The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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NEWS WANT ADS PAV WgtL.
HOT FIGHT BETWEEN MAYOR
HOUSEHOLD LINEN
SALVATION
The Siultn of the CycliTne.
The record of damage to life and prop-
erty by cyclonic storms reported each
•eason seem to Indicate that the storm
llend is growing vindictive as the years
go by. He Is and he Isn't. There Is
more In the way of the smashing tor
undo now than formerly. Storms
breaking with sndden violence have
always been frequent In n **er,nln wide
stretch of tcrritoi
Formerly itie v! ! * 1 ■
ed Into the cyclone belt prepared foi
the worst. He built low or solid or In
havens. A tornado would pick up
only a roof or two in a sweep of a
thousand miles. Victims would not
be located for weeks. Now the path
before the wind god Is strewn with
cottagcs fair to look upon, but having
chimneys aud rooftrees cnpnble of
smashing human skulls and limbs
when they tumble In a hurry. The
telegraph and the reporter are on their
job. Storms make news, and wit bin
twenty-four hours all the notion may
be reading the sad fate of a group of
▼lllagea which had no existence when
the last census was taken. They are
the same old cyclones and no more of
them, but there are more people to put
la the details
Woman's World
It Is wise to drive stakes In the
home of the late author or of "Uncle
Remus'* now and not wait until If
becomes necessary to prove that It was
his home, perhnps that be really wrote
the famous letrends.
For fiefensn against the aerial war
ships trying *** '*nd where they are
not wanted towering trees snd spires
aet Id the Inritlng open are recom
Bending themselves In gocd earnest
Of course It was a -good looking
well dressed, plausible" fellow wKo
worked the bold bank swindle. Cash
lers don't hand out $500 rolls to an
Insolent tramp.
The nervous Kngllsh seem to have
literally swallowed the newspaper
"•care heads" about German Invasion
and got a had attack of nightmare try-
ing to digest.
AN AFRICAN EXPLORER.
Mrs. French Sheldon, Who Shot Her
! Own Game Whilo on tho Expedition.
i Mrs. French Sheldon has had ns
1 runy thrilling adventures In Africa jis
ku ux president U likely to experieuc
She Is au American by birth, but a
cosmopolitan by instinct. At the early
age of fifteen she went in for an
Americau newspaper comiK'tition for
the most imaginative story and re
eelved a prise of $.*i00. As at that
time abundant wealth was already
hers, she felt ashamed of letting her
parents know of her success and. cash-
ing the check, went out Into the high
ways and byways aiul gave away the
money to all the poor people she came
•cross.
When only sixteen she set off for a
Toyage around the world, which took
three years—she has since repeated
that experience twice—aud then made
up her mind to s|>eclallze in explora-
tion In Africa. In order to equip her-
aeif for this project she studied medi-
cine, geolog#v and ethics and then
amply supplied with the sinews of
war. began her campaign of many ex-
peditious to places where no white
woman had ever before i cnetrated.
Mrs. Sheldou Is now In her sixty-
third year, though she does not look n
day more than fifty, nnd Is still alert
and as keen as ever on the roving life
ami hopes to go back to cover the only
200 miles from the east to the west
coast of Africa that she has uot yet
traversed. It has always been her
custom to allow herself only four
hours' sleep. The rest of the night has
been employed In work, mental and
physical. Illnesses have never assail-
ed her. but she has had severe acci-
dents. One of the most astonishing
points about this remarkable woman
Counterfeit five dollar bills come along
Id floods, but It Is like drawing water
from a stone to get even a sprinkling
of the genuine sort.
That new European snake bite cure
must show a clean bill to pure food de
tec tires before entering the dry belt.
Tbe Betsy Koss first American flat
controversy proves as guod a keeper as
the Bacon £hakf*>peare dispute
The Scout of the 6ky.
Our signal corps may not establish
at o©ce a branch of aeronautics, as was
imported, but the fact that It Is ex
perlasentiar shows that this govern
recogniies posaible utility 1c war
•f the ifing machine. Aerial fighting
ships and transportation shfps are sef
dow® by ruen of science an wild
breams A lightly laden sirshJp can
travel and it cam be directed to its
light So moch has been proved, but
nothing more.
In a limited sray the ©id style bal-
ko*^ has been a ssccess in war. As a
captive it coald learn a little of the
eeemj s ^ rets; free It was In danger
of floating Into the euem\ 's line* At*
airship which can soar quickly, travel
on a circuit and come back to camp
is a vast improvement on any balloon
Zeppelin and the Wrights have done
all that an army scouting ahip will be
asked to do. What they have dom
can be done again.
The retiring superintendent of the
Naval academy says that our middles
cannot leave school with rugged
health aad a high acbuiarslilp stand
ard at the same time. This amounts
to declaring that a mollycoddle's mind
is better capital for the future admiral
than a ball player's physique
An English naval authority says
"England must build eight more
Dreadnoughts this year." Looks as
though the Dreadnoughts already
afloat are afraid of the dark when
left alone a minute.
Long, Hot Day* Afford Leisurt Hours
For Marking It.
Summer Is an extelleot time to re-
plenish the llueu closet or to buy a
new supply If one expects to be mar-
ried In the fall. Sales give opportunity
to get gi od bargains, and the long, hot
days afford many leisure hours for
mn rklng.
I l«u ifi'k I lie question that
peipir - . .j: ( keepers w ho can-
not afford to order their embroidery
done wholesale. These perplexities are
twofold—how hlg the letters should be
and where they are to be placed; also
what inethi d of embroidery to use.
There Is a certain fashion In mark-
ing as lu most other things* with which
women concorn themselves. Styles of
letters change from season to season
and are likewise governed by Individ-
ual preference. Thus it Is Impossible
to lay down hard aud fast rules. The
sizes given below are most frequently
used by housekeepers who are conserv-
ative In their taste.
For any everyday tablecloth Initials
are from three and one half to four
luchcs In height, though when a single
monogram Is used they are often much
longer Napkins are marked with let-
ters to match, but from one to two
Inches high.
Sheets usually have initials or non
ograms from four to four aud one-
half Inches high, while the pillowcase
and bolster have similar letters, but
only half the size.
Towets vary inure rtian anything else
lu the marking, the Initials ranging
from one and one-half Inches to five
Inches. Bureau covers, table covers
and elal orate bedspreads often take
monograms six and seven inches in
height.
Even more Important than the size
of letters Is their placing. The most
exquisite embroidery Is ruined If It Is
a quarter of an Inch too high or too
low or Is not squarely In the middle of
a f ld. There is lers laxity In position
than In any other part of marking
though the place depends upon the
article to l>e marked.
For a tablecloth the most popular
place of marking is to have It so that
It lies well In from the edge of the
tab'e, yet not so close to the center as
to be covered by the centerpiece
About eleven « r twelve Inches In from
the edge of the table at either end U
the best position.
ARMY.
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 14.—Al-
though Judge Arthur W. Seeligson o'
the fifty-seventh District Court de
cided that the city ordinance prevent-
ing the Salvation Army from erect-
ing a house of refuge on the site
they had selected for ft. was void.
Mayor Cailaghan • II • ike further
steps to defeat the plans of that or-
ganization.
Speaking of the decision rendered.
Mayor Caliaghan said:
"I do not propose to allow the erec-
tion of such an Institution within the
city limits. The case will be fought
by me as mayor of the city of San
Antonio to the last resort.
"I beWeve that to flaunt such
house before the gaze of the public
will be against common decency.
"I realize the position of every self-
respecting citizen of this city when
uch an outrageous proposition Is
hhrust upon them under cover of the
Salvation Army. It Is not a straight-
forward proposition; it is not hon-
est."
The purpose of the institution is
claimed to be especially the rehabili-
tation of fallen women and on this
account strenuous objections to the
plans has been made by many prop-
erty owners in the vicinity of the lo
cation chosen
SUFFERERS OF EARTHQUAKE
IN ITALY TO LOCATE IN
80UTHWEST TEXAS
NEW LEMON SQUEEZER.
Sevtral Interesting Innovations Made
In a Household Implement.
A glass shape for the purpose of ex-
tracting the juice from u lemon is fa-
miliarly called a lemon aqueezer.
whereas it Is not a squeezer In any
sense of the word, but In order to be
clearly understood we are compelled
to adopt the common practice nnd to
call the utensil a "squeezer*" This ar-
ticle operates by cutting the pulp of
the lemon away and releasing Its juice
in this manner, aud as it performs its
Prance backs up that short and ugly
word she hurled at the American who
called her decadent by pointing to a
social revolution squelched and a pro-
gressive birth r ite which is something
o«w.
The time around the world will
shortly be reduced to thirty days, but
even that Is more than the average
man can spare for the journey And
theo there's the price
In the journalistic heyday of the late
Colonel A. K. McClure the big city
newspaper was known by Its editor.
Now the editor is known by his paper
when known ot all.
Coney Island tried on a pantaloon
skirt that couldn't "go" at all under
the new blue laws, and so the rest of
the country will never so much as look
at it.
Since passing the Osier ags llmll
many, many laps Dr. Charles W. Eliot
has ha/1 the time of his llfa turuiuf
town utters of tine Jobs.
THrttE LINK*. THREE TIMES. 23c.
MR". rBESOi SUKLDoa.
Is her femininity of sppearance and
garb. Her mind is indeed that of a
man, but her nature is a true worn
an's.
To narrate her experiences even In
outline would fill a book, but she has
camped among thirty cannibals, has
gone beyond the Stanley falls in one
direction and from the mouth of the
Ban Kru river almost to Its source
aud iuto the heart of the equatorial
forests by the Aruwlnl river.
She went everywhere without a sin-
gle white attendant, only ber native
bearers, forty or more at a time. She
carried her own capacious tent aud
every day Indulged lu the luxury of a
hot bath, which was made by about
thirty natives wattling together 150
palm leaves of fifteen to twenty feet
lu length and flve or more feet broad
8o cleverly was this work executed
that not a drop of water would ooxe
through.
Throughout her travels she wore
white ami would have every slnglr
article washed dally. She t< ok with
ber bales of soft silk aud such stuff*
as would be useful; also two sewing
machines, and the native women
would sit down In the heart of those
primeval forests and make her skirts
and blouses, stitching and finlshUig
them off with the greatest care. They
learn anything very rapidly and, once
having mastered the machine, copied
anything glveu to them.
King I^eopold of Belgium ordered
that Mrs. French Sheldon should bs
"the freest aud most Independent per-
son in the Kongo;" hence her opportu
nlties have been greater than those
of any other traveler, man or woman,
all through the Kongo Free State. She
has 000 magic lantern slides, with
unique pictures of country, people
and customs She Is. of course, a
splendid shot aud has always killed
her owu game. Runnuas. dates and
other tropical plants and fruits are the
chief articles of food, aud Mrs. Shel-
don ute do animal food except game
while traveling
Ideal Wash Cloth.
Some housekeepers think old flour
sacks make Ideal wash cloths for
dishes. The chief objection Is the let-
tering. These can Ik removed by
soaking the sacks In warm borax
water overnight. In the morning
wring out. put In cold water to which
have been added enough borax and n
little «onp to make a strong suds snr
boll for half an hour.
iMi'sovai* i«K>ioN (Mjrat-zan.
mission in a way more satisfactory
than anything which has preceded it
the innovation was a welcome oue. In
Its familiar form it was lacking lu
some respects, and thes*? shortcomings
have beeu remedied lu a recent inven-
tion, shown In the accompanying cut.
In its new form the "squeezer" Is sup-
plied with s cup which will catch the
Juice from several lemons, and when
sufllclent extract has beeu secured it
can be neatly poured into the proper
receptacle through a convenient lip
The device Is also supplied with a han
die for convenient handling
Novel Methods of Keeping Scores.
Those who give card parties are nl
ways anxious to get new and clever
methods of keeping Individual scores.
Everything that can be thought of has
been done In the way %f ingenious
cards
At a recent card party a novelty wai
Introduced by giving each guest a
wire bracelet. Every time a gntne was
won a colored bead was stmng on It
These made rather pretty souvenir** to
take home.
As gold wire was used and vivid
stones of large size were chosen, the
bangles of the winner's were quite gay
ornaments before the evening was
over. Another hostess elaborated fhi
Idea by using tiny ten cent toys In-
stead of beads. These were hooked oti
the bracelet with bits of gold wire.
This Idea was enthusiastically recc|\
ed, and It might make a good sufL^'s
tlon for hostesses of coining card par-
ties.
The Csre of Shoes.
When shoes are removed take n in
mout to put them on the trees ano
they will keep their shape twice a>
long. Watch the heels that they d<
net run over. Nothing looks mor*
careless than boots ruu over at thi
heels. It also fatigues one to walk lu
them.
rHREH LINES, THREE TIMES, 29c I NEWS WaNT AOS PAY WELL.
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 14.—T. H.
Mennenito, L. Patonlo and Antonio
FellicI, prominent citizens of New
York, are now in these parts for the
purpose of finding a location where
10,000 Italians, mostly sufferers of
the recent earthquakes, could settle.
Interviewed, one of them said: "The
class which we represent are the
most thrifty class of farmers in
Italy. They have made a life stndy
of It for generations past and when
once established on a farm, there is
nothing on earth, with the exceptioa
of a like-taking quake, would make
them leave it.
"All these people have money for
the reason that during the past year
they have been seiling their land in
the stricken districts and will be
ready to come at almost any moment.
That the class of immigrants we
bring here will make good law-abid
ing citizens goes without saying. The
parts of Italy from which our people
will come have about the same cli-
mate as southern Texas, and it will
work less hardship on them to live
here than in any other part of the
world."
There are three likely locations
that will be considered by the men.
One of them 1s located In Starr
County, close to the Rio Grande, and
seems to offer the best opportunities.
Intensive farming will very likely be
carried on by the new settlers.
FOR REXT—Two nicely furnished
rooms for light housekeeping; gas
for cooking. *28 N. Union. l4-3t
WANTE7D-—GItI for light house-
work; no washing. Apply 218 N.
Philadelphia. i4-3t
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for
housekeeping; gas for cooking and
heating. Phone 658 Black. 502 N.
Union. i4-3t
WANTED—To Join parties charter-
in* emigrant car to California, Nov.
1. Cheap rates. Address W. N„ care
News. 14-3t
WANTlSl>—Lady and gentlemen
canvassers, can make from $3 to $6
per day easy. Apply between 4:30
and 6 p. m., or 8 and 9:50 a. m.
Reeble Hotel, room 45. i4-3t
Do It here If it's a matter of con-
forming the amount you wish to
spend with the design and quality
monument you would like to have
erected. Our yard is equipped so
well that we can actually give far
better results at a far lower price
than what you pay elsewhere.
HIGH GRADE MONUMENTAL
High Grade Monumental Work.
BUGLAS3 A COLLINS.
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY MONU
MENT WORKS
132 N. Bell St. Phone 961
"PARSIFAL.'
No grander spectacle, no more sub-
lime subject, no greater Christian les-
son or more Intense dramatic action,
and no more beautiful or interesting
story was ever embodied In a play In
any period of the world's history
than Is witnessed In the magnificent
world-known mystic drama "Parsifal."
The story of "Parsifal," In somewhat
varied forms. Is more or 1ms familiar
to English readers by their acquaint-
ance with Tennyson'* "Knights of
the Round Table." or Walter Map's
Welsh legend of the same subject.
German scholars and readers have
gained their principal knowledge ot
the story from the pen of their fam-
ous poet, Wolfram von Eschenbach,
who wrote his lengthy but wonderful
poem before Wagner's time. French
readers are similarly acquainted with
the sacred theme through the med-
ium of the grand work of Chetreln
de Troyes. Other writers, poets and
philosophers, of all climes and ages,
have gloried In showing their genius
in prose and poetry through the med-
ium of this absorbing legendary
story. Artists have vied with each
other in perpetuating its tttorioos
scenes upon canvas in our own land
today the famous ■paintings of Edwin
Abbey prat* tie walls of the Boston
Library. "beautifully illustrating the
Qoeet of the Holy Grail." It re-
mained, however, for the genius of
the Immwtal Wagner to gather and
study the many legends, myths and
mystical stories pertaining to the
Holy Grail, and with all this acquired
knowledge, supplemented and aided
by his own poetic nature and artis
tic temperament, to construct the
spectacle of all spectacles, the drama
of all dramas, the poem of all poems,
now so universally known as "Parsi-
fal." A production of this soul-stir-
ring drama, commensurate with the
requirements of so demanding a play,
will be given at the Becker Theater
Tuesday, Oct. 19. Correct historical
costuming, architecture and appoint-
ments, as well also as scenic invest-
ment, will be a special feature of the
production. A competent coterie of
artists will be seen in the principal
re'es. and a well trained and IntelH-
gt orps of auxiliaries will also be
used in this spectacular offering. All
of the Bairenth customs will be car-
ried out except the time of commenc-
ing, which has been slightly changed.
The dividing of the performance into
two sections with a two-hour dinner
intermission has been eliminated.
The only Intermissions that will be
given will be those of flve to ei?ht
minutes duration between the acts,
which are required to set the mas-
sive scenic accessories, but owing to
its length the performance will begin
at 7:45 sharp, and will conclude at:
11 o'clock. It is one of the rules of
the performance—and the manage-
ment gives every assurance that the
rule will be strictly enforced—that
every one must be seated before the
house is darkened, which means be-
fore the rise of the first curtain. Late
comers will not be shown to tbcrir
seats during the action of the play.
ILLEGAL ARREST.
Muskogee Physician Asks Damages to
Extent of $20,000.
Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 14.—Dr. J.
Welch has brought suit for J20.000
damages against J. B. Kelsey. a rev-
enue collector, and father of D. 11.
Kelsey, Indian agent at Muskogee, for
causing Welch's arrest ou a charge
of illegally cutting timber from un-
allotted Indian lands. Welch waa ar-
rested at Alex last May.
A grand Jury refused to indict him
and the damage suit followed.
DIAZ STARTS FOR EL PASO.
Island apur. leading from tho railway
fetation at Fort Sill to the site of the
new poet, one mile west of the pres-
ent military post, has just been com-
pleted and something like a dor.vn
carloads of material and equipment
for construction work have arrived
and been sidetracked on the scene of
building. Contractor W. W. Luyster,
of the Arm of Luyster & Lowe of
Dayton. Ohio, Is here Mid has things
practically In readiness to begin he-
tlve construction on the new post.
The new construction includes the
erection of fifty-four new buildings
or quarters practically complete for
a brigade post.
President of Mexican Republic Will
Be Entertained at Chihuahua.
City of Mexico, Oct. 13.—President
Diaz left this capital at 6 o'clock Mon- j Tbe Sentlnel. Galnsboro, Tenn
Best on the Market.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and find It to be the best on
the market," says E. W. Tardy, editor
day evening on the presidential train
Ha proceeded to Chihuahua, where he
will be entertained for two days.
From that city he will go to El Paso
to meet President Taft.
A salute of twenty-one guna and all
the military honors of his rank wero
accorded the President as his train
pulled out. A pilot train preceded
the presidential special. President
Diai was accompanied by his staff
and the minister of war and marine.
WORK ON NEW POST.
Contractor About
Ready
Construction.
to Begin
Fort Sill, Okla., Oct. 14.—The Rock
Our baby had several colds the past
winter and Chamberlain's Cough Rem-
edy always gave it relief at once and,
cured It in a short time. I alw*r<
recommend It when opportunity pre-
sents Itself." For sale by all drag
gists. •
Middle-aged woman wanted for gen-
eral housework. Call at once at in*
E. Ninth. tZ-tt
SCHOOL FOR CANEY
Caney, Okla., OcL 14—The eon-
tract for the new school building was
let to Kimbrough & Son, who will
start the work at once. They think
they will have it ready for use by
the first of the. year.
V
Cotton Seed Meal and Halls, the
ideal Horse and cow feed. Choctaw
Cotton Oil Company, 229 S. Broad-
way. ig-tf
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Sole
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New Fast
"Katy" Trains
are now in daily service on THE KATY to and from St Louis
Kansas City, San Antonio and Houston, Tex.
These trains are just a little faster than "THE KATY FLYER"
and are new throughout — new engines, new baggage cars, new coached.
new chair cars and new sleeping cars.
The sleeping cars are electric lighted with (ans and individual berth lights.
You are cordially invited to inspect
"The Katy Limited"
You will find these trains embody every travel comfort and convenience.
LEAVES ATOKA. OK. DAILY
Southbound :4.3b A.M.
Northbound: ' 1 AM.
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