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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

In passage OF his Confessions"
1escantlng upon the nature OF drunk
enness DeQuincey concludes that the
exact condition indicated is a question
of accuracy in terms. He was assured
on medical authority that a man could
be. and had been, drunk on beefsteak.
This is largely true. for even solid
food may produce at any rate great
mental torpor. Tho comfort OF good
dinner may have suggested a writer's
theme, we doubt whether II ever
promptly stirred his pen. II Is the
empty stomach that best suits a full
head and ideas that flow out freely
before retire with the entry OF sub
stantial repnst. Oliver Wendell
Holmes. with that charming blend of
wit and scientific knowledge that gave
the distinction to his writings has
discoursed upon this very point. He
talks OF the "bulbous-headed fellows
steaming as they write" and shows
how TO meet the demands OF thought
and imagination. The brain must have
more than its share of the circulating
blood. There must be no rival in the
full liver or the actively digesting
glands OF the gastric mucous mem
brane. DO not eat heavily, then. II
you are to think hard. Either your
ideas or your dinner will be neglected
and lie a sorry weight upon your
head or your epigastrlum. The poor,
half-starving poet is familiar to
Mo rtftfuntn nn pft u
by rejecting that in many cases he
would have been no poet IL he had not
starved Enough fuel to sustain the
fire OF life Is necessary for work, but
heap on the coal and you will deaden
the overburdeDed flame. The great
thinkers, the great workers in any
direction, but purely physical one,
have for the most part been abstemi-
GUS men. II not naturally of small ap-
petite they have exercised constant
restraint. grudging from the play of
higher functions every moment and
every energy spent upon the animal
activities of their nature. Habit soon
helps the fine effort of such people,
and 1t becomes natural for them to
eat less. to drink less and to sleep
less than their fellows. Thus. In long
life of intellectual activity many
scores OF hours are utilized for the
main purpose which in the case OF
other men are squandered upon the
dinner table or in the mere nothing
ness OF sleep or idling. Carlyle was
justified in declaring a capacity for
work to be the essence of genius
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
HID NEwsp APER SENSE,
An Incident That Admirably illustrates
That Quality.

&h
That Quality.
Walter b. Stevens, the secretary OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
for which st. Louis is making great
preparations. was for many years con-
nected with the Globe Democrat and
was an especial favorlte OF Joe Nc
Cullagh. its chief editor. Since 1888
Mr.. Stevens has been a Washington
correspondent. and was recognized as
one OF the best OF the corps. On one
occasion when Mr.. Stevens was in st.
Louis Mr.. McCullagh was entertain
Ing some visitors in his office, when
the conversation turned upon the diff
ference between men OF equal intelli-
gence in the matter of seeing more
than appeared on the surface of COM
mon things.
why. I have man in this Of
ice," Mr.. McCulagh declared, who
can beat the world at such a game. I'll
show you what he can do"
He called through the speaking tube
and Mr.. Stevens responded in person.
Mr.. Stevens" said the editor, 81
have got to have something to fill
about a column and n quarter in to-
morrows paper. | wish you would go
out into the street and write up the
first thing you come across. Don't
stay more than 80 minutes. l need
you for another assignment after you
are through with this"
At the stroke of the half hour in
walked Stevens with a batch of copy
in his hand.
II haven't quite finished that arti-
cle," he remarked, but 1t will take
me but a little while more"
"Oh, very we'll" said Mr.. McCul-
lagh. winking slyly at his guests, but
be as quick as you can about 1t"
1t was not very long before Stevens
returned laid the finished manuscript
on his chiefs desk, took his further or
ders and retired, whereupon Mr.. Me-
Cullagh and his friends examined
what he had written.
Mr.. Stevens. IL seems, had walked
as far as the nearest corner, where a
new building was in process OF cree,
tion. Apparently there was nothing
to be seen more than anyone could
see in any unfinished building. He
was probably the only passer-by who
stopped and watched proceedings, and
he talked with the contractor on the
curbstone about the little dummy
which was running up and down by
steam. supplying the bricks and NOR
tar to the masons on the upper floors.
His article was a light but thought
full essay on The Passing of the Hoa
Carrier"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
SpendfbriT Nafezre

Nature Is a spendthrift of forces. All
around us she Is squandering energies
which, II caught and harnessed. would
a perpetual holiday. According to a
careful calculation, a recent storm on
the north Atlantic ocean developed
100000 horse power. The horse
power of all existing steam engines is
estimated at 39,0OO,O00. II one of the
big storms which rage across the At
lantic several times year could be
caught and harnessed. all the steam
engines in the world could take rest
for ~ times as long as the storm last
ed. Some OF these storms last as long
as week at a time, and five such
storms would run the industries of
the nations for year.
An ordinary thunderstorm develops
enough electrical energy to run all the
cables and telegraph lines of the world
for n year. The force of a flash of
lightning varies up to a million horse
power, and 80 such flashes would be
sufficient for the purpose. The energy
OF the tidal wave which sweeps around
the world twice every day is sufficient,
II turned into heat, to cook all our food
and keep us warm for year. The suns
rays are so squandered over space that
II is estimated that all the planets to-
gether do not get a ten-millionth part
of the heat given off by that vast orb
OF liquid fire. Then there are great
storehouses OF heat, light and electric
force-volcanoes No possible use can
be made of their immense energy, and
yet II Italy could harness the forces OF
Etna and Vesuvius when these noun
tains are in state of eruption and set
them to pumping water, grinding corn.
etc. the Italians could loaf in luxuri-
GUS ease. Loaiing is a fine art in
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
The Good King Alfred


woods he entered into communication
with some of the leaders among his|
people, he inspired them with his own|
unDounded confidence and resolution
and when again the people began arm
ing themselves against the Danes he|
built stronghold on an elevation amid
the marshes of Somersetshire and|
there summoned his followers. From|
this stronghold in the swamp Alfred
made raids upon the enemy. He struc'
them when they least expected IL an
gained numerous minor successes
Soon his army swelled into strong
and confident force and at Ellington, in|
Wiltshire, he totally routed the invad-
ers. Within a brief time the Danes
quilted Alfred's kingdom of Wessex|
and then King Guthrun. with some of
his principal followers, embraced
Christianity
Alfreds power gradually and stead
lily expanded after the restoration of
his Wessex kingdom Already he had
built fleet, recognizing that the only
effectual way in which the Danes could
be met was by sending out agatE
them ships stouter and swifter tfrf|
their own. In numerous battles he de-
feated the hardy Mortimer and gradu-|
ally the possessions of the latter were
confined to the northern and EASTERN
coasts Of England. In $50 Alfred be-
came recognized as the sovereign of a
England. n
His Peaceful Achievements.
In the years that succeeded Alfred
rehabilitated his kingdom. He rebuild
the cities that had been laid waste
by the Danes. Among these cities was
London. London had been in the|
hands of the Danes for ~ years. Its|
walls were broken down; its BRIDGE
was decayed its wharves were empty i
its port was without shipping or trade|
and the inhabitants who remained
were the slaves and servants of thc|
Danes. Alfred repaired the wharvesI
rebuilt the walls. opened the port tdI
trade and gave to London that ihpeSus|
that has made it the earth's metropo
lis today. He taught his people thd|
value of walled towns in repelliH
Danish invasion.
He took the old, neglected laws, Sc
lecting what was best and rejecting tn
obsolete. and fashioned them into
code for his people. He suited them I
the conditions then affecting his subj
jects; and for the reason thut thes
laws, as amended by Alfred, were tn
outcome of national character they sur
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

The stored energy of the heat of the
earths interior is beyond power of cal
culation, and some not entirely unsuc-
cessful attempts to utilize this have al
ready been made. From short dis
tance below the surface the tempera-
ture increases downward at an average
rate which indicates that at a depth OF
30 miles It is not less than 5000 degrees
Fahrenheit, and there is abundant rea-
son for believing that the earth is an
intensely hot body. with only thin
layer of poorly conducting. cold surface
matter. These are the essential condi-
tions OF heat engine OF enormous
capacity. and as in many parts Of the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
Ordinary situation.

When you see a young man sitting
in a parlor and the ugliest 4-year-old
boy that ever frightened himself in a
mirror clambering over that young
mans knees, Jerking his necktie out
Of place. rufiling his shirt front, pull
ing his hair, kicking his shins. feel.
ing in all his pockets for coppers,
while the unresisting victim smiles all
the time like the cover OF a comic pa.
per- you may safely say that the howl
ing boy has sister who is in room
not twenty feet away. and that the
young man doesn't come there just for
the fun OF playing with Aer brother.-
Chicago Journal.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
PosOer from Terrestrial Hear

world comparatively high temperatures
are found very near the surface, while
In all parts considerable ranges ar,
possible within reasonable differences
of level, the interior heat OF the earth
which has an origin more remote in
time than the sun, or its own axial ro.
tation. is worthy OF most serious con.
siderat!on as a possible and reasonable
source OF power. Its importance will
be greatly enhanced when we are able
to transform heat energy directly into
electricity on a large scale and with
economy. avoiding the great vast,
which necessarily accompanies the use
Of the steam engine. and this must
soon come about
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
Taking Care Of Coal.

II load of coal is left out of doors,
exposed to the weather, say, for a
month. IL loses one-third OF its heating
qualities. If ton of coal is placed
on the ground and left there and an
other ton is placed under a shed, the
latter loses about 20 per cent of its
heating force, the former about Al per
cent. Hence It is a great saving Of
coal to have 1t in dry place. covered
over on all sides.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
Special Letter.

In the little town of Vantage, In
Berkshire. England, there is monu
ment to Alfred the Great, the inscrip-
tlon on which admirably sums mp the
achievements of this greatest OF En-
glish sovereigns. Alfred found learn
ing dead" says the inscription "and
he restored It; education neglected,
and he revived 1t; the laws powerless,
and he gave them force; the church
debased, and he raised it; the land
ravaged by IL fearful enemy. from
which he delivered It. Alfred's name
shall live as long as mankind shall re-
gpect the past
Every line in that inscription Is
truthful and in this thy latter differs
from many eulc~' ,dc epitaphs that
may readil' Se recalled. No wonder
that today 1000 years after his death,
his name should be held in honor and
that here as well as in England cele-
brations should be held in commemor-
alton OF his achievements.
Ills struggle Against the Danes.
Alfred was born in $40, the son OF
Egbert, Kin5 Of the West Saxons, and
succeeded to the throne at the age of
20. The country was then overrun by
the fierce Danish invaders, and the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

vived and were cheerfully obeye
They became part of the people.
In educational matters he was ce
turtles ahead OF his time. With the O
tect of promoting education he inviti
scholars to his court; and when t,
monasteries were all ruined and the
inmates dead or scattered he induf.
monks from France to settle in H.
land and to bring with them boys
be brought up in the religious life.
Fl led saw IN the monastery an examt
to the ignorant people that their /,
ligion was not a creed only but a N
guided by its precepts. Every house. !
religion was therefore standing q
ample and an admonition and in eve
monastery was a school for childrd
His ambition was that all the freeboI
youths In the kingdom might be ed
Gated and his schools were attended
the children OF the free citizens as WI
as by the children OF the mobiles.
Was n Great Scholar.
Alfred himself was an accomplish
scholar for the age. He translated nj
merous works and wrote others, \
tending toward the promotion of nj
tional education. His zeal in this !.
rection was unbounded.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

The first social incident OF President
Mckinley's first administration was
his granting Vice-President Hobari
precedence over the Ambassadors
Lord Pauncefote is known to have re.
ported this innovation to his Foreigl
Office, which is said to have thereupoi
inquired into the custom of Other
countries. II was eventually agreed
that Mr. Hobart should be regarded a,
the heir to the Presidency and there.
fore on the same social footing with
the Crown Princes of European mon.
archies. whose social rank is secont
only to that of the heads Of state, theii
royal parents.--Ladies' Home Journal
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
MONUMENT TO ALFRED THE

Memorial erected on the cowherds farm
where the great Saxon King. over lO00
years ago, while a fugitive from the
Danes. is said to have had his cars
boxed because he allowed the cakes OF
his rude hostess to be burned.l
conquest of all England seemed as
sured From the time that he was
able to WELD a battle AK Alfred had
been engaged in the struggle of the
Saxons against the invaders and on his
succession to the throne he renewed
his efforts to rid his people of these
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
Recon- mendatIOns.

Mrs. Knowles-That is a beautiful.
recommendation you gave to your
cook. Mrs. Milton-Of course. Mrs.
Knowles-But what do you really
think about the girl? | have written
recommendation myself, you know
Boston TranSCrint
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

" is expected that the railway now
being built to connect Valparaiso with
the Rio de la Plata will be completed
In I'VE or six years.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

Yellow pine when green weighs SO
pounds to the cubic foot; and VIII
dry. 2S.S1.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

terrible plunderers of the north. Some
times he defeated them, oftener he was
repulsed; but he never gave up hope.
he had only unframed levies of farm
ers, with no armor and poorly armed,
to oppose the well equipped Danes, vet
Grams OF many a bloody field and the
most recklessly daring warriors Of Eu-
rope. In one year he fought nine
pitched battles and at the end found
himself completely crushed. His peo-
pie. tired of the apparently hopeless
struggle, submitted to the northern
rovers; his fighting men vanished; his
towns were in ruins; Gbbcys, monas-
teries, nunneries and churches were
overthrown; the religious who had
escaped the fury OF the Danes fed. AL
fred himself was a fugitive seeking
safety in the hills and forests. At one
time he found refuge in a cowherd's
hut and tradition says had his ears
boxed for allowing cake, which his
rude hostess bade him watch. burn.
Many are the legends dealing with this
period OF Alfred's life; yet 1t is safe
TO say that none of them could depict
him In a more miserable plight than
that in which he really was.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

Justice needs no wings. Her prog.
ress is slower than the snail.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10

An ill-natured person is always sail
ing on stormy sea.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-10
Hope Led Him On.

But Alfred never despaired. He
placed his trust in heaven. He impor-
tuned II with his prayers and he was
heard. From his hiding place In the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
THE WORLDS FIRST JEWELLERY

IN Harper's for October Prof. Flinders
1etile' the famous archaeologist. tells in
an interesting way of the recent discov-
cry OF valuable jewels in the newly
9 Igo royal tombs at Abydos Prof.
tons. -4 o'Il d
The most surprising discovery of all ,,
ne says, was that of the gold ieweIrv
OF inc reign of King Ter While we were
clearlng out this royal tomb a workna n
notlced piece of the arm of a mummy
lying in broken hole in the wall He
dld not pass it by as worthless bI1t
looked in at one end and saw a Iump of
So!u. NOW ordinary human nature and
stlli more Arab nature puts in a finger
ana hooks out lump of gold when if
can. But our workmen are far too we'll
u a. to do that, and so the arm was
la3d down again till we could see if
After reporting it, the piece was brought
intact to our huts, and that evening an
Hour or TWO was spent in opening it I'D
carefully, and recording how everything
was placed; lastly weighing the gold and
giving the finder more than it's intrinsic si[
sFalue. Thus we safely recovered the old
est group of jewelry known in the world
the four bracelets of the queen of King
Ter, about 4,700 B. c., some 1900 wears
identified
THE finest bracelet is formed of alter
nate PLAQUES of gold and turquoise. each
surmoInted with the ROYAL hawk and
or palace. This bracelet has a history in
Itself The turquoise plaques bear a
much more archaic and Iumpy form of
hawk than the gold pieces. and fhav
show signs of having been worn alter
nately with large beads, From the
style, like that of Mena. they We're made
probably at the accession of King Ter.
Later the hawks in gold were made in
the more advanced style, to form a
bracelet with the turquoise. All the
pieces We're numbered, with lines on the
bases, sloping for one-half, straight for
the other half, of the bracelet. FcIIr,
turquoise and five gold pieces were lost.
and so the eighteen of each were re-
duced to the present numbers.
The next bracelet is curiously built up
The centerpiece of sold appears to be
copied from the seed vessel of a desert
plant. On either side are beads of tur-
quoise and gold, and lastly a large anne
thyst ball of deep color. The back half
is of the same materials. The two sides
are braids of gold wire and thick hair
plated together"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
HE REPUDIATED MINNESOTA.

San Francisco Wave
night of registration for the primaries;
not anything like the jam on the night
before the main elections, but quite a
respectable crowd nevertheless. At the
long counters the clerks were toiling
and sweating, each with a line of men
before him patiently waiting their turn.
In the column nearest the door was an
old Irishnan very much the worse for
liquor and very noisy. A policeman, try
ing to stop him by diplomatic means
came over and said that people were tax
ing him for an A. P. A. That only made
him worse, and by the time the line in
front melted away and he braced him
self against the counter he was ready
for anything.
Name, please" said the clerk
"Well, it's none O. yer bizness, young
Teller, what me name is. It's Dunnegan-
Michael j. Dunnegan-an / can lick ye''
Where were you born?"
In me native land, begob.''
minnesota" asked the clerk pleasant
ly.
1t took three policemen to calm the
Irishman. When he was comparatively
subdued the clerk found, by a slow de-
ductive process, that he lived at 279S Te-
hama street. or thereabouts.
what is the number eff your room?''
asked the representative of the fran
chse.
"Begorra, they amt no number; it's
the little room off the Kitchen
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
JURY TRIALS IND 1YYcHrxe

The idea that lynching is anarchy NAV
come as a shock to many a good citizen
who has looked upon the summary dis
posal of those accused of crime bv the
popular judge with liberation if not with
approval
The man who, for personal or class
reasons, shoots down president is in no
way different from tie men who COM
bine to take a negro from the sheriff
and hang him to a tree or burn him at
the stake. It is anarchy ala total alb
sence of lava violent disregard of all
law Are we, the highly civilized people
of the Western continent, drifting
toward anarchy? Are we losing our re-
spect for the duly constituted iudicia,
tribunals? Are We reaching the point
where the sentiment obtains and is popu-
lar, that justice to be effectuaI must be
administered without the usual safe
guards of a trial? There are times when
the people, the original sovereign power
to save the country from anarchy must
take the law-the natural law-and adj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
4 CRISIS At WASHINGTON.

According to recent dispatches, the gov
a serious series of crises. A number of
important matters affecting not only the
United States, but the entire world, not
mentioning the people of Mars, have been
disposed of by the president, but several
more of equal Importance still remain to
be adjusted
The first great problem (the which with
the assistance of Minister WI was hap
PLY disposed of was the settling upon the
proper plan to educate the presidential
oTsprings. After a long consultation
with the foreign ministers, it was deter
mined to send two little Roosevelts to
private schools and Kermit to the public
schools. This is supposed to be a great
honor to the public schools. Kermit aft
err having his face washed by the proper
face-washer, and his finger nails cleaned
by the White house manicure was tax
en- in charge by Messenger Pinckney, of
the presidential retinue, and with proper
ceremony escorted to the Force school,
where he will be forced to do duty as
common kid.
Scarcely had an account of this momen-
tcus event been wired to the leading pa
pers of this great land, when it was
discovered that Kermit (Kermit is
a fine nance was having trouble
with his rabbits. Kermit decided to
keep his rabbits in the greenhouse.
When this decision became known to the
servants of the White house. consterna-
ton reigned and a stygian gloom set
tied over the countenance of the gardener.
He sought the president-Teddy, the ia
Their of Kermit-and besought him TO
stay the mad career of his son. The
president, with that quick eye of his,
aided by his knowledge of the jack rab-
bits with whom he had associated on the
Western plains, saw the point and with
out the formality of calling a cabinet
meeting, to consider the matter, issued
an order through the agricultural depart
ment forbidding the keeping of rabbits
in the White house greenhouse.
Nothing daunted, the strenuous Ker-
nit executed a mastery retreat from
his position on the flank of the White
house greenhouse and charged the
White house barn with. his rabbits in
full pursuit
AT the door of the barn he was met
by the chief of horse, backed by the en-
tire stable force with fixed pitchforks.
Kermit once more met defeat But be-
ing a streuous child of more than ex-
traordinary ability in his particular line
he determined to build a rabbit house
in the back yard of the greenhouse of
the White house. This resolution COM