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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

MOlly's Decn~~uou of Independence
lcopyrIshl. by pany story rub. col
BY F. H. LANCASTER

n peculiar degree o: content:
"He has attempted TO subject us to
a jurisdiction foreign to our incllna'
tions."
And again: "He has melted domes
tic insurrectlon among us-If Jack
says there can't be an among when
there are just two, I'll tell him that 1
counted the cook" Molly meditated
and went ioyously onward until all OF
Jacks acts of tyranny had been fairly
listed against him and Molly fell to
considering her closing period.
She had just decided upon her
phrasing and had begun to write bold
ly: Therefore. |, his wife, do solemn
ly declare that / ought to be a free
and Independent woman when she
realized that someone was calling her
Molly! Molly" the voice called
from the garden gate. from the door,
from upstairs, all In such rush OF
hurry and excitement that before
Molly could rise to answer It had come
clamoring down the stairs again and
burst In on her with Molly! Molly!
Thank heaven. An automobile went
Wild and ran through the crowd.
| There was panic was so afraid
! that you we're theio That you hadn't
minded me. God bless you Tor being
such good little vile.
But Molly was loyal to her there's
nothing noble that isn't true" As
soon as she could get her lips to talk
with she set Jack straight:
Il didn't intend to mind you. just
got busy writing my declaration of in
dependence"
And Jack. still shaken by his terri
BILE scare, responded with reckless
fervor:
God bless your declaration OF indie
pendence."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
THIEF AT WILLIS SCHOOL.
II Did Not Prove to BE the "Worst
Boy" in the Room, However.

The dozen or more children who at
tended the Willis school were gath
cred in the little front yard awaiting
the arrival Of the new teacher.
Wonder what she looks like" said
Peggy Hopkins. for the hundredth
time.
mot like you, I hope" came in n
taunting voice from the apple tree
nearby. To which Peggy, not at all
abashed. shouted back:
you'd better come out OF that tree,
Tom Fields, unless you want her to
leave right on Seems a shame that
we can't have teacher any time. just
because you act So"
"Oh, don't stop now, Peg" said
Tom. good-naturedly, Il just love to
hear you talk"
For answer the girl turned her back
on him. She and Tom were the
brightest pupils in the little school,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
THIS GHOST WAS HUNGRY.
Happening That Has Paralyzed Super
stitious Cinnamon.

This is the tale Of a ghost that eats.
Siangfu district of China into a com.
motion. The facts are related in the
North China Herald. On March q
the 30-year-old son of Tzi Lung.
school teacher. was thought to have
died of typhus fever. His family be-
ing very poor, the body was placed
In a frail wood coffin and buried only
n few inches under the soil outside
the western gate of Siangyang. On
April a man put his horse to Craze
on the spot. The >,ast found good
grass near the gratS and brought its
foot down upon the soil above the
coffin, the lid of which was broken.
In a little while the owner OF the
horse saw a g9unt white arm thrust
up through the hole made by the
horses hoof.
Thinking the dead mans ghost was
about to rise to avenge the insult Of
fered in the breaking of the coffin, the
watcher hurried up and began shov-
cling earth into the hole to keep the
ghost down. mufIied voice expos
tulated and begged to be freed, claim
ing TO be the living son of Tzi Lung.
| The watcher fed in terror to the
town, where he told every one he met
of what had happened. The ghosts
father urged that the ghost should be
let alone and not further disturbed.
A large crowd. however. went out
of the city to view the wonder. The
ghost KEEP. begging most piteously to
be let out. One man had courage
enough to unearth the cover OF the
coffin completely and open IL, allowing
the "resurrected" man to sit up. Rice
! soup and wine were brought and raw
enously devoured by the ghost, still
sitting upright in his coffin imbedded
in the earth.
Finally the unhappy spirit was re-
leased and confined in temple until
he could prove himself to be a liv'
ing man.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

Mr.. Brics. the superintendent. was
seated beside Miss Lanes desk. and
before them stood Tod Miller in evi.
dent distress. Work was suspended
and the attention of the pupils was
centered upon these three.
An said Mr. Brice on perceiving
the late scholar, I'm glad TO see you.
Tom Fields. for we would like you to
answer some questions"
Yes, sir" said Tom politely. There
had been former encounters between
him and the superintendent, which
both had cause to remember.
We'll. then" continued Mr. Brice.
when your teacher sent you back to
the schoolhouse yesterday afternoon,
did you stop to do anything in the
room besides the errand on which you
came?"
II seemed to Tom that he was being
Indirectly accused of something, and
while Il made him angry, the con
sciousness that yesterday had been
his red-letter day in good behavior
kept him sufficiently calm to reply:
Yes. sir, picked Tody's penknlfe
up and threw IL into his desk"
In doing so, did you notice a dol
lar bill there?"
81 did not, for didn't look inside
at all"
There was pause, during which
Mr. Brice took down a few notes anC
the pupils waited breathlessly. Miss
Lane looked at the boy in a sadly
puzzled way. and Peggie Hopkins die
not look at him at all; two facts whicl
hurt Tom not little.
At last the superintendent began II
this way:
There has been no boy in any o
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
ARMY OF CHILD WORKERS.
Pennsylvania's Deep Shame Told Of
by Writer.

"The Blackness OF Pennsylvania" is
the title of a child labor article in n
recent number OF the Woman's Home
Companion, and Il is an entirely ap-
propriate one. The material In pro-
cess of manufacture" seems TO be the
chief thing in Pennsylvania. The ma
terial of future citizenship is matter
OF lesser Importance. In 1905 a child
labor law was passed. and in the
third section of this law 1t is stated
that no child under 16 may work after
nine o'clock at night, except that
where the material In process OF
manufacture" is OF character which
requires work after nine o'clock;
then, in such case, TO prevent waste
or destruction OF said material" boys
OF Is and "a may work at any hour OF
the night, provided they do not ex
ceed eight hours in "a
This exemption, says the article,
which is published on the authority
OF the National Child Labor Commit
tee, of which President Roosevelt Is
an honorary member. was inserted
in the law because the glass interests
In the western part OF the state want
ed to work boys of IA after nine
o'clock at night" The article states
further that Pennsylvania has as
many child workers engaged in manu-
featuring as New York, Massachusetts
and Illinois combined. and that the
number Is increasing rapidly.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

eaans was Mr. Hyde In automobile accompanied by half
dozen like
Roman patau brought
while gathered
historians about the wealthy mobiles O
But a
The flowers d
children o Flora.
Mr. symbol
his point OF view life Into the faces OF those who challenged him to
combat he flung voletsperfumed beautiful
This his
activities
bunch vlet will him through
eahs violet will similarly delicate suggestion
his
writing table will Venetian s contents exhng tho odor
his
o
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be knew.

The pretty teacher was trying to
explain the difference between good
conduct and bad, relates the Youths
Companion. Good actions" she ex-
planned. "are the lovely flowers. Bad
ones are the weeds. Now, can any
Attle boy or girl tell me the difference
between flowers and weeds? What are
veeds?"
Weeds" said Walter who had been
struggling with the sorrel in his
mothers garden, ARE the plants that
want to grow, and flowers are the
ones that don't"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

and admired each other very much in
secret. while openly they were always
quarrellng.
"I'll wager a dollar" ventured a
tall, heavy-looking boy, "she doesn't
stay week where Tom Fields is"
1--WE want to see it first, Tody"
said the mocking voice in the tree.
Tod Miller flushed angrily, as he
pulled a bill from his pocket.
See it?" he said. Now wouldn't
you like to have it to pay for the win
dow you broker"
A probable quarrel was here pre-
vented by the approach of Miss Lane,
the new teacher. AS she stood talk
ing to the children. she was very IA
vorably impressed by their bright
looks, until she recalled the warning
she had received concerning a certain
bad boy named Tom Fields. Turning
to the good-looking lad ut her side,
who was introducing the others in
turn, she inquired:
i've heard of one boy. Tom Fields
isn't he here?"
"Yesm" was the reply; that's my
pame"
Miss Lane did not show her aston.
lshment. She had come prepared to
meet a young rowdy, such were the
wild stories in circulation about Tom
who was in reality only a very mis-
chievous boy. When she saw her
mistake she determined to make him
a help instead of a hlndrance In her
work.
Though II was the first day of the
new term, everything was carried on
in perfect order. Toms good deport
ment caused some silent wonder
among the other scholars, but he waS
too busy to heed them. When not
helping Miss Lane, he was bending
over his books in earnest study. One
person alone understood his strange
conduct. Peggy smiled as she studied
for IL was all as plain to her as If Ton
had said: so, you expect me to be
bad; well, won't then, I'll be good"
Unconsciously Tom grew to like his
new teacher so well that. by way o.
expressing his feelings, he cleaned al
the blackboards after school. Latel
he walked home with her, AS he wa'
about to go on after a few minutes
chat, Miss Lane suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh, Tom, forgot my fountain pen
Would you mind running back for It 2
"Of course not" said the boy. 'Fl
get it," and taking the key she hand
ed him he was off on a rush to thu
school.
He found the pen. AMI at the SAM
! time espied Tod Miller's knife lyini
in the aisle. He picked 1t up AM
threw It carelessly into his desk, no
noticing that as he did so a dollar bill
fell to the floor. Then he locked tn,
door and ran back to where Miss Lam
was waiting.
The next morning Tom started ou
to hunt early violets for his ne'
teacher. When he arrived at tn
schoolhouse he found that the pupil
had already assembled. AS he hun
his cap on a peg In the entrp, h
heard somebody say inside:
How many saw this boy shoN
Tom Fields a dollar bill?"
II was the superintendent's voice
and Tom was never more puzzled 4
his life. With determined step h
walked into the room and took hi
seat. He noticed that every ono look e
at b'm in surprise.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
BLIND BOSS" TO RETIRE

In a communication to Secretary Nathan NJ
Wright of the Republican state central committee
Of Rhode Island Gen. Charles r. Brayton. who for
80 years has been known as the blind boss Of the
party" rendered his resignation from the execu-
tive committee OF the state central committee.
The reason that Gen. Brayton gives for withdraw
ing is that the active management OF the party
may be placed in the hands Of aber and younger
members"
For some time Gen. Brayton has been the
burning issue before the Rhode Island legislature.
Gov. Higgins worked with all his might to carry
out his campaign pledge to oust Brayton from the
statehouse
From n chair in the high sheriff's Office this
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

sghte politician
his
tried his methods
During the last
eved
party have forced this preliminary retiring politics
altogether In his letter resignation
n
nued
do this believing that the active Of the
better
certainty that their enthusiasm combined will
Republican victory"
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SPORTSMAN AND CHRISTIAN

Is Marion w. Savage, of Minneapolis. Minn
millionaire, Methodist, horse racer and circus
owner, consistent? That is, can he race horses
and be really true Christian?
Marion Savage admits that he is race-track
sportsman and says that he knows he is devout
Christian. People who are best acquainted with
him will also tell you that he is a good church
man, whose deeds are actuated by his scriptural
belief. They say they knew him as poor man
only few years ago. before he made his money
on a stock food, and that his religion of those
days has not changed one whit.
At Savage, Mimi. Millionaire Savage has the
finest stables in the world In them are 225 race
horses. Dan Patch hrs the finest stall OF them
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
IS MAINTAININ REPUTATION

James Hazen Hyde, former vice president OF
the Equitable Life Assurance society after year
SO of nearoblvion. is doing things again in the
French capital. Pending a settlement of the con-
troversy provoked by the proposal to merge two
prominent New York trust companies, one of
which was founded by Mr.. Hyde. It is pleasing to
learn that this gentleman maintains his reputa
tion for being the most fastidious male American
who ever set foot in Paris. That he would fall
below the standards he set up in his own country
unthinkable, but confirmation of faith in his
artistic evolution toward perfectly symmetrical
dilettantism is welcome.
At the recent battle Of flowers" in the Bois
de Rnmlngne Of the Innsi nnihIlsla stIc com.
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Of clean admInlstration.


Of Mlar
labor sailor; Fowd minister
McNab minister
university product James Carroll native minister and Of duties
HaJones
Of the policies that enacted under Seddon-
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all Other welknown
202h Dectum 2:05A Aion. 207N OF
proudly
900 in
100000 offered
midst of all
Christian devou and wachful his actions Fabulous
Methodist,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16
PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND

Sir Joseph c. Ward who succeeded Richard
]. Seddon leader of the Liberal party in New
Zealand and premier OF the country, on the sud
den death of King Dick Seddon two years ago
is a man of great capacity. Though he wears an
English title to-day, he began his career in as
plebeian a way as did Seddon, the miner. Ward
began as a telegraph messenger and was later an
operator. He became Ssddon's right arm. Sed
don never covered over his native burly rough
ness, but Ward is a smoothly polished statesman
and diplomat. There is not so much one man
power now as under Seddon, because Ward relies
more on hts ministry. His policies are character
lied, however, by their directness and vigor, and
II seems that all of his efforts are along the lines
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-16

There are lots of dead ones In
every community who are not doing
their duty by the undertaken.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
THE DAY OF MEMORIES.

With The on.rolling Of the years,
there has come another Memorial Day.
And with the passing Of the years
there is an ever.increasing inroad of
death upon the ranks Of the patriots
whose deserving service to the Nation
their right.minded fellow-citi2ens never
fail 10 remember with gratitude and
honor, The ranks Of the old line have
been locally depleted, conspicuously in
the death of Captain Hobbs. whose
last days the greedy and grating po-
litical ring here in control of the
church Republican party did SO much
to harass With his departure. as with
the departure of each and every one
of the old guard the country is the
poorer in the loss of a hero. And all
too soon the last of the old band Will
pass into the mists of the Beyond.
The roll of honor of the old veterans
is not altogether comprised in the Pen
sion list. though that has been not IN
appropriately called Uncle Sam s Roll
Of Honor. But there are some two
hundred thousand of the old boys who
are not on the pension roll, and have
never sought to be there. They are
able to take care Of themselves, and do
so with an independence Of spirit that
is altogether commendabIe. To them
can come no thought of financial bene-
fit from their service. But not for
moment do they in the least criticlse
those who need help. getting pensions;
in fact, they recognize TO the full the
propriety of such pensioning, both on
the part of the Nation and of the re.
cipient; it is the Nation S privilege and
duty to pay, and the soldiers right to
receive.
The pension laws are liberal, as they
ought TO be; and the number carried on
the pension roll is surprising. Here
is brief tabulated statement of the
number of pensioners on the roll each
fifth year, beginning with 1865;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30

undoubtedly his nature He cannot
keep out Of a fight where he sees one
going on. And he does not always
take pains TO get on the side of the
under-dog. either; IN fact, he shows Il
disposition, rather nnmeritorious III
professional fighter, TO take the SIDE OF
the stronger battalion.
In this controversy with Mr.. Long
the President surely cannot expect TO
reap any credit, much less. glory or
honor. The most that he can do is to
"save his face" by silence; for it is
not conceivable that he would enter
into a controversy to maintain a po-
sition which is clearly indefensible,
and which Mr. Long shows is untena-
Bile. The honors of this controversy so
far are with Mr. Long, and unless the
President can snub him up to the brand
ing post and dismiss him quickly with
the brand Of ''liar' placed where no
one can help reading it, we shall not ex-
pect TO hear anything further from
the Presidential side of this case.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30

marriage TO the goods. Of The Univer-
sity He has been listened TO in every
ecclesastcal ward in Salt Lake. The
bishops send for him no more. unless
no will give sufficient bond that has
tongue shall be confined to foolish
speech, instead of TO moro rasping song
But Grant is "inspired;" and there
only remains in the mind of his quorum
n question as to where he shall go next
The public knows; but it is not i'm
spired.
Apostle Matthias F. Cowley was Gin
spircd to such an extent that he was,
perforce (and to save the Senatorial
neck of Apostle Smoot), extruded from
his quorum because of d practice sim
liar to that in which Apostle Taylor
had INDUCED.
Queer inspirations, these; but no
worse than the kind which will prompt
John Henry Smith to plead for re-
ligious tolerance on one Sunday, aud
Apostles Lyman and Richards TO con
tradict him within eight days, and de-
clare that in Mormonism is all truth.
and all else is fraud,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30
A GOVERNOR THAT GOVERNS.

IT amounts TO something for n State
to have Governor who has knowledge
Of public affairs. ability to put that
knowledge to use. and a determination
to sec that the right thing IS done. inn
partially, fairly. and absolutely with
out partisan prejudice, bias, or advan.
tago New York just now is in posses
sion of such a Governor; or possibly 1t
might be permissible in that case to
say that that kind of Governor is In
possession of New York. For, indeed,
he seems TO be in rule, and carrying eV-
erything his own way. Starting with
the Legislature, which was absolutely
in the power of the machine, he has
broken that machine to pieces, and
through the pressure of public opinion
has compelled the machine members OF
the Legislature not only to bend to his
will, but has absolutely routed all
thought of opposition when he declares
fixed purpose
The bill providing for a, recount in
the Mayoralty contest Of New York
City, which Governor Hughes urged up
on the Legislature, was hopelessly beat
en- in the Senate until he frankly said
that he intended to have that measure
passed and the recount made; that II
the bill failed to pass at this session he
would convoke a special session for the
purpose of having it passed The op-
position thereupon dissolved. the bill
for the recount passed with practical
unanimity. Another bill which is also
of great Importance to New York, for
a new apportionment for members Of
the Senate and Assembly, is also as
sured, because Governor Hughes is de"
termned to have 1T passed. The old
apportionment is clumsy, antiquated,
and partakes very much of the old or
der of Gerrymander. In one thing only
has Governor Hughes failed; and that
was in obtaining the consent OF the
Senate to the removal Of Insurance
Commissioner Otto Kelsey, In other
respects Governor Hughes has had his
own way. and that way has been uui-
formly in the interest of the people Of
the State.
The members of the Legislature who
opposed Governor Hughes s recommen-
dations have heard from their constlt-
uents i'm no uncertain terms. There is
a marked public sentiment in support OF
Governor Hughes, and this from the
ranks of all classes and of all parties.
1t is a great thing for a State to have
a good Governor a man who knows
what he is about, who is not mere
ligurehead or tool, and who is able TO
accomplish good results.
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SUCH "INSPIRATION!"

Above all other men upon the earth,
the high priests OF the Mormon church
claim to be "inspired Which would
recall some incidents,
There was 4 time when Apostle John
W. Taylor allowed his tongue to get
the better of such little sense as he is
credited with. As an "inspired
prophet, seer, and revelator, his tongue
became as that of the wild ass which
brayed when it had grass. ReveIing
in the animal splendor of new polyg
amy (for which he was later declared
TO be ''out of harmony with his quo
rum, for the sole purpose of fastening
the Senatorial toga upon Apostle
Smoot) he baptized the singers in the
Tabernacle choir in food of crime,
of his own immoral imagination Not
withstandirg the fact that the revered
seer was "inspired,' y there seemed TO
have been backbone in the musicians,
like unto that which prompted certain
trumpeters to blow over the walls of
Jericho. They objected-and the ''in-
spiratiop was rescinded in meeting
Of the Tabernacle choir. Otherwise,
there is possibility that the conse-
quence to the "inspired" " apostle might
have come sooner than it did and in a
more energetic form. Anyway, the
''inspiration of Apostle Taylor would
not hold water, even with common
saints.
This is the man in whom President
Joseph f. Smith said there was no en-
tertainment of respect toward the man
ifesto of Wilford Woodruff This John
w Taylor (being "inspired all of
the time, of course,) perpetrated a
number of new polygamous marriages.
However. knowing that this particular
Taylor did not feel bound by the Wood
ruff manifesto, Joseph f. Smith did
not recall him TO a sense of his monog
amous duty, but perpetuated In him
the "keysn of the particular priest
hood which makes new polygamy pos
sibe The prophet himself declares
that the church does not recognize any
such marriages; but, nevertheless, this
especial Taylor was allowed TO go on
his polygamy- y-distributing way with
out let or. hindrance. He is known to
have expressed his personal sanction
of plural marriage by taking unto him
self more wives, and by helping others
to follow in his footsteps But all of
this was "inspired, of course; and no
fault can be found with it, because it
is in accord with the Doctrine and
Covenants, which teaches, according 10
Joseph f, Smith, crime.
it may not be generally known, but
to attendants upon meetings in the
Mormon church it is a piece of history,
that Apostle Heber j. Grant aspired to
be singer, The fact that he possessed
no voice at all. except one of which n
crow might have been questionably
proud made no difference to Heber,
He was determined to sing; and the
saints had TO stand for it. Heber was
inspired - to vent his spleen in some
] other way than by proposing wholesale