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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

in eastern New York. in which act he
was detected and caught redhanded,
despite the vicious fight he put up
to prevent capture.
Dawson was treacherous and abso-
lutely untrustworthy, to or with any
body. He would rob the hand that fed
him or administered to his other wants
with just as much wantonness as he
would his worst enemy.
During the last few years the in
firmities of age began to creep upon
Inn. He contracted rheumatism,
which kept him in Virginia hospital
for time, and from there he drifted
to Sparta, Wis, where lived a
man with whom he had trained IN
various channels of crime. He had
saved up little money. and settled
down to quiet life for a time, for the
only reason that he was unable to
commit any more deeds of villiany
His acquaintance sheltered him, and
he remained with the family. under
the plain name of John J. Smith, until
his death last week, when, by his re-
quest, his remains were shipped back
10 Tuscarawas county, and buried near
the place where his boyhood days were
spent. This was the only indication
of sentiment the man was ever known
to develop, and this came only with
the approach of death, for which he
evinced not the slightest fear. nor did
he manifest the slightest repentance.
He died as he had lived. one of the
wickedest men of earth since the days
OF Nero.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

sister. For several weeks Dawson wai
laid up for rerairs. and when HI,
emerged from his hiding place he was
promptly arrested tried for stealing
the horse OF farmer near Aurora,
Ind. sent to Jacksonville penitentiary
and worked a couple more years foi
the authorities.
Then he disappear ID for a time. He
was growing older, uglier. more vim
dictivc, and was. in fact. without E
friend upon earth. He never married,
although he is known to have lived
with squaw in Indian Territory for
a time. and it is said that when he
tired Of her he killed her in fit of
anger and fed the country, only to
land in Sing Sing for a short term for
attempting to hold up and rob a
wealthy manufacturer in a small town
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
Titled Sgpornerp Are
Barred from Court
Four Peeresses. Holding Some of the Proudest Names
Among the English Nobility. Are
Socially Ostra cized.

While most of the women of the I
British aristocracy are preparing for
the display OF dress and figure at the
coronation of King Edward in June
there are four members Of the fair
sey across the water who wear old and
honored titles who will not need to
spend their money in preparation for
this event and who cannot look for
ward with anticipation. For them the
coronation Las no mec ming except to
mark their ostracism from the society
of the elect. Gossip has said that they
may participate in the procession. ball
and other ceremonies, but it is
now claimed that from the list of I'll
tied ladies' invited to the coronation
will be omitted the names OF Lady
Clancarty, Lady Orkney, Lady Head
fort and Lady Hope. They are persona
non grata at the English court. though
they bear the names of peers whose
rank is high. All of the quartet are
as talented and clever as any OF the
titled ladies who enjoy the Kings ia
vor; indeed, it was their cleverness
which gained for them their titles. AN
four were poor singers and dancers
who caught the fancy of young noble
men and became their wives But be-
c. sc they were women OF the stage
they have no social standing and are
excluded from the privileges which,
by reason of their marriage, they have
reason to believe themselves entitled
| to.
Perhaps the most interesting, as she
is the most handsome, of this quartet
is the Viscountess of Clancarty. Her
father, one Billion, was a respectable
British soldier who thought well Of
his daughters, Belle and Flo, but who
could not give them the comforts and
pleasures they desired. When Belle
was 10 the two ran away from their
home in Woolwich and became gyp-
sizes. tramping through the provinces,
singing in suburban music halls and
finally becoming favorites at the AL
hambra music hall in London. Within
a week after their arrival at the
metropolis, Belle was the idol of Lon
don's titled young idlers OF the lat
ter, Richard, Viscount Dunio, was the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

The value of life of comparative
ease. which the possession o. a title
naturally suggests. is fully demon
strated so far as making for longevity
by an analysis OF the obituary OF the
British peers. baronets and knights
who died last year. or rather between
Dec. G, 1900. and Dec. 8, 1901. Nine
teen members of the upper house died.
twelve of them being 20 and upward.
while five were go or over, thus leay-
ing only two who had died at com
paratively early age. The number OF
beronets who died was thirty-four,
seventeen of them, or exactly 90 per
cent, being 20 or over, while nine OF
them were 60 or more. The knightS
who died numbered fifty-one, and
thirty-one OF them were 20 or more.
while thirteen were 60 or over.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
THE PLAYING OF POINT EUoARE.
New system OF Scoring In Progressive
and Its Advantages.

New system OF Scoring Ia Progressive
and Its Advantage.
Advocates of progressive euchre re-
form are now advocating a change in
the system of scoring the game They
believe that the score should be com.
puted by points and not by games, as
is generally done now.
Point euchre they say. Is recog-
nized by euchre players as the only
fair way in which the game can be
played. as each player receives credit
for all points made at each game.
1t can be played at any progressive
euchre. either at home or in clubs.
Excitement begins with the first hand
and continues until the last hand is
played. Many Objectionable features
OF the old game are overcome in point
euchre, as fast playing is one of the
essentials of the game.
A point euchre tally card is num-
bered from 1 to 100. Each player has
tally card and each receives the
number of points made at the end Of
each game.
For example, in the first game at
the head table one couple make 3
points, the other side points. The
cards of those having 5 are each
punched 3 and the other are punched
4. Winners move as in the older
game.
All other players receive punches
for the number of points they have
made, while the head table players
were making their and some play
ers at the other tables may have
made as many as 10 points.
Should the head table players at
any time score more than 3 points
they get credit for all they make over
5, as, for instance, if lone hands are
played to count 4, two lone hands
would make a possible 8.
The head table players should al
ways play as rapidly as possible, tC
prevent the other tables from making
high scores. All rules of euchre ap
| ply to this game.
At the end of the two hours play
| ing the highest number of points made
would determine the winners oi
| prizes.-New York Sun.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
noat 1000 Year. Old Found.

A remarkable discovery has been
made in County Mayo, ireland. where
wooden boat, believed to be nearly
1000 years old, has been dug up by
some laborers. The boat is beauti-
fully carved from the trunk of an oak
tree 1t is forty-six feet long and
shows absolutely no signs of decay.
The wood was so hard that hatchets
made scarcely any impression on it.
Excursions are now being organized to
view this relic of Celtic handicraft.
which will shortly be taken 10 the
Dublin Museum.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

salary and the amount of costume re-
quired being conspicuous.
Within two years the cid earl died
and Belle Billion became Niscountess
Of Clancarty. Baroness OF Kilconnel,
Baroness 1rench and Marchioness OF
Hensden Ia the Netherlands. She be
came mistress Of some $4,000 acres and
the supurb country seat of Garbally
Park, County Galway, Ireland. Belle
Billion is now Lady Isabel and pre-
sides with grace over a home crowded
with heirlooms and with galleries
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
Baby and the Monkey.

Babies are very little like monkeys
and we are least human when we are
youngest But by way of solace. and
to save our self-conceit. if that has
suffered, they assure us that, whereas
the little monkeys grow less and less
like humans every hour they grow,
our babies turn their backs on the
monkey type at the first squirm, and
grow away from it hand over fist dur
ing the whole of their protracted
period of development. The monkey
child's strength runs to jaw and to
length OF limb, and to agility and
monkey ways. says narper's Magazine.
The human child's nose asserts it
self, his brain grows and grows, and
insists on having room to expand in,
and his skull takes shape accordingly.
He finds his legs and gradually puts
them to use. though in some children
strength comes to the legs very slow
ly. The learned doctors assure us. too,
that the period of upward develop
ment in which the child grows more
human all the time, and keeps putting
distance between himself and the
monkeys. is in infancy and early
youth. and that presently upward
evolution stops, and development be-
comes "an adaptation to the environ
ment. without regard to upward ZOO
logical movement"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

Over 400 applications are on file at
the navy department for the one va
cancy which recently occurred among
the navy chaplains. 1t is considered
rather remarkable by the navy depart
ment officials that sucn a large num-
ber of ministers applied for the va
cancy, if it is true. as recently alleged
by navy chaplain in letter written
to the secretary. that it is impossible
for chaplain in the navy to main
tain his self-respect" upon the small
salary given him.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
Speed on Electric Roads.

The German Society for the Study
of Electric Railways has lately exper-
imented upon speed, and in some of its
trials 100 to los miles an hour was at
tanned. The air resistance was found
to be equivalent to the force of wind
with velocity of twelve feet a second.
This is a velocity which has only once
been reached by German storms, name
ly, in the hurricane of February, 1894
The experimenters are confident that
speed much exceeding 100 miles an
hour can be maintained on electric
railways.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
Ends Long Life Of
Crime CgpffhOuf Fear
Ebon Dawson, The WicISedest Nan Earth" Gees
Judgment Without Tcor
Prayer His Career.

With the death of Ebon Dawson,
who was laid TO rest in little coun-
try churchyard in Tuscarawas county.
Ohio, a few days ago, chapter of
crime. unequallcd even in border lore,
has been closed. and the "finis' Is
written in letters OF blood upon the
crimson-sinned heart Of man who
had committed crimes enough in his
life 70 have sent him up for life to al
most every penitentary in the union,
even supposing his life had not been
early cut off by the hand OF the law,
as it should have been on several sep
aratC occasions, for the oiIense of muir
der.
A fuundling, with never bit OF
knowledge as to his parentage or any
other relative in the world, he was in
early years bound out to farmer near
Canal. Dover, o.. and was a playmate
of the afterwards notorious guerrilla,
Quantrell, whose aged mother is now
living in that same community and
who still clings to the belief that her
son was more sinned against than SIN
ming for the reason, chiefly, that ne
was always good to her.
Dawson was not good to anybody
for any length of time. He was as
thoroughly bad. through and through,
as any pirate who ever hit weazand
or scuttled ship.
When but a lad at school he rearly
killed an incffensive boy who CHANGED
to anger MIN by some trivial occur
renee. He dubbed the wife of the
man who raised him because she re-
fused him money to go to circus,
and then held up a small boy en- route
to the show, took his money from him,
and with It purchased tic.:et. The
character OF deviltry and wickedness
manifested itself in every conceivable
form.
When but 20 years of age he killed
a miner named Morenci near Camel
ton. O.. robbed him of his wages, and
fed. A year later he was captured
while beating a woman to death in the
Gore region of the Hooking Valley,
and sent to the Ohio penitentiary
Wneft ne StINtu q toi VI yOoi .
and eight months under the name of
Ira Smith.
He appeared to have a penchant for
mingliug with the rougher class about
the coal mining districts, and he soon
drifted into the Lehigh Valley, where
he was run out of a mining camp one
night after having brutally treated a
young woman, miners daughter and
almost beaten the father to death In
a fight which subsequently ensued. He
was a muscular, brawny fellow, and
absolutely without fear. 1t was his
boast that he was afraid of no man
woman, or child that ever trod the
earth, and he gave every evidence OF
believing what he said in perfect sin
cerity. He was brutal alike to man
and beast Once in Wellsville o., he
was arrested for nearly beating horse
to death because the animal had kicked
at him as he passed by. 1t is said that
on more than one occasion he had
caught dogs that barked at him when
passing them and deliberately cut their
threats.
He got mixed up with the notorious
counterfeiting gang that infested Sey-
mour and Osgood, Ind, number OF
years ago, and aided not only in that
work but in running other peoples
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

most prominent-a weak, brainless
sapllng of 20 who had well-founded ex-
pectations of an earldom. Belle Billion
married him. When the news reached
his father, that choleric old tyrant de-
clared that he never would recognize
a concert hall singer as his daughter
in-law. Soon thereafter he sent his
son around the world on a tour, COM
pelling him to leave his wife behind
During his absence, the old chap
brought a suit for divorce on the sons
behalf, but before it could be settled
the youth returned, was enraged over
what his father had done and had an
airing Of the affair in court, with the
result that the lady was vindicated
and resumed her former place in her
husbands affections. When she
learned that her husband had no mon
ey she went back to the music halls
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

THE newest profession for women
is that of a charity worker" remarked
a prominent club woman yesterday,
"You needn't laugh. There really is
such a profession, and 1t Is new, and
If were young woman | would en-
ter into training for it. There Is not
much competition as yet, and the op-
portunities for studying charity work
are limited, but still 1t is now possi-
BILE. New York has established train
ing school for charity workers, and 1t
is meeting with success. The women
who enter are put into active service
at visiting under proper leadership and
then there are courses of lectures upon
the different phases of the subject. 1t
Is quite worth entering from a finan
cial standpoint, also. Philadelphia is
proverbially conservative, and yet we
pay the young woman at the head of
our organizing charities the salary of
IS 900, and she can greatly supplement
it by lecturing and literary work upon
the subject of her profession. Other
cities do better than this, and the time
is not far distant when all charitable
work will be conducted In methodi-
cal manner by an expert, who Will be
well paid for her services. ."-PhiladeI-
phia Record.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30
1mnortancs of rattoo MARKS.

At recent meeting of the Anthro-
biological society of Washington, evil
dence was adduced that the tattoo
marks on Eskimo women were made
for the purpose of indicating relation
ship.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

horses up into the then recognized
horse thieves rendezvous, Osgood. He
was a blunderer, and at all times fool
hardy He would brook no words of
caution, and when demonstrated with
by members of the gang for job near
North Vernon, Ind, he lost his tenn
per, as usual, and started in to kill
somebody. This time he had reckoned
without his host. for big Dave Ham
merstein, who prided himself as then
being the king OF Indiana counter
feiters. stretched Dawson upon the
floor, and then proceeded TO stamp
upon him With his heavy boots. Daw-
sons careers would likely have ended
then and there, had it not been for the
lntercession of Dawson's wife and her
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

A gentleman staying in a hotel in
Dublin recently was startled by some
thing falling from the chimney on to
the fire. 1t proved to be a pocket
book, the contents of which afforded
certain evidence that they had been in
the chimney nearly a quarter Of CEN
tury. The book contained some Wis
iting cards bearing the name of a
Capt. Lambert. a shilling's worth Of
penny stamps. receipt for ESQ Gated
1879, small calendar for the same
year and a ticket for circular rail-
way tour with the same date. The
memory of the hotel does not so back
far enough to explain the mystery, but
there is little doubt that the pocket
book so strangely recovered affords a
clew to a crime which may have baf-
fed the police twentythree years ago.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

1t is a good thing for a young man
to try to make his mark in the world
80 long as he uses something besides
red paint in doing It.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

and by her singing and dancing sup
ported him and herself She made q
handsome sum in the provinces while
playing the role of Venus. the dlspro-
1rtion between the amount OF ner
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

A cynic is a man without ambition.
since he sneers at things as they are,
without helping to make them as they
should be.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-30

Nothing is better than a good wo-
man and nothing is worse than bad
one.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-12
Record OF the Past.

The best guarantee of the future is
the record Of the past and over fifty
thousand people have publicly testified
that Doan's Kidney Pills have cured
them Of numerous kidney Ills, from
common backache to dangerous dia-
betes, and all the attendant annoyances
and sufferings from urinary disorders.
They have been cured to stay cured.
Here is one case:
Samuel j. Taylor, a retired carDen-
ter, residing at 312 South Third street,
Goshen, Ind, says: "On the 25th Gay
Of August, 1897, l made an affidavit
before Jacob G. Mann, notary public,
stating my experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills. I had suffered for thirty
years and was compelled at times to
walk by the aid Of clutches, frequently
! passed gravel and suffered excrutiat-
ingly. 1 took every medicine on the
market that l heard about and some
gave me temporary relief. I began TAX
ing Doan's Kidney Pills and the results
I gave to the public in the statement
above referred to. AT this time, on the
10th day of July, 1902, 1 make this fur
Their statement that during the five
years which have elapsed l have had
no occasion to use either Doan's Kid
ney Pills o. any other medicine for my.
kidneys. The cure effected was a per-
manent one"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Taylor will
be mailed on application to any part
Of the U. S. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all
druggists, SOC per box.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-12
barTalN RIGHTS RESERVED.

II almost wish you never had aegrand-
father, Rob. I know the name Of Edward
,Thorncliffe will stand as q bar to our
happiness. He is the one man against
whom my father harbors any hatred. The
wrong o him by your grandfather will
never be forgotten. And I might have
been so happy, were 1t not for this one
misfortune-for 1t is a misfortune greater
than you imagine. Oh, the deuce take
grandfathers!" m.
Watching the sun drop from one stratum
OF cloud to another and slowly. and silent
~ sink into the sea, Robert Horton and
Virginia Wright sat upon the sands Of the
Monterey beach, forgetful that the hour
Tor dinner had arrived and that the con-
Vention of wearing evening clothes at
dinner had not been aprogated. During
the previous winter they had met in New
York for the first time. Virginia Wright
was q product Of the west and in point
or beauty, manner and style she might
suffer any Judgment or criticism. Robert
Horton was of New York, a lawyer Of
some promise in his profession with an
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-12
MOST ARDUoUs OF JOURNEYS.
Yet in Practical Results De Windt's
Achievement Promises Little.

New York Press: The explorations
Of Livingstone, Stanley, Du Chaillu,
Schwatka, Sir Samuel Baker, Belzoni,
Cook, Kane, Fremont, Hall, Spoke,
Vaudeville, Hayes, Mungo Park, Or
ton, Buckhardt, Catlin, Cameron, Gal
ton and Robinson were pleasant Coney
Island excursions in comparison with
the journey of Harry de Windt through
Northern Siberia. Yet the practical
value of De Windt's achievement is too
small to be worthy of serious consider
alton. He is no dreamer, but his no.
ton Of a railway from Paris to New
York is so Elusive as to be miragic.
De Windt has been travelling all his
life. The last Siberian journey was
nearly eighteen thousand miles. A
former tour" was thirty-two thous-
and. He has been to Borneo four
times, through Turkey and Bulgaria
three times, to Pekin, and from there
to Calais by land, being thirty-three
days on canels crossing the Great
Desert of Cobb; in 1883 he rode from
Russia to India, going through Per
STA and ,Beloochistan: in 1890 through
western Siberia; in 1894 through east
ern Siberia and to the island of Sakh-
Ialin. He has also on two occasions
visited Japan, Java, India, and Aus
'tralia. He is 46 years old and still
styled the young explorer" He has
travelled for the Pail Mall Gazette and
the London Express. In 1885 he nearly
persisted in Behring straits, being res
cued In a furnishing condition by. a
Whaler. He has crossed every meridian
Of longitude and traversed ITO degrees
Of latitude. -. - 4H. sd,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-12
The Vanderbilt Feud Spreads.

Washington Post: The feud in the Van
derbilt family has now extended to the
children and help The servants at
THE Breakers" Oakland Farms" and
at the Whitney place on the avenue have
strict orders never, under any circum-
stances, to look at, recognize, or hold
conversation with any one employed at
"Beaulieu' or at the Wilson's. "
On the other hand, the servants of the
"Neely" Vanderbilts are threatened with
instant dismissal if they ever have deal
ings with any of the other Vanderbilt or
Whitney domestics. Every servant in
every one of the houses concerned knows
The history of the feud, and. the fact that
they have orders not to speak ito COL
leagues in the employment of the tene-
my" is responsible for the many tales now
being carried from house to house. =
The war between H. P. Whitney and
the Nicely Vanderbilts is more bitter
than the estrangement of Cornelius Van-
derbilt and his mother, and every one
| knows how deep-rooted and pronounced
is that alienation. ..
Gertrude Whitney and Grace Wander
bilt each gave the other the cut direct
when passing Or the avenue Friday, and
they would go to almost any lengths rath-
er han meet in a shop or at any kind Of
a function, ~ .'