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The Glenwood post., 1908-02-01
Big Fire In Chicago.

Chicago.-Fire in the business dis
trict Tuesday night caused loss esti-
mated at s1,200,000 in the almost com
plete destruction of the building at 144
wabash avenue. occupied by Alfred
Peats & Co., dealers in wall paper :;
the building adjoining it on the south.
occupied by John A.. Colby & Sons, fur
niture dealers, and that in the rear.
fronting on Michigan avenue, occupied
by the millinery firm of Edison Keith
d Co. Those to the north and south of
the Keith building occupied by Gage
Brothers & Co. and Theodore Al ker
4 Co, millinery firms, were damaged
by fire and water. -,.
The Glenwood post., 1908-02-01
OUR LOSS OF
HE|RESSES
SARCASTIC COMMENTS OF ILL.
NoIs CONGRESSMAN ON
TITLED HUSBANDS.
PROPOSES HEAD TAX
MOTHERS WHO BUY REMNANTS
OF ROYALTY AT BARGAIN
COUNTER.

Wasbington-In the house Tuesday
Representative McGaven UllD, al
tackled the custom of American heir,
esses marrying European noblemen.
Mr.. McGaven was speaking on the
bill to tax dowries and titled bus
bands. His remarks were made Oler
the license of general debate and at
times they provoked laughter and ap-
plause.
The house, he said, was in commit
tee of the whole on the state of the
union, but he wanted to know what
the state of the Union was and what
it was coming to "in view of these in
ternational unions between American
heresses and alleged nobilties from
abroad"
He wondered what the early pio-
their graves they could look back to
see so many of the women of this coun-
try Sacrificing their souls and honor
upon the altar of snobbery and vice
He expressly stated that he had ref
erence to no particular American girl,
nor had he prejudice against all titled
men, but he referred ''only to those
who have a monocle In their eyes and
an idiotic look upon their faces
those who have neither the disposition
to do good nor the ability to do HARM
Mr.. MCGavin said his curiosity had
been reused to know the right com
mttee to which the bill should have
gone but he had found it properly had
gone to the committee on ways and
means, because it sought to levy tax.
And then he said he was curious to
know whether the present tariff sched-
ule included dukes, earls, lords and
counts, land finding that these things
were not here mentioned, l thought it
might be proper for the customs Off
cias to classify them like frog legs,
as poultry, for it is a general opinion
among Americans that they are
species of geese"
Mr.. McGavin said the United States
triumphantly had referred to the fact
that as between 1t and other md ns
the balance of trade was in It's favor,
but" he said nowhere in the sum
mary can be found reference to such
trade, in which soiled and frayed no
bility is exchanged for few million
American dollars wrung from the
lambs Of Wall street, with a woman
thrown in to boot"
Every day, he declared, seemed to
be bargain day in New York city.
whether It be for yard of ribbon or
a pound of flesh; whether it be upon
the retail counter of Broadway, or the
auction block of Fifth avenue"
In these days. he said, wealthy Am
erican girls travelling abroad, when
they see some remnant of royalty, en-
Enthusiastically exclaim: oh mamma,
buy me that"
An interpreter then is secured a
bargain is made. the money is pro.
duced and the girl is gone, to soon re
turn sadder but a wiser one"
In conclusion Mr.. McGavin said:
while | have INDUCED in some
criticism of those particular ones who
have made mockery of the most sac
red relations of life-of those not sal
lsfied with any other name but
Countess Spaghetti or Countess Mac
aroni,' / want to say one word in trib-
ute to those true American women who
have spurned the wiles of earls. lords
and counts for the love of his majesty
an American citizen'"
The Glenwood post., 1908-02-01
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
President Mitchell Wants no Further
Office.


Indianapolis.-Pres Mitchell an
nounced to the convention Of the
United Mine Workers of America Mon
day that he did not desire to hold any
Office in the organization after his re-
tirement as president April 1st. This
will stop movement to have him
placed at the head of an advisory
board.
He asked that his friends give their
loyal and undivided support to his sue
cessor, saying:
While l have been president. !
have been president in fact as well as
in name and my successor will have
the same opportunities to carry out his
policies"
w. d. Haywood, secretary-treasurer
of the Western Federation of Miners,
addressed the convention. He attrib-
uted all of the strikes and troubles in
the Western lead, coal and gold mines
to the operators failure to keep their
contracts with the miners.
He charged the operators with the
destruction OF property by the use of
explosives, in order to prejudice pub
lie opinion and lay the blame on the
miners. He painted graphic pictures
of the bull pens established by the
state and military authorities, which
he said have been subservent to the
operators.
Colorado" he said, lis as mean as
all the other states boiled down. Cor
porations control the courts there, de-
bauch the Legislature and run the cleo
tions to suit themselves"
Mr.. Haywood pleaded for closer
relationship between the Western
Federation of Miners and the Mine
Workers of America He asked not
only for the financial support of the
United. miners but for moral support
as well. He asked that all coal min
ers have their contracts expire at the
same time, so they can give each other
mutual support.
President Mitchell addressed the
convention after Haywood closed. He
declared himself to be opposed TO SYM
pathetic strikes.
Il have watched labor troubles and
louullIoIS dS tloStly as any llldll, lie
said. ''and have not seen any benefit
accrue from sympathetic strikes.
Should the Western Federation of
Miners ask us to go on g. strike to aid
their strike, we would ask naturally
What will we get out of it? What good
will accrue 70 us? ! do not see that it
would do us any good to have the met
alliferous miners on a strike if we
coal miners were out on a strike. Coal
can be mined when gold miners are
not working, but gold cannot be mined
if there is no coal"
Mr.. Mitchell admitted that in eX-
treme cases sympathetic strikes would
materially assist in the accomplish
ment of labor purposes and in such
cases he would advocate it. He
thought closer relationship should eX-
ist between the Mine Workers and the
Western Federation of Miners and sug-
gesred a commission to define what
these relation should be.
Mr.. Mitchell urged the miners to
continue the contract system
d. A. Sullivan, secretary-treasurer
OF the Ohio miners, and Alexander
Howatt, president of the Kansas min
ers, were elected delegates to the In
ternational Mining congress, which
meets at Paris.
The Glenwood post., 1908-02-01
Copyright by A. C. McClurs q Co., 1901
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston, poor ranchman,
high minded and cultured, searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
s." On wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
"A band of horse thieves engaged in work
ing over brands on cattle. He creeps
near enough to note the changing of the
Three Bars" brand on one steer to the
-. r." brand.
The Glenwood post., 1908-02-01
AS EXPLAINED BY THE EDITOR

ITO BE CONTINUED)
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Bachelor blessings.

From Sketch.
why don't you marry?' asked the
mincing spinster.
"Why don't I marry?' repeated the con-
frmed bachelor. Here's why: A short
time ago I went 10 a New Years sale.
Never mind what l went for. or whom I
went for: I went
"Of course. there was a tremendous
crush. and one had TO shove like blazes
70 get To a counter and shout like fury
To attract attention. Wen, in the course
of my perambulations l accidently step
ped on the hem of a Iadys skirt. and
nearly tripped her up. She turned quick
IS around. and the scowl upon her face
would have made a more timid man bolt.
"She was evidently about to address
some fierce remark to me. Then a change
suddenly came over her face. Oh, ]
beg your pardon she said sweetly. i
thought it was my husband"
That's why I don't marry"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

the little shop, carefully carrying q pack
age of the newest inventions Of "Stuntz,
toymaker," There Is evidence. too, that
Lincoln came 20 have a real affection for
the crippled veteran Of Waterloo. who.
with wounded foot propped on chair,
worked day IN. day out, deity creating
new miracles in wood for his little con-
stituents
Theater stiI stands.
As has been mentioned above, Ford's
Theater yet stands. a fitting monument
to the last tragic chapter of Abraham
Lincolns life The building is no longer
used as a playhouse, and the interior has
undergone extensive alterations bur the
exterior presents practically the same ap-
pearance that it did on the night Of that
fateful 18th Of April.
After the assassination of Lincoln
Ford's Theater was closed by order Of
the Federal authorities. and in 1866 the
government purchased the building 1t
was remodeled and adapted to the uses
of the record and pension division Of
the War Department.
While serving such purpose. # was, on
June g. 1S93, the scene OF q second MEM
orable tragedy A collapse of the floors
occurred. and many government clerks
were killed outright or seriously injured.
However. this catastrophe did not carry
down TO ruin that most significant ne
mento-the proscenium pillar next TO
which President Lincoln sat when he
was killed This support has been pre-
served in place, properly marked, ali
these years.
Across the street from Ford's Theater
is the red brick residence to which the
wounded President was carried and IN a
rear room on the ground floor of which
the great martyr died The house is hlled
with a collection of more than 3.O00 OBJ
jeCts used by President Lincoln or intt-
mately associated with his history-the
most remarkable collection OF personal
belongings ever collected as a memorial
Life work Of OIdrOyd.
The collecting Of this unique array Of
mementos has been the life work Of Os-
born II. Oidroyd. veteran OF the civil
war The nucleus of the collection was
gathered while Mr. OldrOyd was custo-
dian Of the Lincoln home, at Springfield.
Ill.,. and when in 1893 a change Of political
administration resulted in the removal
of Mr.. Oldroyd from the aforementioned
position. he transferred his unique treas
ures 70 the National Capital.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
RESTORE WATERS OF BABYLON.
Irrigation Is Being successfully
Tried In MesopOtamia.


From The Pail Mall Gazette
one Of the oldest Old World civillza-
tions was that in Aslatic Turkey Now
arid enough. Babylonian Mesopotamia
and the country between the Tigris and
the mountains Of Kurdistan were once
the granaries Of the world. The Chal-
deans turned the country into a huge
garden. studded with prosperous and
populous cities
Irrigation, a stupendOGs system Of dikes
and canals, was the means Of bringing
this about: when the works Of the an
clients ceased 10 be kept in repair the
country sank back 10 arid wa ste again.
Now irrigation is once more to the fore
ir that part Of the world, and a United
States consul at Bagdad-a ''Y2nkee at
the court Of Haroun-al- -Raschid tells US
there is q demand for a pumping plant.
il is said, he writes. that Sir William
WilleOcks. the famous engineering and ir-
rigation expert, desires 10 crown his dis
tiHgulshed career by bringing back these
regions to cultivation. and has prepared
schemes costing some 100000 and
G3.5o0090 respectively
II find" writes the C0nsuLI that A re-
port made by him soon after he visited
Bagdad, some two or three years ago,
has awakened an interest among local
capitalists, and a demand has suddenly
sprung up for pumping engines and irri-
cation machinery. The Turkish govern
ment has deposited with the Imperial
Ottoman Bank q sum of 10000 Turkish
Iires. equal 70 eS)000. which amount is
90 b. expended in reclaiming certain
lands on the EuphTates. The EuphTates
used 10 follow the course shown on at
iases until some years ago, il ate out
the bed Of the Hindiyeh Canal the
Hindiyeh became the Euphratea. and tne
bed of the old river became dry for Z
couple Of months IN the year. The for
mer bed Of the Euphrates now carries
very little water. and as a result the val
liable rice lands about tIillah tancien1
BabylonJ have gone out Of cultivation
and the still more valuable Gate gardens
are rapidly dying out. This has caused
the Turkish government 10 take action
A French irrigation engineer has beer
employed 10 improve matters. and he has
prepared a scheme for a barTage across
the Hndiyeh Canal which will. when i
IS completed, divide the waters Of the
Euphrates between the Hindiyeh Cana
and the old bed OF the river"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
THE MARTYRED LINCOLN.
By y. II. TAYLOR.

There's burden of grief the breezes Of spring.
And song of regret from the bird its wing;
There's a pail on the sunshine and the flowers
And shadow OF graves on these spirits Of ours;
hath out from the night OF our sky.
whose brightness gazed the war cloud rolled by;
tranquil and steady and clear its beams
That they felt Ike a vision OF peace dreams
\ heart that we knew had been true to our veal
And hand that was steady guiding the wheel
A name never tarnished by falsehood or wrong
That had dwet in hearts like soul-strring song:
All that pure, noble spirit has gone to it's rest.
And the true hand lies neTveess his breast
But the name and the memory-these never viii die,
But grow brighter and dearer as the ages go by.
Yet the tears Of a nation fall over the dead
Such tears nation before never shed;
For cherished fell by a dastardly hand
a martyr truth and the cause of the land;
And a sorrow has surged like the waves TO the shore
When the breast the tempest is sweeping them Ger.
And the heads OF the lofty and owly have bowed
AS the shaft of the lightning sped out from the cloud
Not gathered ike washington home to his rest
When the OF his life was far down in the west;
But stricken from earth in the midst of his years.
With Canaan in view of his prayers and his tears
And the people whose hearts in the wilderness failed
Sometimes, when the star Of their promise had paled
Now stand by his side on the mount of his fame
And yield him their hearts In grateful acclaim.
Yet there the mountain Leader must die
With the fair land Of promise set to his eye
His work is accomplished. and what he done
VIII stand a monument under the sun;
And his name reaching down through the ages CT time
VIII still through the ages of eternity shine,
Like star. sailing through the depths Of blue
on whose brightness We gaze every evening anew.
His white tent is pitched on the beautiful plain
Where the tumult Of battle comes never again;
Where the smoke Of the cloud neer the air
Nor falls on the spirit shadow of care.
The song Of the ransomed enTaptuTes his ear
And he heeds not the drges which roll for him here;
In the calm of his spirit so strange and sublime.
de IS lifted far the discords Of time.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
whence This Hurrys

From It'd Bits.
u dreamed Of you last night, said
table.
What did you dream, dear?" inquired
his wife.
4 dreamed a dream. answered Doodle.
But what was the dream?" inquired
Mrs Doodle petulantly
Il dreamed I caught a chap running
away with you"
And what did you say to him." in
quired his wife.
Il asked him what he was running
for"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
His Mistake.

Prom Sketchy Bits.
At an evening party they we're playing
q game which consisted in everybody in
the room making a face, and the one
who made the worse face was awarded
a prize. They all did their level best
and when a gentleman went up to one
Of the ladies and said:
Well. madam. I think you have wor
the prize"
oh" she said, II wasn't playing"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
OLD MAN RAIN.
Old Man Rain

Old Man Rain
At tie window pane
knocks and fumbles and raps again;
His long-Esiled fingers slip and strain:
old Mar Rain at the window pane
knocks all night, but knocks in vain
Old Man Rain.
Old Man Rain.
With battered train,
Reels and shambles along the lane;
His old gray whispers drlp and drsini
Old Man Rain. with ragged train.
Reels and staggers like one insane
Old Man Rain.
Old Man Rain
Il back again
With old Mis Wind at the window pane.
Dancing there with her tattersd train;
Her old shawl ais as she whirls again
In the Wildman reel and is torn in twain
Old Mis- Wind and Old Man Rain.
Madison Cawein. IL the ReadsF.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
LINCOLN RELICS FEW
Landmarks Scarce, Compared
with Other Presidents.
FAVORITE CHURCH STANDING

Pew in New York Avenue Edifice
Remains just as in Civil War Days.
tive Liked to Buy Presents Stiii In
Hands of the Same Family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
JUDGEFIGHT
is NARROWED
GILLETTE AND SOPER IN THE LEAD
KANSAS AND MISSOURI FOR
DlcKERSON

Washington, May THE contest for
federal Judge of the eastern district
OF Oklahoma, has practically settled
down between two candidates-Pliny
soper Of Muskogee. and Judge Frank
Gillette OF Anadarko. The fight be-
tween these two men became SO warm
that the president will pick up an out
slider a. q compromise. bpv ndi-
cations are that one or the other Of
them win be named.
Gillette has the state organization.
National Committeeman Cade, and
most Of the politicians of old Oklahoma
behind him. soper has the backing Of
Eastern Oklahoma leaders. cy Leland
OF Kansas. and Frank Hitchcock, Taf5s
campaign manager. If the president
limits the appointment to the eastside,
the influence Of the Mcclure and Flynn
forces viii be thrown to Soper
Certain prominent hackers Of Gil
lette are urging the president to delay
the appointment until after the Chi
ago convention.
Soper's friends want the appoint
ment made now Hitchcock. it is un-
dersiood. told The president yesterday,
tina, the appointment should be madc
at once aad that soper should be
named
The statehood bin says the the fed
eral judges shall be residents OF the
districts for which they are appointed.
Senator Curtis says that the intention
Of that provision was that the ap-
pointment should 90 to a resident OF
the district Gillette lives outside Of
the district and his friends claim that
It simply means that after he is ap-
pointed he shan live inside the dis
lric,
Judge Dickerson has the solid sup
port OF the Kansas and Missouri dele
cations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
SAYERATTENDS
A ROUSING
MEETING
New Road to / raverse
Rich Country---Or-
game Company
at Once

A company will be incorporated at
once for the purpose Of building a
railroad from chickasha to the north.
west with a terminus at Beaver IN
Beaver county.
A decision to this effect was reached
at a meeting Of representatives Of
towns along the proposed line, which
D. D. sayer attended at Weatherford
Tuesday
The proposed line extends through
the counties Of caddo, Custer, Dewey.
Wood Ellis and Beaver and is over
200 miles in length. Over forty earn.
est, representative men attended the
Weatherford meeting and there was
no difference of opision among them
as to the feasibility Of the line and
the towns interested determined 70
carry the enterprise to a successful
conclusion. Just as soon as the com.
pany is incorporated, the survey win
be made and right of way secured.
Part Of the survey has been made,
The largest towns on the line are
Chickasha Weatherford. Taloga, Gage
and Beaver, with numerous smaller
towns. Much Of the country to be ira.
versed is now unreached by a railway,
but is fertile and populous and will
furnish plenty Of tonnage to make the
road paying proposition.
For a year or more the men who
are interested in the proposition have
been maturing plans for northwest
line out Of Chickasha. While it is
not so stated, the probabilities ara
that it win connect with a line run.
ming southeast.
Mr.. Sayer says he never met a more
determined body Of men than compos-
ed the Weatherford meeting and he
has no doubt the enterprise will sue.
ceed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
STARTS WAR
ON JOINTS
OKLAHOMA CITY OFFICIALS COME
ALIVE WHEN WEST GETS
BUSY

Oklahoma City, May with the
prospect Of Attorney general West TAX
ing into his own hands the enforce
ment of the prohibition law in Okla
homa City, county officials who, it is
alleged have winked at open viola
tions Of the Billups law, while scores
Of bootleggers are alleged to have ope-
rated with little interruption, yester-
day raided Two Johns soft drink es-
tablishment, and the Southern Club.
On information furnished by the At
torney general, two search warrants
were issued from the court of Justice
Oldfeld Tuesday They were given
to an officer not connected with the
sheriff's department. Neither was
the county attorney officially notified
that the warrants had been issued,
although he learned indirectly that
the attorney general was behind them.
For thirty days the attorney general
had waited, giving the county Off
cials a chance to enforce the law.
The fact that West had jumped
into the game created a sensation.
Then the county officials got busy.
County Attorney Reardon saws that
he viii not prosecute the proprietors
Of the Southern club. as holds that
convictions are improbable
AT Two Johns place Deputies Hol-
comb and Ballard loaded the fixtures,
implements and vessels ordinarily
used in the sale Of intoxicating IL
quors" as described in the Blllups
bill. A mirror valued by the proprie-
tors at 800 was broken and suit
against the county will likely result,
should the eontiscated articles be re-
turned to the owners by order Of
the court All the seized property
was stored in the warehouse Of the o.
K. storage company.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
NEW RAILROAD To
THE NORTHWEST
Gets
The Firemen

P. grand lodge it begins to look like
Chickasha had acquired a bad case
Of the habit of getting things.
Chief Thomas and two Of his men
went to Shawnee Sunday and at once
launched campaign for Chickasha,
and the result shows how well they
worked
The convention at Shawness was at
tended by firemen from all parts Of
the state and the meeting in Chick
asha in 1909 viii no doubt be equally
as we'll attended