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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
SAC PAULA, BRAZIL

derfully decorated. For its erection
there was a state appropriation that
would equal about $750,00O OF our
money.
There are splendid public build.
ings that would attract attention any
where You would not believe It il |
described TO you some of the palaces
occupied by natives as private resi-.
dences. | never saw anything like
them anywhere else. For example.
there is the palace OF Barros, one OF
the most famous men in Brazil Only
man of enormous wealth could live
in such wonderful house. The Prado
family, the Rockefellers OF Brazil, also
live in wonderful palaces.
THE people are very proud of their
schools, and a number of fine ones are
maintained. The special schools, in
cluding a technical school and normal.
are monument to the interest the
people take in education. The school
buildings themselves are architectural
features OF the city
Civic pride is high, in fact, the ma.
tied, exceedingly proud of their city.
and are always ready and anxious to-
take part in any movement for the,
public welfare.
They are cultured and hospitable.
and in their homes they reveal the
most charming manners. Ii Is the
custom of the country to ask strangers
no
many such invitations. Any stranger
is made welcome in the most unmis
taxable manner and every citizen con,
siders IL his duty to be agreeable
and to assist the wayfarer in en-.
joying himself
"As | said before, the city is out OF
the path OF travel. In fact, there Is
not much travel in South America.
the trip being an expensive one. Most
tourists go direct to Europe, and few
find their way into South America.
However, the journey is one that
would repay any traveller. There be.
ing little travel, Sac Paula cannot
boast of superior hotels. The accom-.
modations are not to be compared
with what American hotels offer. Dur.
ing the time of my stay there was no
other stranger in the city. 1t seems
incredible that In a city of that size
a single stranger would attract atten.
tion, but | was told that Americans
were almost never seen, and that
when one did come he was remarked
by every one and inquiries were made
concerning him. Several persons told
me that they had never before seen
an American"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

tion. What are we here for?" was
their slogan, and they went after fran
chise "divvies" or any other "divvies"
like a terrier after a rat
Real reforms were not so elaborate
W advertised 80 the sham ones; the
louder the "holler" about the reform,
the less genuine reform was in sight.
And then there were the fad" reform
ers. going about seeking what they
might devour In the shape OF having
unmuzzled dogs caught with a soft
curtain rope instead OF n wire moose.
cab-horses provided with seats while
waiting for fare, the distribution OF
copies OF Brownlng's poems to cross
Ing policemen. or some such similar
projects.
There are sometimes uneasy people
In every community who want TO run
the rest OF their neighbors; the bigger
the community the greater they are
liable to be in number. And in a city
OF two millions OF inhabitants they are
sure to be found. They haunt the gal.
lery in the council chamber of the
city. they infsst the mayors office,
they surge in with the crowds having
hearings in the public Offices in the
city halls. and whenever they have no
connection whatever
Substantial reforms are of slow
growth. II took over 20 years steady
work to drive the infamous Justice of
the peace system out of Cook county.
Some notable reformers went along
very we'll for time until they got so
prominent that they were offered a
high-salaried political position. And
then they dropped practically from
sight as reformers and reappeared as
pay roll artists. This caused at times
revulslon OF feeling among the re.
formers at heart. but they did not Lot
a little thing like that entirely discour.
age them.
| got so that could usually spot"
n reformer as far as | could see him.
The majority OF reformers are very
busy walkers and takers. They are
not confined TO one nationality, al
though l should Judge that the bulk
OF them are Americans. They all have
missions IL you agree with them.
and do everything they ask, you are
"a patriot" II you disagree with some
OF them in any way, shape or manner.
you are either a scoundrel or without
mental balance. But to be "a patriot"
in the eyes OF those who were fanati.
cal you must accede to their demands.
Patriots" said Sir Robert Peel.
they spring up like mushrooms in
the night; can make so patriots in a
single hour; have only to refuse
some unreasonable or absurd reQusIt,
when up starts a patriot"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

Paula, a little known city OF Brazil,
and we find that II has one of the
finest contagious disease hospitals in
the world. IL is q beautiful place,
splendidly equipped ard conducted in
the most up-to-date and scientific man
ner known TO the medical profession.
After had observed for two weeks
the way sick people are cared for
did not feel inclined to boast quite so
much about the way they do things
here at home" declared j. G. Voss,
an indianapolis man who has just
returned from visit to the Brazilian
city. THE South Americans GER
tainly do some things better than we
do. Their charities and humanitarian
work is carried on in a manner to
win respect and admiration.
But Sac Paula is notable for an
other thing" said Mr.. Voss, "and that
is the magnifcence of its buildings.
Although il is absolutely out of the
path of travel, II is more advanced
than any city Of its size have ever
seen. The population is estimated
at 100000, but it's public buildings
would grace city OF millions. There
is one theater at which to marvel
Architecturally this theatcr is a
work of art, and its interior is won
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

weight that might be put upon them.
but occasionally the eXcavators mis-
calculated the thickness of the floor
and so had TO make one lofty chamber
instead of two. AS many as nine
stories may occur in one cone, but
most have only two, three or four
stories, which can be counted by the
windows.
Sometimes the front of the house
IS built OF blocks of pumice stone.
while all the rest OF the abode is sub
tcrranean. the cone or cliff being
used as an annex; but in most cases Il
modern dwelling is excavated, not in
cone, but in the face of the bluff.
and thus becoming a cliff dwelling.
properly so called.
This is true OF the business street
OF the town of Urgub. where the front
or facade opening on the street is the
only room in the dwelling into which
the light comes. The other rooms are
in midnight darkness all the year
round.
The owner of such an abode can ex-
tend his dwelling indefinitely into the
bowels of the earth and no one need
know aught of his enlarged residence.
a feature which is not without advan-
tages in land whore the wise man
conceals the fact that he is wealthy.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
-Nl4WZED zoos C4UUYTNY7Y 4 JnfT (ll7Z4W ROH

Whose finlsh?" said |.
"Oh. we will probably be beaten. "
he admitted, but we want to give
them campaign OF education and en-
lightenment. What that ward needs,
what every ward needs, is n chance TO
have its higher nature aroused. What
they want, I'm convinced, is more op-
portunity to seq the light"
MY friend" was my reply, "Tve
Travelled some in that ward. What
they want there is not more light, but
more beer"
Yet, despite sometimes mlsdirected
energy these men and their associa-
tions did much in making political
conditions better. For that they de.
serve substantial credit. So long as
they were absolutely non-partisan they
welded considerable influence. and
properly. but on occasion they allowed
prejudice TO bias them and did injus-
tlce to good men.
The other type OF well,known re
former was the one who continually
headed reform movements. He
might be a candidate for alderman, or
the legislature. or congress. But wher.
ever there was a kick" coming. and
a meeting advertised to protest. or or.
ganize, this class would be on hand
early and get the chairmanship OF the
meeting, usually coming out in a
ringing speech OF denuncIation
against the infamy which the citizens
had met to combat. This put the re.
former next II IL was n proposition
TO nominate an opposition candidate
and he often goo away with the nomi.
nation. Or. II he was a professional
man. n lawyer. doctor, or n real es-
tate man, even, IL was a pretty fair ad.
yertisement. wasn't It? Not so poor"
10 have your picture In the paper next
day, with a long account OF you. your
business and your speech, etc. Some.
thing that would have cost you coin
TO have in the papers, and you got It
for nothing. And then the reporters
out TO interview you and quite rack.
ct started about you.
And in every large city suppose
there are only a few bright promoters
like that standing around waiting to
sell gold brick or two.
Some OF these "reformers" were
pretty fierce when they happened to
land in an Office, A few OF them were
swept into the city council astride the
top CT a wave OF popular indignation"
and they were the hungry boys, some
Of them. They were simply on the
qui yive TO be approached" And
when they were tempted they fell
swiftly and without a sound. Their
motto was that OF the Hon. Webster
Flanagan. with different interpreta.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

pttsfsafAs
tion to perennial reform which was
genuine. Not that the reformers did
not occasionally have IAN AK to grind"
but that, in the main, they aided the
best candidates. But at times they
saddled themselves with some bogus
reformer and Jammed him through
at the polls. felicitatlng themselves
that they had put another over the
political plate" when they had In
reality only added a cheap CRATER
to the city's pay roll.
When this happened It made the
regulation, gilt-edged grafters in the
council indignant Not that the IRE.
former" should turn out to be look
ing for something" but that he so
often took anything he could get. This
made trade bad for II scaled prices
and such recruit to the ranks OF cor.
ruptlUn caused bear" market In
votes.
A cheap scoundrel earned Just as
much contempt in the council as an
overcoat thief earns from a railroad
manipulation of stocks. l recollect the
arraignment that one of the "regu.
lars" gave one OF these easily pur.
chased 'reformers,"
Said the regular" putting slowly at
a big black cigar, the little finger OF
his left hand adorned with a four hun
dred dollar sinner" and his shirt.
front sporting its mate. presented by
his admiring "constits:"
Il reckon | size that guy up right,
at the start. | tell 'em | seen what
kind OF lobster he is, the first fiop
of the box. tell 'em, you watch him;
he's no reformer, and he's no thor.
oughbred. lie blows up in the stretch
the first time they're on at the gut.
An, say. Did he? Well, he's elected
all right, and he goes over an hooks
up with the geezeer in the next ward
that went in the same time he goes In
Them two frames up and goes out for
the stun. Do they get II? Yes, they
get IL, and how much? Say. on the
level now. on the square, they split
three hundred between 'em for a llttle
thing they pull on A hundred and
nIty apiece, SeeE
He paused and took fresh pun at
his cigar. and resumed: why, IL any
cheap stiff d come to me and try 10
insult me with less than $500 I'd throw
the skate out OF my ONCE" And the
end of his cigar glowsd with righteous
indignation.
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles)
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
ODD CONE PYRAMIDS

On entering the doorway of any OF
these cone dwellings. we find our
selves within a spacious chamber.
about the walls Of which inches and
shelves for the storage Of small house
hold effects have been cut into the
stone. The stairways leading to the
upper stories are like wells or round
chimneys, and one ascends to an up
per story by means of ladder holes
cut in the rock.
The floors between the stories arc
usually thick enough TO withstand any
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
WONDERS OF THIS ISOLATED
MOUNTAIN CITY.
Not on the Line of the Tourists, Blu,
Its Buildings and Its Modern
Hospital Systems Are
Worth Seeing.

South American countries are not
as much on the itinerary of American
tourists as they should be, and were
travellers from this country TO visit
certain portions of the various coun-
tries that lie far to the south of the
United States they would find many
surprises awaiting them. for, take it as
a rule. most Americans are apt to
believe the people down there are be-
hind the times. But such is not the case,
for take, for instance. the city of Sac
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
REFDREER

tlons obtaining In that wardH" lie
asked. inqulringly
oh. yes" was my answer.
We'll. we want to put up a candi-
date for alderman there and see IL we
cant arouse the better element there.
We want TO go in and fight the saloons
TO finish" was his next remark.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
Not Altoaether Painless

Patience-Is that dentists method.
painless?
Patrice-Not all OF them. He has q
phonograph In his ofice!-YonkerI
Statesman
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

When a young girl can make her
own dresses. it's sign that her mar.
ents are OF the good old.fashioned
kind.-Detroit Free Press.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10
BY ERNEST AleGAFFBY

There we're a number Of women re.
formers, too, during my political years.
and they we're invariably enlisted on
some moral question. as they looked
at II. tobacco. whisky, child labor, the
bettering OF conditions for women the
saving Of girls, etc. They were very
much I'm earnest faithful and enthusl-
astic TO their ideals. Occasionally they
succeeded, and at least, they never
seemed discouraged. II Is to the credit
OF politicians in general, that they were
listened TO with perfect respect, even
when il was apparent that conditions
made It an absolute waste OF time to
discuss the questions. Sometimes an
ordinance barred their way; at other
times a state law, or possibly the con.
stitution Of the United States itself
was a stumbling-block. but they were
heard with patience.
Reform politics during my day con-
cerned itself NEST particularly in re
habilitating the personnel of the city
council In this 1t met with substan-
ial success. ami 1t was the one eIcep
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-10

REFoRMER in politics is
sometimes a dyspeptlc, but
not always. lie is also
sometimes actuated by mo-
tives entirely impersonal
and unselflsh. But not al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

mo tn Narqaret Il ALWAYS lock my door night;
50 don't be surprised If you wish to come N and
talk when YOU come down, just call or knock and
I'll let you n directly.
All right Margaret answered.
Lady Maud disappeared below, leaving the TWO
roqether. for Mrs. RushmOre and hral1nsky had
found a pleasant sheltered place to SIT, lartheT ait
WAN TORP and Margaret had not been alone to-
oether for FIVE minutes since they had lett bay
rent on the previous dav; but instead Of beginning -
talk at once after Lady Maud was gone, the pr111l
donna began to sing very softly and beautifully and
not Quitefor herself only for She well knew what pleas
Ire her voice gave her companion and was the more
ready 10 sing because he had never asked her TO.
When Margaret babe Van ITorp good night. She
pressed his hand frankly, she had never done
before but he took sudden advantage OF what
he felt in her touch. and returned the pressure
so discreetIv that she almost disappointed,
though not quite for there Just little some
thing more than usual there.
She did not disturb Lady Maud either when She
went TO her cabin though she had known that ner
beautiful neighbor wide awake and restless she
would al least have said good night and asked her Il
She was still very tired
But Lady Maud slept too Al last though not
very long and was the only one that appeared 1t
breakfast 10 keep Van Torp company, Tor Margaret
sfent the sleep Of a singer which IS deep and long
as that Of the healthy dOrmOuse, and Mrs. RuSh-
more had her first tea and toast happily IN her cheer
fuI surroundings OF pink and gliding As for kTa-
nslv his man informed Semp and the chief steward
hat the Count never thought OF getting up till be
tween nine and ten o'clock, when he took cup OF
chocolate and a slice or two OF sponge cake IL ms
own room before dressing. SO Lady Maud and Van
Tor11 had the Yacht themselves for sometime that
morning
i fancy from what YOU said last night that Your
plan Is 10 catch Logothetl and the Tartar glTl 1t
sea said Lady Maud when they alone
i supposed you would understand, answered Van
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

Wished 10 make a pleasant impression ILLo III
NJ his 70 the very least 1ntonatlo1l anu 1I0 ~
- 700 md vet she knew she had DOUBT SOME
-f7e-e a very small doubt, when II was Z So4' VI
- 4l-4,7re 70 feel was still unsatISiled- -
- To-, sa+ between her and Margaret "lllle
10 +-T,o Others walked The deep cushlo1leo So
CLs1-e stood round i low h%ed tap9 Oh -
- nd been coffee and al Margaret 5 re't0ee1 I
1;ol7+ had been put out though II va stf+ the
81 I-a-7- one IIaced under the awning aDdlI Liz
1rbeelhouse and bndge- 80. ,,-. ,el,ef AT
this -a+f we are sure to get some" mere. - euro
I 5or't know where we Re 6oil'sr R,,r |
r., -;iiior7air. smiled IN the gloom. n9I
he nllLliG 5-r 70 look around and see II ne
'oi4 lIo Ll,ba- Yacht ANYTHING Ike TINS an
- - the Mediterranean ana Il iIS NJ w ~
- ,-acrt ANYTHING Ike TINS. We Il 7 --+I.7r
rs -ar 90 faster You see Ilol. +,,ol+ III hat
io15+ ships or where to 60, 50 u.s. D fred OF
49, li.es77e the time and when you < ~.
way 81 - I'd vI1lt H. 90 anywhere n particular
III IL vou there VIII that ~ oh
VIZ, -. l9r0bed at the VagueitS9 u ll3
-dal s,-l5se3o3 but Lady Maud loohel ~ ~ a.
80 tend in the starlight ana - c7,. settled
--.ee;gr for she was sure lA11 rl,afiv put into
- - his mind which he "oul1 l''
execution. y 80 INV resistance, assure
"a Na-g.rt-t 90 m too IeII1o ',.rt
-, and unutteratly co1IloI L,t' , rr 70 New
Ilettit -. -,,ryrsst. that even II We "e.' ~ -
and doil n H. any rougher than IL Wa ID
4oTE i 49,. gor,ssed in the LeoIrc u,st' r. 80
MAJ - . long time doesn u +t,7r7, ratiler
- thoughtful, but espresso a.
than regret Pnlt,IteIvi Your 50 much hlCeI
IN, ,,eed 10 be or than ll'Us''
- he Maud, J, Mud I always told
Mu1'l n you mind very nluch Il : she rose
80 st1er sleepy alter Lit - III added speak
J ~ "a -,str.r forget 70 tell YOU. a'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31
THE DIVA'S r u B Y
Bv F. MARION CRAWFORD
CHAPTER XIII.

@ he parry assembled II ne
4-lCn to- dinner Lady Maud
Missing ote-p whispered
- To-r that Lady Maud
.--E ne -a--v e 81 down with
e-. and sae would JON them
.--e----
hey took -fei- places. the
-- me ca The owner = night
cen t---,l and ne T--nla donna
Ez-e say YOU We met Lady
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01

for any political dlffarence heard o
tins year, for | have heard of none
and believe the union is response
bic for the better conditions tina; ex
LIST between peighbors of different
political belief.
only hope to see the time when we
can throw down the past and unite
under one device and proclaim our
politics as the same, for our inter-
ests are identically the same, and
till We all get to voting the same
someDody l. going TO be voting
wrong. But | can say ana no
other man can say indeed and in
truth that either candidate deserves
the individual vote Of the people
So you can't make any bigger mistake
than you have been making to just
vote as you please, and see the re-
suit.
So stand shoulder to shoulder in
the union and let the political fury
90 by unheeded. &C. .. p.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01

manager OF the Farmers Union Tn,
state board of directors will hav,
supervision over the various count,
organizations They have eliminated
every Office possible IL was stated
20 save expenses 20 the members
/ Each county is expected 20 organic,
g. stock company which will buy OF
/ lease warehouse. Al this ware.
house will be priced and stored. and
samples viii be sent to Paducah OF
7 Louisville, as the one or other place
may be- chosen for state headQuar-
terS
These stock companies will Dee sim
liar 10 the one organized This month
IN Livingston county ONLY union
members may own stock The stock
holders will elect directors. and these
directors will Dee subject 90 super
vision 10y the state board OF direct
ors Some competent tobacco man
will be- elected state salesman and
only tobacco in frst-class condition
VIII he accepted by the warehouses.
The state directors decided yester-
day 10 accept tobacco from farmers
outside Of the Farmers Union il
they desire TO sell their crops
II possible. the Farmers Union
Will try 10 sell direct 70 the manu-
facturers. They want TO eliminate
the brokers entirely and while they
may not succeed this in their plan
OF dealing direct with the manufac-
iuEer. they expect ultimateuy 10 do
so. II was this idea that made some
Of the directors think Louisville
would be best for state Headquarters.
President Robert Johnson and
Chairman John Grady. OF the board
OF directors, will visit each organz
lied county this month and get them
organized into stock companies to
handle the tobacco crop. As vet
only plans for handling the tobacco
OF the members have been laid. but
all products OF the farm will be ham
died along the same lines sooner or
later. r. f. Foster. Of Livingston
county is the state business agent
who will vetote his time TO stock
In Livingston county the union mem
bers profess 10 be much delighted
with the plan OF selling their stock
through him and not 10 itinerant
buyers.
Secretary Barnett thinks each
county union will organize stock
Yards in the near future. He also
favors central stock Yards AZ
Paducah or some other point whore /
they can get Inducements 10 locate
The tobacco warehouse for Nc F.
~racken county probably will he |
1cafed az Kevil with a branch I'm .
his city. II a site for a stoc wards .
should be donated by the CITY or
some other substantial holm be, Of /
erred. Paducah stands leading
nance Of securing ne Industry.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01
NOTICE TO LOCAL PRESIDENTS
OF THE r. r. AND c. L.

We, your Committee on Banking,
request every Local President" TO
make a close canvas of your locals
and secure all the pledges for bank
stock you can, and please let all
pledges accompany your credentials
at the next county union, which will
meet in Marion on the second Thurs
day and Friday in October
We, your committee, have 10
make our report at that time and
II will greatly assist US, and We will
certainly appreciate such kindness.
Respectfully,
Your Committee on Banking,
J. F. DEAN. Chairman,
ED. FLANERY,
ID. y. RILEY,
ROBT. L. MOORE,
ED. COOK.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01
ARTICLE b

Let two, three or four locals get
together and build them a warehouse
to hold corn, wheat or any other
crops that they want to pool for the
union price by this We mean the
farmer that has to sell his Drop TO
pay for labor, supplies furnished in
making the crop or rent for land and 50
on, but let all land owners that can,
and most Of them can, make their
own crib a warehouse, for the man
that holds hi, crops the longesr : the
one that gets the most out rf II any
how, also remember the prlce is al
ready fixed on corn, which isa living
price FOR both buyer and seller aud
We don't think there will be but lit.
tie or any difference between them
this year Fraternally Your-
ED Cook.