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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09
A T ES t


Marriage is not a lottery. If a man
will take the pains to apply few tests
to the girl he expects to marry he can
very easily determine If size is the one
of thousand he wishes for wife"
"Are you going to test me?'
81 may"
"Howp
He smiled. 1T would be very stupid
Of me to put you on your guard. Fore
warned. forearmed. you know
you might at least tell me for what
faults you propose to test me-" she
pouted.
"Oh, there are innumerable faults in
women to make a mans life misera-
ble."
"Such as''-
-well, there's curiosity, for in
stance"
"What else?"
Jealousy. To tell the truth, think
that on these two hang the law and the
prophets"
Upon my word, you quote Scripture
like the devil"
He started as II struck Could the
immaculate woman he had chosen to be
his wife use such language? "You sur
prise me-" he said coldly.
"Why. don't you know the devil
quotes Scripture admirably?"
"ohw he muttered with evident re-
lief.
He kissed her, and they parted. He
fully intended when he spoke to apply
the tests for the faults he had men
toned. but men are not adopts in such
matters, and they haven't the time to
devote to them. Besides. he was pretty
well satisfied that the girl he had cho-
| sen was superior to most weaknesses
peculiar to women. The next time he
saw her the subject had slipped his
mind.
On her wrist was a gold bracelet, a
snake making three coils about the well
shaped member. It's eyes were emer-
aids A tongue at the tip of which was
ruby, protruded from its open mouth.
II was certainly not a pleasant looking
ornament TO be worn on the arm OF a
fair girl. 1t caught his eye in a mo-
ment, giving him a slight shudder, and
vague premOnltion came to him that
the serpent had come between them.
"What singular braceletg' he re-
marked. II don't remember seeing II
on your wrist before"
'rhak d hecaase l usually put It on
when i 80 TO bed and take 1t. off when
| get up In the morning" - Z
That's singular. And why do you
depart from your rule todayT
Because this is the anniversary Of
the day 1t was given me. On this day
once year wear 1t the whole twenty
four hours"
That's singular" he said again, pull
ing his mustache wonderingly.
The girl he had chosen for her i'm
maculate traits turned the subject.
"Are you going to the Crabtree ballr'
she asked.
"Perhaps-that is, If you CO." he re-
piled absently. "But this bracelet
about which there is 80 much mystery
does 1t pertain to anything In your past
life would wish to known
mo" she replied after some mo-
ments OF thought. II should not con-
slider 1t anything that you have a right
to know"
His reply came after period OF
thought equal to her own: II did not
speak Of my rights. ! merely spoke OF
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09
The Modern Method.

They're initiating William.
You can hear him yell and shout.
They will soon proceed to take his
Vermiform appendix out.
You can hear their yells of triumph,
And 1t makes your blood frappe.
They're initiating William
In the good old fashioned way.
They'll tie him with a clothesline
To the track and then collect
All the microscopic pieces
For the coroner to inspect.
Don't be hasty In your judgment,
Do not interrupt their play.
They're initiating William
In the strictly modern way.
Charles e. Nettlet0n In Brooklyn Life.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09
Purely Personal

j. H. Janeteas left this after
noon for Dallas on business.
w. l.. Harris and Horace Mar
shall are business visitors in
Colbert this afternoon.
d. Head and Alvah Walker,
departed on the noon train for
Texas. points and VIII return to-.
morrow.
Mrs. w II. Thompson and lit
tie daughter of Keirsey spent
last Monday with Mrs. Sol. Glib
son in the city.
Mrs. j. s. Butler left on the
noon train for Dallas to spend
several days there visiting rela-
tives and friends.
B. M Mcdaniel and family left
this afternoon for Cowlington and
Muskogee to spend several weeks
visiting friends and relatives.
Ed. Graham and wife returned
to their home at Colbert this af-
ternoon, after visiting in the city
since Monday at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Greenwood
Thompson.
s. w. Thompson, of Nida, was
in town Monday for the first time
in several weeks on account of
he being sick with fever for some
time. He paid'the News Office a
visit and desires to continue
reading it another year.
D. F. Spears and wife were in
the city Monday on business and
while here called on the News
office and took a look over the
News office plant. Mrs. Spears
said some very nice words about
| the News and desired that it keep
coming together with the Con-
stitution, Dallas News and Amer
lean Farmer.
Lee Conrad Brown and wife
of Davis, l. t., came in last af-
ternoon and will visit Mrs. DR..
Rushing for a few days. Little
Myrtle Rushing accompanied
them on their return, having Wis.,
tied in Davis the past week.
Mr.. Ben Turner, who was re-
ported as being very low yester-
day, has rallied some today and
is better. Will Turner from
Gainesville and Charley Turner
from Grimes. o. t., his sons, are
both here in attendance upon
their fathers bedside.
Prof. E. S. Light and wife left
today for Bloomfield Academy,
where the professor will again
resume his duties in that institu-
ton. The government has ap-
propriated sufficient funds to con-
tinue the tribal schools to the end
of the term. Prof. Light and
wife have made many friends
in Durant who will be glad to see
them locate here permanently.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
All Accounts Allowed Paid-Back
Talk on 0verdrawn Taxes.

The city council held its first
regular meeting of this month at
the city hall last night with all
members present. After the
reading Of the minutes of the last
four previous meetings by the
clerk the council then took UP
the city's monthly accounts and
ordered them paid as follows:
General Expenses. .S47S. 80
Street and Alley ....... 1902
Water Works. ....... $500
Grand Total. .. 1862 .62
The account Off. W. Barry for
hauling of dead dogs to the city
dumping grounds at % cents a
piece was allowed paid.
The report of the city scaven-
ger for collections during Feb
ruary was $4,000; Superinten
dent of Water Works, S93.05 ;
Fines collected by Police Judge
Poole, S129.10, not collected
S44.00; Fines collected by Chief
of Police Bledsoe, S135. 80; Taxes
collected by Street Commissioner,
S105.
The Purchasing Committee re-
lative to the purchase of three
cells FOR the city Jail reporte d
that they had secured three bids
for the cells as follows: Durant
Marble Works S445, Durant Ma
chine and Iron Works S277 so,
st. Louis firm 1924. No action
was taken on the report.
T. L. McInnis, of the Choctaw
Oil and Gas Company, with
southern headquarters at Atoka,
appeared before the council in in
terest of his ordinance which he
has before the council for Gas
and Oil Franchise. He made
quite lengthy talk explaining
different phrases of the ordi-
nance, and answering many
questions propounded to him by
the members. No action was
taken on the ordinance.
j. H. Newman had received a
proposition from a company from
Oklahoma City that they would
pay the city $4,000 for the city's
gray team. Motion was made
and second that Newman close
the trade and receipt for tt G
money.
The Finance Committee re-
port that they had secured the
First National anda Durant Ma
tional to pay off their warrants,
at discount of 10 per cent.
The committee appointed to
confer with Durant and Clark in.
regard to the expense in repair
ing the road to the cemetery, re-
ported that the gentlemen were
willing and ready to pay half Of
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09
No Case on Record

There is no case on record of a
cough or cold resulting in pneu-
monia or consumption after Eoley's S
Honey and Tar has been taken, as
it will stop your cough and break
up yon cold quickly. Refuse any
but the genuine Foley's Honey
and tar in yellow package. Con-
tains no opiates and safe and sure.
Brownie, the druggist.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a
new remedy, an improvement on
the laxatives of former years, as it
does not gripe or nauseate and is
pleasant to take. 1t is guaran-
teed. For Sale by. Brownie, the
druggist.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

A man may be short of ideas
and still be able to hand out a
long line of talk.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

With dice the best throw one
can make is to throw them away,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Many great souls have been
lost by little sins.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Consideration for others is the
noblest courtesy.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

When a real estate agent be-
gins to go downhill he loses
ground rapidly.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Blessed is the sorrow that cures
one of selfishness.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Sulkiness is only selfishness
turned sour.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

Resentment bears heavy fruit
age OF regret.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-03-09

The religion that lacks sun
shine is all moonshine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
TROLLEY ACCIDENT,
MAJOR VOODWARD AND 4 LADY
 THROWN FROM CAR.

Woman Was Taken to the Hospital
 With Broken Arm-The Majors In- ! iuries Not Serious, But Will Conflict
 Very Much With His Business and ! Vacation Plans.
 About 1O:3O yesterday morning seri-
 ous accident happened on Lighthouse
 car in Chapel street, near Ferry street, resulting in severe injuries to two per-
 sons. As the car was brought to stop suddenly Major James 0. Woodward, of
 New York, and a woman were thrown
 into the street. Major Woodward was
 severely bruised and the woman's arm
 was broken.
 Major Woodward was taken to the
 home of Thomas B. Smith, 59 East
 Pearl street, and the woman was taken
 to the hospital. In speaking about the
 accident yesterday Major Woodward i said:
 T was stopping at the Union league
 and tomorrow was to start for the White Mountains. I boarded a Light house car and was coming over to Fair
 Haven to call on my mother, Mrs. Roy- al Woodward, of Albany, Mrs. Smiths sister. took the front seat on one of | the old cars which is controlled by a hand brake, and when near Ferry street suddenly flame issued from the elec-
 tric mechanism on the front and shot up several feet, Just at that time the | conductor brought the car to a stop so suddenly that I was thrown over the dashboard into the street and a woman sitting further back was also thrown out The woman was picked up and then I received care, although I had lain in the street for two whole minutes before aid came. No one on the car Iseemed to offer any aid, but I was kind ! ly cared for by some women who live on the street, and l appreciate their kindness very much. It was most unfortunate accident, and l cant tell just how it happened whether 1t was caused by the escaping electricity or from bringing the car so suddenly to a stop"
 Major Woodward was advised to go to the hospital, but preferred to go to the home of his aunt, as it was so near. Dr. Klenke, who was near by, attended both of the injured and upon his advice the woman was taken to the hospital Major Woodward has bad bruise just below his right knee, and the limb be- low the left knee is severely strained and it was first thought that it was fractured. His right hand and shoulder are also severely strained, and yester- day he experienced great pain. A tele- gram was sent to Albany for the fam fly nurse to come on at once to attend him. Major Woodward is a New York manufactures, but the family home is in Albany. He is commander of the Albany Burgess corps, is Mason of high degree, an Odd Fellow and mem Der of the Knights of Pythias, He Is much disturbed over the accident, which conflicts very much with his business plants and also his vacation.
 Last evening Major Woodward, who is confined to his bed, was resting as comfortably as could be expected. It lis the general opinion that the motor- man, perceiving the escaping electric ity, brought his car to stop so sud- denly that the two people were thown out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
JOHN GRAHAM DYING.
Harvard Track Trainer in Hospital
 His Successful Career,

Harvard Track Trainer in Hospital
 His Successful Career.
 John Graham, successful trainer In Iathletics for the Boston Athletic asso- citation and Harvard, is in a critical condition at Westboro hospital and re- ported failing, so that his death within a short time is not unexpected.
 Graham has been identified with anna teur athletics in New England for the past twenty years. In his youth he was one of the fastest amateur sprinters in England, and early i'll the eighties came to the United States with Jim Robin son, who was selected as coach of the Harvard track team. Graham was 1n- duced to become Robinson's assistant. A few years later, when Robinson went to Princeton, Graham went with him, and later coached Columbia university, the one time it won the intercollegiate championship. After a term of years at the Boston Athletic association he was chosen to have charge of athletics at Harvard, and his first year won the intercollegiate championship and it was the last time that Harvard won. That year he also won the duel meet with Yale, the last time until this season that Harvard won.
 While in charge of athletics at the Bosom Athletic association Graham trained the team which won the major ity of the events at the Olympic games at Athens, and on his arrival home in- troduced in America the throwing of the discus and the Marathon run.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
HURT IN WRECK.
Naugatuck Girl Slightly Injured i

Naugatuck Girl Slightly Injured in
 Salisbury Disaster.
 Naugatuck, July 2O.-Mrs. George Osborn Hobart, at on etlme a resident of Naugatuck, was among the pas sengers injured in the English railroad disaster of Sunday, July l.
 Mrs. Hobart is daughter of the late Wilson osborn, who about twenty-five years ago conducted a trucking busi- ness in Naugatuck. He later, under the firm name of Osborn & Tolles, con ducted a grocery business here. The family moved to New Brunswick, N. J., where Miss Osborn was married to George Hobart, lawyer, MT and Mrs. Hobart are now residents of New ark, N. J. They were ontheir way for a tour of England when the accident occurred.
 Walter s. Osborn of the New Haven road is an uncle of Mrs. Hobart MT. Osborn says he believes that Mrs, Ho- bart's injuries are confined to slight bruises of one foot and that they are not of a serious nature.
 Harold osborn, until recently em- ployed by the Naugatuck Chemical Co.,, is now located at Georgetown, S. c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23

told agonies for four years, and tried different physicians and all kinds of oint. ments. Icould walk only with crutehes. It is sixteen months ago since began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for my limb and foot. The first two months the Cuticura Remedies did not seem to work, but kept on using them both. In two weeks afterwards 1 saw a change in my limb. Then 1 began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment often dur ing the day and kept it up for seven months, when my limb was healed up just the same as if never had trouble.
 It is eight months now since I stopped using Cuticura Remedies, the best on Gods earth. 1 am working at the present day, after five years of suffering. The cost of Cuticura Ointment and Soap was only S6: but the doctors bills were more like $500. You can publish my name and refer any one to write to me about Cuticurs Remedies. 1 will answer all letters if postage is enclosed. John M. Lloyd, 7l8 s. Arch Ave, Alliance, Ohio, June P, 1905"
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23

put is one not dreamed of until within comparatively few years, namely, as an insulating material in the construc- tion of electrical apparatus, for which purpose it's use is now constantly in creasing, and far larger than in any use to which it had ever before been put.
 Mica is now used also for making chimneys for incandescent gas lamps placed where they would be exposed to drafts, or out of doors, subject to the weather. Mica is used to make protec- tors for ornamental candle shades, and it is used for making fancy boxes, and, in place of glass for covering the labels on drawers, as in desk. Ground up mica is now used in the manufacture of lubricants and of fertilizers, and of dynamite, and in other forms 1t is us- ed for boiler coverings.
 Mica was long used for windows and for lanterns, and it is still In lanterns where such use would be advantageous. It is used in place of glass in spectacles worn by stone and metal workers, and in miners lamps, and it has been in the past or still is put to various other, including ornamental, uses; but among it's various modern uses the chief is in it's application to electrical machinery For this the mica is cut into hundreds of different shapes and sizes.
 India is the chief source of the world supply of mica, with Canada next, the United States next, and Brazil and other countries following. Mica, from one source and, another, ranges in col or from white or transparent, through various shades to black,
 In the formations in which it exists
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
DID BEAUTIFULLY.

Messenger Boy Who Was Pressed Int Service as Maid ofNAll Work. At last the servant girl problem has been solved, and by a bright Harlen woman
 About o'clock one morning z woman living in West 124th Street who keeps a cosy f1ve-room apartment and one maid, was surprised and moi a Title chagrined to find that hei maid, who sleeps at home, did not ma terialize. Breakfast over and still no maid. Husband went downtown and the flat was topsy turvey. What could she do?
 bright idea then occurred to this bright Harlem woman, and she called up the West 125th Street branch of the Postal Telegraph Company and ordered a messenger boy Little did she appreciate that by that one call she solved the problem which has caused wrinkles to gather in the faces of goodly housewives since the days of Eve
 The boy came. He had curly hair inclined to be matty in spots, long legs and arms with dirty hands, long accustomed to holding penny thrillers and cigarettes. He walked up the stairs and pushed the bell at the door. Out looks housewife, She smiles.
 Please, step inside she said.
 The boy, cap in hand, stepped into the reception hall and was going to sit down in the necest cushioned chair he had ever seen when his hopes were knocked sky-high.
 Now, put your hat up there," con- tinued the housewife, "and you had better take off your coat, as it is very warm this morning.
 "Gee," thought the boy, she'll be handing me a piece of cake in a min ute" Instead, he got lemon"
 Now want you to help me about the fiat" said the woman from Har- lem. "In the first place how much do you charge an hourT
 Thirty cents" answered the boy.
 "In keep you an hour and 8 half continued the woman. "That'll amount to just 50 cents. So much for econo- my"
 Then they set to work, but it was far from economy, as far as the mes senger boy was concerned. First he had to clear the table, He piled the dishes up and carried them to the kitchen. Then he was given a broom and asked to sweep the dining room floor. Then he was given a duster and was given orders to dust the hall. He dusted here and there, sticking the feathers In every crack and crev- ice, while the woman of Harlem looked on with delight. Her maid never dusted the cracks and crevices.
 The hour and half crowded on at slow pace for the boy, but when 1t came to a close the fiat was a spick and span as on Sunday morning after a regular Saturday cleanup The boy got the 50 cents, then made quick steps for the street. He reached his office in double-quick time, and sank down exhausted in dark corner.
 Gee. fellers," he gasped. ''No more homework for mine. What dc you think? I've been sweeping and dusting a fiat-working, fellers, work ing! It was no cinch. Dat woman certainly handed me lemon. Back to the rear bench for mine to rest my nerves. If I ever get rung in again for housework. 2S--thats all, fellers -23"
 Meantime the housewife had beer calling up some of her friends on tho telephone and telling them to disnis: Itheir maids at once.
 "CaH a messenger boy" she advised them. Its only 30 cents an hour ant thed do beautifully."-New York Globe
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
THROWN FROM TEAM.

John Codianno Has Several Bones
 Broken in Runaway.
 John Codianno of Gilbert street was thrown from his team last evening about 6 o'clock at the corner of Wash ingtorl avenue and Morris street, and as a result had his collar bone broken and also two or three of his ribs,
 Codianno was on his way to West Haven with his brother when his horse became spirited and dashed away throwing both men to the street His brother escaped uninjured. John Codi- anno was taken to the New Haven hos pital. where pr. Flynn ordered him to be taken.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
MORE MICA USED.

Once Seen Chiefly in the Stove-Now
 Employed to Insulate Electric Wires.
 There was a time when mica, or ising glass as it was far more commonly called, was familiar in one limited use in every household in which there was parlor or a sitting room stove thin, transparent sheets of this mineral be- ing set in the stove door. Through the ''isinglass," not destrucitible when sub jected to heat, as glass would have been, the glow of the fire within could be seen.
 With long use the mica might become smoked up and opaque, or it might become married and broken. Then the head of the household would get and set into the stove door fresh isinglass from the stove dealers, while the fra ments of the old were very probably turned over to the children, who were likely to be surprised to find into how much thinner sheet still the thin old pieces from the stove door could be divided. As matter of fact mica is divisible into sheets one tWo-thousand- of an inch in thickness.
 Now there are many who didn't know mica at all, not even as it used in stoves, people born and raised in houses that are heated by steam, in which no stoves are used for heating purposes; but while the number of these is large and all the time growing, the number If peonIe who vet use stoves still; and so while mica may have passed entirely out of the sight and mind of many who once knew it in this use only, the preparation of it for stove use still constitutes a regular branch of the mica trade; and thus one o fthe old uses of mica still continues.
 The chief use to which mica Is now