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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

continue to decline in power so long as
it assumes that it is capable of leaping
to the farther end of things at bound
and of dealing with tinalities authori-
tatively. The church has great possi-
bilIties if it is willing to supplement
the school, and our churches which are
most willing to take such an humble
place ought to be able to fill great
need in our present day life.
"The wise gardener plants his seed
and waters and cultiVates and tends
the delicate plant that appears and is
content to wait for years, If need be,
for the blossom and the fruit. But tho
child wants the fruit and the blossom
right away, and so, If it attempts to
produce a tree, it sticks limb in the
ground and proceeds at once to tie on
some artificial blossoms and fruits and
claps its hands with delight and thinks
it is all complete. The religions of
the past have been fer the most part
of that same childish character. No
sooner has the tender plant of child
appeared than they have begun to tie
on to him made-to-order dogmas and
beliefs about God and ultimate things
which the child has no business to
have mentioned to him until he ap-
proaches maturity, and with the result
that the tender buds are bruised and
injured that would, in due time, II they
were only nour1shed and tended, bring
forth blossoms and fruits of their own
good kind.
Called Tempest In Teapot
Much is being said today about the
reading of the Bible in the public
schools. You would think from some
things you hear that the downfall of
the nation hung on that one thing. To
my mind it is matter of no conse-
quence whatever. Each teacher is free
to draw his inspiration from any
source whatever. He may read and
ponder the Bible, the Koran or Sci
ence and Health to his hearts con-
tent.
IF he cannot take to himself what
ever virtue he finds in these, make 1t
over through the alchemy of his life
and unconsciously give it out through
his personality and through the way
in which he brings the children into
contact with each other the mere read
ing of a few verses of it to them once
a day or once a week amounts to
nothing. 1t is simply tempest In a
teapot, as most ecclesiastical contro-
versies are"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Purpose Of chrIstIan Science

This Is The purpose OF the Christian
Science church. This is the single
life-purpose OF the Discoverer and
Founder and Leader of Christian Sci
ence. TO this great end she wrote and
published and promulgated the Chris
tian Science textbook. Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Commanded to Heal


go not into the way of the Cen
tiles, and into any city of the Samari-
tans enter ye not; but go rather to the
lost sheep of the house Of Isreal.
"And as ye go preach. saying the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers.
raise the dead, cast out devils; freely
ye have received, freely give.
Provide neither gold nor silver, nor
brass in your purses. Nor scrip for
your journey, neither two coats, neither
shoes, nor yet slaves; for the workman
is worthy of his meat" Or of his hire,
or wages, as II is elsewhere rendered
This commandment is a unit 1t is
not two commandments. There is in
this language no authority to separate
or subdivide it. No more authority to
do this than there is to reject 1t as a
whole The words relating to healing
sickness and doing the other works
there mentioned are not only part Of
the general commandment, but of part
the very sentence in which occur the
words relating to preaching. Yet we
have been taught to believe that while
q part of this commandment was in
tended for all times and all peoples,
another part was intended only for a
particular time and a particular people.
In other words, that the part relating
to preaching the gospel was to be
handed down to all the nations Of the
world until the heather nations should
be converted to the Christian religion.
But that the part relating to healing
the sick and doing the other works
mentioned was intended only for the
time Of Jesus and his disciples. Or, in
yet other words, the theoretical part
was TO be perpetuated, but the prac-
tical part, the doing of the work, was
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
NoN-PAYING HOTEL PATRONS.
Inevitable Expense That Proprietors
of New York Hostelriss Must
Be Prepared For.

The proprietor of one of the largest
hotels in New YoHa, speaking of the
uses made by non-paying customers Of
his house, said to rural guest few
days ago: I'VE have a large number
OF patrons from whom we never col
lect cent, although we have no such
thing as a free list They come here
in the morning. pick up CASTOR pa
per. which they read. keeping an eye
open for another, which they grab as
soon as it is dropped. After reading
awhile they stand at the ticker, often
giving long lectures to their fellows
on financial conditions and stock pos
sibilities. The overcoat becomes bur
densome, and ii is taken to the check
room, where its owner knows it will
be perfectly safe Then, if they can
tear themselves from the ticker, let
ters are written on our stationery.
They do not use our telephones, be-
cause we charge an extra five cents
for the call, but they carry home
matches, toothpicks, blank cards and
blotters, and use up the soap in our
lavatories. They also take generous
nibbles of the cheese and crackers in
the cafe. The strangest part Of all is
this. that the majority of this class
are well to do and highly respectable.
and on that account we do not shut
them out
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
India women,s Fine JeweIry.

1T is a rare thing to see the women
of India these days wearing any valu-
able gold jeweIry, as they did in years
gone by said Charles Gawtrey Of
Bombay.
when I first went to the Orient the
women of the upper class commonly
owned and wore thick chains and
bracelets of the finest gold and Of
exquisite workmanship. In these times
Of pinching poverty they are too re
duced financially to possess any ex-
pensive ornaments and instead Of the
gold trinkets Of their affiuent days
they would have formerly despised.
II is pitiable to witness, as I have, the
decline in the fortunes of the people.
Abject poverty is seen everywhere,
and the gaunt specter Of starvation is
ever at the side Of millions of human
beings in that Inflated land"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
Bishop Quayle Tells Spokane
Congregation How to Spark

Spokane, Wash, July 12.-Discuss-
ing the tremendous advantages to q
preacher Of being a scientific "sparker"
Bishop W. E. Quayle Of Chicago. said
i'm the course of an address at the
First Methodist church of Spokane.
that any pastor who does not know
how to spark" ought to be ashamed Of
himself. And" he added. there is
no use of sparkling a woman unless
you can hold her hand. cannot ex-
plain why this is so. but | do know
that it has to be done, for have been
there myself"
Judging from the prolonged ap-
plause and the repeated mods of APP
proval by the listeners in the amen
corner following this remark, it is
taken that the Chicagoan has started
something right here in sunny old
Spokane.
Bishop Quayle was assigned to
speak upon Hall Caine and Hiss Is
land, but he dlgressed several times
to express his views on marriage and
divorce, the influence of woman and
other questions. Here are few OF
his sermonettes, gathered at random:
"A foe of the house is always de-
structive Of good order, civilization
and decency.
"Slums are wherever deviltry is.
have seen slums in bouleyards and in
the home of millionaries.
'The solitary thing that keeps the
world decent is the home. Abolish :
and the world will go to the devil.
Marrying is the greatest thing in
the world, but from its very common
ness we do not appreciate the fact.
ANY one who slurs a womans love
insults the race. The worlds life never
gets and stays above the level OF
womanhood
in America man is a sort of q
pocketbook for women. She want:
him around at night because he is
then about as good as poodle.
The making of home a sweet place
and the raising of babies is often con
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
unreasonabIY Touah.

Grimstead who was a foreman in a
New England factory. was visited one
day by an old friend from the west.
"Old man." said his friend how long
have you been working in this mill?'
Nearly thirty-fve years. he an
swered.
Isn't it customary in establish
ments OF this kind, when a man has
been in it's employ as long as you
nave, to retire him on a regular stipend
"a sort of honorarium, as it were?'
TO put him on the pension list. do
you mean?"
Yes. if that's what you call IT,"
We'll, yes, 1t is
When do you suppose they'll retire
you?"
Il suppose they'd do It any time
they thought | wanted to be retired,
said the old foreman, shaking his
head with profound sadness. but |
don't want to quit so long as I'm
still capable of doing my work.
I've been keeping tab on myself.
and the misery of it is, Wigfall, that
| haven't begun to let up the least bit.
I'm just as good as everl"-Youth' 5
Companion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
ReappOrtiOnment For
Oklahoma Next Year

per year. In 1908 the annual Increase
dropped to 31.OS4. according TO the
county enumeration. which gave the
state only l.445.26l people. or an in
crease over the special census Of 1907
Of 81 per cent Unless there is
change in conditions the state will do
no more than increase normally during
1909 and the early part OF 1910, which
would make 1.5O7.429 a fair estimate
for the showing in 1910.
Such an increase viii entius the
state to seven or eight congressman,
based upon the ratio congress fixes.
A gain Of two of three means consider
able activity for the third legislature,
which revises the congressional lines
during the term beginning January,
1911, and the political character Of the
legislature viii go far in determining
the character OF the congressional dis
tricts. Already there is talk Of over
hauling the congressional lines on a
six-district basis, and eleoting one or
two congressman at large.
The state census of 1908 shows that
about half of the state gained in popu-
lation during the year Twenty-six
counties showed decreases. Bryan
county, one of the largest in the state,
lost. according TO the state count,
4.2OO people, OF about l6 per cent, as
compared with the federal enumera-
tion of 1907. Marshall county lost
about 1000 and Rogers county suffer
ed reduction of about $500 people.
Pittsburg county increased 500 in pop
ulation. Oklahoma 2.122. Muskogee
$500, Comanche 1900. Beckham 2,1OO,
Caddo $500, Canadian s.4OO, Garfield
2,1OO and Kiowa $500 Logan county
had the largest increase. 1902,
The percentage gains were as fol
lows: Adair 6,1, Beaver 81. Beckham
11.6, Blaine 3. Caddo 81. Canadian
17.2, Choctaw 1. Cleveland 2. Conan
che 3. Creek 4, Delaware 4, Ellis 2,
McCurtain 20, Mcintosh 4, Muskogee
11.S, Oklahoma 3, Okmulgee 16, Pitts
burg 1. Pushmataha 2. Seminole 8,
Stephens 2, Tillman II, Tulsa 7. Wash
ington IA, Woods A. Woodward 5, Gar
field 7, Garvin 4, Grady Z, Greer 6.
Harper 8. Haskell 5, Hughes 7, Jack
son 5, Jefferson u, Kiowa II, Latimer
9. Logan 23. McClain T. Grant and
Pottawatomie counties were given the
same population in the state enumera-
ton, as shown by the federal count of
1907.
The county enumeration shows the
white population to have increased
1886 between 1907 and 1903, and the
negro population to have decreased
1871. There was a large decrease in
the Indian population, as the federal
enumerators in 1907 seem to have
found 6.579 more than the county as
SCISSORS a year later What percentage
of the increase or decrease is of voting
age is not obtainable
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
omolaI STANDING Of Kiss.

Homer describes how the servants
of the noble Odysseus kissed his head,
shoulders and hands, and he also
states with his usual exactness. which
class Of servants was entitled to do
homage in this manner and which
class had to be satisfied with hand
shake. Thus in Rome II was custom
ary to kiss the head. the hands, the
tunics or the feet of prominent men.
according to the rank of those who
saluted In the beginning OF the i'm
perial era a prominent Roman could
not appear in public but that he was
almost devoured by his admirers.
Oiocletisn introduced the kiss Of honor.
which was given by the emperor for
particular merits in the public vel
fare. just as decorationV ars given to-
day.
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HIS VIEW THAT OF MANY MEN
Boy Surprised at Idea Of Mother Re
eeiving Wages-"she Don't
DO No Work"

Harking back to women and their
smployments, / read somewhere lately
a good story OF Mrs. Runciman. wife Of
the president of the board OF educa-
iion. or. rather a good story told by
her. Mrs. Runciman addressed the pu-
pills OF the high school at Bromley and
said among other things that she ap-
proved OF marriage as a profession for
women because most people thought II
women stayed at home to look after a
house they did no work To emphasize
his she told a story. A growing boy
had obtained a small jo0-his first
and boasted how much work he did.
Il gets up at half-past FIVE o'clock and
has my breakfast" says he. Anyone
else get up. too?" he was asked. "Oh.
yes-mother; she gets me breakfast.
and then she gets dads at halfpast
six" And your dinner?" "Oh, moth
er gets that, too; and then she gets
fathers" Has she the afternoon to
herself?" "Oh, no; she cleans up,
looks after the children. gets the tea
for dad and me when we come home.
We gets our smoke and then we gets
to bed" And your mother?" We'll.
she does bit OF sewing then. when all
is cleared up after tea" What wages
do you get?" the boy was asked. oh.
l get ten bob, and dad gets 35.' And
your mother?" Mother She don't
get no wages; she don't do no work. "
-Limavady, Ireland, letter to st. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
Had Taken Notice.

1t was while H. H. Rogers, the
Standard Oil magnate, was working at
his first job delivering the village
newspaper. that his Unborn capacity
became evident He bSought in the
name of new subscriber, Isaiah
west. Mr.. Anthony. the publisher.
wrote down the name Then he
turned to the boy: How do you spell
Isaiah. Henry?" he asked. Isaiah" +"
said Henry. You'll do" said Mr.. An
thony. with a chuckle He told the
story to a skeptic neighbor. But how
did you know how to spell it. Henry
asked the neighbOr Il saw him write
it down." said Henry.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

Guthrie, Okla. July 12.-The Federal
census 10 be taken next year deter
mines the number of representatives
each state will have in congress for
the ensuing ten years, and Oklahoma
expects to secure two Of more addi-
tional members. The enumeration
will as well form a basis for appor-
tionment Of the legislative districts and
perhaps for revising the judicial dis
tricts on a poulation basis.
People of a state are rarely satisfied
with a federal census. The work is
necessarily limited in time, and follow
ing IL there are a multitude Of in
stances alleged short counts with
showings how the state Of the COM
munity has been wrongfully affected.
Such feeling gave rise to territorial
law. which the state inherited, requir-
ing an enumeration by county asses
sors every spring. Following the cen
sus of 1908, however, the legislature
placed the law on ten-year basis,
making the state enumeration follow
that of the federal government every
five years. In consequence, the census
will be taken in this way: Federal.
1910; state. 1915; federal, 1920; state
1925, and so on.
Congress made the first apportion.
ment for Oklahoma when it passed
the enabling act on a basis of the
1900 count, or 194,1S2 people for every
congressman. although seven years
had elapsed between the census taking
and the admission of the state to the
Union. No account was taken of the
approximate gain in population
neither was a census taken to estab-
lish the number. Districts in known
democratic territory, as it resulted,
contained in some instances 100000
more people than they did in known
territory.
A special census was taken under
orders of the president in July, 1907,
to show whether the constitutional
convention had been fair and equal
in its legislative apportionment, and
not only did the census bear out the
districts but demonstrated the state to
be entitled to seven instead of five
When the general census is com
plete congress determines the number
to each congressional district by diyid-
ing the aggregate number by the num-
Der of representatives to sit in the
house. The result may vary consider
ably, according to the increase in pop
ulation, and shifting of the house
membership, but as usual thing
nearly all states gain in some repres-
entation. When the ratio is once es-
tablished it is subject to no appeal
For seven years following the fed
eral census OF 1900 the possibilities Of
statehood increased the population OF
the two territories e2S.7S6. or s91l2
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
PROHIBITION IN TENNESSEE.

The new prOhibitory law in Tennes-
see went into effect on the first Of this
month. II IS called the "four-mile"
law because its principal provision is
that there shall be no bar or saloon
within four miles Of the site Of any
school or church" The state was
practically dry" already with the ex.
ception Of its larger cities, such as
Nashville and Memphis. which held
out stoutly for home rule" But the
anti-saloon element framed a law
which was made effective for the
whole state and was intended so to
cover the territory that there would be
no spot left within it on which to
stand a beer keg or demijohn. Brewers
and distillers Of the state are given
until January l next to dispose of
their stocks. but stocks have been
greatly reduced in anticipation of the
law being made effective. 1t is said
that retail dealers in the cities affect
ed have generally declined to put up
a fight" for the overthrow of the new
statute.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The county health officer at Man
gum has informed the citizens Of that
community that it is safe for them to
drink water in general and Mangum
water in particular All Of which is
a great relief to the Mangum people
There are certain individuals who
seemed to have formed the opinion
that water would rust the stomach
and so nave made il a rule of their
lives to drink nothing but blue rib
bon OF sunnybrook. To all such. we
would carry the information that Man
gum water is al right
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
DESTRUCTIVE WIND IS
REPORTED At ST. LOUIS
Rv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
St Louis, Mo-, July IA cyclonic
wind struck st. Louis and vicinity at
noon today Telegraph and telephone
wires were blown down, trees uproo5-
ed and wagons and horses blown over.
At Alton H., a steamer with three
hundred passengers on board was pass
ing through a draw when the blow
struck it and jammed it against a pier
of bridge. No one was seriously
hurt.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

THE servant that works for me
must be very economical" said the
boarding house mistress to the appli-
cant for work.
Dim such a one. num-" promptly
returned the applicant. Indeed. me
last mistress discharged me for bein'
that way"
FOR being economical"
"Yls. wild me clothes. Oi used to
wear hers. The Bohemian.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

A student at a medical college was
naer examination. The instructor
as ed him: "Of what cause. speeii-
-~nv. did the people die who lost their
lives at the destruction OF Herculane-
um and Pompeii?"
Il think they died Of an eruption.
sir" answered the student-Argo-
Taut.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The necessity for a new Sequoyah
avenue bridge over Bull creek at the
entrance OF Electric park is becoming
urgent. When such structure is built
let it be of concrete and of modern
architecture. 1t may cost pretty high
to start with but 1t will be there for
all time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

President Taft informs the United
States senate that If the tariff is not
revised differently from the present
schedule the republican party will go
out Of power This may be mixed
blessing, but II is too bad that the
friends of the tariff will not revise it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

"Pa, were you always good boy?"
Eyes, Tommy-a much better boy
than you are"
"But gran'ma says she used to
spank yOu."
Yves. Your grandma never un-
deSstood me-"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The hay crop in this section Of Okla
homa is one of the ready cash crops
and at the present price of $500 a
ton will add much to the stream OF
prosperity that is now in full tide.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
POLICE OF VIENNA ARE
SEARCHING FOR LEON
BY Associated Press.

DN AeoUNIdICW NEoo.
Vienna, Austria. July PA tele-
gram today from Budapesth declares
Leon Ling, the Chinaman supposed to
have been murdered by Elsie Sigel. Is
in that city. The communication says
the Budapesth police received an an
onymous letter declaring that Ling
was living with a Chinsese family and
they at once began a search Of the
Chinese quarter for him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

AS curious coincidence the press
OF the state has taken up the fight
against weeds. and with salutary ef-
feet But this is a fight that the press
ought not to be forced in the interest
OF public health to make The ordin.
ance in most OF the cities and towns
are ample If the police would get
busy and enforce them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The attempt to hoist upon the peo-
pie OF Oklahoma the Billups booze bill
against their wishes expressed at the
polls is hard shedding The $4,000
appropriated to be used in the enforce
ment Of the Jaw has been exhausted
and spent to no purpose and dissatis-
faction is widespread and general.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The story comes all the way from
Guthrie that the mayor of that city
ordered the police to hand down an
old Confederate flag hung out along
side of Old Glory on the 4th Of July.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
sidered small business. but domestic
ity is still God greatest necessity and
always will be"
PERSISTENT RUMORS OF
TORNADOES ARE UNTRUE
By Assoclated Press.

Kansas City. Mo, July 12.-Through-
out the day there have been persistent
rumors of tornadoes and at various
points in Kansas and several were
reported in Missouri. All proved un-
true. However there was a heavy
wind storm throughout the area in
which rain fell today, but no damage
was done
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

Prof Graf. bandmaster. is located
here, and will give lessons in violin,
piano and all brass and string instru-
ments. Inquire at New Gem Restaur-
ant.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
Automobile Insurance,

We will insure your car against
fire, theft or explosion. This includes
fire originating within the machine.
Roberts & Runyan,
Auditorium Building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

V. A. KinnisOn has sold his town
property at welch to J.. NJ. Meade Of
that place.