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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
Instinct for Trees.


Baslng his remarks upon his expert
enee in India. AiF. z. P. Stebbing re
Gently showed al a lecture in Edin
burg that man has inherited from his
remote ancestors love Of trees which
is not extinct even in the city man.
In The earlier days Of the world the
forest was the great storehouse from
which man obtained the necessities oi
life Wherever men are left alone in
a bare, treeless region the instinct 10
Plant trees and bushes Immediately
asserts itself An interesting exam.
pie is shown Al Quetia. the capital OF
Baiuchistan Not only there but in
al the cantonments throughout Balu.
chistan the planting Of trees forms one
Of the chief recTestions Of the Brit.
ish community The same thing has
occurred at Dar5eeling in the Hima.
iayas. where the charm Of tree vistas
has been added 10 the unriYaled mag.
niicence Of the view which that place
affords OF the mightiest mountain
range on the earth.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
sosr NoKTsN cuT-ues

The perfection G. tas phouoErsph
hsE made i possible % perform soms
ErsWsaus fsx-s BuEB0En u the sin-
pier dzys q uur tathers O,orasianzilF
cus reads q soze ELsz praschlnE his
uWn faasral sermon c. O. some Ho1asn
furnishing solo zaasr a. hsr oHn Ia
tarDeat NaW comes a story from Chi-
ouro that fwo men Kbo have been dead
foar Fssrs autsrslned tEei- Cd club
WiiA famous STORES and so1Es Ehich
lad been made upon phoaogr4phie rec
orLs HsFaral years age Il Is positiFeiy
uneannF 10 thi1k u faniHsT F0iees
eazinE bark or q the word 81 shades
n laughter and merry Jest The mem
hers g TIE Chicago club appeared to
AzFa 30 rompunetsCns stout this form
qf eatertai1zB~nt yet il Is kArdly prob
able that posi- mDrfem witicisIns VIII
become universally popular. says the
Kansas City Journal
ore nf tba most valuable services
s. rhe phsnograph is in The fact that
It enables practically everyone 10 en-
10Y TIE worlds famous singers al their
best As science Lends greater perfec-
fioa 10 the reproduction Of the human
roioe by mechanical means. the oppof-
tanity Tor enjoyment and edneafionI
EIl become universal But in master
pieces af music Or Of orzi0ry there Isl
something Of the impersonal as well az
Of dignity and exaitatiou. II is not as
though cur close friends who bsd gone
before are speaking out Of the void 10
shocking irreFerence and mOekery-
In close association with the pre-
servation Of the human voice Is the
preservation Of human actions in mo
tien pictures The world has been
waiting a long time for that perfect ad-
iastment between the phonograph and
the moving picture which win give
grand opera or tragedy in chromatic
ana visual unison. Some advancement
bus been made and the proposition in
wolves no insurmOnntable al culties
II Is merely matter Of mechanical
skill This the possibilities for post
obii monkey-shines viii be boundless.
Perhaps the world can get used to this
sort Of thing. but while the novelty
lasts II is hard TO contemplate it with
cut a feeling that tive properties are
violated and the sacred dignity Of the
tomb outraged.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
VERONA LIKE CHICAGO
POINTS OF RESEMBLANCE THAT
gill kYE DISCOVERED.
Why the Hgr1orist Especially 40
rsre5 tte Numerous Churches
Ct ths Italian City.

When Bill Sys visited Verona s
dozen years ago be wrote: We ar
rived II Verona day before yesterday.
Most every one mas heard Of the Two
Gentlemen Of Verona This is the
place they came from They have
never returned Verona is not noted
for its gentlemen NOW. Perhaps that
is the reason why ! was regarded as
such . curiosity when l came here
Verona is good deal older than Chr
cago. but The two cities have points Of
resemblance after all Where the
southern simeon from the stock yards
Is waited across the vinegar orchards
OF Chicago and a load emigTants get
out at the Rock Island depot and be-
gin to move around. 1t reminds one OF
Verona The sky is similar, TOO. At
night, when it is raining hard. the
sky Of Chicago and Verona is not dis
similar Chicago is the larger place.
however. and my sympathies are with
her. Verona has about $4,000 people
now, aside from myself This census
includes foreigners and Indians not
taxed. The churches OF We
roma are numerous. and, although they
seem to me a little different from our
own in many ways. they resemble our
In others. One thing that pleased me
about the churches of Verona was the
total absence Of the church fair as
conducted in America Salvation
seems TO be handed out in Verona
without Ice cream and cake, and the
odor Of sanctity and stewed oysters
DO not 60 inevitably hand In hand. 4
have already been in the place more.
than two days and have not yet been
invited to lift the old church debt on
the cathedral Perhaps they think
am not wealthy. however In fact.
there Is nothing about my dress OF
manner that would betray my wealth
have kept ny secret well.
There Is 3 nice picture here by tt
usn i looks as though il had been
left IN the snokehouse nine hundred
years and overlooked. Titan painted
a great deal You find his works here
ever ana anon. He must have had
all he could do IL Italy in an early
Gay. when The country was new. 1
Ike his pictures first rate, but have
Mt found one yet that could secure
at anything Ike g bedrock price
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
TRUST CASES COSTLY.

The prosecution OF the trusts +.
costing the United States good
round sun Nearly 81 .000. 900 has been
expended by the department OF ius-
tiee IN the last TWO years for special
attorneys in trust prosecution cases
These expenses are all IN addition 10
the salaries paid the assistant attor-
neys general and the district sttor-
news active in the same cases These
figures have been submitted b. the at
torney general 10 the committee IN
yesiigating expenditures tn the depart
ment oi justice
Il will not Be charged that he pay
nents I'd lawyers are excessive. bui =
feature which will probably invite
criticism is the fact that most OF rh4
men to whom big fees we're paid Rer@
employees Of the government draving
very reasonable salaries until they re
signed 10 become special attorneys a.
rates far In excess Of what they had
been receiving
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
aKAIIAROUN o
6EHOUSE

When making sweet -croquettes add
little sugar TO the crumbs in which
The crogBettes are 10 be rolled
Cold water is preferable 10 warm
'pr serrbbing doors because it does
noi sink into The wood and so dries
eulcKlT
IN putting down linoleum or OF,
cloth ha7e strips Of molding nailed on
The edges nexf to the Dashboard This
prevents dust from getting under and
preserves the edges
Holding tomatoes over tie gas
Tame wiz cause skin to burst and
r1me cf easier than when scaIded
and the tomato xiii Be less mushy
iAan wien scalded.
Neglected brass may Be polished
wiih a taste OF powdered bath brick
and oil Take two pieces of the brick
AND rub together This makes 4 In
eT powder than If scraped with a
knife
Gu hams may be kept from mold
ing il be cut end is vet with vinegar
each time after cutting Vinegar will
also keep beef fresh for a time when
you happen 10 be without ice Tempo
rzTily
To frost ever window without
aa-keBias the room. dissolve epson
salts in hoi water and paint over The
wineos While The water is bot. then
allow 10 DRY This is easily removed
ano is entirely Opaque while on.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
cssan Honey.

Before TIE advent Of the American
heekeeping in Cuba Vas IN a decidedly
primitive state. the hives being make
shifi Affairs and Ferg often royal palm
trunks UbeD tie American and oth-
sr foreign settlers began 10 cone 10
Cuba. modern appliances began 10 sp-
pear. and nov the Ess q the modern
hive IS vel established Eith both
natives and foreigners There has
ensned better management OF apiariss
and 2 greater production Of good
honey. The processes Of collecting
honey in Cuba differ in DO essential
particulars from those in the United
States The honey IS generally brought
10 the market II strained form, this
process being effected al the apiary
The expectation oi honey and bees
wax from Cuba NOW constitutes an i'm
portant financial item According to
the Official statistics for 1909 there was
exported Of honey total of s,72s. s.6s3
pounds The exports OF beeswax
amounted 10 I.s23,353 ponuds.-Jour-
nal Of the Society Of Arts
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
Peanut Brittle.

Boil together one eupfel each Of mo
lssses and brown sugar. one taDle
sroonful Of vinegar and three heap,ne
iaolespOonfuls Of butter. when a litile
dropepd into cold water is brittle
add one and half eupfuls of blanched
peanuts. remove from the fire. add.
one level teaspoonful Of baking soda
and one teaspOonful Of lemon extract
beat hard. and pour into well buttered
sIns
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
In the Sewing Room.

To DO good sewing requires good
materials or working implements.
Necessary implements include
shears. needles. thimble. thread, pins.
tape measure emery and beesEax.
Shears with long sharp blades are
best
For -cans sewers the ground down,
and medium length needle. is recon-
mended
The milliRer's needle long and is
considered excellent for basting
A bent or blunt needle can spoil an
entire seam making It crooked and
csTeiess-looking
Much Of the difficulty experienced
b. sewers eaR be traced to the use
OF TOO coarse needles. a fault result.
irg in uneven sewing no matter how
much care is put into the stitches
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
Aspiration.

Arbitration as substitute for war.
fare will do excellently." said Gen F
D. Grant al a banquet at West poin,
providing the contending nations
don't show the spirit Of Commodore
Vanderbilt's tenant
Commodore Vanderbilt used oaen
70 arbitrate his tenants disputes and
one day two farmers called on him h
his function of arbitrator
The commodore. before consentinr
to act, put to the first tenant the nee,
esary question:
Now. Henry. If l consent to ar.
hitrate. will you abide BY nv de-
cision?'
The farmer. a hard-headed old fs,
low. answered thoughtfully:
Well, commodore. I'd like 10 know
what Il is frst
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
SPIES GET ARMY PLANS.

Startling evidences Of the PERM
cious activity OF foreign spies Is in
the possession Of the army general
STAFF. which accounts for the serious
consideration being given TO the mos,
trifing report Of attempts 10 discover
the military secrets OF the country
Some Of these incidents are Of com.
paratiyely recent date and it was
upon the admission Of such informa-
tion TO a secret session OF the Judicial
committee Of the house that legisla-
ton was secured at the last session
Of congress providing for the severe
punishment Of spies IN time of peace.
An Engiishman in Calcutta picked
up in the streets a small package Of
blue prints showing every detail Of
the defenses OF CorregiCor island. the
main stronghold Of the United States
in the Philippines The prints are NOT
copies Of any drawings OF charts pre-
pared for use of the United States
bat were evidently the result Of a
careful and deliberate investigation OF
the official and confidential records of
the United States. The finding Of The
blue prints made It evident that there
we're other copies IN existence. The
Englishman sent the papers 10 he
var department here. but The most
careful investigation failed 10 discor-
e. the means By which the snformz
ton had been obtained.
An American ambassador notified
the state department that certain
captain belonging 10 the army OF the
country where he was stationed had
been detailed TO pass three years .e-
cretly investigating the American
countries and studying their military
conditions
Even the Panama canal has not e.
capped One Of the engineers found
q foreign Officer, an attsche to one or
the American countries. secretly
studying the canal from strategic
standpoint and Re understood that
there were six or seven other officers
Of the same nationality II the United
States gathering military information.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

as EczptEsIifF. a. sftrz-nrs --seor'
sd Eoo1 E5efesz-ba- thsy e %
E rsErsseT- 1ts sE tzrsl g tiVio
Ezts He 1asz- q rruss -
nuEl4sL md tts Uo-e sEzgazEes q
t1cEE ne tsfIs- uuE bs rhor
o1g1iF familiar u1 1o6s-n aisflrr
H1-t 1usi1sss ard ao1-a-iez. VIA -
tsrEsticlal az b sazrt. te uusl Be
a coDpEr1iuu ~ Esnsrzs inforzza -io1
icr - = Ekey to ts g 60 ura1 e.
s-y DOusU1 fc Hd.1s1 zirarancsz azs
sairs ever Li9cuiuss q teuusrs
Hnd iz1porrHut H1raTe E1auinsroas
1eW given zpylicanss f secretary
ships are riEorous ars coVs- fhr
branches mentioned at.1se ss pel IS
q an Others
ane America fHxaEer 3. hcnA
and the taxpayer travelling L iceeign
countries both locE nron Enels SIMS
fEnazssies isg2t3ozs ard eonsalstes
a. SER d rlesFzrg house for trouble
No matter SHAT form 9hslr demands
axe. they consider that fkey must b..
instantly complied Hifh by fheir rer
ressutatrss ahrtad Sore goos
Americans apparently labor un6e- the
dslusiou fhzf al embassy Is argus
sFec and omuipotsnt
One Easter q foud loFer living IL
tte fzr west csble6 10 unr ambassador
a. Paris that he wished q bunch o.
TioletE. 10 cost SO. sent 70 lis best
girl Miss Blank Win the best VII
il the world lis request could 10; be
complied With. as ke gave 10 address
beyond Miss Blauk. Paris. and ssut
10 money 10 pay foT ths aowers
During the lasi season before King
EdRard's death the American smbss
sador 10 the couI1 os 8 James re-
csived rofe from 4 compztriot II
rsT j read as follows
am in Lon6oa for short visit
and wish TO after one Of the balls
given at Buckingham palace. 10
please procure an invitation for ne
Ar my husband Is rot here. also DE-
sire that one of the attaches Of your
embassy no matter how Insignificant
accompany IRE 10 the ball
The phrase became Z cztchword at
the embassy u any particular work
outside Of the regular routine turned
Up. the members of the star would
laugh and poirt 10 his nsighbor. say
ing.
You DO 81. Tom. you're more insig
niheant than ]" and so on down the
line
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secretary Of state. while one OF the
three had also served as secretary Of
legation and chief clerk Of the de-
nartmenl Of state OF the thirtv-one
enjoys one served previously "a min
ister In four different countries. two
served al three different posts. four
81 tRo. one was assistant secretary Of
state, nine were promoted from the
position Of secretary OF legation OF
embassy. and seven served as consul
As 70 length Of service ard amount OF
diplomatic experience. three a. the
ambassadors have passed fourteen
years in the foreign service. one has
had thirteen years experience. and
one has served twenty years Il Is
apparent from this that many Of this
conntry's foreign representatives have
had sufficient experience to prepare
them for assuming the responsibilities
which fan TO their lot
In the more important posts thew
have assumed this responsibility
without adequate financial remunera.
ton Mr Van Dyne dsplores this fact
as much as most other writer's on the
subject and freely admits that as
things stand. Il is impossible for any
bur wealthy American TO accent a
chief diplomatic post IN the great
European capitals He ventures 10
assert. for instance. that the house
ren; alone paid by our ambassadors in
London. Paris. Rome and other cities
exceeds the salary paid Tor IL r serv-
ices Congress has. however. recently
taken steps 70 remove some Of this
burden 4 sum Of 100000 a year has
been appropriated for the purpose Of
providing houses for American diplo-
matists This should make possible
aeepfance Of such posts By ruen other
than those Of great private fortune
The salaries paid in the service
range from s17.5o0 for ambassadors 10
5000 for the least well raid principal
diplomatic officer. whc happens 10 be
the minister resident In Liberia Rsrst
secretaries Of embassy receive g 000
second secretaries s.. 900. and third
secretaries 1920 A first secretary
or legation gets s2.s25 anu a second
secretary $500 While these al
aries are not particularly Inviting
considering the qualifications which
an applicant must possess. stia # +.
becoming increasingly common Tor
the upper branches Of the service 10
Be recruited from secreta-..s Of en-.
bsssy and legation. SO that he -.
wards held forth to secretaries q,
good record for efficiency are b. NJ
means inconsiderable. As more apd
more attention Is nov being directed
to making the foreign service sttrse.
tiFe 10 men Of proved ability. It seems
probable that the diplomatic career
VII become Increasingly popular II
the Impression persists anywhert fhst
diplomatic positions are ssusc,r..
there Is little TO support thss view
As a matter Of plain fact there are
fes professions which require xuch
thorough training and such lone
study Personal qualities count far.
much 10 the servfce--such ouaIltss~
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
Swiss eaos

Cut quarter Of pound OF rich
cheese II thin shavings Butter an
egg dish OF small stone china plat.
ter and spread The cheese on il: uAon
the cheese distribute . little butter
broken into bits. little salt. cayenne
mustard and cream Break eggs into
dish and stir together until mixed +.
Then pour over the other materials
I'D place In the oven Bake eight
minutes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
AERO CORPS INCREASED.

The United States army Is gradual
" building It's corps Of ssronauts
Lieut. Frszk y Kennedy. Tenth IN
fsntry. has been ordered 10 the Mill.
tsry aviation grounds Al College Park
No for instruction With this sddi.
lion the College Park contingent viii
consist Of six officers The depart
ment has turned the sesTchlight on
every arm Of the service with a view
Of selecting promising Young ofheers
10 develor the war aeToplane
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

Our merchants some times wonder
why trade is not better than it is in
view Of the fact that the farmers Of
Craig county have better crops and
are getting better prices thau ever be
fore in the history OF this section. The
answer is that it is taking ali the
money the people can possibly raise to
pay the exofbitant and Illegal taxes
that are being exacted
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
HIGH TAX DRIVING AWAY
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS

The raise Of property valuations .a
vinita. By the state board os eqaaliza-
tion. IS not boosting investments il
Vinlta property. according TO the real
estate men Of the city About year
ago y. 5. Miller came 10 this city from
MarysyilIe. No. and invested the pro.
ceeds Of the sale Of some Missouri
land in Yinita real estate The taxes
on the property be sold in Missouri.
according 10 Mr.. Miller vas about So
a year. Today he paid his taxes on the
Vinita property and found that the
taxes amounted to sl3ssl This prop
erty cost Mr. Miller s7.275- He says
that be had intended TO buy more prop
erty. but IS afraid Of the taxes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
k1reme7ts and Rewards q Or
Foreign Agents
-nrle ssu's Representatives. Asrsss
Serve iu zeE5enslsie Pssttlsrs
Sf-holf Ase5ss.s Financial
7e-,uners.ic--

= i1E1o1.--i8w y irg - - Anef-
arzu practice Of aFgsaiufE kuporT-
ar diplomatic posts c.,f@m xhc
hare gained d8sunulon il lzs. in
tT&se or IA letters tie t1npressson Pre-
rails II some quarters that diplomacy
i scarcely 70 5s regarded Is . ca
reer II America FanznciaIzF. e.
course. TIE higher diplomatic posts
are oat EllurlnE-aud TIE higher thsy
are he less slluring Go they look
sut the fursiEn service q TIE Unifsd
States Is organized upo1 3 nueh Dore
stable basis thzn might Be sxDeefsd
iron TIE snail financial rewards. This
Vas uus even before for1sr Pregi-
eenf Roosevelt placed the secretaries
e subassiss and lsgztiors under civil
service n 1905
Figures supporting thls view are
presented n Case and Comment. By
Frederick Van Dyre. assistant solici-
for o. the department q state The
uaiied States. for instaEce, has forty
four principal diplomatic rspreseztz-
ifeE IN foreign coUntries-fsn an
bassadors. thir1y-ons enToys extraor
dinzTy and ministers plenip0tentizry
tHo ministers resident and eonsuis
general. and one agent ard consul
general Mr. Van Dyne points ont
that eight of tte ten ambassadors
have had previous diplomatic expe
Esence-one Of them IS secretary Of
state and seven as ministers Prior
70 appointment. moreover. three Of
the ambassadors served as assistant
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
M. DANIEL. [. E:
Phone So

Q the Tax Payers Of Craig County.
Vinita, Okla. Nov. 2sth. 1911.
ofee Of the County Treasurer
Vinita. Okla.
After the second day Of December
the nrst half of your taxes viii become
delinquent and a penalty Of IL per
cent per month will be charged ther.
on.
Avoid the penalty by bringing or
mailing me at once a description Of
your property with check attached.
dated and signed with amount left
blank.
Yours respectfully.
E. D. FICKLIN.
County Treasurer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

The conviction OF Henry Clay
Beattie at Richmond, Virginia few
weeks ago and biz subsequent con.
fessIon undoubtedly had JUS effect On
the parties who blew up the Los An
geles Times building and who yester
day confessed to the crime The
prompt enforcement Of law always has
a salHtary effect.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

"A man should Eever 90 anvvhau.
when ne has the slightest suspicion
that his presence is not desired
Perhaps. replied Mr. Cumrox
But strict Difference to that idss
would keep me away from manx ~
important board Of directors' meet.
ing
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
Crane Fruit salad.

Remove the pulp Of q grapefruit. lsy
Z; on lettuce. add few malaga grapes
which have been seeded and a few
English walnuts and serve with may
.nnsise dressing
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

The matter OF getting jury in the
Mcnamara ease At Los Angeles was
perhaps one Of the causes Of eonfes-
sion Of guilt. It was easier TO confess
and begin serving sentence than wait
ing for q jury.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

One year ago yesterday Yinita had
one of the most disastrous fires in its
history and the buildings in the burn.
I'd district are rot yet finished.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02

pryor Farley was here from oswego
This morning.