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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Dog Is a Cats Bodyguard

would attempt TO do 40. bnt jack
stands guard nevertheless. And the
tortoise-shell cat that the womeD's
Athletic association left behind when
II moved away is accorded scant op-
portunity for a peaceful rest as shs
appropriates the black sisters bed OF
straw. Jack sends her flying In an in
stant, splitting and elawing and with
tail IN air.
The strange friendship began when
the work on the building. now near
Ing completion was begun. A little
black kitten was established In the
once OF the construction company
with the duty Of providing n little ex.
citemeDt for visiting mice. A week
afterward Robert Anderson. superin.
tendent OF construction. picked up a
starving and freezing dog in tho
streets. The dog crept into a corner
near the frebox OF the engine. The
men fed him. He soon gained conn
dence In himself and permitted the
workmen 10 pet him.
Now this was the kttens faVorIte.
place. and she did not like intrusion.
She arched her back and seolded Jack
IN feeble imitation of a full-grown.cat.
but the dogs unruf1ed good nasure
won her over. She made friends with
him. Later the woTkmen found the
Two curied up together in the empty
barrel which had been the private
abode OF the kitten.
rhe friendship has remained un
changed since that day. Jack is now
decorated with collar bearing he
inscription "Bridgemen's Mascot" for
10 MS presence the wOrkmen attribute
tue freedom from serious accident
Inat the new building has experienced.
The cat has ribbon.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Tot Has Nine Grandmothers

sreat-uncles. four sreat-uncles and
twogreat-aunts. On her mothers side
she has fifteen greEt-great-Uncles and
niEe ETeat-uncles.
She is descendant OF General Jos
eph warren Of the revolutionary war.
and when she becomes OF age will be
made a present OF the dinner pot used
by that famous war hero In preparing
the first meal after his marriage. IL
IL Just common iron pot and the
story goes that the nrAt meal referred
to was an Irish stew. II little Dorothy
were TO take traction car from the
city OF Anderson. she could drop on
the line at any stop anywhere between
Oaklandon and Anderson and find a
relative.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Gen. Webb's Advice TO Napoleon ~
That Brought About the With.
drswsl Of the French Troops
from Mexico.

Receuuy told the story OF how
Louis Napoleon. when an exile In this
country. wes befriended by the late
Gen Jones Watson Webb. and how
Napoleon ILL.,, on learning 30 years
later that Gen. Webb had just landed
In France, sent him an urgent tele.
gram 70 dine with him Informally the
next day.
At the hour named I'm the empeTor's
telegram the latter, with oil ordinary
y oourt etiquette dispensed with, greet
No his Old benefactor in the palace OF
SSi. Cloud. They met as old friends
who stood upon an equality, and they
were friends. for after Louis Napoleon
had become emperor OF the French.
be had remembered and redeemed the
money loans which Gen. Webb had
made 90 him when he was an exile
and since then an intimate CORE
sPoDdeBee had been maintained be
tween the two.
In the course OF the breakfast the
matter Of state that was then upper.
most in the emperor's mind was
brought up.
Il am mUch distressed" ssid the
emperor 10 his old friend, that the
presenee. Of the French troops In Mex
ico should have been an irritation 70
your president and your people.
CThie was at the time that French
bayoDess we're keeping Maximilian on
the Mexican thronel MY troops arc
there, not because 1 was anxious 10
conquer Mexico and make OF it a col.
oDy, hut ON account OF important dip.
inmattc reasons in Europe. I will say
to yon that am ready and anxious 10
withdraw my troops, but cannot do
so under threat or compuIsion. / have
thought that you might suggest way
by which there could be an agreement
between your president and myself
80 that ] can In self-respect and
without appearance OF coercion on the
part OF yoUr country withdraw the
troops"
Gen. Webb thought a moment. then
suggested. not exactly a treaty, but
an agreement 20 be entered into di
recry fetween the emperor and the
president of the United States, in.
VoiVine the withdrawal OF the French
troops from Mexico without the ap.
pearaBce of coercion or threat on the
part of our government.
The emperor gratefully expressed
his appreciation OF the idea, called
for writing tablet, and thereupon
as they we're seated at the breakfast
table Gen. Webb drew up what be
thought the agreement he had in
mind should be. Finishing it. he
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23

fed with IL, and signed il. Not until
the document was carried over to the
state department TO be illed away in
the secret archives there did Secre.
tary of state Seward dream of the ex.
istence OF what was in reality secret
treaty between the heads of two great
nations-~a treaty that removed all
possibility OF war between them, ef.
fected the removal of the French
troops from Mexico without coercion
or threat on our part, and lett Maxi.
milan there alone to meet his tragic
fate, although that was a condition
which neither Napoleon Ill. nor Gen.
Webb. when the agreement was
drawn up, expected 10 arise.
Gen. Alexander 5. Webb. son OF
Gen. James Watson Webb, tells me
that, so far as he knows. this bit OF
secret history of a famous event il
now made public for the first time.
And il may truly be said that the
peaceable solution OF this serious In.
ternstional problem of the late sixties
had its origin in the befriendinG of the
stranger exile Louis Napoleon, by Gen
James Watson Webb. 20 years before
Thus. strangely, is history sometime.
made.
Copyright. 1903. by e j. EdwardSJ
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Railroads Sin of Omission

be in good condition when delivered
to the city merchant.
Il told him that would lend him O.
car and two or three weeks later he
asked me TO come and see what he
had done with it. He had fitted il up
with a couple OF refrigerators and
with pipes for ventilation and to carry
OF the ice water as II melted. He
told me that car thus fixed up would
keep poultry and butter and eggs in
good condition for weeks.
That was the beginning OF the re.
frigerator car. All that this man pre
dicted OF II came true. But what ia
the railroads do about it--what did
they see In this crude invention;
Nothing--not even the great forces OF
the railroad world. They left il 10
the beef trust and the fruit trust 20
seize upon the idea. Those trusts
built and own the refrigerator cars.
But II all the railroads had built re-
frigerator cars OF their ovn-had had
plenty Of them-then the beef trust.
for example. would have been unable
TO bndgeon the roads into giving
them rebates for furnishing their own
cars. under threat of sending their
business elsewhere. And without re-
bates given TO them many OF the
trusts of to-day would not have come
into existence. am sure.
Mr.. Laying paused for moment.
And" he continued, IL have always
thought that If the railway managers
had had as good foresight as they now
have hindsight they would also have
built the oil pipe lines along their
rights OF way. and the tank cars, too,
and then IL would have been impos-
sible for the Standard OIL Company
to have forced the roads into giving
II exclusive rebates-with the result.
perhaps, that there would have been
no Standard OIL Company al We now
know It.
ut is indeed a great sin OF omis.
sion that the railroads OF the coun-
try have charged up against them.
For years they have been paying the
penalty-and they probably will con-
tinue to do so even unto the third and
fourth generation OF the railroad man.
ayers who originally committed this
great sim"
Copyright 1909. by E. J. Edwards.)
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Strange Animal Friendship Reported
BY Men Constructing Big
Chicago sulidlna.

Chicago.-AwaitinE the time when
the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
Jack. monsrel fox terrier. has
started little millennium OF his own
In the new building OF the People Gas
Light and Coke company in Michigan
avenue. He has not only made friends
with a cat. n sleek black tabby. but
has been its protector since the days
OF kittenhood. passed amid the hustle
that attends the construction Of sky
scraper.
No one dares IN a hand against
the eat when Jack is present, No one
~ the workmen In the new building
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Their sAeslect to Seize upon tho Re.
friserator Car Idea Forced Them
Later to Give Rebates
to Trusts.

As general manager OF the Pennsyl-
vania hines west of Pittsburg. general
superintendent OF the Chicago &
Northwestern. vice-president and gen
erai manager OF the West Shore and
vice-ppesident OF the Big Four sys-
teR. the late James ID. Laying, who
died on Lincoln's birthday In 1908.
was for years one of the country's
leading railroad men and his SO years
ms an active railroad man was almost
eOinctdent with the great railway de-
velopment OF the country.
AS I look back over my career OF
haR century" Mr.. Laying said 20
me short time after he had retired
from active railroad management.
many interesting things come to me.
but the one thing from the past that
: stands out above all others is that
act Of the railroads which should be
kDovn in history as their greatest sin
Of omtssioD. For had they not COM
mitted Il am firmly convinced that
many OF the trusts now in existence
would not have been created and the
fOdue Woulu not nave Dceu OluuBoOucu
by the trusts for years into giving re-
bates. Let me illustrate my point by
telling you a story.
There came into my ONCE one day.
when | was general manager of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg.
n man whom had known as a dealer
In poultry and dairy products. 1t was
his cnstom 70 go all through the agri-
cultural districts Of Ohio and buy
poultry. butter and eggs from the
farmers and ship them to market. He
was Of an inventive turn of mind. but
not much OF business man. He
made just fair living in this yoca.
ton.
He said TO me that he wished I
would lend him one OF our freight
eays-any old car would do--because
he had an idea which he thought
might be worth while. He explained
that he believed he could fiy that car
up go that IL would be possible to
transport poultry, fruit and other per
ishable objects and be sure they would
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
New Telegraph TransmIttsr.

Paris.-From Milan. Italy, comes the
news OF new invention Of telegraph
transmitter and receiver which ex-
perts say will reyolutionize present
field work, especially for military pur-
poses.
Mgr. Cerebotani. an Italian priest,
famous for his numerous inventions in
connection with field telegraphy and
telephony. has invented a telegraphic
transmitter and receiver which can be
carried comfortably in pocket.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23

selection of plants which show free
dom from disease as manifested br
spotted leaves ana distorted nowers.
Three varieties have been selected.
all OF which are wei known In this
country.
when these plants come into blosas
the Mowers are eross fertiliasd with
certain purposes IN view. The seeds
from these plantt sre sent 90 Canfos-
nis and elsewhere about ths snd %
the summer. They are planted ont In
the nsld in the following spring ana
In year the. growth made BY. ,ths
seedlings 10 90 great that hnndrsls
Of plants have been recently produes6
bearing IN the DeighboTbood sf go
flowers 60 . stem.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Natives Stand First in Competi-
ton with Foreigners
Score Best AVeraoe-Msrehins Their
Weak Point, and They Fall Below
Their opponsnts In Gen
ersi Results.

Shanghai, China.--Shanghai II for.
tunate in having the first Chinese vol
unteer company to be formed. Since
its inception many other companies
have been formed In other parts OF
China. but under the control Of for
eign officers and inspired by the exam
pie OF British, German. American, Jap
anese and Portuguese companies In
Shanghai our Chinese company has
gone ahead at q great pace and holds
the proud position of being the pre-
mier Chinese volunteer company.
Those who form this company are rich
men and clerks In good positions In
the international settlement and rs
the strength OF this unit of the Shang-
hal volunteer corps, which Ia COM
manded byA British officer. is only 100
there is keen competition when a
place falls vacant. The company 10
armed with the new British short-sery'
ice rife and the men are using II with
good effect In competition with the
other units. The Africa cup competi-
ton. reputsd to be the most difficult
held here. saw the Chinese right ahead
in shooting this year and the com
mandant this week spoke In high terms
OF the way Ia which the Chinese shot
This competition requires teams
from each unit taking part to march
from point TO point by their own
routes. thus testing their knowledge OF
the settlements and their ability IA
move rapidly ss,-they would be re
quired 10 do I'm times OF riot, such as
shooting than marching were steadier
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23

but not quite NJ broad and a little
shorter than the Philippine lily.
lip to this time Americans have had
to rely for sparse supply OF Philip.
pine lilies upon the Philippine TO-
lands, and they arrive early IN the
spring, when they cannot be Dsed for
forcing. But by growing them In Cal.
ifornia they can be obtained IN the
fall IN sooa time for forcing into
flower during the winter. The plants
SO far grown In California. says Mr.
oliver. do not show slams Of the lily
disease.
A second line of work IN connection
With the production OF Dlles hau been
under way in the department for the
last four years. This embraces the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-23
Musical Notes.

The musical young womus who
dropped her peekaboo waist b. the
piano player and turned out a Beetho-
ven sonata, has her equal in the lady
who stood in front of fve-bar fence
and sang all the dots on her veil
Everybody's Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
WHERE B0USQUET STANDS
Prominent Candidate and G. A. R.
Man States His Position
AND JusTlFIEs THE PRIMARIES
Believes in Reward for Duty Per.
formed.-Hush Brennan Pays
High Tribute to Mr..
Bousquet.
AND JUSTIFIES THE PRIMARIES

When John C. Crockett resigned the
Office of clerk of the supreme court H.
L. Bousquet was deputy and T. H.
Grubb was file clerk. The supreme
court knew both men, and their work,
and it unanimously appointed Bous-
quet to fill the vacancy, though
Grubb was candidate and Bousquet
was not, and though Bousquet had en-
dorsed Grub. Thereafter, Bausquet
made Grubb his deputy, and he served
over two years, and then resigned to
become a candidate against Bousquet,
who had stood out of his way, endors-
ed him and promoted him.
Encouraged by this, and probably
hoping that a state primary made all
things possible, Mr. Garrett also be-
came candidate, giving as his rea-
son that he had suffered many scars
by engaging in factional politics.
A single term for clerk of the sup
RENE court is four years, and Mr..
Bousquet has served a few months
more than two years. Unless there be
some good reason for doing it, it will
disgrace the primary should Mr..
Bousquet be denied denomination,
under the conditions we have describ-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me we'll woman and 1 have no more
backache. [ hope / can help others by
telling them what Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me. "-MRs. EMMA IMsE, S33 First St.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond doubt that
Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such sllf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound a trial before submit.
ting to an operation, or giving UP
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinlkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and heI
advice is free.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
MARVELLOUS Discoveries

mark the wonderful progress of the age.
Air flights on heavy machines, telegram
without wires, terrible war inventions to
kill men, and that wonder of wonders
DR.. Kings New Discovery-to save life
when threatened by coughs, colds, la
grippe, asthma, cronp, bronchitis, he
Mortgages hay fever and whooping
cough or lung trouble. For all bronchial
affections it has no equal. 1t relieves in
stantly. Its the sueest cure. James NJ !,
Black of Asheville, N. c., r. K. No. 4,
writes it cured him of an obstinate
cough after all others remedies failed.
SOC and $1.00 A trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by Winfrey and Chantry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02

For Sale-Cheap if taken at once.
Fine organ in splendid condition,
clear: sweet toned instrument of very
best make. Anyone interested inquire
at Hamlin depot. j2.
Mr.. Lang, hardware dealer of
Audubon and his timer were in
town Tuesday on their way out in
Greeley to do some spouting and 9TH
or work on the roof of new build
ing.
Rasmussen Bros. Cement works are
at stand still this week as there is
no cement to be had to carryson their
work, owing to big strike in Kan
sas where they procure their MATER
ial.
Peter Jensen, the Blue Grass Cream
cry buttermaker has purchased the
lumber of Aagaard for barn on his
farm. The dimensions of the build
ing are 4Ox52 feet, the main part to
have 20 foot posts and the shed apart
will have foot posts.
Nels Mortensen Jr. was in Man
ming Saturday with his International
auto and tour passengers during a
very heavy rain and after it ceased
they came home with ease, Nels af-
firms while other autos were tied up
until the mud dried so the wheels
would hold fast.
Chris Hansen,1 the harness 1maker
and Chris Jensen (Chris the thresher)
were in Hamlin Tuesday, the, former
with the view of purchasing the
stock of harness, etc. belonging to
our former harness man, G. N. Chris
Hansen which is now in the hands of
Peter Nelson as trustee for sale. Mr..
Hansen will remove the stock to Elk
Horn if he succeeds in buying it.
At the excellent gun shoot held
here Sunday the following scores
were made out of a possible 80.
Peter Nissen 30, LIST prize
Jalmer Rasmussen %, End prize
H J johnson %, 3rd prize
Nels Jensen %, 4th prize
Hans Rattenborg %, 5th prize
81 P Mortensen 81, 9th prize
Jacob Anderson 27, 18th prize
Julius Hansen 81, 9Th prize
Peter Mortensen 81 9th prize
Fred Bonnesen 81, 10th prize
There were ten prizes given and
while Hans Aagaard, Chris Moul.
gard and Peter E. Mortensen mad,
iequally good scores, 81 each, they
had to be content with seeing tn,
other boys happy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
BATTLE AT MALVERN HILL
Enemy's Artillery Was Smashed to
Flinders as Fast as 1t Was Un.
Iimbered in Little Scrap.

l wonder how many of the com.
rades are living that took part in the
little scrap at Malvern hill the first
week Of August, 1862, writes F. B.
Dennis of Company E, Eighth New
Jersey, now living in Chicago, in Ma
tional Tribune. l was in that de
structive scrap, which occurred July
1, when the enemy's artillery was
smashed to flinders as fast as they
were unlimbered. 1t was sickening
spectacle; promiscuous mass OF
mangled horses, men and artillery
The union gunners made nearly every
shot go to the mark.
The union forces were rapidly going
to the James river, but they stopped
on the way long enough to give our
rebel friends as fine a drubbing as
ever fell to the lot of pursuing en-.
emy
When Gen. Phil Kearny received his
orders that night to put his division
in line for the march southwark, his
fury and amazement found vent in
some hot language with embellish-
ments. He said: 1--WE have licked
them to-day, and we will finish 'em to-
morrow" and l believe that he stated
a truth, as the enemy was badly
shaken up and demoralized from their
frightful losses.
After month of inaction at Harri-
sons Landing, word was brought into
camp by scouts that strong force of
rebels was at Malvern Hill. Hooker's
division was ordered to prepare two
days rations and be ready to start
about dark. There might have been
other commands to follow, but my
recollection of that is somewhat hazy.
1t was beautiful evening when we
filed out of the breastworks. We
marched silently with our cups muf-
fled, but all felt gay and happy. We
glided along over fine road in a
northeastern direction with scarcely
halt until past midnight, when the
division was ordered to rest.
We were aroused from sound sleep
and tumbled into the ranks without
any ceremony, not even chance to
make coffee to wash down our morsels
of fat pork and bareback. About an
hours march brought us out on the
Quaker road, over which both armies
had marched to battle about month
previous. Thus far our silent march
had not been disturbed. Not picket
around to rush in and give the alarm
to the sleeping enemy, if there was
such an obstacle to confront us over
on that grassy slope.
We formed in line of battle, and to
me it was most impressive sight as
l looked up and down the line of our
little division, the beautiful union col
ors Tapping gayly from the regimental
STATS, the tense faces of the men
looking anxiously in the direction our
invisible foe was supposed to be
lurking.
We were becoming impatient for
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
School Entertainment

A very enthusiastic crowd of PEG.
pie attended the entertainment at
the school houae Friday evening, it
being the close of the term. Mics
Gardner, the teacher will teach3in a
graded echool the coming year we
are informed. We are sorry to have
her leave as she is an excellent teach
or giving satisfaction to the patrons
of the school but our loss will be the
gain of the school employing her.
We will be fortunate if we get an
equally successful teacher.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
PoIiteness and serxilltx,

No one can deny that there is vast
room for improvement in American
politeness, especially in the north. But
politeness and servility are far apart.
1t does not take long to tell whether
man is fawning upon you or merely
using ordinary civility. The latter
any man has right to expect. But
none but self-satisfied prig expects
others to be servile or will tolerate
that quality when he finds it.