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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
INDIAN POLICE
HAVE WORK
Capt. West and His Men are
Driving Out Cattle.

Capt John West, chief Of the In
dian police, and Hannibal Morrison, a
member OF the force, are working
along the Arkansas and Kansas line,
In the Cherokee nation.
The first stop will be at Marble,
near which place Capt West has a
little job to perform, which l,s says
shall be done right.
In the country near Marble, close TO
the Arkansas line, resides man
named Jerry Pollard and his family,
and the presence Of this gentleman,
together with his actions, or more
properly speaking his lack Of action,
Is the cause Of the visit OF the Indian
officers to that particular locality.
Pollard has a bunch OF about a
hundred head Of cattle, and according
to Capt Vests statement, these cat
tie have been depredating on the en-
tire community, and remonstrance
with their owner proved unavaillng
he refused TO put them up or to
keep them.
When Pollard was told that the
InciaE police would drive his cattle
out, he answered that 'he guessed
not, - and that he"would drive them
back as often as they drove them
out"
Capt. Vest is armed with instruc
tions to remove Pollard's cattle anc
10 remove Pollard also, unles hs
agrees to do the right thing. ~ will
take him into Arkansas said thG
chief Of Indian Officers.
Capt. West said he had similar In
strnctions in regard to parties living
In the Cherokee nation on the Kan
as line.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
A LITTLE GIRLS LEGACY.
Short Story from Which May Be
Taken . Wholesome Example
for the Young.

! One GUNNER a little girl OF five was
sent 20 visit some cousins Of her mother.
The covsins we're all grown people.
noneofthemsven young. and they dread
ed the child's visit. Not that they an
ticipated any trouble that she might
make. but they feared that she might be
homesick and lonesome In house 30
strange TO ali childish ways.
From the first hour, however. relates
Youths Companion, II was evident that
the little maid was the possessor Of
charm that made loneliness an unknown
word. She had the friendly heart.
She made friends with eyerv one. from
the minister TO the milkman and being
friends meant OF course that she was
deeply interested In everything that any
az these delightful people did.
Most Of all, with a pretty loyalty that
was irresistible. she was devoted to her
cousins, Day after day through the two
happy months she helped Cousin
Mary cook delectable dishes. and Cousin
Ellen dust the wonderful things In the
parlor. and Cousin Henry feed the hens
and pick berries.
Long before she left II was an under
stood thing chat she was TO come back
every summer Il was the last thing
they called 20 her when they
waved gUoG-L. o The sum. little face
at the car window-she was going home
in the conductors care; OF course the
conductor was her friend at sight.
They never saw her again. Quite sud-
denly, two months later. the beautiful
little life was ended. That was what
what people said. but those who had
known her knew that that was not true.
even down here. This is what one Of the
cousins wrote the mother.
I'VE are trying. all Of Us. not to grieve
because the world seems empty without
Lydia. Her spirit IL still with Us. touch
Ing every common task Of every day.
There was one sentence that was upon
her lips constantly-it seems to me I
can hear her dear voice saying II this
minute-7'Can help theef' Thee will
understand. Rachel We are as loving
family a. most. I think. and We try 10
DO our share Of helping In the world.
But l know that our love is deepened,
our desire for service more eager. the
Can ! help theef' oftener In our hearts
because for two months We lived with
thy beautiful child"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
CLEVER JAPANESE JUccLER
Wonderful Feats Of Legerdsmain
That Defy the Most Curious
and watchful.

with thumbs tightly bound together
Ten Ichl performs a wonderful trick.
says a writer in the London Mail. Two
members OF the audience chosen AZ ran
dom. are sun noned on TO the platform.
where they superintend the task Of bind
ing this wizards thumbs as tightly to-
gether as they possibly can with strong
cords. Some plain hoops are the only
other implements used in this trick.
Standing about four yards from Ten
Ichi. a japanese lad tosses the hoops In
the air. and as he does so the "Mikado
juggler." as Ten Iichi IL called. catches
them one on each arm. so that they pass
through hts bound thumbs and fall Just
above the elbow. With thumbs still se-
eureIy bound. he stretches out his arms
TO the audience. and at a glance II is seen
that the cord has not been tampered
with.
In order 10 prove that no underhand
methods are made use Of IN this trick,
the mystifying little wizard requests ths
members OF the audience who are on the
platform to clench their fists together
AZ tightly as possible. and on no account
10 allow them 70 become unfastened
Then. with thumbs still tightly bound
he advances towards them. and with a
rapid movement performs with his
bound hands what the hoops performed
on him; that is 10 say. he apparently
passes his arms right through his
clenched fists until they rest on the
arms OF the wondering novices.
Another feat Is performed with bowl
Of flowers. a sword. fan and two Jap
aness boys. from which are produced
four ready-made fountains. For. with q
wave Of his hand. from the blade OF the
sword spurts forth ieaping food Of va
ter. another mystic wave. and from the
top OF the head OF one there springs an
other fountain. and so on. While, on
being handed a cup and saucer. the viz
ard puts those homeiy articles 70 novel
use. for no sooner does he wave his hand
again over the cup than there bursts
forth still another fountain. Then two
lighted torches are handed him. but
they. too. from the mids Of the flames
send forth another waterproof"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
TURN OUT THE INDIAN.
A FuIl-Ra1ood's Advice 80 the Gov.
srnment Safeguards his Undoing

The full-blood Indian opposes all
action which looks to proIongation
Of any authority Of the department Of
the interior over the lands In this
country. Consequently he is opposed
to the agents plan to extend the re-
striction upon the alienation Of land,
five years after the dissolution OF trI-
bal government. The following is a
statement made by a full-blood who
Is well posted on tian affairs:
Government b. eguards have been
the bane Of the Indian. Instead Of
being taught to rely upon himself he
has been encouraged to be dependant.
The government should have pushed
him of to his own resources long ago
as a COW does her calf when II Is old
enough TO rustic for itself. The govern
ment should have given the Indian
le0 acres Of land, together with a
mule and a plow, in the beginning,
and enjoined him to root, hog or die.
The policy Of the government towards
the Indian has been too paternal and
over-indulgent. The Indian has been
given no opportunity TO show what
kind Of stuff he is made Of; no oppor-
iunity to make mistakes and repent
them; no chance TO achieve and en-.
Joy rewards. Turn him loose; let him
90 and work out his own salvation
Sentiment and misguided philan
thropy will never save him. He mus
save himself"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
MAKEUP OF AMERICAN NAVY
Most Of Uncle Sans Blue Jackets Are
Coming from the Inland
States.

The charge has frequently been made
that the American navy OF to-day is
American in name only. that the mass OF
It's enlisted men are foreigners and that
not little OF its worth is due TO this fact.
Even during the spanish-American war
some kindly critics abroad ascribed the
sueceas OF the American squadron AZ
largely due to the presence Of English
gunners behind the guns. says an ex-
change.
II must be admitted that even an late
as 1890 only trihe more than 80 per
| cent. OF the enlisted men IN the American
navy were citizens But since that year
a change has gradually besn effected
The report OF the secretary Of the navy
for the year ended June 30. 1ssa. shows
that the percentage Of Americans In the
navy has increased 20 about S5 per cent
And even TO account for this ave per cent
Of foreign-born an oficiAi Ia quoted as
saying:
Were II not for the fact that servants
and mess attendants, most of whom are
foreigners. are numbered among the en-
listed men IN the navy, the rolls would
be very nearly purely American. Az
evidence which upholds the contention
that the navy is nearing an unusual
point IS regards Americanism IL the
large percentage OF native-born men
found among the apprentices and lands-
men for training Last year the per.
centage was IS American born and ave
foreign born for apprentices and % and
seven per cent respectively. for lands
men. Il ls fald that IN this Years re-
port the foreifr-hn-n percentage will be
considerably lower"
And the ofieial iust quoted adds the
Significant fact:
Most Of or- sailors are coming from
the inland states We are getting the
best men Of TIE rlvy from the farms Of
indiana. Illinois iowa and Kansas We
don't need 10 tale foreigners as We did
ten years ago hecause We had no men
trained for the sea IN our own land"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
Peaalinr oanr Rrohsn up.

Deputy Marshal Gilstrap spent a
few days in the woods near Greenwood
and Hartford, In Sebastian county,
Arkansas, with Sheriff Il. A. Young.
The officers made up their minds 70
effectually clean out q gang Of bad
men, and whiskey peddlers who had
their headquarters east Of the terri
tory line. The men were pressed so
close that they separated and went
down into Texas The officers demol-
ished their camps and do not think
that the men will return.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
TEN YEAR EXTENSION
Certain OfiiCehOIders Desire
Their Salaries and ChaOt-
ic Condition of Affairs
to Continue For
Years.

A press dispatch from Washington
gives the narrowing news that 1t is
now becoming apparent that the
promises made by the Dawes commits
sion last winter TO the effect that the
work OF the commission would be con-
cluded by June 30, 1905, win not be
realized. Indeed, IL Is improbable
that the work Of the commission will
be completed within many years from
that time and II Is certain that many
Of the disputed citizenship cases will
not be disposed Of for several years
Reports received at the department
Of the Interior indicate that the work
OF the commission Is progressing more
rapidly than ever before, but while
this is true, to use the words Of a
prominent Official Of the Indian once,
sit Is apparent the work cannot be
concluded within the allotted time"
The candid opinion Of the Official
quoted is that IL will take nearly ten
years longer for the commission TO
clear up the work originally assigned
to it.
What effect this condition will have
upon the statehood bin now pending
before congress Is ryoblematical. The
chances are, however, that II will de-
fer legislation until future date be-
yond that contemplated In the bill
which passed the house last winter.
As that bill provided for the admis-
sion OF the new states into the Union
on March 4. 1905, The probabilities are
that the date Of the admission win be
further postponed, even II legislation
should be secured.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22

A young man who lives In Minneapolis
has beaten the Girls OF the northwest
At their own game He has taken the
first prise At the fair for fancy work +"
q term which includes ali kinds frr Tides
and doilies and centerpleces and PIN
cushions and embroidery and every 9th
er kind of dainty work with the needle.
There "a an element Of retribution IN
this. The girls have been beating the
boys IN school aad IN the university and
taking their jobs away from them ia ali
kinds Of business II serves them right
70 have al boy get even with them on their
own ground and beat them all hollow at
their own game Minneapolis Journal
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
India piskla

One gallon green tomatoes sliced on
a slav cutter. two dozen small onions
cut hne. two tsaspoouials each Of pep
per. ailsplee. cloves. cinnamon. yellow
mustard. one pint mustard seed three
plnts vinegar and one pint sugar Let
tomatoes aud onions. with 3 large cup
OF salt, stand = hours: drain. squeeze
dry. pack With alternate layers Of
spice. pour over al hn vinegar and
suEar This vii keep IN The Jar
Washington Star.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
TIP thai. WAS roo GOOD.
pookmaker Gives II to His Barber
and Is Himself the One
Who Loses.

The red-haired barber was still grin
ming when the regular customer slid
into the chair, and be went right towork
70 explain. relates the New York
Sun.
See that sporsy-looking man that
just wcns out7" he asked well. he's
been coming in for months always a
free Upper and always with a roll Of
money that would make you homesick
to look at II.
Il Inquired him some way TO be mixed
up IN the horse game. and had astrong
idea that he must be wise 10 It. So one
day when he was good and friendly !
braced him.
Anything that's worth a betf I
asks.
He kinder sized me up.
Play EN-. do your he says. Well.
there's nothing In the game. But ask
me that question tomorrow
80 tried him the next day, and he
looked al me awhile and finally he
says:
There's one in the third at Sara
toga that may be good. but haven't got
the last word yet
You see how this shops fixed. You
can stand most anywhere in this base
ment and see folks going on Broadway.
So this horsey customer gives me the
name OF the horse and says:
I'm be walking BY here in about 80
minutes II nod. the horse is worth
bet. II shake my head, leave II
alone
We'll. he walks by in half an hour
and gives me the nod II seemed kinder
too good TO keep. and let the rest ol
the bunch In. and altogether we raised
$50 and sent Joe the Bootblack out te
make the bet
Joe used 20 take bets out for some
pretty good men upstairs, and he knew
q swell room around In New street Tt
cut It short, We got eight TO one. and
won.
That isn't very much when it's spIi'
up among eight or ten; but II looked
mighty good to us, and hardly hadn'
got over being happy when my sporty
looking customer comes in to-day. HI
wasn't looking very unhappy himself
and he starts right IN TO kid me abou
how good his tip was.
Did you make 9 few dollars7 say
he.
Sure I told him. and then. feelini
pretty proud. says: We took $500 OF I
right here
Good says he. Where did you &c
your money down.
"'oh. round at so and so New street
with that be jumped so | nearly Gu
his ear of
The thunder you did be sayf
why, hang IL all. that's my room"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
WILL NOT SELL
Porter VIII Demand That Land be
Divided.

The annual meeting Of the Greek
council will be held at Okmulgee, Oc-
tober 4, and will continue thirty days.
Chief Porter states that at this ses-
sion he would insist that his people
stand pat" on the treaty provisions
that the surplus lands In the Creek
nation be divided among the allottees
as nearly as possible. The law pro-
yides that this may either be divided
among the Indians TO equalize their
allotments, or It may be sold and the
money used for the same purpose.
The Dawes commission wants 10 sell
the land. There are several thousand
acres.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
CHIEF PORTER
WILL ENJOIN
He Will Attempt to Legally
Stop Sale Of Surplus.

Chief Porter says that he will, IN be-
half OF the Greek tribe, enjoin the
Dawes commission II the latter at
tempts TO sell the surplus lands Of the
Greeks without first giving those citi-
zens whose allotments are not worth
81 ,040 chance to equalize In the
matter OF the land itself.
81 told the Commission, said the
chief, 'that any attempt to disregard
the treaty would be fought TO the last,
and that the first step would be a pc.
tition for an Injunction
I'VE have no preference" said
Chairman Bixby Of the Dawes COM
mission, 'as to the disposal Of the sur
plus lands OF the Greeks. Personally,
OF course, IL makes no difference to
the Commission. IL Is oar duty, how
ever, to enforce the laws Of Congress,
under instructions from the depart
ment of the Interior. The Creek
treaty is plain on the point, and says
just what the chief attributes to IL,
but the act Of Congress, approved
April 2l, 1904, making certain appro-
priatlons, provided that the surplus
lands should be sold as soon as the al.
lotments had all been made. IL ~
under this that we must act, and un-
less Congress passes law invalidating
this section Of the Appropriation Act
we shall be forced to sell the lands as
provided. II Congress should see fit
to pass such Law, IL would be well,
as Chief Porter has suggested, 20 limit
the time to a certain short period, say
ninety days.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
JAPAN CLOVER
GOOD FOR HAY
[. X. MCGuffin Learns Much
Regarding the Plant.

L. X. McGunin recently sent sam
pie of Japan clover to the Oklahoma
experiment station, at saltwater, to
learn all he could regarding It's adj
vantages and disadvantages lie has
received reply. with a request to
send some specimens, with moist earth
on the roots, 60 DR.. Lewis
Mr. MeGuifin has upon occasions
noticed that cattle and horses would
leave other forage to eat Of the clover
It Is told that. ''as the plant is annual
IL may not crowd the ragweed IS much
Is you have been led to expect II to
do"
The clover may Be elassed among
the most valuable ieguminous hay and
pasture plants Il Is = natiyeof japan
and was first introduced into this
country in 1880, and Is now thoroughly
naturalized over the whole country
south Of the Ohio river. Il grows in
all soils but does best on good loans
containing a fair amount Of lime.
Il will also grow on hard. dry clay,
and even where the soil isquite sandy.
On thin soils It grows very tiat and
spreading, while on better soil It be-
comes erect and IS often two feet IN
height. It endnres heat and drought
without injury, and stock eat It greed
lily. It never causes bloatlng, but oc-
casionally has slight sallsating effect
on horses. though that appears only
IN few localities.
It Is valuable has plant making
yield Of from one and half 20 tive
tons peracre For pasture Il Is only nee
essary 70 scarify the surface with a
disk harrow, and It vii often grow
well without any previous preparation
OF the soil.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
China PaIating.

Mrs. Matte Kinnear has some fine
specimens Of China painting onexhibl-
tion at the Peoples drug store and at
Burns which are for sale. Orders are
taken for Christmas presents In China
painting. Mrs. Kinnear will take pu-
pills In China painting after two weeks
at the college.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22

T. Seymour Smith. of Franklin. Ky.
Il probably the only man ia the world
who can boast of having driven the
same team II horses g0.0N0 miles. Mt.
Smith vas tn business for seven years.
and was required 70 drive over the en-
tire rnited States He figures that
every daY he worked e drove the team
e miles making : total In seven years
of $1,000 mllss lie started At Boston
and drove through New England. the
middle and southern states and the
vest Whaa he completed hla seven
years trip he got ssss fuF the team.
which he sass wae better than tie day
he started. - Louisville Couriar-Jour-
nai
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
sHOENFELT FILES A BOND.
Trust Company Qualities as
Surety for SI0O, 900.

4 bond Of s100, 900 has been received
at the Interior department at Wash
ington from Indian Agent ]. Blair
Shoenfelt, who has charge Of the dis
tribution Of the $50. 600 townsite fund
Of the Choctaw aud Chickasaw Indians
In Indian Territory.
The bond vas issued By a trust CON-
pany.
The department IS expected TO ap-
prove the bond next week, and the
week following the first 100000 in
stallment will be forwarded 10 the
sub-treasury at st. Louis, subject to
the check Of Shoenfelt.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
Summer Tourist Rates 70 oaIvsstol

On each Tuesday and Thursday the
katy viii sell round trip to Calves
ton at one and one-third fare for the
round trip. On sale during August
and September. Good to return 90
days from date Of sale. See US II you
want to 20 to Galveston.
II. A. FARrHISe, Agt.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22

one cup yeast. one cup mashed sweet
potatoes. one cup sugar; saf this 10 rise
IN The evening In the morning add one
CUP butter. four eRgs and ! little salt
atlffen like soft bread dough: let rise
again until very ilght Holl and cur
In small biscuits Boston Globe
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
Not Prenar.d fnr That

Chicago Host TO visiting relativsl-
Aunt Heusy. shall help you TO some
Of the earr0tsf
Aunt Heusy tslightly deafl-Parrotsl
Fer the lands sake. Rodney. has The
meat strike In this town got as bad as
ell thatg--Chlcago Tribune.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
Hair peeomsa Gray Flrnt.

Men who talk much end their boards
grow gray earlier than their hair. The
hair Of men who are studious. or think
much. often becomes gray long before
their boards change coloF.--LoRdon Tit
Bits
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22

Efnothlng else 4 put up for cold wealth
sr. few Jars Of fruit Juice mag BE-
managed For strawberry juice make
sirup with two quarts OF water and four
pounds Of sugar Boil 20 the thread. ado
NO quarts Of strawberry juice. and boil
Cor 80 minutes Bottle and seal wallis
Hssy hoE--N. \. Poal