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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
French compromIss.

An amusing story Of compromise is
mentioned in a Paris contemporary.
Il seems that the Law OF France re-
quires parents to name their children
either after the saints in the calendar
or from a parsonage in history. A
citizen Of Troyes went to the regis
trar to inscribe the name OF his little
daughter whom he wished to bs
known as Marianne The registrar
adjusted his spectacles. scratched his
head. and then declared Il was impos-
sible Marianne did not comply with
elfser Of the requirements. Finally
the matter was arranged to the satis-
faction Of both the parents and the
reg sfFar TO the child was given the
name of Marie Anne To the parents
II Was almost what they wanted. and
tie Law was satisfied
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
what : Man May DO.

| know Of one conspicuous example
OF what may be done by men Of ia
herited fortune. A young man o.
ample means who did not wish to en-
gage in any business pursuit thor
oughly educated himself here and
abroad at the universities. He then
made himself master Of technical
pursuit by the study OF forestry
abroad. After a year OF two Of pro
fesslonal work he relinquished Il 10
accept a responsible position in the
government. where he Is now render
.ne great and highly appreciated serv-
i've in working out the best policy for
conserving our forests and other nat
ural resources. Prom a. Barton Hep
burns The American Business Man"
ID the Century.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
Trouble Ahead of Taft
On His Western Trip

Washington. d. q. Aug z7--Presi-
dent Taft ID already being confronted
with problems in speechmakIng On his
western tour. and On the theory that
discretion is the better part Of yaIor,
It is being recommended that as a CUB
iect for discourse be Jet the new tariff
Law alone. HIS stop at Winona. MINI,
the home Of Representative Tawney.
Is looming up as q difficult place to get
By. and at this distance IL looks as II
only 4lr. Taft's good nature can avert
his leaving the state all in quarrel
after he speeds on 70 Iowa-into dan
gerous sDeechmaking territory again.
for there is where Senators Dolliyer
and Cummings have constituencies
loudly appIauding insurgency.
The trouble in Minnesota has taken
a new turn since Tawney. the only
member Of the delegation from tine
state who voted for the tariff bill, has
warned his colleagues to 90 slow in
claiming credit before low tariff con-
stituencies. for he knows It TO be a
fact. he says, that several Of them
had promised President Taft to vote
for the measure if their votes were
necessary to bring about its enact
ment.
The newspapers OF Minnesota are
deep in the fray. denunciation and
commendation figured in lively edi-
torlals in the output OF criticism. With
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
The WHY Giraffe.

Perhaps the most difEcult Of all Wild
animals to capture is the giraffe IN
addition to being very rare. girafes
are exceedingly timid and are very
swift-foosed.
There Is no special way 10 capture
giraffe. as almost every way has
been tried. and all have been almost
equally unsuccessful The method
which has occasionally resulted in a
capture ls By using long cord al each
end or which is round weight This
cord IL thrown b. the hunter IN such
manner as to wind around The an
lmafs legs. either bringing It to the
ground or rendering II incapable Of
escaping before I Is made prisoner.
Most OF the giranes IN captivity have
been caught BY chance when young.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
s0FTENED The CAPS HEART
Remarkable Catch Made BY ~E.g Bii"
Lange Mas Worth $500 10
tire Player

The greatest individual feat ever
performed vas one b. which BIZ
I.ange. now retired. saved a game for
Chicago and 1900 FOR himself in Wash
ington, in 1895. writes H. S. Fuller
ton in the American Magazine There
is an odd story connected With the
play. LANCE had missed train IN
Boston two days before. failed 10
reach New York IN time 10 play there
and Anson had fined him 800. There
son he misSzd q train 10 Washing
ton-arrired On the grcdnds after the
teams had practlced and just In time
to play. and for that Anson 6ned him
another 800 The game thar after
noon went eleven innings Chicago
scoring one run ID the eleventh.
There were two men out and a runner
on the bases. when Kip Seibach.
then one OF the hardest hitters. smote
the ball a terrific blow and sent 10
flying over Lange's head toward the
center field fence. The bit seemed a
sure home run, but Lange. a man
weighing 225 pounds. turned and
without looking. spriBted desperately
straight out toward the fence. racing
with the flying bali AT the las. In
slant. as the ball was going over his
head. LANCE leaped. stuck up boih
hands. turned a somersault and
crashed against the fence The
boards splindered. one entire pane
crashed outward. and out Of the
wreckage crawled Lange. holding the
ball IN his hand, and the crowd went
mad. Lange came limping IN. With
the crowd standing on seats shouting
and he said to Anson Fines 90.
Cap?~ Nope, said Arson. and The
catch had saved the big fielder s2e0.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE

Nowata. okla. Aug. 27. - Protests
denying that the recent county seat
contest between Nowata and Della
ware was responsible for series OF
fires recently experienced BY Nowata,
the last of which was last Saturday
night. have been signed by number
OF responsible citizens who declare
that this is the first we have heard
OF the county seat fight being mixed
with the mysterious fires which have
occurred in the city. and We believe
such to be an absolute falsehood-" The
protests declare that the report was
not sent out by "a reliable Nowata cit
izen."
Sheriff R. R. Riley and Chief Of Po
lice B. K. George have signed state
ment to the effect that no officers
chased men believed to have set fire
to the hotel Saturday night.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

F9r some fsr1e a French s--ir-ity-
rssf ~ Ro9yerF F1nterear hzE been
trying . neN method Df eIiflvar'1e
sssaEagR. nhich rhey groa ard cook
- Nell "a France
Starting from the principle that az
csltiraled gese-Sbes. "a order 70 %
tzla the best results. ought 20 ce
groNn under TIE same conditions hat
fheT choose for themselves wAeu groE-
ing aid. M BOuyer-Fontenear does
n0f alloy the banking thar - u1r4liT
done. phich be considers harnf1l
i is easy 70 understand that . root
q asparagus buried foot o. more
Ia me ground sIil push stalks towards
tie surface for air and light without
whsck i would become znzeuie. Or
r0x Il Is better then. % bury Il oily
about 4 quarter Or a third a. deep
aithosf banking. and a. soon a. the
lead appears to place over 4 a tube
u pottery. TWO or two and o1ehalf
inches IN diameter and about eight
inches long. filed with earth
The asparagus pushes up through
this tube sheltered from the light
whstH i necessary. il Il ID 10 be white.
Wien II comes out AZ the top Il is
simple matter 70 take away the tube
and cur the stalk with the greatest
easy and without any risk oi hurting
the root or the other shoots
r. Bouyer- -Fonteneau states that az
Tzszgas thus treated comes 10 mztur-
lty nearly month IN advance Of that
banked IN the cid way This e cas-
~ explained b. the fact that the hest
q the sun acts more qrickiy On
root near the surface Of the grOD1d
than o. one buried deeply. Besides.
the stalk ozce in me tube grows fast
er than IN the ground
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SEES RETURN OF wITcHcRAFT
Much Fco1 for Thought Fsrnishec 81
az trtirir ~ Prof William ora-
nar Sumner

Belief sn wffcAcr1ft "a not dead. AZ
"a lltens ard may burst forth a1ew az
ary moment The difference lfrOu
ge W agss Is nct 80 much IL the
amount VI cradllIty - in the direc
aon il taxes II EEe present day i
il poItles Lecky thought that
TIE cause Of persecutic1 Eas the IN
,ensitY Of dogmatie opinion- Thst may
1e 3 cause. No nan IS tolerant above
anything about shaeh he cares very
.zuch. and IL regard % Ehlch Be
links that IL has -tAe truth Strug
- Tor political power. however,
zgse sgea E1tezseE rage i -z %
.-iczI factions which il the future
nay return n violent repression q
IssenL ii l1e history q city after
.1fy We meet with The intensest ran
or between classes and factions. and
re tnd this rancor producing ex-
remes q besStly cruelty. when in-
erezt seems 70 call for il The cases
b The Van ArreVeldes Of Nulisn-
xe5er, il LGbeck, 81 the Democrats ~
shent. in 1888. as vel as the proceed
nEs Of the committees 0t safety
vainst Tories ID the American revO-
Etson. may suffice IS examples 50
alisn Is. ia its spirit and program.
sell cafabse Of producing lew phe
1omeaa of despousm and persecution
in order 10 get or retain social pos
u. Anarchists Kho are fanaticai
enough 70 throw bombs into theayeEs
Dr. restaurants. or 70 murder kings and
presidents Just because they are such.
are capable d anything which stitch
judges or inq5islt0rs have done II
they shos.d think that party success
called Tor IL II bad times should
cone again upon the civilized WoTld
-hrOugh oyerpopulatioa and an uni4-
sorzbie economic ccr1unetuEe. p0pu-
lar education woBld deciins. and
erzsses nould be more widely sepa-
rated X must then Be expected that
the old demonism K0uld burst forth
again and would reproduce the old
phenomena A. Prof. William Graham
Sumner. n the Forum
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

the ~b0le state wrought up IN this
fashion ard the president figuring 50
prominently in the various contentious
and allegations. Il is going 10 be no
easy matter for him 20 talk tariff and
boost TaWney at Wlnona and at the
same time keep the whiteEinged
doves lowering about his progress
through the west.
Nr. Taft, II has been expected.
would deliver a speech eulogizing
TaBney in the laIters home town for
his vote for the tariff bill The other
republican members Of congress from
the state do not see how the presi-
dent can praise Tawney without dis
paraging them. and they are ready to
reply to the president in the event
that be criticises them, even by in
ference.
In speeches delivered since congress
adjourned, Senator La Toilette. Of
Wisconsin, has gone after the new
tariH law hammer and tongs. There
is reason to believe that the president
viii touch lightly on the tariff in his
speeches in Wisconsin. Originally be
was scheduled to make a stop at Mad
ison, in that state. This is the home
town Of La Toilette. The itinerary
was changed. and the president in
stead will go TO Milwaukee during
state fair week. A discussion Of the
tarif by the president at Madison
might stir up a lot of excitement
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
FIND RELICS IN RIVER Bed
Finely Tempereo Weapons Reccyerer
from a Channel on tne Canadian
Eorcer

NhAle moFkmen we're removing rock
and debris from the old channel "
tie river between the second and
shsrd chates 10 make way for the Big
poHer dam On the American side they
unesrthed in one Of the pot holes IN
the rock remarkable collection Of In
dian ap0ns and other articles. com
pTislng tomahzgks. sDearbeads. ar
roxheads, sturgeon hshhOoks. etc. all
made out Of pure copper and hard
ened % the consistency Of steel
The articles are bright In appear
ance and are Of superior workman
ship. being evidently the work OF the
prehistoric race which fashioned the
mounds. ornaments and utensils of the
early days That these people pos
sessed the knowledge Of fempering
copper Is evident from the speciEnens-
How they came there Is a myStsiy.
but the general belief IS that a party
Of Indiana while endeayOring 10 land
Of make a portage lost control Of their
canoe and were swept over the falls.
the canoe being overturned. causing
the contents TO 30 TO the bottom OF
the river Or be carried down stream
That these articles we're together Is
proof that they must have been tied
IN leather sack or some other such
receptacle They we're found packed
together In the hole. which had doubt
less been caused By centuries Of swirl
ing waters and gravel--Fort Frances
Minneapolis Journal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

Prince Henry NxXIl. Of Reuss has
lust passed his examination at the
Commercial academy at Cologne
whereby he secures a diploma as a
qualified merchant The prince. who
has been studying at the Cologne com
mercial college for two years. is the
first prince in Germany who has
trained himself for a commercial
career. He viii follow up his success
fnl examination by entering the Office
OF a great Hamburg merchant as a
voluntary unpaid clerk. and in this
capacity he viii serve his apprentice
ship. His choice Of a business calling
is regarded as remarkable sign Of
the times.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
SESSION LAWS WILL
Be READY NEXT WEEK

Guthrie. Okla, Aug 27.-Assistant
Secretary Of State Leo Meyer, an
nounced yesterday that the session
laws OF the last session Of the Iegisla-
ture would be ready tor distribution
about September 1st, and can be OBJ
tanned through the Office OF the sec
retary Of state. He stated that they
were put up in two forms. That the
paper bound yolurnns would be retail
ed at seyenty-five cents each and the
sheep bound volumRs at s1.25 each
which does not include the cost of ez
press. Parties ordering from the sec
retary of state will have the laws sent
to them collect.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
MIstook MotIye y shackIes.

Robert Lee came up from Big Cabin
this afternoon to take the initiation
in the Elks lodge. A delegation Of
Bills met him at the train and put him
in shackles. When he stepped from
the train in the custody Of Lon Con-
ner, a woman on the platform exclaiTn
ed. "and Bob Lee got that money did
her This was rubbing it a little
strong for the popular young cashier
and he was visibly perturbed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
GUTHRIE BANK RODDER
CAPTURED At BOLEY

Guthrie, okla. Aug 27--After being
followed across two states for the past
ten days By detectives. Percy Williams
who gives Kansas City as his home,
vas arrested AZ Boley. IS miles south
OF here last evening. charged with
r0bbing the Oklahoma State bank Of
Guthrie Of $500 On August 10th. while
the teller momentariIy had bis back
turned.
Williams il wanted IN Kansas, say
the police for stealing $500 in
similar manner. and al Oklahoma CITY
where be recently yictimized three
banks. He was brought to Guthrie
last night and lodged in jail
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

The Table Manners CD Of the Turk.
Should you dine with a Turk. you
will observe many peculiarities. to
some Of which you will find It hard to
.accustom yourself The host and his
guests. squatted upon little mats,
await the servants who. bringing a
tray. place Il before the company upon
a low stool On this tray. in several
shallow bowls with round covers. are
the viands Forks and spoons be-
ing dispensed with. each man. stretch
Ing out his right hand. deeply scoops
up. with thumb. first finger. and mid.
die finger held together. one OF two
mouthfuls from each bowl Al the
conclusion Of the dinner the guests
file out one BY one. 70 maze their
ablutions at the fountain.-Nichoias
Adossides. in Golfers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Chris
tian church was entertained last even
ing by Mrs. J. ~ Jones. Fifteen
members we're present and most en-
joyable evening was spent. Three new
members were added to the society
Refreshments we're served at the close
o ffhe evening
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

The biggest mcn in the state used
TO run for governor. that Is. In other
states but there we're perhaps never
50 many big men In any other thate
as there are In Oklahoma, anywas
there are lot OF candidates.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
HARTMAN CASE TO BE
PRESENTED TO SPECIALISTS.

BY Associated Press
Arden. ~ ". Aug z7.-Dr. ". G.
Lyle. the physician In attendance up
on z. H. Hartman. made flying trip
10 New York last night. II is rumoF-
ed that Lyle has carefully diagnosed
case and has gone TO NeE
York to place bis conclusion befors
specialists.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
TWO HUNDRED MORE
LEAVE CAR SHOPS

BY Associated Press
Pittsburg. Pa. Aug z7.--Importea
men 10 the number of two hundred
quit work today. at the Pressed Steel
Car company's plant here According
70 these latest dessrters. but three
hundred men are nov working in the
plant and they viii walkout too. Poor
food and uncongenial working condl-
tions. they say actuated the wholesale
desertiOus.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
LATHAm's DISTANCE RECORD
is BROKEN BY FARMAk

by AssDcldlFu FItrs-
Rheims. Aug 27.-Henry Farman
tying in his bi-plane today. beat the
distance record made by Herbert Lat
ham. the French aviator, yesterday. At
five O'Clock Farman had completed his
seventeenth lap. or a distance OF one
hundred. five and half miles ar
was still flying.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

~How's he getting along with his
wife nowf"
Much better. She's resigned from
her bridge whist club and he's agreed
to wear his coat during meal tin r.
Detroit Free Press.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

The man or Newspaper that waves
the bIoody shirt does 50 ia vain in
this day and generation. We are Nv
ing In time in our countFy's history
when there Is no such feeling among
intelligent people
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
ENRAGED CITIZENS BURN
NEGRO CONVICTS BODY
By Associated press

BY Associated Press
soperton, Ga Aug. z7.-After kill
ing one and seriously wounding two
other members Of posse. which was
chasing MIN. p. CLARK. a negro con
yict under life sentence IN the county
chain gang for murder was himself
killed early today. The body was burn.
cd on a rubbish heap BY the enraged
citizens and further trouble with the
blacks Of the surrounding community
is feared
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
ANOTHER WRESTLING MATCH
IN vinits Saturday Night - Hacken-
schmidt vs. Foxy Miller.

The two men who win wrestie here
are evenly matched and you surely
viii get your moneys worth. Knock
ers' as well as lovers OF sports come
and see a real wrestling match. If not
satisfactory, get your money back.
Good boxing viii be included all for
the admission price Of 25c
This interesting contest will take
place in the big show tent in the rear
Of the Palace hotel Show begins at
9.I5 p. m. sharp
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

Judge Byrd. the police magistrate.
has ordered all persons without visible
means Of support arrested. He says
there is plenty Of work on the streets
for them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

John Abernathy not only il able 70
cztcn w0ITea alire. bGf recsntly added
to hsS Izurelz by catching . beiigereri
eitizen By the nap of the neck and
dlzarming him
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

II the Cherokee fuiibloOd don I
want the crezger fag. It viii take a
long time 10 make them take Il By
force or abuse
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

The Fuller bin 10 shat they call ths
new Alabama prohibition measure
The eternal fitness Of name crops
out now and thea
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

a marriage license was issued thil
afternoon to John Adams and Miss
Pearl Mcintosh OF Muskogee. Tho
couple was married BY Justice Foster
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

Amber Mead causes about a. much
trouble when Il Is not sold as II coeg
when sold. So there you are.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

Craig county VIII hare 70 EorFs
along without court house for the
present
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27
sTuBss PERSONALLY REQUISITE
HoNoRING or REo0pssTioN

By Associated Press
Topeka. Kans Aug. 27.--GoFeracs
subbs called Governor Hadiey q Ills.
sour by telephone today and made 2
personal request that the latter homo
the requisiti0n Tor the return tO Kan
sas OF Mrs Barclay and ,. K. Gentry
the kidnappers Ok Marian Bleakley
Governor Stubbs assured G0FernO
Hzdley that there is no danger of mo
violence in Topeka.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-27

On again. o. again. IKE FianzgAn'z
engine-the Id
The Springdale news., 1909-05-18

bate at every school meeting in that district for years past. But nothing yet has been done to realize the hopes of the few peo- pie there III favor of public prog ress and education. J. N. Phil lips, Marion Roberts and other interested parties claim that every effort will be made to build the house in the early summer. It is now time for the people of that district to dc something. Old Father Time is claiming his own, for the old house that has stood there so long doing service as school house and house for religious worship, Is sinking into d mass of rotten mortar and worm eaten logs.
 WILKINS MICAWBFR.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-18
THE MYSTERY
 Blu STEWART EDWARD WHITE
 And SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS COPYRIGHT 1907 MCCLURE PHILLIPS co

a tone that closed that topic.
 Still. | should be glad 10 have you gentlemen present if only for q mo ment." insisted Durrow presently.
 Perhaps il would be as Welt-on ac- count ct the patient" said the surgeon significantly
 Very well" :" assented the captain
 Tue three went to Slade's cabin He was lying propped up i'll his bunk Trendon entered first followed by the captain. then Darrow.
 Heres your prize, Slade-" said the surgeon
 Darrow halted just inside the door With an eager light in his face Slade leaned forward and stretched out his hand
 '1 couldn't believe it until saw you, old man" he cried.
 Darrow,s eyebrows went up. Before Slade had time to note that there was