and
Family Restored
to the Roll

hu uuuV w tho peoN Nbhoo atNh
= decision just made by the Secre.
tAry of the Interior directing that
iohn w. Jordan and family be en-.
rolled as Cherokee citizens. While
Jordan's citizenship, originally,
was not questioned, the attorneys
FOR the nation In resisting his
claim for enrolment based their
objection on the fact that he took
. claim on the Cherokee strip. II
was shown in his behalf that this
was charged up to him and de.
Quoted from his payment, as pro.
vided by treaty.
John w. Jordan was one OF the
men, who with Col. J. NJ Bell,
went out 10 the Cherokee strip in
1879 and sought TO make their
homes there. They settled short
distance south Of Arkansas City,
We believe on Flat Rock. AT that
slime the rights Of the Cherokee
nation 10 the strip had never
been denied by the United States
and ioresseing the trend OF events
Col. Jim Bell made settlement
as stated. That be was disturbed
and his efforts thwarted is mat.
ter for national sgret, as 1t mark.
ed the beginning Of the nations
decline in that agricultural EN-.
pire. Very strangely (t might
appear on its iace) he was removed
at the behest OF the Cherokee ma.
tion's authorities.
A great many Texas cattle had
been driven into that country and
Hoolie Bell was appointed collec.
tor TO lift the grazing tax on them.
These Cherokee farming settlers
naturally stood In the way Of the
COW outfit aud consequently had
10 20. An order for the removal
Of ell persons Sho declined to
pay tribute was secured and The
soldIery performed the service on
request OF Hoolie and bis assis.
tanls. Jim Bell and his little
company including John W. Jor.
dan Of course fell under the ban
and their improvements were laid
waste In short order. After shower.
Ing upon Nephew HOolie chap.
Ter OF denunoiation he is likely
never TO forget. the Colonel made
bis way to Kansas and then home.
Il was as collector OF this grazing
tax that Hoolie made himself fam.
ous with his ''I, L, B. Bell, do re.
port" just what sum OF money
be and his assistants collected the
council never knew and certain il
is the nation never got any Of it,
nor any information further than
just related. That they got some.
thing is reasonably certain for
Josh Mclaughlin is authority for
The statement that in one of their
tents was q barrel Of whisky and
Tin cup and things seemed easy all
along. He told someone who
happened TO ask the question q
few years later that be believed he
spent aS much as he collected.
Had Col. Bell been permitted TO
remain undisturbed or antagonized
b. the nation, il is hardly to be
doubted that the CheTokees would
have settled In that country and
finally allotted ii. As II was
eighty homesteads were provided
for In The treaty and J.W. Jordan,
]. M. Bell and his son, Waite,
Doel Baugh, r. L. Owen, C. NJ.
Mcclellan, ct. al, to the number
OF seventy.six or eight obtained
them. Ex.Chief d. w. Bushy.
head vas the only person named
specifically In the treaty and he
located . stone quarry but never
realised any considerable sum
from II.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
HAD SEEN MULES DRIVEN
Ana was Anxious To Oct Away
Quick.

During General Grants admin.
islraiion as president, the Quakers
we're Installed as agents At all the
Indian agencies, displaoing the
army officers (mucb 10 The lallers'
deIIehl) In most cases. Ae a left.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
Ynu Know Whl / You Ars TaI.IaE

When you take Groves Tasteless
{ lhlll Tonic becaust The formula Is
D talnly printed Uu eyt ~ bottle show
Ii 2 that II Is simply IL 20 ana quinine
In Q tasteless form. Nc cure no pay
b0c.A
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-03-05
Warrants Redeemed BY County Treas
urer, 1902.

COUNTY, REVENUE Fun D. \
I No. of Warrant and in Whose
fs5 sss II, . @a,. IRA .Vf, A ne
The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-03-05
Prepared by D. L SYLVESTER County Auditor.

AUDITORS. OFFICE, #
County, Minnesota. IL
HONORABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BELTRAMI
COUNTY--DEA SI
herewith the Financial Statement Of the County OF Bel
year showing receipts disbursements and orders
issued for the ending December . Is 1902
Very respectfully.
d. IL. SYLVESTER,
County Auditor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
I'm THE GOOD OLD SUMMER r1Mr-

There is some one who ~re5oices that the
good old summer time ID almost here again.
even more than does the gay Jaybird, the
merry meadow lark. OF. the festive bobo-
link.
1t is Dusty Rhodes And not only Dusty,
but his misunderstanding Willie, Mean
dering. Mike. Peresrinating Pete, and all the
rest Of the family Of the great unwashed,
commonly known as tramps..
Tn winter time u 4 bitter season to the
genus tramp. II he can he goes South,
but even down South. away down South.
sleeping out in January Is no Idle dream.
Besides. 20 many tramps throns south.
ward when the snow commences to fall in
the North hat the tramp industry In Dixie
during the winter time II terribly oyerdone.
Town Marnhals down South are cold ana
heartless and unfeeling, and Southern town
boards make horrible ordinances to the sf-
feet that people with no visible means Of
support shall b put to work in tKe city
b~rickyard.
% many tramps 20 South that thu, an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

OF the profession, working bon.
s'oes OF the street all the way to New Or.
cans, and there are not enough cold hand
outs to go around.
90 uninvfting has been the Southern aeia
during the, last few years ths. msny ,ramps
selolcaiiy prefer to remain In the North
during the winter and take their chances OF
s s,ns to death rather than to suffer iin7
ssflns starvation and the horrible certainty
OF working In a brickyard, if- tbev serav a
the other side of Mason and pixon:s line.
90 every winter thousands Of tramps 70
main during the cold season In ali the Iarre
s,,les os the. North. 81. Louis winters tho1s
Every freezing night finds tramps b.
sieging the police stations.
IN the morning. after sleeping all night q
tne prick floors. they are turned nut mi
me cold world and must spend the da}
nsM arouno some saloon. venturing out
hearted rasssr.hy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

pefsons have q writing the word "city" On
ENVELOPES intended for their friends In st.
Louik+
city" Is no address at an and letter, %
addressed often 20 astray. It 10 possible
thai two letters win stick together.
II one b addressed to New York ana 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

Pa. was intended. and he guessed Alright.
The following unique address came from
Mexico: NJ. Manftging. Co. Chicago.
Nueva York. Pittsburg. st. Louis, MIL
waukee, Cincinnati. Baltimore, Minneapolis.
Kansas City. u. 8. A.
No name. but multitude Of cities.
Investigation showed that the N. X. Fair
banks Soap Company advertised in Mexico,
showing that 1t has plants in all the cities
mentioned.
Accordingly the letter was dispatched to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

dress, and, when II Is found. he adds Il to
his directory list, II his list does not Al
ready Include It. BY consistent work this
way his directory has come to b . COM
prehensive volume Of its kind.
One Of the commonest errors q one
which the Post-Oflcs authorities have long
tried to overcome, II the habit which many
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

the soap company's general on,ces in chi
caEo.
"Mr. Jose Bedsns. Burrttt strit, q
KIvelat."
This Is No. 90. Burritt street. CLEVELAND X
In the other letter shown. intended <
Catrionni Gasprodinia. one of the combina
lions OF letters. pronounced sounds Ike
Chieosa. Such . station y a mining oamI
In Colorado
the person for whom It WAS intendad
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

F. N. Rowland Has Charge Of the 'Ntxse
Bureau" in St. Louis.
Hundreds of Persons Are Indebted to Him for
Getting Their Letters.
His Task Is to Know Every Business Firm of :
Importance in the Country and the
Names of All Post Offices in Order That He
May Better Study OCT
+. What Careless or Uneducated Men and
Women Mean Instead of What Thew Write.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

what city a firm was in before you could
locate 1t.
When the wrong city Is written on the
envelope 1t is incumbent upon him to learn
what town is intended.
Accordingly. whenever . letter comes TO
him upon which q mistake 10 made as to
the city. he searches for the correct ad-
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-10
A Box of Old Coins Unearthed.

A box of coins supposed to have been buried by the Tories during the revo- lutionary period was recently unearthed by laborcrs working Cn one ot the eastern railroad, but aS the coins were about two centuries old they would probably have no more value today than many of the remedies compound ed for stomach, liver and bowel disord- CTS. It is therefore necessary, If you want to recover your health, to be careful in the selection of a medicine that will restore the appetite, purify the blood. and cure headache, indiges- tion. dyspepsia, constipation or liver and kidney troubles. You will make no mistake if you try Hostetter' $ Stomach Bitters because it will posi- tively cure these diseases. Hundreds of people have voluntarily testified to this fact during the past fifty years.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-10
Bank CiearingS.

The bank clearings of San Francisco for 1902 were $1,373, 362, ,O25.3l, and the of all other clearing house totals in the states and territories west of Denver was $999, ,56l, ,14S, or $373, ,sOO,- ST less than the returns for San Fran cisco alone. This handsome showing clearly demonstrates two facts: First, that San Francisco is the financial center of the western half of the United States, and that it is the mart of com merce of the Pacific coast. Incidental ly it may be stated that the increase in San Francisco's bank cleariugs for 1902 as compared with 1901 was $l95,- I92, ,489, or an increase in trade move ment of over s50O,O00 per day for every day in the year.-Sunset Magazine.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-10
The Eagles.

An aerie of Eagles has found lodge ment in Yuma, having been organized with 1T charter members last Saturday night by w J. Wilsey of Prescott, who installed the following officers:
 Worthy President. Wm. H. Buck. Worthy President, (. C. Hayward. Worthy Chaplain, Wm. H. Shorey. Worthy Secretary, w. H. Bowles. Worthy Treasurer, o. C. Johnson. Worthy Conductor, W. H. Lyon. Inside Guard, John L. Balsz.
 Outside Guard, Robert Tapia.
 Trustees, A. Modesti. w. H. Lyon and J. Lacy.
 Worthy Past President (appointed) ], c. P. Crcnin.
 Weekly meetings will be held in Elks' hall, day of meeting to be an- nounced later.