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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
"A SNltan'S
Dishes

II costs good deal to feed a mon
arch: the cheapest Of them are most
expensive luxuries. The sultan OF
Turkey Is a most costly article OF
bric-a-brac. especially for a bankrupt
nation. The cost of the mere neces-
saries of life for him and his house
hold amounts TO about 81 100000
year. This seems an enormous gro
Gerry and butchers bill. but 1t must be
remembered. that. including his 300
brevet wives. the palace eunuchs. and
'he servants and officers of the i'm
perial household. no less than 5000
people are catered for daily when ABB
dul Hamid is "in residence" at Yildiz
or Dolma Bagtche palace. Enormous
quantities of bread are consumed by
the sultan and his household. the pal
ace bakeries turning out no less than
$4,000 pounds daily. The bakery stan
is a small army. for, besides the bak-
ers, there are the buyers and the
slaves who purchase the -four and rye
and the fuel for the fires. One ton OF
rice is used daily in making the inev-
table "pillaf" or pilau without which
no Turk thinks he has really made a
meal. This dish consists of rice boil
ed with mutton. kid or fowl, and fla
vored with raisins, spices, butter and
the cook only knows what else. Then
there art consumed daily 600 pounds
of sugar and like amount of coffee,
not to mention huge quantities of
other groceries. fruit and vegetables
The water for the household Is brought
to the palace in great round casks
| from two streams which empty into
| the Bosporus.
AS every part of the Turkish admin
| istration is nearly as rotten as Tam
many Hall (but not quite), there Is
little doubt that portion OF this enor'
nous amount of food is disposed OF al
! perquisites by the palace officials; fol
even 5000 people scarcely could con
sumo all that the sultan pays for daily
in the shape of food. The sultan him
self is a small eater. His broakfas
consists of fruit, coffee and roll. ant
at luncheon he eats pilau, fruit an
some sweets. He seldom drinks spirit
uous liquors. but INDUCES in larg
quantities OF sherbet and eats an in
credible amount of ice cream. All tn
food for the sultan is prepared by on
man alone. and is cooked In dishes c
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
ANo1o.kraeRIoAN ROMANCE.
Two UncIes In the Unitod States Enrich
an Engilshmsn In Need.

an EngIlshman In Need.
To few men is it given to make a
fair competence. lose IT, and suddenly
and without expectation find two for
tunes thrown at their feet. That has
been the experience OF Mr.. Joseph
Samuel Stadden Russell. At the be-
ginning of this year he was EN- ployed
in the humble capacity of groom; to-
day he is in possession of a fortune OF
G16O,O 600. most Of It invested in free
hold property in New York and Pitts
burg. The story has most OF those
elements OF romance with which the
popular Imagination clothes the uneX-
pected acquisition Of wealth. As In so
many other cases, II is the rich uncle
in America--would there were more Of
them who has played the Part OF a
generous Providence In Mr.. Russells
case however, there were two uncles.
but from neither did he entertain any
| expectations OF an inheritance. One
| lived in Pittsburg. the other in New
York: one was his uncle on mis- faith
ers side, the other was the brother OF
his fathers second wife. Mr.. Russell
himself was born in London. within
the sound OF Bow bells" but he has
spent fully thirty years In the States
Both his uncles went out there when
very young and very poor, but they
rapidly advanced and became consld-
cradle property-owners. Recently Mr..
Russell returned To this country and
started public house at Maidstone, at
the same time depositing all the mon
ey he had saved In America with Dunn
bells bank When the bank failed he
lost everything and at so had to face
the world penniless. II was then that
he took a place as groom, but he had
not been long in that situation when
the news came that his fathers broth
er had left him "A fortune, which was
originally stated to be E5O,OOO-odd
but in reality came to be something
more. nearly approaching E10OOOO
! That, however, did not exhaust Mr.
Russell's luck. Only the other day he
received intimation from firm of So
liciotrs in New York that his uncle-in'
law had bequeathed to him sun
which. with the previous windfall, put
nim in possession of Gi6O.000. II Is an
extraordinary revolution in the for
tunes OF an unambitious man, and al
the more extraordinary, perhaps, be
cause It was quite unexpected. Mr.
Russell is a shrewd. level-headed Lon
doner. who is under no apprehension
| that no will he tempted to suuandel
his fortune-London Chronicle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
Abdul Hemid
Has Gold and Silver
Plate.

silver. and sometimes even OF gold
Each dish is sealed when II leaves the
kitchen. and when brought on the
table the seal is broken in the sultans
presence by the chamberlain. In or
der to test the food for poison, the
chamberlain takes a spoonful out OF
each dish before his imperial master
touches II. The food always is served
to the sultan in the same dish IN
which II is cooked, and the padishah
eats out OF the dish with his fingers,
never using a plate or a knife or FORK
except on occasions when he has some
foreigners to dinner with him. Some
times he will use a spoon, but prefers
his fingers to all extraneous aids TO
dining. AS each course is served two
slaves approach the sultan, one bear
ing bread and the other pancakes upon
golden trays; so 1t takes twice as
many slaves as there are courses TO
get the sultan through his meal. Only
the sultan and the higher palace ON
clals are allowed pancakes with their
meals: the underlings have to be con-
tent with bread.-New York Press.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
II Mans Point 1 Vies~.

look pretty and have their belongings
becoming they often completely over
look tidlness, and so spoil everything.
A neat shining head always excites a
mans admiration, while becomingness
is with him quite a secondary consid-
eration. | have often seen my sisters
look in the glass, arrange their crimps
with the greatest care. and quite over
look the fact that their heads were far
from looking trig and tidy-two great
essentials. to my mind. AS for lasting
attractions! All. for those men look
below the surface more than women
suppose mans instinct seeks in
the woman he cares for something bet
ter than himself. He may not say
much about 1t, but he feels it all the
same. These qualities ! have men
toned may attract. but it needs others
to attach"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

What should | say makes girls at
tractive?" answered society man 10
whom the above query was put. well
that is very hard question to an
swer. Different men Cfor | take 1t by
asking me you wish to know what
makes a girl attractive to a mani like
different attributes. You probably
mean generally attractive--what you
might call a popular girl in society.
Well, | should say one of the most
important traits is the power of max
ing another feel that-for the moment
at least-his personality and what ne
says are of paramount interest Many
young women let their eyes wander
while you are talking to them, as II
they were looking for other men. This
is certainly not complimentary. Still,
even observation-disclosures Is not much
worse than a too great interest of eX-
preston. which is apt to bore one.
One feels any affectation OF interest
instinctively. Interest must be genu-
inc and spontaneous to be agreeable.
A pleasing voice and sympathetic
laugh are also great adjuncts. | know
several girls who score lot in that
way. It is pleasure TO talk to them
for no other reason. II is the general
opinion that beauty attracts man
more than any other quality. This is
by no means the case; in fact, as a
rule the beauties do not have half so
good time as pretty women who are
less self conscious. There are many
beautiful women who completely lack
charm. There Is one thing about a
woman's personal appearance that ap-
peals particularly to ninety-nine men
Que OF hundred and that is neatness
and smartness. Women. as rule
do not realize this. In their efforts to
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
USE OF DAMAGED DIMES.
slot Machines Driving Mutuiated Coin
out of Circulation.

slot Machines Driving Mutulated Coin
Out of Circulation.
THE telephone slot machines are
doing an enormous work in the mat
ter OF taking worn-out dimes out of
circulation" said treasury official 10
a Star reporter. There is nothing Is
prevent worn-out, mutilated and al
most smooth dimes from being put
into the slots, and as a result many
persons keep the worn-out dimes for
that particular purpose. Many drug
gists and others who keep public tele-
phones make no objection to taking
mutilated dimes any more for the rea-
son that they keep a supply on hand
To do a telephone business with. When
they see that telephone user is going
10 put new dime in the slot they
simply take it in and hand worn
out dime in exchange. OF course the
telephone user makes no objection.
and in goes the worn-out or mutilated
coin. After 1t gets in there the tele-
phone companies do the rest. Every
time they get a quantity on hand, for
the government does not care to bother
with sums of less than 500, they send
them TO a sub-treasury and in Wash
ington to the treasury department di-
rest for redemption. The result is that
through the telephone companies alone
over 81 900 worth OF mutilated or
worn-out dimes are redeemed each
week. Business people have already
begun to notice that the great major
| ity OF the dimes now in circulation arc
in much better condition than they
were even six months ago In lesser
degree the redemption of great guam
tity of quarters and halves is effected
through the long-distance telephones" a."
Washington Star.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
VISIONS OF HEAVEN.
Most Popular of All Legends of the
Middle Ages.

Most Popular of All Legends of the
Middle Ages.
Most popular of all the legends of
the Middle Ages is that of the seven
years pilgrimage of the Irish saint
Brendan. the Sindbad of Christianity,
he who set forth in ship with his
companions to seek the Islands of the
Blest upon the actual seas. Though it
is rather the vision of Barintus the
hermit that dwells in the memory,
since IL was he who lured st. Brendan
to the quest by the tale of his own
landing with his nephew on the happy
shores. Eastward in this case also lay
Paradise, IAN island" to quote from
Mr.. Barring Gould, wide and grassy,
and bearing all manner of fruits,
wherein was no night. for the Lord
Jesus Christ was the light thereof y
The two abode there, we are told,
long while without eating or drink
ing-'and when they returned to the
monastery the brethren knew well
where they had been for the fragrance
OF Paradise fingered on their garments
for nearly forty days" Fragrance,
light and music are among the chief
characteristics of these visions. II
may be recalled how these were also
| the frequent accompaniment OF
Buddha's transports. AS when, after
he had obeyed the call of the Unseen
| Power, and renounced earth's joys
| that he might live the divine life. the
air about him was filled with falling
roses. while music. multitudinous as
the roll of waves upon the shore
sounded in his ears. Or, as when the
I whole universe appeared to him like q
| garden OF fragrant blossoms; and d
splendor of light outshone, piercing
even to those very darkest recesses
which. according TO the audacious i'm
agery of the east, the united rays OF
seven suns would fail to penetrate
st. Brendan was the uncle of another
notable seer OF the seventh century
that century so rich in visionary lor,
st. Fursey. who fell says Bede. into
a trance, and. quitting his body from
evening till cockcrow. was found
worthy , behold the choirs OF angels
and to hear the praises which are suns
in heaven, with stray echoes OF which
he afterward edited all Christendom
Gentleman Magazine.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
This for Mothers.

less attentions TO little girls. Her.
small face was pathetically sad and
tired. When the journeys end was
reached she arose wearily, was put
through it all once more. and got Ian
guidly off the car. Among those who
watched the scene was prominent
New York specialist in nervous di-
seases. He turned to the writer and
summed up the entire situation in one
sentence which has in 1t a sermon for
every American mother. Each
touch" he said. grimly. pushes that
child a little nearer to the doors OF
the sanitarium that will some day
open for her" There were othes
mothers on the train. Perhaps they
took the lesson home.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

On one OF the trains entering New
York a few weeks ago, a woman ar
corded her fellow passengers an un-
conscious, but powerful, object lesson
With the woman was little girl
about six wears old The day was
warm and through the open windows
the dust drifted in fine gray cloud.
Every passenger was exceedingly un-
comfortable. but each forgot his dis
comfort in the spectacle OF that suf-
fering child. The mother began oper-
ations by seating her little daughter
beside her with a thump that made
the infants teeth rattle. Then, at in
teryals of one or two minutes during
the weary journey she paid the child
these maternal attentions: She took
OF her hat. she smoothed her hair;
she put the hat on again; she removed
the child's little jacket, and put in on
again: she Strengthened her collar;
she wiped her face with her handker-
chief: she removed an imaginary Gin
der from her eye; she smoothed her
hair again; she took OF and retied the
ribbon on her hair; she stood her up
and smoothed her down; she unfas-
tened the bow at her neck and retied
IL. over and over she followed this
program while the awe-struck passen-
gers looked on. The child accepted
the situation with grim endurance.
Evidently she had been used TO it all
of her short life. The world to her
was strange place where mothers
exhausted their nervous energy in use
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

Charles A. Dana of the New York
Sun. was man of extensive learning
and attached great Importance to col
lege training, but was quick to recog-
nize the value of the practical educa-
tion that man of good parts may
pick MP in this work-a-day world
outside of university walls. A young
man went to the Sun Office one day
and asked to see the editor-in-chief
He would not be rebuffed by the sub
ordinates, and after some delay he was
admitted lie stated his business
without moments loss of time. MIR.
Dana" he said. 81 believe | could be
of some use on this paper. and | want
YOU to give me trial. II you don't
find me of any use you needn't pay me
any salary, and If you do ! shall want
good salary. II / don't find my
proper groove in month you can
drop me out
Mr.. Dana looked him over. Young
man" he said, II like your looks,
Have you ever attended any institution
OF learning?" Yes, sir. | am a
graduate of two newspaper Offices
one a country weekly and the other
a daily paper in a city Of one hundred
thousand inhabitants" I'm take you.
Go and report To the managing edi-
tor" And Mr.. Dana turned again to
his work.-Youth's Companion.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
ROOM FOR SETTLERS.
COLOMBIA OFFERS A FINE FI.LD
FOR IMMIGRATION.


That the Colombian rebellion In 1885
the last big uprising in that country
was put down. was que almost entirely
to the energy and ability of General
Rafael Reyes. who was the first to ex-
plore that region Of Colombia known
as Caqueta. and. with his brothers and
his nephew, he made the first overland
journey ever accomplished across the
widest part of South America. through
a region completely desert and un-
known at that time and inhabited by
cannibal savages. They crossed first
the Andes and then explored the riv-
ers which run into the Amazon. After
this first journey his two brothers died
one from fever and one was assassi-
mated and eaten by the cannibals.
These two pioneers were sacrificed In
the almost unknown depths OF these
South American wildernesses. The Pc
ruvian town of Iquitos, 5000 miles up
the Amazon, has raised in its cemetery
a monument to one of the brothers,
Enrique Although this town OF lqui-
/ iOt Is 0tNWu lllitH HUH llt 0'dt "a NAhN
eler can. as General Reyes pointed out
| in a recent address, take a steamer
| there twice a month direct to Liver
| pool The general says: "All the
countries OF South America, with the
exception OF Chile. can be placed in
communication by means of river navi-
cation. The Amazon Is navigable at
all seasons for transatlantic steamers
from Para to Iquitos. The tributary
rivers are navigable for river Hoats,
such as are used on the Mississippi,
over a radius of between 800 ant' 800
miles. Thus we have a river ps,'iga-
tion of over 5000 miles, of which 5000
are At for transatlantic steamers All
the country watered by these nfSural
canals is covered by forests OK rare
wood. india rubber trees, cocoa, etc
The expectations of rubber frorI this
district last year amounted to S2O,OOO,'
900 in value. The Amazon at its mouth
from Punta Tijoca to Cap du Nord, has
width of lS0 miles. Its waters ar,
drinkable up to 120 miles out to sea
Such is the strength of the current tina
1t drives back the ocean. This state
ment of General Reyes recalls the well
authenticated story of the ship whicl
was once sighted flying signals OF dis
tress by another vessel passing dow
the Brazil coast. As the distressed shil
was approached her captain hailed ant
said: I'VE are dying OF thirst. Sem
us water" IF you want water,
shouted the other captain. dip it VI
you fool; you are in the mouth of tn
Amazon river" The region explore
by General Reyes is of immense i'm
portance from commercial and indus
trial point of view. and would form
fine field for immigration. for the Gu
tivation of medicinal plants and fC
the raising of tropical products. 1t
: pronounced by the bureau of America
Republics to be "A new world oper
ing its doors to humanity" To III
naturalist or sportsman the region o
fers much to entice. being filled wit
endless deer and wild boar, and II
streams swarming with fish in multi
- tudinous variety.-New York Press.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
crieket sim the Fnvorite Game.

Cricket still holds it's own in the
British Isles in spite of the increased
attention paid to football, golf and
other sports. This was strongly
shown by the records OF attendance
and receipts at the annual match be-
tween Yorkshire and Lancashire. This
match lasted three days, and the aver
age daily attendance OF spectators
was 10000 The profits amounted to
very large sum, which, in accord
ance with custom. was handed over to
the champion professional player.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
Through sunday yandnlr.

Antiquaries will read with mingled
satisfaction and regret that the Ro-
man Wall station OF Borcovicus. or
Housteads, has been closed to the pub
lie. the reason being that Sunday van
dals had taken to hurting stones from
it down the neighboring ravine. The
great wall has already suffered more
than enough spoliation. The farm
house of Plane Trees, hard by, was
built with stones taken from this very
station; and all along from Carlisle to.
Newcastle II is more or less ruin-
the more pitiahly because what ,r$
mains of 1t, assailed by no worse EN-.
emies than winter and rough weather.
is surprisingly fresh.-Yorkshire Post.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

In a recent article Count Tolstoi
draws a portrait of his father. He was
a large and handsome man. who al
ways wore clothes of a fashion differ-
ent from that OF others. He had a
great contempt for the younger gen
Grafton. He won millions and lost
them again. Moral principles he seem
ed to have none. He had his senti-
mental moods, and when he read aloud
from book his voice would tremble
and his eyes moisten at a pathetic
passage. He was fond OF ordinary
music-romances, gypsy melodies
operate tunes-but frankly confessed
that Beethoven put him 10 sleep.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

a pair OF Kansas lovers the other
uay went to Iowa to escape the law
which forbids the marriage Of first
cousins. The same day in a Kansas
town couple from Colorado took ad
vantage OF n Kansas law which per.
mits divorced person to marry after
the lapse OF six months. These cases
led the Kansas City Journal to sug.
gest that the states send ambassadors
TO each other with power to negotiate
treaties through which uniformity in
marriage laws might be secured.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09
He sized Them In.

They met in the narrowest aisle OF
the department store. They were both
very stout and Immediately traffic was
blocked in both directions. Their con-
versation, stenographically reported
was as follows: why. Mrs. Jones,
how dye do?' How dye do. Mrs.
smith? Who would have thought of
seeing you?" Yes; | haven't seen you
for ages" We'll, why don't you come
up some time?" "Oh, 1t seems as
though / never go anywhere any
more" Yes, you always say that"
But, really. | don't Why don't you
come down." i've been ON the point
Of coming several times, but II always
seems as though something always
happens to prevent It," We'll, make
another effort I'm just dying to have
a good. long talk with you Yes; so
am |. DO come and see me-" IL will.
And you come up, too. Yes; | will. -
Now. don't forget" NO, | won't"
well. good-by." "Good-by." Liars,
both of them" grunted a red-haired
man. who had been trying to squeeze
through. They never expect to call on
each other, and they know r.'-Phila-
delphia Record.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

Fogg: Did | ever tell you of tho
wonderful case of faith cure up at OIL,
house?" Bass: NO: what was it?"
Fogg: MY Aunt Hannah never tires
of telling how she preserved her furs
and woolens from moths last summer
by packing them with camphor balls. 1t
turned out that these camphor balls
were golf balls, but none of us havo
the heart to tell Aunt Hannah. Bos-
ton Transcript
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

Among the curios in the postofilce
department exhibit at Buffalo are the
postoffice ledger Of Benjamin Frank
lin; the report OF the committee of
United States senate on the transpor-
tation of mails on Sunday; postal
card which travelled around the world
in l20 days: history OF the travels Of
registered letter in this and other
countries. some old books printed in
the seventeenth century and obtained
through the medium of the dead letter
Office framed statistics OF the postal
service from 1775 TO date the magni-
tude of the postal service Of the Unit
ed States as compared with France,
Germany and Great Britain; some
old mail bags which have been cut
open and robbed, In one instance the
bag being stained by the blood Of the
murdered carrier.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-09

The Engineering and Mining Journal
calls attention to the fact that the
United States treasury now holds in
round figures 100000 in gold.
which is the largest accumulation of
the yellow metal anywhere in the
world at present. Not all of this, how
ever, is actually at the disposal OF the
treasury, only $64.000.00O being includ-
ed In It's current cash assets The sum
OF $lbO.O0O.O0O is by the present law
held In the redemption fund which
the treasury must hold against the
outstanding greenbacks and United
States notes. while the balance of
s2s6.OOO,O00 is on deposit only, and is
represented by gold certificates in cir
culation.