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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
Ex-GOV. r. w. COBB
RESIDENCE WOODLAND.

About year ago my vision began to
fail me. and continued to grow gradually
worse. | tried several specialists and
took drugs enough to kill horse. / had
several different kinds of glasses made.
But they were of no real service TO me.
My vision became | could not see to
read and my far vision became so in
distinct / could hardly tell one object
from another. | had made up my mind
that | was going to become totally blind
My daughter read of the marvellous work
Of Charles Lincoln Smith, and l decided
to call on him and see il he could do any
thing Cor me; and / wish to state that his
method of prescription glasses have been
a grand success in my case. My vision Is
marvelously improved; Il feel douhly
grateful from the fact that previous ef
forts had been fruitless until I tried this
expert. r. W. COBB.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
J. r. RUTHERFORD
Cashier of Bessemer Trust and Bank.
IND CompanY.

j. r. Rutherford. cashier Bessemer
Trust and Banking company, states
For the past six or eight years have
been slightly afflicted with a defect in my
vision, which caused me great annoy
anee. My eyes seem to feel strained all
the time and they felt very uncomfortable
when reading. | tried again and again
to get relief, and tried glasses after
glasses, but without success. An ac-
quaintance of mine recommended Charles
Lincoln Smith to me. his wife having ne
cured grand results from his skill. | con-
cluded to try his method of prescription
glasses, and | want TO state that they
have proved entirely satisfactory The
strain of my eyes has ceased. MY eyes
feel cool and pleasant as can be. | value
the glasses as priceless IL could not Sc
cure a duplicate
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SAM kREBs.
Electrical Engineer for Semet.SoIvay
a


Sam Krebs, electrical enginee.. for Sc
met-solvay company, Ensley, Ala. resi-
denee Avenue X. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, Ensley, states:
MY eyesight for the past two years
has been dim and my eyes ached and
panied me at times. | went to one eye
doctor who told me he could make glasses
to match my eyes. but they did no good.
have been much worried about my eyes.
and thought that there was no perma-
nent relief until | consulted Charles Lin
coin Smith and tried his prescription
glasses. and now my eyes are at ease and
/ can read with great comfort and the
aching and blurring is gone entirely.
H,mme' I would not take 1000 for Whit
he done for me. I told NY wife whom
visited Charles Lincoln Smith that II
would cost right smart She said never
mind the cost If IL will benefit your eye
sight. She was right. they have been
worth a hundred twenty-dollar bills to
me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
l. 9 CHARTS.

Lltterer and landscape artist for the Biz
ningham Safe Co. residence rs Church
street. Elyton. says; Ever sincs ! was .
10Y have had defective vision and have
.ried all these years to get glasses 70 cor
sect my Vision. have tried almost every
hing and glasses after glasses with
only little relief, until tried Charles
Lincoln Smiths method Of prescription
glasses. which have done the work and
given me the relief so long sought. Ny
light Is now perfect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
Looked the Part.

From Harper's Weekly.
The Hon. Amos Allen, the successor in
the House of the late Thomas b. Reed. re-
lates how the former speaker once called
upon the head of one of the departments
en- a matter of official business.
The secretary was out but new pri-
waite secretary wearing his newly ac-
quired honors somewhat haughtily, was
there. Can you tell me when the secre-
tary will return?" asked Reed.
Really answered the private seere-
tary, unaware of the identity of the dis
tlnguished caller-"Really. you know,
have no idea
WELL" drawled Reed you look it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02

musket at Cherubusco and Cerro Gordo
and hurled the thunderbolts of battle
at the gates of the Mexican capital are
uplifted to us, unnerved and uncovered;
bodies that felt the wrath and tempest
of Molino del Ray are clad in tatters
and rags: feet that once scaled with i'm
petus tread the heights of Monterey Of
Chapultepec, are all shoeless and bare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
FOR HIS SKILLFUL SERVICES
Continues to Pay Tri-
butte to Merit.
CHARLES LINCOLN SMITH TO REMAIN
day. Tuesday and Wednesday In Which to Consult Him.

The numerous demands for the services
of Charles Lincoln Smith, the eminent
New York optomtist, is unprecedented
in the history OF Birmingham, and has
compelled him to again postpone his de-
parture.
During the past week so many have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02

petitioned for his services that he has
been compelled to remain and finish the
work that he has in hand. During the
next three days Charles Lincoln Smith
will continue to receive during his office
hours. from 10 a. m. to D. m. and give
consultations free
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02

AS you know, l wrote you that my doctor
said l must have an operation or l could not
live l then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. | followed YOU, advice and am en-
tirely we'll l can walk miles without an
ache or pain, and owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
/ wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy. Mrs Mary
Dimmick, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, Benz
ming P. o., Washington, D. c.
When medicine has been successful
in restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is so unquestionable,
you cannot, well say, without trying it,
do not believe it will help me- II
you are ill, don't hesitate to get bot
tie of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn. Mass, for special advice
| it is free and always helpful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02

If you have blurring. dizziness neural
gia, headache spots before your eyes,
winling, trembling spells, cataract. burn.
ing and srnarting of the eyes, various
nervous and brains affections. entaling
not only positive injury to the eyesisht.
but untold misery.
Call Immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02

Following we publish two LETT
ters from a woman who accep-
ted this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
'For eight years have suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and can hardly stand
them. My doctor says have ovarian and
womb trouble, and | must go through an OPP
Grafton if want to get well. l do not want
TO submit to it if ] can possibly help it.
Please tell me what to do. hope you can
relieve me Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 59th and e.
Capitol SITS, Benning P.O., Washington C.
Second letter.
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
After following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, am very anxious to send you
my testimonial that others may know their
valueand what you have done for me.
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A NoRTHSlDE LADY PRoFUsE IN
HER PRAISES IND GRATITUDE.

II had suffered a great deal with severe
headaches. and was greatly troubled with
a sort of glimmering In front of my eyes,
and at times l could scarcely see at all,
said Mrs. S. A. Haney. Of No. $50 North
Seventeenth street. Birmingham. Ala.
II went to see Charles Lincoln Smith,
the New York expert, and he has GER
tainly done wonders for my eyesight,
which is now perfect.
You see the glasses l have on? Well,
no money consideration could get me to
part with them. They are the glasses ]
got from Charles Lincoln Smith. and they
are perfect and a greater comfort to me
than / can possibly tell you.
II have recommended Charles Lincoln
Smith to several of my friends, and as
sure you I do not think can speak too
highly in his praise
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
A True Picture.

Is not the picture rue? What would
YOU do If you were asked to pay the dis
honest debts Of your friends which YOU
'ndorsted? Would you do IL? Would you
% II even If YOU had Endorsed their notes
md could find loophoe to crawl out !?
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-02
Austlsa Sale.

On my farm miles west of Coop
erstown, commencing at 10 o'clock a.
m. on
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1905
the following property will be sold:
Z work horses, colt, Clyde
Stallion, COW, heifer, 3 wagons,
grain tank, 3 gang plows, sulky
pillow, 1 King binder, IL #. cut; l
mower, hay rake, 2 drills, spring
tooth drag, smoothing harrow, 2
hay racks, buggy, household goods
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms:-Sums under $40, cash; over
that amount time to Oct. is, 1905, on
approved security at 10 per cent. in
terest.
GEO. p. LARSON,
Col. j. A. 81. WINsLOE, Owner,
Auctioneer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-02
Incredible Brutality

1t would have been incredible brut-
atty If Chas. F. Lemberrger, Of
Syracuse, N. Y, had not done the
best he could for his suffering son.
"My boy" he says, ''cut a fearful cash
over his eye, so I applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salye, which quickly healed
it and saved his eye" Good for
burns and ulcers too. Only 25c at H.
n. Bateman's drug store,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-02
Hours 10 10 f. and 2 10 8 p. m.
Office at Palace hote|.
The coIensI's Watsrlse.

Colonel John M. Fuller, of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Water.
loo, from Liver and Kidney trouble:
In recent letter, he says: II was
though l tried my family doctor, he
did me no good: 50 !! got q SOC bottle
of your great Electric Bitters, which
cured me. I consider them the best
medicine on earth, and thank God
who gave you the knowledge to make
them" Sold, and guaranteed to cure
Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney
Disease, by H. H. Bateman, druggist,
at SOC a bottle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

saws to a modified membership in
the tribe and agreed 10 the forma-
tion Of a district for their residence
This agreement was subsequently
II dihed by various treaties until
III 1865 t was permdntly fixed up
on he basis that the Chickasaws
shouit occupy what is now the
CHI, ka aw Nation; that the Choc-
taws seorl / have equal voice with
them in any final disposition of the
land, and that tn Choctlws should
control the other lands. By the
treaty of 1866 the land lying west
Of the Chick kasaw Nation was ceded
to the United States for 4 home
f5r the Kiowa, Comauche and affi-
Lated bands of Indians.
Under this condition of the title,
the United States, although the
legal title had passed to the Indian
Nation as corporation aggregate,
claimed and exercised supervision
over it as guardian Of the Indians,
but allowed the Indians to use it
in whatever way their own council
might order
The Indiar laws, both in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
permitted any member Of the tribe
to enclose for his own use aud inn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

Cherokees. Creeks and Seminoles
soon concluded similar agreements.
The Federal Government in the
meantime had opcned the Choctaw
ceced lands for settlement after
making allotments TO the offiliated
Indian bands which occupied EN-
and the counties of Comarche.
Kiowa and Caddo in Oklahoma
Territory were formed from it.
The principal features of the
Atoka treaty are that all lands then
owned by the Choctaws and
Chickasaws in Indian Territory
should be allotted i'll severalty by
the Dawes Commission, that
taibal authority should cease in
eight years; that no distinction
should be made between Choctaws
and Chickasaws; that Freedmen Of
either tribe and their defendants
should receive 40 acres each and
that the coal and asphalt under the
ground should be reserved as com
mon property It failed to pro-
vide any specific method OF deter
mining the quote OF each allotment
made no provision to close the rolls
of citizenship and limit the number
Of allotees and was defective in
minor provisions. 1t was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

superseded on Sept. IS, 1902 by a
new treaty which is known as the
Supplemental Agreement" and
which is the principal enactment
now relating to land titles in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
The supplemental treaty provid-
ed that the citizens of either nation
~ho were living Sept. IS, 1902
should receive the equiva ent of
$40 acres of average land and that
each Freedman then living should
receive the equivalent Of 10 acres
of average land, regardless of inn
provement i'll either case. That in
selecting allotments the owner of
improvements upon the land should
have preference and that nine
months should elapse after selection
before title should accrue and that
the Dawes Commission should de-
eide all contests over selection. All
townsites ard certain public
grounds were reserved and in lieu
of the former provision reserving
coal and asphalt half million acres
of coal land was segregated and
held as common pr perty. In
case there should be merchantable
pine timber uron the land it was to
be appraised separately from the
land and charged to the allotee. In
order to carry this agreement into
effect survey was made of the
whole lands and each subdivision
of forty acres was classified after a
personal inspection and appraised
In this way of an average was fixed
and the value of $50 acres of aver
age land was computed at SG,o4I.
The new treaty was entirely
satisfactory and practically all
members Of the two tribes, whose
right to take an allotment has been
inally approved, has received his
and. No allotment is less than
I6o acres ana he usual allotment
Iround Chickasha is 200 acres of
mooth arabic land. One half of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

lands have had prompt and ready
salee ven before they were selected,
at good prices.
In addition TO The alenable lands
all lands may be lzssed for ten
years for agricultri ! purposes and
o very large percentage of all the
lands are occupied by progressive
farmers under tenure of this kind.
The rentals are uniformity low and
include the value OF improvements
purchased by the tenant or erected
upon the land by him.
Provision is also made in several
acts of congress for removal OF re-
stricIions upon the sale fany lands
by the Dawes Commission where
the land is reserved for lownsite or
manufacturing purposes, and the
secretary of Interior upon applica-
tion of any adult Indian by blood
may remove the estrictions upon
the sale of his land other than
homestead and under this rule
much land is beginning to come in
to the market.
No patents have been put en- re-
cord yet and practically these titles
rest upon the certificates OF allot-
ment. These certificates are issued
by the Dawes Commission and by
the terms of the statutes are made
evidence of title in the
holder and the Indian Agent is re-
quired by the statute to put the al
lottee in possession of his land as
soon as he gets his certificate with
out cost to him, and The action of
the agent i'll such cases is final. The
certificate when issued relates
back to the date when the selection
was made and the allotees right to
is determined as of that
date. Any lawful contract made
by him after that date binds the
and, but the land is not aft ected
by any previous contract. Indians
If the five civilized tribes, includ-
ng Choctaws and Chickasaws con-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

each allotment of whatever size IS
reserved as a homestead and can
not be sold during the life of the
allotee but provision is made in the
treaty for gradual sale of the other
half. Owing to the delay in is
suing patents no land has been sold
under the treaty provisions. The
treaty, however, provided that if
an allotee should die before he Sc
lected his land an administrator
should select in his name and that
the estate should pass to his heirs
according to the rule of decent in
Arkansas and in this way a great
deal OF land came at once in the
market. Mortality rates are high
among the Indians and new lands
come upon the market in this way
more rapidly than local buyers can
take them up.
BY a clause in the Indian APP
preparation Bill Of 1904 all allotees
in the FIVE civilized tribes who are
not of Indian blood are authorized
to sell their lands above the home
stead without any restriction. This
includes all intermarri-
ell white citizens of whom there are
many in both nations, all adopted
citizens and all freedmen and such
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

tract independently of The agent
and statutes relating to general In
dian affairs do not apply to the FIVE
civilized tribes unless by express
provision to that effect.
The Atoka treaty made provis-
son for the sale Of town lots BY
commission independent Of the
Dawes Commission ard all towns
of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions which were hen in existence
have been fully administered un-
der the provisions and are organ
lied udcr he Arl a. sas laws relat-
ing to the municipal corporation.
These nor-intercourse laws except
as relating to the tribal taxes. the
sale of inloxicaiants; hunting upon
Indian lands and the removal of
intruders whose presence is inimi-
cal TO the Indians have long since
been repealed so far as the Indian
Territory is concerned.
These are the principalprovisious
of the law relating to land titles in
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation
and many Of these provisions are
equally applicable to any Of the
FIVE tribes. Each tribe. however.
has its own final treaty, differing
in detail from the Others.
The Indian Territory is as open
TO settlement as it ever will be and
there is already land enough sub
jectcd to purchase upon reasonable
terms to provide homes for a tre-
mendous horde of immigrants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10

prove as fesaw fit any land which
he could get inio his owr posses
sion In 1896 the Dawes Com
mis~iol was created TO negotiate
with he civilized Indians of the
FIVE tribes for a dissolution Of these
tribal governments and partition
of these lands, and incidentally TO
settle disputed claims to citizenship
For Two years the Indians refused
10 treat upon basis of surrender
ing their trlb Il rights and in 1898
congress enacted what is know as
the Curtis Bill which provided
for allotment of the useof all lards
in Indian Territory, reserving the
question of title TO future adjust
mem, and abo'i,hiug all tribll re.
lations. AT the same time it pro-
vided that us operation might be
deferred as to those tribes that
would conclude negotiations with
the Dawes Commission.
Under stress of these provisions
the Choctaws and CAickasaws soon
an agree ment known as
The "Atoka Treaty. and the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-10
A History Of Their Lands from $50 to the
Present Day.--HoW the Indians Ac-
qured Their Vast Estates in This
Territory.
LANDS ARE NOW OPEN FOR SETTLEMENTI
They May Be Leased and in a Large Num-
ber of Cases Good Titles May Now Be
Acquired

The area Included between
Arkansas and The Texas Panhandle
north If Red river to the South
Cqnadian and Arkansas rivers is
about the same size and shape as
the state Of Tennessee. This mag
nifcienl donain was once the prop
erty # the Chociaw Nation Of In
dians who number now about IS,
600 souls. 1t i, only one half the
area of the new state that will be-
The utle 10 this property was ac-
qured BY the United States in the
Louisiana Purchase and was con-
geyed in 1920 by the United States
to th' 5. Of tie Choctaw Indians
who desired to have Mississippi,
in exchange for q portion of the
reservation opposite the mouth Of
the Arkarsa river in Mississippi,
Andrew Jackson was the commits
sioner for the United States in lie.
the treaty and the patent
for the land was issued conveying
It to the Indians "as long as grass
grows and water runs. In 1897
he ChoctaWs admitted the Chick |
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-19

ID Woods TO Emmelt yousg 90
q sec IS Despwaitr Sfso.
Leandsr Kennedy to Jacob Xvi.
pers lots s 10 ~ block , Rseses al
I'D Hume and SIS G ~ Howard
f9ooo.
David Wsiksrt 10 VI r ostsrkamp
blk s"S Foster 81,
+ s EviIsizsT 70 L w Bean iot
; block Peek's addition B~uiier,
5000.
/ w Bean 70 II winsiou los , blk
Peeks I'd Batter $500
z A Bennett 20 w A GoHsiy lot
8 block Is west side addition Butler
S7iS.
TR Simpson to Almira Boyer
30 acres section 9 West Point.
81.
G c Turner to D Hit lois ? & 8
blk % Rockville S4so.
d Hut to s NJ Doyle lots ? & 8
blk y Rockville, $3.50.
w X Bell to T J Rhodes lots
lots 1 and : block IS Foster, $3.50.
CIV MeAnieh to Page lots Is
blk 81 Amores 81.
JohnAmstrOng TO I 5 Wilson
undivided IL interest $50 acres
sections - Howare & Vernon Co
Mo $4,000.
Mollie L Price elal to 9 A Hen.
~ etal 20 aerss sec II Mt Pleasant
5000.
{ NJ Matthews etsl to G A Hen.
~ etal 70 acres sec u Mt Pleasant
Sso04.
Rudolph Steiner to J y Mar
quart os acres section 9 Rockville.
$4,000,
J n Marquurt 10 VIM Troike Iso
a sec 8 Howard $1,000.
J P. Thurman to 7 Losey n 4
sec 5 Howard $4,000.
Gertrude Turner Gdn. Of John Il
Turner 10 Clarence Turner uad L.
int tract sec IS Spruce, SieS.
A L Sims eizi 10 z l. Barker lot:
blk E Worland, SIS.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-19
SPRAGUE.
SUNsHNE.

The evening Of the 10th a surprise
birthday party was given in honor
OF Miss Jean Moore, at her home
one mile west OF town. She was
surprised. The evening was passed
pleasantly. We wish her a return
OF many more happy anniversaries.
Several Kansas prairie wolves
have been seen in this locality lately.
Monday evening the 10th, a party
OF sleigh riders came 20 town from
Foster. They seemed TO enjoy the
beautiful moonlight night.
MIR. Chas. Ferguson is shipping
two a loads Of coal this week, yet
the demand for coal is not great. II
we had a few more weeks OF such
cold weather like the past week IL
would help matters in this line.
The sick seem to be improving and
things are moving along quietly.
STYLUS.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-19

sunday morning was The coolest
81 The winter l0degnees below zero.
Hope Nwon't get any colder.
Fred Hooper was nursing a mash
ed finger last week caused BY a
chunk Of coal failing on his hand.
l.. r. Wade % Nevada. agent for
Dr. Bakers medicine. was around
calling ON his customers last week.
The Larkin Soap o.. Or. Baker and
Geo Bowman are running ia oppo-
sitlou 20 one another with their exs
tracts, spices. etc.
We were pieaa.d TO SIZE Gabe's Cab
ia last week Review az interesting
as ever.
Uncle Ike Neat hasn't been 10 town
for two weeks. He Is nearly out Of
tobacco, so viii have 20 go soon.
Tie came Tuesday.-ED.
John Heedy went to Amsterdam
Sunday. lie viii be absent several
days
Ben Rand has q hne bunch OF de-
COY ducts. Five were missing. 50 he
thought some hunter was stealing
them. But come to find out, a wolf
was the thief There has been sew
cral wolves seen around here.
August and Henry Hooper have "a
f. -HHana mHn..-- -. -. -NgHa--
around considerable, usually to-
wards town.
W II. Cotton wOuldno doubt well
come a soaking rain, as be has to
haul all the water he uses.
No ice has been put up around
here yet. Too much snow mixed in
the ice.
SUNSHINE.