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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
ToTo. rHE wIokED pRINcE.
How He Was Finally Cured Of HE
Naughty Ways.

Prince Toto was probably the
naughtiest little prince there ever was.
He kicked and scratched and bit most
every one who came near, and became
a terror to his nurse and others who
waited upon him.
OF course, he was given nearly
everything he wished When he could
MT have what he desired, he became
unusually vicious and disagreeable.
During bad weather he was at his
very worst Then he would go up to
the roof of the castle, where was al
ways stationed a royal astronomer,
and command that official to have
good weather sent Immediately. When
the dignihed gentleman would explain
that that was impossible the naughty
prince would pull the astronomers
beard OF throw away his cap.
Things came to such a pass, how
ever, that complaints began to reach
the king himself The king was very
much shocked at these reports of the
princes misbehavior.
He at once issued a proclamation
offering great reward to any one
who would rid his son Of such evil
traits.
For time no one appeared, but at
last there came to the king an un.
couth giant, with great long nails,
tusks for teeth and long, pointed ears.
Il am a genie sent by the good
fairy who watches over your king
DOM" he explained, in answer to the
look of wonderment upon the kings
face. "Have no fear; I shall take
good care Of your son and return him
to you completely cured"
So the king finally permitted the
giant to take the prince with him.
The prince wasn't the least bit will
ling to go, but whether he would OF
no, he was forced to seat himself
upon the back of great goose, the
giant bestrode another, and in sec
ond's time they were flying swiftly
through the air. Toto hung on for
dear life, fearful every moment that
be would take bad tumble.
Don't feel so much like kicking
and biting and scratching now, eh?"
asked the genie.
After a while they landed near
great lake. Strange to say, across this
lake there stretched a very narrow
plank.
Toto was made to walk across the
AXE, the genie walking on the water
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

While a boy near Charlevoix. Mich.
was chopping wood for his mother. a
few days ago, he came upon a hollow
in the log and an oyster can in the
hollow. In the can he found 300 silver
dollars, and he went ahont shouting
with glee for about aleVnour or So
Then the money was tlksn down to
the bank and found to be counterfeit.
The bogus dollars and the can had
been placed in the hollow Of the tree
long years before, and as the tree
grew they were sealed up as tight as
drum. The boy is now looking for
an oyster can with good money in It.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

Mr.. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice fltEE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining % tho
subject Of building for the readers Of thia
paper. On account OF his wide eNpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A, Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A seven room cottage house that
may be built for about $4,000 under
favorable circumstances is here given.
Down stairs there is a parlor, dining
room and kitchen with one bedroom
and a bath room with an entrance
from the bedroom and another en-
trance from the kitchen, which facili-
tates warming the bath room from
the kitchen when there is no fire in
the furnace, There is convenient
grade entrance to the cellar which
may be reached by four steps down
from the kitchen. This arrangement
leaves room in the corner of the en-
trance for a good sized refrigerator
provision that is valuable in any
house and one that is appreciated
by every house-keeper
The size of this little cottage is
twenty-eight feet wide by thirty-eight
feet long, exclusive of the porch,
which is not very large on the ground
and not very high; but there is
room for four rooms down stairs and
three rooms up stairs with a good I'M
finished attic for storage, and there
is plenty Of closet room. A woman
never gets too many closets. Archi-
tects are often worried because Of
the demand for more closets than
they can find room for One advant-
age of arranging bedrooms in the
roof like this is that the low portions
of the roof may be used to advant-
age for this purpose. Some women
prefer an attic over the bedrooms, but
many would rather have a store room
of this kind because it saves climbing
two pairs OF stairs. It is impossible
to have every good thing included in
one plan. Cottage houses may be
lighter in construction than two story
houses and they are more economical
where the roof space is utilized as it
is in this house. The three bedrooms
on the second floor represent just that !
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
AN INTERESTING TRICK.
It Is Performed With a Piece Of
String and Ring.

One Of the most interesting string
mysteris is the marvellous "ring trick
Having tied the ends Of your string
together, pass it double through fin
ger-ring, and ask some one to hold the
ends upon their two forefngers. You
may now proceed to remove the ring
without cutting the string or releasing
the fingers, which seem to hold it Sc
curely
First pass the string a second time
around one Of the fingers which hold
II, then drawing the loop thus formed
toward the opposite hand as shown in
the figure, pass it over the string on
the other finger until it lies in the po-
sition Of dotted line b; then with your
two forefngers catch up at a and one
of the strings holding the ring and
sliding your fingers from each other,
quickly slip from the ends of your
companions fingers the part of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

which was $1,000 more than the own
er had put into it. 1t required good
persuasive powers to induce a money
lender to advance such a fabulous
sum as $1,000 and the borrower had
to put up personal security as side
issue to a money shark to get the
deal through, all Of which illustrates
the difference between doing business
in good times and bad times.
1t will be noticed that the rooms.
while not large, are big enough to ac-
commodate the necessary furniture
and big enough for comfort. There
is not room in the house that is
small enough to be awkward enough
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

A cyelist in France overlook a peas
ant with a donkey cart The patient
beast was making but little progress.
so the benevolent cyelist putting his
left hand against the back of the cart
and guiding his machine with the
other hand. pushed so hard that the
donkey, taking fresh courage. pulled
the load successfully up to the top.
When the summit was reached the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene-
factor. 1T was good Of you, indeed,
monsieur" he protested. 4 should
never in the world have got up the
hin with only one donkey
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
Mandy's Emancipation
By Ella Randall Pearce
lcopyrIght. hy LODI D. nowIe..l

from the woodpile Then, after a fur
ther evchfHge OF hostiftios the young
lien had sprung into then respective
veflc'cs end dr IN away at furious
rate in opposite directions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alger, witnessinp the
scene frc- the sitting room windows.
felt that the time had come for decis-
i've action. AT FIVE o'clock that after
noon Mandy ratarr d. on either
side Of the fireplace her parents we're
respectively seated, grim and hostile
All the brightness died out Of the
girls face.
Mandy" beean her mother, sol
emnly, Mr. Gleason an C'rell New
man were here to-day an that misri-
BILE drunken wretch struck Mr Glea-
son in the face. | don't b'lieye he will
ever come here again"
"Glua4~A p4oDsA1 u on hisself,' re-
torted Nathan, with the Alger mouth
tense. He drew him to it. don't
blame C'rell bit"
Mandy" pursued her mother.
you must write note TO Mr. Gleason
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

such a neat and pretty home. 1t was
built soon after the hard times in
the early nineties when building ma
terials We're plentiful and money was
scarce; when grass grew between the
piles of lumber in the yards and lum-
Der was rotting in the piles while
good mechanics were begging for
work at any kind of wages. The lot
cost 500 and the house was completed
including plumbing, furnace and pip
ing for gas for less than $1,000, maxi
the whole property cost about $1,675.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

much room that you do not have to
provide siding for. The roof answers
for both cover and side enclosure.
Some years ago a man built house
like this on a good street in a thriv-
ing city All the other houses on the
street were larger and he was abused
for building a small house, but he
finished it up nicely, planted vines
and flowers in front and at the side
and made the ground very rich to
grow plenty of grass for a green
thrifty lawn, and in less than years
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

A polite little girl was dining one
day with her grandmother Everything
at the table was usually dainty and
unexceptionable, but on this particu-
lar occasion the little girl found a
hair in her fish.
"Grandmama." she said, sweetly,
what kind of fish is lhis?"
"Halibut, my dear"
"Oh. replied the child, Il thought
perhaps it was mermaid"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
EIrstFloor PIan

time his little cottage was pointed
out as being the most attractive home
.oR the street Instead of being a
damage to other property it was a
most valuable acquisition. A great
deal depends or she way things are
done. It is easy to put up a big
barn Of a house that no one likes and
it is just as easy to build a cottage
house ike this for a small outlay and
make it into a very interesting prop
erty proposition.
Rose cottage, as he called his little
home, was talked about and soon be-
came known away beyond it's imme-
date neighborhood because it was
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

Then after I've busted
You to smither-een
I'll just break and run,
I'll just break and rum"
And -ne boy did the job
That he said he would do;
But alas and alack!
He was strange sight
When at last he reached home,
He'd been stung by the pack!
He'd been stung by the pack!
ANNIE JAMES.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

an tell him how sorry you are. Tell
him that Crell Newman viii never
darken your door again"
Tell him you're goin' to marry
C'rell Newmanl" shouted her father,
feeling that strategy was no longer
available
DO as l tell you" said Phebe, her
voice rising and her eyes swapping.
i've promised you to Mr. Gleason.
An I've promised you to C'rell. y.
thundered Nathan. bringing his fist
down upon the oaken table.
Mandy stood in the center Of the
room with her head bent, her lashes
touching her cheeks, her arms hang
ing before her with interlaced fingers.
Her lips moved once as If to speak.
and closed again Then her slender
shoulders seemed 70 square them
selves, and her fingers gripped each
other closer.
PA, ma, you can't promise me-you
can't dispose Of me, either of you,
she said in low faltering, but clear
tones. I'm married.
An awful silence followed. Phebe
Alger said afterward that she felt as
though Mandy had slapped her ia the
face. Undoubtedly that action would
not have left the mother without an
idea Of a punishment fitting the crime.
but now she sat forward in her chair.
dazed and speechless.
Nathan looked helplessly from mo.
ther to daughter
1T amt true, 'Mandy?" he asked at
last.
Eyes, pa" came in the girls soft
tones, and beneath the dropping lashes
a tear crept, leaving a shining trail
across one flushed cheek. Il was mar
ried to-day"
Mrs Ayers eyes began to sparkle
again. Which one Of the benigerent
suitors had sought Mandy that day
and persuaded her into hasty we'd
lock?
Are we lookin' at Mrs Gleason Or
Mrs C'rell Newman?" she asked sar-
castically. I'D like to know, seein' as
I'm interested, if I wasn't asked to the
weddin'v
Mandy looked up then, straight into
her mothers eyes, and for the first
time In her life the Osborn nose and
the Alger mouth seemed to form an
aggressive combination.
I'm married to Frank" she said.
steadily Il didn't want either of
those other two. l liked Frank bet
ter than anyone I knew. You both
wanted me to get married, but ]
couldn't marry two men. Frank
wanted to telry you, but said no. we'd
get married first I knew new 'twould
be II We told you. P'r'aps you'll both
De mad. can't help it. All my life
we tried to please you, but III
couldn't rnar-ry t-tw-o-o-o."
Then she broke down and, as tho
loor opened, she turned and ran to-
ward it and laid her face against her
oung husbands broad shoulder. And
frank put his arm around her and
TODD there with uplifted head. calm
y facing the stupeEed parents.
II was six months before Mrs.
'hebe Afger spoke to ether Of them:
ut Nathan was SO reioiced over his
'ife's defeat that he ,orgot his own.
I'D gave the young eoarla tract of
sud, upon which 5oung EAy had
mall. neat eot'agst speedy erected
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
An Old Story.

"Bliggins says that his boy is won
derfully smart"
Yes" answered the elderly man,
but Bliggins ought to know better
than to build any expectations on that
can remember when Bliggins father
said the same thing about him."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

FiyiH9 OWlltly through tne AIT.
beside him and pricking him with his
sharp nails when he didn't move fast
enough. To poor Toto that bridge
seemed like a mere thread, and the
distance he had to go more than 100
miles.
When his feat was accomplished
the giant announced:
"Now we shall pay the old magician
visit. He'll cut off your head and put
another one on"
Prince Toto pleaded and cried and
promised, but all in vain.
When they reached the cave Of the
magician, the old man came out in re-
sponse to the genie's call
"Yes, indeed" said he, Il have lots
of boys heads left; and this little boy
is so naughty that he surely needs an
other one. l only give the very, very
bad boys new heads, you know"
Down on his knees Toto begged to
be allowed to keep his own head.
promising that never more would he
be naughty
At last the magician listened to his
entreaties and let him go.
The genie led Toto back to his faith
ar's castle. AS they approached it he
whispered into the princes ear:
Now, remember, if you should be-
come bad again shall call for you
and take you to have your head cut
off"
But Toto kept all his promises, and
every one wondered at the delightful
change which mad taken place in the
prince who was once so wicked.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09

And seeing the nest.
A-hanging so high,
Said: "Ah. hully geel
All. hully geel
I'm give you a tap
With my long fishing rod,
Just for fun.
Just for fun.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
To Tell Your Eortune.

The following directions, if careful
ly observed. win tell the fortune of
your friends. young or old Be sure
TO try this:
First write the year Of birth. Add
age. Add 4. Multiply by 1000. Sub
tract 696423. Substitute the letters Of
the alphabet for the numbers and
read your fortune
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-09
The BOY AND The HORNETS.

A band of gay hornets
Builded a nest
High up in a tree.
High up in a tree.
They said to themselves,
"By dwelling so high
We've got safety.
We've got safety"
But a boy passing by,
With a long fishing rod,
Looked up in the tree,
Looked up in the tree.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28
LIGHT OATS FOR SEED.

y correspondent writes me that his
grain dcalcr advises tn. sowing OF
light seed. but he bases his SUPPOSE
ton that they viii grow on the vol
nntccr growth at seed III The. ciilff piles
and the growth over the fields where
these oats were harvested. There is
no contention that iigii oats. thosc
having q shiiv"l"d berry. viii not grow.
but whether they base the vigor to
produce 4 good straw md a we'll Tiled
head. is another matter. The trouble
With much of oui light oats this sea-
son is that the .!uilcs arc not filed
1T ali and of course there is nothing
{" sprnut. Ii is contrary 10 the habit
of plant growth to presume that light.
.hrunk.n ~ undcvclopcd seed grains
will Produce as well as plump. well
naturod seed. To show how this AZ
fleets til. crop. the Millursot., station
graded II corumo variety of outs un-
I'll thcr" WAS :, difference Of sixteen
pounds per bnshcl in III. Two lots.
Tho h"aVN seed weighed thirty-seven
pounds per bushel. while tho light
seed weighed only lwculy-"ne pounds.
There was =. difference of ten bushels
pei acre in the yield. II should be borne
in mind that these oats w"r. well filed
End the liehtcSi seed was mad. M
OF the Smaltcr berries and %shrunken
berries. Bu "" have "a different con-
ditioi: in our oats this year, in tha;
much OF tho grain - not tiled. II
on" will take u handful of these light
"ats and examine il. gl.;iu by grain.
he viii see tiipi mair have nothin.
bat tnict iuils.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28
oAlRYINe WITH BRAINS.

The splendid work done now by tins.
dairvmen who arc making money from,
the business Is the result of .x,c.
knowledge of the details of the busi-
ness. Chance success has given AWAY
TO exact methods. Which has made good
Work and profitable results Possible.
Many rushed into daiIying without
knowing one of the essentials which
counted for success with the resul,
that they learned by costly experienc.
OF course there are some who never
profit from any experience and they go
~DiuiideriiiS along year after year. uu-
III they are finally driven from tn.
work. Among the first things Ia learn
in dairyins is that the cow is our plant,
Tor converting o into milk, and the
more thoroughly that plant Is equipped
FOR long u steady service the srrer
aud better will be our output. An
other th'fs. the quality Of milk OBJ
aimed, or the per cent. of butter fat
depends upon tho COW entirely. For
COWS which turn rich food into rich
milk. We must get cver that old no
ton that amy COW will rodncc ricJ,
milk. providing she is ei.en the rinh,
kind of food. Too much feed hns hec,,
s~quandered IN these poor cows i'm th,.
attempt to get them To produce rn-
suits. Duirving is real serious busi-
ness ard the nl:L who viii not take iha
time to stu'ty out each detail or the
york had better hire some one IN ,In
his thinking for him, or else get ont NJ
The business. The mar aud COW 10 -
good partnership. providing the one i.
II good aaiiylnalit ana the other a good
dairy roW.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28

piitr" that YOU annoi f%orgive?'
Forgive, There's no question of for
SiNeness: eXcept the fact that you hung
around me this afternoon like a thun-
dercloud. thereby keeping the duke"
Where it's best that he should be"
You are incorrigible. II tell ;ou
This must stop. I'VE got to have Il clear
iield Just NOW n Il steady head You
must leave me alone for Well. well say
for - month"
DO Interfere With The s%teadiress of
Your head" m~Iloccn1iy.
Why. Nes-lo-of course you do. rs
lis disturbing 10 any woman 10 be
proposed 10 unfortunately. and when
the same man does il it wakes bore
SOM. Its grown To be so much OF a
habit with YOU tina, YOU do ii nov, UNI
hesitatinsiy and without amy sign OF
.nibaii"sSnlcnt-uuite unromantical!v.' =
Thought YOU did not believe in ro-
'n3nr"H II" reminded her.
Well. | don't but do believe in
plans. That is why | insist that YOU
leave NJ" IN peaceful pursuit of mi,Ie.
NJ III" end of Il month YOU may come
l." seq iioW they have prospered: md
intellectually tell me what rev fields you
have conquered"
Niurjcl. do Won mean"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28

Nov really. Howard. this thins
must STOP. it's getting on my nerves."
Mur:oi explained as they walked home
together through the long twilight of
a sprius day from Mrs. Mortimer's Al
home"
Howard looked pendent but per-
sistent.
You know how you can stop ii, Mu-
iicl,' he suggested.
h You are again'-veNedly-
and J protest l will not stand it, A
woman does not have to accept Il man
more than once, and I do not see why
| am called apo To refuse YOU times
out of number"
Neither do l. Accept me and get Il
done with"
Don't be ridiculous. Howard, If |
"N-r mad ary notion Of doing 50 YOU
have put u quietus on ii. for couli
N"t marry Il man OF idea. For the
past. month viii you marry me. Mu-
riel" has been the only connected re-
mark YOU have been capable ot. and
when yotrer been too far ava from
N" to Say /, you have looked it. 1t
;,ls bccomc monotonous md you iutef-
t"rc seriously with my plans.
He smiled Town at her ~induigrntiy.
'n:tddcninei.. as one might smile at Il
Spoiit Child.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28
DRAINAGE.

me agricultural md general papers
- 'hc crutr,i west and beyond consider
TIE subject of irrigation greater than
that nf drainage and whore the latter
is cor sidered ii is mainly in considera-
.inn " small areas. II is ii fact that
u'.tli;stSe nj extensive SWampS may he
one OF the greatest of agricultural pos
stb'iit'es of the United States today.
TINS subject needs only to be men
ti"ic; To amy One who is a general
reader or ~ all Familiar with the coun-
NY ana Ia" work that has been accom-
rilSied IN Holland and other European
countries 10 open M u wide field for
energetic operations that will lead to
great business possibilities.
Drainage at sWaiup lands can be nc
coniplished ior about uilc-tifth the cost
of irrigation according to engineers
estimates. i.lnd of this sort is very
fertile aud much uf ii situated in
heaitlful climates, or those which need
only the removal OF the surplus water.
Holland is below sea level Tor the most
part and the contemplated building Of
another lat@c sea wall and the pump
ing dry of The IUydor Zea is only AN
additional rnlafeclneui of their terri
tory.
The Traveller through iowa is amazed
with the amount of land in many parts
81 the state th:tt are NOT producing any
where near Tho possible crop because of
SlonEfiS and shallow little lakes. MANY
~ these, can be drained without trouble
ny inc na'ni:ti fan. but IL necessary.
when land becomes more valuable. they
VIII he drained even If more extensive.
bitches nave II ic cut THAI are now
thought neeiful. The as, of tile ON IN.
iarlnS OF onr ie,ci parts of country was
psi'eei;tiiN mad" plain this year. Filing
helps lanls that need drtinin whether
The season ioe wet or dry as paradoxi-
ca as the statement seems.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28

III . ana rot know y"u 50 we'll !
Should lose faitl, in You he iold her.
Your plans are all very we'll for YOU
10 tease me with and toy with. but my
Muriel-the Muriel l have known iii
nay hfo--WCuld meyer carry tEen out.
She laughed drtiautiy. II rather
mirthieasly.
And why no.a'' she asked. Even
bei'rc there was any ground for plan
'!h <. | told you tnar If ! ever mar
is Il matter of much Cub
1t would he for thu SAKE Of making
a startiiuSly brilliant match. The
c1ancc for j;lat has come to ne anil
\ AM .r.i gong 10 naNv. ~ spoNiN =.
any absurd young man who. after hay
ing coDfdcd his Owe affairs to me from
TIE time he was old enough to have
amy, suddenly takes it into his head
10 fancy that he has fallen in love with
his rOiifidante."
Perhaps it's the fact that ! did not
have ssnse fnoug;. 10 do ii in the first