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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-09-08
FORENOON.
Grammar.
Examiners Hooking Co


l. What is the province of English Grammar?
?. Distinguish between etymoogy and synax.
What Infection Its purpose2 Which of speech
infected Illustrate by example of each; ,,......
each in
by O subsantivesP all
relations of subsautves, and illustrate each in
State the and the relation of the ustantves in the follow
(a) This landscape is Foster the painters
( Americans style Washington 'the father of his country"
(c Men wish to be practically instructed.
(d) "Who hath hear let him hear"
Moe @ Ssme nnd he e" modes " Write three
s m G Of s mTds 3 s Fsas%
(a) He was offended and would not play
(d) "Water drink is scarce"
Write examples the different forms of sentences and anaye
Explain Objects and direct and
indirect objects. Illustrate by use of sentences
Physiology
What the difference between the right left Sides the
What What meant by fOOd How many and what classes of ood'
4 What is calus, blisterl
5. What is gland, organ, a celH
Apply the following adjecv the Paotd
s. What becomes of alcohol in the bodyP
8. hat thirst for to increase?
stmulant and narcotic?
Arithmetic.
Describe method of presentation OF long division
taking up the subject for the first time.
Find the difference between 80 rd it, n and 81 yd
Sold lot 5000 gained per
$500 the loss would have been 25 cent Find the cost
better 25 per cent and 10 per cent off, or dis
count of s3 1S cent? illustrate your
Find the government per
cent bonds bought at IFS.
g. Make taxable providing
valuation of property What would property valued
$4,000?
day the time to noon equals 35
of the time past midnight? Write analysis
If $500 fence farm so square, how much
will it fence farm
four times long as is wide with the kind of fence
ladder 7s feet long stands close against building How far
must the foot of the ladder be from the building
top 6 feet?
10 Reduce pwt grs pound
dupois
Reading.
the recognized employed teaching primary
pupils to read. Which do you Why?
2. What is the place of phonc teaching reading?
the chief purpose of the reading lesson in the
Grade? In the Fifth Grade? Give
4. What are the essentials of good oral reading?
s. How would these essentials with your pups
g. Give sample of your oral reading.
AFTERNOON
Orthography.
l. What is elementary sound2 How many English
guage?
What is diphthong? Represent five diphthongs.
What is a digraph Represent two dgraphs
What prefix? Use prefxes in
of each.
s. Give meaning of the following err ible, y, s.
Examiners will deach No. 6, o applicants
spelling of the twenty words in heavy
8. Write from dictaton:
( shall in vain LABOR to DE-
the of our
chief.'
(b) The stole the farmers finest
(c) The ENRAGED farmer him in hot
(d) The thief
(e) The uNscRUPuLous had many COLLEAGUES.
Writing.
The character of writing the photography
determine the grade in penmanshp.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
MORE CROOKED WORK
Dawes Commission Ordered to MAXI
Thorouuh Investigation

Thorough investigation
WASHINGTON: Investigate thu
Tishomingo land Office from turret tc
foundation stone," was the order IS
sued to the Dawes commission by
Mr. Ryan, the acting secretary of the
interior department. That the secre
tary does not intend TO have any o.
the guilty escape is evidenced by /.
statement given out in which 1t Is
said the resignation of one of the i'm.
plicated clerks has already been OF
fered. but had been refused, and tina,
the persons involved in the Tisho'
mingo scandal would be held to an
swer to the UL.ted States court. II
Is also Judge Ryan's intention to &C
after certain attorneys who, 1t is said
were in cOllusion with the recort
clerks and thereby assisted greatly il
the selecting and locating of sllo.
ments of their clients. In other
words, the department is preparing
big dragnet, and everybody implicated
must either clear himself or take ri,
medicine
Speaking in his usual deliberate
manner. Judge Ryan said in regard
to the investigation now going on IL
the territory:
THE department has already re
ceived a preliminary report on the
TishOmingo land office scandal. A
thorough investigation has BEEN or
dered. and the guilty persons vii, he
punished. The report received from
the department by the Dawes commits
sion shows that the chief clerk of the
Tishcmingo Office brought about the
Investigation by having his suspic
ions aroused by irregularities on ths
part of certain members of his cleri
cal force.
This state of affairs was a. ONE
reported to headquarters at Muskogee
and within few hours a thorough in.
vestigation had been ordered. Sc
TAR. one clerk has been deeply impi.
Gated. while others have been placed
IN very compromising light
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
TORNADO AT ST. LOUIS
Worlds Fair Grounds Visited by g
Wind Storm

ST. LOUIS: A terrific thunder
storm broke over st. Louis Friday
night, and rain fell in torrents. accom-.
panied by heavy wind. Within ten
minutes CT of an inch of rain fell.
The velocity of the wind was fifty.
two miles an hour.
The storm blew in the north win
dows of the Utah state building at
the Worlds fair grounds and raic
did damage to carpets and draperies
estimated at from $3.50 to 5000.
A concert was in progress in Festi.
val hall in the exposition during the
heavy thunderstorm, When suddenly
there was flash of lightning and
Immediately all the lights went out.
The audience became panic-stricken.
An actual panic was only prevented
by a woman's voice taking up the
strains of America" III which ''hers
joined. The audience left ths uuild
ing singing. but withou. excitement
In the Chinece villag; on the Pike
$50 Cinnamon, just arrived. were be-
ing watched over by immigration Of
ficials temporarily when the storm
struck. Tho celestials became panic.
stricken, and the officers were forced
to draw revolvers to su1duc them.
Lightning struck near bv, apd one
Chinaman was severely shocked,
wh!lo another jumped rrJ.a the roof
of the building and broke his arm.
Tho bard stand In the Plaza of IT..
Louis was struck by lightning and
the roof was slightly burre |.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
MAKING A TEST SUIT
The Katy Wants About 3,ooo,ooc
Acres in Indian Territory


MUSKOGEE: The Missouri. Kan.
sas & Texas Railway company has
nled suit in the United States court
here against James Bullet, a citizen
of the Creek nation, for possession of
an allotment. This is the beginning
OF several suits which will be filed
and made test cases.
The claim the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas has against the government is
that 1t was to receive every alternate
section of land for five miles on
either side of its right of way through
the Indian Territory. In 1886. 1t is
claimed by the railway company, con.
gress made grant to the first rail
road that would build a line through
the territory from the Kansas line to
the Texas line. The Katy and the
Santa Fe tried for the prize, but the
former got its line through and won
out. The grant reads:
AS soon as Indian title is OK
tinguished and the land becomes pub
lie domain 1t shall become the prop
e"ty Of the railroad" The title has
never been passed to the government
and the land has not become public
domain. The railroad contends that
this Is fraud, and that the govern.
ment allotted the land this way to
avoid fulfilling the grant.
There are 100000 acres of land
invol''ed. The railroad was to get the
odd sections. and some OF the towns
OF the territory are located on these.
odd sections.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
BURNED At THE STAKE
The Awful Fate Of Georgia Negroes
Convicted Of Murder

STATESBORO. GA: With clothing
saturated with kerosene. writhing
and twisting in their agony. scream
ing to heaven for the mercy that the
mob would not show. Paul Reed and
Will Cato. two of the principals in
the murder and burning of Henry
Hodges and wife and three of their
children. six miles from Statesboro,
three weeks ago, were burned at the
stake. A mob charged on the court
house, overpowered the military
guard. secured Cato and Reed. who
had been found guilty after legal
trial and sentenced to be hanged. took
them two miles from Statesboro and
there burned them alive.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
MOB LAW RE|CNS
AN EFFORT TO RID a GEORGIA
c3TTLEMENr OF NEGROES
ColoREO INHABITANTS RECEIVE lASnEs

Three Negroes Known to Have Been
shot-severaI Fiooeinss Are Re.
ported-statesboro Militia Alleged
to Have Resigned
sTATEsBORO, GA: One negro
found dead by the roadside five miles
east OF the town. his body pierced
TWO rifle bullets; two negroes. one
OF tho old time dsrkies." and his
sen. seventeen years old, shot in their
cabin during the late hours of night
oy unknown marauders; half a dozen
cases OF floggings-such was the his
tory OF day. The scene of excite.
ment has shifted from this town 10
the rich agricultural region surround;
Ing 1t. At Alexander Riggs mill sew.
eral well to do white planters met to
plan to rid their neighborhood of o.,.
noxious negroes. Individual negroes
were marked for lashings and part
or the programme was carried out.
1t Is stated that the Statesboro
militiamen have prepared their resig.
nations for the governor The mill.
tary mismanagement was also mani.
tested when the officer in command.
1t is reported, took charge of the local
telegraph Officc and for an hour cen.
sored all messages, and some mes.
sages were withheld from :ao wires
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
CREEK LAND SALES
Esar'y Half q MiIIion Dollars Has
Been Paid AIlottees

Been raid AUotteeS
MUSkOGEE: On the 10th OF
May, 1903. the rules and regulations
for the sale of Creek allotted land
through the Union agency in this city
were promulgated by Secretary
Hitchcock, and short time there.
after were put into effect by Mr..
Jones. the United States commission.
e- of Indian affairs. A careful exam.
ina.ion of the sales that have been
made since that time brings out some
interesting facts in regard to the
first years progress under the sys.
tenn now In vogue. Up to July I,
1904, the total amount of money paid
through the agency to allottees for
land was $4S8,150. The total mum.
Der of tracts on which bids were ac-
cepted was 4G5. The total number
or tracts on which petitions to sell
were filed and advertised were 1,439.
On 1877 of these no bids were received.
On 2O7 the petitions were withdrawn
because they were filed by freedmen
and provision of the Indian appro-
priatiOn bill permits them to sell
without restriction, and they cannot
sell through the agency. The mum.
ber of deeds approved by the depart.
ment and delivered to the purchasers
was 259, and the number disapproved
was nine, tie remainder being under
consideration at that time. The bids
for the latter amounted to $31,637.
The allOttees rejected bids on forty.
three tracts, and the agency rejected
all bids on 2S0 because they were be.
low the appraisement. The total
acreage offered for sale was 121, 900
acres.
Total acreage bought out and paid
for was 40.5OO. Total acreage re.
jected, being below the appraisement,
23,5OO. Total acreage rejected by al.
lottees, 1000. Total acreage on which
there were no bids, 1850.
From the above 1t will be seen
that almost half million dollars was
paid to Creek citizens for lands dur.
ing the time stated, and that more
than 10000 acres of Creek land
changed hands. The present fiscal
year will no doubt show a large in.
crease over 1903, and it is confidently
expected that by July l, 1905. moro
than 10000 acres will have been sold
and paid for. The sales consum
mated amount to a trifle less than
% 1-3 per cent of the land listed, and
the average price per acre is $122O.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
DAVIS OFFICIALLY INFORMED
The Democratic Nominee for Vice
President Receives the MESSAGE

The Democratic Nominee for Vice
President Receives the Message
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
VA: Henry G. Davis was formally
notified of and formally accepted his
nomination by the Democratic pyrty
for vice president of the United
States. The ceremonies took place
In the open air In the grounds of
Green Briar White Sulphur Springs
hotel. and were marked by simplicity.
Mr.. Davis was escorted to the flag.
draped platform by Representative
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
who delivered the notification a6
dress. Mr.. Williams occupied an
hour in speaking. II took Mr.. Davis
ten minutes to read his fof.nal az,
coptance. but he prefaced this with
a heart to heart talk Of like duration
to tho several thousand friends and
neighbors who were gathered uAdor
the trees.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
A Santa Fe Train Into q Ditch
SCRANTON, KAS.: A special tr

SCRANTON, KAS.: A special traiE
from Cincinnati. bound for Corona &c
Beach, Cal, and running as the sec.
ond section Of No. on the Atchison
Topeka q Santa Fe railroad. was
ditched one mile east Of Scranton.
One person was fatally injured. five
were hurt seriously and six others
sustainef .,ight injuries.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
The abstractors of Oklahoma c

The abstractors of Oklahoma or
of A. r. Saxey of Ell Reno as presi
OF A. e. Saxey of Rel Reno as presi.
dent; George Carron of Norman. scc.
retary, and l.. M. Bennett Of King.
fisher. treasurer. A legislative con-.
mittes will be named to secure the
pcssago of measure requiring thu
county treasurcrs to carry on the cur.
rent tax rolls tho delinquent taxes as
far back as 1893.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25

A postofIice has been established at
Black Rock, district sixteen, Indian
Territory, with Mintre A. Woolverton
90 postmaster.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
LAND men MAD.
AGENT CHOENFELT 10 SSc.LINo
THEIR scHEnGo
k,ANy RESTfI;TIoAs not TO Be REMOVED

Mr.. shocnfcit 10 Standing Betwees In.
dians and Land sharks-Many Ap.
pIieations viii Not Receive His
Recommendation
MUSKOGEE The attitude OF
the Indian agent, Mr.. Shoenfelt in re-
gard to the removal OF restrictions
upon the sale of lands by allottees of
Indian blood Is proving a great disap-
pointment to the land sharks. Dur
Ing the past week the agent has done
practically nothing but sign his name
to recommendations to the interior
department In reference to applica-
tions already passed upon, and IL is
reported upon good authority that
less than per cent have met with
his approval. One day 152 recon-
mendations were transmitted through
the mail, and lat CT these bore the
stamp OF the agents disapproval.
The land men are furious. They
have gone to considerable expense to
herd the Indians into line. and get
their applications before the depart.
ment early. With the freedmen they
had experienced an easy conquest,
in case Of tho Indians of blood. But
the Indian agent has forestalled them,
and has brought upon himself the
brunt of their indignation. Up to
date there are LOO applications pend.
ing, but unless there Is change of
policy not more than thirty of these
will be approved.
Colonel Shosnfelt has given out
this statement:
II do not feel at liberty to state
just what has been done. can only
recommend to the department, and
therefore my action is not necessarily
final. However. can say that the
class of citizens that the land sharks
are running in here will never have
their restrictions removed with my
approval. Why. in the ChOctaw ma.
ton they have gone into the noun
tains and bargained with the full
blOOds who have always secluded
themselves from civilization, and
then brought their applications into
this Office, apparently with the pre-
sumption that favorable action would
be taken. To turn these Indians
loose to be flecced by these unscrupu-
lOus dealers would be the greatest
outrage of the century. And in the
other nations the situation Is little
better. OF course. however, there are
a few applicants who are really intel
ligent and other whose interests de-
mand that some Of their land be dis
a different light"
Any Indian is permitted to sell his
land under the sealed bid system, au-
thorized by act of congress July 10,
1908. and the agency seems to think
this the proper method. In this case
the vendor is certain to receive a
good price for his land, and he Is sub
ject to no embarrassment. II the
land Is valuable there will be bids In
plenty, and II none are high enough
to suit he can reject all and readver-
tise.
But Colonel Shoenfelt seems to be
Of the opinion that 1t Is not at all
necessary for all of the Indians to sell
now. He thinks that, with the pres.
ent outlook in the mineral fields, they
will profit by holding onto their pos
sessions awhile longer That Is, ex-
cept in few rare cases. such as the
onps mentioned above
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

the Mexican tragedy be told here Apparently vel
coined with open arms, the imperial couple
TO learn that their regime upheld by foreign
bavonets. The republic would not down. Juarez.
Diaz and their followers waged incessant warfare
from their mountain Businesses. The Civil
over the United States massed army Of sixty thou
sand men under Sheridan the Rio Grande and deliv-
cred TO the French emperor ultmatum which caused
him. rather than risk with the United States,
withdraw the French troops from Mexico In Novem-
Der 1900, the United States, ignoring the claims Of
Maxini,ian, appointed a minister TO the republican
government OF Mexico, of which Mr.. Juarez IS presi
dent
This was the beginning of the end The French
troops Of the way, the republican ranks sweled
like a river in the spring. Maxinian finally
besieged at Oueretaro, and betrayed by Lopez
taken prisoner. Then Europe received lesson in
South American military justice which it never has
forgotten. Not a European court bat believed that
MaxInilian simply would be exiled and would return
safe and sound Austria. The Mexican authorities
knew however that exilcs the most dangerous
plotters and spite Of protest that went up from
al Europe Maxiul.an and his generals, Miramon
and Mejia, We're, June 10, 1907 stood up before
three firing squads and shot 70 death.
Carotta had gone 10 Europe TO seek aid for Maxi
1n;lians cause. Before the final tragedy her mind.
subjected 70 too great a strain gave way How.
believing herself still 10 be empress OF Mexico she
ali these years maintained mock court at the
secluded country in Belgium. where she is
kept under surveillance. Is sad story that often has
been told.
The death Of Macmillan ends chapter in the
tragedy Of Francis Joseph's reign: the murder OF
Crown Prince Rudolph another. There various
versions OF the affair But in all OF them figure the
same woman, the beautiful young Baroness Marie
Vetsera who either shot herself shot by
else before or immediately after he killed. Both
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

vote was taken by the French military authorities
with Bazane and his veterans as inspectors of
election
In 1904 the crown formally offered to Maximian
at Mlramar. The oath administered and the I'M
perla flag of Mexico unued from the castle tower
and greeted by salutes from the ships in the harbor
Space forbids that the whole heartrendng story of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

Dear Mother-I die with Rudolph We love another
too much. Forgive and farewell
From your unhappy MARIE.
p 5. Bratdsch whistled admirably last night.
The curious postscript IN Vetseras letter is N
allusion to the whistng Rufus of Vienna, CABIN. il
whom the prince frequently employed in his eogHIo
escapades The postscript shows woman who.
for love, would laugh IN the face Of death.
From whatever point of view it IS regarded the
affair at Meyerling, which occurred on january go.
1850. OF the greatest tragedies in the
history Of a rciSning family. There was an echo
OF it when. in 1000. the crown princes widow
Stephanie formerly princess of Belgium. married
out OF royalty and became the wife OF Count
Lonyay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

Others IN the picture the elderly couple Archdule
Francis Charles and Archduchess Sophia the parents
Of the emperor; the Archdukes Louis Victor and
Charles Louis, and the little Princess Gisela daughter
of the emperor and empress, and who grew up
marry the present prince regent Of Bavaria
The list of tragedies which nave affected the imperial
house Of Austria IS, however even longer than the
one l have given. Archduke Ladislars was shot in
the hunting field. Prince Louis of TRAM and Arch
duke John drowned. Another tragedy affect
ing the imperial family the awful fate Of the
empress sister, the Duchesse dAencon who was
burned 20 death 1897 IN the Paris charity bazaar
fire.
Among those in the picture Fate first laid its hand
upon Maxim han At the time that the picture
taken he had been married a year. His wife
Princess Maria C4rlotta Amelia, daughter Of King
the time OF her rrlage tall beautiful and graceful,
and spoke and French, GerIn-n, English Spanish
and Italian.
In 1902 Napoleon III. proposed TO Austria and
England that they form alliance to collect from
Mexico by armed force certain debts due from that
republic The allies landed upon Mexican soil IN
Nv 1902 ana after sharp fighting deDosed the gov
eminent Of IuaIez IN September. 1903 and accord
ing to plans rl4tred by the French emperor Mexican
dcputation appeared before MaXimillan al MiTamar,
his residence IN Austria and rendered him the Mexican
throne. He ambitious man, but lacked Judg-
raeut moreover he rich. and the emoluments
Of empire tempted him. His wife too dazzled
by the prospect and It is not unlikely that he was
Influenced by her IN his fnL decision. At all
events although he was warned agrst the enterprise
by competent parties who b. q been sent 20 Mexico
investigate and report the state Of atalrs
there, he accepted on condition. however, that he
should be elected by the people This duly trans
pred But the choice deceptIve-lt WIS not the
spontaneous expression 81 the popular VIII tor the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

And lastly there is the murder of the Empress Eliza
beth by the anarchist Luccheni at Geneva Septem-
Der 1905 When, in 1884 and barely sixteen ye.Is
old Elizabeth, daughter of Prince MaXimI-u ,t
Bavaria, married the emperor of Austra, she
girl Of Incompatible grace and beauty The
Cinderella of her family merry little hoyden. the
story is told that when the emperor to hey
elder sister she sliding down the banister. and
inadvertently slid into his arms, where he decided
keep her.
What seemed such a brilliant marriage turned ont.
after few years to be a most unhappy The
empress loathed the restraint of the Vennese court
the stfest in Europe She often violated etiquette.
20 the great scandal of her mother-in-aw, and the
great families of Austria Sig GIFTED her She pas
sionaely fond of riding and after awhile gave up the
throne for the side-saddle. During the hunting
season she often crossed the channel in search of her
favorite sport and often rode to hounds Kildare
and Meath. Later in life a nervous affection COM
PEELED her TO give up the sport to which she
fondv passionatey devoted. She took part in
politics, and asked nothing more of Vienna than to be
let alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

The picture which accompanies this I'D
/ article was made 1888 It tells H0O
1t glance the tragedy Of the
imperial house of Austria. The Young
st.-nding IN the left IF the picture is "urgey g,e
k '-er Franz the Austrian emperor in the hevdav
his youth, graceful, buoyant figure which even in
picture seems convey sense of personal mao
-e-s-n Now he is I'D and still much beloved
both for himself and for what he has suffered
Upon no house has fate laid such he w hand as
aan that OF the Hapsburgs. Again loo, q. the pc
Beside he