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The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1897-02-06

trip arOunu inc WoTlu' ie Proposcs
that people who wish to receive letters
from him telling all about what he sees
send him one, two, three or four dol
lars, just as they are able. He will
then write them letters. lie says he
will take the trip whether any one
puts up any money or not
Still no news comes from New York
as to the volume of business Judge
Scott is doing.
People who think the financial ques-
tion is dead should observe the street
corners in Okla. They are crowding
up again just as they were before elec
tion.
IL is never too cold In Oklahoma 10
play croquet. The game continues the
year around
The old treasurer of Noble county
turned over to the new treasurer sll..
37l. 80 in cash.
With the south half of Day county
added Roger Mills county, taxes in the
latter county would be reduced 81. 81
on 500.
Greer county produces good celery.
/ A little water and patience will dc
any thing out in the short grass coun'
try.
senator Allen, of Nebraska, has com
pletcd . report Of his investigation ol
Agent Freeman and the traders in the
Usage nation. lie roasts the whole
shooting-mstch and recommends ths
removal Of Freeman.
The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1897-02-06


Choctaw tribe of Indians, IN which the
Indians agree to the division of their
land in severaltv among themselves.
The agreement Is incomplete, owing to
the fact that the Chickasaws own joint.
ly with the Choctaws, and they have
not agreed to the division. The com,
mission reports, however, that it has
been in conference with the represen
tatives of the Chickasaws, and that the
latter failed to sign only because an
thority had not gone SO far
Last week every Usage waddled ny
to headquarters and received $50 from
a beneicient government.
Four inches of snow fell in Custer
county during the recent cold snap
the largest in the history Of the count,
since it was settled.
II Oklahoma gets free homes, i
should try to understand that 1t will
never gain such legislation through
congress. The legislation was . unus
ual thing to attempt and will never b.
accomplished again.
The Oklahoma papers do not oftcl
have chance to say anything abou
sleigh-bells, but when they do the bell
always "rlng out on the clear air."
Greer county will soon become on,
] - .;n trta ,., q
world. Every man down there cal
1 have SEQ acres dirt cheap. The gras
is good and the people are bound 4
become prosperous.
II the original Flynn bill was bacl
in the house from the senate II wou''
have no trouble in passing. 1t is tn
increased draft on the treasury that
causing We trouble.
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"Just look at Do Thornton staring at
the Valentines" !" said BERTHE Rollins to his
sister, as they came down the street TO
school. Wonder if she expects to buy
any?"
"You had better send her one, think, Z"
suggested Grace.
so, villa comic one if 1 can get any
that will suit. A girl dressed up like her
grandmother would be a good idea. She
will never dream who sent it."
And the two children passed on their
way, leaving the solitary little figure still
absorbed in the beauties of the store win
dow.
But Dos eyes were not the only ones
that had esped out and admired the
gold bordered valentine BERTHE Rollins
himself had been greatly struck by its
gorgeousness, and had made up his mind
TO send it to Katie Snow.
A vastly different child from Do Thorn.
ton was this same Katie Snow, with mis-
chief sparkling in her dark eyes, and the
spirit OF fun lurking always in the corners
oi her rosebud mouth. A merry, rom ping
beauty, who easily won the hearts of
every boy and girl in the school, and.
though willful and skittish as a kitten.
yet managed to remain general fayorite
with all the teachers.
BERTHE had long been devoted to her,
dragging her home on his sled, presenting
her with odd oranges and pieces OF chew
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! ing at it admiringIy, and wondering if
ever in her life she would own anything
half so beautiful.
Poor little Do! Father and mother had
both died when she was a baby, and ever
since she could remember she had lived
with her Aunt Betsy. in the big brick
house that seemed to her always the
gloomiest spot in the whole town. Not
that her aunt was poor, for the brick
house was both tall and broad, and Do
ha all the comforts she required.
Her clothes were good, though so old
fashioned in their cut, and so somber in
their coloring, that the child, conscious of
never looking ike other little girls, and
fancying, in her painful shyness, that they
were laughing at her. shrank from their
society and became as lonely at school as
she was at home.
Her mpanions all agreed that she was
little guy, because she wore an old
brown hood and a queer-looking brown
cloth cape, which might, as Corny Reeves
said, "have come out of the ark"; and
they thought her little goose as well, be-
cause she never seemed to know how to
play any games or make any friends for
herself. She could study her lessons well
enough, and that was about all.
At home her aunt scarcely ever noticed
her. She did not mean to neglect her
dead brothers child in any way, and 1t
never occurred TO her that she was doing
so.
Dorothy-or Do, as she was called-was
warmly clad, well fed and sent to the best
school. That anything else was necessary
to make a sensitive little girl happy was
an idea that did not present itself to her
mind for a moment, and that, perhaps,
was just the reason that Do was gazing so
wistfully at the valen tine in the shop win
dow.
1t represented to her that kind of love
and pleasure which she knew entered into
other children's lives. but which seemed
to be all left out OF hers.
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money he hoped to gain by the sale OF the
flowers.
Toms father had died years before, and
MS mother was weak and worn from the
struggle OF the years.
Tom started for home along the railroad
track after his fruitless search.
Just as he reached turn in the road ne
saw that the rain had caused heavy land
slide across the track.
Tom had hardly time to think before he
heard in the distance the heavy rumble OF
the approaching train.
What was to be done? Tom ran wildly
down the track toward the train.
And then he thought of his old worn
lacket-the one the boys made such fun
or 1t had been warmly lined with bright
red flannel, for the want Of something
better.
Hastily pulling it off, Tom waved it
frantlcaliy at the approaching train.
Seeing the red fag-the signal of dan
ger-the engineer applied the brakes.
Tom, in his excitement, stood still on
the track. The engineer shouted, but the
nervous strain had begun to tell, and Tom
did not hear.
Oh C"Ahc luc lIdlu, anu OeIOre 1t cOuiu
be stopped it had knocked poor Tom
down and dragged him some little dis
tance.
Kind hands lifted him from the track
and bore him into the train and onward
toward home
"A badly broken Leg" the doctor said,
as Tom was carried into his hum BILE home
He never thought of his own danger
the people whispered. with moistened
eyes.
BOYS" said Burt, as they witnessed
the mothers grief in the little poverty
stricken home, she will live, the doctor
says Lets buy Tom some flowers to look
at when he is sick-he loves them, so his
mother says-and some other little things
he needs instead of the comics. What
do You say, fellers?"
And what they said you can guess when
tell you that Tracy put his comic valen-
tines away for another Valentine day,
vainiy wondering why the boys didn' t
seem to care for comics this year.
CoRNIE l.. BARTLETT.
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EAsToN, CAL, Jan. %, 1897.

EASToN, CAL, Jan. %, 1897.
Dear Editor: Yesterday the seventh grade of
our school had as our grammar lesson to write
a letter to one of our friends, cousins or class
mates but some of us did not have anybody
TO write 10, so our teacher said that we might
write to the San Francisco CALL. Our school
is fine two-story building with four hand
some rooms, besides a library-room. We also
have a nice windmill and tank and plenty of
playground for exercise and fun. The build
ing is situated in Washington Colony, which
is quite large and contains nice plantation,
with many kinds of fruit trees and a large
field of grain. When the fl overs are in bloom
and the green leaves have opened it is very
lovely around the colony. We have little
town here by the name of Easton, which is six
miles from Fresno and has one store, one
blacksmith-shop, three churches and one bank
ing house. l will close my le tier now, as have
no more to tell about our schoolhouse or our
colony. Yours truly,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

alluded TO by Shakespeare to the effect
that on this day birds choose their mates
Formerly it was the custom to send only
love letters as valentines, but now gloves
garters' birds, pretty pieces of jewelry,
bonbons and, above all, flowers are con-
sldered appropriate gifts to send TO sweet
hearts and friends.
My boys and girls, your editress sim
cerely hopes that you have been guarded
IN your sending; that you have taken no
mean advantage of the secrecy and mys-
terry attendant on "St. Valen tines" day.
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c U r r Y
P L A Y Z q L
Answers Received.

Answers to puzzles of February have been
received from the following members of C. r.
c.. Alice Bell, NJ. E. Navone, Retha Waldau,
Edith Waldau, Lena Woodson. For January
81, Ethel Wilds
Answers from non-members for February z:
Annie Jones, Sydney L. Schmidt, Lulu Shat
tuck, Emma Leslie, Katie and Laura Ssblat-
schan, Annetta E. Girard, Robert Lincoln,
May Mccarthy. For January 81: Lizzie
Wienke, Lizzie Henderson, Mabel Z. Mecchi.
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yom Com to DoyothJ.
A VALENTINE.

A VALENTINE.
Your eyes! oh, my! l wish could
OF all their beauties write;
They're just the loveliest fairest blue
In fact they're "out of sight"
And when you're glad they shine and dane,
In such merry way,
And when you're sad they always look
So dreamy, far-away.
Your hair is tied with ribbon bows
Just ike the other girls,
But not one of them can boast
Such lovely gold curls;
And when In school the sun comes round
And shines upon your hair
l know the angels never HAD
halo half so fair.
And when you smile! oh, Dorothy,
My heart goes pit-a-pat
Till, as the boys ali say with truth,
don't know where I'm at"
And am foolish, yes, know,
To write such words TO you;
But when I love you such lot,
What am going to do?
CoRNIE L. BARTLETT,
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Crso' s eert<g.

S%CHOOL had just been dismissed
p and the boys had gathered outside
@.SS 10 discuss plans for the coming
Valentines night.
''You just bet We are going to have
some sport" said Fred, one of the oldest
in the group II saw the greatest comic
valentine downtown, just the thing to
send TO teacher"
Tell US what it was" chorused all the
boys.
1T was fine comic" said Fred, "a pic.
ture of an ugly old woman, and it was
called The Old Maid, anu had a couple
OF great verses. You see l thought it
would be a fine thing for teacher, you
know she is so homely, and an OLD maid
loo.''
"Oh my, won't she be mad" said Harry,
mischievous looking boy somewhat
younger than Fred.
'Oh. by the way" continued Harry, ''I
saw comic down in Tracy's store window
that / think would be out OF sight for
Tom Atkins. You know what a shabby.
looking old coat that is he wears to school.
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Do 6 Oa)snt(ne.
BY AGNES REPPLIER.

Hat was certainly wonderful valentine.
HI Not that you or l, perhaps, would
AZ have considered it anything remark
able, but to Dos wistiul eyes, as she stood
gazing in the shop window, it seemed the
perfection of all that was beautiful.
There was a shepherdess tending her
sheep, with a crook tied with ribbons and
tiny little slippers on her tiny little feet.
And there was a shepherd lad lying in
the grass and playing on his flute for her
entertainment, while the lamb BIS, frisking
gayly about, took care OF themselves and
gave no trouble whatsoever.
A broad border of gold lace surrounded
this lovely valentine and DO stood look
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DhE PDZZlER.
/. A Diamond Puzzle :

l. A Diamond Puzzle:
Y "A letter in prime.
y y "A young goat.
XXXXXX TO represent.
XXXXX Courage
XXX A kind of vase
A letter in prime
The central letters, down and across. SMELL
the same word.
(selected) IDA wIeHTMAN &C. R.C1.
II. Word square:
1-Com pen sation.
PA favorite.
g. To as sist
ITO eat sparingly.
5-A coin.
6-Sarcasms
III. What is that with which a man parts
every day and still always keeps?
II and III BY FRED Antilles &C. R. c.
~ (o) Why is dirty man like flannel?
(b) What is button?
" Riddle:
treasure am !, meath tropical sky.
On dry land 1 make travellers glad
But give me ans
And power possess when at sea
To make travellers sad
(Selectedl EMMA EGGERS &C. r. c..
vi. Whole, am not far.
SnauBe my n eau, ana am loVeui
Again, and am dread
Again, and listen;
Again, and am a product of sorrow;
Again, and am to raise;
Again, and am withered.
LENA WooDsoN &c. r. CO..
VII. Ny 1, 2, 3 is q Latin prefix denoting
separations;
My 1, 2, 3, 4 is a circular form much used in
ornamentation;
My 3. 4, 5, 8, 7 is certain cloth OF common
reputation;
Myo, 6. z is border. edge or line OF decora-
tion;
N.Y., 8, 10 is girls nickname, g German
appellation;
My TO- and IL, boys nickname plain
] abbreviation;
My9, 10. II, IL, Is, IA, race OF our great
creation;
Ny IL IS, II, an element of electric expert
My hole is what all should use in every re-
| lation;
| As well as occupation.
| Selected by ALICE BELL &c. r C.).
| VIII fd) What is wampum?
| (b) How was it formerly made oy the In
dians?
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Letters Acknowledged.

Besides letters published pleasant communi-
cations have been received from the boys aud
girls whose names follow: Annetta E. Girard,
Harry G. MatlIck. Anita Lsfranchi. Gussie
Wheeler, Ella Jefferson, Loretta Mortimer,
Emma Leslie, R. and E. WaIdau &C. R. CT,
Emma Hollenbeck, Abraham Preciado, JulietteA
Driscou, Annie Mcmahon, Nellie Henderson,
Ethel wilds, Theo Oscar Leydecker, Eva Ma
vone, X and L. Sablatschan and S. c. B. and
Nav Mccarthy.
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To Correspondents.

J. Driscoll: Your story duly received. Your
letters are not published because you write on
both sides OF your paper.
A. f. Girard: Who is the author of the song
sent by you to chIldren's page?
C. r. C. means Childhood's Realm Club
In order to become a me m Der contribution
of story, rhyme or puzzle. written by you,
must appear in print on our page.
Alice Bell wishes to know what has become
OF Max Selig.
The words selected or "original" must be
written on all contributions
Myrtle Van Loon: Many thanks for IN
pretty little ferns.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
DUTCH FLAT. Cal, Feb. z 1897.

DUTCH FLAT. Cal, Feb. 4 1897.
Dear Editor: As | have never seen any let
ters in THE CALL from Dutcn Flat | thought
would write. l read the Childhood's Realm
every Sunday and like it very much. l am a
little girl IL years old and am in the sixth
grade OF the pubic school. Inclosed l send
the answers to soale of the puzzles and some
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
ALAMEDA, Jan. 81. 1907.

NLtNbDAI JdH OF 1871,
Dear Editor: This is the first letter l have
ever written to THE CALL. 1 am 8 years and IL
months old. l go to the Encinal school in
and l like to read the children's
page every Sunday in THE CALL. Ny father
has lot OF pigeons, and some of them have
flown from Portland, Or. Ihope to see nv let
ter in next Sundays CALL. Oblige yours
truly, ARTHUR HERMAN LEYDEcKER
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Il Valentine.
BY EUGENE FIELD.

Go, Cupid, and my sweetheart tell
/ love her well.
Yes, though she tramples on my heart
and rends that bleeding thing apart;
And though she rolls a scornful eye
On doting me when l go by;
And though she scouts at everything
As tribute unto her bring
Apple. banana. caramel
Haste, Cupid, to my love and tell,
In spite of all, love her WE'LL
And further say, ave sled,
Cushioned in blue and painted redI
The groceryman has promised 1
Can hitch whenever he goes by
Go tell her that, and furthermore,
Apprise my sweetheart that q score
OF other little girls implore
The boon of riding on that sled,
Painted and hitched, as aforesaid;
And tell her, Cupid, only she
Shall ride upon that sled with me.
Tell her this all, and further tell
| love her we'll
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
OAKLAND. Cal.

OAhLAND, Cdl
Dear Editor: am little girl 8 years old. ]
go to the Lafayette school. 1 have nice dog,
and its name is Dude. My papa has taken
The CALL for long time. 1 hope my letter
will not go into the wastebasket, as it is my
first letter to THE CALL. Your little friend,
NELLIE PERKINS,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

SNaNCE upon time ever so long
f&sk ago, away back in the third
eN century. there lived good
Bishop. History tells US that be was
made martyr on account of his religious
beliefs by ClaUdius II on February ID,
a. d. 30. We also learn that the 18th of
February was heathen festive day called
"Fe ebruata Juno, and was the occasion of
much froicking and merry making.
Finally, through the efforts of the
church, the people were persuaded to
hold their festivities on the 18th and to
give it the name of St. Valentine, instead
of that OF the heather goddess Juno, and
this is how it happens that the martyred
Bishops name is associated with a day
that for centuries has been devoted to
mirth and revelry almost the whole world
over.
The sweetest, prettiest idea in connec-
ton with st. Valentines day is the one
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SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 8. 1897.

IAN FRANClSCO- re o. D. 1887.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter to you.
Ny grandma has taken THE CALL a long time
and is much plea sed with it. am z years of
age and go to the Webster School, and am in
the second grade. My teachers name is Miss
Turney and like her very much. 1 have
little sister and her name is Maude. l fear
my letter is already too long, but hope that it
will escape the wastebasket. 1 remain, your
little reader, GRACE b. WATSON.
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puzzles for you. Hoping my letter will be
published shall close. Your little reader,
ANNIE JONES.
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'(c) For what was it used?
(dl What made it become of little value?
TX. (d) What great poet was born on 9th of
February?
(b) Which of his poems have you read2
(c) Which do you like the best?
X. When was Charles Dickens born?
Name four of his works.
Answers for February 7.
/. Crow-Swan-owl. -
II. Music. "
III. (Gl When the COW jumped over thsN
moon.
(b) When it's drift.
(c) Because it's the middle of day.
(dD glove.
". (a) Water.
o. Wet.
V. td) Sin-kin-g-sing.
[Note-Mistake in print; should have been
'to utter melodious sonnds.l
(b) De-sir- ed-deed
VI. CHIC AGO
MEETS
END
cGr
CURRY
PLAY Full
VII. Shovel-hovel.
VIII Drink-rink-ink.
TX (d) Whip-hip.
(b) Climb-limb.
(c) Bark-ark.
(d) Soar-oar
X. (d) The 14th of February.
(o) Because the 22d of the present m on tn ID
the anniversary of the birth OF George WASH
1ngton.
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~ DOLLY, dolly darling
0 dolly, dolly .minel
They laugh because tell them
That you are my Valentine.
They think that should have, dear,
A doll in place of you;
Nowldon't be frightened, dolly.
For that's what Tll never do,
know your nose is melted:
know one eye is gone;
My father said this morning
That you rally were forlorn.
But that's the very reason
Why you should always be
The very dearest dolly
In the whole round world TO me
II my nose should get broken,
If looked queer and wild.
Would my mamma exchange me
For another brand-new child7
HELEN MARSTON in Our Little Ones and tb.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Exchanges.

Golden Days. weekly for boys and girls
containing eighteen or twenty pages OF amus-e
ing and instructive reading matter. j. Eiver-
son publisher, Phil ladelphia. Send for sample
copv
"The Youths Companion has started out
with the new year fully up to its excellent
standard. and is always enjoyable to both
young and old.
"Harper's Round Table, is another weekly
that should be found on every library table
around which gather bright boys and girls.
In the February number of ST. Nicholas ap.
pear the opening chapters of an interes ting
story for girls, by Frances Courtenay Baylor
1t is delgh fully entertaining and is pretrkly
illustrated by r. B. Birch.
No magazine could possibly be more pleas
ing to tiny tots than "Our Little Ones and the
Nursery" the February number being an ex-
quisite edition L. Elkus publisher and ed.
itor, Bost ton, Mass.
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Suggestions for Club Motto.

TRY AGAIN" or 1--WE Are Comrades. ."-E
Wilds &C. R. C.).
'Try to Win."-E. Nayone &C. R.C.A
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LEONARD A. ERIcKsnN-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-12
PRICE FIVE GENTS.

VIII go direct TO San Francisco and
sail thence to Hawaii He win return
as soon as possible and submit the re-
port OF his observations TO the Foreign
Relations Committee.
Senator Morgan will also leave Sep
tember 1st for Hawaii as a represen-
tative of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. He will be absent till Decem-
ber. Senator Morgan's report will be
locked forward to with great interest
by public men. and his statement, 1t is
safe TO say. will be strong appeal for
annexation. 1t will do much to make
the annexing of the Hawaiian Islands
a certainty.
Mr.. Quay says that his judgment and
his vote would entirely depend upon
the impression which he might gain
by a personal tour of the Islands.
In an interview he gave the impress
sion that he was going as the informal
representative of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and that on what he
saw or learned would be based a vol
luminous report, which would be read
when the Hawaiian annexation treaty
comes up for consideration.
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to this steamer, but now it transpires
that Mr.. Wilder is entirely innocent of
any connection with the case, beyond a
willingness to comply with the request,
had it been made direct to him
Consul Wilder evidently labored un-
der a misconception of his duties in
the premises, for by the Moana this
Government received notification of his
intention to issue temporary register
when the time came. Further, he stat
ed that he had promised it to the agents
of the steamship company five months
ago, and he did not feel like breaking
faith with them. And at the time Mr.
Wilder was writing to his superiors
here what he intended doing, Colonel
George w. Macfarlane, the irrepressa-
BILE and Chesterfield of promoters, had
been made flag owner of the steamer by
G. P. Huntington, and was at that
very time speeding his way across the
Atlantic with ''sea letter." issued by
Deputy Consul-General Hopkins Of
London, tucked carefully away between
the shirts in his portmanteau. By Col
onel Macfarlane's remarkable foresight
Consul Wilder was saved the unpleas-
ant experience of being written down
an -- unwise young man.
AS early as 1893 the Hawaiian Con-
suls were notified that under no cir
cumstances should provisional Hawai-
ian registers be issued to any but Am
erican bottoms. Again in July of this
year these instructions were empha-
sized, though it was hardly necessary,
as the first were definite enough. The
sea letter was issued to Colonel Mac
farIane on July I'd in London; the Chi
ma arrived in San Francisco, from Ash
attic ports, on July 25th and remained
there until August 5th before it was an
nounced that she would fly the Hawai-
ian flag
1t will be remembered that when the
annexation treaty was in the hands Of
the Foreign Relations Committee that
body wanted~to recommend that no for
eign vessels. other than American,
should be granted Hawaiian registers
while the treaty was pending and re-
Trained from inserting the clause only
upon the assurances of this Govern
ment to Minister Sewall, which were