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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Famous Old washlnoton Store.

Mention Stuntz at any club or din
ner or social gathering in Washington
and the iloodgates Of reminiscence are
opened Through the dark days Of the
civil war and reconstruction, in DAYS
of national plenty and panic. the little
candy shop kept open all day and
through the evenings to satisfy the
wants of children and brighten the
lives OF fathers and mothers.
Joseph Stuntz died In 1864 before
the close OF the war, but the fame OF
his shop had spread. and it already
had been necessary for the wise.man.
aging wife to add to their stock with
toys from Baltimore. imported from
The old country. What little boy Ia
whether northerner or
was not made happy in
those days with soldiers ia nice GER
man non-committal colorsg
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

Owing to the precociousness Of the
children Of recent years an amateur
show is no longer the goose-fesh Joy
II used to be. A number Of years ago
children would get up to speak a
piece, white with terror They broke
down. and their ague-stricken kin in
the audience prompted them time and
again. and the oftener they forgot
their lines the greater the glee Of the
cold-blooded audience no kin to them.
Last night at the Arcade there was an
amateur performance that illustrated
the difference in the times: Three
little girls ran eagerly to the stage.
and sang a song, each without
thought OF the crowd in front They
looked the audience straight in the
eye, and after the first note the audi
ence realized that the tables were
turned; 1t was the turn Of the hearers
down in front to fear: the audience
was afraid OF more than one verse.
Having survived the whole song, it
was afraid OF an encore. And it got
it.-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
ORIGIN Of the aRIaek Hard. a

There was historical foundation
for the name black nand,7 according
to Everybodys Back in InQuisition
days in Spain there was La Mano
Nera, a secret society which fought
the government and the church It
passed and the secret societies Of
southern Italy were its heirs. Twenty
years or more ago a false report was
raised in Spain that La Mano Nera
had been revived The story fingered
In the brain of Herald reporter, and
one fine day he attempted to rejuve-
nate waning interest In puzzling
Italian murder case by specializing as
10 the coming 10 life Of the black
hand" among Latin immigrants in
America The other newspapers seized
on the idea eagerly and kept it going.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Success.

There are two reasons for success
as there are two for failure. and these
two in both instances. act in such
close conjunction that It is almost i'm.
possible to decide where one begins
and the other ends. Our mental at
titude alone will not transact material
business, nor will outward industry
compensate for lack Of mental STAN
ina. Equilibrium. or equipose win
alone account for success in any un-
dertaking, and this means confidence
and grit as well as energy.-W. j.
Colville, in Nautilus.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
-pogs.s sLEssINa FoR NIcKEL.
MIR. clmby Satisfied with Return on
Small investment.

II confess" said Mr. Glimby, that
never can telr whether a beggar is
what you call worthy or not am
likely to give, because don't like to
take even a chance of missing some
body that is really hungry. It is not
exactly a comic situation for one to be
in. being hungry.
SO, when a rather stockily built
man, with clothes originally not ex-
pensive, and with pretty wholesome
sort Of countenance, ranged along
side Of ME the other afternoon. and
started of with God bless you was
inclined to listen, and when he went
on to say that he was hungry and
would give him something to get to
eat. gave him a nickel which
wouldn't get him much in lobster
palace, but would get him considerable
food in some places that he and I
knew further down town.
And he didn't look at this coin the
instant gave 1t to him, to throw on
the mask. when he had got the money
IL Adcl, ne uiuH lOoh at IL az hll, anu
that impressed me favorably; he
simply closed his hand over 1t SO that
II wouldn't get away, and he smiled
a little and said thank you. meaning
it. as 1t seemed, and then as moved
on l heard him coming after me an
other God bless you!' which may
have been just surplusage, or the
finish Of beggar with some
pride in his profession or which may
have meant what It said.
Really, don't know, but anyhow,
l got two God bless yous for a nickel"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

Mandy said Farmer Corntossel
Il wonder what has become OF this
here movement fur upliftin the
farmea-
Il don't know. I'm sure. Were you
hoping for benefit from it?"
Not exactly. But after all the
things that's been circle-ated in print
about it an all the advertisin it's
been doin' don't understand why
nobody's been around yit to sell us
somethin' on the strength Of It. on the
installment plan"
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A big walnut tree In the yard OF the
residence of L. e. Blain in this city
shows the possibilities Of walnut cul.
ture in this part of the state. Though
1t stands on the poorest kind of land
for fruit growing and has never re.
ceived scientific culture the tree this
year produced $25 worth Of nuts. This
shows the immense profit of an acre
of similar trees.
This tree is IA years old and stands
so feet high. 1t is French walnut
of the Mayette variety Mr.. Blain be-
iieves that had II been properly
trimmed when young and placed in
good soil, like that Of the Santian bot
toms In this country, it would have at
tanned its present growth and bear
ing qualities in seven or eight years.
Albany Cor Portland Oregonian.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

source OF Washington's water supply
the fountain OF nearly 100000 people
lis a place of geologic wonder and a
scenic miracle-a place riven and rift
ed as though God at some remote aeon
sought to wreck the earth. 1t is there
that the Potomac river, Appalachian
born, bursts through the piedmont
plateau ana into the coastal plain,
The place is called Great Falls, though
It's glory Is more in rocks than In
water. 1t looks like relic of earth's
throes. Once, the geologist would
have said that Great Falls was a chap
ter out Of the catastrophe period, and
that is the impression Of the layman,
but your geologist Of to-day be-
lieves that there is no clean breach
between the past and present, and that
the forces which wrought these mar.
vels are stiIl operating, and that
therefore, Great Falls may be the re.
suit Of geologic evolution instead OF
Titanic crash.
Imagine a vast upheaval where ma,
ture sundcred the mountains. turned
earths bowels of stone inside out shut
fed the rocks and then left the ruin
without one smoothing touch. Through
the deep gashes. seams and gorges
the Potomac pours, churning around
powders as big as houses, and paint
ing the chasm white with spray.
Along the lower rocks not a plant
form peeps from the cracks and
wrinkles Of the stone. Higher up
where the water never rises, but
where the mist makes things drip
pale sage, feeble cedars and pallid syc
amores cling, half-starved, On the
top of the cliffs, oaks, poplars, beech
naples and rugged sycamores enjoy
happy tree-life. donning fresh green III
spring and turning blazing reds, bright
yellows and somber russets in the au.
tumn, and behaving like trees that live
in less tempestuous places.
The predominant rock at Great
Falls is Carolina gneiss. primeyal
rock of almost unthinkable antiquity
Thousands Of ages after the formation
of this gneiss, masses Of igneous rock
were forced into it There was ar
uplift Of thousands Of years, next long
ages d erosion, and later in pre-Cam-
brian times volcanic lavas poured over
the upturned rocks Then followed
more ages Of erosion, after which the
land sank, the seas rolling above il
and laying down thick flooring OF
sandstone shale and limestone The
water rolled deep here in the begin
ming of he Cambrian and into the 81
urian ages.
Whether the gneiss, the rock which
makes the main spectacle at Great
Falls. ana which was once deep-seated
in the earth. appears at the surface be
cause it has been heaved up out Of the
pits of the world or whether the sur
face of the world 1T hat point has
been so deep
ly worn away
as to expose sssssssEif;s;:sl
ne sneiss. s. gssssS gs1H[I1[ss 2 ss sSs||
ologists can lsIIsll. l=:ss;sss
mai ,ar,.na ~~--~
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Oil on Troubled Waters.

Pouring oil on troubled waters Is not
a modern idea. Pliny, A. d. fs to 70,
In his Natural HiEtofy," speaks Of the
good results OF pouring oil on q stormy
sea, and an incident OF the kind iE
mentioned in a Latin book written II
centuries ago.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Momen 10 vote il siam

Siam has recently passed law Civ.
ing women the right to vote in GER
tain cases While this may seem an
extraordinary step for an oriental peo-
pie the Siamese women themselves ex.
plain that it is the teaching OF Bud.
dhism. They point out that Buddhism
breaches the equality OF the sexes and
gives equal education to boys and
girls
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Think No Evil.

Let us away with the ignoble and
degrading notion that human nature Is
irredeemably corrupt, and let us put
10 the test our Wanted belief in the
brotherhood Of man by more gener-
ous exhibition OF love unfeigned. which
viii make us sincerer exemplars Of
the sweet word from the sacred page:
Love thinketh no il.T-London
Welldoer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

IN Justice Fosters court today NJ F.
Shinn. charged with killing N. H. Hender-
son was bound over to the district court
and his bond was fixed At $4,000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
Too MANY MiddIemen.

One great factor in the high pricet
Of provisions IL New York city IS the
necessity Of supporting an increasing
army OF middlemep Fho stand bo
tween the prodaser sna The copsumah
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

interest 10 the
people OF Wash
ington and Incl
dentally to Amer
leans in the prov
inces, many OF
whose representa-
tives, when they
come to congress,
do not drink Po-
tomac water = or
any other kind,
writes G. Henry
Sloane in the II.
lustrated Sunday
Magazine. 7 h e
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13

J. W. Orr is accredited the honors Of
having the most attractive sleigh today
he had put gas pipe runners on his buggy
and left. one Of the front wheels on.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
BE A REPRESENTATIVE
Of The United Wireless Telegraph Co.

In your home town; employees earn
ing $4,000 to $4,000 a week; you can
do the same; no capital required; ap-
ply at once. The United Wireless TeIe-
graph Co., Cooper Bdgy Denver, Colo.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
is SCENIC MIRACLE
GREAT FALLS A SPOT or MARVEL.
Gus BEAUTY.
Source Of the Water supply for the
city Of Washington Succession cf
Majestic cashes, Seams
and corses.

The water supply Of the national
capital is subject OF more or less
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
OUR SPECIAL SALE.

While preset stock lasts, a 3-pieee
bedroom suit Dresser, Bed and Wash
stand, for Only.si75O. HOLLAND, D
eff The Furniture Mak
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-13
y|NITA PRODUCE MARKET.
Quotations Observation-Disclosures Pro

The above is the wholesale shipping
prices. The following are the prices paid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
Tho Bite Of a Doq.

II want to say few words about
hydrophobia ," said physician. when
an animal bites through clothing there
is little or no danger of Infection. The
virus is on the teeth Of the animal and
when the person bitten has received
the wound through a layer of clothing
there is little danger. ss...-.s'.z..
"The virus on the teeth Is left in the
clothing and is not communicated to
the person bitten. Rabid dogs or other
animals are not like reptiles. They
have no hollow teeth through which
poison may be communicated. It must
be introduced directly into the system
Of the victim. ..r
Therefore, when a supposedly rabid
dog bites person, if the bite is not on
an exposed part Of the body he should
have no fear."-Washington Post.
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"A. E. Noble Of Kelliher came to
the city last night and spent today
here on business.
Miss Olive B. Clark of Fort
Francis was visitor in Bemidji
last night and today.
Mrs. Parranto of Big Falls came
to the city last night and registered
as guest at the Hotel Markham.
H. E. Stevens, lineman for the
NJ. & /. railway company, started
down them. & I. this morning for
the purpose of repairing some breaks
in the M. & I. telegraph wires south
of Bemidji.
s. E. E. Mcdonald returned last
night from international Falls,
where he has been attending the
term of district court for Koochi-
ching county, which is being held at
The Falls" - "a
Otto Peterson, local representa-
tive for the L. X. Deal Lumber COM
pany, left this morning for Des
Moines, Iowa, to interview Mr.. Deal
concerning some deals" which the
Deal company have in this vicinity.
J. Blonde, the commander-in-
chief of the West Hotel, returned
this morning from Kelljher, where
he spent yesterday and last night.
Mr.. Blonde brought down some
raspberries for the old lady," as he
put it.
E. J. Burgeoise departed this
morning for Seattle, going to St.
Paul via the M. & I. and N. P. rail-
ways. Ernie" will combine bust
ness and pleasure and will visit the
fair and incidentally look over the
country, while he is out west"
A. Burke and party, who went to
Portage lake yesterday morning on
a fishing expedition, are having the
finest kind of luck. A friend who
came from there last evening had
with him big string of black bass,
which the party caught yesterday.
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Most Northern Canada.

OF the possibilities of extreme north
ern Canada traveller writes: "The
country that one passes through from
Athabasca Landing down to the Arctic
Red river is full Of vegetation and will,
IN my opinion, one day be settled. In
all the mission gardens at the different
posts that I passed I saw wheat and
barley growing, potatoes, lettuces, tur-
n1ps, carrots and every kind Of vegeta-
bic that one grows in ones own garden
at home. The country is thickly tim
bered near the banks Of the river, and
there are few places in which you do
not find large patches of prairie. You
pass by great outrush Of natural gas,
and oil is oozing out for miles along
the river bank"
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Gray and the EIepy.

Thomas Gray kept the elegy by him
for nine years before he gave it to the
world. He polished away at it all those
years as lapidary polishes gem, and
the result was he made it gem. In
his whole life he wrote comparatively
little, and when asked why he had
written so little he replied, Because
Of the exertion it costs in the labor of
composition"
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Az Others See tja.

"Mem-sahib," asked young East In
dian girl of her English mistress, why
do you wear those sad colors2 l don't
like them"
II am In mourning, Tattoo. It is the
custom Of English ladies'"
But black is the color of night, men,
sahib, and yet you believe that when
you die you go to heaven at once. Then
why not be glad for your friends who
die and wear colors such as we see In
birds and flowers and falling water
when the sun shines? God doesn't
make your colors. All. well, Christians
are strange peoplev'-From ''The In.
dian Alps"
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Misiudged.

A Scotsman was travelling in third
class smoking carriage on a north Of
England line when at small station
q fishwife with a creel opened thu
door. Not relishing the prospect OF
such company. the Scotsman said II
his smoothest tones, "Ah, this is 1
smoking carriage, my good womanr
The fishwife took no notice, but pushed
IN. MY good woman, this is smok.
Ing carriage" repeated the male pas
senger In louder tones. The fishwifs
put her creel In the corner and sat
down opposite to him, and the train
started Then the woman put bel
hand In a pocket of her blue petticoat
took out a large black pipe, lit 1t, and
blowing a cloud Of rank smoke that
nearly suffocated her companion. re-
marked, "And so, my mamie, ye
thocht naebody could tax. a draw but
yersel'y'
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Bees and Their Baskets.

Every bee carries bis market basket
around his hind legs. Any one ex:
aiming the body Of bee through a
microscope will observe that on the
hind legs Of the creature there is a
fringe Of stiff hairs on the surface, the
hairs approaching each other at the
tips, so as to form a sort Of cage. This
is the bees basket, and into it. after
successful journey, he will cram
enough pollen to last him for two or
three days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28

Arriving daily; the latest popula,
sheet music. N. w. Music Co.
]. F. Essler, one of the corps Of
local commercial travellers, went to
Funkley last evening on business
trip. .~.'
Mrs. H. A. Bliler and Miss Flor.
ence Bliler returned last evening
from Nary, where they spent yester-
day visiting.
A. H. Jester was in from The
Farm yesterday for a few hours
visit with, his many local friends.
AL" has quite a house full, out at
his place, and is consequently happy.
]. Jerome, the Battle River mer-
chant and all-around good fellow
came to the city yesterday forenoon,
via Redby and spent several hours
here, returning to Redby in the
afternoon.
R. r. Ashley of Crookston, who
sells hardware for the Marshall-Wells
Hardware company of Duluth, came
to town yesterday noon to make his
usual visit among the shelf and
heavy" dealers hereabouts.
George Coinbear, who registered
at tht Hotel Markham yesterday
afternoon from Grand Rapids, came
to the city yesterday afternoon
from the east. He departed this
morning for points north in Kooch-
iching county.
H. w. Forrer of Littlefork came
to the city yesterday afternoon from
Cass Lake, where he had business
before the u. S. land office. He
was a guest at the Hotel Markham
last night, leaving this morning for
his home at the Fork"
Finding more than I could do dur
ing my recent stay, have decided
to reopen my stock of fancy goods
in the Henrionnet millinery parlor
July 80 to August E. Lessons in
stenciling and embroidery. Stamping
done to order. Elanoer ApRoberts.
Guy Aubol of Crookston, deputy
internal revenue collector for this
district, came to the city yesterday
noon from his home in the Queen
City," Mr.. Aubol will make Be-
midi his headquarte tiers while he is
officially visiting the towns in this
vicinity.
James Goodman of St. Paul, the
popular salesman who sells the Eel
Palermo" cigars to retailers in this
vicinity, spent yesterday ins.the city,
and departed last evening for Black
duck and other points along the
north line of the M. & I. railway.
He expects to return to Bemidji
Thursday or Friday morning.
H. E. Olson of Minneapolis passed
through the city last evening to
Turtle River, being accompanied by
Mr.. Arosin, also of Minneapolis.
The gentlemen were bound for Mr..
Olson's summer home, on the Turtle
river, near the old dam, where Mr..
Olson is spending several weeks
with his family. 1t is one of the
finest spots in this section.
Frank Bracelin of Crookston, the
district manager for the North
western Telephone Exchange COM
pany, came to Bemidji yesterday
evening from Walker, where he
spent yesterday looking over the
local telephone exchange. Mr..
Bracelin left this morning for his
home at Crookston, being we'll
pleased with his visit here and at
Walker.
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80 Bad as 1hatl,

A young medical student who was
calling upon girl volunteered to sing
and help entertain the company which
arrived unexpectedly. At the end of
his second solo he turned to the young
lady and remarked: II am thinking of
taking vocal lessons. Do you know of
good teacher?"
Eyes, indeed" was the quick reply,
II know the very one for you. Here is
his address," and she scrubbed the
name ON card, giving it to the stu.
dent.
Next DAY he called up the teacher by
telephone: rs this the instructor Of
vocal muster"
1.-THE whatT' was the answer.
"The vocal teacher?" was repeated.
NAV" came the reply, II don't teach
nothing. file sawsp'-Ladies' Homo
Journal.
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Lost Charm of tho Wayslde Inn.

Lost Charm OF tho WaysIde Inn.-
The inns Of England, celebrated by
Harrison and famous far and wide at
the beginning Of the last century, have
degenerated into sad places which we
visit only of necessity. Little did
Stephenson think when he proposed
the line from Manchester to Liverpool
that he would ruin the wayside inns
of England and kill the art of cookery.
-Blackwood's Magazine.
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A 9enee Of Propriety.

$50 you stole this mans ax7" said
the judge. FL. -, ....- -.
"Yessah. reckons dar aim no use
tryin' ter spute de facts"
what did you do that fort He said
he would have been perfectly willing
to lend you the AK"
Eyes: but you see, ledge, dat mans
on'y jes' moved In de neighborhood. !
doesn' know him vel enough ter go
'roun' ter his house borryin' Wash.
-ington Star. $500.
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A Safety Match.

"Papa, what is safety match7'
Mr.. Henpecked Cooking carefully to
see If his wife is within hearing)-A
safety match. son, is when q bald
headed man marries an armless wo-
rnanI-Short Stories.
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Hard TO Say.

Hard TO Say.
IF your mother bought four baskets
Of grapes, the Dealers price being
quarter basket, how much money
would the purchase cost herT' asked
the new teacher. +
"You never can TELL" answered Tom
my, who was ut the head of his class.
MAS great at gy'-Ladies'
Home Journal. a.. .s<->-.'
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Couldn't Lose.

'Things seem to be coming your way
Of late.'
Couldn't be any softer If I was the
hero Of a poker story."-Kansas City
Journal
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Steadiness Of national character goes
with frmness Of foothold on the soil-
David Starr Jordan.
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Accepfed.

"Quills has had story accepted at
last," remarked Journalist to col
league.
Surely not" was the rejoinder.
Yes. He went home at 2 o'clock
this morning with an awful yarn, and
bis wife believed It."
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A BID Door.

The following is a copy Of a bill
posted on the wall Of country VII
lage In England: "a lecture on total
abstinence will be delivered in the
open air, and a collection will be made
ut the door to defray expenses"