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4 t ? K - r J 3 'ftCfc 5 5f t t - pv: ' lv " , J.' - I: -" ii . V f r. When a man thinks he knows It all he is seldom ablo to get his neigh bors to indorso his thoughts. National Pure Food and Drugs Act. The Garfield Tea Company's prepara tions comply in even' respect with the rcquiiutncnts of The Nntional Pure Food nnd Drugs Act, June 30th, 1000. Serial No. 384, assigned by the Government, -will appear on every package of their goods. Australia's Chief Engineer. T. Roberts, chief mochanical en gineer of tho South .Australian gov ernment, has been appointed, subject to tho ratification of the various Aus tralian governments, consulting min ing engineer for tho whole of Aus tralia, with an office in London. Tho nomination comes from the Australian commissioner of railways. Laundry work at homo would be much moro satisfactory if tho right Starch were used. In order to get tho desired stiffness, it is usually neces sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of tho fabric h hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys tha appearancd, but also affects tho wear ing quality of the goods. This troublo can be entirely overcome by using De fiance Starch, as it can bo applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than other makes. To Utilize Power of Tides. A group of several engineer aud capitalists, headed by William O. Weber, of Boston, believo they have revolutionized tho industrial system by a new device utilizing tho power of the tides so as to manufacture com pressed air. A plant is about to be erected at South Thomaston, Me., to demonstrate the value of this Invention. SfflfrF $Sjr -ti Ml WW AnMvt'Jrk fir Jvs-Z" Flflli'HBJ METALLIC CUmWMZB If you are a good shot you deserve U. M. C. cartridges if you are a poor shot, you need them. They are wonder fully accurate and always reliable. U.M.C.cartrldeea are guaranteed, also standard arms when U. M. C. cartridges are used as specif led on labels. The Union Metallic Cartridge Company Bridgeport, Conn. Anjt JI8 Dradwtj, N. Tork. JtyfeasKHsl BH THE CANADIAN WEST IS THE BEST WEST Tho tostlmony of thou sands duriiu tho pust V our Is thut tho Ciiii.iilluii Vent Is tho best WoU Year br your tho agri cultural ruturns huvo In crouheil In volume and In viiiuo, and still iho Cana dian Government oilers KIO ncrva F1CKK to every bona tldo settlor. Some of the Advantages Tho phonomonnl lncrcaso In railway nillcaKO main lines uiiU branches has put ulmostovery per tlun of tho country within eusy reach of churches, schools, markets, chuup fuel and ovory modoro convenience. Tho N1NKTY MILLION nUSHKLWHKATCUOI' of I tils year moans WU.OUU.UJU to Uio fanners of Western Canada, apart from tho results of othor grains uud oaltlo. Korudvlco and Information address tho SUl'KIt 1NTHNDKNTOK1MM1UUATION, Ottawa, Cunadu, or any authorized Uovernment Akoiu. J. S. CRAWFORD, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kusas City, MiisourL BUILDERS MATERIAL We manufacture all kinds of mill work, sash, doors, mouldings and hardwood finish. Write us for prices. MUSKOGEE SASH & DOOR CO., Muskogee, Indian Territory. Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Editor. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. Reign of the Plug Hat. Tho ping hat ia a decidedly uncom fortable articlo of wear. But it is picturesque. Who is thoro but can remember with affection some old childhood character whoso distinguish ing mark was a battered plug hat that had survived tho shocks and tho wrecks of half a hundred seasons? Tho plug hat is associated with the village doctor, tho lean and sallow minister and tho local undertaker. Perhaps tho school teacher had one, too, and it is certain that wo can re call distinctly tho day that father was elected to the legislature and was pre sented with a hat by his admiring friends. It will be a long time beforo the plug hat becomes actually extinct. Tho plug hat is a thing that never wears out, says tho Kansas Journal. It becomes tattered and generally dis reputable, it is true, but this is a con dition that seems to endear it that much moro in tho affections of tho possessor. Tho plug hat has survived tho warming pan and tho snuff box. When all things else have succumbed to the tide of time, the plug hat has held its own on the heads of its devotees. The Skulker and the Hustler. Accidents and exceptions for indiv idual reasons aside, tho. young man whose chief jffort has been to avoid If working more than his pay called for and who has carried this as the gov erning principle of his life, has been a greater or less failure. When he him self has reached middle life and has begun to complain because other men have got ahead of him, he looks every where but in the right place for the reason. The place is himself and tho reason is that he made tho mistake of never doing as well as ho could, be cause he was afraid of cheating him self. What ho actually did was to cheat himself in tho worst way, says tho New Bedford, Mass., Standard. There is, as a rule, no escape from the truth that unless a man gives the best there is in him he will never get the best there is for him. Careers which. look liko exceptions to this rule are due either to peculiar conditions such as do not arise in ordinary lives or else the appearance Is deceptive. Japan a Practical Nation. Marvelous is the fortune of Japan. The only nation that might Btay her continental strides toward empire is paralyzed by -revolutionary struggles against a government whose existence is a monstrous anachronism. The na tions which must meet her on the world-wide flold of indisirial war have tied their own hands with vain eco nomic theories belonging to a dead time. Thoro is no nation so practical as tho Japanese. What is best to be done, that thing they do. Their consti tution is not invoked to Inhibit the genoral welfare and stay up tho priv ileges of a plutocracy. Dead govern mental theories of a bygono age aro dead to them and they modify their political philosophy to suit tho future. Though they worship their ancestors, romarks tho Portland Oregonlan, they caro less than any other people for time-worn opinions. Tho things that wo believo theoretically they put In practice. Chess Is the national game of Japan. All will admit that it is a scientific and highly Interesting game, but Americans want a game that moves along moro rapidly. Baseball is good enough for us. s Much of the spring poetry written is not necessarily for publication, but as a guaranty of good faith. At tho tlmo of his marrlago a man thinks he is getting a better half, but later on ho may discover that ho has a counterfeit on his hands. Givo Defianco Starch a fair trial try It for both hot and cold starching, and if you don't think you do better work, in less tlmo and at smaller cost, return it and your grocer will givo you back your money. Held to Life to the La&t. An old woman, who has just died at Wisbech, Germany, at tho ago of 81, wrote her own obituary notice on tho day beforo her death and also mndo a list of all the friends to whom sho wished memorial cards to bo sent Starch, like everything else, Is be ing constantly Improved, the patent Starches put on tho market 25 years ago aro very different and inferior to those of tho present day. In tho lat est discovery Defianco Starch all In jurious chemicals aro omitted, whilo the addition of another ingredient, In vented by us, gives to yio Starch a strength and smoothness never ap-' proached by other brands. Sympathy Not Needed. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, Norway's fa mous arctic explorer, now minister to Gerat Britain, makes light of the sympathy expressed by many persons anent tho "hardships" of travelers. Ho says: "There never was such mis placed sympathy as commiserating a man who has lived in the wilds. Most men who travel in out-of-the-way parts of tho world do so becauso they liko it. People who live in tho centor of what is called civilization do not un derstand, cannot realize, tho spell that getting close to naturo, battling, with nature, has on tho heart." He does not believe in tho use of alcoholic bev erages, holding that while liquor will raise the temperature for a few min utes, after that it falls lower than beforo. BIRD TRAVELS WITH G1RAFFI Red Billed Weaver Constant Compan ion of Animal Skyscraper. Tho red-billed weaver bird Is a con stant companion of tho giraffo, perch ing itsolf upon tho withers and flying along when its host takes to flight and immediately alighting again on its back at tho first opportunity. The only means of defenso or offonso by tho giraffo is by means of its hoofs, and tho blows it can dcllvor by kick Ing aro of tromondous power. Th old mnlcs during tho breeding season fight in this manner a good deal, and tho femalo employs tho samo meani In defending her young against cat nlvorous anlmala. Giraffes aro very swift of foot, and it requires a very floot horse to run them down. Experienced huntors, however, clmrgo them at full speed, and by this means aro of ton ablo to run into them, and if tho giraffes are fat they will soon becomo "blown." When running, tho tall Is twiHted in a corkscrow fashion over tho back and tho hind legs at each step aro thrown on tho outside of tho forelegs, giving a very grotesquo straddling appear ance. The giraffo is mute, but he has a very keen senso of hearing and of smoll. If afflicted with I aort eyes, una f Thompson's Eyi Watts ffiiiwMroin'WMTO iNilllIu, ,, .. i, ,li.ll.liil imiumi. ..mum II ,. ,,i,m, 1..1. mUiH.OT PiiPfPil ltt.llllJll.lllll.lllnMlliii.il Ml 1 AVegctablePrcparationfor As similating llicFoodandReguIa ting the Stomachs and Dowels of Promotes Digcslion.Chccrfur ness and Rest. Con tains neillier Opium.Morpliine nor Mineral. Not "Nar c o tic . frapc aTOldJlrSANUELPtTCUR Itmpku Seulm Jlx.Smtut lU&ibonakSed JMnpJW CtmlitdAigat h$Jysrrt Storm A perfect Remedy forConslipa Tion, Sour Stornach.Diarrhoca Worms .Convulsions ,r everish ncss and Loss of Sleep. ". . ::' Facsimile Signature of XEW YORK. CUSTOM For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of AAJ nf Ait HKllmBtiiIMBxEBvBvBBvB F EXACT COP OF WRAPPER. In Use For Over Thirty Years SCOTIA TMC MENTAUH C9MPANV. MCW VMM MTV.