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The Muskogee Cimeter. SOME POLITICAL HISTORY. Will the Republican Party Repeat the Blunder of Last Fall. There never was a time when clear-headed men in politics were so much in demand as today. The day of the accidental elevation of the incompetent is over and unless men of brains and political sense are put in charge of the party machinery we cannot expect to successfully fight the opposition, which is organized and aggressive. We want men big enough to see clear across a big state. On September 25, 1906, during the campaign to elect delegates to the constitutional convention C. B. Douglas, the editor of the Phoenix, printed in his paper, then claiming to advocate Republican principles, the following platform: Political Platform of C. B. Douglas, Editor Muskogee Phoenix. We, the members of the Republican Press association of the Third Congressional district, declare as follows: Whereas, There is an apparent misunderstanding existing among the voters of the district as to the position of the party on the so-called race question; and Whereas, The Republican party has DISCHARGED its OBLIGATIONS to the NEGRO in that it gives him full civil rights, equal with every other citizen, and still stands for that policy; therefore be it Resolved. By this association, that the Republican party of the Third Congressional district is OPPOSED to NEGRO DOMINATION in any sense. That it stands for separate schools, SEPARATE COACHES and SEPARATE WAITING ROOMS for NEGROES, which shall have equal facilities and comforts of those furnished other races. That it is opposed and WILL USE EVERY MEANS at its command to FREVENT the nomination of Negroes on any elective ticket, seeking the suffrage of the other races. On this declaration of principles all classes and all nationalities of citizenship are earnestly invited to align themselves with the party of progress and prosperity. C. B. DOUGLAS. Muskogee Phoenix It raised a perfect storm of indignation among the practical political men of the party, and also the every day common Republican who wants no office, but who wants to see equal justice and respect paid to every man and the right given to every man to vote the Republican ticket if he desires to do so. The Democrats saw their opportunity at once and when Senator Ben 3.—CIMETER—2-8 LACEY chair Tillman spoke at the Hinton Theatre in Muskogee, October 19, 1906, he announced that he and Douglas agreed exactly as to the platform. When Ben Tillman agrees with a pretended Republican platform something is wrong with the platform. The colored men in the district don't particularly care about any office: that is not his first desire. What he does want is to see that no downright hater of his people is put on the Republican ticket and him driven like a dog to the polls and cursed if he doesn't vote for him. Our people know we have 6,000 votes in this Third Congressional district. We know that we have a majority of the Republican vote in this town. We know that we have the balance of power in this county, and we serve notice now that the men who do not want to treat us right cannot have our votes. There is nothing wrong about that. We don't want the offices, but we do want fair play and right to vote at the caucus and the election. We never will forget Tom Sanson's brutal conduct in naming Jim Huckleberry chairman of the convention to which he was not elected, and naming Robertson chairman of the convention in Distrist 76 when four men out of five would have voted him down. Tom forgot his cunning when he let Soper, Archer and Victor lead him into such an unpardonable political crime. He made enemies that will remember him for years. To steal a convention or an election is as much of a crime to our country as to unlawfully take another man's horse. The action of Alex Richmond, Grant Foreman and Ed Merrick in refusing to let the caucus in their precinct elect delegates to the district convention, and announcing that Tom Sanson had written them a letter telling them to act as chairman whether the people wanted them or not, is nothing short of a political crime and will cost these men their election if they dare to run for office. The action of Leo E. Bennett in sending armed deputy United States marshals to carry the caucus over the heads of the people justly put Mr. Bennett over into the Democratic class, and if President Roosevelt knew fully of his conduct in that matter we would get rid of Bennett and his twenty Democratic deputies as soon as another commission could be written. It is well for us to be plain about all these matters; it does no good to try and hide them. Douglas claimed to represent McGuire in the Indian Territory. McGuire was always throwing hot air at Douglas and he must take the blame for the loss of the Indian Territory in the last election, growing out of his endorsement of the Douglas platform. That that position lost the last election there is no shadow of doubt to any man who wants to know the real facts. Will these men be permitted by the Republicans to again misrepresent them and thus lose another election and make the state Democratic for the next ten years? EFFORT TO BRIBE JUDGE SULZBACHER. Eufaula, Jan. 30.—The next time F. W. Sharp, of Tulsa, makes a wedding present he will show better taste. By sending a very valuable gift to a young lady, a stranger to him, he not only violated the rules of social etiquett, but as the recipient of the present happened to be the daughter of a United States judge trying a case in which he was a litigant, he also brought himself judicial denunciation. A sensation was sprung here today over what looked like an attempt to influence Judge Sulzbacher's ruling in the United States court in the case of Fred L. Sawyer vs. Sharp and Sloan, oil men. Miss Sulzbacher, a daughter of the judge, received a very expensive and handsome set of silverware sent to her by F. W. Sharp, one of the defendants in the case. The silverware was a dinner and dessert set valued at $2,000. When Judge Sulzbacher learned of this the present was returned immediately. The case, which was over a restraining order against Sharp and Sloan, was tried today and judgment was rendered against Sharp's side. The judicial ermine was not soiled. Judge Sulzbacher was hotly indignant over the affair and denounced Sharp in unmeasured terms. At first he intended to bring up the matter in open court, but later changed his mind, deciding that the action of Sharp was due more to poor taste or ignorance of legal ethics than any intention to bribe. Sharp's attorneys knew nothing of the matter and are disgusted at their client's action. Sharp at present is in Texas and his version of the gift making cannot be learned. Whether he was endeavoring to express a clumsy gratitude over a recent decision of the court, which favored him, or merely took an in-opportune moment to show his affection and respect for the judge and his family, is not known. One thing is certain, however, that nothing has created quite so much of a furor in judicial and lagal circles here as this affair. The case in which Sharp was a party started some time ago over a contest for an oil well which Sharp and Sloan are said to have chased Fred L. Sawyer off a well in the Glenn pool region and forcibly secured possession of the property. A restraining order was secured against Sharp and Sloan at Wagoner two weeks ago and the case was transferred to Eufaula. Friday the order was dissolved by Judge Sulzbacher, but the matter was brought up again today and the injunction granted. Miss Sulzbacher, who is about to be married, received a gift from Sharp Monday in Kansas City. She was not acquainted with him and inquired of her father. Judge Sulzbacher recognized the name and de- No 19 cided that here was a gift horse that should be looked in the mouth. He wired his daughter to return the present at once. The silver is now in a Kansas City bank. It will be returned to Mr. Sharp with a polite note of thanks. This is not the first time a gift from successful mitigants raised a breeze in the federal courts here. After Judge Clayton decided the Indian tax case in South McAlester it will be remembered that the merchants of South McAlester and some others got together and raised a purse with which to buy a top desk and easy chair for Judge Clayton. He was hailed as the coming United States senator and a heap of good things said and done because of the decision in their favor. There was lots of talk about it at the time and Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish, lawyers for the defeated Indians, threatened to complain to the department of justice about it. Just what was done by them is not known. Judge Townsend and the circuit court of appeals, however, reversed Clayton's opinion. REMINISCENT. Last year there was considerable trouble in the colored schools on account of the incompetent and otherwise unfit teachers. All of this class but one was let out, and this year things have gone on in a much better way. The teachers seem interested in their work and have splendid control of the pupils. The one teacher retained and against whom there was objections last year was transferred from Dunbar school to Douglas school. It strikes us that if Mrs. Anderson was unfit to teach in Dunbar school that she should not have been sent to Douglas school. We don't believe there are a dozen patrons of the Douglas school who would have asked for her appointment or would do so now. We are glad that the schools are making progress and hope for better things next year. PATENTS 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS Anyone sending a sketche and description quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Edison. MUSKOGER, . . IND. TER. Importance of the Child Prof Felix Adler, in his address before the National Child Labor Convention at Cincinnati on "The Attitude of Society Towards the Child as an Index of Civilization," pointed out that, historically, there have been three views of the child in society. There is the primitive view which regarded the child as the essential factor in the system of ancestor worship; the later view, which made him the inheritor and continuator of the family honors and prerogatives; and the modern view, which looks upon the child as so much living material for the society of the future. The classification serves as a basis for the protest against the wastage of child life under the present system of production. Essentially, however, the three historical views are identical, in that they agree in looking upon the child as bearing within himself the need of the ideal future, whether that ideal be to live in extra-terrestrial bliss and in the memory of man, or the feudal ideal of family, or the contemporary altruistic ideal of the perfect state. And it is by no means certain that the last ideal is not the hardest on the child. It is not only that some of us, in the name of progress, are content to send the child fate that industrial slavery against which Prof. Adler pleads his case, pays the New York Post; but that most of us, in recognizing the high mission of the young, persist in placing on their tender shoulders a heavy burden of responsibility. If we were ancestor-worshippers or mediaeval barons, we should be quite content to leave our children in undisturbed enjoyment of their right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness; since in merely being they would fulfill their purpose. But the modern child must not be left alone, because there is no such thing as a child in the same sense that there is a cat or a pony or a picture-book. He is a "potentiality;" and there are pedagogical principles. The name of bridge probably grew out of the Russian word "biritch," which is called out when the player declares no trumps, says Scribner's. The appearance in England between 1883 and 1886 of a pamphlet on "biritch," or Russian whist, failed to attract much attention at that period, but during the ensuing ten years the present natural offshoot of the Russian form of play—one variety of which is called feralasch, teralache, yelarash, by Sir Horace Rumbold—became everywhere quite a favorite pastime. The game is said by some to have originated at Athens, although it is known to have been played, practically in its present form, throughout Turkey, Greece, Egypt and along the Maritime Alps for actually more than 30 years under the name of khediva. A French academy hopes to complete the letter "C" of the eighth edition of its dictionary by the end of next session. The edition was begun in 1877, so that at that rate the entire work will be finished in 250 years. "Let us perish sword in hand," sings Alfred Austin, in his latest poem. So, exclaims the Boston Herald, they really are at last getting after him with deadly weapons. To lose one's head is often the immediate preface to losing one's foot. TABLE DELICACIES SOME NEW AND OLD RECIPES OF VALUE. Oatmeal Bread Will Be Appreciated by Those Fond of This Cereal Ingredients for Batter OATMEAL BREAD.—Put one heaping cup of dry rolled or flaked oats into a mixing bowl, add a rounding tablespoon of butter or lard, one level teaspoon of salt, two cups of boiling water, and let stand until lukewarm, then add one-half cup of molasses, one-half cup of lukewarm water, and enough flour to make a drop batter. Cover and let rise one hour. Now mix stiff with flour and let rise over night. In the morning mold into loaves, using as little flour as possible. Put into pans, let rise, and bake well in a moderate oven. CRANBERRY MINCE PIE.—Chop fine one cup of cranberries and one half cup of seeded raisins. Line a plate with paste and put in the berries and raisins mixed. Sprinkle with one cup of sugar and a slightly rounding tablespoon of flour, add one-half cup of water to which is added one-half teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch of salt. GOOD COKIES.—Cream one cup of butter and two cups of sugar, add three tablespoons of milk and one rounding tablespoon of caraway seed. Sift two cups of flour with three level teaspoons of baking powder and add to the first mixture and more flour if needed for a soft dough. Shape into little balls, lay on a baking pan some distance apart; press out thin and bake. CHEESE CREAM TOAST.—Toast six slices of bread and cover lightly with grated cheese. Make two cups of white sauce. Set the bread and cheese in the oven for a few minutes, then pour the sauce around and serve at once. STEAMED BATTER PUDDING. Beat two eggs and one rounding tablespoon of sugar together, add one cup of milk, one tablespoon of melted butter, and two cups of flour sifted with three level teaspoons of baking powder. Beat well and pour over one cup of stewed and stoned prunes in a buttered mold. Steam one hour and a quarter and serve with a hot liquid sauce. MULLED JELLY.—Take one tablespoonful of currant or grape jelly, beat with it the white of one egg and a teaspoon of sugar. Pour on it a teacupful of boiling water and break in it a slice of dry toast or two crackers. AMSTERDAM PUDDING. — Pour one cup scalded milk over one cup fine cracker crumbs, add one tablespoonful butter, mix two teaspoonfuls cocoa with one-half cup sugar, add it to the milk, one teaspoonful vanilla, and the whites of four eggs beaten very stiff; boll in a buttered melon pudding mold one hour. Serve hot with a yellow sauce. Ways of Using Bits of Silk. The tiniest bits of silk will furnish material for hat sachets, although one of the simplest ways of imparting fragrance to hats is to place a scented pad in the bottom of the box, completely covering it. Cheese cloth will answer for the covering for these quite as well as silk. Belgian Marriage Laws. In Belgium the law allows a Belgian to marry a foreigner abroad according to the laws of that foreign country, but the marriage will not be valid in Belgium if he is under 21 and has not obtained the consent of his parents. First Days of Printing. Printing, when the industry was in its infancy, was only done on one side of a page. The two blank pages were then pasted together, to give the appearance of one leaf. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling, fast, beautiful colors. 10c per package. And people who stand up for their rights usually want to sit on the rights of others. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. 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The ability to drink at banquets requires practice—long practice. There are banquets of many kinds, and the man who is invited to one at which extensive drinking may be expected is careful to start in upon an empty or almost empty stomach. By not eating one can drink a good deal. The cups are very small and of many curious shapes. One may be expected to empty 50. A quart of sake is a good deal; two quarts require iron nerves to stand. But among the Japanese there are wonderful drinkers. At a military officer's banquet a captain offered me a tumbler holding a good pint of sake. I almost fainted at the sight of it, for it was only the first. But a friend said to me: "Only drink a little and pass it back," which I did. Stronger heads emptied cup after cup like water.—Letters of Lafcadie Hearn. MAY BE COFFEE That Causes all the Trouble. When the house is afire, it's like a body when disease begins to show, it's no time to talk but time to act—delay is dangerous—remove the cause of the trouble at once. "For a number of years," says a Kansas lady, "I felt sure that coffee was hurting me, and yet, I was so fond of it, I could not give it up. I paltered with my appetite and of course yielded to the temptation to drink more. At last I got so bad that I made up my mind I must either quit the use of coffee or die. "Everything I ate distressed me, and I suffered severely almost all the time with palpitation of the heart. I frequently woke up in the night with the feeling that I was almost gone,—my heart seemed so smothered and weak in its action that I feared it would stop beating. My breath grew short and the least exertion set me to panting. I slept but little and suffered from rheumatism. "Two years ago I stopped using the old kind of coffee and began to use Postum Food Coffee, and from the very first I began to improve. 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The City council should take some steps to cure the mud disease in and about the various schools of the town. The colored schools can hardly be approached without a mudboat. Get a move on yourselves, gentlemen, and make good sidewalks for all the schools, and the board will put in the necessary window lights in Dunbar and the other schools. We would like to know the names of two white gentlemen who conducted themselves so ungentlemanly and brutally at the Lyric theatre Sunday night prior to the opening. We will give five yearly subscriptions for the names of those whisky soaked brutes, and then we can take them under prayerful consideration. PITCHFORK NEGAPHOBIA. Although a number of prominent Southern newspapers, including one or two in Charleston, have taken occasion to condemn in vigorous terms Senator Tillman's rabid mouthings on the race question, yet the people of the South as a whole see into look with considerable approval upon the fiery South Carolinian's rantings, and his own state shows its sentiments by continuing to re-elect him. In view of these facts it is refreshing to hear the words of J. W. Hyde, a prominent lumberman of Florida, and an extensive employer of negroes. Mr. Hyde tells a Washington reporter that the negroes are the best laborers in the world and he would not exchange one for three foreigners. "If Senator Tillman would give the country a rest," continued Mr. Hyde, "and let up on his negrophobia, the so-called race problem would settle itself. The doctrine of deportation is silly and not to be thought of. The negroes are here to stay and they will stay where they are most needed, in the South." Contrasted with these views, based upon experience and not distorted by any sentimental considerations whatever, the wild utterances of Tillman and others like him lose most of their force and all of their justice. If the so-called race problem could only be divorced from politics and prejudice it would be speedily settled when reason and common sense and not political passions and prejudices are brought to bear upon them. In the direction of this settlement, a gratifying if not long step would be taken if Mr. Tillman and men of his kind would give the country a host, not only in the matter of negrophobia, but of several other kinds of "phobia." There are woodpiles in lots of places outside of railroad trains and public offices and there are "niggers" in most of them. Negrophobia is by no means the only manifestation of intolerance, bigotry and cheap abuse of power.—Kansas City Journal, February 7, 1907. On Sunday night, February 3, 1907, the sacred concert at the Lyric theatre came off according to the notice given. There were about 200 persons present and the program rendered was superb. The opening hymn was sung by the entire audience. The Kohler Club orchestra furnished the instrumental music. A soprano solo, "Happy Days," by Mrs. Dr. Hill, was well rendered and received hearty applause. The recitation, "The Drowning Singer," by Mrs. J. K. Stewart, was one of the most splendid exhibitions of dramatic talent we ever listened to. The audience was held spellbound during the recital. The baritone solo, "Holy City," by Mr. Edw. De Moss, was simply "out of sight." The violin solo by Mr. A. R. Bodene was well rendered and well received by the audience. The solo, "Every Rose Must Have Its Thorn," by Mrs. Erw. De Moss, was one of the hits of the evening. The essay by Mrs. Dr. Todd showed careful preparation and the rendition was up-to-date in every particular. Glory to Thee, My God, Tonight," was sung by Mrs. H. A. Johnson, who in her splendid way came up to the high standard for which she is noted. The last selection on the list was "You Will Miss the Colored Soldiers," by Edw. De Moss. This song took the audience by storm and the applause was prolonged. The moving picture scene was worth going a long distance to see. Taking it all in all, the concert, though not a financial success, was the most brilliant undertaking of its kind ever held in the city. The participants received the praise and thanks of the best colored people in the city. THE MASK TORN OFF. Haskell Says He Will Floor Fiee for Governor. Muskqgee, I. T., Feb. 1.—The Voice of Labor, edited and run in the interest of Haskell and one of Haskell's tools, announces that Haskell is a candidate for governor. No one on the inside is at all surprised. Haskell fooled the Democrats in getting Spaulding, Rutherford and othhers out of his way as a delegate to the constitutional convention, and promised the senatorship, the governorship and all the other places on the Democratic ticket if they would lay down and not stop the Hinton theatre convention where he was to fool the Republicans. Now he throws down Fite, Spaulding and the whole gang. He also fooled the lily white Republicans by promising them the earth and more. He promised Bixby the senatorship, and gave Shoenfelt and Judge Thomas both the nomination for congress if they would be for him. They took the bait. Soper, Archer and Victor also got promises and promises. Haskell now laughs at the bunch and says: "You gillies, you ought "When thieves fall out, honest men will get their dues."—Oklahoma State Capital. ONE BY ONE THE William T. Martin, Jr., Convicted of Stealing the Creek Indian Roll. William T. Martin, Jr., is the latest of the six-shooter gang who assisted in stealing the election in November to be caught in the meshes of the law. Martin was indicted with Mr. Dunnaney for stealing the Creek roll from the Dawes commission offices and on the 27th was convicted. It will be remembered that the roll was taken some time ago and the copies made were sold at $400 apiece. When attention was first called to the matter Beall, who was recently let out, laughed at such charge and abused those who made such statements, and an effort was made to smother the matter. But the authorities at Washington began to demand the truth. They wanted to know how a great big book containing the names of every Creek citizen could be taken out of a government office if the commission was run honestly and with any kind of business sense. Then Bixby and Beall began to see they must do something and got busy with the government forces to indict someone. The funny part of the whole business was that R. R. Cravens, an attorney, swore that in 1903 he made a copy of these same rolls for F. M. Davis, a real estate dealer in Muskogee, but that Tams Bixby knew he did it at the time. O. C. Hinkle also swore that when he worked for the Dawes commission in 1903 a similar roll was taken out of the office. The trial showed how unutterably rotten is the government departments here and how careless and unsystematic the whole thing is run. This can not be wondered at when such men as "Bughouse Diz" is the legal adviser of the Tams Bixby, the chairman of the Dawes commission. There can be little wonder that Mr. Foulke was sent out here by the president, who is trying to run an honest administration, with instructions to cut to the bone. Beall is not the only one that ought to go. A general overhauling would reveal a condition of affairs that would astound even Foulke after all he found. To E. L. Kistler is due all the honor of driving Martin to the penitentiary. It is a pity that more men of his courage are not in the government service here. It would be better. "THE AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN" Various opinions are constantly being advanced as to what woman's work is. Created, as she is, in the image of her Maker, born to stand side by side with man, expected to pilot the way of integrity and righteousness, it seems strange that there should be a desire to limit her capacity for usefulness to just one sphere, simply because there she reigns supreme. Women have proven themselves capable of doing well whatever they undertake. Whatever avenue of life she enters is exalted by her presence. For her purity of thought and action she enables man while in her presence to look out upon this world and consider it a vast, fertile plain, bringing forth in abundance all that is good and wholesome. This thought alone is sufficient to solicit for her a hearty welcome into all fields of usefulness. She has given abundant evidences of her mental fitness to work side by side with her more favored brother; and in time circumstances, if nothing else, will give her all that is now denied. The Afro-American women have not been slow to grasp the opportunities offered them, as the following statistic will prove: There are about 3,000 Afro-American women clerks; not less than one dozen newspapers are edited by colored women; there are a number of dentists; many are proclaiming the gospel with telling effect; there are over 4,000 missionaries; quite a number practicing medicine. In 1870 there was not one colord woman bookkeeper; today there are 1,00. There are those who are competent land surveyors; many sculptors, stenographers, painters, merchants, lawyers, and, in fact, they are filling with success positions in nearly every vocation of life. We firmly believe that every avenue should be opened to her, still we hold that none is more honorable than that of the home. Since Eve was given charge of her children to raise in the fear of God, women have had a special work to do. The entire nation depends on its women. knowing this we should make of ourselves fit patients; grasp with zeal the best things of life; cultivate a love for humanity, no matter how lowly; let no thought of despair approach. But encourage by what we say and do; Pilot with success each avenue; Make smoother the path of life's career, Of a race that is a failure unless we are peer. Peer when life with peace is frought, Peer when righteousness is sought By calm, just and upright means; Each to prove herself a queen. In all the realities of life, A few of peace, many of strife, More joy and comfort will be our lot If each with joy, plays well her part. L. ELIZABETH PERDUE. Notice. Notice. Let me build you a house on small installments, thereby, saving your rent money, and living in your own house all the time. See Rev. J. M. Dade, Miner London, Susie London, Fannie Tucker and Nancy Lynch, as to the way I treat my customers. Will loan money for 5, 7 and 10 years on farm lands and city property, in any amount where it is well secured. Make short loans also. No. 1 English Block. Muskogee, I. T. 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. FULFILL PROPHECY. PREDICTIONS OF DISASTER THAT HAVE BEEN MADE GOOD. Forces of Nature and Man at Work Have Wrought Havoc and Ruin — The End Is Not Yet. Almost incredible are two prophe- sies of the California earthquake and a possible catastrophe to New York. One was made as far back as 1845, by a Prussian architect. The other was made by Lee Spangler, a prophet being in York, Pa., and was published in the New York World December 18 2005. The Prussian's prophecy was made while on a visit to New York to inspect her public buildings in an official cap city. He had a way of going into trances and in one of these he was speaking to a friend: I want you to write. Say that instead of four stories now being agitated by the city authorities as the proper limit for the height of buildings in this city, before the close of the nineteenth century New York city will have constructed numerous buildings 15 to 35 stories high. During the nineteenth century there will be presidents assassinated, and in the early part of the twentieth century another president will be assassinated. Finally, between the years 1900 and 1920 there will be an earthquake which will demolish everything below a large and beautiful park (Central pa-k), which will be in the center of New York city, and there will be nothing left of all her lofty buildings. All will be covered by 60 feet of water below this park. New York is founded on a rock oak, but all beneath is subject to a mutten condition so intense that this rock is being burned and continually broken away and dropped below. Opposite Blackwell's island this intense heat is continually eating its way up, and at a certain time when the North and Fast rivers pour their contents into this enormous caldron, what is to become of the lower part of the benevolent city?" This omnious prediction, now meant with such interest to New York, is made believable by the already fulfilled assassinations of three presidents. But the most remarkable prophecy ever published in Mr. Sporrier. Here are his predictions. A glance at those already come true will almost convince you that the others are sure to be fulfilled: The dissolution of Russia. The overthrow of Turkey. The assassination of the czar of Russia. The assassination of the sultan of Turkey. The prevention of three wars by President Roosevelt. A protracted race war in the south Destructive spring floods in the United States. A destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The activity of Mont Pelee and Pointepetl. Volcanic eruptions in all parts of the world. The eruption of many volcanoes now proposed to be extinct. Great loss of life at sea by storms. Destruction of two western cities by eruptions. earthquakes in all parts of the Bald-headed men are worthy citizens. They must be, for they are always under inspection. A bald head is a light that cannot be hid under a bushel, it may not conceal itself. If it frolies somewhat gayly, the world says: "Behold you shameless one!" A bald head must perforce seek virtuous ways. There are few or no bald-headed villains. They are scarce as fat beggars. Let not the finger of scorn be pointed at the bald head for that he marries a "refined and educated woman." It is to his credit. The bald head sets an example that the hirsutely rich might emulate with profit. The bald head is the symbol of lofty citizenship and "shines" like a good need in a naughty world. Trailing the Missing Link. Scientists are again on the trail of the "missing link." Two years ago certain marks were found on a block of sandstone near Warranambool, in Australia, which were thought to be the imprints of the footsteps of a prehistoric man. At the time this idea was ridiculed, but a plaster cast was sent to Germany, and the inevitable German savant went out to investigate the matter. He now reports that in his opinion they were genuine human imprints, and this taken in conjunction with the extraordinary human skulls to be seen in the Warranambool museum, is supposed to show that a link between humanity and the ape has been discovered.—Chicago Record-Herald. McCALL PATTERNS 10 15 MONE HOSNER McCALL'S MAGAZINE 50 A YEAR INCLUSING A FREE PATTERN There are more McCall Patterns sold in the United States than of any other make of patterns. 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And when he resigned the chair of mathematics in Trinity college, no man in all England was considered qualified to fill his place, save the great Newton whom he had taught. Modern Saints. And remember there are, thank led, myriads of saints whom the world never heard of. Their names are in no catenders; their graves are never visited no lamps are kindled at their shrines; yet in the midst of in and sorrow God has seven thou- sand who have not bowed the knee to Paul, and whose mouth has not kissed him. Strive to be of these faithful saints, though they were not famous and our lives, however insignificant not be in val!—Cannon Ferrar STUDY LAW AT HOME Female for success at the bar, in business or public life, by mail in the ORIGINAL SCHOOL of the ORIGINAL SCHOOL, graduates everywhere. A approved by bar and library courses. A registered law course and financer Jaw Course, Liberal Terms, Special Offer Now. E. A. Estes For your Drugs, Shool B00ks and STATIONERY. 106 Main Street. 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Their catalog tells! Spetz—the greatest cereal hay food America ever saw! Catalog tells! FREE Our mammoth 148-page Seed and Tool Catalog is mailed free to all intending buyers, or send 6c in stamps and receive free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals and big catalog free. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La Crosse, Wis. It is great folly not to part with your own faults, which is possible, but to try, instead, to escape from other people's faults, which is impossible.—Marcus Aurelius. There is more Catarrch in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven Catarrch to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrch Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulators and testimonial. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 750. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The best man at a wedding cannot always prove it. 34 YEARS SELLING DIRECT Our vehicles and harness have been sold direct from our factory to user for a third of a century. We ship for examination and approval and guarantee safe delivery. You are out nothing if not satisfied as to style, quality and price. We Are The Largest Manufacturers In The World selling to the consumer exclusively. We make 200 styles of Vehicles, 65 styles of Harness. Send for large, free catalogue. Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co. Elkhart, Indiana. 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A reform champion's husband believes a reformatic would be good. ook Pre oo ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Uoo " THE CANADIAN WEST IS THE BEST WEST THE CANADIAN WEST IS THE BEST WEST The testimony of thousands during the past year is that the Canadian West is the best West. Year by year the agriculture (returns have increased in value, and still the Canadian Government offers 160 acres FREE to every bona fide settler. WESTERN CANADA Some of the Advantages The phenomenal increase in railway mileage-main lines and branches-has put almost every portion of the country within easy reach of churches, schools, markets, cheap fuel and every modern convenience. TOTAL MILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CROP of this year means $400,000,000 to the farmers of Western Canada, apart from the results of other grains and cattle. For advice and information address the SUPER INTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa, Canada, or any authorized Government Agent. J. S. CRAWFORD, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. READERS of this paper desiring to buy anything advertised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask for, refusing all substitutes or imitations. DEFIANCE STARCH—10 ounces to the package —other starches only 12 ounces—same price and "DEFIANCE" IS SUPERIOR QUALITY. 34 YEARS SELI Our vehicles and harness have to user for a third of a century approval and guarantee safe if not satisfied as to style, qu We Are The Largest Mk No.750, Spindle Seat, Bike Gear, Driving Vehicles, 65 styles of Harness Wagon with Kin. Guar- anted Rubber Tires. Price complete, $85.50. Elkhart Carriage Elkhart Ownership of National Banks. The ownership of the national banks of the United States is not in the hands of the rich few, as is commonly supposed, because fully one-half of the banks have a capital of less than $100,000 each. Twelve per cent. have capitalizations of from $100,000 to $250,000, while only seven per cent. range between $250,000 and $1,000,000. "We Have Many Similar." The following is an extract from a letter received from Mr. H. H. Meyers, of Stutgart, Ark.: "You would greatly oblige me if you would introduce Hunt's Lightning Oil at Millidgeville, Ill., as I have many friends and relatives there, in whom I am much concerned, and I understand the Oil is not kept there. I can recommend it as the best medicine I ever had in my house. It cured me of a bad case of the Bloody Flux in less than one-half hour, and it cured my grand-daughter of a bad case of Cholera Morbus in a very short time." A cheerful lie is often better than the solemn truth. FREE No. 6. Single Strap Basket with Curved Breast Collar. Price complete, $11.25. HURT, BRUISE OR SPRAIN ST. JACOBS OIL THE OLD-MONK-CURE RELIEVES FROM PAIN Price 25c and 50c EXTRACT OF THE CAYENNE PEPPER PLANT A QUICK, SURE, SAFE AND ALWAYS READY CURE FOR PAIN.—PRICE 15c.—IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES—AT ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. OR BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF 15c. IN POSTAGE STAMPS. DON'T WAIT TILL THE PAIN COMES—KEEP A TUBE HANDY. A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative qualities of the article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve Headache and Sciatica. We recommend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all Rheumatic, Neuralgic and Gouty complaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable in the household and for children. Once used no family will be without it. Many people say "it is the best of all your preparations." Accept no preparation of vaseline unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. SEND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE WILL MAIL OUR VASE-LINE PAMPHLET WHICH WILL INTEREST YOU. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. 17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK CITY W. N. U., MUSKOGEE, NO. 6, 1907. THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT For Emergencies at Home For the Stock on the Farm Sloan's Liniment Is a whole medicine chest Price 25c 50c & $1.00 Sand For Free Booklet on Horses, Cattle, Hogs & Poultry. Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass. If attached with sore eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water POINTS OUT WASTE EXPERT SEES FAULTS IN MODERN HOUSEKEEPING. Women of Chicago are Said to Spend an Enormous Amount Needlessly Old-Fashioned Methods Got the Best Results. Chicago housekeepers waste nearly $200,000,000 every year. The exact figures, taken from commercial reports and the percentages of waste calculated by domestic science experts, show that $193,140,000 is lost annually by careless buying, unscientific cooking and other domestic extravagances. The School of Domestic Science sums up the causes under several heads. Among these the half-dozen following are selected by the Chicago Tribune as the most prominent: 1. Buying provisions by order and telephone instead of seeing them. 2. Buying prepared foods. 3. Buying fruits and vegetables out of season. 4. Taking goods as offered by dealers instead of insisting on quantities, brands and cuts wanted. 5. Loss on delight, wrappings and attractive glasses, cans, etc., in which food is put up. 6. Lack of expert knowledge of cuts of meat and how to cook least expensive things to bring out food values and good taste. "The thing which the average housekeeper figures upon as most important now is her time," said Miss Lyford of the School of Domestic Science. "When she buys so as to save this she has to figure against it not only loss of money, but loss of nourishment. Again, you have to figure if it isn't better to spend more money to get more nourishment." Of the gain in the old-fashioned plan of going to market instead of ordering by telephone or by the order boy, the women of the school cannot speak too strongly. Said Mrs. Wagley, the secretary: "It is a matter of fact that your roast will cost more if you order it than it does if you see it weighed. Your butcher may prove perfectly honest and you may have him for years and years and not find a fault if you go get your things yourself. The minute you begin to order, however, the total of your week's bill will be higher. "Another advantage of going is that your butcher does not happen to have the cut you want, you simply and easily can walk to another place without any talk or argument about it. Many housekeepers do not do this, but it is the most logical thing in the world to do. You ask for a certain thing, he says he hasn't it. You say nothing, but go to another place to get what you have decided upon." One of the things which Mrs. Wagley considers is absolutely indispensable to see cut is hamburger steak, which she says should be cut off as wanted and put through the grinder. The kind that is ready prepared invariably will have scraps and trimmings put in it. One reason for the common habit of ordering is given by a housekeeper in the fact that in the majority of markets the fresh goods are not brought out until nearly noon, and this leaves the housekeeper no time to market but in the middle of her day. To this is attributed the crowding of markets just before dinner, when it takes an almost impossible tome to get waited on. It is on the buying of ready-made foods that the greatest loss is believed to be found, both in money and nutrition. Says Mrs. Smith: "Ready-made cakes, pies and almost all ready-made foods are only an imitation. They look beautiful and appetizing on the outside, but did you ever eat anything in your life bought in this way that was not a disappointment? In too many cases they are made of materials that we would not employ in our homes." THE LATEST IN TOWELS. Recently There Has Been Distinct Change in Styles. While a few old-fashioned folk cling to the damask towel, the great majority demand the huck, bleached by natural processes out of doors. Many of these come in damask figures and fancy weaves, such as the fleur-de-lis or chrysanthemum woven in. Fringed towels are a thing of the past. The hemstitched borders are attractive, but not durable for everyday usage, hem and body being too apt to part company in the laundering process. There is a demand for hand embroidery in towels, even for everyday use, but the plain hem answers for most people. The marking for towels should be clear and distinct. If a single letter is used it should be about two inches in size. While family pieces are better embroidered in white, individual towels for different members of the family are more quickly assorted after the wash if each individual has his own color. The mother of two boys who are often off on camping and yachting trips, where they carry their own towels, has one set of towels marked in blue and the other in red, so that it takes but a moment to separate them. For those who do not like huckaback for face towels, small lengths of diaper linen buttonholed on the ends makes a good face cloth. TRIO OF POTATO DISHES. Directions for Preparing Rissoles, Cones and Canapes. Potato Rissoles—Mash and season the potatoes nicely, then when cold enough to handle, shape them into small balls; dip in beaten egg, dredge with bread or cracker crumbs and fry them in deep hot fat. Drain in a colander and serve with a garnish of parsley. Potato Cones—Prepare and season mashed potatoes that have been beaten very light. When cold enough, shape into small cones; brush over with beaten egg yolk, arrange on a flat pan and brown in a quick oven. Potato Canapes—Shape cold, mashed potatoes into round cakes about one-fourth of an inch thick. Brush each with beaten yolk of egg and spread the top with minced chicken or veal; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, dot with butter and brown in a rather quick oven. Arrange on small, hot plates, for individual serving, and garnish with parsley. This makes a particularly acceptable luncheon dish. German Apple Shortcake. This is another form of shortcake we give for variety sake. Take a pound of fresh unsalted or wellwashed butter and work it very well, with the hands, into a pound of sifted flour. Add half a cup of sugar, a little ground cinnamon and nutmeg and the beaten yolks of two eggs. Knead well, then cut the paste in two. Line the bottom of a round cake tin with one half. Stew some apples, sweetened to taste, and when the apples are cold put them over the cake. Roll out the other half of dough and place over the apples. Bake for 30 minutes, then let stand until cold; then turn out of the pan and cover with a soft icing, or meringue, or whipped cream. It may also be served hot with plain sweet cream. How to Clean Cloth Coat. A lawn cloth coat or waistcoat can be cleaned satisfactorily at home by rubbing the garment over with pulverized fuller's earth, using a small, dry sponge or rubber skin brush for the purpose. When every inch has been gone over carefully the garment should be put away in a box, taking care to leave the powder in it, and should be left untouched for three or four days. At the end of that time it should be taken out and well brushed and beaten. result is less suffering and more children healthy at birth. For more than thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable Compound has been the standby of American mothers in preparing for childbirth. Notewhat Mrs. James Chester, of 427 W. 35th St., New York says in this letter:—Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "I wish every expectant mother knew about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A neighbor who had learned of its great value at this trying period of a woman's life urged me to try it and I did so, and I cannot say enough in regard to the good it did me. I recovered quickly and am in the best of health now." Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is certainly a successful remedy for the peculiar weaknesses and ailments of women. It has cured almost every form of Female Complaints, Dragging Sensations, Weak Back, Falling and Displacements, Inflammation, Ulcerations and Organic Diseases of Women and is invaluable in preparing for Childbirth and during the Change of Life. Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free. A bride's mother presented her with a check on Christmas day. With a feeling of the utmost importance she took it down to the bank in which her husband had opened an account for her. The cashier took the check, then handed it back politely, saying: 'Will you please indorse it, madam?' "Indorse it?" repeated the bride, puzzled. "Yes, across the back, you know," replied the man, too busy to notice her bewilderment. The bride carried the check to a desk, laid it face downward, and nibbled the end of a pen thoughtfully. Then inspiration came. Dipping the pen, she wrote triumphantly across the back: "For Fanny, from Mother, Christmas, 1906."—Lippincott's Magazine. AILING WOMEN. Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kidneys Will Keep You Well. Sick, suffering, languld women are learning the true cause of bad backs and how to cure them. Mrs. W. G. Davis, of Groesbeck, Texas, says: "Backaches hurt me so I could hardly stand. Spells of dizziness and sick headaches were frequent and the action of the kidneys was irregu and how to cure them. Mrs. W. G. Davis, of Groesbeck, Texas, says: "Backaches hurt me so I could hardly stand. Spells of dizziness and sick headaches were frequent and the action of the kidneys was irregular. Soon after I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills I passed several gravel stones. I got well and the trouble has not returned. My back is good and strong and my general health better." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. No man is so foolish but he may give another good counsel sometimes, and no man is so wise but may easily err if he will take no other's counsel but his own.—Ben Jonson. "Nails." "Nails are a mighty good thing—particularly finger nails—but I don't believe they were intended solely for scratching, though I used mine largely for that purpose for several years. I was sorely afflicted and had it to do. One application of Hunt's Cure, however, relieved my itch and less than one box cured me entirely." J. M. WARD, Index, Texas. Don't be too sure of the man who boasts of being sure of himself. MOTHERHOOD The first requisite of a good mother is good health, and the experience of maternity should not be approached without careful physical preparation, as a woman who is in good physical condition transmits to her children the blessings of a good constitution. Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made from native roots and herbs, more successfully than by any other medicine because it gives tone and strength to the entire feminine organism, curing displacements, ulceration and inflammation, and the NERVOUS HEADACHES NERVOUS HEADACHES Dr. Williams' Pink Pille Will Cure Most Cases and Should Interest Every Sufferer. Nobody who has not endured the suffering caused by nervous headache can realize the awful agony of its victims. Worst of all, the ordinary treatment cannot be relied upon to cure nor even to give relief. Some doctors will say that if a person is subject to these headaches there is nothing that can be done to prevent their recurrence. Nervous headaches, as well as neuralgia, are caused by lack of nutrition—the nerves are starved. The only way to feed the nerves is through the blood and it is in this way that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have accomplished so many remarkable cures. Mrs. Addie Merrill, of 39 Union Street, Auburn, Me., says: "For years I suffered from nervous headaches, which would come on me every five or six weeks and continue for several days. The pain was so severe that I would be obliged to go to bed for three or four days each time. It was particularly intense over my right eye. I tried medicines but got no relief. I had no appetite and when the headache passed away I felt as if I had been sick for a month. My blood was thin and I was pale, weak and reduced in weight. "I read about Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in a paper and decided to try them. I first noticed that they began to give me an appetite and I commenced to gain in weight and color. My headaches stopped and have not returned and I have never felt so well as I do now." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. SICK HEADACHE CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. MOTHER AND CHILD MRS. JAMES CHESTER ‘The Principal's Sun- day EVening ‘Tatk.’ i tien in Tae ieee TO THE STUDENTS JANUARY 27, 1907. for a few minutes concerning a subject that is not new to you, People, as rule, take two views of work, One is the old view; the other is the new view. The old view considers work as something placed in the world asa curse, as a punishment for people; and then in connection with that same idea, people for- merly regarded work. as being something placed here for the purpose of enabling one to earn a living. Both of these views are short sighted, here is scarcely a pig in Alabama that is not able to earn its own living. A human being who is only able to do this, is not very much be- yond‘ a pig. The new view changes. this view of labor. Persons have learned by exper- jence to regard work as « priv- elege,as somethnig that is placed here for the highest benefit of human beings, and I want. to- night, if possible, for a few minutes, to help you to accept that asthe new view of labor. It doesn’t apply to any special race, or any special nation, o1 to any special period of | time. You will find that when races or nations get to the point. of looking upon libor as a prive- lege, they are making real pro- gress. Tf you will call to mind the successful nations or races, all that have veally made a_ place inlife ‘you will tind always without exception, that they ane the races or nations that have learned how to work, te labor; they have learned that. it is a privelege to work, They have learned that labor consti tutes a part of the highest ser, vice of any yaceor nation, An¢ you will learn further in study ing history that not only the races and nations that have learned to work are the mos successful, but they ave also the most happy. Now there are two classes o peaple who do not work; the rich who do not work because of an over abudance of riches— new, none of you have ye reached the. point where vou are in danger of being consider ed in the first class; and; second chiss of people who d not work because of their pov erty and ignorance. No matte which class, whether he doe not work because of an over abundancé of fHiches, or because ey and ignoree, and TF slowth fulness, "i Wist “would get it thoroughly fixed in your minds that it either case the individual whe does not work is the most un. happy, whether a‘ black, or white individual, Such an in dividual, whether ignorant, iv poverty, or in wealth, is ar unhappy individual, One car not find happiness for any length of time in idleness. 11 is only in hard work with the haud or head, or both tha people find genuine happiness. The persons who. are strongest in body, and healthy are the people who work most witl their hands or head. It is im. possible for you to enjoy rea life unless you have learned te work, and work hard. Persons who do not work are persons who do not enjoy life. You car not enjoy your food unless yor have a good appetite induced by real, earnest work, It is impos sible for persons to live high moral and spiritual lives unless they havea right view of work I want the students Tuskege Institute to get it fixed in’ their minds that there is genuine happiness in work. Neve grumble about your work You never will get all there i: out of life until you get away fron the old idea that labor i: | put here to curse indivi tals you will never get all out of lift ati you begin to long for the time to come when you cn {begin your werk, Never) \satisfied until yeu get som kind of employment that wil |make you happy. ? | The persons who learn to ge jreal happiness out of employ |ment are the only persons wh. jdo not commitcrime, Thinks o that. From now on, Lhope that al of you will seck to change you | whole point of view with regar jto labor; no matter what you work in this Institution may be whether it) be sweeping th floor, working ov the farm, i | the shops, in the classroom, i jthe sewing room, in the laundry ‘no matter where, remembe lyou want to get to the point, a {soon as possible, where you lon ‘forthe hour to come for th |heginning of your labob, If i re the use of the hands in th W. T. Escoe, Pres, W. H. Sims, Secretary. J.B. McCulloch, Vice Pres. J. E. Johnson, Treasurer-Cashier, 9 PEOPLE’S BANK AND TRUST COMPANY General Banking, Capital Stock, $50,000 We conduct a safe and conservative banking business in all lines of banking, make bond, act administor of estate, buy and sell lands, rent and collect rentals, and maintain an ‘‘Kasy Sav- ing’ department. We expect your co-operation anc patronage. Muskogee, ’ i : : +>: Eee. Wee, SEE ‘ ‘ . THE GIMETER JOB PRINTING GO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE _—_————————— ————————————— +} 4 {We do business by fair competition : aad conservative methods :: :: :: ; {Reasonable rates made consistent ‘ with first-class printing :: 3: :: 2: q T™ us oace and you will always eend us your work :: 33 3: i: 3: III EI SEE—SSSS= 203 South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. } JONES BUILDING (IN THE REAR) ON FIRST FLOOR ‘ ee ee Ree ee ee ee help you in reaching the top- most rounds of life fegardless of position, ‘The son who Rais té labor tor tts own sake i8 the individdal,, who, when employed, can be found at his duty, ten, fifteen or twenty minutes before the other fellows get there, and will find himself remaining five, ten or twenty minutss after the other fellows have gone. He has learned to accept the new view of labor and finds that it helps him. It is only in this way that we can make people honor us for {what we are ourselves, Tuskegee Student, —-Clipped from Taft Globe "Fl ea eel ee es © FULFILL PROPHECY. ; —— eneDicrioNs or pisastTaa PRA? Sey’ A Torces of Nature and My Work Have Wrought Ha’ as Ruin —The En ¢ Not Yet. Almost incrediblo are “ = irophe- das of the California e: ke ané 4 possible catastrophe | « York. One was made as far back as 1846, dy a Prussian architect. The otter *as made by Lee Spangler, a srophet iving in York, Pa., and was published , she New York World December 18, «v5. The Prussian’s prophecy was made while on & .@t to New York to in- +pect her p..olic buildings in an official sapecity. He had a way of going