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The Muskogee Gimeter. Vol 5 BROOKS AGAIN Gives Davis and His Man, Friday, a Hot Roasting. On several occasions the old ring and the court house gang have been called on in this nation to stop trouble that has arisen between the races, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, they have done so. Yes, the court house gang have said that the Negroes can live at Holdenville without being molested so long as they are law-abiding. Davis and his foulmouthed gang know this. Then what objection have the colored people to the court house gang? It is a foolish idea of any one man to say hard things about men who are spending their money to build up the community, and giving their time to keep down strife and confusion between the races. The colored men who have lived long enough can and will point out every white man that is not prejudiced against Negroes. And it is a fact that the "old ring" of the court house gang have demonstrated that they are willing and did give the Negroes more representation on the jury, at the jail as guards, and at one time a Negro police. But since the new ring of Davis crew have stepped to the front things have changed along those lines. We presume when Davis and his new ring get complete control of affairs, representations and recognition of the Negroes will be a thing of the past. However, the best thinking element of the Negroes are watching the tide and the sudden change it has taken. And whenever the time comes that these things can be properly aired, and in a way that these men can be politically forced to see their errors, then the best thinking element of the Negroes will join in with the better element of the old gang and we wil have a political battle fierce and royal. The person that wrote the article and had J. H. Davis to sign it, is a coward, and he possesses all the qualifications of a midnight assassin, a thief, a robber, and everything that is necessary to distinguish him from a good citizen or a gentleman. Such a person cannot be trusted in matters of right and justice, and he can always be found hiding when the battle is on. Muskogee, Indian Territory, Thursday, September 15, 1904. Upon many occasions and in various places the Negro professional men meet with insults that are not sometimes intended, but yet to a man of fine feelings they are very galling and humiliating. The Negro lawyer possibly meets these rebuffs more so that any other professional man. Frequently in the court room and elsewhere in performance of his duty he is met with that opprobrious and damnable epithet of "nigger," "slick head," "darkey," "coon," etc., which even though applied to his client present, whether or not the deed be humiliating. We don't believe that any decent white man, officer or private citizen, will use that epithet in the presence of any decent Negro if he has any kind of respect for the Negro present. We can say one thing, that any white man who uses the epithet in our presence, sinks himself in our estimation to the very element of the slums of white men who composes a mob that burns and mutilates a human being because God in his wisdom painted the color of the skin black. It is only occasionally that we meet those things in the beautiful Indian Territory, yet to our sorrow, we must acknowledge that we meet them here. They are relics of barbarism and rebelism handed down to the sons of barbarism and rebelism, by their ancestors. Frequently the men who use these epithets do so to show their contempt for the race and to show that they are against what is termed by the ignorant and vicious white men, as social equality. There is and can be no such a thing as social co-mingling between the whites and blacks of this country. The whites won't have it, and the Negroes don't want it. It is only the lowest elements of both races who slip around in the dark and perform the degrading deeds that is a disgrace to the better element of both races, the results of which can be seen in the projects of these immoral reprobates. There is no politics in a question of this kind, and yet there are some Democrats who attempt to take advantage of what they term the Negro question, to defeat the Republican party because the mass of Negroes belong to this party, and yet there are some Negroes in some states who affiliate with the MUSKOGEE TITLE & TRUST CO. GENERAL BANKING ABSTRACTS of TITLE, INSURANCE, SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE Farm Loans a Specialty Second and Broadway. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. MORRIS' CAFE A Splendid Billiard and Pool Hall Adjoining The finest in the southwest. If you are hungry step into the cafe; if you want to spend an hour of pleasure the pool room is the place. R. H. MORRIS, Prop. Corner 2nd and Denison Sts. Democratic party, and are received on equal terms politically with their white brethren who are Democrats. "HARK." In the Labor Day parade there were only two colored men to be seen. The doing of the day are in the hands of organized labor, and as organized labor is as a rule against the colored man, also unwilling to give him the same chance to earn a living, is possibly the reason for such few colored men being represented in the parade. Unless the labor unions will come to their senses and find out what a great mistake they have made—because the greater masses of negro laborers will be compelled to side with capital, and we believe it is their duty to do so since the unions will allo wthe prejudice to get the better of sober sense and judgment—ought not to have the simplician of our race in any of their contentions against capital. "I am not willing to close the door of hope in the face of the colored man who has made himself worthy and deserving." These are words spoken by President Roosevelt, and that alone is sufficient to cause every negro who is loyal to his race, his country and his God, to vote for the man who is big enough and brave enough to utter and express such sentiments, and at the time when the whole earth is trying to make the Negro the issue of the campaign; and to defeat the President because he is willing that every American citizen should have an equal chance in life, no matter what his color may be if that citizen is worthy. Number 49. In the United States Court for the Western District of the Indian Territory sitting at Muskogee, I. T., October Term 1904. Mollie McClure. Plaintiff vs. Equity Thomas McClure, Defendant 5507 The defendant. Thomas McClure is hereby warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of plaintiff, Mollie McClure. Witness the Honorable Charles W. Raymond, judge of said court, and the seal thereof, at Muskogee, Indian Territory, this the 25th day of August, 1904 P. B. Harrison, Clerk. By Chas, T. Runyan, Dep. A. McRea, Attorney for Pltf. P. R. Price, Att'y for non-resident Defendant. First Publication August 25, 1904. Certain Test. Daughter—I sometimes wonder if Jack really loves me. Brother—Well, you needn't. I've been borrowing money from him for the last nine months, and he hasn't decreased his visits. Princess Christian, Princess Charles of Denmark and the Princess of Wales could earn their living as stenographers were it necessary—but they aren't looking for a place just now. The esteemed Birmingham News recently "editorialized" on Dress as an Influence. Seems to have a very depressing influence sometimes on the head of the family. When all the clamor of the world, Its noise and wild alarms, Has wrapped me pitilessly round, And in its web my heart has bound, I crave your sheltering arms! When all the brazen crash of swords The silence rends apart; When I am steeped in toll and strife, I crave, O great love of my life, The stillness of your heart! Charles Hanson Towne, in The Reader. Romantic Soldier's Ad. The following advertisement occupies a prominent place in the Gazette de Zurich: "An Austrian officer of the balloon section wishes to marry a lady who will have the courage to make her honeymoon voyage with him in a balloon." E & TRUST CO. BANKING SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE | pe tale? rb Muskogee. Cimeter. ‘W. M, TWINR, Editor, —_—— MUSKOGEB, - - IND. TER. ed ' NRW STATE NEWS. Work has been begun on the Lilks' hew home at Ardmore, , The Citizens’ state bank of Kiowa has been organized, with n capital of 25,000. Lawton {is to have a special day at the World's fair. September 20th has been designated as the fate. Okmulgee’s new water works sys ‘em has been completed and will be bubmitted to a final test this week. Old settlers of Oklahoma county will fold thelr annual picnic at Witcher Beptember 17th. The Roger Mills county fair is to be held at Berlin September 28th, 29th and 30th, The new cotton gin, just about com: pleted at Watonga, was destroyed by fire last week. The fire is supposed to have been started by unknown par tles, Enid is making great preparations for celebrating its eleventh birthday anniversary, which occurs September 16th, The stenographers of Oklahoma City, numbering about one thousand, have taken steps for the organization of an association, which will have for its object the mutual benefit of the members of the profession. For the fall term of the district court of Kiowa county there are three hundred and twenty-three cases on the docket. It 's expected the grand jury will return several indictments, which will increase the number. Yewed, a new town named after Dewey, the letters being transposed, and Lambert, another small place, both in Woods county, Okla., are to ba moved to a more central location ant united. The new town will be given another name, which has not yet been decided upon. W. L, Kendall, the first Oklahoman to receive a Cecil Rhodes scholarship, left last week for Oxford college. Mr. Kendall was superintendent of the Lexington, O. T., schools last winter. The scholarship is fora regular unt- versity course, and will last four years. While digging a well on his place, four tiles north of Quinlan, R. L. Innes struck a strong flow of artesian water. The water is cold and soft, and it is said the stream is getting strong- er each day. This is the first ar tesian water found fn that section of Oklahoma. Other farmers in tho same vicinity are now sinking wells. cepnnclllesns An order has been signed at the agricultural department removing re- strictions on shipping cattle north- ward from Custer, as the infection of southern fever is reported by agents of the department to have been eradicated in that vicinity. The Epworth university, a schoo) founded by the two branches of the Methodist church at Oklahoma City, opened for its first time last week. Sheriff Ozuman of Canadian county has gone to El Paso, Tex., where the authorities have arrested A, C, Peder son, who, for. several months, has been a fugitive from justice in Old MeXico, Pederson is charged’ with embezzling funds at El Reno from se eret. ofdera, and had given seeurity bonds, The bonding companies are prosecuting. ie ON LAND AND WATER Strange Weapons That Have Been Chosen to Decide Deadly Quarrels, and Conditions ‘ soar Caused the Challengers to With- From time immemorial duels have been fought in every land under the sun, Premeditated combats have tak- en place between two persons for the purpose of deciding some private dif- ference or quarrel and have been fought with deadly weapons and with @ purpose to take life. The challenger has generally been one who was confident that he could worst his adversary with pistol or sword, but there have been many in- stances where men, goaded to des- peration by persecution or slander, have challenged the ones who made life unbearable even when they felt that the chances were against them, but like the man who meditates sul- cide, they felt it was the easiest way to end their troubles. However, in most cases, duelists are either selfish or wantonly thoughtless, for “the duel- ist values his honor above the life of his antagonist, his own life, and the happiness of his family.” In France and Germany dueling en- Joys a certain amount of popularity, although the laws forbid it, and, until a half century ago, a fight with swords or pistols between prominent men in this country, who wished to settle a contention, was by no means uncom- mon, and a description of several of these incidents occupies many ‘pages of American history. They invariably resulted fatally for one and sometimes for both of the combatants, so that dueling became exceedingly unpopular with Americans, Duels have been fought not only with all kinds of weapons, but in vari- ous other ways, some of them under the most dramatic circumstances and with the most tragic results. The methods employed have been most original; some have -been fiendish, with the outcome utterly hopeless for either duelist. Davy Crockett, *frontiersman, Indian fighter and congressman, was once challenged to mortal combat by a famous duelist In Washington. Crock- ett's bravery was unquestionable, but the odds were against him with sword or pistol, for the skill of the challenger with either weapon was world re- nowned. However, Crockett accepted, and, being the challenged party, had the right to name his choice of weap- ons. ' He had gono Into the wilderness on numerous occasions and with his brawn and a sharp axe had cleared hundreds of acres of timber land: His prowess with the broadaxe was fa- millar to everybody, and when he chose broadaxes as dueling weapons his challenger hastily apologized to him. Then what might have beon a famous duel was averted. Crockett regarded his would-be antagonist as a coward, and he proved it. The hero of the broadaxe, a few years later, fought to the death with a little band of brave men in the Alamo, of whom it was written: “Mar- athon had her messenger of defeat; the Alamo had none.” The moral of this incident is obvious. A few years ago two Swedes went out upon a railroad track in a cut in the mountains of Pennsylvania and fought until an express train killed them. Both saw the approaching train, and taunted each other to con- tinue fighting where they were. They battled to the death. Daniel O'Connell's son was chal- lenged by an English student to fight. He went to his father, the great emancipator, and asked what he should do, The father advised him to accept, to choose pistols, the condi- tions of the fight to be that, facing each other and toeing a mark, they BROW, the OUNZING SIKOR UCCHneG Ww fight. Two expert swimmers, whose repu- tations are international, engaged in a hot argument one night several years ago at a beach near Boston, and a novel duel was the result. They agreed to swim at midnight, straight out to sea, in the rays of the moon- light, no boats to follow, until one or the other became exhausted. They swam several miles, and the Boston swimmer towed his adversary back to the beach and restored him to con- sciousness. Less than ten years ago two lcecomo- tive engineers in Texas, who had sev- eral petty differences which they wished to settle, decided upon a most original duel. Taking two engines, they went out upon a plain on the same track, and when half a mile lay between them they whistled for the beginning of hostilities, opened the throttles wide and hurled their loco- motives at each other with tremen- dous speed. In a few seconds there was a frightful crash, the boilers ex- ploded and the explosion was heard for miles, attracting a large crowd to the scene. It was found that the two engines had collided and that the two engineers had been killed. The ab- sence of firemen in the locomotives brought out the fact that a duel had taken place. Capt. Castentenus, Barnum’s origl. nal tattooed man, who died a few years ago, engaged in a peculiar duel many years ago, Castentenus was a Greek and in early life belonged to a crew of pi- rates which operated in the Aegean sea. When pirating proved hazardous on account of cruising war vessels he had himself tattooed from head to foot, came over to America and be- came a very popular freak, During his career as a buccaneer he became enamored of a very pretty girl, daughter of the mate of the blackflag craft which he commanded, but he had a rival. Under oaths which bound them together they could not fight, and so they appealed to the girl's father to decide their respective claims upon his daughter's hand. The father knew Castentenus and his rival as desperate men, and so he resolved upon a desperate method to test their love for, his daughter. He outlined his Proposition to them and both accept: ed. One night he went into the small forecastle and set a barrel of sulphur ablaze, and tien ordered both men to go down into the stifling gases and to remain there for ten minutes, They did as he directed, and upon the ex. Diration of that time he signaled the lovers to come forth. Castentenus, who was a man of re- markable physical powers, groped and staggered up the companionway to the deck, bearing on his shoulders the limp and unconscious form of his rt- val. Castentenus was bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose, When he got into the fresh air he swooned, He revived an hour tater, but his rival passed Into the great beyond. He had lived but a few moments after being carried out by the tattooed man. The woman for whom the great sac- rifice was made never married, for she was taken sick and died in afew weeks, There have been electrical duels, duels with poison wherein two rivals have dared each other to quaff a deadly draught at a specified time, and early last month two Boston long- shoremen engaged in a conflict that was decidedly novel, to say the least. The story of the battle in which they engaged has only just come to light. Bad blood had existed between these two sons of toil and they con. cluded to settle their differences, Both were fine specimens of that type ot hardy manhood which is employed in loading and unloading the great ocean liners—men who usualy settle their troubles at fisticuffs, which fact makes this incident all the more startling and interesting. One night they went down upon tho New York & New Hngland docks at South Boston, and, removing their clothing, they plunged into the wa- ters at South bay and proceeded to drown each other. They battled for at least twenty minutes, during which time the results were about even, when suddenly one seized the other by the neck and began to strangle him. At the same time both sank beneath the surface. How many feet they went down is not to be recorded, but the strangler, becoming exhausted, rose to the surface. A moment later the apparently lifeless body of his adver- sary made its appearance. In the dim lights cast upon the wa- ters by the distant electric lamps the victor realized that his deadly work was accomplished, the strife at an end. Thoughts of arrest for murder, the electric chair, crowded upon his mind and his almost benumbed senses were quickened. He grasped his vic- tim and shouted lustily for assistance. A party returning in a catboat after a pleasant day’s outing in the harbor heard his cries and reached both men just in the nick of time. They were taken into the boat and after artifi- cial respiration had been applied for a time they were restored to conscious- ness, After a bracer or two of brandy they were put ashore at the public landing on Long wharf and arm in arm started for their homes. A small paragraph appeared in the morning papers which stated that two men were rescued by a yachting party and cared for until they were able to go home. But there had been a duel in the dark waters of Boston harbor “the night before the Fourth.” He who would have been a murderer became a life saver; his magnanimity has been recognized by the man who might have left him to his fate had he been as successful in that terrible conflict as the other, and now both vow eternal friendship. tae What’s In a Name? *% Nelson, a thriving little English town to which Andrew Carnegie pro- poses now to give a library, is a liv- ing instance of the value of a name. Not long after the battle of Trafalgar, some tinker, tailor or other Person established a tiny wayside inn, and called it after the naval hero. There was nobody on the spot from whom to expect custom, but the road led to and from populous districts. Travel- ers stopped at the place and presently a cottage or two began to rise, then more of them, and the name of the public house answered for the whole. That was the nucleus of the present town, Now 40,000 people live around the site which the old innkeeper chose and called after the name of his hero, The Soul of Wit. A caller stopped at the house of a certata man and asked if he was at home, “Deed, an’ he’s not,” replied the woman who answered his ring, “Can you tell me where he is?” “I could not.” tA “When did you see him last?” 4° “At his funeral.” «+ 14 “And who may you be?” “I’m his remains,” said the widow, and she closed the door. Se Telephone Wire In America. Tn 1903 there were 4,350,488 miles of single telephone wire in the United States and 2,315,297 telephone instru- ments. In “1902, 6,070,000,000 mea- sages were spoken over the wires, in- cluding 12,000,000 long distance calla, The gross revenue was §86,800,00v, the expense nearly $62,000,000, and the net {ncoms more than $22,000,000. Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed To cure, or money refunded by your merchant, so why not try it? Price 50c. The Cost of a National Campaign The Cost of a National Campaign While it is said to have cost only $200,000 to elect Abraham Lincoln in 1864, four times that sum was spent in the Hayes-Tilden campaign of 1876, while in 1888 with tariff as the issue, $2,000,000 was said to have been used by both sides, and the figures have mounted upward since in some of the later campaigns. It might not be without interest at the outset, therefore, to dwell upon some of the items which go to make up these expenditures, and to consider first what is called by some the "legitimate campaign expenses." The cost of maintaining the national headquarters, with its army of employes ranging from forty to one hundred men and women, has been estimated to be about $3,000 a day. There are stump speakers who receive $100 a week and expenses. The distribution of a single speech in printed form has cost as much as $5,000, and there have been campaigns when twenty of such speeches have been delivered and circulated. New York and other cities have had torchlight processions costing as much as $12,000, while $3,000 more has been expended for a single mass meeting for the music, decorations and hire of the hall. But these are the minor items of disbursement. The heavy ones are made out of what is known as secret or emergency fund. Both sides are continually drawing from it, and usually exhaust it on the eve of election. The fund is used to turn the tide in states that are considered doubtful, especially those on which the general result hinges.—Edward Lissner in Harper's Weekly. We are all willing to admit the depravity of our neighbors. To the housewife who has not yet become acquainted with the new things of everyday use in the market and who is reasonably satisfied with the old, we would suggest that a trial of Defiance Cold Water Starch be made at once. Not alone because it is guaranteed by the manufacturers to be superior to any other brand, but because each 10c package contains 16 ozs., while all other brands contain but 12 ozs. It is safe to say that the lady who once uses Defiance Starch will use no other. Quality and quantity must win. Annoying to the Judges. An English magistrate remarked on the bench: "I have known some judges, when they have formed a theory in a case too early, to be very much annoyed when the evidence has not fitted with it." Japan's Population Increases. The population of Japan increased from 33,110,793 in 1872 to 46,304,999 in 1893, and is increasing rapidly. First Bomb Outrage. The first "bomb outrage" was committed on Christmas eve, 1800, by Saint-Nejant, who wished to remove Napoleon, then first consul, in the interest of the Royalists. Napoleon escaped, but among his escort and the bystanders there were about 130 casualties. Tribute to a Dutch Smoker. To pay due reverence to the memory of an ardent smoker named Ondersmans, who had died in Rotterdam, all his old cronies came to the funeral smoking long clay pipes. Ondersmans left a sum of money to pay the expenses of a yearly smoking concert to keep his memory green. The pessimist always bites the spots on the apple first. It is hard to be popular with pigs and to keep out of the trough. The Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, send Home Eye Book free. Write them about your eyes Many a man would be rich if he did not try so hard to appear to be. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. One does not have to wait to be fleeced to prove that he is not a wolf. "Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cured my wife of a terrible disease. With pleasure I testify to its marvelous efficacy." J. Sweet, Albany, N. Y. The check book is mightier than the alimony clause. FITS permanently cured. 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At a well-known house there was a curious dish of fruit mixed with watercress, a cross between a compote and a salad. The result was very satisfactory.—London Onlooker. THE WORLD'S FAIR—ST. Hotel Epworth, three blocks from the Administration and Convention entrances, is a safe, permanent brick building of over 500 rooms. It costs no more to stop at Hotel Epworth than at the temporary staff and frame hotels. Rates $1.00 a day and up. European plan. First-class dining hall—reasonable prices. Every convenience. Headquarters Farmers National Congress. Rooms may be reserved. (Delmar Garden car on Olive; Hotel Epworth, 6600 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Prohibits Sorcery. In the Rhodesian Government Gazette is published a proclamation prohibiting the practice of sorcery throughout the territory, including the throwing of bones, the use of charms, any manner of conjuration and trial by ordeal. 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DOUGLAS 3.50 & $3 SHOES FOR MEN AND $4.00 CUSTOM BENCH WORK IN ALL THE HIGH GRADE LEATHERS. 2.50 POLICE, THREE SOLES. $2.50 AND $2.00 WORKINGMEN'S, BEST IN THE WORLD. $2.50, $2.00 AND $1.75 BOYS, FOR DRESS AND SCHOOL WEAR. W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men's $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. The reason they are the greatest sellers is, they are made of the best leather, hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and have more value than any other shoes. W. L. Douglas guarantees their value by stamping his name and price on the bottom. Look for it—take no substitute. Sold by shoe dealers everywhere. Fast Color Eyelens used exclusively. "AS COOD AS $7.00 SHOES." Heretofore I have been wearing $7.00 shoes. I purchased a pair of W. L. Douglas 2 shoes, which I have worn every day for months. They are so satisfactory I do not en to the more expensive shoes." BY KNOWLES, Ast. City Solicitor, Philadelphia. MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY, TO AND FROM Ft. Smith and Wagoner and the Kansas and Cherokee Oil Fields, via Coretta and Missouri Pacific Ry. Lv. Muskogee— 9:30 a. m. and 8:05 p. m. Ar. Ft. Smith— 12:55 p. m. and 11:45 p. m. Lv. Ft. Smith— 4:00 a. m. and 3:15 p. m. Ar. Muskogee— 7:31 a. m. and 7:35 p. m. Lv. Muskogee— 6:25 a. m. and 6:20 p. m. Ar. Wagoner— 7:10 a. m. and 8:10 p. m. Lv. Wagoner— 9:55 a. m. and 9:17 p. m. Lv. Muskogee— 10:46 a. m. and 2:17 p. m. For time of trains beyond Wagoner see Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain time tables. A. R. PAYINGHAUS. Traffic Manager. FRISCO SYSTEM COMPLETELY AND COMFORTABLY SERVE WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TO THE PRINCIPAL CITIES EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH. PULLMAN SLEEPERS, RECLINING CHAIR CARS. TRAINS LIGHTED AND VENTILATED BY ELECTRICITY. The Direct Route to the "WORLD'S FAIR CITY" SAINT LOUIS For detailed information, call on nearest representative FRISCO SYSTEM, or address L. W. PRICE, Division Passenger Agent, JOPLIN, MO. Everything good to eat, cigars of the best brand. fancy candiee ice cream, flour, sugar, coffes and country vegetables. Go to CREEK LIVERY BARN, Dave Richardson's BARBERSHOP. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. ```markdown ``` The Wild Ride. I hear in my heart, I hear in its ominous pulses, All day the commotion of sinewy, manet-tosing horses; All night, from their cells, the importa-ntate tramping and neighing. Let cowards and laggards fall back; but alert to the saddle, Straight, grim and abreast, vault our weather-worn galloping legion. With stirrur-cup each to the one gracious woman that loves him. The road is through dolor and dread, over crags and morasses; There are shapes by the way, there are things that appall or entice us; What odds? We are knights, and our souls are bent on the riding! Thought's self is a vanishing wing, and joy is a cobweb. And friendship a flower in the dust, and glory a sunbeam; Not here is our prize, nor, alas! after these our pursuing. A dipping of plumes, a tear, a shake of the bridle. A passing saithe to this world, and her pitiful beauty! We hurry with never a word in the track of our father's. I hear in my heart, I hear in its ominous pulses. All day the commotion of sinewy, manet-tosing horses. All night, from their cells, the importa-ntate tramping and neighing. We spur to a land of no name, outracing the storm wind; We leap to the infinite dark, like the sparks from the anvil. Thou leadest, O God! All's well with thy troopers that follow! -Louise Guiney. The City of Kano. General Sir Frederick Lugard says of Kano, recently conquered by the British: "Kano alone among the cities of Africa which I have seen, with the exception of Katsena, is worthy of the name of city, for its houses are of solid mud, with flat roofs, impervious to fire and lasting through the centuries, instead of the besehive shaped huts of the populous towns of the south. Traces of Moorish architecture are visible everywhere. I took up my quarters in the small hall of audience in the mud palace of the Sultan of Kano, a room twenty-five feet square, eighteen feet high, decorated with curint shapes and designs in black, white, pale green and yellow—the latter formed of micacious sand, which glistens like gold. The domeshaped roof is supported by twenty arches, all of mud, but admirably fashioned." Scotch Sabbath Observance. Sir A. Ithald Geikle's examples of the rigid Sabbatarianism of the Highlands are interesting. One is of a lady who rose early on Sunday, and carried her canary down into the cellar to keep the bird quiet. Another is of a young clergyman whose orthodoxy was suspected because he was seen standing at his window on the Lord's Day "dandling his bairn." A third story was told by the late Lord Playfair, who heard the nurse quieting his little boy one Sunday in this wise: "Whist, whist, my bonnie lamb; it's the Sawbath, or I wud whustle ye a sang, but I'll sing ye a paraphrase." Star of Immense Magnitude. The conception of the magnitude of the star Canopus, which is regard as the greatest body in the universe, is difficult indeed, even when Mr. Gore of the Royal Astronomical society furnishes the sun as a step by which the imagination may raise itself. One has some appreciation of the size of the earth with its circumference of 25,000 miles. The sun is more than a million times as large as the earth. The mass of Canopus has been weighed astronomically and found to be one million times greater than that of the sun. No Use For Anything Russian. Hello! Who is That? Say. did you know that Gen. Pleasant kept a first-class place on the east side of Second street He sells cheap, give him a call GEORGE PLEASANT. Go to Now located at new quarters No. 512 South 3rd Street Phone 70 Opposite Gill Sanders' Wholesale House. SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED Dave Richardson. - Prop Realty Bank & Trust Co. MUSKOGEE: I. T. Money loaned on Real Estate, Chattel and personal security : ; : : : : Real Estate Bought and Sold. Deposits Received. Your Business Solicited. A,G. W. SANGO, President. W. A. RENTIE, Cashier. UNDERTAKING & EMBALMING CO. Is an establishment owned and controlled by Negroes. They carry all kinds of first class coffins. When in need of anything in their line, call at their place of business on Ben's Quick Relief Mixture A speedy and sure cure for colic, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, bloody flux, chol era morbus, gripping in the stomach, cholera infantum and all bowel complaints. ASK FOR A MEDICINE GLASS The Territorial Bank & Trust Co. Oldest and Strongest Bank in the Indian Territory. Interest Paid on Deposits. Abstracts Made. Fidelity Bonds Written. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY. WESTERN OIL, ...GAS AND ... Investment Co. OF MUSKOGEE, I. T. Non-assessable and carrying no personal Hability. Offered and directed by prominent business men of Indian Territory. The Company has a lease on 40 acres of land near the Famous Red Fork Gusher at Red Fork, I. T. In addition to this property, the Company has an option on Oil Land in the Creek Nation that can be bought as soon as the owners get title to same. As Gushers have been discovered near property controlled by this Company, we feel that every owner of stock in this Company is on the road to Fortune. Stock in this Company is now offered at $25.00 per share. If you want to reap a Fortune from investment, send remittance or write for prospectus to Sec'y and Treas'r Western Oil, Gas and Investment Co., Muskogee. Ind. Ter'y. Phone No. 486 THE CREEK TAKING & EMBALMING establishment owned and controlled by by all kinds of first class coffins. W their line, call at their place of business I. T. Main Quick Relief M cure for colic, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, ing in the stomach, cholera infantum and all I FOR A MEDICINE Do Your Banking Business With Territorial Bank & Tr and Strongest Bank in the Indian Ter on Deposits. e. Written. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN DOYLE COM the Undertakers and En (LICENSED) umbulance Furnished R Bank & Trust Co. in the Indian Territory. OGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY. E COMPANY Srrs and Embalmers (NSED) urnished Free Office 221-23 0kmulgee Ave. . Black Absorbs Heat. A French authority had two thermometers—one of ordinary glass, the other painted black—placed in the sun. In the white glass the mercury rose to 144. Under the black paint it went up to 157 in the same position. The inference is that people who wear black coats are warmer in the sunshine than those who dress in white. Theory Regarding the Moon. The novel theory of Dr. Voight, a German astronomer, is that the greater part of the moon's craters represent work of coral insects in long-vanished seas. He finds that if the earth's tropical ocean were suddenly dried up the bed would resemble the face of the moon, the coral formations appearing exactly like the craters of the extinct volcanoes. Belated Weddings. The love of independence and the freedom and pleasure of to-day make girls less and less anxious to marry before they are past five and twenty. Perhaps it is better that there should be that disinclination, for our modern life may fit a woman better to marry late than early.—Lady Jeune in London Opinion. Man and Wife. Buxton, N. Dak., Sept. 12 (Special). Mr. B. L. Skrivseth of this place has been added to the steadily growing following that Dodd's Kidney Pills have in this part of the country. Mr. Skrivseth gives two reasons for his faith in the Great American Kidney Cure. The first is that they cured his wife and the second is that they cured himself. "I must say," says Mr. Skrivseth, "that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best remedy for Kidney Trouble I ever knew. My wife had Kidney Disease for years and she tried all kinds of medicine from doctors but it did not help her any. An advertisement led her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. The first box helped her so much that she took eight boxes more and now she is cured. "I also took three boxes myself and they made me feel better and stronger in every way." Dodd's Kidney Pills have never yet failed to cure any kidney disease from Backache to Rheumatism, Diabetes or Bright's Disease. Try me just once and I am sure to come again. Defiance Starch. Midnight Sun. "Ise mighty glad," said the old colored inhabitant, "dat de worl' only turns 'roun' once in a day. Kaze ef ever hit turned in de nighttimp hit would er kotched me at many a hepos.'"—Atlanta Constitution. Most Active Volcano. Mount Sanguay is the most active volcano in the world. It is in Ecuador, is 17,120 feet in height, and has been in constant activity since 1728. The sounds of its eruptions are sometimes heard in Quito, 150 miles distant, and 267 reports were once counted in one hour. When Bettora Should Quit. The London Sketch says a professional betting man should go out of business when 50 years old. After that age a man makes mistakes. Between 50 and 65 he stands to lose 75 per cent of what he accumulated before 50. True Yankee Woman. "Your wife is somewhat strong-minded, isn't she, Littlejohn?" "Strong-minded! Well, a furniture polish peddler came here yesterday; and in five minutes' talk she sold him some polish she had made herself."—Boston Congregationalist. Ships Have Lightning Conductors. Ships of war are usually fitted with lightning conductors. This precaution is rendered necessary by the explosives stored away in their magazines. AGRICULTURE A Trick in Seed Selling. The Grain Dealers' National Association, recently in session in Milwaukee, passed the following resolutions: Whereas, Seed houses do a large business in the sale of seed grains, and thereby may materially affect the general business of the crops of grain thus produced, either for better or worse; and Whereas, It is known that seed thus sold by seed houses does not always possess the merit of type and breeding sufficient to meet the expectations of the purchaser, and in fact often does not tend to raise the standard of the general crops produced. For example it has been too common a practice for seedsmen to purchase ordinary corn from farmers' cribs and sell the same under special brands when in fact it possessed no special merit whatever, with respect to type and breeding, and the same is true in regard to other grains; therefore, Resolved, That the Grain Dealers' National Association, now in convention assembled in Milwaukee this 23d day of June, 1904, does hereby urgently request all firms engaged in the selling of seed grain to adopt a line of business policy that will result in giving more attention to the questions of type and breeding and adaptability and thereby assist in improving the quality and yield of grains; also. Resolved, That the secretary be instructed to send a copy of this resolution to all the principal firms engaged in the business of selling seed grains in the grain producing states, and also to all the leading agricultural papers in the country. * * * The practice against which the resolution is directed is one that has long been condemned by conscientious dealers. It not only injures the farmers, but injures the firms that are trying to do an honest business. It is gratifying to see a great association take the stand that this one has taken. The agitation is sure to bear fruit. Farmers' Review. Corn in British India. The cultivation of Indian corn, or maize, has within the past century become a factor of great importance in the rural economy of British India. The Indian Agriculturist (Calcutta) of June 1, 1904, says: "This grain, if we consider the whole of India collectively, is now of equal economic importance with wheat. In the hilly tracts of the country especially, and among the bulk of the aboriginal tribes, it is chiefly depended upon as a means of subsistence. Yet the botanist, Roxburgh, writing about a hundred years ago, described it as 'cultivated in various parts of India in gardens, and only as a delicacy, but not anywhere on the continent of India, as far as I can learn, as an extensive crop.' Its use in upper India may have been more general at that time than this writer was aware, for its most common vernacular name, makkal, derived from Mecca, is supposed to associate its introduction with the Mogul dynasty. But there is no name for maize in Sanskrit, and the grain has no recognized place in the religious or social ceremonies of the Hindus. Few of those who cultivate it now have any idea that it is an innovation, and the fact that its local name is often that of some much older crop encourages the pious belief that it has been the staple food of the district for untold generations." Those who have watched the live stock interests of the country know that they are advancing slowly a little each year. It is, however, possible to make a more marked advance. DEFIANCE STARCH 16 OZ. 10CTS. It is the purest, cleanest starch made. It is free of injurious chemicals. It can be used where ordinarily you would be afraid to use starch of any kind. That's Defiance. Your grocer sells it. THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO., OMAHA, NEB. Civilization and Railroade. Nothing is more significant of the sudden development of Japan than the history of her railways. The first railways, eighteen miles in length, was completed in 1872. At the present time there are 1,344 miles of state and 3,150 miles of private railways in operation, and there are 852 miles under construction. For the most part they pay well, the larger yielding dividends from 10 to 12 per cent. Tibetan Earth Dwellers. Earth dwellers are common in Tibet. Strangely claet men and women, who since childhood have rarely looked upon the sun, are found living in roomy clay apartments in a mode as stringent as any monastic order. They are supplied with food and other necessaries by their children, who alone leave the caverns; and much of their time is occupied in extending their curious residences. Wed in Grandmother's Dress. Miss Muriel Arthur, who married Mr. Ian Finlay of the Scots Greys, wore a wedding dress, composed entirely of priceless old Brussels lace, which was worn by the bridegroom's great-grandmother at her own wedding 109 years ago. Not Disappointed This Time. "I have been often disappointed in the use of some widely advertised remedy, claiming to cure this or that trouble. Nevertheless, on the strength of one of the testimonial letters published, I decided to try a box of Hunt's Cure. My trouble was eczema of the lower limbs, from which I long suffered. One box cured me. I have had a pleasant, peaceful summer, thanks to Hunt's Cure." Mrs. Alice Fortune, Shell Knob, Mo. That Was Mr. Micawber's Scheme. The art in life as to sit still and to let things come toward you, not to go after them or even to think that they are in flight. How often I have chased some divine shadow through a whole day till evening, when, going home tired, I have found the visitor just turning away from my closed door.—Arthur Symons in Saturday Review. HAD TO GIVE UP. Suffered Agonies from Kidney Disorders Until Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills. George W. Renoff, of 1953 North 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa., a man of good reputation and standing, writes: "Five year ago I was suffering so with my back and kidneys that I often had to lay off. The kidney secretions were unnatural, my legs and stomach were swollen, and I M. B. had no appetite. When doctors failed to help me I began using Doan's Kidney Pills and improved until my back was strong and my appetite returned. During the four years since I stopped using them I have enjoyed excellent health. The cure was permanent." (Signed) GEORGE W. RENOFF. A TRIAL FREE--Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cts. Laughter a Health-Tonic. There is nothing better established among physicians than that cheerfulness prolongs life, and also enriches and enlarges it. Whole-souled, joyous laughter is a powerful healthtonic. Mosquito Cause of Death. A Jersey mosquito caused the death of a barber named Rosho Dorso at Harrison, N. J. The barber was shaving and a mosquito lit on his nose. The razor was directly under the barber's chin, and in making a slap to drive away the mosquito, he cut a deep gash in his throat. A physician arrived too late to save him. How to Gain Riches. Otto Wicke, a prominent New York politician, whose check is worth $125,000, at one time lived on five cents a day and slept in the city hall park. Peculiarity of Arctic Circle. There is neither thunder nor lightning within the Arctic circle. A friend of the home A foe of the True Calumet Baking Powder Compiles with the Pure Food Laws of all States. Result of Fool Wager. English newspapers tell of a laborer named Samuel Wellington who attempted for a wager to kiss his toe. In doing so he broke his thigh and had to be conveyed to a hospital. Slightly Poetical. "My experience with Cheatham's Laxative Tablets has been most happy. They are just what you say—a sure cure for chills. They cast out malaria and billiousness, drive the blues away; restore strength and appetite and clear out the well springs of hope." C. Gastrell, Tallulah, La. 25c per box. Catch Words or Phrases. If you desire to get rich quickly, invent catch-words or phrases that will grip the attention of the public. Big sums are paid for the right article. The inventor of a word now used for a brand of crackers is said to have received $5,000 for it. Manufacturers of various things from soap to nuts have paid nearly as high. A railroad company gave $100 to a girl who suggested a name for one of its fast trains. Wife In Place of Hog. The following anecdote shows how the Fijians treat their wives. A Fijian chief bought a gun from a captain in the navy for which he was to pay two hogs. But try as he would he could manage to get only one hog. This he sent to the captain, and in place of the other hog sent his wife. Malta's Chlef Industry. Lacemaking gives employment to about two-fifths of the population of Malta. Silk is the chief material used, but of late years cotton has been much in demand. The art is handed down from family to family. Death From Slight Accident. While carrying a keg of beer intended for a picnic in Reading, Pa., Elmer Kerchoff stumbled over a wire. The keg slipped so suddenly that the jar dislocated his neck. WHAT'S THE USE To Keep a "Coffee Complexion." A lady says: "Postum has helped my complexion so much that my friends say I am growing young again. My complexion used to be coffee colored, muddy and yellow but it is now clear and rosy as when I was a girl. I was induced to try Postum by a friend who had suffered just as I had suffered from terrible indigestion, palpitation of the heart and sinking spells. "After I had used Postum a week I was so much better that I was afraid it would not last. But now two years have passed and I am a well woman. I owe it all to leaving off coffee and drinking Postum in its place. "I had drank coffee all my life. I suspected that it was the cause of my trouble, but it was not until I actually quit coffee and started to try Postum that I became certain; then all my troubles ceased and I am now well and strong again." Name furnished by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." THE ODD CORNER Dream and Despair. If I were only bolder, To her I then should swear My dawn is her white shoulder, My dusk her ebon hair; My day, my night, My whole delight. My dream and my despair! Such beauty seems to fold her For ever fresh and fair, Between the dawn, her shoulder, And dusk that is her hair; Her soft eyes are Each one a star, My dream and my despair! So let my love be told her, And let my faith declare Dawn sparkles on her shoulder, Dusk hovers in her hair, And each lip shows For me a rose— My dream and my despair! —Cassel's Saturday Journal. Ambidexterity. Gen. Baden-Powell has long been able to write and draw with either hand with equal facility. During some manoeuvers which took place when his right arm was useless owing to the bite of a dog, he wrote and illustrated his daily reports entirely with his left hand, says the "House Beautiful." Sir Walter Parratt, organist of St. George's chapel, Windsor, can accompany a full choral service with his left hand and his feet and write a letter at the same time with his right hand. Queen Victoria was ambidextrous; she could draw as well with the left hand as with the right. Prof. Morse of the Baltimore university and Sir Edwin Landseer were able to use either hand impartially; and the great artist-scientist of the Renaissance period in Italy, Leonardo de Vinci, was ambidextrous. Conjurers and jugglers must be able to depend upon the left hand as much as upon the right. All who possess ambidextral power declare it to be a most highly prized faculty. The Japanese appear to be the most ambidextrous nation in these days, though many Orientals are able to use either hand with impartiality. The Shah of Persia signs his name with either left or right hand; artisans in the east are frequently able to work with either hand with equal skill, and they also bring both right and left foot to their aid. Ticked Time Two Centuries. The residents of Tlalpam, Mex., complain that the public clock of that town is useless; repairs are made every week, but every week the clock gets out of repair and can never be kept in good condition. The Tlalpam clock is probably the oldest public clock on the American continent. It was originally installed as a cathedral clock in the year 1657; in 1790 it was donated to the council of San Agustin de las Clevas, near Tlalpam, when it was installed there and set in motion. Since that time it has never undergone repairs until a few weeks ago. The clock, however, has told the time for 247 years and it is but natural that it is tired and wants to be sent to a museum. Singed Hair of Cat and Dog. Henry Adams, a Henry county farmer, was in the city yesterday with a very naked dog and a strange tale of the odd effects of a bolt of lightning that struck his house during the severe storm of Monday afternoon. The lightning struck the kitchen, running down the pipe of the stove, shaving the fur clean from the back of a cat that was asleep beneath the stove, striking the dog as lightly as it had struck the cat, running down the animal's legs to the ground, leaving a trail of singed fur in its wake and doing no damage to either animal beyond a severe fright.—Baltimore Sun. Chair Has Seen Long Service. Mrs. J. W. Burgess, a Vermont woman, has in her possession a chair which came to her through the Field family, it formerly belonging to Gen. Martin Field, her great-grandfather. who was also the grandfather of Eugene Field, the poet. When she had it taken to an upholsterer last week and the outer covering was removed, a card was found on the inside bearing this inscription: "Chair owned and used by Rev. Aaron Crosby of Newfane in 1770. He was a missionary among the Indians on the headwater of the Susquehanna river before the revolutionary war." Cow Made Clean Haul. Frank Dow pitched a tent in a pasture, where he employed himself in picking berries at Meredith, N. H. During his absence a cow tipped the tent over and devoured nearly the entire camping outfit. Among the things eaten was a pound of salt pork, six quarts of berries, four candles, one quart of cooked beans, the sleeves of a coat, a bundle of newspapers, half a dozen doughnuts, a peck of potatoes, a number of cookies and several other articles. Harm Done by Paris Green. Speaking of the potato an observant Maine farmer states that for several years past he has noticed no potato balls, although previously the plants were covered with them. He gives as a reason for this that the paris green, used so generously in recent years for the extermination of the bugs, killed the flowers of the plants and thus prevented them from going to seed. Cow Gives Birth to Triplets. At the Rock Cliff farm, North Smithfield, R. I., of which Hiram F. Thayer is proprietor, an Ayreshire cow has given birth to three calves, a most unusual occurrence. All of the calves appear to be healthy, although they are somewhat under size. The same cow two years ago gave birth to twin calves, both of which were of the usual size. Letter and Envelope of Bark. Ellory A. Baldwin of West Upton received a unique letter from his son, who is on a fishing trip in Maine. The envelope was stripped from a birch tree and held together with a postage stamp and the letter was written on a large piece of bark and folded twice, the same as an ordinary piece of writing paper. Oldest Cat Killed. The oldest cat in the world was killed by its owner, Belford Bonham, at Shiloh, N. J., last week. The cat was 22 years and 3 months old, and had been in his day one of the greatest of ratters. He fell ill with a cancer of the nose, however, and had to be put to death. Bedspread Made in 1805. Mrs. Denison Turner of North Stonington, Conn., is the possessor of a bedspread made in 1805 by her grandmother, who spun the woolen yarn from which it is made, wove the cloth, colored some of the yarn, and drew in little tufts over the face of the spread. Not Injured by Long Fall. A 5-year-old boy named Durkin climbed into a new house at Naugatuck, Conn., and fell through the hole left for the chimney into the cellar, thirty feet below, escaping with nothing more serious than a lump on his head and a few bruises. Weapon Used by Red Men. An Indian ax is attracting much attention in Rockland, Me. It was found by William Geyer of Friendship while repairing a road. The ax is of stone is a perfect specimen and weighs seven and one-half pounds. Caterpillars' Healthy Appetites. A caterpillar in a month will devour 6.000 times its own weight. It will take an avarge man three months before he eats a quantity of food equal to his own weight. Peculiar Claim for Damages. A Washington county, Maine, man seeks indemnity from the state for damage done his orchard by wild animals. A Miss Hapgood tells how she escaped an awful operation by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—I suffered for four years with what the doctors called Salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovaritis), which is a most distressing and painful ailment, affecting all the surrounding parts, undermining the constitution, and sapping the life forces. If you had seen me a year ago, before I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and had noticed the sunken eyes, sallow complexion, and general emaciated condition, and compared that person with me as I am today, robust, hearty and well, you would not wonder that I feel thankful to you and your wonderful medicine, which restored me to new life and health in five months, and saved me from an awful operation."—MISS IRENE HARPOOD, 1022 Sandwich St. Windsor, Ont.—$5000 forfelt if original of above letter prouing genulineness cannot be produced. Ovaritis or inflammation of the ovaries or fallopian tubes which adjoin the ovaries may result from sudden stopping of the monthly flow, from inflammation of the womb, and many other causes. The slightest indication of trouble with the ovaries, indicated by dull throbbing pain in the side, accompanied by heat and shooting pains, should claim your instant attention. It will not cure itself, and a hospital operation, with all its terrors, may easily result from neglect. Chinese Name for Port Arthur. The Chinese name for Port Arthur was Lushunkow; the town had, twenty years ago, only a few thousand inhabitants, and was used as a place for the deportation of criminals. WHY GET SOAKED WHEN 143 TOWER'S FISH BRAND OILED CLOTHING BLACK OR YELLOW WILL KEEP YOU DRY IN THE HARDEST STORM? LOOK FOR ABOVE TRADE MARK, DENEAR OF IMITATIONS. CAT & LOCUES FREE SHOWING FULL LINE OF GARMENTS AND MATS. A. J. TOWER CO., BOSTON, WASS., U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO., LTD., TORONTO, CANADA. EDUCATIONAL LPWORTH UNIVERSITY. Joint Property of the two Methodism a. Intends to be thorough in scholarship and helpful and religious in spirit. Ten Head Professors, the majority of whom have taught in such universities as Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Columbia, Leland Stanford, devote their entire time to the college of liberal arts. Full corps of instructors in Academy and Music, Elocution and Art. W.N.U.-Oklahoma City, No. 38, 1904 BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh of the stomach. THE CIMETER Published every week in the interest of the Negro by the Cimeter Publishing Co. Entered at the Post Office at Muskogee, I. T., as second class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: (In advance) One Year.....$1.00 Six Months.....50 Three Months.....25 W. H. TWINE - - - - Editor. R. WOOD, Ass't Editor and Manager J. T. TRIMBLE - - - Solicitor. Republican Ticket. For President, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York. For Vice-President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. What has become of the Wagoner paper over whose destiny the fellow who stands under the euphonous sobriquet of C. Seth Jones presided? The war between Japan and Russia goes merrily on with the Japs winning all the victories so far, but they are very costly ones, and a few more victories will certainly leave the Japs without any men to do the fighting. We have always believed that the Russians in the end would be victorious and we see no reason why we should change our opinion. --- The Lincoln Club has called another meeting, we presume, to do some more endorsing. Those fellows up there seem to have gone into this condition on the indorsing business. "You can and you can't; you will and you won't; you will be damned if you do, and you'll be damned if you don't." Court convenes here on October 3. A very heavy docket, with Judge Raymond on the bench and District Attorney Mellette representing the government. There will be some fast work, and the docket no doubt will be gone through in the time marked. The lawyer and the defendant will have to do some side-stepping in order to keep up with the proceedings. The Katy railroad, in their application for an injunction against the city, leaves us in a terrible predicament. They say we are not a city. We are just a pretended. And, hence, last year we did not pay any tax, but just pretended, and the fellow who got drunk and was dragged up before the recorder and fined, was not drunk—he only pretended. That attorney for the Katy is a great fellow and has left us in a new field. ```markdown ``` October 1 has been designated as Indian Territory day at the World's fair. We presume that the interest of the ever-growing Indian Territory will be taken care of and every thing to our advantage will be made known to the civilized world. And of course, some of our folks will be there to take an active part in advertising greater Muskogee and the beautiful Indian Territory. The Pioneer in its last issue, gave J. H. Davis and the gang of political cut-throats and misrepresentatives of our race one of the greatest roastings that it has been our pleasure to read. The editor also went after the fellow who wrote the article for Davis that appeared in one of the daily papers, and if there are any mean things that Brooks left unsaid about those cusses we don't think it can be found in the dictionary. Davis and his man Friday did not know it or they would not have been so anxious to rush into print. RIGHTS ASKED FOR ONLY. Some of the fellows down in the Chickasaw nation and elsewhere are making damn fools of themselves over the school question. They seem to be awfully afraid of mixed schools, and we are told that some of the Indians are howling for fear that they will have to attend school with Negroes. The Negro is not hankering after attending school with any of these cusses, white or red. All that he is asking is his pro rata of that $100,000, and by the Eternal Gods he will get it. The white man from the Twin Hells and the Indian who wants to play tool to these infernal scoundrels to the country notwithstanding. The government of the United States has charge of this money and all citizens will be treated alike. We are making no kick about the proper officers giving the whites and Indians their share, but the fact is, in my opinion, we believe these prejudiced cusses want it all and that they got up the bugbear of mixed schools in order to hide their real intentions. That class of white men—and they are the lowest stratum of white society—pretend that they are anxious to attend school with the Indian. They do this for a purpose well known to me, and as soon as they succeed in skinning the Indian they will have no more use for the Indian than they have for any other of the dark races. DR. J. BOSTON HILL, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office Hcurs:—7 to 9 a. m.; 3 to 5 p. m. At office all night. Next door to Creek Undertaker Co. 203 SOUTH MAIN STREET. FARM LOANS AND ABSTRACTS JAMES L. LOMBARD. President. CHAS. H. LOMBARD. Secretary and Manager. D. G. WILSON, Assistant Secretary. FARM :: LOANS :: ON :: FREEDMAN :: LAND Loans made to Creek Freedmen who are farming on their allotments WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES Has a number of applicants who desire to rent houses. Owners of three, four, five and six room houses can secure desirable tenants by listing their property with us. ATTACK VALIDITY INCORPORATION OF INDIAN TER: RITORY TOWNS NOT LEGAL JUDGE RAYMOND HAS THE CASEIN HAND The Katy Railroad Company Brings Sulit Against: Muskogee Officiale— Say the City is Not Legally Incor- porated—Will Affect 100 Towns SOUTH McALESTER: The city authorities of Muskogee some time ago ordered the street commissioner to drain a large pond owned by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway company. The manager of the rail- road have asked for an injunction from the United States court to re- strain the city authorities from in- terfering with the company’s prop- erty, alleging that Muskogee is not legally incorporated, and that the of- ficials acting for the city have no au- thority to act as such. The petition refers to tie officials from the mayor down as alleged officials, and Judge Raymond of the United States court has taken the case under advisement and will hand down an opinion later on. Should the contention of the rail- way people be upheld it will affect the validity of the incorporation of all the incorporated towns in the Indian Ter. ritory, of which there are more than one hundred. It has been contended that, Indian Territory not being an organized ter- ritory, or admitted to statehood, cities and towns in the territory cannot le- gaily incorporate. The decision of Judge Raymond 1s being awaited with much interest and concern by the people of the Indian Territory and those interested. FOUND AT LAST Negro Causing Excitement at Wagon er Some Time Aco Is in Jail ee a eR Oe SL eto. eee MUSKOGEE: Deputy Marshal O'Brien has arrived from Fredonia, Kas., having in charge Joe Vickers, a negro, who is charged with criminal assault, committed upon a white wom- an near Wagoner. At the time of the alleged crime great excitement axist- ed, and the negro made his escape. A race war was narrowly averted. Large bodies of armed men, both white and Diack, worked back and forth over the country the blacks saying there should be no lynching. Vickers 18 now in jail here. He was captured by Kansas farmers, from whom le had stolen some things. He made a Nighy, and came newr being killed with a blow from a rock thrown by one of the farmers. A letter in the pocket of Vickers, bearing the post mark of Wagoner, furnished the c'uc which led to the return of Vickers ta the Indian Territory. GOV. JOHNSTON’S MESSAGE He Reviews the Affairs of the Tribe and Makes Recommendations ARDMOR®: Governor Johnstor of the Chickasaw nation has sent his annual message to the Chickasaw lcg- islature, in which he reviews tho af- fairs of the tribe and makes strong recommendations to the tribal body regarding matters affecting the Chickasaw people. The appointment of guardians for minor children is 4 feature of his message. An Athlete Fractures His Spine GUTHRIE: Morris Faulds, aged 18, fell from a trapese at Perry and as a result is not expected to live, An examination by surgeons shows that the spinal cord was entirely severed. Although rational, Faulds has no use of his body below the arms. A NEW RULING MADE Persons Holding High Numbere to be Given ea Ghance Given a Chance TAHLEQUAH: The Dawes com-, mission has posted a new order, which Is to become effective at the Chero- kee land office, as follows. “In admitting persons to the Chero- kee land office in the future, allottees holding return numbers will be admit- ted only on the first Monday in each month. This order will be effective beginning with the month of October. In the meantime allottees having re- turn numbers will be’ admitted on the first Monday of each week until October. “Beginning with Monday, Septem- ber 19, the call of admission tickets will begin with the lowest number and run up until the last ticket issued has been called on the following plan: The call each day of the week will be- gin with the number at each call stopped on the last day of the week preceding, not counting Saturdays.” This is the rule that migat have, with good effect, been put in force at the beginning. Heretofore the man who called the numbers would at 1 o’clock on each day cali numbers be- ginning with 1 and call until enough people responded for a day's work. The next day he ocmmenced at No. J again and called until he got enough for another day’s work, and thus con- tinued until this order has been made. People with low numbers came when it suited them, and the man who was unfortunate and got a high number had to wait, with no immediate pros: pect of getting to file on his land, but now the new order will give all a chance. BROOM CORN GROWERS An Association Organized to Promcte Growing and Marketing ALVA: On September Ist there ‘was a meeting of the broom corn grow- ers of Woods and Woodward counties for the purpose of organizing an as- ‘sociation to secure a market for the present crop. W. C. Douglas was elected chairman, and they proceeded to perfect the organization by secur- ing a charter for twenty years under the name of the Oklahoma Broom Corn Growers’ association. The object of the organization is to promote the growing and care of broom corn and to sell at the best advantage to the grower along the same line that the federation is now operating. One plan is to establish a market at each point on the railroad where any quantliy is to be handled. A man has been se cured who will act as a purchaser for the association. He has had thirty years’ experience in handling broom corn. He will make his headquarterg at Alva. POTATO BUG DESTROYER The Guatemalan Ant Is to be Used for That Purpose WASHINGTOS: The — strennous Guatemalan ant is to be put to other uses than the killing of the cotton boll weevil. The department of agri- culture has instituted a general In- juiry into the cannibalistic tendencies of the exotic insect and will try his fangs on many pests that now rage uncontrolled by the hard working farmer, except at considreable ex: pense and no end of worry. For tn: stance, the potato beetle, a bug which, in some parts of the country, is mak- ing depredations on a crop whica ts regarded as inseperately connected with the satisfaction of appetite, is to be brought within the destructive operations of the newly found ant. The experiments will be carried ow by Dr. Orator F. Cook at the department station at Bethesda, Md., a few miles out of this city, A “wheat train” will leave Okla- homa for the exposition at St. Louis September 29, bearing samples from all parts of the territory for a gen: eral wheat display to be made at the fair.The quality ef the grain is mucb better than for many years. STRIKE IS ENDED BUTCHERS LOSE THEIR STRIKE AGAINGT PACKERS PACKING HOUSES WIN COMPLETE VICTORY —— Donnelly Admits Defeat, and Quite to Save the Union—Strike Has Cost the Men $5,000,000 in Wages— No Change in Conditions CHICAGO: The strike of the butcher workmen, which has demoral- ized the meat packing industry throughout the country for the past two months, has been declared off by President Donnelly of the Amalga- mated Meat Cutters and Butcher ‘Workmen. Mr. Donnelly telegraphed ‘the members of the national executive committee asking its consent to an announcement of the end of the strug- gle, and having received favorable answers from all the members, he de- clared that the strike was at an end. The strike of the members of the affiliated unions at the stock yards who quit work in sympathy with the butchers, was also called off at a meeting of the conference board of the allied trades. This was decided upon at a meeting af the central bddy. The general body was at first in favor of continuing the strike, but Mr. Donnelly, who was present, an- nounced that the men were defeated, and that, in order to save the union from being entirely disrupted, he would order his men to return to work, no matter what course might be taken by other unions. As the other unions had no grievance, but had gone on strike to ald the butcher workmen, there was nothing left for them but to follow the lead of Mr. Donnelly, and they, too, decided to call off the strike as far as they were concerned. When the packers were notified that it had been decided to end the strike, they announced that they would give places as far as possible to the skilled men, but it was stated at the same time that many of these men would be unable to secure their old places, as in many cases the work was being performed in a satisfactory manner by men who had been secured since the commencement of the strik since the commencement of the strike. During the strike approximately 53,- 000 persons have been involved in the struggle, which is estimated to have cost the men about $5,000,000 in wages, as against an estimated loss of $7,500,000 to the packers in loss of business and increased exponses. The greatest number of men {dle in Chicago during the strike was 26,000, and the total in the country outside of this city is estimated to be about the same, The original cause of the strike was a demand by the butchers’ union that the packers pay to the unskilled work. men 18% cents an hour. The packers refused to sign an agreement, but of. fered to arbitrate the question. This was accepted, the strikers agreeing tc return to work pending the decision of the arbitrators. The men, however were dissatisfied with the manner ir which they were being put to work and declared that they would not ré turn unless all the men were giver their old places in one day's time. The packers declared that this wai physically impossible, and the mer went on strike for the second time. The men now return to work unde: the conditions that existed befor eha atria Railroad officials say the . immigra- tion to the territories this fall will be the heaviest ever known, The abun- dant crops are attracting farmers from the states in the east and north. SEARCH FOR TREASURE A Chickasaw Ranchman Trying to Lo- eate $150.000 of Buried Gold MUSKOGEE: In the Chickasaw Indian nation there is great interest over the search for buried treasure on the ranch of J. W. Johnson. The own: er has had to establish guarde to pre- vent parties making the search with- out permission. These guards will remain on duty until Mr. Johnson can make a systematic search himself, as he 1s fully convinced that somewhere on his ranch there is $150,000 in gold. Back in the early days six men in the employ of the government started south across the Indian ‘Territory with $150,000 in gold to make an In- dian payment. In those days the In- dians were lawless and there were plenty of white bandits besides, Every night the party would dig a hole in the ground, in which they would se- crete the money, and feed their horses over the ground to conceal the hiding place. One night a band of Indians attacked them. Five of the party were killed. The other members managed to escape. Years afterward this man cana back to the territory and endeavored to find the money. He learned that the Indians had cut off the heads of his companions, that they might not be identified. He died near Bl Paso, Tex., but not until he had told the story to a man living there. This ‘Man came to the territory to search for the treasure, but could not find It. He told the story to Mr. Johnson, who placed no credence in it. Not long ago, while plowing on bis ranck ‘he found five skulls in one place. This interested the neighborhood, where the story of the hidden treae ure had become current. ARE WORKING HARD Force of Dawes Commissoin Are Get- ting Ready to Quit eS Fee hee ey TISHOMINGO: The Dawes com- mission is rapidly pushing the work of allotment at the Chickasaw land office, and by the first of the year expects to have the bulk of it com- pleted. It has been learned that the reasons the governors of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations have refused to sign the patents to the lands allot- ted fs on account of the form in which they are drawn. The treaty provides that after the allotments have been made to the respective citi- zens a patent shall be issued which shall be signed by the governors of the nations. The form of the patent by the Dawes commission provides that the patent shall be countersigned by the secretary of the interior. The governors contend that the secretary has nothing to do with the patents, and that it is not necessary that he should countersign or approve them. The citizens are anxious to receive patents.to their allotments, and there is a general feeling that if the patents are forwarded to Washington the red tape necessarily incident thereto will cause an annoylix delay, similar to what was experienced in the Creek | nation. WILL BE A HUMMER Residents of Indian Territory Making Preparations for Celebration ARDMORE: An __ enthusiastic World's fair ieeting was held here and arrangements practically com- pleted for Indian Territory day ‘at the fair, October 1. The chamber of commerce also met and committees were appointed to solicit funds and see that Ardmore is well reprosented on territory day. It is planned to give away 5,000 cotton bolls, tied with ribbons, and small bricks of asphalt, one of the many minerals of Indian Territory, as souvenirs of the Chickasaw netion. The Santa Fe and Wabash lines Save been selscted as the official routes, and a big crowd will leave here Sep ‘tember 28. Masher's Sollloquy. This world is such a bubble, doucher-know. Full of twials and of twoubles, doncherknow; You come to earth to cwy, You gwow oldah and you sigh. Oldah still and then you die, doncherknow. And it's all a howwid mix, doncherknow; Business, love and politics, doncherknow; Fashions, rollies, cliques and sets, Clubs and pawties, sighs, wegwets, Stwuggle, stwife and—cigawettes, doncherknow. Business? Aw! That's twade, doncherknow. Something lost or something made, doncherknow. You twouble and you mope, And you hang your highest hope On pewhaps the--pwice of soap, doncherknow. Why-pewhaps the wong man's wight, doncherknow. Love? Aw, yes; you meet a girl, doncherknow. And it's all a howwid boah, doncher-know. The cause of much distwess, doncherk- know; To determine what to weah. When to go and likewise wheah. And how to pawt your haih, doncherk- know. And there's weally nothing in it, doncherkknow. For you live for just a minute, doncherk- know; You've a conscience, and that's small, doncherknow; One stomach, and that's small, doncherknow; You can only weah one tie And one glass in your eye. And one—coffin when you die, doncherknow. —London Tit-Bits. THE PIFFERARO Breaking of a Statuette and Mending of Some Flesh and Blood Hearts In one of the large department stores holiday crowds were surging back and forth. A slender, lighthaled youth in whom one at once recognized an officer in spite of the absence of a uniform was elbowing his way through the dense masses of human beings who were blocking the passage. After having pulled down a box of handkerchiefs and nearly upset a pyramid of perfumed soap, which drew upon him the reproaches of the clerks, he at last reached the elevator. A short struggle with the boy who was unwilling to let still another passenger squeeze himself into the car, and Lieut. von Bohm was soaring into the upper regions. M. M. "It is not my fault that I am late." In the restaurant people and parsels filled every inch of space. The young man looked around helplessly until, from a corner table, he saw a girl rising and nodding to him impatiently. When he reached her, Hannah von In the restaurant people and parsels filled every inch of space. The young man looked around helplessly until, from a corner table, he saw a girl rising and nodding to him impatiently. When he reached her. Hannah von Buegler turned her head away and said under her breath in a vexed tone: "Really, Otto—" "My dear," the officer replied, panting, as he sank down on the chair reserved for him, "it is not my fault that I am late. You know that my orderly is incorrigible! He had put away my winter citizens' clothes so carefully that it took a whole hour to piece a suit together." "No wonder that you look so dressed up." "Of course not. That is, I don't think you are particularly kind. Give me your hand under the table!" "But, Otto! What would people think?" the girl said, half smiling. "What of it?" He stooped and covered the little hand with kisses. "For heaven's sake, Otto!" she whispered, bending her crimson face over her cup. The lieutenant sighed. "It is enough to inspire a dog with pity," he rejoined, with a troubled face, "that two people who love each other as madly as we do must kiss in public in order not to be seen. Is Aunt Sabine still obdurate?" "Alas, yes! You will receive the usual invitation to-morrow, accompanied by the old condition that you appear in citizens' clothes and say no word about military matters or about our love." "I can endure it no longer." "But you must. Remember that since the death of my parents Aunt Sabine has been father and mother to me. You can not wonder at her prejudice against your profession when you know that an officer once jilted her." "It is fifteen years since it happened, and in that time the most deeply-wounded heart would have healed—" "You don't understand, Otto. A little while ago on the second floor we nearly ran into a staff officer and Aunt Sabine acted as if she had seen a ghost. Promise me to spare her and to humor her whim." "May I not even tell her that our new Major has asked much about her? When he heard my name he suddenly became interested and inquired if Miss Sabine von Bohm was a relative of mine. But tell me, sweetheart, what I can give her for Christmas." "Well, a while ago we saw a lovely pifferaro in marble. Auntie was simply charmed with it, but the price was too high—100 marks." "What did you call the thing?" "A pifferaro, dear. Pifferari are shepherds who go to Rome at Christmas and, in commemoration of the shepherds of Bethlehem, play flutes and pipes before the Madonna images. Auntie would be tremendously pleased." Lieut. von Bohm had spent a sleepless night and a troubled morning. In the hope of taking Aunt Sabine's heart by storm with the help of the pifferaro, he had bought the marble flutist with the last remainder of his monthly pay. He had carried the thing carefully through the crowd to the last flight of stairs. There he had unfortunately met two people by whom he did not wish to be recognized. One of them was his new Major, whose first administrative measure had been to enforce the prohibition against the wearing of citizen's clothes by the officers in the capital. The other was Aunt Sabine. Both were blushing and conversing eagerly with each other. To avoid being seen, the Lieutenant turned and took a step backward, but stumbled and dropped the carefully wrapped-up pasteboard box. In his room the condition of the piferaro had turned out to be still worse than he had expected. He had counted no less than fourteen pieces and there was no gluing together or otherwise repairing the figure. All night he had beaten his brains for a way out of the difficulty. Something must be done. There was no duplicate, and to come to Aunt Sabine's Christmas tree without a gift was not advisable. Our best inspirationss usually come when we have to decide quickly. At 11 o'clock in the morning Lieut. von Bohm was to be on duty in the barracks, and at half-past 10 his face suddenly brightened and he called his orderly. "You see this box, Luschke? You will get another like it immediately. When you have procured the box you will put these pieces into it carefully, wrap the whole thing up and take it to my aunt, Miss Sabine von Bohm. You understand?" "Exactly, sir; but——" "Not another word, my man. Do as I tell you. The box must be out of this room before I come back from the barracks." When, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the Lieutenant, in citizen's clothes, rang the doorbell of his aunt's Emmond "Ipossible!" he exclaimed. house, he could not repress a certain nervous feeling. He told himself, however, that only a bold front would carry him through, and, squaring his shoulders, he marched into the sitting room. His aunt met him with a smile which lifted a mountain from his bosom—an almost youthful smile, such as he had not seen for years. "It is good that you are punctual, Otto," she said. "You may light the tree while I fetch the gifts from the adjoining room. I thank you heartily for yours——" "Don't mention it," the Lieutenant modestly remonstrated, hiding his face behind the branches of the tree. "Unfortunately it has had an accident and the little statue is broken." "Impossible!" he exclaimed in well feigned distress. "Then my good-forthing orderly must have been criminally careless with it. I will teach him to——" "Don't get angry at Luschke, Otto. He is a conscientious and careful fellow. Every piece was wrapped up separately in cotton and paper." Nodding to him with a kind smile, Aunt Sabine disappeared into the next room. The Lieutenant remained standing motionless with the taper in his hand, until his smarting fingers recalled him to consciousness, and he realized that the light had burned down. Then the door opened and Aunt Sabine entered, with the Major on her right and Hannah on her left. What did it all mean? They all looked very happy, and Hannah's eyes were prenaturally bright. "Here, by dear Otto, are the gifts," Aunt Sabine began. "This is my fliance, Major Klinck, from whom a misunderstanding has separated me for fifteen years; and here is a pretty work of art for you as a return for the pifferaro. But she is to be 'handled with care,' remember."—From the German. Odd Name for Babe. In England a woman wanted her baby named "Port Arthur," but the officiating clergyman refused and finally the "Port" was stricken out. Physicians Condemn the Abbreviation as Being Deficient in Dignity. "The St. Louis physicians who are making a crusade on the abbreviation 'Doc,' now in such common use, are doing a good thing," said an old physician, "and I hope the thing will spread to other sections of the country. 'Doc,' for doctor, has been in use a good long time and has enjoyed a good run in the popular estimate. It is much easier to say 'doc' than 'doctor,' and I suppose in this age, when time counts for so much, the difference in the time required to roll the two expressions from the tongue amounts to something, though I am not advised that the St. Louis physicians have objected to the use of 'doc' on the ground of the time wasted in saying 'doctor.' "The main objection seems to be on the idea that 'doc' is lacking in dignity. 'Doctor' is more dignified than 'doc' from the standpoint of the professional man. Besides, 'doctor' is the correct word. Why should men call a 'doctor' 'doc'? We might as well speak of the 'professor' as 'prof.' or say 'pres' for 'president,' 'sec' for 'secretary,' and so on in an indefinite number of instances. Physicians do not like to be addressed as 'doc.' They have objected to the word from the very beginning of its use, and they will continue to object to it as long as its use is continued. "The crusade begun in St. Louis against 'doc' is a good one, and it ought to spread to every section of the country where physicians exist. We are 'doctors' if anything, and the term 'doc' is not only a misfit, but it is offensive. I sincerely hope its use will soon be discontinued." Philadelphia Precocity. A bright little boy in West Philadelphia, who had visited a school attended by an elder brother, came home in great excitement to inform his mother that he had learned "lots of things." "What is one, dear?" asked the fond mother. "I learned in the 'rithmatic class that the square of the base of the perpendicular of a right handed triangle is equal to the sum of the hippopotamus." And here is the other: "Pa!" "Well!" "Is a vessel a boat?" "Yes." "Pa!" "What is it?" "What kind of a boat is a blood vessel?" "It's a lifeboat, my son. Now run away and play."—Philadelphia Telegraph. Family Cigars in Luzon. "With regard to tobacco," says a writer who sends special letters to the Medical Record from Manila, "its use is universal, and the native child acquires the tobacco habit as soon as it is able to walk. "In the northern provinces, especially, it is no uncommon sight to see a child 5 or 6 years old puffing vigorously at a big cigar. The women smoke fully as much as the men, and commonly smoke cigars where the men use cigarettes. "In the northern parts of Luzon immense cigars, often a couple of feet long and as thick as the wrist, are used. Such a cigar is rolled by one of the household, suspended from a rafter of the house by a string, and smoked during the day by all the members of the family as desired." Right Place for Lamb. Miss Cynthia Roche was telling one of her friends of a bad quarter of an hour she spent in the company of a newly engaged couple last week. "Why, he actually called her his dear little lamb," she said with a disgusted mou. "And what then?" asked the interested listened. "Oh, then he gathered her into the fold," was the demure answer.—New York Times. WORLD'S MARKET Cotton. GALVESTON SPOTS. Ordinary ..... 7% Middling ..... 10% Good Ordinary 9 Good Middling 10% Low Middling 10 Middling fair ..... 11% NEW ORLEANS SPOTS. Ordinary ..... 7% Middling ..... 10% Good Ordinary 9% Good Middling 11% Low Middling 9% Middling fair ..... 10% Grain. KANSAE CITY. WHEAT. No. 2 red ... $ 1 04½ $ 1 05 No. 2 hard ... 90½ $ 1 02½ CORN. No. 2 mixed ... 47½ $ 48 No. 2 white ... 48 $ 44½ OATS. No. 2 ... 82 — CHICAGO. WHEAT. No. 2 red ... 1 10 $ 1 10½ No. 8 red ... 1 06 $ 1 09½ No. 3 hard ... 1 00 $ 1 03 CORN. No. 2 ... 52½ $ 53 No. 2 white ... 52½ $ 53 No. 2 yellow ... 54½ $ 55 OATS. No. 2 ... 32 • 38½ No. 2 white ... 32½ $ 33 Live Stock KANSAS CITY. CATTLE. Steers—best ... $ 5 25@$ 6 — " —fair to good ... 3 75@$ 5 — Western fed steers ... 3 75@$ 5 50 Stockers and feeders ... 2 50@$ 4 25 Southern steers ... 3 75@$ 5 50 Western cows ... 2—@$ 3 — Native cows ... 1 50@$ 4 25 Native heifers ... 2 50@$ 4 85 Bulls ... 2—@$ 8 50 Calves ... 2 50@$ 6 — HOGS. Heavy ... $ 5 60@$ — Packers ... —@$ — Pigs and lights ... 5 47@$ 5 60 SHEEP. Native lambs ... $ 4 50@$ 5 80 Native sheep ... 3 25@$ 4 — Native ewes ... 3—@$ 3 75 CHICAGO. CATTLE. Beeses ... $ 5 00@$ 6 15 Cows and heifers ... 1 75@$ 4 75 Stockers and feeders ... 2 25@$ 3 85 Texans ... 2 50@$ 3 50 Westerns ... 3—@$ 4 60 HOGS. Mixed and butchers ... $ 5 75@$ 5 85 Good to choice heavy ... 5 50@$ 5 80 Rough heavy ... 4 60@$ 4 90 Light ... 5 45@$ 5 95 Bulk of sales ... 5 50@$ 5 70 SHEEP. Sheep ... $ 4—@$ 5 80 Lambs ... 3 50@$ 5 50 FORT WORTH. CATTLE. Steers—top ... $ 2 90 —bulk ... 2—@$ 2 75 Cows—top ... 2 50 —bulk ... 1 50@$ 2 10 Calves—top ... 4 — —bulk ... 3—@$ 3 75 HOGS. Top ... $ 5 60 Bulk ... 5 50@$ 5 60 LAND SALE RULE MODIFIED Creek Indians Don't Complain of Fee for Advertising Now MUSKOGEE: The order imposing a fee of $1.50 upon Creek Indians who wish to post their lands for sale has been modified so that any fullblood or other Indian who can not raise the necessary money may be excused from paying the amount if his land does not sell, and as a result little or no complaint is now heard against the ruling. The City Won the Suit LAWTON: Dr. I. E. Stricker, who was appointed city physician by Mayor Turner soon after the latter's induction into office last spring a year ago, brought suit in the probate court to recover $112.50, alleged to be due him for services as city physician for four and a half months after the appointment of his successor, Dr. D. M. Myers, who, Dr. Stricker claimed, was not legally appointed. The case was decided in favor of the city. --- OKLAHOMA CITY DAY ST. LOUIS: Festival hall was crowded to the doors Monday to aid in the initial celebration of Oklahoma week. The occasion was the sixteenth birthday anniversary of the baby city of the United States, Oklahoma City. In the persons of charming young women, the older cities of the world paid their tribute to their younger sister. It is estimated that 23,000 citizens of the territory of Oklahoma and Indian Territory were on the grounds. The Oklahoma building was crowded to the doors. Aiding in the celebration of the day, President Francis and General John W. Noble paid eloquent tribute in their addresses to the progressiveness and stability of the territory and the enterprise of Oklahoma City. Gathering at the Oklahoma building shortly before noon the bevy of American beauties, representing many of the larger cities of the world, were welcomed by Governor Ferguson and the Oklahoma commission and Mayor Lee Van Winkle of Oklahoma City. The queen of the occasion was Miss Mariam Richardson of Oklahoma City. A luncheon was served to the ladies of the retinue on the second floor of the Oklahoma building. The Apollo club of Oklahoma City, of sixty volces, under the leadership of J. F. Crawford, rendered vocal selections. Oklahoma badges and handsome pins of Oklahoma City were distributed to all who called and thousands registered their names upon the books. The governor and the members of the official party were conveyed in carriages to Festival hall. Filing upon the stage two by two the young women were given cheer after cheer as they made their way to the front of the platform and took their seats. Following this the Apollo club took its position, and President Francis made an address of welcome. Governor Ferguson and Mayor VanWinkle also delivered addresses. General John W. Noble, ex-secretary of the interior, delivered the oration of the day. A feature of the celebration of the day was the receipt of greetings from the chief officials of many cities of the world. These greetings came from Glasgow, Scotland, from the mayor, Sir John Ure Primrose, bart.; Tokio, Japan, Mayor Ozaki Yuko. A number of others were read. Frank L. Stanton, the poet, added his quota to the general good wishes by writing a poem as a greeting from Atlanta to Oklahoma City. READY TO MAKE PAYMENTS An Order From Washington Will Start Creek Fund MUSKOGEE: The roll for the payment of the loyal Greeks, the roll for the payment of the self-emigrant Greeks have been completed, and the Indian officers here are ready to make these payments as soon as they receive orders from the department to do so. The roll of the Choctaw and Chickasaw per capita payment has been completed in the Choctaw nation and the Chickasaw roll will be completed in a few days. These payments are the most important matters immediately pending in Indian Territory. In the loyal Creek payment there is nearly $600,000 to be distributed. This will be given out in sums from twenty cents up to nearly $2,000 for the individual Indian who gets in on the payment. The loyal Creeks are those who remained loyal to the government during the civil war and suffered property loss on account of that conflict. The self-emigrant payment amounts so but $12,000, and is to be paid to those Creeks who moved from Alaoma and Georgia to the territory at their own expense. A little smile today may be worth the most eloquent funeral sermon tomorrow. WITH THE WORLD'S BEST WRITERS TRAILING OLD FASHIONS. How often in reading we run across some such phrase as this: "Old-fashioned ideas of morality." Or we hear a person about to deliver an impromptu homily, say: "I may have old-fashioned ideas about the sacredness of the marriage vow, but—" Or a mother say: "My children could have more money than I had when I was a girl, but I am going to bring them up in the old-fashioned way. My girls shall know how to cook and do housework if necessary, and they will make good housewives and mothers." "Father has such old-fashioned notions," said a high school boy. "He has made us all promise not to drink wine or play cards until we are twenty-one. And he says it's the boys who have old-fashioned parents who become the successful men." There are worse things than being old-fashioned. Progress is all very well, providing it progresses. But why should we feel it necessary to call our ideas of right living old-fashioned and to speak of them in a semi-apologetic manner? If old-fashioned, so much the better on that very account. They have the backing of experience. They have been tried and tested by our parents and our grandparents. We hear of "old-fashioned politeness," and the "gentleman of the old school" who is so rarely seen among us. Why should these virtues be called old-fashioned? Is it not a discreditable reflection upon us twentieth century people? A few more old-fashioned people are needed in this know-it-all age and generation.—Chicago Journal. COAXING TAXES OUT OF JOHN BULL. In ten years, said an English naval expert a day or two ago, the control of the sea will pass from Great Britain to the United States. Uncle Sam, it appears, is building more battle-ships this year than John Bull. Hence the alarm of the English expert quoted above. It is impossible to believe, however, that his fears are genuine. Our British cousins have too long a start to be overhauled by Uncle Sam unless we should increase the number of our shipyards and spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next decade turning out battle-ships and cruisers. The truth is that the alarm expressed by our British cousins is part of their scheme to reconcile King Edward's subjects to heavy taxation to maintain England's naval supremacy. That is the way the Briton is "bunkoed" into paying heavier tribute to his government. The game is an old one, but the British taxpayer has not yet seen through it.—Baltimore Sun. D.D THE ANCIENTS SMOKE? Did the ancients smoke? It is strange that so simple a question has never been satisfactorily answered. Hegoditus mentions certain tribes that became drunk from inhaling the vapor of piles of burning fruit, but the only evidences that we have of smoking is found in the prehistoric pipes of wood and clay that are occasionally unearthed. But if the ancients smoked what did they smoke? It was certainly not tobacco, which we know is a modern solace. Certain herbs were smoked for the cure of disease we are informed by Pliny and other writers, but there are doubts that smoking for pleasure and conviviality were ever indulged in extensively. If they had been we should have heard of it.—Boston Herald. ANOTHER RAILROAD HERO. Hendley Jones of Georgia was a section foreman in the employ of the Seaboard Air line. One night last week he was riding on a handcar near Renfroes, Stewart county, Ga., in the discharge of his dull duties. Three other men were with him, climbing a heavy grade. Up to that moment all four graded together. There dashed around a curve ahead of them an extra freight, heavily laden and rushing down upon them, grade and steam together. The other three men jumped to safety. They would no doubt defend their action by quoting the old axiom about self-preservation being the first law of nature. But Jones did not depend upon axioms to justify his law of conduct; he was the sort of man who reckoned by acts. So he stayed where he was. It was a time when the fraction of a second was life. Jones saw this, and saw also that to stop the train was impossible. There was, in his conception, only one thing for him to do, and that was to save the crew of the freight at the probable cost of his own life. That he did. Calmly but rapidly he stopped the handcar and threw it from the track—and the train rushed by unharmed over his dead body. Jones left a widow and two little children. Some men would have pleaded that they must remain alive, at the cost of the lives of others, for the sake of their families. But Hendley Jones did his duty and left his wife and children a father's memory of whose end they could be proud. "He only did his duty?" Is the performance of one's duty so commonplace a thing that we may regard it lightly. One of the most famous of Russian authors once wrote a story intended to show how Russians die, and he showed that they met death with brute apathetic courage. Hendley Jones died like an American.—Philladelphia Press. WHAT IS LOVE? There are also nervous disorders that are often termed love. A man or a woman gets run down, sees everything dark, hopes for nothing, aims for nothing; then a person of the opposite sex approaches, sympathizes, plays on all the overtaxed nerves with a soothing influence, which is studied and deliberate, but the man quaffs it blindly, as a sufferer drinks brandy to ease pain without questioning whether it be injurious or not. We do not examine the character of the one obtaining this power over us, because we are ill, and our illness controls us; we seek merely to ease the inward gnawing with as little pain or effort as possible. Normal love—the love of a mentally and physically sound person—is not half so blind as poets would have us believe. Indeed, at such a time I think the mind is actually critical. Characteristics that the world considers faults in the one we love may be particularly dear to us, they are nicks that correspond to the nicks in our own nature; but the individual is dissected again and again by the unerring and ever busy blade of our passion. Every quickened element in us pries and probes to measure itself with the same element in the other; it is the natural mating of things—of the many units in the one unit. This is real love; but the other—the other is the cause of nine-tenths of the world's misery; it is the creator of morbid generations, the destroyer of correct deductions, the worst menace to humanity.—Maude Roosevelt, in Lippincott's Magazine. ORLAHOMA DAY the Louisiana Purchase exposition a: Oklahoma day, was celebrated in + way that will mark it as one of thé most notable in the history of the cx position, All eyes are turned to Okla homa, and there was scarcvly a visi tor from any section of te» country who did not witness some part of thé exercises in commemoration of “the last sovereign state to be carved from the Louisiana Purchase.” Okla homa was here in great numbers, anc all looking the picture of nealth and prosperity, and each citizen of “the land of the Fair God” felt it his duty to assist in making this day, set apart as his day, the best. ‘ Many Oklahomans who had made “the run” in the opening were inet by friends from their old homes in the states, who had not geen them in the sixteen years which havo clapsed These people, a great many of them who had leit their homes to cast thelt lot in the new country, were able at that time to gather their belonging: into a “prairie schooner” ha‘, by less labor, been able to pass their less daring acquaintances in tie struggle for wealth, who are envious of theit possessions today. » Visitors unacquainted with Okla homa were surpr.sed and delghtec ‘at the showing nace by the youns commonwealth. In the exhibits her: in any case compares, and in most instances—or a great = many—si passes those of any .tate in the union Among the peop!o they found, insteac ‘of the wild-and-wooly-westerner, mer and women who were their peers ir ‘intelligence and refinement. ! The management of the Oklahowe ‘celebration vory wisely eliminaved ‘any “wild wost” entertainments, an¢ 'the Oklahoma of today was nade the object of the oveasion, ' The exercis24 were conducted in the Oklahoma building, and after the pa rade, which concluded the program all Oklahoma was “at home” to he ‘friends, An informal reception was held all afternoon at Oklahoma head quarters, ' sf. LOUIS, MO.: Oklahoma, thé “Land of Now,” celebrated its aj Tuesday at the exposition with exer cises at its building, the decoration of the statues representing Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and a receptior ‘and dance at night. The interest displayed in the cele bration of the day marked the en thusiasm and hope with which — the people of the territory are looking t¢ the time when they will become ¢ ‘part of the unton. | The exercises commenced _ shortly ‘after 10 o'clock with an address of welcome by President Francis. Gov ernor Ferguson: delivered the oration which was a thorough review of the resources and development of tae ter ritory, An original poem by Freeman E Miller of Stillwater was a feature of the program, as was a vocal solo by Miss Carrie Williams of Guthrie, Immediately after the exercises at the building the official party, led by an escort of mounted police and Jef ferson guards, paraded west on Trans: portation avenue to the New Mexicc building, north to the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy, southwest to the ‘Texas state building, west to the Ter. race of States, where, with appro. priate ceremonies, the statues of Oklahoma and Indian Territory were decorated with flowers, Owing to a recent accident, fr which his arm was broken, General Pleasant Porter, governor of the Creek nation, was unable to be present. The oration was delivered by Colonel Roy, Following the ceremonics of deco. rating the statues, the governor, his party and a number of invited guests partook of luncheon in the west pa- vilion, Throughout the day watermelon was served to all visitors to the Okla- homa building, a car load of the fruit having been shipped from the. terri- tory for the cocasion. In the evening the grounds were il- luminated with thousands of fairy lamps. A reception to Governor Fer- guson and a dance in the Indian Ter- ritory building closed the proceedings of the day. Extracts From Col. Hoffman's Speech “The blood of the north and south, the east and west is in our veins. It has brought of the best of the life there is in all. It has tapped the cur- rent of Puritan and Cavalier, and transmitted free the tawny lustre of a line of Indian kings. It has lost noth- ing by the transmission, but full of brightpess and of vigor it feeds the waking hours of the last of America’s pioneers, uplifts their hope and paints Ambition’s prize across their dreams. “It was no easy thing—this self-ap- pointed task of subduing a wilderness. Life in a new country, even with the modern conveniences within close reach, is no primrose path. Mountain and forest and plain were there, teeming with the rich secrets of na- ture, but, as of old, reluctant to give them up. It has taken time and tra- vail and patience to make them feel to the master’s will. “But it has been a labor of love. The work of men and women, too, san- guine and impassioned and never doubting the result. Ours is a plain the master’s hand and yield obedience and simple folk, with no aristocracy but that of grit and faith, They were called ‘boomers’ in the beginning —disciples of a veteran leader, David Payne—but were, in fact, the cavallers —the knights errantry of the plains. Their stores were slender and they got down to first principles, because they had to. (There had been abso- lutely no provision made for their coming. A maze of perplexities and conflicting titles unprecedented con- fronted them. Amid the confusion the ‘sooner’ strutted, Ike some swash- buckler of the Spanish main. You won’t understand what fs meant by sooner, That word is our sole con- tribution to the English language. It was coined to deseribe a class of indi- viduals indigenous to Oklahoma alone, and out of respect to the feelings of some here present I can explain no farther. For more than a year there was no territorial or other legal gov- ernment. Yet that period of our life challenges any community on the face ot the civilized globe to show as small a per centage of crime, or as near a compliance with the golden rule. They got together and organized provision- al governments, which were only makebelieve. From their action there was no appeal. Their word was law, nevertheless, although the disrespect- ful called it kangaroo.” | Resources and Development “Our country has constructed more than 5,000 miles of raiiroad—nore in the last two years than any other state in the union, or than any foreign country. It has strung 14,000 miles of telegraph and 500,000 miles of tele- phone wire, and made them vocal with the story of our happiness. “It has created 180 million of do!ais worth of property which the assessor found and 800 millions more which dodged him. It had no particular rea- OR ERE aes Ree ST aa see. ae! which goes to our seven educational institutions of higher learning. “Its soil is unsurpassed. It will grow any thing known to the temperate zone. In testimony of which our coun- try leads in per centage of population engaged in agriculture. The entries at the land office had scarce been made ere the plow and the ax sounded the advance, and a host of cereals, led by those mighty chieftains, wheat and corn, all conquering came. They flaunt their banners from the market place while the wild flower which once filled the air with fragrance and shook its saucy head in warfare with the elements, now sleeps in endless peace beneath the sod. The Territorial Union “When I speak of Oklahoma I in- elude that part which is sometimes separately designated as Indian Ter- ritory. Owing to a seeming misunder- “What Think Ye, Masters, of These Things?” (A poem read on Oklahoma Day, Sep- tember 6th, 194, at the Louisiana Purch- ase k:xposition by t*reeman B, Miller of - Stillwater, Oklahoma.) O, ye who frame the sovereign law, And heal the hurts of ocean isles, Till hid are suvage tooth and claw And Peace above the battle smiles— If Justice reigns and Mercy clings, What think ye, Masters, of these things? Tho Father of the Waters greets Imperial sisters proud and great, And nation mighty nation meets a festal boards of lordly state; it one—one only—maketh moan: Denied the Star, she weeps alone! The cycles fly on eagied wings: A hundred years have run their quest Since he who bought and sold with kings An saris added to the West, And all his regions rulers are Save her alone who mourns the Star, The wilderness in a moment dled; A warden bloomed and fruited full Across the plains and valleys wide At touch of hands tnvinc!ble; But mute she stands where deserts weret ‘The banner holds no Star for her! The race heaps high Its conquered spoil; The braggart heirs of al! men do, Assemble where the ‘I'rtumphs toll In marshaled columns for review; And she, the Starless, at your call Brings trophies that surpass them allt Are not her laurels rich and rare? Her apt attainments great with grace? You crown her here and everywhere Save where she pleads for power and ptace; The world amazed her praises rings: What think ye, Masters, of these things? She wonders wrought with wondrous hands: {ler cities crowd the teeming plains, And church and school exalt the lands With all of mankind's greater geass Thotast of all tho waste, she brings The triumphs of her million kings! A million white and black and red, Whose trebel tolls misunderstood Build happy homes and fondly wed The desert place with joyous good. And at your fect, unctowned, unblest, Kneel for the knighthoed of thelr quest? Thralled in her chains, this fafrest one Of all the realms that greatly found Rich largess on the barrens dun, Pleads from her fetters, vassal-bound: And still the Siar before her swings: What think ye, Masters, of these things! [Se Neey STL rE Te, Dey] the function here. It has only served to give one community a dual voice. For we are in fact and heart one peo- ple, and soon, by the grace of God, will be one state. Out our way we like to speak of it as a tnarriage. Of Oklaboma as a lusty swain who con- ceived an honest love for this beaute- ous Indian maid. Finding his affee- tions requited in kind they plighted troth for weal or woe. And so they aro united now, by every sanetion of the common law. They only wait the voice of the American congresd, issuing, as it seems to us, out of pro: crastination und delay, to give {dere} solemnity to the ¢eremony. “And this Oklaboma brings a mes- sage to all men. it is an example of What a people with faith and energy and opportuntty can do Within tts & 69,000 square miles more people dwell than in any one of a dozen oid estab- lished states. In ‘charity I forbear to mention names, but if you doubt it go to tlie census returns. We have more than a million inhabitants. Our population has doubled in tho last three years. And with open arms Oklahoma extends a welcome to all who are looking for the salt of the earth and would eat their bread in the sweat of their brows; to the home- hungry; to the weary and heavy- laden and those in whom tne wander- lust {s dead, for it has food and raiment and sunshine for three times as many more. The way is smootn and easy now. The track {is broad; all get an even start and the best one wins. The pessimist always bites the spots on the apple first. Willow-ware Center, fn ten years Marylatd has jumped trom fifth to third place in the willew- ware industry in the United States, ranking now next to New York and Fenrsylvania, Baltimore is one of the three willow-ware centers which only have shown any actual growth in the business. In Maryland the center of the willow district Hes in Howard county. In the neighborhood of E!k- ridge alone the output of willow ex- ceeds $5,000 per annum, while Anne Arundel county contributes $2,500, Steals Little Boys’ Shoes. Au English thief was arrested whose Method was to induco little boys to take off their shoes in order to run a race, and leave him in charge of the shoes. When they returned, breath leas, he and the shoes were gone. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. E. T. HEARNE, Circulator & City Ed. H. Sneed of Weleeka is in the city. Miss Ada Sims is teaching at Creek. Mrs. S. Mapp is teaching at Haskell. Mr. Edward Ray of Tecumbia, Ala., is at the Trigg Hotel. Mr. J. B. Parks of Brooklyn, N. Y., is in the city. L. J. Lard of Oklahoma was visiting here last week. Robert Ratcliffe was here prospecting last week. A. Smith of Wagcner was in the city last week. Mr, Solomon Gee of Ft. Smith, Ark., is in the city. Mr. J. B. Aldridge of Paris, Texas, is in the city. A. R. Brooks of Tecumseh, O. T., is prospecting here. Mrs. Turner and son of New Port, Ark., are at the Trigg hotel. H. Dedman of Clarksville was in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. Demie of Tryou. O. T., was prospectin in Muskogee this week. Mr. Williams of Victoria, Tex., is here seeking a location for a commission business. H. Washington, Chas. Jones and Chas, Crayston of Tishmingo. registered at the Trigg hotel this week. Mrs. Richard Clark, Mrs. Lula Clark, and Mrs. Eddie Robins are Visiting the World' Fair in St. Louis. H. R. Pierson of Guthrie, O. T. F. is now a citizen of Muskogee and will deal in real estate. The Cimster tenders him a hearty welcome. Mr. G. L. Trigg and daughter, Mrs. Minuie returned from St. Louis Sunday, where they attended the Fair. Mr. .... of the Creek Furniture Company departed for Mississippi to bring his family here. Mrs. Amanda Woodley of Checotah is visiting Mrs. Moore, where she expects to spend several days. After completing the Creek Grocery Co.'s building on 2nd St, it will be occupied by an up-to-date millinary business. Watch the Cimeter for further announcements. Mr. Granville Carter of Mississippi has returned, and purchased a lot on So. Second St., ajoining the Wiley Jones' Building and will erect thereon a two story brick structure for a drug business. Rev. N. A. Robinson, William Rentie, and D. W. Paul of Rentiesville were in the city Tuesday, on legal business and made the Cimeter a pleasant call. Mr. Chas. Hunter has sold out his coal yard to Mr. Norton, who has recently come here from Mississippi. Mr. Hunter will continue to work in the business for Mr. Norton. The Creek Grocery Co. have moved to their new quarters in the Estes' building, on Oklamulgee Ave. Their general opening is delayed from the fact that the building is still incomplete. Watch the Cimeter for further announcement. The J. W. Adam's Dry-Goods' store on Okmulgee has been compelled to delay their opening on account of the building being yet incomplete. However you can be served before their general opening. Mention of which will be made by the Cimeter. Their stock is new and up-to-date. Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Dry-Goods, Millinary and Notions. Rev. J. E. Roy solicited the amounts collected, as shown by statement for the unfortunate man. TO THE PUBLIC—This is to certify the Rev. Geo. Jenkins of Wiley, I. T. is sick and in criticle condition and solicits the aid of the public to get home to his wife and friends. He is now at the Midland Valley depot and in helpless condition. Rev. j. E. is hereby authorised to solicit aid for him. J. E. Toombe, Pastor A. M. E. church. This Sept. 13th, 1904. A friend, 10c; Ed. Jefferson; J. A. Johnson, 25c; N. A. Robinson, 10c; Wm. Rentie, 10c; J. D. Lewis, 10c; Wm. Grayson, 25c; Johd Grayson, 25c; Wallace & Smith, 10c; Mrs. H.T. Carpenter, 10c; a friend, 10c; J. Walter Davis, 15c; Mr. Sturgeon, 25c; Mrs. J. A. Peterman gave $1, two shirts and one pair of pants. DR. R. H. WATERFORD. Diseases fo women and children successfu treated. Also chronic diseases of men- Office, 101 1-2 N. Main St. Residence 813 S. Main St. THE POPULAR . . . BOOT & SHOE MAKER, E. L. SAMUELS. 140 South Second Street, Fisher & White CORNER THIRD AND OKMULGEE. We use the best material and do high grade work at prices within reach o all special prices on gold crowns and idge work Have your theeth saved before its too late EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE ```markdown ``` GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. Taking The Stump To tell about our lumber. It is put forward to win the approval ofthe lumber users of this section and when its good points are appreciated it will certainly do so. We see no satisfaction or profit in handling low grade stock. Neither will consumers when they learn that the finest lumber by the foot but pieces by the inches, Spot Cas BIG LINE OF SP Shirt Waist Suits, Shirt Muslin Underwear, Dry Enameled Ware, Queen West Broadway, Muskogee T Durfey Hardw Cash E OF SPRING M its, Shirt Waists, wear, Dry Goods, re, Queens Ware, way, THE ee hardware Spot Cash Store. Spot Cash Store. BIG LINE OF SPRING MILLINARY! Shirt Waist Suits, Shirt Waists, Corsets, Hosiery, Muslin Underwear, Dry Goods, Tin Ware and Enameled Ware, Queens Ware, and Glass Ware. Durfey Hardware Company INCORPORATED Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Ranges, everyone guaranteed, I Tin Work and Plumbing, Refrig PHONE 205 ROWSEY BLOCK R. A. GIVEN Dea Diamonds, Wat Just opened in front of U. S. osive my fall line of Jewelry up-to-date in every respect goods and of the latest desi Call and see the latest whet Hardware, Tinware, Guaranteed, Builders' Taping, Refrigerators and Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Tinware, the Celebrated Monarch Ranges, everyone guaranteed, Builders' Tools, etc. All Kinds of Tin Work and Plumbing, Refrigerators and Ice Coolers. PHONE 205 ROWSEY BLOCK III North Second Street. R. A. GIVENS, WATCH-MAKER Dealer In JEWELER. Just opened in front of U. S. Court House, and has just receive my fall line of Jewelry which is strictly first-class and up-to-date in every respect. I carry nothing but the best goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you want to buy or not. --- North Second S. A Lumberman Standing on a Tree Stump with a Saw and a Stack of Wooden Planks. Sh Store. BING MILLINARY! Haists, Corsets, Hosiery, Goods, Tin Ware and Ware, and Glass Ware. THE FAIR. are Company RATED Finware, the Celebrated Monarch Builders' Tools, etc. All Kinds of Others and Ice Coolers. III North Second Street. WATCH-MAKER & JEWELER. r In hes, Clocks, Etc. Court House, and has just re- nich is strictly first-class and I carry nothing but the best. My prices are reasonable. or you want to buy or not. 1. Muskogee, Ind. Ter.