The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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BRISTOW SUMS
IP CANAL WORK
From Monday'k Dully
Washington, Nov. *13. -The question
of legislation, relutivu to eanal toll*
and regulations and the government of
tho eanal sone, will como before con-
greu at the outaet of the soasion. Sen-
ator Bristow of Kanaua says it will be
one of the moat imnortant mattera of
the winter. Senator Bristow ia a mem-
ber of the committee on inier-oeeanie
canala, and haa jnat returned from a
visit to the canal lone.
The Kanaan summed up hia iraprea-
aion of the canal and the work being
done on it in one word, "great." He
eommenda ih the higheat terms the ef-
fort* of thoae in charge of the con-
atraction. He eipeeta to aee it cpaned
in 1918.
"The matter of tolla and regulationa
ahould be aettled this aeaaon," he aaid.
"Thoae who are looking forward to the
use of the canal want to know what
they can expect. The fixing of the
tolls ia the moat important question
relative to the canal to be worked out.
The tolls should be fixed by legialation.
If they are left to regulation, the ex-
ecutive can change them in twenty-four
honrs. They ahould be put on a per-
manent basis, and it must be done by
congreaa."
It ia expected that the eanal will coat
$3,000,000 or more a year to maintain.
This sum ought to be made up by tolla
if feasible, Mr. Briatow believes.
"The problem ia to put the tolla at
the point where they will bring In the
most revenue," he Baid. "Ships, for
instance, between the east coast of the
United States and the west coast of
South America will naturally use the
canal.
"But if the tolls are fixed too high,
vessels starting rrom or going to
points far down on the Pacific coast of
South America will go around the Horn
in preference to using the canal. On
the rate of tolls will depend, too,
whether vessels from Japan bound for
Europe use the canal or go by way of
Suez. Besides there is the question of
what tolls will build up the dommerce
of this country and what tolla will re-
tard it."
TRYING TO TAKE
LITTLtCHILDREN
From Saturday's Daily.
It was said of Russell Sage, the
present sorrow in his life was that
late millionaire, that one ever-
Itwas also a wall known fact
that he loved the sea. What he
saw in the action of the waves, or
heard in the booming of the surf
to furnish surcease of sorrow to
his miserly soul, no dne knew, but
he would sit for hours by the sea
side and laugh and play with the
children that chanced his way.
A reporter for theBrooklyn
News who knew him well, in writ-
ing the notice of his death, penned
the following:
We blame him for the kind of
life the papers say he led.
We criticise his penury; no tear
falls for the dead,
We cast no roses on his tomb,
Nor wreath him with esteem,
Because of bitter, miser, traits
that through his record gleam.
But perhaps, 'twould not have
been, that he'd lived different,
If all the hungry, hidden love,-
within his bosom pent
Had found a little child to hold,
the heart's uncoined but preci-
ous gold.
And round the granite of his life,
its playfnl laughter sent.
This morning at ten o'clock J. C.
Stewart represented by attorney
Castleman and Garrett was arrai-
gned in the county court to show
reasons why he should retain the
custody of his children.
Mr Stewart has been accused of
being an habitual bootle'^er ard
it is the intention of the County
Attorney and his assistants to save
the children of this man from the
contaminating influences that they
claim the babies are surrounded
with.
The case was continued until the
22, of this month, and on that date
in all probability the case will be
heard The court room was crowd-
ed with interested spectators this
morning, and when the case does
come to trial the standing room
will doubtless be at apremium.
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..The..
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Investment
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Farm Loans
Hightower Building,
South Side Square
...Phone. 315..
Altus, - • Olda.
If jrow art looking for a high class
confectionary. Jeffrey's on th
southeast comer of the square will
fill the bill.
HUMOROFTHEDAY
His Usual Way.
Glenuioie Davis. wUu Ih known
SinoiiK hia friends u- stuffy, wan iu
vlted to mi I'xtrpuiul) iwQfter dinner
party. Ills hunt had printed the other
guest* wiih prulies loud and Iona of
I lie charm, wit nud fnsciuatlou of
tuuffy, and all the party es|M«-t d tbe
I'i'lae entertainer to be on the Job fi
soup to uuts.
In the meantime Mtuffy, having t«ea
oblige*] to Hulah au article that after
noon, IiikI been delayed and In his
final burnt of speed bad taken a large
slice out of bis cheek while tearing bis
whiskers from his face. Checking tbe
flow of blood aa beet be might be
Jumped into a taslcab and made a
phenomenal trip to uptown New York.
Just as be stepped out of tbe tab bl*
foot slipped, be fell, snd bis chin.
Jerked downwsrd by tbe tumble, un-
buttoned half his collar and pushed bis
tie under bis right ear.
Ushered into the houee by an Impos-
ing brigade of footmen, Stuffy alipped
on one of thoae akatlng rink rugs at
tbe drawing room door and alld like a
toboggan Into the mldat of the waiting
dinner party. There he was, Jammed
up agalnat the wall, tbe left wing of
his collar caressing the ratsor wound
in his face and his tie flirting with bis
right ear.
"Good heavens! Yon fell. Stuffy,
didn't you 7" inquired the host. In great
alarm.
"Oh, no," replied Stuffy, calmly lift-
ing himself up. "I alwaya come la
that way."—Popular Magaslne.
Dinner of Fried Parrot.
"One of the principal members of my
family, If not tbe principal member."
snid Colonel tioetbals. "wad a flne but
talkative parrot. He had a very ex-
tensive vocabulary, and never by any
cbauce was any one else ever able to
get in the last word. If be did not
have any appropriate comeback on hia
tongue's end when you were talking
with him, he would Are in the last few
words you had said to him. At first
tills loquacity was amusing, then a
little tiresome, and finally rather ex
asperating.
"One day when I was a little out of
sorts Polly's noisy tongue grated on
uiy nerves, and I told her to shut up.
" 'Shut up yourself!' she exclaimed.
" 'If you keep on talking,' I said,
'one of these days I'm going to have
you fried."
"Two or three days after that the
colored cook had fowl for dinner, ana
it tasted rather funny, 1 thought.
•What's the matter with this chicken?'
1 demanded.
H Taln't uo chicken, boas,' the color-
ed waiter replied. 'Thut's the fried
parrot you're eating. You know you
said the other day that you'd fry that
[tarrot if it didn't quit talking.'
" Seems to me 1 did say something
of the sort,' 1 agreed.
"'Weil, he didn't quit,' aaid tho
waiter."—Cincinnati Times-Star.
Ths Wisdom of a Child.
There's a wise head on the young
shoulders of Austin Coolidge, tbe six
year-old son of E. B. Coolidge of the
east end. Austin was the only child
In a party of ladies who recently
toured the lakes, and one day at din
ner, with chicken on tbe menu, Austin
was given two wishbones, and every-
body wondered what direction hia de-
sires would take.
The first wishbone snapped.
"And what did you wish, Austin?"
"I wished for a pony an' a motor-
cycle."
Then the second wishbone snapped.
"And what did you wish this time.
Austin?"
"I wished that I wouldn't be afraid
to ride 'em!"
And with this modest and manly
avowal the incident closed.—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Great Stock Reduc-
ing Sale Is Now On
The biggest and best line of Clothing and Furnish-
ings at a sacrifice. Come in and see, we'll show
you. Everything at big saving.
Hart Schaf f ner & Marx
Suits At Big Reduction
Hannan $6.00 Shoes for $5.00
I lorsheim $5.00 shoes for 4.20
Underwear, the best 50c garments for 42 l-2c
Visit this store and be convinced that we are the
leading Clothiers of Altus.
"The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx"
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS
-ALTUS-OKLAr
He Loved Her.
He loved ber. There waa no doubt
about that. Any one could have told
that by the way he looked at her
There was no doubt about tbe joy and
pride which were his now that he hud
her for his own. He had sought her
-oh, how vigilantly he had sought her
and how king! The thought of parting
with her was bitter to liim—<ih, how
bitter: She was good; there was no
doubt about that. She was falr-
what? At any rate, she would pass,
and that was all that waa necessary.
She waa precious; she was worth her
weight in gold. No wonder he adored
her and cherished her—the Goddess of
Liberty on an American dollar.—l'ock.
Scattered.
Reporter—Was Jo;ies calm and so!
lected when the boiler explosion oc-
curred?
Citizen-Well, he was calm, all right
but they never did get him quite o!
lected.—Pathtlnder.
At the Sideshow.
Ti-' ">t Tr.' Va** ' • ' tw befl
ed L.ij < 'inc.* uoin Utah.
Proprietor—Well, we'll advertise him
sa a Mormonstrwlty.—I.lpplncott'a
HUMOR OFTHE DAY
A Helping Hand.
After tho stout woman had lfft ths
car a young man exclaimed excitedly,
"She has left her bundle," and then
he added resolutely, "I will take it to
ber." Seizing the package, tbe sterling
youth leaped from tbe car in the mid-
lie of the block.
"Hey, lady!" he shouted, rushing
back to ber with the bundle in his
outstretched hands. "You left this,
madam."
"Taln't mine," she answered. "It
belongs to the big colored man that
was asleep In the corner."
The car was three blocks away and
going farther.
"What la the world shall I do?" said
the sterling young mnn.
"If I were in your place," the stout
woman replied, "I would surrender my-
self to the police and telephone for u
smart lawyer."—Newark News.
Hoping For ths Bes.t.
"Now that we are married," said tie
pretty chorus girl, "what do fou pro-
pose to do?" _
"Why." replied the son of the mil-
lionaire, "I think we had better keep
It secret until I can get a good chance
to break the news to the governor
when he is In a pleasant mood."
"But bow long Is it likely to be be-
fore lie gets Into that kind of a mood?"
"It's bard to tell. The stock market
Is bad. but let us hope for the best.
He may win a dollar or two at poker
some night before the week Is ended."
-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Oystse.
The oyeter soon
Will wake
A rut make
L*e all fo mak*
The summer tuns
That weary iar
fk> trim
With htm
Hat chance bat SMS*,
It ennot etsr.
When he drifts put
We say
"HMUT"-
la iwtnti say.
"Tie f a st lastr
-wasfelagteal
^ Not to Bs Sotted.
"Put, madata." says tbe surgeon aft-
er the woman has recovered conscious-
ness in the hospital, "why didn't you
stop when the crossing policeman held
np his hand? Then you wouldn't have
been struck by tbe automobile."
'What! Me stop when Jim Meginnts
holds up his hand? I'd let you know
I'm his wife, an' he never saw the day
when he could boss me!"—Judge.
The Migrator/ Flea.
"Tes. the bride insisted upon l>eing
married with her pet dog In her arms."
"Didu't the bridegmoiu object:"'
"No. but he's sorry he didn't. He be-
gan to Jump and slap himself almost
before the ceremony was over."—
Cleveland Plain I>ealer.
ALTUS WOMAN
LOSES AN IYE
WIMAYING
RAN INTO NAIL IN PORCH POST,
DRIVING IT INTO EYEBALL
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. John Givens and her
husband engaged in a little play
last night which proved to be
very costly to the wife.
They were chasing each other
about the house -in southeast
Altus when Mrs. Givens ran out
onto the porch, running into one
of the columns which had a large
nail driven into it and bent over,
she struck the nail with her eye,
driving it back behind the eye-
ball, then giving a quick jerk
she pulled the entire eyeball out
bursting it at the same time.
The accident means the total
loss of the eye. Mrs. Givens,
however, is able to be out this
morning.
Mr. Givens is manager of the
Altus Marble and Granite
Works.
No Fear.
"The paperhanger is one man who is
not worried about his business."
"Why not?"
"Because he rather likes the pros-
pect of 'ts going to the wall."—Balti-
more American.
Too Durable.
"Too ought to refuse that rich man.
ne is too o d for yoa."
"I am going to refuse him. He Is
too yoa nc for me '
Too young?"
-Sure He might lire twenty years
ret" Howstoa Poet
' thsf
Unfortunate Woman.
Fstirer- ''<• 'icl't ax tr"."***
dog cz of ti'.y wite.
Motorist-Well. I'm sorry I killed
him. How much do you value him at?
Farmer—Oh. about 50 cents.—Chica-
go News.
She Knew.
Judge—Do you know tbe meaning
f an oath, madim?
The Witness (proudly)—Tour honor,
sn' me husband shippln" before th'
mast these fifteen years!—Sydney Bnl-
letta.
Ths Reason.
Client—By Jove, it costs more to get
Ororced thsn to ret married' Wbst?
Lawyer—It's worth more. Isn't ttV-
Lond.Q Opinion.
DEMOCRATS
^VICTORIES
From Saturday's Daily.
Press dispatches from all over
the country show that the times
are ripe for a democratic victory
next year.
The democrats won everywhere
that the fight was fought on nat-
ional issues and in only one state,
Maryland, did they fall short of
their regular vote.
New Mexico walked in with a
democratic legislature, McDonald,
the nominee for governor, winn-
ing by over two thousand majo-i-
ty, which, when the sparsely set-
tled condition of the state is tak-
en into consideration is not bad
at all.
That the voters of the different
sections of the union will refuse
longer to be placated by republi-
can promises is an assured fact
and next year will see a demerit
at the helm of the National ship,
and it seems a safe bet that the
senate as well as tin house will
be democratic also.
fWmatee Made Free on Applidatina.
J. C. CHISUM, Architect
Office Odd Fellows' Bide., Over Demo-
crat Office. Altus. Okla 3
TISINGER-CLAY-ROBINSON
& HAMILTON
Attorneys-at-Law
Offi<*e Over Miller Bros Store
Notary in Office,
All Court
DR. MARY E. FOX
(lady denti-t)
CROWS AMP BRIDIE WORK.
IftBATMENT OP TEST* AND DISBASO
GUMS A SPE. IALTT
Office North Side « ■. /\i_i
Public Square AltUS, Okla.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
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Williams, R. T. The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1911, newspaper, November 16, 1911; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280472/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.