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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

Remember above all, that the truest
thing ever said of strong drink is that
ii is a ''mocker."
Every sensation that comes from
whisky is a mockery. Every promise
based on whisky is mockery. The
strength of whisky is mock strength.
The friendships of whisky are mock
friendships. How often have you seen
such hideous mockeries OF friendships
drunken men with arms around eachI
other protesting friendship eternal? =
Whisky mocks hideously all the sacred
feelings in life and it destroys them
all.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

Many persons who otherwise know
litle of early church histC have
read "Quo Vadis?" and have marveled
at the calmness and steadfastness of
the Christians under persecution there
set forth. Men, women and children,
for the sake of the Name, faced tor
ture with song on their lips. Their
quiet peace is drawn by the author in
sharp contrast to the torments which
possessed the soul of Nero. The rea-
son for the Christians calm and peace,
by means of which the Christian
world was so profoundly impressed, is
found of course, only in their faith
in Jesus Christ. They had accepted
him, and in so doing received the mys-
terious and divinely bestowed peace
which is more precious than all the
world beside.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

r. T. Abbott, the civil engineer and
contractor, tells a good story about a
German sawmill proprietor OF his ac-
quaintance. The sawmill man used
refuse from the mill for fuel. The
machinery was pretty much back num-
ber, and one day the agent for a firm
came to the plant, and, after looking
ii over, told the German that he would
put in new and improved machinery
for about $4,000, which would reduce
the amount of fuel used one-half While
The fuel cost nothing, il required four
men to provide it, and the German
was assured that two men could do the
work after the new machinery was in
stalled 1t looked like good propo-
sition, and the sawmill man gave the
agent the order. A few months after
the machinery was installed the agent
called again. The German gave him
a gloomy stare. What's the matter ?
Don't the machinery do all claimed
for it?" asked the agent. "Yes, aber
l overlook Something's" What was
that?" Vile II dakes only two men
to handle de fuel, IL dakes de udder
two men to haul away vat We dldn t
use pefore. and team pesides. "-~Du-
luth News Tribune.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

In speaking of the increase in the
number of cases admitted during the
year 1900 to the Royal Edinburgh asy-
lum, the physician superintendent, DR..
Clouston, in his annual report was un-
able to avoid the conclusion that this
was due to large extent to the ex-
cessive use of alcoholic stimulants dur
ing times of prosperity, attended with
brisk trade and high wages. DIR. Clous-
ton makes an earnest plea for legis-
latiye or state means for the diminu-
ton of alcoholism. He rightly con-
tends that it is an irrational applica-
ton of the doctrine of liberty to grant
to every man the inalienable right to
render himself burden to others and
a source of degradation and danger TO
the community.-Ram's Horn.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10
A white Night in sleepy Hollow.

The old Dutch church that Irving loved
Shows all its windows thick with frost
Deep are the SHOWS upon its roof.
It's ancient groves i'm drifts are lost:
The icy pond and ruined mill
The bridge beyond the willows, where
The headless horseman rode by night,
Is built of carved marble now,
The winding road Is smoothly white,
The bushes sheeted specters pale
In Sleepy Holow's haunted vale.
But in the woodlands snowy heart
little brook / cannot see
Among the stifiiy frozen reeds
still Keeps its merry spirit free,
And with a steadfast faith sublime
Sings of the joys of summertime.
-Minna Irving, in the Era.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

friction over Twentieth Century Fund.
There is little friction between the
missionary society OF the Methodist
Church North and the twentieth cen
tury fund commission. Those who are
not members of both organizations al
Arm and deny, as the case Is, the inter
ference with the missionery offerings
ito the extent of 100000, by the collec-
aion of Sl5,O00,000 to pay church debts.
rrhe society has now perfected its open
door emergency fund commission, ana
will next week announce the details.
1T is claimed that the increase In com
municants In Methodist foreign mis-
sions during the last decade has been
has per cent. Methodist churches gave
hast year more than during any pre-
Vious year save one. yet the amount Is
not sufficient to meet this phenomenal
demand The bishops of the new com
mission are Bishops Andrews, Fowler
and Thoburn, and field secretaries have
been named for New England, the mid
nle Atlantic states, Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Kansas City, California and
Southern divisions. These secretaries
are to undertake the holding of great
missionary meetings and the distribu-
tion of missionary literature. Metho-
dists hold that crisis has come in
their mission work; that contributions
must be increased or the work suffer
retrenchment The object of the COM
mission will be to increase the income
of the society this year to 81 100000.
The printed announcement of the un-
dertaking concludes with a call to
prayer.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

Here is a saying of one wise man
OF the Talmud.
Until forty years of age, eating is
best; after forty years drinking is
hest"
A man in Maine has celebrated his
one hundred and fifth birthday. He
announces that he is moderate
whisky drinker
A great many immoderate whisky
drinkers will probably hold up this
very old person as proof that there is
no harm in their whisky habit
A man looking for an excuse for
drinking can always find one. There
is not much use in arguing with him
1t is hard enough to appeal success
fully to a man who actually wants to
stop drinking
We shall 40 no arguing, but point
out
First, there is wisdom in the Ial-
mudic saying, at least to this extent:
In mature years, and especially in very
old age, stimulants taken very mod
erately are usually beneficial; some
times they are absolutely necessary.
But stimulants are useful in old age
Cnly when their use follows upon
temperate youth.
~ other words, the young man who
ieaN es whisky alone and leaves alone
all ether strong drinks is saving up
for lis old age remedy that will be
useful, that will help him over many
years.
1t is quite certain that the man in
maine who was a moderate whisky
idrinker at the age of 105 took little
or nothing to drink in his early youth.
Such good effect as stimulants can
have upon the heart when it becomes
weak through old age cannot be Sc
cured by the man who has discounted
the future by early indulgence. Let
this be held in memory.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

1t is selfishness in every instance
that makes the hard-hearted man.
He comes to regard himself in a class
by himself, and by his reasoning,
things not allowable for himself are
permissible for him. 1t is perfectly
possible for nation to become kind
hearted, as well as it is for an indi-
vidual to become so. Argument and
sophistry can harden our national
heart.-Rt.-Rey. +, Burgess. bishop,
Long Island, Brooklyn. New York.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

In 1858 the first Baptist service held
at Santa Clara, Cal, was conducted un-
der an oak tree. When the Baptist
society decided to build a church the
site on which the tree stood was Sc
lected. This monster of the forest,
which cast an acre OF shade, was then
cut down at height of twenty-five feet
and the trunk was cut into lumber
The big stump was partially followed
and allowed to stand as the church
tower A high steeple was erected on
it and the church was built from the
lumber made from the giant oak
When the church was completed 1000
feet OF lumber remained unused The
building is thirty feet wide by seventy
feet deep.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10
wOula EllmInate prIrato anIn

Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. British
Secretary OF State for the Colonies,
proposed government control of the
liquor traffic as the safest way OF
minimizing its evils. He suggests the
total elimination of any idea of pri-
vate gain in the retail sale of liquor.
Mr.. Bright, Mr.. Forster, Mr. Glad
stone and many other leading English
statesmen have advocated the same
idea. 1t is substantially the Gothen-
burg system applied to English COR
ditions
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

Mr. Robert Chapman OF the Ply.
mouth brethren, though in his Tooth
year, is stll hale and heCrty For
more than seventy years he has
preached without interruption at
Barnstaple. England, and the broth
rem make long pilgrimages to hear
him. As a young man Mr.. Chapman
was solicitor. practicing in London
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10
For the Quiet HorsT.
II cligious Thought and Sentiment That
Should Interest All.

which count. All the richness, all the
sweetness, all the true, deep powers
OF life, come out of the quiet qualities
Of strength and endeavor Let us re-
member the Eastern parable, and not
be misled by the vain rush OF a noisy
life into choosing 1t instead OF a great
and noble and fruitful one.-Ram's
Horn.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

There's nothing 80 easy as living
when we've learned the way to live
And nothing so easy as giving
When the heart Is willing TO give.
And uur load isn't hard to bear,
n We follow the light within,
For the God is everywhere.
And there b. no sorrow and sin.
We have lots to give If Wen give II,
And no matter how poor We seem,
nThc Gospel of Truth, II We live IT,
WIN drive away poverty's dream
The way to receiving Is giving.
However so little II be;
Ana love Is the keynote of living.
The love that makes every one free.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-10

The Action Of .i'cohoI on Muscle.
At recent meeting OF the New
York Academy of Sciences +, S. Lee
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
WATSON RESIGNS.

Thomas Watson. Great Record Keep.
er Of the Knights Of the Modern
Maccabees for Michigan has rendered
his resignation, to take effect Nov. 1,
1902 This action on the part Of Mr..
Watson is to be- regetted by the
membership Of this great fraternaI
order in Michigan, and IL is to be
hoped that man Of the caliber of
Honest Tom" Watson can be found
TO take his place. The interests Of the
order are his interest, and this ac.
counts for his determination to yacate
the Office for some other aspiring
Knight. Mr. Watson will continue
to work for the order he loves so well,
and we expect to hear good reports
from his future work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
AT THE POWER PLANT.

The work at the power plant this
week is confined chiefly TO work in
the wheel pit This work Is interest
ing to one not initiated into the myst-
cries OF the construction OF water
power plants as It is in this pit that
,he power is generated which is to
turn the wheels that will pump the
water and run the dynamos
There are two Of these pits. the total
width Of the two being "a feet. The
rock was blasted out so as TO get
level and solid foundation and on this
foundation there is constructed con
crete wall six teet thick on the two
sides and the end Of the pit next to
the water fall There is a dividing
wall of concrete iS inches thick be-
tween the two pits. When this outer
wall reached a height OF six feet from
the bottom OF the pit two steel tubes
were fitted int the end OF the wall next
to the water. These tubes are five
feet in diameter and it is through
them that the water will pass from the
pond onto the wheels. There will be
gates in front of the tubes 50 that the
water can be shut off at will. The
wheels will be encased in steel jacket
and the water after passing about the
wheels will run off in the tail race
below The power house will be con-
structed Immediately over these wheel
pits and on the solid concrete az a
foundation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
SHORT NOTES.
Mrs and Mrs Trebilcock and child
rem are at Iron Mountain today.

Mrs. and Mrs Trebilcock and child
rem are at Iron Mountain today.
John Sarsell and Alma West. both
OF Crystal Falls, were married by
Rev. Hoikka last Sunday
Mrs. d H. Margison returned TODAY.
from three months visit with old
friends in New Brunswick.
The Supervisors met Friday in n
short session TO complete the work
OF the annual meeting. All of the
taxes excepting the invalid taxes of
1900 in Hematite township and in
CRYSTAL Fall city were e-assessed.
The Sunshine Society will meet
for work Wednesday afternoon. n,
the home Of Mrs. Rowley. We should
be glad to have more of the ladies
meet with us. We are prepariu,
fancy and useful articles for a Holiday
market and will be very glad OF any
10 our collection. come
and work with us.
J. X. Hooper who holds options on
some of the Houghton county lands
and has spent great deal OF money
in an attempt to locate a paying body
OF ore thereon, has asked the board of
supervisors TO reduce the royalties thev
ask on their lands TO figure at which
people interested in mineral properties
will consider them. The HouQhtcn
board OF supervisors will certainly
make a mistake II they 10 not grant
Mr.. Hooper's request The royalties
hat they ask are those ruling in the
palmy days of mining years ago but
not in keeping with the going royalties
II today. Some Of the royalties in
he Crystal Falls district are as low
Is 2 cent per ton.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
A BOLD HOLD-UP
Two Men Robbed in Regular
Western Style on the Rail-
Road Track Below
Stager.

Stager was the scene Of robbery
last Sunday night that, for a time,
completely stirred mp the handful OF
people that live at the little junction
point, Excitement was at fever heat
there about the time that the evening
passenger train arrived and it remain
ed at that point until the return of the
searching party that went after the
man VINO was reported to be nearly
dead at the scene of the hold up.
The story, Of the affair as nearly as
we have been able to learn is as fol
luws Four men from the railroad
camp at Stager went to Florence in
the forenoon and were returning from.
there late in the AFTERNOON Two were
from Chicago and give their names
and Ole Anderson and Erick Stein
The other two were from everywhere
and gave their names and John
Ande Il and Frank Danielson Stein
mas been up in this country several
winters and worked at Atkinson
Stein and Anderson were walking
ahead and. Immediately after crossing
Brule bridge they were assaulted from
behind by the other two who felled
Stein t. the track with blow over
the head from an air hose that one Of
them carried in his hand. and over
powered Anderson The assaulters
then demanded the money that the
downed men had and threatened to
throw them ia the river because they
didn dig mp more 1t is evident that
the robbers thonght that the two men
had more money than they din have
for they insisted on getting more after
the men had given up all that they
had
Anyway the robbers left the men
and returned 10 Florence. Anderson
MADE his WAY to Stager for assistance
TO get his partner there. Stein bsing
badly punished A few men went
down on handcar but did not find
the man for he heard them coming
and fearing that it was the same gang
that robbed him. he crawled into the
bushes and lay quiet Later on he
to get to Stager Word had
been sent to the authorities at Florence
and they Immediately hastened ont to
intercept the robbers and about 200
o clock they succeeded in catching
them. They were brought here the fol-
loving morning by deputy jackson and
placed in jail to await examination
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
ST. PAUL COPPER RANGE RvMoRs.

Again the rumor is in circulation of
the absorption OF the Cope Range rail
road by the st Paul This time the
news comes from the east and with
it is connected the recent trip OF the
St Paul directors over the Copper
range.
Regarding the rumored deal the
Hancock journal, remarkably we'll
ia formed Journal on copper Range
matters says
Much speculation is being INDUCED
IN as to the purchase Of the Copper
Range BY the Chicago Milwaukee a.
ST. Paul Nothing can be learned
from official sources Of an authentic
nature, but that something is going on
with respect to the future policy of
both lines is generally conceded
In some circles the firm belief exists
that the purchase of the road by the
st. Paul company is contemplate
while others we'll informed, are
of the opinion that the trend of events
is leading to closer business relation
chip between the respective lines. and
possibly the diverting OF the st. Paul
company main line TO the Mass City
route.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
! sACCIDETALLY SHOT.
lee Wilson Receives Charge of Shot
in His Back From Companbon's
Gun.

Last sunday several boys from the
city, among them Lee Wilson and
august Widstrand. went hunting
down on the plains They
|were returning from th cir hunt in
INDIAN file. one behind the other.
when Widstrand proceeded to tax
|he cartridge out Of mis- gan In
|loing SO he held the gun pointed ahead
towards Wilson who was the one next
10 him. In some unexplainable way
he gun was discharged and the load
f shot lodged in Wilson back just
hinder the right shoulder blade. The
boys were all thoroughly scared but
Lee was brave and walked on to the
|Ity, distance of several miles with
but fiinching or murmuring August
Mas fully as scared as Lee and felt
|iery badly over il ever since but it
sassan accident pure and simple.
ee was placed at once under sur
llal treatment and an effort made to
Extract the shot but to the present
|vriting the effort has been unsuccess-
[ul. There was lot OF the wadding
|rom the gun imbedded Id the flesh
ed all Of that has been removed.
patient is getting on nicely at
4 writing and no harm will come
] "a his adventure.
While the accident was an unfortun-
LIE one 1t proved in the end to be
Eery fortunate one for had the gun
|een swerved but an inch or so from
q position that it was in when the
|harge was fired, this tale would have
cen much different
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25

/ addition to the raising Of the bridge
there will have to BE- constructed a
side for tn fume through which the
logs are to be run This will be built
of cribbing similar to an ore dock.
The length Of this side will be about
200 feet and it will have to be built
solid 50 as to stand the butting from
the logs that will come down. The
old cribbing was pulled down during
the week 1t had done duty at the
bridge for long time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25

r. f. Mcdonnell has decided 10
move his blacksmith shop to his re-
sidence lot on Sixth street where he
can be found by mis- many old costom
ers. Mr.. Mcdonnell was prompted In
this move from desire 70 put in a
larger equipment He intends TO put
in small planer, saws etc. so that the
service that he be able TO give his Gust
omers will equal that to be had in any
larger city.
Mr. Mcdonnell is a progressive black
smith and we hope to see him succeed
In his new venture.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25

The Harris Department stare is
Offering some excellent inducement
to buyers Read their ad.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
RAISING THE BRIDGE.

The street force is at work raising
he wagon bridge which crosses the
|aint River at the falls. This move
|. made necessary blythe construction
\ the water power dam and the rood
bg Of the surrounding territory. The
hidtle OF the bridge will be raised
\ i~;lhes above It's former level and
he north end Of il will be elevated 8
|,et from where IL formerly stood.
|,reet Commissioner Rumback has the
|b In charge aw is doing good work
n II. He is putting in two extra
hers which he is constructing Of hem
TX logs. The piers are 10 IA crib
Ia up and filed with rock.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
AMASA MURDER.
John Johnson Met Death Vn-
der Suspicious Circnm-
stances Sunday Night.

That John johnson was murdered i'm
his own house at Amasa last Sunday
morning no one acquainted with the
circumstances in the case questions,
but that the responsibility of the
crime will be fastened on the guilty
party way be questioned Ii
will require great skill on the part OF
the public officials to get at the
true facts in the case as the parties to
the affair are all foreigners and when
pressed on the subject they hide be-
hind the excuse Of mo understand
to every question intended to trap
them
johnson was found living beside his
own doorstep stone dead on Sunday
morning His father in-law. John
Lindquist, was the one that report, d
the find and he says that Mrs. john
son told him of her husband cor
dition and brought him to the scene.
They took the corpse into the house
and then Mrs. Johnson objected ana
had the body removed to the cellar.
with the remark dead man no
good Later on the word was spread
around and the Americanzed portion
u the town began to grow suspicious
and the officials were notified Of
their suspicious DR. Redner. the
mining physician, was called in and
he unhesitatIngly stated that the man
came to his death from violence
All parties to the affair were at once
placed under arrest by the orders Of
Prosecuting Attorney Watson who be.
gan systematic and thorough invest
iagtion into the matter He conducted
his Investigation quietly and separated
and isolated all those concerned in
the affair with instructions not to al
low anyone TO see them The doctors
were set at work conducting AN autopsy
ON the body and the inquest was post
poned until Thursday
JoAnoson was last seen at 900 "A. m.
sunday morning by a fellow named
Micluel Moriarity pounding at his
own door tor admission. lie was
drunk and had jnst beel 10 a saloon
Tor some whiskey. He asked Mor.arity
t. help nim get into the house.
Aoriartiy did a. rquested and when
he Knocked on the door il was opened
by Mrs Johnson who was also drunk
Inside Of the house, in the kitchen.
was Mrs. johnson aud Matt SWAN
maa When johnson was admitted
Moriarity went away and that was the
last that anyone saw Of johnson alive
Mrs. Johnson and the man claim that
Johnson went out again for bottle Of
whiskey and fell off the steps. but as
his neck was not broken and there
were no marks on the body that would
naturally result from fall, this story
is seriously questioned There were
three little children in the house AT
the time but their mouths are sealed
mp tight, so far and nothing can be
gotten ont Of them
The parties 70 the affair are all
Firms and have bad regulations John
son was a quarrelsome fellow and
a bad man with knife. The
general opinion is that johnson and
the fellow Matt got into quarrel
and that Matt either pounded him
to death or threw him off the steps
The evidence in the coroner INQUEST
(which was held after the above was
written) can be found in the Amasa
columns and throws great deal Of
light on the subject
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-10-25
cATHoLIo CHuRcH socIAI.

The first social OF the season will be
held at the Catholic parsonage on
Wednesday evening, October. 80. The
social will begin at 8 30 aud the ad.
mission will be 10 cents A first rate
time is promised 10 all who attend and
the proceeds will be used for the
support Of the church IL is the
intention to have several Of these
socials during the winter at different
residences.