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THE INDIAN CHIEFTiMN CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897. ) VOL. XV. NO. 41. jh NAMING A GRAND VIZIER. HKn ImpremilTO Ceremony When He I1 jRr Installed by the Saltan. The ceremony of "naming" Uio now grand vlr.lcr Is one of the most Impros ilvo sight imaginable, and It has bcI iom, If ever, been described. An at tempt to convey noma Idea of It may not bo without Intercut, lays a recent Constantinople letter. It was toward four o'clock on Saturday afternoon that( the etr rants commenced to carry out from UJevad Pasha's rooms at the nub-i lime porto hln books, papers, pens and other paraphernalia. This was the first Intimation given tho world that tho grand vizier had fallen. Short)? after ward troops filed up the hill and lined both sides of the road from the landing stage at Slrkldjy to the doors of tho parte. The news spread like fire under ft wind, and by Ave o'clock all prepara tions wcro completed for the reception of tho new occupant of the principal oOlco In tho empire. In. the great coun cil ohambor the scene was unlquo In Its quiet dignity. The room was crowded with, all the high officials present and post, and though an hour or two pre vlously nono there had even guessed what was about to happen, each one took his place silently and regularly, without confusion or mlstako, await ing the advent ot the still unknown chief. At tho head ot the hall a small vacant space was left, around which, grouped , tho present ministers and those who bad previously held portfolios. As each came in he paced slowly up the carpet with one short salute. As soon as he readied the end all present returned the temena'a with a sweep of the hand to the ground, breast and forehead. This rhythmical greeting, accentuated by the movement of scarlet fezes In uni son with open hands, given In silence, and In tho dim, curtained light ot the council chamber, defies ndequato de scription by the pen. I And then the newcomer returned the i salute, beginning at tho left-hand side, .round tho squaro of his colleagues, sub ordinates and superiors, and one more candidate ot the vizltrata was effaced, for nobody know upon whom tho choice i 'of the sultan had fallen. Many names 'wcro whispered round, but as their own ers entered the circle of greeting theti Chances were seen to bo extinguished. jOne after another they followed on, till tby a process of reduction it became a iqucstlon ot only two or three, all the trest of Turkey's statesmen and all her greatest paslias having already trodden ttho carpot and token their seats of ex j(peotatlon. Then from the windows could be seen a small procession wind ing up the ascent. In front were the itwo horsemen, the one on the left a lit Itlo man well known to all the watchers ,ln tho chamber, and on tho right Shoikh, ul Islam, shining In the sun , light with his robco ot pure white and hold. In the passing of abrcath the nameot Kcthchbk Said fluttered round the room, and a few moments later the new grand vizier, who had already La thrloa gone through the same ceremony, was BinnuiDg in me center 01 vac min isterial group. There he drew from his breast a green silk bag, and extracting from It the Imperial hatt, he pressed the parchment to his lips and forehead. Tho dark-bearded sheikh repeated hti homage to the words of his Imperial master, and tire hatt was handed to the evrak mudlri, or keeper of the archives, who read aloud that his imperial maj esty, the sultan, knowing the devotion, well proved, of Said Pasha, Intrusted to him tho duties of grand vizier, and that having full confidence in the piety ol jsticlkh ul Islam, he prolonged his 'term ot ofllce, being anxious In all things for the best welfare of his people and might Almighty Ood bless their ef forts toward that end. Then again n wave of sweeping hands and bending heads went round and tho sheikh, In .lull, deep tones, offered up a prayer for the sultan and the empire. In a mo ment the council chamber was trans formed Into a holy place and tho poli ticians, pashas and scribes, with up turned palms, seemed toahave forgotten 'for a space tho world and Its vanities. It would bo hard to Imagine anything more striking than this prayer, amid such surroundings and on suoh an oc casion. With it terminated the lnvesture. Tho new grand vizier adjourned to hfs room with his ministry for coffee ana u I perfunctory cabinet council, and later I on tho old and new viziers and mmls- tera repaired to Ylldiz to pay their i flrstorlast respect to their lord. Mean- I while another hatt had arrived, J changing tho ocuupant of the western JCJT wing of tho porte, for Said Pasha, who I- has been minister for foreign aff.ilrs for Jilno years, was bidden to vacate his familiar choir In favor of Turkhan Pasha. Chicago News. AN ARMLESS ARTIST. Charles Vela, of Antwerp, 1'nlnU with HI Past. Belgium boasts a paluter of real tal ent born without arms, who has at tained skill and dexterity solely by the use ot his feet In manipulating brush and colors. He Is Charles Francois Felu. He was borii In Woertnacrlde, In West Flanders, Juno 20, 1830, and lives at present In Antwerp with bis mother. Ills father, who died in 1870, was an em ploye of the treasury department, who took up his residence In that city to enable tho son to continue his nrtlstlo studies, which he had prevlo ly car ried on at Osteud and Druges. Ilesldes being a talented artist, M. Felu has been graduated In liberal Studies and has translated several works of Horace Into French verse. His "handwriting," if that term con be used of writing that is dona without hands, Is firm and legible. At one time he In tended to become a teacher, but gava up tie Idea for art. To-day ho makes re niarkable copies, and paints portraits aid to be of real merit. Slttlpg in front of his canvas on an ordinary stool, he holds his palette with his left foot and paints with his right easily and firmly. He opens hi. folor box, squeezes the tubes and sets his palltte as easily ns an artist with the usual equipment ot arms and hands. He wears a sort of mittens on his feet ondputiihlsbootson himself without as sistance. It Is said that ho even shaves rjlmself, M. felu has had commissions from Archduke' and Archduchess Charles Tquls of Austria, who visited his studio In Antwerp, as did lufat Isabel of Spain, In 1885. The latter sent him the cross of the royal order of Isabel! the Catholic In recognition ol hU tataiL , Y. TritaM . A LITTLE NONSENSE, Thought Transference. Hostess "Good night, gcncrall Bo kind of mo to havo asked you." Quest "rfot at all. Bo kind of me to havo cornel" Punch. "And," tntlnucd tho physician, as !o was about to leave, "cat only what agrees with you." "Hut, doctor, how am I to know whether It agrees with mo until nf tcr I have eaten It?" Yon kers Statesman. Hicks "It is rather humiliating lor a man to hare more people at his funeral than at his wedding." Wicks "I don't know A man doesn't have to reciprocate for attentions shown him at his funeral." Boston Transcript. Pot "I)o ye molnd, Molkc, how tho Qrakcs do bo all goln' home to fight?" Molkc "I Juej an' Ibothlnkln'thotlt's a gude thing for tills counthry thet tho Olrlsh ain't nil Urnkes, oor this knntry would bo depopelatcd of all Its constabulary, bo gob." Philadelphia North American. The Ultimate Test "I hear," said Mr. ItaITcrty"that the Turks hov more mln than the Greeks." "They hov. But tho question av ralo importance ain't which hov Uio most whin they shtart iho fight, but which hov tho mosht whin they get through." Washington Star. Mrs. Bllnkly "John, dear, won't you discharge Mary? You know I am afraid of hor." Mr. B. "Certainly. No servant can' ever scare me." (A llttlo while after,) "Mary.aheml Mrs. Bllnk ly has asked mo to tell you that she wants to see you after I have gone to the office." Brooklyn Life. A PARREL-HOOP MAGNATE. Some Revelations by- an Old Farmer Ationt Ills Queer lla.lnr... On the night boat from Kingston to New York a few nights ago, a little knot of young peoplo were discussing the various methods of earning a living and the Invasion of men's professions by fe male, workers, when a well-dressed and prosperous-looking old man, who had been an Interested listener, chuckled audibly and saldi "I oalculato there'll never bo any women get Inside of my lino of busi ness." Then he continued: "Now, I'll bet that none of you young folks ran guess how I get my living or why I am going to New lork so early In the spring." Every guest was as good a miss as a mile would have been, and after laugh ing heartily, he seated himself in the party and saldi "Well, It's Just barrel hoops. I'm on operator and speculator in shaved bar rel hoops, hoops for tubs, and wood straps for packing boxes; and I've been in the business since I was a young man. "It's a queer business to city people. Yet, to cut hoop poles, shave hoops, and to speculate In hoops shaved by other people Is about all I do, and I havo a neat Income from the profits of my business of fully $S,000 a year. I have done this kind ot work for more than 30 years, and have acquired a com petence at it. I carry on my operations in two or three states, and own several hundred nores of land In Pennsylvania, which pays for Itself every four or five years in the hickory and oak hoop poles that arc taken off It." The old man then gave a description as to how hoops were prepared for the market. Winter-cut hoop poles are the easiest worked, as they were filled with frost and split easy. Everything In the way of hard wood saplings, principally white, rock, red and whlto ook, pignut, hickory, ash and other fibrous woods from seven lect to 30 leet tall, are suit able for hoops. Bof t woods, such as chestnut ana but ternut, are also suitable for hoops, espe cially for powder kegs and butter fir kins, but not for barrels. The poles, alter being cut, are taken to the shops, where they ore split Into lengths. Every pole furnishes two hoops, and generally the longer poles two long straps, which nro used in tho packing box trade, and two short barrel hoops. The outfit of the men consists of an adz to split the poles, a common drawknlfe, and a horse having a treadle worked by the foot, and having a head which acts an a clamp on the platform ot the horae. The hoop, when ready for shaving, Is laid fiat on the horse, and held fast by the pressure ot the foot on the head, and shaved flat us It Is pushed under the head until tho entire length Is shaved. They are then bound In bunches ot 100 each, and they are ready for the market. The long straps are lined solely for the binding of packing boxes, and are sold entirely to the packing-box trade. The old man said that most of the hoops used In New York and In tho Hudson river towns came from along the Delaware & Hudson canal, In Ul ster county. The trade had been Inter fered with somewhat by tie using of steambent hoops of sawed ash and by band Iron. In the hay-pressing business wire binders had driven tho use ot shaved hoops out altogether, yet the business. In spite of these losses, Is good, and in busy years, when trade In general mer chandise and building materials Is brisk, there Is'a demand tor all the hoops that can bo produced. N. Y. Times. Horse Ilreedlnar In Tennessee, Blue grass, native to the soil, is grad ually predominating In a state where etory square foot of open land Is cov ered with grass of some kind. Watered by plentiful springs and rills, this ter ritory, where cattle need to be housed only two months In tho year, affords Ideal conditions for the cultivation ot live stock; and although orer three mil lions of acres ot good pasturage In tho state are unfenced and scarcely utilized I Tennessee Is famous for tho extent and perfection of Its stock farms. One es tablishment alone, for breeding race horses, Is valued at $2,(00,000, Its oldest stallion at $230,000, and Its annual sales yearlings averago 2,000 ahead. Bun ding, trotting and pacing thorough breds lead tho Industry; yet tho num ber ot registered klne In the state Is exceptionally large, and Tennessee wool took the gold medal over all competitors at the world's fair, London, In 1851. . Marks Whlto Hacdly, la Century. Away Oil, "Talk about western enterprise," au dibly mused the eastern man, as the train rolled across the Illinois prairies, "this beats anything I ever saw, These farmers along the road have lamps up in their cornfield which evidently keep the crops growing nil night. There's a sublimity In such Ingenuity." "Pshawl" said the listening porter: "dem's street lamp. HU U Cklcsfo." JU-, iJiJULiiixiaxxj.iiiixiii. uii jllulijlij. iiiiiiiimi liiinw; 3 Honesty E Independence &fc W i he Indian Chieftain Mny err In Judgment, hut It is never deficient In honesty op Purpose And .INDEPENDENCE.' - Dort You Prefer Suchj & Paper lo lrc Otrjcr Kind? TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTr; IIEAS0NS FOR SOT TREATING. And High I Cogent and Logical Ones They Arc. Editor Cmkftain: Truo, can did, and difpnsBionato dlFcUBfion, though destructive of inle policies, ia never damaging to tho substan tial rights of anybody. Homo of our esteemed fellow citizens thoeo who nro in favor of treating at all hazards, nnd with their eyes shut, loll us that there is too much talk just now for the good ol negotia tion; that Iho minds of thu com mon people are liable lo hecumo prejudiced against treating with the Dawes commission; that in a crisis liko this, when a deal is just at the finger tips, wo should keep still lest we innko the bird fly and the whole thing bo defeated, &c. Yet when we call upon tliei-e sanio fellows to give us a valid rra Bon for making a treaty, tho only answer they can give, or have ever been knuwii to give, is liko this: "If We don't do something, con- gross will do it for us;" "n half loaf is better than no loaf;" "if congress gets hold nl us, it will be tho worse for us," &c. There wns a time in tho history of tho Chorokeo people when this stupid, cowardly method of reason ing on matters of Btato was uti known among our Cherokee states men; it dates no lurlhcr back than I860, when the backbone of patriot ism got broken and speculation took the baddlo. Why cannot wo now, in imitation of tho example of bettor days, stand liko men by our rights; and, if wo cannot stand by them, then Ho down by then? It is fur moro consistent with tho sentiments of ftlf-reBpect to lio down by our rights and let the car wheels of ruin drive over us, than in a craven way buy off Ihe hand of spoliation at tho expense of ono half of our patrimony. It seems to be tho aim of thoso who are in favor of treating at all hazards, to scaro tho peoplo into terms by making the United States government appear to them as a hideous, bloody monster, whoso instinct and delight is to destroy people; and that the only way of escape for tho Gherokees in the present crisis is to propitiate his clemency by laying upon bis altar a largo portion of our vested prop erly rights. It is true, tho govern ment has now and then dealt harsh ly with us, at times too when wo woro doservlng tho veiy best at her hands; yet, aftor all, sho has never dono us half the amount of wrong that we have dono lo ourselves. The position of the writer in refer ence to negotiation is this: If wo can get terms that aro reasonable terms that promise tn protect us in the enjoyment of our homes and property, and at tho samo time better our social and political con dition, then let us treat like men; but if wo cannot get Buch terms as those if wo aro to be wrongod at any rato, then let us, like men, re fuse, lot congress take the mattor into her own hands and dispose of us as may accord with her own senso of right. But this is an idoa at which wo hear nothing but "Pool" "Pool" from the "half-loaf side of this controversy. But lot us stop and think of this mattor for a moment; let us get at least ono business principlo fixed in our understand ing. 8uppoee you have a fine horso, and I say to you, "I am going to have that animal; I will take him with your consent if you will glvo it, but without your con sent V. you refuse Now what pos sible motivo could you have for giving your Consent in ruch a case? It would not hotter your condition. In either event" you loso your horso, while your chances for re dress would bo materially differ ent. By giving your consent lo tho dood you not only shiold tho wrong doer from a bit of pun. ishment duo to an act of robbery, but you endnnger your right to oven civil dumnges. Whereas, il you had stood firm, if you hud stood upon your rights, and, in a manly spirit, withhold your am-nt, tho lw would hav been on your Are Admired BY ALL, IN ALL, And... MORE PARTICULARLY In a Newspaper. side, and you would havo been in a position to apply for redress in tho courts of justice. Now lot us apply these elementary principles tn Iho case in hand. Tho Chcrokees, ns a peoplo, are today possessed of certain rights and properties; for instance, tho right of self-government, together with a vast piece of lauded prop erly and the right to enjoy il in any way that may best suit their convenience But now comos the government of tho United State and says to theso peoplo, "we aro going to take your right of self government away from you; we are going to abolish your tribal government; wu aro going to set iioidu your titlo to lands in com mon, allot your soil, and k'ivo you titles in severalty. And all this wo nro going to do, although tho change may enable tho railroad company nnd the Delaware) to beat you out of two million ncreB of your land. We will do thic, too, with your consent, if you will give il, and without your consent if your refuse." Now this is tho form of tho ques tion which is today confronting the Cherokee people. Tho reforms enunciated in theso propositions have been decrcod by sovereign power; tney are coming upon us and are inovitablo. If we assent, they aro coming, if we protest, still they aro only coming. Whatovct we may do, whether we protest or nsseut, there will be no difference in our material, but a vast differ ence in our legal condition. If we assent by treaty to these proposi tions, we bargain away, (nnd we shall bo bound by our contract,) all tho protection which we now enjoy under our patent; but if we dcclino, if wo refuso to treat, wo lose nothing of our legal guaran tees, and aro nono tho worse off as to our material condition. The law will be on our side, and who knows but that the timo may come when we shall bo permitted to en ter Iho courts and vindicate our rights under our patent, notwith standing tho arbitrary proceedings in tho mattor on tho part of con gress. It is true, congress claims tho right to annul our Indian treaty, but wo aro not aware that sho has over doomed herself com petent to annul a charier or a patent. But it is said tho pendency of this railroad claim is not a suffi cient ground to justify tho Chero kee8 in refusing to treat fur allot ment. Let us, then, look into the matter. If, hy means of this claim, tho power b to bo engaged in this allotment scheme should find themselves unablo to givo tho al lottee a perfect title to his tract, then certainly in the judgments of common sense, it should be re garded as a good causo on part of the Cherokeos for refusing to treat, and wo confidently affirm that, without tho consent of tho railroad company, a good title in fee simple to tho allotee, is on utter impossi bility. The honorable commis sioners on part of the United States, and also as many at least as threo, an part of tho Cherokee nation tell us there is no danger at all in this claim. But with all due resptct for tho wisdom and high authority ol these honorable gentlemen, wo aro constrained to traverse their assertion. Lot us again appeal to element ary principles, This railroad company certainly has Borne kind of interest in thoso lands, ehe what does their charter mean? Why did congress make to them this solemn grant? This, then, must he conceded. Now tako a case. Suppose you havo a horso whioh you are, by agreement, to hold until your title becomes extinct, and then tho ani mal is to bo mine. Suppose too, In tht mean time, you soil the croaturo to Mr. Jones and you get your money for him. Then, whoso horso Is he? Why mine of courso, because your titlo is dead; the consideration has been fulfilled which perfects my title, I now lv us appijf niece sictuvin- ary principles, Tho Chorokeo government ownn theno landi in question, and the title is called tho "Indian title." But it Is provided in tho charter that when this "In dian titlo" becomeB extinct, tho land shall go to the railroad com pany. Now the plan proposed by the honorablo commissioners is, that the Cherokeo government shall doed to tho allottee. Sun- poso then that this is done. Of course, in that case, the titlo of the Cherokee government, that is to say tho "Indian titlo," is extinct. The Cherokee government has no moro interests in the lands, nnd Is forever out of tho case. It is true, tho lnnd lias been deeded to the al lottee, hut that deeding is the very transaction which vests tho title in tho railroad company. But, snyB tho hnnoraolo commission, that may all b'e so, but the United States proposes to guarantee tho titlo in tho allottee. Let that bo conceded. We may then enquire as to tho nature of this guarantor. Does a guaranteo have r.ny tend enoy to improvo and make the title hotter; does it have the effect to kcop and coutinun the nllottce in tho undisturbed occupancy and en joyment of hU homo? Ddoa il put him in any better position than he would bo with- ul il to mako n atand-ofl wilh tho railroad compa ny? No, not al nil. It only gives tho allottee n claim for damages against the United Slates in caso the railroad company should oust him. But damages and law suits aro not what the allottees nro want ing to bargain for. They want permanent security in tho enjoy ment of their homes, and if allot ment cfiiuot secure that boon, then wo 8 ay no allotment. O yc, Iho honorable commis sioner in addition soy that tho ex tinguishment ot the Indian title is not enough to invest the titlo in j the railroad company. Il is true, that when tho Indian titlo fails, ! tho land becomes tho property of, tho United States by virtue of her , right ol roversion; it becomes truly "government lands," but before the railroad company can f get it it must becomo "government public lands." This, you Pee, isj getting down to a very fine point so fine as almost to carry tho idea ; that there is an attempt to triflo with tho credulity of tho Chero keo people. Well nigh indeed, it is a distinctinn without any tangi ble difference But let us concede all that can bo possibly due to this horn of the argument. What then? What does it take to con vort a piece of "government land" into "government public land?" Only a little piece of legislation that might bo whipped through the halls of congress any day; an easy job indeed when pushed up by a poworful corporation com manding millions of lobby money. What now, from this standpoint, la !... nannM nf ili lllln wMrli thn 1 honorable commissions aro pre paring to givo the allottee? It is most obvious that his safety in tho continued possession and enjoy ment of bis allotted home would depend just upon the result of a logislativo vote in congress, as re motely upon a popular voto at the polls. In short, his 'titlo becomes a tnero political question, and his sojourn upon his cherished prem ises will turn simply upon tho pol icy of tho party that may be In the ascondenoy. And wbuld you call a titlo so precarious as that a good titlo? No, no, no sir. And yet in caso of allotment, that is tho hest that tho honorablo commissioners can promiso all thoso allottees who tako their allotments on the odd Boclions. within the limits of the railroad grant. For theso reaaonB wo aro of opln. ion that it would bs much bettor for tho rights and interests of the Cherokee people to havo all these matters ordered and disposed of by congressional legislation than by agreoment with the honorablo Dawes commission upon tho hard terms which they now propose Wo have asked tho honorable Dawes commission to petition con gross for us to repeal this railroad charter and thus open up a fair and tafe way for negotiation, hut they tell us that congress will not, do it; and she will not do it be. causo she can not do it. There is no power on earth that can sot asido this or any other charter. And we submit whether our patent or any patent is not just as Baored as a chartor. Moreover, it is no unimportant matter that our Cher okee patent is au older instrument than the railroad charter; it Rives tho Ohorokees tho advantogo of priority of titlo, and it tho Taw is allowed to prevail in our bohalf, It must necessarily aland forever as an iraprognable bulwark around our landed interest. Unless, on the silly principle that "a half loaf is butter than no loaf," we de liiojlshcd il by means uf reckless grwmenti, Teo-quA-HTCK. DIARY OF AN OFFICE BOY. Kerns Tlint lie Jotted Down Daring Ills "Spare" Time. The boy In u certain downtown ofllce keeps a diary. The following extracts are merely fragmentary and relate to his employer's excrlences In securing a satisfactory typewrltlst: "8ay, I nearly died n-laflln' to-day. Bho wasn't much on looks and waa so nervous that her back hair shook down, but I felt sorry for her, s'help me. Tho boss started In dlctattn' and she banged away on tho keys like a good fellow for about IS minutes and then all of n sudden she went In a heap and soldi 'Would you mind paying that Over again? 1 forgot to put my paper on the machine.' Say, you can Jnst bet tho air waa In rainbow shades for about fourteen minutes and a quarter. "This one seems to bo right In the swim with us. She's a troolylooler and no mistake. Works her machine like a railway train behind time and eats chocolate creams for lunch. She's a daisy looker, too. The boss told her to consider herself engaged, and I hope we baro got settled down at last. It I hod io hare kept on receiving and making myself agreeable to so many fairies an I have been doing lately tho boss would havo been struck for more dough. A man can't do that kind ol work for any three a week. Tho neck ties cost more money. This girl's name Is Wltchln Miss Bewitching, I called her, Just for a jolly. She only laughed, but treated me to n cream, so I know I'm solid there. "Say, the boss' old lady didn't drop In yesterday, mebbet Oil, no; of coursfl not. And she .didn't have a wild look iu her eye when sho spotted Bewitch Ing? I knew what was coming, you can bet. It was Bewitching, chase your self, just as the boss had to tell her next morning. Although be did give her a whole week's dope in advance. lie s good-hearted, for a boss, but be lets his old pair of bloomers run the whole game for him. She'd a-been aftei me long ago It I hadn't told her that we used to live on Fifth arcnuo once, and that since me fodder lost all his money ho would not let me go any whero but to the wyemscca readln' rooms. "This girl's face ain't In the running at all, but you can bet your life that ber muscle is. I tried to mash it, and she propped me by the collar and shook me till my back teeth rattled. But 1 ay I wish thcre'd a-been a crowd ta see her tackle the machine! The very first time she plunked on it she broke the capital M all to bally hunk nnd 8 piece of the steel flew up and took tht boss over the Ielt window. " "I told the boss that ho ought to try it buck onerntor. nnd ston foolliur with the lady push, and he sold it wo tht only sensible thing that he baa evet heard mo get off. We got one, too. that's pretty fair, but he's getting a lit tle bossy, and unless he squares himself with me I'm afraid we'll have to bounce him. But I'm so tired of this changing business that I'm going to try and stand him for awhile." St. Louis FostrDIs- patch. CHEERFULNESS. It Lighten Oar Burdens nnd Ilelpi Our Neighbor. "A cheerful heart causath the coun tenance to shine." Everyone takes tc chcary people as naturally as flowen take to sunshine. And when you baTt & toach of the blues, as I bollere wi all haro once In awhile, just let a ehoery neighbor step Into the kitchen when you are doing up the morning's work, with a heary heart and a woe begone face, and the very sound of hei voice does you good. She salutes you with, a cheery: "I thought I'd Just run OTer and see If you were all allTe," dropping into a chair, and for the next ten minutes she and you hare a pleasant chat. She kindles a ray of cheer in your dull, heavy heart, and as she hur ries away to attend to her home affairs, bidding you: "Be sure and come ore: I In the afternoon nnd bring your sew. !.. vllh vtn ' !.. nfmn.nhiim ! Ilfyhf. er and the dark clouds are lifted. Al you go about your work you gtance in the mirror and notice bow dlff erentyon look. You feel more cheerful, youi eyes are brighter, and your whole coun tenance has a lively expression. Occasionally we come In contact with the continual whlner, who never seemi to think she has anything to be thank ful for, but Is always talking about hei hard lot In llfo and tho many crosses she has to bear. "Thera Is Mrs. VTUson who docs sot work halt so hard as do, and she has twice aa much ot tht good things of this world than I hare," Is her remark. That is often true, but scfelng we can't understand why "this is thus," would It not be putting time to a better use to look on the. bright aide of life, and cultivate a cheer ful disposition. As cheerfulness lightens our bun dens and refreshes our weary neigh bor", adds to our health and lengthens our days, It follows that our company will be pleasant and our measure ol happiness increased. It Is essential U&it mothers culth-nte cheerfulness for the children's soUe. Tho homo atmos phere has a depressing or elevating ef fect on tho little ones. It Is hard some times to bear up when our affairs have taken an extra hard turn, and every thing looks dark and gloomy, but, it we bear In mind that losing heart and al lowing ourselves to slip Into the "slough of despond" only makes mat ters worse and our dear ones un happy, we shall see the necessity of put ting forth our utmost endeavor dally to cultivate n cheerful frame ot mind. Housekeeper. ITCHING SKIN DISEASES toot Ceis TiitTmr-rr for tortnrloe. ditto ulnr, llcbbc, burnlpj-, and tctly tkta ut teals tUeetM wlU Iom of bIr. Wana btlbt with Uv VtOPSA Bom-, stalls tppllcatloat of CCTicSKt, (ointment), tad full dotet of Curious. sVatoo VHT, grttitH o( blood pulstn sa4 hsaaW tfttjS (Uticura Vwv.' .$ .iv Did it Ever To You That a merchant could sell goods at the wholesale price, freight added, and make some mney? You Can't Understand it, Eh? I Will Explain:.. There is a great deal of difference between the regular wholesale price of goods and the price you can buy them at for SPOT CASH. Fortunately... For my customers I pay spot cash for all my goods; discount every bill. This course, ad the fact that I pay no rent en ables me to sell goods below most mer chants and yet make some money. The more goods I sell the cheaper I can sell. You see the point. Remember I offer FOR THE SEASON: Novelty Suitings W Sappett Mull Lace Effect Organdies I SUk Ginghams Wash Silks Lawns All Colors ' Prints and Ginghams f Brocades, Percals, Cretons, Satteens. Ladies' and Gents' Shoes Of Every Style and Quality. GROCERIES x Realizing the needs of th; workiner oeoole I am making a ies, such as bugar. Coffee, Bacon, Hour, Meal, Syrup, Bucket Jelly, Lard, Beans, Dried Fruits, Rice, Can Goods, Etc. U; m& .-.'VVB.-fVVSVVVVV. Fred. L. Kblley, Wh'""D"1 hay Choieo Upland Prairie Hay. Storage Capacity, 3,000 Tons. . . .. JWblteOH Wrhoujt,jBIjblr)f White 0H 0 rrlsco Ry. on t K. G- T. UIPUPCT PAQU PRIPPQ psUrorbsytoflll order,. Llbcrsl tilTssteaitnts niUnCOl UWOn rniUCO mtit 0B e0D,fnm,BU bsndle4 an eommmion. Da bailneu with rtllibls flrmi onlr HtTlng-bsd !" or sperlnes In the ihlpDln of hT sad with mj sxtcntlte order trade tbrousboat lbs country, can pises roar bay to belter id vsntt sad resiles too mors tbsn If jrfa ship jonreelrt sndyoa tsksnoehsneesor belnc Uien in by lrrertDlblecommlMlon Orm wboten-l ont Dctlelans market report! ol what ihej can set jon for joor bar. 1 am la loach with sll the markets and do bnslness onlr with reliable drroa. CTflP l nC DAI 17 TICC of anparlorqnalltr always on bandst tbsTsrylow- aiuurv ur dale iieo Mt mtTkt, prle, WrU, for qdoUtlon,. Agent for Cllne's Patent Sickle Grinder, " heit In nit. Orlnd your tickle In ten mlnotea. Batea pries of machine In onsyaar In tails; of alcklea. Saves Iu borieCeth snd wear and tear ot mower and will laat any farmer lor bit natural llfrtlms. HAVE THE BEST PAIR OF S ipetent welf ben to eerie the pabllo. compete Take Advantage While the advantage Is here to take of fur nishing your house with HighGrade Furniture. You'll find the lines offered are strongest Just where your home supply Is weakest; ' .si-..Deering Any Part of CASH WANTED FOB. . Q W H Z Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Sprint? Goods, Farm Implements. Furniture, Beds, Wagons Built to Order. -.. - if tnwni.. Housekeepers' Outfits a Specialty. Good Goods Not at Cost, But Goods Cheap for Cash; E 3 D. 5. Curorrjig , Adair, I, T. Show a Full Line of Coffins, Caskets A TrimrrilniS. -'rfc OG&Jr. Q - specialtv of staple Grocer .--JOHN C. GRAY. AND GRAIN. Vinita, Ind. Ter. SCALES la the city, where you will slwsyt tad Repairs the Binder or Mower.. JW. W. Miller. 5 Wagon Material, Iron and Stl, Farm Wagons. Paints and Oils, .Spring Mattresses. v. 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