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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

Ingenious Autograph Hunter Re
ceived a Setback from Dis
cerning Author.

Perhaps the most ingenious and tho
most original Of all schemes for procur-
Ing autographs was from lady in
western town. She was raising funds
for the building and support Of public
library, and she had conceived the idea
Of Issuing a volume to be called ''Ths
Authors Receipt Book" Authors from
all over the country, the most distiAV
guished Of authors-always auth0rsS
with capital A--had been good enough
% send her list OF the favorite dishes
OF their own construction. with theirl
method OF making them, says the Critic
The cook book was one Of the many
forms Of literature to which the recipient
had never turned his attention. He hadl
no more idea Of cooking than he had Of
milking a COW, or Of harnessing horse.
or Of setting hen. or Of building dyna-
mo. Ike did not even care what was
cooked for him, so long as 4 contained
none Of the ingredients Of tripe and nonel
Of the essence Of tomato. But he was
asked to contribute paper, which shel
would have reproduced IN IdfSAnlle,
stating what he could prepare, most tol
his liking, upon kitchen range or in|
a chafng dish; with his manner Of pro-
cedure. This quite nonplussed him, un
I'll he bethought himself Of one partic-
ular and peculiar deIicacy, IN the evolu-
ton OF which he could safely trust hisI
reputation as an expert. In reply for
which he received no thanks, be sale:
Take a long paper cutter attach to
the same. BY means OF rubber bands, and
securely, an ink eraser, insert sAe ink
eraser securely into a marshmaliow
plug, and hold the same over students
lamp. or study fire, until the marsh
mallow begins 10 sizz, drops into the
ashes, puts out the light or burns yourl
hand. And eat while hc I" He has neyerI
seen a copy Of '@rhe Authors Receipt
Book"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
High Taxes and Poverty Make Life
Miserable for the Poor
Peasants.

The budget Of the empire exceeds
2200,000.Q00 and is increasing enor-
mously, to the detriment OF the rural
taxpayers, who sustain this burden al
most exclusively. while the privileged
classes. supplied with much better
means. do not pay anything like just
proportion, says the London Statist.
The annual revenue of the whole Rus
sian population scarcely reaches e350.-
100000, and the average revenue OF
peasant is only a2 a year: out Of this
sum he has to pay some 22s. for the needs
OF the government. The amount OF debt
to the government thrown on the rural
population is increasing in an immense
proportion, and the poverty in some dis
tricts is beyond description. The sys-
tenn Of favoring exports abroad has re-
suited in enriching the government with
few millions yearly, and in further
deterioration Of the peasants existence.
The peasants sell milk, butter and eggs,
but rarely eat these luxuries them
selves; everything is sold in order to
get money to pay the taxes. The peas
ant does not see any meat at all, very
often does not get bread without a
mixture OF grass; in the winter he IL
bound sometimes to destroy his wooden
cottage and go to the neighbor's house,
because wood is wanted for heating; the
cattle are brought to the same room
and men, women and children live to-
gether with pigs and horses. Strange is
the peasants character. He destroys his
own house in order to get the wood and
herd with his neighbors, when there is
an immense forest quite close to the
hamlet belonging to the government
or to some member Of the imperial fam
lly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

The value Of publicity is being demonstrated in small
way in ynta The Cbeftain informed the citizens that
they had $4,000 on deposit They didn't know it FROM
any public statement and the whole thing was denied
unt proven BY the treasurer The present city admin
istaton is mad because the people want to know few
things that they have perfcctrght TO know and which
the Cheftain proposes they shall know il the pupc
records are not locked up people that pays two per
cent tax as cheerfuy as yinta people have right to
know all about its expenditure.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
THE MOOR AS A SERVANT.
He Is a Picturesque Person, But Has
His Own Notions Of Hos
pitality.

An artist in town has a Moor for a
servant The artist found him dancing
in a side show at the fair, and they
had little chat between dances, says
the New York Sun. 1t was a one
sided chat. for the Moor knows little
English. though he knew enough Eng
nsh or human nature to say that he
had been a servant of the sultans. Be-
fore the Moor danced again the artist
had asked him to be his servant.
The Moor could not say modestly:
What, il this ature7~ for his scarlet
robes and turbaa were gorgeous. but
be did murmur something about being
dressed differently from American
servants. The artist wanted him as he
was. and said so.
SO as he is. in scarlet grandeur, he
waits on the artists studio apartments.
The guests hold their breath little
whcn the enormous man in red enters
the room to do the tea chores. The
artist. however. breathes evenly.
The Moor has a trick Of hospitality
toward his employers guests Of which.
perhaps, It would be well for the artist
to break him, as it proves nerve shat
tering to the uninitiated. He solemnly
takes it upon himself TO greet each
guest. as he or she arrives, with prof.
fered hand and the plaintive murmur:
Ny friend"
PERHAPS me artist thinks il better
not to correct the Moor. He is a very
big man. and the artist treats him pO-
litely.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
MI at All Satisfactory.

She is the little daughter Of the min
lister, and already she has learned that
the position has its Disadvantages. It is
next to not having q mother at all to
have one who is always attending church
societies or assisting in the parochial
calls. Usually she is very brave. but the
other day when she wanted her mother
very much # seemed more than human
nature could bear.
Il don't think it is nice at all to have
9 mamma whose husband is a minis
ter" she burst out She has to 60 out
With him al the time. IN. Y. Times.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

Farm For Rent-SO acres bottom
land; 4-room house; good barn; good
well Of water; grain rent
dwlle-l45 r. NJ. SWAIN.
Broken arms and broken legs, or
cripples Of any kind in the furniture
line neatly repaired at E. o. Steven
sons, phone l68. ll3-u
Backache is never known to those
persons who take an occasional dose
Of Pineules. The value of the rosin
obtained from the Pine tree has long
been reconized in the treatment Of dis
eases Of the bladder and kidney. One
dose OF Pineules viii give relief, and
one bottle viii cure. Sold by "a. 2.
Owens. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

Don't look for true happiness in the
mansions Of the very rich. where high
priced Physicians are called in to doc
tor eveiJallmeni. But seek il and fin
il too,n the comfortable homes Of
the middleclasses and 81 called poor
where Greens Angust Flower isalways
used 20 keen the family healthy-to
cure an stomach troubles whether in
digestion. constipation, dyspepsia. loss
Of appetite bilious attacks or torpid
liver Trial bottle August Flower
2ac Big tottle 75c Winner Drug
Co. dw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
Cough Settled on Her Lungs.

"My daughter had terrible cough
which settled on her lungs says N.
Jackson Of Danyille, Ill. "We tried a
great many remedies without relief,
until we gave her Foley's Honey and
Tar which cured her." Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold by Peoples Drug Store DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

When writing TO friends answers 10
invitations are often written il the first
person. it being too formal to do other
wise. The fact Of the Invitation being in
the third person does NOT Influence the
answers between those who know each
other well; bnt with acQuaintances ii is
different, and the answers should be
couched IN the third person when sent
10 those with whom you are on cere-
monfous Terms
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

Our hopes for good municipal government rests upon
a vote thoughtful enough to choose the most capable
mem conscientious enough to select the most worthy and
independent enough to pick the capable and wor
thy from all the candidates regardless Of the party from
which these candidates come
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
Rrown Lephorn ChlcIlens.

Pure bred Brown Leghorn eggs 6oc
per setting Of fifteen. Leave orders
with ]. T. Ratcliff.
dw Mrs. GEO. BENNETT
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

but never follows the use Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. It stops the cough.
heals and strengthens the lungs
and affords perfect security from
an attack Of pneumonia. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by Peoples Drug
Store. dW
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

The Cheftain really hasn't much to kick about in the
present city campaign 1t demanded primary and got
it, and then asked for platform and that has been
produced and very good one too 1t contains about
all that the Chieftan asked
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

DR.. Essie Bondurant, lady physician
and surgeon. Phone 280, Empire block
room 8, Vinita,I. T. 2O4-u
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

The Leader has made tsstandard Of good citi-
zenship hy its endosement OF the 'fuln Democratic
ticket chain is no stronger thanit weakest link.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30
BUSINESS MEMS TICKET.

President Roosevelt viii stop in vinita two minutes
long enough to get a squint at the Katy depot
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

The Democratic party Of vinta only lacks one other
thing to bring it up to the Cheftains standard of good
citizenship and that to pledge itself TO vote for the
best men,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

The weak piping cry for two states is not strong
enough to make an echo Life is too short in this siren
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

Wen, the boys are explaining things, which is good
sion IN itself
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-30

We are going out Of the grocery business
We have tried to sell the entire stock in a lump
but, failing 10 do that everything goes at retail al
wholesale prices 1t is only once or twice in q
lifetime that one gets chance to buy groceries
at these figures We don't intend to dilly daily
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
Chinese Irishism.

Chan Chun Man, the head Of a Can
tonese firm employing over 10000
hands, has been studying American
industries. In Philadelphia, apropos of
the Chinese awakening, he said:
China has for thousands Of wears
been highly enough civilized to despise
war. Her newborn respect for war Is
not an unmixed good. There is per-
haps little Of degeneration, Of bar
barism, in it.
"But, at least, China will no longer
be the laughing stock Of nations more
warlike than herself 1t will no longer
be possible to say of her, as the Japan
csc once said, that a Chinese general
explained defeat with such a report
as this:
1.-The ignorant enemy, unaware that
guns could not be fred against an OBJ
ject behind them, came upon us from
the rear, and thus rendered all our
cannon useless
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
WINDOW GARDEN RULES.
Some of the More Easily Grown
House Plants for Winter.

Some of the More Easily Grown
House Plants for Winter.
Among the most easily grown and
satisfactory house plants for winter
are winter blooming bulbs. They are
especially suitable for city flats, where
a window garden thrives with most
difficulty, says the New York Tribune.
Hyacinths are the best, because they
demand only very simple culture.
A four-inch pot serves for one large
bulb, f1ve-inch pot for two and
six-inch pot for three. Roman hya-
cinths are extremely popular, low in
price and easily brought to flower for
Christmas, if ported in late September
or early October
A. succession, planted from that time
on, produces a succession Of flowers
throughout the winter. Three or four
bulbs may be planted in six-inch pot,
or dozen or more in a bulb pan or
basket. Any good garden soil, mixed
with one-fourth. Of coarse sand, will
grow any sort Of hyacinths. Use no
manure, as it rots the bulb. Put an
inch Of broken charcoal, pottery or
pebbles in the bottom Of the pot for
drainage. Fill a pot two-thirds with
soil and plant the bulb with only the
crown showing above the soil. AS fast
as the pots are filled set them in pan
Of tepid water.
Whom CTR oh tow a.
them away in cool, dark place, Sc
cure from mice or freezing, and leave
them undisturbed until the white roots
are seen growing through the drainage
hole, six weeks or more. Then place
them in a sunless window until the
white foliage becomes green. They
thrive best in a room without fire, but
above freezing point. The flowers,
also, after their arrival, will keep
much longer if kept out of direct sun
shine. Apply fertilizer once a week
after buds show. At the time they are
left stored in the dark, neither satur-
ate the roots nor let them dry out. If
in dry, rather warm place water
them once or twice a day in the six
weeks. If in cool, damp cellar they
will require no watering.
Sacred lilies may be treated in the
same way, though they are also grown
in water by professionals. Started
Oct. 1 they will be in bloom for
Thanksgiving. The purchase Of the
best standard varieties Of bulbs and a
careful and intelligent following Of di-
rections will insure sheets Of waxep
white or delicately tinted bloom from
the holidays till Easter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02

when Aunt Sophia came to abide with
us. It meant that there would be
things doing, fresh interests added to
life, interests more or less piquantly
favored with the newcomers individ-
uality. Aunt Sophia's sharp sayings,
her idiomatic stories gathered from ex-
periences in many households, the very
unexpectedness Of her standpoints, all
helped to flavor the commonplaceness
of daily living, and, though I have
spoken Of her and her class as crea-
lures Of untutored intelligence, in COM
parison with many Of the f1ippant and
shallow beings who inhabit our kitch-
ems to-day, these old-fashioned domes-
tics were admirably educated. Sophia
read her Bible as eagerly as her pro-
totype of to-day reads Bertha M. Clay's
novels"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
TRAILS THE BAIT.

side the body or float Is a recess to
receive a motor casing, and in the
latter is secured a spring motor. The
stop mechanism and release comprise
stop-lever, which is pivoted in a
bearing on the top Of the casing The
lever carries a pin, which registers
with a circle Of perforations in a gear
wheel Of the motor gearing, so as to
prevent the motor from unwinding
when not in use Secured underneath
float in an upright position. Journaled
in the sides Of the float are two adj
Unstable arms, carrying disks or balls
Of cork, which raise the arms when
the float is lowered into the water,
this operation moving the lever to
which they are secured, causing the
pin or stop to disengage from the
perforations Of the wheel, allowing
the motor to drive the shaft. This
shaft rotates a propeller at the rear
end Of the float, the bait being sus-
pended from a rod at the stem Of the
float. A key winds the motor when it
is run down. The adjustable arms
have connections which enable the
float to be driven in a circular path,
depending on the adjustment Of the
arms; If the arms are displaced SYM
metrically the motor will propel the
float in straight path, the fishing
line being attached to a stud at the
top. The operation is as follows: The
motor having been wound UP, the
float is lowered into the water. When
the float comes In contact with the
water, the adjustable arms that carry
the balls Of cork are raised, thus
causing the pin to disengage from the
wheel, allowing the motor to drive the
propeller shaft and thus moving the
float to which the bait is attached. If
the float is withdrawn from the water
the weight Of the arms and balls will
bring the pin into engagement with
the gear wheel, arresting it's further
rotation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
ThrunGS.

In the prosaic nomenclature Of the
railroad time tables Thrums is Kirrie-
muir. 1t might better be called "Bar-
rietown," for the name and fame Of
Barrie wrap it round about as with a
magic mantle 1t is doubtful If any
other living author is so firmly placed
in the affections Of his toWnspeople.
The Scotch are clannish, and when
any Scotchman draws to Scotland the
attention Of the world the Scotch will
set him upon a pedestal Of affection
which is not at all vainglorieus.
Kirriemuir, where Mr.. Barrie was
born, is a charming little, old town,
125 miles north of Glas Ow, about
halfway between Dundee and Aber-
deem. 1t contains possibly 5000 peo-
ple-and Mr.. Barrie's birthplace and
his summer residence. The two latter
probably count for as much as all the
edifices which house the whole
5000 other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Track News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
DOMESTIC OF OLDEN TIMES.

How Modern Servants Differ from
Sturdy "One of the Family" Type.
"The oldfashioned patriarchal sys-
tenn which permitted the help to be-
come an integral part Of the family
presented many Objectionable features,
yet the natural and logical result Of
such relations between employer and
employed was to secure a better and
more intelligent class Of SERVICE" says
Martha Baker Dunn in the Atlantic
Monthly.
'It would not be a difficult business
to collect a sheaf Of testimonials from
housekeepers who are able to remem-
Der the changes Of the last fifty years,
certifying that the thrifty, capable and
reliable hired girl with whose vir-
tues and usefulness so many New Eng
land households have in former days
been happily familiar, no longer ex-
lists except in infrequent and sporadic
instances.
''The youngee class of girls who un-
der the old regime went out to service
now employ themselves in the shops,
factories and similar establishments
where their time after working hours
is their own. They know the sweets
Of independence and the proud, If i'm
aginary, satisfaction of being just as
good as anybody
'The domestic ranks in the New
England towns Of today are largely
recruited from a wandering tribe Of
more mature women, who vary the
serial Of matrimony by Emergencies
into the field of working out. Some of
them belong to the variety known as
grass widows, some Of them have eth
er just got bill or are just about to
get a bill from their husbands, some
have husbands who appear spasmodi-
cally and then pass once more into
observation. During the intervals of
these interrupted romances the hero
ines of them bestow a somewhat inter
mittent and perfunctory attention on
households whose need is so urgent
that the members thereof are willing
to suffer and be strong.
"There was certain neat, spare,
gauntly decorous middle-aged woman
who during my girlhood always spent
a part Of each day helping out in our
crowded household whose memory re
tains for me an abiding fascination.
She eXemplified a type which had in
those days many representatives a
type of woman strong both in mind
and body, with an untutored intelli-
gence born of necessity and expert
ence
''These women were apt to be sharp
cornered, full of individuality, incisive
Of speech and act, a surface ungrac-
iousness which did not long conceal a
repressed sweetness of nature, often
the outgrowth of deep and c6nscien-
tious religious feeling.
1T was always gala day to me
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
CLOCKS IN ABUNDANCE.
Forty in One House Not Uncomm on
-4OO-Day Clocks in Demand.

Forty in One House Not Uncommon
-4OO-Day Clocks in Demand.
Forty clocks in one house is not I'M
common" said clockmaker. almost
any large house will have from fifteen
clocks up to twenty and thirty.
"How are SO many clocks kept In
good running order?" repeated the
clockmaker Easily enough. No one
in the house is supposed to touch or
wind a single clock. That duty is left
to the clockmaker.
II spend one day each week wind
ing clocks. In one house alone in this
icty an hour and a half Of my time
each week Is taken up in winding the
clocks. OF course, regulate thsm,
too. And if there is any slight repair
to be made, do that, too.
"This constant and careful attentioa
is economical in the long run. When
clockmaker attends to your timepieces
you may be sure the work is done thor.
oughly. For he is regular in his work,
and regular winding means better
time.
MANY persons buy clocks just ths
same as they do bric-a-brac, and ths
number they already have never seems
in any way to affect their purchase of
new ones that may strike their fancy.
There is an old saying that there's al
ways room for another clock, and
guess that's about right.
mo room seems to be complete
without one, and as some residences
have nearly a hundred rooms, it is
easy to understand how one house may
contain forty or more clocks and vet
not have the appearance Of clock
makers store, as one might at first
think.
"We now have clocks that suit the
LATEST and most forgetful person down
to the ground. These are imported, and
run for 400 days with one winding.
Anybody ought to be able to remember
to wind a clock in that time, and this
style of timepiece seems to be meeting
with great favor"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02

An excellent and nourishing vegeta-
BILE dinner, particularly suitable for
large families. Put some dripping at
the bottom Of saucepan, then thick
slices of peeled potatoes, a little on
ion, pepper and salt to taste; another
layer of dripping, potatoes, onion, etc.,
and repeat until the saucepan is full,
or according to quantity required. Add
sufficient water to prevent burning,
and stir occasionally. Time, fifteen to
twenty minutes. This is an excellent
way of using up cold fat meat, in place
of dripping.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02

Cheese Fritters.

This is a good way of using up
cheeserinds, which, even after this
process, are good for the stock-pot.
Crate your cheese, add it's weight in
flour, then according to taste, some dry
mustard, pepper and salt. Well beat
the yolk of one egg in q tcacupful Of
water with bit of butter about the
size Of a walnut, mix all ingredients,
frying them by tablespoonfuls in boil
ing fat They turn out very Hastily,
and after being allowed to drain, will
keep hot and crisp in the oven until it
is time for their appearance on the
dining table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-02
Potato Soup.

A very fine potato soup is made by
adding quart of scalded milk, in
which several slices of onions have
been STEPPED, to two cupfuls of mash
ed potato. Soften, not melt a large
tablespoonful Of butter, and mix with
it an equal quantity Of flour. Add salt,
pepper, and dash of celery salt, and
pour gradually, stirring all the time,
into the milk and potato mixture.
Sprinkle little finely mixed parsley
on top. Serve with buttered crutons.