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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

ness with a remarkable degree of sue
cess. And not only porch furniture,
but all sorts Of pretty wicker ware
suitable for various parts Of the house
Is SO much sought after that almost
every piece Of solid furniture has its
replica in wicker ware.
For bedrooms, the living room, den
and summer parlor there is a great
variety of the most tempting descrip-
tion. Cosey chairs which invite loaf
after dinner, cool-looking wicker
lounges for the afternoon siesta, sew
ing chairs with footstool and pockets
under the arms to hold materials,
porch chairs with holders for golf
sticks, into which the weary player
can thrust her discarded parapherna.
lia in fact, almost every device to be
thought Of to add comfort to hot
weather existence is now provided.
Among the useful pieces is the tea
cart, which is really two-storied
tray upon wheels, and just the thing
for serving five o'clock tea upon the
lawn or piazza. Against the handles
at the back is small basket for sill
verware, and on the top shelf is fitted
glass tray with handles, which lifts
up if so desired. copy of the old
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

A correspondent writes: I would
filze to entertain on our twelfth we'd
ding anniversary. Shall 1 serve dinner
or luncheon at eight in the evening?
What shall have to eat and what in
the way of special entertainment?
How shall / write the invitations?
Please reply in the paper.
The invitations may be written on
paper that is made to represent hem
stitched linen with envelopes to match,
or if this is not proeurable you can
write on paper cambric or Chinese
linen with indelible ink. fold like an
envelope. tie with narrow linen tape
and seal the ends with red sealing
wax.
Luncheon is never served at night
and seven or half after is the proper
hour for dinner Serve ten at each
table if you cannot accommodate all
at one table It is SO easy to impro-
wise tables with sawhorses. boards and
a little time from a carpenter. or you
can use small tables seating four at
each. Anyway is preferable to a So
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

fashioned workstand is another piece
found in wicker. 1t is light and east
ly moved about, or it makes very
useful and attractive article in the
bedroom of a summer cottage.
Imagine a bow-windowed room with
floor covered with lowered mating
In the window is stand like this and
high-backed wicker armchair with
foot-stool and book-rest. The chair
has cretoune-covered cushions and the
curtains are of cretonne to match,
The flowers on the floor mating cor
respond also. Two or three more wick
er chairs within the room and low
wicker table, white enamel bedstead
and bureau complete the actual fur
nishings of what would be a bright,
cosy snuggery. A patterned wall pa
per would give almost too figured an
aspect to the room. but cool looking
paper has panels OF one of the pale
shades of blue. pink or yellow set in
frames. composed of a narrow border
of flowers, corresponding to those in
the cretonne hangings and mating.
Two or three pen and ink sketches
and water colors about the walls are
the only other attempt at decoration
necessary, for one does not need nor
wish for many ornaments about in hot
weather, when all housekeeping
should be simplified as much as pos
sible.
Again, imagine a pleasant piazza
shaded by Japanese bamboo screens
or awnings, rag rug or two on the
floor, or perhaps gay colored Turk
ish one; plenty of wicker furniture.
swings and hammocks well stocked
with linen or Undiscovered cushions
and stands full of hardy plants-sure-
ly it is an ideal outdoor sitting room.
In furnishing a piazza Of course one
must consider the durability of what
is selected. Valuable rugs and easily
damaged cushions are ont of place
unless the piazza is well protected or
one has man always at hand to go
to the rescue in case of sudden
shower.
There are plenty of Inexpensive
woven rugs in light colors, and plenty
of cheap but pretty covers for cush-
ions SO that the cost for getting up
pretty effect is not prohibitiye.
The chairs may have cushions at
tached to the seat and back, or merely
have ordinary sofa pillows to be al
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

One egg. one cup powdered sugar,
one cup milk, three cups flour, two tea
spoons baking powder, one-half salt
spoon salt: flavor; mix the sugar and
egg well together. add the milk; have
-four. baking powder and salt well sift-
ed together; combine and flavor.
For a dark layer take a part OF the
dough already prepared and add one
OF two teaspoons cocoa and one Of
powdered sugar. Dissolve in little
boiling water Bake 20 or 25 minutes
put together with frosting. jam or
jelly.
Frosting One and one-half cups
powdered sugar. wet with four tea
spoons boiling water. and one Of milk.
Flavor spread with knife dipped in
hot water
Copied from a recipe have.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

called lap" supper when anything but
light refreshments are served.
The decorations should be white.
Use sheets and counterpanes for drap-
ing where there are portieres and
throw over divans. couches and large
chairs. Place white candles every
where with white china and glass
holders.
A wedding bell Of white linen with
fringe Of white and clapper should be
suspended over the place where the
couple stand to receive congratula-
tions You should wear white linen
and your better half don white trou-
sers, white waistcoat and dark coat. II
you have a spinning wheel. display It
ready for spinning if possible and see
which lady can spin the best thread.
Use all white flowers. with flax If you
can get it and wrap pots and jarde-
nieres with white cloth.
Serve cream Of celery soup. broiled
white fish, leg Of lamb. green peas,
mashed potatoes, olives. salted nuts
in white holders, biscuit. crisped
crackers with blanched asparagus
salad, plain vanilla brick cream with
a layer Of lemon ice. This carries out
white menu. Have afterdinner
coffee, peppermint bars and call for
'toasts." You will find this a delight.
ful evening if you add little music.
MADAME MERRL
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
Unique Way of Choosing Partners for
the Refreshment Table.


In choosing partners for refresh
ments write wellknown quotations
and proverbs, cut them in half and
hide the pieces behind pictures, under
bric-a-brac, in fact, in every conceiv-
able place. When these slips are
matched the company win have been
thoroughly mixed and all have found
partners. This is fine menu to serve
for light refreshments: Whole wheat
bread sandwiches with a filing of
potted ham, chopped nuts and olives
mixed with a rich mayonnaise dress
ing, coffee, chocolate with whipped
cream, salted pistachio nuts and de-
licious sweet served in sherbet glass
es. TO make 1t allow the white OF one
egg to a cup of sliced peaches, a cup
Of grannlated sugar, whip with an egg
beater (the rotary kind sometimes
called "Dover'O for a half hour, then
chill in the refrigerator an hour before
using. The above quantity serves six
or eight persons. Double the quanti-
ties as may be required. A blanched
almond and candied cherry may be
placed on top.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

"Whskers' was word formerly
used to designate the hair on the up
per lip. Scott more than once speaks
Of ''whiskers on the upper III" and SO
does Defoe in Robinson Crusoe"
Johnston defined a whisker" as the
hair growing on theMpper lip or cheek
unshayen; mustachio" 1t seems to
have taken it's name from a fancied
resemblance to small brush. to
"whisk" properly meaning to sweep.
and 'whisker7 having been par
ticular kind Of feather brushals IN
the slang Of former time, switch
or rod. In the seventeenth century Al
"whisker" signined among other
things brazen lie, ''whopper."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01
Return Of the prodlaal.

Il do play IN tough luck sometimes, z,
declared the impecunious girl Last
night, you remember how it rained
happened to be In the neighborhood
OF some friends Of mine whom ! had
not seen since the last hard rain
concluded to call. Before they asked
me in they grabbed the umbrella
carried. hurried across the room with
It, placed it In closet there and
locked the door on it. Thank
heaven they cried AT lastl Our
long lost umbrella"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

Tiny Sister (rushing into big sis
ter's ROOM Please hurry. Lulu; Mr..
White is downstairs Lulu (very
grandly, while she dabs her face with
the powder puff-Very well, dear; III
be down. Tiny Sister (neryously) )-Oh,
please don't wait to Woman's
Home Companion
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

The requirement Of knowledge is
the acquisition Of power; the use Of
knowledge Is the exercise Of power
Burton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

justed to the owners comfort. A table
is necessary for general comfort in
this outdoor sitting room, and great
addition is one of the comfortable
double chair swings.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

~~~-Nr '~~~-A - AfAN -
Mrs. Lcnora Bodenhamer, r. II. d. /.
Box 80, Kerncrsville, N O., writes:
" suffered with stomach trouble and
indigestion for some time, and nothing
that ! ate agreed with me. | was very
nervous and experienced a continual
feeling Of uHeaSfness and fear. ] took
medicine from the doctor, but it did me
no good.
found in one your Peruna books
a description Of my symptoms. then
wrote to DR.. Hartman for advice. He
said | had calarrh of the stomach /
took Peruna and Manalin and followed
his directions and can now say that /
feel as well as 1 ever did,
:" hope that all who are afflicted with
the same symptoms will take Peruna, as
it has certainly cured me.
The above is only onesof hundreds who
have written similar letters to DR..
Hartman just one such case as this
entities Peruna to the candid consider
alton of every ono similarly afflicted II
this be true OF the hetestinony of one per-
son what ought to be the testimony Of
hundreds, yes thousands, of honest, sin
cere people. We have in our files great
many other testimonials.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01

Let US use our past mistakes and
failures as building material for fu-
tnro success. Robertson
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-01
PORCH FURNISHINGS
WICKER WORK BEST FOR THE
SUMMER.
Comfort, Beauty and LIahtness Al
Combined In This Style---DurabiI-
lty Also One Of Its Chief
Charms.

Porch furniture has become of rec
ognized Importance in arranging a
house for the summer, and Of late the
manufacturers have learned to com.
bine comfort with beauty and light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
woRKsrEN LAID OFF.
Eight Thousand EmpIoyes of Union
 Pacific Are Discharged

Eight Thousand EmpIoyes of Union
 Pacific Are Discharged
 Omaha, Neb., Oct 29.--The Union Pacifc Railroad today discharged be- tween four and eight thousand work men. This is ofFiciai and is authenti- cated by General Superintendent Park, assistant to vice-President T. M Orr. The discharged men are from the con- struction department. and every piece of construction work on the entire system is abandoned. The Lane cut on west from Omaha. which has cost &5, 100000 and three years work. and which would have been finished In fifteen days, has been abandoned
 The work on the new shops has been temporarily abandoned. None of the operating force has been discharged, and probably will not be for, some time, On this point, General 6uperin- tendent Park says: .. k eve expect curtailment Of bust. ness. and as fast as this occurs. we will lay of train crews. For the present. this will not be done; our orders are to dispense with every available man and to stop every piece of construction work on the system. We are ordered to cut expenses in every possible way"
 These orders came from New York. but the oficiais would not say who Issued them. E. H Hartman Is the only of7iciai of the Union Paciic high- er than Omaha officials.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY
H. Fl. sT0CI<WELL RUNS RAMPANT
 IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Having Become InsaneIy Jealous, He Shoots Down . Prominent Capi- taIfsf, Murders Own Son
 and Then Suicides.

Tulsa. I. T.. oct. 2s-H. H. Stock well of this city, tonight shot and in- staptly killed ". E. Campbell, a prom inent oil man and capitalist formerly of Winfield, Kas., and then murdered his own son, aged 13. and committed suicide. Insane jealousy Is given as the cause.
 Stockwell and Campbell are related by marriage. Some days ago Stock we'll and his wife had trouble and as a result Mrs. Stockwell went to the home of Campbell. To- night Stockwell went to the home of Campbell and calling him to the porch, without the slightest warning. stuck a double barrel shot gun in Campbells face and fired. blowing his head on. He then went to the Stock well home and going to the room of his son. who was sick In bed. shot and instantly killed the boy. Stockwell then turned the gun on himself and for the third time blew oh head.
 Campbell. who was 53 years Id. was a prominent Republican and known over the entire country among oil op- orators. Stockwell was a prominent stock broker and s5 years of age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
A DEATH SENTENCE
SLAYER OF RUSSIAN GENERAL IS
 COURTsfARTTALED.
Woman is Sentenced to Die By Hang inE-POIice Have Unearthed Plot to XIII the
 Emperor.

St. Petersburg. Oct. 2s.-Mlle. Rago- zinnikova, who yesterday shot and killed General Maximofrsky, Director of the Department of Prisons of the Ministry of the Interior, was taken to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul today, tried by courtmartial and sem fenced to be executed by hanging.
 It was reported during the day that the police had discovered another plot against the life of Emperor Nicholas. and a high official was said to have been arrested in this connection. The police and gendarme officials of St. Petersburg. however. profess to know nothing of the matter and intimate that the rumors probably were due to the large number of arrests and searche es made in connection with the assassination of General Maximoffsky, which had resulted in the capture of several aecomplices of Mile. Ragin- zinnikova.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
srAATs oN wALK.
Edward weston TO walk From Pert
 lamd To Chicago.


 Portiand. Me. Oct. as,-Planning to duplicate his feat of forty years ago of walking to Chicago. distance of i.230 miles in twenty-six days. Ed wardaPayson Weston started at s o'clock from the Portland postcfice amid the cheers and good wishes of one thousand people who had gathered to see him start.
 He is sixty-nfne years of age. MT. weston was greeted by number of friends including former Mayor James P. Baxter, who watched his departure forty years ago and was accompanied to the South Portland city line by Jos eph c. Sterling who, as police officer. escorted him over the same route on the first walk. Mayor Clifford wit messed his departure and administered an oath that the conditions of the feat should be complied with.
 MT. Weston expects to arrive at the Chicago postofiice at 2 ?. nn., Thurs day, November 2s, averaging fifty miles day. He will go by way of Boston, Troy, Utica Syracuse. Buffalo, Toledo and Cleveland There was an arrangement for Henry Schmehl. of Chicago. to start at the same time for Portland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
HOLIDAY IN OREGON
ALL BANKS TO REMAIN CLOSED
 ron FIVE DAYS.
Governor ChamberIain Follows Action of OkIahoHnn, in Order to ne- Iicve Sftuati0n---0rewon Hankn
 are Solvent, However.

Portland. Oct 2s.---At the request of the Portland Clearing House Associa- ticn. Governor George E. Chamberlain last night declared the next five days in this State legal hoiidal, in order to prevent money famine in this State.
 The banks of the city are absolutely solvent. and there has been no run on standing accounts in the East. but they have during the last few months loaned millions of dollars to Eastern banks.
 The Portland banks have been noti- i'd by their correspondents in other parts of the country and others inc debted to them. that they must not at- tempt to draw on the outsiders for money whatsoever
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
ITALIAN IS KILLED BY
 MEMBERS OF OWN BAND

New York. Oct. 2s.-Because he fail ed to carry out an errand of vengeance. Vito Greinaldi a member of the black hand society, was stabbed to death by members of his own band early today on Knowle Street, Brooklyn.
 A dynamite bomb was found secreted beneath Greinaldfs coat, which the po- lice say would have blown up an en- tire block had it exploded. A loaded revolver was found in his pocket. Pa pers found on the dead man proved that Greindali was member of the blackhand and had started to dynamite a mans home who had refused to pay tribute to the society.
 Detectives say that members of the blackhand followed GreinaIdi on his mission and when he baked at his task. they killed him. A stilleto lay near Greindali's body. There were nine stab wounds in the body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
ET0WAH GOES ~DRY''
GADsDEN GIVES PROHIBITION BIG
 MAJORITY.
Women And Children Took Active Part In The Campaign To The End.
 All Returns Not Yet

Gadsden Oct, 2s-(Special) -Returns received tonight show that 2,000 votes were cast today in this county in the prohibition election, Out of this num- Der prohibition will have i.e0o.
 The campaign in Gadsden was en- thusiastic to the very end. Hundreds of women and children took an active part in the election.
 Gadsden cast AIS votes with l39 for lauor. Attalla polied 205 votes with a2 for liquor. Alabama City boiled 97 votes with se for liquor.
 Thirteen beats have been heard from out of thirty. The unreported beats will give large majorities to the pro- hibitionfsts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

from gradual dissa atisfaction and feeling among the individual strikers the companies
 The applicants are being considered on their individual merits and about SO per cent have been accepted, care be- ing taken not to reinstate those who have actively agitated against the com ipanies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
TO ADVANCE FUNDS
 ON STORED COTTON.

Galveston. Tex, Oct. 2s-Arrange- ments were made today whereby the banking institutions of Galveston agree to advance money on all cotton stored in warehouses in the city. and the situation. from the planters view point. is relieved for the present at least. Several days ago 1t was an- nounced that the Farmers Union Ware house Company could no longer ad- vance fflonev on cotton held for high CT prices and 1t was believed that many of the cotton raisers of this State would be forced to sell their cotton.
 It is estimated that about one mill lion bales are being held in Texas on practically one-t third of the Texas crop Since the opening of the shipping sea son. September 1. vessels have been de- tained here several days waiting for cotton eargoes and many are now in port waiting for cotton. Receipts at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
FATE OF A PRISONER Bf med to Death in ' .. Jaa. JNE PRISONER ESCAPES Building Was Destroyed Before Aid
 CouId Be Summoned. Aerie Coins, one, of The Inmate. Of the Jsil, Set the Building on Fire
 In order To Eaect His
 Esca2e.

Enterprise, Oct. 2s--(Special )--This morning just before dawn the city guard house was discovered to be on hre and before sufficient assistance conld be summoned it was almost sn- tfrely consumed
 Only two prisoners were confined in the 5ail and 1t is believed that one of these, Arie Coins, set fire to the build ing and burned his way out leaving Leroy Brown. an enemy of his, confined in another apartment, to his fate
 Brown was burned to death. being unable to escape. A coroner's inqnesl was held this evening. when the facts were brought out
 The sheriff's posse Is after Coins. who is wanted for mule stealing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
ALABAMA MAN KILLS
 SELF IN MEMPHIS, TENN

Memphis Tenn, Oct, 2s.--Faiiing in an attempt to inflict fatal wound by gashing himself on the left wrist with a razor. J. E. Mclaughlin ended his life by hanging himself from the door way of rooming house here this af- ternoon, using sheet twisted into the shape of rope.
 Mclaughlin came here some months ago from Huntsville, Ala. Despon- dency Is believed to have prompted the act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
GEN. CLARK VERY ILL
nnTGADrpR eW MATf0gAI. GUARI
 IN MUSPETAA@
BroSnfnent And Roxwfhr CstE&em 0E Hgr- min@ham Hn@ pIoeA Pets0m And Nfp Condftion
 Yn Critical.

Birmingham, Oct. 2s.--( Especial. )--- General Louis V. Clark. ranking ofi- cer of the Alabama National Guard, a prominent insurance agent and one of Birmingham's best known citizens, is in 6 serious condition at St. Vincents Hospital.
 General Clark is suffering from blood rcssoning. At the hospital tonight 1T was said that the patients condition was serious but it was hoped to stop the spread of the poison. He has been i'll about week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
ATTAcKnD wHIrn MAN.
sssro Arre-tss 1. ,s ], syI.eausa |. raA

Negro Arrested in sylacaura |. Taken
 to Tailadegn.
 5yiaeauga, Oct s2s.-( Special )--I.ast night while w. IT. Noble. white man, who works at the Central Mills, was walking up the sidewalks of Broad Street, he was attacked by a negro. who is known around town as Sonny Walton.
 The negro stabbed him in the back with q knife. but Noble ran and es- capped further harm. Walton was ar- rested and as there appeared to be some feeling on the part of some citi- zeas, hz =sAs errssG se Tzliaae=e so avoid any rash act.