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The state herald., 1894-09-14
NEGROES IN OKLAHOMA.
Sixty Thousand Coior~d People Heipin.
to Civlliyc the Land.


Guthrie, o. r.. Sept lO-The growth
OF oklahoma has been one OF the most
remarkable In tn. history of American
territories. A few years ago II was n
barren wilderness. inhabited only by
savage Indians and lawl,ss white men:
to-day II Is knocking at the doors OF
congress for admission To the Union
rs n state. When II Is admitted 1t will
have Il larger Afro American popula.
iion than any state OF Its size and pop.
ulaiion In the Union outside the south
crn states. The Afro American pop.
ulation Of Oklahoma numbers GG.O0O.
there being $3.50 In Blaine county. H.
900 In kingiisher county. S.4UO In Lin
coin county. 1909 In Logan county.
the remainder being scattered In all
the other counties. The total property
holdings OF these people il S6.3J3.326.
divided as follows: S5.SiS. 100 repre-.
scented by 5Si.sl0 acres Of farm land:
ST.. 400 represented 10y town property.
and SSiI.I36 represented by person.
aiity.
The land In oklahoma Is largely raw
and the price | place upon II IL ex.
tremcly low. Settlers have hardly be.
gun 10 build deliberately and the ma.
joriiy OF the pioneers brought with
them no personality worth mention.
Ing, save their teams, when they first
came. some came even tcamlcss. The
first personality valuation Is. therefore.
very low. II YOU could have seen this
barren country, however. on April 90.
1889, then gone away md dropped
down upon us to-day. you would be
wonde struck ut the meiamorphosis
The dugout the sod house and the
shacks are being rapidly replaced by
beautiful and comfortable homes for
man and beast.
Most OF the Afro-Amcricans In Okla.
hona went there from the southern
states. Tennessee furnished n very
large number. and these are constant.
~ drawing others after them. 40 II Is
possible that when the territory IL nd.
mittcd 10 the Union II viii have an
Afro-Amrrican population Of 10000
In several instances when these men
have been mcnnrcd 10y unfricndly In.
dams and whites, they have shown
that the courage and determination
which carried them Into the territory
and enabled them To secur" homes In
the wilderness We're sufficient To pro.
lcct them and their property.
The state herald., 1894-09-14

Over-contidence is dangerous ele-
ment of weakness in any party. 1t
is hoped that Republicans will not
make the mistake OF imagining that
they can afford to do any less than
their best in selecting state ticket for
the suffrage of the people. Clean, hon
est men of ability only are needed,
and ward workers must be content for
the present TO remain in private life
The state herald., 1894-09-14

In speaking OF the recent great strike
lately. Mr.. Sovereign said; ~ can I'm.
that would dcnnnd n strike. but gen.
crnly speaking only temporary victor.
lcs nrc accomplished IN that way.
STRIKES widen the breach between In,
Dor aud ltn employers. All strikes nrc
illegal and strlkcla nrc criminals.
workmcn must look for relief to somc
other source" .-..-.,...
The state herald., 1894-09-14
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The state herald., 1894-09-14

An unselnsh beauty comes mighty near
being an angel.
The state herald., 1894-09-14

ii should think you would know. When
nil the others are industriously. writing or
studying their lessons who 10 he who nts
idly In his seat and watches the rest, In.
stead Of working himselfT
'sThe teacher"
The state herald., 1894-09-14
Tho ronde.. Hour Memory Recalls.

The question naturally suggests itssls
which Is "The fondcst hour memory g.
hope to engage ever had q controy1rsy With
his stomach on the subject Of dyspepdl-
After convincing proofs that the digs.tiys
resort s been made to Hostetter'. stomach
Bitters7 II 30, the "fondest hour" has
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assimilate thoroughly and eat heartily With.
out fear of being uncomfortable after.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22

with her right arm around youth and her
left arm extended forward pointing toward
the city of Washington in the background.
showing the dome OF the Capitol and the
Washington monument. To make the OBJ
ject lesson complete History ought to be
represented as saying to youth: Young
man, beware of following in the footsteps
Of some Of those who assemble in yonder
building under the pretense of legisating
for the national welfare. Better drive a
garbage cart, clean the streets. sell circus
lemonade, peddle bananas join the
American idiot Association and go out on
a sympathetic strike than go to Congress
and spend seven months trying to prove
that it is the first duty of an American
statesman to promote foreign industries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
BOOMING WORTHLESS NOVELS.

The advertiser of literary wares has
many subtle devices for making his mer-
chandise SELL and none has the art more
fully developed than the one who works
up a demand for English novel The
American public has been repeatedly vic
timized during the past year by having
thrd-cass novels by hitherto unheard Of
English writer's palmed off upon il as most
desirable literature. The method of pro-
cedure seemed obscure at first, but when
investigated proves exceedingly simple.
The novel is first written and printed II
it contains matter of doubtful morality, or
its theme is one not commonly discussed in
polite society. so much the better the OBJ
jectionable characteristic. whatever it is,
is artfully announced beforehand and the
British matron put on the alert. She writes
letters to the newspapers denouncing the
book i'm advance. When il is out she
reads il. OF course. and writes more let
ters to the papers in stern condemnation
Naturally. other British matrons. and
maids as well. insist upon reading it for
themselves. and so the tale has run. II
a dealer can be persuaded TO refuse 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
TENDS TO HYPOCRISY.

After stating that George NJ. Pullman
worth eight millions, an exchange remarks
that "this shows what a man can do in
this free country by pluck and gouging."
This is fair sample of the would-be face
tious speeches sure to be made about any
very wealthy man who chances to be tenn
porarily prominent. The photographers do not
mean what they say; they are only fol-
lowing a popular tendency to disparage
millionaires by insinuations against their
honesty. But the popular tendency is hy-
pocritical; it is an outgrowth of envy. The
Gratis know in their hearts that men Of
millions are not necessarily or invariably
rascals. and every last one of them would
like nothing better than to be a plutocrat
be a Pullman, does any one believe he
would refuse the chance, or. accepting it.
that he would distribute his millions among
his employees without value received in re-
turn! Inc pursuit Oh wealth. Is not the
noblest occupation a man engage in,
but it is at least honorable and legitimate
and open to all. Wealth has its uses, and
few, indeed, are the persons who would
not be more than willing TO enjoy it's
blessings. To be continually processing
otherwise is an unnecessarily hypocritical
proceeding. since it deceives no one. 1t
has. moreover. a bad influence. There was
a time. not so long ago. when boys were
stimulated to exertion by being told that
poverty was no barrier 10 the achievement
of wealth and fame. Cases like that of
cited as proper examples for emulation.
Now, when an instance Of such progress is
mentioned. it is accompanied with an in
situation that the money was not honestly
acquired and the millionaire is spoken of
with a sneer. The effect cannot be good.
Boys will see for themselves that the op-
portunity is theirs, and they will not be
deferred by sneers from the effort to gain
wealth; but the disparagement of its own
ers will tend to undermine their own in
tegrity. If millionaires are considered dis
honest whatever they may do. the coming
plutocrats will incline to be less exact in
their own business methods and will right
,, fully bear the reputation now indiscrimi.
natingly bestowed on the class
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
THE GREATEST OF PROBLEMS.

To listen TO much of the talk which is
now being made in advocacy of the gov
eminent ownership of railroads one might
come TO the conclusion that such a change
could be made without difficulty. Germany
has done it most successfully. they tell us.
Germany. In response 10 this statement
those who consult statistics will find that
in compact Germany passenger rates on
the same class OF cars are higher than in
per mile is nearly double that in this
country Travellers assert that the &C
commodations in European countries man
aging railroads are inferior. Those who
cite Germany forget that what is known
as politics here has no influence in the
running of German roads.
Many of those persons who are demand
ing government control so loudly would
confscate the railroad property or pay for
it in irredeemable paper money. These
persons should not receive any public at
tention. The government has no more
right to coniscate railroad property than
any other form of wealth. In plan for
the requirement of the interstate railroads
by government. prepared by President
Blackstone. of the Chicago & Alton Rail
road Company. he starts out with a
proposition TO have the government take
ad pay for all interstate railroads at a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
NOT A NEW, but AN IMPORTANT
TOPIC.

The subject of good roads is one which,
though it would be more correct to say
we always have bad roads with us. At
least, that is true in Indiana, and likely
to continue until the people become more
thoroughly awakened as to the necessity of
good roads and better informed as to their
value than they are yet. The Journal has
enlisted for the war in this matter and
will never rest until Indiana has not only
join ed the good roads procession. but taken
a position we'll towards the front which
is her proper place in all progressive move
ments One of the speakers at the Good
Roads Congress at the worlds fair said
columbus discovered America in vain it,
after four hundred years, we are still be-
hind the ancient Peruvians in one of the
elements of civilization, and are not
ashamed of it, people not yet emerged
from barbarism, with no written language,
and no means of record or communication
better than knotted string. yet possessing
a system of roads which astonished their
Spanish conuuerors more than all the other
marvels Of that marvellous land" The diff
ficulties OF road building in Indiana are
nothing as compared with those that exist
in mountainous countries, yet the roads of
ancient and uncivilized Peru far surpassed
those of Indiana to-day.
The first thing to be done before a good
roads movement can become effective is
to convince the people. or a majority of
them, that good roads a good invest
ment. There is reason TO believe that the
people of Indiana, especially those of the
rural districts, have not yet been convinced
on this point. The effort to enlist the Leg
islature in the movement has failed be-
cause a majority of the members repre-
lieve it would pay. They were unwilling.
as they put it, to place any more burdens
on the farmers. and there is reason to be-
lieve that they represented the views of a
majority of that class. farmer who
thinks that good roads do not pay shows
his lack Of information. There farmers
who think that good live stock does not
pay that good wagons do not pay that
good farm implements do not pay, and
who even deride good farming. Fortunate
~. these are not a majority. and it is TO be
hoped their number is growing less, but
there are too many such Only degree
above these in intelligence and knowledgS
of his true interests is the farmer who
believes that good roads do not pay
They do pay in many ways They
largely augment the benefit OF railway
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
FAILURE OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

In one of the smaller colleges of the
East member of the graduating class as
sailed college athletics in a manner which
seems to have called down upon his head
more epithets than argument calculated to
refute his position. He shows that in some
early New England colleges provision was
made that the student should have physical
training in workshops. Now, while there
are instructors in gymnastics, the exercise
is left optional, so that physical training Is
practically confined to the abnormal exer-
ton on the part of few men as baseball
or football teams. or oarsmen. He boldly
asserts that all the physical culture that
the large body of students know about is
that which they witness in intercolege con-
tests. He proceeds to show that the men
who devote themselves to being class or
college champions are so frequently dis
abled by overexertion and accidents which
mar them for life that these popular col
lege games as now practced, that is, pro-
fessionally, injurious. Furthermore,
this graduating man says that the result OF
his observation is that these games. as pro-
fessionally played, detract interest from
study and introduce system of betting
which has become very general. The ex-
pense of such contests has become very
heavy. and students who are not able are
compelled to contribute. The reform which
this young man suggests is to stop the pro-
contests and have courses laid down in
physical training under special instructors,
which the student must take. Some of
these courses of physical training he would
have selected from the useful arts, so that
to the college would be attached a manual
training school
There is evidently much in what this
graduate of the class of '9i has been saying
The very few have too much training in or
der to be professionals, while the many
have no physical training whatever unless
the military instructor compels all to parti-
cipate, now and then. in an infantry drill
comprising manual of arms. So much at
tention is given to the various contests, and
some of them have been attended with
such excuses that trustees and faculties in
a number of leading universities are con-
sidering the propriety of putting an end to
them. as the officers of Harvard have prac-
ticaly already done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22

Two steamships which sailed from New
York on Wednesday last carried $50
Catholic pilgrims to the shrine of Lourd as
Lourdes is a French town of about five
thousand population, situated in the heart
of the Pyrenees mountains. 1t derives it's
celebrity from the alleged fact that on
Feb. IL, 1858, certain peasant girl saw
there an apparition of a beautiful woman
who commanded that on that spot q chapel
should be erected to which the faithful
might come on pilgrimages of worship.
Since then it is claimed that seventeen
apparitons have been seen there, and that
thousands have been healed of disease at
the shrine and miraculous fountain. An
nual pilgrimages to the chapel are made
by great numbers of people from all parts
of Europe, and from more remote
countries. 1t is expected that 10000 per-
sons will visit the shrine during the month
of August, to the great enrichment of the
local lodging houses, restaurants and shop
keepers. OF the American pilgrims, while
all are Catholics some go as mere sight
seers, others to worship and several to be
cured of paralysis, blindness or other
chronic diseases. They also carry zoo pc
titions from persons unable to go asking
for blessings of various kinds, which will
be laid the shrine while prayers are
recited that the requests be granted. Up
to the present time the people of Lourdes
have ungratefully neglected to erect a mon
ument TO the peasant girl who first saw,
thought she saw, or pretended to see.
the appartion that rescued their town
from oblivion and made it center of at
traction for pious pilgrims from all quar-
tiers of the globe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
THE USE OF A HOBBY.
Ii Prevents Monotony and Keeps Its
POssessor Young.


Blessed indeed is he that hath a hobby
of any kind. Somebody has said that fad
is the most effectual antidote 10 the miser-
les o. everyday life that can be found, and
will keep even the arch enemy, OLD age, al
bay longer than anything else. Let IL be
quent interest in anything scientific-or
even a thing OF elementary intelligence
only Collections of all kinds add az inn
mense Zest TO middle-aged exlstcnc e-ccllec-
lions OF books and rare brlc-a-orac down
10 collections of pressed flowers or insects.
with suitable photographs Will be FOUND an
interesting and satisfactory occupation for
idle hours; and although school girls dia-
ries have been laughed out or existence,
any one might compile most interesting
story of his life by adding to simple mar.
ration of passing events pictures
from illustrated papers. photo
graphs. clippings from newspapers,
and odds and ends of drawings. al Of
which would be most valuable in the years
TO come. not only on account OF associa-
ton, but as furnishing trustworthy data
in regard 10 events. a woman who had
a fancy In this way kept for years for
the amusement Of herself and her children
a sort OF illustrated logbook or consecu-
tive history OF their domestic life. as Well
as OF their connection with the world at
large putting aside and filing each vol
ume as it was completed on the library
shelves. she had a complete history OF
their lives extending over a period or
twenty years and more, when suddenly an
important lawsuit cropped up IN the fam
ily Charges were made against her hus-
bands administration OF certain estates.
and IL would have been hard 10 refute
them without the aid Of her record. and
she had the satisfaction OF seeing her
books brought into the cour; 70 afford a
complete vindicatiOn OF his action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22

The attention of ex-President Harrison,
who is now visiting in the East was called
to a dispatch stating that a farmer in
Lawrence county, this State, had recently
plowed up a silver medal presented to
Gen. William Henry Harrison by the gov
eminent for bravery in the Indian war of
1911. General Harrison said
The only medal voted by Congress to my
grandfather was a gold one presented for
bravery displayed by him at the battle of
Tippecanoe. That medal is now in my
possession. / never heard of silver du-
plicate having been made. However, q
silver copy of the medal may have been
cast at some time. know that a number
of silver medals Of the campaign of 1910
bore the date of the battle of Tippecanoe.
and the one found on Mr.. Birds place
NAV be one of these. ] think there must
be some mistake about this silver medal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Senator PETER ties his napkin around his
neck outside his whiskers and drinks his
soup out of the bowl
The descendants OF Queen Victoria are
either now in possession of, or will in
the natural course OF events come to oc-
cupy seven thrones in Europe.
The new royal baby in England has been
baptized with water brought from the Jor-
dan river. and his name now is Edward
Albert George Andrew Patrick David
Christian.
To Queen Natalie, of Servia, belongs the
distinction OF owning the finest head of
hair among the royalties of Europe. She
usually wears ii hanging in two long plaits
down her back.
While Asbury Park is suffering from a
visitation of ladybugs Mount Misery, " j.,
IS fighting gentleman bugs" The insect
is peculiar one. and is SO called because
its head resembles a plug hat cooked on
one side.
Gen Wade Hampton is ageing fast He
is very gray, his eyesight is falling and he
hobbies around on one leg. But when he
is in the saddle, it is said, he undergoes
a lightnng-like transformation, and be-
comes the ideal cavalryman.
One of the fastest stenographers in the
country is Miss X. Maud Wolfe, of Boston.
She writes fiuently in three languages.
and her notes are plainly written that
they are reddlly ueclpnereu Dy neT dSSlSl-
ants. Miss Wolfe is also remarkably pretty
ana highly educated.
John l. Blair made the first few dollars
OF his fortune OF $20,000.O00 by trapping
muskrats and rabbits and selling their
skins. He became a clerk in a country
store the age of ten, and at seventeen
he had a store of his own, with a cash
capital of 500 and a good commercial rep
utation.
The Pullman company owns shops in
Wilmington. Del. and MIR. Pullman has
been invited by persons interested in the
city TO enlarge his works there. 1t is
urged upon him that the workmen OF Will
mington are, for the most part prosperous
and orderly jewellers in their own houses.
and that there never has been labor riot
in the city.
curious poultry show is being organ
lied in Paris The principal feature OF IL
will be a championship competition for
growing ROSTERS. That is to say the bird
that crows the loudest. the longest and the
greatest number OF times in a given period
will take the prize. The champion cock OF
France is little bantam. hailing from the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22

The Adirondack mountain region is re-
garded as particularly favorable to suffer-
ers from pulmonary diseases, but one Sar-
anac hotel has got itself talked about be-
cause it positively refuses to accommodate
consumptives. Victims of tuberculosis are
not at any time especially agree
able companions for healthy persons,
especially when they are out for
pleasure, but perhaps the objection would
not of itself be sufficient to bar them from
a public resort. The medical theory that
certain forms Of consumption conta-
gious has, however, proved a sufficient ar
gument. Parents with young children and
persons who fear infection for themselves
decline to come into close association with
consumptives or to accept rooms previously
occupied by them. If the theory of conta-
gion is correct, and there is abundant evil
dence in it's support, this is the only right
course to pursue, and the rule of rejection
must sooner or later be adopted by all
hotels and places of public entertainment
What seems cruelty to the few is justice
to the many. Consumptives will be required
to go to sanitariums especially provided for
them.