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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
The Retort Courteous.

Roger Minot Sherman, while argu-
ing celebrated case, said that his
opponent could no more prove his
point than he could cut hair length
wise. While he was still talking the
opponent, who happened to have q
very sharp knife, pulled hair from
his beard and split 1t. AS he held II
up the court began to laugh, and Mr.
sherman quickly called out: 4 said
a hair, sir, not a bristle."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
9astlno and DRINKING.

81 went away from home the other
day." his wife was saying, "and left
my husband to baste the chicken. 1t
seems he had bottle with him. Every
time he basted the chicken he took a
drink He must have basted 1t a
good many times. When | got back
it was beautifully done and basted to
the queens taste, but he was orieyed. "
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
81. Iamea, pax.

According to a saying that has long
been current In London, Whoever
eats oysters on st. James day will
never want money" AS a result Lon
doners, under the effect Of this old
superstition, begin to eat oysters on
the 25th of July, instead Of waiting
for the coming Of the FIRST month with
the 'R." So far as can be ascer-
tanned, 1t makes no difference wheth-
er the oysters are eaten raw or cooked.
Circle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

For RENT-Well improved farm in the
best farming part Of Craig county Room
2 Halaell building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
In Need Of Teachers.

A shortage of 1900 school teachers
is reported in Oklahoma. The cause
is said to be the small salaries OF
women teachers. The club women
declare that II the salaries of the
women teachers were made to equal
those of the men the shortage would
cease to exist. In the meantime wom-
en- out Of employment are looking to
Oklahoma for places during the com
ing school term.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Mans RIunderlna Reason.

Beasts, birds and insects, even to
the minutest and meanest OF their
kind, act with the unerring province
of instinct; man. the while, who pos
sesses higher faculty, abuses It, and
therefore goes laundering on. They,
by their Inconsistencies and unhesi-
tating obedience to the laws Of nature,
fulfil the end Of their existence; he,
in willful neglect Of the laws Of God,
loses sight of the end of his.-Robert
Southey.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

HE said dat de road wuz mighty
bright hefo' him." said the old colored
deacon, "but he 'peared ter have a sus-
picion dat dar wuz too much sunshine
in 1t, and dat he might want ter cool
off TO he got ter de place whar he
wuz gwine Hit would er been mo-
consolin' ter him ef he could er seen
a snowstorm ahead er him. Least
ways, dat's my opinion. ATLANTA Con-
stitution.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Enolish scholars Honored.

Dr. James Augustus Henry Murray,
one OF the great scholars Of England
and famous as editor OF the oxford
New English dictionary. has been
made a knight by King Edward.
Percy William Bunting editor OF the
Contemporary Review. who has
reached the age OF -. was made a
knight on the kings recent birthday
anniversary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Praise and Blame.

The mere fact that praise and blame
are at present the corner stone of our.
moral and social systems goes for
nothing. We shall outgfow that just
as we have more or less outgrown the
primitive desire to kill each other.
And can any one deny that a world in
which b'ame did not exist would be
FAR more habitable civilized and logi-
cal?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Aard on second aubby.

Enpetk's will was being drawn up
By the lawyer. u hereby bequeath all
my property to my wife" dictated En-
peck. Got that down." Yes" an
swered the attorney. ION condition" I"
continued Enpeck, that she marries
within a year" "But why that condi-
tion?" asked the man Of law. BE
cause" answered the meek and lowly
testator, II want somebody to be sorry
that / died"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Useful Tears.

Tears have their use. apart from the
crying aspect. The eye requires to be
kept clear and clean. and tears per-
form this duty. A striking example Of
this is shown when the eye is hurt. It
at once commences to water, and often
this natural method Of cleansing re-
Iieves the pain and removes the cause
OF the discomfort.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Suffragette-Fines and penalties
we're imposed on bachelors IN Greece
and Rome. AT certain festivals in
Sparta 1t was the custom for women
to drag old bachelors around the altar.
The victims were not handled gently.
In England as late as 1785 higher
taxes were imposed on the servants
Of bachelors than on those Of other
people.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
shower 90 sulphur.

Charolies, a small town 80 miles from
Macon, in France, has recently been
visited by a shower of sulphur The
roofs, gardens, fields. vineyards, rivers
and ponds were covered with yellow
dust, and for some time the peasants
In the fields were troubled by a sui
phurous biting odor which made
breathing difficult.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
WIN AIex Went.

Alexander had just cut the Gordian
knot, but the reporters failed to take
interest. ITS hardly worth para
graph" they said, coldly, unless you
make record of at least "a knots an
hour" 1t was then that Alexander's
tears began to flow.--Kansas City
Times.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Benjamin Franklin, ablest philoso-
pher Of them all, was much inclined to
increase Of girth in his later yeaers,
yet he could not be called obese. He
was constantly giving advice on the
subject Of regimen and throwing in.
as chromos. Baconian wisdom Yet
he was not lover Of bacon, and sci.
dom ate ham, New York Press.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
MusIoaI TeIearaph wires.

Telegraph wires may be defended
from the musical standpoint. The
sound they make is often curious and
beautiful, as everybody knows who
has put an ear to one Of the great
posts by the highway when the wind
IS twanging through half hundred
wires overhead Saturday Review.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Too much success is that which is
gained by the sacrifice of something
worth more than itself. The great OBJ
lection to it, outside Of its own unde-
sirableness. is that it disturbs the ball
ance of things. 1t is unstable, imper-
tinent, the exploit Of imperfectly civil
lied people, carrying in itself the
seeds of its own dissolution. North
American Review.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

The world of women divides itself
into two parts, one Of which is COM
posed OF feminine beings which 1t Is
more or less possible to fall In love
with, and the other where we really
feel as II we were in the company of
men.--Karl Gjellerup.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
cnmfnrt for the AnLicted.

mo baby under two years old can
digest starch" says DR.. Wiley. His
statement. more or less official. may
afford some qualification TO those who
have resented the tendency Of babies
to gnaw on collars, cuffs and shirt
h0sOms
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

There are 40 principal governments
in the world OF these, six are abso-
lutte monarchics, 1s are limited mon.
arches and "a are republics. Besides
these there are a few unimportant
lespotisms OF Central Africa and some
Independent states.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Because an Indiana man was fined
500 for embracing the wrong woman
the Milwaukee Sentinel advises: BE
fore you hug a girl take a good look
at her" After that, in good many
cases, you may not want to hug her
Washington Post
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Lord Wolseley, who has just passed
his seventy-ffth birthday, has proba-
bly, had more narrow escapes from
death than any other living British
officer In his younger days he was
SO daring that he earned from the
Ashantis the title OF 'fThe General
Who Never STOPS"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Prof. E. d. Campbell, director Of the
chemical laboratories in The Univer-
sftv Of Michigan. lost his sight IS
years ago through an accident. In
spite Of his afliiction he has taken a
high place IN education and has made
original researches Of much value III
the chemistry Of iron and ceme1.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

It was at the grand finale Of the In
dustry OF All Nations" held at London
in 1851. that the America won the
famous cup. At the time Of her vic
tory the America was owned by Com
modore Stevens. in partnership with
few other gentlemen.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Microbes in lnk.

A scientist has found microbes Of
various kinds in n samples of ink
red. blue and black supplied to
schools, and some Of the microbes
we're deadly enough to kill mice inoc-
ulated with them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

The gipsies are nearer to the ami
mails than any race known to us in
Europe They have the lawlessness,
the abandonment, the natural physical
grace In form and gesture of animals;
only a stealthy and wary something
In their eyes makes them human.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08


The newspaper was invented BY q
Paris physician. who. finding his visits
welcome whenever he brought any
news or gossip. applied to Cardinal
Richelieu for a patent to publish the
Paris Gazette in 1922
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
3. Franklin. Printer.

The press upon which Franklin
worked in London In 1925 is preserved
In the patent Office at Washington. II
Is a clumsy structure. almost entirely
of wood. and is known as the Ramage
press
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

With all our Inheritance. few things
come BY nature. We must learn to
talk. learn to smile. learn TO be good
company and learn TO be tactful by
watching what is fit for ihe hour.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
owns under ! nan

The usual crusade is going on
against the harmless. necessary owl.
The good he does in consuming end
less voles, shrews, moles and mice In
ignored OF forgotten the evil laid to
his charge Is exaggerated a hundred
.old.--London Standard.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
nirI romn cIerk.

Miss Minnie A Tyler has just been
reelected town clerk Of South London
derry, VT. This is her twelfth success
sive year in the Office. The office OF
town clerk comes to her almost as an
inheritance. Both her father and
grandfather held it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

A PHILADELPHIA paper says that dia.
monds may be burned like coal. We
never get so far along as shoveling dia-
monds into the furnace before wa
king up.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
straw Hats q Reeent INVENTION.

Headwear made OF straw was al
ready in use among the ancient
Greeks, but straw hats. like those we
wear. did not come into use in Europe
until half century ago.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
OUGHT 10 Be Able To.

DO you think he can AFFORD to main
tain an autog" He ought to be able
to. He's been an amateur photog-
rapher for four years and hasn't gone
into bankruptcy yet
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

III havin' de bes' of every Argument
amounted to as much as some men
think It do. said Uncle Ehen. de base
ball umpire ought TO be de happies'
man on earth"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

There are over so groups OF Esper-
Artists in the large towns and cities
OF Spain studying the new internation-
al language. Many business houses
have adopted Esperanti in their cor
respOndence.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Eioquence.

A recent novel has the following
passage: with one hand he held the
beautiful golden head above the buf-
feting waves, and with the other called
loudly for assistance"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
A preeIou. Document.

The light Of day has not been shed
on the original draft Of the Declara-
tion Of Independence In five years, and
there is no likelihood OF its being
placed on view until 1928.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
BE AREPRESENTATIyE A
Of The United Wireless telegram ct.

IN your home town; employees earn
ing 5000 to $4,000 week; you can
DO the same; no capital required' ap-
ply az once. The United Wireless Tele-
graph Co., Cooper Bldg Denver Colo.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

In China there are match factories
at which only hand labor is employed.
One OF them, at Hsieh Chang has 500
workers, 400 Of whom are women.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
nc PhIIosopher q Follr.

"A girl win never forgive a man
whom she has Tilted" says the Philo-
sopher OF Folly. III he makes a sue
cess in life"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
OUR SPECIAL SALE.

While preset stock lasts, a 3-piece
bedroom suit, Dresser, Bed aud Wash
stand, for only.sl7.50. HOLLAND.
eff The Furniture Man
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Voice Of the Vegetarian.

Neat Is a bad thing for the stomach
financially and physically. - Dayton
Herald
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08
Avoid Melancholy.

Melancholy is neither romantic nor
pretty It does not pay, Sharpen
your wits. make merry. and keep up
in the race.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

There is nothing like deprivation to
excite content and gratitude for small
mercies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Humorous Typographical Error.
Red Cross Society VIII Fight Cor
bett" was the way typesetter trans
formed the copy concerning a crusade
against cholera
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Many a lawyer who puts up a good
argument in court fails to be convinc-
ing at home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

~The man who does nothing. vas
the observation Of our Uncle Homer
does worse thar nothing"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Who chatters to you win chatter
about you.-German proyerb.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Scientists say we couldn't live with
out microbes. Wish. however. thes
couldn't live within US.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Perhdy often recoils upon its au
ihor-La Fontaine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-08

Gas lamp globe and mantle complete
only Csc. DalQuest Phone 200,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22

In the Welsh counties of Glamorgan
and Monmouth 100000 tons OF coal
are raised to the surface every year.
Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland,
is proposing to give up portion of its
public park to factory girls for the
purpose Of playing hockey and other
games.
The longest telegraph line in the
world above ground and without a
break has been completed in Australia.
Its total length is something over 5000
miles.
1t has been decided by the Chinese
board Of agriculture that hereafter the
standard measurement in China,
known as the "ch'ih," or foot. shall be
12.59S inches.
Sweden has the oldest vessel in Eu-
rope, perhaps in the world, in the
schooner Emmanuel, built in 1749 She
was first a privateer and is now in the
timber trade.
In Australia the child of poor wild,
owed mother, instead Of being taken
from her and placed in an institution
is boarded with its mother at the ex-
pense of the state.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22
THE aooth ANNIyERsARY

SIR Local history does not record
the exact date when MOrristown was
settled, but most writers agree that
the first settlers came from Whippany
about the year ITO and located at a
site near the present intere ectionsof
Water and Spring. streets. IL
Thus next year (1910) will be the
200th anniversary Of the first Settle
ment Of Morristowri, andf it would be
fitting toscommemorate the event by
civic celebration Neutrality-suspicious..
Considerable time must be spent in
advance to properly prepare for such a
celebration, and by,taking the initial
steps 1os0 there will be year in which
to complete the plans and make the
bicentennial success. II. j. G.
THE above suggestion is worthy of
careful consideration and should be
carried out. To this end we would
suggest that Mayor Ayers call con-
ference to be attended by a represent
alive chosen by every organization IN
the town-Churches, lodges, bsnevo-
lent and fraternal societieSand al com
panies. All mercenary matives Shouid
be eliminated and the. celebration be
made dighifed and instructive. ~ Ed,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22
---------------------------
OUR FIRE WASTE.

j. M. Hare, president of the Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters,
delivered an address on fire waste
that should be read by everybody He
showed that the annual fire loss in
this country for the last five years has
been 1868, 2O0,4l2, or about 1881, 1856
each day. This does not include the
loss from forest fires or the incidental
loss from interrupted business, nor
the immense cost of fire departments
and water supply. This loss is always
a total loss to the community even
when insurance is provided for the
premiums and a tax applied to aid
direct sufferers, and not created
fund to make good the loss of ma
terial.
The loss by fire is increasing faster
than the population. In 1880, with a
population Of 5O,155,7SS the fire loss
averaged 1914, 103,657. In the last de-
cade, with an estimated population Of
$685., 1853, the fire loss for the decade
was $2l9,9o3, $40 and for the last five
years $3.50, 2OO,412 In the list Of 522.-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22
HUMOR OF THE HOUR

They stood on a downtown cor
ner, their arms twined affectionately
around each others shoulders, while
they continued to argue amiably, but
firmly. The subject of their discussion
was evidently one of the gravest I'M
portance. 81
"I'ye got it." the unsteadier OF the
two cried suddenly, looking trium-
phantly at the other. 81 can't be Tom
1inson. Donsh member that man ashk-
ed me how Mrs. Johnson wasp
His friend was unconvinced. sThat
donsh mean anything. Donsh he know
we live nexsh door each other? Sides,
/ / know that man who slapped me on
the back called me Johnson" And then
they gazed bewildered into each others
eyes. sq ass..sv.
'.sWe'll have to ashk somebody" sug-
gested one finally. y.
"All RI. only donsh ashk rude. ord
n'ry people. Wait until zhentleman
comes along and lsheeSwhat he has to
|, So they, propped themselves firmly
4 NeztFiiASe 9 t@AHppVSt nAu Wttteu.T
Presently a fairly well dressed man
approached, and One Of 'them detained
him with an uncertain hand on his
coat sleeve. 81
i "Shay, ole man, he Sid, .'m' frien'
an vanish you to shett& little dish
pute for ush. One Of ush is johnson
and one Of ush is Tomlinson, but in
some mosh un'countable way we've
| forgotten whish Is whish. You shee
he thinks he's me and ! think I'm
lAm. Now, whash you think bout it?''
The newcomer locked at them grave
ly for moment and then said pleas
Lantly:
"Whash the names Of the other two
zhentlemen with you?"-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22
MORRIS ACADEMY NOTES
a. w. Landfear Ten Years Principal
All Instructors to Return.

a. w Landfear Ten Years Principal
All Instructors to Return.
Morris Academy closes tomorrow
Saturday for the summer vacation
and completes another very successful
year under the present management
and principalship. This year, Incl
dentally, marks the tenth anniversary
of the appointment Of Mr. Landfear as
principal Of. Morris Academy.
The school during this period has
experienced a remarkable growth and
development. Ten years ago Mr.. Land
fear, with only one pupil, began to re-
organize and rebuild Morris Academy.
With keen insight into boys nature,
with earnestness and enthusiasm for
his chosen profession, in the face Of
the most trying and discouraging OBJ
stacleS, within few years he restored
the school to its former prestige and
prosperity, both in attendance and
scholarship. Last year the highest
tribute was paid to this successful
work when the State Board of Ednca-
ton placed the academy on the list of
approved schools Of the state, the Gre
dentials of which admit without ex-
animation pupils of the school to all
colleges and universities Offering the