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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16
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DIVIDE HNh SCHOOL LANDS
Ts esteemed Enia tagls selsh = io,.ssnss Ia lss
adsoacg of ssarale Statehood that fgeaasais anAs
neeseasy 70 whistle in afisr = seron ar oaurass. i
AZ hAfplns asa, 81 tbs asgs lnstles q osal.ama
dnldae lsy -ehqo tna ei,h Indian TERRITORY IA ii.s
event q lalut statehood Ia s sselason sna isatlaa
y - position i as suFs i ot tAt alns ssasssad
Is going 10 east Oklahoma tts sum of swess ana Que
half million. we sioela nks 70 ass tis eagls whsrs
oalahoma gut her maeniaosns ssao fund TIE dssilou
oi Shlea slth lndhn rsuotf appsan e gi.e IL taa
uadsf ts apFaag Dos il nos consist sarsy of govern
msnt lands And an Ties anas tHs sfl u oAiaiaa,a.
Of lise TupsY "a slsg JUS gross 10 ms isaas 10
ths Tsopls q tha ssrey IN Zee siaes and Il - saos
whsnY
A. matlsF of fact ts.e lands are sha propsrty o.
codg's and title a she s esss o.. 10 ths
naslonal gosefumeai uAieh IS tis sane thing Congress
as msfsS then aside for The bensnt u oag pahe
sci'eo system and tie 70 the sams w rot pa. 70 "
au,a after admitted q Statehood That is % say.
tey being lsId ia trusi for shs usw sats of oAla
homa. batnot specifically iof tho ops q tls present
territory L Is tie uaaeniabie t of cougres % rt,e
hs new saie of okl4loma sash boundaries ~ Il ses ~
itoAn hitch as e Afkausav Il it u or make halt
dossu states of TIE present territory Whatever il does
wIth thes lands faF tey are embraced IN tie
area admttsd 80 % the uew siats II Il attached ns %
ths PHILIPPINES and made stats el.oss boundaries en-
cFelsa e sord ths lands woala remain aat wlsse thsy
but thsy would. nevertheless beleug 20 the atat.
vhen admitted.
L i IDLE therefore for 70 tar aboat dividing
oar school lands wish Indian Territory We. as people
are dividing nethius Fact s a. Jet uu have nothing
e divide Not until us bseoms state wilI ws havsa
ttle 70 TIE same o. he IN poslou 10 adivlde why.
then should - qaibbe over something We DO uos osn
o. indulge n pipe dreams vhsu knoW in advance u.s
what they meanY
Il sal very wsil fef rs % speak a onr magnificent
seieo fund q 'Opr splendid school land endowmsntp
and osheFsse natter ourselves that ue are ne sampsssa
sad Of congressional fortuna bul tls iscs remains nat
~s sF pct yst oat of te tie wooa and oun 10 sctoo
iands Z divide untll " tseons ssass. A. ss.t
slas indlsa fsFa,ey VII = gAvs ana pausl j. y.
ne~ Aisss sud hass - much tight "a claim ounss..es !,
- ial'as = ss. oklataman.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Ansnl ts admission Of The Marn addition 70 TIE elty
Of ylnita hs chlean Is heartily Ia favor q i usng
done without delay. The reasons are abundant Thai
paFt Of TIE ety without poes protection: rs inlabl.
t@nts are aaeladsa from ~ public schools have % pay
Cor Their stfest improvements and other things too
numerous 70 mention. Ihat addition has spent mere
money tof these things during the ast ysar than ths
Assessed tasss would amount % ia thres ysan
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

John r Thomas on "Wednesday pfesnntsd prssldsut
ooAe,eit erg q ne seqsoYah cunstltuson ana aaas
A. soqufnt pea iof sepals statsiood fof tbe indian
Territory sooh after he iefl ihs White ouss ss ps.l
dent mado tis announcement that hs woua recommend
Joint statehood ior oElaloma aad Ir1tAn Tefritor,
Wopdes sny g eould ne, - q saod pan % pnssnt
eapg q tie sossluton 20 tls Senate ana make snl
AZ Plea. sinos thar ooars 70 have such desired
effect oalahomsu.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

with the advent q statelsooa vii eone an unpreee
dented inaus Of population to ne Indian Terr.tep
NAM people have stagei asay from lls coanty .n -
count Of TIE unsettled soyernmsht conditions that pre-
sail here wondefful transformation 81 result lfom
settled state government settler upon eyefg quar-.
tsr section = What IS ueoe and until tha Is achieved
the prosperity oi TIE country mus necessarily b.
imltsa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Tie onil genuine safpri~ counscted with the eler
tloa was ths severity ssh which reopls tof tie m,
afi isft 4 alone Ia many iopnA uines total voting
populAsioa fafs ~ high 2ou less than 10 per esn,
Of t'e total vas cast In fsw q than pos wsss not
sssn opened 10 In u tlsm vas faa vusa fsooFd
"a II al sues g slow that ne peorls Fsnumly roc
egnUea thai wAS a ssss bus aAshi 10 tls pan ara
having sn ussrsd n =. fArce weFv eonlsat 4. alos
& e 50 out aaa aaaco oklahon.an.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Tta slecsloas bsld TUESDAY IN the Territory was ne
bgksst forcs ever pulled or in clyaed country ii
thos places where lights worked 10 ever county
seat oatou wholesale ffaud Il reported 70 hase ten
rampant hveAn.s sheFe authority % eontFo H. n
"a said many voted much a. dessn times n masr
places The people u th sscsIon generally gnoru tss
thns ONLY y votes wers SscoFi hsfs aud AZ of ties
were against the wildcat coussitutlon. wapahacsa
Press
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

TIE starting q lhs dFln for sfs discovery q ss
which q bssIn under rs dlEeana q tle Commercial
club eest q tpan son a psms importance Il eseFy
resident q Tlnta ~ ~ p comparatively eAas tsaeh
d as s. nne Ins from ~ a. aeIlA nsaF Aawe.
ana nn|s.z ss discover faa IeEs la ea IIas aass 10
+ zlaFlst a|Ilpat asaz
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The days Of ths political bos are IA farwaf % come
70 a. end IN ever n tie unon and The ndepsnd
snt voter gets his work more and more Is the state
elections eoms ana 60 Il means more intelligent e..
eress Of tte ballot aud uith il ths election q better
men % once TIE candidate thar the creature of
machine w hereafter and himssli badly handicapped
Along eth Of tie typs Of Roosevelt and rolk wll
cone and has already eoms, wsleome political rsforma
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The Cheitan DOT onil in favor u tbs adjacent al.
dtioas % the town bens made pagi ef TIE ctg BAT
wants "a eserY family vhe moves 20 tosn have tia
privilege of sedinF their children 70 ihs public schools
without residing IN TIE eitg ninety dags ~ The ptssent
aw requires The dooFsol cur schools ought 10 ts open
20 sveu ehila q proper age that desires ,o enter
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

ms Chisigaa is iasenbls to ssAts constitution
wiih prohibition ID Il bat uants tie pSope q TIE nsw
state 70 put Il tefe We eApAhs Of slfgossussni
md snnsutiy aitsd q iFams soussitutlon that uln
forever prohibit rs manafaetars ard ale ef utoxeansA
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Ass body Of business men, willing % undeusge great
tasAs and carry them to successful accomplishment the
vinita Commercial club is making for itself reputa.
ticu. Il deserve The support, both moral ana financial
of every citizen interested in the growth and Develop
msat Of the country
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

vinIta wi have another llFoAa in operation 10
the northwest THIS Wl givs an outlet 10 that great
section hitherto eat e fom us and give a sccess 70
llmitlsa coal aud has and grain that wl necory GOD
Ils wAg . market via VInltA
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

drive out iuto the country hse miles in any airec.
tion viii explain why corn and coa and other com
motes have not reached this arket during ths last ten
days There mAay places absolutely mpASsahle 20
loaded wagon. rhese roads must b improved and that
without further delay.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

That pufdeFuua. oppressive ard pefmeatIng siencu
uheh vas prevalent lu Holasnse laat 1ussiAg vas
eased y cur elllsens doing islf part 10 ra 0p that
leaao seQaoSAh yoses which tls sf s. Loul. spuble
predicted uould y eazt IA ths Territory oa that day
Ilolaensnle TImes
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

uas gaping 10 hs nisf At ~ rose d she polls Il so
found slAs during tls say fortyuns peope had toatd
thslr way ~ she stairs aoa dsopped IN vuse About
Al q them msfs for hs constitution One vote was ~
the counsg aat Essfy lllils hit hsre sApana Iieit
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

II. @. Baker chairman Of the Seqaoyah campaign
committee has distinguished himself Is the Joker Of
the separate state people lie says he dssres 70 con
gmtuiate tho people Of ths Indian Territory on the
magnificent showing made At the recent election.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The attempt 20 hold another session q The defunct
Cherokee council At TahIequah Is one q the freaks
thrown up by the abolition q Indian autonomy Chief
Rogers did not cali an election last summer there was
20 election held and there was no occasion for che
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The llEht vote q Tuesday should ltass doubt Ia
te mind q any Territory cltsen wo desires statehood
q this seslon Of congress g ~ia hs duty At TINS
time united tight should - made iar TIE admission
of tlga two territories great slate claremore
Progress
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The most fellable advises from Washington indicate
beyond ths peradssutars Of doubt that Congress Is 90
nF % give hes territories statehood tha winter Ths
helng conceded fact this question presents tnsli
What eeet ulll such legislation haze upon the CONNER
Ga and eunsra interests of ths country Undoubtedly
there = e Be, ana uow setting H. eonasdal lnnan
q population 70 this eoabtsy Thsse are eealug here
from tls ends q the eaFth 70 maln and taka part IN
the development that 70 ialloa. The indian Tern.
tosy Is getting thorough and splendid advertisement
Al TIE seat newspapers tks naeaaiaes and periodicals
Of ~ whole country giving attention % ne Indian
Territory ms moss fruitful topis about TIA hoteh oi
Washington cHF, auA n fast essst Aas elt4 10 sis
eoanssy. ~ esalls ssass q Indian Territory sud
oaahsua
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

oae q tlie ndispsusblss n building cts i al abus.
dance q pure cheap wAtof This Nlalsa has n unna.
ted quantities Every sio wants water slslsf Tor
rs inside Or tt outside have i Ia unsns supply
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Nrhe 81 Louis Republic sent star correspondent 10
the Territory some months ago vIow tls situation and
report to the movement fo separate statehood and ia
chances Of success s rest need uos be stated Ia detail
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

with few weeks Of dry frusfy weather sass auouat
Of corn would Ind Is ay . this market, and he onsy
obtained from "a sals uould nd is vay into the chan
nes of trade hers.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

IAwyeF John b Turner suggests that che corner lot
where the Corn Carnival buldug stood be converted IN.
% beanty spos b being fenced vith al ornamental
all and planted and cultivated IN flowers nna ahras
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

In giving The pedigree q 1adge John r. Thomas ne
Washington correspondent forgot 70 nenton The fact
chat the judge stumpsd Tie Territory IL tie interest s
separate Statehood.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

STEPS should b. taken By the business interests Of
ymlsa 70 cheaper coal Win boundes coai aelds
right Al oarsery doors there Is reAly 10 reason why We
should have abundance q coal a. q 70 $50 POI
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

sequuyah alas poor ssquoyah has suffered an 90.
timely demise IA tia chlcsasaw natou Rsaly ne 10.
FAM never was stFone Aauays and IiAskes ooa alike
proved unaalng 10 strengthen tie puny creature
Chckaslia Express
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

great quantity Of ety water i going % waste now.
nT down Bull creek the year round. Wonder shy Amos
ana Mccuntock don't cork it up. such wasts i ines.
eosabls aud an outrage apon the tArpsssB
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Ye russiay slsction as - he Indian Territory
y - beautiful sun : VAIN, asl a. 80 happy
lltsls BIRD nltaea las md tsse unauars that Is ~
aa'sa q nsaneE lanas 4 a. tls hap bls ballot lr
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

G. 3 Haskell Nili nov have opportunity o reflect
upon TIE oblsaty Of the Territory press and 70 dress
and hea the skinned places be received during the ats
engagement
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Wanted "A separate state adfoeate Of sufficient nerve
aud honesty toannonnes eeea sate Of tbs se4uoAh
election held week age Andauts should accompany
the report
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Bert GTeer eil hardly aay longer upoa tie Feasrsa-
ton, as friend Raymond marked foF tha slaughter
and - separate state movement haa iasaao aenally
IIa mag nd tine . put period % nat Ass.a alor
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16
WHAT TFF EDIroRs Anr SAYING.

The Territory pres lAzf wesk, as uhols uas highly
grane q ne faoIs of tie seqaoyah eerton aud there
Is great unanlmy q comment upon ne result follow.
lag Is ies clippings from re leading paps Of ~ To-
dian Territory
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

rle country h4s waited patiently shoe seek iof
the oairal report 81 ue ats seguoyah election Vow
let the nanles 8 sates = made snoea Sc give 10 Tie
Job
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

When Tie water IS turned Is the Marr addition
The edro o. me Leader thsatsns 70 break his halter
aud dash asay he Just Wout stand hi,eed any longer
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The farmers living within radius & ten miles Of
insist rs establishment without unnecessary delay
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

What pllny soper said when he heard Judge Thomas
70 b appointed Judge o. the western asrlet voula
nos be admitted TO ths maiis
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Tie Leader IS the self appointed guardian Of yntas
water supply The snimus that causes Our waspsh
nsghbor 70 object water going 70 the Mar addition
is Ridiculous
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Bartlessle IS entitled % tie medal ior having cast
eomplimept o me people that aoarshlug oil eliy
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

WIN SOMEONE who knows please rss In his place and
tell US What hs returns Of ts seqaoyah election really
wereg
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

President Roosevelt win recommend joint statehood
IN his forthcoming message which means that il win
be adopted
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Il was bit chilly ana sequoyal Is piled out
wltl tbs ass summers crop ut saaasi,ss -nshy nule
I'm
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

now settled that the people Of the Indian Terri.
tory know what sor, of statehood obAuabls and can
not De stampded
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Colonel Robert 1. oven has had aa opportunity to
test his political strength and influence IN the Indian
Territory.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

lssos votes east ior ghe seguoyah Constitution
Tuesday less than attees per cent of the estimated
total
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16
6bo Vinita Chieftain.
weekly Edition

The Nnita Chleftain y published every THURSDAY
mornlng at Vsnta, Indian Tesfitory Ii the eldest
and most extensively read newspaper n the Northern
District II is IN It's twenty fourth year andhas general
circulation throughout the north half of the Indian Ter
rltory Tie subscription price Of tbs paper is alec
year. always Ia advance postal card viii get sample
copy anywere in the United States
ID. ~. MARRs. Editor and Owner.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Next NoFsmler tAs peaps ef t,ss Indian TERRITORY
aud Oklahoma wiii bs soing Al STAT eleellon and 10
raiiig home made eonssitatlon
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

The two aeAlsstefs have united IN ioiut townhood,
thus early gstting on the Joint bandwagoa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

win her Two bran uew aepots vinita IS lttls proud
these days
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

who would even suspect Tammapy q faad In an
eectony
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Ths Washington dispatches ausus statehood have tire
right ring thess days
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16

Coz ready Tor ssatel,ooi.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-16


01Q V11l1a ChIefta1n
weekly EditAen
ma mola'ns = Nanea' lhuan lsstleos y 'es eass
district il Is ii il Year andhas gsasr.
circulation throughout che north half q the Indian Te
year always = advance postal card wil set sampl
D.M MARRs. eater .na owner.
Get ready for statehood.
electioay
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tell s what the returns Of the seQuoyah election really
wereg
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Territory.
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hAfles'nle + en1i'iea e lhs medal iof having east
the smallest vote e TIE seqaoyah election This s
oomplimept g the people that aoar'soing oil eiiy
the edirog q the Leader heatsns break his halter
aud dash asay he Just uont stand h,ehed ans longer
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY

This fs the age OF research and experiment,
,yhan oil nature so to speak, is ransacked by
the scientific for the comfort and happiness Of
man Science has indeed made giant strides
during the past century, and among the-by no
n,aans least Observation-Disclosures in medicine
comes that of THERAP1oN.
This preparation is unquestionably one or the
most genuine and reliable Patent Medicines
ever introduced. and has, we understand, been
used in the Continental Hospitals by Rfcord'
Rostan Jobert, Velpeau, Maisonneuve, the Well
known Chassaignac, and indeed by all VINO are
regarded as authorities in such matters, IN
c11dinp the celebrated Lallemand, and Roux,
nv whom IL was some time since uniformly
aJontad and that Ii is worthy the attention or
those who require such remedy we think there
e. no Doubt From the time Of Aristotle down.
wards a potent agent in the removal or these
diseases has Qike the famed philosophers
srone1 been the object of search of some hope
fnI generous minds; and far beyond the mere
noyer-if such could ever have been dlscos
erad-of transmitting the baser metals INTO sold
Is surely the discovery Of a remedy so potent
as TO replenish the failing energies IN the one
case and in the other so enectually, specify
snd safely TO expel from the system the po1sons
- accnired or inherited disease in all their
nrotean forms as TO leave faint or trace be-
hind Such Is the New French Remedy
THERAPION, which may certainly rank wlth'
n NOT take precedence OF, many OF the dis
coverfes of our day, about which no little
ostentstion and noise have been made ana the
extensive and ever-increasing demand that has
been created for this medicine wherever intro
duced appears to prove that 1t Is destined TO
cast into oblivion all those questionable RENE
dies that were formerly the sole seuance OF
medical nen-Diamond Fields Advertiser, KIM
berley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-05

deck, as if he were seven feet long:
but about that he frequently is, and
five feet about the girth, and with six
or seven gallons of oil in his queer
body.
Birch bark canoes are still used by
the Indians for this sport, and the way
they handle them in the wide, stormy
waters of the Bay of Fundy is revela
ton as to the seaworthiness of those
wonderful little craft. Boys must be
gin their training as porpoise hunters
when they are 10 or 10 years old, going
out with an older man in good wealth
or first. The Indians generally go two
together, for, while shooting the por-
poise can be done easily by one in
smooth water, it is not the shooting, but
the landing of him that is the ticklish
business. After he is shot he is Speared
TO finish him, and then the Indian runs
two fingers in the blow-hole, takes hold
of his fin with the other hand. lifts the
great fellow until at least half his
length is above the canoes gunwale,
and then drags him aboard. Imagine
doing that in a birch bark canoe on a
rough winter sea. Yet man alone in his
canoe under such conditions Will often
accomplish the feat, and not so rarely
he will fail, and lose his life to boot.
The usual thing is for two to work to-
gether, and then accidents are COM
paratively rare. y man has to stand up
to shoot, if the water is rough. Of
course he could not see his game if he
didn't. One of those Indians can stand
and shoot, and at the same time adapt
every movement to the swaying of his
boat, keeping her on an even keel with
a success that is simply miraculous.
There are many sharks in these wa
tiers, and there are perfectly authenti-
Gated stories of sharks cutting por
poises in two just as the Indians were
hauling them aboard. but they don't
seem to mind the sharks at all, driving
them off with their long spears when
they are too encroaching, with perfect
GOODNESS.
Passport, Me, is the market where
the Indians sell most of their oil
Chicago Inter Ocean.