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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
SPEED OF A RATHER.
why 1t IL Easy to Shoot OF the Head
OF one OK These snakes.

or one % These snakes
In this wide world there are several
things hat arc swifter than a rattle.
snake, writes A. W. Roller in Pear
sons, but they cnn probably be count
ed on the fingers of one hand. One OF
these things IS Il ballet, whereby hangs
the explanation why it Is easy TO shoot
the head off Il rattle. although u marks
man finds it difficult to place n bullet
along the fat seven foot line between
1le neck OF the reptile and the tip Of
its tail.
1t has long been regarded ns n curi-
Gus coincidence that cven the man not
famed for accuracy las had no trouble
in blowing the head OFF n diamond
back. In the diamond back country
only one explanation is offered for
this-it is the snake and not the man
that does the aiming.
At close quarters the instant the
muzzle of a six shooter is thrust to-
ward q rattlesnake the infallible eye
catches the range. and in the fraction
Of a twinkle the deadly head has align
ed itself. Az the gun roars and darts
its tongue OF fame the head OF the
creature Is torn clean as II severed
with a knife, and the viper lies with
ing, emitting a defiant rattle even as
It's grim, relentless heart ceases its
beat.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
AN D WHIST HAND.
IL Looks Like n Sure winner. but
Can Fake Only SIX Tricks.

II Looks Like n Sure winner. but
Can Fake Only SIX Tricks.
To any onp familiar with whist the
following hand is bound to look pref
ty good:
Hcarts.-Ace, king. queen. Jack. ten
and nine.
DiamondH.-Ace. king and queen.
Spades.-Ace ana king.
Clubs.-King and jack.
Hearts are trumps.
1t looks Ike Il good thing for eleven
tricks sure and possibly for twelve.
Should any whist player OF experience
get such a hand, however. he will be
mighty apt TO lie as suspicious ms the
poker player who is dealt four kings.
II is whnt Is known as n ''yarbor-
ough" in whist circles, and this is the
denouement: The dealer holds the 9th
err seven hearts (truInps) and six small
clubs to the ten. The dealers partner
holds the ace and queen of clubs and
n small club. What his other ten
cards are makes no difference.
The partner Of the person holding
the good hand holds the thirteen other
cards. and It makes no difference what
they are. The good" hand has the
lead. and II any whist player wishes to
verify the assertion lie may try from
low until doomsday and yet not be
able to take moro thar six tricks with
the hand. 1t IS impossible by good.
bad or Indifferent play to take n single
trick more. provided. Of course. the
dealer and his partner play their hands
properly. Baltimore Sun.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
MADAM
ZOUFFLE

-. "a ), 90 - g.

"Phyl!a" I said rcproylngly. y DON'T
like H."
Don't Ike whaty" she questloucd In
mock surprise.
But l was not foolish enoggi 70 10
on and tell her what ! didn't ike. She
woult only have laughed at Toe II !
had IN admit It's all yery nice to
see Il girl help with the decorations.
and. Tor my part. I Ike 10 see them do
Il. It's proper hat a girl should take
an interest In the cause Of charity, but
when Il cones to every fellow about
the place wanting to hold tie tacks In
the dark IL teens to me that
It's time to call a halt.
You don't think I'd even let one OF
them hold my hand. 90 your asked
Phyllis lcily.
"No-but-- I stammcrcd.
Perhaps you mean to lnslnuate that
I'D hold theirs, then"
Phyllis was holding her nose very
high indeed. There was Only "a thing
] could do aud retain my dlgulty. /
must get very angry.
am sure you may II you want TO-"
/ rctorted, with Infected Indifference.
Phyllis laughed. / was quite sure I
was going TO get into some sort Of trou-
bic. always do when Phy Ills laughs
just that way.
THANK you. sir" she replied. with Il
deep courtesy. Il will avail myself
Of your kind permission this evening"
The place looked quito different at
night with all the lights going. And
really the booths were very pretty. /
couldn't see Phyllis anywhere. though.
Then Grace Rawshaw came along and
took me In tow.
You haven't had your fortune told"
she Informed me. and you really must.
Besides. I'm curious to hear It."
who tells thcmT' l questioned.
Grace looked at me in an luwfully
funny way. 1t was stupid Of me not
to have found out what parts the girls
were TO take. I'm morally certain she
expected mo to know.
why. Madam ZOuhlc," she said: then
she Uttered all the way to the booth.
You never cav such n jam in oil your
life. I'm SUR every fellow / knew was
there.
you'll have to wait your turu,''
Grace told me; then she went to look
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

for more victims. l found out after.
ward that this was what she was sup
posed TO do.
You couldn't catch n glimpse OF Mad
ON Zouftie. II was IA long time 10
walt, too. until all that crowd got
through. and / wandered AWAY twice.
Each time Grace Rawshaw came and
took me back.
Finally l got inside. 1t was n little
tent all hung with red. and there was
just room for You to sit on a camp
stool In front OF the fortune teller. But
even then you couldn't see Madam
Zoume. She vas all wrapped up in
n OF those fluffy things like a Moor
ish woman. and when she spoke her
voice was deep and masculine. / was
sure that part was affected.
She reached out and took my hand.
You have quarreled with -FOUR lady
love- said she.
"YesT" said !. vaguely wondering
how she knew.
Then ] happened to glance ut her
hand. There were no rings to Identify
II, but the third finger on her left was
just n little red. as though there might
have been one there not so long ago.
And then-welL ] may be a duffer. but
! knew. There's only one girl in the
world that has a hand just like that.
'Can you tell me her namef' ! asked.
slowly regainlng my wits.
Madam ZOufle consulted the stars n
bit and then the lines IN my palm.
ut starts with n T." she said at
length-"P-Ph-it looks like Phyllis"
You're right" ! told her. rs II a
very serious quarrei7 think a very
great deal Of her. you know. Can you
tell II she's deeply onendedf"
Il think she is." said Madam Zoume.
AT all events. she ought to be. You
have treated her very badly"
What have coHsf'
Madam Zoudie studied the lines very
carefully.
"You have practically given her 70
understand you Cont care Tor her AZ
all. You have toll her you don't care
II she holds the hand Of as many men
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

Gifted Amateur concluding pet card
trlck)-Now, ladies and gentlemen. you
have seen the pack of cards burned be-
fore your eyes and the ashes placed in
side the box, which mysteriously trans
formed itself into a rabbit, which in
turn disappeared into space. l will
now ask this gentleman to name the
card he selected, when 1t will at once
appear In my hand. Now, sir. what
card did you select from the pack?
Giles (who has been following the trick
most intently)-Blessed IL 1 recollectl-
Punch,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

President Luther Of Trinity college,
at Hartford, Conn, preached one Sun
day when he was a professor in col
lege on the story Of Esther. He con-
cluded with the words, $50 they
hanged Haman ON the gallows that he
had prepared for Mordecai,' and every
n was pleased" Then as the irony
appealed to him he added in n lower
voice, Except Human"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
An Hint.

"Will you oblige me with your auto
graph?' asked a bore of a busy public
man.
Certainly" replied the public man
"Just make out a check for 10 gulncas
payable to my order. l will indorse II
c%heerfully, and in due time. you may
be sure, it will come back to you safe
~ through your bank"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

Don't be so lazy. There's plenty Of
room at the top, and you're clever
enough to get there"
But" replied the lazy genius. "think
how clever 1t is OF men to find a place
at the bottom where there isn't so
much rOOm."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
chanees Dc woman Murt Take.

A man is like a piece OF cloth war
ranted to wash, and matrimOny is the
laundry. II may improve him. give
starch and freshen him up. or 1t may
take all the color out OF him.-New
York Press.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

Brother-You can't think how nerv-
Gus was when l proposed. Sister
You can't think how ervou she was
until you did Town and Country.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30
An InfaIIibIs siru.

Mrs. Bickers-Do you think splitting
salt Is an infallible sign that there's
going TO be a quarrel7 Bickers-NO.
but getting married ls.-New York
Press.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

"Whon you does some men a favor"
said Uncle Ebeu, "dey gifts scared an
suspicious right away for fear you're
gwine TO overtax DER grautude."-
Washington Star.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-30

The original sin to which all hur7an
beings are liable Is the sin OF ldleness
REV. s. Pearson.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
A Valuable Agent.

The slycerine employed in DR.. Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medi-
cinal properties which IL extracts and
holds IN solution much better than alco.
hol would. 1t also possesses medicinal
RrOpertes OF Its own sSSs being pd vaiu.Se ns
ferment. 1t adds greatly to the effisacy
Of the Black Cherrybark, Golden Seal
root, Stone root and Queens root, con-
tained in Golden Medical Discovery In
subduing chronic, or lingering coughs,
bronchial, throat and lung affections,
for oil Of which these agents are recon-
mended by standard medical authorities.
In all cases where there IL wasting
away Of flesh, loss OF appetite, with
weak stomach, as in the early stages Of
consumption, there can be no doubt that
glycerine acts as a valuable nutritive and
aids the Golden Seal root, Stone root,
Queens root and Black Cherry bark In
Hesh and strength, controlling the cough
and bringing about o healthy condition
OF the whole system. OF course, 1t must
not be expected to work miracles. 1t will
not cure consumption except In its earlier
stages. 1t will cure very severe, obstin-
ate, chronic coughs, bronchial and laryn-
geal troubles, ard chronic sore throat
with hoarseness. In acute coughs it Is
not so effective. 1t Is in the lingering
coughs, or those OF long standing, even
when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that IL has performed its most
marvellous cures. Send for and read tho
little book Of extracts, treating OF the
properties and uses OF the several med
icinal roots that enter into DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and learn aOhv
this medicine has such wide range OF
application in the cure OF diseases, 1t Il
sent free. Address DR.. X. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. The Discovery" con-
tains no alcohol or harmful, habit-form-
ing drug. Ingredients all printed on each
bottle wrapper in plain English.
Sick people, especially those suffering
from diseases Of long standing, are invited
to consult DR.. Pierce by letter, free. All
correspondence Is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DR..
X. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Or. Pierce's Medical Adviser Is sent free
on receipt OF stamps to pay expense of
for paper covered, or 81 stamps for cloth
bound copy.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
Good Places Open.

Muskogee, I. T.-Since the appoint
ment of Judge Lawrence to succeed
Judge Raymond, considerable interest
has been manifested over the clerkship.
The chief clerk will be w. p. Harrison,
whose appointment has already been
scheduled and whose salary is fixed at
100000 year.
The Judge Of the western district has
many appointees besides clerk Of the
court at a salary of $4,000 year, and
an assistant af $4,000, and half dozen
assistants at smaller salaries, half q
dozen United States commissioners and
a deputy clerk to each of the recording
towns, and in addition to all these there
are court criers, bailiffs and other
attendants. 1t remains to be seen
whether the new appointees will make
q clean sweep Of the Raymond appoint
ees, or will retain many Of the old men
in Office.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
To Preserve Indian Music.

Washington The nee cessity for
preserving Indian music, the establish.
ment of an Indian reform school and
the erection of a sanitarium for tuber-
cular Indians are new features of the
annual report of the commissioner of
Indian affairs, Francis f. Leupp. The
commissioner says that in pursuance Of
the general idea of saving instead Of
crushing what is generally character.
istic in the Indian, steps have been
taken by him for the preservation thru
the schools Of what is best in Indian
music.
"The children should be instructed
in the music Of their own race side by
side with ours" he states. With this
end in view he has made an expert
mental start by the appointment OF q
supervisor of native music.
Commissioner Leupp believes that
the best way to handle Indian pupils
whom the teachers find unmanageable
is to put them in reform school for
Indians only. He also believes that
much good can be done in checking
the spread of tuberculosis among Indi-
aus which exists to an alarming extent
by the erection, somewhere in the South
west, of an Indian sanitarium. This
sanitarium, the commissioner suggests,
should be in itself school for children
infected with the disease. This would
obviate their being sent home to serve
as centers of infection.
The destruction Of prehistoric ruins
by relic hunters and others is particul-
ary referred to, and the commissioner
quotes from former letter Of instruct.
ions to Indian agents warning them
them that unless protective legislation
shall be secured everything practicable
must be done to prevent these depredat.
ions.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
$4,000 In Improvem en:s.

Duncan, I, THE citizens had q
mass meeting this week and organized
ten thousand dollar club to make
Duncan ten thousand people here inside
of five years. Committees were ap.
pointed to get manufacturers here and
they have made good start-they
have brick plant on the string. a
broom factory and one railroad and
one more in view. We are on direct
line for the railroad that comes from
Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls and
will have one of the railroads inside of
six months.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
CHARGES AGAINST
FIRM WERE VOID.
Firm Of Mansfield, McMurray &
Cornish Are Completely
Exonerated.

Westinghouse statement given out
ythe department of justice today re-
cites that last Summer members of
the law firm of Mansfield McMurray
q Cornish Governor Johnson and ex-
Governor Mosley, of the Chickasaw
tribe of Indians, were injected for con-
spiracy to embezzle funds of the tribe.
An investigation was demaeded by the
accused the statement says, this shows
that they were entirely innocent.
"A first examination, says the state
ment, "was made by Assistant Attor-
ney General Russell, who was fully
convinced of the innocence of all &C.
cused, it was examined into by the at
torney general at the request of the
president, and he also was fully con-
vinced."
At the time the gentlemen were in
diced there were several sensational
events connected with the affair, not in
the least was the circular sent out from
Washington two days before the indict-
ments were returned, saying they had
been indicted for being connected with
the fraudulent Chickasaw school war
rant deal.
Since the indictments were returned
Inspector Jenkins, Of the Interior De-
partment has made thorough investi-
cation Of their business transactions in
both nations, during which he went
over all the records, and his report,
judging from the action taken. failed
to show shadow of guilt.
Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish rep
resent both the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations as national attorneys and
and were last winter awarded fee Of
$3.50, 900 by the citizenship court for
professional services, which sum they
collected over the protest of high gov
ernment officials. The citizenshipcourt
records show that they saved the two
million dollars from illegal claimants,
and it was for this that the big fee was
paid them, it being based on a percent
equal to about LIZ percent. The ac-
ton of the department clears them of
any suspicion Of wrong doing.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
Railroad Mortgage Filed.

Lawton o. Tat Chickasaw So
600, 900 mortgage in pamphlet form, COW
ering thirty-four pages, was filed by
the Oklahoma Central railway company
given to the Western Trust and Saw
ings bank, of Chicago. Of the total
amount, 81, GAO, OC0 will be used to build
a railroad from Chickasaw to Lehigh,
81, $50, 600 to buy rolling stock and ter
minal facilities.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
Smallpox in the Indian Territory.

Muskogee. l. T.---Smallpox has made
its appearance in the Indian Territory
q case having been reported from Taft,
. small town eleven miles west of here.
A case also came co the attention Of
the authorities in Muskogee few days
ago. The people of Taft appealed to
the United States marshall to establish
q quarantine in that town but the mar
shall informed them that there Is no
law in the Territory authorizing him to
do this. He then refereed the case to
DR.. Rogers, . member Of the Muskogee
board Of health. DR.. Rogers was unable
to take any action.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
Temperance Crank Shoots Saloon Man.

Shawnee, o. TT. M Grundy, a
we'll known advocate of temperance,
today shot ane killed Ed Tomilson at
Keokuk Falls, as result of an enmity
which has existed for months. Grundy
fled to barn where he is now beseiged
and successfully resists arrest. The
sheriff and deputies from here have sur
rounded the barn, but Grundy is be-
lieved to be armed and the officers can
not take him by force without endang-
ering their lives. Tomilnson was dis
tiller and Grundy has been leading a
crusade against the liquor traffic.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

Dora Fitzgerald. colored, was found
dead in a well In the east part OF Ard.
more last week II Is not known
whether she accidentally fell into the
we'll or whether she committed SUI.
eide.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

F. H. White, doing a general mer.
chandise business at Duke. in Greer
county, made a voluntary assignment
In favor of his creditors. Mr.. White
states his assets are sufficient to cover
all liabilities.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
NEW STATE NEWS

The commercial club OF Comanche
has signed contract for another gin.
This makes four gins for this hustling
Indian Territory town.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

Burglars entered the store OF Jones
4 New at Dougherty last week and Sc
cured between six and seven hundred
dollars in money. Two suspicious
characters had been hanging around
the place for few days and they are
believed to be the thieves.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

The Choctaw council has adjourned
until January goth. Just before ad-
journment bill was passed provid-
Ing for a commission Of three to wind
up the affairs of the nation.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

A babe, Of less than two years, OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Taylor Of Mangum
was burned to death while the parents
were away from home. Their four
year-old son got hold Of box OF
matches from which the clothes OF the
little one were ignited.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

The Muskogee Vitrified Brick COM
pany has decided to close down for
three months because as the manage.
ment says. "the home people will not
support a home institution" The
company has been employing fifty men
and has, while in operation, pay.
roll or 5000 week
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

The postonice at Lone Wolf, n
Kiowa county. together with a jewelry
store. occupying the same building.
was robbed by unknown parties. From
the post ONCE $50 cash. $50 in stamps
and a big bunch OF registered letters,
tie value OF which Ia not known, were
taken. and from the jewelry store a
number Of watches and razors were
stolen.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

The Rock Island has placed the town
Of Cherokee, Woods county, on its
map. and has also given 1t space in
its time card. Heretofore this road
has not recognized the town, but here.
after will give 1t as good service as
most Of its stations.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

Oklahoma City has an ordinance re-
curing each automobile to have a mum.
ber displayed In a conspicuous place
and driver Is not allowed to exceed
q certain speed limit. The number OF
accidents that have occurred recently
caused the council to take steps to
prevent them in the future.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

An estimate OF the population OF
Muskogee, as given by man who
has charge of the work Of compiling
a directory, is $4,000.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

The laundrymen OF Kansas, Oklaho.
ma and Indian Territory will hold
their annual meeting in Oklahoma City
January Sth and 9th.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

An interurban line connecting Okla
homa City and Tecumseh is being
talked Of. Dennis Flynn, ex-delegate
to congress from Oklahoma. is one OF
the most interested parties in consid.
ering the road.