The Okeene Eagle. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1901 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OKEENE EAGLE
H. C. CHAPMAN. Publisher.
OKKENK.
OKLAHOMA.
A SERVICE OF HANDS.
worn;
They bear the sears which Sacrifice «le-
m finds
r When from their cherished Idols rudely
torn.
I love to think that once that calloused
palm
With dimples In the rosy flesh was set,
That once fond lips annolnted with love’s
balm
Pressed kisses thero that live In mem-
ory yet.
Those knotted hands with soft and rever-
ent trace .
Have gently closed tired lids o'er sfRht- I I*1*
less eyes,
Then clasped in prayer before the throne
of Grand
Asked entrance for u soul In Paradise.
Dear hands! Ilrave hands! 1 proudly hon-
or you!
For lofty deeds in lowly spirit done.
Maimed nnd unhcnutlful to careless view,
What victories of peace those hands
have won!
M. Jj. Payne, in Chicago Record-Herald
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| Sold for Naught.
By Mrs. Amelia E. Barr.
They’ve given loving service—those poor
hands ...
With fretted nulls, and lingers bent nnd which cures fur none of these things,
went on iih If there were no break-
ing hcarta, no mined lives, nnil chnnge
untl chance, made anti marred the hap-
piness of millions whom lie swept be-
fore him to their long home. X had
only been a apeetntor in this little
drama, nnd hud simply watched it
in that culm, complaisant, way in
which we do Wftteh sorrows that In
no way affect us. Tint, strangely
enough, the lust net of it was played
out in my presence, and I was eom-
by circumstances and sym-
pathy to beeotnc one of the dramatis
personae. And thus it happened,
I was up among the mountains of
the Colorado river in Texas, and our
party-, charmed by the exquisite scen-
ery and strange nnd beautiful flora,
wandered out of (he proper trail.
Sunset found us far from any human
habitation, exempt a little log-cabin
in the crevice of the hills half a mile
below us. Wo supposed it to he the
home of some freed negro, and des-
cended to seek temporary rest and
refreshment, purposing, as soon us the
moon arose, to continue our way to
the little village, not. over ten miles
distunt. The door wue opened to
receive us before we reached it,
and the splendid looking fellow- lean-
ing on his gun within its shadow
was Antony Y'uitglmn. I knew him at
once; every change was only an add-
ed grace; he was ten times hftnd-
I saw him last,
laughing nnd hallooing, head and
shoulders higher than any squire who
rode to cover in all the glens nnd
glades of Snowdon. lie gave us
broiled venison, strong coffee and hot
hoc-enkes, and a welcome which added
no little y.est. to his hospitable provi-
sion. After supper, when a couple of
our
| noisy mirth, 1 intentionally culled
itiin by his name. He dropped his
pipe in amazement, and looked the
question lie could not ask. Then I
told him who I was, and spoke of the
dear old town among the West more-
land mountains. When bearded
men weep, they need the ministry of
angels; no human sympathy can
reach such sorrow, and so I was silent
until he had conquered his emotion,
lie asked of every one’s welfare be-
fore he mentioned Eleanor, and then
his voice was cold and indifferent:
hut his eyes contradicted his tongue,
plain when time and possession! tf,rm the last offices for him, and at
robbed her of even this semblance of i M 1,11 rise n little gathering of rough
devotion, ami she understood herself men, whom he had led in ninny a wild
as held "something better than his '"id dangerous exploit, helped to iuy
dog, a Utile dearer than his horse." 1 ‘‘!
And ot Antony Y'niigliiin no word or
token came. The lands and home
which had been his fathers’ for 500
years, were sold to strangers; and
Eleanor’s heart lost its hist hope—
that of seeing him agnln. Time,
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ITNDICIt the shadow of tile laburnum
U trees, crowned with their golden
wealth of blossoms, Eleanor Ruby
waited for her lover. And yet few
would have giyssed it, for on her face * cornet Ilian when
was the shadow of doubt uiul per-
plexity, instead of the light of love;
and her Irresolute movements be-
trayed a heart ill at ease.
"I am going to be a fool again,”
she murmured. "And the worst of it
is, I like the folly,"
And there were few girls who
would not, have liked “ttie folly" rep-1 l’*Pe® hll(l soothed and quieted
resented by the handsome Antony
Vaughan. Over the heathery hills she
watched him coming now, his great
black horse devouring the distance
between them in long swinging
strides, stopping neither “for broke
nor for stone," and taking the low
garden wall in a well-distanced leap,
which brought him almost to her
side. Stately and handsome, brave
and gentle, rend in all the learning
of the schools, what more could
Eleanor want? All these “availed
him nothing,” while his poverty sat
like u Mordecni in the gate. And so
she had determined that, sweet ns
these meetings were, this should be
the last; for this woman had the na-
ture of Dian in the form of Venus,
and not for love was she going to
nnd his tongue belied his heart,
tolri him of all her cold, empty, neg-
lected life, her faded beauty and her
listless, unhappy ways. And lifter a
moment's silence, during which he li\-
sneriflee the more tangible benefits ! crnlly trembled with feeling, he nmt-
of gold nnd position. Still, with his
arms around her, and whispered
words of endearment, trembling from
bis lips to hers, it was hnrd to tell
him so. The intoxication of his pres-
ence made her for a little while obe-
dient to the dignity within her: but
when he began to speak of a definite
engagement and n certain marriage
day, however distant, she broke at
once the spell which hud held her
passive in his embrace.
"The thing is impossible, Antony,"
she said, sadly, but decidedly. "We
might starve, but we could not live,
decently on $1,500 a year. My father
Inis more than double tlmt, and he
never is able to make both ends of
the year agree comfortably. Fortune
forbids our banns."
“Oh, Nelly! Nelly! I begin to be-
lieve what Frank Foster told me—
flint you were going lo marry that
old lawyer who has bought poor
Snowdon's estates. Nelly, are you
not going to deny it? Speak quick!
it is not possible, it is not possible!
you cannot be so wicked and so
cruel!” and lie lield her hands tightly.
tcretl: "Only just! A life for a life!
Only just! And yet, poor thing!"
And I lien he rose hastily, and calling
his dogs—of which at least n. dozen
were lying around—he left the hut,
ostensibly to look after our horses.
During the next, year we spent
much time together, and I soon felt,
for him tin nffeetlon “passing the love
of woman." He was indeed the idol
of a large suction of country, nnd the
lender in all hunting and Indian ex-
peditions: for to these Ishmnelites of
tlie frontier his very name had be-
come a terror. Far ns the eye could
reach the land was till his own; im-
mense herds of cattle and envnllards
of horses roamed over the hills; nnd
tlie rich bottom lands yielded him fab-
ulous harvests of corn and cotton.
"How did you make till this wealth,
Vaughan?" 1 asked him, one day.
“I didn't make a dime of it. dark.
Fortune brings in some boats that are
not steered, and she found mine drift-
ing about and took Charge of it. that’s
all."
Then there was a pause. We were
both thinking of Eleanor’s mistake.
and looked fiercely into the fair, , He was the first to speak,
treacherous face. Little comfort "l am going to-morrow to hunt up
♦here; only n cold ilMhince that, like i the trail of some thieving Comanehes
polished steel, flung him hack the ^ who have run off -0 of my best mares;
passionate love nmozement Hint nl-i like enough 1 may never come back
most slabbed her like a wound. Once j again, if 1 am ininwiug more than two
convinced of her falseness, it was not days, hunt me up, old fellow, and
his nature to sue. This beautiful bury me like a Christ,inn."
Judas had sold his and Iter own youth |
anil hopes, and lie would not again
touch the hand which had taken so
He spoke half in jest and half in
earnest; but nil unaccountable pre-
sent intent of evil seized me, and 1
foul a price. She was amazed and j urged him to let me go with him.
confounded. Of sue): love as this she
had not dreamt. Ail her intentions
This he positively declined, saying
tlint “I was not tip to Indian yet, ami
of soothing (tie parting with kisses,1 would onlv increase the danger.
So early next morning lie went over
the hills, accompanied by a couple of
of them would not take the j fine hounds, anil carrying his rilie,
and promises of eternal friendship, I
melted like snow in fire, lie would
proffered kiss, nor see the white, be-
seeching face, nor touch tlie out- |
stretched hand. He was gone, in u
storm of outraged and indignant love,
and Eleanor Hahy knew very well
that in that noble heart her image \
was evermore a fallen nnd a dese-
crated idol. How wretchedly now the
long, hot summer days went by! And
in the midst of them Antony Vaughan
disappeared from all his old haunts. !
Sonic said he had gone to India, oth-
him in Ids grave.
Ilo hud left, nil that he possessed—
gold, cattle and lands—to Eleanor,
wife of Kiohard Crosby, of Snowdon
Heights, Westmoreland; und as soon
as possible 1 returned to England to
inform her of the bequest,
I found her in a little breakfast
parlor of the tine house for which
she had sold herself. Her beauty was
much faded, her dress slovenly nnd
ungraceful. 1 introduced myself to
her, uud named u mutual friend at
whose house we had often met. She
condescended to remember, and then
looked at me for further information.
"I have just returned from Texas,"
I continued, and then 1 paused to see
if her heart would connect the coun-
try with her lover.
"Indeed!" she answered, quite calm-
ly- "A very unpleasant country, is it
not?"
"1 hope you do not think so, for I
am come to tell you that a friend Inis
left you an immense estate there.”
Into the white, passionate face a
great tide of feeling rushed; her eyes
brightened with their old beauty.
Site stood up, nnd with parted lips
waited fur me to speak again. I re-
mained silent, however, for a moment,
and in that moment her heart ,voke
amt whispered to her by what loss
her gain was made. Then site sat
down, und covering her face with her
hands, cried out: "Oh, my love! my
love! After all these weary years
-" 1 tried to comfort, tier by tell-
ing of all his noble life- -how lie had
succored the sorrowful and fought for
tlie weak, and defended helpless wom-
en and children with his own life.
“And wlnit matters it?" she cried,
in a wild passion of grief; ‘‘In- inis left
me, who loved him so dearly, to suf-
fer all these years, without a word
of comfort or of hope."
“Hut he has proved that he has
never forgotten you.”
"Yr-i. Never forgot my most miser-
able folly nnd childish pride. See
what lie lias done! Give me gold, and
denied me even a look or a word of
love or forgiveness! His remem-
brance of me is the most profound
cruelty. I will not touch a farthing
of his wealth. I have bought it with
years of misery and tears of blood.
No, no! I have gold enough, and to
spare; and what has it done for me?
Look at that helpless, paralyzed old
man sitting in the sunshine; he never
says a kind word to me, and yet for
hint and his gold I surrendered the
noble heart and glorious beauty of
Antony Vaughan. And you tell me he
is dead! What then remains for me?
Endless weeping. Leave me now; I
will not speak another word to any-
one.”
H was impossible to take this for
answer, so tlie next day I called
again, but she was very ill and could
see no one. The following day I re-
ceived the same answer, and her phy-
sician, to whom I spoke, thought it
might be some time before she would
be able to attend to any business. So
I took a run “over tlie border” to Ed-
inburgh, and remained there several
days. On my return I went immedi-
ately to Snowdon Heights, and T met
her funeral coming down the great
avenue. Poor Eleanor! the title deeds
of her estate had proved to be her
death warrant. People's Home Jour-
nal.
STONE FOR THE SENATE.
?nl. Mnst-s tVi-tumrc Says tin* M-(Juv«raur
nf Missouri In u t’Hodlilftte »<i Suc-
uin-il tittnrge O. Vent,
St. Louis, Aug, 24. “Ex-Gov. VVil
itiin J. Stone Is not a candidate for
lie democratic presidential nomlim-
i ion in 1904. Gov. Stone is u cumu-
late for the I’lllted States seniitor-
«hip and nothing else. Yon cun suy
Unit regardless of all announcements
to the contrary and you can also say
that lie will be tin- next United States
senator from Missouri. He is the
oily man in the race having a show of
•lection.” The foregoing was (lie
leclaration made by Col. .Moses Wet-
more to a reporter yesterday at the
Planters’ hotel. Col. Wetinore is a
•lose business, political and personal
friend of ex-Guv. Stone. He was an
ardent friend of his nnd a liberal cam-
paign supporter in 1896 and also in
1900. and it is v -II known that he en-
joys the closest social and politicul
intimacy with the ex-governor.
A FRAUD PERPETRATED.
rtia I .Hid Office M»|i ut HI llcno Tam-
pered with by Checking Off Seu-
tluna Nut filed Upon.
Lawton, Ok., Aug. 24.—The land of.
See people here have been advised
that a villainous graft has been suc-
cessfully worked at El Beno and prole
fl'ly worked at Lawton. It was dis.
covered at El Reno lust week that the
land office map had been tampered
wil.li, some person or persons having
checked off 50 quarter sections ol
land which lind not been tiled upon.
An inspector was set to work to run
the guilty down, but no arrests have
yet been mode. Fifteen of the 50
quarters checked off have since been
filed upon. In each case the inspectot
was given tin* name of tlie person
making the filing. If it be found that
any of these persons were in a con-
spiracy with tlie person or persons
who checked off the quarters they
will likely lose their claims.
ENGLAND’S POSTAL AFFAIRS
MERE M*> THERE C
I * OKUDIOTM
MORE CENSUS FIGURES.
fopillitllon by fii-i, Nativity mid dolor of
Missouri anil Ncbraptkn—Over AO
I’er Cent, of Mnlen,
YY’ashington, Aug. 24.—The census
bureau has issued n bulletin giving
the population by sex, nativity nnd
color of tin' states of Missouri and
Nebraska. According to this state-
ment tin- males predominate in these
states. In Missouri 51.4 per cent, of
the population is composed of males;
in Nebraska, 52.9 per cent. The per-
centage of foreign-born is as follows;
Missouri, 7; Nebraska, 16.0. As to
Over Forty Million rounds Dcposltml In
Government .Savings Hunks Dellrlt In
the Tolegmiih Department.
London, Aug. 24.—A blue book con-
taining the postmaster general’s re-
port for 1900 presents some interest-
ing statistics. The total number of
postul packets delivered in tlie United
Kingdom was 3,723,817,000. The ex-
periments with motor mail services
are still unsuccessful but recent de-
velopments have encouraged the hope
of the ultimate establishment of this
class of service. The public deposited
in the savings banks £40,510,436, nnd
color, over 99 per cent, of tin* populn- ,,1C total Hm0,,nt due to depositors at
tion in Nebraska are white, while in ,he en<1 of the .v,,,ir w«s €135,549,045.
Missouri 94.8 per cent, are white. In
Missouri there are 101,234 negroes, 449
Chinese nnd Japanese and 130 Indians;
in Nebraska, 6,269 negroes, ISO Chi-
nese, 3 Jnpnnnse nnd 3,322 Indians.
The telegraph department showed a
deficit of £652,104. The total post
office revenue was £15,995,170, and the
expenditures was £ 10,064,903.
MUST INSURE PROTECTION.
ITS CAPITAL INCREASED.
A GRITTY MARQUIS.
leaving me in the cabin alone. I was
singolarly nervous and restless; and
when, toward sunset, I saw a stranger
climbing the road to our door. I was
quite sure lie was bringing bad news.
YY’hut worse? Poor Vaughan had been
surprised and surrounded by Indians;
and though he had fought his way to
tlie next house, lie had arrived there
in a dying condition. I found him
lying on a mattress under some mul-
berry trees which shaded the houscj C0,,W 8e*' Persistently followed his
How D«- Mores Confronted n Hanging
Committee nnd Won Their
Admiration.
It seemed as if every man in the
crowd had become suddenly sober. All
stood with brows drawn and revolv-
ers clutched Tightly, trying to bore
into the night and see who the in-
truder was, relates Everybody’s Maga-
zine. The stranger guided his horse
up to the fire, sprang to the ground,
dropped the long bridle reins at his
feet, faced the astonished men and
remarked:
“Now, gentlemen, if you have a rope
ready, here i an». I am the Marquis
de Mores."
The unsteady blaze, leaping up and
falling low, like tlie pulse of a man
who is dying of thirst on the desert,
showed the Marquis’ strange, pale
face. His lips were drawn in a smile
such as some of the rustlers had seen
on men’s faces when they turned their
backs lo the wall, after hope was
gone, and fought for the sake of kill-
ing. In his hands were two long-bar-
reled pistols, upon the nickel trim-
mings of which tlie light scintillated.
His sombrero was pushed back from
his forehead and his hands were in-
cased in gloves.
For a moment there was not a
sound mound the little blaze. The
Marquis' horse shook its head and be-
gan snuffing and nosing about in the
shrubbery at its feet. One of the long
pistols in the Marquis’ linnds pointed
at the breast of the leader of the
gang; the other, as “Gunny Sack Hill”
Out, flenklnt Will Not Deliver William Fa-
vor* to MImmouh Officer* If There I*
Danger from a Mob.
Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 24.--Wil-
iinrn Favors, tlie negro held here on
the charge of being connected with
the Fierce City horror, was released
on a writ of habeas corpus yesterday
afternoon, but immediately rearrest-
ed by the sheriff of this county as a
fugitive from justice. A telegram was
received here from the governor of
Missouri stating that the requisition
papers for Favors was on the way
here. Favors will lie held pending
the decision of Gov. Jenkins in regard
to tlie requisition. Tt is believed here
that the governor will not honor the
requisition unless assured that the
negro will be protected.
Another Step Taken In tlie Consolidation
of All the Kansas City. Fort Seott A
Memphis Kuilroad Properties.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 24.—The state
charter board has granted the appli-
cation of the new Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis Railway company
for nn increase of capital stock. The
company was chartered recently with
$20,000,000 capital. Yesterday it in-
creased it to $60,000,000. The fee to
the state amounted to $8,100. Tlie in-
crease was made in order that the
new company could absorb nil of the
old Memphis company’s property, ex-
cept a few lines in Missouri that par-
allel the ’Frisco. Before the 'Frisco
and Memphis finally become consoli
dated the stock will again have to be
increased to $160,000,000.
PANIC IN A SHOW TENT.
FREE SILVER NOT DISCUSSED.
At Kvanrtvltle, Ind,, During a Vaudeville
Performance the Cry of Fire CnuHe-
in jury of Many People.
Evansville, Ind., Aug. 24.—A tent be-
longing to a New York vaudeville eoin-
pany, which is showing at a fair lte-
Iowa MIdroad Populists Meet at lie. Moines
and Nominate Ex-Congressman
Weller for Governor.
Des Moines, In., Aug. 24.—The mid
road populist state mass convention
convened here Friday to place a full
ticket in the field. Not to exceed 50
ing held in Sullivan near here, was de- delegates were present. Ex-Congress-
stroyed by fire last night, It was I
crowded when the cry of fire was
raised and a panic ensued in which a
number of women and children were
seriously injured by being trampled I
upon. Miss Lillie May. a performer,
was so severely burned that she will
die. Other employes were severely
burned while rescuing those in the
tent.
man YY'eller, of Nashua, was nominat-
ed for governor. Free silver was not
discussed in convention. Leaders de
clnred free silver populists went to
the wall after the Sioux Falls conven-
tion and are now either openly nllied
with the .straight populist party or
with the democrats.
DIDN’T TURN HER HEAD.
Mi** Mattie Heal*, tlie Holder of No. 9
Claim ut Lawton. Hark to the Tel-
ephone Exchange.
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 24.—Miss Mat- |
tie Beals, the lucky winner of claim
No. 2 in the Lawton land district,
has returned to Wichita and has re-
sumed her old position as operator in
the telephone office. It is possible I
that she is tlie wealthiest telephone
girl in America, us her farm, it is
said, is fully north from $15,000 to
$20,000. Miss Meals will work in the)
telephone office until February t,
when she must move into lier claim
and remain on it for eight months.
The Lot Sale In New Towns.
Washington, Aug. 24.—Gov. Rich-
ards, who returned to YVashington
yesterday from Oklahoma, where he
has been supervising the work of
opening the Kiowa and Wichita reser-
vations, estimates that the receipts
from the sale of townsite property
at Anadarko, Hobart and Lawton will
reach nearly, if not quite, $1,000,000,
all of which will be expended for pub-
lic improvements and the payment of
the first year’s salaries of county
officers.
ABDUL MUST HURRY UP.
to America: but all soon forgot bleeding front a dozen wounds. A ne- 1
gro woman and two or three rough !
head, no matter how- he turned it.
Presently the leader of the gang
hint except the cold, proud woman,
in whose memory he wandered like
nn uneasy ghost continually. ........,_______ r___
Then, when the short, bright days lv ebbing life, but no hope nor rescue j jet"Led his hat off, and advanced to
of September came, the rich man who could now avail. The seal of death | ''nrt} Frenchman, holding out his
had bought Eleanor claimed his bar- was on t-very .feature.
i but tender-hearted men were doing!''".*'" his revolver down with an oath
what thev could to prolong his quick- | made tlie Marquis horse start.
* . ... * . . » . i .»' T* I. • • < I I <2 lt-l t . i 1Y 'iti.l -nllinnenJ 4
‘Don’t fret, .Jack,” he said, almost
hand.
‘Pin ’er there, pard,” he said.
gain, nnd took it home to the little
palace on Snowdon Heights. A ............. ...... _________
bishop in lawn and silk ratified the ^ either in life or dealh, that’s worth a Fivo Tou *’r>’dit for.
‘You
cheerfully. “There is really nothing. ”ot a blanked sight more grit ’n I
transaction; her parents made a great tear."
feast; the world gave that assurance
Then facing his grim-faced crew,
I did not iuhmI to speak to him of I 1,0 continued: “Roys, they won’t be
of approval which is powerful ns the his affairs; they had been arranged hnngin up to Medora tenight.
nod of Jove; but her own heart whis- nnd explained to me long* ago, for he j 1 Iias been indef'nitcly post-
pored all the time, “Thou fool!*’ I was well aware in what constant dan- Pon^*
And when the eclat and excitement ger he lived. Indeed, nil care for or i--
French Am bun* a dor Will Quit ConatantI- |
no pie If Mutter* In Dispute Arc Not
Settled at Once.
Constantinople, Aug. 24,.—The
French ambassador, M. Constans, has
sent a letter to the sultan informing
him that he would leave Constanti-
nople with the entire staff of the
embassy if the matters in dispute
were not settled immediately. The
letter has the nature of an ultimatum.
It accords the sultan the briefest de-
lay within which to comply with the
demands. * .
Closed for six Month, at Least.
New York, Aug. 24.—Y’iee President
Sewell, of the American Smelting &
Refining company, said Friday that
the smelter trust plant at Argentine,
near Kansas City, Mo., had been shut
down in order that the works may
be overhauled and repaired. “This
will,” he said, “require a period ot
at least six months. The plant will
probably be reopened at the end of
that period.”
A Life Convict Paroled for Ten Days.
Michigan City, Ind.. Aug. 24.—John
Fleming, a life convict in tlie peni-
tentiary. has been given a ten days’
parole by Gov. Durbin in order that
he may visit his dying father at Ko-
komo. The officers have full confi-
dence that he will return at the end
Fifty Thousand People See llaby Parade
New York. Aug. 24.—Asburv park’s
annual baby parade attracted 50,00f
spectators and all of them cheerec
the 610 babies that passed in review
before them. The parade was on Oeear
avenue, which was covered with mat
ting. In 1he parade were ten sets <v
twins nnd 65 cities were represented
Over $1,000 in cash prizes was distrib
uted.
Fierce Clfy Militia to Be Dishiindpil,
Jefferson City. Mo.. Aug. 24.—Gov
Doekerv lias ordered Adjt. Gen. Dam
eron and Brig. Gen. Clark to go tc
Pierce City at once to protect th«
property of the state. The com jinny
VVt VI" ( .....T'lof the national guard at Pierce City
of the ten days. This is said to be . . 1
ii-i ti/i il il*Ivi ii. l/i.l Ivikiin nc/h „ r 41... .. .
tlie first case on record where a life
convict has been permitted to leave
prison.
will be disbanded because of the at-
titude of the members toward Mon-
day’s lynching.
Slow Travel In Kuwla.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.—Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, nnd his fum-
yvere all over, when life’s dull, com-
mon way nnd dreary intercourse
brightened by no stray sunbeam of
love—lay stretched in wearying dis-.
interest in his present life seemed lo
have vanished. Be talked in a rapid,
feverish manner of the jvist; of his
home nnd his dead mother; of his
Two of n KI till.
An amusing instance of unconscious
soliloquy during a tete-a-tete yvith a
lady is told of the famous physician.
t-ance before* her. how bitterly she re- friends and the pursuits of his youth; I Dr. Freind. It was in the old convivial
railed the golden spring time under but be never oner named Klennor, nnd
the laburnums, when love glorified
♦ he meanest flower, and really “paint-
'd the lily, and gave an added perfume
lo the violet
Kar her husband she had no love,
ind with his pursuits no sympathy,
ilp hail been attracted to licr by her
/teat beauty’, and hail loved her at
ih a strength of passion which
I could not bring* myself to iutro- ,
lays, a ml the doctor was summoned
>ne evening from a rather too festive
ely !
dure the subject at this hour. As the j board to the bedside of a lady patient.
He felt her pulse “secundem artetn,”
but for the life of him could not count
its beats. “Drunk* by Jove!” he
soliltBjuizeil, and pulled himself to*
gether sufficiently' to order some
son, | harmless mixture. Ilia delight may
, - * him be imagined when the next morning,
... ...ight by a little tact have made that many had not hesitated to at- instead of an indignant dismassnl from
i firm and lasting affection; but she tribute his exile and the sale of the further attendance, he received from
lad taken no pains to please him. old Y’nnghan Manor House to grief for his patient a confession that he had
node no efforts to retain his admira- her death. diagnosed her complaint quite cor-
don, so that she had no right to com-! I assisted the negro woman to per- rectly.—London Globe,
last tints of sunset faded in '‘ashen
skies’* he died, ejaculating, almost
with his last breath, and with n voice
of glad surprise, the word “Mother!”
I had known his mother well; a 1
little lmly', who had idolized her
and been so tenderly beloved
Twenty-Mile Paced Kuct*.
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 24.—Johnny
Nelson easily defeated Jimmy Moran ... . ,
iu a 20-mile paced race at the Coliseum ^£‘ve I!'re af,er * br,ef V1S"
last night. Nelson lowered the track! ° Wnrsay Represents
record of 32:37 to 32:09 3-5 and was a tlVC "‘“l of ^"nect.cut has just
ahead of Passed trough St- Petersburg, hav-
ing been 38 days in reaching this city
from Vladivostock.
Pm of School Load Mono,
Guthrie,—School Land Commissioner
J. J. Houston lias received an opinion
from Attorney General Strung relative
to the use of certain indemnity school
land monies. The act was passed at
the last session of the legislature and
there was some question whether the
act meant all indemnity lands or in-
demnity school lands. The law reads
as follows;
"That of all monies received from
Indemnity lauds after tlie first day of
July, 1901, it shall be the duty of the
territorial treasurer to refund to the
district wherein such indemnity land
is located 15 jjcr cent, of tlie rental so
received, said money to he jiaid to tlie
buid school district through tlie county
treasurer of the county in which said
lunds iuuy he located, on or before the
first, day of July in caeh year.
“It shall be the duty of the county
superintendent of each county in Okla-
homa territory wherein indemnity
lauds are located to furnish the terri-
torial school land office and the terri-
torial treasurer with a map of said
county, showing tlie boundaries of each
district organized in such county, com-
posed in whole or in part of indemnity
school lands."
Judge Strang held that in this case
tlie law referred only to indemnity
school lands.
Til* Amiilurko Storn.
El Reno.—The latest news from An-
adarko states that only two persons,
VV. P. Tevis of Weatherford, Texas,
ami Felix Antone, Lamar county, Tex.,
were killed in the storm last Wednes-
day. S. V. Nelson of Kansas City, was
severely bruised as was also Dan War-
ren of Story county, lit., but both men
will recover. The storm struck at
about eight o’clock and came up with-
out warning. Felix Antone was killed
iu the lodging tent and grocery store
of his sons, located just west of the
postoffice. The postoffice building a
rudely constructed affair, collapsed
and fell over the tent. Antone’s three
sons succeeded in getting out, but
their father was caught by a large
timber and crushed to death. W. P.
Tevis was killed in a tent by the side
of a saloon auilding being erected on
the corner of tedth and C streets. He
leaves a wife and three children. He
was a painter. The buildings used by
tlie county officials were damaged
but none of the documents were dam-
aged nor any of the occupants injured.
After the storm had spent its fury the
moon shone out beautifully over the
scene of hundreds of wrecked tents
and scattered effects and displayed
scared people running here and there
gathering their families and belongings
together.
Indian* Will Urine Anntlu-r Suit.
El Reno.—It has been talked here on
the streets that another injunction
suit is likely to be brought by mem-
bers of the Caddo Indian tribe in order
to have land office officials to reject all
tilings on township 12 and range 10,
which land is close to the Wushitu
river. The Indians will make the
claim that they made application to
have this township set aside for pas-
ture uses and that no- attention was
paid to their requests, The success of
the application for tlie other injunction
evidently has caused the Indians to
think that they have a sure thing and
lienee the talk of another suit. Filings
have already been made on a part of
this land it seems and if the injunction
should be granted it would greatly
interfere with the work of the land
office.
Election iu the Cherokee Nation.
August tlie 5th was election day in
the Cherokee Nation. At Going Snake
court house the Downing party was
very poorly represented, while the
National party was split, but carried
the election. This party is composed
of tlie full-blood element, while the
Downing party is made up of the more
intelligent class and consider the mat-
ter of election as of no importance
whatever. Several jiersons were hit
by rocks and other missiles at this
election.
Mo*t Unpopular Man In thn Conntr,.
Chickaslia Express: H. A. Loyd, •
young man employed as clerk in the
local postoffice, who was tlie first to
eree.t a house on the claim of Woods,
the Lawton man, has an acre of con-
tested land fenced off. He says he
will hung to it until the courts decide
he must get off. Loyd went down in
the hope of drawing a claim but failed
to get one. When he saw Wood's
greedy action in grabbing up ail the
free land fronting on tlie city he con-
cluded the claim would not hold, ns it
was plainly taken for speculative pur-
poses. Loyd had no more blocked off
his camping place when about 2.000
other men conceived similar ideas.
They overran Woods’ claim like ants
on a lump of sugar leaving the greedy
young uian only room for a house In
a far corner of his claim.
Woods is probably the most unpopia
lar man in tlie word- He has st least
2,000 jjersonal enemies men who will
contribute to the fund to be raised to
jiay the firm of Guthrie lawyers which
has undertaken the contest. Ho will
be kept out of his property, granted
that his claim holds, at least two year*
uud probably five. Mr. Loyd sayt
Woods published a notice again last
week warning all people to get off hit
land by Friday night. Nobody went
Area of Terrltorj.
Tlie census bureau has just issued s
bulletin which contains some rathe,
startling information in regard to th*
area of square miles of the varioui
states and territories in the Union.
This official date is jiartieularly sig-
nificant at this time when Oklahoma ii
striving to secure admission to State-
hood in the Union. Did you ever know
that the territory of Oklahoma contains
more square miles than eleven states
already in the Union? Did you also
know that the great Empire State ol
New York, with a population of 7,000,-
000 inhabitants, is only eighteen per
cent larger in area than Oklahoma.
Even the great state of Ohio contains
only about one six percent more in
area than the Territory, while Connec-
ticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massaehu*
setts New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Vermont and Rhode Island are insig-
nificant spots on tlie map in compari-
son with Ohlahoma. Oklahoma has a
gross area of 39,030 square miles; a watei
surface of 200 square miles. New York
has a land surface of 47,620 squars
miles and a water surface of 1,540
square miles, while Ohio’s area is only
41,000 square miles. The Indian Terri-
tory and Oklahoma as one would give
an area surpassed by only nine stutet
in the Union. This would give a com-
bined area of over 70,070 squure miles.
Frisco lo Hull)! to Lawton.
El Reno.—B. F. Dunn, district pas-
senger agent for the Frisco at Wichita
who was one of the lucky men in the
drawing lias selected a farm 12 miles
west of Lawton. It is rumorod here
that the Frisco will buikl from Okla-
iaooma City out to the Lawton country,
it is impossible to find out anything
definite about the matter here, but im-
Jiressiou remains that the road will ex-
tend its Oklahoma lines.
Kustarn Oklahoma Railroad Extension.
Pawnee Times-Democrat: U. C. Gusa
who with W. H. Coyle, is securing
the right of way for the Eastern Okla
iioma to Ralston, came up from Guth-
rie on business connected with his
work. Mr. Guss said much that will
lie of great interest to the people of
Pawnee. He said Pawnee would be on
the tsanta Fe’s main line through this
section; that trains would probably be
running to Ralston by next March and
through via Moline. Kansas., to Kans-
as City by July 1 1902. “The people of
Pawnee have been unduly exercised on
account of the Eastern Oklahoma’s ex-
tension, and the talk of building the
‘main line’ from Lemert to Cushing,”
said Mr. Guss. ’ “There is no dispo-
sition on tlie part of anyone connected
with the Santa Fe railroad to hurt
Pawnee or to tear down one town to
build up another. It would not bo
good business policy, and the facts are
the Santa Fe is anxious to help Pawnee
and do what it can to build it up, as
well as the other towns on its line.
mile nnd two-thirds
Moran at the finish.
Champion Cricketer*.
Chicago, Aug. 24.—The Northwest-
ern Cricket association championship
was won yesterday by the Wanderers
of Chicago, who defeated Manitoba by
58 runs in the last game of the
tournament.
Iowa Mate Fair Open*.
Des Moines, la., Aug1. 21.—The Iowa
state fair, which will continue for
seven days, was formerly opened Fri-
day with a larger list of exhibitors
Failed for •230,000.
New York, Aug. 24.—The Mutual
Mercantile agency, founded in 1699
through the efforts ol Erastus Wimnn
as a rival to R. G. Dun & Co., has gone
to the wall with liabilities of $250,000.
The Victim* of the Inlander Wreck.
Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 24.—The
steamer Hating arrived in port yes-
terday, bringing the remains of live
victims of the Islander disaster. In
than has been entered upon the books bodies inn? been recovered and
of the association in years. Tlie pro-
gramme does not begin until Monday.
Boy Sentenced for Wrecking Trains.
Janesville, \Yis„ Aug. 24.—tyilliam
Kinney, the 11-year-old son ol a rail-
road watchman, was sentenced to the
industrial school for boys at Wauke-
sha for wrecking a train on the Chi.
engo Milwaukee & St. Paul road.
it is authentically stated that the to-
tal number of lives lost was 40.
Cloudburst Damages a Town.
Rome, Ga.. Aug. 24.—Advices from
Collinsville, Ala., state that the town
was visited by a cloudburst and great-
ly damaged. Several stores were com-
U-tely inundated and many residences
’shed from their foundations.
Shipping Flour Ahrend
Ponca City.—The Ponca City Milling
company have just shipped several car-
loads of their finest flour to Belfast,
Ireland. This enterprising firm is
shipping export stuff almost every day,
and are receiving the best indorsements
wherever their flour is tried. They
are doing a great work for Ponca City
and Oklahoma and will soon be enjoy-
ing an enormous export trade.
Catling of Corn.
Farmers over the territory are be-
ginning to cut their corn for feeding
purposes. It is the impression of stock
men that in the northern part of the
territory the greater portion of the
corn will be out and shocked for feed
next winter. Demands are being made
on the southern towns of the territory
for men to supply the farmers who
want them to help in their work.
Drag Morr« Kuo According to I.:nr.
Guthrie.—Mr. F. B. Lillie, secretary
of the territorial board of pharmacy,
has returned from a trip to Lawton
and Anadarko. where it had been re-
ported that druggists were carrying j The r^tm given for opening the en-
OH wue! Asphalt.
Guthrie Leader: A. VV. MeKeand re-
turned from Lawton where he is inter-
ested in oil prospecting. He is with
the Cobb Mineral Developing company
which owns valuable mineral claims
!! milps east and north of Lawton.'
1 he oil runs out of the formation,
making a spring of crude oil. On this
claim is a large bed of asphalt, which
can he taken out in great lumps. The
company will commence drilling for
oil iu a few days having machinery on
the road.
Mr. MeKeand came here to file
the articles of incorporation of the
Kiowa and Comanche Telephone com-
pany which will have a loc^l exchange
iu Lawton, and toll lines Through the
new country connecting with all other
independent lines.
Negroes Dp In Arms.
Oklahoma City.—William Favors the
negro porter under arrest here,
charged with the murder of Miss Wild
at Pierce City, Mo., refused to go back
to that place without requisition pa-
pers. He insists that he can prove an
alibi. A hundred or more negroes of
Oklahoma City have interested them-
selves in Favors’ and will aid in keep-
ing him here until the likelihood of
lynching at Pierce City has passed.
Hurncd by nn Explonloa
Miss Dara Raisch, a domestic in the
employ of G. VV. Hopkins, a Guthrie
merchant, was severely burned by the
explosion of a gasoline stove at which
she was working. The gasoline was
scattered over the young ladies’ arms
and the clothing burned off almost to
her shoulders. Fortunately she did
not inhale the flame, and will recover
although her injuries are of a terribly
painful nature.
Alliltlm KiM-uinpmrur.
Adjutant General Burlingame has
issued an order calling the territorial
militia encampment to meet in Perry
for one week, beginning October 10.
on business contrary to the statute,
which provides that none but registered
pharmacists may put up prescriptions.
He found six drug stores at Lawton
where he had been informed there
were a score, and but one at Anadarko.
and all of them were being run strictly
campment on Thursday, or the middle
of the week, is to avoid desecrating
two Sundays, and to have the troops
enjoy one Sunday in camp thus giving
the chaplain of the regiment something
to do. He can preach to the soldiers.
The equipment will be moved on Mon*
in accordance with the law. The drug | day and everything put in plane for the
store at Anadarko opened up August 20. j arrival of the troops.
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