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The Coconino sun., 1912-05-10
Kansas City Market Letter
(By J. A. Rickart, correspondeno

Kansas City Stock Yards, May 6, IoI2. Light receipts of cattle here last week and good demand from killers was a combination that gave the market an uplift of 25 to 40 cents. Fed steers made the greatest gain, particularly medium grades, which kind are selling higher than they have sold in forty years, or since the recon struction days following the civil war; Top steers have sold at higher figures than at present, though several lots sold today here at $50 to 8.7o, unequalled previously this year. The supply today is between seven and eight thousand head here, the market strong and active. Supply figures for the year to date at the five leading markets of the country show only six per cent. decrease from same period last year, which does not furnish an explanation for the advance of forty per cent. in values in the same time. Hogs and sheep have increased at the same markets so far this year, over last year, which renders the explanation still more inadequate. Evidently the consuming popula- ton has gained several laps on production of meats more than has been suspected. Distant ter ritory continues to send in cattle, else the shortage at Kansas City would be much greater than it is. Bulk of the native steers sell at 7.25 to $50, sugar beet steers 7.25 to $40, hay fed steers 7.oo to 7.oo South Texas grass steers 500 to Goo, quarantine fed steers up to 8.25, top native cows 7.25, stock steers 500 to 6.75, feeders Gas to 7.I5.
 Hog supplies are showing un- expected volume lately, the run last week aggregating 50, ,ooo head here. Receipts today amount to 1000 head, one thousand more than the first estimate, and I3,ooo are expected for tomorrow. The increase in supplies is common at all the market points, and the situation became top heavy last week, resulting in a net loss of 30 cents in values for the week. Prices are steady today, top 7.7o, bulk of sales 7.45 to 7.65. The estimate for tomorrow here is moderate, and should it be cor rect, and typical of runs elsewhere as we'll, an upturn in prices would naturally result.
 Few sheep and lambs came in last week after Thursday, a for tunate circumstance for shippers, as the market was being under mined the last days of the week. But the blow fell all the harder today, when the run of I5,ooo head consisting of varied as- sortment is selling 25 to 75 cents under last Thursday. The best wooded lambs only reached o.5o today, and good clippers stopped at 8.5o, fair ones going at 7.5o. Choice Texas wethers sold at 6.Io today, nearly dollar under last Tuesday, and goats were being hawked about the sheep yards with small chance of selling, even at sharply reduced values, up to noon. Buyers threaten still more punishment later this week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
GIVING THE PLUG HIS DUE
steadypolna, Sensible Qualities Are
Not Always Accorded the Rseoa-
milton That They Deserve.

Don't make fun of the plug. He may
be slow and awkward and never get
to the stable until dark, but he is the
fellow who In the end will bring home
the coin, says Kansas City writer.
The plug horse that pulls the lister
all day In the field puts more money
in the bank for the honest farmer
than tho race horse that goes out and
turns half In 0: so nat and then loafs
for two weeks waiting for another
race to be matched. The old plug
goes out in sunshine and storm and
pulls in n few dollars every week, but
the race horse waits for the day when
the track is good and then generally
loses more than he wins. The steady
old plug keeps the wolf from the door,
while the race horse causes tho mort.
gage to be foreclosed.
just so with the man. Pin your
faith to the plug who keeps eternally
at it; the fellow who gets up every
morning and does so much and is
ready to do II again next day. lie
lays up more shining dollars in the
bank than the swift sport who lies
around all summer waiting for luck
to come along and turn stream of
silver into his pocket One cackling
Plymouth Rock hen is worth a dozen
screaming eagles when 1t comes to
paying OF the mortgage The plug
Is the fellow who steadies the ship
and acts as ballast when the boat be-
gins to rock The plug Is the fellow
who lives contentedly and long and
when he passes away the local paper
says, 'He leaves his family in com.
portable circumstances.
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VIE who 10 Past Redemption.

"Dar amt no hope for muh wife,
with a downward infection remarked
Did Brother Roorback. de lady is
lone headed straight for de Pit O. Taw-
nent, and dar amt no resumption for
aer. She's gone!
She's a Campbellite, sab, whilst rs
shoutin' Meferdist, muhse'f. Well,
lis mawnin' at breakfast we got to
sputin' bout de merits o. dem two
,reeds, and says: wy, loogy, yuh,
lady! AS mattuh o. fact dem fetch
laked Campbellites amt got no sense,
and ! kin prove it, She was uh-pou'in'
ie syrup on her buokwheat cakes at
10 time. II day had any sense dey
wouldn't be Campbellltes! says /.
And how did she answer the sockdol-
ager? Huhi-she grabbed up dem
:akes wild de syrup on 'em and slap
ped 'em in muh face Yassahl-slung
de whole drlppin' bizness right smack
In muh countenance! And isn't gwine
TO show her de Juror o. her ways no
mo-, needer. She's dess halter go
down to det pit widout muh 'sistance;
and | hopes twill be lesson to her,
200, sahi"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
Explosion Of a Flower.

Sometimes the floral spathe OF a
great palm tree will fly open with a
sound like detonation in mine.
Such an event occurred In the botan-
ical garden In Algiers recently. The
spathe, nearly three feet long, was
projected to great distance, and for
some moments the head of the palm
tree was wreathed with golden dust
formed Of the debris OF the flower. The
suns heat had roasted the flower to
the color Of rust The director OF the
garden explained the explosion as be-
ing due to fermentation in the flow
er caused by the extraordinary dry
ness of the air A violet sirocco had
Just passed In Algeria ostrich eggs
explode In the same way and from q
like cause Harpers Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
DESTROY CHlNcH BUGS AND SAVE
THE CROPS.
A Proclamation.


Whereas, Chinch bugs caused serious
damage in 1912 in several Of the most
important wheat growing counties of
Oklahoma, and, whereas, hosts of these
tand other destructive bugs and insects
Iare safely passing the winter under
the dead grass and trash of the fields,
and unless we have unusual condi-
Itions a horde of these pests will de-
Ivelop which will destroy half of the
wheat, oats corn, kafir corn, and for
age crops of the state next season, and
the corn worm and cotton boil worm
win, if left unmolested, multiply great
ly and damage these crops Also upan
all of which the states prosperity
rests:
Now, therefore, realizing the import
ance of Immediate action to insure the
crops against destruction next season,
/ hereby designate and appoint the
week, beginning Monday, December 30.
1912, as bug-killing week and call upon
all farmers and those living in the
towns and cities to cooperate in the
burning OF all grass and weeds along
fence rows and in fields, meadows,
pastures, and protected spots in yards,
gardens and orchards, and upon all
road supervisors throughout the state
to have burned all hiding places for
Chineh bugs and other harmful in
sects along every road, and particularly
along fences and beside culyerts.
In testimony whereof( have here
unto set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the state to be hereto fixed at
the capitol, in the city of Oklahoma
City, this thirteenth day of December.
a. d., 1912
LEE GRUCE, Governor
BENJAMIN +. HARRISON,
Secretary Of State.
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make winter homes in grass and weeds
along fence rows and in meadows,
pastures and protected spots in yards,
gardens and orchards They live
through the winter close to the ground
in these places and repeated expert
ments made in Kansas show that if
their shelter places are burned to the
ground at a time when the grass and
trash is dry and at least 9S5 out of
every 1000 bugs are killed and the
remainder left unprotected.
All hiding places throughout the af-
|fected territory must be burned. If
the bugs are destroyed on one farm
and not on the neighbors' farms, they
spread to the farm where the trash
was burned If all bugs are destroyed
lin school district and not in adjoin-
ing districts, they will spread to cover
both.
If bugs are destroyed ON the farms
and left unmolested in trash in the
city gardens and yards they will spread
ito the farms.
Insect pests that injure cotton and
other crops live through the winter in
grass and trash the same as the Chinch
bugs, and can be destroyed by burning
in the same way as the Chinch bugs.
1t is therefore advisable that all trash
and grass be burned in all parts Of
the state except the grass that must
be used for winter feed in large pas.
lures.
All places of business and schools
should be closed on some day during
the week beginning December 80. 1912.
The people in town should burn all
trash and grass that may shelter
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
MADE HIM GOOD AMERICAN
Ect of Wise Father That Kept His
Boy in the Path of His
Birth and Duty.

1t is claiming rather a great deal to
say that child's whole future career
may depend upon the hearing of a
tory! But, unquestionably, it is true.
A boy | know, whose parents we're
obliged to live In England during two
oI his early years-from the time he
was eight until he was ten-said to
his father one day: Am ! an Eng
lishman, an American, or haven't /
my country at all?"
His father loyal American, startled
it this question, read to the boy "A
Alan Without a Country"
You are an American" he told the
boy. Never forget that"
The boy, now man, is just about TO
enter the United States army Much
Of his life has been passed in other
countries but he is an American.
Il think | might have become an
EnGlishman, or man with no partic.
ular loyalty to any flag" he said re-
Gently, had it not been for the story
of A Man Without a Country which
my father read to me when was a
little boy in England. / didn't under.
stand all Of it, but | understood
enough to keep me forever loyal to
the land of my birth, no matter where
! might happen to be growing up
Elizabeth McCraeken in the Home
Progress Magazine.
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The Chinct bugs caused serious dam
|age in 1912 in several of the most i'm
|portant wheat growing sections Should
conditions be favorable for the iD
crease of these pests next spring and
summer, there are a sufficient number
now wintering along the fence rows
and in patches of grass to develop into
horde that will destroy half the grain
corn, kafir corn and forage crops OF
the state next season. The Chinch
bugs left unmolested this winter form
the most serious menace to all the
grain and feed crops of the state and
through these to every business inter.
est in the state.
They can be almost entirely destroy.
ed and practically all losses from them
be prevented, provided all punches of
grass and weeds that harbor them
through the winter in all parts of the
state be burned at once and these
pests and their winter quarters be de.
stroyed
The Chinch bugs start feeding and
breeding early in the spring in the
young wheat and oats. They multiply
with great rapidity and just before
harvest time, if conditions are favor
able, they are in such numbers as to
destroy much of the small grain When
the grain fields are harvested, the
Chinch bugs leave them an dattack
the corn, kafr corn and forage crops
and injure them as much or worse
than the wheat
At the beginning Of cold weather, the
Chinch bugs leave the corn fields and
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Chnch bugs and then should go out
and help the farmers to burn all hid
ing places for Chinch bugs on the
farms. Particular attention should be
given to vacant lots and to non-resi.
dent lands and to all fence rows and
roadsides.
Road masters should have burned
all hiding places for Chinch bugs along
every road and railroads should take
special pains to burn all hiding places
along their rights Of way, particularly
along fences and beside culverts.
The burning should be done on
day when there is little wind and the
grass is dry, and particular attention
should be given to having the burning
extend close to the ground.
Newspapers of the state are request
ed to urge the necessity of this burn
ing. Farmers are urged to cooperate
with each other and with business
men to see that the burning of all
trash that will protect insects through
the winter is done in every part of the
state. Banks, millers, grain dealers.
buyers of cotton, merchants and all
other business and professional men
are asked to cooperate to the fullest
extent in this movement. Every teach
er in the state is requested to secure
the cooperation Of students and pupils
If all the people of the state will
Join during the week designated to
make this burning thorough, their eff
forts will add many million dollars to
the income of the farms in 1913 and
will affect favorably the prosperity of
every man, woman and child in the
state
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21

There were three more marriage Ii.
.censes issued today to: A. Beal Ian.
nier, age p, of Valley Wen, Texas, and
Miss Nellie Maloney age 10, of Blue.
jacket This marriage will occur in
Bluejaeket tonight Mr.. Eddie Moore,
age -. of Nevada, Mo-, and Miss
Myrtle Williams, age II, of Vinita,
We're married this afternoon by County
Judge S. T. Parks. license was
granted to Lucian b. Butler and Miss
Ruth Lillian Day, ages "a and 19 re-
spectiyely, both residing in Big Cabin.
The marriage will take place there to-
night
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21

Good taste is the most delicate and
refined philosophy of action and man.
ners. and comes from high noble
mind being acted upon by good breed
ing in the home. In the first place and
In early good, kind, gentle surround
lngs. Lincoln was the son of poverty,
was master of good taste. but all his
infancy was enfolded in goodness, gen
tleness and Quaker.like peace. Good
taste, like humor, it a great saving
salt and is the most delicate product
Of the times. A great coarse mind
may have wit and humor, say, like
Aristophanes, bat II takes a truly
grand. noble mind to have in manners
the good taste of Washington, Lincoln
and Jackson The manners of Jack
son where women and children were
concerned were without compare and
this day they loom up as a good light
IN the greatest republics history.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
Trylno His Own Hand

John said the minister of a
Scotch parish, Il fear you are growing
remiss in your religious duties ]
have not seen you in the kirk these
three Sundays" NO" answered
John. its no that I'm CROWN re
miss: I'm just tinkerin' away VII my
soul masel Methodist Recorder.
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Wonder What Made Her Do III

"A very singular incident happened
at the theater last night
Yes? What was it?"
"A beautiful girl came in wearing
gorgeous gown"
But what was singular about that?''
why, she came in fully fifteen min
utes before it was time for the show
to begin"
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that is at once transparent: aud de-
hIhtful She IL as simple as n Guild
and as happy. She IS frankly stout.
without tho least cnoT, u couccai .;
change the fact.
She is openly IN love with .hc Goon
things OF iife--w.th houut,tnl cinii,,s
and Jewels and wealth. she is MS
naive In ncr enjoyment Of admiration
ana n tactlul 20 npiuarnJ az i schocl
g.rl would be. Ana she always is
Laughing. One "a amt recall Acr VIVA
personally wtthJnt yht' sudden. .ril-
liant smile TINT tnda always ~ rip
pie OF laughter !; msr-y and care free
rs child's.
And her gift of aonaa WY one
never thinks OF her that KAY, any
more than one thui.a 81 a!=nt!ng,..a
as gifted. or a nnrhughrd p"sa-ss.ns
n genius TGtraZ..ri sings because she
cannot help It. /, was lRrvt;rnle that
she should be an opera 'ussn tnr ,his
old world OF ours $ uaY>r cheated out
Of voice thar rctl@ WANTS to
hear Bu, II she hah np- discovered
her own genius ard y 10 ona else had
discovered IL, one caauUt even remote
~ Imagine init she womb not have
sung.
The diva's mother was singer of
genius. her father was musician. and
all of her sisters have really bcaut-
full voices. Madame says that one of
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Censors Continuous performances
are given each afternoon and night.
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why TETRAzzINI
IS COLORATURA
Famous Sopranos VOICE Has
Greater Compass Than Any
MuUlcal Instrurncnt,

Ahe word 'nuloratura" up appl,,d IT.
sopranos IL arousinS5 uuusual ,u,or,a,
avs eStct meaning IL lost uppu IN,
sfS"S ih"e@es. even among many who
arc allaohSd TO muslv, a pe,,era,;en
eRo' i'atti wac cons ,devri The pr,at
eeS soprano, Just Why, w7,a not pyn-
erai'S KNOWN She wns q .colar.tur.,
soprano,
III connection with Chc work al
Alad"no Luisa rctraGsiGg, who viii hc
ncnrH an concert hurc on ncSt 'rhurs-
any evening at tho city Auditorium,
sha "ofd !s used cuut!nuouSiy Th-
noprunos are divided Into ro,oratura.
iyrlo' dramatic aud inozEo. The cuior:-
!ura soprano has thropt which has
Tue virtues or many musical iuat:u-
menus. TctrHzzlni for iuslsncf, hu., ~
Voice Which las tho disability or tho
mute It's connpaEs Is much greater
than that OF either the nute Or any
other musical instrument. In tbs In
srlcate passages from tho grand urt1
or Lucia" for example, tho Bamut OF
the instrument Is tried in following
me BcoTe. Tetrezzini sings us II wLs
written, an ambition which only l'att.
essAyeo among sopranos. In ia. hur-
ried ana complex stacca' tails and
guns OF the score IT is difficult 10 tell
The voice from the notes vi the nute.
Madame Totrazzini VIII res. until
hec' appearance here. ana. as usual.
Will bring with her coutl,any Of ex-
ceptional merit, among them botng L
hnutist a pianist and the eminent
baritone. Avery Bclvor
AZ great critic has said
Tulsa TetrazEiai has !, r!.uNillitv
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her sisters. the wife of Maestro Cam
panini. would have been one Of the
greatest singers of her day, II her
domestic tendencies had not been SO
strong.
Madame Tctrnzz!nl made her frs,
appearance al the age of twenty. but
with the initiative and confidence of
youth. she refused TO he owned body
and soul by the agei.t system Of Italy,
and so began her career unherglded to
the world and working alone. Her
present manager found ner singing in
Mexico City, induced ner to come TO
the Ti"oli Opera House, Sal. Francisco.
and since then her rise to the worid
OF fame and fortune has been re-
markuble.
And what famo anu fortune is
more descTSed-shc puts the sorrow
and tenderness ana happiness. too, OF
life into one little word and calls 1t
song
Madame Tetrazz.ni will give on
Thursday evening among other num-
berg. tho famous Mad Scene from
Lucia" and the caro- Nome from
"R.go!etto." She VIII also incl Ide sew.
erul songs in English, one having beer
written especially for her by Victor
Herbert,
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wavcs with foam serves only to en-
nance the animation OF the splendid
spectacle.
The realism Of the scenes which Mr.
Howe viii present al the Academy on
Friday. and Saturday, and. Saturday
matinee cannot be described. There is
fascination in these portentous ships
OF limitlcss strength that makes every
true American heart beat faster be-
cause of the patriotism they inspire.
New wonders of the Grand River
Canon, Colorado; superb views show
ing the adventures Of three Alpine
climbers In ascending majestic peaks
to points above the clouds; the flight
of u hydroplane through water and
air; pictorial tour revealing the
shrincs OF art and history in Rome.
Pisa and Florence; the marble quar-
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has hardly gone when rapa Stewart
cautiously encrges from his room in
evening dress, listens at the other
doors and with the remark, every
body sleeps but father" sails out of
the house to meet Il couple of chorus
girls. No sooner has he gone. how
ever. than BERTHE, his innocent and
unsophisticatcd son, crceps from his
room, tiptoes to the doors of his father
and his cousin Percy. and prepares to
leave the house BERTHE is hard push
ed for mony. His fnther allows him
but So month. hardly enough with
winch to entertain after the fashion
of his elders. Ills eye catches sight of
beautiful loving cup which his
father has received only that day rs Il
token Of appreciation and proudly left
on the top of tho piano for exhibition
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to study singing. and the life ne led
while there was the cause of him be-
coming cstranged from his father, i
colonel In the Italian army. His
musical education complete. he started
out on the broad highway Of the
world secure in the belief that no
could earn :. living witt. his deep, rich
baritone voice. and he has. For in ad-
dition TO seeing many strange lands
and peoples, he has for three seasons
been with the Metropolitan Opera
Company of New York.
Billy Mack and Nora Worth, two
late musical comedy stars, will supply
the comedy feature of the bill. They
essay Il little sketch called tho Scotch
man and the Yankee Girl which IL
tocming over with the quintessence Of
bright dialogue.
The Five Musical DurandsN will Offer
novel musical and dancing act. This
act is built along the Closest lines OF
refinement, and is said to be thorough
~ enjoyable. and each or the artists
Is an accomplished musician.
Motion pictures OF the very highest
order will BIC shown In each perform
ancc. III tho photoplays have been
passed by the National Board OF
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ADJUSTMENTS
Continued From Third page1

Continued From Third PascD
TO accompany The Secretary of the
Navy, George Won l.. Meyer. on the
official reviewing ship, Dolphin.
From this commanding position the
fleet WAS acknowledgements as IL rest
I'd at anchor while the Dolphin steam
ed through the triple columns of grim
DrcadrouGht1 moro powerful than any
other warsh!ps in the world.
More than twenty seven miles of
hnttlcsh!ps, cruisers, torpedoboats, de-
stroycrs ana submarincs-all OF them
ga!ly adorned In run dress''-were re-
viewed.
While The first days scenes Of T..
review promise thrills OF admiration,
the climax comes in the views shown
when the mighty armada weighs
anchor and the stately procession
sweeps down the Hudson at full speed.
y hfty knot gale which crested the
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scenes of The Girl In the Taxi" the
merry sensation from Paris Bcriin,
New York. Chicago and Boston. which
comes to the Bijou Theatre for an en-
gaGement of one week beginning 10
morrow night occurs at the end of the
first act. The scene represents the
home of John Stewart. on Riverside
Drive. New York. The hour is about
II o'clock, and every one has said good
night and retired To their rooms. The
lights are turned out by French
maid. and the moonbeams stream in
through the windows opening onto lnc
vcranda. All is quiet.
suddenly 4 door opens. and Percy
Peters. Mr.. Stewards nephew, from
Philadelphia, who has come TO New
York for throat treatment and Is sup