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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
God Bless dad"

We happened into q home the oea-
or day, and over the parlor door saw
the legend worked In letters of red.
"What is Home Without Mothere"
! Across the room was another brief:
God Bless Our Home"
Now what's the matter with, "God
Bless Our DadW He gets up early,
lights the fire, boils an egg, and wipes
the dew off the lawn with his boots
while many mother is sleeping. BE
makes the weekly hand-out to the
butcher, the milkman and grcceryman,
and his little pile is badly demolished
before he has been home an hour.
If there is noise in the night, Dad
is kicked in the back and made to 90
down stairs and find the burglar and
kill him. Mother darns the socks, but
dad bought the socks in the first place
and the needles are darn afterwards.
Mother docs up the fruit. Dad bought
it all, and jars and sugar cost like the
mischief.
Dad buys the chicken fer Sunday
dinner, serves them himself and draws
the neck from the ruins after every
body else is served. What is Home
Without a Mother2" Yes, that's all
nsht, but 'What is Home Without
Father9" Ten chances to one it's
boarding house; father is under a slab
and the landlady ia the widow. Dat,
here's to you! You've got your faults;
you may have lots cf 'em, but you're
all right, and We'll miss you when
you're gone.-Conyers Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
A CHEERFUL LIAR.

like to hear the wild winds roar
When all the scene is dreary,
When icy waves dash on the shore
Where all was once so cherry;
Ny heart is glad when grandpa draws
Up near the dying fire
say thase things to you because
I'm such a cheerful liar.
thank the gods that 1 must strive
Among the toilers daily;
'Tis toll that keeps my hopes alive
And spurs me forward gayly:
My state is one Of constant glee,
l claim no vain desire
say these thing to let you see
That Pm cheerful liar.
I would not if could have wealth,
To mend 'twould be distressing;
More dear to me thai gold is health,
Which ever is blessing;
I toll within narrow groove,
And scorn those who are higher
I merely tell you this to prove
That Pm cheerful liar.
With what have Pm satisfied,
I have no foolishing yearnipg
To put my daily tasks aside,
To be from labor turning;
Each morning g]eefully go
To earn what require
I say these things to let you know
That I'm a cheerful liar.
S. E. KISER, in the Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
Accused Of Stealing.

E. F. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me-,
boldly accuses Bucklen's Arniea Saiee
Of stealing-the sting from burns or
scalds-the pain from sores Of all kinds
the distress from boils Or piles. 1T
RODS cuts. corns, bruises, sprains and
injuries of their terror" he says, "as
healing remedy its equal don't exist"
Only 25c at All Druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

The presidents of Converse college
and the Greenville Female college in
Greenville have had to appeal to the
police of their cities to protect the
young ladies from being annoyed by
rude and impolite young men of the
town aud the male colleges.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
Fine HOGS.

Mr.. G. J. King has some very fine
Berkshire hogs and pigs. His smoke
house is we'll filled with meat of his
own raising for the year and other
farmers should do likewise and not
look to the West for meat and lard.
G.. NJ. H.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

When you return evil for evil you
must expect to get back for yourself
a fuller measure than you give; you
will get your own downfall when you
attempt to take "fall'' out of your
enemy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
A Boys Wants.

Man wants but little here below,
His pleasure never cloy;
But many are the things that 20
To satisfy a boy.
BE wants turtle and knife,
A fiddle and a goat,
A kit of tCcls, a squeaky afe,
A razor and q boat.
he wants jerky printing press,
A gun that loudly pops,
A millioa tin tags, more or less,
And seven pecks of tops.
Man easily acquires enough
To yield him endless Joy,
But it does take a lot Of staff
To satisfy a boy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

Home and Farm, best agricultural
paper ever published, only 25c year
in connection with The Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

FOR SALE:-Cheap. one light spring
wagon, newly repaired and painted.
In good condition. Rice B. Harman
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

Troubles always grow if much ado
is made Of them when coming, when
here or when gone, troubles are lin :
tied in force and number by curtailing
the number of people we tell them to.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE.

;. ANOTHER SItlIIlAE CftSE.
- >Cornwallville, n. Y.-"I have been taking
lydia =. P;nkha1n's Vegetable Compound for
s:me time fur Change Of Life, nervousness, and
Ehroid growth.
<e,lyro doctors cd:-isei. ne t. 60 tc the
hospital, but one day while was away visiting
I met woman who tod nc to tal>e Lyfsi:: e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. / did SO and
know it helped NE wonderfully. a1a very
thankful! that I was told t. try LNG,a f.
'-,.:CS
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

Subscribe for The Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

#3 Natick, Mass,-"I' l. cannot expfess What L
Invent through during the Change of Life before
HI tried Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable CoRa-
I#Saapound. I was in such a nervous condition 1
;;M@aicould not keep still. My limbs were cold. I
.SSlhad cree py sensations and could net sleep
HssInights. I was finally told by two physicians
hathat had q tumor.
NI "E read one day of the wonderful cures made
Wlby Lydia L. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
HHaaDd decided to try it, and it has made me p well
3wolaan. Ny neishDocs and friends declare it
miracle for me. Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
worth it's weight in gold for women during this
:, IF it will help others you may publish this
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01

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The makers of Lydia E. Pinkl1am's Vegetable Com
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for love or money This medicine is no sranger-l has
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Lydia E. Fiakhan's Vegetable
CompounG tST
female ills. No sick does justice to tY SAWO
herself this famous medicine. II " GWS
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, anG * y
has thousands Of cures 80 its credit " II
Mrs. Pinkhar invites ali sick N\ S%K I'M
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guided health Charge ADSoSS)
Mrs. Pnkham. Lynn, Mass
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
CHALLENGES HAWORTH'S
REPORT ON GAS FIELD

ing brought in north of Bristow and
west of Sapulpa; just south of Tulsa
are several number one wells; the
Ponca City field is surely not so far
out of the way as to deserve utter
neglect Now why the professor does
not consider these is not apparent.
And it so happens that since his re-
port was written four wells with a
combined capacity of 40,000,000 have
been struck Haworth makes the pro
duction of the whole field 34,500,OOO
There is decided lack of harmony be-
tween these figures. Yet the gentleman
says: Any new wells to be looked
for the future will be so far away that
it will not be practicable to pipe it
this far.
Then in the third place the report
makes no mention of geologic indica-
tions for entirely new fields. To my
mind this is one of the most important
factors. have worked carefully the
geology of most of the region east Of
the Usage. The report on this work
will not be ready for some time. But, |
will say this, that the field is not ex-
hausted yet The United States has
worked out in detail large part Of
the Usage. have no idea of what
the report will contain. | have seen
some of the region while doing private
work and certain localities look good.
Now good gas fields on every side of
the Usage are certainly not detri-
ment to that region. | cannot agree
with that part of the report which
limits the supply of gas to three years.
But | am in hearty accord with the
idea that if Kansas City would furnish
no more boiler gas and if consumers
and producers in general would cease
the criminal waste of so precious an
asset, it will work for the eventual
good not only of Kansas iCty, but Of
the whole country affected by the gas
supply"
Asked what effect the report would
have on commercial interests, 0hern
said:
"Only good. For time it may cause
a furry and little unrest, but it will
bring us to our senses and clad us to
wise conservation of this product.
The whole field will of course be event
ually exhausted just as others have
been, notably the Ohio-Indiana field.
No man can tell how long field will
last. He can only estimate My can
did Judgment is that Haworth makes
this time entirely too short"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
MAY Paw Political Assessments.

Oklahoma City Dee. 7-Financial
assessments for the state democratic
committee will probably be paid by ap-
pointees of the state administration,
providing the one and one-half per
cent month plan is approved by the
Democratic Press Association. Orig
inally, the intention was to levy per
cent for benefit of the press bureau in
connection with the democratic com
mittee, but when the state committee
met in October this was changed to
one and one-half per cent to be used
for the press bureau and committee
the conduct of the press bureau to be
under the central committee, yet SUI
pervised by the democratic newspa-
pers. In event the editors approve OF
the plan, assessments to the basis OF
one and one-half per cent will be paid
by many Of the employees and apDoin'
tees of the administration 1t is not
known what attitude the elective heads
of departments win take.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07

Norman. Okla. Dec. Professor
d. w. Ohern, director of the Oklaho-
ma geological survey here, is being
deluged with kilograms and other mes
.sares regarding his estimate of the
Oklahoma gas field, which Professor
Haworth. state geologist of Kansas
says will be exhausted in three years
lat the present rate of consumption.
For four years Ohern has had direct
charge of the investigations in the
Oklahoma oil and gas field These in
vestigations are being carried on by
the United States and state geological
Isurveys-and therefore Ohern should
be competent to speak authoritatively
Iuponthis subject. He was seen by a
reported today and was asked what
comment he had to make. ell said:
Professor Haworth is a good man
and ought to know what he is talking
about. have seen his report only as
given in the Kansas City Star. He
may be right in his conclusion that
Kansas City will probably be without
gas three years hence This amounts
to saying that the gas field of north
east Oklahoma will be exhausted in
that time. But it is difficult to har.
monize his judgment with some bald
facts.
This estimate is seemingly based
on rock pressure and present daily
production in the Copan, Bartlesville
California, Collinsville Tulsa, Sapulpa
and Okmulgee fields Some of these
are old The oldest are weak From
now on the yield will not be large
But Haworth seemed to have omitted
three considerations which are prime
factors in the matter
"In the first place he neglects new
developments in old fields. A relative
ly high percentage of the wells drilled
are gassers. New wells are being
brought in at the rate of between zoe
and 800 day most Of which are in
the northeastern part of the state, and
in old fields. This means that new
wells are being constantly added in the
old territory. Moreover, there is a
number of good wells that are now cap
ped.
Then in the second place Professor
Haworth has omitted from consider
alton entirely some excellent new
fields. For instance he makes no men
tion of the 15,OOO,OOO gassers in sec
tion 21-13-14; the Cleveland field is
not mentioned; good gassers are be
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07

For the first time in this city a long
distance telephone will be used to
hypnotic young man, in the Klingel
Furniture company store window Sat
urday night at 1880, where he will re-
main under the influence for fifty
hours. The telephone will be placed
in the window and the suggestions de-
Ilivered over the long distance phone
by the Great Mack, from Marshall, Mo.
The subject will be placed en- a bed
in the window with the receiver to
his ear and receive the sleep sugges-
tions over the wire. He will be with
out food or water or any of the neces-
|sities of life the entire time. He will
not be hungry or thirsty or feel any i'll
effects when awakened at the theatre
Monday night At 1880 he will be re-
moved to the theatre and awakened
at $3.50 through mental suggestion by
the Great Mack in full view of the
audience.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED FOR
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, Dec. THE estimates
of the amount of money needed for the
conduct of Indian affairs during the
next fiscal year is $S,517, ,44O, a decrease
of S624,696. The committee ON Indian
affairs of the house will not attempt
to shape these estimates into an ap-
preparation bill until after the holidays
and when it does there will probably
be some heavy reductions. from what
the Indian Office thinks necessary for
the work The estimates for the In
dams in Oklahoma are as follows:
Support of Wichitas and affiliated
bands $4,000, Cheyennes and Arapa-
hoes $4,000, Kansas Indians $1,000
Kickapoos $500, Poncas $4,000, an in
crease of 81 900; Chilocco school $685.
600, increase of $4,000; Pawnee, trea-
ties, 100; support of Quapaws ST.
500, administration affairs Of Five
Civilized Tribes 100000, fulfilling
treaties with Choctaws $10,52O; total
for Oklahoma Indians s476,62S.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
At Mass Meeting at Commercial Club
Rooms Last Night Call For
Meeting Was Issued.

There was a large attendance of the
taxpayers of Vinita, at the mass meet
ing, at the Commercial Club rooms
last night, called for the purpose of
hearing the report of the committee
appointed at the meeting Friday night
to make inquiry as to the legal means
of securing relief from the tax on the
excessive valuation of Vinita property.
A number of the lawyers of the city
were present and discussed the mat
ter, in a general way. None of the
attorneys were able to say as to the
remedy at law, and some were of the
opinion that there is none. w. II.
Kornegay stated that he doubted the
ability to win out in the courts, but
advised that the first half of the taxes
be paid, so as to avoid the penalty, and
then to perfect a suit before the final
half becomes due next June.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Korengay
it was also decided to call a meeting
of the taxpayers of Craig county, on
December 16, for the purpose of form
ing an organization to see that rigid
ECONOMY is practiced in all branches
of our government, from the town
ship, town and city governments to
the state administration. 1t was also
decided to appoint committee to at
tend the meetings of the city council
and point out the places in the con-
duct of the city's business where more
economy can be practiced. This COM
mittee is as follows: L. w. Bufing-
ton, Seymour Riddle and George E.
Harris.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
KATY LAND CLAIMS
AFFECT MANY TITLES
Loss Of Suit by Railroad Guarantees
Private Ownership Of Disputed
Property

Oklahoma City, Dec 7.--News re-
eeiyed here from Washington, d. c..
that the NJ. X. 6 T. Railway company
mas lost its suit for land worth more
than $4,000, 900. by action Of the court
of claims in throwing the case out of
court, is of special interest to the east
side of the state, formerly Indian Ter
ritory.
II the railroad company had won the
suit alternate sections of land along
the rightof-way of the main line
through eastern Oklahoma. would have
reverted to the railway company, di-
vesting many private owners of their
titles and unsettling the titles to thou
sands of town lots in Muskogee, Wag-
oner and other cities along the main
line of the Katy
The court holds that the government
which made the grants divested itself
of title to the land by its treaties with
the Indians giving them comercial title
to all the land in the Cherokee, Creek
anu Chickasaw nations, the tribes af-
fected by the suit, and in subsequently
vesting the title in individual allottees
and that therefore the Indian title has
never been extinguished but that the
Indian still remains in possession.
The railroad company contended
that the grant was made to the rail-
road company by the federal govern
ment as an inducement to build
through the Indian country and that
the railroad was TO secure title to the
land when the Indian title was ex-
tinguished Tie railroad contended
that the Indian title had been extin-
guished by allotment and by selling un-
allotted lands to others than Indians
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
CHEROKEE PAPER
SOLD At AUCTION
Only Paper Ever Published in the
Indian Language, Under The
Hammer.

Muskogee, OKLA, Dec. III. S. Hold
en-, editor of the New Era at Fort Glib
son yesterday paid $151 for the old
type and equipment of the Cherokee
Advocate at a sale of several prop
critics of the Cherokee nation held at
Tahlequah by the government. The
building and grounds were sold to Levi
Cookson for $1,000 and the old Male
Seminary and grounds we're sold to
Ruff Ross for $2,295.
The Cherokee Advocate, the only
newspaper the world has ever known
published in the Indian tongue, is no
more; even the old stone building,
where the famous publication was pub
lished for years at Tahlequah, was
sold and the old, worn out machinery
and equipment During the years of
its existence the Advocate had some
of the brightest Indian writer's the
country has ever known, among its
regular contributors, and the publica-
tion has probably done more for the
upbuilding of the Cherokees than any
single institution.
1t was in Georgia that the Cherokee
Phoenix was born years ago, and dur
ing the Andrew Jackson administra-
ton it died" when the Cherokees
moved west to old indian Territory.
Twenty years after the migration
about 1S52--the paper was revived in
the new land, and was again temporar-
lily abandoned at the outbreak of the
Civil war.
Under the name of the Cherokee
Advocate the paper was revived and
had the substantial backing of the
Cherokee Nation who paid for its sup
port out of the tribal funds. One-half
of the Advocate was printed in the
Cherokee tongue and the other half
in English. Any person who could
read the Cherokee language received
the Advocate free.
After 1906, when the tribal council
lost all of its jurisdiction and the Ad-
vocate found itself without support,
it struggled bravely on for a short
time and then died its last death. .
A part of the equipment was removed
to Muskogee year ago and stored
it is not exactly known just where.
The Advocate is believed to have had
the only font of Indian type in exist
& ence.
Three generations of the Boudinot
family were editors, the first editor be-
ing Elias Boudinot.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
DEFENSE IN HYDE TRIAL
DEFEATED BY COURT RULING

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 7.-Defeat
for the defense in the trial of Dr. b.
Clark Hyde, for the alleged murder
of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, came
yesterday when Judge Porterfield ad-
mitted testimony intended to show that
the physician inoculated the arm of
Miss Margaret Swope with pus germs
at a time when he says he gave her a
hypodermic injection of camphorated
oil.
The admission of the facts regard
ing the injection were not considered
to be serious in themselves, but by
this ruling the way is opened for the
introduction of testimony relating to
the different kinds Of germs DR.. Hyde
had in his Office during the siege OF
illness in the Swope home. 1t is con-
tended by the state that he thought
he was administering diphtheria germs
to Miss Swope when he gave her the
injection. DR.. e. l.. Stewart, who sold
DR.. Hyde collection of typhoid,
diphtheria and other kinds of germs,
will testify that he supplied the accus-
ed physician with pus instead OF
dipheheria germs by mistake.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
CALL ISSUED FOR MEETING
OF CRAIG COUNTY TAXPAYERS

The undersigned taxpayers of Craig
county request the taxpayers of the
county to meet at the court house on
Saturday, December 16, at 2 o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of organizing
taxpayers league, the object of which
is to reduce the burdens of taxation.
This December Z, 1911.
w. r. HIGHSMITH,
L. w. BURLINGTON,
JAMES ALLEN,
OLIVER BAGBY,
A. C. PEACE,
L. B. BELL,
P. FLEMING,
w. T. BEATTY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07

Patterson IN. J.) Guardian; An ap.
proximate increase of $9S,O0O,OO0 in
the assessed valuation of railroad
property has been made in New Jersey
this year.
These figures mean that if the as
'sessment made by the state board are
sustained, the railroads will pay in
taxes about $1,SS5,16O more than last
year.
The increase in each class of prop
erty are approximately as follows:
Main stem. or right Of way. $1S000,000;
second class property, $26,5O0,000;
tangible personal property. s44,90O,00O;
franchise $S,O0O,OOO.
OF these increases 81, 100000, or all
but the second class property, will be
taxed at the average tax rate of the
state, which for the present year is
$18,960 on each million dollars of as
sessed valuation This will make the
Increased tax upon main stem, fran.
chise and tangible personal property
81, 1855, $40, while that on second. class
property will show an increase OF
$529, ,52O.
In his campaign for governor, Wood
row Wilson promised to use his best
endeavor to equalize railway taxation
He kept that promise by appointing
George L. Record on the state board
of assessors, so long in the control OF
Dayy Baird and Davy Strong.
For this first time in many years this
board has put in proper assessment on
railway property in this state 1t is
easy to find the logic of the situation
Birmingham, Ala, Dec THE fol
lowing is from the Birmingham News
Il am slow to take up new reform
ideas said ]. Morgan Flowers, "but
/ think the initiative, referendum ant
| the recall good, sound doctrine, and
heartily approve of them. Cne of my
many reasons for favoring Governor
Woodrow Wilson for the democratic
nomination for the presidency-in case
Mr.. Underwood is not the STANDARD
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-07
Made Bank of Wooden Leg.

oklahoma City, Dec. 7-Alexander
P. Hamilton, who was supposed to be
pauper and died in the county poor
house of Canadian county Sunday, had
$4,000 hidden in the stock of his wood
en- leg. The money was found yester-
day by another pauper to whom the
wooden leg was given. Hamilton was
picked up on the streets of Ri Reno
and sent to the county farm. If he
has any relatives in Oklahoma they
are unknown.