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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

ket gardens on either side had the
garments OF the "workers"-blue
shirts and breeches. The Sister" who
received the reporter wore a dress OF
similar material.
In the bare reception room n
sound predominated over all others.
Outside were sunshine and the song
OF iife-the click OF the windmill,
locusts, and bees buzzing in a corn
field. the chatter OF children, the
sound OF hammers as the workers
raised a big tent for the camp meet
ing. Inside was the sound OF hymns
pounded out on a hard-toned piano.
persistently. -monotonously, endlessly
until the visitor thought of the most
maddening in the list OF ancient tor
tures-the steady drip Of water on a
man or woman's head.
you have been very successful
herel" began the reporter.
THE Lords blessing has been upon
u.s." The sister answered absently,
as Il I'm a dream or listening to the
|torturing hymns.
Home Is Gift OF Believer.
You wi this placer"
Eyes. II was given to us about two
| years ago by Mrs, Garretson-Mrs. w.
p. Garretson. She saw tho true light
the light Of the Lord in faith-she and
her son and her two daughters. We
have been here about n year and a
half. There are so acres Of land and
30 grown people. some of them mar
ried, but mostly young men and
women, and about as many more chill
tren. They have given up all their
worldly goods and followed Him."
"You must have plenty of money,
then?"
"Oh. no." with n smile. People with
worldly goods are not eager to give
them up and follow the Lord"
Gradually more facts came out after
persistent questioning. Six years ago,
Mrs. Alma White, wife OF a Methodist
preacher In Denver, was inspired to
preach on her own account. The con
ference of the Methodist church
would not make her n full fledged
minister. But 'the Lord blessed her
In singing" so she started her own
church. She calls It the Pentecostal
Union, her nelghbors, The Pillar OF
Fire: the public, the Holy Jumpers.
The sister" who was talking called
II the holiness movement-the Meth
odlst church as II was in the days OF
Wesley, before people thought only
Of worldly things and the ministers
Of preaching and prayer for wage"
Mrs. White is still the head-the
Mrs. Eddy, the Mrs. Piper-of the
sect. She lives in Denver, where the
Holy Jumpers have a Bible school and
$50 missioners and the union got O
charter in 1902. Mrs. Whites brother
c. w. Bridwell. is the head of the
farm at Weston, which is the eastern
headquarters of the sect. There are
other mission houses in Los Angeles
and Lafayette. Ind, with a dozen mis-
sionarles each.
Have Biblical Authority.
What are the peculiar ceremonies
Of your sect? You march and dancer
"oh. yes" the girl replied. Are We
not told in the Bible how DayiC
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

sation with Bs reporter. the monoton.'
Gus notes Of the piano had been merg-
ed with the click OF the windmill, the
hum OF bees, and the chatter Of chill
dren. Then a man and a woman began
to talk in the next room. They might
have been quarreling. Their voices
were pitched high, now both speaking
together unintelligibly. Then followed
silence for a moment, then a single
voice in great excitement:
In Fervent Prayer.
"Oh, help, help us-Show us the
way-Oh, we've done wrong-Wo
thank Thee-We bow before Thee
Help-help us-O Lord"
The communlstic plan Of Zare-
phath is a success, II the rich fruits
of field. garden, and truck patch count
for anything. At the beginning o.
every week tho work of the colony
Is divided among the men and women,
with little or no distinction between
the sexes. The men wash dishes.
cook. and make beds. just as the older
boys plow and the women work in the
gardens. In the Zarephath building
the men are lodged at one end, the
women at the other. and the children
on n lower floor.
They a two meals a day. Break
fast is at 8 in the morning and dinner
at 4. Each is preceded by prayers, and
perhaps with testimonies. singing. and
marching.
IAN OF these services, the prayer
meetings. our marriage service, and
the ceremonies at the graves have nc
regular order" explained the sister;
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

1T is largely arranged as the spirit OF
God move us"
Life Of the Little Jumpers.
S%criptural injunction is followed In
the kitchen as well as the bare little
chapel. Pork is eschewed as unclean;
SO are Ash without scales" Fruits
and cereals form the bases Of the
fsvorite dishes.
What OF the 30 little children who
live in such surroundings? They pray
as they play. Their Ills are treated,
too, with oil poured on their bodies
and by prayer. They learn to jump
and go to the meetings and give
strange Testimonies"
Here is a prayer which the Jumpers
credit to Glenn Plank, aged three:
Dear Lord, we thank you for help
ing us to sing songs. | thank You for
making my ear well. Supply our needs
for this day and send in some dollars.
My shoes are awful bad, send me in
some new ones, for Jesus sake.
Amen"
Services for Children.
The children have special services
to pray for clothes and the mission
aries. They have prayer meetings
every morning from $3.50 to 1880
o'clock. They also have praise serv-
ices distinct from those of their eld-
ers. They range In age from babyhood
to 10 OF IL years. I'm the school term"
one of the Jumpers explained, I'VE
also teach them in secular knowledge,
including some Of the high school
branches"
Indeed, children may be called a
star feature at Z%arephath. The farm
was given by Mrs. Garretson for a
children's home as well as for mis-
sicnary work, and in the notices of
the camp meeting the building is
called a "%children's home"
Characteristic of the sect is Bird
wells description of the children
when he recently returned from the
west. Their enthusiasm evidently
filled his heart with gladness, for he
says:
we were delighted once more to
meet the children and to hear them
pray and testify. God is certainly
blessing this department of our work
and helping the little ones to become
faithful in His service. They have
their little trials and experiences, and
win battles which mean more in their
lives than any Of the great historical
conflicts Of this world"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

New York-Hidden on n little New
Jersey farm, q community OF sixty
persons, one.half of them children,
are trying to vltalize a coinplote re-
action against money greed, hypoc-
rlsy, and the p~resont-day Christian
church and to keep it alive by re-
ligious hysteria.
They depend on faith" q. e.,
prayer for food, clothing, and the
bare necessities OF life.
They have followed the Injunction
OF Jesus to sell their goods, give the
proceeds to the poor, and follow Him.
Medicines and physicians are for.
hidden. and their only treatment for
disease consists OF prayer and anoint.
ing the body with oil.
OdicIals Of the state OF New Jersey
say that n any one dies after such
treatment those concerned are guilty
Of criminal negligence and indictable
for manslaughter.
Tho community Is managed on the
cooperative plan, no one receiving
wages for work, and all supplies go
tha AAAb "a NNAAtAiAbh lhNNAf NiAb iA'A hlAh
ome sharing tho work on an equal
basis.
Converts are keI G in a high state Of
religious excitement by a c|onglomera.
ton Of Biblical text, sophistry, and
slang. and talk Of modern saints and
miracles.
Seeking to live according to Bibll-
cal injunction. they work themselves
into a frenzy, march. dance, and leap
high In the air. hence their name,
Holy Jumpers.
A member of the community has al,
ready been taken to the Somerset
County Insane Asylum suffering from
religious mania.
What the Jumpers Are Like.
Such. In brief, is n summary OF the
lives OF the Holy Jumpers on thelI
farm near Weston. n station on the
Reading railway five miles southwest
of Bound Brook. Attention was at
tracted TO them by n report that they
are to invade New York in the man
ner OF "Elijah" Dowie and his Zion
lists. What manner OF people are these
who would MI Broadway with theil
cries and Wild dances? The question
led to a visit TO Weston.
Where are the Holy Jumpers?" the
reporter asked a farmer he met on the
way.
Right down thar on the towpatl
where yer see that barn and wind
MILL" no replied. DO they jump? Yer
bet they do. | was at their prayer
meeting last Sunday. One OF EN-
Brother Hartman. they called him
man as big as you. six feet high
Waal. Brother Hartman yelled Halle
lujah!' jest as loud as he could, gath
cred up his legs under him, anC
Iumped-it looked as II he jumped
most as high rs that thar lamppost.
They're praying most all the time
too. Some weeks since one of tn,
fellers here was a-comin' up the tow
path and CHANGED to look over towar,
the Jumpers place. Sure as I'm here
thar was n Holy Jumper standin' a-tol
their haystack. his hands up I'm tn,
air, praying for all he was worth
Guess he was praying about the hay
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Bushes. Anpreelatlon.

Herr Hirsch-That man Levi has
got his eye on u Rosa He's a thun.
dering good man OF business and he
can have her II he wants. He once
got some money out of me In payment
for some things l had OF him.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
The Joke Was on Her.

A woman member Of the bar IN New
York gives to our correspondent the
following correspondence with the res
trvation that no names shall be quoted.
II am one of the few women" she
says, who can see joke even II aim
ed at myself | do not feel that Ia this
case l came of first best"
The first letter was from man law.
yer and was as follows:
Dear Miss Blank-We agree TO the COM
promise as proposed in your favor Of this
date. Not because your client has just
right to such settlement, but from the
fact that we do not care to open q con-
test with a woman lawyer.
To which this reply was sent:
Gentlemen-I note yours agreeing to q
settlement. although l cannot congratu-
late you on your gallantry in begging the
question. Like the original Adam. you
seem inclined to hide behind a woman
petticoat.
And the following letter closed the
correspondence:
Dear Miss Blank-If you will turn to the
early pages of Genesis you will discover
that Eve did not wear a petucoat
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Find thu Anawer.

A certain young man took his best
girl to the theater. During the evening
she complained Of not feeling well, and
they left before the show was over.
He took her home, and when he said
good night the girl was pretty sick.
Next day 1t turned out that she had
diphtheria. Then the young man began
to wonder If he was booked for siege
with the disease too. He called on a
physician he knew to ask about it.
The physician heard the young mans
tale. We'll" said he at the conclusion
of it, II think your chances to catch
the disease depend on how you said
good night to the young lady"
The young man was quiet moment.
Then he said; Doctor. I'm much oblig-
ed. If that's the case, I'm not in dan
ger"
The young man went out. A minute
later he stuck his head In the door.
"Say, doc" he said, "diphtheria don't
60 very hard with strong, healthy
young men, does itg'-Denver Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Long Canoe Trip.

A party left Waterville last week
for long canoe trip in the waters of
upper Maine and will come right
down through to salt water from the
northern limits of Aroostook. The
men in the party are Harold s. Small,
Henry G. Tapley of Brooksville and
Wallace Sedgeley of that city. They
came on the morning train to Show
hogan and here embarked on their
voyage, going to The Forks and TAX
ing the east branch of Moosehead
lake, thence by Moose river to Lo-
welltown on the Canadian border.
They will then return through Holeb,
Attean, Wood, Long and Brassway
ponds to Moosemead lake and thence
will go by the Northwest Carry and
up Boyd brook, carrying to Lake Sc
boomook and will take the head
waters of the Penobscot and by short
carries to the headwaters of the
Aroostook river, thence by the st.
John river to Fort Kent. The canoe
lists will then go up the st. John by
carries to the Allegash river and
through Eagle, Chamberlain and Che
suncook lakes to the Penobscot and
they will paddle down past Bangor
and Penobscot cities to Rockland and
the sea.
The men expect to make the trip in
three weeks from the time of starting.
If they do it will make a record for
the trip which is favorite one with
those who are fond of this sort of
travelling. 1t will require good,
steady work to do it, but they are
confident that it can be done.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Maine's Tax Commission

Governor Cobb, acting under au-
thority of an act of the last Legisla-
ture will appoint a commission next
week, consisting of three Republicans
and two Democrats, to make a study
of taxation in this state and report
the results of their work, together
with suggestions of any necessary
changes in our tax laws, to the next
Legislature.
We have mentioned the matter be-
fore. We believe it to be the most
important appointment which any
governor could be called upon to
make and we have confidence that a
thoroughly capable and acceptable
commission will be chosen.
Speaking of the work which this
board will be called upon to perform,
the Rockland Opinion very truly says:
''If the commissioners are men of
intelligence and undertake this work
with open minds and a sincere pur-
pose to recommend to the next Leg
islature just and practicable plan of
tax alton, their report may be a turn
ing point in the history of our state.
The necessity of a radical reform of
the present system is conceded by
all. 1t will be up to the commission
to present scientific system of taxa
tion that shall be just to all and op-
press none. If it does this, it will
precipate a contest that will over
shadow all other public questions.
The privileged classes will never re-
linquish their advantages without a
struggle, and the people will never
permit them to continue when once
the right way is pointed out plainly
and shown to be practicable. If this
commission does what it ought, look
out for trouble. 1t can avoid it by
skimming over the subject and max
ing report on conventional lines, re-
specting privilege and perpetrating
injustice, and in no other way"
The great issue in this state is tax
alton.
The question will never meet with
proper attention until resubmission is
disposed of, but it is bound to come to
the front in 1908 and with proper ac-
tion on the part of even one of the
new commission, for minority reports
often carry great weight, no other
matter can possibly side track it, un-
til it is settled, and settled right
Waterville Sentinel.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Testing the Insane.

Sir Douglas Straight told an anus.
ing story at the dinner of the Journey
men Hairdressers' Trade society. He
remembered, when a young barrister
going into a barber shop to be shaved
He was little startled to see the wo.
man behind the counter staring at him
from time to time through the glass
door. When he got outside the shop O
policeman said, II am very glad to
find you have come out" explaining
that his anxiety was due to the fact
that the barber came out Of lunatic
asylum the previous week. and as he
had been acting queerly again his rela.
tiges were wondering whether they
would have to send him back to the
asylum.-London Standard.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
In Busy Maine.

Millinocket is to have new $4,000
schoolhouse.
Work is progressing rapidly on
Greenville's new moccasin factory.
Work on the Bucksport end of the
Verona bridge has been completed for
the present and the improvement is
one that will be much appreciated by
the travelling public.
Work has been begun of disma anti
ing the old house in Gorham which is
situated on the lot where Hon James
p. Baxter is to erect the library build
ing which he is to give to Gorham.
Sprague Brothers are building a new
potato house in Corinna where the
stock yards were, just above the
freight house. Irving Sprague and
o. l.. Sprague are planning to buy
potatoes there this fall.
One of New York's large potatoes
concerns has closed deal with Car
ter & Corey Co. of Aroostook for 90,
600 cars of potatoes to be delivered in
the next five years. Four thousand
carloads will be delivered each year.
The Portland Block Cement Co. at
Springvale is doing rushing business.
They have taken several large con-
tracts the last month. They al
ready have about 20 men employed
and things are looking prosperous for
the company.
The ship building outlook in Bath
for the coming winter is very good,
for several vessels are now building
and contracts have been received for
one or two upon which work has not
yet been commenced. These, taken
with the repair work, are expected to
continue we'll into December, and
with the new contracts expected, a
busy winter is anticipated.
The Cobb Butler ship building firm
of Rockland has signed contract to
build four masted schooner for the
Benedict Manson Marine Company of
New Haven, Conn. The vessel will
be 176 feet long, 3s feet wide, IA feet
deep, with capacity of 1900 tons and
will be used in the lumber trade. The
Cobb Butler firm now has a three
master on the stocks for this same
company.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
A Monster Rodent.

The Brazilian capybara is a large.
stoutly built rodent. Imagine a rat
weighing 2s0 pounds with huge head,
an upper lip foot long and close set
eyes and one has an idea of the beast.
He is the largest of the rodent tribe
and has harsh, coarse hair, more like
bristles than fur. This hair Is mixed
black and yellow. of dingy appearance.
In his native haunts the capybara has
q huge, fat stomach which almost
drags on the ground. He Is water
loving animal and can dive and stay
under for eight or ten minutes at a
time. The jaguar of South America
preys upon the capybara, and the In.
dians kill him for his flesh. which
when smoked Is said to be as delicious
as a Kentucky ham. although 1t has q
certain musky flavor. The capyba
makes a sound when alarmed some,
what between a dogs bark and pigs
grunt He was once called the hydro
choerus, or water hog. and lives on q
vegetable diet.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Reunion Of the Moores.

The third annual Moore reunion
was held at Lakewood, Madison Cen
ter, Me, August 90. Although the
day was somewhat cool there were
nearly two hundred relatives assem-
bled at this beautiful place. AS fast
as they arrived they were escorted 10
the pavilion, the place of assembly.
Shortly after u O'Clock they gathered
in the dining of the hotel,
where a most delicious menu was
served By Landlord Delano.
Besides those from nearby points,
there were present residents Of Port
land, Boston, Worcester, and other
New England cities, and one at least
from the Pacific coast.
Attwo O'Clock it was announced that
all meet at the pavilion where the
exercises were held. The meeting
was called 70 order By the presid ent,
Mrs. Lima Moore McKenneg. The
program was as follows:
Mr. ingalls, of Boston gave violin s0l9
an responded 70 en- encore; Ms Elsie
Walton was accompanIst.
Ms. Emma Dunt gave a vocal s1.s
sword of Bunker HIP, y special resles,;
Nrs. Maude kmery, pIanis,.
vocal solo, Mr lnga.ls; Miss Walton,
piamst Nr. ingalls, responded u an encore.
Miss Ihelma Adams, recitation.
ssng. -sllUber sea Mss Aflen McKen-
ney; Mrs Dunton. pianist.
Iaet by Mr. ingalls, and Nr Towne;
Miss Walton piaris;.
At the completion of the program
the business was then entered upon
and the following officers elected for
the coming year:
President, Mrs. Amanda Moore
Thompson, North Anson; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Alice Moore McAlpiDe,
Portland; secretary and treasurer,
Mr.. f. F. Fairbrother, Skowhegan.
The executive committee to be ap-
pointed by the president.
After much discussion il was de-
cided that the Moore reunion would
be held the fourth Wednesday Of Au
gust each year. The place Of meet
ing to be at Lakewood the ensuing
year and that 10 invitations would be
issued
The enjoyment OF the day was con-
cluded by movi g pictures which
were shown through the efforts Of
Mr.. MeKenney and the kindness Of
the Somerset Traction Company.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
What the Nolaa Did.

or the noise of London streets caused
by the hackney coach Taylor the old
hldeous rumbllng In the streets by
many churches doors that peoples
ears are stopped with the noise, where.
by they are debarred of their edifying
which makes faith SO fruitless, good
works so barren and charity as cold
at midsummer as If 1t were a great
frost. By this mems souls are robbed
and starved Of their heavenly mamma"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
A Standinn RnlA.

Jones had just run over to see II
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank would 60 to the
theater with them. Mrs. Blank was
awfully sorry-she would 80 much like
to go-but unfortunately Blank was
out Probably he was at the club
She would telephone The following
conversation ensued:
"213A Gerard, please. Hello! Is
this the - club? Is my husband
there2 Hellol Not there2 Surei
Well, all right then. But hold on. How
do you know2 l haven't even told you
my name"
There amt nobody's husband here
never" was the wise attendants re-
ply.-London Tatler.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
Bridge Collapses Near Quebec.

A section of the new bridge across
the st. Lawrence river five miles be-
low Quebec, collapsed Thursday af-
ternoon of last week, carrying scores
of bridgeworkers and mechanics into
the water. 1t is estimated that the
loss of life is at least rs and may ex-
ceed that number.
The bridge was about a mile and a
half in length, and half of it from the
south shore to midstream crumpled
up and fell into the water. Ninety
men were at work on this section of
the structure and the whistle had just
blown at $50 for the men to quit work
for the day, when there came grind :
ing sound from the bridge at mid /
stream. The men turned to see what
had happened and an instant later
the cry went up, 1.-THE bridge is
falling"
The Quebec bridge was begun about
seven years ago, and it was to be fin
ished in 1909. Subsidies had been
granted by the federal and provincial
governments, and the city of Quebec,
and the estimated cost of the work
was $4,000, 600.
The underside of the bridge was to
be $50 feet above high water. When
completed it was to have accommoda-
ton for double track railway, two
lines of electric tramways, and two
roadways for foot and vehicle trafic
At the time of the collapse the can
tilever span on the south of Lewis side
of the river had been completed, as
well as the approaching span and
some 200 feet of the connecting span
between the cantilevers.
The Quebec bridge was remarkable
in that it was to be the longest single
span cantilever bridge in the world
the length of the span in the center
being 1880 feet, or 200 feet longer
than that of the Firth bridge, at pre-
sent the worlds longest single span
bridge. There has been no bridge
across the st. Lawrence below Mon
neal. At Quebec all traffic was fer
&C oss the river. This expense
bang Led 10 sponsib,e for the failure
of Queb Z L. grow, number of the
leading citizens secured a charter
from the Dominion government to
bridge the st. Lawrence. A subsidy y
of S1,000,O00 was secured from the
Dominion and another of $3.50, ,000
from the government of the Province
of Quebec, while the city of Quebec
gave a grant of 100000.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong
and Healthy.

AII - bI---l ~ - b-9-- -------
Al slie o''oU !" ''le Joy passes
through the kidneys once every
three minutes. The kidneys litter
the blood They work nirbt and
d,v Wba, br,I+bv tbev remove
.5...--., .s.,...,
ABOUT 20 S'"'ns o' III p1is "''''el
datly' Wheh uhhrAtla4 some part OF
this impure matter Is left in the
blood This hrir.Is on many dis
The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05

The annual reunion of the Fogler
family was held at Glen Cove Thurs
day. The following officers were
elected; John w. Fogler, Skow-
hegan, president; |. Crabtree, South
Hope, and Charles A. Fogler,
Waldoboro, vice president; Mrs. M.
Fogler, South Hope, secretary treas
urer. The entertainment program
included a reading by Mrs. George
Taylor of South Hope, instrumental
duet by King Fish and Luther Clark
of South Hope, vocal solo by Mrs.
Frank Payson of Rockland and a
speech by John w. Fogler.