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ionesd. or include perhap5 the same features
as tbs London season; but ] zee no reason
why the month OF Nay in New York need
be 20 dull that onei d bored to death The
weather then b generally charming and
there arc plenty Of people In town and there
would be more IL we had something going
on. Many persons | know sail for the other
side simply because there "a something
doing In London and Paris.
~Let q few well known hostesBeB send out
cards for a musicale or a series Of teas In
May and this habit Of doing absolutely
nothing after April ends would be broken
up
Veered around 10 the subject Of her
university tho Countess deprecated the idea
that in its present status II represented
anything more than a nucleus Tor what
some day would undoubtedly be an m
pressive institution Of learning.
For the next two months instruction
will be given in little else than the arts and
industries and in Christian doctrine, for
which q epeoiaItnstructor has been engaged.
Every Department, though, will have "a
Bne0iAl instructor. One. OF the Columbus
University professors VIII teaeh drawing
and clay modelIing.sR specialist will look
after the music Rndstheee will be 9 capable
man over the eaxpenfry @ckRsgs2 The girls
Vii be taught aes thad hg andembr0tdery
by italian sisters OF the 6acred Heart e1-
perts in thie line of work! The institute is
not -coeducatiopal, The boys and b girls
classes meet 1t different houFDsA
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them again. Rather q peculiar object Of
interest for q child 4 years old, when you
come to think OF itl'
In the Peace Congress recently 1t was
suggested that the. principles Of peace be
taught the children. Mrs. Rooster was
intensely amused at the idea.
Children are bloodthirsty,s che said,
and recalled the story Of the ANAL boy
found weeping at the side Of tho picture
depicting Daniel In the lions den. Pityind
his tender heartedness, they try to soothe
him, when he blurt out:
~The little Hon in the corner amt goln'
to get any DanielI'
THAT is q state Of mind that I am running
up against constantly she went on. 4
discovered recently m abnormal amount
Of interest displayed by a GLASS Of boys
whom I was conducting about the musuem
and who could not be torn away from the
group Of pelicans, where there are q num-
Der of maternal birds with wide open bills
down which the heads Of the little oncs are
thrust 10 get their food from the pouch be-
meath.
Il discovered after q minute from their
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OF new bridges for old ones and insists that
a new bridge. viii never mate. perfectly
with an old violin; and rather than resort
TO substitution he advises patching and
repairing the old one as long as IL can be
made TO last. h,
The best strings are Of italian make and
are from the intestines Of spring lambs
killed in September. The process Of dry
ing and bleaching Of the woods and strings
by the hot Italian sun. rather than by the
artificial method used in other countries.
counts In a great measure for the superior
quality Of both materials. This intense
heat Of the southern summers was also the
reason for the slow diStillation Of the Italian
oils. These always remained at a high
temperature and the varnish slowly soak
ing into the woods Of the yiolins produced.
in part, the mellowness OF tone that gives
20 q Cremona instrument lie value after a
lapse OF two hundred Or more year,.
The Cremona varnish disappeared about
1890. and 80 far the recipe has not been re-
discovered. Whether II was a gum or an
oil or q distillation from some plant or a
chemical Is not known. nor how " was
mixed.
Many theories Regarding II hafs ben
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CHILDREN AT TEE NUSEUN.
QUEER THINGS THEY SAY ABOUT
TIE SPECIMENS.

Curiosity Of the GlFIs and Desire for Infer
nation Of the B0yB-Search for IN Hoe
Worm -Bl0Odthirgtiness Of CtildhoOd
Some Common Errors-The Iaeindeef.
An innovation In instruction was started
at the American Museum Of Natural History
at 5eventy-seventh street and Central
Park West at the FIRST OF the year. Ever
sinoe then Mrs. Agnes Roesler has been on
hand to guide children through the estab-
lshment and explain the exhibits TO them.
The youngsters keep her guessing as TO
the next riddle they viii PROFOUND to her.
Recently. when she was taking a Glass Of
young women from \ fashionable boarding
school through the building, one Of them
uhc wore ~eyeRiasSes and had a certain
air OF superiority In her manner and voice
lookedh her full in tho face and said:
Before we go. we would like to ses the
celebrated ice worm
THE ice worm?' Mrs. Roesler repeated
the words while abe ransaoked the oom-
partments Of her brain to discover what
the girl might possibly mean. The search
being In vain. she said timidly:
Il don't think / really understandable
ice worml OF COURSE. II there is an ice
worm we would have It here. but never
heard Of an ice worm
There was q look Of patient surprise on
the faces OF the class. Little bits Of in
formation concerning the ice worm were
l,ftily vouchsafed her. She discovered that
among other interesting habits 1t lived
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A NATURAL
stSas TIA. : 81. LeH's Mar SAYS ForeteIIs
the weather.
From tbt 81. Louis Globe Demoerdf.

From Rs 81. Louis Globe Demoerdt.
A storekeeper on South Broadway has a
piece OF stone about rs large as . mans fist
in which he places more confidence az q
weather indicator han he does in all the
weather bureaus OF the country.
He brought IL with him from Germany
when he came TO 81. Louis many years ago.
and although his German ~neighbors told him
that the stone would not work in America
he ends that II operates about as well IN
Missouri AZ Il did In the old country.
He says there In amine OF II IN SsIony and
another somewhere In Rlssiai and that In
parts Of both countries near to the mines
many country people provide themselves
with Jumps OF the stone for use as family
larometers. II is composed Of limestone,
almost az soft as chalk. with nltte. clay and
rock salt.
When the air 10 dry the stone u a lisht gray.
with white spots OF salt aud nitro, but when
the air lie allied vith moisture and a storm
10 coming on the hslt- and nitro turn black.
The principle IL ~TeooSniSed, IN the manufac-
taFe OF one OF two patent fancy bhrometers,
but whether thu inventors took the hint from
The stone csnnS be ssceFtaiRd,
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children with me one day and they were
immensely interested In the dinosaw,
They clasped each others hands tightly
as children usually. do when they come
across some monster.
FINALLY one Of them said: Say, missus.
how does he get his food DOWN.
Before l could answer and explain anew
the differences between q skeleton and an
animal the voice Of another broke the
silence: ~ 40
HUH dom yer sec his poipsf pointing
10 the iron pipe on which the skeleton ID
strung to keep it In place. :.
Il just let IL 60 at that. thinking whats
the use?' Z
81 had o number OF East Siders here one
day and they. were very Alert and2eageF
with their questions and the Information
they gave ms. Finally the spokeEnan OF
the party seemed TO Be getting q little
restless: and finally, biurted out:s Say.
miss We amt got much longer 70 stay. 90
perhaps you'd better show Us them dol
moinds now ~
Il led them TO the gem collection. and
there they gloated the remainder Of the
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HUMoR OF LONDON oABBEBs.
Some Of Their Remarks When inc TSpls NE
Forth coming. (.

One Of the strongest objections to the<ntpo-
duotion OF the taximeter In London was that
the cabman would be deprived OF any oppoFs
tuntty TO display his choice selection Of Ian.
ruaRe and skill In humorous repartee, ~
Some OF the hanson fraternity OF course
have no sense Of humor. but the majority are
decidedly facetious. Here are some examples
Of witty and sarcastic 'csbbyiSms." ESQ
To appreciate them properly II must ba
understood that the fare has offered o 6ingis
shilling in payment for a ride just within the
two mile limit:
Are you quite sure you can spare thisf'
remarks the cabby with a bump Of humor.
Bye think y5uu be abba - rub along o. che
other nineteen TIL next Friday! It's goin'
the pace, y'know. ~.
III you'll take my tip. guv'nor.' runs an
other form Of gentle reproaoh, You'll 20 and
see a hoculist. You allied this bus by mis-
take. You wants a red or green or yellow
'bus-black amt In your line at all"
Thank yer. mv'nor," says another oabby,
with apparent emotion; thank yer. kindly.
Yer offer is well meant. but ] couldn't go for
70 do g." Saying which he makes q pre-
tence Of handing the shilling back TO ens ~
tonished fare. But can't sell him. gay-nof,
an that's q fact, Yer 'andsome hoher'd
make me rich for life; but ] tell yer. ] can't
sell i'm"
One cabby. who was an excellent actor. 90
receiving his shilling burst into tears and
between his loud sobs ietked out: I'm sorry
YOU force It on me, ~Euv'nor. 7 am really.
The hincome tsJ peoplem be down on me
now,
An excellent 'csbbyism" was perpetrAtbd
In the suburbs one night. AZ the fare let
himself into the house be vas RECALLED some.
what ~ follows. 60 In quietly. cir, 10 case
the ord woman wakes up and 'esN me drsvfp'
away. She might stop the rest OF yer pooket
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new grass pink had interest In only one
subjeot-the sponge. Judging from her
cleanly appearance, for abe fairly shone,
she had been told stories concerning this
object while she was in her bath.
She went by everything else in the
museum without displaying q bit OF en-
thusiasm, and when she saw some she was
In ecstasies. I told her a lot about them,
and went on to the sea anemones, and in
those, as a connection Of the sponges, she
was also interested.
Il did not think OF the incident again
until one day 1 was walking along and
felt a tug at my gown. There a the little
girl at my side, and to my surprise she
remembereda all l had told her Of the sponges
and the sea anemones and wanted to see
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put together, repaired indefinitely, and is
oIu.z.t InIo.t-,o.fkI.

put together, repaired indefinitely, and ia
almost i~ndestructible.
Repairing has been tho means OF expos
ing many clever forEeries. The inside Of a
violin made by Stradivari. Guarnerius, OF
other old master Is as perfectly finished
inside as outside. and the clumsy interior
work OF a forgery betrays ar imitation at
once.
The throwing OF the scroll or head OF a
Violin betrays the masters style the same
ms handwriting. To an amateur all violin
heads may appear the same. but the oon-
noisseur knows a 'Strad,- Amati. or
Guarnerlus from the ph%ysiognorny Of the
scroll.
The woods most favored by the old
masters for violin construction were pine,
pear, lemon, ash, maple and sycamore,
and by some Of the later men apple was
used. BoXwood was universally en-
ployed for bridges Haweis says. "A
perfectly harmonious marriage is az rare
between violins and their bridges az II Is
between men and women
he dsplorps the boaztleas substitution
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time with their faces against the glass,
and when / finally allayed their suspicious
and told them that the stones were real
their delight knew no bounds. Some little
Russian girls who were looking at the same
collection were told that some very pretty
semi-precious stones came from their native
land, and while they looked the tears actu-
ally came 10 their eyes.
"In Fossil Hall. in front Of M Of the
horses, beautifully mounted and posed.
one Of the boy parties stood modonless
and / was congratulating myself. az I
always do. on being about to hear some
interesting question Of remark. One Of
them. whose head was bandaged up. turned
TO me and said soulfully. Amt he got bully
teeth. mimi II you recall the teeth Of a
skeleton horse. you may appreciate the
remark.
Il never take the children to the monkey
cage unless / am asked to, for II they once
get there the probability Ia that I canno
tear them away. Crowley is there and
his history IL always interesting to them
and Consul Is soon TO be added TO the ool-
lection. One Of the attendants in the
museum tells Of hearing a little child say
to her mother n day as they approached
the cage where a number Of gorillas are
exhibited, o mamma, there's papai'
About Christmas time the children
are interested in the reindeer. as they con-
meet Santa Claus with them. but notwith-
standing the many legends Of the stork
the children never either ask for It OF. show
any special interest when they come across
It. The kindergarten training and the
interest IL excites are shown In the Way
the little ones ask about the baskets, a large
collection showing the work Of different
nations being the property OF the museum.
They will stand Tor q long time before
these baskets and display a lot OF informa-
ton as to their make, shape. colors. DO
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only at a temperature of 10 degrees below
zero, : Finally. in desperation, she said;
would you mind telling ne where you
heard Of the ioeworm2'
Then It turned out to be an invention Of
yellow Journalism which the young women
had unhesttatingly swallowed. But Mrs.
Roesler's prestige was gone for the day.
Curiosity In the feminine sex and thirst
for information In the masculine conspire
to keep Mrs. Roesler busy. Not only does
she take stray children whom she finds
wandering about the museum In hand and
give them interesting bits Of information
about the exhibits, but abe arTanges TO guide
parties Of children from public and private
schools In New York and other cities.
There 10 no doubt, according to her OBJ
servations, that the boy Il moro intelligent
In his questions and more alive 10 the prin-
ciples of construction than tho girl, who
manifests an interest In the completed
effect, rather than In the processes that
lead to Il. One day, she relates. there was a
mixed class Of boys and girls standing
before the group Of ~hamingoes, which 10
one Of the most beautiful and interesting Of
the new bird groups. Finally she came to
the description OF the life Of the birds In
captivity and told how the wonderful fame
tints of their feathers become dulled In
captivity and are revived by a process
Of putting a harmless dye in their food.
Instantly the boys asked the kind Of dye
used. The girls were equally interested,
hut their questions took a different turn.
One Of them acted as spokeswoman and
asked IL there was any kind Of dye Mrs.
Roesler knew OF that they could take to
change the color OF their hair.s
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ForEstten Hotel Ke,I.

From he Ncv orieans Tiu'es-D enoerdt.
Il suppose. " said q guest, &" 4 good many
foreetfui people 20 OF with hotel keysf'
This will show you. said the clerk.
And he took from q drawer the following
printed slip:
THE manager OF the Blank Hotel scknowl-
edges with thanks the return OF key No. -.
which MIR. Nj by overnight carried away
on departure" a
SO many keys, the young man explained,
we're mailed back by foEGetful guests hat Il
had been deemed advisable, ~ q time saving
device, 10 have q key acknowledgment
printed.
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conversation that they thought the mother
bit of their heads and the fascination Of the
idea appealed to them &c that they could
not tear themselves away. They gloat
over the case OF mummies, whom they call
the deaders. Bones appeal to them ire
mendously.
'In the little children 1 find it almost
impossible to make clear the distinction
between a skeleton and the complete ami
NAL. They think that when they were
alive these skeletons roamed the earth
Just as they are displayed in the museum.
without muscles or skin.
There was q little group Of East Side
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advanced from time to time. and bod, Who
died in 1880, claimed to have r~edisoovered 1t.
He employed others 70. make. his 'Vtollns
but always vanished them himself. His
varnish n very superior n his viollns
command high prices.
The vanishing and polishing Of a violin
are done usually by q woman. The finest
instruments are gone over as often as thirty
INES.
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ART or VIOLIN MAKING.
Old Master Cherished Good wood a. h n
Were Gold.

were GOid.
The old masters Of violin making used
such care In the selection Of the woods for
their instruments that. having found a
pneoe OF proper fibre and vibrational powers,
they treasured every fragment. no matter
how amAu. Rather han waHte even a
Particle or such a strip, says n writer In the
Circle, they frequently constructed the bachs
and bellies Of patches 90 delioately put
together than the seams we're discoverable
only by microscope,
Il was ever the aim Of the old masters 10
marry the back Of hard sycamore, which
produces the quick vibrations, and the
belly OF soft wood, producing the slower
somd waves. IN such q manner as TO give
the mellow but rtedy tiubre Of the perfect
instrument. Anftomioaily q violin made
by an old master is a miracle Of constrlc-
tien--it ean be taken to pieces, pasohsd.
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'one small girl was quite eagef 10 See
an ~archeopterix, a word that her little lips
stumbled over" Mrs. 'Roesler went on
"She told me that her father said Il was a
beast with abill came to their house the
first Of every month, but she was never on
hand to sec It. She wa ~yislbly disap-
pointed TO learn we had none in our colec-
ton. 'r
Another little girl spiok and span as a
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draw from society. Nothing OF the kind
happened. During her period Of mourn
20 the erection OF q handsome Catholic
chapel as q memorial to her brother In the
grounds Of Bellevue Hospital. This chapel
abe maintains at her own expense. All the
garments made by Miss Leary's Lenten
sewing GLASS 20 to Bellevue Hospital for
Emerging from her period Of mourning
Miss Leary resumed her social activities
Ia New York and In Newport on q larger
scale than before, at the same time planning
more busily than ever charitable projects
for the advancement OF her religion. Many
Of her old friends OF downtown long ago
moved TO the region east Of Central Park,
but Miss Ieary continued faithful 10 lower
Fifth avenue until two years ago, when
she purchased a newly built residence al
Of Art and had the interior rebuilt with
an eye TO entertaining purposes.
Instead Of getting tired Of society the
Countess enjoys II more than ever.
Tnere 10 no mistaking Mise leary for any
n else: Her dress is, distinctive. She
ing over white satin or white satin COM
bined with white lace. and always q high
couture decoration Of white ribbon.
Az n Of her recent afternoons, instead
Of responding TO the cue TO talk about the
opening OF her Italian university, the Coun-
Of adding q spring season to New Yorks
social schedule. Sne finds New York CHARM
ing La the spring and deplores the exodus
Of society 70 early In the year.
They have q spring season IN London
said she. at IL Just getting under way
now and will last well Into June, with the
opera In full swing and amusementN Of all.
aorta besides.
why cannot we have a spFing season
heref OF course II could not be 90 pro-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-19

That the visits to Oklahoma
City of the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan have always been
appreciated there is no denying,
and doubly gratifying should be
bis next coming, which, as we
understand, will be devoid of
political significance.
The great commoner comes to
this city upon an invitation from
Epworth University and will de-
liver before the student body OF
that institution his grand lecture
on 1.-The Prince of Peace, which
has come to be regarded as a
masterpiece Of oratory and litera-
ture.
How according TO the fitness
OF things that tins subject should
be discoursed upon in lecture
in and institution which stands
for peace instead of war and
which represents welding Of
the fragments Of a great church
organization sundered by con-
flicting sentiments daring the
great civil war.
Upon his arrival in ths city
Mr.. Bryanwill be metby student
band and a delegation Of leading
citizens and he will find that the
business houses of the city have
been decorated in his honor as
one of Americas greatest citi-
zens.
How well fitted is such a man
to discuss the theme announced.
Himself model citizen, an ideal
Christian and d consistent ex-
ponent of the fatherhood of God
and the universal brotherhood
of man!
What an inspiration to the
young men and young women OF
the grand new state of Okla
homal-Oklahoman.
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Admiral Evans and his blue
Jackets have gone on their big
trip. 1t is reported that after
the admiral had passed the May
flower with the president on
board, he called Captain Oster-
haus and said Captain we will
take of all these folderols and
go take drink.
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We do desire man that sticks
to his principles even under
stress. An Atlantic Ciry man
went to jail rather than kiss his
wife as ordered BY the court.
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Senator Gore yesterday intro
duced a bill in the senate to pro
vide for the election Of Senators
by popular vote.
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New TOYS for Christmas

Dolls, Chimes Blocks, Happy Hooli-
gans, Automobiles, Post Card Albums,
Purses, Toys Of all kinds, Watches,
Jewelry, Clocks. A. W. Foreman Drug
and Jewelry store.
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Fred Mari, chief clerk of the
Chickasha land Office at Ard
more, died suddenly, yesterday
of Brights disease.
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Denver has a great honor IN
store for her. Within her lofty
walls the next president Of these
United states will be named
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The House and senate are hav-
ing a hard time with the prohi-
bition enforcement bill.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-19

Secretary Taft will arrive in
New York Oh the Steamer Gen
eral Grant, next Friday.
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Make your wife a present ola carp
ct sweeper from Hollands Prices 50,
ss.25 and 400 27tl
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The latest IN folder photos at Fowl
er's.
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W. J. HUTCHINSON, Editor & Mgr.

Thursday vmrA. OKLA Dec 10
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GIFTS WORTH GIVING

NOTHING DOES Quite SO well
for mans or boys