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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
Peculiar Clock welaht.

The most remarkable clock weight
in Maine is that of the Baptist church
at Cherryfeld, an old smooth-bore
cannon. The old cannon was one of
the old smooth-bore type and was
brought by Gleason R. Campbell from
Boston on one Of the return trips of
lumber vessels.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

During a divorce case, recently tried
in Syracuse, the pretty plaintiff, after
shedding copious tears on the wit
ness stand. was later detected in an
attempt to pass her two tear-soaked
handkerchiefs into the jury ROOM
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
AntIclpatIon Worse Than Realization

Anticipation worse u nan heaizatons
Men are so unanimously eager in the
pursuit of things which, far from haN-
ing any inherent real good, are var.
nished over with a specious and de-
ceitful gloss, and contain nothing an
swerable to their appearances. Hence,
it proceeds, on the other hand, that
in those things which are called evils
there is nothing so hard and terrible
as the general cry Of the world threat
ens.-Lord Bolingbroke.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

II fashion were only limited TO
dress Unfortunately. there is fash
ion in art and a fashion in liter
ature as changeable as the style Of
hats and gowns, and often as absurd
-Gaulois, Paris
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

In 1871 Benjamin Franklin founded
the Library Company of Philadelphia,
which he called the mother of all
North American subscription IL
braries."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
Extensive comns.

Zinc coffins are largely used in
Vienna, but the most expensive ones
are made Of copper, and cost as much
as $500, while a bronze and copper
coffin recently made for a Russian
archduke cost over $1,000
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
The Worth of Gold.

Writes one to the Times: Gold
regulates the price of everything
what regulates the price of gold?'
Why, everything, of course.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

What a strange illusion it is to
suppose that beauty is goodness. A
beautiful woman utters absurdities'
we listen. and. we hear not the abb
surdities. but wise thoughts.-Tolstoi.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

Little wilne-say, pa, what does #
signify when one woman kisses an
other?
Pa-About as much as when one
man in business calls another "olG
chap" my son.-Stray Stories.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
The Firehx.

The light is phosphoric, and is sup
posed to be displayed or withheld at
the will of the insect Only the fe-
males are phospho-escent Scientists
tell us that its sole purpose it to at
tract the male.-New York American.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
Better Than Mere Wealth.

A man who gives his children hab-
its of industry provides for them bet
ter than by giving them fortune
Whately
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
rn rhLns omnseIf ae rrue.

A mind conscious OF integrity
3rns to say more than it means to
perform
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
Eternal Vanity.

A man has an awful hard time try
ing to make himself believe that all
the girls are not crazy about him.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
The Main Trouble.

Most people would be satisfied with
the kind of living they are making il
other people were not living better.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

I reckn truth is eternal, but om
IDEAS ~ T. whut i= ruth are always
A1ancin'
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

Distinction Of French Capital.
paris possesses the largest public
7~dens and the largest hospital
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23
Soc IN!

The house hv has been convicted Of
a desire to anrihilate the hunaa race.
Beware of it,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-23

other people have generally beaten
him to it when man loses confidence
in himself.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01
ALWAYS IN THE Way

Pack up your kit and knapsaeks,
For the launch is oversize.
Furl up the corps eolors,
We're off with the ebbing tide.
Say good-by to the ship, lads,
That's been home this many day.
Give her cheer and make them hear
That say we re in the way.
The order was read on the quarterback,
And never word was said,
Though gunnery sergeant wiped his
eye
And our Captain bowed his head.
It's said that we had to go, boys,
Don't need us aboard no more,
And it IS us Marines for the Philippines
Or some other old place ashore.
The guard they stood at attention,
Like they didn't give a dam.
To hear the word of the Overload,
The original Great / AM.
And he tells that we ain It wanted,
That the jackies viii go it alone;
But / thought I heard an underworld
From power behind the throne.
We were only double file,
just a thin line of blue
Around about was the sailor rout,
Almost the whole blame crew;
But / didn't hear no cheering
When that little tin god, you know,
Says, 90 Pack your trunks and take your
hunks
And hit up the grit and co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01

who has been appointed captain and
assistant paymaster. Captain Harliee
has recently been on duty at the head
quarters Of the Marine Corps; prior tn
that time he was in charge of the
Marine Corps rifle team.
General Barry's Next Command
Major General Thomas III. Barry,
commanding the Army of Cuban pacifi-
cation. has asked that his assignment
TO department be postponed until
after his return from Cuba, about the
end of April. He viii probably ha
given command of the Department of
Columbia at Vancouver barracks.
Lift Guns Today, Maybe.
Captain Bedford, rigger from the
rigging firm of Smith, Rice Il Co, of
San Francisco, has hopes that he may
begin lifting the two l2-ineh guns out
of the barge Mohiean this morning.
The lofty shear-legs are in position and
secured. ana If the big freighter Co
lumbar, which arrived in port yestes-a
day, can be shifted this morning tn
permit the Mohican to come evenly be-
meath the shears, the guns will be Lifted,
The riggers spent all day yesterday
securing the shoes into which the great.
butts Of the shears rest. All unneces.
sary gear is being taken away and onl,r
| the huge wire cables which connect Che
great butts of the bigs logs and the
guys running back from the bit where
the timhers are Joined over enc hum
bred feet from the ground, to the
trenches where they are anchored, are
| left
When Captain Bedford is ready to-
commence lifting, the bridle-gear will
| be loosened and the shear-head will be
| gradually lowered until it is plumb
| over the Mohiean's deck. The guns
are already in tackle. Then the lift
starts. Locomotives will supply tho
| pulling power which will draw the
shears back, and this win swing the
guns directly over the special ears pre-
pared for them.
| IL the Columbian can not be shifted
today, the gun-moving will have to be-
| DELAYED. 1t is believed that an arrange
ment can be made, however, SO that the
guns may be taken out of the barge
Immediately.
Among the men employed by Cap
| Tain BeuIOTu iS u tdIi, Weilruui4t youhss
| with rudy face, wearing dungarees
and covered with as much grease and
Crime as the oldest rope hauler. He is
the son of Mr.. Rice, one of the members
| of the firm. His father is making a
rigger of the young man, preparatory,
possibly, to the young man assuming
| control of affairs some day. But even
if he is the owners son, he does not
1 q. L Il
phuric criticism from Captain Bedford
| There was little trouble yesterday
about gantline, and young Rice re
eeived a whitening blast of the cap
tain's choicest phrases, just Ito max,
man of him. But young Rice il
T learning the business just as his fathei
wished
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01
Army and Navy News

I reckon we've served him faithful,
And his betters before he come,
And in ev 'ry land with row on haad
We certainly made things hum,
But now he changes the motto
That we won with our blood to pay,
And instead of "ALWAYS FAITH
Full now
1t S ALWAYS IN THE Way
We've answered the call to quarters,
And helped make the big guns roar;
We've hit the pike on a driving hike
With the old Dough boys ON shore,
And, takin our heks with the iaekies
Or the boys of the e. s. A.,
There S been many time in far-off
cline
When we WASH t much in the way.
Oh, it IS Boxers and Moros and Dagos,
Any old ruction or fuss,
On the quarterback or Chapultepee,
They ali look alike to us.
Whenever there's something doing
You can bet the last red in your jeans
When the creditor s hell, they raise
the long yell
To bring up the Buck Marines
But say, what s the use of cussing,
And what is the use of tears.
In every scrap on the whole blame map
For over a hundred years
We've done our best by our country
When the old flag led the way;
We've fought and we We bled across
our dead
Do you call that in the waya
They've been plenty glad to have us
When there was job to do,
And there's been some work that we
didn It shirk
That the papers never knew
No; you needn t ask the fiat-foot,
For he amt nobody's fool,
But full-manned ship on a three
years. trip
Is no ladies' boardingsehool.
But now IS us for the scrap heap,
We don't belong no more;
So it's 'sRilly Blue, good day to you
And take your kit ashore. -
/ reckon they hardly need US,
It seems like our work is done,
Since they send the ships on excursion
trips
To the land of the Midnight Sun.
So gather your junk together
And pass the word along;
To keep the youngster steady,
Let's give 'em little song:
/ "FROM THE HILLS OF MONTE
ZUMA,'
aTO THE WALLS OF TRIPOLI.'
Then a rousing cheer and make ZEN
| hear,
! ssFOR THE OLD CORPSo three time
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01

three-quarters o. his full pay as an
ofncer became strong possibility to-
day IN the light of adviees from Wash
lngton, which indicate that much of the
evidence of Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker.
the Colonel s wife, and of Mrs. John
A Logan viii be excluded from the
hearing.
According to these advices letter
dispatched to Majo General Fred ID.
Grant, president of the board, by Adj
Jutant-6eneral Benjamin Alvord, lays
down hard and fast rule for the con-
duet OF the investigation and instructs
the members that it is not within their
province to consider the alleged "moraI
obllquity' of Colonel Tucker. They
must confne their deliberations solely
to the physical cause of his ineapacity.
The Army Board today considered
the eases of Captain James ". Ro-
mayne and Major Walter FL. Ghatfeld
OF the Twenty eighth Infantry. The
medical examiners turned in their re-
ports on Colonel W. F. Tucker. in which
his disability is admitted He is said
to be eighty pounds under weight. His
case will come up again tomorrow.
army and Navy ORDERS.
T WASHINGTON, February 17.-Army
orders: Major Edward R. Sehreiner
medical corps, is relieved from duty at
the General Hospital, Preside. San
Francisco, and win proceed to Fort
Walla Walla. Wash, for duty, relieving
Captain Edward B. Vedder, who will
proceed to Fort Stevens, Or, for duty
reporting to the commanding general
department of the Columbia.
First Lieutenant George Stallman
medical reserve corps, is relieved from
duty in the Philippines and will sal
about April Is for San Francisco and
report by telegraph to the Adiutant
/ General of the Army for further orders
Orders of January IL regarding
Major Francis J Herman, general staff
to proceed to Philippine islands are re
voked. Major Herman will return tc
/ Washington and report TO the chief Of
staff for duty.
Navy orders: Lieutenant A. s. Kib
bee is detached from the Independence
Navy Yard, Mare Island, to Buffalo.
May Visit Honolulu.
MARE ISLAND, February 1S.-T
| was reported here this afternoon tina
| the United States steamers Albany
Raleigh, Orleans and Cincinnati, nov
at this yard, viii leave shortly for th'
| Asiatic station.
| Army Orders.
| WASHINGTON, February 18.-Arm.
| orders: The following officers of tn
medical reserve corps are relieved iron
duty at the stations designated afte
their respective names, and will pre-
coed to San Francisco and take trans
! pert about March for Manila and re
port to the commanding General of til
Philippines for duty: First Lieutenan
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01

Edmund W. Bayley. Vancouver Bar
racks; First Lieutenant James C. Bal
lard, Fort Sam Houston; First Lieu
tenant Walter H. Dade, Fort D. A.
Russell.
Captain Aubrey Lippincott, Four
teenth Cavalry, is assigned to the Thir-
teenth Cavalry and will be assigned
to troop by his regimeatal commander.
Upon expiration of leave he win report
to the commanding General. Depart
ment of California. for temporary duty
pending the sailing of the transport
for the Philippines.
To Remove Maine Wreck.
WASHINGTON, February 1s.-The
House Committee on Appropriations Is
to include in the Sundry Civil Bill an
item looking toward the ultimate rails
ing of the LatSleship Mainf, the wreck
of which still remains in Havana mar.
Dor. The subcommittee which is pre-
pairing the bill has decided to insert a
clause which provides for commits
sion which viii be directed to investi-
gate the condition of the wreck and de.
termine the feasibility and cost of
raising it.
May Go to Bremerton.
MARE ISLAND, February 1s.-It
was rumored here today that Assistant
Naval Constructor Henry is about to
be detached from this yard and order
ed to the Bremerton navy yard.
Hobson Again Talks.
WASHINGTON, February Is.-Dur
10
which he discussed the cruise of the
battleship fleet in its bearing on di
! plomacy, Hohson, Alabama, charged
| that Ambassador O 'Brien at Toxic bat
| joined in petition that japanese b.
| permitted to sen liquor in San Fran
cisco without license. He charged fur
| Their that the liquors were being sold
The statement that japanese in Sar
| Francisco were selling liquor without
license was challenged by Smith OF
| California, but the Alabama man reat
| the names of five who were reguiarl,
in the liquor business, whose sales, h,
said, were confined to japanese males
Nash Trial Postponed.
The court-martial recently appointed
for the trial of Surgeon F. s. NasE
| of the Navy will meet at the Wash
ington Navy Yard the 18th instan
instead of the 10th, as originally or
dered. The postponement was neces
STATED by the difficulty of severa
members of the court getting to thi
city on the date first selected Sur
geon Nash is charged with unprofes
sional treatment of the case of Mid
shipman Fl. W. Stephenson of tn
Naval Academy while the latter wa
suffering from granular eyelids.
New Aid to Commandment.
| Captain William c. Harllee of til
Marine Corps has been appointed aide
de-camp to Major General Elliott, con
mandant of the Marine Corps, in plac
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three
three.
CONRAD REID.
Camp Very, Honolulu.

Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars-a quarter of million dollars
are available for the commencement
of building operations for the perma-
nent army post at Leilehua and the
coast artillery barracks at Waikiki.
Two hundred thousand dollars have
been apportioned for Leilehua, and
$50 900 Cor Waikiki.
With regard to the latter item this
means the commencement of the post
at Fort de Russy (the old Along
place. at Waikiki, wnere two big gun
stations are. to be placed in the near
future. The War Department contem-
plates locating a garrison of four COM
panies of the Coast Artillery Corps
at Honolulu, to man the batteries at
Fort de Rnssy and Fort Ruger, at
Diamond Head
Both the above items are emergency
appropriations, to some extent, and in
dicate that artillery troops will be sent
here soon in order that the eight NOR
tars at Fort Ruger may be manned.
Six of the mortars are in place and
practically ready for handling, while
| the other two will shortly be in readi-
ness. The batteries at. Fort de Russy
have not been built. but with the
arrival of materials, Major Winslow is
| ready to proceed with their construc-
ton. The boring tests have been con-
Guided and sheds and storehouses are
4
gun stations there are designed for 12-
| inch guns, the same caliber as the two
| guns about to be put ashore from the
! barge Mohican for the batteries at
Fort Upton, Pearl Harbor.
The 100000 for the Leilehua post
will be used for starting the construe-
ton of the permanent brigade post,
! which may cost in the neighborhood of
/ S., 500, 900. The War Department com
| p1eted temporary cantonment for the
| Fifth Cavalry, and near this camp the
permanent post will be built. The
| actual site has not yet been chosen
/ The army board which selected the site
for the temporary post there will To-
cate the new post. Colonel Schuyler
of the Fifth Cavalry is now a member
Of this board.
AS far as Captain Cashier knows, nc
materials for the permanent post are
on the way The plans have not yet
been issued, but are expected here
| soon.
Col. Tucker to Be Retired.
| CHICAGO, February 16.-That Col
-onel William F. Tucker will not b.
tried by the Army retiring board fo'
moral offenses with which he is charg
ed became certain, and that he will b
put on the retired list without militar.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01
Army Orders.

Mine will respond development handsomely the best
rich mines which present paying
dividends Under former ownership there has
been about ONE MILLION dollars taken out of the mne
which is vouched for by the Nevada County Promotion
Committee who this statement, together with picture
"MAYFLOWER in their promotion literature today
Write them for their booklet entitled The Banner
Gold County of California
All the which produced the first million obtained
before depth TOO reached From the experience
of adjoining mines the lodes it IS well
that the largest quantities OF rich rock are to be
below 7oooot level and it for the OF mining
and milling these bodies that publicly
offering limited quantity of the companys treasury stock at
Is share On March First the price advances to IS
Cents
If you are at interested in genuine gold mining and desire
to put money into proposition of great possibilities
which is practically thing, Clean aboveboard
and honestly conducted by honest and honorable people
"MAYFLOWER" is what you're looking for 1t hills the DILL
BUY "MAYFLOWER" STOCK. BUY 1T NOW!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01
New Aid to Commandant.

Captain William c. Harllee of the
Marine Corps has been appointed aide
de-camp to Major General Elliott, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, in place
of First Lieutenant Russell B. Putnam,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01
Col. Tucker to Be Retired.

CHICAGO, February 16.-That Col
-onel William F. Tucker will not be
tried by the Army retiring board for
moral offenses with which he is charg-
ed became certain, and that he will be
put on the retired list without military
disgrace and pensioned on the basis of
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Of all the brute frier de Of man
the horee IL cNfsirly by far the
most useful spd the most valua BILE
to him. In tbese latter days he
ea,ns the living for his master, his
masters family ard himself utual.
y works ak days y week and hauls
the family around On the seventh.
accepts the poorest shelter or none
at all. takes what food his master
allows him unconplainingly. 10 al
wavs ready to do his best At any
task to which he il assigned and
through thick and thin. bad luck.
or good. veal or Voc. 10 tho reliable
faithful. efficient and optimistic
fraend Of his master. his family and
his interests. -Exchange.
Moral-bs kind and gentle tc
your horse.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

Whereas. letters Ut administration
having been granted on the 2oth day
OF April A. d. 1909 by the
--CHANCERY COURr-
OF the let District Of Jones county
A''s'ss'ppi, 70 the nndersiRne1 upon
the estate Of John wsslsy Ohambers,
deceased. Notice v hereby given 70
oil persons having elaine aoaiaee saiu
estate to pressut the same to ths Clesk
OF said court for probate oud ronistsa-
t'on according = Law, withia - ysas
from this date & sn.x WI - sossves
barred. Thin1 s{tsh ioon. ~.
80; 5 's''':' J s'''
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
DECISION IS
AGAINST THE
RAILROADS
The Supreme Court Of the
United States Decides A.
gainst the Railroads in Ala.
bama.

Washington, May 1.-THE Hu-
preme Court OF the United Htaoe1
today denied an application soe wrt>a
OF certioria In the injunction casss
betwecn the Alabama railroad com-
mission and various railroads Of
that state, involving tho coustitu-
tionality OF tho Alabama puilroad
rate law.
Tho edect OF the decision 10 agsinat
bringing the casa 20 this court and
therefore 10 averss to the rsils osds
which sou3ht to have tho Supreme
Court review. the decision of she
United States Court OF Appeals for
the nth ciron't which refused 70 Il.
hrm Judgment Of tho circuit
coutu Dr the Southern District Of
AlabauAa. holding the law 70 b con.
fisoatory.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22
Quarterly Conference.

May 10th and 18th, the Quarterly
Conference of the Ellisviiie charge
will be held in the Methodist church,
Rev. N. B. Scarborough, p. H., of
Hattiesburg, will be with US. Ser
vices morning and evening on the
10th.
The sacrament of the Lords sup
per viii, be observed at the morning
service. All are invited.
Friday the 14th day 10 fast day.
]. c. CHAMBERS, P. O.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

u 70 said that . town KILLER" il
shs fellow that ssnds away for his
supplies. II 10 Alec said that there
70 . colonv Of people as . certain
psace 10 The south called Hook and
sys Dutch" wAoss pr,nmpls IL 10
trade With each other and never
buy anything oasssds q She oolnny
that can b suppi,ad bv any member
Vt colony. Nov II HE plan was put
into practace bsswssa the CONNER
cal pstnssss oe The country and the
home merchants the eovsrnmaus
would NOS do s~ch . vast business
h prias,ng envelopes for the people
70 shs detsiment Of pe,ntess.
svssv town has ~ ''town killsrs"
~ have them here II Clusvile.
The new South-news., 1909-05-22

No Need To Take Any Fur.
ther Riek.

While viii people continue 70 sus
for the seon,ss Of kidney complaint
osoksche. urinary. disordsrs. lame
ness. headaches, iaoRuos. whv a.
low themsslves 10 b. chronic invs-
lids, when . csrtain cure 10 offered
thomy
Doan's Kidney Ptlis u the rome
dy 70 ~, bsaauss u gives the k.d.
neys The help they need 70 perform
their work.
II you have any. even ono. Of the
symptoms Of kidney diseases, cure
youfsslf now. befors diabetes, drop
~ or Brishs's disease ssts In. CAn
cllisvtlle residents demand moro
convincing proof than the followtas !;
A. A. breokenr,des. Csoos o.,
Laurel. Aisa. says: Il was bens-
dssd greatly bv Doauis Kidney
Pills. I had besn suffering for some
time from lame bsok. irregular
passages OF The kidney secrs~tons
and osher svmptoms Of ktdnsy
trouble. Soon aites I btSsn using
Doans Kidney Pllis was. helped
and from that tune stsadily improv.
I'd. l used only two boxes OF fhis
remedy bat an 10 dav fssline atty
per oans botter.'
For salo b5 oil dealers. Prioo 700.
Fosser. Ailburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
8tAtoe.
Remember the name-Doan's-|
md )ake NO other.