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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

When Benjamin Harrison was in
the senate he often went hunting in
Northern Indiana, and stopped with an
old farmer who for some time had been
engaged In a controversy with neigh
Dor in regard to a dog whose sheep
killing propensities had often caused
the old man considerable worry The
animals depredations at last brought
his owner into lawsuit while General
Harrison was in the neighborhood, and
the farmer, understanding that his Wis
itor was one of the best lawyers in the
country, begged him to take up the
case General Harrison consented. His
eloquence caught the jury, which re-
turned a verdict for the farmer with
out leaving the court room. The farm
er was greatly pleased Il thought you
was a pretty good dog lawyer" be kept
repeating TO General Harrison all the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
Fa77OuS Monuments TbGf
HaOe NeUer Been Prop
erIV Constructed.

We live in a half-made world. So
II ever has been since the Tower OF
Babel was left uncompleted. and so
it will be, no doubt, to the end of time
In our hurry to begin things we forget
TO finish them, and all over the world
today ths Great Unfinished stares US
in the facc-some big thing waiting IT'S
completion, says writer in New York
Press.
There Ia the Washington monument,
that giant obelisk rising up from the
low flats back Of the white house.
Every one is familiar with its present
appearance, but few people remember
how it was originally designed to look.
This tribute of grateful nation to
the father of his country was begun
in 1918, and has never been completed
according to the original designs.
Probably it never will be. 1t was hard
work TO get it as near completion as
it is. When the monument was started
all the rulers of the world sent blocks
of marble to be placed in the interior
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

Portugal is suffering from a pleth-
ora of money just now. Not gold, of
course. nor silver but copper. So vast
is the supply Of this inferior metal
that ordinary people are exceedingly
chary of changing such few gold coins
as they may come into their possess
sion. The copper coinage is big and
cumbersome, and it is also deprecia-
ted, so that. in order to avoid being
burden with it, II has become the GUS
tom. in larger cities at all events to
use street csr tickets as currency.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

trian statue which was to have sur
mounted the tomb stands headless in
the crypt Of the cathedral, propped up
by some old lumber and tied about
with ropes. Where the head is no
one knows If it was ever made-and
the pedestal which was to support the
statue was Nnever completed. The
house of lords surprised itself into
a discussion of the subject year ago,
and all that could be said officially
was that the money appropriated for
the tomb ran short and the work had
been arrested in its present stage of
development" Yet 100000 was ap-
proprlated for this tomb fifty years
ago Nobody seems to care now wheth-
err it is ever completed or not. After
the lapse of half a century patriotism
is net easily transmitted into money
The Iron Duke, however, no doubt
sleeps very soWdly without his eques-
trian statue perched above him.
London is in much more half
made state than New York any way,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
Novel MaddIng OFT.

A clever young American girl re-
Gently found a new way of using her
luck. Last summer she was in Ger
many in a place where four-leaf clo-
vers seemed to grow as thick as au-
tumn leaves that strew the brooks in
Vallombrosa. She wanted to give a
wedding present and the truth of the
matter was that she couldn't afford
a very magnificent one. So with her
adaptable American way she resolved
upon simple remembrance that she
could prepare herself. She gathered
a number of the most perfect German
clovers, and, having pressed them
carefully between blotters, brought
them back to this country with her.
On her arrival slSa had them framed
between two pieces of glass, in sort
of passe-partout. 1t was much the
same idea as that of the lucky clover
that used to be carried in a crystal
on a watch chain. Nothing among the
brides numerous gifts gave her more
pleasure than this quaint wedding card
that came from over the seas.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

cowboy reported strange find on his
range, and il turned ont to be the MISS
ing freight car. No. i.S49 was lying
at the base OF precipitous elf in a
thicket of underbrush. with its sides
distended. its roof bulging and con
fused mass of choice oranges appearing
through the clerts of its wrecked out
lines. The car was on its side. dis
mounted from its trucks. a mass OF
ruins. with it's contents preserved by
the crisp mountain air under a cloud
less sky The train. in its rapid de
scent, at a sharp curve had broken the
fianges of set OF wheels. and the ear
was thrown from the track. Bumping
over the rough ruadbed and ties had
detached the couplings at either end.
and the disabled car rolled down the
steep embankment to the valley. hun
dreds of feet below. The train being
on the down grade the rear section
soon closed up the gap. and by means
of automatic couplers had again be
come attached to the front section, all
unknown to the train crew. Thus No.
f,Si9 dropped out of account leaving
its disappearance a deep mystery
New York Press.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
NOT ~Accord5nS 20 Plans

any other architect from trying his
hand on the ancient edihce The ex
istiug abbey Is, in great degree the
buiiulug erected by Henry III. after ht
had pulled down most of the Con.
fessor's building IL was Henry VINO
erected the chapel OF the Confesso
which forms the rounded end of the
choir or the apsis of the building. tn,
four chapels in the ambulatory tha,
extend around the choir. a considera
BILE portion of the choir itself. a small
portion OF the transepts and probably
the chapter house. the nave thus be
gun was carried forward further il
the reign of Edward l., and gradual,
finished with other portions OF the edi
flee in the thirteenth and forurteentl
centuries. and the grand close of the
whole work took place in the reign o
Henry VII. by the erection of tn,
chapel which bears that monarch :
! name. The great central tower ant
the western towers were. however. stil
unbuilt. although the work had been "
progress for three centuries. Knigh,
says The great central tower ano
the western towers were still unbu.lt
and so to this time the former re-
mains: the latter have been added tC
by the architect of st. Paul's in a styl,
that makes us regret that he did not
confine himself to St. Paul's and works
of kindred character; most assuredly
he was profoundly ignorant of the
character and merits of the produc-
tions to which he presumptuously ap.
piled the epithet if Gothic crinkle-
crankle."
The first church was built on the site
of the present abbey in 1874 A. D.. and
so, with rebuilding. tearing down and
adding to, the work of the making OF
Westminster Abbey has been going on
for l,7l7 years and the edifice is still
incomplete. So 1t will, in all prob
ability, always remain, chief among
the worlds Great Unfinished.
Within the inclosure of the Alham-
bra at Granada stands the unfinished
palace OF Charles |. of Spain, a struc-
ture which the monarch fondly i'm
agined would outvie the palace of the
Moorish kings to which it stands ad-
jacent Charles died before the build
ing was completed, and there it stands
to-day after the centuries have swept
by, still incomplete.
Near London stands modern exam
pie of unfinished things. 1t is the So
called Wembley tower, which its pro
iector designed to be $50 feet higher
than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 1t was
to cost s1,000,O00. The lower platform
is all that has ever been built of the
structure. This lower platform occu-
pies the same space as st. Pauls
Cathedral So the list might be
stretched out. Nearly every one will
remember something to add to it. But
these few examples cited show what a
half-made world this is after all.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

of the ornate columnated structure
which was to surround the lower part
of the great shaft. The work of build
ing went on briskly ut first, then Ian
guished and finally stopped entirely.
1t was not until 1876 that work was
resumed upon the monument, and not
until 1884 that the shaft was finished,
All intention of completing the monu-
ment according to the original designs
seems to have been abandoned, and
there ii stands, towering aloft 500 feet
above the unfinished world
The Grant monument as designed by
Mr.. Duncan had imposing approaches,
with great flights of stairs leading
down to the river and many other ac-
cessores of which it is now bare AS
1t is. the monument has an unfinished
look, and glance at the original de-
signs will show how far from compile
ton this memorial to the great gem
eral is and is probably destined to
remain.
WeIlingtons Tomb Unlinished.
England was exceedingly grateful,
too, over Waterloo, and when Well
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
HE MIGHT HAVE
KNOWN TIN
English Admiral
Had Little Respect
For Clerical CIUbmen

What, sir-what sir? Not to be
found, sir! Why not, sir?" II am
afraid, sir replied the hall porter,
that some gentleman has taken it by
mistake" Taken It! Taken it,
roared the admiral, now fairly apoplec-
tic with rage You mean stolen it
yes, sir, stolen it! might have known
what would happen when We let In all
those ID hiShOnRi"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
HARRISON ENJOYED HIS POPULARITY

way back to the farm, and if ever that
dog gets me into trouble again I'm go
ing to send for you. cause don't be-
lieve you can be beat on dog cases. !"
General Harrison enjoyed the incident
immensely and never tired OF telling
the story.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

Though it is perfectly safe to predict
that white bathing dresses will out
number all others, none the less will
many colored ones be worn. Startling
bright red and Yale blue, black and
orange scarlet and white are some of
the famingo and parrot-lik" studies in
color that the fair amphibians will pat
ronize, and there is a very marked
inclination toward the adoption Of
vivid Roman stripes and bold Scotch
plaids in the more showy gowns, says
the New York sun Roman stripes are
prominent in. the majority of the iian-
mel and Turkish towelling bath wraps
without which no well equipped bath
er pretends to consider her sea going
toilet complete.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
Arre.ls on RaIIroad PremI.es.

The police department of the New
York Central railroad, in its last an
nual report, shows that 1900 men have
been arrested on the premises of the
company, of whom ! 200 were sent TO
prison for terms of one to six months
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
Aud westminstsr ABBEY Also.

The abbey is perhaps the most wide
ly known specimen OF an uncompleted
edifice in the world. Wherever the
English tongue is spoken the abbey
makes us we;" yet II never has been
finished and probably never will be.
The disastrous attempt at completing
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

and evidences of incompleteness meet
one on every hand, although your true
Briton is never tired of talking about
British "thoroughness. An empty
pedestal in Trafalgar square stands
proclaiming dailyto a wondering world
that England has now no hero to
stand with Nelson, Gordon, Napier,
Havelock and George ~! Save the
mark! And will somebody put a
clock in ST. Pauls tower. which was
evidently designed for one, and place
the statues on the pedestals along
Blackfrlars Bridge, as was orinally in
tended? Then there is Westminster
Abbey, which was meant to have a
spire, and the much-discussed marble
arch. which was designed to have a
statue on top of 1t.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

Weston Rowland, who died a few
days ago in Fairhaven Mass, is said
to have been the first man to discover
a successful method Of refining petrol
cum.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

The desirability of the things we
haven't got is enhanced in proportion
to the improbability of our getting
indianapolis News.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

Seattle has secured ownership of a
tract of 100 acres, with a view to con-
ducting a municipal cemetery, in imi-
tation of a project successfully car
ried out in Cleveland. There a level,
finely situated tract of land has been
acquired by the municipality, and bur
ial plots are sold without regard to To-
cation at the uniform price of IS cents
per square foot. Fhis price includes
the actual maintenance of the lot at
the expense of the city in perpetuity.
The maintenance includes grass seed.
sowing. moving and general caretak-
ing Flowers and shrubs, when re-
quired. are of course, charged addi-
tionally. The purpose is to defeat
speculation in land for burial places,
and to insure perpetual care of the
graves In Cleveland the enterprise is
self-supporting, although the charges
are very low.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
Indians salvation L. work.

The attitude of our government to-
ward the Indian in allowing him in
idleness to follow his own untrammel-
ed will on the reservation, is relic OF
the old French and Spanish original
discoverers. Are these wards OF the
government never to have homes, but
be always condemned to tribal rela-
ticns? Are they to never know the
mental uplifting of a wife's hands, but
be always fated to burden-bearing
squaw life? Some day a statesman
will arise and point the way for these
aboriginal Americans to become men
and women among us, and truly citi-
zens of our states. Until that time
until Indians are alienated from
their savage surroundings-the treat
ment is proposition not reached by
any pink-tea standard of ethics-Na-
tional Magazine.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-09

FTOphesIos Oestfucti0n OF Austin,
In Austin. Texas, negro street
preacher is prophesying the destruc-
ton of the city this year. He says that
the great Judgment is on and this
year win he the worst we have ever
seen and next year will be worse
Build eto"r honses nrd make boats
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-09
A SHIPS NEGRO CAPTAIN.

Colored Man Who IL Successful on the
Ocean.
A colored man has been made cap
tain of the British schooner Sarah e.
Douglass, now in port with cargo of
pineapples from the West Indies. He
is Captain Robert G. Sawyer, OF Saw
annah Sound, Eleuthera Island, BAHIA
mas. Captain Sawyer was born in the
West Indies. In boyhood he followed
the life Of most cOlored boys in the
Bahamas, which consists in diving for
cOnch shells, sponges and fishes, and
owing to the geography of the country.
they spend the best part of their lives
in small boats. crossing the rivers,
bays and sounds which honeycOmbed
the island. Eighteen years ago the
captain went to sea in deep-sea YES
sells. He educated himself and mas
tered mathematics SO that he could
solve the intricate problems of naviga-
ton. He then became a navigator,
and was seen here in the West In
dian schooners Brothers and Sarah e.
Douglass as navigator of these YES
sells between the West Indies and Bal
timore in the pineapple season. When
the Douglass entered the pineapple
trade this season Captain Sawyer was
appointed master by J. w. Culmer of
Nassau. who owns the vessel. Captain
Sawyer is man Of powerful physique.
He is about 6 feet inches tall and
weighs PA pounds, every ounce of
which seems to be muscle and bone.
he is built like a Roman wrestler,
speaks English fluently and has ex-
cellent manners. He has dark brown
akin. He wears natty blue yacht
ing suit and cap.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-09
D'spensing With "Cussin' Mates

D'spensing With "Cussin' Mates"
The local packet companies together
with many other excellent improve
ments recently made. have decided to
do away with the "cussn mate" and
hereafter the forecastles of their
steamers will be governed by men who
will not send forth stream of pro-
family. To this end changes have re-
Gently been made. until at last every
mate in the service of the Louisville
and Cincinnati. and Henderson lines
is of the "non-cussin' kind. The rue
says Thou shalt not cuss; nay, ver-
ily, even should stage plank or cask
OF bacon fall on thy pet corn."-Louis-
Vile Evening Post.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
TO STOP A BUBBLE
Park Policeman John Martin Has
Adopted antique but Effect. I
i've Method. ';,.re@s'
He Simply Stands in the Way and
the "Chuffer' Has to
a, A., tG5ssS 81 -. 81. +
Pause.

Big John Martin takes great pride In
the profession of sparrow cop" He Is
ever hot on the trail Of violators OF park
ordinances on Lake Harriet boulevard. r
He has long made a speciality Of head
ing off fast and reckless drivers and BIZ
cycle scorchers. The police court records
show that John has materially swelled
the city's revenue for fines because of
what the offenders term his .tniperntctous'
activity in regulating speed : 49,,
One Of the best things John does IS to
'block and tackle" the fast flying ''chuf-
fers'' who have gone to Harriet to get
rid Of their surplus energy. ~
Suppose an automobile Is bowling along
at the rate of thirty-five or forty miles
an hour-a rate of speed Of which several
Minneapolis racing craft are easily capa-
BILE. Does John content himself with
merely yelling "Hi there!" and brandish-
ing his club after the fashion Of his blue
coated brethren Of the city? Not he.
He makes them stop. To the uninitiated
it would appear. that the officer might
as we'll attempt to stop a locomotive as
a powerful auto In action.
But this model patrolman accomplishes
his work without pulling a gun or re-
sorting to any kind Of violence. The
moment he sights a bubble coming
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
RAILROAD NOTES,

The Milwaukee Will enlarge. It's freight depot
In st. Paul The addition Will be 200 feet long
and Will be completed this fall. .s.s~%rts. -.
The Minneapolis s. st. Louis VIII build new
freight house at Fort Dodge, Iowa. and possibly
q passenger station. The expenditure will be
$25,OOO t'I-
The Union Depot company Of st: Paul will
build $4,000 engine house and shops at the
end of Third street. 1t VIII build also turn
table In the station yards.
Fl. B. butcher, for twenty years st. Paul local
freight agent Of the Milwaukee road, has been
allowed six months vacation on account of pool
health. +. ]. Clemans, from the freight Office
at Dubuque, took charge this morning.
william Cotter has been appointed manager
in charge Of operation Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, st, Louis s Iron Mountai ~
and Southern railway, and leased operated and
independent lines with headquarters In st. Louis
A party of Milwaukee offitials, Including a.. j.
Earling, president, II. r. Williams, general man
ager, and many Of the board Of directors. In
Guiding William Rockefeller, were In Mime
apolis yesterday on the annual inspect on tour
They went west on the Hastings Y Dakota
division.
The Chicago Great Western will run popular
excursion from points on Its line to the twill
cities Sunday. Oct. r. good returning the FOL
lowing day. The rates made are exceedingly
low. The round trip rate from Mankato will bf
$40; Faribault, rs cents; Northfeld. 15c cents
Zumbrota. 81 rs; Red Wing, ST. and intermediate
points proportiouately low.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

William p. Macdonald and wife to Charles
H. Hagemeyer; lot 8, block 1, Calhoun Park
Holmes; part block SO, Groveland addition,
$11 900.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company
to Julia l. Jackson; lot s, block 1, Crim's addi-
in section 7.117-22 81 $40.
Anthony L. Shore and wife to Joseph W. Kerr;
lots 4 T. Is and 10 block TO- Silver Lake addt
Frances A. Roughton to Ralph R. Ksnnan;
"a block SO. Wilson. Bell & tWagperts addition,
Adolph Hamlsch and wife to WALLACE H. Lash
brook; lot 8. block l. Hamisch's third addition,
Oscar NJ Farnham. to Adolph Lind; lot %,
block 8. Farnharns addition, $3.50.
Minnie Thompson ct al t. Andrew Lindauist;
Peter J. Hagen and wife to August Mantley
lot g., block g. Cutters addition, 81, TOO.
ef poet b aSss 10 sdatsn a
Charles H. Ingram to Minnesota Debenture
company; part block e5 Calhoun Park, $500
Edward W. Decker and wife to Katharine
vision Remington Park. 5000.
Charles T. Leonard ct al to Matthias A. Rel
stad st al sao part lot e. block 1872 Town of Min
Shore lot f. block 49, Gales subdivision, 81 200:
SssRs H. f5ss ssessi
w Ado r. Corbett to NJ Ingram walton; part
lots 10 and II, block 6, Ho1way Taylor's adj
ditfon,7 ST 900.
Ida Stone and husband to John Zahradnik; lot
and north half of lot 8, block g. Meeker. Island
Land and Power conpany's addition, $3.50.
Emma F. Petit and husband to Alexander
Adams; lots IA. IS and lie. block 8, Rollins
| second addition. $500.
German Wallace college to Julia e. Bowen
in section 1s-29-23 $500.
Mary W. Leland and husband to Lucius H
Caswell lot /, block 2, Morse & smalrs addition
| $500.
Mary II. Robinson to Roy Cooley; part lot 20
| lot 12 r. s. Wright's addition, $3.50.
| Universaist General Convention to Waldo F
! Corbett; part lots 10 and II, block 6, Holway {
Taylors addition. $70O.
Ole Dale to Peter Friskop; lot 2, block 2
| Hastings addition. $780, a. H.
| Herman Cornelius and wife to Maggie CALI
van: lot J2. block e. Oakhurst. $780, II 81
Nd ot 6 p1eo ana ad as D
Five minor deeds. IS. %Sik.%E %,{tE r.
| Total, 81 Deeds $4S $685. = J. -.