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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
sToRE-WINDoW MUSEUM
Attractive and Instructive Display
Which Draws Trade in the
Drug Line.

Perhaps the most dignifed method
of Turing crowds is the one invented
by a firm of wholesale druggists that
exhibits the various stages in the
manufacture of well-known drugs,
from the crude original mineral or the
original plant down to the familiar
final products, says Pearson's Maya
zine. There, for instance is the qui-
nine exhibit, neatly labeled and boxed,
showing quinine in its various stages
of manufacture up to the .flaky, snowy
powder, the taste of which is more
bitter than gall. Copper ores are dis
played, showing, step by step, how the
metal is taken out of the mineral, and
how, step by step, the manufacturer
produces the beautiful sky-blue Jumps
Of sulphate of copper, one of the rank
est of poisons. Opium poppies are
there, in full bloom and otherwise, and
the different exhibits show stage by
stage, the different products that lead
eventually to the finished product ot
this plant, the nerve-deadening opium
In short. scores of diverse drugs are
shown in their successive stages OF
development and the exhibits are as
neat and minute and perfect as II pre-
pared for the drug exhibit at a worlds
fair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
FIRsT-AID POLICEMEN.
City Guardians of Birmingham, Eng
land, Furnish Medical Aid
to the Injured.

According to report made to the state
department by Consul Halstead at Rir-
minghan, England, the residents Of that
city have the comfort of knowing that
ere long every policeman there will be
capable of rendering efficient first aid in
time of need. That condition is the result
of a thorough system of instruction in
first aid to the injured. During the past
two years $50 policemen of various
grades have been awarded certificates for
efficiency in that respect, and it is report
ed that out of a total strength of $50, 8lS
policemen have passed the first-aid
classes. Since 1902 first aid has been
given in over 1000 cases by policemen
who were thus enabled to save lives that
otherwise might have been sacrificed for
lack Of immediate attention.
1T is no small advantage that in a
populous center, where accidents, un-
fortunately, are Of daily occurrence" ="
says Consul Halstead, there should be
close upon a thousand stalwart and en-
ergetic men to whom a request for medi-
cal assistance may be confidently made.
The police of Birmingham have already
earned and received the thanks of the
community for their exertions in various
departments of social and philanthropic
work, especially in connection with the
association for the clothing Of destitute
children, and the new departure which
the watch committee has wisely inau-
gurated cannot but enhance the esteem
in which they are publicly held. The po-
lice association for the clothing Of des-
titute children serves efficiently not
only for the purpose which its title indi-
Gates, but has the very important effect
of establishing good understanding
between the police and the very poor Of
great city, who are thus taught that
the police can really be their best
friends; besides, it must counteract in
the police themselves the hardening ten
! dency of their work"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
DEVELOPS EDIBLE CACTUS.
Formerly Useless Plant Cultivated
Up to Food Form by scien-
tific Work
its support


There are millions Of acres of arid land
upon the globe, much Of it, even with
the most persistent irrigation, yielding
but scantily, and enormous reaches of it
devoid of all growth but the cactus, foe
to man and beast; but Mr.. Burbank re-
solved that he would reclaim it, not by
irrigation, though welcoming it's aid, but
by means Of the desert itself-the desert
and it's cactus, its heat and its sun. So
for period Of over tenyears, writes VIII
liam S. Harwood, in "a Wonder Worker
of Science" in Century, he has worked
with the utmost persistence and skill,
until at last he has developed cactus
plant which will convert the desert into
garden. He has made the cactus thorn
less, taking from its leaves the hard,
woody substance, the spicules, so dan
gerous to animal life More than this,
he has made it adaptable to any climate
1t will thrive on the hot desert, butit will
grow with marvellous fecundity when ir-
rigated or when planted in a richer soil.
But this is not all the marvel. He
has bred this dreaded scourge of the des-
ert this pariah among plants, until it
has become the producer of a delightful
nutritious food for man and beast-until,
in his estimate. considering the unused
areas of the world where it will thrive
it will afford food for twice the people
now upon the earth.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
Fiercely Facetious filings At the
Weaving Wagon with
Whiz.

What is an Automobile?
It is an Internal Machine used By
the Glasses for dealing Death TO the
Masses. says Carolyn Wells. in Col
lier's Weekly.
Whence Is its Name Derived?
From Auto and Mob. Hence. an
Automobilist ought to be m0bbed-
What is the Difference between an
Automobile and a Bunch Of Voilets?
The Smell
What IS an Auto-Race?
A Race Of Men who Drive AutOmo-
biles.
What do they Look like
Like a wild Man Of Borneo dis
guised as an EsQuimau.
What are they called?
Chaufeurs.
Why7
Because they show Furs in all sorts
Of Weather or Climate.
What Is the Difference between an
Automobile and Beau Brummell
Beau Brummel was a Lady-killer
but an Automobile viii kill Anybody
what follows the Automobile?
The AUTOPSY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
NAMES or BUT ONE LETTER
surnames and Geographical Designa-
tions Consisting of Only a
Single Character.

It must be very convenient to possess
a surname consisting of a single letter
Of the alphabet The Paris papers men
ton the singular case of a certain Marie
whose surname consists Of the one let
ter b.
Many years ago there was a shop kept
in the Rue de Louvain. In Brussels, by
Theresa o, and there is a Nine. o living
with her two children at Molenbeck. a
suburb Of the Belgian capital In the
Rue de 1Angle, in the same commune,
lives a Mr.. o with a circumfex accent)
who is no relative Of Nine D.
IN 1866, among the Belgian recruits
was a young man named o, who could
not write, and signed his name with a
cross; yet he could so easily have learned
to write his own namel In the depart
ment of Somme there is a village called
Y; in the Zuyder Zee there is a bay called
Y and Amsterdam has the river Y.
In China there is a large town Of the
same brief name. In the Chinese prov
ince Of Honan there is city called U.
and in France there is a river, and in
Sweden a town, rejoicing in the name
OF A.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

Sixteen years ago Oklahoma was opened with rush,
and since that there has been going forward the
mightest transformation witnessed on the Amerf
can continent Not only Oklahoma but Indian Territory
as we'll has been reclaimed from waste to one OF the
most productive sections Of the whole country But the
greatest is yet to be witnessed Within the next decade
there will be planted these praires thousands Of
homes. Where now is seen the newly opened and I'M
slightly section lines will be the shady, well kept
lane and on that grassy hill viii stand the cozy farm
house or the bustling village.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

Group is quickly relieved, and
Whooping Cough will not run its
course" if you use the original Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. This Cough
Syrup is difIerant from all Others be-
cause it acts on the bowels. You can
not cure Group and Whooping Cough
until you rid the system Of all conges-
tion, by working of the cold through
a copious action Of the bowels. Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar does thik,
and cures all Coughs, Group, Whoopl
ing. Cough, etc. No opiates. Sold biI
A. P. Owens. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
IMPROVED OPPORTUNITY.
bridegroom Went on His Honeymoon
While the Bride Went Back
to Work.

A good story is told OF domestic in an
East End family who had been long
time in her situation, and who gave no
tice" because she was going to be mar
ried. relates the Duluth News-Tribune.
The girl who was engaged TO take her
place sent word to her mistress to be
that she would not be able TO begin her
duties for at least a fortnight after the
date on which her predecessor was to be
married. The maid was asked BY her
mistress whether she would agree 10
postpone the date Of the wedding. but she
declined to do so. bearing In mind the old
adage: Change the date. change the
fate" She said, however, that she didn't
mind getting married and coming back
for a time. until the other girl could as
sumo her duties, and this was finally
agreed upon, as the young man offered
no objection. Half an hour after the
ceremony the girl was performing her
customary duties. and her mistress said
70 her, smiling:
And ] suppose your husband has gone
back to his work. too. Matiida7'
'Oh. no. indeed. ma'am, replied the
girl He bane gone on his honeymoon. F"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

The incoming city administration will have the sup
MORT of the business element Of Vinta practically as
unit Nearly every member Of the official list is con-
nected with he Commercial club thatnow numbers about
two hundred and is well organized body OF enthusiastic
mon The CITY administration will be in harmony with
4, organization ia the upbuding Of Vinita. The adj
,,nstration will go into office unhampered by political
oton ~ any kind or character thereforefree work
out the problems that confront it without prejudice or
party obligation Letus have practical strenuous ana
non-partsan administration, and let all Vlnloa rally 20
its support.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

The Sunday school hosts Of the Indian Territory are
preparing for great convention at Muskogeo May to
splendid program has been prepared and the Sunday
school workers Of the whole territory will be there in
force The association is nterdenominationa and rep
resens practically the Sunday school interests of all the
churches Ten delegates will be chosen to attend the
great trienia international convention at Toronto in
June when representatives from all the world will
gather to discuss the work OF Bible teaching in the Sun
day schools Muskogee will not entertain more choice
company this year than the coming Sunday school con-
vention
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
Finances in Bogota.

Five dollars for a postage stamp to
carry a letter from Bogota, United States
of Colombia, to the United States of
Americal That is what it costs-in pa
per money-and all the necessities Of life
cost accordingly. The financial situa-
ton Of the country is perilous in the ex-
treme. and the new president, Gen.
Reeves. will have difficult task, it is
feared. to place matters on a sound ba-
sis.-N. Y. World.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10
Currency of China

Foreigners in China buy nearly every
thing on credit. giving signed "chits" for
every purchase, the reason being their
unwillingness to load themselves down
with silver or native coin, while paper
money fiuctuates too much.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

Hamlin Garland, author, who has just purchased
country home south Of Muskogee is now gathering data
for story that he will write during the year The story
will be of the Cherokees and the scene will be at Fort
Gibson 1t is understood from Mr. Garland that the book
win be historical felton, dealing with the transformation
Of the Indian to his present state Of civilization Mr.
Garland will entertain number of authors at his home
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

ha onestion Of sidewalks and paved streets will now
aceve attention The services Of street commissioner
with fair knowledge Of engineering would be happy
and useful combination.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

From present indications the farmers in this section
ara nreparing for bumper crop Of most everything
orn i king in all this upper country and the acreage
iii, o aroer than ever before in the history Of this
country.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-10

1t has been demonstrated that even 50 wicked Guy
Is Kansas City can be induced to close the doors of IFS
saloons on Sunday
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30

The formation Of physical habit
involves the education ot portion
Of the brain. aud when the habit has
once been formed the act may be per.
formed almost independently Of tho
viii or the higher brain THIS fact
should Impress us most profoundly
with tho importance of forming right
habits. since % is apparent that the
getting rld NJ wrong habit Involves
NOT only the formation ~ right
habit. but the FAR more tedious aud
didicult work OF undu.np the evil
work which has been done In tho
wrong education NJ the brain THIS
same principle applies 10 the higher
conters which are concerned only In
mental acts a. we shall see later. II
q, Indeed most mumontous thought
that every act OF our lives. not only
cmanatcs from the brain, but modl-
I ncs and changes the brain. thus infu.
cuclng our characters
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30
WARFARE AGAINST CONSUMPTION
Why Fight It,

The Charity Organization Society of
New York. In % handbook on the pre-.
vcntiou ut ubcrculoss encourages
the active campaign against this great
plaque and gives concise summary
Of "Why" the battle should bc warcd.
Because more people die ol ron.
sumption than from amy other d.-.
ease
Each year l.oa,.oOo OF the people of
the world die of &c. In the United
States over 100000 die every year of
consumption. Every day 1000. and
each minute Of the day Two persons
fall before this enemy How many OF
your friends have died uf itf
Because 10 is a disease which
spreads from one person To another
and any one may catch H.
Because % 10 chiefly caused hy The
hlthy habit Of splitting
Because q Is disease which can be-
stopped. and need not spread.
Because every one may and should
/ help stop a.
Because already there Be- change fol
the better The number at death.
| from consumption is growing lcss
| Twenty years ago there were man,
more deaths in proportion io the pop
ulatlon than now
II the tuberculosis death rate Of 1851
had been maintained the first MINI
months Of 1902. four thousand mort
persons In Manhattan aud the Bron
would have died Of tuberculosis thai
actually died In these months
Could anything be found more u
spring, more plainly indicative OF IN
need for extending the work agains
this dlsoasc3
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30

Garden. with some cagernoss, NOR
have mentioned my good fortune In
consequence Of that change
And your good fortune Is what,
papa?" asked Jessie, without lifting
her eyes.
"a much more important position
has been awarded 10 me. with a cor
responding Increase In omolumont"
replied General Garden with more OF
dignity than OF pride Jessie threw
her arms around her fathers neck
and spoke tender words Of congratula'
ton.
1--WE VIII talk no more OF money
and other gloomy things" she de-
clarod with n laugh which brought the
roses TO her checks. Il am going to
play for you.
Listen TO this, papa" She ran her
fingers over the keys Of the piano
Tho liquid notes swelled into the In
toxicating melody OF gypsy dance
and qulyofed with the trllling OF birds
among the trees. For half an hour
Jessie played. Then she began a spir.
tied recital Of her eXeriences abroad.
She mimlckod the staid old German
professors. ard the general laughed
until the tears coursed down his
checks.
General Garden made an early mp.
polntment with James Blake and was
promptly admitted to the private Of.
fee OF the famous operator.
1T you have no objection, general, %
said James Blake. after the usual com
monplace remarks which preface ousl'
ness transactions explain the exact
status Of this block Of l.. a o. stock. y
There Is no secret about IT, re.
piled the former banker "a number
OF years ago / became convinced that
| the J.. a. o. railroad had a brilliant
future. | purchased fifteen thousand
shares on speculation. Then the panic
swept the country, Not dreaming that
my bank would be involved, / decided
10 protect my l.. a o. stock and nc
oordlngly bought II In at hfty, pay
ing the sum OF 100000 In cash, Their
the crash came and my bank wo.l
under with the others. Randolph Nor
ris was my principal creditor. Mr.
Arthur Morris consented, as a por
sonal favor. to lend me two hundred
thousand dollars on the stock. In
terest and other charges have sine,
accumulated until Mr.. Morris has nov
a claim Of SEAS 900 against the stock.
at what price does Mr.. Morris pro
pose to sacrifice the stock?" aske,
Blake.
at twenty.siX,"
James Blake made a rapid caloula
ton on a writing pac
81 have a proposition 10 make you
General Garden" he said Il will ad
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30

The use Of tobacco by children. ~
causes and prevention IL discussed
In the Medical Summary.
Whilst most states have laws forbid
ding the sale OF tobacco to minors. Il
Is notorious fact that such laws are
universally ignored. The parent,
teacher aud physician are to blame
The parent. that he does not thor
oughly train his child: the teacher
that he does not better supervise the
conduct OF his pupils: the doctor In
that he does not warn the parent,
who perhaps orrs himself
School boys may be seen any day
on their way to school with books un'
der their arms. and chow Of tobacco
or a cigarette In their mouths. Oc-
oaslonally little girls may be observes
lndulging In the seductive cigarette
on the streets. what will be the In
oyltable rosultsg The best that could
be hoped would be numerous tobacco
users. but worse might be feared, and
very much worse imagined.
The evil is evident. and the remedy
IL provided. but law IL useless till en-.
forced on violation. The dealer will
not obey II tn public sentiment de.
mands II. the child does not choose to
submit TO IL: the parent Is negligent;
the pupil ~ Indifferent or silent: and
what Is left for the child's salvation
but action upon the part OF the guard.
fans Of humanity. II We act. We move
thankloss The parent will not apprc.
ciate; the dealer will be made an
enemy; and the children will hate ~
as they become men. Pastor and
priest, lawyer and laymon viii sneer
n We attempt 10 enforce the laws
Even but few Of our own body poll
tic may be depended upon TO act. eth
or BY procopt or concerted movement
Few physicians are even good enough
politicians 10 ask a councilman OF rep
rosentatiye 10 vote upon measure
The oifsrt against the evil Do nocossn
rlly for the time. along the lines oI
individual effort To do good. W,
must practice, act and preach. II
our smoking friends will close thoii
eyes while puiilng pipe or cigar, theJ
will find they cannot tell when they
have FIRE" what foollshness. {,
spend money and waste health L
watch smoke curl. Horace Greeley de
fined n cigar as "a roll Of tobacco viii
fre at one end and fool at the 9th
err" and we think him more thar
half right II the use OF tobacco b.
the adult be such idlocy what shall
va saw Of its cOnFumutlOn by tn
minor7
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30
LOCATING the Blame.

An amateur actor. who has n pro
found faith In the efficacy OF adycrtis'
ing. was complaining, after the enter
tainment. to the chairman OF the com
mittoo on arrangements.
Who got up the programmesV'
asked tho young man.
Il did" replied tho chairman. u
suppose you think that your part OF
tho performance was not given sum
Client prominence"
II don't see that you ought 10 say
anything about the way In which we
called attention 10 you, The audience
didn't seem 10 know you were there "
ION the contrary number OF my
friends told me / was iirstrate, espe'
clally when ! sang that comic song.
Il didn't hear anybody laughing
"Of course not. And that's whore
say you are to blame. How could
you expect them 10 iaughY You didn't
state In 'he programme that Il was q
comic song"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30

DR.. w. II. Tolman. director Of the
American Institute Of Social Science.
told the following story the other day
as an unconscious illustration OF the
prevailing sentiment In regard to the
race suicide" problem:
"a family OF my acquaintance has
a certain pewter cup which has been
the property OF FIVE children In sue
cesslon. at the period when they first
begin TO use cups. The other day
one OF the older children, a small boy
was discussing the proprlety OF be-
slowing the cup upon some poor
child. His little sister remarked
Why, no. wen keep It for the next
baby
We'll said the brother, I ah'd
think God would have sense enough
to know that hye babies In one fam
ily was enough. New York Times
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-30
CHAPTER XXI


on the Thursday afternoon follow.
ing his interview with General Car.
den, Blake strolled into his favorito
club. He was chatting with Kingsley
whom Arthur Morris arrived, and At
the first opportunity led Blake TO a
secluded corner.
"Padon me, old chap. / don't often
talk business after hours" apologIzed
Morris; you will excuse me for men
tionlng a little stock matter. won't
your"
Certainly. Morris. What's up?"
Morris looked cautiously around
and dropped his voice to a whisper.
"Once In a while | get hold OF good
thing. ami I've got one now" he be-
gan. There's going to be a boom In
l.. & o."
yes? What makes you think so,
Morris?"
"Cawn't go into explanations, old
chap. but you buy a little l., a o,
When II drops below 20 II will take