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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
TOSTUMP OKLAHOMA
In July Secretary Garfield Will
Make Speeches There for
the Republicans.

Washington, May 17.-Secretary
Garfield will 20 through Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory on speak
ing tour in July. J. L. Hamon, chair
man Of the Oklahoma Republican
committee, called on the secretary to-
day and asked him to assist the Re-
publicans of Oklahoma in their cam
paign, Mr.. Garfield stated that he
had arranged to 60 to Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory on official busi-
ness and that he would also take part
IN the campaign, He said he would
make as many speeches as the Repub-
lican state committee wanted him to
make.
Arrangements for the tour will be
made later, as Ii is not known exactly
when Secretary Garfield will arrive In
Oklahoma. He Will leave Washing
ton in time to be in Denver June 30,
where he viii be joined by Clifford
Pinchot, chief forester, and Mr. Bal
linger, commissioner Of the general
land office. From there he and Mr..
Pinchot will make trip through the
forest reserves Of Idaho and other
Northwestern states and then will go
to Oklahoma. This will be Secretary
Garfelds first appearance as politi-
cal speaker since he entered the gov
eminent service.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
BIG DEMONSTRATION
Fifteen Kindred People Heard
Honorable Lee Cruce Speak at
Muskogee Last Night.

Muskogee, l. t., May lS-Hon. Lee
Cruce Of Ardmore spoke to more than
1900 people at the Hinton theatre here
last night, and many were turned
away. This was one of the biggist
demonstrations ever made over any
man in Muskogee.
Mr., Cruce delivered a plain, straight
forward talk, defending himself
against charges made by his oppo-
nents. The fact that his speech was
free from mud.slinging created a favor
able opinion here.
Mr.. @. N. Haskell, Mr. Cruces oppo-
nent, was in the audience but did not
speak.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
For Sale.
COLLEGE Commencement
SERMON MAY rs

The commencement sermon before
Willie HalSell College will be preached
Sunday, May 20, at IL a. m. and the
annual address on Friday, May 81, at
s p. m. The sermon will be delivered
by Rev. 0. L. Goddard, d. d., Of
Muskogee, and the address by Hon.
j. w. Swarts of Chelsa. Other par
ticulars Of commencement VIII be an
n0unced later.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
". {. HALSELL CLOSES
MILLION DOLLAR DEAL

w. e. Halsel sold sl,OOO,0OO worth
ofland in Texas, while in Kansas the
first Of the week. Mr., Halsell still re.
taines considerable land in Texas.
This is no doubt the largest land deal
ever consummated by territory man
and Vinita feels Justly proud Of hay-
ing acitizen of this calibre.
Mr.. Haisell has always been liberal
ingiving OF his wealth to every pro-
ject for the betterment OF Vinita. He
is heavy property owner here, and
has always been foremost among vi
nita men to improve his property in
metropolitan style.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18

taken up and discussed, but the
whole interest Of the club seemed cen
tered on the new facUorY.
The work of ]. A. Wise, secretary
OF the club, was highly commended,
and the club by unanimous vote ex-
pressed its appreciation Of his service,
After long discussion of Vinita's
needs, participated in by nearly
everyone present the club adjourned.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
Kansas Man Gets Contract.

Washington, May lS.-James A. Nc
Conigle Of Leavenworth, Kas., was to-
day awarded the contract to carve the
panels over the windows and main en-
trance Of the Denver mint. He will
receive s4, 443.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
PRESBYTERIAN.

Corner Illinois avenue and Thomp
son street. Rev. George A. Fulcher
pastor. Sunday school, 10 a. M,
preaching, II a. NJ. and 500 p. M;
prayer meeting, Wednesday, 500 p. m.
Subject Of morning sermon, -Four II
Win" Of the Lords evening, THE
Person upon Whom the Master Be
slowed the Greatest Praise.
All are invited to attend all of these
services.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
FIRsT BAPT1sT cHuRcH.

Illinois avenue and Smith street.
Rev. Hugh f. Moore, pastor. Sunday
school, 10 a. M; preaching IL a. M;
Junior B. Y.P. o., 2.3O p. m.; B. Y. P.
o., ZOO p. M; preaching 500 p. m.
The pastor will preach at the usual
hours. Subject for morning sermon,
memories of Thessalonica;p evening.
Seeking a Convenient Season.
A cordial invitation is extended to
AL
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18

4
G. W. Pool, Chelsea; Thomas Giles,
KelsG John G. Hogan Pryor Creek; 4
w. Webb, Adair; ]. B. Steward,
Ketchum; Lewis Shawnee, White Oak;
Freeman Nidiffer, Fairland7 Frank
Connor, Fairland; e. J.. Mosier, Frank
Billingslea. Vinita; Granville Craig,
Jack Mills, WEIGH.
Alternates- f. Keller, Adair. Jno
Mcintosh, Chelsea; John r.. Scott,
Harry r. Hunt and II. 9. Miller, Vsn-
ita; Tim Kline, Centralia; j. FL. Math-
ews, Vinita; N. j. Brink, Nowata;
Washington Dick; Catale; Blake Gore,
Bluejacket; J. L. Bumbarner, Vinita;
Joseph knight, Dewey; William
Davis, Ketchum.
Jury Commissioners-A. J. Williams,
Emmett Rea, J. A. Leforce.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
Last Night Of Engagement.

There was fair sized crowd out to
see the Raymond hypnotist show last
night. The entire evenings enter
tainment was replete with ludicrous
situations. Tonight closes the en-
gagement here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
Tomorrow at the Churches.
CONGREGATIONAL.

Scraper street, between Illinois and
Canadian avenues. ]. r. Pershine
pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a. M,
preaching IL a. M; Christian Endeav-
or, 700 p. M; preaching 500 p. m.
Subject for morning sermon, "Why
be a Christian?' Usual services in
the evening at O'Clock.
A cordial welcome to all.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
The RoOsevelts in Virginia.

North Garden, Va, May lS-The
train bearing the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt arrived at 2:25 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. Vehicles were waiting
and the Presidents party Immediately
started for Pine Knot. The President
is to remain until next Wednesday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
CHRISTIAN.

South Thompson street and CaRad-
ian aVenue.-Rey. A. J Williams
pastor. Bible school, 9:45 a. M;
preaching, II a. M; Junior Christian
Endeavor, 2 p. M; Senior Christian
Endeavor, ,6:3Op. N. preaching 7.3Op.m m.;
prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:3O p. N.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18

Hen bricks witndwws Frmm Race.
Wakita, Ark, May l9-W. f. Hem
dracks, OF this place, Democratic can
didate for Lieutenont Governor, to-
day announced his withdrawal from
the race.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
ASPLEND|DSUCCESS.
Grand Ball at the Cherokee Club
Greatly Enjoyed by Scores
of Young People

The dance given in honor of Misses
Louise Hall and Carrie Goodykoonta
last night at the Cherokee club was
one Of the SWEETEST of the many swell
social functions of this pupular club.
Everything was prepared for the com
fort and pleasure of the members an d
guests.
No prettier scene can be imagined
than that Of the dance han Of the
Cherokee club last night. Scores OF
Vinita's prettiest young ladies, and
a number Of equally pretty young
ladies from some OF the neighbortng
towns, all beautifully gowned we're
present. -'tA
The young men Of the club did
themselves proud in this master eff
fort at social entertainment. Too
much praise ia their behalf cannot
be said.
The crowd OF merrymakewsgathered
at the club rooms about nine o'clock
and danced until the short hours of
the morning.
An especially pleasing feature of
the evening, and one which lent much
TO the enjoyment of thetoccasion was
the splendid music rendered by Prof
Verd @. GastonS orchestra. This was
considered by many asthe best music
the cl1b has ever 'kad. Nothing
adds so anuchUO the pleasure ofadance
as good music, and this was certainly
had last night. 1t fact the music was
50 fine that tke crowd was lotiae to
leave. Evergone present agreed that
this was an occasion long to be re-
memhered. ttt fw l~r s
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
FIRsT METHon1sr

Thompson street between Illinois and
Canadian avenues. Rev Mccullough
pastor. Teachers meeting 9;l5 a.
M; Sunday school ss45 a. M; preach
ing II a. M. and 1870 p. M; Epworth
league 6:30 p. m.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18
sr. JoHN's EPIscoPAL.

Sundays, $3.50 a. N. Sunday school;
1890 a. 10. service and sermon.
Fridays, 10 a. N. Litany; Saturdays,
7p. NJ. Choir Rehearsal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-18

DeWitt's little Early Risers, famous
little pills. -MaHarney g. Meyrs and
Peoples drug store. m
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

"I wish l were strong and healthy
and magnificent as that man over
there" sighed the delicate, thin man,
"but then it isn't worth while to envy
people, to envy anybody in this old
world. l had friend once who was
taller than he and finer and more mag
nificent, a man of splendid physique.
You'd think, to look at him, that he
would have lived forever, but he is
dead now. Died of some slight trouble
of indigestion that a delicate man
might have lived through, and this is
all l have left to remind me of him,
this ring with this handsome intaglio.
1t is almost priceless to me, and, in
fact, almost priceless of itself. Intag-
lios are very rare these days, This is
exceedingly rare. Some time l will
send you letter and seal it with the
ring, so you can have the intaglio also
to remind you that it isn't worth while
to envy anybody in this old world"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

In beautiful Belgium there are no
fences. Neither are there hedges, as
in England. The boundaries of the
fields are raised up by fairly high
earth banks, and the roads are cut
out of them, as it were, so that when
you are walking in the country you
are down in a sort of valley, with low
green banks on either side of you.
The things that are chiefly cultivat'
ed in Belgium are the beet root, for
making the cheaper kind of sugar,
you know, and you can see field upon
field of their reddygreen leaves
stretching on either side OF you as
you walk along.
Flax is also much grown over there,
and in summer time the fields are
such pretty sight when the pale blue
fax blossoms are out in full bloom.
Belgian asparagus is also renowned
all over Europe. 1t has white instead
of purple-green tips, like our home.
grown asparagus.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
ImpossibIe friendships.

Almost all, people, when one knows
them well enough, are interesting, but
there are great many in ones circle
of acquaintance that one can never
know well. Year after year goes on,
and we may never touch anything
really human and vivifying In them or
they in us-except for mere outer
shell of formal politeness, we do not
know them, though we may meet them
daily.
1t does not pay to try beyond a GER
tain point-neither gains anything.
They are not for your inner circle nor
you for theirs. And there are others
who go through all the motions of rec.
ognition, yet who are intrinsically in.
sincere. No matter how we may meet
them in the larger social life, these
have no place in the social life of the
home, no matter how gifted or bril-.
liant, or how much sought by others or
how cordial seems their greeting to
you. Those who are really insincere
can neither get nor give any good
thing-they cannot make for life in
any sense, but only for confusion and
the subtle loss of. that fine spirit OF
mutual trust that should be the very
basis of family living.-Lillie Hamil.
tea French, in. Harper's Bazaar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

Shanghai, China. - A famine at
close range Is not a pretty sight.
Et gets on ones nerves. Homesick-
ness, starvation, freezing, disease
these are not pleasant to contemplate
day and night, for months on end.
That some of the missionaries are be-
ginning to show signs of the strain is
not surprising, for they, and they
alone of all foreigners, are living eye
Co eye with the famine at its worst
Since they are cultivated, refined
men and women, with sensitive SYM
pathies, they are in many instances
doubtless suffering more than the
Samishing Chinese themselves.
1t rather interfered with my slum-
bers at Suchien to hear the wierd,
plaintive and prolonged wall of beg
gar at the gate crying until far into
the night that he was starving, starv-
ing, starving, and would perish unless
the noble-hearted foreigners would
give him help. The numbers of
COrpses to be seen on the streets of
mornings proves that his prediction is
no idle beggars' plea; the mortality
among mendicants, since the people
who ordinarily feed them have them
selves become beggars, is really ap-
Qalling. Thrice l passed through the
streets of Suchien at night, and at
every turn there was huddled some
shivering, homeless, hungry creature,
wailing his starvation cry.
There is scarcely a missionary in
the famine region who does not re-
tire at night with the nerve-racking
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
"Just for Fun"

In the month of May there were ten
prisoners in a certain Jail in New Mex
leo, and, youth named Charles
Hainey, Is years old, was very much
interested. He wondered how it felt
to be in jail, and he wondered so long
that he finally asked the jailer to lock
him up. .'.' -r
Charles was told to go home and
mind the baby for his ma but he had
other plans. One dark night he climb.
ed the wall surrounding the jail,
and with an iron bar he pried of the
bars, of window, and some of the
prisoners pulled him in. No sooner
was he in than they began to get
out, and when morning came the Jail
er had only boy for a prisoner.
They didn't look at it in the same
funny light that Charles did, and he
is now getting all the Jail life he
wants, and more, too. He would now
like to know how it seems to be out
of jail. b g} ,f jsttst .aattt '
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Are Good Risks.

The twenty-fourth report of the
Scottish Temperance Life Insurance
company, recently issued, shows that
good progress has been made during
the year; 1904 life proposals for
G461,754 were accepted, yielding in
new premiums &17676. The mortal
ity experience continues to be favor
able, the claims by death, though heav-
Ter than last year, being still much
under expectation. Comparing the
temperance section with the general
section table of mortality expert
erce for 20 years (1S83-1902) shows
that of 936 expected claims in the tenn
perance section there were 42O deaths.
being only As per cent, while OF 319 in
the general section, there were 225,
or II per cent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
.EfjiAAES'|].tI|ilh
~N' -SM -
WORSE THAN WASTED.
The Money Which Great Britain
Spends for Liquor.

There are not quite 100000 per-
sons in the United Kingdom, but they
annually spend for spirituous liquors
a sum equal to one and a halt times
the national revenue, or to all the
rents of all the homes and farms IN
the country. The public house, the
English name for the saloon, with lts
barmaid, is as much a national lnsti-
tuition as the houses of parliament.
There is one public house to every
300 inhabitants in England ana
Wales; in Scotland, one to every BOO
persons, in Ireland, one to every III.
Whereas in the days of our forefa-
Tiers, the worst drinking was among
the nobility and gentry, to-day, says
the writer in the Craftsman, the poor
and working classes are by far the
most Incorporate. The fact that drink
ing is habitual among the women OF
this grade as well as the men is the
most serious feature, for when women
do go to the dogs the very uttermost
depths of degradation are usually
reached before the end comes.
At meal time, throughout the United
Kingdom, procession of women with
pitchers, buckets or cans may be seen
going to some one of the many public
houses, never more than a stones
throw from their homes, and often not
so far. AS rule, the omnibus, the
favorite British mode of local trans
portation, has stopping places in
front of public houses From an out
side seat on the bus top, especially in
London and other cities, full view
may be had of the interior of the pub
lie house, crowded always, and on
Saturday night jammed to the point
of suffocation. Old women, young
women, girls are there; mothers with
infants in arms, and not uncommonly
with other children tugging at their
skirts-little ones whose fretful cries
are stilled by sips from mothers glass
of gin.
Working men drink just as much
as the working women. A manufac-
turer, an employer of hundreds of men,
was asked if English manufacturers
ever made any restrictions about drink
ing when taking on new men. His
reply was: NO, for it would be i'm
possible to carry on business if such
conditions were imposed" He was
almost incredulous when told of the
strict regulations in regard to drink
ing that obtained in some of Americas
largest business establishments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Small Boy Cinderella.

Talking about forbidding the Crab
claws to intermarry," said the east
side woman, women with ill-nature
stamped on their faces and behavior
should be forced to remain single.
There is one across from me. She
is the ugliest little skinny thing ever
saw and two of her children are ex-
actly like her. The third seems to
take after his father. He is pretty.
The others pick on him for that rea-
son, perhaps. At any rate, yesterday
as they were playing on the balcony
he offended his older brother in some
way. The brother called the mother.
She came out and slapped the pretty
boy, hauled him in, then gave the
older brother brush to beat him
with. The older brother beat him
a while, then threw him into the back
of the room. | was heart-broken,
looking on from my window. You
know, I'm not going to stand that an
other time. Isshall call policemen. Z"
New York Press. ~
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
THINKS WHILE HE WORKS.
One Man Who Saves Money for the
4 Firm.


There once was a man who did not
DO things. He was running a certain
section of a certain large firms busi-
less, and people began to talk of him.
What's the matter with that fel.
Law?' said they, do you notice how
he does nothing? All he does all day
ls-nothing, or, not much, at all
events. How does he manage to hang
on?" afrfa sarr 81 .-.
The other fellow made reply to the
effect that He does not hang on.
He's anchored here. If he wasn't, he'd
be let out. But he'll never get any
further up. Watch him"
And everybody watched.
One day this certain firm happened
to have a certain something on it's
hands that stirred everybody up. 1t
was a big contract, and there was
something wrong with the wording, so
the firm had to win a big lawsuit or
lose lot, of money. And all the peo-
pie in the firm, everybody who did
things, began to run around and say:
What are we going to do? What are
We going to do?"
And the man who did not do things
sat at his desk and smoked.
Finally everybody had turned in
their suggestions and the firm was go.
ing to begin to fight the case, for none
of the suggestions suggested anything
else. And then the man who did not
do things spoke.
Suppose go over and see the
other firm and try to frame up a com.
promise" said he. "We'll both lose
money if it goes into the courts.
They'll lose; we'll lose. Suppose we
see if we can't make them see it in
the same light"
The head of the firm threw up his
hands and collapsed.
Good heavens" he gasped, why
didn't somebody think of that before?"
And the man who did things made
reply: We've been too busy plan
ming the fight to have time to think
about it."
And the head turned to the one
man and said: How in the name of
all That is profitable did you happen to
have such an Inspiration"
And the man laughed.
That's no inspiration" he said;
that's common sense. l simply have
sat back here-not doing things
thinking. And l know we can square
it up"
And they did.
Moral: Don't do things-all the
time. Think little.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

der. A priced food at present is the
refuse of bean oil and peanut oil,
which ordinarily is used for fertilizer.
The few remaining pigs that are now
being butchered are so thin that they
render no lard, and lard has Conse-
quently more than doubled in price.
Having scruples against taking life
(the Chinese Mohammadens are the
butchers of this country, the famine
sufferers are waiting for their dogs
and cats to die that they may eat
them. l saw dogs so nearly starved
that they could not bark. 1t will be a
poor meal that any family will make
from its household pets, for the lat
ter are only skin and bones.
StarVing-Yet Not Hungry.
Many curious sidelights on the fam.
Inc are seen by the missionaries. A
great number Of patients at the dis.
pensaries complain that they are not
hungry, and cannot bear to eat food,
even when they can get it. They do
not realize that this is the last stage
VI oNol 'oIlOu' Even hiOlS pdIuSllC IS
the case OF the little children, whose
mothers have discovered a certain
weed, which, without affording any
nutrition, nauseates them just enough
to keep them from crying for food.
OF course many persons are being
poisoned by eating the wrong kinds of
weeds; in their desperation they fill
their stomachs with any green thing
they can find.
Disease is yet to reap its worst har-
vest over the smitten area. Smallpox