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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-03


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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-03

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than a man, when instinct is superior 20
reason. The horse fights against being
forced over The brink OF nrecinice which
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

CHRISTMAS ON
INDIAN ISLAND,
BY W. e s. FALEs.

The fierce tribe of Penobscot war
riors which once dominated Maine.
New Brunswick and Quebec is now
represented by a thriving civilized
community on Indian island not far
from Bangor, in the commonwealth of
Maine. Here for nearly a century they
have been trained and educated by the
devout Roman Catholic sisters. aided
by few priests from our own people.
They have become civilized and Chris
tianized and are today among the best
citizens Of the state. They are proud
of their lineage, and they speak, read
and write English.
In matters of faith they are devout
Romanists and observe the festivals
Of their church with fidelity and zeal
Their priestly advisers with commend
able wisdom have encouraged all of
their old rites which are poetic. enter
tanning or marked by the love of ma
ture.
Christmas is the great day of their
year. No small boy with delirious vi
sions of Santa Claus looks forward tc
the festival with more delight than
these children Of the forest. The week
before homes and churches are trim
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

ry. she was good girl in every way
Industrious. devout and charitable. One
day she found hermit lying i'll on the
mountain side, and as a reward for the
help she gave him he blessed her, so
the legend goes. and prophesied that
one day she would be painted as the
mother of God Years passed by, and
as she sat in the garden one sunny aft
ernoon with her baby in her arms and
her little boy playing about her knee a
handsome young man entered the gate
and paused in admiration on seeing the
group.
81 am Raphael Sanzio," he said. dof-
fing his velvet cap, land would like
to paint you as you sit there" And
that was the original of the Virgin, the
Child and the little st. John in the
madonna della Sedia"
If had not been speaking particu-
larry of Madonnas with the Child. l
should have placed Murillo's "lmmacu-
late Conception" next to the Sistine Ma
donna in popularity. for certainly this
great masterpiece is appreciated. There
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

OF the very best of the modern con-
ceptions Of Mary. combining as it does
great dignity with sweetness. The Ger
man artist Crosse. who spent some Of
the best years of his life studying
Raphael has painted an admirable
Madonna, but perhaps Of all living art
lists Bouguereau's talent for paint
ing beautiful young girls and lit
tie children enables him to give US the
most poetic and beautiful Virgin.
MAUD ROBINSON.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27
SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS.
BY WILLIS B. RAwKrNa

When ma begins to tlptoe round
N we begin to hear
certain husky. whisp'rin sound
About this time OF year,
We know that she n Sandy Claus
Are Akin things to do.
N 10 we never peek. because
They never want US to.
tx
When sister Mary goes about
A-hintin that she wishes
She had teapot with a spout
To match her get OF dishes.
We know it's time for u to write
Our letters n to set 'em
Beside the hearth where. In the night,
Ole Sandy Claus'l get 'em.
When all the seats In Sunday school
Are nlled 18th girls n boys
N no one ever breaks q rule
r makes q bit OF noise.
We know It can't be very long
Till Sandy will appear
N pass his presents to the throng
That comes but once q year.
When Aunt Melindy comes n brings
The children n the bird,
N she n ma make popcorn strings,
We never say q word.
But anybody ought to see
That she has come to stay
Till time to have the Chris mus tree.
Which can't be far away.
When pa comes sneakin 'crost the lot
A-lookin guilty. so I
You'd think he'd stole the things he's got
Inside his overcoat.
We know it's time for US to run
N carry in the wood
N see that all our chores are done
N otherwise be good.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

VARIED CONCEPTIONS BY THE
woRyo's GREATEST PAINTERS

hapfaePs Sistine Madonna ana ~.
"adonna della sedia.-A .s.o,-
bout Murillo's "Madonna of th.
Napkin"
z There Is one subject for a picture
which has never grown old or tire
some. 1t was seen In the rough daubs
OF the painters Of the dark ages when
melted wax and coarse wood were the
artists materials and the knowledge
OF anatomy was fearful thing akin
10 witchcraft; 1t Is seen nowadays hung
IN the Salon. painted on fine canvas
with paints that are almost luminous.
drawn by master hands and signed by
master names. The Madonna and the
Chiid-no subject has ever stirred the
hearts Of men as this one has, because
no subject could be so universally un-
derstood. The scholar and the prince.
the peasant woman and the little child
none fails to grasp its meaning. and
through the hearts of all 1t sends a
kindred thrill
1t would be impossible to make q
collection Of all the Madonnas that
have been painted. There would be at
least thousand. and they are scatter
ed all over the world. from Raphaels Of
priceless value to the modest can
vases which adorn village churches.
There have been many controversies,
too, regarding the merit Of the paint
ings, some preferring the modern Ma
donnas and some the ancient
What Is the greatest Madonna ever
paintedY | asked a fashionable en-
graver. He pointed to an etching Of
the Sistine Madonna.
"And what is the Madonna that you
have the most call forY' pursued. He
pointed to the same picture.
There Is no doubt about it. 1t is the
pearl of them ALL the browning work
Of Raphael's long procession Of Vir-
gins. The others were but studies for
this one. With the dignity of moth
err and of queen she holds her son in
her arms and shows him to the world
as If hurt and angered by its sin. He
presses closer to her, with divine in.
dignation in his eyes. but there is a
look in the Virgins face Of infinite
compassion. as If she understood the
miseres Of men and would be their
mediator.
Another of Raphael's works was sci
before me-the Madonna della Sedia,
or the Madonna with the chair. and
about this there is a pretty story. In
Italy there lived a peasant named Ma
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

is, however, a less well known Virgin
of Murillo about which there Is Gu
rious story AS he was about to leave
a monastery where he had been execut-
ing an altar piece, the cook. fervent
brother. begged the artist to paint him
a little Madonna. The prayer was
such an earnest one that Murillo could
not refuse There was no canvas on
hand. SO selling a napkin he painted
on it a rough sketch Of the Virgin.
The features were of such beauty that
it was carefully preserved and is to
this day known as the Madonna of
the Napkin"
Among the modern paintings the Ma
donna of Bodenhausen, with her long
flowing hair and her sweet faced Child,
is a great favorite. True, the glrlish-
ness of the Virgin detracts somewhat
from her dignity. but that is the mod
ern idea. The Virgin Of Deliverance,
by Hebert, is a masterpiece and Is one
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27


TIRE
med with evergreens and flowers, the
decorations uniting the conventional
methods of the great cities with the
freer and more graceful styles of their
own race. The Indian blood comes
out In the profuse use of antlers. elk
horns. deer heads. bows and arrows,
stained porcupine quilts, eagle feath-
ers and birch bark panels for decora-
tive purposes.
Their own band gives what may be
called continuous concert. playing
the latest compositions and more espe-
cially the anthem songs and dances
and musician, Hon. Horace Nicolar,
formerly representative of the tribe
in the state legislature. The perform
ers are Indians, and the music has a
strange flavor of the ancient moon
dance and war dance.
Everybody gives Christmas gifts to
everybody else, and in the giving there
is considerable common sense, utility
rather than mere ornament being the
feature of the presents.
Christmas afternoon there is always
a dress parade. Young men and young
women warmly dressed in half Indian
costume stroll up and down the snowy
streets. skate upon the waters which
surround their home or ride in sleighs.
They are fine looking procession. The
men are tall. erect and muscular and
the women bright eyed, exquisitely
proportional and as graceful as swans
Some of the bellies would be stars in
New York drawing rooms.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27
GENTS FURNISHING
DEPARTMENT

Is popular with large class of
people who have learned that we
keep the most desirable, wearable
and sensible Gents ''Fixin s'-from
head to heel-of any house within
visiting distance.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27
GENERAL NEWS.

81 hobtOa VI ohO O. ~ ia WIZ H~AN w
General Kitchener, Lord Roberts
said that during the campaign IA, 300
officers and men have died from
wounds, fever and exposure. That
is heavy price for Great Britain to
pay for the wiplng out of the two
republics, and the end is not yet
The money cost is also great, but
that can be borne better than the
loss of so many lives, including
among them the flower of British
manhood. Cleveland Plaindealer
Two negro murderers were taken
from jail at Greensboro, KY and
lynched.
A German training frigate went
down on the 18th and forty persons
we're drowned.
Dom Paul Kruger is being urged
to visit America. 1t is not likely he
can accomplish anything by coming.
Intermittent engagements with
Boxers are still reported from China.
1t is said that great stores of amuni-
ton are being laid up by the Chinese
government for war with the
powers if necessary.
Six young women were burned to
death in fire at the State Noamal
School at Dunkirk, N. Y.
In the case of Morrison who was
on trial at Eldorado, Kansas,
charged with the murder of Mrs. g.
Olin Castle, with whose husband
she was in love, the jury failed to
agree on verdict, and the case
which has attracted wide attention,
will have to be tried over.
A big strike of telegraphers is
going on along the Sante Fe system
The British ship, Glenlochy, now
in the harbor at Tacoma, will estab-
fish precedent in the expectation
of the Pacific coast wheat. She is
being loaded with wheat and will
have on board 221, 900 bushels and
will go to Liverpool via the Suez
canal, being the first steam vessel tc
60 from Tacoma to Europe over thai
route
Frank H, Morris, auditor of the
war department at Washington was
shot and killed by former employed
named Macdonald last week.
Three men made bold attempt tt
rob the Nebraska state treasury las
, week. but they were unsuccessful.
The telegraphers on the Santa F.
railroan are on strike.
VIM. j. Bryan will start a news
paper in Lincoln, Neb., to he calle'
"The Commoner. 1t will be
weekly and will advocate the princi
Piles set forth in the Kansas Cit
platform.
At last reports the Filipinos wer
still in the field making good show
ing. Yes, it will take 100, 600 me
to put the Brownies down.
1t is now reported that many Port
Ricans are starving This remind
one of the situation in India. Americ
should give her colonies more after
ton.
The state of Washington is contem
plating the erection of new cap
toll building. She needs new one
sure enough
The son of millionaire Cudahy, VIII
y was kidnapped while on his way frol
his fathers house to that of neigl
e Dor few days since, has been return
Q ed home, the ransom of $25, 900 ask
r ed by the kidnappers having been d.
= posted where requested by M
J. Cudahy. Several other case of klt
l. mapping have been reported frol
: various parts of the country since til
re above took place, it having seemingl
g been an incentive to other Williams
. do such fiedish work.
er At last reports China had not bee
=, carved and passed around to tt
o. several nations interested.
~ The Bryan League of Chicago vii
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-27

Thirty tons of baled hay for sale
at the feed carroll OF Matthews &
Roberts.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Hon. Jacob RupperI,s

colleague, Mr.Levy, Of New York,
was the first member on the floor
Of the House to introduce bill for
the reduction Of the war tax on
beer to 81 a barrel. This again
demonstrates to the brewers oil the
country who are their real friends.
Mr.. Levy represents a district in
New York in which many brew
cries are located. He knows that
this unjust tax is crippliug the in
dustrY, and having been frequently
appealed to by his constituents to
force legislation upon this subject,
has finally become tired OF waiting
for the Republicans, taken the bull
by the horns and introduced the
measure himself. Mr.. Levy's Dill
will OF course be referred to the
committee, and judging from the
attitude the Republicans have as
sumed he will have a hard hght to
force its recognition. All the
Democrats are for the reduction OF
the tax and most of them together
with the leaders have assured us
that they will vote for it. When
the bill comes up for a vote, we
shall see whether or not the Re-
publicans are the best friends the
brewers have.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Editor MichaeIAs.

of the Chicago Frefe PreSSE, the
strongest and most influential Ger
man daily in Chicago, in leading
editorial on the beer tax question,
says: "For all these reasons, which
speak for themselves, we should
favor an increased use OF fermented
beverages. This is not generally
the case in the United Stotes, and
Mr.. Mckinley himself is an enemy
to the beer industry. That this is
true Mr.. McKinIev's whole record
has proven. He was tn! attorney
for an Anti-Saloon League in his
younger days when first he started
upon his career as a politician in
Ohio. AS soon as he was made
President OF the United States he
rewarded the brewers for their un-
divided support in 800 by increas-
ing the beer tax one hundred per
cent. When we take into consid-
Grafton that the war tax on beer
was not reduced in twenty-five
years, and the tax on whiskey was
put down from 81 to SG.Io per gal
lon, and was not raised on this oc-
casion, we can Justly draw the
conclusion that Mr.. Mckinley and
his associates acted unfairly when
they settled upon the Germans as
the principal consumers Of beer an
additional tax OF over $50, ,ooo, 900.
1t was indeed remarkable under
these circumstances that two Ger
man Congressman, Bartholdt and
Often, should have voted for this
un ust measure, whilst on the other
hand every Democrat voted
against it The leaders of the Re
publican party in Washington
know that by this measure they
offended many voters who in 1896
on this account voted against Mr..
Mckinley. They have tor this
reason appointed a Beer Commit
tee, and Mr.. Bartholdt has given
the opinion that this unjust taxa
ton will be abolished, Mr.. Louis
Schade. in his WASHINGTON SEN
TINEL, emphatically denies this
statement. Inasmuch as Mr..
Schade (whose work is familiar to
the Germans Of the country is
well posted and a good friend oi
the brewing industry, his opinion
naturally carries more weight with
it than that Of Mr.. Bartholdt, who.
as a true Republican, voted for the
increased tax. The SENTINEL de-
clares that this appointment was
for the purpose of jollYing the
Germans. II was only a bluff all
the way through and that no re-
ductlon could be expected from
the Republicans in this session.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

spoken with many of the leading
Democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives, and nearly all of them
agree with him that il Milwaukee
is selected as the place for holding
the next Democratic National
Convention such action will be a
very potent factor in causing the
State to swing around into the
Democratic column, There is
everything else in favor ofthe city,
which shouldinduce the committee
to send the convention there.
Mayor Rose is verv active in the
movement, and as Mr.. Pabst says
the S1oo, 900 will be at the disposal
of the committee as soon as the
decision is given in favor OF Mil
waukee. Besides the city has one
of the finest auditoriums in the
country and ample hotel accom-
modations. The weather in the
summer is delightfully."- cool, and
this should also be taken into con-
sideration.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Mr.. BarthOldt,

OF Missouri, said on the floor Of the
House last Wednesday that "The
Gsrman-Americans OF St. Louis,
would support the Administra-
tion's Philippine policy" That is
a slander upon the Germans OF St.
Louis and the WestIiehe Posts
editor, who judging from his able
articles against this infamous Nc
Kinley policy, certainly will not
support Mr.. Bartholdt for reelec-
tion. They are all for liberty and
against the English Robber policy
both in Manila and in South Africa.
The SENTINEL wishes TO assure its
friends in Congress that there is
not a true German in the city OF St.
Louis with the exception OF Bar
tholdt) who can be found siding
with the President in the suppress.
sion of liberty in the Philippines
and in the Transvaal.
During the 81 years that we
have been living in this country, we
have been personally acquainted
with all the German. American
Congressman on both sides.
Among them there were Schlei-
cher, Schurz, Brentano, and Eick-
hoff. We have never met one
amongst them who would have de,
livered a speech in favor OF mill
tarism or destruction OF small coun-
tries struggling for independence,
or have favored any entangling
alliance with a foreign country.
We openly confess that when We
listened to the speech Of Mr.. Bar
tholdt, we ielt ashamed that a
speech like this should have been
delivered by any man Of German
birth. Thus far all the adopted
Germans that we have met in this
country were for preserving lib
erty, both personal and political.
Mr.. Bartholdt does not like to be
called a GeTman-American. as he
told Hon. Champ Clark, and the
adopted Germans of this country,
bearing this mind, will not feel
sorry 10 lose him.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Heinrich Haake,

editor Of the Cincinnati Folks.
frsHNd, says: "Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri, is being praised by certain
papers Tor having made a great
fight against the Lodge Immigra-
ton bill, also that he is fighting for
a reducti of the beer tax in the
interests Of the Germans, and that
these things should be considered
before the Germans make up their
mind to repudiate him Tor his Phil
ippine policy. We object most
emphatically against any such
consideration. Personally we have
nothing against Mr. Bartholdt, but
as a politician he is not worth a
shot Of powder. His record has
been entirely misrepresented by
these papers. The fact is that
Bartholdt has in most ignomini-
Gus manner disappointed the ex-
pectation OF all liberal minded Ger
mans. AS chairman Of the Immi-
grafton Committee he was a dismal
failure, and actually recommended
the adoption Of the Know-Nothing
measure, and voted for its pas
sage. The indignation among
the German.Americans was so
great at that time, that Grover
Cleveland came to the rescue and
vetoed the bill. When the ques-
ton came up in the House, Bar
tholdt, frightened by the German
press as the WASHINGTON SENTINEL
rightly stated, voted with the
Democrats to sustain Cleveland's
veto. Now he is working the same
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

l"ing game again. For he has as
sured the brewers, in order TO hold
the Republicans in power, that
this Congress will reduce the beer
tax. In reply to this Mr.. Louis
Schade, who is ever on the alert in
Washington, says
that there is not one chance in a
thousand to expect any such con-
:esslon from the Republican party.
They are bound hand and foot
to this Philippine and Colonial
policy and they need every cent
that can be scraped together to
meet the heavy expenditure. No
legislation will be had on this point,
the tax will stay and the only rem.
edy they have will be in a victory
for the Democracy ami the defeat
of McKinley's miserable crew."
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
AT THE TIL EATRES.

THE Man in the Moon" to be seen
at the Columbia Theatre for one week,
commencing Monday evening, has been
declared by all New York the most
colossal production the big New York
Theatre has ever seen. It's book is the
work OF Louis Harrison and Stanislaus
Stang, and Ludwig highlander and
Reginald De Koven are authors OF the
score. The company includes Sam
Bernard, whose broken Dutch tongue
has made many people laugh. Helen
Lord. the popular can;atrice, is another
important member. Other favOrites
engaged in the comique are Julius
Steger, FREQ Solomon, Violet Hollis,
LotlIe Medley, TrIxie Friganza, Louis
Wesley, Lionel <. Lawrence, and La
Petite Adelaide, Americas youngest
danseuse. The piece Is an extravaganza
with New York as its scenic base. II
opens with gorgeous dances in a delight.
fully impossible place called "Libertv
Hail." shifts thence to the well known
Sheepshead Bay race track, and later to
Madison Square Root Garden. The
second act opens on the river front, and
shows the Brooklyn Bridge and the
inter sstIng community known in New
York as "Cherry Hill" This scene
changes to a matrimonial agency, which
gives way to a milIionaire's barn. The
final act is a wondrous scheme OF golden
effects. called The Hall OF Columbia" >"
Here dancing concerts OF all nations are
presented. There will be the usual
matinees
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Mr.. Fred. Pabst. Jr

stopped at the Shoreham last
Monday. Mr.. Pab5t was here on
a pleasure trip, and incidentally to
give his city a boom for the Dem
ocratic National Convention. Mr..
Pabst said he was confident that
Milwaukee would get the meeting.
1--WE have already secured" he
said, "nearly all of the SIoo 900
guaranty fund, and will come here
prepared to lay down cold, hard
arguments. Milwaukee will be
represented at the meeting OF the
committee in this city, on Febru-
ary ~, by a party OF 100 boomers.
They will come direct from our
city to Washington without
change, over the Pennsylvania
Railroad. This will be the first
special ever run through from
Wisconsin to the National Capital,
and the train will bring several
carloads OF the goods which made
Milwaukee famous. hear that
Cincinnati has dropped out of the
race, and that John r. Mclean has
instructed his men to vote Tor our
city. New York doesn't want the
meeting, and Kansas City is max
ing big buster to capture it, but
we will get it. The delegation will
leave Milwaukee on February 49,"
The Editor Of the SENTINEL has