Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee, I. T., Thursday, January 25, 1906. OUR SCHOOLS. (Continued from last week.) To begin with the principal of a school should be a man too big to stoop to little things, too broad to vent his spleen upon the innocent for imaginary wrongs, too well grounded in experience as a teacher to fall into snares set by probably designing persons, too thoroughly prepared as a scholar to dodge examination and too discreet to make the assertions that insult every loving mother and madden every proud father who is a patron of the school. In our opinion the man Johnson, who is now principal of our colored schools, possesses none of the good traits we have enumerated and that he is unfit in every particular to hold the responsible position longer; that there has been no material progress since he has been in charge of the school; in that the school is and has been at a standstill since his advent; that there is and has been a continual row among subordinate teachers and pupils during his entire administration; that he is a man of no executive ability and that he has a string in the spinal column where there should be a backbone; that he is both by nature and art of a repellant and deceitful disposition. We believe to retain him longer will be to clog the wheels of progress, to turn back the hands on the dial, to place the school on the road to chaos and to blast the hope of every boy and girl who is ambitious to finish their course and enter a higher institution of learning. To encourage immoral teachers to apply for positions. We arraign him for treachery and cowardice to the best interests of the race when he decries mother's meetings. (To be continued.) Lots for Sale in Grayson, Ind. Ter. Lots 25 feet front by 140 feet deep for $25.00, half cash, balance in six months' time. 320 acres of land for lease, five years at $1.00 per acre per year. For bargains in lots, call or write RALPH PHILLIPS, Box G, Muskogee, Ind. Ter. Republican Headquarters. Republican headquarters for Indian Territory have been opened by Hon. A. O. Archer in rooms 109 and 110 Old Homestead building in this city. Mr. Archer is working under the direction of Hon. G. S. Victor, chairman of the Territorial Republican executive committee, and Hon. P. L. Soper, member of the National Republican committee from Indian Territory. The headquarters will be permanent and the work of organizing the party in the entire territory will be directed from this city through Mr. Archer by the official heads of the party. The first work in hand will be a complete poll of the territory, which will begin in the cities and larger towns and be carried out to the smallest postoffices. All the office supplies have been ordered and a system of records similar to that in Ohio will be established and maintained. Mr. Archer expects soon to make a tour of the territory to get in touch with the active working members of the party and instruct them in the details of the plan of operation. Republicans visiting this city will be welcomed at headquarters and every effort will be made to make them feel at home. This new move inaugurates the first really systematic effort to determine the strength of the Republicans of the territory and is one that will receive the sanction of the party everywhere. Chairman Victor will spend a portion of his time at headquarters where mail will promptly reach him and receive attention. Arrangements are being perfected for the organization of a speakers' bureau and it is the intention to enliven the municipal campaigns this year with Republican oratory from the day nominations are made until the polls close.—Phoenix, Jan. 24, 1906. Wonder if there will be a colored Republican headquarters in keeping with the proposed harmony programme? It is a poor rule that fails to work both ways. Died. On January 21, 1906, Bud Cook died at his home in the northeast part of the city. Mr. Cook was an old timer in Muskogee and was well known and respected by all the people. He was a member of Trinity lodge No. 14, F. and A. M., which lodge took charge of the remains and interred them in Old Agency cemetery. The deceased left a wife and one child to mourn his loss, also a daughter by a former marriage. Bud, as he was familiarly known, will be missed by a host of friends. May he rest in peace. MRS. A. G. STEELE, Medium and Specialist. Cures Female Troubles, Diarrohea, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Nervousness and Painful Menstruation. Call or write MRS. A. G. STEELE, P. O. Box 75. Checotah, I. T. INSURGENTS GET WHIPPED. The Hamilton Bill Will Pass. News comes from Washington that the Republican leaders held enough of the congressmen in line to pass the statehood bill by a handsome majority. The bill will now go to the senate and if the administration continues to marshall its forces with as much dexterity as was shown in the lower house statehood is certain and there will be something doing down in this neck of the woods. The black phalanx of the Republican party is getting in good shape and if the leaders will only "too fair" we will place victory on our banners at the political San Juan Hill and El Caney. Now is the time to play the political game, and play it right. Our boys are willing to play cards, but we insist that you must play cards with faces up. No other way will do. Its up to the bosses to make the rules of the game and we fellows in the trenches will say whether on not they are fair. Uncle Joe gave the insurgents plenty of rope and they promptly hung themselves. Single statehood is in sight and it will be a Republi- PEOPLES MUTUAL OF LITTLE M Offers Better Sick, Accident and company in the Territory. Rel Call on J H Ellis, & Or write C. B. King, Gen'l Man McCohico, Ass t Sec y, 500 Cent PEOPLES MUTUAL AID ASSO@IATN OF LITTLE ROCK,ARK. Offers Better Sick, Accident and Death Benefit Policies than any company in the Territory. Reliable agents wanted. Good pay. Call on J H Ellis, Supt., Room 10 Jones Building. MUSKOGEE, I. T. Or write C. B. King, Gen'l Man., O. G. Miller, Gen l Supt. J. H McCohico, Ass t Sec y, 500 Center St., Little Rock, Ark. WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES F. QUALLS, Proprietor. THE CIMETER J THE QUICK MA F. QUALLS, Proprietor. 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G. W. Sango acted as master. The lodge turned out in full regalia and a great many master Masons from other lodges were in attendance. All members of Trinity lodge No. 14, F. and A. M., are notified to attend the next regular communication as matters of vital importance to the craft will be taken up and disposed of. It is important that all brethren be present. RAL AID ASSOCIATN ROCK, ARK. And Death Benefit Policies than any reliable agents wanted. Good pay. Supt., Room 10 Jones Building, MUSKOGEE, I. T. Man., O. G. Miller, Genl Supt. J. H. Inter St., Little Rock, Ark. 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. E. D. NICKENS, Business Mgr. JOB PRINTING CO. AIL ORDER HOUSE St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR No 19 Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Editor. MUSKOGEE. - - IND. TER. NEW STATE NEWS Wagner has agreed to raise a bonus of $30,000 for the St. Louis & El Paso, a new railroad. Wilson Parker, an Indian, was given two years in the federal prison for forgery at Ardmore. W. A. Percell has resigned as mayor of Woodville and W. G. Draper has been elected to fill out the unexpired term. Tulsa has installed the Gamewell system of fire alarms. Eight boxes have been installed and more will be added from time to time. Bartlesville is to have a new opera house and South McAlester is ready to do the right thing if anyone will agree to give the city a new play house. Theodore' M. Barnsdall, of Pittsburg, Pa., one of the world's largest operators in oil and gas, visited his properties in the vicinity of Bartlesville, last week. Robbers blew open the safe of the Katy depot at Cale one night recently, but obtained nothing of any value to them. The Farmers and Merchants' Bank at Cheyenne has been authorized to commence business with a capital stock of $10,000. The city tax collector of Tulsa reports taxes to the amount of $9,718.34 collected from December 7th to January 13. William Winans, aged twenty-three years, has been placed in the federal jail at Ardmore, charged with assaulting Willie Simpson, a well known Choctaw Indian. Simpson was struck over the head and died from the injury. Others are supposed to be implicated in the killing. Knights of Pythias of Fort Gibson, Tahlequah, Coweta, Checotah, Vian, Sallisaw, McLain, Webber Falls and Muskogee are making preparations to celebrate the forty-second anniversary of the founding of the order February 19. The celebration will be held at Fort Gibson. At the special election at Chickasha last week the amount of $60,000 was voted for waterworks and sewer extension. The present system was completed about a year ago at a cost of $90,000, and this extension will give the entire city the benefit of the system. Mayor Charles G. Watts, president of the Indian Territory mayor's association, accompanied by the chief executives of several other cities, has gone to Washington to try and secure better administration of the moneys of Indian Territory cities and ask for the classification of the cities to be put into the hands of the circuit judges. Between the game warden at Enid and his dog, but very little game being shipped in violation of the Oklahoma game law gets by that city. The dog recently scented some quail passing through the place en route to Kansas City and the warden confiscated several hundred. Last week the warden noticed a suspicious-looking creamery can billed from Ames to Chicago, and upon investigation found it to contain twelve dozen fine quail, which he selzed. --- TWENTY YEARS OF IT. Emaciated by Diabetes; Tortured With Gravel and Kidney Pains. Henry Soule, cobbler, of Hammondsport, N. Y., says: "Since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me eight years ago, I've reached 70 and hope to live many years longer. But twenty years ago I had kidney trouble so bad I could not work. Backache was persistent and it was agony to lift anything. Gravel, whirling headaches, dizziness and terrible urinary disorders ran me down from 168 ago I had kidney trouble so bad I could not work. Backache was persistent and it was agony to lift anything. Gravel, whirling headaches, dizziness and terrible urinary disorders ran me down from 168 to 100 pounds. Doctors told me I had diabetes and could not live. I was wretched and hopeless when I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but they cured me eight years ago, and I've been well ever since." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The Wife as a Banker. Women are savers rather than spenders. And when they spend they spend to good advantage. A dollar in a woman's hands goes twice as far as a dollar in the hands of a man. If you want to save money let your wife be the banker. This is for the man who gets wages out of a job and for the man who gets a salary out of a position. This is for the workingman, whether he labors with his hands or toils with his brain. This is for the married man and for the man about to be married. It is for men in every class of life and every walk of life. It is the best advice for the average man everywhere.—Indianapolis Sentinel. PAIN IN THE JOINTS Rheumatic Tortures Cease When Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Make New Blood. The first sign of rheumatism is frequently a pain and swelling in one of the joints. If not combated in the blood, which is the seat of the disease, the poison spreads, affecting other joints and tissues. Sometimes rheumatism attacks the heart and is quickly fatal. The one remedy that has cured rheumatism so that it stays cured is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills expel the poison from the blood and restore the system, so that the poisonous matter is passed off as nature intended. Mrs. I. T. Pitcher, of No. 130 Monmouth street, Newark, N. J., suffered for about three years from rheumatism before she found this cure. She says: "It began with a queer feeling in my fingers. In a little time it seemed as though the finger joints had lumps on them and I could not get my gloves on. "Then it grew worse and spread to my knees. I could not stand up and I could not sleep nights. My suffering was more than I can describe. I took a great deal of medicine, but nothing even gave me relief until I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "I read an account of a cure in a case that was exactly like mine and my husband got me some of the pills. I took them for three weeks before I really felt better but they finally cured me." Mr. Pitcher, who is a veteran and a member of E. D. Morgan Post, No. 307 of New York, substantiates his wife's statement and says that she now walks without difficulty, whereas a year ago he was compelled to push her about in a wheeled chair. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher are enthusiastic in their praise of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. For further information, address the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Scheectady, N.Y. Even a great wit and wag may be extremely sensitive: The dispatch says that H. H. Rogers "scow'ed" when Mr. Hadley mentioned Tom Lawson's name. Lewis' Single Binder Cigar has a rich taste. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. Miss Mabelle Gilman objects strongly to being a bird in a gilded cage, with the food supply cut off. MARSHALL FIELD DEAD. Big Chicago Merchant Dies in New York of Pneumonia. New York.—Mashall Field, the millionaire Chicago merchant, died at the Hollard House after an eight days illness of pneumonia. Death came peacefully while the members of the family, who had been in almost constant attendance for several days, were gathered around the death bed. They, as well as the dying merchant himself, were prepared for the end. Marshall Field was not only one of the type of Americans that conform to the ideal of those who regard financial success as highest success, but he was also a model millionaire. He made millions by a turn of his hand, but he was a practical philanthropist. He was deep in the trusts and in public utility corporations, yet he believed in paying to the state his just share of taxes under the law. Field came up from a poor farm boy on an impoverished "down east" farm. He was not only the proprietor of the largest retail and wholesale dry goods business in the world, but was also a director in the biggest corporations of America and in companies which own the principal utilities of Chicago. He was owner of a mercantile busi nness that paid profits of approximately $10,000,000 annually. He owned bonds and stocks in the United States Steel company, of which he was a director and leading spirit, and in street car and railway companies. PER CAPITA PAYMENT SOON. Choctaws and Chickasaw Citizens to Participate. Muskogee, I. T.—The annual per capita payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws will be made within the next two months. In this payment every Chickasaw and Choctaw citizen who is on rolls will be allowed to participate in the payment. In the payment in the fall of 1904 and the spring of 1905 over a million dollars were paid out to the Indians, the per capita being $40 each. This year, however, the payment will be smaller. The money to be paid out is derived from the sale of tow lots in Indian Territory. Work was begun Tuesday at the Union Agency preparing a new roll of the Choctaws and Chickasaws. The payment will be made in towns and places most convenient for the Indians. Indian Agent Kelsey will personally direct the payment in the field. The dates of payment will be determined later. PASS CURTIS BILL Provides for Final Disposition of Affairs of Five Civilized Tribes. Washington, D. C.—After paying tribute to the frigate Constitution and ordering investigation to ascertain the annual amount necessary to preserve the ship, the House devoted some time to the providing for the final disposition of affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. With one or two minor amendments the bill was passed substantially as it came from the committee. The bill provides for concluding the enrollment of the Indians of the tribes and the allotment of lands to them. The enrollment and allotment is made subject to many restrictions and provisions. There is no Rochelle Salte, Alum, Limeor Ammonia in food made with Calumet Baking Powder Perfect in quality. Moderate in price. Proflicacy of the Herring. Buffon calculated that if a pair of herrings could be left to breed and multiply undisturbed for a period of twenty years they would yield an amount of fish equal in bulk to the globe. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York, cure Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80,000 testimonials. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y. A dollar in hand is worth two loaned to a friend. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen is Nature's great remedy—Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption, and all throat and lung troubles. At drug-gists, 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per bottle. A friend in need is a friend to steer shy of. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs.—W.M. O. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1900. Mabelle Gilman seems disposed to deny that she is a Corey's girl. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itchling, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days 50c. Beware of Purse Carrier. Some girls are captious when it comes to judging the fiances. A certain belle has broken her engagement because her future lord carried his money in a purse. He had the habit of taking out that small contrivance for silver and fingering it when he was talking to his loved one, and the habit annoyed her so much she decided she could not be happy with such a man. She enlightened her friends with the statement of her belief that no frank, good-hearted man could carry his money in a purse. That was a true sign of a sordid nature, said she; any man who did such a thing would be sure to dole out spending money to his wife in dimes—yea, even nickels. Sounds Through a Microphone. A scientist who has listened to the voice of a housefly through the microphone says that it sounds much like the neighing of a horse. We would not care to listen to baby through the microphone, but he would probably sound like the trumpetings of a distressed elephant with half a ton of stomach ache aboard.—Minneapolis Journal. Russia has decided to borrow 810 million dollars. The trouble is that Russia is shy on "security." LOST EYESIGHT Through Coffee Drinking Ex-Treasurer Sends Word to Governor Hoch. Topeka, Kas.—F. E. Grimes, exstate treasurer, notified Governor Hoch that it would not be necessary to bring suit against him to recover the shortage found under his administration. He said he would waive the statutes of limitation and pay every cent which the bond brokers would not claim they received. Grimes says if necessary to make good any shortage the state can take the house from over his wife and children tlthough he feels it is hard to pay for the mistakes of others, but he says he intends to keep his good name. Governor Hoch says no one believes Grimes dishonest or that he benefited from the $7,215 unexplained shortage. Ever since the investigation began Grimes has tried in every possible way to get at the bottom of the facts. Thos. T. Kelly, the present state treasurer, stated to the press at Kansas City: "My position is that no part of the alleged shortage in my term was properly chargeable to me or my subordinates. There is nothing for us to pay back and no shortage with which we were connected." CRITICISED THE SPEAKER. Joint Staters Thanked Representative Babcock for His Action. Ada, I. T. At a meeting of the joint statehood club here resolutions were adopted criticising the actions of Speaker Cannon and other leaders of the house for their attitude on the statehood question, and requesting Lee Cruce, the chairman of the Associated Commercial clubs of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, to call at an early date and at some convenient place, a delegate mass meeting of the commercial bodies of both territories to adopt means of securing statehood legislation at the earliest possible date. The club extended thanks to Representative Babcock for his efforts on behalf of the territories, and copies of the resolutions were ordered sent to Babcock and to Lee Cruce at Ardmore. Will Pay Depositors in Full. Guthrie, Okla.—After twelve years have elapsed and the majority of depositors had given up any idea of receiving any money from the defunct Farmers and Merchants bank of Watonga, which failed in 1894, Receiver W. B. Piper has issued a statement to the depositors that he is now ready to distribute funds, paying all losses in full. The bank failed through the acts of Charles Beacom, cashier. He left town immediately and was not heard from afterward until letters were received from him recently stating that he had in the meantime worked and accumulated $32,000 with which to pay all depositors in full. When the bank failed Beacom's father suicided because of his son's shortage. Eighteen Killed in a Panic. Philadelphia.—A wild panic following a loud shriek of "fire" brought death to eighteen colored persons, and injuries to nearly two score of others in St. Paul's Baptist church. The terrible rush to gain the street door was of brief duration, and that not more were killed in the stampede was probably due to the fact that the church was not crowded. Nothing reaches the trouble as quickly as OLD REPORTER WAS HARDENED. Probably Not His First Attendance at an Execution. Sir Wemyss Reid wrote as follows of one of his early experiences as a reporter: "On the first occasion of witnessing an execution, as I stood trembling at the foot of the scaffold on which the victim was about to appear, I noticed an old reporter, for whom I entertained a great personal respect, pacing up and down beside me, reading the new testament. "In the passion of horror and pity that filled my young heart I concluded that my friend was seeking spiritual comfort in view of the event in which we were about to take part as spectators and recorders. I said something to him about the horror of the act we were shortly to witness. "He looked up with a placid smile from his reading and said gently—for he was essentially a gentleman: 'Yes, very sad, very sad; but let us be thankful it isn't raining.' And then he calmly returned to his daily reading of the Word." Solves Domestic Problem. Worcester, England, has refused to give the government a site for a cavalry barracks, though one of the city councilmen used a strong argument. He urged that the presence of 1,500 soldiers in town would end the prevailing scarcity there of female domestic servants. Accomplished by Faith. Faith is an invisible and invincible magnet, and attracts to itself whatever it fervently desires and calmly and persistently expects.—Ralph Waldo Trine. The railway companies of England and Wales employ 312,000 men. The Scottish and Irish companies employ 40,000. About $5,000,000 worth of tar colors are sent from Germany to the United States every year. German Settlers in Russia. In Russia there are 1,700,000 German settlers LOST Throug Some people question the statements that coffee hurts the delicate nerves of the body. Personal experience with thousands proves the general statement true and physicians have records of great numbers of cases that add to the testimony. The following is from the Rockford, Ill., Register-Gazette: Dr. William Langhorst of Aurora has been treating one of the queerest cases of lost eyesight ever in history. The patient is O. A. Leach of Beach county, and in the last four months he had doctored with all of the specialists about the country and has at last returned home with the fact impressed on his mind that his case is incurable. A portion of the optic nerve has been ruined, rendering his sight so limited that he is unable to see anything before him, but he can see plainly anything at the side of him. There Apple Tea as a Beautifier. New among beautifiers as a substitute for the morning coffee is apple tea. Although name, appearance and make suggest the southern apple toddy, the beauty destroying ingredient of the toddy is left out and the concoction is made by soaking small grains of apple over night and then letting it boil five minutes, when it is ready to be taken. Although it is not a pretty drink, as the apple turns to a brownish black mass, a good flavor is claimed for it, said to be equal to orange cider. It is pronounced almost a specific for the complexion and rheumatic troubles, if taken the first thing in the morning, and is especially inclined to work wonders with the woman who postpones the first meal of the day until near noon, leaving it to be digested entirely alone in the way that all fruit juices are the most beneficial. O'Brien's Favorite Boyhood Nook. Of his boyhood days William O'Brien writes: "My favorite eyrie was on one of the topmost branches of a 'Molly' tree, the highest in our garden. Here I could bask by the hour upon my gently shaking couch, amidst the apply blossoms or the green fruit. The thirst for reading was one of the grand correctives of this John-o' dreams propensity. Many of the books that have most influenced my life present themselves to me, as it were, in a binding of apple leaves, with the spacious library of open sky, and fragrant orchard trees spreading around. Nitrogen is so vital to the growth of plants that large sums are expended for fertilizers rich in that element. So far chemistry has done nothing effective in the way of obtaining nitrogen from the atmosphere. Yet it is calculated that the nitrogen in the air weighs no less than four billion million tons. No one of my fellows can do that special work for me which I come into the world to do; he can do a higher work, but he cannot do my work. I cannot hand my work over to him, any more than I can hand over my responsibility or my gifts.—Ruskin. EYES h Coffee I have been but few cases of its kind before, and they have been caused by whisky or tobacco. Leach has never used either, but has been a great coffee drinker, and the specialists have decided that the case has been caused by this. Leach stated himself that for several years he had drank three cups of coffee for breakfast, two at noon and one at night. According to the records of the specialists of this country this is the first case ever caused by the use of coffee. The nerve is ruined beyond aid and his case is incurable. The fact that makes the case a queer one is that the sight forward has been lost and the side sight has been retained. According to the doctor's statement, the young man will have to give up coffee or the rest of his sight will follow and the entire nerve be ruined. Register-Gazette. Nitrogen in the Air. To Each His Own Work. PRICE, 25c. AND 50c. Cures Cancer, Blood Poison and Scrofula. If you have blood poison producing eruptions, pimples, ulcers, swollen glands, bumps and risings, burning, itching skin, copper-colored spots or rash on the skin, mucous patches in mouth or throat, falling hair, bone pains, old rheumatism or foul catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.). 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SIGHT Drinking Let it be remembered that the eyes may be attacked in one case and the stomach in another, while in others it may be kidneys, heart, bowels or general nervous prostration. The remedy is obvious and should be adopted before too late. Quit coffee, if you show incipient disease. It is easy if one can have wellboiled Postum Food Coffee to serve for the hot morning beverage. The withdrawal of the old kind of coffee that is doing the harm and the supply of the elements in the Postum which Nature uses to rebuild the broken down nerve cells, insures a quick return to the old joy of strength and health, and it's well worth while to be able again to "do things" and feel well. There's a reason for POSTUM NOTICE All taxes should be paid be- fore Feb. 10th, 1906 or a 25 per cent penalty will be added. Our people should go at once to the city hall and call for Mr. Hart, the tax collector, and _ settle thereby saving trouble and cost. Don’t delay, Go now or you will be sorry. DR. JESSIE C. DICKERSON, Special attention to diseases of women and children, Suite 17, Jones Building OFFICE HOURS 9tolOa.m. PHONE 747 2to4 pom, Tto9 p.m. TIME TABLE ae Serene, SS ees eee aye On the schedule train No, north bound will leave Musko- gee at 8: a.m. and arrive at Wagoner 8:50 a. im. Train No, 6 north bound will leave Muskogee at 6:00 p.m. arrive at Wagoner 6:50 p.m, Train No. 1) will arrive from Wagoner at 9:45 a.m. Train No. 5 will arrive from Wagoner at 7:50 p.m. Train No, 8 south bound leaves Muskogee at 9:50 a.m. arrives at Dustin 12:40 p.m. Train No, 4 leaves,Dustin 2:30 p.m., arrives Muskogee 5:20 pom. O. M. 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The practice of providing free dwellings for workingmen and their families is quite common among the manufacturers in Austria. Where this is done the wages are a little lower, but there is a decided saving for the laborer. Cane Buildings In Peru. In Lima, Peru, there are still many buildings which on account of earthquakes, are constructed of canes set upright and liberally plastered with clay, then painted over. It's Everywhere. The huts of the poor, the halls of the rich, Are neither exempt from some form of itch, Perhaps a distinction may be made in the name, But the rich and the poor must scratch just the same. O, why should the children of Adam endure An affliction so dreadful, when Hunt's Cure does cure All forms of itching. Price 50c. Guaranteed. OF COMMISSIONER Secretary of the Interior to Finish the Work. Commission has Negotiated an Agreement to Dissolution of Tribal Government. Final Report of Commission. Washington, D. C.—The final report of the commission to the five civilized Indian tribes in Indian Territory to the secretary of the interior, covering the fiscal year 1905, when the existence of the commission officially ended, says it has accomplished the purposes for which it was created, although such matters as final allotment of lands to the Mississippi Choctaws and allotment contest cases must necessarily go on for a considerable time. "The allotment work yet to be done can be as well finished under the direction of the secretary of the interior," the report says. "The estates of these tribes have been administered, and the many thousands of conflicting claims adjudicated at a cost to the government, which alone had to bear the expense, less than 10 cents per acre." The commission has neglected the agreements necessary to the dissolution of the tribal governments and the transfer of land titles from the tribes as communities to the individual Indians. The commission experienced great difficulty in enrolling members of the different tribes, and especially in making the rolls absolutely correct, owing to the peculiarities of Indian nomenclature, marriages with whites, etc. The Choctaw and Chickasaw nations had 66,217 applicants for enrollment; Cherokee, 46,464; Creek, 20,110, and Seminoles, 3,171. Out of this the total of 135,962 Indians, 89,295 were enrolled or identified, 33,522 refused or dismissed and 13,155 are still undetermined. Out of the total 19,525,976 acres of land, up to June 30, 1905, there was allotted 12,754,347 acres. PRESIDENT IS HONORED. Asked By Salesmen of Europe to Bring About Universal Peace. Washington, D. C.—Prominent European statesmen, educators, publicists and citizens, whose fame is world-wide, have joined in a petition to President Doosevelt to endeavor in the interests of humanity and civilization by such means as may seem proper to him, to bring about the "concert of the powers of Europe, with a view of securing for the subjects of the Ottoman empire that condition of public peace and order, of which absence has already drawn down upon that empire so many disasters, menacing it with the catastrophe of its total annihilation." The president has made no response to the appeal, but promised to give it the most careful consideration, expressing in the meantime his appreciation of the honor done him, as president, and to America in having the petition presented to him. Doomed to Torment. Mr. P. C. Keever, Aberdeen, Miss., writes: "For years I suffered from a form of Eczema which made life a burden. I thought I was doomed to perpetual torment here below, but your Hunt's Cure rescued me. One box did the work and the trouble has never returned. Many, many thanks." Hunt's Cure is guaranteed. Ask Your Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease. "I tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE recently and have just bought another supply. It has cured my corns, and the hot, burning and itching sensation in my feet which was almost unbearable, and I would not be without it now."—Mrs. W. J. Walker, Camden, N. J." Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Salt in the oven under baking tins will prevent their scortching on the bottom. ALL SICK WOMEN SHOULD READ MRS. FOX'S LETTER In All Parts of the United States Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Has Effected Similar Cures. Many wonderful cures of female ills are continually coming to light which have been brought about by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and Mrs. Fannie D. Fox through the advice of Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., which is given to sick women absolutely free of charge. The present Mrs. Pinkham has for twenty-five years made a study of the ills of her sex; she has consulted with and advised thousands of suffering women, who to-day owe not only their health but even life to her helpful advice. Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, of 7 Chestnut Street, Bradford, Pa., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham "I suffered for a long time with female trouble, and finally was told by my physician that I had a tumor. I did not want to submit to an operation, so wrote you for advice. I received your letter and did as you told me, and to-day I am completely cured. My doctor says the tumor has disappeared, and I am once more a well woman. I believe Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the best medicine in the world." The testimonials which we are constantly publishing from grateful women establish beyond a doubt the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to conquer female diseases. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return for her advice. It is absolutely free, and to thousands of women has proved to be more precious than gold. PENSIONS NEW LAWS SENT FREE. Write Nathan Bickford, 914 F St., Washington, D. C. COUNCIL HILL, IND. TER. The most Promising town in the Creek Nation, 25 miles from Muskogee and surrounded by the best agricultural land in the Territory. It has a brick R. R. station with cement platform, 12 ft. granitoid walks on business street, modern two-story school house and many other features which help to make a first-class modern town. INSURE Your dwelling, Farm property or stock of merchandise in the MERCHANTS & PLANTERS INSURANCE CO. Of Muskogee, I. T. We want a Good Agent in every town in the Indian Territory- 5 Tons Grass Hay Free. Everybody loves lots and lots of fodder for hogs, cows, sheep and swine. The enormous crops of our Northern Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms the past year compel us to issue a special catalogue called SALZER'S BARGAIN SEED BOOK. This is brim full of bargain seeds at bargain prices. SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY. and receive free sufficient seed to grow 5 tons of grass on your lot or farm this summer and our great Bargain Seed Book with its wonderful surprises and great bargains in seeds at bargain prices. Renit 4c and we add a package of Cosmos, the most fashionable, serviceable, beautiful annual flower. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Drawer W., La Crosse, Wis. Coroner in Deep Trouble. There is a unique law in Singapore which makes the coroner lots of trouble. That official complained the other day to this affect: "In this settlement Indians can burn any dead body they like without any written authority from any one. It is also a fact that no one can be buried without a doctor's certificate and a burial order. This is a beautiful state of affairs and one to which I have frequently called the attention of the authorities. I remember on one recent occasion I had to hold an inquest on an Indian at the mortuav, and on my arrival there I found that the body was already on the pyre ready to be burned, and I had to send the usher of the court to have the body brought back. The danger of crime arising from this state of affairs is obvious." Chance for American Editors. The Hanover Artisans' Gazette wants an editor. He must be a man who is "competent to remove all difficulties and misunderstandings between every branch of industry and every description of craft, and to reestablish all unfavorable trade conditions on a sound and satisfactory basis." Traveling in India. Notwithstanding the great distances covered the railways of India carry no sleeping cars. The seats can be converted into berths, but travelers have to provide their own bedding. Nor are there any dining cars. THE LITTLE WIDOW. A Mighty Good Sort of Neighbor to Have. "A little widow, a neighbor of mine, persuaded me to try Grape-Nuts when my stomach was so weak that it would not retain food of any other kind," writes a grateful woman, from San Bernardino Co., Cal. "I had been ill and confined to my bed with fever and nervous prostration for three long months after the birth of my second boy. We were in despair until the little widow's advice brought relief. "I liked Grape-Nuts food from the beginning, and in an incredibly short time it gave me such strength that I was able to leave my bed and enjoy my three good meals a day. In two months my weight increased from 95 to 113 pounds, my nerves had steadied down and I felt ready for anything. My neighbors were amazed to see me gain so rapidly and still more so when they heard that Grape-Nuts alone had brought the change. "My 4-year-old boy had eczema, very bad, last spring and lost his appetite entirely, which made him cross and peevish. I put him on a diet of Grape-Nuts, which he relished at once. He improved from the beginning, the eczema disappeared and now he is fat and rosy, with a delightfully soft, clear skin. The Grape-Nuts diet did it. I will willingly answer all inquiries." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. THE PROHIBITON CLAUSE WANTED Senate Territorial Committee Ads to Statehood Bill. OTHER MINOR ALTERATIONS Will Not Report Bill Until House Adjourns---News from All Over Territory Washington.—The statehood bill was under consideration by the senate committee on territories. The bill was read at length and a number of minor changes agreed upon. Among the amendments was one for the insertion of a prohibition provision for Indian Territory similar to the house provision and it probably will be incorporated in the bill. The question of joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico was not bropght up. There is no intention of reporting the bill until after the house adjourns. Friends of the bill claim that all the Republican members of the house committee and one Democratic member, Mr. Clark of Arkansas, will favor the reporting of the measure substantially as it was introduced. SQUAW SAW THREE CENTURIES. Blasis Sanchis, Born in 1795, Dead at the Age of 110. Garvin, I. T.—A veneering mill to aged 110, the wife of a prominent Shawnee Indian, died here recently. She was undoubtedly the oldest Indian woman alive January 1. Blasis was born in 1795 in Mexico, of Mexican parents. When about 8 years old she was stolen by a band of Comanches on one of their raids over the border. For two years she was a slave of a Comanche who claimed to be her captor, and he then sold her to one Jesse Chism, a Shawnee, for five ponies and five bolts of calico. She served Chism until she was fully grown, when she married Mule, another Shawnee, and they had one daughter, Jane, who married and died a short time after. Then, on the death of Mule, Henry Sanchis, still another Shawnee, claimed the wife and she married him. Two children, Frank Sanchis and Louisa, the wife of Sinioval Dave, are the results of this marriage. Only a few days before her death the aged squaw, who liked to talk of her checkered past, walked into town and returned home, as had been her wont so often, but she contracted pneumonia from the trip and it killed her. New Government for Ecuador. Guayaquil, Ecuador.—General Alfaro occupied Kito, the capital, and appointed a new government. Vice President Banquerizo Moreno assumed the executive power, establishing the capital here and appointing a new ministry. The new ministry, however, only lasted one hour. The people rejected the administration of Buquerizo Moreno and proclaimed as president General Eloy Alfaro, the former president of Ecuador and leader of the revolution, and in his absence Dr. Emilio Arvalo assumed the civil and military authority. PILES·NO MONEY TILL CURED·SEND FOR FREE ISSUES. TREATISE ON BECTAL DISEASES, WITH NAMES OF PROPHENENT NURTURE DRS. THORNTON & MINOR·1031 OAK ST. KANSAS CITY, MO. (BRANCH OF FICE AT ST. LOUIS.) Admiral Hichborn Praises Pe-ru-na REAR-ADMIRAL HICHI Admiral's Words Carry Weight. Rear-Admiral Hichborn is one of the best-known officers of our navy. His statements concerning Peruna will have much weight as they go out in the world. What he says is echoed by many other officers of high standing. What the Admiral Says. Philip Hichborn, Rear-Admiral of the U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C., writes: "After the use of Peruna for a short period, I can now cheerfully recommend your valuable remedy to any one who is in need of an invigorating tonic."—Philip Hichborn. PILES NO MONEY TILL CUP DRS. THORNTON & MINOR·1031 OAM Medical Note. Peter Cavanagh, the advertising agent for "Moonshine," whose attack of pneumonia was gaining steady headway under the treatment of his family physician, is now in charge of a veterinary and recovering speedily. Exchange. NO MAN IS STRONGER THAN HIS STOMACH. Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia and his muscles would soon fail. Physical strength is derived from food. If a man has insufficient food he loses strength. If he has no food he dies. Food is converted into nutrition through the stomach and bowels. It depends on the strength of the stomach to what extent food eaten is digested and assimilated. People can die of starvation who have abundant food to eat, when the stomach and its associate organs of digestion and nutrition do not perform their duty. Thus the stomach is really the vital organ of the body. If the stomach is "weak" the body will be weak also, because it is upon the stomach the body relies for its strength. And as the body, considered as a whole, is made up of its several members and organs, so the weakness of the body as a consequence of "weak" stomach will be distributed among the organs which compose the body. If the body is weak because it is ill-nourished that physical weakness will be found in all the organs—heart, liver, kidneys, etc. The liver will be torpid and inactive, giving rise to billiousness, loss of appetite, weak nerves, feeble or irregular action of heart, palpitation, dizziness, headache, backache and kindred disturbances and weaknesses. Mr. Louis Pare, of Quebec, writes: "For years after my health began to fail, my head grew dizzy, eyes pained me, and my stomach was sore all the time, while everything I would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead on my stomach. The doctors claimed that it was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia, and prescribed for me, and although I took their powders regularly yet I felt no better. My wife advised me to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery—and stop taking the doctor's medicine. She bought me a bottle and we soon found that I began to improve, so I kept up the treatment. I took on flesh, my stomach became normal, the digestive organs worked perfectly and I soon began to look like a different person. I can never cease to be grateful for what your medicine has done for me and I certainly give it highest praise." Don't be wheeled by a penny-grabbing dealer into taking inferior substitutes for Dr. Pierce's medicines, recommended to be "just as good." To gain knowledge of your own body—in sickness and health—send for the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser. A book of 1008 pages. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound copy. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. An Ever-Present Fee. The soldier and the sailor are especially subject to catarrh. In the barracks and on the field, Peruna is found equally efficacious to overcome this physical enemy. If taken in time it will prevent colds from developing into catarrh. Even after a cold has settled in some organ of the body, Peruna can be relied upon as an efficacious remedy to promptly overcome it. Peruna will relieve catarrh, whether acute or chronic, but a few doses of it taken in the first stages of the disease will be more effective than when the disease has become established. CURED • SEND FOR FREE ILHAS, TREATISE ON ELECTRICAL DISSEASES, WITH NAMES OF PROMPT NEW CURED OAK ST. KANSAS CITY, MO. (BRANCH OF FICE AT ST. LOUIS.) BACK OF THE ATKINS SAW Two centuries of patient and conscientious effort to produce the BACK OF THE ATKINS SAW Two centuries of patient and conscientious effort to produce the best Saws in the world. Ten generations of blood and brains. The largest plant in the world exclusively devoted to saw-making, employing many hundreds of high-class, high-priced craftsmen and equipped with costly special machinery. A world-wide business aggregating many millions of dollars every year. A reputation built up through two centuries of steady growth, valued more highly than any other asset of this great institution. The guaranty of this Company, which is respected the world over. We make all types and sizes of saws, but only one grade—the best. Atkins Saws, Corn Knives, Perfection Floor Scrapers, etc., are sold by all good hardware dealers. Catalogue on request. E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. Largest Saw Manufacturers in the World. Factory and Executive Offices, Indianapolis, Indiana. BRANCHES: New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland, (Oregon), Seattle, San Francisco, Memphis, Atlanta and Toronto, (Canada). Accept no Substitute—insist on the Atkins Brand SOLD BY GOOD DEALERS EVERYWHERE SLOAN'S LINIMENT CURES 50c. and $1.00. Swine Disease and Hog Cholera Send for Circular with Directions. Dr. EARL S. SLOAN, 815 Albany St., Boston, Mass. DEFIANCE STARCH for starching finest linens. If afflicted with { sore eyes, use} Thompson's Eye Water W. N. U., MUSKOGEE, No. 4, 1906. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION --- EES THE CIMETER, PUBLIGHED EVERY WEEK IN THE INTER GOT OF THE NEGRO BY CIMETER PUB. CO ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE aT MUSs- KOGEE, |. 7., AB SECOND CLASS MAIL MAT W. H. TWINE - + «+ «+ Editor. R WOOD, - - + = Ass't Editor. J. T. TRIMBLE - + Gen'l Solicitor E D. NICKENS, Advertising Manager. The new Master in Chancery, Mr. Tisdel, is getting down to business and the lawyers are correspondingly glad. Muskogee is « republican city, can be carried by that party if our leaders fight for the ‘icket just this ticket just this once, One way to beat the demo crats is to turn all those out who hold appointive offices and then vote them out who hold elective offices. It’s a litle strange that among all the appointments be- ing made by the federal offices that so few go to the Ne- gro when he is at least one third of the party. The Democrats are making goo goo eyes at the colored brother. They are awful anx- ous to have him get into a scrap with the white republican, The Democrat is a sly cuss and The political pot is simmering and the boiling is not far off, The democrats are gathering their clans battle array and the republicans are preparing to meet the enemy at Phillips. The U.S. marshalls will make his appointments soon and the many applicants are trembling in the balance, No one seems certain as to the future, All are praying that the blessing will fall his way. There will be more building in Muskogee next spring than for many years past, and South Second St. will do her share. It is today the best: business street in Muskoge and only needs pushing to keep it there, The colored republicans should not forget Lincoln’s birthday, If social coditions are such (and they are) that the banquet at the Turner hotel will not be cosmopolitan then let there be another, The republicans will elect. the mayor of the city of Muskogee at the spring election, We have the votes and its only nee- essary that we have harmony, Nominate the right man and the act is accomplished. The immoral» teacher shall have no, hiding place im our schools; they must go at all hazards. This time the battle will be carried tothe very gates andthen'some. * ‘Tf we can’t get statehood, we hope we shall get the laws of Oklahoma extended over us or a Territorial form of government. Anything to get out of the cha- otic condition that now sur- rounds us ' The Negroes should be united and prepared to enter the politi cal battle when we get state- hood and stay to the finish as we must use our most strenous efforts to keep the new state from being an Arkansas or Tex- as (Twin Hell.) The democrats are at their old tricks again trying to make the Negro believe they want him to hold office. They cer- tainly are funny cusses. But while they may fool some Ne- groes sometimes, they can’t fool all the Negroes all the time. School teachers should be competent and correct morally, without this they are not worth three whoops in ——— well the lake that burns with fire and brimstone with a few immoral teachers and drunken preachers thrown in for kindling. They say the lily-white repub- licans are dead and that a new being comes on the stage as suc- cessor, This is well. We are gladof the death and shall be proud of the resurrection aid ——But we must wait and see what kind of an angel the new creature is. The grip sack leaders and curb stone politician got a set back when the blizzard came rushing down on Jast Saturday night. One made a dash for the gripsack to replenish his scanty apparell while the other dashed for a loafing place around some friendly store. These poli- cal birds of passage will be much in evidence’ when the weather becomes more balmy. One of our subscribers at Che- cotah writes us. that he indorses our position on rape towit, that no penalty is too severe for the rapist, but he says he can’t see how in the hotel bill that the white man who committed the crime on a little colored girl es- caped to Texas and that Joe Vickers goes to the gallows. And ask us to solve this prob- lem. We can’t do it brother we po itup. Time alone can explain why some men are al- lowed to go free when they are as guilty as h— and others pnn- ished. One consolation is that the white fellow escaped-to Tex as which is —well a suitable ‘climate for him, + —— ee Now Tim eCard Vw VY Effeetive January 17th PROM HERE TO THERE, WEST | EAST No. 53 Leaves 7:45.a,m.|No. 52 Leaves 11:25 a.m, No. 51 Mg 1:10 p, m. | No. 56 “ 7:45 a. m. No. 57 se 2:00 ‘p.m.|No, 54 — Arrives 7:45 a.m. No. 55 — Arrives ~ 7:00 p. m. | No. 58 = 10:00 a, m. No. 55 & 56 Local Accomodations Daily Except Sunday be- tween Fayetteville and Muskogee and Nos. 58 and 57 Local ex- ee Sunday between Okmulgee and Muskogee. 2 No. 51 will connect at Okmulgee for north and south. No, 52 will connect ar Fayetteville for St. Louis and all intermediate points; Eureka Springs line and west from Monett and to Mem- phis, Birmingham and Bryand to Springfield. PHONE 302 H. E. HARKRIDER, Ag’t. *. : : The Territorial Audit Company At Your Service. If you wish to establish We will make regular aud- a system of keeping its of your books thus as- your accounts or im- BUDE YOU Or ay abies : and unprejudiced knowl. prove on the present, edge of the true condition call on us. of your business. Our bank examining department is under the supervision of an able hank accountant of many years’ experience; we are pre- pared to furnish officers, director and stock-holders, who are oth- erwise unable to obtain fame, a true statement of the bank they are interested in. If you are contemlating Investing in Real Estate improved or unimproved, we will give you a true report of the Title and Val- ue and probability for advancement, thus placing you in a posi- position to know whether it will be profitable as an investment. Our engineering department enables us to report on the con- struction and architecture of any building or plant. If you are contemplating Investing or Buying a business we will furnish you expert opinions of its management, value and condition. We will examine and report the true condition, financially and otherwise, of any corporation or business you are interested in, If you want to incorporate your business under the laws of the Indian Territory, we will advise you how to proceed and perfect the organization in every detail. If you want to know the value of any stock of a corporation we will investigate and report. ; THE TERRITORIAL AUDIT COMPANY Alexander Richmond, President and Attorney, Rooms 102, 103 and 104 Old Homestead Bldg. Muskogee, I. T. .. AIRSHBAUM .. GENTS FURNISHING GOODS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Shirts, Hats, Underwear, Suit Cases W.E. McCLURE, Knox Agency, English Block. Muskogee - - - - LP, * GREEN’S STU ~ DIO “Not the Cheapest but the Best?’ All the Latest Styles in Photographic Art, “Cloudy Days’? as Good as Sunshine, Lace. Drapery and Flowers, Lady in Attendance. Studio open Sunday from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m, | |. 125 SOUTH 3RD STREET. es ine Lloyd, Garrison, delivered in] BOSTON SUFFR ‘Gee nein! hall, Boston, December: 1, 3 Tremont Row, Roe BAGUE, 1905, at Citizens’ Cantenary Celebra- | Mention this pasier, » Boston tipa,. ‘Issued in pamphlet form for Whe . 1) cents”per copy, with cut of Gar- n answering this ad. say yo rfson. A great oration on a great |84W It in the Cimeter. The oratio man at a great occasion. Send mon-|should be in every negroes’ h, ey or stamps to ome, a BOSTON SUFFRAGE LEAGUE, 3 Tremont Row, Room 19, Boston, Mention this paper, When answering this ad, say you saw it in the Cimeter, The oration should be in every negroes’ home, ED, A CASTLE IN THE AIR BY GEORGE SHEDD (Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) The girl paced the room nervously, a light of impatience in her eyes, a flush of expectancy in her cheeks. Ever and anon she drew aside the curtains and peered expectantly down the street. He was coming home after four years' absence—four long years of waiting and hoping. And he was coming crowned with success. She remembered well his going away eager to try his mettle with the world and to challenge fortune, but beset with doubts and fears as to the outcome. They had been rare friends all their school days and she had been the confidant of all his ambitions, hopes and fears. True they were not engaged—that was impossible because he had his way to make in the world and must secure a foothold before he could even give a thought to matrimony. They often had talked it over in the abstract—not with reference to themselves or their relations, but with reference to his life plans. But she had regarded him as her own particular knight and was sure he would come back to claim her when victory had crowned his efforts. There had been nothing of lovemaking in their relationship, but rather a spirit of comradeship and close friendship and both were so young and so absorbed with the other affairs of life that they had thought little or nothing of the grand passion. It was after he had gone away that the girl's heart awakened and the sweet discovery of her love had glorified the world. It was this knowledge which had made her value so highly the unexpected legacy which had come to her upon the death of Uncle John. She would bring to him no mean portion when he came to claim her and she tingled with joy at the thought that this would help him scale the heights so much quicker and easier. Little correspondence had passed between them and that wholly in reference to his work. And now he was coming home. Not yet with ultimate victory emblazoned on his banners but yet with enough accomplished to feel that his feet were on the rocks and that, barring sickness or misfortune, his career was M. M. Peered expectantly down the street. assured. And she awaited him all aglow with joy and anticipation. She had attired herself with great care for the occasion. She knew the simplicity of his tastes but wanted to show her own good fortune while she congratulated him on his. So she had selected a gown of simple design but of richest material and in perfect taste. Only two or three jewels, but those priceless, shone on her neck and hands. The mirror to which she made her final appeal for approval, gave back a reflection which satisfied her most critical and relentless inspection. How surprised he would be to find this elegant and graceful woman in Zennerd "I am so sorry," she said. "I did not know—" place of the immature and unconventional girl he had left. But her heart was not changed, and she laughed a triumphant little laugh. There was not a seam or a scar upon it and her mind was as fresh and untarnished by worldliness as when he went away. She scarcely could believe that the great moment had almost arrived, but the clock told her it was nearly here and her whole body thrilled and glowed with strange and sweet emotions while her quivering heart beat a tattoo against her breast. Though she paced back and forth like a caged tigress the time of waiting did not seem long to her as times of waiting usually are. He was coming. That was enough. And the riot of her emotions so enthralled her that she scarcely craved aught else. Then the jangle of the bell; a breathless moment or two full of heartthrobs and sounds of doors opening and closing, low voices in the distance, and he stood before her. In the moment it required to gain composure her quick eye took in approvingly the figure before her. He had changed greatly and for the better. All the callowness, all the sophomoric amateurishness had vanished, and instead he had acquired a rugged personality, a strong manhood, a dominating something, which she felt rather than saw. There he stood, tall, stalwart and browned and in his eye the sparkle of anticipation and tenderness. She spoke his name and took him by the hand and she noted involuntarily his approving glances as he took in the change in herself. "By Jove, Bess, you're a stunner," he said taking both her hands. "If it were not for your eyes I wouldn't believe it was the same girl who used to help me make day dreams." The scarlet leaped to her cheeks and her heart beat so hard she thought he must hear it. Then they sat down in a cosy corner and he told her of all his struggles and achievements and prospects; told her in the same old whimsical way, so interesting in its contrasts of quaint humor and pathos, of childlike simplicity and keen intelligence, of boundless faith and intuitive judgment. As he revealed himself to her she realized with a glow of conscious affinity that he was the same old Howard of the dear old days. When he had done with his story she told him in the most charmingly deprecating manner in the world of her own good fortune and the boundless opportunities which had come to her with the acquisition of the golden sesame of ample wealth. His joy and enthusiasm at her disclosure knew no bounds and his congratulations were so warm and sincere as to imply the closest personal friendship. Then: "By the way, Bess, I have not told you of the best of my good fortune," he said, still holding both her hands which he had not released after grasping them in congratulation on her good fortune. "Not only have my efforts been rewarded with every reasonable material success, but Cupid, also has smiled upon me. I am indeed the most blessed of men. The dearest, sweetest, daintiest girl in all the world has smiled upon me and we were married last Thursday and are now on a bridal tour. It was a very quiet affair and I did not let you know because I wanted to give you a surprise. Oh, how you will love her. You will be sisters I know. She is an impossibly helpless bit of femininity and needs just such a strong, resourceful woman friend as you to lean on and learn from. You will be the best of friends I know. You will come and call on her at the Metropole to-morrow and we will have a genuine three-cornered reunion and the best of it is I am to remain here. The company has given me charge of its general work and allowed me to select my own location and I have determined to establish myself here so Ethel and I can be near to you. Isn't it splendid?" Her hands had gone cold in his and the blood had pushed back on her heart until she was like to faint. Her dreams lay before her, dead ashes. But, brave soul that she was, she forced a smile to her bloodless face. "I am so sorry," she said in low distinct tones. "I did not know—you did not let me know, you see—and I am starting on a long journey—abroad—to the orient, to China and Japan and—Australia I have become so restless and pleasure-loving, you see, since I became rich. And all the arrangements are made and I start to-night. I am so sorry not to meet your—wife—and you must give her my very best wishes and—and my love and hope for her—and your happiness." "But you will return soon," he responded aghast. "Sometime, maybe, but not soon," she replied hysterically "you have no idea what a restless fly-about I have become. I may be gone for years. And now I must go and get ready to start because the time is short. You did not let me know, you see and I had all my plans made. Good-bye and God bless you—and—her." After he had stumbled out amazed and puzzled, she flung herself on a lounge and lay sobbing for hours. Then she rang for her maid and ordered a hasty preparation for a long journey. Smiles. He preached the smilin' doctrine, 'Lowed a smile would cure all ills; An' said a laughin' feller Cud allus meet his bills, Never met him thet he didn't Cry out, "Cheer up, Bill, an' smile; Life ain't such a dreary burden, Something's surely wuth the while." Said a smile wuz real, an' trouble Didn't hev no place in life; An' recommended smilin' To appease an angry wife; Said there weren't no use in swearin', Said the hull world would be gay If a man would jes' imagine Thet the sun shone every day. He preached the smilin' doctrine, Thet wuz all he had to do; An' I've noticed thet it's easy, From the proper point of view; But one day this laughin' preacher Stubbed his toe real hard, an' then He forgot his laughin' preachin', Joined the ranks of swearin' men. Oh, the preachin' part is easy, But the practicin' is tough; And when you're likely to be called, Don't try to work a bluff. If you're teachin' smilin' lessons— Which are worthy lessons, too-- When trouble hits your wagon, Folks will want a smile from you. —Detroit Free Press HEAD COVERED WITH HUMOR. Bothered With Itching for a Long Time—Kentucky Lady Now Completely Well—Cured by Cutl- "After using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, I am very glad to say I am entirely relieved of that itching humor of the head and scalp which I was bothered with quite a length of time. I did not use the Cuticura Remedies more than three times before I began to get better, and now I am completely well. I suffered with that humor on my head, and found no relief until I took the Cuticura Remedies. I think I used several cakes of Cuticura Soap, three boxes of Ointment, and two vials of Pills. I am doing all I can to publish the Cuticura Remedies, for they have done me good, and I know they will do others the same. Mrs. Mattle Jackson, Mortonsville, Ky., June 12, 1905." Do Not Fear Leprosy. A doctor remarks: "What strikes one most at a Bengal hospital is the lack of sense of proportion in the estimation of diseases. A man is gravely perturbed because he has not sneezed for three months, but he is comparatively indifferent to the fact that he exhibits the early signs of leprosy." 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 ¾-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. Sad Occasion for Father. At Stoke-on-Trent, England, a Mr. Latham assisted in caring for a boy killed by a dray. The face was bruised beyond recognition, but a more thorough examination of the body showed the rescuers He had been working over his own son. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The "little father" of Russia cannot help feeling grieved to find that so many of his children have turned out to be black sheep. Better Hurry. That dreadful disease, consumption is sometimes brought on by a neglected cold and cough. Do not hesitate, but try Simmons' Cough Syrup. Guaranteed. Salt thrown on a coal fire which is low will revive it. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. It is folly to be wise to all you see and hear. Smokers have to call for Lewis' Single Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. Good morning; have you worn your necktie or tried your cigars yet? TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Drug- gists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. Perlander of Corinth: Nothing is impossible to industry. Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Editor. MUSKOGEE. IND. TER. Thursday, January 25, 1906. Among musicians it has always been supposed that the true magnetic Pole was Paderewski. Nevertheless, the average prizefighter would be unwise to seek trouble with Mr. Fitzsimmons. So Fiona McLeod was William Sharp, who has just died in Sicily. Now, don't say you knew it all along. "Chinese Again in Arms?" inquires a newspaper headline. Certainly, some of them; those under one year old. A man realizes that his wife isn't an angel when he has to help her into her dresses that button up the back. New York drinks $1,000,000 worth of liquor every day. That is, New York pays $1,000,000 a day for liquor to drink. May Yohe now asks for a divorce from Putnam Bradlee Strong as a matter of form, or habit, it is difficult to tell which. A girl is suing a rich man for $10,000 damages because he kissed her once. It is wrong for a man to tantalize a girl that way. Admiral Togo says, "Victors tie your helmet strings tighter!" Is that so they will not be tempted to talk through their hats? Mexico, with a comfortable surplus on hand, cheerfully corroborates Fred Grant's assertion that it is easier to handle than a deficit. Some of Dr. Osler's published expressions seem calculated to bear out his theory that a man over 40 is lacking in intellectual power. It must break Castro's heart to see another South American republic figuring in an international complication in which he has no part. That New York manager may be right in thinking he can give opera without chorus girls, but we'll bet he can't sell it—not in New York. During the first ten months of the year just closed 25,000 Americans carried $10,000,000 to Canada. No, Rollo; they were not bank cashiers. Vice Chancellor Stevenson of Jersey City has just rendered a decision on the bench that a woman's tongue cannot be enjoined. He must be married. Abdul Hamid has promised to make reforms in Macedonia, though it may be doubted whether the people living there will ever know about this. A California physician declares that brain action in the creation of thought is electrical in its nature. That would account for a great many shocking ideas. Says the Portland Oregonian, "no woman ever looked like a goddess in a dressing sacque." And a goddess in a dressing sacque is not at her best at that. An esteemed contemporary's office poet yearned for a Christmas gift in the form of "her wet little kiss on my cheek" How would merely a damp one answer? Does Prof. Osler's advice to elderly men to keep away from men of their own age and associate with their juniors mean that they ought to go out with the boys? TEACHES GOOD LESSON TO ALL Curious Inscription Posted on Old House in England. In Lancashire, England, there is a house bearing the following remarkable inscription on a tablet just under the roof: "William Rushworth Field House 1819. Repeat no grievance but study to be quiet and mind your own business." When the house was being erected a quarrel occurred between the owner and the builder, and the relations between the two became so strained that the contract or refused to go on with the work, and the house stood unfinished for two years. Eventually the owner wishing Wm Rushworth Field House 1819. Repeat no grievences but study to be quiet and Mind your own business to make use of his house, discreetly approached the builder again, and peace was concluded, with honor, the indemnity being the fixing of this curious inscription high up on the wall, where it might be seen by all passers on the highway. There it remains to this day. Practice for British Gunners. Off Gibraltar the British channel fleet has been practicing night firing at a novel target. It is shaped like a destroyer, and is outlined with incandescent lamps that can be switched on or off at will from the towing boat. The idea is to make the practice as realistic as possible. Out of the darkness the "destroyer" suddenly springs, giving the gunners only a few seconds to take aim before sre disappears again. Chatham Leads Canadian Cities. Chatham has the distinction of being the first city in Canada to build a public heating plant. The exhaust steam from a railroad company's power house is used by the heating company. About a mile of mains has been laid, and several churches, schools, hotels, office buildings, as well as business houses and private residences, are connected with its mains. Roman Riding Boots. The cothurnus, which was worn by equestrians in ancient Rome, was a buskin that rose above the middle of the leg, sometimes reaching as high as the knee. Found Colony of Crows. A Northampton (Mass.) man, whose veracity is unquestioned, says that as he was walking along the bank of the Mill river he counted forty-eight crows in one tree, with a dozen more on the ground nearby. SHOWING THE WORLD'S PROGRESS Paper Gas Pipes. Paper gas pipes are among the novelties reported from Europe. Manilla paper is cut up into strips whose width is equal to the length of the pipe section to be used. The paper bands are then passed into a vessel filled with melted asphalt. After coming out of the bath the prepared strip is rolled uniformly and very tightly around an iron rod or pipe which serves as the core and has the same diameter which the gas pipe is to have. The rolling of the paper is stopped when the right thickness has been secured. After the pipe section which is thus formed has been put through a high pressure it is covered on the outside by a layer of sand which is pressed into the asphalt while still hot. The outer surface of the pipe is treated with a waterproof compound. It is said that the pipe is very tight and is cheaper than metal piping. New Electric Bell. The electric bells at present in use are of practically the same as those first introduced, especially in the shape of the bell. A New Jersey inventor has patented an electric bell which is of the same shape as the old hand-ringing bell, the electrical apparatus being attached in a novel manner. The bell is of the suspended type, the apparatus placed in the hollow interior of the bell. It is operated by a clapper, which is connected with a vibrating armature pivotally suspended from the crown of the bell. A magnet is also suspended A The Suspended Magnet. within the bell, and the usual electric apparatus connected with the clappers. On pushing the pushbutton the circuit is closed, the magnet forcing the clapper to vibrate and ring the bell. The bell and bell-ringing apparatus is suspended upon a wire hook, the wires from the battery connecting with this hook and not with the bell direct, the circuit being continued through the wire hook. In this way the bell can be suspended instantly just as assembled at the factory, without requiring the connection of any wires, and can be easily removed by simply lifting it from the hook. Moreover, the bell will always hang free and true, which is essential to its satisfactory operation, and the appearance of the bell is also much enhanced by the concealment of the circuit wires. Paper Corks. A remarkable invention has just been perfected and patented. It is a machine which makes corks out of waste paper and paper pulp. All kinds of waste paper can be made into corks, which are superior to the regular sort, as they are not affected by acids or oils; they have been tested by leading chemists and the largest users of corks, and it is claimed for them that they are far superior to the old style in every way. MAKES COMFORT FOR POULTRY. New Features of Value in Plan of Hen House. The plan for a poultry house given herewith is intended to be about 30 feet long and 13 feet wide, though these dimensions may be reduced considerably. A feature worth noting is the arrangement of the nests which are entirely covered and access to them is through a covered passageway that opens at one end through which the hens go to get to their nests. This renders them very much secluded. The board that covers the nests is held in place with hinges. By raising this board all the nests are opened to view, making it very convenient for taking out the eggs. This device renders the nesting place dark and the entrance that leads to these nests being at one end of the passageway prevents the hens from getting into the nests except when they wish to lay. On the north side of this room are three roosting poles that are made of 2x2s with the corners rounded. They rest on small NORTH Stone Room Rooms Rooms W Setting Room SOUTH Detail of Roof Detail of Roof wooden horses about 3 feet high that stand on a floor. The object of this floor is to catch the droppings from which they can be conveniently taken. The wooden horses, roosting poles and platforms are all movable and can, on short notice, be taken outside to be cleaned or gotten out of the way for renovating the house. Montreal Herald. Cement for Wall. 1. How many barrels of Portland cement would be required to build 128 feet of wall seven feet high and one foot thick, using a quantity of stone fillers? 2. Would there be any danger of cement spoiling if left over winter in a dry place? 3. Are cement blocks warm and dry enough without any lathing and plaster? For a wall 128 feet long by 7 feet high and one foot thick, it would take twenty-two barrels of Portland cement, twenty-six yards of gravel, and seven yards of stone fillers, concrete mixed eight parts gravel to one part cement. 2. Cement stored in a thoroughly dry place will keep over winter, but fresh cement is always the best for any kind of work. 3. For dwelling houses it is best to strap, lath and plaster, as the hollow in the blocks is not continuous, so the walls will sweat more or less, and be damp. Cheap Roofing Paint. The cheapest roofing paint is red iron oxide, with boiled linseed oil for the first coat, finished with a second coat of raw oil. This is a dark brown color and the most durable of all kinds of paint, as the oil and the iron oxide make a chemical combination which is absorbed by the wood or unites with a metal roof. The quantity needed is based on the fact that one gallon of the thin first coat will cover 400 square feet and the second heavier coat will require a gallon for 250 square feet. If the roof is of shingles, it is desirable to paint these on both sides before they are laid on the roof. They will last twice as long as if painted only on one side after the roof is laid. A quick way of painting the shingles is to dip them in the mixed paint, setting them in a trough to drain, thus saving the excess of paint that is not absorbed by the wood. Queer Homes of Troglodytes of the Twentieth Century If we draw a line through Tarsus ne north across the Peninsula of asia Minor, and another through myrna directly east, the two lines will intercept in the volcanic region Mount Argaeus, where the cone BROUGHT DOWN SWELLED HEAD New Englander's Self-Importance Given Severa Shock. The discussion had turned upon the subject of "swelled heads," and former State Senator John Ford told the following: "In a little town in New England there was once a man who had a great idea of his own importance. He had the worst sort of a swelled head, and thought the town could not exist without him. He had held town offices and sincerely believed that no one discharged the duties of those offices as he had. He had also helped the town materially by giving it money for various purposes. But he was not content with the thanks of the townpeople for his services. He believed that there should be some distinct recognition of his worth to the community. So one day at a town meeting he asked permission to be buried in the town plot in the center of which the town hall stood. "The Town Councillors laughed and the petition was tabled. The following year he petitioned for the same thing, and again it was tabled. The third year the same thing occurred. "The fourth year the chairman of the Petition Committee arose and said: 'I have here a petition from the Hon. Mr. B——, asking that he may be buried in the town plot. I move, gentlemen, that we grant this petition, provided the petitioner is buried there next week.' The motion went through amid shouts of laughter and the petition was never again presented."—New York Press. Russia's New Minister of Finance. Admiral Birileff brings a robust disposition to his new task. He is a rollicking salt, with a Homeric stammer, a practical joker, like Lord Charles Beresford. Stories about him are numberless. Here is one: When Admiral Shestakoff was in power he passed a rigorous rule that his young officers must not bankrupt themselves in buying boquets for visiting royalties. The empress was to visit a ship on which Birileff served. As her majesty descended to the cabin a huge bouquet of flowers mysteriously appeared on the table, and delighted royalty at once took possession of it. Admiral Shestakoff saw the mass of fragrant blossoms in the imperial hands and turned furiously to his officer. "Did I not give orders that no one must present flowers?" "N-nobody did!" stammered Birleff; "s-she t-took it hers-self!"—Harper's Weekly. The Irish Sentry. An Irish soldier on sentry duty had orders to allow no one to smoke near his post. An officer with a lighted cigar approached, whereupon Pat boldly challenged him, and ordered him to put it out at once. The officer with an air of disgust threw away his cigar, but no sooner was his back turned than Pat picked it up and quietly retired to the sentry box. The officer happening to look around observed a beautiful cloud of smoke issuing from the box. He at once challenged Pat for smoking on duty. "Smoking, is it, sur? Bedad, and I'm only keeping it lit to show to the corporal when he comes as evidence agin' you." If we draw a line through Tarsus due north across the Peninsula of Asia Minor, and another through Smyrna directly east, the two lines will intercept in the volcanic region of Mount Argaeus, where the cone pyramids and pure cliff dwellings of Cappadocia are found, writes J. R. Sittington Sterrett, an English traveler and artist, who has recently visited that out of the way country. The whole region is of volcanic formation, which covers a vast area extending west to Selme and south to Soghanlu Dere, and is composed of a deep layer of pumice stone, tufa or peperine, overlaid in the region of Tatlar by rugged lava fields. The pumice or tufa is of almost incredible thickness, but the overlaid layer of lava is comparatively thin, not more than three feet at any point. The tufa is so soft that it can be dug away with the thumbnail, so that only time and patience were necessary to excavate it into chambers of any required size. It is known that a chamber 25 feet long, 13 feet broad, and 10 feet high was excavated by a single workman in the space of thirty days. In this region the troglodytes of Cappadocia have the wonderful dwellings which were first described by Paul Lukas, who traveled in Asia Minor on the commission of Louis XIV. His story was discredited, but it is correct in every vital particular, and he perhaps understated the truth when he estimated the number of cones at 50,000. The region was visited in succession by Texier, Hamilton, Tschichatscheff, Ainsworth, Barth and Mordtmann, but it is still virtually unknown. The height of the cones varies greatly, ranging perhaps from 50 to 300 feet. The tallest cones usually stand in the center of an eroded valley, but not always. The process of disintegration by the solvent action of water still continues, of course, and in many cones the exterior wall has been worn away to such an extent that the chambers are laid bare. Such exposed chambers, if they lie fairly in the sun, are used for drying grapes and other fruit, as they are safe against invasion by animals. Often the cones are almost perfect in shape and originally all of them were crowned by caps of lava, which were the primal cause of the cone formation. The caps maintain A TROGLODYTE VILLAGE—FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. their position as they form one integral conglomerate mass with the cone. Very often the doorways are quite elaborate, and display an attempt at architectural and decorative effect, more especially in the case of cones that have been turned into temples, churches or chapels. On entering the doorway of any of these cone dwellings we find ourselves within a spacious chamber, about the walls of which niches and shelves for the storage of small household effects have been cut into the stone. The stairways leading to the upper stories are like wells or round chimneys, and one ascends to an upper story by means of ladder holes cut in the rock. The floor between the stories are usually thick enough to withstand any weight that might be put upon it, but occasionally the excavators miscalculated the thickness of the floor, and so had to make one lofty chamber instead of two. As many as nine stories may occur in one cone, but most have only two, three, or four stories, which can be counted by the windows. Great numbers of the cone dwellings are used to-day as dovecotes for hosts of pigeons, the eggs and flesh of which are used by the cave dwellers. The natives of this region are still, to all intents and purposes troglodytes, but if we leave out of consideration the fact that their dwellings are at least partially underground, they differ in habits and customs in no whit from the ordinary Turkish villagers with ordinary humdrum surroundings. Sometimes the front of the house is built of blocks of pumice stone, while all the rest of the abode is subterranean, the cone or cliff being used as an annex; but in most cases a modern dwelling is excavated, not in a cone, but in the face of the bluff, and thus becomes a cliff dwelling, properly so-called. This is true of the business street of the town of Urgub, where the front room or facade opening on the street, is the only room in the dwelling into which the light comes. The other rooms are in midnight darkness all the year round. The owner of such an abode can extend his dwelling indefinitely into the bowels of the earth, a feature which is not without its advantage in a land where the wise man conceals the fact that he is wealthy. The interior chambers are used chiefly for granaries and storage; even their chaff, which is made to take the place of our hay, is safely stowed away in these dry and dark chambers. The landscapes amid which the modern troglodyte dwells are never tame, and are often startling. The modern troglodytic usages add to rather than detract from the general weirdness of the prospect. The soil is fertile and produces vegetables and fruit, chiefly apricots of superb quality. Indeed, one of the old travelers claims this region as the original home of the apricot. Garden and desert are often close neighbors for the reason that the garden flourishes wherever the stone hats rotted sufficiently; whereas the adjacent but naked and unrotted stone is the most barren of deserts. The real center of these cones and troglodytic abodes is the region about Udj Assaru, a huge mass of pumice stone rising in the midst of many branching valleys. The Turkish name means the Castle of Udj, but it is not known whether Udj was the name of some princeling or of a district. It is a mere shell, honeycombed to the very pinnacle with chambers sufficient in number to satisfy even the wealthiest troglodyte. It is very difficult to fix a date for the origin of these cave dwellings. They are mentioned by no classical author, except perhaps Cicero; but there is an allusion in the works of Leo Diaconus, who flourished about 950 A. D. Prof. Sayce, however, believes that the cones of Cappadocia were well known and inhabited in the Hittite period about 1900 B. C., a date beyond which we cannot and need not try to go.New York Times. CRUSHED UNDER PIE WERE ARTIST'S HOPES AND MILLIONAIRE'S SILK HAT. Impression So Ardently Desired Was Certainly Made, But Not in the Right Place—Consolation Under the Circumstances Simply a Mockery. "Don't talk to me!" wailed the girl artist wiping a daub of green paint off the side of her nose with a clean corner of her apron. "Don't even look at me! I can't bear it! I'm a failure—a rank miserable—" "Tut, tut," interrupted the sympathetic friend, carefully testing the strength of a tabourette before sitting down on it. "Why this sudden depression?" "It isn't a matter of depression; it's a matter of impression," corrected the girl artist, pulling a screen in front of her last night's supper table. "What do you think of an impressionist who cannot make an impression?" "But I thought you had, you know. Your paintings—" "It isn't my paintings; it's my pies," was the astonishing rejoinder, "and if I've made an impression it's the very worst possible one I could make. Listen, and you shall hear. You remember how well my two subjects were hung at the exhibition last week? Well, I had worked over those things for six months and my whole future depended on them. "Perhaps you heard that a certain millionaire was seen admiring them. Well, he did more than that. He offered to buy them, and even went so far as to make an appointment to call and see me about the prices and to look at more of my work. You don't know what that means to an artist who has been living on tea and hope, with an occasional bologna sausage, for two solid years. I had even planned to pay my three months' back rent and had picked out a nice new stylish studio on the strength of it. I got to feeling so merry and wealthy over it that I decided to have a real dinner with my last spare change. I went straight out and bought a steak and a bottle of wine and a beautiful custard pie, one of the thick, creamy kind, you know, with white fluffy* dubs all over the top of it and a crust like snowflakes. A man running into a house, holding a hammer and a stick. "My custard pie reposing on the top of his silk hat." I was madly reckless. Thus does success turn the youthful head. "When I was ready to receive my millionaire and had lighted a fire in the grate that doesn't work, and hidden everything hideable under the bed, I put the pie out on the windowsill! and drew the inside curtains so that you never could have seen it without staring impolitely. "Of course, I was horribly nervous and kept running to the dressing table to daub powder on my nose and poking the fire and peeking out of the window every time the doorbell rang. At last the bell gave a funny little conventional tinkle. I sneaked to the window and peered cautiously out. But the visitor, whoever he was, was standing just a few inches too far inside the doorway to be seen from my point of vantage. Curiosity got the better of discretion within me, and, very carefully, so as not to make it creak, I opened the window and leaned out. "I had scarcely touched the sill when there was a whirl of something white and yellowish through the air, a splash and then a crash! I shrieked and clapped my hands to my eyes. When I withdrew them all I could see was the retreating figure of a portly gentleman in a frock coat flying madly down the street with my custard pie reposing on the top of his silk hat and dripping over his face and shoulders like Niagara Falls in winter. No, he won't come back. Don't attempt to console me! I'll never be able to swallow another mouthful of custard pie again as long as I live without choking! Every hope I've got in the world was squashed with that pie!" And the tears rolled down her cheeks and fell into the fire in the grate so it wouldn't work. Pompeian Bread. The bakers of Pompeii made their break into forms that were circular and flat, as appears from loaves that were found among the ruins of a bake oven of the city. Woman Becomes Broker. A broker's office has been opened in the Mercantile Library Building, Cincinnati, by Mrs. Carlotta Thompson Brown, who has fitted the place out handsomely for the benefit of her patrons. Mrs. Brown until her marriage about a year ago was connected with a bank—the only woman cashier in Cincinnati. Tired of the monotony of housework, she has re-entered the business world. "Keeping house is the most tiresome thing I know of," said she, after twelve months of domestic life. "Whether a woman does her own work or has servants to do it, there is not enough mental stimulus in housework for a woman who has held her own in the business world. "Besides, it is poor judgment to waste ability on housework which any one of average intelligence could do." Mrs. Brown is the mistress of a beautifully appointed flat, presided over by a high-priced housekeeper.—New York World. Vindictive Bachelors Form Club. Because several have been jilted by summer girls ten young bachelors of Roscoe and Rockland, Sullivan county, N. Y., have formed an anti-matrimony club and decided to live only for themselves. Every bachelor becoming a member of the club is forbidden to marry under a penalty of $100. The better to counteract any longing for the society of ladies, the club has leased a tract of land and erected a clubhouse, where the members congregate and renew their pledges of bachelorhood. Two of the members were jilted by summer girls last summer, four have vowed to marry only city girls and the four others, while not telling their troubles, are said to have been turned down by native beauties.—New York Sun. IN FASHION'S REALM IN FASHION'S REALM MODES THAT HAVE THE SANCTION OF THE ELITE. Handsome Waist for the Theater or Evening—Costume of Cream Broadcloth Braided in Soutache—Delightful Morning Gown—Some Recipes. Soft and Fluffy Effects. The fashionable neck ruches are too soft and fluffy for description. It is no exaggeration to say that it is beyond the power of mere words to tell of the beauty of these novelties. Suffice it to say that the fabrics most in demand are plain tulle, ring dot net, chiffon, malines, and mousseline. Extremely dainty effects are laid in countless ruched folds, between which are smuggled clusters of little pink rosebuds, blue forget me nots and cowslips, while at the front there are long streamers of hand-painted ribbons swarthed with lace again, caught with flowers and lovers' knots of silver and gold braid. Scarfs of lace retain their prestige, but they can not get away from the softening effect of chiffon and the cloudy, diaphanous stuffs that are the attraction of such trimmings. White lace with black chiffon is a striking combination, and the two form a background for most artistic trimmings of American beauty roses, fushlas, and other bright red blooms. To Clean a Rain Coat. Last year's rain coat can be made to do many more days of service during the rainy days by the following treatment: First, dip the garment in cold water, then with a scrubbing brush and yellow soap proceed to scrub it all over, having spread it on a table. When the dirt is removed, dip the coat in repeated waters to get rid of the suds, but do not wring it. Hang up in the air or in an airy room, but do not put near the fire. Paint or grease spots must be removed by spirits of turpentine, and common soap will do the rest. The dirtiest spots will necessarily need the most scrubbing. Hot water should never be used in cleaning a rain coat. Handsome Theatre Waist. Theatre waist of black taffeta made with a group of plaits in front bordered with bands of black velvet and frills of the taffeta. The unlined yoke is of fine white lace, bordered with a band of pink velvet and a band of black velvet, the latter knotted at the corners. The berthas and epaulets are of white guipure. The puffed sleeves are finished just above the elbows with bands of silk. PICCOLIN ornamented with knots of black velvet, and with lace ruffles. The girdle is of the silk, ornamented in front with a strap, and frills of pink velvet. Here is the Polish way of cooking a breast of lamb. Have the bones removed, then roll in compact shape and tie. Put a tablespoonful or more of butter in a saucepan and when hot cook the breast in it, turning until brown on all sides. Add a glass of water, a glass of white wine, a few onions sliced, a clove of garlic and a little minced parsley, together with two cloves and salt and pepper to season. Cook gently until the meat is tender, then take up on a hot platter and place where it will keep warm while the sauce is made ready. Strain the liquor that the meat is cooked in, take off the fat and cook down if necessary. Add a tablespoonful of butter, blended with the same amount of flour, and a little more minced parsley. When cooked and smooth, squeeze in the juice of a lemon or add a tablespoonful of vinegar, pour over the meat and serve. 3 Cream broadcloth braided in soutache braid of darker color. Delightful Morning Gown. The design is very simple in its construction, having narrow box plaits stitched to yoke depth, the two nearest the front being stitched the entire length. A broad shaped collar completes the neck with or without a shield and may be adorned with lace or braid to suit the weaver. A soft sash girdles the waist, or it may be omitted and the fullness hang in graceful folds to the floor. The pattern provides for full length or short sack length, and the dressing sack is very attractive, made after this pattern. The gown may be made as elaborate or as simple as desired, while a dainty touch may be added in the form of a narrow valenciennes edging the collar, sleeves and neck. A soft flannel, challis, cashmere, silk or lawn may fashion it. In the medium size $ 8 \% $ yards of 36-inch material are needed. Flower Toques. Nothing more effective has been seen in the millinery world for some time than the novel flower toques, which are really a revival of the floral hats and bonnets worn a few years ago. These toques consist merely of a buckram shape covered entirely with tiny flowers, set close together. Violets, of course, are at the present time the most fashionable flower for this purpose. Perhaps the prettiest and most simple model yet shown is a shape decorated in the aforementioned manner, turned up slightly at the left side, and finished off with a large white osprey. Date Waffles. Separate two eggs and beat the yolks very light. Beat into them half a teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon of sugar and one of butter, and rub all to a cream. Add a cup of milk and one and a half cups of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of baking powder; beat all till smooth, add a cupful of chopped, floured dates, and, last, fold in the egg whites. Bake in a waffle iron, and as soon as each piece is done spread it with softened butter mixed with powdered sugar and the grated peel of a lemon, or serve with maple sugar.—Harper's Bazar. LESTER PIANOS Just arrived at the BOLLINGER MUSIC HOUSE, it will will pay you to see them before buying. We have a fine variety of other makes. Terms to suit the customer. Remember the place:— BOLINGER MUSIC HOUSE. 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