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Evening star., 1912-11-03
EIlHE

~HE Frisco Peaks, white-capped solemn
- sentlnels, look down all the CO.
NEHTSH conlnO Countrv,-On the Snaky iron
NM EN rails that have suppanted the old
N@N, dusty Santa Fe Trail peaceful
IASS0AN tourists IN dining where
UUZZAAA went armed pioneers; the Painted
hXZlQGMN4 Desert and the terracotta parapet
\NIHN|WI of the great Red Mesa; on the
Wl1GIW Sapphire Lakes and far-away Orabi
WSNW perched upon its cliff the Moqui
wv Buttes that their somber mon
10 IC<N o. unents and guard long forgotten
~ - graveyard of the giants; on Win
>XI break in the fiat and Flagstaff that
2kS clngs to the mountainside, in
between these landmarks the Frisco
Peaks regard the long baked stretches of the desert
where scutte the lizard and the horned toad, and
blooms the scarlet pantbr1sh where alternately floods
and dries the Little Colorado, marked by the parched
cottonWoods and where wander the CATTLE seeking tufts
OF bunchgrass amid the greasewood tangles their trails
leading down to the river pools
The cattle are not sleek and fat, and they do not
travel in big bands for the desert offers much of
grass it does of brittle cinder and whrng sand and
salt and sage. Often when the grass withers and the
people of Wnbreak the months in which no rain
has fallen the cattle present lean and starved appear
ance; but, despite the condition that speaks of
and poverty, these cattle and mean wealth. The
range is worth fighting for but the old trail methods
have passed, and gentlemen in Washington sit beneath
electric tans discussing the rights of those who ride
cattle and whose bstered lips frame MANY sentences
that would be out of place in legislation
No; the old way has passed. said Goldy, as he
went toward the corral, with his rope dragging behind
ANYWAY" yelled Mcknight after him. ~they de-
it. It's your money, not mine"
Goldy faced about whats the use Mac, of shoot
ing up man because of few range cattleo | never
could see it. 1t means and lawyers and witness
fees Sometimes it means Jail also. So what S the useo"
They deserve it, that's all I've got to say, beloved
McNaught, forcing his voice against the wind that
roared its regular daily shift "Why, Man, can re-
member in the sos when Bill Swan was Sheriff an
afore the Santa Fe came through"
Goldy went on toward the corral. He had heard the
story many times and the good citizens of the sos had
been no heavenly lot. Besides, he what he had
SAID. and no number of range cattle lost would induce
HIM TO put bullet into the other fellow concerned
The lid settle it when he caught the thief
Evening star., 1912-11-03
BY LEO CRANE

tered. "The winds made me all
sore. No-didn't hear anything
about it. Married, Who to?"
why, old man Henderson S girl,
Lucy"
That so?" said Goldy, signing
again.
He had had too much to do with
cattle to be startled. Still, he felt
as he might have felt had his best
horse thrown him and kicked him
III the face. He had long time in
the BARRIERS chair to consider these
things. He concluded that it was
tough. Chug Smith! A beefy-faced
cattle butcher with a wart on his
nose and a squint in both eyes,
Chug Smith, who was fool enough
to try for water in Poverty Flats
Chug Smith At this point the
hide of the spotted calf loomed
large IN his memory, and Goldy
gave Il start.
FreShened up, he rode down the
main street until he came to where
the stores We're succeeded bv dusty
gardens and the windows of little
baked houses showed few bloom
ing geraniums behind the glass.
Tie rode up to a gate and sat look
ing over the picket fence.
Hello, Lucy" he called.
Hello, Goldy, she replied, COM
ing from the narrow veranda down
the pathway.
Goldy launched forth with direct
emphasis. Il hear you're going to
marry that-that is, Chug Smith
why, who told youo i"
Il said | heard it, that YOU re
going to marry Chug Smith
4Maybe SO, she said.
He looked over his bride to see
if it was all there, examined the
girth, and wound up by pulling at
the tassel of his Navajo saddle
blanket. 1t was brilliant blanket.
and he had thrown it on for the
special event.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

tige, even after he slips off Uncle
Sans uniform, that he seems out Of
place in the ordinary turmoil where
every day men buffet each other for
"a living
An ex.president always win or
should be a trained expert in public
affairs He might well be considered
as maintaining a connection with the
government. ready so far as he could
TO undertake any trust which the peo-
pie might wish hi INTO undertake.
Looked at in this light, he might well
receive a pension.
And it is doubtful il the people long
permit any private interest to subsi-
die him You might not feel that
an aged relative of yours needed help.
But if the neighbors were passing
around the hat for her, you would be
pretty likely to step in and assume
the burden il you were able to-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29
pENsIoNlNe Ex.PREsloENTs.

The Carnegie foundation offers to
pension ex-presidents and their widows
$4,000 annually,
The position of an ex-president is
awkward. over in Euroue they would
be decorated with shiny emblams,
given a castle with ivy and ruined
towers. and one or two hundred thou
sand year.
In our country they are dropped into
the crowd with a duh thud Oficially
there is no more ceremony about it
than with an alderman Just as every
school boy is told theoretically that
he may be president SO every ex-
president theoretically may become a
book agent or a crossing sweeper.
In actual practice the ex-presidents
take care OF themselves very nicely.
rhey don't get very rich off the salary,
large as it is. They pay llingly prices
for their living, an dit costs money to
entertain the foreign diplomats with
$1,000 cigars But the prestige of the
White House clings to them II has
advertising value, aud they do not
need to solicit chances to work for
living an dearn O generous support
The profession of law in which
President Taft will re-engage, or jour
nalism. in which Mr.. Roosevelt works,
seem reasonably appropriate fields for
the activities Of an expresident But
il must have astonished foreign OBJ
servers when the American people let
General Grant 60 into Wall street oper-
ations for bread and butter A presi
aant carries so much OF natio2al pres.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

habits that are as outgrown as the
wigs and knee breeches worn by the
men who made the autographs.
A collection Of handwriting of that
date is almost always characterized
by certain neat, painstaking regular
lily At sometime in his career, the
penman has given the same kind of
thought to the form of individual let
tcrs as the modern college student
gives to the drop kick an dthe spit
ball
Up to comparatively recent years,
this habit of neat handwriting was
general. The older people of the
present generation usually retain it.
While absolutely devoid of flourish,
their letters show firm muscular
control, conscientious feeling about
penmanship They are as ashamed
of q scrawly letter as they would be
of an unswept parlor.
Specialists in nervous diseases of
ten used to consider handwriting as
an element in diagnosing certain NAL
aides. It was sensitive indication
of loss of muscular coordination.
Arguing on this basis, the modern
specialist would have to decide that
an entire college body needed to be
treated for approaching paralysis.
The handwriting of ordinary edu-
Gated people today lacks not merely
conscientious effort for rounded and
regular forms, but also any consist
ent unity. One word is written back
hand, the next slopes to the right, and
a third will be vertical The prevail
ence Of the typewriter is given as an
excuse. But even the owner of the
typewriter is constantly writing men,
oranda, accounts, and other material
by hand He is always imposing on
business connections, and
subordinates the labor which he is
too hurried or TOO neufaStnenlc 10
perform for himself,
There is really no more beautiful
writing than the old penmanship
which the autographs of these signers
will be likely to illustrate. The de-
cadent Aourishes prevalent about
twenty years ago, were in comparison,
as effeminate as the man who loads
himself with jewelry and paints his
face
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29
HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

The high tide of trade for the year
is close upon us. Those who buy
early get the cream of the traffic. The
readers of this newspaper will do well
to sit down today and figure out what
they need for holiday goods, and buy
as quickly as possible.
The columns of this newspaper con
stitute the best directory for pur-
chases. Therein you may find set
forth suggestions of gifts for all kinds
of people, provisions for the feasts of
the season, winter clothing and house
furnishings, and all things you need.
This is time of year when the
shopper should particularly study the
advertising for bargains, The season
of mark down sales is still six weeks
away If you should haphazard, you
will have to pay high prices.
But there are bargains every day
in the year for those who watch out
for them The advertising columns of
this paper direct you to many Of them.
III you avail yourselves of these
chances, you can buy to good advan-
tage even in this time of high prices,
and have the goods when you want
them, while they are at the hight of
style and seasonability.
A word should be said for the fine
group of business men who advertise
in these columns. They represent the
cream of business ability They are
men who have made good. They have
faith in the power of advertising, be-
cause they have found that the public
has faith in them and their enter
prises. In past years they have told
their story to the public, the public
has believed, it has come in and
bought the goods, and the goods have
given satisfaction.
Dasing his faith and shaping his
course ON this experience, the mer-
chant has faith to come in again with
his announcements The fact that
these statements are made under the
bond of publicity, is proof that the
promises these men have before held
out have proven true and that they
have given dollars worth for a dol
lar.
When you buy these advertised
goods, you buy of men whose business
honor, dependabllity, and good bust
ness methods have been tried, tested,
and proved
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29
Indelleate.

Washington's cosmopolitan society
contains many members whose dol
lars came too late to supply the ad
vantages of early education. An Illus
tration of this occurred last winter.
at dance given by one Of the cap
ital's most opulent dowagers. The
lady's debutante daughter appeared 10
the ball room in an ultra decolleta
gown.
Isn't it rather imprudent for your
daughter TO wear so low gown on So
cold a night?" remarked a "catty"
young matron. "She's quite delicate.
isn't she?'
Mercy, no." exclaimed the mother
of the fair bud She's one of the
most indelicate girls you ever saw
yes; l observe she's dancing the
grizzly bear" said the young nlatron
with incisive sweetness.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

November and December are not
popular months. Their penetrating
winds are called sour and churlish by
a steam heated generation.
The man who lives close to nature
knows better. There are suggestions
both of power and of peace in the
landscape and the silence of late
autumn twilight
The spring time with its bird songs.
its voices of labor, conveys its rest
less ideas of frolic, of motion, of strug-
gle, and of toll The stiffness of an
autumn twilight is the peace OF war
fare accomplished, Of achievement con-
cluded. The old earth has gathered
together its forces, and waits in SUI
preme confidence the onslaughts OF
the north wind.
The leafless tree lacks the flicker
ing beauty of spring But its firm
articulation against glowing sky sug-
gests well ordered power Seen in a
mass from a distance, uader the dull
rays of low sun, the tremulous green
is replaced by a dull grey brown, sug-
gestive of reserve strength. Silent
peace fills the heart of the traveller
as he draws homeward through the
crisp landscape There is wine in the
air, there is spring in the foot-step, and
the silence of nature is not that OF
decay, but of ruition and preparation
for future rebirth.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

The Leader is still whining about
the city printing and as usual is max
ing misstatements The Leader had
the city printing at rs cents per
square, the legal rate and the Chief
tain never raised an objection to the
price for it was the legal rate fixed
by law. But when the Leader saw
that the Chieftain was about to be
made the official paper it set to work
to cut the price by bidding redicu-
lously low price. The democratic
newspapers of the state have made it
possible for the democrats to control.
They have fought the battles of the
party in season and out of season
without remuneration and are en-
titled to the public printing at the
rate fixed by law which is not exorbi-
tant
The Leader shows its animus by
the ownership of the
Chieftain matter that can be easily
verified
The Leader has not only had the
city printing at Is cents per square,
but oyercharged for its work One
ordinance in particular is cited where
the Chieftaia's charge was $6S, the
Leader charged sos, or thereabouts
The Leader was paid S4O0 a year for
printing the cofnty commissioners
proceedings and the Chieftain is now
doing the same work at $lo0, saving
to Craig eoufy 5f $500 per year on
one item alone
The Chieftain does not like to en-
gage - controversy with com
petitor. but the Leaders extreme
mendacity compels it it make these
statements. The Chieftain is doing
the city printing at IS cents a square
less than the Leader has been receiy-
ing, and as question of ecosomy the
city is getting better service for less
money in the matter Of printing than
ever before in its history
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29
Editor
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A THANKSGIVING POEM.

O Roasted chestnuts, succulent
o turkey, the tawny pumpkin pie
O and the swollen larder are play
o ing symbols of the holy day,
0 which bids defnance to oncom-
o ing winter. Men make them a
o fire and heap the table and
O gather their friends that they
O may voice their unconcern for
o the sullen months just ahead.
o Thanksgiving day is the stirrup-
Q cup to the long journey We re-
o joice that we may rise and
Q march again Thanksgiving day
0 is the scarlet banner that we
o throw out to the November {
o winds We accept the challenge
O of winter, the rigors of un- {
o yolley climate, the gathering of {
0 snowdrifts Frozen and wind {
0 We make of mans natural en-
o emies the orchestral accompani-
o ment of his banqueting, and lis
o ten to the moth wind driving
o down the stree: % to stringed
o Instruments lullaby of gray {
o wolves. Man tunes him a chorus
o from the implacable elements in
0 his own destiny. He rears an
o altar to the powers that fay
o him, sacrifices strange birds and
o beasts to his unruly fate, and
0 drinks to the everlasting mem
Q ory of hisagony ny-From "The
Q Spirit of Christmas" a volume
o OF prose poems by Arthur Glea-
o son Stokes, 1912.
o WAIT MASON {
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29
wl4Ar AuToeRApHs TELL

J. p. Morgan, in giving a set Of auto
graph letters written by the signers
of the Declaration of Independence,
not merely offers the public a curl
osity fit to place in some museum be-
side the swords and muskets Of Revo-
battles. n
Handwriting tells its own story
These Sc letters win reveal mental
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

For the 'steenth time the Chieftain
pleads with Vinita people to spend
their money with Vinita merchants
Money spent with home people goes
into the channels of Vinita trade and
YOU stand q chance of getting it again.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

No wonder so many hunters come
back without any game, when they
failed to send someone out ahead to
sic a deer up to a tree
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

It seems strange that the children
should be permitted TO study distory
books in which no mention is made
Of the Yale-Haryard football game
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

1t would never do to put Col Goe-
thals on one of these Jobs of river
and harbor improvement lie might
get 1t done some time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

Governor Wilson should read the
newspapers and find out who is going
TO be in the next cabinet
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No lives lost in the Adirondack hunt
ing season Another sign of the de-
cline of craftsmanship.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-29

Each classification of the ads has it's own
special readers-p people to whom, that particular
day, the ads under that classification have especial
interest.
The people who are looking for work read nothing
else in the paper with half the interest and attention
they give to the Help Wanted ads.
The people who want to find places in which to live
turn eagerly to the For Rent classification, and
welcome the appearance of ad that looks worth
Investigating.
The people who about ready to stop paving
rent read the real estate ads with the purpose
the hoped-for home.
The employer, whose need of :help' is urgent
turns to the Situation Wanted ads in the hope that
the worker he needs has advertised
With every classification it is the same There
is changing audience every day, but sure-to-be-
interested one Thus, when CLASSIFIED your
message goes DIRECTLY to all the people in the city
who on that day. have any interest in that sort Of
message!
Does not that fact give yon A REAL OPPOR-
TUNITY?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
Fairfield County News

Judge Gregory Renonninated.
 The NorwaIk Democratic Probate conven tjon which was held on Mon day, renominated Judge H. w. Greg ory-
 Fire in Greenwich.
 The house of John Haresen of Green wicil was damaged about S1 GOO by fire, Monday night
 His Skull Fractured
 Harold G. Nadfn, trolley conductor, is in the Norwalk hospital seriously injured as the result of being thrown from a trolley car Monday evening. Nadin has a fractured skull at the base of the brain. It is st1pposed that he lost his hold while walking along *he running board, and was thrown or fell. He struck on the back of his head
 No Objection to Bridge
 The Public Utilities Commission gave hearing last week on the petition Of the city of Danbury asking for an or der for the widening of the White street bridge in Danb uT-y, over the tracks of the DanbuT-y G Bethel branch of the New York. New Haven & Hart foard Railroad Company. There was no objection. the railroad company simply presenting a revised plan for the widening of the bridge, which was acceptab ble to the city authorities
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
L.itchfield County News
Overlook the Train

Station Agent Foster, of Litchfield discovered after the SIS passenger train had departed over the Shepaug road Wednesday morning that a wo- man on the train had left in the sta ton an envelope containing two tick cts for Boston, baggage checks, $40 in cash and two drafts. George J. Shit ger sped after the train in his auto and passed it. When the train steam -d into Bantom he boarded it and gave the articles to the surprised owner
 Now Has Pension
 Michael MuIcahey of Plymouth, who has been seaman in the United States Navy for twenty-fotr years has been placed on the retired list with pension.
 Ran Over Coon
 Forest Fire Warden E. B. Bronson on Friday brought to Winsted a large mobile, while enroute from his home in Winchester The coon was appar- entay asleep in the road when Mir Bronson spied 1t and he put on all speed and ran over it.
 A Narrow Escape
 Miss Anna Richards of West Haven, a summer resident of Torrington, had a harrow escape from injury Friday afternoon when an automobile, which she was driving, crashed through a billboard on the bank of the river the machine around and threw the machine forward instead of back She 1oceeded in bringing the machine tss 8 rzcp with the forward. wheels hanging over the edge of the wadI The ma chine was slightly damaged
 Highway Construction Bids.
 The state highway commission will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
N. Y. Wholesale Market

BJTTER-Cr Creamery, extras, ID. 2sAc
 @, BOG; firsts, 271sc O 29c; dairy tubs, finest, 277ke Q 2s1sc; good to prime
 HGGsFresh gathered, extras, dog en, BOG O 32c: extra. firsts, ZIG @ 283zc; refrigerator frsts, charges paid, 237sc O 2411c; henneq.y whites, fancy, large, new laid, 39c O 40c; hennery browns. 32c O s3c; gathered and mixed 25c Q 31c
 F'RUITs-Apples. Duchess of o1deno burg, bbI $f.75 O S2.25; Mcintosh, g. 50 O N; Alexander, g. 50 Q $50; Wealthy and Greening, g O 8; Gravenstein, g .25 O 8. Wolf Rdver, $2.25 Q s; Maiden Blusfs g e $z 50; Strawberry Pippin, $1.75 O $2-25; Rib Pippfn and Culvert, s150 O $2-25; Fall, Holland and York Pippin, $2 O S3.25; Golden Sweet $1.7o O g; Cooling. $1,75 o S22o; $1 @ S2.50; Pears, Bartlett, bbd, S4 Q s8; bushed basket. $L50 O g; Seckel, s @ s9; bushel box. s250 O 8; Beurre d'Anjou s2.50 O s. 50; Scooter, g @ 8; Peaches, bushe1 basket, soc O $1; FIuns, Danson, S-fb basket, 25c O BOG; 20-fb basket, 35c O 40c; Niagara, 20-fb basket, 35c O 4Oc; Delaware, case. BOG O 65c
 HAY AMID srRAw-Hay, new. large S5c O $1A 20; shipping, soc O 95c; clover, mixed, light, $1.o5; heavy, soc O s1; pure, soc O s5c; Straw. long rye. S5c O
 
 POULTRY-ALIvE- Chickens. broiI- CTS, ID, 16c O 161kc; Fowls, 16c; Tur- keys, mixed, 16c; Ducks Is; Geese, 14c; Guinea Fowls, pair, soc; Pigeons, 25c- FRESH KILLED - Chickens, sqlsab br-oi1ers, pair, Soc O 65c: fancy. ID, 24c @ 2sc; Turkeys, old. mixed, 16c O 17c; Fowls, 15c O 171zc; Ducks, spring, 1s1zc; Squabs, prime, large, white, doz- en, g O $4; dark, $1.75; Guinea Fowls. spring, 3 ID and over to pair. pair, soc O s1; under fb, 6Oc O soc.
 VEGEITABLES-P Potatoes, bbl, g O S2 25; Onions, white, 100-fb bag, 75c O s1 -25; yellow or red. 1oo-rb bag. 75c Q $1.12; Brussels Sprouts, quart, 6c O 10c; Cabbages. ton, ST O $s; 100, g O $4; bbI, soc O 75c; red, 100, s O S5; Cauliflowers, bb1, s2 O s; Long Is land, long cut, $1 O s1.5O; short cut, 50 O s2.25; Corn. 100, soc O SIPS; Celery, dozen stalks, 15c O 35c; Lima Beams, potato, basket. 75c o s1: Mnsh- rooms, Alb basket, s1.75 O s275; Pep pers, sugar, bbl. s1 O $150; regular. 75c O s1.25; Squash, Hubbard, bbl, 75c O S1; 11arrow, COG O soc; white or crookneck, soc O 75c; Tmnips, ruta- baga, bbl, 75c O $1; white. 75c O $1; Tomatoes, box, 15c O soc; Watercress, 100 punches, $1 O $l5O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
THE CHILD's VIEW OF TT.

The child was put in the batht1b, but still she continued to strdek. She loas given the floating soap and the bath brush and a rubber elephant to play with. and was then left to her self. Yet she holdered.
 Then her mother called up to her.:
 Keep your mouth shut while you are in the tub,
 .sW1y?'' insisted the voice
 .fYou'4l know why when you swallow a lot of soapy water"
 .sWl1y can't swallow soapy water? Ain't there plenty more2'
 Kids are hopeless almost sometimes. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26

receive sealed proposals for the fol- lowing road work In the town or Litchfield. 12,775 linear feet of graded or gravel road. plans and specfflca- tfons at town clerks office; Thomas ton. '. .7S6 linear feet Of road, plans and specifications at town clerks office
 P. O. Items.
 Orders have been issued for opening a. branch postal bank depository on October 1, at Station A Of the W1n- sted postofdce. ~ The postoffice at Twin Lakes will close SepteubeI. 28