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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
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special funeral car was made by o
Boston firm for the purpose or con-
veying her remains to the grave. 1t
was about IA feet in length and six in
width and was covered almost entire
ly with heavy black broadcloth fes-
tooned and reaching TO within lS
inches OF the ground. -Four horses
drew the car. and at the head OF each
animal n man walked. AS the casket
weighed about 100 pounds. the serv-
ices OF eight or ten men were required
to lift II over the balcony of The house
the windows being too narrow. In
Mrs. Killers WILL which was filed after
her death, she gives one-half of the
income of the estate to her surviving
husband, who at the time of the death
of her late husband was their coach
man, who could neither read nor write,
and changed his name. upon marrying
the widow, to Hitler. The will gives
$4,000 in trust for maintenance Of the
family lot in the Winchester ceme-
terry, and $1,000 each to the Massa-
chusetts Homeopathic hospital and
Boston City hospital. One-half of the
net income of Mrs. Hitler is left TO be
divided between Yale university and
the Hospital Cottages for Children at
Baldwinsville Mass. Upon the deCth
Of Mr.. Hitler the entire principal of
these institutions. The grave clothes
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
S.vlS of the AIinuet.

There is an interesting story told OF
the minuet, which is, perhaps, the most
popular of ell Paderewski's compost
tions. Paderewski, while a professor
at the Conservatoire of Warsaw. was
one evening at the house OF the Polish
poet. Swlcztochowski, who expressed
the opinion that no living composer
could compare with Mozart in beauty
and simplicity At the moment Pa
derewski merely shrugged his shoul-
ders, but the following evening he APP
peared and asked permission to play
his host a little thing of Mozart's
which perhaps he did not know. He
played the minuet. Swicztochowskl
was enraptured and cried triumphant
iy: Now you must acknowledge that
a piece like that could not have been
written in our time!" We'll" said
Paderewski, quietly, that happens tc
be minuet composed by me-"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
4 Tragedy in Slums
Ronopce in tho Low Life
of New York ~
RomoDce in tho Low Life

over for lot Of nuts that couldn't do
nothing but rush the can end spiel at
a chOwder."
'Mebbe amt got over being stuck
on you yet" was the reply.
Cut it out Tim, for your own good.
Everybody knows me, and while you
think that way you couldn't stand it
fer long" was the reply.
The strength of the love that never
he'd died insisted that the woman re-
form and marry Sullivan. He told
her he had money enough to go away
from New York, that in some other
state there would be nothing to remind
hsl of her past. She thought for a
while and said: "Timmie, | always lik
ed you. | was fool, but was young.
If I thought you wouldn't regret 1t
would marry you tomorrow. In this
way the affair was fixed up. She Wis
tied few of her friends and conflded
to them she was going to get married.
"Have a ball?' said one.
mo, I've cut it; I'm on the water
cart for good" was the reply
Clean the pipe, Mary. and ia;,e
another draw" urged the girl known
as her side partner
Mary hesitated. The temptation was
great She yielded, and in a couple Of
hours more Mary Queen was herself
She had pummeled a bartender who
laughed when she told him she was
going to be married and broken a mir
ror with whisky glass. When she
got sober she went out and bought n
bottle of carbolic acid and drank it.
1t was on Saturday, in ST. Vincents,
the doctors told her she could not live
and she sent for Tim. He came and
held her hand. She talked little. She
said she was sorry, but after breaking
her word with him she didn't care TO
live. III keep mine with you, Mary,
was his reply, and on Sunday morning
Father Donohue. of the hospital, mar
ried them. The witnesses were the
painter of the hospital and the nurse
May Queen was just able to MS
mur the Il wills" The next morning
Mrs. Mary Queen Sullivan died.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
In Court Because
Game
Fathers Will Directed Sons
HOAAhGsostOP stO Pasture the Animals

for the cows Since 1895 it is charged
that Mrs. Margaret Kingsland, admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband,
Joseph, has refused to feed the COWS
as directed by the Will. Miss Kings
land then employed counsel to secure
the carrying out of the provisions OF
the Will and to recover through the
Supreme Court $1,000, the amount the
Kingsland sisters have spent for hay
and pasture since 1895. When Miss
Kingsland's attorney came to draw his
declaration in the Supreme Court suit
he could find no form that fitted the
case. He wrote tc James d. Cockroft.
editor of the American and English
Encyclopedia of Forms and Prece-
dents, for advice. Mr. Cockroft re-
pliod that q care tul search failed 20
disclose a case in any way similar TO
the one i0 point. The ehancery suit
will come before the vice chancellor
again eE Monday.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
Cows

In the Court of Chancery at Jersey
City a case has begun for which. it is
said, there is no precedent either in
this country or England. An order
was obtained from Vice-Chancellor
Pitney, requiring Margaret e. Kings
land OF Nutley. N. j.. executrix of the
estate of her husband. Joseph Kings
land, to show cause why she should
not be compelled to furnish hay and
pasturage for two cows. In 1878 JOS
cph Kingsland of Nutley died, dividing
an estate of $600000 by will between
his daughters Margaret and Martha
and his sons Richard and Joseph. The
will also provided that so long as the
two daughters lived the sons should
furnish hay and pasture for horse
and a COW for each. The sons entered
into an agreement whereby Richard
was to furnish the hay and pasture for
the horses, and Joseph was to provide
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

Now that we have been indalging in
heat waves of our own. it Is cheering
to know that in February OF this year
Buenos Ayres struggled through one
of the hottest periods that that city
has known since the white man went
there. There were about 200 cases
of heat prostration and sunstfoke, and
of these more than 200 proved fatal.
Many persons supposed that this sun
sickness was caused by plague. or mis-
chievous ccntagion, and comrittee
of doctor was appointed to find the
true reason for so many fatalities.
They arrived at the only conclusion
possible, and that was that it was all
due to the effects of excessive and
humid heat. They pointed ont that
the important factors in the virulent
development of the sickness were the
unhealthful conditions Of life in parts
of the city and the bad quality OF
stimulants consumed by the poorer
classes.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

OF its kind ever constructed in recent
times, and when the body of Doctor
Hitler was laid away q watchman at
once began to guard it from vandals.
in order to make assurance doubly
sure the mausoleum was buried deep
under load after load Of earth and
gravel till nothing but rounded hill
lock, a sort of monster anthill marked
where it was. A plan was made show
ing the location of the door OF the
tomb, and from these directions the
diggers made the opening 10 the door.
Mrs. Hitler Is quoted in an interview
given some time ago as saying that she
has borne % children, IA of whom
were twins, all now dead, although
this is denied by some of the woman's
relatives Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Ayers. and she Is said TO
have changed her name to Frances be-
cause II suited her better, She was
married three times. The funeral was
as ostentatious and unique as was
that OF DIR. Henry Hitler, although the
program was simpllflei aud much OF
the pomp and splendor which the dead
woman had planned WIS rubbed of. A
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

At Wilmington Mass. the other day,
Mrs. Frances Hitler. one of the most
remarkable women OF the time in
which she lived, died and was placed
in the famous tasket which she had
carved for herself ~ years ago. Be
fore her first husbands death similar
casket had been made to receive his
remains. The expenditures OF the
couple in preparation for death are
said to fave been far greater than
the vast amounts expended by them
in living. They were wealthy. Doctor
H'ller having made fortune out of q
medical institute in Boston. First of
all, Doctor Hitler and his wife had
constructed a mausoleum. Then they
had q wood carver MacGregor, carve
the two caskets which were exhibited
in Boston II years ago. The artist
who made them was paid $35 week
and il took him FIVE years to complete
the work The story has long gone
the rounds that the caskets cost $50, 900
and that the world was searched for
rare woods from which they might be
cut. It is said that California red
wood lumber which cost 81 900 was
discarded after being purchased as un-
tt for the purpose. A statement has
been published that the last resting
places of the two, with the sarcophagi,
to be the strongest and most enduring
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
Anent Boer Envoys

Dr. Leyds is about to pay another
visit to Paris. NJ. de Blowitz says that
no doubt the Transvaal envoy has
noted that the papers which have be-
come his mouthpiece and defend his
cause most warmly show a diminution
of zeal when he is not at hand to fire
their a.do. This fact reminds NJ. de
BlowitZ of a little incident which he
once witnessed at Berlin as he sat at
table beside Prince Bismarck. In the
middle of the room was the princes
great black dog lying on the rug. To-
ward the middle of the dinner the but
Ter entered, carrying in one hand an
earthen bowl and in the other a big
platter full of boiled beef carefully
cut up. Prince Bismarck took the
boiled beef, emptied it into the bowl,
which already contained soaked bread,
and with his own hand began to knead
the dogs supper. A second servant
then brought the prince bowl OF
warm water, and Bismarck, turning to
NJ de BlowitZ, with a gesture of ex-
cuse, washed his hands, saying: You
see, when you want a dog to be faith
full, to be dog which you can count
upon, you must feed him with your
own hand" That is probably Dr.
Leyds' opinion.-Chicago Record.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
HARMLESS GERMS.
4 1tuo knowledge Is Dangerous
Thing.

Lttle knowledge Is Dangerous
Thing.
In the abundant talk about bacteria,
Turing these later years there is
cause for alarm to those in whom "a
II the air is swarming with bacilli.
say they, where is safety? How shall
he human organism protect itself? At
first the wind of science swept us into
mad generalization. Germs were
everywhere. and all germs were harm
'ul; therefore, the more food, clothing
and coins were sterilized the better
'or us. Then. when it was discovered
that not only the food we eat. the air
we breathe, but the surface and cavi-
ties OF our bodies. swarmed with bac-
terla, while we might be enjoying ro-
bust health, II was decided that only
certain forms OF germ growth were
harmful. These were labeled with
great care and ingenuity, until 1t SEEM
ed as IL every disease was at last pro-
vided with a specific cause; and as
soon as that was done, a farther ad-
vance in science made MS aware that
even a specific disease germ has no
power except under favorable condl-
tions, where the body is disposed to
that disease Ferdinand Hueppe, the
German professor OF hygiene, has re-
Gently declared that the causes of ill
ness can no longer be regarded as if
they were as simple as problem in
botany. No germ, however deadly,
can be the sole cause of disease. nor
can it produce poisonous effects ia
more than one body in four. even
though it enter them. The conditions
prevailing in the cells and fluids of a
given body may change the deadly
germs of tuberculosis or cholera to
harmless products. When no sus-
ceptibility to disease exists, we may
harbor the bacillus with impunity."
Therefore, while no care should be
omitted to bring about the best sani-
tary conditions, we need not give W9y
to hysterical horror over germs. BY
keeping the body in a condition OF
good general health we are doing all
in our power to thwart the criminal
class of bacilli and to give the police
man germ a chance.-Youths' Com
panion.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
Ruberti, Educated for the
Priesthood, Took to
Swindling His
Countrymen

Ruberti, who served an execution for
debt on him, levied on 46 barrels of
flour, and under the guise of legal
warrant took S5l from his cash
drawer. The execution was issued by
Civil Justice Roesch Of Second avenue
and Third street Spina called on the
Justice and assured him that he had
never seen Ruberti in his life until he
reached his place and served the exc
cution. He claimed further that he
did not owe a dollar to any man. The
justice concluded that the service and
summons presented to him by Ruberi
were forged. Detective Petroscina was
assigned to the case. He unearthed
Ruberti's record and arrested him. The
police say that by the same method
RuSerti secured $500 from Phil Milone,
500 from Joseph Ira and $50 from
Grsinl Reni.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
From Pulpit
to Sing Sing

Allissandro Ruberti of 233 James
street, Weehawken, convicted OF swim
ding, has been sentenced by the GEN
eral Sessions. With his departure for
Sing Sing the Italian colony will
breathe more freely. For years he is
said to have made living by swim
ding his countrymen. His method of
operation was unique and daring. Born
Of a noble Tuscan family anf educated
for the priesthood he elo on the
eve of his ordination with pretty
village girl and sailed for AlAeriea.
where he has since employed his tai
ents in living by his wits. There are
"A hundred complains against him, and
the case on which he was convicted is
good sample OF his methods. Giro
Spina, baker. at 249 East One Hun
dred and Ninth street. was visited by
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
THE DEATH-BED MARRIAGE.

failed to return They had II telegram
from her which said she had missed
the boat and the last train. Then she
developed babit of visiting girl
friends in Harlem and not coming
home for week. 1t was the same
old story. Sullivan reasoned with her.
Once he say her coming from an up
town resort, half tipsy, with hGshily
dressed man, who handed her into a
cab. For couple OF years he heard
nothing of her. Meantime she had ac-
quired a taste for liquor and was
quarrelsome. In January last she hit
man known as 'Foggy" O'Day over
the head with bottle. She was ar
rested, but "Foggy" refused to prose-
cute on the ground that he wasn't CO.
ing against no woman She was re-
leased and quarreled with the man
who was known as her lover. She at
tempted to hit him with a bottle and
he gouged out one of her eyes and beat
her into insensibility. After this dis
flgurement the descent was rapid The
sailors and others about the resort she
visited cruelty called hei "Starboard
Mary because her port eye" was
gone. A little more than a week ago
Sullivan met her. She was a wreck.
He talked about old times to her, and
asked her why she didn't brace up and
reform.
What's the use, Tim?" she said.
You are the only man that ever was
really stuck on me. and | threw you
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

Undoubtedly the marriage of Mary
Queen in St. Vincent's Hospital soften
ed the harshness of her death. 1t
taught her there is love and charity
in mankind. and bade her hope for a
future which in the last few years OF
her wasted life seemed closed to her. A
sinner, she died rich in the love OF an
honest man, conscious that He who
controls had forgiven. Mary Queen
was pretty Ave years ago. She was
what would have been termed beau
ty-bright-eyed, red-cheeked. II years
old, finely developed specimen of
the self-reliant girl of the tenements
There were many young fellows who
admired; some of them wished to mar
ry her, among them Timothy Sullivan,
driver of milk route. Good, hard
working Sullivan" he parents termed
him. He admired and loved her. He
didn't care for the East Side dances,
but he took her because she insisted on
going. II she didn't go with him she
would go with some other man. When
pressed to marry him she refused. A.
times she preferred the society of 9TH
erS to him, and on one occasion, when
he called at the home. her family told
him she wasn't there; she had gone
to an excursion the night before and
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
A Muscular Minister.

The Rev. John Med. Hervey, pastor
of the United Presbyterian church at
Richmond. Va, dealt out summary
punishment to stranger who INSULT
turning home alone, was accosted by
a man VINO caught her by the arm.
She broke away, and on reaching homs
notified her husband. The Rev. Mr..
Heryey hunted up the insulter ana
whipped him without mercy.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

IL. H. Massey, who is on his death
bed at Sweet Springs, Mo-, suffering
from cancer of the face, has turned
over to his attendant a complete sill
yer counterfeiting outfit and several
lie Gays he has been making spurious
coin for fourteen years, passing most
of it away from home His work is OF
good quality and readily passed as
good money.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12

Three of Col. Pitchers men were un-
able to hear the signal to retire when
Col. Pitcher withdrew from Ladybrand
and were taken prisoners by the Beers.
Subsequently a duel was fought be-
tween one of these men armed with a
sword and Boer armed with a rife,
The latter shot the soldier through the
hand. but was Immediately run
through the body by his adversary.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
Refused the Salary.

Acting Governor Johnson of New
Jersey has refused to accept the S27
day to which he is entitled while
acting as governor during Governor
Voorhees, absence. He says that Mr.
Voorhees, needed a vacation and he is
willing to perform Mr.. Voorhees,
duties without compensation during
the time the governor is away.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
Tommy's Little Joke.

Tommy" said a father to his pre-
cocious 5-year-old SON and heir. your
mother tells me she gives you pennies
to be good Do you think that is
right?" "Of course it is" replied
Tommy you certainly don't want me
to grow up and be good for nothing,
do you?"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-12
MRS. KILLER THEIR RESIDENCE AND CAsKETs

in which Mrs. Hitler was buried cost
$4,000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-15

laurel bushes while Joel played trick
familiar to him. He mounted the
winter butt. climbed the spout to the
1Op Of the kitchen, crept along that
roof and was speedily at his own bed
room window. In trice he was ont
with two pairs of skates, and, disdain-
ing the pipe, dropped gently to the
ground. But the clang of the steels as
he jumped made a loud noise and the
Kitchen window opened. Joel hid in
the shadow of the wall, breathless and
still
.Who's that?" his mother called out.
s'It's the kids up to some mischief"
1h1her's voice spoke from the stove.
'They're In bed" said Mrs. Harris.
'Then's it's nothing" said her hus.
band. "Shut the window; it's cold"
But Mrs. Harris pecred out anx.
iousiy.
-'It may be themw she said.
s'Who's them"
"The burglars who took Mrs. Van
Schalk's jewels at their dinner houl
from the great house tonight. The
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-15

Suddenly Joe swooped in wide cir
slowly back, peering here and there in
the thin snow.
whats up?" Frye yelled. following.
II saw something queer in the snow
--shone out like a flash. l want to see
what it was"
They skated slowly about in short
circles, when Frye darted on his knees
and held up something in his hand-a
ring.
WAS it this? 1t flashed"
The boys examined the ring Curl
ously.
ITS gold. 1t must be worth all Of
dollar" said Joel.
There's something on 1t shines when
you hold it right. That's what flashed.
Hold it in the moonlight"
II can't get 1t right Say! What's
the matter with the moon?"
They looked up and were awestrick-
ell. The moon was passing out of
sight. A great black shadow was
stealing across 1t.
Il know" cried Frye. Your dad
was talking of it, but forgot. It's
an eclipsew
ring, and shaft OF light shot from it,
"Oh! Frye" cried Joel. Now
know-it's diamond. It's diamonds
that fash like that. Golly! l bet that
rings worth all of $2v'
And then all the light passed away
and the total eclipse left them in ut
tcrly complete darkness.
! Joel and Frye felt quickly afraid.
Lets go home" they said together
and clasped hands and skated as fast
as they dared in the blackness for the
| shore.
They We're far out now, nearer the
ocean side of the bay than their owl
home. They skated and skated, bu
nothing but blackness surrounded
them.
I'VE ought to be therew Joel CRIED
in trouble, but l can't see any lighti
or anything, and 1t looks the same al
round. Frye, are you sure we're skat
ing in the right direction?"
"You ought to know better'n me,
cried Frye, fretfully. "You belong
here. and l don't"
Joel tried In another direction an,
again In another. He saw no lights
They We're lost on the Ice In the middl
Of the Great South Bay, and the mool
still hid Its face. Frye began to cry.
! Joel kept peering about into tn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-15
Am Ap1y[EnU(y[E[E
AK
NuHDNlensnr
AAK

A roar of laughter came from the
stove.
"Shut the window. old lady" cried
Harris. Burglars who aim for the
Van Schalk diamonds amt likely to
swoop down on your kitchen dresser.
Shut the window; it's cold"
The window was slammed down and
Joel giggled and sped away. In min
ute the boys were slipping through the
woods at the edge OF the town to the
shore. At the beach they put on their
skates, and in n moment they were of
on the ice. the keen cold reddening
their cheeks and the exhilarating
knowledge that they We're off without
leave adding excitement to their wild
trip.
Il looked at the clock through the
window" said Joel. "and it's just 10.
Mother thinks were asleep. We can
cross the bay, call on the coastguard
so that he can swear we've been there.
and be back long before MANS awake.
Won't the fellows be mad! Dad says
it'll thaw tomorrow and they won't
have n chance, and only us two can
say we've skated across the bay!
Hooray"
1t was distinctly scrumptious-a
word which you will not find in the
dictionaries, but which is readily com
prehensible. The ice was little rough
in parts, and of a peculiar billowy for
nation, but there were no breaks save
a few cracks-no holes. They forgot
their main object in the delight of the
solitude and the fairness of the moon
light. They sung and whooped and
felt that they had cast off the shackles
of their little world and We're free
free Of school, and chores and all a
boys troubles. They We're monarchs
of that immense silent bay.