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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

Charcoal burning in the United
States so far as the product concerns
HE cities. gives promise OF becoming a
lost art. Gas and gasoline have ALMOST
displaced it as a heat-producing sub
stance. With the thinning of the for
asts. too, the source OF supply is cut
Yet in the woods OF Michigan. Wiscon-
sin, Ohio and Pennsylvania, com
paratively few follow the lonely life.
Charcoal in its perfect state is "a
baked. not burnt wood. Here is the
distinction that keeps the charcoal
burner awake sometimes from As to 60
hours at stretch, especially If he be
alone. For the baking of charcoal the
wood is piled in a circle about central
pit, leaving interstices through which
he heat from the fire burning in the
center may circulate to the outer edge
)f the pile. Turf is piled over all until
The pile resembles a volcano. 1t is the
object to keep the wood covered until
It cannot break into n blaze. High
winds are troublesome. The sign OF
rouble in kiln is thin blue smoke
hat points to fire in the wood This
ire is put out by smothering from
he outside. Only experience teaches
when the charcoal is sufficiently baked
When this period is reached it has lost
! ibout three-fourths of its weight An
Did observation is to the effect that
ten horses will draw the wood and
.hree horses will draw the charcoal
away The slower the wood has baked
he more substance and weight will be
n the Goals. When the pyre has burn
I'd sufficiently the fire is put out by
irenching the heap with water Even
lfter hundreds of gallons have been
poured through the heap, it may take
hree days for il to cool sufficiently for
he charcoal to be removed. A kiln will
produce 200 to $50 bushels of the Goals.
The charcoal burner leads a gypsy
| ife. His cabin is near by the kilns.
md in it is the picturesque disorder
hat is natural to man in the woods
lis kitchen utensils are most in evil
ience His bed is wholly secondary.
He eats to live and lives to work with
)nly an occasional spree" in some
iearby town. In the woods sobriety is
everything to his craft. He is won
Ter to the visitors, as he plunges into
.hick smoke and neat. and works in
he choking fumes with the fortitude
>f salamander. When the kiln is
working best the smoke and fumes are
worst, and to keep the kilns so necessi-
ates the constant attention of the
burner. These fumes are considered
detrimental to health under ordinary
circumstances, but the compensating
ife in the woods seems to make the
charcoal burner a hardy specimen OF
ais race.-Utica Globe.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

1t is a common and somewhat child
ish fashion among those who cannot
bend him to their own purposes in
Cuba to refer to Gov Wood as Doctor
Gen. Wood. These persons are too
short-sighted to see that after all 'nis
epithet which they speak in contempt
and derision is rather a high distinc-
tion than otherwise. Certainly Doc
tor-Maj. Gorgas need not hesitate to
take such a designation as a tribute,
nor should Surgeon-Maj. Havard feel
unhappy to be so called. The hypena-
tion is merely a further distinction for
them all since it indicates that to
their unquestioned fitness as men en-
gagged in the pursuit of arduous mill
tary duties they have added to their
equipment those qualities of mind, Of
character and of usefulness in the SER
vice of mankind which belong to the
recognized guardians of the health Of
man.-Harper's Weekly.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
ONE USEFUL FLY.
He Saved Tired Merchants Watch
ana Pocket Book.

ana Pocket Book.
Flies are so seldom heroic that the
story of how one of the "pesky things"
saved for a Cincinnati business man
his wallet and diamond stud is in
many ways remarkable The time was
early Thursday morning and the place
was a smoking car of a Louisville &
Nashville train which stood at the
Tenth street station ready for the run
to Cincinnati. The fly was doing on
the bald spot of the Cincinnati mer-
chants head. The man who had been
attending the races. was also tired and
sound asleep. In his inside coat pock-
ct was his wallet containing all his
money. On his shirt front diamond
glistened. Suddenly the fly was
aroused He saw mans hand work
ing at the Shirt stud. Not a moment
was to be lost The fly danced over
the sleeping mans cheek in a vain en-
deavor to arouse him. The merchant
only turned. The fly galloped over his
chin and did stunt" in his ear. No
response. In desperation he began to
slow march up and down the nose of
the man asleep The merchant clutched
wildly, struck the wrist of the pick
pocket and the next instant was
awake The thief ran from the smok-
e. and disappeared in the darkness.
The fly, like all heroes, did not await
to receive the thanks Of the man whom
he had befriended, but few away.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
Crook wanted His Assistance.

One of Houdini's strangest adven-
lures happened at a big hotel in St.
Paul, Mimi, where he was very well
known. To his surprise he found that
a couple of men occupying the rooms
on either side of his own appeared
to be mounting guard over him. At
6rst he only suspected this, but after
a few days he was perfectly sure that
one or the other Of his neighbors
shadowed his every movement. One
afternoon, when Houdini was sitting
in his own room, he heard the sound of
scuffiing outside the door. Flinglng
1t open he discovered his two unknown
friends grasping a third man, who evil
IDENTIFY had been wearing long. dark
cape that was dragged on one side,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
The Greatest
Soldier of Mod
ern Times.

the whistle OF bullets His plan was
not put in practice, but many bad
accidents" resulted from another OF
his methods. whereby cavalry charges
were carried right home, infantry regi-
ments being intended to open to let
the horsemen through at the last in
stant. He believed that chargers were
becoming toe much accustomed to the
command to halt, given in sham fights
just at the moment when in real ac-
tion their speed would be quickened.
General Gourko became field marshal
on the name day of the present Car
Nicholas H.. December rs. 1894, when
at his own request, based on shattered
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
AIDS - &c
HUMAN RACE

A discovery which will, 1t is believed,
result in the overcoming oil a most
virulent disease has been made by
noted Brazilian physician and special
ist, DR.. Felipe Caldas, who is now
in this country. DR.. Caldas is here
awaiting the appointment of an Amer
lean commission to supervise expert
ments on yellow fever victims in Cuba
and 1t is expected he will go to the
island within few weeks.
DR. Caldas has practiced medicine 80
years and for a greater portion of the
time has made. study of yellow fever.
In Mexico and Brazil, he made exten-
sive researches and finally discovered
what he is confident will prove to be a
great boon to humanity. In 1897, he
discovered a serum which produced ex-
traordinary results in cases of yellow
fever and several years later perfected
a vaccine by means os which he is able
to immunize persons who have never
had yellow fever but who are liable to
infection. Many cases, given up by
physicians as hopeless, have been won
by his treatment and those familiar
with his methods are confident that be-
fore many years have passed the dread
disease will have lost its terrors to
mankind.
His object in going to Cuba is to
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
Two SUFFICIENT Reasons.

The senior partner did not make his
appearance at the office until about 2
o'clock, and then the junior partner
was not there. Where is Mr.. Tenter-
hook?" he asked of the bookkeeper
HE left the Office while ago. sir"
replied the man of daybook and ledg-
err, "and he said he wouldn't be back
today" 81 hope nothing is the mat
ter with him." the senior partner add
ed. I'm afraid he isn't very we'll, for
he complained of a pain in his stomach
yesterday" well" the bookkeeper
explained, "he said something about
having eaten some fish at lunch that
didn't agree with him, and he added
that there was a football game this
afternoon that he wanted to see. any
ow"-Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
street Car Ethlo. In Vienna.

The tramcars in Vienna are small
and dingy. and, like everything else,
are controlled by the government.
writes a correspondent in the New
York Times. If you infringe upon the
law, however slightly, you find the
good right hand of Franz Josef clutch
ing you by the neck. AS an instance.
the windows of the cars can only be
opened on one side; there is law to
that effect, as the Austrians regard a
draught even In midsummer as some
thing deadly. The passenger must also
see to it that his fare is paid; the
duty Is not on the conductor at all
Should he happen to pass you by, you
must keep your eyes upon MIN, as the
government inspector is liable to jump
on the car at any moment. and if you
have no ticket showing that you have
paid, you are arrested then and there.
Another thing, you are allowed to
jump off and on a horse car. but if you
do the same thing in the case of an
electric car you are arrested.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

health, he was relieved as governor
Warsaw military district
He suffered a paralytic stroke in
1898 after the death in prison of his
son Nicholas, who had made sensa-
tional attack on a Russian councillor
of state in Monte Carlo. General
Gourkos wife was Marie de Seilhaus,
mother being descended from an old
Muscoyite family.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

showing that he was heavily hand
cuffed. Were couple of detectives.
Mr. Houdini,' painted one of the men.
This fellow made his escape from jah
some days ago. We knew that he
wouldn't dare to go to a locksmith to
get his handouts removed, and we sus-
pected that he might come to you!"-.
San Francisco Bulletin.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
YELLOW FEVER
HAS AT LAST
BEEN OVERCOME.

demonstrate to American physicians
that his treatment is a success. The
land is in sore need of relief from the
scourge of yellow fever and offers a
fertile field for experiments. With him
on the trip will be some of the coun-
try's leading specialists.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

Superstitious persons see in the
death Of Queen Victoria confirmation
of the old notion that life goes out
with the tide. The queen died at $3.50
just about the minute Of low water at
Cowes on January %
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

in the direction of state affairs by an
executive council of four members.
The present lieutenant governor of the
northwest territories is Hon. A. e. For
get, man of large experience in Cana
dian affairs. and one of the ablest and
most promising statesmen in the Do
minion.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
Infantile Pride.

"Poohl My papa wears eyenin'
clothes every time he goes to parties. 4"
That amt anythin. Our minister
wears his night clothes every time he
breaches. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

No British ship may carry a deck
load of timber into a British port be-
tween the last day of October and
Alril 16
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

The church is not clearing house
for credulity.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11

It's a poor contractor who doesn't
chow ur with a bill for extras.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-11
CHARCOAL BURNERS.
SUBSTITUTES RENDERING THE BUsI-
NESS A LOST ART.

Gas and Gasoline Have Almost Dis-
placed Charcoal as Heat-Productng
Substance Man who Burns Char
coal Leads a Gypsy Life.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

The man who originated the oft
quoted maxim, "Stuff cold and starve
fever" either did not understand
what he was writing about or he has
been widely misunderstood, to the
great injury of multitudes who have
acted upon the absurd maxim.
Presenting that the author of it was
a physician who knew something OF
the nature of colds and the action of
remedies, he must have spoken sub
junctively and not imperatively. and
then it would read thus: "If you stuff
a cold, the consequence will be that
you will be thrown into fever as a
result of the stuffing treatment of the
cold, and then you will have to starve
the fever
This is true and sensible interpreta-
ton of this commonly received maxim,
which has done as much harm as any
Of the thousand and one popular er-
rors which prevail on medical subjects
Without dwelling on the nature or
causes of colds or on what physicians
call the pathology of these disorders
we will say that low or even starva-
ton diet for few days, with the free
drinking of warm, mildly stimulating
teas. is better for cold than any drug
or combination of drugs. London Fam.
lily Doctor,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

The existence of names for wheat in
the most ancient languages confirms
the evidence of its great antiquity and
of its cultivation in the more temperate
parts of Europe. Asia and Africa.
From the evidence adduced by botan.
lists of high standing. it seems highly
improbable that wheat has ever been
found growing persistently in wild
state, although it has often been as
serted by poets, travellers and histo-
rians.
In the Odyssey" for example. we
are told that wheat formerly grew in
Sicily without the aid of man. Diodo-
rus repeats the tradition that Osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
mlscuously in Palestine, but neither
this nor other reputed discoveries Of
wheat growing wild seem at all
credible, seeing that it does not an
pear to be endowed with the mower
OF persistency, except under continued
culture.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

"You can never tell what jury will
do in the way of awarding damages"
said lawyer. 'Some years ago l
happened to be present at a meeting
between man injured in the big rail
road wreck on the Lake Shore, at Ash
tabula, and representatives Of the road.
The man asked $4,000, and the rail
road had offered $1,000. The man
told his story, and it was terrible
one. 1t seems that he was caught in
the wreck and held by one foot, which
was piniOned down. The wreck caught
fire, and the flames crept toward him.
Firemen and others around saturated
his clothing with water and placed
wet blankets over him. but he was not
released until his foot was burned off.
1t was a grewsome story.
zone Of the directors Of the road was
present He took the claim agent aside
and said: Give that man $4,000. If
he tells his story in court, he will get
damages enough to put the road into
the hands Of receiver He got the
money. New York Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Things He Didn't Understand.

At the table on an incoming liner on
a recent trip one Of the first cabin pas
sengers found In an oyster one Of the
tiny seed pearls which look almost
exactly like bird shot. Apparently the
formation Of pearls was mystery to
him, for he examined the thing curious:
ly, picked it up gingerly and laid it on
the tablecloth for further investiga-
ton.
Now, it Is a habit Of cooks at sea to
carry fishhooks in their pockets, and
on this trip, by curious coincidence,
part Of small hook got caught in a
piece of beefsteak that was served to-
this particular passenger. AS soon as
his knife encountered the hard object
he started picked it out carefully and
laid it beside his other find on the
cloth.
Then he beckoned to the waiter and
confidentially whispered in his ear
II don't want to be impertineht," he
said. but would you mind telling ME
where you shoot your oysters and why
you catch your steaks with hook and
line ?'-New York Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

The crescent has been known since
time out of memory. In ancient my
tllology it decorated the foreheads OF
Diana and of Astarte. the Syrian We
nus. In the days Of Rome's greatest
glory the ladies wore it as an ofnt-
ment in their hair. Since III" founda-
tion Of Constantinople. the ancicin BY
Zantium. it has been the emblem OF the
city and as such adorns it's walls and
public buildings. besides being stalnp'
Ell on it's coins and postage. Tie legend
which accounts for it's universal udop-
ton In Turkey. and Constantnopie III
particular. Is as follows:
Philip Of Macedon laid siege to the
city in the year $40 B. c. He chose i
night of unusual darkness for the pro
posed assault, but was foiled by the
moon suddenly breaking from behind
cloud. In commemoration OF tts
providential deliverance the crescent
was adopted as the symbol of the city
zine Mohammedan sultans were SLOW
10 assume this emblem until some ohe
mentioned that it was the symbo Of
increasing greatness. power changing
Us rapidly as the phases of the moon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
TRAMPS ON THE CARS.
The Box Car II OFTEN Entered by
Springing the Door on

The box car is often entered ny
springing the door off its iron way at
the side opposite the seal. A party 20.
Ing one way will do this for a party
going the opposite direction and then,
when all are in. spring the door back
again. Since everything externally IS
in the best of order. long trips m9y
be made in this manner without dis
turbance or interruption.
Now and then the prisoner is eH
posed to danger of starvation. \ case
of this kind has been related 70 ne
whore only the accidental visit Of
train hand saved man from Ces1n.
A railroad accident. whether by Wa
ter or fire. is very serious affair 70
passengers of this sort. You have
doubtless read more than once, Is
have, of tramps drowned like rats or
burned or crushed to death while Stea.,
Ing rides in this fashion. Riding the
trucks Is done in various ways.
locomotive engineer of my acquAlW-
ance has shown me the precise spot
from which he had taken out two mcn
at one time. 1t was on the rear truck
of the tender They were resting face
downward on the truck beam. with
just eleven inches of vertical space
for their bodies by actual measure
nt.-Independent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Comes That WAY.

A young minister who was naturally
of shy disposition was rather embar-
raised at his first marriage ceremony
and unwittingly reversed the usual
order Of the service thus making the
bridegroom promise to love and obey
his blushing bride. The error passed
unnoticed at the time, but shortly aft
erward it dawned upon the father of
the bride that mistake had occurred,
and he said to the minister:
II believe. Mr.. -, you have made
John promise to love and obey my
daughter. All, WELL" he added after
a pause and with sly look at his bet
ter half, Il suppose it won't matter
much. 1t generally comes to that any
way."--Pearson's
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Fla NOUS Add uctiOns,

Marriage by abduction was by no
means uncommon in the early ages
The daughter Of the king of Argus
was abducted by PhGnician. The
Greeks carried Off Europa from Tyre
and Medea from Colchis.
Next to the abduction of the fair
Helen, perhaps the most remarkable
In its political consequences was the
King Of Leinster's taking away Of the
wife of neighboring petty sovereign,
O'Rourke of Breffni.
The king of Connaught avenged the
insult and drove from the throne his
brother Of Leinster. who appealed to
Henry IL. of England for aid to re-
cover his lost sovereignty. The Nor
man conquest of Ireland followed, with
long centuries Of war and devastation
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
ARTISTS BLUNDERS.
Some Odd Mistakes That Have Been
Perpetuated on Canvas.


In a letter from an artist and art
writer of London he speaks Of the
absurd mistakes made by some of the
old masters. In the very pretentious
and also very large portrait of Queen
Victoria executed by Benjamin Con-
slant the we'll known French artist
painted the ribbon of the Order of the
Garter of wrong color, and the art
list was much chagrined by the evil
dence of his own carelessness. Queen
Victoria told him he was using the
wrong color, but he was not convinced
There Is a landscape by famous
English painter in which a rainbow is
depicted behind the SUM- and picture
of Eden is in the gallery of the Gesu.
In Lisbon, where Adam and Eve are
represented as watching procession
Of monks.
In the famous galleries of Antwerp
are certain pictures by old masters in
which the tumble of ideas is as re-
markable as the technique Is fine. In
one picture Of heaven the archangels
are armed with bows and arrows, and
In painting Of the Murder of the
Innocents" the massacre is represent
ed as taking place in city of Holland
The parents of the children are stout
burghers, the Roman soldiers are
Dutch policemen armed with muskets,
and the innocent infants are trans
formed into solid schoolboys in bulgy
trousers and jackets and hobnailed
shoes. The effect Is drOll.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

Robert Louis Stevenson was par
ticularly attached to the "v'' in his
name and utterly averse to the "ph"
form Of spelling. Letters of admiring
autograph hunters did not often draw
him. but one day in Samoa a letter ar
rived containing praise so judicious
that he said, "That must answer"
Then his eye caught the envelope, ad-
dressed to r. l.. Stephenson. "Step
hence. Stephenson" he cried and.
crumpling the offending missive, flung
1t on the fire.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
How Man and Nature Ia. CO..

Man uses the same elementary gases
as nature does, with others that she
does not employ with the same inten.
tloh. Both use oxygen for sustaining
combustion, but nature uses it system.
atically for construction. which man
ooes NOT. Man uses hydrogen for CON-
pustion. as nature does, but not for
construction. Man takes ADVANTAGE 80
nitrogen for concentration of energy
Nature takes the same advantage. by
"hlch nitrogen, though negative. be.
comes the most important of vital
structures. But she does more She
makes nitrogen constructive as wa,,
as Commemorative, an art man has not
acknowledgements Magazine.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Masaachusetts super.,,,,.

LII parts of Massachusetts II 10
thought that If girl puts n,aca -,
southern wood down her back the first
ooy she meets will be her husband IN
noston II manageable woman mt.
DIT or southern wood under her nil
10" on retiring the first man she SOC,
~, nt,t Tue morning will SO says the super.
st',lon' De the one whom she is ia
marry. "
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

sweet Wife-Oh. Herald. the ball
CLOCK just fell and narrowly missed
mother. Had it struck her she would
have been killed.
herald (aloud,-You don't say 50,
'As'ue' ! always did say that clock
was sloW.--lHdianapolis News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Last Fate Worse Than His First,

Smith-Poor Wederly is having a
hard time Of it. His first wife got a
divorce from him, you know
Jones-Yes, and he has hard time
paying her alimony. suppose.
Smth-WOrse than that. She is his
present wires dressmaker-Chica
News
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

Tess-Arent you going to choir re-
hearsal tonighti
Jess-No.
You'd better. We're going to give
that new hymn a trial
Cant. I'm going to give new him
a trial myself"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14

lheres only one thing more rash
t'an marrying for money"
iat IS it-niarrying to win bet?"
No-marrying without money
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-14
Even Sa.

i.ttie Elner-Papa. what is it that
makes statesman great!
PROFESSOR Observation-Disclosures. my son
-Harpers Bazaar.