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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
THE TOYMAKER'S DREAM"
A SHOW WITH REAL MUSIC

Mr. VIM Cushman, manager of The
Toymaker's Dream Co.. which will appear
az the Auditorium on February 3 prides
himself on having more original music
than any other. so called, musical show
now on tour The music for this show
was all written by Mr. Cushman, and
contains twenty of the latest and best
ensemble numbers which this able musi-
clan could compose, Among some Of the
song hits are: Look out for the Auto
mobile, Tony The Hand Organ Mar"
"A Crazy Jay on Circus Day. and the
beautiful song'story by Mr.. Geo. Lemely
Roll on Thou Deep and Dark Blue Ocean,
The chorus which renders these selections
is under the personal direction of Prof.
Chas. F. Kirchmer, late of the Berlin CON
servatory aud those attending this show
will have the pleasure of hearing some of
the greatest musical numbers of the season.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
sapphIres and sapphlra.

Artificial sapphires. such as those
just made In France, remind one, by
an inevitable association of ideas, Of
Sapphira. Here is a striking instance
of the manner in which a name can
be killed once for all by one evil pos
SCISSOR thereof. Cain, Judas, Ananias
and Sapphira and intrinsically just as
attractive as other Biblical names that
have survived but nobody bears
them, although Sapphira might, but
for the wife of Ananias, have been as
popular a Christian name as Pearl or
Ruby. II Doroas and Sapphira had
exchanged names, "Sapphira societies
would have been the title of many
charitable sewing circles to-day and
Dorcas would have been anathema.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The 5ootb Club.

A curious club has been formed in
New York 1t is known as the "500fb
Club and its members consist of
heavy weights. The president turns
the scale, it is said, at 500 pounds.
The rules enact that honorary men,
bers are admitted if they weigh 450
pounds, and on attaining 500 pounds
they become life members-that is.
'ad vitam aut culpam," the 'culpam'
consisting Of falling below 500 pounds.
If the diminution of weight continue,
the member may have to withdraw.
but the 500-pounder should he put on
flesh would be entitled to special CON
sideration should he fall upon evil
days and sink below the statutory
weight, which, by the way, is about
two-thirds that attained by Daniel
Lambert
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Tim Murphy Coming

Mr.. Tim Murphy on Saturday night at
the Auditorium Feb. 6 will present old
Innocence. charming play, charmingy
played by an excellent company The
two leading characters portrayed by Tim
Murphy and Sherrod, and cast especially
chosen by Mr.. Murphy with regards 10 his
or her fitness for each part promises to
make most pleasing and satisfying per-
formance. A brilliant play is often ruined
by poor company which accounts for
that feeling of disappointment that one
often experiences on seeing much
heralded New York success Il takes an
actor or actress of high ability to play
the leading part in play of high ability.
and actors Of that class can seldom be
induced to leave New York unless they
are starred or featured For that reason
the performance, headed by a star actor
is apt to give much greater satisfaction
than the most widely advertised play in
tsrpreted by an average road company
It is hard to get the worth Of your money
seeing a New York success unless il is
seen in New York, as it is there played
by actors Of the highest order Then
when the play has been thoroughly adver-
tised as a real hit, inferior actors are
substituted. and it is sent out through the
country 10 coin money on its New York
reputation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Chinese coHins.

In China they bury at their leisure
and the most elaborate collins, thick
and solid, as they had need be under
the circumstances, are prepared by
every Chinese during his lifetime
They are carefully stored in readi-
ness for the time of dissolution and
exhibited as part of the household fur
niture. Imperial personages erect
mausoleums in readiness to receive
their dust The empress had more
than one, but the special favOrite,
which she was constantly repairing
and beautifying, is situated in THE
Happy Region Of a Myriad Years,
Upon the Western hills. near Peking.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
His Last Shot.

Rev. r. j. Campbell, who contrib
uted a solo to a recent service at the
City temple, London in order to show
how a certain hymn should be sung
tells the following story of his grand
father, a strong old Puritan, stern in
the cause of right, but gentle in his
dealing with children and animals His
intense love and sympathy with ami
mails was such that when he acci-
dentally shot a robin one day-for he
was a keen sportsman-he held the
poor little bird in his hand while it
died Then he walked back silently
to his study and hung up his gun,
never to be taken down again And
he never failed, when opportunity
arose. to impress upon the future pas
tor of the City temple the lesson Of
kindness to dumb creatures.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
weatohester Leaend.

There is a curious story of mingled
quaintness and superstition told about
the building of the mill dam across
the Pocantico near to Philipse castle,
at Tarrytown. Lord Philipse post
poned the erection of the church of
the hollow in order to complete the
dam, but the dam burst each time he
tried to build IT,
In his distress he was approached
by Harry, his old slave. Harry told
his master that in dream the Lord of
heaven had been revealed to him,
when the Lord said the church must
be built first If the dam was to remain
when constructed. Philipse followed
old Harrys advice Westchester
County Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Just a Gentle Hint.

Lowry is a man with a moderate in.
come and one child, whom he is al
ready sending to a French master,
who is accustomed to be paid every
Monday Recently Lowry sent Henry
TO his lesson without the usual bank
note. That evening the father looked
over the boys exercise, and this is
what he found Henry doing his best
TO put into Partisan French: Il have
no money The week is up. Have
you no money? Has your father no
money? l need money. What is the
day of the week? The day OF the
week is Monday Does your father
know the day OF the week."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
China Not for Dissection.

To the European nations which par
ticipated in the grisly Boxer carnival,
that event has proved also somewhat
cf an awakening The tendency to
treat China as a corpse waiting for
dissection has almost passed away.
The disposition to recognize in the
Chinese people rights other than that
of buying western print goods and H.
Eliminating oil, is perceptibly growing.
China's new infant emperor viii prob
ably attain a ripe old age before the
much-talked-of national awakening
is complete but the situation in the
far east to-day indicates that China
will, at least, be given a chance
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
A statesmsn,s Discretion.

II discretion is virtue on the part
Of the average man it is a positive
necessity with emperors and states
men This truth was realized by Glad
stone at the outset Of his political car
eer. Shortly after his marriage he
said to his wife: Shall tell you moth
ing. and you can say everything Or
shall tell you everything, and you
say nothing She chose the latter al
tentative, like woman. and like
wise woman rigidly adhered TO her
part OF the bargain.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
ExperIment Station On Guam.

Guam. which is one Of the most un-
inviting OF our possessions. will be
equipped with an experimental station
through the means OF which its re.
sources will be investigated and en-.
couraged. DR. w. II. Evans OF the
once Of experiment stations. has Wis
tied the island and selected a site for
the station at Agana The station will
be conducted under the immediate su.
pervision OF the Office. with II. L.
V. Costenoble as an agent in charge
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The Unhappy Pianist.

Mark Hamburg says that the pro
fessionsl pianist has enemies all
through life First his family and
neighbors when. as a child. he begins
TO practice: next, as he succeeds.
every pianist who is less successful:
next. all the piano makers except the
one he patronizes; next. all musical
agents except his own; next. organists
in general: next patriotic critics when
he is in a foreign land; and last the
conductor OF the orchestra. who wants
all the credit for himself.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Extinct stars stIIl vIslhls.

1t is fact, staFfling as 1t may
seem, that many OF the stars we see
twinkling in the sky at night, may
have ceased to exist centuries ago.
Some of these stars are SO distant
that even light takes hundreds or
thousands Of years to travel from
them to us; and the rays which en-
able us to see them to-day may have
left them thousands of years ago. We
see them, not as they are to-day, but
as they were long ages ago.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Mo- Honest Work pIsuracefuI.

After all, no necessary employment
is commonplace and no honest work
can be disgraceful. The cobbler is as
good as the king in his own place.
Boots and shoes are as necessary as
craftsmanship. If you are farmer,
learn the rotation of your crops and
the nature of your soil so that you may
obtain the greatest, results from your
labors. No matter what the work is,
do it in the spirit of an artist.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Life. Eternal Strife.

The world has no room for cow
ards. We must all be ready somehow
to toll. to suffer, to die And yours
is not the less noble because no drum
beats before you when you go out into
your daily battlefields and no crowds
shout about your coming when you re
turn from your daily victory or defeat.
r. L. Stevenson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Stamps and Sentiment.

4 monument to Burns has been
erected by the people of Scotland be-
side the auld kirk, where his father
was buried about half mile from the
cottage. 1t is an ugly affair. and the
interior is given up to selling post
cards. A thriving business is done by
the postmaster here.-Boston Herald.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Learning and Works.

He who has more learning than
good works is like tree with many
branches but few roots, which the
first wind throws on its face, while he
whose works are greater than his
knowledge is like a tree with many
roots and fewer branches, but which
all the winds of heaven cannot up
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Teach Zoology to Blind.

Even blindness is not allowed to
prevent the children of Paris from
learning natural history and knowing
what birds and beasts are like. A class
at tht Partisan school for the blind is
taught by the use of a fine collection
of stuffed animals, which the pupils
learn to recognize by the touch.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
InnuIsltiveness Rebuked.

An Elizabeth man chased from his
house with a shotgun the doctor who
proposed to hold an autopsy on the
body OF the citizens wife for gratifica.
lion of scientific curiosity. There
will be no tendency TO blame him. The
Paul Pry with a scalpel is annoyingly
inquisitive
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
keeplnn up Population.

Mother of 23 living children, accom-
panied by / of them and five grandchil-
dren, has just arrived from the Isle of
Wight to spend the rest of her days
with her husband and most of her
other children in the United States.
Let a few more such immigrants come
to our shores and race suicide will
cease to be a matter of concern to us.
New York Herald
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Louise NJ. Aleott fought poverty for
20 years, fighting it with splitting
headaches, weary limbs and aching
heart, but she made over 100000 with
her pen and cleared all the family
debts, even those outlawed. Her grit
alone sustained her against poor
health.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

1t is a curious fact that man who
travels hundreds of miles and submits
to many discomforts for the sake of
getting chance to whip stream will
Indignantly refuse to beat a carpet
when he might do it with little or no
trouble right at home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

A boy who has the brotherly inter-
est of his father is lucky. Sometimes
a wild lad does not seem to have much
in common with his father and it will
be the mothers task to discover some
thing which they can do together
play dominoes, chess, read the same
book or anything to give a kindred
sympathy
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
A Hard Case, Indeed.

A religious note from Parson Flat
foots congregation. as recorded in
the Chicago Daily News. Parson Flat
foot" "Mawnin, Sistah Snowfall. How
am Brudder Snowfall dis mawnin' ?"
Sister Snowball-"He am powful bad
dis mawnin', parson. De doctah done
say he have 'lignana ulster on his
back, an Abs 'fraid he am gwine ter
be a firm'd infidel"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Nature,s DANCER colors.

The strong yellow and black mark
ing of the European salamander is
what is called warning" coloration,
just as is the yellow and black outfit
OF the poisonous wasp. Animals learn
to leave the yellow and black livery
untouched, and tentative bites are
thus avoided by the creatures SO
marked.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The Old PHILOSOPHER.

Don't reach out for all the world"
said the old philosopher, and yet If
you don't, the other fellow may grab
it, and you'll find yourself without an
acre of ground to stand on,"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Curious.

One of the most curious things in
the world is a woman, who, having
fallen in love with a man because Of
his wit, talks so much after their mar
riage that he never gets a chance. to
show whether he is able to keep on
being witty or not.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Well seasoned with salt and with
bran and corn meal added to It, clover
hay cut fine cooked and STEPPED in
boiling water is excellent for brood
sows. milch COWS and young stock Of
am kinds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

The ivory nut, which is so much
used by button manufacturers. is the
fruit of a species of palm which grows
in Central and South America. II
forms valuable crop, particularly in
Panama Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
rim Apple Trees in sprlnn.

Apple trees should be trimmed
early in the spring. Cut low enough to
cut OF the suckers. Apples should be
picked without being bruised. and put
in crates or barrels. that are well ven
ulated In barrels it is better to put
them in layers and fix them so the air
can pass through them They should
he Kept dry.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Marital Missiles.

At Lynn (Mass) wedding recent
ly bright new coins were thrown after
The departing bride and groom. This
is a decided improvement on the rice
and old shoe method of wishing good
luck to the departing pair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
German old.Aoe Pensions.

The last available statistics show
that in one year in Germany the sum
of about $30,OOO,O0O was paid to in
valid workmen to the number of S71,-
900, in the form OF old age pensions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Little Helen asked who it was that
made the wind, and she was told, God.
One day, after a severe wind storm,
she came running into the house ex-
claiming; "Oh, mother! bod blew the
barber's sign down." IT Harper's
Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
said BY the SAGE.

After some rather close observation
OF the ways Of promisers. one is con-
vinced that the best way for a man
to keep his word is not to give It,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

A woman sent in fire alarm yester-
day when she posted letter. 1t must
have been TO her husbsnd.-ChicagO
Evening Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The chinaman,s Long suit.

The Chinaman should never consent
to blossom out as a fighting man. His
long suit is peace, the truck garden
and the non-combative hoe.-Los An
geles Times.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Daily Thouaht.

BE good man. That is the sum
and substance of all: be a good man.
Sir Walter Scott
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Many a profit is without honor in
The stock market-Life.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Spain Exports Much Olive Oil.
Spain exports at least s3.0OO,000
worth of olive oil a year. and in years
OF large crops twice that amount
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Triaes make perfection, but perfec.
ion is no trihe-Miohael Angelo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-29
zELAYA LOSES FIRST BATTLE
HUNDRED NICARAGUA REGULARS
KILLED, 800 WOUNDED.
RcvoIutionists Control Entire Atlantic
Coast by Capture Of Cape
b 0racias q Oios.

Bluefields. Nicaragua.-Th tug BIZ
anca, which has arrived here from
Greytown. brings news Of the first
important battle Of the revolution.
Gen. Chummorro's forces fought an
engagement with 1000 Of President
Zelaya's troops at point below Boca
San Carlos, on the San Juan river.
The revolutionists won decisive VIC
tory, 100 of the government troops
being killed and 800 wounded. Gen.
Chummorro's losses were slight. The
insurgents captured two Krupp siege
guns and 400 rifles.
This defeat for President Zelaya
will doubtless have deterrent eject
on recruiting for the government ser.
vice at Managua and is likely also to
bring additional reinforcements to the
standards of the insurgents. Gen.
Chummorro is now advancing slowly.
The steamer Yulu, belonging to the
Emery Company. has reached here
with the details of the capture by the
revolutionists of Cape Gracias . Dios.
This port was easily taken. not more
than nve or six men being killed and
. small number wounded. This gives
the revolutionists control Of the entire
Atlantic coast.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-29
IS 4 SECOND JOHANN H0cH
oEaHARDT At NEW YORK CON-
FEssEs TO THREE MuRpERs.
wife Says Ne Had Seven Former
Wives Al OF Whom An
I'M Dead.

New York ~ Traces Of what
may prove to have been another muir
der committed by Frederick Gebhardt
were found by the police. In the jail
at Islip. where he is held as the slayer
Of Anna Luther, Gebhardt admitted to
Coroner Savage OF Suffolk county that
he had been guilty OF three such
crimes, all against women. for the
purpose of securing their money. He
said he would make full statement
Mrs. Gebhardt, when shown the Sing
Sing record of her husband, broke
down completely for the first time and
repeated the statement made the night
If her husbands arrest and afterwards
denied, that she knew Gebhardt had
seven former wives. all Of whom were
In their graves. She said that If the
truth were known he would be found
to be another Johann Hoch. the Chi.
cago wife.murderer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-29
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
Woman and Child In Auto Drive On
Track in Front Of Fast Ap-
preaching Train.

Kenosha, Wis. Caught between
the gates of the Chicago & North.
western railway, with train com.
ing at the rate Of Is miles an
hour. Mrs. Charles Chester Allen, wife
uf IN ofiicial of the Central Leather
Company, and her little. son had .
narrow escape from death here.
Mrs. Allen was driving an automo-
BIO and when she drove on the track
she did not see the train approaching
tlom the north. Just as she passed
the center Of the tracks the gates
came down with bang. She saw her
peril In q second and, clasping the lit
tie boy about the neck. she leaped out
CT the automobile, at the same time
Tagging the train. The engineer saw
her signal and brought the train to q
standstill when 1t was within q short
distance of the car.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-29
DANE BELIEVES IN DR.. COOK
Rasmussen ReIterates His Statement
Made to Wife-Saw Doctors Diary
Does Not Think II False.

Copenhagen. - Knud Rasmussen,
the Danish explorer, whose name
has been closely associated with
the north pole controversy, arrived
here on the government steamer Hans
Egede from Greenland.
Questioned as TO his views on DR..
Cooks expedition, he repeated the
statement made by him in letter to
his wife that he confidently believed
DR.. Cook reached the pole. He said
he had seen DR.. Cooks diary and
could not believe it false.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 26.-Dr.
Henry, L. Williams, coach of the Uni.
versity of Minnesota football team.
said that he was told last February
By Edwin N. Barrill that he and DR..
Cook did reach the top Of Mount Nc
Kinley. Not until to-day did DR.. viii.
liams associate his experience in the
Rocky mountains last February with
the controversy between Cook and
Peary.
II am positive that Barrill said that
he and DR.. Cook reached the mountain
top" said DR.. Williams. Further.
more, he assured me that every word
in the magazine story written by DR..
Cook was true, and that he (Barrill)
and DR.. Cook we're the only men that
had ever reached the top Of Mount Nc
Kinley."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-29
EVENT THAW ONE BETTER"
Woman Seeking Divorce Charges Hus'
band with lnhun,an Treatment
Burns Her with Lighted Cigar.

Philadelphia Extraordinary asser.
lions Of inhuman treatment at
the hands Of her husband. Fred
eric Collins. Jr.. widely-known club
man, who lives at Mount Airy, are
made by Mrs. Madeline Collins in her
suit for divorce.
According to Mrs. Collins, her hus-
band is an admirer of Harry X. Thaw,
and she says he went Thaw one bet
ter" in his treatment Of her. Not
only does she charge him with beat
ing her, but she declares he burned
her with cigars in fits of anger; one
time, after pouring ice water over
her, he forced her head under q
spigot and turned on the scalding
hot water. -ss ,E.r .s~r
AS a result of this treatment, Mrs.
Collins declares, her health has been
ruined and she is now suffering from
tuberculosis. She left Mr.. Collins last
summer and is now living with
friends. Collins is still at his homo
with his children by former wives.
He had two, according to Mrs. Col
Inns. "4af