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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
The Most Valuable Tool in All The
World.

The Most Valuable Tool in All The
World.
The following is taken from Farm
aud Fireside, a well known agricultural
paper published in Springfield, Ohio
"All farming begins with the plow.
Besides loosening the soil 50 that
the roots of plants growing in it may
push their way far and wide in search
of the food they must have 10 bring
them to maturity, the plaw softens
the soil SO that when it rains the wa
ter which falls may make its way
downward, to be stored up for use by
and by. The looser the soil, the more
water it will hold. Those who have
studied the matter carefully tell us
that the weight of the soil on the aver
age farm, taken to the depth down of
foot, is not far from 1900 tons to-
the acre.
IF we were to set out basin when
it rains, and catch water to the depth
of one inch, that would mean that
little more than 113 tons of water had
been added to the weight of the soil Of
an acre of land that day. What be-
comes of all this?
Hold your hands together side by
side In cup-shape, and let someone fill
them full of earth; then let your friend
pour water on the soft earth till it will
hold no more. This will give you a |
good idea of the way Nature stores
up water in her natural reservoir to be !
up drop by drop as needed to
make stem and leaf, flower and ripened
fruit.
For its helper, the play has a num-
ber of valuable tools, such as the har-
row, the cultiyator, the weeder and
The grain.drill. These all work to quite
The same purpose, that of making the
soil mellow, moist and more really |
adapted to the growth of the plan than
t is in state OF nature. All these
.ools need to be the best possible and
o be properly used. The man who has
hese tools and uses them to the best
possible advantage is we'll on the road
o successful farming"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02

The known coal fields of the United
States embrace a total area, accord
ing to the United States Geological
Survey, of 910,296 square miles, to
which may be added something over
10000 square miles of which little
is known, but which may contain work
able Goals, and about $4,000 square
miles where the coal lies under heavy
cover and is not considered available
under present conditions. The supply
of coal before mining began is esti-
mated to have been 3,076. .204, ,000, 900
short tons, of which 922,979. .000. 900
tons We're considered to be easily ac.
cessible and l153, ,225 100000 short
tons to be either so deep or the beds
so thin that they are accessible only
with difficulty. Classified according
to the character of the coal, the origi-
nal supply consisted of 1000 900 600
short tons of anthracite SOL .457 .00O,.
600 tons of bituminous coal, ESQ 1870
100000 tons of subbtuminous coal. and
I43,59O, 100000 tons of Ignite. the sup
ply of bituminous coal being some.
thing more than what that of all other
grades combined.
The total production of coal to the
close of 1911 has amounted to 2.370.. |
79S,737 short tons of anthracite and
6,46S,77S, $50 tons of bituminous coal. |
or an aggregate Of 739,572,42 tons. |
This total production to the close of |
1911 represents, including the waste |
of coal in mining, an exhaustion of the
beds equal to 14,1S1 $4,000 short tons.
or somewhat less than 0.5 per cent of
the original supply In other words,
the quantity of coal still remaining
to be mined amounts to S.062. 2.022 .02O..
600 short tons, o ra little more than
s9.5 per cent of the original supply.
The annual rate of exhaustion at the
present time as represented by the
in 1910 and 1911 is 0.025
per cent of the supply The quantity
Of coal still in the ground at the close
Of 1910 was 5000 times the production
Of that year, or, estimating half ton
Of coal lost for every ton recovered.
he supply is equivalent TO 1000 times
The present annual rate of exhaustion. !
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Motor Ships Long Voyage.

TIE voyage of the motor ocean
liner Selnndis, the first passenger and
cargo vessel to make long Journey
entirely independent OF the use of
steam power. has been completed
without mishsp. Tho distance coy-
cred was 21,5oo miles. In fuel eeono-
my the vessel far exceeded expecta-
ton, Very few alterations are sug.
Eested by the engineers. They relate
chiefly to the heat radiated from the
exhaust, which affected the tempera-
ture Of the engine room This trou-
Bile has been corrected.
So successful was the maiden trip
Of the Se.andia that the Danish East
Asistic company has ordered three
other motor ships of greater tonnage.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
ouarreIlng Is a Lost Art.

The truth is thai 1t is our normal
mood In these days to desire to be
smiable 10 our fellowman, and to leave
a good impression on his mind. Quar-.
reling, except in the unrestricted free.
dom OF The family circle, is almost a
lost art; nobody gives a piece of his
mind to anybody except a very near
relative. Unless you are in a com.
paratiyely humble rank you may 90
through life without once hearing the
plain, unyarnished truth about your
Character, rs conceived by an Impair
tfal friend. There was time when
stranger was an enemy; he is now
an object OF benevolent interest ey-
eryWhers.-Iondon Nation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Start Rattlesnake Ranch.

With enormous profits as an in
centiYe, Colonel +. W. Brown ant
George S. ZIller OF berkeley Springs
w. Va, have formed a stock COMPANY
to engage in 'rattlesnake culture Ac
cording to Colonel Brown, the de
mand for rattlesnake skins is greater
Ihan the supply. When tanned the
skin OF the rattlesnake makes a su
perior grade OF leather for purses
belts, women's footwear and toilet ac
cessories. An immense tract in the
mountains where the snakes thrive
las been bought by Colonel Brown
New York Herald
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
A GOOD BOUT
At GRAND TONIGHT
Both Men Are Waiting Tap Of the
Gong-PreIiminsries viii Be
Good.

The last training stunts are over
and Dean and Gordon are anxious to
get together. Dean appears to be in
the best shape Of the two contestants.
He Is down a little finer and should be
the faster q will win. Il will be a
short fight. he said this morning on
the street But there were few in the
crowd he spoke to who believed him,
for there are few men of his weight
Who can beat Gordon in short order.
Gordon says. = may have to wear him
out but but | will win" These are the
statements Of the two men--you can
take your choice.
The doors of the show win open at
500 O'Clock, there will be three reels
Of moving pictures. Immediately after
the pictures will be a fiye-round bout
between Riddle and Baxley. These
boys should furnish an interesting go.
Baxley has a slight advantage in
weight, but Riddle has made a very
good record in the past. The main go
sill follow Immediately after the pre-.
liminaries. There will be something
doing every minute from the start
until the last referees decision. A
record.breaking crowd Is expected as
there has been big advance sale Of
seats.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE or
DlNARY CIGARETTE.

As the various brands of cigarettes
are made from different tobaccos it
would necessarily follow that there
would be wide variation in the
chemical composition. The active
principle of tobacco is the poisonous
alkaloid. nicotine, and though the mar
cotie effects of tobacco must be attri-
buted partly to this substance, it can
not be said that they are solely due
to it. Good Syrian tobacco contains
no nicotine; yet tobacco smokers con-
slider ii very strong.
The narcotic effects are often due to
the products of combustion If to-
baceo containing large quantities Of
nicotine burns well, the narcotic eff.
fects from it may be less than from a
tobacco burning poorly and continuing
but little nicotine. The amount of
nicotine in tobacco varies with the
plant tvarietyl, climate, nature of soil,
method of cultivation, and method and
length of time for curing.
As | said above, Syrian tobacco con-
tains no nicotine( this is extensively
used for cigarettes); Havana to-
baccos contain between 0.6 and } per
cent; Cuba, per cent; French to-
baccos nearly per cent; and the
finest tobaccos contain generally little
Dr. no nicotine. All of the above to-
1accos are used to a greater or less
extent for the manufacture of cigar.
X. Francis, Chemist, Ok. |
ahoma A. G. NJ College, Experiment |
Station, Saltwater.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02

were awful Now and then they be.
came impossible and We took to the
pastures to avoid dangerous mud.
holes. When we found any repair
work" done il was of the crudest sort.
like throwing branches OF trees into
the mud. Two strong horses attached
TO our buggy began to become dis
tressed as they labored through the
mud. The soil and topography were
the same as We had left. the sole diff
ference that now no one dragged the
roads. We were at first amused. then
frightened, then indignant It seemed
that We would never without killing
our horses get through. Finally We
met a man with good horses and 4
buggy going in the opposite direction.
We halted him and demanded why
are not these roads dragged?"
Il can't tell you. sir. l reckon be-
cause We never have done it,"
would not accept 4 farm on those
undragged roads as q gift and live on
il as men do today. Civilization, edu.
cation, progress-these things are i'm
possible where such roads are. Fur.
her, the effort of horses to drag ve-
1icles through that mud is at least
fifty times the effort that would be
TO keep those roads dragged
Try and drivable
Long live D. Ward King, the road
lrag man.--Joseph E. Wing. Breeders |
iazette. Chicago, I'll.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
New ceyion Starnps

The Ceylon Times gives the follow.
Ing definite information regarding the
forthcoming issue of King George
stamps. Commencing from about Oc.
tober next the treasurer will issue one
kind of stamp only for postal judicial
and revenue purposes This Is d con.
cession to the public, so that ordinary
postage stamps may be equally used
for judicial and revenue purposes. The
new stamps will bear the head OF King
George v, and as at present the differ
ent denominations will be in different
coiors. The word "Ceylon will be at the
top, the words Postage" and "Reven.
ue' at the left and right of the portrai:
and the value in the space at the bot
tom. There will be seventeen denom
nations. ranging from &C to 500r."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02

A monkey which escaped from q
shop in Argyle street. Glasgow. Scot
land, the other day, bolted into a fruit
and confection shop, where Il Jumped
about and eyaded capture BY getting
on to high shelf, from which vantage
point 1t absolutely refused 10 be
tempted with monkey nuts and other
eatables. From this shelf It jumped
on to the fanlight above the door. and
IN this way took its departure. 1t then
climbed into an adjoining sausage
manufacturers, and got behind the
counter, where it upset many articles
A considerable time elapsed before II
was captured.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02

The friend had dropped in to see
DAuber, the great painter, put the fin.
ishing touches on his latest painting.
lie was mystifed. however, when
DAuber took some raw meat and
rubbed It vigorously over the painted
rabbit In the foreground. why ON
earth did you do that?" he asked.
Why, you see" explained D'Auber.
Miss Millions is coming to see this
picture today. When she sees her pet
poodle smell that rabbit and get ex-
cited over II she'll buy II on the spot "
Home Journal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
The King Drag in the South.

We were cruising for land in-well.
never mind what state ii was. ii
M baFe NAwened in almost any
state. 1t was n8 exactly a new coun-
try, but ii was rather sparsely set.
tied. None of the roads had been
graveled or macadamized and It had
rained a very great deal. The roads
were very primitive, yet they were
nicely rounded up and had been kept
nicely dragged. We overlook and
passed a four-mule team hitched to a
King drag; the use of the team was
paid for by the community. After
each rain it is the custom to drag these
roads. We grumbled a little at the
occasional chuck holes, but in the
main the road was delightful and our
horses trotted briskly along. We gave
the roads so little thought 1--WE do not
think about things that are giving us
little troubled that We had time to in.
speet the farms that we passed by and
to discuss their advantages and Dc.
Suddenly We left the good roads. W.,
into another state and to re-
gion whore the roads are neglected.
II was after a wet winter The roads
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02

Temperature in cool weather. II is Z
common error to suppose that tn,
presence Of draft in the room is an
indication that there is ample or more
than ample ventilation This fact
does not always follow.
Psychologists tell us that a person
breathes approximately twenty cubic
inches at breath and makes about
twenty respirations per minute. This
would show a consumption Of about
fifteen cubic feet per hour. As ar
actual fact yentiIatlng experts allow
from forty TO 800 feet per minute per
person, depending on conditions A
hospital, an auditorium, a gymnasium,
our modern picture shows and the like,
should approach the higher point,
while residents and other similar
buildings may only allow forty to fifty
cubic feet per minute.
The apparent discrepancy between
these figures and the actual consump-
ton as stated above is due to the fact
that the air exhaled although not ex.
hausted of oxygen, nevertheless con-
tains comparatively large percentage
of carbon dioxide, that will foul q por.
ton Of unbreathed aid in the room.
A series Of interesting experiments
have been carried on lately at the Ok
lahoma A. & NJ. College, in which it
vas determined by an instrument
called an thermometer the amount of
air entering various rooms under
average conditions and whether the
ventilation was adequate when the
rooms were filled to their capacity
With students. In the course of the
experiment 1t was determined that If
III air inlets were closed and all crew.
ces sealed the aid in most OF the
ooms when occupied would be unfit
or breathing in less than ten minutes.
/ there were gas lights and open
Ieaters in the rooms, the time would
'e shortened materially. In connec-
ion with the last few remarks it will
e well to add that in practically no
are all air passages closed
kept by special effort, as under doors
nd between window sashes large
uantities OF air usually enter. Most
uildings on the campus, however,
ave ventilating systems. In these
the air in each room is
hanged every twenty minutes.
The writer believes in good ventila-
on, even at the cost Of an extra dol
lr to the coal pile, and has spoken
the time OF fouling of air in rooms
hen all air intakes We're closed, so
lat others may reap the benefit of in
that have been carried on.
Charles Jablow, Department Of Me-
lanical Engineering, Oklahoma A. &
/. College. Saltwater.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
eeorae Ade Hears a Eahl.

The first time the Washington base
ball team played Chicago this season
George Ade, famous for his fables in
slang, met friend in the street, who
said: Come on, George. and see this
Washington team It's peach. lt's
hummer. It's performance against
Chicago will be as finished as the
work of Jack Frost in Georgia
peach orchard. THAT. said AIDE
without cracking smile. sounds IN
me distinctly like fable in slang. -
Popular Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
osnuneIatIon In the Dram.

Henry Miller, the actor,manaser
whose genius far exceeds his patiencs
had Just fired an actor whose enuncia.
ton had been unsatisfactory. You
see he said, in explanation, you
cannot make silk purse out OF the
caudal appendage of an animal which
expresses, its JOY with a grunt and ita
grief with squeai."- Popular Maga.
zine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
FRESH AIR

The above title should not be con.
fused with the sense in which we
speak of cold, crisp air Fresh air
$ not necessarily cold air.
Closely allied with the subject OF
ventilation is the subject OF heating
Necessarily the more often the air il
changed in room the more heat will
be necessary TO keep comfortable
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Uncle pennxuls. saus

Ever notice the power of the wiDf
A late New York magnate left one
which requires that all his children
behave themselves for seven years OF
they won't get cent.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Advice TO Wom.n

you have only 10 be rich and beau.
tiful' and look into a mans eyes and
natter him, and YOU can make him be.
neFe you are what you please -
-halcyone," by Elinor Glyn
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Caught sessull on Salmon Rss.


| have sometimes read accounts OF
birds taking the fy OF & fisherman
but do not remember having heard
before Of any one catching a seaguu
when salmon fishing. This happened
here at Dunkeld today, and the lady
who Was ishing not only hooked the
seagull, but after playing it for 9
quarter OF an hour, landed it. The
lady was harling for salmon il the
Tsy, just below Duukeld bridge, spin.
ming with a minnow from a boat
when the seagull swooped under the
water and few on with the minnow.
The gull made very good play, and
1t was only owing to skilful handlins
that it was eventually netted." II
was Of course taken of the hook and
few away none the werse.-Ths
Field
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
TIME TABLES
FRISCO.
North and East Bound.

Leave Vinita
No l12-K. C. Meteor. .1:1Oam.
No. 12-California Exuress 2:22a.m.
NO. 4O4-Joplin Express. .7:55am.
NO. 4OS-st. Louis Limited. .6:4Op. M.
NO list. Louis Meteor. II: As p. m.
South and West Bound.
NO. 9-Okla. City G. S. W. .2:O5 a. IN.
No. lll-okla. City fr X. C. .3:S1a. M.
No. 4o7-ok c. fir X. est L.8:45am
NO. 4ll--California Express 1:O5 D. m.
no. 4OS-sapulpa Express. .S:O5 p. m.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
Well.Reha,,.d

Lulu was watching her mother
working among the flowers. Nam.
ma. ! know why flowers grow" she
said; they want to get out OF The
art. "-Lippincett's.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
South Bound

All complaints OF delivery snould
e reported to the Circulation Depart.
ment. Phone a.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-02
NJ x. & T. TIME TABLE.
North Bound.

NO kansas City Special lis a. IN.
NO 4-Loeal Passenger .S:5S a. N.
NO 6-Flyer-K. C. G st. L. L.6:2O D. hi.
NO S-Local Passenger s:24p.m.
NO lO--Katy Limited SATAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-17
OUT, BANDIT RUNS;
CAPTURED BY INTENDED VICTIMS

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. ia dozen
men lined up in the street at the point
OF his revolver, proved more than a
highwayman could control here Sun
day, and when they began to break
away at the ends of the line the ban
dit commenced shooting. After fatally
wounding a boy, and barely missing
several men with his bullets, the man
turned and ran, with his intended vic
tins at his heels. He was overtaken
two blocks away, but was rescued on
the arrival Of the police. The attempt
ed holdup took place not far from
the new Union Station. A number Of
men were standing on the corner, en-
joying the afternoon sun, when the
robber, who told the officers his ame
was D. R. Leeper, sauntered along.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-17
owl ORGANIZER
AGAIN ARRESTED
F. j. THOMPSON CHARGED WITH
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER
~- FALSE PRETENSE.

T. J. Thompson of Thompson broth
ers, who, as state organizers for the
Order of Owls, spent several weeks in
this city during which time nearly 400
members were secured, has been ar
rested at Laurel on five warrants is
sued by Justice of the Peace Farley
with whom five persons had filed af-
fidavits, charging Thompson with OBJ
tanning money by false pretense.
Upon being arrested Thompson
promptly put up $500 in cash as his
bond for appearance in Hattiesburg
Wednesday, Feb. 10, and was at once
released.
Besides the five affidavits mention
ed, eight others of like nature have
been filed, but no further warrants
have been executed.
After completing the organization OF
a large nest in this city, the organizers
left here for Laurel, where they are
still engaged in similar work.
Upon an affidavit sworn out before
Justice of the Peace Greer by T. S. Cot
ton, T. J. Thompson was arrested oI
the same charge as those now pend
ing, but when the matter came up TO
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-17

Hands up, everybody" Leeper said.
flourishing revolver. No one hesi-
tated and all obeyed an order to line
up against the side of a building.
Finally Leepers hat came off and
down the line he started with a COM
mand for everyone to shell out" At
that instant two or three men at the
end jumped from the line and ran
and Leeper began shooting.
A bullet passed through the lungs OF
Francis Fitzgerald, 16-year-old boy,
He probably will die. A. B. Moon, q
saloonkeeper, was grazed by a bullet
and one man received a bullet hole
through his hat.
His revolver empty, Leeper started
to run, followed by the crowd. He was
overtaken, but the police arrived and
took him to a station.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-17
CHANGES IN G. & 5. |.
DISPATCHER'S OFFICE

Official announcement has been
made by the Gulf G. Ship Island rail-
road of the transfer of w. l.. Oakley,
former chief dispatcher of that road
to the position of chief clerk to Su-
perintendent w. e. Leonard and the
appointment of Silas w. Crumm as
chief dispatcher to succeed Mr.. Oakley.
Mr.. Oakley's new position takes him
to Gulfport, where the superinteh-
dents headquarters are located. He
is now occupying his new station and
will be followed shortly by his fam
lily.
Mr.. Crumm has long been employed
as an operator in the dispatcher's Of
flee in this city, and his familiarity
with the duties of the position enabled
him to take on, with ease, the added
responsibilities involved in his pro.
motion.