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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

The Billups bill is an object lesson in
temperance and It's workings should be
carefully observed by all who respect law
and order II il is a good thing il should
be continued, If bad thine set rid Of Il
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

just one more week to Get ready for the
new year With the paying Of bills and
drawing up new resolutions IL will be a
busy time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Ni.htinasle,s soma

The nightingale is so abundant in
England al this season that there is a
current story of a footman who gave
up good post IN the country be
cause nightlngales would not let him
sleep
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
work Done in Times FRACTIONS.

Work Done in Times Fractions.
All our great men who attained their
ambition early realized the value Of
time; TO them the minutes were the
stepping stones on which they crossed
the river OF life TO the embankment
OF success. They never lie abed
when they should be up and doing
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
mhnn nsantu snsaLs

What strange illusion Il Is to
suppose hat beauty Is goodness. A
beautiful woman nttefs ahsurditles;
va listen. and We hear not the alb.
smdlties. but wise thoughts Tolstoi.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Flre

Man has made marvellous progress
in many other directions, but with all
his inventions he has not achieved any
great mastery Of hre.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Costly prsdoInn Of Rlv.r.

The depth Of the ST. Lawrence be-
tween Montreal and Quebec original.
~ ten feet-has been increased b.
dredging to 30 feet, at a cost Of $40.
000 600
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Eternal Vanity.

4 man has an awful hard time try
ing 10 make himself believe that all
the girls are not crazy about him.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

II is not what the president knows
about Congressmen bat how he found it
out that is worrying certain members.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Elrst snbaorIntlon Library.

IN 1881 Beniamn Franklin founded
the Library Company Of Philadelphia
which he called she mother OF all
North American Subscription II
braties
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
storn rhat Nevsr crow. on.

An Assyrlan love letter dug up some
time agu was read by the Oriental pro
fessor before a Brooklyn audience In
teresting but there was nothing new
in it
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
The man with the fewest friends will
come out ahead Of Santa Claus.

How many trusts have been driven out
Of business during the Roosevelt admins
tratlonY
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

Nineteen hundred and eight has been a
great year for Vinita. Let'sunite in max
ing nineteen hundred aud nine a greater
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Tn. Worth Of Gold

Writes one to the Times Gold
regulates the price Of Everything
whai regulates the price of gold?"
Why. everything. OF course
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

The house ~ has been convicted OF
desire 10 annihilate the human race
Beware OF H.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

The daily ChieFtain is the shoppers
guide in vinita and II you follow il you
win get about what you want
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

man who gives his children hab.
its OF industry provides for them bet
Ter than by giving them i fortune -
Whately.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Not : wnrrvInn Matter

Don't worry about your looks You
look all right to your friends. aud the
rest of the world doesn't care hos
you look
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
The Main Trouble

Most people would be satisfied with
The kind OF living they are making II
other people were not living better.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
For Milllonslrss ONLY

Al > recent tobacco exhibition in
London some Havana cigars were
shown which were quoted at s. each.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Lost conhdsnce.

Other people have generally beaten
him 10 II when a man loses confidence
In himself
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
ID ThIns omn..It ae rru..

mind conscious Of integrity
storms 70 say more than It means to
perform.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
wIadom from the orI.nt.

Better be poisoned in ones blood
than to be poisoned IN ones prinel.
ples. r. Confucius.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Costly Chinese Perfume.

The Chinese produce subtle per.
fume from water lilies that costs 1916
a drop
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

The water wagons are running on low
pressure. also. these days
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

Distinction Of French capitai.
Paris possesses the largest public
ssrAeps md The largest hospital
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
Or ~. Nan That auv. 4

No one Is so credulous as little
except an inventor takiHk out
a patent. Judge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25

Folly is never long plessed viii IL
SELF f-German Proverb
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-12-25
A Merry Christmas to all.

on Earth Peace. good win 10 men
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
Parish REGISTERS,

was once being shown round a VII
lage church in the Eastern Counties.
and was solemnly informed by the
somewhat g%arrulous parish clerk that
the registers went back to the time Of
William the Conqueror, says ]. F. VIII
liams in The Treasury. Lest the am
startling opinion may be held by 9th.
ers, let me hasten to say that parish
registers we're unknown in England
before the end Of Henry Wits reign.
and happy is that parish which still
possesses its records even from that
date. For our earlier registers have
certainly had a very checkered career.
and when we read the story of the
treatment which has been melted out
to them during the three or four cen
turtles Of their existence. we can only
wonder that they exist in such num-
bers as they do.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
WALLACE BEes TO KEEP JOB.
In Argument Against Custer He Says
It Would Disgrace Him.

Jefferson City.-Supreme court met
in banc here and heard the argument
in the custer proceeding of Latshaw
against Wallace r. H. Field of Kan
a City opened the argument for
Judge Wallace, and was followed by
Attorney-General Hadley, Judge Wal.
lace closed the argument, after which
a recess was taken.
Judge Wallace in his argument said
that he told Mr.. Latshaw that he would
give up the office if he would withdraw
his suit when Mr.. Latshaw requested
him to withdraw his motion and let
the custer go, which Judge Wallace
stated he refused on the grounds that
it would bring disgrace to him and
his family.
In closing he made a sympathetic
plea that his wife was at a stage Of
collapse and that it would
bring disgrace on his son, who bears
his name. He referred to the en-
forcement of laws in Kansas City, anC
asked the court not to allow him Il
be disgraced, as there are just a few
more weeks left.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the court and decision will
be given December Is.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11

well. I want him got out Of the
way"
That's easy" said Broderick, with
q diabolical wink Of his one eye. TIL
have him change places with me-"
Good! How many men are here?"
you don't need to know that.
There's enough to bury you."
Have Meeker and Terrill gomez"
tom? He's in the next here,
and can count 1t a mercy Of the saints
II he gifts out in a week. Meeker's
gone with the old man. Well, / can't
stay a-gabbin' any longer, or I'll be
caught, and then the divil himself
couldn't save me-"
I shuddered at the thought Of the
"old man." and the shadow Of Dodd'
ridge Knapp weighed on my spirits.
Are you ready for an excursion
Fitzhugh?" I whispered.
He NODDED assent.
"Well, we'll be out of here in q
minute or two. Take that overcoat
I've got one. Now tie that blanket to
the bedpost. No, 1t won't be long
enough. You'll have to hold 1t for us
boys"
l heard the change Of guards below
and, giving directions to Wainwright
with funds to settle our account with
the house, l blew out the lamp, quietly
swung open the shutter and leaned
owe the sill.
Hold onto the blanket, boys. Fol
low, Fitz," I whispered, and climbed
out. The strain on my injured arm as
I swung off gave me a burning pain
but l got to the ground In safety, ant
the improvised rope was drawn up.
Where now?" whispered Fitzhugh
ITO the stable"
AS we slipped along to the corner {
man stepped out before us.
Don't shoot" he said; "it's me-
Broderick. Tell Mother Borton
wouldn't have done it for anybody blu
her"
I'm obliged to you just the same,
/ said. And here's a bit Of drinl
money. Now, where are my menu"
Don't know. In the lookup, 1 reck
on"
"How's that?"
why, you see, Meeker tells tn,
fellows here he has o warrant for 70,
that you're the gang Of burglar
that's wanted for the Parrot murder
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
GOOD THING TO LEAVE ALONE.
Physicians Advice to Those Who Are
Fond Of Mushrooms.

It may be possible that when all the
boys are dead they will quit eating
toadstools and dying in spasms there
from. The edible and poisonous varie-
ties of these fungi are too close to.
gether in general and species for the
average youngster to d~ifferentiate
them. 1t continues, after many years.
to be the same old story: Eat it; If it
kills you it is a toadstool; II 1t agrees
with you it is a mushroom. Some
years ago the department of agricul.
ture at Washington issued an elab-
crate and beautiful set Of Illustrations
Of mushrooms and near" mushrooms.
labelling one set edible" and the other
poisonous" The story leaked out
that the printers got the labels mixed,
and that the transposition was not
discovered until the work had been
sent broadcast. The officials did some
tall hustling in an effort to call in the
issue. A well.known physician said
to me the other day: "Owing to the
very great difficulty In ordinary life
of detecting the true from the false,
my mushroom advice has usually been
let both kinds alone New York
Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11

got, and dragged you back, and when
we got you here the parlor was full
Of the hounds, and Porter and Abrams
and Brown was missing. We found
you was cut, and we've tried to fix
you up"
I looked at my bandged arm, and
put one more count in the indictment
against Terrill. He had tried to stab
me over the heart at the time he had
wrenched free, but he had merely
slashed my aim. 1t vas not a severe
wound, but it gave me pain.
"Only a scratch" said Wainwright.
I envied the philosophic calm with
which he regarded 1t. '
It'll heal" l returned shortly.
where is the other gang? Are they
gomez"
mo; there's half a dozen of 'em
out in the parlor, 1 reckon"
You'd better tell him." said Ftz.
hugh, shifting an unpleasant task.
"Well,", said Wainwright, I'VE heard
orders given to shoot the first man
that comes out before morning, but
before all to kill you If you sticks your
nose outside before sun-up."
The amiable intentions of the VIC
tors set me to thinking. If 1t was i'm.
portant. to keep here till morning. 1t
must be important to me to get out.
There was no duty to keep here, for !
need fear no attack on the boy who
a with us. l looked at my watch,
a-I fp,,rI a. ruao ynnr 4 n,olNpIy
"Tie those blankets together" l or.
dered, as soon as l was able to get
my feet.
The men obeyed me in silence, while
wainwright vainly tried to quiet the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
SYNOPSIS.

TO join his friend and distant relative
Henry, Wilton. whom he was to assist
who accompanied Dudley on the
ferry boat trip into the. city. The re-
imarkable resemblance OF the two men
gers on the ferry. They see a man with
snake eyes, which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
of the strange errand Dudley Is. to per-
form, but occurrences cause him to
know It is one Of no ordinary meaning;
iSsrI oI e sI tbs SsSS t to the ., m SIs frIe and
without ever explaining to Dudley the
pnzzllng work he was to perform in in San San
cret mission his friend had entrusted to
him. Dudley continues his disguise and
R% Sfil%i,1s h He learns fS P 3sa tn there Is IS a be boy
whom he is charged with secreting and
protecting. Dudley. mistaken for VIII.
. n 3, stock smB BToEerae py deal MhaP GILES 50 Dudley asi'sy
finds himself closeted in a room with
Mother Borton who makes a confdant
mysterious. boy. further than that it is
Tim Terrill and Daib by Meeker who are
after him. Dudley visits the home Of
Luelia, his daughter. Stunning tour
through Chinatown is planned. The trip
to Chinatown. Giles Dudley. learns that
Luelia and Dudley are cut off from
the rest of the party and imprison-
ed in a hallway behind an ~iron-bound
door. Three Chinese ruffians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. one
is knocked down. Giles begins firing. Tim
Terrill is seen In the mob. A newly form.
ed mob Is checked by shots from Giles
revolver. Policeman Corson breaks down
the door with an a. and the couple Is
rescued. Luella thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces OF the previous
nights debauch. Following his instruc-
tions Dudley has a notable day In lthe
Stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamono
and buying Omega, the object being to
crush Decker, Knapp's hated rival. Dud-
ley discovers that he loves Luella Knapp.
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
They've discovered where the boy is
The mysterious unknown woman employ.
er of Dudley meets him by appointment
WITH 1.-THE boy who is turned over to
Dudley with his guards and they drive
with him to the ferry boat to a a train
out of the city. Dudley. and his faithtui
guards convey "the boy" by train to the
village of Livermore, as pei. the written
instructions. The party Is followed. Soon
after the party is quartered in the hotel
a special train arrives In Livermore; Line
gang including Darby Meeker and Tin
TTerrill, lay siege to the hotei ana en-
odeavor to capture the boy. VINO comes
forward to see the fight. "Trickeo
again." cries Tim Terrill, when he sees
the youngsters face. IT'S the wrong
boy"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11

And he had to show the constable and
the landlord and some others the war
rant, too"
How many were hurt?"
six or seven. Two of your fellows
looked pretty bad when they were
carried out"
We turned down a by-street, but as
oon as the guard had disappeared we
retraced our steps and fastened to
the Thatcher stables.
The rain was whipped into our faces
as we bent against the wind, and the
whish and roar of the gale among the
trees and the rattle Of loose boards
and tins, as they were tossed and
shaken behind the houses, gave . mel
ancholy accompaniment to our hasty
march.
We nearly missed the stable in the
darkness, and 1t was several minutes
before we reused Thatcher to a state
In which he could put together the
two ideas that we wanted to get in,
and that 1t was his place to get up and
let us in.
Horses to-night?" he gasped, throw
ing up his hands. Holy Moses! ]
couldn't think of letting the worst
plug of the lot out in this storm"
well, I want your best"
you'll have to do 1t, Dick" said
Fitzhugh with a few words of expla
nation. Hell make it all right fol
you."
Where are you golng?" asked
Thatcher.
Oakland"
He threw up his hands once mor
Great Scott! you can't do it. The
horses can't travel 80 miles at nigh
and in this weather. You'd best wal
for the morning train. The expires,
will be through here before 81
Z hesitated . moment. but To
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11

chances Of being stopped ws7s TOO
great.
e" must CO." I said decidedly. ."
can't walt here"
Il have IT," said Thatcher. ny
hard riding you can get to Niles in
time to catch the freight 10 1t goes
up from San Jose. 1t will get down
in time for the first boat, II that's
what you want"
Good! How far is 1T"
1--WE call 1t IS miles-it's over that
by the road. There's only one nasty
bit. That's In the canyon"
II think we shall need the pleasure
Of your company" I said.
TITS a bad job, but II you must, you
must" he groaned. And he soon had
three horses under the saddle.
/ eyed the beasts with some dis
favor. They were evidently half-mus-
tang, and I thought understood for
such a journey. But I was to learn
before the night was out the virtues
of strength and endurance that lie In
the blood OF the Indian horse.
Hist! What's that?" said Fitz-
hugh, extinguishing the light.
The voices of the storm and the In
easy champing Of the horses were the
only sounds that rewarded q minutes
listening.
1--WE must chance It," said I, after
looking cautiously into the darkness
and finding no signs Of a foe.
| And IN a ynnpnnnf rnnro Ua Unra
galloping down the street, the hoof-
beats scarcely sounding in the soft.
ened earth Of the roadway. Not a
word was spoken after the start as we
turned through the side streets to
avoid the approaches to the hotel.
Thatcher suddenly turned to the west,
and in another minute we were on
the open highway. with the steady
beat Of the horses hoofs splashing
a wild rhythm on the muddy road.
With the town once behind us, 1 felt
my spirits rise with every stroke OF
the horses hoofs beneath me. The
rain and the wind were friends rather
than foes. Yet my arm panied me
sharply, and l was forced to carry
Tic IcluS III luc whip uduu. I1Slo tue
road was broader, and we rode three
abreast, silent, watchful, each busy
with his own thought, and all alert
for the signs of chase behind.
"There!" said Thatcher, suddenly
pulling his horse up to a walk. Were
five miles out, and they've got a bis
piece to make up If they're on oul
track. Well breathe the horses {
bit"
The beasts were painting a little, bu'
chafed at the bits as we walked then
and tossed their heads uneasily tt
the pelting of the storm.
"Hark!" l cried. did you hea,
that?" 1 was almost certain that thu
sound of a faint halloo came from be
hind us. 1 was not alone in thu
thought.
1.-THE dern fools!" said Fitzhugh
They want a long chase, 1 guess, t
go through the country yelling like
pack of wild Injuns."
IT reckon twas an OWL" said Thatcf
err; "but we might as we'll be moving
We needn't take no chances Will
we've got a good set of heels unde
us. Get up, boys"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11

child. l was satisfied to have him
cry, for tte more noise he made the
less u movements would be heard. /
had a plan that l thought might be
carried out.
While the others were at work, I
cautiously raised the window and
peered through the shutters. The
rain was falling briskly, and the wind
still blew a gale. I thought I dis
tinguished the dark figure Of q man
on guard within a few feet of the
building, and my heart sank.
How many are in the parlor. VIII
SOM" ] asked.
Wilson applied his eye to the key
hole.
Cant see anybody but that one.
eyed fellow, Frederick, but there
might be more"
A flash of memory came to me, and
I felt in my pocket for Mother Bor-
toms mysterious scrawl. "Give that to q
one-eyed man." she had said. 1t was
a forlorn hope, but worth the trying.
Hand this to Broderick," I said, las
oooh 40 you Sou w ~ WAthout ohy
ones seeing YOU"
Wilson did not like the task. but
he took the envelope and silently
brought the door ajar. His first in
vestigations were evidently reassuz'
ing, for he soon had half his body out
side.
He's got it," he said on reappear
ing.
A little later there was a gentle tar
at the door, and the head Of the one
eyed man was thrust in.
"It'a as much as my life's worth
he whispered. What do you want me
to dor"
How many men are In the street
below hcre?"
There's one. but more are In CALL
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
MISSOURI NEWS
GOV. FOLK NAMES MANY.
Appoints Number Of Persons tc
Various state Offices.

Jefferson City.-The governor is
busy with appointments these days.
the latest batch handed out being coal
oil inspectors as follows:
A. f. Seilor Of Gallatin for Daviess
county, for a term of two years from
December IL, 1908.
Fred Gehring for Stanberry, for a
term OF two years from July 5. 1908.
John Haptonstall for Eldorado
Springs, for a term of two years from
May 20, 1908, to fill vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of David
Rogers.
Charles f. Swartz Of Albany for
Gentry county, for a term Of two years
from July Is, 1908.
r. r. Collins for Warrensburg, for
a term of two years from December
16, 1908.
j. b. Halter for Neosho, for a term
of two years from December Z, 1908.
j. w. Miller for Boonyille, for a
term of two years from May. II, 1908.
George V. Vandiver, for Higginsville
for a term of two years from June %,
1908.
w. L. Summers for Vest Point, for
a term of two years from November
81, 1908.
The governor also appointed Geo,
+. Ryan of Jericho Springs to be
school commissioner of Cedar county
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
removal from the county of E. c. Cal
laway.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
RedueIna Ocean Record.

The first steamer that ever crossed
the Atlantic took t~wenty-four days to
make the trip, and the early boats of
the Cunard line, organized in 1S40,
made the transatlantic trip in four
teen days, or in about the same time
as the best of the clippers of the
Black Ball and other lines. In 1850
the sailing ship Dreadnought made
the passage in nine days and seven
teen hours, and it was a long time be-
fore a steamer beat that record. 1t Il
nearly W decades since the ive-day
ship came upon the scene, and evet
since then the record has BEN lower
- by hours rather than by day2 I.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
Trims Corn. Loses Life.

Rollo.-The funeral of Crawford
Ousley, one of the oldest and most
prominent citizens of Phelps county.
took place here. About a week ago
Mr.. Ousley, trimming a corn on his
foot, cut the flesh too deeply. Blood
poisoning set in, and his leg was
amputated at the ankle, and again
at the knee, but he died from the eff
fects. He was about 60 years Of age
and leaves a large family.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
Wabash Sheds Are Fired.

st. Louis-Two hundred freight
cars, more than half of which were
loaded, were threatened by fire that
guttered the middle section of the
Fourth street freight sheds of the
Wabash railroad. Several cars were
partially destroyed. The fires started
in the office from a small heating
stove. Chief Swingley sent in a
second alarm when the yards were
threatened. The loss is less than 81, zoo
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-11
The chanqino Times.

Times have changed since $50 year,
ago, when Halley's comet. for whose
temperance astronomers are now
looking, was in the heavens. Then the
Christian world prayed TO be deliv-
cred from the devil, the Turk and the
comet" Now It says the devil Is not
as black as he has been painted, the
Turk is a negligible quantity and the
comet would be rather welcome than
otherwise.-Boston Transcript