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The Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee. GRAYSON ITEMS It is encouraging to see the farms and gardens around our town. The farmers are expecting a full harvest as they have fine prospects at present. "We are not trying to surpass but compete" seems to be the sentiment. The election of directors for the schools of this district was held here yesterday in which four of the leading men of Grayson and one of Hoffman were elected. On yesterday Rev. D. W. Parker, pastor of the A. M. E. Church, and Miss Rfa Watson left for Chickasha as delegates to the Sunday School Convention to be held there. Mrs. M. L. Farbe has just returned from a trip to Muskogee where she has been having dental work done. The faces of the members of Union Baptist Church of Grayson were all bright last Monday morning with expectation of entertaining the Ministers of the district in a Ministerial Institute. But their gladness was turned to gloom and disappointment on learning that the president of the Institute Rev J. P. Anderson, bad forgotten to notify Union Baptist Church (with which the meeting was to be held) of his deferring said meeting. Remembering the story of the boy and the wolf. The truth itself is not believed by one who has been deceived the members refused to entertain till they are sure the wolf is here. —Reporter. You can fool all the Negroes some time, some of the Negroes all the time but you can't fool all the Negroes all the time. Walter Dawning, the budding politician from the classical 4th Ward, is making strenuous efforts to land Hep and yet we are informed that Walter signed the petition for Creager and was present when the County Committee endorsed Mr. Creager. "O consistency then art a jewel." Vol 9 TO HEP Alex Richmond, the hardest fighter in the crowd with which he is training, is hollowing just to keep up his courage. Alex knows its a forlorn hope but is game and will go to the last ditch in defeat. Hon. Archie V. Jones should and will win in a walk. He is competent and a good Republican. The boys in the trenches and at the forks of the road will get there in good shape. Hep can't knock the persimon this time because the black phalanx who fought for him and landed him in the senate are not with him this time and won't be until he is purged of the contempt committed at Guthrie. A man who voted for the infamous election law can't get the colored vote because we are satisfied the law was aimed at us and we are satisfied Hep voted for the election law. The picnic at Falls City on Wednesday night will be taken under prayerful consideration next week. The full report as given by one of the participants is Rich Rare and Racy. STATE SENATE STANFORD NEGRO VOTER HOW HE HELPED HEP AND — HOW HEP N STATE SENATE STATE SENATE HOW HE HELPED HEP AND — HOW HEP HELPED(?) HEP. THIS Ex- plains It- Self. Hon. W. L. Houston, Nation al Grand Master of Odd Fellows who lives in Washington, D. C. will be in the city July 31st. The Craft here will tender him a Grand Reception. Okla., Congressional Fight Nearing a Close Muskogee, Ok.—The campaign for the Republican congressional nomina- C. E. CREAGER Of Muskogee, Who Will Be Nominat ed For Congress on August 4. SENATE THIS Ex- plains It- Self. Tne city bonds for waterworks and sewerage carried, next will come school bonds. All of this will help Muskogee grow and continue at the head of the procession. I Fight cearing a Close from the Start and Exists as to the Outcome tion is about at a close, if in fact, there has been a real campaign from the start. From the time Mr. C. E. Creager of this city announced himself as a candidate, sentiment throughout the district has been growing in his favor until there have been formal endorsements in nine of the counties of the district. The other candidate has not been endorsed by his own county nor has he the support of his county organization. It was thought at first that the fact that Mr. Creager has been in the government service, there would be objection to his candidacy but Senator Stanford has also been in the government service, having been appointed U. S. Commissioner. It is said that his service was distasteful to him for reasons known best to himself. The fact that Senator Stanford voted for the present objectionable election law is being urged as one of the reasons why he should not be nominated. The colored vote is said to be supporting Mr. Creager almost solidly and the vote of the oil counties, where he is favorably known, will be practically unanimous in his favor. There seems to be no doubt of his nomination. (Political advertisement, Paid for by Mr. C. E. Creager. ANNOUNCEMENT. To the Republicans of the Third District: I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the republican congressional nomination for the Third District, to be made by primary election, August 4. If nominated, I pledge an active, energetic, clean campaign, and if elected, faithful and energetic service. Any support will be fully appreciated. C. E. CREAGER, Muskogee, Ok. Cash For 100 Homesteads. "NOTICE!" I will pay you more cash for your Lands than anybody else will. Bring your deeds and get your money, all at once. The money is here in the bank, you get all your money when you sign deed. I have more than 50 houses and lots with good water, for sale on 10 years time. My office is No. 1 English Block, Muskogee, Ok. WM. P. FIELDS. H. T. WALKER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law Room 19, Brown Bldg. Phone 1169. MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMA. WANTED-To sell standard sewing machines on $3 per month payments. J. A. WALCOTT, General Agent, 1093 E. Broadway, Muskogee, Okla. TO EAT OUTDOORS APPROPRIATE DAINTIES FOR THE PICNIC BASKET. List of Sandwiches to Satisfy Appetites Sharpened by the Fresh Air Is a Long One - Excellent Fruit Cookies. "One ham sandwich doesn't make a picnic. Neither does a boiled egg," say the girls who have been to cooking school and learned all about making spreads for outdoor celebrations. When they conduct their younger brothers and sisters on trips this summer, the lunch basket will contain most wondrous jars of salad, all ready to spread on the buttered bread, cans of baked beans kept hot in an improvised fireless cooker, and a few other delicious up-to-date picnic dainties. Even the sandwich has undergone a transformation. Fillings are usually minced, and there is more variety in the kind of bread used. One of the newest sandwiches is made with French rolls. Make a round opening in the top of each, and with your finger scoop out all the crumb, leaving the roll in shape with a small opening on top. Save the little piece of crust from the top to again cover the opening after the roll is filled. Chop very fine four olives, one gherkin, one large green sweet pepper and one tablespoonful of capers. Chop fine two ounces of cold cooked veal or beef and mix it with the white meat of one chicken, chopped fine. Put the olive and meat mixtures in separate vessels. Wrap the rolls in a napkin. Then, just before time to serve mix all together, moisten with a good mayonnaise; fill the rolls full up to the top; put the little piece of crust you have saved on the top and serve at once. An attractive German sandwich that always pleases the boys is made of rye bread, though wheat bread could be used. Cut thin slices of rye bread; butter before slicing. Spread each slice with a thin layer of Limburger cheese. Cut bologna sausage into the thinnest slices you can; place these on the cheese, then a thin piece of bread; cover with another slice of bread that has been buttered and coated with a layer of cheese. Press the two together and serve. A sort of glorified ham sandwich is made by first chopping the meat fine. To each cupful of ham stir in two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, a dash of cayenne and one-half teaspoonful of onion juice. Spread thin slices of buttered bread with the paste; cover with another slice of buttered bread; remove the crusts and cut into fancy shapes if desired. At one Memorial day picnic the fruit cookies disappeared almost before lunch time. The cook who conducted the party has given us her recipe. It calls for a cupful of butter, $1\frac{1}{2}$ cupfuls sugar, three eggs, one teaspoonful soda, $1\frac{1}{2}$ tablespoonfuls of hot water, $3\frac{1}{4}$ cupfuls of flour, half teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one cupful of chopped walnuts, half cupful of currants, half cupful of seeded chopped raisins; cream the butter, add the sugar gradually, then the well-beaten eggs; add the soda dissolved in the water, one-half the flour sifted with the salt and cinnamon; toss the fruit and nut meats in a little of the flour, add these, and then the balance of the flour; drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a buttered tin and bake in a moderate oven. Preparing Dough. After cooky dough has been prepared instead of using a cutter in the old way turn out part of the dough at a time on bread board and with hand roll a long round roll about five inches thick. Then with a sharp knife cut off in small pieces about one-half inch thick; place in baking pan and give plenty of room to swell or spread. Will bake in perfect shape and is much quicker. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AVegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS OF CHILDREN Promotes Digestion. Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium. Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old DeSAMUEL TUER Pumpkin Seed - Alice Senné + Rochelle Salts - Anise Seed + Pumpkin Seed - Dillard's Seal + Worm Seed - Clarified Sugar - Wintergreen Flower. Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Dlarrhoca Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles Hutcheon NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food ar Exact Copy of Wrapper. Decollete. "Did you see Mrs. Locutte at the shop last night?" asked Mrs. Gaddie. "Yes," replied her husband. "This morning's paper says she was dressed entirely in black. Is that so?" "Well—er—no. I wouldn't say that she was dressed entirely."—Philadelphia Press. Has to Be Cited. "Possibly there is something on Earth that is a surer and quicker cure for cuts, burns, aches, pains and bruises than Hunt's Lightning Oil. If so, I would like to be cited. For twenty years I have been unable to find anything better myself." H. H. WARD, Rayville, La. More Than Proof. Cautious Official—Has your friend tact and administrative ability? Enthusiastic Indorser—He never umpired a baseball game yet where anybody kicked. It Knocks Malaria Out. The old reliable Cheatham's Chill Tonic cures quicker and more permanently than any other remedy. One bottle is guaranteed to cure any one case. You can't lose. Try it. A Sample? "I found a hardwood splinter in this jam." "Hum. I've often heard of these forest preserves." Your Druggist Will Tell You That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes, Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for 50c. The eyes of a man looking for a wife rest longer on the girl who can manufacture a pie than on one whose long suit is piano thumping. RED CROSS BALL BLUE Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. To get good is human; to do good is human; to be good is divine.—Martineau. CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paragoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. Shirt Bosoms, Collars and Cuffs LAUNDERED WITH Defiance Starch never crack nor become brittle. They last twice as long as those laundered with other starches and give the wearer much better satisfaction. If you want your husband, brother or son to look dressy, to feel comfortable and to be thoroughly happy use DEFIANCE STARCH in the laundry. It is sold by all good grocers at 10c a package—16 ounces. Inferior starches sell at the same price per package but contain only 12 ounces. Note the difference. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH. Insist on getting it and you will never use any other brand. Defiance Starch Company, Omaha, Neb. LIVE STOCK AND ELECTROTYPES MISCELLANEOUS In great variety for sale at the lowest prices by WESTERN NANSPAPER UNION, Kansas City, Missouri WIDOWS' under NEW LAW obtained by JOHN W. MORRIS, PENSIONS Washington, D. C. DAISY FLY KILLER DAISY Fly Killer The Hypnotic Signs By Edgar Dayton Price The train was crawling along drearily through a mist that dimmed the landscape. I had weared of the comic papers and the novel I had bought of the train boy, and had gone to the smoker to meditate and consume more cigars than was good for me. At a local station a short, stocky man and a gold-spectacled, whiskered individual got on, and the man with the spectacles sat down in my seat, breaking in on my meditations, while the stocky man sat down across the aisle and puffed absently at a clay pipe. "My name is Boggs—Amos Boggs, M. D., Ph. D." said the intruder. "Glad to know you, Dr. Boggs," I said, glad of the interruption. "Traveling man?" he inquired, inquisitively. "No, thank you," said I. "I'm glad to know that," said the doctor, heartily. "Bad lot, traveling men, bad lot, clear through. Well, their day is passing, thanks to a little discovery of mine," he said, "I've originated a substitute for traveling men in the form of hypnotic signs which may be sent by mail and which will bring the orders every time. Bits of tin, they are, loaded with a hypnotic message." "Perfectly feasible," said the doctor, composedly, and proceeded to enlighten me about the hypnotic signs, after taking a pinch of snuff. "I have always been interested in hypnotism," he said, settling his spectacles more firmly on his nose. "I can hypnotize a little myself, and have used the art beneficially in my practice. The subject of influencing the human mind through inert agencies has been a matter of study and experiment with me for years, but I lacked the medium to convey the command to the plastic brain—the sensitive surface that should take the message and give it forth to the unwitting recipient. "I had a theory that for years I had no chance to work out. It was that the medium lay in the human brain itself, in that part called the cerebellum or little brain, the organ of the sensory impressions. What I wanted was such a brain from a live, healthy man, which was naturally difficult, to procure. Chance helped me one day, when there was a wreck on the railroad near me, and I was called professionally. Lying on the ties in the midst of the debris was the thing I had waited so long for—a splendid cerebellum freshly separated from its owner. "Tremblingly I made an etherious emulsion of that precious brain," said the doctor. "Casting about for a vehicle to use it on, I found a piece of bright tin—the very thing. Then I was ready for a test, and placing the hypnotic sign before me, I concentrated my will and mentally printed a simple command on the little plate, which I then enclosed in an envelope, and, taking the precaution to have my housekeeper address it, sent it to the druggist who habitually put up my prescriptions. "The command was for my friend to come up to my house and have a drink—not a complex message. Judge of my delight when the druggist appeared the next day, hypnotic sign in hand. "Here's a funny thing, Doc," he said, 'this bit of tin without a mark or scratch on it came in the mail this morning. The thought occurred to me that you—say, Doc, what's the matter with having a little something hot?" "There it was, come down to the office and have a little something hot—my very command," said the doctor, beaming through his spectacles. "What a confirmation of my hopes! I mixed "No, thank you." said I. "Ridiculous!" sald I. my friend a good warm toddy and took one myself, and then told him of my wonderful discovery. "Bosh!' he said, promptly, 'It's a mere coincidence. If I wasn't in the habit of dropping in here and pushing your stock of Bourbon, I might think there was something in it.' "Sure enough, he was a frequent caller and we usually imbibed. 'Perhaps it was a coincidence,' I admitted, 'suppose you take one of the plates and send a message to some one.' " 'Anything to oblige,' he said, and took the slip of tin and promised to follow directions. 'I'm going to collect a bad debt with it,' he said chuckling. I heard nothing from him for a day or two and then he came to see me. " 'I almost believe there's something in that discovery of yours, Doc,' he said, 'I—' " 'It worked.' I said, 'it worked!' " 'Yes, and no,' said the druggist. 'As you instructed me, I took the piece of tin home with me and concentrated a message on it to a colored man who had owed me $2.85 for five years. It seemed like rank foolishness, but I sent it off by mail with the command, "Come, Peter, pay up," mentally printed all over it, never expecting to see it again. But—' "'Peter came,' I interrupted. "'Yes, he did,' said my friend. 'Peter was scared and indignant. "Yo' druggist man," he said, "wha' so' yo' send me dis yere piece ob tin fo' a hoodoo, wid yo' skull-an'crossbones on de back ob de envelope? If Ah takes sick an' dies, Ah'll see dat yo' hangs for hit, suah! Ah 'lows it's dat $2.85 Ah owes yo'. Heah's yo' money an' take dat hoodoo off right quick!" "'Sure enough, there was a poison label stuck to the flap of the envelope; my clerk put it on, probably. I'm afraid it was the fear of a hoodoo, and not your hypnotic scheme, that fetched Peter to the center, Doc.' "I'm a tenacious man," said Dr. Boggs, glancing across the aisle at the stocky party, who appeared to be in a doze. "In spite of the doubt thrown on my discovery by my friend the druggist and his hoodoo theory, I knew it was the hypnotic suggestion, and that alone, that had brought the darky to terms. Here were two cases which had worked per program, the third should be highly conclusive. I made up my mind that an utter stranger was best to work with, and went down to the hotel and found my man in the person of a varnish drummer, a smart, alert fellow, to whom I outlined my discovery carefully. He was interested in a flash. "What a cinch to the varnish business," he murmured. 'Nice little tin signs loaded with a corking strong hint to order goods, and no arguments; order comes back by return of mail! Got any of those tins about you? I'll try them on my customers in this town. How do you load 'em?' "This was the kind of co-operation I was looking for, and I gave the varnish man three sensitized plates and instructed him in their use. He scarcely ate his supper, he was so eager, and at once went to his room and, locking the door, sat down to the task of hypnotizing the signs. Unluckily, the house was full of traveling men, and a lot of them wanted my man for a game of poker, and went up to his room and pounded on the door. Pounding on a door is not conducive to concentration, and the varnish man, irritated, besought them to go away. "Clear out! Go climb a tree!" I heard him sing out above the din as the tattoo continued. 'I'm busy and can't come. Go stand on your heads or jump into the river! Stop that infernal pounding!' They kept the hubbub going until he gave up in despair and let the hypnotic experiment go for the time being, and I went home. "Now, my friend, you characterized my discovery as ridiculous," said the doctor, gleaming at me through his spectacles, and again taking snuff. "You shall see how ridiculous it was, in the outcome of this final experiment, for my emulsion was about gone. The varnish salesman was out bright and early the next morning among his customers, and the result of his first visit was a hurry call for me from a furniture factory, where the secretary, who did the buying, had been taker/mysteriously ill. "What's the trouble?" I asked, in amazement, for the secretary was on the floor with the whole office force sitting on him, while he wriggled and besought them to let him up. "He's crazy and wants to jump into the river,' they chorused. 'A varnish salesman was in to see him a few minutes ago, and handed him a tin business card; he looked at it and started for the river on a run, peeling his clothes off as he went.' "That's right,' said the secretary, 'I want to jump into the river.' "I turned sick as I recalled the remarks the varnish man had made the night before to the fellows hammering on his door. Here was hypnotic suggestion with a vengeance. I barred the way to the door, and snapped my fingers again and again under the secretary's nose. 'You're all right, wake up!' I said, sharply. He pulled himself together, gazed at me stupidly, and then suddenly ejaculated, 'Well, I'll be—' "What he would be I had no opportunity to learn, for a frantic messenger came bursting in to summon me to the big organ factory, where the president and treasurer were acting strangely. I went on a run, meeting on my way the varnish man, who was heading for the depot at a lively gait. There was a crowd gathering at the organ factory, watching with curiosity the actions of the two men, as the president, an elderly man, gravely stood on his head as fast as kindly hands could reverse him to his natural attitude, and the secretary made the most grotesque efforts to climb a small sapling in front of the office. Each man held fast to a piece of tin, which told me the story. "I had had the conclusive evidence that emulsion of cerebellum would carry auto-suggestions," said Dr. Boggs, wiping his brow, while a wild light gleamed in his eyes. "Wonderful!" I commented, for the doctor's story was done, and he was apparently waiting for something from me. "Have you taken any steps to put your discovery on a commercial basis?" "Have you a strong will?" asked the doctor irrelevantly. "Moderately strong." I said. "Then I want your cerebellum!" roared the doctor, rising and making a clutch at my neck. In an instant the stocky man across the aisle was on him, and a pair of handcuffs were snapped on his wrists, and, foaming at the mouth, he was borne to the baggage car ahead, where his maniacal howls could be heard for some time. "Mad! I ejaculated, "Mad? Who would have thought it? And I was just going to give him an order for hypnotic signs." Watch the Milk Bottle. We are nearing the hot months when the infantile death rate will take its annual abrupt upward turn, and in four or five weeks this mortality will once more show itself in its customary shocking details. Much of it is due to milk, and not necessarily to milk that was impure before delivery. If the parents of the community wish to save the babies, the remedy for the summer ill rests to a large extent with themselves. Watchfulness of the milk bottle from this time on will go a long way in preventing the dreaded diseases which mean so much in the country's vital statistics.—Detroit Free Press. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna acts gently yet promptly on the bowels, cleanses the system effectually assists one in overcoming habitual constipation permanently. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SOLD BY LEADING DRUGGISTS - 50+ per BOTTLE Astuteness. "Why does that Chinese diplomat ask so many questions?" "It is merely to flatter us with the idea that he regards us as possessing superior knowledge." FITS, St. Vitus' Dance and Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. 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SHERMAN. For the Consideration of the Republician Voters of the Third Congressional District, Okla. DOUGLAS TRYING TO DISRUPT. The World desires to call the attention of its republican readers to the following letter which is being sent republican voters in this district quite generally: Dear Sir:—I enclose you herewith copy of an article that appeared in the Coweta Times, one of the republican papers in Senator Stanford's home district. In my judgment, from the view point of a personal friend of Senator Stanford, it covers the situation entirely, except that I desire to say now, the situation in the Third congressional district demands the nomination of Stanford. He is a splendid campaigner by reason of the fact that he went through the first legislature and knows the personal and inside history of the passage of all recent legislation. If his opponent is nominated, the cry of "Carpet-bagger" will be immediately raised against him by the democrats, as he is an appointee in the Indian Agent's office. The leading republican workers in Muskogee are for Senator Stanford. He has devoted his time and money to the interests of the party. He has a splendid record behind him, and can be elected while his opponent, Mr. Creager, is practically unknown even in his own home county, Muskogee. He is not Muskogee' county's candidate, and will not, under any circumstances, carry the county. Yours very truly. W. A. DOWNING. This man Downing is a member of the Muskogee county republican central committee. He says Creager is not Muskogee county's candidate. Why? Mr. Downing as a member of the Muskogee county committee participated in a meeting of that committee in which Mr. Creager was unanimously endorsed as Muskogee county's candiaction. Further than this, Mr. Downing signed Mr. Creadate, and Mr. Downing did not raise his voice against that ger's nominating petition. In addition to all this Mr. Creager has the earnest support of at least 80 per cent of the republicans of Muskogee. If this does not constitute him the candidate of Muskogee county what else is required? We strongly suspect Mr. Downing is not speaking for himself but is acting in this matter for the editor of the Muskogee Phoenix who is a relative of the gentleman. Editor Douglas is opposed to Mr. Creager. Primarily, no doubt, because Mr. Creager failed to consult him before announcing his candidacy; and also because Mr. Stanford was a prominent member of that combination with the Haskell machine which resulted in Douglas securing the senatorial nomination at the hands of the republicans in the last session of the legislature. In return for supporting Douglas for the senatorial nomination Stanford was to have Douglas' support for the congressional nomination. Douglas now calls "Cousin Walter" in to do the work he is either ashamed to do or afraid to do, and calls himself and assistant the "leading republican workers in Muskogee." Thus we find Douglas declaring that the democrats will raise the cry of "carpet-bagger" against Mr. Creager. Mr. Creager came to the Indian Territory as a newspaper man out of employment. For many months he was employed on the different papers of the country, finally accepting a subordinate position in the Indian service. That he earned promotion and became one of the most efficient servants of that department is very much to his credit. Mr. Stanford came to the Indian Territory, so we are informed, with a commission as United States commissioner in his pocket. Which is the "carpetbagger?" To make his case especially strong Editor Douglas, in the Phoenix of Sunday morning, follows his Downing letter with an editorial repeating all that was in the letter and amplifying thereon. Mr. Stanford is urged on the voters because he is a garrulous talker. Creager also talks, but his words are to the point, and Creager has a record, both as an official and private citizen, so clean and manly that not one word can be said against him by press or platform. That is worth more than the gift of gab. It is also charged that Creager is an unknown. The World will wager any amount that there are three times the people in the Third on speaking terms with Creager than there are with Stanford. In Tulsa county Creager to all intents and purposes is the unanimous choice of republicans, this because Ed Creager convinces every man that he meets that he is an honest, sincere, clean American citizen, evenly balanced in his make-up—a man who will stand by principle regardless of the mob; a man who would no more permit the opposition to dictate the nominations of his party than he would permit that opposition to do violence to his flag. The Phoenix editor, who seems to take a keen delight in praising democratic officials and henchmen and just as keen a reish in vilifying republicans and proposing all manner of things to disrupt the party, says he has no personal fight to make on Mr. Creager; admits that his record is clean, and that he has discharged his duties as an official of the Indian agent's bureau with great fidelity. And then he proceeds to adopt the methods of the bushwhacker. He sends broadcast a circular letter that is false in conception as well as in the alleged facts it professes to relate. The World had intended leaving the matter of nomination strictly to the voters at the primary. Because under such circumstances the man who polled the heaviest vote and secured the nomination might well be considered the strongest man. It also looked with favor on such a policy because it would insure a united support of the committee. The World would have supported Mr. Stanford as the nominee just as earnestly as it would have supported Mr. Creager. It will support Mr. Stanford yet should he be nominated. But this miserable attempt on the part of the Phoenix to mislead the voters and secure the nomination, at the expense of the party, of a man simply because that man choose to stulify himself in a senatorial contest is so grossly unfair and miserable that the World could not permit it to go unchallenged. Had the Phoenix editor been chiefly concerned for the welfare of the party he would have known that under our present primary system the strongest man is bound to win if the fight were left to the two men alone. But such was not and is not the Phoenix's motive. Its motive, as usual, is to use the party for its own selfish purposes, just as in the campaign for Taft delegates it insisted on trading Oklahoma's vote for a place in the cabinet. The World believes that Ed Creager will win the nomination with ease. It believes that Muskogee county will repudiate the Douglas methods and give its favorite son a good majority. Tulsa county will give a Creager majority both in primary and election, and we expect Creek, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Rogers, Wagoner, Mayes, Cherokee and Ottawa to all give handsome majorities for the "unknown." And the republicans of these counties, as well as numerous democrats, are perfectly willing to accept the cry of "carpetbagger" if democracy should have the temerity to use the slogan that Douglas and the Phoenix have put into its mouth. Mr. Stanford could do nothing that would more effectually strengthen him in the minds of the people at this time than to openly repudiate the miserable methods of his Muskogee henchman. Creager said: "I am making a campaign for election. If I fail to be nominated then everything that I have done, and all of my time, is at the command of my successful opponent; republican success is everything." That is the Creager method. It is the method that Mr. Creager's friends are employing. What is the Stanford method?—Tulsa World. If there is a republican victory in the Third congressional district Ed Creager, as the republican nominee, will dig it out. Every republican in the district may rest assured of that fact. Creager's candidacy, as much as any other one thing, aroused the splendid party spirit in Tulsa and caused the formation of a virile, militant party organization that will not be denied victory. And as it is in Tulsa so it is in other sections of the state. The oposition to Creager does not come from Okmulgee, Stanford's home; not a bit of it. Intelligent ones declare that Stanford will have his hands full carrying Okmulgee. The fight on Creager comes from Muskogee, and at the head of the opposition stands Douglas, the disturber; the man Stanford foisted on the party as its senatorial candidate, and who has been doing the party all kinds of damage ever since. Douglas has the support of a mere handful and declares Creager is not Muskogee county's candidate. Every party organization in Muskogee county has declared that Creager is Muskogee county's candidate. And despite Douglas and his bushwhacking methods, Creager will carry Muskogee county. Creager will win because he is the logical, strongest candidate and should win. What a blessing it would be, though, if Douglas and the Phoenix would take another step into the democratic ranks.—Tulsa World. July 27. 1908. Mr. W. A. Downing, Care Republican Central Committee. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Dear Sir:—I am in receipt of your letter of July 24, 1908, which appears in form to be a circular letter. I was somewhat surprised when I saw the nature of your communication. I know Mr. Creager, and know him to be a man above reproach in any way or manner whatever, a capable and honest and square and a true man, thoroughly able to represent this district or any district in the congress of the United States with high credit to the whole district. I have heard the cry of "carpetbagger" from but two sources since Mr. Creaker has become a candidate, and those two sources are: 1. An editorial in the Muskogee Phienix. 2. In your circular letter. I think that it would appear to any fair republican that it would be no more than justice to state that Mr. Creager was a resident of the old Indian Territory, now a part of the state of Oklahoma, some two or three years before he ever became connected with the government, and I do not think there is any question but what Muskogee owes ninety per cent of its present population, prosperity and activity to the fact that the government offices with all their employees have had their headquarters in Muskogee for a number of years. Your letter comes on the stationary of the republican central committee, and I notice that you have signed it as a member of the Muskogee Central Committee. I have heard of no action on the part of the Muskogee County Republican Central Committee taking steps toward cireu- lating letters of this nature or officially taking such action. Upon first glance at this letter, one might be led to be- lieve that this was an official letter, a request from the Republican Central Committee of Muskogee. I do not know whom you mean by the “leading repub- licans of Muskogee,” but I do know of some very active republicans in Muskogee who believe that Mr. Creager is the man the republicans should nominate It is the firm opinion of a great many people throughout the Third congressional district that Mr. Creager can be elected to congress without the assistance of the so-called and self- styled ‘leading republicans of Muskogee’ and as you state that Mr. Creager cannot carry Muskogee county, then we will elect him without his carrying Muskogee county. I do not know by what authority you say Mr. Creager is not Muskogee County's candidate, for I believe there were two candidates from Muskogee who have withdrawn in favor of Mr. Creager, and even if he is not Muskogee county's candidate, I believe that you will find that in the phimaries to be held August 4th, that Mr. C. E. Creager is the candidate of the republicans of the Third congres- sional district of Oklahoma for congress. Permit me to say that Mr, Creager is a man who has had considerable experience in politics in Ohio, is a man of mature and excellent judgment and a campaigner who will demonstrate, if nominated, that he has no superior in this district. He has a following in this district that is magnificent; he is popular and well known. He is the can- didate who can win the congressional election this year in our district. Mr. Creager is the man for the place. Yours truly, The young republicans, or at least a number of them and a respectable number of the older ones, too, are doing some extra stunts for Creager, one of the republican candi- dates for congress in this district. The young “uns” say that they do not propose to be driven to support a man who is not their choice, and the war goes merrily on. The fact that Creager has been a federal office holder and has made good in everything he went into does not seem to keep down the growing impression that he is a good man and would make a good congressman. The writer has a limited acquaintance with Mr. Creager, but he does know that about five years ago or soon after he landed in this city he presented to the then secretary of the commercial club a legitimate town-building scheme which was taken advantage of and resulted in a great deal of publicity for Muskogee in a section of the country which brought in many good results.-Weekly Review, Muskogee. THE THIRD DISTRICT NEEDS HIM. ©. m, Creager, candidate for nomination to congress from the third district, is a native of the state of Ohio. Coming to Oklahoma five years ago with his family he at once identified himesif with the coming state. He bought a modest home for his family and speedily became a voter and a tax payer. For some time he was connected with newspaper work, journalism having been his profession in his native state until he relinquished it to serve in an Ohio regiment during the Spanish American war. After he was musiered out from the service instead of going back into journalism he began a practical study of the oil business in Ohio and West Virginia fields especially. It was the knowl- edge acquired that brought him to the wonderful new fields ot Indian Territory. This knowledge led to his being chosen by the government to fill the very important posi- tion of oil inspector in 1905, For three years he has held this position and the record he has made speaks for itself. That he has been able to guard the interests of lessors and lessees alike, to conserve the rights of the Indian and at the same time to further the development of Okla- homa’s marvelous wealth of oil shows his ability, his force- fulness, has honesty. Mr. Creaker is a man of broad views, entirely unfettered by narrow provincialism or local prejudice. Ohio is noted for that sort of men, for Ohio perahps more than any other state of the union was settled by a composite popu- lation which brought into a harmonious commonwealth true Americans, gathered from the older sisterhood of states, where the sturdy New Englander, the brave and chivalrous men of the south, the enterprising business element of New York and Pennsylvania blended their helpful individuality. It is this mingling of types, of interests that has made the sons of Ohio so great in American history, this which brings them into the practical life and sympa- thy of the people of other states to which they have gone and enables the sons of Ohio to distinguish themselves by winning not only leadership for themselves but the love of those who cast that vote or the sovereign American, that “voice of the people which is the voice of God.” The election of Creager would place in the congress of the United States a man of unsullied past, of clean present. A man of such personality, knowledge and exper- jence as would fit him for the greatest possible helpful- ness to his constituency, The Third District needs just such a man and it is up to the republican voters to show their appreciation of this fact at the coming election.— Weekly Review, Muskogee. LET US BE FAIR. We believe in doing the square thing in politics and making those fights that come wholly within the poles of our own part in such a way as to leave as little bitter taste in the mouth as possible. We believe the third district is republican and that a republicamt can be elected if the managers of the party will be sane and rational and not villify and abuse one candi- date by trying to boost another, for these things all come back to roost sooner or later. The situation as wo see it is simply this: There are two candidates for the republican nomination for congress and both have their friends. Mr. Stanford has been in politics for many years and is the candidate of the politi- cians who are wanting to pay old debts and at the same time keep their phalanges on the political ribbons in case there was anything to happen, On the other hand the business men and business in- terests of the district said it was a good time to get a good clean business man that was capable and worthy and give him the nomination and then elect him. The field was thoroughly canvassed and Mr. C. 3K. Creager, of Muskogee was selected and requested to make the race. Mr. Creager said there were too many candidates in tie field already and that a scramble for the nomination would ruin the chance of election and he did not feel like entering the contest. But the matter became noised abroad and it so im pressed Hon. Carl MeGee, of Tulsa and Hon. Morgan Cara way of Muskogee, and two or tiree other candidates, that they ail said, “yes it is the thing to do,” and they each and all withdrew in the interest of Mr. Creager and are supporting him. The republican committee of Muskogee county met and endorsed Mr. Creager there not being a dissenting vote and Mr. Downing who is circulating a “personal?” letter of information, was present when the endorsement was made. Many other counties did the same thing. The editor of the Phoenix is under obligation to Mr. Stanford for voting for him for U. 8. Senator and of course is bound to support the man that supported him. He ought to do it and we admire him for that, but if his candidate has the great elements of strength he claims for him, the good looking colonel should ease his conscience by extolling them and not get down to the petty-fogger's jevel by such democratic tommyrot as “earpet-bagger” and “he came from back yonder,” for we presume the pole that knocked the beauty of all persimmons, when the col- onet fell, was “raised on the beautiful incline of ‘Hog Holler’ or ‘Snake Creek’ probably in the hoop pole tp, Posey county. We do not blame the colonel for wanting to pay his debts, rather admire him for ft, but let us be fair and remember that either Mr. Stanford or Mr. Creager is to make the real race after this primary is over and the less damphoolishness we have to take back the better off we will be—Checotah Times. hen niee tee PINS HIS FAITH TO THE CITY. Hon. Charles E. Creager, Oil Inspector of the Indian Agency, is a Booster. Among the young men who have come to the front and evidenced the strength of their personality is Hon, Chas. ®. Creager, government oil inspector of the Indian agency. He came here from Qhio, and he is today one of the liveliest boosters of the “Queen City” of Oklahoma. Mr. Creager, by his uniform treatment of all who have had occasion to deal with the government through him, and particularly in insuring to land owners their just rights in the oil leases, has made hosts of friends throughout the territory. lt had been proposed that a three per cent assessment ‘be made on the royalties to raise a fund of $30,000 to be used in covering the expense of handling the leases, but this was opposed by Mr. Creager and he was successful in having this burden against the land owners obviated. Mr. Creager was always interested in the future devel- opment of this state, and when he had an oppohtunity to locate here he availed himself-of the privilege. He never wearies of boosting the resources and wonderful possibill- ties of Oklahoma, and through his personal efforts many prominent Ohioans have come here and invested in real estate and also engaged 1n enterprises for the growth of the state. Mr. Creager has been invited by prominent party leaders to become the republican candidate for congress in the third congressional district, and he has consented to have his name go before the primary. He is in receipt of the most complimentary press notices from papers without re- gard to politics from the towns in his former Ohio district. Mr. Creager is married and resides with bis family in Muskogee.—New Staet Tribune. UNFAIR TO THE MUSKOGEE COUNTY COMMITTEE. W. A. Downing using an imitation letter head and envelope of the republican county committee of this county sent out a personal letter opposing Hon. C, E, Creager as a candidate for congress from this district, which is intended to impress the readers thereof, that the county committee are doing the same thing. But such is not the fact. Mr. Downing is the only member of the commit- tee that is doing so. He was present when at the meeting of the county committee, a resolution was adopted en- dorsing Mr. Creager, without a dissenting vote. I make this statement in order that the Muskogee county republi- can committee may be set right. MORGAN CARRAWAY, Asst. and Acting Secy. Muskogee County Republican Cen- tral Committee, Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Edition OKLA MUSKOGEE. A Wisconsin man has been arrested for carrying a satchel full of Bibles. Another instance of too much of a good thing. Look to your liver. More suicides are caused by a bad digestion than by unhappy affairs of the heart or smashed finances. Wu Ting Fang says that our prison system is too good for China, but it doesn't follow that it's any too good for the United States. The bicycle is said to be enjoying a revival all over the country, though several cities have nothing to say against their street railway systems. A French count has been arrested for dishonestly stealing a pearl necklace from an American woman in Paris, instead of marrying her and stealing it honestly. Minister Wu Ting Fang has been given the honorary degree of LL. D. by the Iowa State university. He already had the honorary title of "Master of the Question Mark." After being locked in a freight car for a week with nothing to eat but raw potatoes, the tramp who tried the experiment does not think enough of it to start a raw potato cult. A New Jersey minister is advising the men of his congregation to allow their wives to have the last word always. And as this is one bit of good advice that is pretty likely to be followed. Balloon experiments are attracting more than common attention just now, and no wonder, with the mercury in the nineties. Balloons can go straight up to where it is cool in less time than it takes to tell about it. A conscience-stricken man in New Jersey has returned to Washington $40,000, representing the sum of $10,000 taken from the government some years ago, with interest up to date, thus making complete restitution. The president of the Carnegie Institution promises a fortune and fame to the man who can introduce to the public bread that tastes less like cotton batting than the stuff that now passes for that article. Women should also be allowed to compete. The feminine residents of Main Line, a fashionable suburb of Philadelphia, are wearing sandals because they say this footwear is "sensible and comfortable," but the wise public, reflecting that there never was a style adopted by women for this reason alone, will suspect that the sandals are really worn to show off the pretty feet of the wearers. A lot of those silver cups, table casters and things given to Whitelaw Reid's daughter by the British nobility are in the class of what the everyday bride privately designates as junk because she can make no use of them. Miss Reid will not have the satisfaction enjoyed by other brides, however, of trading her gifts off for something she likes better. She will have to keep them and pretend to be de-lighted with them. Justice Harlan at 75 has just run up against one of those rumors in the newspapers that he was about to resign. It makes him say somewhat tartly: "I cannot imagine how it is that two or three times a year a report is printed that I am going to retire from the bench. The fact is that I have never contemplated, much less considered, such a thing. I will retain my position as long as I keep my present good health, and I do not propose for these reports of my retirement to go uncontradicted." NEWS OF THE WEEK Most Important Happenings of the Past Seven Days. Interesting Items Gathered From all Parts of the World Condensed Into Small Space for the Benefit of Our Readers. Miscellaneous. At Willemstad, Island of Curacao, a demonstration was made by the Dutch residents against the Venezuelan consul who was compelled to take refuge in the German consulate. The trouble was brought about by the action of President Castro directed against the trade of the islands. The track and field sports of the Olympic games in London have ended. Counting five for first, three for second and one for third, the standing is: America, $114\frac{1}{2}$; United Kingdom, 661-3; Canada, 11; South Africa and Greece, 8 each; Norway, 5; Germany, 4; Italy, 3; Hungary, 21-3; France, 21-3; Australia and Finland, 1 each. The northwest needs 30,000 men to help harvest the wheat crop. By a vote of $74 \frac{1}{2}$ to $5 \frac{1}{2}$ the Seventh Iowa district congressional convention nominated Judge S. F. Prouty for congress over Representative J. A. T. Hull. William F. Walker, the absconder of New Britain, Conn., has at last been placed in jail at Hartford. He looted a savings bank of $565,000 and embezzled $56,000 of Baptist church funds. In a desperate battle between Mexican troops and Papago Indians in Sonora 19 of the hostiles were killed and many wounded. Two soldiers were killed and five wounded. The funeral of Bishop Potter took place in the historic Christ church at Cooperstown, N. Y., where J. Fennimore Cooper worshipped during his lifetime. The body was shipped to New York, where the official funeral will take place. A bomb was exploded in the National hotel in Chicago, startling the guests, but no one was injured. A "wild man" is said to be prowling in the woods in Macon county, Missouri. The federal grand jury at Chicago has returned indictments against 29 mail order houses, whose alleged illegal profits are between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 for using the mails to defraud. During a severe electrical storm at Gettysburg, where the Pennsylvania national guard were encamped, three of the soldiers were killed and many others seriously injured by the lightning. The tents were blown down and many of the soldiers were compelled to swim to safety. The commander of the gunboat Marietta reports all quiet in Honduras. Since the United States has taken charge of the Panama canal 40,938,575 cubic yards of material have been removed, 65 per cent of the work being done during the past year. By the unanimous opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago the famous case of the government against the Standard Oil company of Indiana, in which the latter was fined $29,240,000 by Judge Landis in the district court, was reversed and remanded for a new trial. While on the way from Oyster Bay to Newport with the presidential party on board the president's yacht Mayflower ran down and sank a lumberladen schooner during a dense fog. The schooner' crew was saved. A rate of one and a half fares has been announced by the railroads for state fairs in the western states this fall. It is reported that the Danish and Swedish governments have agreed upon a defensive and offensive military alliance. Three persons were killed and three others seriously injured in a wreck on the Frisco railroad near Fort Smith, Ark. After trailing him through various western cities the United States secret service men arrested Charles Savage, a negro, in Kansas City. He is charged with stealing $50,000 in currency from a registered mail pouch at Kansas City several weeks ago. The money was not recovered. President Roosevelt has approved the dismissal from the military academy at West Point of eight cadets who were charged with hazing. The Democratic national committee has chosen the following officers: Norman E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y., chairman; L. P. Mall, Nebraska, vice chairman; Gov. Haskell, Oklahoma, treasurer; John I. Martin, St. Louis, sergeant-at-arms, and Urey Woodson, Kentucky, secretary. Oklahoma has organized a state geological survey with Prof. C. N. Gould of the state university as its head. It is announced as practically certain that the American car in the New York-to-Paris race will be declared the winner of the event, the German car having failed to comply with all the conditions. The American Catholic Press association was recently organized at Cincinnati. Edward Bockemohle, formerly president of the Bank of Ellinwood, Kan., which failed several months ago, has been convicted at Great Bend of receiving deposits when knowing the bank was insolvent. Practically everything to sustain life has been swept away in the Red river flooded district in Louisiana and some of the people are facing starvation. Fire in the Abington building, a six-story office building in Portland, Ore., caused a loss of $300,000. One of the two desperadoes who shot up a Boston suburb was killed by the police after a long chase. The man's body bore the marks of more than 100 bullets. A bomb was exploded in a tent in Chicago while Gov. Deneen was addressing a political meeting. No one was seriously injured, although a panic followed the explosion. The Atlantic battleship fleet has left Honolulu for Auckland, New Zealand. Sunday theaters are illegal in Kansas under a recent decision of the supreme court. A cable dispatch from Panama says that war between Nicaragua and Honduras was almost certain. Federal Judge Thompson of Cincinnati has enjoined the internal revenue officers from enforcing the new rule regarding the marking and branding of distillery products. After a prolonged investigation Dr. Harvey Wiley, chief of the government bureau of chemistry, declares that the use of benzoic acid and benzoate of soda as preservatives in foods is injurious to the human system and should be discontinued. For the reason that he expects to make his speech of acceptance his most important utterance of the campaign Judge Taft has decided to submit it to the judgment of President Roosevelt in advance of its delivery at Cincinnati. Personal Representative William B. McKinley of Illinois is said to be slated as chairman of the Republican congressional committee. Adlai E. Stevenson, one time vice president of the United States, has announced his candidacy for governor of Illinois on the Democratic ticket. Louis E. Snow, one of the most prominent insurance men of the middle west, is dead at his home in St. Louis. Senator Long of Kansas has accepted a challenge from J. L. Bristow for a debate to be held in Topeka August 1. The St. Louis council has passed a public utilities commission ordinance. ANNUAL SALES OVER NINE MILLION. Good, reliable quality is appreciated by the smoker. Over Nine Million (9,000,000) Lewis' Single Binder cigars sold annually. The kind of cigar smokers have been looking for, made of very rich, mellow tasting tobacco. It's the judgment of many smokers that Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar equals in quality the best 10c cigar. There are many imitators of this celebrated brand. Don't let them fool you. There is no substitute. Tell the dealer you wish to try a Lewis' Single Binder. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill., Originators Tin Foll Smoker Package. FREE SHAVE. Kind Gentleman—My poor man, of all the bad scrapes you've had, which was the worst? Rambling Rupert—De worse scrape I ever had, sir, was when I got shaved in a barber college. Starch, like everything else, is being constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the latest discovery—Defiance Starch—all injurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, invented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never approached by other brands. A Sensible Literary Chap. "I'm not runnin' a ten-acre farm in connection with the literary business," says the Sweet Singer of southwest Georgia, "and so, the outlook is more cheerful. I hope to make enough cotton to have my poems published in a book and enough corn to feed the family while I'm waitin' for the public to buy the book. I also take contracts for the digging of wells, and these little side issues will enable me to show American literature just what I can do!"—Atlanta Constitution. Instantaneous Action. "I was almost distracted by a terrible itching which defied all treatment until I obtained a box of Hunt's Cure. The first application afforded instant and absolute relief. The one box effected a complete cure. "It is simply wonderful in its instantaneous action." GEORGE GILLILAND, Manitou, O. T. Regular Burial Place. A well-known English bishop some time since lost his third wife. A clergyman who had known the first wife returned from Africa and wanted to see the grave. He called at the cathedral and saw the verger. "Can you tell me where the bishop's wife is buried?" "Well, sir," replied the verger, "I don't know for certain, but he mostly buries 'em at Brompton." It Does It. The remedy that cured your mother and your father of chills twenty years ago is sure good enough to cure you and your kids at the present time. Cheatham's Chill Tonic did it and will still do it. It's guaranteed. No Waits. "I suppose you wait for the divine spark?" inquired the lady visitor. "Heavens, no!" replied the bard. "If I did I would be waiting yet!" TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM. Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form, and the most effectual form. For grown people and children. 50c. We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.—Landor. BERRIES ARE RIPE BERRIES ARE RIPE SOME GCOD METHODS OF PRE SERVING AND SERVING. Blackberry Froth as a Luncheon Dainty—Recipes for Wine and Cordial—Serve Jelly with Whipped Cream. Blackberry Froth.—Whites of four eggs, one cupful of blackberry juice, two cupfuls of boiling water, one cupful of cold water, one-half box of gelatine, one cupful of sugar. Soak the gelatine in the cold water for one hour, stir the sugar into it and pour the boiling water over them. When they are dissolved add the blackberry juice, strain and set on the ice until the jelly is nearly firm. Beat the whites of the eggs stiff and whip into the jelly a little at a time. Turn into a mold wet with cold water and let it stand until firm. Serve with cream. Blackberry Wine.—Fill a stone jar with ripe berries and cover with water. Tie a cloth over the jar and let stand for four days to ferment; then mash the berries and strain through a cloth. Add three pounds of brown sugar to every gallon of juice; cover and skim them every morning until clear of fermentation; pour this off carefully from the sediment into a demijohn, cork and set in a cool place. This will be ready to use in two months. Blackberry Cordial. — Add two pounds of loaf sugar to one gallon of blackberry juice, a tablespoonful each of ground cloves and allspice, two nutmegs grated and a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon. Boil slowly for about 30 minutes, remove from fire and let cool; add a pint of good French brandy, then bottle. Blackberry Jelly.—Take one quart of berry juice and when it comes to a boil add to it a half box of soaked gelatine, one cupful of sugar and stir over the fire until gelatine dissolves. This will take only a few minutes. Strain into a mold and set away until hardened. Serve this with whipped cream. Blackberries Preserved.—Do not use fruit that is too ripe, weigh and put into glass jars, filling each one two-thirds full. Put one pound of sugar in a saucepan and one cupful of water to every two pounds of fruit, and let it come slowly to a boil. Pour this syrup hot into the jars over the berries, filling them to the brim. Place the jars in a boiler containing cold water and let the water come to a boll, and when the fruit is scalding hot take out the jars and cover them airtight. Blackberry Pudding.—Take two cupfuls of stale bread crumbs soaked in two cupfuls of milk, a little salt and three eggs beaten well. Take one and one-half cupfuls of sifted flour and stir into it half a teaspoonful of baking powder; add one and one-half pints of blackberries. Put into a buttered pudding dish and steam for two hours. Serve with a rich sauce. Magic Polishing Cloths. Mix two pounds of whiting and onehalf ounce of oleic acid with a gallon of gasoline. Stir and mix thoroughly. In this compound soak flannel rags of the desired size, then wring out and hang up to dry, being careful to keep them away from a fire or open flame. These cloths will give a fine gloss to silverware, will not soil the hands and will preserve their polishing qualities indefinitely.—Woman's Home Companion. Make Tough Chicken Tender. Take an old chicken, and when dressed cover with a solution consisting of an even teaspoonful of baking powder to each quart of water needed; leave it in this for 15 minutes, then wash well in lukewarm water and dry on cloth. When ready to cook, dust all over with baking powder, then salt and pepper in the usual manner, and fry, roast, or cook in any way desired, and it will be found as tender and tasty as a young bird. A TERRIBLE CONDITION. Tortured by Sharp Twinges, Shooting Pains and Dizziness. Hiram Center, 518 South Oak street, Lake City, Minn., says: "I was so bad with kidney trouble that I could not straighten up after stooping without sharp palms shooting through my back. I had dizzy spells, was nervous and my eyesight affected. The kidney secretions were irregular and too fre- was so bad with kidney trouble that I could not straighten up after stooping without sharp pains shooting through my back. I had dizzy spells, was nervous and my eyesight affected. The kidney secretions were irregular and too frequent. I was in a terrible condition, but Doan's Kidney Pills have cured me and I have enjoyed perfect health since." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. THE EFFECT OF WEALTH. Billie—Who is that awfully freckled girl on the horse? Tillie—Why, that's Miss Gotrox. She has several millions in her own name. Billie—So? My! Aren't her freckles becoming? What Women Have Done. Mrs. M. F. Johnston of Richmond, Ind., gave an interesting account at the Boston biennial of the G. F. W. C. of the Art association of that city, which is ten years old. Five hundred dollars is appropriated each year for the purchase of a picture, and the council gives $100 for the annual exhibition. The standard in pictures and crafts has changed, she says, and in the next few years much is expected that will give the children the opportunity of greater culture and knowledge of art. No Vast Stillness There. "Do you enjoy the vast stillness of the sea?" asked the poetic person. "Vast stillness!" echoed Mr. Sirius Barker. "I never yet went on an excursion when they didn't keep the fog horn blowing or the band playing the whole trip." HEALTH AND INCOME Both Kept Up on Scientific Food. Good sturdy health helps one a lot to make money. With the loss of health one's income is liable to shrink, if not entirely dwindle away. When a young lady has to make her own living, good health is her best asset. "I am alone in the world," writes a Chicago girl, "dependent on my own efforts for my living. I am a clerk, and about two years ago through close application to work and a boarding house diet, I became a nervous invalid, and got so bad off it was almost impossible for me to stay in the office a half day at a time. "A friend suggested to me the idea of trying Grape-Nuts, which I did, making this food a large part of at least two meals a day. "Today I am free from brain-tire, dyspepsia, and all the ills of an overworked and improperly nourished brain and body. To Grape-Nuts I owe the recovery of my health, and the ability to retain my position and income." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. USE THE BEST FAULTLESS STARCH FOR LAUNDRY WORK FOR SHIRTS COLLARS CUFFS AND FINE LINEN SAVAGE FLING AT AUDIENCE. Inebriated Orator Resented Disapproval of His Condition. "Like many a statesman of the past," said Senator Beveridge, "he drank too much. And one Fourth of July morning, on a platform hung with flags and flowers before the courthouse of a country town, facing an audience of farmers and their families that had come from miles around, the statesman arose to deliver the Independence day oration in a slightly intoxicated state. "He was not incapable of an oration, but his unsteady gait, his flushed face and disordered attire spoke ill of him, and the audience hissed. "He held up his hand. They were silent. Then he laughed scornfully and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, when a statesman of my prominence consents to appear in such a little, one-horse town as this, he must be either drunk or crazy. I prefer to be considered an inebriate."—Washington Star. CUTICURA CURED FOUR Southern Woman Suffered with Itch Ing, Burning Rash—Three Little Babies Had Skin Troubles. "My baby had a running sore on his neck and nothing that I did for it took effect until I used Cuticura. My face was nearly full of tetter or some similar skin disease. It would itch and burn so that I could hardly stand it. Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two years after it broke out on my hands and wrist. Sometimes I would go nearly crazy for it itched so badly. I went back to my old stand-by, that had never failed me—one set of Cuticura Remedies did the work. One set also cured my uncle's baby whose head was a cake of sores, and another baby who was in the same fix. Mrs. Lillie Wilcher, 770 Eleventh St., Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1907." Pigeon Joins Recessional. A little fellow who sings in the choir of a Long Island village church is the happy possessor of tame pigeons. One of them follows him to the pretty vine covered place of worship and during the sermon coos and flutters among the crimson ramblers at the open window. One recent Sunday when the recessional began the bird flew in and circled about the little fellow's head until he reached the choir room door. It then flew out and waited to escort its small owner home. 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 necessary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearance, but also affects the wearing quality of the goods. This trouble can be entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its greater strength than other makes. No Running About. Mrs. Gadder (reading an ad.)— Shopping by mail! How ridiculous!" Mrs. Ascum—Why so? Mrs. Gadder—Why, how can one shop by mail? You can only buy things by mail. A SURGICAL OPERATION A nurse is taking a patient's blood. If there is any one thing that a woman dreads more than another it is a surgical operation. We can state without fear of a contradiction that there are hundreds, yes, thousands, of operations performed upon women in our hospitals which are entirely unnecessary and many have been avoided by LYDIA E.PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND LYDIA E.PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND For proof of this statement read the following letters. Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman, Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: "For eight years I suffered from the most severe form of female troubles and was told that an operation was my only hope of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has saved my life and made me a well woman." Mrs. Arthur R. House, of Church Road, Moorestown, N. J., writes: "I feel it is my duty to let people know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I suffered from female troubles, and last March my physician decided that an operation was necessary. My husband objected, and urged me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and to-day I am well and strong." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, and backache. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address. Lynn. Mass. SICK HEADACHE CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty 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. W. N. U., MUSKOGEE, NO. 31, 1908. . Official Statement of the Condition of the Commercial ation’l psn" <=". = CI ~~ Muskogee, Indian Perritory, At the Close of Business, Thursday August 22, 1907, RESOURCES Loans and Discount 1,098,363.96 Overdrafts 5,146.62 Bonds and Premiums 262,000.00 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 10,975.08 Cash and Exchange 310.713.79 $1,687,199.45 LIABILITIES Capital $ 209,000.00 Surplus end Profits 52,946.54 Circulation 200,000.00 Deposits 1, 234,252.91 $1,787, 199.45 The above Statement is Correct. K. D. SWEENEY, Casuiri D. N. FINK, Vick Presipenr, is said by our customers to be ex . . cellent, because they were never 7 en served with any better Tea or — Coffee since they began drink I \\ ing either, There is a delicacy aes Lig | of aroma, anda peculiarly ate ya / : tractive flavor to our Teas and fi aici Si | Coffees which soon makes them le coe Z pg popular favorites in the most Wet 1 particular households, All we - DP ask is that you test our claim by Se 7 atrial order, We know that > you will afterwards admit the justice of our claim, — IL. M. Bailey - Herriiaiin Fist MUSKOGEE TEA & COFFEE CO. MARKET SQUARE EERE EEEE SESH O OEE EEE EEE ETE, . : : Ba ie ‘ as , : THE SEASON'S GOODS AER : + . * ; NOW IN DEMAND : * . . Teena Mowers, : : Csearclem Hose, * 4 refrigerators, : . Fislhitig: Packle, . : Crocyuiet Sets, all of * Fo awwlhich we have : . And don’t forget we are the largest dealers in Mus- ° x kogee in Fine Buggies, Harness and Wagons : * all kinds and styles, : ps * t 1 a. + ‘ Hooker-Hendrix Hardware Co, + * * : SUCCESSORS TO HUBER HARDWARE CO. * * 1:37 - PHONES - 78 ? + . : : CREEK UNDERTAKERS BILLINGS AND CULLUM Caskets and Funeral Regalai Always on Hand IN OFFICE DAY & NIGHT. PHONES 986 & 481 If you can’t get us on one phone, try the oiher, 227 8, 2nd. St. Mueleogee,I.‘T. The Creek Hardware Co. (INCORPORATED) Capital $5,000 DEALERS IN STOVES, RANGES, GUNS, AMMUNITION, LOCKS, FARM SUPPLIES ETC. Jd. bb. Wilson, Manager. MUSKOGEE . OKLAHOMA fy 3 a vale 3 . ' p q) 811 to 815 WALRUT ST., KANSAS CITY, MO. 4 Avy The Old Reliable Doctor—Oldest in age and longest located. A i) Aa & regalar Graduate in Medicine, Over 33 Years’ Special practiee— A cease Over 30 yoars in Kansas City, ESTABLISHED 1867, +4 jaa Authorieed by the Sie roweet att Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases, HM Cures guaranteed or mosey refunded. 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