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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
The IconocIasts.

Iconoclasts We're image breakers. The
controversy respecting images, which
had been introduced into churches for
popular instruction about A. d. 300,
was begun about A. D. 726 and occa-
stoned much disturbance and loss Of
life in the eastern empire. Leo Isau-
rtcus published two edicts for demol-
ishing images in churches in that year
and enforced them with great vigor in
1885, The controversy was carried on
In the church, and the schism was the
occasion Of the second council Of Nice,
A. d. 1877. The iconoclasts We're finally
communicated at the eighth general
council held later at Constantinople,
and this controversy led to the separa-
ton Of the Greek and Latin churches.
Many images were destroyed in Eng
land and Scotland during the reforma-
ton and in the civil war-1641-48-and
on each occasion the destroyers as
sumed the name Of iconoclasts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Fire Under Water.

Fire under water may be produced
by placing some small pieces Of phos-
phorus in conical shaped tumbler
and then covering them with the crys.
tails of chlorate of potash. Next fill the
glass with water and then add a few
drops Of sulphuric acid, the acid to be
applied directly to the phosphorus and
potash crystals by means Of a long
tube. If the experiment is properly
carried out tongues of bright red fame
can be seen flashing up through the
water, the intense chemical heat pro-
duced by the action of the sulphuric
acid on the potash and phosphorus be-
Ing sufficient to intlame the latter, al
though entirely covered with water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
He worked the aurora Borea,,

George Bartlett Prescott was one Of
the pioneers of the science of electricity
In America. He began the study Of
electricity in 1916, when he was six
teen. With Edison, he owned all the
patents in the quadruplex system both
in this country and in Great Britain.
He introduced the duplex system in
1876 and the quadruplex two years
later. Prescott made certain that the
aurora borealis was an electrical dis
play, and while in the Boston Office on
one occasion he disconnected the bat
teries and operated the wires with the
atmospheric electricity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
From the Chinese.

Here Is a famous passage from the
writings Of Chinese philosopher,
More than twenty centuries ago it
gained the author the sobriquet OF
Butterfly Chung" The philosopher
tells Of dream: "Once upon time I,
Chung Tzu, dreamed 1 was a butterfly,
futtering hither and thither, to all in
tents and purposes butterfly I was
conscious only Of following my fancy
as butterfly and was unconscious Of
my individuality as man. Suddenly
awakened and there lay, myself
again. Now, do not know whether
was then man dreaming was
butterfly or whether I am now but
terfy dreaming am a man."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
A Great Difference,

At dinner given by Governor ]. X.
Vardaman Of Mississippi the subject Of
toasts came up.
"a very good toast" said Governor
vardaman, "and one that comes home
forcibly to all men in Office, was once
proposed by the learned Ashley Stock
ton Of Montpelier. The occasion was
a farewell banquet to the governor Of
Vermont, whose term of office was ex-
piring.
"'Here.' said Ashley Stockton at this
banquet is the health of all governors.
They come in with great deal of op-
position, but they go out with none at
ALL"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
The Desert of sahara,

The greater part of the desert of Sa-
hara is from 5000 to 5000 feet above
the level Of the ocean. The desert is
not rainless, but showers cover it with
grass for few weeks in the year,
large f1ocks and herds being mainly
upon Its borders, and the GASES are de-
pressions In which water can be COL
lected and stored. It was at one time
believed that the whole of the desert
was below the sea level instead of only
comparatively small part of It,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Death For killing /. cat.

A law of one Of the old Saxon kings
Of England decreed that the killing of
a cat was punishable by death, and,
curious as it may seem, this law was
in existence until less than fifty years
ago. Both the old Welsh and the
English laws concurred in a curious
penalty for killing the kings cat .'the
guardian of the royal barn" The Of
fender was mulcted in heap Of corn
sufficient to cover the defunct animal
when held up by the tip of its tail
with its whiskers touching the floor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
The Speed Of Sense.

Hirsch proved that a touch on the
face was recognized by the brain and
responded to by manual signal in
the one-seventh part Of second. The
scientist also found that the speed Of
sense differed for different organs, the
sense of hearing being responded to In
the one-stxth Of second, while that
of sight required only one-ffth of a
second to be recognized and signaled-
In all three cases the distance travers-
ed was about the same, so the natural
inference is that the image travels
more slowly than sound or touch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
The Oak.

The oak chooses a horizontal direc-
ton for its limbs so that their whole
weight may tell and then stretches
them out fifty or sixty feet so that the
strain may be mighty enough to be
worth resisting. At 80 degrees the oak
stops short. To slant upward another
degree would mark infrmity of pur-
pose; to bend downward, weakness of
organization. Other trees shirk the
work Of resisting gravity. The oak de-
fies it.-Dr. Holmes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DIR. King
New Life Pills. These pills change
iweS2 hess into strength, listlessness
iinW tenergy, brain-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful in build
ing Up the health. Only Csc per box.
Sold by Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Mark Twain ON Po1ysamy.

A Mormon once argued polygamy
with Mark Twain. The Mormon in
sisted that polygamy was moral, and
he detied Twain to cite any passage Of
Scripture that forbade the practice
"Well,' said the humorist, chow about
that passage that tells us no man can
serve two masters?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
A False TEST For steel blades.

Many people imagine that by blowing
their breath on the blade of knife
they can tell whether the blade is steel
or pot metal. Now, PERSONS breath
will adhere to a pot metal blade and
fade away the same as on steel, but
nine out Of ten men don't know this,
and that is the reason why so many
people carry inferior pocketknives.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Welcome News.

Collector-Now, you've been owing
me this money altogether too long.
This is the last time 1 shall call with
the bill. Harduppe-Indeed! Well, then,
goodby! l had been in hopes Of seeing
you many more times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Among the Ladies.

Ellis wife must be the worst house
keeper in the world"
'Why 500"
"Why, her husband stated publicly
that there wasn't a day in the year
when he wasn't perfectly comfortable
at home."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
President In the Bible.

The title president occurs in the
Bible. at pleased Darius to set over
the kingdom 12O princes, which should
be over the whole kingdom, and over
these three presidents, of whom Dan
iel was first, that the princes might
give accounts unto them, and the king
should have no damage."-Daniel vi,
10
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07

Popularity of Restaurant Dining.
The appetite for dining out has
grown constantly with what it fed on,
and suppose there are now fifty peo-
pie dining in London hotels and res
taurants every night for one quarter
of century ago.-London Truth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Two Views.

The Daughter-Archie says that in
my new white satin 1 remind him of a
yacht under full sail. Her Father
From my standpoint you are more Of
revenue cutter. Woman's Home
Companion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Appreciated

"Do you consider Buskin a great
actor?"
NO." answered Mr.. stormington
Barnes.
"He speaks very admiringly of your
performance"
"Buskin is not good actor, but he
is remarkably fine critic."- Washing
ton Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Didn't Suit.

Doc d. Ito jeweler)-I brought back
this engagement ring that bought yes
terday. Jeweler-Didn't it suit? boo
DYES, 1t was all right, but didn't
suit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
His Hone.

Barber-Will you have anything on
your face when have 6hished, sir?
victim-I don't know, but hope you'll
leave my nose at least.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07

AS people grow older the floor keeps
growing farther away every time they
try to stoop over.-Atchison Globe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
A Sacred cause, holy band,
/ Divine commission to command.

They were jolly and frisky
Without any whiskey;
They were mirthful and gay
In a good wholesome way.
They danced till the dawning
Peeped in meath the awning
And yelled, "Hike!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
LISTENING AND WAITING.

Without creed, Without friend,
Alone, my weary wayI wend
Across this world-a storm-swept space
Between the cradle and wales of peace.
Oft, as pause to view the strife,
TASK, 20 God what is this life?''
This answer floats above the din:
"a soul enchanted by vice and sin,
And crying in its agony
For ease and peace and liberty"
With gentle hand and patient pains
Kind Truth is filing off our chains.
some time-sweet thought-these will fall
And we shall hear the Savior call:
'}SIome wandering child, come home to me,
The Truth has made thee whole ard free"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24
IErERMARRIED oHERoKEE CITIZENS.

One Of the yexatious questions connected with the
adjustment Of tribal autonomy the Cherokee Nation
is just beginning shape itself for final solution.
The rights Of ntermaucd citizens 10 the cheroee Ma.
ton has been mooed question Tor great many yean.
Tie Clefokees have always coutended that that class
Of is citizens had only political rights which IN 40 sense
Intended 70 extend 20 the property Interests Of the
Cherokee Nation The white ntcmarrIed people. Who
number little more than two thousand never cared
much about The matter until allotment began and nal
settlement II progress Then TIE rights Ii an must
necessarily b. defined and properly adiudloaied
About year ago the secreiayof the Interior referred
the matter TO the United States court claims for al
opinion relative 70 the right o these people 10 enroll
ment and to share In the distribution lands thai was
going on Many u them had been enrolled b tae Dawes
commission ard lad fed on their alotmeais ior the
Dawes commission believed that, under tie Cherokee
constitution ttey were entitled TIE secretays
order however suspended such allotment andenroment
pending tlss courts opinion which has never been rem
dered
Tie white citizeas hase employed attorneys and ex-
pet 70 ain their cas- and be enrolled and lnay aiafe
IN tie allotment The Cherokee Nation does not deus
them sge RIGHTS bat willing fcr them 70 b numbered
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24
DEFINITION OF GRAFT.

The secretary has recognized the word graft anddenned
to the edlacation Of the country and more especially
to members and employees Of the Dawes commission.
Judge Raymond will have 10 revise his wty aud hllar-
Gus statement 70 the Okmugee grand IuFy that there
was such word In his vocabulary, and therefore no
such crime known to the Ramondesque aris prudence
According the Secretary Of the Interior The owner
slip Of bank, trust stock IN real estate company by
member Of tie commission to the five tribes or any
clerk stenogmpher roustabout IN tie employ Of said
commission IS 10 be considered graft is here
after prohibited under penalty Of expulsion from the
service unless disgorged instanter Tie whole push
threatens to resign and make places FOR about TWO hun
dred ofier people who must not graft They have not
ali resigned set however but II all their holdings are to
he thrown upon tho market at Il viii be ike "the
charge Of the light bridge" and of Maskogee hank
stock aud real estate viii be plentiful oil derrcks
In that windy city But whether they all walk out IN
high dudgeon, orquety and ssecty sell their stun the
fact must remain that TIE English language Is enriched
by tie coinage Of another word
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24
Mans True Measure.

Col Robt G. Ingersoli places estimat, on a man In
the following words IN which there Is more truth than
poetry;
''lhe place TO take the true measure Of man Is not
In the market place corner but at his own ire
side There he lays aside bis mask and you may learn
whether be is an imp angel king eur hero OF hum.
bug, care not what the world says Of him whether 1t
il crowns him with glory or pets him with bad eggs 4
care not copper what lis reputation relgonmay be-
Ills babies dread his homecoming and his better half
swallows her heart every time she las 10 ask him foF
five dollar bin, hes fraud Of the first water even
though he prays night and morn tin he is black IN the
face and shouts aleIuia tin he shakes the eternal hills
But If his children rush TO the front gate greet him
and loves sunshine llumues the face Of his wife
when size hears his football son take for granted
that he IS true godhis homes heaven and the hnmbug
never gets that the great white throne Of God lie
mas be a rank atheist and red dag anarchist and
Mormon and mngwump. he may buy votes IN the blocks
Of five and bet tie election he may deal em from the
bottom and drink beer til he can't tell silver dollar
from circular and still he's infinitely better man
than the oowardIy humbng who's all suaviiy, bat who
makes his home hellaho vents the helpless heads
Of wife and children III nature he would like 10 lnact
on his fellow men. hut daras not can forgive much IN
that fellow mortal who would rather make men swear
than women weep who would rather have the hate Of
the whole world than the contempt OF his wife-who
would rather call anger 70 the eve Of king than fear ID
the face of a child.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24
THE MENACE OF The BAR.

question of far-reaching Importance not only to the
newer communities Of the west but IN cities aud towns
Throughout the country the relation Of the legal fra
ternity to society The profession Of law Is enobng
from It's very nature and largely an intellectual and
spiritual calling, Many Of the great minds that have
shaped and shaping the world trained In the
profession Of the law But there is another class Of the
profession that Is becoming to society, and
open sesame for crime IN It's most seductive form
We mean the lawyer WHO the newspapers for tech
nca violations of the law and for grounds upon which
to hang damage suit They are the yultures Of the
profession one Of the greatest American surgeons
man who had sacrificed much for science, and had at
tanned place ia that wonderful profession that has
done much to bless the world lived IN mortal dread
Of suit for mai practice that would humate his pro-
fesson render life burden or mahap render those de-
pendent upon his efforts paupers And he was haunted
,he grave by human gous who found excuse for suit
after suit for damages result Of of the marvel
ousopetons that countless human and proved
world wide beneaction to suffering humanity There
lawyers in every community that constantly on
the lookout for something that be tortured into
libel a slander suit The city paper Is scanned for
personal illusions that can be construed TO be libel
per Horace Greeleys great fortune largely wasted
in fighting damage suits IN the coursa Chas A. Dana,
time declared that II Judgment for ten per cent
obtained In all the suits pending against the New
YoEk Sun lac would be compelled TO go into bankruptcy.
civil suit for damages is frequently reinforced by
grand jury indictment brought about through the efforts
Of unscrupulou and sympathetic lawyer in the gov
ernmeut service thus invoking the states help In black
mailing man who may be innocent of wrong doing
unless 1t be m technical 1t is first the duty Of
the bar to weed out such shyser from the profession
and make the practice odos IN the eyes of the press
and people And again Il is the duty Of every good cit-
zen to protect the public at large against these legal
parasites that become menace and defiance of all
law and all deeency.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Oklahoma papers are authority for the information
that Dennis Flynn is to be republican national commit
teeman from that territory to succeed VIM Grimes the
present incumbent Flynn and Soper are to work to-
gether from the two territories and when the time
have hand in gerrymanderng 1t into the republican
column when both win land side by side in the United
States senate Whether this is the visionary product Of
some fertile brain not IL Is safe to predict that both
men have boandless political ASPIRATIONS and both
quite prosperous, politically speaking. Flynn and Soper
would do as well as anyoiher two republicans but the
United states senate IS goal scarcely within the reach
OF the republican party or hereafter The senate
rial toga viii BE- BY democrat faras tie Indian
Territory end Of the new commonwealth concerned
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

The excitement Incident the discovery Of oil in va
rious parts of the Indian Territory is something great
and men who ordinarily are considered conservative
wild with desire to get hold Of some good oil land
That the norern portion OF the Indian Territory is
great oil field there very little doubt and the proba-
bties are that the excitement will run much higher
Where a single well win produce oil at the rate In cash
value of from $40 to sOo per day. It necessarily sets the
country Wild There are great things in store for this
country IN the coming years.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

OF course, the Cherokee land Office viii have 70 wait
until the Interior department gets through chastsng rs
employees In this country. 1t Is indeed very uncertain
as to the time when the land Office will open The bus
ness is in such tangle that It VIII take time for new
people TO take their places in the different departments
Of the work and proceed with any degree Of efficiency 1t
now appears that there win be large numberof yacan-
ces ON the force as well as PERHAPS the adjustment OF
the Dawes commission in It's entirety. The Cherokee
people will have cultivate the gift of patience and wait
for the time to come when theycan file upon their homes
Those who filed year ago are, under the agreement
entitled to patents to their alotments nine months
have passed since date Of filing.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

The little featheed songster that sits on the bar imh
Of tree these frosty mornings and sings his prophesy
Of spring surely optmls Of the most hopeful sort.
Notwithstanding the cold and the clouds and the threat
ened storm he declares that spring coming. He
the bursting bud and the opening leaf though yet nyis
ible to man. He knows the flowers are springing up
under the mold and he hear the buzz Of insects IN
the air lie is dismayed or discouraged by dreary
day for he knows that the will shine warm
and other birds win In ocks and bevies from the
southland where winter is already So he gleefuly
whistles his glad song om every teeop and fence pest
sure in his belief that seetime and harvest cold and
heat summer and winter, and day and night shall not
cease while the earth Femaineth."
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Whatever may bc the ultimate solutlehof the problem
Of labor and capital there is another natero some Inn
porfance that needs aftentionaong tesane line There
IS cas Of people who belong 70 neither labor capital
II IS tie eass that will not work and yet is unable 70
I've properly without work No reasonable wa aould
induce some men to work long II tine they are pro-
fszzianal oilers
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Marshal Prtehard Of the Central district appears to
be between the horns Of dilema sure enough The de-
parment desires the displacement Of ali the old deputies
which has necesstated the elevation Of several young
Choctaws to important positions which they untitled
10 hll At least such appointments have been made.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

The leaders of the republican party n the Indian Ter
rtory lave outlined the plans b which the party Is 70
carry this country when statehood comes Tedemocnts
are not worried about the Indian Territory but would
welcome statehood even with Tire blight Of republican
rule Gise ii anything that Iooks Ike self government
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Te simple fact that there are be Two tickets, rep
resening the democratic and republican PARTIES the
field At tie coming municipal election Is 20 Indication
that hs town is ia ans danger Of bad. Or an inefficient
eity government next year There plenty Of capable
men IN both parties and while ever has his prefer
ence there need be no friction
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Saturday the fire department went out 70 the Katy
stock yards and saved the companys property from de
structlon The Katy IS In the list OF delinquent tax
payers refusing bear its part Of the burden OF govern
ment II owes FOR last year sll.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

with their people and share in the distribution of land
and money
bin has been introduced rider to the Indian ap
propraton bin providing for the payment OF money due
them from back payments to Cherokee citizens in which
they have been denied the right to participate
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Tie citizens Of Vlnta must stand together regardless
of politics and push the interests Of the
and Of The coming conflict of control Of the
municipal government must not be allowed TO engender
strife other than the frlendllest rivalry.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

Murphy, the dsruntsled Creek attorney threatens q
get even with Shoenfe and Douglas b iudiclng them
when the next gandury meets for introducing liquor
It IS earnestly hoped one IN the Northern district viii
syen think OF as mean a thing as that.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

The trouble that seems to be brewing with the con-
tractors Of the waterworks and sewerage system should
be adjusted the grounds ef and common justice
to a0th sides Men have right q qut work but cer-
tainly have no right ID make theother fellow quit
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-24

President Roosevelt mas find il necessary to clean out
some of the grafter about tie Indian Office al Mus
kogee Tie row that IS now going on between Chief
Porter Clarence Douglas shoenfeit Wright aud Murphy
ought 70 be stopped ia the name Of decency.