Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE Of The Great Bankrupt Sale at the Boston Store. It is an undisputed Fact that we are Selling goods much Lower than other Merchants Can buy them. While we don't claim to have the Biggest Line of Easter goods in town, We do claim to Sell the More Staple, and Much more Neccessary goods at Prices That Mean Much to the Purchaser. If when in town Shopping, you will only give us a call before buying, we will convince you of the fact, that we offer Better Bargains than we Advertise, as we can not mention every thing in the papers, But you will find every thing marked in plain figures, one price to all. G, BERKOWITZ, PROPRIETOR. The Bar Association Held Rousing Meeting The Muskogee Bar association held a rousing meeting at the court house Monday evening with Charles A. Cook as charman and W. A. Green, secretary, of the gathering. W. G. Robertson, W. T. Hutchings, Ben. Martin, Z. T. Walrond and Thos. H. Owen were selected as a committee to nominate a committee of nine to conduct the examinations for admission to the bar for the ensuing year. The committee is composed of Attorneys Cnas. A. Cook, R. P. de Graffenreid, Ezra Brainard, S. V. O'Hare, W. F. Schuermeyer, DeRoos Bailey, John H. King, Chris M. Bradley, and Grant Foreman. The committee on the setting of dockets is as follows: S. E. Gidney, Geo. A. Murphy N. A. Gibson, E. A. DeMeulles, P. C. West, W: H. Twine, W. F. Rampendahl, M. G. Bailey and W. J. Sullivan. The nominations were referred to Judge W. R. Lawrence for favorable action. The bar in regard to the disposition of divorce suits presented a resolution that the judge be requested to try all divorce matters in open court in accordance with the Arkansas statutes now in force in the Indian Territory. The first and third Saturdays of each month during Vol 7 Muskogee, I.T., Thursday, April 12, 1906. the term of court were designated as days upon which divorce proceedings should be heard. A committee consisting of E. A. DeMeulles, S. M. Rutherford and Percival Adams were chosen to present a report of the meeting to Hon. W. C. Lawrence. A resolution was offered and unanimously adopted praising the court as follows: Be it Resolved, By the members of the Muskogee Bar in meeting assembled, that the thanks of the Bar be extended to the Honorable William R. Lawrence, judge of the United States court, for the confidence reposed in them, and for the courtesies extended. Ben White takes his own life. Ben White, an old colored barber who has lived in Muskogee for years, and is well known by all the old timers, committed suicide Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock by severing his juglar vein with a razor. Mr. White has been in ill health for some time and was canfined to his bed. He sent to Will Thompson, another barber to come to his home, and shve him. While Thompson was making preparations, White asked his wife to let him see the razor. The old man calmly felt the blade and then cut his throat from ear to ear. White was a prominent colored man and a member of maney colored societies. He was 53 years old. DUNBAR SCHOOL Principal Johnson Gives orders JANITOR INFLICTS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT What do you think of a Janitor being appointed by the Principal of a school to inflict corporal punishment upon a pupil and a girl pupil? We are informed that such is the condition at Dunbar School and that the daughter of Wm. Ragsdale was severely punished by the Janitor for some small infraction of the rules. Now this is getting beyond all rules of common decency and a Principal who has no more courage or ability than exhibited by Johnson in this case should not only go but go instantly. His resignation should have been sənt in when he delegated his authority as Chief dispensor of the birch to the janitor, whose sole duty is to keep the building clean and the room comfortable. We interviewed Mr. Ragsdale and learned of the barbarious treatment to his little girl. This and the many other doings of the excuse for Principal are sufficient to let him out of the position and at once. Prof. Alex Mike. Among the bright young progressive young colored men of the B. I. T. is Prof A. H. Mike, Supt., of Creek Orphans Home School. Prof. Mike has been in charge of the Orphans Home for several years and has kept the school up to the high standard attained by his predecessors. He is one of the most able men of the Creek Nation and being a member of the Creek Tribe a Freedman he inherits his proportionate share of the lands and money of the Nation just the same as an Indian, by blood. This young man is leading his people to a higher degree in the march of progress and is teaching them how to take on the broader citizenship of United State Citizens when their tribal goverment shall cease. The positions of honor and No 29 trust that he has held, shows that he stands in the front rank among the leaders of the Nation. As we enter statehood it is to such men as he whom we may expect to point out the right road for his people to go. We have known this young man and watched his course every since our advent into the B. I. T. and we can say of him that we have always found him battling for the right, that he is an honest upright christian gentle man and as true as steel to his friends and just and fair to his enemies (the lattee are few indeed) He has the confidence and respect of the best of people of this great and magnificent country, regardless of race, color, creed or political affiliations. It is to such men as he that the race must look for its future prosperity and advancement. Like all good men there may be envious beings who will snap at his heels and attempt assassination of his standing in the community but like Gold tried by the fire he comes out brighter for the trial. We propheysy a grand and brilliant future in the new state for Prof. A. H. Mike and others young men of his integrity, honesty and industrys. We pray for more such men. Cheap Rates to NEW ORLEANS for the U. C.V. REUNION On April 22d, 23d and 24th round trip ticket will be sold to New Orleans at exceptionally low rates. Oklahoma City $13,90 South McAlester 12,55 Muskogee 13,80 Tulsa 15,20 Sedalia 17,75 Nevada 16,30 Tickets good until May 7th April is a delightful month in New Orleans. It is a city of unique and picturesque interest. The low rates enable you to make the trip at a very small outlay. If you're thinking of going to New Orleans see the nearest M. K. & T. R'y agent for full particulars. W. S. St. George, Gen'l Pass & Ticket Agent St. Louis, Mo. RAILROADS IN CONTEST. Three Groups of Lines at War over Homeseekers' Rates. Omaha. Neb.—The three groups of railroads representing the Northwest, the Southeast and the Southwest are engaged in a three cornered fight over homeseekers' excursions. Fuel was added to the flame yesterday by a proposition which the Rock Island submitted to make homeseekers' rates effective in the Southwest territory every Tuesday of the month. If the plan is negatived in the Western Passenger association lines, independent action will be taken by the Rock Island. John Sebastian, speaking for the latter road yesterday said: "The Rock Island, the Frisco systems stand flatly for the development of the Southwest into which territory a heavy immigration has been induced by spending a large amount of money and by a liberality which has immense results in the way of colonizing. We believe the location of settlers is vastly more important than the loss of a few dollars through the manipulation of cheap rate tickets. The lines I represent have no objection to any basis of homeseekers' rates which may be inaugurated into other territories, but so far as the Southwest is concerned we shall insist upon protecting that territory by as liberal inducements as are offerer by the lines in any other territory. Trouble of Long Standing. The trouble which has grown serious, had its origin several years ago when the Rock Island and other lines began to put in low rates in the interest of developing the Southwest. For years the western roads had accepted tenders of low rates made by the southeastern roads with a view of colonizing the South and Southeast. When the western roads tendered low rates in the interest of their territory the southeastern roads demurred and have ever since been calling for a conference. Such a conference was held in St. Louis last week, at which the southeastern interests asked the southwestern roads to take out their low rates applying from Memphis territory. Objection was especially made to the round-trip rate of 75 per cent of the one way fare which is put into effect during the fall months. All roads except the Rock Island expressed a willingness to raise the rates. In the meantime the northwestern lines had given notice that they would run homeseekers' excursions every Tuesday in the month instead of every third Tuesday, and the Rock-Island declared it would not permit the southwest to be sietracked for any other territory. It is rumored the Rock Island's next move will be to extend its cheap rates to the Birmingham territory, which it has refrained from doing hitherto in consideration of the southeastern situation.—Omaha World-Herald. BLACK AND RED HAIR ARE AKIN. Idea to the Contrary, Long Held, Is Wrong. The color of the hair, says the Grand Magazine, is usually transmitted from parents to child. This is especially true when both parents have the same complexion. Instances, however, are not uncommon where children have hair black as ebony, while the hair of both parents is a burning red. Instead of disproving the theory that a child takes after its parents so far as the color of the hair is concerned, this fact, it has now been ascertained, is all in favor of the doctrine. Red hair, in fact, is by its structure and composition much nearer to black hair than to blond. Very often, if the hair of a very dark complexioned person be examined attentively, a few quite red hairs will be detected in the mass. On the other hand, it would be time wasted to seek for black hair in the locks of a fair person. Similarly it is not infrequent to notice children whose hair, red at birth, becomes as they grow older quite dark. When, too, after some serious illness, the production of the coloring pigment of the hair falls off, black hair becomes not blond, but red. Fair hair, which to a casual eye appears to have much more affinity to red hair than to black, is, on the contrary, quite distinct. FARM MISCELLANY Experience in Threshing. My experience in threshing has not been varied. It has been the same thing over and over again and that has been very expensive to the farmers in this part of the state, in as much as the machines do not save the grain. I have lived in this ring seven years. We have had five different machines in that time and there has been no choice. We have employed two-men machines and they did no better work than the old hand feed which we used two years. The machines thresh the grain all right, but do not separate it from the straw, and enough oats go into the straw stack to doubly pay the threshing bill. Such work does not pay very well. Some of the farmers say the oats are in the stack, they are light, and so forth, but I would rather have them all taken out of the straw. Then I can do as I choose with them. I would prefer feeding them rather than have them wasted in the straw and rot in the chaff, which they generally do. All the inventors in the country are wracking their brains to get a three-kernel drop to a planter. There are but very few threshing machines exhibited at fairs, and where there are they attract very little attention, for the fact that they fail to present the vital point to the farmers, that of saving or separating the grain from the straw. Perhaps there are machines that will do that. Then that same machine will blow lots of the oats into the stack. Any old cylinder and concave will do the shelling all right, but it is the taking care of the oats and getting them out of the separator before the fan blows them into the stack to be wasted. I would like to hear from others on this subject. J. C. Mahoney, Kane Co., Ill. The American Sheep. The American sheep is coming to be more and more a matter of interest to the American farmer. It is doubtful if in this generation we shall again see the small interest in sheep that has been shown during the past fifteen years. This lack of interest was due to the fact that the sheep with which the farmer found himself fifteen years ago was largely a woolproducing sheep, and wool was then declining at a rapid rate. The demand for mutton was much less then now. In the fifteen years there has been a great change in the character of American sheep. They are more largely suited for the production of mutton than they were then, and, moreover, the price of wool is again high enough to encourage the sheep owner to produce it. The city people are demanding a sheep of higher quality than formerly and can hardly be satisfied with a sheep that has been brought up on weeds and brush. The sheep that is well fed from birth to the block is the only one that produces meat that brings a good price in the city markets. The sheep that have been grown on poor feed and then fattened quickly sell for a smaller price on the city market, as their meat is known to be not of the best quality. The American sheep may be a pasture cleaner, but it must have good grass also if it is to be profitable. Winter Apples. In the selection of winter apples be sure and note in what catalogue the apples are described. What is a winter apple in one locality is sometimes a summer apple in other localities. Should a man take the Wealthy he will have a winter apple if he lives in Minnesota, but a summer or fall apple if he lives in the southern part of Illinois. KEPT UNLIGHTED CIGAR WHOLE Stout Man Had Found Novel Use for Rubber Bands. The stout man stood puffing at an unlighted cigar, bandaged tightly with a series of rubber bands. Wrapped in this manner, the cigar gave the appearance of a fractured limb fresh from the hands of a surgeon. "I see you getting ready to ask the question," said the stout man. "You want to know what I have my cigar done up in these rubber bands for. Well, I'll tell you. It is a little trick of my own invention. I was a cigar fiend for several years, but I have now broken off the habit—haven't smoked one for several years. I am now trying to break myself of the chewing habit. This cigar, you see, gives me a dry smoke and an imitation chew at the same time. If something does not happen to it this cigar will last me two weeks. Those rubber bands keep it from falling to pieces." Vegetable Animals of Great Beauty. The car jelly fish, an habitue of the northern shores of Europe, has four lips, veined and curled like fern fronds, surrounding the veiled mouth. The root mouth jelly fish is so called because, instead of one central mouth, it has a host of little mouths placed at the end of its eight large lips. This often swims in immense shoals, gleaming blue, pink, or yellow on the sunlit sea surfaces. Piazzi Smyth, an astronomer, once sailed through a shoal forty miles broad near the Canary islands. He estimated that the superficial layer alone had a population of 225,000,000. At night they glow with a yellow green phosphorescent light. Foibles of Dr. Johnson. All great people have had their follies, which is another way of saying that all have their weak points. Dr. Johnson, with all his philosophy, was not without a superstition. He was very careful not to enter a room with his left foot foremost. If by any chance he did so he would immediately step back and re-enter with his right foot foremost. He was terribly afraid of death, and would not suffer it to be mentioned in his presence. DECAYED STARCH. A Food Problem. An Asheville man tells how right food did that which medicines had failed to accomplish "For more than 15 years," he says. "I was afflicted with stomach trouble and intestinal indigestion, gas forming in stomach and bowels and giving me great distress. These conditions were undoubtedly due to the starchy food I ate, white bread, potatoes, etc., and didn't digest. I grew worse with time, till, 2 years ago, I had an attack which the doctor diagnosed as appendicitis. When the surgeon operated on me, however, it was found that my trouble was ulcer of the pancreas, instead of appendicitis. "Since that time I have had several such attacks, suffering death, almost. The last attack was about 3 months ago, and I endured untold agonies. "The doctor then said that I would have to eat less starchy stuff, so I began the use of Grape-Nuts food for I knew it to be pre-digested, and have continued same with most gratifying results. It has built me up wonderfully. I gained 10 pounds in the first 8 weeks that I used Grape-Nuts, my general health is better than ever before, my brain is clearer and my nerves stronger. "For breakfast and dinner, each, I take 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts with cream, a small slice of dry toast, an egg soft boiled and a cup of Postum; and I make the evening meal on Grape-Nuts and cream alone—this gives me a good night's rest and I am well again." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. EX-MAYOR CRUMBO RECOMMENDS PE-RU-NA. PETER H. "My Endorsement of Pe-ru-na is Based On Its Merits." —Ed. Crumbo. ED. CRUMBO, Ex-Mayor of New Albany, Ind., writes from 511 E. Oak street: "My endorsement of Peruna is based on its merits. "If a man is sick he looks anxiously for something which will cure him, and Peruna will do the work. "I know that it will cure catarrh of the head or stomach, indigestion, headache and any weary or sick feeling. "It is bound to help anyone, if used according to directions. "I also know dozens of men who speak in the highest terms of Peruna and have yet to hear of anyone being disappointed in it." * Mr. Crumbo, in a later letter, dated Aug. 25, 1904, says: "My health is good, at present, but if I should have to take any more medicine I will fall back on Peruna." The World's Standard DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS 700,000 In Use. Ten Times All Others Combined. Save $10 - per Cow Every Year of Use over all Gravity Setting Systems and $5 - per Cow over all Imitating Separators Send for new 1906 Catalogue THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. Canal & Randolph Sts. 74 Cortlandt Street NEW YORK CHICAGO OVER 5,000 BRANCHES AND LOCAL AGENCIES. Don't Get Wet! TOWER'S SLICKERS will keep you dry as nothing else will, because they are the product of the best materials and seventy years' experi- ence in manufacturing. TOWER'S FISH BRAND A. J. TOWER CO. Boston, U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO., Ltd. Toronto, Can. 881 W. N. U., Muskogee, No. 15, 1906. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. DEFIANCE STARCH easiest to work with and starches clothes nicest. HIGH CLASS DRUGGISTS AND OTHERS. The better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations sometimes have the name—"Syrup of Figs"—or "Fig Syrup" and of some piratical concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of "Syrup of Figs" or "Fig Syrup," which does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it be large or small. for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians' prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased everywhere, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better class of druggists who will sell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices. MANY WHO FORMERLY SMOKED IO¢ CIGARS NOW SMOKE LEWIS' SINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR "LaCreole' Will Restore those Gray Hairs "LaCreole' Hair Restorer is a Perfect Dressing and Restorer. 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THE MK AND T MISSISSippi Kansas & Texas Railway Cheap Rates to NEW ORLEANS for the U. C.V. REUNION On April 22d, 23d and 24th round trip ticket will be sold to New Orleans at exceptionally low rates. Oklahoma City $13.90 South McAlester 12.55 Muskogee 13.80 Tulsa 15.20 Sedalia 17.75 Nevada 16.30 Tickets good until May 7th April is a delightful month in New Orleans. It is a city of unique and picturesque interest. The low rates enable you to make the trip at a very small outlay. If you're thinking of going to New Orleans see the nearest M. K. & T. R'y agent for full particulars. W. S. St. George, Gen'l Pass & Ticket Agent St. Louis, Mo. Good Meals for Traveless. Our dinning stations are owned and operated by the Company. This assures uniform quality and service. The meals are nominal in price (50c) and a little better than you ever for the money. They have satisfied others—we know they will satisfy you. 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INCORPORATED Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Tinware, and Celebrated Monarc Ranges. Every one Guaranteed. Builders' Tools, etc. All kinds of Tin Work and Plumbing, Refrigerators and Ice Coolers. THE CIMETER JOB PRINTING CO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE ¶We do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: ¶Reasonable rates made consistent with first-class printing :: :: :: ¶Try us once and you will always send us your work :: :: :: :: South Second St., Muskogee, IA BUILDING (IN THE REAR) ON FIRST Peer Abstract IOWA BUILDING this Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Go there for correct information. Bank of Muskogee, Muskogee New Time Effective January WEST Leaves 7:45 a. m. No. 52 Leave 1:10 p. m. No. 56 “ 2:00 p. m. No. 54 Arrive ives 7:00 p. m. No. 58 “ Local Accomodations Daily Excuse ville and Muskogee and Nos. 58 and between Okmulgee and Muskogee. connect at Okmulgee for north and Fayetteville for St. Louis and a a Springs line and west from Mon ham and Bryand to Springfield. 203 South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. JONES BUILDING (IN THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR Pioneer Abstract Co. IOWA BUILDING This Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Go there for correct information. WEST EAST No. 53 Leaves 7:45 a. m. No. 52 Leaves 11:25 a.m, No. 51 " 1:10 p. m. No. 56 " 7:45 a. m. No. 57 " 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 between Fayetteville and Muskogee and Nos. 58 and 57 Local except Sunday between Okmulgee and Muskogee. 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 Memphis, Birmingham and Bryand to Springfield. --- FRISCO SYSTEM FROM HERE TO THERE. WEST No. 53 Leaves No. 51 “ No. 57 “ No. 55 Arrives No. 55 & 56 Locat tween Fayetteville cept Sunday betwe No. 51 will conne will connect ar Fay points; Eureka Spi phis, Birmingham PHONE 302 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. TLE & TRUST CO. REAL BANKING ICE, SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE Trans a Specialty MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. DWARE COMPANY. CORPORATED Ware, Tinware, and Celebrated by one Guaranteed. Builders' ing, Refrigerators and Ice Coolers. JOB PRINTING CO. AIL ORDER HOUSE St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR Abstract Co. BUILDING makes absolutely correct e. Go there for correct Muskogee, I. T. v TimeCard reative January 17th EAST m. No. 52 Leaves 11:25 a.m, m. No. 56 “ 7:45 a. m. m. No. 54 Arrives 7:45 a. m. m. No. 58 “ 10:00 a. m. odations Daily Except Sunday beskogee and Nos. 58 and 57 Local ex- egee and Muskogee. ulgee for north and south. No. 52 For St. Louis and all intermediate and west from Monett and to Mem- nd to Springfield. New TimeCard H. E. HARKRIDER, Ag't. A LIVING DEATH, Vividly Described By a Citizen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Andrew Johnson, 411 West Twelfth St., Sioux Falls, S. D., says: “Doan’s Kidney Pills saved san my life. My doctor, [3 from a careful an- ; \ alysis of the urine f} OE and a diagnosis of ‘b: x my case, had told (ae) me I could not live x six weeks. I was ‘i D struck down tn the INI E street with kidney eke ba) trouble, and for a MeV Nie whole year could HSS Vi elt not leave the house Alaney Frills saved Faas my life. My doctor, [3 from a careful an: ; \ alysis of the urine , OE and a diagnosis of ‘b: ae my case, had told RF = me I could not live x six weeks. I was NS §,. struck down in the NW" Baa street with kidney Hee J 2a) trouble, and for a Hahn MATE whole year could HSE ahi not leave the house I lost flesh, my eyes failed me, 1 bloated at times, my back hurt and | suffered a living death. There seemed ho hope until 1 began using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Then I began to im- prove. The pain left gradually, the swellings subsided, | gained appetite and weight, and to make a long story short, | got well!” Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. When a man fs “generous to a fault” you generally find the fault is one of his own. SAVED BABY LYON’S LIFE. Awful sight From That Dreadful Com. plaint, Infantile Eczema—Mother Praises Cuticura Remediec. FIST VUES Mee wIee. “Our baby had that dreadful com plaint, Infantile Eczema, which affiict- ed him for several months, commen- cing at the top of his head, and at last covering his whole body. His suffer- ings were untold and constant misery, in fact, there was nothing we would not have done to have given him re- lief. We finally procured a full set of the Cuticura Remedies, and in about three or four days he began to show a brighter spirit and really laughed, for the first time in a year. In about ninety days he was fully recovered. Praise for the Cuticura Remedies has always been our greatest pleasure, and there is nothing too good that we could say in their favor, for they cer- tainly saved our baby's life, for he was the most awful sight that I ever beheld, prior to the treatment of the Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon, 1826 Appleton Ave., Parsons, Kan., July 18, 1906." Sympathy is the golden key tha meters the door to the heart of hu manity, Beware of Ointments for Catarrk: that Contain Mercury, fa mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell aud complotely derange the whole syste when catering It through the mucous surfaces, Buch articles should never be used eee on prescrip: Mons from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do ts ten fold to the good you can possibly d= rive from them, Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., coutaina no mer cury, and fs taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall'a Catarrh Cure be sure you get the Baste It ts taken Sprarnayy and made in Toledo, io, by F. J Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Bold ty Drugyiate.” Price, 7c, per bottle, ‘Take Hall's Famtiy Pills for constipation. Muloch: It takes a heroine to be economical, It’s a Jarer. If you smash or bruise your finger, do not ery, If you sprain a joint or muscle, just try Rubbing a little of it on, and the pain will soon be gone. It performs while others promise, “they will cure you bye and bye.” Hunt's Lightning Oil is the great- est instantaneous performer in the circus of life. Any ache or pain it will not jar loose is a fixture. 80 few men are competent to en: Joy competency, Garfield Tea, Mild Laxative, Regulates the Liver, Kidneys, Stom-. ach and Bowels, cures Constipation and Sick Headache. Send this notice with your naw and address to the Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., tor free sample package. Sold at all drug stores. Send us the name of your druggist, Muskogee Cimeter. w. i, SWINE, Batted, MUSKOGEE, Be ee IND. TER. “INDIAN TERRITORY NEWS Se. eis ML a. oe Ok a i SR ae ee a new church to cost $2,500. Hickory, I. T., is to have a new pa- per which will be issued under the name of the “Hickory Advaace.” Standing candidates mav now lay their halftone rortraits away until an- other election, when they will look fierce as ever, The tailroad Y. M. C._A., at Sa- pulpa, will build a swimming pool at a cost of $400 which will be ready for use by May Ist. A letter received from White Oak States that the prospective well near that piace being dug by Vinita people struck gas and oil, The Guarantee Abstract company which has recently been organized at Pauls Valley, “and incorporated with a capital oh $6,000, The Farmers Union gin at Indiano- la was totally destroyed by fire. Loss about $7,000, covered by insurance to an extent of $5,000, The Church of the Redeemer, Con- gregation, at Shelsea, have purchased a site and will build a house of wor- ship at a cost of $2,000. Renders, Scrue~s & Kahoe of Nor- man, have secured the contract to build two new school houses at Pauls Valley to cost about $25,000. Capt. G. S. White of Vinita, is ar- ranging to go into the squab business, His “farm” is ready and he will re- ceive a shipment of birds in a few days. Harry H. Little, in the acounting division of the Indian agency, has been appointed clerk on the inter- state commerce commission and will leave for the east at once. It is claimed the burning of the gas well near Caney so long was a bene- fit to it. When it was struck by light- ning February 23 it only gauged 38,- 000,000 cubic feet, now it is 61,000,000, The Oklahoma and Indian Terri- tory Funeral Directors’ association, comprising the undertakers of the two territories, will hold a conven- tion at Shawnee, on April 22, A pro- gram will be rendered, An effort is being made to locate a brick plant at Davis, I. T. Califor- nia capital has agreed to take a large block of the stock and the city has purchased land near the city limits to donate to the establi#iment. The St. Louis Storage company, one of the largest in the west, has se- cured grounds at Muskogee alongside the railroad tracks for a three story building 50x400 feet. They will be prepared to store goods in car lots, Dirt has been broken and work commenced for the preparation of building the new gin at Vian. When completed it will be one of the best gins in the territory, being equipped with all the latest and improved ma- chinery. At Coalgate, A, O. Archer and his associates, through W, E. Groomer, ‘deposited with the city authorities a certified check for $500 as a forfeit, conditioned on commencing work on the new électric light plant within sixty days and completing its install- ment within six months, Two new oil companies have been organized in Bartlesville recently. The officers of the Mohawk Oil com- pany are George F, Pratt, president; Percy McConnell, secretary; J. A. Veasey, vice president. The officers el tha Ransate fall anmatame nen Pas, Women in Our Hospitals Appalling Increases tn the Number of Operations erformed Each Year—How Women May Avoid Them. Mh SS OF ‘8 a > E> WW CH] mies \Y aetna fe We es ( i é | Ree ‘ a. — ae ie | ia ie % ied, ; VAN i EXO Nea : Ras B Vu R SONORA / SS eee Si S\ - LA ON 4 | c— = ; TA/ Miss Ruby Mushrush ‘Mrs. Al iceBerr: hill | ee through the hospitals in our large cities one is surprised to find such | glarge proportion of the ee ae on those snow-white beds women | and girls, who are either awaiting or recovering from serions operations. _ Why should this be the case? Sim- ply because they have neglected them- selves. Female troubles are certainly on the increase among the women of this country—they creep upon them unawares, but every one of those patients in the hospital beds had Plenty of warning in that bearing-down feel- ing, pain atleftorrightof theabdomen, nervous exhaustion, pain in the small of the back, dizziness, flatulency, dis- pee of the organs or irregular- ities. Allof these symptoms are indi- cations of an unhealthy condition of the female ~ ns, and if not heeded the penal » be paid by a danger- ous oper ‘1en these symptoms manifes‘ -s, do not drag along until you vbliged to go to the hos- piel and s “t to_an operation— ut rememl at Lydia BE. Pink- ham's Vegeti smpound has saved tiousands of women from surgical operations, When women are troubled with ir- regular, suppressed or painful periods, weakness, displacement or ulceration of the organs, that bearing-down feel- ing, inflammation, backache, bloating (or flatulency), general debility, indi- ces and nervous prostration, or are set with such symptoms as dizziness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, ner- vousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, “‘all-gono” and * want-to-be-left- alone” feelings they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Ptnkham’s Vegetable Com The Government of Canada ya S IN Gives absolutely Ds RN FREE to every FA TERA! settler one “hun eo Ad A deed and sixty wean RE acres of land in F Western Canada. Land adjoining this can be purchased from railway and land companies at from $6 to $10 per acre, On this land this year has been produced upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre. It is also the best of grazing land and for mixed farming it has no superior on the continent. . Splendid climate, low taxes, railways ecuvenient, schools and churches close at hand. Write for “Twentieth Century Canada” and low railway rates to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to authorized Canadian Government Agent— J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. (Mention this paper.) i ICE GREARA 7: rveriat tec Sees Cream Co., of Mus- kogee, I. T., have the largest and best equipped plant in the Two Territories fer the manufacture of Staple and Fancy Ice Creams, Ices, ete. Correspond with us, Address IMPERIAL ICE CREAM Co., Box 244, MUSKOGEE, I. T. $$ ENSION JOHN W. MORRIS Washington, D. ©, Successfully Prosecutes Claima. Late Principal Examiner U. 8. Pension Bureau, [8 yre.in civil War; 15 adjudicating claims; atty.since Ceo Se When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. The following letters cannot fall to bring hope to despairing women. Miss Ruby Mushrush, of East Chicago, Ind., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— “Thave been Ua peeled racers periods and female trouble, and about: months ago the doctor, after using the X-Ray on me, said I had an abcess and would have to have an_ operation, ay mother wanted me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a8 a last resort, and it not only saved 106 from an operation but made me en- tirely well.” Mrs. Alice Berryhill, of 818 Boyce Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., writes: Dear Mrz. Pinkham:— “Three years ago life looked dark toma T had ulceration and inflammation of the female organs and was in a serious condition, “ My health was pomaieraly broken down and the doctor told me that if I was not op» erated upon I woufd die within six months, I told him I would have no operation but would try ete) E. Pinkham's Vegetable eneais e tried to influence.me against it but I sent for the medicine that same day and began to use it faithfulry, Within five days I felt relief but was not entirely cured until I used it for some time. “ Your medicine is certainly fine, I have Induced several friends and nelzhbors to take it and I know more than a dozen who had female troubles and who to-day are as well and strong as I am from using your Vege. table Compound.” Lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound. at once removes such troubles, efuse to buy any other medicine, for you need the best, Mrs, Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, invites all sick woe men to write her for advice, Her advice and medicine have restored thousands tohealth. Address, Lynn, Mass, + ound Succeeds Where Others Fall. PP ae ; W.L. Doucias . Fi *322&*3:°°o SHOES, W.L. Douglas $4.00 Gilt Edge Line cannot be equalled at any price, DOUG; * Snore SL) V a ALL picts es cS Ns e cy Y re Ne REY f -AD (? | a Hy >) » od : [ |) baprge f vA f hay 4p ff Le0b a ATS Fag = STAR) = ES eS SS Il) arses ot Pas CAPITAL #2,500,00d w. 4, DOUGLAa JIAKES & SELLS MEN'S $3.50 SHOES THAN ANY AER MANUFACTURER IN Fae WORLD. $10 0G) "WARD to anyone who can fi disprove this statement. 11 could take you into my three lar; fe factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you the lnihetts care with which every pair of shoes Is made, you would realize why W.L, Dougias $3.80 shoes cost more to make, why they hold thelr shape, fit better, wear jonger, and are of grea W,L. Douolae array sigs 8, S,ihos. fh. ai ade Mon, $2:50, $2.00" Bove? Gress Shoos, $2.50, $2, $1, 78,94. CAU HON. —Insist upon having W:l-Douge lag shoes. ‘Tuko no substitute, None ‘genuiite without hia name and price stamped on Lottery Fast Color Eyelets used ; they will not wear brasay. Write for Hlustrated Catalog. Wek. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. HYDE PARK AT MUSKOGEE IND TER. Visitors to Muskogee, arriving after twili-ht, will be greeted when still many miles from the city by the brilliant scintillating rays of light emanating from the five thousand incandescent and one hundred arc lights, which are now being installed by the Muskogee Ice and Power Co. To the residents of Muskogee, this marvelous electric city will act as a constant beacon light and guide, suggesting the fun and jollity to be found within this beautiful amusement resort, and that sordid surroundings in crowded localities can be quickly exchanged for the beauty and limitless pleasure to be found at HYDE PARK. On entering the main archway, now being erected by the street railway company the visitor becomes a guest of HYDE PARK, with the implied promise that he or she shall not want tor entertainment and amusement so long as the visit continued. The first impression is of dazzling brilliancy, because of the thousands of flashing irridescents gleaming radiating from the countless incandescent lights which outline all the buildings and create day out of night. As the magnificence of the scene dawns upon the visitor after the first burst of splendor, and the sounds of laughter and merriment comes to the ear, a feeling of undefinable pleasure and gratification takes the place of startled wonder. With a liberality which has never been equalled in the history of amusements in this part of the country the management has arranged to give the people of Muskogee and visitors more for their money than has ever before been offered under any circumstances. Four months previous to the opening date part of the site at present covered by this great amusement resort presents a scene of bucolic rest and pastoral simplicity. A gang of workmen drove a peaceful flock of sheep out of the cornfield, which had flourished there for many years, put up the fence and HYDE PARK began to grow like magic. Now, the acme of enterprise, the superlative of amusement, and on the pinnacle of prosperity stands beautiful HYDE PARK COLLEGE INN. where every facility for catering to the visitor has been supplied. In this structure can be found every delicacy desired by the rich, and also a full meal for those whose purses are limited. After walking about the grounds and indulging in the sports to be found there, hunger asserts itself and the crowds naturally turn to COLLEGE INN. The automatic vaudeville where the spectator may obtain a full evening's entertainment, for a few pennies. There are more than two hundred devices for the entertainment of young and old, housed in this beautiful structure, which is located on the east side of the grounds, just south of the skating rink. The ball room which has the finest dancing floor in this part of the country is located on the north side of the grounds opposite of the gypsy camp. The miniature railway may be found on the west side of the Midway, across the broad walk from the billiard parlor. A large and spacious swimming natatorium is now being erected on the extreme north end of the Park overlooking the Arkansas and Grand rivers. What is expected to be one of the most popular and best patronized attractions at HYDE PARK is the tobogan. It is impossible to give a detailed description which would be of interest of this unique and hilarious method of enjoyment, because there is no elaborate apparatus, no grand scenic effects, and no regulated program but there is always music during the operation of this feature—the music of happy laughter and jovous voices tuneful with the accents of merriment. The beautiful theatre which is undergoing extensive repairs, will have for its opening attraction which is Saturday night, April 21st, the Columbia Comic Opera Co., presenting the best of all comic operas, Girole-Girofla. Every lady attending the opening performance will be presented with a beautiful and valuable souvenir. A visit to HYDE PARK will be a joy forever. Get on the joy line. RIPPLES OF MIRTH MERRY JESTS GUARANTEED TO CAUSE A LAUGH. Poor Old Robinson Crusoe Feared a Hoodoo—Elucidation of Old Mechanical Phrase—Fashionable Invalid Up to Date. Just Like a Girl. "Yes, a gentleman will always destroy a lady's love letters when there has been a quarrel between them." "Of course, Jeanette, and so will a lady destroy those received from a gentleman. I hope you tore up that batch you received from Jack." "Indeed I did. I tore them up in the tiniest pieces imaginable." "And were you very angry, dear?" "Angry? Why, it took me two whole days to paste them together again." Sensitive. The ancient report was interviewing Mrs. Methusela reference to her husband's age. "Suppose I put him at 800?" ventured the report. "Please don't," hailed the vulnerable lady. "Say he is over 100 at least. He is very sensitive about his age." "Sensitive?" "Yes, he is afraid people will doubt his claim of being the 'oldest inhabitant.'" The Real Question. "What did you think of my remarks on 'The Divorce Question'" asks the lecturer of his friend who has been in the audience. "They were quite eloquent, and well phrased, but why didn't you tell what the divorce question is?" "Why, man, I covered the ground thoroughly." "No. The true divorce question is: 'How much alimony does she get?' " Must Be Fresh. "See here," exclaimed the husband of the fashionable invalid, "what's the idea of the doctor coming here again to-day?" "My gracious!" she exclaimed petulantly, "he has come to leave my fresh medicine. You don't suppose I'd use yesterday's, do you?"—Catholic Standard and Times. A Traveling Crane. A man walking on a railway track. Hicks—There's nothing I hate so much as a lazy man. Wicks—Well, I wish there were more of them. Hicks—You do? Wicks—Sure. The more lazy men there are the less competition we'd have in business. "Paw, can an honest man play poker?" "Yes, Tommy; but he can't win anything." RHEUMATISM CURED The Disease Yielded Readily to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills After Other Treatment Failed. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure rheumatism because they supply the necessary elements to the vitiated blood and enable nature to cast out the impurities and effect a cure. Mrs. A. Baker, of No. 119 Fitch street, Syracuse, N. Y., will furnish living evidence of the truth of this statement. "There has been rheumatism in my family ever since I can remember," she says. "My grandmother was a great sufferer from muscular rheumatism and my mother also had the disease in a mild form. About a year ago I had a hard cold and rheumatism caught me in my left knee. There were sharp pains, confined to the neighborhood of the knee and they seemed to go right into the bone. The pain I suffered was intense and I also had dizzy spells. "The doctors called my trouble uriatric and sciatic rheumatism. When I didn't get better under their treatment my brother-in-law suggested that I try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I bought three boxes, and, by the time I had taken them, the pain and dizziness had entirely left me. I wanted to make sure of a cure so I bought three more boxes, but I didn't take quite all of them as I found that I was entirely cured. "Before I took the pills the pain was so severe that I had to cry at times and when I was cured I was so thankful and grateful and I am glad to recommend them to every one who suffers with rheumatism." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured severe cases of anemia, sciatica, nervousness, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia and St. Vitus' dance that have not responded to other modes of treatment. All druggists sell Dr. Williams' Pink Pills or they will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Heaven is reserved for the religious in compensation for the many good times they miss on earth. Test Its Value. Simmons' Liver Purifier is the most valuable remedy I ever tried for constipation and disordered liver. It does its work thoroughly, but does not gripe like most remedies of its character. I certainly recommend it whenever the opportunity occurs. M. M. Tomlinson, Oswege, Kansas. Most upright pianos are downright nuisances. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Where there's a will there's a feast for lawyers. In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOT EASE. A powder. It cures painful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discover of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists, 25c. Trial package FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Dr. Wiley uncovers a great truth when he says bottled whisky is the only kind that is safe. It becomes dangerous only when you unbottle it. Now that King Alfonso has officially acknowledged his engagement to the Princess Ena, the other ambitious young ladies might as well give up. Something has been found to startle Paris. It is a play by Sardou called "Spiritualism," not the Castellane scandal. Can a man live on water? asks a contemporary. In this age of stock watering extraordinary the question is a strange one. Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. --- The Best Guaranty of Merit Is Open Publicity. Every bottle of Dr. Pierce's world-famed medicines leaving the great laboratory at Buffalo, N. Y., has printed upon its wrapper all the ingredients entering into its composition. This fact alone places Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines in a class all by themselves. They cannot be classed with patent or secret medicines because they are neither. This is why so many unprejudiced physicians prescribe them and recommend them to their patients. They know what they are composed of, and that the ingredients are those endorsed by the most eminent medical authorities. The further fact that neither Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the great stomach tonic, liver invigorator, heart regulator and blood purifier, nor his "Favorite Prescription" for weak, overworked, broken-down, nervous women, contains any alcohol, also entitles them to a place all by themselves. Many years ago, Dr. Pierce discovered that chemically pure glycerine, of proper strength, is a better solvent and preservative of the medicinal principles residing in our indigenous, or native, medicinal plants than is alcohol; and, furthermore, that it possesses valuable medicinal properties of its own, being demulcent, nutritive, antiseptic, and a most efficient antiferment. Neither of the above medicines contains alcohol, or any harmful, habit-forming drug, as will be seen from a glance at the formula printed on each bottle wrapper. They are safe to use and potent to cure. Not only do physicians prescribe the above, non-secret medicines largely, but the most intelligent people employ them—people who would not think of using the ordinary patent, or secret medicines. Every ingredient entering into the composition of Dr. Pierce's medicines has the strongest kind of an endorsement from leading medical writers of the several schools of practice. No other medicines put up for like purposes has any such professional endorsement. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. One "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic. Druggists sell them, and nothing is "just as good." Easy to take as candy. As to Clippings. Some wise men go about with diminutive scissors in their vest pockets. Such may be used for ripping cloth when a customer wants a yard or two, or for clipping good things out of the newspapers. "Old Hickory" wants everybody to know that a clipping can be cut from a paper much better with the point of a common pin than with anything else. I believe him. For many years he has carried in his waistcoat pocket a large bank pin. Some men use the point of a knife blade, but not one man in 100 carries a sharp knife. The pin's the thing. Ask your banker for one—about $2\frac{1}{2}$ inches long. Just scratch the paper with it and the clipping will fall out.—Exchange. Chocolate in Spain. The Spaniard's usual breakfast is a cup (as small as an afterdinner cup) of chocolate, a small roll, and a roll-shaped piece of sweet, white substance like the outside of a meringue. The nourishment is in the cup of chocolate, which is so thick that it is eaten instead of sipped from a spoon. To the one cup goes an ounce of sweetened and cinnamon-flavored chocolate melted over the fire, with just enough water to stir it smooth. If folks would tell only what they know, the world would soon be populated with mutes. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES CURES RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES BACKACHE discontinued the use of our products message. The public may rely on enquiries of imitations. Sold only in boxes. DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 oz. pkg 10c. PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK IN THE INTEREST OF THE NEGRO BY CIMETER PUB. CO ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT MUSKOBEE, I. T., AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER W H. TWINE . . . . Editor. R. WOOD, . . . Ass't Editor. E D. NICKENS, Advertising Manager. The blue mark on your paper means subscription out and paper starts at once. It is over and all parties can now join hands for the upbuilding of our town. The Democrats should get over their spell of dumps and get a smile on the face and eat Crow and say its good. The Republican officials just elected will give Muskogee a clean administration and one that all the people regardless of politices can be proud of. Appointment for teachers in the public schools of Muskogee will take place May 11th and we hope to see none but the very best mentally as well as morally appointed. The street corner loafer is much in evidence and we think the police force should make them get scarce, no matter what their color, creed, or religeon may be. Let them clean the streets instead of loafing. The action of the Principal of Dunbar school has caused a condition that is not enviable. There is no harmony among the teachers except among the pets and of course that is worse still. What we want is a principal that will not have pets in school work. We would rather have no representation at all; than have a worthless Negro appointed to office. Give our very best men the places if any there be, or give us nothing. The race demands that only decent men be given preference. If the Goverment would use a part of that $10000. that is appropriated to catch whisky peddlers, to catch the theives who stole the Creek rolls, the people would be benefited and the theives caught. It now seeme certain that both the Statehood Bill and the Curtis Bill will become law be fore this Congress adjourns, this means a strenuous life for the citizens of the B. I. T., for the ensuing year and we hope to be able to meet the emergency. Douglass apologized as soon as the election was over. We have not heard of the Democrats --- making any apology for anything they had done. We admire the fellow who makes his fight to the bitter end and when he looses, don't fawn before the victor. The immoral teacher and immoral preacher must go. Their days of misrule in this community are numbered. The good people white and black will not permit them to longer disgrace the fair name of our City. The Democrats had a Negro policeman on the force when they were in power but they kept him hid as much as possible. They took his star from him on election day, evidently he stunk some on that day. His name is Carroll and he lives in the 4th Ward. It seems to us that the Demies have resorted to every known scheme to keep the Republicans out of the victory they won, the delay in turning over is evidently a wait for the Curtis Bill to pass and cause complications but the victors will take care that they shall not win by strategy and double-dealing what they failed to win on a fair and open field of battle. As we said before the campaign, it was a case of "steel met steel" and the same thing is true now. We call the attention of the police force to the many women of lewd character who parade the streets day and night especially at late hours in the nighttime. These women should be confined to houses if they must stay here and not be allowed to run at large. South second street is getting bad again These birds of passage and their male consorts are getting very bold, they have taken charge of the Midland Vally R. R. and Frisce R. R. between second and fourth streets and if they are not squelched at once some innocent person may meet a violent death any dark night at the places above named. We call on you Mr. Kimsey as Chief and your subordinates to rid onr City of these pests by making the vamoose or get out of sight in doors. THE WILLIAMSON HAFFNER CO OUR CUTS TALK ENGRAVERS-PRINTERS DENVER At special rates. Honsehold of Ruth Regalia a specialty including banners badges and Jewels, Time is short. Write at once for special quotations. Regalia for all orgaingations made to order. PHOTOGRAPHS AT GREEN'S STUDIO "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. HON FRANK C. HUBBARD Mayor-Elect of Muskogee. THE CIMETER JOB PRINTING CO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE ¶We do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: ¶Reasonable rates made consistent with first-class printing :: :: :: :: ¶Try us once and you will always send us your work :: :: :: :: 203 South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. JONES BUILDING (IN THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR On the pale gold— That in the unripe harvest keeps the rare, The elusive touch of Dawn's white fingers cold— I will not look: it is too like her hair. On the coy Moon— That scarcely will disrobe her maiden grace In the dim bower of the night's deep noon— I will not look: it is too like her face. On the bright sea— Empurpled by the change of summer skies, And flashing, one live, sapphire, ceaselessly— I will not look: it is too like her eyes. —Pall Mall Gazette. A HONEYMOON TRAGEDY BY W. T HEAD (Copyright, 1906, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Dollie Milburn was the cutest and happiest and cosiest little bride in all Millville. She was so very young and so very innocent, so very inexperienced, and altogether so saucy and dancing and childishly irresponsible, that the older girls still unmarried agreed that it was really a shame that such a chit of a child should be allowed to marry and really it must be a great trial to Harry. Harry, however, managed to struggle along very nicely under the load of his child wife. In fact, shocking as it may seem to appear, he seemed positively to like it. The truth is, Cupid himself had taken possession of the Milburn home and the young couple were living one long dream of bliss. Of course Harry was compelled to spend long hours down town doing foolish things in order that the home could be maintained. But that was only incidental and to be put up with in order that the delightful little doll's house could exist and have its being. So Harry went whistling to his work among the musty law books and Dollie sang away the day serene in the assurance that he would soon return. One bright morning when nature itself seemed in the ecstatic mood of the young couple, Dollie stood on the little front porch, watching for Harry's last salute at the corner, whose A A letter dropped from one of the pockets. turn lost him to view, she noticed with the searching eye of love that he had changed his clothes and wore the gray tweed instead of the blue serge he had been wearing of late. Afterward in clearing up their bedroom, sure enough, she found the discarded blue serge suit piled helter-skelter on a chair and left with the carelessness characteristic of the sons of Adam. ```markdown ``` It was then that the great tragedy of her life happened. As she was picking up the coat preparatory to hanging it neatly upon a frame, as was her loving custom, a letter dropped from one of the pockets,—a dainty little square envelope such as women use, and carrying the odor of delicate perfume. It fell addressed side up, and the superscription lay there on the bed so close before her eyes that she could not help seeing it. The address was written in a delicate feminine hand: "Harry Milburn, Esq., Room 930, Security Building, City," and down in the corner was the word, "Personal." The incident gave her a distinct shock. She stopped her merry whistling in the middle of a bar and looked at the bit of paper with an expression of annoyance growing on her face. What woman was this, writing scented notes to Harry? And why was it marked personal, and why had he not told her about it? She leaned forward and examined the date stamped on the envelope. It was four days old. And he had not said a word to her about it. Good heavens! was he deceiving her? Was there another woman? Was he untrue? She gave a little shriek at the very thought. Then she laughed. It was all most ridiculous. She was nervous or something and was making a mountain out of a mole-hill. Surely a lawyer has to receive communications from clients and witnesses and—and all sorts of people. Harry was a man of affairs and not simply a plaything to have about the house. She started to whistle again, when the word "personal" caught her eye. She stopped again in the middle of a bar and her face again commenced to wrinkle with perplexity. "I will read the letter and find out," she said. Then she blushed and drew back. The very thought of such a thing filled her with shame. She determined to put the whole matter out of her mind and went on about her work. But the green-eyed monster had slipped one little tentacle into her young heart and somehow she could not whistle or sing as she worked, and her rebellious mind would forever turn to that bit of paper lying on the bed, for she had not had the courage to touch it. Late in the afternoon she made up her mind to give Harry a good fright anyway. Then he would explain and they would make up in the most lovely manner. And she smiled and blushed softly at the thought of the making up. So when Harry arrived at early dusk he found no outstretched arms to greet him on the little front porch. Bounding inside in disappointment and alarm, he found Dollie on her knees beside the bed, with her head in her arms, sobbing. "Dollie," he exclaimed, "what is it?" "I found the letter," she sobbed. "Oh, Harry, how could you?" محمد He was strangely silent and when he did not come down beside her she glanced quickly up. A great fear entered her soul as she saw his white face and troubled eyes—a fear beside which the worryings of the day were as nothing. "Dollie," he said, slowly, "I hoped you would not find it. I knew I left it and worried all day lest you should happen to find it. Oh, Dollie, Dollie, I was a blind fool, and the woman got me before I knew what happened, but I hoped to get through it without causing you any worry." A pall as of the grave settled upon her. She could not have moved if she wanted to. "Dollie," he said, "cheer up and we will get through this all right." He laid his hand on her head. She shrank from him and cried fiercely, "Don't touch me. Don't dare to touch me." He walked silently from the room and the house. She never moved. She did not know how long it was, but after a time he returned and threw himself down beside her. "It surely is not so serious as all that, Dollie," he said. "I am almost sure I can get the money in such a way that it will not make us pinch very hard. What hurts me most is to have been so gullible as to be fooled by a common adventures—and the insolent note is the last straw. But you see, Dollie, a man cannot always be wise and we learn some things only from experience. It is a common thing, you know, for a lawyer to go on a client's bond, and I had no suspicion she would run away, with all her social connections here. Dollie looked up with a bewildered stare. "What are you talking about?" she asked. "Why I went on the bond of that Mrs. Talsom who was arrested for stealing the furs at the Blakeman Wilson "Dolly," he said slowly, "I hoped you would not find it." house during the reception. And now she has run away and leaves me this insolent note saying that I can pay the money and add it to my bill for fees, and then frame the bill. I don't care so much for the money——" "Money!" shrieked Dollie, springing to her feet. "Money! Is all this about money—only money?" "Why—what else?" asked Harry, now bewildered himself. And a minute later it would have taken a very close analysis to tell which was Dollie and which Harry. Enough Said. Baby Dorothy having finished her breakfast and taken her dish and spoon to the kitchen, was feeding the cat. Presently her mother noticed her eating from the spoon out of which the kitten was breakfasting. "O, baby," she said, "you mustn't eat from the spoon that kitty had." "Me had it first," she said, smiling and considering the matter settled—Jippincott's Magazine. THE DAYS OF GRAVE ROBBERY. Scoundrelly Sexton Nearly Victim of Indignant Citizens. In my boyhood an aged doctor told me many grewsome stories of the days when as much as £20 was sometimes given by lecturers on anatomy for a single stolen corpse. In his life of the great surgeon, Sir Astley Cooper, Mr. Bransby Cooper says that two resurrectionists, by bribing the grave digger of a private burial ground near Holywell Mount, secured six bodies a night until two rival body snatchers threatened to expose this sexton unless he admitted them also to a share in the spoils. The sexton denounced them as body snatchers to some laborers in a neighboring public house, who rushed after the resurrectionists to tear them in pieces. They, however, gained the refuge of the police office, and there in turn denounced the sextion as having sold every body which had recently been interred in Holywell Mount graveyard. The laborers, thus diverted, rushed to the burial ground, broke open the gates, dug up the recent graves, and, finding all the coffins empty, they seized the sexton and proceeded to bury him alive. He was rescued with difficulty by the police, but his house was wrecked and his wife and children were dragged through the streets and soused and nearly drown in a cesspool.—T. P. O'Connor in M. A. P. MRS. MULQUEEN GOT A BARGAIN. And the Grocer's Comments Can Not Be Printed. At Thanksgiving time Lucius Hill, a leading grocer of Augusta, Me., found himself somewhat overstocked with turkeys. On the evening before Thanksgiving, as he was going home to supper, he pointed to a particular bird that was somewhat below the others in size and appearance, and said to one of his clerks, Fred K.: "You may sell that one for 15 cents," meaning, of course, 15 cents a pound. When Mr. Hill returned from supper he saw that the turkey referred to was missing, and he inquired who had bought it. Fred informed him that he had sold it to Mrs. Mulqueen, MARKET The Grocer a Looser. and she was much pleased to get even so poor a turkey for 15 cents. He had sold the whole turkey for 15 cents. Irish Moss as a Medicine. Irish moss is used as a foundation for many desserts in the dietary kitchens where especial dishes are prepared for invalids. An authority on the question of seaweeds states that scurvy, the dread of sailors, caused by the absence of potash in the salt meat which forms a part of every ships provisions, would be ameliorated by the liberal use of the seamoss jelly, which is rich in potash. Irish moss has always a place in the medicine chest of the old-fashioned housewife, who pins her faith to its healing properties for colds, sore throats, etc.—Leslie's Weekly. Muskogee Cimeter W. H. TWINE, Editors. Muskogee, L. T. April 12, 1906 Puts Ban on Profanity. Whether drunk or sober at the time, any man or woman arrested by the Portland police who uses profane or abusive language at headquarters will be charged with such offense, in addition to whatever else he may be in custody for. This action was decided upon by Chief Gritzmacher yesterday morning, and the first man to find himself up against the new rule was Dave Mattoon.—Portland Oregonian. Steadfastness. The women whom you could not frighten, the men whom you could not move to say the false or do the wrong —have they not been pre-eminently (I do not say exclusively) those who stood face to face with the living Judge of right, and in their own incorruptible perception heard his voice, "Stand fast! for I am with you?"—Martineau. Left Till Called For. Hanging to a rafter in a shop at Bourne, Lincolnshire, England is a leg of mutton fifty years old. It was bought from the present occupier's predecessor by a gentleman who said he would call for it later on. He never did however, and there it hangs to-day. It has so withered that it resembles a shillelagh. First Wallpaper in England. The manor house at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, England, has what is said to be the first wallpaper used in England. The paper, which is like blotting paper in texture and has a cream colored ground and chocolate design, is fastened to the wall with small tacks. Wooing in Mexico. Mexican girls are sometimes curiously wooed. Their lovers walk up and down on the opposite side of the street for hours, staring at their windows. If the young lady is agreeable she appears at the window after a few days, and they soon become acquainted. Penalty Suits the Crime. A prisoner accused in an English court of burglary presented to the judge a written defense when he was placed on trial. It began: "I hope and trust these few lines will find you quite well." He got three years penal servitude. Scotch Plighting Stone. The "plighting stone" was used until quite recently in parts of Scotland. Troths were plighted by grasping hands through the stone. Those troths and promises were inviolate in matters of love, business and all social relations. Read Less Fiction. Fiction has decreased in popularity among users of the public library in the District of Columbia, for while, during the last year, the circulation has increased 27 per cent, the proportion of fiction has decreased 12 per cent. Scottish Schools. In a recent address the Bishop of Southwark said that the Scottish schools showed better results than the English, because Scottish parents took more interest in the children's school work than English. Poor Nutrition Injures Eyes. The fact that the majority of the alliments of infants are unquestionably due to poor nutrition, is testified to by experts abroad, and also by the superintendent of the Babies' hospital of New York city. VESUVIUS SPREADS DEATH AND WOE Thousands of Peasants Driven from Their Homes Destitute VIOLENT ERUPTIONS CONTINUE Streams of Molten Lava Flowing Resistlessly Down the Mountain Side Naples.—Mount Vesuvious is a collosal brazier. Torents of liquid fire, resemblng, in the distance, serpents with glistening yellow and black scales, are coursing in all directions, amid rumblings, detonations and earth-tremblings, while a pall of sulphurous smokes that hover over all makes breathing difficult. Artillery carts have been sent to the fleeing peasants, and the Duke of Aostas, Cardinal Joseph Prisco and all the authorities, despite the rain, went to the portion of the mountain wost threatened, in order to succor or comfort the people. The Duke of Aosta was especially active. He explained the means he thought best to save the lives and property and had the engineers and soldiers erect parapets and dig trenches in order to change the course of the lava streams, and at times gave an example of his energy by working himself. The panic has spread to Naples Two strong earthquake shocks which shattered windows and cracked the kalls of buildings were experienced. The entire population rushed to the streets in terror, many persons crying "The Madonna has forsaken us; the end of the world has come." No trace remains of Boscotrecase, a commune on the southern declivity of the mountain, where, up to forty-eight hours ago, 10,000 persons lived; and Torre Annunziata, on the shores of the Gulf of Naples, one mile to the southward, is almost surrounded by the invading lava and has been evacuated by its 30,000 inhabitants. The people were brought to Naples by trains, street cars, military carts and steamships. Similar means of transportation are being employed to bring away the poeple away from Torre del Greco. The police and carbineers are guarding the abandoned houses, and several members of the government also are there. A telegram received from the mayor of San Sebastiano, a village near the observatory on the northwest declivity of Vesuvious, says that the lava is approaching rapidly and that the people are terror stricken. They have been for nights without sleep he says, are destitute and beg that assistance be given them. The work of succor is hanpered, owing to delays to the railway service, which is interrupted by red-hot stones thrown to a heighe of 1,000 feet falling on the tracks. LACY SEES PRESIDENT Iowa Representative Talks of His Tribal Funds Bill Washington.—Representative Lacy, of Iowa, chairman of the house committee on public lands had a talk with the president thir morning in connection with his bill providing for a limit distribution of the tribal funds of the five civilized tribes. Under the present laws the tribal funds are administered by the government and no individual, regardless of his ability to fare for his own rights has a voice concerning the administration of his property. "There are many men among the Indians, particularly the five civilized tribes, who are graduates of colleges," said Lacy. "They are just as able to look after his rights to petition the president for his allotment of the funds. If the president feels that the applicant is sufficiently able to take care of his property then the president may award him his share of the tribal funds." Congressman Campbell of Kansas Relies on Cannon's Promise Sedan, Kans.—Congressman P. P. Campbell. who was unanimously renominated for Congress from the Third district, explains his attitude on the statehood bill as follows: "Some of you have said to me: 'What about statehood?' There are few public questions that are closer to me and in which I am more interested than statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. I went into caucus a few weesk ago in which I knew I would be in the minority. But it was a republican caucus and we discussed rules to "The speaked of the house, who is a very fine man, and a man who has be considered in the house helped make states and history in this country for years, took exception to the senate amendment to the state-hood bill. eH made one of his 'shirt sleeve' talks, and you know I must have been interested and in earnest when I followed him and disagreed with exery statement he made. There were thirty-eight of us in the minority and 143 with the speaker. Our rule was beaten. It was a republican caucus. What was I to do? Should I have bolted and become an insurgent? I thought it better to egt on the inside and do what I could to accomplish my purpose. I told him how much interested I was and he asked me how it would suit me if Oklahoma and Indian Teritory should be admitted to the Union during this session of congress. I told him that was what I wanted, and he said: 'My boy, we will give you Oklahoma before the gavel falls on this session, and we will get Arizona and New Mexico if we keep fighting that blankety-blank senate enough!" "I also sought Dalzell, chairman of the committee of rules, and he promised me that we would get Oklahoma. I then joined the speaker and I think it is unfair to say that Kansas and Missouri representatives could save the statehood bill. Had a motion been made to accept the senate amendment the speaker would have ruled it out of order. We were votin on a rule which provided that the bill should be taken from the committee on territories and sent to the conference. "Uncle Joe Cannon could have kept the bill in the committee during the entire session had he desired. I think that I did what was best for Oklahoma." POLYGAMOUS APOSTLES OUT Cowley and Taylor Resign and Non- Polygamists Succeed Them Salt Lake City, Utah.—As fareshadowed by President Joseph F. Smith at his opening address before the Mormonconferen two members were dropped from quorum of twelve apostles at the church election. When the nominations were about to be read, ApostlleFrancis L. Lyman announced that Aposteles Matthias F. Cowley and John W. Taylor had tendered their resignations on October 28 for the reason that they were not in harmony with the quorum. Taylor and Cowley are the polygamous apostles who could not be found when they were subpoenaed before the senate committee on the Smoot investigation. At that time they were believed to be in Canada. The recent death of Marriner W. Merrill had caused another vacancy in the quorum, and the three places were filled by the nuanimous McKay of Ogden; George F. Richards of Toole, and Orson F. Whitney of Salt Lake City. The vote of the congregation for President Smith and the other officers was unanimous. Apostles Reed Smoot was not present. None of the newly-elected apostles is now living in polygamy. Novel Task for Children Huntsville, O. T.—The "helping hen,' which has already proven equal to many emergencies, is to be given a new task, that of furnishing a church, by the Baptist ladies of Huntsville. A new church is being erected, and the women have formed a chicken association and expect to hold a chicken show during the summer. RESTRICTION CLAUSE CUT OUT OF BILL Influence Exerted by Secy. Hitchcock and Senator Spooner NOT YET SIGNED BY COMMITTEE Telegrams From Commercial Clubs Pouring in From All Directions--Late News Washington, D. C.-The clause in the Curtis bill removing restrictions from Indian lands has been stricken out of the bill. This was done by the conference committee and leaves the matter of restrictions stand just about as at present. The clause was forced out of the bill by influences exerted by Secretary Hitchcock and Senator Spooner. The conferees have virtually agreed on a report on the amendment of the senate to the Curtis bill but the report has not been signed. The agreement reached leaves but the two matters which were subject to points of order—the making final the decision of the commissioner on a question of fact and a second item, allowing additional compensation to the clerks for the fees collected from the recording instruments. The coal provision is so modified as to withdraw the land from further sale or leasing until authorized by congress. The house amendment requiring the secretary to ascertain if the Indians would consent to have the coal lands used for school purposes, which was objected to by the senate, goes out. Otherwise the bill is substantially as agreed upon before. The department is very anxious to have the bill enacted as soon as possible as it was carefully prepared by the officials and gives them the authority they need to wind up the affairs of the five tribes. GREAT GRAZING PLACE Thousands of Cattle to be Brought From Texas to Indian Territory Oklahoma City. It is estimated that thirty-five hundred cars of cattle will be shipped into the Indian Territory and Osage nations for grazing purposes during the first ten days of April. Fifteen cars were shipped in this week from Brady Texas, and seventeen hundred cars more were brought in from other points in that state. During the past two weeks cattle cars have been sent south by the hundreds, and it is thought the supply of cars will be far short of the demand. Additional dipping vats have been erected on the Midland Valley road in the Indian Territory, and before the dipping season is over others will be erected. Dr. L. J. Allen, federal live stock inspector for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, says he thinks, from present indications, that twice as many cattle will be brought into the grazing lands of the Osage nation as last year, because of the improved condition in the fever tick situation, the extermination of which pest has been conducted so successfully during the past year. About 75,000 head of cattle were brought into the grazing country from the south last year, and this greatly outdone any previous year. COTTON BADLY BALED English Manufacturers Here to Make a Plea for Reform Washington.--A delegation of cotton manufacturers of England was presented to the president by Representative Lovering, of Massachusetts, himself a cotton manufacturer. The delegation of English visitors is on its way south to urge the cotton growers to bale their cotton in better shape than it is now baled. The members represent the cotton spinners of Great Britain. "DROP COTTON FOR A WHILE". URGED President Cotton Growers' Association Says It Will Reach 15c OTHER CROPS ARE ADVOCATED Claims They Will Improve Land, Bring Better Returns and Starve Out Cotton Pests Guthrie, . T.—Fifteen cents cotton is the slogan raiser by Harvey Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers' association, and associate editor of the Atlanta Journal, who has been making a tour of the territory this week. Mr. Jordan's advice to growers last year to hold cotton for 11 cents, and the success which came to those who follower it attracted a great deal of attention to him. He is now aiming for a still higher mark. "I cannot impress too strongly on farmers the necessity of quitting cotton for a while,"said Mr. Jordan during his visit to Guthrie. "That is now our watchword. Our advice to the farmers is: Raise food stuffs. Let cotton rest for a season or two. Thus we will drive the sharks to capitulate Fifteen cents cotton is bound to come, but the supply must be kept down in order to get the hold on things. We are bound to win in the end. A decrease in production will turn the trick." IS DENOUNCED IN NEW YORK Overseer of Dowie Church in Harlem Scores "First Apostle New York.—Overseer George E. Mason, of the Christian Apostolic church in Harlem, denounced John Alexander Dowie in an address from the pulpit. "His lively imagination," said Mr. Mason, "makes Dowie a picturesque prevaricator. In raising money he saw unlimited possibilities and estimated that $11,000,000 had been invested in Zion City and that he had raised about $9,000,000 abroar. The latter has never been discovered. If he is insane, he has become so by his uncontrollable anger and his insatiable pride. He is to be pitied and prayed for. John Alexander Dowie seems to be the self-deluded first apostle." MORE MINES RESUME Pittsburg Coal Company Now Has 30,000 Men at Work Pittsburg, Pa.—Absolute peace and quiet reigns in the bituminous coal fields where yesterday the miners showed an ugly disposition and refused to work. The general feeling of satisfaction is attributed to the arrival of delegates from the district convention who adjourned and returned to their homes and explained the situation to the miners who hesitated to return to their homes and hated to return to work. All danger of further trouble is thought to be over and it is asserted every mine will be in full operation in a few days. PIPE LINE TO BARTLESVILLE Said to eB the Only Independent Line in Indian Territory Bartlesville, I. T.—It is made public here that the secretary of the Interior had approved the pipe line of the Uncle Sam Oil Co. The line is from Bartlesville to the Kansas line and it is supposed will conncet with some independent oil refinery. This is said to be the only independent pipe line in Indian Territory. The line is twenty-five miles long and operation will begin at once. The Uncle Sam Co. is also building a refinery at Tula. J. H. Ritchie of this city is manager of the company. OBJECT TO LAW EXTENSION Indian Territory People Fear It Gives Too Much Powert o Frantz Guthrie, O. T.—The question of whether or not Oklahoma laws shall be extended over Indian Teritory is to be left in abeyance nutil after the fate of the statehood bill is definitely determined. No effort will be made until then to push the plan which has the approval of all the leaders of the republican organization in Oklahoma, but when the statehood bill is disposed of, whether it passes or not, a "law extension" bill will be pushed through both houses as rapidly as possible. This proposed measure provides for the extension of the Oklahoma government and laws over Indian eTritory, making the two one territory in theinterim before statehood becomes an accomplished fact, with the territorial officials of Oklahoma in authority over the united territory. Regular county organizations would be provided in place of the recording districts into which Indian Territory is now divided, with provision for the appointment of Governor Frank Frantz of temporary county officers until regular elections can be held. It is learned here that many of the Indian Territory leaders object to the provision giving Governor Frantz the sole naming of the county officers, and would prefer that that should be left to a commission, including possibly the federal judges of Indian Territory, with Governor Frantz as one of the members. RECOVERY IS SLOW Attorney General Hadley Passed a Good Night and Is Better Jefferson City.—On account of the illness of Attorney General Hadley, the hearing of the ouster proceedings in St. Louis against the Standard Oil company has been postponed until April 18. It will be held at the Southern hotel before Commissioner Anthony appointed by the Missouri supreme court for that purpose. Attorney eGneral Hadley passed the best night since his illness began, and slowly improved all day. It will be the latter part of the week, however, before he will be permitted to leave his room. FIVE BANKERS BOUND OVER Held in Connection With Failure of a Pekin, Ill., Bank Peoria, Ill.—The five partners of the failed Ties Smith bank of Pekin were bound over to the grand jury by Justice Rapp of Pekin and gave bonds of $25,000 for their appearance. The grand jury meets in the first week in of May and State's Attoirney Charles Schaffer expects to make an investigation at that time. The T. H. Smith Wagon company, which was heavily indebted to the bank and was largely owned by the bank partners, has passed into the hands of a receiver, and was closed down for an indefinite period. TO USE SPLITLOG DRAG Lvons County Farmers are Interested in Good Roads Emporia, Kans.-The King "splitlog drag" was given a practical test on a mile of the worst road in Lynn county. The result was so satisfactory that it will be tried again on another piece of rough road. Twenty-nive Lyons county farmers have agreed to build and use the "drag" for keeping up the roads along their farms, and if the results are satisfactory, enough more drags will be built to keep all the roads in the county in good shape. Guthrie Delegates Named Guthrie, O. T.—Mrs. W. A. Frazier, Mrs. Frank Dale and Mrs.W. M. Blincoe have been selected by the Guthrie Federation of Women's clubs to represent the federation at the national convention of the women's clubs of the country, which meets at Minneapolis, Minn., May 21. Mrs.O. R. Fegan, Mrs. Emma Miller and Mrs. W. B. Herod were named as alternates. SHOWING THE WORLD'S PROGRESS Train telegraphy without wires is the English way. The system was conceived by Sir Oliver Lodge and Dr. Alexander Muirhead. Their biggest problem has been with the aerial wire. In order to make tests under the most disadvantageous conditions an old car was used as a receiving station. The aerial wires were carried on porcelain insulators, the height of the wires varying from nine to fifteen inches above the curvature of the roof. From the roof the wires are carried in a small cable through a special insulated fitting to the interior of the van to the receiving instrument; here the message is written by a Lodge-Muirhead siphon recorder. The transmitting station is situated in a hut near Derby with an installation of apparatus for sending the message into the air. Outside the cabin is the aerial wire, which follows conventional lines, being supported upon masts forty feet from the ground and connected with a spark gap and coil for increasing the strength of the electrical impulse discharged from the transmitting instruments at the station. The experimenters find the greatest difficulty is due to the large amount of electrical energy required to obtain successful conversation on account of the short aerial wire used at the receiving station. Portable Electric Light. A Chicago man has devised an attachment which can readily be connected with the ordinary electric light fixture, enabling the light to be carried to various parts of the room. The casing which holds the apparatus has a screw-threaded nipple at the top, the nipple fitting into an ordinary ```markdown ``` Portable Light. electric bracket. Mounted on a shaft within the casing is a roller, which winds and unwinds, similar to a shade roller. Wrapped around the roller is the electrical wire connecting with the incandescent globe. The lamp can be carried from place to place as desired, the roller unwinding. When it is desired to shorten the wire the latter is allowed to unwind itself upon the roller. Such a simple attachment would be useful in many contingencies. Shorthand Typewriter. M. Bivort of Paris has just patented a shorthand typewriter, which is described by Dr. Alfred Gradenwitz in the April number of Technical World magazine. From one to three syllables of a word are printed in plain type at each stroke of the keys. It is said that 50 words a minute can be written after a few days' practice, while a normal speed of from 125 to 150 words a minute is obtained in less than two months. Speeds of 200 words a minute and more are not unusual among expert operators. Since no conventional symbols but plain types are employed the "notes" are readable by any one familiar with the process. FIRST CLASS POULTRY HOUSE Warmth, Convenience and Roominess All Are Here. The poultry house here described is used by the Canadian Poultry and Produce company of Stratford, Ont. The sloping roof to the south contains a skylight for every two pens. Each pen is 8x16 feet. A curtain is dropped from the ceiling immediately in front of the roosts, which provides warmth in cold nights. The nest Fig 2—Cross Section from Front to Back showing wire partitions, position of nets, curtain, etc. boxes are placed on top of the drop board. The two roosts are placed ten inches above the drop board, which is three feet wide. The eggs are taken from the nests through a door immediately over the front edge of the drop board. The north side of the building and the ends north of the entrance doors are sided with three-ply Fig. 3—Cross Section from side to side showing nets, roosts, etc. boards and two of building paper, the rest with two piles of boards and one of paper. Concrete for Old Cistern. Around wooden stave cistern in my cellar leaks at the bottom of the staves. Could I put a concrete bottom either on top of the wooden bottom or would it be better to cut out the wooden part and fill it up with concrete? No, a concrete bottom in a stave cistern is not practical. The concrete will not adhere to the wood and the cistern would leak. The staves will swell and loosen from the concrete, leaving a crack all around the bottom, causing it to leak. Either cut off staves at height where they are sound and put in a new wooden bottom or take out the whole wooden tub, and build a concrete cistern. You could use the present stave cistern for a core mould for a concrete one, and remove it after a concrete is built. In this way saw a slot out of stave from top to bottom one inch wide, then drive in wedges one at the top and one at the bottom, these will hold it in place until concrete is set, then take out wedges and the staves will come out easily, for you say they are rotten at the bottom. Then put in concrete bottom, plaster with cement mortar and you have a good cistern. Concrete Chimney. Will a concrete chimney stand fire as well as a brick? A concrete chimney will stand more heat or fire than brick. Do not use a flue mould made of wood, as the wood will absorb the water and expand and burst the chimney. We use instead a flue mould made of tin or iron. A good way is to use galvanized iron for flue and build it in and leave it there. Or, use fire brick flue tile the same as for a brick chimney. Care should be taken to have the concrete mixed very strong from the chimney from the roof up, say three or four parts gravel to one part Portland cement. Any design of top can be had by shaping outside wooden mould. No Let-Up. Lovett—You don't believe in divorce, then? Hayter—I believe in a fight to a finish. CLAIM SUCCESSFUL AEROPLANE A biplane flying over a rural landscape. The Wright Brothers of Dayton, whose partially successful experiments with aeroplanes have been chronicled from time to time, made a statement to the Aero Club of this city, which seems to indicate that the problem of "flying" has been at last solved, says the New York World. The public has known that Orville and Wilbur Wright sold the rights of what appeared to be a practicable airship to the French government, but the practice flights have been held in private and no full statement of the success of the machine has been made until now. The communication says that in 1905 the Wright aeroplane, propelled by a gasolene engine and carrying a man, made a half dozen successful flights, varying in length from ten to twenty-five miles. In their statement the inventors say: Though America, through the labors of Prof. Langley, Mr. Chanute and others, had acquired not less than ten years ago the recognized leadership in that branch of aeronautics which pertains to bird-like flight, it has not heretofore been possible for American workers to present a summary of each year's experiments to society of their own country devoted exclusively to the promotion of aeronautical studies and sports. It is with great pleasure, therefore, that we now find ourselves able to make a report of such a society. "Previous to the year 1905, we had experimented at Kittyhawk, N. C., with man-carrying gliding machines in the years 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903; and with a man-carrying motor flyer, which, on the 17th day of December, 1903, sustained itself in the air for 59 seconds advancing against a twenty mile wind for 352 feet. "Flights to the number of more than 100 had also been made at Dayton, Ohio, in 1904, with a second motor flyer. Of these flights, a complete circle made for the first time of three miles, each made on the 9th of November and the 1st of December, respectively, were the more notable performances. "The object of the 1905 experiments was to determine the cause and discover remedies for several obscure and somewhat rare difficulties which had been encountered in some of the 1904 flights, and which it was necessary to overcome, before it would be safe to employ flyers for practical purposes. The experiments were made in a swampy meadow about eight miles east of Dayton, Ohio, and continued from June until the early days of October, when the impossibility of WHERE INDIAN PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED THE MEMORIAL MARKER IS A SOLID Boulder, HAVING A STONE INSERTED WITH A PLAIN OF TEXT. THE Boulder IS CIRCULARLY FENCED WITH A WIRE. Columbus (O.) chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, has erected this monument to mark the spot where Gen. W. H. Harrison made his famous peace treaty with the Ohio tribes of Indians in 1813. WRIGHT BROS AEROSTAT. on, wriven a his the ist tile of wriven out in longer maintaining privacy necessitated their discontinuance. "In the past three years a total of 160 flights have been made with our motor-driven flyers, and a total distance of almost exactly 160 miles covered, an average of a mile to each flight, but until the machine had received its final improvements the flights were mostly short, as is evidenced by the fact that the flight of Oct. 5 was longer than the 105 flights of the year 1904 together. "The lengths of the flights were measured by a Richard anemometer, which was attached to the machine. The records were found to agree closely with the distances measured over the ground when the flights were made in calm air over a straight course; but when the flights were made in circles a close comparison was impossible because it was not practicable to accurately trace the course over the ground. In the flight of October 5th a total of 29.7 circuits of the field was made. The times were taken with stop-watches. In operating the machine it has been our custom for many years to alternate in making flights, and such cars has been observed that neither of us has suffered any serious injury, thought at the earlier flights our ignorance and the inadequacy of the means of control made the work exceedingly dangerous." Not Extravagant Praise. "What did the editor say about your story?" asked the young man's friend. "I don't believe he liked it very well." "Well, there are differences in the appreciative faculty as well as in the ability to create. The same man's taste will vary according to circumstances." "I suggested that, and he agreed with me. He said that if a man found himself on a desert island with nothing to hear except my story and a back number city directory, he might read my story."—Stray Stories. Empress' Fifth Husband. The Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia is the Empress' fifth husband. No. 1 was a general under King Theodore, who put him in prison, where he disappeared; No. 2 got a divorce; No. 3 was also imprisoned by Menelik's predecessor; No. 4 was in possession when the lady took Menelik's fancy, but when "all obstacles had been removed," Menelik married her. WOULD HAVE SATISFIED JURY. Circumstantial Evidence that Surely Was Most Conclusive. An extraordinary story is told concerning a Leicester lady's recent adventure with a supposed burglar and its surprising sequel. Two married couples, occupying adjoining houses, were on very friendly terms, and one lady informed the other that she and her husband were to spend the evening at the opera house. The lady delayed her departure to meet her husband, and put the poker in the fire to make it burn brighter. Just as she withdrew it, red-hot, she heard someone trying to open the front door. Going down noiselessly she saw a man's hand through the letterbox aperture, with an ingeniously contrived piece of wire, with which the person was trying to pull back the spring catch of the lock. In an instant she applied the red-hot poker to the man's hand, rubbing it all over. The hand was withdrawn with an agonizing cry of pain. The lady greatly frightened by the incident, rushed into her friend's house next door for assistance. Then she was more astonished than ever to find her friend anointing the terribly burned hand of her husband.—London Mail. "Ed" Bickford's Fire Alarm. Ed Bickford of North Gray, Vermont, is quite a wag. One hot summer day, several years ago, he was driving by a farmhouse in Jay, when he noticed the roof was ablaze. He gesticulated and called out to the farmer's wife, who stood in the doorway: "Your house is afire!" "What did you say?" she called. What did you say? she called. "Your house is afire,' he cried louder. "What did you say? Im a little deaf. A man on a horse throws a fireball at a house. A woman stands in the doorway. She Was a Little Deaf. "Your house is afire, still louder. "Is that all? "It is all I can think of now. Bear Has Two Teeth Pulled. A performing bear traveling with a vaudeville company playing here this week was the patient in a case of dental surgery to-day. The bear has been out of humor for some time on account of toothache and the two troublesome teeth were removed by a local veterinary. The animal was strapped on his back to the floor and the trainer and veterinary set to work. The tusks were so firm that the job took an hour and a half. The animal performed as usual that evening. There is no similar case on the records of dental surgery.—Pottstown correspondence Pittsburg Press. Strangest Street in the World. 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, 3 south bound leaves Muskogee at 9:50 a.m. arrives at Dustin 12:40 p.m. CHECOTAH ITEMS Checotah is quiet now; every thing is looking for Easter and every thing seem to be over joyed to see spring time. I guess Cheotah has more fishmen than any other town of its size, there are six days in the week that you can fish. In a future day there will be a produce house and a new elevator built by a home company with a capital stock of $25,000. also a new brick building on one of the business corners, the future looks very bright for the town and the Republican. The R. Y. P. U. services last Monday night was grand, the subject for discussion; Resolve The Negroes of Checotah should organize a mercantile company. The subject was well discust on both sides. The points were as followers: nine for the affirmitive and seven for the engetive Miss. Maud Earnest read a good paper, Civitizition which was very interesting. Emma Collins the president is doing a good work. We are glad to say that we are not living in the state of Georgie, Texas, nor Arkansas where you are made to do things when you dont want to. On last Saturday, down in Deep Fork bottom a white lady ask a colored lady to do her washing the colored lady asked her what does she pay for washing and Ironing, the white lady said 50 cts., the colored lady said she can't do the washing and ironing for that, the white lady said I am going to make you do it any how; so the white lady lit into her and very quickly found the colored lady to much for her, she gets her gun and starts to shoot the colored lady and she (colored) slaped her down and takes the gun away from her, so her husband arrested the colored lady and brings her to town, but she did not go to jail. This white lady is from Georgia but know now that she is in a difference country. Mr. L. Bun has gone out of the shoe business for the summer. Mr. M. C. Perry was on Elk Creek Monday. Rev. Prince was with us last Sunday. Don't forget to see the Cimeter man, he wants your name for the Cimeter roll, Temple will be glad to send in your name. AGENTS WANTED We want energetic hustling agents for this paper and will pay liberly for good work. If you want to make money, write at once to—W. H. Twine. TIME TABLE Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway. On the schedule train No. north bound will leave Muskogee at 8: a. m. and arrive at Wagoner 8:50 a. m. Train No. 5 will arrive from Wagoner at 7:50 p.m. Train No. 4 leaves Dustin 2:30 p. m., arrives Muskogee 5:20 p. m. O. M. SEWELL, General Superintendent AGENTS WANTED We want energetic hustling agents for this paper at once, will pay liber- ly for good work. Write at once to===W. H. Twine. Go to Now located at new quarters No. 512 South 8rd Street Phone 70 Opposite Gill Sanders Wholesale House This Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Go there for correct information. Next to Bank of Muskogee. Muskogee. E. A. E. For your Drugs, S STATION 106 Main $1,606,50 IN FOR THE ROYAL BENE OF WASHING A Leading Fraternal Benefici the Laws of the United States, Pa Insure women as well as men. Pay Per week in case of sickness. From $2,50 accident. Pay $100.00 to $1,000.00 to you All honest clames are Paid GOOD Agents are wanted to who Write--James W. Brown, Depo Office 3041 South 2nd St. Phone Room 311 Iowa Building. E. A. ESTES Your Drugs, School Book STATIONERY. 06 Main Street 1,606,500,000 IN FORCE ROYAL BENEFIT SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON D. C. Being Fraternal Beneficiary Society. Incorporated the United States, Passed by act of Convocation as well as men. Pays to its members from the cause of sickness. From $2,50 to $12.50 Per week in the $100.00 to $1.000.00 to your HEIRS at death. Honest clames are Paid Promptly and in full. Items are wanted to whom Liberal tearms are James W. Brown, Depty Genl' Organizer for South 2nd St. Phone 594 Dr, Boston Hill Iowa Building. New Time Effective January WEST Leaves “ Arrives 7:45 a. m. 1:10 p. m. 2:00 p. m. 7:00 p. m. EAST Leaves “ Arrives No. 52 No. 56 No. 54 No. 58 6 Local Accomodations Daily Except inetteville and Muskogee and Nos. 58 and 59, between Okmulgee and Muskogee. Will connect at Okmulgee for north and south at Fayetteville for St. Louis and all in Keka Springs line and west from Monett andingham and Bryand to Springfield. ESTES Bags, School Books and TIONERY. Bain Street. 96,500,00 FORCE BENEFIT SOCIETY WASHINGTON D. C. Beneficiary Society. Incorporated under States, Passed by act of Congress. Men. Pays to Its members from $2.00 to $10.00 From $2,50 to $12.50 Per week in case of of an 00 to your HEIRS at death. Are Paid Promptly and in full, and to whom Liberal tearms are offered. Vn, Depty Genl' Organizer for Ind. Ter. Phone 594 Dr, Boston Hill's office and New TimeCard Effective January 17th EAST 5 a. m. No. 52 Leaves 11:25 a.m, p. m. No. 56 “ 7:45 a. m. p. m. No. 54 Arrives 7:45 a. m. p. m. No. 58 “ 10:00 a. m. Comodations Daily Except Sunday be- Muskogee and Nos. 58 and 57 Local ex- mulgee and Muskogee. Okmulgee for north and south. No. 52 ville for St. Louis and all intermediate line and west from Monett and to Mem- ryand to Springfield. A Leading Fraternal Beneficiary Society. Incorporated under the Laws of the United States, Passed by act of Congress. Insure women as well as men. Pays to Its members from $2.00 to $10.00 Per week in case of sickness. From $2,50 to $12.50 Per week in case of of an accident. Pay $100.00 to $1.000.00 to your HEIRS at death. GOOD Agents are wanted to whom Liberal tearms are offered. Write-James W. Brown, Depty Genl' Organizer for Ind, Ter. Office 3041 South 2nd St. Phone 594 Dr, Boston Hill's office and Room 311 Iowa Building. New TimeCard WEST No. 53 Leaves 7:45 a. m. No. 51 " 1:10 p. m. No. 57 " 2:00 p. m. No. 55 Arrives 7:00 p. m. No. 55 & 56 Local Accomodation between Fayetteville and Muskogee cept Sunday between Okmulgee No. 51 will connect at Okmulgee will connect ar Fayetteville for S points; Eureka Springs line and w phis, Birmingham and Bryand to WEST EAST No. 53 Leaves 7:45 a. m. No. 52 Leaves 11:25 a.m, No. 51 " 1:10 p. m. No. 56 " 7:45 a. m. No. 57 " 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 between Fayetteville and Muskogee and Nos. 58 and 57 Local except Sunday between Okmulgee and Muskogee. 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 Memphis, Birmingham and Bryand to Springfield. Creek Gro Is located on South 2nd St. in fill your order for anything you w that can't be duplicated. Number 304 SOUTH eek Grocery ested on South 2nd St. in their own building order for anything you want in the Grocery L be duplicated. 304 SOUTH 2nd ST. PHC Grocery Co. and St. in their own building. They can g you want in the Grocery line at prices UTH 2nd ST. PHONE 912. Creek Grocery Co. Is located on South 2nd St. in their own building. They can fill your order for anything you want in the Grocery line at prices that can't be duplicated. Number 304 SOUTH 2nd ST. PHONE 912. The DAILY $4.00 PER YEAR Muskogee WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR Phoenix The official paper of the Interior Department for the Territory. Publishes the official lists of lands offered for sale. The list of lands sold each week. All department rules, regulations, congressional legislation and court decisions affecting Territory affairs, Indian allottees and land. All the news that is news when it is news. The PHOENIX is a paper your little girl can read Your postmaster is our agent. Clarence B. 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