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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
Worst of All Exnaricncos

Oau anything he worse than TO feel that
every minute will be your lasts Such was the
experience OF Mrs. 5. III. Nowson, Decatur.
Ala. For three years"sh writes. 81 endured
insuuerable pain from indigestion. stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed Inevitable
when doctors and all remedies failed. At
length 1 was induced to try Electric Ditters
and the result was miraculous. I improved
at once and now I'm completely recovered" !"
For Liver, Kidney. Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric Bittcrs Is the only med icine.
Only 80 cents at Ellis q. Richardson's, Kill
marnock; t. j. Hayden & Sons, Irvingtou.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
JEWEL AMONG JEWELLERS.
Is. Roland Hall IN CAat.)

10. hosdnd HdH n Chdf)
off You ever have anything wrong
with your watch, go TO u Nassau ST., .
SAID friend of mine "tbere is an
accommodating jeweler in that
place."
Some time after that my watch was
out of order, and | went to = Nassau
Street.
My friend was right. The jeweler
removed bit of trash from one of
the wheels of my watch and would
accept no compensation. "No." he
said, "nothing for doing little thing
like that" i told him would come
in when wanted anything in the
jewelry line. "Come in at any time
and make yourself at hOme," he re-
piled.
Since then / have called number
of times on errands for myself and
out-of-town friends.
He is one of the most agreeable
men ever met. Making a purchase
there is always a distinct pleasure.
His affability is not of the profes-
slonal policy sort. 1t seems to come
right from his heart. Nothing is
any trouble to show. No informa-
ton is grudgingly given; he does
not make it embarrassing for you to
decline making a purchase if you
have not fully decided what you want
or do not find just what you are
looking for.
Since have found this jeweler l
have not bought anything from the
ieweler L formerly patronized. The
latter kept fine store, but his an
swers were always monosyllables. He
had tired look when asked to show
something else. always heaved
sighed of relief when an errand there
had been performed.
No doubt some day the shop keep
ers and merchants of even the great
est cities will learn that courtesy and
psinstaking attention are worth more
and cost less than any form of ad-
vertising.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
AS to Liars.

The chief SIN is perjury. Lord. how
this world is given to lying! Those
who lie always find an excuse for it.
They would rather lie at sixty days
than tell the truth for cash. Every
body lies! The infant lies in its
cradle. White lies are social neces-
stiles, made to be forgiven. The man
that willfully lies acknowledges
Satan, the father of lies, as his ances-
tor. Quit lying. 1t is disgraceful.
If you cannot talk without lying
don't talk. If you have nothing to
say, say it.-Neao York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
HI. Last Hope Realized.
(From ths Sentinel, 0ebo. Mont.)

NToM ths ocHttHct, UcDO, 1dOnt.l
In tho first opening of Oklahoma to settlers
I'm 1880. the editor of this paper was among the
many seekers after fortune who made the big
race one tine day In April. During his travel
ing about and afterwards his camping upon
his claim. no encountered much bad watcr,
which. together with the severe heat, gave
him very severe diarrhea which It seemed
almost impossible to check. and along I'm June
the case became so bad he expected to die.
One day one OF his neighbors brought him one
smali bottle of Chsmberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Resnedy AS a last hope. A big
dose was given him while he was rolling bout
ON the ground In great agony, aud In few
minutes the dose was repeated. The good
effect OF the medicine was soon noticed and
within an hour the patient was taking his first
sound sleep for y fortnight, That one little
bottle worked complete cure, and he cannot
help but feel grateful. The season for bowel
disorders being at hand suggests this item.
For sale by Messick. Long & Co., frvington;
w. A. Dameron n nro.. Weems; q. w. Sanders
q Son. White stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
HOW THEY MIsREPREsENT
Local Option I'm Mathews Co.,
Working All Right.

Working All Right.
Rev. s. II. johnson, of Orange, Va,
writes the field Superintendent Of
the League rs follows:
Rev. j. w. West:
Some weeks ago the Piedmont
ptryinian of this place con ntained che
following: Notwithstanding the
fact that Mathews has local option
law, whiskey is being sold in abun-
dance, and evidences of the fact can
be seen everywhere" ."-O6servsr in
Sowfhside Sentinel.
Thinking that there was some mis-
take in this statement, l wrote to
friends asking them to secure the
facts and send them to me. l have
received three communications. First,
Rev. w. Il. Ware writes: 81 have
seen very little drunkenness here in
the past two years; not as much as
l once saw in two weeks where they
had no local option law"
Second, "0bserver" writes that
the "wets arc entirely misconstruing
the meaning of my article. / will
further affirm that the local option
law in Mathews has done abundance
of good, and has lessened wlessness,
drunkenness and disorder"
Third, Judge Garnett sends the
following statement endorsed by
other prominent men:
81 came to live in Mathews county
in 1869, and at that time and mp to
the time that we adopted local option
some twelve or fifteen years ago
there were some forty or City grog
shops in the county Containing a
population Of $500 scattered all
over the county. l was the Com
monwealth's Attorney of the county
for fifteen years-from 1870 1885.
and am speaking within bounds when
L say that seven -tenths (7-10) of the
prosecutions before the courts during
my continuance in said office, directly
or indirectly, grew out of whiskey.
For three years and a half after we
adopted local option the key in the
Jail door was not turned, and from
that time to now the morals of our
people have greatly improved, our
commercial prosperity increased, and
a happier, more law-abiding COM
munity cannot be found anywhere
within the limits of the State.
"While there may be-and per-
haps there are-a few 'speakeasies' in
the county, so universally is the law
upheld and sustained 10y the great
mass of citizens that violators of it
are looked down upon with suoh con-
tempt as to utterly break down and
destroy their influence.
Notwithstanding these facts, we
hear it occasionally said by whlskey
drinkers and advocates of open sa-
looms that local option is failure in
the county. The friends of local
option know these statements are alb
solutely false, and the county will
never return to the saloon.
Respectfully,
q. 7. GARNET,
Judge of Mathews County,"
April l, 1908.
We, the undersigned, heartily in
dorse this paper:
s. Il. RICHARDSON, Druggist.
l.. Is. HUNLEY, M. ID.
.. ID. CRAwLEY, Minister of Gospel
G. @. WHITE, M. ID.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26

The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co..

Yours very truly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF ToLEpo.l

STATE OF ONO, Cry OF ToIEpo
LUCAS COUNTY. (S-
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is sen-
Tor partner of the firm of r.. j. CHENEY 4 Co.
doing busines In the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. anu that said firm wifi
pay the sum or ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor each and every case OF CArARRH that can
not De cured by the use or HALLS Gaia RRH
Cuhf. FRANK }. CHENEY.
Sworn 20 before me and subsc ibed In my
presence, this ath day of December. A. ID. lssS.
isEAL A. W. GLEASON.
49,, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system Send for testimonials
free. H. j. CHENEY A 90 ToIodo N
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the Scst.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
A Serious Mistake.

L. G. Dewitt & Co., is the name of the firm
who make the genuine Witch Hazel Salve. De-
Wits is the Witch Hazel Salve that heals
without leaving scar. 1t Is serious mistake
to use any other. Dewitts Witch Hazel Salve
cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding
piles. burns, bruises. eczema and all skin dis
eases. Sold by 4. j. Hayden & Son. Irvington;
He. Rowe Son, Heathsville; ]. j. Crowder
& Son, Reedville; L. ID. Stoneham, Moiusk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26

prattle of the children. Thousands
OF these men, amid all their hardshlps
and privations, bear love and 10y
atty to home as sacred as the memo
ries which connect US with the love
of a sainted mother or a sainted wife.
BY life, example and conversation
they stand for clear and upright
manhood.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
"Ou agln,
On agin,
Gone agin-
Finnigan." "

These four lines have amused thou
sands of theatergoers. They were
originally written by Gillian, of the
Baltimore american.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
Mexico,s military Ambition.

The army and navy of the republic
of Mexico are undergoing the greatest
transformation in their history. From
the border to Yucatan and from the
Pacific to the gulf coast the republic
win soon be vast parade ground for
troops and marines. Quietly, but rap
idly, the government is carrying to
completion comprehensive plans which
will make Mexico one of the strongest
military powers for her area on the
globe. Within a year or two at most
President Diaz viii be able to mobilize
on short notice nearly 100000 we'll
equipped and well-drilled soldiers. He
desires TO make Mexico nation Of
warriors, therefore in nearly 1000
public schools nearly 100000 boys are
drilling daily and dreaming Of glory to
be won on the battlefield. Is there
reason to doubt, in view Of such facts
as these, that the Mexico Of the future
will be able to make demands and en-
force them II need be- National Mag
azine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was,saved," writes Mrs. w Watkins
Of Pleasant City. Ohio. Pneumonia had
played sad havoc with him and terrible
cough set in besides Doctors treated
him, but he grew worse every day. At
length wei tried DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, and our darling
was saved. He's now sound and we'll. >
Everybody ought to know it's the only
sure cure for coughs, colds and all lung
diseases. Guaranteed by Peoples drug
Store. Price SOC and 81. Trial bottles
free. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
PORTO RIcANs LIVE CHEAPLY.
Laborers Make About seventy-Five
Gents . Day and Work But
Very Little.

The cost of living in Porto Rico is
perhaps less, gagued from the natives
view of necessity, than in any other
quarter Of the globe, where modern civ
ilization has obtained foothold- Dr..
RYDER. secretary of the American Mis-
uionary associa tion, who has recently
returned from an inspection. OF the
island, tells the following story 70 IL
lustrate the scale of wages and living
in the island:
81 was riding through the interior
on horseback, on my way to Ponce" I"
he said, "when saw ahead OF me in
the road native carrying log on
his head. It was log II feet long,
and must have weighed 200 pounds.
He seemed to trot along with it on his
head without any trouble. asked my
companion to stop and ask him about
it. He did SO, and the man said he had
cut and ripped the log, that is. got it
ready to split into timber, although it
was not loosened enough to fall apart,
the day before. and had brought it Is
miles on his head that morning, and
had three miles further to carry itinto
Ponce.
'ssAnd how much win you get for it?'
asked my companion.
~ hope to get IS cents replied the
man. but may get only 12.'
ssBut that sum would buy as much
as $3.50 would up here" continued the
docfor .eo fbP man was really working
for about rs cents day. 1t is esti-
mated that man can support a fam
lily by three days work month. Food
is practically free. Fruit is TO be had
for the taking, and the poorer classes
practically live on fruit And as for
a house, a convert borrowed dollar
from one Of our missionaries to put up
a house when he wanted to get mar
ried. and IL was plenty"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23

American Emigration lnlo Canada.
Americanizing The Canadian
Northwest.' by william r.. Stewart,
IA one April Cosmopolitan, il one of
xbe most Important and Timely arti-
cIes that has recently appeared 10
the magazines That, In the last
two years. over sixty Thousand Amer
lean farmers have crossed the % min
ion lire and entered new and nnde-
yeoped country, over which dies a
foreign flag, has caused the nswspa-
pers of the country to publish COM
ments Of astonlshment and prophecy.
Migration has SO long been directed
into the United States that this ten
dency TO emigrate is giving the nation
an inexperienced sensation. But y is
due to 20 lack OF patriotism on the
part OF the new h0me-seekers. They
are carrying their Fourth -of-J uly
spirit with them, and thrift, indus
try and Yankeeism is Americanizlng
the Canadian Northwest. Not the
least interesting feature OF this Nor
thwestern emigration, which Is sure
to greatly increase during this year
and the next few years to come, is the
cause OF it all. 1t is not gold or val
liable metals that invite these peo-
Die to the Northwest, but the abun'
dant fields OF waving golden grain.
The agricultural possibilities Of this
vast dominion promise even greater
futures for the home-seeker there
than dio the boom days Of Dakota
some twenty years ago. This article
graphically written by Mr.. Stewart
and profusely illustrated, exhibits -
most attractive way the truest apt
most substantial kind of American
expansion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
The stomach Is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man, be-
cause it cannot transform the food he
eats into nourishment. Health and
strength cannot be restored to any sick
man or weak woman without restoring
health and. strength to the stomach. A
weak stomach cannot digest enough
food to feed the tissues and revive the
tired and run dowr limbsand an dor
gans of the body. Kodol Dyspep sia
Cure cleanses, puri6es, sweetens and
strengthens the glands and membranes
of the stomach, and cures Indigestion,
dyspepsia aud all stomach troubles. A
w Foreman. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23

~ 4N .
The work Of making good Amerl-
cans out Of the people Of our new
territory ia tile gulf of Mexico il
going on with very creditable speed
and intelligence. In the annual re-
port Of Hon, William II. Hunt, the
governor OF Porto Rico, just made
public, there are some highly pleas
ing figures on education. In Janu-
ary, 1901, there were 6s2 schools open
In the island; in January, 1902, there
were s75, and now there are HOO
The number of teachers at the three
dates respectively, are put at 72l,
934 and 1,126. The number of pu-
pills, which was 10000 at the first
named date and $4,000 at the sec
ond, Is now $4,000
Manifestly, this is very encour-
aging condition of things. The mt
tie red schoolhouse, which was on
the front line Of the American ad-
vance from Plymouth Rock to the
Golden Gate, is in the van OF the
American expansion in the islands of
the Mexican gulf Education in the
common schools was practically I'M
known at the time American sway
began in Porto Rico. There were
schools in the island under the
Spanish regime, but they were rev
IN number were poorly equipped ana
had only q sparse attendance lhe
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
SHRINKING ENGLIsHMEN.
Recent Recruiting Operations Re-
veal Something About British
National Physique.

Out of every five men who offer them
selves for the army only two become
effective soldiers.
As the medical reflections for the
army are an Indication of the general
physical condition of the would-be re-
cruits, these figures show an alarming
deterioration of the national physique,
says the London Mail.
In single year $4,000 men were re-
jected at sight, and another thousand
were discharged with only few weeks
service, while up to one, two and three
years service the discharges for rea-
sons of unfitness were numerous.
One of the causes for this state OF
things is the crowding of men in the
towns, and another is the want OF nu-
triment and attention in childhood
among the lower classes.
From observations taken at military
hospitals Sir Frederick Maurice. be-
lieves that the scanty and improper
feeding of infants largely induces heart
and lung trouble and inferior physique
and that early marriages and maternal
neglect are fruitful causes of fiat feet,
bowed legs and similar physical de-
fects.
IL This army barometer proves that the
artisan, shopman and clerk furnish the
largest proportion Of reflections, and
that narrow chests are the most fire.
quent cause of them.
OF recruits accepted many only just
scrape through, as the following fig
ures will show:
Number of recruits. ts...................... .60,o cog
Number under feet inches. =, ,oot
Number under 120 pounds weight. We
Number under 30 inches chest meas. -.
Increased pay and abolition OF fa-
tigue duties were devised in order to
get more men from higher class OF
the community but for the present
they have failed.
These figures can best be gathered
from the figures of the recruiting at
the chief center, St. Georges barracks.
Compared with the normal year OF 1898
they are as follows:
1S9S--Old conditions ......................z,23 q!
i902-New conditions ........-......-....-iS,zi zit
This increase of only thousand men
is not encouraging.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
a RamarkabIe case.

One of the.most remarkable cases of a
cold. deep seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E
Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: "The coughing and
straining so weakened ME that / run
down in weight FROM l4S to 92 pounds.
l tried number of remedies to no avail
until l used One Minute Cough Cure.
Four bottles of this wonderful remedy
cured. me entirely of the cough, strength
ened my lungs and restored me 10 my
normal weight, health and strength. -
A w Foreman. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23

DR.. Laslzer. the chess champion, in
a recent interview declared that chess
playing, not carried to excess, i'm
proves a mans health. Most Of the
prominent players" he added, live
10 an advanced age. But nervous
people shouldn't play chess at night.
If they do. they can't sleep. Nor in
the morning. or they can't work.
They shouldn't play at ali, in fact.
Chess IS beneficial to normal man,
Just as athletics is good for him.
The chess player lives longer than
the athlete Minneapolis Journal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
NEED NOT GO ABROAD.
one Can Have Most Of the 'Venehts Oh
Foreign Travel In 1Nin
Country.

IL IS no longer "the thing" 10 nave
ones luggage decorated with the
.pastcrs" Of foreign hotels, steam
ships and railways. Young men who
wanted to appear "knowing" and to
get the reputation Of being travelled
without the trouble and expense OF
travelling, had their friends who went
abroad send them the necessary
pastors. Some even boldly wrote "
hotels in Switzerland, France, Lon
don, etc, asking for the coveted DIS
of paper. Besides, there are places
where these labels can be bought ID
this city and in London, and all TINS
has given a black eye to the once
popular fad, says the New York
Press.
A man was willing to have his suit
case disfigured with foreign labels
IL every time he took it across the
ferry people read the evidences q
travel with awe and expressed envy
and admiration in their eyes. They
even had their different pieces OF
baggage vanished, so that the labels
would not come off, and nothing
could be more serenely self-compla-
cent than a Staten Islander crossing
~ Manhattan with his weekly laun-
dry inclosed in a much-belapeieo
"dress suit" case
But now the doubling Thomasea
glance contemptuously at the port
able picture galleries and say to their
companions: "Pooh! that don't
prove anything. Likely as not he
bought EN- So now the real trav.
eler, the one to whom trip abroad
is not the event of lifetime but
an almost annual occurrence, tries
to keep his luggage as free from
foreign labels as possible in order
that he may not be confounded Win
the spurious article.
Travellers have been given to lying
from Sir John Mandeville's time 70
the present, and dealers in tourists
supplies say that they have men ask
them to burn whole lists OF Swiss
mountains on brand-new alpenstocks.
II have, Of course, been up all
these mountains" remarks the Gus
toner. s'but 1 unfortunately lost my
old alpenstock with the names
burned in at the time I made the
various ascents."
Others say frankly that they want
to hoax their friends and have never
been nearer Switzerland than Coney
Island. Dealers in photographs Of
foreign places will tell you that not
infrequently men will come to them,
generally young men, and buy set
Of pictures taken, say, in Italy, re.
marking that they have just returned
from trip through that country
but neglected to buy any photo
graphs while on the journey. Some
times this is true. More often it is
not. The only way to be absolutely
sure that your friend with the alpen.
stock, the labels on his luggage and
the photographs has really been
abroad is to meet him at the steam
er when he comes back, and then the
chances are ten TO one he has not
visited all the places he says he has
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23

"Do you keep late hours, young
mas asked the blue-nosed woman of
the clerk in the music store
"We've got The Clock in the
Steeple Strikes One. ma'am if that's
what you want, replied the youth, feel
ing in his pocket for a cigarette
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
To cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the roney
II it fails to cure. 4. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-23
JOIN THE CROWD.

The New Northwest is increasing from
immigration, by 100000 people yearly
This region offers a field tor farmers
stock raisers, miners, lumbermen fiii-
lers. fruit growers, and all classes OF
labor. The Cody-Wyoming extension
into the Big Horn Region offers splen-
did opening for the live stock and wool
business and,for farming by irrigation
The industrial expansion that IS now
the basis of wealth in the East, will be
re peated in the Northwest. Give some
thought toward home in Nebraska or
Minnesota the Dakotas, Montana, North
eastern Wyoming, Northern Idaho.
Washington, the Puget Sound and Col
umbia River region
Northwest Train to Take.
"lre Burlington-Northern Pacific Ex-
press is the only through train into the
Northwest territory in connection with
| the Northern Pacific Railroad. Through
coaches. chair cars (seats free), through
S<@S%~
time saver to the Northwest. Connect
| ing train from Denver to Alliance IN
connection with this great through train.
| You can reach the Northwest either via
| K ansas City, St. Joseph or Denver, by
the Burlington Route
TO the North.
The Burlington has two trains daily to
St Paul and Minneapolis, reaching the
valuable territory of Minnesota and the
Dskotas traversed by the Northern Paci-
&c and Great Northern Railroads. The
Burlington is the main travelled road to
the Northwest and North. Investigate
the Northwest by addressing either the
Industrial Departments OF the Great
Northern or Northern Pacific Railroads
at ST. Paul, or the undersigned.
Z. ]. BRICKER, T. P. A., 823 Main st.
Kansas City, Mo.
L. w. TAKELEY, @. p. A., St. LOUIS
F. c. SHARON, S.W.P.A., 823 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.