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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Better Than Darwin And Huxley.

Editor Chieftain: Some time ago |
gave my opinion of the validity of the
Bible. ! either drew upon my assimil-
ated information or quoted from wit
nesses in whom ! have confidence.
find my critic has followed the
same course A careful reading of the
Bible, the Old Testament, and the
New, has convinced me that it is the
inspired word of God. From my stand
point under all circumstances man
go to the Bible and find help. The
bible fits perfectly into human expert
ences. find that the Bible has been
written by many different writer's
widely separated by time. culture.
training and language, SO that it seems
impossible for a collusion to have ex-
listed. SO far as my information goes
il is the most widely read book. be-
ieye the Bible because of its influ-
ence upon the world. by their fruit
YOU shall know them. is the safest
foundation for Judgment ever laid
down.
! believe the Bible because the coun-
tries of the world where the greatest
freedom is enjoyed and the highest
civilization hourishes, and especially
under the teachings of it. AS quote
before, wherever the Bible has gone
IL has sweetened the home, exalted
womanhood, sanctitid the cradle and
redeemed men.
| believe the Bible because of the
character of those who accept it. Ac.
cording to my observation the men in
every community who believe the
Bible and are trying to live by it are
worth more to their communities than
those who deny it.
And again believe it because 1t re-
veals the way Of salvation. am aware
of all the books, and men to which and
whom my critic cited me and could
name several others, but as do not
write in the first place for argument
l will not now. Men differ in con
clusions from the class of evidence
that they accept. intend to measure
my life by the Bible standard, and
trust my eternal destiny on Christ's
plan of salvation
If my critic prefers the Koran and
Darwin to the Bible and Paul con
cede him the privilege. | know moth
ing save that which l have learned.
My opportunities were cut short and
hence | possibly have not acquired the
knowledge Of the great men to whom
my critic refers me, still | have more
faith in my Chrietian mothers advice
than have in that of the Ingersols.
Paynes and others of their kind.
Respectfully,
CAPT WHITE.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
TrueIy Appropriate.

The organist was not lacking in pa
trotism, says the New York Sun, yet
he rebelled when requested to play
The Star spangled Banner" at a
wedding. 1T is not appropriate" he
said. "Ain't it." said the brides faith
er. For this wedding it is the most
appropriate thing you can play. Cut
all the rest of the program IL you like,
but stick to that. had the hardest
kind OF fight to keep Bellies mother
from marrying her off to foreigner.
Between Belle and me we won out for
an American. and If this isn't the time
for The Star Spangled Banner. I'd
ike TO know what is
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
PROTEST OF NEW ZEALAND
Land Of Radical Legislation objects
Because Its Premier Has Ae.
cepted a Baronetcy.

We have, as a nation, been inclineS
to look on the New Zealanders as I
queer lot. But at isst, though ",
have hardly been able % understand
their government OF strongly socialis
tic tendencies. we are able TO under
stand one protest they are raising
Joseph Ward is the premier of the
country. When Dick Seddon was run
ming a pub" and working Ia the
mines In the north island, and Hall
Jones was carpenter. Joe Ward-ii
our memory does not fail us-was
working as a telegraph operator some
where around Christ church or Dune.
din.
Then came that revolution, which
followed the great maritime strike al
most twenty years ago. with the re-
suit that the old Tory party OF land
monopolists was thrown out bodily.
and the butcher, baker and candle
stick maker moved into the old rattle
trap frame parliament building al
Wellington to run the country With
plain. burly Old Dick Seddon and old
Scotch farmer John Mckenzie at the
head OF the machinery. New Zealand
started In on the most radical legis.
lation that the world has seen for
long time. II was we'll suited to New
Zealand and New Zealand was we'll
suited to 1t and though there have
been great failures at certain times
and points, the sum total has been
good.
! In the meantime the character OF
the New Zealand people has changed
People who. when they we're landless
and homeless, were radical enough,
are out-and-out Conservatives now
and are ready to denounce any rad
ical legislation that will affect their
acres or holdings Likewise have the
butcher, baker and candlestick maker
changed. Dick Seldom died true to
his start--a rough miner-but Ward
soon blossomed out as Joseph Ward,
and then, four years ago, he was
knighted. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward
ala not. however, slt well with the
New zealanders. At the recent colo.
NAL conference Sir Joseph accepted a
baronetcy. This was just beyond the
limit for democratic New Zealand for
now the title "Sir" became heredl-
tary. New Zealand has kicked out
hereditary land monopoly and now It
Is up in arms against a hereditary
aristocracy. According to the dis
patches Sir Joseph's political sun Ia
sinking New Zealand prefers to ac-
cept Gladstone and Seddon, who re-
fused such honors. as her examples.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
GROUND HOG DAY
ON BULL CREEK
CONTINUED From Page ore.l

Sir Marmot: If he comes out Of his
den, which may be a hole in the roots
Of tree. and casts glance askance,
and sees his shadow, then he must HE
back home and hibernate for a period
Of six weeks; just because the poor.
reddish. grizzly grey1colored step
brother to the prairie dog happened
not to be blind. But, on the other
hand. should be not see his shadow
on emerging from his home, or upon
his daily promenade on tomorrow, then
everything is well and good, and fair
weather for six weeks is to be the rule
Of the weather god
A Bad Actor at Home.
The ground hog is sometimes known
as the woodchuck. and is closely allied
TO several members of the rodentia,
and while there is little harm about
him, many youth with one 'spender,
would rather boast of being the mas
ter of dog that has the nerve and
strenuosity to pull ground hog from
hole than to be president, for he is
most formidable adversary when pro-
voked at home.
However, much the woodchuck con-
trolls the state of future weather by
being able to discern or not discern
his shadow, the archives of the past
prove good grounds for libel from the
standpoint of Sir Ground Hog.
Tomorrow will tell the tale of
whether he gets to see his "shadder"
or not.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

tainers, yet when they blend their
repertoires, all question of race, color,
creed and condition are forgotten
Jolly" John Larkins and his happy
flock will be the attraction at the
Grand, Friday night. Mr.. Larkins has
just concluded four years contract
as co-star with BLACK Patti"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

We are now ready to issue stock in
our new series and have plenty of
money to loan. It is the desire of the
building and loan officers to offer this
new stock to all odl stockholders first,
and those desiring stock, please call
at the secretary's Office at once.
24O-5 B. A. MCFARLAND, Secretary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Instructive Good Manners.

We sometimes meet an original gen.
tleman, who, if manners had not ex-
listed, would have invented them.-Em.
erson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

Alice-What kind of a girl has Jack
engaged himself to? Rose-Oh, she's
the sort of woman you never dare ask
TO luncheon for fear she'll stay to
dinner.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Attest: b. A. MCFARLAND,
Secretary.


State of Oklahoma, County of Craig, SIS.
Before me. S. E. Ridgway, Notary
rublic, within and for the above nam
ed County and State, personally ap-
peared before me j. W. Craig, Vice
resident, to me well known to be the
identical person who subscribed his
name to the above and foregoing state
ment, and acknowledged to me that
he signed the same, and that the above
statement is true and correct to the
best of his knowledge and belief
Witness my hand and seal as such
Notary Public. this S1st day of Jan
.uary, 1912,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
The Harder Wax.

The way OF the transgressor is hard,
but the way of one against whom he
transgresses is harder.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
No Paper Money In Peru.

Peru is a country without paper
money. Gold, silver and copper coins
are the mediums of circulation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Excess Of proerastination.

Some people put of till tomorrow
the things they should have done last
week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Expectations.

The man who is looking for trouble
generally finds 1t and the one who ex-
poets defeat usually gets a whipping
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Argument Defined

An argument is an effort OF two peo-
pie to keep each other from finding out
the truth.--Life.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

$19.7S6.34


/, j. w. Craig, Vice President Of the
Vinita Building and Loan Association,
of Vinita, Oklahoma, a corporation, do
hereby certify that the above state
ment is true ana correct, as shown by
the books of the said corporation on
the 31st day of January, 1912, to the
best of my knowledge. so help me God.
]. w. CRAIG,
Vice President
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Yinita. Okla. Jan. a1st. 1912.

Statement of the condition of the
Vinita Building and Loan Association
Of vinita, Oklahoma, at the close of
business January S1st, 1912, as rem
dered to the Honorable Secretary of
State for the State of Oklahoma.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

One Method Of Obtaining salt.
In some countries salt is so scarce
that It is obtained through the ashes
OF grasses.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
State Of Oklahoma, County Of Craig, IS.

STATE OF OKIdnOma, County OF Craig, SIS.
Before S. E. Ridgway, Notary Public, within and
for the above named County and State personally appeared
before me w Craig, Vice President we'll known
be the identical who subscribed his the above
and foregoing statement and acknowledged that he
signed the and that the above is and
correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Witness my hand and seal as such Notary Public this
3lst day of January, 1912 S. E. RIDGWAY
My commission expires Sept 30th 1912 Notary Public
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

Epitaph Worth Striving For.
His heart was as great as the world,
but there was no room In 1t 10 hold
the memory OF a wrong.-Emerson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

Our idea Of shame is to ride back to
town in an automobile hitched to a
farm wagon.-Galveston News.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01

Telephone Lines Kept Busy.
A billion talks a year take place
over the telephones OF New York city.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
Value Of the Smile.

There is much religion in q good
smile.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-01
TOTAL. .s1s,7se.s4

|, j. W. Craig, Vice President of the Vinita Building &
Loan Association, of Vnita, Oklahoma corporation do
hereby certify that the above and correct
as shown by the books of said corporation the st day of
January 1872 to the best of my knowledge help God
j. w. CRAIG, Vice President.
Attest:-B A. MCFARLAND, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
brattice cloth to one of the tin,bers,

brattice cloth to one of the tinlbers,
diyerting the foul fumes.
When the towns-people hear Of the
explosion they know too well what it
means. Every means known to rescue
the imprisoned miners is. employed
Mary carries the news to her father,
Old Tom. and he bids her lead him to
the mouth of the shaft, where he i'm
plores the foreman to allow him to de-
scend, saying: THE blind can hear
what the eye cannot see His wish
is granted and he descends with two
miners in safety helmets. Old Tom
will not be hampered with these at
tachments, preferring to depend upon
his past experiences in the mines, APP
pearing to be filled with superhuman
endurance. They press on and on, lea
by the blind miner, who feels the way
to the famished and near dead men,
who are led and dragged to the bot
tom of the shaft, from which they are
lifted and restored to their loved ones.
Martin rushes to Mary's side, follow
ed by Old Tom, who is led by the hand.
Tom is embraced by his daughter and
!! his future son-in-law, while the sur
rounding towns-people cheer and hur-
rah.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Colonial.

Lock at this thrilling picture. com
ing soon at the Colonial theatre,
watch this paper for date: 1.-THE
Blind Miner sensational yitagraph
picture taken 500 feet down lin the
deep, dark dungeons of the coal mines
in the face of danger and death, ex-
plosions and thrilling rescues. "Old
Tom the blind miner, lives with his
daughter Mary, who is courted by
Martin West, an Industrious miner.
On his way to work Martin stops to
see Mary, and steals from her a
kiss, which is overheard by Old Tom S
keen ear
Martin, with the rest of the miners,
descends the shaft and they are seen
picking into the great black sides OF
their chamber, when the dull, sicken-
ing sound of an explosion is heard.
Quick as a fash Martin and his as
sociates beat hasty retreat, trying
to escape from the fatal gases which
are fast filing the mine. Reaching a
corner In the mine, they fasten a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
just Try A Ten Cent
Box of Cascarets
Insures You for Months Against a
Sick Headache, BlIousness, Con-
stipation or Bad Stomach.

Put aside-just once-the Salts,
Cathartic Pills, Castor Oils or purga-
tive waters which merely force a
passageway through the bowels, but
do not thoroughly cleanse, freshen
and purify these drainage or aliment-
airy organs, and have no effect what.
ever upon the liver and stomach.
Keep your inside organs pure and
fresh with Cascarets, which thorough
ly cleanse the stomach, remove the
undigested, sour and fermenting
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out of
the system all the decomposed waste
matter and poisons in the intestines
and bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-neyer grippe, sicken
and cost only 10 cents box from
your druggist. Millions Of men and
women take Cascaret now and then
and never have Headache, Biliousness
coated tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stom
ach or Constipated bowels, Cascarets
belong in every household. Children
Just love to take them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
WOMAN ASSAULTS
ANOTHER WOMAN
Which Results in the Arrest of Her.
self and Observation-Disclosures
Discharged.

Mrs. Lena Griffin is in trouble
again and has drawn her husband, Eu.
gene Griffin, into the police net. In
complexion they are colored and their
actions also appear to be little
smoky. They never arrived in the
city" but rather blew in short time
ago The husband is from Canton
and the wife is supposed to have
blown here from Des Moines. Lena
got into trouble with the laws of
Iowa and was accused 1t was sup
posed and desired that she should
leave town Saturday, but instead Went
into hiding in Rag Alley, on Ninth
street, taking first floor rooms at the
domicile of Mrs. Faye Carter. About
7:30 last night on the demand that
Lena ''yamoose the ranch" by Mrs
Carter, the first floor roomer became
intensely angry, lifted an iron poker
high in the air and with vengeance
in her eye and nostrils she brought
the poker down with much violence
on the head of the landlady. making
a bleeding scalp wound. Not content
with this display of her desperate
fighting qualities. she seized lighted
lamp which she sent at Mrs. Carter
This morning when the police found
Lena for the purpose of arrest, hel
husband appeared on the scene and
became exceedingly ugly and insoleni
the result that Eugene who had no
been connected with the fierce doings
of his wife up to this time was kindl,
invited to keep step with his Lena OF
the road to the calaboose, which hi
did, and they were both locked up fol
future appearance before his honor
Judge Mcnamara.
| Sterling Hawkins, charged with ut
tering and issuing a false paper wa.
before the court this morning and hi.
case was dismissed on motion OF tn,
complainant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28

Commissioner Thomas P. Gray was
veil pleased today with conclusions
reached at the Chicago meeting yes
terday and so expressed himself when
i Gate City reporter showed him a
copy Of the special dispatch from
Mayor ]. F. Elder, outlining in brief
that which the railroads desired in
Ordinance NO. 1888 and the conces-
slons which the city has made.
On the other hand Joseph H. Nc
Kamara. of ]. G. Hubinger Bros. Co.,
when the dispatch was read to him
over the telephone, stated that pass
Ing OF the revised ordinance by the
city would not interfere in the least
with the Green petition.
"Will the petition for a referendum
on the question be filed?" he was
asked.
Our petition has been signed by
many people and we expect to file 1t
at an early date in order to have a
referendum on it at the election on
March %. That was our original
plan and I see nothing that will inter
fere However, before / could com
ment on the revision must read your
telegram.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28

to contend with such as wharf rats
and youngsters running around on the
streets when they should be at home.
Keokuk should adopt the curfew law.
Every town this size and up enforces
it. Look at Des Moines the largest city
in the state, they have curfew a,
8 O'Clock when all children are off OBJ
the street unless accompanied by their
parents. The sooner Keokul1 adopts
this law the better. Then we officers
can do something with the children.
VIM. JOHNSON,
Special officer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
COULD NOT WRITE.

Versailles, Ky.-Mrs Elisha Green,
of this place, says, Il could not write
all the different pains ] had. when
/ first tried Cardui could scarcely
walk. Now ! am able to run the
sewing machine and do my work; and
my neighbors tell me the medicine
must be good, for look SO much bet
ter" Cardni is a specific, pain-relev-
ing, tonic remedy, for women. In
the past SO years. it has been found
to relieve women's unnecessary pains,
and female misery, for which over a
million suffering women have success
fully used it. Try Cardui for your
troubles. 1t will help you At the
nearest drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
BROWN rs READY
TO SIGN CONTRACT
Cub Star Will Play With Chicago
Team This Year Unless Deal
With Al Tearney Goes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. IS
Mordecai Brown today admitted he is
about ready to afiix his signature to
a contract which will insure his APP
pearance on the west side in Chicago
at least one more year. Brown, how
ever, qualified his statement.
IF my deal with AL Tearney for the
two new cafes goes through he said,
IN not play baseball this year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Five and Ten Cent Fire.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Two persons,
man and woman, We're seriously
hurt today by jumping from the sec
ond story of the building occupied by
the j. T. Casey Five and Ten cent
store when fire cut off escape by the
stairway. The building was complete
ly Quilted and fifty persons in the
store and building We're thrown into
a panic. Many had narrow escapes
and were rescued by firemen. The
loss is small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
AMERICANS AND
MEXICANS MIX
CONTINUED from page l..

on them and the Mexicans asser.. they
We're enroute to join the Zapatistas in
southern Mexico.
They are charged with beiny OIL
laws and were taken to Aqua Prieia,
Mexico, by train last night. A large
force of soldiers started to march
with them to Cananea as soon as they
arrived, but the belief at Dohglas is
that they will be shot enrouta. ls the
Mexicans do this without giving The
men trial, the Americans at Doug
las are determined to cross the border
and fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
CHICAGO Live stock.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2s-Hog receipts
$4,000 market slow Mixed and butch
ers, s62o@6.5212 good heavy, s6.25@
655; rough heavy, sG25@655; light,
$615@6.50; pigs, s4.60@6.2O.
Cattle receipts 10000; market quiet
Beeves, s51o@S.65 COWS and heifers
S2.25@6S0: stoekers and feeders
$4.1096.3o: Texans, st7o@6oo;
calves. s5.75@S,25.
Sheep receipts 25,00o; market slow
Native. s3.4o@490; western, s3.S0d
$50; lambs, s4.5O@7Oo; western
$5.00@Tlo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
No New Concessions.

This is practically what Mayor FL
der went over to Chicago prepared to
concede,' said Commissioner Gray af-
ter perusing the Chicago dispatch.
However, will say that the time
limit having to do with the tracks
asked by the Wabash is longer than
We at first intended. Our plan was to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The wheas
market took an almost sensational rise
today following what were looked upon
as bearish reports of yesterdays hoif-
day. Reports of smaller receipts in the
northwest and general short cover
ing movement in Argentine markets,
We're the controlling factors in fixing
the trend of today's trading. Demand
for future and for immediate deliver
lies were heavy.
/ There was less activity In the corn
trade than for many days. Prices We're
firm and on increasing demand in the
late trading substantial gains were
made. Outside reports from all dis.
tricts indicate large orders for late
feeding and farmers are said to be
almost through selling.
Oats started weak but developed
pfirmer tone in sympathy with other
grains. A. slight increase in price was
brought about almost whoL- by shors
covering after the rise in wheat.
The provision trade was quiet but
very firm. Prices made large advances
from Mondays close. The buying was
principally by shorts driven to cover
through substantial increases in prices
on the hog market.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Wants curfew Law.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
What Keokuk is in need of as vel,
as anything is a curfew law. have
agitated the same for some time ano
it should be taken up and put into
force at once. Now is the time when
things look bright for the making OF
a city. No one knows what l have