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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
What Was on Her
Mind.

Mertie-I despise
that Specie girl.
She never meets
me but she tells
me about the low
ers and the num-
Der of proposals
she has had. She
makes me tired.
Marie-Me too.
I do hate to hear a
person talk shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Jones furiously)-Do you know. I've
married a young woman through a
matrimonial agency, which stated her
to be a countess. whereas find she is
only a cook?
Brown (interestedly)-A cookl You
lucky dog! Now you'll get your meals
sent up decently, old man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
The Worst.

MagiStra te-You
must be subjected
to a great many
temptations, you
are up before me
so often.
Prisoner OATS
de fac. boss. Dis
here am de world
of temptations and
trials. But de tri-
ais hit me de
hardest, boss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

They brought him food and said with
guile,
The victim tries to raise a smile
The smile that won't come off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
SAVE THE HARDWooDS.
Thousands of Axes Kept Going Con. stantly Are Creating Great
 Distraction.

Memphis Commercial-Appeal
 Memphis is the largest hardwood lum- Der market in the world, and Memphis is proud of the fact. because Memphis wants to be first and largest in every. thing that is good; but Memphis and the entire hardwood producing section of the country have cause for alarm over the rapid and indiscriminate slaughter of hardwood trees that is going on.
 The waste is something startling Giant trees are cut down and their trunks haul. ca to convenient saw mills to be cut ur into boards or blanks or scantling o, beams; or the logs are loaded on cars and shipped to the far North and East; O, they are rafted on the streams and fioated to tide water and shipped to foreign coun. tries. In the mere matter of slaves and stave-getting thousands of axes are kep, going constantly and the destruction is great. Much good lumber in the tops and branches that could be utilized Is left to rot on the ground Millions of feet of 1t are being sent abroad annually that are needed at home or which will be needed at home.
 This should be discouraged as much as possible. The South Is unbuilt and houses and homes of men must be built in town and country, on hill and valley in Its cuddled coves and across the sweeps of It's vast prairies, and much lumber will be required for this This one item alone would strip many thou sands of acres annually.
 Then the question of railroad ties must be considered. There are in the South or soon will be about 300 900 miles of rail. road. including side tracks, switches double tracks, etc., and on these are used about 5000 ties to the mile. The averag, life of tie Is about six years, whicf means that an average of 50,000 miles o roadbed must receive new ties every year which will require in all 150 900, 600 ties and in the six years 900. 900 900 new tie, must be provided, a sufficient amount tt denude a forest of enormous proportions This number of railroad cross-ties at s cents each would aggregate the vast sun of $450, 900. which. considered merel, as one item. is worth looking after.
 Our hardwood forests are expansive. bu not inexhaustible, and we should protec them. War should first be declared o, that arch enemy of the public, the maj who begins clearing off land for agricul tural purposes by first making dead nin' "-by first murdering hundreds an, hundreds of valuable trees by cutting circle around them so that the sap can not rise in the spring. and leaving then to slowly rot away and fall piece-meal. a though afflicted with the leprosy. Thi wanton destruction of property is a crfm that should be prohibited if possible an, punished severely when committed. I is less common than formerly, but 1t i yet being committed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
GAS SURE AS scRoaaINs Hoss. p
Origin of Companion Saying to "As Big a Fool as Thompson's Colt"

Origin of Companion Saying to "As
 Big Fool as Thompson's Colt"
 New York Sun.
 The Fossil Coterie, as an organization of baldheads in West End Avenue calls itself, had resurrection party the other | night. and one of them dragged out the | origin of the expression, "As big a fool as Thompson's colt"
 The offset to that story" said one of | the fossils, was As sure as Scroggins's s
 hoss.' Never heard of it? We'll. 1t was still running in Northwest Missouri when
 left there in 1876.
 "A railroad had been constructed be- tween St. Joe and Savannah in the early days, 1t covered a distance of about | twenty miles. There was one train a day
 each way, and 1t was made up of a com
 bination caboose, a freight car and of course an engine.
 There was no roundhouse at Savan- nah; nothing but turntable. a switch and a station. When the train arrived | there the engine was turned around, run | down on the switch and backed up to the caboose and freight car. The train | did not leave until afternoon, so that the | crew frequently went to town. about a
 turned in time to take out the train. Railroads were a novelty in that sec-
 tion. farmer named Scroggins lived
 near town. One day he drove to the sta-
 ton with some produce to ship to St. Joe. When he got to the station no one was about to take his stuff and he hitch eQ ms horse 10 the eno or the IrolSnC car
 while he went to town to hunt for the | conductor. He did not know. or if he did | he forgot when the train left, | When he failed to find the conductor | he returned to the station, but the train
 had gone. Ditto Scroggins's hoss and wa | gon and produce. When the train pulled
 out 1t took Scrogginss outfit with it. | That was what man who saw the in
 cident told Scroggins The old farmer
 said nothing. but started down the track He picked up here and there a wagon
 spoke, a hub. tire and occasionally a | busted pumpkin, smashed cabbage
 head and the scatterment of eggs and
 butter But no signs of the hoss, except
 here and there bit of harness. | ''The old farmer turned of somewhere
 and walked home. When he arrived at
 his farm house he found his hoss stand ing at the gate, safe and sound. The hoss
 could not talk, so Scroggins never knew where the train and the animal parted | company.
 But he sued the company for his scat l tered produce, and that was the first law suit in that part of the State against a
 railroad company. He got judgment. of
 course, for the jury was composed of l farmers.
 Tt was that incident, gentlemen, which | caused General Craig, attorney for the | company and afterward President of the l Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Com | pany, to recommend to the company that | 1t shift the COW catcher from the locomo- | tive to the rear car of the train, although
 Artemus Ward. I believe, got credit for | saying that. But from that time on when | ever man spoke Of anything as being dead certain he said:
 Its as sure as Scroggins's hoss.'
 And it was passed down to succeed | ing generations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
A ereat service to the Country

Hartford Courant Rep)
 We doubt whether 1t was ever the happy fortune of any other ex-President of the United States to do so much for his eoun- try and for the future of two races in a single public discourse as was done by Mir. Grover Cleveland at the Tuskegee meeting in New York. It seemed impos- sible at the time that such wise. humane, statesmanlike and Christian counsels to the N fite men of the South could fall on unheeding ears; that they have made an impression. and a profound one. the evil dence already at hand amply proves Nothing could be more satisfactory and encouraging than the serious mood, the reasonable temper, in which the respon- sibie public journals of the South have received Mir. Cleveland's speech and con- kidered it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
|FAlNTINC SPELLS.
EuEY INDICATE A DANGEROUS
 CoNDITIoN OF HEALTH.
Women 70 Afflicted are Usually the Victims of . Weakness Which
 May Be unsuspected.

Painting spells and . tendency to faint away upon slight excitement Indicates a condition of health that should be at- tended to without delay. The great ma eority of those 90 affiicted. are women and the cause can generally be traced to fe- male weakness, often of long standing and frequently unsuspected. My health had become all run down." says Miss Catherine J. Ball. of No. sb Bates Ave- nue St Paul, Minn., and I had ire uuent fainting spells. l was pale and ssllow and suffered regularly, from a terrible backache and a soreness in my right side below the waist. I had no strength, the slightest exertion tired me and made me short of breath. My stom- ach troubled me at times and never felt as a well person ought to feel. doctored for three months. but the phy- sicians did not help me much and 1t was not until I took Dr. Williams Pink Pills that began to improve. In less than g week after beginning with these pills could see a change for the better and in . short time I was well. My complex ion became clear and healthy, the sore ness disappeared, I am no longer troubled with faintness and l feel perfectly well end strong"
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cure cases like this because they go to the root of the disease, Not only have they cured hundreds of cases similar to Miss Balls. but they have proven them- selves to be an unfailing specific for all diseases arising from impure or impover- ishcd blood and shattered nerves-twc fruitful causes of nearly all of the ills to which humankind Is heir. They are ar unfailing specific for iocomotor ataxia partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sci. atica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache. after-effects of the grip. palpi. tation of the heart. pale and saIlow com. plexions and all forms of weakness either in male or female. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are sold fir boxes at 50 cents a box or six boxes for t2bo. and may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
FIRE IN ECLECTIC.
Starts in Store of W. A. Morgan and
 Does Great Damages.

Eclectic, April A.-(SpeciaD-The fourth fire in the history of Eclectic broke out in the store of W. A. Morgan on Main Street at about o'clock last night. From the store 1t spread to the dwelling, which was connected and from there to a hack alley burning the barn and stables of W. T. Wadsworth, A vacant store of J. T. Johnston's was also consumed. The large two story store of J. T. Johnston occupied by E. F. Williams & Son was on fire several times and at one time seemed doomed, but by the heroic work of the bucket brigade 1t was extinguished, but not without considerable damage to the stock of goods. The store of MT. Mor- gan was a two story building and the lower story was well filled with dry goods and groceries There was little saved as Mir. Morgan was absent. in Montgomery The family is left this morning without a change of clothing.
 The loss was considerably over g, 900 and there was little If any insurance. The colored people deserve praise for their heroic work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
ABOUT THAT COAT

You wear a coat. Whyl To keep the cold outl Mo-. to keep the warmth in. What of the body that has no war1nth-the thin, poor body that lacks the healthy flesh and fat it needsl
 For such we say that Scott's Emulsion provides the right kind of a coat. Whyf Be- cause Scott's Emulsion builds firm, solid flesh and sup plies just enough fat to fill natures requirements mo more. That means bodily warmth.
 Wen sanA yss q sample fpssupOa Feqsast ScOgT q BOVINE @se R~aA Oesast sew Essit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Elegantly electric lighted dining cars are run on trains 1 anu ( between LmIngham anu New orleans. Lebanon Junction and Clncin- natl; also on trains and between IdonIgom- cry ana Guthrie, Ny. Service a carte.
 New and handsomely built chair cars (seats freeJ are operated on trains l and between Cincinnati ana New Orleans. Hlgh back seat coaches and chair cars also all through trains between Cincinnati, Louisville, st Louis, Evansville. Memphis. Nashville anu New Orleans.
 Train No. l carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Chicago, Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans.
 Train No. carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Cincinnati and New York to New Orleana and Chicago to St. Petersburg; also through tourist sleepers to san Francisco, leaving Montgomery at s:S5 p. m. Tuesdaya
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
LABoRERS GO ON STRIKE. Threaten to Use Guns if Negroes
 Take Their Places.

Knoxville. Tenn, April A.-A special to The Journal and Tribune from Johnson City, Tenn, says:
 Four hundred laborers at work on the Soldiers Home went on a stike this af- ternoon for SIPS per day instead of S1. IS. All work on every building Is suspended as seventy-five carpenters. thirty plasterers and fifty brickmasons also quit work out of sympathy for their fellow woPkmen.
 The Federation of Labor headquarters have already notified the men that they would be supported in their demands. II is reported that some of the contractors have threatened to import negro iaborers from other points. Should this be at tempted open threats are made that shot guns would be brought into play.
 The firms affected by the strike are Par rtsh & Unkefer of Lynchburg. Va.; Her man Probat, New York; Thomas J. Deane. Johnson City. Tenn. and several sub-contractors. The United States is very anxious to push the work on this branch of the National Soldiers Home which will cost about $3,000.00O, so that veterans can be admitted to the home in the present fall. If the strike Is long drawn out 1t will seriously affect the pro gross of the work.
 Costume dance from Dolly Warden ~k W~a l..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
The Democratic Candidate.

New York Times Qnd. Dem.I
 The Democratic party, us ir approaches the campaign year. Is in the fortunate and unusual position of having in its ranks half dozen men who are available for the nomination. Republicans have of ten made the Democracy unhappy by the derisory reminder that 1t had but one candidate. Now the names of several candidates worthy of the nomination and ft to be trusted with the great responsi- bihties of the Presidency are in the thoughts and upon the tongues of the nannla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
docking facilities. One dock to be added

docking facilities. One dock to be added to those already here, will be able to handle any ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
 Senator Joel W. Goldsby spoke briefly Hamburger. He said all needed to reap the benefit of the efforts of the grand old Senator Is six feet more of water on the outer bar. If we can but borrow for a brief period one of the deep sea dredges ened and allow us to eat of the feast opened up to us,
 President Hamburger as a finale said on behalf of the Commercial Club, and the city of Mobile. that he desired to thank the grand old friend of Mobile for coming here and addressing them Tn such encouraging terms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Cheap Rates to Savannah

For the Southern Baptist Convention the Atlantic Line sell trip to Savannah May 6th 9th, and 7th at one plus for the Montgomery $1o45), tickets limited return May 2oth By deposing ticket special agent at Savannah before May 2oth of soc, extension until June 1 may obtained.
 Trains leave Montgomery e:ao a. m, and p. m. Chair Car on morning trains, Pullman sleeper night  W. J CRAIG w. H LEAHY' G. E. A., wilmington, N. c. D. F. A. Savannah H'
 A. TAYLOR, T. P. A., Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Making Amends in Full.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Customer Oo head waiter)- Here sir, this clumsy fellow has spilled half of my cup of tea down my back
 Head waiter to waiter stsEniy) )-Srtng this gentleman a full cup of tea instantly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Thursday and Saturday. via New Orleans and southern Pacihc
 Train No. carries through Pullman sleep. CTS from New Orleans to New York and Cln. clnhatl, and St. Petersburg to ChIcaKo, making direct connection at Nashville with through sleeper St. Louis.
 Train No carries through Pullman sleep CTS from New Orleans to New York Cincli- natl and Chicago without change. All through trains make close connections q, Cincinnati, Evansville, St. Louis and New Or leans for all points North. South, Eass and West.
 For further information pertaining to ratea routes and schedules consult ticket agents L. and N. R. R., write or cali n
 W. L. DEASLEY,
 Passenger Agent, Union station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Prepared by .. Q. pswITT q oo.. CHICAGO For Sale by E. 6. Fowler and
 F.v. Hunter.

an empire, as 1t were, the Southland Company has everything needed to make conditions ideal for the white mans empire'."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative BrNmO Quinins Tabieta All druggists refund the money if lt fails to cura
 tu-th-sa-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Back Talk is Talking Back. Ev- erybody get a copy and vote the coupon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Trains and have Pullman Pullman s ss Between Between @ York 3 New 9:s hcoaehs e B A, j. A. Atlanta, M Montgomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
ECZEMA, NO CURE, NO PAY,

Your druggist will refund your money if PA. 20 OINTMENT falls to cure Ringworm. Tetter
 ulo ulcsrs ana sorss' riaP.ss ana staekhead'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
Good for chudren.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives i'm
mediate relief in all cases OF Cough,
Group end LaGrippe because it does
not pass Immediately into the stom-
ach. but takes effect right at the seat
OF the trouble It draws out the in
flammation, heals aud soothes and
cures permanently by enabling the
lungs to contribute pure life giving
and life sustaining oxygen 70 the blood
ami tissues. DR. Armstrong Of Della,
Tex, prescribes It daily and says
there is no better cough remedy made,
Sold by ]. ~ Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
A Dinner For the Poor.

The Salvation army wishs gro
vide free Xmas dinner for poor peo-
ile who can not provide for themselves
a Xmas dinner. Every one is kindly
solicited to help in this dinner by do
mating money, groceries, all kinds of
produce. clothing or any thing they
can give to a cause Of this kind.
The also want to have a Xmas tree
for the children You may help in
this and make some child happy
Send all donat!cps to Salvation
army hall, 4o2 w Kalrison avenue,
OF let us know and we Will call for
saims Respectfully,
e. Van Wagner, Capt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
FOR SINGLE STATEHOOD,
Greek Council In okmulgee Appoints
Delegates to Convention.

Special 20 Daily Leader
Muskoeee, l. r, Dec. 9.--ln okmul-
gee today the Creek council appoint
ed a committee of twenty members to
attend consultation convention look.
ing 70 The formation OF separate
state for Indian territory, as provided
by the Eufaula international conven-
tion of the tve tribes, in which all the
tribes agreed 10 work for separate
statehood Four Of the five tribes
have taken similar action through
their national council. The Indians
propose a constitutional convention to
meet a similar convention of whites
TO formulate a cons tuition and ask
congress to recognize Indian terri
tory as a separate state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
sUrreD ms WAY 70 LlsERTY.
Negro Uses His Head on Deputy
sheriff and Gets Away.
speoial 70 paiiy Leader.

special 70 Daily Leader.
muskogee, !. T. Dec 9-By using
his head as a batterlng ram James
Pryor, negro, from wybark, escaped
arrest at the hands Of Paul 5mith, a
posseman under Deputy Marshal Bass
Reeves. and is still at large.
Reeves and Smith we're searching
fog Pryor. but had separated in order
to find out II the man they sought was
in clump Of bushes. AS Smith step
ped into the road he saw Pryor anu ad.
vanced toward him.
The negro was armed with a Win
chester rife, but did not attempt to
FIRE until close to Smith and his aim
then was rendered inaccurate by
Smith knocking down ihe muzzle Of
the gun.
The two scufled for a time and
while so doing Pryor managed to
strike Smith a terrific blow on the
head with his forehead. The white
man fell to the ground unconscious
and remained so for fully half hour,
when he revived and told what had
happened
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
The Lone star state.

Down in Texas at Yoakum. is big
dry goods firm of which Mr.. j. NJ
Haller is the head Mr.. Haner on one
of his trips east TO buy goods said to
friend who was with him in the pal.
ace car, Here, take one of these Lit
tie Early Risers upon retiring and you
will be up early in the morning feel
ing good" For the dark brown"
taste, headache and that logy feeling
Dewitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills to use. Sold by J. N. Wal.
lace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
SEARCH FoR MURDER.
Deputy Marshals on Negroes Trail at
Muskogee.

Special to Daily Leader.
Muskogee, !. T., Dec 9.-Three dep
uty United States marshals and a
posse of citizens northwest of here
are searching for a negro named Hen
ry Noses, charged with killing Jesse
johnson, an aged negro. The two
Quarreled over few cents which
Johnson claimed was still due on a
load of cotton sold for him in Musko.
gee by Moses. Both men were armed
with shotguns and each ona it is
claimed fred once. Two women sup
posed to know something of Moses
whereabouts have been arrested.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
CHARGED WITH lNsTI-

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec 9.-M.
c. Binon, deputy sheriff of Luther, /.
T., brought William and Albert Cole
and Sam Clark, of that place, here to-
day to answer to the charge of in
stigating riot, preferred by Grant
Stanley, recently a candidate for rep
resent tative in the Legislature in the
Indian territory. The riot consisted,
1t is said, in threats to "trounce"
Stanley, consummation Of which was
averted by deputy sheriff. Stanley
was attorney for railroad man who
was dispu.ing an account presented
by the three accused men. They gave
bond here for their appearance and
were released.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
ono Hundred DOLLAR ! Boz.

Is the value H. A. Tlsdale, Summer
ton. S. c.. places on DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He says: 81 had the
piles for 20 years. tried many doc.
tors and medicines, but all failed ex-
cept DeWites Witch Hazel salve. It
cured me-" It is a combination cf The
healing properties of Witch Hazel
with antiseptics and emollients; re-
lieves and permanently cures blind.
bleeding itching and protru5ing piles,
sores. cuts, bruises, eczema salt rheum
and all skin diseases. Sold by J. n.
WaDace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
HAS BEEN LOCATED.
Farmer Wanted at Lswton is in Mis-
souri,.

Special to Daily Leader.
Lawton, Okla, Dec. 81. d. Crane,
against whom the recent grand jury
returned indictments charging adult
cry and larceny, has been located near
Bonneville, Mo, by Sheriff Hammonds.
An officer win go after him in a few
days.
Two months ago Crane sold his
farm eight miles east of the city for
$1,000 He received the money and
skipped out His wife came in and
.nade the complaints above mentioned
against him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-09
BROKE UP AN INDIAN SCHOOL.
An Oklahoma comanehe Destroyed
Furniture and Drove Pupils
Out.

Lawton, Okla, Dec 9.-Tomey, a
Comanche Indian. while intoxicated.
went to the Indian school near here
AMI chased all the pupils and teachers
out Of the building and tore up me
furniture. School had to be dismissed.
The Indian has been arrested.