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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
CAREER or MAN WHO DROUGHT
ROCKEFELLER TO COURT.
Has Been Noted for His Determine
ton Throughout His Career Of Dis
neutrality-suspicious. as Secre-
tary to Gresham.

Chicago.-Men who have followed
the career OF Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands. who issued the subpoe.
naes which brought John ID. Rocke-
feller and other high Standard Oil
oflcials into his court in Chicago re-
Gently. are not surprised at the de-
termination he has shown to get the
rock.bottom facts In connection with
the case OF the Standard oil company
OF Indiana. Judge Lands has been a
forceful character wherever he has
been placed.
A thorough American. we'll grounded
In the law, indefatigable, not to be
swerved from a purpose once fixed
such is the Judge who told John S.
Miller, an attorney of immunity
bath" fame, that he must produce GER
tain evidence in order that Jutge Ian
dis might know what sums would con.
stitute just and equitable fines in the
case wherein the Standard Oil com
qany of Indiana, had been found
guilty by jury in a federal court.
Directness and thoroughness won
him the esteem Of the foreign diplo.
mats at Washington and of the Amer.
lean statesmen and politicians as well
when he served as private secretary
to Walter @. Gresham. secretary of
state in the cabinet of President
| Cleveland.
1t is related that upon one occa
sion Mr. Lands, acting for Mr.
Gresham, clashed with the wishes OF
/ Mr.. Cleveland, and the president
sought his removal But so attached
| had Secretary Gresham become to the
! young man that he stood up Loyalty
! for his subordinate, and when Mr
! Cleveland found that to take Lands
scalp he would have to take Gresham
also, he acquiesced in the situation.
Later Lands and the president be
came strongly attached to each other
\ man of striking features is Judge
lands, whose tangled iron gray hail
gives him the appearance of mar
mgcb older, for the judge is not quit,
Al. He was born in Millville. o., No
vember 20. 1866 and is the sixth chile
OF DIR. Abraham II. Lands, who during
the civil war was a surgeon in tn,
Twenty-ffth Ohio regiment 1t Is tC
the fact that his father was badl!
wounded at the battle OF Kenesav
mountain that the judge owes hi
peculiar baptismal names.
At the age of seven he went will
his parents to Logansport. Ind. wher
he attended public school. AS a bo.
1, mi.
a reporter on the Logansport Journal
He studied stenography, and from
1888 to 1886 was official stenographe
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
Need a Good Bank

A good bank is a valuable asset for
the small town. During these days
OF prosperity people of almost every
community have a surplus amount Of
money to deposit in the bank. or to
invest in a way that will bring q
fair margin Of interest. Lately a sys-
tenn has grown up of doing a banking
business by mail. Alleged savings
banks and investment companies in
large cities advertise widely Offering
six to seven per cent. interest on de.
posits. Many who have little knowl.
edge OF financial affairs make depos.
its in these Eanks. The Lincoln bank
at Oak Park, H., was one of these In.
stitutions that made great offers to
the people Of agricultural districts In
order to secure deposits More than
sl,OOO,OO0 were deposited by farmers
and others In this concern. Within a
year It was declared unsound by the
United States authorities, the pro-
moter of IL .laced rnder arrest and
charged with fraud. The poor de-
luded depositors are not likely to re-
ceiye five per cent. of their deposits.
Remember tnat when you send your
money from your local community IL
ceases to be any factor In developing
home resources or in adding to the
wealth Of the place. II is better al.
ways TO patronize home banks than
banks far away.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

Tioga county, that in point of coniinu-
Gus service he is the oldest postmas-
ter in the United States. The village
OF Marshfeld, named after him, was
made a post office in 1860, and Mr
Marsh was appointed by President
Buchanan to take charge of the Of
flee. He has held the position contin-
uously since, and is still discharging
the duties with all of his old-time
force and vigor
Administrations have come and
gone, presidents and policies faded
the great civil war waged. and the
hate engendered by the strife forgot
ten and three presidents assassinated
during Mr. Marsh's peaceful admins
tration. The country has been en-.
larged and developed, the telephone,
arc and incandescen. light phono-
graph and electric railway invented.
and in the meantime, far from the
maddening crowds ignobie strife he
kept the noiseless tenor of his way"
sorting the Marshflel6 mail and deliv-
sring the same to the patrons of the
Office and has been chief merchant of
the village since 1867, when he estab-
lished the first store there.
In addition TO being a man OF the
highest integrity, he IS of keenests in
telligence and has not allowed the
times TO get away from him by rea-
son of his somewhat isolated location.
He has kept fully abreast of them by
omnivorous reading, and is one OF the
best informed men in the county.
Mr.. Marsh was born in Colesyille,
Broome county. N. V. June 80, 1926.
He attended school taught near his
home by f. w. Martin. Martin after
wards became sheriff of Broome coun-
~, on whom developed the task OF
hanging Ruloh, one Of the most noted
criminals of his time, a man with one
of the greatest brains by actual
weight that medical science records.
Ar. Marsh has always had pride il
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

his chirography, and that is pardon.
able. Even at the advanced age of 81
years he writes a bold, clean-cut, leg.
ible hand. He recalls with pleasure,
when a mere lad at school in the
primitive days when the master"
wrote the copy for the class in writ
ing. how, on the second day of the
term of a new teacher, no copy was
given him, and asking the reason, was
told that he could write so much bet
ter than the master" that no copy
would be furnished them.
Prior to attaining his majority, Mr..
Marsh moved to Tioga county, where
he numbered in summer and taught in
winter till on his birthday in 1851 he
married Sarah c. Watrons,
He was a delegate to the nrst Re
publican convention ever held in
Tioga county, and has always afIili-
ated with that party He has run the
gamut of township Offices. and, with
Capt. Phillips and Israel Stone, who
was the father of ex-Gov. William A.
Stone, served as county auditor in
1863
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

his superior. invariably to be backed
up in what he did by the secretary OF
state, who had implicit confidence in
him.
He relieved his chief of as much OF
the burden OF the Office as possible.
and he came to be known I'm and out
of the department as having Gresh.
ans sanction for all matters in which
he assumed authority. Thoroughness
and directness Characterized his every
act, and being gifted with tact anG
fine judgment, he knew as well what
matters to let alone as what to take
up. He made friends with all who had
business with the department. and es.
pecially was well liked by many mem.
bers of the diplomatic corps.
On first arrival he Stunned the
social side of diplomatic life. but be-
fore he left he was well broken in to
the dress coat and reception habit.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
HOUSE HAS A HISTORY.

there stands to-day the old Napoleon
house. much sought by visitors.
The Napoleon house was one of tho
finest in the vieux Carre. It was an
imposing mansion OF three stories.
standing on a line with the street, as
do all the other old houses in the
French quarter. and crowned with
a belvedere that afforded a fine view
of the city and river. The walls and
ceilings of the spacious apartments
we're frescoed in the empire style. the
corner medallions bearing the arms Of
France Of that period
The same courtyard separated the
main building from the scullery and
slave quarters, and in It was pro
fusion of tropical plants. such as
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
WAS PLANNED TO BE THE HOME
OF NAPOLEON.
Structure Still Standing In New Or.
ieans-Piot to Rescue Exiled EN-
peror from St. Helena only
Foiled by His Death.

New Orleans.--Of all the romance
n history there is no episode more
startling than the Creole plot to res
cue Napoleon from his prison on st.
Helena-and hence, little is known
about It.
The seeds of the plot we're sown
when Joseph Bonaparte left France
and bought an estate on the northern
edge of the Adirondacks. Thither
flocked the Bonapartists. But II was
in New Orleans that the plot came to
a head To the Creoles there was a
great appeal in the pathetic spectacle
of the prisoner of Longwood," a
broken old man, "brutally imprisoned"
they said, on the bleak rocks of st.
Helena
or all the influential and rich Gre
oles who were interested in the plot,
the most ardent was Nicholas Girod
millionaire. philanthropist, patriot
mayor for several terms and veteran
of Chalmette
The plan, in a few words, was to
equip a fast vessel, which was to slip
past the patrol ships and into the
cove some dark night; and a party of
picked men were to scale the cliffs,
overpower the guard and lower the
emperor by means of a block and
tackle. Then the speed of the vessel
was to show a clean pair of heels to
the numbering old English frigates,
which couldn't make any better time
than so many bathtubs.
No hair-brained scheme was this,
impossible of accomplishment. The
plotters were not visionarles, but prac-
tical men of affairs, who knew the Oh
stacles and knew how to meet them.
and whose hearts and souls were
bound up in the enterprise.
Three days before the Seraphine.
built for the purpose, was to weigh an
chor, Nicholas Girod gave a banquet
in his splendid mansion to celebrate
the event. 1t was a dramatic moment,
worthy OF a masters canvas. The
conspirators were flushed with as
sured success. But at this dramatic
moment, when enthusiasm was at it's
height, and as toasts were being
drunk, appeared the fatal handwrit-
ing on the wall. News came of Ma.
poleons death.
AS mute reminder of the plot,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

bananas, cactus, Spanish dagger and a
magnolia tree, at the foot Of which
so tradition said, was buried a lady,
victim of husbands jealousy.
But this is not the Napoleon house
of to-day. The frescoes became dis
colored, peeled and were painted over.
The rez.de-chausse bulges with show
cases. The wrought iron ballustrades
have rusted. The plants have been
destroyed. The magnolia tree has
been cut down aDc no souvenirs of the
lady found; hence, that dear tradition
has been knocked in the head The
plastic ornaments and furniture have
vanished, and the Italian marble man.
tells of the empire period have lost
their splendor. Even the old knocker
has disappeared-gon to satisfy the
lust of some curio collector. From
one of the most magnificent residences
of the Vieux Carre the Napoleon man.
sion has degenerated to a liquor shop,
dangling a Ito let sign.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

War Veteran" a statue executed for
the rotunda OF the New York state
building in the jamestown exposition,
Mr. Allen G.. Newman relates an anus
ing experience he had at West Point,
and which formed a determining fac
tor in his choice Of a model. He went
up to west Point while looking for
material for a soldiers monument
out on the parade ground" says
Mr.. Newman, was a company of artil-
lery. They drilled as we'll as cadets,
but on account of the uniform | asked
a regular who passed If they We're
cadets or regulars.
"He answered with pride, No Dose
arn't cadets. Dose are sogers.
Mr.. Newman was born in New York
city in 1875. In 1897 he entered the
studio of Mr. J. Q. A. Ward to study
and work Vnder that sculptor for the
next three years, a favor which the
dean of the profession has extend.
ed to but few. The students most
lasting impression from his experience
was a desire to keep as close as pos
sible TO nature in his work and to de-
velop simplicity of expression. After
this he modelled as assistant to sew
eral sculptors, finding this an excel
lent school. afiordng him opportunity
TO see and study how different men
work
Tho Spanish War Veteran" has @
quality that is very valuable in sculp
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
THE CAR OF JUeoERNAur.
Fanatics Believe That to Be Crushed
Under Il is "a Gain Heaven.


London.-In the third week In June,
following a custom established over
thousand years ago. Hindus by tens
Of thousands flocked to Pouri, in Oris-
so, India. for the religious Festival OF
Juggernaut From the temple the fa-
nous Car of Juggernaut was brought
forth and dragged through the streets.
II headed the annual procession OF
deYotees Of the god Vishnu, or Jug
gernaut Lord of the Universe, whose
image, or statue, without legs and
with stumps of arms, rests within the
colossal car.
Hundreds Of pilgrims harness them
selves TO the stout cables by which
the car is drawn. As they pull the
ponderous car on fits clumsy wheels
many work themselves up to a degree
of religious fervor little short of mad
ness And fanatics attempt to throw
themselves TO destruction under the
murderous wheels. as a voluntary sac
rifice to their idol. British civil Off
GERS prevent any act of suicide.
Hlndus believe that to gain the
favor Of Juggernaut opens for them
the gates OF heaven. Therefore. in the
days before the British occupation Of
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
WIDENING THE FIELD
MAKING GREATER OPPORTUNITY
FOR SONS OF FARMERS.
BUILDING UP THE HOME TOWN
Some Causes for Complaint Which
Can Be obllterated by the
United Efforts Of the
People.

How often do we hear II said that
the young man has not the opportun-
ity that the young man OF score of
years ago had How great is the COM
plant of trusts and combinations
which control industries TO the detri-
ment of the smaller ones in business,
and how often is reference made to
business concentration in the large
cities at the cost of the smalle-
towns.
Innovations in business methods
have been many 1t may be said that
this is. an era Of economical methods;
that evolution Is going on continually
broadening the field for individual
effort and making possible the opera
tion of mammoth enterprises. There
can be no doubt as to the detrimental
effects upon small towns Of this busi-
ness concentration in the larger cities.
Pessimists deplore the lack OF oppor-
tunity for the young men OF today.
AT the same time the large corpora
tions put forth the cry that there is a
scarcity of the right kind of material
ever this may be, there is one thing
evident, and that is, small towns being
kept from advancing narrows the
field for the young men who would
otherwise enjoy an opportunity to en-
gage in business.
Travelling to the large city for en-
ployment, the youth, perhaps, seeks a
clerkship at moderate wages. There
are thousands OF others that he must
compete with in the race for success.
His field is narrowed. 1t is not often
that he has fair competition, and IA
voritism he finds is one of the obstruc-
tions in his way. One Of the cures
of enlarging the scope and Importance
Of the so-called country towns.
There is no economical reason why
the large city should have the busi-
ness that rightfully belongs to the
small town. There is no saving in
buying goods at a distant point even
though a small percentage may be
saved directly. Whenever a resident
Of community sends his money to
some other community for the neces.
stiles that he requires, he robs his
own home town OF a certain amount
of business. Employment is given to
the people of the large city instead OF
the people Of the local community.
It has been estimated that more
than 80 per cent of the trade goes
| from some communities to larger
cities. II this trade were given to the
home town, It would Immediately dou.
BILE its business Importance and give a
corresponding increase in employment
for the people. This means that the
population of the town would be IN,
creased and the opportunity for en-
gaging In business would be greater
Not only this, but It is an established
! principle that values Of farm lands to
q great extent are dependent upon the
activity OF the town near which the
farms may be located. Thus 1t Is
plain that II the sons Of farmers
would have greater opportunities open
to them for engaging in business, Il
can be increased by closely adhering
20 the home trade and home protec
ton principle, which widens the loca
field for individual effort in a business
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
JUDGE K. M. LANDS.

of the circuit court OF Lake county,
Ind. Coming to Chicago, he entered
the Union College OF Law, from which
he was graduated in 1890. He was ad.
mitted to the bar, and at the time
when Secretary Gresham chose him
for his private secretary and confidant
he was enc of the instructors in the
Northwestern University Law school.
While in Washington lands gained
most valuable knowledge of men and
things, which proved helpful in his
later years. He came to know MIR.
Gresham so well that he OWNED In.
tuitively the famous Kentuckian's
every wish. and Lands often assumed
great responsibilities I'm the absence OF
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
Hard TO Tell.

Mrs. Styled like to see your
baby, my dear. Is It here in the park.
with these others?
Mrs. Caste-Yes, it's here some'
where, bit the new nurse my husband
engaged came while | was out and
don't kR7w her by sight myseH ysa
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

and brother of James A. Garfield, Sec
retary of the department of commerce
and labor. has just been elected to the
presidency of Williams college. from
which he himself was graduated in
1885. Garfield practiced law in Cleve-
land for years, was president of that
city's chamber Of commerce and then
became professor OF politics In Prince.
ton, which place he leaves for his new
honor.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
Famous Car Of Juggernaut.

India, natives occasionally cast their
bodies under the car to be crushed to
a pulp, the belief being that selfimmo-
lation thus would be speedily reward
ed by entrance into Paradise.
The car is 43 feet high Its wheels
are each more than six feet high. A
wooden cage around the top, an addi-
ton of recent years, keeps fanatics
from jumping upon their idol within.
Body and wheels are of wood beauti-
fully sculptured and inlaid. and for
the festival the car is draped with gold
cloth.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
HELPS FOR TOWN BUILDERS.

Strangers TO a town form their
opinions as to its people by the ap-
pearsnce OF the business places and
the residences. In a town where the
buildings are dingy and dirty and the
show windows of the stores are care
lessly arranged, It is evidence that
there is lack of enterprise. 1t pays
the business men of town to be care
full as to the exterior appearances of
their places Of business.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

ture subjects of this kind-repose.
which yet suggests ample capacity for
action.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
eARFlELD's SON HEADS COLLEGE.
Harry a. Leaves Princeton to Take
Presidency Of Williams.

Cleveland, O.-Harry A. Garfield.
eldest sc2 Of the murdered president.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
IN OFFICE FOR ~ YEARS.
Pennsylvania Postmaster Longest In
Continuous Service.

Wellsboro, Pa.-It is said OF Dan
forth X. Marsh, OF Gaines township,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

Small towns usually contain but few
expensive residences. II matters little
how inexpensively built residences are
II the buildings are kept well painted
and the yards neat and clean. This
IS evidence Of the good taste of the
people.
In many towns in country districts
there are hitching posts placed here
and there before the stores. It is gen
orally the case that where the hitch
ing post is found, unless the street is
we'll paved. there is a mud hole.
Every town that is incorporated
should have regulations as to the
placing Of hitching posts indscrimin-
ately in the streets. There should be
set aside some side street that is con
venient to the business portion of the
town, where the farmers and others
can hitch their teams instead OF in
front of the stores.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

Good sidewalks give the strangers
to town a favorable impression of
the place, and also they are an advan-
tage in many ways and may prove a
matter of economy through the pre-
vention OF accidents that might give
cause for damage against the town
corporation.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17

Nearly every small town has IT'S
public park. It is often noticed that
these parks are little cared for. They
are public pastures and serve no good
purpose as places where the people
Of the town can meet evenings for
social intercourse. People OF towns
should take pride in keeping the pub
lie parks in good condition. They can
be made beauty spots with but little
effort and expense.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-17
STRIKING SOLDIER STATUE.
Mr.. Newman's Fine Work for New
York Building at jamestown.

New York.-When recounting how
he got his inspiration for his Spanish
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-01
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR RIVERSIDE
Board Will Appear Before FL
3 nance Committee Today and
Ask For Three Thousand
Additional
GROCERY BIDS ARE INVITED.


At least sSI00O is needed for the
maintenance of Riverside hospital,
in the opinion of the physicians in
charge, and an appeal will be made
to the finance committee of the gen
Ieral council today to furnish the
funds in addition to the amount APP
portioned last month. The apportion-
ment is So. 1000. and the physicians
of the city seem to have gotten the
understanding that this was in addi-
ton to the earnings of the institu-
ton. These earnings go into the es-
timated revenue and is quite apart
from the sum set aside for the sup
port of the institution. A deficit of
5000 In the fund is the probable
Outcome.
It is the pay department that ere
ates the extra expense of the hospi-
tai The So 900 easily will cover the
expense of maintaining the charity
ward; but additional money is need
ed for the pay patients. While 1t is
true that this department also brings
in about $500 annually, and thus
by Offset cuts down the expense of the
hospital, it does not show on the face
of the. report. because the revenue
from the hospital and the apportion-
ment for its maintenance are kept in
separate funds and departments.
The board ordered the secretary,
Dr. Frank Boyd, to invite bids for
furnishing groceries to the institu-
ltion for six months.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-01
HIS SHOES FULL OF BLOOD,
POLICEMAN DOES DUTY

With a bullet wound in his foot
and his shoe filed with blood PATROL
man William Johnson, of the Broad
way squad, answered call from the
police station to arrest disorderly
crowd at Second street and Kentucky
avenue last night The wounding
was due to an accident. While run
ming from his home at Sixth and
Harrison streets last evening about
z o'clock to catch car at Sixth and
Madison streets, in response to a
telephone call, his revolver dropped
to the sidewalk and was discharged,
the .3s calibre ball penetrating his
right shoe where the sole Joins the
upper, and blowing along through
the sole of his foot to the other side.
No bone was injured and the injury
Is not serious.