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Evening journal., 1912-01-12

Young" Ritchie Of Brooklyn, today
holds the knock down record. He took
Jack Dorman's place in what was to
have been a ten-round fight at the
Fordon A. c. last night, his opponent
being young eastman. In three
rounds Richie was knocked down
nine times, the tenth time sending him
10 sleep. s
Evening journal., 1912-01-12

Mike Gibbons, champion welter
weight will reach New York on Tues
day from ST. Paul to prepare for his
ten-round fight at the Fairmont A. G.
on January % with Jack Denning- A
slashing battle is expected, as Denning
recently disposed of Marcel Moreau,
the French champion without trouble.
Evening journal., 1912-01-12

Yerger's 419 Shipley street. for Pic
lures. Frames and Artist supplies
Evening journal., 1912-01-12

Yanley S,.-wartz, a Philadelphia
lightweight and Paul Sikora, Of De-
troit. will meet at Cleveland on Janu-
ary p. They will weigh 1873 pounds at
4 80 o'clock and fight twelve rounds.
Bobby Reynolds, a feather weight. OF
Philadelphia, is in Cleveland seeking
q match with Johnny Kilbane.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
"sUPEs" ROSE TO OCCASION
Manager Threw Real Money on stage
and tho Mob Scene Became at
Once Realistic.

"Stage money" that commodity
which has been the butt of jokes for
generations, may soon lose its signif-
cance II the example just set by one
manager Is followed generally.
This wise individual Is going to put
on new play very soon and re-
hearsals are now in progress. There is
q mob scene in the play and the hero
at critical moment throws a handful
of money to the crowd.
When rehearsals first began the
stage manager found much difficulty in
getting the necessary ginger" into the
scene, as the supernumerarie did not
show any great enthusiasm in scram-
bling for the coin. They knew its real
value.
Then bright idea struck the man
ager. He knew that as thespians get
no salary while rehearsing they are
sometimes hard up. so he decided to
mix some real money with the stage
article that is thrown to the crowd
The effect was magical. The scram-
BILE is so realistic that the manager Ia
looking forward anxIously to the first
night to see the effect on the audi
ence. But those who read this will
know the real secret of the wonderful
acting"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Drop the Eratern.lfIas

The new Superintendent of Schools
of Washington. Dr. William NJ. David.
son, has commenced probe into the
fraternal organizations Of the District
of Columbia. and It Is to be hoped that
his probe win reach down into the
heart Of the affair and get results.
There was good deal of scandal
talked in connection with high school
fraternities last year. and. in fact. all
OF the social organizations or the
schools came IN for scoring. DR. Da.
yidson says:
! would say that the aricter gov
eminent OF high school societies by
school officials will result in the bet
terment Of the organizations. Secret
societies are capable OF great good or
great bad. according to the boys who
are allowed to enter them II will
probably be recommended that secret
societies be allowed to continue in
high schools under the advisory su.
pervision OF teachers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

The rate at which some birds can
migrate under favorable conditions is
extraordinary, and as one listens to
their plaintiye cries coming from the
darkness overhead it is difficult to
realize that In few hours these same
birds may be within the arctic circle
and little later may be even cross,
ing the pole itself. -. Less is
known of the actual dates of the de-
parture of the migratory birds in au
tumn than OF those OF their arrival
earlier In the year. and this for obvi-
GUS reasons. The way In which our
most charming songsters silently
skulk out of the country in the autumn
is very different from that in which
they make their triumphal entry in
the spring when every wood and copss
resounds with their melodies Wind
sor Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
LIFE, THE UNs0LyED RIDDLE
Its Elements Remain Unchanged,
However Man Has JugpIed With
Their Compounds.

Realismg Naturalism? symbolismf
Observation-Disclosures much OF It
without end Life Is and remains
Life, ever old yet ever new, and the
elements Of Life likewise remain un-
changed. however audacious man may
juggle with their compounds, mix
them In wrong proportion and. In the
end, even please. himself with the
idea that he has kneaded out OF his
patent labeled mixture an entirely
new mass Of flesh and blood and
soull
Life This life OF ours that Is con-
ceiyed in the desires of the flesh,
born at the command Of souls. the
cause OF which lies deep In human
pain or In an overwhelming surcharge
Of human joy-it is a tear; and like
tear It is a prism. through which,
when the bright sun falls upon It. We
may see the elemental colors in all
their beauty. provided We know. n
truth. how to see: but In heavy
weather and devastating storms, such
as surround the majority of mankind.
1t becomes clouded, dim. Opaque; and,
thus clouded. thus Opaque. 1t Offers
alas! to disappointed Humanity the
eternal, unsolved riddle Of existence.
MARY e. Waller, in "A Year Out OF
Life"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Ths Nerve Of Hsrl

Not long ago a woman reporter was
busily engaged in scribbling her
copy" on street car on her way to
the Office from the scene OF her work.
She was listing a number OF the peo-
pie who had been present when she
was surprised to have perfect
stranger sitting in the seat with her
Tap her on the shoulder. beg her par
don, and tell her that one of the
names she was writing was mis-
spelled.
Il have often found people reading
over my shoulder in the street car
the reporter said in telling of it. hut
that was the first one who has had
the impudence to comment to me upon
what she read"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Eyeslaht Of the Mouse.

How much does g mouse sees To
look at a mouse. one would .hink that
sight counted for great deal In it's
life: but experiments go to show that
this is only true within certain limits.
Mice are good at distinguishing diff
ferent degrees Of Humiliation and diff.
ferent colors (preferring red and vel
low to blue and greepl. and they are
quick to detect movem ents: but they
have little sense = form and little
binoculaF vision. scroseopic study
shows that the retina has no rods"
and 40 'foveA"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Couldn't BE Too carsfnI.

The popular author entered the pub.
lisher's sanctam seething with indig.
nation
What's this hear-you want some
alterations in my manuscript" he de.
manded i've made some lihelous
statements. have Il where?-
You have =" ssid the publisher. calm
~ Here. on page 80. ron say your
heroine. who lives In Manchester.
cIutched the air convulsively.
Well, what's wrong with that?~ de
manded the irase writer
Aud, then" went on the uan who
objected on page 20. only two min
utes later, you say the heroine went
and washed her hands. It's a libel on
the Mudchester air. sir.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24


The number OF institutions can
vassed was 372: the number OF In
sane persons in the institutions on
January 1. 1910. was 1s7,454; the num-
Der admitted during 1910 was 60,60s;
and the number discharged In that
year was $3.50. At the last special
United States census OF the insane
the population in insane asylums on
January l. 1904. numbered 150.151.
and the number of persons committed
TO insant asylums during the year
was 1892. Therefore, in the six
years. from 1904 to 1910, there was
an increase of 37.303. or 24S per cent
In the number Of patients confined In
insane asylums; and an increase Of
1O,9S1, or 22.1 per cent. In the num-
Der annually OF S7.30S in the popula-
ton in insane asylums taking place
In six years is an annual increase OF
5000
While the population Of the United
states increased about II per cent In
the interval between 1904 and 1910,
the population In insane asylums In
creased about 25 per cent The num-
Der Of insane in asylums per 100000
population increased from 1852 in
1904 to 203.s in 1910 The number OF
persons annually committed to hos
pitals for the insane per 100000 popu.
latfon increased from 615 In 1904 to
65.s In 1910. II these ratios are ac-
cepted as representing insanity rates,
II would appear that the number OF
persons becoming insane, in com
munity comprising 100000 persons.
was greater by "A In 1910 than 1t was
In 1904.
1t must be remembered. however,
that these figures include only the IN
sane who are committed to hospitals.
As to the number Of cases OF insanity
not resulting in commitments to hos
pitals, the census has no data. II Is
entirely possible that the Increase In
the number OF commitments per 100.-
600 population is not due to any con
siderable degree to an increased
prevalence of insanity. but simply to
the extension of this method Of caring
for the insane.
The state which. in proportion to
Its population. has the largest num-
Der OF Insane reported In institutions
on January |. 1910. was Massachn-
setts. with s44,6 per 100000 popuia-
tion. New York. however. had almost
the same proportion. namely, 34s.f
per 100000 population
The state which ranks next to New
York and Massachusetts In the num-
her OF insane In hospitals In proper.
tion to population Is Connecticut,
where the ratio is 32l.1 per 100000
population.
In general. the number OF insane
In hospitals In proportion to the pop
ulation. is much smaller In the west
tran In the east The ratios are also
smaller In the south than In the
north
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

About the only decent thing man
could do when the Titanic struck and
went down was TO refuse TO be saved
and die with the ship according to the
new standard OF bravery so far the
men saved are all branded as towards
It is curious fate that oyertakes a
man who founders around IN the Icy
ocean for half a night and is finally
picked up only to be called villain
and potroon
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

Il is pleasant TO notice general
tendency toward better protection Of
birds and other Wild game. Nothing
has done so much as the law that pro
hlbits the sale of game That strikes
at the very root of the natter New
York now has such a law, and Massa-
ehusetts is considering one. In Massa-
chusetts, also, the Legislature is medi-
tating the prohibition OF automatic
and so-called ''numpa guns They are
murderous things at best New Jer-
sey has already forbidden the use Of
them. and other states have the mat
ter under adyisement. Meanwhile
bills are pending in congress for the
better protection OF migratory birds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
When Liberty Is License.

Liberty is the portion of people
who delight in humanity, who revere
Justice. despise iiattery and venerate
truth While YOU are not such peo-
pie, o my fellow citizens. in vain will
you talk of liberty. Instead of liberty
yoe win have licentiousness, and to
that you will all in your turns fall
vietims. You will ask for bread and
viii get-~dead bodiesl And at
length YOU win bow down your necks
10 the yoke. and find your vile refuge
In the rule of a despos.-Mme. Ro
land, Address Before the Revolu
tionary Tribunal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
ABOUT OKLAHOMA.

oklahoma was the baby state of
the union until its nose was put out of
Joint by New Mexico and Arizona. II
is less than five years old, but is the
huskiest infant for It's age ever raised
in this nation.
1T is growing SO fast that it already
has deep bass voice in politics. agri.
culture and population statistics, and
Is already larger, statistically speak
ing, than Maryland, Nebraska, South
Carolina. Arkansas. Louisiana. Con-
neetiout and twenty other states. Ok
lahoma was originally set aside by the
government as Indian territory for
the exclusive use OF the noble red man,
who. however failed to make good ag-
riculturally and did not increase the
crops of the territory by so much as
a trainIoad year.
Accordingly the Indian population
Is congested into Fe wcorners. and
about twenty years ago the territory
was settled by a mob Of 100000 white
citizens in the greatest marathon on
record. the winners receiving their
choice q farms free Of charge.
NSeias thus settled hy foot runners
and hcsse racers. the territory has
sprinted ahead ever since until ii now
contains 100000 people. all shades
included. aud IS growing so fast that
the Oklahoma farmer tosses coin in
the spring TO decide whether he shah
plant corn OF skyserapers on his land
"The soil Of Oklahoma is very fer
tile raising wheat, corn. oats, oil der
ricks and democrats in vast ouanti-
ties, aud oklahoma farmers are almost
unanimously in the player.niano class.
The capital of the state recently
travelled from Guthrie to oklahoma
City by automobile. and is the only
capital in the country which has ex-
ceeded the speed limit oklahoma
City also holds the national municipal
sprint record. having increased in pop
ulation $40 per cent in the last ten
years, while Muskogee is second with
$50 per cent. These cities have large
waiting lists of citizens sleeping in
tents and the carpenter who cannot
build houses with both hands and feet
Is regarded as too slow for either town.
4 large number or the old settlers Of
oklahoma will graduate from the high
schools this spring
oklahoma is the home OF the In
dian arlstecracy. and has s5O.O0o red
men ranging fro mthe blanket to the
automobile stratum Of society One
of the finest qualifications for Office in
the state is little blue redman blood.
and Oklahoma has governor andsa
senator who can trace their American
ancestry back several hundred years
behind the Pilgrim fathers Okla
homa also has bslnd senator who
can see about twice as far as some OF
our senators who can read sine print
without glasses
"Oklahona possesses tAe most mod
,rn constitution in toe coa1tTy, i ~
INK N6nflctelF en0laNsa with thrct-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

During the medieval period doors
were small and narrow. so that only
one person could pass through at q
time. owing to the universal need for
protection against attack For this
same reason doorways were some
times set In q recess. commanded by
openings through which arrows could
be shot The doors themselves were
constructed in enc piece and not d.
vided from the center. and were fast
ened By strong oak bars. which could
hs dFsvM across from one side to the
aaher.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

Do you think there wiz be any more
arctic explorations"
! don't see why man should go
90 far for the experience He can get
Just as cold and hungry and dissp.
pointed hy goIne duck hunting,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

mental u q 1 I e q
States was taken
BY the bureau OF
the census. de-
partment OF COM
merce and labor,
and a preliminary
comparative sum-
mary for 1904 and
1910 has been Is
sued by Director
Durand.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

It now transpires that the Titanic
had no binoculars on board on that
fetal night when the ship and most Of
It's human cargo was lost But as the
English use monicles why censure the
crew for not seeing with both eyes2
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

Captain Fred d. Sewers died at Mus
kogee Monday He was one of the
pioneer merchants and business men
OF Muskogee and the Greek country
and was worth,a million or more.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

ties. right aud lest hand olives, vote
controls, brakes aceelerators. reverse
gears and self starters. Geo. Fitch In
0klahoman.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
INSANITY ON INCREASE
OUT or PROPORTION TO THE
GROWTH or POPULATION.
Hospital Figures Show Fewer Suffer
ere Are Kept at Homo Thess
Days Than Was the Case IN
Former Times.

A special census OF the insane con-
fined in institutions in 1910 in conti-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
OLD SWINDLE IN new GUISE
spanish Grandec--A ssistancc sought
10 NeroNcr Unlimited" Fortune.

The OLD confidence game. which was
SO overWorkcd II became TOO we'll known
70 be effective. and was therefore sent
into retirement. has "come back" and
is agdin in our midst.
Instead of the prosecuted wealthy
Spanish rrandee with he lovely and
beautiful daughter who wished little
immediate assistance. for which later I've
was to give fortune in repayment I'M
der the new guise II is noted RUSSIAN
banker named SadrowssN, VINO "eloped
from ST Petersburg with 5,00wr ruhles
holpneine 10 the bank
Eio has "A darling daughter. too. Just
like The Spaniard used to have. and he
n million dollars that We has "planted'
IN America lie bescoches assistance IN
his effort 10 do this. ana to the one
r. rdor'ng such assistance he will give
SiG> 000.
lie encloses what purports to he "A
Chipping from an English paper, in when
there II detailed report of his arrest
IN London, of his Ascending with the
millions of rubles, and being taken back
to Spain, where he Is held to await trial
, ion shooting another Russian with whom
no had uunrrc led
The clippings also carefully states tina
lSndrowsky's portmanteaus were seized
and carefully searched, hut nothing en-.
cept personal effects was found 'al-
| though the Russian ambassador declares
that the prisoner ought TO have severa
! million rubles somewhere"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04

Tie ,!ppina,. enclosed with the follow
ing letter, WAS recently received by a
resilen' OF Springfield, Vt:
Dear Sir:-Although ! know you only
from good references Of your honesty, my
sad situation Conpels me to reveal to you
an important affair in which YOU can pro-
cure modest fortune. saving n the same
time that Of my darling daughter.
Before being Imprisoned here was
established as banker in 81. Petersburg
as YOU will see by the enclosed article
about me printed In many English papers
~ bcseech you to help mo Obtain n
sum of siSo,o0o which have IN America
and TO come here to raise the seizure of
my baggage, paying 20 the registrar of
the court the expenses Of my trial and re-
cover my portmanteau containing n secret,
pocket. whore have hidden the document
Indispensable to recover the said sum.
"As a reward will give YOU the Third
part. viz; $4,000. cannot receive your
answer in the prison, but you must send
n cablegram to person of my confidence
who will deliver it to me. Awaiting your
cable TO intrust YOU In All my secret l
am. sir. Yours truly.
SADROWSKY.
FIRST Of all. answer by cable, not b.
letter. as follows; 70 Luis Duran, Peso
d, Naladolid, Spain
Send news T..
The letter il written in cOpperplate PEN
manship. The envelope In whlch 1t came
bore Spanish stamps and was postmarked
Madrid,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
TRAINED PRIZE-WJNNING
DUCKS IN THE BATHTUB

Rouider Colo. Jan. 3.--'To raise prize
winning ducks. use the family hathtub.
y the advice Of Boulder man
J. e Brown. this Boulder man, owns =
number of Indian runner ducks and re
wanted them 10 be in good condition for
IN" houldor poultry show. But the cold
weather came on ana the ducks began 70
look shaggy. Brown studied over the
situation Finally he gathered IN his
'hoicest ducks and tool; them to tho
rouse where he announced TO the family
i"' theN would have TO return to the
I'p BACK or the range or use the ranve
Kettle for their baths for he needed tho
hathroom.
Hing the tub with water and placing
mo ducks therein he closed the door of
the bathroom. a broad smile vreothin1
ms countenance. The birds won first
rrize.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04

peare. ! dare say | should alter mine
good deal If had more time 10 give
to IT. take greatness to apply TO char-
acter more than 10 any one or more
striking or useful discoveries which have
often been made 10y very small-and what
"A Yankee might call--a 'one-horse' man
Tho great difficulty Is that around any
one supgemey great man there is q clus-
ter of others almost great. who might
almost monopolize the whole twenty, -
IN the case of Socrates and Michael
Angelo.
think nay list fairly shows the df-
ferent types OF greatness. Scott. DirN-
ems and R Owen will be most objected
10, but | could give veiv good reason
for including each of them. | think Jen-
ner In Mr., Carnegie's list is perhaps the
very smallest Of over-estimated men
Homer Buddha. Pericies. Thidias. sor-
rates, Alexander the Great. Arch7ledes.
Alfred the Great, Michael Angelo.
Shakespeare. Newton. Swedenbors. Wash
ineton Walter scott, Robert Oven.
FaradaN. Darwin. Charles Dickens, Toll
sto
Mr.. Israel Zsngwil found himself in
agreement with Mi Carnegie N only
Two names-Shakespenre and Lincoln. Mr.
Hangwill says; NO doubt his inventors
have had great influence on civilization,
but TO have great influence Is not the
same thirg as TO he a great man IN
deed. | should not put Mr. Carnegie him
self with HIS work of peace and litera-
ture before quite n number of his TWEEN
~"
Moses. Homer Confucius Buddha. Jul
ius Caesar, Jesus Of Nazareth, Socrates.
Mahomet Dante, Michael ANGEL,
Shakespeare. Velasuuez, Noltaire. Wash
inston, Goethe, Napoleon Beethoven.
Emerson. lAncoln. Browning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04

Dante is the founder of European lit
erature Why Nr carnegie ignores the
Gospel and prefers Burns TO Dante and
Milton We cannot understand The next
two names-Ciutenherg and Shakespeare
arc in his list and Of course, in every e
body else list
columbus must stand for the begin
ming of the vast American New World.
William the silent. Richeieu and F'rei
erick the Great represent the creators
OF three nations. Cromwell was great
man, but he WAS a reVoluti onist. rattle r
than a founder, and ! will not insert our
own hero.
Newton viii lie everywhere accepted
as the Tyne of all modern physical Sci
cnce and Franklin is perhaps the earliest
and best known name in the enormous
range of electrical invention
with more than one-seNenth of our
twenty names alreadN devoted to mod
crn mechanical inventions, am not pre-
pared to follow our multi millionaire iron
lprl in adding more inventors
The greatest man OF science il DIR. AL
fred Russe Wallace. who almost tied
with Darwin IN the discovery of the
great principle which has been the In
SEPARATION of modern science.
He does not enter into the subject 1T
the same length AS Mr.. Frederic Harr.
son. but he makes the very practical
susgestion that in compiling lists of great
men they should be ARA nged in chrome
logical order II this Is done it viii be
found that eleven out OF MIR. Carnegie =
list OF twenty greatest men were born
On, hu All ~
born before the fifteenth
DIR Wallace says: Mr.. Carnegies list
of the twenty greatest men is the most
preposterous | have ever seen. l can
only retain one OF them-namely, Shakes