The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-20
SILENT MARTYRS OF CIVILIZATION

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A large part Of tn energy Of eiviliza
ton has come out of the bodies Of the
great, four-footed races. The horse,
the OK. the mule. the elephant, the
camel, the reindeer. the water buffalo,
the yak. the dog, and the donkey-on
the powerful and patient backs of these
beings civilization has been borne for
unknown hundreds OF years. The
power and mobility Of these races have
enabled man to carry out enterprises
he never could have dreamed of under
taking single-handed Without horses
or other beings able and willing to
WELD the great implements, agricul-
ture, the most basic OF human indus
tries. would be almost impossible.
Take Horses.
They are overloaded, overworked,
poorly sheltered, beaten without cause,
neglected, starved. misunderstood, cut
with brutal whips deprived of leisure
and liberty, and doomed TO a round of
wrechedness and toll such as ony ma
chimes. with no desire for happiness
and no capacity for despair, would
ever voluntarily enter upon. From the
time they start out in the morning till
they come back at night, aching with
WEAKNESS and covered with stripes
they are doomed to an existence that
contains all the essentials ON a liv-
ing death And it is not for a day, or
a week, or yearf 1t is for a life
time. They have absolutely nothing
to look forward to-
No wander horses become downcast
and apathetic! No wonder they be-
come broken hearted No wonder
their faces become drawn, and out of
their eyes streams the solemnity that
darkens the faces of the doomed
Worn Out Horses And Men.
And when man has extractor from
them every benefit he is able to ex-
tract, he casts them out, as the money
hog does his worn-out workmen, to
rot. TIE stars of heaven never looked
down on more pitiful sights than that
of horses or men, after having drugded
faithfully all their lifelong days in the
service of others, and after receiving
for their lifelong devotion compen-
sation chiefly of pain, turned out in
their helpless old age to starve to
death.
The great Law of LOve-the abstain
ing from that which we do not like
when done to ourselves-Recip
is the only relation to exist among
associated beings of any kind.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against
James Flannery, deceased are requir-
ed to present the same with the neces-
sary vouchers to the undersigned ad-
ministrator at the office of his attor-
ney A. A. Brown, in the City of Vinita,
Oklahoma, within four months of the
date hereof, or the same will be for
ever barred.
Dated August Goth, 1912.
J. H. FLANNERY,
Administrator
By Adds A. BROWN
st His Attorney
(First Published in the Chieftain,
August 3Oth, 1922
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO PRE-
SENT CLAIMS.
State of Oklahoma, County of Craig,
IS. In the County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of John H.
Paden, Deceased; Mary E. Paden,
Administrative.
All persons having claims against
said John H. Paden, deceased, are re-
quired to exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers to the undersigned,
duly appointed and. qualified Admins
tratrix of said deceased, at Vinita, in
lue OouhIy VI CIdlS anu oJdIe OI Ohid-
homa, within four months of the date
hereof, or the same will be forever
! barred
Dated the 9th day of August, 1912.
MARY Z. PADEN,
Administrative of the Estate of John
III. Paden, Deceased
BEBOUT & VOYLES, Attorneys.
Vinita, Okla Is
(First Published i2 the Chieftain.