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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28
RETURN or LOST RIVER.
Waters of Stream in England Flow
Again After an AbDence Of
Five Years.

The little Buckinghamshire village
of Great Missenden. snugly lying amid
the rich meadows and wood-covered
hills Of the Chilterns. is happy once
more
Five years ago, says the London Ex-
press, it was the scene of one of the
most remarkable phenomena of nature,
when the river Misbourne, which from
time immemoriaI has coursed through
its green fields, disappeared as COM
pletely as If it had been sucked up by
the earth. leaving only a dry bed, a
few hollows and collection of smooth.
round pebbles to show that it had
ever existed
And when it had gone there was no
one of the inhabitants of that village
but felt he had suffered 9. personal loss.
No more could they stroll along its
banks in the summer twilight and
watch the clear, bubbling waters as
they sped along to join the Thames.
The disappearance of the river was
only a sign OF worse things to follow,
and as the water sank lower aud lower
in the wells a great drought threat
ened the land and even forced cattle
to be removed from the pasture and
people to leave their houses.
Then last summer it began to rain.
It rained almost every day. The rain
seemed ceaseless.
Walking along the old river bank one
day last autumn. little jet Of cold,
clear water was seen squirting out from
among some loose yellow gravel. A
few days later more Of those tiny jets
appeared. They increased in number
until deep pool was formed, and then
"a Joyous day for the villagers Of
Great Missenden-the water started to
trickle down its course, and grew in
volume day by day until 1t had filed
the old river bed to the brim.
Never were the waters of the Ganges
more sincerely worshiped than that
little river. by the villagers who focke6
to the sides at evening in quiet pilgrim
age.
What made the Misbourne disappear
IN the first instance no one has ever
been able to say. Some believe Lon
don's millions drained it dry, others
point to the fact that a few years pre-
viously railway disturbed the quiet
Of the countryside, and its thirsty en-
gines drank up the sparkling waters
from the ugly station pumps
Once this river was full Of trout and
fish OF many kinds, and no doubt on
this account the good knight de Mis-
senden selected its banks for the
foundation OF a monastery after he had
been saved from a shipwreck many |
hundred years ago.
The abbey still exists, though little |
Of the original building has escaped the
restorers' hands while in its grounds
Is a deep wate--flled hollow, where the
monks Of old obtained their Friday ish-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28
PRIZE FOR FINEST LAWN

The Chieftain will pay $500 for the prettiest
and best kept lawn this season in Yinita. The
offer is open to all competitors and the decision
will be rendered on Tuesday, May 30, 1905, by
committee Of competent judges Of ladies and
gentlemen to be selected by the donor Now
that we have fine system Of waterworks the
production Of pretty lawns will be comparatively
easy. The Chieftain has in mind only the en-
couragement of the residents Of the city to beau
tiy their homes, and thus make them at
tractiye to strangers as well as a source of con-
tinuous pride and joy to the community.
The paper will be amply renmuerated for the
outlay If it can induce any considerable number OF
families to give attention to flowers, shrubs, trees
and grasses, and general cleanliness about their
premises.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

In the Indian Territory, where many murders occur
each year, there is not single detective paid by the
federal ferret out these crimes and bring
the guilty persons to Justice All such work performed
by the United States marshas and their deputies who
receive extra recompense for it, United States dep
uy marShas are not paid salaries but in fees They
allowed $3.50 for each arrest and 25 cents for each sup
poena with mileage at the rate of 10 cents mile when
making trips, and necessary livery hire There is there
fore no recompense for detective work. there is
basis for fee marshal may spend three weeks the
trail Of a criminal employ all the acumen Of Sherlock
Holiness and when he finally discovers the culprit and
arrests him he receives the patry sum Of sl5o
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28
a Thoasand poIIars Thrown Away.

Mr.. W. ". Baker, Of Plainyiew,
Neb. writes: my wife had lung
trouble for over fifteen years We
tried a number Of doctors and spent
over a thousand dollars withsut any
relief. She was very low and | lost
all hope, when a friend suggested try
ing Foley's Honey and Tar, which 1
did; and thanks be to this great
remedy, it saved her life. She IS
stronger and euioye better health than
she has known in ten years. We shall
never be without Foley's Honey and
Tar and would ask those afflicted to
try It" For Sale at Peoples Drug
store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

Muskogee is showing little foresight in agtatng the
navigation Of the Arkansas river Airships will float
faster than it will be possible for river steamers to co.
and in these days river freight entirely
too slow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

Two facts have developed In the Raymond investiga-
ton at least One that Fuller became crazy and the
other that Raymond to believe that the charges
might be sustained In Short it looks like Fuller crazy
Raymond guilty.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

The people Of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma are
no longer in the the position of the Republ
can party in the matter of statehood If get state
hood it will be in spite Of Republican opposition, and il
we fail it will be for the reason.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

Bruce O. Jones' chief clerk of the Cherokee land Office
at Tahlequah has been fully exonorted by the invest
CATION made by special agent. The report says the
charges are absolutely without foundation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

The discovery Of oil ana gas at Fort Gibson expodes
the theory that Vinta is east of the oil belt The Fort
Gibson we'll is the first and only east Of Grand river
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

There three four gentlemen making still hunt
for the mayorality of Vnta at the coming election.
They are all pretty decent fellows too.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

When DR.. Oser declared that men over go should be
mind
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

The Standard OH Company landed its Usage blanket
lease just the same and hasn't shed tears over
Kansas as the public has been led to believe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-28

We shall soon know all about statehood for this ses-
sion of congress, at least
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Crop Killers.

The "crop killers" are rather less ac-
tive this year than usual, although they
are doing the best they can to reduce
the acreage. develop bugs rust, boil
weevils, floods and all the other enemies
of husbandry. Authorities are apparent
ly in accord on the cotton situation but
a decided variation in opinion exists
with regard to wheat. Estimates of the
wheat crop vary 100000 bushels and
so sharp is the feeling that members of
important firms are at loggerheads. 1t
Il narrated that Bob" Prnele head of
a conspicuous Chicago grain house, bet
his partner 100000 bushels of wheat on
the outcome. the bet taking the form of
a purchase and sale in the Chicago
wheat pit. In connection with the pub
LEGATION of this piece of news many trade
commentators are writing to the effect
that this Is the second trade of 100000
bushels in one block. That's all tommy
rot, There have been scores of trades
of equal magnitude on the Chicago
board of trade. Deacon Hobbs bought
100000 bushels in one lot twenty-five
years ago from Norman B. Ream and
the performance was duplicated on va
rious occasions by plungers who figured
subsequently in the wheat and corn pits.
On the stock exchange the equivalent of
100000 bushels of grain Is 10000 shares
of stock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Gold Production.

Dean Johnson's address to the Penn
sylvania bankers on gold production and
its effect on commercial and industrial
development as well as in the making
of prices is being widely republished ana
commented on. The subject is not a new
one. for the attentonNo of thoughtful peo-
pie has been turned to it for the last
four or five years but the general public
has only recently taken it up.
There is common acquiescence in many
of DR. Johnson's statements that the inc
creased gold output is live and NOV
ing force In the business world and That
1t is working to the expansion of enter
prise in every direction, as well as to
the imitation of prices. There is one
point he makes, however. which seems
to have been overlooked by the students
and II is consequently coming in for I'M
usual mention. BY this reference is
made to the fact that for several years
past many of the great nations have
been engaged In war, to the abnormal
boarding Of gold supplies. From this the
deduction Is drawn that with the res
toration of a world peace, which most
people believe is now near at hand, inn
mense stores of the precious metal W..
be released and find its way at once into
commercial and trade channels to the al
most instantaneous upward movement
of prices everywhere. This method of
reasoning is very grateful to the natu-
rally bulish element in stocks ana foun-
dation is being built thereon for the
theory that ere long the market will ex-
perienee another tremendous upheaval.
The thought is being taken very serious
~ and is being presented as an argu-
ment for very much higher prices for
most securities having in them a spec
ulative quality for price expansion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
TAKES LITTLE TO
SCARE THE BEARS
Conservative Opinion Regard
leg Advance in Stocks
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET
Standard Oil People Strengthening
Their New York Central Hold
lngs-MoraI Tone of Finan-
ciaI Circles RaIlying.
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET
BY. w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, June 24.-The market ac-
ton this week disclosed the presence of
a very considerable short interest. With
nothing of consequence to start the
thing going decided rally took place.
With each fractional rise the shorts
bought more stocks. casual, I'M
thinking short interest in any market is
an element of strength and small excuse
is required to start the bears running.
They are timid almost beyond belief and
take fright over the most trivial Incl
dents. There is good reason for believing
that the leading banking interests are
not in sympathy with big specula-
tive campaign for the rise. They are
perfectly satisfied to let the situation re-
main quiet during the summer months.
They are not averse to rallies or breaks
within range of three to five points,
but beyond that they do not care to go
or advise their friends to so. There are
no dark clouds overhanging the land
scape, but on the other hand there is an
absence of valid pretext for a boom at
this juncture. The tape fails to register
important buying in influential quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Colorado Fuel.

There is to be an entire reconstruction
fthe Colorado Fuel and Iron directorate
at the next meeting of stockholders.
John ID. Rockefeller having been reim-
bursed for the amount advanced by him
two years ago when the property was
taken from the Osgood control is pre-
pairing to retire from supervisory direc-
ton of the company. Colorado Fuel and
Iron will hereafter be a distinctly Gould
proposition and will be operated in con-
junction with the family railroad inter-
ests in the mountain regions. Mr.. Rock
efeller originally advanced $13.000,000 to
the company and some time ago he inti-
mated to Mr.. George Gould that he
would like to drawn down the amount
He has been accommodated and is now
ready to stand from under Among the
directors who will retire are f. d. Gates,
Frank j. Hearne, John d. Rockefeller. Jr,
James Hazen Hyde and Il. II. Hartman
Mr.. Gould is manifestly getting himself
farther and farther out on the limb lie
appears to be in no fear however, that
il will be sawed off near the trunk.
The international trade balance In favor
of the United States for the fiscal wear
ending June 30 will approximate $3.50, coo. 900,
splendid showing. The recent Increase
in imports is colitrred as evidence of an
enlarged buying power i'm this country and
of returning confidence on the part of
the American public. During the hard
times a year and half and two years
ago there was n decided drop i'm the
volume of purchases of foreign products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Crop Report Leaks.

Cotton and grain traders are still
worked up over the charges of crop re-
port leaks in the Department of Agricul-
ture. The report has gained strong foot
hold that Secretary Wilson will apply
coat of whitewash and fail to discover
that there has been any real leak on,
although much evidence is offered to the
contrary. 1t is well known in New York
and Chicago that for twenty years or
more money could buy fairly accurate
forecasts of Washington crop reports,
just as money can buy advance informal
ton Of the decisions of the supreme
court of the United States. The difficult
ty always has been to trace the con-
traband reports to their source. Never
theless it is quite certain that persons
close to the throne are able to obtain
accurate advance news. A singular
feature is found in the willingness of
firms and individuals of high standing
to buy and pay for news thus surrepti-
tiously and improperly secured, and as
long as they continue to do this unscru-
pulous officials will be found to supply
the merchandise. Sometimes the buyers
get fooled In the quality of goods they
purchase, but not often. Occasionally
spurious report will be worked off, but
the channels of supply and distribution
are so well located that there is not
much danger Of this. Investigations
heretofore have not succeeded because
of the elusiyeness Of the persons con-
eerned in the Illicit transactions.
Traffic in supreme court decisions is
more nefarious than that in crop re-
ports. however, and is attended with
greater danger 1t is the abiding hope
of justices of the supreme court that
some day a guilty party will get careless
and that an opportunity may arise for
landing him in Jail for contempt Of court.
There would be no appeal from such
punishment and the poor victim might
languish for life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Regarding Moral Tone

The members of the various mutual
admiration societies in Wall street with
one voice continue to declare that the
moral tone of the financial community is
ralying They prstend to believe that
this enlightening Improvement is direct
ly traceable to the Equitable explosion
which therefore must be accounted a
good thing There was and Is room for
Improvement in this direction. Critics
have insisted with more or less back
ground basis that the moral tone of
wall street has been steadily degenerate
ing for years until finally it was worse
and lower than that prevailing In the
average gambling hell. They have pro-
claimed loudly that the individual most
responsible for the lowering of Wall
streets standard was j. Pierpont Nor
gan. Not that he is or has been anv
worse than others, but by reason of his
exalted and peculiar position he stood as
the highest type of financial integrity.
In this respect he was different from
Jay Gould and many others who made
no pretense of lofty and honest purpose
but who went after every dollar they
could see and wherever they could find
it and sailed openly under the black
flag. Hence they were never held up as
models and never occupied a monument
tai place in the world of laudable en-
deavor They were never pointed to by
Sunday school teachers as models for
the Younger generation to follow. The
records of the last three or four years
show that Mr.. Morgan pursued methods
quite common to the street and that
when he fioated a corporation or partic
ipated in its reorganization he too was
working for his own pocket all the time.
When there were any stocks or bonds
for sale in Morgan scheme 1t was his
that went on the market first and for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

dard oil has invested many millions OF
dollars in new pipe lines and additions
10 the machinery fer manufacture and
distribution. 1t is not the policy Of the
management to increase its cash surplus
or working capital beyond the point es-
tabllshed years ago. Its policy during the
last five or six years has been to distri-
butte practically all current earnings
among stockholders About $50 900, 600 will
be passed around during 1905.
Col "Bill' Greene continues TO fulmi-
nate from distance. Tie farther he gets
away from New York the more certain he
IS that the charges made against his pet
property. Greene gold, are base ISLANDERS.
At the meeting of directors called by him
July he is to be on hand with material
TO overwhelm his enemies and to disprove
hostile expert testimony that his mine
Is no good. Meantime the raiders are not
inactive and on the date mentioned an ex-
posion may be looked for in the neighbor-
hood of the Greene gold offices The in
stigators of the attack on Colonel Greene
continue TO insist that the gold produced
in his. mine is largely of the kind that
turns green If left out over night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
ORIGIN OF CARDS.
Relationship Shown Between Them
and the Pyramids.

From the Boston Globe.
1t is an old saying, and it may be true,
that there is nothing new under the sun,
but ]. B. Schmalz has just discovered d
remarkable relationship between playing
cards and certain scientific records of the
pyramids of Cheops. The system by which
cards were originated and the theory of
their invention has ever been amystery,
but now Mr.. Schmalz has evolved a the
DRY which Is so convincing and capable
of mathematical demonstration that ev-
cry lover of cards will be interested.
Not all the discoveries can be disclosed
here, but an inkling can be derived from
the statement that the card values are
based upon the solar year and its divi-
sions into days months, seasons and
lunar circuits, viz: The ffty-two cards
in the pack represent the weeks in a year
the twelve picture cards represent the
twelve months in the year, the four suits
the four seasons. and the thirteen cards
In each suit the thirteen lunar circuits
in the year. This has great significance
when we consider the fact that the peri
inter of base of the great pyramid in
corporates the days in solar year (36520)
100 times in inches, or 1854 inches.
Mr.. Schmalz takes up the dimensions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Russell Saae's Cash.

Nobody appears to be worried about tho
Russell Sage surplus or to be oppressed
with fear that it may be looted yet the
cash at the command for the venerable
fnencier is larger than that of any of the
great Insurance companies. He has con-
tnually loaned in the Street not less than
100000 and its shifting about creates no
disturbance. Mr. Sare is becoming feeb-
Ter every day. but he has an amazing
hold on life and clings to IT with tenac-
ity that defies time. He is seldom seen in
Wall street these days and on his rare
visits TO his old haunts Is accom- oanied
bY a stalwart servitor who Is ever at his
elbow lie Is SO feeble now that he has
ceased to resent the presence OF this
guard. although up to within a year he
insisted upon being allowed to go about
unattended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Lawson and Standard OIL.

Tom Lawson's admiring friends are
showing signs Of impatience at his delay
in running Standard oil and the individual
members Of that group In the face of his
positive assurance that everything bear
ing the Standard oil brand was about
to be involved in overwhelming catostro-
phe things have been moving in much the
same way, any change noticeable being
rather for the better than the worse In
the affairs of that wonderful and mys-
terious corporation. There has been a
rise in Standard oil stock Of more than
- points in the last two weeks and there
Is well defined talk % an increase in its
dividend disbursements during 1905 over
the distribution last year. The earrings of
the Standard Oil company are not greatly
affected by the rise and fall in the price
Of crude OIL the margin Of profit being
about the same under any and all con-
ditions. Refined petroleum and the by
products move up and down with the
crude, and it's al the same to the mono
poly. During the last year or two Stan
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Costly living In Gotham.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Every day in New York there is
some fresh aggravation to matrimony
cropping up in places affected by
bachelors. II costs 10 cents more to
be rubbed with alcohol than it did
six weeks ago. Manicuring is 81 in
stead of ID cents. For years the stand
ard charge of the Turkish bath. chirop-
odist and barber shop has been so
cents. II is now rs cents all over the
city Cocktails in bath cafes were
formerly two for quarter. They are
now Is cents straight. Same way
with cigars. Drug stores are charg-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Rupture Foreshadowed.

The red hot competition which has
sprung up between the New York Cen
trail and Pennsylvania in the matter of
lightning express trains is given SIMS
ter Interpretation in certain quarters.
1t is held to foreshadow a rupture in the
amicable relations which have existed
between those two great systems for
the last five years. Incidental to this
theorizng may be mentioned the fact
that j. Pierpont Morgans grip on New
York Central has been growing weaker
with the passing of Vanderbilt control
in that great property. 1t is known that
within the period named the Standard
Oil interests have tremendously in
creased their Central holdings, much of
the floating supply in this country hav-
ing been taken up by the Rockefeller
Stillman party, which has also absorbed
a considerable percentage of Central
stock formerly held abroad. They are
now, undoubtedly in ownership control
of Central and have taken the reins of
financial as well as operative manage
ment in their own hands.
The money power behind New York
Central has been shifted from the bank
ing house of j. p. Morgan e. Co. to the
National City bank, although there has
been no official announcement to that
effect. AT the same time Morgan has
grown into closer fellowship with Cas-
satt interests New Haven. which is
largely controlled by Mr. Morgan, has
further cemented its alliance with Penn
syvania and some of the later develop
ments growing out of this union have
been unfavorably received by the Cen
trail, notably the acquisition of Ontario
and Western. The menacing alignment
of the Standard oil party and the combi-
nation of capital represented by oppos-
ing huge interests are becoming more
clearly deinable in the eastern trunk
line situation. though there may never
be a return of open warfare. The ten
dency of the times is to a peaceful d-
vision of the territory between the rail-
road combinations rather than friction
and less of net revenue.