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The Muskogee Cimeter. Mushogoo. ZEKE MOORE CONTRIBUTES TO HALOCHEE SCHOOL The Halochee School of Taft, received a small contribution to day from Mr Zeke Moore with a promise of another and still greater gift in the near future. Mr. Moore is one of the wealthiest men in the state and this act upon his part meets the ap proval and admiration of not only the people of Taft but of all good citizens, Miss Ollie B. Murphy, of Checotah was an accidental guest at Mrs. Twine's Sunday. She was enroute to Evans, Okla., for the purpose of opening school on Monday morning but missed train connection and was compelled to remain in the city until Tuesday morning owing to the severe cold wave which came Sunday and continued through Monday without abating. We trust Miss Murphy did not suffer from the weather. F. P. Brinson, Mayor, G. W. Cooksey and Rev. N. A. Robinson, a representative committee of Rentiesville, Okla., passed through the city today enroute to Guthrie, Okla., on business relative to the depot project at Rentiesville. They will return Saturday. Mr. Albert C. Barrow, brother of Mr. R. G. Barrow of the Cimeter printing department, returned yesterday from Saint Louis, Mo., where he spent a few day after an extended tour of Europe with the Millicans Minstrel. Mr. Barrow left here in April 1908, and his friends heartily welcome his return. Mr. S. Douglas Russell, editor of the Langston Age, was in the city Sunday, Monday and Tues day looking for a suitable location to found a Colored Blind School. While here, Dr. Rus- Vol 10 Locals sel visited Taft and it is thought that the Institution will be founded there. The editor is a great race man and a fine fellow socially but he is off the base politically. He was a guest at Mr. and Mrs. Twine's while in the city. Justice F. P. Brinson, a prominent citizen of Rentiesville was in the city on business Saturday Mr. Brinson feel confident that his town will get a depot in the near future. Prof. W. E. Glenn and Mr. A. Cole, of Taft, was in the city today on business. Mr. Dolf Nale, of Caddo, was in the city Wednesday on business. SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE ON SCHOOL BONDS JAN. 23. Mayor Martin issued a proclamation to day for a special election to be held in Muskogee on Saturday Jan. 23, at which the people will decide whether or not bonds in the sum of $300,000 are to be issued and sold for high and ward school purposes. According to the -plans of the board of education, $225,000 will be spent for a high school, $37,000 for a school in ward 1, and $38,000 for a school in ward 2. The election will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23, in the several wards and precints of the city, and if the proposition is voted upon favorably the bonds will be at once sold and contracts for the buildings made. Superintendent Briles of the board of education and Myron White, a member of the school board, who were in conference with Mayor Martin today, state that if the people authorize the bond issue the contract for the erection of the schools can be let inside of 30 days and the schools will be ready for occupancy by the opening of the Dealer in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Tools, Musical Instruments, Clothing and Gents Furnishings. 117 NORTH THIRD ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. W. H. SMITH, SON & CO. LEADING MERCHANTS GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE IN CITY South 2nd St. Phone 1334 The location of the high school has not been decided upon, but it will be convenient to all sections of the city. It will have a capacity of 1,000 and with two additional ward schools the city will be in a position to accommodate at least 2,000 more children next year than at present. Even with three additional schools it is generally believed that by 1911 it will be necessary to build more schools. During the past year 1,000 new houses were built in Muskogee and Mayor Martin stated today that plans had already been prepared for at least 1,000 more this year. It is estimated that 1,000 families mean at least 1,000 children of school age, and on this basis Muskogee will need a new school every year. There are 469 children in Douglas School and seven teachers and only six rooms. This is 67 pupils to each teacher. There are 790 pupils and 15 teachers and 12 rooms at Dunbar School averaging about 52 pupils to each teacher and each day more pupils are being enrolled. This means that we ought to have No 12 encreased school room at Douglas and this can be done at slight expense, the present house is so constructed that additions can be easily made. Dunbar ought to be enlarged and we should have a Colored High School by all means. Why not do it now Gentlemen of the school board? We are in favor of bonds but we ask what are you going to do for the colored youth. We do not think it asking to much when we ask for a Colored High School and the other additions. It is reasonable and just and we only ask for justice and will be satisfied with nothing less. Later After talking with several members of the school board we advise our people to vote for bonds. It means a High School and a Manual Training School for our boys and girls. Don't forget the date Jan. 23. Vote early and see that your neighbor votes. Every colored voter in the school district should get in his vote for the bonds. As we go to press we learn that Miss Alice Robertson has been confirmed as Post Master at Muskogee. This ends the fight for P. M. at this place for 4 years. Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Edition MUSKOGEE, OKLA. OKLA The camel, says an investigator, originated in America. Probably in a "dry" county. The statistics show no evidence of any increasing demand for the divorce less marriage. Another boy loses out in the attempt to keep up a record of 50 cigarettes a day. The coroner wins. A local physician announces that he can transplant kidneys. Now is your time to set out your summer crop. And now it is suspected that there is a mistletoe trust. Who cares? The girls can find something just as good to stand under. England is not yet converting its Dreadnoughts into dirigible balloons, though Sir Hiram Maxim cannot help wondering why. The number of youth in the land who decide that the work of being president is too hard to attract them, is said to be increasing. Ease in money is not world-wide. In Australia there is a manifest tendency toward stringency, and little money is available for fresh investment. The Rockefeller Bible class needs more funds to carry on its work. We sincerely hope that some wealthy man will hear of this and contribute. And now they say Paul Revere never did it. But how do they know? "Scarcely a man is now alive who remembers that famous day and year." There are 413 species of trees found within the limits of the United States, the wood of 16 of which when seasoned are so heavy as to sink in water. The new name of the new emperor of China, aged three, is Hsuen Tuig. Is it proper to advise his guardians that as the twig is bent so is the tree inclined? A Chicago girl grabbed a footpad who was robbing her and held him until the police came. Perfectly simple—why didn't we think of that method before? Ethel Roosevelt, who prefers her horse and dog to society, wouldn't have to submit records from musty tin boxes to prove herself a member of that family. Now that we are to have two-cent postage to Germany how unlucky it is for the German magazines that so few of our American authors can write in that language. A $50,000,000 spinster has just died in New York in her nineties. There must be some heartaches over this news in noble European families who missed such a prize. A French admiral has been relieved of his command for talking too much. The general revolutionary tendencies of the times seem to be working havoc with the talking habit in high places. The British Columbian government has passed regulations curtailing the size of net used in salmon fishing, also enforcing the regulation that no fish should be caught from Saturday to Monday. Those who deplore the modernity of substituting "87—Ambrose Channel—87" for Sandy Hook light may yet take comfort in the thought that the new title connotes the old historic minstrel show. It is planned now to shorten speeches in parliament. Orators not getting full satisfaction can go home and get the remainder of their speeches out of their systems behind the wood sh Sunday School Lesson for Jan. 17, 1909 Specially Arranged for This Paper LESSON TEXT.—Acts 2:22-47. Memory verses, 22, 23. GOLDEN TEXT.—"They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers."—Acts 2:42. TIME.—Probably on Sunday, May 28, A. D. 30. The same day as our last lesson, and the days following. PLACE.—Jerusalem. Peter preached in the vicinity of the upper room, or in the temple court. Then in the temple court, and in the homes of the people. PLACE IN HISTORY.—The birth of the Christian church. Comment and Suggestive Thought. "With this sermon we must compare St. Peter's other sermons—to the Jewish people (Acts 3:12-26) and to the Gentiles (Acts 10:34-43)."—Rackam. Peter's object was to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was their promised Messiah, whom they were expecting. The reasoning of Peter was conclusive and unanswerable. Stated in brief modern form it was as follows: 1. What has taken place in your presence is exactly what your prophets foretold would characterize the Messianic times for which you are hoping. Turn to the prophet Joel, and you will see that both what has been done to the disciples and the things you are suffering under the Roman yoke are the fulfillment of Joel's picture of the times. 2. Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the prophecies concerning the expected Messiah deliverer, as many of you have seen and experienced. God indorsed and approved him "by miracles and wonders and signs." 3. Moreover, God reversed your wicked work by raising him from the dead, according to your Scriptures. He is not dead, but living. 4. We are witnesses of the fact of his resurrection. 5. Another proof that he is living in the gift of the Holy Spirit. "He hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear." Peter's hearers were convicted of sin and its danger. V. 37. "They were pricked in their hearts." The Greek for pricked means "pricked with a sharp point intensely, deeply." "For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit . . . and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart," for "all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do."—Heb. 4:12-13. "The sense of sin is the plowshare that opens the soil of the heart for the reception of every true grace of character." The Second Duty.—Believing in Jesus as Master, Messiah, King, Saviour, and Guide—a faith which trusts the whole life to his guidance and control. This is implied in the requirement to be baptized. The third duty was to confess Christ publicly, openly, by baptism; that they henceforth are his disciples for life and death. It was like taking an oath of allegiance when one becomes a citizen of a country. This picture of the early church is so attractive, so beautiful, so ideal, that some commentators have felt that it was idealized by late writers, and was not literally true. But as a matter of fact, it has been repeated over and over again for short spaces of time. Our own eyes have seen it. V. 44. "All that believed . . . had all things common." They were members of one family and held things in common, just as members of a family do. Everything was for the good of all. No one, "said that anything was his own," but all was for the use of friends and of whatever Christian had need. Oriental Light.—R. Talbot Kelly speaking of the Bedouin of the desert says: "Conducting me to my tent, he added: 'This house is yours, and all it contains; do what you will with it, and with us, your servants.'"—Century, February, 1897, p. 556. All true Christian hospitality is filled with the same spirit. This was necessary because so many were strangers and visitors. It was an emergency. It was not an instance of what is now called communion. It was not a new business enterprise, nor a new sociological organization. Individuals did not give up all their property to the church. It was one expression of an eternal principle, "that all possessing goods and industries are to be consecrated to God in the service of humanity is a fundamental Christian principle (Matt. 25:14-30; Luke 13:6-9), but neither experience nor Scripture indicates that selling all and dividing to the poor is the best method calculated to serve humanity, or even the poor." "The sacrament of holy communion has always been recognized as the central means and test of fellowship with the church."—Rackam. "Prayer makes a person a magazine of power." There is nothing magical in the communion service, but it is a real power, for which there is no substitute. The greatest of all miracles was the conversion of 3,000 in a day, and the change made in these men. God is still working his marvels through his faithful disciples. The influence of Christ's religion is healing more sick, helping more poor, saving more life, than he himself had time to do on earth; according to his own promise in John 14:12. FORMATION OF THE PEARL. Parasite Goes Through Much Before Becoming Valuable. Curious is the history of pearl-parasites. Worthless pearls occur in the common mussel. They are formed from the larva of a fluke-parasite, which, in its full development, inhabits the bud known as the "Scoter." When the Scoter swallows a mussel containing the young parasite it grows into the full-fledged fluke in the bird. How the eggs of the parasite get into the mussel is explained by the theory that they pass from the bird's body, swim freely in the sea in their early stages, and thus gain admittance to the mussels. Possibly an intermediate host, the cockle, intervenes, and, if so, the mussel would therefore probably receive its parasite from its neighbor mollusk. The Ceylon pearl-oyster's parasite seems to be the young of a species of tapeworm. The intermediary host has been traced in the shape of a fish—one of the skates or rays. This fish feeds on oysters, and acts as host to the worms, and the eggs of the parasites, escaping from the fish, enter the oysters, and such as are favorably placed give rise to pearls. The fish is a real friend to the pearl industry, and cannot be grudged its meals if, as is probable, it sets free the youthful parasites which form the nuclei of the valued pearls. That the Ceylon pearl industry is again flourishing is due to the scientific teaching which followed on a commission sent out to investigate the causes of former failure. Radiography, the X-ray system, is even now used to show whether oysters contain pearls or not, so that oysters destitute of the valued concretion can be returned to the sea. Caspian Sea Puzzles Scientists. No one can tell what is happening in the Caspian sea. 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Teddy has thrown the harpoon into Senator Tillman and now old pitchfork is kept to busy defending himself to cuss Negroes. He has been caught with the goods on him. Some of Mr. Creager's pretended friends are trying to make the public believe there is a break or clash between Mr. Creager, Chairman Norris and National Committeeman Cade. The wish is father to the thought but there is nothing in it. More than seventy five colored teachers from the Creek Nation attended the Colored State Teachers Association at Oklahoma City last week. The teachers had a special train thereby putting "Jim Crow" to the bad- For once the East side stood together and Prof C. B. Bryant was elected president. Prof. Bryant is principal of Douglas School, Muskogee, and one of the most prominent educators in the state. He is a splendid presiding officer. County Court has adjourned There were many convictions and a few acquital. The county attorney and his assistants had the entire bar at a disad vantage as the law and order league had members present all the time watching their friends on the jury. There is a quiet county site fight going on in McIntosh county, both Eufaula and Che cotah are on the still hunt for the honor of being the county capital. The Negro vote will cut quite a figure in the result. The disfranchising of the Negro by the grand father route will neve take place in Oklahoma. Among the many reasons why stands the fact that quite a number of fair minded Democrats are opposing it and then again the Negro Democrats are against it and these men are a power with the democrat machine and there are many other potent reasons why the moss back element of our citizenship cannot accomplish their desires. The waterworks of Muskogee proved to be not worth three whoops in well the regions of Pluto and we have spent thousands of dollars for a water works system that wont work. What in the ell is the matter? Has graft got in his work. Is there any fair minded white man who will say the Negroes are not entitled to a High School? Will any one say that Douglas School should not be enlarged? Will any one say that Dunbar should not be enlarged? We think not and we must have these improvements. The Negro vote in McIntosh County will be the balance of power in the county site election, both towns in the fight seem to be asleep on reaching this vote. After election some one will be wiser. A still hunt is like an alabi, its awful strong and sure if you win but break one link and all is lost. THE BEE SECONDS THE MOTION THE CIMETER SAYS AMEN From Dallas Express There are many colored folks who talk race pride because it is popular among members of their own race, but they never practice it. There are many of these lying hypocrites in Dallas who have never read an issue of the Dallas Express, but will have their subscriptions paid in advance for some white paper when they die. God save the marks! Table Board, $3.00 per week Transient, $1.00 per day. Board and Rooms. WHITES HOTEL, By Mrs. Lula E. White, 326 N. 2nd St. Muskogee, Okla. WANTED INFORMATION REGARDING Farm or Business for sale. Not particular about location. Wish to hear from owner only who will sell direct to buyer. Give price, description and state when possession can be had. Address. L. DARBYSHIRE, Box 9000 Rochester, N. Y. NEW STATE Dealer in Watches, Diamonds, J strumentals, Clothing and Gents Furnis Open evenings Until 10, Saturday GOOD BARGAINS IN UN-RED J. F. JOHNSON, P 117 NORTH THIRD ST. Muskogee Paint Company WALL PAPER, PAINT PHONE 36 318 WEST OKMULGEE ST. Pioneer Abs IOWA BUIL This Company makes abs abstracts of title. Go the information. Next to Bank of Muskogee. THE MAGIC IS TWO TIMES LARGER THAN PICTURE. IT IS 9 IN LONG STEEL HEATING BAR ALUMINUM CONS Address all letters to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minn THE GIMETER JOB THE QUICK MAIL LOAN OFFICE On Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Tools, Musical In Clothing and Gents Furnishings. Evenings Until 10, Saturday Night Until 12 O'clock GOOD BARGAINS IN UN-REDEEMED PLEDGES J. F. JOHNSON, Proprietor. THIRD ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. Muskogee Paint and Glass Company WALL PAPER, PAINTS and GLASS PHONE 360 OKMULGEE ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. meer Abstract Co. IOWA BUILDING This Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Go there for correct information. to Bank of Muskogee, Muskogee, I. T. TIMES LARGER THAN PICTURE. IT IS 9 IN LONG. HEATING BAR SHAMPOO DRIER MFG. 10 MINUM COMB THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $100 POSTAGE PAID. SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER. ers to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minn. THE COME NEVER GETS NOT ALL HEAT CONFINED TO BAR. GIMETER JOB PRINTING CO. C QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE Dealer in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Tools, Musical Instruments, Clothing and Gents Furnishings. Open evenings Until 10, Saturday Night Until 12 O'clock GOOD BARGAINS IN UN-REDEEMED PLEDGES J. F. JOHNSON, Proprietor. 117 NORTH THIRD ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA Muskogee Paint and Glass Company WALL PAPER, PAINTS and GLASS PHONE 360 318 WEST OKMULGEE ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. Pioneer Abstract Co. This Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Go there for correct information. Next to Bank of Muskogee. Muskogee, I. T. THE MAGIC IS TWO TIMES LARGER THAN PICTURE - IT IS 9 IN LONG STEEL HEATING BAR ALUMINUM COMB THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $100 POSTAGE PAID. SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER. Address all letters to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minn. THE COMB NEVER GETS NOT ALL HEAT COMBINED TO BAR. THE CIMETER JOB PRINTING CO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE We do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: Reasonable rates made consistent with first-class printing :: :: :: Try us once and you will always send us your work :: :: :: South Second St., Muskogee. South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. Nickens & Nickens, Props. --- --- Reliable colored woman to wash bottles and pear potatoes. Call Muskogee Tea & Coffee Co Convention Hall, South Second St. STUDY LAW AT HOME Prepare for success at the bar, in business or public life, by mail, in the ORIGINAL SCHOOL, Founded in 1896. Successful graduates everywhere. Approved by law colleges. Regular College Law Course and Business Law Course. Liberal Torme Special Offer New. Catalogue Free. Sprague Correspondence School of Law. 723 Majestic Bld., Detroit, WI WANTED General agent for this city, Lady or Gentleman—Even if you are now employed. You can earn $100.00 to $200.00 per month without giving up your present position—Write for full particular. W. L. TULL Loan and Investment Company Desk "L" Alamo Bank, Muskogee, Oklahoma. LODCE DIRECTORY. Muskogee Chapter, No. 5, Order Eastern Star; meetings, first and third Thursday of each month at 2:50 o'clock. IDA JONES, W. M. A. L. LOVE, Secy. Trinity Lodge, No. 84, A. F. and A. M.; meetings first and fourth thursday night of each month. GARFIELD BARNETT, W. M. W. H. SWINE, Secy. FOR SALE—One lot 75x140, and a two room house for $500.00. Write A. J. Smitherman. FOR SALE. I have 20 farms to sell on easy payments or swap for Muskogee property. I will build or sell you a house and lot with god water. Loan money at a low rate of interest to suit the man who gets it. Come to see me. WM. P. FIELDS, Muskogee, Okla. FOR SALE. 3-room house and 50 ft. lot close in. $650.00. Two-room house and lot for $450.00. Lot in Factory Addition, $75.00. Lot in Lincoln Park, $50.00. Write W. H. TURNE, Box G, Muskogee, Okla. AGENTS WANTED—16x20 crayon portraits, 40 cents, frames 10 cents, and up, sheet pictures one cent each. You can make 400 per cent profit or $36 per week. Catalogue and sam- ples free. FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY 1208 W. Taylor St. Chicago, Ill 87. LUKE'S PHARMACY. A. E. Johnson. Proprietor. Corner Court and Second Street Opposite Federal Court House Phone 1.72. A. R. NORRIS' SHOE SHOP. Boots and shoes made and repaired. First class workmanship. Try me and you will be satisfied. Call at my shop on Emporia Street, next door to Browning's store. Got to D. Richard's Barber Shop at 224 S. End street for first-class work. First-class workmen and sat- D. RICHARDSON, Prop. Queen City Installment House buys and sells new and second hand furniture, stoves and all household goods. Phone 1760. No. 121 South Main street. For Sale. Lot 100 feet front, two houses on the lot one four room house and one two room house. Houses rent $18 per month. Good location high and level. Lot in block 235 Muskogee price $3,000. See or write W. H. Twine, Jr., Box G, Muskogee, Oklahoma. BULBS BUCKBEE'S BULBS SUCGEED! SPECIAL OFFER: Made to build New Business. A trial will make you a permanent customer. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. Souvenir Collection 90 Chloe Buse in splen- did mixture, comprising the following beautiful sorts: Grape Hyacinth, Peater Hye- nish, Spring Snowflake, Iris, Spanish Iris, Bellis, Sporalea, Bauhinia knoblowii, Crocus ochraceus, Aureum edulis, Porte Bye Mariscine, Darien Tulip, Parrot Tulip, Variegated Folge Tulip, Ovalis, French, Roman and Dutch Hyacinth, early and late Tulip, etc., etc. GUARANTEED TO PLEASE Write today Mention this Paper SEND 25 CENTS to cover postage and packing and receive this valuable collection of Bulbs Postpaid, together with my big Illustrated, Instructive, institutional Bulbs, Bulbs and Plant Books. Tells all about the Best varieties of Soils, Bulbs and Plants. In Commemoration of a continuous, successful business since 1871, I will present free of charge with this Collection 1 Babylonian Hornet Tulip Bulb. The greatest Floral wonder of the age. This Bulb alone is a master. H. W. Buckbee 1706 BUCKBEE ST. ROCKFORD, ILL. EASY WORK-GOOD PAY Make big money in your own town $15.00 to $150.00 a month easily earned. No experience or money necessary. Back you with our capital and teach you the business. Elegant line of samples Free. PANTS $20.00 SUITS $9.00 Express Every format mine to measure in latest style for every market. One hunting agent wait in every town. Exclusive territory. Wanted for acorns' outfit--FREE. THE PROGRESS TALORING CO., 1558 Marriott Street, Chicago DR. COE'S SANITARIUM. LOCATED AT 80TH AND WIVANDOTTE. ESTABLISHED BEST INVALID'S HOME IN THE WEST. organized with a full staff of physicians and surgeons for treatment of all Chronic Diseases. THIRTY ROOMS for accommodation of patients. DISEASES OF WOMEN Well equipped to treat diseases of women. Many who have suffered for years cured at home. Special book for women FREE PILES PERMANENT CURE POSITIVELY GUARANTEED Without knife, ligature or caustic. No money accepted until patient is well. Special Book FREE New restorative treatment for loss of Vital Power, Hydrocele, Rupture, Stricture, etc CRIPPLED CHILDREN CURED by improved methods. Trained attendants. WRITE FOR FREE BOOK ON Club Feet, Curvature of Spine, Hare Lip, Epilepsy, Catarrash, Stemach Troubles. Patients successfully treated at home by mail. Consultation Free and confidential, at office or by letter. Thirty years' experience. 170 page Illustrated Book Free, giving much valuable information. Call at office or write to DR. C. M. COE, OFFICE, 915 WALNUT ST., KANSAS CITY, MO. SEEDS BUCKBEE'S SEEDS SUCCEED! SPECIAL OFFER: Made to build New Business. A trial will make you our permanent customer. Prize Collection Hadish, 17 varieties; Lettuce, 12 kinds; Tomatoes, 11 the finest; Tucup, 7 splendid; Union, 8 best varieties; 10 Spring-flowering Moths—40 varieties in all. GUARANTEED TO PLEASE. Write to-day; Mention this Paper. SEND 10 CENTS to cover postage and packing and receive this valuable collection of Seeds postpaid, together with my big Instructive, Beautiful Seed and Plant Book, tells all about the Best variation of Seeds, Plants, etc. H. W. Buckbee, 1708 BUCKBEE STREET ROCKFORD, ILL. THE CIMETER JOB PRINTING GO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE We do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: Reasonable rates made consistent with first-class printing :: :: :: Try us once and you will always send us your work :: :: :: South Second St., Muskogee. Nickens & Nickens, Props. W. H. SMITH LEADING M GREATEST DEPARTM Dry Goods Dept. Notice Furnishing Dept. Grocery Dept. You get any thing you defy competition. All goods up Call,On Us In The South 2nd St. W. H. SMITH, SON & CO. LEADING MERCHANTS GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE IN CITY Dry Goods Dept. Notions and Millinery Dept. Gents Furnishing Dept. Grocery Dept. Market Dept You get any thing you desire at this store at prices that defy competition. All goods up-to-date. South 2nd St. Phone 1334 Official statement of the condition of the Commercial National Bank, Muskogee, Okla. at the close of business Friday, November 27, 1908: Loans and discounts.....$1,007,141.47 Overdrafts ..... 9,463.51 Bonds and Premiums..... 288,000.00 Real estate, Furniture and Fixtures ..... 13,725.08 Cash and Exchange..... 310,703.36 Capital ..... $ 200,000.00 Surplus and Profits ..... 62,745.40 Circulation ..... 200,000.00 Deposits ..... 1,166,288.02 $1,629,033.42 The above statement is correct. G. W. BARNES, President. D. N. Fink, Vice President. E. D. SWEENY, Cashier. DR. E. D. MORRISON, Women and Children, and Venereal Diseases, Chemic and Microscopic Examinations. Phone 1773. 310 S. 2nd St. Muskogee, Okla St. Luke's Pharmacy for your souvenir cards We have the finest assortment in town. T. MILLER, LOAN BROKER Loans on all Articles of Value. 105 South Main Street MUSKOGEE. IND. TER. SUBSCRIBE for the CIMETER. $1.00 per year. See A. J. Smitherman, traveling agent and advertising manager. Resources Liabilities. . Muskogee. Ind. Ter. H, SON & CO. MERCHANTS MENT STORE IN CITY Gifts and Millinery Dept. Gents St. Market Dept sire at this store at prices that to-date. e Carter Building Phone 1334 WHY PAY RENT? We sell you a house and lot for $10 to $200 cash. Balance like rent. We also sell lots on payments. Get our prices. F. T. Martin, & Co. 403 W. Oklamulge Ave. SALES AGENTS WANTED. $36 Per Week or 400 Per Cent Profit. All samples, stationery, and art catalogue free. We want one permanent agent in this locality for the largest picture and frame house in America. Experience unnecessary. We instruct you how to sell our goods and furnish the capital. If you want a permanent, honorable and profitable position, write us today for particulars, catalogue and samples. FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY, 1214 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Ill. GRADUATE PHARMACIST. THREE YEARS practical experience. Desires permanent position as prescription clerk. Address D. J. Johnson, Ph. G., 1407 Carondalet St., New Orleans, La. H. T. WALKER. Attorney and Counsellor at Law Room 19. Brown Bldg. Phone 1169 MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMA FOR SALE I have 20 farms to sell on easy payments or swap for Muskogee property. I will build or sell you a house and lot with good water. Loan money at a low rate of interest to suit the man who gets it. Come to see me. Wm. P. Fields, Muskogee, Okla --- MAKE FOR ECONOMY MANY USES FOR THE LEFT-OVERS AND SCRAPS. Little Need to Throw Away Portions of Food Remaining from a Meal —Eggs May Be Boiled Twice. It is with the little scraps left over from the daily meals that waste most frequently occurs; when more of a thing is cooked than is wanted, perhaps, and it will not warm up again; or possibly frequently occurs; when more of a thing is cooked than is wanted, perhaps, and it will not warm up again; or possibly the cook imagines so and does not save the slice of toast or boiled egg which is sent away from the breakfast table untouched. It is not generally known that eggs which have been soft cooked may be boiled a second time without becoming any harder, so that any boiled eggs which have not been cracked need not be thrown away, but may be put into boiling water for a couple of minutes to warm them through, and served up again for breakfast next day. To keep eggs, cover the bottom of a box with a layer of fine salt two inches deep. In this place the eggs, small end down, and far enough apart not to touch each other or the sides of the receptacle. Put on another layer of salt, then the eggs, and continue till the box is full. This is the best and simplest method of keeping eggs for those who have only a small number to keep. If you find at the end of the day that you have some milk in the house still, do not let it go sour, but scald it, and it can be used in the morning for breakfast. If there is more than sufficient for that purpose mix it with a little cornstarch and grated chocolate and make it into a pudding which the children will enjoy. If the weather is thundery and the milk turns sour unexpectedly remember that sour milk makes beautiful cookies, and use it up in that way. If more tea or coffee has been made than was required it should be at once poured off the leaves or grounds into a china vessel. When wanted for use stand the vessel in a pot of boiling water, and let the contents slowly heat. Pour into the teapot or coffee pot and the beverage will taste as delicate as freshly made tea or coffee. Cold coffee can be used with chocolate and cornstarch and makes a nice mold. It can also be used instead of milk in a gingerbread and different kinds of brown puddings. To keep butter firm, if ice is scarce, procure an earthenware flower pot and a tray full of cold water. Set the butter on the tray and invert a flower pot over it. Close the hole in the bottom of the flower pot with a cork. Dash cold water over the pot, repeating the process several times a day, and the butter will be as firm and cool as from an icenouse. German Baked Beans. Soak one quart of navy beans overnight; in the morning please thoroughly. Put beans in kettle with one quart of tomatoes; cut up one good sized onion and about one-half pound of bacon in small pieces, add sufficient water, and boil until pretty near done. Then place beans in pan with pieces of bacon on top and administer sugar and flour on surface and put in oven and bake until nice and brown. Make Glove Jelly. Boi1 two pairs of old kid gloves to a puip in a quart of wafer. This is a stiff jelly when cold. To revive old faded black lace or muslins and chiffons there can be no better concoction. Melt the jelly, wash the lace through it, leave to soak for a time, hang out to dry dripping wet, iron while still damp through a piece of soft black stuff. WHY NOT OWN LAND? ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE MONEY IS TO INVEST IN WESTERN CANADA. "Deep down in the nature of every properly constituted man is the desire to own some land." A writer in the Iowa State Register thus tersely expresses a well-known truth. The question is where is the best land to be had at the lowest prices, and this the same writer points out in the same article. The fact is not disguised that the writer has a personal interest in the statement of his case, and there is no hidden meaning when he refers to Western Canada as presenting greater possibilities than any other part of the American Continent, to the man who is inclined to till the soil for a livelihood and possible competence. What interests one are the arguments advanced by this writer, and when fairly analyzed the conclusion is reached that no matter what personal interest the writer may have had, his reasons appear to have the quality of great soundness. The climatic conditions of Western Canada are fully as good as those of Minnesota, the Dakota or Iowa, the productiveness of the soil is as great, the social conditions are on a parity, the laws are as well established and as carefully observed. In addition to these the price of land is much less, easier to secure. So, with these advantages, why shouldn't this—the offer of Western Canada—be embraced. The hundreds of thousands of settlers now there, whose homes were originally in the United States, appear to be—are satisfied. Once in awhile complaints are heard, but the Canadians have never spoken of the country as an Eldorado no matter what they may have thought. The writer happened to have at hand a few letters, written by former residents of the United States, from which one or two extracts are submitted. These go to prove that the writer in the Register has a good basis of fact in support of his statements regarding the excellency of the grain growing area of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. On the 29th of April of this year W. R. Conley, of Lougheed, Alberta, wrote a friend in Detroit. He says: "The weather has been just fine ever since I came here in March, and I believe one could find if he wanted to some small bunches of snow around the edge of the lake. There is a frost nearly every morning: at sunrise it begins to fade away, then those blue flowers open and look as fresh as if there had been no frost for a week. . . . There is no reason why this country should not become a garden of Eden; the wealth is in the ground and only needs a little encouragement from the government to induce capital in here. There is everything here to build with: good clay for brick; coal underneath, plenty of water in the spring lakes, and good springs coming out of the banks." A Labor-Saver. "See here," said the irate roomer to the chambermaid, "don't you ever sweep under the bed?" "I always do," answered the girl, innocently. "It's so much handler than using a dustpan." Garfield Tea, the Herb Laxative, agreeably stimulates the liver, corrects constipation and relieves a clogged system. Write for samples. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Thy yesterday is thy past; thy today is thy future; thy to-morrow is a secret.—Wycliffe. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 1 to 14 days or money refunded. 500e. I long to hand a full cup of happiness to every human being.—Dr. Payson. DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW? If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will make them white as snow. 2 oz. package 5 cents. Know what thou canst work at and do it like a Hercules.—Carlyle. Answer This Question When shown positive and reliable proof that a certain remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn't any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble? Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Red Banks, Miss. — "Words are inadequate to express what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I suffered from a female disease and weakness which the doctors said was caused by a fibroid tumor, and I commenced to think there was no help for me. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made me a well woman after all other means had failed. My friends are all asking what has helped me so much, and I gladly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."—Mrs. Willie Edwards. Hampstead, Maryland.—"Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was weak and nervous, and could not be on my feet half a day without suffering. The doctors told me I never would be well without an operation, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done more for me than all the doctors, and I hope this valuable medicine may come into the hands of many more suffering women."—Mrs. Joseph H. Dandy. We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful—or that either of these women were paid in any way for their testimonials, or that the letters are published without their permission, or that the original letter from each did not come to us entirely unsolicited. WRIGLEY Crush! go the mint leaves! OUT flows the delicious mint leaf juice! WRIGLEY'S Spearmint is full of it—and you can't chew it out. Look for the spear WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT PEPSIN GUM The flavor lasts MAPLEINE A flavoring that is used the same as lemon or vanilla. By dissolving granulated sugar in water and adding Mapizine, a delicious syrup is made and a syrup better than maple. Mapizine is sold by grocers. Send 2c stamp for sample and recipe book. Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle What more proof can any one ask? For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable compound has been the standard remedy for male ills. No sick woman does justice to yourself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and as thousands of cures to its credit. For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. guided LYDIA E PINKHAM 320 Acres of Wheat Land IN WESTERN CANADA WILL MAKE YOU RICH FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Fifty bushels per acre have been grown. General average greater than in any other part of the continent. Under new regulations it is possible to secure a homestead of 160 acres free, and additional 160 acres at $3 per acre. "The development of the country has made marvelous strides. It is a revelation, a record of conquest by settlement that is remarkable."—Extract from correspondence of a National Editor, who visited Canada in August last. The grain crop of 1908 will net many farmers $20.00 to $25.00 per acre. Grain raising, mixed farming and dairying are the principal industries. Climate is excellent; social conditions the best; railway advantages unequalled; schools, churches and markets close at hand. Land may also be purchased from railway and land companies For "Last Best West" pamphlets, maps and information as to how to secure lowest railway rates, apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or the authorized Canadian Government Agent: TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE Then this is the treatment to cure him WATSON'S FEBRIFUGE In conjunction with WATSON'S PURGE MIX and WATSON'S LINIMENT administered according to directions. WATSON'S FEBRUFE is a superior remedy on which to acclimate stock—lessens fever and aids in carrying off the waste products resulting—keeps horses, mules and cattle in the very pink of health. $1.00 per bottle at your dealers If he's out send us the $1.00 and we'll supply you immediately. We make all the famous Watson Live Stock Remedies—Watson's Liniment, Watson's Cotie Medico, Watson's Stagger Remedy, Watson's Purge Mix, Watson's Liquid Blister, Watson's Fly-Proof Healer. They cure sick stock. Write now for our interesting free booklet containing valuable veterinary information that you should have. THE WATSON COMPANY PINE BLUFF, ARK. W.L.DOUGLAS $3.00 SHOES $3.50 400 E $500 SHOES $2.00 E $250 SHOES BOY'S SHOES $1.00 TO $3.00 The Reason I Make and Sell More Men's $3.00 & $3.50 Shoes Than Any Other Manufacturer is because I give the wearer the benefit of the most complete organization of trained experts and skilled showmakers in the country. The selection of the leatherts for each part of the shoe, and every detail of the making in every department, is looked after by the best shoemakers in the shoe industry. Anybody who wants new shoes, Douglas shoes are made, you would understand why the old gold shaped, it better, and wear longer than any other make. My Method of Tanning the Soies makes them More Flexible and Longer Wearing than any others. Shoes for Every Member of the Family, Men, Boys, Women, Misses and Children. For sale by shoe dealers everywhere. CAUTION! None genuine without W. L. Douglas name and price stamped on bottom. Fast Color Eyelids Use Exclusively. Catalog maled free. W. L. DOUGLAS, 167 Snark St. Brockton, Mass. Can be applied by any competent mechanic. Write us for prices and catalogues. KEASBEY & MATTISON CO., Factors 219-221 Chestnut St., St. Louis, Mo. NEEDS MUCH CARE NEEDS MUCH CARE SEWING MACHINE MUST BE KEPT IN ORDER. Careful Dusting and Oiling Imperative —Small Bellows Will Be Found Useful to Remove Dirt from Crevices. Women who do not thoroughly understand the sewing machine often blame the manufacturer when the fault of stiff running can be traced to not keeping the machine clean. blame the manufacturer when the fault of stiff running can be traced to not keeping the machine clean. Most persons think that liberal doses of oil are all that is necessary. Too much oiling is injurious and oil where there has not been careful dusting is worse than none at all. It is not enough to give a surface dusting; the cracks and crevices must be kept clean. This cannot be done with a cloth. Instead use a coarse silk thread, to draw back and forth through cracks to get out fine dirt that cannot otherwise be removed. The work of cleaning a machine is lessened if a small bellows is kept in one of the drawers and the fine lint, threads and ravelings are blown out of the crevices. This should be done every day that the machine is in use. Care should also be taken that pins and needles do not slip into the shuttle part of the machine, as often they clog it and the cause cannot be discovered for some time. It is a mistake to use a cheap oil as it cakes and makes the parts sticky. Never let the machine stand uncovered when not in use; and guard carefully from dampness. Rubbing the running strap occasionally with a little vaseline or oil will make the leather wear longer. Norcross Buns. Sift into a large bowl one quart of flour, one-half cup of sugar, one-half teaspoon salt. Melt one-quarter cup butter in one-half pint warm milk and add to dry ingredients, with the beaten yolks of two eggs. Add one-half yeast cake dissolved in a little warm water, one-half nutmeg, grated, and the whites of the eggs beaten stiff. Cover bowl with clean cloth and put in a warm place to rise over night. In the morning take pieces of dough the size of an egg and mold into round cakes. Place in buttered tin, leaving a little space between them. Cover and put in warm place to rise. They should be about double original size. With a sharp knife cut a cross on top of each bun. Bake them in a moderate oven about one-half hour. When done brush the tops with a syrup of sugar and water. A cup of dried currants may be added at pleasure. Mashed Potatoes Baked. Boil some potatoes, with a little salt in the water, till they are tender; then drain them, and when quite dry pass through a wire sieve or mash them in the saucepan; season with a little warm butter and a little milk, to make them moist, when they are well mixed roll into a ball, place it on a buttered tin, and draw it up into a loaf or beehive shape with a knife or a fork; sprinkle it over with browned breadcrumbs, made from crusts of bread baked, crushed up, and rubbed through a sieve. Cook the potatoes in the oven for about 20 minutes with a few little pieces of butter placed here and there on them. When a pretty color dish up, lightly sprinkle a little parsley over, and serve while hot. Scrambled Eggs with Peas. Take six eggs, one tablespoonful of butter, three tablespoonfuls of milk, salt and pepper, and one-half pint of cooked peas. Heat butter and milk in pan. Break eggs in pan and stir until mixture thickens. Drain off liquid from hot peas, which are in another pan, and stir them in eggs. Serve hot. BREAK8 A COLD PROMPTLY The following formula is a never failing remedy for colds: One ounce of Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris Compound and one-half pint of good whiskey, mix and shake thoroughly each time and use in doses of a table-spoonful every four hours. This if followed up will cure an acute cold in 24 hours. The ingredients can be gotten at any drug store. MAKING THE MOST OF IT. MAKING THE MOST OF IT. "Don't be alarmed, Miss Hash, this microscope is merely to enable me to see what I'm eating!" DREADFUL DANDRUFF. Girl's Head Encrusted—Feared Loss of All Her Hair—Baby Had Milk-Crust Missionary's Wife Made Two Perfect Cures by Cuticura. "For several years my husband was a missionary in the Southwest. Every one in that high and dry atmosphere has more or less trouble with dandruff and my daughter's scalp became so encrusted with it that I was alarmed for fear she would lose all her hair. After trying various remedies, in desperation I bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment. They left the scalp beautifully clean and free from dandruff, and I am happy to say that the Cuticura Remedies were a complete success. I have also used successfully the Cuticura Remedies for so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head. Cuticura is a blessing. Mrs. J. A. Darling, 310 Fifth St., Carthage, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1908." Petter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props., Boston. Rapid Transit. Mrs. Blunder had just received a telegram from India. "What an admirable invention the telegram is!" she exclaimed, "when you come to consider that this message has come a distance of thousands of miles and the gum on the envelope isn't dry yet."—Tit-Bits. "Nails." "Nails are a mighty good thing—particularly finger nails—but I don't believe they were intended solely for scratching, though I used mine largely for that purpose for several years. I was sorely afflicted and had it to do. One application of Hunt's Cure, however, relieved my itch and less than one box cured me entirely." The Tactful Husband. "How did you cure your wife of chattering so much?" "I told her that when her lips were closed they formed a perfect Cupid's bow."—Cleveland Leader. It's Dangerous. To neglect a cold the results are too often very serious. Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia and Consumption are frequently the consequences. Upon the appearance of a cold, sore throat or chest, use Simmons' Cough Syrup. It soothes the irritation, loosens the phlegm and promptly cures you. What a splendid thing it would be if people who lose their tempers were unable to find them again! ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c. Cleaning upsets a house almost as badly as it does a watch. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Cleanses the System Effectually; Dispels colds and Headaches due to Constipation; Acts naturally, acts truly as a Laxative. Best for Men, Women and Children—Young and Old. To get its beneficial effects, always buy the Genuine, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS one size only. regular price $ 50^{4} $ per bottle. Some bloodless pessimist with a sour face says that kissing will soon be relegated to the lower classes. And, no doubt, it's just good enough for them!—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar. Made of extra quality tobacco. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. A sensible man is one who knows when to let go before taking hold. Allen's Foot-Ease, a Powder Forswollen, sweating feet. Gives instant relief. The original powder for the feet. 25c at all Druggista. Better one discreet enemy than two indiscreet friends. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES. BACKACHE HER 375 "Guaranteed SICK HEADACHE LITTLE IVER PILLS. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Conted Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. CARTERS LITTLE IVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Bruce Wood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Red Cross Fever and Headache Powders have been proven by years of severe tests to be the most effective Remedy made for Headache, Neuralgia, Sleeplessness, in fact all pains in the head. They contain no Morphine, Cocaine, Choral. If you cannot get them from your Druggist send us 25c for a box. BARGAINS! We have special bargains in real estate. Do you want a good home, business lot, or a farm we have it. A lot in Porter, Okla., in the business district at a bargain. Lots in Muskogee for $100 00; $10.00 cash down and $5.00 per month thereafter. See or write to Muskogee, Okla BOX G 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. CURE CANCER My mild Combination Treatment is used by the patient at home. Years of success. Hundreds of testimonials. Endorsed by Physicians, Ministers, Ete. It destroys cancerous growth, eliminates disease from system. No matter how serious your ease—how many operations you have had—do not give up hope. Write at once for FREE BOOK—"Cancer and Its Cure." DR. O. A. JOHNSON, 1239 CHAND AVE. ROOMS 68-97. KANSAS CITY, MO. Dr. O. A. Johnson—Your home treatment cured the cancer on my face. I recommend it to sufferers. B. A. Walker, Glencoe, Ohio. R. S. McCall PATTERNS 10 15 NONE HIGHER McCall'S MAGAZINE 50 YEAR INCLUDING A FREE EDITION There are more McCall Patterns sold in the United States than of any other make of patterns. This is an account of their style, accuracy and simplicity. McCall's Magazine (The Queen of Fashion) has more subscribers than any other Ladies Magazine. One year's subscription (12 numbers) costs 50 cents. Latest number, 5 cents. Every subscriber gets a McCall Poster Free. Subscribe today. Lady Agents Wanted. Handsome premiums on liberal cash commission. Patern Catalogue (of new Catalog) and Premium Catalogue (showing one premium coat free. Address THE McCALL CO. New York BARGAINS! FOR SALE—Two lots in factory addition, Muskogee; lots in Porter; farm lands in different localities. See or write A. J. Smitherman, Box C., Muskogee, Okla. 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 Call on A. T. Clark when in need of Coal, Feed and Groceries. Corner 4th and Elgin Ave. Phone 901. Fresh, Reliable, Pure Guaranteed to Please Every Gardener and Planter should test the superior merits of Our Northern Grown Seeds. SPECIAL OFFER 10 CENTS Write today! Send 10 cents to help pay postage and packing and receive the above 'Famous Collection,' together with a $10 gift card to GREAT NORTHERN SEED CO. 1786 Rose St. Rockford, Illinois THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL. Instruction by mail adapted to everyone. Recognized by courts and educators. Experienced and competent instructors. Takes spare time only. Three courses—Preparatory, Business, College. Prepares for practice. Will better your condition and prospects in business. Students and graduates everywhere. Full ```markdown ``` FREE. THE SPRAUZ CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL OF LAW, 644 Majors Blvd. DETROIT, MICH. DIGGERS BUSINESS COLLEGE. An Institution of Modern Methods. In this institution a thorough course in the following subjects is taught: Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic, Business Orthography, Penmanship, Banking, Ad writing, Invoicing and methods of teaching. Diplomas granted, and positions secured for graduates. Trems reasonable. For particulars write for circulars or call at the college. Address C. A. Biggers, Pres., McCulloch-Sims Bldg. Muskogee, Okla. Business men, buy your carbon paper from Biggers Business College. It is durable and the best. Also have your stenographic work done, and your books straightened up by the Biggers Business College. College open day and night. WANTED Reliable colored woman to wash bottles and pear potatoes. Call Muskogee Tea & Coffee Co Convention Hall, South Second St. STUDY LAW AT HOME Prepare for success at the bar, in business or public life, by mail, in the ORIGINAL SCHOOL WORKS & LIFE. Successful graduated everywhere. Approved by bar and law colleges. Regular College Law Course and Business Law Course. Liberal Terms Special Offer New. Catalogue Free. Sprague Correspondence School of Law. 733 Malestic Eldr. Detroit Mich. Prepare for success at the bar, in business or public life, by mail, in the ORIGINAL BOGOOL, successful graduated everywhere. by bar and law colleges. Regular College Law Course and Business Law Course. Liberal Torms Special Offer New. Catalogue Free. Sprague Correspondence School of Law, 733 Majestic Blvd., Detroit, MN Table Board, $3.00 per week Transient, $1.00 per day. Board and Rooms. WHITES HOTEL, By Mrs. Lula E White. 326 N. 2nd St Muskogee, Okla WANTED INFORMATION REGARDING Farm or Business for sale. Not particular about location. Wish to hear from owner only who wish to direct to buyer. Give price, description and state when possession can be had. Address. L. DARBYSHIRE, Sax 8099 Rochester, N. Y. WHY PAY RENT? We sell you a house and lot for $10 to $200 cash. Balance like rent. We also sell lots on payments. Get our prices. F. T. Martin, & Co. 403 W. Oklamulgee Ave. SALES AGENTS WANTED. $36 Per Week or 400 Per Cent Profit. All samples, stationery, and art catalogue free. We want one permanent agent in this locality for the largest picture and frame house in America. Experience unnecessary. We instruct you how to sell our goods and furnish the capital. If you want a permanent, honorable and profitable position, write us today for particulars, catalogue and samples. FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY, 1214 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Ill. GRADUATE PHARMACIST. Three years practical experience. Desires permanent position as prescription clerk. Address D. J. Johnson, Ph. G., 1407 Carondalet St. New Orleans, La. H. T. WALKER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law Room 19, Brown Bldg. Phone 1169 MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMA FOR SALE I have 20 farms to sell on easy payments or swap for Muskogee property. I will build or sell you a house and lot with good water. Loan money at a low rate of interest to suit the man who gets it. Come to see me. THE GIMETER J THE QUICK M THE CIMETER JOB PRINTING GO. THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE 1We do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: 2Reasonable rates made consistent with first-class printing :: :: :: 3Try us once and you will always send us your work :: :: :: :: South Second St Nickens & N South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. Nickens & Nickens, Props. Pioneer Abstract Co. IOWA BUILDING Official statement of the condition of the Commercial National Bank, Muskogee, Okla. at the close of business Friday, November 27, 1908: Resources Loans and discounts.....$1,007,141.47 Overdrafts ..... 9,463.51 Bonds and Premiums..... 288,000.00 Real estate, Furniture and Fixtures ..... 13,725.08 Cash and Exchange..... 310,703.36 Capital ..... $ 200,000.00 Surplus and Profits ..... 62,745.40 Circulation ..... 200,000.00 Deposits ..... 1,166,288.02 $1,629,033.42 The above statement is correct. G. W. BARNES, President. D. N. Fink, Vice President. E. D. SWEENY, Cashier. Women and Children, and Venerial Diseases, Chemic and Microscopic Examinations. 310 S. 2nd St. Muskogee, Okla. St. Luke's Pharmacy for your souvenir cards We have the finest assortment in town. T. MILLER, LOAN BROKER Loans on all Articles of Value. 105 South Main Street MUSKOGEE. IND. TER. SUBSCRIBE for the CIMETER. $1.00 per year. See A. J. Smitherman, traveling agent and advertising manager. OB PRINTING CO. IL ORDER HOUSE Muskogee, Ind. Ter. Nickens, Props. Liabilities Phone 1773.