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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
VACUUM CLEANERS sANlsH DUST
CAPS.

Sweeping house used to be a try
ing ordeal for any woman. After put
ting on the Oldest clothes the hair was
covered with a dust cap and the work
began. With the first stroke OF the
broom the dust began to rise in clouds
and soon it was fltering all over the
house to settle on the curtains. the
woodwork. the furniture, the pictures
and on everything else After the
sweeping was done the whole house
had to be gone over with damp eioth
to remove this coating Of dust. And,
lmlite obviously. the curtains and he
walls we're not busted each time the
floor was swept.
Those who suffered with throat or
lung trouble often found that the dust
raised by the process Of sweeping al
most oyercame them and made sweep
ing day the bane of their lives. 1t re-
NAMED for an inventive genius to per
feet the electric vacuum cleaner which
sweeps and dusts at the same time
The vacuum cleaner sweeps thorough
Ilv and does not kick up the clouds o.
dust like a broom. The strong suction
draws even the most minute particles
Of dirt into the reservoir where 1t re
lmains until the cleaning is done anC
the contents are emptied into the fur
mace and carried away
Vacuum cleaners suck up the dus
and dirt. A small but powerful elee
trio motor, concealed in the body o
the device. operates a vacuum pump
A revolving brush loosens the dus
and dirt from the floor or carpet ant
the cleaner picks it up Immediately D.
a strong current OF air which is sucke
in through the nozzle. This dirt
deposited in a dirt receptacle as fas
as il ise collected. @
It costs but little to operate tn
cleaner as it can be readily attache
to the nearest lamp socket and =
Eauires no more current than an ora
nary lamp. Being provided with
: long section of flexible hose, and sui
:, able nozzles, the vacuum cleaner ca
= be used to clean the pictures, the be
: and bedding. the furniture and eve
!, the walls and curtains. The sma
motor does all the work and 1t Is on
necessary to guide the nozzle to y
object to be cleaned and the machil
!, Twill do the rest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
HOMEMADE BRAINS.

Yesterday, in general way, we
called attention to the matter of text
books to be adopted for use in our
schools. The commission that viii
adopt these books will meet in July
The Ardmoreite would like to urge
upon the members of this commission
the great good to be derived from
adopting text books by Oklahoma au-
thors. Oklahoma teachers-instructors
who are familiar with the conditions
as they exist in educational circles in
this state.
The greatest thing that ever built
up state is the tendency of the peo-
pie of that state to patronize the diff
ferent industries of that state. The
home merchant, the doctor, the manu-
lfacturer who may be looking for a
location in a new state will always
icast his eyes favorably upon the state
whose citizens give their patronage to
the home dealer, the home doctor and
the home producer, or manufacturer.
II we buy our suits from Suitem &
Co. and our calicoes from Yard &
Sticks in place of from some mail
order house: if We stake the home
t medico's concoctions in place Of those
. of the millionaire maker of patent
), medicines: if we buy our brick from
+ Clay and Burnem and advertise in the
e home papers in place of the Thursday
d Friday Evening Post and buy ,ctH
d meats from the stores Of Dill & Pick
e les Why should we not patronize home
r made brains? If the merchant and the
! manufacturer Of the everyday neces
Z stiles of life can and do furnish u
s. the very best Of materials in theft
u particular lines, why will not the edp
n Gated school teacher of Oklahoma b'
K the proper one to write our tex
rS books?
The man who is familiar with tn
'e demands and needs of the communit,
lg is the man to cater to those needs
- This applies just as much TO the ma
Ct who has brains to sell as to he wh
d. has brick to dispose of. The man
ne the teacher and instructor who. ha
ne thoroughly familiarized himself Wit
es the needs Of the budding minds Of tn
in children in the state wherein b
Ia works should be, in our opinion, pr
Ill eminently fitted to conceive and brin
tai into the school world the books thu
lily will be of the most paramount beneh
lot The commission which will haN
OF charge of the selection of the te'
ect books of this state will make no mi
he take in choosing works from the pei
tie of men who are identified with Il
gal school interests of Oklahoma AR
lat morite.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
ruE HOUSEWIFE.

All day she is toiling, she's baking.
she's boiling. she's cleaning the win
dows. she's sweeping the floor; she's
sewing on patches and picking up.
matches and chasing the agents away
from the door She's cooking, she's
canning, she's scheming, she's plan
ming. she's looking for dust with her
eve to a lens; she's laboring hard IN
the early spring garden she's begging
the neighbors to keep up their hens.
She's dveing her dresses and sweetly
confesses they'll look prettyfwell when
they're turned inside out; she's put
ting ND pickles to save few nickels,
she's whacking up cabbage to make
into kraut. There's no rest or play
time through all the long day time,
there's nothing in sight that would
make her heart glad; and cen when
she's sitting she takes up her knitting
| ~ fashion a sock or muffler for dad
Oh. why should woman do tasks
superhuman? What pleasure to her
does existence accord, and what is
the guerdon that pays for the burden
where finds she the profit, and where
the reward? Her husband is coming
a roundelay humming, he calls her
pet name and gives her a kiss; heI
weary face brightens, with love leI
eye lightens, she seems quite conlen
with such payment as this!
WALT MASON.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Senator Gore has a bill pending IN
the United States senate providing for
the liberation of band of Apache IN
dians who have been held as prisoners
of war for more than a quarter OF a
century. These old war Indians still
long for the haunts of the mountains
of New Mexico and Arizona and why
not let them go? What harm could
these remnants of tribes do in New
Mexico or anywhere else? Prisoners
Of war in oklahoma is curious misht
an dnow is a good time to turn the
warriors loose.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The commissioners of this county
have called a meeting for Saturday
for the purpose of extending the time
when the penalty goes on for the non
pavment of taxes. This conclusion
was reached today and the official ae-
ton will be taken Saturday. This is
good news to hundreds of taxpayers IN
Craig county, and the prompt action
Of the county commissioners IS 20 be
commended.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
Now is June,
Then soon
Soon
For now is June.

Kentucky is one Of the southern
states which has recently adopted
modern law for the registration, OF
vital statistics says The Journal of
the American Medical Association
Put into force little over a year ago,
If has been on trial AS usual, it en-
countered opposition. Some. people
were unable TO see why births and
deaths should be recorded; others did
not like to go to the trouble to make
tout an orderly record Of these occur
rences. Because physicians and med
ical organizations led the way in SCI
curing this needed legislation, it was
of course, regarded as something fol
the benefit of physicians rather thar
for the public good. Shakespeare ask
ed-and so have many philosopher;
since his time-'What's in name?'
and the wisest Of these inquirers have
recognized the Importance of namia!
thing properly, if it is to stand wei
in the public eye. Evidently this fac
is recognized in Kentucky. The lead
ing editorial in the May issue Of tn
2 Kentucky Medical Journal under tn
heading Name the Babies" discusse
some of the difficulties encountered
i putting the new law into effect |
this eonneetion, the editor philosoph
/. lcaliy refers to the state bureau of Wit;
: statistics as 'Kentucky's Big Famil
l. Bible" 4 happier name could nC
I well be devised When the people
is Kentucky understand that the obje'
of birth registration is to record IL
" name and date of arrival of each lit
Z. citizen of Kentucky so that its leg
Or identity may be established, and th
B. the state is simply exercising the san
81 care that leads father to inscri|
each birth in the family Bible, publ
4 support of the nsaserc WI be
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
HAskELL's PAPER GETS THE
HOOKS.

From McAlester comes the report
that the New State Tribune, offspring
of Charley { C. NJ Haskell, has felt
the cool but silenciug hand of death.
II is said that this child OF the eX'
Governor died more from neglect than
any other one thing-a neglect when
nermitted it to be over-fed; for there
u such 4 thing as slaughter resulting
from gluttony.
From all that can be learned, IT
appears that some post office lnspec-
tors diagnosed the case o fthe \. >.
r. They felt it's pulse, and in ire
onancv. the beats were throbbing with
rapidity that almost shook loose
the stars in their vibration. The poor
things tongue was coaed-but the
svmntoms looked dangerous, to make
long story short, SO it is said they
told the renowned editor and pupllsh-
or. and the only ex-governor oK'a'
homa ever had, that there was some
thing wrong with the subscription list
True it was large enough, and zoo
large they said. 1t looked a whole
lot like using the mails for the dis
tribution of free newspaper anC
that won't work with Uncle Sam io'
= minute if he ever finds it out
So the inspectors looked things up
land hunted them down, and it is givel
tont that when they finished with thel
work something like 80 per cent Q
the subscribers" to the New Stat
Tribune we're doomed to disappoln'
ment-a disappointment based NOR
upon the use to which the paper wa
mt over and beyond its reading value
Ahout go per cent, they said, OF tn
nersons of Oklahoma who had bee
getting the weekly publication weT
not bona hde subscribers, howeve
much, or how many times they r
ceiyed the paper each month.
OF course. this being political yea
and with Haskell issuing campaia
! thunder political announcements At
discredited propaganda in such Y
ume that only slight mistake wou
e lead to the belief that he is IN Z
socialist business. it will be sad s.
4 blow to his senatorial ambition
thought it something curious a
strange several weeks ago when
%. New state Tribune ceased being
nwelcone visitor to the eNehan
table but We hardly thought sueh
g. grave calamity as an utter suspensl
could possibly have been erect
More than likely Mr.. Haskell
~ chalk this procedure to some more
the mysterious workings Of the COVE
ment-a chalking-up which has he
tofore caused him to belittle the ol
atoms of our federal courts, just
cause these courts took it upon tn
selves to make it hot for hin
,en some celebrated townlot cases vi
have long ass passed into histofl
Tulsa World.
,. - - n
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Vinlta is perhaps the only town IN
the state OF its size and Importance
that has no commercial club. There
is scarcely day passes that some
proposition could not be handled by
commercial club to the advantage
Of the city A commercial body OF
100 active members would be worth
many thousands of dollars to the trade
and development of Vinita. The mat
ter is so exceedingly important that
the Chieftain feels constrained to Keep
mentioning 1t and hopes to see an
early move made.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

A good deal is being said about pro-
hibitlon In the old Indian territory
days. Those who remember those
days know that 1t was easy to get
liquor into the territory. The rail-
roads and express companies carried
1t without question and none but the
bootlegger and seller were rarely mo-
Tested. The old Indian territory days
under Judge Parker's Fort Smith court
were not as bad as painted by those
who don't know.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
creased and assured.

creased and assured
The time and money spent on an
atfort to get congress to repeal the
act Of 1897 against the introduction Of
liouor into Indian country, SO far as
Il affects eastern Oklahoma, viii be
wasted.
While a majority of the people OF
oklahoma might be enlisted in favor
Of such moyement-which is doubt
ful-the prohibition people through
ont the United States, aided by the In
dian rights association, would WELD
an influence that congressman co1Aa
not disregard.
The case of the army canteen illus
trates it. 1t makes no difference wnat
the congressman may think about It
individually. The folks in their own
districts who are opposed to prohioi-
tion win not pay any more attention
TO what is done few hundred miles
away so long as they are let alone
The prohibitionists, on the other
hand. act more on sentiment and are
lust as grateful for prohibition iegis
jlation in old Indian Territory in the
army. or in any other place under con
gressional control as if it affected
their own communities.
Hence a congressman has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose By
siding with the prohibitionists in suct
q oosa -News-Ca Capital.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

William Stryker, of the Tulsa Daily
Democrat, which has large eircula-
ton in northeastern Oklahoma, ex-
presses his views of one of the candi-
dates for congressman-at-large in the
following article;
"Men like j. Y Callahan, who served
as delegate in congress from Old OK
lahoma; who has campaigned that
part of the state over and over again;
who has been connected with the Far
mers Union and other organizations
and has made good all along the line
will naturally have an advantage over
anyone having only local and limited
acquaintance"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

There is very strong sentiment IN
this county in favor of asking the
county board to extend the time OF pay
ing taxes until August 10. If the peo-
ple had that extension to pay the last
half of the taxes for 1911 it would be
of untold benefit to Craig county BY
that time the crops could be marketed
and the people could ease up little
The matter is worth consideration
and should have attention at once.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

A profit of at least $4,000 a month
comes to Vinita from the wages paid
the men who are employed at the oil
refinery. 100 families are supported
from the wages received by these men,
The business interests of Vinita could
afford to spend one months profits in
the construction of a bridge over Big
Cabin creek at the refinery. This
would not only connect this important
enterprise with Vinita, but would open
up to Vinita a very important farm
ing section. This is at least wortf
considering.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14
DARK HORSE AND FAVoRlTe SON.

The Dark Horse and the .Fayorite Son
We're strolling side by side,
4 roorback and boomerang
Each of them tried to hide,
And they smiled upon the pee.pul' too
with smiles both sweet and wide.
what's that2" exclaimed the Favorite
Son.
The while the breezes bore
sound that could be nothing else
Than the fierce canon's roar,
e 'Tis naaght. Dark Horse gently said
That don't boom any more
They do8ed their hats and bowed be
times
/ As thew walked twenty blocks.
hut now ana then some things oe
Cured
10 give them fearsome shocks.
The Dark Horse said. II cannot stan'
For anything like Knox
Tis beautiful the Fayorits Son
q Observed. TO see the views.
! love to watch the sunset SKY
SO full Of pinks and blues
.Alas,a the Dark Horse mumbied the
There are too many Hughes.
i bat natures blooms, the Dark Hors
aiS said,
Is "That on the Fairbanks sleep
! Are like 4 healthful Beyeridge
<. For those whose thirst won't keep
8. sT fear" remarked the Fayorite So
ii TO dare the Bryany deep
Chicago Post.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Considerable pressure His oeihs
brought 70 bear on the county comnis'
sioners to have the time extended tor
tie anal payment u taxes for 1911.
The financial conditions at this time
tt seems would justify this action
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Reports from the wheat growing sec
lions OF Oklahoma where harvesting
IS now under way, say the yield runs
from 20 to 80 bushels per acre and
that the acreage Is above normal. This
means prosperity in that section most
affected by the drouth last year and
= general Improvement in financial
conditions throughout the state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

President Taft has found other
geological gardens Of cranks' than
Oklahoma recently. and the end is not
yet LET the CALLED jade vince, our
withers are unwrung.'
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The county commissioners IN sew
eral counties in this state have ex-
tended the time for paying the last
half of 1911 taxes without penalty. IN
some instances the time is extended
go days to allow the marketing oil
crops to meet the expenditure II
would certainly ease the farmers oi
Craig county greatly to be allowed
more time. The matter is well worth
the earnest consideration Of the coun
ty board at this time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The galleries viii not get a chance
to cheer the decisions Of the repuoli-
can national committee at Chicago
The shouting viii be over before the
rank and file" arrives.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

If the democrats expect to carry
Craig county at the November cleo
ton there will have to be good aeal
more harmony in the ranks than IS
showing itself at present. II the can
didates are going to devote their time
in lambasting each other the county
Is lost to the republicans already IN
fortunately no one in the democratic
party has power or authority to can
anybody down.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Just one more week until the roar
of the untamed lion hunter viii be
heard in Chicago. There is mitch
speculation as to the nerve OF the y.
o. P. to call tho sluf Of the champion
foar-ausher in the American political
arena.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The proposition to extend the time
Of paying the last half OF lsll taxes
for so days is an exceedingly popular
measure and one that means retiet "
! large number Of Craig county people
Nv the time the additional 50 days ez'
pires nearly every farmer n the eoeh,
trv viii have something to seA ara
be able 10 meet his tax o5lisa;ios-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

er's?' Yes, what's wanted?' is Miss
Angeline there?' Miss Angeline is the
lady who presides over the kitchen
and manipulates the cook stove. or
couse Miss Angie is either in bed or
is at the picture show with another
of her beaus. 1t is pretty difficult un-
der the circumstances to keep a tone
of impatience out of the voice as an
swer is made to these momentous in
ouiries, and to refrain from throwing
the phone out of the wiadow"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The support of every water con
sumer will be lent the members Of the
city council in their efforts to reduce
the exorbitant rates now being
charged.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The failure Of the Akin bill that
sought to destroy IA of the state
schools will bring JOY to many locali-
ties in Oklahoma. The bill should
never be resurneefed again.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Col. Roosevelt said that under no
circumstances would be accept am
other nomination, and it begins to look
like he was phophet at one time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

In the Wilson County Citizens
twenty-five Years Ago" column last
week was this paragraph: Noble L..
Prentis. in the Kansas City Star. closes
his admirable article on Times
Changes with the following para
graph: In Kansas the growth OF the
country-its transformation from wild
nrairie to town and feld-has been at
tended by a corresponding develop
ment of political institutions. Today
the coyote lifts his hungry note TO-
morrow the delegate arises 70 move q
committee on resolutions of which he
will be chairman Today two big bur
falos lock horns on the prairie, to
morrow a convention separates into
two factors 10 gore and gouge eaef
other over majority and minorit!
rero.t. Today the antelope disap
pears out Of gunshot over distan
ridge tomorrow the wan and fadin'
hopes OF a politician vanish Thu
civilization and political institution
advance together, and freedom and th
! real estate business brighten wher
but yesterday was the wilderness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The hospitals of Chicago should en-
large their facilities for caring for the
wounded at the battle of the republi'
can convention
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Press tickets are going to be scarce
at Chicago but the convention VIII De
loud enough to hear 1t from the street.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

It takes good while to organize 2
bolt in the republican party, but when
once organized it's hard to stop.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The arrival OF the American army
in Mexico has already had the enec'
Of quieting things little.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The statewide movement to reduce
taxes in Oklahoma is taking definite
shape, is non-partisan and ras IN II
great possibilities and should have
the hearty cooperation of the people.
The way to reduce taxes is to top on
expenses, and the place to begin is by
cutting down the number of Offices.
The way to get rid of an office is to
abolish it.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The heavy rains that fell over Kan
sas Friday and Saturday would be
welcome in Oklahoma just about now
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Col. Roosevelt can now tell what
sensations the steam roller passing
over a man brings.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Whatever may be the immediate re-
suits Of the Rooseyelt-Taft embroglio,
one thing may be said to have been
accomplished Neither Of them can
be elected president. Roosevelt may
be beatsn. but has prevented TAFT
from Succeeding himself.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

The campaign against kissing has
not entirely stopped the delectable
exercise yet--not yet.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

4 good many people have reluctant
" reached the conclusion that con
gress might as well adjourn for the
summer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-14

Chicago has already been asked 70
call out the police for the TaftRoose-
welt bout.