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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
TO SUCCEED SECRETARY LOEB

President Roosevelt beginning Jan
uary 1 next, when Secretary Loeb re-
tires for the presidency of a Washing
ton traction company.
Hitchcock is now the first assistant
postmaster general, and George b. Cor
telyou, when giving over the depart
ment, declared he was easily the most
efficient worker in any division of the
national employ.
1t is undoubtedly on the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Cortelyou that he is
going to get his new appointment, for
he is regarded as just the man to-
carry out the spirit which has pre-
vailed there for some time.
Hitchcock is a man from the ranks,
an example of what can be done in
Washington without pull. Educated in
Boston schools and working his way
he went TO Harvard and graduated in
1891. Out of Harvard lie was recon-
mended to Washington for chief clerk
of a department, and down there he
came. But department work did not
hold him. for he took up the study OF
law, and graduated from the Colum-
bian law school In Washington and
was admitted to practice before the
supreme court.
Meanwhile he had been taking 9TH
er civil service examinations in vari-
Gus places, and finally attracted the at
tention of Cortelyou, who took him un-
der his wing.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
Thinks He's a Dynamo.

Trenton, N. J.-Imagining that he is
full of electricity and that he will
charge the whole institution, George
DENLY, a negro convict from Burling.
ton county, has been removed from
the state prison to the state insane
asylum in this city.
Danby thinks he is a living dynamo
producing electricity in large quanti-
ties and continually shouts to be taken
from his cell that he may not electrify
the walls and steel doors. It is said
that, primarily. his condition is due 10
imbibing large quantities Of Jersey
lightning" before his incarceration in
November. 1901, for 13 years for at.
tempted eIiminal assault.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
YOUNG AmerIean Mother Of Peer.

She who was Miss Gertrude Violet
Twining. Of Halifax, is the youngest
of American mothers of peers. II was
in 1902 that she married the marquis
of Donegal, she being 22 and he so.
Their son, now marquis, was born a
year before his aged fathers death.
He is a marquis OF the Irish peerage,
which is quite distinct from that OF
Great Britain or Scotland. A peer of
Great Britain sits in the house of lords
because he is a peer Duke, earl, mar.
quis, viscount or baron, it makes no
difference. But Ireland sends only a
certain number and Scotland a few
more. The rest not sitting in the
lords can stand for the commons.
But that is material for a book.
England, it should be noted, is not
overburdened with nondeseript princes
like some other countries. A prince
there is a really and truly prince, son
Of royalty. y princess is just as real
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
is COOK FOR A KING.

when his attendance is required.
II NJ Menager were capable of envy
he might occasionally envy the lord
steward. But he has declared that
no would not be happy If he were not
able TO practice his art. And so far
as fame is concerned, as the kings
chef he enjoys a far greater measure
OF It than Is bestowed on any figure
head functiOnary. Besides abundance
of leisure is allowed him in which to
cultivate his own pet hobbies or seek
gastronomic inspiration. After lunch
con is served he Is free to DO what he
pleases until six o'clock, when prepa-
rations for the great vent of his do
main-dinner-begin.
At his command for this work are
four master cooks, and a retinue Of
well-trained attendants, all clad in inn
maculate linen. Perfect discipline
prevails among them. Clockwork reg,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

American occupation of the isthmus
of Panama and made a few invest
ments in Colon. He established the
American Trading company there and
developed 1t into successful enter
prise.
A fact that is not generally known
is that all the land upon which the
city of Colon is built belongs to the
Panama Railroad company, and there
fore to the United States government.
The land is leased for periods of FIVE
years at so much per annum, accord.
ins to the location of the lot.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
French pucal sYstem.

There are dues in France. but their
only value is as contributors 20 the
governments income, by the sarcas-
tically graded scale that puts more of
price on them the farther up
they go One exception may be made
10 this general rule, for the royalists
still! hold lovees, and TO them a title
is instinct with meaning and dignity.
The fourth Due de Dino, who unsuc-
cossfully INDUCED his prediction
for American wives on two occasions,
would be entitled to enter this society,
and either she who was born Eliza
beth Curtis of New York or the pre-
yiously divorced wife of Frederick
w. Livingston could have accompan-
led him during their reigns over a
heart whose unbappiness became
rather well known at divorce court.
The royalist society constitutes the
worth OF a French title, but only two
per cent OF all titles of La Belle
Paris and elsewhere In France are
legitimate. The others are jokes.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
Prince owns Ca nbI!na House.

The prince oS Monaco, who runs
Monte Carlo, was married TO Alice
Heine, OF New Orleans, and the pres
ent heir 20 the gambling receipts is
her stepson. Prince Reched Bey
Czaykowski is a Turkish diplomat, but
not very important as a Turk Miss
Edith Collins, Of New York, was the
princess maiden name.
Boston is not wonderfully well rep
resented among the titled Americans
abroad. Foremost perhaps, among
Boston girls of this description is the
countess of Edla. who, on Juno 10,
1869, married the late king consort OF
Portugal. Ferdinand. She was Miss
Elsie Hensler, and received the NOR
ganatic dignity Of Countess Edla,
which she still bears.
Then there is Lady Playfair, nee
Miss Edith Russell, who visits Boston
annually, and Nine Jusserand. wife of
the French ambassador at Washing
ton, who was the daughter Of George
Richards, of Boston, who founded the
banking firm of Monroe & Co.. Paris.
AatANN AAAlbNlI Ahi tflf WIG VI INC EbN-
ernor Of Barbados, was Miss Gertrude
Parker, of Boston.
The curiosities that have grown up
around the matter of nobility would
fiji volume. In England, where the
heraldry Office is more than 1t is else
where, the technicalities are best OBJ
served.
There is the matter of the courtesy
title, for instance. There is Baron Will
loughby d'Eresby, who is married to
Miss Elroise Breese, of New York, and
who isn't a baron at all. He is sim
ply eldest son of the earl of Ancaster,
who has more than one extra title that
is inferior to his own of earl. His IA
ther has virtually loaned that Of his
barony to his eldest son until he shall
succeed. SO the eldest son of the
duchess Of Marlborough, who is known
as the marquis of Blanford by the
same courtesy.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
PeeuIiaritles Of Pecrace5.

The truth is that reerasos are now
worthy of but half respect Only two
Of them are really 10 De- very serious.
ly taken, the English aud the dignitios
confined 10 the modiatizcd Teutonic
families And the latter of these Is
not oTeu 10 American ambitions as
Miss Mary Wister Wheeler of Phila.
delphia discovered in 1890. when she
was married 10 Count Maximilian Pan.
penhoim, OF that ilk, aud learned.
when Berlin heard OF the event. that
she could never be more than NOR.
ganatic wife.
Recently 1t transpired that English
titles are not always exactly what
they seem. II came out that one peer.
age was obtained by the typically
American practice of contributing To
political campaign fuad. It took
SI,250,000 in that case to make a
baron Of the United Kingdom, and at
the same time Sl5O,OOO was required
70 secure n knighthood that Iabors
under the disadvantage OF not being
heritable. Scandal aside, however.
the British peerage is the : est of its
kind An American girl lool.ing for
foreign honors can better realize her
ambition in marrying mere English
baronet than by contracting half a
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

and Just as true, even TO the second
generation.
The Princess Royal, for instance,
who is married to the duke of Fife, has
two daughters. While the princess is
her royal highness, her daughters are
only their highnesses, but are, never
theless, princesses. When they grow
up and marry, their children will not
be princes or princesses unless they
marry royalty.
The blood of England's royal family
carries with 1t the title OF prince only
TO the second generation. That IL
worlds away. in point OF dignity, from
cab-driving Russians or princely Ger
mans, whose dignity rests on the
chance that they are heads OF families.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

ana nc married MISS Virginia LowcIy,
Of Washington, when he was In tho
latter city.
a curioun iqaturs Of the Spanish no
biiity 10 the 9Snner Of inheriting It
The dlgulties oescend from father TO
son. but II there is no son the daugh.
ter takes the tfTe, apd It is conferred
on her husband what time she mar
ries.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

Some titles are had and
Romc titles arc worse. bus there are
no good titles sarcastic American
father is said to have exclaimed
apropos OF The marriage OF a relative
to foreign uobleman.
He was not altogether rightly nor
was he altogether wrong. The Old
World is flooded with titles. good. bad
and Indifferent The bad and ,he in
different greatly outnumber the good.
American girls have some of the good,
possibly more of the bsG, aud, per
haps sul more OF tho indifferent
There is a heraldgy Office in London
that spends all It's time straightening
out the kinks in the pcorago With
foreigners, duly handled as TO their
names, some Of the freaks OF Gustoc-
racy's rating are apropos
In America IL Is solfcvident-
thoush some children dispruye it.
that q parent is superior TO the child.
Yet an American woman Is on record
To disprovc the fact. The late widow
of Isaac NJ. Singer married sol
disant Duc de Camposclicc and later
NJ Paul Sohcgo, a plain Fgcnchman.
But her daughter is Duchesse Decazcs
among the French aristocracy. and
Duchesse de Gluecksburg in the high
lights Of Denmark. II it isn't a case
Of daughter outdistancing the moth.
er, it is the nearest approach to the
condition
Some Of these daughters have be-
come duchesscs OF England. prin-
cesses of Russia, duchossos Of France.
prncipessao of Italy, duquesas of
Spain or Portugal and still others
have obtained titles of The Holy
Roman Empire and papal titles by
marriage. There are said to ba about
500 of them all told but how do they
rank among each other? Where in
the scale Of high-sapading handles Ia
matrimonia.ly acquired suvnamos doth
rank Lady Tennessee Claain Cook.
who is the widow of an English baro.
net, and who, through him. is Wis.
countess Montserraun I'm the peayase
OF Portugal? And why does not she
employ the higher Portuguese title in.
stead of the inferior English one?
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

dozen alliances with Russian princes,
papai princes and such.
There are half dozen kinds Of
dukes, spelled according to the genius
Of their geographical situation There
are dukes in England who are real
aristocrats. When. therefore, an
American girl Miss Zimmerman Of
Cincinnati, captured the heart of his
grace of Manchester, she got titular
matrimonial nrize.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
His Turkish Title.

In all except the mediatized fami-
lies-formerly royal German families
there are women TO represent the
greatest country without nobility.
Even at Coustantinople, where you
can buy the order Of Osmanieh and
the lower grades dirt cheap, there is
one of our women. She has had the
wings of her dignity clipped, but she
Is still Margaret Fehim Pasha.
Her husband was, tin few months
ago. chief of the Yildiz secret police.
likewise a distant relative of the
sultan. The German ambassador oh.
iected TO a little pleasantly of his,
and Fchim is now in real exile. But
his wife, who was a circus rider, mar
riod week after rencontre, is sul
the wife of a pasha. That dignity
isn't worth much, and in the matter
of value of titles Turkey, for once,
agrees with the rest OF Europe.
n Russian prince Is a travesty on
language, actually and literally. Prop.
erly, he isn't a prince at all, according
to respectable English standards. but
the Almanach de Gotha mistranslated
the word "kniaz' that way, and the
mistake Of significance has persisted
like the Aimanach. Its correct Eng.
lish synonym is lord. The incident
that led TO the present English trans.
lation occurred at Paris where a pre-.
sumptuous one of these squireens ap-
peared at Louis XlV's court ETY..
mologicolly, however, prince" is the
proper rendering,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
Russian Princes Plentiful.

Prince Michael CHutacuzene, who
married Miss Julia Dent Grant, is one
OF these, but he has escaped the ad-
ditional title. a "thinned-out prince"
Every member OF the family OF Rus.
sian kniaz is a kniaz, male or female.
Count up a generation or two In
mathematical terms. and II will not be
surprising that there is bona fde
Prince Krapotkine driving a Peters
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
Long STRING Of Honors.

Yet even persons with tie plain
name of John Smith will very likely
admit that Don Francesca Rospigliosi
is quite a come-down from Prince Glu-
seppe francesca Maria Filippo di Ros-
pigliosi-Gioeni. duca di zagario, prin-
cipe di Castiglione marchese di Giu-
Llama, conte di Chiusa, Barone di Val
corrente, Barone della Miraglia, Signor
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
coLoN's NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
Success Of Trader Who Foresaw Amer.
lean Occupation Of Panama.

New Orleans.-The first office build
ing in Colon was recently opened to
tenants through the enterprise of Isl
dore Rich, a Central American trader
of this city. The building occupies a
lot 60xS5 feet, is of substantial con-
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

some time ago by ranking as the
youngest chief clerk of any depart
ment, is booked to be secretary to
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock Slated for Post.

Washington.-F II. Hitchcock,
who began his Washington career
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struction and contains A rooms, ev-
cry one of which has already been
taken, besides the two stores on the
ground floor.
Mr.. Rich has been trading in the
tropics for a lifetime almost. and is
thoroughly posted on all matters
there: 70 years ago he foresaw the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-17

During the seven years 1S99-1905
the deaths in India numbered 4.059, 800.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Divorces in Albany County.

Laramie. Wyo.-ln the report on di-
vorces for the census bureau of the
federal government being prepared by
Deputy Clerk Ihmscn of the District
Court for the county Of Albany, some
interesting facts are brought out. The
report will cover the last twenty years.
Mr.. Ihmsen, being asked to give the
number of divorces by months. the pc
titioning party, the cause and the re-
suit. In the twenty years 24O divorces
were granted here, nine-tenths of
these to women. OF these three-fourths
we're on the grounds of desertion and
drunkenness. in the latter specification
some of the most remarkable state
ments of cruelty and neglect being
made by the fair petitioners. OF the
divorces to men at least three-fourths
we're on the ground of infidelity. the
correspondent being name in some In
stances. In 1895 the greatest number
OF divorces were granted in one year.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
May Clear Murder Mystery.

Cripple Creek.-A letter signed
Edith" found in the clothes of a col
ored man known as Henry George, who
died at the county hospital recently.
may result in the clearing OF the mys-
terry connected with two murders and
the robbery of the postolice at Gre
eley.
The letter, dated December Il. 1906,
demands money under threats to re-
turn the recipient TO the pen" in
Colorado. refers to the killing of that
man in St. Louis" and adds: you
and John killed that old man that kept
bridge in Duluth"
The authorities at Canon City were
notified and Warden Cleghorn has
identified the negro as convict No.
5509, Walter Carpenter by name, who
was sent up from Ell Paso county Sep
TENDER 8, 1902, for fiye to seven years
for burglary and assault. A reference
in the letter to Guthrie. Okla. has
caused inquiries to be made of the au-
thorities there. which may result in
the arrest of Edith
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
COMMITTED TO
LIFE IN PEN
CONVICTED MURDERER OF MAR
sHAL FRIssIE AT LAMAR
WILL NOT HANG.
WELL. THAT'S GOOD"
ACTING COVER NOR HARPER
HOLDS ciRcuMsTANTIAL Evi.
oENcE NOT CONCLUSIVE.

Canon City. Colo.-Always a stole,
noncommittal and taciturn. Andrew
Johnson, condemned to die for the
murder of Marshal Frisbie at Lamar.
received the news that Acting Gov
ernor Harper had committed his SEN
tence to life Imprisonment with a
smile and the words:
That is good news"
Not another word or comment es-
capped from the lips of this insccrutable
man. whose death seemed but few
hours removed.
Johnson has been a puzzle to War
den John Cleghorn for months, and de-
spite the latter's best efforts to draw
out the man and learn something OF his
past and his relations, not the slight
est information could be obtained.
When Governor Harper's reprieve
came Warden C1eghorn made one last
effort to force Johnson to tell some OF
the innermost secrets of his heart and
life.
Every condition favored Warden
Cleghorn, but again he failed. and that
utterly Warden Cleghorn acknowl
edged the receipt of the message In
these words: 81 am glad to hear 1t,
governor. for the reason | don't relish
hanging men,"
Then Warden Cleghorn put into ex'
ecution his plan for forcing Johnson to
loose his tongue and tell the secrets
that lie buried so deep in his heart
Warden Cleghorn went to the execu
ton house and walked rapidly to John
sons cell, where he stopped abruptly
and looked through the heavy steel
grated door.
Step to the door, Johnson" com
manded Warden Cleghorn.
Johnson sprang from the narrow COT
on which he had been lying and stood
attention.
How are you feeling?" asked the
warden.
Fine" answered the convict.
How can you feel fine with death
staring you in the face?" asked war
den Cieghorn. you know you are sen
fenced to die this week. Are you ready
to die now?"
Il am ready to die" was all Johnson
said. In a voice clear, strong and emo
tionless and without the faintest sign
of a culver of any of his facial muscles.
Turning to Death Watch w. S. Jones
Warden Cleghorn said: Bring John
son out, then"
Jones unlocked the heavy steel
door and beckoned Johnson to come
forth The convict stepped from the
| cell into the long corridor, with his
hands on his hips. He was cool and
collected and evidently ready for the
worst. Warden Cleghorn eyed him fol
a full minute. but Johnson did moi
change his attitude in the least. Then
| Warden Cleghorn said:
johnson, the governor has com
muted your sentence to life imprison
ment."
A faint smile lit up the prisoner
face. and he said: well, that's good
news"
Johnson was led by Guard Jones
back to his old cell.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Giant Weighs $50 Pounds.

Fort Scott, Kan.-The other morning
n; the Frisco track here was seen the
biggest man in the world. He Is
kcown as Baby Jim Simmons, negro,
acd weighs $50 pounds. There are
few people who will believe that any
human being could attain such great
weight unless they CHANGED to see this
mastodon. One glimpse, however. al
lays all doubt.
Simmons was accompanying w. X.
MacBurnett, theatrical circus man,
to St Joseph. He lives at Beaumont,
Texas. Simmons occupied the two
seats in the smoker and slept all the
time from early morning until .
o'clock, although there was a CON
slant stream of people scrambling
through the car to see him. Efforts to
wake the negro were unsuccessful. He
remained there, snoring loudly and
also breathing heavily. Finally his
manager came through the car.
cleared out the curious ones and took
his big one to the vestibule to give
him an airing. A newspaper man
was admitted to converse with the
giant for a few minutes.
Simmons said he was twenty years
of age: that his parents were both
small, though his grandparents each
| weighed more than 800 pounds. He
says he does not eat or drink any
more than the average-sized man and
that he enjoys the best of health. his
heart behaving in most satisfactory
manner. He is but sixty inches
tall and is farther around than up
and down." to use small boys ex'
preston.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
TAFT TALKS ON RACE PROBLEM
Believes Negro is Essential to the
Welfare Of the South.

Lexington. Ky.-Secretary Taft
opened the Republican state campaign
here with speech on the race prob
lem. He said that the South's lack OF
representation in the councils of the
nation was due to the fact that a single
issue has made 1t the property of the
Democratic party SO that, however
small the northern head, 1t controls
that tail.
THE negro" said Mr.. Taft. lis nee
essary to the South as laborer-
skilled and unskilled. He Is an Ameri-
can. He has no other country than
this. and when called upon to defend
1t he lays down his life with the same
freedom that the white man sacrifices
his. Ours is the flag he loves-the
only one he knows.
1T is our duty to see to 1t that his
path is made as easy as possible, and
that his progress is as incessant as
proper announcement can make 1t.
1.-The fifteenth amendment does not
require that every negro should vote.
All that 1t requires is that he should
not be excluded from voting because
he is a negro. II he lacks educational
qualifications. property qualifications
or any other qualification that the
state may lawfully impose as rule
of eligibility for its voters, then he
may be excluded. provided that every
one else who lacks similar qualifica-
lions Is equally excluded.
THE fifteenth amendment does not
involve so-called negro domination;
and to permit the question at this late
date-forty years after the war-to
control the votes OF intelligent men in
respect to the issues that are living,
is to indicate lack of sense of proper
ton.
III only under the influence Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration. some
of the southern states. including Ken
lucky, could be led into the Republi-
can column, In accordance with the
real sympathies of the voters of those
states, 1t would be browning glory
of his administration.
AS an American citizen and lover
of my country. long for the time
when the South shall be received again
into the councils of the nation and
when the people of that section shall
resume the influence to which they are
entitled and which they deny them
selves by being frightened at mere
ghost of the past"