Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. DARING HOLD UP ON SECOND ST. Under Glaring Electric Lights and With Streets Crowded with people JONES' GANG ATTACKS A PROSPECTOR. Vol 6. About 10 oclock Wednesday night, with South Second street illuminated by the electric lights of its numerous stores, an attempt to rob was made by the Negro booster gang of desperadoes which has taken possession of that part of the city. The cry of "murder," "murder" uttered in loud tones was the first announcement of an attempt to assault and rob Mr. Peter Perry, a Negro prospector who recently arrived in Muskogee from Evansville, Ind. Perry had been approached by three Negro footpads, one of whom hit him with a club from the rear and another struck him a hard blow in the face with brass knucks, felling him to his knees in the gutter. The cry of murder attracted the attention of many people in the vicinity, and when they came up the boosters disdained to run but cooly walked across the street and disappeared in the gloom surrounding Elgin avenue and 3rd street. Bob Johnson, the head booster of the gang was taken into custody early Thursday morning and identified by Mrs. Perry as the man who struck him with brass knucks. This Bob Jones is leader of the boosters who are kept up We hope our people will ask the school board not to appoint the colored teachers (at least the subordinates) at this time, the next meeting in order that protest of any may be heard and acted upon, this is not a hit at any particulr person but only a request that justice may be done. We want no innocent person punished (by not being reappointed) and we want no guilty one to escape. Is not this a fair proposition? The Cimeter makes tbis request now and if there is any other fellow foe's the same wap get in your request before Monday night, May 8. ```markdown ``` Money to loan on Furniture. SHARPE & THOMPSON, Room 14, Jones Building Muskogee, I.T., Thursday, May 4. 1905. and clothed by certain well known prostitutes, and who are depreciating the value of property on South Second and 3rd streets by their nightly assaults upon men made with assistance of thir women who lure strangers into dangerous and dark places.—Reporter. The crimes committed here by Negroes must be assigned to the worthless loafer transient element of Negroes who have recently come into town. It is this class of people that we have objected to and it is this class of people that we have objected to and this class that causes decent Negroes so much troubl. It's the dude who has some woman making his living honestly or dishonestly, and the other transient cuss who robs anc plays the part of burglar, while his co-partner plies her trade. They are all transient people and should made move on; when they commit crimes they leave town and the innocent Negro whose home is here often bears the blame. We reiterate there are too many worthless loafers black and white in town and they should be given an invitation to quit instantly.—Ed. There is one republican on the school board that is worse (against the Negro) than any member on the Board, the Democrats on the Board are in the main inclined to be fair and so are some of the republicans, but there is one cuss there that we fought for and thought was our friend, and yet. he is as dangerous to the Negro child's interest as hell to a powder magazine and the part we hate so bad is that we were buncomed into supporting the cuss and getting his nomination when even the white folks were fighting him at that ttme, had he gone down in defeat (and the Negroes saved him in convention) he would, in our opinion, stood forever disgraced in the estimation of the best white citizens of the town regardless of their political affiliation. TO THE LADIES! LADIES you can't afford to miss this, this week. We will sell nice long WIGS for $2.75; SWITCHES 25c to 50c; HALF WIGS $1.25; PRIME FRIZZLES, 15c to 25c. Hair is a woman's glory. SHAFER & ROBINSON. 217 South Second St. NEGRO vs UNIONISM A well known skilled Negro mechanic, who is member of a union, recently wrote from a city in the North to a friend and brother unionist in this city, and stated that "Unions were not worth a dime to Negro laborers in the North." As this message was written on a postal card, it is quite likely under more favorable circumstances the word "dam" would have been used instead of "dime." It is a plumb line on truth, when we say what is true in the North, so far as Negroes and labor unions are concerned, is more than true here in Muskogee- In fact, the trades council and labor unions of Muskogee, all boiled down, are not doing a tinker's dam bit of good for the Negroes who have been deluded into joining its ranks. The white capitalist and the white labor unionist are working through different channels but toward the same end, and that is to eliminate the Negro as a factor in the moulding of the territorial and statehood future. With the restrictions removed from the Freedmen's lands, the white capitalists with their golden coated and seductive wiles are seeking to oust the Freedmen root and branch from their possessions. On the other hand, the walking delegates of the white white union organizations with honeyed phraseology are persuading skilled Negro mechanics to enter the unions where the laws bind them with a bear like grip that prevents them from striking out for teemselves in a manly straight forward effort to accumulate enough to establish homes and comforts for themselves and families. The instances of unfare dealing with their Negro adherents by Muskogee labor organizations are too numerous to attempt to outline them in these columns, The action of the labor unions in passing entirely over the five colored candidates on the Republican ticket, and No. 50 the making up of a so-called Union Labor ticket of all white men, should be sufficient to show the blindness and most ignorant in Muskogee, that the unions are of, by and for white men only, first, last and all the time. Hard as white unionists may labor to conceal it, it is well known that discriminations against employment of Negro union men are made every day upon the building in process of erection all over Muskogee. Any old excuse is deemed to be satisfactory enough to give the Negro unionist who has walked up and applied for work. If in the beginning the workmen on a job are white men, it is understood at once "no Negro need apply." When, on the other hand, Negroes start off the job, the white men unwilling to work with Negroes are put on in preference to Negroes. In short, it is the opinion of many Negro unionists that many opportunities come to them only when it is absolutely impossible to get along without them. We believe we have a fairly comprehensive knowledge of all the purposes and aims of union organizations because the great majority of Negroes everywhere are found in the laboring class. Yet we can not in justice to ourselves and our race aquiesce in influences tending toward eliminating the Negro laborer from industrial fields. Skilled union Negro men in various lines have been paid by local unions to seek employment elsewhere. It is the custom in Muskogee to restrict Negro labor unioulsts to two or three days work in a week, perhaps bringing them one-third of the wages made for the week by their so called friends and allies—the white union laborer. So long as Negroes meet all the requirements of the union in the payment of high priced entrance fees our monthly dues, they are entitled to a just and equitable distribution of all work conducted by union bosses This is not done, and it is the Continued on page 12. Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE. Guthrie's street cars are expected to begin running sometime next week. The big oil well on Osage lot No. 61 has been gauged and shows 3,800 barrels a day. A citizens' alliance has been formed at Muskogee to control local labor troubles. While in the field burning brush with two other children, Virgie, the nine-year-old daughter of S. A. Vail, living near Durant, was fatally burned. A census of Enid just completed gives that city a population of 12,480. The Commercial club has been claiming only 10,000, and the result is very gratifying. Kingfisher's fourth annual Chau-tauqua will be held from June 1 to 11. Great preparations are being made to have this eclipse all previous meetings. United States Marshal Fossett has announced the arrest at Oklahoma City of three Chinamen, Ah Quan, Wah Hop and Wong Gin for violation of the exclusion laws. They are the first ever arrested in the territory. Ninety acres of land has recently been taken into the city of Durant. It will be made into one and five-acro tracts. The Greer county melon growers' association, at a meeting held recently, pledged the members as to the number of acres each one should plant to melons the coming season. Fourteen members agreed they would plant seventy acres. Only 204 of Oklahoma's settlers in 1904 were arrivals from foreign countries, and this was a decrease of thirty-six as compared with the previous year. Oklahoma's foundation is being laid with the best of American extraction. Thirty-five government schools in the Cherokee nation may be unable to complete the school year, owing to lack of funds to continue them through the month of May. C. F. Smith, a Kaw City hotel man, will probably accept a job on the Panama canal work, at a salary of $200 a month, as a shovel engineer. The annual meeting of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Millers' and Grain Dealers' association will be held at Enid, May 17-18. A 2,000,000 cubic feet gas well has been struck two miles north of Claremore. Pipe has been ordered and the town will be supplied with gas within the next ninety days. Robert Robinson, charged with the murder of James Hatcher, near Durant in October, 1902, was convicted of manslaughter at Atoka in the federal court, and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary and fined $300. H. W. Everson of Cleveland is the inventor of a new appliance for the improvement of paddle wheels on boats. He claims for his invention that the same speed can be secured with one-half the power used on old style wheels. He has made application for a patent. This news should interest Muskogee. WANTED HER TO BE PROMPT Mrs. Johnson Was There With the Goods. But Tardy There is a country parish in England where the question of race suicide is not worrying anybody. J. E. Dobson, the actor, tells of visiting the parish church once upon a day, and finding week day meeting in session. The rector was explaining to the members of his flock the importance of having their infants baptized early. "A baby's first going out should be to the church," he said, and he was glad to say that the parishoners did not neglect their duty. One thing, though, they left undone, which they ought to do, and he proceeded to call attention to it. "Next Sabbath morning at 9:30 o'clock, dearly beloved," he said, "I shall celebrate the sacrament of infant baptism. Next Sunday at 9:30. "If Mrs. Johnson is here, will she please to stand?" he said. A motherly looking woman stood. "Mrs. Johnson," said the rector, "I shall celebrate the sacrament of infant baptism next Sunday morning at half past nine. Note the hour carefully. Last year, and the year before, you were late."—Washington Post. A Great Discovery. Clayton, Tex., May 1st.—(Special) That a genuine cure for Diabetes has been discovered is the opinion of Mr. J. H. Bailey of this place. Speaking of the matter, Mr. Bailey says: "I believe Dodd's Kidney Pills is the best remedy for Diabetes and the only one that has ever been discovered that will cure Diabetes. "I have a genuine case of Diabetes. I have taken seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and am still taking them. They have helped me so much that I am now up and able to work some. I believe that if I had conformed strictly to a Diabetes diet I would now have been completely cured." Dodd's Kidney Pills have cured hundreds of cases of Diabetes and never once failed. It is an old saying that what will cure Diabetes will cure any form of Kidney Disease and that's just exactly what Dodd's Kidney Pills do. They cure all kidney diseases from Backache to Bright's Disease. Queer Cause for Damages Damages have been awarded in a London court to an engineer's fitter named Mansfield, who, as the result of a sudden muscular strain, had sustained an effection of the heart which caused it to emit a musical murmur loud enough to be heard at some distance. Double-Tracking the Santa Fe. It would be a colossal undertaking to double track the Santa Fe all the way from Chicago to California and the Gulf of Mexico. To seriously suggest it now would provoke a smile from men who know the cost of such a project. Yet it may happen some day, if business continues to increase as rapidly as in the last decade. This plan of two tracks from the Great Lakes to Pacific Ocean does not necessarily imply that the tracks will be laid side by side. In many cases cut-offs will be used, thus saving in mileage as well as train operation. Using the term in its restricted sense, by the end of 1905 the Santa Fe will have more than 300 miles of double track in operation. Second tracks are now being built as follows: To finish the gap between Chicago and Joliet; between several points in Missouri, aggregating 40 miles; to complete the Emporia cut-off; east, west and south of Newton, in Kansas, and on both sides of Raton Mountain, in Colorado and New Mexico. Sometimes no luck is the best sort of luck. Deaters say that as soon as a customer tries Defiance Starch it is impossible to sell them any other cold water starch. It can be used cold or boiled. A superstitious man is one who imagines that others think as much of him as he thinks of himself. W. H. TWINE, Editor. NEW STATE NEWS. FOUL BREATH. Let Common Sense Decide Do you honestly believe, that coffee sold loose (in bulk), exposed Millions of American Homes welcome LION COFFEE daily. There is no stronger proof of merit than continued and increasing popularity. "Quality survives all opposition." (Sold only in 1 lb. packages. Lion-head on every package.) (Save your Lion-heads for valuable premiums.) Foul breath is caused by foul stomach attended with torpid liver, bitter or bad taste, furred tongue, loss of, or irregular appetite, heavy or full bloated feeling in stomach, "water brash," or sour eructations of gas, sick or billious headaches, disposition to despondency, or "the blues," irritable temper or peevishness and kindred symptoms. Not all of these symptoms are present in every case. To tone up and invigorate both stomach and liver and start the digestive processes into healthy action, there is, to say the least, no superior agent to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is prepared without the use of a particle of alcohol, from the active medicinal principles extracted from the roots of native American plants, and is an honestly made, safe medicine that any one may take without fear of forming an appetite for stimulants. Its benefits and cures are lasting and not simply the temporary exhilaration sometimes experienced from strong alcoholic preparations. No man is stronger than his stomach, therefore, when the stomach is weak it should be promptly toned up and put in order to the end that it may properly digest and prepare for proper assimilation the food which otherwise can not strengthen the body. You cannot find a medicine that will do this more promptly and permanently than "Golden Medical Discovery." A whole train of bodily ailments result when the stomach becomes foul, torpid and weak, and, naturally enough, when the stomach trouble is cured they, being dependent thereon, disappear; hence it is that rheumatism, blotches, pimples, eruptions, scrofulous sores, kidney affections and various and diverse appearing maladies yield to the potent tonic and alterative properties of the "Golden Medical Discovery." Bear in mind that the "Discovery" is an active, potent medicine and not a beverage to be taken for its exhilarating effects. It is made to cure disease, not to appease a craving for stimulants. Don't be wheeled or over-persuaded into taking something else which may be said to be "just as good." Take only "Golden Medical Discovery" which has more than a third of a century's record embracing many thousands of well-attested cures. As it has cured thousands Let Common Do you honestly believe, that THE LION This has made LION COFFEE Millions of American Home There is no stronger proof of its ing popularity. "Quality survey (Sold only in 1 lb. packages (Save your Lion-head SOLD BY GROC Pitcher Was Still Serviceable. The Rev. Nathaniel Pitcher of the North parish and the Rev. Nathaniel Eells of the South parish, Scituate, Mass., two celebrated preachers in their day, were each riding horseback, when the former's horse stumbled and threw the rider to the ground. The latter, upon lifting him up, exclaimed: "What, is the Pitcher broken?" The former quickly retorted, "Not so but what it will hold Eells." A woman is never quite happy with a man who refuses to argue with her. To indulge in the things we can't afford is the average man's idea of pleasure. It is likely to cure you, if you give it fair trial for any of the maladies for which we recommend it. After Physicians Fail "Discovery" Cures. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.: Dear Sir—About two years ago I had an attack of grippe which left me in a very weakened condition. My stomach was in bad shape; could not eat a meal without being greatly distressed, and the taking of food was frequently followed by vomiting or looseness of bowels. Had headache and catarrh trouble. Had a physician but he did not help me. After I had been suffering like this for some time, a man who had used Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, told me about the medicine and I procured a bottle of it. I felt a slight improvement by the time I had used the first bottle, so continued the use of the "Discovery" for several weeks until I Discovery for several weeks until I was myself again. It is an excellent preparation and I am glad to tell how good it is. THOMAS W. SPRINGER. 511-513 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. (Manager of the Enterprise Millinery.) Malarial and Liver Trouble Cured. DR. R. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y.: Dear Str—I was a victim of malaria so common in the South and also had liver trouble. Doctored for some time but my condition continued to grow worse and I began to despair of recovery. Finally Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery was recommended and I am happy to say that a course of treatment with this remedy was most effectual. I soon began to improve, appetite returned, my complexion became clear and bright, I regained my good spirits and was soon restored to health. I cannot say enough in favor of your medicine. Yours truly, MISS LUCILE DEVAL, 2025 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La. Young married people should read the "Common Sense Medical Adviser." Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., 21 one-cent stamps, for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for a cloth-bound copy. Dr. Pierce's Good temper is largely a matter of good health, and good health is largely a matter of healthy activity of the bowels. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They are safe, sure and speedy, and once taken do not have to be taken always. One little "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic. They never gripe. By all druggists. Pellets. t coffee sold loose (in bulk), exposed to dust, germs and insects, passing through many hands (some of them not over-clean), "blended," you don't know how or by whom, is fit for your use? Of course you don't. But LION COFFEE is another story. The green berries, selected by keen judges at the plantation, are skillfully roasted at our factories, where precautions you would not dream of are taken to secure perfect cleanliness, flavor, strength and uniformity. From the time the coffee leaves the factory no hand touches it till it is opened in your kitchen. FREE the LEADER OF ALL PACKAGE COFFEES. Times welcome LION COFFEE daily. Of merit than continued and increases all opposition." Images. Lion-head on every package.) Reads for valuable premiums.) CERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS Save $10.- Per Cow EVERY YEAR OF USE Over All Gravity Setting Systems And $3. to $5. Per Cow Over All Imitating Separators. Now is the time to make this most important and profitable of dairy farm investments. Send at once for new 1905 catalogue and name of nearest agent. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. Randolph & Canal Sts. 74 Cortlandt Street CHICAGO NEW YORK A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT. Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, of 57 Sixth street, Fond Du Lac, Wis., Presbyterian clergyman, says: "I had at- tacks of kidney disorders which kept me in the house for days at a time, unable to do anything. What I suffered can hardly be told. Complications set in, the particulars of which I will be pleased to give in a personal interview to any one who requires information. This I can conscientiously say, Doan's Kidney Pills caused a general improvement in my A health. They brought great relief by lessening the pain and correcting the action of the kidney secretions." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The fellow who is always under a cloud reminds me of nothing so much as a borrowed umbrella. Protesting Against Rate Reduction. Protesting Against Rate Reduction. Atlanta, Ga.-The recent proposition of J. Pope Brown, Chairman of the Georgia Railroad commission, to reduce the passenger rate in Georgia from three to two cents per mile was protested against by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Order of Railway Conductors, and unions of the blacksmiths, machinists and telegraphers, boilermakers, railway trainmen, carpenters and joiners, clerks and car men. These organizations employed an attorney especially to represent them, who urged that such a reduction would work against the prosperity of the state and lead to a reduction in the number of railroad employes, as well as of their wages. The Travelers' Protective Association also protested that a reduction, as proposed, would result in fewer trains and poorer service. So laugh and sing—go merrily about life's task, keep the heart in tune, tear from hate and envy the evil mask. "It Finds the Spot." The Oil we struck is the Oil that has stuck while others have passed away, simply because it cures your Pains Aches, Burns, Bruises, Sprains, Cuts, and Burns quicker than any other known remedy. Hunt's Lightning Oil. It's fine for Chigger bites also. Now the summer girl will soon freeze on to the reckless youth who has a mania for squandering his coin for ice cream. Many Children Are Slickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, Cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms. At all Druggists', 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. We are told that love levels all things, but often it seems like an uphill fight. Let Everybody Work And the world would be more happy and contented. Just consider how much pain and trouble results in your body when your liver or stomach stop working. Happily, you can soon set them to work again, cure your pains, and restore yourself to health and contentment, with Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.00 Money back if it fails. It's a mistake to marry too young but its a mistake that isn't repeated. DON'T FORGET A large 2 oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only 6 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. There are times when modesty is quite as provoking as as forwardness. CONVICTS SIT AND GAMBLE. In Western Prison They Are Allowed to Play for Stakes on Sundays. "A few weeks ago, while sojourning in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, I witnessed a scene that struck me as exceedingly curious, and which probably was never duplicated anywhere in this country," said T. B. Gardiner of Chicago at the Shoreham. "A friend of mine who was on good terms with the warden of the state penitentiary took me to that institution on a Sunday afternoon, and there I saw all the convicts, numbering several hundred, assembled in the long dining room of the structure, playing poker, seven-up, monte, faro and nearly all the gambling games known to western sports. Don't think for a moment that these men were merely playing for fun; they were betting chips which stood for sure-enough money and the play was just as serious and as much on the level as though it were taking place in a regular gambling establishment. "This gambling, my friend told me was never allowed on any other day but Sunday, the idea being that as the state laws licensed it there was no valid objection to the inmates of the prison engaging therein. Every convict was issued checks showing how much cash there was to his credit, and if he chose to lose these checks representing his money at cards it was his own affair. While the men played, which they did with all the fervor of free gamesters, a couple of guards sat watching them with loaded Winchesters in their laps, ready to put down the slightest outbreak or least indication of disorder with a form of argument that scarcely ever fails to persuade."—Washington Post. One-Armed Knife. "What is that thing over there?" asked a man on a high stool at a city lunch counter. The "thing" he was pointing to was shaped like a primitive grass sickle, had a handle, and at the tip of the blade and as a part of it was a pronged fork, half circular in form "That?" said the waiter, "why, that's a one-armed knife. Ever see one before?" and he passed it over the counter for inspection. "Nearly all restaurants keep them in their stock of cutlery nowadays. You see, the one-armed man can't cut his meat with the same motion that you or I use. He must bear down on his steak or chop, and to make the work easier for him some one invented this sickle shaped knife with a fork attached. If you'll notice it is made on the principle of the rocking cutter harness makers use. To be sure, we have to keep them sharp, or their usefulness would be gone." An Assurance. An Assurance. Summer's tunin' up again'; Hear it sweet an' low In de murmur of de win' An' whah de waters flow. De robin's swingin' in de tree An' listenin' close an' long. A-waitin' foh to catch de key An' jine de general song. Oh, Miss Lindy, Don't you weep, or sigh, Because you see, dar's gwinter be A concert by an' bye. Oh, steamboat whistle's blowin' An' de engine ring de bell, An' whah de country's goln' Is mo' dan I kin tell. But when de breeze is strayin' Frum de stars across de wood, We will listen to de playin' An' we feelin' pretty good. Oh, Miss Lindy, Don't you weep, I say, 'Cause you'll have a invitation When de music stahts to play. —Washington Star. Safety Electric Device. Danger from a dangling broken trolley wire is removed by a safety device for the protection of persons from the electric current just placed on the market. The device, consisting of an ordinary connecting ear, is fitted to each section of wire and held in proper position by the strain on the trolley wire. If this tension is released as by the breaking of the wire, the current is immediately cut off the broken section. FAMOUS ATHLETES PAY GLOWING TRIBUTE TO PE-RU-NA "I advise all Athletes who are about to go in training to try a bottle of Pe-ru-na." —J. W. Glenister. John Glenister, Champion Swimmer and Only Athlete to Successfully Swim Through the Michigan Whirlpool Rapids. MEN'S PATRIOT $3.50 SHOE WOMEN'S MAYFLOWER $2.20 SHOE These Shoes were Awarded Grand Prize at St. Louis World's Fair The PATRIOT SHOE for Men is made from all leathers, over stylish yet comfortable lasts, to fit any foot. They are Goodyear welts, which means flexible soles, with no wax or tacks to irritate the foot. The MAYFLOWER SHOE for Women is made in welts and hand turns. Is stylish, durable and comfortable. Ask your dealer for them. If he does not handle these shoes, write us direct. They will please you and you will save from 50 cents to $1.50 per pair in prices usually charged for shoes of this character. STAR BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER ROBERTS JOHNSON & RAND SHOE CO. ST. LOUIS COTTON GINNING MACHINERY We Make the Best. We Make the Largest Line in the World. We have more well pleased and happy customers than all other makers combined, because they are making money. You know the MUNGER, PRATT, EAGLE, WINSHIP and SMITH goods. We make them. Write us for prices and catalogue. CONTINENTAL GIN COMPANY, DALLAS, TEXAS PE-RU-NA Renovates, Regulates, Restores System Depleted by Catarrh. John W. Glenister, of Providence, R. I., champion long distance swimmer of America, has performed notable feats in this country and England. He has used Peruna as a tonic and gives his opinion of it in the following letter: Gentlemen—"This spring for the first time I have taken two bottles of Peruna, and, as it has done me a great deal of good, I feel as if I ought to say a good word for its worth. "During the springtime for the last few years, I have taken several kinds of spring tonics, and have never received any benefit whatever. This year, through the advice of a friend, I have tried Peruna and it has given satisfaction. "I advise all athletes who are about to go in training to try a bottle, for it certainly gets the system in good shape." Yours truly, JOHN W. GLENISTER. ATHLETES realize the importance of keeping in good bodily trim. The digestion must be good, the circulation perfect, sleep regular and enough of it. If the slightest catarrhal condition of lungs or stomach is allowed to remain, neither digestion nor sleep will be strength-sustaining. Those who lead very active lives, like athletes, with good muscular development, find the spring months especially trying. Athletes everywhere praise Peruna because they, of all men, appreciate the value of a tonic that dispels physical depression. The vocation of some men may allow them to endure the depressing feelings incident to spring weather, but the athlete must never allow himself to get "under the weather." He must keep in the "pink of condition" all the time. In order to do this he must avail himself of a spring tonic upon which he can rely. Therefore athletes are especially friendly toward Peruna. Peruna never fails them. THE @IMETER. PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK, IN THE INTEREST OF THE NEGRO BY CIMETER PUB. CO ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT MUSKOGEE, I. T., AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER. W. H. TWINE - - - Editor. R. WOOD, - - - Ass't Editor. J. T. TRIMBLE - - Gen'l Solicitor E. T. HEARNE - - . City Reporter For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention: A. G. W. SANGO of Muskogee. Civil court is grinding along and each day shows a big batch of cases settled. The Pioneer comes out in a red hot article against immoral teachers &c and of course all good people believe in the doctrine expressed in the article. We are with our friends all the time and with our enemies never. We admire the fellow whoever he was who said, "I never forget a friend, and an enemy d—n him I never forgive him." The Cimeter acknowledge receipt of invitation to attend the commencement of Alcorn A. & M. College, Lorman, Miss., May 16th, 1905. Nice spectacle of a teacher in the public schools taking hack rides late, very late, at night with a male companion; pretty example to set before the children. Now don't all howl at once. He laughs best who laughs last, it might be that the fellow who goes under an assumed name and who plays the Lothario in the end will be uncovered in his true light. Is the hint sufficient? There are too many loafers black and white in this city, thes are crime breekers and should be made to hunt other fields. The police force have been grabing some of them, but there are others that need attention. Billy Sims et al the colored contingent who had the places of "Liftum Dungi" were fired by the Democrat Council last Monday night. This was hard on the statesmen but to the victors belong the spoil and of course the demies took even that. There are too many lewd women black and white parading the streets at night for immoral purposes. These people should be confined in some house in some remote part of the city or should made to leave town at once. The flight on between the labor union and the builders is not settled. Our people should be careful how they play with the Union as it is our belief that there is not a d-n thing in the Union for masses of Negro mechanics, in fact they are against the Negro. A spade is a spade, if you call it by any other name it would still be a spade. This paper calls things by the old common name so that all persons be they learned or ignorant will know what is meant. No teacher should be appointed in our school who is not acceptable to the patrons and when the Board is so informed we don't believe they would act against the wishes of the patrons, provided that the patrpns are in favor of teachers of good moral character as well as competency. Negro men leave white women alone. Negro women leave white men alone, and ditto to white men and women. If this is done there will be no strife down here between whites and blacks. We shall stay on our own side of the fence and the other fellow must stay on his or there will be h—l to play. Get money, get property, be honest. Pay your debts. Take care of your wife and children (Leave the other fellow's wife alone.) Get a wife of your own. The fellow who strives for the other fellow's property (wife or anything else) is liable at any time to get into serious and fatal trouble. (Let 'em alone). A man who will seduce an innocent girl (under promise of marriage or a married woman for that matter) is not worth his room in hell and the sooner the law [if the injured parent or husband does not remove the scoundrel] gets him in its clutches the better. The fellow who commits a crime in the states, be he white or black need not come to the Indian Territory expecting to escape his crime. We want men with clean hands and hearts to help build up this splendid country and enjoy the liberty of our laws. We are in favor of the bonds if we can get a "square deal" and from a conversation with a member of the Board we are inclined to believe the Board will treat us right. In the meantime it is not out of place for leaders to interview members of the Board and satisfy themselves as to what will be done and vote accordingly. "A DEERE POINTER" PRICE SELLS We handle a full line of John Deere Plows, Harrows, Discs, Corn and Cotton Planters, and Cultivators that can not be excelled in quality and price. We also have a full line of the famous John Deere Buggies and Harness in all styles. Come and look at our goods and see for yourself. REAR OF BRADILY BANK The prices below will convince the most sceptical that it will pay to trade at High patent flour per 100. $2.90: Meal per bushel, 60c; Best Eating Potatoes, 75c: Coin Special Hams, per lb., $15c; Coin Special lard, per lb., 10c; Coin Special Breakfast Bacon, per lb., 18c.; Smoked Bacon, per lb., 10c; Dry Salt Meat, per lb., $1/2c.; Canned Table Apricots, 2 for 35c; Canned Table Peaches, 2 for 25c; Canned Table Pears, 2 for 35c.; 3 Cans Corn. 25c.; Canned Peas. 3 for 25c.; Canned String Beans, 3 for 25c.; Hominy. 3 for 25c.; Kraut, 3 for 25c.; Sweet Potatoes, 2 for 25c., Blackberries, 3 for 25c.; Blueberries, 3 for 25c.; Gooseberries, 2 for 25c.; Pumpkins, 3 for 25c.; Tomatoes, 3 for 25c. Everything that is carried in a grocery we have, and are all Fresh, Clean Goods Phone in your orders or let us know and we will call for your orders. A Warm Immitator of Close Prices, These prices are cash only. Yours for business, TEXAS G ROCERY CO. CORNER MAIN & DENNISON. PHONE.443. BIG EAST SIDE LUM ER YARD. GEO. D. HOPE LUMBER COMPANY DEALER IN Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Lime. Cement, Etc. EAST OKMULGEE AVE. LOCAL & PERSONAL When you want your pants cleaned or dyed, stop and have a talk with Washington he is the man you need. . . Mr. William Vann of Newby, I. T., is in the city this week on business. ```markdown ``` Mr. R. A. Givens, the first class watch maker and jeweler has fitted up a new place, 228 N. Second St. ```markdown ``` Mesdames Jones, Mary McHenry, Lula Gentry and sister, and others made a flying trip to Oklahoma City on last Sunday, and reported a nice time. ```markdown ``` Mr. I. Sparks of Ft. Smith, Ark., is in the city this week prospecting. We hope he will get what he wants as he is a good man. ```markdown ``` Mrs. Alice Wilson made a flying trip to Beggs this week on business. ```markdown ``` Messrs Frank Reed and Douglas McIntosh went to So. McAlester this week to assist in organizing a Grand Lodge for the colored K. of P. for the Indian Territory. ```markdown ``` Mr. Will Fogg of Vinita, I. T., is in the city this week, shaking hands with friends. ```markdown ``` Mr. Clark, the butcher, has sold his old shop and will open up a new place where all can come to see him and get good meat. ♦ ♦ The Muskogee (colored) Band have received their new suits, and are now prepared for all engagements. The boys are in good shape and the band is O. K., when you need them write J. T. TRIMBLE, Pres. ```markdown ``` J.T. Trimble one of the Cimeter gang was in Oklahoma City, Sunday, and reported that some had a good time and some had a bad time; some were alright and some were all wrong when they reached Muskogee. ```markdown ``` On Tuesday, Lewis vaughn and Ike Rentie and Lewis Carson got into a dispute over some land matters which resulted in Vaughn shooting at Rentie five times striking him once in the arm making a painful but not a dangerous wound. Vaughn was arrested charged with assault to kill and his hearing will come up before Commissioner Leekly. The Negro has better opportunities in the B. I. T. than in any place we ever lived and we have in the North and in the South, we mean the honest industrious Negro, the lazy loafing cuss should never come to this favored land, On Tuesday, May 2, Dr. Waterford assisted by Drs. Davis and Waring performed one of the most difficult surgical operations on Mrs. Patterson ever attempted in the Indian Territory, an abcess weighing 16 pounds was cut out and the patient properly cared for and is doing well. The accomplishment of this difficult feat so successfully speaks volumes for Dr. Waterford and his assistants and proves that we have in our midst some of the most accomplished and efficient men of the profession that can be found anywhere. We are proud of these physicians and their brothers in the profession in Muskogee as the majority of them are competent men and first class gentlemen and are doing nicely in the practice and accumulating that article of commerce that is useful the world over. ★★ WANTED PUPILS-Mrs. L. C. Clark will give lessons on the piano at her place of business. 310 South Second Street. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. A dead shot and sure cure on rheumatism I have just discovered and if you dont get relieved your money refunded. Hixsons X Ray Oil is a sure cure and I am the only one in town that handles it. Come to the Red Front Barber Shop and get a bath with X Ray Oil in it and rub down afterwards. This kind of treatment with X Ray Oil is a sure shot on rheumatism D. Richardson, Red Front Barber Shop. Dr. R. H. Waterford. OUR Business Principles. ```markdown ``` We aim to so conduct our business that cause for complaint shall not arise; but if sometimes it does, we ask no greater privilege than an opportunity to rectify it. If you give us an order we propose to do you work that will satisfy you. We expect to increase our business with the public by time devoted to Fence Weaving. Each succeeding day an added degree of perfection will be rewarded a marvelous increased demand for our products. We entreat a careful perusal of our work. Phone 186. LINN & HARDMAN, 518 S. Second St. C. @. Washington, THE TAILOR Has move in the rear of Jones building, and has just got in a new line of samples. He is prepared to make your suits. Cleaning and pressing done on short notice Suits cleaned $1.50 to $2. SAVE MONEY! A Large Mortgage Stock of Hats, Clothing and Gent's Furn- ing Goods now on Sale, to go at Less than 50c on the Dollar. Men's all wool suits in black, grey and browns, in broken sizes, worth from $8 to $20 go at $2.50 to $10. 1000 Sample Hats, all shapes, Knox brands and other Standard makes, worth from $2 to $5 to go at 98c 100 pairs Suspenders worth from 25c to 75c to go at 19c Handkerchiefs all colors, at 3c up Cluett and Arrow Brand Collars worth 15c to 25c to go at 5c Summer Underwear broken in sizes, worth 60c to $1 to go at 23c Summer Underwear broken in sizes, worth 50b to $1 to go at 23c Black Hose, worth 15c per pair to go at 9c. Fancy Stripe Hose, worth 25c to 35c, to go at 12 1-2c, Why buy Your From a company you do not know. Keep your money at home buy buying from the MUSKOGEE LUMBER COMPANY They live here and will treat you right. Yard located west of Jones' Building, near Masonic Hall. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER DEALER IN We carry a fine line of jewelery which is strictly firstclass and up-to-date in every respect. I carry nothing but the Best goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you want to buy or not. North Second St. Muskogee, I. T. KIRSHBAUM GENTS FURNISHING GOODS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. TERRITORIAL TRUST & SURETY CO. Abstracts of Title, Title Guaranteed, Surety Bonds Written : : : : : : : MUSKOGEE - - - I. T. DURFEY HARDWARE COMPANY. Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Tinware, and Celebrated Monarc Ranges. Every one Guaranteed, Builders' Tools, etc. All kinds of Tin Work and Plumbing, Refrigerators and Ice Coolers. PHONE 205. ROWSY BLOCK. 111 N. SECOND STREET PHONE 320 612 S. 3RD ST.. MUSKOGEE. THE END OF THE GRIP REACHED AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF COMPLICATED TROUBLES. Deafness, Hissing Sounds in Head, Stomach Disorder, Palpitation of Heart and Debility Overcome at Last. Mr. Newman certainly had a very tough time with the grip, and it is no wonder that he thinks that the remedy that cured him can't be beat. His case shows how profoundly grip poisons the system and how obstinately it resists all ordinary efforts to eradicate it. Few cases can be worse than Mr. Newman's for he had head, heart and stomach troubles combined with great weakness. He recently said: "The attack of grip which I had eight years ago left me in a very bad fix. I became nearly deaf and my head ached continually and was filled with hissing and roaring sounds. My heart fluttered and had regular running-away spells. My stomach was so sore that I could hardly bear a touch on that part of my body. I had a great deal of pain in the region of my liver and the doctor said that organ was enlarged. My kidneys ached so at times that I could hardly stand." "Didn't you give up and go to bed?" he was asked. "No, I simply wouldn't. My head and my back ached dreadfully, but I obstinately dragged myself about, kept growing worse and finally ran down to almost nothing." "What did you do to get relief?" "First I tried a doctor, but he did me no good. Then I took all kinds of advertised preparations but nothing proved helpful until I began to use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. As soon as I got them I knew that I had at last hit the right remedy for my case. The very first box did more for me than anything else I had ever taken. They gave me relief right away and in three months they positively cured me. I think I was scarcely ever in better health in my life than I am at present." Mr. William A. Newman is a well-known Camden county farmer, living at Sagrada, Missouri. His case was a severe test for any remedy, but Dr. Williams' Pink Pills met every requirement. Other remedies merely drive the poison of the grip into hiding, but Dr. Williams' Pink Pills drive it out of the system. They are sold by every druggist. Some men, according to a woman writer, can be conquered with tears while it is necessary to use a hatpin on others. It's a wise man who can turn off his wife's vocabulary. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that it is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the organism, allowing the patient to build up the constitution and assist nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials, Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. There is not an hour of human ex- istence but what trembles with its destinies. Many who formerly smoked 10¢ Cigars now smoke LEWIS'S SINGLE BINDER • STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR Your jobber or direct from Factory, Peoria, Ill. ORGANS $20 to $40 Highest grade Estey Mason & Hamtin, Story & Clark, Kimball, Chicago Cottage, slightly used guaranteed like new; special descriptions and prices for the asking. Write to-day. JENKINS' MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO When writing mention th/s paper. Estab- lished 1867 WELL DRILLING MACHINERY. PORTABLE and drill any depth, by steam or horse power. 42 DIFFERENT STYLES. Vstab- lished 1867 We challenge competition. Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue No. 4. KELLY & TANEYHILL CO., Chestnut St., Waterloo, Iowa. CURING BRAIN BY PROXY. How Balance of Seat of Reason Can Be Restored. With the surroundings of the brain proper there have been remarkable surgical achievements; some of them in operations performed half a body's length from the disturbed organ. Between the brain proper and its lining is a shallow sea of fluid which extends all the way down the hollow inside of the spine, around the spinal cord. If this fluid becomes deranged or compressed the brain is affected. Now, in one part of the head this liquid substance constitutes a little spirit level, like a carpenter's level, which serves to keep the human machine properly balanced. Sometimes the fluid in this level increases beyond the normal capacity. Then the patient is annoyed by constant ringing in the ears and presently becomes subject to severe and dangerous vertigo. This is because the unconscious sense of balance is disturbed. A few years ago the medical faculty were at a loss for a cure. Now they know that the brain fluids may be controlled from the spine. So they tap the victim of the deranged spirit level near the base of the spine, draw off the surplus fluid and send him on his way, relieved, balanced and rejoicing. This lumbar tapping is of inestimable value in the diagnosing of meningitis, abscesses and other cerebral diseases; the examination of the fluid drawn from the spine, in fact, affording diagnosis for all brain diseases other than the purely nervous affections.—McClure's Magazine. No Weather There. "I lived among the people of Japan for four years," said the Cincinnati man, "and I pledge you my word that not once in all that time did I hear one single person make any reference to the weather. You can judge what a relief it was. Here and elsewhere the weather is a constant topic. "Was nothing said when it was hot or cold or stormy?" was asked. "Not a word—not the slightest hint. No matter whether it was pouring rain or the sun was shining, nobody spoke of it. The nearest I ever heard any Japanese trench on the weather was when my valet one day asked me for half a day off. When I hesitated over it he said: "Your excellency, I have a — corn on my — toe and I want to get the — thing fixed before next winter sets in and freezes the — thing off!" Not a Fall. "Sorry to see you get such a fall," said the pedestrian to a man who had just had a tumble from the rear platform of a street car. "Oh, I didn't get no fall," was the cheerful reply. "But you—you tumbled off." "Not at all. I got into an argument with the conductor and he threw me off." "I see. And you take it good-naturedly." "Got to, old fellow. That's the sixth car I've been thrown off to-day because I wouldn't pay fare, and you see I'm getting used to it." Modernized. "Here is one of the inns where George Washington used to stop." "You don't say! What has become of the ancient sign, 'Accommodation to Man and Beast?'" "They've taken it down and put up a sign, 'Accommodation to Man and Automobile.'" "And where is the hostler who used to come out with a can of oats?" "Oh, he comes out now with a can of gasoline." The First Real Shock. The First Real Shock. One morning Adam walked abroad His soul was filled with joy and laud. By chance he wandered near the tree Whence Eve had clothed her nudity. And as he passed there fell a leaf Right at his feet—his first real grief! He picked it up—no thought of ill— And found it was the tailor bill! A TRAINED NURSE Mrs Martha Pohlman Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fail. Mrs. Martha Pohlman of 55 Chester Avenue, Newark, N. J., who is a graduate Nurse from the Blockley Training School, at Philadelphia, and for six years Chief Clinic Nurse at the Philadelphia Hospital, writes the letter printed below. She has the advantage of personal experience, besides her professional education, and what she has to say may be absolutely relied upon. Many other women are afflicted as she was. They can regain health in the same way. It is prudent to heed such advice from such a source. Mrs, Pohlman writes: "I am firmly persuaded, after eight years of experience with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that it is the safest and best medicine for any suffering woman to use. "I immediately after my marriage I found that my health began to fail me. I became weak and pale, with severe bearing-down pains, fearful backaches and frequent dizzy spells. The doctors prescribed for me, yet I did not improve. I would bloat after eating and frequently become nauseated. I had an acrid discharge and pains down through my limbs so I could hardly walk. It was as bad a case of female trouble as I have ever known. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, however, cured me within four months. Since that time I have had occasion to recommend it to a number of patients suffering from all forms of female difficulties, and I find that while it is considered unprofessional to recommend a patent medicine, I can honestly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, for I have found that it cures female ills, where all other medicine fails. It is a grand medicine for sick women." Money cannot buy such testimony as this—merit alone can produce such results, and the ablest specialists now agree that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the most universally successful remedy for all female diseases known to medicine. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com "All Signs Fail in a Dry Time" THE SIGN OF THE FISH NEVER FAILS IN A WET TIME In ordering Tower's Slickers, a customer writes: "I know they will be all right if they have the 'FISH' on them." This confidence is the outgrowth of sixty-nine years of careful manufacturing. Highest Award World's Fair, 1904. A. J. TOWER CO. The Sign of the Fish Boston, U. S. A. Tower Canadian Co. Limited Toronto, Canada Makers of Warranted Wet Weather Clothing 807 FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE WEST CANADA FREE Western Canada Carry the banner for yields of wheat and other grains for 1904. 100,000 FARMERS receive $55,000,000 as a result of their Wheat Crop alone. The returns from Oats, Barley and other grains, as well as cattle and horses, add considerably to this. Secure a Free Homestead at once, or purchase from some reliable dealer while lands are selling at present low prices. Apply for Information to Superintendent of Immig- ration, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government Agent-J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Please say where you saw this advertisement. --- ness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-gone" and "want-to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues and hopelessness, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. The needless suffering of women from diseases peculiar to their sex is terrible to see. The money which they pay to doctors who do not help them is an enormous waste. The pain is cured and the money is saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Experience has proved this. It is well for women who are ill to write Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. In her great experience, which covers many years, she has probably had to deal with dozens of cases just like yours. Her advice is free and confidential. Quick Meal (Evaporator) Gasoline Stoves are absolutely safe—the Insurance people have tested them everywhere to their full satisfaction. You take no chances with a Quick Meal. It's simplicity itself—turn a valve—strike a match and you have a blistering hot fire instanti- and it stops that way without variation till you turn the valvo off. You can't do the wrong thing—it's impossi-ble with a Quick Meal. It is safe, quick, clean and convenient. And the intense, even heat means quick, even baking and cooking and your kitchen work done before you know it. No waits for your fire to "come up," while the bread dries in the oven. Cost only 4¢ or 6¢ a day for fuel—think of it—and no kindlings—no coal or ashes—no soot—a hot fire the instant you want it—and better still a cool, clean, comfortable kitchen, the bake oven, and nonchance else on a Quick Meal. Better see the dealer today. If he doesn't carry the Quick Meal, tell us and we'll sell you. LIKE N T? We will send you something *us-ful* — something you'll like if you'll simply tell us your name and say whether or not he carries *Quick Meal*. Sign your name plainly so the present will be sure to reach you safely. PISO SCREE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION What is Castoria. CASTORIA is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. FARM MISCELLANY Selling Milk. I live near a small city and so we find it more profitable to dispose of our milk direct to the consumer than to sell it to the regular milk dealers. When the price is six cents per quart, as it is at this time, we get about $3 per 100 pounds for milk. This is a very good price, considering the little distance it has to be taken for delivery. I think that any man that produces good milk on his own farm can sell all he can produce; for people prefer to buy milk from the man that produces it rather than from the man that in turn has bought it from the man that produced it. There is one great obstacle to this trade, and that is the running short of milk in the dry time of summer. I, like many other farmers, have not reached the point where I have a silo and an abundance of summer forage of a succulent nature. I depend on the pastures only. The hay mows and bays are empty at this time, and the grass in the meadows must be saved for hay for winter use. The shortness of milk at the time mentioned causes me to lose customers now and then, as, during that time, some of the people that have been buying of me have to turn to the regular dealers, who ship in milk. Once with them, they do not like to come back to me, as they fear I will again run out of milk. The only way out of the dilemma that I can see is to raise a large amount of corn fodder for use in the summer time, and this I propose doing for this coming season. Lawrence Pendleton. Burnett Co., Wis. Soil For Fruit Raising. Soil to be good for fruit raising must have several characteristics. It must be easy for the roots to penetrate, and for this purpose we turn up the virgin soil with the plow and powerize it with the harrow. The finer it is, the more easily do the roots penetrate it. For this reason also clay soil will not produce crops unless it contains enough sand mixed with it to make it friable. Soil must be retentive of moisture and fertility, though not too retentive. A soil that will not retain moisture will not retain some of the fertilizers that readily leach out. This is the trouble with many of our sandy soils. They can be corrected only by adding large quantities of clay, which is expensive, or by plowing in large quantities of manure or green crops to make humus, which helps to hold both the moisture and the fertility. The soil also must be able to absorb solar heat, which it will not do if it holds too much water or is of a too clayey nature. A great many people fail in their attempts to raise fruit on virgin soil for the reason that it has never been drained artificially and holds so much water that it will not take in heat. It is extremely difficult to heat water with heat applied from above, and this is more so when the water is in the ground and the wave heats are checked by the surface soil. Wallows. Hog wallows may not always be a source of disease with the hog, but the permanent wallow should not be permitted to exist. From the very nature of the case the permanent wallow becomes a breeding place of diseases. The increase of filth in it draws flies from far and near, and many of them may have been feeding on diseased animals or filth. The hogs should be encouraged to find new wallows if they must have them. The wallow is not a necessity, but is apparently a comfort to the hog. In the moods of grief and gladness, marching past the years so long, seems but shadows of a shadow, and the echoes of a song.—Florida Times-Union. ECZEMA FOR TWO YEARS. Little Girl's Awful Suffering With Terrible Skin Humor—Sleepless Nights for Mother—Speedy Cure by Cuticura. "My little girl had been suffering for two years from eczema, and during that time I could not get a night's sleep, as her ailment was very severe. I had tried so many remedies, deriving no benefit, I had given up all hope. But as a last resort I was persuaded to try Cuticura, and one box of the Ointment and two bottles of the Resolvent, together with the Soap, effected a permanent cure.—Mrs. I. B. Jones, Addington, Ind. T." An ordinary hypocrite is one who just can't help being so, and who wouldn't if he could. CASTORIA is a harml Soothing Syrups. I other Narcotic substance. Feverishness. It cures Dia- cures Constipation and Flat and Bowels, giving health Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have 30 years, has borne the sig- his personal supervision sin All Counterfeits, Imitations and endanger the health of 900 DROPS CASTORIA A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS / CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Resf. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alf. Sense - Rochelle Salts - Anise Seed - Peppermint - All Carbamate Salts + Worm Seed - Corned Sugar - Wintergreen Pearm Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Eac Simile Signature of Catherine Pitcher NEW YORK. Aid month's old 35 Doses - 35 CINES EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. --- RACES! RACES! Kansas City Jockey Club Elm Ridge—Spring Meeting. 25 Days 6 Races Daily, Rain or Shine 6 APRIL 22 TO MAY 20 Derby Day, Saturday, April 22 VALUE DERBY. $6,500.00 WANTED.—For the U. S. Army, able-bodied unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 65; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For information apply to Recruiting Officer, Postoffice building, Oklahoma City, Okla, or Tulsa, Ind. Ter., Enid, Shawnee or Guthrie, Okla. Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. Dr. F. Gerald Blattner, of Buffalo, N. Y., says: "Your Castoria is good for children and I frequently prescribe it, always obtaining the desired results." Dr. Gustave A. Elsengraeber, of St. Paul, Minn., says: "I have used your Castoria repeatedly in my practice with good results, and can recommend it as an excellent, mild and harmless remedy for children." Dr. E. J. Dennis, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I have used and prescribed your Castoria in my sanitarium and outside practice for a number of years and find it to be an excellent remedy for children." Dr. S. A. Buchanan, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have used your Castoria in the case of my own baby and find it pleasant to take, and have obtained excellent results from its use." Dr. J. E. Simpson, of Chicago, Ill., says: "I have used your Castoria in cases of colic in children and have found it the best medicine of its kind on the market." Dr. R. E. Eskildson, of Omaha, Neb., says: "I find your Castoria to be a standard family remedy. It is the best thing for infants and children I have ever known and I recommend it." Dr. L. R. Robinson, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Your Castoria certainly has merit. Is not its age, its continued use by mothers through all these years, and the many attempts to imitate it, sufficient recommendation? What can a physician add? Leave it to the mothers." Dr. Albert J. Weston, of Cleveland, O., says: "I have used your Castoria in my practice for the past eighteen years with the utmost success." Dr. Edwin F. Pardee, of New York City, says: "For several years I have recommended your Castoria and shall always continue to do so, as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Dr. N. B. Siger, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: "I object to what are called patent medicines, where maker alone knows what ingredients are put in them, but I know the formula of your Castoria and advise its use." GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Cha. H. Hitchter. The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY ST, NEW YORK CITY. M. K. & T. Ry. Co. FOR THE NATIONAL BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY at St. Louis, May 15 to 24 inclusive, Round Trip tickets on Sale May 8 to 22nd inclusive, at one fare plus 50c, good to return to Baptist Convention at Kansas City, May 10 to 17, may purchase ticket at this rate good via "The Katy" to Kansas City and direct route to St. Louis. Stop overs may be obtained at Kansas City by depositing ticket and payment of small fee. See Katy's agent for particulars and plan to go. AMERICAN STOCK GROWERS' ASSOCIATION-For this event to be held at Denver, Colorado May 9th to 13th, Round Trip tickets on sale May 7, 8 and 9, one fare plus 50c. Good returning May 31st. For particulars about stop overs and diverse routes see Katy's Agent. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONNENTION-For this convention to be held at Kansas City May 10 to 17, Round trip tickets on sale one fare plus 50c, May 8 to 12 inclusive. Good to return leaving Kansas City up to midnight May 27. An extention of return limit to June 5th may be obtained by depositing tickets with joint agent at Kansas City, and payment of 50c. See Katy's Agent and plan to go. DARING HOLD UP. (Continued from first page.) sentiment among the majority of Negroes that the "open shop system is the best for them, and if in so thinking they array themselves against the union, it is up to the trades council and union organization of Muskogee to come forward and show that their actions have been misjudged. "Hemp." See SHARPE & THOMPSON for loans on your furniture. The Post Office at this place is too small and a new building is being built for the same. Miss Alice Robertson, the Postmistress has brought order out of Choos and everything is moving on as nicely as could be in the crowded quarters occupied by the P.O. at this time. Miss Robertson has systemetized the business so that every worker knows what is expected and performs that duty in the time, way and manner specified. FRISCO FROM. HERE TO THERE. Why not spend your Sundays at Monte Ne or Eureka Springs Arkansas, The two most Beautiful and Healthful Summer Resort in this section of the Country. Eureka Springs Arkansas and Eeturn $5.35 Monte Ne Ark. and Return $3.85. Ticket on Sale Every Saturday and Sunday, good to return Leaving Eureka Springs or Monte Ne on Monday following date of Sale. Fos further information call on or write. H. E. Harkrider. Phone 302. City Ticket Agent. L. W. Price, D. P. A. Joplin, Mo. A. HILTON, Gen'l Pass. Agent WANTED—People to borrow money on furniture. Room 14, Jones Building. Benevolent Reliif Association, headquarters Room 14, Jones Building, agents wanted. FOUND—Have taken up and have In my possession one Bay Mare, 16 hands high. No brands Hind feet white. Owner please call at my farm 21-2 miles west of Muskogee, prove and redeem rame. Douglass McIntosh. A. S. McREA, LAWYER. 201-2 OKMULGEE AVENUE. 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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. --- A Big New Store MAGLOIRE BROS. DEALERS IN Drygoods, Notions, Boots and Shoes. Corner Altamont & Altamont Street. SELL O Add a few boxes of cig Increase your sales. durers, Henry George mo, Pathfinders, and s the single box and sell prices. It is not much sell. Come and have BEN ESTES, Drugg Corner GLOYD LUMBE ELL CIGARS Add a few boxes of cigars to your stam increase your sales. We can furnish y lurers, Henry George, Little Tom, Ag no, Pathfinders, and several other popu he single box and sell them to you prices. It is not much to invest, and th ell. Come and have a falk with us. STES, Druggist. Corner Main & Okmulge OYD LUMBER COMP CIGARS. boxes of cigars to your stand or store and sales. We can furnish you Owls, Cap- er George, Little Tom, Agent, 305, Cre- ers, and several other popular brands by and sell them to you at wholesale not much to invest, and they are sure to and have a falk with us. Druggist Corner Main & Okmulgee Streets. MBER COMPANY. SELL CIGARS. Add a few boxes of cigars to your stand or store and Increase your sales. We can furnish you Owls, Capdurers, Henry George, Little Tom, Agent, 305, Cremo, Pathfinders, and several other popular brands by the single box and sell them to you at wholesale prices. It is not much to invest, and they are sure to sell. Come and have a falk with us. GLOYD LUMBER COMPANY. 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 inches. ANSWER YI ANSWER YES, OR NO? Can you frame a business letter? Can you make out a bill of sale? Can you write shorthand? Can you operate a typewriter? Can you do D. E. book-keeping? OUR GEM The Hensmore Are you an accomplished penman? Do you understand commission and brokerage? brokerage? Do you understand Commercial Law? Do you know Commercial Arithmetic? "The King of Typewriters." an answer all the above questions sa- ter business. But if these questions per- form arrangement for training either de- r 20TH CENTURY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL ing. P. O. box 121, C. A. BIGGER CALIFORN AND THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST Very Low Rates in Effect Daily, March 30 to May s From Which To Make Your Choice. Request. H. LEE, G. P. A., Little Rock, Ark. McNALLY, Division Passenger Agent, the above questions satisfactorily, you But if these questions perplex and troub- at for training either day or night, or CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL of STENOGRAPHY, box 121, C. A. BIGGERS, Instructor. FORNIA AND THE PACIFIC COAST. Low Rates in Effect March 30 to May 15 Ch To Make Your Choice. Full Infor R. A., Little Rock, Ark. Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City If you can answer all the abo are ready for business. But if the le you, make arrangement for thru mail, 20TH CENTURY CORRESP Jones Building. P. O. box 121, If you can answer all the above questions satisfactorly, you are ready for business. But if these questions perplex and trouble you, make arrangement for training either day or night, or thru mail, 20TH CENTURY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL of STENOGRAPHY, Jones Building. P. O. box 121, C. A. BIGGERS, Instructor. Roek Very Low Rates in Effect Island System Daily, March 30 to May 15 Many Routes From Which To Make Your Choice. Full Information on request. GEO. H. LEE, G. P. A., Little Rock, Ark. J. S. McNALLY, Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City. --- --- A man standing on a tree stump, holding a large saw, with a stack of logs behind him. 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. 1