The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 17, 1901 Page: 2 of 4
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VlNtTA 1ND. TEH. O0t. 17
1901.
If the M. K.&T. don't build
that new depot pretty soon Vinllrf
will demand ft union depct nl the
crossing
The tights of the Cherokees aro
slowly Bllpplng away and the
chances aro there la little necess-
ity for tho nesorabllng of the
council in November.
At presort there is a scramble
for dosirablo lesidenco lots in
Vinita and families who expect to
mako thin town their future homo
are snapping up the good lots nl.
most daily.
The man or boy who objects to
being designated a hoodlum is ro-
speclfully referred to Webster's
dictionary. If he don't measure
up to tho deCnition therein lound
then ho is not a hoodlum.
Tombstones aro reported as go-
ing out ol stylo. This should not
deter any territory republican from
dying as iheir. names will be per
petualcd on Iho rot-tirs of their po-
lllioal clubs for many moon
Tho territory will not have to
blow horsell for fireworks with
nhlch to celebrate tho advent of
statehood. Tho racket of explod-
ing political ambilionB about that
time will entiafy tho moBt exacting
celebrator.
After Uorcules had finished
cleaning tho Augean stables ho
-.sked: "Is there any other job
ready for me?" "Yob' was tho
unexpected reply "go and feed all
tboso hungry Kansas politicians."
Then Hercules bowed bis head
and gavo up tho ghost.
Tho Seneca dispatch makes
tho unpardonable blunder of as-
suming that Vinita owns a female
base-ball club. The bunch of
bandy-shanked snaggle-toothed
femules dressed in bloomers that
cavorted around the diamond in
tho north park Tuesday don't be-
long to Vinita.
Notwithstanding no individual
title can be given to town lots
in Vinita tho town is in an ex-
ceedingly prosperous condition and
new buildings are being constantly
erected. The town haB a substan-
tial growth and is gradually and
surely forging its way toward tho
dignity of a city.
DiBlasteful as statehood with
Oklahoma would be to the aver-
ago Indian territory citizen it ip
far preferable to present condi-
tions. All tho machinery of a
Btate government is the thing need-
ed to put an end to the domination
of political mountebanks and ap.
pointivo nincompoops.
There is seemingly some hope
for tho Indian in tho fact that pre
cedent is evidontly more honored
in tho breach than in tho observ-
ance at Washington. Tho erratic
rulings of the Interior Department
would lead one to tho belief that
Kansas had dumped some of her
surplus talent in that neighbor-
hood. In 1867 there were less than one
hundred votes cast in Cojweescoo-
wee district at tbr Cherokee elec-
tion. According to the testimony of
freedmen before the Dawes Com
mission there were several hun
dred colored voters in the district
at that time. Then is an incon
sistency hero that can be explain
ed onlv on the hypothesis that
somo one haB lied.
It is a source of gieat sallsfac
tion to everv newspaper that the
great majority of every coramuni
ty aro lawabiding people and al
ways in sympathy with anything
that b for the betterment of tlin
masses. The people who get
drunk "raise Cain" and have bus
inefs with the police court are In
a hopeless minority the great
masses of oommon people are all
right.
A journey into the country adja
acent to Vinita Ib sufficient to make
any man an optimist. The plows
running in the fields preparing the
land lor tho greatest wheat crop
ever sown in this section the rat
tie of hay and corn wagons on
every road the teams laden with
barrels of appliB from the orchards
the Jong line of cual haulers com
ing into (own make a picture at
once inspiring.
That another agreement will tin
formulated wfili the Clirrokeea
there is no doubt and now is the
llmo for membt-r of Iho national
council to address themselves to
the task. In the light of (ho eiT-
' "Qrttrvthat have heretofore been
madeSluuftjIils line there is lit
o Us lo hinder the making of a Ireaty
that would cover iho ciThdl'lons.
An equal division nl all Hie prop
erty Interests land money uiid
everything j the thing needed
$r- i . 1 'Mr
The finding of the Secretary of
tho Interior in tho Chorokeo Oil
and Gas company is on a par
with Mark Twain's demonstration
that the Mississippi river was at
ono time sovoral thousand milos
loncer than at present and Btitck
out over the Gulf of Mexloo liko a
fish polo. No ono but the Secre-
tary and Diuk Adams could figure
out how these leases could bo other
than void by their own terms.
If there Is a stalo or territory in
tho whole union that is nmpl)
ablo to pay its own way at the
Louisiana-Purchase exposition or
olsewhoro it is tho Indian Ter-
ritory. There is moro wealth and
loss taxation per capita among tho
40000') Indian Territory people
than .any stato in Uncle Sam's
domain and besides this tho five
tribeB havo millions of dollars of
their own from which they as In-
dians could draw.
A drivo about tho resident por
tion of Vinita will reveal tho fact
that this year is to be the banner
year lor tho building of homes.
Many new r-sidencos havo been
built and many more aro on the
way lo completion. Tho stoaoy
growth of this town under tho ad-
verse conditions that exist now
indicate very clearly that when
settled conditions come tho place
will grow beyond tho moBt san-
quino exptctatinns of all.
The Clier'ikoe Nation is now
"up against it" in the mallttr ol
mineral iitul oil leaeei. Tho In-
tciior department it seems now
proposes to do by arbitrary aolion
that which the Cherokeea re'used
to do by ngrcoment last summer.
If the patent lo tho lands of the
Cherokeo Nation is not absolutely
worthlees the oil and mineral
underneath the soil 1b still the
property of tho Nation. No indi-
vidual member could will away or
sell these properties
Corn is the fullblood Indians'
only crop and it is a complete and
total failure thia year on account
ol tho drought hence they hav)
nothing on which to exist until the
next crop can be raised. This be-
ing a feet the coming Cuuncil
should without the least delay by
resolution or otherwise ask Con
gross toappropriate about 8500000
of Cherokee funds to be paid out
per capita to those people as broad
money. This is a serious matter
and demands consideration. Stil
well Standard.
If the reports from Vt aohington
be true the Cherokees havo vir-
tually lost the case in which tho
lease of mineral and oil lands in
tho Cherokeo country was in-
volved. The secretary seems to
have concluded that if individual
citizens have coneented for the
company to mine the land under
their control that should settle
it. This is eomewiral remarkable
in the light of other rulings ar.d
inasmuoh as tho lands of the
Chorokeo nation in the oommon
property ol its citizens.
At this stage of tho world's
progress one of the things abso-
lutely indispenBible before a town
can merge inlo a city is a daily
newspaper a real live wide
awake vigorous newspaper. It
does not need to be very big but
it must always contain fresh crisp
news truly reflecting the condi
tion and progress of tho town and
surrounding country and i must
be above all free from all en-
tanglements and able and willing
to devote days and nights to work-
ing for the general good. Enid
Eagle
The "question of fact" on
which the interior department
contiuubdthe hearing of Hie appli-
cation of the Cherokee Oil and
GaB company from yeBterday un-
til today ib whether Hie Indians
have consented to the leases on
their premleee. It will be shown
that they have consented for that
has been tho business of certain
agents of the company to gut the
consent of individuals. It is a
mighty small hole for the interior
department lo get out at but the
indications now are that it will go
through.
The editor of the Chieftain has
recently received a communication
from a prominent and worthy Cher-
okee citizsn in the southern por
tion of the nation who exposes the
fueling that the affairs of the Cher
okee people are in a hopeless
(angle and there is no chance to
straighten (hem out and that all
efforts (o eiTtfCt a fair settlement
and to secure individual tills will
be fiuitloBS. The despondency of
our friend is more or less general
throughout the country but in the
opinion of the Chlef.am there Is
no reason for euoh depression.
The Cherokee ptoplo won a great
victory lust spring when they re-
fused to ratify a most unjust Ireaty
submitted to ihem by agents of (ho
oil and mineral lease companies
and now stand o better chance of
getting a fair deal (ban ever before
The preterit is tho lime for Intel-
llgent. prompt and enthu'iastio
action on the part of tho Chero-
kees It la tho du'y of every
Cherokee citizen to insist upon a
speedy and reasonable settlement
and it In Kuiiitr to come.
CLitf.. JsijGLB ..K s '
The VI. Ua Commercial Club
made a good Start but have not got
steam enough lo run without furth-
er effort. Let tho work bo pushed
lorward vigorously.
If the patent to the lands of the
Chorokeo nation is not regarded
worthless tho mineral and oil
leases will not last long if tho
Cherokeo's aro allowod a day in
court. Too many it's however
is what makes tho Cherokoo's
norvouB.
A low years ago tho Chorokeo
pcoplo held fondly to tho treaties
end believed they oould never be
deliberately violated by tho Gov
ernment of the United States.
When finally forced to abandon
the treaties they fell back upon
tho patent in fee to tho land and
now according lo tho rocenljjdo-
cisions concerning mineral and oil
leases the title seemB to bo aB
worthless aB tho treaties.
When Oklahoma's Btatehood
blufi is callod it will be found tho-
republican machine of thai terri-
tory don't waul statehood with or
without the Indian territory.
Dennis Flynn is loo good a politi-
cian to mako a move thai would
turn hiniBelf and nil the republi
can bosses of the two territories
out of office. The political sl'ui
tion in both territories is just as
good for those fellows as it could
possibly bo fixed.
The report of tho census of 1000
sheds a flood of light 'J .on tho
statehood question relative to
union with Oklahoma. Hereto-
fore it has been a oommon expres-
sion that the Indian territory
would simply" be a tail to the Ok-
lahoma single statehood bill but
in the light of tho last census the
territory would undoubtedly be
able to cast a majority of the votes
from the start. Tho two terri-
tories will eventually be made in-
to one big democratic state whoso
place in tho electoral column will
bo as eecure as that of Missouri.
Tho farmers throughout tho
territory should assist tho officers
in the protection ol territory game
by prohibiting shooting on their
premises except by those whom
thoy know to bo sportsmen not
pothunters. If these rlaughterers
are allowed free range lo kill and
trap the quail tho species will
soon be practically extinct. In
connection with the other probib
Itive sections of tho game law
should be one limiting tho number
of quail that a hunter Is allowed
to kill in a day. Anyone found
with mure than twenty quailin
his possession should be fined.
The Cherokeo nation is con
fronted with a condition that is
perhaps without a parallel in the
world. Her attorneys aro smug-
gling against trsinendous odds in
their endeavors to protect the na
tion against the perjured testi-
mony of a horde olf.'eedmen from
the states claiming citizenship un-
der tho treaty of 18GG. The per-
jury of these people Ib so palpable
as lo astonish every one who hears
their sworn statements. Tho
Cherokee nation is spending thou-
sands ol dollars in securing testi-
mony in rebuttal. Last night's
trains brought nearly a score of
old men and women bant with
age from the stales brought here
to testify as to thn residence of
manyot theso freodmen who have
resided ouieide the limits of the
nation since 18G0. It is a burden
(he government ought not to im-
pose upon the Cherokee people.
The Dawes commission is here to
protect the Indiana as well as the
claimants That many of these
Ireedmen are swearing fulnely
needs nu demonstration aa it is
plain on the fane nf it
The esteemed Muskogee TimeB
taken issue nilh the Chieftain In
the matter of asking tiie Louisiana
Puichase Kxposltion company for
a gift of 5000 to go lo some man
to superintend the territory ex-
hibit to be made at St. Louis in
1003 The argument the Times
uses to oontrovart the position of
this paper is that the Chitjflaln
haB aoeused certain Cherokees
of crookedness. The Chieftain is
opposed to larceny in or out of the
Cherokee nation and speaks only
from certain and absolute knowl-
edge. It is generally able to pick
out the guilty man. When it be
comes a crime lo uncover fraud
and corruption whenever found
ll.o Chieftain will shut its doors
and quit business. If the ask
ing of the 85000 from (he St.
Louis people is to be compared to
the management of Cherokee
finances then there is every rea-
son to oppoee it. The Cherokee
treasury hat beeti looted within
the laat few years of suras rang-
ing from small 'amounts all Iho
way up to 8200000. Ono hundred
and twenty-six thousand dollars
was taken bodily at one time and
nearly 8200000 In warrants were
Stolen at another. Tho Times
intimates that the Chieftain is
wrong in calling attention to these
high handed thefts. Tho newspa
per that condones and excuses tho
gang of pltindsrens who are grow-
ing rich off those Indian tribes la
recreant to duljfci to say the leaal.
HARD PROBLEMS
Will Confront Single State-
hood Convention atThoir
Coming Mooting.
UNION OF FORCES
With Oklahoma Organization
Necessary to Success And
Every Effort will bo Made
lo Accomplish a Unity
of IntorestB.
A mooting of tho oxeculivo com-
inittoo elected by the South Mo-
Alester Single Statehood Conven-
tion wbb held in Oklahoma
City Wednesday.
This commilleo is supposed lo
represent those citizens of tho ter-
ritories who favor a single state
whatever tho manner of its mak-
ing. What meiiBuro of success will
result from the efforts of the com-
mitleo to clear the many perplex
ing obstacles from (he rond to
statehood is largely a matter of
conjecture but that they will bo
ooufronle I with some most diffi-
cult problems is certain
The Oklahoma view of Iho In-
dian territory's detire for state-
hood is evidenced in the following
characteristic press comment
which referring to tho approach-
ing meeting ol Iho Btatehood com-
mittee says:
"Many supporters ol tho move
ment in Indian territory feel more
keenly the need of escaping Irom
conditions that prevail there than
they appreciate tho wisdom of
singlo statehood. Should it ap-
pear that action by Congress t hi b
winter wi!i be to provide for tho
needs of Oklahoma alone leaving
Indian territory to work out her
own situation the singlo Btatehood
cry in Indian territory will weaken
in its intensity. A large percent-
age of citizens there are ready for
almost any kind ol an alliance that
will unshackle their commerce and
development but are unwilling to
wander uround hurrahing for a
chance that would give everything
to tli9 other side and postpono in-
definitely any relibf for them-
selves."' Oklahomu has a similar organi-
zation the non-Partisan Statehood
League working for Btatehood. In
their pla.iB however tho Indian
territory is not considered.
A union between these organlza
lions in the common cause of
statehood will he attempted at the
meeting next Wednesday and if
accomplished the troublesome di-
versity of interests will be romov
ed and the presence of two lob
hies at Washington with contrary
Intereste will not interfere with
tho work
The infiusnoe of Delegate Den-
nla T. Flynn la considered abso
lutely necessary to mooes? and
the ascertaining of the exact posi-
tion of that tluaivo politician on
joint statehood will be one oi the
objects of the meeting.
If joint action on the part of tho
two organizations with the sup
poit of Flynn can ha accomplish-
ed the much desired statehood is
considered more than a possibility
in (he near future.
Without this union ol forces it is
moons away in the miety future
DISCUSSING RISKS
Territory Underwriters In Session at
Kansas City.
The Bemi.aunuitl session of the
Association ol Fir Underwriters
of the Indian Territory and Okla-
homn convened at Kudsmb Oily
yesterday.
The association during their
meeting will discuss territory
risks and it is rumored thai a big
increase in rates will be listed
against a number of territory
towns that have no system of fire
protection and that have entailed
heavy losses on (he companies as
a consequence.
The oflicers of the tiBocialion
an: Pros. I. J Cornelius Dallas
Texas; Vice Pros.-M. W VanVal-
kenburg Topeka; Secretary and
Treasurer Charles A. Walsh
Kansas City Mo. The seislon
expects to completo its busfnees
today.
Tho work of the Dawes Commis-
sion in hearing rebuttal testimony
in the doubtful Ireedmen cases is
still in progress at tho court house.
A majority of (hose cases have
been heard and while some uf
them will bo admitted to citijfln-
ship It is safe to say the great ma
jority will be rejected outright
when thn commission comes (0
make up Hie final roll
Nuooo Interested in tho Indian
territory and tho stlrlui; events that
a-o now transpiring In connection
with It can alfort lo bo without tho
ChlofUln. Send a dollar mid ijct It a
whole j oar.
Ou- whole wheat flour is cracked
wheat tho cream of wheat A but-
ter brcukfatt dlh than oit meal.
Frisco Mill Co. . Uj-k
RESIGNED
"Hessian" Townslte Commissioner
Quits Ills Job.
I) S. 8mi8er appointed town-
site commissioner in the Choctaw
nation by the Interior Dopart-
menl has resigned.
Smisor it will bo remembered
tendered hi resignation as repre-
sentative of his nation and ao
ceptcd a commission from the In-
terior Department. Illfl action
was severely criticised throughout
the Cboo'rw nation and he was
charged wltii being a traitor (o
his people
Gov. Dukes has boon notified ol
his resignation and will appoint
his successor.
SUPPOSED MURDER.
Uody ot Charles Sunday Found In
Illinois River.
The mutilated body of Charles
Sunday a full blood Cherokoe
was lound in tho Illinois river
near Tahlrquah Monday evening.
The body showed many evidences
of violence and it is thought by
tho officers that hn was murdered
during an imbroglio Saturday
night.
A search has been instituted for
another fulNblood who was engag-
ed in the fight and who if) sup-
posed to have inllicled the death
wounds on Sunday No arrests
have as yet been made.
CALL ON PRESIDENT.
Cherokee Attorneys Present Reso-
lutions to Teddy.
Joseph M. Lihay treasurer of
the Cherokee nation accompanied
by Judge William W. Springer
attorney for tho Cherokoe nation
and It G Adams representative
of the Delaware tribe called upon
President Roosevelt yostorday and
preeented him with a copy of-lho
resolutions recently adopted by
Roosevelt club No. 1 of the Cher-
okeo nation.
Mr. RJoeevell expressed his ap-
preciation of tho resolutions and
informed Mr Lthny that he was
very proud of this evidences of
confidence in him coming from
one of tho Indian tribes. Lahay
incidentally requested tho appoint-
ment of a man endorsed by the
club for postmaster at Table
quah.
NEW DIVISION POINT
Dispatchers Office lias Ueen Hstab
llshed at South McAlester.
South McAIesler is now a divis-
ion point on the M. K & T. RtiiW
rond and a dispatchers oflice has
beou established llierf.
The diviBinn heretofore has been
from Denison Tex. to Muskogee
I. T. The cut in the division Iibb
been made neoeesuy by the lm.
moni-e volume of iraflio parsing
over the road as it was found im-
po'fiblo to handle all of the busi-
ness from Muskogee to Donieon
from Denison
The Missouri Kinsasit Texas
Ib preparing lo string another wire
between Denison ami Muskogee
for tho reason that the railroad
business has become so heavy that
it could not be handled on the
wires now operated
ROPERS RETURN
From lies Hollies' Contest With
pair Share of Prizes.
The belated 'Fiiscolrain brought
In Judge McCIuro with his contin-
gent of territory rope onists tliis
Tuesday from St. Louis where
they stopped over for a day on
their roturn from the oattlemen's
convention at Des Moines.
Three of Vluila's representa-
tive? Ileber Skinner Tom lebell
and Jim Hopkins were in the run-
ning from thb jump and annexed
sections of the big purses while
Sam Cobb the other represents
live did a star stunt In the potato
spearing race and divided tiie
purse with Ned MoNair of Pryor
Creek. An txhibltion was given
in St. Louis on the homeward trip
Judge McClure who arranged
the Irip and accompanied '.he
parly to Des Moines has been
ynled an all round good fellow by
the ropers who credit him with
the full mtarure of sport they en
joyed.
Why a final settlement of Cher
okee affairs oinnot be roached
soon is a question that has not
been answered. If there is any
one oppoeed to cllolment either
in or out of the Cherokeo nation
they have not been located. If
the proper steps were taken the
whole matter oould be adjusted in
a very short time.
Tho Chemistry of food says that
Whole whoat bread alone will support
life longer than any other foul ox
ccntaniniul Dash Our wholewheat
dour Is iiiarioifroin selected wheat.
Frisco Mlllltu C'O-
Marriage Licences.
Yf. N. 8tewart-Sallle Ilarlln
Groc; W J Campbell -ciuu Hd
wurd' Spavinuwi Otis Hoa' llcss'e
Cox A f too. Killiuo Htockton-Julia
SMISER
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We Are id the Business
(AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT)
Pop Hardware Stoves FtirniMir? Barbed
Wire Coffins and Caskels
WE DEFY COMPETITION.
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Quick Sales and Small Profits is our motto. It s an old one
. but its ours for sure. Yours for business
I Sam R.
gfjWJWWJOTTO
MASS MEETING
Will bo Called to Select Del-
egates to Holdenvillo
Convention.
FROM EVERY TOWN
Representotivo Men Will bo Sent
tu Perfect Permanent Organi-
zation For the Kbpresen.
tallon of the Territory
at World's Fair.
A call baa been is'iied by Chair-
man Porter of tho World's Fair
Executive Committee for inasa
meetings throughout tho territory
on Saturday next for the purpoBo
of electing delegatf a to Ihe conven-
tion thai will meet at Holdenvillo
October 28th.
The cll is addressed to Iho
"moyorc chnirmen of local busi-
ness organizations or postmasters'
and urges immediate action.
A communication bus been sent
to every territory town and a rep-
resentative body of men are ex-
pected to conveuo ol Holdenvillo
on ihe Btatfddate lo perfect per-
manent organization und to decide
tho general scope and plan for the
territorial exhibit at the St. Louis
World's Fxir.
Ou receipt of tho communica
tton I'restuent uatciltl calleu a
meeting nf tho executive commit
tee nf ll.e Commercial club for
this afternoon o consider the mat-
ter. A call will be iBued for n mi "B
meeting Saturday in comr'nnce
with the request of Chairman Por-
ter and delegates selected to rep
resent this city at the convention.
The representation of tiie terri-
tory at St. Louis in largely do-
pendant upon tho coming conven-
tion and the selection ol earnest
intelligent delegates is urged as
the convention is intended lo rep.
resent the intelligence and stabil-
ity of the territory and is in no
sense an excuse for a junket.
Chairmen Porter enda tiie call
for the meetings with Ihe follow-
ing nulline of what the exhibit is
expected lo do for tho territory:
"Relieving that we will have an
exhibit second tu none in St. LouIb
and Impelled only by the desiro
that the world know us as we are
tl.al all may know our agricultu
ral horticultural mineral and
cjmraeroial greatness may know
the progress boing mad by the
four hundred thousand people In
the Indian territory I invite your
earnest 00 operation in thia mat-
ter." The place appointed for the mass
meeting in this city will be an-
nounced by the executive commit-
tee of tho Commercial Club alter
their meeting this oftornonn.
World's Wheat Crop.
The department of Agriculture
announces that the threo most im-
portant estimates nf the world's
wheal enp of 1801 so far made
agreo (hat tho crop is linger than
that nf either of the two preceding
years.
The increase is estimated at
210000000 bushels. The priucl-
pal increase is credited to tho
United Slates Canada and India
The crop is estimated at 2071300
000 bushels.
It has become a grave question
01 law whether it Is perjury for a
freedman claimant to swear ft lie.
Why buy u Hour that's mashed and
lijlfoiokcil ilestrnylnu all IU niiirl-
clous eloment. whon you run got our
wliolu wheat Hour that retains all Its
natural nutriment. Frl-co Mill Co. tf
See our great c.nbblng offer The
Xaniai City Weekly Times and tiie
Weekly Indian Ohlef'atn for ona
rlnlwi1 - V - 1 1
rttSiM
Frazee & Company. I
Opera House Thursday Night Octtiber 2jnd iqoi.
SCHUMANPS
GRAND CONCERT COMFNY.
Secured by the management nt a very high price. Tilts u positively bs the filits
attra ction of the season and n rare treat none can nlTld to miss. Tickets
will be on sale at A. J. Green's drug store MomU a. m Oct. 2i
Reserved Seats 75 cents acnernidmlsslon 25 cent
CLUII P3ICU3T0 5CI100L5ANDCOLIIOUS.
LONDON BREATHING SPOTS.
Some ot (be Modern l'nbllc (iardens
and l'lnricronnda In (lie 1'ub-
11. U Capital.
About the year 1870 tho need tor
gardens and playgrounds In the crowd-
ed districts of London vas becoming
very urgent. Tho churchyards and
burial grounds had been closed for In-
terment for nearly 20 years. Over
100 had been built upon butinoro than
300 remained and it was felt that these
grounds at any rate might be made of
some use says tho Humanitarian.
During the next few 3 ears the move-
ment for converting the closed grave
yards into open gardens gradually
made progress nnd there is one gar-
den In Loudon the churchyard of St.
Qeorgo'a-ln-the-East which has been
In dally ise for upward of 23 y.ors.
Toward the close of 1882 efforts were
made to gather together those "who
were Interested In open space and to
collect funds for dealing in a larger
and more concentrated manner -with
the provision of hreathlng grounds In
London. This was the beginning of ths
Metropolitan Public Gardens associa-
tion. The association has carried .through
over -.00 successful undertakings In-
cluding the cntlro or partial laying out
of J2.1 recreation grounds In London.
It has placed thousands of scats Jn
public sites and planted thousands of
trees. It has given grants to 30 gym-
nasia has erected about 50 drinking
or ornamental fountains has pro-
moted schemes for acquiring large
open spaces on every side of tho me-
tropolis most of which schemes In-
volT&a the collection of many thou
sand pounds; has promoted nnd op-
posed hills In parliament and is rec-
ognized ns the chief center for the dif-
fusion of Information relating to open-
space waiters by the public press and
by the public bodies In London In the
provinces on the continent nnd In the
colonies.
There are now In London and Its im-
-ncdlato neighborhood 300 public rec-
reation grounds varying in slc from
Epplng forest which with Wanstead
flats is over 6000 acres In extent to
little city gardens and playgrounds
measuring an eighth or tenth of an
acre. These include 100 plots of
ground which have been used for in-
terment parish churchyards nnd other
disused burial grounds of which the
largest is 11 acres nnd the smallest a
few yards square. Among the recrea-
tion grounds are shady nnd well-kept
gardens with Beats flower beds and
fountains; public playgrounds for
children provided with gymnastic np-
paratns giant's strides swings bars
etc.; richly timbered private parks and
estates that have been presented to or
Ivjught for the people; portions of the
marsh lands and lanimas lands of Ka&t
London which form such aluabla
grounds for football nnd cricket; llttla
resting places under the shadowof the
city churches and vacant plot of land
ta odd corners of the metropolis which
have heen turned into recreation
grounds Instead nf being used as build-
ing sit" or builder' yards. There Is
not a Miggcittlon for beautifying the
London streets or adding to the open
spaces whloh Is too small to be worth
taking up whllo no scheme yet put for-
ward Is so large that it can be consid-
ered to overstep the need for breath-
ing space or fresh ntr whloh Uinoreas-
ingly felt by the dwellers In our over-
growing metropolis where the build
era ot any rate never cease their ac-
tivity. J'.arly Vmr at l'etroleum
I'etroleum has been known from an-
cient times'. It was put to practical
use ns n fuel in the region around the
Caspian sea muoh earlier than else-
where. Under the name of "Sicilian
oil" H was burned In lamps In Home In
the days nf Pliny. It entered Into uis
in the arts In China centuries ago and
was discovered by the early settlers In
Cansda and the United States. As
first known petroleum came from
springs nnd among its first uses ap-
parently learned from the North Amer-
ican Indians was Its employment as a
medicinal jigent to cure rheumatism
ad neuralgia. Bclentlflo American.
Our JUtclic Are Too Exploit
Generally speaking foreign matches
make less noise when Igniting than
American matches. The majority oi
the latter crack like a pistol shot when
scratched. This effect results from
the peculiar composition with which
the American matches are tipped
Sweden to which country the world
Is Indebted for several other Innova-
tions In this Hue of business uilgln-
atea what Is called tbV'safel) niutuli"
which will light only when scratched
upon Us own bur ThU result Js at-
tained lo putting one inipor'am in-
gredient ot the friction compound tjn
VUolhorui n.ie box ratlin no
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COMINGTO VINITA I
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THREE MONTHS' TREAT-
MEN! FREE.
Dr. W. Lee Dislngutshed Throat
and Lung Sureon 73 and
- Ear Expel and No
ted Fp.llalist.
Who has enjoyed slch wonderful sue-'
cess in New York will be in Vinita kg
the Green hotel 01 Saturday October
36th one day 011V Did every four weeks;!
thereafter.
All invalids W10 isit this eminent
specialist on this late will receive three
months' service fr-e. Uis long experi
ence in the largest lopital of the wofld
enables him to sicces-fully treat all
chronic diseases sich m bronchitis.!
astiima aim consumrtioti riieuuiauMn
BlllVI.IHi" m. ....... ..14 ..v. .WM .....
tion paraijsia neuralgia ucadacue 01
Vitus dance cancers tumoi skin dls
case including freckles pimples ulcenjk
unit rheum etc.; also heart stomaclr
and kidney disease nervous debility
confusion of ideas uverston of society
lots of memory and energy etc 1-' '
cases 01 the eje and ear are quickly amir r
permanently cured by an original and
never failing treatment. Cure gunrnn1
teed when others have failed but w
will not accept incurable cases. They
will examine )ou thoroughly free of
charge and if incurable will frankly
and kindly tell you so.
Young men wholune become victims
of -solitary ice that dreadful habit that
sweep annually to an untimely grave
thousands of young men of exalted tal--ent
and brilliant intellects may call with
confidence.
Take one candid thought before it. is
too late. A week or a mouth may place
your case beyond reach of hope.
Kemcniber it cost- you nothing ta
consult this eminent specialist and:
therefore the most humble in circum
stances can avail themselves of his vast;
experience untarrn ami catarriui iieat
uess is positively cured by his new
method.
Dr. W.Lee Kives special attention to
the diseases ol ladle. Merit rewarded.
Ills cures uiiequalcd in the history of
science. Hit remedies wilt positively
and permanently cure nil female dls-
cafes The doctor can be consulted at
parlors Green hotel. Office hours
from 9a. m. to 8 p. 111. The doctor will
make monthly Uits hereafter. 49
Methodist Church Report.
The Iul service boforo tho Indian
MImIuii Cuiifetcnco will be held uk
tho Methodist church next .Sunday.
Tho ltov. C. L. Drowning will preach
ut the inornlnu' bcrrkc and In tho
ovening the reading older of the
Cherokee district ltev. Hlcks will
occupy tho pulpit. Tho report ou the
condition of the church that will ba
submitted to tho 'conference shows a
wonderfully rapid urowth under Ilev.
Drowning' pastorale. During tj
yeurover llfty new motubon Uwo
been received and the uioinhtwydiirl
iinw rojchoi two hundred audiflfty
tho laruoil In tho history of the
church.
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THE "BURLINGTON'S"'
California EftUrslons
Personally Conducted.
Ilvcry Thursday from Kansas City and
Saint Joseph the Uurllngton's California
tourist sleeper excursions leave under
protection of special conductors Koute
Is la Denver Scenic Colorado. Sault
Lake City the route of emtitable clim
ate Arrange to join these excursion A
Great NorfhuJest Mouentenr
The Uurlinijton-Northern Pacific soule-
via Ulllings Mont is the thott hue to
City and Denver; great daily throucl
trains of chair cars. sleejers ifmtiig can
lo l'ugit Sound and Portland Scud fo
special folder "ihirlingtoii-Northern l'a
iuc uiwrc upper nonnweti irom Kauia
cuy aim uemcr: crcal da v tlirmmh
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October 15th November Cth and 19th
A (Ireat Railroad. The Burlington Is
the best line Kansas City to Chicago St
Louis Omaha St I'oul Denver San
1'rniiclsco llutte Helena Bpokaiie Pu-
get Sound. Write for rates and priuted
matter describing your proposed trip
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