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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-03-21


les at vinita Meat Store 94-tf
Jim Davenport spent Sunday at
Conway, Ark.
handle all kinds Of feed. Give
me a trial. f. G. Cowan 5tf
j. w. shlpman returned from South
McAlester yesterday.
Heinz's fresh bulk kraut in great
quantities at Garrison's. l30-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Crockett will oc-
cupy Mrs. David Taylor's residence,
If you want good butter and fat
chickens go to F.-G. Cowan. 5tf
Wilson franklin came over from.
Alton to spend Sunday with his
family.
The best so cent shirt in town at
Burns 133-tf
Garden seeds Of all kindsa Weir
Bros. l29
The Peoples drug store is putting
In new counter in front Of the soda
fountain
For fresh garden seeds Of all kinds
20 to Zeno. 23-tf
For a nice Sunday dinner, turkey,
ice cream. etc, 90 to Whitney's. It
Taylor Crutchdeld has withdrawn
from the race ior ciiy treasurer ~
la'OA VI ~ 7 '0A'i'i'
See the line q ljoof oii cloth ~ FRA
xee's. i59-ll
Ice cream at silver Moon festal-
rant. l-g-1i
Miss Eva Beatty is assisting IN the
millinery department az badgetl-san-
ders'
Three room house to rent at STA
month.
Watch and iewelry repairing at
Foreman's. l2S-tf
Mrs. 4. J. Blackwell OF Chelsea was
here today shopping and visiting
friends
Fresh vegetables Of all kinds at
Weir Bros. l29
Meal tickets GOOD for 2l meals at
Whitney's $3.50. l22-tf
Franl, stnbbleaeld Of ST. Louis.
visited lii narents IS tbls eitv for :
few hours today.
lam prepared to supply allof Madam
Yale's remedies, at my home. Mrs.
Blythe. ioo7'i
b. y. Pennington and Chas. Brad
shaw, Of Centralia, spent sunday after
noon ~ ''l's ei'9'
Extra clean bluegrass sweet peas
red and white clover ana Bermnda
grass seeu az M. Lees
G. Il. Graham Of the Gill-Sanders
Grocer 60 Of Muskogee' spent sunday
Win Nlhi1a irienus'
Try sack Of Our Choice llouri every
sack guaranteed to be as good as the
best Zeno. 55-ti
The labor union held an enthusias-
tic meeting Saturday night and de
cided to ask for an advance in wages
DR.. ESsie Bondurant, physician and
surgeon Phone 2SO, Empire oiock'
Vnita, l. I. lSS-f
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-03-21

TO RENr-Nice frout room. Telephone
65. 1912
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

bring you no assistance. AS soon as
convenient. | will give you more com
Portable quarters. Now that you are
here. you may spend the night with
me-"
Seating himself at a desk, Peter
Burt wrote two letters, and sealed
them. He then opened a huge, iron
bound chest. and for half an hour
was busy with its contents. When his
work was ended, he quilted the room
without so much as glance at the
silent figures on the floor. John met
him at the gateway.
Here are your instructions. John"
he said. Go to your room and select
such trifies as you can carry in your
saddle-bags. You must make Ply
mouth before daybreak. This letter is
addressed to a man in Plymouth.
Here is a ring. Show him this ring
with the letter. Stay in his house
all day, and start for New Bedford
about ten O'Clock tomorrow night
You must arrive in New Bedford be-
fore daybreak, and go to the address
on this letter. When you find 1t show
Captain Horton the letter and the
ring. He will put you on board the
Segregansett, which sails for the
South Pacific in three days from now.
This third package you will not eS-
anime until well at sea. Here is
money. Enter the house and make
no unnecessary noise. | will saddle
your horse and wait at the barn.
The sky was afiame with lightning
as John stood once more by the old
mans side. The rumble of thunder
told of the near approach of the tenn
pest.
John said Peter Burt as he
grasped the boys hand in his. Il feel
no sorrow save the pain of a tempor-
airy parting. | shall see you again,
my boy: I shall clasp your hand in
the vigor of your manhood, when sue
cess has crowned your efforts, and
when your happiness is complete. Do
not write to me or attempt to com
municate with me, or with anyone.
until you are rich and strong enough
to meet your enemies on equal
ground. During these coming years
let money be your ambition. You live
in an age when money is the god of
the material world. Understanding
has been granted to you. and when
you apply yourself to the struggle the
thrill of knowledge will pervade you.
You have received ken of this
worlds affairs, so that | can say to
you in the language of Isaiah: I will
give thee the treasures of darkness
and the hidden riches of secret
places Rest secure in that promise,
have abiding faith in it. and hold no
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and take you along with your murder
in grandson"
open my door at your peril!" said
Peter Burt sternly. SHOW me your
authority. and you can enter my
house. This house is my castle. and
no man has ever entered it without
my consent"
Growing threats, the men retired.
In minute they returned. armed
with a log. Used as a battering ram,
it was hurled against the heavy oak
en- door. For a time the stout frame
resisted, but with a crash the jamb
gave way and the door flew open.
With an oath and call to his com
panion, the larger of the two rushed
in.
AS the man crossed the threshold
the patriarchs left arm flew out, and
the corded fingers gripped the reck-
less intruder by the throat. The sec
ond man hit the old farmer glancing
blow with the butt end of revolver.
With a catlike movement, Peter Burt
wrenched his opponents forearm.
With cry of pain the man dropped
the weapon to the floor. Before he
could guard himself Peter Burt dealt
him a hard blow on the face, and
gripped him by the neck as he reeled
against the wall
Holding the two men at arms
length Peter cracked their heads to-
gether, and then dragged them into
the room. where the lamplight fell on
their faces. The protruding tongue
and the blood-surged face of the one
who had led the charge caused Peter
Burt to relax his hold, and the man
fell limp to the floor. A glance
showed that his companion was sense
less, and the old man stretched him
out on the carpet.
Peter Burt produced a coil of rope
from a closet. and with the deXterity
of sailor bound the senseless men.
He then proceeded to revive them.
Il have not gagged you" said Pc
ter Burt. as he stood over them. for
the reason that your cries would
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
SHE GOT THEM MIXED.
Explanation Dawned Rapidly on Mind
of Housewife.

A lady walked into a grocers shop
one day with her sleeves turned up to
her elbows and fighting light in her
eyes. This ere" she observed with
sniff, as she banged a piece of yel-
lowy substance on the counter, ''is
the soap that does the washin' of
itself; the soap what makes ev'ry
washin' day a kind of glorified bean
feast; the soap what gifts all the linen
as white as snow and as sweet as n
hazlenut by dinner time, and lets the
happy housewife spend the rest of
the day playin' with the children, and
here am | been scrubbin' three NOR
tai hours with that lump. and amt got
so much lather out of il as | could
git from a brickbat." 81 beg your
pardon" remarked the grocer. but it
isn't the soap. Your little boy came
in here yesterday for half pound Of
both soap and cheese; that's the
cheese"
The cheese!" gasped the lady
THAT accounts for the other thing,
then"
The other thing?" queried the gro
Ger.
Yes. the other thing" came the
reply, 81 was layin' awake half the
night wondorin' what it was made the
Welsh rabbit we had for supper taste
so funny. kansas City Independent
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Kate Sanborn Queries.

After speaking of vast piles of de-
caying carcasses of the herons. slain
for their plumes and the thousands Of
young birds left to starve. all for the
sake of securing the plumes for wom-
ems hats, Mr.. Scott says: Il wish
clearly to emphasize the fact that I
do not blame the women who use
these decorations. for men are the
responsible parties. No woman ever
wore a decoration of any kind, much
less the feather of bird. for her own
pleasure, or to attract the attention
of other women. The object for which
women wear decorations is to en-
hance their attractiveness and beauty
to men, not to themselves, or to each
other. And as long as men care to
have womens hats decorated with
feathers and express their approval
by admiration bestowed. just so long
will the custom endure"
Does Mr.. scott know women as
well as he does birds s?-From her arti-
Gle in National Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
An Unkjnd Question,

1t was shortly after the house COM
mittee of the Democratic club promul-
gated a resolution that evening dress
should be worn by members and visi-
tors who dined or paid evening visits
to the club, that Tom Dunn, the for
mer sheriff. fell into a library arm
chair one night.
Mr. Dunn's own garb would have
passed muster at Marlborough House,
so he looked around upon the throng
in confidence and content.
There came a certain man of bust
ness to the club that night who wore
an evening suit which was well-ftting.
expensive. and correct in detail.
But he did not look comfortable.
Pride kept him quiet for a few mo-
ments. at the end of which pride
caused him to ask:
How do you like it, Tom?"
ITS immense" said Dunn: why
don't you buy it!'-New York Tele.
graph.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
UNLUCKY NICkELS
TROUBLE THE POSTAL CLERKS
Finding One MIsfortune-No End of
Red Tape and Worry in Dis
posing of 1t.

Ordinarily no man is rica enough to
escape that certain sense of elation
which comes from picking up a nickel
on a sidewalk, but for a railway postal
clerk to find such "A coin in a mail
pouch where 1t has worked out from
insufficient wrappings. not only does
he miss this elation, but it may pro
woke profanity.
For a nickel lost in pouch of mail
in transit becomes matter for ma
tional concern. 1t comes to view, per-
haps, just as a pouch of mail is emp
tied upon a sorting table, and when it
has broken away from the punches of
letters, and cards, and circulars, rolled
to an open space on the table, and
there settled down, heads or tails,
with a noisy spinning dance, the clerk
who first sees it Is It.
A necromancer could have no more
Idea than the man in the moon as to
what particular package 1t rolled out
of, and if he had and should tell the
postal clerk the clerk wouldn't dare
try to restore the coin to the original
package. That would be too easy al
together.
No. it is lost nickel from the mo-
ment the clerk has to see it spinning
there before his eyes and according
to the tender governmental conscience
the clerk has to get ready for the in
auguration of about s1S43 worth of
fuss over II.
For himself he doesn't dare go to bed
for short nap until he has got rid of
his cents worth of responsibility to
the government for the action of the
fool person from whim the nickel was
parted. He digs up his printed form
for such occasions. printed and pro
vided, and at once fills out long
blank. describing the coin, telling the
circumstances of its being found. and
whether it landed heads or tails on the
table naming the pouch from which
It was emptied, the number of the
train carrying it. the date. and a few
other little details, any one of which
in hot weather would have cost mug
of beer.
This report with the nickel goes to
the headquarters of the postal divi-
sion in which the car was operated,
and from these bonded officials. by the
same general red tape route, the small
coin finds its way to the seat of ma
tional government and to the fund rep
resenting that great constituency of
the Postoffice Department which per
siists in sending money in envelopes
/ through the unregistered mails of the
/ seryiCe.-Chicago Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Play you Are the Sunshine.

You say you're feeling blue. lad2
That things are going wrong
If that's the case for true. lad,
Cheer up and sing song.
You'll ind twill always pay. lad,
For gll-for me and you
To play we are the sunshine
And lot the skies be blue.
When the skies are blue and clear, lad.
The world is at It's best:
whenccr you drop tear, lad,
1t saddens all the resi-.
Smile vu-don't mind the knocks, lad,
Just keep your own heart true
Play you're the golden sunshine
And let the sky he blue
when YOU are feeling blue. lad,
And half inclined to cry,
You're at the job-'tis true. lad
Intended for the sky.
The sunshine role sits better
on husky chaps like you
Then hr human sunbeam.
Let but the sky be blue
Baltimore American.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
CHAPTER NlNE-continued.

Two warm arms We're clasped
around his neck, face wet with tears
nestled for a moment on his shoul-
der, and she kissed him twice, with
the live kisses that come from the
heart of woman whose affection has
passed the mysterious border that sep
arates friendship from love.
Goodbye, John; God bless you and
guard you!'
Goodbye. Jessie: goodbye
He watched her as she faded away
from him and disappeared beyond the
vines which shaded the veranda.
Under the aIched naples where he
had walked with Jessie so many
times. and down the sandy road
where they had loitered in summer
days now gone forever, John Burt
urged the horse along. 1t was two
miles to Peter Burt's. and he soon
reached the gloomy old house. A fig
ure stood by the gate. John rode for
ward and recognized his grandfather
you did well to come home, my
A-,'' said the old man. whose deep,
calm voice held an anxious note.
Something has happened. and my
SOul mas btth tuiiihS you oih'' uh'h'
Rids to the graveyard and I'll follow
you. 1t isn't safe to talk here"
In the far corner of the old grave
yard John Burt hitched his horse and
turned to meet his grandfather. The
old man seated himself on the grave
of the pioneer Burt who, two hundred
years before, had dared the dangers
of the wilderness.
Now we can talk" he said. Tell
me what has happened"
Quickly John Burt related the Incl
dents of the tragedy.
The old man made no sign during
the recital, and was silent for min
ute1 after John had ended.
He deserved to die, and it was
written that he should perish by vio-
lence; but his blood rs not on your
head" began the old man calmly.
Murder, in the sight of God. is in the
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Uncle Sam as Foster Mother.

A rural conscript during the civil
war appeared before the board of en-
rollment and desired to be exempt
that he might return to his country
home.
What are your claims?" asked the
doctor.
Il am entirely dependent upon my
mother for support" was the innocent
reply.
The members of the board smiled
and the doctor replied.
81 I'm happy to assure you, my hon.
est hearted friend. that the govern
ment is prepared to at once relieve
YOUR mother of so unsuitable a burden
and assume your entire charge ana
expense during the next three yea-s.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
GOOD WORK OF FILIPlNos.
Faithful and Industrious in an Unac.
customed Climate.

Sixty Filipinos on the United States
cable ship Burnside did excellent
work on the rough seas off the coast
of Alaska last year. Twenty of them
were detailed tor laying and repair
ing cables. They were thus engaged
for three months. during which time
they experienced great deal of
rough weather, one voyage having
been so trying that the Burnside mar
rowily escaped destruction. The Fill
pinos, however, in spite of the severe
climate and the, difficult nature of the
work, proved so efficient and trust
worthy that Lleut.-Col. Allen of the
United States signal corps says IN his
official report "The work was al
ways cheerfully performed by them,
and in no case during the entire trip
was any sort of punishment admins
tered to these men. They continually
grew in strengtah, and with the ex-
ception OF slight colds from exposure
they were in excellent health through
out. The point desired to be made
prominent is that these men taken
from the Philippine islands and sent
directly into the cold of Alaska were
able to perform all the duties re-
quired of them in the most satisfac-
tory manner Gen. Greedy says:
THE marked success of the past
year has caused the chief signal offic-
er of the army to engage a Filipino
crew for the operations in Alaskan
waters for the coming summer"
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

heart-not in the hand. IL am
Peter Burt's voice broke, and
shudder swept over him; but he con
trolled himself. and continued:
MY boy. will you take your grand
fathers advice?"
81 will. grandfather will" re-
piled John firmly.
1T is written in Gods word; If
thou faint in the day of adversely,
thy strength is small; for just man
falleth seven times and riseth up
again." said Peter Burt, laying his
hand on Johns shoulder. God has
willed that you shall be His instru-
ment in great undertakings, and 1t is
decreed that the events of to-day
shall not be a stumbling-block to your
feet. You are now to go out into the
world. and though you may know it
not. God will guide your footsteps. 1t
We're folly to imagine that this un-
provoked quarrel points to your un-
doing. 1t is the sign that you are at
once to depart from fields you have
orArown. to take up your work in
that broader sphere which is waiting
YOU. Something has whispered to me
Inat you So " -
day's event is the sign that you go
now. You will start tonight, my boy,
and God will be with you. Hush. L
hear the hoofs of horses!'
The old man jumped to his feet.
"Oficers are coming!" he said in a
low voice. 81 will meet them. Re-
main here till | return. Hold that
horse by the nose lest he whinny.
AS John sprang to the horses head,
the old man vanished in the dark
ness.
Peter Burt entered the rear door of
his house and was in his room when
the tramp of steps was heard, fol-
lowed by loud knocking. The old man
waited awhile as if dressing. He
then lighted lamp and stood in the
hallway. The pounding had been re-
peated at intervals. and gruff voices
were heard in impatient conversation.
who's there?" demanded the old
man.
I'VE are officers of the law. Mr..
Burt" a voice declared. We are af-
ter John Burt. your grandson. who
has killed man
Have you a warrant for his arrest,
or search warrant" demanded the
old man. SHOW me one at the WIN
dow and l will open the door If you
have none, Degone, and let me rest in
peace"
A conference followed, and gruf
voice rose in anger.
Oet us in. old man" it thundered.
Warrant or no warrant. let us in, or
By God We'll pound your door down
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 1G Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in 4-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all Injurious chem
icals If your grocer tries to sell you
12-oz package 1t is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "lG ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
An article is going the rounds of the
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Bright Chinese Student.

Chaochu WI, son of WI Ting-fang,
formerly Chinese minister to this
country. has won the highest honors
in his class at the high school in At
lantic City defeating thirty-hvc Ameri-
can boys. The. lad IL a sturdy chap.
speaking English without trace of
foreign accent and shares his fathers
profound admiration for Western civil
iization. He hopes to become a figure
in the financial world.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
In a .ProfitIess Chase.

In regard to the British operations
in Somaliland the London Telegraph
said recently: Our chase of the mad
mullah has lasted longer than the
chase of Dewet and we have not
caught him yet. Our troops have done
their best in region which produces
nothing and has defied all attempts
to make it grow laurels."
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Long Term of Faithful Service.

On Tuesday. May 10, Prof. Charles
Koetl completed his fiftieth year as
organist of st. Mary's Catholic church
in Ottumwa. Iowa. His compensation
has always been small. He began with
a little melodeon and it is said that he
has never omitted mass. vespers or
benediction at which he had promised
to play. He is now 60 years of age.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for n Fancy Lot OF Tobacco.

The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by -
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria
Ill, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was To be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
of so high n grading.-Uerdtd -1rdis-
script, Dec. 2f, 1909.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

Elderly Adviser-I am glad you dis
like slangy young men. Miss Quick.
step-You bet / do. That's why | had
to shake Fatty Feathertop. | told him
/ wasn't going to stand for his hash
counter dialect anw longer, If ! knew
myself. and ] rather guessed did, all
right all right.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Resigns from Brown Faculty.

Archibald Delaney, for nearly TWEEN
ty years steward of Brown university.
has resigned, his resignation to take
effect Aug. /. Mr. Delaney has served
the college in the capacity of steward
since Il SS5 and is well known to Brown
men throughout the country. He will
be succeeded by f. A. Burlingame, a
civil engineer of Providence.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Stick to Colorado.

Don't be deluded Don't go a thous-
and miles far from railroads and mar
kets to find a location Go where you
can take your tools and stock to start
with. Colorado IL and always VIII be
better than Idaho or Wyoming. We
have good land, absolutely no alkaL.
right on the railway line. with spIcu-
did markets. good potato country.
water rights dating back 10 1853.
which we sell cheap and on easy terms
to good farmers. Gonejos County Land
and Investment Company. Zsph. ChnS.
Felt. president, Gl6 Majestic Building.
Denver. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

NO man could kiss me" said Miss
Plainun. with decided emphasis. oh,
| don't know" rejoined Miss Dimples.
Some men are awfully reckless"
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22
Insist on GETTING II.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have a
stock in hand of l2 OF. brands. which
they know cannot be sold to a custo-
rner who has once used the l6 OF.
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

When a mother hustles her children
out Of tie room when another woman
calls it's Sign there's gossip in the
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

'"Tm afraid I'm getting cold; won
der what ia better take to nip II in
the bud" "a nip. OF course.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

Friendship is one of the things that
cnnnot be nreserved in alcohol.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

No chromos or cheap premiums. but
n bstter quality and one-third moro
OF Defiance Starch for the same price
of other starches.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-22

An article is going the rounds of the
press on the Use and Abuse of Face
Powder" The women use it and the
men abuse II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-20
Fisher to Leave.

AZ the quarterly conference Of the
LEAD Avenue Methodist church held
last night, Rev. A. r. Morrison Of FL
Paso. the presiding elder. made the
announcement that owing To the con.
tinucJ III health Of members Of his
family, the pastor, Rev. II VI Fisher,
had made request q be transferred 10
another conference in some lower al.
tItude. lie said that with the approx,
al OF the bishops of the Two confer
cnces. Mr., Fisher would one month
from date exchange pulpits with the
Rev. Or. Thomas CT Cox. pastor Of the
Whitfield Methodist chudch Of Sioux
a. who has been ordered @ the
Rocky mountains on account Of the
Of his wifi Albuquerque
journal.