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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
What q Man
WearS...

A man of an analytical turn of mind
has summed up the articles that man
ordinarily carries and has come to the
conclusion that he is a beast of burden.
Pulled up around his shins and ankles
are two socks. He wears two shoes,
and two strings are needed to lace
them or l2 buttons or more II they are
not lace shoes. He wears one top shirt.
one collar and two cuffs. He wears one
coat. one vest ard one pair of trousers,
and there are ~ buttons on his trous-
ers, six generally on his coat and six
on his vest. He carries two cum but
tons, three shirt buttons, two sleeve
buttons and various other buttons on
his undergarments. There is one
buckle on his trousers and two on his
suspenders. He wears two garters.
He wears one necktie. or sometimes
one cravat, with one clamper to hold II
In place. He carries one handkerchief
in his pocket. He wears one hat. In
the winter he must have two gloves
and one overcoat. and maybe two over
shoes. But this is not all He has a
watch and chain to carry around with
him. a bundle of letters, package of
cards. plug or sack Of tobacco, or
maybe a few cigars. pipe perhaps. a
Snife. pencil and few others things
which usually make up the pocket out
fit, such as matches, buckeyes and 9TH
er good-luck symbols.
There is leather in his shoes. with
hair in the soles and steel pegs in the
heels thereof. There Is silk or satin
in his cravat or his necktie. There are
wool and cotton and linen and other
things in the clothes he wears. There
Is straw in his hat. There Is starch IN
his shirt. There are gold and silver and
pewter and other metals in the watch
and chain he wears; there are brass
and bone in some of his buttons.
There is tin in his garter clampers
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
The American
Revolution

The total number OF French troops
in service in America was about 10000.
writes Gen. Francis V. Greene In
Scribner's, They landed at Newport in
July 1777. remained in New England
until they marched to Yorktown in
1881. re turned to the Hudson river
in the spring of 1882, and sailed for the
West Indies in the autumn of that
year. Small as were their numbers.
they were OF immense benefit. not only
because of the service they rendered
at Yorktown, but because OF the ex-
ample of military training which they
gave to the continental army.
Whether the revolution could have
been successful without the aid OF
France and it's soldiers Is one of
those questions which can be debated
at great length without ever reaching
definite and certain conclusion. Eng
lishmsn Will especially prolong the de-
butte, on. this point 10 the detriment OF
the French soldiers. II must be re-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
Kegs That
Blow Vp. .....

Anton Colman. veteran dynamite
man, Is perhaps one OF the Oldest OF
all the old-timers and has been look
ing after high explosives for the past
twenty-five or thirty years. says the
Boston Daily Globe. lie has been on
most OF the big Jobs in Massachusetts,
and in many parts of New England
and has had many hair-breadth es-
capes and exciting adventures. MIR.
Colman is about 20 years old. and was
born in Maine Dynamite and the
blasting powder which we have today
is much different from what It used
to be In the days when | first started
in the business" said MIR. Colman.
and | am not as well posted on every
thing as | might like to be. but there
are some things about handling powder
that when a man learns them once, he
never forgets as long as he lives. and
no matter what kind OF powder is used
or how much the style changes II is
all the same; they will still be careful
and watch their business nightly
Nibo's VI Nbht VI an Ahf tAplboANfa
nitroglycerine is the most dangerous
and the hardest TO get along with. II
has as many moods and is as hard to
manage sometimes as the spoiled child
or woman who wants her own way.
! never got over my great respect for
this explosive, and even today | treat
It with every Difference. and will be as
gentle and peaceful i'm its presence as
any tyro. A man can never get any
experience in handling nitroglycerine;
the more he handles 1t the less he is
liable To know about g. For he real
ICES more and more how uncertain II
is. Why. even the kegs that nitro
glycerine comes In are white elephants
on a mans hands. for they are mighty
hard to get rid of. / tell you The
wood has been so thoroughly saturated
with the stuff that 1t cannot be
burned and cannot be broken up and
they can't be left lying around loose,
/ for some one is sure to come along
who does not know anything about
them and bang something into them
and off goes the roof | remember a
! fellow out in the western part of the
state. several years ago. who came
along with n hammer in his hand. He
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
VERY METHODICAL.
Only Thing she Forgot when Going on
Journey was Her Ticket.

Journey Was Her Ticket.
The young woman was getting ready
to go for short trip. and was hold
ing forth to some friends, as she made
her arrangements. upon the way &c
travel without luggage
I'm very methodical. you know.
she remarked airily. land do con.
gratulate myself that there are few
feminine creatures who have the sci-
ence of packing down to as fine
point as myself" with this she
wrapped her toothbrush up In a bit Of
white paper. secured II with elastic
bands and tucked IL in her shirt waist.
Then she put three or four extra
handkerchiefs in the crown OF her hat,
donned II and pronounced herself
ready to depart.
II feel as II | had forgotten some
thing" she said pausing at the door
to give backward glance into the
room.
Your purse?" asked one solicitcus
friend.
NO, | have that" replied the young
woman.
"A book to read on the train?"
Surely not your box OF chocolates? ?"
Not your veil?" chorused the others.
No. the woman had these, but all the
way down 20 the trolley car she was
oppressed with the idea that despite
her boasted experience as a traveller,
she had left something behind As
soon as she entered the station and
found that she had but three minutes
in which to make her train she re-
membered what il was
I've forgotten my ticket" she
gasped.
Now you haven't" asked the man
with her, disgustedly.
II have. indeed" she walled. Il
bought ii yesterday. so | wouldn't have
any trouble. and now I've come away
and forgotten II. and I'll have to take
the next train. which will put me in
my town at midnight. and think It's
great pity that some one couldn't
have thought enough to ask me wheth-
er | had IL or not. for goodness knows
its more important than chocolates.
| and everybody remembered them.
hope you'll have more consideration
hereafter
Then she paused for breath. and as
the man only laughed immoderately
she rode all the way home in scornful
silence. But when she went to the
station the next time she had her
] ticket clasped firmly in one hand and
size yielded it reluctantly even 10 the
! gatekeeper.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

How Uncle Sam Keeps Tab on Crops.
there are in the United States, ap-
proximately, 2.750 counties of agricul-
tural Importance. In each of these
counties the agricultural department
has principal county correspondent.
who maintains an organization OF
three assistants, each covering a speci-
fed territory. Facilities are furnished
the principal correspondent to enable
him TO obtain regular reports from his
assistants. These repoi % he tabulates
at the end OF each month, supplement-
ing the information thus obtained by
his own observation and knowledge of
the situation, and the consolidated re-
port is submitted to the statistician at
tached to the position. an average OF
about 90 per cent of them reports
monthly. Washington Times.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
LOOK
HARMLESS
BUT ARE
FULL OF
DANGER

sat down on an empty nitroglycerine
keg and playfully amused himself by
tapping the slaves with his hammer.
| saw him and ran to safe place and
tried my best TO warn him by shout
ing. but IL was no use; the keg finally
blew up with loud report and the
poor fellow fingered In the hospital
about two weeks before he died. am
even more afraid of these empty nitro
glycerlne kegs than | am OF the ex-
plosivo itself or of any other kinds OF
powder or dynamite. You can always
tell when to be careful when the real
stun Is around. but II some one hap
pens To leave an empty eg or barrel
in the way you might not know u
until you had dropped a crowbar or
sledgehammer into II or tipped 1t over
and then, after you found II out. you
would be in no condition to tell any
one of your discovery. The only way
to get rid OF those empty kegs or bar
rels Is to take them out into an open
field and fire pistol at them from
"A safe distance. and even that some
times is not an undertaking that
would advise a person to try, for | re-
member case of a fellow who went
out with three kegs, and instead or
placing them side by side and letting
one shot do the business. ! guess he
was anxious to see them blow up one
by one. for he placed tie first keg and
left the other two on the team He
fred his gun and the bullet did what
was expected of 1t, but the keg ex-
ploded with such terrific force that the
man was Mortified when the concus-
sion caused the two remaining kegs
on his team TO follow suit Immediately.
killing his horses. wrecking his wagon
completely. while he himself received
a splinter in his face that ruined the
sight of one eye. After that If he ever
went out | am sure he was more care
full. have known of a fellow who
lost his foot by the explosion OF drop
of the terrible stun, and another man
who lost his hand by suddenly hitting
a board on which a can of nitro had
rested and a drop or two Of the liquid
oozed out II is mighty bad stun. and
| am afraid of 1t. and If live to be
200 | will be more afraid of it than
ever"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

Just why the average excursion
party should top off 50-cent machine
made dinner with dessert OF tooth
picks Is another of those mysteries
which belong to the genius of the flu
ture to explain. But watch the crowd
wind It's way out OF the dining room.
where II has gone all the way from
soup to the footnote without skipping
a single dish, and see how it grabs the
toothpicks. IL seems to be a sign that
each one has eaten. a proof that the
meal has been paid for, and that the
toothpick is a fIal triumph of ad-
vanced civilization and high society,"
What TO Eat
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
USES FOR CORNSTAIKS.
They May Some day be More Valuable
Than the Ears.

They May some day he More Valuable
Than the Ears.
Corn may be grown for the stalks
only, some day, and, not for the ears
Wouldn't IL be funny to be expert
menting for an earless corn?
That is what it is likely to come to
If the uses of cornstalks keep on de-
veloping. Just now it is neck and
neck between the stalk and the ear as
to which is the more valuable. so the
wise farmer is making good money
selling his cornfields instead of burn
ing them of
The uses of cornstalks are very
many The agricultural department
has made public a bulletin showing
that they may be used for these among
other purposes:
A packing for warships; high grade
Of writing paper; the basis for a
smokeless powder. and a cattle food
made by grinding to a powder and
mixing with cheap molasses.
This new food is pressed into cakes
unuer a hydraulic press and can be
shipped as easily as bricks or cord
wood. For feeding it is broken up and
mixed with water Actual tests have
been made and samples have been sent
to agricultural stations in Europe. The
reports from all sources are very en-
couraging. This food will be partic-
ularly valuable for our cavalry in the
tropics, and the food cakes can be
made at a minimum cost in Cuba and
the southern states, where thousands
of tons of low-grade molasses go to
waste annually Globe
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

Contrary to the general belief, the
engines of torpedo boats are not at all
extravagant in the use of steam. but
approach high economy. considering
that they are driven regardless OF cost
the sole view being to get the highest
possible piston speed in the shortest
time with forced draft of greatest in
tensity, The coal burned per initial
horse power in the case OF one boat
recently constructed was only l.SS
pounds per hour. with consumption
OF sixty-eight pounds per square foot
Of gas.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

POLEON.
Tin which 102 persons were killed.
Assizes OF the Seine how the plot had
been hatched in Birmingham, Eng
land. by Count Orsini and Captain
Pierri. The curious bombs which were
intended to become the instruments
If the emperor's death were manufac-
tured in Birmingham by a gunsmth
named Bernard, who appeared at the
trial of the prisoners and testified to
having been the innocent tool of the
conspirators. Although the plot was
unsuccessful in terminating the life of
the emperor and empress. yet 1t re-
suited in the death of l02 persons and
thousands of dollars worth of dam
ages.
Both Orsini and Pierri were born
conspirators and being the principals
In the conspiracy against Napoleon III.
received their punishments according
ly. Gomez was the devoted valet OF
Count Orsini, and as his master will
ed so the servant elected. His liberia
tion after forty-three years of penal
servitude on the Island made famous
by the Dreyfus captivity is a remark
able instance OF human endurance.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
The Retort Erudite.

A famous scholar. whose hobby was
to store his furniture which proceeding
to the continent in quest of the origin
of the term "Juggins." During his
researches in Berlin he received from
the warehou"" company the following
letter: Sir: We have the honor to
inform you that the mattrass you sent
TO our store had the moth in it. Since
the epidemic would expose the goods
of other clients TO injury, we have
caused your mattrass to be destroyed" q"
The scholar replied Dear Sir: My
mattress may as you say have had
moth in it, but am confident that 1t
had an e. in it also. London King.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
Dogs and Latin Language.

Cardinal Pedro Gonzales. who was
pious man and believed in the gospel
of peace, once noticed that priest in
his train carried weapon under his
cloak Whereupon the cardinal re-
proved him, saying that cleric should
not carry arms. True" answered the
priest. humbly, but carry the
weapon only to defend myself should
be attacked by a dog" In that case"
said the cardinal. ''and If | saw a dog
running toward me, ] should begin to
recite the gospel OF John" That" re-
turned the priest, would be wise
thing. indeed. but may 1t not be that
there are some dogs taat do not under
stand Latin?"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

After forty-three years solitary
confinement at DEVILS island. Antonio
Domez has left his living tomb free
nan and again enters upon life in the
French republic. His release reveals
a page OF history upon which is writ
zen the conspiracy to assasslnate Ma
poleon III. and Empress Eugenie on
he evening of Thursday. Jan. a. 1858.
II reveals the hitherto unsuspected
presence for twenty-nine years in the
army OF the United States OF Captain
Carlo de Rudio. the accomplice of Co
mez, Count Felice Orsini and Captain
Giuseppe Andrea Plerri in the attempt
% remove the emperor. De Rudio per-
'ormed the unparalleled exploit OF es-
,aping ff0m Devils island In 1859.
He served with distinction through the
sivil war and retired several years
ago, with the rank OF captain To-day
he is a resident of San Francisco.
OF all the actors in the tragedy in
which Gomez was conspirator only
three are living-the Empress Eu-
genie. a political exile, passing her
last days in England: Gomez. who.
like Monte Cristo, has come to life,
and Carlo do Rudio. whose daring
flight is now known for the first time.
The Exploit Exposed.
II was de Rudio who revealed the
conspiracy to kill the emperor Turn
ing emperor's evidence against his
acomplices, he told in the Court of
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
Would IL Have Been
Successful Without
Foreign Aid?

memberod that thu French fought this
British at Boston IN 1775: at Long
Island, Harlem. White Plains. Fort
Washington, Trenton and Princeton In
l776; at Bemis Heights. Saratoga.
Brandywine and Germantown In f77T;
at Monmouth ard Newport in 177s.
However great an advantage may
have been derived from the aid of the
French, 1t is certainly true that the
great bulk of the fighting was done by
the Americans.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

Much and valuable is the advice
given on how to get rid of flesh but
do tell me how to acquire n reasonable
amount" inquiries "a reader. Il have
good health but slight appetite, and
weigh only 40 pounds, when | ought
to weigh 1876 at the very least. I'm
fortunately am not fond OF sweets
and they do not agree with me-" The
experience of one young woman may
serve as a hint She was much too slen-
der to satisfy her artistic ideals, so
consulted the family physician. This is
what he prescribed: Every hour from
breakfast to dinner-that is, from s
to o'clock-she was to eat a banana
and drink cup of milk. The hard
and fast rule laid down was that
nothing else should be eaten, and when
the regimen was strictly adhered to
there was no appetite for anything
else. There are few conditions. how
ever, under which any regulation can
he carried out at all times, so that the
Emergencies were frequent. but. when
ever possible, the banana and milk
diet was faithfully followed. with the
result that in three weeks the young
woman had added six pounds to her
weight. That is sufficiently simple to
be worth trying, unless those articles
of food disagree with one decidedly.
Some claim that bananas are unhealth-
ful, but certainly the people who live
upon them almost exclusively in the
countries where they grow do not find
them so. Milwaukee Wisconsin
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

seeming unduly low, and then Kansas
City. Cincinnati and Augusta. Me-. the
shipments of Augusta seeming unduly
high. Minneapolis. San Francisco.
Pittsbuig. Detroit, st. Paul, Cleveland
and Milwaukee follow-all of them
minor but populous cities--and then
come Springfield, Ohio and Elgin. ILL.,,
two small places. Springfield being
notable on account of its output of ag
ricultural machinery. and Elgin on ac-
count of its manufacture of watches
and its shipments of condensed milk.
Baltimore comes next. then Denver.
Omaha. Des Moines. Atlanta. Lincoln.
Nashville. Louisville. Indianapolis and
Washington. Bangor. Me. exceeds Buff
falo; Dallas. Tex, exceeds New Or
leans. Brooklyn has shipments little
larger than those of Waterville. Me.
and Rochester. N. Y. Williamsport.
Tex. and Memphis, Tenn. have about
the same shipments. Albany. N. Y,
and Providence. r. l.. are far down
on the list. Newark. n. j.. is still fur
ther down. and Charleston, S. c.. ranks
below Racine Wis. II would take 25,-
900 postal cars, it is estimated. to carry
these second class mail matter ship
ments.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
All Things Considered
He Is Really a Beast of
BurCen.

and in the clamper which holds the
cravat in place. There is glass over
the face of his watch. Dye is used in
staining his clothes. and one may find
here all the colors-red, white. blue.
black. purple. yellow. brown and al
most every other tint. He has paper
in his pockets. There is rubber in his
suspenders and garters. Paint is found
in the figures on the face of his watch
and polish Is found on his shoes.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

Elaborate experiments in feeding
wheat to farm animals and swine have
been made this year az the Kansas ex-
pertinent station, and also in other
states of the corn belt. The experts
conclude that wheat has greater nutri-
tive value than corn, and may be used
either crushed. mixed with oats or
corn, or in connection with straw In
time OF extreme scarcity.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
Millions In Potatoes

IL Is estimated that one county on
the eastern shore of Virginia. contain
ing population of about $4,000. scld
this yea, $4,000 barrels OF Irish po-
tatoes at profit OF $1,000 900, which
means tha' every man, woman and
child In the county would be entitled
to receive, II the money were distrib-
uted pso~rata, something more than
S75 from one crop alone. =
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
LIKE ONE
FROM GRAVE
Antonio Gomez at Last
Released From
DEVILS Island.

and less style | might have a yot an
team o. speckled horses. an be a
swellin' round with them there big
bugs-yes stree. sir "
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

The Germa eup,ror recently ap-
pointed his Junget sister, Princess
Margaret OF ! ssse. 10 be chief or. hon
orary colonel u the Eightieth Foot, in.
succession TO her deceased mother.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01
child oritici.es the Madonna.

When "Uncle Toms Cabin" was here
not long ago. two street children
stopped before window in which a
picture of the Madonna and child was
displayed, and one said TO the other:
That's Eliza making her escape. .
Pittsburg Chronicle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-01

self-comparison with other people
always minifies our faults and magni-
nes our virtuas-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-17
SYRUP FIRM TO REBUILD
TOWLE COMPANY PLANS TO ERECT
LARGE FACTORY ON WEST
SIDE
LARGEST IN THE NORTHWEST
Premises Recently Almost De-
strOyed by Fire to Be Adam
dOned and $4,000
Plant Built.

The Towle Syrup company, whose large
plant on East Fifth street was recently
almost totally destroyed by fire, will not
remove from st. Paul, as first feared.
Instead it will rebuild, and on a much
larger scale.
Mark Fitzpatrick, the well-known arch
itect has now in preparation plans for
their new building and plant, which VIII
be erected on the West side, at the cor
ner Of Chicago avenue and Custer street.
Excavations for the foundation Of the
structure, which will be the largest In
the Northwest devoted to syrup manu-
facture, were commenced yesterday, and
will be pushed to completion as fast as
possible.
The new building, permit for which
viii shortly be secured from the building
inspector will be three stories in height,
including a basement 1t will be entirely
of brick and iron and VIII have a 'front.'
age Of 100 feet with a depth of lis feet.
The cost Of the building alone will be
$4,000. The cost of the plant entire, in
Guiding machinery will be in the neigh
bOrhood of $751; 900.
Since the fire the company has been
badly handicapped, as all their st. Paul
orders have to be filed from the Mime
apolis branch.
The new factory is a handsome acqui-
sition to the West side, and means the
employment Of an increased number of
men. Shipping and trackage facilities
will be furnished by the Chicago Great
Western.