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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02
A First Lesson.

They were probably as risky and in
qllisitive a pair OF young squirrels as
anxious parents ever introduced to the
wonderful new world belowanes Their
home wao the tiny attic OF a small ice
house beneath spreading chestnut-tree.
Egress was by way of the Stats OF a
ventilation window, little branch con-
veniently near, thence to large limb and
down the trunk to the ground.
The trip upon which the little fellows
were first seen was an early one, appar-
emily their first. There was sound Of
lively chatter from the cheStnuttree one
morning, followed by vigorous stirring
of leaves and branches, and presently at
each side OF the crotch appeared a gray
head and a pair of bright eyes. The
chattering ceased, and two full-grown
squirrels ran to the ground. They re-
connoitered, found the coast clear, and
quickly returned to the crotch, soon re-
appearing, closely followed by two young
| ones.
The descent was slow. The little fel
lows advanced few inches, timidlY re-
treated, and tried again and again, each
time going a little farther. AT last, by
patient urging, they were brought to the
ground. But once there, they gave ore
sweeping look about them, kicked up
their heels, and tried to go all ways at
once. Delight radated from every mus
Gle. They played with everything they
met. from grasshopper to a sunbeam,
mother and father tagging soicitouSly,
and tactfully keeping them from walking
into open danger. There was quarter
hour OF joyous freedom, then the way
was adroitly led TO the loot of the home
tree.
The old ones deliberately began the
ascent, gently chattering over-Shoulder
directions 10 their charges. The young
ones, however, were making the dis
covery that there were many interesting
things about the foot of the tree which
they had not noticed before. Continuous,
insistent remarks from above were ignor-
ed. A further dilatory discovery was
made that each had most wonderful
tail. Strong admonition followed, but
the parent voices were evidently getting
monotonouS.
Then there was another voice! That
was new and quite amazingl The bark
of dog came from the near distance.
That voice must be seen! They faced
about, but before they had time so much
as to blink, there was a wild scramble
down the side OF the tree, they were
grabbed by the nape Of the neck, ard
their plump little bodies went thump,
thump up the tree, over limb and branch
and through the home window TO Secur-
ity. There was an inStant'S hush, but
the commotion that followed was Sug
gestive Of discipline humanity strenuous
and effective
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

dIIENNNN IWI
the last two years. I think from your
description OF internal catarrh that l
must have had that also. / suffered
very severely.
Nothing ever relieved me like Pc
runa. II keeps me from taking cold.
with the exception OF some deaf
ness l am feeling perfectly cured.
am forty-siX years old.
'I feel that words are inadequate to
express my praise for Peruna."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02
Life Sawed At Death,s Door.

al never so near my grave, writes
w. r. Patterson, of Wellington, Tex, as
when frightful cough and lung trouble
pulled me down TO 100 pounds, in spite
Of doctors treatment for two years: MY
rather. mother and two sisters died OF
consumption, ard that ! am alive toddY
IS due solely to DR.. Kings New Discoy-
ery which completely cured me. Now
| weigh 1877 pounds and have been wei
and strong for years" Quick. safe, sure,
ifs the best remedy on earth for coughs,
colds. Iagrippe, asthma, Group, and all
throat and lung troubles. Soc & 81 .U.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Hills
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Brethren" said the visiting preacher,
'T'se got six dollar sarmon, an rs got
a five dollar one an three dollar one,
an den rs got one kin let you have tur
les one dollar. Now, ! want you fer to
take I'D the kerlection right now, an well
see which one Nv desc sarmons you
wants."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02
COLDS
BREED
CkTARRH
Her Terrible Experience Shows
How Peruna Should Be in Every
Home to Prevent Colds.

Mrs. c. S.
Sage RS e r,
1911 Wood
land Ave-,
X a n S a 8
City, Mo,
writes:
Il feel Ii
a duty to
you and TO
others that
may be af-
hicted like
myself. 10
speak ( o T
Peruna.
MY trou-
Bile Il r $ I
came after
IN gr Up pc
c 1 & h { or
nine years
ago, a gath
ering In my
head n n d
neuralgia. I
su ne T c q
most all the
I 4 m e. Ny
nose, ears
and e y e q
were badly
a"AANa1 eAW.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

at must have been frightfu," said
Mrs. Bossim TO her husband, who was
in the earthquake. "TelI me, what was
your first thought when you awakened
in your room at the hotel and heard the
alarm2"
my first thought was Of you" an
swered Mr.. Bossim. eyes. First thing
/ knew a vase off the manteI caught me
on the ear; then chair whiried IL my
direction, and when | jumped to the mid
die of the room four or FIVE books and a
framed picture struck me all al once"
Even after saying that, he affected to
wonder what made her so angry Tor the
remainder OF the evening.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Mrs. Stockson Bonds-Stockson. that
stenogapherof yoursis whistling Is she
in the habit Of whIstling when alone2
Stockson Bonds-l don't know. was
never with her when she was alone I
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Judge-You claim that your husband
treated you bnutally. In what way? ?
PIaintiff-We were quaneling and he
darted out before could get In the last
word,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Constipation causes headache, nausea,
dizziness, languor, heart palpiialion.
Drastic physics gnpe, sicken, weaken
the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Reg
uIets act gently and cure constipation.
Is cents. Ask your druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

"Oh, we'll, everybody has his ups and
downsP'
"That's right Just at present I'm
down pretty low because Pm hard up"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Ferdinand-She is all the world TO me
What would you advise me TO do?
William-See little.more of the world
old chap
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

"You say you have three small chii-
dren. Can't you find work"
The man with the three days bean
and the ragged trousers wiped away a
tear.
"Alas, num-" he said, ''it wouldn't be
any good. They amt old enough 70
work yet."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02
Fowls In The Orchard.

Director Stewart, OF the State Expert
ment Station, is a persistent advocate OF
raising fowls in the orchards, especially
while the orchards are young. He points
out that while the poultry business, II
properly handled, is highly profitable
business within itself, by locating the
fowls in the orchards they are of immense
valve to the trees, in many ways. They
not only scratch, wallow and in manner
cultivate and fertilize the surface of the
ground around the trees, but forage on
the bugs, caterpillars and other insects
that are the common enemy of the fruit
grower. In this way the business is pro-
fitable as an adjunct to the orchard. His
advice to every orchardist, no matter how
small his orchard is to have few hens
on the job.
That leads TO the question OF caring for
the hens so as TO get the best results or
the greatest number Of eggs during the
winter. This is an all important question
aud every person with poultry should
take poultry journal and inform himself
fully on the business. Like the fruit
business, it is a science in itself and to be
done successfully must be done right.
Margery was playing school with her
dolls. The class in physiology was re-
citing.
"Now, children" she said, what are
| your hands for ?"
"To keep cIean," was the prompt re-
'Yes," repeated tile little teacher,
lizards were gwen US so We could keep
item clean, and member, too" she
added, 1--WE must keep our feet clean,
cause there might be an accident"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

Never can tell when you'll mash nm
ger or suffer a cut, bniise, burn, or scald.
Be prepared. DR.. Thomas Eclectic On
instantly relieves the pain-quicldY cures
the wound.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02
S25 REWARD,
"' casualty Company.

ssd sSsady fSlSI Hco6Sa a IN. month will give you a
sseo goceT S.T 5.4 that win help pay the rent,
Esaoied BY ei,bn. b,,l C'ler when you are
Interested call on or write
AlHEY & SlSLER'
Agents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-02

"Has your son learned much since he
went to college?" asked the new minis
ter.
"Naw," replied Farmer oatcake, but
hev, by heckp
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
SIX ROUNDS WAS ALL
JOHNNY BAKER COULD GO

Bart Gordon added another to his
unbroken string of victories Saturday
night by defeating Johnny Baker be-
fore the Athletic Club of Alton. The
mill drew a good sized crowd and both
fighters gave all they had. Baker is
a tough and strong fighter, but is lack
ing in ring tactics, and fell victim
to Gordon's "haymakers" to the kid
neys. Baker was virtually knocked
out in the sixth round, for when the
gong sounded for the seventh, the At
ton fighter could not leave his corner
Next Friday Gordon will meet the
best man he has yet been matched
against. This is AL Alleger, the bear
cat of Joplin. Alleger is considered
one of the best of his weight in the
middle west, and if Gordon wins this
bout it will be a great victory for him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
TALK Of GUARANTY LAW
FALLING TO PIECES IS ROT

come. The banking department has
profited by the mistakes of the past
Examinations of banks are becoming
more stringent and a closer super.
vision of banks is the slogan of the
department. The incompetent and
criminal bankers will be weeded out.
Bank wreckers will be vigorously
prosecuted and a new era for state
bankers has already dawned.
''In fact state bankers, while a little
sore over the late emergency assess
ment are feeling hopeful for the fl-
ture. They have reaped great benefits
from the guaranty law and believe in
it, but want it properly administered,
Under the guaranty law deposits in
state banks have increase from $751;
100000 to $54,000,000 Over $4,000, 900
of our state bank deposits have come
from other states. Depositors in state
banks in Oklahoma have never lost
a dollar by bank failures and there,
1
fore they are believers in the bank de-
posit guaranty law and there is feel.
ing over the state that depositors
should get together and show their
loyalty to state bankers who pay the
freight" in sustaining the law and
work for the interests of state banks,
thus making them strong and power.
+, full.
"The talk of the guaranty law fall
ing to pieces" is all the veriest rot
and nonsense. State bankers realize
it has been benefit to them and de.
positors feel that it is the greatest
law ever enacted in behalf of the com
mon people.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
TO BEGIN WORK ON
TARIFF REVISION
Believe Canadian Reciprocity Agree.
ment Will Be Sent to Senate
Before May I.

Washington, D, c., Mar. 2O.--Chair-
man Underwood expects the demo-
cratic members of the house commit
tee on ways and means will begin
work on tariff sometime this week,
and that by the time the extraordinary
session is convened on April some
plan will have beer mapped out to
govern the procedure after the bill to
carry out the Canadian reciprocity
agreement has been framed.
The most complex question to come
before the committee is whether any
tariff question will be placed upon the
Canadian bill as rilers or whether such
schedules as the committee decides
should be revised, shall be treated as
separate measures.
The majority is unit in favor of
the Canadian agreement and it is be-
lieved the decision will be to keep it
separate from other tariff matters, and
take up schedules after the Canadian
bill has been sent to the senate
The honor of introducing the Cana
dian bill will fall to Chairman Under.
wood. The bill will be the one fran.
ed in the committee and will be known
as committee measure.
Members Of the ways and means
committee intend to take steps to in.
dicate their purpose to proceed with a
revision of the tariff in the event they
fail to tack any revisions of schedules
on the Canadian bill. They say they
will make it clear that they will fol
low the Canadian bill with one or two
schedules in any event, and that the
house will be held in session long en-
ough to give the senate opportunity tc
act. 1t is the general opinion that the
Canadian agreement will be sent tc
the senate by May 1, less than thirty
days after the special session is called
to order.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
NINE EXPLOSION /
RESULTS FATALLY
Three Reseuers Lose Their Lives
an Effort to Save comrade
Penned in Wrecked Mine.

Pittsburg, Kans., Mar 20.-In trying
to save two other men who were peb-
ned in the mine, three rescuers Io4t
their lives by an explosion of black
damp gas in a mine at Mineral, Kans,,
twenty-one miles southwest of this
city, Saturday afternoon. The mine h
the property of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railway company
There were three explosions in thk
mine. The first was about $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, when Thomat
Cheek and John Burgan, shotfiers
started werk after the miners had
quit for the day. Cheek and Burgan
were killed when they fired their first
round of shots. =
The second explosion came when
William Jeffries, also a shot firer, went
into the mine to rescue his fellow
workers, The lamp on his cap ignited
the gas. Jeffries saved himself by faal
ing to the bottom Of the mine and Iy-
&
ing fiat on his back just as the ex.
plosion came. Jeffries came to thu
surface and organized another resclm
party. John Jopling, general superinI
tendent of the coal department of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas RailwaV
company, which owns the mine; SAM
uel Watson and Angela Patasee, mia.
ers, rushed to the mine to search for
Burgan and Cheek
Less than thirty minutes after they
entered the mine there was anothel
explosion and the three we're killed. i
The thick. suffocating black damp
made rescue work almost impossible.
Frank Gilday of Pittsburg, state mine
inspector, took charge of the rescue
work today. All except Cheeks body
were recovered. Miners believe that
the explosions loosened several tons
Of coal and rock and buried him when
1t fell.
The black damp that caused the ex-
Iplosions accumulated in the mine from
an abandoned shaft which adjoins it
on the north. Mr.. Gilday believes that
the shots set off by the men blew a
hole through the intervening wall ana
allowed the gas to envelop them. Jop-
ling left a widow and four children.
Two daughters are nurses in the Uni
versity Hospital in Kansas City.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
DEPUTY SHOOTS JOINTEST
At SHAWNEE SUNDAY

Shawnee, Okla, Mar, 2O.-Deputy
Sheriff Doc" Tilghman Sunday after
noon shot and instantly killed Hank
Meeks, local jointist. Tilghman had
searched Meeks for whisky but found
none. He then attempted to arrest
him, but had no warrant Meeks re-
sisted and the officer started to leave
Meeks applied an epithet to Tilghman
who wheeled and st Meeks three
times through the BODY.
The people are divided although the
majority appear to side against the
officer. Meeks was an old resident
and we'll known. Tilghman has been
crusading against bootlegging and
succeeded last week in closing the last
Joint. Saturday he inaugurated a cru
sade against the hip pocket" whisky
peddlers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20

W. M. Malone of Vinita, who is con-
nected with the banking department
as state building and loan auditor, and
who also publishes the Bank Deposit
Guarantee Journal, the official publica-
tion of the state bankers of Oklahoma,
is deeply interest in the success of
the guaranty law of the state and is
no doubt, in closer touch with a larg-
er number of prominent state bankers
than any other man in the state While
in the ChieItain Office this morning
Mr. Malone had this to say about the
condition of the guaranty fund, and
how state bankers were feeling over
the emergency assessment of one per
cent Of their deposits:
state bankers of course feel the
burdens of the last emergency assess
ment but the great majority of them
are paying up A few, some eight or
ten of the big state banks have nation
allied. All but three of this number
will have to pay the last emergency
assessment as they surrendered their
state charters after the call for the
assessment had been made.
"The one per cent levy made against
the deposit of state banks will put
$450,0 into the guaranty fund. There
are some outstanding obligations that
the banking board will have to dis
charge. 1t will take nearly 100000 to
wipe every thing "off the slate" and
get the banking board out of debt
This amount will clean up all the in
debtedness created by the failures of
all the failed banks and amounts given
to crippled banks" to keep them
from going to the wall
! Out of the assessment will be left
over S250,000 in cash to the credit of
the guaranty fund. In addition to that
the board has over half a million dol
lars worth of paper which is worth
at least $150,00O. This will give the
banking board about 100000 as a
ready guaranty fund.
1t is the opinion of good state bank
ers that the present emergency assess
ment will be the last one for years te
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON IS
UNABLE TO APPEAR IN COURT

New York, Mar. 2O.-Booker T,
Washington was unable to appear in
court today because of the injuries
received last night, according to his
attorneys. Hearing on his charges
against Albert Ulrich, arrested on
Washington's complaint of felonious
assault, was postponed until tomor-
row. Ulrich, white man, said his
wife complained to him of the actions
CT negro she met in the hallway of
their apartment, and he pursued the
negro and struck him, not knowing
his identity. Washington after being
chased two blocks went to the hospi
tai for sixteen stitches in his scalp
He asserted he was looking for an
address.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
CITY PRIMARIES TO
Be HELD TUESDAY
Race For City Marshal And For City
Clerk Will Be the Features of
yinita Primary.

Tomorrow in every city, town and
incorporated village in Oklahoma will
be held primaries to select candidates
for the various city and town officers.
These officers vary as the class in
which the town is placed. In Vinita
the officers to be nominated are mayor,
city clerk treasurer, city marshal, po-
lice judge, treasurer of school board,
one member of council from each
ward and one member of the school
board from each ward
The only contests are for city mar
shall, city clerk, police judge and for
places on the school board, in the first
and second ward. OF course there is
no contest for any republican nomina.
ton. The race for city marshal is the
closest of many years, and it is i'm
possible to even name the one, two OF
three men in that race. The contest
for the democratic nomination for city
clerk, between A. ]. Green, the pres
ent incumbent and w Houk, is to be
one of the interesting features of the
primary Both of these candidates are
popular men, and unless j. Eugene
Hall the third candidate develops un
forseen strength, either Green OF
Houk will be the nominee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20
February Exports BY Principal Glasses

Products of both farm and factory
exported, when compared with those
OF last year, show a marked gain in
the February export report just COM
pleted by the bureau of statistics, de-
partment of commerce and labor.
Corn, flour, lard. bacon, hams and
shoulders, cottonseed oil, and oleo oil
show larger values exported in Feb
ruary, 1911, than in the same month
last year; though certain other food
stuffs, including wheat fresh beef.
coffee and cattle, show slightly lower
figures in 1911 than in 1910. In raw
materials for use in manufacturing,
leaf tobacco and cotton, the most inn
portant exports of this class, show
large advances, this being especially
true of cotton, of which the value of
exports in February, 1911, is So mil
lion dollars, against 25 million in Feb
ruary 1910 In manufactures a very
large proportion of articles forming
the two groups, Manufactures for fur
ther use in manufacturing" and Man
ufactures ready for consumption
show higher figures in February of the.
current year than in February, 1910.
Cotton cloths, cotton wearing apparel.
builders hardware and tools, scientific
instruments, automobiles, lumber,
naval stores, Illuminating oil, lubricat-
ing oil, naphthas, manufactures of In
dia rubber, books, wire, metal work
ing machinery, typewriters, electrical
machinery, structural iron and steel.
furniture of wood, and patent medi-
cines show larger totals than in the
corresponding month last year; while
copper in pigs, bars, etc, agricultural
implements, upper leather, sole leather,
and steel rails show declines. The ar
ticles which show no material change
in exports during February, when
compared with February of last year,
are boots and shoes, sheets and plates
of iron and steel, oil cake and meal:
paraffin. lard compounds and refined
sugar, though in nearly all these cases
the figures for the eight months end
ing with February are larger than in
the corresponding period of last year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-20

the interests of the rapidly develop
ing west
Secretary Fisher, who becomes in
his new Office an emphasized national
figure because of the Ballinger-Pin-
chot controversy, which placed the
former secretary so much in the lime
light during the last year, first be-
came a character of general import
ance outside Chicago when he was
made member of the railway securi-
ties commission. to which Office he
also was appointed by President Taft
This commission recently sat in Chi
cago and is now in session in New
York. At one time Mr.. Fisher was
mentioned as possible appointee to
the bench of the United States SUI
preme court.
That the new secretary will find ex-
President Roosevelt ever with him in
his work is a certainty for more rea-
sons than one. Chief among these,
however, is that fact that Mr.. Fisher
la the father of seven children.