Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1901 Page: 3 of 8
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there's but one word upon the face of
Time-
That word is "Now."
¥ Heed it before you hear Life's even-
ing chime,
Your head to bow.
sNow" is the crisis of man's circum-
stance—
His life', his all;
The trial of his fortitude—his chance
To rise or fall.
"The column waits, the old flag floats
on high—
But soon the sun
"Will count a day lost, and in sadness
sigh,
"No battle won."
"The potter's clay is in thy hands to
mold
An angel's face—
Why leave it, idly, to turn crude and
cold,
And lose its grace?
'Great Now, while yet we sing, you
glide away
In mystic air,
Out from the sunshine of the glad to-
f day
On, on to where
Tomorrow youth's bright harbiner,
still thrives—
'Twill never be;
If man should have a hundred thou-
sand lives,
He'd find in thee
him equal to the task, or he surely
would not have retained him to con-
duct so important and complicated a
case. In short, at the age of 64, Gen.
Clous is in every attribute (indisputa-
bly just as efficient an officer as he was
ten or twenty years ago. Probably, in-
deed, his capacity to discharge the du-
ties of a military lawyer are at their
zenith. And the same may be truth-
fully said of nine out of every ten
army officers retired by operation of
law.—New York Sun.
/
More Flrempn Titan 8ol<lier«.
There are more firemen in the
United States than there are soldiers
in Uncle Sam's army. In New York
city, for fire purposes, the two bor-
oughs of Manhattan and the Bronx
with 1,400 firemen are joined. The
two boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens,
with 1,000 paid and 2,000 volunteer fire-
men, are joined, and Richmond, with
1,700 firemen, is separately organized.
There are, therefore, in New York city
6,100 firemen, paid and unpaid.
There aro 1,200 firemen in Chicago,
800 in Philadelphia, 700 in Boston, 400
in Baltimore, 500 in Buffalo, 480 in De-
troit, 500 in St. Louis, 400 in Pitts-
burg, 430 in San Francisco. 300 in New
Orleans and 250 in Washington. In
the whole country there are 65,000
paid firemen, and the number of vol-
unteer firemen varies from 100,000 to
150,000.
There is a saying among firemen
that three volunteers is equivalent
only to one regular, so great is the
value of training and discipline. Thus
a city like Wilmington, Del., with a
population of 76,000, has more volun-
teer firemen than Philadelphia, with a
population of 1,300,000, has paid fire-
men.—New York Sun.
THE NTERNATIONAL CYCLOPAEDIA.
(REVISED EDITION)
Heroes Ilpwanle<1
The secretary of the navy has sig-
nified his approval of the recommenda-
I tions of the naval board of awards
| concerning medals of honor and letters
of commendation to a number of offi-
cers and men of the navy and marine
j corps who distinguished themselves
, during the campaign in China. The list
I includes Capt. N. H. Hall, against
j whom charges of cowardice during the
| Pekin siege, had been made. He is
ABe Limit In ti,® Army. j awarded a brevet as major. The hon-
Army men have long complained j ors approved by the secretary are as
that the age of 64 at which they are j follows: Ensign C. T. Pettingill, let-
all compelled to retire from active {er 0f commendation for skill, courage
service on 75 per cent of full pay by ; all(j efficiency at the battle of Tientsin,
operation of law is at least four years i knsjgn a. N. McCarthy, a very highly
too soon in the case of average officers, j commendatory letter for his skill,
| courage and good judgment in hand
The power that made the lily first dis-
close
Her wealth of white—
The corner stone from which Time's
temples rose—
The source of Might.
— Robert MacKenzie. in Success.
and that the law is detrimental to the
public interests. Practical observation
and the conclusions of ethnological
students tend to bear them out in this
contention. A recent circumstance
serves to give emphasis to their view,
and at the same time suggests a modi-
fication of the present law. This was
the retention by Judge Advocate Gen-
eral Davis of Gen. J. W. Clous, retired,
lately colonel and judge advocate, as
ling his vessel, the gunboat Calami-
anes, in the Augusan river, Mindanao,
and the successful carrying out of the
object of the expedition. The board
"regrets that under the law no greater
reward can be given this promising
young officer. His exhibition of pro-
fessional skill and nerve upon this oc-
casion appeals most forcibly to its fa-
vorable consideration." The list iO'
• •> <-> VU1UUIC V.UIMIUHU
paid leading counsel for the govern- j (.iudes thirty-seven non-commissioned
ment against Oberlin M. Carter, Ben- ; 0ffiferg and privates, who are awarded
jamin D. Greene. John P. Gaynor, Wil- I rae(jais and letters for distinguished
liam T. Gaynor. and Edward H. Gay- j conduct during various stages of the
nor, who have been indicted for con- | sjege 0f pekin, chiefly in erecting bar-
spiracy to defraud the United States \ rjCades under heavy fire.
out of some $2,500,000. Carter, for-
merly captain oi the corps of engi-
neers, is already serving a term in the
Leavenworth military prison for his
part in the alleged conspiracy. Pro-
Dutlen of Boy Apprentice*.
Most of the navy apprentice enlist-
ments at Chicago come from boys liv-
ceedings are or have been pending to j lng elsewhere than in Chicago. Chi-
secure his discharge on various tech- i cago boys do not rank high in passing
idealities. Greene and the Gaynors averages. Many suffer from the to-
are doggedly fighting to avoid being bacco heart. The average from the
taken to Georgia for trial. Under his country districts who succeed in pass-
retainer it will be part of Gen. Clous'
business to fight Carter's efforts for
release and to prosecute the Greene-
Gaynor case to a conclusion. It is
generally admitted that he is mentally
ing the examination is three and four
in five. There is now no trouble to
securo apprentices. The naval recruit-
ing station in the Masonic Temple is
crowded from morning until the clos
and physically well equipped for the j ing hour at 4 o'clock. On arrival at
work required of him, although the ' the training station the apprentice in
accused parties will be defended with j placed in the newcomer's squad. He it
ail the energy and ability that money j first trained in the care of his person,
can command. Gen. Clous has of , in the handling of bedding and cloth-
rourse been familiar with the case ing. Then he is furnished with a com-
from the day Carter was first accused j plete outfit and instructed in the uses
®f misappropriating government funds, | of the articles. Next he is Instructed
■which gives him special advantages j in the manual of arms, and exercises
for its future conduct, and doubtless at gymnastics every day from 4 to 4:45
determined his retention. | P. m. If it be summer time, the g>m-
It will be remembered that when ' nasties are abandoned for swimming
Judge Advocate General Lieber retired lessons, which occur during the fore-
fiom age on May 31, Col. Thomas F. | noon watch. Instructions are given in
Barr was appointed to the vacancy the stowing and folding of clothes, the
and immediately retired. In turn Col. J slinging of hammock, lashing it and
Clous was appointed to the Barr va- ! preparing it for inspection. The use
cancy, and likewise at once retired at , of profane nnd abusive language is
his own request, although in pursu- strictly forbidden.—Chicago News,
ance of an agreement, he went out5
about three weeks ahead of his retir-
ing date, which was June 9. There-
upon Col. George 11. Davis was ap-
pointed judge advocate general. Now.
; hose who know Gen. Clous personally
unhesitatingly affirm that he is every
whit a.i competent for any official duty
as he was prior to the day of his re-
tirement, and will probably continue to
Tie for several years to come. They
nay that he is still as vigorous and
nlert as any.officer on the active list of
the army. Gen. Davis doubtless holds
The asbestos mines of the province
of Quebec supply nine-tenths of the
asbestos produced in the world. The
mines were discovered in 1878.
"Bet you a dollar," said the amateur
Sherlock Holmes, "I can tell you
what you had for breakfast this morn-
ing." "I'll go you," replied Mr. Sltl-
ven. "You had eggs. There's a dab of
the yellow on your lip yet." "You lose.
That's been there since day before
yesterday."
Governor Richards has Charge of
County Seat Lot Sales,
TROUBLE WILL STOP SALES.
Washington. July 23.—The regula-
tions governing the disposition of the
townsite lot* in the Wichita and
Kiowa, Apache and Comanche reser-
vations in Oklahoma to be opened
August (), are issued by the interior
department. They direct Assistant
Commissioner Richards, of the general
land otlice. to take charge of and
superintend the sale of town lots in
the county seat townsites of Lawton,
Anadarko and Hobart. The blocks in
these townsites will be divided into
lots of twenty-five feet each for busi-
ness lots and fifty feet for residences.
No person shall purchase more than
one business anil one residental lot in
the same townsite. Town lots in each
townsite will be auctioned off to the
highest bidder for cash. The salt will
begin at 0 a. m., August 6, and extend
until all lots are sold, but not "beyond
August 31. The business lots will be
sold first.
The regulations require each com-
missioner to make daily remittances of
all receipts to the 1'nited States sub-
treasury at St Louis. When these sales
have been approved by the seeratary,
patents on them will be issued. Each
of the commissioners to be appointed
will furnish £100,000 bond, receive
per day for the first twenty 'lays of
the sale and 810 per day for tho re-
mainder of the sale and while closing
up the accounts. The expenses inci-
dent to the sales will be defrayed from
the proceeds of the lot sales. Assistant
Commissioner Richards is authorized
to suspend the sale for any necessary
period if it should become appareut
that the bidders have entered into a
combination to suppress competition
or otherwise affect the sales or raise
any disturbance interfering with the
orderly progress of the sale.
Secretary Hoot Pleased.
Washington, July '-4.—Secretary
Root was at his desk in the war de-
partment after an extended tour of
inspection of the Western army posts.
The Fort Leavenworth post in Kan-
sas will be strengthened. The present
intention is to make it one of the iead-
ing posts in the country. Tne train-
ing school will be enlarged by the
detail of about 100 additional officers
for instruction.
At l'ort Riley there will be stationed,
a full regiment of cavalry and five
batteries of artillery. The secretary
expressed himself especially pleased
with the advantages of this post as its
more than 20,000 acres afford excellent
facilities for manouvering of troops.
The disposition of the department,
he says, is to increase the strength of
posts, where there is available room,
as at l'ort Riley, because of the
superior advantages large space affords
for drilling troops in modern warfare.
Presents Hi* Little Hill.
Guthrie. Ok. .July 21.—Warden IS. I!.
Jewett, of the Kansas penitentiary,
eame here to make settlement with
t'.ie territory for the maintenance of
Oklahoma prisoners at that institu-
tion for the past quarter. The terri-
tory has 250 convicts at Lansing, and
the bill presented amounts to 88,123.
Twenty-four prisoners were discharged
during the last quarter, and twelve
have been pronounced insane and
must be moved to an asylum. The old
contract with Kansas has expired and
it is reported that if it is renewed it
will be at a much larger price.
Cttthollc* anil Kree Thinker*.
Saragosa, Spain. July 23.—As n re-
sult of the encounters here during sev-
eral days between Catholics and Free
Thinkers, the majority of the clergy
have fled from the city, some going to
neighboring villages, while others have
left the province. The convents and
most of the churches of Saragosa are
closed and barred.
Death of Mr*. I'aut Krugor
Pretoria, July 23. — Mrs. Kruger,
wife of former President Kruger of tho
South African republic, died of pneu-
monia. after an illness of three days.
She was 07 years old. Mrs, Kruger
was the second wife of the Transvaal
president. She was a Miss l)u l'les.six.
Mrs. Kruger was the mother of Hi
children
When the Itritish took Pretoria and
the president tied he left Mrs. Kruger
in the city, and she was sick when ho
left for Europe last February. Six of
her children were then with her.
Despite some losses in the family at
last reports, the coupie had thirty-uuu
sons and grandsons in the field.
"It affords me pleasure to say that I have examined the IX PERNA 1 IOXAL
CYCLOPAEDIA and find it to be a first-class cyclopaedia in every way. It is late,
contains an unusual number of biographies, is modern, up-to-date, and has
copious illustrations.
It discusses educational matters in an unusual and comprehensive manner;
gives the results of the latest scientific, investigations, oontains expositions of
the latest political and historical questions, such as the Chinese trouble, and
gives an excellent illustration of the International Date Line.
I commend it to the kind consideration and careful examination of those
who desire a full and complete encyclopaedia. "
L. W. BAXTER, Territorial Supt. A Auditor.
Guthrie, Okla., May 16th, 1901.
"During the past year we have had the INTERNATIONAL ENCY( LO-
PAEDIA in our library and I find that for reference work, for three-fourths of
our students, this cyclopaedia answers the purposes best, because the matter
it contains is accessible, stated in comprehensive terms, nnd written by au-
thorities that are up to date. 1 am very glad indeed to recommend it as being
the most usable and useful eneyelopa • lia in our library."
DAVID R. BOYD, Pres. Oklahoma University.
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., April 12th, I'.iOl.
STII.t.WATEli, Dec. 12. 1900.
To whom it may concern:
I am glad to endorse the International Cyclodaedia in the most unqualified
terms. Wo have practically all of the standard cyclopaedias in the library of
this institution, but it is my invariable custom to go to the International first,
und I rarely need to go farther. It is pro-eminently a work for ready reference,
nnd yet it is authoritative and up to date, and its sense of proportion is admira-
ble. All things considered, I find it the most satisfactory of the cyclopaedias.
Respectfully, A. C. SCOTT, President.
Oklahoma Agricultural Mechanical College, President's office.
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Latham, George D. & Coombs, Charles W. Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1901, newspaper, July 26, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109045/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.