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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-02

The Senate confirmed t. appoint
ment of WIN y G..~n' L s M
shal To-! ya..., in" .'t''ut.
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SUBMARINE BOATS IN WAR.
Bound to Play An Important Part la
Future CopaiotS,

Bound to Play An Important Part la
Future Conaiots-
There is not the slightest doubt that,
in future warfare on the seas, subma-
rine boats viii play prominent part
In the system of naval tactics which
has been evolved by hundreds Of years
Of sea fighting, these small, inconspic-
uous boats will bring about changes
which will be almost revolutionary.
The blockading of ports. as practiced
under our present system. will be we'll
nigh impossible. A few submarine
boats will be able to clear any harbor
Of attacking ships Of war. Against the
stealthy and underhand, but terrifcally
destructive assault Of such a craft, a
battleship can have no defense but
flight. At Santiago. for example. men
ot-w2r would never have dared te
close in around the mouth OF the har-
Dor, IL the Spaniards had had three Oh
four vesseis like the Holland scurryins
about and delivering quick and unfore-
seen blows from the depths Of the
ocean. a battleship cannot attack one
OF these naval sharks, for tho simple
reason that 1t presents no target. Be
the lookouts ever so vigilant, they
cannot, Of course, detect an enemy aD-
preaching beneath the surface to at
tack from a water ambuscade. No ar
NOR plate that has ever been devised
Is as efficient as a score or more feet OF
water. Ordinary torpedo nets will
give no protection against submarine
attack.-Lewis Nixon in Success.
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Wu still Stood Cp.

Charles Emory Smith tells this story
in the Philadelphia Press: I'VE were
at the late Vice President Hobart's
home, and goodly number OF US made
up our minds to drink the Chinese
Minister'S health quite frequently. WI
discovered it. and time after time he
stood, firm, serene, undisturbed. Later,
when the men who had tried to get the
better of Minister WI were cropping
blindly toward the baiusters and shak-
lily trying to preserve their equilibrium.
WI. smiling, sedate. calm, philosophi-
cal, and in that keen appreciation OF
our English language, Of which he is
SO apt, said, nodding his head to the
unspeeding parting guests: They
they tried to saturate me, didn't
they"
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LETTER WRITING cEAsING.
Only Cabinet Ainistsrs Cling to tho
Practice In England.

The autograph letter is rapidly be-
coming thing Of the past. Shorthand
and the typewriter have killed 1t. Nc
business man nowadays writes q let
ter with his own hand; he supplies the
matter and his signature, and his typ
list does the rest. 1t is an age Of short
cuts, and even literary men find IL
more profitable to dictate than to write
their copy. One Of the most successful
of modern newspaper proprietors con-
fessed the other day that he had not
written a letter for seven years, al
though his private correspondence
amounted to more than fifty letters
daily, says the London Taller.
Cabinet ministers alone seem tc
cling to the old tradition. Lord Sails
bury abhors typewriter letter, and
Arthur Balfc1r writes a large part OF
his correspondence himself. Even Mr..
Chamberlain, who is essentially up to
date. seems TO regard the typewriter
as altogether inferior to the telegraph
as vehicle for conveying his opinions.
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| Quiades Lopes trailing my footsteps.
intent upon vengeanee!s
Again he paused. whipping the dust
into clouds
1T was weeks before he returned, =
| the driver continued. Not q word did
he speak as to where he had been. but
his eyes fairly burned with the fire Of
triumph, Of just retribution."
And then?" / asked, after several
moments of silence.
And then they told him how beau
tiful Piney looked in the moonlight.
the night they lifted her poor, lifeless
form out OF the lake, and how black
her wet hair was as it chung to her
brow and her neck and her shoulders
that glistened like marble.
1t was for the best, I reckon he
said grimly, and walked slowly away.
the lamp OF his life forever extin-
guished. And now, day after day, he
drags himself over the sand to her
grave that you saw back yonder and
sits there silently watching the vapors
that rise from the lakes tranquil
bosom-yapors as misty, as thick and
as soft as her wonderful hair"
For hours we had ridden, my guide
and I, across the treeless, trackless.
bltstering sands of the Llano Estacado.
We had left the staked trail at noon
and had struck bee line for the bluffs
overlooking Power Lake. Suddenly
caught the CLEAN of something glazing
white in the sunshine to the windward
OF sand dune.
Turning my horses head in curiosity
l rode toward it, only to discover a
human skeleton, bleached and polished
by sun and sand to the whiteness and
gloss Of ivory. Dismounting, I in
spected the skeleton closely and found
that the wrists and ankles were fas-
tened with thongs to four stakes
driven deep in the sand. To one OF
the ribs, through which its keen blade
had been driven, bowie knife chung.
Rusted 1t was and half covered with
the sand of the desert, but, brushing
the dust from the weapon, l saw, cut
ueep in the handle, the name, IN.
Lopez"
With shudder turned and climbed
into my saddle and silently we rode
away towards the west.
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The New Century.
Arm me. o muse. against my days q.
famer.
Who sings Of dead delight
Tho stored past. with all its golden
glamour.
Knew not q sun more bright.
No sweetsr song. no lordlier endeavor.
No woman moro divine.
Gave glory to the ages gone forever
Than grace this age of mine.
New days are dawning. bright with new
ambitions
To reach goal sublime;
Our hearts adventure into new condition.
Wrought in the wool OF time.
Not ours an era of regretfuI dreaming;
Come forth. the world Is young
And ey'ry hour with wondrous work Ii
teeDing
For heroes xet unsung!
The rising sun In ne'er imagined splen-
dor
Has shriveled UP the night.
Arm me. muse. to be my days de-
fender
For truth and love and right,
Felix n. Gerson IN Jewish Exponent.
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been settled. but, al e . sudden. 4
hush seemed to settle. the face of TIE
girls turned pale. and the boys placed
their hands on their guns az all eyes
were turned upon Melquiades. Piney.
and greasey from down on the Rio.
with his arM around the waist of
the girl and q scowl on his face a.
dark Is the gloss OF her curls. Lopez
stood motionless. glazing hate at the
greaser. who crouched like tiger just
ready to spring. A moment Of silence
so deep you could cut 1t, and then
with snarl the greaser leaped straight
for the throat OF his rival, the knife
in his hand cleaning bright in the
light Of the lamps.
The point Of his weapon plowed
its way through the side of Lopez, but
bullet full into his face shattered the
nerve OF the greaser, and he sank on
his knees, his blood staining red the
white dress of the one he had loved
and had died for, his fast chilling lips
touching softly the hem Of her gar
ment.
With his smoking revolver still
clasped In his hand, Melcuiades jerked
the blood-dripping knife from his quiv-
ering flesh and flung 1t, with sneer Of
contempt, at the motionless form Of
the greaser. Tnen turning his glitter
ing eyes on the boys in the room, he
swore he would shoot out the heart Of
any galoot who dared to make love to
the fairy.
At his words, q dozen reviewers were
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her proud little head and her voluptu-
Gus arms and her gently pulsatine
bosom.
"In the wonderful silk Of her hair
there was fastened a cluster OF roses
IS red as her lips, and her graceful
young form was enveloped in immacu-
late white that deepened the Jet of her
eyes.
THAT was the fairy that laughed
and chatted and tossed her curls and
danced madly over the hearts of the
boys to the strains Of the. screechine
old fiddle that Uncle Bill Clayeness
played as he sat on a barrel In a COR
ner. The combination was ripe for
raising the devil and hell was 10 pay
before the ball was half over
Just how the row started hae never
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| those who heard it. He took Edward
Everets's story. 1.-THE Man Without a
Country" for a foundation, and
pointed out the great lesson in pa
triotism to be learned from the sad
history of Phillip holland. His asser-
| ton that what the old soldiers them
selves desired each Memorial Day,
was first loving tribute to the men
who died to save the country and then
a lesson in patriotism, met with mods
Of approval from the soldiers present.
/ Rev. Strong believed that six i'm
portant things had grown out of the
sacrifice of the soldiers of the rebel
| lion:
First, A new Humanism which made
| armies more careful of the welfare of
prisoners = Verestchagin's pictures
were given credit for having taught a
great lesson;
Second. The love of country had
| been increased:
Third, The Brotherhood idea had
been prom oted until people hesitated
before entering into strife,
| Fourth, A new interest in history,
teaching people to watch the trend Of
events which might drift into wal;
| The fifth and most important lesson
he called "The New Patriotism, :"
| which seeks the larger good, which
makes men as true to the moral pa
triotism as to the material patriotism,
which makes men desire to remove
| the shackles which fetter mems minds
and hearts as we'll as their hands "a
patriotism which will make our peo-
pie strong to carry out the mission of
the United States to be a lesson in all
things to other countries.
The last speaker was Captain FL
dred of the marine service who is a
New Highlander. He is visiting here
and made one Of the most graceful
speeches of the day. He paid a trib-
ute to the valor Of the Southern
soldiers, and said their only weak
ness was in fighting for principles
which We're wrong. His picture of the
fathers and mothers who had lost
their children trying to rejoice with
the victorious army at the final re-
view in Washington, brought tears to
many eyes. One strong point made
by Mr.. Eldred was that the great in
| dustrial progress of the West was
largely owing to the migration of the
| old soldier, who came home after the
war to find his place of business filled
! by some one else, and who went West
for greater opportunity.
Taken all in all the day of remem-
brance for the soldier dead in Kinsley
was fittingly celebrated. Each mem
Der of the @. A. r. wore fragrant
magnolia, the gift of Mr.. E. L. Loso.
The band gave an open air concert
at the stand after the church service,
which was enjoyed by every one.
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SERVICES HELD IN HONOR OF
THE SILENT DEAD.

While the heavy rains with the rise
in the river and consequent danger to
the bridge. kept many people from
coming to town for Memorial Day,
there was quite large crowd. The
band PLAYED on the street awhile in the
morning previous to the formation OF
the procession under the management
of Marshal Tatum and his aides. The
ceremonies at the cemetery were very
Impressive. During the decoration of
the soldiers graves, the band played
"Nearer My God 70 Thee" among
the flowers were a large number OF
magnolias which the Post here had
sent for The Post here has lost Two
members during the past year who
were both with them last Memorial
Day: Lewis Brown, who was buried
at Garfield, and w. W. Shannon,
buried at the Trotter cemetery.
A large crowd assembled in the
Congregational church in the after
noon to do honor to those whose
great sacrifice is remembered on the
Both of May. Mr.. +. A. Noble, who
is commander of the II. O. Howe Post
and who is always untiring in his
eff rts to observe Memorial Day in a
fitting manner, opened the services by
the reading of the orders for the eere-
mony, the Post following with the
salutation of the dead. This was
followed by the singing of the hymn,
s'Tis by the faith of Joy to come,
We walk thro' deserts dark as night. -
It was a fitting hymn for such a cere-
mony, and could have been sung by
the men in the army before going into
battle. 1t is the many who did not
live to see the ''joys to come" as the
result of the conflict who are remem-
bered 'bv their survivors who were in
the field, and a grateful nation on
Memorial Day.
After an invocation, Rev. 'Aber-
nethy spoke, paying tribute to the
suffering of the soldiers. He said the
day would soon come when the last
Grand Army man will have passed
away from earth, but as long as time
endured their memory would be re-
vered.
Prof. Baugher followed, tracing our
descent from the liberty-loving Teu-
tons, who, with their high ideals, have
insisted upon freedom even through
conflict. They were the race who de-
manded the Magma Charta, and who
later enforced the idea that "alt men
must be free" at the point of the
sword. His description of the battle
of Gettysburg was very good. He
closed by reading Lincoln's address
at Getty sburg which contains the
great ideal government by the peo-
pie, for the people and of the people. u
Rev. Strong followed with an ad-
dress that will long be remembered by
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
First published May l6, 1902

To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance
OF an order issued out of the Probate Court
of Edwards County. Kansas, authorizing and
empowering the undersigned to sell the fol-
lowing described real estate. belonging to the
estate OF William n. White, deceased for the
payment of debts due from said estate. will.
at o CLOCK p. M, on the 18th day of June.
l9e2, at the front door of the Court House i'm
-fNinsley. Edwards County, Ksnsas, offer at
public sale the following real estate TO wit:
The southwest quarter of Section Twenty
hye t25t, Township No. Twenfy-six (26), south
OF Range No. Nineteen n9). west of the Sixth
t6thl principal Meridian in County and State
aforesaid.
Said sale to be made to the highest bidder
Deserving the right TO reject any or all bids
for cash in hand
Dated this 18th day of May, A D., 1862
K. ID. TAYLOR. Administrator
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NOTICE OP APPLICATION TO PURCHASE
SCHOOL LAND.
First published June 6. 1902.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will, on the 2lst day of June 1902, nj axe an
application to the Probate Court of Edwards
County, Karsas, to purchase the following
described school land. situated in the organ
lied County of Edwards Kansas, viz:
The north half OF the southeast quarter of
Section 16, Township 25 s, Range 10 W.
He names the following persons TO prove
ms settlement. continuous residence. and i'm
provements, viz: Frank Spring residence
kinsley. Kansas. and Z. P. SHEPPARD, resi-
dence, Kinsley. Kansas
Done at Kinsley, County of Edwards KAN
eas, this 3rd day of June, 1902
ROBERT MCCANSE, Petitioner.
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Misner & Gender have just received
q large consignment of buggy and
heavy team harness made from the
very finest quality of oak tan leather.
Be sure to examine these goods early.
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MeIquiadas.
BY EDGAR WELroN COOLEY

Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
AS the stage swung suddenly around
bend in the road and swept along
the banks OF Phantom Lake, 1 caught
glimpse OF q white cross shining
brightly In the rays Of the setting sun
some distance back from the road.
And as l was gazing at this lonely
grave, wondering II 1t hid tragedy, ]
saw a man arise from the mesquite
bushes beside it and drag himself away
into the dusk-a man SO shrunksn, SO
deformed. so bent with pain, that !
shuddered
Poor devil" said the grizzled driver
at my side, cracking his whip over the
heads Of his leaders, poor devil, there
he goes, wounded in flesh, wounded in
spirit, and the light snufred out Of his
life"
He paused moment, gazing silently
over the valley. Then he turned to me
sharply.
cit beats the very old devil" he
said, what a man will do for the love
of a woman. Now, there's Melquiades
Lopez, that's him you saw dragging his
miserable body, like wounded coyote.
over the sand and the cactus-there's
MelQuiades, endurin' the pangs and the
tortures OF hell, and aN on account OF
the beautiful face of a woman.
And yet, Gawd, I can't say that
blame him. If you ever saw Piney-N
He lapsed into silence His rough.
| brown face grew saddened and he
sighed Then he resumed:
"Delphina, that was her name-Del-
pima Sanchez. She was a dream Of
| girl-a dream that seemed to throb
in each drop Of your blood pulsins
warm In your veins.
"Tll never forget the first time
gazed into her eyes and saw the bright
| glitter that lsaped from their ebony
| depths. It gave me feeling OF lone
illness, like I was layin' out here on
| the plains gain up at the stars
| through the heart OF the midnight.
And her hair-Gawd. her hair! 1t fell
| over the snow Of her shoulders as mis-
| ty, as thick and as soft as the vapors
| that kiss the white brows Of the noun
| tains over there at st. Martins.
Her face--when God made that face
he united the sweetness Of June and
| its roses with the mellower CLEAN oil
| October 1t was a face that seemed
pleading. seemed begging for love, and
made a man willing to part with his
soul just to feel the soft touch OF heI
arms round his neck and the dew OF
her breath on his forehead"
He frowned, and suddenly fingina
his whip lash, hit the bud from cac-
| tus.
but the trail that lead to her heart
! was staked with bullets that Kissed in
their wrath and the CLEAN Of her eyes
was never more deadly or bright than
the fash of the bowies clasped tigh!
in the hands driven mad by her magic
1.-The trouble began at dance given
down .on the Pecos when Piney was
only sixteen No flower that God ever
dropped down into this desolate valley
was fairer than she was that night as
she sat where the mellow light fell or
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Mos. Expensive of FurA

The costliest fur is that of the sea
otter. A single skin of this animal
will fetch as much as $1,000
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-03

TO effectively restrain and prevent the ex-
t~ortions OF the trust. None of the many
bills on the trust question introduced by
the Democrats were reported from the COM
mittees. and NO legislation was attempted.
showing that the trusts control the action
of Congress and the Representatives OF the
Republican party"
The textbook arraigns the Republican
party for not carrying out its RECIPROCITY
pledges. as Incorporated in the 1909 plat
form. and refers particularly TO the failure
Of the Cuban reciprocity bill IN the last
session OF Congress. Attention Is called TO
the fact that the Democrats in Congress
protection TO the Sugar Trust had been re-
moved. II Is charged that the refusal or
the Republican Senators TO pass the bill Is
evidence that the Republican party y Will
ing to refuse relief 20 Cuba and ignore
American consumers rather than abandon
its alliance with the trusts.
The statement l. made that II IL not true
that the United States Government ~ able
TO sell 2 per cent bonds at a premium.
Nearly one-third Of the Textbook Is de-
voted TO a discussion % conditions In the
Philippines. and the aggression
Of the Republican administration. Several
Of the cost Of the Philippine war
are given.
The chapters on the tariff and trusts are
crowded with statistics and figures. much
attention being devoted TO an attempt to
show that protected trusts and manufac-
turcTs get the benefit Of all the tariff in
our markets. and sell In foreign markets
at greatly reduced prices. Facsimiles OF
export price lists are given. and COMPARE
sons are made with domestic prices OF ike
articles. A number OF big trusts are dis
their products abroad much cheaper thai
at home
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rupted sunshine Drought serious over greater
portion OF State. Cotton picking progress rapid
has Continued 10 fat and 5 being disastTousV
affected by the intense heat and drought and IN
cotton situation is gloomy and discouraging. and
while favorable weather conditions in the near
future would cause a marked Improvement IN cot
ton al reports indicate that u-der any circum-
or oAn aS aT Tne ml max yyisg55ss WILL ~lI ia rern mSSh sh1r mort
pastures are drying up. and STOCK water is be-
Arkansas-Light. scattered showers. with high
temperature Cotton deteriorated. damaged by
fureiy: slight prospects OF TOP crop: pciing not
general. being delayed by heat. Late corn dam
cut. Minor crops suffering. Apples rottng and
rennessee-Good rains in western and portions Of
middle division very beneficial 10 late crops. ex-
suffering materially. Late corn promises good
Weld. except in east Cotton opening rapidly and
Tobacco improved by raiEs. some topped. Rains
greatly facilitated blowing. Much good hay and
minois-A good week for matuzinE corn and
prospects improved in sou!tern district Bulk o:
Ca thrashinE pFogrs-ns- Grain injured con;
gardens good. Potatoes Welding Wen hui rot
ting somewhat Apple Prospects improved. crop
Is isrh iish tn localities and quality good where crop
Indiana-week dry. Temperature slightly above
rapidly. cutting begun. Late corn needs rain.
Exceptionally large crop OF potatoes assured. To-
TOPPED Tomato crop fair: canning factories in
operation. Excepting very few orchards. apple
crop light. Rain badly needed for plowinE and
pastures.
Nebraska-Cool. moist week. Having and
thrashing retarded ana some hay damaged BY
rain. Some damage to wheat and oats By sprout-
ing in 'shOck and stack Corn has grown we'll
and continues 20 promise large crop. but Is ma
turing very slowly. Warm. dry weather needed.
kansss-Heayy rain in corn belt. greatly i'm
proving late corn. but retarding cutting. blowing
and having. Late corn green and growing. Much
early corn cut. some being marketed and fed.
oats in sttackk ard ps stoppneSS tbTp sSfIng SB ma fani
ing in several counties: quality good.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Drought re-
neved by rain. but late crops considerably dam
aged Second ana TOP cotton crops damaged over
southern PORTION by heat and boil worms. bot
tom crop being secured and giving fair TO good
yields. Broom and kafir corn. cane and corn
giving, fair TO good yields Flowing well ad-