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while on duty with Truck D about four
weeks ago.
The funeral will be held from his late
residence Saturday morning at $50 o'clock.
after which a service will be held at the
Church of the Nativity, conducted by Rev.
c. o. Rosensteel. The interment will be
made in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Chief Engineer VIM. T. Belt of the fire
department will attend the funeral of Mr..
Sherman. and has also detailed fifty MEM
bers of the department under command or
Battalion Chief A. j. Sullivan to attend as
an escort for the remains from the church
to the cemetery. The psSlbearers will be
selected from among Mr.. Sherman's former
intimate friends in the fire department..
His Long Service in Department.
John Sherman was appointed a member
Of the District fire department January 3,
1879. He was promoted to be tillerman
September "a. 1879 which position he filled
until November %, 1888, when he was pro-
NOTED to be acting foreman. August l, 1888
he was promoted to be foreman and served
In that capacity until July 1, 1904 when he
was promoted to be battalion chief engineer
and retired on pension, July &, 1904, at his
own request.
During his service as foreman he was de-
tailed to act as assistant chief engineer In
the absence of the assistant chief engineer
in charge of his battalion for several years,
In TACT, during the iatteT pOTtlOn Oh ms SCI
vice he acted as assistant chief continuous
~.
Chief Sherman was born In Ireland sixty
years ago and came to this country with
his parents when small boy. He leaves a
widow and four children, Misses Nellie and
May Sherman and John and Joseph Sher-
man.
Chief Belts Tribute.
Chief Engineer Belt in reporting the
death of Former Battalion Chief Sherman
to the Commissioners today expresses
deep regret at the sad occurrence. Chief
Belt states briefly the record of Mr. Sher-
mans services in the department and adds:
During his service he was loyal to the
department and l know of my own personal
knowledge. having served as subordinate
with him, that he was an exceptional fire
fighter and many incidents Of his bravery
can be recalled by his associates"
Commissioner Mcfarland, who has SUI
pervision over the fire department, spoke
feelingly this morning of the death of Mr..
Sherman, who had served the District SO
many years as a fireman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
JOHN SHERMAN DEAD
FORMER BATTALION CHIEF OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
His Long Service Under the District
Chief Engineer Belts Hand
some Tribute.

The death Of John Sherman, former bat
talon chief Of the District fire department
and member of the department for the
past twenty-five years, occurred late last
evening at his home, 5514 9th street, be-
tween Erie and Flint streets. Brightwood
Mr.. Sherman was sixty years of age, and
he had been in failing health for several
weeks, having suffered stroke of paralysis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14

southwest, 43 years.
Henry Thomas, Freedmen's Hospital. -
years.
Eliz. /. Tucker, 1901 p street northwest,
d years.
John Tyler, Providence Hospital, ~
years.
Ruth II. White. Brookland d. c., 9 years.
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Waists and Wrappers.

Waists and Wrappers.
Odds and ends of Percale
Wrappers; mostly all with
flounces; perfect fitting; broken
sizes of goods that OM~
sold up to 6oc. ZVCe
Green Ticket Day.
All our lightweight Madras and India
Linen Waists; that sold formerly at 75c
and $1.OO; they are made in 90
the best styles of the season. :HWC
Green Ticket Day
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During a storm Friday near Camden.
s. c., Jim Egypt, negro, was killed by
lightning. and two other negroes badly
stunned. Five mules were also killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14

Ioc. Neckwear, &C.
A new lot of En-
hroidered, Fagoted
and Hemstitched
Collar Tabs. also
Null and Lace Ties
new purchase-for
r row ' worth &c.
19c.-at. .....
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
WASTE COFFEE TO DECEIVE.
business Now So Extensive wAs Or
iginally the Result Of an
Accident.

Ordinarily one business grows out Of
another, but the coffee roasting pust-
ness has come by accident, says the
Louisville Courier-Journal. Before the
civil war all coffees came to the Louis
vile market green and every family
roasted its own coffee either in the
old-fashioned cylinder roaster or by
the use of large pans placed in hot
ovens.
Recalling the days when he received
all his coffees green at the wharf and
sold il green at his store. a Main
street coffee merchant said: The days
before the war are also known as the
days of the steamboat, for there were
few railroads in the country then.
Business on the boats was then very
heavy and many carried nothing but
coffee River disasters we're also heavy
then. for the reason that the govern
ment paid little attention to cleaning
out the rivers and many a boat that
started from the south with coffen fer
the old Portland wharf struck a snilg
and sank in the muddy waters.
Green coffee, Of course, swells In wa
ter and when a cargo went down 1t was
always considered a total loss. One
day in the '70's big boat coming to
Louisville sank near the bank between
Evansville and this city.
Two Jews who lived in the neigh
borhood of the sunken vessel bought
the coffee in the hopes of saving the
most OF 1t before It began to swell.
They spread it out on big tarpaulins
in the sun, but when it began to dry
they realized that it would not sell on
the markets in that condition. The
idea OF roasting the pile in an effort to
conceal its inferiorfty dawned upon
them and they Immediately set to
browning the little grains in pans
placed over charcoal fires
When the lot was suficiently
Drowned they hauled 1t to a small river
town and sold It loose. with much sue
cess. After they had disposed OF all
the coffee they bought more Of the
sunken goods and treated Il to a like
process. In q short time they erected
a factory for the new industry and
then several other factories engaged in
the roasting OF coffee. Now. instead Of
buying green coffee. every family buys
its coffee already roasted and the labor
and time consumed by individual roast
ing are now used in another way"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
FACTS ABOUT PANAMA CANAL
Figures Given in Woman's Home
Companion Show Distances,
Cost, Etc.

Estimated cost OF the Panama canal
5000 900 900.
Amount paid French company for
the title, s40.000.0o0
Amount paid Panama government for
perpetual lease Of canal lands, 10000
600.
Length OF canal, As miles
Canal width varies from $50 to SOC
feet at the top. the bottom width being
$50 feet.
There will be five twin locks OF con-
crete masonry. each lock 73s feet long
and So feet wide. with lifting capacity
OF 80 to 20 feet
Lake Bohio (artihciaD covers 81
square miles
Alhajuela lake tartifcial) covers 5000
acres. and will furnish motive power for
operating the locks and lighting the
canal from ocean to ocean.
Distance from New York TO San Fran
cisco by old route. 1914 miles: by the
route through the canal. |, ,2s9 miles.
Distance from New York to Manila
by present route via San Francisco AID
Yokohama, 1880 miles
Distance from New York tc Manila
by Panama canal. via San Francisco and
Yokohama. II .5S5 miles.
Distance saved in a sailing trip around
the world BY the new route through the
Panama canal. 2.Tcs miles
The Panama canal was practically be-
gun in 1889 BY the French company
They had completed bout two-ffths OF
the length. when because of fraudulent
management tie company failed. and the
work ceased IN 1889
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
Arr.sted for AFurdsr AgAin.

James Silcox, the Cherokee who
killed his brother, Jack, on the Cay
wood ranch, where they lived, has
been re-arrested ON the old charge.
shortly after the killing he came TO
yinita and gave himself mp. He was
accompanied by number OF friends,
who supported his plea Of self-defense,
and on that testimony he was turned
loose. But now that other evidence,
50 IL is stated, has come up, Deputy
United States Marshal Vieers was in
structed TO make the arrest, and Sill
cox was taken to Tahlequah, and a
new hearing set for today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Pass An Ordinance Granting the
Downingville Gas and Oil Co.
2O-Year Franchise, Etc.

The city council held its regular bi-
monthly session last night All mem
bers were present except Aldermen
Lee and Ratcliff. The following ap-
preparations we're made:
WaterwOrks, S5,3l0S7; sewer, 49,
239.53; schools, $3.50; general, s477.50-
The final report Of the assessor was
made and is ready for the board Of
equalization. There were more than
two hundred lots upon which the own
ers rendered no valuation.
An ordinance establishing five sewer
districts was passed. Beginning at
the Cobb hotel, sewer will be con-
structed in every alley running south
for five blocks west.
An ordinance was passed granting
a twenty-year franchise to the Down
ingyille Gas and Oil Co., work to be-
gin not later than Jan. |, 1905, the
city reserwng the right to purchase
at any time after Jan. /, 1906. Five
per cent of the company's income from
gas furnished consumers in Vinita Is
to be turned into the city treasury.
The EIectrict Light and Power Co.
asked for fifteen-years' contract fol
furnishing street lights and the mat
ter will be considered at future
meeting of the council.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
Huckleberries fresh from the coun
try every day at Zeno's.
Worldla Fair sIeeper.

On July 9th, the NJ, X. & T. in-
augurated, in place Of the standard
sleeping car running between st. Louis
and Houston, Texas, on the Katy Fair
Special, a daily line Of Worlds Fair
Excursion sleepers, between those
points, via Dallas Tex.
This is an innovation which will be
appreciated by the travelling public.
The sleeping cars are up-to-date in
every particular, are clean and cool,
decidedly the hot weather kind. One
Of the chief attractions about those
excursion sleepers is the very moderate
charge for accommodations. The
berth rate is about one-half the rate
charged in standard sleeper, viz:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
DIVERS STRANGE COUCH.
seaman Of Blbulous Habits INDUCED
In q Five Days Map Un-
der Water.

Some queer yarns are told about the
men who wear the uniform OF sailor
In the service Of Uncle Sam. Probably
the queerest is the one told Of Gunner
Mate Johnson, a strapping big Swede
at present serving out an enlistment on
board a ship Of war that frequently
visits San Francisco, relates the San
Francisco Call.
johnson, 1t appears, is most con-
vivial soul and fond Of his grog. He
is also good sailor, but shines as a
diver A short time ago, while his ship
was anchored near Mare island, it be-
came necessary to send Johnson down
into the depths to take of some Of the
growth from the hull His last dive
lasted about an hour. When he came
up he told the executive officer that
1t would take about a week to make
the ships bottom clean He was given
the task and every day about nine
o'clock, clad in rubber suit and he'll
met, he slipped over the ships side.
AT mess gear" (meal time) he came
up, had his meal and at 1880 o'clock
went down again, remaining down un-
til mess gear" sounded again.
For five days Johnson kept this up
and then the chief gunner grew little
suspicious. About three o'clock one
afternoon he ordered a second divers
suit broken out" This he donned
and went overheard. He came up in
about ten minutes and so did Johnson.
When the cumbersome suits were re-
moved the gunner ordered Johnson Ito
the mast"
At the ships tribunal Johnson faced
the captain. What the skipper said TO
him could not be heard. but at the
close OF the Interview Johnson meekly
saluted and walked forward.
The explanation came next day when
the gunner confded to a fellow officer
that Johnson who had been given ev-
cry night ashore. spent them in roy?
s.ering about. then came aboard ship.
dorned the helmet and suit and slipped
over the side OF the ship, ostensibly to
clean the ships bottom, but really to
sleep His shipmates we're in on It. Of
conrse.
The gunner's suspicious had been
aroused when he noticed that the air
bubbles that always appear on the sur
face directly over the diver did not
vary foot during all the time Johnson
was down. When he Investigated he
found Johnson hanging like a huge
barnacle 10 the side Of the ship. His
arms we're dangling about in the water
and his reclining position was main
tain4d by the aid Of his signal lines.
one OF which be had passed around his
shoulders and the other around his
feet
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
QUEER THINGS ABOUT SAWS
Those Of Oriental Countries Are Cut
One Way, Those Of the
West the Other.

In the window OF a hardware store
was a curious saw. with narrow
crescent-shaped blade foot or more
in length and toothed q. the concave
side 1t was somewhat like a sickle
with saw teeth in place of a cutting
edge, says the New York Sun.
THAR said the dealer. That is
what is called a California pruning
saw and it is sold almost wholly, il
not altogether, on the Pacific coast
The pruning saw commonly used in
this country is a straight saw.
1T is in reality a Japanese pruning
saw made in this country 1t was in
troduced into California by Japanese
gardeners.
This saw. besides its odd shape, has
another popularity that perhaps you
have not noticed 1t cuts drawing
toward you instead of pushing from
you; and that is a characteristic Of
all the saws Of Japan and China
Our saws, like those of Europe, are
all made to cut as you push the saw
from you, with the downward motion.
The saws Of Japan and China are all
made to cut as you pull the saw back
toward you, with the upward motion;
exactly the reverse of ours.
(which sort Of saw can a man do
the most work with? Well, I should
say that might denend more OF less
on the man, but II is certain that
the japanese. with his up stroke saw,
can saw as close and true to q line
as the man of any western country can
saw witt. his down stroke saw
How long has this difference be-
tween the saws Of the eastern coun-
tries and those Of the western existed?
Well. as to that | could hardly say.
but saws taken from the ruins Of Pom
peii and now preserved in the museum
there. cut with the downward stroke,
just like the saws in universal use in
Europe and America to-day; while In
Japan and Chins they still use their
old-time saws, which cut with the up
ward stroke.
Are there any American saws sold
in Japan and China2 Yes, some. these
being made. OF course. to cut like
those OF their own make, with the up
ward stroke. but more Of the for
eign saws now imported into those
countries come from Germany. the
Germans making a cheaper saw than
We do.
But while the Germans are selling
saws in China and Japan We are sell.
ing American saws in Germany In di-
rect competition with saws Of German
make. Ours cost more than theirs
but they are better and DO better work
and are in ever way more saiisfae-
tory. American saws are. in fact.
now sold all over Europe and in other
foreign countries as well. because. like
Aiaerican edged tools and American
machine tools and American machin-
cry generally. they are the best in the
world"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
The Boss Worn Medicine.

H. r. Kumpe, Druggist, Leighton,
Ala, writes: zone of my customers
had child, which was sick, ard threw
up all food, could retain nothing on
its stomach. He bought one bottle
OF Whites Cream Vermifuge, and it
brought up 1l9 worms from the child.
It's the boss worm medicine in the
world. Whites Cream Vermifuge is
also the children's tonic. 1t improves
their digestion and assimilation Of
food, strengthens their nervous sys-
tenn and restores them to the health,
vigor end elasticity Of spirits natural
to childhood. 25c at Peoples Dug
Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Is the most popular remedy on the
globe for the cure of all stomach, di-
gestive, liver troubles and habitual
constipation, with their miserable eff
fects. We advertised as test in 1850
newspapers all over the United States
for any case where August Flower was
used that did not give satisfaction.
Only three cases OF failure In thous-
ands OF letters; two of these were cam
Ger Of the stomach. Price Is and 81
and rs cents per bottle at Winner
Drug Co.'S.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
The Perfect Liver medicine.

Mrs. NJ. A. jolly, Noble, Q. I.
writes: ~ have used Herbine for q
number OF years, and can cheerfully
recommend it as the most perfect
liver medicine, and the greatest blood
purifier 1t is a medicine Of positive
merit, and fully accomplishes all that
is claimed for it," Maialia cannot
find Judgment In the system while
the liver is in perfect order, for one
Of its functions is to prevent the alb
sorption Of fever producing poisOns.
Herblne Is . most efficient liver regu-
lator. SOC at Peoples Drug Store.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Is violent inflamation Of the mucous
membrane Of the wind pipe. which
sometimes extends to the larynx and
and bronchial tubes; and is one Of the
most dangerous diseases Of children.
1t almost always comes on in the
night. Give frequent small doses Of
Ballard's Horehound Sorup and ap-
ply Billiards. Snow liniment extern
ally to the throat. 25c, SOC and sL00.
Sold by Peoples drug store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

cient means in the hands OF the peo-
pie for securing relief from the plu-
trocratic element that controls the
Republican party and for the time
being is in control Of the Democratic
party The plan Of organization will
be elaborated soon"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Mrs. w. II. Goodykoontz died at the
home OF her son, Joe Goodykoontz, at
Kansas City early this morning Mrs.
A. +. Chamberlin and Mrs. w. G.
Chamberlin are her daughters and will
40 10 Neosho this afternoon to attend
the funeral. which will occur tomor-
row.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

A most enjoyable time was had by
the ladies Of the Congregational
church Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. ID. w. C. Duncan. The mis-
sionary society had a good program
and after all business was over good
time was had in a social way.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Passengers can take advantage OF
the excursion sleepers by night II they
50 desire. The rate is about 81 for a
nights ride.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

For RENr-Fine furnished rooms,
private family, without board, dollar
a day per head. two to a room. Close
to the Worlds Fair grounds. Take
Page Ave. cars
MRs. r. W ZALtRe.
1871 irnia,s Place.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
Cheeraully Recommended or Rhsu-
matism.

o. G. Higbee, Danville H.. writes.
Dec. ?, 1901: About two years ago I
was laid up for four months with
rheumatism. I tried Ballards Snow
liniment; one bottle cured me. I can
cheerfully recommend it to al suffer-
ing from like afiliction. pc, soc and
on. Sold by peoales drug store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Miss Winnie Meredith is prepared
to do ali kinds OF fancy dressmaking
at her home on South Wilson street,
opposite q. S. Jail 100 II
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

The Owls and Cherokee club base
ball teams are scheduled to play a
match game at Sportsman's park Fri
day afternoon, the game to be
called at 3 O'Clock. Following is the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Try an Artesian bath at Joe Davis
barber shop. IL is also the place to
get nice smooth shave or stylish
hair cut.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13
Now cut thar weed patch.

Sound Kidneys are safeguards Of
life. Make the kidneys health with
Foley's Kidney Cure. Peoples drug
store. CIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Following is result Of 25-bird shoot
at Sportsman's park Tuesday after
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-13

Take Foley's Kidney Cure 1t has
cured when everything else has disap-
pointed. Peoples drug store. DIV
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-15
I4I Teachere are Here.

One hundred and forty-one
teachers from Ward county are
in attendance at the teachers
institute which is being held at the
high school in this city this week.
The institute is incharge of Prof.
S. Henrs Wolfe. Miss Fisher Of
Fargo has charge OF the primary
department. The teachers had
a hard time the first OF the
week Of find places to stay but all
are nicely settled now. They are
working hard: and will derive a
great deal Of good from this
weeks work. The weather is de-
lightfulf for meeting of this kind.
The concourse ofeducators is an
especially bright looking one,
and Minot's keys are in their
hands.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-15
Hills Are Moving.

Grelland, N. D., June IL, 'O4.
Grandest phenomenon in the
history Of our vicinity.
These parts have nearly al
ways been stable but recently,
society made a big move towards
civilization. Now that we can
boast OF a minister, a school
house and a wedding, and figure
on Olsen hanging out his sign
as alawyer, when Shervald starts
his general store at thepostoftice,
then we will be satisfied, because
we don't need a doctor, eh? Moo
| see. The ball is SO large that
we don't perceive that it rolls
but its moving, moving, and
perhaps that young peoples SO
ciety will someday be more than
a name and a memory only.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-15
Bridges for Ward County.

Ward county will see the cree.
ton OF fifteen bridges and the
opening OF five or six roads lead
ING thereto within her boundaries
during the present summer. Com.
missioners Wallin. Torbenson
and Richardson spent the whole
of last week travelling in various
parts OF the county viewing the
bridge and road sites and have
reported favorably. The bridges
will be built at the following
places: Portal, +: Baden, 2;
Carpio, l; Pleasant ?; Joslyn, l;
Mohall, 2; Bowbells, ?.
Two roads will be opened at
Carpio, 1 at Presley, 2 at Pleas.
ant and l at Joslyn.
The commissioners rode SOC
miles in viewing the sites and did
considerable of the distance with
horse and buggy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-06-15
Highland.

Geo. Shidleer will start for
Canada July 10. He goes to Al.
berta near the Rocky Mountains
where money grows on trees. He
will retain his claim in Iowa twp,
Will Smith is breaking for Mr..
Acken.
Mr.. Carlson bought two COWS
from a rancher and now comes
the job OF getting the churning
done and the butter made ready
for market. AS Mr.. c. is a bach
elor, the community at large
sympathizes with him-all but
the maiden ladies.
Lawn Roberts is ditching at
Deegen Bros. He made a trip to
Minot last week to prove up, but
failed to do so.
Geo: Binegar is expected back
from Illinois soon.