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Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25

what I'm tr4tz' to do"
II wish YOU could, SIR" the teweller said
with feeling. 1T isn't as II we hadn't seen
the color of your money. But certain rules
1 am sworn to observe; it isn't as If / was
in business for myself and-you say you
start for Paris in the morning?"
"On the 9 a. m. train" mused Rafflos,
"and I've heard no-end yarns about the
Joolers stores in Parrus. But that amt
fair; don't you take no notice o that. I'm
tryin' to figure a way out. Yes, sir!'
He was smoking cigarettes out OF twen-
ty-five box; the tradesman and had cigars.
Raffies sat frowning with a pregnant eye,
and 1t was only too clear to me that his
plans had miscarried. could not help
thinking, however, that they deserved to
do so If he had counted upon buying credit
for all but G4OO by a single payment of
some 10 per cent. That again seemed un-
worthy of Rafies, and I, for my part, still
sat prepared to spring any moment at our
visitors throat.
1--WE could mail you the money from
Parrus," drawled Raffies at length But
should we know you'd hold up your end Of
the string and mail us the same articles
we've selected tonight?"
The visitor stiffened in his chair. The
antee for that.
"I guess I'm no better acquainted with
their name than they are with mine" re-
marked Raffles laughing. See here, though!
got a scheme. You pack em in this!'
He turned the cigarettes out of the tin
box, while the jeweller and l Joined Won
dering eyes
Pack 'em in this" repeated Raffies, 1.-The
three things we want and never mind the
boxes You can pack 'em in cotton wool.
Then we'll ring for string and sealing wax,
seal up the lot right here, and you can take
'em away in your grip Within three days
we'll have our remittance and mail you the
money, and you'll mail us this darned box
with my seal unbroken It's no use you
lookin so sick, Mr.. Jooler; you won't trust
us any and yet we're goin' TO trust you
some Ring the bell, Ezra, and Wen see II
they've gotten any sealing wax and string,
They had; and the thing was done. The
tradesman did not like It; the precaution
was absolutely unnecessary; but since he
was taking all his goods away with him.
the sold with the unsold, his sentimental
objections soon fell to the ground. He
packed necklet, ring and star with his own
hands in cotton wool, and the cigarette
box held them so easily that at the last
moment, When the poh was cIoSeu anu '"'
string ready Rafiies very nearly added a
diamond bee brooch at Col los. The temp
tation however he ultimately overcame to
the others chagrin. The cigarette box was
tied up. and the string sealed, oddly enough
with the diamond OF the ring that had been
bought and paid for.
I'm chance you having another ring In
the store the dead spit OF mine laughed
Raffes as he relinquished the box and II
disappeared into the tradesman's bag. And
now Mr.. Robinson. l hope you'l appreci-
ate my true hospitality In not offering you
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Dangers of travelling.

One OF the best stories told about Arte-
mus Ward concerns a journey which the
humorist took on little ''one-horse" rail-
road line in the middle west. After the
train had crept from station to station at
a snail's pace for half day, Ward beck
oned TO the conductor as he passed through
the car.
Say conductor" he drawled. do you
mind II 7 give you a little advice?"
We'll, what is it?" said the conductor,
gruffly.
Seems TO me-" continued Ward, sit
would be safer to take the cowcatcher on
the engine and hitch it to the end OF the
rear car"
What for?" demanded the conductor.
We'll I've been thinking It over" said
Ward. 'and ! don't see what's TO prevent
one of them COWS out there from coming
into the car and biting the passengers. -
Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Every Man Had His Part,

Secretary Cortelyou tells OF an English
man who was out west in the early days
and fell in with a long train of prairie
schooners. The leader of the caravan, ac-
cording to the Buffalo Commercial, an
nounced that he and his fellow emigrants
were going to found town. having every
thing that was needful and nothing that
was unnecessary. I'VE won't have any
waste" he said. There isn't q person in
our party who won't do some important
duty in the new town" The Englishman
pointed to an old and feeble man. with a
bent back and u long, thin. white beard
"But that very old man there" he said;
''he can't possibly be OF any use to you,
can her" ''Oh. yes" said the leader; I'VE
open our new cemetery with him"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
He Saved His Life.

GROUP of congressman who hap
pened to be at the capital during
a recess of the national legisla-
ture helped to while away the
time by exchanging stories, and
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Upset the Court.

Attorney Lane. he who was formerly
county clerk. declines to give the name of
the judge, but vouches for the story.
A self-satisfied young lawyer came over
from Ohio to represent a client of that
state who was mixed up in some litigation
over which the Wayne circuit court had
original jurisdiction.
In the course OF argument the Buckeye
lawyer became tangled and the Judge
kindly advised him to back up and repeat
with greater deliberation. Then the court
let the youth down by saying: "If you do
that l will be better able to follow the
thread of your contention"
Glad TO accommodate you, Judge" said
the young man as he recovered his conf
dence. II am dealing with a very compli-
Gated point OF law and l suspected that II
might be too intricate for your honor TO
follow at the rate / was going"
The dignity of the court was knocked
out and he Joined heartily in the general
laugh.--Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Ram the Hole Out OF rorn.

Burton Holmes, the lecturer. tells of a
Russian he saw some years ago in Man
churia whose methods OF achieving results
were not according TO The usual code. The
Russian HAD q well in his front yard which
he concluded to I'LL up. He began by dig
ging hole by the side OF the we'll, throw
ing the dirt from the new excavation into
the we'll
I'm the course Of time" says Mr.. Holmes,
"the old we'll was filled, but there was a
hole alongside as big as the first. The Rus
sian went farther away, and dug another
hole to fill the second.
''TIe continued this process Of digging one
hole to fill tho other until he literally ran
the hole out OF town."-Womans Home
Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Game without Calling.

Cincinnati man was describing the din
ner in London that admitted Joseph H.
Choate 10 the society OF the Old Benchers
of the Inner Temple.
MI Choate was in his best mood" he
said. With epigrams. witticisms and an
eedotes he kept the table in a continuous
roar.
Perhaps he made his most telling inn
preston with a story about an impover-
ished young Irish gentleman, the Honorable
Denis BelleW.
He said that Mr.. Bellew, driven forth
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25

nifed individual expressed regret, saying:
Personally, 1 have always treated your
craft in this house generously" The waiter
was assduous in his attentions and helped
the guest on with his coat. The dignified
man laid his hand on the walters arm and
said: Young man, you seem to be dis
contented with your lot and l am going to
give you the best tip you ever received.
Get into some other business" And he
strolled away leaving the waiter speech
less,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Credit,

A famous Irish lawyer. who was always
poor, despite his success at the bar, once
took Chief Justice Whiteside to see his
new house in Dublin. 1t was palatial and
magnificently furnished. Don't you think, "
he said. with complacent look about,
that 1 deserve great credit for this?'
Yes" the Judge answered. dryly. land
you appear to have got It."
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Cav

In one town the republican managers had
arranged to have canon near the stand
OF the speaker and to have 1t fired off every
time the people gave vent to applause
Senator Depew kept the people hurrahing
almost all of the time. At last, stopping
to take breath, he distinctly heard this in
quiry come across the field:
cap, when is the old galoot going to
quit? I've only got four cartridges left"
Depew said he finished his speech in four
minutes.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
swearing ana Affirming,

Judge David D. Shelby Of the Alabama
circuit court. was talking about the diff
ference between swearing and affirming
Whatever the difference is" he said, 'it
is assuredly not what n certain old colored
man understood II TO be last week.
This colored man, entering the witness
box. said he thought he wouldn't swear He
thought he would just affirm.
4" 'Erastus,' said. how is this? A month
ago, when you appeared before me, you
consented readily enough to swear Why is
It that you will only affirm now?
"Well, yo' honah.' said Erastus. de
reason am dat speeks amt quite so sure
about de facks o. dis case as wuz o. de
odder.' New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25

Melville E. ingalls,, former president or
the Big Four railroad system, tells TINS
story OF walters tip. He was lunchlns
alone in a Cincinnati cafe. Nearby sat a
digntied gentleman who casually asked his
waiter. How is business?" The man said
he was not doing we'll. upon which the dig
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
when Depew Hurried.

Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York tells this one at his own expense,
lie was stumping the state of New York
In the campaign OF 1900, having big audi
ences and kindly receptions at all points.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25

FfCmAe4RH tuIe Helpeu 10 Wnlle away the
I@AESI time by exchanging stories, and
one OF the statesmen from Pennsylvania
told this one. regarding a constituent. This
man, who lived in one of the small towns
a the Keystone state, was appointed naval
o1cer at the chief port in the state. He
Immediately packed up his belongings and
established himself in the metropolis of the
commonwealth. At the end of four years
the administration changed and he relin-
quished his office. When he returned to the
village of his birth his first visit was to his
aged mother. She greeted him affection
ately and said:
MY boy, you have had four years in a
lucrative federal office. Tell me, now that
It is over, what have you saved2'
He was nonplussed for the moment. Not
penny of his salary remained. In an out
burst of frankness he turned to her, and
leaning over her said. with hearty fervor:
Mother. 1 saved my llfe"-Harper's 5
Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-27
DENTISTS IN SESSION
Indian Territory Painless
Artists at South Nc
AIester.

Special 10 Daily Leader
South MeAiester, T. T. April 27.-rhs
SECOND annual meeting Of the Indian Ter
incry Dental association convened in
this city Yesterday for two davs' ses-
sien. Following is the program.
Wednesday. 10 a. m.-Prayer by Rev
=. y. Cameron. South McAlester; well
cpiae address. Or " S. Chapman. mayor
of South McAlcster; response. r. NJ
, isle. Ada. l. r.; ron can and payment
of dues reading Of minutes. prcsident's
ADDRESS. C. w. Day; discussion, regular
business.
Afternoon, 2.30 o'clock-Roading min
utes. Paper "llectricity as an All
Around Help 90 Dcntisty.' A. l.. Walters.
rhccotah. J. Il. Discussion opened by
u a. stubbloned. vmita. T. r. Apt
ca Pericementis and Its Results" W. r.
Rusby south McAiester. Discussion
opened by J A. Abemathy, Ardmora.
"Managerent OF Children at My Office,
a. f. Griswold. Holdenvine. Discussion
escned hy g. O. Redman, rahlequah. l..
y. Progress" j. E Wright, soun
McAlester, J. n Discussion opened by
" NJ. Murray Poteau. Appointing Of
committees
Evening S p. m-Reading Of minutes.
parep Ultra Compensation NJ r..
1mvin. Muskogee. Discussion opened by
T. a. Nicholson. Ardmore. Partial
Dsniures, Paul S. Coleman, Wnburton.
J. 7. Discussion opened by b. IT. Nc
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newell iioideavne j 81 and r. v. Ad-
ief Adair d n "a rIsa Tor 5tieher
itnlh Eiuoat4n A. r. 3onnen. Mus
keree Discussion opened by W. W.
ityiu. Ciuemore. "our Code" 2 a.
siickel Jr Muskoeee Discussion
otned hy P. } Mills rotoau Report
of standing committees
Thursday Clinic O'Clock a. in 'ePor-
celnln Crown, Bridge ana Inlay Work
Gnslee Method" with panci 5n same.
y a. Nicholson, Ardmore. J. r.. "Por-
ceiin Baked with Price Pyrometer.
lir. Gresham Pittsbure pa cold
Filing Mesio-Occlusal Surface Upper
Ficuspid.' J w Grant, Oklahoma city.
"A FNhl Porcelain Crown and Bridge
Eliminating AN Baking" pr GEORGE A
i,ceuc New orleans, La '"rhe wtdge-
loch Tooth A. f. Griswold Holden
VILE ]. r. 'Alveolar Fyorfhea." J. n.
Nicholson. kronore. T. n
Afternoon. second day.-2.o0 Reading
Ok minutes Report Of supervisor Of
clinics Discussion, unfinished business;
election OF oacers and executive COM
mitteo, installation 7f officers. adjourn
ment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-27
THOSE AWFUL PESTS
Train is Actually Stalled by
Caterpillars in
Georgia.
lnN Assoelalsa prassl

tHN Associated Frass.l
Savannah, Ca. April c7.-For several
dsys reports have been coming into sa-
yannah of the ra,ages OF the caterpinars
7ftha u on 10 miles Of tho city Yes
tfrdly p representative or The journal
visited the stricken section and was as
FINISHED at the situation. The caterpnars
have become "a plague ms destructive as
air that ever visited the west or COM
niued depredations in BibHcal times
he pests have ovcirln Antioch church
and made &c unht for use. The streams
ace so badly covered with them that
whcn &c was decidcd TO have "a baptising
las, sund3y brush brooms had to be eni-
lloyod 20 clean oT the surface OF the
t.ater. Two negro families have been
run out of their homes by the great horde
cf hungry hairy things. and Richard
Iotson. who lives at Pooler had to put
hi' entire family of twelve az work TO
kcor them from ovciruning his home.
The residents about Pooler are sur
rounding their homes with bitches to
keep the conquering army back. on
the tupen'ne farms 81 Judge +. s
la.hrop chairman Of the bcard OF coun-
y commissioners Of Chatham county.
work mas almost been ~ a standstm in
one way or more wori. made On another
Al turpentine boxes that had the least
s7m in them win nave 90 be dipped and
thrown away as the catapillars have
crawled into them, stuck there and died.
AT Williams station, on The seaboard
railway "a freight train was stalled last
week by the caterphl9Js. The dead in
ser;s caused such stencil that the peo-
pie passing that way were made sick
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Nuskoese. O.. r.. April The dis
Patches being sent out ~ Nrskoece &C.
The effect that the mnsyogee Geld has
practically PLAYED out is erroneous. 3
said one 81 ths best posted Oh mon in
thi. city,
fhe question is ASKED, especially since
lut few wells ere being drilled. what Is
the true situation. ard how much on are
ihe wells m tie Musfogce ncid produc-
inR. la This city Is an independent on
refinery wlicrc the ou of the Muskoccc
hcld is sold at good prce Recently she
standard OH Conn amy took ort It's con-
necious n this neld The English oil
company was the last to- sch OH 20 the
standard aud when the refinery was
Completed ana the standard refused to
nay The price paid tH the refinery, taa
cards were out The present price
Taid by the Standard. according 10 local
producers is See. and the rchn,ry is pay-
Jog soc q barrel According to Manager
Madison uf she relnGy the wells On the
lduskoEee field are today producing from
iiD 90 i25 BARRELS day The produc-
tion has not decreased materially and
90 IS estimated the wells viii bo good
Producers Tor wears Co some
Work will h,eia Immediately on tho
otiHng of well ai Eufaula. Seven years
ago Well Wus drilled near the town at
C. ccpth OF 1.5co fcct and il IS claimed
considerable gas was struck The now
well will he drilled ay The A. b. smith
Drilling company OF this city. who viii
81 down 5000 feet
a rumor is out ;hat the Muskogee re-
mory has been sold TO the Richardson
Gas oil company OF Corsicana, but can
hot bU verified.
The well recently drilled Immediately
west Of summit has proved TO be a
custer"
vhe wen drilled at Fort Gibson by a
company composed OF business men OF
tito town mas been abandoned
wen was begun ON the Alexander
lease of $50 acres adjoining tho city
limits OF Muskogee near the present oil
dcid saturday II viii probably be drilled
go early next weck.
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JUST CALL ME UP

When vou need coal. Your orov.
will be filled lust as quiclSy and salts
factory as # you had come in person
to order it. and the coal will be just
as good as ever came out Of mine
clean, dry and reliable. Have plenty
Of Howard McAlester aud Cammoron
coal Black Diamond and Anthracite
y. F. CHEADLE.
The Coal Man,
FhJne 6.
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Racked Up by over q third Of century
Of remarkable and uniform cures a record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar 10 women ever
attained, the propfietors and makers of
nr Pierce's FavOfite Prescription no,. feel
fully warranted in offering 10 Day $500 in
legal money Tor any case of feucorrhea
Female Weakness. Prnnapsus. ~ Faliiup Of
Womb. which they cannot cure AN thew
ask is fair and reasonable trial at their
means Of cure
Very often a married woman OF Young
girl does Not know who To turn To for adj
vice IN circumstances where she dislikes 10
talk with the family physician about deli
cate matters AZ such times write to Dr.
X V Pierce, chief consulting physician TO
the lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Of Buffalo, N Y, fnt free consultation and
advice, and the same will be held as "a.
ctrdly confidential II is foolish to consult
women friends OF persons without medical
training
Df Pierce's Favorite Prescription con-
taius no alcohol is entirely vegetable and
was the hrst exclusively womans tonic on
the market--it has sold more largely in
The past third Of century than afty other
medicine for women
All other compounds intended for women
only are made With alcohol. OF alcohol j. a
large component-this alcohol iniures the
nerves The little red corpusCIes Of tho
blood are shrunken by alcohol All such
compounds, therefore. do harm
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets inviporate
the stomach, liver and bowels Use them
with the Favorite Prescription when a
pill is required Ont is a laxative, two, q
mild eathartic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-27

A woodward county paper relates the
finding of two Skeletons 30 the sand
hills, near Tangler The bones are sup
Iiosed 20 have been those Of two soldiers
lllcd by Indians. Ono Of The skulls
had sticking TO b what appeared 10 be
q felt hat, showing ms owner had no.
becn scalped, but bern bumed by
n ends Pieces or clothing sun adhered
"a The bones Parts Of "a iearther belt
With a heavy buckle and part Of carte
ridge bov were also found with the
Zones showiue that they had been SOL
diers ana had been 30 the slnd for "a
number OF years Besides these. =
i,aihet purse and several rings were
also found. The action Of the wind had
laid iEe bones bare. ana Mr. Fleming
brought put Of the bones 10 May with
lim for examination BY the doctor. who
DImornced them the BONES Of white men
Who had been buried for perhaps nfty
years
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"A horse ran into the OlJlahoma-T Texas
state line this week" says a Texola pa-
cd 20 NJ. j.. Armheld and was being
worked with two other horses. It became
friphtcned and tore loose from them
came through Texola at breaknock
spcad, and continued west unn it struck
thc line fence between Oklahoma and
Texas Here it cut It's throat and un-
jointed both shoulders on PIE fence
l'he horse died in less than fifteen min
l,los.n
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treasurer yc~' 4rday They amounted to
$lO.o7oG6 aud ply the fines Of an the
saloon Keepers to July J. Many Of the
saloon men had paid TO May IS and 25,
and as result the fan 'wo months
"fncs" were not paid this month. Re
rhning July 1 an the saloon keepers viii
be required TO pay 500 for two monthe
m advance. on tho first Of the month
every two months thereafter thoy VIII
lave TO nay the same amount. IT viii
not thNcity about $4,000 a month
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Carlo, Jim Dingman's dog loves
stroud SO wen that he footed IL back
so miles 10 get there Jim, who lcn
for Idaho about three weeks ago. tied
carlo 20 q car ana kept him tied until
,hc train GOT about 300 miles from
stroud Carlo jumped out o. the car
Willie the train stopped for coal and
water, ana she uninm ran back 10 the
mneic city Carlo was the happiest cur
'n Stroud when boz saw his old chum j
4. Manning who anectionately reci-
mocatcd the canine compliments.
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Mountain View Eepubacan on Nom
day evening J. H. MADDEN who lives
ahout three miles northwest of Long
imrn mountain. sent his IS year old
hoy after bull that had escaped A
%. shbor brought the animal home
tut the boy ala not return a largo
Huiy Is searching for tnc lad but at
uis time no tuce OF him has been
fomd Hls parents la not think he has
rrr away from noiGc. as he always
appeared TO be coutentcd anc had
0ney in bis trunk at home which was
uw taken. rhey fear some accident
has besallen him and arc distracted
oNr h.s disappearance.
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DeWitSs little Early Risers, the IA
nous little pills, have been made fcmous
10y their certain yet harmless and gentle
action upon the bowels and liver They
have no equal for bihousness, oonstipa-
ton, etc. They do not weaken the stom-
ach, grlpc or make you feel sick. Once
used always preferred. They strengthen.
Sold by C.. Is Renfro.
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EIearA CAVALRY TO Leave
am Hold lis Last oru at Fort Sill on
May 10.

i-awton, okla, April z7- The Eighth
Cavalry now stationed a. Fort SIN, will
have their LAST arm on Any 10 before
their departure for san Francisco. Az
or that they viii Immediately pack up
preparatory 20 leaving Fort sin between
MAY Is and 20 They sail froE San Fran
CISCO on May 30 ior ho Philippines. A
company from Fort Reno VIII garrison
the post between their departure and the
mIival Of he Thirteenth Cavalry from
thr islands. Lieut. ltirkman, who Is
now on "a furloleh will meet The Eighth
u, san Funcisco.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-27

II your digestion is bad the vital or
gans Of your body are not fed and nour~
ishGd as they should be. They grow
weak and invite disease. Kodol Dysper-
sia Cure digests what YOU eat. cures in
digestion ari all stomach troubles You
forget you have a stomach from the very
a:.y' you begin taking IT, This Is be-
cause II gets n rest-recuperates and
gradually grows so strong and healt
that it troubles you no more. Sold by c.
Il Renfro.
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Northern ssttIers, conventlon.

For this convention at Galveston, Tex.
AIrl q to %. nclrslve, the Missouri
Kansas and Texas railway VIII have on
sale round trip tickets from Guthrie at
d rate Of one fare plus ST. Tickets will
be sold April 10 and 20 final limit ten
DAYS from date Of sale See Katy
agent and 60
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often ends IN a sad accident To he'll
accidental injuries. use Bucklens Anica
salve. "A deep wound in my foot, from
an accident" writes Theodore schuoIs.
Of Columbus, o.. caused ine great pain.
physicians we're helpicss, but Bucklen's
flnica Salve quickly nealed it, soothes
and heals burns like magic. 25c at an
druggists.