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ESJKJ c ' K .s ..- w- -V' --' " l .f"$Vv ' '.- w - 'f-MBl; y-'J'""' 1.1, . a. mmym AEamlitaaXpi fcWfl jl.V PQ .. 'V' A- - i . , k ' A; ' " p r ' r l,V T Ft ," av ?' W i t , i V 4 & f .; iv,. iv y.t ft' ' . Ml Mr V'1-'' i MR hbrald. 'X. r. AV. FiaWehar. OKbAKOMA wmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmm OUHRtNT COMMENT. 'According to the views of a British ea captain, who was In the gulf of Mexico during tho Ualveaion tempest, the disturbance win partly volcanic. Since tho asanaslnntlon of King Humbert, of Italy, 2,300 nnnrchlsts hare been arrested In that country, and In addition scores of people hnve been lined and Imprisoned for speaking apologetically of Ilrcscl's deed. , The M.'Jqulse do Konteney now states that the Ufa of tho lata King Humbert was Insured for 30,000,000 lire, or about $7,000,000, nnd of this amount $0,000,0000 wan represented In policies in companies in UiIh country. A Frenchman who recently traveled In the United States tins written mi article an thu tooth-fllllng brunch ol dentistry, nnd after studying stalls ties he estimates that upvvtird of $."((, 000 worth of gold Is packed into the teeth of Americans rery year. At Wllkesbarre, Pn., three well known citizens, who hud been indulg ing In a spree, wero brought before the tnnyor to be disciplined, lie ecu fenced each to huvv up live rnllrotid ties for the miners' widows, who liuw- no wood nnd who u.'ply at the vvoodyurd rnch lny for fuel. The death of King Humbert has only left one ruler In Ktirnpc who is reputed to be n constant smoker. This' Is the emperor of Austria. Vic tor Kmmnnticl never uses tobacco, tho crnr seldom does, nnd the rulers of (Ireece, Iloitmtinln, .Sweden, Denmark, llulgnria and Germany uo it only oc-casionally. South Carolina negroes hnve stnrted new Industry by tho linnd-plcklng of phosphnto rock. During the sum mer they anchor boats on the Coomivv river, which Is from 17 to 23 feet deep, and dive for the fertilizing rook, some llmesbringlngupn frtigment wrlnhliiR 100 pnundH. The phoiqiliiitc ftinii the rler beds is the most vnlimblc known The stnte of Idaho has segregatid 21S,0vl0 acres of land on the Knul.r river, licnr KIiomIioiio falls, to be re claimed under the Carey net, by cnntib to be tnken out of the river at the head of the canyon leading to the fulls. The undertaking will cost $1, 500,000. This Is tho greatest Irrigation undertaking ever projected In that state. lly order of the London school board teachers in all its scIiooIh bine tested tho sight of the children tinder t licit care. The resutl Is that 2.1.3 per cent. were found to have defectlc vision. These children were given notices to take to their parents announcing that they were sufferlug from serious defective vision, and advised to con sult un oculist without deluy. The first klndergnrtcn was opened by Froebel In 1837 ut llrandeuburg, tlerinany, nnd 13 years iiftcrvvnrd he died. This short period wus sulllelent to establish a syatem of education that has made life different for little children. When the king of Prussia, in 1831, forbade the establishment of kindergartens, the old man died of u broken heart, not drenmlng that his life work had been n noble success. It has happened but once In the his tory of the nation, and It may not happen again, that both father and son arc given high honors of presiding over the nffnlrs of the nation. John Adams was tho second president and John Qulney Adams, his sou, vax the sixth president of tho United States. And only once hae grandfather and grandson served in this ntllee. William Henry Harrison was the ninth jiresN dent and Ileujamiii Harrison, his grandson, was the twenty-third president. Tho national commissioner of labor reports that the average increase of wages In American manufacturing mid mining Industries as compared with 1601 Is 3.0 per cent. Itepresentlug the overage wage scale of the latter year byl00.lt uppears that Inl802therewas nn udvancq to 100.3(1. Then came the period of decline due to the panic. The lowest point readied was 07.82 in 1H03. A change for the better began then, which has continued until the present wogc sealo is represented by 103.43. Tncoma, of the statu of Washington, made an Increase of population of jNilv 4.74 per cent. In thu past decade, which In u siuull gain for a town which was generally supposed In the rest of thu country to be In thu boom stage. Kent tie, In the same state, made "a gain of 88.32 jicp cen, h,,l"ju wim lln'C, while the Increase In Portland, Ore, jvus pi.w per cent. Portland leads its active rhul Seattle In aggre gate population as well as In Its ra tio of iuercuBc, but only to it slight extent. ' Tho embezzlement of $100,000 and perhaps more from the Kllzabethport Hanking company In New Jersey by William Kehrelber, Is only one more of the numerous Illustrations In the history of bunking of directors who do not direct. The president of the company says ha will spend the last cent of his prlvnte fortune "to tint that boy behind the bars," which Is of little mora account than locking the barn nfter the horse In stolen, since young Rchrelber had dissipated most of the money before hu left for Europe. Senator Chandler, of Kcw Hamp shire, la a brave man In prediction, for he has published an article on what the American navy will be. so yearn henco. Hut as he wns secretary of the navy under 1'resldent Arthur and began ihe construction of our present fleets his view nro unusually Interesting. Mr. Chandler thinks heavy armor-cladi will give place to bomuI, lightly armored fighting ves Mia, very speedy and crowded with t taaisrata caliber, quick-fine guns, '. hMla ! already exptrlHetlDg In HO Mwawaj. ClIMIil HAT1YIS SLAW. IUb!i Attacked the VHIaga of rsatkek ad Killed Two TkoMMtf RmIiHoM, turning u.oee hoom. Hong Kong, Oct. 20. Tho governor of Hong Kong hns been Informed that 4,000 villagers In the Ramtcchuok Kwalshln district wero attacked by rebels at Pengkok. I hu lungers wero defeated and 2,000 of them killed. The rebels, who lost 400 killed, burned two tillages containing 3,000 houses. A force of 2,000 troops went to the as sistance of the villagers and engaged the rebels on October 22. No details at the result haw been received, (len. Ho, with 2,000 troops, has returned to Hong Kong, having burned thu vil lages of Klinnehii and Malautau. lUwnrit for llrnila nf ItnltrU. Canton, Oct. 20. The Chinese ofll .Mills have placarded the Shetom dis trict, olTeilug several hundred dollar reward for the heads nf four foreign ers who are supposed to be leading the rebels. Thu rice crop Iiiia failed In Kvvang-Sl province and robbers are pil laging. Kebelliou and famine there are certain Orrmnn Mnrlnr Klllrrl 40D llmrrm Klaou Chun, Oct. 20. A detachment of (termini marines, In u battle near KaumI, killed 200 boxer. SHERMAN LAID TO REST. Olila nnd Ihn iitlnn I'niilrlliiitril Lnnrrls tullm llluttrlnnn llrnil-l'rratilcut .ItrKlliIrr nt Ihn Pllnrrnl. Mnnsfleld, ()., Oct. 20. In n pie lurcsciu lilt tie eemeter.v where gi"i eratloim nf .Munsllelirs liullders sleep He the icimiliw of .lolm Kliermuii, Ohio's senator and the nation's slates- Il'il'l; 'j!i'rt yvi!i''l'"x "" '!"' is VWI' lal of the former seerctiny if state was laid to rent with ceremonies Unit were Impressive yet eloquently sim ple. All Ohio contributed limrcW 'u the Illustrious dead, and repieseutiiig the nation were I'rcxldcut McKlnlev, i:illiii Hoot, heeretary of vnr, and other Washington oltUials. The clly was dtaped In mourning. I'very lm ! iichh liouse eloced at two o'clock and nil the schools were diiuNfed tluit the pupils might intend the sen lees at thelirncel'plxeopal church. where, halt a century ago, .lolm Sherman llrst worshiped and where for .vcurs he wus u vestryman. SOUNDS "NOTE OF ALARM." Chnlrinsnof thftllrinocrntlcXntlnnsI Cora. nlltrx l!rr Aipolnlinrnt uf "rrrnrh- ttt CominlU'Mlr IJiillril statu. Chleogo, Oct. 20, -Chairman Jones Hid his lieutenants urge the tiiime ilate appoiutiueiit of "lieaehery com mittees" nil over the United Slates. In emphatic words committeemen nre warned to report all elTorts ut roerclon mil cnlonlutinn to their state chairman by telegraph. "We have the votes," the democrats proclaim. "We will win if we can net them counted This, of course, relieves the national committee of further rchpouslbillty. If democrats do not. go to the polls, or having gone to the polls do not get their ballots counted, tin- fault will bo with local organizations." DrrUInn In Fvnr nf l'niifinffrrik St. bonis, Oct. 20. Aeeoiillng to n decision by the lulled States cir cuit court of appeals iu the ease of thu Itoek Island Itallway company vs. Nancy A. Wood, railroads are respon sible for the safety of their passen gers while Iu their stii'i.ins for a rea sonable time after d-tccmllng from trains, and the relations of currier and pass-'iigers continue until a pas senger quits the station or depot. Charecd with Ktlllnc Wnrlhlro Diploma. Chleogo, Oct. 20. .Tames Armstrong nnd John II. lland'ill, olllelals or the MetroMilltau Medical college, charged with using the United States malls to carry on n scheme in defraud by selling worthlchH diplomas, were In dieted by the grand Jury jestenlay. The operations of the men are said to have been extensive, the victims being scattered all over the United States. Admiral O'Nrlll'a llinrt. Washington, Oct. 20. The nnuual report of Itear Admiral O'Neill con tains an Interesting summary of the important developments of the year in the matter of naval ordnance nnd armor and powder. The estimates tor the next year, which aggregate $, 437,833, Include a single Item of $4, 000,000 under the head or lucrciibc ol the navy, armor and armament. To Aid Ihn Itail C'rnaa. New York, Oct. 20. Under the pat ronage of and for the beuellt of the American National I led Cross, 13,000 watch meetings, to welcome the new century, will be held Iu this country on the night of December 31 next. Collections will be taken at these meetings' mid. It U extiocted thut $1,000,000 will be reallTcd. At fiafrtWriT AlMnfl. itT.Tionniljf, New York, Oct. 20. ltusscll Sage believes that were the banks to adopt a "moving" jiolley transfeirliig men from one post to anotherIt would be one of the best safeguards against dishonesty mid would at the same time make better all-round bunkers. DitEtnrrnry lloiitvn I'prrell'i llcfrni. Marysvllle, ()., Oct, 20. Degeneracy Is the defease which will he made in thu trial of llosslyn l'errell, now In progress here for the alleged murder of Adams Uxpress Messenger Churles I.iinu and the inbbery of thu express safe. A rarmar rails fur 3flO,00O, Columbus, O., Oct. 20. W. N. Cow den, u farmer nt ()uaker City, 0 yes terday tiled it petition In bankruptcy, alleging liabilities of $310,000 and ns sets of $1,000. Mr. Covwlcn was one of thu promoters of a railroad project. law Ilia Vflfa With m Nachynkr. Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 20. John Harris, a wealthy negro, murdered his wife Hear Mlneohi, beating her brains out with a ncckyoke, Then he attempted to kill his daughter, crush ing tier tikull. Harris was arrested and threats of lynching are made. A Flrantn Klllad. IWtrblt, Mich., 0a. 20. Fire last flight destroyed the three-story brick bulldjng occupied by Meyer Johnson, Jdnk dealer. Falling walls killed Lieut. Hagenstela, fireman, and In jured four others. Til STRIKE CALLED OFF.,. AalkracllaT MHtara Oo Hack to Wnrte at The' I'laeaa Wharn fjnlnn Uaaaaadt War Compiled With. i ' i Haglcton, Pn., Oct. 20. President Mitotan, of tho United Mine Wdrkem, gavte out n statement addressed to tho Mnkers inst nigtit lor puiiiicauon. Iu It he snyn: "After carefully canvassing the en tire strlko situation, we, your olllcers. district nnd national, have concluded thnt your victory Is so nearly com plete that no good end can be served by continuing the strike longer. The contest hns been In progress for !I0 days and thu companies employing you have, with few exceptions, slgnl lied their willingness to pay the scale of wages formulated by the Ser.ititon convention of October 12 and 13. "Ah there nre some few companies who lime neither posted, untitled nor slgnllled, In any other manner, their wlllliignesH to pay the ten per cent, advance In wages and suspend the sliding scale, we would advise that, unless the .men cmplnvcd by such companies receive notices before Mon day thnt the advance will be paid, they remain away from the mines and continue on strike until the companies eiuplo.viug them agree to the condi tions nlTcicd by the other companies; and the cmplo.ves of the coiup.iulc who have ottered the advance of ten per cent, ami abolished the sliding scale are hereby nuthorled to resume work Monday inuinliit.'. October -".. and to be prepared, If called on, to contillmte a reasonable amount of our earnings for the maintenance of thoe who may bo compelled to eon tinuc on strike." ' mr : A CENSUS BULLETIN. It Hammarlcra Ihn llnltirna nf rniutatln of Clllrn llntliis; 3.1,000 or .Mote Inhatiltniitt. Washington, Oct 20. The census bureau Iu u bulletin Issued ,vesterdiiy HimmaricH the returns of popula tion of cities having 23,000 luhaliltaiits or mor' In limn, the Individual census of each of these cities having liei-n ollliially iiniioutteeil heretofore. There are I.V.i of these and the bulletin shows that the percentage nf Increase Iu their population from IV.ui to I'.um was .'12.3 as against 10.3 for the same cities In the previous decade. The absolute Increase In the population of these cities from lvjn to l'.Miu was 4,.1!i,inn, or SC'.r.'O less than the uho lute Increase from liiSO to lvm, when It was 4,021,3(12. The ISO cities com bined have a population In I'.iou of !',, 0111.023, against 1 iXiVtyi In I son, mid 0.iat,!i27 in 1M). Of these 1311 cities divided Into four classes, 111 had "('),. 0(1(1 and over. 111 hud luu.niiii and under 200,(100, 40 had 30.00(1 and under loo, 000, and hi had 23,0(10 and under 30.000. In 1S0 there were hut 2(1 cities which contained more than IDO.uiin Inhabitants, hut In lv.iu this number had Increased to 2H, and In I'.mki to :w. in 11)00 there are 7S cities of 50.000 Inhabitants or more as compared with 5S In Ih'.lO and 33 In lbSO. ADMINISTRATION CONDEMNED KeiolatlnnaSlRnail hjr Omr Son ORlrrra nf AnU-Imnarlnllat Clulu In 43 Htalna nil Flm Tarrllorla. New York, Oct. 20. President C. C. Hughes, of the Creator New York Asxociutlon of the National Assoela tiou of Antl-lmperlallst clubs, Iiim) night gave out a set of tesolutloin' which had been signed by over 300 ollleers of the organization In 43 stat.-s anil live territories. The resolutions condemn the admlnstratlou because of the Porto Itlcnii turllT, the "slavery Iu the Hu I u archipelago," "for the perversion mid suppression of news," for "the In fumy committed In tin Philippine Islands," for "the tacit understanding with inonarehlal gov ernments which deprives u people struggling for self-preservation ami u republican form of government Iu South Africa of the moral support and sympathy which our people would gladly extend," and "for the nrbl liary exercise of executive power by the McKlnlcy administration." Want an Klght-Koot Channal. St. Louis, Oct. 20. A Joint commit tee consisting of the business Interests of this clly wus held yesterday to pro cure legislation for thu deepening of the channel of the Mississippi between St. Louis mid New Orleans. It wus decided that congress should be asked to Insure .i minimum depth of eight feet in the channel ttt nil seasons. For Compnliory Ktlursllnn. Pnvvhufcka, Ok., Oct. 20. O. A. Mil scher. United States agent for the Osagu Indian", is employing radical means to compel white uon-eltlens living on the reservation to give their children tin education. He hns Issued an order that children must be sent to schuul ut least live mouths iu the year. i - IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE TERRITQjtX iHiilim-l rwi ttnfuso New Colloge Bulldlnir. The Outhrle Capital sayt: Governor C. M. llarnci, Captain J. C. Tousley, W. E. llolton and J, P. Uondy returned to this city yesterday noon from Still water where they attended as mem bers a tetslon of the board of regents of the Agricultural and Mechanical college and a meeting of the "buUttcli" board. ,', 1$, The principal renton for tho meeting of tho regents was to accept the now library building from the contractor, John M. Ellis, of Mltico, Tc.xna. Tho building originally ,vai to have cost 10,810 dollars nnd should hnve been completed by January 1, 1000, the cou tract calling for a forfoltfurc of 63 per day for each dny after that date that the building was not completed. De spite that fact, Contractor Kills de mands about 832,500 from tho board and all efforts to compromise the mat ter proved futile. The board made Hills a compromise offer of 820,000, but he held out for S.',300 more, nlthough tho board had not taken out the S3 a day forfeiture. All members of tho board were pres ent except C. J. llenson and they de termined not to except the building above the compromise offer. Thorc are portions of It still uullnlshcd nnd cettaln parts of the work arc consider ed rough, thusdamnglngthc structure." The board has been compelled to hold tcvcral meetings since January 1, on account of Hills' delay and also to pro vide an architect for all tho extra lime. One portion of the contract says that If any dispute, as to settlement shall arise between Kills and tho regents, that the matter ahull be referred, to thu architect, nnd whose decision hall be final. The architect, Mr. Joseph l'oucart, was appealed to and tho board divided the difference be tween his figures and Kills', thus fav oring the latter, but no settlement could be reached. Contractor Kills has anouncud thnt he will sue the territory and claims to have employed Attorney Ames of Ok lahoma City, to prosecute, the case. In regard to this matter a member of the regent's board said that he would prefer having the territory sued rather than pay several thousand dollarsmorc to Kills than are duo him. In case Kills sues, the board will demand the (3 per day forfeiture since January 1, looy." Indian Torrltory'a Timber Law. Muscogee. Thu belief Ik general In Indian Territory that It is unlawful for persons to cut timber for fuel nnd offer it for sale for local consumption In the dllTcreut towns. As a result the pi ice of wood at Ardmore has doubled in a year. J. lllalr Shoenfelt, United States Indian agent, is authority for the statement that this belief is a mis take, and said: "Indian Intpector Wright and my telf havu encouraged the sale of wood In the towns in the territory where It would bo used for domestic purposes and not shipped out of the territory There Is n certain revenue which quite a number of citizens secure thtoitgh the clearing up of farms and sale of wood that helps them out in thu course of the year nnd the secretary of the Interior never contemplated taking away from theio men this Income from this source. Thu regulations do contemplate, however, thu driving out uf thu Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma avvmlll men who were in a fair way of denuding the territory of its forests. There hns not been n proiccutlou, nor has there been a warning scut out to the wood haulers In any part of the Indian Teirltory demanding that they they should quit the business, nnd their efforts to make a livelihood by supply ing thu citizens, of the towns with stove wood or wood for heating purposes have rather been encouraged." Itjr forging Campaign Chechi. New York, Oct. 20. Operating tin tier the cloak of agents of the repub lican congressional campaign commit tee rogues have succeeded In obtain ing probably $I()0,(I0() on forged cheeks In this i'ly ami through the state. The committee will lose nothing. Want to llrrp llr. Uuajrla. Indianapolis, Intl., Oct. 20. Trusted of the, Merldau Street Methodist church li'ive agreed to prevent thu transfer of l)r Ouuylc, Its pastor, to thu (Irand Avenue church, Kiiuhiu Cty, If possible, by more tliun equullng the Kniisns Clly oiler. Nw luillan Territory College. Muscogee, I. T Oct. 20. The cop ncrstonu of Spalding Institute was laid here yesterday, it Is being built by thu M. H. church, south, ut n cost ol $30,000 nnd will be tho largest college building In the territory. A Naw Kallroad for Tuiaa. Santa Fc, N. M Oct. 20. Articles of Incorporation havu becif filed for the Kl Paso, Pecos Ynlley & Kasterti railway extending from Hosvvcll, N. M., to Kl Paso, Tex., n distance of 173 mIIcj. This lino will shorten thu distance by rail between Kl Paso nnd Kansas City and Chicago 200' tulles. Will Ut Anaarlcsn Locomotive, Bt. Petersburg, Oct. CO. Four en gineering corps have begun laying out a railroad between Orenburg and Taschkend for which American lo comotives have been ordered, Will Rolv Upon Lnoy Law. Sportsmen will rely upon the Lacr Inw this year to prevent the shipment of quail to ouUlde markets. In pant years thousands upon thousands, of dozens of quail were killed by pot hunters and scut to Knnias City, Chi cago and St. Louis by commission dealers In violation or the game laws. The game warden, Whit M. (Irani of Oklahoma City, Instituted a number of prosecutions Inst year and confiscated a large amount of game, with bene ficial result!). Ordinarily quail retail In Outhrle at 81 a dor.cn. Au idea of the surplus received fur shipment can be glveu when it Is told that last sea ion nriesl fjlghlcned (bipptrs und cauacii them to go but of buSluesi for & time. During the scare the local mar ket became so overstocked that local dealers bought quail at 10 cents a dozen, less than one cent ench. Depu ty United States marshals will co-operate with game wardens und county of ficers this year In suppressing unlaw ful tralllo Iu quail. Form of Daliot P'ropnrod. ' Outhrle. The territorial board of election commissioners met on the 17 to pass upon tho certificates and peti tion of nominations of candidates for delegate la 'Congrees and the two houics of the general assembly and to prepare ihe fork 'of the official bal lot. W.'IaVJcnklB, territorial secre tary and aetleg governor, sat ns chair taau in the absence ofOovernor Homes. Joseph W. McNeklv're'irescntcd tho re publican pnrty-'a'nd Joseph Wlaby In tho absence of 0. O. Ueraer, appointed for the democrats by Governor llarncs, was appointed for that tfartyby ActtnR Oovcrnor Jenkins. All the candidates of the different parties succeeded In filing their certificates or petitions of nominations before M2 o'clock on the night of tho 10, anil nono was received after that hour. The.fuslonlats have a full ticket. Tho rcpiiiitlcaM made no nomination for thu Ufth council dls trlct, K. Duffy, anti-fusion populist, appearing as the republican candidate by petition. Iu the twenty-fourth leg islative district, the fusion candidate, Paul Ncsblt, and the nntl-f unionist pop ulist, W. H. Spear, contested for the namo populist. Isaac Ferguson, fus ion, nnd A. McArthur, populist, made a similar conicst In the twelfth council district. For purposes of campaign strntcpy the two dominant parties brought out tickets In the different council and legislative districts, bearing these names: "The Hryan Ticket." "Free" Silver," "independent Hepubllcnn," Independent Democrat," Straight Democratic'' ami "Abraham Lincoln Republican." Dennis T. Flynn, as tho republican congressional, wns given the device of mi eagle. Hubert A. NeT's name will appear in two places on thu ballot. As a democrat his device, will bo a rooster. Ah n populislMils device will be n plow. John S. Allen wns given the name of antl-fuslon populist, and his device will be thcplctutcuf a home. Kdgar T. Tucker, socialist candlduto for Congress, will have au open baud as the emblem nf his party. The fus ion and antl-fuslon populists each wanted the device of a plow, but the fusion populists won by reason of their bclnfr tlrst to Hie the ccrtltlcatcof nom ination of their congressional candi date. Thu election board was divided as to whether the names of congressional and legislative nominees should bo printed on one ballot. McNeal favored separate ballots, but Wlaby und Jenkins were for consolldntlsn. Antl-Horao Thlof Association Moots Oklahoma City. The annual session of the Aull-Horse Thief association met here Wednesday. The meeting was called to order In the opera housa In tho inoiuingby President Barnes of I'uvvnec. After the usual routlue busi ness the convention went Into execu tive scsilon, which hinted ull tho ufter noon. The most effective metlio.l of capturing and dealing with horse thieves wus discussed. Tlie conven tion lasted three days. Shot at Hor Foot. Sulphur. Oeorgo Campbell, while handling a gun which he thought wns uot loaded, asked a little daughter of M L. Mooro to hold up her foot and let him shoot at It She did so and Campbell pulled the trigger, llolh barrels exploded but the shot missed the girls foot, most of them lodging In n post near by. Two of Moore'n sons were Injured, one receiving three shot Iu his leg ami thu other three In tho back of Ids head. Antl-3nloon Loaiino Dofontad. Oklahoma City. The untl-saloon league met Its first defeat in the com missioners' court here cm Wednesday last, when the commissioners overruled the motion made by the counsel for thu anti-saloon leugue to cancel several liquor licenses which hud breu granted to saloon keepers whom thu league al leged had viol a led the law. These uru the cases which were sent back from ths supreme court for a rc-hcurlng by ihe board. Sportsman aro Unhappy. ArkntiBns City, Kan. The hunters and Ushorineu aro wurrled over a let ter that wns received here recently from tlie department oi Indian alia Irs. It benrs the Information thut hereafter the gntno nud tlsh law relating to per sons hunting or tlshlng on lndlau Inuds will be enforced to thu very let ter and hunters In the Indian country may not be surprised It their arms aro confiscated by the pol'-. Tho hunters of this city will probably obey the warning given by the letter, although It will deprive them of a great amount of sport. For several years the Indian country has been about the only place where quail and prattle chicken could bo found In sufllclent numbers to afford porL The quail have continued to grow to scarce on the farms of this teglou that every farmer who has a covey of the birds on his place guards theaa aa closely as ne uoes his domestic fowls. The new stand taken by the Indian authorities will lessen the num ber of hunting parties that go from Usis city. Indiana Play Football. The University of Oklahoma defeated the Chllloeco Indian football team at Norman last Siturduy by a score of 27 too. The 'varsity went through t ho inillans' line and around ends for gain of five to 30 yards. Thu uulvcislty plays Muscogee next Satuiday. Postal Growth nt Ponoa City. The Courier c'tcs that the Ponca City poitotllco Is growing in business steadily. Kadi new quarter shows an Increase over the relative quarter for the year preceding. Tho quarter Just cluscd shows u total business of 3I440.4U while thu same quarter last year was 1,303 SI, au Increase of SI 10.03 or about IU per ccuL Murdorora nro Sontonood. Arapahoe. Tho trial of llurrell Lano Kdvvnrd Lane, Udluvv Terry and liar Held Terry for killing a Herman farm er near this place resulted In thclrcon vlctlou, with penitentiary sentuucci as follows: Uurrull Lano, ten years; hdward Lnne and Osrfleld Terry four yenrs cachi I'.dlow Terry, flvo yenra. rirat Donkt of Her Love. about to start on a air dear Adolf, when you are far vnu will writ ia (VerSaara tint, tol.lf h Hi Ol. A.U.'i. nils.. Ik.l r..l.... -- . . I.. . rw.v iim, ifiiiiiiuiK .uu : ii ri " iJm(.wttttr to ine, do you real V ! ma. a..- ihtAii n...i. .ii.J.1.. ifm-af.. a.;.z.r. ":y.""o'",t,?..vi" j (f''i . ? i oirajr otorita. -: .. imi uoaat oi iter I She (i br lover U about ti win "Withe perWjpia wheo swyrotrtaVrne"iSat you mf,iroJfiv rt towa pu visit. hatlV.rl,L7h,0,Mrme ""," salted heBsb. 'by the atorr rrf-Jenah and the whaler' The ie'Sri" C- ife Tl,hi ,he !" Ww "id no rfu.l" ea.a 1 " .ml. " .nvuM WJII HiSSaImi lit ".I I. 1 aaa TM Wa. 7i.-.. i ..''. uon l snow inn was thouffht to In. v.r ....l.i.i. In nnAtn',,t.Z'yi7rr-yi' "" ,vuu,, jsriroii JOUt Journal, 1 Ca.teDa(e Enterprlae. , Mr. Oldbam-Oh, I don't know that 1 have much to complain ef in a builneai way) I am holding my own. Mti4 Oldbam That won't do, Jobn. II foe want to be a successful business anan today you munt strife toehold as much si possible of everr body elie'ir-IUchaond I)n -U- patch. Kind of Ike Kid. Joiim Com, be hoBcitj when you haw to walk the baby don't you awear allttltl Smith Poaalblv,-hot then the baby mar such snoUewith hl crylna that nobody cat bear mc IJoslon Transcript. a ' When, a man it looking for trouble hi never loses his wsy. Town Topics. " THE TURN OF LIFE. The Most Important Period in , a Woman's Existence. Mrs. John son Tells How She Was Helped Over the Trying Time. -aasaBaBBBBBBaBaSaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBBSaaw -aaaaaaaBBBBBSSaka. aaaaf aW My yM mUl V v & laaal H W J m ". lm aaaal I aaaaaaaaTTalyafflaaaaaaaaaaVraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW I Lbbb Owing to modern mothods of living, not ono woman In a thousand ap proaches this perfectly natural chnngo without capcrlcnclng a train of Tcry annoying, and sometimes painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes, sending tho blood surging to the heart until it seems ready to burst, and tho fulnt feeling that follows, sometimes with chills, as if the heart wero going to stop for good, nro only a few of the symptoms of a dangerous nervous trouble. Tho norves aro crying out for assistance, Tho cry should bo heeded in time. Lydla E. Plnkham'a Vcgetablo Compound was prepared to meet tho needs of woman's system nt this trying period of her life. The threo following letters ere guaranteed to be genuine end true, and atlll further prove what a great medicine Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is for women. Mar. 12, 1807. " Dear Mm. Pi.ikium t I have been tick for a long time. I waa taken sick with flooding. All my trouble seemed to bo in the womb. I echo all the time at tho lower part of tho womb. Tlie doctor saya the womb ia covered with ulcers. I Buffer with a pain on tho left sldo of my back over tho kidney. I am fifty years old and passing through tho change of life. Please advise me what to do to get relief. Would Kite to hear from you as Boon as possible." Mas. CiiARLOTTK Jou.fso.t, Monclova, Ohio. Jan. Zi, 1898. " I have been taking your remedies, and think they have helped me a great deal. I had been in lied for ten weeks when I began taking yottr Vegetable Compound, but after using it for a short time I waa able to be up around the house. The aching in the lower part of womb has left me. The most that troubles me now Is tho flowing. That is not so bad, but still there is a little overy day. I am not discouraged yet, and shall contlnuo with your i.dlclne, for I believe it will euro mc." Mus. Cuaiilotte JoufaoT, Monclova Ohio. April 13, 1000. " I send you this letter to publish for the benefit of others. I was sick for about nine years bo that I could not do my work. For three months I could not sit up long enough to havo my bed made. I had flvo different doctors, and all said there was no help for me. My troublo waa change of life. I Buffered with ulceration of tho womb, pain in sides, kidney and stomach trouble, back' ache, headache, and dizziness. I am well and strong, and feel like a new person. My recovery is a perfect surpriBo to everybody that knew me. I owe all to Lydla B. Pi u It ham's Vcgetablo Compound. I would not do without your mediclno for nnythlng. There Is no need of women suffering bo much if they would tako your remedies, for they aro a Buro cure" Mbs. Cuaiilotts Jou.vsnx, Monclova, Ohio. When ono stops to think about tho good Mrs. Johnson derived from Mrs. Piuhlmm'n ndvlca and medicine, it seems alr-iout beyond belief ; yet It Is all truo as stated In her three, letters published nbove at her own request. Ah u. matter of positive fact Mrs. Plnkham hat on fllo thousands of letters from women who havo been safely carried through that danger period " Chan go of Life." Mrs. Johnson's euro is not an unusual ono for Mrs. Pink ham's mediclno to accompllrh. $5000 ItKWAUIl. Wo liaredctoilteilwltlilh National Clly Bank of Lynti.SMOO, which villi to ('aid to any iron wbocan Sad that the abore tritlmoolal latltra aro not genuliio, or were publiihoJ httoro obtaining tb. wrltur'a (paclal per nilMloa. LYDLA 1. l'LNKUAM MKDlcQtB CO. ftoqulsltlon Prom Missouri, tluthrlo. Oovcrnor Uarucs honored a requisition for Adolphus .Mahaney, who is under Indictment In Maries county, Mo., for murder In the first de gree. Mahaucy shot and killed James Cress November 3, 1803, and has since been a fugitive. He was arrested at Wffttnnfvn.- -. ",,...- ,. rnauu uniungma uny Exiansion. The terminal railroad three, mllci long, which gives the St, Louis and! ban rrancieco at Oklahoma City's up-town station waa completed Katuril day nigh tend the tialus now run u.( town. The Frisco has beep t at yieeHii uiaauTBBtavge oareioioro oeoauao lie station waa so far frosa the business canter. WALTHAM WATCHES Over twenty-five years ago the American Waltham Watch Company stated that "350,000 Waltham Watches are speaking for themselves in the pockets of the people." To-day EIGHT MILLION Waltham Watches are in use throughout the civilized world. " The Pcrftcitd American Witch ", an lllaslrtted book of Interesting Information about watches, tutlt be tent free upon request, American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Mass. Dr. Bull's Couch Syrup res Hacking Coughs, Bora Lungs, Grippe, Pneumonia I Bronchitis In a few days. 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