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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-14

Russia took first place in 1900 as
regards turning out naval vessels, while
p England and France dropped behind
; considerably. Germany followed Rus
STA, with Japan third and England
fourth. Russia's quota was two first
class battleships, one frst-class ar
mored cruiser, eight d~estroyers, and
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-14

Large trees give more shade than
fruit.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-14
pFrRorT-s NEW CATCHER.

Arthur II. Noyes. the Detroit clubs
new catcher, vas born on October 2.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
CHRISTMAS IN SERVIA.
Santa Claus Who Receives Pres
ents Instead of Giving Them

ents Instead of Giving Them.
In Servia they keep Christmas eve
in somewhat peculiar way. The IA
ther of the family goes into the wood
and cuts down d straight young oak,
choosing the most perfect he can find.
He brings it in, saying. Good even
ing and a happy Christmas" to which
those present say. May God grant
both to thee, and mayest thou have
riches and honor" Then they throw
over him grains of corn. Presently the
young tree is placed upon the Goals,
where it remains until Christmas
morning, which they salute by repeat
ed tirings of q pistol.
The national dish in Servia is pork.
The poorest family in Servia will pinch
themselves all through the year SO as
to have money enough to buy pig at
Christmas. Skewered to a long piece
Of wood, the pig is turned over a blaz-
ing fire until cooked, the guests watch
ing the process with increasing inter-
est After dinner stories are told and
songs sung. Santa Claus, who, in the
person of an honored guest, is present
to receive instead Of to give presents,
departs. after the feast. decorated with
a long ring Of cakes around his neck
and laden with such gifts as his
friends can Observation-Disclosures Amer
lean.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

send him something for Christmas
present, just as reward for his con-
science AS it is | ask you, detective,
not to look him up. He has evidently
turned over a new leaf this Christmas
eve"
"Evidently, Daid |.
"Now. detective" said the colonel, Il
am going to ask you to stay with uS
over Christmas ard enjoy nice holi-
day. And so that we can all have an
extra fine day | am going to send one
of the boys over to Winters house
tonight with these things so that he
can have IL merry christmas as we'll as
the rr-t Of us" Mi!.lpap0iS Tribune.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
Facts
About
Medicine

elf your Vinol is such wonder
full stuff, what's the need of harp
ing about it so much in the paper" ."
A remark heard in our store.
We answer: We advertise Vinol
because we have found it a good
thing.
We advertise Vinol under our
own name and with our own guar
antee, because it is different from
the twenty medicines my friend
alluded to. For instance, it is not
a secret preparation. 1t is endorsed
by physicians. 1t has a surprising
rerora Of enrrs right here in town.
1t has our absolute guarantee of
money back if you are not helped.
We advertise Ninol to increaseits
usefulness. We may repeat, but
we remember that the great Sena-
tor Benton said, "Ding-dong is the
most effective argument" meaning
that you have to say thing a good
many times before you can get
people to believe it.
Sowewant to yonce more that
we believe Ninol will do effective
work in ninety-eight cases out of
one hundred of debility, nervous
ness, insomnia, bronchitis, hacking
cough, lung troubles, and the
obscure troubles of irritable and
f1etful men and women.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
ON CHRISTMAS GIVING.

The Problem of Choosing Suitable
Presents at YuIetide.
For melancholy proof of mans genu-
inc incapacity we have but to turn to
the belated creatures who at Christmas
time write daily to the newspapers for
advice. Like Emerson. they feel that
a present is due to somebody, and,
like Emerson. they are puzzled what
to give"
There is something really pathetic in
a letter from a ''class of boys" who
want to be told what they shall give
their teacher He is thirty years old,
they say, and Il remarkable mathe-
matician." Perhaps some shadowy de-
sire to make the punishment fit the
crime prompts this last bit Of informa-
ton. But it is matched by schoolgirls
who write: What is a nice present
for Il teacher! She is foreigner and
teaches Il foreign language. She is
very dark and has q somewhat impa-
tient disposition" ''The Heir Of Red
clyffe" would seem an excellent present
for this pc"1On. if only she were able
to read it. But the editor is perhaps
unaware Of the improving character
of Miss Yonge's stories. He has moth
ing more appropriate to suggest than
a gold pen or piece Of statuary,
neither of which is warranted q cure
for impatiencc
4 married woman complains mourn
fully that she has to give a present to
an old gentleman of cightytwo who
has everything he wants" 1t never oc
ours to her for Il moment to spare him
the added possession of q something
he doesn't want. The utmost length
her ingenuity can go is to write to q
newspaper for advice. Another woman
feels moved to send some useful trifle"
to a missionary, and Il young man. who
signs himself Jasper. has 4 painful
emergency to face Il know two Sis
ters who are nearly Of an age" he
writes Il wish to give them both
ChriStl:-HS presents, Ought to send
the same thing 10 each? Their tastes,
I believe, are different | know one
of the young iadics much better than
her sister" Agnes Repplier in Lippin-
colts
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

was called out there. | found
the town in Il state of excitement over
the robbcries. The principal ones had
taken place in the mansion Of Colonel
Payne, the richest man in RidgewOod.
There had been four burglaries at the
Payne mansion. The first night silver
was takcn-small pieces consisting OF
spoons, forks, after dinner coffees and
knives.
The second night Il small rocking
chair disappeared and several velvet
covered foOtStools and nice little arti-
cles Of bric-a -brac designed for Christ
mas gifts. The third night all the chill
drCn's Christmas toys that had been
carefully stored away in Il Santa Claus
cupboard by Colonel Payne and his
wife ready for Christmas eve. disap-
peared, and the fourth night the cellar
was pillaged of its wine and fruits.
Looks as if it was somebody inside
the house" said the colonel after we
had been over the ground pretty well.
Not exactly" said |. ''or why would
they take a rocking chair?'
The party that accompanied ne
through the house consisted of the
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
SORROWS OF SANTA

81 CHANGED into Santa Claus home one
n day,
T. nd these are the words 1 heard him
say:
All lne, the times, the manners, the men!
1t used to be all SO different when
Il was d young man in the long ago
And sped with my reindeer over the snow.
Then every home in every land
Gave unto me always a welcome hand,
and chimneys then in the days gone by
Were not OverSmall and not OVerhigh,
And the stockings they used were the old
fashioned kind,
All hung in a row and SO easy to find.
Then the gifts were so simple and all in
good taste,
From the gingerbread man to the doll
made of paste,
But now it's so different. Heigho. hear
ne sight
I mourn for the days in the Land Of
Comedy.
For row I'm kept busy from early till
late
In my earnest endeavors to be up to date.
i've trimmed my old beard in the new
Vandyke style,
And instead of laugh I've a smpering
smile
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

I NEVER SAW ANYTHING SO LOVELY"
colonel and his wife. the oldest daugh
ter. 4 girl of fifteen, and the colonel's
private secretary, William Winter.
This is the window they got i'll at
the first night said Winter, pointing
to Il bay window on the ground floor
leading out of the dining room. And
this is the one they got in ut the other
nights pointing to another big win
dow that was in the staircase hall
alongside the front door
why didn't they always enter at the
same Window" | asked carclessly.
That's what bothcrS me- said
Winter. but you can go see for your
self that they didn't" pointing to tram
pied places under both of the windows.
You see il WAS this way" said the
colonel We We're greatly alarmed the
lirst night when the silver was taken,
and we set Il Wa;Ch over the things.
From that night to the present this
house has been steadily guarded from
the inside every night. from dark until
daylight. And yet we have had three
rObbericS during that time. 1t is the
strangcst thing | ever saw. and I'd
give $500 to catch the burglars"
Are. they operating anywhere else
in RidgewoOd?"
YES" said Winter promptly, they
tried to steal some things out Of the
church last night, and week ago they
broke into the office of the gas COM
pany."
Are you familiar there?" asked.
Yes" said Winter.
zone thing more. colonel, before
CO." l said. viii you tell me the
name of the person who was on guard
in your house the last three nights?'
Il was the person." said Winter.
"All right, colonel" ! said. Il am
going back to the city today to stay
about week, but l will be back
Christmas eve, and then will look up
your thief for you. And. by the way.
you might get ready for your Christ
mas tree, for l expect to give you all
your things back in time for your
Christmas celebration
The colonel looked skeptical and Win
ter shook his head sadly.
Don't you think you had better stay
here if you are going to look for him?'
asked the colonel
NO" l said. 1T isn't necessary.
Good day, you can look for me Christ
mas eve"
l said goodby, but l didn't leave
Ridgewood after all. only went
away far enough to hide myself in
certain little hotel in the little town.
and there l waited and watched-did
as slick detective work as | ever did
in my life, even in u big city Oh the
biggest robbery ever had.
Christmas eve found me, not in the
coloners home, but out in the cold,.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

I'VE CEASED TO WEAR ALL MY OLD
FASHIONED CLOTHES"
rs. I've ceased to wear all my old fash
ioned clothes,
and I've got on long shoes with the sharp
pointed toes,
And my reindeer and robes and my beau
tiful sleigh
With MY gingerbread presents are all laid
away.
For 1 ride nowadays on a bicycle swift
And I'm puzzled to know what to bring
for gift
ITO the girls fin de stecie, and as for the
boys.
They've no use at all for my old fashioned
toys.
And the houses have changed. In those
things called fiat
I'm kept busy guessing just where / am
at.
Excuse me now, please. if I speak very
low:
I've come to ny last and my crue,est
blow.
IT'S the worst. though what have told
YOU is bad:
My wife has acquired the new woman
fad
And those were the words l heard him
When / chancea in Santa Claus home
one day.
Detroit News-Tribune.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
AUNT SUkIE'S
SANTA CLAUS
S. Story
A Christmas
"NLE Sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me,
~ Ole Sukie Blueskin
She e in, lava VITA ma


~ Ole Sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me.
Ole Aun Sukie Blueskn
She fell in love wild me,
An she axed me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup er tea.
So sang Black Caesar the wag of the
plantation, and then he proceeded to
tell us about Aunt Sukie.
Il des' tell yo' wat-I tell yo' fo' er
fac. by 10! Eff didn't git in &c lam
mines scrape cr Crismus time! Dat
wus de time we an dem wife boys
made up ter play er projick on Unc'
Ike an Aun' Sukie.
Long time 'fo' Crismus come we
don't heah nuttin' but Sandy Claws.
Sandy Claws fom Aun' Sukie. She
go pudgin' erroun' de kitchen sayin':
'Um-m! Won'er wat ole Marse Sandy
Claws gwne ter fotch me Crismus.'
Den eff we git ter cuttin' up de leases
bit bout de house she low: 'Bettuh
min wat yO' bout. Fuses ting yo
know ole man Sandy Claws gwinc ter
pars alon' by n new so much es no
dice dem ole socks er yo'n. Won't
eben put er sroun pea in EN-
so we all 'sidered an 'sIdcred. an
las we made up ter fix dat ole crittur
up n good shape. We all know ole
Aun' Sukie aim got no sense ter frow
way nOhow, so we eide we gwinc ter
sea- Aun' Sukie N Unc' Ike out II dey
seben senses.
Two er free days fo' Crismus we
wus er settin' on de fence. n ole lady
Sukie come by wild some truck ter
make dc fab wild an den | sing dot
KEEP on:
"An it's wat DO yo fink
Ole Sukie had TO suppah.
An it's wat do yo fink
Ole Sukie had 70 suppah.
An it's wat do yo fink
Ole Sukie had fo' suppah-
Apple sass an sparrer grass
An hominy an buttah
"Well, sab, dat ole soul mos had or
sDaZZum wen she hearn us cr siugin'
dat song. an she rail out n buse US
an 'buse us an call lis all Kin or bad
names an freaten us wild ha ants an I
dunno wat all
"Unc' Ike. he Aun' Sukic's ole man,
an he wur de contrares an de spite
fulcS' ole nigger on de whole planta-
tion. He arus cr pokin' erroun' an er
grum'lin bout sumpin. He couldn'
res easy Ioss'n he studyin' mp some
kin cr meanncSs. | don see wat mex
ole marse keep dat ole nirgcr bout de
place 70 nOhoW. case he ain tittpn TO
muffin but ter prOwl cirouu' an hunt
hen-nesscs. an wen he fin one he aIus
TEX toll out'n 1t. He 'caSiuned us ter
git cr many er larrupin'. wild e ole
grumplin' ways. ease marSe b'lIeve
ev'y wo'd Unc' Ike say. mex no diff
fuEce how much de ole scCunl stretch
de blankit. But we done made NJ our
MINIS ter git ebcn wild ole Aun' Sukie
an Unc' Ike too. an we dcs tease dem
ole pussons twel dey mos have or fit
"Useter sing dis way wen we see
Cnc' Ike er comm:
Zig Ike. little Ike. yo' bcttah go.
Sukie bake de ashcake SLOW
OATS SO:
Sukie bake de askcake slow.
Too slow:
Big Ike. little Ike. 30 bettah got
"Lo'd massv. Yo' dcs arter seed dat
ole con rl.y niG@ah Wen we sing dat
So"- Il E., :, g. yi;.!s dat yo fink ole
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Tomboy done got or holt er him. an
wen we see de ole man grab up or
bresh an mex to'ds us we git rom dar.
Wen Crisrnus time gun ter git
close by. we all gun ter tx up 70 dem
ole pussons. Day mex fo' Crismus
marse he mex er long highferlutln'
speech an tell is dat longs we all
b'haved ou'se'fs purity well an wo'k
hard an mex er good crop. he swine
gin us er whole day TO ter frolic erroun'
an joy wese'fs. Me an Jack an
Iom-dem wus de wife boys-siip
outn de back do an des liz out. Down
at de fu'niss web dey ben er KILN
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
Tint Had Teddy Brown.

The wurstest boy l ever see
Is jes' that Teddy Brown:
He's jes as bad as he can be,
For one day he came down
To visit me awhile an play
An said our pas an mas
Jes' give US things on Christmas day,
An tn amt no Sanity Claus
I hain't go'n' play with Teddy Brown:
I'd like to well as not,
But he says Sanity can't come down
A chmbly like we got,
An he says how would his sleigh go
Last Christmas time. because
There wasn't then a speck of snow?
So tn amt no Sanity Claus.
He's jes' the wurstest boy / guess
That ever was, an l
Hain't go'n' to play with him. but jeS'
Go on an pass him by.
Sod you eff you could hear him say
That jes' our pas an mas
Will give us things on Christmas day,
An tn amt no Sanity Claus.
Margaret Vincent in Womankind.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
AN ODD BELGIAN CUSTOM.


In some old Belgian towns Il beau
tiful spectacle may be seen on Christ
mas eve. Amid the sound of drum,
cornet. cymbal and a whole orchestra
OF instruments, with the chanting Of
carols, 4 long, gayIy decked procession
marches through the principal streets
children Of all ages. each division
dressed in its special color (white, blue.
pink or Yellow. and all bearing some
badge or emblem or grasping some
bright ribbon attached to shrine or
crucifix. The effect of grouping and
color is very artistic Here and there
in the throng older. stronger hands
bear aioft precious relics, upon which
the spectators reverently gaze Many
novel features come into view as the
procession passes along. but the pref
test sight is the train Of beautiful chill
dren in fastastic dress marching over
the flower strewn pavement, each
small person grayely absorbed in
special part it performs. - Pittsb,
Dispatch.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
What He Heard.

What He Heard.
Little Montague-I was awake when
Santa Claus came dad.
Father-Were you? And what was
he like, eh?
Little Monta gue-Oh, l couldn't see
him. 1t was dark. you know. But
when he bumped himself on the wash
stand he said
Father (hastily) There. that III do,
Monty. Run away and play.-Punch.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Twas the night before Christmas:
In each little house
The children were waiting
AS still as mouse
To hear the puff puff
And the pish. chugg and squeal
OF good old St Nicholas
Automobilei
New York Herald.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
4 Prohibition Pic.

kanSan-Come over and spend Christ
mas with me, old boy, and take din
ner.
Missourian- I'd be happy
to, but
Kansan-Oh, that'll be all right. Ny
wife has prepared a good old fashioned
mince pie, and | can guarantee the fla
vor
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
John Dougall & Co.,
$50 Nassau ST., New York.
STATEMENT
Showing the Per Diem and Mile
age of the Board of County
commissioners for the Year
Ending November 3oth, 1902.
OFFICE REGISTER OF DEEDS |
DL \ 4 NlL, InI-NuN

OF VANCE IOUNTY,
Henderson, \. C., Nov. Both, 1902 !
Pursuant to the provisions of See 713
oi th"t ode the following statement show
my items and nature of all cOmpenSa-
tIpn audited by the Board of County
commissioners of Vance County to mem
brrs thereof, scvrraIIy, from December LIST,
I9oI. to November Both, 1902, is sub
united to the public:
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

The head of the family expends many
dollars on presents and receives two
handkerchicfs and pair of mitts
Then is the time to be merry.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
Just Her Luck.

Mrs. +. NUrius-I dreamed last night
that you gave me Il diamond ring for
Christmas.
Mr. F. Nurius-That's just your luck.
Dreams always go by contraries.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Don't think Of yourself at ALL if you
can help it. just now. but study your
family and friends from their point Of
view and then plan your Christmas
trest accordingly. A little thing that
one wants Is worth a dozen that we
do not wish for
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Blessed are the babies on Christmas
Gay. They can be put off with cheap
candy.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Total l................. 50 1,006 $1SS. 30
do hereby certify that the above
statement is correct.
X. w. EDWARDS,
Clerk to Board.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
CHRISTMAS JOKES
t*S..s...-..-***.s.::.s**...:..ss..
Light Headed.

First Nmas Candle-I'm just burn
ing to know when it's time for US to
go out.
Second Ditto-Bosh. Twelve o'clock!
You are not up to snuff.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Il hear that Miss Roselcaf is going
to leave the church Do you know
whyY'
Yes; she helped trim the chancel
Christmas eve, and while she was la
boriously tacking up Good VIII to
Mem Miss Lily White got the minister
to propose. Roseleaf thought 1t was
too underhand a performance, and SO
she's left the church"
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

1t doesn't seem to throw cold water
over Kris Kringle's good intentions
when we turn the family hose on him.
-Glens Falls Republican.
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25
3oeeo0oee<1eo@o~s~sea
ACHRISTMAS A
CRIME
A Yuletide Tale Of Two Homes

';: :::' :::;: c: ::;: 6:
On lln1 thnrn
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

Chrfstmas Weather.
Happy all together.
Singing in the light;
It's always Christmas wealth
When the
Heart
Beats
Right,
Atlanta Constitution
The gold leaf., 1902-12-25

EOR CATARRH of the nose,
throat, stomach, bowels and more
delicate organs, take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla-it is A RADICAL CURE,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-11
Cotton Seed This Year.

New-crop cotton seed is opening up bravely. In Jackson, Miss, it already commands over $20 a ton, and the tendency is upwards. This makes the seed worth from 30 to 35 cents a bushel, and again illustrates the point that the cotton crop may yet be profitable on account of the seed it yields alone. An acre that yields a bale of lint produces 1000 pounds of seed, or about B bushels, which is worth at present prices something over sic. Scarcely any northern wheat field yields greater return.
 It is not clear as yet whether the prevailing high prices are due to a lack of seed, or to the competition of the new mills with the trust. The number of new mills is considerable, and they must have seed, although present prices of seed products scarce ly warrant present seed prices.
 Each new oil mill seeks first of all to drive the trust out of its own im- mediate section, and in order to do this it bids up the price of seed, and the trusts agents readily respond with a higher bid, and in this way the price of seed in Mississippi has been ad- vanced to $20, and even a trifie more About twenty new oil mills are ready for operation in that state, and in all other parts of the cotton belt the numbe- of mills has been greatly in- creased. The industry is big one. and as it has the world as a market there does not seem to be much dan ger of serious glut in seed products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-11
Oxford Scholarships.

Down in Greensboro a candidate for Oxford with influential backing has already appeared, and up in literary Indiana there are candidates galore Nearly every school district in that state has a candidate, and the name of Cecil Rhodes is a household word
 In Indiana the universities" so- called are snubbing the colleges, de- claring that the latter are getting out of their class when their students aspire to Oxford scholarships. As nearly every county contains both universities" and colleges, the state is, much torn up over the new issue.
 But the public schools of Indiana do not propose to be lett behind when a brace of Indiana boys is selected to go at the expense of the estate of the dead and gone South African mag nate to Oxford. Every high school holds at least one aspirant, and even some of the grammar schools are in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-11

From the Chicago News.
 The success of George Ade or Fables in Slang Ade. as he is sometimes called, as a playwright has been as rapid and unexpected as that of his adventure into the domain of literature, for his fables are beyond cavil literature of a vital quality.
 Although he has succeeded far beyond the widest dreams of his first years in the newspaper business, success has not spoiled George Ade. He is still the un- affected modest, loyal warm-hearted boy that he was when he first reached Chicago from the wilds of Indiana. and. while in his fables he betrays an insight into the shams of life which at times almost amounts to cynicism, he never al- lows 1t to creep into his life.
 Although one of the most talked-ahout men of the day, Ade Is so retiring that few people have any idea of his person. ality.
 He is about feet or inches tall, of dark almost swarthy skin and coal-black hair which is just beginning in the faint est degree to be touched with gray. His eyes are black and his teeth strong and white. The whole expression of his face is one to invite confidence and his ability to make people talk was one of his great est helps when he was doing city assign ments on the Daily News. His figure Is thin but wiry. and he looks to be in per feet physical condition at all times.
 Success Is sweet to any man, but to George Ade I believe it is much more of a pleasure to know that he is the most popular newspaper man in Chicago than it would be to be known as the greatest No man ever met him but loved him, and down in Indiana they think he is a little greater than the President of the United States.
 After his opera, "The Sultan of Sulu," had been running for a month to tre- mendous business, 1t was taken to Ade's old home for one performance. The whole town took holiday to celebrate. The stores closed. bands played, there were processions, speeches and general celebration which lasted nearly three days.
 -.de was almost unhappy over it, for he would prefer to talk of some other fellows work rather than his own. The writer has seen him blush like a school girl graduate when complimented upon the excellence of some of his work, and his palpable uneasiness showed that he would have gladly taken to the tall tim ber.' had it been possible. So 1t is that Mir. Ade Is not an easy man to inter- view--about himself. But whatever he says must have some merit among the many thousands N-.o read his work and admire the man.
 Mir. Ade's slang Is wholly lacking in brutality and is laugh-provoking in it's breezy impudence. Slang he regards as