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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
A SURPRISED INDIAN.

The hunter in pursuit of a big game
must be prepared for the unexpected
Mr. Horace A. Vachell in Life and
Sport on the Pacific Slope" relates the
experience of a friend of his, man
for whose veracity he vouches My
friend was after bear and was accom-
panied by An Indian guide, whom he
always took with him on such trips.
One morning they sighted large
wapiti, which they wounded. The In
dian took the trail; but the hunter,
knowing the habits Of wounded deer,
took short cut across some hills. hop
ing to get another shot at the wapiti
as it crossed certain divide. He
reached the divide and climbed a tree
for a wider outlook Presently the
wapiti came slowly up the steep slope;
the Indian followed, knife in hand;
and then, behind the Indian, not forty
yards intervening, waddled huge
bear. So intent was the Indian upon
his quarry that he was unaware that
he, in turn. was being tracked, till a
bullet whlstled past his head from the
hunters rife and laid the bear low.
That was surprised Indianl
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
A WONDERFUL CAVE.

There is cave near Cole Camp.
lately brought to notice by the sinking
OF shaft in hunt for zinc ore. which
| regard as one of the most beautiful
works of nature in all cave forma-
tions. The cave is twenty feet high
from roof to floor, circular i'm shape,
with diameter of twenty-eight feet.
The roof, floor and sides are lined
with fine grade of baryte (tiff they
call it in the country white as snow.
and on this white background iron
pyrites have seemingly been sprinkled
in small particles, as though put on
with pepper box. Continual contact
with the water in the cave gives the
pyrite the appearance of FURNISHED
gold. From the roof hangs great long
calcite stalactites, with highly polished
surfaces and colored to perfection.
From the floor have grown stalagmites
of the same character, color and ap-
pearance, but with this wonderful diff
ference-each one of the stalagmites
is tipped with beautiful cube of lead,
as clean and bright as If Just made.
This cube of lead, placed as it is, so
bright and fresh to mind, is the
strongest proof of the present growth
of lead that | have ever seen, and |
imagine it would be highly interest
ing to scientific men. On the sides OF
this cave there are panels of lead that
are eighteen inches square, inserted. as
it were, in the baryte How thick OF
how far back the lead extends has moi
yet been determined. The calcite for.
nations on the sides resemble in APP
pearance the stalactite, with this diff
ference, that they are pressed against
the sides, very much after the man
ner one has of crossing the arms on
the breast The roof of the cave is
thirty-siX feet from the surface, and
one of the most gorgeous, sights
have ever seen under bright light
The owners of the property are to
pump the water out next week, and
with some biologists that | have in
vited, will examine it during the fair
week at Sedalia. For an attraction !
know of nothing more beautiful, and
could it be arranged to take the lin
ing of this cave out and reproduce II
at the worlds fair at st. Louis | am
sure it would be very attractive tc
all, including the scientific and the
lover of art in nature Worlds Fall
Bulletin
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
A Poisonous Tree.

One Of the most extraordinary trees
in the world is found in Madagascar.
1t is known as the tangen tree, and
because it abounds in poison the name
tanghinia venenifera has been given
to it by botanists. In the criminal rec
ords of Madagascar it has played a
notable part until quite recently.
Whenever an accused person was
brought into court, fruit from the tree
about the size of an apple, was handed
to him by an attendant. Thereupon
the Judge, who was surrounded by
several witnesses, bade him eat the
fruit. and assured him that If it pro-
duced no i'll effects he would be
deemed innocent of the charge which
had been made against him. On the
other hand, If the poison in the fruit
killed him, he would be considered
guilty. Many unfortunate persons, it
is said lost their lives in this way.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
THE WORLD'S SHEEP.

Among domestic animals the sheep
is the most useful to man. In tho
British Isles alone there are 29,000,000
sheep. The worlds total stock is
540,00O000, or fully 100000 more
than all OTHER domestic animals COM
bined. 1t might be possible to dis
pense with the 2,S00,000 tons of NUT
ton the world devours in the course OF
a year, though it comprises one-ffth
of the total meat supply; but what
we could not do without is the wool.
Great Britain alone exports BAL ,O0O,OO
lb. weight of wool in year, turning
this vast amount of fleece into mate
rial valued at s220,OO0,O0O The world
at large works up very nearly l2,O0O,-
900 tons of sleeps wool in the same
period. This is a hugely greater
amount than that of any other mate
rial used for cloth-making. Cotton
only runs 10000 tons, and the other
forty iibres in common use do not al
together aggregate half of this amount.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
GENERAL DAHLGREN,s LEG.

Captain Ballard of Fairfax county,
Va, who was elected lieutenant COM
mander of Mosby's men at their re-
cent reunion, relates an interesting
incident growing out of the famous
Dahlgren raid near Richmond during
the civil war. 1t seems that on this
raid Captain Ballard came into pos
session of General Dahlgren's cork
leg, and. being badly in need of one
himself he naturally pressed the cap
tured one into service. The fit was
perfect and he wore it throughout the
remainder of the war and 1t con-
tinued to see service until some years
later. About that time the family of
General Dahlgren undertook to locate
the missing artificial member, and
went so far as to offer a reward of
81 900 for it's recovery. 1t was easily
located, and a number of detectives,
attracted by the big reward, set out
on the perilous task of securing pos
session of the long-lost and much
sought-after cork leg. Captain Bal
lard was ever on the alert and failure
crowned every attempt to capture it.
Finally the detectives withdrew in
disgust and Captain Ballard was left
in undisputed possession of the cap
tured property. The captain, how
ever. shortly afterward relented some
what and opened up communication
with the Dahlgren family, and stated
that upon the receipt of the reward of
81 900 he would deliver the limb to
any one the family might designate.
The committee was selected from the
Dahlgren side and on a given date
Captain Ballard met them at Fairfax
Station. The necessary formalities
were gone through with. The $1,000
was passed over to Captain Ballard
and he in turn delivered the artificial
member. 1t was Immediately taken
charge of by one of the trusted ennis
saries of the Dahlgren family and de-
posted in the railway train waiting
at the station and for a moment left
unguarded. At this juncture some of
the captains most loyal friends en-
tered the car and in less time than it
takes to relate this story the cork leg
was recaptured and to this day it has
never been located, so the story goes.
Great was the chagrin and disappoint-
ment depicted on the faces of those
directly concerned in its return. Cap
tain Ballard vouches for this narra-
tive as being true in every detail--
Pennsylvania Grit.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

Fred Funston is coming home. His
friends may tremble because of the
fact He is about the only hero of the
Spanish war there is left, but 1t is
not to be expected that he will remain
a hero long after landing. Somebody
will accuse him of cowardice in that
he captured Aguinaldo instead of per-
mitting the Filipinos to capture him.
or because he did not wade that river
instead of swimming 1t. With the
fate OF Dewey Schley, Hobson. Shafter
and others in mind, Funston would be
easily excusable. if he masqueraded at
San Francisco and sneaked unobserved
News.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
A SOLDIER IN LuzoN.

SOLDIER IN LULON.
At the open flap of his narrow. tent
hangs a strip OF the midnight
skies,
ericked thro' by a myriad points of
light, that flash In his tired
eyes;
He has walked from a dream of sum-
mer day, and now, with a throb
of pain,
He pillows his head on his young
right arm. and summons the
dream again.
A pathway barred by shadows and
shine, a glow in the golden
west;
A song in the rustling leaves o'erhead,
as bluebird bushes its nest;
A slip OF a girl in a muslin gown,
cadet in a coat of gray
But the slim little hand he clasps in
his is half OF the world away!
Thro the vibrant hush of the starry
night huns the life OF tropic
cline.
And under the breast of his khaki
blouse the heart of the lad beats
time.
In a land where an endless summer
reigns he dreams of June gone
by
And wandering wind steals into his
tent and carries away sigh!
Annie T. Colcock, in National Maga-
zine.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
HIGHEST EUROPEAN RAILWAY.

The highest railway in Europe is
now being built to the summit of the
Jungfrau. 1850 feet above sea level.
The track will run through a tunnel
winding round the solid body of the
Eiger mountain as far as Eiger sta
ton, about 10,587 feet above sea-level,
which is to be laid open by galleries.
II will continue in a straight line for
some distance, falling then in the d.
rection of the Jungfraujoch, keeping
2SS feet below the surface OF the ridge,
and finally curving round the upper
most solid block OF the mountain,
reaching its end point on plateau
12.30O feet above sea-level II is ex-.
pected that the first station, at Eiger-
wand, 9,400 feet above sea-leyel, will
be at Eismeer. at an altitude of 1870
feet; this will be the highest railway
station in Europe. The length OF the
line will be a little over seven miles.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

One of the most curious objects at
the Paris exposition was a dress of
glass. The fabric closely resembles
rich silk is quite comfortable to wear,
strong and durable. 1t consists OF
threads of glass. which. when spun
out to great fneness. lose their brittle
ness. The dress, which is said to be
the only one of its kind, was bought by
a young concert singer. who now
wears it at her public appearances
The glass from which the threads were
originally made was perfectly clear.
but the fabric when made up has a
curious green tint in daylight. At
night 1t has a strange irridescence. its
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
ABOUT OSTRICH FARMING.

For the past fifteen years ostrich
farming in Cape Colony has been a
highly successful industry. In the past
ten years ending in 1899, before the
beginning of the war, the number OF
the birds increased from $4,000 to
261 900. Twenty-Five years ago the
statistics of Cape Colony said that
there were only ten tame ostriches in
the colony. The birds each yield about
a pound and a half of feathers every
year. the average value being $12 a
pound. The finest feathers, of course,
the the wing feathers of the male bird.
which are long and white and bring
from $50 to $40 a pound. II takes
eighty of them to make a pound. the
wing feathers of the female ostrich are
much lower In value because they are
always gray. The supply was much
smaller when II came wholly from
wild birds and the best quality OF
feathers frequently brought as much
as $135 a pound. AS each male bird
yields only about twelve or fifteen of
these feathers and as there is always
a steady demand for them the price
is not likely to fall much until the
ostrich farming industry becomes
larger than 1t is now.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

The mole, which is perhaps the most
voracious of all animals, usually feeds
on insects and earth worms. But IL
will devour other animals, including
rats and sometimes birds. The last
named it catches in a very ingenious.
If cruel, manner. Buried in a mole
bill, 1t moves its muzzle very slightly
just below the surface of the soil
The bird. thinking worm is stirring
Immediately darts down to seize IL,
but is itself seized by the mole.
dragged below the surface and de-
voured. The voracity OF the mole is
such that it is calculated that one of
these animals WILL independently Of
its other food, devour 10000 earth
worms in the course of a year. If kept
without food for day, moles die Of
hunger,-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
LITTLE GIRL AND HER PIG.

On an Arkansas farm lives six
months-old pig that deserves to be
mentioned with the faithful and intel
ligent dogs that have saved human
lives. The farmer has little daugh-
ter who has always been delicate. He
gave her the pig when 1t was about the
size of kitten, thinking that 1t might
amuse her. She made great pet of 1t,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

sEp on. When ne weRA-ts sCShicssso thAt
evening no ete leed at his:forists fAe'
next day. 'ahne., tbe. e9gmaadingi Of
ficer was at iuncheop ut his quarters
the bell changed. Two uniformed driv-
ers of flower wagons stood on the
steps and they soIelnnly inquired
where in the post. could be found
Mrs. Bridget Monohan Miss Katie
O'Hollihan, Mrs. Norah Brannigan,
and so on. for whom, the flower wag.
on drivers said. they had wagon loads
OF flowers and plants. The command
ing oficer. overhee ring the colloQuy
at the door, came out and talked with
the drivers. He ascertained from them
the name of the queerly generous per
son who was bestoSing his floral IA
vors upon the queens Of the wash
board-Mr. Soand-So, they told him,
giving the name OF the scapegrace
private. Every day from that on. the
driver of delivery wagon, contain
ing stacks of candy. or more flowers.
would ring the bell of the command
ing officers quarters and gravely ask
where he could tind Maggie This or
Tessie That or Bridget the Other. The
commanding officer ragged internally
over all this, Di he couidI't do any
couldn't be held accountable for the
conduct of drivers of delivery wag.
ons.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
FOR BOYS, AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS. ~,

life of an Apprentice hoy Aboard a
ship-Oniy Boy who Is Fond of the
Sea Can Enjoy That Existence-some
Boys ApprsntIced at Fourteen. A.,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
CAMPEIREvSKE
SOME SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.

Rich Mons Sons who GO Into the
Army as Soldiers Make No End OF
Trouble for the Omcers-A sample
Recruit
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
IN THE ODE CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS AND
EVENTS.

A Ncwly Discoyercd. Cave at Cole Camp,
Missouri-Ita Roof, Floor aud sides
Lined with Barytcs white as snow -.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

Comparatively few horses attain to
seventeen hands, but Kansas boasts
of one that measures twenty hands
and weighs 2,412 pounds.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
Got MS DlscharRe.

Two months after his enlistment he
gave a swagger dinner to an oddly
named club. He made rattling good
speech himself at the dinner, and 1t
was reported in full in the Chicago
newspapers on the following morning
He gravely told the diners how dearly
he loved soldering and how he in
tended to stick to the service for the
remainder of his natural life, and so
on. Four days later he received his
discharge. Several similar stories of
the schemes that troublesome privates
adopt to secure their discharge are
related.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
JUST A LITTrE Roy.

There is boy in our town
(And he is wondrous wise),
Who. when the rain comes pouring
down
And clouds o'erspread the skies,
Says, "Ill just smile the best | can,
No matter how II pours:
And Wen have sunshine in the house
II 1t does rain out Of doors" %.
When naughty words swarm through
his brain,
And clamor to be said.
He shuts his teeth together tight
And says, "I'll kill you dead,
Unless you will be sweet and kind,
And good and full of fun;
You can't come out until you are
No; not a single one"
He thinks when he's a grown-up man,
with wise and sober face,
He'll do some wondrous deed to make
This earth brighter place;
But nothing in this whole wide world
Can give more lasting Joy,
Or make more solid sunshine,
Than just little boy. Il
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11
LOCAL BREvITlEs.


The committee which will rec
ommend site for the proposed
Federal building will meet at II
o'clock this morning at the Leg
islative Hall in the Executive
Building. The session is open to
all citizens and the discussions
are free to all interested.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11

Wade Thayer has been appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of F. w. Nc
Chesney.
The names of Joseph A. Mariner and
P. A. Perry are well remembered in
Honolulu. These gentlemen have issued
a volume called THE Perry Entertain
ments," consisting of interesting chats
illustrated by fine photographs
Fancy things left over from the Gypsy
Encampnent will be sold at Mrs. w. M
Giffard's residence, today from three t.
six. The articles cover a wide range
of pretty Christmas gifts. A few young
girls in Japanese costume will serve
tea. The sale is open to the public.
Mrs. Letitia NJ. Walker will give a
lecture this afternoon at o'clock at
the Y. w. c. A, on 1.-THE Authorized
Use of Words" Mrs. Walker is especi-
ally well qualified to. deal with this SUBJ
ject, being a teacher in the public
schools. The lecture will be very help
full to teachers.
Collector Stackable has been notified
that E. Montalyo, the legless Porto
Rican, will not be deported, according
to instructions from the Immigration
Bureau. In a letter from the depart
ment Mr.. Stackable is advised that the
government will pay reasonable hospital
charges for the care of the Porto Rican.
Only three more days remain for the
exhibition of paintings by the Kilohana
Art League, Saturday evening being the
end of the display. Among the pictures
that have been sold are Sunset by
Hitchcock, as we'll as Sunset by
Philip Dodge. The latters Campanile
and a study of Venetian boats were
also purchased. Miss Annie Parke'
"Hala Trees also found a buyer
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11
BUSINESS LOCALS

Children's dinner and tea sets al
Dimond's.
Fresh California apples at Morgan's
auction rooms today at noon.
The Parker Fountain Pen will make
an ideal Christmas gift Hawaiian News
Co. are agents.
There is life and Strength in every
drop of Rainier beer. Try a case
Phone White 1881.
Express to the Coast by Wells, Fargo
Co. on the Peru received not later than
noon December 18th.
Ivory and sandal wood fans, very
richly carved and ornamented, at ORR
entail Bazaar, King street.
Kodaks, kodak albums, island views
and picture framing are Christmas Of
ferings of the Honolulu Photo Supply
Co.
DR.. ]. r. Shaw has returned and will
resume practice at his home and resi-
dence Motif King street. Phone Blue
31O1.
S. Ozaki is making a fine window dis
play of Japanese silk goods. kimono
presents.
Primo Lager is prime favorite in Ho-
nolulu and on the other islands. Order
a case from the Brewery. Telephone
Main 341.
Watch the space in another column
that is used by the Triangle store, they
will have prices for groceries that will
astonish you.
The Kash Clothing Co. have an ele-
giant line of Alfred Benjamin &, Co.
clothing and will be pleased to show
you the goods.
NJ McInerny Ltd, the clothfers, have
something to say in another column
about the genius" of manufacturing
ready-to-wea clothing.
Auction sale of a Halls safe, a lot of
pictures and some delinquent shares OF
the Honolulu Investment Co. today at
noon at Morgan's salesrooms.
Sayegusa has fine stock of japanese
and American goods that will make
very desirable Christmas presents;
prices are low. 1920 Nuuanu street.
The Volcano Mineral Water Co of
Puma will shortly distribute some very
choice artistic advertising matter which
will be given to the public gratis
Mrs. n. III. Williams Will hold her
annual sale of fancy work and novel
ties on December IS, at her art rooms,
corner Richards and Beretania streets.
The New York Dental Parlors are
now located at 1867 Fort street having
removed from the Elite Building and
have opened larger and finer offices IN
their new location.
The Hebron Drug Co. have seasonapie
holiday goods. They have fine line OF
Photographic calendars ranging IN price
from 80 cents to $1.25 They coroiaHy
invite you TO come and see them.
When the public has faith in name
it is a faith that must be backed up
by good quality Crystal Springs butter
has the quality and the faith or the
majority of Honolulu's housewives.
Asada & Co. have finer line of Christ
mas goods than ever before. Inelr
stock is now complete and displayed IN
their store at IS Hotel street All Jap
anese goods are purchased in Japan py
their agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11

The nomination of Judge De Bolt has
been confirmed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11

To prevent Group, begin in time. The
first symptom is hoarseness; this is
soon followed by peculiar rough
cough, which is easily recognized and
will never be forgotten by one who has
heard it. The time to act is when the
child first becomes hoarse. If Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is freely given,
all tendency to Group will soon disap-
pear. Even after the croupy cough has
developed, it will prevent the attack.
There is no danger in giving this RENE
dy as it contains nothing injurious. 1t
always cures and cures quickly. Ben
son, Smith & Co., Ltd, wholesale
agents, sell it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11
IN OUR.
Drug
Stores

you'll find many articles suitable
for gifts We want to call atten-
ton particularly to Calendars. This
year we have a fine assortment and
and at prices ranging from 50 cents
to $f.25.
Our 81 cent line are real photo
graphs. You have choice of a
dozen glimpses of Hawaii and Ha-
waiiars. Just the present you're
looking for to send Mainland
friends. We have some of them
colored at rs cents. We would like
to have you come in and see them.
We have a complete line of the
celebrated Vaniman panorama
photographs. They range in price
from 50 to $15 each. We have
colored and plain prints. These
make exquisite pictures when
framed. They are selling rapidly
and are worth your while to look
at, even if you do not happen to
want one just now.
We have Mr.. Gurrey's Art Calen-
dar. This is work of art and ap-
peals to lovers of artistic work.
Price $1.25.
Messrs. Rice and Perkins have
also placed on the market a very
artistic and attractive Calendar.
They have selection of several
Hawaiian types, and the royal coat
of arms in coIors. Price 81.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-11

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Sachs
christmas
Suggestions

We know that helps for making gift
selections are always appreciated and in
the following suggestions we have tried
to make them real helps. Small space
permits of no description, but we invite
every one to our store to see them.