The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1910 Page: 3 of 4
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HAPPENINGS IN OKLAHOMA
Interesting Items of the New State Gathered by Wire and
Special Correspondence and Condensed for Busy Readers
CURETHATCOLD
TODAY
“A MAOPPPl/J. CPPATAPf JA WA/Tf GAfiMPAKS
finOjVJm goldpa yv/pca. spar/ag aljlY"
OFT and low. melodi-
ous, penetrating, the
tones of a bell break
the stillness that has
fallen upon the little
audience. Cowled
monks step noiseless-
ly to the sides of a
wooden stage and
draw the curtains.
Lighted candles shine
brightly in contrast to the darkened
amphitheater. A great robed figure,
august and majestic, wearing a triple
crown, moves to the fore. He is at-
tended by a court who sing and dance
and loss up censers until he lifts his
hand. They they fall mute and the
alienee spreads Instantly to the peo-
ple below, who had stirred and leaned
forward In the intensity of their In-
terest when the curtain parted dis-
closing the magnificent scene. It Is
a Miracle play—the first Christmas
play—and it is staged in the cathedral
of a medieval town in northern Eng:
land. The great robed figure is the
representation of God Himself. The
singers are attendant angels. The
scene is—heaven.
God speaks. In sonorous Latin is
disclosed the order of creation and
God’s will toward man. Monotonous-
ly the words roll forth, and almost
endlessly it seems to the awed listen-
ers. But at last it does end and
there follows a strange interruption,
ludicrous, almost sacrilegious. An
ugly creature, clad in goatskins and
with two ram's horns on its head,
capers forward, a clown, a buffoon.
■With strange grimaces and sinister
contortions it asks and receives leave
to become a curse and a plague upon
men, then it departs as it came, gro-
tesque and out of place, disappearing
beneath the stage—the devil going
down to hell. An organ peals from
out (he half gloom, the angels dance
and sing and *oss their censers and
the first scene closes as it opened.
Outside the cathedral the old town
Is deserted, its streets snow-covered
and silent. A11 its inhabitants, the
visitors within its gates and the peo-
ple from far and near around it are
gathered within the cathedral to wit-
ness the first Christmas play. It Is
a solemn occasion; one meant to con-
vey Its Impressiveness and teach its
lesson for a distinct purpose. The
cathedral Is only part finished and the
artisans and craftsmen who are com-
pleting it will draw from tonight's
production of the Miracles Inspira-
tion for their work of decorating and
carving and building.
From far lands and near these
•workmen have gathered. Skilled men
from across the seas have been hired
and- brought here to exercise their
skill fqlness. Others have come be-
cause of their love foi the art they
represent, anxious for an opportunity
to let It speak in the scrolls and fig-
ures and images of this sacred place.
Still others are there from a sense
of religious duty, and yet others to
do penance for their sins by manual
labor In such a cause.
All these sit within the cathedral.
With them are the people of the
town, the hinds and yokels of the
surrounding hills, the tradesmen and
craftsmen of the little village, togeth-
er with their wives and sweethearts.
Little children are there, half-fright-
ened at times, then merry, and again
saddened by the pathos they scarcely
understand. It Is a typical crowd of
the time and the season, but such an
one as was never before gathered,
for Christmas has hitherto been cele-
brated differently In Merry England.
For days the preparations for the
Miracle play have gone forward.
About the partly finished cathedral
there has been no sound of hammer
or chisel or knife. In place of the
workmen busy about the building
have been monks decorating the In-
terior with holly boughs and yew and
Christmas green. The stage has been
put in place, the curtain arranged and
the trappings gotten Into working or-
der. It was pioneer work, and to
our modern eyes it would seem
strangely crude, but in that time it
was destined to be a marvel for many
days to come.
Somewhat of the grotesque again
appears in the second act of the
Christmas play, but tt is short, the
first two being chiefly preludes to
that which is of the greatest interest
and most pertinent to the season—
scenes portraying the coming of
Christ. The second act tells of the
Fall. It is tedious, but thought by
the monks to be necessary for the
setting of the real story that is to
be told.
Finally, the curtain is drawn for
the third, and by the dim rays of a
lamp Mary is disclosed, in her hum-
ble cottage, spinning. She sings as
she works and all is quiet and peace-
ful. Suddenly the light on the stage
increases, a rustling is heard and a
wonderful creature In white garments
and with golden wings appears, bear-
ing a lily and crying, “Ave Marla,
Gratia Plena!" Timid and confused,
Mary rises but does not answer. Ga-
briel comforts her and sings about
his glad message. Then Mary kneels
and gives thanks to God and the
angel disappears, leaving the room
half darkened again. Clearly and joy-
fully there sounds through the church
the voice of Mary singing the "Mag-
nificat,” while from the audience
come the sounds of women weeping
as the curtain falls.
Next Is shown a shepherds’ camp
In the hills of .ludea. It Is wonder-
fully realistic, a fact which the coun-
trymen present acknowledge In low
murmurs of appreciation. Real sheep
are bleatiirg In the fold and the shep-
herds lounge about talking of the
day's work. The simplest things of
their life engross them—the death of
a lamb, the whereabouts of a sheep
that has disappeared.
As their talk ceases and they fall
asleep, soft notes Issue from the hid-
den organ. The stage is darkened
now and the scene, with the dying
melodies echoing through the cathed-
ral, most Impressive. Then a ray of
tap pjlay wag gTvpa ja a a o
1/AP/A/SAPO CATAPOPAL 3>°
light breaks and grows In splendor
across the stage and Gabriel is seen,
on a platform so arranged that he ap-
pears to be In the clouds. The shep-
herds awake, frightened and confused,
sheltering their eyes from the bril-
liant light. But Gabriel heartenB
them by waving hlB lily and calling
upon them to be of good cheer, and
then suddenly a choir of angels gath-
er about him. Singing “Gloria in Ex-
celsls," and the shepherds fall down
and worship. Still kneeling as Ga-
briel and his heavenly choir disap-
pear, the shepherds chant a familiar
carol, partly in Latin, partly In Eng-
lish, and the chords of the organ
sound again, soft and low and distant,
while the voices of the people take
up the melody down In the body of
the church.
When the curtain is again drawn
there Is shown the stable at Bethle-
hem, the star shining above it. Mary
is there, kneeling, and Joseph leans
upon his staff. Before the ox and the
ass is the manger, and In It, on the
straw, clothed in jeweled robes, lies
the child Jesus. The shepherds have
followed the star and bow in dumb
show while solemn music Is chanted
from a distance.
Then enters a magnificent array—
the three kings come to do worship
to the nevAborn Prince ot Peace. As
the chant dies down the roll of drums
and the shrill of fifes and trumpets
announce the royal cortege and the
kings pass in stately review, each
doing his obeisance to the child in its
lowly cradle, each presenting it with
some costly gift, each laying his
crown at the feet of tlfe Savior. Then
the royal figures and their retainers
join the humble shepherds, kneeling
and worshiping in silence. Soft and
low. then rising higher, comes again
the melody of the distant angel choir,
then It diminishes and dies away as
the curtain closes and the lights go
out.
So ended the first Christmas play
ever written.
RAILROAD BUSINESS JUMPS
Reports for November Show li
Over Previous Yeere
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Reports be-
ing forwarded to the head offices of
railroad companies operating In Okla
hoina for the month of November
show a vast Increase in business for
the month this year over November,
19011. Last year November was con-
sidered a record-breaking month over
all previous Novembers, which is us-
ually regarded as the high-water mark
in amount of business by the railroads
owing to the fact that the bulk of Ok-
lahoma’s cotton crop moves during
that month.
As all indication of the immense
growth in volume of business in the
state in one year during that month,
one town in southwestern Oklahoma
with a population of 3,000 people re-
ports that the receipts from freight
received during November amounted
to |12,600, while for November, 1909,
the receipts amounted to $7,000, or
an increase of $5,600, in one year.
Receipts on freight forwarded during
November of this year amounted to
$9,000, while during November, 1909,
the amount on forwarded freight was
$1,300, or all increase of $7,700 for
the year.
Another station of 600 people and
in railroad parliance known as a
"jerkwater station,” showed that
freight received during November of
this year amounted to $2,100, while
lor last year, the total sum received
during November was only $800, or
an increase of $1,300 for the year.
On freight forwarded the receipts
this year for November were $1,850,
while for November, 1909, the
amount was $450, or an increase for
this year of $1,500.
Case of Leprosy in Penitentiary
McAlester, Okla.—A well developed
case of leprosy in its worst form, the
first in the history of Oklahoma, has
appeared on a prisoner confined in
the state penitentiary at McAlester.
The case is in the first stages. The
prisoner is a negro, Ernest Cates,
alias Ernest Williams, convicted in
the Muskogee county court of forgery
and sentenced to serve seven years
in the state penitentiary. Cates or
Williams was confined in, the state
penitentiary on November 30. Pre-
vious to that time and while awaiting
trial he was an inmate of the county
jail at Muskogee for six months.
Decision as to the nature of the dis-
ease was made Sunday by Dr. Curtis
R. Day, Ph. G., M. D„ professor of
genito, uninary and venereal diseases
in the University School of Medicine
of Oklahoma City, who made an exam-
ination. Dr. Day pronounced the dis-
ease leprosy. He was assisted in the
examination by Dr. J. A. Smith, state
penitentiary physician.
BANKING LAW IS ATTACKED
West and Ames Appear Before Su-
preme Court Wednesday
Washington, D. C.—Arguments on
the Oklahoma guaranty bank caaea
were heard in the supreme court Wed-
nesday, Attorney General West repre-
senting the state and Messrs. Flynn
and Ames, representing the Noble
State Bank and other plaintiffs. It
was originally the intention of the
court to have the arguments cover the
Nebraska and Kansas bank guaranty
cases also, but Attorney General West
of Oklahoma objected to dividing his
time with the attorneys from other
states on the ground that the Okla-
homa case was pending for a year or
more and had the right of way on the
docket and he desired that the full
time of two hours usually allotted to
each side of a case, for the presenta-
tion of bis argument.
The court inclined to Attorney Gen-
eral West’s view of the matter and
inasmuch as (he Oklahoma case had
been on the docket a long time, an-
nounced that this case would be com-
pleted, and suggested to the attorneys
from Kansas that they get together
and divide a reasonable amount of
time between themselves for a hear-
ing of those two cases.
Terms of Commissioners
Guthrie, Okla.—In answer to an in-
quiry from Pawnee county, Attorney
General West has rendered an opinion
that the term of the county jury com-
missioners runs from the first Monday
in January to the same date in the
next year, and that when the jury list
box runs out of names the district
judge may order the commissioners
to convene and replenish the supply.
Press Home Site Selected
Oklahoma City.—The committee of
the Oklahoma PresB Association, ap-
pointed to select a site for the erec-
tion of a home for the association, has
made its report to the president and
executive committee of the associa-
tion. In the report it is stated that
a site in Medicine Park, twelve and
one-half miles from Lawton, Okla.,
was selected as the most feasible spot
for the erection of the home. The
home is to be established and main-
tained and used by the Oklahoma
Press association and the individual
members thereof as a meeting place,
summer residence and home. It is
probable that the home will be erect-
ed in the near future, as son as satis-
factory arangements can be made with
the chamber of commerce at Lawton
and the Lawton street railway. In
speaking of the spot selected by them
for the erection of the home the com-
mitee says:
"Medicine Park is a tract of more
than 600 acres, situated at the foot of
Mt. Scott, one of the most historic of
the Wichita range, with the city wa-
terworks dam on the north, the Ft.
Sill miltary reservation on the south
and the Wichita forest reserve on the
west. It is a wild, rugged, mountain-
ous region, iu the heart of the Wichi-
ta mountains, whose scenic grandeur
rivals that of the famous Pike's Peak
region."
Tulsa Bonds Are Sold
Tulsa, Okla.—That the flourish of
work that has been in evidence in
Tulsa through the fall is soon to re-
ceive another good boost was shown
when (he city commissioner sold
$135,000 of the $180,000 bond issue to
a Cincinnati, Ohio, bond buying con-
cern. $85,000 will be spent in new
sewers and $100,000 in Improving the
waterworks.
The Shadow of the Christmas Tree
HE CHRISTMAS festival
has long been a beautiful
one. The celebration of
the natal day of the
Prophet of Peace Is fit-
ting, and its sacred sig-
nificance to the nations
shows no signs of abate-
ment. The period of glad
tidings to the children
properly quickens the
hearts of adults at the
sight of happy, guileless
chlldnood In the midst of Its simple
pleasures, surrounded on all sides by
♦ho memorials of their tenderest af-
fections. The joys of childhood are
now the joys of all. It is the Christ-
mastide!
This Is the season when the limits
of usefulness are unraargined. No
errand of mercy Is neglected—sympa-
thy blankets the unlovely forms of
envy and Jiate. Human kind is sweet
and gentle. And yet who could be-
Ilcvo that somewhere In the sun of
this apparently universal joy there is
a cloud of sorrow far larger than a
man’s hand? Even so it 1b. Ah! you
say you do not wish to discover it?
Perhaps not; but it is discovered by
multitudes whose lives it darkens
with deeper gloom from year to year.
It—can you believe it?—Is the shadow
of the Christmas tree!
Is it possible that tho beautiful
tree around whose branches dance the
joyous feet of beaming children Is re-
sponsible for aught else than happi-
ness? Come with me here to the for-
est and ask the tiny, hungering, shiv-
ering forms crouching among the
blackened stumps and rotting
branches of the spruces, plneB and
cedars. Ask the chickadees, kinglets,
crossbills, waxwlngs and other forest
rangers among our birds what cheer
on Christmas day. If Inclined to com-
plain they could tell you of desecrated
home trees, stolen granaries, devas-
tated shelters, their only proof from
the terrible rigors of the awful winter
nights, of the increasing hardships
pressing upon them from all sides,
and the gradual but sure depletion of
their tribes. The birds may tell you
of a thoughtless lack of mercy.
Ask the lover of trees and he will
tell you of the early passing of these
Mb favorites of the woods. He will
wonder how It can bo possible unwit-
you of the utter disregard for and ap-
preciation of tree life that has taken
hold of the lives of city children as
a result of the method pursued In
the holiday season. He may say that
a trip to the woods or the planting
of a tree is an entirely wholesome
way of providing a Christmas tree.
Giving the birds a luncheon by the
children will not be costly, and a real
School Lands Bring $67,000
Woodward, Okla.—The College ad-
dition to Woodward, comprising ten
acres of slate school land, and ap-
praised by the school land board at
$25,000, brought $67,000 according to
the reports of the sales force of the
school land commission.
Christmas tree
make all happy.
for the
blrdu
will
He may ask
if you
believe
the
County Commissioners to Meet
Ada, Okla.—The regular meeting of
county commissioners of Oklahoma
will convene in Ada December 12 and
13 in a two-days’ session, with Robert
S. Scively, president., and J. D. Rinard.
secretary and treasurer. The invita-
tion is general, and includes all newly-
elected commissioners, as well as
I lhose whose terms are expiring.
“I would rather preserve the health
of ■ estloa thee he Its ruler."—■JPUlt-
YOW.
Thousands ol people who are suffering
with colds are about today. Tomorrow
they may be prostrated with penumonia
An ounce ol prevention is worth a pound
of cure. Get a 25 cent bottle of Mun-
yon'a Cold Cure at the nearest drug
store. This bottle may lie conveniently
carried in the vest pocket. If von are
not satisfied with the effects of the rem-
edy, send ua your empty bottle and we
will refund your money. Munyon’e Cold
Cure will speedily break up all forma of
colds and prevent grippe and pneumonia.
It checks dischargea of the nose and eyes,
stops sneezing, allays inflammation and
fever, and tones up the system.
If you need Medical Advice, write to
Munyon’a Doctors. They will carefully
diagnoso your case and adviso yon by
mail, absolutely free.
Prof. Munyon, 53d aa£ Jefferson streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
VntTA 1C Women as well as men
vv HU xu aI.e made miserable by
Tri kidney and bladder trou-
A ble. Dr. Kilmer’s Swainp-
RT AMF Root the great kidney
remedy promptly relieves.
At druggists In fifty cent and dollar sizes.
Vou may have a sample bottle by nmU
free, also pamphlet telling all about It.
Address, Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. T.
IF YOU
no appetite. Indigestion, Flatulence, Sick
Headache, “all run down" or toeing flesh, you
will find
M’s Pills
luat what you need. They tone up the weak
stomach and build up the flasgtog energies.
W. N. U., Oklahoma City, No. 51-1910.
Truth has a sliding scare, regaror
less of the frank person.
DO YOUR CLOTHES 1.0OK YELLOW»
It will make
cents.
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will
them white as snow. 2 oz. package 5 <
Some wise philosopher once re-
marked that we live in thoughts, not
yoars. This is especially true ot wom-
en after they pass thirty.
A Woman’s Privilege.
"What is the latest thing ill wed-
dings?"
"Generally, it la the bride.”
A Long Chance.
“I took a long chance when I asked
her to marry me.”
“She rejected you, eh?"
“No, that was the long chance I
took. She accepted me."
Which Is the Star?
"We are thinking of putting an eleo-
trie sign over the church.”
"It might be a good idea.”
“But there are factions. We can’t
decide whether to feature the minister
or the soprano of the choir."
Pawhuska to Pave Streets
Pawhuska, Okla.—Hannah & Wal-
ton, having been the lowest bidders
for the paving contract, were awarded
the job of paving Main and Kihekah
streets with brick within the next
120 days. Pawhuska made bricks are
to be used, provided they stand the
test. The so-called Ardmore Asphalt
committee will report on next Monday
evening.
Asking Too Much.
"The count hus promised that be will
never beat or kick me if I will marry
him,” said the beautiful heiress.
"But has he promised to work for
you?” her father asked.
“Oh, papa, don’t be unreasonable."
Mysterious Death at Anadarko
Anadarko, Okla.—Complete mys-
[ tery surrounds the finding of the body
of a man whose names is believed to
be Miller In the road near Eakly of
this county Tuesday morning with a
bullet hole through his head. I. J.
Cooper and W. F. Maggard have been
arrested charged with Ills murder.
Two unknown Mexicans are also be-
Sense of Taste.
From a series of experiments re-
cently made at the University of Kan-
sas it Is evident that the average per-
son can taste the bitter of quinine
when one part is dissolved In 52,000
parts of water. Salt was detected In
water when one part to 640 of the
liquid was used. Sugar could be tast-
ed in 228 parts of water and common
soda In 48. In nearly all cases women
could detect a smaller quantity than
1 men.
tingly to strike down the growth of
twenty years—these trees are very
slow growers—and the prospective
beauty of a century or more, for the
very questionable enjoyment of their
dying hours for a day or a week, oven
when decorated with gifts and gaudy
tinsel. He will tell you, perhaps, that
at one time the use of these ever-
greens was the expression of a genu:
lne sentiment by those who loved
them, but that now cupidity for easy
dollars alone prompts their being traf-
ficked In. He will not fall to tell
Creator is pleased with the terrible
sacrifice In His name.
The practical farmer will tell you
without the need of questioning that
a very valuable line of timber is des-
troyed in the Christmas tree business,
and that every particle of it goes to
waste. His story of floods and
drought, connected very properly in
his mind with the disappearance of
our forests, and his annual loss, adds
still to the size of the cloud and re-
lates It directly with the very chil-
dren who are momentarily delighted
with the glitter of the Christmas tree.
Does It not look then as If when
we celebrate the birth of the Prophet
of Peace we are at the same time
warring thoughtlessly but needlessly
on His creatures? Does It not seem
clear that while we are endeavoring
to create beauty in the home and
church we are In reality working a
vast devastation out of doors? Does
It not appeal to you as being true
that formerly the Christmas tree was
used to decorate the home, school
and church, whereas today we are
making It but a peg on which to hang
artificial decorations? How does the
spirit of Arbor day comport with the
Christmas tree traffic? From the eco-
nomic standpoint as related to pos-
terity can we afford to continue, this
vast Christmas tree custom?
To Build New Depot
Chickasha, Okla.—All material is
now placed and work will be begun
next week on the new depot of the
Oklahoma Central here. It is expect-
ed to have the building ready for use
shortly after the first of the year. A
new train service has been inaugu-
rated on the line between here and
Ada and many improvements have
been made lately.
Gas Found At Hobart
Hobart, Okla.—A movement is on
foot to develop the oil and gas Held
of Kiowa county. A test well near
town shows a good flow of gas. and
an oil well is said to have furnished
the purest oil so far obtained from ail
Oklahoma field.
Will Present Coal Land Bill
McAlester, Okla.—At a mass meet-
ing here Monday there was made pub-
lic the tentative bill to be presented,
to congress as agreed to by the rep-
resentatives of the Choctaw and Chick-
asaw nations, the Segregated Goal
Land association, the commercial
clubs of the district and the coal mine
operators’ associations of the segre-
gated lands. It provides for the im-
mediate sale of the surface and the
united effort to sell the mineral, the
latter to be advertised in the leading
papers of this country and Europe.
Murdered Still at Large
MuBkogee, Okla.—A posse is still
scouring the Oreenleaf mountains near
Muskogee, In an effort to apprehend
H. B. McDaniels, charged with the
killing of 8. B. Gilliland, Jr. The kill-
ing occurred Friday afternoon, as the
result of an old quarrel, which was
| intensified by Gilliland attempting to
j drive through McDaniel’s gate. Me-
I Daniels Is said to have shot. A hun-
dred farmers are in the posee, and
| nine deputies lead the search. No
report of the hunted man had been
received at the sheriffs office up to 10
o’clock Sunday night. The posse has
been on the hunt l’or McDaniels since
[ the killing and his ultimate capture
is expected.
Oppose Parcels Post
Muskogee, Okla.—Passing a resolu-
tion opposing the parcels post propo-
sition, the Okluhoma Retail Hardware
and Implement Dealers put them-
selves on record here Thursday after-
noon. The annual state convention is
being held here.
Forty-three Are Indicted
Shawnee, Ofcla.—The district court
and grand jury have adjourned after
returning Indictments against forty-
one alleged criminals.
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Regained by Right Food.
The average healthy man or woman
Is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or Indigestion get
hold of one, and all endeavor becomes
a burden.
“A year ago, after recovering from
an operation," writes a Michigan lady,
“my stomach and nerves began to give
me much trouble.
"At times my appetite was vora-
cious. but when Indulged, Indigestion
followed. Other times I had no appe-
tite whatever. The food I took did not
nourish mo and I grew weaker than
ever.
"I lost Interest in everything and
wanted to be alone. I had always had
good nerves, but now the merest trifle
would upset me and bring on a violent
headache. Walking across tho room
was an effort and prescribed exercise
was out of the question.
“I had seen Grape-Nuts advertised,
but did not believe t?hat I read at the
time. At last when It seemed as If I
was literally starving, 1 began to eat
Grape-Nuts.
"1 had not been able to work for a
year, but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts I am eager to bo at work
again. My stomach gives me no tron-
ble now, my nerves are steady as ever,
and interest in life and ambition have
come back with the return to health.”
Read "The Road to Well vine.” In
pkgs. "There’s a Reason."
Ever roa«l tho above letter? A nrn
one upponrN from time to time. They
are uonuine, true, and full of human
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