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The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Nr.. Mamie W Curtis. president
Oi the sherman union, responded to
all oi the welcoming addresses, and
proved herself to be most talented
orator, and for forty minutes she
held the attention of her audience as
perhaps no other woman has ever
held an audience in this fair city.
She reviewed the work Of temper
ance advOcntcs for tw"uty five years
up TO che pc III t.me, and showed
a. thorough knowledge Of statistics
bearing upon this question. She
Nlandlcd State, county and city Off
Nils, ministers and newspaper wri-
ers In ~ way that caused all who
represented these professions to feel
the sting Of her remarks-if per
Chance they had ever fought the
Temperance cause or had been luke
warm in it's defense. On the other
mand she lauded those who had bold
n and couraGeously fought on the
= side of temperance In Il manner high
ly culogistc. This brilliant lady
was the recipient Of many hearty
congratulations upon her retirement
from the platform, all amid the most
enthusiastic demonstration OF APP
Droyal OF her remarks.-Ft Worth
Register.
The lady will entertain the people
OF Canyon City on the 18th and l4th
inst.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

M. G. Chamlee says he will
discount any prices you can get
anywhere else, 10 per cent. on
watches, clocks diamonds, and
in fact anything in the jewellery
line
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Wall Paper, all designs at the
Canyon City Pharmacy 3 cents
up to 80 cents per roll. In
grains, crepe, pulp etc. Call
and look at these samples. You
can't help being pleased.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

We are authorized to announce
that Mr.. l.. j. Thomason OF Amaril-
lo. is selling the best pianos and or
rans for less money and on better
terms than any dealerin the Panhan-
die. Write him for prices or any in
formation YOU may desire.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

The tea the ladies of the Eastern
Star intended to give on Friday
night has been postponed until after
Mrs Curtis lecture.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Don't forget to order the cele
brated Red Wood shingles.
They will not cup, shrink, swell,
nor burn. Sold by
Canyon Lumber Go.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Joe Garrison and W. &. Kenyon
went to Amarillo Friday and return
ed Sunday morning
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

We have one of the largest
and most complete stocks on the
Plains. Canyon Lumber Co.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Rev. j. E. Stephens left Sum-
day evening for conference at
Temple. Mr.. Stephens has Civ
en- excellent satisfaction and
will, we hope, be returned to
this charge.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

During the past two months
there have occurred at least SIX
disastrous fires in the vicinity
of The Pecos Valley lines, which
have been started at points from
five to twenty miles distant from
the Railway; all of them burn
inc over wide territory and
causing great loss. These fires
bured out on reaching the
halfway Compauy's fire guards.
In very few cases has there been
anv interior protection IN the
wav of plowiug or burning ure
guards.
The Pecos Valley lines and
the Denver road spend more
money, apparently, in provid-
ing fire guard protection for the
country, than the entire coun
trv tributary to their lines lr
nearly every case these fires are
set out by irresponsible parties
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

| have some stock horses and
work mules that | would like to
trade for house and lot in Can
yon City or Hereford. Address
j. Il. Gaut,
Hereford, Texas.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Mrs. V. Edna Henson left Sunday
evening for II months visit in St
Joe Missouri.
Bargains In everything at a.
l.. AnderSon's.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

% yds standard LII. domestic
for 81. a Anderson
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-11-13

Sunday evening Mrs. X. j. Oldham
went to Amarillo to be gone Il week.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
okiahoma's Statehood Claims.

People who think that Oklahoma is
Z backwcods region which can well aGord
to wait Indefinitely before being admitted
into the Union as Z State have no con
ception of what our Territory really is"
said Hon. Sidney Clarke. former member
of Congress from Kansas. at the Ne
tional.
To begin with. conservative cs;i-
mate places cur population 4. 5o00oo
souls. SFor the year 1901 the assessed
valuation of property was over $5G GEO.,
GEO. and this represents but one-third OK
the real value We have ,201 miles OF
railroad in operation and 400 more are
being constructed now. There Crc thirty-
one national and 1lS Territorial banks. 4
with Sl6 49a. coo resources and 81. see .0,
deposits. We have excellent sehoolV
daily newspapers. and all the accessories
of advanced civilization. No Territory
has ever been better fitted to enter tho
Union as State. and its people in re-
questing admission are simply asking for
justice at the hands of Congress"
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Need of Reform.

A story of remarkable heroism ap-
peared in the papers day or two ago.
Two women, who were nursing a little
girl stricken with smallpox in tent or
Staten Island. fcunF hat the wind was
blowing through the 1t at such rate
that their patient was likely to freeze
They lay down beside her and kept her
warm by physical contact until the cold
abated. Nobody has been able to discov-
er the names of the young women. The
rules of the health department forbid
the imparting of the information
1t seems to the disinterested observer
as If there ought to be rule of the de-
rartment somewhere against putting
SMALLPOX patients in tents in the open
country at this time of year. Considering
the nature of the disease and the horror
which many persons feel of going to
hospital in any circumstances, and par
ticularly when afflicted with this ailnent.
it would seem only the part of prudence
for the State TO see to it that suitable
accommodations were provided for the un-
fortunates who happen TO be seized with
it. Otherwise. obviously, there will be
cases in which tro 5ickaess . Su5iced.i led
fre.2z tie health authorities and thereby
spread TO an alarming extent.
1t ought to be understood by the gen.
eral public that smallpox hospital is not
dangerous Geighbor outside certain
easily defined limits. With modern pre-
cautions against the spread CT contagion
1t IS even possible to isolate most conta-
gious diseases in an ordinary dwelling
house, if everybody in the house Will
obey with absolute strictness the direc-
uons OF the physician. But, other things
being equal. it is usually better for such
patients to be taken 70 a hospital. where
all the appliances necessary in sickness
are ready to the hand, and the attendants
are trained for their work. Such hos
pital for contagious diseases should exist,
as matter of course, in every city and
every town Of moderate size.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10

from the District because of legis-
lation adverse to business enter
prises, those unable to get away
must carry the burdens. Grand
houIevard!s lined with public build
ings of marble or granite or ether
dazzling or costly material may all
be we'll enough in time, but how are
they 10 meet the immediate press
ing needs of Il pure water supply. a
perfect sewer system, convenient
access to the National Park, in the
latter of which millions have been
invested, and thus far the rabbit
and the squirrel have been the un-
moleSted visitors about ten years
of ownership and scarcely any i'm
provemeut, and no street leading
thereto by which the multitude can
reach it?
Such is not the method of proce-
dure in the cities of New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and others,
but, on the contrary, their parks
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
PRESSING NEEDS OF THE
DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BY A. T. STUART, Superintendent of Schools.

brief the pressing needs of the
need has been
the elemen
ay schools always prior claim
Congress the last appropriation made liberal
erection of
fent practically the demand for seats and
enable school auhorio give whole days schooling
pupils Who for lack had been compelled to
attend halliday schools.
problem school having been
practically provide accommodation for
secondary schools
pressing today building for the
of
already appealed the Board of Education who in their e
and the construction of
hug this entire Of which is to be s000oo
s .. . mi ershipo of
girls riuH- e ucation. The school is
-5..t. N wnc at its
ID .
business School composed of
has zealorsy
project commodiou building
the efforts of the of Education in influencing
public opinion the needs of the school in this
building should be located should accommodate
a pupils
Other pressing needs of schools those of better for
provision the Training
the erection building Normal
which earnestly in submitted
o Education to the Commissioners
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
AMERICAN INFLUENCE.

Diplomatic proceedings day
to lee the
Minister anXiouy
question
Minister
Russian Chinese territory.
What Mr. Hay said to visiting
Withdrawn Manhuria
VIII nnorInal condit itionsh been restore
of
n O council o ruling
of the Powers would
81 the 5hrligig o brings
The Washington times., 1902-02-10

are improved and beautified, and
the approaches such that all the
people may resort thereto and
drink in freely of health-giving
purity.
What, then. would be common
sense and business-like way to treat
the impending crisis in this city?
At once and without delay let
Congress return to the contract of
1873, and provide for pure water,
perfect sewers, and suburban out
lets by street extensions to the
parks and to the country beyond,
that the resident citizens may be
protected in health and that on the
line of extended streets there may
be built up, as on Fourteenth and
adjacent streets east thereof, splen-
did residences that not only beauti-
fly the locality, but that furnish a
constantly increasing basis of taxa
tion and revenue. Let us hope for
no less.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
HaIstead-MIchencr NuptiaI-.

The marriage OF Miss Helen Michener to
Mr.. Griffith Halstead will take place this
evening at st. Thomas Church. The at
tendants will be Miss Michener. maid of
honor, with Miss Mary Warner. OF Wash
ington; Miss Clara Mccormick, OF Annap-
oils: Miss Clarissa Halstead. OF Cincin-
natl, bridesmaids. Mr.. Robert Halstead
will be his brothers best man, and the
ushers selected are three additional
brothers, Messrs. Clarence, Willett. and
Albert Halstead, with Colonel Henry Hall,
Mr.. John T. Hendricks, and Mr.. Barry
Mohun.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Junior Republic Entertainment.

Fashionable society is greatly inter-
ested in the entertainment to be given
at Chases Theatre on Monday evening,
February II. to aid the Junior Republic
and the Associated Charities. The pat
ronesses include the Presidents wife,
women OF the Cabinet circle. and other
prominent women in society. Mrs. AL
fred Clifford Barney. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, and Mrs. y. $. Lincoln are in charge
of the arrangements, and with commit
tees are actively at work perfecting plans
for the theatricals and tableaux. Among
those who will take part in the tableaux
are Nine. Hengelmuller wife of the Min
lister of Austria Hungary: Nine. de Mar
gerie. wife Of the First Secretary of the
French Embassy; Mrs. Chatfield-TayIor.
Miss Cortlandt Palmer of New York and
Miss Fanny Lehrman. of Baltimore. Reg
maid de koven will be musical director.
Among those who have taken boxes are
Mrs. Elihu Root, Mrs. John r. Mclean,
and Mrs. Thomas Walsh.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10

The many projects advocated in
many quarters for beautifying the
Capital of the Nation, and thus rem
derine it attractive to the visitor,
furnish Interesting reading to the
casual observer, and possibly to the
nonresident admirer. who by re-
cent legislation contributes moth
ing even Indirectly 10 the expense
incurred in making il attractive.
but to the Industrious. energetic,
practical business citizen the ques-
ton that presses directly and inl-
mediately for answer is, how he is
to continue successfully in the en-
tcrprise or business in which he has
embarked, and whether legislation
will or can be had of such a practi
cal character as to furnish sub
stantial basis for a resulting reve-
nue..
That which uf'ects the Individual
likewise affects the community. or
whole people. If a part are driven
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Escaping High Personal
Property Tares.

Wealthy men and women in. New York
City are ready to renounce citizenship
there and become citizens anil citizen
esses of Rhode Island. when by so doing
they can escape the New York Inheritance
tax. and also secure what they consider
moderate personal property taxation. In
New York City the tax rate is high and
the assessors make large assessments.
against which the assessed F~utest. and
which it puts them to some llttle trouble
to get reduced. In order that there
might be harbor of refuge for op-
pressed millionaires the Rhode Island
Legislature four years ago passed u law
authorizing ,..e courts to grant "certif-
Gates of citizenship" to persons who
swore that they had acquired a domicile
in The State. The advantage of this GER
tiicate is that it is judicial evidence of
Rhode Island citizenship. Whenever an
attempt is made to tax on personal prop
erty former New Yorker who has
one of them, all he has to do is to show
it TO the assessors and bid them let him
alone. Already several New Workers,
Mrs. William Astor being cne of them,
have acquired these certificates and will
pay taxes henceforth on personal Prop
erty in Newport where the rate is low,
and where the valuations put on property
by the owners will not be questioned by
the taxing authorities. The latter, like
the citizens of Newport. generally wit
ness with delight this inflow OF taxable
wealth. This migration to Newport sim
ply shows how improbable is the attempt
to impose 4 high rate of taxation on per-
sonal property. As a rule the assessor
reach it. Where there is a posi-
billty that he may reach it that property
Is apt to take wings to itself and fly away
to a more congenlal home.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Interrupted EIoquence.

interrupted tIcuuence.
Delegate Rodey, the young Irish orator
from New Mexico, is never more eloquent
than when pleading the cause of that Ter
ritory for admission to the sisterhood of
States. He was before the House Com
mittee on Territories the other day argu-
ing in behalf of his 200. 900 constituents
for the right Of New Mexico to enter the
Union.
In an eloquent outburst he described the
healthful climatic and atmospheric con-
peopIe 90 there with "one lung and two
gals and by breathing the pure air of
New Mexico are restored to robust health
and vigor.
why. gentlemen" exclaimed Mr..
Rodey. zone may stand upon an elevation
near The central part of the Territory
and to the north view the ruins of that
civilization which existed when Adam was
a boy: farther on one sees the snow
crowned summit OF Pixies Peak and the
rugged slopes of the Rockies; then. turn
ing to the eastward, one is able to behold
the distant plains of eastern Texas.
To the southwark you may see as far as
Ell Paso and across the beautiful Rio
Grande and into Old Mexico, and so clear
is the air that to the westward the eye
sees beyond the arid plains of Arizona
the towering heights of the Sierra Ne
yadls. kissed by the golden sunset.
why. gentlemen Of the committee. so
pure. so clear. 50 unpolluted, ami so
clarified is the atmosphere of New Mexico
that I have stood in the streets of
Albuquerque on starlit night, calm and
still. and with my naked eye I've traced
the distant planets on their flying courses
through the ethereal heavens with better
vision and greater accuracy than when l
stood in Boston and watched them by the
aid Of the greatest telescope that the
genius of modern man ever bullded. Why,
so clear and pure is the air"
Pardon nay Interruption" interposed
Chairman Knox, but. Mr.. Rodey. what
ever may be the advantages OF New Mex
leo in other respects. don't you think it
a mighty poor place for an oculist?"
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
WASHINGTONS ACTIVE CITIZENS.

The campaign for the heautifcd Washington
associations 1t gratifying
these bodies in the development of
though they
sentiment, and known public
Whatever be the
concerning the elaborate scheme and
tai arehtectuy and otherwise it well the gentlemen
Capitol Hill of
and the long the
The Capital deal which
of
share of the motive power.
falthfu energy
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME.
Bills Galore in Congress.

Bills Galore in Congress.
The flood Of bills introduced in both
the Senate and the House so far this
session is unprecedented. The number
up to the close OF business yesterday was
nearly 5000, about 1900 having been in
troduced in the Senate and more than
II 600 in the House. The tremendous
proportions OF this flood of measures
which people wish to see made laws is
illustrated rather remarkably by the fact.
discovered by some one yesterday, that
the number of Senate bills is already as
great as the entire number of measures
introduced in the Senate in both sessions
of the Fifty fourth Congress. which ended
with March 4, 1895.
The private pension bills are the chief
cause OF the vast increase. The num-
Der of this class of bills has grown more
rapidly than all others combined. More
than onc-third of all the measures laid
before Congress are OF this nature.
Senator Gailinger, chairman OF the Sen
ate Committee on Pensions, is strongly
opposed to what ne considers the abuse
OF the privilege OF appealing to Congress
for special pension aid. He blames pen
sion attorneys for this abuse largely.
Senator Gallinger had an amendment in
serted in the pensions appropriation bill
before it was passed on Friday which is
intended to reach this particular abuse.
He stated tnat attorneys, justices of the
pe:.ce, and others throughout the States
are drumming up the business because of
the fees that have been charged by them
for pushing such bills in Congress. He
said that the number of such bills would
grow even more enormous il it were not
prevented in some way. His amendment
prohibits the collection of any fee here
after Senator Gallinger stated that his
committee has prepared blanks which are
very simple, and which will obviate all
necessity OF employing an attorney in
presenting a special pension bill.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
The E,er-Young MIR. Ri.hardson.

Representative James d. Richardson OF
Tennessee, the leader OF the minority in
the House, has been in politics for a
period not entirely in keeping with his
years, for he got an early start. 1t is
asserted that Mr.. Richardson was the
youngest member who ever served in the
State Senate of Tennessee. Mr.. Richard
son has. with other Tennesseeans. the
good tact of not telling his years. 1t is
said that if his age had been known he
would not have been elected to the State
Senate the first time he was a candidate.
Mr.. Richa rdson claims that he was lust as
old then as he is now, and his colleagues.
who know him as an indefatigable worker
agree with his statement, so far as Il
concerns youthful vigor
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
NatCrbury's offence.

Salt Lake TeIegram-In the presence of
a dire calamity. it would never occur to
us to say anything hard about the place
Of its occurrence. But it is to be feared
that n.any people will see in the destruc-
tion by fire OF the business portion of
Waterbury. Conn, retributicn for the
watch OF the same name.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
The Arizona MarshuIship.

Boston Herald-Whether Rough Rider
Ben Daniels is turned down or not, it is
not likely that an angel with wings will
get the United States narshalship of
Arizona. 1t is an cffce and locality
requiring peculiar talent, and it generally
takes more CT less of i rogue to catch
O rogue
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
An Opportunity for Democrats

Louisville Courier Jouraal-Thcre Is
every promise that the responsibility OF
dealing with Cuba will give the Demo-
Gratis good opportunity. but how do the
Democrats expect to take advantage of
the Republicans troubles about Cuba if
the Democrats insist on pulling down the
flag in the Philippines
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Patriotism and Taxes.

TnH-t srte5 pride themselves 7a tta.r
... i-l and r.sr. a tha
.z,-.H..7l. ag. .@.
-al srat Hir r. so
H...r1r.e.r I.-a
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Mrs. Audenr;ed to Receive.

Mrs. Audenried has cards out for Fri
days in February. At her first at-home
on last Friday she was assisted in receiv
ing by Mrs. George Hendricks. of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Richardson Glover, and
Mrs. Hunt. In the tea room were Miss
Schenck, Miss Anderson, and Miss Sheri-
dan
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
The Truth and Way.

] clasp The lightning to my heart;
! greet with 10Y the tempests s
might;
l welcome tolls corroding smart,
And sorrow's starless night
For, every fash Of binding fate
Illumes the way that must be trod,
And conflict, toll. and sad estate,
Lead up to God.
r. c. Rose.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
The Beers BENEDICT Arnold.

Atlanta JournaI-The English have
found another Benedict Arnold in General
Vilonel, the Beer leader, who has been
authorized by General Kitchener to or
ganize = corps of burghers to fight against
their fellow-countrymen.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
The WORLDS the Loser.

Manchester union-I5 is reported that
the coroner's jury. sitting on she case of
Miss Hannah Shay. OF Portsmouth, did
not attempt 10 dchne Christian Science
In any way" This is a pity, as a cor
oner's jury's definition of Christian. Sci
ence Hou.d have been woith preserving.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Limit to Cheerfuiness.

Baltimore Hsrald-A Hanover tPa.)
newspaper announces that it will cheer
fully" publish notices of the deaths of
persons in that vicinity, but will charge
for the insertion of obituary poetry.
Cheerfulness apparently has its limita-
fions in Hanover
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
A Hitch Somewhere.

Boston Globe-The news that at least
20 per cent of the white voters of Ala
hama have disfranchised themselves by
failure to pay polltax within the time
limit is an indication that the new con-
stitution isn't working just as some peo-
Pie had eNpected.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Enlisted Mcn's Bail. Tuesday Night

The enlisted men OF the Army, Navy.
and Marine Corps are to give ball at
Masonic Temple tomorrow night for the
benefit of the Soldiers and Marines Club.
at 81 C Street
It is to be under the auspices of the
Woman's Army and Navy League, and
promises to be a most enjoyable and
financially successful affair.
The Marine Band will furnish the music,
and the ball will open with grand
march at o'clock. The ladies' of the
league who have consented to act as
reception committee are Mrs. kelton,
Mrs Davis, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Hey
wood, Mrs Cromwell. Mrs. Randolph,
Mrs. Bradford. Mrs. True, Mrs. Bartlett,
Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Jewell, Mrs. Bradley,
Mrs Tiffany, and Mrs. Wood.
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Delegate wilco.'s Proposition.

Philadelphia Ledger-Delegatc Wilcox
of Hawaii comes forward with a bill to
double the Presidents salary Are we
10 infer that ii Is tGice as hard TO govern
tie country now as it was before Hawaii
came in?