Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee. REGISTRAR VERNON ADDRESSES For One Hour and Forty-five Minutes He Kept His Hearers Entranced. Under the auspices of the Oklahoma Constitutional League Hon. W. T. Vernon, registrar of the United States treasury arrived at Muskogee Friday, Feb. 5th at 6:30 p. m. in a special car in which he toured the state. He came here from Oklahoma City by way of the M., K. & O. accompanied by a committee of thirty-seven A committee of citizens of Muskogee met the distinguished visitor and led by the Merchants Band the procession retired to the White Front Cafe where a reception was tendered the man whose signature is essential to the United States currency. The reception room was decorated with ferns, flowers and banners of the Stars and Stripes. After the reception formalities a banquet was given the party, and among those who had the honor of having seats at this table were Prof. C. C. Buttrum of Eufaula, who came with others in a special car to meet the great orator, and J. A. G. Washington of South McAlester. The street in front of the White Front building was crowded with curious people when the party arrived, and it was some time before Mr. Vernon emerged from the cab, and leaning upon the arm of A. G. W. Sango made his way to the reception room. The band, which was composed of white men exclusively, remained outside and played several marches and two or three of the national airs. In the meantime Sango's Majestic theatre was rapidly being filled by those who coveted the opportunity of hearing the man who is able to hold an audience for hours and keep them enthused. After the banquet the visiting committee, the committee of reception, and a few prominent men of Muskogee proceeded to their assigned places on the stage. When the house had reached its full capacity, the hero of the evening came in leaning on the arm of Mr Sango. The music suddenly ceased and the air was rent with a deafening sound of loud and vigorous cheers. He was led to his seat in the center of the stage, but before seating himself he turned and gracefully bowed to the audience. When the cheers ceased, Mr. Sango introduced Rev. S. S. Jones who rendered the invocation with the audience, standing. Then there was music by the piano, after which Mr. Sango introduced Rev. Bradford who introduced Attorney W. H. Twine whose lot it was to introduce the Honorable W. T. Vernon. Mr. Twine's introductory remarks were brief, but stirred his audience to a frenzied point of enthusiasm. For one hour and forty-five minutes he had commanded the undivided attention of the audience and no sign of impatience was seen. Not a stir, not a murmur was heard except when the people give expression to their feeling by cheering and shouting after some well defined point. After the address, Mr. Sango on the behalf of some of Dr. Vernon's former students presented the Registrar a deerskin sofa pillow on which was inscribed the names of the donors. In accepting the gift Mr. Vernon said in part: "And when I return to Washington. I shall present this to Mrs. Vernon, who I think is the sweetest Vol 10 LARGE AUDIENCE. little woman on earth, and ask her to share with me the gratitude I owe you for this beautiful sofa pillow." His face beamed with satisfaction as he retired to his seat. The closing feature of the evening was an able address by President Inman E. Page of the Langston University, who told the life story of William Tecumseh Vernon from a log cabin in Missouri to the United States treasury at Washington. It was twenty years ago when Mr. Page met the boy Vernon, at that time he was president of the Lincoln Institute. Disastrous Collision on Katy Causes Death and Destruction. About 7 o'clock Tuesday evening an extra freight train dasned down the grade on the southern approach to the city on the M., K. & T. at a rapid rate of speed and collided with a switch engine and six cars. The loss to the railroad company was enormous. An explosion followed the collision which resulted in the instant death of one man and the probably fatal injury to three others. The Dead. J. M. QUINLAN, of Parsons, Kansas, head brakeman. The Injured. JOHN NELSON, fireman, severely burned. ENGINEER FRED HORN, of Denison, severely burned. SWITCHMAN W. S. ROME, of Muskogee, shoulder wrenched and leg bruised. The head brakeman Quinlan was burned to a crisp in the flames of the burning oil which consumed the wreckage and the escape of the other men is considered remarkable. Rev. Joseph Ross of Shoato, Okla., was in the city Tuesday on business. Rev. Ross is the father of Miss Annie Ross who eloped with Sam Jenkins last July and again in December when they went to Van Buren, Ark., and married. The girl was only 14 years old but the strategem of an unscrupulous land grafter, A. L. Gibbs of Wagoner, and the anxiety of the youthful lovers, this difficulty was overcome. A friend had advised Miss Ross to write the No. 18 on a piece of paper and place it in her shoe which she did, and after replacing the shoe and receiving the necessary instruction she accompanied her lover to the county clerk's office to procure a license to marry. It was arranged that when the clerk asked the girl her age she should reply: "Oh, I'm over 18," which would have been true since the number was still in her shoe. But the girl's age was not inquired into and the ceremony was performed. Mr. Gibbs secured a warranty deed to the girl's property which consisted of 160 acres for the consideration of $10.00 per acre. But Rev. Ross succeeded in getting the property restored and Mr. Gibbs made liable to criminal proceedings. Mr. Albert Smitherman, brother to A. J. Smitherman, of the Cimeter, is in the city visiting. He arrived here Sunday from South McAlester where he spent a few days with friends before coming here. Justice F. P. Brinsen was in the city Friday and Friday night, having come to hear the Vernon address. He returned to Rentiesville Saturday morning. Mr. G. W. F. Sawner of Chandler was in the city Saturday and Sunday and was a visitor with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Twine. He left the city Monday morning for Tulsa from which place he will return to his wife at Chandler. Mittie Caesar Land is Sold For $12,500 Mittie Caesar Land is Sold For $12,500 R. E. Eggleston today pur chased from Mittie Caesar, forty acres of land adjoining Muskogee on the northwest for a consideration of $12.500 The tract will be platted and placed on the market as a new addition to the city. -Muskogee News Besides the above amount of cash Mrs. Caesar owns 40 acres adjoining the town wourth $40,000 and also owns a large number of lots in Caesar Addition. The merry little widow is doubtless worth $50,000 and is the most wealthy colored wo man in the state. Watch the batchelors get busy. Don't all go at once. Outrages at Jim Crow Depot The M. K. & T. Ry. Depot at Muskogce in so far as the Jim Crow part is concerned is a disgrace to civilization. Colored women have to suffer all kinds of discomfort and the toilet is a disgrace to even savages. The R. R. police are as discourteous as it is possible to be and on many occasions they arrest strangers who come to town and charge them with loafing. Only recently three colored men and one weite man were arrested and brought into court under a most frivolous charge. They were all dimissed as it was shown that they were all respectable people who were at the station on business. If these officers were dutiful to catch the thieves, thugs and blacklegs they would be protecting citizens. An officer who ar rests a Negro and threatens him with the saying "I come d—rough on your kind" is a d—coward and belongs to the low class of white men who cause trouble between the races. Such a remark was made on No 16 Wednesday at the Katy Depot. We believe it is possible to be an officer and be a gentleman but impossible for a third rate plug black or white who happens to wear a STAR to be a gentleman. Your Last Chance, Maybe. If you want to buy a home, now is the time. Don't put it off another day. We sell you lots in Muskogee for $5 down and $1.00 per week until paid for. For particulars write A. J. Smitherman, Box G, Muskogee, Okla. When answering advertisements in this paper, please mention the Cimeter. We Guarantee Results Try The Cimeter for advertisement. Write A. J. Smitherman, ad. manager, Box G, Muskogee, Okla. WANTED—Large families to farm on shares. Everything furnished including grub. Only good workers wanted. See or write to C. K. Marks, The Land Man, Muskogee, Okla. HOMESEEKERS, Do you want to come into the best state in the Union for the negro? Don't wait for money. You don't need it. You may have a farm for two years and all it will cost you is the taxation. For particulars write Rev. Joseph Ross, Shoato, Okla. A TALE OF WOE FROM IOWA. Jefferson's Water Bonds Permanently In the Foreground. We might state that $6,000 of the water bonds are due July 1 and $12,000 due in about five years. Although the plant was erected fifteen years ago, no bonds have ever been paid, and in addition to the bonded indebtedness about $7,000 more has been spent on the layout. We are informed the city has in hand about $2,000 to pay July 1 on the $6,000 debt then due, and the balance will have to be extended. It would be a good plan if the poor city could go through bankruptcy and give the plant away. It has proved a fair illustration of the fallacy of municipal ownership, and the Jefferson property owner knows it, for he is "holding the sack." If you don't believe it, watch the look upon his face when he comes out of the county treasurer's office. A franchise could have been let to some private corporation fifteen years ago for the erection of a water plant, but some one had an idea somebody else might make a dollar in the deal. As a result of this disposition the city was "handed a lemon" about the size of an elephant. Jefferson property owners would be better off today if during the past fifteen years they had paid double the price for water and let some private corporation own the octopus on the southwest corner of block 33. Of the $12,000 judgment fund levied this spring more than half of it is due to fearful waterworks expense. —Jefferson (Ia.) Bee. LEGISLATURE Discussion of the proposed fish and game law in the senate developed that even though the possession of game is prima facie evidence the game had been taken in the closed season, it would not prevent the people from having qualis and ducks whenever they desired. The law does not permit the sale of birds and contemplates no roundabout process by which non-hunters may procure game food for their tables. A number of senators characterized the bill as being in the interest of the hunter and not the general public, unless it would be provided that citizens could obtain game food in a legal way. Some had adopted the idea of "staking" professional hunters to ammunition to emunition for a share of the bag, but even this is not permitted by terms of the measure. Senator Cunningham said the Oklahoma law was already quiet strict in this particular, but that he had never failed to get birds at restaurant during the season. They do not appear on bills of fare as quails, according to the Guthrie senator; usually they are "red birds." The quail taste, however, was there just the same. The Chickasha bill as it came back to the house proposes the town shall deed to the state 160 acres of land not more than one mile from the limits and furnish water and lights free to the institution. For buildings and equipment, $100,000 is appropriated by the state. Ada is making a determined effort to secure one of the east side normals, and was the beneficiary in a number of petitions presented by Mr. Ratliff of Pontotoc from towns in his and Seminole counties requesting that Ada be given the southeastern school. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill locating the Agricultural and Mechanical College and Experimental Station in Majors county, for the Fifth Supreme Judiciary District, appropriating $20,000 for the two years. Mr. Ireton presented a bill amending the Johnson grass law by including "dodder," a parasitical plant, which it is claimed has been brought in from Kansas and is very disastrous to alfalfa and clover. Mr. Price of Osage county offered a bill to repeal the graduated land tax.law and Mr. Maxey of Shawnee a bill to repeal the tax on inheritances and gifts, both passed by the last legislature. A favorable committee report was made upon the bill by Mr. Ross, naming adultery as the only ground for divorce, and the School Land Committee reported a house bill proposing to sell the same lands named in the bill passed by the senate, but varying considerably as to method and quantity of individual purchase. Final passage was obtained in the house upon Mr. Rogers' bill for the payment of witnesses in county courts, but the house killed the bill by Mr. White authorizing the institution of suits to ascertain and determine title and interest of parties to real estate, it being claimed that such a law would permit the clouding of titles on the east side. Game Bill in Senate. The senate, in committee of the whole, finished the fish and game bill, adopting amendments requiring that no license will be required for one's own property, actually owned, leased and occupied, or for any land uninclosed, or land not posted. Licenses are not required from boys under 14 years of age. Nonresident hunters may come to Oklahoma upon payment of $15 annual license, the hunting by them, however, of deer,turkeys and prairie chickens being prohibited. Unnaturalized foreigners are required to pay $25 fee. The act does not apply to taking fish, other than bass, out of the Arkansas, Climarron or South Canadian rivers, North Fork of Muddy Boggie and Clear Boggie. Probably the most important amendment made was that of Senator Billups, which prohibits Sunday hunting, a violation of which is a fine of $25 to $100. The birds not protected by the act are blackbirds, owls, hawks and English sparrows. Prof. Munyon has generously placed his Cold Cure with druggists throughout the United States and has authorized them to sell it for the small sum of 25 cts. a bottle. He says these pellets contain no opium, morphine, cocaine or other harmful drugs, and he guarantees that they will relieve the head, throat and lungs almost immediately. He gives this guarantee with each bottle of his medicine: "If you buy my Cold Cure and it does not give perfect satisfaction, I will refund your money." Prof. Munyon has just issued a Magazine-Almanac, which will be sent free to any person who addresses The Munyon Company, Philadelphia. FULL OF HARMONY. Old Sport-I suppose you've come of a musical family? The Other-Musical! Bless you, sir, why even our dog's got a brass band round its neck! Looking Forward. Mr. Wiggins, being in a frivolous mood, was giving a burlesque imitation of palmistry—pretending to read his wife's fortune in her palm. Six-year-old Ruth was listening with intense seriousness, but neither of them was noticing her. "And, finally," he concluded, after the usual recitals about a dark man, a light man, a journey, and a large fortune, "you will live to a great age." "Thank God!" broke in Ruth, clapping her hands ecstatically. "Then my children will have a grandmother!" A Black Eye for Home. It is a coming fashion to hire a hall to entertain your friends, to give dinner parties in a hotel, to be married in a church, to be taken to a hospital when you are sick and to an undertaker's as soon as you die, and left there until the funeral. The tendency is to conduct all public occasions away from home. The home is getting a black eye.—Atchison (Kan.) Globe. NO MEDICINE But a Change of Food Gave Relief. Many persons are learning that drugs are not the thing to rebuild worn out nerves, but proper food is required. There is a certain element in the cereals, wheat, barley, etc., which is grown there by nature for food to brain and nerve tissue. This is the phosphate of potash, of which Grape-Nuts food contains a large proportion. In making this food all the food elements in the two cereals, wheat and barley, are retained. That is why so many heretofore nervous and run down people find in Grape-Nuts a true nerve and brain food. "I can say that Grape-Nuts food has done much for me as a nerve renewer," writes a Wis. bride. "A few years ago, before my marriage, I was a bookkeeper in a large firm. I became so nervous toward the end of each week that it seemed I must give up my position, which I could not afford to do. "Mother purchased some Grape-Nuts and we found it not only delicious but I noticed from day to day that I was improving until I finally realized I was not nervous any more. "I have recommended it to friends as a brain and nerve food never having found its equal. I owe much to Grape-Nuts as it saved me from a nervous collapse, and enabled me to retain my position." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Migh. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. THEY KNEW HOW TO WORK THEY KNEW HOW TO WORK BUT DON'T NEED TO WORK NOW SO HARD. The experience of the Bisser Bros. in Western Canada is similar to that reported to every agent of the Canadian Government, whose advertisement appears elsewhere: "Wheatwyn, Sask., Nov. 6th, 1908. "To the Commissioner of Immigration, Winnipeg, Manitoba.—Dear Sir: I, in company with my brother and other relations, arrived in this country in the spring of 1893. At the time we got off the train at Wolseley, Sask., we had only a few dollars, not enough to start farming on our own account, so we were compelled to work out for a considerable time in order to make sufficient money to enable us to establish ourselves. When we thought we had enough money to start with, I and my brother took up one quarter-section (160 acres) land each in the Loon Creek district. In 1900 we moved on our homesteads with one team of horses and one walking plow. While I was engaged with the work in the field, my brother built a shack and barn of logs, which we have hauled during the time we were not able to work in the field. We were certainly working very hard, but I am glad to say that we made our fortune in this country. To-day we do not need to work so hard as we used to, as we have three men hired steady for whom we pay $30.00 to $40.00 a month, besides board and lodging during the summer time! I am also glad to tell you that to-day we are owners of a section and three-quarters of the best land, with first class buildings thereon, besides having all the necessary machinery. We always do our own threshing, for we have a 22 horse-power threshing outfit. "Our success in farming in this country also enabled us to get rid of a number of horses of less value, and instead we bought 10 pure-bred mares, representing a value in the neighborhood of $5,000. "Regarding raising grain, which is the main factor in our district, I am proud to say that we have always had good success. We have raised wheat as high as 35 bushels to the acre; and this year, although we suffered from lack of sufficient rain, our wheat went 27 bushels to the acre, and we had 900 acres in crop. We have broken this year about 100 acres new land, and by next year we will have about 1,110 acres in crop. For one carload of wheat which we have shipped a few weeks ago we got a price of 97 cents per bushel, and it graded as No. 2 Northern, although we have a quantity of wheat which will surely go as No. 1 Northern. During the six years we have been farming for ourselves we have never had one frost around here, so that we always had a good crop. "I, for myself, feel compelled to say that our Great West is the land where a person who is willing to work and trun his hands to anything, can make a fortune, and a comfortable living. Our country is a thoroughly free country, and we have a good Government; and, as long as we have good crops, and a good Government, we are satisfied, and I think that is all we want. "Yours very truly. "LORENS BISSER Boston Profanity. Katy, aged five, and a resident of America's seat of culture, ran to her father one morning, exclaiming: "Father, brother George swore." "Swore, did he?" inquired the parent, grimly, reaching for the slipper. "What did he say?" "He said 'ain't.'" responded Katy, solmenly.--Success Magazine. For Coughs, Asthma and Lung Troubles, use "Brown's Bronchial Troches." 25 cents a box. Samples sent free by John I. Brown & Son, Boston, Mass. What a friendly old world this would be if we all loved our neighbors as we love ourselves! But Cured After Doctors Said There Was No Hope. Sylvanus C. Verrill, Milford, Me., says: "Five years ago a bad injury paralyzed me and affected my kidneys. My back hurt me terribly, and the urine was badly disordered. 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Miss Alice turned the hose on her sidewalk to wash away the ashes. All night long, however, the wind rose, and the fourteenth of February dawned bitter cold, and the water used for washing off the ashes froze. Miss Lucinda was in the kitchen sifting ashes to resprinkle the pavement, when she heard her sister shriek. Lucinda rushed to open the front door, and saw Alice on her knees in the street supporting the husky shoulders of Williams, who was shouting lustily: "This is your work! Nice, isn't it? Always knew your confounded neatness would cost me my life." Alice could only sob in reply. "I'll sue you for this, all right," he bellowed. When Williams had been laid on a disordered bed, Miss Lucinda made him as comfortable as possible before the arrival of the doctor. The Berry girls set to work preparing bandages. The doctor came, set the arm, expressed approval of all that had been done, and left Williams heard this commendation of the maiden sisters, and after some thought said: "If you bring me through without crippling me, I will let you off as lightly as possible." This unexpected generosity overjoyed the ladies. They took their regular turns, and the negro servant rued the day when they invaded his slouchy kingdom. Though the injured bachelor could not know of all the changes taking place, still he felt the influence of orderly domesticity. ☆ ☆ ☆ When able to be around again it was difficult to break an acquired habit, so it happened that Mr. Williams went over morning and evening for Miss Alice to attend to his arm. One morning he did not come; instead the servant appeared with a note for Miss Alice, who read it with alarm: "I shall call this evening to sue for my damages. If it is not rendered me, I am afraid I must proceed to extreme measures." 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Washington, a negro who formerly lived in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, asking the federal government to set aside an appropriation to pay the transportation of any negroes in the United States who desire to colonize in Liberia. Washington has been to Liberia, going there to study conditions. The resolution had a long list of names attached. The Negroes who desire to go to a Foreign country should pay their transportation just like the white people who go. The man Geo. Washington should go at his own expense. Just such cusses as he have caused so much unrest among the Negroes and caused them to give away their property earned by years of hard labor and at last found they were chasing a Rain bow. We have some people in this city who went to Africa and were glad to return. Mr. Gore cannot solve the problem in that way. The Negroes of this country will never go to Africa in any considerable numbers. We will fight out our destiny where God surely intended it right here in America. We are citizens by birth here and here we will remain. Ananias Club The editorial in the Times Democrat Wednesday evening saying that Muskogee is Negro ridden and that the Negro is lawless and commits crimes within the city limits shows that the Times Democrat stands at the head of the class in the Ananias Club. The lawless Negro gets punished the same as the lawless white man, both stand on the same plane and it --- is a libel upon Muskogee city and county officials to send word to the world that these officers permit the lawless Negro to commit crime with impunity. The continued Ananias report in the Democrat touching the Negro will not gain them any thing and will and should justly lose them the support of all decent Negroce and fair minded white people. NOTICE On account of pressing business matters we have been unable to give the necessary time towards getting up the party to go to Washington to witness the inauguration of Pres. Taft and we have given the names of those who joined us to Mr. Sango who is also getting up a party for the same purpose. All parties desiring to make the trip should see Mr. A. G. W. Sango. Rev. H. M. McMillan who was recently convicted of the crime of forgery in the U. S. Court here has been sentenced to one year in the U. S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. We don't blame the Democrats for taking all appointive offices when they are in power and we do blame the Republicans for dividing up when they are in. It is poor encouragement to the rank and file of the party----poor way to build up the party. Our city administration is Republican but have lots of Democratic appointees and more are expected on the police force since and eight hour shift has been decided on. By putting on Democrats our party simply assists the enemy and encourages the rank and file to vote for individual Democrats and that is a good way to disrupt the party. 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 $1,629,033.42 Liabilities. 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. 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. BULBS BUCKBEE'S BULBS SUCCEED! SPECIAL OFFER: Made to build New Business. A trial will make you a permanent customer. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. Souvenir Collection 9 Chico Bulbs in spices did mixture, comprising the following beautiful sorts: Grape Hyacinth, Pea Hydrph, Spring Snowflake, Iris, Galaena Iris, Gellies, Sparagus, Ribbonless Saucedrop, Crest of Chileanum, Almonded Pod, Poste玉 Harcissage, Darken Tulip, Parrot Tulip, Variegated Foliage Tulip, Ozalis, French, Roman and Dutch Hyacinth, early and late Tulip, sts., etc. GUARANTEED TO PLEASE Write to-day Mention this Paper SEND 25 CENTS to cover postage and packing and receive this valuable collection of Kate Poste Saucedrop, Darken Tulip, Parrot Tulip, Variegated Foliage Tulip, Ozalis, French, Roman and Dutch Hyacinth, early and late Tulip, sts., etc. In Commemoration of a continuous, successful business since 1811, we urge the greatest with this Collection 1 Babylonian Horsed Tulip Bulb. The greatest decoral wonder of the age. This Bulb alone is worth a quarter. H. W. Buckbee 1706 BUCKBEE ST. BOCKFORD, ILL. SUBSCRIBE for the CIMETER. $1.00 per year. See A. J. Smitherman, traveling agent and advertising manager. 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. STUDY LAW AT HOME Prepare for success at the bar, in business or public life, by mail, in the ORIGINAL SCHOOL, Founded in 1890s. Successful College Law Course. Approved by bar and law colleges. Su- pled College Law Course and Business Law Course. Liberal Torme Special Offer New. Catalogue Free. Sprague Correspondence School of Law, 733 Malestie Blde., Detroit, MI8618 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. H. T. WALKER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law Room 19, Brown Bldg. Phone 1169 MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMA St. Luke's Pharmacy for your souvenir cards We have the finest assortment in town. LODGE DIRECTORY. Muskogee Chapter, No. 5, Order Eastern Star; meetings, first and third Thursday of each month at 2:30 o'clock. IDA JONES, W. M. A. L. LOVE, Secy. McCall PATTERNS 10 15 FINE MIDDLE McCall MAGAZINE 50 YEAR WITH A FREE MIDDLE 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 $0 copies. Latest number, 5 cents. Every subscriber gets a McCall Pattern Free. Subscribe today. Lady Agents Wanted. Naphome premiums on liberal cash commission. Pattern Catalogue (of 600 do signa) and Premium Catalogue (showing 400 premiums) COURT FROG. Address THE McCALL CO., New York 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. Got to D. Richard's Barber Shop at 224 S. 2nd street for first-class work. First-class workmen and sat- D. RICHARDSON. Prop. FOR SALE—One lot 75x140 and a two-room house for $500.00. Write A. J. Smitherman. 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. W. H. TWINE, Jr. Box G, Muskegon, Okla. BARGAINS! FOR SALE—Two lots in factory addition, Muskogee; lots in Porter; farm lands in different localities. See or write A. J. Smitherman, Box G., Muskogee, Okla. Cash For 100 Homesleads. 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. 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 9999 Rechester, N. Y. Call on A. T. Clark when in need of Coal, Feed and Groceries. Corner 4th and Elgin Ave. Phone 901. 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. NE a ee Dealer in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Tools, Musical In struments, 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. BARGAINS! We have special bargains in realestate. Do you want a good home, business lot, or a farm we have it. A lot in Por ter, Okla., in the business dis: trict at a bargain. Lots in Muskogee for $100.00; $10.00 cash down and $5.00 per month thereafter. See or write to A. J. SMITHERMAN 18, 2nd St., Box G, Muskogee, Okla. om ’ © Pioneer Abstraet Co. i This Company makes absolutely correct abstracts of title. Gothore for correct information. Next to Bank of Muskogee, Muskogee, I. T, Muskogee Paint and Glass Company WALL PAPER, PAINTS and GLASS PHONE 360 316 WEST OKMULGEE ST. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA OR. E. D. MORRISON, —Specialist—— Women and Children, and Ven erial Diseases, Chemic and Micro scopic Examinations, Phone 1773. 310 8. 2nd St. Muskogee, Okla. Reliable colored woman to wash bottles and pear potatoes, Call Muskogee Tea & Coffee Co Convention Hall, , South Second St. by MILLE R: | LOAN BROKER Loans on all Articles of Value, 105 South Main Street MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. Ww, H, SMITH, SON & CO, LEADING MERCHANTS GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE IN CITY Dry Goods Dept. Notions and Millinery Dept. Gente 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. ; Call On Us In The Carter Building South 2nd St, Phome 1334 T have 20 farms to sell on easy payments or swap for Musko ee property. T will build or sell you a house and lot with good water. Loan money at a low rate of in tavest.to suit the man who gets it. Come.to see me. Win. P. Fields, Nuskogee, Ok la THE GIMETER JOB PRINTING CO. _ THE QUICK MAIL ORDER HOUSE ~ — eee : GWe do business by fair competition and conservative methods :: :: :: . qReasonable rates made consistent | with first-class priating :: :: 3: 33 | ny ug once and you will always sera ws your work :: 33 33 33 a3 ee |“ South Second St., Muskogee, Ind. Ter. 8T. LUKE’S PHARMACY, A. €&. Johnson. Proprietor. Corner Court and Second Street Opposite Federal Court House Phone 172. FOR SALE. I have 20 farms to sell on easy payments or swap for Muskogee prop- erty. 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, Muskggee, Okla. ( THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL. Instrus- STUDY tion by. mall adapted te everyone ce Hipetienced end competent inatreate ‘ere. Takes spare time only. Thee coursee—Preparatory, Business, Cel- LAW Seco Jour egoaition and proseeets meme in business, and aa AT Saaslel otter — THE spRaguE CORRERPONBERCE ecneet oF Law, H C46 Massene Bios. oe ee OETROIT, MICH, . ‘Wes Raines gro nees Labesn muss ecvoeneny 16 91m LOND @ = SHAMPOO ‘a farsi aseneea (9 Fe lH AGIC prier ] pas i) In j | Oe ANoTHAIR: STRAIGHTENER, a WAN ees HA | UMN waen esa a ‘Acddrase ait let ters to Plague Shampoo Drigr Co. Punnesnatus tines ier si eet tee RLS, MUNICIPAL ‘PHONES 1] British Cities Abandon Experi- ment After a Short Trial. Every City That Tried to Run Its Own _ “Hello” System Got Poor Service and | Lest Money. By WALTER F. BURGESS. The act of parliament of 1899 permit- ting municipalities to borrow money for the purpose of establishing municl- pal telephone systems was taken ad- vantage of by the corporations of Glas- gow, Tunbridge Wells, Hull, Ports- mouth, Brighton and Swansea. The record of each has been one of finan- cial failure, At the outset It was stat- ed by practical telephone engineers that the plans and estimates on which the systems were to be built were falla- clous and would Inevitably lead to dis- aster. The municipality of Glasgow, which trades in everything from street cars down to lodging houses for hoboes, was the first to take advantage of the act. Their license was granted in March, 1900, and was valid for a pe- riod of thirteen years, Instead of adopt- Ing a modern common battery system they decided to install a modification of the old law system, which had already been discarded by telephone companies. Almost Immediately following the open. ing the predicted faults became appar- ent, and changes in the plant became necessary. So many methods of work- ing the telephone were introduced that the department rapidly became a by- word and a reproach, and in July last the plant was sold after being In op- eration barely five years at a loss to the taxpayers of $200,000. ‘ Obsolete engineering methods were not confined to Glasgow. At Ports- mouth and Swansea the clearing sig- nals were operated .by push buttons located at the subscribers’ stations, while at Brighton and Hull the clear- ing signals were given by a momen- tary earth contact made by the rising and falling of the switch hook. The service given by these municipalities was 80 poor that the Increase of sub- scribers, which was at first rapid owing to the cheap rates and the glowing promises of an efficient service, almost ceased. Official statistics show that the National Telephone company for the year 1905 added 10,503 stations in the competitive areas as against 2,149 sta- tions added by the municipalities them- selves. Although Glasgow was the lar- gest of the municipal systems and con- spicuously the worst from a technical point of view, its financtal losses were not proportionately greater than either of the other municipalities, which were all smfll and struggling concerns. For instance, the balance sheet of the Brighton’ municipality shows that the constructional estimates were exceeded by 40 per cent, and the whole concern was sold last August at a loss to the taxpayers of $18,590, Farther investigations of the finan- celal statement of the municipalities show that it was their practice to dis- eriminate in the taxation of thelr own undertakings and those which were op- erated under private control. A fair ex- ample of this discriminating policy may be found In the statement for the fiscal year ending March 381, 1906, of the Brighton municipality. The capital ex- penditure up to this date on the tele- phone system amounged to $217,550. At the rate for that year the undertak- ing should have been charged with about $3,707 for taxes, whereas the balance sheet shows that only $296 was actually paid. The Swansea corporation is the last to discover that the operation of mu- nicipal telephony In practice and the- ory is entirely different, and they have just decided to cut their losses and sell out. As they were the last of the | gix municipalities to enter into the Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEN Pittsburg is beginning to get the smoke out of its eyes. The atmosphere of Natal is so clear that it is possible to see 30 miles. Why can't the aeroplanes get a better start by taking their flights from the top of a sky-scraper? In Pittsburg the private conscience at times appears to be about as smoky as the public atmosphere. Bears are liable to taxation in some Japanese villages. The origin of this curious custom is unknown. In all the civilized countries of the world 60 per cent. of the persons over 10 years old have to work for a living. Thus far the Mark Twain corporation has escaped the government investigators, but it must expect to take its turn. Japan is enjoying a big rice crop which will help to take its mind off any lines of activity suggested by Capt. Hobson. Man by the name of Riley says college boys are "devoid of imagination." Did he ever see a college boy's expense account? Mrs. J. M. Barrie, wife of the author, is said to be one of the most expert motorists in Great Britain. She owns three cars. Charlotte Perkins Gilman says: "American wives are mere slaves." They haven't got anything on American husbands at that. Scott earned from $50,000 to $75,000 a year by his pen for several years. For 11 novels and nine volumes of tales he received $550,000. Senor Merry del Val, a brother of Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, the pontifical secretary of state, has been appointed Spanish minister at Tangler. Miss Mary E. Cheek of Toboso, O., is the only regularly appointed woman rural mail carrier in the state. She has served in this capacity for six years. The taximeter cab business in New York city pays dividends of more than 100 per cent. What chance has the humble horse against such competition as that? Story from the seaboard tells of a sailor who was washed overboard by a big wave, and washed back, safe and sound, by another. Terrible storm when the waves are going both ways! Virginia makes persons found guilty of crimes pay the costs of their trials. It does seem logical that the criminal should suffer for his misdemeanors, and recoup the state for the expense he has put it to. President Roosevelt is expected to capture alive in Africa for the Washington Zoological park an oryx, a kleene-boc and a kahau. Probably he will be successful. He has captured even queerer game in the United States. A Vineland man, committed to jail in default of bail on the charge of stealing wood, offered his wife as hostage, but his offer was refused, and he remains behind the bars. I would be just like that man to think that great riches are better than a good wife. Alarm has been expressed lest the weight of the Chicago skyscraper should make a dent in the earth's crust. If the earth's crust bad been made for the pies in certain boarding houses which certain single gentlemen could mention if they would, there would not be the slightest danger of its being dente. News From All Over The State Bryan to Lecture at Alva. William J. Bryan will deliver a lecture on "The Prince of Peace," at Alva March 30 under the auspices of the commercial club. Ward-Stone Wedding. John Ward, a traveling salesman, and Miss Hazel Stone, daughter of G. B. Stone, of Oklahoma City, ex-president of the Chamber of Commerce, and well known in society, were married by Rev. Phil Baird. New Trial Ordered. Four jurors at Ardmore who last week found a man guilty of wife beating came into the office of County Judge Mason Saturday and made a statement that they believed him innocent. The judge ordered a new trial. Going to Panama. Clark Jones, formerly of Texas, but now of Antlers, Ok., will leave this week for Panama, where he will accept a commission to do police duty under G. A. Porter, who was chief of police in Indian Territory many years. Tulsa County School Pupils. A school census, taken under the supervision of County Superintendent Grimes, shows Tulsa county to have a scholastic population of 7,000. But one other county in Eastern Oklahoma has more school children than has Tulsa county. English Visitors at Tulsa. Sir Weetman Pearson of the British peerage, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pearson and Messrs. Japp and Calduer of London, England, are in Tulsa for an investigation of operations in the Tulsa oil fields. The gentlemen are interested in oil in Mexico. Dead of Accidental Shot. William C. Clark of Woodward, aged 18 years, shot himself accidentally while trying to extract bullets from his revolver chamber and died twenty-four hours after the accident. The bullet pierced his left lung and broke a rib. The family came here from Waterloo, Iowa. Coal Trade Light. Postmaster Brown at Oklahoma City was advised by postal authorities in Washington to secure a price on nine additional lots here for the Federal Building site. Seven lots have already been purchased. It is believed that the appropriation will be increased to $500,000 for a building here. Continued mild weather has made the coal trade so light that many of the mines in the McAlester district are closed and the miners going to other sections. Seventeen Italians left for Galveston, where they will sail for Italy, to remain until business in the mines is better. Six left for Colorado. Lincoln County Ditch Survey. Lincoln county farmers have decided not to wait for the action of the government in making a survey along Deep Fork that several hundred acres of valuable land may be reclaimed, but have ordered the coonty surveyor to locate the proposed ditch. Each farmer will be assessed according to the benefit derived. George Outceit Resigns. George Outcelt of Tecumseh, assistant United States attorney, who represented the government two years ago in investigating the alleged Oklahoma-Kickapoo Indian frauds at Eagle Pass, Tex., and in Coahuila, Mexico, has resigned, to take effect Feb. 28. Following the Kickapoo investigation, Outcelt was censured by the United States senate investigating committee for using the same Kickapoo interpreter who was employed by the men being investigated for Indian land frauds. Outcelt gained much notoriety at the time, being ordered out of Mexico by the Coahuila administration. To Propagate Pheasants. Clabs are forming at Bristow, in Creek county; Okmulgee, in Okmulgee county; Stroud, in Lincoln county, for Claremore, in Rogers county, for the propagation of the Mongolian pheasants. School Changes. The Sfate Agricultural Board has elected Prof. W. E. Kinder principal of the Perkins School, professor of mathematics in the A. M. College at Warner. Rev. A. J. Wolf has been selected to take charge of the Perkins School. State Charter Granted. An official state charter has been granted to the Muskogee Baseball Club of the Western Association. The corporation is capitalized at $5,000 The directors are W. L. Tull, N. M. Schontz and Joseph L. Allen, all of Muskogee. New School Principal. Prof. W. S. Calvert of Springfield, Mo., will assume charge of the public schools at Guthrie, as successor to R. C. Cain, who has accepted a position as corporation service clerk in the State Auditor's office. Prof. Calvert was the first principal of the Logan County High School. Boy Shot Accidentally. While a number of small boys were playing at the schoolhouse at Jennings, Everett Ham, the youngest son of Postmaster Ham, accidentally shot Ralph Berlin with a toy 22-caliber gun. The ball took effect just in front of the lower part of the right ear. Bank Changes Hands. The Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Hennessey changed hands this week. It was owned by J. W. Smith and Glen R. Smith. E. B. Cockrell is now president, A. W. Westlake, vice president, and Floyd Felt, cashier. The Smith family will move to Enid. One Thousand Hides. A Bristow fur dealer has for the past season handled over 1,000 hides and furs of animals trappel along Deep Fork, in Creek county. The pelts embrace coon, mink, skunk and everything in the cat line, from the catamount down to the house cat. Sylvester Hinkle Dead. Sylvester Hinkle was born in Putman county, Ind., in 1842, and died at the home of his son, near Kildare. When he was eight years old he moved with his parents to Madison county, Mo. In 1862 he answered the call for volunteers and became one of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, serving two years and eight months. New Bank for Newkirk. Newkirk is to have a new bank. The promoters of this new institution are J. S. Eastman, president, and P. S. Mason, cashier. The capital stock is $25,000. The new bank will be open for business about Feb. 15 and will be governed by the laws of Oklahoma. Grand Jury Indictments. The federal grand jury returned seven indictments, among them being Grover Mullin of Erie, Pa., and Ernest Mount of Beaver City, for robbing the postoffice at Uncas twice, James Banks of Oklahoma City, for forging postal money order, and Andrew Arm, for selling whiskey to Indians. Good Wages for Codifying. In order to carry out the provision of the constitution which provides for a codification of the laws of the state in 1909, Senator J. C. Graham has introduced a bill providing for the appointment by the governor of a board of three persons to be known as code commissioners, not more than two to belong to the same political party. They are to enter upon their duties not later than April 1, 1909, and carry on the work to completion as rapidly as possible. MIX FOR RHEUMATISM The following is a never failing recipe for rheumatism. To one-half pint of good whiskey add one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound, which can be procured of any druggist. Take in teaspoonful doses before each meal and before retiring. FROM A RECENT NOVEL. "Whereupon he instantly drew his sword." CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS, And Suffered Annually with a Red Scald-Like Humor on Her Head. Troubles Cured by Cuticura. "When my little Vivian was about six months old her head broke out in boils. She had about sixty in all and I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment which cured her entirely. Some time later a humor broke out behind her ears and spread up on to her head until it was nearly half covered. The humor looked like a scald, very red with a sticky, clear fluid coming from it. This occurred every spring. I always used Cuticura Soap and Ointment which never failed to heal it up. The last time it broke out it became so bad that I was discouraged. But I continued the use of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent until she was well and has never been troubled in the last two years. Mrs. M. A. Schwerin, 674 Spring Wells Ave., Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24, 1908." Potter Drug & Chem, Obrp, Sole Prose, Boston. Been There Before. A new constable was on duty at one of the London police courts, and was conducting a prisoner to the cells. "All right," muttered the prisoner; "I knew that step before you were born." A good honest remedy for Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore Throat is Hamill's Wizard Oil. Nothing will so quickly drive out all pain and inflammation. The recording angel probably doesn't pay any attention to the lies a man tells when he is in love. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES. BACKACHE ER 375 "Guaranteed" PISO'S Coughing Spells are promptly relieved by a single dose of Piso's Cure. The regular use of this famous remedy will relieve the worst form of cough, colds, hoarse nose, bronchitis, asthma and diseases of the throat and lunge. Absolutely free from harmful drugs and opiates. For half a century the household remedy in millions of homes. At all druggists', 25 ets. CURE Color more peach brighter and faster colors than any other dye. One 10c package colors all fibers. They dye in cold water better than any other dye. You can dye any garment without ripping apart. Write for free booklet—How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors. MONROE DRUG OO., Quimby, Illinois. You Look Prematurely Old Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use "LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. a PRICE, $1.00, retail- To Enjoy the full confidence of the Well-Informed of the World and the Commendation of the most eminent physicians it was essential that the component parts of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna should be known to and approved by them; therefore, the California Fig Syrup Co. publishes a full statement with every package. The perfect purity and uniformity of product, which they demand in a laxative remedy of an ethical character, are assured by the Company's original method of manufacture known to the Company only. The figs of California are used in the production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to promote the pleasant taste, but the medicinal principles are obtained from plants known to act most beneficially. To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine—manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. The Beauty of the tree. Whether in summer, autumn, spring or winter the tree always has a distinctive and majestic beauty that serves to endear it to all that come under its influence.—From "Our Trees and How to Know Them," by Clarence M. Weed. Try It Once There is more actual misery and less real danger in a case of itching, skin disease than any other ailment. Hunt's Cure is manufactured especially for these cases. It relieves instantly and cures promptly. Absolutely guaranteed. Well. Do They? "Yes, Willie." "Papa, when the cannibals eat a man do they save his Adam's apple for dessert?" Try Murine Eye Remedy For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes. Compounded by Experienced Physicians. Conforms to the Pure Food and Drugs Law. Murine Doesn't Smart: Soothes Eye Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes. Uncomplimentary. "I didn't think he was a singer when I saw him." "That's what I thought when I heard him." The Herb laxative, Garfield Tea, aids Nature in maintaining the general well-being of the body; it corrects constipation, purifies the blood, brings health. Occasionally a woman goes to church for the purpose of ascertaining how many of her neighbors don't. ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World ever to Cure a Cold in One Day. 28c. The first time a girl is engaged she imagines that she is as important as the heroine in a novel. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c. You pay 10c for cigars not so good. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. The highwayman has a low way of doing things. If you wish beautiful, clear, white ciothes use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. "Easy money" is the kind that always comes to the other fellow. Use Allen's Foot-Ease Curatired, aaching, sweating feet, 25c. Trial package free. A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Even a girl has no use for the other side of a mirror. You Because of th It Will Stay There "In my family medicine chest no remedy is permitted to remain unless it proves beyond a doubt the best to be obtained for its particular purpose. For treating all manner of skin troubles, such as Eczema, Tetter, Ringworm, etc., Hunt's Cure has held its place for many years. I have failed to find a surer remedy. It cures itching instantly." R. M. SWANN, Franklin, La. Not Included. After the dry goods salesman had completed his business with Cyrus Craig, Centerville's storekeeper, he asked what was going on in the town. "Had any entertainments this winter?" he inquired. "No," said Mr. Craig, "not one. Salome Howe's pupils have given two concerts, piano and organ, and the principal of the 'cademy has lectured twice, once on 'Our National Forests' and once on 'Stones As I Know Them'; but as far as entertainments are concerned, Centerville hasn't got round to 'em yet."—Youth's Companion. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. Sold by Drugsat, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Take Hale's Family Falls for constipation. His Pleasant Visit. "Why are you whipping that child so?" asked a man of a German who was belaboring a boy of ten. "That's none of your business," replied the German. "Besides, I have a right to whip him. He is my sister's child, who is here for his pleasure." Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it The Kind You Have Always Bought. Avoiding Embarrassment. "Dickey," said his mother, "when you divided those five caramels with your sister did you give her three?" "No, ma. I thought they wouldn't come out even, so I ate one fore I began to divide."—United Presbyterian. Don't It Jar You? To have a cough that you can't leave off—even when you go to bed? 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JUST DOUBLE 320 ACRES INSTEAD OF 160 ACRES FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE As further inducement to settlement of the wheat-raising lands of Western Canada, the Canadian Government has increased the area that may be taken by a homesteader to 320 acres—160 free and 160 to be purchased at $3.00 per acre. These lands are in the grain-raising area, where mixed farming is also carried on with unqualified success. A railway will shortly be built to Hudson Bay, bringing the world's markets a thousand miles nearer these wheat-fields, where schools and churches are convenient, climate excellent, railways close to all settlements, and local markets good. "It would take time to assimilate the revelations that a visit to the great empire lying to the North of us unfolded at every turn."—Correspondence of a National Editor, who visited Western Canada in August, 1908. Lands may also be purchased from railway and land companies at low prices and on easy terms. For pamphlets, maps and information as to low railway rates, apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or the authorized Canadian Government Agent: J. S. CRAWFORD. Jewelers and WATCHMAKERS make from $15 to $30 a week. Do you want a position? Good pay and easy work. Positions guaranteed. Do you want to learn the trade? Write us this week. A. C. STUHL, Press., 1623 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Send for FREE CATALOG WANTED - Bookkeeper, assistant bookkeepers, office men, time keepers, clerks for general stores and commercial offices. Wear a uniform. Men $8 to $10 per month. Give age, experience, position and salary desired. Address AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY CO., Dept. 24, Houston, Tex. W. N. U., MUSKOGEE, NO. 7, 1909. A flavoring that is used the same as lemon or vanilla. By dissolving granulated sugar in water and adding Mapleine, a delicious syrup is made and a syrup better than maple. Mapleine is sold by grocers. If not send 5c for 2 oz. bot. and recipe book. Crested Mfg. Co., Seattle. THE TRACTION FAKE Cleveland Disgusted With Mayor Johnson's Methods. Convenience and Safety Are Ignored to Keep Three Cent Fare System From Bankruptcy—Loss of Time and Comfort Far Outweigh the Saving In Pennies. Semi-municipal ownership of street cars does not seem to be giving the satisfaction that was anticipated. The Municipal Traction company is really the city of Cleveland disguised to evade a state law, and, according to the Cleveland papers, it is defying state laws and city ordinances in a way that would bring Mayor Johnson into action in ten minutes if the lawbreaker were an ordinary corporation. Perhaps the worst example of this is the blocking shut the derailers at grade crossings and drawbridges, which are designed automatically to prevent a car running through an open draw or being run down by a train. The most frightful trolley accidents have been due to the absence of such derailers as have now been put out of service in Cleveland. The law has also been defied by the breaking of the fare and service contracts with suburban towns which were inherited from the Cleveland Electric Railway company, cursed while alive, but now of blessed memory. The following editorials from two of the principal Cleveland dailles show the trend of local sentiment. Under the caption "Making It 'Pay'" the News says: "The ancient maxim 'The king can do no wrong' has been translated into the modern phrase 'The municipal traction company may do what it pleases.' "What are laws and ordinances for the convenience of citizens or for the preservation of their lives if such legal restraint interferes with the successful demonstration of three cent fare? "Safety devices upon drawbridges have been brushed aside. The other day a man with both legs cut off lay for fifteen minutes under a car which carried no jack. Such a device seems to have been scarce upon all the cars blockaded by the accident. "Upon East Fifty-fifth street have appeared the old dinky cars equipped with hand brakes. Even the traction company has scarcely cheek enough to post its famous 'This Is Your Property' notice in these antiquated cars. "The Superior avenue line has been reduced fifteen and the Lorain avenue service ten runs. "So it goes all over the city. Three cent fare, to be sure, unless one needs to transfer. But what service! It may be made to 'pay' the traction company, but will it 'pay' the city?" Somewhat more judicially the Leader deals with these and other shortcomings under the caption "Dear Bought Economies;" "Some of the so called economies which the so called Municipal Traction company is practicing are costly to the public. The saving to the corporation is more than offset by the loss to its patrons. "In some instances the partial or complete withdrawal of street cars from lines which do not yield sufficient revenue to satisfy Mayor Johnson and his associates in the traction business has damaged property more than enough to balance the saving to the company which promised Cleveland better service in every respect as well as lower fare. On many lines the increased intervals between cars are causing such long waiting by thousands of passengers that if their time is counted as worth only a modest sum by the hour or the day the loss which they undergo is much more than enough to offset the profits of poor service to the corporation which is responsible for it. "Another traction company saying costly to the people of Cleveland is the change in the rate of fare to the suburbs. It means less health and pleasure for the poor, less comfortable summers, less satisfaction in life. That sort of economy for the railroad company is far from profitable to the public. The effect of cutting off open cars in warm weather will be similar to the changes which are so adverse to the development of the suburbs and the spreading out of the city into the inviting and wholesome country around Cleveland. It will be a form of saving which cannot fail to be burdensome to the community." A Late Awakening. The chairman of the finance committee of the council of Woodstock, N. B., writes: "The Woodstock municipal lighting plant was installed in 1882, at a cost of approximately $20,000, and continued to serve the town up to the fall of 1906, when a contract was entered into by the corporation with a private concern generating by water power. The municipal plant had got in poor shape and was not giving a satisfactory service, and this, added to the high price of fuel, induced the corporation to accept the offer of the private company, which now has a monopoly, the municipal plant being practically fit for the scrap heap." London Continues to Lose. Fifteen of the London boroughs have municipal electric plants, the investment in which is nearly $30,000,000. In 1907 the net profit from these plants, without providing for depreciation, was about $15,000. As the depreciation would amount to $200,000, the net loss for the year was approximately $185,000. M. O. Plan Has Failed. Under this heading the Escanaba (Mich.) Mirror gives the following item: "The city of Algoma, Wis., finds that the municipal light and water plant is running behind and is appealing to its citizens to come to the aid of the institution. For the year 1907 the city paid for water and light the sum of $3,058, while private persons and corporations paid $4,763 approximately. The cost of running the plant, labor, fuel, minor repairs, and incidentals, is about $20 per day, or $7,300 a year. Thus it is shown that there is but $1,121 to pay the interest on the bonded indebtedness of $30,000 at 5 per cent, which is $1,500, which would leave a deficit of $387.37, saying nothing about the money that was expended on the intake pipe last year. This pipe has to be taken up and relaid, and conservative persons estimate the cost in the neighborhood of $3,000. An appeal is made to citizens not to protest at the high cost of water and light." The actual loss is probably very much higher, as the above estimate does not include interest on $10,000 of the investment not covered by bonds. Nor does it include depreciation, lost taxes and other items usually omitted from such reports. An Easy Mark. In his heart of hearts the average American believes in his country and its institutions and has faith that it will successfully work out its great political, industrial and social problems in ways that are in harmony with individual liberty and a democratic form of government. But that does not prevent an occasional bankering after the fleshpots of the Egypt of paternal government, whether it is frankly monarchical or nominally republican. We are prone to forget that such a government is a very close corporation and one that is apt to be arbitrary in its methods and, since it controls the courts, less amenable to public sentiment than were the private corporations it supplanted. That forgetfulness makes us an easy mark for conscienceless writers who find it profitable to attack our institutions and industries People Who Live in Muskogee Should Do the Work The working men who live in Muskogee should have the preference when laborers are needed. There are a large number of colored men who are laborers in this city and who are denied the privilege of working on public works. When these men hunt work some two by four cuss who parades as an officer arrests them as vags Now we know there are a lot of dagoes who are working for small pay for the contractors and that is the reason the lyeing statement goes forth that the Negro wont work. Negroes pay a large tax in Muskogee. The lying reports of the Times Democrat to the contrary notwithstanding and we are entitled to a fair proportion of the work. These contractors should not and must not be allowed to discriminate against our residents in favor of the transient people who come here simply to get the money and then leave. The Negro spends all his earnings in Muskogee and its the duty of every business man in town to see that he gets the work to do. The dago will carry the results of his labor to Sunny Italia. Is it not best to take care of our own. Make the co tractor come across or cancel his contract. It can be done. Where there is a will there is a way. A colored man by name of Will McRoy rescued the Engineer from the wreck on Tuesday evening. The Times Democrat of course knew nothing of this and had only abuse for colored people in Wednesday's issue. Such cusses never see anything good in the Negro they only hunt for what is bad. Your Last Chance, Maybe. If you want to buy a home, now is the time. Don't put it off another day. We sell you lots in Muskogee for $5 down and $1.00 per week until paid for. For particulars write A. J. Smitherman, Box G, Muskogee, Okla. When answering advertisements in this paper, please mention the Cimeter. We Guarantee Results. Try The Cimeter for advertisement. Write A. J. Smitherman, ad. manager, Box G, Muskogee, Okla. WANTED—Large families to farm on shares. Everything furnished including grub. Only good workers wanted. See or write to C. K. Marks, ```markdown ``` The Land Man, Muskogee, Okla. HOMESEEKERS. Are You Looking for a Home? Do you want to come into the best state in the Union for the negro? Don't wait for money. You don't need it. You may have a farm for two years and all it will cost you is the taxation. For particulars write Rev. Joseph Ross, Shoato, Okla. 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 esate, Furniture and Fixtures ..... 13,725.09 Cash and Exchange..... 310,703.36 $1,629,033.42 Liabilities. 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. A. R. NORRIS' SHOE SHOP. Boots and shoes made and re- paired. First class workmanship. Try me and you will be satisfied. Call at my shop on Emporia Street, next door to Browning's store. SUBSCRIBE for the CIMETER. $1.00 per year. See A. J. Smitherman, traveling agent and advertising manager. For Sale. 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. 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. St. Luke's Pharmacy for your souvenir cards We have the finest assortment in town.