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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
FROM OTHER PENS
GRASS.

GRASS.
One of the most beautiful orations
or essays-call it what you will-ever
written, was penned by the late Seua-
tor John j. Ingalls,, and comes an
nually to the mind of those who have
read it at this time of the year 1t
was just about grass. But ingalls,
could clothe such a simple subject
with an eloquence as wonderful as the
green with which it carpets the world
in the springtime of the year. And
when Ingalls, had gone on, they
carved upon the boulder that marks
his last resting place at Atchison these
Words-and these cnly-from this
masterpiece: when the fitful fever
is ended and the foolish wrangle of the
forum and the market is closed grass
heals over the scar that our descent
into the earth has made, and the car
pet of the infant becomes the blanket
of the dead. ''-Davenport Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Amendments will have to be made
to the assertion that the present con-
gress is of the "do-nothing'' variety.
That most august body in the
world" the United States senate, put
through the rivers and harbors APP
preparation bill in short order. But
this is a juicy measure providing for
the expenditure of large sums of the
peoples money in places where no
@ood will be ACCOMPLISHED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Bombardier Wells, the English
heavyweight pugilist, has sailed for
this country with the avowed inten-
ton of fighting every man in his
class who wants to put on the gloves
with him. But this won't prevent the
newspaper paragraphers from taking
all kinds of punches at his name 1t
is impossible to imagine that any man
could be any kind of a fighter with
such a given name as ''Bombardier. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Mr.. Bryan seems to be going out of
his way in his fight against the
presidential candidacy of Governor
Harmon by charging that Harmon's
friends attempted to buy delegates to
the Democratic national convention
of 1908. If conditions shat were
present in the national political
arena of 1908 prevailed nowadays,
Colonel Roosevelt would be working
for the denomination of President
Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

wyoming is another state west Of
the Mississippi that will not send its
delegates to the Chicago convention
instructed for Colonel Roosevelt
When the Colonel announced his can
didacy for a third term it was insisted
by his friends that he would get the
delegates from every state west of the
Mississippi with the exception of Utah
and Arkansas. He has come a long
ways from fulfilling such predictions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Topekans should not be among the
last to give material financial assist
ance to the flood sufferers in Louis
lana and other points in the lower
Mississippi valley. The worst flood
that Topekans have experienced is a
mere bagatelle to what has happened
down there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
LFrom the New York Press.I

TOn1 the new DIX ET6SS-l
A girl can learn to love a man simply
by teaching him to love her.
Life is journey, and the fare is coll
lected every mile of the trip.
A woman doesn't go to church to show
her own hat, but to see others.
The reasons so many people are super
stitious is they always say they aren't.
One of the great trials of life is to have
to show Off in a restaurant by ordering a
very fancy dessert when what you want
is squash pie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

An excellent example of their idea
of square dear is to be found in
the attitude of the predominating
Roosevelt men at the Kansas Republi-
can state convention when they tried
to howl down accredited delegates
who wished to speak a word or two in
behalf of Mr.. Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

It is also a noticeable fact that the
chief blame for the outrage at the
Hillsville courthouse is being placed
on the shoulders of Sidna Allen, who
is still among the fugitives from jus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

A clarified situation exists among
the Democratic gubernatorial candi-
dates in Kansas. With Mr.. Hodges
pronouncement, all of them have now
declared their positions on state is
sues in language plain and emphatic
enough for everybody to understand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Massachusetts, presents for consid-
Grafton a woman one hundred years
old who has never danced. Perhaps
that is why she has lived so long, but
it will be the opinion of many that
she has missed a lot of fun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Major league magnates are showing
good sense in their determination to
stamp out betting on the games at the
bali parks. Baseball would soon de-
cline from its prominence as a ma
tiona1 sport if general gambling on it's
results were permitted within the
jurisdiction of it's promoters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Welles1ey's authorities have fixed
for themselves a hard row to hoe.
They propose to eliminate slang from
the talk of the college girls. Slang
and college girls are almost synony-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal In a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
felexraph report OF that great news or
Ranixat1on for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news IS received in The State Jour
al building over wires for this sole pur-
D0E0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
OWES $500. 900 AT 81.

Creditors of Derrick julius Wern-
her, son of Sir julius Wernher, the
South African magnate, held their
first meeting before the official receiv-
err The debtor said that he spent
three years at Oxford until June, 1910.
His college debts amounted to $685.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

In the Mississippi flood district the
rule is the abIe-bodied must work if
they eat. And that rule ought to ap-
ply wherever humans congregate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Indications are piling up that the
present session of congress will be en-
titled to the major medal for having
developed into the greatest one Of the
~do-nothing'' variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

.'You regard yourself as servant of the
people, of course?'' NO" replied Senator
Sorghum; 1.-The phrase has been overwork-
ed Too many people are beginning to
confuse a servant of the people with a
waiter who is always expecting tips
washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

In a Vicious Circle-"He's splendid
violinfst. unfortunately directly he gets
any money he deserts his violinfor drink"
.sWhat a PITY If he only knew where
that will lead him. HE does. 1t brings
him back to his violin. '-Pele MeIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

New York's psychopathic experts
are certainly working on a wrong
premise. They have an idea that a
woman is insane merely because she
has purchased thirty hats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

American Heiress-But, dear, if I accept
you every one will say you married me
for my money. French Count-Don't let
that worry you; you can pay my debts
first and there won't be enough money
left to excite COMMUNICATIVE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
KANSAS COMMENT
AN UNUSUAL TOWN.

Santa Fe, the county seat of Has
kell county in one respect, is the most
peculiar town in the state. There isn't
home in town that has a well. 1t is
$50 feet to water and there are only
two wells in the whole town. one at
the hotel and the other at the livery
barn. The rest of the Inhabitants have
cisterns in the place of wells. These
cisterns are kept full by a man by the
name of Smith living half mile from
town. Smith has a well and wind
mill and spends all his time hauling
water to keep the cisterns in Santa Fe
full. Once upon a time, it is said,
Santa Fe had town well. 1t was then
the only well in Haskell county and the
homesteaders drove to town from all
over the county to- haul water. Today
there is windmill and drilled we'll on
every farm in Haskell county, but the
old town pump has long ago disappear
ed. Santa Fe is % miles from the
railroad and there is a well Develop
ed desire among the 125 Inhabitants to
move the town to the nearest railroad
and it will be no small job, for this
city of the plains boasts of a court
house, a two story hotel, two stores,
the school building, lodge hall, two
churches, a bank, a dozen business
houses, two newspaper offices and the
postoffice building besides all the homes
of the 125 nhabitants.-Holton Signal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
NOTHING DOING.

One cannot help feeling disappoint-
ed as the days roll around until weeks
have passed to see what is being done
in congress, and we are forced to the
conclusion that there is very little be-
ing done outside of the discussing of
the political situation. Congressional
work and the live issues before the
country all seem to have been swallow
ed up in the discussion of the politi-
cal situation and the growing or losing
strength of the several candidates And
we need not look for much real busi-'
ness to be transacted until after the
conventions. Politics takes precedence
at Washington now. Nobody seems to
care what congress is doing and pays
little attention to its acts. Everybody
at the capitol is talking politics. Wash
ington is absorbed in the contest and
the work before congress that is ready
and waiting to be done, is at a stand
still. So we must make up our minds
that there is nothing left for us to do
but to search our dailies in vain for
news and wonder why congress don't
get down to business.-Clayton Vidette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

Hennery says it cost only $500 to
turn Kansas for Roosevelt. Having no
proofs at hand, we are Tot in a position
to resent his imputation that Kansas is
an awfully cheap state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
A SATURDAY SERMON.

In all labour there is profit. Proverbs
XIV %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

But at that, it is about the best in
vestment of small change George Fer
kins ever made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11

It's a good hing some men do not
work for themselves. If they did, they
would be canned before pay day.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
curIou. NIeknam,. Of old.

Some curious nicknames are
found in the Dutch records of New
York In 1914, evidently due to the
fact that certain persons either had
no family name. or that 1t had been
forgotten. In one instance there is
recorded John Petersen. alias Friend
John. In the Newtown purchase from
the Indians. dated in 1856. one of the
boundaries is by a Dutchman's land
called the Hans the Boore," and In
the bushwick patent. dated October
12, 1867, one of the boundaries is
John the Swede's meadow In 1895,
in the Kings county records, a man is
named living at Gowanus as 'Tunis
the Fisher" The common council Of
New York, In 1891, ordered fish to be
brought into the dock "over against
the city hall, or the house that Long
Mary formerly lived In" and the
same year an order was passed that
Top-Knot Betty and her children be
provided for as objects Of charity"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
ORDINANCE NO. oss.

published the 14th day of August,
1912. vinita Daily Chieftain, Pub
lisher.l
An Ordinance Repeating Ordinance No.
S44, Entitled "An Ordinance Pro-
hbiting Certain Places of Amuse-
ments Being Kept Open And Certain
Games on the Christian Sabbath,
and Declaring an Emergency" Pass
ed and Approved on the 18th Day Of
August, 1910. And Declaring an
Emergency.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
|CounciImen of the City of Vinita, Ok
lahoma:
Section /. That Ordinance No. S44
entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting
certain places of amusements being
kept open and certain games on the
Christian Sabbath, and declaring an
emergency" Passed and approved on
the 10th day of August, 1910. Be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. An emergency is hereby
declared to exist by reason whereof it
is Immediately necessary for the pre-
|servation of the public peace, health
and safety that this Ordinance be in
full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of vinita, Oklahoma, on the End
day of July 1912. and adopted by a
majority vote of the qualified voters
of the City of vinita, August 6, 1912.
Approved by the Mayor of the City
of vinita, Oklahoma, on the 7th day
of August. 1912.
]. c. STARR,
Attest; A. ]. GREEN, Mayor,
City Clerk
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20

and support of said minor and for re-
investment.
1T is HEREBY ORDERED that the
next of kin of said ward and all per-
sons interested in said estate appear
before this Court on Thursday, the 9Th
day of September A. d. 1912, at ten
o'clock a. M, or as soon thereafter as
said matter can be heard, at the Court
room of said Court, at Vinita in said
Craig County, Oklahoma, then and
there to show cause why an order
should not be granted for the sale of
such estate.
AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED
that a copy of this order be published
at least two weeks successive before
the day of hearing, in the vinita Daily
Chieftain, newspaper printed and
published in Craig County, Oklahoma.
S. F. PARKS,
County Judge.
Dated this the Sth day of August,
1912.
By DAVENPORT & RYE,
Attorneys.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
He HAS NOTHING DELIVERED
Solicitor General Lehman Thinks
Americans Are Too Keen for Con.
venIenee for Their Good.

Frederick w. Lehmann, solicitor
general OF the United States, was
walking briskly toward his home one
evening with four or I'VE cumbersome
packages tucked under each arm. A
breeze struck him, and as one large
package served AZ an irnpromptu sail
1t was all Lehman could do to make
headway.
A friend met him az he was taclsine
desperately against the wind why
don't you have the stun delivered 7"
asked the friend. noticing that the
bundles contained the name Of store
that keeps squadron Of auto delivery
vans.
Because | never have things deliv'
cred" replied Lehman That's one
trouble with the people of this coun-
try They're too keen for convenience
A young woman thinks nothing Of
buying a spool Of thread or a yard Of
silk and having 1t delivered Some
body has to pay for that delivery. So
just as matter of principle, when !
buy anything | carry 1t home with
me-"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
The Meat Habit.

Gautier, the great French authority
on dietetics, says there are meat eat
ers in the same sense that there are
wine drinkers. He insists that people
get the appetite, the habit, the taste
for meat, Just as they get into the
habit Of drinking wine, and there can
be little doubt that he is right. Many
people who give up the use Of meat
have craving for something, which
they think meat will satisfy. But it
is not the meat they want after all;
1t Is the fat that goes with the meat.
If these persons will take pains to
eat little more fat they will find
that the craving disappears. Many
people in giving up the use Of meat
make the mistake of not taking fat
enough Some persons discard meat
who are in the habit of eating butter.
A great many others eat meat and
bread, but do not take butter with
the bread. perhaps, generally because
there is considerable amount of fat
with the meat A person giving up
meat should take more fat-Los An
geles Herald.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20

o. L. Conner r. H. Hall, j. f. Ham.
ilton and L. s. Beaver went about
eight miles east of here this morning
to try their luck at fishing They re-
port fishing as very poor.
Starting tonight the Grand theatre
starts to show the highest priced and
best picture programs on the market.
The service includes one two and
three reel feature films, Gaumonts
Weekly, etc, All reels from the best
manufacturers win be from two to
ten days after they have been re-
leased. The two reel feature, Phillip
Steele. which will be run tonight was
released last Saturday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
Modern Educational Methods.

The old saw, "No royal road to
learning" has been relegated to the
rubbish heap Of exploded theories.
The teacher Of Virgil interests her
pupils wonder why | use the femi.
nine pronoun with modelling in clay
the scenes at Dido's court. The in.
structor in mathematics inculcates
the principles OF Euclid by means
lof pyramids and tetrahedrons, which
the pupil, often with tedious and tear.
ful endeavor, has evolved from piece
OF cardboard. The English pedagogue,
1nding no such tangible methods Of
demonstrating the relation between
subject and predicate, resorts to a
well-known maxim: Teach the child
to speak correctly by putting before
him specimens of only the best Eng
lish. and he need never know there is
such a thing as grammar We, too,
would resort to this method II there
were not in the simple formula con-
dition quite impossible in democratic
America, where, from nursery TO par
|lor-and may dare whisper It? even
In our very schoolroomr--the boy hears
specimens of much that is not even
good English.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
Eastern Star Anniversary.

The goth anniversary of Vinita
chapter, No. 20, Order of the Eastern
Star, will be celebrated at Electric
park on next Monday evening. All
families viii take well filled baskets
and a picnic supper win be enjoyed
at GAS. Addresses will be delivered
by Capt. F. ]. Barrett, August
Schliecker and others. Mrs. Rebecca
NJ. Swain will have charge of the en-.
tertainment for the boys and girls.
Invitations will be sent to all Master
Masons and families and there prom.
ises to be great gathering of Masons
and Stars, but don't forget the basket
and contents.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
BY DAVENPORT & RYE,
Attorneys.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
In the Matter of the Estate of Sam
Grimmett, a Minor
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of the County Court of the
County of Cherokee, State of Okla
homa, made on the 9Th day of July.
1912, the undersigned guardian of the
estate of Sam Grimmett, minor, will
sell at private sale, to the highest and
best bidder subject to confirmation by
said Court, on or after Saturday, the
S1st day of August, A. D. 1912, at 2
o'clock p m, at Tahlequah, Oklahoma,
all the right, title and interest of said,
Sam Grimmett, minor, in and to the
following described real estate situat-
ed in Craig County, State of Oklahoma,
to-wit:
Southeast Quarter of Northwest
Quarter; West Half of Southwest
Quarter of Northeast Quarter and
4NVAeh i1otl VI INOfInWeSI quarter
of Southwest Quarter of Section
Thirty-Four (S4) Township Twen-
ty-Nine (29) North. Range Twenty
One CID East, situated in Craig
County, State of Oklahoma.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions. towit
Cash.
Bids for the purchase thereof must
be in writing and must be filed in the
County Court, of Cherokee County.
State of Oklahoma or delivered to the
undersigned at the Office of Butte,
Boone & baltimore, Muskogee, Okla
Dated this 10th day of August, 1912.
s5-106 JOHN GRIMMETT,
Guardian of Sam Grimmett, a Minor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
AS ToLD BY Mn. HooDssARR
One story IncIoses Several Others
Before He Gets TO the End Of
His Tale.

East Somerville-East Somervillei"
shouted the brakeman.
As the words went rambling around
in the brain of Mr.. Hoodsbarn, he
came upon long-lost second cousin.
THAT reminds me-" said he to his
fellow commuter, II heard a mighty
good little story last summer in a vii
lage down in Maine"
"6o?"
Yes. You see, family had Just
moved to the village from back in the
country. and before they were fairly
settled they sent the boy to school.
Boy went to the school, and took a
seat, feeling like cat in strange
sarret. After the morning exercises
were over the teacher called him up
and asked him his name. That's the
way they did when / was boy. First
morning Of school, you know; new
teacher nervous and afraid Of schol-
ars; scholars nervous and afraid Of
teacher; like the little girl who met
the fox In the path; both ran, girl one
way, fox the other; see It done myself
every day.
We'll, the new teacher would rap
to order, then each one Of US would
read verse from the Testament In
tgrpt ths teacher wqulq p,ake q pray
&sssssss ssss RN En- 'hs ssslns d'sn !"
Nov while I think Of It, did you
ever hear about that prayer OF old
Pres, Hill OF Harvardf
NO? Well, he was great student
of philosophy-it was his regular hob
by-and he stood up in chapel one
morning and began his prayer this
way: Paradoxical as 1t may seem, o
Lord, yet, nevertheless 1t 10 true,
That caught the boys, and for years
afterward tough statements to one an.
other were always started by saying
'Paradoxical as It may seem
Why, twas like old Seth Willard
up in Swansey; he down on his knees
in class meeting in the Methodist
church one night and says: As Thou
well knowest. o Lord, my sparked
steer died last week
We'll, about that new boy in school;
whether the teacher called him up be-
fore prayer or after can't say: but
she asked him his name and he tool
her; his street and number and he
told her. Then she asked him what
his fathers occupation was.
boy was stuck for a minute. 'Fa.
TIERS occupation?' Yes Well
ma'am, ! amt sure, cause we've Just
moved here, but think he occupied
Eve rooms"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-20
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON AP
PLlcATIoN OF GUARDIAN FOR
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

1t appearing to this court from the
allegations of petition presented and
filed in this Court on the 2Sth day of
June A. d. 1912, by Logan Trout, as
the guardian of the person and estate
of Thomas L. Trout, minor, praying
for an order of sale of certain real
estate belonging to said minor ward,
that the estate of said minor and the
condition of said minor render it for
the best interest of the minor and his
estate that the lands therein described
as belonging to said minor should be
sold for the education, maintenance