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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

necessary TO walk out the front gate
nearest the Treasury building
10 Fifteenth street. and there
at the historic juncfure Of
Pennsylvania avenue and New York
avenue. where countless inaugural
professions. great parades and the
Grand Army Of the Republic al the
close Of the civil war have wheeled
into line for the moment Of review,
right there. straight ahead three
squares and in full view. is the Toy
shopt. II is in the heart OF the rest
Dental part Of the city. and for prac-
tieslly the memory of man has
thrObbed away under the surface life
OF Washington. symbol Of the deeper
joys Of mankind and part OF the heart
life OF all that has made the city
famous.
II IS such a little shop that Joseph
and his wife. ApDeloma Stuntz. found
ed so many years ago TO the delight
Of presidents children and OF the
loved ones OF other men diminu-
tive two-story house. just two windows
wide above and only a door and
show window wide below. but small as
It is It was always piled high with
every conceivable joy that child
could wish. Inside il was fragrant and
Christmasy. and outside it kept its
eyes wide open upon the windows OF
the east room of the White House.
whose occupants were destined to car
~ of so many Of its treasures. Half
a century ago, just as it looks today,
its showcase spread before the Won
dering eyes OF the children the won
derful carved toys Joseph made. To
day in a marvelously changed Wash
ington It smiles its welcome with
quaint old world sincerity
There on the north side Of New
York avenue II has stood for the last
50 years. for Joseph Stuntz. a color
bearer OF Napoleon. entered Washing
ton in 1855, the same year the Jap
anese nation. as a result Of the expe-
dition OF Commodore Perry. entered
into its place among the great nations
of the world In Washington the
opening Of the Toy shop is regarded as
the greater event.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

Mrs. James w. Pinchot of Wash
lngton has a beautiful collection Of
laces. which is to make the nucleus
OF a collection at the National mu-
scum, in which several women are
interesting themselves, among them
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. James S. Har-
Ian. Mrs. Roosevelt has loaned a
rare piece Of lace. Mrs. Harlan has
sent some beautiful embroideries. Mrs.
Pinchot's fans are Of the Louis XVI.
and first empire and George II. time.
while others have dainty Spanish
sticks, and a carried fan is probably
Of Chinese make. The museum Of.
hcials say that this loan collection
shows a widespread civic pride in the
city Of Washington. Of a sort that has
given to New York its Metropolitan
Museum Of Art and its galleries
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

In the course of a speech not long
ago Representative John Sharp VIII
liams illustrated his point by story
of an old colored woman in Alabama
whose extreme age and helplessness
were such that her neighbors felt
called upon to supply all her needs.
The aged negress was very grateful
for all such attentions. and never
failed to express her gratitude there
for in original language.
II appearing one day that she could
not sufficiently thank the son Of an
old friend who had brought her some
choice fruit, the old woman said.
You is powerful good to pore ole
woman like me. Rid one foot in de
grave an de odder a-crying out: How
long. oh Lawd, how long2
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

II one takes a somewhat broader
and less technical Tiew q ihe EenRc-
ing conditions disclosed hy the Lordun
Larcets series q exposes. and IS
large-nlinded enough 70 appreciate
the essential Erti1cizlty OF the
whole modern scheme Of cl8thes. there
seems bat one logical conclusion frou
the premises. viz. clothes must go or
the human race vii be deyoured and
exteTminated BY microbes The COZ
yeniences Of the household. from
serubbing brush 70 the grand piano.
are nothing more nor less than germ
traps. Prom kitchen 10 drawing room
and garnet the house Is alive with
miscrCsc0piC 5FiEands Hence. houses
must be given up also. And il thus
appears that science as well as social
ism urges a return 10 the misnamed
days OF barbarism toward which The
hack 10 nature folk look 50 long
ingiy
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Home Of the Fez.

Fez, where Mulai Hafid is reported
TO have been making hay Of electric
Mgh, fittings and everything else that
has the taint of Europe. has given its
name to the familiar Turkish equiya-
lent Of hat At one time all fezzes
came from Fez, it being supposed
that only there could the exact Grim
son dye required be obtained 1t is
curious that the name Of an agricultu-
raj implement has thus been appropri-
ated BY headgear; for fsz. or fas,
means in Arabic hoe. The fayorite
story is that Idrees H., the founder Of
the city, turned the first sod with one,
remarking: Here l plant my fas."
Another version is that an older city
called SAT cnce stood there and Idrees
simply transposed its name.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

Perhaps most Of the scolding done
ID the world is between husbands and
wives or between parents and chill
aren- Parents must instruct their
children: they must sometimes reprove
them. They must often counsel them.
But they are in great danger Of pro
vOking them 10 wr2th"-in the wise
Biblical phrase Children have the
keenest possible sense Of justice;
they are also very easily hurt, and
when their minds are bruised the re
suit is estTangement. and that is as
sad a thing as can ever be- An inn
perious. scolding father or mother
frightens the children away. drives
them into all manner OF eyasions and
subterfuges. and brands their minds
forever with the memory OF cruel and
blistering words.-Claudius Clear
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
RaeheIors In plpIomatle set.

Prince Nicolas Koudichen is first
secretary of the Russian embassy, at
the national capital, in which capacity
he is its present head in the absence
OF Baron Rosen. There Is no preju-
dice against marriages with Ameri-
cans; in truth, they are welcomed, so
there is every likelihood that an
American girl may become the Prin-
cess Koudicheff
Baron Staell de Holstein, second
secretary OF the Russian embassy, Is
another bachelor worth securing.
Mr.. Kroupensky. Russian counselor
and charge d'affaires, although un-
titled, is quite advanced in statecraft
and will, no doubt, have the honor Of
representing the czar as ambassador
at some future time.
Count Hermann Won Hatzfeldt-Win-
denburg, another counselor, accredited
from Germany, also comes in for a
large share of speculation as to fu-
ture possibilities He is also at the
head OF his embassy ad interim.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
TeIIs Character from Hats.

In these days Of scientific progress,
we are so blase as to be almost proof
against surprise, and genius itself has
TO reach high attitudes to merit public
exclamation 1t was said OF Prof
oven that. give him a bone, and he
,ould reconstruct Behemoth. There Is
I Parlsian scientist at the moment
who possesses the same power with
hats Give him hat and he can dag
nose the head that wore it. They gave
him a hat the other day, and he said
III must have been Cuvier's Research
unearthed the bill OF that hat, and
proved the correctness of the dag
nosis. What is more, further research
unearthed a portrait OF Cuvier with
the Identical hat upon his head!
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
War on Spectators.

The MANAGERS Of hew YORK are wasine
Vigorous war against theatre ticket
spectators. and management Of The
Traitor is taking Vigorous steps to pre-
vent any tickets from falling into the
hands Of spectators during the initial
tour Of that play. In order 70 accomplish
this result however, the active co-opsra-
ton Of the public is necessary. By watch
ing the papers for the announcement Of
the opening Of the sale Of seats and puf-
chasing seats at the box Office early, thea
tre-goers will materially assistin defeating
the attempts Of the spectators 70 reap a
rich harvest The Traitor" will be seen
al the Auditorium SION.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

The most forgetful man has been
found He lives in little town in the
upper part Of York county. He fell
i'll with symptoms indicating append
citis and submitted to an operation.
To their great surprise and embarrass-
ment the surgeons found that the ap-
pendix had already been removed. The
patient afforded the necessary expla-
nation when he recovered from the
ether by stating that he remembered
then. come TO think Of It. that he
had been through a similar operation
two years ago.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
1are. sklll Of Enalnssrs.

The boring OF an artesian well Is not
an easy task. The well Of Grenelle
(FranceJ required from December "a.
1893 to February IS. lS41. for compile
ton. The one at Passy OF the same
depth took only two years TO make.
Our engineers now count upon one
year in which to complete the well Of
Maisons.Lafitte This well Is already
at a depth OF 460 meters. II will go
to a depth OF $50 meters.-De Dion.
B0utOn Journal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
TRAINING FOR SELF-SUPPORT.

The National Sociefy for the Promotion
Of Industrial Education some time ago
appointed a committee 70 consider the
changes necessary 10 be made in the
American school system, in order to adapt
II 10 pfesent-day needs and place il on a
footing Of equality with the school system
Of European countries.
This committee. which consists Of ten
educators and BUSINESS men Of nationa
reputation. with Dr.. Henry S. Pitchett as
chairman. has made preliminary report
Il is unanimously admitted that the pres
ent school system is lacking in effective
means Of fitting boys and girls to earn
their own living that the majority drop
out Of school soon after completing a
xrammar-school course. and many before
that; and that any improvement must be-
gin in the grammar schools. which will
either take the place Of or greatly modify.
the high schools.
The committee believes the plan Of the
future will require the teaehingof all sub
jects in such a way as to show their APP
plicability to the practical business Of life;
that the grammar schools viii provide ele-
mentary manual training. Tor the develop
mcnt Of general rather than particular
skin Of hand
Following the grammar schools will come
vocational schools. which viii give those
who intend to enter a trade Or business as
careful training for il as the present high
schools give to those who intend 70 enter
college. The vocational schools. the COM
mittee believes. must be. for a time, al
least Of two kinds, one Of which will aim
to train young men and women in both
the theory and practice Of their chosen oc-
clpation. and will be true trade or COM
mercial schools, with all possible shop and
laboratory work and the most practical
training possible This kind Of school will
frequently be devoted to purely local in
dustries The other kind will correspond
to the evening schools now existing in
many cities. in which ambitious mechan-
les who have had small school facilities
may supplement their learning by study
ing the principles and theory Of the tasks
they perform during the day.--Youth's
Companion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
Orators Hsv. Free Hand.

Prof Masterman. lecturing at Cam
bridge on modern England and the lib
erty of the subject, said there was
enough treason spoken in Hyde park,
London. on Sunday afternoons to fl
a German fortress. Instead. the ora
tors went home to tea. 1t is a remark
able fact. however. added the lee
turer, that there is no state in Europe
where attacks on the sovereign are so
rare or SO strongly resented by the
people at large.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
White House CHEEKY with plants

Mrs. Roosevelt has the good taste
that prevents the overdecorating Of a
home. The White House to-day is a
distinct Improvement ovsr that man
sion as It used to be In the important
particular Of floral accessories and
general ornamentation. The mistress
OF the White House is partial to grow
ing flowers and plants rather than cut
blossoms. The state rooms Of the
White House look CHEEKY with pots Of
fuchsias and pepper plants glowing in
the sun. with an occasional jardiniere
Of scarlet tipped poinsettia. Oriental
palms in porcelain vases and ferns
in quaint boxes of birch bark give a
homelike look to the wide. bare halls
OF the lower wing The entire ground
floor is bright with growing things.
many in bloom. Only an occasional
vase Of roses is seen on the mantel
OF the blue room. A growing plant
invariably has the place Of honor on
the dining table.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
Had slIppee His Memory.

Before ! answer your question. ?
said the great alieBist. permit me to
refresh my memory" HereuDon he
consulted a notebook. May / ask. :"
resumed the lawyer, why you found
It necessary to consult some memo
randum before answering a simple
hypothetical question Of only a few
thousand words7" The fact Is" re-
Piled the alienist. suayely. that did
that to get the point Of view. I'd for
gotten which side I'd been retained on
In this particular case. Kindly spring
your conundrum again"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

The Muskogee papers are putting il a
little strong when it is declared that the
grand jury probing that is now going on
there win prove disastrous to the business
interests Of the whole east half Of the
state. The charge Of fraud in obtaining
title to town lots in the Creek nation does
not involve one business man in a thous-
and in the east half Of the state. II there
is nothing in the charges it will soon be
found out. and II there is the guilty par
ties will be punished and the world viii
wag on as usual II forgery has been
committed. out with IT, Fraud vitiates
every contract. and il fraud can be found
and proven il is the duty Of the govern-
ment to punish the guilty There is moth
ing unusual about the proceeding other
than that il involves some individuals
whose business records have hitherto been
clean. Men in this Indian country took a
little too much license in acquiring prop
erty in some cases and trouble always
sooner or later. follows such practices
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
The Xmas Favorite.

It seems a little strange that so
many women of the world should be
arranging the hair after the fashion
made famous by the favorite of a king.
whom she served for "a years. Then
her beauty waning. her use in this
world was over, and she made way
Tor another. And she was but A years
old. Inflated Madame de Pompadour.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

biosk. the progress d The city during The
laa years struggle viii noi Be supported
by this paper. 10 matter shat their poll
t.es may Be- The chieftain wants u see
q bigger and q better town here. and %
that end will devote its energies
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

Vinita is to have a spring election, and
the voters Of this municipality viii have
q chance to elect an entirely new set Of
officers, from top TO bottom. The Chief
tain expects to support only such men as
are willing to move forward in building a
city. Men who have blocked. or tried to
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
s.sk Use for White Fir.

The forestry department has been
conducting experiments with the hope
OF finding some commercial manner
OF making use Of the white Ar which
Is found on the Pacific coast in great
quantities. Very little Of It has been
cut
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

been in Washing
ton asks What
TOY shopT" for
everyone kno " 5
the only historic
toy shop Is that
with the sign. A
Stuntz
For the Occu
pant OF the White
House II is .cniy
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
seek Standard Karat.

The French ministry Is drafting a
bin TO make standard karat for
weighing precious stones, fixed at $50
miliigrams, and prohibiting the word
for any other weight.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

Mr.. and. Mrs. Sherman are visiting at
Kansas City.
The Royal NeiehbOrs vii hold their
regular meeting tonight Refreshments
viii be served.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
HnmmInu.aIrd |. nuinn out.

While in 1866 there were IS species
4 humming-bird in Trinidad. there are
low only about FIVE.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
HISTORIC TOY SHOP
ALMOST \ LANDMARK or TIE
CITY or WASHINGTON
FOR Fifty-TNo Years the Little Place
Has Stood On the Sans Site on
ke~ YORK Avenue Near
the White House.

-Four squares from the White House
IS the Toy shop No one who ever has
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26
The Weather.

Tonight and Wednesday generally
fair
Local observations. fer day pre-
cedine, furnished b. C. f. Lahman
Maximum temperature. 56 degs
Minimum temperature, AZ
Temperature al 7 .. n. AZ "
Precipitation. Y
Wind direction, north.
Cloudy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-26

What you get when your cash pur-
chases amount 10 $500.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26
THE DANDY DANDELION.

Sioux City Tribune: The dande-
lion. with it's sunrise face, is with US
again and again it is met with OBJ
jurgations on the one hand and well
come on the other. Fierce is the
antipathy of the man of the lawn,
blind to the beauty of the bright
contrast of rich yellow amid the green
of the grass, and hearty is the well
come of the family that counts on
dandelion greens as one Of the luxur-
les of life that cost nothing but the
gathering. And between friend and
fee the modest flower goes placidly
its way, its flowers running rapidly
their course from youthful yellow to
gray old age.
Much is to be said for the plant
that invokes alternate praise and cen.
sure. 1t is the pioneer plant. II
came west with the pioneers, kept
pace with them in their transconti-
mental advance. and, having got the
habit keeps on pioneering after its
human companions have settled dowr
in the quiet of their homes-or thei,
graves. 1t gives to every passing
breeze it's wing. horne seeds to fioa,
away, happily Indifferent to direction
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26
Which do you think won7

Not long ago two men, athletes, went
into contest to see which could stand
erect and hold his arms stretched out
full length at either side of his body for
the longer time One man had fed on
steaks and chops, sausage, ham, roast
beef, ETC.; the other ate heartily, but con-
fined himself to such foods as Quaker
Oats, rice. macaroni. etc. Which do you
think held out longer?
The first man lasted twenty-five min
utes. The Quaker Oats macaroni-rice
chap concluded to stop after he had been
a. it more than three hours
There's more strength and economy in
eating lots of Quaker Oats than most
people imagine.
Every family should eat plentifully of
Quaker Oats at least once every day;
breakfast is the best time It strengthens
you for the day.
The regular size package sells for loc;
the big family size package costs Csc;
the same package with a piece of fine
china in it in addition to the Quaker
Oats. costs SOC. Grocers sell all Of
these.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
FRIDAY, MAY 18th.


John Ehler to Fred c. Spahn-lot
4. blk 10. Schleswig, Iowa. Con.
$1,000.
Thomas Meehan to w. j. SERVER
nj nwi and sw4 nw1 sec 20. Washing
ton twp. Con. 81. 033. 33
MONDAY, MAY 18th.
D. F. Brown to R. K. Cratf-lots
IL. Ia, Is. l6 and II, DIX 2. and lots
1. 2 and nj Of lot 8. blk 8. Holmes
Add Denison, Iowa. Con. $1,000.
G. G. Cronkleton to &. H. Alexan-
der-w 4s 30.100 acres WI sw4; IA
a of e IS a WI sw4 of sec 80, Union
twp. Con. So. 1872.
TUESDAY. MAY 18th.
Roscoe c. Saunders to Ora B. Piper
lot 2, blk 10, Manila, Iowa. Con.
81.
W. L Paup to Emma Piper-lot 6.
blk II, Manila, Iowa. Con. s667. rs.
| Emma Piper to Isaac Hird-lot 6,
blk II, Manila. Iowa. Con. sl25.o
c. j. Larson to c. L. voss-lot 6,
blk 2. Kiron, Iowa. Con. $1,000.
THURSDAY, MAY Goth.
Mary Koock to c. S. Johnson-e 81
# of lot 8, blk 4. Boyer, Iowa
Con. 5000.
i P. E. C. Lally to John M. johnson
lots 4, s. 6. z and 8. blk 1ol. Den
ison, Iowa. Con. $1,000.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26
Tie Photograph Cure

Ogden Reporter: There is still
another use for the photograph. It
was used very successfully by q lady
in an adjoining town who used it to
break her husband of swearing. She
had a few vacant" rollers on hand
aud one day when hubby was in action
she started the machine going unknown
to him and recorded his every word.
They say that was one of his worst
days and he used all the latest pro-
fame combinations. That evening
right before the children. the wife.
apparently by mistake, inserted this
roller and reproduced the good man e
pointed remarks. He was 80 Mortified
that he hasn't been off color in speech
since,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26

or destination, supremely confident
that somewhere it will alight and find
hospitable welcome in fertile soil.
It may be urged with force that
il we are to have national flower
there is none SO typical of the char
acter of our people as is the dande-
lion. 1t is not only that it is pion-
eer, showing the same sturdy quail
ties, the courage and persistence
against obstacles that its human adj
venturers did. but it displays the
true American spirit in standing for
its equal rights against every effort
to deny them. 1t takes possession of
the land, dispossessing occupants that
are in its way just as Americans pos
sessed themselves of the land with
scant regard to the prior rights of
the aborigines.
It is Industrious, energetic. patient
of purpose, tenacious of hold once
had, assertive of race superiority and
strong in benevolent assimilation. "
Other races may live in peace with it
if they let it have its way. If they
do not it is only the worse for them !:
trait strikipgly characteristic of
Americans. And it is up to date IN
industrial processes. It believes in
combination that controls and monopo-
Lies. And like its kind. it laughs
to scorn laws and ordinances designed
to extirpate it, and goes steadily on
combining, monopolizing and increas-
ing.