Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Mr. Ayers Statement. Editor Times; In Thursday's issue of your paper it is stated that I objected to sale of school property for the reason that it was an injustice to the negro children. Now, this was not the reason why the protest was made, nor was it so stated to Mr. Benedict, the school board's representative, and those in attendance at sale. I am not disposed to criticize the school board for their action. They no doubt acted in good faith, and as they believe for the best interests of the schools. But it surely was not good business judgment to sell the lots belonging to the school board. In the first place the ground upon which the old "Dunbar" school house is located, is one of the best sites in the city for a high school building, and in less than five years we will have to pay three times the amount we received to obtain a location for our high school and then not get so desirable a location. Second, The building on this ground could have been moved to some place in the Third ward used for the negro children. This would have relieved the crowded condition of the present "Dunbar" and prodded ample room for this class of children for several years to come. Block 80, which was sold for $2,500, cannot be replaced for $5,000 five years from this time, and if we grow in proportion in the next five years as we have in the past, a school house in that part of the city will be an absolute necessity. As to debts and pressing obligations of the school board which was given as the reason by them for the sacrifice of this valuable property it is well understood they have no legal right to borrow money or issue debt certificates, yet I believe that if this matter had been presented to the people and the alternative of losing this property or raising the amount required, there are patriotic men in our city who would have secured the money upon the personal guarantee of the board, reinforced by resolutions of the City Council. Now, this being my opinion in this matter, Mr. Editor, as a citizen and tax payer of this city, I protest against the sale of this property and intend, if there be any legal way of doing so, prevent the school board from passing tile to same. If there is no such remedy, then I think we are very unfortunate and those who are to come after us will not call us "blessed" for having sit idly by and allowed this, their heritage, to pass from them. Thanking you for the privilege of making this statement The Democrat, a paper published in Muskogee, is giving more attention to the mixed school question than to the national election. They make a straw man and then proceed to tear him down. There is no danger of mixed schools in this territory. The colored people are not clamoring for it, and hence the white people have nothing to fight. A few sap headed political misfits are attempting to start the mixed school question as a Muskogee, Indian Territory, Thursday October 27, 1904. club to create dissention in the republican party, and make votes for the democrats in the new state. They pretend to believe that if we are annexed to Oklahoma that we will have mixed schools. Now, this pretention is a lie on its face, as they do not have mixed schools in Oklahoma, and should we be annexed as one state there is no president established that the new state should part from any of the laws that now govern the territory. All that the colored people ask is equal and like accommodations, and the majority of them are as much opposed to mixed schools as the factious editor of the Democrat, who came from Ohio where there are mixed schools, and where the democrats are in favor of it, and talk and vote that way because they have a negro following. We don't believe in crossing a bridge until you get to it, and we have not got to the bridge named mixed schools as yet, and hence there is nothing to be gained by discussing the question. There are a few people in the democrat ilk who desire to create dissention and trouble between the two races, and have picked up this hoby to do the work. The colored people of the territory hope that the sensible people will not be mis-lead by the damn fools, and that no attention will be paid these trouble breeders, and that we can all join hands to ask the government for more schools down here; and we can be a unit on the pleasure that each and every race herds to itself. There has been recently organized Estate & Investment Co., of which in Muskogee the Afro-American Real Hon. J. W. F. Sawner is president; Prof. F. J. Gordon, vice president; L. F. Fue, treasurer; H. R. Pearson, general manager; and W. H. Twine, secretary. This company will engage in the buying and selling of real estate in Muskogee, and in the Creek nation, and in the Indian Territory. The stock holders of the company are men of well known business ability; some of them at the present time are engaged in business in Oklahoma and Missouri and Indian Territory. For the present their place of business will be at 211 South Second street, Muskogee, Ind. Ter. It is reported that the president of the Baptist college and the coal driver had a mix up on Tuesday evening—a regular sparing match, in which the president of the college came out second best, and the coal driver after administering his clubbing to the president, took leg-bail, and they say he made time equal to that of the Katy Flyer. Quite a number of citizens have signed a call for a meeting of the republican club on the 29th inst. And right on the heels of this come the official call of the president, which is published in this issue. It seems that there are a great many hands being played for the big plum known as the postmastership, and may the best man win. Oldest and Strongest Bank in the Indian Territory. Interest Paid on Deposits. Abstracts Made. Fidelity Bonds Written. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY. 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. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE COMMERCIAL NA'TN'L BANK The above statement is correct. D. N. FINK, Cashier. Business intrusted to our care receive prompt attention. WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES Number 3. Banking Business With Bank & Trust Co. Bank in the Indian Territory. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY TLE & TRUST CO. REAL BANKING AGE, SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE ans a Specialty MUSKOGEE, IND. TE The Canadian Valley Trust Company 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. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT Canadian Valley Trust Co. One Man's Meat Another's Poison. In the rivers of some of the West Indian islands there abound fish which it would be deadly poison for Europeans to eat, but which the natives find a nourishing and enjoyable diet. In parts of New Zealand there grows a sort of orange which no one but a native can eat without becoming ill, while a couple would probably poison the average European. A Refined Compliment. At the instant Queen Elizabeth of England alighted at Kenilworth, on a visit to Leicester, all the clocks in the castle were stopped, and by a delicate attention the hands continued to point toward the moment of her arrival, since no one was to take note of time during the royal sojourn there. Work can only be got through by method. Muddle flies before it, and bugger-mugger becomes a thing unknown.--Samuel Smiles. Insect Migration. There are many insects that migrate from one quarter of the globe to another by means of the vessels which ply between distant ports. Indeed, the spread of nearly all kinds of living creatures has been dependent on the ships of civilized nations. Winged pests and blessings have been steadily carried to new countries by this means. WANTED.—For the U. S. 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About 150,000 Americans have settled in Western Canada during the past three years. Thousands of free homesteads of 160 acres each still available in the best agricultural districts. It has been said that the United States will be forced to import wheat within a very few years. Secure a farm in Canada and become one of those who will produce it. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—J. S. Crawford. No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION HUMOUR of the DAY Bliss Beyond Compare. Fond mother--You will be five years old to-morrow, Willie, and I want to give you a real birthday treat. Tell me what you would like better than anything else. Willie (after thinking earnestly for five minutes)—Bring me a whole box of chocolate creams, mother, and ask Tommy Smith to come in and watch me eat 'em.—Youth. Couldn't Lose. "I've got a bet on to-day's ball game." "Who do you want to see win?" "I don't care." "I thought you said you had a bet on the game." "I have, but I can't lose." "How's that?" "Why, I bet a kiss with my best girl." An Extinguisher. Gusher—She told me I was the light of her life. Flusher—Well, that was encouraging. Gusher—Yes; but her father happened along just then and put the light out. She—Jackson never goes out with his wife. He—He went out with her this morning. She—Your surprise me! He—Yes; the gasoline stove exploded. Not Universal. Tommy Figgjam—Paw? Paw Figgjam—Yes, my son. "Do they kick on the street railway services everywhere?" "No, my son; only where they have street cars." Good Place for Tobacco. Foreman—I see tobaccer is going to be purty cheap this year. Manager—Well, what of that? Foreman—I was wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea to put a little in our cigars. Cause for Doubt. The Passenger—Can I get through here? The Gateman—You may try it, madam, but I doubt it. At the Scance. Widower—Lord help me! And to think that I put ten tons of granite over her! Always Something on Foot. "Chicago girls have to stand for a good deal from the joke writers." "Yes; but they have the broadest kind of feet to stand on." Give Warning on Match Boxes. It is interesting to learn just now, when there is so much being done to prevent the spread of tuberculosis by expectoration, that the Argentine Health Department has been working on different lines to accomplish the same end. Simple instructions explaining how to prevent the spread of tuberculosis have been printed on the labels of more than eight million match boxes sent out as an experiment. Celebrates 1000th Anniversary. The city of Moedling, near Vienna, has just celebrated its 1,000th anniversary. It claims to have the oldest electrical tramway in central Europe. King's Condemnation of Tobacco. Smoking is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs; and in the black fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless. James I. British Thibetan Treaty. The treaty between Thibet and England was written on an enormous sheet of paper, as the Thiebtans, for superstitious reasons, objected to signing any document that occupied more than one sheet. Cure for Sea Sickness. The British Medical Journal says: Koepke believes that the different symptoms of sea sickness are due to anemia of the brain, and that validol acts upon this condition by raising the blood pressure. It also influences the gastric disturbances by lowering the sensibility of the nerve endings in the gastric mucous membrane, and is, indeed, both a good stomachic and a good analeptic. Six Doctors Failed. South Bend, Ind., Oct. 24 (Special) After suffering from Kidney Disease for three years; after taking treatment from six different doctors without getting relief, Mr. J. O. Laudeman of this place found not only relief but a speedy and complete cure in Dodd's Kidney Pills. Speaking of his cure Mr. Laudeman says: "Yes, I suffered from Kidney Trouble for three years and tried six doctors to no good. Then I took just two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and they not only cured my kidneys, but gave me better health in general. Of course I recommended Dodd's Kidney Pilis to others and I know a number now who are using them with good results." Mr. Laudeman's case is not an exception. Thousands give similar experiences. For there never yet was a case of Kidney Trouble from Backache to Bright's Disease that Dodd's Kidney Pills could not cure. They are the only remedy that ever cure Bright's disease. Would Terrorize Tramps. To check an influx of tramps at Yarmouth, England, a member of the board of guardians gravely suggested that the board circulate a rumor that the town almshouse was haunted. Why It Is the Best is because made by an entirely different process. Defiance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 cents. Fewer Deaths in India. The fact that about 4,000,000 deaths from fevers, mostly malarial, are caused in India every year indicates the upendous importance of the mosquito problem. It has been proved that people dwelling in houses a mile from the breeding grounds of the anopheles variety of mosquitoes are practically free from malaria. Test of Orange's Ripeness. The riper an orange gets the more yellow it becomes. A dealer's test for a perfect orange is to press it as you would a hard rubber ball. If you can make a slight indentation by pressing hard, but the pulp remains firm enough to rebound, the orange is all right. Calumet Baking Powder The only high grade Baking Powder sold at a moderate price. Complies with the pure food laws of all states. Trust Baking Powders sell for 45 or 50 cents per pound and may be identified by this exorbitant price. They are a menace to public health, as food prepared from them contains large quantities of Rochelle salts, a dangerous cathartic drug. Forces Jury Verdict. Announcing an apparently hopeless disagreement, the foreman of a London coroner's jury asked the coroner whether the jury would be allowed any luxuries. "No, nor necessaries, either," was the heartless reply. The jury retired sadly to its room and returned a verdict five minutes later. 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 suffer. One box cured me. I have had a pleasant, peaceful summer, thanks to Hunt's Cure." Mrs. Alice Fortune, Shell Knob, Mo. Breaks Up Happy Family. A magpie named "Bob Fitzsimons," which assaulted every newcomer in the "happy family" of which he was a member in a cage at the zoological gardens, London, was found almost torn to pieces the other morning. Evidently he had been the victim of a general attack, but the exact circumstances will never be known, as "even the parrots refuse to say a word." Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch. This is because they have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz in a package, which they won't be able to sell first, because Defiance contains 16 oz. for the same money. Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 oz. for same money? Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. Cure for Bowed Legs. A happy mother whose little boy's legs had been frightfully bowed and had become straight, upon being congratulated told how the cure had been accomplished. It was by the simple method of riding a velocipede, thereby combining much pleasure for the little fellow with the treatment for his little limbs. This certainly seems so easy, inexpensive and pleasant way to cure a deformity that is quite common among children. It could do so harm to give it a trial. BLOOD WILL TELL A THEORY SUPPORTED BY FRESH, CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE. A Recent Instance Prove That a Woman's Happiness Is Largely Dependent on the State of Her Blood. When the blood is disordered every organ of the body is affected unfavorably and fails to discharge its functions properly. In the case of every woman nature has made special provision for a periodical purification of the blood, and so long as this occurs her health and spirits unfailingly reveal the beneficial results. So slight a cause as a cold or a nervous shock may produce a suppression of this vital function, and until it is restored she is doomed to misery. The remedy that has proved most prompt and effective in all disorders peculiar to the female sex is that which brought such great relief to Miss Mattie Griggs, of No. 807 Indiana street, Lawrence, Kansas, concerning which she speaks as follows: "In the winter of 1902, from some unknown cause, there was a cessation of functions peculiar to my sex for a period of four months. I became very weak and could not get up stairs without help. I had nausea and pain and a constant headache. I was under the care of a physician for three months, but he did not succeed in curing me. Then a lady friend told me about the merits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills which she had used in her family, and she induced me to try them. It was in May when I first began to use them, and in June I had fully recovered my health, and have since remalped perfectly well." In all cases of delayed development of young girls; in anemia or weakness due to impoverished blood and showing itself in pallor, lack of ambition, despondency and nervousness; also in the great constitutional disturbances attending the period known as the change of life, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are invaluable for women, whose health is always closely dependent on the state of the blood. They are sold by all druggists. A booklet of valuable information relating to the care of a woman's health at all important periods, and entitled "Plain Talks to Women," will be sent free in a sealed envelope to any one who chooses to write for it to the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Appendicitis Is Contagious. According to M. Championniere, in paper read before the French Academy of Medicine, appendicitis is infectious, and may arise from influenza, it is commonest in countries where much flesh is eaten, and is graver in patients who eat much flesh. Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound--while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in 3/4-pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Strawberry and Vegetable Dealers The Passenger Department of the Illinois Central Railroad Company have recently issued a publication known as Circular No. 12, in which is described the best territory in this country for the growing of early strawberries and early vegetables. Every dealer in such products should address a postal card to the undersigned at Dubuque, Iowa, requesting a copy of "Circular No. 12." J. F. MERRY, Asst. Gen'l Pass'r Agents FARM MISCELLANY Electroculture. Electroculture is a somewhat new word in our agriculture. It means the science of making plants grow by the help of electricity. Little experimentation has been done in this line on the American continent, except by growing plants in the glare of electric lights. But in Europe the matter is receiving a good deal of attention, the electricity being applied there directly to the plants in various ways. In France pamphlets are being published on the results. Under the intensive agriculture followed near the great capitals of Europe the acceleration of growth means a great deal. Some of the land under glass near Paris rents for two thousand francs per acre per year. It is evident that it is a very important matter to be able to increase the production only a little. In the United States it is at present different, and we are not yet driven to applying electricity to the growing of farm crops. The results obtained in Europe are interesting though not extraordinary. Many plants grew more rapidly when the soil was supplied with electricity and in some cases the seed germinated much more quickly. Thus peas sown in ground that was supplied artificially with electricity germinated in two and a half days, while without being supplied with electricity they germinated in four days. It was found that an induction current caused the most rapid growth of the plant, while with the continuous current the yield was larger. So one kind of a current would be needed for lettuce and another for peas. The French scientists do not find it difficult to get very good results, but say that they are unable to overcome the obstacle in the way in the cost of electricity. Therefore electroculture is as yet not a practical science. The question of profit cannot be yet considered, that depending on a greatly reduced cost of making electricity. Egg Production Variation. When hens are investigated as thoroughly as dairy cows they will be found to vary as greatly in their ability to produce eggs. We have as a people gone on the assumption that a hen was a hen. That was true, but sometimes she has proved to be nothing more, so far as eggs are concerned—not even a layer. But we are only now beginning to find that out. The dairy cows have been investigated as to their ability to produce butter cheaply. Some were found that made butter at a cost of eight cents a pound and others that made butter at a cost of 70 cents a pound. The hens have been investigated as to their ability to produce eggs cheaply and some have been found that produced eggs at ten cents a dozen in winter and others at a dollar a dozen. A good many hens, like a good many cows, are more profitable dead than alive. We will never get very satisfactory work done in the line of experimentation till we are able to keep hens by themselves and know for a certainty the record of each hen and be able to watch each one in all respects. There are hens that are almost non-producers of eggs. In the ordinary flock they mingle with the others and are always healthy. They would make admirable potple, but the owner feels that he cannot dispense with any of his layers. There are other hens that are not attractive looking, yet if they are kept by themselves they will be found to be great egg producers. Very often egg producing gets a fowl out of shape, and this very thing leads to her being killed off for the table when she should be retained. The ranges of the West are being continually overstocked, and this overstocking is well-nigh universal. Mary Miss Agnes Miller, of Chicago, speaks to young women about dangers of the Menstrual Period how to avoid pain and suffering and remove the cause by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "To Young Women:—I suffered for six years with dysmenorrhea (painful periods), so much so that I dreaded every month, as I knew it meant three or four days of intense pain. The doctor said this was due to an inflamed condition of the uterine appendages caused by repeated and neglected colds. "If young girls only realized how dangerous it is to take cold at this critical time, much suffering would be spared them. Thank God for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that was the only medicine which helped me any. Within three weeks after I started to take it, I noticed a marked improvement in my general health, and at the time of my next monthly period the pain had diminished considerably. I kept up the treatment, and was cured a month later. I am like another person since. I am in perfect health, my eyes are brighter, I have added 12 pounds to my weight, my color is good, and I feel light and happy."—Miss Agnes Miller, 25 Potomac Ave., Chicago, Ill. The monthly sickness reflects the condition of a woman's health. Anything unusual at that time should have prompt and proper attention. Fifty thousand letters from women prove that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound regulates menstruation and makes those periods painless. READ WHAT MISS LINDBECK SAYS: Lynn, Mass., her advice is free and cheerfully given to every alling woman who asks for it. Her advice has restored to health more than one hundred thousand women. Why don't you try it, my sick sisters? $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will prove their absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicing Co., Lynn, Mass. L HAYNES BUXTON, M. D. EDWIN F. DAVIS, M. D DOCTORS BUXTON & DAVIS, SPECIALISTS EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT 128 1-2 MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY. ESTABLISHED IN OKLAHOMA 11 YEARS. OFFICE OPEN FOR PATIENTS 300 DAYS OF EVERY YEAR D "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has greatly benefitted me. I will tell you how I suffered. My trouble was painful menstruation. I felt as each month went by that I was getting worse. I had severe bearing-down pains in my back and abdomen. "A friend advised me to try Mrs. Pinkham's medicine. I did so and am now free from all pain during my periods."—JESSIE C. LINDBECK, 1201 6th Street, Rockford, Ill. FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN. Remember, every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about her symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkham's address is GERONIMO IN OLD AGE. He Is No Longer Looked Upon as a Chief by the Apaches. Geronima was at Lawton last week. The health of the old chief is still good, although he is very aged. His home is ten miles from Lawton, yet he usually walks to and from the place to do his trading. He is quite often asked to give an exhibition of his skill as a marksman with the bow. This he readily consents to do provided a nickel is made the target and it becomes his own in case he hits it. Geronimo denies the statement of Gen. Miles that the general captured him. The old warrior says that somewhere up on the mountains, when he was on the warpath, two white men came to him and told him that Gen. Miles wanted to see him. The men accompanied him to the camp of the general and he was made a prisoner. Geronimo says he thinks it was in Arizona, the territory of his birth. Anyway, he says it was up in the mountains. The tribal relations of the Apaches have been dissolved, and they no longer look upon Geronimo as their chief. They consider him a childish old man, who is too senile to advise them. Lawte Democra- The Dreamer's Dream. With many a furrowed trace of life's wind-fretted deep. Here lies a common face—an aged man asleep. Just off the dusty way whereon the sunglare breaks. Amid the drowse of day, a casual nap he takes. Only a poor old man; yet whence, through all disguise A beauty and a bliss—the youthtime of the heart? By magic race and blest the scars have been annealed; The waves are all at rest; an inner peace revealed. That lends each furrowed trace of life's wind-fretted deep A tender, childlike grace—on this old man asleep. Life's Little Inconsistencies. "Yes," said the fashionable doctor, as he wrote out a prescription, "you have told me your symptoms and I see you are troubled with acute nervousness." "O!" walled the fair patient, "every little noise makes me jump, every time a door creaks I start like a person in danger. By the way, Dr. Hicharge, I'm going to take my motor car out for a spin; I always run the machine myslf, you know. If you jump in I'll leave you right at your door." Still explaining the sad condition of her nerves she drove the auto down the avenue at a rattling clip. In and out of the tangle of vehicles the jolting juggernaut flew at twenty miles an hour. The nervous wreck put on brakes and glanced casually at the mounted police who were galloping far behind. The pale-faced physician gasped. "Here's your house," said his patient sweetly. "I hope your prescription will calm my poor, weak nerves." New York Sun. OFFICIAL GUIDE TELLS YOU ALL Money refunded if not as represented. Order It Today Prospectus mailed free. 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Who is That? Say. did you know that Gen. Pleasant kept a first-class place on the east side of Second street Everything good to eat, cigars of the best brand, fancy candiee ice cream, flour, sugar, coffes and country vegetables. GFORGE PLEASANT. MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY. Ft. Smith and Wagoner and the Kansas and Chenokee Oil Fields, via Coretta and Mi-souri 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. --- GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. TAKING THE ,STUMP To tell about our lumber. It is put forward to win the approval of the 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 does not piece by the foot but by the inchesr DR. J. BOS TREATS ALL All :: Calls :: Ans DR. J. BOSTON HILL TREATS ALL DISEASES. All :: Calls :: Answered :: Promptly. OFFICE HOURS: 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 1:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. In Office all Night. Telephone 594, 22 1-2 West Okmulgee avenue. (Estes new building.) MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TER. FRISCO CHICAGO & EASTER Double D BETW St. Louis FRISCO SYSTEMS CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS Double Daily Train BETWEEN t. Louis & Chicag FRISCO SYSTEM CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS R. R. Double Daily Trains BETWEEN St. Louis & Chicago MORNING AND EVENING From LaSalle Station, Chicago From Uuion Sta., St. Louis, (Merchants Morning or evening connection Equipment entirely new and m A Double Track Railway. Equipped wit practical and a Substantially constructed. TO THE WO You are going, of course, want to go as reasonably a terest you: On Sundays, Mondays, Tuesday in other words, every day and Saturday, until the cl alle Station, Chicago, 9:50 a. m.— on Sta., St. Louis, 9:30 a. m.— (Merchants Bridge) ing or evening connection at both termini with lin- ement entirely new and modern throughout. double Track Railway. coped wit practical and approved safety appliance tentially constructed. THE WORLD'S F are going, of course, and it is natural th to go as reasonably as possible. This w you: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, T er words, every day in the week except saturday, until the close of the Fair, The From LaSalle Station, Chicago, 9:50 a. m.—9:10 p. m. From Uuion Sta., St. Louis, 9:30 a. m.—9:46 p. m. ```markdown ``` TO THE WORLD'S FAIR TO THE WORLD'S FAIR You are going, of course, and it is natural that you want to go as reasonably as possible. This will interest you: On Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs day in other words, every day in the week except Friday and Saturday, until the close of the Fair, The : : : will run Extremely Low Rate COACH = EXCURSION CH = EXCURSI COACH = EXCURSION TO ST. LOUIS AT LESS THAN ONE FAIR at 95 per cent reduction, seven days from date of sa et agent regarding rates, vantages of the Rock Islan GEO. H .LEE, G. P. & T. A. Little Rock, Ark. MIS THAN ONE FARE for th ROUND. Super cent reduction, to be exact. Return 24 days from date of sale. Ask your nearest cent regarding rates, and tell him about theages of the Rock Island Route to the Fair. G. P. & T. A. J. S. McNALLY, D. Little Rock, Ark. AT LESS THAN ONE FARE for th ROUND TRIP at 95 per cent reduction, to be exact. Return limit seven days from date of sale. Ask your nearest ticket agent regarding rates, and tell him about the advantages of the Rock Island Route to the Fair. Copyright TON HILL ISEASES. red :: Promptly. YSTEM IN ILLINOIS R. R. ly Trains EN Chicago 9:50 a. m.—9:10 p. m. 9:30 a. m.—9:46 p. m. bridge) both termini with lines diverging tern throughout. proved safety appliances. RLD'S FAIR and it is natural that you possible. This will in· Wednesdays, Thurs day the week'except Friday of the Fair, The : : : EXCURSION OUIS E for th ROUND TRIP. be exact. Return limit Ask your nearest tick- d tell him about the ad- Route to the Fair. Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. NEW STATE NEWS A contract has been let to drill for oil and gas at Cache. Citizens of Clinton have organized a protective game association. Perry is considering the building of a creamery and ice cream plant. At Canute, school has been suspended until after cotton picking is over. During the last day of the recent fair at Apac'e seven head of horses were reported stolen. Women at Cordell have formed a cosmopolitan club to study United States history. More than a thousand bales is the record of the two gins at Snyder, including the receipts for last week. At Tishomingo the citizenship court deried the application in the Glen Tucker case. Six hundred applicants are thrown out by this decision. Indianapolis' offer of $400 bonus and a free site of six lots for the establishment of a cotton gin has still no takers. G. W. Cole, a farmer living near Fairmount, committed suicide by shooting himself. Financial losses, caused by speculating, is supposed to have driven him insane. One thousand delegates, representing thirty thousand members of the anti-horsethief association of the two territories, held their annual convention in Guthrie last week. John Howard, a farmer living near Stawnee, was struck by lightning while on his way to town. He was instantly killed. Howard was riding upon a load of cotton, which he was taking to market. The annual territorial convention of the German verein will be held in Perry on December 4. This jurisdiction include both Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The Jews of Oklahoma City have launched a permanent church organization and have called Rabbi Lewinson to officiate as minister during the ensuing year. Russell Bolling, a white man, was found lying unconscious near the railroad truck at South McAlester. He died a few hours after being found The body was shipped to Jackson Miss., for burial. C. G. Jones, president of the Oklahoma City & Southwestern railway, has brought suit against the city of Lawton for $12,000, the bonus which the citizens of that town agreed to pay when the road was projected, and for which warrants were issued. Prospects for plenty of cotton pickers are good, as most of the fields in central and southern Texas have been picked out and the workers are coming north. Railroad officials say trains are loaded bringing them into the territories. The body of an unknown young man, apparently about thirty years of age, was found near Paoll. The man had been run over by a Santa Fe train. The body was bad'y mangled No marks or letters of identification were found upon him. Note--The following article has been widely published and is one of the most remarkable illustrations of the value of careful marshalling and analysis of facts in presenting a subject to the public. LEVELERS. The Mission of Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee. The Creator made all things, we believe. If so, He must have made these. We know what He made food and water for, and air and sunshine, but why Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee? They are here sure enough and each performing its work. There must be some great plan behind it all; the thoughtful man seeks to understand something of that plan and thereby to judge these articles for their true worth. Let us not say "bad" or "good" without taking testimony. There are times and conditions when it certainly seems to the casual observer that these stimulant narcotics are real blessings. Right there is the ambush that conceals a "killing" enemy. One can slip into the habit of either whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough, but to "untangle" is often a fearful struggle. It seems plain that there are circumstances when the narcotic effect of these poisons is for the moment beneficial, but the fearful argument against them is that seldom ever does one find a steady user of either whisky coffee or tobacco free from disease of some kind. Certainly powerful elements in their effect on the human race. It is a matter of daily history, testified to by literally millions of people, that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are smiling, promising, beguiling friends on the start, but always false as heil itself in the end. Once they get firm hold enough to show their strength, they insist upon governing and drive the victim steadily towards ill health in some form; if permitted to continue to rule, they will not let up until physical and mental rule sets in. A man under that spell (and "under the spell" is correct) of any one of these drugs frequently assures himself and his friends, "Why, I can leave off any time I want to. I did quit for a week just to show I could." It is a sure mark of the slave when one gets to that stage. Ho wiggled through a week, fighting every day to break the spell, was finally whipped, and began his slavery all over again. The slave (Coffee slave as well as Tobacco and Whisky) daily reviews his condition, sees perfectly plain the steady encroachments of disease, how the nerves get weaker day by day and demand the drug that seems to smile and offer relief for a few minutes and then leave the diseased condition plainer to view than ever and growing worse. Many times the Coffee slave realizes that he is between two fires. He feels bad if he leaves off and a little worse if he drinks and allows the effect to wear off. So it goes on from day to day. Every night the struggling victim promises himself that he will break the habit and next day when he feels a little bad (as he is quite sure to), breaks, not the habit, but his own resolution. It is nearly always a tough fight, with disaster ahead sure if the habit wins. There have been hundreds of thousands of people driven to their graves through disease brought on by coffee drinking alone, and it is quite certain that more human misery is caused by coffee and tobacco than by whisky, for the two first are more widely used, and more hidden and insidious in the effect on nerves, heart and other vital organs, and are thus unsuspected until much of the dangerous work is done. Now, Reader, what is your opinion as to the real use the Creator has for these things? Take a look at the question from this point of view. There is a law of Nature and of Nature's God that things slowly evolve from lower planes to higher, a sturdy. steady and dignified advance toward more perfect things in both the Physical and Spiritual world. The ponderous tread of evolutionary development is fixed by the Infinite and will not be quickened out of natural law by any of man's methods. Therefore we see many illustrations showing how nature checks too rapid advance. Illinois raises phenomenal crops of corn for two or three years. If she continued to do so every year her farmers would advance in wealth far beyond those of other sections or countries. So Nature interposes a bar every three or four years and brings on a "bad year." Here we see the leveling influence at work. A man is properous in his business for a number of years and grows rich. Then Nature sets the "leveling influence" at work on him. Some of his investments lose, he becomes luxurious and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, tobacco, coffee, women, gambling or some other form. The intent and purpose is to lovel him—keep him from evolving too far ahead of the masses. A nation becomes prosperous and great like ancient Rome. If no leveling influence set in she would dominate the world perhaps for all time. But Dame Nature sets her army of "levelers" at work—luxury, overeating and drinking, licentiousness, waste and extravagance, indulgences of all kinds—then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure, Sure. The law of the unit is the law of the mass. Man goes through the same process. Weakness (in childhood), gradual growth of strength, energy, thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth, comfort, ease, relaxation, self-indulgence, luxury, idleness, waste, debauchery, disease, and the wreck follows. The "levelers" are in the bushes along the pathway of every successful man and woman, and they bag the majority. Only now and then can a man stand out against these "levelers" and hold his fortune, fame and health to the end. So the Creator has use for Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee to level down the successful ones and those who show signs of being successful, and keep them back in the race, so that the great "field" (the masses) may not be left too far behind. And yet we must admit that same all-wise Creator has placed it in the power of man to stand upright, clothed in the armor of a clean-cut, steady mind, and say unto himself, "I decline to exchange my birthright for a mess of pottage. "I will not deaden my senses, weaken my grip on affairs and keep myself cheap, common and behind in fortune and fame by drugging with whisky, tobacco or coffee. Life is too short. It is hard enough to win the good things without any sort of handicap, so a man is certainly a 'fool trader' when he trades strength, health, money and the good things that come with power for the half-asleep condition of the 'drugger,' with the certainty of sickness and disease ahead." It is a matter each individual must decide for himself. He can be a leader and semi-god if he will, or he can go along through life a drugged clown, a cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of water." Certain it is that while the Great Father of us all does not seem to "mind" if some of his children are foolish and stupid, he seems to select others (perhaps those he intends for some special work) and allows them to be threshed and castigated most fearfully by these "levelers." If a man tries stirring with these levelers a while, and gets a few slaps as a hint, he had better take the hint, or a good solid blow will follow. When a man tries to live upright, clean, thrifty, sober and undrugged, manifesting as near as he knows what the Creator intends he should, happiness, health and peace seem to come to him. Does it pay? This article was written to set people thinking, to rouse the "God within," for every highly-organized man and woman has times when they feel a something calling from within for them to press to the front and "be about the Father's business." Don't mistake it; the spark of the infinite is there and it pays in every way—health, happiness, peace and even worldly prosperity—to break off the habits and strip clean for the work cut out for us. It has been the business of the writer to provide a practical and easy way for people to break away from the coffee habit and be assured of a return to health and all of the good things that brings, provided the abuse has not gone too far, and even these the cases where the body has been rebuilt on a basis of strength and health run into the thousands. It is an easy and comfortable step to stop coffee instantly by having well-made Postum Food Coffee served rich and hot with good cream, for the color and flavor is there, but none of the caffeine or other nerve-destroying elements of ordinary coffee. On the contrary, the most powerful rebuilding elements furnished by Nature are in Postum and they quickly set about repairing the damage. Seldom is it more than two days after the change is made before the old stomach or bowel troubles or complaints of kidneys, heart, head or nerves show unmistakable evidence of getting better, and ten days' time changes things wonderfully. Literally millions of brain-working Americans to-day use Postum, having found the value and common sense in the change. C. W. POST. WHAT THE KING CANNOT DO. Royal Prerogative in England Has Its Limitations. It is a prevalent and popular notion that the power possessed by the monarch is absolute and almost without limitation, says the Hour Glass. This is a fallacy, as the following facts will attest. The privileges and powers relegated to royalty are manifold and peculiar, but there are certain things that a king may not do. While it is quite within the province of the royal prerogative to dispose of the entire army or navy and also to declare war without consulting anybody, yet our king could not utilize a penny of the public funds without permission from parliament. How ever excellent and beneficent his motive may be for so doing, the king is debarred from communicating with any of his loyal subjects and the same limitation prohibits him from accepting gifts from any of his people except in cases where the offerings are presented through the medium of as officer of the state or an intimate friend of his majesty. After an individual has been elected by his constituents to take his seat in the British senate at Westminster it is not is the power of the king himself to prevent the member from occupying his place in that august assembly. Of his own royal prerogative King Edward possesses full power to par don a murderer, even after he has been found guilty and sentenced to death by the representatives of the law. Yet, by a curious statute of one of the Georges, the king is prevented from exhibiting mercy or grace to a willful sabbath-breaker. 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Douglas makes and sells more men's $3.50 shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. The reason W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the greatest sellers in the world is because of their excellent style, easy fitting and superior wearing qualities. If I could show you the difference between the shoes made in my factory and those of other makes and the high-grade leather used, you would understand why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer and are of greatest value, while many other $3.50 shoes on the market to-day, and why the sales for the year ending July 1, 1904, were $6,263,040.00. 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. HEISTER LADIES' TAILORING COLLEGE Girls and women taught Dressmaking and Ladies' Tailoring. Can make your own gowns or if you sew for others, can make $2.00 where you now make $1.00. Diplomas Granted to Graduates. Graduates assisted to beat paying positions. No classes formed, pupils enter any time. Personal instructions. Write for terms at once. Collar ladies' tailoring (college, 1333) W. Ma n St. Oklahoma City, Okla. When writing advertisers, Kindly mention this paper. EPWORTH UNIVERSITY Joint property of the two Methodisms. 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, Columbus, Leeland Stanford, devote their time to the college of liberal arts. Full corps of instructors in Academy and Music, Elocution and Art, Large campas of forty-two students, situated in Modern buildings. Physical, Chemical and Biological Labor orces. The first session begins September 7, 1861. Address. President R. B. McEwain, Oklahoma, Okla. THE CIMETER. Published every week in the interest of the Negro by the Cimeter Publishing Co. SUESCRIPTION: (in advance) One Year.....$1.00 Six Months.....50 Three Months.....25 W. H. TWINE - - - Editor. P. WOOD, Ass't Editor and Manager. J. F. TRIMBLE - - - Solicitor. Republican Ticket. For President, THEODOFE ROOSEVELT, of New York. For Vice-President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. The Hammond Facking Co., has made Muskogee the distributing point for Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. This means more business for the metropolis of the Indian Territory. The Democrat wants lyn hing stopped until after election as it may influence some negro democrat to vote the republican ticket unless a stop is put on right now. We are opposed to mobing and lynching but we think the negro who will vote for the ticket that Vardeman and Tillman is supporting should at least have a few feathers and some tar applied. The contention by Captain Ayers in another column, that the sale of the school lots will be a dear transaction is no doubt true. If Musk ge continues to grow during the next three years as she has in the past three there will be a demand for at least two more school houses. The price of property will advance with the growth of the town and no doubt the city will have to pay double the price for additional school grounds that was realized from the sales Thursday. It is considered wisdom by many of the business men to borrow money rather than dispose of the property holdings in the city. That is on the theory of course, that the property will advance in a greater sum than the amount paid in interest. On this hypothesis it would have been the better plan to hold the property. The Times is aware that the board had reached its limit to borrow, but there is no doubt but that the banks of the city would have been glad to discount the warrants of the board in a sum sufficient to meet the present needs.—Times. They Save I the Union. In 1900, when Theodore Roosevelt was Governor of New York, he was interviewed about the Afro-American soldier and this is what he said: "I know of the character and bravery of the Afro-American soldier. He saved my life at Santiago, and I have had occasion to seey so in many articles and speeches. The Rough Riders were in a bad position when the Ninth and Tenth cavalry came rushing up the hill carrying everything before them. "The Afro-American soldier has the faculty of coming to the front when he is needed most. In the Civil war he came 200,000 strong, and I believe he saved the Union. He has dne excellent work in all of the Indian campaigns, and while I was in the West, I had a number of opportunities of witnessing his wonderful work. He saved a massacre of the Seventh in 1890." "At San Juan hill Af o-American soldiers rendered an object lesson to all of the soldiers assembled there. They sung and fought and pushed the laggard troopers up the hill and the great victory at that point was theirs as much if not more than any of the soldiers there." Phene 436, Office 223 Okmulgee Avenue. FARM LOANS AND ABSTRACTS JAMES L. LOMBARD. President. CHAS. H. LOMBARD. Secretary and Manager. D. G. WILSON. Assistant Secretary. MIDLAND ABSTRACT COMPANY. 207 N. Second Street, MUSKCGEE, IND. TER. FARM :: LOANS :: ON :: FREEDMAN :: LAND Loans made to Creek Freedmen who are farming on their allotments Song of Hope. Children of yesterday, Heirs of to-morrow. What are you weaving? Labor and sorrow? Look to your looms again. Faster and faster Fly the great shuttles Prepared by the Master. Life's in the loom, Room for it— Room! Children of yesterday, Heirs of to-morrow. Lighten the labor And sweeten the sorrow. Now, while the shuttles fly Farter and faster. Up, and be at it, At work with the Master; He stands at your loom, Room for Him— Room! Children of yesterday, Heirs of to-morrow. Look at your fabric Of labor and sorrow. Seamy and dark With despair and disaster. Turn it, and—lo, The design of the Master! The Lord's at the loom; Room for Him— Room! —Mary A. Lathbury. MORRIS' CAFE The only first-class, up-to-date Cafe in the city Where people of all nations can be served 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. Tact Behind the Counter. "Talk about being a good saleswoman," said a clerk in one of the big stores. "Mrs. X. came in this morning to buy a rain cloak, and what do you think I sold her?" "Can't guess." "A pink chiffon party dress and a lace parasol." "Well, I didn't do so badly myself," said another. "We had a lot of maids' caps, made of Swiss and lace, and I sold about ten for pincuchion covers." "That's as bad as my brother in the drug store. A man came in with a headache and wanted to buy a menthol pencil to rub on his forehead. They were out of menthol pencils and George sold him a stick of indellible ink."—Indianapolis News. Money loaned on Real Estate, Chattel and personal security : ; : : : : 20th CENTURY BATH COMPANY School of Deposits Received. Your Business Solicited. A,G. W. SANGO, President. W. A. RENTIE, Cashier. Is in advance of and far more sweeping than schools of Osteopathy, including in its course of study Osteo-Manipulations coupled with Dr. Corbin's famous Turko-Russian bath, the use of which is thoroughly and practically taught. All instructions given in operating room on patients suffering from some of the many chronic diseases. GUARANTEE LIFE INSURANCE CO. An Old Line Company issues all forms of Limited Payments, Life and Endowment Policies. For further information address, C. M. CORBIN, D. O., 1091/2 North Main, Muskogee, I. T Or the Editor of this paper. DIRECTORS:—E. J. Mints, Muskogee, I. T., Geo. 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I climbed to the top of the hill to-dus, To dig for the pot of money. “tT ayetes the grasses that grew on the And dug dnd dug such a deep, doop hele, But I wish eee ace were stronger, rm mare tet rainbow touched the 1 There, a4. I might have found ne gold if I'd walted longer. {But I grew so tired and hot pretty soon, That, when all the bes were ringing I uve ‘Ap thys to find it ny , I don't much think after all--do you? The tory they told me cen be quite But, please, oh, please, not to mind it! “For look what I gathered and brought you instead,” With Ae in each round cheek, he sald: “I think they are just as splendid— A, Rosy as big as my hand would hold, Of buttercups shining and yellow as gc fa, That grew where the rainbow ended.” He poured the gay blossoms out over my knee, And lifted a pair of red lips to me, we a Kise that was sweeter than oney ; Ana Raye was treasure so fair in my Now, would I give one of his buttereups nt, For a pot running over with money! Margaret Johnson. NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD. Pt a ne ee ee ee ee ee ee Sources. Thomas Neal of Chicago was re- elected treasurer of the United Broth- erhood of Carpenters and Joiners by acclamation. A State Federation of Labor has been organized in Utah, and efforts are to he made thoroughly to organize the wor'smen in that territory. The ten leading laundries of To- Jedo, Ohio, have declared “open shop,” and as a result 200 men and girls belonging to the Laundry Workers’ union are on a strike. The Monongahela works of the American Sheet and ‘Tinplate com- pany have resumed operations, giving employment to a large number of men. Efforts to bring about peace be- tweer the cotton manufacturers ana their employes were given a slight setback when 1,200 striking weavers held a mass meeting and by a unani- mous vote decided not to return to work. At its recent convention the Work- ingmen’s Federation of the state of New York decided to send a commit- tee to wait on President Roosevelt and urge him to appoint William S. Waudby of Rochester, N. Y., as the successor of Carroll D. Wright. The paper mill employes of the Fox River Valley district in Wisconsin have sought aid from the State Fed- eration of Labor in a plan to purchase and operate a mill on the co-operative plan. The union workers in the “trust” paper mills have been locked out for several months. The Chicago Sausage Makers’ union, comprising 1,000 members, which re cently seceded from the Butcher Workmen's union, has decided to re- turn to the parent body. At a meeting a vote was taken in favor of keeping within the fold of the organization of which Michael Donnelly is president. Correspondents in The Telegrapher, the official organ of the Order of Rall- road Telegraphers, suggest that a genera) demand for a $2 a day mini- mum rate of wages east of the Missis- sipps river, and $2.50 a day minimum west. of that stream, be adopted for all: telegrapbers, agents and levermen. One. Qf-the newest ..international unions. to.show rapid. growth is the - Brotherhood. of Foundry. Employes. Jurisdiction has been granted this or- ganization over. the chippers, cupola tenders, grindera, mill men, handy men end helpers. Chicago has a large Bmployes of the Summitt (ind.) ‘mine, to the number of 150, struck because the miners were not _per- mitted to select their own ‘buddies,” or fellow-workmen. Three mines of the Island Valley Coal company are shut down because of the company’s refusal to give the night firemen an eight-hour day. After a struggle which has lasted nearly four months and cost the or- ganization $50,000, the Amalgamated Woodworkers’ union of Chicago has given up its fight against the Fural- ture Manufacturers’ association. Prac- tically all of the 1,800 men involved ave back at work without having ob- tained any written contract with the employers. The United Typothetae of America, the organization of the employing printers of the country, at its conven- tion recently, threw down the gauntlet to the union printers by the adoption of resolutions “That the United Typo- thetae of America declares that it is opposed to any reduction of the fifty- four hour week” and “that the United Typothetae of America will resist any attempt on the part of the Interna- tional Typographical Union to reduce tho present hours of labor.” All the subpoenas in the injunction proceedings brought by the Macbeth- Evans Glass company against its striking employes at Elwood, Ind., have been served. Nineteen strikers were summoned to appear before Judge Allen in the United States cir- cuit court, Indianapolis, to show cause why the temporary restraining order prohibiting them from interfering in any way In the operation of the Mac- beth-Evans factory, should not be made permanent. The “readjustment” at the Joliet plant of the United States Steel cor- poration has resulted in a sensational reduction of wages. Nearly all of the 4,000 men employed at the big plant are affected, and in many cases the decrease amounts to 560 per cent. The tonnage system has been eliminated and all have been piaced on a flat sal- ary rate. The anger of hundreds of the skilled hands is at white heat, al- though many have remained at their posts, with the intention of submitting until after election. Efforts to bring about closer alli- ance between the printers and the commercial telegraphers’ unions have met with fair success during the con- ventions of the past summer. Now the railroad and commercial telegra- phers’ organizations are talking nego- tiations so that a close affiliation may result. The reports in the Commer- cial Telegraphers’ Journal, a very bright paper, predict a meeting later at which an agreement between the two unions of wire clickers will be wade. The Structural Building Trades Al- Nance, composed of the principal in- dustries in the building trades unions, is designed to regulate the organized building trades as to bring about har- mony between employers and work- men throughout that industry, to er- courage the investment of capital in the structural operations, to substl- tute arbitration for strikes and lock- outs, and to make impossible any- where such a situation as has exjsted until of late in the building trades in New York city. A wonderfully interesting value of 800 pages is a report of the census burecu dealing with the occupations of the people of the United States. Jt shows that in 303 specified. accupt- tions there are .employed. in. tio Tinited States 99.79.9222 neranne cf physicians than lawyors, and morc | lawyers than clergymen. | The lowest wages in Germany pre vail in the purely agricultural districts in the eastern provinces, adjoining Russia. The highest wages are paid im the German seaports and in the industrial centers. The hours of la- bor are never less than ten @ day, and aro frequently twelve. “When it is borne in mind that the necessaries of life, Uke meats and breadstuffs. are as high and even higher than in the United States, and that rents of houses are nearly if not quite as high, the wages of unskilled laborers seem very low to an American,” says United States Consul Guenther, who ts sta- tioned at Frankfort, Germany. “Do you want the eight-hour day.” Thut Is the question now agitating the priaters under the jurisdiction of the International Typographical union. The membership all over Nortn America is voting on the question of indorsing the plan to inaugurate the eight-hour day in the book end job offices of the country on Jan. 1, 1906 Reports received at the headquarters of the parent body in Indianapolis indicate that nearly 200 chapels in New York and Chicago have indorsed the measure, and the local unions have been instructed to take a refer: endum vote, completing the vote not later than Oct. 21, and sending the result to the International officers be fore the expiration of the month. The semi-annual report of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers has just been sent out to the local unions from head: quarters at Lafayette, Ind. While the decreased activity in the building in dustry during the year has resulted in a loss of membership of building trades organizations, tho brotherhood igs un exception. In the six months covered by the report 7,412 new mem. bers were added to the roll and 4,244 were reinstated, a total increase of 11,656. During this period, however 10,154 members were suspended, mak- ing the net increase in membersht) 1,502, Charters were issued to fifty one new local unions. According to the financial statement the balance on hand Jan. 1, 1904, was $18,977.04, and the receipts for the six month: amounted to $70,195.32 and the expen ditures to $81,867.06, leaving a balance in tho treasury of $12,305.30. The death and disability claims pald for the six months aggregated $21,925, and the total amount paid by the brotherhood from = March, 1887 amounted to $179075.15. James O'Connell, president of the International Association of Machin ists, sends out a warning to jocal unions to be careful in thelr selection of officers, because of the detective system through which employers are seeking to destroy the organization He says: “I know of no organization that has been so infested with spies and spotters as the International As sociation of Machinists has been, and is at the present time. Why our em ployers should be so persistent in their efforts to employ so-called detec- tives to secretly report the business ot our association is beyond my com- prehension, Machinists are employed by several detective associations with the understanding that they must hold membership in our association. ‘They are advised to go into our local lodges, make themselves active in the work of the local, and whenever pos sible seeure appointment or election to the position of recording or finan- alealtl earnraterew nr nractaant...rcaara. § INVENTION. Statistics on Coal Supply. According to Statistician Edward W. Parker of the United States geo- logical survey it will be from 180 to 230 years before anthracite coal will be exhausted in this country, although were the present rate of exhaustion and waste to continue the end would come in eighty years. But while he Anticipates some increase in this di- rection in tho next decade, after that he looks for a marked tendency to economize the supply. He notes the Interesting fact that, although the production of anthracite has not kept pace with that of bituminous coal, it has increased faster than the popula- Yon in the region where most of it ts consumed. In 1880, he says, 1.83 tons of anthracite were produced for each inhabitant of the anthracite using por- tion of the country. This was in- creased to 2.47 tons per capita by 1890, and in 1900 to 2.63 tons, Using the entire population of the United States as the basis the per capita production of bituminous coal was .85 ton in 1880, 1.76 tons in 1890 and £.76 tons in 1900. {n 1860 two-thirds of the coal produced in the United States was Pennsyl- vania anthracite, while in 1870 an- ‘hracite constituted one-half the total, and for the last five years it has amounted to about one-fifth, Moves Pianos Withcut Jar. Hoisting large and bulky articles to the upper’ floors of a building take skill and experience, and is seldom attempted except by those acquainted with the business. The method om dinarily used is to put up a block and tackle, which fs always very cum: bersome and in which heavy timbers ———= ey | Ld) P| bo Sy | WL 2 na Oy es | eo Ay fo Ho 0 th Tienes oh Li @ SS Ss Moves Piano Without Jar. ire necessary, A Canadian has de- rised the very useful apparatus shown n the illustration. It is designed tor the purpose of holsting and putting through windows inthe upper stories af buildings large, heavy and bulky articles. The apparatus is s0 con structed that it can be set to com: nunicato with the first, second and ‘third stories of buildings and when ‘he work is done it can be quickly ‘aken down and compactly put to- sether for transportation, One of the chief advantages is that large articles van be put through the windows, as ihe parts take up little space. Pianos vould be hoisted with little or no strain to the instrument, with no dan- ser of scratches. It would also do tway with the trouble of getting up arrow stairways and passing around sharp corners, The article to be roisied is placed on the carrier, which 4 raised by the usual rope run over gulleys and attached to a roller turn- id by acrank. Riggers could use ths ipparatus to advantage, as could tlso plano movers or movers of safes. Lorenzo D. Frazer of Toronto, Ont., 8 the patentee. Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings. PROTECT INDIANS NEW RULING REGARDING SALES BY "INCOMPETENTS" MONEY MUST BE DEPOSITED IN TREASURY Check to be Made Out by Guardian— Indian Agent Must Know That Indian Gets Value Received—Ruling Does Not Apply to All Indians MUSKOGEE: The Indian agent for the five civilized tribes has been notified of an important change in the rule in selling land through the agency. The new rule is that in cases where, in the opinion of the Indian agent, the allottee selling his land is not competent to handle the money received from the sale, the money must be deposited in the United States treasury, and will be subject to the check of the guardian of the incompetent or minor, as the case may be, not to exceed the amount of $10 per month, and the agent will have to know that the Indian is getting value received for each check. The term incompetent refers to Indians whose knowledge of business affairs is limited. The new order also states that those whose land has already been sold but the deal not yet returned from the department approved, shall be subject to the new ruling. The order does not apply to the Indians who are educated and perfectly able to handle their interests, but is a measure intended to protect the full blood who has as little idea of the value of money as a child. The folly of the policy of the department in throwing all the safeguards around the manner of sale of the Indian's land and then leaving him to his own free will with all the money in his hand proved to be the very worst possible thing for the Indian, and it is to correct this that the ruling was made. The purchaser of the land will have to put up the entire sum of money just the same as heretofore. SANITARY COMMISSION W TO COMPLE GUTHRIE: The Oklahoma live stock sanitary commission has its campaign inaugurated to fight the mange mites in the only infected district of Oklahoma, parts of the counties of Beaver and Woodward. The infected district is under special quarantine, and no cattle are allowed to come within its boundaries from the north and west, and the authorities expect to make the final fight this winter. The infected district includes several townships of the cattle country proper. R. H. Hahn of Alva, territorial cattle inspector, has the special quarantine district in charge, and will manage the winter campaign against the mites. He says it will be an interesting campaign, and he will have the aid of the sheriffs of both counties. According to Hahn one pair of the mites multiply in one season to a million and a half of the pests. Their lives are short. They increase and multiply during the cold months after the Only Two Vacant "Shacks" in Town MUSKOGEE: Engineers making plats and maps of the city and a census of the houses, for the purpose of putting in $100,000 worth of water water main extensions, have discovered the fact that there are but two vacant houses in the entire city, and these are two "shacks" that are almost untenantable. This is considered remarkable in a town of 12,000 people. --- WILL NOT ADVISE Texas Commissioner Says Farmers Know When to Sell Cotton AUSTIN, TEX.: Colonel E. S. Peters, in the name of the Texas Cotton Raisers' association, has written a letter to W. J. Clay, commissioner of insurance, agriculture, etc., asking that official to write an open letter to the cotton raisers of Texas advising them to hold their cotton until the market pays at least ten cents per pound for the fleecy staple. The letter is identical with the one read at the recent meeting of the southern agricultural commissioners, at which time it was stated that the commissioner of Georgia had complied with the request and published a letter to the farmers of that state telling them to hold their cotton for ten cents or better. Commissioner Clay has filed the letter, but will not comply with the request made therien, believing that the farmers of Texas are intelligent enough to know when the market will give them satisfactory prices. He does not care to advise the farmers to hold their cotton, thereby predicting that the market will go to a certain price, or that in the event it should fall, and he does not claim to know whether it will rise or fall, then the farmers would blame him for advising them to hold, when they could sell for a little more than nine cents, or better than the fallen price. Therefore the Texas commissioner will not issue a letter of advice to the farmers or make public expression of his opinion of the cotton market, though he hopes for higher prices. Sold After Two Years SHAWNEE: An issue of $30,000 bonds voted two years since for the purpose of building a city hall, but never sold up to this time, have been disposed of to a Chicago firm, through Mr. Edwards of Oklahoma City. The plans for the city hall include a council chamber, offices for clerk, water commissioner and other officials, and also a fire station in the rear, with a jail in the basement and room for the police court. The new building is to be built as soon as the contract can be let, and the entire $30,000 will be used for its construction and furnishing. hair gets thick nad long. Just as soon as cattle can get to pasture in the spring, however, the hair and mites shed off and the mites soon die on the grass. There is always enough left to keep the breed going, and one or two pairs can keep a whole state force of inspectors busy before a season ends. All the cattle in the quarantine district were dipped in a solution, prescribed by the government, during the summer months just passed, and the inspectors hope that the pastures may show up clean during the winter, but a watchful eye will be kept. If the pastures show no mites during the winter the quarantine will be raised in the spring. Cattlemen, as a rule, protest against the summer dipping, believing their cattle not infected after the mites shed off with the hair. The dipping process, however, is supposed to get what few straggling mites there may be left on the cattle. ARRESTED AT AMARILLO A. J. Wilson Will Face a Murder Charge at South McAleater SOUTH McALESTER: A. J. Wilson was arrested at Amarillo. Tex. charged with the assassination of Lon O'Kelly in this city last August O'Kelly was killed as he was drawing a bucket of water from a well claimed by Wilson, and just after he had been warned to remain away from the well CREEKS ARE DETERMINED Adopt Resolutions in Council to Have Lot Sales Investigated MUSKOGEE: The Greeks are determined to have the alleged frauds in connection with the sale of town lots in the Creek nation probed to the very bottom. This was evidence by the adoption of a resolution in both houses of the Creek council over the veto of Chief Porter, requesting the secretary of the interior to appoint persons not officially connected with the United States government or with the Creek nation to make such an investigation. The resolution alleges that favors have been shown certain persons in the sale of town lots, especially in the towns of Muskegee, Okmulgee and Sapulpa, and that these persons have been allowed to purchase lots at much less than their actual value, while other lots in adjoining blocks have been appraised to less favored persons at values far too high. TO BUY ENTIRE COTTON CROF Japanese Firm Establishes Depot at Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma City has been selected as one of the three points in the United States by the house of Mitsul, Tokio, Japan, for a general distributing depot for the middle states for the goods received here from that country. The house of Mitsul has branch houses in every country on the globe, and employs more than 50,000 people, with a capitalization of more than $800,000. This company proposes to buy the whole cotton product of Oklahoma and Indian Territory and ship it to Japan. M. Waragi is the representative of the Japanese company who has perfected arrangements here. All the Japanese goods destined for the middle states will be shipped here and distributed. GRAND LODGE ADJOURNS Odd Fellows Select Place of Meeting Next Year at Perry ENID: The grand lodge of the I O. O. F. of Oklahoma completed its labors and adjourned. The meet next year will be held at Perry. Grand lodge officers installed for the ensuing year are as follows: G. D. Moss, grand master, Kingfisher; J. A. B. Robertson, deputy grand master, Chandler; J. S. Romine, grand warden, Butte; H. L. Strough, grand secretary, Guthrie; William Risch, grand treasurer, Perkins; W. H. Wilhour, grand representative, Byron. The Rebekahs eected the following officers: Mrs. Edith M. Robertson president, Newkirk; Mrs. Ida C. Bck vice president, El Reno; Mrs. Emra A. Wilhour warden, Byron; Mrs. Cora S. Brown, secretary, Waukomis; Mrs Anna B. Yeakey, treasurer, Enid. Had Expected a Quiet Wedding ENID: The honor of being married before the several grand bodies of Odd Fellows was accorded B. F. Elliott and Miss May Dawson of Gotbo. They arrived in Enid in the evening and were met at the train by uniformed cavaliers, 100 strong, and escorted to the Elks' home, where the different grand bodies had assembled, and were married by Part Grand Master Quick before 4:00 spectators. They received several handsome presents from the members. The public'city of the event was a complete surprise to both bride and groom, who had expected a quet wedding. New Insurance Rate ARDMORE: Notice has been received by all insurance agencies in the Indian Territory of a new insurance rate on residence property which was agreed on by the companies on September 27. This rate amounts to an average reduction of thirty-five cents on the hundred and comes as a very welcome change from the old rate, which was regarded as being very high. WORLD'S MARKET Cotton. GALVESTON SPOTS. Ordinary ..... 7 Middling..... 9% Good Ordinary 8¼ Good Middling..... 10% Low Middling 9½ Middling fair..... 10% NEW ORLEANS SPOTS. Ordinary ..... 7 Middling..... 9% Good Ordinary 8¼ Good Middling..... 9% Low Middling.. 9 Middling fair..... 10% KANSAS CITY. WHEAT. No. 2 red..... $ 1 13 $ 1 15 No. 2 hard..... 1 08 1 10 CORN. No. 2 mixed..... 47½ 48 No. 2 white..... 48½ 49 OATS. No. 2..... 30 30½ CHICAGO. WHEAT. No. 2 red ... 1 16 1 21 No. 3 red ... 1 18 1 15 No. 2 hard ... 1 19 1 15 CORN. No. 2 ... 50½ 54 No. 2 white ... 55½ 54 No. 2 yellow ... — — — OATS. No. 2 ... 20½ No. 2 white ... 31 31½ Live Stock KANSAS CITY. CATTLE. Steers—best ... $ 5 25@ $ 6 40 “ —fair to good ... 4 —@ 5 25 Western fed steers ... 4 —@ 4 75 Stockers and feeders ... 2 25@ 4 25 Southern steers ... 2 50@ 3 75 Western cows ... 1 50@ 8 50 Native cows ... 1 50@ 3 50 Native heifers ... 2 50@ 4 50 Bulls ... 1 50@ 3 25 Calves ... 2 50@ 6 — HOGS. Heavy ... $ 5 35@ $ 5 45 Packers ... 5 10@ 5 30 Pigs and lights ... 4 80@ 5 20 SHEEP. Native lambs ... $ 5 00@ $ 5 25 Native sheep ... 8 25@ 8 80 Native ewes ... 8 —@ 8 80 CHICAGO. CATTLE. Beeves ... $ 5 75@ $ 6 — Cows and heifers ... 2 50@ 5 — Stockers and feeders ... 2 —@ 4 — Texans ... 4 50@ 5 80 Westerns ... 3 50@ 5 80 HOGS. Mixed and butchers ... $ 4 90@ $ 5 50 Good to choice heavy ... 5 80@ 5 50 Rough heavy ... 4 70@ 5 15 Light ... 4 90@ 5 40 Bulk of sales ... 5 —@ 5 80 SHEEP. Sheep ... $ 3 75@ $ 4 50 Lambs ... 2 50@ 5 85 FORT WORTH. CATTLE. Steers—top ... $ 3 75 —bulk ... 2 60@ 3 25 Cows—ton ... 2 25 —bulk ... 1 50@ 2 10 Calves—top ... 3 50 —bulk ... 2 35@ 4 — HOGS. Top ... $ 3 25 Bulk ... 5 —@ 5 17 WANTS EVEN START Creeks Want President to Extend Clemency Before Dissolution MUSKOGEE: The Creek council, sitting at Okmugee, passed a resolution praying that the president extend clemency to Creek citizens who are serving terms in prison for any offense, before tribal relations are dissolved. It is the desire among many of the leading Indians in the Creek nation that Creek prisoners be released in 1906 or their terms shortened so that they may be given an opportunity to start all over again under the new conditions that will then exist. The advocates of this plan say that before the advent of the white man there were very few criminals among the Indians in the territory. They argue that many of the crimes and offenses committed by Indians in recent years have been the result of the introduction of liquor and firearms by white men, who are in a sense responsible for the infractions of the law. --- MERCHANTS WILL FIGHT TRIB TRIBAL TAX DECISION --- VISIT PRESIDENT DELEGATION LOOKING TO PROTECTION OF INDIANS' RIGHTS TO EMBODY PRESENT PROTECTIVE LAWS Prospective Amalgamation of Two Territories Causes Friends of Indians to Go to Washington-President Promises to Discuss Matter In Message. Delegation Calls on President Relative to Rights of Indians WASHINGTON: The president had a conference today with Colonel A. S. McKenyon and Grant Evans, both of Indian Territory. They were introduced by Merrill Edwards Gates of the Dawes Indian commission. Colonel McKenyon, who was formerly a member of the Dawes commission himself, and Mr. Evans president of the Grant Kendall college of Indian Territory, have been sent to Washington by various interests of the territory to guard and protect the rights of the Indians of the territory in connection with the prospective almalgamation of the territory with Oklahoma as one state. It was represented to the president by the visitors that the interests of the Indians could be best safeguarded by having the bill creating statehood provide that all laws now on the statute books applying to the rights of Indians shall become laws in the new state. It is apprehended that Oklahoma by reason of its voting strength will obtain control and domination of Indian Territory, and to this extent will affect the rights and interests of the Indians in the newly created state. The president requested the callers to present their views in writing, and intimated that the question of statehood for these two territories would be discussed by him in his annual message. MUSKOGEE: The merchants and business men of Muskogee are considerably worked up over the decision of the court of appeals handed down at South McAlester in regard to tribal tax, and many of them say they will take it to the court of last resort before they will pay it. The amount of money that can be collected if the decision stands is enormous. The tax is on half of one per cent, and where a merchant has a big stock of goods and does a big business the payment OPEN SEASON ANNOUNCED GUTHRIE: Henry Perry, territorial cattle inspector, returned from Washita county, where he placed eight herds of cattle under quarantine because c" Texas fever infection, and gave orders to the owners thereof to clean up the pastures. The special quarantines cover two and one-fourth sections of land, all within nine miles of Cordeli. The territorial live stock sanitary board issued its annual proclamation, declaring the open season to commence on November 1 and continuing until January 1, 1905. During this season there may be an interstate movement of cattle to and from Oklahoma, with the proper inspection by federal and territorial inspectors. RIOT, NOT ROBBERY Man Attempts to Collect Bill With a Knife and Gets Jailed MUSKOGEE: An unusual case, in which the acts of one man were construed under the laws of Arkansas to constitute riot, was disposed of in Judge Leckley's commissioner's court. About two years ago Reed Vann met an alleged debtor, and, failing to get his pay by peaceable means, is said to have pressed a long knife to his throat and frightened him into giving over all the money in his pockets. Vann was arrested on a warrant charging him with robbery, but Judge Leekley found that the offense did not constitute robbery under the Arkansas statute, as Vann was trying to get what belonged to him. The judge then dug up the old statute on riots which covers the case. Vann pleaded guilty and is now serving a thirty days' jail sentence, which with a fine of $25 was impoed upon him. rd teredoi-po*.vcol.tbopshrdlus PER CAPITA PAYMENTS Distribution of Townsite Funds Has Begun at Ardmore ARDMORE: The Indian agents' force reached Ardmore and began the per capita payment of $40 to the Chickasaw Indian. The payment is made out of the funds arising from the sale of the townsites of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The entire payment aggregates over a quarter of a million dollars. It was announced that Choctaw Indians residing in this nation could draw their share of the funds. Pauls Valley, Lindsey Durnell, Chickasha, Marietta and Colbert, in the order named, are the towns designated for the payment. Ordered to Take $78,000. GUTHRIE: Associate Justice Hainer issued an order in the federal court here authorizing Receiver J. A. Willoughby of the Captiol National bank here to accept the compromise offer of $78,000 made by Dr. A. J. Brower of Utica N. Y., representing the amount for which Brower is liable over and above the amount of his stock in the defunct bank. of this amount would mean several hundreds of dollars. Not only on the stock he has on the first of the year, but the merchant must pay the tax on all goods purchased during the year. When it is considered that the business men have not been called upon to pay this tax for several years, and that if it is enforced now they will have to pay the back taxes as well, it can readily be seen that it would mean a small fortune to some of them. RAT BISCUIT KILLED HIM Frisco Agent at Poteau, I. T., Thought They Were Crackers SOUTH McALESTER: A telegram from Potenau announced the death of James Lord, the Frisco agent, under peculiar circumstances. A consignment of crackers was received there by freight and the corner of the bottom of one box was broken off, spilling some of the crackers on the floor. Mr. Lord ate one of the crackers and was thrown into a spasm. He died before physicians could arrive. An investigation showed that the crackers had been prepared as rat exterminators. The pasteboard box in which the crackers had been placed had been marked poison, but there was no mark on the individual crackers to distinguish them from the ordinary kind. Danger of Railroad Travel Has Been Termed Alarming WASHINGTON: A report issued by the interstate commerce commission shows that the total number of casualties to persons on railroads in the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, was 55,130, comprising 3,797 killed and 51,343 injured. This shows a large increase. The total number of collisions and derailments was 11,291 involving $9,383,077 of damage to cars, engines and roadway. This is an increase of 643 collisions and derailments. The casualties were an increase of 233 killed and of 5,366 injured over the preceding year. Four hundred and twenty of those killed were passengers and 3,367 railroad employees and of those injured 8,077 were passengers and 43,266 railroad employees. Included in these figures are the statistics for the last three months of the year, which shows a total of 677 killed and 11,418 injured a decrease from the preceding quarter. These figures do not include casualties at highway crossings. The report says: "As the accident bulletins are issued to furnish the public with facts, this exhibit of the dangers of railroad travel is an exhibit which the most conservative must agree should be termed alarming, and will not be made the subject of comment in this place, but it will be proper to observe that each succeeding bulletin adds materially to the mass of evidence going on to enforce the observations and recommendations which were made in the last annual report of the commission." DESTROYS "DUMMY" SYSTEM Applicants for Civil Service Examinations Must Send Photograph WASHINGTON: The civil service commission has issued an order that every applicant for a government position must attach his or her photograph to the examination papers. The photograph must not be more than three years old, and it must be accompanied by an official certificate that it is a good likeness. The photograph and samples of the applicant's handwriting will be sent for comparison to the chief of the division to which he is assigned. The order followed the discovery that many applicants for civil service positions were employing "dummies" to take the examinations for them. The fact that many applicants were unable to hold the positions assigned to them aroused suspicion, and the investigation revealed the "dummy" system. STORK SOCIETY ORGANIZED Women Have Incorporated as American-Birth Insurance Company BOSTON: In order that amp'le preparations may be made for the visit of the stork in any household, prominent women of this city have incorporated the American Birth Insurance company. The president is Mrs. Estelle M. H. Merrill of Boston, and the secretary and treasurer Miss Emma Menter. The members of the advisory board include Mary A. Live more and Dr. Agnes C. Petterson of Boston. The initiation fee is $3, the annual does $1 and there is a monthly assessment of $3. After the tenth payment if a living child is born the mother receives $200; after the nineteenth, $300; after the twenty-eighth, $400, and after the thirty seventh, $500. It is stipulated, however, that eighteen months must elapse between the birth of each child in any one family. Sewer Contract Awarded ANADARKO: The city council of Anadarko opened bids for the construction of a system of sanitary sewerage. There were eight bits, and the contract was awarded to Doyle & Schwartz of Colorado Springs, Colo., for $19,120. Work is to be begun within thirty days. Superintendent Benedict to See What Becomes of School Funds MUSKOCEE: The question of what becomes of the surplus money which is turned over to the government by R. P. Harrison, clerk of the western district United States court, is the subject of some speculation here. The statute provides that after the clerk of the court and his assistants draw their salaries out of the receipts from filing records, the surplus shall go into the school fund in the district where the money was collected. J. D. Benedict, superintendent of schools in Indain Territory, says if any of this money has been turned into the school fund he has not seen it. He will have the matter investigated, as he desires to use the money for school purposes if he is entitled to it. In eight months last year Mr. Harris turned over $11,000 in excess of the salary of himself and assistants. This year he will turn over about $20,000. It is estimated that at least $75,000 will be paid to the government this year from the four districts. Iast winter congress appropriated $100,000 for school purposes in Indian Territory and nearly 300 schools were established with it. If the fund recruiting from the courts can be diverted to its proper channel nearly as many more schools can be started and supplied with teachers next year. HOLD "STOMP" DANCE Creek Indians Entertain Their White Brothers With Weird Performances MUSKOGEE: The full blood Indians who are in Okmulgee, attracted by the sessions of the Creek council and the loyal Creek payment, are amusing themselves in the evenings giving "stomp" dances in the main business street of the town, in front of the council house. They dance all night, and the weird inventions accompanied with the rattling of shells and the beating of drums and punctuated at intervals with a genuine warhoop, attract large crowds of white people. The full bloods at first were timid about giving their dances in the presence of so many white people, but a liberal collection taken up in the crowd helped them to entirely overcome their diffidence. A peculiar feature of the Creek dance is its striking similarity to dances of all other tribes of Indians in America. No matter what differences there are between the various tribes the "stomp" dance, under various names, seems to be common to all. The words used in the calls, and the responses, during the dance, cannot be translated into any of the Ind'an languages, but they are almost exactly alike in the dances of all the tribes. ACROSS THE CONTINENT Syl Dixon's Wheat Train on Its Way to New York ENID: Syl Dixon's famous advertising wheat train has left for a tour across the country, with final destination at New York city. The train was composed of twenty-five cars, decorated with banners and farm products. An exhibit car, loaded with samples of fruit, vegetables and grain, is port of the train, and a sleeper carries a small army of advertising men from the various cities and towns represented. A brass band and a corps of speakers are to entertain the visitors who inspect the train. The following places are represented on the tr in: Earl, Pawnee, Arapaho, Clinton, Thomas, Hobart, Anadarko, Alva, Cherokee, Crimen, Helena, Drummond Carrier, Garber, Kremlin, Hunter, Perry, Wkita, Lamont, Blackwell and Waukomis. Hobart's commercial club is to be incorporated. Autumn Dreamings. I don't know what's the reason that along about this season— When the golden rod is blazing and the pasture's getting brown. And I hear the locust calling and old brindle bawling, bawling— While the apples in the orchard one by one are dropping down. That I sort of stop my hurry—let up about my worry— As I loaf about the barnyard and enjoy the autumn haze. And forget the locust's droning and old brindle's lonesome lowing— For I somehow see the faces that I shaw in other days. And I find myself reviewing what for years I've been a doing— But it seems as if the most of it was only childish play. While the things most worth the keeping and for which to-day I'm weeping Have been lost in life's blind shuffle and have vanished clean away. But this autumn air is clearer and it brings up objects nearer. Or perhaps it magnifies them as I see them through my tears; Maybe that may be the reason that along about this season I can see the ones I used to love way back in other years. I can hear my mother singing and can feel her hand a-clinging Around my boyish neck again and see her loving gaze. And I find my troubles lighter and my future growing brighter For the dreams that I'm a-dreaming as I loaf around these days. —Washington Post. TRANSFORMATION OF A GOLD PIECE From the French. "On the pleasantly shaded slope that encircles Ingonville and leads to the villa named Les Ormes, Edward Denvilliers, one of the passengers who had landed that morning from the transatlantic steamer, was reading the following letter, which he had just received: "Vesivet, Aug. G. "My Dear Edward: Your aunt and I are anxious that we should be the first to welcome you home to our good country of France. We had even decided to surprise you on the dock, but alas! my rheumatism had other designs. "Your room is all ready and waiting for you here at Vesivet, where we have been staying for a month. Do hurry and come to tell us of Chicago, the exposition and your success. You received a gold medal, so the papers told us. Naughty fellow; you left us to find it out! "By the way, hurried though you are to take the train for Paris, you would Caw Edward. do me a real pleasure if you would spend an hour or two in calling upon my old friend Bujard, who lives at Les Ormes in Ingonville. I have promised him for years to come and see him, and now if my nephew goes in my place he will be sure, at least, that I am thinking of him. They tell me he has a most charming daughter." "The same old game," thought Danvilliers, putting the letter in his pocket. "Is the dear old man as keen on match-making as ever?" He looked up just then, to see an English pony carriage containing two persons drive by. One was an elderly gentleman, with broad shoulders and white hair, and beside him sat a slender young girl, in decided contrast to the other's air of health and strength; she was scarcely to be called even pretty. "Those two had the air of landed proprietors," thought Edward, gazing after them. "Perhaps it is M. Bujard himself. If so, the lady would be the charming girl—— Oh! uncle, uncle! Never mind, the walk will do me good, and if it was M. Bujard I can leave my card and the deed will be done." Edward Danvilliers was a splendid-looking fellow of 25, with the broad, vigorous build of an athlete and the head and brow of a thinker and inventor. The villa was a beautiful house, surrounded by the tall trees which had given it its name. To the east lay a terrace, looking out upon the ocean, and on the land side, a doorway of wrought iron gave access to the house. At the moment this door stood wide open. The young man paused on the threshold to ring the bell. From the end of the corridor a voice, fresh and delicately modulated, called to him: "Pardon me, but come right in! I have some syrup boiling here and I can't possibly leave it." Hesitating for a second, Edward advanced to the end of the wide hall and entering a door found himself in a large kitchen whose polished pans and kettles glistened in the bright sunlight. Bending over the stove a young girl was superintending the boiling of a reddish liquid in a copper kettle. The polished gold of her hair was scarcely restrained by the ribbon at her neck, her blue eyes were clear and beautiful and the slight upward tilt of her nose gave a piquant touch to her lovely face. She was dressed in a dull blue gown, with a white apron about her waist. At the sight of the stranger the young girl drew back in confusion. "Excuse me, sir," she cried. "Oh, for the love of mischief, the syrup is boiling over." In fact, the gooseberries or raspberries she was cooking were on the point of overflowing the kettle. The pretty cook, her hands and arms covered with thick gloves to the elbows, tried in vain to move the syrup away from the fire. She looked imploringly at the young man just as the latter, dashing forward, raised the handle of the caldron and moved it gently further back upon the stove. For a moment the two young people, speechless, gazed at each other. Then they broke into a merry laugh. "It was surely my good genius who sent you to my aid, monsieur," cried the girl. "I was counting on Marianne's strong arms to lift the kettle, but she has not yet returned. Truly, I am very grateful to you." "I am only too glad that I could be of service to you, mademoiselle," replied Danvilliers, "but allow me to introduce myself," and he laid his card on the table. "I came to call upon M. Bujard." "My—M. Bujard; but you must have met him; he has just gone out," the girl answered. "I was afraid so," Edward said. "He was the gentleman in the pony carriage with a lady, his daughter, I should judge?" and he looked inquiringly at his companion. "Yes, his daughter," the pretty cook replied, suppressing a mischievous smile. "They have gone to the city for an hour or two. May I ask you to await their return?" "Many thanks, mademoiselle, but I leave this afternoon for Paris. Only, I should be extremely obliged if you would give my regards to your—to M. Bujard." "Say my master, for, such as I am, I am devoted to his service," interrupted the young girl, laughing. Then, with a gracious gesturo, she opened a door leading out upon the veranda. "Will you not rest for a moment?" and, pushing forward a comfortable wicker basket chair, she disappeared quickly into the house. "What a delightful creature!" murmured Edward, sinking down among the pillows. "What grace and what ease! It is impossible that she should be a more servant. Still, 'devoted to his service' is what she said. Anyway, she is charming." He had reached this conclusion when the pretty girl reappeared. "I hope you will not refuse to taste my syrup, since it owes its existence to you!" she added with a merry smile. Half an hour later Edward Danvillers returned to Havre, this time singularly preoccupied. "I am afraid I have committed a most tremendous break," he said to himself, "if she is not what she appeared to be, a simple servant. She was certainly charming, but perhaps I made a mistake to do as I did." For, as he left, he had laid a shining gold piece upon the tray beside his empty glass. "Madame Danvilliers, your nephew "Don't call him mine, my dear, he is yours." "Very well, mine or ours, as you prefer; he is causing my rheumatism to increase at a frightful rate. Imagine! He says he cannot come to dinner to-morrow night!" "Impossible! And why not, pray?" "Simply because I told him that M. Bujard and his daughter were to be here!" "What a terrible bee in his bonnet that boy has about not wanting to meet that charming girl. Oh! if he had only not missed them that day at Havre." "But he saw her without knowing it; she was driving with her father, so the maid at the house said." "And she did not please him?" "Not a bit." "Extraordinary! Germaine is everything that is delightful. She is distinguished, young, rich and beautiful. He must love someone of whom we have not heard." "Well, I won't swear to the contrary," observed M. Danvilliers laughing, "the poor boy has changed a great deal since his return from America. He has grown thin and seems always absentminded." Within sight of the house where this conversation was passing there could be read over the door of a modest office "Edward Danvilliers, Mechanical Engineer," Inside sat the young man, his gaze fixed on an array of tools and appliances, not one of which did he see. Instead, there arose a pair of blue eyes, a mass of tangled hair that glittered in the sunshine and a laughing, saucy mouth. "Maid, nurse, whatever she is, I love her," he was saying to himself. "I will not marry the other, that long-faced freak! Rather will I return to America!" Just then Mme. Danvilliers, his aunt, entered the room. "I trust I do not disturb you, Edward," she inquired. "Not in the least," replied the young man. "You know how delighted I always am to see you. But you do not often come to my lodgings." "This time I have a commission to perform. And besides, I wanted to speak to you of the dinner to-morrow night." "The dinner! Oh! aunt, surely that has been discussed enough!" "Very well. We will pass on to the commission." As she spoke Mme. Danvilliers laid a tiny parcel on the table with a note. Edward took the note and read: "Mile. Bujard, informed of the reluctance felt by M. Danvilliers to dine in her company, returns to him the souvenir which he left at Les Ormes and begs that he will pardon the transformation of the object." Bewildered, the young man opened the jeweler's box and saw on the velvet cushion a golden louis which, opened, showed the lovely smiling face which had haunted him for so long. "Mile. Bujard," he cried, his face alight with joy. "Germaine herself," replied Mme. Danvilliers, triumphantly. "But the other driving with her father—who was she?" "Mlle. Dantan, a cousin." And as Edward looked in surprise, his aunt continued: "Germaine told me all about it, how you took her by surprise in the kitchen and the little comedy she played upon you. And now, may I expect to see you at dinner to-morrow?" The next evening in Mme. Danvillier's beautiful salon, two people, apparently oblivious of all other guests, took refuge in a secluded corner by the window. "So you loved the little cook." A woman in an apron stands behind a large pot, stirring it with a spoon. The background is filled with steam and smoke, suggesting a cooking scene. Drew back in confusion. smiled Germaine's pretty lips. "And now--how do you feel now?" "I love her more than ever, sweetheart," replied the young man, kissing the hand of his fiancee.—New York Sun. Astounding Information. Senator Hoar used to relate with much glee the conversation that recently took place between two Southerners, the first of whom had but lately returned from a trip through New England. Said the first man from Dixie to his friend: "You know those little, white, round beans?" "Yes," replied the friend, "the kind we feed to our horses?" "The very same. Well, do you know, sir, that in Boston the enlightened citizens take those little white, round beans, boil them for three hours, mix them with molasses and I know not what other ingredients, bake them, and then—what do you suppose they then do with the beans?" "They—" "They eat 'em, sir!" interrupted the first Southerner, impressively. "Bless me, sir, they eat 'em!" A Tricky Skipper. "Talking about rats," said a stevedore on a Sixth street pier, "reminds me of a pretty slick trick I witnessed the other day on the part of a down East skipper who wished to rid the ship of a number of troublesome rodents. His vessel was moored near to an English freighter and he noticed that she was taking in a quantity of cheese. So one evening he found an excuse for hauling out to her and taking his own packet alongside. The next step was to procure a plank, smear it well with an odoriferous preparation of red herrings and place it through an open port on board the Englishman. The result was immigration of rats from the American ship's hold to the cheese-laden vessel alongside."—New York Press. Literally. Gunner—"Yes, the doctors put Har- ker to sleep and operated on him." Guyer—"I guess he was pretty sore when he woke up." Gunner—"Yes, he was all cut up about it." 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, THEODOPE ROOSEVELT, of New York. For Vice-President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. It is reported that the pastor of the A. M. E. church on last Sunday made some remarks not complimentary to the Cimeter outfit, in which he attempted to vindicate himself and others from what has been termed the attack of the Cimeter on the church. Now, to be plain, and class all spades as spades, we desire to say that judging from what we see on the surface that evidently there has been some juggling with the funds and the property owned by the church. The old church sold, so we are informed, for $7,500. Now, we believe that there ought to be an accounting for that $7,500, and for the brick, stone and windows, and other materials, and which were not sold with the lot. They have now a building not completed, and is not so commodious as the old building was, and liking in a great many particulars the beauty and finish of the old structure. If the present building and the parsonage cost $7,500, or in the neighborhood of that, then we say that managers have mis-managed. If it did not then there ought to be a nice balance in the church treasure. We are informed that up to this date the church is without windows. That the church is without seats except a few old chairs which had been used heretofore. And that there are some debts still owed that have not been paid. Now, the way that this could be called up to the satisfaction of all concerned is a fair statement of the expenditures and what now remains on hand. For the benefit of the public and the members of the church who are not on the inside circle, we shall from time to time in these columns give out such information as we can acquire and that will be beneficial to all concerned. We shall begin at the beginning and tell how the title was not passed when the church lot was sold. It will be interesting reading, and the beginning of this story will be in the next issue of the great religious weekly better known as the Cimeter. Fisher & White DENTAL PARLORS OCRNER THIRD AND OKMULGEE We use the best material and do highest grade work at prices within reach of all special prices on gold crowns and bridge work Have your teeth saved before its too late A CALL. A meeting of the Muskogee Republican club is hereby called to meet at Gavagan's Opera House November 16, 1904, at 8 o'clock for the purpose of indorsing a candidate for the appointment of postmaster of Muskogee, Ind. Ter., and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. This call is made in pursuance of the request of many Repnblicans of this city and vicinity, who desire the action of the club on this important matter, and in view of the fact that a meeting has been called by members of the Republidan party to be held at the opera house October 29th, which call is non-official and unauthorized by the club, and in view of the further fact that it seems proper that a meeting called for the above purpose should be held after, rather than before, the coming Presidential election. October 25, 1904. (Signed) I. N. URY, President. G. K. DAVIDSON, Secretary. Local Happenings, Miss S. E. Golden of Okmulwas in the city last week. Miss Edith Glascow of Wagoner was in the city last week. Miss M, J. Brockway of Ardmore visited Muskogee last week Mrs. E. E. Young and E, Ellis of So. McAlester visited the convention here last week. Miss Bessie Birdsal and Bula Haodock of Vian attended the Baptist convention. Dr. J, H. Garnett of Jefferson City visited Muskogee and Houston, Texas, last week and departed for home on the 26 inst. S. A. Owen of Oktaha was here on business Wednesday. Rev. P. R. Neal, wife and child, departed for their home at Ardmore, I. T., Monday. Mrs. E. L. Hogan of So. McAlester was here Sunday. Mrs. Jefferson of Lee, Mrs. Jordan of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Jordan of Okmulgee, attended the convention here last week. Rev. E. W. D. Isaac of Nashville, Tenn., Sec. of the National B. Y. P. U. lectured here Sunday evening at the First Baptist church to a crowded house. LOST, STRAYD OR STOLEN. One dark bay mule, 17 hands high and about ten years old, no brands, collar mark on each shoulder with lump on jaw bone. Will pay $25 reward for the mule A. J. ADKERSON, Checotah. WATCH-MAKER & JEWELER. es, Clocks, Etc. House, and has just re- is strictly first-class and carry nothing but the best my prices are reasonable. you want to buy or not. Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc. 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