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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
(Copyrighted, 1904. by Frank G. Car E penter.)

(Copyrighted, 1904. by Frank G. Car
 Washington. D. c.
 T have been an employer for many years, have no trouble with my labor and have never had a strike"
 These were the words of one of tho richest mine owners of the United States-a man who has made many mil lion dollars out of gold mines and who has mines out of which he is now talk ing millions more. refer to Thomas F. Walsh, the owner of the Camp Bird and other valuable properties in Colo rado, that State where mining troubles are rampant. When he said this we were sitting in the par1or of his great mansion on Massachusetts Avenue talk ing of gold mining as business ana of his experiences in it.
 How do you accomplish that re- sult?" I asked.
 'In the first place." replied the mine owner, I treat my men as though they were human beings. ] realize that their work is hard and that tneir con ditions should be made as easy as pos sible I have been doing what many employers in Europe and the uniteo States are now doing; that Is. trying to better the sanitary and living arrange ments of my employees. The ordinary mining boarding house is shack with poor rooms and poor cooking nave seen that my men are well housed anu we'll fed. They have places to dry their clothes as soon as they come out of the mines. We have baths with DOT celain tubs and other modern conven- fences. The rooms in which they live are lighted with electricity and heated bv steam. and their meals are well cooked"
 Do you pay higher wages than oth- CT operators?'
 though we pay the highest current rates We were among the first to adopt the eight-hour day, and did so just after it was decided in the courts that it could not be enforced"
 What is the cause of the mining troubles in Colorado?" I asked.
 "rhey come from a variety of sources" was the reply, "and they have been largely fomented by the leaders of the miners unions. I think both op- orators and miners have been to some extent in the wrong. The situation Is a deplorable one"
 Closed Shop and Sympathetic Strike.
 What is the matter with the unfons?"
 There is nothing the matter with them as unions" replied MT. Walsh. II
  tions provided they are carried on up- on proper lines, but the unions Insist upon many things In which l do not believe. I am against the closed shop. I do not approve Of the sympathetic strike nor the boycott and I thing ev- cry man should have the right to work and be sustained in it whether he be- longs to the union or not. l would not lower wages, and I should like to see the condition of the working people raised, not only here, but. in Europe as well. Conditions in Europe are worse than they are here. Indeed, one of the chief difficulties of raising our labor Is the competition which comes In with the cheap labor from abroad"
 How can such improvement be made? By the Civic Federation, I suppose?'
 "Yes, the Civic Federation can do and Is doing good" said MT. Walsh. It Is bringing the employer and employe to- gether. The employe sees that the em- oloyer has not horns and hoofs. and the Nmployer is learning that the employe
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serious accidents SO common to the crltlcaI
 hour are obviated by the use of Mothers @k Friend. .'It is worth its weight in gold" ny says many who have used it. $I.oo per 1ul bottle at drug stores. Book containing
 valuable information of interest to all women vii be sent to any address free upon application tS
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gard to carriers taking orders:

gard to carriers taking orders:
 When this salary matter Is under stood it will result in thousands of resignations. The carriers. their friends and patrons, will consider that gold brick has been handed out. because less than 10 per cent. of the carriers will receive the full salary of s;20. If it was the intention of Con- gress that only 10 per cent. of the car@ rie1s should receive the increased sal- aiy, why did they vote $20,000,000s which Is more than enough to pay the full salary to every carriers in the service?
 The privilege of receiving q com mission on newspapers is denied, but carriers are, understand. permitted to take subscriptions for nothing. R,.ral patrons are also denied the priv- ilege of having their carrier accommo- date them. Should they desire q pound of coffee, tea, tobacco. loaf or bread, or any small necessity that la no. too big to go in a mail box. 10 cannot be delivered except as regular ma, with postage prepaid; but the carrier is graciously permitted, on res quest of a patron. to bring out plows A harrow, a moving machine a barrel of salt or a thresher. provided tni& will not interfere with prompt deliv- cry of the mail Patrons will undoubt> ed /, be keenly disappointed when they learn they are denied these privileges.
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Hnrxnr,s aveat..

Philip King, formerly of the Princes ton eleven, relates how while 8 crowd of Harvard boys was celebrating the result of a game with Pennsylvania some years ago one Cambridge man was much taken with the white wafst< coat worn by a waiter in a Boston cafe. The Harvard man called the waiter to him. saying, T want to buy that waistcoat!'
 'why, what do you want it forT asked the astonished waiter.
 ''Never mind what l want 1t for, continued the Harvard man. Whaa will you take for the waistcoat?'
 After some spirited bargaining on both sides the waiter consented to ac- cept five dollars in payment for the garment wherupon the Harvard man shouted: "Done!' and gave the waiter the sum mentioned.
 And when do you want it. sirT' asked the waiter.
 "Oh," replied the collegian, T don't want you to give the waistcoat to me mot at all! merely wanted to feel that I owned it."
 At this the waiter bowed and was about to walk away when the Harvard man called him back. Don't be in q hurry" said he. there's something else" whereupon, motioning the wall took a piece of celery. dipped 1t into the cranberry sauce. and proceeded to mark a big 'H" on the middle of the front of the white waistcoat that he felt was his own!.
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to ro east on account of my health, and I left instructions to have the re- zion prospected and assays made. When I returned the samples were ready for me, but I would not look at them until I had gone out and made further investigations for myself. found that my first idea was correct that there was gold and lots of It. developed the property, and we have taken some millions of dollars out or it. Altogether more than ten million dollars have been taken out or that immediate region since l discovereo the gold was there"
 Are there many discoveries Of that kind. MT. walsh?" I asked.
 Not many" was the reply; put every now and then gold is found In form or in a region not supposed to contain 1t. The Cripple Creek country was tramped over. for years before it sprang forth into a great mining camp and the same may be said of some Of the Utah gold regions and others. It was a long time after the discoveries in Eastern Australia that the great gold resources of Western Australia were ascertained; and the mines Of South Africa are of comparatively re- cent date. Indeed, we suppose that we now know where the chief gold of the world is, but we cannot be sure.'
 A Great Gold Trust.
 "Will the time. ever come when the gold mines of the world will be con- trolled by some mighty trust, or when a gold syndicate may control the mines of the United States?"
 q think not" said MT. Walsh. There is no reason for such a com bination. Gold mining. to large extent Is an individual proposition. The smelt- ing Is usually done near the mines, and there are different forms of reduction for different ores. You can carry iron and steel to one great melting center, and there are reasons why combina- tions of capital can greatly decrease the cost of production and the propor- donate profits. It Is not so in mining. The only thing that a trust could save there might be in the cost of admin istration. 1 don't think a great trust at all practicable, and l doubt if 1t would pay"
 Frank G. Carpenter.
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xvorE. , DoubIe Hardship.

But Fourth Assistanc~-.Postmaste General Payne has ruled otherwise. Tn a recent official letter he says:
 'TJnder this provision (the section quoted above). rural carrier cannot solicit business or receive orders Tor any institution--commerci newspa- per, or otherwise. It follows there- fore. that a rural carrier cannot re- ceive subscriptions for newspapers or collect for same, as he would then be acting as agent for the company. Un- dar the Postmaster Generals order, based on the recent act of Congress- effective July 1, 1904. rural carriers can only handle newspapers when they are individually addressed and prop erly in the mails
 This ruling is not only unfair to the rural carrier. but it works hardship on the subscribers to the newspaper and on the newspaper puolisher' Many residents on rural routes do not feel ahle 10 subscribe and pay for a paper n full year in advance. but they are willing to take and pay for tho paper from month to month. In thea past, carriers have been furnishing papers this way, and in many instances names of subscribers have been placed on regular mall lists for an indefinite time. as regular mail, collecting for it monthly and remitting to the pup fisher. That the publisher allowed the carrier a small commission for such collecting service was only fair and just. as the work could not interfere fin any way with the carriers duties. Now the monthly subscriber cannot get his paper that way. as the pup fisher cannot afford to send collector over the routes every month, nor can bc well afford to carry book accounts for such small amounts
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somethinr To Guess At.

The law In regard to Carriers act ing as agents for papers or magazines was, either purposely or carelessly, made obscure. The law reads:
 "On and after said date (July l. 19O4). said carriers shall not solicit business or receive orders of any kind for any person. firm or corporation. and shall not. during their hours Of employment, carry ary Saercnandise for hire; Provided, that said carriers may carry merchandise for hire Tor and upon the request of patrons. re- siding upon their respective routes whenever the same shall not interfere with the proper discharge of their off, ficial duties, and under such reguia- tions as the Postmaster General may prescribe" f.,
 Many postmasters and carriers in- terpreted this to mean that carriers might receive orders to bring a paper n magazine, or loaf of bread to pat rons on their routes if requested to an do. but of course they were not to solicit this business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

Beware of the politician who says his hands are clean. Ananias was put out of business for less than that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
Handed n Gold Brick.

Handed n Gold Brick.
 Mr F IT. Cunningham, President Of the National Rural Letter Carriers As soci,.tion. in an interview, says on the salary question and the ruling In re-
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Baby Mine

mother should joy a but the suffering and danger ordeal makes its anticipation of misery
 Mothers only remedy which relieves of the great danger maternity this hour which dreaded woman only made painless but all the danger avoided bv its use this remedy longer Respondent
 gloomy and other distressing conditions
 the system made ready for the coming event. and the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29


her ancestry and her qualities are care
fully looked over to see whether she Is
likely TO be good milker. or only fit
for beef; If you bug dog. even. the
strain OF blood Is the most important
thing to be considered. In short, in
buying any OF the animals have men
toned II Is the blood you pay for. not
the bone and muscle Yet here Is my
boy. who. with the blood OF generations
of ancestors Of the finest in the land
coursing through his veins has taken 70
associating with the dissolute and vile.
who spends his money In low resorts
and loses II at the gaming tables, and
leaves his mother to settle his debts"
The broker. says the Portland Ore
gonian. had known Of tno many such
eases to express any surprise. and has
lost much OF his faith In good blood
as many others have or are doing
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
DOES NOT Always TELL.
Blood in Some Cases Fails to Pro
duce Wise and Strong
Inheritorn.

An elegantly dressed and eminently
respectable appearing lady called at the
once Of = money broker recently and
asked him: Does my son owe you
any money!" He replied that. not
knowing who she was. he could not an
swer her question. When told her
name he said her son was owing him a
small amount
well" said she, Il viii pay you the
amount" which sheproceeded to do. and
took receipt. remarking that she hoped
her boy would reform and not borrow
any more money He ought to be a
good boy. she continued. for he comes
Of as good stock as there is in Amer
lea. and has 3 string Of ancestors reach
ing back beyond the days Of the reyolu-
ton, and Of rreproachable pedigree.
Il has been said age Is nothing. bu'
blood VIII tell.' but have about con
ciuded that sometimes good blood don't
count for much. n one buys a racing
or trotiiHg horse ths first thing inquired
into is the pedigree. II you buy a COW
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29

Of white gives II neatness ana nnish
while the blue gives it the required
note OF color.
Here is an important thing to re-
member. also. Let there be some en-
broidery Or lace application upon .hs
afternoon shirt waists says the Brook
lyn Eagle.
The girl who wants to be very styi-
ish will put in her spare time making
wheels Of lace and wheels OF silk. Let
the wheels be about the size OF a sill
yer dollar, and, in the middle of each,
set a small button The lace wheels
have in the center another little
wheel Of lace. and for evening it is the
thing to place the tiniest button rose
in the middle of the lace wheel
There is a new style OF neck finish
which is very much liked II looks
very much like a collar and, indeed,
it is such. But. instead Of being
square in sailor fashion, 1t is cut In
two long deep points in front thai
come down almost to the belt line
These points are edged with valen-
ciennes lace which goes all the way
around the collar There are long
deep points upon the shoulders that
come down over the sleeve quite to
the elbow The back is finished in
point This is charming carried out in
piece lace.
A little touch OF black appears upon
all fall gowns II is absolutely neces-
sary for the style of the gown. Tiny
black velvet buttons are very becom-
ing to any dress.
In the stock line the stock can be
white with band of black, or a touch
of black embroidery, to set 1t OF.
Deep black silk cuffs with wide
white lingerie frills are about the |
smartest things in the cuff line ami /
they give the touch of black and white
so necessary to any gown no matter
what its color
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29

The annual report of Pension Commissioner Ware
shows that the number of pensioners been reduced
by s3 during the last year, and that the disbursements
for pensions s4 72 78 OF an appropriation of
sl464ls29e This is truly splendid showing That the
number OF pensioners should begin to fall of with
in only thirynine years after the close of the Civil
War is remarkable. Still we have nearly million
pensioners eft-to be exact s94S62-so that we may
expect the Pension Bureau to be place Of considerable
business for some years to come
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
R.I-P-A-N- -STabules
Doctors md
A good prescription


The scent packet is enough for
usual occasions The family bottle
10 csntsl contains a supply for e
rear. All druggists sell thsm. aw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
He WAS TOO SUSPICIOUS.
ofice Boy Thought the Boss Should
Have Reposed More Conf
dence in Him.

Tommy had just obtained his frs
position as Office boy His salary was
not large, but his hopes were. He
expected to learn the business. and
lives Of great men all reminded him
that he might do great things. A
friend Of his met him about a week
after he had entered upon his new
duties relates the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
How do you like the job?' inquired
his friend.
~oh. dunno" said Tommy. doubt
fully.
rs the work hard?
No. the woik amt 50 hard and
the hours ain't 80 long, but-say. the
measly old cuss voik for makes me
tired.
What's the matter with him?"
He's so blamed suspicious. why,
II git him a bin busted, he'll count
the change Just as II I'd take any
Of HIS measly old money"
He does. ehg"
Yes. And the other morniR' he
went out and forgot to open the safe
You see. there's only me and him in
the ONCE. Well. as soon as he went
out in came man TO get some pa
pers there were ia the safe. knew
the boss wanted him to get theKt
but there was the safe locked. SO wsat
could I do2 And the man said Ne
couldn't come back un the next day
When the boss came back in, told
him about it. and he cussed himself
for bein out. so says to him. Why
don't you gimme the combination of
the safe. 50 the next time you're out
/ can git anything that's wantedg'
Say. you oughter seen him. You'd
think he was goin to jump down me
throat I thought I was goin' to lose
me job. an. between you an me.
wouldn't have cared much II did.
I'm gittin tired of woikin' for such
q suspicious old cuss. anyhow"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
Jumps OF LAMP LORE.
Points Of Information Which May Be
Welcome to the Uninitiated
Housewife.


It is not an uncommon thing for
women who are fastidious in other
matters to pay little or no attention
to lamps except 10 I'll them when
necessary and trim The wicks wheE
they become uneven. Lamps should
be kept perfectly clean on the inside
az we'll as on the outside, They
should be carcftdly examined and
hlied each morning. and when neces-
sary cleaned out and trimmed
The burner of a lamp should be
especially looked after. but this is the
part most often neglected. The fine
holes in it, or the 'gauze" through
which the air is admitted to the
flames, should be kept entirely free
from oil and dust The little machin-
cry which moves the wick up and
down must also be clea ned out when
necessary. II the lamp is a large brass
lamp with a tube for ventilation rum
ming clear through the fount Of the
burner so thar air ascends to the
wick from benaath, be careful to ex-
anime this space. for 1t is likely to
become choked with dust and burned
OF particles OF the wick
If the wick needs trimming. take a
match OF smooth bit OF wood and
gently rub 1t over the edge Of the
wick. after turning the wick down
until the metal tube holding it is on
a line with the lcwsr edge OF the
burned out, crusty rim Of the wick
The metal tube acts as a guide for
the hand. thus making the trimming
even.
Whether or not lamps nsed clean
ing and trimming. they should be
filed with oil evsry day They burn |
better when the fount Is full OF oil. |
When the inside Of the fount ls found |
to have a sediment the residue OF /
oil should be reured out and thrown
away. OF strained and used for other
purposes. such as cleaning /
moldy or damp woodwork in the cell
lar or in combination With boiling
water and soap for cleaning the iron
sink in the kitchen. Use only the
best and clearest oil for lamps.
Cheap kerosene often gives forth un-
pleasant odors and does not burn
brightly.
Never leave a lamp turned low. II
,reates gas and uses up as much oil
Is when It burns brightly. II IL Is
to have q light during the
light in a sick room use q tiny night
amp and burn Il At full force.
In a country house where a large
humber Of lamps are used it is bet
er to keep them in a little closet by
themselves than 70 expose them on
/ shelf in the kitchen. where they are
Iure to collect dust.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
HUNGRY LYNX A TERROR
Small the California Variety
Is the Most Dangerous
of All.

California has in her hills the larges
and most kind-hearted OF the grea
lighters. the grizzly. and at the same
time the smallest and most treacherous
The red lynx Most hunters call then
wildcats. but they are not The real
wildcat has a long tall and lives only
N Europe in fact he's about extinct
nDw-and old hunters dread the wall
isg midnigbt cry OF a hungry lynx
laore than they do all the growls that
q grizzly ever lei out
For when lynx is maddened BY
hunger he fears neither man nor beast,
and most Of the animals Of the forest
sive HIN the road without waiting for
E.n to ask it. In Canada ard even in
the northern row OF states OF this ma
tion the lynx grows to be much larger
than they do in the warmer climates OF
the southwest Save for those killed
BY an occasional hunter the lynxes
hold undisputed sway in the foothills
No matter how soundly they may be
sleeping. you can never catch one nap
ping. for at the slightest sound Of your
approach he will clear the ten OF Is feet
between his nest and the ground and
De on like a flash in the underground.
About the only way to get these fel-
lows is with hounds. and then general
ly one OF two of the dogs ger pretty
wen chewed up.
IN the hills the lynxes usually stay
In thick underbrush or in caves during
the day, coming out TO wcra havoc in
tae quail coveys by moonlight. Then if
the night be real bright. the hound
hunter has real sport rousing the
rcund-eyed owls with his shouts of
announcement TO the dogs, which are
not always ready to rush into the teeth
Of an angry cat
II Is almost impossible to catch a cat.
though hungry lion may occasionally
be caught in this manner. Now and
taen cat can be Iun into a trap pre-
Niously set along a runway and in this
way the lumbermen OF the Canadian |
pineries take many OF the cats that in
TEST the great forests Of the north. The
further south you go the smaller the
iynxes become, until the family winds /
up with the little pampas cat of the
South American plains. Our lynx. how
ever. is the most savage Of all and the
hardest for any dog. no matter how
good he may be. to master. In a fight.
Q cat has an immense advantage over
2 dog. in that it can fight with all
Tours. and usually does so. There is
lille worse can befall = green pscs Of
cogs than to shake an Oh lynx out OF
? tree. into their midst When 4 lynx
Fights he doesn't bite and let 20 like
? wolf or dog. but bites and hangs on
lie bulldog. while his claws Keep IN
? sort of snare-drum accompaniment
"a the dogs ribs It takes mighty
'aod dog to do up lynx and when a
thoroughbred hunter gets such a dog
1 takes a mighty good price to buy
him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
Friseo Time Table
49,. .~..4...
Joe DAVIS Barber shop

l ha. just furnished my shop
with new, up-to-date fur1li-
ture and have re6tted the bath
roomx. making Of this shop
one OF the finest in the Indian
Territory. Cali and see us.
JOE DAVIS, Proprietor
south ai r. o OPP. coldsn Ruir
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29
MODES OF THE SEASON.
Fashionable Finery That Is Now TAX
ing the Notice Of Admirers
Of Dress.

The most fashionable gown Of the
season is a black taffsta. with a large
black. raised silk dot. The collar is
made Of velvet. as are the cuffs. and
there are pipings Of turquoise blue
satin to finish both.
Pipings are more than ever the
style. and. to pipe . gown with blue
and Whife. is . pretty sure way 70
secure It's general style. The little line
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-29

Justice Hurley Of Chicago, declares that if Postmas-
ter General Payne does not respond to the
appear in his court witness he will attach the dis
tngushed gentleman and fine him for contempt court
In other words the Chicago Judge purposes giving Mr.
Payne touch Of equality before the law"