davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
TRAITS OF THE CHINESE.
they Are Close Bargain Makers, But
Invariably Carry Out Their
Pledges Fairly.

The Chinese are far different peo-
pie from what we have pictured them
to be. We hear them spoken of as be-
sotted. benighted, treacherous and un-
reliable heathen; merclrial, change
able, and trifling people. But such are
not the facts. To be sure, they are close
in making a bargain, bu, when they
have made a bargain it is their nature
to stick to il religiously, They may
crawl out of very small hole, but there
should be no holes in business con-
tract. "Plain at first, afterward no dis
pute," is the prudent aphorism of the
/ Chinese. If there is a misunderstand-
ing, however they will instantly and
without apparent effort drop on it and
invariably take advantage of it. That
is business. They are acute and careful
merchants, patient, faithful and dill
gent workmen and servants, and above
all, they are great lovers Of family, rel
atives and home.
The entire population of China is di-
vded into four classes. viz: Scholars,
ldIueIS, di tlSdus, VI NOl hhCH, duL
merchants. In social rank scholars
stand highest, as brains control ideas.
The agriculturist comes next because
he produces something out of nothing.
The artisan comes third because by
hand and brain he brings into useful
ness material that would otherwise re-
main crude and worthless. The mer-
chant comes last for the reason that he
neither produces nor increases the in
herent value or usefulness of anything
He simply trades upon the needs and
la abors of others. No man is more eau
tious, shrewd and exact ia his business
affairs, however, than the average Chi
nese merchant.
AS a raca the Chinese are peaceable,
quiet, unassuming, more of the philo-
sophie nature than of the enthusiastic.
and seldom enter upon route the eni
of which is invisible. As nation they
excel all others in politeness. They
have brought the art of luhricating the
friction which is sure to arise in the in
tercourse of man with man to such a
perfection that they are polite to the
greatest degree Imaginable. They SCI
dom if ever intentionally make disa-
greeable or offensive remark. y NJ. r.
Jefferds, in American Tra1e.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

Many people who keep sheep under
+. sheds on an earthen floor il cold wealth
.er make the mistake of not providing
bedding enough, thinking that it will
sinterfere with properly packing the
manure which is trodden into hard
ar ass by them. But little dry straw
should be scattered over the floor at
might, and it will be none the worse
III it is the refuse of what the sheep have
picked over during the day. Even the
fattening sheep will eat some straw
each day as change of food, and it will
select the upper part of the stalk near
the head. 0at straw is the best for
this purpose. The sheep is very impa-
stient of wet, and besides, it is injurious
to the wool to have it soiled by manure
IL the ends of the wool are closed by
filth this stops its growth, just as it
does on the tags, which, even after they
have been secured, are not worth as
.much as clean wool from other parts of
rtf body.--American Cultivator.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
WATER GATE.

is hung, and when the gates are open
the outer end is four or five inches high
er than when closed, and they will close
when the pressure of the water is re-
moved. There is but one bolt in each
board, so that the gate will give up
when open. When the gate is open the
gate head is behind the post and will
not catch any drift. AT c there is tight
panel running at an angle of As degrees
with the creek, which conducts all OF
the rubbish through the gates. The
posts can be anchored and fastened to
the bank so they will be perfectly Sc
cure, or willow trees can be grown for
support in few years. The Stats
want to be set on the opposite side of
the gate from which the water comes.
A. S. Forsmap. in Ohio Farmer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Broom corn has been on boom. bring
ing from $40 to $50 ton, and even SIS,
il is claimed.
In working the farm economic in
labor and time. A penny saved is
two pennies earned.
Put weather strips on the doors and
windows. IL you burn coal they viii
save you a good deal.
1t looks very much as if there would
be scarcity of corn. II is noticeable
that many cribs are empty.
The most essential substance for pro-
mcting egg production is nitrogen.
This is best fed to hens in the shape of
lean meat.
fyou have a pond that is good-or
can be made a good-fish pond, stock
it with fish. Fish culture is astonish-
ingly neglected. They make cheap
and healthful diet.-Western Plowman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
GROUND PLAN,

.gates working with lever from the
alley should be suspended above the
'troughs, to shut the hogs away from
them while putting in the feed
A platform the width of the alley,
with the proper incline and at the end
of the alley most accessible to a wagon,
furnishes very convenient way of
Iloading and unloading hogs. The
small doors opening from each pen TO
the alley makes such platform avail
.sable. The location of a piggery should
'be high and dry, and southern cx-
6 posure is desirable because more sun
shine, especially in winter, is thus made
available. The pen should be reason
. ably warm, so that close budding of
the swine will not be necessary in or
= der to be comfortable. Good ventla-
tion without direct draft is imperative.
Farm and Home.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
prTH AND POINT.

It's a poor mince pie that doeshs
make you wish you hadn't eaten It.
Pick-Me-Up.
'I allus likes ter listen," said uncie
Eben, "when man sits down an .aihS
very wise an comfortin'. II SHOWS
dar ism muffin de matter wifi is healtnt
Washington Star.
He-"Don't you believe that In lhe
majority of divorce cases the won'ah
was to blameY She-"Of course do'
She should never have married. PHIL
adelphia Record.
The Modern She-"Papa is so'
timid about our marriage, dear He
What does he say?" He says he Is
afraid won't be able to support YOU
st. Louis Republic.
Getting Even.-"Why should mTrry
your" she asked, coldly, We'll OF
course he replied, viciously, you can
be an old maid if you wish.'-Phihdel-
phia North American.
''Timmns, do you know anything,
about literature NO" know any
tnlnR ABOUT art NOtnlhS
anything about music?" Not rap
Good Come over to my room, pick
out a pipe and let's enjoy ourselves.
| Chicago Record.
"Rochefoucald says" remarked Bore
ly, after the ladies had Withdrawn,
there is something in the misfortunes
Of our friends which is not altogether
displeasing to us, and" The grim
smile which went around as he stuck
the wrong end of his cigar in his mouth
showed him how much truth there is in
the tiresome old platitude.-Roxbury
Gazette.
Indefinite Informaiion.-Old Folger
1--we got a letter from my son out
west" Golfin-"So? What's Tom do
ing now?' Old Folger-"That's what
l can't make out. He says he is en-
gagged in the destruction of weeds.
Now, that may mean he's smoking a
good many cigars or that he is trying 10
induce some widow to make a second
venture, or it may simply mean that
he is doing farm work. Boston Tran
script.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
A MODEL HOG-HOUSE.
pInn of n Structure That Is Convcn"
ientIy ARRANGED and Reasonably
Easy 10 Ventilate.

The piggery illustrated herewith is
20 by 81 feet with eight-foot posts and
has a one-quarter pitch roof. The four
pens are arranged along the south side
OF the building and each pen is pro-
vided with door 2h feet square. In
order to secure a maximum amount OF
air and sunshine, a window three feet
square is placed in each pen, four feet
from the floor. A plank floor extending
the width OF the pen and four feet long
should be placed under the trough and
furnish place for feeding The ground
plan shows the arrangement of pens,
froughs, doors. alley. feed bins, etc.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
HANDSHAKING BY ROYALTY.
PecuIiarities of the Crowned Heads
in Their Intercourse with
Their People.

Kaiser Wilhelm, who lately has had
many occasions for public greetings,
does not al all like to offer his hand to
anyone in public. He rarely makes eX-
ceptons in this matter aud then usual
ly only for commanding officers al the
time of the great army maneuvers.
Even more than he does the emperor
of Austria abstain from the custom of
handshaking, for it is only archdukes
that he greets or parts from in this
fashion. The czar when he receives
princes is wont always to shake hands
cordially with his guests. Only one
has be embraced so far, NJ. Felix Faure.
The queen of England, with traditional
feminine grace, holds out her hand TO
be kissed; but her son, the prince OF
Wales, often seizes the opportunity of
giving people hearty handshake. The
king of the Belgians is fond of hold
ing in his lady's slender hand, aid
never fails to imprint kiss on it; but
he objects to shaking hands with men.
The amiabe young queen Of HoIland
would like if etiquette did not forbid.
to shake hands with every body.
The simplest of all rulers, however,
is King Humbert of Italy. A declared
foe TO all kinds OF court ceremonies. be
avoids having anything more to do than
is absolutely necessary with his court
officials, but in his excursions in the
country likes to shake hands with the
farmers AID peasants. AS regards
President Felix Faure he embraces the
ezar, kisses her gracious majestys
hand, shakes the right hand Of the
queen regent of Spain's ambassador,
especially when it bears him Golden
Fleece, but considers ii beneath his dig
nifty to hold out his hand TO anyone as
low is secretary of legation.-Munchen-
er Zeitung.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

A poultry-keeper near one of our large
,cities gets As cents per dozen for his
eggs. He guarantees them to be strict
lly fresh and good, and they are always
as guaranteed. He says there is plenty
.of room for others to sell strictly fresh
eggs at good prices to select trade.
Not many of those who read this could
-obtain any such price as this man does.
they are not so located that they could
.xtrike such market. But many of
them could find special market for
,strictly good fresh eggs il they would
look for it. There are opportunities in
this line in nearly every city and town
lin the country. 1t takes some time and
trouble to find them out; it takes some
sskill to furnish the eggs; but it pays.
National Stockman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
SAFE WATER GATE.
A Self-Adjusting Device Which Saves
Lots of Work and II Heap
of Worry.

The generality of gates along small
streams consist of long pole set in
crotches with gates suspended with
wires or chains or else wires stretched
across the creek, all of which in time of
high water catch full of drift or wash
out entirely and are very troublesome
to keep in repair so as TO turn stock. The
accompanying cut represents the hall
of gate which will do away with all OF
this trouble, for it is self-adjusting. In
time of high water it will open up and
let the water and drift all through and
as the creek runs down the gates will
close, being constructed so that the
brace-rod (A) is set ON the oppo. ve side
of the post at B, from which the gate
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

The visitors Of the Zoo" at Dachen,
famous watering place in Germany,
were lately often surprised by a very
peculiar sight From behind stove a
young lioness would suddenly appear
and walk around the beer hall. The lit
tie beast has the distinction OF having
been brought up on bottle" The old
lioness, its mother. was too Indifferent
10 supply her cubs with nourishment,
and as a result several of them died.
Blu a governess IN the family OF the
keeper Of the Zoo" Miss Holm, deter
mined to keep at least one OF the little
lionesses alive. She selected one called
Princess, and patiently nursed her on
bottle until she had been weaned and
could take care of herself. As a result
Of this unusual treatment Princess has
developed into as tam. and domestic an
animal as any house cat.-N. Y. Jour.
nal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
CONVENIENT HOG HOUSE.

At each end of the four-foot alley is an
outside door made in two sections,
three feet wide and 3Ka feet high. The
upper half may be opened for light
and air, while the lower section serves
, every purpose of door. Two doors,
four by eight feet, and made similar to
the above, are fitted to the opening in
the north side OF the alley, and cooker
or slop barrel is in the space leading to
these doors. Feed bins are at the ends
facing the pens. Doors two feet wide
open out of each pen into the alley and
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
NOT MARRIED YET.
And 1t Was All Because the Young
Man Did Not Appreciate
the situation.

l rode up to "a country store where
a young girl stood on the porch swing
ing a sunbonnet and talking to noun
taineer. l had left her in that position
a year before, and her father had told
me that his daughter and the noun
taineer were soon to be married. Talk
ing to the father few minutes later, /
asked:
rs your daughter married yet?'
Nav, an don't reckon she will be-"
"What is the trouble? | saw her talk
lug 10 her lover just now"
"Yaas-she don't do much else. Thet
feller amt no count. He's ben courtin'
for three var, an axed Sal ter marry
i'm a y ar ago. | tol' him ter clean out,
an | s'posed he'd 'lope with her. tol
Sal she could hev my bes hoss ter run
away with, but he never did make no
propersition. ain goin' ter the eX-
pense of no weddin' fixin's, an it looks
like he want goin' ter run off with her,
SO it jes STAINS thar. ain goin' ter
hev no home weddin'; KANT afford no
sich nonsense; an I've he'd six gals run
off an git married. and that feller
don't seem ter hev no apprec ion Of
the sittywation."
AS left the girl was still talking TO
her lover, while the old man watched
them from behind tree.-Washington
Star
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

Few Fijians have learned TO speak
English. A well-known traveller, while
on the kings Isle OF Ban, happened in
an emergency to want shilling. He
turned TO very superior-looking Fl
jan, dressed, or rather undressed, like
an ordinary native. and on the of
chance said in English: Have you got
shilling about your With q drawl
that one would expect from Johnny in
the Gaiety bar, the native replied:
upon my soul, deah boy, haven't got
even blooming copperl" He was the
kings son, and had been sent to Sydney
to be educated.-San Francisco Wave.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
SYMBOLISM OF THE GLOVE.
In Ancient Times Ii Was Regarded
as an Emblem of Com
6dence.

In the history Of dress the position Of
the glove is unique. There was time
when the glove was an emblem Of con-
fidence. Forming a part of the regal
habit, it became a badge of rank. In
the middle ages the ceremony of in
vestiture in comforting dignities or be-
slowing lands was consummated by the
giving of glove. Likewise the depri-
vation of gloves was ceremony of deg
radiation. Then, too, it was the custom
to give gloves in payment of rent the
gloves being accepted as a guarantee
of retainer's service, which was he
chief condition OF tenure. On the
Scotch border the glove held a high
place as a gauge. Here a glove borne
on the point of lance proclaimed an
act of peridy. Biting the glove was
sign of hostile intent and the usual pre-
lude to a quarrel. Throughout the his
tory of dress they are found symb bolical
of pledges, cages, gifts or favors.
Gloves also form part of burial rites,
and were carried in funeral professions
until the middle Of the eighteenth CEN
tury. When a maiden died 1t was the
custom TO place in the center OF the
garland which was borne on her coffin
a pair of white gloves--a symbol of vir-
ginity and nnocence.-Frank II. vize-
telly, in Woman's Home Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
The Lather Yell.

Every school. business or otherwise,
has to certain extent initiated college
customs, but a genuine novelty in this
line has been sprung on the public.
The pupils of barber school in Phil
adelphia INDUCED in little blowout"
recently, and during the evening some
ingenious youth proposed that they
should adopt college yell. The sug-
gestion made big hit, and after live
ly discussion cry was gotten up which
suited everyone. Later in the evening
pedestrians were startled when crowd
of merry youngsters passed along
shouting:
Rail- 'Rah! 'Rah! We're scalperS,
by gum.
Haircut, shampoo, shave, bay rumi
Next! Next! Nexti"-Baltimor
Herald.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

Miss Take-Do you really think he's
in love with you?
Miss Itt-Do 1? Judge for yourself
be eats anything l eook.-N. Y. World
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

Clover hay. an exchange says. is not
good for work horses, but is for idle
ores. Clover hay is good for any an
imal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

The corn crop is not nearly so large
sas the government has said it was, and
"A good deal Of ii is lacking in quality.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

1t took seven years to make a hand
kerchief for which the empress of Rus
sia paid e1,coe,--N. Y. Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
THE. BIDWELL ESTATE.
Supplementary Report Filed by
the Master, Henry Smith.

II the matter OF the Estate of Eve
lyn Ridwel, minor, motion has
been fled by Humphreys & Hankey
attorneys for Fannie B. Nichols. the
next friend of said minor, that the
supplementary report of Henry Smith,
appointed master therein. be confirmed
and that q decree be entered in con-
fOrmity herewith.
III the supplementary report referred
70, Henry Smith, as master, finds that
the total interest chargeable against
Jonathan Shaw, the guardian, for va
riOus sums retained in his hands for
various periods instead Of reinvesting
the same, to be $262.63 The master
also says that the previous comment in
regard 10 the commissions due the
guardian should be rescinded. as being
contrary TO the ruling of the Court, of
which ruling the master had not been
previously Informed. AS forming "a
basis or which to fix the guardians
bond the master reports the following
assets in the guardians hands: Eight
shares g. Brewer & Co. stock, $500;
casu on hand, S5,9S5.24; interest now
to guardian, $262.63 total,
{? OF ST
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
TO PLANT TREES
Some Prizes for Willing
Workers.
InGuceme Offered for the I'M
Leper Settlement.

The following prizes have been Of
Tered with view to encOurag iug tree
planting and the improvement of resi-
dence grounds at the Leper Settlement:
The Hawaiian Star, the Pacific Com
mcrcial Advertiser, Evening Bulletin
and Independent, newspapers of Homo
lulu, Offer prizes of $50, $40. $50. $40 and
$40 respectively, to be paid TO such
persons residing al Kalaupapa or Ka-
taWaO. MOlOkai, who shall show the
best results in tree-planting at said
kaiaupapa or KalaWaO between Aug
ust /, 1899, and October l. 1900 No
person - be entitled to more than one
prize. Trees planted prior TO August /,
1899, not to be included. committee
of three persons viii award the prizes
In making the awards the committee
are not To be governed only by the
number Of trees planted. but all the
circumstances are TO be taken into
consideration. The committee to con-
sist of the following members: w. O.
Smith, c. 3. Reynolds, William Motley.
William q. Smith, of Honolulu, of
fers five prizes of $25, $40, S15, SO and
IS respectively to the persons residing
at kalaupapa or Kalawao, Molokai, |
who shall show the best results in i'm
proving the condition and appearance
Of their respective premises between
August I, 1899, and April l. 1900 No
person to be entitled to more than one |
prize. The committee appointed to |
award the prizes for tree-planting will |
award these prizes. In making the |
awards the committee will, so far as |
they can, take into consideration all |
of the circumstances. The removal of |
stones, planting grass and flowers. and |
similar Improvements, will be cOnsd- |
cred by the committee.
Prize to be paid in April. 1900
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
THE OTHER SIDE
tCOmmuniCated.)

\ party returning from kalaieha re-
port an apparently dead crater. For
nearly two weeks there has been al
most no action. Those visiting the
crater have found life, but only appar-
ent to enc At close quarters. To go to
kalaieha now would be probably
Ruthless GRAND; besides. one should
carry provisions for camping out. Wa
ter, also, has to be taken along, as the
supply at the sheep station is very low
and the season dry. / am sorry to
say that the Grambergs have been
much imposed upon, but those coming
prepared 10 be independent need not be
In the way. The main trouble is fetch
ing water.
The constant nightly fogs at kalai-
cha are 4 great drawback to views of
the crater. Unless one is accustomed
TO horseback riding the trip is very
hard, for driving is very rough. Camp
life, too is hard for one with an appe-
tite unframed for such emergencies.
Don't forget to carry flea powder.
The old horror still cOntinueS-the
barbaTous method of importing beef
into Honolulu. 1t was heart-rending
10 those on the Kinau, whose hearts
We're touched. One poor animal had
its horn pulled out and hung it's head
sorrOWfully the rest of the way Their
heads were tied tight against the side
Of the ship, and there they We're fast.
roll or TO roll. We were told that
sometimes with the ships motion the
poor things fall over. One animal had
one eye well-nigh punched out by the
next animal each time he moved his
head, neither brute being to blame, but
only the one who tied him. 1t is tru
~ pity that in this land so model in
many respects this one singing blot
should lie 50 heavy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
At the Orphsuul

Senator NcFee," now on at the Or
pheum, though without any plot,
serves 10 keep the people amused.
Ethel Dixon, the latest addition TO the
is a pleasing and talented
vocalist The HartwelI Sisters put on
a new act Post and Marion's new
sketch, The Rivals" is up to stand
ard Fun is fast in The Chinese
Washhonse'' act, with the four Salvi-
mis- IN the cast. Boggs and Miss Haze
wood have n neat sketch. TrOibert
continue to deceive with his magic
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
"A Place
For Everything p"

is even more essential in the office
than at home. Business men occa-
slonally suffer heavy pecuniary losses
because Of an important paper mis-
iaio. This can be guarded against by
providing yourself with one Of our
new roller-top desks, with the latest,
up-to-date time-saving devices and
conVeniences. A large assortment Of
hat-top, roll-top and standing desks.
bookcases, press stands, Letter files,
document files, chairs, stools, ETC., has
Just been received ex "Mohican." All
styles and prices.