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The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
Children IN Tulsa. Okla.
Loudly Sing the Praises Of
Charles Page, Their NIL
lionaire Benefactor.
Eighty Acres Of Forest Con-
t. verted Into Amusement
Park for Exclusive Use of
the Little Ones.

Every poor child In Tulsa. Okla, is
singing the praises OF Charles Page, a
local millionaire. through whose gener-
osity they enjoy a daily outing during
the hot months of the summer. Like
wise, many a tired. overworked mother
is happy at the approach Of the heated
season. for she knows her little ones will
have fresh air and recreation they need
to keep them healthy and contented, and
that she will be able to have her hours
of rest every day. which probably she
has not had in any other summer for
years.
Near the village of San Springs, a
suburb of Tulsa, which was recently ess
tablished by Mr.. Page. he owns 5000
acres. Eighty acres of forest he has
converted into a complete amusement
park. In the equipment of the part par
ticular attention has been paid to the
playground for children. Every con-
ceivable device for the amusement Of the
little folk is to be found. There is in ad-
dition a free kindergarten, maintained
and equipped with hammocks and cots
Tor rest.
An interurban railroad owned by Mr.
Page connects the village and park with
the main part of the city.
Every morning a special car takes
every child who cares to go TO the park
and brings them back to town at night.
Daily notices appear in both local papers
inviting the children to spend the sum
mer days at Sand Springs free Of any ex-
pense to them. Two women canvass the
homes of the poor every day urging the
children to avail themselves Of the offer.
Dcnconess Meets Children.
A deaconess is at the interurban sta
ton every morning to meet the children
and she with number of assistants,
who Join her at the park. chaperon the
CROWD during the day. At noon picnic
lunch, provided by Mr.. Page, is served
in the park
At first only one trip was needed to
get the children to the park, put nov
II is necessary to make two trips. and L
the hopes of Mr.. Page are realized II
will take every car on the road to haul
the crowd of children to and from the
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
Prayers of Blind Chaplain
Full of Beauty and Charm
Rev. d. Heary n Csadsa
! Has Been Elected 70 >Posi-
ion IN House mshe LAT
Ten Congresses.

In the spirit of the Master. who died
that We might live. Amen" 1855.
A note Of comfort Il sounded in the fol-
lowing prayer, offered February .. l03
Infinite Spirit. Father Almighty. max
er Of the heavens and the earth, w
would pour out our hearts in love and
gratitude for. the faith which binds VI
to Thee. An inspiration In the struggis
for existence, potent factor in thu
civilization of the world. a shield against
the temptations which assail. It purinei
and ennobles. comforts and sustains ui
in sorrow. lights the dark valley.
Faith ID the rainbow's form
Hung the brow of heaven. ----
The glory Of the passing storm,
Ths pledge Of mercy Given
Increase and strengthen II In all our
hearts, that we may be true to Thee,
to ourselves. and to our fellow men. In
the spirit Of Him who personined It In
life and death. Amen"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
CURIOUS CUSTOMS IN INDIA.
Dancing Girls Are Slarriea TO Idol.
Representing Gods.

Frm ths Phiiadelphia Inquirer-
Parrots. are taught In India to spe.n
q large portion Of their time in repeat
ing the names Of gods. and such q spokes-
man brings great price. especially
among business men, who imagine that
by owning such a parrot their spiritual
treasures are ACCOMPLISHING while they
,ettend to their usual occupations
Many of the dancing girls In India be-
longing to the temples are called the
wives Of the gods. At an early age they
are united In wediock to the images wor-
shipped In the temples. This strange
matrimonial connection is formed In COM
pliance with the wishes Of the parents,
who believe II to be highly meritorfous
act to present a beautiful daughter in
marriage to a senseiess idol
The only foreigner who ever saw the
inside Of the great temple Of Juggernaut
was an English ofncer, who succeeded in
gaining admission by painting and dress
Ing himself like a native.
When the Brahms discovered that their
only place had been thus dedled they be-
came SO enraged that all the English re-
siding at the station were obliged to fee
for their lives.
Suspecting their pursuers to be more
desirous Of gratifying their avsrice than
their revenge. thew strewed silver money
by the way. and while the natives
stopped to pick II up they gained time
and succeeded in reaching a place OF
safety.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
SPEAKING OF THE DRAMA,
AUGUSTUS THOMAS SAYS

Every playwright fails along lines on
which be has succeeded"
The successful dramas Of one season
lead to their attempted repetition in next
years crop-and the country gets what
1t calls the degeneracy of the theater."
The percentage of failures that has
afiicted the business in America is to be
largely explained by the intense compe-
tition."
The Drama League. II properly han
died. could do more toward building up
the right kind Of. audiences than any
other agency in sight"
me various kinds of entertainments
that ma their way into the thsater are
not sufficiently distinguished between,"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
DAILY OUTINGS FOR POOR TOTS

park bsfore the summer IL over. Hs
would have no poor child In the CITY
miss this opportunity.
At his own expense. Mr.. Page has built
and maintains a home for dependent chi.-
dren near Sand Springs Park, which an
enicia! of the English government. upon
a recent visit. pronounced one OF the
greatest institutions of the character IL,
the world. At present there are hfty-hve
children in this home. and since II was
first esta ablished four years ago there
have been over 800 there. Every child
Mr. PAGE takes into this institution he
first adopts.
There are one large building and sew
eral cottages. An additional building will
be erected this summer which will in
crease the capacity of the institution to
400 A large farm Is connected with the
home.
Excellent Meals Furnished.
No home in Oklahoma provides bet
ter meals than is served these chill
dren Each child sleeps alone upon q
brass bed and before retiring kneeis at
the knee of a matron and repeats the
prayer of childhood, Now / Lay Me
Down to Sleep
One of the best schools in Tulsa County
is maintained at this institution. In addi-
ton every girl is taught music. The boys
dlSo are kduShl uStiul cAipiOyicul III oo~
dition to their school education and Mr..
Page plans to have a manual training
school for them. He will make a place
for every boy who completes the course
he has planned. for him in some one Of
his interests. The larger boys work on
the farm in summer. The older girls
help in the home cannery in the fruit and
vegetables season.
Any girl who shows a particular apti-
tude for any special branch of study will
be given special attention. Already sew
in music and are taking advanced courses.
Mr.. Page. who is reputed to be a mil
lionaire, has announced that all of his
property except hotel in Denver, will
go to the Sand Springs institution as an
endowment upon his death. Even now
the Sand Springs railroad Is bonded in
favor Of the home. the bonds bearing s
per cent interest. The institution enjoys
a large revenue from that source.
Mr.. Page will allow no one to take a
child from this institution, although he
Is almost daily beseiged by childless per-
sons, many wealthy, to let them have
some of his children" His reply invari-
ably is IT am able to care for a thou
sand children and wish had that many
in the home"
Mr.. Page is an oil producer. He WAS
a gold miner in Colorado before coming
to Tulsa about ten years ago. He made
the foundation of his fortune at gold
mining. but the bulk of his wealth was
made in lucky oil strikes in Oklahoma.
He owns some of the best oil properties
in the State. He also is a large land
owner and has much real estate in Tulsa
He owns the town of Sand Springs and
the Tulsa-Sand Springs 1nterurbanN Rail-
way
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

prayer. which also contains q stanza of
appropriate verse: E., E.-
Father In heaven. let Thy blessing
descend upon US. Open our eyes to the
truth, and give US the courage and the
fortitude TO follow In its wake.
Truth. crushed to earth. shall rise again
4he eternal years Of God are hem; p
BuN Error. wounded. vritbes with pain.
And dies amons his worshipsss. 80
$50 may we know the truth. assimilate
1t. live 1t. and at last be glorified in It.
with the Lord from heaven. Amen"
A sympathtic prayer for those losing
their lives in the great disaster Of the
age was offered on April 1s, 1sl2-just
after the dreadful Titanic calamity:
Our Father in heaven. appalled, by the
many shocking disasters which have fol-
lowed one upon the other in the last few
months. we most fervently pray that
more stringent laws be enacted and
enforced, that those exposed to the dam
gers Of fire and flood. the workers :. in
mines and factories and those who travel
by land or sea, may be safeguarded from
the selfishness and greed OF the thought
less. This We ask In the name OF right
and justice. truth and mercy. o God our
Father. Amen -~
One of the Briefer Prayers.
One Of the briefer but unquestionably
one of the most beautiful, prayers was
that delivered August 10. 1912:
las the heavens declare Thy glory,
o God our Father, and the armament
sheweth Thy handiwork; as day unto
day uttereth speech and night unto night
sheweth knowledge: as Thy love was
poured out through the heart OF the
Christ unto the children of men, SO may
We reflect Thy glory and Thy love in
life's daily duties and in our conduct
toward our fellow men. and thus prove
ourselves worthy Of Thy love and care.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
NEWS OF THE ANTARCTIC.
Paper Pullished in AdelSeland Has
Seals for Readers.

The editor of the Adele Blizzard sends
wireless greetings to his newspaper con-
temporaries the world over.
The Blizzard. which will be printed on
Adelieland. the headquarters Of DR..
Mawson. the Antarctic explorer. has jus:
made its bow to the public. II will be
printed once a month and will give all
the news Of the Antarctic continent The
editor says that the first number. which
was of twenty-six pages was a great
success except for the fact that the
circulation was limited. Everybody except
the seals and penguins had gone into
winter quarters.
The members Of the Mawson party,
the editor of the Blizzard says. are
almost showed up in their huts, but ara
all healthy and able to attend to the
scientific instruments. which are working
in an efficient manner.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
A BLACK MANS APPEAL.

IAN original poem BY Walter n. Brooks, D. d
pastor Of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
washington, d. c.. July s. lsla)
By Christian people" hated.
By these Christians robbed. outrap~5
we are outcasts in the nation
weeping praying. not enaged
Christless Christians" o the pdty,
Men who glory in their might.
Strong to crush the weaker PEOPLES
Blind to every sense Of right
With their lips this nation houors
Christ as teacher, Savior, Lord:
What a mockey in splendor
While their deeds with hell accord
Have the shepherds all forgotten
Vengeance to our God bclonrsy"
Did he not requife this people
For past centuries Of wrongs.
o ye statesmen. save your peoplc:
Stay the madness Of their hate d
Lest the God Of vengeance. rising,
Bring them to a direr fate.
Let the other nations teach you.
Spain has lost a Western world:
Where her standard proudly hoated
Not a flag is now unfuried
England. too. unjust and cruel.
Lost what now you boast with pride.
And your ships Of war. MAJESTIC
Every sea and ocean ride.
Arc you stronger than the Romans
Who made all the world their own.
Where are now the mighty Caean,
Pomp, and power. and lands are gone.
Yes. the pride Of ancient nations
One By one has passed away,
ye statesmen. patriots hear me:
Stay our countIy's final day.
Laugh! They laughed and seorned the rruphets
Who foretold the Piraraohs faIl,
Proud Phikstia's kings derided,
Hebrew monarchs. Assyrians. al.
But their kingdoms. empires pris,,ed;
Ancient ruins mark their stafel
God Of nations. rise, defend US
From this peoples CALLING hate.
Guard our names from grusssst slandes
Forged BY men who hate the race;
All the wrongs We bear, remember.
Tighten erery heart and face.
Then though men and living demons
Burn. and kill, and rob. and Ne.
We will brook our lot and cunquQ
Filled with power from On hisk
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

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The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

Thousands Of Herald readers who have
received 4 copy Of the beautiful New Mod
ern English Dictionary are leud m their
praise Of It's many excellent qualities, which
make, It HOUSEHOLD TREASURE, ..
wen as a DAILY HELP n business houses,
pubic andprvate institutsas, sehssb and
eellssss II b IN Individual necessity.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
Shipment Sent BY Houston
Freight Agent Z Travels
5. 400 Miles and Grows
Sixteen Feet IN Length.

The longest waybill I'm the world d
now in the hands Of Z. z. oossFsn.
local frsight agent for the sants Fe Rail-
wsy In Houston. In whose once the
document originated little more than
. month ago. after travelling across the
continent, a.distance Of Zoo miles. maxi
Ing stops ut all terminals En- route to be
conditioned" then forwarded to the
next point, says the Houston Post.
The idea OF sending . waybtli on .
trial trip" originated with Paul J. Hell
frich. expense bill clerk In the Houston
local freight ONCE. who put his plan into
execution April 30. 1sl3. by hlling out .
blank waybili in the usual way. as to
destination and routing. billing. From
Houston. Tex, U. 8. A.. to Fort Stock
ton, Cali, and return to Houston via
Coleman, Clovis and Albuquerque juno
tions." '.l
Handled with Dispatch.
In the blank space designed for q de-
scription Of a shipment the following
was written in: '.Aii agents and clerks
handling this. handle with all the dis
patch any one would handiera: 'hish.
balr car, and afiix once stamps and
titles. and, IL necessary. at destination
route further and return. as this u TO
be used in the Austin County fair as
demonstration of the handling Of high
baIr freight on the Only Railroad. the
Santa Fe System. Yours truly. @. c.
and 8. F.. Local Billing Department
(SiRnedD Joe Rook. chief clerk; c. B.
Martin, assistant: Rite Frain assistant;
Bill Landry. assistant: R. r. c'Buffalo
Bill') Bate. assistant; p. ]. Helfrich,
expense bill clerk.
The bill as filled out at the Houston
" -. a. ~A-usx xA1
Ia Fe waybiil. s by II inches This was
added to, as 1t became necessary in or
der to find a blank space large enough
to be stamped with the various rubber
stamps used in freight o61ces en- route.
which stamps varied In size from q SIN
gle line an inch long to six inches in
length. round stamps two inches in d.
ameter and oblong stamps ranging up
to two inches by four inches.
waybiIl Grows.
When received in Houston after hav-
ing completed its journey of nearly $500
miles, the waybill had grown to be Is
feet in length and contained, in round
numbers. 800 stamps. which had been
affixed at various stations en- route
Besides the stamps. many Of which
were highly amusing. by reason Of the
character Of the shipment" there are
many even more amusing inscriptions
written in. and labels of a wide variety
stuck on. Many displayed a vein Of hu-
NOR, while others saw an opportunity
to do a little boosting and made use
of 1t.
A few examples Of the stamps were
as follows:
''Infiammable." Explosives" Bonded
freight" Diverted at San Berhardino."
"Re-ice with full capacity Heading
changed at Los Angeles, California"
Get the safety habit" Corpse: not
carried on trains Nos. and l." The
hundreds OF other stamps were Of the
more commonplace and in more common
use. being less Of the iudicrous.
Among the inscriptions were Spencer
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

A new English mine rescue apparatus
does away with the helmet and weighs
only twenty-eight pounds! yet with II a
man can work in deadly gases more than
five hours.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
Congress-
man Sims,
Our Representative in the
National House of Rep
resentatives Pays Rev
erential Tribute to YAM
kee Nerve.

Several years ago, when Con-
gresham Weeks was urging the
house to pass his bill for the Gre
alton of the Appalachian forest
reserve commission and for the
acquisition by the government
of certain areas for forrest re-
serves, | remarked that it was
but another scheme for New
Englanders to sell to the govern
ment something for which all
the natural resources had been
exhausted. Thinking to set a
limit by exaggeration which
would never be reached by the
ingeniousness Of New England
ers in demanding appropriations
of the government for local en-
terprises, | said | did not doubt
that some day the government
would be asked to defect the
gulf stream closer to the shores
of Massachusetts, so as to make
it possible for Massachusetts ag-
riculturists to raise bananas.
Now | have been forced into
admitting that the limit | set
was not high enough, for practi-
cally this same proposition has
been made.''
The suggestion which drew
this statement from the humor-
Gus Tennessee congressman
comes from Carroll Livingston
Riker, an engineer of Brooklyn,
N. Y, author of a number of
photographic treatises. He
plans, by constructing a jetty
across the grand banks at Cape
Race, to prevent the informing
ling of the gulf stream with the
Labrador current, thus prevent
ing the gulf stream from being
deprived of the large part of its
heat.
Mr.. Sims said he would never
again speak of new England
nerve without reverence.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
TALK TO FARMERS


and arsenical solution which are
the boon to, and salvation OF,
the cattle raising industry in the
Southern States.
The dipping vat and arsenical
solution are cheap and efficient
as well as practical and ale, IN
my opinion the only weapons
which will be used in the future
in tick eradication work.
From present indications the
ticks will be entirely eradicated
and the whole State OF Tonnes
see released from quarantine one
year from this date, in which
event, Tennessee will enjoy the
distinction of being the first
State to entirely exterminate
the Southern cattle tick.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24

Gov. Wilson has again defeat.
ed the Jim Smith gang of alleg.
ed democrats in the New Jersey
Legislature by the election of his
choice for state treasurer. The
example of President-elec Will
son will strengthen the progress.
sives in other states in their fight
on political machines which have
long ruled under the assumed
cloak of the democratic name
Tennessean and American.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
Broke All Records.

Prosperity never before equal
ed in the history of the country
marked the manufacturing in.
dustries Of the United States
during the calender year of 1912,
accor ling to a statement issued
by the federal bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. The
value of materials imported
reach the recorded figure Of more
than 1925, 100000 during the
year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
Mexican War Veteran.

Hartman, Tenn, Jan. 49,
John F. Laid, 80, died at his
come near Hartman of pneu-
monia. He was gallant soldier
in both the Mexican and civil
wars, being on the federal side
in the latter war. His passing
from life leaves one veteran of
the two wars in Roans county
Capt. Shell Hagles. Mr.. Ladd
is survived by his widow and
eleven children.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
Robert e. Lee.

Today, Jan. 10, one hundred
and six years ago. there was
horn in Virginia the colossal fig
ure of American martial history.
The anniversary of Lees birth
day must always be a time of
celebration and remembrance as
long as this is country.
Nature sets her mark early on
those who are to inherit the high
seats of fame. Even as boy
Robert Lee was an exception to
the usual class of children
Whatever he did was we'll done,
the little homely duties to the
sterner tasks of West Point,
whittier he went through an APP
pointment secured by Andrew
jackson. Manhood found him
with all of his best mental and
moral characteristics fully de.
veloped, so that he was ready in
stantly to meet the great crisis
that came with the opening OF
the Civil War.
With Scott pleading with him
to join the Union side, and with
President Lincoln offering him
the command of the Union army
he never hesitated as to where
his duty lay. Virginia was his
state, the south was his country
that was his decision, and he
never altered or regretted it
Even after the war was fought
and lost and he faced the desc
lation it had left, he expressed
nc regret or longing for the hon
ors and emolutions that would
have been his had he only put
out his hand for the Fedora
sword Lincoln held within hi
reach.
1t is much to say of a man tina
be is great in victory, but it il
much more to say that he il
great in defeat. That is Lee'
finest epitaph. The courage an(
mobility of Oh aracter that ha(
carried him through the excite
ment of his campaigns never de
serted him in the trials that be
set him after the curtain fell a.
Appomattox, and the war drama
was at an end. The children 0.
America--from sea to sea and
from snowy north to blossom
hammered scuth-have no costli
er legacy than the example an(
the memory Of this soldier, gen
tleman and Christian,
Great Virginia's god-like son
Second unto none in glory,
Equal to her Washington"
-Com marclAl Annual
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-24
Do You Want to See?

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following dates prepared to measure
the eyes and fit glasses for all ocular
defects. All work guaranteed.
Don't think you can't be fitted be.
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