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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
Cloth Made from steeI.

Iron cloth Is made from steel and
has the appearance II horsehalr cloth
II Is largely used 81 iailors q a ma.
terial for stiHenIng the shoulders and
collars or coats
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
RIa EnaInssrlna Feat.

One Of the biggest pieces Of engi
nering in New England is $500
horsepower dam In the Union river. al
Ellsworth Me Il IS constructed OF
hollow concrete. and cost nearly
$500. 600
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
Cheaper Than Horses.

Il Is said that the use of an oil Or
gas engine on the farm results "a a
saving q from 20 70 50 per cent as
compared with horses
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
TrIaIs q canaaIan MLa.Ian.r-sa.

The difficulties Of effective mission.
airy work in Canada are shown by the
experiences Of Rev George Finch.
Baptist who has the Halliburton pas.
iorate with Eve preaching places. two
Of which are "a miles apart
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
WRIT OF CERTIORARI DENIED
IN STANDARD OIL CASE
By aled Press

Washington p G. Jan a--The sarxems
court If the United States today aenles
the petition 81 the government foz . pni
q certier8d in he twenty nine million
dollar fae case q re STANDARD On 1an
psny
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

4 suspicious woman guesses so
many things that she doesn't know
that she finally suesses the right one,
and calls Il woman Intuition -
Atehlson Globe
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

The present city administration win so
oa1 81 business in just two months bot
that IS time enough 10 raise q good deal
of cain.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
80 natn n sens Par.nt.-

Parents seem 10 think one of their
FIRST duties IS 90 make their children
believe an the things they do.t be
iieve themselves View York Press.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

We are clad now thatwe did uos decide
to spend the winter in Italy
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

The seasons catch % Goldfish in
Norway vas about 81 500 600
The slan o. Power.

i IS the greatest manifestation q
power 70 Be calm. Il Is easy % be
active. Let the relns 90. and the
horses win drag you down Anyone
can Do that; but he uho can stop the
pluneing horses Is the strong man.
Which requires the greater strength
letting 60, or restrsining2 The calm
man e not the man who Is dull You
must not mistake ealmness for dun.
ness or laziness Activity Is
the manifestation of the lower
strength. ealmness q the superior
strength swami YiYekannanda.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
The Changing MissourI.

The food has been Kind 70 one
town For years Missouri CITY. about
50 miles east Of Kansas City. IN Clay
county. has beer OF the river map and
the steamboats, couldn't get within
miles of q because o. = change In
the channel But recently the high
water began 10 aow through an old
channel and IN q few days 4 had cut
60 deep and 50 fast that Missouri City
aWoke the other morning 70 hnd h.
self on the main channel q the river
A few hours later the steamer Chester
passed the old landing and Missouri
Citys cup 81 jos vas full
Because OF the change 81 channel
The boat line company Will now take
freight and passengers from Missouri
City. Kansas City star
comeinztien SALAD.
one small. irm head Of white cab.
hage. shredded very fine. four medium
sired tart apples ent m small squares.
six cold potatoes cut the same. one
small cup Of English valnuts broken
IN small pieces enc teaspoonful q
chopped white onion. tw0 stalks e
celery and q pinch of cayenne pepper
Nix with two silver forks (steel VII
turn the app, tlaekl pour over 4 gen.
erous quantity of mayonnaise dress
ing Place on lettuce leaves and Get
on Tee enc hour before serving -nos-
ton Post
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

Let the forth coming presidential mes.
saee name the men
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
Mhsr. PeonIe ~. -

Turkey holds The record for the
number Of aged persons in proportion
70 the population
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

Let this year surpass al Others 10 the
matter of growth and public Improvement
n Vinita
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR IS
RECIPIENT OF SYMPATHY

Representatives of All Walks of Life at Whit
House to Extend New Year Greetings to the
President and Family Roosevelt Assures
Baron DeS Plauches of the Sincere Sym
Pathy of whOle American People for
His Stricken Countrymen-- White
House the Scene OfGrand
Reception.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

The man who attends strictly 20 his
spn business has q good steady Job.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

Let your resolutions be stronger than
the BiIups drinks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-08

This is the year the vlnita hIGh school
Is 10 Be built
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Clever Pussy

Some people say that cats are stupid
and can not learn anything by them
selves. Now I am not so certain, as the
following story will show:
A friend of mine had a cat who was
most intelligent and exceedingly play
full. My friends cousin, Mr.. Brown,
used to call every Sunday afternoon,
and always amused Kitty by tying
piece of paper on long string and
whisking it rapidly around the room.
The cat in transports of delight
would rush madly after this, never be-
ing quite able to catch it. Mr. Brown
amused his small friend thus for several
weeks and finally one Sunday he called,
and kitty without any hesitation
brought him small piece of paper in
her mouth and laid it demurely at his
feet.
Then she sat quietly down, fastened
her round green eyes intently on him
and you may be sure it didn't take Mr..
Brown long to understand that she
wanted the accustomed performance to
begin.
Pussy did this regularly for several
months, and then finally seemed to tire
of the game, for suddenly she stopped
and never begged for that special form
of amusement again. Some people said
she forgot the trick, but I think as she
grew older she realized that such games
were only intended for very young ard
playful kittens.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Dickens Characters

Dickens beSf0 s1ed n5anr of his icti-
tiotIs names 4aasz-sFeal flesh and blood
perscnages, says admirer OF the IA
nous novelist. Indeed, he and David
Copperfield were not far apart, so far
as salient features were concerned
Tracy Tupman was the happy counter
felt of a man named Winters, who at
the present day would be pounded or
arrested for what is known in slang as
'mashing." Paul Dombey was an in
valid nephew of the author, his right
name being Harry Burnett Dora Cop
perfield was a Miss Beadwell. with
whom Dickens was in love at the early
age of Is. Mrs. Bardell, who gave
Pickwick the worst time in his life
was scheming boarding house widow
named Ann Ellis. Tommy Traddles
was Colonel Froom Ta1fourd, formerly
superintendent of Indian affairs in
Canada. Miss Mowcher was a Miss
Wilkes; Mrs. Skewton a Mrs. Camp
bell; the abominable Squeers was VIII
liam Shaw; the lovely Cheeryble broth
ers were cotton spinners and mer-
chants of Manchester; the Fat Boy was
a true TO life character, and so was
Captain Cuttle, one of the most attract
i've of all.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
ODD WAYS IN WHICH BIRDS AND ANIMALS EAT

pecker or sap sucker, with a cute
ness worthy of his native country, has
devised a means of living literally on
locusts and wild honey. thereby antici-
pating John the Baptist by several
thousand years, For this bird has de-
veloped a great fondness for the sweet
sap of the trees, and to obtain this
drills a serieseof more or less symmet-
rically arranged holes through the bark
of apple or other trees. which soon be-
come filled with the coveted juice. This
nectar is supplemented by more solid
food in the shape of beetles and other
insects, which also are attracted by the
fluid Periodically the. woodpecker re-
turns TO his larder, feeling sure of a
bOuntiful meal without the trouble of
hunting for it.
One of the Californian woodpeckers
is extremely sociable in the matter of
feeding, for several birds will act in
concert TO collect acorns, which are
thrust into holes made in the bark of
some chosen tree, and when sufficient
have been collected the party leave
their stores till some future day, when
they return in body TO the feast.
The skate, like the sticky tongued
creatures, entraps its food. but after a
very different fashion. Swooping sud-
denly over its victim it as suddenly de-
scends with great outspread wings, and,
pinning il down under the whole
weight of the body, speedily thrusts the
doomed one onward to the mail clad
Jaws by the curious shutting move-
ments of these all embracing pinions. Z
An egg diet is favored by quite a
host of animals. but the most remark
able of all these is the egg eating
snake. And this becaus to avoid
smashing the shell and spilling the
contents during the process of swallow
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Seven Times Four

Heigh -ho. daisies and buttercups.
Fair yellow daffodils, stately and tall.
When the wind wakes, how they rock
in the grasses,
And dance with the cuckoo buds
slender and small.
Here's two bonny boys and here's
mothers own lasses.
Eager to gather them all.
Heigh-ho daisies and buttercups,
Mother shall thread them daisy
chain,
Sing them song of the pretty hedge
sparrow,
That loved her brown little ones,
loved them full fain;
Sing Heart, thou art wide though the
house be but narrow,
Sing once and sing it again.
Heigh -ho, daisies and buttercups,
Fair yellow daffodils, stately and tall,
A sunshiny world, full of laughter and
leisure.
And fresh hearts unconscious OF sor-
row and thrall.
Send down on their pleasure smiles
passing its measure.
God that is over us all.
Jean 1ngelow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

ing, it has, metaphorically speaking,
first swallowed its teeth and fastened
these along its backbone, contriving SO
that their point shall penetrate the
gullet. The egg can thus be swallowed
whole, and when just under the teeth
the body is gently raised and brought
suddenly earthward again, so that the
teeth thereby pierce the shell of the
egg and liberate the precious contents.
Soon after the shell, squeezed dry, is
cast up in the form of a pellet, such
as is made by the owl and some other
birds
The starf1sh, the octopus and the
squay gull feed by stratagem; but of
these three the starfish is easily first
devouring its prey. This creature is
deadly foe to oysters and mussels.
Raising its body upon the tips of its
arms to form a kind of tent inclosing
the victim, the shell is slowly pulled
open by the action OF innumerable
suckers, and as soon as this feat is
accomplished the ghoulish creature
forces its stomach out of its body
through it's mouth and slowly envelops
the coveted and luscious morsel.
The octopus plays a waiting game
He sits down beside an oyster, holding
a stone at the end of his sucker bearing
arms. Sooner or later the intended
victim gasps-when hey. prestoi the
arm is shot out and the stone lodged
between the valves--dissolution speed
ily follows
The squay also plays a waiting game,
for he always waylays gulIs on their
way home to roost after supper, and
giving chase. speedily compels them to
disgorge their late meal, and. plunging
downward, catches it before it reaches
the water
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Japanese Houses

Japanese house architecture has un-
dergone a certain amount Of develop
ment from the primitive models, but
on the whole, it has been surprisingly
little modified by western influences.
Thus writes the Japan Weekly Chron-
icle. The people have lived on one
model continuously to within a very
recent period, and are essentially the
same in mode of thought today as they
were a thousand years ago. Taking
the country as a whole, 95 per cent of
japanese houses possess neither table
nor chair, and the vast majority of
Japanese women at this day have never
sat in a chair even once in their lives.
English and American residents in
Japan have their houses built in
semi Japanese" style. A lady writes
that there is not a nail in her house,
though the doors have to be hung by
means of screws, of course, and few
other foreign fixtures are introduced.
The walls and partitions are begun by
tying bamboo sticks together in a fine
lattice work, then filing it in with mud
followed by layer upon layer of mud
till a sufficiently thick and smooth sur
face is secured. One can have most
artistic colors. tan, dull green, gray,
etc. The woodwork of the house is
lovely, and not even vanished The
little decorative bits in fretwork and
the sliding doors of grass cloth, lac
quer framed. make things most at
tractive, together with the charming
pottery and the printed crepes for
furnishing.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
GOOD STORIES IN FEW WORDS AND BRIEF POINTED POEr1S
A Pioneer OF Higher Education

In 1892 there came to America with ,
her family young English girl who
stands as probably the first woman 10 .
enter college of young men and grad
uate with them. receiving the same de-
gree. She studied first in Asheville. n
c.. and afterward applied to a special
college in Philadelphia for admission.
but was refused. A New York college
also refused her. but at Geneva. n. Y. .
she was more fortunate and among her
most valued possessions now is the copy
of the resolutions that were passed in
October. 1S47 when it was unanimously
agreed: "That one of the radical princi-
pies of a republican government is the
universal education of both. sexes that
in every branch of education the door
should be open equally to all, that the
application of Elizabeth Blackwell TO
become a member of our class meets
our entire appreciation, and in extend
ing our unanimous invitation we pledge
ourselves that no conduct of ours shall
cause her to regret her attendance at
this institution
After so cordial a welcome IL is not
surprising to learn that she pursued
her studies there undisturbed. although
she was regarded with boundless curl
osity by her fellow students and the
townspeople. There We're those VINO
thought her presence was part of some
huge and so far incomprehensfble hoax.
But she was duly graduatedl IN 1879
The event was recorded far and wide
Punch said:
Young ladies all OF every CLINE.
Especially of Britain.
Who wholly occupy your time
In novels or in knitting,
Whose highest skill is but to play,
Sing dance or French to clack well
Reflect on the example. pray,
OF excellent Miss Blackwell
Miss Blackwell returned to England.
where she stood as pioneer in the
cause Of the higher education of women.
In her book called Pioneer Work" she
wrote: "One OF my most valued ac-
quaintances was Miss Florence Night
ingale. then a young lady at home. but
chafng against the restrictions that
crippled her active energies Many an
hour we spent by my freside IN Thav-
les inn or walking in the beautiful
grounds at Embley discussing the
problem OF the present and hopes OF
the future Monitor
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
The Unlucky Sailor Suit of Blue

This is the sailor suit. brand new,
Made of cloth of navy blue.
With whistle, brass buttons and an
chor-whew.--
That was bought one day for Tommy
Drew.
These are the "trousies." soiled and
The very first day the suit was worn
That seIfsame sailor suit, brand new,
Nobby and natty and navy blue,
With whistle, brass buttons and an
chor-whew.-
Bought for unlucky Tommy Drew
This is the patch that mamma applied
To the terrible rent so long and wide,
AS she bent DER the -trousies," soiled
and torn,
The night of the first day they were
worn
AS part of that sailor suit, brand new,
Nobby and natty and navy blue,
With whistle, brass buttons and an
chor-whew!-
Bought for unluclxy Tommy Drew.
This is the blouse that was once so gay.
Ripped In wrestling and frayed at play
Ere Tommy had worn it a month, they
say.
Why. he burst an armhoie the second
day.
1t has patches like tlssts ina ma err
piled
To the terrible rent so long and wide.
As she bent over the "trousies' soiled
and torn,
The night OF the first day they were
worn
AS part of that sailor suit, brand new,
Nobby and natty and navy blue,A
With whistle, brass buttons and an
chor-whew,-
Bought for unlucky Tommy Drew.
This is the ragman and tinman old
To whom mamma for nickel sold
l am sure my dears, though / never
told,
You could guess what it was had you
heard her scold
About a blouse that was once SO gay,
Now ripped in wrestling and frayed at
play
Ere Tommy had worn it month. they
say
Why, he burst an armhole the second
day,
Tt has patches like that mamma applied
To the terrible rent SO long and wide,
As she bent over the '4trousies" soiIed
and torn,
The night of the first day they were
worn
AS part of that sailor suit. brand new,
Nobby and natty and navy blue,
With whistle, brass buttons and an-
chor-whew.-
Bought for unlucky Tommy Drew.
The Youths Companion
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Give

Give of thy best.
Truth, honor love, unfailing sympathy,
God has bestowed his richest gifts on
Do thou the rest.
Give of thy truth.
And truth will answer thee. Set high
this crown
Upon thy life. that naught shal; drag it
To dust forsooth.
Give honor. too.
And honor will come back TO thee again.
Increased hundsedfold through strife
and pain
And much ado.
Give of thy love.
And love will ope the gate of Paradise.
So shalt thou reach, through human
sacrifice,
The life above.
Give sympathy
To ease some aching heart with heavy
load,
And help to bear the cross upon the road
To Calvary.
Harriet Kendall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Most MispronOunced of States

How do you say it? Arkansas or,
Arkansaw? And if you do say Arkan-
saw, which those who know will tell
and again why it should be Arkansaw
when Kansas is given the "s'' sound
that it spells? There is no state in
the union whose name is so often mis-
pronounced as this, and now that one
of the newest battleships is to bear
the name OF the state, everybody con-
cerned is most anxious that the world
at large should understand that, ala
though Arkansas looks like Kansas
with two letters prefxed, nevertheless
the two names are not derived at all
from the same source and as all his
torians know and have said should
not be pronounced alike.
When Father Marquette went down
the Mississippi. he found in the region
of which the state of Arkansas is
part a magnificent race of Indians
who bore the tribal name of Arkansa.
The great stretch of territory over
which they ranged. and which was ad-
mitted by other tribes to belong to
country Of the Arkansas. This makes
it extremely simple you see.
On the other hand Kansas is derived
from the. Indian word kama" As
this was used to express both the word
wind" and the word swift it not
only shows the total difference of
derivation from that of Arkansas, but
practically proves that even in the
days of the aborigines, the country
knew a thing or two about cyclones,
even II they never had heard OF the
Wizard Of Or or read the worked
over stock of Kansas cyclone Jokes by
the wouldbe funny men.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

Canine surgeon to the king" is the
title borne by the eminent professor
who has charge of the innumerable
dogs Of Edward VII and of the other
members of the royal family The
specialist is a member of the royal
household and is periodically sum
moned to st. Petersburg and to Berlin
for consultations with the surgeons
intrusted with the medical supervision
of the canine pets of the czar and of
the kaiser. On these occasions he re-
ceives fees for his services that might
make the ordinary medical practitioner
turn. green with envy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Time and the Horse

The following incident, vouched for
by a clergyman of Perthshire town,
illustrates human luck and equine sa-
gacity in remarkable way. The cler-
gyman lost his watch and chain when
out in heavy snowstorm- He had the
good luck to recover it at the police
Office within a few hours And he
learned there that horse had found
1t for him When the. horse came to
where the watch was lying it stopped
the horse not the watch-''and began
to sniff at the snow. The carter. COM
ing up to see what was the matter.
found the watch and handed il over to
the police, unharmed and still going
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Playing Checkers

Sometimes at night my fatherll say,
Get out your checkers, Ned;
Well try a rubber, you and l,
Before you go to bed
And then well play. and if he beats,
Why, father'u kind of smile
And say. Now set your wits to work,
This little games worth while"
But If / beat the first two games
He'll yawn, and then he'll say
To mother, Its a foolish game,
But sonny likes to play"
Elizabeth Lincoln Goul. in Youth S
Companion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Couldn't Help Shrinking

Louis" she said solemnly, you have
been at the preserves"
Has it shrunk?' asked Louis anx-
iously.
~ es. it has There was twice as
much there when 1 went out as there
is now
Yes: but you were gone twice as
long as you expected to be- was the
cIinching argument OF the young
hOnefnI
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
A Spiders Appetite

The spider has tremendous appe-
tite and his eating defies all human
competition A scientist. who carefully
noted a spiders consumption OF food
in "A hours. concluded thatsif the spi-
der were built on the same scale as
full grown man he would eat at day
break small alligator, by = a. a
lamb. by 9 a. m.4 a calf. by 1go'clock a.
sheep and would finish sup, with a huge
meat pie. -~. ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

Character is to wear forever; who
can wonder or grudge that it can not
be developed in a day?-Henry Drum
mond
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

knowledge is ascall to aetion:rant tfn-
sight into the way Of perfection Is a,
call to perfection.-J- II. Newman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

The king of Greece is the poorest of
monarchs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

There are 2T0 active volcanoes in tn,
world. most OF them unimportant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-09

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