Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee. EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR THE DEMAND OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Contrast of the Attitude of the Democratic Leaders and party. REPUBLICAN SENTIMENTS "The Republican party has been for more than fifty years the consistent friend of the American negro. It gave him freedom and citizenship. It wrote into the organic law the declarations that proclaim his civil and political rights, and it believes today that his noteworthy progress in intelligence, industry and good citizenship has earned the respect and encouragement of the nation.. We demand equal justice for all men, with out regard to race or color; we declare once more and without reservation for the enforcement of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution which were designed for the protection and advancement of the Negro, and we condemn all devices that have for their real aim his disfranchisement for reasons of color alone as unfair, unAmerican and repugnant to the Supreme law of the land."—From Republican platform adopted at national convention 1908. Democratic Sentiments "The white man in the South has disfranchised the negro in self protection; and there is not a Republican in the North who would not have done the same thing under the same circumstances. The white men of the South are determined to disfranchised everywhere it is necessary to prevent the recurrence of the horrors of carpet bag rule." William Jennings Bryan, in a speech at New York in 1908. "I favor, and if elected, will urge with aff my power, the elimination of the negro from politics.—Hoke Smith, governor of Georgia; secretary of the interior under President Cleveland. "In my opininion the granting of universal suffrage to the negro was the mistake of the nineteenth century."——Col. H. A. Herbert, secretary of the navy under President Cleveland. Vol 9 We stuffed ballot boxes, we shot negroes; we are not ashamed of it.—Senator Tillman, in United State Senate. COWARDLY AS= SAULTERS UNDER GAURD. Twenty six Regular Soldiers implicated in Brutal Crime and Lynching is Imminent auless feeling if repressed. Denver, Colorado., Aug. 21st. A News special from Laramie, Wyo. says that while every ef fort has been made by the authorities at Camp Emmet Crawford, the military grounds, to keep the fact secret, it is known that one of the most atrocious crimes imaginable was committed last Sunday by members of an artillery battery, who assault ed a young woman, leaving her bruised and unconscious upon the ground. According to the story a non commissioned officer of the twenty first regiment was es corting the young woman when they were attacked by thirty two men in the artillery battery. The officer was beaten to insensibility with a gun and the young woman was dragged to an isolated spot and assaulted. After lying half dead for hours the victim of the outrage revived and crawled to a house some distance away and told her story. Twenty six men alleged to have been implicated in the crime are under arrest and chain ed together in the camp prison, under constant guard to prevent lynching as sentiment has become strong against them. Six of the alleged assailants escaped but three were apprehended at Rawlins to day. The other three are still at large.—State Capital. The above shows that the Negro is not the only one that is chaaged with the commission of the nameless offense. These men are soldiers and so far none of them have been discharged Without Honor and a more devilish, hellish and infernal crime cannot be committed than the one alleged above. The men capable of commiting such a crime are more brutal than savages and deserve to be condemn Okla., Friday, August, 28. ed by mankind. They are worse than brutes because no brute treats its females as those inhuman wretches treated an innocent young woman. They disgraced the flag and the uniform they wear and richly deserve the highest penalty known to the law as punishment for their crime. Will they get it or will the proud Anglo Saxon race shield and protect them on some false ground of honor. THE COLORED RACE. [From Sherman's letter of acceptance.] As a nation our duty compels that by every constitutional and reasonable means the material and educational condition of the colored race be advanced. This we owe to ourselves as well as to them. As the result of a course of events that can never be reversed, they are a part of our civilization; their prosperity is our prosperity; their debasement would be our misfortune. The Republican party, therefore, will offer every encouragement to the thrift, industry and intelligence that will better their prospect of higher attainment. In The District Court For The Third Judicial District, Of Oklahoma, In Muskogee, County. Lou Hill, vs. No. 390 Sam Hill. The defendant, Sam Hill, is hereby notified that he has been sued by the plaintiff, Lou Hill, for an absolute divorce and he is hereby warned that he must make answer to the petition of said plaintiff on or before the 25th day of September, 1908, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment for an absolute divorce rendered accordingly. In Witness Whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of the said District Court this 10th day of August. 1908. Tony Watney, District Clerk. By Ea. Coker, Deputy. W. Guy. Attorney for plaintiff. First published, Friday. August 14, 1908. No 46 1908. FORGERY CHARGED AGAINST HIM JOHN F. ANDERSON ARRESTED YES- TERDAY AT OKMULGEE Result of Merry Row Among Factions of the Sisters of ..Mysterious Ten." Another chapter was added to the controversy between the two factors of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten yesterday when John F. Anderson, a negro attorney of Guthrie, was arrested charged with forgery, growing out of his connections with the lodge. The arrest was inspired by members of the opposing faction. The controversy between the two factions, which has been in creasing in point of intensity for more than ayear, will soon extend and become a national question among the negroes of the country. This lodge is distinctly an institution for colored people and has a large membership all over the country. The meeting of the grand lodge, which claims to be the real thing was in session at Okmulgee when Anderson was arrested by Constable Jim Smith. Ex. This fellow is from Texas to Oklahoma and if all reports be true he is keeping up his old record of, to put it mildly. "a disturbing factor. He is ably assisted by the sky pilot of the Baptist persuasion, whose sobriquet is "old pickens." Pick and the disciple Blackstone are a lovely pair of malcontents that have been thrown down by the masses of the order and like Satan of old when driven from heaven he curled his tail around part of the populace and took them to hell. So it is with the sky pilot and the lodge buccaner but in their eagerness they only caught a bakers eozen with the tail racket and even a part of those are balking. There is still trouble up the road for the Sky pilots, Ministerial Sharks and their dupes. "Lay on, McDuff,?and damned be he that fisrt cries. Hold — Enough. Muskogee Cimeter. Ww. m, FWIKE, Matton MUSKOGER, Mads 5 OKLA. The time has come for a note of Warning regarding certain public ex hibitions that are becoming increasing- ly popular—those where the performer earns his livelihood by deliberately risking his life. The interest to the onlookers in these performances arises from the fact that Ife for a moment hangs by a hair. Agility, muscularity, beauty of movement have become sec- ondary, whether the feat is “looning the loop,” riding the bleycle round and round the sloping sides of a huge basket with no bottom to it, or taking chances In’ a cage with some wild beast. it is one and the same appeal to something within us that craves unhealthy excitement, It is true that the “gladiator” in’ these days does Kenerally’escape with his life, but the quality of the amusement demanded proves us akin to those faromf ances- tors Whose one idea of a good holiday was a batch of Christians and plenty of wild) beasts. Nothing grows so quickly by what it feeds on as this de- mand for excitement, and it is well understood by the caterers to the pub- Ne taste that the “shocker” of to-day is the platitude of to-morrow, For a season we could hardly believe in “looping the loop,” but the dish rapid- ly grew insip!d, and tabasco had to be added, so the loop was looped in a motor-car, then in a motor-car with a plece of the track removed, and so on. The “thumbs down” of the ancients fs represented today by the girl who stops chewing gum long enough to re- mark indifferently to her escort, “Well, ain't he got the nerve!" as the trainer enters his den of beasts still wearing the bandages left from his last encoun- ter. If these things must be, let us at least spare the little children, urges the Youths’ Companion. They need the placid quiet of their childhood, with its simple pleasures, just as they need bread and milk, Bad taste as well as good grows by what ft feeds on, and your child does not” really need to have Christlans butchered for his holiday any more than he needs curried lobster and champagne. Before Mr. Taft had retired from the head of the war department it was his privilege to direct the quartermas- ter general of the army fo reserve a suitable plot in the National cemetery at Ariington for a monument to negro soldiers who lost their lives in the civil war, This action is taken in compliance with a request from the Colored Soldiers’ Monument associa. tion, which is raising money for the purpose indicated, an object with which Secretary Taft is in full and cordial sympathy, It is most sultable that a memorial of the kind should be raised at Arlington, in sight of the capital of the nation and the seat of the government which thousands of negroes fought bravely to save, If a “pied piper” who would entice away all the rats and leave the chil- dren should appear in the coast cities of the world, he would be welcomed by the sanitary authoridies, ‘The sani- tary department of Cuba is the latest to start a crusade against rats, A quarantine against Venezuelan ports has been declared on account of the bubonic plague, and an appropriation has been made for the extermination of the Cuban rats, A burglar in Minnesota stole @ bot- tle of liquor, but left money and jewels untouched, Some thieves are just palwally vicious, REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Oklahoma Republicans Adopt Plat: form Upon Which the Cam- i“ paign Will be Fought 2 ee Se an oer wee THE PLATFORM. The republicans of the youthful, but robust, state of Oklahoma, in delegate convention assembled, proud of the illus- trious record of their party from Lin- coln, the great liberator, to Roosevelt, the stalwart exponent of civic righteousness, inspired by the able stateamanship and clean lives of their standard bearers, Taft and Sherman, fearlessly take their’ place on the firing line, ready to perform every duty in the approaching battle for the supremacy of the principles of progress “and prosperity. With a glorious, successful and patriotic ‘record. in the. past, which ts. Indelibly written on the pages of the grand history of our republic; with a platform of gov- ernmental principles which-are safe, sane and responsive to the needs of an ever ex- panding government, and an ever ad- vancing and maturing civilization; with a candidate whose name is” synonymous with the highest type of noble citizenship, and whose large and varied experience In affairs of state, and whose Judicial knowl edge and temperament. peculiarly fit him for the highest executive office, the re= publican party coues before the people of our nation and state, confident that our people. in thelr consideration of what a pest in this campaign, will continue the republican party in power, and select Hon, Willam H. ‘Taft for their chief executive, We, the republicans of Oklahoma, in convention assembled, endorse the able adininistration of Theodore Roosevelt, and the platform of the national convention, and the candidacy of Willlam H. Taft, whose letter of aeceptance on nomination shows the profound stttesman, scholar, and jurist, as well as the clean, patriotl¢ citizen. it has been truthfully sald of him: “He has touched nothing he has not strengthened.” In the publicity of campaign contri- butions we cordially approve the position taken by our candidate, Hon. William H. Taft, and the managers of his campaign. We disupprove und condemn the post- tion of the democratic candidate for pres- ident in his undignified and repeated per- sonal requests of the public for campaign contributions. Not content in having amassed an’ immense private fortune from the public while advocating his po- litical Interests, he now claims from that public that they shall contribute further and pay the freight of his candidacy. It may be truthfully said of him: “He has strengthened nothing of a public natnre he has touched.” In the appeals and efforts of the lead- ers of ‘the democratic party to separate the citizenship of the country into classes, and array such classes against each other, if allowed to seriously prevail, there'Is a distinct danger to the internal peace and welfare of our republic, and we call upon the patriotic citizen, what- ever his vocation, to stamp such appeals and efforts with the seal of his disap- proval. The specious catchword of the demo- Jeratic party in Oklahoma of “Let the peo- ple rule,” and on which that party rode into power has proven an empty bubble. It has now been adopted as a part of the democratic national platform, and wil prove as meaningless there ax here should the people of the nation universally en- | trtst national affairs to the dmocratic | fae Not only are the people of Ok- _fahoma not periuitted to rule by ‘the dem veratic office holders, but they are not even ullowed knowledge of the laws al- ready enacted. We feel that the time has come to say instead, “Let the people know,” believing that only then can the people rule The republican party believes in the dignity of labor and the fullest, protection of the rights and Interests of the laborer. The wealth and progress of a nation 1s measured by the happiness and prosper- “ity of fts laboring people. Lubor and eap- ital are the handimalds of prosperity; the | one cannot thrive in the absence of the other, Each is entitled to its full share of combined earnings. ‘The great natural resources of our state require both capl- | tal and labor for their development. We demand the enactment of such laws as will guarantee the safety of Investments | of capital and the freest and fullest pro- tection to labor, Combinations ef capital for profit should, to the fullest extent consistent with private rights, be sub- Jected to public regulation and. control | and all laws inimical to the profitable use Jof capital or the security of its tnvest- ment should be speedily repealed. We [are aware of the tendency of combined capital throughout our country lo. prac: tice unlawful and unjust means to ac: Fcomplish unfair gains, and we advocate | the policy followed by our matchless and fearless president, Theodore Roosevelt, in [his efforts to restrain such practice ‘The constitution of the state Wisely pro- | vides that no money shall ever be patd out of the treasury of the state, nor any of the funds under its management, ex: | vept in pursuance of an appropriation law nor shall any officer or employe of the state be paid from any of the funds ot | the state unless his eniployment and the amount of his salary shall be fixed by law and an amount appropriated ther: for, ‘These salutary provisions have beer | and are being flagrantly violated by — the | democratic state officiala, and thousands | of dollars are being diverted from the school funds and from the general state | funds in payment for expenses and com: pensation of officers and employees, “un. | Known to any law or appropriation, | Anc we demand that the attorney general of the estate or other proper officer, shall at Seeaeenet ated "ceameniieeis, rman ae a. wasteful extravagance, and in creating places at the publle expense for a horde of hungry harples, the democratic legis- lature repudiated ‘the party pledges and adjourned without enacting eny law on the subject. Then in hopes to further profit by thelr duplicity, the leaders pro- posed to submit to popular vote the ques- tion of the sale of the school landa, while at the same time they began to create a sentiment in favor of the defeat of the measure at the polls, The rights of the lessees Involving homes for their families and an inheritance for their children, are too sacred to be trifled with in any ‘such manner, and the republican party pledges itself, if given the power, to carry out the provisions of the enabling act sdopt- ed by a@ republican, congress, and give both to the school fund and ‘the lessees just and fair protection, We favor the continuation of the policy in the state that has been established by the federal government in distributing its lands to the homeless, ‘Therefore, we favor the immediate sale of all school lands, with absolute protection to the lessee In such manner as will not impair the permanent school fund. We condemn the democratic party for having created laws that made imposible the highest development of all the re- sources of our state. We are In favor of all laws that control predatory trusts, that prevent the selzing upon special privileges or the wringing of excessive profits from the people by monopoly. We do, however, condemn that legislative polley which cripples the small, Indepen- dent producer of oll, the Indian lessor of oil lands, the farmers and the laberers of the oli district. We favor such modl- fication of our present laws as will re- vive this and other industries in. our state without aiding any violator of the law or public rights. We condemn the partisan, cumbersome, defective and expensive election laws passed by the last democratic legislature, And we demand the repeal of said laws, and the enactment of a simple, falr- non- partisan, primary election law, — which will give every voter the right to express his chotee at the polls, irrespective of his policies, and the enactment of @ general election law which will return the control of the elections to the hands of local elective county, township and precinct officers Instead of appointed partisans, We denounce the creation of useless, highly compensated offices, boards and commisions created by the democratic legislature and governor of Oklahoma, ‘The high taxation and unjust schemes of taxation provided by the democratic leg- islature make our government onerous and burdensome, and have contuted to give our state an unsavory . putation abroad as an unsafe Place In which, to invest or to transact business, and has frightened new investment from our state, and caused capital and enterprise already in our midst to stagnate and fal- ter, bringing about loss and inconvenience to ‘employee, as well as employer. The republican party first provided for @ prohibitory liquor law in the provisions of the enabling act by which the state was admitted {nto the union of states. Since which the people of the state have enacted Its provisions Into state-wide pre: hibition, we, therefore, demand its strict enforcement to the end that the state may enjoy the highest standard of citi: zenship and that the will of the people as expressed at the ballot box may be strict- ly observed, The election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people has been made @ tenet of the democratic party and embodied in the Denver platform. In ac- cord with such declaration, we favor the placing of the names of senators selected at the late primaries on the ballot for the coming election in order that the people may express thelr cholce at the ballot box as 4 guide to the action of the next legislature, in the selection, for the state, of that high official, and’ demand that the same be done. We demand that the provisions of the enabling act in reference to providing free public schools separated for whites and hegroes shall be complied with, and con- demn the democratic party for Its failure to provide for the support and mainte- Nance of such separate schools and for re- pealing the law which had been found efficient for that purpose in the courts of last resort Realizing that all sources of wealth of | Oklahoma should be fostered in every way jby good and wholesome law, that agri- culture is one of the greatest sources of Wealth; that the Intelligence, coupled with proper energy, only, will bring the agriculturist to the highest standard de- sirable in an Oklahoma farmer. There- |fure, be it resolved, that we, the republl- cans in convention ‘asembled’ tn Oklahoma [City on Auguat 12th. favor the enact- |ment of good and wholesome laws to gov- jer and protect the agricultural and me- chanical schools of this state, and every Jother institution of learning calculated to jimpart that knowledge to Oklahoma |farmers necessary to make them masters Jin the art, and If the republican party {s lallowed to do so by the voters of this jstate, we pledge ourselves to establish demonstration farms throughout the state under the supervision of the state jboard of agriculture | We denounce the actions of the codify- jing commission who prepared the laws of the late legislature for publication in |making changes and alterations in and destroying the character of such bills as Plenty of Time Left At the present rate of excavation Pompeii will not be entirely uncover ed before the year 1970. TO TEST SEARCH AND SEIZURE, Supreme Court of New State Will Review Case. Guthrie, Ok—The supreme court will be asked to determine the legal- ity of the search and seizure section of the prohibition law in a case which fe to be appealed from the Logan county court. A motion was made to quash the indictment in the case of state against Hoffer, arraigned on the charge of having in his posses- sion Nquor with illegal intent. The ground for the motion to quash is ‘that the caption of the prohibition act did not include the search and seizure provision. It was contended that such is in violation of the con- stitution. Judge Strang sustained the motion. A similar decision was ren- dered by Judge Wells of Coal county, in which case no appeal was taken. While not disposed to discuss the case it is intimated by the dispen- sary management that no attention will be paid to the county court rul- ing, but that seizures will continue. The deparment expresses confidence that the supreme court will reverse the decision, otherwise the Billups law, they say, would be practically a dead letter so far as enforcement is concerned. The search and seizure section of the law will also receive a test in the Logan county district court, in the case brought by the Frisco Rail- road Company against the dispensary Management fgor taking possession of beverage shipped here over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas from Tulsa, where it had been confiscated. The Frisco wishes to replevin the goods, valued at $1,960, as an inter- state common carrier, claiming to be the legal custodian. The state made bond in the sum of $3,820 and will ‘retain possession until the district court acts. R. E. Lozier, superin- tendent of the dispensary, says a trial was had at Tulsa and the court ae the goods forfeited to the state. FORMER REPORTER IS KILLED. | cas Dispatches Annocunce Violent Death of Oscar Wagner in Virginia. Stillwater, Ok.—Oscar M. Wagner, an Oklahoma newspaper man, who has been serving in the regular ‘army in Cuba for three years past, was killed at Fortress Monroe, Va., | several days ago, according to dis- patches received by his father, Wil- arn Wagner, a farmer living near Ingalls. He was coming home on a furlough and had written his flancee, Mise Celeste Wise, that he was bringing 3600 with him. It is be. leved, therefore, as no valuables of any kind were found on his body that he was murdered. Wagner worked on a Guthrie newspaper as reporter for several years. Norris Names Committees. Guthrie, Ok.—Chairman Joe Norris of the republican state committee announces the following campaign committees: Advisory Committee—A. J. Seay of Kingfisher, D. ‘I. Flynn of Oklahoma City, C. M. Cady of Shawnee, Bird 8. McGuire of Pawnee, Dick T. Morgan, of Woodward, C. E. Creager of Mus- kogee, Dr. E. N. Wright of Olney, Charles E. Hunter of Guthrie, T. B. Ferguson of Watonga, H. M. Carr of Pauls Valley, John W. Capers of Guthrie, J. H. Huckleberry of Musko- gee, F. F. Bush of Waurika, C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City, W. J. Hock- er of Purcell. Executive Committee—W. J. French of Alva, S. E. Wallen of Vinita, George Masters of Perry, J. F. Me- Murray of McAlester, Dan Crafton of Shawnee, Emery Foster of Chandler, L. F. Cain of Checotah. Dennis T. Flynn and Gov, Haskell will speak at Marietta, Aug. 27, BOOK CONCERN GETS PERMIT. One Successful Bidder te Furnish Text Books in Oklahoma. Guthrie, Ok—D. Appleton & Co., of New York, publishers of school text books and one of the successful bidders here recentyl, were granted a permit to do business in Oklahoma The company's capitalization {s $2,- 250,000 and brought a fee of $2,252 ty the state. HOW TO REMOVE STAINS. Obstinate Cases Can Be Remedied by Following Instructions. All stains should be removed before the articles are washed, and the sooner the stain is treated the more readily it will yield to the treatment. Pour boiling water through fruit stains, when obstinate soak with a solution of oxalic acid. Wash petroleum ointment stains in alcohol, paint in turpentine or alcohol, varnish in alcohol, grass and other green stains in alcohol, kerosene or molasses. For blood stains use white of an egg in cold water or spread on raw flour paste and spread in the sun. In the case of milk, cream sugar or sirup stains, soak in cold soft water. For wheel grease or machine oil stains should be rubbed with lard and allowed to stand a few moments, then they should be washed with soap and cold water. Tea, coffee or cocoa stains should be removed with boiling water, and if obstinate use the solution of oxalic acid. OEUFS A LA NEIGE. Confection That Is Popular with Chefs in France. Put one pint of milk, the rind of half a lemon and half an inch of cinnamon stick into a saucepan and bring them slowly to boiling point. Remove the rind and cinnamon stick. Put the whites of three eggs on a plate and the yolks into a basin. Add a pinch of salt to the whites, and beat them to a very stiff froth. Drop tablespoonfuls of this beaten white into the hot milk and poach them slowly for a few minutes. When firm, lift the "snowballs" out on to a dish. Add one heaping tablespoonful of sugar to the yolks in the basin and mix them well together. Pour the milk that is left in the saucepan slowly on to these, stirring all the time; return to the saucepan and stir carefully over the fire until the custard thickens. When the custard is cool, pour it round the snow eggs in the dish and decorate with a few pieces of glace cherries. Any extract or flavoring may be added to the milk. Cauliflower au Gratin. Boil a fine cauliflower tender in milk and water mixed in equal proportions, and salted. Prepare a white sauce, diluted with milk to a creamy consistency. When cooked tender, break the cauliflower into clusters, put a layer into a baking dish, sprinkle with grated parmesan, and moisten with sauce. Repeat to form a second layer. Scatter bread crumbs over all, and dot with bits of butter. Bake golden brown. Meanwhile prepare a garnish of hard-boiled egg in the following manner: Boil four eggs hard, separate the yolks and whites. Rub the yolks to cream with a bit of butter, and season with salt, paprika and nutmeg. Add some finely minced ham or chicken, and form the mass into little balls. When the gratin is baked, set the dish in a paper gratin holder, and garnish with the tiny egg balls, laid on pieces of chopped hard-boiled whites, and serve very hot. Cinnamon Crisps. Cream one-half cup butter with one of sugar and one teaspoon of cinnamon, then add one-half cup (or more) of sweet milk and two cups of flour, in which has been sifted one teaspoon of soda, two of cream of tartar. Roll the dough very thin, using more flour if required. Cut in fancy shapes and bake until crisp and brown. Red Currant Pie. Pick over and wash about one pint of berries. Put on the stove with a little water, not quite enough to cover. Stew until very clear, then add a heaping cup of sugar and cook until it thickens like stewed cranberries. Let cool, add teaspoon of vanilla. Bake with strips of crusts across like checkerboard. 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. Just a Plain Commoner. 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When women argue they like to argue that they don't. THE @IMATER. W H. TWINE . . . . Editor. Published Every Week in the Interest of the Negro by Cimeter Publishing Co. Entered at the Post Office at Muskogee. Okla., as Second Class Mail Matter. FOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT JAMES S. SHERMAN. The immoral dens of South Second Street Must go, if we have to swear out a complaint each day."Clean them out, is our slogan. The city police are after the toughs and disreputale persons who infest South Second street and they are right. If sporting houses must run they should be driven from the business section Either the decent places must go or the tough ones must quit and we are not in favor of turning South Second Street over as a Red light District. Clean them out. The best people of the town white and black are in favor of law and order. A REBUKE FROM TEXAS The vigorous protest of various ex-Confederate organizations of Texas against the butchery of innocent Negroes in Springfield, Ill., reflects credit upon those bodies, and also upon their state, which is not suppose to be very partial to the Negro as a rule. Passing over the fact that Texas has been the scene of many lynchings without protest from the soldiers who wore the gray, a situation which is tragically unique is presented. In the shaduw of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, men, women and children were murdered for no other reason than that were black and that a black man had committed a heinous crime. Now men who fought four years to keep the blacks in slavery are rebuking the North for crimes against that race. This is surely a situation that could be presented no where but in America. Already the evil contagion has spread and race riots are threatened in other parts of the country. But nothing can possibly condone the the action of the Springfield mob in slaughtering innocent people, destroying public and private property and in offering ```markdown ``` armed and bloody resistance to the authority of the state. Tue Springfield outbreak shows how thin is the veneer of loyalty to the law and orden on the part of a large portion of of the average community. In all probability few of those who took part in the saturnalia of violence were moved by any motive of avenging a foul wrong against womanhood. The brute instinct to slay and destroy was unleashed by the fact that the original criminal was a negro, and that was all the provocation or excuse needed by the unreasoning mob for wreaking a senseless vengeance upon the whole negro population. The probability is that littie will come of the official invs tigation of the affair. The truth is that the mob was sed itious in spirit and acts—a spirit which subversive of the very foundation of our institutions. Mob rule on any such condition as that at Springfield is anarchy and treason combined and should be punished as such. But will it be? We always say in such cases that the better element does not approve such conduct and that the mob was composed of hoodlums, etc. Will Sprinfield purge itself of the stain of blood shed at the very grave of Great Emancipator, who died for the cause of human freedom and that a government and that a government of the people, by the people and for the people might endure? K. C. Journal, 8 20 08 NO CLASS LEGISLA TION [From Sherman's speech of acceptance.] I emphsize as my party's creed and my faith, that in legislation and administration fav. or should be extended to no class, no sect, no race, no section as opposed to another. To foster class hatred, to foster discontent, is unRepublican and unAmerican. Our party stands on the declaration that all men are created with equal rights and it will have no part in the enactment or execution of any law that does not apply alike to all good American citizens, whatever their calling or where ever they live. It will allow no man in our land to have advantage in law over any other man. It offers no safe gaurd to capital that is not guarenteed to labor; no protection to the workman that is not insured to his employer. It would offer to each and to both in the pursuit of health and happiness and prosperity, every possible advantage. GETTING A PHONE. Better Begin the Year Before if You Live In Australia. How to Handle the Red Tape Necessary to Installing One of Australia's Government Telephones — Superhuman Patience and Subtle Diplomacy Will Finally Accomplish It. Numbers of householders who are desirous of installing a telephone are deterred by ignorance of the departmental regulations and the fear of red tape. The procedure is really so simple that a few notes, forestalling the efforts of the proposed postoffice publicity department, may prove of interest to intending subscribers. The first step is to write to the deputy P. M. G., stating the position of the premises and asking particulars of the fees payable. By return post you will receive a printed card (Form XO, 982) stating that your letter has been duly received and is having attention. This card is sent by the office boy and has no real bearing on the subsequent proceedings. After this effort the department takes a brief rest to recover its strength and then plunges into a series of abstruse calculations over a period of some weeks. The result of this mountain in labor is an absurdly inadequate mouse in the shape of a circular (Form CB. 67) informing you that your telephone will cost you £5 per annum for a maximum of 2,000 originating calls. If this startling example of departmental omniscience does not overpower you, you may write to the D. P. M. G. accepting his offer and instructing him to proceed with the work. Within ten days or thereabout you will receive another circular (Form C, 1546), requesting you to sign the attached agreement and pay twelve months' rent in advance. Having done this, you may safely take a holiday. After an interval of, say, a month it is as well to write to the D. P. M. G., pointing out that you have only a lease of the premises and are therefore anxious to have the telephone as soon as is convenient. You will receive no reply to this (Form XY, 1273, being out of print), but a few weeks later a very civil spoken young man will present a half gallon "billy" at your back door and request a little hot water for breakfast. If you direct attention to the size of the billy the man will point out two of his mates who are sitting on your roof and two others standing in an expectant attitude in your back garden, and a sixth man will be found standing at the head of a linesman's handcart out in the right of way. The men on the roof are discussing where they will fix your telephone wire, while the men in the garden are waiting to catch them in case they roll off. This tends to show the perfection of the organization which exists in all great government departments. If the weather keeps fine the necessary wires will soon be connected, and nothing then remains but to obtain the telephone instrument. After waiting, say, two or three weeks without result you should write to the daily papers, directing attention to the facts and signing yourself "Disgusted Taxpayer." On the day following the insertion of your letter the "official explanation" (Form XO, 73) will appear in a prominent position in the news columns. The explanation will set out that the postal department is not to blame, since it ordered seven telephone instruments in 1904, but the demand has been so great that these have already been used. It will further explain that tenders are being called for ten additional instruments and arrangements are being made for prompt delivery. Again, it will state that all applications are dealt with strictly in order of priority, and as soon as the 1,196 back orders are completed "Disgusted Taxpayer's" application will receive imme- diate consideration. The same day's evening paper will contain an interview with the minister concerned, who will express regret that "Disgusted Taxpayer" did not write direct to the department under his own name. The minister will add that he is completely reorganizing the department, and, although only nine months in office, he has already had two telegraph poles repainted and a piece of orange peel picked off the steps of the G. P. O. The interview will conclude with a statement that the minister has "called for a report." This is a most arduous and dangerous undertaking, which cannot be safely attempted by any one drawing less than £2,000 a year, with prospects of £200 increase. As the result of the publicity given to your case by the press a telephone instrument will be sent out to your house, and you must then act with the most circumspection if you would avoid disaster. Foolish people with no knowledge of departmental methods are apt to directly address the instrument fitter, saying, "I want the telephone placed here in the hall." This, however, is a fatal mistake. The best way is to suggest, with due diffidence, that the telephone should be placed under the kitchen sink. The fitter will say that is impossible and express his intention of putting it over the drawing room mantelpiece. At this stage, with a little tact and a violently expressed preference for the sink, you will succeed in having the instrument set up in the hall, where you wanted it. Your troubles are now over, and at the modest charge of £5 per annum in advance you have a piece of furniture which is an ornament to any house. In the event of your ever desiring to use your new telephone you should first read the instructions most carefully, and if you are connected to a suburban exchange it is always as well to drop a post card to the manager the day be- POSTALBUREAUCRACY Russian Repressive Methods In Vogue In the U. S. Postoffice. A Member of the New York Bar Shows How the Rights of American Citizens Are Constructed as Privileges Which May Be Taken Away at the Whim of Some Man Who Has Not Even Been Elected to His Office. The adherents of universal government ownership are never weary of pointing to the postoffice as the crowning illustration of the blessings of federalism. The splendid uniformity and regularity of its operations are held up to our admiration in contrast to the imagined evils of private management of the mails. So loudly are the claims uttered that not one individual in a thousand so much as suspects that there is the least dispute concerning the alleged facts on which they are founded. Yet a little investigation will disclose that even in this branch of service, far more adapted to government handling than almost any other that can be named, there exist, side by side with whatever benefits are found to accrue, the most serious evils and dangers, from which private management is free. The question of economy would require extended handling, and it is enough for the present purpose to remark that a close investigation in this direction will give the advocates of federal ownership more than one bad half hour. A much more serious phase of the subject is that which concerns the gradual transformation of an administrative function into an autocratic censorship. That such a process should have actually taken place under the fostering care of democratic institutions would be incredible if not proved beyond a cavil. THE SEASON'S GOODS AR NOW IN DEMAND Lawn Mowers, Garden Hose, Refrigerators, Fishing Tackle, Croquet Sets, all of which we have And don't forget we are the largest dealers in Muskogee in Fine Buggies, Harness and Wagons all kinds and styles. Hooker=Hendrix Hardware Co. SUCCESSORS TO HUBER HARDWARE CO. 137 - PHONES - 78 Official Statement of the Condition of the Muskogee, Indian Territory. At the Close of Business, Thursday August 22, 1907. 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OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA A Strictly Colored Man's Town. 500—LOTS FOR SALE—500 This town is situated 25 miles east from Boley, the largest and best Negro town in the world, and is on the Ft. Smith and Western railroad. Plenty farmers made from one to two bales of cotton to the acre in the past year. Good water, plenty hay, and good amount of forest. Any thrifty man can come and make a good honest living free from the many set backs found in the southern country. We need settlers and that bad. These lots cost you from $35 to $200 each; 25x140, sold one fourth down and balance on easy monthly payments. Good titles to any and all lots. We have 400 residents, a postoffice, several stores, all run by colored men. Come now while there are many inducements to good farmers. Plenty land to sell, lease or rent. Call or write, W. L. JACKSON. Townsite Manager and Owner Clearyview, Okla. FOR SALE. 60 acres of good land $20 per acre; 40 acres of good land $15 per acre; 20 acres of good land $15 per acre. 4 stand cotton gin for $4,500. Will trade for farm lands or city property in Muskogee. 4 stand cotton gin for $3,500. Write to W. H. TWINE, Jr. Box G. Muskogee. Okla. --- QUITE SAFE WITH HER. One Secret "Tootsie" Surely Never Would Pass Along. "John, love," said the young wife, "you oughtn't to have any secrets from me." "Well, Tootsie?" "You go to lodge meetings, and you never tell me anything about them." "They wouldn't interest you, dear. I don't mind giving you the password, though, if you'll promise never to disclose it to a living soul." "I'll promise never to tell it to anybody." "Remember it's to be repeated only once and very rapidly." "I'll remember. What is it?" "Aldaborontiphosciphorniosticos." "What? Please say it again, a little slower." "Have you forgotten the conditions already? I said 'only once and very rapidly.'" (Tearful pause.) "O, dear! I wish you hadn't told me!" The Gumpot—Well, you fellows can say what you like about the editor. For my part, I always stick up for him. Honesty No Bar to Fortune. It is a mistake to think that vast fortunes cannot be built up by honest methods. They can and often are. There are thousands of men among whose riches there does not mingle one particle of the sweat of unrequited toil, on whose crimson plush there is not one drop of the heart's blood of the needlewoman, whose lofty halls are the marble of industry, not the sinews and bone of the toiling masses.—Dr. Madison C. Peters. FRIENDLY TIP Restored Hope and Confidence. After several years of indigestion and its attendant evil influence on the mind, it is not very surprising that one finally loses faith in things generally. A N. Y. woman writes an interesting letter. She says: "Three years ago I suffered from an attack of peritonitis which left me in a most miserable condition. For over two years I suffered from nervousness, weak heart, shortness of breath, could not sleep, etc. "My appetite was ravenous, but I felt starved all the time. I had plenty of food but it did not nourish me because of intestinal indigestion. Medical treatment did not seem to help, I got discouraged, stopped medicine and did not care much whether I lived or died. "One day a friend asked me why I didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking coffee, and use Postum. I had lost faith in everything, but to please my friends I began to use both and soon became very fond of them. "It wasn't long before I got some strength, felt a decided change in my system, hope sprang up in my heart and slowly but surely I got better. I could sleep very well, the constant craving for food ceased and I have better health now than before the attack of peritonitis. "My husband and I are still using Grape-Nuts and Postum." "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. 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. The Missionri board of railroad commissioners has ordered an inspection of the Santa Fe tracks out of Kansas City. Two hogs were recently sold at Kirksville, Mo., for $2,000 each. The average price for the entire lot of 50 was $200 per head. It was announced at Republican headquarters in New York that the conference of President Roosevelt with party leaders at Oyster Bay resulted in the indorsement of Gov. Hughes of New York for renomination. The government's petition for a rehearing by the United States court of appeals of the case against the Standard Oil company has been filed at Chicago. The government attorneys agree that if the interpretation of the law stands as decided by the appeal judges, successful prosecution of rebate cases against corporations would be impossible in the future. Just four days before the annual fair was to be held at Mexico, Mo., all the main buildings on the grounds were totally destroyed by fire. Incendiarism is suspected. A suit for $25,000 damages has been filed by an employee against a Louisville rug manufacturer. The employee alleges that he contracted tuberculosis while working in the factory. The Illinois military authorities have turned over to the civil officers the task of keeping order in Springfield. Only one regiment of troops remains in the city. William J. Bryan fired the opening gun in the Democratic national campaign in Des Moines, Ia., where he discussed the question of the tariff before a large audience. The little town of Bow, near Bellingham, Wash., was nearly wiped out the other day by a forest fire. Nearly $16,000,000 are involved in two contracts recently signed in New York, providing for a sewer system and paving in Havana, Cuba. The sub-committee of the National Monetary commission has completed its labors in England and separated, some returning home and others visiting the continent. The Indiana miners now on strike have been advised by their national president, T. L. Lewis, to return to work immediately. Thirteen men were dangerously injured, six of them probably fatally, in the lower Detroit river when a charge of dynamite exploded under the drill vessel Destroyer on which they were at work. Kinsey Crow, a mine operator in the Joplin district, was thrown out of a tub and fell 130 feet to the bottom of a shaft and was instantly killed. His father and brothers witnessed the accident. The farmers who live along the Smoky Hill river in Kansas have formed an association for the purpose of getting the legislature to remove obstructions in the stream which cause floods. Three severe earthquake shocks occurred in northern California recently. At Eureka more than 100 chimneys were knocked down and much plate glass and crockery were broken. No fatalities were reported. The National Editorial association in session at St. Paul has adjourned after selecting Seattle, Wash., as the next place of meeting. Will H. Hains of Brownwood, Texas, was elected president. The Pennsylvania pure food law has been declared unconstitutional. It is believed that not a single one An incipient race war was started at Holton, Kan., when a negro attacked a Kansas City traveling man. The negro was pursued by a large crowd but managed to make his escape. Two carloads of beer were seized by government pure food agents at Junction City, Kan., on the ground of misbranding. The beer was said to contain nearly 4 per cent of alcohol instead of $1\frac{1}{2}$ per cent as printed on the labels. The Harris mineral springs, north of Centralia, Mo., a health and pleasure resort, has been purchased by Kansas City parties, who will erect a modern hotel on the property. Gov. Folk has granted the usual 30-day respite to Albert Filley, sentenced to be hanged in Caldwell county, Mo., to September 21. At Neosho, Mo., a live wire fell upon Orantine Weaver and a 10-year-old girl named Meadows. Weaver was almost instantly killed and the girl's life is despaired of. The receivers for the New York City Railway company report a deficit for the nine months ending June 30 last of $6,000,000. Conditions at Springfield, Ill., have assumed such a satisfactory aspect that two regiments of militia are considered enough to control the situation. Fierce forest fires are reported to be devastating the timber region of Vancouver island. Half a million people assembled at Sydney, N. S. W., to welcome the American battleship fleet upon their arrival from New Zealand. The fleet arrived on schedule time in perfect alignment. The machinists on all the Gould lines have voted in favor of a strike in sympathy with the Denver & Rio Grande machinists. Another effort will be made to settle the trouble before a strike is called. The last formal ceremony attending the official launching of the Republican national ticket was held at Utica, N. Y., when Representative James S. Sherman was tendered and accepted the nomination of his party for the vice presidency. Mrs. Ida Spooner, a widow of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., while temporarily insane, gave her four children morphine and then attempted to shoot herself. One child is dead and two are in a dangerous condition. The turbine steamer Lusitania made the last run from Queenstown to New York in four days and 15 hours, breaking all records for the trans-Atlantic voyage by nearly four hours. An average speed of 25.05 knots was maintained for the entire distance. Senator Newlands of Nevada has proposed to his Republican opponent that their candidacy be submitted to a vote of the entire people of the state at the next general election. E. W. Chafin, Prohibition candidate for president, expresses the belief that Chicago is in danger of the same state of rioting as was experienced Springfield, sooner or later. The race war in Springfield, Ill., has quieted down to such an extent that Gov. Deneen has ordered two regiments of the militia to return to their homes. Personal. John V. Farwell, multi-millionaire and a prominent figure in many religious movements, is dead in Chicago, aged 83 years. P. C. Ayers, president of the First National bank of Coffeyville, Kan., dropped dead at Stonewall, Col., a summer resort, where he was spending a vacation with a number of friends. Gov. John A. Johnson was re-nominated for governor of Minnesota by the Democratic state convention after a demonstration which lasted for 64 minutes. The executive's declaration that he would not run again was totally ignored by the delegates. Rev. J. E. Moore of Columbus, Ohio, has been elected superintendent of the Missouri Anti-Saloon league to succeed U. G. Robinson who resigned. Eugene W. Chafin was formally NATURE AND A WOMAN'S WORK WON E. BRYAN LYDIA E. PINKHAM Nature and a woman's work combined have produced the grandest remedy for woman's ills that the world has ever known. In the good old-fashioned days of our grandmothers they relied upon the roots and herbs of the field to cure disease and mitigate suffering. The Indians on our Western Plains to-day can produce roots and herbs for every ailment, and cure diseases that baffle the most skilled physicians who have spent years in the study of drugs. From the roots and herbs of the field Lydia E. Pinkham more than thirty years ago gave to the women of the world a remedy for their peculiar ills, more potent and efficacious than any combination of drugs. Lydia E. 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A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brewwood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. THE DUTCH BOY PAINTER STANDS FOR PAINT QUALITY IT IS FOUND ONLY ON PURE WHITE LEAD MADE BY THE OLD DUTCH PROCESS. HORTICULTURE HOME-MADE HAND CULTIVATOR. How One Farmer Made the Garden Work an Easy Task. I made a hand cultivator which does good work in the garden, writes Handy Garden Tool. a correspondent of the Farm and Home. Old plow handles, a, may be used, but they will need splicing, as shown at b, to five feet long. The hoe, or scraper, is shown at c. This should be made of a piece of tempered steel and brought to a sharp edge. I used a plow wheel, but one can be made of two-inch boards fastened together, then cut on a circle, and a piece of band iron put on for a tire. PLANT THE RIGHT TREE. Write and Get Information from the Agricultural Department. In every region of the United States there is at least one forest tree, and generally there are several forest trees which can be planted with a complete assurance of commercial success if the plantation is properly established and given proper care. The government has made a very careful study of most of the forest plantations in the United States. Its publications on tree planting may be had free of charge upon application to the forest service, United States department of agriculture, Washington. The studies on which they were based were made especially for the benefit of farmers and other land owners, and to prevent the waste of thousands of dollars annually lost by planting the wrong trees or by improper care of plantations. From the manner in which our natural timber has been cut it is clear that each region will have to be made as nearly self-supporting in timber growth as possible. The lesson of the past is that the right forest trees grown in the right way will bring a big profit. TRAINING TOMATOES. Method by Which the Fruit Can Be Kept from Rotting. The best method I ever tried is to train them to a stake. This is a safeguard against rot, as it keeps the fruit off the ground. I cut stakes from saplings $2\frac{1}{2}$ inches in diameter and five to six feet long, choosing those with small branches all the way up. The branches are left about four inches long. Stake the plants as you have time after they are set out. When they are one foot tall tie them to the stakes with good, strong twine, and with some assistance later on they will find support and cling to the branches. Occasionally, continues the writer in Farm and Home, some will not take hold, and you will have to tie them higher on the stake. This plan could not be followed in field cultivation, but in a small family garden it works like a charm. They should be given continuous cultivation all through the season if you want plenty of fruit. The summer time is one of the difficult periods for the dairy farmer, because of the rapidity with which germs develop at high temperatures. PLUM GOUGER. Why the Fruit Falls to the Ground When Half Grown. Every season in this western country large numbers of plums are lost by the fruit falling to the ground in the half-grown state. An examination of this fruit will show that it is infested with white grubs, which eat into the kernel and cause it to drop. The work is very similar to the plum curculio, which is such a serious pest in the eastern states. This insect, however, is a native western form and finds its way into our plum orchards from the patches of wild plums which grow along almost every creek. It is a very difficult insect to combat, because the work is done inside the fruit, and poisons cannot be applied for the larval forms of the insect. The adult insect can sometimes be killed by spraying the plum trees with arsenate of lead or other poisons of a similar nature in the same way that apple trees are sprayed. The adult beetles eat the young leaves or cut off the stems of the young fruit, and poisons placed in these localities are likely to prove helpful remedies. The adult beetles may be caught by jarring the trees. The insect "plays possum" when a limb is jarred and drops to the ground. If the ground is covered with sheets, the insects may be gathered in them and destroyed. This is best done early in the day and should be continued from the time the plum trees are in blossom until the first of June. The insects are reddish brown snout beetles about a quarter of an inch in length. They are quite easily recognized, and if present, some will be found usually each morning. A few jarrings of the tree will indicate whether or not the insects are numerous and whether this remedy should be continued. Probably this remedy is the most useful one in the home orchard or garden. It is a good plan to permit chickens to run around about the trees, since they often pick up the weevils or the larvae that have come to the ground During the summer all plums which fall from the trees and even those which show the marks while they are still on the trees should be taken and destroyed. By destroying we mean burning or some other method which will make sure that the insect inside the plum is killed.—S. Arthur John . Associate Professor of Entomology, Colorado Agricultural College. WOVEN WIRE GRAPE ARBOR. Makes a Neater Job Than with Slats. To make a neat grape arbor set four posts and brace them as shown, then Grape Arbor of Woven Wire. stretch woven wire over the top. This top works better than wood, declares the Prairie Farmer. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. The grape vine that is permitted to develop too much vine and leaf will bear little fruit. 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