The Daily Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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THE DAILY GAZETTE
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STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA. SUNDAY, APRIL 7. >90!.
[N'°- 54
Trouble is Threatened Between
tlie Troops.
I.omion. April li. —A IVkin dispatch •
►ays 1 Ue Commander in-eliief of tin al-
lied forces, \ nil WnltleiM has , Hl .led
I In* ksiser ur^ii>k lii'I! lo bring tin"
i.ugntiiitions with China to :i chui n-
-peedily i * |ii" il>!«'. n;i the j i-reasing
animosity between troops ,if dill'ereni
natioiislitii * tlirpatej - -1->■ 111,. v t licit' •
NEW NAVAL GUK.
Test at the Proving (Grounds Prov
es Satisfactory.
W D. tApril "• Til* lirst
c f the new li\r inch naval guns
designed for cruisers of the henver
class was vested at tlit Indian Head
provinggrooiidi today with very sitis-
laetory result* A projectile of * vty
pounds was fired with a powder eharg'-
uf tw< nty-six pounds Tlie muz/. r \e-
;«k-iry reached the e\ -eptioiiall? high
ligurcof 2,990 feet p-rsecond. showing
a muz/.le energy of ".T_M fo- • ton*
Tlii* i tfo per c^nt inn e niU7/.lc • i t rgy
than gun* of the same typu haw made
heretofore. Ii i«* #util *ienI to p « rc
►even inches of Kr.ipp nrmor ar th*
of Knipp armor
tnu/zlu n' d ti\e uei
at LV-t\: yards
PORTO RICO'S COMMERCE-
hi Ten Years Her Imports Kx :c e
ed II cr I .xporls by f,:. 2^ * ,17.
Washin. ton, April •' (i. W White-
head, collector of customs Mr Porto
iiico, lius reported to tiie treasury de-
I ai lment the amount of the import*
u d exports of the island from May 1.
I'.MI, to Jfebruary l?s. I. ! The value
f tho free import* from the I 11 ited
states for that period was $!5,.Mt >5l.\
and that f the dutiai > imports from
tin* United State- * ' I r< .1
nil other coil ntriea the free imports ag-
grrgitfd 188.300 and the dutiable im-
I orta i ,6 ,( The I ts) dutlet col-
lected were *h93,*0') During the satin
p ■ r "'1 ; hi 9%pi 11 -1' the 1 nited St t< ■
amounted to ?o' fo.ot • . and to all other
coiintries$2.4i>ii *>77 TI < total imports
amounted to alanit Urn,not: and the
exports t" $")>! I.< s '
Unique Distinction of Two Families-
The Harrison family, like ti < Adams
family of Masfnchniutt^. on its illus-
trious genealogical t"*e carries the
names of one signer of the Declaration
of Independence and tw pr« sidents of
the I nited States and 1 1 this record
the Adamses and the Hart •••n-* stand
apart in a ela*s by themselves 'these
distinctions in one family, it can be
noted, will never again he equaled. It
remains unique in the history of tin
country.
Colonel Harrison it thus referred to
by John Adams: The General him-
self t Washington had eh0*en, for his
private confidential correspondent, ti
member from Virginia, Harrison, who
whs still counted among the 'cold
party. This was tin indolent, luxuious
gentleman, of no use in Congress "r
eommittee. but a great embarrass-
ment to both. ll« was represented to
be a kind of cornerstone in which the
two walls of party met in \ irginia He
was descended fron: on<- of the most
ancient and distinguished families in
Virginia. Harrison courted Hancock
and mine other ol our colleagues. I ut
we had a majority and gave oursehes
no uneasiness about their little in-
trigues." 'Die National Magazine.
I have a gootl acre property ,7 room
house barn fruit and other improve-
ments will trade for good bottom farm
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THE PASSENGER
I lii"iti;li thi long night of darkness and gloom
\\ c '.olio'.v 1 hce unto the open tomb,
And, standing by its side.
Heboid life glorified,
Know immortality,
l: -cause of Thee.
riirouyh the bright morning still we follow Thee,
1 )ur fe;.rs forgot, our faintest doubts shall flee.
Let praises linger long,
For death is conquered,
Lo the farthest skies
Are filled with s >ug'
0 liva:t. rejoice! Art blinded at the door
01 thy safe tent.-* Thy l'ilot went before.
lie leads thee in: then sing,
'(>nrs is the victory.
< 1 suffering one,
Because of Thee!"
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Homeie
ere yet He knew the darkened tomb.
- henceforth no more: in each glad heart His home,
Wake! evt_r\ flower of spring.
And swe!! the Luster son:;,
And every l>ird awing
T!i- praise prolong!
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Easter.
From Christian l.v mjrelist.
The glad tidings which the apostles
were cfmmi"«ioiied t« pn-acii to ti e
orld has for n< culminating
resurrection of Christ. To-
ie anniversary of that sublime
Let m Chrihiendom rejoice
'ad. A risen *'hriat means
living 1. In -1 : a reigt.ing Christ n
conquering Christian immanent Christ 1
r.ut thai meat ^ a living church; a un -
i«d church; a triumphant church: a
glorious church. "wiihyut spot or
wrinkle It means the reality and
nearmof the spiritual world: tie
life beyond and glorified humanity.
Christ's resurrect ion transfigure s life,
gir< s dignity and meaning to our rtirtli-
ly at niggles and -acri!ic« .> for theji ighr,
and opens up a glorious vision of un- 1
ending prog re -s and of immortal lift
It fin 1: sites motive vast enough for tlie ,
most stupendous plans, the highest :
consecration of human wisdom and
energy, and the most intei se activity
"ti the part of those w hoac *ept Christ's
leadership in orilrr that <iod will
>hsll be done on earth even as it i- in
heaven
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
he ye stodfast. immovable, always
1 nboundiiig in ti e wotk of the Lord,
lorasmuch as ye know that your labor
is not in \ain in the Lord."
John hesitated. The tempter was!
whispering in bis ear. Then his moth-
er's face seemed to come before him.
a swet r face from beaver, it wa«, too
"Mr. Irwin. I will go with you, and
I thank you for your kind invitation.'
A few weeks later Mr. and Mrs. Ir-
win re *ei\ ed a letter from John's home.
"I want to thank you," they read, ' for
your kindnes- to my boy. His own
mother ?s dead, but I am trying to fill
her plae" John wrote me how lie was
on the ' ol going to one of your
moe.r . "the open-eyed watcher of the
skies at night." The Egyptian name
r>l the hare was I n. meaning "open."
o open ' or 4,the opener.*' (iradually
in the often curiously mingled symbol-
ism of olden times, the hare seems to
have been associated with the opening
or the now life of ti n your in I he spring j the contest will take
and hence with Kusier and with th
Kaster i ^s.
The Easter Eggs,
Mud and Samuel sat on the kitchen
table drinking warm milk with their
tips from the bucket which
sortli Hound Train Yesterday
Six Hours Late.
l'he evening p-i>s- n^er train due
here at .'i. i'1 was il-laye 1 yesterday by
a slight wreck on the ; ad between
Perkins and liiplcy.
The train left Perkins on tsme and
when but about half way from there
to Ripley the tender jumped the track
while on a curve along the Cimarron
river
No serious damage was done and no
one injured. The wreck train was
brought tip from (iuthrie and aft -r
few hours work, placed the wrecked
ear on the track. The passenger did
not arrive here until about H) :.* •
i o'clock.
RUHL1N AND JEFFRIES.
Hilly Madueu Has Arranged Match
For the Giants.
St. I 01 is. April f>. Billy Madill n.
i-i'.is It 11 li I iii 's manager today arranjieil
another match lietwpen his protege mnl
•James J. Jeffries, the heavy-weight
champion. Madden agreed to allow Jet-
fries lo >-eli-ct the date for the eontes:.
and the eltili ofTering tin, (test induco-
; merits will get the match. Tho light-
iuri split the purie on a liasis of 75 per
, cent to the winner and p >r c -nt ti>
the loser,
The men will sign the same article*
of agreement that were drawn up t >
tlie contemplated liatde recently at,
[Cincinnati, Madden agreed to permit
Jeffries to name the date because th'?
champion had a bad kne?, which he in-
jured while training for his last match
with linhliii. lie will not light nnti:
he gets in-er this trouble. Jeffries
thought his knee would l.o all right
again as soon us he got a chance to
take a short rest.
Bids for the big light are expected
from California and pos-ibly Connecti-
cut.
The lighters will post forfeits as soe:i
as they receive a satisfactory bid for
the light. Madden said tonight that
place inside o:'
two months. Jeffries and Kuhlin are
in St. i.ouis playing engagements at
rival theatres Cao. Siler will rsferea
the tight.
A Resurrecaion Word-
fashionab.e resorts and he.w your kii.tij
i is v i i nt ion saved him. He says heinewtin
think) ! at was the turniiig-poliit in ■ 'he farm luy had just brought in. I'ai.Mo and broken in the garden tomb
h - life May God bless you!" « [ "H ury up." said Samuel, as he Our l.ord was laid, and shades of mid-
Mr. Irwin read and re-read the let-! helped himself to a second cupofinilk : ! night gloom
ter then very tenderly folded it and '1'im going out to hunt Kaster eggs. | Fell thickly o'er the place, where
put it away with a "keepsake" letter
he ot.ee reei ,\ ed from his own niotlu r.
"Frank.' said Mr- Irwin, we did
not ki -. v t '.ti I our : n vj tut ion to ti inner
that Sunday meant all ihat to John."
" Ni ." replied Mr. Irwin, "but 1
th.ink I ioti kue\\."
iiuess I II go first into the old apple: diers kept
"r,,1|ard. Their watchful guard, the while our
Off they trotted over the hills env Great l.ord slept
ered n t h buttercups null violets that i.,i ... .
in' io:pate trembling break of
day,
Stro'ig angels nought the bed whereon
lie lay.
The Easter Hare-
I'nubt ess i, in li y people have won-j
dcred wlmt n Intion to the Kaster sea-
son is homo by the hosts of candy j
hares mil r:i t il ■ 11 - which are displayed
by onfecti inrs. side by side with!
the Fiister eggs. This afSo^iation of; under those % i n •'
tlie hart with the festival is an old ''They are egg
seemed to smile tot I oil in thankfulness.
amuel put his head into a hollow
tree, and there sat a rabbit' "Why.
I'unny, is this where you live? Haven't
you gut auv eggs ill your house, saved
for little lolks on Kastir? ' Bunny
wiug'rd his whiskers, twisted hi ears,
then jumped past the children and ran
to I he hushes.
"Oh. my! I believe 1 see something
" shouted Hud.
kure enough! Look
, cu.tom mnong the Hermans and has I Ited ones and yellow. with pictures, all
Moral Suasion of an Easter Dinner, doubtless had its origin in the fn■ • t [ in a basket made of Mowers. Of course,
The tempter inei John on the church thai ti e hare i, a legendary relative to
' steps at the clone of the morning ser- the moon.
\ j,.H i There are several reasons given us
" lulln." said the sii.iuiu* \ nice, "you j to why ihe hare whs chosen to svin-
ure h stranger Come with me to b di/e the moon, li isa nocturnal mi:
I Kite 1 itl Place. Tim nice young men all inal, and there was an ancient super-
go there You can read or play game;. stltion that the hare could chtingi
there, but he
A song of Heaven awoke llitn, and 11 ■;
stirred,
I'o waken llower and star and leaf and
bird i
j Forth from the crypt Me stepped, u
more to die,
I.ord of the living, both in earth and
sky.
Angels, w ho rolled aw ay that mighty
stone,
Prison of Him, for aye who rules alone
Aye, as we sleep in darkness, ye shall
break
our death-strong fetters, for our great
Lord's sake.
Imtiny knew they w
could not tell us."
Samuel held a beautiful egg in each
hand while he jumped up and down
for joj "Where do you suppose Kaster
eg,;s conic from'.' Must have grown.
like all the trees and everything, j The cock main in Perry took a ntun
just whatever you like And there you | sex. like the moon, which was fabled 1 shouldn't wonder if lilt birds painted i ber of the boys over last night. P rob -
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Ml N It A 1.1.,
will hear some of ihe lines! singing
and playing to be found in the city. '
" I I think I will go "
jim then a kindly hand was placed
on John's shoulder.
''Com® home with lis to dinner,
said his employer.
sometimes as masculine and sometimes
lis feminine. Again the young of the
hare, unlike those of rabbits, are born
with their eyes open, and it was a tra-
dition that the hare, thus born with
open eyes, never closed them. Ilelice
it came to be identilied with the full
them with their own feather* like the i ably for the bcnclit of Uie-n young
sky and llowrrs and things tliay see." sports, and old ones as well, their
Let's go and show our eggs to
grandpa; he said Kaster meant 'to
coine forth to live.' Maybe he can tell
us about these Raster egg , and who j it i supposed that • tin
laid them in the llower basket." ' were victorious.
names should not be given. It was
impossible to obtain the particulars of
fight by rouods—or phone either, but,
winning bird*
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Griffin, Lester I. The Daily Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1901, newspaper, April 7, 1901; Stillwater, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117296/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.