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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11

try Is not satisfactory. The recent long
SORTS 0f arrests, imprisonmentS ana
considerations has disturbed the tran
quillity OF the government classes. who
do rot know whose turn may come
next. while 1t must he confessed that
the young sultan's European tastes
have not increa ,cd his popularity. That
n general upnCaval may take riacc is
extremely unlikely. hut there is cer-
tainly q strong existing feeling of un-
rost. which tends To let loose the Wild
or spirit of tie people, who see an op-
portunity Of paying of old scores and
making new oues, and who are not
slow 10 turn their hands 90 robbery
and piiiasc So lGas as they keep
these maternal Gmuscmonis to them
sel,ea there is little or no danger, but
directly thc interests % European trad
ers are affccted-and their cattle feed
lag In The interior arc often looted
thcn the question b comes one In
which the powers are Interested.
Claims are made against the Moorish
government in accordaaca. with treaty
rights. these claims ase always dis
putod aud often refused. saws tho Ma
tioual Review and difficulties In
var,ably arise. sometimes ending if ma
val demonstrations and shaking the
very foundations of the rotten fabric
OF The decaVing country
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
shark, Are Away, cownra,l

Although sharks are esteemed the
greatest terrors of the ocean they are
in reality the greatest cowardsi OF
the finny tribe. The fiercest shark Will
get out OF the way OF svimmor IL
the latter SITS up a Eolsy splashine A
shark fears anything that spashes in
the water. Among the South Sea 's-
lands the natives never so bathing
alone, but always in parties Of half a
dozen or so in order that they may
make a great hubbub in the water, ano
thus frighten away the sharks, once
In a while too venturesome swim
mer among these natives foolishly de-
taches himself from his party and for.
gets to keep up his splashiilg. Then
there Is a swish, the man-eater comes
up from under him like flash anc
he Is gone.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11

Tae war cloud which now huvers
over the two South American republics,
Chile and Argentina. has arisen out of
the dispute ovet tho boundary line be-
tween these countries, shown ON the
accompanying map, IN the range +Of
mountains running north and south
Should war eventuatc the two repub-
lies viii ind themselves very evenly
matched. Neither has the advantage
of tne other In the matter OF coast cX-
posure and coast defense Argentina
of course. 10 a mach larger country in
area ana has . population approXi-
matcly of 100000. while Chile has
population ot about 5000 900 The area
of Chile is 290.S29 square miles. while
mat OF Argentlna. including its terri
tories. is l,liS.Si9 square miles. The
army of Argentina on peace footing
numbers II els officers and men; that
of Chile 1850 officers and men. The
Argentine navy consists OF four coast
defense armor-cldds, Ave armored cruis-
ers, three secOnd-class cruisers OF high
speed aud seven smaller cruisers OF
modern construction together with
four, dcstroyers snd twenty two tor
pedo boats. The Chilean feet consists
~ 1--WE armor-clads. two second-class
aud two thlrd-class cruisers. eleven
gun vessels and gunboats four destroy.
ers of new mako and thirty -kuCt speed,
and nineteen torpedo boats. or the two
nnvies by far the best boat is the
cruiser Oiigglns. hullt at Elswick for
chile in 1876. and fine vessel in all
respects. She ha5 a displacement Of
$500 tons and carries four cigit-inch
guua With these forces. based on
peace. The two republics have good nu-
clei for development Of powerful ar
mics and navies in caae OF war
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
JACK RABBITS IN NEBRASKA.
They Inve Hccomo sn Intoicrable
Nuisance -Dcstroy crops

lhey Rave iccono au intoicrab ble
Nuisance Destroy crops
Experts cupucCtCc With the entomo-
logical department OF tho Nebraska
university are giving much thought 10
the discovery OF means OF CNterminat-
ing the iacl; rabbit which has become
AN intolernbie nuisance He Is on in
teresting specimen of the useless
among animals. aud can he explained
only on the ground advanced 10y the
German father in reply 70 the in-
Quiry of his son as 10 what the kan
garoo was good for, We'll, my boy,
the Australians must have something
TO laugh at"
Nebraska has two varieties. the black
tail and the SILVER tail. nut while dis
JinCI varieties there Is no appreciable
difference In their size, hablts or food
preferences. The females of the spc-
clcs are surprisingly prolific
Nature doubtless has some use for
Jack rabbits but did not want too
many Of them, SO their natural enemy
b was provided In the coyote. who kept
~-thcm within bounds. But the coyote IS
braska authorities offered "a bounty for
coyote scalps which resulted In their
practical determination.
This was the jack rabhits opportun-
ity. says the New YoIt Times. lie
put his house in order and proceeded
10 devote his hest energies to the rails
ing of children, in which he has been
remarkably successful. Bu, the Ne
hraska farmers are not much better
satisfied with them than with the coy
otes.
They argue that while farming may
be 4 healthfil and agreeable occupa-
tion. IL Is not wholly satisfactory from
the economic point of view II the farm
er's principal business in life is to raise
food Tor the jack rabbits, who appro-
pirate IL without compensation. The
result OF his dissatisfaction will un-
doubtedly be that the jack rabbit will
sooner or later be decimatcd and per.
haps, eNtermnated,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
FUTURE or MOROCCO.

Robbery aud PnlnE~ Common Country
In Decsying Condition.
IL is .mpossible To write on the sub
ject OF Morocco without some mention
Of its future. There is no need to en-
ter into speculation and 1t is all spec
ulation-as to what that future may be.
It need only be pointed out that, in
the interests OF all the powers Of Eu-
rope, 1t Is necessary to maintain the
status quo
The internal condition of the coun-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
The Introducing Habit.

II is extremely diiiicnlt for good
natmed man. TO escape promiscuous
introductionS lie might not hesitate
TO offend the intruducer but certainly
could not do so before That unfortunate
gentlcman's friends. ont of regard for
them. Caps,c enters . public resort
alone. and would Ike to remalu alone,
but Trapsic, distauc acquaintance,
indeed. standing with three friends.
calls out to Capsio How do. Cap?
Come here; want to Introduce YOU to
some friends oi mine" Could Capsic
turn tail and ace? while resenting
Trapsics familiarity, he feels that the
gentlemsuiike thing to do is to meet
the strangers Cap. shake hands with
my friend Shay. my friend Squay. and
my friend Skar." That is now the
usual and approval formula. All good
fellows, right down 20 the ground. but
Trapsic Ii presenting. Why should he
not first have excused himself to his
friends and gone quiet to Capsic to
learn. sun rosa II the latter cared a,
that time 20 make the acquaintance OF
Shay. Squly and Skay? Never, Trap
sic Is possessed OF an in1ane desire to
introduce folk, and nothing short of q
kick in the neck OF :, poke in the solar
pleXds will restore him to sanity
New York Press.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
Arm, rplecr,rh operator..

In the British army the telegraph op'
orators belong to the engineers, who
for the purposes of administration and
promotion form; a single corps, consist
ing of forty companies three troops
and q large establishment OF officers
not attached to any companies, but em-
ployed in experimenting works and
buildings and in other professional and
scientific duties. The three engineer
troops arc the field equipment troop,
the telegraph troop and the pontoon
troop. A telegraph troop consists OF
iiN officers. 245 commissioned OH
cers and men, with "a carriages. AZ rid
ing and ia draught horses. Twelve OK
the wagons are fitted as wire wagons.
and carry each three miles OF insulated
wire. etc. Four wagons are fitted as
offices with recording instruments. Tie
troop is so arranged that IL can I've
broken into three sections. each COM
pletc In itself. certain proportion OF
the men are trained to act as signolers
and all the material for visual signal
lug Is carried with the troop. This
material consists of iiags for use by
day. rockets and lime-lights for flash
signals by night, etc. The pay of a
private in the engineers is Is ihd per
day; OF a corporal, 2s Cd; of a sergeant,
3s 3D. OF lieutenant, los 10d; of a
captain, lis Montreal Herald and
Star.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11

The new theory for massage--as an
aid to development rather than res
toration OF damaged beauty-is gaining
converts everywhere. 1t is now some
time since well-known physician be-
gan experimenting with massage upon
hss infant son, The treatment con-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
Municipal Economy.

Jackson, Ont. has made a record for
municipal economy. or the $1,000 vot-
ed for decorations for the reception OF
the Dnko and Duchess of Cornwall end
York $500 was not spent
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
Yash,man Barr. Early Llls.

Captain Charles Barr, the Yachts
man, began life as grocer's clerk. bu
he soon discovered that navigation wa
his calling and began TO study TO II
himscl; for seaman's life.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
o.,ren relI.t. for tn. Pocket.

A method OF procuring oxygen has
been patented in Great Britain by NJ.
g. L, Jaubert of Paris. A substance
is prepared by mixing chloride OF lime
with sodium dioxide or other alkaline
peroxide. Compressed pellets. which
can be- used for obtaining supply OF
oxygen in the same way that calcium
carbine is used for making acetylene
namely, by immersion in water
are prepared in the following manner.
Two hundred kilogrammes of chloride
or lime, which tltrates 35.5 per cent
OF active chlorine. well dried
ttor example, by standing over
concentrated sulphuric acid) Is
mixed with seventy-eight kilo-
grammes of sodium dioXide in pow
der, and the yellowlsh white powder
thus obtained Is made into cakes by
strong pressure. The compressed ma
terial thus obtained is. IL Is stated, AS
hard and shiny as crockery. and when
placed in water decomposes with
regularity. oxygen gas being evolved.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11

First make mp your mind as TO tee
validity OF doing an action. then do Il
rs soon as possible.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-11
ADVISES YOUNG MEN.
ioHN D. ROCKEFELLER, 5R., TELLS
or THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.

Son OF the Richest individual In the
world Talks of tho Trials of His
own Life--How lie Was Convinced OF
the Weakness of uis Methods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
1T is A Pop LAW.

The Lawrence Journal whose head is level the
school book question and who has given the question
much consideration in commenting the fact that the
present public school book law which is being sys-
tematcaly and unnecessarily denounced by the Pop
press and speakers inspired compiled and passed
by Pop legislature. goes to that the school
book law law that they howled for for years. and
passed themselves The school would a COED
thing the intent of it could be observed. But the diff
Guilty the Journal has suggested for years is encountered
whenever the law is touched The school publish
and trusts spent thousands and thousands
in getting their goods the state; this money they
must and viii get back. 1t comes back to them the
expense Of the school children in inferior books written
BY cheap writer's and made in cheap way The school
book is in business its health For every
dollar had TO the state the children
Of the state must pay back two dollars And they are
already paying il although the ink the contract is
hardly dry And they will continue 10 pay it for five
years TO come Perhaps there is no way in which the
Jobs and schemes of these traders be circumyeRte
possibly these schemes oYerthFown worse ones
would be devised As contents some Of the books are
good Indifferent some are bad considering the
the amount Of the state pays for them every book
should be the best that be bought five years
the children of the state must them For FIVE years
the state and its children are practically at the mercy
Of the school book trust This should be- hut it will
be long as have the law and the trust But the
Populsts the last who should complain it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
BAILEY CALLED HOME.

Owing to the serious illness of his father W J. Bailey
Republican candidate for governor called home last
Saturday from Anthony and unable to fill his en-
gagement at wakeeney yesterday. He viii be able go
to Fort Scott today but whether he can stay in the
campaign doubtful his fathers death
IS looked for at any time The Republican central
committee arranged either Pension Commission
E. p Ware Joseph L. Bristow fourth assistant post
general accompany Mr. Bailey during
mainder of the campaign that if he should be called
home suddenly again his meetings will have to be
abandoned Mr. Bailey will make every date he possibly
and it is hoped he least get majority the
towns yet to be visited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
PIGS AND SONS OF PICS.

stan There was certain English lady at his court OF
whose counsel and advice he thought good deal one
day he asked her if she could give him any explanation
Of the eclipse of the which had occurred few days
previously. The lady scientifically explained the phe
romenon by of balls. His majesty thanked her
That day court held, and the monarch thus ad-
dressed his assembled minister's You are all pigs and
sons Of pgs-a general prostratOn followed this gen
eral eulogy. None you tell the cause Of the
eclipse OF the sun three days back few bold souls
volunteered some information that his most gracious
majestys wrath had caused the to set and so on,
forth ooh We pigs, and of pigs you always
come for information. guide and teacher
il everything. Hearken to words And the monarch
by Of balls explained his everwondering and
admiring court the phenomenon of the eclipse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
REFER REMAIN Al HOME.

There is a titled London named Lady Henry
Somerset who landed in America the other day, a
temperance missionary Henry in speech delivered at
Portland Maine night before last pains denounce
Bishop Potter the unbrided terms because the
b:snop does not believe promotion importance
measure Somerses wife Lady Henry might better stay
home and conane herself to the work Of redeemng
her own country There is more drunkenness in Eng
land than in America while the laws regulating the sale
of intoxicants very loose. There is a much larger
per cent of drunkenness among the women of London
than among the of the most Incorporate city in
America The London field white the harvest for
earnest temperance work Lady Henry Somerset max
ing temperance speeches the original prohibition
of the union is carrying Goals Newcastle 1t is
uncaed for perfunctory spread For presumption it
minds of the petticoated perpetetics who
from the eastern states where womans legal is
away behind the times preach equal rights Kansas
women 20 women whose home state laws are the most
liberal When it to rebukng sin in a grandilo
quent and hypocrtical way commend Mr. Satan for
he knows what its like better than anybody.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
DaiIu~ss EaaLc
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
SHOOTING FOR OIL IN KANSAS.

Kansas, by probably majority Of her own peo-
pie is deemed purely agricultural state While such an
estimate was the correct few years ago is so
no longer Her great golden wheat belt remains intact
OF has only been broken by salt mines But south
eastern Kansas in coal and and lead and in gas and
oil and in manufacturing enterprises which heel on to
cheap fuel is attracting much attention These sources
Of wealth were not dreamed Of few years ago. Row
they are OF more than the agricultural products
OF that section Of the state.
We read an account Of the shooting Of big oil well
at Chanute on Monday of this week Excursion trains
Of people were present TO witness the phenomenon The
dispatch says that in less than two minutes from the
time the shot was touched of column of OIL shale
sand and dirt the hole to the splendid height
OF $50 feet in the ar-a magnificent column Of heavy
black Kansas crude that spread it turned TO the
earth again and sprnkled around for rods
spashing every foliage and jack oak on the farm
Barrels and oil that had been wasted since the
drilled had saturated the ground surrounding
needed but the overflow from the shot to make
countless puddles Of every depression and ru
as well as give atmosphere the usual scent of
crude oil that fingers we'll forever after the
petroleum pool uncorked After the we'll had cleaned
itself from the shot the flow subsidized and for little
while it was quiet regainng its force and filing up again
for second squirt In less than ten minutes another
shot from the hole thirty forty feet in
air this tine pure article of crude OIL
flowing easily naturally without apparent effort All
the remainder Of the evening flow continued,
times more sometimes less and later connection was
made with the two 2O0barrel tanks provided and the
Standards pipe line viii be to it at as the
Standard has provided the market for this field
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

introduction through the British ambassador at Berlin
The three pilgrims decided that the kaiser must receive
them on their merits if all But the kaiser would De
opposing Great Britain fell in with the Boer plan, SO
it nov looks as if the Beers would have hearing at
Potsdam Moreover the brilliant reception that mad
been planned for them has been abandoned 1t is felt
that they are missing their opportunity to maintain
lofty and dignfed resignation the attitude they &C
cepted for themselves when the peace treaty was signed
they posing special pleaders At present they
are enjoying great ovations in France
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
FAR AWAY BOLIVIA.

Bolivian journal calls attention to the fact that since
1853 there has not been either British minister
consul even vice consul in the whole of the repub
lie The of the British residents OF Bolivia
200 in number in the hands of the resident
American minister and it is remarked that he shows
commendable safeguarding British interests Bo
hvia has minister London but there is talk of re-
calling him If England does reciprocae by sending
minister to the far away Andean republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

Along in 1891 the people got to thinking that political
parties had nothing to do with prosperity they voted in
Grover Cleveland -Four years of hard times The
Republican party said it would prosperity if the
people would The people did After the cleo
Populists rdiculed the idea that pros
perity would return. But Il did and Immediately.
has prevailed since. 1t has become so general
that people getting it into their heads again
that politics has nothing TO do with prosperity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
TAILoRs poTE ON HIM.

The shah of Persia is great patron Of the taiIors.
While Paris recently he ordered grey frock coats by
the This is his favorite garment and he
every day. Members Of the monarchs suit are
invariably presented with these grey coats and the
shah nclnes to corpulence the thin members of his
tourage who receive the coats make ridiculous
ance for they expected to them. The Persian
sovereign spent something like million dollars i'm three
weeks Paris the shopkeepers delighted with
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
eoER GENERALS LACK TACT.

for their people the Boer generas-Botha De Wet and
Deiarey-are proceeding with little that MANY Ct
their friends being alenated They declare that
they wish they had first and straight America
The Germans for example losing their proBoer
tments because the generals refused seek their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

The Scotch papers say that the oldfashioned Scottish
Sabbath beginning show signs Of degeneration The
increased passion for golf is and the spirit Of
the times and the bad example Of the people up about
England" is another Still have met worldwandering
Scots who have spoken unkndly Of the rgors OF the
Presbyterian article Of Sunday at home. Perhaps they
wrong talk in this way but something evidently
CRATES their feelings when they recall the first day
OF the week experienced in childhood Religious and
philosophical horizons broadening rapidly whether
rapidly broadly will probably be determined
Buddhsts Vibrationists Christian Scientists
New Thought brooders plain agnostics and thunder
Gus atheists flourish where but century and half
they would invited by the holy inqusition
by the church or state authorities give of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

The single mark in the circle under the eagle
ballot the Republican TICKET straight That
mark must be unacoompanied by any other mark
on the ballot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

When a man postpones voting until the afternoon Of
election day may forget il. something may come
up to prevent him from going to the polls He should
vote the first thing in the morning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

It will take any ten minutes vote on
election day and the citizen who straight Repub-
hcan ticket by putting mark in the circle under
the eagle need only take minute
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
MORE THAN A 4sgvEN-woNDsR.v

United States Geological Survey is at work on
map Of the Grand of Arizona. Considerable
progress made Some Of the lines Of sight be-
tween rianguation stations seventy miles long and
observations only be made to good advantage be-
tween sunrise and a. m between p. and sunset
the work is necessarily slow The signals flash easily
decphered light only square far from Kendrck
peak Point Sublime, distance of si1tythree miles
Accurate elevations have been established on the Bright
Angel trail and is longer necessary to guess how
high is above level 1t is known that from
the rim of the south wall to the river is drop OF 1850
feet Bright Angel and 4s13 feet Grand View while
from the the distance is several hundred feet
greater or more than mile Twenty buildings like the
Masonic Temple Chicago could be superimposed in the
deepest gorge of the Grand without reaching the
top. The Santa Fe railway from Williams to
the rim at Bright Angel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

How much will you advance in life Il yeu have hard
times from 1904 10 1902 What advancement did YOU
IAake from 1892 TO 1892 Vote TO keep prosperity N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

Or Loreaz who is in this country demonstrating that
is always necessary the knife surgery Is
meeting with hearty receptions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

There Is question that John Mitchens compliment
to Pforpon Morgan has telesooped good many peoples
train Of thought.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

4 ticket Ct strong capable men such IS the RepubI
OF Sedgwk county have put up IS worthy the sup
port CT every voter il the county
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

the last years this country had four years Of
hard times That tee much. Don't vote 10 repeat
the dose Of hard times in the years.