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OKLAHOMA. STATE CAPITAL- TITE >D \V MO !t VI \Q, TUN R 0,1833.
The State Capital.
By the State Capital Printing Co.
FKANk 11. HklilM, Lditor.
NOW .%\l TH'MTY
\ Vlis A4*U.
Th,. C;.i c
Atlantic <* ■!.-
(riff *hat wag
twenty yea i >
sorn<- flgur.
(hcM-o really ir
lea ire etrn i..-
tot thoa rninj. - T
magdju-d liku , n
Stents lr:M. i-l j,r
ami they arc
p. pula: nUiffcr'
Time -Ik raid, fakir.* the
.'tut ton to tank f ir iteclai-
■* a/ul price* were better
uk< than now, prr*«-.nta
hat Will l>© Instructive to
forested In the quevtfcM of
ver
t orluts and do-
K n«ral
i k arguments,
tan hit of implying on
«• slat,sties to shle'd
tjwm from f>«
>mir,R rldl
Iculous
In the
eye* of -ht ir ?:• .
ir r-i. 11 r
a ire *•>
me in-
of t lie ti int<rr*
■ Ui\ in t:>
e waje
ciues-
tion:
Average daily
w.t c* In
twelve
Amer-
lean dti n
) and IK*:1
Illarksmi ....
1^70
... 12.43
$.' .*3
Biatkein.-hs' H
Ipcrs
... 1.40
1.52
Botier Mak. r
... 2.^5
2 56
Betlervnikers' II
clpers ....
... 141
1.53
Brick lay cr.H
j.i;,
3.51
Cablr iK -r.s .
... tu
2.^3
Carp*
...
2 53
Comjx*.
... I.r*2
2 il
ll adearrj. r 1
... 175
2.00
Ironmouiderg
... 260
t.tiO
Ir r m . : • 1!,
alpers
... 153
1 b*>
Mach;n
... *J )
2.41
Machin-' H
^rs
... l B
1.4S
Palnt«r.s (house)
... Ml
2.00
Patternmakers .
... 2.70
Plumbers .
... 2.74
3 15
Btf^pe Cutters ..
... 3.U7
2 23
TeamAcrs
... 1.58
l.W
•Ftom tho M <.«&chuso4t« Labor Bul-
letin for January 1899.
Tbe prlco of groceries and provisions,
the article of which th<- gr> it r jwirt of
orllj.ary w k h . *p. nt, have d-'cres*e<]
as *. «<• liav. adv.;i -i! In !h>two
general <■•■■• - th< •n,y art.cl<. tiiat are
higher now ...in twenty odd years ag
are eornmeal and mutt n ehops. Tho
ppurcha :u power of wag-is Is net fort'h
dn tho following table:
—What $1 wou'd buy In—
1872 1K1>7
Flour, wht-a1
Rloe
Beans
Tea
Coffee (roastol) ....
Sugar (k u.i brown)
Boap (common)
Beef (roasting*
..IX. 18 lbs 30.30 lbs
. 8.93 lbs 12 H2 lbs
10.50 lbs 11.92 q t
1.45 lbs 2.16 1'bs
i lbs 3.'
lbs
.. H.Sii lbs 21.28 <1.1
...12,50 II - 2i{ 81 'I
.. 5.20 lb
lbs
Kent (4 r< <>ni apartni't).. -."3 d's 3 . 5 d's
B >anl (men) ] _4 d's 1.52 d's
Board (women) 1 *7 d's 1.92 d's
It will be .«een from tin < comparisons
that tfhu condition ,,f ;h wage earner,
estimated on a purely mat. rial bash1. Is
sit ou>t 30 per cent better tumi ,lt was
twenty odd years ago. It must also be
remembered that the eomparb mis here
made are on M'alis of 1>'J7. In murt
lines of industry wages Tiave been ad-
vancod from 5 - 30 i • cent within a
year, and as they are till advancing ami
prices of provisions -are still fulling, t1i«
wag«e-ea!i.. ,y i even bet-
ter now than 1 ierci indicated, and will be
OiHl better a year heme.
em' nt
iJ>p:-
tnd.ff-
e Atk :
a rge-d i
litan-
speei-h in
and
TO Pl.AV F.VI-X.
The questions lxtw.cn Canada anl this
country, which wer. before the Joint
High Commission, but which have been
left unsetclt <1 bc< nis«- of that commission
pract'.eally going out of bus r.es
yet very active factors In the business
between the two • ►untries. Referring to
the matter the Washington corr spond-
ent of the Journal of Commerce says:
There Is little doubt that our Govern
mcnt is inclined to retaliatory considera-
tions against Canada by the dl.-vniras ns;
results of the negotiations In Linden
•looking to the clearing of the field for
the reassembling of the Joint H'gh Com-
mission. It is gathered that the British
FopoAgu Office, which had seemed dea r-
ous to meet. Mr. Choate's advance in a
spirit of comprum c that promised w« 11,
has been again infiueneed by Cmada s
refusal to a*i<' to anything, less than a
oonccssion of all tie ir demand.-, which
has stopped all progre . The Depart-
ment of State has referred to tho Treas-
ury Department the arrangement of a
i>lan to protect th Interests of the Unlt-
cd States and a d < i"n from S, r '. ry
Gage is expected \ ry toon. The Treas-
ury Department has now tw course*
•pen, both bting retaliatory. The first is
the preparation of an amendment to the
Tariff Act, largely incr<as ng the duties
on lumber and forest products inverted
Into the United States from Canada.
There is probably another course. A s > -
tion of the Dingley Act authorises the
ITnitrd States government in caso wn« re
countries Imp >. an export d r.y ,• d l
the equivalent of such export duty to the j
import duty on such g la coming to thsl
United States. Th- «'.i ri.tdiaii governtiwt.t j
Is not icniposing In so many w rds, an ex- 1
port d:uty on 'logs, but it .. i., prohibited
their exportation. The qu -^tion before
Sevretary Gage is whether this proh t- ,
ion may not .be t corded i-s In the pr'n
tlple the same thing n exc.-'-ive, and
therefore, 'prohibit 1 \port tax, If th
view is sound, tHe Treasury h,.s al:« i iy
at 1iand the m^a^ur of rc.ailatlo i t
«ceks In the Sltaijx of ar. irder proh bit-
Ing the importation of • an., ban b>
•to the United Slates, wb v-ii would ij«- ir
very l#avily upon other provinces in
4Caaaida outside of Ontario.
"1H VaHandlnghain" but th« menur.
taken by the government
ed States should present A
diers In the Philippines are n;
Vere than th
nd in dealing
ham, who might be ca
of the 'fl>s, and who '
almo«t exactly simMar
digham, in 1M3, made i
be declared thu war to
nexrtssary." For making this speech ]
was arrested and se ntenced to tmprls >
men: in Fort Warren, but Pn ilden: H
coin commuted the sentence to d«p>rt
! count
tlon beyond the union lln Ac ord ngly
Mr. Vallandifrbam was taken ttouth .4.> i
turned looso in the enemy's country I turnt
When complaint waa made that the sen- 1 prlao
tence was barsh^ IYe Klent Lincoln Ail noon
that the gov ram'nt's cour.-- was taken
"for prevention, not for punishment,''
because Vallandlghain w : laboring wuh
s ma • fT'-ct to prey nt th rai-lng ef
troops, tn encourage desertions from the
army, and to leav. the ntwHhin w.thou;
an adequate military foree to auppr.
It." Mr. Atkinson in h« jarnphlet urges
"the youth of the laud to avoid disease
In the tropics by refusing to enlist oi
volunteer in the army or navy of the
United States," and go eg on to say th C
"the way will bo found for the volume.-a
now held against their w ll .to get their
release from unlawful servU-e." The Ui -
ed state- sh mi 1 pres-.ut Atkinson to A
uinaldo.
; 4 J. • Territorial Eichanga Gists. |
THE HIGHEST BIDDEIi per^wal ahd mtkakv.
Jerry 8 mi-
huma City
vkirk Repubi-
ace circuit i >
King lis uer Tun
1- ' n .n. 11 •
to their d'.y
- r m . '• r tri%; r .
I diet VI u« t guilty and t-.t
a^ discharged Saturday ai'ci
J. H. Bmith
ltiaen f I'.ui
iraa buried Hm
Hruun
that hai
litlciaii
drugglsr and pr rolncnt
* ity O e 1 Saturday and
•' was eighty id ••
ttnc to the strip at uhe
and phllo
' at: J iiaj
op her >
vidently at
A well known <luthri financier, who
carries on farming on the able line, was
recently asked by a lady acquaintance,
who had great faith In his agricultural
knowledge for a rccipo to rid her v n.s
of bugs that were d< stroy ng them.
"Give 'em hell"— said farmer J I. and
then his ft et hit a waiting banana peel-
ing and he sat down with a dull thud.
Tho lady Indignantly went Into the house
thinking that vengeanoa from on high
had overtaken the agriculturist who only
Intended to recommend tho well-known
insectffuge called hellebore.
Mayor Iknalev. of Ki lie no, has asteri
ht. h abit of having thing-* run in "I
proper whiipe" by dls«'ha.rglng the c
' .iv« -,'er ir d adveriia.'ng for another,
tin- me.citlme KI Kr-no will remove
Kitiiblo us a health report.
The prlsinners of Lln
nearly being free tho «<t!
aged to g t hold or Ml
f the juil
tinty rime
f ««t her da . Th« y r.iai,
•ti ax during the ab-
l roke the eel: lock and
11. O. Dun & Co., gay: April failures
wero the smallest ever reported In any
month. May failures were nearly
•mulbr; only 63.8 per cent, of the small-
est previously reported in any month,
and only 34 per cent of those In May of
last year: If this should a«rve as a red
rag to the populists, who insist that
General Bankruptcy and not General
Prosperity, is In command of American
Commerce, they will pi ease ram their
horns Into Dun & Co., aforeaaid.
had Just about fit. h-d t! outer dor.r
lork Wti. il ihc t.iil. r returned. Ho maiiag-
«d to get them l aek under lock.
An excursion t M unta!n VI-w. the
present terminus rd tin v.eKt m branch of
the H"ik Ialand, w;is u feature of life on
the w. st side last v. k. T < ltuck I> tn 1
has constructed a tine de|>ot nt this plae e
which is located on the NV.islJita river,
near tho natural line b t\\ n the K .wa
and Comanche county and s reported io
be in the ini«l *t of the moti beautiful tcWi*
ery In the territory.
A1 v:i
The Mayl>rlck comet has once more ap-
peared over the horlson. From an erratic
orbit, this body hits evolved a r-guiar
period and flashes across the sensational
'heavens once In about so often. Th?
certainty about this woman's release,
only equals the tenacity w.th wh'cn the
English prison refuses to allow her co
walk forth to freedom.
ricr: I^iist Friday evening "he
vicinity waK vlstited by a rolniUiture
Twister, tho wind tearing down Hev-raJ
. uwnings «>n the north side and uptsettlng
latveral •mall MWap, North of htnt
K- ve-n miles th. fvouse of Pete Me-Cory was
j ' rn all t > p n . s and ive iium>olf badly
l>rul-f d. A hone was pbJced up iund hMs
not been found since. Quite an amount
of dam ig was done at several points but
no lives lost.
Th.- citizens of Oklahoma C«ty met to
organise a law and order league but the
o|«poncnta of the idea met with them in
the gr. ;t • r number and they did not or-
ganise. It waa a hot oratorical ^rimise
Overtoolaer .ewl tlie opposition and was
made din'mum < f the meeting. Judg
Known, ! * I.- Walker and «ever,al pre Ac .i
e*rs werof or It and although they were
ha frit 1 in the attiempt anm.utnoe the'r de-
terminaiioiu to p rfect such an organiza-
tion.
OkMhoma is gratctful that it lias es-
caped ft>s rfhsirei of Uhe cycl me s an l
istonms by aa overwin 1'mlng par coivt. ko
far tfh'Us year its agaiiiurt .her northern and
eastern sl tie«rs wlw ihave regarded
ladveirtiised of as the -1 >rm e ent x of the j lug
«40U|ihw<est. Wi.-r >ns n, Ne'br.iska, owa. '' '
I cur
M'^svourl, Kansas and several otlh -rs,
tead it.
I'effer has quit the pop party and Alt-
geld has withdrawn from the regular or-
ganization of the demo-pop party. The
Kansas Aunt Nancy and the Illinois
Xanthippe will soon be in the position
of the man the dev i would not bav. and
they will be obliged to start a little she d
of their own.
Stroud Messenger: Probably one c.f the
greatest eurtasltles ever sent -u-t of tho
territory of Ok ahe>ma whs Shipped from
Stroud to St. Loute last Monday by Jacob
Pucket, who dlvc-s war Cushing, Ok'a
'h. ma. It was a two year o.d bovi.tie of
the male persuasion, which had six feet
four 'ldnd l'cet. Mr. Pucket informs us
that he bought this anima! of a Show
Co., which was traveling over t'he country
1 j a year ago, l>ut. became st'raneled at Cush-
as compelled 'to aall their pro-
perty. It was sent to St. Louie witn 9
car load of fat cattle and will be sold
by one of the commission men to some
Museum. This six footed animal m;u.n
the st k yards of Stroud a special at'ruc-
tion for sight seer* all day last Sundav.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan, sol
dler and statesman. In answer to *o
question: "Are you in favor of socialism
has answered, "No," and -Jerry Sim
itateaman and editor, who ha? be*
the fence awaiting returns from his
promptly falls off and cries, "me ti
ngr
Wichita has successfully handb d
Trans-Mississippi congr* s> and cou
the same *by the United State* co
Wichita should be the capita!
United States, her geograhp ■ al 1
and other advantages entitling
that honor.
called
Jerry Simpson has a n- wspapei
"Tho Bayonet,"* and the th rd number
has a long screed of an open letter to,
President MeKlnley on how to run thei
government. In this Instanc* 'The Bayo-
net," Is a synonym for "The Bagofwlnd. ' i
Artie Daniels will not t o hom
gome months, He has s- ured a Job v
a continuous vaueVevilie company
will take the part In the east as qu
f the fairies. He won the h art of
manager by the tales he tells.
Till NT I* % K \<.lt
Man proposes and trust deposes.—Louis-
ville Post.
The trust octupus does not squeeze for
the sake of affection,--.Nashville Ameri-
can.
it is almost time for the formation of
th gohibrick trust.—Memphis Coramen -
ial-Aps>eal.
Don't worry; If the trusts keep on at
the r.ite they have been gong of late,
they will break themselves.— Lincoln
"• Jcurnal.
In addltiou to other things, th trusts
are now m.tnufacturing campaikn litera-
ture 1 nlarce quantities for the other lei-
lows—Louisville Po^t.
Th.-> Chlna-graWblng. trust formed by
Ei . ahd Russia, is the latest. New
J« rsey, doubtless is ready to lose Issu^
the chart* r called upon.—Colfax Pres*.
-The- panut trust is an accomplished fact
but owing : > the abundance of the mv
material, It will never be possible to cor-
ner the circus bmunad. supply .—Balti-
more Herald.
A >out the only kind of trust the dem-
ocratic party never betrayed when In
power is the variety which It propose*
, to mak a peeialty of opposiing :i x.
year.—M Iwaukee Sentinel.
HlVELET^ESUBVEY,
J n LOVE or NEWKIRK GETS THfc.
CONTItACT.
PefT r threatens to Join the republic
party, and the party leaders are hast
preparing a quarantine proclamation.
< * iae t : or t'i nurv \ -ig of -1
'd f* r th« Indian Territory Gnti
1 W* stem rn'.e.vad w-,.< h t %.«*;■.
J. D I.. ve. of N wkirk CJtk'abom
• >ve win beghi 'bis work at one
•ir. iny - very busy mm with a
.: ari. - and u 11 v- .on hav m . •
pe of bua-'ltiens. Almost ail t';
n «:essaiy t pay i tr she aurv<
subfe ibed and i.'>;hlng wll h n l
ork progn g.
D<
ey's
nd Hrj-ati'
one ha^ dubbed Edwin Atkinson,
Tnrper
ferula
d ,xn a
fsA R AND Mas LA1T.KNCT! FT. A NX-
I I U.N had get tared i Lit rn tie
I I cauniry.
The t-thic roof leakni o*«ler it* brt: !e-i
greetcr> of wistaria vinaa and hoaeysuc> e;
the kiirhea itood an inth deep in the water
w henever there «as a Lr.tle heavier rain tnan
usual, tr.d tho half mile *a;k from the de-
pot, however enchanting L <werjr t«n.e,
gave Mr. Franniyn a jumping neura / a
Wuea traversed la % dr.iz.) equinoctial.
VUt butcher forgot to caii ju*t when l a
warta were needed mott, the next-door
neighbor charged a little nuro than city
piiCa* for h n. k, > a:, i suiter ^nd ti.f
cook aad rhamberai^d left at the ciid of j
the fLrj>; t^onth.
So tuat life ;n the rura.' districts was not
altogether wiUuwt triai U ilr . Laaui.ot
K;.. k.) i., .. . I .. i.i • ■ ... ; ..
York house* break out into a harmles* try
sjpelas cf bills, having the ugenda. "To let"
and "For sale," she saai to hcrlittsbaad.
"Den t you think, dear, it would be well
enoug i for us to retuni to the city . "
"\ef., I do," said Mr. Franklyn.
Mias Julia L?siardi, Mrs. Franklyn't ;-rct
ty lb year-old dieter, clapped her Lauds.
"Good! good!" crivd she. "Now I shn!l
have ••«;ne H'rt of eh an' e at morning ccn
certs and tbe opera aguit;! '
The htuss hunting commenced in good
earnest
liut it flashed after the first odpe ;f enthu
eiajtic enterprise was worn off. None ol tht i
houses huit^d exactly.
Mrs. Franklyn suid that as far as she wae
concerned she would ust ai. so ,i, btay w It ere
they were. .Mr. Franklyn retorted that any- 1
thing was better than an indolent woman.
Mrs. Fiunklyu burst into tears. Mr. Frank
ljn went out of the room banging the door
behind him. Alu* Leeiai di de< .ared that ail
men were brutes, and that she for onenevct
intended to be married.
"1 don't care," eobbed Mrs. Franklyn. "It
\\ikk all Laureuce't fault, taking this horrij,
damp hoie."
"O, Bee, how can you say so?" said Misi
Lesiaidi; "you were aa wild after it as he
was."
"And," addod Jiee, ignoring this interrup-
tion, "if we Lave to live on the grass under
an umbrella 1 shall make no further efTorta."
Mr. Franklyn said the hauie thing, and
Miss Lesiardi waa ju>t making up her mind
to another season of frogs, damp kitchen,
and fresh eggs at eight cents apieca, wheu
Dec came exultingly back frotu the city one
evening.
"O Ju'ia?" cried she, "I've aeen the
sweetest little gem of a house!"
"Been hou.se hunting, thf" said Miss
Lesiardi, who had got tea ready—(the thir-
teenth "help" had gone ort in a huff that
morning).
"Well—no, cot exactly house hunting,
you know, j wouldn't do that after Lau-
rence's shameful behavior! But 1 saw the
bill and i went in. The neighborhood la de-
lightful, the park handy—"
'"And the rent?" eagerly demanded Misi
Lesiardi, with eyes like blue moona.
"Only eighteen hundred a year."
"O!" said Julia. "But isn't that s great
deal?"
"Not when you consider the price oi
houses in general. I'll go back to-morrow
and secure it; but mind, it's a secret. I
don't want Laurence to know that 1 have
taken any trouble, after ht.« hateful words1''
Mrs. Franklyn had retired to bed when I
ber husband came home. Miss Lesiardi, ,
however, tvas up to pour his tea.
"Well, Julia," said Mr. Franklyn, trium- j
phantiy, "I ve found the house we want."
Julia looked up with almost a seared ex-
presaion in her face.
ou haven't taken it, Laurence?"
"No; but I shall to-morrow."
"I wouldn't do anything without con
eulting Bee," pleaded Julia.
"I shall give her a pleasant surprise." Boid
Mr. Franklyn. buttering a mufliu. ' Kemem-
ber, Ju, thiais betwecu you and me."
Early uext morning Mr. Franklyn went
to New York. Bee followed in the next
train; while Miss Lesiardi breathlessly
owaited the crisis.
Mm. Franklyn returned rather earlier
than her sinter expected her, with a bright,
flushed face.
"Well?" said Julia, breathlessly.
"1 've agreed to pay two thousand a year
for it," said Mr.- Franklyn.
"Two thousand!" echoed Mias Lesiardi.
"1 thought it was only eighteen hundred!"
"V\ eli, so it whs, but there's another
party anxious to secure the house and—"
"O. nonsense!" exclaimed Julia; "that's
only the professional landlady's ruse."
"O, but it's true," persisted Bee, "for 1
saw his hat ou the sideboard and I caught
glimpse of hn> legs walking about in tli -
upper story to see if the paint waa in good
order on the se< md floor. So 1 said J 'd give
her two thoustnd."
"And suppose the other party—who, 1
dare say, was the plumber, or gaafitter, or
perhaps, the carpenter, come to tee about
Wflfairs—should offer twenty live hu:. .red r '
"But he won't," said l?ce, confidently.
"The houso isn't worth that."
The level ravs of the soft April sunset
were shining into the pretty little dou' .e
drawing-room of the house on Millard
square as Bee led her sister exultantly in!
rierre I.oti, the French author, In-
tends to make a tour of Asia Minor.
1' r a, ti.e liin.uluyua, and th©plains of
India.
Sara Bernhardt l.as taken the minot
poets of 1'uris under her win# and Jnci-
• lentally is giving the Parisian public a
ti cat. Every Saturday at her theater
she gives readings.
When Mrs. Sherman, wife of the ex-
secretary, was stricken with paralysis
lust fall it was the first time she had
been attendee! by a physician in all the
74 years of her life.
Maj. M. U. Marks, of Orlando, Fla., ii
financing an electric propeller device
which will, he maintains, carry a ship
from New York to Southampton in
three and a half days.
Henry Lee Hig^inaon, the Boston mil-
lionaire, was asked recently what he
w ould do if he were suddenly without a
dollar. "Do?" he replied. "I'd takcthe
first job that olTered."
Hanson Borden, a Virginia farmer,
l.as .'. applied the white house* taolowith
etfgs for the past eight yau'B. lie usu-
ally t*2ii|>t> two crates a week, each crate
coutnining Oiu do/.cn eggs.
'i he duke of Vera;,ma. who vlaited Chi-
c igo during the world's lair tuid who
was th recipient of much attention aa
a de: cendt-nt of Christopher Columbtw*,
Is now a ruined nobleman, hi« annuity
of 520,000 from the Cuban government
having, cf course, been cut off.
One of the stories being told in Lon-
don about the late Iienry J. Byron, play*
wright, is that on o; • occasion his
coachman decided that his master's sick
horse would be cured if given one of fhe
medicine balls common there. He spoke
to Mr. Byron about it. saying: "I sh^ild
like to give the 'oss a ball, sir." "Very
well," said the punster, gravely, "but
don't. a*k too many, aaid see that tliey
are all nice people "
costly furniture.
Paint Your
House Now
THE ACEUE HIGH GRADE PAINTS ARK THE MOST DtTllABLE OP
AST ON THE MARKET, Ol'ARANTEED TOR FIVE TEARS MOST
BEAUTIFUL CLEAR TONED SHADES, WILL COVER 300 SQUARE FEET
TWO COATS. DON'T FAT Jl.W FOK INFERIOR TAINTS WHEN YOJ
CAN GET THE ACME HIGH GRADE FOR 1 3S.
Eagle Drug Store.
EDWARD NICHOL*, Proprlotor
l(urrli< n Ave., TiUphon* 1«.
fan Kh1 oI «
i for tlir L.(
of Life.
Ptey FaItcloiu
MEW, NOBBY
SPRING STYLES.
SHOES!
If spending money freely and conse-
quently kecjtiiig it well in circulutioB
means benefiting mankind, then surely
some of the European millionaire* de-
serve the nightly prayers of eouiiTle&K
multitudes. Tliero arc annually
expended by them on mere lux-
uries count lens sums of the
great world wealth. In America
ulthough there are some prominent
eases, we have not arrived at that stage
where a million is a bagatelle, Yankee
thrift having impressed itself upon !
even those who owe to ancestors the '
mass of their fortunes. Nor do the
remainder of the great uutions seem to
compete with England and France in .
their lists of reckless extravagance.
Mr. Stephen Mare hand, a wealthy I
English manufacturer, Las a bedroom '
Set valued at $l,or>0,000, the dressing j
case alone costing $200,000. Another
wealthy Londoner recently spent $70,- !
000 for a billiard table, Sir Donald Cur- '
rie has a $3,Sjt>chair. A Berkshire land-
owner paid $7.((0T) for a small writing j
table sold at the auction of the effects of
M. Zola, of whom he had been a great
admirer. When Nelson's relics were
auctioned of! an inkstand fetched i
$2,500, a fork $1,300, and a tobacco pouch
$2,000. A favorite sword of the Admiral j
brought $7,1X10.
Louis XVI. had several gold snufl I
boxes, the jewel studs in which made |
them of much value. An English firm
recently sold several of them at from I
$10,000 to $1^,000 each. A Pari? family !
has in its nursery a doll valued at 11,000. !
Another Frenchman had his teeth filled
with diamonds, costing him $8,500. An- j
other bought a couple of pens, with I
which the treaty of Amiens was signed,
for $<:5,000. A near relation of the lnte |
J-'aure had a prire calf valued at $20,000,
which in closing leads to the estimation
of'how much a cutlet might be worth.—
N. V. World.
L W. McDonald,
huctt.ssor to David Ifctsi.h.
COME AND SEE THEM.
Comer first and Oklahoma
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STORY OF MOCHA COFFEE.
fill elk Sell oedeli (IOO Tenrn Ago !
Tatitfbf IIin \ How lo Muke ,
tbe Delicious Drink.
"Just look at thoee marine majit' ■k!i ■
taid, "and tLe pattern of the i.-rnic.:
And tbe piergl < ,,nd the gas fixtures
with the l\ou.-c. and "
"O, I beg yuur p.udon, ma'am, I'm sur(\"
Paul a falcon-nosed, elderly lady, who ad
vruiPtd. bearine with her ft srad i
bombasine. "I'm sorry to di^ij poiiit you.
but—"
"You have let the house?"
"Yes, ma'am, 1 L ive. A poor, iouc widow
like nie lus hei "Wii interest tu io«-k • , tid
the gi ntleman offered me $2.f>00 u > car if
I'd sign the papers at oner, jrlui ." u -ti §
retieetive look at tier pocket hat id kerchief,
"1 did."
Mrs. Franklyn rone in great indignation,
her voice rising accordingly.
"I really tinuk," hjid she, "I liould he
justified in placiug thi* matter m the hanJi*
of ti law yet s and—"
"Why, Bet. my darling!"
"Laurence!"
The folding doors slid back, and Mrs.
Franklyn r.und hciadf vis-a vis with her
husband
"Here's the gent himself," said the an-
cient female. "Which he can explain!"
"Y-.'.i never have taken thin house. Law
rence'.'" almost shr:- !.* J Mrs. Fnmklvn.
"Yes, 1 have, mv de r."
"But I otiered ?2,000 for it!"
"And I i .vp i.; ied a three years' lease
at $2,COO," said the husband, somewhat
! repi.-hiy.
Mn - 1. .si irdi I urst out laugl tig.
"So," said die, "your profound secrecy has
s? y ii juft $500 per annum."
"Never mind. U Mr. Franklyn.
soot hi n«t! v "It's n c n c.f a house, anvwsv.
wxfil;;.!* «• T:. 1 « >• \ ABSHMBLT
For ill. ubc.e occasion w Wl.l sell'
■ ' - trip tic-Ue - ■ Winflcld nt one fa- j
• for the round trip Tick, t on sal< Juno:
i: i -ai>1 that, ti .inii i < work .iev«-ji , 19th lo 2Dth, g od to return up to and In I
or eight d<t>b without dr.nkli K T i. re ; < ludlng July Ut, 181'S. Contlnuoua pass go I
are lots of men who can drink seven < r in each direction. A J. COUKISH, I
eight days without working. J ^anta F®
only wish I
"And 1 v. wi v
• r..:ne.-'L^d mls!
as:e. or we shall lo
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Mocha is not alone the name of a
kind of coffee, but also of a port (Ye-
men) on the ltcd *ea. The patron saint
of both was Sheik Schocdeli, whose
memory is venerated by the Maliome-
1 ns almost as much as that of Ma-
homet himself.
One day, 500 years ago, a vessel from
the Indies cast anchor in the port.
I hose on board had noticed a hut, and
tl;< v disembarked to see what it was.
The sheik (for it was his dwelling) re-
ceived the stranp-ers kindly and gave
them some colYee to drink, for he was
very fond of it and attributed great
virtue to it.
fhe travelers, who had never seen
coffee before, thought that this hot.
drink would be a cure for the plague.
Kchoedeli assured them that through
his prayers and the use of this drink
that ii t only would the plague be
stopped, but also that if they would
Unload their merchandise they could
make a good profit by it.
The owner of the ship was impressed
by this strange man. especially as he
found the coflec so palatable. On the
same day a large number of Arabs eame
to listen to the hermit's preaching, and
at.K .;;/ them were : me merchants who
purchased all the goods ou the ship.
The Indian visitor returned home,
r . I telling his strange adventure and
profitable trading, many of his com-
patriots came to visit the saintly Schoc-
deli.
A beautiful mosque was built over the
tomb of Kchoedcli alter his death, and
his name will never be forgotten ns long
cs Mocha cofTee is drunk. All of the
Moslem coffeehouse keepers venerate
him, mentioning his name in their
morning de\ >tior.s. Travelers say that
in 4he town of Mocha or Ochu, as the
Arabs call it, men take their oath, not
1>.V tiod, but my the memory of Schoe-
delj.—Boston Herald.
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