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The Red Cloud chief., 1907-01-18
IN.

q 1ODER slept soundly and dream
IeSsly in Chilcote'S canopled
bed. To him the big room.
II with its severe magniiicence.
suggested nothing of the gloom and
solitude that il held in its owners
eyes. The ponderous furniture, the
high ceiling, the heavy curtains, I'M
changed since the days of Chilcote's
grandfather, all limited ut Il far reach
Ing ownership that stirred him. The
ownership was mythical in his regard
and the possessions Il mirage, but they
filed the day and surely sufficient for
the day.
That was his frame of mind as he
opened his eyes on the following morn
ing and lay a~ppreciative of his com
fort, of the surrounding space, even Q.
the light that filtered through the II.
tain chinkS, suggestive of Il world re-
created. With day all things seemed
possible to a healthy man. lie stretch
ed his arms luXurlously, delightinS In
the glossy smoothneSs of the sheets.
What was it Chilcote had said! Bet.
ter live for Il day than exist for Il lie
time. That was true, and life had Le-
gun. At thirty-slX he was to know 1t
for the first time.
He smiled, but without irony. Man
is at his best at thirty-siX, he unused.
He has retained his enthusiasts "al
shed his eXuberances; he has learned
what to pick up and what to pass by;
he no longer imagines that T. drain Il
cup one must taste the DIE g. Re
closed his eyes and stretched AGAIN
not his arms only. but his whole body.
The pleasure of his mental state In
sisted on II physical expression, Then,
sitting up in bed, he pressed the cleo.
trio bell.
Chllcote's new valet re gDaIed.
Pull those curtains, ..elY,ca," he
said. Whats the timc;' lie had
passed the ordeal Of l,enwick's eyes
the night before.
The MAJ was slo", n little stN
pid. He 80 ca"
fully,
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-01-18

shake off your rcstlessness that your
your health might improve. He thinks
that the present crisis would c'-she
hcSitated-"would give you "A tremen-
dOuS opportunity. Your trade interests.
bound up as they are with Persia,
would give any opinion you might hold
a double weight" Almost unconscious
~ a touch of warmth crept INTO her
words.
MIR. Fraide talked very seriously
about the beginning of your career.
He said that if only the spirit of your
first days could come back Her
tone grew quicker, as though she fear
ed ridicule in Loder's silence. HE
asked me to use my influence. | know
that | have l%ittle-none, perhaps-but l
couldn't tell him that, and $3.50
promised"
"And have kept the promiseg" Loder
spoke at random. Her manner and her
words had both affected him. There
was a sensation Of unreality In his
brain.
YES she answered. 81 always
Want to do-what I can"
"As she spoke a sudden realization
of the effort she was making struck
upon him, and with 1t his scorn Of
Chilcote rose IN renewed force.
"My Intention he began, turning
to her. Then the futility of any dec
l"aration silcnccd him. ~ shall think
over what you say" he added after IA
minutes wait. IL suppose l can't say
more than that"
Their eyes met and she smiled n lit
tie.
II don't believe I expected as much"
size said. Il think I'll go now. You
have been wonderfully patient" Again
she smiled slightly, at the same time
extending her hand. The gesture was
quite friendly. but in Loder's eyes it
held relief as well as fricndlincss, and
when their hands met he noticed that
her fingers barely brushed his.
He picked up her cloak and carried it
across the room. AS he held the door
open he laid it quietly across her arm.
'Tn think over what you've said." he
repeated.
Again she glanced at him as If sGs.
pecting sarcasm. Then. partly reas'
sured. she paused. you will always
despise your opportunities, and l sup
pose l shall always envy them" she
said. That's the way with men and
women Good night" With another
faint smile she passed out into the cor
ridor.
Loder waited until he heard he outer
door close, then he crossed the room
thoughtfully and dropped into the
chair she had vacated. He sat for O
time looking at the hand her fingers
he'd touched. Then he lifted his head
with n characteristic movement.
"By Jovc," he said aloud, "how cor
daily she detestS hint"
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Wont you sit DOWN. he said again,
cutting short his thoughts with some
confusion.
THANK YOU" She gravcly accepted
the protlcrcd chair. But he saw that
without any oStentation she drew her
skirts aside as she passed him. The
action ~diSplcased him un~accouutably.
Well" he said shortly, what had
Fraide to say?' He walked to the
mantclpicce with his customary move
inent and stood watching her. The in
stinct toward hiding his face had left
him. Her instant and unintcrested ac-
ccptance of him almost ncttled him..
His own half contemptuous impression
of Chilcotc came to him unpleasantly
and with it the first desire to assert his
own individuality. Stung by the con-
fiicting emotions, he felt In Chilcote's
pockets for something to smoke.
Eve saw and interpreted the action.
Are these your cigarettesP' She lean
Cd toward Il small table and took up a
box made of lizard skin.
Thanks" lie took the box from
her, and rs 1t passed from one to the
other he saw her glance at his rings.
The glance was momentary. Her lips
parted to express question or surprise,
then closed again without comment.
More than any spoken words the Incl
dent showed him the gulf that sepa-
rated husband and wife.
"Well," he said again. what about
FCaide?'
At his words she sat straighter and
looked ut him more directly, as If brac-
ing herself to II task.
Mr.. Fraide isis as interested as
ever in YOU" she began.
'Or in you!" Loder made the inter
ruption precisely as he felt Chilcote
would have made it. Then instantly he
wished the words back.
Ewes warm skin colored more deep
~. For Il second the inScrutable un-
DERIVING expression that puzzled him
showed in her eyes. then she sank
back into Il corne of the chair.
why do you make such a point OF
speering at my friendsT' she asked
quietly. II overlook it when you are
nervous" She halted slightly on the
WOru. but you are not HeTNouS W
night"
LoGer. to his great humiliation. red
1cned. Except for an occasional out
aIrst on the part of Mrs. Robins, his
sharwoman. he had not merlted a wo-
aan's displeasure for years.
"Tle snecr was unintentional," he
said.
For the first time Eve showed Il per-
sonal interest. she looked ut him in q
puzzled way. IF your apology was
meant" she said hesitatlngly. II should
be glad to accept it."
Lodcr. uncertain of how TO take the
words. moved back 10 the desk. He
carried IN u|nlightel cigarette between
his fingers.
There was an interval in which mel
ther spoke. Then at last, conscious OF
Is awkwardless. Eve rose. With oAe
hand on the back of her chair she look
Ell ut him.
MIR. Fraiue thinks it's such Il pity
that"-she stopped to choose her words
that YOU should lose hold on things
lose interest in thingS-as you are CO.
Mg. lie has been thinking II good CeIl
about YOU in the last three weeks, eTer
since the day Of y~Our-your illness In
NE house. ANA it seems to him'-aGAll
4iln broke Off. watching Lolcr's avert
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AN INTERRUPTED INAUGURAL
WindStOrm InIerfered With SpeechOf OklafOmas First
GOyeraOr Which Never Was Completed.

The ualHnHols of an of Okaho.
mas territorial governors nave oeeu
held in Guthrie the only cnpltoi 0e
territory has ever had and the occls
Ion of putting Gogeuor Haskell iu off,
Zee wiz be- ln The main mot uulike
ihe Six preceding ones Plenty of
music q lo"g parade q general rocep.
uon and ban have been the prevailing
features d has been the mle for the
new governor TO make short naugu-
raj address immediately following ad.
miuialradon of the oath Afierwarl
there have been lcyee8 and hand
shaking, the day TERMINATING With O
banquet and dance
Positions ia me parade which have
attended all the muaurations save
one nave been determined largely by
precedent no the place OF Inaugural
ton the retiring aud incoming execu-
dives occupy the same carriage ON the
right and lefr sides respectively re.
turning. theif positions arc reversed
Formal calls between the two COVER
uoIs has been in order before the m-
aueural begins end ar oe possible
the occasion conlomcd io ihF cug-
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ton Of humor and strength TO the
character
AT This point a number of dramat.
izations sprang up and the clerical
author was astonished to- find that the
magazine the publishers aud few
others all claimed the dramatic rights
to A Corner i'm Coffee and bad pre-
pared drmnau1dtions whieb they pro-
posed 20 produce Curiously bui hap
rily fgr Mr Murphy they were am
not only willing but desirpus that he
should act The play A legal wrangle
cnsued while Mr. Murphy sat back
not otherwise annoyed than by the
delay I'm his production which he did
nos care TO begin until am legal points
had been settled The parties could
not agree oul of court so Mr. Murphy
made sargcstiou which was adopted
A trust was formed and 40 the trustee
it was agreed that Mr Murphy pay
royalty lor the use of "a Corner i'm
Coffee The accrued royalty with
interest viii be paid to whomeyer the
court decides II is doubtful II ever
before a play was made The object of
so curious a legal fight
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Jim Johnstole is the character IN
these Mr. Murphy viii be seen at the
Brooks on Friday night
The production %, a Corner iu
Coffee furnished a genuine example
Gt the desirable but rare phenomenon,
The union of the church and the stage
for il was written by the celebrated
author and preacher Rev DR. Cyrus
Townsend Brady formerly of Brook
lyn and Philadelphia but recently call
ed to the pulpit OF Trinity church
Toledo. ohio AS story. "a Cor
ner In Coffee" FIRST appeared serially
in Smart Set and shortly after was
published IN book form. and has en-
ioyed popularity no less pronounced
than that which Mn Murphy has re-
Gently given IL ON the stage
DR. Brady himself suggested that
his story would make a play While
casting about for the proper comedian
to personate the coffee king, Mr. Muir
ply read the story and called ON Rev
Mr. Brady for the dramatic rights
The author did him the honor to give
them with his enthusiastic declara-
tion that he believed Mr. Murphy
would give just the proper proper
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tical cotton men and ali trained
statistcians
Asked about the general agricultur-
al dmatio min the new state. Mr. Gist
said
~ confidently expect to see Ol,la-
homa the real contr of agricultural
interests and development in the
United States. You have the soil, the
climate, and the Intelligent enterprise
40 make e so You can raise nearly
everything. aud the Oklahoma farmer
win never have o complete crop fail
ure
"Oue OF your chief advantages lies
ln having such q model department Of
agriculture To- start with. ! know OF
none that excels Il and few that com
pare with it Being controlled as it
is by q board of practical farmers. It
ls really a department Of farmers, op-
Grated by farmers for the benefit OF
farmers / can conceive of no higher
type of organization along this line.
its statistical department is modelled
after Chat of our department and /
nave found q a great help 10 me.
hope me present lines VIII be follow
ed ln its application 10 The new con
di,ions under statehood. and it viii be
% great pleasure 10 work I'm harmony
with it as ! have been doing
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II ~ sr~--~-4ss7seef~ -
aud auusug Mr. Murphy has paid
DTS pubic all over the land the comp.
liment of being as shrewod as our
friend from Missouri He has shown
them ON repeated visits that he is
ouI best living comedian and that his
tact and taste and talent insure an
evening with him as the MOST delight
ul of Che yoar I'm 1.-TWO Men and "a
Girl' he has strong role fortified
10y au intensely interesting story and
is supported by a long cast of sue
uerloy players II would be "a poor
TOOL who would so through life or
laughter only and its poor rule that
hasn't something solid behind 81.
This comedian always see TO this.
His first effort Us TO depicl ih, clsar-
acter. iheB grip me audience and
while hc holds them In the vice Of
his aH move thcm al bis magic will
90 tears or laughter Mr. Murphys
leading woman is again Miss Dorothy
Sherrod The press of other cities
are noting with significant emphasis
The beauty OF the ladies' gowns and
the completeness of the pictorial in.
vestitVre ot Two Men and a Girl"
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DECLARES FEDERAL
STATISTICAL EXPERT
With Her Soil and Climate
New State Can Raise
Nearly Everything

Mr.. F. w Glst special field agent
OF the bureau of statistics, Ulited
states Department or Agriculture.
whose headquarters are n Guthrie,
is engaged In making the annual esti-
mate OF the cotton crop OF oklahoma,
Indian Territory and North Texas.
which territory he covers regularly.
This is the most important work of
the bureau for The year m The cotton
states, ald the figures viii be issued
on the Sth of December Until that
time Mr. Gist is not allowed TO give
ont any opinion When asked tha
object of ihe bureau in doing this
work, Mr. Gist explained chat with tn
development of The cotton production
70 lbs prcsan, Importance IT became
necessary 90 furnish the corntry with
reliable and lliclsl figures chiefly Tor
the protection oil the producers The
buyers ot cotton have always kept
thems Ives posted ON me pro poets
LOT production The spectators in co .
ION have done tho same leaving tho
producer without any Information
along This line and without any
means of obtaining d. The Cover
ment is furnishing this nioumats b
LAT considerable cost, and AN parties
concerned are nov relying on rs
hgWcs.
Mr. Gist Ike all the agents Of HIS
brreau In the cotton states is q prac-
tical cotton man and a trained statis-
tician. He is a citizen Of tne state Of
Alabama, and has been sent 10 Okla
homa where he Is free from an per-
scnal and political interests This q
one OF Secretary Wliaons method
Tor securing practical res9lts The
secretary. nthe selection of his deio
agents, does not inquire into their
partisan affiliations AID ID 50 happens
that an OF his aold agents IN the COT
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reverence. II was not merely the
birth of a new state: it was the birth
of new kind Of a state--lts found
ers claim that II is the first real De
mocracy. the pioneer in the expert.
ment of a true form of .Republisan
government Its detractors assert
that the Missionaries and radicals
from all other states poured into Ok
lshoma, and that the more rabld OF
them met and consolidated their
theories into a hodgepodge which is
certain to result i'm everlasting ruin:
but ! am OF the opinion that it will
take more than a freak constitution
to hold Oklahoma back. She has
done very well without any constltu.
tion, and I regret that she didn't try
the experiment Of continually doing
without one. However. that is out
side the subject
Let ME contribute one picture for
the future schoolbook historian:
Scene, Guthrie: time, the spring Of
1907; location. the city hall. from the
tower OF which one can look out on
a sea of undulating hills and prairies
.checker-b boarded with fields ef cotton
and corn, and dotted to the horizon
with herds of cattle Within the hall
are met the stalwart farmers who
are forming the new constitution.
lowering about them are the lawyers
and lobbyists who are there % re.
present the corporations and other
vested interests" IL is only a reset
ting Of the wOrld-old picture OF the
battle Of the masses against fortified
power, save that the latter has been
stripped of the weapons OF force.
The delegates are gathering II IS
the day when there shall be decided
the question of whether the 'initia-
tive and the referendum" be incorpora-
ted In the constitution. There are
wmors that money has been used to
advantage with delegates uledged for
this radical reform. Excited farmers
discuss this possibility and glare at
the well-groomed attorneys who are
arguing with the delegates
Chairman Bill Murray mounts the
platform and sweeps the hall with
bis piercing glance. Down comes his
gayel with repeated crashes on his
table The tumult ceases
A Convention Opened With > Hymn.
The convention will coUe "a or
der,' Murray shouts with a final
blow Of the gayel Delegates will
take their seats. loafers and lobbyists
viii get out, We will begin by sing
ing that grand old hymn Nearer.
my God 10 Thee aud as every de
legaie arises 10 his feet tae powerful
voice of the chairman rings ont with
words which am know AID sing.
Nearer. my God TO Thee
Nearer 10 Thee,
Zen though it be a ross
That raised me-
SIN all my song shall be-
Nearer my God. a. Thee.
Nearer a. Thee,
Though like wanderer,
Tho sun gone down.
Darkness bo over me
Ny rest a stone;
Yet in ny dreams ld be
Nearer. ms God, TO Thee,
Nearer 70 Thee
II an attempt was made 10 use mon.
ey 70 sway tie votes OF the men who
met In Guthrie IL had az little effect
as IL would on CrOmweirs Covenant
ers The only human document OF
ffsonffuuad on Doc rQt
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perlshed with the men who happened
To- draft their constitution
Since we must Worship somcthi lg,
constitutions serve most admir- ly
Surely there VIII be a marble suite
of the Honorable William II. Murray,
chairman OF the constitutional COM
venuon and conspicuous as one OF its
fu nders. There is no figure ia Revo.
muonary days more picturesque than
Bit Murray, as his constituents af-
fectionately cali him he is the most
handsome man In q State which has
q right TO boast 0rits men, He IS
"Squaw man. with q dash of Indian
blood ian hts own veils-euough To-
give his straight figure a certain 1.-THE
grace and % lend black luster to his
locks lie Is man of wealth, as
men are rated I'm Oklahoma. and you
would pick him out of crowd and
make no mistake in esteeming him
one of the natural leaers of men.
Tales For she Future School Historian
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Jessie Huston and Miss Eulalie Jen-
ben, formerly with The Wizard OF
o. Co. The company had a most SEN
tational run in Chicago with four
hundred and slxty-Gve continuous per-
iOrmances at the La Sale theatre.
and at tho beginning of this season
he company was taken To- New York.
and had phenomenal run at Wal
lacks theatre
Dramatic critics have pronounced
the play the most unique and best
musical comedy Of the season Not
withstanding the fact that THE
TIME. THE PLACE AND THE GIRL"
had many competitors it was proven
TO be the best musical comedy of the
| season. The play was written by VIII
r. Hough and Frank r. Adams. as
sisted by Josheph Howard with the
music
The plot IS to the effect that Happy
johnny Hicks a square young gam
bier has been spending night in
Boston with his pals Laurie Farnham
and Tom Cunningham, two rich meas
SONS In 2 fight with some card
sharks, Cunningham hits a man with
Wine bottle and fearing the conse-
. AtAENtNa TIE NAlU lluht illtAi tHtnNt
/ before the police arrive Hoping TO
! find a hiding place and also to take
a needed rest. they find their way to
sanitarium in the Virginia mom-
! tains Cunningham meets his sweet
heart there, and Hicks falls i'm love
/ with the pretty head nurse Motley
Kelly, who proves to be the sister OF
| the man injured by Cunningham in
the escapade in Boston
This interS5ting situation is en-
hanced by the fact that the sanitarium
! is placed under quarantine, and as
the servants are all absent, the guests
have to serveG themselves in the
course Of the play Hicks shoulders
/ Cunningham's guilt, and thus puts
| himself lin wrong as he expresses
/ it. with the nurse
The singing and dancing numbers
manifest the genius of Ned Wayburn
for such things. and there is not "a
chorus feature in the show that is not
new and original. The company is
large and the production is an un-
usually artistic one
Mr. Tim Murphy with a foresight
/ and good fortune has become habitual
has this season again secured com.
edy and g character which stamped
with his art, have made unusually hap
py entertainments In most quarters
they have been critically praised as
the best things Mr. Murphy has ever
done while not a few compare them
10 the best achievements OF Raymond,
Russell or Jefferson
"A Corner in Coffee" is the play;
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How IKE school histories OF 2lO7
win be thumbed on pages which pic
ture the Oklahoma ConstiNR ional
Convention OF 1906-07, The children
VIII read of a time when railroads and
trusts were allpowerful in the United
States. There will be held up to
them the story of how tens OF thous-
alds of their Impoverished ancestors
were massed or the Cherokee line
that morahe noon hour OF the
tWenty cond of April. 1889 when at
the signal of the crack of cavalry car
Dimes Che land-hungry horde swept
over the border AID founded a com
monWoalth i'm "a day The children of
the future win see G1thrie, Okeho-
ma City and other great muni,ipa!t
ties arise I'm q night, and they VIII
thrill at the tale of the struggles Of
their forefathers against tho COM
bmed terrors of the wilderness ald
the exactious of grasping. merciless
and tyrannical corporations Certain
railroad names now familiar to Wall
Street viii probably have the same
s.elifance 20 the school-chlldren Of
2IC7 as do the names OF George I'll
and Benedict Arnold TO the pupils Of
to-day
Tie story of their Constitutional
Convention viii not suffer by compari-
son with the gatherings which we now
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Popular delegate from Lincoln
County who win be private secretary
10 OSiahomas first Governor
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l Twentieth Century
State Constitution

CONTINUED From Pose lO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-20

"Sweet summer time" was in evidence
Yesterday. The weather in the morning
was fair and warm, and the temperature
rose as the Cay advanced until it became
oppressiye. In the afternoon a slate
colored cloud rose in the western and
northwestern heavens from which light
ming flashed and thunder rolled. The
heaviest portion of the cloud, however,
passed north Of this city, although there
was rain here with hail in some sections.
Other showers followed at intervals, and
at the close of the day and early in the
night there was a succession of heavy
downpours, accompanied by considerable
thunder aud lightning. For hours after
the rain had ceased to fall in this city
the southern heavens we're sglow with
lightning. The vanguard OF mayfiles
arrived Saturday night. They were re-
inforced by myrisds last night, and in the
vicinity of electric lights walls were coat
ed with The insects. The storms OF yes
terday afternoon and last night extended
over a large area and in Washington
during the afternoon the disturbance was
severe. Some bail fell and lightning
truck in several places, in one instance
DESTROYING q barn OF AnacOstia. There
was hail in many places in Maryland
during The afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-20
Del Raw Nilsson.

An entertainment was giVen Fri day
night st the school house in Del Ray
by the mission Of Christ Church Of this
city. 4 large number OF residents OF
Alexandria, as we'll as those living IN
the vicinity of the mission, were present.
The programme was a very enjoyable
one. consisting of vocal and instrumental
selections by local talent, as well as reel
tations and dialogues. Following the
programme, refreshments were served.
This mission has been started to meet
the needs of the increasing number OF
Episcopalians rapidly filling this section,
and the projectors of the movement feel
much encouragement at the hearty sup
port given. For the present religious
services are being conducted In the
chapel of the Bapiists in Del Ray, but
plans are being formulated for the Pur-
chase of suitable lots and the erection
thereon of church edifice. The charge
is supplied with leaders from the EPiS'
copal Seminary, and very satisfactory
congregations are present at the service