Muskogee Cimeter

GOD WON AFTER A HARD FIGHT IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The Muskogee Cimeter. Vol 8 A LETTTER TO MYSELF My Dear Self—I am reading the Cimeter for the last time today because I don't pay for it. They keep sending it to me, and the habit has grown on me to expect it weekly, free of charge, but now, since the Cimeter is growing more interesting each week, and so many other people are reading it. Twine is going to fool me and stop my paper because I won't pay him $1 for a whole year. I ought to get the paper for nothing. They ought to printit and mail it to me every week and send me my bill two or three times; I never get tired getting something for nothing. I know it costs something to publish a paper, wrap it, mail it and pay the postage, and it is some trouble to gather the news, and, as I like to read the news from all over the country, I don't think my paper should be stopped because I don't have time to send $1. I could put 50 two cent stamps in a paper and mail it to Twine to pay for the paper, but I always forget it when I am at the postoffice, and I don't think my paper should be stopped for forgetting. Everybody forgets sometimes. There's no other paper which has news from all over like the Cimeter and it's a shame to stop my paper because forgot to send the $1 the first time I don't forget it. They know I am honest or they would not have trusted me so long. I will write W. H. Twine a letter, telling him how honest am, how my health is at present, and how I like to read the Cimeter, and, further, that as soon as I don't forget it I'll send him $1, and please don't stop my paper, for I always pay my debts when don't forget. This letter is from ME. The above is taken from the Pycbian Monitor, only the name of the paper, etc., is changed. It is so good and applicable in this section we could not help copying it. It's almost larceny, Brother Jones, but it's worth stealing.—Ed. During the last campaign it was said that Haskell and Hop had agreed that this county should be cut up. We told the merchants at that time that they could not afford to lose the big negro trade from the west. They now see the deal is about to go through and petitions are being circulated against it. The gambling hells on South Second street must go. They are a shame and a disgrace to our community. Every decent citizen in the city should stand up for the closing of these hells that are ruining our boys. Remove the temptation and there will be no crome committed. The brothels, houses of ill fame and dens of vice in the north end, near the Dunbar school should and must be wiped out of existence. The preachers and teachers are with us in this fight, as are all other respectable people of the community. What's the matter with the officials? RESPONSIBLE FOR THIEVERY. Petty thieving, which seems to be traced to a crowd of younger colored boys around the town, has become of very frequent occurrence, and in order to stop that kind of business the city police will adopt new tactics by which the y hope to make it impossible for the disposal of any stolen goods, at least in Muskogee.—Phoenix, Dec. 20th. Why not adopt rules to catch some of these white fellows guilty of grand larceny? If the police force will adopt some new rules to break up these gambling hells where the boys go and these houses of ill fame that are running wide open and destroying white, black and red boys and girls, there will be no cause for hunting those petty thieves as the motive will be removed.—Ed. 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. 1906. BELL HOPS SH00T CRAPS And Land Behind Bars GAMBLING IN JONES BUILDING GONE For Enough. A visiting delegation of the police force dropped informally on a little crap shooting session at the help quarters in the rear of the Turner hotel last evening and as a result there is a shortage in the supply of "bell hops" and other colored help at the hotel today. Seven were gathered in by the police and lodged in the ca'abooe charged with gambling. Those who escaped the raid found them selves doing double work to kee the guests of the house supplied with cold water ice water and other necessities. This is the first of a series of surprise parties which the police are planning if the crap shooting fad continues in vogue back of the hotel. —Clipped from the Phoenix We are glad to know that the police are taking steps to break up the crap shooting fad back of the Turner hotel and will say FRISCO. Holiday Rates. This year the Frisco will sell round trip holiday tickets to such a large territory that it is difficult to cover all of it in an advertisement. The territory practically includes all points between the Rocky Mountains and the Alleghenys and all Southeastern states. The dates of sale to this territory, except Southern Missouri, Arkansas, Indian and Oklahoma Territories and Texas, will be December 20, 21 and 22, with final return limit of 30 days from date of sale. Tickets will also be sold at the same rates to points in the Middle West, including all points in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Indian and Oklahoma Territories on December 20 to 26 inclusive, December 30 and 31, also January 1st, with return limit January 7. Rate ,one and one- No 13 when they have broken up that damnable den. we cordially invite them down on South 2nd. street, in the rear of Jones' building, where crap-shooting has been carried on for months almost open to the public and in the last ten days, some of the men have even invited some of the women of the tenderloin district to join them. All of this has been going on within a stone throwing distance of the City Hall and protests have gone up from both men and women that are con. ded to visit that section of city on busines and the police have failed to know of the damnable outrage that is being perpetrated upon the general public. In the hall ways of Jones building, at times you can hear nothing but vulgarity. If this crowd must gamble and if the city says that they can, let them get out of the business district where decent people are compell to p. Don't stop in the rear of her's Hotel for the decent people feel that this outrage in Jones building have gone far enough. Reporter. third fare for round trip. On Thursday, December 20 th, the Frisco will run through cars from Muskogee to Memphis and Birmingham. This will afford those going to Southeastern States unexcelled service. For full particulars ask F. A. STEBBENS, G. P. A. J. E. MOON, Ticket Agent. Phone 302. FOR SALE. Lot three (3) in block Ninety three, to the city of Muskogee, Indian Territory. size 100x145. Also one of the finest business lots in the town of Panama. Indian Territory, one block from depot, size 25x140. Abstract shows these two pieces of property to be all O. K. and a perfect chain of title. Address S. M. Twine. 218 1-2 State St. STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, { 88. LUGA COUNTY. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforeseen, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURK. Change in University Rules. By the vote of 206 to 169 the senate of Oxford University, England, has discontinued the publication of the names of students in the mathematical tripos in the order of merit, and hereafter there will be no "senior wrangler." Unknown Qualities of Radium. Prof. Henry E. Armstrong, the distinguished London scientist, has joined Lord Kelvin in a protest against the proposition submitted to the British association that the production of helium from radium has established the fact of the evolution of one element into others. Professor Armstrong says that no one has yet handled radium in sufficient quantities to be able to say precisely what it is. A Misunderstanding. Apropos of a misunderstanding on the canteen question, Gen. Frederick D. Grant said at a dinner in Washington: "It is like the case of my friend Maj. Green. Maj. Green said to his servant one morning: "'James, I have left my mess boots out, I want them soled.' "'Yes sir,' the servant answered. "The major, dressing for dinner that night, said again: "'I suppose, James, that you did as I told you about those boots?' "James laid 35 cents on the bureau. "'Yes, sir,' said he, 'and this is all I could get for them; though the corporal who bought 'em said he'd have given half a dollar if pay day hadn't been so far off.'" NO MEDICINE. But Change of Food Gave Final Relief. Most diseases start in the alimentary canal—stomach and bowels. A great deal of our stomach and bowel troubles come from eating too much starchy and greasy food. The stomach does not digest any of the starchy food we eat—white bread, pastry, potatoes, oats, etc.—these things are digested in the small intestines, and if we eat too much, as most of us do, the organs that should digest this kind of food are overcome by excess of work, so that fermentation, indigestion, and a long train of ails result. Too much fat also is hard to digest, and this is changed into acids, sour stomach, belching gas, and a bloaty, heavy feeling. In these conditions a change from indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will work wonders in not only relieving the distress but in building up a strong digestion, clear brain and steady nerves. A Wash. woman writes: "About five years ago I suffered with bad stomach—dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation—caused, I know now, from eating starchy and greasy food. "I doctored for two years without any benefit. The doctor told me there was no cure for me. I could not eat anything without suffering severe pain in my back and sides, and I became discouraged. "A friend recommended Grape-Nuts and I began to use it. In less than two weeks I began to feel better, and inside of two months I was a well woman and have been ever since. "I can eat anything I wish with pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast, and are very fond of it." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." WILL WAIT UPON CONVENTION NATIONAL DRAINAGE CONGRESS IN SESSION AT OKLAHOMA CITY SENDS COMMITTEE. Immediate Results in Reclamation of Overflow Lands in Oklahoma Anticipated—Strong Resolutions Passed. OKLAHOMA CITY: The first annual meeting of the National Drainage Association has adjourned after selecting St. Paul, Minn., as the next place of meeting. The following officers were elected: The officers elected are: President, George E. Barstow, Barstow, Texas; first vice president, J. S. Osbourn, Coffeyville, Kan.; second vice president, A. S. Fellows, Bismark. N. D.; executive committee: To serve three years, A. S. Bernard, Cass Lake, Minn.; F. W. Brockman, St. Louis, Mo.; two years, J. G. Melluish, Bloomington, Ill.; H. S. McCowan, Snyder, Okla.; one year, Lewis E. Ashbaugh, Ames, Ia.; Charles L. Rushing, Meridian, Miss. The membership dues were fixed at $5 per year. Following the election of officers and the transaction of the business of the convention, a stereopticon lecture was given by Arthur R. Davis, assistant chief engineer, United States reclamation service, upon the subject "Results Accomplished by the Reclamation Service." The executive committee organized by electing Mr. Bernard chairman, and went to Guthrie to urge the constitutional convention to make some provision for the draining of thousands of acres of fertile lands in Oklahoma now subject to destructive inundation. The resolutions adopted commend the surveys and investigation of special drainage problems carried on by the government experiment stations; urge upon congress the necessity of ample provision for the prompt execution of topographic surveys over the swamp and overflowed lands of the United States; endorse the bill introduced into the senate of the United States by Senator Flint of California entitled "A bill for the establishment of a drainage fund and the construction of works for the reclamation of swamps and overflowed lands; urge upon the individual states of this country the necessity for legislation that will permit of co-operation with the federal government in the prosecution of drainage work; and resolves that the attention of the Oklahoma constitutional convention now in session at Guthrie be respectfully called to this important matter and said convention requested to provide ample legislative authority for the drainage of the thousands of acres of fertile lands now subject to destructive inundation. A committee of five representative citizens of Oklahoma was authorized to properly present the situation and needs to the constitutional convention. Loses Life Through Carelessness. Loses Life Through Carelessness. MARSHALL: Wm. Hughes, a farmer living seven miles west of this place, was accidentally killed. He had his team hitched up to go to work in a field near his home and was in the habit of taking his shotgun along to kill quail. While placing the gun in the wagon, with the muzzle toward him, the hammer caught on the wagon box and when released discharged the load of birdshot into Mr. Hughes' breast, striking just above the heart. He had been a resident of Oklahoma since the opening. To Wash Velveteen. Velveteen may be washed by shaking it about in warm Ivory Soap suds; then rinse thoroughly and let it drip dry. On no account squeeze or wring it. Be careful to hang it straight on the line, for otherwise it will be crooked when dry. ELEANOR R. PARKER. Young Man Extensive Traveler. Lord Ronaldshay, though only thirty years of age, probably has done more traveling for his age than any man living. Few people know more than he about the Himalayas and Persia. He has also found time to explore Kashmir, Baluchistan, Ladak, Thibet and the Persian gulf, to say nothing of Ceylon. Worth Knowing. That Allcock's Plasters are the highest result of medical science and skill, and in ingredients and method have never been equaled. That they are the original and genuine porous plasters upon whose reputation imitators trade. That Allcock's Plasters never fail to perform their remedial work quickly and effectually. That for Weak Back, Rheumatism, Colds, Lung Trouble, Strains and all Local Pains they are invaluable. That when you buy Allcock's Plasters you obtain the best plasters made. Scheme Worked Out Badly. Congressman Sulzer represents a densely populated district on the East side of New York city. It occurred to him some months ago that though there are no gardens in his district some of his constituents might grow plants in boxes placed on window sills or fire escapes, so he sent an assortment of seed to the inmate of a model tenement house owned by one of his friends. The latter met him a few days ago and said: "See here, Sulzer, I want you to cut out that seed business. It's the limit!" "Why, what's the matter?" asked the astonished Sulzer, and he explained why he had sent the seeds. "Oh, you meant well, all right," returned the friend, scornfully, "but when I visited the place the other day I found that about ten families were raising cabbage, cucumbers and tomatoes in the bath tubs." TERRIBLE ITCHING SCALP. Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands and Limbs—An Old Soldier Declares: "Cuticura Is a Blessing." "At all times and to all people I am willing to testify to the merits of Cuticura. It saved me from worse than the tortures of hades, about the year 1900, with itching on my scalp and temples, and afterwards it commenced to break out on my hands. Then it broke out on my limbs. I then went to a surgeon whose treatment did me no good, but rather aggravated the disease. I then told him I would go and see a physician in Erie. The reply was that I could go anywhere, but a case of eczema like mine could not be cured; that I was too old (80). I went to an eminent doctor in the city of Erie and treated with him for six months, with like results. I had read of the Cuticura Remedies, and so I sent for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent, and continued taking the Resolvent until I had taken six bottles, stopping it to take the Pills. I was now getting better. I took two baths a day and at night I left the lather of the Soap dry on. I used the Ointment with great effect after washing in warm water, to stop the itching at once. I am now cured. The Cuticura treatment is a blessing, and should be used by every one who has itching of the skin. I can't say any more and thank God that He has given the world such a curative. Wm. H. Gray, 3303 Mount Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa., August 2, 1905." Rich Prize for Scientists. The person who discovers a method of communication between planets will receive $20,000 from the French Academy of Science. FILLING UP THE CANADIAN WEST. The American Settler is Welcomed to Canada. A number of the leading newspapers on this side of the line have been noticing the growth of the Canadian West in recent years, and draw attention to the fact that there seems to be no abatement of the influx of settlers to that great grain-growing country. The Buffalo Express thus refers to the subject: "Canada West continues to grow. There were 4,174 homesteads entries there in July of this year, as against 3,571 in July, 1905. Canada plumes herself over this fact, with becoming pride. But what appears to make our neighbors happiest is the statement that of these 4,174 homesteaders, 1,212 were from this side of the line. Little is said about the 97 Canadians who recrossed the border to take up homes in Canada West, or of the 808 from Great Britain, or of the 1,236 from non-British countries. It appears that the item in this July report that makes Canada rejoice most is this of the 1,212 American farmers who decided to try their fortunes in Canada West. "The compliment is deserved. The 1,212 were mostly from Dakota and other farming states, and go into Canada fitted better than any other class of immigrants for developing the new country. They take capital with them, too, say Canadian papers proudly. In every way, they are welcome over there." As the Express well says, the American is welcomed to Canada, and the reasons given are sufficient to invite the welcome. The Ameriacn farmer knows thoroughly the farming conditions that prevail in the Canadian prairie provinces, and is aware of every phase of agricultural development in recent years. In practical knowledge of what is wanted to get the largest return for labor and investment he is by long odds superior to any European settler. He knews what is required to bring success, and he is able and willing to do it, and his future causes no apprehension to the successful Canadian farmer. The agent of the Canadian Government, whose address appears elsewhere, says that the difference between the manners and customs of the farmer from Dakota, Oregon or Minnesota and the farmer from Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta is not nearly so marked as that between the farmer of the Maritime provinces and the Ontario tiller of the soil. Hence the welcome to the free homesteads of the Canadian West, and there are hundreds of thousands of them left, that is extended to the settler from the Western States. Museum Gets Fine Pulpit. King Friederich August of Saxony has given to the Germanic museum at Harvard a full-size reproduction of the sandstone pulpit of the Church of Wechselburg, near Leipsic. This gift is regarded as the most important made to the museum since the fine collection of casts was sent by the German emperor. The pulpit belongs to the beginning of the thirteenth century, and is a massive structure, 15 feet high, resting on Romanesque columns. It Will Stay There. "In my family medicine chest no remedy is permitted to remain unless it proves beyond doubt the best to be obtained for its particular purpose. "For treating all manner of skin troubles, such as Eczema, Tetter, Ringworm, etc., Hunt's Cure has held its place for many years. I have failed to find a surer remedy. It cures itching instantly. R. M. Swann, Franklin, La. Jealous. Mother—What's Tommy been fighting about? Little Sister—Oh, he's mad because Jimmy Smith has to wear spectacles and he doesn't—Detroit Free Press. ‘When a man thinks he knows it all he is seldom able to get his neigh- bors to indorse his thoughts, National Pure Food and Drugs Act. The Garfield Tea Company's prepara- tions comply in avery, respect. with the requi:ements of The National Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 0th, 1900. Serial No. 384, assigned by the Government, will appear on every package of their goods. Australia’s Chief Engineer. T. Roberts, chief mechanical en- gineer of the South Australian gov- ernment, has been appointed, subject to the ratification of the various Aus- tralian governments, consulting min- ing engineer for the whole of Aus- tralia, with an office in London. The nomination comes from the Australian commissioner of railways. Laundry work at home would be much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually neces- sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric i9 hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearancé, but also affects the wear- ing quality of the goods. This trouble can be entirely overcome by using De- fiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its great- er strength than other makes, To Utilize Power of Tides. A group of several engineers and capitalists, headed by William O. Weber, of Boston, believe they have revolutionized the industrial system by a new device utilizing the power of the tides so as to manufacture com- pressed air. A plant is about to be erected at South Thomaston, Me., to demonstrate the value of this inven- tion. ae ae UT ; aa B« io we z gv ane) See CSW we Yih VA Dives es Te ca 4RTRIDGE Nia P 4 If you are a good BI Fos | shot you deserve ny eS U.M.C. cartridges [Pip —if you are a poor YS ? shot, you peed them, Ky They are wonder- 4 4} fully, accurate and 4s Yj alwaysreliable, ay GS a vaca TT Gig rattesecreigertes Ibe. used an oposiiied oo Ae a labels. ay | Tue Union MeTALLic t ie aa Cartrivce Company (aim i Briposrort, Conn. y \ wcncam com, SA ren ry] Tho testimony of thon- S ! sands during the pust Agiels that tile Canadian ent is tho bos Weat. Year by your the agri: 5 Dp. cultural returns have ine ge creased In volume and in FAA value, andsull the Cana R dian Government otters CG ia 160 eres FREE 10 every boua fide settler, ‘Phe phenomenal increase in railway mileago— Pain lines aud branches—bus put almostevery por Uon of the country within eusy reach of churches, Schools, markets, cheap fuel and every modero eonvenlence, ‘The NINETY MILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CROP Of this year means $,0W,00 io ie farmers of Western Canada, apart from tho results of other grains und cattle. Foc udvice and information address the SUPER INTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Oviawa, Canada, OF any authorized Government Agent, J. S. CRAWFORD, No, 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. BUILDERS MATERIAL We manufacture all kinds of mill work, sash, doors, mouldings and hardwood finish, Write us for prices, MUSKOGEE SASH & DOOR CO., Muskogee, Indian Territory. Muskogee Cimeter. w. mt, SWINE, Batten, MUSKOGEBR, Seay IND. TER. = heen a ae fa at The plug hat is a decidedly uncom- fortable article of wear. But it is picturesque. Who is there but can remember with affection some old childhood character whose distinguish- ing mark was a battered plug hat that had survived the shocks and the wrecks of half a hundred seasons? The plug hat is associated with the village doctor, tie Jean and sallow minister and the local undertaker. Perhaps the school teacher had one, too, and it is certain that we can re- call distinctly the day that father was elected to the legislature and was pre- sented with a hat by his admiring friends. It will be a long time before the plug hat becomes actually extinct. The plug hat is a thing that never wears out, says the Kansas Journal. It becomes tattered and generally dis- reputable, it is true, but this is a con- dition that seems to endear it that much more in the affections of the possessor. The plug hat has survived the warming pan and the snuff box. When all things else have succumbed to the tide of time, the plug hat has held its own on the heads of its de- votees, . The Skulker and the Hustler. Accidents and exceptions for indiv- idual reasons aside, the. young man whose chief effort has been to avoid working mofe than his pay called for and who has carried this as the gov- erning principle of his life, has been a greater or less failure. When he him- self has reached middle life and has begun to complain because other men have got ahead of him, he looks every- where but in the right place for the reason. The place is himself and the reason is that he made the mistake of never doing as well as he could, be- cause he was afraid of cheating him- self. What he actually did was to cheat himself in the worst way, says the New Bedford, Mass., Standard. There is, as a rule, no escape from the truth that unless a man gives the best there is in him he will never get the best there is for him. Careers which look like exceptions to this rule are due either to peculiar conditions such as do not arise in ordinary lives or else the appearance is deceptive. Japan a Practica! Nation. Marvelous is the fortune of Japan. The only nation that might stay her continental strides toward empire is paralyzed by -revolutionary struggles against a government whose existence is a monstrous anachronism. The na- tions which must meet her on the world-wide field of indistrial war have tied their own hands with vain eco- nomic theories belonging to a dead time. There is no nation so practical as the Japanese. What is best to be done, that thing they do, Their constl- tution is not invoked to inhibit the general welfare and stay up the priv- lleges of a plutocracy. Dead govern- mental theories of a bygone age are dead to them and they modify their political philosophy to suit the future. Though they worship their ancestors, remarks the Portland Oregonian, they care less than any other people for time-worn opinions. The things that we believe theoretically they put in practice, Chess is the national game of Japan. All will admit that it is a scientific and highly interesting game, but Americans want a game that moves along more rapidly. Baseball is good enough for us. . Much of the spring poetry written is not necessarily for publication, but as a@ guaranty of good faith. At the time of his marriage a man thinks he is getting a better half, but later on he may discover that he has a counterfeit on his hands. Give Defiance Starch a fair trial— try it for both hot and cold starching, and if you don’t think you do better work, in less time and at smaller cost, return it and your grocer will give you back your money, Held to Life to the Last. An old woman, who has just died at Wisvech, Germany, at the age of 84, wrote her own obituary notice on the day before her death and also made @ list of all the friends to whom she wished wnemortal cards to be sent. Starch, like everything else, is be- ing constantly tmproved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the lat- est discovery—Deflance Starch—all in- jurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, ine vented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap- proached by other brands. Sympathy Not Needed. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, Norway's fa- mous arctic explorer, now minister to Gerat Britain, makes light of the sympathy expressed by many persons anent the “hardships” of travelers. He says: “There never was such mis- placed sympathy as commiserating a man who has lived in the wilds. Most men who travel in out-of-the-way parts of the world do so because they like it. People who live in the center of what is called civilization do not un- derstand, cannot realize, the spell that getting close to nature, battling with nature, has on the heart.” He does not believe in the use of alcoholic bev- erages, holding that while liquor will raise the temperature for a few min- utes, after that it falls lower than before. mi ni 0 ius | (900 Drops, al AS Li! iggy y a or an ANegetable Preparation for As- similating ero pada ing the Stomachs and Bowels of | INFANIS “CHILDREN Promotes Digestion Cheerful- ness and Rest.Contains neither ea oa nor Mineral, OT NARCOTIC. | Breipe af Old Dr SAMUEL PITCHER Sore iad aaas. fer * Kaen Rare _) Aperfect Remedy for Consti ee tane Stomach, Diarrhwes Worms Convulsions Feverish- ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of ___NEW YORK. Alo months old | eee Shean) FE eeenaie® P Det lt EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER, «i BIRD TRAVELS WITH GIRAFFS Red Billed Weaver Constant Compam | jon of Animal Skyscraper. The red-billed weaver bird is @ com stant companion of the giraffe, perch ing itself upon the withers and flying along when its host takes to fitght, and immediately alighting again on its back at the first opportunity. The only means of defense or offense by the giraffe is by means of its hoofs, and the blows it can deliver by kick- ing are of tremendous power. The old males during the breeding season fight in this manner a good deal, and the female employs the same means in defending her young against ca» nivorous animals. Giraffes are very swift of foot, and it requires a very fleet horse to rum them down. Experienced hunters, however, charge them at full speed, and by this means are often able to run into them, and if the giraffes are fat they will soon become “blown.” When running, the tail is twisted in a corkscrew fashion over the back and the hind legs at each step are thrown on the outside of the forelegs, giving a very grotesque straddling appear- ance. The giraffe is mute, but he has a very keen sense of hearing and of smell. <a Oy ra et) Soe U0) 1 De Y i= f) Z KIDNEY 2 a PILLS = NAR i Tessa Same) RRA d i] 1 ore iN Ppa Geld Sin Nae oe Or Ald ee pie I amicted with! Thompson's Eye Wat GASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the : Sienatnre cp of af In 1 Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THER @CimecPER, PUBLIBHF 9 EVERY WEEK IN THE INTER- ST OF THE NEGRO BY CIMETER PUB. CO Satecro AT THE POST OFFICE AT MUS- i+ ell 1 ¥., AB SECOND CLAGS MAIL MAT WH. TWINE - «© «Editor, ED. NICKENS, Advertising Manager, POOH OEE OE For Governor of the State of Ok- lahoma, Hon, John D. Benedict, of Muskogee, 17. If Muskogee City wants to pay “he taxes of this county just adopt the Haskell and Hopkins idea of cutting off the tariff property on the west and adding the non-taxable property on the east of the county. Our, merchants and property hold- ers in the city can see the point. Better let things stand as they are, “Rear the {lls we have than fly to others we know not of.” The Democrats at Guthrie are fighting like hades to keep the name of “God” out of the constitution. Of course there is no show for a square deal for the negro, When the Democrats are against ‘God.” Wonder what Sango, Brown, Stew- art and the others think? Are they for or against God. Delegate Weaver of Ada, I. T., introdiced a bill to prohibit negro women from marrying white men. How in the hotel bill can a negro woman, or any other woman, marry a man without his consent, but we guess these white men need protec- tion against designing negro women, Now, Mr. Weaver, just introduce a bill. pronibiting white men from se- ducing negro women and you will be protecting the future posterity of your race to the 82d degree. See! Nick Childs, the famous editor of the Plaindealer, says that the report ofa clreular coming from his office at Topeka to the negroes of the new state to resort to such violence and murder as the makers of the circular suggest is untrue, and as we put it a d——— lie, The circular was evidently gotten out in Mus- kogee by the Six Shooter gang, * Find the difference between one- eighth and one-thirty-second and you have the difference between Haskell and a lily white, See! | The United Statas attorney aia not prosecute Wiley MelIntosh, mt ‘Toomer and Brown, the senior mem. ber of Brown & Stewart, did, can you see what is up and who is Hr hind the prosecution? '128 TOWN LOTS WILL BE SOLD As an addition to Renriesville, I. T. Lots rang- ing from $35. down to $10. Call onor write 2 F. P. Brinson, Rentiesville, I. T. The common. people gave a bonus to buy the Market Square and they now insist that the city build a mar- ket square or else they allow some one else to build a good building on the land, It should not be allowed to remain vacant. A convention hall or a county court house could be built there. | Creek Groeery eo. - | Is the to get anything in the Groceries line. Number 304 South 2nd St. Phone 912. Hopkins has never said one word against “Jim Crow cars,” and says everything is harmonious at Guth- rte. He also says Haskell’s bill is not one that declares a one-cigith negro a white man, but says it's the one-thirty-secondth, ete. Why not make it one-millionth? Now, what per cent must a white man carry to be a negro? Great fellows are our foundation builders. G. A. Estes For your Drugs, Shool BOOks and STATIONERY. 106 Main Street. The most vicious vile and de- graded Democrat that ever came over the pike is a shining light and a heaven of rest when compared with the lily white Republicans, Official Statement of the Condition of the : @Qomnereial ation'l Byse* S ——— —= ae Muskogee. Indian Ferritory, RESOURCES | LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts Hr ynos 95 | Capital £200,000 00 Overdrafts, cotton, 25,989 61) Surplus and Profit 21,572 3 Bonds and Premiums, 206'080. 49 | Circulation 150,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures 7,985 11} Deposits 759.530 25 Cash and Exchange 189,093 48 eee $1,141,152 64 $1,141,152 04 The above statemer correct DN FINK. Cashier, DEPARTMENT OF The waite colored fellows and the colored white fellows must go to Haskell and the convention for a clean bill of health so that we can tell whether the colofed fellows are white or the white fellows are col- ored, Delegate Weaver wants white men only to get Indian lands, hence his bill to prevent Indians and negroes from marrying. 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THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR ENABLING ACT IS ADOPTED IN FULL Constitution Builders Also Take Final Action on Preamble---Murray Wants Large Fortunes Prohibited and Erring Senators Recalled---Many Bills Introduced. GUTHRIE: The first final action of the constitutional convention was taken in the adoption of an ordinance accepting irrevocably the terms and conditions of the enabling act. This ordinance is the first part of the Oklahoma constitution to be placed in its final form. The ordinance was reported on Saturday from the ordinance committee, and was taken up for discussion Monday morning in the committee of the whole, where it was ordered engrossed and placed on its final passage. The preamble and bill of rights was reported by the standing committee on this to the committee of the whole. It recognized the request of the Jews that no mention of Christ be made, and of the Seventh Day Adventists that there be no religious restrictions. The proposed preamble reads as follows: "We, the people of the state of Oklahoma, invoking the guidance of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of civil and religious liberty; to secure just and rightful government; and to promote our mutual welfare and happiness do ordain and establish this constitution." President Murray doffed the honors of presiding officer of the constitutional convention long enough to suggest restrictions on the swollen fortunes that may come into the new state. He would make it illegal for any man to leave more than $50,000 to any one of his children, and cited the Astor, Rothschild and Vanderbilt fortunes in arguing for his proposition. He likewise submitted a resolution calling for an amendment to the United States constitution, allowing any state legislature to recall a United States senator when it thinks fit, and to send a substitute. An important provision in regard to municipal corporations was introduced by W. T. S. Hunt, of Oklahoma City. It authorizes the legislature to create municipal corporations of counties or townships specifically for the construction and maintenance of public roads. Such corporations may issue bonds to the extent of 25 per cent of their assessed valuation, if the people shall previously have voted for the construction of such roads. Bonds of this sort are to be purchased for the state school fund, and shall bear not less than 3 1-2 per cent interest. A sinking fund of 2 per cent is to be laid aside each year for the payment of the bonds when they come due. The creation of a bureau of immigration and labor is the object of a provision by Hanraty of South McAlester. The commissioner of immigration, labor and statistics is to be elected by the people and hold office for four years. The Hanraty proposition also contains provisions for an eight-hour day on public works, labor of convicts only within prison grounds or on public roads, prohibiting employment of children under 16 years of age in mines, the establishment of boards of arbitration and that no person not a citizen of the United States, or who has not declared his intention to become a citizen, shall be employed on public works. A proposition by Maxey provides that the tenure of all officers except congressmen elected at the time of the election to ratify the constitution shall be 1909, but that at the first regular general election the state officers shall be elected for the full terms. Another important proposition by Williams of Durant prohibits the appointment of the governor to any office, or his election as United States senator during his term of office or within two years after its expiration. The clause is from the Alabama constitutioniou. Williams also wants foreign corporations prohibited from exercising the right of eminent domain, and railroads prohibited from owning lands they do not need for depots and other buildings required in the transaction of their business as common carriers, and from owning or operating mines. Two interesting liquor propositions were introduced. One by Bowers of Cement provides that the counties shall vote separately on the question of prohibition and high license and local option, the license to be $1,000 annually, $250 to go to the city, $250 to the county and $500 to the general state school fund. Tracy of Beaver introduced a proposition for local option excluding the territory in which the enabling act makes prohibition compulsory. Nelson of Tulsa would make pipe lines for oil and gas common carriers, providing that they may acquire property and be governed as such. Curl of Bartlesville has another proposition requiring all companies doing business in the state to take out a charter under the state laws, and to pay tax on franchises and property at market value to be determined by appraisement. Hanraty introduced several propositions relating to labor, requiring eight-hour day on public works, a board of arbitration and conciliation for labor disputes, prohibiting an exchange by employers of blacklists requiring health and safety appliances, protecting the rights of the injured to recover, and prohibiting the employment of convict labor except in the prison or on the public roads. Caudill of Hobart has a proposition requiring the establishment of manual training and mechanical arts departments in all the public schools. Asp asked to recall the report of the committee estimating that there would be a $175,000 deficit in the convention expenses, and said there had been some rulings at Washington that would affect the totals. Haskell moved that the report be referred back to the committee with instructions to report more fully on the $76,000 expenditure on the Bixby-Frantz election, the $40,000 estimate for printing the journals, and the estimated cost of $79,000 for the next election. Haskell said that his newspaper, the New State Tribune, of Muskogee, had bid $1,500 on the printing contract. R. L. Williams presented a plan for a two-cent passenger fare. Saturday's Session GUTHRIE: Designed to prevent the indiscriminate granting of perpetual franchises by municipalities or by any political sub-division of the state, a most important measure based upon the initiative and referendum, was introduced in the constitutional convention Saturday by Delegate W. C. Hughes of Oklahoma City. The measure provides that ten per cent of the voters shall petition the council or other body having power to consider such matters before a franchise of any kind shall be granted, and after said franchise is granted it then shall be the duty of the proper officers to call an election that the voters and tax payers may have an opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of the action. Delegate Hughes also introduced another proposition for the creation of the office of state commissioner of charities and corrections, such officer to be elected by the people, to investigate all cases and to report the results of the investigation to the governor, this report to be published. Either sex is eligible to hold the office. Mr. Hughes stated as chairman and member of the committee on municipal corporations, that in the handling of the matters coming before the committee, he would favor the establishment of laws giving to the people of cities of the first class, the right to create boards to frame such charters, and the right to submit the charters to the voters for confirmation. Mr. Hughes also expressed a desire for all persons who are interested in good government, especially in the larger cities, to confer with the municipal corporation committee to give the benefit of a multiplicity of ideas. The third week of the convention came to a close Saturday, when adjournment was taken to Monday morning, to enable the various committees to devote time to the multitudinous affairs in their hands. The morning session opened with an address by George L. Clothier, an expert of the forestry division of the department of agriculture. For his instructive discussion a vote of thanks, upon motion of Delegate Tracy of Beaver, was unanimously extended to Mr. Clothier. Delegate Wood of Sciplo offered, by request, a petition with several hundred signatures, asking that the convention use the main channel of the Canadian river in the Choctaw nation as the dividing line for counties, for the reason that the river is unfordable many seasons of the year, thus making the cost of bridges a great expense to the taxpayers. This petition was referred to the committee on county boundaries. Delegate Parker of Bokchito, of the committee to procure pictures of prominent Indians, reported that he had secured, through the kindness of Governor McCurtain, a picture of J. F. McCurtain, former governor of the Choctaws, which now adorned the east wall of the convention hall. "Jack" McCurtain, as he was familiarly called by his people, was a man in whom the Choctaws had great confidence. Delegate Williams of Stockholm called up the resolution inviting prominent officers of the Farmer's union to address the convention, and by unanimous vote, the following were invited to visit the convention and give addresses on subjects pertaining to agriculture. J. A. Everett of Indianapolis, president of the National Society of Equity; Charles Barrett of Atwater, Ga., president of the National Farmers' union; E. A. Calvin of Dallas, president of the Texas Farmers' union, and F. D. Coburn of Kansas, secretary of the state board of agriculture. Delegate Kornegay of Vinita called up the ordinance, the terms of which provide that this convention accept irrevocably the terms of the enabling act. Delegate Baker of Wewoka opposed any haste in taking action on this ordinance, for when it had been adopted by the convention, it became immutable; hence the delegates should study the matter very carefully before taking final action. Delegate Hunt of Oklahoma City introduced a proposition providing that the first legislature shall pass laws for primary elections and that no judge of such election shall be qualified to serve unless he represents at least 10 per cent of the vote cast at the last preceding general election. Also, that any voter who may desire to be an independent candidate shall be entitled to be represented by a judge upon presentation of a petition signed by 10 per cent of the voters. Primary elections for all candidates and all parties shall be held simultaneously and there shall be only one voting place in each precinct. The laws governing elections shall apply to the conduct of primary elections, and the expense of the primary elections shall be borne by the candidates. Delegate Alderson of Pond Creek offered a proposition that is of great importance, which provides that all court business now in process of adjustment in the courts of the two territories be transferred to the courts of the new state when same are established. Delegate Cobb of Sapulpa introduced a proposition providing for a civil engineer of highways, making of this office, similar to that of county surveyor, one of much importance particularly in Indian Territory, where no public highways now exist except in a few places, where private enterprise has undertaken such improvements, and not made at the expense of the public. Wednesday's Session. GUTHRIE: A notable feature of Wednesday afternoon's session of the constitutional convention was the address by Miss Kate Barnard of Oklahoma City, who held the attention of the convention closely during her talk and was roundly applauded at its clore. She told in detail of her visits to the slums and sweatshops in St. Louis and Chicago and used her description of conditions there as an argument for the prevention by the convention of child labor. She also advocated strict compulsory education provisions for the protection of the children, and the creation of a state commissioner of charities to look after the interests of the unfortunates. She told of the conditions in certain Oklahoma poor houses where blacks and whites, of both sexes, were herded together and referred to the scandals in connection with the sanitarium for the insane. All of these she thought could be avoided by the establishment of such an office. She also advocated an 8-hour law for miners, and laws which would keep messenger boys from being sent into vicious districts. After five hours of debate, the constitutional convention Wednesday afternoon decided that it had jurisdiction over contests for seats in the convention, and directed the contest committee to hear and decide the contest of Harrill vs. Harris, from the Seventy-first district, upon which the committee has asked instructions for the convention. Responses were received from President Roosevelt, Henry Watterson and Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, all regretting that they would be unable to attend the convention. Several memorials and petitions were introduced, including one from Sater of Stillwater, on prohibition; one from Wood, of Scipio, in regard to making the South Canadian the north boundary of the Choctaw Nation counties, and another from Frye, of Sallisaw in regard to a county in the Cherokee Nation. An elaborate provision for protecting trade and commerce against monopolies was introduced by M. J. 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