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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

DR.. John W. Walters, one of the
pioneers of Colorado and this section
died Friday night ut his home in Wet
more, in his 72nd year. Deceased
had been sick for ten months, during
which time he underwent four surgi-
cal operations. A wife, four sons
and one daughter survive him. The
remains were buried Sunday with Ma
sonic rites.
Glad They are Living.
Miss Morsa Maxwell celebrated her
18th birthday on Tuesday evening.
the 5th, by entertaining about thirty
Of her.young friends. The program
Of the evening consisted Of various
games, charade and an excellent
course Of refreshments. Miss Aorsa
was also the recipient Of many pretty
gifts.
Saturday was the anniversary Of
the birth Of John Spanglsr, and few
Of his friends came in and completely
surprised him. His good wife, how
ever, had an inkling of it, and had
prepared . nice supper Ior the guests
An easy rocking chair and a neatly
hound volume Of Whittiers poems
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resident Of Canon and is straight
forward, upright young man, and 10
well liked whsrs known The bride
was resident Of Coal Greek. and a
favorits in society in her home town.
The RECORD wishes them many happy
years.
win Gould and Miss Anna Nv.
were married Wednesday Dec.mb.r
9Th NJ the boma of the brid. in
So,th c.5on nrRE u.l oAs.;.,;,r
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pspei :" sne We ~n w" k'se
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s"o .ne h"hp co'n iaf sS.@o u paid
IN aasan0 An oner WI" nos n0'o
eooo 'ons- .
Tba hool. NJ tho .s..on RALLY
worth knowing about A.. di.cns.ad
in The Elsvsnth A,nn,l Rool Numhsr
~ The ou,look mscsmher M..,,;n.
Numhar, undsr the three gsnar.l
heads. I'm the Field of FICTION aB;s-
,o-, -, p;oo~.chv ,d .p,,.l
Art y While the sams ;..u. contains
also three personal literary article
.Ws;m.r and Goethe = bv H.r,;ltor
WM.b;e. "R.m;niscenes. Of Tbora,u-
bv an inm.t. of rbor..u,. family and
"a visit 10 Jokai. -bv Edward A. stain.
A. An s;,o of ,h... .,t;cl.. a.. ;,,r,
trated. S'W year. The Outlook
Company New York;
+ +
a farmer way out in orsgon writ
ing 70 ths publishers OF Horse Book.
Rad : number Of books an ths horaa.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

In driving about town few week.
ago | noticed horse being used for
hauling building material = heavy
loads--which was 40 lame - to make
it inhuman to ask it to travel. much
less draw . burden. Afew days later
. young burro lay in the road with
its back broken. Some boys said.
upon inquirey, that someone had done
it with club. Another day ! saw .
burro which had evidently bssn bran
dsd BY somsone who was entirely ig-
norant Of how branding should be
done, or entirely brutal, ~ the iron
had fairly burned down to the bone
and great welts Of burned flesh TWO
INCHES THICK stood up about the
brand.
Again ! have seen boy riding .
horse which was dripping blood At the
mouth from cruel bit and IN inhu-
man rider, and its sides bloody from
spurring.
Several months ago l saw man
who drove one horse to light wagon
loading sand in Sand creek. He had
. well rounded load Of sand and st-
tempted to start his horse up the hill.
The horse seemed willing, but simply
could not move out of his tracks. He
made several attempts and failed.
Then this inhuman creature took the
shovel and beat the horse with it.
Every time the shovel descended the
horse would plunge and tremble. but
could not move his load. On remon-
strating with the man, in not the
gentlest voice was told TO mind my
own business.
Now, what can be done about such
cruelty? Is there no law to protect
. dumb beast! If there b . law.
what steps ought one TO take TO have
it enforced, Mans inhumanity to
man makes countless Thousands
mourn Pops says. but mans inhu-
manity to beasts ought 70 make
countless thousands rise up in their
wrath and demand its abolition
Cruelty TO animals in . child is q
trait which will lead him 10 crime
more surely than any other one thrait
h could develop. ! don't believe in
! too much gush sor maudlin ssntimsn-
taiity, but II sns must have one's
uhels day spoiled b nd sieksniag
tse1soa of ths yoang and issoosnt
oenstantiy narrowed. it = high time
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

The story in the Argonaut for De.
cember II, 1889. Is ''Ina Single Night
The Terrible Trial Of Young Wife, ;
which tails Of the way in which /
treasure was guarded BY woman IL
the absence Of hor husband. It b Z
vivid sketch Of real life.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14
Shopping Bags.
IS cents to $I.5o.

You ought to have one
of these before Christmas
to carry home the things
full of thought and love you
buy for others. We've ever
SO many kinds. from the
simple draw string-which
is as popular as cver-to
the more intricate metal
fastening.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

Edward Griffin left Tuesday morn
ing for Oak Greek, whore he viii stay
this week.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

You will see counters the following
SALE have been greatly reduced in p
lar in the making of your holiday purchases
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

Prof. j. H. Allen has been suffer-
ing from septicamian, caused from q
scratch of his hand while closing an
outside cellar door.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14

List Of letters remaining in Canon |
City postoffice unclaimed for week |
ending December 10, 1899.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-12-14
The Xmas Doings
Purses

In plain and fancy leather
Some have sterling silver
trimmings. some have two
or three pockets and there
are those with only one.
There is a full variety to
choose from and the clasps
are all perfect and safe.
IS cents to SI.so.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
PEOPLE WHO GAMBLE.
Chinese and Italians Are Especially
Addicted to Games of
Chance.

OF the nations of the earth who gam
ble--and they all do it more or less
the Chinese come in an easy first. Su-
perstition and the gambling mania go
IN double harness, and, while the man
darins fly kites to decide what should
be done about Wei-hai-wei and Talien-
wan, the humber Celestials gamble for
dear life to pass the time away. The
Chinese play night and day." says a
traveller, It'll they have lost all they
are worth, and then they usually go and
hang themselves" from which it
would appear that the yellow danger is
rot so formidable after all.
The Chinese laborers in the United
States squander their earnings in
game called white pigeons ticket"
White, by the way, is an unlucly color
for the gamer and the lucky one for the
keeper of the gaming house. These gen.
try keep orange peel in box, believ
ing that it will bring them luck.
The Italians are 40 less superstitious,
and they gamble persistently, the poor
people especially, in the government
lotteries. Everything has a number;
a cat, dog, gondola, and the "Libro
dei Sogno"-the lotto players oracle
Will tell you what the number is, and
the rules for interpreting the appear
ances in dreams. Visitors to Venice,
which has always been stronghold of
gambling, may have seen the declsra-
ton of the winning figures from The
Campanile of St. Mark's-the silent,
eager crowd gathered in the square, and
the group of officials gathered round
the boy with the bandaged eyes who
draws the numbers from the cage.
There is a story told in Venice of
madman who hailed gondolier from
the window Of the madhouse on the is
land to tell him the numbers he had
dreamed. The man put his money on
them and won, and from that day TO
tfis the gondoliers go near the window
as they pass, in the hope that the mad
man will call again. The story is true.
london Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
TROOPS FED ON PARROTS.
How the War with Spain Anected
Americn's Bird Trade
with Cuba.

"Canaries stand first and parrots Sec
end on the list in popularity" says an
cid dealer. "The gray African parrot
is the rarest and the best; but he is so
delicate that the hardy Cuban parrot is
really the best for the market. We i'm
ported 10000 to $4,000 parrots year
from Cuba until the war broke out
When Havana was bockaded last spring
two Of our men were in the city with
a shipment of $500 parrots ready to
come north with them. Finding they
could not ship the birds, they sold them
to the Spanish government, which fed
the parrots to the soldiers. A young
parrot makes fine eating.
None of the tropical birds in the mar
ket are bred in captivity, but must all
te captured in their native haunts just
before they are fully fedged. For this
purpose we constantly employ parties
OF men in Africa, Australia, South
America and Cuba. These men, with
natives to help them, wander far into
the woods in quest of birds. 1t is dan
gerous business. Six of our men have
lost their lives at it, either falling vic
Tins to the deadly fevers of the jungles
or being murdered by the wild tribes.
"Third on the list comes not one va
riety, but a score, classified under the
general names of wild birds These in
clude mocking birds, cardinals and the
European finches. Mocking birds and
cardinals We buy in New Orleans from
the collectors. They come from the
southern states and from Mexico. We
handle in Europe and America 5000
mccking birds and 10000 cardinals a
year.
Fourth and last in my stock come
tile birds of gay plumage, such as the
African fnches and paroquets. Cocka-
tcos are included in this list. The de-
mand for this beautiful bird comes al
most exclusively from showmen. We
handle 200 cockatoos a year.
"a singular point in the trade is that
the bird business in America is confined
absolutely to 4 few standard varieties.
i is impossible to introduce new bird
in the United States. We ship all such
10 Europe, where people go wild over
them.
birds are sold chiefly to working
people. The rich do not seem to care
for them. They prefer to spend money
oil highbred dogs, horses and cats.
"In Germany five large factories run
tie year round turning out wooden
cages in which birds are shipped By
the million. In America five factories
are kept busy making wire cages of all
s,rts. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
EVOLUTION IN THE KITCHEN.
Consideration for Help Does Much
Toward Making Good
Service.

In any event a certain amount of serv-
Ice will always have 10 be performed
within the walls of homes, and il will
not answer for mistresses to keep their
minds in medieval attitude. Is IL
not part of our present trouble that
many are jealously holding the feudal
idea of the servant as a vassal be-
cause it is hattering to their own i'm
portance? They find no difficulty IN
harmonizing their other social rela-
tions with the spirit Of this age, be-
cause modern progress has accorded to
those a scope and independence that
are highly agreeable TO their dignity.
They should RENE mber that the craving
for novelty, movement and excite
ment which stirs the ranks of women
CT leisure to perpetual ferment could
not fail to reach wage earners as WE'LL
for they breathe the same air and live
on the same territory, under the same
institutions that have come under the
dominion Of the car whistle, the daily
paper, the telegraph and the X-rays.
Mistresses need training; greater de-
gree of consideration on their part
would lead to more respect for the
rights of employees, more willingness
to allow them hours of freedom. and
more care in the matter of lodging.
1t is likely that domestic service will
take to itself more and more the rules
of business houses and factories. There
will be hours of work under orders and
hours of absolute liberty, wages be-
ing paid in proportion to time and
work. In many homes one servant al
ternating with others on the staff is
enough to remain on duty in the even
ing. In the southern cities since the
war the majority of the negro serv-
ants have arranged this matter by ac-
cepting lower wages and leaving at
dusk. Some mistresses are seeing ad-
vantage in this plan, incouvenient as
it must be in many ways. They say
they are glad to get rid of the crowd
in the kitchen, the noise, the dirt, the
smoke from visitors pipes, the waste
of fuel, the danger from fires and
lamps.-Frauces Albert Doughty, in
Chautauquan.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Allow one egg to every two persons
and boil for 20 minutes. Remove the
shells at once and place the yoll<s in
deep dish, reserving the whites to be
cut into dice and mixed with the meat.
To the cooked yolks add one raw one
II the number does not exceed ten, two
IL a greater number are used, ard re-
duce the whole to a smooth paste with
a wooden spoon. or. if preferred. an
elastic -bladed knife, but never use steel
after oil and vinegar are added. Add
olive oil, little by little, stirring steadily
all the time, until sufficient quantity
has been used; then season with salt,
cayenne pepper, mustard and lemon
juice to suit the taste. The foundation
once made, more or less oil can be
added as required; but, as rule, six
eggs call for one pint. Should the mix
ture curdle in the process of making,
add few drops of lemon juice and
little mustard and stir them well in,
when 1t will once more become smooth,
and oil can again be added until the full
quantity has been used.-Boston Globe.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
brought Down by Hail.

The st. Petersburg academy of sci-'
ence was interested recently by note
from Prof. Karpinsky, describing some
peculiar hail which fell in Russian
Poland. The grains were pear-shaped
and contained black granules. Chem
ical analysis showed that they con-
sisted of iron. nickel and cobalt, and
this satisfied Prof. Karpinsky that they
were of cosmic origin. The iron was
magnetic. The grains, probably the
debris of meteors that had been burned
in the upper air, would have escaped
detection had they not been enclosed
in the transparent hail pellets. where
the contrast Of color quickly called at
tention to thcm.-Youth's Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
THE REsTFUL CALM OF HOME.
Nothing Like 1t to Keep Young and
Smooth out Our Trials
and Troubles.

1t ishigh time that our women should
lead calmer lives. They should get
eway from the notion that what we call
progress" in these days demands that
they shall fill their thoughts and lives
with matters at the cost of their health
CT peace of mind. Our homes must
have more Of restful calm, and our
wives must not be lured into nervous
haste and forgetfulness by wrong am
bitions or foolish ideas of what the
world expects of them. There must be
left TO every woman clearly defined
interval of leisure for the enjoyment
of those influences which make our
satisfying and uplifting calm. 1t is
a pardonable failing to have pride in
the beautiful things which our homes
contain. But we must not let that feel
ing take the place of the influence the
home itself exerts on those who make
it or live in it. Let us live in and know
our own homes, and get the advan-
tage of that restful calm, than which
nothing keeps us younger or more sure
ly smooths out the trials of the day. II
mothers will be calmer we shall see our
girls becoming less nervous and more
restful. Every home should have
central figure of restful tranquility
Then would the influence go out to the
children. But that can only be done
by getting away from the confusing
rush of too many duties; by arranging
our lives so as to have time for hearth
light rest; by being at leisure with our
selves; by keeping the work of the
home inside and the world outside
within boundaries; by giving our
selves time to measure labor with its
results; by looking into ourselves, and
seeing what and how much we can dc
for others. tranquility is priceless
possession to either man or woman. II
is worth many sacrifice to enjoy it,
and to gain that freencss of heart
which will enable us to drink deep and
long of love and home.-Edward w.
Box, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
MIS- PAKAH'S CHRIS'MUs GIF'.
IL Didn't Amount to Much, Because
Mistnh TayIoh Was Not
the Giver.

"Mis' Pakah, how yo' enjoy yo' Chris
mus gif'?"
To say this TO the colored girl who
works for family down on Prairie ave-
nue. is dangerous undertaking mis-
Pakah" is sensitive on the subject OF
Christmas gifts, and this is how it hap
Iened: She has been working for the
Stubbs family about ten years, and is a
good specimen of the down south"
negro, familiar, loyal and black as a
coal. Will Stubbs likes nothing better
than TO play jokes on her. She IS fond
of "Mistah WILL" and while she
threatens all sorts of dire retribution
for his pranks, he knows very well it
never comes to anything. The day be-
fore Christmas viii bought box Of
white complexion powder and sent it
around by a messenger to Miss Par
Rer," inclosing a card on which he had
written the name of James Taylor, the
colored laundryman. Grandmother
Stubs went to the door.
NO." she said, peering at, tie mes
stnBcI ONSI HSi Bldsses III pu%Hlcu
way; I'VE have no Miss Parker here"
Jaw, dats me, Mis- Stubbs; dnt's me-
Use Miss Pakah," called familiar voice
from the back OF the hall
Goodness, gracious, hits Chris
mus gif' fun Mistah Tayloh," ejacu-
lated Miss Pakah, tremendously please
as she unrolled the powder box.
The next day she and her sister met
Mistah Tayloh on the street After
some embarrassing hesitation on Miss
Pakah's part she said: 81 have tow
thank yo', Mistah Tayloh, TO yo' ve'y
nice Chris mus gif'."
"What--l SEN you Chris'mus gif',
Miss Pakah? Fo' de Lawd, didn't buy
none, didn't 'oeive none."
Didn't yo send dat box white folks
powdah, Mistah Tayloh?"
"Heben bress yo', Mis- Pakah.
doan know nothin' bout no white folks
powdah."
"Fo' de Lawd sakes," exclaimed Miss
Pakah and her sister in chorus, hits
dat Will Stubbs agin. Dat boy need
KILN. shuah. Inter Ocean.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
The Umbrella skirt.

All artistic ideas incline to sweeping
backward curves or vertical lines. The
regent fancy for umbrella-shaped
skirts and those with extra cores intro
duced into the seams is merely a cap
rice of fashion, with nothing to conn
mend it but its novelty. Such styles are
always short-lived, and do not in any
sense affect the use of a skirt pattern
cut on correct principles. 1t is much
easier to sew extra A-shaped cores into
the seams and to fill out the needed
width with puffs, rufiles or what not,
than to plan, adapt and adjust new
models.-N. Y. Ledger Monthly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Marriage without love may be en-
durable, but marriage without friend
ship Is intolerable. And II msn and
woman have no mutual tastes and hab-
Its. friendship, and even love itself, will
languish. Even the best and :ruest
love loses with youth its first fire and
fervor, but with mental and moral kin
ship better. saner, purer love is built
on the ashes Of the first. This love is
made up Of affection. friendship. COM
radeship, trust. and pervading all this
a tender sentiment growing ou. Of the
dear memories Of lorg ago.-Carrie e.
Garrett, in Womau's Home Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
CONSULTS THE PIANIST.
Intellectual Efforts of the Treasurer
of knnsns Locate Trens-
ury Thief.

Having become discouraged over the
slow progress made by the detectives
in running down the thief who recently
tapped the strong boxes in the state
treasury for 81 600 in cold cash, Uncle
Dave Heflebower state treasurer, last
evening went TO a palmist TO see If he
could get a clew from him. The palm
ist took his dollar and looked at his
hand. Then he told Uncle Dave that he
knew who the thief was ard could take
the treasurer right to him.
well, take me, and take me mighty
quick" said the treasurer.
Il will not" replied the palmist.
"Neither will tell you his name. |
have done such tricks before. | located
a thief in little town in Indiana once,
and he came within an ace of killing
me. Others threatened my life. For
years | had TO carry firearms for self
protection. have concluded to drop
that feature of my business entirely;
1t is too dangerous."
"Well. give me back my dollar" said
Uncle Dave.
mo, on your tintype," replied the
Ealmist.
But | came her and paid you dol
lar to see If you knew who committed
that robbery, and"
well have told you that knew;
what ails you?" broke in the palmist,
before Uncle Dave had time to finish his
sentence.
but / don't" retorted Uncle Dave.
But you have not paid to know"
That was more nerve than Uncle
Dave could stand. He picked up his
hat, and, remarking that he would "be
burned IL one OF them long-haired fell
lers could ever work him again" he left
In disgust.-Chicago Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
Peculiar Ceremony of the chine.e.

The exhumation of the bodies of Car
Poy and All Ben, two Chinese who died
at Barooga, New South Wales, about
ten years ago. lately took place, by the
authority of the colonial secretary.
Two Chinese came from Deniliquin for
the purpose. Proceedings commenced
by placing lighted tapers and a baked
fowl and other food on the graves, with
bowl of whisky, into which the Chi
nese dipped with small cups and drank
as they rega.ed themselves with the
food. Each skeleton was taken up, and
the bones carefully scraped and sepa-
rately sewn up in calico and labeled
with the names of deceased for depor-
tation to China.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
China's Porcelain Art Declines.

During the last hundred years there
has been q great decline in the art OF
porcelain manufacture in China. There
are few choice specimens in the mar
kets, and all that gets there is bought
ct high prices by American and English
collectors. The so-called imperial man
ufactory, however, continues to pro-
duce choice specimens.-N. Y. Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
Cake with Rai.In Filling.

Make any nice cake and bake in
rather deep pan. When done allow to
cool, then split and fill with the follow
ing: Seed and chop one-half cupful OF
raisins, dust with cornstarch, beat the
white of an egg stiff as for frosting and
add confectioner's sugar and little
lemon juice; mix in the chopped raisins
and spread between the layers. Puta a
very thin icing over the tor. Boston
Globe.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
rakinr wive. ON TrI.I.

1t is seriously proposed in London
newspaper that man should take a
wife on the same principle as he en-
cages house-for three, five OF seven
years, renewable at the husbands
pleasure. This idea was once discussed
IN parliament.-N X. Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
He Agreed FuIly,

Mrs. Higgins-What wretched taste
that Mrs. Wilkes hasl
Mr.. Higgins-Yes; l met her down.
town this afternoon, and she was wear
ing that ugly old SIS hat you thought
you wanted.-Chicago Evening News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

us your dauHElfr happily married,
Mrs. Plump 2
"0h, yes; Der husband has bought
Ter sealskin cloak which comes down
70 her heel Chicago Record.