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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01
ABOUT THE rAAL DIALECT.
n i. Claimed 20 ne simpiincatton
Of the High Dutch
Language.

As compared with high Dutch the
| Taal is infinitely superior In one re-
| spect. In high Dutch the genders OF
the nouns are heart-breaking 20
learn, more intricate even than In
German; In the Taal they have been
simplifed almost as In English. Per-
haps the next point is HI rdly so good;
the Taal has abandoned all distinc.
/ tion of person in the verb ito be-"
To conjugate this verb sounds, there
fore, as II one should say in English
/ Is, thou Is, he is, we is, you is, they
is. This new language also employs
the double negative.
HoIlanders who condescend 20 mo-
tice the Taal at all say this double
negative came in through contact
with the French Huguenot settlers.
1t seems more likely that IL came in,
as 1t comes to the man in the street,
through pure yulgarity and ignor-
ance; II don't want nothing TO do
with a." The Dutch have the Scotch
fashion OF using diminutives for
every noun; thus, for example,
boollie, cloclsie, birdie are daily rep
resented in the Taal as boekje, or
losje, vogentje.
The most picturesque thing about
South African Dutch is the number
of old terms IL has preserved for the
natural characteristics of the coun-
try. Many OF these old Dutch words
have died out OF use in Holland. But
to South Africa they have impaired
a distinction, color, a romance
which familiarity only endears the
more. Into none but the most hope
lessly jingoistic vandals mind would
the thought have untered of tamper-
ing with the names of places such ns
Olifantsfontein, Witwatersrand, Ko-
matiepoort, Luipaardsviel. Only in
some cases the heayy-looking double
vowels might be dropped in the spell
ing.
II has been stated that Dutch Is
the language OF the majority Of the
inhabitants OF South Africa. II is not
so, says the Contemporary Review.
Rev. Mr.. Bosnian, OF Pretoria, speaks
of the little army of the whole Az
ricander nation in arms as $4,000
men. Now there must have been at
least $4,000 able-bodied British sub
jects in the Transvaal before the war,
and in the future the British may
increase even more speedily than the
Beers. There Is not much PROBABLE
fly, as has been asserted, that Olive
Schreiner's successor in literature
win write In the South African dutch
language. Bret Harte's literary sue
cessors in California do not use the
picturesque and racy dialect of Ten
nessee's Partner" for their serious ar
tieles, or even their lighter sketches.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01
A MONSTER PENDULUM.
Erected In the Paris Observatory "a
Demonstrate the Movement
Of the Earth.


The famous demonstration Of the
earth's movement on It's axis made by
the celebrated Partisan Leon Foucault
so years ago, was repeated for the first
time In Paris the other day. reports
the New York World.
This remarkable experiment with
what has become known everywhere
as Foucault's pendulum, was repeated
with such success that a weekly public
demonstration il to be given hereafter
To try this experiment Foucault
rugged mp a giant pendulum In the
Sale Meridienne Of the Paris obserya-
tory. II consisted Of 2e4 feet Of fine
steel wire suspending : large copper
ball weighing &C pounds. From the
lower surface u the ball point pro.
truded, and this struck III the extremi-
ties Of its swing two little mounds Of
fine sand.
IN order that there should be no side
ways movement Of the pendulum in its
swing II was drawn to one side and
fastened 10 a stationary object by q
fine thread After many hours Of per
feet rest Il was released by burning
the string.
Each complete oscillation took
about i6 seconds. On the first swing
the two mounds Of sand were cut by
the protruding point. Shortly there
after the sides Of this groove began to
be cut down by the point indicating a
deviation from east 10 west. The de-
Walton at the latitude of Paris was
about II per cent. per hour, exactly
what mathematics had told f0ucauli
Il would be al that point.
Il was easily proved that there was
no alteration In the plane of oscilla
ton Of the pendulum, and the move
ment Of the earth was thus certainly
demonstrated.
Had this experiment been tried ai
the north OF south pole the plane OF
oscillation would have appeared q
make one complete revolution In "A
hours. and II Ct had been tried AZ tbs
equator no variation would have taker
place.
IN intermediate latitudes. ike New
York and Paris, the plane would vary
TO uae the scientist'z phrase. "aA q
trigonometrical function of the lati
tude.v
The repetition Of this majestic ex
pertinent az the Pantheon In Paris wal
made by tie Astronomical society o.
France. and was accompanied by con
siderable ceremony.
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SHE TRIED GRIT FIRST.
How n Determined Woman overcame
Her sIckening Fear OF Cross
ing the Ocean.

John Balch was ships carpenter on
board an ocean liner. One stormy
night, while about his duty, he was
washed overheard. He left three boys
and a wife-a slender woman, with a
face TO remember for its sweetness
and strength. She found herself, on
her husbands death. face 10 face with
poverty, relates Youths Companion.
What could she do?
The manager Of the steamship com
pany had warm heart, and at his
suggestion n place as stewardess on
one OF its great ships was offered 10
Mrs. Balch. She would have fair
wages. and the chance of still more in
the shape Of "tips" from passengers
grateful for comfortable voyage.
Her decision was instant. She would
take the place. Now all her life Jane
Balch had feared the water with a
terror that she had been powerless 10
conquer She had loved her husband
dearly, but even he could never induce
her to step into rowboat or steamboat.
None Of her friends happened 10
recolleet this peculiarlty when she an.
nonneed her appointment a. steward
ess. She kept her own counsel, and
walked on board ship for the first time
with a brave face, although with a
sinking heart.
Then began her trial. For one year
she was seas.ck. For one year she lived
! in a state OF nervous terror. Twenty.
four times she crossed the cruel and
+ treaeherous sea with no relief from
the torture Of body and mind. Friends
advised hundred remedies. and even
the abandonment Of her project. Hei
invariable answer was: "I'm going
to try grit first" She could not work
Often for days together she could not
lift her head from her pillow. But tn,
eompany's patience held out, and so did
her courage. At last the day cam,
when she knew that she had con
quered both her qualms and her fears
To-day she is one Of the most popular
Of the kindly band who help TO lesser
the pains Of unhappy travellers. Hei
boys are happy, prosperous and well
taught. and she-well, she makes llgh
Of her victory.
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TRICKS OF DoMEsTIcs.
signals Given by Those Discharged
to warn Those who Succeed
20 Them.

It Is not an uncommon thing 10
hear people in the east say that they
are still ~ want of a Chinese cook.
while others will have numbers OF
applications directly 1t is known that
their cook has left. The reason for
this Is easily discovered II the .mns-
ter of the house walks down TO the
kitchen after his cook has been dis
charged and takes notice how a
saucepan which will be found stand
ing on the ground Is placed. Chinese
servants, particularly those from Sin
gapore, when discharged leave signs,
which the newcomer looks for imme-
diately he enters the kitchen.
II the place is considered good
oAe saucepan will be left on the
ground with the lid put on properly,
II the I'D Is placed IN the saucepan
upside down-that Is 70 say, with the
handle Of the lid inside the saucepan
1t means that the servant has gone
away for a short time only and that
as soon as he can he intends to re.
turn, as the situation is considered
a good one. II ihe lid Of the sauce,
pan Is left out on the ground neat
the saucepan, which Is standing the
right way up, Il means the house Is
IN want Of servants. II the lid Is put
halfway In and halfway out OF the
saucepan Il means that the place 4
a good one. but that the master oi
the house is stingy.
Should the saucepan have still sOm'
rice in IL and the lid closed properl,
Ii means that the servant Is quit
satisfied with everything concerning
the people Of the house. but that h,
Is forced 10 leave on account Of debti
or other reasons which inconven
fenced him. II the master Is in IN,
habit Of cutting a servants pay fOl
broken or lost articles or for othci
faults q mark Is made on the bottom
Of the saucepan In chalk, which vii
not rub out easily. The Chinese bo,
makes his mark behind the pantry o.
bedroom door and the waterman ol
the bottom Of his tubs. The Hylan
Chinese are said 20 have adoptc'
these signs from the Macao Chinese
says the Straits Budget. who In IN
first case got the idea from the Ia
mills.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01
PERSONAL AND ImPERsoNAL.


A Russian tenor at Warsaw has in
aured HIS voice for $4,000 rubles.
King Charles Of Roumania has a
crown made OF unique material. 1t is
fashioned out OF steel from Turk
inh cannon captured at the CORY bat
tie OF Plevna In the Turko-Russian
war. The crown was first used at
the coronation of King Charles In
1851.
Sir Francis Jeune, the London
dignitary who presides over the di-
voree court there, Is considerably
over six feet tall, and is the only
English Judge of prominence who
wears n beard. A burlesque writer
recently called him "the greatest
friend some people have at one pc
riod OF their lives" He sometimes
gets through as many as 20 divorce
suits In day.
Lady Bancroft, the London actress
lthis was before her husband got .
handle to his name) accidentally cut
her hand one morning. In the even
ing she was talking about II to her
fellow players. ut is a lucky thing
for me-" said she, "that I'm not n
drinker, for n wound such as this
might be a very serious thing IL !
had much alcohol in my syctem."
"0h, yes" coincided a bon vivant in
the group. 'that's a well-known fact.
Indeed, often cut my finger TO see
whether I've had enough"
The appointment of Hallam Ten
nyson, eldest son of Alfred Tenny-
son, to the governor generalship Of
Aurtralia, while generally approved,
seems to be very cheap honor. The
former governor general, the earl Of
Hopetoun, now marquis OF hnlith-
gov, Is said TO have given up the of
fee because IL cost him about $780,
900 a year in addition 10 his $4,000
salary, and he was a richer man than
Lord Tennyson. The only great Of
fee in the British empire which car
ries an adequate salary Is the vice
royalty of India.
Col. A. w. Shaffer, ex-postmaster Of
Raleigh, N. c., and a man Of prom
inence throughout the state, lived for
IS years In Raleigh, and was resi-
dent Of that place at the time OF his
death. But no one there or else
where, not even his wife, knew his
given name. When Col. Shaffer was
appointed postmaster by President
Harrison It was supposed, of course,
that he would give his full name,
when subscribing TO the oath Of Of
fee. this being required by the gov
ernment. The colonel, however, re-
fused to do so, and IL was only after
considerable correspondence that he
was permitted to assume the office.
No one knows why he was GO secre-
tive about the matter.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

some musical composers are like
men without credit. They can't get
anyone to take thsir notes. Chicago
Daily News. &
"Old Gotrox says II was not long ago
that he was very poor indeed" yea
=, the last time the tax assessor
was around."-Cincinnati Commercials
Tribune.
The Sister-"I have become en-
gagged TO Fred" The Brother--"What
ever induced you to do that2" Ihe
Sister - "Why, Fred Of couraei-
Washington Times.
II see double" said an Atchison
man who had been drinking, to his
wife the other day. "Well, II you see
two of me-" she retorted, "hnd your
fault with the other one."-Atchison
Globe.
His Plaint--"Do you think the the
ster has an eleyating infuencep y
sometimes have my doubts" an
swered stormington Barnes. "The in
fluence that the public taste exerts
upon us actors Is frequently very de-
moralizing." Washington Star.
A Mighty Serious Thing,-"fou
printed my death notice, and that's
no joke" "But, my dear sir, that's
not my fault. It's the fact that you
are alive that makes IL no joke"
There was a subtleness to this that
made 1t most annoyingly puzzling'-
Chicago Post.
"well," remarked the Philosopher,
"Lowcaste was born with silver
spoon in his mouth, even * he doesn't {
appeal TO you personally" True,
replied the Wise Guy, "and I've often
wondered IL that was the reason why
he never learned the use Of knife
and fork."-Cincinnat Commercial
Tribune.
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Teaching school in the Kentucky
mountains has never been easy work,
and IL Is a question whether the long
suffering dominic, who strives men
tally and physically with the fresh,
uncultured native product that u
brought under his care, does not at
least bear of with him at the end
of the term diploma that would
admit him at any time to all the
glories and privileges Of martyrdom.
In a land famous for it family
feuds. abundnntly familiar with the
seduetlons Of "moonshine. and
pushing It's politics To the verge OF
revolution, tractability in man OF
boy Is not a characteristic trait
Neither are the appliances for teach
ing numerous or adequate. The first
school Ind no textbooks whatever
and instead Of paper, smooth boards
OF whItewood were used, with the
iulce of oak balls for Ink. To-day
the equipment Of the log school
houses that dot the creeks and nestle
among the hills Of the Appalachian
wilderness has not undergone very
marked advance over those first
primitive conditions, while the NATIVE
human type Ia stiil characterized bJ
the old time carelessnesa. noncha
lance and acorn for the trammels o.
latter-day civiIizatlon.-Ion Clifford
in Pilgrim.
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ny af nsaI Estass.

ION what ground, = asked the young
man who was scheduled for the side.
track, do you propose to break our
engagement"
ION no ground al all" replied the
matter-of-fact female in the case.
"When | became engaged 70 you ! was
under the impression that you were :
land owner. but I find upon invessiga,
tlon that the rumor ls groundIess."-
Chicago Daily Eswa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01

Wash and pick over one quart Of
brussels sprouts. then steam until
tender. Cook one-half tablespoon OF
finely minced onion In two table
spoons Of butter for Ave minutes, add
the sprouts and cook for Ave min
utes longer. Drain, dip In batter, and
fry delicately In deep fat. For the
batter, mix half-cup Of -four, one.
quarter cup milk, one-half table.
spoon Of butter. and one egg slightly
beaten. Season highly and serve a.
coon as cooked.--Home Magazine.
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THE THRoEs OF LOVE.
Sometimes Brrng ON Throws Of NUS
eIe, of which This rRrn Is an
Illustration.


"s'deathl" hissed the man between
his set teeth. "s'deathip he repeat
ed, with the accent on the 5.
II was Ethelbert Stone in the act
OF detecting chollie Bang, center
push OF the n. Y. c. II. X. R-r-r-r-r
football team, kissing the fair Ger
aldine Moss, who but that very morn
Ing had plighted her troth TO another.
Needless here 20 say who that other
was. Suffice II that II was not Mr..
Bang, writes william ]. Hampton, IN
Judge.
Ethelbert Stone stood behind the
protecting branches OF rose-tree
in full bloom upon the tessellated ter
race Of Mossback cotatge, while the
center push and the fair but false
creature he aad so lately called his
own occupied honeysuckle-coyered
bower at the head OF a fight of STEPS
leading to a limpid lake on the level
below.
Ere the liyid lover could recover
sufficiently from his nstonishment az
| the periidy of the only woman he
had ever truly loved. Mr.. Bang had
kissed her again and departed. Then
II was Ethelhert presented himself
before her. She smiled as sweetly as
II nothing had happened, but Ethel
bert was not to be thus eajoled.
Repressing his intense feeling un-
I'll later moment, he spoke to her.
Moss Miss" he said, with her
culean effort, Il mean Miss Moss, he
corrected himself. ~ have this but
moment some seenthing that CARLY
furdled the Wood in my beins, and
has voneineed me that vowan is a
wiper. and you--you, Moss Miss, l
mean Miss Moss, is--"
.Sir,p interrupted the lady, who
could not but perceive that her lover
was beelde himself in language, "you
do not know what"
At this moment Chollie Bang nnex.
pectedly returned for curryeomb
that he had inadvertently dropped
from his hair in the excitement of
parting.
"Oh. chollie.r cried the false and
iickle Geraldine. "saye me; save me
from this person." and she formed
herself into a flying wedge and III on
his manly chest.
THAT slob.r calculated Mr.. Bang,
nodding eontemptuously toward MIR.
Stone.
Ethelbert Stone might have escaped
at this moment, as Geraldine had a
confusing tackle on tffc center push,
but his ruge blinded him to the ply
steal discrepancies OF stone-Bang
mix-np, and he remained. That Is to
say, he remained for a short time
only, The center push fumbled the
lady for a minute aud dropped heri
and the next instant Ethelbert Stone
emerged from an earthquake and
went rumbling and tumbling and
shaking and breaking and hitting and
splitting and whncking and cracking
and humping and humping and rock
, ing and knocking and rapping and
slapping and spinning and sldnning
, and roofing and scooting down the
hard, unfeeling steps 20 the level Of
, the limpid lake below.
! AZ he struck the concrete at the
. bottom with i dull thud, Geraldine
, looked shyly up into the face Of the
heroic and herculean center push,
I who. with a gurgle Of genuine Joy,
gathered her to his throbbing bosom.
"Ahai" he cried triumphantly, az
he cast HE eagle eye down the steps,
how true Il ls that a rolling Stone
gathers no Moss"
And Geraldine landed buss on hts
: smacker.
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s,.s,. r.surh, aaa Two souI..

Smoking on the carl" exclaimed the
disgusted woman as Dennis Fiaherty
With bis shortstemmed pipe took his
seat beside her.
.0i ami" rejoined Dennis. between
long and determined puffE. "ADd av
ye don't loike ut go van up froont.
These safes 10 resairved fer smokhers." /"
"If you were my husband I'd give you
poison
would ye, ,now?" Puff. pun. "Oi
think Az ~ wor me woIfe"-pun-pufi
--s.asa salsa ut."-Mppincott's.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01

Judee-The witness told sIl that
happened on the second fioorI Now,
why do you object 20 telling what hap
pened on the third hoor7
counsel--Because II It please your
honor. that Is another story Y.
Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01

Wild sheep depend for greatest pro-
teetion ON their climbing capabilities.
They travel where no man can follow,
and often In climbing use their knees
instead of their forehoofs. Their first
instinct at the approach Of any enemy
Is to start for the mountain top. aiming
II possible to get above and keep above
the enemy. Wolves, wolyer-
ines and eagles are their most common
enemies. and the lambs suffer exten-
sively from these. Wolves are capable
OF taking down grown animals, but In
the summer hunger seldom induces
them to make the struggle. and in win
ter they prefer lower attitudes. There
are many stories told Of the lordly ram
doing battle with wolves. which are
on par with the story Of leaping from
dizzy heights. The old rams are cum
ming, and In this lies their greatest
safety. They are perfectly ct home
on rocky lodges. where The wolf Is not,
aud II they can gain such q position
they will. with one charge. hurl the
wolf 20 the rocks below. Outing.
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Another craak sstfon

Nearly everything We eat and drink
hes been pronounced injurious by
some authority or crank. And now IL
Is declared that We should go back 10
our horn drinldng-cups because II has
been shown that glass Is attacked and
partly disintegrated not only by acida.
b.. b. plain watere-E. I. Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01

Two eggs. one-half cup Of butter,
two-thirds cup Of sugar. one-half cup
of sweet milk, one teaspoon Of soda,
two teaspoons Of cream tartar, -four
10 thleken about like sponge cake.
Filling -Onee eeup sugar, ons-quarter
cup water. boil tlll brittle; one cup
chopped raisins. Beat the white Of
an egg to 3 atiN froth and turn sugar
Into eaR.--Bont0n Globe.
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Judge You deny perEiatently that
Won committed tbs act. and yst the de-
scripti0n iits you exactly: beautiful
face. youthful appearance pretty IT.
tie foot
womaa Observation-Disclosures Ioonfsss
FlIeFende DlaeilsT.
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slmkinn--I understand you hav
given un politics.
Timklns Yes; I've reached the az
where ! man should begin TO lead q
honest llfe.--Chicago Daily News.
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spaln'a minister Of justice recently
suggested IN q public address that the
minimum marriage age, which ID as low
- II years for girls and II for boys.
should be raised. and that consan-
gnIneous marriages should be prohib-
IIsds-~E. Y. Post.
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|sst he true, The good, the
hzzHe'
- soEsiSnf-Oh. Mr.. Blank. this is
se saadsn ~ Y. Sun.
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Maefnenm PFepesIflea.
FsaH.z zshn--You have my heartfelt
Well, IN discount Tor eash.
- IS #rse Press.