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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
True Philosophy.

Tb sit still and contemplate-to
remember the faces Of women with.
out desire. to be pleased with the
great deeds of men without envy. to
be everything and everywhers In SYM
pathy, and yet content to remain
where and what you are-.is not this
to know both wisdom and virtue, and
to dwell with happiness Robert
Louis Stevenson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Barred From InsoxIoants.

On the Babylon cuneiform tablets
are records of laws forbidding the use
of wine in any form to persons en-.
gagged in public business, and assert
ing that no work done for the govern.
ment by persons who used wine could
be perfect All builders of palaces,
officers of armies, and managers Of
public works were required to abstain
absolutely from all use of wine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
pIsclnlInn.

$50 you are living at hotel?"
Yes" replied MrB. Crosslots. "The
cook got so naughty and domineering
that we decided to simply walk out of
the house and show her that we could
be as independent as anybody"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17

We still contend that If q man
wants really good fishing he can only
get satisfaction in the railway fold.
ers or in another mans stories.-At-
Gibson Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Still No Decision.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., April 17.-An-
other decision day passed today with
out the supreme court announcing a
ruling in either the Standard Oil or
Tobacco corporation cases.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Llfe's PosalbIlItl.s.

Brother. thou hast possibility in
thee for much; the possibility OF
writing on the eternal skies the record
Of heroic life.-carlyle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Good Meaaura.

In verse I like lengthy deal; I
ike the old time bard. / like old
posms like Tucille"-you read 'em
By the yard.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
American Association

American Association.
Kansas City 5, Indianapolis 3
Minneapolis 9. Columbus 5.
Toledo 10, st. Paul 9.
Louisville 4, Milwaukee 2.
National League.
Pittsburg 4. Chicago l.
st. Louis 5, Cincinnati 2.
American League.
Chicago Z, st. Louis /.
Detroit 5, Cleveland 2.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
First Class Dressmaker.

Miss Jessie Mason, an experienced
dressmaker, is now located at 3O3 West
Canadian avenue and solicits all kinds
of sewing. Phone 81.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17

The man who lives by the golden
rule never has to talk to his friends
about his piety.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Recipe for Happiness.

Happiness would seem to consist of
not longing for the things that would
make us happy.-Life.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
Reflection Of Truth.

Our belief in others betrayeth what
we fain would believe in ourselves.
Our longing for friend is our be-
trayer Zarathustra.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
selection Of FrIends,

Hold fsithfulness end sincerity as
arat principles; have no friends not
sQuaJ to yourself. -Confucius.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17

Win by Being Prepared.
Those who are prepared for the
worst are the ones who generally get
the best of 1t.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-17
HappInesa and sorrom.

There is something more awful in
happiness than In sorrow.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
THE ARGONAUTS IN NICARAGUA

racing down the lake. The boat was
about so feet long and s or. 9 feet
wide-just wide enough for us to back
against the sides and for our feet to
touch on the gunwale. The stone bal
last was under the. board seats on
which we sat, and person six feet
high could not sit straight on account
OF the deck overhead.
I'VE made a good nights run to
Castillo. and to our surprise next day
saw the missing lake steamer lying
not at the wharf above the dam
where she usually ended her journey
but at the wharf that Vanderbilt had
built below the dam. and from which
point he carried his passengers to
Greytown in the small river boats
The passengers the lake steamer had
brought down were also at the lower
wharf-that is. most of them were
The others never knew how many
had been drowned three or four
days before when, as the steamer was
about TO make fast to her wharf, a
strong current seized her and carried
her stern foremost over the dam. She
negotiated the drop without serious
accident, and all who remained on
board while she was doing so were
landed safely at the lower wharf But
many of those who jumped overheard
in panic while the steamer was head
ing for the dam We're drowned the
gold dust strapped around them in
belts weighing them down
AT Castillo we rs 'tramps' became
regulars, securing passage in the
Vanderbilt river boats as far as Grey
town. On our way down the river we
met none other than the redoubta BILE
Commodore Vanderbilt himself on the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
How David Bennett Hill Gave Earnest
Young Man the Chance to OBJ
tain an Education as
Physician.

In his second term as governor of
New York. David Bennett Hill learned
of the industry and the honorable am
bition of a young man whose home
was in village not far from Elmira,
y. Y.
The boy is very anxious to become
a DOCTOR" Governor Hill was told. He
is studious, but he makes a bare liv-
ing as a clerk in little drug store. He
Is almost in despair because he does
not see how he will be able to save
money enough TO prepare for and pay
his expenses at a medical school"
Il know the boy" Governor Hill re
piled. HE is, as you say. Industrious.
his habits are always good and If he
has an ambition to become a doctor.
the way shall be found by which he
will be able to take the necessary
course at some medical school. / Will
see what can be done
Soon after this Governor Hill was
visiting Elmira. and, as though casual
ly, visited the drug store. He greeted
the young clerk very cordially. He
asked him how he was getting along.
and whether it was his purpose SIM
ply to become a druggist.
"Oh, no. Governor Hill. / don't want
to be a druggist. / am clerking in this
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21

'Tq}day a sat In the garden 1T play.
1 jbsard an old mother hen constantly
say.
sluck-ciuck. ciuck-cluck~ for her
chickens to coma.
rfs ittie chicks scattered to left and
and to right
NOT Bleeding their mother. who called
with her might
"'Cpuck-Cluck. Cluck-Cluck.'' for her
chickens to come
Aid 1 thought a. 1 sat meath the big
apple tree.
HPw dreadfuHy tired the old hen must
be-
Calling. "ciuek-ciuckr for her chickens
4 to come
the back door.
But I kept 50 stiii-r had done IT be-
fore
doll. Doll. Doll. Don-' for her daugh-
ter to come
The voice of my mother rang out soft
and clear.
hut was 50 lazy played not to hear.
Doll. Doll, Doll. Doll," for her daugh-
ter TO come
Then I thought with . start. as turned
How tired my mother must be calling
out,
'&Don. Doll, Doll. DoIlr" for her daugh-
ter to come
i jumped UP SO quickly. and ran with all
speed.
70 find from my mother what might be
her need
nd down in my heart I said as I ran.
"a never treat mother in that way again.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
How Seventy-FIve Tramp" Gold
Seekers Waited for the Virgin
Bay Boat That Had Gone
Over a Dam.

Recently, through the kindness OF
Dudley Jones, of Little Rock, Arkan-
sas. a surviving argonaut. / was able
to give his vivid description of the
shortcut road which Commodore Van
derbilt build in Nicaragua for the
transportation of the early California
gold seekers across that country, and
OF the conditions of travel on that
12-mile stretch of country lying be-
tween Virgin Bay, on Lake Nicaragua.
and the port of San Juan del Sur. on
the Pacific Ocean
That road to Eldorado Mr.. Jones
became intimately acquainted with
when, in company with 10 homeward
bound gold seekers. he tramped 1t
from San Juan del Sur TO Virgin Bay.
because he and his companions had
sailed from San Francisco, not on a
Vanderbilt steamer. but on tramp
sailing vessel. and. hence, they had no
claim on the Vanderbilt company
"As we came in sight of the lake.
said Mr. Jones, we saw the Wander
bilt lake steamer. which we had
hoped to catch. out in the lake-Just
starting, with it's decks black with
people, on the trip across the lake
and down the first half of the San
Juan river to Castillo. where 1t con-
nected with the light-draught river
boats that piled between Castillo and
the seaport of Greytown, where Van
derbilt's Atlantic steamers touched.
We were left at Virgin Bay, which
consisted of three or four bamboo
"
house. so-called. That was large
warehouse made by setting poles IN
the ground. with other poles for raft-
ers, and over and around these poles
blue muslin cloth was stretched. Ii
was a cheap thing, but it answered
the purpose of a dry place for travel
ers to spread their blankets when
they were forced TO stop in Virgin
Bay overnight Black native dirt
made the floor, and the spreading OF
ones blanket upon it constituted
sovereignty. and was so recognized
Having secured lodging in the
company house. we started out TO
find something TO eat. and shortly
made the discovery that Virgin Bay
was almost deserted by natives. and
Derett or 1000, except "HSh inc al
derbilt lake boats touched there,
which was twice a month. There was
not enough food in the whole place TO
furnish us 80 tramps' with square
meal. The next day. finding that
nothing was being brought in. some of
us. in such skiffs as we could find.
started up the lake foraging. The
best we could do was to collect
scant supply of beans. plantains and
bananas-the staples Of the country.
For four days we tasted and
prayed for the return of the lake
boat; the trip to Castillo and return
could easily be made in "a hours. and
not even the Vanderbilt agent could
imagine what was OBTAINING the
steamer. On the fourth day the agent
secured a schooner from some old don
up the lake. and just as the sun went
down the last of us crawled into its
hold and with a good breeze we went
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
WAYS OF CROSS-ExAMINERS

tie sergeant waited until the man was
in the meshes and then few at him
and shook him an q terrier would q
rat
The big sergeant armstrong; had
more hrmor and more power. but leez
dexterity and resource. His great
weapon was rfdicule. He laughed n
the witness and made everybody else
laugh. The witness got confused ard
lost his temper, and then Armstrong
pounded him like . champion in tie
ring"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21

One Of Noisiest and JoIiiest OF Pas
times-ContinuaI Changing Causes
Much Merriment.

The favorite pastimes among the
Chinese are those which are suitable
for playing at the table The Dumb
Instruments" is one OF the noisiest
and jolliest games. In q company of
any number each takes the name of
some different instrument, which he is
supposed to initiate both I'm sound and
gesture. The leader will take the
name of the drum, which is the most
important instrument; the first man
on his right will have the horn. the
second the cymbals, and so on.
After all have performed for a few
moments on the various imaginary In
struments the leader will say, II pass
my drum now TO Mr.. Ling" who may
be sitting on the other side of the
table Thereupon Mr. Ling begins
beating the drum. and each of the
other players must Immediately
change his instrument so that the or
der from the drum shall remain the
same
For instance, he who sits upon the
right of Mr.. Ling, who now has the
drum. must take the horn, the second
to the right the cymbals, and so on
around the circle. each instrument be-
ing the same number of spaces from
the drum as IL is was before the
change This continual changing of
the drum from one person to another,
and the subsequent endeavors 10 re
member what is the correct imaginary
instrument and play IL properly, are
provocative of great merriment
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21

Oxalic acid and water in the proper
ton of one to twenty may be used to
remove perspiration stains
Vegetables will take longer to cook.
but will be much nicer and of better
color if boiled uncovered
Chopped pistachio nuts are delicious
served with plain vanilla cream or
blanc manage.
A few minced dates added to fudge
as ii comes from the stove will give
a novel and dainty CONNECTION.
Sponges are great germ collectors:
they should be thoroughly scalded
frequently; and hot water bottles
should be washed inside and out with
strong suds.
Clothes sprinkled with boiling water
instead of cold will dampen much
more readily, and in consequence, can
be ironed more quickly
Economical housewives sometimes
grind tea leaves, just as they do cot
fee. They claim that only half as
much tea is needed
Cheese will be kept moist and free
rom mold if wrapped in cloth wrune
ut in vinegar
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21

WHAT FASHION DscTATEs ~
HATo AND FADRlcs.
Alah Crowns with Abbroviated 0rimo
and Medium Crowns With Wide
Spreading 0rims-oiIk and Wool
Popiins Are Popular.

The shops are full Of spring hats
and spring fabrics for dresses. In
hats IL an endless variety of shapes.
styles and colorfngs. There are high
crowns with abbreviated brims, me-
dunn crowns with brims that spread
to the width of the shoulders. Demure
and dainty shapes in colors that con-
trast well with almost any scheme or
effect. The heavy looking straw braids
are really very light and durable. and
come In color blends of green and
blue. red and brown, ETC., as well as
one-color effects. They are smartest
In turbans and small high-crowned
shapes, and their trimmings are SIM
pie after the fashion of the winter.
with nothing to obscure their lines or
shapes Brims and crowns that don't
match are among some of the smart
est models. Black hats with brims OF
green velvet or of kings blue or coral
have the crowns of black horsehair
and are trimmed with outstanding
bows or wings or feathers placed any
where but in the middle of the front
Center back trimmings are very good
style.
Smart tailors and dressmakers are
making great use of the lovely silk
and wool poplins that come in an end
less variety of fashionable shades and
colorings. These drape well and wear
indefinitely, owing to their wool fill
ing.
The new tailor -mades include frocks
as well as coat and skirt models and
the use of woolbacked satins and silk
and wool mixtures for this type of cos
tune will be a marked feature of the
coming season. Suit coats are short
and square cut, quite or nearly
straight under arm seams, and end at
the line of the hips as a rule, though
II that length is unbecoming there
are short etons Snd few longer
models to select from. The etons are
decidedly loose fitting, though many
OF them finish with a shaped band.
Serges and heather mixtures are first
choice for hard-wear costumes, and a
very dark navy blue serge is again a
favorite for plain colored suits and
dresses. Pekin striped silk or cotton
is used for vests and collars and cuffs
on some of the best models. The use
of cotton and linen materials for
trimming purposes on wool and silk
dresses is a marked fad this year.
Some of the little black satin suits
are very effectively trimmed with
black and white Pekin stripe, while
others are ell black or have a thread
of white In the rather wide braid
which is used to trim them.
In sleeves there are long, short. ell
bow and three-quarters length sleeves,
| and you must remember when to wear
them. The long sleeve belongs to the
morning, the elbow or three-quarters
length sleeve to the afternoon and the
short sleeve is only worn in the eve-
ming. For chiffon blouses. semi-tail-
ored coats and afternoon dresses the
shorter length sleeve is very smart
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21

silhouettes of men and women pres
ent may be drawn by any person, no
matter how little artistic ability they
possess, the inventor claims. A fold
ing frame. one section of which is a
translucent panel and the other adapt
FED to hold a sheet of paper, is fast
ened to the back of the chair in which
the subject sits. A lighted candle is
placed at a point where it throws the
shadow of the head on the translu-
cent panel. Pinned to the paper on
the other side of the frame is a piece
of carbon paper. BY using a panto-
graph. which is a jointed device for
the reproduction of a design on a
smaller scale, the silhouette which is
thrown on the screen panel can be
reproduced in miniature on the pa
per opposite.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
Beaver Dam Builder.

A man who had his doubts about
beavers being able to build dams was
presented with baby beaver by a
hunter. II became great pet. but
showed no signs of wanting to build a
dam until one day leaky pailful of
water was put ON the floor of the out.
kitchen. The beaver was there. and
though little more than baby, when
he saw the water oozing across the
floor he scampered into the yard
brought chip and began his work. His
owner kept the pail filled and left the
building material at hand. and the lit
tie fellow kept at his work until he hac
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
OldtIme Stains.

To stain floors a very dark brown in
imitation OF old oak was deep-seated
economy A dark flooring keeps its
freshness much longer than one which
is lightly vanished. Half pound OF
glue was first dissolved very slowly
in a couple of quarts of water This
was then mixed with three-Quarters OF
an ounce of aniline brown and quar-
ter of an ounce of bicarbonate of
potash, which had been previously dis
solved in half breakfast cup full OF
water This was then applied while
very hot. and the floor vanished after
the coating of stain was dry.
Patent leather shoes were luxuries
which were costly. and, moreover. had
to last their owners many a Sunday
and feast day.
To polish them, the old-fashioned
housewife preferred to make her own
mixture, beginning by melting one and
one-half ounces of white wax in four
ounces of olive oil, and then adding
one ounce of spirits of turpentine and
one ounce of oil of lavender.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
How Two Famous Lawyers, Sullivan
and Armstrong, Handled Per.
iured Witnesses.

Two famous cross-examiners at the
Irish bar. says Francis l. Wellman
in The Art of Cross-Examination,"
were Sergeant Sullivan, afterward
master of the rolls in Ireland, and
Sergeant Armstrong Barry O'Brien
In his Life of Lord Russell describes
their methods.
Sullivan he says, approached the
witness quite In . friendly way,
seemed to be an impartial inquirer
seeking information. looked surprised
1T what the witness said. appeared
even grateful for the additional Hight
thrown on the case.
Al. indeed! Well. - you have
said - much. perhaps you can help
a. : little further. Well. really, my
lord. thie = : very t1Genious man.
- p1oying - witness With en-
M - I'm. 15oN1nx hin sfoa3thEly
=. 1s9le ~ - - = ~ 1nzk
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR HONOR

delegates were bound to nominate me
for governor. / went around among
them and told them they must do no
such thing. but they paid no attention
to me. Indeed. when the convention
met the delegates seemed unwilling to
wait for the regular order. so 'sot'
were they in their desire to name N. D.
Sperry for governor.
We'll, at last | went out upon the
platform. and for a time could not
make myself heard. When ! had Sc
cured quiet said to them: fYou must
not nominate me for governor But
they would give no heed to me. Then
again l said to them: You must not
nominate me for governor; for | can
not accept. And if you will be quiet
long enough I will tell you why
coaxed and waited. and at last they
became quiet enough for me to explain
i cannot accept because I could not
be governor even were | elected I
said. The constitution of our state
age TO qualify for governor. l shall
not be 80 years of age until next sum-
mer and the governor is sworn in in
May HeTeIOIe, you VIII see Iudl IL
you nominated and elected me 1 could
not serve. But if you are willing to
take my suggestion, I will advise that
you renominate Governor William T..
Minor
"Of course. once / had got my ex-
PLANTATION made, they had to take Sc
rious heed of it. But they were still
keen to have me on the ticket, and so.
after they had renominated Judge
Minor for governor. they chose. me
again as their candidate for secretary
of state. And Judge Minor and were
reelected. and from then on until
went to congress in 1894 never again
held an elective ONCE.
Il wonder" added Mr.. Sperry re-
fiectively. how many other men have
missed being governor by being six
months or so too young to qualify for
that Officer"
Copyright, 1910. by E. j. Edwards All
Rights Reserved-)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
REASONED IT OUT
And Found a Change in Food Pct
Him Right.

A man does not count as wasted the
time he spends In thinking over his
business, but he seems 10th TO give
the same sort Of careful attention 10
himself and TO his health And yet
his business would be worth little
without good health 10 care for it. a
business man tells how be did him
self good by carefully thinking over
his physical condition. investigating 10
find out what was needed, and then
changing 10 the right food.
For some years ! had been bother
ed a great deal after meals. My food
seemed to lay like lead in my stomach.
producing heayiness and dullness ana
sometimes positive pain. OF course
this rendered me more or less untt
for business. and I made up my mind
that something would have 10 be done.
Reflection led me to the conclusion
that over-eating, filling the stomach
with indigestible food. was responsible
for many Of the ills that human flesh
endures, and that ! was punishing
myself In that way-that was what
was making me so dull. heavy and UNI
comfortable, and unfit for business
after meals. concluded TO try Grape
Nuts food to see what it could do for
me.
II have been using IL for some
months now, and am glad 10 say that
do not suffer any longer after meals {;
my food seems to assimilate easily
and perfectly, and TO do the work for
which IL was intended.
Il have regained my normal weight
and find that business is pleasure
once more-can take more interest IN
II. and my mind Is clearer and more
alert"
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| Creek. Mich.
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