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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-05

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-05

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-05
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The morning times., 1896-12-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

Nine. Medjeska's hobby is bee raising
She has 900 hives on her California
ranch.
Gen. Boulanger is to become a stage
hero in Pa~'s. in a political drama, en-
titled "A Vie! A la Mortl''
The Norwe gian edition OF Ibsen's new
drama, John Gabriel Borkman.' was
$4,000 copies, something unprecedented in
Scandinavian literature.
Ibsen's plays are never published in
Swedish. as the author belle YES that the
Swedes can read his books equally well
in the Danish Norwegian tongue.
During the day when the battle of the
Wilderness was fought, Gen. Grant smoked
twenty very strong cigars This was
about his highest record.
The widow of Calliar Bey, formerly
Mrs. P T Barnum, expects co return to
her former home, in Bridgeport Conn, and
take up her residence there again.
Louise Michel declines to come to this
country unless Pietr0 oori, the Italian
anarchist, accompanies her. Pietro has d
dread of water and Will not come.
Eugene Zimmerman, the carieaturist who
signs his eccentric and coInical drawings
''Zim,' is Il Swi SIS by birth, and started
his artistic career as a painter OF signs.
Emperor william is probably the only
European monarch who carries revolver.
Firmly convinced that he is going to die
by the bullet of an anarchist, he S de
tcrmined TO fight for his life, If neces-
sary.
AT the annual meeting of the societe
Rationale dEncouragement au Bicn ma
tiunal Society for the Promotion of Pro
| bty) Stephen Liegard was elected presi-
| dent 10y acclamation to fill the office SO
long honored by the late Jules Simon.
If Senator morrill, OF Vermont lives Till
March next, he VIII have served five
! full terms in the United States Senate,
which no man has yet done. His nearest
! competitor was Senator Benton OF Missouri
who served four terms and a hair.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
MUCH In LITTLE.

Forest fires have destroyed 49, 600 acres
Of timber in New York State in the past
three years.
The present seasons crop of cotton in
Egypt promises to surpaSs all previous
years in quality.
In most parts Of Syria, Palestine, and
Arabia fig trees and date palms are
counted, and a tax is levied on each tree.
1t takes thirty-seven specially constructed
and equipped steamers to keep the sub
marine telegraph cables of the world in
repair.
Five years ago there were two direct
steamship lines from Southern ports to
Europe; now there are eleven cities, each
of which have one or more lines across
the Atlantic.
Arizona convicts have been leased for
ten years at 20 cents per head a day. Their
labor is to be used in constructing an irri-
eating canal to reclaim 100, 900 acres
of arid land.
The largest bridge in the world is the
Lion Bridge near Sangsang, China. 1t
extends five and half miles over a part
of the Yellow Sea, and is supported by
300 huge stone arches.
The word dun is said to owe its origin
to one 10 e Dun, a famous bailiff a bout 500
He is said to have been so shrewd and
dcXterous in the collection of dues that
his name BECAME proverbial, and earned
q dreadful immortality.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
CURRENT EVENTS.

A company OF Spokane, Wash, citizens
is organizing to emigrate to Siberia.
Municipal ownership OF the electric light
plant in West Springfield is being consid
cred.
There are two families on one street In
Bangor in which four generations are repre-
sented.
The State taxes for the coming year viii
reach the highest aggregate ever known in
Vermont's history.
The faculty at Yale proposes to adopt
severe measures with the students who
carouse around the streets at night.
Wheat is So scarce in the Springfield, Mo-,
market that the local mills have been com
PEELED to shut down temporarily.
Petitions to the Connecticut general as
sembly for the incorporation Of electric
railroads are coming in thick and fast.
The new business going to Keene, " H.,
this year will materially help the trade.
One thousand hands in the bicycle plant
means about 5000 increase in population.
At Coggins MILL near Sisson, Cal, the
luggers cut a tree a short time ago which
was just 404 years of age. 1t was eight
feet in diameter and produced 5000 feet
Of lumber
A physician who has just returned from q
visit TO Persia says the Persans still be-
lieve that human tears are remedy for
certain chronic diseases. AT every funeral
the bottling Of mOurners tears is one OF
the chief features OF the ceremonies.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
A Christmas Lesson j..

This is the day upon which all Of us will
more or less joyfuIly celebrate the ami
versary Of the birth Of the founder Of the
Christian religion; and whilst feasting and
making merry it behoOves ms TO remember
that we owe our present advanced stage OF
civilization to that religion, and that we
should commune with ourselves and deter
mine whether or not we have endeavored
TO live up to its benefiCent teachings.
Peace on earth, good viii toward men,"
was the song Of the herald angels on the
fatefuI night when the infant Jesus was
born. The sentiment which those words
convey was the dominant and ever-recur-
ring note OF tie after-teachings Of Jesus
He taught that we should do unto others
as we would have them 90 unto Us. and
that we should love our uciGhhors as our
selves; ngguuly On Christmas Day, as many
seem to think. Int on every day in the
year; Lot by The donation II pauperizing
charity. but by the u aiEtcnance Of just
economic conditions which VIII insure every
man an opportunity q oItain honorable
work and be honestly paid therefor.
We cannot say that We have peace on
earth when on every hand there are strikes
and rulnors Of strikes; when trusts wage
war upon the poorly-lined pockets Of the
wage-earners, who bitterly resent the ag-
gressicns, yet cannot obtain redress. We
cannot say that we have good viii toward
men when we deliberately uphold a sys-
ten which has made a few inordinateIy
wealthy and millions wofuI!y poor; which
has made aristocracyaping eNotics Of a
few Of our citizens and has converted nil
lions Of erst while producers into mere cum
berers Of the earth.
Our country is full OF natural wealth, we
have had enormous harycsts, and there are
cattle upon a thousand iiIls: yet men are
dying Of starvation every day, gaunt spec
tres OF want wander up and down the high
ways; a blight has settled upon all forms
Df productive industry, and all Of these
evil conditions are directly attributable
TO unwise and even criminal legislation by
the Congress.
Such being the case, we suggest to our
readers that when singing in their churches
today that beautiful hymn,
"Hark! the herald angels sing
fhpv SrouId hpar n mind thn trl7a SierniPi-
canoe Of the message delivered by the
heavenly visitants; they should think Of
the evils to which we have alluded so
slightly, and determine To so exert them
selves that it may not be long before the
governmental system OF our forefathers
has been restored and everyone in the
land is enabled to celebrate Christmas Day
with joy, not grief; plenitude, not hunger;
hope, not despair; and gratitude, not bit
terness Of heart.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
ORIGINAL OF SAM WELLER.
An Actor who May Have Suggested
the Character to Dickens.
IOF0RIO " e.

The great scarcity Of the early numbers
Of 'Pickwick Papers Is not difficult To
understand when II is borne II mind that
only 4C0 copies We're printed Of the first
part, which was published March 81. 1895
Before the appearance of the fourth num-
ber there was some IDEA of stopping the
issue, as the expenses were found to be in
excess of the receipts. But in the fifth
number Sam Weller was introduced, and
the work at once sprang into unbounded
popularity.
While nothing positive has ever been
established on the point, it is held by some
writers that the original of Sam Weller
was a Mr.. Samuel V ale, who acted the part
of Simon Spdtterdashtn a farce called The
Boarding House, and made his character
a great popular favorite The odd whiusi-
eality of Wales novel comparisons is best
understood on reference to the part set
down as Spdtierdash IN The farce. Among
his queen comparisons are:
I know the world,' as the monkey
said when he cut eff his tall '' L am
down uron yoU,' as the extinguisheF said
TO the rushIieht' - Come on as the
man said To the tight loot" = 4 am all
over perspirat.On,' as the mutton chop said
to the Erftffl on why, btre We are
all mustered as the rcast beef said to
the Welsh rarebIt Vale introduced these
popular comparisons in his private life as
well as upon the stage, and fIOm 1880 TO
1896 this style of expression became widely
popular 1t IS o, unreasonable to suppose
that Dickens became, in a sense, the
abstract mirrnr of his time, in catching
the popular fuE and ernbalming it with Lis
choice phraS Ology.
OF, course it would be the height OF
absurtlty to charge Dickens with being
mere copyist, ur for one moment 10 think
OF Sam Weller rs any other than an orig
inaI character. Dickens may have bor-
rowed an idea, but he certainly made no
sIaviSh use of it. for the prevail ing sam
vaIeism and the monkey that knew The
world was in Ho way On a par with the
Sam Weller comparison; for example, IN
describing the elder Mr. Weller ard the
touter as 'walking after him like a tauS
monkey arter Il hOrgin-'
The morning times., 1896-12-25

One Schrader, alleged to be possessed Of
isra, has come to a city where people are
very sensitive about being touched. HeaIers
get very little return for their efforts
in Washington. congressman have been
known to respond TO the touch Of the ward
healer, but we are afraid that Mr.. Schrader
has never practced the laying on Of hands,
OF any particular candidate. Business was
bad with The TOUGHER yesterday. 1t was
even Impossible to pick up the stray side
money job Of laying hands on an erring son
Of mother who was too tired TO apply
the remedy.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Saks s Company,
"Saks' Corner"
THACKERAY DIDN'T WRITE 1T.
History of u Chapter in "The vir-
RfuiauS"

Many readers OF The VTginians" have
wondered bow Thackeray was able To write
so graphic and correct an account Of his
hero's ape from Fort Duguesne and bis
Journey through the wilderness, as Thack-
cray had never seen the magnificent valley
through which his gallant hero fled after
his daring escape. says the New York Re
corter. As a matter O9 fact, TEackeFay
did not write it at all
He was at a dinner in London with An
thony Trorope, Willie Collins and other
celebrities
The guests were settling down to their
wine and cigars, when Thac keray, who was
entertaining the company with his Wit
and satire, suddenly stopped, and, looking
at his watch, exclaimed,
'Gentleuen. l must leave you! ! have
promised the printer chapter Of The Viz
ginians' tomorrow morning. ana / haven't
written q line Of il yet / hate 70 go, but
1 must The printer is inexorable; So wish
ing yoU all another meeting when can be
longer with you. bid you a ecod-evening-"
There was present "a minor author named
Kennedy nd Thao okeray had almost reached
the door when he called hiIa back and
said
ttIid E> Iti II W Iltt- w tltd ttitl Atl l0
What are you gong TO desCribe?''
The great novelist seemed little aston
ished 1T this bold proposition but he Was
too polite 10 say what he thought.
Kennedy, you are extremely kind and
gladly would l let you write the chapter for
me, for 1 hate TO leave a jolly party IN the
midst of fun"
Then DON'T al the company cried.
stay with US and let Mr. Kennedy write
it,
I have half a mind 70 let you do it,
just for the fun Of the thing It is a
chapter, chiefly OF description. giving al
account of my hero's escape from Fort
Duqgesne"
IL that's what You are writing about I
can do it, for know every foot OF the
ground
IAN right. then" said Thackeray, re-
suming his seat at the board Let me-
have it early tomorrow evening
Mr.. Kennedy withdrew aEd, going 20 his
hone, wrote the fourth chapter Of the Sec
ond volume of The yirginIJnS, ana thus
it happened that the narrative Of the heTOs
flight was so accurate rs 10 the topography
of the country through which he passed
The morning times., 1896-12-25
The Quick and the Dead.

The intention OF the late Samuel J. Tilden
that the bulk OF his great fortune should
go TO the founding of a large public Ii
brary in New ork, with branches in sew
eral not far-distant places, has been en-
tirely frustrated through the action Of the
courts, which have declared the devising
clauses OF the Will imperative and invalid,
because in violation OF certain statutes.
A decision has just been rendered in the
case by the supreme court of the State,
the concluding paragraph of which is in
these words:
Mr.. Tilden would have undoubtedly
acted differently could he have ap-
preciated that his scheme for large
public library in this city would have
been defeated; but the court cannot
now undertake t. devise a scheme
which will supply the deficiency or
make another will for Mr. Tilden
In this language OF the court is a hint
to all men Of wealth who are of a philan-
thropic and public-spirited turn of mind.
Every bequest made, whether to private
individuals, to public institutions, or for
public purposeS-especially the two last
named-is open to attack from parties who
regard themselves as aggrieved by the
! in his will or to make his bcuuests as large
as the eXpectant individuals think be
should could or might have made them.
In nine cases out of every ten such disap-
pointment results in an appeal to the
courts; and, as litigation over wills is noto-
ri0uSly the most vexatious and expensive
Of all, the parties in interest find them
selves at the end in the fix Of the litigants
in the famous case Of Jarndyce VS.. Jarn-
dyce, and often the estate IS eaten up by
lawyers fees and court costs. Thus the
estate goes to purposes quite foreign to the
intent Of the testator, and the beneficiary
that was to be is left in the cold.
II wealthy persons want to make quite
sure Of the application Of their money to
| benevolent. educational or other public
/ objects they should give it while they
! themselves are above ground and able to
direct the proceedings. George Peabody,
Enoch Pratt, William W. Corcoran and Le-
| land Stanford pursued that policy, and An
drew Carnegie and John u. Rockefeller are
! living Illustrations of its wisdom. Better
! give a thousand dollars yourself than ten
] times that amount through somebody else
J after you are dead and gone. 1t is more
sure Of being put where it will do the
! most good.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
THE SPANISH SOLDIER.

1t must have been the same old Spain
in the days of the Immortal Don Quixote;
for did not that renowned and delightful
knight-errand exactly describe the con-
dition Of the Spanish lads now in Cuba
when he spoke, with gentle melancholy,
of the soldiers of his day?
I'VE shall find" he said, in his excellent
discourse upon arms and learning. that
poverty itself is not poorer than the sol
dier, for he depends upon his miserable pay,
which he receives but seldom, and, per-
maps, never. or else on what he makes by
Uiarauding, with the hazard of his life
and trouble OF his conscience. Such is
his want of apparel that a slashed buff
coat Is both his holiday raiment and shirt.
But see how he expects night to make
amends for all these hardships in the bed
prepared for him. which never proves too
narrow, for he may freely lay out as much
Sof the ground as he pleases, and tumble
to his content without danger OF losing
the sheets. But what is most to be ad-
mired is that no sooner does one fall,
where he shall never rise till the end of
the world, than another steps into the
same place; and if he also drops, another
place, without suffering any interval Of
time to separate their Deaths
In these latter days scores Of thousands
of Spanish soldiers have not seen a cen
tesimo of their beggarly pay for months.
Our columns tell how they are driven to
pillage how they fall in the fight, drop by
the waySide, and perish i'll the hospital,
while. dozens Of cargoes OF boys from
Spain fill again the dwindling ranks. Gould
any chronicler of this time sum up the
Spanish army i'll Cuba in fewer words or
with more graphic insight than these
phrases OF the Knight OF the Sorrowful
Figure have done?
Had the hero of SpaiH's greatest achieve
ment in literature lived today, 10 matter
whether knieht-errand or disillusioned.
his place would have been with Gomez and
Maceo, for his was nature, sane or
frenZied, that may always be found ON the
side OF the fettered and OppreSsed.-New
York Sun.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
SuERIDAN'S BEST SPEECH.
Newspaper Man Tells CircH instances
of When 1t Was Made.
Chic0no TinleS-Nerala.

1.-The last time Gen. Phil Sheridan was
in MIlwaukes said Bob Howard, t..g.s-Cv
paper man. was when the Army OF the
Cumberland held It's annual reunion here in
1882 a banquet was given the association
at the the National Home. Gen Sheridan
presided In his opening speech he was
puzzled for words, but after a fashion he
managed TO stanimer Oat something tina but
few heard and less understood. l was re-
porting the event tor tie Sentinel, ana had
taken down everything sheridan said, lust
us he spoke it. When he got through he
came around to me and said: Look here,
Mr.. Reporter, do yoI want u please me-
Deed | do, general
= Then please don't print any os that
siush or mine. Just make up nice little
speech for me-
Howard made up dainty little speech
for the commander OF the American army
which greatly pleased him.
a few years later, when hc was OH duty
al Washington, Howard 5 duties frequently
took him to headquarters, and he always
met hearty welcome. The first time he
called Sheridan said: "Oh, yes, remember
you. You are the man who made that nice
speech for me in Milwaukee,
On several occasions he introduced How
ard to his friends as the author OF the best
speech he ever made.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
WASHINGTON. DC DECEMBER IS. 1896
REMOVAL OF THE BUSINESS
OFFICE.

Times will be removed this week
90 the Hutchins Building, corner
of Tenth and ID streets and Penn
sylvania avenue, for twelve years
the office of the Daily Post, where,
on the 26th of December, all the
friends and patrons Of The Times
Will De heartily welcomed.
The news, composition, art, ana
press rooms, newspaper delivery
and carriers and newsbOys' quar-
ters VIII remain at their present
location.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Turn About was Fair Play.

The well from which Irish stories are
drawn is incXhaustible. Here is a good ex-
ample of Pats wit and readiness An Irish
witness was being examined as to his
knowledge of shooting affair.
did you see the shot fired?' the magis-
trate asked.
NO, sorr; only heard it." was the
evasive reply.
That evidence is not satisfactory" re-
piled the magistrate, sternly. stand
DOWN.
The witness turned round to leave the
box, and directly his back was turned he
laughed derisiyeiy. The magistrate, in
dignant at this contempt Of court called
him back, and asked him how he Cared to
laugh in court.
Did you see me laugh, your honor"
queried the offender.
No sir, but l heard you" was the irate
reply.
That evidence is unsatisfactory" said
fat. quietly, but with twinkle in his eye.
And this time everybody laughed, except
the agistrate.-Chicago Journal.
The morning times., 1896-12-25

tonic Maceo? Who killedJose Maceo?
Was IL the enemy's bullets at FL Cato
and San Pedro? No. 1 will say, a
thousand times no. They were killed
through the men OF the council.
They were killed through those
who, having received money from the
Spanish government, aftcrw3Tu de-
manded places which did not beongto
them in the ranks OF the revolution,
in whose behalf they have done moth
ing. But they want to take places
at the feast.
In the context Of the Interview following
this excerpt are allegations OF undying
devotion to the memory Of Maceo. There
is some internal evidence of verify of
statement. Zertucha is puzzle and a
problem. II he is innocent, he the victim
OF an enormous weight of circumstantial
evidence; if he is guilty, he Is the most
artistic and competent pre- varica ator on
record In either case, his position is most
unenyiable, for the world is not large
enough to hide him from the vengeance,
justifiable or unjustifiable, of Maceo's
avengers
The morning times., 1896-12-25

All the men who wear blouses did not
attend Senator Quay's dinner party in
Washington on Saturday evening last, but
it must be taken for granted that all who
did attend were men in blouses, though
all were members Of the Pennsylvania
State Senate. The blouse is going to be
introduced in Harrisburg this winter, and
is likely to become as familiar a sight i'll
the Legislative halls as il now is in the
Senate chamber at Washington.-,Phi hiladel-
phia Press.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
JOHN MEREDITH READ ILL.
Former American Consul to Paris
Suffering From bronchitis.

Paris, Dec 24.-Gen. John Meredith
Read, who was American consul here for
France ard Algeria from 500 to 1878,
and acting consul general for Germany
during the Franco Prussian war, is suffer
ing from q severe attack ofbronchitis.
In S73 Mr.. Read was appointed Ameri-
can minister to Greece, Which position he
held for several years. When the Ameri-
can Congress, from motives of economy,
refused an appropriation for the legation
at Athens, Gen. Read carried on the mission
at his own expense until his resignation in
1879.
He is Knight of the Grand Cross OF
the Order of the Redeemer, the highest
dignity in the gift of the Greek gov ernment
The morning times., 1896-12-25

this country as 'lard-and-bacon gentle
men. The Castilan artistocracy VIII
never descend to trade a long as they
have rich colonies to plunder, but the day
is near when they will he forced TO en-
gage in some honest yocation.-St Louis
Globe Democrat, Rep.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Denies That He's the Hugser

Editor Times Dear Sir-My attention
has been called to an article in the Morn
ing Times of a Thomas Brashears, identi-
fled as Jack the Hugger." L would like
to state, through the columns OF your valu-
able paper, that he is in no way related to
the Brashears doing business at 625 Louis
lana avenue, and residing at 1721 New
Jersey avenue northwest.
THOMAS J. BRASHEARS.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
For and Against zertncha.

The Evening Times yesterday printed.
Ede by side, two accounts of the death
OF Gen. Maceo One came by way OF Key
West and was presumably uncdited in
Havana, and the other is the accredited
statement OF Zcrtucha, an army surgeon,
who is either the most viciously vcnial or
the most unrlghteously abused man of the
day. Says the first:
There is no longer any doubt that
Zertucha treacherously led Maceo into
trap which had been prepared for
him in advance. New evidence is
received daily that goes to prove the
fact that there was treachery Cru
1eda, in a speech made to a PARTY OF
excursionists, went so far as TO COM
plirrent DR.. Zertucha, and ? III IA Bravo
said that the unmerted honor all be-
longed TO Gen. Weylcr He said that
Ahumada had prepared the encounter.
This is bad for Zertucha. Ifithas foun-
cation for all it states, there is hardly any
punishment that would fit the crimes
In all the history OF barbaric or so-called
civilized warfare there is no instance of
treachery more base or slaughter more
cowardly in its cunning. To betray the
brave man who had befriended him-to
Sell out 10 well-fed generals whose tactics
were those OF the jackal-to be openly
praised for his dastardly duplicity-if
this is zertucha may Heaven save Cuba
from bis kind. But he says:
After stating the facts as they oc-
CURED, / wish to speak about my
humble personality. Wao killed An