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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

to a large one usually is unsatisfac-
tory. My experience is that those In
smaller towns and villages who set
about to have comfortable home of
their own are in comparatively better
circumstances in middle life than 9TH
er young folks who move away to bet
ter themselves.
Here Is a little house that looks
well both inside and out 1t is a
very easy house to take care of. and is
not likely to need repairs. a house
that will prove very satisfactory when
its cost is considered. Houses like
this have been built complete for 5000,
but owing to the advance in cost Of
building and labor during the last
five years It is better to add another
hundred or two to the estimate. How
ever. $1,000 Or 81 400 for such house
is very cheap and it is within the
means OF any young man who pos
sesses ordinary health. II his wife
will help him a little there is no good
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Sarah is an old maid, and explains
it thus When / was born the nurse
hastily wrapped me in one of my
mothers petticoats. which settled my
fate. Had she by accident picked
one OF my fathers night shirts. or any
other garment Of his, and wrapped me
in that. | should have had all the
boys counting me and might have
married the best in the land Now,
with boy baby the nurse is quite
reverse. Should the nurse wrap
in his mothers petticoat or nigh vi
or any other garment Of hers, h. VIII
have all the girls after him when he
grows up; and should she wrap him in
something Of his fathers he will be a
crusy old bachelor This has never
been known to fail
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is the right way to get the greatest
possible enjoyment out Of life. There
is quite a difference usually in the
amount of money that can be made in
small place In comparison with the
same persons income after he has
become established in a large city,
but 1t is easier for young folks IN
a small place to get home of their
own than II is in the city. 1t is easy
to prove this by statistics A ten
dollar bill don't look SO large after
you have paid the claims of the city
grocery man, the market man and all
the other hands that are outstretched
for dividends Things are not always
what they seem, and the extra pay OF
a man who moves from small place
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Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST ON all subjects pertaining 20 the
subject OF building for the readers OF TINS
paper. on account OF hia Wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and ManuIacs
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects ADDRESS
all inquiries to William A. kadford, NO.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, ana only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A little fourroom cottage just big
enough for two to start housekeeping
in is shown in this plan. The widest
part is 80 feet and the extreme length
is AZ, but this don't mean that the
souse is 30 by ~ feet in size. 1t is
good deal smaller than that but
the shape makes 1t look much larger
than IL really is and the shape also
makes il easy to provide plenty OF
light sunshine and air You never
appreciate sunlight in a house at its
true value until you have lived in
city fiat in partial darkness where you
only get breath of fresh air occa-
sionally when the wind is In the
right direction. and this happens In
some city blocks only at rare inter
walls.
My business keeps me confined
pretty close to the city SO that have
an unusual opportunity TO see good
deal Of the seamy side of life. When
| do take trip out to some OF the
smaller cities where interesting little
houses are in course OF construction !
realize the difference, and envy peo-
pie who can spend most of their
time in the bright sunshine and
breathe fresh air that is not contain
mated with smoke and disagreeable
odors emanating from decaying gar
bage and other offensive stuff.
have for years preached the gos-
pei OF home life. love to see young
folks pair off and settle down to
make little homes for themselves 1t
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EDITOR

reason why he should not have II pal
for in "a few years time
There is a great advantage in lis'
ing room like this. because you ca
have opposite windows and ventilation
from both directions besides an oppolI
tunfty to get bit OF sunlight twicI
a day. 1T requires sunlight TO bright
EN- up a home, and too many livinfI
rooms are built in such way as u
shut out the direct rays of the sun
This room is large enough to b|
comfortable in winter with good
heating stoYe in the far corner FROM
the kitchen. You cannot very well
have a heating stove in small room
1t makes the air too stuffy but In i
room as big as this you can have circu
lation enough to keep the atmosphera
in good condition.
There Is plenty of roof surface on
this little house to provide soft water
which is another luxury belonging q
life in small places that is unknown u
the city. A good cistern with a filte'
that works right is great satisfac
ton. OF course. it is often neglected
and the water becomes rank smelling
but this Is not the fault Of the els
tern; 1t is the fault Of the man wh'
has Il in charge You cannot neglec
cistern and have nice water, bu
You can have good clean soft rail-
water with very little trouble II yol
so about il right.
When stay over night at a farm
house and have rain water to wasl
IN il reminds me OF my boyhood day
when we had things comfortable a
the old home. II was a great con
trast from the alkali solution that
am now obliged to use about $50 day
in the year.
The woman who does her own wash
ing and likes to have her household
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A WET TORPEDO
By CHESTER BARNET


showed them another from which ne
shook drops of water.
Pandemonium broke loose. Hams
knew something of the art of profan-
ity himself. but under the combined in
vectiyes of the five his hair seemed
to raise on end and curl up as DO
weeds in prairie fire. The rails were
singing with the approach of the train.
Have you got good one, you d.
blockhead?n shouted the leader.
There's one in my coat on the
speeder,f chattered the trackwalker,
with Quakng chin.
Then git on your bloody speeder
and ride like h. till you put II on the
rail And look here he threatened,
IF you go past the spot-this end o
the trestle-weve, got fifty bullets
youll have to dodge
I'm not r-r-ride pa-past, sir" slut.
tered Hains, as he tugged at his
speeder. Ten hands grasped the ma
chine and slammed II upon the rails.
Hams was thrown with equal gentle
ness onto his seat and showed off at
breakneck speed. The gang followed
to the point of the curve, and, their
curses exhausted, waited grimly The
leader gave one last warning In the
shape of a bullet whose soft whir
Hams could hear two feet from his
head The trackwalker pulled des-
perately as he heard the scream Of
Number four's whistle above the clat
ter of the velocipede. He could see
the torpedo now Warning shots came
from behind. He ducked his head
The machine seemed to skip and
jump, threatening with every pull Of
the toil-hardened hands to leap from
the rails. Nearer, nearer, now on the
trestle.
The noise of the speeder was
drowned by the voice OF the mighty
express. AS the car entered on the
dangerous curve of the bridge volley
of bullets sang over the track. Hams
threw up his hands. But mingled with
the shots he heard the sweeter sound
of the exploded torpedo. The balance
wheel Of the speeder rose with the
force of the explosion. the car left
the track, and man and machine shot
OF the trestle into the waters of Black
lake twenty feet below No. round
ed into view and passed the spot as
the eddies were widening out into
quivering, sunkissed circles.
When the roar of the passenger
train had melted to a distant muir
mer five disgruntled figures rode up
to the bank Of the lake. They took
some satisfaction in seeing the eddies
slowly dying over the spot where had
disappeared the body of snipe."
we got him, anyway" growled the
leader disconsolately. With a part
ing imprecation they rode away.
AS the tramping Of the robbers
horses was lost in the silence Of Ar
kansas woods a human head ap-
peared from under the huge leaf of a
water lily that grew in Black lake. A
tall. lank, and much bedraggled body
followed II and clambored out upon a
log. The man loked ruefully at the
middle of the lake
"An' they say it's S5 feet deepl
hope to JENNY nobody saw me swipe
that speeder."
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small economy. ela savIna-

NJ. Caillanx. minister OF finance
who introduced the much opposed I'M
come tax bill, has just devised ain
other means OF reducing the national
debt He has discovered that govern
ment officials invariably use double
sheets Of paper for correspondence
and has calculated that if half sheets
were used the national finances would
benefit by lO,0O0,OO0 francs $1,000
000) annually He has. therefore. sent
a circular to his colleagues in this
cabinet appealing tc them to give on.
ders to all their subordinates to use
half sheets only
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TO KEEP GRAVES GREEN.
The Latest Municipal Scheme to Be
Tried in Vienna.

Having bought out the principal
funeral companies in Vienna and as
sumed the responsibility for carrying
on the undertaking business of the
whole city, the municipality has de-
cided to go step further, writes a
Vienna correspondent of the Pail Mall
Gazette. by introducing system of
burial insurance covering not only
the cost of the funeral and of the
grave but also. when desired, the erec-
ton of suitable monument in addi-
ton.
All this is to be carried out through
the medium of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph Jubilee Life Insurance company,
an institution which forms yet an
other department to the citys munich
pal activity. The insurance cover
ing funerals and graves will be divid-
ed into ten classes, the monthly
premiums in which will range from
40 hellers (4d.) to nine kronen (7s.
6d.)
The insured must be between the
ages of IS and so, in good health. and
not engaged in any dangerous occu-
patton. In the event of death occur
ring within six months from the date
of insurance the policy will be void
and the premiums paid will be re-
turned. Separate assurances must be
effected for monuments. the premiums
for which will range from one kronen
(l0d. to Is kronen (13s. ADD a month.
And finally by payment of a capital
sum the company will agree to keep
graves in order and to decorate and
illuminate them on the feast of Ali
Souls in every year so long as the
cemetery is in existence.
This latest venture in the field Of
municipal enterprise is interesting for
the various burial societies already
formed in the city. And it also prom
ises to be interesting for the monu.
mental mssons. AS the city now owns
extensive stone quarries, IL Is thought
not unlikely that its next step will
be to engage in the business Of manu-
featuring and erecting funeral monu-
ment
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A Disfigured
Face
By WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
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Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

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Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
"We, his college chums, called him
Apollo, quite as often as peerless
Pierre, for not only was he a hand
some fellow, but he seemed a perfect
paragon of noble manhood excelling
alike in athletic exercises, in his
studies and in disposition which
made him the prime favorite of class
mates as well as tutors. can give
you no truer picture of Mr.. Merrivale,
my dear coz for to go into details
would exhaust all the good adjectives
in Websters Unabridged. All | can
say is, you will like him, for you
cannot help it,"
Lenore looked at Ralph little de-
family.
so far as his beauty is concerned,
Ralph Bronson, whether | like him, or
not, that will weigh little one way or
the other. In my estimation, a mans
fortune is not, necessarily, a hand
some face"
lNdlpl iuACIIuDubcu uCi Win ioA9hs
"Oh. well, Miss Lenox, it counts for
a great deal. | can bear witness to
that, for have been cut out any num-
Der of times by handsomer fellows
But you will have a chance to form
your own estimate of Pierre, as he
has notified me of his intention to ac-
cept an invitation which ! rendered
him some time ago, and make me
visit
indeed" The blue eyes of Miss
Lenox opened wide with surprise.
And when will your paragon appear
at the manor?"
Very soon; in fact ! expect him
any day now He writes from New
Orleans and tells me that he is just
recovering from severe injury and
feels that few weeks il my jolly So
ciety will do him world of good, so
that ! can look for him any moment.
You must prepare for quick surren-
der to his charms, Lenore.
Il shall prepare for nothing OF the
sort, cousin Ralph You sdall see into
what a rare piece OF marble l can
metempsychose my heart.
Perhaps; but ! warn you!
And thank you for it, but 1t is
unnecessary"
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born pride had quite enthralled the
bosom Of Pierre Merrivale.
Lenore Lenox saw them enter the
carriage and vanish down the road
among the trees. She felt that the
light had forever gone out of her
life. and that the future existence
would be miserable to her.
The day wore on. The afternoon
came and Just as the sun was setting,
Lenore heard the sound of advancing
wheels. Her cousin was returning.
He could tell her something of
Picrre The thought electrified her
and she jumped to a window that
commanded view OF the road. It
was not a carriage that was approach
ing, but heavy wagon, with two or
three men. One of them was in the
back part of the vehicle and-merciful
heavens! whose head was that he
held upon his knee? Who was that
stretched out in the wagon-box, SO
still and death-like? 1t was Pierre
Merrivale!
Suddenly she heard a step on the
stair; it approached, drew near and
paused before her door Then some
one entered A second later and a
strong arm was thrown around her
and a voice, tremulous with emotion
came to her ears. 1t was Ralph.
"Oh. my poor Lenore, is it not ter
rible?"
He is not dead?r she cried, clutch.
ing his arm with her white. nervous
hands; "oh. Ralph tell me, tell me he
is not dead"
NO, no, he is not dead. God knows
he is too noble to die You must b.,
calm, LenOre."
She gave way to her feelings, but
gradually grew more calm.
How did it happen. Ralph?'
He nearly sacrificed his life to
save another"
How brave. how noble he is," said
Lenore. when she learned the story.
Pierre Merlivaie had long fight
in the illness thus imposed upon him.
He had come to visit the Bronsons to
recover from a similar disaster-one
which left the red scar upon his face.
In that battle he had faced the flames
to rescue s child. Ralph told Lenore
of this in the long hours when they
watched at Pierre's bedside. Ralph
told her, too. that Pierre had made
him solemnly promise never to reveal
the secret of that scar to any living
persons. And he had not; but now.
in the face Of this last deed of hero
ism, he must needs recount to his
cousin the story of that scar which
had humiliated his friend.
Il love him now" declared Lenore
with flashing eyes. better than ever,
If such were possible.
And when Pierre Merrivale opened
his eyes and came out Of the lethargy
in which he had been encompassed so
long. he understood the loving eyes
that bent above him. and Lenore.
needing the inclination Of his hand
bent down. Their lips met in one
passionate kiss
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unnecessary.

Although she had told her cousin
his warning was unnecessary, Le-
nore's curiosity was strong TO see his
peerless friend. Visitors at the
manor house were very few and she
looked forward to the arrival of their
guest as an event in the monotonous
round Of her life. Ralph had SO ex-
patiated upon his friends personal
appearance that, if she found not
god, surely her disappointment would
be woeful.
Seated upon ledge or rock which
had been torn from the mountain
side above her in some great, cataclys-
mic upheave of the past ages, she
held novel listlessy and maryeled
if. seeing him in all his peerless
glory. she should succumb to his
charms-what then? She laughed.
Such an idea was absurd.
Hearing step behind her, she
sprang up in alarm.
Pardon me if | have frightened
YOU" said stranger, bowing grace
fully. but / am looking for a gentle
man by the name of Bronson, Ralph
Bronson; does he reside near here!
So this was peerless Pierre! lie
had a magnificent form, a clear, sweet
voice and. as he raised his cap,
mass of yellow curls were visible; but
his face. although regular in form,
with large, fine eyes. a sensitive nose,
and refined mouth, his right cheek
was disfgured by a terrible scar
Miss LenoA caught these little details
OF his appearance in the brief mo-
ment he was speaking.
You are half a mile from the road
she answered, pointing in its dlrec-
tion. "the house is only a short dis
tance north. aftel you reach that.
am Mr.. Bronsons cousin and live at
the manor house. was just about
ready to return and if you like, Will
show you the way?'
THANK you: you are very kind. SO
this is Miss Lenox? Many time
have | heard Ralph eulogize MS
cousin" He stopped, picked up the
novel which she had dropped IN her
alarm and handed it to her with
nrettv gesture. In fact, / think all OF
RaInh's college friends were more or
less acquainted with Miss Lenox.'
From this point the conversation
lapsed into various subjects. Lenore,
becoming deeply interested in their
talk. found themselves approaching the
manor house all too soon. Ralph saw
them coming and FASTENED down the
walk to meet them. At the hrst
glimpse of his friend, Pierre Merrivale
became strangely silent and panied
expression settled about his brows.
why. old fellow. this is quite a sur
prise." said Ralph as he drew near
and caught his friends hand; then.
looking into his face, he started and
a sharp cry of astonishment escaped
him. Great heavens, Pierre, what
terrible"
Mr.. Merrivale turned his head away
sadly and his friend recollected him
self.
Forgive me. forgive me, old chap
but YOU know yor-"
"Yes. know. salph. have not
always been this way. but with
sigh. "misfortunes come to us all
Il was in this manner that Pierre
Merrivale came to visit them He
was bright in conversation and agree
able in manner. but was neither gay
nor careless. II handsome looks i'm
pei men to become coxcombs and
I.otharios. Lenore thought It very
easy to understand how peerless
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Pierre had fallen from foppery. That
dreadful scar would impress upon him
with terrible power the fact that he
was made of a common clay with
other men. AS she came to converse
with him more and more and to know
him better she was perfectly read,
TO believe that Pierre had never sci
himself above common men because
of his peerless person. And as their
companionship heightened with the
long summer months, her pity grew
into an attachment which she could
hardly persuade herself to believe. In
truth her heart, which she had steeled
to resist the charms of the perfect
Pierre. had surrendered first to pity
and then to love at the sight of that
noble. but disfgured face.
More than once Pierre was at the
point of telling how madly he loved
her, but in a trice he thought of the
scar that disfgured his face, What
woman could love a man with that
hideous mark? No, he would not tell
her. She should never know that his
heart had been wheedled away by
miserable feeling Of pity.
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The last day of Pierre Merrivale's
visit at Bronson Manor had arrived.
Apparently it was not hard to bid
Lenore adieu. There was clasp of
the hand and conventional God
speed you" but behind these formal
tiles lurked feeling so passionate on
the part of both that one relenting
glance from Pierre would have
opened the floodgates of their mutual
happiness. Yet this glance for which
Lenore would have given almost her
very life was not vouchsafed, for stub
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That personal remarks are seldom
in good taste2
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18
COSTLY PRESSURE.

Heart and Nerves Fail ON Conec.
A resident of n great western State
outs the case regarding stimulants with
a comprehensive hrevity that is admir-
able. He says.
Il am 56 years old and have had
considerable experience with stimu-
limits. They are all a,ike--a mortgage
on reserved energy at ruiaous interest.
AS the whip stimulates but does not
strengthen the horse, so do stimulants
act upon the human system. Feeling
this way. gave up coffee and all other
stfmuiants and began the use of Post
uni Food coffee sone months ago. The
beneficial results have been apparent
from b first. The rheumatism that I
used to suffer from has left me, I sleep
sounder. my nerves are ST adler and
my brain clearer. And i bear testi-j
cor also to the food valne OF Postum
something that is lacking in coffee"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Theirs n reason. Read
TIE Road to weil.ille.. the quaint
htde book In pkga.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18
Red I'm the French Uniform.

Once more there is a demand in
France for the Invention of some more
martial uniform than the baggy red
pantaloons of the infantry soldier. In
his autobiography Sir Henry Roscoe.
mentions the fact that the red color Of
these breeches was the result of an
official desire artifciany 10 foster the
culHyatien of the madden plant in
France.
But madden has been superseded by
coal tar dyes, the madden industry is
IN a bad way, and the pantaloons are
cslored with artificial dyes from Ger
many. Another memorial of the ruin
Gus dsspiacenaents wrought by coal tar
dyes is the cactus that was SO freely
planted in the Canary islands to sup
port the cochineal insect The insect
Is ott Of date, but the cactus remains,
IA place Of mere profitable crops-New
York Globe.