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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

we're doomed to death by the Mollies
He attended all she meetings of his
division. He kept on the best Of
terms with everybody.
Suspected at Last.
whenever he was detailed by the
Mollies TO commit some crime or to
participate In the commission he al
ways found some plausible excuse. But
events moved swiftly. The evidence
Which he was furnishing gradually
tightened the coils around the Mollies.
one arrest followed another And by
and by 1t became apparent that some
one was giving to the government all
the secrets Of the organization. One
morning all the signs and passwords
OF the Mollias were published in every
newspaper. Then there was no doubt
that they had traitor among them.
Suspicion fell upon McParlan. He
had accidentally dropped a letter on
the street. The Mollies accused him
Of treaehery. He became indignant
ma brazened it out. He persuaded
them that he was terribly abused
man. They begged his forgiveness
! Al least thoy all did except two Of hi'
nrother officers In the order, The evt
aence against McParlan was tor
strong to bo doubted So they deter
mined to kill him, not the next week
OF the next day. but right on
| But Mcparlan gave them the slip
escaping only BY the skin Of his teeth
sixteen men lay in wait TO murde
him but he was warned lust In tn
nick Of time. StiA he kept at his work
although he had another enemy Z
face Outraged citizens had forne
vigilance committees 70 FetallatA Q
M Mollles McParlan was known .
M active leader Of the organization
and his life was IN danger not onl
from the MolIiea, but also from oths
citizens.
McParlan had been ordered to II
nish q man to XIII mine aupeflnten'
ant who had incurred the enmity of
! Molly. In order to gain time Mcfarla
promlsed to obey but kept delayin
!. al one pretext or another. AZ last :
, toek two men and some whisky AZ
pFeteaded to start tis got the me
! drunk and kent them drunk fer y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
nnnnHTTCrFIHH EpERE-U
ODDAzODAg4szA & AAAlAkAD
sARE ANTIQUITIES 70 Be SEEN
IN KANSAS CITY,
Bones Of an Unnamed Beast That
Was 400 Feet Lons-An in
terestlna old Clock.

In the Kansas City Museum are the
skull bones ct an unknown beast
that was 400 feet long and 60 or SO
feet high. The skull in the museum
weighs 44O pounds. is seven aud q
half feet IN diameter. and from the tip
of the nasal bone to the top of the
head the distance is 12 feet. The
eye sockets are four feet across. The
brain cavity win hold half bushel.
A portion Of rib Of this animal found
near the skull is IA feet long From
this a section seven feet long had
been broken. Perhaps the rib was
even longer when it was intact.
'Nnturalists have been unable to
name this ANIMAL an attendant at
the museum said. They say that,
judging from proportions, it must
have been $50 or 400 feet long and
so or so feet high. Think Of an ami
NAL more than a block long and as
high as some sour-story business
buildings. The skull Of this beast
was found on Little Bear creek inAthe
Cherokee strip in September, 1898. R
| H. Phelps Of Wichita. Kan, found 9
part of the rib protruding from a sand
bar. An excavation was made AMI
the remainder Of the animal was ex
humed'
In another section of the museum
are several teeth from the head Of /
mammoth. These bits Of bone are
foot tall and about two feet wide
One of them win weigh more thai
| 80 pounds. They were found in Okls
homa.
And then there are samples Of al
other animal, a smaller one. Thes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Orange cake ranks among the good
things Of luncheon climax Sift one
and one-fourth cups Of pastry aonr
with pinch of salt and two teaspoons
Of baking powder, four times. Beat
one cup Of sugar three egg yolISs and
one white until creamy and light yel-
low in color Add one-f0urth cup Of
cold water and the Juice and grated
rird ofhalf an orange, and beat again
Las.iy add the slfted -four and beat
thoroughly The latter should be-
thinner than for an ordinary cake.
Bake 25 or 30 minutes in d moderate
oven. Use d pan eight By ten inches
In size. For the frosting, beat the.
white Of an egg until stiif, add gradual
| " one.half cup Of powdered sugar.
sometimes a BIT more Is required. and
the juice and grated rind 81 half an on
anga. Beat until stiif and spread
evenly on the cake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
Doc BRINGS uP kITTENs.
The Foster Mother Satisfied, Though
Sometimes Surprised.

Sometimes Surprised.
Down In Delaware City, Del, .
young mothe9 aog, when she turned to
lick her four new born puppies. found
they did not respond to her tender
care. They had come into the world
lifeless.
They were her firstborn and she
was puzzled and grieved that they
paid no attention to the soft caresses
with sshlch she strove 70 WOO them
to her. She finally ceased In despair,
and looking about her spied a mother
pussy, to whom pain Of healthy kit
tens had just arrived.
Jealous and indignant she flew TO
the happy mother and seized and
shook her till the cat fed In terror
and did not return Then the dog,
taking the kittens tenderly In her
mouth, carried them to her box and
adopted them as her own. There were
onls two babies in place Of her ddurl
but not being able to count sne dlc
not notice the lack.
The kittens accepted the situation
throve and waxed fat But since they
are older and have become playful
their conduct sometimes astonishe'
their foster mother.
/ For instance, when they chase eacl
other up a tree she looks after then
with amazement and solicitude, ap
parently rejecting that she never be
haved that way when she was
puppy, and as soon as they alight q
the ground again she seizes them i
her mouth and carries them reproV
ingly back to their box. There ar
probably other surprises in store fo
her when she finds that their laI
guage, instead of being bark, Is
spit or a new. but in the meantim
she is happy and self-satished.-
Country Life in America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
s0UFHE OF PRUNE
sAvoRY Dish NOT SUFFICIENTLY
WELL KNOWN.
Excellent substitute for Frua whes
the Latter Is Cat Of Season
Other Recipes Well Worth
Trying.

Prune soulle with the proper zcsf
may take the place Of fruit in sea4
son when It is scarce. For prune sonf-s
he beat the yoIks OF four eggs and.
three tablespocnfuls of powdered
sugar to a cream. Add one small =
teaspoonful Of vanilla and mix them
with half d pound Of prunes. Wash
well and stew until skins can be
pierced with toothpick then drain.
remove stones, and cut each prune
into four pieces Mix In lightly the
whites Of four eggs, which have been
whipped to a stifF froth dash ofl
salt having been added to the whites
before whipping them Turn into 2
pudding dish and bake in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes, Serve as soon
as taken from the oven. A few nuts
added to the prllnes before the whites
are folded In are an improvement
Varying baked beans may be accom-
plished by trying a recipe liked BY tfles
Spaniards. One quart Of white beams
par-boiled, one quart OF strained to-
natoes, one onion chopped fine, one.
tablespoonful Of sugar, one-quarter of
q teaspoonful Of mustard, a sprinkle OF
red pepper, two or three small slices
Of calf pork Salt to taste Add onel
level teaspoonful OF baking soda to-
water In which the beans are being.
parboiled. More OF less red pepper
may be used as desired, and In place.
\ Of salt pork tablespoonful Of butt
ter may be substituted If salt pork.
is used, parboil and cut into smaiE
squares, mix all in baking pan. and
bake In oven two hours, or until beams
are tender.
To stir the Appetite Of an invalid
1t is necessary to introduce novelty
In diet. Add few grains OF salt and
pepper to three beaten egg yolks, half
pint Of beef tea, favored with para-
n ey strain into double boiler ana
cook. stirring slowly antil thickeneds !
vour into cups and serve either hot or
cold.
Onion sauce lends tone to meats. TO
make one that has met with favor
among the best cooks, boil three Oh
fo,n white onions till tender. then
miDce fine; boil one-half pint Of milk !
add large tablespoonful butter and
. salt and pepper to taste; stir in the
minced onion and one tablespoonful
] ilour moistened with cold milk Boi
till smooth, Serve with roast fowl.
| Children enjoy cream puffs ant
.ream cakes above all other things
Cream till smooth one pound Of but
j ten. and add the yolks of eight egg
l beaten well with one-half pound d
powdered sugar and one teacup q
sweet cream. Stir In tiour to make
/ stiff enough 10 roll out thin. Sprinkl
!, over this powdered sugar. cinnamu1
Y and nutmeg Cut in the shape Of leave
|. and bake In a quick oven.
! Rhubarb tarts may be made Ems
! fish fashion with thin top crus
: over the stewed rhubarb. Buy firm
). Juicy. tender rhubarb. measure suil
! Client sugar, and put with the cs
! pieces on to stew. Pour into dee
4 pie tin and put on pie crust. baking
oven until done.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

McParlan was on the stand four
days. He told his story simply and
amazed every one by his revelations.
The most searching cross-examina-
ton failed TO find flaw IN his testi-
mony. When he told the story Of
his being suspected Of being de-
tective, intense silence prevailed In
/ the court room. For the first time the
prisoners manifested uneasiness
There were many Mollies present, and
/ they listened with blanched cheeks to
the recital
| All the close OF the trials Pres Cow
an paid iine tribute to McParlan.
After warning the public that II there
was another murder In that county by
that society there would be tan in
i quisltion for blood with which moth
ing that had been known In the an
nails Of criminal jurisprudence could
compare" be added:
4And to whom are we indebted foH
| the security we now have? To whom
do we owe al this? Under the divine
providence Of God. to whom be ell ths
Honor and glory. We owe this safety Z
James, McParIan, and II ever there wal
la man to whom the people Of thii
county should erect monument. 1t Il
James MeparIan, the detective"
As result Of the trials II mel
we're hanged. and about 40 others sen
to state prison. That was dealt
, blow 10 the Mollies. They have no
been heard from since then. AM
J lncW, after 4 generation. McParlan
ong of the central characters II tn
i great drama. one Of the SCENES :
) which il being enacted il Idaha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

raised him in the esteem Of the Moi
lies and be was admitted 10 full mem
nership and to their confidence. He
mad. however. to be initiated over
again, because members of one lodge
OF division could net DO admitted to
the deliberations Of other lodges or
divisions
Prominent in the Order.
To attain his ends McParlan found
that he would h4ve to out-Molly the
Mollies. He intensified the character
ne had first assumed. He became a
loud hrawIer. He boasted Of having
committed all crimes, from petty lar.
ceny to murder. He was ready to
drink, sing dance. court girl or
night. He pretended sympathy with
the perpetrators of q crime after it's
commission, which he had been unable
70 prevent and the full details Of which
he was anxious to discover He be-
came secretary Of his division. AT
meetings Of the order he was the loud
est talker and the biggest Molly Of
them all. But he never asked man
to join the order, and he never BY
word or deed suggested or encouraged
a crime.
Circumstances compelled him to
drink q great deal Of bad whisky. He
became sick in consequence. His hair
fell out. He lost his eyebrows. His
eyesIght became impaired. He looked
like freak with his green spectacles
bald pate, rough shirt and old liner
coat swaggering through the streets
No one suspected Jim McKenna, ol
dreamed that he was at work nigh
and day gathering evidence that wai
to bring to close the awful reign o
terror.
Every night his reports went to tht
Pinkerton ONCE In Philadelphia. Tha
is the strangest part Of the Who'll,
strange experience. He was in con
stant communication with his employ
ers, and for more than two years b
was never once suspected of being
detective. He warned many men VIII
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

the cavity two stone balls are placed
Behind the stone two pots are buried
in the ground The magician collects
sacred herbs, places them in tho hol-
low Of the stone, beats them with the
stone balls, then transfers the beaten
mass to the two pots. The Ussukuma
chief claims this process never has
failed to attract rain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

Invitations to weddings in Wales are
very busInessIike. When the pafe4ts
Of The bride-tobe bid her friends to
the ceremony, they bid them not to
come empty handed. The cards say:
Whatever donations you may BE-
pleased to bestow will be thankfully
repaid whenever called for On STINT.
lar occasion. The parents og the bride
and briaegroom-elect desire that I'll
alfts due to them will he returned u
then an the above date and VIII b
thankful toE 81 fAY0Ta granted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
AN EXAMPLE 10 OTHERS.

The rude carvlns on the Aeadsieea
shown here represents young laog
Who died from the effects OF tighS
iacing. and She appears 70 be in eTi'
dent discomfort from the evils Of the
practice Beneath this fgsre Is q
smaller one showing a man on horse
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

was familiar with It's crimes and was
prepared to identify the murderers.
This witness was known to the peo-
pie Of the coal regions as James Nc
Kenna, but his real name was James
McParlan, and he was a detective, said
the district attorney. When McParian
was called to the witness stand the au-
dience could scarcely believe that the
quiet. gentlemanly. yet cool and reso-
late detective was the wild and reck-
less Jim McKenna they had known.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

A Ussukuma chief has invented this
original apparatus for making rain.
At the entrance to his village fiat
stone has been followed out. and in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

days Then be started b=es- congratu'
lating himself thar be had saved an-
other life. but on reaching town be
learned that l1e mine superintendent
had been murdered.
"A crowd gathered. and some Of the
men. recognized McParlan as q Molly
leader. They started to lynch him,
but be showed bis usual nerve, and
drawing two revolvers. calmly walked
through the crowd Although he had
failed IN saving the superintendent s
life, he determined that he would at
least help to capture the murderers.
Going into hotel. he wrote a few
words on several slips Of paper and
dropped them In the street where they
could be readily found. They were
picked up and q posse acting on the
hint. was organized and went after the
murderers. They were subsequently
hanged.
"The Air Is Polluted"
Finally. suspected by the MolIies.
hated asid feared by respectable citi-
zens who did not know his real char
acter, and half sick from the strain
Of the work. he begged to be relieved
4 am sick and tired Of this work. he
wrote in one Of his reports. 4 hear Of
murder and bloodshed in all direc
tions. The air Is polluted. I cant
stand it much longer" Indeed, he
would surely have been killed II he
had remained, for the feeling wal
strong against him. So. toward ths
end Of 1875 he returned to Philadel
phia and was warmly welcomed by th'
Pinkertons
In the following spring came th'
trials Of about SO men accused Of muir
der or Of completely in murder. In th'
course Of his opening for the govern
ment the district attorney startled tn
audience In the courtroom by announ
cling that among the witnesses VIII
would be offered by the state was
man who for years had lived In th
county, had associated with the Mo
lies, had been member of the ordel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14
MAN WHO BROKE
UP THE MOLLY
MACTERF cANr
tAfANC4kAA OAtVJ
Eventful Career OF James
McParlan. Well Called
Greatest Of Detectives.

Thlrty-Four Years After His Wonder
ful Achievement In Pennsylvania,
He Is the Center Of interest for His
Work That Was Responsible for
the Present Sensational Trials at
RoIse, Idaho = Lived for Years
Among the "Mollles," Where His
Life Literally "Hung by a Thrcad."
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
Ingleside, Ga, Feb. 4, 1907.
Especial to The Jeffersonian.)

In response to very courteous in
vitation extended me by the manag-
ing editor of the Jeffersonian for
communication relative to the Farm
ers' Union, I shall pen you a few
lines by way of reciprocity, hoping
that I may say something to advance
the cause of this great organization.
The. purpose of the Farmers Un-
ion is not based upon trivial things,
but upon the principles embodied in
justice, equity and the golden rule.
Her aim is to pick the farmer up
out of the miry clay of imposition,
illiteracy and depression, and place
him on a lofty plane Of education,
equity, justice and independence.
We mean by education that he may
engage in the pursuit Of agriculture
intelligently. That he may know how
to farm and have the means to farm
intensively, scientifically and pros
perously. That he may have sufficient
knowledge of soil agencies, chemistry
and plant life to make his calling
prosperous, happy pursuit. That he
may be able to educate his children
equal to those of men engaged IN
any other business.
We mean by "equity and justice"
that there may be "equal rights to
Sll, and special privileges to none"
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
THE UNION.

Our Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union is growing all right
in Crisp county. The Cordele lodge
is taking in new members every week.
and there are number of new applf-
eants for membership who will come
in today. Our members, as a rule,
in this county, are very much inter-.
ested and want to do their share to-
ward making the order a success.
The Rambler is the official organ
for the Second and Third Congress
sional Districts, and would be GLAD
if members would send us any news.
that would be. Of interest to the or.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
S ~ ,,,., r,,,,,xn, .-
fHE FARJ1ERS UNION DEPAR77zENT:

quiet. lest he become disturbing fac
tor, thing entirely unbecoming IN a
class SO loyal and so true. Yes,
"keep quiet"
Doesn't that declaration, "keep
quiet" ring in the ears of the farm
er like fire bell?
Doesn't it stir their enthusiasm, fire
their aspiration and add the strength
Of Hercules to their undaunted cour
age to rise in their very might and,
by the employment Of such forceful
and lawful methods as are at their
hands, rebuke the statement by an
nulling the condition with one swift
stroke of retributive justice?
The condition of the agriculturist
is the same with slight variations the
world over.
They are as a sleeping lion, un-
mindful of the terrible power they
possess when used with high degree
of intelligence for their own and the
country's general good. And in this
slumber that has lasted through
the centuries since the art of ag-
riculture first saw the light, this
giant has at last begun to
dream such dreams as he never
dreamed or dared dream before. He
is not dreaming Of driving out invad-
ing armies, armed to the teeth with
gun and sword, or of conquering the
hosts with rich treasure of some for
eign land. Neither is he dreaming Of
what possible consequences might re-
suit should an irresistible body in its
mad rush through space come in
contact with an immovable one. Nor
does he dream of the character and
the customs Of the varied peoples
who may perchance inhabit planets
other than ours. But he is dreaming
the simple, silent, salient, philosophi-
cal and logical dream of self-protec-
ton that he should have dreamed at
the beginning of his activity as an
agriculturist.
Self-protection for the industrialist,
unlike any other vocation, does not
or would not augur for the bad, but
for the general good Of the country.
When the farmers grow to the
point of fully appreciating their in-
herent strength and make a vigor-
Gus and intelligent application Of
it, working toward demolishing,
literally tearing down the false
barriers that place them in the
background Of politics, Of COM
merce, of government, of economics,
of education, and I might add reli-
gion, the sun of prosperity for all
classes who live by earnest effort,
will shine more brightly, and the
zephyrs of contentment will cool the
parched and aching brow of the son
of the soil NTpPON
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14

That the farmer may become inde-
pendent of the speculator, get out
from under his tyrannical scepter
and be "Mr. Farmer" wherever you
place him. Let him have a just COM
pensation for the product of his la
Dor.
That he may enjoy that right, that
God-given right of pricing the prod
uct of his labor.
The farmer has been doing all the
work, the other fellow pricing the
product both ways, making profit
going and coming. But Mr.. Specula-
tor, the farmer is tired Of doing the
drudgery and getting nothing for
it.
The Farmers Union is going to
cut that all down to what is reason
able. But you say how7 That's all
right; she will. We have nothing
against you. We just want the gol-
den rule fairly applied.
We mean by independence" that
it should be the united effort and
unanimous purpose Of the farmers
to make their farms self-sustaining.
Make living at home, make all cot
ton they can-but as surplus. Make
more of everything to the acre. The
farmer must lift the mortgage get
out Of debt; stay out. Make more
than he needs-something to sell. He
can then roll his cotton under the
shed, awaiting the coming of the fac
tory's purchasing agent. He can then
restore the old country home. How
sweet the name! A happy country
home! Free from debt, free from all
encumbrances. Surrounded by good
schools, good churches and good pub
lie highways.
With all the environments Of a
well-arranged country home, how
happy, how sweetl How we long to
recall it, Way down on the farm.
We mean, further, to have the same
educational advantages in our rural
schools that are had in the cities.
It is our fault; not the city's. But
the Farmers Union is looking to
loftier, better things, knowing the
end, the means and having a strong
impulse to reach the end is finally
to find the way.
The Farmers Union is now a mag
net. Not only is she drawing the
farmers into her realms of assured
success by cooperative movements,
but she stands today, an impulsive
magnet, attracting the politician, the
statesman the trust, the educator, the
ministry, the manufacturer, the bank
er, the merchant the civilized world.
May her future be the Worlds Great
est Benefactor.
Very cordially,
R. F. SMITH.
blackberry, Okla, Jan. Is, 1907.
Hon. 7. E. Watson, Thomson, GA.
Dear Sir: AS I am a reader of