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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
The size Of America.

Colonel Abraham Gruber is the mas.
ter Of more Irish jokes than any other
man in Cyrus, MINI.
"Micky Finnigan. who had been an
American citizen for about a year
and had travelled about this continent
considerably, returned home to Hi.
hernia for a visit This is the way
he described his new country to one
OF his relatives:
"Phwy, Amer-r-ica is so big, be-
gorra. that if you were to drag En-.
gland thru three states you wouldn
lave a mark in the dir-rt, an you
could lose Oirland in one O. thin
great inland oceans we have, phwat
we call lakes. An if you had Scot.
land to get rid Of, there are a thou
sand corners you could hide her in,
an nobody could tell where you had
put her except, bcgorra. for the bad
smell O. the whisky"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Another remarkable detail ot the an
telope's anatomy Is the white area on
each bullock. Although Il seems at
first like the rest Of his spots, mere
patch OF white coat. il is found 70 BE-
specialized for an important service
Ii is composed Of hair graded from
short in the center TO long At the front
edges. Under fhe skin Of the part Il
a circular muscle. BY means Of which
the hair can In a moment be raised
and spread radically into two great
blooming twin chrysanthemums, more
or less lattened at the center. When
this IS done IN bright sunlight they
shine like tin pans. giving flashes Of
light that can be seen further than the
animal itself. affording a conspicuous
identification mark that muse be OF
great service 70 the species.
AS soon, therefore, as an antelope
sees some strange or thrilling object
this muscle acts and the rump patch
IL instantly changed into a great
double disk OF white that shines afar
like patch Of snow, and By its fia~h-
ing spreads the alarm. This, It will be
seen. is simply a heliograph Man
tlatters himself that he was the in
ventor OF fash communication, but he
is wrong; the antelope had It first
They used It thousands Of generations
before man ever dreamed OF t.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

The western portion Of maps Of II
United States in use half centu1
ago was covered with the names Of Il
dian tribes. There were the Sioux, II
Modocs, the Shoshones, the Flatheadl
the Gros ventres, the Blackfoot, ii
Arapahoes, the Crows and many morl
The boundaries of their respectiV
countries were indefinite, but for a
that, the government in Washingtd
made treaties with the tribes as
they were Independent and separa6
nations. AS long ago as 1898 congres
provided that no purchase or grant Q
land from the Indians should be vail
unless made in pursuance Of a tFes22N
Nearly 700 agreements were entere
into with the 81 tribes until tn
method of procedure was ended by IL
act Of 1871 When the lands Of th
Flatheads, Shoshones and Crows al
occupied, remarks the Indian Schot
Journal, there will remain no large Ii
dian reservation of importance, an
the Indians themselves will have bee
partially absorbed into the general POI
ulation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Practical educators have been busy
OF late at teachers institutes and 9TH
er gatherings, and many topics Of live
interest have been discussed. Among
otker things athletics and secret so
cieties have been considered. It is
noteworthy, says the Troy Times. that
much opposition was shown on the
part Of professors and other instruc-
tors to secret societies. particularly
those in high schools and academies.
AS regards athletics, however there
was d surprising unanlmity of opinion
that proper Indulgence was an excel
lent thing and tended to promote good
scholarship. Even delegates to relig-
ious assemblages join in this senti-
ment. At the Baptist state convention
OF Minnesota there was severe denun-
citation Of secret societies of the class
mentioned, but Prof Nathaniel Butler
of the University of Chicago vigorous
ly defended athletics. including foot
bali. saying: Athletics are conducive
to high morals and a high degree of
scholarship" Which is merely another
way Of saying that the world is made
better by an increase in the number Of
muscular. healthy and scholarly Chris
tians.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Emigration to the United States has
assumed enormous proportions. but II
is not often that whole communitie'
pack up and move to this country. SUD
thing is likely to happen, howeves
according to a report from Russia. Thl
peasants of the villages of Pokosqr
ka and Doretz, in the province Of volyl
mia, will emigrate in a body to the
United States. Undoubtedly most Of
these persons are industrious and
worthy, and they may be valuable ad.
ditions to the population here. Yet
there is much danger in such whole
sale transportation. It is not always
easy to assimilate foreign substances
when introduced in bulk.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
Eject Of co.lsqe Education.

II would be interesting to trace In
detail, and after careful study Of facts,
to just how great degree the varsity
bred man influences us in respect Of
dress, says Mems Wear. For instance,
the knee drawer. which retailers could
not get enough of during summer, is
nothing more or less than the running
pant" Of track athletics. as the jersey
that is coming to be worn with them is
the jersey Of the gym" The turning
up Of the trousers to show fancy hose
is an outcome Of turned up tennis trou.
sers, not for 'varsity's sake but for ex.
pediency and comfort
So, the list Of what we owe to col.
lege men in matters of dress might be
heightened. The collegian is certainly
a force to be reckoned with by makers
and sellers of mems wear.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
usefuIness Of th. Bachelor.

The bachelor is a useful person in
this world. A woman who has rea-
soned the whole thing out concludes
that he contributes indirectly to the
happiness Of her sex. Her view of
it is this: Il don't know why ones
husbands bachelor chums should. as
a rule, be so deadly duh. but they
usually are, and. as matter OF fact,
it was probably their dullness which
originally drove him into matrimony,
only he has not the sense to see It"
There would be fewer married If II
weren't for the bachelors.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Tart Reply to Ills Cordial Greeting
Of Old Friend.

The late Edward Atkinson used to
tell the following story az his own ex'
pense: In his boyhood he was one q
a number of boys who used 70 play
ball on the Boston common. which
was then against the law. AK regular
intervals old Erastus Clapp. the con-
stable, would bear down upon the tres.
passers and put them 10 flight The
boys used to have great fun with this
rather choleric old man-Disastrous
ClapD the boys dubbed him.
One day after Mr. Atkinson had
grown up into prosperous and re-
spected business man. while passing
along a Boston street in company with
a friend, he recognized IN a bent and
wizened old man the likeness Of his
old acquaintance. Constable clapp-
Mr.. Atkinson Immediately addressed
the old fellow.
Don't you remember me. Mr.
Clapp2" he asked.
The old man leaned on his stick
and surveyed Mr. Atkinson eoldly.
Nav" he finally answered, and start
ed to hobbIe on.
why. I'm Eddie Atkinson, whom
You used to chase on the common
years ago"
Clapp glared at him suspiciously.
and finally put an end to the inter
view, much TO the amusement Of Mr.
AtkInson's friend. BY saying sharply:
We'll, sir. no honest boy ever had
cause To run from me"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
Nor IN NgED OF COMMODITY.
Young Housewives Reply Probably
Caused Some Astonishment.

A story is told OF young wife who
knew little 0f housekeeping She was,
ia consequence Of that inexperience,
disposed Ia stand bit In awe Of the
butcher, the baker and the candle
stick maker. for she felt sure they
must be aware 81 the extent Of her
ignorance IN household matters. she
ordered only such things as she was
absolutely sure Of. and she made her
interviews with the tradesmen as
brief as possible.
One morning there camo 70 her
house d collector OF ashes. -Ash-eesl
ash-eesl" she heard him calling In
stentorian tones. AS the CRY was re-
peated again and again she became
more and more perplexed as to what
"ash-eea meant Finally, she went TO
the gate IN the rear and opened IT,.
Asheesg" came ia gutteral question
from the man.
The young wife hesitated for a mo-
menf: then. drawing herself up to a
dixnifed attitude. she replied coldly:
mo. I don't think ! care for any to-
."-Harper's Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

When a man bends stick he makes
a bow" pronouncing it with long Q,
DO" When he bends his body he
makes a bow" but pronounces the d
short, giving the same combination Of
letters an entirely different sound
When a man speaks Of tree branch
he names it with precisely the SAND
sound he uses when naming his bent
body, but in this last instance he rep
resents the sound by the letter.
Dough" Easy and proper enough
notice the sound given to "ough" N
that last word-to US natives who ar
to the manner born, but, asks the Oh
cago Sun, isn't 1t likely to discourag
and disgust foreign student of out.
language?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
Mhom could He Mean2

happened last evening to be talk
ing politics with a PHYSICIAN good
physician and one / trust, says a writer
in the Boston Transcript. Presently
he said: did you ever hear Of G.
p. Ig'
Who's he?" I asked.
"Oh." exclaimed the doctor, &C. P. /.
isn't a politician: it's a disease-gen-
eral paralysis Of the insane"
Then he explained that the malady
begins with delusions Of grandeur, that
the patient thinks himself great. that
he conceivcs enormous ambitions. un.
dertakes colossal enterprises, displays
frantic energy. Only, he accomplishes
nothing,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

A London dispatch announces that
the famous ruins OF the Abbey at Glas-
tonbury, founded in the sixth century
are offered for sale and that bid has
been received from the United States.
A great deal of American money has
been invested in foreign titles, but
should the sale be made it is believed
it will be the first instance Of old
world ruins being bought simply be-
cause they are ruins. Somehow It looks
like buying ancestors.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Coal was first accidentally discov-
cred on the summit Of Sharp mountain
(now the site Of the town Of Summit
HID, nine miles west Of Mauch
Chunk, Carbon county, in 1871, by a
hunter named Philip Ginter. Ginter
had taken up his residence in that sec
ton Of the country. supporting him
self by the proceeds of his rifle, which
he exchanged for the necessaries of
life at the nearest station. The story
runs that on his return home in driz-
cling rain after an unsuccessful day
he stumbled over something which
was thrown forward, and observing
that the object was black and hearing
Of the many tales in regard to coal in
that section, he picked it up and car.
ried it home, where he decided that it
must be the stove coal spoken Of IL
tradition. The next day he took the
specimen to a Col Jacob Weiss, who
resided at a place called Allen, now
Weissport, and he in turn took it to
Philadelphia, where the mineralogists'
decision proved it to be anthracite
coal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Close Friend Sheds New Light on Char
acter Of Flnancler

Twenty years ago few persons
could get into the presence of Russell
Sage without passing inspection oy
John r. Mccain. who Tor long time
was Mr. sage's confidential clerk, says
the Wall Stree Journal Mr.. Mccain
served efficiently III that position, but
he had a soul for poetry, and after
ten years he left finance for literature.
Now that Mr. Sage has died, Mr..
Mccain contributes 70 the Journalist
a remarkable tribute 10 his character
he speaks Of him as a genius. he
says he was a deeply religious man
who had often during lull IN the
storm Of business muttered a little
prayer" and who in the panic OF May
1854, when the universe seemed
crashing about his ears, looked and
acted ike one in deep communion
with the infinite. He declares that
Arr. Sage was a ~true man and a gen
tIeman." While It was impossible for
him to crfnge. he did not know how
TO offend deliberately The proof Of
his moral courage was TO be found In
the fact that for nearly $4,000 days
be insisted on living his own life IN
his own way, regardless Of criticism.
whereas a weaker man would have
been made a reckless spendthrift By
the ridIcule to which Mr. Sage was
subjected because Of the carefulness
Of his personal expenditures.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

An old sea captain was turning over
the leaves Of a friends album. when.
coming to the photograph Of a young
lady Of whose acquaintance the family
were rather proud, he asked what he
thought Of her.
"Aweel," was the old salts reply.
'if were goin' to max a rare stroke
O. business. I'd buy that girl for what
she's worth. an sell her for what she
thinks she's worth"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
wavs Of Bees.

There are about 5000 species Of the
wild bees. all with interesting ways OF
their own. Among them is a species
whose females are veritable Amazons
and carry more and better weapons
than the males. These are the
cuckoo" bees. which deposit their
eggs in the nest of others, the progeny
of both living peacefully together un-
til maturity, when they separate. Then
there is the tailoring bee. which cuts
leaves with his scissor-like jaws and
fits snug lining OF the leaf material
into his cave-shaped nest.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

The premier of Manitoba has Or
dered that the British flag shall fly
above the schoolhouses Of the prov
ince. This is right and proper accord.
ing to the American idea. which is not
unfamiliar to readers here, says the
Youths Companion. The English
newspapers commend the order mild
ly. One London paper reportS hat
the suggestion that the Union 8 .sk be
raised on schoolhonses in England
has been opposed-as 'un-English. 3"
Surely conservatism may be carried
too far.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

England loses a notable structure
through the destruction by fire Of the
famous Abbey at Selby. The building
dated back to the twelfth century.
when the Abbey was founded BY the
Benedictines, was one Of the finest
specimens OF the old-time monastic
churches in England and had wit
messed many stirring events. Against
such a loss there is no adequate in
surance.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Stop" commanded Miss Nurox,
with a disdainful sniff The idea OF
your proposing to a lady in my sta
ton OF life. You ought to know
betteri"
"Welll" replied Mr.. Hunter, Il do
know better, but not richer"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

China seems trying very hard to
make some modern progress. Though
very much behindhand. it has noticed
what civilization has done for Japan,
and China is nothing if not initiative.
Hence, its sudden desire for modern
reforms.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Queen Ena of Spain protests against
the formalities that hedge the royal
dignity. She is cut of from friends
who do not measure up to the neces-
sary standard in titles and always has
to wear court regalia at dinner. It ap-
pears that the powers of a Spanish
monarch are somewhat limited.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
nrnad cIassIfcatlnn.

What kind Of an automobile do
you prefer?"
I know of only two kinds" an
swered Mr.. Cumrta; "those that are
running and those that are out Of re-
pair"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

A young Pittsburg man who already
has 100000 and is heir to half of
s10,0o0,O00 more has been sent to q
sanitarium a physical wreck, the re-
suit of overwork and strain in at.
tempting to amass more millions.
What fraction of reason is there in an
effort of that sort?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

A girl in Massachusetts was re
fused admission to az educational
establishment of high standing in the
state on account Of her great wealth.
However, there are other colleges. in
the country where great wealth is re-
garded as something Of merit on the
part of its possessor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

More than 1000 persons were i'm
Drisoned for debt last year in England.
Another Dickens viii have to appear
to put Britain back in her place
among the progressive nations.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

The speech of American women Of
fends sensitive ears Henry Names
says so. He says it in several thou
sand words so involved and darkened
that we are to assume that they de-
light insensitive understandings.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Topeka Capital: There is this to
say for the new football rules: When
one Of the players is injured the spec
tators have a chance to see how it is
done.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

The Montreal bank clerk who stole
s25, 900 didn't get away with enough,
however, to- 6entitle him to membership
in the United States Bank Wreckers'
union.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Really" said Mr.. Timmid, 'Tve
never dreamed Of kissing a girl
against her ~ill. never"
How fortunatel" exclaimed Miss
Patience. Dreams go BY contraries,
you know"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

A Kendalls, Wis. farmer had his
stomach cut ont and is well again. He
viii now begin at once TO abuse and
overload his digestive tract.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Mrs. Sage has given $1,000 to a
church. 1t is the first bequest she has
made out of the s7O.0OO.C0o which was
left in trust to her. She viii have to
pass it out more rapidly than this if
she expects to get rid of all Of it before
she dies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

A company has been organized in
Wisconsin to dig in that state for dia-
monds along a creek where a fine
s1one was found twenty years ago,
and the state geologist encourages the
enterprise. Uncle Sans mineral
treasures are as yet largely unknown.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Banker Fox. Of Middleport, o.. left
his depositors about Is cents on the
dollar when he skipped. He probably
wished to avoid all danger of being
considered greedy
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
nIstInctIon and pInerenoe.

Il ain got no use fob avarice, said
Uncle Eben. but it sho' is safer fob
man to hold on to money foolish
dan it is to spend it foolish"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

It hardly seems necessary for Dr.
Wiley to study the effects Of alcohol
on the human system. with every
community containing so many horri-
bic examples.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-24
Vegetable Millinery.

At the recent unveiling in Ocean
Grove of the bronze statue of the
late DR.. E. H. Stokes, Methodist
minister said:
II knew Mr.. Stokes well, and one
of the things I most admired in him
was his simplicity, his modesty, his
plainness. He hated affectation and
vanity, even in women; and in a good.
humored way he would often poke fun
at the freakish fashions that come up
from time to time in women's dress.
II remember one summer when the
ladies' hats were very large and a
great many cherries and beans and
grapes and so on covered them. DR..
Stokes went about Ocean Grove tell.
ing a hat story.
HE said there came knock at a
mans door one morning, and the man
answered it, and then called upstairs
to his wife:
"'Ann, here is the girl with the
vegetables
But the wife, coming downstairs
hastily, called as she descended:
Don't be silly. It's my new hat !"
Buffalo Enquirer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-24
Provided lhducement to Spend Money

borers, all such agents were expelled
from the district and not allowed to
return. This measure resulted in
something of a local boom, and two en-
tire villages and many isolated fam
lilies of Moros at once pulled up stakes
and moved into the post in order to be
free from the official exactions of their
chiefs. When they had a little money
ahead, however, the men began to stop
work, as they had nothing to spend it
on but rice. The commandant, con-
sidering the vice of idleness as repre-
hensible as any other, and casting
about to create constant demand for
money among his workers, took his
cue from what he saw going on about
him, and licensed two gambling houses
at $100 silver currency ($42 American
currency month each. After that
he had an ample supply of excellent
laborers, who worked regularly with
out persuasion and required little
supervision, except for directing their
work. When their engagement was
finished they came around to the COM
mandant, asking that some other pay
ing employment be found for them.
The officer who related this experience
remarked in all candor: 1t only re-.
quires little diplomacy to make
these people Industrious San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-24
Dangerous Habits of Captive. Animals

gerous manner. AS I worked l heard
him make loud sucking noise, but
suspected nothing. At last, when he
had his mouth quite full of saliva, he
blew it toward me.
This is not only trick of ele-
plants, but of other animals as well,
as have learned to my sorrow. Cam.
els have the same habit, and while
working near a camel one day I was
treated to a shower of finely chewed
cud''
This sculptor and other artists agree
that the cat animals have a different
mode OF attack. There seems less of
spite and more of real hate in their
method. Sculptors usually place their
modelling stands as close to the bars
as possible. This same one was once
working close to a tigers cage, with
the beast inside lying very quiet, ap.
parent1y asleep. Without even raising
his eyelids the big cat struck between
the bars with his heavy forepaw, spin.
tering the stand and sending the clay
in wads on the floor. The artist,
warned by sixth sense developed by
those who are much about animals.
had jumped back just in time to es-
cape.