Capitol Hill News (Capitol Hill, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 12, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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FRNBTiPS FIGHT OFFICERS
RELIGIOUS RIOT IN STREETS OF
KANSAS CITY.
TWO DEAD, THREE DYING; OTHERS HURT
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Sheltered within the hollow of her arm
The Son of Man lay sleeping. On her
cheek
She felt his warm breath stirring, like
the faint
And fragrant breeae that fans the
silver leaves
Three kings are we that come to wor-
ship him,
For we have 6een his star in the F*r
East
Beyond the deserts. We have jour-
neyed far,
fii Star-led, and, lo, it standeth o’er this
Upon the slopes of Olivet. Her eyes, roof,
Still shadowed with the pains of moth- A sign celestial!” Then each laid
erhood, t j:‘ aside
Dwelt tenderly upon the placid brow
And cherub features of the infant
Christ,
The babe in swaddling clothes, whose
destiny
Led to Golgotha’s summit, where the
Cross
Was yet to groan beneath the sacred
weight
Of his perfected manhood. All the cave
Was luminous with starbcams, and her
face,
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His mantle and his sanuals, bowing
low
;it Before the mother and the holy child,
Crying: “All hail, Redeemer of the
World!
King of the Jews, all hail!” and they
, did break
Boxes of precious ointments, and the
air
Was heavy with the perfume of rare
gums
And costly spices, cinnamon and
Like some pale lily, drooping on its 'i&jj myrrh,
stem, And sandalwood and cedar, and the
And washed with heaven's dews, scents
gleamed pearly white Distilled from blooms in gardens of
In that strange radiance. Somewhat «" the East,
apart • And ambergris and frankincense and
And leaning on his staff, the carpenter, nard,
Joseph of Nazareth, musing, stood: /i-fj And they laid down their offerings of
“Lord, who am I?” he marveled in J price,
his soul, Soft yellow bars and bags of shining
“That thou shouidst deign from thy dust.
exalted place All intermixed with amethysts and
To cast thine eyes upon me and to say y pearls
‘Behold! he shall be warden to this Jk And carbuncles and diamonds and the
pearl, pale
This pearl of perfect womanhod, £ Lack.,uster topaz. And the foremo8t
more Pure T guest
°!hld_a“9.h.te.°fW Unclasped the heavy chain of beaten
gold
From the beginning of the world and o
down
Through al! the ages that are yet to >?
dawn!
Lo! sheltc. she shall find, and sus-
tenance W
And one round arm encircled the fair k?
child ^
As if the newly-awakened mother love
Lay listless, with transparent fingers
curved
As though she clasped some blossom
in her sleep— f
That hung about his swarthy throat
and showed
Its curious pendant, fashioned in
strange wise
And hammered from a nugget, soft
and pure,
For uncouth semblance to a rugged
cross,
Speaking in awed, low tones of
prophecy:
“A voice cried in the desert wastes,
'Arise!
Take of pure gold a nugget large and
bright
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Some rare, sweet flower she was fain
to keep
And cherish always. Joseph took the
hancj And hammer it into a massive cross
And held it in his rough, toil-hardened W Suoh as the comrnon criminal, con-
palm, «X demited
Wondering at its softness, the blue y> To dle’ yields UP his shrinking
veins sPirit on’
That threaded all its whiteness, and jP? And hana u ,0 the chain about thy
the bloom pE?” neck,
That made a sea 3be!l of each finger- ^ And when thou comest to the jour-
ney's end
Lay it within the mother's hand, that
she
May read therein a sign.’ Lo, I have
done
I According to the word!” And Mary’s
Si eyes
, Grew wide with terror, as her fingers
But he forebore, though sore his heart
did yearn,
To clasp the little sleeping new-born
babe
Whose golden head lay pillowed on
her arm,
Thinking: “It were not well for her
or him closed
That he shouid waken suddenly.” A ,,/i About the gleaming symbol, for she
sigh :'f's saw,
Heaved the soft breast of Mary, and “/ ' As in a dream, three crosses on a hill,
her eyes, And, nailed between two thieves of
Like heavenly blue flowers, opened aspect vile,
wide, r. f Upon the middle cross, a torturfed form
Meeting the gaze of Joseph, as he ‘Sj That moved her strangely with a
knelt 4X sense of loss
In reverent adoration. Her low tones And woe unutterable, for multitudes
Thrilled like aeolian strains; her ten- ) Surged round the sufferer and scoffed
der smile at him,
Flooded his soul like sunshine as she Crying, in mocking tones: “Hail, King
spoke: of Jews!”
“Joseph, my husband, I have dreamed j But he that hung cast downward pity-
a dream! v*3 ing eyes,
The Angel of the Lord hath been tv Full of meek pardon and of tender
again, ,Jj3 love.
Saying: ‘Behold! that which thou hast 4' Gasping: "Fcrgive them, Father! Oh,
brought forth 'y forgive
This night is the Redeemer of the tXj Thy children, for they know not what
World— Y* they do!"
Even Messiah!”’ But a grave voice And in those dying orbs compassionate
cried She saw a semblance of the holy light
As she ceased speaking: “Peace to all ‘gj That shone within the eyes of her
within!" EX fair babe,
- And moaned: “Take
cross of gold!
Who bore much gold and frankincense I shudder at the phantasies it brings!”
and myrrh At which tne strangers out of the Far
In his two hands. And Joseph an- East
swered: “Sir, /J Arose and gave their blessing to the
Peace be unto thee, now and ever- •Jq child
more!” yjv. And passed int_ the night. And Mary
And, lo, there came two others bear- ■4>y, slept
ing gold The 6leep of sweet forgetfulness,
And precious spices, who likewise while he
did say, * y Who stood in place of father to the
“Peace and good will!” And Joseph babe
made reply: 0£ Watched the sweet pair until the
“Peace unto thee and thine forever- i:,f awoke
more!" The songbirds in the clustering olive
Then spake the foremost stranger: trees
“Wnere is he, And tinged with light the roofs of
Born King of Jews this night in Beth ' Bethlehem.
Ishem? LILITA LEVER.
Police Reserves Called to Quell Dis-
turbance Met With Hail of Bul-
lets from Crazed Zealots—
Patrolman Killed
Kansas City, Mo.—In the very shad-
ow of the city hal! In this city and
less than a half mile from the busi-
ness center a riot In which' religious
fanatics and the police were the parti-
cipants mu vhlch a hundred shots
were tired occurred resulted In
the death of a policeman and a 13-
year old girl, fatal injury to three
and slight Injuries to two other per-
sons.
The dead: Albert O. Dallraw, a po-
liceman: Lola Pratt, 13-year old
daughter of one of the religious riot-
ers.
The fatally wounded: James Sharp
known as Adam God, a street preach-
er; Michael Mullane, patrolman; Pat-
rick Clark, a police sergeant.
Slightly injured: Harry E. Siege,
police lieutenant; George M. Holt, a
probation officer.
Sergeant Clark Is reported to be at
the point of death, while Patrolman
Mullane is not expected to live.
The trouble occurred at 4 o'clock In
the afternoon when the streets were
crowded with persons who daily fre-
quent the busy market and city hall
district. While the trouble was in
progress the participants traversed an
entire block, the final stages of the
fight being enacted directly across the
street from an entrance to the police
station.
George M. Holt, probation officer of
the juvenile court, and a pioneer in
the work of saving boys from the
streets of this city, went to Fifth and
Main street to investigate a case of
alleged abduction which had been re-
ported to him. Near that street cor-
ner he came upon Sharp, who sur-
rounded by his companions, was ex-
horting a crowd of street loafers.
With Sharp were A. J. Selzer, a wo-
man and five children. The children
ranged in ages from 14 to 3 years.
The officer’s suspicions were arous-
ed by the manner in which the woman
attempted to secure money contribu-
tions from the crowd and he decided
that she and her male companions
were not proper persons to have the
custody of young children.
Officer Holt then accosted the wo-
man and inquired as to the identity
of the children. The woman immedi-
ately assumed an antagonistic attitude
and replied harply that the officer
had “better attend to his own busi-
ness.” But the officer persevereu In
his inquiries when “Adam God.’ whose
long flowing white beard and hair
gave him the appearance of a patri-
aich, threatened the officer with phy-
sical violence. Holt was struck by
Adam God with a revolver, and he
called police reserves. Their arrival
put the religionists in a fenzy and the
rioting began, with the result as at
first stated.
To Give Away Indian Schools
Washington.—Indian Commissioner
Francis E. Luepp is seeking some way
for the transfer of the non-reservation
Indian schools to the state. Tt is well
known that the Indian commissioner
has been trying to abolish Carlisle for
two years. If he succeeds in getting
rid of the non-reservation schools, the
Indian academy at Chilocco will fall to
Oklahoma as a Christmas gift.
DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED
Benedict Libel Case Dismissed by
Governor Haskell
Guthrie, Okla.—The two charges of
criminal libel against Oiner K. Bene-
dict, editor of the Oklahoma City
Times pending in the district court of
Logan county, have been dismissed at
the instigation of Governor C. N. Has-
kell, the complaining witness.
Mr. Benedict's first arrest grew out
of an editorial published in the Times
on August 14.
He was arrested on the 17th, went
to Guthrie, gave bond and returned
home and was arrested the following
day on another charge. The dismis-
s i.) of the cases wras the result of a
secret coference held in this city
last Saturday between the governor
and Mr. Benedict, at which time the
governor is reported to have said that
“it’s time the active men of the state
get together and work for Oklahoma.”
Mr. Benedict agreed with him and
both men laid aside personal and po-
litical difference and came to an under-
standing in a few minutes
Work with a Will.
We nre not sent Into this world to
do anything into which we cannot put
our hearts. We have certain work to
do for our bread and that Is to be
done strenuously; other work to do
for our delight and that is to be done
heartily; neither Is to be done by
halves or shifts, but with a will; and
what Is not worth this effort is noj
to be done at all.—John Kuskin.
With a smooth Iron and DeQance
Starch, you can launder your shirt-
waist jus’ as well at home a3 the
steam laundry can; tt will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
Iron.
Worth Remembering.
“How was 1t when the chief called
you in to lecture you that he grow
suddenly so bland and kind?"
“1 slipped my h»t on'o his seat, and
he sat down plump upon it."—Meg-
aendorfer Blaetter.
Some men haven’t sense enough to
let well enough alone. When one girl
refuses to marry them they ask aa-
olher.
UNITED STATES SENATOn,
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
PRAISES PE-RU-NA.
—g-—
Ex-Senator M. C. Butler.
Dyrfepsia Is Often Caused by Catarrh
of the Stomach—Perutia Relieves Ca-
tarrh of the Stomach and Is Therefore a
Remedy for Z)ysf>rfsia.
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lion. M. C. Butler, U. S. Senator
from South Carolina for two terms,
in a letter from Washington, D. C.,
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as follows:
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dyspepsia and stomach trouble. /
have been using your medicine for
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/^ATAJtRII of the stomach is the eor-
rect name for most eases of dyspep-
sia. Only an internal catarrh rem-
edy, such as "cruna, is available.
Peruno Tablets can now be procured.
Ask your Druggist for a Free Peruua
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