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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-03
D IN PRAISE
f LAWT0N TEAM
esflgh School Received Royal
atment at Lawton-Were
Simply outplayed.


ed. battered and defeated, but
cir faces still aglow with pride
knowledge that they lad val
ought every minute Of the great
Ia. Lawton, on Thanksgiving Day
iita high school football team
Il last night from its long trim
the state, wl-ere they met and
Banquished by the now cham,
awton high school team,
glyere just simply over matched
aptain Iionberger, last night.
had a much heavier team. and
Nay football"
Masterson said this morning
- Lawton team averaged about
pounds to the man more than
IA = in view of this handicap,
ita boys deserve much credit
Ig game they played.
|e Sreatment received at Lawton
M best the Vinita team has ever
. and the boys are loud IN their
Of the gentlemanly team, as
- the people Of Lawton Espe-
/ yere they pleased with the
P the referee, Billy McGurren.
|iJ rstands the game perfectly and
as not a wrangle or disputed
m during the entire game Dur
first fifteen minutes Of play
Ita team had the better Of the
and the play was in Lawton's
but the constant hammering
sayier team had begun to have
w effect, and Trott, Elliott and
ca were soon in the injured
IN While they did not retire from
they were weakened and the
L. iboys hammered and battered
y across Vinita's goal for the
hdown, just eighteen minutes
game opened. During the re-
OF the first half with Vinita
ened condition, Lawton added
touchdowns. The score at
of the half stood II to 0, in
favor.
icond half was one of the
ting and spectacular exhibit
football ever seen in Oklaho-
d the game visiting lads val
htins every inch Of the way
&c e hopelessly overwhelming
Iawton team made three
hdowns. When the game end
- Il was in Vlnita's possession
4 territory, but the visitors
r hr able to endanger their OPP
- pal.
be game Referee MeGurren
nds with every one of the
Il
lm and warmly congratulate
N on the fight they had made.
|us that Vinita had the best
y had met Lawton this sea
Jest Said that had the weight of
Teams been more equal the
hid have been different
hirty or forty Of the Lawton
linen called at the hotel, In
g to express their praise for
team. They said that the
ly behavior of the Vinita
- their gameness had certain
em a place In the hearts Of
otball enthusiasts. Manager
Irmenter entertained Thurs
at his home for the Vinita
royal treatment received
yHata boys took away part of
e dafnat as thew feel if an
Hieet such a team as Lawton
Is tn defeat.
81 liable that a game with Law
made an annual event, as
lame has proved a financial
About 1900 people saw the
ri Iag day contest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
A Judges Sharp Tongue.

Many. ".aint sayings OF Lord
Young, a famous Scotch lawyer who
has just died, are being recalled by
the English press. Once a little ad-
vocate Nho was slightly misshapen
Jheckled the great lawyer beyond
what his patience would stand, and
finally pinned him on the exact mean
ing Of a mark of interrogation. Il
would called it," said Lord Young,
fixing his eyeSlas5 in his eye, a little
crooked thing tina. asks questions. "
1t -ras not long ago that, looking
across the table al a public dinner
at the over-rubicund cheeks and ishy
eyes of his opposite neighbOr, he iE-
quired who the owner of the vinous
c~ountenance might be and was told
he was the president of a water
trust. Aye" said Lord Young, well,
he looks like a man that could be
trusted with any amount of water!"
Some one told Lord Young that the
House Of Lords had on appeal af-
1rmed a decision of his. at may
be right, after ALL" was his lordship's
rcply.-Bellman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Wireless Money Lending.

One OF the most interesting types
on the American track is the profess
sional money lender. Money lending
is absolutely forbidden, and so the
entire transaction must be conducted
sub rosa, but il a person who is "on'
goes broke, and he has some article
of jewelry Of value with him, it is
easy for him to realize money on it.
The lender is an irreproaehably
dressed person who sits in the grand
stand with the rest OF the crowd, and
is known in his true colors only TO
the habitues of the track. A MAI
who wants some capital makes an un-
obtrusiye sign to him, and twirls a
ring he may be wearing at the time.
Shortly afterward both will proceed
TO a restaurant, where, for the benefit
OF onlookers, they will greet each
other as ordinary acquaintance. The
exchange is then made owe the drink
they order; the loan broker has the
ring and the better his capital. II
the latter cashes in on the next race,
he will return the money and the
agreed upon premium. and will re-
ceive back his ring.-From The PEG.
pie and the Ponies" by c. +. Peters,
in The Bohemian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
The HapDy Reign.

Happy, it has been said, is the peo-
pie that has no history. Yet more
happy the kings who are in the same
case. Recently Oscar II. of Sweden
visited a Stockholm school. He ques-
toned 4 pupil, the best of the class,
they had told the King.
My little friend" said Oscar, tell
ME some remarkable fact Of my
reign
The child reflected, hesitated, was
greatly puzzled, then broke into sobs.
why Go you cry?" said the King
gently.
1T is-it is, sire, because ! do not
know any remarkable fact-of yvuI
reign"
mo more do H. responded the de-
scendant Of Bernadotte.-Le Cri de
Paris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Too HaSty.

Governor Harris, of Ohio, said in
an after dinner speech in Columbus:
This matter is a serious matter,
and it must be taken seriously. Haste
is a bad thing. 1t surely always
causes error. :
Il used to know a manufacturer.
He was a good, honest man, but rath-
err strict, rather close. Furthermore,
he was inclined to be a little hasty.
He had instituted in his mill a
system of fines-fnes for l%ateness,
fines for mistakes, fines for spoiled
work, and so On.
Well, in the rush season, happen
ing to awake one morning very early,
he WEI. to the mill a little after
starting time. AS he got out of his
automobile he saw a pale, haggard,
hollow-eyed man walk YEARLY
through the gate.
AHA, Joe Harris he shorted an
grily, ten minutes late, eh? Well,
you're fined fifteen cents. Not a word
now. That's the rule
Take you're time, boss Harris
answered. I amt knocked off from
yesterday, yet Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
LITTLE WILLIE IN CANNING TINE

When ma gets husy cann;n' things about
this limc o year
AnS leaves nc with the baby Ter to weeea
the little dear, .,
First thing you know it falls some way and
gets an awful bump
An ma comes tearln Up the stairs, about
six AZ a Jump.
Sue sends mc down t. watch the STUFF
that's toihn' in the poi.
And oh, the smell that comes from here Is
good, l tel YOU what!
But pretty socn, somehow. 1t gets to buo-
bin from the top ,
And Ma comes falling over chairs and
things 80 make It stop.
Size gels the cans AL set in rovS and when
It's boiled enough
Il splashcs on her hands and burns while
she rcurs III The StufT.
And inst because Pm l0okln or there's
something slips somehow ,
And down The can goes on the floor, and
gtei but there's / row.
When ma gets busy cannin things ! wish
that | could so
Tar. far away from kome-aGout a thou
sand miles Oh So
Aad then come back along about the time
the tables set ,
AMI mas got ont a can or two of good
stuff 10 be ct.
Chicago Racord- Herald.
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to do. She forgot that through her a
debt was to be paid, and that through
her they were to be insured against
poverty. She forgot all save that
Virton was estimabie and kind, and
that it made her glad to know that
he was happy.
One day when she was away buy
ing things for the wedding, her
mother and Vinten sat alone to-
gether.
You are going to be very happy
after all" she said.
Yes" he answered-"after all.
My glad old dream is to come true
after all. You are good to let it
happen SO; blu; shall have only what
is mine-after all. you know. The
years have lost a never be given
back; they are gone forever. Still, I
gladly give them for the JOY that is
returned to me. Only those who have
been robbed as 1 have been robbed
and who have won their treasures
back can know the gladness that
comes with the returning OF what is
my own. Only they who have been
loved and lost can know how deep
a3G how dark is the valley which love
has come to call me out of. Forgive
me for saying these things to you. 1
know you cannot understand them.
1t is my present JOY that makes me
look back with pity for the hopeless
thing I was down there in the dark
ness where it was so lonely and so
cold. I have waited so long, I have
denied s. long, that I am intoxicated
by the sweet aroma even before the
cup touches my lips. You have
not"
With a pitifuI cry she put her
hands to her face, and for a moment,
while she sobbed, he stood looking at
her. Then h. lifted her up, saying:
God help me! I had forgotten
that all I have been denied you also
have been denied, and that If I return
to claim my love where it was taken
from me you must go on through the
darkness alone"
Eleanor drew back from the half
opened door an went away softly.
leaving her mother in his arms.-S.
E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Pie Cutter.

A California man thinks that the
common method Of dissecting pies BY
the aid of the ordinary knife is too
slow and also too inaccurate for these
days of hustle and hustle. He came
to the conclusion that a specially de-
signed pie cutter was necessary ior
The. purpose, and consequently con-
eluded to devise one, the result OF
h1s work being shown in the Illus
tration. This pie cutter comprises a
base adapted to support a pie or the
common size and shape. Hinged
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
ELECTRIC SLEEP IN SURGERY.
Professor Leduc Says He Has Discov-
cred a Perfect Anaesthcsia.

cred a Perfect Anaesthcsia.
Stephane Leduc. the eminent pro-
fessor of the School Of Medicine at
Nantes, France, has discovered a
method of causing electric sleep,
which. it is declared, will replace
chloroform and other anaesthetics in
all surgical operations. The discov-
cry proceeded from study Of the eff
fects of intermittent currents and
from the knowledge that the skull
and brain offer but little resistance
to the current.
For a human being a current Of
thirty-fve volts is applied intermit-
tently in it's full strength for minute
fractions of a second. Two electrodes
arc applied to the skull in a special
manner, thc pointS of application be-
ing first carefully shaved.
Professor Leduc made scores Of
experim :nts on dogs and on himself.
All wer! successful. The application
Of the current on the head is not
dangerous, and no i'll effects follow,
even when the experiment lasts for
hours.
The advantages of the electric sleep
are said to be numerous. Anaesthesia
by chloroform, morphine or ether is
disagreeable, always dangerous, and
has often proved fatal, while the
awakening is painful. During the
electric sleep the patient is perfectly
quiet and the awakening occurs IS
soon as the electrodes are withdrawn.
The sensations after the operation
arc quite agreeable. The mind ap-
pears to work more clearly and more
rapid, ard there is a sense OF in
creased physical vigor.
This last circumstance led Pro-
fessor Leduc to use his brain elec-
trisation for cases of nervous exhaus-
ton, and ever ordinary fatigue and
moral depression, with wonderful re-
suits.
Incidentally the scientist asserts
that the application in a certain man
ner OF his special current will electro
cute a subject in an absolutely pain
less manner, gentle sleep being fol-
lowed by gradual but certain death,
New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
LYNCH NEGRO WHO
SHOT POLICEMAN
Mob Batters Its Way Into Jail at
Cumberland, Nc.
OFFICERS THOUGHT THREAT IDLE

Members Of His Own Race Help in
the Lynching of Williams Burns,
Colorcd 20 Shot and Kicked to
Death.
Cumberland, Md.-William Burns,
g negro, who shot Policeman August
Baker, causing his death, was taken
from Jail here by an Infatuated mol
and kicked and shot to death.
AS there has never before been a
lynching here the authorities paid no
attention to threats Of lynching in
this case, and when a mob of fifty
men approached the Jail early they
found only one deputy sheriff. Adam
Hendley, to oppose them. When he
refused to give up the keys they bat
tered the door in with a telegraph
pole.
Burns shot the policeman to pre-
tent being arrested, and the latter's
death was followed by threats against
the negro, these coming as much
from those of his own race as from
the whites.
When the mob broke into the Jail
other negroes than Burns, who were
in n%eighboring cells, were careful to
guide the lynchers to that OF Burns.
and here again the battering ram was
used. The lynchers found their VIC
tim crouched behind his cot, and ssiz-
ing him by the feet dragged him up
and down stairs and into the street,
where within a few yards OF the en-
trance to the Jail he was killed.
The Rev. W. Cleveland Hicks, an
Episcopal clergyman, did his best to
save the negro, and afterwa"d pro-
tected the body until the arrival on
the scene of Judge A. Hunter Boyd
and the police. Judge Boyd called
upon the crowd to disperse and was
promptly obeyed. The body was re-
moved to an undertaking establish
ment, and 10000 persons are esti-
mated to have viewed It.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Progress in Ontario, Canada.

About 5000 miles Of highways have
been improved since the establish
ment Of the Good Roads Act in the
Province of Ontario. The depart
ment was organized ten years ago,
and during that time the townships
have raised for expenditures on roads
s1O,5O0,O 900, in addition to county
grants and exclusive OF cities, towns
and villages. Fourteen counties have
adopted the county systems.-Gooa
Roads Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
FOREIGN.

ADd-el-Aziz has been warmly well
coined by the inhabitants Of RaDat.
The divorce decree granted in
Paris to Nine. Anna Gould from
Count Boni de Castellane was made
absolute.
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club has
sent an inquiry to the New YORK
Yacht Club regarding a challenge foI
the Americas Cup.
The movement for periodic meet
incs of the peace conference at Inc
Hague failed, and the right OF convo.
cation will remain with the Russian
Emperor.
Boxers destroyed a Catholic mis-.
sion and the China Inland Mission al
Kanchowfu, killing q French priest:
but all Americans escaped Wlthoul
harm.
N. Taxi, Moorish envoy in Paris.
SAYS that the Sultan seeks to cooper
ate with France and gives suggestions
for organizing the international Pc
lice.
Chinese officials are resisting the
japanese demands regarding Man
churia.
The Japanese object to negotla'
tons with Canada looking to a liml-
tation OF Japanese immigration.
Cholera has spread to twelve Rus
sian provinces. Thousands OF per-
sons have died and the scourge IN
certain sections is said to be beyond
control.
Al San Jose, Costa Rica, on account
of the bubonic plague quarantine reg
ulations are enforced against San
Francisco.
President Cabrera, of Guatemala,
announced his intention to send a
delegate to the Central American
>eace conference at Washington.
One death from plague has been
exported on an Italian steamer which
reached Marseil!es from ports IN
Asia Minor,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
"a MEN sHR1yEL IN HOT METAL.
Four Workmen Dead and Twenty Dy-
ing When 5000 Tons Explode.


Butler, Pam explosion caused
by the upsetting of the metal pot in
the No. 1 cupola of the Standard Steel
Company here resulted in the death
OF four men, fatally injuring twenty
and seriously injuring ten others.
Almost all the men were foreigners.
The large wheel plant, $50 by 100
feet, was demolished, causing q loss
estimated at 100000.
The condition Of the thirty men
injured is pitiable. Although still
alive, the features Of most Of them
are mutilated beyond recognition.
The hot metal was showered over
them, causing horrible injuries.
Arms, fingers and ears were torn off,
while many Of the men lost their
eyes. At midnight the physicians at
tending the injured said at least
twenty would die.
Buildings in the city, from the
force of the explosion, shivered as If
shaken by an earthquake, and thou.
sands rushed from their homes panic
stricken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
ROWLANDs FREED.
Jury Finds Doctor and Wife Didn't
Poison the First Husband.

fOlSOn the ffFSC
Raleigh, N. CDR. and Mrs. David
Rowland were acquitted of the charge
of numbering Mrs. Rowland's first
husband, Charles r. Strange. The
jury in the Superior Court had been
giver the case at midnight, and was
out nearly ten hours.
The crowd at court cheered the
verdict. The couple were driven 20
Rowland's Office, where another dem
onstration took place. Friends
crowded in to congratulate them, and
a wagonload Of flowers was sent in
The doctor will resume his practice.
The prosecution was brought about
largely by the Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Engineers. When Charles r.
Strange, { member, died suddenly, his
fellow-Workers declared his wife and
DR.. Rowland had been meeting clam
destinely and wished to get rid OF
Strange so as to marry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
The Biggest Hog.

Several years ago I rivalrj in the
production Of large hogs spr@n& mp
among the farmers i'll Kansas. a
sign that seldom failed to attract the
attention of ~passers-by read:
Any one wishing TO see the zig
eest hCg In Kansas call AZ my farm
and jnouirc for me. SlLAS LOWE.
Prom Judges Library.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Proof of Character.

A laborer was charged with a
petty offence.
Have you any one in court who
will vouch for your good character?"
queried the Judge.
Yes, sir; there is the chief con
stable yonder," was the reply. The
chief constable was amazed.
Why, your honor, l don't even
know the man." protested he.
Now, sir" broke in the accused.
Il have lived in the borough for
nearly twenty years, and il the chief
constable doesn't know me yet, isn't
that a character for you?"-Tit-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Brief News
BY WI RI
Y

The Bishop Of London told the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew that Pres
ident Roosevelt is absolutely
straight"
The Navy Department has no plans
for the battleship cruise further than
the visit to the Pacific coast, inc!ud-
ing Alaska.
Every discoyerable defect in The
battleships will be remedied before
the feet starts for the Pacific.
"Shimosa," a high explosive used
by the japanese navy in the war with
Russia, has been made a subject OF
study by the Navy Department.
The cid fighting frigate Constitu-
ton will be anchored in the Potomac
River in plain view from the White
House.
United States war and naval off,
Gals pointed out the importance as a
naval base of Pratas Island, near the
Philippines, over which the Japanese
flag has been hoisted.
State Department officials believe
that the anti-Asiatic rioting in Brit
ish Columbia will convince the Jap
anese Government that it must iney-
itably consent to IN exclusion treaty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Permanent and Movable Lawn Seats.

While the movable lawn seat has
some advantage, because il d b5
easily carried from place 10 place, the
tree seat has a look OF n~ermaAcncy:
OF really being 4 part OF 4 general
scheme to give The place thr arpcar'
ance OF genuine and continuing con.
fort, which the other dos not have.
The movable lawn seat. too often OF
frail construction, naturally suggests
the artificial and the t.aasitory pleas
u.eS.
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to the back of the box is the cutter
proper, consisting Of a lever and the
knife blades. The latter are sus-
pended from the lever directly over
the place designated for the pie, and
are arranged to divide the pic into
six or more pieces at n operation
of the lever. Families containing
many children would find this novel
pie cutter invaluable. AS the pie
would be divided into pieces of ex-
actly equal size, there would be no
possibility of showing partially, and
petty quarrels over who was to get
the biggest piece would be elimiE-
ated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
When the Sea Smokes.

Explorers tell of the peculiarly OF
the Arctic regions. When it is very
cold a steam as if from a boiling ket.
tie arises from the water. At forty
degrees below zero snow and human
bodies emit this vapor. It appears
that the colder the temperature the
more numerous are the deceptive
signs of heat. When the tempera.
ture is lower than forty degrees the
trees burst open with a loud report.
and there is a cloud Of vapor as if the
thing had been done with powder.
When it is still colder the earth
cracks open with loud noises, rocks
break and streams Of smoking wa.
ter pour from the cracks in the earth
Fire on the end CT q cigar will go
out, bat the cigar will emit smoke
from the whole surface as if it we're
burning undo" the wrapper.-Phi!a-
delphia Gyit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
INCREASE IN EARNINGS.
Gain Shown by Ohio Railroads De.
spite Two-Cent Fare Law.

spite Two.Cent Fare Law.
Columbus, Ohio.-The reports Of
thirty-nine railroads operating in
Ohio, just submitted to the State
Railway Commission. show that the
two-cent passenger fare law has in
the main operated to the railroads
advantage.
The reports for the fiscal year end.
ed on June so, 1907, show an aggre-
gate net gain on passenger receipts
for these roads OF S1,332,2S2, COM
pared with earnings for 1906, which
year included three months operation
under the two-cent fare.
Only ten of the thirty-nine lines re-
porting show a decrease in passenger
earnings, and this aggregates only
S55,645.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Mrs. Mary j. Holmes Dead.

Mrs. Mary J. Holmes. we'll known
%authoress and contributor to many
magazines, died at her home in Brock
port, Monroe County, n. Y. Mrs.
Holmes had been visiting near her
birthplace, at Brookfeld, Mass, and
was taken i'll at Albany on her way
home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Small Bills Scarce.

In spite of all the efforts which
have been made by the Treasury De-
partment to increase the supply OF
small bills, the demand for such cur.
rency is again urgent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-07
Higher Wages Demanded.

Seventy thousand employees of the
Northwestern and State Railways in
Austria have begun L passive resist
ance strike fer higher wages.