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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

According to the latest Chinese Of
fetal investigation the total number Of
Chinese In other countries is as fol
lows not including the students: Jap
an, 1868; Russia Asia, $1,000;
Hongkong. S14.Ssl; Siam. 2.755.6Os
Burmah. l34,5 $50; Java. 1876. ZOO;
Australia, S4.465; Europe. 1850;
Korea. 1900: Formosa, 1866; Malay
sia l.o23.500; AMMAN. 1s7.So0; the
Philippines, sS.7S5; Africa, $500;
America, 272.S29. Total, 6.7ss.5S1.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Bishop Potter was staying with g
friend in a country house. On Sunday
morning as he passed through the u
brary he found small boy curled up
in a big chair deeply interested in a
book. "Are you going to church,
Tom" he asked. NO" he replied
"Why. | am" the bishop said. "Huh!"
the boy returned, "That's your job"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Report to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental to the eyesight
are pronounced unfounded by an cleo
trical expert in the London Times.
He says that the trouble arises from
too direct exposure Of the eye to the
light. and that effect would be the
same OF worse with any other light
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Salt water, so strengthening OF
dinarily. is most weakening when too
warm On most ocean boats there is
an abundance of warm water in the
bath rooms. and the daily salt bath
Is a great tonic. but beware Of getting
is too hot. It viii turn you faint il
you do. even If you are accustomed to
an equally high temperature in fresh
water at home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

A keen retcw Is rrsdited to the late
DR.. Haig-Brown, master of Garter
house.
His brother-in-law, DR.. Porter, the
master Of Peterhouse. another famous
English school, wrote him, inQuiring
his precise meaning in certificate
that boys character was general
ly" good.
"When I say generally" he replied
Il mean not particularly"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26
We Relterate.

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on the
afflicted. It's mission is to cure skin
troubles, particularly those Of an itch
ing character Its success is not on
account Of advertising, but because it
surely does the work. One box is
guaranteed to cure any case
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Ascum-I understood you to call
Mrs. Rownder a widow. but her hus-
band is living.
Wise-Oh, yes; she's what you
might call a "club widow'-she's a
woman who has a late husband
Houston Post
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

five months In a hos
pital l was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, !
had s N OF h erin g
spells, and some
times fell uncon-
scious. ! got SO !
couldn't use m y
arms. my eyesight
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

It is lot better TO be a model hus-
baud and get the dinner when wife is
az her club than to be a shocking ex-
ample Of the other kind of husband
who shows up IL the divorce court aud
mas a weakness for throwing dinner
plates at his life partner
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Sir Thomas win have to do better
than a 6S-foot boat if be wants to do
any Americas cup racing It is prob
able. however. he could be accommo-
dated on a proposition to raoe gaso-
lene launches for a purse.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Work is not mans punishment; 1t
is his reward and his strength his
glory and his pleasure.-Geore Sand.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Aliens Foot-Easc. 1T cures painful. swollen,
smarting. sweating feet Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. pietkEE.
Address A. S. Olmsted lie Roy, n. Y.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Save a possible serious spell Of fever
fater on by cleansing your system now
# its accumulation Of impurities.
simmons sarsaparilla viii do it. It
makes hne blood, fine appetite, great
strength and grand ambition
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

ALI UP-T0-DATE HOusEExEEPERs
Use Red Cross Ball Blue. II makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

When you hear man say married
life is the only life" it's a sure sign
he has been married nearly week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

1here isn't anything chickenhearted
about the game rooster.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26


The director Of the Trans-Caucasian
railway Col Neigebauer, has issued
the following curious order: TN the
course Of six months Of the current
year 20 officials Of the Trans-Cauca-
sian line have perished by violent
deaths Ten among them We're Of the
highest ranks in the service and 20
in the lower ranks Although ii has
now become customary to ascribe
these appalling murders to revolu-
tionsly cfsnnivation. there are grounds
for suspecting majority have been
caused by desire TO see situations
vacant. In order that such villainous
proceedings may bring no profit to
their authors. ! have found it neces-
sary to order that an vacancies on the
liae which have resulted from officials
having suffered violent death shall
not be filed by candidates from among
local officials, but by persons trans
ferred from the railways in European
Russia. give this notice as a guide
70 future action
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

It's easier to run up bill than it is
to run down and settle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

Discharged Becauss Doctors Could Not
Cure.

Levi p Brockway. S. Second Ave.
Anoka., MINI. says: AFTER lying for
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

The president Of q New York dairy
concern gives the following itemized
statement Or the cost Of milk: I'VE
have been paying the farmers three
end one.half to four cents for milk,
and after the first OF October win
have 70 pay four to four and one
quarter II costs cent bottle
freight 10 bring if from the farm to
the city. 1t costs hair cent a bottle
FOR cleaning. hllseg and Icing 1t costs
another three-eiehths Of a cent bot
tle To haul 1t from the depot to tho
wholesale house That means that ~
costs practically Six and one-quarter
cents a bottle 70 put the milk in the
delivery wagon Out Of the balance
we have TO pay drivers, inspectors and
bear other expenses. There Is really
little or no money in the milk bust
ness" lie might have added the cost
of bottles that customers fan to re-
turn and Aatly refuse to pay for-an
Stem hy no means small The wonder
iH to people WHO read such q hard
luck tale as ths-and producers and
dealers Of almost any variety of farm
prodact that can be named can put up
story 70 match it--that all agricul-
tural pursuits are not abandoned.
Somehow on otiier, though they SO on,
with everybody concerned showing
signs Of prosperity Queer isn't it?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-26

+ suffered with Tczema for forty
years and could Gnd nothing TO
cure me until I t-lod s.. s. 8. !
suffered intensely with the isoh-
ing ana burning; pustules would
form from which there flowed
sticky fluid; crusts would come on
the slim and when scratched or
the skin was left as raw as G piece
CT beef. Gunered agozy II the
long wears i was o1-cted, but
when I used 8. S. S. I found a per-
feet cure. There hes reYor been
e.ny return CT the trcrb Q.
@. H lVAN5,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

with her limp white arms outstretehod
across a travelling bag. sobbing sob.
bins.
Here were the pitlful belongings
which she had meant 70 take with her
into the unknown world. They
seemed 30 very sacred as she tucked
them away. and her tears had fallen
upon every one. Those were the tri-
1es she had chosen to be sanctilei
by her love. 70 share the glory OF her
newer life. Now there would DO no
sacrifice. there was nothing that she
need give up-her love would cost her
nothing.
Duke called 20 her. his voice In
hnitely low ineouceiyably tender.
She ala not look NJ; she only cow
cred closer 10 the floor and sobhed
Anita" he whispered again. then
came ia. shut the door and knelt be-
side her.
RUrE ENn
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy IN Misery r. Years-Eezsma In
Rough Scales, Itching and IN.
Manufactured BY C~utieura.

4 wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put a stop to
twelve years OF misery / passed with
my son. AS an infant noticed on
his body a red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger / put him under the care
OF doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
Of his body The longer the doctors
treated him the worse It became. Dur.
Ing the day II would get rough and
form Ike scales. Al night Il would
be cracked, indamed, and badly swol-
len. with terrible burning and itch
Ing. When think OF his suffering.
Il nearly breaks my heart His
creams could be heard downstairs.
The suffering OF my son made me
IN OF misery / had no ambition 10
work, 10 eat, nor could / sleep.
one doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable. and gave Il up
Tor a bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonder.
ful Cuticura and decided "a give II a
trial Itcli you that Cutlcura Ointment
Is worth It's weight ia gold. aud when
/ had used the FIRST box OF Ointment
there was a great Improvement. and
by the time / had used the second set
Of Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Oint-
ment. and Cuticura Rcsoivent. my
child was cured He Is now twelve
years old. and his skin IS as fine
and smooth as silk Michael Stein
man. 3 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn.
n. y, april 16, 1905
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07
sle Task Tor nnoIns,rs.

Engineers have never doubted the
possibility OF Transmitting power from
the Victoria fails Of the Zambesi river
to the great gold fields Of the Trans
wal, 700 miles distant, but they have
questioned the economic s~oundness Of
such an undertaking. on a commercial
scale. Nevertheless, contracts have
been let which show that the work
will be undertaken. II is the most
extraordinary electric power scheme
ever attempted.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

glasses and smiled. Duke did not
smile, bis face was deadly white aud
very serious.
"Did he marry the girl?" timid lit
ue Miss Derosset Inquired. blushing
deliciously
"Of course. there would have been
no story ~ he hadn't They never
quarrel nov
Anita glanced into Dukes pallid
face She leaned heavily on her chair.
The room reeled, the perfume OF the
carnations stinod her, she thought
that she would fan.
Then. from somewhere. out ia a
yast wilderness o. vacancy. there came
a voice: Come my doars, let us
leave the gentlemen 70 their cigars.
and Mrs. Chaudron took her by the
arm.
Anita steadied herself. followed Mrs.
Chaudron into the dmWing-room. and
sat beside her on tho sofa. Alice
tripped gayly TO the piano and began
rafting on the Toreador Song.
Anita suddenly flung herself. face
downward, In Mrs. c%haudron's lap.
why. Anita. Anita what's the mat
ter? It's too late now 70 cry; look
at Alice"
yes. / know 81. Mrs. chaudron. but
/ can't help 81; held in just as Ions
as I could; I've been 30 worried about
about my aunt"
Mrs. Chaudron petted her as she
might a distressed child, until the girl
quieted.
There. now. 60 back 10 the htue
room and battle our eyes they are
far too pretty tonight 70 be spelling
them with tears
Anita rose ~obedieutly Mrs chau.
dron led her 10 the door and watched
the girl az she went sohbing through
the hail.
Cigar smoke curled upward from tbs
men about the dininE-table. Duke
did not move. he scarcely thought o.
felt Every plan and purpose OF BIZ
life had gone astray, Everything wa
IN chaos, and be must compose hil
mind 10 new conditions
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

-it happened 20 be a botue-and
struck the 9 81 must nave been
a pretty hard blow. for the man
fell. stems dead and Harry ran out
the side door. No one saw it
After wauSerins around for hours
the bog can't % my room and told
me. What could ! DOT / was sim
ply paralyEed with horror
n made Harry wait there. dressed
quickly. and went downtown TO see
about g. what 40 you think /
foun1g'
J9e glanced up from the spoon
witch he was deliberately turning
ofer and over again on the cloth.
Duke sat perfectly rigid, with tight
.cienched lips-where was the fool go
ing to stop7 How much did he mean
to tell? Anita leaned forward on the
bach Of the chair, her bosom stiner
than a frozen sea.
And what do you think found7'
No n stirred. and two Of his lis
teners did not breathe.
Harry had simply broken a bottle
over the fellows head. The man fell,
bled a little, and was too drunk to
move. You needn't laugh. there was
nothing funny about that-it was a
frightful tragedy to Harry Robb."
Anita's hand slipped OF the chair
back: she came slowly forward TO the
table. Her eyes met Joe's; she under
stood. Yet, to make very sure, she
asked:
and so your friend did not kill
the man after all?"
"No. hadn't hurt him a bit. The
man had been loahng around that
saloon all day trying to pick a fight
with somebody: and when he finally
did get a sght no one felt sorry for
him. But It Strengthened Harry. I
let him think he had killed that fell
low; from Wednesday night until
Sunday night he believed himself to
be q murderer, He suffered fearful
~, but It made a new man OF him.
It taught him to control his temper.
and he has never touched a drop from
that day TO this"
Joe glanced at Dukes untouched
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

The thin bluo haze from their Ha-
vanas hung like q yoil Of Illusion be-
tween himself and those other men
those other men who seemed go distant
and 30 vague.
He sat staring at Joe, staring until
Joe's good-natured face lost shape and
outline, Il faded away, Il merged and
melted into the mystery Of undistin.
guishable things. Some one told a
story; three mon laughed Duke
moved quickly round the table.
Joe" he whispered. lis that tho
TRUTH"
yes" Joe nodded.
Dukes eyes flashed straight to the
place where Anita had disappeared.
He rose, walked like a phantom
through a mist. and parted the draw
ing-room pogtiores.
Mrs. Chaudron looked up; she saw
his tall. slender fguR standing there
between the portieres-saw him
searching the room with disappointed
eyes.
The dashing SONG Of the Toreador
rang IN MS ears, Dut ne ola not near
it. Miss Derosset smiled, and made
a place for him beside her-he did
not see It. Mrs. Chaudron was look
ing at him as IL She understood: even
Alice Ashton glanced around. But to
Duke the room was empty. silent. des-
olate, deserted, for Anita was not
there.
Mrs. Chaudron walked across the
floor and touched his arm before he
saw her. Back there" she whis-
pered, and pointed down the hall.
II was a tiny Rttle room, the room
next the conservatory; but it held
Anita, and the whole unmeasured uni
verse need be no wider.
The door stood aiar; Duke tapped
gently. and gained no answer but a
sob. He tapped again, then pushed
Il open.
For a moment he thought Anita
must have fallen. she lay In such a
hopeless heap upon the hoor-a hud-
die OF black gown and blacker hair
whore that single jonquil glistened.
In the middle Of the room she lay,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

A Baa on Hot Water.

Il had no hot water for shaving az
the little country hotel, and accord
ingly heated some In a paper bag.
Heated hot water In a paper bagG"
sure"
How can that be done2'
You fake a stout paper bag-or an
envelope will do as well-hn IL with
water and hold % over n gas fame or
a lamp. The water heats readily.
The paper doesn't burn because u is
wet. and wet paper is q %singularly
tough and nonoombustibie substance.
Many and many a limo have {
heated over the gas jet an envelope
or a paper bag OF hot water for my
shaving. and not onoe have had an
accident
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07
NERVOUS HEADACHES
pn. Williams Pink Pills VIII Cure
Most Cases and should latarcst
Every Sufferer.

ANNNN 1AUAfNNf
Nobody who has not endured the
suffering caused BY nervoun head
ache can realize The awful agony Of
its victims Worst OF ali, the ordln-
airy treatment cannot be rQljed upon
to cure nor even to give relief. sene
doctors win say that n a person1 is
subject 10 these headaches there Is
nothing that can be done 70 prevent
their recurrence.
Nervous headaches. as well as neu-
ralgia, are caused by lack OF nutrition
the nerves are starved. The only
way To feed the nerves Is through the
blood and It is in this way that DIR.
Williams Pink Pills have accam-
plished so many remarkable curess
Mrs. Addie Merrill, OF 80 Union
Street. Auburn, Ne, says: For
years / suffered from nervous mead
aches, which would come on me every
hve or six weeks and continue for
several days. The pain was so severe
that I would be Obliged to go to bed
for three or four days each time. II
was particularly intense over my right
eye. / tried medicines but got M re-
LIEF. / had no appetite aud When
The headache passed away ] felt as Il
| had been sick for a month. Ny
blood was thin and I was pale. weak
and reduced IN weight
Il read about DR. Williams Pink
Pills IN a paper and decided 30 try
them. ] first noticed that they be-
gan to give me an appetite and ]
commenced TO gain in weight and
color. My headaches stopped and
have not returned and I have never
felt 80 wen as ! do now's
DR.. Williams Pink Pnls .are sold
by all druggists Or sent postpaid. on
receipt OF price. 80 cents per box. six
boxes S2.5O. by the Or. Williams Meii
cine Company. Schenectady. ~ y.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

Norfolk. Virginia. Furty-eight
valuable horses were eremated IN the
). j. Dunbar stables, which we're CONE
plelely destroyed by nro Of unkn0Wa
orlgln early Wednesday
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07
LoeareNve RoIIsr EspIedss.

Fort Wayne indiana A loco.
motive pulling a Pennsylvania railroad
freight train on route rs this city, ex-
plo8od az Arcola. ~ milea west Of
here. "a a. O'Clock Wednesday. En-
gineor W C. Bender and the fireman
and brakeman were badly hurt
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

Representative Burch % Audriar
established a new record for the
house Friday morning by offering tit
petitions They come from travel
ing men throughout the state and al
yocated the two cont passenger rate
and the aboilshlng OF al free trans
portation.
Senator Coopors hin 20 increase
tho number OF circuit judges Ia Jack
SOD county by tho creation OF two
new iudg3shipa has been recommend
ed for passage by the senate com
mittoa on judiciary.
snator peyllblisa has introduced
IN the senate q bin 20 create "a com
mission OF five men to make plans
and start the work Of heulding o
new $1,000. 900 statehouse Il provides
for an appropriation Of 100000 for
the current btenu4al period, and with
this money the commission 10 he ap
pointed by the governor Is ordered 20
secure the site and start the fouhda
;ion for a building.
The senate committee on railroads
Friday mvorably reborted the two
cent passenger rate fare bin 70 apply
on an roads IN Missouri over 70
miles In length, aud three cents on
branches lens than 50 miles. u Il
practically che same as the house bill
which IS ready for passage
The house committee Pm elections
reported %fayorably on the Hughes
bl This measure provides that no
ono can vote unless he has paid all
taxes, Including poll tax.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

After being let IN on the ground
floor Of a big deal a man sometimes
discovers that some other chap
crawie5 IN through the cellar window
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

The John A.. Salzer Seed Co, Ia Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out a new oats this
year with heads 2 foot longl That's a
wonder. Their catalog tellsi
Spetz-t the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw! Catalog tells!
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

FRrI

Our mammoth l4S-page Seed and Tool
is mailed free to all intending
buyers. or send &c in stamps and receive
free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats
other cereals and big catalog free.
Wis,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

Wei. Jack and / are engaged a.
last"
you arel Since when2"
Last night
"Oh. I am 30 glad, dearl"
aAro you. honest
yes. Indeed Nov be won't pestsr
me any more Houston rcst
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

Al the marriage altar he agrees TO
endow her with ali his worldly goods
and she promises TO love, honor and
Obey-but do they make good2
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

Heart failure and cash failure often
60 together.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07

fnte LAXATIVE MONO ouiulue Tabieis. Drur.
Filfs frfr a money Do 90 Tails 90 cute ~ y
bituNHH signature 10 on earh box. 30,