Logan County News. (Crescent, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LOGAN COUNTY NEWS,
WAR ON GAMBLING
Bj J. 11. HABEB.
CRESCENT,
OKLAHOMA.
NEW STATE NEWS
An oil mill and ice factory are to
be established at I'auls % alley tbls
season.
On the 19th inst. the Knights ot
Columbus organized a local council
in Muskogee.
A party of Sterling citizens secured
250 rabbits as a result of n recent
Lunt in the northwest of Comanche
county.
As soon as matters can be arranged
to take care of the work, the land
office of the Dawes commission will
be removed from Tishomingo to Ard-
more.
The tenth annual grand conclave of
the Knights Templar of Oklahoma
was held in Oklahoma City last week.
The meeting was said to be the larg-
est and most imposing gathering of
Templars ever held in the territory.
A district convention of the order
of Knights of Fythias was held in
Ardmore last week. It was the larg-
est gathering of that fraternity ever
held In the territory.
The state convention of the Okla-
homa and Indian Territory Woodmen
Circle held a two days' session in Dur-
ant last week. Muskogee was select-
ed' as the next place of meeting two
years hence.
Judge Burford last week appointed
C. II. Pursall of Chandler receiver for
the general merchandise stock of
Morietz Behr, who was forced into
bankruptcy by the failure of the Cap-
itol National bank.
Vice Is Becoming Less Privileged lr
All Parts of the Country
The war waged on gambling in
many other cities is a sign of the
times, and a mighty cheering one.
There are a few misguided folks
who Insist that a city can only prospei
with the "lid off;" that visitors to a
great city naturally expect to iind a
good deal of relaxation, and that they
seek the place where there is the
greatest opportunity for a "good
time." That is nonsense. It is ais"
a reflection on humanity. After the death of Laro a new and
Why should the opportunity for a ( somewhat better order of things pre-
AFITTE
LOUISIANA.
BY |MARY Severe UX
WTH ILLUSTTPATION5 BY DOM C. WILSON
CCopyrrgAt, &03, ty / rftfc, £rotm. an/ Company)
OtJ/ Prjfrtr&J
CHAPTER XV.
A number of the pioneer citizens ol
Oklahoma City are planning on a cel-
ebration April 22 in commemoration
of the opening of Oklahoma to settle-
ment. This movement may lie joined
in by Sflers from other secetions later
and a grand time will be had.
Roy Welton, a barber of Muskogee
will on March 1st receive $S,000 which
has been held in trust for him until
he became of age. Several years age
Welton had the misfortune to lose a
foot in a railroad accident, and this
money Is result of an award by the
court.
stranger to lose his money ne con
sidered a municipal asset? The truth
of the matter is that from one end oi
the country to the other vice is be-
coming all the time less privileged.
Those who are wise do not expect per-
fection. They realize that where peo-
ple are herded together there is bound
to be some immorality, and they do
not expect or demand blue laws or
puritanical methods.
But they do expect the enforcement
of sane laws, the punishment of
thoso who do wrong, and, as far as
is possible, the betterment of man-
kind.
The official who is strong enough
and courageous enough to do his duty
finds more backing from the public
than he ever had before, and there is
less maudlin sympathy for those who
disobey the laws than there has been
heretofore.
In Now York there is almost con-
stant warfare on vice. The foul thing
that contaminated the police force
and made a great city noted for sin
has been compelled to fight for its
very existence for years, and the fight
gains strength as it progresses. The
crooks and gamblers and bribers have
suffered, while the great city has
grown greater and prospered more
than at any time in its history.
To say that a city must he bad in
order to grow and flourish is the
veriest nonsense. — Kansas City
World.
Fire at Vinita last week destroyed
three frame business buildings, with a
loss of about $1,000. The origin ol
t'.ie fire is not known. During the
time of the fire the thermometer was
several degrees below zero and made
bad work for the firemen.
Ilaskins & Sells, expert accouni
ants of New York have filed a suil
against the city or Oklahoma C.ty for
$13,211.77 and interest. Several
months ago the city council secured
this firm to check up the books of the
city and install a new accounting sys
tom. The council claim th? lirn:
agreed to do the wohk for $ 1.8JO.
Tommy Floyd, a negro bov of Mus
kogee, was picked up on the street:
of that city during the recent cole
spell in an unconscious condition. The
boy was on his way to school and was
overcome by the cold. Ho was reviv
ed by the application of cold water.
Weight of a Dinner
It has been seriously asserted by
many people that we are naturally
lighter after a meal, and they have
oven gone the length of explaining
this by the amoupnt of gas that Is
developed from the blood. Average
observations, however, show that we
lose 3 pounds C ounces between night
and morning; that we gain 1 pound 12
ounces by breakfast; that we again
lose about 14 ounces before lunch;
that lunch puts on an average of 1
pound; that we again lose during th?
afternoon an average eif 10 ounc.s,
but that an ordinary dinner to healthy
persons adds 2 pounds 2 ounc.s to
their weight.
Application has been made to the
city council of Chickasha for a fran
ehise to build and operate an electrle
street car line in that cily. In case
the franchise is granted the rompan>
agrees to begin work at once and in a
given time have a certain nnmber of
miles of line in operation.
Czar—Ivan, do I look like a Jap
anese torpedo boat this morning?
Ivan—No, sire.
Czar—Don't resemble an English
fishing smack, do I?
Ivan—Not in the least, sire.
Czar—Then maybe I can stick my
nose out of doors without getting
shot at by my own troops.—Pittsburg
Post.
vailed among the so-called "Pirates of
the Gulf."
Now under the direct leadership of
Lafitte alone, and with better oppor-
tunities for knowing his chivalrous na-
ture, the larger body of them followed
unquestioningly his more merciful and
less lawless practices; and not a few
of the men actually relished the
changed conditions in which they
found themselves.
Garonne, who had been given a ves-
sel of his own, had gathered to him-
self the most unregenerate of Laro's
followers, and entered upon a career
in which he observed the same meth-
ods as his former commander, with
the result that he was finally brought
to execution, together with most of
his crew, in a South American port.
Life at the Ursuline convent was,
for many months, a burden to Lazalie,
and her whims and caprices made it
but little less so to the mother su-
perior and nuns. But they, with a
lively remembrance of many generous
favors from Lafitte, felt that they
must bear patiently with the charge
he had left in their keeping.
La Roche, as her banker and man
of business, came often to see his
fair client, and ended by falling in
love with her—a fact he was wise
enough to keep to himself. And, later
on, he obtained Lafitte's consent to
her removal from the convent and
taking a house of her own, where,
with Ma'am Brigida and a retinue of
slaves, the high-strung beauty seemed
more contented.
When the summer of 1812 had
brought the Cazeneau household to
their Barataria home, there befell
something which struck Lafitte with
a new despair, and took from him all
hope of ever being asked to render
little Roselle the smallest service,
It was apparent that she recognized
the visitor, for she came out into the
hall and, despite her age, advanced
briskly toward him.
"Ah, Zeney, there you are, looking
as young as ever," was his smilingly
spoken greeting.
"Always you say words, Captain
Jean, that please, even when one
knows they are not true."
Lafitte laughed lightly.
"Is your young mistress well?" he
inquired.
"Yes, she is well," Zeney answered,
in a tone implying that more might be
said.
"Is she quite happy, Zeney?"
"Happy? How could a wild bird be
happy in a cage, even if its bars were
made of gold?"
She was about to continue, but La-
fitte, as if not caring to pursue the
subject, asked, "Is your master here?"
Zeney nodded, and pointed to a
closed door near them, "He is in there,
and ale>ne."
Lafitte, turning from her, knocked
at the door, and De Cazeneau's voice
answered, "Entrez."
This the former did, leaving the
door ajar.
Nato, now a tall, wiry lad of six
teen, and devoted, body and soul, to
his master, was the only one to ac-
company him to Grande Terre. He
had seated himself upon the steps,
but too far away to catch the con-
versation between Lafitte and Zeney,
even had they spoken in a langua
ho understood.
But he watched them with curious
eyes, having often heard of Zeney;
and her reputed powers served to
make her an object of awe and aver-
sion to him, as to most of his class.
It was, therefore, with a sigh of re-
lief that he saw her disappear, after
his master had gone inside.
He remained sitting on the steps,
his chin supported by two yellow
palms, while a group of young negroes
At a meeting of the city council of
Stonewall an ordinance wasi passed
adopting the criminal laws of the
state of Arkansas as they appear in
Mansfield's digest so far as they may
be applicable to the town of Stone
wall. Other towns in the In linn Ter-
ritory have adopted the same laws.
The repair shop of the Denver, Enid
& Gulf railroad at Enid wan burned
last week, causing a loss tc the rail-
road of between $12,000 anl $1.".0P0.
One engine, a parlor car and large
amount of material and tool:; were de-
stroyed.
Arapaho's new $11,000 school build-
ing will be completed in a few days
and opened for the accommodation of
pupils. It is three stories high and
provides ample room for th 3 scholars.
While driving across the Santa Fe
track three miles south of Oklahoma
City, Bernard Mehlbert, a f irmer, was
run over by a passenger train
killed.
and
A lodge of Elks will be Instituted at
Tulsa this week.
READS THE DOOK.
"The Road to Wellville" Fointed the
Way.
Down at Hot Springs, Ark., the vis-
itors have all sorts of complaints, but
it is a subject of remark that the great
majority of them have some trouble
with stomach and bowels. This may
bo partly attributed to the heavy med-
icines.
Naturally, under the conditions, the
question of food is very prominent.
A young man states that he had suf-
fered for nine years from stomach
and bowel trouble, had two operations
which did not cure, and was at last
threatened with appendicitis.
He went to Hot Springs for rheu-
matism and his stomach trouble got i
worse. One day at breakfast the
waiter, knowing bis condition, sug-
gested he try Grape-Nuts and cream,
which he did, and found the food
agreed with him perfectly.
After the second day he began to
sleep peacefully at night, different
than he had lor yeaT . The perfect di-
gestion of the food quieted his nerv-
ous system and made sleep possible.
He says: "The next morning I was
astonished to find my condition of con-
stipation had disappeared. I could not
believe it true after suffering for so
many years; then I took more interest
in the feiod, read the little book 'The
Road to Wellville," and started follow-
ing the simple directions.
"1 have met with such results that
in the last five weeks I ha\e gained
eight pounds in spite of hot baths
which take away the flesh from any-
one.
"A friend of mine has been entirely
cured e>f a bad case of indigestion and
stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts
Food and cream alone for breakfast.
"There is one thing in particular—I
have noticed a great change in my
mental condition. Formerly 1 could
hardly remember anything, and now
the mind seems unusually acute and
retentive. I can memorize practically
anything I desire." Name given by
postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
IZi
Her "Captain Jean" was none other than Lafitte, the terrible pirate!
even should the occasion or necessity
arise.
Her childish trust in him became de-
stroyed; he saw her shrink from him
in terror and abhorrence. And this
awakened in him the knowledge that
the—as he supposed—paternal love he
had been cherishing for the child of
her who had always been his ideal, was
not the affection of a father for his
daughter, but the love of a man for
a woman.
The bitterest potion he had ever
swallowed was now working in his
veins. Yet no one would have sus-
pected this, as he went his way, and
for a time with greater recklessness
than before, although the rumor men-
tioned by Pierre had now become a
fact, inasmuch as the governor of Lou-
isiana had issued a proclamation offer-
ing a reward for Lafitte's apprehen-
sion.
This had come about by reason of a
melee in the bayou Lafourche, and
which proved to be the chip which
kindled to a blaze the long-smoulder-
ing fire of wrath against the Bara-
tarians.
When the information was brought
to Lafitte, accompanied by a copy of
the proclamation, he had, without de-
lay, taken a pinnace and set out for
the extreme southerly side of Grande
Terre, upon which was the Count de
Cazeneau's abode.
At the sound of Lafitte's feet upon
the steps, a woman's weazened face,
wrinkled and scowling, its coffee-liue
contrasting with wisps of gray, wiry
wool showing from beneath a bright-
colored bandanna, was projected from
one of the numerous doors opening
from the hallway Into various rooms
in tt« two wiegs of the building.
who had drawn near to gape curiously
at him, after the manner of their kind,
proceeded to converse in a way evi-
dently intended to attraet his atten-
tion.
Instinct, rather than any sound,
made Nato realize that a presence was
near hirn; and glancing over his shoul-
der, he saw a girlish, white-clad form
standing in the doorway through
which Lafitte had passed a few min-
utes before. Presently he saw one of
her little hands go to her side, as if
she had been startled, or was experi-
encing some strong emotion; and she
stood with bended head, as if listen-
ing.
Nato was still staring at the girl
when she started impetuously, and
went hurriedly down the hallway.
Led by curiosity, the boy jumped to
his feet, and saw her descend the
steps of the back gallery, and go
swiftly into the woods, which seemed
to swallow up the snowy form and
glittering hair—swallow them so sud-
denly as to leave in the boy's supersti-
tious mind an uncomfortable sugges-
tion that she was not real flesh and
blood, but a "sperit." or perhaps a
second voudoo priestess.
Within the room, rear whose open
door the girl had stood, Lafitte and
De Cazeneau were having a serious
conversation.
Following the custom of the time,
De Cazeneau had reached out to ring
a bell for refreshments, when Lafitte,
with an expressive gesture, stayed his
hard.
"No, M'sieur le Comte. I can tarry
but a very short time—only long
enough to impart the very important
intelligence I carr.e to brir.g vou "
And he held out a paper he hid
drawn from his pocket.
The count, having put on his
glasses, took the document; and his
wavering hands made the blue paper
quiver as if his own startled pulse-
beats had stolen into it while he read
the contents aloud.
"Whereas the nefarious practice of
running in contraband ge>ods, which
has hitherto prevailed in different
parts of the state, to the great injury
of the fair trader, and the diminution
of the revenue of the United States,
has of late much increased; and,
whereas it has been officially known
to me that, on the 14th of last month,
a quantity of smuggled goods, seized
by Walter Gilbert, an officer of the
revenue of the United States, were
forcibly taken from him in open day,
at no great distance from the city oi'
New Orleans, by a party of armed
men, under the orders of a certain
Jean Lafitte, who fired upon and griev-
ously wounded one of the assistants of
the said Walter Gilbert:
"I have thought proper to issue this,
my proclamation; and I do solemnly
caution all and singular citizens of
this state against giving any kind of
succor, support or countenance to the
said Jean I.afitte and associates, but
elo call upon them to be aiding anel
abetting in arresting him and said as*-
sociates, and all others in like manner
offending; and 1 do furthermore, in
the name of the state, offer a reward
of five hundred dollars, which will be
paid out of the treasury to any person
delivering the said Jean Lafitte to the
sheriff of the parish of Orleans. e>r to
any other sheriff in the state, so that
the said Jean Lafitte may be brought
to justice."
The Island Rose had heard the
greater part of the elocument read in
her grandfather's voice, low, to be sure,
but with a clear enunciation which
made each syllable as elistinct as
though she had been the reader in-
stead of a listener. And when he
ended, she heard the voice of him
heretofore known to her as "Captain
Jean." and its tone was one of banter,
"Well, M'sieur le Count, will you be
the one to claim this five hundred dol-
lars, and do your governor and state
a brilliant service by delivering to
them this body of mine."
Then came her grandfather's stern-
ly cold reply:
"What have I ever done, Captain
Jean Lafitte, that should lead you to
suppose I would stoop to traffic in the
blood of my associates?"
It was this that made the small
hand go fluttering toward the girl's
frightened heart. It was the revela-
tion that her "Captain Jean" was none
other than Lafitte, the terrible pirate,
of whom she hael heard such dreadful
tales! He was the freebooter, smug-
gler and outlaw—the leader of that
fearful band of men she had shud-
dered to hear the slaves mention!
And not only was her grandfather cog-
nizant of this, but he was this man's
abettor—his associate and friend!
Her brain in a whirl, her heart terri-
fied by dread of an undefinable terror,
she fled from the house, and into the
woods, wandering on, scarcely know-
ing or caring where, until her steps
were arrested by the matted thicket
into which she had penetrated with
unseeing eyes.
Now all was revealed to her. The
man whom of all others she trusted
in this new, strange, and fettered
world into which she had been brought
from the peaceful island home, where
life had been happy, and free from
fear—he was the notorious Lafitte,
the "Pirate of the Gulf," who scuttled
ships, who murdered men and women,
and whose hands were red with blood,
shed that he might plunder his vic-
tims.
(To be continued.)
Politeness Pays.
Suddenly the man fell. He was a
dignified person, but as he reached a
sleety corner his feet, set down with
precision, failed to stay set. They
flew so high, and the result was so
abrupt, that as the man hit the walk
in sitting posture observers expected
to see a spine protrude from the top
of his hat.
Two youths had seen the episode.
One was a bad youth, and unwise.
He laughed. The other was a good
youth, who knew a thing or two. H'j
hastened to pick up the fallen man.
"Thank you." said the man. "I am
a childless millionaire, looking for an
heir. You're it. Meantime take this
roll and blow yourself. Only one con-
dition is attached. Don't spend a cent
on that laughing jackass who is with
you."
Handing over a $10,000 bundle, and
giving his hotel address, the man went
his way.'
The moral of this is so obvious that
the reader unable to discern it isn't
worth bothering about.—Washington
Times.
Nothing Sensational.
City editor—You got Mrs. Oassa-
way's speech to the Woman's Rights
club, didn't you? What did she say?
Reporter—Oh, nothing worth print-
ing.
City editor—Why, she spoke for
meire than an hour.
Reporter—I know, but what she snul
was quite sensible. — Philadelphia
Press.
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