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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06
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~ Entering Oklahoma vi
XII. The New Star in Our Flag-Then and Now Show 4
WhY Miraculous Changes-Land Of Fertility AAAa
t&A and Progress. LII

Times thus summarizes the trans.
portation facilities:
-Four trunk lines, the Atchison, To-
peka q Santa Fe, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, the st. Louis & San
Francisco. and the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, pass through the state from
north to south, all to a gulf outlet. A
fifth, the Kansas City Southern, from
Kansas City to Port Arthur, impinges
upon the eastern border. The Choc-
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad cuts
the state in two from east to west.
Elsewhere the state is gridironed with
feeders and Independent lines
Rural free delivery makes glad the
heart of farmer and farmers wife in
the more thickly settled agricultural
communities, even the smaller towns
have telephone connection and the tel
ephone Is in common use in many ru-
raj districts. Several towns have cleo
trio street railroads. But it is in her
schools Oklahoma has shown herself
markedly progressive.
The little schoolhouse-redo or white
or whatever color-is the first thing
thought Of by a group of settlers.
And educational advantages have kept
pace with the growth of the country.
There is the ambitious Oklahoma uni
versity" at Norman, normal schools at
Weatherford, Alva and Edmond, uni
versity preparatory school at Tonka-
wa, and at Saltwater Is situated the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06

There Is nothing so successful as
success, and to prosperous Oklahoma
we give warm welcome. Oklahoma to-
day is not the ends of the earth, mo
Mans Land" but promising region
with many promises fulfilled.
One April day not so many years ago
saw miracle wrought out there ON
the rolling plains to the south of Kan
sas; in a night towns and villages
upspringing, solitude in twinkling
made populous. The date of the open
ing of the central portion of Oklahoma
to settlement was April %, 1889. To-
day, only II years later, Oklahoma en-
tiers the union with a population OF
100000 souls. With the 650,000 that
constitutes the population of Indian
Territory we find the new state has a
total number of inhabitants of !, $50 ,000
The region that so short while ago
was given over to Indians, now has a
proportionately small Indian popula-
ton, less than 100000 of Indian blood
The negro population is put at 10000
Oklahoma formed part of the
Louisiana purchase, was included In
the unorganized or Indian country that
congress set apart in 1884. In 1866 the
Creek Indians ceded to the government
the western portion of their Indian
Territory domain, the price 30 cents
an acre; the Seminoles parted with
their holdings at just half that price.
Upon these lands the Sacs, Cheyennes.
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Fashions for the Children

a great favorite, and a colored pom
gee with white null sleeves and neck
er makes q most attractive and cool
little costume. A hunters green
pongee had for trimming small white
pearl buttons, repeating the white
of neck and sleeves in a pleasing
manner. Young maids follow their
mothers in wearing black with white,
and with their white linen dresses af-
feet black hair ribbons, black hose
and shoes. They also show a liking
for the pretty black and white striped
woods and mohairs with pipings Of
black silk.
Pretty colored linen dresses amany
are worn by girls in their teens, and
the lingerie dress is reserved for state
occasions. The one-piece dresses are
preferred, and with yoke. cuffs and
girdle of lacey insertion they are so
dainty and filmy. Fine materials
reign, and simplicity. >Mull is IA
vorite, worn as it has not been for
some time past.
Summer coats for misses are plain
enough to be emarked-usually
donned only for outing occasions,
where the clever young women know
it would be suicidal to wear anything
ornate. There are also some very
plain white linens and serges, and the
pongee coat is made like these, minus
trimming The elaborate bolero Is
affected by some young girls, but looks
Pfussy and as though the wearer was
in toe much of a hurry to grow up.
The white lingerie party dress may
be all white or combined with colors.
One excellent model recently brought
to our notice was frock Of white
embroidery whose wide crushed girdle
shaded from palest lemon to deep or
ange. A fetching hat with this would
be lacey straw in burnt-orange
shade.
Again speaking of misses coats, we
would mention the loose long coats
of striped black and white mohair.
Some of these are considerably
trimmed, have deep revers of black
taffeta, black braiding apd fancy but
tons. They look very pretty on cool
summer evening, and are fancy
enough for any occasion, simple
enough for almost any occasion.
The lingerie hats. multiply daily
and daily grow prettier. The other
day little girl passed by with the
daintiest one yet seen, pink null,
light as thistledown, fresh as pink
rose. It was shirred to fit the crown
pretty close, and the trimming was
single white baby rose pinned on
here and there apparently at hap
hazard, the stem sticking out straight
with apparent awkwardness that pres
emily resolved itself into unconscious
grace. The color of the hat lent
glow to the baby face that was ex
quisite.
ELLEN OSMONDE
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suspected Of being crooked. Make the
people laugh and forget their troubles.
and you are benefactor. but II your
show is so bad that It makes them
kick and find fault, and wish they had
stayed at home. and you might az
well put Grape on the grand entrance.
and go out Of the business. The ami
mails In show are just like the people
we meet in society. II you put on q
good front, and act as though you
were the whole thing. they respect
you, and allow you to stay on the
earth, but If you are changeable, and
look different from your customary ap-
pearance. and come up to the cage in
frightened manner. they pipe you of
and give you the ha. ha! See? Now
we will go home and get acquainted. :"
well, pa" said I, looking him
straight In the eye, where are We
going next?"
What is the matter with Japan
and Gilman" said pa. There is liable
to be war there soon. and massacres.
and all kinds of fun. What do you
say?"
Wherever there is trouble I want
to be present. will CO." and pa swal-
lowed his coffee and said, sit goes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06
Dress for Outing Wear

This season the athletic girl need
not push back her sleeves in untidy
scrubwoman fashion, or turn down
her collar in like manner when bent
on vigorous play. The waist variously
denominated-Peter Pan, tennis, golf,
negligee-solves the problem for her.
1t has roll-back cuffs and three-quar-
ter sleeves, and comfortable lay-down
collar. With the Peter Pan the sum-
mer girl may enter into vigorous play
and yet keep that fresh daintiness so
admirable for dainty femininity.
And the athletic girl of the moment
is distinctly feminine, mannishness
has retired into the background-for
which we should all be thankful. This
season a girl need not stride as
though determined to proclaim herself
athletic" need not exhibit brawny
arms to advertise prowess in the field,
need not drag bag of heavy clubs as
sign of modernness. The girl that ex-
ercises is now an accepted fact, the
time passed for assertion of disputed
point. And her dress has become
more temperate, less explosive.
1t was In America the sensible short
skirt came to it's own, 1t was In
America the shirt waist first saw the
light of day; and these have fourished
in spite of ridicule by the French
woman, exaggeration by the English
woman. And are not these the founda-
tons of the outing dress, taken to-
gether with thick-soled shoes and cool
shade-hat? Almost any woman can
build up presentable outing rig from
amoag the articles in her wardrobe; it
is the few that go in for a costume
devoted exclusively to outdoor sports.
Probably you have short skirt in
your wardrobe, then add to 1t ten
mis- waist such as we have described,
and there the frock Is provided for.
A plain sailor is an appropriate hat to
wear with this, and the sailor to-day
very much in style.
II buying d new dress we would ad-
wise short skirt and Jacket that may
be worn open or closed. After siren
uous exercise the snug jacket is often
needed, and IL Is also well to provide
for sudden changes of temperature, es-
pecially if one is off on camping or
walking trip. Two styles OF shirt waists
are especially appropriate. the Peter
Pan and the plain linen waist with
long sleeves. There is liking at pres
emit to make the latter severely plain,
without plaits or any fullness at all.
Il small pocket on one or both sides is
allowed. otherwise the waist In quite
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06

,Mammas wear pink as they have
not employed this rosy color in many
long year, and the wee girls fol.
low the lead of the mammals. With
out question, with better result-for
pink Is not always kindly when
years have piled up. It is very love-
ly, however, against the peaches and
cream, the fascinating smoothness, OF
child's skin; and the little maids
in pink add not little to the sum-
mer beauty.
The frock may be simple pink
lawn, lace-trimmed China silk-the
kind Of material does not make a
great deal of difference. Get the
right shade and shade and material
that will bear Tubing, and make the
frock with short sleeves and round
neck. Baby arms and baby neck are
so pretty, should not be concealed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06

and pa saw me and he said, Hen
merry, amt your pa?" and l said you
can search me, that's what they al
ways said." and then l identified pa,
and they all shook hands with him,
and he reported about the trip to the
west. and what talent he had engaged
for the wild west department for next
year. Then we all went into the tent.
I guess everybody was mad and ex-
cited, cause the show was going to
close, and the salaries stop, as some
of the performers were crying, and
everybody was packed up, and all were
paying borrowed money.
Pa went up to, the freaks platform
and tapping the fat lady on the shout
der he said, Hello, you seem to be
taking on flesh, now that the show is
going to close. and you ought to have
got that flesh on earlier in the sea-
SON."
l shall never forget the scene. The
fat lady did not recognize pa, but
thought he was just an ordinary old
Hoosier trying to take liberties with
her, and she kicked pas feet out from
under him, and pulled him down
across her lap and with her big fat
hand she gave him few sDanks that
made pa see stars. and then cuffed
pas ears. and let him up. He went
over to the bearded woman for SYM
patty, asked ner how she had got
along without him so long. and she
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entrance and said, hello Bill" and
was going to push right in, when Bill
said that was no good, and there
couldn't any old geezer play the hello
Bill" business on him.
A couple of bouncers took pa by the
elbows and fired him out, and the
crowd laughed at pa, and told him to
60 and buy a ticket like man. and
pa told the bouncers he would dis
charge them on the spot. Pa went to
the managers tent and complained
that he had been fired out, and the
manager said that was perfectly prop
er, unless he had ticket, and he told
pa to get out. Pa told them who he
was, but they wouldn't believe him.
You see pas face was all red and sore
where the buffaloes had licked him,
and the buffaloes had licked all the
hair dye out of his hair and whiskers,
and they were as white as the driven
snow. Pa looked 20 years older than
when he went west While they were
arguing about pa and examining him
to see if he had smallpox, I came up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06

pa lemonade and peanuts, which was
the last hair, until fakir tried to get
pa to bet on shell game, and that
was the limit
Pa got up with heavy heart, and
started to go into the dressing room,
and was arrested by one of the de-
tectives, and put out under the canvas,
and we went down town almost heart
broken. / told pa to go to barber
shop and have his hair and whiskers
colored black again, and put on his
old checkered vest, and big plug hat,
and two-pound watch chain, and they
would all know him. So pa had his
hair and whiskers colored natural, and
dressed up in the old way. and at
evening we went back and stood
around the tent, and everybody took
off their hats to him, and when we
went into the show at night everybody
was polite, the freaks wanted pa to sit
on the platform with them, and the
animals came off their perch, and
treated pa like they used to. and he
was himself again.
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He went around the big tent and
watched the last performance of the
season, and complimented the per-
formers, went into the dressing room
and jollied the members of the staff,
and when the performance was over,
and the audience had gone, all the
managers and everybody connected
with the show gathered in the ring to
bid each other good bye, and make
presents to each other. Everybody
made speeches congratulating the
management and all who had helped
to make the show success, and they
all Joined hands around the ring and
sang AUD Lang Sine," the animals
in the next tent joining in the chorus.
The lights were lowered, and the
canvasmen took down the tents and
loaded them on the cars for home. We
went down to the hotel and the man
ayers listened to the reading of a
statement from the treasurer showing
how much money we had made, pa
drew his share Of the profits, and we
took train for home
At breakfast the next morning in
the dining car, going into Chicago, pa
said, to me, "Hennery, we have had
the most exciting five months of my
life. The circus business is just like
any other business. If you make good
and we are ahead of the game, it is
respectable, but If you run behind and
have to deal with the sheriff. you ara
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-06
MARKED CHANGE IN SHORT TIME.

Foxes and other tribes were settled
although great part of the region
remained unoccupicd. In course OF
time the white man turned covetous
eyes upon the country, but for some
time It was forbidden land. In 1879 and
in 1880 President Hayes issued proc
iamations forbidding settlement, but
the boomer paid small heed. 1t be-
came necessary for troops to be called
to dislodge these pushing people; feel
ing ran high on the pros and cons OF
opening the lands to settlement. In
1885 congress authorized the president
to enter into negotiations with the
Creeks and Seminoles for the purpose
of opening the lands; they were
thrown open to entry April %, 1889
20, the wild charge they made
the Oklahoma rush is now a part OF
history, a picturesque event the like OF
which will not again be repeated In
this country, whose unclaimed lands
are fast disappearing. And after the
wild charge, what tremendous energy
to "get started" what tremendous re-
suits shortly forthcoming. Pioneering
involved heavy drudgery, but there is
in 1t stir and hopefulness that fur
nishes the element Of excitement lack
ing IN farming black east"
But let US get down to hard facts,
measure success in figures. Oklahoma
state has six towns of more than 15,-
600 population, IL towns of more than
5000 population-and it must be kept
In mind the people are largely agri-
cultural. It has taxable property val
ued at $800,000,000. It has an annual
wheat crop of 100000 bushels, an an
nual cotton crop of 100000 bales, an
annual corn crop of 100000 bushels
An agricultural and grazing country
it's domestic animals are valued at $685.
100000. Oklahoma may not be exact
ly land of milk and honey but it is
a land Of live stock and corn and
cotton.
Orchards and vineyards flourish
apace il, Oklahoma, and two crops OF
potatoes can be raised in one season
Potato raising promises to be great
industry some day in this region.
The mineral resources of the new
state are abundant, especially in In
dian territory. The latter's coal de-
posits are enormous. 1t is difficult to
estimate the amount of wealth in oil
and natural gas; the Standard Oil
company has heavy interests in oil
land leases in Indian Territory. Among
products of the new state not hitherto
mentioned we should speak of the vast
beds of salt. the beds of asphalt, the
granite, building stone, gypsum, lead,
zinc, brick shale and lumber.
Railroads have done their part In
opening up Oklahoma, there are $500
miles Of main line railroad traskage.
A very able article in the Kansas City
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got mad too and swatted pa with her
fist, and yelled for help. The giant
came and was going to break pa In
two, and pa asked the giant what 1t
was to him, and he said the bearded
woman was his wife, and that they
were married the week before at To-
ledo. The giant lifted pa one with his
hind foot, and pa got down on the
platform, and he told them that was
their last season with the show, when
they had no respect for the general
manager.
Then they all found out who pa was,
and apologized and tried to square
themselves, but pa was hot enough to
boil over, and we went OF to see the
animals.
Say, there wasn't single animal
that would have pa around. The
zebras kicked at pa, the lions roared
and sassed him. the hyenas snarled
and howled. the wolves looked ugly,
and the tigers actee as though they
wanted to get him In The cage and tear
out his tenderloin; the elephants want :
ed to catch pa and walk on his frame.
The only friends pa seemed to have
was the sacred bull and cow, who let
him come near them, and when they
began to lick pas hand he remembered
his experience with the buffaloes, and
he drew away to the monkey cages.
The ourang outang seemed to look on
pa as an equal, and the monkeys treat
ed me like long lost brother.
It was the saddest home coming L
ever participated in, and when the per-
Torrance began pa and I went and sat
on the lowest seat near the ring, and
the performers guyed pa for Hoosier,
and the lemonade butchers tried to sell
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agricultural and mechanical college to
which is attached United States ex-
pertinent station. For the benefit of
the negroes there is located at Lang
ston an institution which is a COM
bined college, agricultural, mechanical
and normal school. All the institutions
named are well equipped.
The percentage of illiteracy in In
dian Territory, which has been with
out an organized school system, is con-
siderably larger than in Oklahoma.
For long time the many thousand
white children there were deprived of
public school advantages, and until re-
Gently the Indian, were allowed to
manage their own educational affairs,
a management accompanied by disas-
trous results. The Curtis act of 1898
placed the charge of education for the
Indians of the territory in the hands of
the national government, and a recent
act of congress had made suitable pro-
vision for the white childrens school,
ing.
The new state is justly proud of the
Indian school in Kay county, situated
at Cnilocco, close to the Kansas line;
the Chilocco industrial college is a
rival OF the famous school at Carlisle,
Pa. More than 700 students are en-
rolled in the annual attendance, the
standards are very high.
The church follows the schoolhouse;
to-day in Oklahoma there are some 800
churches, whose property is valued at
over g. 100000. In the entire state the
number of churches must reach 1000.
There are several sectarian schools in
both western and eastern Oklahoma.
Missionary work among the Indians
has for long been very active.
OF the $500, 900 taxable land re-
ferred to above, Oklahoma brings in
much the greater part. A large por-
ton of Indian Territory lands is nom
taxable. There comes in a nice ques-
ton in regard to the exemption of
Indian homesteads from taxation; the
question Of treaty pledges, also the
question whether the Indians should
enjoy all the privileges of organized
government and at the same time bear
none of the burden of its cost. 1t is
forecast that before many years the
Indian citizen will enjoy the citizens
duty Of paying taxes.
Oklahoma is sizeable state, has an
area of 70,230 square miles. 1t Is only
little smaller than Kansas, by which
state and Colorado It Is bound on the
north On the west OF Oklahoma are
New Mexico and Texas. and Texas
again on the south. To the east lie
Arkansas and Missouri. AS the writer
above quoted puts it: "The state is
close to the center Of western empire,
its doorways opening to tidewater and
the future great world highway Of the
Panama canal"
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER
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The little model here shown is nice
one, the. skirt frilly, the sleeves bout
FAINT, the round neck giving pretty
babyish effect. The sash adds not a
little to the ensemble-and to the
small girls delight.
Very few frocks for girls are now
made with long sleeves, many with
nothing but a full puff at the Shout
der; but for play dresses longish
sleeve Is desirable, that the arms may
be protected so when "best" Is put
on they be not all scratched and I'M
lovely. White stockings look well
with all frocks, perhaps are somewhat
daintier than those matching the
dress, though these are very popular.
For misses wear pongee has become
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plain. This style is especially popoe
lar with the riding costume, is consid.
cred best of style.
1t is cause for thankfulness that the
stiff, hot, thoroughly uncomfortable
riding habit" has vanished. On sum-
mer days the horseback riders look
so cool and fresh in their white shirt
waists and wash stocks, their sensible
sailor hats. A number of men are
seen on the country roads riding with.
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We arrived from the far west and
struck the show at Indianapolis, where
1t was playing its last date of the sea-
son, before going to winter quarters.
1t was a sad home coming, cause the
animals and the performers had for
gotten us, and we had to be introduced
to everybody.
We arrived about noon and while /
stayed down town to get shine, pa
took a street car and went right up to
the lot, and the crowd was around the
ticket wagon getting ready to go In.
Pa went up to the ticket taker at the
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Effect of High Living.

Prospective -Guest-Do you set Q
good table here?
Hotel Clerk-Well, rather. Why.
folks come here perfectly healthy,
and go away with the govt and dys.
pepsia!-Tit-Bits.
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Father Worked Hardest

Washington had just been hailed
Father of His Country.
"At least" he remarked, they can't
apply that popular song to me-"
Herewith he Immediately began to
work.-N. Y. Sun.
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Copyright by J. B. Bowies.l

The Bad Boy and His Pa Return to
the Circus to Find They Have Been
Quite Forgotten-The Fat Lady
and the Bearded Woman Give Pa
the Cold Shoulder Pa Finally
Makes Himself Recognized and
Attends the Last Performance OF
the Season.
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Tub dresses are favored by not z
few equestriennes, the skirt material
linen or khaki. They are so mads
that by arrangement of buttons they
can be transformed into very fair
walking skirts. sazs-sa
suitable also for the side-saddle skirt
A shepherds plaid skirt with plain
black coat has a certain smart look
liked fer the outing costume-thougb
they have become pretty common.
Pongee is brought into use even for
the play dresses, and of course linen
IL in great demand for this purpose.
The Arizona sentinel., 1906-04-11
.. Sueing McCurdy for $3, 370, 900 is a different proposition from getting the money.

Yea, verily, it makes all the difference ill the world how you handle some people. There are those who should be handled with kid gloves, then boxing mits might do for others, and bare fists for some, and occasion. ally there is an insulting tough that an old.fashioned elm club would be required to pound any, thing into him.