The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-22
STONE WALK TRAILS,
CITY PEDESTRIANS MAKE FOOT
PATHS ALONG SIDEWALKS.
Their Peculiar Habit Is to Follow
in the Footsteps of One An
other In Their Daily
Travels.

B was ridge near the center Of the flag
/ ging that ran In a nearly straight line
, from one end OF the block 10 the other
On each side OF the ridge the stone waA
worn down TO q depth OF two inches
The millions of feet that had passec
over that walk in the last few years had
all apparently followed in one track
Z going south and the other In going
north. The number OF people who had
walked in the exact center were SO few
that wear on the stone there was scarce
~ perceptible.
The corner policeman. who had plenty
OF time and was gifted with great pow
ers Of observation, had also noticed IL.
says the Chicago Tribune.
Sure thing said he "Youll find
the same condition on every walk in
the city where there are such large
crowds passing each day as there are
here. The stone will be worn In little
cutters near the buildings and near the
street, but few OF them will show an
even wear an over the surface. Why
is it, I'll tell you People are just ike
sheep They don't know Il. but the same
is true, nevertheless They follow IN
each others steps They do, for fact.
4 It's a year ago that / noticed how the
I stone there was worn / wondered why
IL was and began 10 make observations.
= gas at loss 20 find the reason FOR
some time. Then one Gay | noticed a
fellow come around the corner and
swing out near the edge Of the salk
Pretty soon another man came and fol-
lowed square Ia his tracks The next
man and the next did likewise. Then
il dawned upon me that day after day,
week after week and year after year the
people going south along this street
have followed. without knowing It, in
the exact tracks somebody else made
Look az that groove that's worn down
there lt isn't over foot In width. OF
courfe the natural thing FOR anybody 10
do y 10 Keep turning out 70 the right
when walking but II people were only
guided by that they wouldn't step in
the steps OF the man who went before
them - the extent of wearing a line I'm
the "a emeut ouly II inches broad
M. tel you. the fact Is that there
IS semething primitive instinct you
say il ISL well don't know SO much
about pri- about what you said but
DO know from what see from here that
every man. woman or child who comes
along that walk follows the beaten track
except the farmers You can tell
man who s. unused 10 the city by the
way IN which he wanders into the midi
dle 81 the walk They set out 81 the
two lines 0s people passing ono wat
and the other and they really look lone
some in The center OF the wolk there
by themselves
SOW aateh cautioned Tie police
mas Thera - exeUse f6F 4 maa
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hcea1i % fhr rgpea 0f au,lHne else
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a rp DE- ehn.e SAL 81 once
B theg fo E Watch
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pace 90 pmut arae 81. feet
q, II eoH place ana sen Gown tee |
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tne oi never mare has tess Inches
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aiasf cans tF0m af0 ihe street. /
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rg Horfiea utlf Wth JOS /
fo M 81 era5t c1er ot Dc man I
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rcp lta ao great frequency Is 1
leave avs gre Jon as 10 the facts
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are % led fhe u8y 10 anothef street
fi.u ihe sails nee and euUres /
sH0aibara Huuotn o. ais place
Watch m here was tht order 4
"Ttsu o loth.as or them ta tollow 4
hff - there q state street But ths 4
'atH q sell defined llGe 10 the stone
tit rni prevent pas bl from fol-
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before AHG aiuas tha lmli eas Iaid
FL aas fae aae Is State street
Hos aaasi It Har Demanded tae
maa 81 Ht6 Aa uabt klntthe
peHf0 t rlt easi su many II
tlW gHes erf0sn just Use III
oi tAea Primitive Hnci of what
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shefH lu ih p
fH oua me ud convinced aua
reaet ~ aam @ vas true hon
mas fame around thr corner casual
Inspection 3 tht maH fHum distance
frftaIff fhf mDf fhaf da uefEfle vas
untff one cor one aasfr .ee was
faiie half aat H o. fhe nee. ana
f aar oate nn snblse3 q reputable
1pr1 hat uas ueH complete arota.
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tae fef
ilah aa a fo man araa-
q fh afalHH that 6ont
1lf h the at i uHe people
fbe aHHt iar tlai atUEe 4
8 sheep
ahe te n8ieae bma
tld faW one aaaf
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ana eHt sue uH /
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