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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-14

There are no new cases OF menin-
gifts in Ninita The three cases de
yeloped more than a week ago are all
there gTe and there has beea no
deaths The schools will open as us
ual next Monday and public gatherings
be resumed if there are no new de-
velopment OF the disease. The doctors
thought, 1t wise to take the precau-
tons they did and now that the dan.
ger is past business will be resumed
as usual
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
Prettier Walls
don't you want to
know about them ?
Haven't you a room
that's too dark or too Ordi-

narv-IOohinc: W0uTdu I you Ike
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70 make il seem larger and most at,rac-
i've; For that very purpose "c employ
expert designers and furnish Color Plans
without any charge .' ceilings, side
walls. ir;clc and stencil, 'hc newest
and bc,, ideas. The AIaba-,inc Book
explain, every detail Of our special Art
Service. Shall wc send IL:
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
Play TheseGreat
Games at Home

Billiards and Pool are fascinating game,
They Arouse the keened sot Of friendly
rivalry. Their eyer-new problems for hand.
eye and judgment are intensely interesting
And they are very ineSPenaye-h II you have
in your home a
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
SIR A. CONAN DOYLE

SIR A. CONAN DOYLE
IUST the mere announcement -ha. our
) SUNDAY MAGAZINE aii publish q novel IN
serial form ug one oi the greatest masters II
STORYTELLING that ever lived is enough 20
awaken .nc widest interest, the livelicst an
t.iua.i.n. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
writes -hur, story, the fact Is always extern
-,r,E h.ra'd,l: q novel from his pen always
makes something oi sensation. This new
-.ur. viii I. 10 popular sensation as well. IL
is .r, .: the most remarkable tales ever
written. a thrilling story II modern adFen-
tur, chat grips ones iutor,s, from ,he START.
L..ul followers ot Conan Dorlo-he has
host ,' --,w remember his Sir Nigel,
which aas .u, oi the mos, successful serials
ever ruhi-hct \ literary agent has ever
since advertised ,ne fac, that the price,
twenty-five thousand dollars for the Amcri-
can serial rights, was the largest ever paid IN
this country. An even greater word rate has
been paid for This new story.
The Doyle serial wil begin IN our SUNDAY
MAGAZINE ot March -.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
AIabastii1le
The Beautiful Wall Tint

IS noted for its perfect water color tints
-cXqui>i,ciy soft aIway. in harmony.
They differ from h4I-omjuc color, as
real flowers differ from limitations. With
Alaba- tine You may carry out q different
color idea and design in each room,
keeping complete harmony throughout.
70. cam .".a r.e best interior ...a'. latest
lau.-a, least expense. A.u.'a. ..o-
4'.. sanitary. easiest ro ..a, -.. ."...t and
'a.'. longest Nn.rqne ne..m- .r .unHr0H
yara properly applied.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
AlabaStine Men

10000 dealers, painters and decorators u ..u
rar' ai tac country keep iu ... '.a,. $50.
our experts. The. can give lua '.c n.t aor
md the mast correct Asl The A.tarae Ma
Cd .u.r town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

searchllght or the junk. The scene
II revealed beggared the experience OF
a man whose trade was fighting; 1t
fell upon decks slippery with blood
and Uttered with the bodies of dead
and wounded It silenced n confusion
indescribable. Upon that insane turmoil
the light fell with the effect OF thun-
derbOlt from clear sky,
Screaming shrllly in their panic, the
Chinese scattered and fell away, leav-
Ing O'Rourke beside Couch Wheeler
being down and buried beneath three
Chinese corpses. And instantaneously
something grated harshly against the
starboard side Of the Junk. and man.
his figure stark black against the cold
white glare. leaped upon the rail and
tumbled inboard. Others to the mum.
Der OF a dozen followed him. swarm
ing over the decks. Couch reeled to-
wards them, babbling orders and in.
structions.
The second launch had arrived
Sick and faint, O'Rourke slouched
back against the rail watching with
lackluster eyes tho end OF the chap
ter. II was simple to the point of
seeming farcical in comparison with
that which preceded II. The dazed and
now outnumbered Chinese offered no
further resistance. Disarmed and put
under guard. they disappeared from
his consciousness. while he watched
the men from the second launch.
spurred by Couch, scatter in search OF
the abducted women.
LOSS OF blood was beginning to tell
upon him: his strength seemed alto
gether gone; his wits buzzed In his
head like a swarm OF gnats. He
grasped his support convuls!vely, be.
ginning to appreciate how seriously
he was hurt. He heard as from great
distance thin, faint cries of men shout.
ing in triumph; saw Couch, a pygmy
shape, holding In his arms n doll who
wore the face Of Miss Pynsent. Then
OF n sudden he was conscious OF n
woman Fastening toward him, a fan.
tastic and incongruous figure In a din.
ner.gown, her skirts trailing In the
slime of the shambles. her arms out
held to him; and knew her for his
wife.
He essayed' to speak. but could not.
He felt her arms close about him. In
the face of the searchlight's penetrat.
ing and undertaking glare. night
closed down upon him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
USE FOR OLD BLUEPRlNTS
Furnish Sketch Paper OF 9
Fair Grade.

In the engineering department OF
every mine office, blueprints will accu
mulate until the quantity has reached
amazing proportions. Some compa
MES keep record and file OF all prints
made and at periodical times destroy
the old ones. In addition to this. says
tho Engineering and Mining Journal
at the time OF printing. there is sure
to be certain waste due to poor ex.
posures. blotchy paper. etc A method
for turning this waste into a useful
article is presented by z. b. Birken
bend In the American Machinist.
These old or useless prints may be
bleached by immerslng them in soda
bath containing four ounces OF soda
to one gallon Of water. II 1t is desired
to bleach only 4 portion of the print
this may be done by painting that part
with this solution. BY washing the
prints in fresh water. after bleaching.
any discoloration is prevented. The
blank paper thus obtained furnishes
fair grade OF sketch paper. and
there are numerous other uses to
which II could also be put.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead Of
Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient. instead
OF resorting to the usual list of medi-
cines.
There are some truly scientific ply
siciuns among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated. re-
CARELESS OF the value to their pockets.
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago was taken with
severe gastrltis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, 80 that was on
the verge Of starvation.
II heard Of a doctor who had q sum.
mer cottage near me--a specialist
from N. Y.-and as last hope, sent
for him.
after he examined me carefully
he advised me TO try small quantity
of GrapeNuts at first, then as my
stomach became stronger to eat more.
Il kept at 1t and gradually got so I
could eat and digest three teaspoon
fuls. Then | began to have color in
my face, memory became clear, where
before everything seemed n blank. My
limbs got stronger and could walk.
So steadily recovered.
Now after year on Grape-Nuts I
weigh 1853 lbs. My people were sur
prised at the way grew fieshy and
strong on this food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle, Creek. Mich. Read
the little book, THE Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
There's reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
Interest. Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

by dny they sode through jungle
wood and rolling uplands. or less east
" through the Businesses Of the hil'a
side by side. thought linked to
thought. their hearts attuned. BY
night their camps were pitched In
new-found world of beauty. wonderful
in Its shadowy mystery.
1t was so ordered that they came,
toward shutdown Of certain day, TO
the foot OF a hill crowned with a great
pagoda OF many multiplied roofs firing
ed with n myriad silver bells thar
tinkled ceaselessly in the evening
airs.
Here they dismounted and together
made the ascent OF an age-old wooden
stairway. broad and easy, and throns
ed from the first rise TO the last with
weary pilgrims. beggars. lepers. laugh
Ing children. mendicant holy men. The
sun was low upon the horizon when.
having bribed their way along that
gauntlet. O'Rourke and his bride (she
could never be aught less to HIM at
tained to the topmost platform and.
having received permission. with meet
show Of reverence entered the temple.
It was very dark inside and for
time they moved bIindly In and out
doorway looking toward the West and
here they paused, hand In hand. look
ing up to the placid face OF a huge
Buddha. who squatting cross.legged
upon a pedestal, looked through the
lncense.scented gloom ceaselessly for
ward to Nirvana.
The figure. carven originally from
stone. had been so heavily plastered
with goldleaves by the devout, that
now It had all the semblnnce OF being
gold to its core; and, lavishly deco
rated with necklaces and bracelets OF
rare jewels set In crusted gold, in the
evening glow II shone like some great
lamp of holiness. Only It's face was
in shadow.
Slowly the light struck higher be.
meath the caves OF the pagoda, and
slowly II crept up and yet up, until its
last blood.red shaft revealed the Bud
dha's forehead and what was set
therein, monstrous ruby.
The woman gasped family and
chung tightly to her husbands arm.
He held her close. watching the great
stone fame and throb and pulse, like
pool of living fame swimming In
darkness.
And then the light of the world
went out
Pensively in the dusk they descend
ed the temple staircase. At the foot,
before they Temounted their horses,
the woman came to the man and put
her hands upon his shoulders
Terence" she said. 81 think am
very weary. Take me home
He gathered her into his arms
81 think" she said, 1T frightened
me-madc me fearful OF this country
the Pool of Flame, up there"
we've seen the last of It," he said
tenderly, land so have l. It's done
with like the days OF me adventur.
ings. have no thought but you. dear
neart. Lot us go home"
THE END.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
Teas Conquest Of Rome.

or all the conquerors that have
come to Rome no one has gained such
Il complete victory as tea has won in
the Italian capital. Twenty years ago
the British and American tourists who
came 10 Rome were catered to III the
matter of tea in a rather shamefaced
manner in the strangers quarter near
the Piazza di Spagna, and English
Tea Rooms" was the legend to be
seen in a few windows hard by Cook
& Sons Offices
Nowadays the palm lounges OF the
Grand and the Excelsio hotels at tea
time are two OF the sights OF Rome.
for all Roman society drinks tea
abroad in the afternoons. and there
ure ms many uniforms at o'clock in
the big hotels as there are at shutdown
on band days on the Pincan hill All
the big pastry cooks shops in the
Corso and the other principal streets
now have Afternoon Tea in gold
letters on their plate glass windows.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

or another of his companions had
been tackled bodily by one of the
junk's crew. On his own part he
caught Il glimpse OF n shadow moving
ghostlike against one Of the lights,
and promptly exercised It with shot.
by this time the vessel seemed TO
be caught in the grip OF pandemon.
ium; shouts and shots Wed with
screams, groans. confused padding
footsteps. to make the moment one OF
at bay, not daring to venture from the
spot on which they had landed. firing
steadily but with discretion.
Huddled together like children In
fear OF the powers of darkness, the
three held their fire against the inev-
table assault In force. handicapped
fearfully by their absolute ignorance
of the lay of the deck, Of the number
OF their opponents. and OF from which
quarter they had to expect the attack.
And the silence and the suspense
wore upon their nerves until the final
struggle came In the shape Of boom
to save them from madness. And It
came with rush and will, cyclonic.
tremendous, overpowerlng By sheer
weight OF human flesh the Europeans
were pinned against the rail. fighting
at handgrips with q cruel and cunning
foe far better prepared for such bus.-
ness than they. For at such close
quarters pistols were practically
worthless save as clubs, while knives
could slip to Stay through almost any
interstlce. however straltened.
O'Rourke had no time to think of his
companions. Stung to desperation by
the silent, unrelentlng fury of his as.
sailants-twice he was conscious of
the white.hot agony of knlfe.thrust.
one penetrating the flesh OF his side
and scraping his ribs. the other biting
deep into his thigh--he fired until he
had but one cartridge left in his re.
volver, and expended that blowing out
the brains OF an extraordinarily per-
sistent coolle, then dropped the use.
less weapon and trusted to his naked
strength,
1t served him well for little. One
msn, preclpitated by the weight of
those behind him into the adventur-
er's arms, he seized by the throat and
throttled In n twinkling: then lifting
him from the deck, he exerted his
power to the utmost. and cast the
body like leg into the midst OF the
melee. Thus clearing little space, he
found himself able 10 step aside and
let another run past him into the bull
wark; and seeing the sheen OF a
swordblade in the fellows hand, be.
fore he could recover seized his wrist.
twisted II savagely, and wrenched the
weapon away.
The finale came n moment later. sig.
nalized by binding flash of light
more bright than that Of day. which
fell athwart the deck and illuminated
simultaneously every inch OF the
fighting ground Fervently be blessed
the nearby vessel that had turned Its
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

Pure food law labels we're in ex.
istence in 900 b. c.. according TO q
discovery made by Prof George A.
Resner. OF Harvard. Inscriptions ex.
cavated in the ancient city of Sa.
maria, In Palestine, are labels which
were employed as seals on Jars OF
wine and OIL. They mention the
years in which the wine was laid
down In the cellar Of the palace store
house and they state the vineyard
from which the wine came These
labels. about rs In number. have been
dug up on the ruins OF the storehouse
attached to the palace OF Kins Ahab
some 5000 years ago and the names
OF the owners as given indicate that
not only the king himself but other
men stored their wines and oils thero
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence OllOurkc, military fre"
lane" and something OF a gambler, In Its
hotel Leaning on the balcony j." sees a
beautiful girl who suddenly enters Nh"
elevator and passes from glght. At the
gaming table O'Rourkc notir"a two men
watching him one i9 the Hon. brrli"
.ilYnn, while his companion Is NtsCuuut
Dos TrcbeH a duolist. The yisCount tells
MIN the French government has directed
Hinl to O'Ruurkc hs man VINO "uuld
undertake II secret mission. At his apart
mont O'RuuTke, who mad agreed To hn-
iStt enc The h " "scoGmi a&i,cs. hands a
E"uIrl puckaE" 10 D'RuuflSc, who In not
30 open II uutN on the ocean. a pair OF
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
Under a doorway curtain. Tho freshman
Uuds the owner " the mystcrIuu1 feet to
he his wife, BrntrlN, from whom he had
run Hway "a year previous They are
r'ooncii"d. and opening the letter he ends
that Ruug0Dn lHW nrm offers MIN
700 900 pounds for jewel known AS the
Pool Of Flame and left 90 him by IA dy-
ing friend but now tn keeping OF uu"
uAm"d Chambr"t IN Algeria. O,ltourk"
vorstH N" uubloman in II duel The wife
bldg O'Rnurkc farewell and lac promls"s
to soon return with IN" reward. He dis
covers both GlyHn and the vlsCOunt on
board the ship. As he finds Chambr"t
.h"re Ia an attack hy bandits ana his
friend dies telling O'ROurkc that lac has
left the POOL Of Flame with the governor
sivpn the colonel will deliver over the
jewel Arriving at Algeria the lrishmnn
nuds the governor general away. D"i
uT"brs makes Il mysterious appointment,
and tells O'Rourkc that he Inns gained
pusSeFsiun of the Jewel by stealing It, In
a duel O'kourkc masters III" Nisruunt,
secures possession Of the Pool Of Flame
snd starts by ship FOR RLugOou ~" finds
thc captain To- hc u SmugglrT Who tries In
Htcnl the Jewel II Is finally secured by
tho captain and O'itpurkc escapes to
land with the aid ~ one Danny and
MA DWp,iN'nrt. O'Ruurl,r RECEIVERS the
l'ool 81 Flame on board ship once more.
bound fuT RaUguuu, "A mysterious lhdN
appears. O'Rourkc comes upon laHrhr
about TO attack the lady, who II Mrs
pTynne, and kicks the man into the hold
Mrs prynne claims She IL en- route FOR
Indiana on a mission for the KING
DRourke In attacked by the lnHcar. who
secures the Pool Of Flame. the captain
Is shot and tho lascar jumps into the sea.
Tho ship arrives In port. Danny hands
= RnUrkc the Pool OF Flame which he
mas stolen from Mrs. Prynnc. u Is the
zeal jewel, the one lost at sea being
counterfeit. ORcurke goes To Calcutta
and discovers Des Trebes disguised. lie
now knows that Mrs. Prynnc was an ac-
complete Finally he gets TO the lawyer
who has offered the reward. delivers tho
Jewel and gets the money. Going To the
residence Of the lawyer on invitation.
O'Rourkr finds him murdered and lDeS
TT" hes Is found dying. An officer appears
and O'Rourke assists HIN In unrhvellng
rho mystery. ORourke leaves with the
reward
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
From the Ash Tray.

Even the ash of hubbys cigar can
be utilized. In what way7 Why, as
a polisher for gold watches. bracelets
and rings, let alone chains and a mul-
titude Of other trinkets. this Gomez
from a prominent 1eweler. 30 81 must
be nearly correct He even goes to
the extent of carrying with him q
small case in which he preserves all
the ashes from the cigars which he
smokes. He says that the grain 10 SO
fine that II leaves no mark that II
djscernib.e to the naked eye.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
Coats.

The justice OF tile peace scratched
his head reilectiyely.
There seems to be some dispute
as TO the facts in this here casc," no
said The law imposes n fine of s@5
for exccedln' the speed limit. but I
don't want to be arbitrary about It.
and II ye'li pay the costs I'll roTit tho
fine"
That's satisfactory to me- said
Dawklns. taking out his wallet.
"All right said the justice.
There's IS for the sheriff. s. fer the
pros-cutin' attorney. ST. fer the court
stenographer, So for the use O the
courtroom. an my regular fec O. $40
per case, Thutty dollars, please
Harper's Weekly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26

fly ahead III there we're only star
light" he complained bitterly.
Stand by. Wheeler, to stop the motor.
Wen drop alongside with the current,
as quietly as We can. Colonel
O'Rourke will you get forward and
take the boathook and headwarp.
please, I'm needed at the wheel and
Wheeler ut the engine until We make
fast"
Cautiously the freshman rose took
the boathook Couch offered him, and
crept out upon the narrow triangle Of
deck at tho bows CrOuching tucre,
he found the hcadwarp and waited,
tense with anxious expectancy. star.
Ing ahead IN futile effort to penetrate
the wide. shadowy reaches of the riy.
er. But the mystical distances con.
fused and cludcd him. The launch
seemed to move. painting. in an abyss
Of night She made little noise. a
hiss OF water beneath her stem the
steady humming Of the motor throt-
tied down to half speed the muilled
gasping Of the exhaust And present
ly even these ceased at word from
Couch, and the launch moved only
with the tide
Abruptly towering wall Of opaque
black rose out OF the darkness TO
stlrboard ORourke hraced himself
for the imUincnt instant OF action,
poised so lightly upon his toes and
tlngcrlips that a swell from moving
vessel would have thrown him on
his balance, perhaps overheard. The
launch closed swiftly and silently in
upon the black wall; T. lowered over
MIN Ike cliff, far above he could
see dim divisions between black and
black that must be the rail Aud he
shook his head, dismayed: he could
never scale that. he thought: not even
the O'Rourke could accomplish mir
acle. But In breath 1t had faded
back, and he realized that the tower.
ing poop of the junk had misled him
They were now alongside at the waist.
He stood up and saw low railing
moving and caught II over the edge OF
the rail. drew the launch in, let go the
boathook and. with the headwarp
wrapped about his hand. jumped
blindly.
Something dealt him vicious, all
but paralysing, blow I'm the pit of the
stomach; he doubled up. for a mo-
ment helpless, across the junk's rail,
but retained sufficient presence OF
mind to hold on to the headwarp.
Then, recovering a trinc, he squirmed
over and fell SPRAYING upon the deck,
his heels drumming nm abrupt and
violent alarm From somewhere he
heard shrill jabbcring arise. with an
ensuing patter Of bare feet Swiftly
he got upon his knees and drew in the
headwarp, with his free hand search.
ing along the rail for cleat. Some.
thing thumped heavily on the deck be-
side him, and grunted; and something
else followed with second bump:
and the launch swung outward and.
caught by the current, jcrked the
hcadwnrp from his grasp. May the
luck OF the O'Rourke stlll hold" he
prayed fervently. getting upon his feet
to realize that. with Couch and the
man Wheeler. he was imprisoned
aboard the Junk. doomed there to re-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
Big Crop Yarns Are Ripe.

Secretary Wilson OF the depart
ment of agriculture was talking about
the record crops Of 1912.
These wonderful crops" he said.
ARE almost enough to make you be-
lieve the cross-cut saw story.
"A farmer, you know. sent his hired
man to a neighbours with a note say
ing:
Friend Smith: viii you please
lend me your cross.cut saw. as | wish
to cut watermelon up so as to get
It into my dray?'
THE neIghbor wrote back
Friend Jones: would be glad to
lend you my saw, but same has just
got stuck in canteloupe.'"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
CHAPTER xxxv.

In after days, when he was alto.
gether well and whole, they iourneyed
forth, these two. the man and his
wife, from Rangoon northward. The
railway carried them some distance;
later they struck of with their train
into the primitive wilderness beyond
the ultimate British outposts on the
Chindwine, main tributary to the lr.
rawaddy.
The land was peaceful. hospitable.
and very. very lovesy in Its wilder.
meas. THAR happiness was scstaRy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
Hairy Food.

A travelling man stopped at hotel
recently. said the CASSIDY Times. He
found n hair In the honey. He went
to the proprietor and kicked. 81 cant
help It," said the landlord. 81 bought
II for combed honey" The next day
the travelling man found hair in the
ice cream. but the landlord said that
WAS all right. as the ice had been
shaved. Again he found hair In the
apple pie. This surprised the landlord
greatly. Why" said he, they told
me those apples We're Baldwlns. -
Kansas City journal;
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-26
Inspirinu Experience.

A lady who must certainly have
been related to the late Mrs. Parting
ton recently returned from a seventy.
day tour Of Europe.
To her friends she said with cnthus-
iasm that of all the wonderful things
that she had seen and heard, she be-
lieved the thing she enjoyed most OF
all was hearing the French pheasants
sing the mayonnaise.-Youth's Com.
panion.