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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06

teachers in public schools %; L. S
consuls ?; engineers. electrical 4:
engineers, civil 4; engineers, construc.
tion 3; engineers, irrigation 2: engi,
neers. mechanical engineers, de
signing J. engineers, county /: engi-
neers, city 2; draughtsman S; cream.
cry L. S. forestry service 1: grad
uate students IS; physicians %; law
yers A.; chemists 10; druggists IS:
pharmacists %; bacteriologist T.:
librarians 3 ministers 3 missionary
4. y. NJ G 4. 1; bankers 4; account
ants 3 bonds, abstracts and mort
cages A. newspaper editors Z; news
paper reporters ); biologists 8, mar
camille business 3; wholesale business
j; real estate and insurance 2 board
of health l lumber business 3; super
intendent iron and steel factory 1:
manager tapioca PLANTATION / Coal
mining company / oil operators 4
assistant curator American Museum
Natural History n. Y, j; census bu-
reau county judge Indian com
missioners Office ! manager factory
/.
Only eight of Oklahomas seventy.
six counties failed to have one or
more students at the State University |
last year The county with the larg-
est representet tion was naturally Cleve-
and county, in which the university
vas located. with 1888 This number.
# course includes many who are liv-
ng in Norman only while they are
attending college there. The next
highest county is Oklahoma with 81;
bird in the list is Lincoln with "a:
ourth is Pottawatommie with 19:
fth Jackson with II; sixth Kay with
6; seventh Grant with Is, and the
theirs follow in rapid succession. The
light counties unrepresented are
eaver Cimmaron, Dewey, Delaware,
Iarper, Latimer, Love and Roger
fills. Twenty-Five other states are
epresented; Texas the first with 20
-udents, Kansas second with 13, and
he others range down to one. The
.ates range from New York to Cali
'rnia, and from Louisiana, Texas and
labama to Michigan. The large en- /
,llment from other states would seem
indicate that the university is be-
'ming recognized throughout the ma
OH as school of the first rank.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
"Ne Temere" Decree.

The me Temere" decree, so called
rom It's first two words in Latin ("Let
no one rashly'), is the official decla-
ration of the bishop Of Rome, to all Ro-
man Catholics the world over, calling
upon them to abstain from intermar-
riages with those of other creeds, and
declaring that Roman Catholics must
be obedient to the rules of their
church regarding such marriages, and
their solemnization by their regular
clergy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
About Tea

A good tea may be made bad tea.
but bad tea cannot be made a good
tea' says the Lancet. except perhaps
oy very skilful blending. Excessive
Infusion will spoil good tea, but
even short infusion OF a bad tea
may be as Objectionable as An exces-
sive infusion OF good tea. On physi-
illogical grounds. therefore, the con-
sumner OF high quality teas runs less
risk OF digestive disturbance, provided
the tea is made properly.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
NeaN

A Washington man called upon a
charming but homely woman, who had
not long before had her portrait paint
ed. The artist had done his work we'll
from a friendly point OF view. and the
lady was correspondlngly pleased
She was not, however, so blind as not
to see that the portrait was, as one
might say, a trifie "1dealized."
As she exhibited 1t to her caller she
said; What do you think OF it? Has
not the artist rather iattered me?"
The visitor looked at the picture.
then at the lady, and with an eloquent
sigh answered: "Ah. my dear lady,
how could a painter sit in your COM
pany and not iatter your"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06

The county fairs again. Dobbin will
be biting the well gnawed rail along
the ract track. Blushing Dorothy will
be bashfully presenting her heavily
splashed oil painting to the fine arts
committee at the exhibition hall.
Serene faced Grandma will have the
quilt done in Fifty-six, which makes
modern machine pattern embroidery
loow so stupid. Meanwhile Corn
tassel, Jr., choking under a collar of
unwonted height, will be striving to
push the strength tester to a hitehto
unrecorded mark
Theoretically it is a farmers con
gress, for exchange of information
about land cultivation.
Actually. you can't hold the young
blood of the farm about the cattle
sheds, when Prof Silvertongue is de-
scribing the dancing of Little Egypt"
fair as lily, feeting as a fawn," nor
when the persuasive vendor is offer
ing gold watches for 25 cents, with
chance at a shot gun thrown in.
The many people who wish these
fairs could once more be educational
are disheartened by the few auditors
that listen to the agricultural college
professor and the yelling hosts that
watch the 21O class.
1t is we'll for them to remember that
the farmer is a creature of eyes,
rather than books and lecture halls.
He may be bewildered by long form |
ulas of fertilizers repeated by the glib
tongue of the professor
But place on bench the fat ears of
corn produced by having the correct
fertilizer and beside it the thin, lank,
and hungry ears that went with the
wrong FERTILIZER Every farmer on
the grounds will see it before he
bitches up Dobbn for the long drive
home And he'll tell the others about
it next time he goes to the grocery
People who make fun of the sun.
posed rustic character of the county
fair should know that cattle show"
has slicked up nightly since fashion
cuts began to circulate about the coun-
try districts There you see the up
to-date country girl. and there isn't
1 finer specimen afoot She has gone
lust far enough in the world to know
What taste in dress can do, not so far
IS to think the paint brush is mightier
han flesh and blood
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Southern Man Heads School of Learn.
ing of University.

Norman, Okla, Aug. 30. - Strattor
D. Brooks. president of the state uni
sersity, last week appointed DR.. War
'en w. Phelan, as professor of phil
psophy and director of the school OF
eaching in the state university. DR.
ohelan has his bachelors and mas
er's degrees from Columbia univer
ity, New York City. and was given
p Phi d. at George Washington uni
ersity, Washington, d. c., in 1906. He
las had considerable experience in
econdary education and as superin.
endent of schools, his work being
one chiefly in Mississippi For four
ears he held a professorship on the
aculty of the university of Chatta-
ooga, Tenn, and for the past three
ears he has been professor of phil
sophy and education in Baylor uni
ersity, Waco. Texas. DR.. Phelan
oent three summers as lecturer on
1ucation in the Virginia State Nor.
al institutes. and for the past few
ears he has been director of the sum-
er school at Baylor DR. Phelan is
loroughly familiar with the educa-
onal situation and with educational
oblems in the south and has been
ny active in recent years in setting
high standard for educational work
that part Of the country. His wife
a niece of Jefferson Davis.
DR. Leigh F. Watson of Oklahoma
ty, lecturer on operative surgery and
pervisor of the Out-Patient Obsteri
| ward. has recently had several ar
les published in leading medical
lrnals. The American Journal of
rgery, published an article by him
Methods Of local anesthesia |
apted to office operations The |
Philadelphia Medical Journal recently |
ltained an article by him on
rnia operations with local anes.
ssia." The advantages of com
ed loca land general anesthesia for
1ominal operations, in selected
ies,' is the name of his article in
ent number of the Journal of the
lahoma State Medical Association.
statistics compiled by the State
iyersity of Oklahoma recently give
ne interesting points about the
mni of that institution Up to that
e there have been about sos grad
es from the university. of whom all
ten are living They have been ,
cessful almost without exception.
eir occupations cover almost every {
of activity, as will be seen from
following partial list College /
sident college professors 20; t
NAL school teachers 10; superin- 1
lent city schools 16; high school t
acipals Is teachers in high schools p
academies a.: music teachers g; .
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06

one OF the most beautiful catalogs
ever published by business college
Is sent out by the Parsons Business
college. Anyone interested in a bus
mess education will find it to their
interest to send for copy, it is mail
ed free. The fall session of the 22nd
year begins September End. 1912
j. c. Olson, Parsons Kan.
dw5th
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06

The Fred c Stein Stock company
opens weeks engagement at the
Grand starting tomorrow night. is one
Of the best stock companies travelling
in this section. They carry fifteen
people and have good specialties be-
tween the acts. The opening bill sun
day night is Aunt Martha's Devo-
ton four act comedy drama. The
prices will be balcony lOc. dress circle
zoe, parquet 30c.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Latest In House Rulldlno

spanners and screwdrivers are the
only tools required in up-to-daee house
building. This latest development in
an important craft comes. as might be
expected from the United States. SAYS
London Tit-Bits. Blocks of concrete
cement are cast according to the de-
sired pattern. with a wire spiral mas.
sage through the center. When ready
Tor erection steel pins are passed
through the center Of the castings.
and the whole bolted together over
wooden frame. The work OF building
or dismantling = house so constructed
u stated to BE- simple In the extreme
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Need of Greater Production.

If every immigrant that shall enter
the ports of the United States and
Canada during the next decade were to
engage in cultivation Of the soil the
production resulting would be none too
great for the reasonable needs of the
people who have to be supplied.-New
York Sun.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Relic Of SebastopoI.

A Mr.. Ormond of Portland, Ne.
has a piece of the bell OF st. Nicho
lass church in Sebastopol. 1t was
secured by his father, who served all
through the Crimean war. During the
bambardment of sebastopol all the
spires of the church were demolished.
When the allied armies took the city
some OF the soldiers cut up the bell
and Mr.. Ormond's father got one of
the pieces.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Surprise Boxes in Shark stomaehs

P'iSS DUNES III Shark StOmaChs
FISHERMEN In the Caribbean sea re-
Gently found In the stomach of A shark
which they had killed a good sized
bottle in which was a haIf-decipher-
able letter from shipwrecked sailor.
Many such relics have been found. In
one case a lady's bracelet was found
IN state of perfect preservation. to-
gether with silver spoon and a thou.
sand Spanish reals in money. The
curious feature of the finding of the
money was that 1t was In an official
receptacle lost in the city of Spanish
IoWn (Jamaica) during a negro upris-
Ing In the seventeenth century. Where
mad 1t been meantime? Surely not in
the sharks stomach, unless the shark
lVes much longer time Cor some OF
them) than science has any reason to
suppose possible. On the other hand
u In the sea 1t would have been rem.
aered unrecognizable In few weeks.
Had 1t been in the possession of some
one shipwrecked, why had 1t been left
intact? The conclusion was newt.
able that the shark must have fshed
1t out from a compartment of aome
long-submerged vessel - Harper's
Weekly.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Making Rsproof Eh.ntlv.

Being to advise, or reprehend any.
one, consider whether It ought to be
In public or In private, presently or
at some other time. and in what terms
TO do 1t; and in reproHng show no
signs of choler, but do 1t with sweet.
ness and mildness.-George Washing.
ton.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Key Ring for a Bride.

At a marriage service at Chelten.
ham parish church recently. it was
found that the bridegroom had forgot.
ten the ring. At the suggestion of
the clergyman the key Of the church
door, which had ring at the end, was
commandeered. and the ceremony was
completed.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Turn to Motor Vehicle.

The advent of motor vehicles in
Madras is Of comparatively recent
date. but within very brief interval
they have to a great extent supulant.
ed carriages drawn by horses. which
formerly constituted the chief means
OF transportation among the European
contingent
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Cleaning Glass Bottles.

A glass water bottle, when constant.
ly used, soon becomes discolored. This
may easily be cleaned by pouring
little vinegar into the bottle and add.
ing pinch Of salt Allow this to
stand for several hours; then rinse
with clear water The bottle will be
perfectly clear and bright
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Notable Wedding Annlxsrsaru

A golden wedding celebrated At
Hothesay' Buteshire, England, the 9TH
er day, possessed several notable feat
ures' The family party, including
grandchildren, numbered about so. and
OF the sons present some travelled from
South Africa and Canada.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
meets wife. Kills Her And Himself

Meets Wife. Kills Her And Himself.
Ardmore, Okla, Aug. 30.-When N.
b. Fieluds and his wife. who had sep
arated, met at the home of their son.
who is critically i'll at Ravia. johnson
county today, Fields shot and killed
the woman and then fired a bullet into
his own brain Fields was "a years
ola and his wife SO Fields brooded
0ycH his domestic affairs.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Simllea tIsaIass

In argument SMILES are like songs
In love; they must describe. tbev
prove nothing-Prior.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Its orloln.

ham explained his complexion. 81
was the first man asked to take down
stove pipe" he said-Harper's Ba-
zar.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Advantage Of ElentrlcI.u

Electricity can net be frozen ne,tb
er can 1t be adulterated. 1t works
equally well on hot or cold days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Unfortunate PoaItIon

Always In debt when there Is M
real necessity for 1.-THE latter p
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
WILLIAM A. MCGOWAN.

William A. McGowan, better known
in athletic circles as Billy" is vice
president, athletic director and or
ganized of the DUPONT Athletic Club
of this city. which club has taken a
prominent part in all branches OF
sport for the past two years. Bill
started out in athletics by organizing
the old Mundy Athletic Club, which
made name on the baseball and the
football field Bill later organized
the DUPONT Junior baseball team of
the old Delaware League, but later in
the season took the management of
the Rockford All-Wilmington club, he
being the youngest member in the
league at the time. Bill has the fol-
lowing boys boxing under DUPONT
colors: Young Harry Baker, wolter-
weight champion; Steve Stanley, Billy
Mayer. and Skip Brown. This season
Bill will captain and hold down sec
ond base for the DUPONT ball team
Bill is a brother Of Jack McGowsn, the
baseball umpire.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
BEFORE THE TRAPS.

The DUPONT Gun Club has big
program on this afternoon. In a
special 50-target match President
William Kline. Of the club, and SUI
perintendent Thomas G Doe, of the
United States Cartridge Company, of
New Jersey will meet and as both are
considered equal shots the match will
be an interesting one George L. Lyon,
the Durham. n. c.. professional, is
also present. Mr. Lyon is coming to
Wilmington to practice for his race
next month with Lester German on
the grounds of the DUPONT Gun Club
for the inanimate target champion
ship OF the world
Evening journal., 1912-03-30

there are more years to come.
Why didn't Dad Green show up?
Went to a fire? Not.
Cost Hermits aud Knights to get IN
but cost the Hermits double to get
out. Schoheld knows about that pay
ing to get out Of business. Step lively
please.
All off now for the Y NJ. C. A.
championship.
r. T. c., says, says he: well fell
lows It's the last time you'll hear from
me this season. but boys we've had a
good time, enjoyed ourselves aud
knights will be the Hermits guests;
but, the Hermits do hereby make that
resolution they have often made in
the past: Resolved, that we. the Her
mits. do hereby say that next season
we will keep on apluggin' and hope to
turn the tables just for sport"
Hotel Wilmington some time soon.
The sooner the better because some
Of the Knights are showing that half
starved look They knew how it would
turn out and have been fasting.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
1914 1929 1866 325S
KNIGHTS
1928 1888 1912 SSS;
NOTES.

Jim Chandler blew around and got
Greenwell's goat. Hope he has better
luck with il than Teddy.
Mr.. Pierce came around as usual.
Sam Benson used his steamer roller
again. Think he had better get
another hole cut in its so he can get
bettor grip on it.
p. M. Metts get off lucky in having
to pay for only his own supper.
Jack Cathcart's cheerful face has
been missed around here since the
night the captain put the blanket on
him. He iaust have refused to play or
else Benson sent him back 10 the
minors. Hope TO sec his contribution
coming in for the feed.
Kirk and Kramer. the only 200 men,
and A. Cathcart worthy of mention
with his 1879 pins.
Coucil after brief sojourn at Waco,
Texas, with the White Sox was sent
to Hot Springs to reduce his weight.
Could not do II so Callahan sent MIN
home.
The Hermits went down to a sad
defeat for the last time this year max
ing them produce cash for the ban
quet.
They started out as though they
we're going to give them a trimming
but they could not stand the pace.
Kirk gets high average prize, Green
we'll high three and A. Cathcart high
single for their good work during the
season.
Such sadness as there is in the
Hermits camp.
Gee but isn't the rover crooked. ASK
Dad Gre
Hermitsl o. Hermitsl you pay again
Here's luck to you Billy Kirk; may
you get 700 at Patterson in your
singles.
Won't Groenwell's goat die when il
secs Teddy's score?
If Alsover had stayed it might have
been different.
Jim Chandler was there Says be
was looking for Andy. Andy was
there with a boiled shirt and black
bow tie.
Andy's black tie-mourning for
Hermits.
And Pete will pay anyhow.
Jack Forrest, Andy Wood and Mr.
Pierce were on hand to help us out
but It didn't do any good.
Well fellows it's the last night but
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
BROWNT0MN STARS OFT.

Browntown Stars want games with
any 10 to - year old boy teams in
the city. Send al challenges to j.
Muntyan, No. 14O5 Duncan street.
Lineup ]. Muntyan, p.; J. Lenkiwicz,
c.; H. Russell, SIS; II. Nantwig, h.;
Dougherty. 2b.; c. lsidorski. 3D.; r.
Hogan. rf.; f. Gardener, IT,; G. Scho-
field, CT
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
KNIGHTS WIN
ALLEY SERIES
Close X. G. E. Bowling Tour
neV 2O9 Pins to the
Coed
SIX MEN ROLL
ABOVE 500 MARK

There was some high class bowling
ON the Peirce alleys last night when
the Hermits and Knights of the K.
&. e. League rolled The last of their
series Of games. The knights won
the night games by 1875 pins, and also
won the series by 2O9 pins, but they
had to roll some last night to keep
ON top. Billy Kirk was high three
with $50 pins and Kramer high single
with 209. The 500 class men we're
Beck Kirk, Erisman. Kramer, A.
Cathcart and Finney The scores:
HERMITS
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
MONTREAL CLuR EINrn-

NEW YORK. March S0.-President
Barrow. of the International League.
nas fined the Montreal Club 5000 for
permitting the draft of the lnterna-
tional League schedule to get OUT of
its hands before Il was officially re-
leased The schedule was printed in
two Montreal papers several weeks be-
fore the time set by the league.
President Barrow says that he
found that Manager Lush gave out the
schedule. but that Lush was ignor-
ant of the fact that there was PEN
atty for doing So However. President
Barrow could find no way to avoid
fining the Montreal Club. as he held
ii guilty of the offense.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
RIVERSIDE WINS.

riverside defeated Melrose A. 9. ON
Thursday by the score Of u TO 2. The
lineup:
riverside; Brown. c: Finn. n.
Toy. IS; Mccarthy. 1b: Mack Oh. ~
nae1arthy. 3b; e. Jackson. II: John
son, CT; Feinberg. ri.
Aeirose--Thomas, c; Reese. n.
OToole, IS; Pimm, 1b: Begley. %:
Diesly' Sb; Colburn. If: Remlinger
CT; Mulvena, If.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
ST. ALOYSuS IR. orr.

Following is the lineup of the st
Alyosius Junior: Hubert McDonough
hatcher; John McKenny, pitcher; Joe
Glynn. sh0rtstop: William McLaugh-
lin. first base; John Kayanaugh, sec
ond base; George Gelden, third base I;
Leo Kenny, left field; John joyce.
centre field; Thomas Dolan. right
field. The club is willing to challenge
any team with players whose ages
range from II to II years. Send chal-
lenses TO Hubert McDonough. 1919
BanninE street
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
Let's Get
Together
lWith aome Funnygranhs.l }

to be a mere picnic for Hughey Jen-
nings after his experience in atuo
smash-ups and railroad wrecks.
Pete Cassidy will be coacn this year.
When There's n Hole in the Bat.
This year you've bought another bat.
The very latest style.
And you think that your latest stick
VIII drive the ball a mile.
You hone II, and you oil il, and
You tape il at one end
In Fact yOu really treat II
Better than you'd treat a friend.
Your thoughts are very pleasant,
You're full of confidence;
You're dreaming of the Lifts You get
That knock the boards of the fence.
Ono day you take the bat along
With YOU to try It out.
And soon you get the Ionged-lor
chance
To give the ball a clout.
You thought lot OF that now bat
You watched IL with grea. care,
But when you failed TO get hit
II filled you with despair.
The bat you honed and oiled and
taped
Has plainly proven that
It's gosh-darned hard to hit em
When there's hole in the bat
J Eddie Abraham's Juniors and Salesi-
anum seem to be the only amateurs in
the limelight just now.
Detroit Is trying hard to sign John
J. Mccormick, the Holyoke boy, who
formely caught for Cornell University.
Delaware College looks good at this
time, but hold your horses.
dupont smoker again some class.
Hows your grandmother? Only
80 more days.
Dear Dave: ID What was Stan
ley ketchels real name?
CD Did Bill Lang, the pugiist, ever
fight Bob Fitzsimmons?
FIGHT FAN.
ID Stanislaus Kiecal
N-.l les. Lang NoOfed BOD Tor The
count in Sydney, Australia, after IL
rounds Of fighting
Dear Dave. ID Is there a record
for throwing the baseball, and by
whom is II held?
CD What is the longest fight on
record? J. G.
a. r. c. Campbell holds the record
for the greatest distance having hurl-
ed the sphere 3S1 feet ? t-2 inches.
Cd The longest bare knuckle fight
on record is that which occurred be
tween James Kelly and Jonathan
Smith near Melbourne. Australia, No
vembcr. 1865. This battle lasted 6
hours Is minutes. The longest glove
hight is the one that was staged at
New Orleans. La. April 6, 1898. A
Bowen and J. Burke fought a draw
after 40 rounds Of fighting. which
consumed Z hours 10 minutes of time.
Headquarters tonight.