The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, January 9, 1899 Page: 2 of 4
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JIMMIFS AMBITION.
Dj LESTER L. LOCKWOOD.
'TJELLO. Jim! What's up now?"
H "Chicken coop that is it will
fx when I manage to get a few more
naili in."
Sam Simmina vaulted the low fence
and standing with his hands in hi
pockets wajtched Jim a few moment.
Then be gave an amused whistle. " I
ay Jim there's nothing like having
conveniences to work with. Now if 1
were to build a chicken coop 1 should
b- silly enough to use new wire eight-
pennies and a steel-tipped hammer; bin
I daresay I'm quite behind the times
and that assorted sizes of bent and
rusty nails and a slippery stone to drive
them in with are the latest Improved
implements a sort of renaissance in
carpentry eh?"
"Not exactly" replied Jim laughing
"but it jives you a chance to air that
French pronunciation that you had to
tay after school for last night. So
there's some good comes from my im-
provised resources; after all that was
the phrase I stuck on yesterday."
"Don't Miss Lamb put us through
the definitions and pronunciations fur
all they are worth though? Father
isays if this thing keeps up ne u nave 10
Amy a new dictionary before the year U
-outr such wear on it you know. But
io 'resume the original theme' whal
are you going to put in your coop when
it is done?"
"That is also Miss Lamb's doing. You
.ate she knows all about my poultry
-craze knows I'm saving up to go into
the chicken business I mean and yes-
.terday she showed roe a chance to be-
ln. The folks where she bonrds are
regular chicken cranks you know '
fine stock incubators and all thai.
Well yesterday she heard Mrs. Janson
ay that she had a hen so determined
itoset that she couldn't break her up
end that she'd sell her very cheap to get
rid ofher. So Miss Lamb told her about
me and she offered to sell me the hen
and settling of 15 eggs all good stock
too mind ycu for one dollar. Don t
you call that a layout now?"
" "Tis for a fact. And you happened
rfo have the dollar?"
"Yes I've saved up $1.15 and if I can
pet the coop done I'm going after school
to-night for the hen."
"And I suppose you will buy a bicy-
cle w ith the proceeds? But that doesn't
explaiu why you are using rusty nails
and a stone hammer."
"Why you see our hammer is lost
as usu.il. Some of the children are al-
ways getting away with it and I can't
afford to spend my extra 15 cents on
mails. That has to go for chicken feed
;and I don't know when I'll have a
.chance to earn any more. So I'm draw-
ling these nails out of the boxes on the
ikindling pile. They are really mine
you know. 1 worked for them at Mr.
Lake's grocery last vacation."
"Going into business on a strictly
.cash basis eh?"
"Yes sir-ee! That's my ticket every
-time."
"Been reading the life of Rockefeller
iand all those penniless-boy millionaires
1 suppose?"
Jim flushed.
"Weil that's the right way to begin
: anyhow" he said sturdily wrenching
at a stubborn nail with the cold chisel:
"but I do wish they wouldn't always Use
.the hammer."
"Why don't you wait till it turns
up?"
"Too much risk. You must 'make
'bay while the sun shines" you know
Mn other words set hens while they're
'tin the notion."
"Going into the poultry business
-with one hen is too slow for me. I'm
going to Klondike as soon as school is
out and when I strike it rich in mines
1 .you'll be puttering away with an old
-clucking hen and a half dozen scrawny
chickens."
"All right" responded Jim cheerily.
'"It may be slow but 'a bird in the hand
s worth two in the bush.' "
"Which being translated means 'a
hen in the coop is worth two mines in
the ground' I suppose?"
"That's about the size of it. But I
aay Sam before you start for Klondike
won't you please hand me that stone
lying at your feet the smooth one
that looks like a petrified potato? This-
loose granite chips off so."
"It doe look like a potato the white
lephant variety" said Sam. tossing the
tone to Jim.
"Thank you. This will make a fine
dimmer so hard and smooth."
"Ha! ha! ha! I should say so!" for
. h flr&t ntrokeon the rustv nail head
the stone broke in two one-half falling
to the gTOuna ana me nan uenu grazing
Jim's band. A he turned his hand
-over to examine the scratch the broken
-surface of the stone caught hiseye. He
;gave a loud whistle. -
"Look here Sam. Stop your laugh-
ing and see what is inside of yonr white
elephant potato."
vc;t!i that keen interest in "sued-
mens" which is the natural birthright
of every JtoCKy mountain ooy oaiu
stepped eagerly forward.
"Geode?" '
' "Not much! Nothing- so common as
ilhnl. ! never saw anything like it."
What do you reckon it is?"
JUu shook his head turning the store
from aide to side and letting the sun-
light play over its surface and reveal Its
delicate beauty for In the heart of th
common brown stone lay a circular
ribbed hollow lined with mother-of-pearl
and in one side of this polished
nest was a cluster of crystals.
"It must be the impression of a fossil
shell" said Sam eying it Intently.
"Why yes of course."
And Jim stooped to pick up the other
half of the stone.
"Yes here it is. Did you ever see j
anything so perfect? Some spiral thing j
thut seeins to go way down into the
stone. Just look &i the coloring will
you? llainbow tints every one! And
see? here is the hole where thnt lit-
tle bunch of crystals was broken out
and the inside of the shell or animal
whichever it is is liued with crystals
as far down as you can see."
"Jim you're ';i luck. You can sell It
at the museum and for a good price
too."
"Xo. I shall give It to Miss Lamb for
her cabinet. I owe her something for
her starting me in business."
"I do believe. Jim you'd give away
your head if it was not well fastened on
your shoulders. But come' there's the
first bell and we must hurry."
Miss Lamb's admiration of the fossil
was all that he could have desired.
"I cannot tell you what it is" she
said "but I am sure ft is something too
rare for you to give away. It ought to
have a considerable money value. I
cannot accept it from you until 1 have
ascertained its worth."
"All right then" said Jim winking at
Sam. "You may sell it if you wish and
all above five dollars that it brings you
n.ay give to me for my chicken houe."
"It's a bargain" said Miss Lamb
laughing "and the five dollars shall gj
jo the Children's Fresh-Air fund."
The following Saturday Miss Lamb
took the specimen to Prof. Black an
eminent geologist.
"A turrilitel' lie exclaimed excitedly.
"Where did you find it?"
Miss Lamb told him the story.
"Well well well ! Now 1 might go on
bieaking open stones with my g?oi-
cgist's hammer till the end of time and
get nothing for my pains while this un-
lettered boy by a chance blow why
this is really the finest specimen of its
l.ind I ever saw! Such a perfect frac-
ture ihe whole thing so complete!
See how perfectly the two pieces tit
together not a fragment gone!
"There you are. Just a common
stone again. You can scarcely see the
crack. Why Miss Lamb if 1 had that in
n y cabinet 1 would not lake $100 for
it."
"Will you give that for it?"
"You don't mean to say it is for
sale!"
"Yes the finder is a poor boy and
would make excellent use of the money.
He is going into the chicken business
and that sum would give liim a gond
start buildings and all. I tell you pro-
fessor Jim Jones has real pluck anil
principle." .
"I judge so from the novel way in
which he was using this stone" giving
it affectionate professional little taps.
"Yes I will give you $100 for it ard
thank you very much besides."
The professor wrote his check gave it
tc Miss Lamb and locked the turrilite in
his choicest cabinet.
Of course Jim could hardly believo
his good luck but you may be sure he
was quite reconciled to it. By the time
his modest chicken house was finished
and a dozen glossy black Langshans
strutted proudly in their grassy run
the old Brahma was off with ten
healthy chicks and was gircn the most
comfortable quarters and che choicest
food that the yard afforded. Miss Lamb
tnd Sam Simmins were invited on a spe-
cial Saturday to inspect thj new build-
ings and stock. They both smiled when
they saw a neat arch over the gateway
upon which was painted:
: TURRILITE CHICKEN RANCH.
; JAMES CONN :
: PROPRIETOR. :
......... ..
"Did you drive all these nails with
itones?" queried Sara.
"Xo indeed" laughed Jim shaking a
new steel-faced hammer perilously near
Sam's nose "but I shall never be sorry
that I drove the first ones so."
"Providence h'elps those who help
themselves you see Sam" said Miss
Lamb.
"Yes" sighed Sam "Jim struck it
rich before I even got started for
Klondike and if I dqn't get some sort
of a move on me be will beat me getting
a bicycle yet."
"Struck it rich that's pretty good
Sam. Y'es it was literally a rich strike
that of the turrilite on the rusty nail."
Chicago Daily Record.
Suck Dear Friend.
Mrs. Hunnimuue Charles used to
tell me he was fond of music but 1
think he was only deceiving me. I
know he never asks me to play now we
are married.
Mrs. Shnrpe Really. I don't see as
that proves anything my dear. Bos-
ton Journal.
Sot Always a "Pay Streak."
Tenant You callour flat the Klon-
dike because they are so cold in winter
and so hot in summer. I suppose. Ha
bat
Landlord Xo; Because there's no
such money in them as people think.
Detroit Journal. '
BROUGHT "IN HIS GAME.
How Texas Scout Convinced a
Skeptical Colonel About
Indians
"You gentlemen who have serveV In
southwestern Texas" began a jolly
West Point captain while sitting be-
fore the camptlre with the volunteer
recently "have seen the Seminole
negro-Indian scouts. In the early '80s
when I was a lieutenant my regiment
was stationed at old Fort Clark and
was assigned to command these same
scouts.
"Southwestern Texas at that time wa
a pretty wild stretch of country. Civ-
ilization stopped at San Antonio and
the duty of these negro-Indians was to
keep that border free from smugglers
marauding parties and hostile Indians.
Once every four months they came to
Clark for their money and then you
will pardon the expression gentlemen
there was h 1 to pay.
"The men had had a good many
rharp brushes with the redskins and
when they were warmed up with liquor
they liked to tell of these affairs. The
commander at Fort Clark was a little
skeptical about these Indian sitories.
and one day he said to me in a joking
way: 'I don't believe there isan Indian
In West Texas and I'll give $50 to any
man In your command who will bring in
a dead redskin.'
"There was one Mexican in the com-
mand. JulianLongonioby name and he
was one of the best trailers the south-
west ever saw. Longonio heard the col-
onel's remark and his beadlike eyes
snapped as he turned away. For my-
self 1 thought no more of it until it was
forcibly recalled to my mind some time
later.
"The next day we left Fort Clark for
a scouting trip. At Xewton. where the
Las Moras empties into the Rio Grande.
Longonio rode up and asked permission
1o cross the river. Fancying that he
wanted to visit some friends and know-
ing that there was no immediate need
I of his services I readily gave my con-
I sent. The greaser swam his pony across
the river and disappeared in the chap
arral.
"The next I saw of him was two days
after when I rode into Fort Clark for
my mail. In the afternoon Longonio
rode down to the officers' line and
stopped in front of the adjutant's office.
Several officers were standing around
and gazed in open-mouthed astonish-
ment at sight of the Mexican with a
dead Indian behind him. He refused
to answer any of their queries and
asked for 'el colonel.' Hearing the com-
motion the colonel came out and be-
fore he could say anything Julian cut
the rope that bound the Indian to his
saddle threw the corpse on the porch
at the colonel's feet and in that soft
drawling voice so peculiar to the Mexi-
can said:
" t'irxiuentn pesos senor el colonel.'
"Well gentlemen the colonel was so
thunderstruck at first that he wa
speechless. but. recovering himself pres-
ently he gave Longonio such a cussing
out as I never heard before nor since
The Mexican sat like a sphinx on his
horse pretending not to understand
Knglish. and when the colonel was
through he simply pointed to the dead
Indian and again said:
"'CiBcuenta pesos senor el colonel.'
"He got his 'cincuenta pesos' finally
but the colonel intimated that if he ever
caught him around there again he'd
have him shot. Longonio pocketed the
money and rode away with a broad
grin on his face to rejoin the scouts. It
seems he had lassoed the Indian first
end started to bring him In alive but
after dragging him a mile over the cac-
tus plain poor Lo's spirit fled and an-
other bad Indian was made a good one
via the Paradise Valley route." San
Francisco Call.
Heating; Hoiui In Cores.
Stoves are not used to any extent by
the native Coreans. In building their
houses they lay down a system of flues
where the floor is to be. These flues oe-
gin at a fireplace which is usually
placed in an outer shed or connecting
closed alleyway. From this fireplace
the flues extend in a more or less curved
direction like the ribs of a round fan.
to a trench at the rear of the room
which in turn opens into a chimney
which is usually placed some distance
from the house. Flat flagstones are
then placed carefully over these flues
and the whole is cemented over and
finally covered with the thick oil paper
for which the country is noted. This
paper keeps smoke from entering the
room and a little straw or brushwood
used in the fireplace for cooking the
rice serves to heat the stone flior and
give's an agreeable warmth which lasts
till the time of the next meal. Two
heatings daily serve to give the people
a nice warm floor upon which they sit
In the daytime and sleep at night. By
leaving their shoes at the door the in-
mates preserve the paper floor which
from constantly polishing takes on a
rich brown color. Consular Report.
A Chip of the Parental Block.
Johnnie was trying on his first pair
of trousers.
They we.re a great success.
Johnnie looked at them critically
from every possible point of view.
Then he glanced tip.
"Xow. see here." be said in a tone of
nutbority "I ain't a-doin' to have
muvrcr go froo dese pockets every
night. Xo sir." Cleveland flain
Dealer.
FEMININE FRILLS.
Tasty Trifles Thnt Arn Now Worn B
Followers of ths
Fashions.
i ntii' u-tiita corf for the reck
I. f n. on it sheerest mull hem
stitched across the ends ana ciown me
sides with a narrow hem. On each
end for a few inches up is a pittcrn
of conventionalized violets lightly em
broidered all in white.
A striking gown of brown maae
with the pluin back and fastened across
just below the waint with two oblong
buttons or pins of gold .i:id orange vel-
vet let into the front of the jacket in
a square zigzag pattern A bit of
orange velvet was in the brown hat.
A fur hat with white lace draped
around Ihe edge and a mass of white
tulle bows and ends at one side is a bit
of typical headgear.
Instead of tucks down the chiffon
blouse or vest run strips of very narrow
dark fur and the effect will be rich
charming and unique. Wherever a bit
of fur can be tucked ir.to anything of
tulle chiffon or net this ye.ir it is
stylish.
Grebe has returned to favor once
more and a hat composed almost en-
tirely of the pretty delicate feathers
s charming. Feathers showing the
blue and green peacock tints combined
are also to be seen. Blue and green
of the right shades are always charm-
ing and when combined under Mme.
Nature's direction they are unexcelled.
The prettiest things in the way of
silver knick-knacks come from a shoo
where all sorts and kinds of pieces of
Dutch silver are to be found and
among them little Dutch shoes. They
repntntinn of the wooden
shoes that the pink nnd white Dutch
damsels cf Holland wear. These little
;i-. nnn nrp one and a half or two
inches long with a little ring in one end
to attach to a cnateiaine. xurj a.t
particularly attractive and cost J1.50.
Little collars ot lur are mnue iwui
shape round and are fastened in front
with velvet tied in n sailor knot; chin
chilla fur with blue velvet .manes a
pretty combination.
A pretty gown worn oy a preiij gin
the other day had the bodice of dove
Ik tucked lenethwtse witn line
tucks; the sleeves were tucked across.
The gimp was of pale yellow velvet;
the silk below it was edged with a lit-
tle shirred gray velvet ribbon which
iWv the nneninir of the blou.se.
which was at the side. The gimp was
nppliqued witn white lace urounu m .
neck the girl wore a string of big gold
beads. X. Y. Times.
GYMNASTICS FOR WOMEN.
There Are Mnnr Who Find Plennare
nnd Benefit In Physical
Culture.
Many new gymnasiums and gymna
sium clnsses for women nave wen
nened this season in our large cities
and smaller towns are not far behind
in nrovidinc opportunities for woim-.i
who have become interested in their
bodily development to take up such
practice work.
Women generally go into physical
culture with great enthusiasm and
well-appointed gymnasiums used by
them are fitted up with parallel and
leaping bars and rowing and riding
machines the bicycle school the run
ning track the bowling alley the
swimming tank and plunge bath are all
nrruided for the woman who wishes to
become an athlete.
Even the lighter apparatus clubs
and dumbells are used of about the
snme weight by both sexes. The light
apparatus is thought to give better de-
velopment nnd is used even by men
who are training for proitssionai am-
letes. Ball playing in gymnasiums has be
come quite a fad. la old times our
great grandfathers went out modestly
and threw their balls against the side
of a house. To-day their great-grand
sons and great-granddaughters are
taught to play ball scientifically and
have walls carefully erected in gym-
n. turns to nractiec on. "Teams" of
girls trained to play all sorts of ath-
letic trauies are no longer a novelty
and our granddaughters bid fair to
equal cur grandsons in skill ana
strength.
An excellent feature In good gym
nasiums is the medical examiner whose
duty it is to prescribe the proper ex-
ercise to correct physical imperfec-
tions and to improve imperfectly de-
veloped and weak bodies. No violent or
excessive physical exercise should be
undertaken except on the ndviee of
some one well qualified to understand
the human body and the best means
to Improve nnd strengthen it In any
given direction. So guarded women
can find great pleasure and benefit in
the various sorts of physical exercise
dow open to them and women who are
looking for some amusement for the
coming season as well as women whose
health and nerves need bracing would
be wise to turn their attention to phys-
ical culture. Harper's Bazar.
Smothered Chicken.
Cut up chicken for frlcasse wash and
let stand in cold water a little while.
Drain season dredge with flour an j
put in dripping pan not quite covered
with water. Dot with bits of butter.
Cover closely nnd bake until tender.
When done take from pan and make
gravy. Detroit Free Press.
Bishop Mark of Marquette Mich. is
the oldest living missionary to the
American Indians.
All of the New Testament has been
translated for the first time Into one
of the Australian native dialects lay two
Oerman missionaries
Australia it is stated is to have a
. UK the SHIHf llle AS
lUiuuuv; miigiv
those held in Frlbourg Switzerland
Brussels and other continental cities.
The congress will probably be held
about Easter time in 1900.
n hundred and flftv thousand dol-
u v.wn cut n.tftp Viv the First Ban
jul s una v
tist church of Philadelphia as an en
dowment tuna to Keep bi
that church wnen us aownmwu mtiu-
bershlp is unable to support it.
The Echo of Berlin. Ju an article giv-
ing statistics of German schools for the
1SR7 to 18U6. shows that
407 children in the state schools com-
mitted suicide 331 of whom were boys
and 76 girls each under 13 years of age.
Italian high schools have been open
for years to women as well a to men.
Every year a prize is offered to students
in the teachers' seminaries for an essay.
This year 50 women competea anu uuij
five men. The women goi me pn
all the medals.
mv 'nt.Vi(ti Missions says:
"There are 1000.000000 heathens in the
world nnd 10.000 missionaries mere-
fore each missionary is responsible for
100000 souls and lor mis w-jm
lians are giving at the rate of one-tenth
of a cent a day."
The percentage of high-sctiooi enroi-
tn iio nnnulation in cities of simi
lar size in New Englnnd is as fellows:
Hartford .0109; hpnngneiu
cesteT .014; Providence .000; Cam-
bridge. .23: Lowell .007; Fall Kiver
.007; New Haven .009.
DESTROY ASSASSINS' WEAPON
Old-World Co.tom Which Prevent
the Grewoine ObJeeU Falllna-
Into Hnnd of Speculators.
The emperor of Austrin in taking
steps to secure the destruction in
Geneva in the presence of the Austro-
Hungarian envoy and his consular offi-
cials of the weapon with which the
empress was assassinated as well as
the surgical instruments tised by the
Swiss physicians in mnking the post-
mortem examination has acted in ac-
cordance with royal and old-world
usage and tradition in the matter. It
is a custom which is based partly on
superstition and partly on a deter-
mination toprevent articles of this kind
from falling into the hands of dealers
in curiosities and being placed on ex-
hibition in some more or less reputable
museum or traveling show. Ihe em-
peror has also sent to Vienna for pres-
ervation in the imperial palace the bet!
cn which the body of the murdered em-
press lay until placed in the coffin.
Until 50 years ago the weapons used
for the assassination of numbers of
reigning houses or of great personages
as well a any surgical instruments em-
ployed in treating their injuries. or for
purpose of post-mortem examination
and embalmment were filed a:ty or
ground to pieces. When however. th
priest Martin Merino attempted to
murder Queen Ifflbella of Spain in 1852
as she was entering the Metropolitan
church of the Attoccha in order to un-
dergo the ceremony of churching
after the birth of her eldest daughter
it was found that the blade of the pon-
iard which he had used to wouud her
majewt.i was of such exquisitely tem-
pered steel that It resisted every file
and stone.
This was related in the newspapers
of dhe day and the superstitious Span-
iards became so excited about the mat-
ter that the cabinet was forced to
occupy itself about the affair and to
take steps for the destruction of the
knife by means of sulphuric acid in
order to allay public feeling and to
remove the impression that there was
something supernatural and niagio
about the dagger.
Since then sulphuric acid has al-
ways been used for purposes of this
kind the most recent instances being
In the cases of the revolver with which
GolH assassinated the Spanish premier
Canovas; the knife with which the
would-be assassin of King Humbert so
terribly wounded his prime minister
Carioli; the gun with which King
George of Greece was shot a year ago;
end the pistol with which an attempt
was made to take the life of the lata
King Alfonso of Spain. Boston Tran-
script. What the Fool Said.
It was where the motor cars pass In
a certain city. An old gentleman
alighted the conductor told him to
look out for the other tar. The passen-
ger did not understand him and turn-
ing around asked: "What did you
say?"
Just then the motor struck him and
knocked him without serious damage!
toward the curb on the opposite sloe
from which iie wanted to go. At he'
got up he was heard to mutter: "I
wonder what the fool said." Detroit
Free Press. .
The Distinction.
Wiggles Is a tomato a fruit or a
vegetable?
Waggles To people who like toma-
toes it Is a fruit; to those who don't
It li a vegetable. Somerville Journal.
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