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New-York tribune., 1901-01-12

Senator Hanna in interesting two column
article in to-day's Mail" puts the case on be-
half Of State aid for American mercantile ship
ping clearly and succinctly for the benefit Of
English readers. He analyzes the bill now be-
fore the Senate dealing with this question, and
expresses his firm conviction that the measure
Eiil be placed upon the statutes before adjourn
ment in March. 1t is only natural that England
should view with anxiety Americas efforts to
create a great merchant service such as existed
in the days before the Civil War. England is the
worlds carrier to-day, and British ships now
convey the bulk of the foreign trade Of the
United States, that the anticipated reform
must seriously affect the position of Great
Britain as a shipbuilding and shipowning nation.
Senator Hanna points out that it costs about %
per cent more to build a ship in the United
States than to build one in Great Britain and
he warns his countrymen against the evil re-
suits that must follow if the terms Of the bill in
the Senate are so modified as to make uncertain
the return upon the investment L. \. +.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-12

ALL DEERFOOT FARM SAUSAGES
are made at the Farm in Southboro. Mass. Their
success is owing the choice materials and the
neatness and cleanliness of the preparat1on--AdVt
New-York tribune., 1901-01-12

JAYNES ExPECTORANT cures serious Colds
JAYNES EXPECTORANT-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-12

Other instructive phrases of the act quoted by
the Attorney General were; Without the limits OF
the United States.' "ReIanded in any other part
of the same and within the limits of any part
New-York tribune., 1901-01-12

AVOID GRIP
PIatts Chlordes is the best disinfectant.-Adyt.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
MoLAssEs is GOING OUT.
rhe Distilleries Get Most of II and
Housekeepers Are DIsconsolate.

rhe DistIileries Get Most of It and
Housekeepers Are DIsconsoiate.
"The old-fashioned molasses is rapid
y disappearing as an article of COM
merce,' said a prominent grocer to a
Chattanooga News reporter, land in
It's place have come costly and by no
means satisfactory substitutes, es-
pecially to the little ones, who delight,
as we did when we were young, in hav-
ng 'lasses on their bread. Most of the
molasses goes into The distilleries,
where II is made into rum, for which,
Notwithstanding the efforts of our
temperance workers. the demand is
in the New England states and for the
export trade. The regular drinker of
rum will take no other liquor in its
place II he can help IL. II seems to
reach the spot more directly than any
other dram. The darker brown sugars
have also disappeared, and they are
never likely to return, owing to the
methods of boiling and the manufac-
ture. Granulated sugar is of the same
composition, as far as saccharine quail
ties are concerned, as loaf, cut loaf,
cube and crushed, and differs from =.
them only in that its crystals do not
cohere. This is because 1t is constant
ly stirred during the process of crystal
lization. The lighter brown sugars
taste sweeter than the white, for the
reason that there is some molasses
left in them. Housekeepers have diff
fculty in these days in finding coarse,
dark sugars which are always pre-
ferred for use in putting up sweet
pickles, making cakes and similar uses.
AS they cannot get brown sugar any
more 1t may be well for them to re-
member that they can simulate brown
sugar by adding tablespoonful OF
molasses to each quarter of pound of
the white granulated sugars. This COM
bination does as well in all household
recipes that call for brown sugar as
the article ITSELF and besides, 1t saves
them a great deal of hunting for brown
sugar. which. as said before, has dis
appeared from the market"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

covering begins to ferment. and In q
tew days nothing is left OF the outer
covering. but the tough fibers remain
Then the moss is dried and is ready
for the market II is baled like hay
and is shipped TO various upholster-
ing establishments, whore the moss Is
used in substitution for curled hair,
which is much more expensive. Owirg
to the severe frosts in the south last
winter much OF the moss was frozen
and thus made worthless. Hence the
supply Is Inadequate. When one con-
slders that the little town OF Micanopy.
Fla, alone ships 100 bales week of
this moss hair" when the supply is
good 1t is easy to understand that the
frosts have robbed the southern peo-
pie OF a large amount OF money in this
Instance.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
DUEL WITH POTATOES.
How Kentucky Preacher Turned a
Desperate Into RIdicuie

How Kentucky Preacher Turned a
Desperate Into Ridicule.
One way of combating an evil
practice is to make 1t look ridiculous
II was by this means that dueling was
stopped in a certain district in Ken
lucky, says the Boston Herald. A
travelling preacher named Bowman-a
strong, muscular fellow-was conduct
Ing services In Kentucky. At one of
his meeting a well-known desper-
ate character created a disturbance.
and. being publicly rebuked by Bow
man, sent him a challenge to fight.
Bowman. as the challenged party, had
the choice of weapons. He selected a
half bushel of Irish potatoes, as big
as his fist, for each man. aud stipu-
lated that his opponent must stand IF
teen PAGES distant, and that only one
potato at a time should be taken
from the measure. The desperate was
furious at being thus freshly insulted.
and made an indignant protest, but
Bowman insisted upon his rights as
the challenged man, and threatened to
denounce the desperate as a coward IL
he failed to come to time. AS there
was no way out of the fix but to fight.
the desperate consented. The en-
counter took place on the outskirts OF
the town, and almost everybody in the
place was on hand to see the fun. The
seconds arranged the two men in po-
sition, by the side of each being
half-bushel measure filed with
large, hard Irish potatoes. Bowman
threw the first tuber. 1t struck his
opponent and flew into pieces. A yell
OF delight went up from the crowd.
which Hurried the desperate, and his
potato flew wide of the mark. Bow
man watched his chance. and every
time his opponent stopped for a po-
tato, another hit him In the short
ribs. knocking the wind completely
out of him and doubling him up on
the grass The people were almost
crazy with laughter, but Bowman
looked as solemn as IL he had Just
been preaching a funeral sermon. The
desperate was taken home and put
to bed. and stayed there for more than
week before he recovered from the
eHects OF the Irish potato duel.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
Preacher Handy with Gun.

In the latest South Carolinian shoot
ing scrape the survivor is a minister OF
the gospel. the Rev. w. e. Johnson.
the Baptist clergyman at Bamberg. s.
C., recently quarreled with his neigh
Dor, w. t. Bellinger. over the paint
Ing of fence between their properties.
Next day they met on the street and
began shooting, the clergyman's
weapon being a shotgun, while Bel
linger had a revolver. Bellinger was
mortally wounded by a charge Of buck
shot. He emptied four chambers Of
his revolver, but failed to hit tine min
lister.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

The deep toned bell pesls long and low
On the Keen, midwinter air;
a sorrowing train moves sad and slow
From the solemn place OF prayer.
Ihe earth Is I'm a winding sheet.
And nature wrapped IN gloom:
cold, cold the path which the mourners'
feet
Pursue TO the waiting tomb.
They follow one who calmly goes
FROM her own loved mansion door,
nor shrinks fIom the way through gath.
cred SHOWS,
10 return TO her home no more
sable line. TO the drift crowned hill,
lhe narrow pass they wind:
ana here. where all Is drear and chill.
Their friend they leave behind
me silent grave they're bending DER,
long farewell TO take;
one last. last look. and then. no moro
Illi the dead shall all awakel
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

handle and leaving the blade pointing
to the mouth OF the cave.
The soldiers at length overlook the
outlaws and, lining them up with their
backs TO the cliff. their hands bound
behind them, shot them down one by
one, allowing their bodies to topple
over the cliff into the abyss below.
The last one to be shot. however. fell
not over the cliff. but to its side. and
there the soldiers. thinking him dead.
left him. But John Reynolds was not
dead. He crawled to a miners cabin
in the valley, and there, before he died,
drew out diagram of the scene of the
hidden treasure. BY means of this.
miners tried for many years to find the
cave.
Early in the 70's Anton Glasmann
took up claim near the head waters
OF the Elk creek and there built him
self cabin. Day in and day out he
worked and dug in a deep cavern on
the northern side OF the ranch. He
married twice His first wife died of
loneliness, and the second, unable to
bear the burdensome existence, put an
end to It by taking poison.
olasmann, growing thin and bent
and palsied, with wrlnkled. wax-like
skin. and eyes that winked and blinked
In the light of day like those OF be-
lated owl became more and more
crafty in his motions. left his cave and
came to 1t by hidden and circuitous
route, and concealed its entrance with
piles of brush and leaves.
Not many days ago the old hermit
entered the little village of Pine Grove
and in great excitement, but with
more nationality than he had displayed
for years, showed nuggets and gold
coins OF great value, and told the viii
layers that he had at last found the
treasure, That same evening he took
the train for Denver, and early the
next morning he was upon the streets
inquiring his way to a notary Office.
His queer, bent form. his battered SOM
brero and muffied throat. his peering
eyes and shuffilng gait. attracted much
attention. Some one led him to the
ONCE OF notary public. The old man
seemed spent and weary. He sank into
chair and began eagerly to try to
pour out an incoherent story. There
was a pause, a struggle, the gray head
sank forward upon the tired breast,
and the quest for treasure was ended.
Anton Glasmann was dead, and with
him he took the secret of the hidden
treasure
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
HF FOUND GOLD AND THEN HF DIED

At Denver the other day the most
famous hermit in Colorado, after II
lifetime spent in fruitless search for
gold, died in a lawyers office At the
very last he had found. but too late.
the treasure he sought. Too old and
weak to stand the shock of his discov-
cry, he died without revealing the To-
cation OF the secret hiding place. So
the treasure of Elk Creek still lies
buri,d. The hermit was Anton Glas-
mann, known for a generation past as
the solitory ranchman of Elk Creek
The story of the old hermit and the
hidden treasure is famous throughout
the Rockies.
In 1863 Jim and John Reynolds gath
ed together band Of daring men and
marched through Texas and New
Mexico. They carried the confederate
flag and boasted that they would wrest
Colorado from the Union or waste its
lands with warfare The attempt 70
capture the state failed, but the threat
to leave the trail of blood behind them
was carried out. Murder was jest
to them. They looted stage coaches
and by every manner of foul means
accumulated a treasure of nearly $780,
900. At last they iearned that they
were being hotly pursued by troops
under Colonel Chivington, and. fear
Ing to carry the vast treasure with
them, buried IL in the Elk Creek coun-
try and fled The cave where they hid
IL was marked by sticking bowie
knife in a pine tree, breaking off the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
ABOUT GLOVES.
Why French woman's Gloves Are Al
ways Neat and InyariacIy FIT,

]
French woman's gloves are proven
bial. They always fit WELL are never to
be seen soiled and keep that shape as
long as they last. The secret of all
this lies in the fact that the French
woman knows how to buy gloves and
knows how to take care of them, too.
The well-dressed American woman will
spend twice as much every year upon
her gloves as the French woman will
and still not always look as neat. But
the American woman is fast learning
the art OF glove-buying and glove.
wearing. says the CHATTANOOGA News
II used to be that she would order
half-dozen pairs sent her in a fancy box
and fit them on herself. Now she goes
to the glove shop or to the glove coun.
ter OF some big dry goods house and has
the professional filter there try them
on, for there is much in the first put
ting on of a glove. II il is stretched
and twisted in the fitting it will never
look elegant again. Loose. thick gloves
are the only ones that are considered
fashionable for street wear. The most
popular shade just new is a reddish
brown stitched with heavy black silk.
None of the seams is finished. That is.
the kid is merely cut and stitched
down. Such gloves are very durable
and II of the best kid will clean over
and over again without appearing any
the worse for it. OF course, for real
dressy wear the glove fits closer. is
thinner and finely finished. Undressed
kid is not nearly so fashionable as for.
merly. The dressed kid of fine, soft
finish is worn exclusively by the mod
ish woman in all but long evening
gloves; in these undressed kid in black
and all light shades are approved by
fashion. Gloves that exactly match the
gown have not been regarded as abso-
lutely necessary for some years past
This order of things still continues.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
BORN IN A THICKET.
Strange Story OF Maternal Love aud Ia
rental MaIediction at wyoming.

Strange Story OF Maternal Love aud Pa-
rental MaIediction at wyoming.
Born in the woods about two miles
from Wyoming, Pa, and left there In
soap box, little girl baby lived for
several days until found by some chill
dren who were there playing. II is
yet living and will be a healthy child.
Two men went to the woods and car
ried the baby to the town. where they
gave 1t into the hands OF Mrs. William
Jones. Soon afterwards Jennie Lamer-
oux. sixteen-year-old girl, went
weeping to Mrs. Jones and begged for
the little one. The story told by the
girl is a strange one. She said that
when she found that the baby was to
be born she was afraid to stay at
home. BY great effort she had hidden
her condition from her parents and
when secrecy was no longer possible
she went to the woods and hid herself
among the bushes. There the baby
was born. The girl mustered strength
to get back to her own room and when
her parents had gone to bed she again
stole out to the woods, taking with
her soap box and little suit OF
clothes which she had made out Of one
of her petticoats. Every subsequent
night she stole to the woods and
nursed the child. In the daytime she
had to work about the house. When
the girls parents learned what she had
done they drove her out of doors. Mrs.
Bertels of the United Charities of
Wilkesbarre, went to Wyoming and,
securing mother and child, brought
them back with her. They are being
cared for by the United Charities, and,
the doctors say, will both live.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
bsse Hall of FIFTY Year. AGO,

We have been so accustomed 10
recognizing baseball as the national
game that we hardly realize that 1t
mas been In existence only ffty-three
years. June 10, 1S46. at Hoboken. N. J..
the first match game OF baseball ever
played took place. Nine months pre-
viously certain New York gentlemen
who had been in the habit OF playing
townball every Saturday afternoon on
vacant lot now a part OF Madison
Square Garden decided to substitute
bases for corners. The next step was
to adopt hard ball with a rubber CEN
ter and wound with yarn and covered
with rubber. Then men were placed
to guard the bases. Before 1t had been
the custom to throw the ball at a run
ner, he being declared out II the ball
Eit him when he was off base. Then
the new game was called baseball"
On Sept. 23, 1S45, the inventors OF the
game formed themselves into the
"knickerbocker baseball club" This
club demanded rival to compete with.
So the New York baseball club was
formed and the first championship
game was played by these clubs. Since
those early days the game has seen
many changes. Then It was as popular
socially as golf is today. but now busi-
ness and professional men outside "the
profession" rarely play 1t.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
a Suggestion for Some Clever Girls.

tleNer OtrlS.
young woman in New York and
Oh hne social position but limited
means has discovered a ncvel way Of
adding to her income. Among her So
cial friends are many who have ele-
CANT homes filled with valgable pieces
OF -brac. china. pottery. and
so forth. These valuable pieces. many
OF them considered almost priceless ~
their owners, suffer at the hands of
the usual careless serving maids
whenever the pieces are busted their
owners are in mortal dread for fear
some OF them will be broken. At lea Il
that was the case until the society
young woman in question proposed to
care Tor and dust these treasures of
the household for compensation. First
one OF her friends and then another.
and finally a great many, hired the girl
to do this work. for she never broke a
piece and she was very thorough. In
stead OF playing golf OF lolling at home
this industrious young woman spends
her mornings busting and caring for
the bric-a-brac of her friends She can
AFFORD more new dresses and many
comforts that were denied her until
she adopted the unique occupation.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

Most people do not know why the
Queen of Portugal studied medicine. al
though they are aware that she has
taken the degree of NJ. ID. She married
the Crown Prince of Portugal without
knowing much about him, but his ster-
ling good qualities quickly made her
fall In love with him. When the tend
ency to stoutness first showed itself in
her husband, to his great discomfort,
she determined to watch over him, be-
iieving that she could do him more
good than the doctors, as she was con-
stantly with him. Hence she devoted
herself to medicine under the tuition
OF the best doctors Of the country.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27
Fishing by TorchIIght In Guam.


There is one feature OF the Landscape
IN Guam that always attracts the eye
at once. and that is the beautiful light
green OF the rice fields. which are most
luxuriant here, rice being quite the
staple among the products. Possibly
copra, the meat of the cocoanut from
which Oil Is pressed, may be equally
valuable. and may bring in more
money as an export, but for home con-
sumption rice takes the lead. One OF
the members OF our party, somewhat
aDsent-minded and a native OF the
emerald Isle, was not paying particu-
lar attention to the conversation that
was being held between our guide and
the rest of us concerning the rice
paddys, but upon hearing the express
sion rice paddys." he started suddenly
and began looking about most earnest
iy. His extreme anxiety to find some
thing soon attracted attention, and in
quiry as to what he was looking for
elected the reply that, although from
ireland and presumably knowing all
about his coUntrymen and their habits,
he never before knew there was an
irish colony out here, and. although
he had always heard OF an Irishman's
tondness for potatoes, he never before
heard OF rice paddy.
The fishing is not particularly an
attraction. as the most OF II is done at
night from boats in which fire is
Kept burning. the light attracting the
members OF the finny tribe and Turing
them on to their doom. Just outside
the reef flying fish are numerous. 1t
Is smaller species than that OF the
Atlantic, and more active and elegant
In its motions. AS they skim along the
surface they turn on their sides, so as
to fully display their beautiful fns,
taking a flight of about 100 yards, ris-
Ing and falling in a most graceful men
ner. At short distance they exactly
resemble swallows. and no one who
sees them can doubt that they really
do fly, and not merely descend in an
oblique direction from the height they
gain by their first spring. which Is
claimed to be the case by some author
tiles.
One of the relics of "yo ancient
mariner" is curious measurer OF
time. called water clock 1t Is an in
genious contrivance which can meas
ure time both in rough weather and
in calm. 1t is simply a bucket half
filled with water. in which floats the
half of well scraped cocoanut shell
In the bottom OF this shell is q small
hole, so that when placed to float in
the bucket fine thread OF water
squirts up into It, This gradually fills |
the shell, and the size OF the hole is so |
adjusted to the capacity of the vessel |
that exactly at the end OF an hour |
plump II goes to the bottom. The |
man on watch used to cry out the |
number of hours from sunrise and |
then set the shell aioat again empty. |
II is a good measurer of time. as when
tested with watch II hardly varied
at all. Its great advantage is that It |
is easily understood by those having
to use il. II is quite in evidence. be-
Ing rather bulky. and attention is
called to its running down" by the
bubbling noise 1t makes as II sinks.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

The Scientific American remarks
upon the multiple duties OF the Santa
Ana river in California. This stream.
which flows out of the San Bernardino
mountains. is now used to transmit
power to Los Angeles, some eighty
two miles distant. Nine thousand horse
power is consumed in propelling ma
shinery, moving street cars, and in
heating and Illuminating the buildings
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

Tycho was most regular and deyout
at our family worship. When the bell
sounded for the purpose he was in at
tendance and when the matron ap-
peared, followed by the line OF domes-
tics. he put himself at the head OF the
procession. walked gravely to the end
OF the seats and when he saw the
women seated then he sat on his
haunches solemn and wise" When
they stood up to sing. Tycho stood up,
when all was over he marched out
first. Nor was he unmindful OF Sun
day When the sexton OF Thorparch
church went to open the church door
there was the dog. He would then en-
ter one of the pews and generally be-
haved very decorously. On one occa-
sion he forgot himself. Instead OF ly-
ing still the whole service. as usual. he
took 1t into his head to jump on the
seat OF the pew. put his paws on the
back. take quiet survey OF the con-
9regation. and then finally fxed his
eyes on the preacher. II was my dear
old friend, Mr.. Newman. who said that
he could not stand that. He reddened
ana at last smiled, the congregation
Uttered. and the dog was dethroned.-
Il. w. Hiley's Memories of Half a
Century"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-27

In Los Angeles, besides furnishing
power for nearby villages. After be-
ing used to generate power, the mount
tain stream is gathered into conduit
and led further down to irrigate the
hundreds of orchards and groves In
the San Bernardino valley.