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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-23
Where the Finger Pointed.

Sir Hugh Verne sat in the home of
his forefathers looking about him hope
lessly. On the morrow the place was
to be sold to pay debts that had been
accommodating for century. The pres
ent owner was to become of age on
the very day Of the sale. To add to
his distress he loved a younger daugh
ter of Lord Montague, a neighboring
landowner.
Verne was sitting in room that had
been occupied ever since the house
was built three centuries before for a
library. The shelves were filled with
books made when the printing press
was a novelty. On one side of a large
bay window stood a revolving geo
graphical globe; opposite it statue Of
a Sir Hugh Verne who had been dead
$50 years He had been misery. and
under his regime the estate had in
creased in value, but at his death the
funds he was supposed to have ac-
cumulated did not appear. He had
during his later days erected the statue
of himself in his library. directing that
no other monument to his memory be
placed The forefinger of the right
hand of the statue pointed directly 10
the globe. One of his descendants,
thinking that the finger indicated a
place where some of his missing wealth
was hidden. had had the globe taken
apart; but finding nothing of value. II
had been restored The present Sir
Hugh's father. Sir Thomas Verne. had
opened the wall back of the globe at
a point in line with the finger. but he.
too. had been disappointed He had
found the estate Impoverished by his
predecessor and had brooded over the
misfortune he saw surely coming fer
his son. From the sons boyhood he
had heard his father debating as to
the meaning OF the pointing finger and
believed he had some reason for sur
missing that II referred to hidden
money.
Sir Hugh sat gioomily looking at the
statue, thinking of the family tradi-
don. 1t was an hour before noon. and
the day was the 2lst of September.
Neither the hour nor the date made
any impression on the young baron.
except that the date was present in
his mind as the day previous to the
bdIe- never tntitSs an luta tStuEEtu "
him, an idea which came down through
thousands of years. He had read that
when the great pyramid OF Cheops was
built to entomb king an inclined pas
sage was left. through which star at
the vernal equinox would shine in
upon the mummy. Sir Hugh noticed
that the sun was shining in through
the bay window upon the statue. The
shadow of the index finger lay upon
the wall midway between the ceiling
and the door. The young man noticed
the shadow and kept his eye upon it
as 1t slowly sank toward the door.
moving at the same time toward the
east Why the pyramid Of Cheops en-
tered his head and why he made a
mental connection between it and the
shadow he could not tell. He after
ward tried to trace the steps leading
him to his idea, but failed Neyerthe-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-23

less 1t came to him that IL it was not
now the vernal it was the autumnal
equinox. Then, suddenly, the bell on
the town clock struck the hour of
noon.
His idea had been born
Rising. he seized an antique dagger
hanging from a mantel and hacked a
cross upon the point covered by the
shadow of the index finger.
That afternoon he darkened the
room, locked the doors, and, with a set
Of mason's tools, began to make hole
In the wall where he had carved the
cross. The plaster was soon scraped
away. and behind it was a stone differ
ing from its neighbors In Its shape.
which was an octagon- On the stone
from each of the right angles had been
cut cross lines, and their intersection
lay exactly at the spot where the
shadow point had lain that day at
noon. The stone was imbedded In an
inch Of mortar. which was easily
clipped away and the stone removed.
leaving an orifice into which the baron
could hold a candle and see what lay
beyond What he did see was a vault
heaped with gold sovereigns- On the
back Of the stone was cut in rude let
ters-doubtless by the man who had
deposited it therAthese words:
No fool shall inherit niy savings II any
OF my descendants has the wit to md
this gold he will have the good sense to
use IL to the advantage of the estate
Wondering how this vault could have
remained so long unknown, the baron
examined its surroundings and found
that it had been a space left unused by
the architect who had built the house.
That evening a mason was called in
to enlarge the orifice. and by midnight
the baron began to count his newly
found treasure. separating the sover-
eigns into heaps of Il 900 each, making
exactly fifty heaps. without a sover-
eign over or short. The next morning
the sun was not high in the sky before
his solicitors had paid on the incum
brances on the estate. and there was
no sale. Indeed. instead OF parting
with the home OF his ancestors, while
his solicitors were paying OF the debts
Sir Hugh was experimenting a corps
Of assistants he had called in to make
hurried prepar IA tons for the celebra-
ton OF his coming OF age. The neigh
boring gentry were astonished at see
ing messengers dash up to their places
to leave invitations from Sir Hugh
Verne for a grand ball in the evening.
No more brilliant assembly had oc-
CURED in the neighborhood in years
brilliant from the fact that the young
baron was much beloved-and it was
given out that his friends were invited
ing TO age, but into an unexpected for
tune. But where the fortune came,
from he told to but one person-the
earI's daughter, who subsequently be-
came his wife. F. A. mitchell
Brick Ice Cream served at Miller's
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-23

Neopolitan Bricks served at Miller's
all day Saturday.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-23

Bridweli will furnish money On
Realty.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-23

Brick Ice Cream served at Miller's
Saturday only.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
AUTO pLow BEATS HORSES.
Experiment shows That the sIotor ia
Beth Cheap and Ef-
fective.

At the Chislet Agricultural associa-
tons annual plOwlng competition the
other day, near Canterbury, England,
the Ivel agricultural motor defeated dll
plows drawn by horses.
The motor hauled a three-furrow
piow over the ground with ease and
accuracy. and afterward proved that It
could plow a field Of six acres In eight
hours, at cost Of Ave shillings per
acre. thus not oniy saving time. but
doing the work 100 per cent cheaper
than horse-drawn plows.
The motor was also shown TO be use
tul To farmers not only for plowing,
out for thrashing. ehafi-cnitlng reap
ing. moving. and. In fact. for all work
on V ich the horse Is employed.
"The horse on the farm 10 the future
will be not a necessity but curloa-
lty. said air Hoffman the manager
II the fvel agricultural motor. ~OuT
motor can do everything Tor the farm
sr that the horse can do. and 1, does
not want feeding An occasional
drink Of petrol Is all that Il requires.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
THEY'RE DOING TIME.
Fort smith and HoIdenville Men
are In Durance viic Strictly.

4 Fort Gibson item in the Musko-
gee Times contains the following In
formation regarding the whisky men
recently ''sent up by Judge Ray
mond, from Holdenyille and Wagner,
part OF the after being TT. Smith
whisky dealers:
A Fort Gibson man who has just
arrived from Fort Smith, and who
was an involuntary boarder IN the big
free hotel there, better known as the
Federal jail says that the four big
liquor dealers who shipped whisky
into the Indian Territory, for which
they are now serving time, are
making the best Of the situation, but
are far from being happy. They are
allowed the privilege of having their
meals sent TO them three times a
day, and have the finest that can be
had, but still chafe under confinement
more than common prisoners The
same Is true Of the Holdenyille "club'
men. who are doing time there for
handling wet goods
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
DOGS TO SAVE soLDTE S
ptna rarsued On St. 4srrnnra n the
Alps praxes sueecssfui fH = Test
IN che italian Army.

Tn use 70 which aoes have been pts
oy the monks Of the Hosplce Of St
Bernard. in the Alps. IN searching for
lest persons and administering most Dr.
gent aid. In the shape Of eordlals and
food. has suggested 70 the Italian armv
he training Of doeg 70 discover the
wounded soldiers and 10 brine 10 them
the vater and sti-aulanfs they mas need
after Ions ext tosure IN the field
At the recent maneuFers Of the Itai.
Ian army near Venice several collles
which have been educated by the OH
GERS. were tried FOR the purpose Of dis
covering hidden soldiers lying suppos.
edly wounded IN The least accessible
uoInta q the hsld. and wonderful Sc.
sacity was displayed b. them IN search-
lng for the wounded and gently lyins
beside them IA order 70 offer the cor.
alals they carried IN TASKS Tied around
their neeks.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
SILVER DOLLAR IS A PUZZLE.
nosten Bankers submit odd Miatage
90 fhe Experts Of the sub-
freHsurs.

Richardson. Hni & Co. bankers Of
Boston. have submitted 70 fhe sutireas-
lry experts a silver dollar that puzzles
them. Apparently il Is a genuine issue
9f the United States mint hui 10 one at
the subtreasury ever saw coin like e.
Il Il tbe aize and welehi of the stand
ard silver dollar. ard the obrerse side.
wlih the head Of Liberty, is similar 10
So face ~ the present coin. The re-
serse. however is unlQue. Around one
zrc Of the circles & United States Of
America viih "Deo Est Gloria" n
haraie deciph rabie letters below In
So lower are q the circle Is the dss-
lerasion Zone dollar WITH enc date
1870 The central fFsisa q the rexersf
& what makfs tho dollar unlike any IN
circulation There f. e smali circle ln
lie center. wigH these figures saa
S. 4gG. i0a G g grams Il probably
IS one of series ~ silver dollar which
FAD beer ml1iea bat had rot been pul
Is circulation.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
MUST PAY FOR MASSES.
Ses York Court MAKES sweeping Rsl.
iae Aneetine the Homan
Catholic Belief.

The most sweeping ruling by an
American court concerning 4 matter
Of Roman Catholic belief since il wa
sela IN New York years ago Tint .
priest cannot b. compelled 70 testify
10 the secrets Of lhe confessional haf
been made bg Surrogate George 4
Benton at Rochester. = 7.
The ease was that ot John s Keen
an. as administrator 81 the estate oi
Rev. james z Kiernan keenan, put
IN & claim for $3.50 0illed 70 Father
KieFnaH for maas by Daniel lane
ST.. Lane died July 3. 1891. and Father
Herman May -. 1909 Judge Benton
said.
III Is not natural 20 suppose .aal
the tesiatof ma ing a bgqteat for sleh
a purpose would 60 dislFaat BIS lega.
zee a. 70 Insist that the service should
be- performed before the money Va.
paid
The substance Of the decision is tha
the performance d the masses b th,
priest in such q case is a dutY iais
upon the conscience Of the clergyman
alone and that the legacy vests in thl
/ priest and passes 70 his legal repre-
sentative. who Is IN q position 20 elsln
lts payment
The ease has no exact parallel in tn
history Of United States courts.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
MUCH PEAT NEAR CHICAGO.
Leoturer says fhere Are Hundreds
OF Acres Of the ..comine Fuelr
ln City LimItA.

peat Is the coming fuel, and there
Ia enough Of Il within SO miles Of
Chicago TO supply the city for hun
dred years. declared j Campbell Nor
riaon 10 a lecture before the Robert
Fulton Association Of Stationary I'm.
elneers at Chicago recently.
Peat is coal In embryo he added,
Under heat and great pressure Il be-
comes coal. Nature takes thousands
OF years to complete the transforma-
tion, and then the coal Is buried deep
under ground, is mixed with foreign
substances and has lost much Of the
hea,-giving power which the original
peat had
There IS no European process
which win produce briqnette I'M
pervious to moisture without drivlnS
on part Of the volatile substances con-
talned in the peat and lessening The
fuel value But an American inyen.
ton has made this possible AZ small
expense
"In the new process the peat IS dug
by machinery and delivered to a shred
der. which pulls the ibers apart L
Is then dried IN a long inclined rotat-
ING cylinder. through which hot gases
are passlng. The dried peat Is pnlver-
lied and nodded Into briquettes under
heavy pressure. and the briquettes are
forced through heated molds, which
brings the oils in the peat 10 the sur
face and gives Il smooth finish that
water will not penetrate.
"These briQuettes make the best fuel
on earth. They burn with a clear
bright fame and no smoke and give
more heat than an equal weight Of
coal. They retain their shape until
consumed and leave a small amount
Of ash as fine as flour. Peat a foot
thiek over one acre viii make 200
tons OF briquettes. There are hundreds
OF acres Of Il within the city limits OF
Chicago"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
CRIMINALS FOR DISEASE TEST
Philadelphia Physician Advocates
InocuIatisn of Feions with
Tubercufosis Germs.

In discussing the infection Of human
beings with animal tuberculosis before
the American Public Health associa-
ton at Washington the other day Or
Mazyck =. Rayenel. OF Philadelphia,
urged that criminals condemned to
death be inocuiated with the tubercle
germ that physicians might be enabled
to study the development Of the dis
ease from the start He regretted that
the federal and state governments
would not permit this. declaring that
Il would greatly advance the interests
OF science He said he was sure that
a man condemned 10 death would most
willingly take his chances Of contract
ing tuberculosis as against eleclrocu-
lion or hanging
lie emphaticaily controYerted the
common theory that dry sputum was
the underlying cause Of tubercular IN
fection and said that there vas abso-
luteIy not one whit Of evidence that
il ever caused single case Of tuber-
eulosls In mankind lie produced na-
merous statistics showing bovine tu-
bercular infection Of human beings.
and said that the bovine tnbefculaf
bacillus was much more virulent than
thar of fhe human being lie conclud-
Ell by strongly urging that every pre-
caution should be taken by the asso-
citation IS saulfarlans for the protee-
ton o. the food supply as derived from
cattle
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
BAD COIN MACHINE REFoRMs.
Apparatus Has a
varied Career and Ends az =
nitahang Post.

In the dooryard OF Edwin L. Parker,
on the shore of Onota lake, pittsheld,
Mass. stands an old counterfeiting ma
chine, whose history dates back beyond
revolutionary days. when the manufac-
ture of spurious coin was carried on
IN New York and Philadelphia.
No one has the authentic history of
the machine and how long Il was used
for illegal stamping Of spurious coins
before II lived down us dark record
by many years OF honest labor and was
fnally retired from active operations.
The machine was used by gang Of
New York counlerfelters IN about 1770,
whore operations attracted the atten-
ton Of government officers. The coin
makers sent the machine TO Phlladel-
phia In a load Of charcoal The ma
chime was oyertaken BY the officers and
the gang was taken back to New York,
where the plates and dies were de-
stroyed.
During the war Of 1912 the machine
was shipped to Pltisfeld, where Lemuel
pomeroy, who made guns for the goy-
srnment. used It to stamp ont the
s-shaped plates which went on the stock
Of the fiintlock muskets.
The gun factory burned and the ma
chine fell into the Housatonic river,
where Il remained some years. Caleb
Goodrich then bought the machine and
used Il for cumming" the cid FASH
Ionea mn and down saws used IN sawfng
lumber From there II was taken TO the
plunkett mill and was used for Ike
purpose
About 30 years ago II was purchased
by It's present owner, the administra-
tor Of Mr. Goodrich's estate. Soon after
the circular saw came into use and there
was no more use for a cumming" ma
chine. Since that time the machine has
stood In the dooryard OF Mr.. Parker,
where Il has been used as a hltchine post
and as a tether post for young cattle.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
THE PLACE TO
DRILL FOR OIL
A Well lmpregnated With OIL
Beyond Question.

Just now, while oil is flowing from
most any hole IN the ground in the
southwest, would be IN excellent time
to further develop the coal oil well on
Dr. Days place, just north Of Charley
McComb's, near Big Cabin. This well
has always tasted so strongly Of OH
that only those used 70 il could drink
the water and the rope and bucket are
always covered with oil. Asa prospect
II has no equal 10 this section, 50 far
as known.
Tie topography OF this country fur
nishes ample reason for the belief IN
existence OF oil beneath this section
as well as Bartlesyille, Chelsea. Mus
kogee and elsewhere, and clearly we
ought TO 90 down after Il.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
NOBLE RE-APPOINTEO.
Editor Robbins, the Organizations
Endorsee, Turned Down.

In a special telegrm to his paper,
the South McAlester News, dated
Washington, Feb Is, its editor an ap-
plicant for the postoilce and the en-
dorsee Of the republican organization,
tells Of his nndoiug as follows:
President Roosevelt has decided 20
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out.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
PSORIASIS
and ECZEMA
Milk Crust, Scaled Head,
letter, Rlngworm
and PImpIes
COMPLETE TREATMENT. SI.OO
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and erustlng Of the scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial Disagreement, as In
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25
Plaaslas Trss. sn .hs cAmpu..

: considerable number 81 trees we're
st on the public school grounds last
week By the pupils and a their e.
pense. THIS viii have o tendency %
center their interest n tie tees. bnt
tie little ONES must remember that q
tree cannot stand Is much pettlng a.
a kitten.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25

Now II develops thar lazIDeaa IL a die
ease produced BY q germ whose full name
Is sUueinnarla. Americana" Its only
cure. says the Baltimore American. f.
the Introduction into the system 0f the
sufferer of another germ flally aniag-
onisgic 10 the first. the latter germ be-
Ing scientifically known as workum
haralhns
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25

Experiments made IN West Virginia
aemonels-'N that Il q man eats salt
saturated with keFoaene he will stag.
ger and see double. II it also makes
him shake hands With 3 lamp post
says the Chicago Tribune. ers Insist
upon singing his own words 70 "Illa
aatha" a midnight Wesi Virginia
wilI prove , dangerous rival 20 Ken
tricky.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-02-25

A Turkish artist wbo drea a earlea
ture Of the sultan has been sentenced iC
l0i years IL prison. Ne have 10 doubt
however. says the Chicago Kecord-Iier.
aid. that be may succeed through good
conduct ln having Il marked down
70 90
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The latest sulciae n 81 Louis vas =
member Of the city council The 81
Louis papers can discover 30 other eanss
tor the Fssh act. sass che Denver Post.