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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18

man could strike the cat was upon
him. Jim missed. and for . minute
no says II seemed like nghtning-20
cong. sharp claws riddled and tore his
shirt into strips and rags
With his stick clutched in his hands.
Jim struck fiercely with his fists. hit
ting the catamount In the face and
head, and as It fell backward. driven
by the mans desperate blows. his
heavy boots played a tattoo on tho
cats ribs. One of the savage kicks
proved effective. The cat fell with a
Anal screech Of pain and rage.
Both catamounts were now dow
and out. AS for Hoxle. he was n sight
His shirt and pants were nothing but
ribbons and strings. while from his
face down to his knees blood was run
ming from his wounds. There were
81 cuts altogether; some were an inch
some three inches. the longeet and
most painful being three sets OF four
each. not less than IS inches long.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
RIDE TRAIN
ROOFS "a DAYS

your ma and pa. You'll get strong
again and we can go to shows and
have good times again
THE lady says, DO you think so.
jim? Sometimes ] think that | will
never be well again The young guy
got up saying he was going back to
get a drink OF water. He looked like
he was crying TO me. Soon after that
tho connie saw us at the mex stop
ana made us get down. He said he
would knock our blocks Of IL he
cauent us on top again.
we stayed in that town cumming
grub until the next night, when we got
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18

one of the Burlington fast trains. May.
be we didn't go some. We had TO hold
on tight on that train for fair. Some.
times the train men would see us just
as the train was pulling out, but too
late TO get at us.
I'VE could only ride at nights. be
cause the trainmen could see on the
top in the daylight. We would have
TO be careful, even at night. when We
would reach a big station. When we
saw the lights of a town ahead we
would crawl over on the dark side
and crouch down so they could not see
us.
I'VE rode the Northern Pacific to
BILLINGS and then took the Burlington
TO Alliance. From Alliance we wen,
to Bridgeport and from there into
Denver. From Denver we took the
Union Pacific and worked into Kansas
City. At that city we struck the
Chicago & Alton and came into Chi
cago."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
HUNTER ATTACKED
BY CATAMOUNTS

recover. the other cat spran9 and
caught his shoulder In its teeth. be
fore 1t could tear him with It's claws
Jim shortened his club and jammed n
against the cats Jaws. knocking It
fat
Jim is a very strong man. quick and
active. but the FIRST cat caught his
right leg in It's Jaws and sank It's teeth
into the flesh before Ho1ie could de-
fend himself. One blow. however. de
livered with all Jim's power. put the
old cat out OF business before It could
spring again.
BY this time the old male had gath
cred himself again. and before the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18

by Chinese officials and chambers OF
commerce when vised by American
c%onsuls in China. Your medical exam
nations of the Chinese should be the
same as those used in the case of Eu-
rOpean immigrants.
But | hope your people will under,
stand that in the present temper Of
the Chinese toward you, the temper
reused by your treatment of us,
neither Americans. American goods.
nor American capital could expect a
welcome. II is unreasonable to look
to us for friendship when you treat us
like enemies and criminals"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
Temple of Amenemhat l..

pyramids of Lisht, near the southern
end of the pyramid field, at a point IS
miles south of Cairo. Both of these
date from the middle empire, about
200 B. c., the "northernmost having
been identified as belonging to King
Amenemhat !. and the so-uthernmost
as hat of his son and successor,
Usertesen |. These two were kings Of
the twelfth dynasty, a time when art
lacked a little of the vitality of earlier
sculpture and yet in which some
splendid works were turned out. The
influence of Egypt was extended by
these two to the lands on either side.
and more and more information re-
garding this influence and the accom-.
plishments of the kings OF that dynas-
" has been discovered as the picks
and spades of the workers slowly un-
covered the ruins of the pyramid tenn,
Pile of Amenemhat, which was chosen
for the first investigation, because a
French expedition had previously ex,
cavated at the temple of Userteson.
This work of unearthing al Egyp.
tian temple is rather different from
digging a tunnel or Il city subway in
Manhattan, for neither dynamite noI
steam shovel may be used TO facilitate
the work. Such energetic methods
have TO be eliminated, as n jar OF
false blow might shatter a treasure
which tells whole pages of history oI
an age when the world was still
young. And so sand drifts and debris
must be removed with the creates.
care Ia order TO preserve from demoi
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
GIRL RIDES WITH DEAD LOVER.
Discovers Corpse, Gets In Buggy with
Body and Drives AimlessIy.

Detroit, Mich.-Crazed at nndinE
her fance. George OFT. sitting dead
I'm his buggy, a quarter OF a mile from
the depot where he was TO have met
her. Miss Rose Hogan was found driv-
ing almlessly in the buggy beside the
corpse a short distance from the OFT
home at Indian Town. She Is threat
ened with a complete nervous col
lapse.
Miss Hogan had gone TO visit her
s~weetheart's parents. OFT had written
that he would meet her at the depot
with a carriage and drive her 10 his
parents home-several miles out.
When abe alighted at the station there
was no carriage In sight, and. after
waiting a few minutes, the girl started
to walk in the direction OF the OFT
farm, hoping TO meet him on the way.
Some distance down the road she
found the carriage ~motlonless. the
horse quietly standing and the young
man sitting back In the seat with the
lines in his hands. She called 10 him.
and receiving no answer. came close
TO the buggy. Then she discovered
that he was dead and that blood had
streamed down his face from q bullet
wound in his head.
The girl climbed into the buggy 6e-
side the dead man. took the lines and
started TO drive to the OFT home with
the ~liieless form. On the way the
situation temporarily unbalanced her
mind and when found by a farmer
near her journeys end she was nearly
out OF her mind
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
Fooled the General.

There is a story of a Russian gen.
eral who asked a sentry at night.
How msny stars are in the sky? ?"
The sentry was not at a loss for an
answer. Il will see. sir" he said, and
calmly began counting them. After
he had reached 700 the general rode
OF. for II was bitterly cold
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
WOMAN FLAGS TRAIN;
SAVE HUNDRED LIVES
RAILROAD CAMP COOK HEARS
CRASH OF BRIDGE ABUTMENT
AND WARNS ENGINEER.

at. Louis.-Through the quick wit
and prompt action of n woman in flag
gins the Santa FEES California Limit
ed early the other morning at Hart,
Mo. as the heavy train was about to
plunge through a damaged t%restle, the
lives OF over n hundred passengers
we're saved, and what might have
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
Not shakespearean.

my husband" said the conceited
lady, lis a Shakespearean actor"
"Indeed!l Does he play in Ham
let?'" asked her friend.
NO" said the actors wife; "he only
plays in the larger cities"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
YOUNG INDIANA BOY
is A JEAN VALJEAN
YOUTH WHO ESCAPED FROM
PRISON CAUGHT WHILE LlV-
ING MODEL LIFE.

Kokomo. Ind.-Carl Hunt, who. for
n year, has been employed in n re-
sponsible position by the Kokomo
Steel and Wire company. was arrest
ed by the police on the charge of be-
ing a fugitive from the Indiana School
for Boys at Plainfield. Hunt admits
hat he escaped from the school, but
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-18
VALUABLE RELICS OF ANCIENT
EGYPT ARE DISCOVERED.
interesting and Important Work
Which Has Been Carried on by
the Metropolitan Museum
Of New York.

Through the generosity OF the
Egyptian government and the enter
prise of American men of wealth the
Metropolitan museum of New York
city has been able under the direction
of Albert NJ. Lythgoe to carry on i'm
portant explorations on two Of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Annual Christmas Treat

The Trustees OF the Poor and In
sane, following the real custom, gave
the inmates OF the Aims House and
Insane Asylum their annual Christmas
treat on Saturday, December p. This
annual treat is looked forward to and
enjoyed with great delight by the in
mates OF these institutions who. unfor-
tunatcly, do not see too much OF life ;
joys and pleasures.
The Trustees desire to thank the
following persons who remembered the
poor and contributed without solicita-
ton the Christmas cheer Mrs. Z. O.
Spear, Mrs. VIM. c. Pyle, Messrs. T. J.
.-urrav, J. f. Goncc. Taylor & Rey-
nolds. VIM. Realev, Michael Lipman.
Reed & Son, Henry Henderson, ]. F.
Frazer, r. B. Frazer, VIM. Harriott,
Harry r. Boulder, J. NJ. Reed, Z. n
Sweet, Arthur Harvey, McCauley Bros.
II. c. Wells, Charles Heatzig, John ).
Settle, DR. c. F. Miller. c. NJ Boul-
den
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Electric Light Project

John Stump, oi Pcrryvillc, has be-
gun the construction oi dam on his
"Bclvidcrc' property or what used to
be known As the Shaw iarm. on the
road from Princinio Furnace to Jcn-
ness Mill, Tor the purpose OF installing
an electric light plant. The old dam
that gave power to HyncS' Mill. the
breaStwork OF which has been used as
public road but which was washed
out by the freshcts last spring, is being
rebuilt and enlarged and when com
pctcd will cover an area OF 2S acres and
furnish almost unlimited water power.
From the pawcr thus secured electric
ity will be produced and distributed
throughout the adjacent territory.
Mr. Stump has perfected arrange
mentS to furnish the town OF Perrvville
with lights and also the p, b. & w.
Railroad Compan'. for the new station
at Perrvville and other convenient
points along the line oi the road. 1t is
expected also that the Principle Forge
Company and most OF the individual
houses along the route OF the poles will
be supplied with light Mr.. Stump will
also take uD with the B. 60. Railroad
Company the matter OF furnishing it
with liohtS for stations and signals
along its lines The plant will be with
in 800 yards OF the ruadbcd at Bclvidere
Station
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
PURE FOOD
LAW IN EFFECT
All Foods, Medicines, Etc., Must Be
Pure---LocaI Dealers Must Be
Wary
SHAMS AND DECEPTIONS HIT

The Pure Food and Drug Law,
which went into effect on the first of
the year, is one OF the most important
and far-reaching measures ever passed
tor the protection of the public health
and Is OF supreme interest to our local
store-keepers and house keepers.
The provisions of the law insure to
the public a perfect guarantee against
frauds deceptionS and impurities in
foods, medicines, liquors, etc, and am
pie penalties are provided for manu-
tacturers, Store-keepers, druggists or
liquor dealers who handle adulterated,
poisonous or deleterious stuffs.
1t will cost the business men of the
country millions of dollars to comply
with the eXactions of the law and bring
their goods up to the standard set
thereby, for all products must not only
be pure and absolutely free from harm
iuI substances but the labels on every
article sold must tell the purchaser ex-
actIy what the article is. what its in
gradients are, name its correct weight
or quantity and state the result of
proper analytical examinations.
Inns means that our local grocerS,
druggists, manufacturers or dealers
must have all their goods so labeled as
to tell the exact truth about them
! his Will call for the use of hundreds of
thousands OF dollars worth of labels
"StlckerS', etc. to doctor" UP the
stocks OF canned and packed goods
that were on hand when the law be-
came operative. and will result in hun
drcdS OF articles being withdrawn from
the market
1t bchoovcS our business men to ex-
crciSc the StrictcSt care in complying
with the law, so as not to subject them
selves to its stringent penalties.
The effect Oi the law is that new
hundreds OF instances. For example,
"cvapuratcd' fruits must again be call
ed dried apples, peaches, etc Con
dcnSed cream becomes cvaporatcd
milk. German noodles" which are not
made in Germany must be noodles,
German style" or otherwise properly
described.
While the law means the going over
OF the entire stock in trade OF all deal
er> to see that everything affected com
plies with tn requirements possibly the
druggist will feel its exactionS more
than the ordinary StorckcepcrS Medi-
cjncs, that for years have been stand
ard articles, must iall in line with the
new order Such things as have been
known as Consumption cures must
now be known as remedies. Com
pounds must tell exactly OF what they
are compounded and no medicine can
be sold except for exactly what it is
To the consumers of the country. the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
CHECKER PLAYERS
WARM CONTEST
Caldwell, Cooling. Johnson And Dunlap
Winners In Hard Fought Contests

The social sitting which the checker
players had on New Years day in the
Town Council room, at ElktOn was a
very enjoyable affair
Owing to the very bad condition OF
the public roads, number who were
expected from a distance. namely
Mcssrs. John p. Sinners. John Nj.
Clayton and four or five others from
the Calvert section, could not be on
hand, and those who did come were de
layed either :. the heavy roads or by
coming on the afternoon train Be
cause OF this delay, the playing did not
begin until about three o'clock, and in
the two hours until five o'clock it was
impossible to get measurement OF the
relative strength OF the PLAYERS, as they
tnlShe dthc Sittings as first paired. not
having the opportunity to shift oppon-
ents. Five boards were in play, most
of the time, though at one OF the tables
the games were merely between local
players with no prcterSiOnS and the rec
ord OF their play was not kept. The
greatest interest ccntered in the con-
tests between the other four pairs At
table No | McSsrS Hugh w. Caldwell
OF Chesapeake City. and Frisby G.
Parsons, OF North East. the score
stood Caldwell !, Parsons 3, drawn l..
Vt table No. ,. the contest between DR..
c. {. Laws, OF Chesapeake City. and
Harry w. Cooling, OF Havrc de Grace,
resulted in score OF I for Cooling, 8
Tor Laws, and two draws. MeSsrs c.
Hal Johnson. OF Aberdeen, and Frank
II. Thompson, OF North East, fought
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
officer Sued For Assault

Granville Crothcrs, of Spruce Grove.
Pa, brought suit before Squire Smith
OF Oxford, on Tuesday, against Night
Officer Sharp OF the latter town charg-
ing him with assault and battery Gro
theirs asserted that Sharp beat him over
the head while ciccting him from Bun
ting's livery office Monday night
Squire Smith dismissed the case after
hearing the evidence. which showed
that Crothcrs was intoxicated and that
it was question OF veracity between
the officer and another witness OF the
affair. That evening Crothers had
Sharp before Squire Hudson, of Hope
WE'LL and after the hearing Crothers
agreed to settle for SIS, Sharp to pay
the costs. This was not done, and
Sharp is under $500 bail, and the case
will likely get into court.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
BENDER MAKES A
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY
Governor Warfield win Not Grant Re.
quest Made BY His Wife-Says He De-
sres To Leave The State

Governor Wrafeld received a per-
sonal visit from Mrs Alfred Bender. OF
Port Deposit on Wednesday, who was
seeking executive clemency for her
husband, whose term in the House oi
Correction, for violation OF the Local
Option law will not expire until March.
Mrs. Bender's plea, which was fortified
with a letter from Bender to the Gov
ornor, was that her husband wanted to
leave the State, and had made arrange
mcnts to go to Philadelphia and en-
gage in the fish business, and requested
that his term be shortened a month so
as to permit him to get all his arrange
mentS perfected, otherwise he would
be cut out OF this seasons business.
Governor Warheld as usual. asked
II there were any protests and Mr..
Hardy. his executive clerk. produced
paper signed by 10 or more persons.
strongly protesting against granting
the application and alleging that the
sending OF Bender to the House of
Correction had not broken up the liq-
uor selling at his place, as his wife was
still engaged in the business This,
Mrs. Bender denied, claiming that she
sold only cigars and tobacco, but the
Governor would not grant the anplica-
ton, saying to Mrs Bender that with
such a strong protest before him he
could not do anything for her or her
husband
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Notice To Subscribers

Will our subscribers kindly note the
date on the label OF their paper That
date is intended to show the time up
to which the subscr;~tion is paid Ii
the label shows your subscription to
be due, will YOU please remit us for
the same without further notice. The
constant sending out of bills for a
large mailing list means great
amount of labor and expense, much OF
which could be saved by little
thoughtfulness on the part of our
friends in sending in their subscrip-
tiOns.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
THURSDAY.


Court opened at go a. m, Judges
Tearce' Crotners and Adkins presiding.
Inc hrst business was to dispose OF the
cases OF William PATTERSON, convicted
on two counts one Tor stealing a horse
ana the other tor the larceny OF a
buggy and harness, and OF Thomas X.
Wltcraft. found guilty by the jury OF
MURDER IN the second degree for kill
ing capt, Joseph Hilton.
PATTERSON was sentenced to five years
IN the penitentiary on the charge OF
stealing the morse and sentence was
suspended IN the other case.
The motion for a new. trl al in the
Nltcraft case was submitted without
argument and the motion was over
ruled. Judge Crothers IN ,pronounclng
sentence, made some OF the most i'm
presslve remarks ever heard in the
Court room. He dwelt at some length
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Officers Elected

Washington Camp, P O. S. OF \.
elected the following officers on Mon
day night:-Past President, William B.
Mercy; President, Louis Vansant
Vice President, II. f. Crawiord; Mas
ter OF Forms. Clarence Perkins; Re
cording Secretary A. f. Miller; Finan-
cial Secretary, VIM II. Realey; Treas
urer, J. Harvey Groves; Conductor.
John c. Bouldcn; Inspector. c. E.
Alexander; Guard. S. r. Hague; AS
sistant Recording Secretary, w. II. NJ.
Rambo; Trustee, J. Harvey Groves;
Chaplain, J. R. Mahoney; Right Sen
tinel, Irving George; Lett Sentinel F,
Collins.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Former Cecil Countian Injured

Fletcher Conner, well known in this
community, suffered very painful ac-
cident while shelling corn at Mr..
Bouldcn's place near Middletown last
week. His hand got caught in the cog
wheels OF the shelter and was so badly
mashed as to require the amputaton OF
all his fingers. Last reports are that
Mr. Conner is doing as we'll as could
be expected. He was taken to the
Hahnncman Hospital, Philadelphia, by
DR.. c. \. Ritchie.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Heroic Act BY Young Man

Miss Lille Barber, young woman
living on Iron Hill, was perhaps fatally
burned on Saturday morning. She was
carrying lighted lamp in her hand,
when it exploded, throwing the oil over
her body.
Richard Reed, a young man at the
house, caught the unfortunate woman,
and at the risk OF his life Smothered the
flames, not, however, until the palms of
both of his hands were literally burned
TO crisp
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Frenzied Horses Rush Into Flames

A large barn on the farm of Oscar
Thurston in Brandywine hundred, near
Newark Union, tenanted by Samuel
Whitfield, was destroyed on Saturday
night by fire of unknown origin, en-
failing the loss of large quantity OF
provender and seven horses. All the
live stock about the place was liberated
but seven of the horses after dashing
wildly around the yard, ran back into
the burning building and perished in
the flames.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Bank Officers Chosen

The following appointments have
been made at the First National Bank
Of Rising Sun, for the ensuing year.
President, H. II. Haines; Vice Presi-
dent and Cashier, Charles s. Pyle; As
sistant Cashier, NJ f. Founders; Book
keeper, B. E. Effing; Clerk, Leslie Pyle
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
CIRCUIT COURT RECONVENES--
WITCRAFT SENTENCED FOR MURDER
BIG WILL CASE COLLAPSES

den, Elwood BalderSton, Thomas NJ.
Reed, Robert \. Mccullough, James
7. Watts, Robert Ferguson and J. Cecil
Bilcs.
The suit is brought to collect bill OF
$I24375 for services, care and minis
trations in sickness during the latter
wears OF the dcceased's life. The case
is one that has excited quite a good
the parties to the suit belong.
The following witnesses for the plain
tiff were examned-l1oward Reynolds,
husband OF the plaintiff. Rufus d. Bow
land, Deputy Register OF Wills, Hiram
T. Brown, Rev. Samuel Polk. DR.. Jas
a. Peoples, DR.. Ernest Rowland, JOS
cph L. Brown, and Eliza Jane Turner
The plaintiff then closed the evidence
and Court adjourned to meet at 7. 80 in
the evening.
When Court reconvened at 40 the
defense opened its case and the follow
ing witnesses were Robert
T. Wright, Henry A. Davis. William
B. Swsher, William A. Boyd, and John
T. REYNOLDS, and rested. Adjourned
till Friday moning
FRIDAY.
Court met at go with full bench
Argument was then begun. MeSsrS
w. S Evans and Omar D. Crothers
for plaintiff William T. and Henry A.
Warburton for defense
Case given to the jury at 10 minute,
before o'clock.
After lunch the case OF Howard Rev
noldS. husband OF Mrs. Rcbckah Rcy-
nodS. vs.. the same defendant was taken
up and removed to Caroline county.
There being no further business ready
ior trial, Court adjourned until Mon
day morning. with the case oi \ndcr-
son vs.. the g. & O. X. Il. Co. having
right oi way with the case OF Boyd vs.
p, B. & w. X. r. next in order
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-05
Judue Pearce Sells His Farm

Chief Judge James Alfred Pearce
sold his farm Of 467 I-2 acres near
Chestertown, on 4-onday last to Mr.
James w. Chapman, of Chestertown
for $I7, 500 cash. The farm has been in
the possession Of Judge Pcarce's family
since 1920.