Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 15, 1910 Page: 2 of 4
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CAPT. WILCE REFUSES POSITION
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IN all likelihood It would Bound
Btrnngo to tho ears of most peo-
plo to he told that tlio least
known portion of tho enrth Is tlio
old Dlblo lnnd of Arabia. It Is.
however truo thnt tho land which
tnnny scholars bellovo was tho homo
of tho Hobrows boforo they reached
tho plain of Shlnar and which nt dif
ferent times has boon tho neat or a
Kront civilization. Is now tho dnrkost
part of tho earth darker even than
any portion of Africa.
An tnimcnso country In bIzo Arabia
Is na lnrgo as nil of tho United States
aRt of tho Mississippi river or largor
than all of tho countries of Europe
combined with tho exception of IXus-
ta and Scandlnnvla. That country Is
almost without rivers and until re-
cently was without railroads. Tho
only ship which sr.lls ovor tho great
dosprt Is tho camel. A Journey along
tho lied sea roast from Suoz to Aden
takos eight days from tho lied sea to
tho Persian gulf 40 days or to follow
uhout tho coast lino of tho country as
aii Arab sometimes does It Is a Jour
noy of a whole yenr.
Travolora havo frequently penotra-
tod tho desert Bouth of Palestlno or
crossed Us northern part from Damas-
cus to Rngdnd but thcro wcro hut two
or thrro who succeed In reaching
tho city of Mecca and tho South
Arabian city of 8ana which was tho
homo of tho queen of Shoba. No
Christian has succeeded In traversing
tho land from tho north to tho south.
I Cause of the Desert.
' Tho General Impression of tho Ara-
bian desert Is n vnst Boa of sand.
Quito to tho contrary tho surface of
tho grcntor part of It Is almost as
Imnl and as smooth ns r Door. Along
ho wostorn and southern coasts thoro
nre barren rocky rangos raising tholr
pwks to tho height 6f D.000 feet but
rnost of tho Interior Is a lovol plain of
great fertility. It Is n dosort just bo-
cause of the lack of Irrigation. Aftor
tho hard rains of winter vegetation
springs forth making tho dry places
look llko flower gardens Water mny
ho found In nearly ovory part of tho
ileeort by dlgRlng to a sufficient depth.
Hero and there It comes to th sur-
hco forming an oasis about which a
cluster of dato pnlms grows. It Is In
'the Iargor of thoso oasis that tho dos-
ort onoampmonts aro usually fixed
In ventral Arabia whoro but two or
hreo white men havo over been
Vhero aro parts of tho desert which
tire sandy. Thero tho sand Is of a
reddish or orange color and lies In
holts many mllos In width. Drifting
Just llko snow It chnnges Its position
nftor every storm
As a rocomponso to tho desert
dweller for tho povorty of tho parchod
plains nnd sandy wastos. naturo has
provided him vlth tho strnngo mlrago
which Is vlstblo In nearly ovcry part
of tho dosert. Many kinds of trees
lakoB mon nnd figures npponr upon
the dosort horlion. whoro tho Arabs
Vnow that only desert can exist
Fomottmes tho mlrago sems so roal
that tho Arabs who are accustomed
to seeing It dally aro decolved by It.
Hopltallty to Travelers.
In the desert especially among tho
tribal encampments there are lnu or
lodging places provided for travolors
Along the lonely pilgrim routes lead-
ing to tho Bacred cities there are largo
khans to protect tho traveler both
from tho boat of tlu Btiminor and tho
rnlna In wlntor also from tho roving
bands of thloves. Thoso nro largo
open Inclosuros with alcoves arrangod
ilong tho Inner aides of tho walls to
eervo as lodging places. Aside from
tho alcoves a low platform upon
blch the Arabian prays and the des-
A !XZDOU2HO!1Pf82fl'J?fJVfajUJy
ort woll tho Inn offora few con-
vcnlencofl for In Arabia every ono
carries with him his bed and cooking
utonallB. Thcro Is no chargo for
passing n night In tho desert hotel
The wnndorlng Arabs of overy on
campment possess n great tent
whoro n atraugor la alwaya welcome.
It la called tho mutlf and la llko all
othor tona excepting In slzo. Tho
travolor on nrrlvlng mnkos hla way to
It. Stopping beforo tho tent ho glvca
his horso to an nttondant sticks hU
long apenr Into tho ground at tho tent
ontranco and leaving his Bandals out-.
Bldo ho cntors Bnlutcs and squats
down on tho ground to wait until somo
of tho bitter Arab coffeo la served to
him. Ily tasting tho coffeo ho has ac-
cepted tho hospitality of tho sheik and
becomes n temporary member of tho
trlho Thero ho can remain for a cor-
tnln tlmo. cntlng tho food which the
sheik provides nnd wandering about
tholr territory In perfoct safety pro-
tected by tho Arabs. In whatever part
of tho Inhabited desert ono mny trav-
el ono will nlways And shelter and al-
most nlwnya food.
Thcro aro many bands of roving
thloves In tho desert. Only If ono has
nothing worthy of stealing can ho bo
Bafo In traveling In tho desert. Long
Journoys of a month or moro as from
Damascus to Rngdad nro Bometlmos
mndo by donkey n benst that Is de-
spised In Arabia nnd hnrdly consid-
ered worth stealing. If ono travels
by horso or camel he Is generally In
company with a largo well-armed par-
ty ablo to contend with any wandor
Ing band.
Animals Used In Traveling.
Tho horso Is used mostly whorovor
wntor can bo found with sufficient
frequency. It has been trained to
contlnuo 36 hours without drinking
hut tho enmel Is tho only animal that
may ponotrnto tho driest regions. Tho
dromodary goes about ten miles an
hour for 16 hours a day.
Thoro Is a camel post over the
great dosert highway from Damascus
to Ilagdad. For ten days wtth but
ono slnglo well on tho way the
dromedary carries tho Turkish mall.
Tho postman riding 18 hours a day
la ablo to slcop on hla animal by sit-
ting behind tho hump which ho uses
as a pillow letting his feot hang
down behind.
Tho Arabs aro divided Into hun-
dreds of different tribes. Each Is In-
dependent nnd governed by a sheik
who has absoluto power over his peo-
plo. Ho Bottles tholr disputes. Bolccti
mo locnuon or mcir camp coiiocis
from them his tribute monoy and In
return provldos them with food when
ovor necessity compels them to nsk I
for It. Arabia Is generally supposed
to b" a pnrt of tho Turkish emplro '
but fow of tho Bhclka recognize thn
sultnn I
Tho dress of tho Arabs Is n3 un-
chnngenhlo ns the other dosort cus-
toms. Tho undorgnrmont Is n Ions
shirt uhllo tho nbn n largo square
tunic which mny bo tho snnmlcss !
gnrment of tho Now Testament Is
tho dress suit of nil groat occasions i
At ono season of tho yenr It sorvo is
n blanket nnd nt another It Is tho
bod On tho bend tho Arab wears a
squnro cloth called tho koflor On
tjio feot aro sandals of tho ancient
fashion
Livelihood nnd Religion. I
Tho dosort Arab obtains his living
by camel raising In tho great cen-
tral plateau ono may find him herd-
ing thousands of cnmols. Ho drives
tho cnmols to tho larger cltlo once
a year to be sold to tho merchants
whoso caravans still transport the
merchandise from ono end of the
dosort to nnothor. )
Though Mohammed was an Arab
nnd tho Arabian city of Mcccn Is the
enter of tho Mohnmmcdnn world the
desort Arab Is moro or less of a
pignn Ho calls hlmsolf a Mohamme-
dan yet ho Boltlom prays or feasts
or goes upon tho pilgrimage to Mecca
as a good Moslom should.
Dimly Reminiscent.
"Rollo." said tho slightly deaf old
lady "I've certainly soon thnt conduc-
tor somewhere beforo. I wish you'd
ask him what his nnmo Is."
The train on tho clovntod railway
was nppronchlng n Btntlon on the
loop and ns tho little boy walged up
to the guard to propound the questlos
that functionary bawled out:
"Adnms an Wabash!"
"I heard him answer you Rollo."
said tho elderly dnmo as tho boy
came back. "Ho Bays his name la
Adamson Wnugh Rash doos he? It
Bounds familiar somehow but I can't
place him."
Agatha Penryn's Query
By EMMA J.
Copyright 1910 by Aiaociated Llterarx Treat
Aunt Ponclope Aunt Penny for
short waved a lean ringed hand at
a row of ancestral portraits on tho
wall. "Theao" alio said Btornly "nre
the pcoplo on whom you nre deter-
mined to bring a public scandal Aga-
tha." It was not tho first tlmo In my ex-
perience that Aunt Penny had
brought mo boforo this court of tho
past that hung In tho uppor hall. I
lind broken my engagement ono Aunt
Ponny hnd planned and executed for
nif and with tho wedding day but a
week off.
For forty-odd yenrs Aunt Penny had
worshiped nt tho shrlno of fnmlly ns
It was pictured bore. For instruction
correction or roproof bIio had nlways
brought mo to fnco thoBo shadows In
their atrocious frames. To her they
rellcctcd tho glorious nnd honorable
past of tho family of Penryn. To mo
they Hoemod n qunlnt half-giddy nrray
of men and women who In tholr day
1 and time had believed thcmsolvcs
unworldly and correct. Somo of the
women woro monstrouH hoopsklrts
Bomo of thorn hold up attenuated arms
to display teg-o'-mutton Bloovea; oth
era faced tho world from tho dopths
of hugo poko bonnets. Thoy wcro all
object lessons teaching tho nbsurdlt
of Bomo fashions that havo passed
away.
1 Somo of tho men with their great
shoo buckles resembled tho pictures
of Qeorgo Washington; Bomo of them
theso" must havo been Uio poet-artists
of tho Pcnryns woro wildly long
hair that had tho appearonco of Do-
ing uncombed. Nono of tho gentle-
men. In tho mattor of apparel would
Lay Face Down on the Floor a
feet Ruin.
Per-
. linn nnRRp.l miinlnr In nnv nnrletv of
whch : know uniCSBi perhaps thoy
had cjosen to foregather with tho hut-
lor and tho conchmnn or nssociato
with tho niomborB of n waiters' union.
For tho most part tho faces of my
forboara wcro fat placid smirking
nnd satisfied In exprosston. In tholr
eyes thoro was a look of rcpronch for
mo with ono exception. I thought I
dotcctod In tho fnco of my great-
uncle Peter Penryn a look of Bohor
B)tnpathy. His portrait hung lower
thnn tho rost nt tho roar of tho hnll
for n reason. Tradition said that nftor
a long ongngomont nrrangod for Un-
do Poter by his frlonds ho hnd been
suod for broach of promlso; thnt ho
hnd eagerly paid what tho court
thought was sufficient balm for his
net of trenchery nnd hnd llvod and
died a bncholor thus losing casto
among tho nuclont nnd honorahlo
pooplo who looked down from tho
wall as I followed Aunt Ponny to
their high tribunal to explain why
tho cngagomeut wns brokon why I
would not bo married as sho and tho
ancestors had expected.
It was a trying ordeal for me. I
loved Aunt Penny devotedly nnd had
spont 20 yonra under hor roof and In
her care I was flvo and twonty. Tho
wedding troussenu was upstal-s somo
of It In tho partlolly packed trunks.
nnd tho bridesmaids were In readiness
nnd on tlptoo; tho wedding breakfast
wna ordorod. I know thnt tho bronk-
Ing of my promlso would glvo Aunt
Penny tho most Intonso pain as It
had done.
To savo hor footings nnd to keep
my plnco In hor nffuctlons I descend-
ed to subterfuge.
"Aunt Ponolope" I doclnrod " It
Isn't my fault thnt Leon Mr. Mnstors
deelroa to bronk tho cngngomont."
"Doslros? What nro you Baying
Agathn? Declines to marry n Ponryn
with tho Invitations nil out tho bishop
Invited to preside nnd with a hoautl-
ful brldo such as you in 111 bo?"
"Ho dooa." I fnltorod with a suddon
dotormlnntlon to see Leon Mnstors nt
onco and mnko htm toll Aunt Penny
It was his wish to bo freo. Why I had
come to tho decision not to marry
Leon why I had sent him n lotter
breaking on tho mnrrlage nt tho lost
moment I could hardly explain. I
felt that his being younger than I
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BOWEN
Leon wtui twenty-two nil at once sep-
arated ua. Wo hnd played togother In
childhood wo had boen BWcothoarU
In early youth but with tho wedding
day a wcok off I folt that I was taking
n mean advantngo of a child to marry
Leon. I did not lovo him.
Rut I might havo known better than
to tell thla Btory to Aunt Penny born
fighter that sho was. Slnco I could
remember Aunt Ponny had never
beon bo happy as when aho was do-
ing battlo with Bomo one. I loved her
warllko spirit but when Bhe changed
In a mlnuto to tho soldier sho was
and dcclnred "Agatha thla shall bo
looked nftor Immediately!" I saw far '
consequences of my rash ronduct. I
Sho left mo with her fino eyes glow-
ing with battlo light nnd I fled In tho
HmoiiBlne thnt had waited for mo for
an hour to tho office of Leon Masters.
He had received the lettor that
morning I know If the malls had
dono their usual work. Ho took mo
to his tnnor sanctum and I hurried
my oxplnnntton:
"Leon Mr. MaBtors I've told Aunt
Ponny that you that you nro tho
ono who didn't wish Bho la hurt
very much hurt Leon nnd nngry
nnd I thought thnt porhapa you would
toll her that It la you who decided
that It Isn't best!"
Leon looked unutterably relieved.
"Is that nil Agatha?" ho said. "I
was afraid very much afraid that
you did not mean that you might
havo rcconsldored your letter that
you wcro not that you wanted to go
on you know!"
His blunt words his evident satis
faction with what I had done brought
tho hot blushes to my face. And I
had expected to find him oven
whelmed with grief had oven pic
tured his efforts to win me bnck!
"So" I Etnmmorcd "you really
didn't!"
"No Agatha I really didn't but I
would not havo caused you any or
embarrassment not for a king's ran-
som. And dad had set hla heart on
It ho thinks you nro perfection
Agntha nnd you arc. I didn't want
you over to suspect how I had really
begun to feel nbout It! Dear old
Aunt Penny! Of course I'll ' seo and
toll her that It Is what I wished to
do!"
Worso nnd worse! Homo I went
hot and trembling. I shut mysolf In
my room and would boo no callers.
Townrd evening when I hnd roasoncd
It nil out nnd had begun to bo glad
wo hnd both been saved from our
frlonds and from tho great mistake f
Aunt Penny camo to mo with a trl-
umphant light In hor eyes.
"Agatha my poor lamb" sho said j
"Lcon8' father haa como to set
things right. You must como down
and seo him."
When I reachod tho drawing room
whero he waltod I could not help
thinking how young and handsomo
Icon's father lookod. Ho might have
been forty-five ho had been a wid-
ower for many ycara. Ho took my
hand In his.
"Agatha! Miss Ponryn!" ho said
"what can I say to you what can I
do?"
Sitting thero with my hand In his
I told htm tho wholo bald disagree-
nblo truth. Ho bent over mo when
I hnd llnlshed.
"Agathn!" ho whlsporod. "Denr!"
Lovo thnt had flod from n .long
courtship camo to mo that Instant
without nny courtship. I loved
Leon's father nnd I know It. I
found myself swept unresisting Into
his arms. Aunt Ponny camo In soon
nnd wo told her of tho change nnd
restored hor to normal nftorward.
Thcro was to bo n wedding on tho
dny Bot. I would mnrry Leon's
father. Thero would bo n llttlo gos-
sip of course thoro la nlwnya a
buzz of excitement over tho marrlngo
of nn oldorly mnn who writes checks
sometimes In bovcii figures; but
thoro would bo no scandal. I would
bo a mother to Leon after till; but
nover would I dlctnto to htm whon
It camo to hla marriage.
Whon I went upstairs on thnt night
of my second betrothal I glanced
along tho wall nt tho fncoa of my
ancestors. They seemed to amlle np-
provnl nt mo nil but ono. My great
uncle Peter Penryn lny faco down
on tho floor n perfect rain. Whon
ho foil or why I nover know. Was
ho ashamed of me I wonder or was
ho overcome with Joy?
Hindu Superstition.
Tho "Indian Antiquary" contains tho
following noto taken from a "Rombay
General Letter" (March 17 1707) that
appears In volumo I of "Rombay Ab-
Btracts." It Illustrates tho close con-
trol that tho authorities nt that time
exorcised ovor religious bodies:
"Upon a dream of a negro girl of
Mahlm that thcro wns n mlno of trens-
ure who bolng ovorhcard rotating It
Domo AljnroB and somo othors went
to tho placo and Sncrlflced n Cock and
dug tho ground but found nothing
they go to Rundnrra at SaUott whero
disagreeing tho govornmont thoro
tnko notice of tho anmo nnd ono of
them nn tnhnbltnnt of Rombay is sent
to tho Inquisition at Gon which pro-
ceedings will discourage tho Inhab-
ltanta. Wheroforo the genonrll la do-
slred to issuo a proclamation to re-
loase him and If not restored In 20
days no Roman Cnthollck worship to
be allowed on the Island."
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Former Csptal
John Wllce the former Wisconsin
football star who was recommended
for the position of graduate manager
of athletics by the university regents
will not accept tho position.
Wllce arrived In Madison from La
Crosse the other day and stated that
he would not leave the western city
whero he is at the head of physical
training. He has developed a strong
REJECT LONG DISCUS THROW
Chairman Sullivan Says Mark of 142
Feet 2 Inches Made by Sheridan
Will Not Bo Accepted.
James E. Sullivan chairman of tho
record committee of the Amatour Ath-
letlo union announces that under no
circumstances can the wonderful dis-
cus performance of 142 feet 2 Inches
made by Martin J. Shorldnrat Celtic
Martin J. Sheridan.
park New York the other day be ac-
cepted as a record.
"While I am certain" says Mr. Sulli-
van's atatemont "that every condition
relative to tho fairness of judging
measurement and tho like waB lived
up to tho rule about records precludes
those which are not made in open
competition and tho event was limited
to Irish-American Athletic club men.
There la no way of side-stepping so
potent a rule ns tho ono on records.
"Sheridan's previous mark of 139
feet 10H Inches la still tho world's
record while tie 142 foot 2 Inches will
be tabulated a a wonderful perform-
ance." Big Gate Receipts.
I iuo miu uucuuuui:u lib uio urst
game botween tho Now York NntSonal
end American league clubs wns 24-
898; the totnl receipts $19202.75. Of
this amount the players will recelvo
I10.401.S8 each club owner S3.467.30
nd the national commission J1.92C.27.
Bear Meat at Madison.
Coach Barry at the Wisconsin camp
keeps reporta rather qulot. All that
boa como from the Dadgera thla sea-
eon has the perfume of bear meat.
3k
n John Wllce.
team.
The news will be received with re-
gret by the student body who had
great confidence In tho Milwaukee
boy. It was thought at the time that
considerable opposition would be met
In attempting to get the La Crosse of-
ficials to release him. He however. Is
well satisfied with his present position
ana will finish out the year.
I MANY KNOCKOUTS TO CREDIT
Stanley Ketchel Champion Middle-
weight Beaten Twice by Billy
Papko and Thompson.
Stanley Ketchel the champion mid-
dlowelght pugilist of the world who
was ahot and killed recently while
on a ranch In Missouri had many
knockouts to his credit.
Ketchel. whose t-eni n... -.
Stanislaus Kiecal. was born twenty-
three years ago nt Grand Ilaptda
Mich. His flnt flsrht occurred al
-.SUe Mont on May 2. 1903 when he
knocked out Kid Tracer In one round
A few montha later he laid "Mose3
LaFontlse low In twenty-four round!
In the same city. The following yeai
ho engaged In fourteen ring battles. '
He lost to Maurice Thompson In two
of these battles the first In six and
the second In ten rounds. He fought
n twonty-round draw with Rudolph
Hlnz. In the other he scored knock
outs.
Since then nnd up to the beginning
of the present year he participated In
forty nghta. In 1905 "Jack" Sullivan
fought him twenty rounda to a draw
ana iwo years Inter Joo Thomas per-
formed slmilnrly. Thnt .m ..
however he knocked out Thomas In
miriy-iwo rounds and In a later fight
secured tho decision in tnnnir r.j.'
"Hilly" Papko In 1908 knocked him
oui at Los Angeles In twelvo rounds
but threq months later Ketchel re-
lurnuu mo compliment in San Fran-
cisco In eleven rounds. Last year hi
fought ten rounds without doclslon at
Now York with "Philadelphia Jack"
O'Urlen and six rounds nt Pittsburg
with "Kid" Hubort. On July 5 1909
"Billy" Papko won from him In twen-
ty rounds at Colma Col.
FAMOUS BALL PLAYER DEAD
Col. M. Emmett Urell Leader of Gams
In Early '60s Pastes Away In
Ireland Woro Whiskers.
Nows was received in New York
tho other day of the death In Ireland
of Col. M. Emmett Urell a famous
baseball player of the '00s. He was
ono of the leaders of tho game In the
old hlstorlo White Lot Washington
D. C. when the Nationals of thnt iJ
were regarded as one of tho strongest
teama in mo country.
Uroll played second base on the old
Union team of 1867 acting as captain.
Later ho Joined tho Nationals. Ho
was afterward a mombor of tho Olym-
pics of Washington of which Nick
Young was tho head.
In thoso days Mlko Urell with his
flowing whiskers facing Colonel Jones
tho pitcher of tho Nationals who also
woro a full heard presented a plo-
turo that attracted nttentlon.
Urell continued his Interest In the
gamo throughout his entire life and
always argued that tho game was
Just as good and strong In the old
days when "first bounce was out"
aa It Is at present.
Profit In Football.
Harvard made S60.000 out of foot
ball last season nnd If there nre any
holea In this year's rules education
la entering on a fine young era of pro
parity. Cleveland Leader.
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