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rzioFssxo2r.&x. cahds. D W. O. DUNCAN, LAWYER. Office upstairs, third door nest from corner of Hotel Cobb. Will practice in all Cherokee and United States courtH. aup26 97 D R. H.B.HORTON, RESIDENT DENTIST. Office in Raymond Building over Millinery Store. All kiudbor Dental Work kverated with neat anS nees and dispatch. T"R. O. R. GRIFFITH, DEN $8 TIST, RiMiius 14 and 16, Hill Building, ATJGU3T SOHIilEOKER, Pkactical Watchmaker, Ji.1Vt.LER AND OPTICIAN. r'ine and complicated specialty With 1 A, ro.tofflce. Vlnita, I. T watch repairing a Cliandler, brsi'I- M RS. A. R. MILLS. M. D. Ollice at Masonic Building. Discuses of Woiiicii and Children Spicialty. aug27 97 D r: a. m. olinksoales. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, VISITA. I..T. Office np stairs In" Eayraond bnlldlng. Resi dence between the two chnrdies, at the Dr. Frtiee place. Piles aad olhir Rectal tronblea a specialty. DENTISTRY Practiced in ail its branches BY CHAS. V. DAY, D. D. S. Gold Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Office In new ilalsell bnildlng. Vlnita, I. T. lORTNER & BAGBY, PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS, VINITA, C. N. Office over First National Bank, Rooms 1,2 and 3. D R. W. W. BRYAN. RESIDENT DENTIST, Clabevoee, Ind. Tkb T UMAN P. PARKER. JR . ATTORNEY AND COUN SELLOR AT LAW. Vinita, I. T. o D. NEVILLE, Attorney at law, Notary Public, "Collect Bad Debts." Office with J B. Tarner, Gray bulldlnp. Vinita, I. T. F. M. SMITH, 10-1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC. LOAN BROKER Special attention plven given to trial oranlta. Always ready to answer your questions and reply to your Inquiries. Office In Opera Buld' VINITA. I. T. TAMES B. BTJROKHALTER, " Attorney and Counselor, Office in new Halscll Building, "Vi nita, Indian Territory- AYIII practice in all courts of the territory and U. S. courts generally. OKEPARD.UROVE& WILSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Patton Building. Vinita, I. 1 ii ch utr w. H. KOBNEQAY, Attorney at Law, and Notary Public. Office in new HaUell Bld'p VINITA, I.T. Will practice In all the United States Court. An? 9 of the Indian Territory. JOHN B. TURNER, LAWYER. OrrostTK PosTorrica. Vimta. Ikd Tb. Will practice In all the U.S. courts In the Indian Territory, the circalt court or appeals at St Louis ami the supreme court of the United Mites fourteen years' experience. rATE.P0KT, FUAYSER&DCttGER ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Onces In new IlaUell bld'jr VisrtA.I.T. Darenport A Hall, Attorarjs-at-Law, Booms G&Sfcankbld'c. CLAiiiion,I.T Practice in United States and Cherokee Courts. Ho.iacs BnADLEr. Wm. Jacksox. BRADLEY fc JAOKSON, LAWYERS, WAGONER, INC. lAR, Practice In all U. S. anif Tribal conrts. It E DoFgett. Esq . notary public. Incharpe. of office in absence of firm. General practice THE LIVE STOCK MARKE, OF ST. LOUIS. The St. Louis National Stock 0 Yards. Located at East St. Louis, 111. Directly oposlte the city of St. Louis. Buy era for all lescr'ption or Live Stock always in attendance, and within the cronnds or the Stock Yards Is a Beef Canning Company, with a capacity Tor Msugntlrinj; 3.000 head of cattle dally, and Pork Packing eetablithmenta hare a capacity for slaughtering liUoO hogs dally. C. C. KNOX, Vice-Pres. CHAS. T. JONES, Supt. Legal Blanks, The following kinds of approved form, on sale at The Chieftain OOce. or aent by mall at prices named: ahan. Chattel mortgages, per doc Cherokee deeds. Farm contracts, Chattel llort. sales . .''.' " Lien notes (a mortgage per doi . .. Illlla Sale. . ic SAC .SOc . S5C ..at1 Bills Sale (Cherokee mortgage, r.ills Sale, short form. Renewal affidavits. Promissory notes, per 50 Beeeipta, $. per doz 20c ... SOc . 2Sc nan. AN EM'ERPBISIKU XEYTSPAPER. $1200 iu Prizes Olren ATraj by the fepriiigfleld Republican The Springfield, Mo., Republi- can 13 now giving away, without COSt, absolutely tree, over 81,200 1u,te accurate, three islamls close lo in valuable prizes, and is attract-' Pet,,er; Ul 1,,e So"lh lV1?ntiV, ar nig widespread interest all over n,rar TVl n ! . . - j are quite out of the world. The group tins southwest. , . I was discovered and named by the Tor- First, the paper is conducting a , tUffUese auav back in the time when "popular ladies contest," in which Portugal was something more than n t tine 450 piano is given to the (name on the map, butnow.ofcourse.it receiver of the largest nunioer of ' belongs to England, liming been np votea, a S135 organ to the second, i preprinted by her in 1816 one day when a S50 Majestic range to the third, she didn't happen to be busy grabbing a 830 guitar to the fourth and many J ctra.v bits of la,ul n,orc valuable than .ilin-r Ihs.it tri7.a stinli no nnir ,,f i this one. For awhile some soldiers ..... ,..., .. ,,.. stiueis, ton of coal, two parlor heat ing stove, sewing machine, parlor lamp-, after dinner tea set, one dozen photos and one scholarship in a business college. To even it up mp all will have a chance, the Republican ha? arranged so parlie. outside the city will alo receiw prizes. One 860 sewing innchine jioes to the lady receiving largest number of vote, 815 bed room set to second and a 85 parlor lamp to the third, and they have a chance at neany an tne otner prizes, es pecially ihe fir-t four. The vots ire cait on a blank coupon to he fund in every is-ue of the Repub lican until the close of the con t cm, December 14, 1S97. - Second, the Republican gives away two bicycles and two lifr -chol.irships in a business college These prizes are given lo the boy and girl who sends the Republican the largest list of paid-in-advance for-a-month daily subscribers (50c per month) by Dec. 24, 1S97. The bicycles are givt-n in Sprinfield, while the life scholarships are open onlj to boys and girls outside the city. This affords a splendid chance to some boy and gi-1 of Vi nita to get a life scholarship free, for a small amount of work. Third, to those securing weekty subscribers are offered a fine $100 Crown organ and a 860 Studebaker wagon. The organ is given to the lady or girl who secures the largest list of yearly-paid-in-advance sub scriber (75c per year) by Dec. 24, 1S97. The wagon goes to the man or boy who gets the largest list. Only parties outside the city of Springfield are eligible to enter the contest on weekly subscriptions. The Republican is a great paper, iu fact, the leading paper in the -outhwest; gives a full and com plete report of the entire world. by telegraph; a full news report of the southwest; and the local news of Springfield and Greene county in complete form. The last ven ture of the Republican, giving away 81.200 worth of prizes, will greatly increase the aleeady de served popularity, and most par ticularly its subscription list. If you are interested in either of the Republican's enterprises, write them for sample copy and full par ticulars, which they gladly send on request. The Liver Keeps People Well. When the lher is sluggMi all oilier irgans are involved. You suffer ftom constipation, biliousness. Jaundice. headache, indigestion, pain in back, chills and loss of energy. You will never know how promptly the.se troub les ran bo cured until you use herbinc. It cures quicklv w hen other remedies utterly fail. Regulates the Iicr. pur ines the blood Herbinc is a harmless vegetable remedy that gies new life and energy almost from the ilrst doc Price 75 cents. Free trial bottle at P. ShanabauV Jrb HomeseeUers Excursions. The season of the 3ear has ar rived when a trip to the south will well repay the visitor. To accom modate residents of the north who may with to make the trip, either for pleasure or with a view of lo eating, the Loui-viile and Nash ville railroad compa' will on the first and third Tuesdays of Novem ber and December run excursion.? to points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. Tickets will be good on regular trains of these dates, start ing from Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis, will be sold at about one fare the round trip, and will be good for return within twenty-one days from dale of sale. Ticket? will allow stop over at different points on the i-outhbound trip. If vour local ticket agent can not quote you rates for these excursions write C P. Atmore. General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky. dec IS .Small precautions often preent great mischiefs. DcWitt's little earlj risers are lery snull pills in size, but are most effecthc in preventing the most serious forms of lher and stoni ac".i troubles. They cure constipation and headache and regulate the bowels. P. Shanahan. g Commenting on the Fort Smith proposition to put some water in the Arkansas river. Bill Mnronn says: "As soon as the Arkansas is stocked with water the UnitHd Stales should fill it nith fish. For this purpose only the best kinds of bass and trout ought to be used. Kansas has suckers enough, as is shown by the returns of the lite election, and Arkansas has been filled with the same the memory of man runneth not to the contraiy. As soon as the fi-h are provided with water enough so they can get plenty to drink without coinc ashore, anolher appropriation can be utilized for the crossing of the cropy and the Kansas jack rabbit, so that in c.tse of drouth or failure' of the water suppl-. they can go back east and spend the dry term with their wife's folks." The "bicyclist's best friend" is a fa miliar name for De Witt's witch hazel sahe. always ready for emergencies. While a specific for piles It also in stantly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all affections of the skin. It never falls. 1. Shan See bargain in cattle offered bj G. D. Sleeper, Wagoner, I. T. nov 15 Xo man or woman can enjoy life or accomplish much in this world while suffering from a torpid liver. De Witt's little early risers, the pills that cleanse that organ, quickly. V. Sliana- LONELY SPOT IN THE ATLANTIC. Trintnu tin Ciinlm Mljtht Alniont Dp Clnirl n Out of the World. Anj body w ho feels on inclination to lead a roall quiet life should emigrate IO i"Ma",ia-u,u,a'u" ",,auu "'""" were Kent there, because or a vague suspicion that Tristan da Cunha might be made the base of operations In the interest of St. Helena's terrible guest. After Napoleon's death the whole gar rison departed, except a corporal and two companions, who had a taste for solitude and asked to be left behind. Slowly the population grew, at first from wrecks and nfterward in the or dinary way, and now there are 94 peo ple on the island, dirided into 1G fam ilies. According to n recently published blue book the colony is nn nbode of complete peace and moderate happi ness. The people hae no money and no private property. There are no doc tors, lawyers or clergymen on the island, and yet health, safety and piety prevail, and such few needs as the soil does not supply are met 113- trafficking with an occasional whaler. Once a year nn English warship visits the island, distributing a few newspapers and let ters, and goes away again. The only serious calamitj that eter overtook ths islanders was when, during our cUil war, the Shenandoah landed 40 federal prisoners there and left them to be fed or staned, as the inhabitants saw fit. This sudden demand on their resources came near destroying both hosts and guests, but they managed to rtruggle through the difficulty. The islanders arc good to shipwrecked marirers rnd the only charge brought ngninst them Is that the s,.n extremely tough poul try to captains calling there for fresh provisions, and try to get ns much cloth for old geese as for , oung ones. Feter Green, aged Ss. governs the island, his claim to authority apparently being based on the fact that nobody Is 89. His only duty is to look wise and he performs it conscientiously nnd well. Buffalo Courier. A DUELING PEOPLE. Four Tlinn.and Knruuntera n Year in Gerinnnj. More duels are fought in Germany than in any other country. Most of them, how ever, are student duels, which culminate in nothing more serious than slashed cheeks or torn scalps. Of all German university towns little Jena nnd Goettingen are most devoted to the code. In Goettingen the number of duels averages one a clay, 3 ear In and year out. On one day several years ago 12 duels were fought in Goettingen in 24 hours. In Jena the record for one day in recent times is 21. Fully 4,000 student duels are fought ev cry yenr In the German empire. In addition to these there are the more serious duels between oflicers nnd civilians. Among Germans of mature years the annual number of duels is about 100. Xe.t to Germany France is most given to the dueling habit. She has ev ery j ear uncounted meetings, "mere ly to satisfy honor;" that is, merely to give two men the opportunity to wipe out insults by crossing swords or firing pistols iu such a way ns to preclude the slightest chance of injury. In the duel statistics these meetings are not reck oned, ns they are far less perilous than even tlie German student duels. Of the serious duels Trance can boost fully 1,000 from Xcw Year's to Xew Year's. The majority of these are among army officers. More thnn half ef these result In wounds; nearly 20 per cent. In serious wounds. Italy has had 2,759 duels in the last ten v cars and has lost 50 citizens by death on the field of honor. Some 2,400 of these meetings were consummated with sabers, 1T9 with pistols, 90 with rapiers and one w ith revolvers. In 974 cases the insult was given in newspaper nrticles or in public letters regarding literary quarrels. More than 700 prin c'pais were insulted by word of mouth. Political discussionb led to 559; re ligious discussions to 29. Women were the cause of ls9. Quarrels at the gam bling table were responsible for 169. A summary shows that, as regards numbers, the sequence of dueling coun tries is: Germany, France, Italy, Aus tria, Jtussia. As regards deadlines of duels Italy comes first. Then come Germany, France, Russia and Austria in the order named. For the most seri ous duels the pistol is the favorite w eapon in all fiv e countries. N. Y. Sun. Scnl Ilertla ot Depreastag. The report of 1'rof. Darcy Thomp son, upon his mission to Iselrrinn- bm in 1B9G to inquire in behalf of the Brit ish foreign office "w hether the present restrictions of the Uehring sea fishing are sufficient for the protection and well-being of sea life," has been Issued as a parliamentary paper. Prof. Thompson believes that the alarming statement in recent years giving ac counts of immense decrease of the herds and prophesy ing their approaching ex tinction are overdrawn, but there Is still abundant need of care and prudent measures of conservation. It is easy to believe that the margin of safety Is rurrow, if not already to some extent overstepped. "We may hope for the perpetuation of the present numbers," says Prof. Thompson, "hut cannot oount upon nn increase." It is his earnest hope that recognition of mutual interests and re gard for common advantage will sug gest measures of prndetnoe which will keep the pursuit and slaughter within definite bounds. Chicaigo Chronicle. Tlie .Mii-rKtltUtia Jinn. T am going to take my money outof the Solidstone lmtik," said the man who is a slave tc n belief in signs. "What!" said the oherinan. "It isn't, shakj, surely?" "ot that I know-.. Hut I just found out that their cashier's name Is Skip with." Cincinnati Enquirer. Oiiioltc tV-iiiix-rnnimtii. Yeast Thcv say tluit persons of on. rosite temperaments should marrv. Crimsonbeak Yes; that's w hy I mar ried my wife. "Are your tcmm-i-aments opposite?" "They must be. She sings -when she's bappy, and when, she sings I feel miser able." Yonkcrs Statesman. Ballard'a SnoFLinTmont jsareiiicdv that would be in even hoiiiPifnii knew what thousands in all parts of the continent lia e learned. lnuc who have used oniinarv lini ments are ani'tzicl at what Snow lini ment does sunt thy rapiditv with which it does it. Cures lame hack, ihcumatisni, nriimlirfn. soreness i.rni- ses, stiains muscular painsanj where. Equally good for animals u. ): Morse, traveling salesman, flalvesion, lexas, says; "Pwo lmillcs of lul iartl s snow liniment cured me of rheumatism nr tilr, moiiihsxtaiHling.' when biijing, remember Snow lini ment has no slllKlif.llto Trw.n r.n cents. Sold by If. Shanahan. 4b A LITTLE NONSENSE. Neither. She "Do jou belong to j cycling club, or arc j 011 unattached?" He "Neither. I'm married." In dianapolis Journal. "Does jour minister practice what he preaches?" "He has preached it so often he doesn't need to practice it any more." Detroit Journal. "Papa, how do the people in the weather bureau find out what kind of weather we are going to hae?" "I didn't know that they did, my son." Yonkcrs Statesman. An Age of Miracles. The Hostess "Society possesses a pow cr that is al most magical. Guest "It does, in deed. How easily, forinstance.it trans forms an ass into a lion." Life. "Wiggins had to hae his telephono taken out." "Why?" "Well he had told his wife they must cut down ex penses, and so she called him up every nfternoon to sec whether he had gone to baseball." Detroit Free Press. Premature Conclusion. "That was my Cousin George I was out driving with yesterday afternoon. You ought to see him manage a team. He is the most expert drher with one hand I eer saw." "Droe with one hand, did he. Miss Julia?" "Sir! He talked to me with the other one. He is deaf and dumb." Chicago Tribune. Fuddy "Isn't Miss Smarte a little extravagant? I notice she wears silk pbout every day in the week. Don't think I ever saw her in calico." Duddy "Oh, that's not extnnagnnce. The fact is, she's terribly set against the personal element in journalism; so much so indeed, that she ncter allows herself to appear in print." Boston Transcript. -Twentieth Century Love Scene. Suitor; "Ah.dearcstlrma, what ecstasy lies in this sweet passion of oe which makes the heart flutter and the pulse beat faster." Irma (recent graduate of a medical school, seizing his hand) "Ha, villain! You are deceiving me! Your pulse is quite normal only 72. Hegone!" Fliegcndc Hlaetter. THE BIG BRIDGE. An Object l,ennn to ItrooUIjn People oftlicVnnlt) of All Cnrthl) Hope. "I have been told," said the llrooklyn man, "that Mr. Martin, the chief engi neer of the bridge, studied for the min istry once. I don't suppose that this is really true. Most things jou hear about the bridge are not true. For in stance, there is that story that some thing is going to be done sometime to relieve the crush of travel during the rush hours. Of course, no sensible man would believe such a story now; and anyone who would, pay attention to it doesn't deserve any better fate than to have to cross the bridge daily at six p. m. Thut's tlie w ay w ith about ev ery thing you hear about the bridge; there Isn't a wort! of truth in it. "But the reason I mention the story about the early religious training of Mr. Martin is that it is characteristic of the true purpose of the bridge and of the religious 11a vor that clings about It. People used to think that the bridge was built to take people home to Brook lyn or to enable tUem to get away from Brooklyn. Since b. was discov ereil that this idea was all -wrong and that it wasn't meant for any such thing, some people have never been able to under stand it. The truti is that the bridge is intended as a great moral lesson, and Mr. Martin's varly religious edu cation, if he ever had am, would make him just the man for the place. Do jou see how nioely the facts fit this theory? Thus, a course in engineering would fit a man better than a theolog ical education to run a big bridge that Was merely a bridge; but on the other hand, you would eapect frequent break downs on a big bridge managed by a former theological student iirtent m the spiritual regeneration of his fellow men. "The moral lesson of tin- bridge? Oh, that is plain enough. Go down to Ful ton ferry, Brooklyn side, and look up. There jou get the best view of the bridge. It suggests the straight and narrow path. It also suggests that Uie best way to use the bridge, if jou are not seeking; moral les-sons is to take the ferrj . '1 he moral pointed out by the bridge is the vanity of all earthly hopes. Bid vou see that the trnstces took out that t levator the other day? Well, that was part of the moral lesson. They left it there long enough for everybody to see it and get an idea that same dav he wouldn't have to walk "up all these steps to the cars; and then when hope was brightest they blasted it by removing the elevator. Xo, I don't believe that it was done of malice and pure cussedness and desire to tease Brooklyn people. The intention was simply to chasten and subdne the spirit. Jt was siniph in line with Uie so-called improvements on thebridgi. The work was dragged along for two or three 3 ears and everybody kept telling his neighbors in the scrimmage on the platform at night that the good time w as coming w hen t here w on Id be plenty of cars and no crowding. Well, the im provements are nil finished an1 the crowding is just as bad as ever. I be lieve they pretend there is 15 seconds less headway between trains; but the cars are the same old sardine bocses. Xo, it is impossible to avoid the conclu sion that the bridge is intended lo teach Brooklyn people that in tlibi world disappointments are alone cer tain and that earthly hopes are vain; nnd Mr. Martin is apparently just the man for superintendent, even if it is not true that he once studied" for the Ministry." X. Y. Sun. nttf-r Ilmitlntr In KiikIiukI. Otter hunting has been revived in TlrjgJand and there are now something ilihu 17 packs of otter hounds in the kingdom, including one in Ireland. 3I.un.ting tlie otter in the spring after "the ffrost is out of the ground is rare sport, nnd in some respects is more e citingnnd dangerous than fox hunting. The ana.n who would be in at the deatli inni.1 lie .strong in the legs and long in the wind, indifferent to wet clothing and cold fret. A stout dog otter is an ugly proposition, and will put up a vicious figh whenever cornered. One of the best p.wks in Kngland last sum mer ran 52 otters and accounted for 25 of them. Chicago Chronicle. Tli- Ctra-lV4l lliiluiili-r. "Most crime," said the youngest mem ber, who knows it all, "arises from ig norance." "You are partly right," admitted the cornfed philosopher. "It's a great cd vantage to know how far to go without overstepping the bounds set b law." Indianapolis Journal. We claim some things for Cheat ham's chill tonic, but not cverj thing. It will not cure softening of the brain or ingrowing loe nails, but it will cure chills, cold chills. Guaranteed. Put up in both tasteless and bitter stjlcs. Tasteless in ."0c size. ol Moments aie Useless if t tilled aw:i: and thei arc dangerously wasted if consumed bj delay in cases where one minute cough cup would bring im mediate relief P. Sh.iiiahan. S RATTLESNAKE BUTTONS. Old ."Notion Hxiiloilcfl lij IU-cent OI fierv ntlonn. Mr. B. L. Bitmars exploded some old ideas about rattlesnakes in a paper read recently before the Linnacan society in this city. "Among the specimens in my collec tion," he said, "are two voungdiamond back rattlesnakes, born in a friend's col lection in Florida, and sent to me be fore they had ever tasted food. Imme diately upon their arrival, a joung mouse was given to each, and as soon ns the little creatures were introduced into the cages the snakes drew back their heads in true viperine fashion, striking the little animals, which died in less thnn a minute. After being care fully examined, the mouse was seized hy the head and swallowed without more ado. This happened more than a j ear ago, and it is interesting to state that the snakes, which were at that time about 15 inches long, with a small soft button on the tail representing the future rattle nnd hardly able to swallow n large mouse, are now power ful rattlesnnkcs over three feet in length, with sK rattles and feeding voraciously upon full-grown rats. "The following observations were made upon these rattlesnakes: Born September 4, 1895, length about 15 inches; skin shed for the first time nbout two days after birth; one joint of the rattle present, which is soft and rubber-like nnd anchvloscd to the tail; the snake is unable to make any sound with it, although it frequently shakes the tall. "As the timeapproached for the second shedding of the skin the tail at the end began to exhibit a slight swelling, which grew gradually larger and larger, nnd when uncovered by the old skin proved to be a second joint of the rat tle. All the succeeding joints have been ncquired in the same manner, the joint itself not being visible until uncovered by the old skin. After the second joint was uncovered the snake was still un able to rattle, ns the new joint was soft and seemed firmly joined to the orig inal button; but in a few days this joint dried, turning a dark straw color, its previous color being black, and the serpent sounded its first war note some three nnd a half monthsafter birth. "In habits those snakes are much different from moccasins, for while the latter will eat frogs, birds, or rats, these reptiles will take rats only, alwavs kill ing the prey before swallowing it, while the moccasins, to the contrary, seize a frog or bird, and, sinking the fangs into the victim, begin to swallow it while the creature is vet in its death strug gles. "The interesting and valuable point deriv ed from the raising of these snakes was the growth of the rattle. Tic snakes were born with a sof joint on the tail, and did pot acquire a second joint until three and a half months after birth. The number gained dur ing the first ear was five iu all; thus explod'iig the general belief that the reptile gains a joint every ear and that the .;c of the snake mav be told by the number of joints of the rattle. Yet the age of the serpent may be roughly es timated by the general shape of the rat tle. For instance, the snake is born nith a small button on the tail and gains on an average of three or four joints a ear, each joint being larger than its predecessor in proportion to the snake's growth. Thus the rattle as sumes an acuminate shape. As time w ears on the old joints of the rattle be come broken and lost, but are being constantly replenished by new ones. After some ;.ears the growth of the snake ceases (from his own observa tions the writer would say between five and six cars) and the joints added after this period are uniform in size. Thus if the rattle is acuminate the snake is still growing three joints for n ear in temperate regions t.nd four in tropical latitudes; but if the joints are uniform in si?e the reptile is an old one and no conclusion may be reached by an examination of tlie rattle. "As a conclusion to these observa tions let us sum up the more valuable details; first, that these snakes are born as fully p-ovided with fangs nnd venom as their parents; second, that the skin is shed a f c v davs after birtli; ttilru, the .voung rattlesnakes are born with a softbutton on the tail and from birth show the habit of shaking the caudal appendage; fourth, that these snakes reared in captivity eat more readily than those captured some time after birth. And lastl, that the colors arc brighter than on their relatives that have been constant! exposed to the mercy nnd fickle mood of the elements." X. Y. Times. An KdlMf Tli I -(If. The globe artichoke is no food tc set before a hungry person, but it is still a delicious morsel on the table of nn epicure. It is rarely seen, how ever, among the numerous article which arc at the command of an Kng lish cook. In California, however, the can be readily enjoed, being rather common in the markets of their larger cities. Their rarity in the east is prob ably owing to the fact that they arc not very hardy and are easily killed by our severe w inters. The part used i the flower head and it is the art of the gardener in the old world to get these heads as large as possible. For this purpose the arc planted in particu larly rich earth; nothing is considered loo good for the artichoke. They are Jrequently raised in the old world six itiehes in dinmcter. They belong to the thistle family, and it is the outer scales at thre thistle-like heads that are used. The lower portions of the scale arc the edible parts. The scales are torn opart and the lower portions eaten. Median's Magazine. Homo Outlt-M of Inillnn Children. There are home dut ies as w ell as pleas ures for the children. Bos are re quired to look after the ponies, to lend J n hand in planting, to help in the harvest; and they are often made to do active duty as scarecrows in the newly planted field, where, like little Bopecp, they fall fast nsleep. The girls help to gather wood, bring water, and look alter the ounger ones. As they grow older they are taught to cut, sew, nnd make garments. In former das, the old Oniahas sav, no girl was considered inarriageable until she had learned to san skins, make tciitsnuil clothing. pre pare meat for dr.ving, anil could cul tivate corn and beans; while a oung pian who had not learned to make his own weapons and to be a skillful hunter was not considered fitted to take upon himself the responsibilities of tlie pro vider of a famil. Alice C. Fletcher, in Century. FOREIGNERS AREATA DISCOUNT I'virirofllirm In orth InroUna rli.iu In An) Other AinerleHit Mate. North Carolina is one of the oldest states iu respect to settlement, having been first colonized in 15s7. It is one of the 13 original states, and by reason of its extensive seacoast and good porta has alwas bicn casil accesible to im migrants. Yet iu the whole United States there is not one of the 45 which has a smaller foreign-lorn population than North Carolina, and this peculiar distinction it has retained for a good d"! ""v than a century. Uv the fed' ci-al census of 1S9P there were I.CO0.000 native-born inhabitants of XorthCaro lina and only 3.7C0 born out of the state. North Carolina's j ercentage, iu fact, is to much lower than that of ail tlie other states that it appears almost ii.signiiicant. North Dakota, at the lop of tlie list, has o per cent, foreign born papulation; .Minnesota, 5C; is cousin. 44; Rhode Island, 44; Xew York. i5; Conuicticiit. 32; Xew Jersey, 29; Illinois. 2s; Xew Hampshire. 23; Ohio, 14; Mar land. 10; Indiana, 7, and Louis iana, 4. North Carolina's percentage i one-fifth of one per cent., and it has at no time bten much larger. This fact being uiidNputcd, the ques tion naturall arises, what is the cause Some sa that it is due to the fact that North Carolina is practical! a state without cities, and that as the foreign hoin population of every state is to be found chiefly in the large cities, the case is casil explained, but such an explana tion, unfortunately, does not cover the cae. North Carolina has one city, Wil mington, witli a population in exefts of 20,000, and Raleigh, Charlotte and Ashevillc have more than 10,000 popula tion each. Moreover, it is not always large cities that count in the United State? for foreign-horn population. The state of Iowa, for instance, with only one cit in excess of 50,000 inhabitants, contains 20 per cent, of foreign-born population. North Dakota, too, which was at the head of the list of states in respect to foreign-liorn population h tlie last censu", did not at that time have a city with a population as large as Asheville, X. C. Someotherexplana tion must, therefore, be found, and per haps the most plausible is the fact that Virginia being tlie arena of the hardest fighting between the hos tile armies during the civil war. tlie tide of immigration which fol lowitl strongly while it lasted was divirtcd from North Carolina, which lies immediately south of Virginia, and thus practically the state was cut oil from this supply. I'efore the war, of course, when slave labor ruled tlie in dustrial market, there was no iaige foreign immigration into any of tlu southern states, with the excej tion of I.ouisiara and Texas. Oddl enough, while there are onv 3,700 fcreign-bcrn inhabitants returned b the last fed ei il eniMis there were 1,514 Indians, aad it seems a strange state of affairs that In an Amer c-ii commonwealth on the Alhintii ' ' the proportion of Indiat's to Mile v'l -lorn citizens should I e so high. N". Y.Sun. Wnr, Cruel XVnr. "We have war in our own midst now," remarked the snake editor. j "You allude to the baseball war, I suppose?" replied the horse editor. J ot ;u an. J inc ii new i-uciiiiiucrui. luncheon." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tel egraph. A ."0e iion tonic. Pure soluble in 11 concentrated and pure inorph-iiis qui nine is contained in Cheatham's t.tsti Icss chill tonic, making it the must de sirable iron tonic on the market. It is a true tonic, strenglhener. appei i7cr toner up of the sj..tetii, and blood purifier. Only 50 cents. ol Each of the Indian nations claim to be an independent sovereignty, but yet it seems that the Cherok. e can dictate legislation to tin Creeks from the way the cuincil lias consented to thereque-t of the Cherokee delegation not to ratify the treaty. Tul-a Upublicap. Household Gods The ancient Greeks belicicd Mi 11 the Penates were the gods who at-1 tended to the welf.ue and prospenlv ' of the f uinly. Thcv were worshiped .is household nods in cer.v hiiiu.l The household god of toda) is I)r Kind's new discover. I'nr eiiiiMimp t.on, coughs, colds and for all direc tions of thro.it. chest and lungs it i-. invaluable. It has bten tried for a (pl.irter of acenturv and is gtiarauti 1 to cure, or money telurtn'd. Xoh'di-i-h ild should bi without ihi j-oiul a -gel. It is ple.ts.tnt to takean.l.i sife and sure remedy fur old an i joung. I-'ree trial bottles at . rore'iiaii's drug store. 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Jt helps a w oman bear strong healthy children. iMtfn has also brought happiness to thousands of homes barren for jears. A few doses often brings joy to loving hearts that long for a darling baby. No woman should neglect to try it for this trouble. It cures nine cases out of ten. All druggists sell Wine of Cardui. ft.oo per bottle. For adrlcs In cases reulrlnp specul directions. aldre'S. drinc symptcms. the "Ladies' Adrisory Departneit." Ths Chitunooea Medietas Co.. Chatta nooga, Teaa. Mrs. LOUISA HALE, or Jefferson, Ga., says: "When I first took Wine of Cardui we hid been married three years, but couli' not have any children. Nine months later 1 had a fine girl baby." cBdc IfilM R STOCK BRANDS Not occupying more snace than the first following will be inserted at So CO per year. The verdict ol men owning large or small herds is that it pavs to advertise thei brands. I.C. IIOCAX, Prjor Creek, Ind. 'i'er. Swallow fork and iimlerl.il in right ear, unilrrslope in left. ICane on Pryor errek WM. IjITTLE, inita, I.T. Itrand on hip or aide (rop Irlt, crop and under halreroprijtht. .viso etnas 0 H nine Kaii!e on White Oak SAM L.EFOROE. 1111t1, I.T. Some have OP 22 Crop and two spli's in eseh ear Kanee 10 iVJU- miles north-SS-" estof Vinita . miles north- J O HALL. Vinita. I ad. Ter. Additional brands: CUT rr A EH ICaiiKe on ( url creek $V) reward Inr convic tion ol then or these cattle. (. L. WAs-IIHOCRXE, Niuthwes' Citv, Mo. Sm o'h crop In eacl ear iiiiderhll in right Ittniiie ICmind Spring 1 riire t' miles eastoi Helm's ferry. Horse brand O on Irlt Jan and thigh. Sum ealtle in old b-and half elide W WATT MAY 3 S Poor Creek, Ind. Ter. Swine rteers brin lei siripearross tlienoe lows branded LAO c-p ami split enci ear Itane near Tri or ( reeE J. H. BARTLEf, Bartl3svill , I T -5i7. rte a. -... :' )r?siss?r '-SSaS : Tl- . V i- j ;y- 7 '? "T"i sLce-'' "Srsail- t&Z:&Z D L. DENNY. C aremore. Ind. 'Per. - Either side. Left side. arlmifc marks ;re 9 mile- al W. N. STEWART, esarfS ioutlv.vest City 3SSf Mo - Itranl U S Vuz 1 v. O. HAYDEN. Chouteau, Ind Ter. C II Is on left side ilpnr loin leltsldf Horse brand v. II Uan;;e On Uhon leau I'rjorcrceks It-Is JOHNSTONE & KEELER. IJari e.Ia I. I - EJUS on right side. fl se v have the " ha. J nn righi Aide without the cross Various old brand and ear marks Itanitr nn the west side ol I aney river on Doable creek. W H. NOBLES, Kil 1.1. K.111. II re b and same I.'nad brand sf&S iiiuieriiaiicrof e Iti .aril .xr W It .nee head ol ISiK creek, C J R. R TAYLOR, Posti Ilk inita. I.T. Min tli crop Ii leltear.andero and split in tin rieht Mime cattle ii varinit ol ht brand A marks Hange on I.o cmt creek, font mile s e or VI nita .s. II. MAYI, Piw.rCri.k. It. 1. Ter. S tt J 1 furt .n 1 u ilerbit :i 1 1 ear ovir in t .f 1 r Mlrat'h are hraii leil S A ai t ikiIiIi 111 nt e K.in" un W n ft reek l-o71ie r on lelt i le A O n I ft J t w uran U ' J VV E on si. Ik I' I. 1 :yci:. 1 I. I T II r r l.rai i san l.jn'f I II I! ? I vl 11 cm ! " u 1 we. I ol Ilnli JacLet tattle l ttl trainl il 1 nnl lot si if inert Slim r u nt for con v c 1 n for s al n j, this lira A-. . .It - Trn Jssa sHw- ID i)n:, Ail.nr. Iiul. Tir Urerlnt A un (I. rtiit In rlk'ht. snnllim fork A nmlrrbit In the lelt ear Hones liraml. 'AH (connict e) n,) h len slinnlJer Kance on 1'rj--or Creek. 2F lasa-TV. 9KTS 1M iBE&Bfi! .i TsssrS; Js 1 ViUjfijHpE' fft!1 '.j 3.' frV rVa pa " Tl js-9k "-J t-r--v I B3 j WpM ELI GRAVES. Postortlce: Chelsea, I. T. Ilrand. EC on both hipa Itance on 1'ryor creek, 7 miles north ol Chelsea. npr h ly -WT Ws WM. HOWELL, Kairland, Ind. Ter. Some haTe on left siue. jiarf.erop and split in rl;ht. under slope In lelt. Range sontb west or Itlne Jacket. I. T. N. SKINNER. Vinita, Ind Ter. BEST TRAINS ST. LOUIS and KANSAS CITY -TO- ST. PAUL and North, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, CHICAGO and East, DENVER, COLORADO, UTAH,CALiFORNIA,MONTANA, BUCK HILLS, WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND. 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CONOVER PIANOS CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGANS WERE GIVEN Highest Awards At the World's Exposition for excellent manuiaciure, quality, uniformity and volume of tone, elasticity of touch, artistic cases, materials and workman ship of highest grade. JATAL0QUE3 Oi APPLICATION FRCS CHICAGO COTTAGE 0B8AH GO. CHICAGO, L, UaBe.11 tfPFfas;iMJ.S-ff ffiHDs'&Sa MSA33 Tiig VbSlS AQM' Alio sins gWJpinrjjgu.. - , rtrr landed T rW-jrLa?vK:if A nn ersiope IBSillK v553G .5? 0n9 "ther M3rftH.rN i Ranee on lElEs!ay35 VerilljrrU Tn telS I river, 12 W9l&rz. tfS mlleswest ?' ll'ir? S of Chelsea je