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there were instances in which they
we're too low. 1t all depended upon
he judgment Of the appraisers. IN
fixing the value on q tract of land.
with the interest CT he territory to
guard, the itteresl ara equity of the
lessee to guard, and an adjustment to
make that will conform TO present
conditions in a 1,asiness-lIke manner
an appraiser has to he as wise as the
"lnost subtle" and as harmless as the
most gentle.
Protests from lessees have reached
the boa~d from over tie territory
claiming hat the rentals are tco high.
Other persons, not lessees. have
claimed hat the rentals are 700 low
In meeting these condltiens the boarl
has exercised It's best judgment.
In the year 1908 requests were
made for hoard OF appraisers. It
was Suggested that a nuFIher of citi.
zens uninhuenced by any standards
that might have been established by
he office. could pass upon reatal
propositions with more care and prot
sbly with hetter IDEAS Of equity than
could be done ~ repi esentatives OF
the department with established opin-
ions, who nave such a 7ast an cunt OF
official work tc perform According.
~ FIVE appraisers, all honorable citi-
gons. oHs of whom is now a member
OF this assembly. were appointed. The
members OF this tOard we're not ap-
plicants for the place. they did not
know the contemplation of such a
board until they were appointed. They
were ali wei! versed in land matter.
Most Of them we're farmers and all OF
them were perfectly fsmi'iar with land
conditions in Oklahoma. 0ne of them
was a school lana lessee. They enter
ed upon their duties with hut one pur-
pose and that was 70 give an honor
able. conscientious appraisemeat,
After a careful examination into the
most minute details Of the work, lhn
new board raised the rentals nHch
higher than they had ever leen placed
by the school land office The men
who constituted th!s board had no in
tercst III the matter exceot the inter
est of the citizen called upLn to dis
charge an official duty
The adjustment OF the school land
problem is a matter that requires the
best and most deliberate judgment Of
all the people OF the territory, and this
consideration should be given free
from political influence or bias. But
with that proposition the present de
partment has nothing specifically to
do. This transaction Of the school
land business was duty delegated by
the federal government These lands
have not yet been transferred TO ouI
1 territory They are held subject tc
the disposal Of the future stare. Al
present the department. is more oi
i less an agency with its original powers
delegated by the federal government
For information relative TO the re
ceipts and disbursements Of this de
parlmept during the hlenniUm covered
you ere referred to the printed repor
Of the secretary
= Pen'tentiary.
There were three hundred and nifty
eieht Oklahoma prisoners in the Kan
sas penitentiary on he soth Of No
yember, 1904. The number is con
stantly changing. some being releas
ed upon expiration Of sentence. whil'
others are being sent from time Z
time from the counties OF the terri
tory. Kansas has fer several year
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been keeping the Oklahoma prisoners.
The orifiilal contract with that state
stipulated that the price should be
thirty.fve cents per day for each iris
oner. In the year 1903 the Kansas
authorities 1Jtihed the Territory that
the existing conuac. could no longer
he maintq'ned. claiming that the state
was entitled to more compensation for
keeping our prisoners On the 4th OF
August. 1903, a contact was entered
into between the Territory If Olxlahc-
Ma and me State of Kansas. That
contract stipulated that the ,erritory
should pay forty cents rer day fer
each prisoner. rhe contract expires
on the 24ih day Of January 1905
Oklahoma Is prohibited by congress
sional restriction from erecting any
public buildings, consequently can not
erect a peaitentiary What may be ac-
complishcd With the Stale Of Kansas
relative to a renewal of the contract
is not known at his time. There has
been change Of administration in
that STATE ami what will Le the policy
of the new administration concerning
the contract with oklahoma is aot
known. II tk.. cont;act can not be re-
newed. he territory is I,owerless to
act The prisoners cln not be remov.
ed at this time as there is 40 place to
take them and the territory is pro-
hibited by congress from making the
necessary provision IN the way OF
buildings II is to he hoped. however
that the contract with Kansas can be
extended until some other provision
ran he made for caring for the pris
oners OF the terri'cry
Care Of Insane.
on the Slst day Of May 1901. con-
tract was entered into by the governor
Of the territory and the Oklahoma San
itarium company the contract to re
main lforce for eeriod of four
years from the 5th day of June, 1901
and terminating % tho 18th day Of
June, 1875. provided however that in
the event hat The territory should ar
rarge for un asylum. and be prepared
to tafe tho matter under ;ts direct
supervision, the contract with the
sanrarluni company shoald terminate.
otherwise it should remain in force
uaul June. 1905
The Seventh legislative assembly
enacted a law locating the ASYLUM on
the military reservation az Fort Sup
ply. this reservation having been ten.
dered 10 the territory by the federal
government for the purposes Of ar in
sane asylum. The act or the Seventh
assembly. however. contained a pro-
vision tJ the e0ect that il should not
be in force until a railway steam or
electric railway should be hullt to
Fort sunoly. Nc such railway has yet
neen built consequently ihe contract
entered into with the Oklahona sani-
tarium company Is still In force.
Tho existing contract provides that
ihe territory shall nay the sum Of two
hundred dollars rer annm fJr eacf
patient, for board lodeine, medical
treatment, and all the attention accord
ed a patient IN an Institution of this
character.
The territory does not control the
sanitnrium management, and has moth
( ing to do with IT'S business transac
tions. The only authority tnat the ter
ritory can exercise IS thai Of a con
tractor. The company contracted viii
the territory to perform certain things
The territory can only require thsl
those things he done. aud beyond the
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Historical soeiety

Ok'ahr,a has made and VIII con
tinue to lake interesting and lnstruc.
tive history
Ths formative period Of a common
wealth 's ALWAYS marked by events
that must he OF great interest in sui
seQuent years. Cur territory is no
exception - this fact. Tut ca the
other hand emphasizes the necessity
Of efforts 20 collect and preserve in
formation about our early days" our
struggles, our reverses. and our
achievements and ~ SO oolng be.
queath to the mtuic an historical
heritage Of priceless value No other
territory IA the history OF this gov
ernment was peopled under such
novel aud romantic circumstances as
was Oklahoma. Her boomers and her
soolers her scttlemcnts made "in a
day her pnrreceaented develop.
ments ali ccrnine TO make her early
annals pleasing story.
but nave we been sufficiently alert
on ,he matter Of preserving com
plete record Of c1r history as Il has
transpired; II aay be that we have
been a hule neglieent but If so we
should at once take the necessary pre-
caution TO proyde i'm the future 'or
this very Important feature Of ouI
educational work
seaoel land Department
'rhe schcol laad office is one of The
important conungents or the terri
torial government The volume o
business transacted hy that depart
Iment is immense There are abou
seven Thousand sis hundred lessee'
upon the school lands in me territory
There are two Interests 60 guard q
leasing these lands the Interest Of th'
fund derived for general educatlona
, purposes and the interest OF the lesss'
who makes the Improvements an
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40 ooAL L1oks alike rc You.

But compa-o tho last ton you horeht
somewhere elLe AMI the first ton you
buy from ne, arf ycr win see a differ
ence. You win 'tte that it lasts
longer. that It burns brighter. that It
gives more feat aud produces more
clean ashes than any coal you ever
bought before fer the same price Fry
my Howard Screened Lump OF my
Deep Vein McAlester. Also clean
screened Kansas Lump at $500 per
ton delivered.
Phone 6. N. r. cheadle.
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lNN ANNW' .lA NN.fANf NiNf'lAA AANH AeNffta p
has teen iuarguratei in number Of
states and has now reached national
proportions Almost from time im-
memorial ia the history or nations
the development Of gcod roads has
been oae OF the principal fa'iors IN
extending civil. atm Well devel
oped highways in a conmunity not on
" are a convenience, hut they have
tendency to unite city ard rural
districts in mcie intimate relations
and to bling III social interests more
closely together
Leglsla'ive announcement to this
very ccmmenaa'le public enterprise
would always be a stop in the right di.
recuon. and in the interest Of all the
people
Worlds Fair.
Probably the greatest event Of like
character in the history Of nations
was the Louisiana Purchase exDosi-
tion held at st. Louis during The past
year Tho highest civilization Of the
world was represented ia that stupeu-
dous m'agling o. accs. From many
lands came people TO place their
products in comrerdn and To exhibit
IN one arena the s,euest possibilities
oi the oeaueth century as well as The
DEVELOPMENT and crystalizod tn, ught Of
ages
Oklahoma the last commonwealth
carved out OF the great purchase was
a contestah; in this exposition for hon
ors that we're to I've conferred She
sought these honors as a rev ard for
the poss' 'bilities If her soil, the intelli.
geace. enterprise and energy of her
people as well as for the splendid ad-
yertisiag. and prestige to cone from
abroad.
Results have been very gratifying.
The members o. the Oklahoma com
mission worked enthusiastically to
place the territory before the wcrld
in a proper manner.
The Oklahoma pavilion was the most
popular resort in the plaza Of states
Our princ!ral exhibits we're n the Ag.
ricultural Horticultural, Educational
and Mineral departments.
The success Of our exhibits exceed
ed all expectations.
Many medal awards came to Okla
bona. Prominent among them was
the gold medal for the best general
collection Of agricultural groducts
When it is remembered that Oklahc
ma is the infant commonwealth of the
Americas refundo and just ncw ask
inc permission to walk alone withou.
parental assistance. her success at
the great far VIII he emphasized, for
in that cCltest we were in competi-
tion aga'ns The world. This success
is a high commentary upoa the enter.
prising spirit ot the progressne peo.
pie Of Oklahoma WHO made it pos.
sihle.
The report os the cor. mission has
been presented 20 yol in printed form.
That report includes iho business
transactions Ct the commission from
IT'S organization Nav 1, ,90l to De.
cemLer ?, 1904 AT the time the report
was submitted there vas some unfin-
ished business which VIII be submit
ted in a supplemental report The
commission win have a balance prob
ably amounting to several thousand
dollars to turn back INTO The treas
ury.
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cAUTION.--When you ask your druggist or
grocer TOR Duffy's Pure Matt Wkiskey be sure
you get the genuine. it's the only Absolutely
pure medicinal wsiiskey, and Is sold in sealed
botties--ney Ar IN flask or bulk. Look for the
trademark, the cold Chemist" on the label,
and make sure tire seal over the cork Is not
broken Price, 81 90. Duffy Malt Whlskey Coz
Rochester, N ".
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The Governors Message.
Ccoutinuod from page -

district otherwise stock shall be 3e-
stricted from rnning a, large
West of the one hndredth meFid
tas in Beaver county, the oondt
gioas are practically reversed Free
range prevails there unless the voters
otherwis- decide. Tho provisions OF
the law render it somewhat difficult
Gor the h1mesteaeers 20 olta'n the
much uec1ed relief Tne law requires
chat IN. freehollers If they desire 10
vote On the proposition as TO whether
,or not giccl shall be restrained troin
ritnn'pe at large. shan petition 'hc
hoard uf county con nissloncls 90 d.
y ide the county into stock districts
on the west side OF the one huadredth
lneriGian IL requires the names Of one
1ourth Of an the legal voters and res
ideHts in the county ON a petition. he
tore she commissioners are crequired
10 divide the untv ir;1 stock dis
nricts. while east of the one hundredth
sneridiau 1t only relurfs iwcnty-fye
a.a nss f,Y he same purpose In shcr'
Nsast OF the one huadrealh meridian
where thcy uight want 10 ote f5r free
range. it only require twenty-five pc
titioners. while west Cr ho one
hundr,dth mcrilan whore t"ey migh
want to vote Coz herd law requires
one-f0urth of an ,he voter ia thc coun
~ THIS is iiscanmauon agaias
he people of Beaver countv In its
operation the Law is tiqged win class
legislation. In other words. if the
cattleman east Of the ole huhdredth
meridian wants a district set apart
an which TO vote free range he only
is required to submit a petition con
Gaining twenty-five names while if
the homesteader west of he one
hundredth merllian che CT, zen IN
Beaver courtyl wants TO vote or herd
saw, he must submit a petition con.
fainine the nantes Of cne-fouun OF the
legai voters OF the entire county
This IN county like Beaver- 167 miles
long aad ci'A n Hes wide would rend
qsr the hon. .steader's task hard Que.
Al tho time he law was passed IL
was doubtless believed that Beaver
county would always remain graz
sng couatry ana that herd law re
strictions wouli not be needed. How
ever. tha county has been iling up
rauidly with homestcsIers The gov
ernment INTENDED that country; for
she homcstcaier vhen It was includ
ed amoae tie lands subject to en-
arv. she people who have zone thsre
,eheve that they can build up hores.
Thcir crops have been destroyed by
cattle that roaq. free and pnrestroin-
ed over The country. The people
should be proteolci ghey are entitled
20 the same protection given The home
steaders in othcr parts Of tho terri
tory
respectfully recommend Thar 'he
daw te nmcrfed so as tc include Beay-
or county and potec all OF our oiti.
sens alike.
Section ?. sc Article J of tho session
aaws OF l1a5. shorld be eNtcnded ia
rs application TO all Of he terri
cry alike. and ecfions and 80 OF
arlin.e ui the session laws az ls''
should ae smerded so as 70 make
section . Of salt act operative In all
parts OF the territory within sixty
DAYS after the passage and approval
OF the a,t repeating portions OF the
former law
Quarantine Laws.
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ouarsntine Laws.

The territory has a good Guaran
aine law It should not be repealed
nut should be e, tended, strengthened
and more ample provisions made for
its engo o-cemeat
The Seventh legislative assembly
passed bn ehich although not al.
that inish. have been desired. would
have met the requirements fairly Well
Inc act was submitted for approval
.at tho at.onrrmcrt Of The assembly
"a was discovered that Ct ccnilctei
with certain government grazing leeS"
contracts then ia force. consequently
AZ could no, become law. and bee ct
Fechve In arraneing the provisions
of the dn he governments contracts
had beer overlooked and 40 conditions
were n'ernosed to meet them Attei
ne adjournment OF he legislature. q
was discovered that tle grazing con
trac,s existef but 1t was too late C
remedy the oversight These ccnd.
tions do not exist az this tine or
B.ast IL Is reported that the existni
Eases in The reservations tha- woui'
g,e efcc.ed by The extension OF th'
,fnrautlne line. Ell expire i'ext spring
consequently there is nothing IN 'h
way at this tine TO prevent the desire'
ex.e1sion o. the lines
Just as long as atwais are Above
20 come into the territory from TN
infected regicn. just that loLe wll
fhere he infection unless better SAT
guards thau the ones aoH utilized an
recommended bg the authorities upo
shis subject car hc do1se' IN
-open seasn to southern eatt'
should be abolished, at least uat
some remeiy is discovered to amor
proteetion through some rorp, OF al
s.heesior Inspection alone MI nc
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deceived as some might suppose.
3. If we needed and desired an
agricultural school in each county,
we do not wish them to draw their
rourishment from doggerry run by
the civil government. Dram shops
and education ought never to be
united. In so far as any such union
exists in Georgia now, We need to
institute proceedings for divorce,
rather than make the intimacy closer
and more general. 1t is an unnat-
ural, not to say an Infamous, union,
the effect of which is inevitably
to debauch the moral life of the
youth of the land. If the parents
of Georgia, in these days of pros
perity, are not willing to give their
children The education required for
life, they do not wish to be further
degraded by turning over their off,
spring to the care of a public dog
gerry as a sort of wet nurse.
The preachers in Georgia, with
commendable propriety, generally
keep clear of political entanglements
and agitations, but with rather gen.
eral acquaintance with them.l make
bold to affirm that if any such meas
ure is seriously proposed in Georgia
! as the repeal of the local option law
for any sort of dispensary system
whatsoever, and especially for dis
/ pepsary system with an educational
bribe attached, they will be heard
from. 1t may as we'll be understood
that we are not going to submit to
the dispensary in Georgia in any
form without fight, and fight
that will mean political graves to
men who trife with the moral in
terests of this commonwealth. This
is not threat, but plain state
ment of fact.
WARRE1 A GAMBLER.
Atlanta. Ga. July 6, 1905
Where are ~ sick: Head
ache, foul tongue, no appetite,
lack energy, pain in your stom.
ach, constipation? HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will make
you we'll and keep you well. 35
cents. LAKE CITY DRUG Co.
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VICIOUS LEGISLATION OPPOSED.
Bishop Canler'S Opinion Of the Dis
penSary System.
Atlanta Constitution.

Editor Constitution: In your is
sue of July 5, l note that one of the
members of the general assembly
from the county of Floyd proposes
a measure to which as citizen of
Georgia, l wish to enter emphatic
objection. You say:
One of the measures upon which
Mr. Wright is seriously thinking
will propose the establishment OF
an agricultural high school in every
county in the State for the purpose
of disseminating much-needed
knowledge of practical agriculture.
"According to MIR Wright's pro
posed plan, the fund for the estab'
lishment and maintenance Of these
agricultural schools should be de-
rived from dispenSaries located IN
the cities and large towns of the
State where prohibition is not now
enforced.
"Mr Wright's idea is to close up
all the bar-rooms in the State. le-
peal the local option law, and pro-
vide for the establishment OF dis
pensarles in the cities and larger
/ towns.
The dispensary system has been
tried and its moral results have been
found most vicious. The people OF
South Carolina have found this so.
to their sorrow, and, in not a few
places, they are rising up against it
and throwing it off.
2. Our local option law has
given us wide areas of prohibition
and sobriety not surpassed on the
face of the earth for morality and
order. We cannot afford 20 sell this
for a few little schools of agriculture,
so-called, in whicA the agricultural
element would in all probability be
less than any assignable quantity.
This bid for the farmers influence
and vote will hardly be successful.
Really, the farmers are not as easily
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At the meeting held here Monday
in opposition to the dispersary one
of the speakers stated that the dis
pensary had been foisted upon the
State as a ''step toward prohibition, "
and that after about thirteen years
under the system it is time that We
were thinking of taking another
step. There's something in that.
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Those who were expecting a revo-
luton in Russia caused by mutin-
Gus crew taking possession of the
battle-ship Kniaz Potemkin are
doubtless disappointed at the time
issue of the enterprise.
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The Trail of the Serpent.

When the charge was made about
a month ago by the Southern Cotton
association that the crop statistics
given out by the United States de-
partment of agriculture had been
tampered with, Secretary Wilson
treated the matter with contempt,
declaring that such a thing as a
"leak" in the information collated
by the bureau of cotton statistics
was ridiculous.
1t is now admitted by the depart
ment that the figures were given out
fraudulently for speculative purposes
before the report was officially pro-
mulgated. Bot in comparison with
other scandals unearthed in this de-
partment the mere stealing of the
crop report figures pales into insig-
nifcance. The employees of this
bureau are now charged with selling
the figures to cotton brokers and
even with juggling with the report
so as to make the cotton acreage and
the amount of fertilizers used greater
than was warranted by the reports
from correspondents over the cotton
belt. The June report was thus af-
fected III "bearish'' way and the
participants aud beneticiaries of this
wholesale fraud enriched themselves
at the expense of the honor and in
tegrity of the United States govern
ment.
To say what should be done with
these thieving and Infamous scoun-
drels would not be a difficult matter;
but will anything be done: After
all the row caused by the postoffice
scandals how many of the gang of
grafters were punished beyond dis
missal from office? 1t looks as if
those high in authority are afraid to
punish the guilty logues for fear
that they themselves Will be involved.
The best that can be hoped for, We
fear, is the abolishing of the bureau
of cotton statistics, and the sooner
that is done the less chance these
rascally officials will have to con-
TIME their nefarious employment of
robbing the cotton growers IF the
South.
1t has come to such pass that
everything that the government con-
trolls seems to be permeated with
fraud. n Y trail of the serpent is
over it all.
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Look in a mans eyes for hon,
-.sty, around his mouth for weak
ness, at his chin for strength,
at his nails for cleanliness.
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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1905

Speaking of "frenzied finance
Tom Lawson might find some val
liable data IN the Pee Dee section of
South Carolina, which if properly
handled would make interesting
reading matter.
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