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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-19
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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
Indian BuriaIs.

The Indian method of burial was to
fasten a corpse upon cross-sticks sup
ported by poles in the ground or in
the boughs of the treetops. Here the
air and the elements silently disposed
of the ~lifeless clay, until in a year or
so but little remained to bear evidence
of a tomb. perhaps some broken
sticks in the top, and a few scattered
beads or human bones beneath the
burial place. | cannot conceive OF
anything more pitifully grewsome
than an Indian burial ground
OF this type. | have seen them in
the fall of the year when the winds
were shaking and swaying the plat
forms and %wringing the leafiess trees,
haunting the burial rags like signals
OF distress from the dead. and whist
ling through and over the whitening
bones and neglected remains OF those
who had many a time withstood the
tempest and storm when the breath
of life stirred within them.-Army and
Navy Life.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
IS AMERICA SOON
TO BOW TO QUEEN?
ACCORDING TO LOUIS A. GouR.
DAM. WE MIGHT AS WELL
PREPARE OURSELVES.
REPUBLIC TO BE OVERTHROW
Powerful Secret Council at Work with
the Object OF Placing Helen
OF New York" on the
Throne.

London.-To overthrow the Amer
lean republic and establish a monarchy
instead, with Helen of New York as
queen. is the modest scheme Of Louis
A. Gourdain, now stopping at the
Savoy hotel.
Attention was first drawn TO Gour-
dams scheme by the publication in
the fashionable Morning Post OF an
advertisement reading:
"Royalists of the United States of
America organized for the purpose Of
securing real liberty and 10 crown
Helen OF New York queen. We desire
the aid of the royalists OF the world
who can place our cause before their
respective sovereigns and secure their
practical support.
LOUIS A. GOURDAIN."
While Gourdain was explaining his
plans his dark eyes flashed In antici-
patton. He explained that n secret
council, composed OF seven members,
had beer sent by the supreme council
of Chicago on a private mission to the
crowned heads OF the world.
According to Gourdain this secret
council arrived on the steamer Lu-
cania June % and is now scattered in
st. Petersburg. Berlin. Madrid. Rome,
Tokyo and London trying TO interest
the heads OF the respective govern.
ments.
This movement to overthrow the
American republic" said Gourdain,
and establish a monarchy began in
Chicago in 1903. Our secret organiza.
ton is represented In every state and
can control $1,000 600 votes. We not
only will obtain our desires, hut will
also fight socialism in a great war
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

T'H my were '"''''' ''''F-''' o.
Pretty 1S-year-old Marjory ].
Savin Of Washington and Edwin Pill
son aged 10 years, son of a millionaire
railroad man, were secretly married in
Washington the other day, the first in.
timation of the wedding being given
when the youthful bride walked up TO
her father-in-law and dangled before
his astonished eyes her marriage GER
tificate.
I'm one Of the family now" she an.
nounced calmly, with dimpling cheeks.
And you'll have to support me some
how because I'm ma-a-r-rled now"
BENJAMIN +. Pilson, clear headed
man of affairs, started wildly forward
in his chair and seized the paper from
the laughing girl. He read IL carefully.
Then he looked up. His eyes were
%twinkling.
We'll you've sprung a surprise on
the old man this time he said, genial
ly. Then he arose and placed both
hands on the slender shoulders; then
he bent down and kissed his newly
made daughter on her forehead.
You are extremely welcome" he
said sincerely.
For several years young Pilson and
Miss Savin had been sweethearts. Not
long ago Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Alexander
the uncle and aunt with whom the
young girl lived, decided to go for Z
six months jaunt to Europe. The,
took their niece with them. Befor,
she left this country, however, she
and Pilson had plighted their troll
and agreed to marry at the earlies
possible opportunity.
After several weeks stay in Europe
Miss Savin persuaded her lenient rel
atives TO allow her TO return Il
America. When she arrived In Wash
ington the Prisons, with whom she al
ways had been friendly, asked her e
remain with them until Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander could come home. Gladl,
she accepted the invitation. None o
the family suspected what was OF
foot.
Hut they are 'ma-a-rried now" anC
everybody seems happy.
THE kids will live with U.s." salt
Millionaire Pilson, until we a de
| eide on a business career for the boy
Do ! care? | should say not. They'r,
happy-so am l."
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group. 1t took about two months
for him TO get over the wonder of
splendid sunsets. In time he got used
to the sunsets and beside this in
evitable daily phenomenon there are
but the sunrise and the flood and ebb
tide to fall back on. His duties were
largely a joke. There was nobody to
talk TO but natives and even when
Reid got to understand their lingo he
was not much better off.
The worst thing wal the fact that
the world was always half a year
ahead of him. His newspapers and
letters were six months old when he
got them. He wrote that the one
thing that was keeping up his spirits
was the prospect of seeing the Ameri7
a %battle.ship feet sail past. He
waited in vain for this pageant. The
delay in mails had put him in the
awkward fix OF writing to friends who
had been months in the grave. He
called himself the loneliest man in the
world and this loneliness Don became
n disease. He vas sick of the spar
king beauty OF the Pacific with its
m%onotonous sunshine and soft trade
winds. What he wanted vas a real
Canadian snowstorm and somebody to
talk to.
After a while Reid spent his days
in a hammock when he was not eat
ing and drinking. He ended II by
shooting himself, first writing a eau
tic letter to his firm telling them that
II is only once in a while that an
anywhere near normal man can be
an exile and keep his grip on his
nerve. A c%oroner's jury ~journeyed
over TO Reds stronghold and re-
turned a verdict denouncing the cruel
ty Of cutting a man OF from the rest
OF his kind.
Wherever | am going" wrote Reid
to a friend. there will be somebody
else there"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
CUPID PLAYS
MERRY FRANKS
ON CAPTIVES

great red banner. Just Married, and
like a band Of Indians the actresses
attacked the coach. hurting huge fist
mls Of rice. flour. shoes. etc, while the
bride and groom In the cab squealed
their protests.
When the supply of things to throw
was exhausted the cab was allowed to
drive away, but the driver was in
structed To- keep going round and
round the common. Three times the
cab passed along fremont street,
where a big crowd had gathered,
laughing and cheering. The wheels
had been tied with white ribbon and
about "A dozen pairs of shoes were
trailing along behind. fastened by rib.
bons.
On the third trip around the cab
slowed up because the horse was tired.
and the bridegroom leaped out, ran to
the animals head. and held II while
the bride made her escape. They ran
into a hotel for shelter, pursued by "A
laughing crowd. They were on duty
at the theater that night, where a wed.
ding gift was presented.
After the play was out. there was a
merry reception held. The bride was
asked to explain just how she felt as
she was being driven around and
around the common. She said:
20. in the first place | was mad
just plain mad. Angry couldn't quite
express It. II seemed to me that
was being made a perfect fool of and
am not sure but that was. Even then
though ! had company She cast
laughing glance at her husband. lie
smiled back at her. Then she con
tinued:
Then ! became possessed with q
fever to outwit all of you. | asked Ed
to see what he could do. lie said
quite dramatically didn't think II
was in him to tell the truth vii
get out Of this or die in the attempt
Just as started to yell Don't die.
he Jumped out and stopped the horse
My, but was proud Of him
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
FUNGUS IN STOMACH KILLS.
Grows from Pinhead to coeoanut Size,
Causing Agony to Girl.

London, Eng.-Sprouting from a
grain of oats or barley. a fungus
caused the death OF a girl Is years old
in Sheffield. and ar autopsy revealed
that the fungus had grown In the stom-
ach to the size of a cocoanut. The
growth had sent out roots. which had
invaded all the surrounding organs,
and the girl died in agony.
The case is held TO be one OF the
strangest In medical records in this
country. About a month ago the girl
complained OF pains in her stomach,
and a dozen physicians differed in
their diagnoses. AS IL turned out, all
were wrong. The girl gradually grew
worse, each day adding to her suffer.
ing, until she died. The autopsy was
performed and four doctors testified
to what was found.
The doctors said that when a grain
Of oats or barley was eaten a tiny
vegetable parasite, known as ray fun
gus, vas growing on Il. This para
site was not killed by being eaten. In
stead, 1t thrived and grew until, the
size of a cocoanut, II killed the girl.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

asked the groom. The bride shivered.
%. | can't" she said.
Why questioned the young hus,
band eagerly.
because papa would spank me- re.
piled the newly made wife.
And so the telling was postponed
time and time again, while Singley
continued to call at the house az he
had done previous to the wedding.
one Sunday morning, however, the
daughter felt that she could bear lead.
ing a double life no longer. So while
her mother and father and herself
were seated in the parlor she unbur-
dened her soul.
There was a moments awful silence.
Then the mother gathered her child
into her arms and wept over her. The
father, unable to be stern in the face
Of so much emotion, came over and
~awkwardly patted the two on the back.
"Singley's a nice boy" he said husk.
lily. That night Singley came aud
there was a happy family reunion, and
now to Mrs. Singley her spankings
are but a memory which is gradually
fading away.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

TT has been said that the way to a
mans heart lies through his stOm-
ach. This has been proved TO be
true as many times az 1t has beer de.
clared. Mar Is a hungry animal, and
what appeals to his palate Is almost
sure TO open the gateway to his heart.
When a man is accused Of this fact
he usually smilingly acknowledges
that It Is true.
Il know that It is true" said one
man the other day. II would rather
marry a good cook than the most
beautiful woman in the world. | would
rather marry "A good cook than the
cleVerest woman i'm the world. |
would rather marry n good cook than
-than-O. I'd rather marry IA good
cook than anybody else hat | know
Of"
Most men In naming the qualiica.
lions of their ideal woman include af-
lection, an equable temper. and a IA
cility for-good cooking.
Cupid. hiding in the pie crust OF a
delectable mince connection that was
better than mother used to make,
brought about a pretty omance in
Boston a week or two since.
When Col. John II. Bartlett. a Grand
Army man, formerly on the stan of
National Commander Tanner, went to
the pie social in the Hub he had no
idea that he was going mp against
his fate. And when he was served
with "A piece of New England mince
pie that tasted like ambrosia, he
begged for an introduction to the
maker of the pie. The colonel was
taken TO Mrs. Susie j. Reese. who had
baked the pie. He merely desired to
but he remained to whisper tender
words.
~ thought one marriage was enough
for me- explains Mrs. Reese. who
, now is Mrs. Bartlett. II had no use
for men except to ave them from
drink and make them better, until |
met Col. Bartlett, but after the col
onol and | became acquainted | knew
that fate had decreed that | should
marry again. He liked my pies and
he would not be satisfied unless |
would agree to become his official pie
maker"
"A woman who can make pies like
that is my real affinity" declared the
gallant colonel. "One could not help
loving her
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which will be fought and finished in
side Of the next three years"
AS for the mysterious Helen OF New
York" Gourdain refuses to disclose
her identity until an appointed date.
This much | may say: She is an
American born, young. handsome,
rich and possesses great business abil-
ity. She has common sense and is Of
royal descent; ALSO very popular in
American society. She has consented
to lead our cause.
Regarding her marriage, which will
be necessary to secure her throne. We
prefer a European prince to an Ameri-
can street sweeper. The queen shall
be assisted by a house of lords. a
house OF IN
The nobility will be made the
state bosses.
The monarchy will weld all the diff
feTent races, making up the American
people into one great nation. The fact
is we badly need a change in America,
We think we are free, but we are not.
The Russian. who is supposed to be
downtrodden, would not stand for such
a condition Of affairs for "a hours,
The English people would not toler-
ate them 60 seconds.
Look at American justice where
cases are dragging through the courts
Here they either liberate OF hang
the prisoners in a few weeks.
Our financial state is rotten and
with a feeling of insecurity.
THAT constant change of rulers Is
wrong. We neither rule ourselves mol
have an autocrat rule us. We are just
between the two.
The coronation of Helen of New
York will take place in Washington
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
REVOLVER SHOT ENDS
EXILE'S LONELY LIFE
ALLEN REID UNABLE TO BEAR
ISOLATED EXISTENCE ON
PACIFIC ISLAND.

Vancouver. b. C.-Marooned by bust
ness on a tiny island in mid-Pacifc,
Allen Reid, manager for the Anchor
investment Company OF Winnipeg, and
the 'loneliest man. killed himself.
He did this as much out Of the old
human desire for something to happen
as for anything else.
Get another man TO. fool with" he
wrote to his company.
Reid, as manager, had a house and
servants and when he first became
established his letters home echoed
his glee at being the potentate of
Graham island in the Charlotte
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

TN Butte. Mont, they love money
well, but they love love better.
Miss Montana Largey was born
in Butte. Her father was an associ-
ate of Senator Clark In The early days
Of the big copper camp. He became
one OF the financial kings of the north
west, and his daughter, named after
her native state. was a beauty and a
social favorite in Butte.
During her school days Miss Mon.
tana gave her heart to Ray MacDon-
aid, a young Scotchman from Canada.
Ray was poor. but that did not make
any difference to Montana. She loved
him.
When her father was killed in his
bank Miss LaTgey was sent east To be
educated, Her mother hoped and be-
lieved that she would outgrow the girl
ish attachment for the poor boy. At
school in the big eastern college the
Butte girl Mas ms popular socially as
any other rich and winsome girl. She
had many admirers and would.be low
ers. Some of these were rich and
famous, but they could not touch her
heart. Always she remembered the
youth back in Butte who was clerking
in a cab office at SEQ a month.
This summer, when she went back
to Montana, her fathers estate was
divided. and Miss L.argey received as
her share just s21 less than a million.
H. .,.tna hon fnayn,, FOO. a la,H -
two she had more than a million. She
was one Of the richest l9.year-old girls
I'm the west.
She waited for her lover to speak,
but he would O Apparently her
money stood between them. and II
seemed that he never would propose.
My money is nothing to me unless
you will share IL with me- she told
Ray Macdonald. III YOU are going tc
be proud and stuck up about 1t. and
let 1t come between us, the money viii
make me wretched. l love you"
Then she looked at him with n teal
dimmed eye.
Il love you. | have always loved
YOU" said Macdonald. Il will marry
you in spite OF your money"
They were married at midnight anC
slipped away to California. where the,
are now honeymooning at Los Angeles
Within a few weeks they expect Il
make an auto trip across the continent
visiting Mr.. MacDonald's parents II
Canada, for this sweet hearted heiresi
is just as proud Of her husbands fam
! lily as II they were m~illionaires. too.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

TT has been said that love laughs at
locksmiths. This may be true, but
that love does not laugh at spank
ings has been demonstrated in the
case of ~l9-year-old Mrs. William Sing
ley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Weaver of 1915 Porter street. Phil
adelphia, who, %dreading the descent
Of the parental hand. kept her we'd
ding a secret for six long months.
A year ago young Singley and Miss
Weaver. who were both members OF
the Trinity Lutheran church, met AT a
basket social, where they were paired
on to eat from the same basket. The
momen that their eyes met each
knew that the other was the only
one"
II want TO call on YOU" young Sing,
ley said earnestly that night after he
had seen Miss Weaver home and as
he was leaving her at the gate. Blush.
ingly the girl named a time when he
might come.
This was the beginning. Before
many calls had been made the two
were betrothed. A little more time
went on. Then one day Singley made
his appearance with a marriage Ii
and a gold ring, The two went
out, ~ostensibly for a buggy ride, and
before they returned the words had
been spoken and the VOWS mad.
which were to make them one for
ever.
VIII you tell your people tonight
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

n NOE in a while love cant find a
way" but gropes about blindly
for "A time In the darkness and
then changes his mind. OF course
this is not the real kind of love. but
that spurious passion which mistakes
itself.
When a young man wants to marry
a woman old enough to be his grand.
mother Cupid regards the afIair rs a
mere Joke and feels justified In inter
fering to stop the match. Frank
Reckman of Cincinnati. o.. II only 81
years old, but he got "A romantic
streak and decided that he wanted to
marry Mrs. ~Hagenback, a widow of
Go.
At least that is what the widow
thought. She put on her wedding
gown and repaired to St. Pauls Cath
Ollie church. where the ceremony was
TO be performed. The wedding guests
were there and the bride was smiling
happily.
hut the smile changed from natural.
ness into a set, mechanical grin. The
widow. respondent in her wedding
.iinery, plainly showed signs Of uneasi.
ness.
DO you think he Is coming Qucs-
toned her friends. she was game.
Certainly" she answered s%erenely,
Frank would not d|isappoint me. lie
is the soul of honor and | am sure
that he loves me"
But at least he could ave sent YOU
word " he was going to be delayed.
insisted her friends, posing In the
light of Jobs comforters,
The widow, however, smiled ON.
She was in love and love is eve
ready To find u She only grew
indignant when her friends exchanged
meaning smiles and openly expressed
their somewhat scornful pity.
But the bridegroom came not. Mes
sengers were dispatched To seek him,
but they could not find him. They
limited that his heart had failed him
at the last moment. perhaps. But Mrs,
~iiagenback was full of confidence. She
could not believe that Frank would
tit her at the last moment. and she
waited.
At last the wedding had TO be put
OF sine die, for lack of a bridegroom.
but the aged bride expressed her be.
lief that Frank was kidnapped and hid
den by his relatives, who objected "a
the marriage. She declares that
when he gets on of the tolls he vii
Zee to her side and that the marriage
will take place yet.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

Provides Work for Many Horses.
The delivery Of London's milk re-
eulres $500 horses.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
Bolt Kills Dcq in Mans Lap.

Clayton, Pa.-Many freaks of light.
ming are reported during a recent
storm. Little Harry Lucet. who
watched the lightning. said the sky
was full Of Chinese writing" Lum-
herman Frank M. Crane was at Ian
disville. There he saw a man who
wal painting a sign when the storm
came up. A frightened dog jumped
on the mans lap. A streak Of light
ming encircled the mans neck. passed
down TO the dog and killed 1t instantly.
The sign painter was blinded for about
three minutes. but felt no other ef-
fects of the lightning after his sight
returned to him.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05

n ERHAPS the strangest wedding
trip OF the summer was n journey
three times around Boston Com
non in a cab. This was taken by
two theatrical people, Miss Pearl Car
yace Cook. who plays Cupid in "A
knight for a Day" and Edward Beck,
the stage manager in the same com.
pany. The exigencies OF stage life
compelled them to cut their honey
moon shoH and abbreviate the wed,
ding trip,
The young couple were married al
four o'clock in the afternoon and they
meant TO go away on the train, but
were delayed. They got in the cab
for their trip and the members of the
company were waiting at the stage
entrance, where the cabman had been
instructed to drive,
The man on the cab had unfurled a
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
Man Carries His LEG Home.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Carrying his am
putsted leg in his arm, John Ortkuski,
who had Il cut of on the Lehigh Val.
ley railroad, crawled a quarter of a
mile in an effort to reach White
Haven. He was discovered by rail
readers. Ortkuski was thrown under
the wheels OF a freight train while
trying to jump aboard. and his left les
was cut OF At the knee. He bound the
stump in his shirt and stopped ths
bleeding. and then, carrying the am
putated leg in his arms, crawled on
Hts remarkable courage and strength
took the breath OF the physicians
They believe he will recover.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-05
New law heIps England.

The new patent laws OF great Brit
ain have caused the investment in
England OF fully 925.0 900 900 OF for
eign capital. Germany has contrib
uted the largest portion OF the none
for chemical manufactures. Nat
urally the measure is considered one
OF the most popular ever enacted BY
the British government.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-10

Have collars and shirts quite damp,
as the starch gets into them better. aid
use the starch while quite hot DIP and
thoroughly squeeze the breast and col
lar Of the shirt In the starch and wiring
out: do the same TO the cuffs: clap the
starched parts and hang UP to get dry
afterwards sprinkle with water till
damp; roll up for a few hours. then
iron
Embroidery or trimming on under
linen is sometimes dipped In very thin
starch II irons better and win keep
smooth and increased longer II slightly
stiffened-
A cupful OF stiff boiled starch added
TO every two gallons OF the blulng wa
ter for under linen gives II a nice
smoothness and gloss without stifrening
perceptibly.