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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
CELEBRATING EARLY

II Is the delight OF certain Chicago
tI2rr 10 get intoxicated on every hol-
day IN The year, save CAristmaa But
he makes up Tor this holiday by get
ing drunk one week before
He is employed to unload dirt wag-
ors by a north side contractor Last
Tuesday he was working ont in Lake
View After he had labored for about
four hours. It occurred to him that 1t
was the 18th o. December the day on
which he celebrates Christmas. So he
went to the nearest saloon ANA pur-
chased a plat of whisky. One hour
later n was not able to stand.
In the meantime the dirt wagons
were coming to the dump. The driy-
ers, on not finding the unloader, drove
back with the dirt to the job. There
they told the boss that the unloader
had disappeared. The boss" got into
his buggy and drove to the dump.
Behind a bank of dirt he found his
employe stretched on the ground fast
asleep. Cne foot away was a fire built
"S " HN'i' u'N w N'tp Tue ludn WdIll'
The boss aroused the unloader from
his sleep, and asked him what he
meant by getting intoxicated during
working hours.
Isn't this the 18th of December"
inquired the man.
Yes replied the boss. What OF
that?"
We'll, said the unloader. "as | never
touch a drop ON Christmas | always
celebrate it by getting drunk week
before. Chicago Tribune.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
Doing a Good business.

A Buffalo woman, while shopping
the other day thoughtlessly picked up
an umbrella belonging t. another
woman and started to walk of with it,.
The owner stopped her, and the alb.
sent-minded woman, with many apol
ogise, returned the umbrella.
The incident served to remind her
that they needed some umbrellas in
her own family, so she bought two for
her daughter and one for herself.
Later in the day, when she was on
her way home, armed with the three
umbrellas. she happened to glance up
and saw. directly opposite her in the
car, the very woman with whom she
had had the unfortunate experience
in the morning.
The second woman stared at the
three umbrellas very hard for several
minutes, and then, with a significant
smile, she leaned forward aud said in
an icy tone. Il see you have had suc-
cessful morning
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Okechobee, who for twenty years has
made the border of the lake and the
Everglades mis- home, on one of his
periodical expeditions into one of these
lonesome wilds. noted what he sup
posed to be the pathway of an i'm
mense alligator. For several days he
visited the locality for the purpose of
killing the saurian, but was unsuccess-
full in finding him. He studied some
plan TO outwit it. A large cypress
stood near its pathway and he con-
cluded the best thing for him to do
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

SO far as | have heard" said n
man who got back from South Amcri-
ca recently. the newest practical ap-
plioation of the X-rays has been made
by the postoillce authorities at Buenos
Ayres. They have turned it into a
government detective. aud valuable
one it makes, too
1T is against the law in the Argen-
tine Republic to open registered mail
to examine the contents. and jewelers.
have taken advantage of the fact 10
smugsle jewels into the country in
registered letters and packages on q
large scale.
The authorities knew that tire
smuggling was being done, but there
seemed absolutely no way of stopping
ii short of repeating the law concern
ing registered mail, and that would
have been difficult.
when they were at their wits ends
one day somebody thought of the X
ray, says the New York Sun. An eX-
perimenta apparatus was installed in
short order, and just as was expected,
it revealed watches, chains. rings
gems and all sorts of jewelry in regis
tered mail in astonishing quantities.
Such evidence was, of course, suf-
ficient for a court order to open the
packages, and during single one Of
the first weeks that the plan was tried
more than 100000 worth of property
was confiscated.
"An X-ray machine is now a feature
of every postoffice in the country that
receives foreign mail, and registered,
letter smuggling is as dead as Moses.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

tured back into the neighborhood to
see how things were, and about mile
from where he first saw the snake he
saw large flock of buzzards, and went
TO see what they were after, and there
he found the creature dead and its
body so badly torn by the buzzards
that it was impossible to save the skin.
He, however, secured its head. 1t is
truly frightful looking object. fully
ten inches from jaw to jaw, with ugly.
razor-like teeth.
He described the animal as a dark
color on the back. with dingy white
beneath, and with feelers around its
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

large around as barrel ten feet
farther back.
The snake stopped within easy reach
of his gun, and raised its head to take
a precautionary view of his surround
ings. AS it did, Ferrel opened fire on
it, shooting at its head. Taken by sur
prise the serpent dashed into the marsh
at railroad speed, while Ferrel kept up
fire on It until he had emptied the
magazine of his rifle. but failed to
stop it,
About four days afterwards he ven
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

American and English scientific
periodicals. As a naturalist he had a
wide reputation. and in indulging his
special delight he accumulated treas
ure representing fifty years of per-
sistent labor done in time borrowed
from other pursuits Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

mouth similar to catfish. He has now
gone back into the swamp with the
intention of securing the skeleton and
bringing it back, after which he will
send it to the Smithsonian Institution
IN Washington. Scientists who have
investigated the matter are convinced
that the animal is not a land SERPENT
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
PATHS Prejudice.

Nine Patti would never play in an
opera where anyone has to sit on a
|able. This was because she had NOT
|nade the success in Carmen that she
bad in other operas. She attributed
)his entirely to the fact that she had
P sit on table in the inn scene in the
vecnd act
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner OF the firm OF +. j. Cheney & Co
doing business in the City of Toledo County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will paw
the sum OF ONE HI NDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY
sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. ID. ISs6
tSRALl a. w. GLEAS9M; Mn,aAs' 2N;iu
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
pets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
|of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
T. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, 15c
Halls Family Pills are the best
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
nreedlnr plaee Of cholera.

The marshy ground of the Ganges
delta, with its vast masses of vegeta-
tion, decaying under a tropical sun, is
the native home of the cholera. In that
pestilential region the cholera and
plague are found every year and all
the year round.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

u the higher regions of the Cordil-
as. refuge hUts have been erected for
? poetmen who make their rounds
hte in winter. Even then some OF
&epen perish every winter. IL over
Een by storm lasting several days.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Under the ralm trees of the South?
Beneath the lindens of the Rhein?
Shall | some day be buried in the
desert by strangers hand?
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

hother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
10 the Children's Home in Now York. Cure
teverlshness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
1rdcrs move and regulate tho Bowels and
Destroy Worms Over 10000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 2bc. Sample FRER. Al
dress Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Sweat or fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES. Sold by druggists, 10c. package.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

IFmetimes a man is judged by his ap-
|hrance and sometimes by his disap-
|arance. Chicago Daily News.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

.cause of Indigestion, This sorry tale
Euld not have been told If the system
Ia been regulated and the digestion per-
I.ted by the use of Natures remedy
brheid Tea. This wonderful herb nedi-
he cures all forms of stomach. liver
Ia bowel arrangements, cleanses the
Istem, purihes the blood and lays the
|undation for long life and continued
sod health. Garfield Tea Is equally good
D Young and old.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

You can find almost amy kind of boy
Ecept the one whose sympathies in II
yht between IA cat and dog are with
(e cat.-Atchison Globe.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Iou say he laughed "a hollow laugh,
( sinner!" How could that be when
ID Just had his dinner Harlem Life.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

(Nodd-I can't ask you to dinner, old
man, because we have 10 cook.
Todd-And can't ask you because
we have one-Detroit Free Press.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

1t is stated upon good authority that
there are now 1000 active Mormon
proselyters scattered widely over the
world.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

The latest society fad among the
fashionable women in England is that
OF being photographed as a moving
picture.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
A Good way to Begin 1909.

Cleanse the system. purify the blood
I'd regulate the liver, kidneys. stomach
Id bowels with the Herb medicine, Gar
I'D Tea, thus insuring happiness and
salth for the New Year.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06
PH0STRATE WITH RHEUMATIC FE-
YER SIX TIMES WITHIN
TWENTY YEARS.

This was the case of Mr.. Eli Wilt
shire OF Landsdown Terrace, Calne,
Wis. who during this time suffered the
most intense agony. He writes:
81 heartily indorse the testimonials
which you publish of st. Jacobs Oil
as a pain killer, for | have been suf-
ferer from rheumatism and kindred
complaints at different times during
the last twenty years. have been
laid PROSTATE with rheumatic fever six
times during that period, therefore
consider know something about rheu-
matism. During all of these twenty
years | have tried various advertised
rheumatic remedies, oils, ointments
and embrocations. None Of them gave
me much relief, but when tried ST. ia
cobs Oil found quite different results.
IL eased the pain almost Immediately
and has done for me what all lotherrem-
edies put together never began to do.
Il could give you several cases that
have been cured, which have come un
der my notice, and through my recon-
mendation; also one of toothache one
of faceachc, and one of sore throat.
81 have recommended st. Jacobs Oh
and shall continue to do so by every
means in my power, as l consider you
deserving of every support"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

FsJake-Cora has an aquiline nose,
|lasn't she?
Fake-How could l know? She al
|yays turns it up at me.-Harlem Life.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

The cost of schools for Indian chill
',lren to the government was $2,4S9, ,525
i'll 1899. The enrolment was 26,54I.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

The organization of reserves will
ve Sweden total army of 100000
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Prayer should sound of thank you"
as much as of please"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

there, ] shall always be encirclod by
Gods heaven, and at night thp stars
above me will be my funeral lamps
New York Tribune.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Dou't scrub your refrigerator witt
warm water
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

ALL UP TO DATE HOUsEK EEPERs
luse Defiance Cold Water Starch. because
Is better and OF. more of 1t for same
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Don't use butter for frying purposes
IT dccomposes and is unwholesome.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

7. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Uhlidren teethng foftcns the gums. reduces in-
NfatiOn, alnys pain, cures wind cole. 25c bottle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Don't put butter III your refrigerator
with the wrapings on.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

should use DIR. SEELYE'S NER-VENA.
1t makes rich, red blood. All druggists.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

large @-oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
cents. The Russ Company. South Bend Ind
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

The heart that sings. wings itself to
heaven.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

Don't pour boiling water over china
NJ ed in "A pan.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

-, uH cr0Ss pan Blue. Largo 2-oz package 8
cents 1he Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-06

he is thoroughly conversant with the
feelings and prejudices of the Latin
peoples. besides speaking the language
as mother tongue.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30

About fifty earthquakes yearly, accord
ing to Prof John Milne, disturb the
world throughout its mass. Between
Jan. I, 1899, and Jan. I, 1902, the world
shaking earthquakes numbered 1876, Of
which twenty-five originated west and
south OF Alaska. fourteen west Of Central
America. sixteen west of the Antilles.
twelve west of the Andes, twenty-nine
east oil North Japan, forty-one south and
east of lava. seventeen north of Mauritus.
twenty-five on the east side of the North
Atlantic three on the west side of the
North Atlantic. three in the North Allan
tic and fourteen 10 the Balkan, Caucasian
and Himalayan regions. These sources
are near the base OF the steepest fexures,
are all submarine except the last three
and their boundary ridges are mostly lin
ed with volcanic peaks. Both on land
and under the Sea the great earthquakes
seem to be accompanied by deepening
Of he burrows and an elevation of the
flanking ridges The elevation may re-
open iong-sealed volcanoes, as in the
eruplions in the Antilles in 1902 1918,
1866 1897. 1902 1872, 1896, and 1902.
The sm ii earthquakes, OF which ten thou
50 nd a year are recorded in the world,
have no sensible connection with volca-
noes
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssasa soo Of &sxH2zzzN
AN UNUSUAL OFFER.
r. w. Buchanan guarantees MILO
ma to cure dyspepsia.

Your money back If you want it is the
way in which F. ". Bucknam the pop
ular druggist is selling Mi-o-na, the great
dyspepsia remedy.
This is an unusual plan, but Mi. o-na
has so much merit and ia so almost in
variably successful in curing all forms
of indigestion that he runs but little
risk in selling under guarantee of this
kind.
Do not be miserable or make your
friends miserable with your dyspepsia.
MILO ma will cure you. If it does not
tell Mr.. F. w. Buchanan that you want
your money back and he will cheerfully
refund it.
A change for the better will be seen
from the first few doses of Mi-o-na and
its continued use will soon give perfect
indigestion and enjoyment of food.
Miro ma has been so uniformly success
full and made so many remarkable cures
that every box is sold under positive
guarantee to refund the money If it does
not cure. What fairer proposition
could be made?
F. w. Buchanan gives his personal
guarantee of "money back if you want
1t" with every box of Mi o-na that he
sells. A guarantee like this speaks
volumes for the merit of the remedy.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30
Gardening In Alaska.

According to Mr.. Middleton Smith,
naturalist to the international polar
expedition, probably the first expert
mental gardening In Alaska north of
the arctic circle was that done by the
expedition at Point Barrow, Alaska,
1888. The land close to the coast is
practically free from SNOW by the 9th
of June. On June 13 the seeds of let
tuce. radish and mustard were sown.
The mustard failed to terminate. On
the 10th of July, twenty-seven days
after seeding and nineteen days after
termination, harvesting began. The
lettuce leaves were from one to two
inches in width and from three to four
inches in length. The radlshes, spher-
ical in form, were from a half inch to
an inch in diameter. The condition of
these vegetables at the time Of harvest
was perfect. The quality could not be
excelled. A study Of the conditions I'M
der which the plants terminated and
matured is not only curiously interest
ing, but suggests that there was some
stimulating force, perhaps the large
amount of atmosphcrical electricity,
which caused them to arrive At matur-
ity In much shorter period than those
grown in temperate zones. Inasmuch
as the summer season Is very brief it Is
absolutely necessary that plant life in
the far north should arrive at maturity
very quickly.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30
Fis l
Fid 2

SLED FOR CORN sHoCKs-sTUBBLE CUTTER.
against the shoulder on the crosspeces.
Three more crosspieces of, say, ia by
a or by inch stuff are used on top of
the runners. These fit In notches cut In
the runners and extend far enough to
hold on each side of the sled an inch
board about six inches wide. The run
ners may be about four feet apart, and
the crosspieces extend nine inches on
each side. This makes the sled FIVE and
half feet wide. but the width may be
adapted to the length of the corn In
the shocks. A stake or standard three
or four feet high at each corner com
pletes the sled. Round off the bottom
edges of the runners somewhat so that
the sled will turn more easily and
draw with chain and spreader
In addition to the foregoing an Ohio
Farmer correspondent describes the
other devices illustrated as follows:
When the corn is large, it Is usually
cut high on the stalks to save the
weight and bulk of the surplus fodder.
stalk is not of much feeding value any
way and Is best left in the field. The
large stubble, however Is very trouble
some when preparing for seeding or
even when husking the corn in the
field, and the device shown in Fig. 2
is intended for use In cutting of the
stubble close to the ground. Make
Ie,
five inches wide. Nail the frame on a
couple of 2 by inch scantlings which
serve as runners, using a crosspiece OF
the same material as the runners at
the rear to hold it securely. From an
old crosscut saw or any piece Of thin
steel that may be found available make
two blades which bolt on the frame as
illustrated. Have the blades ground
sharp ON their outer edges and let them
project one and half or two inches
from the boards. Draw 1t by an iron
ball or q chain, to which attach sin
gletree for the horse. A bow shaped
handle may be put on at the rear to
lift the contrivance about with II 1t is
thought necessary. Make the frame
wide enough to cut two rows.
For hauling the husked fodder to the
stack or shed there are several good
homemade racks in use for sled and
wagon. and as n rule every farmer has
his own way for handling the fodder
with the least work. For ourselves we
consider the low wheeled and broad
tired wagon with simple low rack the
best on which to haul the stover, but
many haul on u sled, and where there
is but one man to do the work sled
is always used. Fig. 3 is a rough
sketch of a simple method of arranging
a sled for fodder hauling. Make sim
pie rack of rough boards and strips,
the same as is often done for hauling
small loads of straw about the stable
in winter Procure two scantlings or
poles eight or ten feet long. Cut
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30

Twenty-Five acres are said to com
prise the commercial ginseng growing
area of the United States most of it
being In Cortland and Onondaga coun-
ties, N. Y.
California is the great lima bean
growing state, commercially consd-
cred. The estimated yield last year
was $4,000 sacks of eighty pounds.
The 1902 cranberry crop of the Unit
ed States is estimated by the American
Cranberry Growers association at 725,-
600 bushels against 100000 bushels in
1901.
The average condition at harvest of
winter and spring wheat combined was
so against 1913 last year. 69.6 In 1900
and a ten year average of 1919, accord
ing to the government report.
A decrease In the number of stock
hogs now being fattened as compared
with the number year ago In every
important hog raising state except
Pennsylvania Is reported by Statisti-
clan Hyde.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30
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piece out of one end of each so as to
make q shoulder on the scantling where
1t rests against the underside of the
middle knee of the sled and notch
where 1t rests on top of the rear knee.
Nail one or two boards on to the scant-
lings to hold them apart A pin through
each just in front of the rear sled knee
holds attachment in place, and it may
be tied with wire or a small rope to
hold it more securely. The scantlings
should not extend too far in the rear.
The back standards of the sled may be
three or four feet in height. The
amount of extra fodder that the sled
will hold is considerable The tail rack
may be quickly removed when you
have finished using it.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30

Uralite. the new freproof building ma
terial is the invention of Colonel Ichenet-
sky OF the Russian artillery Its basis is
asbestos the fbres OF which are separat-
ed, made into pulp with whiting and suit
abe coloring matter in water, and then
rolled into thin sheets. these sheets being
cemented together 10 any desired thick
ness by repeated treatment with water
glass and bicarbonate of soda. Calcium
chloride is finally used to remove all traces
of soda. The fnisheJ material Can be
nailed and glued like wood. resists not
only fame and intense heat, but also
free zing and moisture, has double the
strength Of Portland cement, and for
floors, ETC., costs seven cents per square
foot.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-30

Portland Advertiser: We again ask
the seven men who will represent Port
land In the next legislative session at
Augusta to see to 1t that they help the
good women Of Maine n their endeavor
to clean out the so-called "midway'
feature Of our country fairs. No fair
corporation which admits Objectionable
performances to its grounds, receiving
money for the privileges involved,
should be allowed to draw its stipend
from the treasury of the state, and we
hope the session beginning two months
hence will have such legislation as one
OF its results.