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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24
CREATURES OF DARKNESS.
Insects and Animals That Avoid the
Light Of Day and Some That
Are KyeleB.

The cavern beetle was nrst dlseev
cred some 20 years ago in an Aus
triHn cave, tile Erutt0 OF Adelsbcrg
One specimen only was caught. and
though its discoverer offered a prizs
Of G5 for another. Il Was Il years be
fore = second was found. says q Lon
don paper.
The cavern beetle has little round
body, very long legs. and absolutely
no eyes at all Brought out from It's
gloomy hsunts into the light of the
sun Il dies almost Immediately. Yet
In It's plieh.dark home far beneath the
surface Of the earth 1, moves with as
great rapldity AMI certainty as any Il
It's eyed relatives on the upper soil
To make ~ for its lack of sight !,
Is provided with antennae Of eXtraor-
dinery length and delicacy. ~ meaa.
Of these q feels lls way over the roagh
surface of he stone and hunts -
prey other smaller blind insects
with freai rapidlfy aud absolute Ger
lslne.
The cavern bet.lc has its enemies
Fht b.0ihrHs . species u seorpionl
nd .he erea' eyn.eas spider hunt li
.e6ay Prince Khevenhulisr.
to ihorolIaly explored ihosa cavea
mt tau aea f.bes Il as q mosi
'iaefl.rgr 10 watch by ths
= o. c.n scorpion. absolute
etie Laa beetle equally
aL alecs tr "a wall Alihongh
elf wG tl feet III front 81
rplaa and divided from il b.
ir af set the scorpion
~ @ Hfh 1soluie and almost
gaiia= certainty
fEe spider ilHni In these caves Is
= loGe'g ipot While aud Is ahlC
ne other .aaects which lnhabI
BE- ame subterranean depths. 10 run
fFy rapidly anG and is way silh as
l1s.flge certainty as II Il had eyes aud
Iehf 70 use them Like several uf the
1,hors. q too. pcFiahes II taken out u
be cave Sunlight seems 10 wither
nd shrlvel up these insects. just as
1otsh they had been placed In front
4 a hot Gre.
fei IN spite ~ this fact. Il Il known
itai the hllud cave creatures are de.
esHeed from others witch originally
ilted IN the light u day.
IN extraordinary proof of this IA
thsi ltoueh no falnieai ray marks thg
1.asfenef between day and darkp<
n lhe depths iser i've IN. yet has
been aseeF'alnee tc ead 4hpow q
debit lhat fh0s hose arcsfart eere
aaeinrual II thfl IN prcter 70
move shout rs iaef' hears whfa
The 1lrface sf tHs frfh Isla Orr nes
The cavern ra opnd 10 The Nam
moth cave u Kentucky B of a soft
siaisii color. via white neck and fee
II has enormous ayet black as night
but quite unprosidea With iris
These eyes are perfectly iuseuaIhle
10 light, ahd when the experiment has
been made Of catching a cavern RAT
and turning it loose In bright sunlight.
Il blundsfs about striking itself
against everything ls unable 10 pro
vide Itself with food and nnally falls
down and dies
IN re native depths. however. II Il
able 10 lead = comfortable enough -.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24

istenee, as It's enormously iog VII.
Fers are so extremely sensitive IT,
they enable II 10 and It's was rapiS
through the darkness The rinclro
food OF the cavern "a, conaks ~
kind of large cricket Of a pRi yellow
color. and. lil.e most cave iwellcrs
itself perfectly hlisd
Numbers OF different kind Of nsA
are known 10 live in the glooi rivere
and lakes which exist in m laree
caves.
At San Marcos. Tex. borlnis wsre
recently made to provide water supply
for some nev fish hatoheries Al !
depth Of iSs feet 4 great strsam o.
water was struck. Whieh ahot up nj the
rate Of 200 gallonf a minute with
II came thousands OF tiny, shrImp.lt .
creatures, and also iaree number Of
curious little. paie-colofed reptiles.
provided with lone tails and each hav
Ing four legs. These tiny monsters
were absolutely ayeless The only
trace that they ever possessed such or
gans are two little black spots above
the nostrils
A similar creature known as ths
olm, inhahiis The rivers in the Avs
trian caves already mentioned Dow
in the depths - the Planlna cave
nearly mile ard half from the err
trance the olm Is most abundant
The waters are fairly alive with ihem
and when, some years ago Afehdufs
Ferdinand paid 4 visit 70 This cave. q
net wRs let down aud q number ~ The
iltfls reuiiles caueht for his hrneat
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24

AF. subbuba-That Mrs Newcome
leems 70 BE- very remarkable woman.
Mf subbubs Why. what do you
knov about herr
Mr Snbbnbs notice that although
ihe's been living ln this ueiEhbofhood
Dearly si1 months. none Of you other
Somsn have found out anything mean
q say about her. Catholic STANDARD
I'D Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24
His enecIaltv.

Oumley-The lady IN the iiat above
6 learning % play The piano. her hus-
and IL struggling With the violin. I
hfve a daughter who ia studying the
y gEan, and boy Who IL learning the
banio, and the servant glri--
what are you Iearnlngfs inter-
rnpied the other.
s'0h, I'm learning TO get used to ik, =
was The prompt reply -Casssll'a
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24

A size sls glove to-day is larger than
one aye years ago. and thls applies
% 81 the sizes made The explanation
. thar W0men's hands have grown lar
ser than they used 70 be- through their
practice u tenniG golf.eie.. but they
Dc net ike TO admit Il. 50 the glove
makers must Meet the new conditions
and yet avoid hurting The vanity Of
their customers.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24

A certain hind Of pheasant found ia
be mountains between nam and l.oas
5 said 70 Be the rarest bird In exist
nse. For a long time liF existence was
saovn only By the fact that its long
g and most splendid pltne vas much
. lrht aftsr by the mandl ms for their
4es6ssar. 4 single skin IL worth $500.
era II the bird would live in captivity
. value would be fabulous. Mature
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24
WRIGHT-MILFORD
SHOE co.
ohsap Hose visitsr's E.surs ).

ohsap Hose Visiter's Exaars -
On October -. November 3 and 81
the n. K. & r. Railway will sell home
Elsitors' excursion tickets to points IN
northern Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, northern Michigan. North
and South Dakota and Nebraska at a
rate Of one fare plus s2 for the round
tNlp good returning thirty days from
late Of sale. Stop-oven allowed At
Kansas CltY and ST. Louis For fur.
khef information see katy's agent.
II. a. FAnrIfNU. Anft
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24
WRICHT-MILFORD
SHOE co.

Thst good warm
winter underwear
sod by us
iitslhe man
and bis purse.
n sbss,
boots,
rubherr "
rubber boSs.
overgaiterspn
lcggin-,
sweaters,
capcs and gloves
it- tlie same
hest for The price.
You trade
solicited on this
propOs tion.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24
To stock Fseslsr..

| have ii0 acres Of cornstalks Is
acres Of Kafir corn stalks and ID tons
Of good prairie hay for sale. Parties
buying can feed the hay on premises
good shelter aud plenty Of water 20
Gated eight miles south Of Alton be-
tzeen Echo and Needmere. Address.
4. \ WAssu. neho. !. + fsiuo
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-24

"why don't you sell that yslIox dogl"
"Miatuh" said Erastua PinkisI. "dat
proposition ls er insult to ny friends.
II ! knew anybody foolish eaoneh 20
buy dat doe ! wouldn't associate VT
si.a ''--wAshinEton Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

for years prominent republican leader
In Virginia. Such position in this
rock-ribbed democratic state naturally
gave him notoriety.f ggEN AM4
= During President Grants administra-
ton he was given the place of consular
agent to Zanzibar, South Africa, as q
slight recognition of services he rem
dered to the party.
II the idea was to commit him to OBJ
security by sending him to that far-on
station, the state department reckoned
without its man. He had not been there
very long before he came prominently
before the public A. man of some
means, he set up an establishment with
his family that was considerably above
those maintained by the native officials.
no matter how high their rank. The
Judge insisted on the observance Of Of
fetal etiquette and the amenities of Dip
lomatic life. nr
The manners of the natives were very
primitive, and their customs grated
upon the finer feelings of the judge and
his family. 1t was the habit Of the
queen of Zanzibar and her court to take
her>daily bath in the waters immediate
ly{in front of the United States consul
late The dusky monarch was not
trammeled by any restrictions as to bath
ing costume, and the appearance of her
and her attendants with no suggestion
of bathing suit shocked the United
States representative, who warned them
to desist from the habit. He accom-
panied the warning with a threat II they
persisted in bathing in this style he
would drive them out of the water with
gun.
The queen refused to regard the
threat seriously, and the next day she
and her suite assembled at the usual
place and prepared to battle. The judge
wasted no words, but took his gun,
which he had charged with salt and pep
per, and fired into the crowd. The queen
received most of the singing charge,
and there was tremendous commotion.
The incident was reported to Washing
ton, and the judge recalled. He has lived
most of the time since in Washington,
and has always delighted in relating his
experiences as the representative Of
the United States in far-off Zanzibar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

the best friends he ever had. In order
to do this he had to break of abruptly
negotiations with Secretary of the Navy
Paul Morton, who was extremely anx-
ious to secure the Corbin house during
the generals absence in the Philippines.
Terms had been agreed upon between the
general and the secretary, and the latter
was congratulating himself on obtain
ing an ideal home where he could enter
tain In a manner BETTING cabinet Of
ficer.
At this juncture Mrs Hanna tele-
graphed Gen. Corbin, expressing wish
to rent his house, as she proposed max
ing Washington her winter home. The
general considered the matter Just about
two minutes, or long enough to indite
an answering telegram saying: 1.-The
house is yours"
Mrs Hanna will add another to the
colony of distinguished people that is
making Washington celebrated as win
ter residence city. In her latter years
Mrs. U. s. Grant spent the winter and
fall in the city. Mrs. Gen. Sheridan
lives here; Mrs. Hearst, the widow of
the late senator from California, makes
Washington her home, and many other
people formerly holding distinguished
positions In official life maintain resi-
dences here.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

that eco n m y
should be practiced In the government
work as we'll as in private establish
ments and has been convinced that the
modern typesetting machines should be
used. Their introduction has been grad
ual, but in a short time the bulk of the
government printing will be done upon
these machines.
The public printer states that IA new
typesetting machines are now being in
stalled, but this will not mean the dis
missal of any Of the regular force. This
dissipates one Of the objections, which
was that men would be thrown out of il
mechanical typesetters were intro
duced. Mr.. Palmer has had his printers
attend schools of instruction, where they
have studied the methods of operations
and learned to manipulate the key
boards of the machines now in general
use. These men will simply leave their
cases and sit down before the machines.
while they draw their usual compensa-
ton from the government treasury.
There Is temporary force employed at
times when there is a rush at the print
ing office, and these men may be affected
by the change, but the steady growth Of
government printing is sure to make
places for all Of them In time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17


campaign funds was expected to be con-
tributed by those holding Office. 1t took
the politicians some time to appreciate
the full significance Of the law which
congress passed forbidding anyone APP
preaching government employees with
demands for campaign money. II IL
fully appreciated now, however, and the
clerks in the departments here are free
from such demands.
This does not mean that campaign
contributions are not made by govern
ment employees. Most Of them feel that
it is their duty to aid the parties to
which they belong to win elections and
obtain control Of the government; SO
they voluntarily send in their mites.
This feeling is pretty general among
the male employees, but now that the
women in the government service un-
derstand that there is nothing to com.
pei them to give, are rather chary In Of
fering of their comfortable salaries to
the treasury Of either political party.
The civil service regulations and laws
have removed one source Of enthusiasm
in national elections by prohibiting the
promise of positions or promotion e .
result Of political activity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
SUMMER GIRLS FAILURE.
Rugged Herself Up to Make Hit,
But Her Finery All
Wilted.

Once upon q time there was a girl
who decided that she would be the
real thing in the summer girl line,
relates a st. Paul Globe writer. Be-
fore the snow melted she was plan
ming a wardrobe that would bring
down any simmer youth from a mil
lionaire prospective to Dry Goods
clerk. She embroidered all her shirt
waists by hand, and made seven sets
Of turn-overs before the summer
styles were settled, only to learn that
they were wearing 1880 Jokes. She
bought a white silk drop skirt for her
null dress. and then her poor old
mother had to go without new sum-
mer hat so that daughter could have
the real thing in lingerie hat to
go with the silk drop skirt. Father
was driven to the verge Of nervous
prostration by the domestic discussions
of skirt Jokes and the best thing In
color combinations, and brother Jimmy
lost his half-holiday chasing down
cerise near-silk when she wanted
cherry lining for her lawn dress.
The clerks at the stores all got to
know her-she had so many goods
exchanged-and when at last she pulled
out for Jersey town with two trunks
and dress suit case her old father
said: This is Heaven" and her
mother stopped taking nerve cure.
But the girl found she was up
against 1t after ALL Her dresses faded
and dropped in the sea air and so did
her hair. Sitting up nights sewing
had made her sallow, and she squinted
from doing fine embroidery. The girl
who made hit with the few summer
boys in sight wore the same linen
dress three days running and had only
one party dress to her name. But she
had the real thing In eyes and dim
pies. So the girl who had meant to be
It said she hated the seashore. and
packed back to town to see beauty
doctor.
Moral: Fine feathers may make fine
birds, but all women are not birds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
CLAIMS CREDIT FOR HEIR.
As Recompense for Her Advice, DR..
Mary Walker, Asks Gear to Stop
War with Japan.

DR.. Mary Walker Is claiming credit
for the fact that the cars new baby
is a son instead of q daughter. The
doctor says II she had not volunteered
her advice there would have been ar
other grand duchess In the palace in
stead OF czarevitch.
All that DR.. Walker wants of the
car In return for the favor she has
done Is that he stop the war with
Japan.
Give japan the harbor," DIR. Walker
has written from Oswego to the car
She does not specify which harbor,
but pretty nearly any harbor will do.
she thinks.
The following Is copy Of an open
letter DR.. Walker has written to the
car:
ITO the Gar of All Russia-Dear
Sir: In congratulating yourself and
the mother of your son, l most re-
spectfully and earnestly request you
to make peace with Japan.
Give japan the harbor.
But for my professional advice you
would not now be the father Of a son
heir. The world will rejoice and say
that you would gladly have done this
one year since as the price of the as
surance of son.
II did not give information that has
resulted so gratifyingly for the pur-
pose of asking reward of any nature.
but circumstances are such at the
present time that expect you 20
grant therein above asked action.
MARY L. WALKER, M. D."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

engaged In cleaning operations one
waters and one feeds the birds. Car
bolic acid and coal oil are used for
spraying and these two agencies keep
the birds healthy.
About 500 squads are sold weekly.
the young birds finding q ready mar
ket in New York at five dollars a doz-
en-, The varieties raised here are
homers, dragons, runts and crosses.
Some of the runts measure 40 inches
from tip to tip Of wings. while there
are many measuring 35 inches.
The farm covers 16 acres and repre.
sents an investment Of $25. 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
HAS MONSTER PIGEON FARM
Pennsylvania Has 10000 Birds
Arrangements Perfect and Sue
cess Follows Experiment.

e. c. Cummings, of Worcester town.
ship, is conducting a pigeon farm on
which there are now 10000 birds. MIR.
Cummings says that his is the largest
lot of birds that are kept housed on
one farm. He changed from chickens
to pigeons, as the latter are SO per
cent. more profitable.
There are four houses on the farm
two 100 feet long and two 300 feet
long. The buildings are heated by no.
water, but cold houses are to be tried
The houses have cement floors and are
divided into pens, with capacities
varying from Is to rs pairs.
The greatest care Is exercised to
keep the farm in the best sanitary
condition. the houses being Thoroughly
cleaned weekly. Two men are re-
quired for the purpose and when not
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17


udicous
without capital
building order
speaking world and brought in results The secret Of his Advertising
When Kramer ran his ten aEH his capital was less than
appropriation no originated the famous Candy Ca
while including
twenty and and system Of ten His daily news,
practical because successful authorities on the science advertising in the
working advertising machine
and his ambition illustrated mado
faster thai We advertising"
another
Indiana
hills Indiana
possibilities Indiana Mineral
surroundings Chicago ST.
of
reached
markabe advertising andc
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Fred Grant son of hetgreat war COM
mander, to be Corbins successor in COM
mahd of the department of the Atlantic
and Maj Gen. Fred Funston, whose me-
teoric career in the army since the war
with Spain has made unique chapter
in the army's. history, to take command
of the department. of the west.
a The assignment OF Gen. Corbin to the
Philippines is significant of future
honors in store for him. President
Roosevelt with that devotion to civil
service principles that has marked all
his public career, believes that in the
army men should be fitted by experience
for positions to which they may be pro-
NOTED. He believes that the lieutenant
general of the army and chief of staff
should be an officer who has had prac-
tical experience in every department Of
the service. For this reason he consid-
ers it essential that this officer, who is
virtually head of the army, although
nominally the president and secretary
of war are superior to him, should be
thoroughly acquainted with conditions
in the Philippines. 1t is appreciated
that the most important army problems
that must be solved are involved in that
archipelago.
With this end in view President
Roosevelt has asked Gen. Corbin to take
command in the Philippines. The as
Signment Is somewhat OF a surprise to
those who unwarrantedly supposed that
the president would promote Brig.
Gen. Leonard Wood to military COM
mand of those islands. President Roose-
welt is Gen. Woods friend, but not to the
extent Of partially. His assignment Of
Gen. Corbin to the Philippines is proof
of this, as 1t is no secret that the friend
lest feeling does not exist between Cor
bin and Wood. When Gen. Corbin has
served year or so in the Philippines he
will be recalled and will succeed Lieut..
Gen. Chaffee as chief Of staff
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
New Kind Of Rubber.

During the past few months discov-
cry has been made that there are In
the interior of Brazil vast forests OF
trees from which can be produced a
high grade of rubber known as man
icoba." The area IL said to b. very
large, but cannot be defined, as u,e re-
gion has not been fully explored. The
attention called to the drst discovery
has led to further exploration. with the
result that from time to time comes
notice OF other sections where like
trees occur In PROPULSION The output a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

tue ueAI mOntn,
one of the most in
teresting and i'm
portant Of which Is
the detail of Maj.
Gen. Henry G,
Corbin to the COM
mand of the de-
partment Of the
Philippines. This
will bring about
transfers N t h e
United States and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Office by the install
lation Of new type
setting machines.
There has all along
been a decided, al
though quiet, OPP
position to the in
PRODUCTION of these
machines into the
government serv-
ice, the old-line
typos being reluc-
tant to give up
their cases. Mr..
Palmer has long
been of the opinion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Senator M. A. Han
ma, of Ohio. He
has leased to the
latter his Wash
ington residence,
one Of the hand
soonest and best
adapted houses at
I h 9 capital for
home living or en-
pertaining. 1t was
a source Of gratif-
cation to the gen.
eral that he could
offer his home TO
the widow of one of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Oh omcial lie that
has been known In
the last quarter Of
. century. For
some years past he
has been out of
public gaze, but
soon after the war,
during reconstruc-
ton days and
later, he was a ia
miliar figure in po-
litical and official
walks andAchieved
no little notoriety
and reputation.
He IL Judge George
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

AhIOUS terms are
used In the New
Testament to des-
ignate the Chris.
tian. He Is re-
ferred to as the
redeemed, suggest
ing the former
condition Of en-
slavement to sin
and the redemp-
tive W ork of
c h r ! st whereby
the soul was deliv-
ara1 frA q
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

tuc SOllCltdtiOn VI
campaign flu n d 8
from government
employees. T h | 8
warning Is now
somewhat of a per-
funtory perform
ance as solicita-
ton, except in rare
instances, long ago
ceased in the gov
eminent DEPART
ments. There is a
wonderful change
in this respect in
the last decade. as
formerly a good
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

manicoba rubber has rapidly increased
curing the last few years and bids fair
to be large item In the exports Of
Brazil
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
Human Nature.

He--Thers goes man who hasn't :
friend in the world.
she--Poor fellow. How aid he losa
his money. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Japan, says the Chicago Tribune. =
Lnding out that there Is something ter.
rinc In the hug OF wounded bear.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

Clerks and Campaign Funds.
The usual warning has been sounded
by the civil service commission against
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
INTERESTING SHIFTS IN ARMY
= CIRCLES TO BE MADE.
.coRsIN TO GO TO MANILA
How sentiment Selected Tenant for
Corbins Washington Home -,
- Passing OF Picturesque Char y. .
acter-Other Topics.

Washington.-There will be some in
teresting shifts In army circles within
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17
New Typesetting Machines.

Public printer Palmer is working a
revolution in the government printing