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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
rhe wan to Die.

Two or three years ago, in Lanca-
shire town, while n fair was In prog
ress, to the proprietor of steam
roundabout there came n shopkeeper
whose wife was lying supposedly at
the point of death. Thou mum stop
thy organ" he said. "WhyY asked
the other. "ThOu nun stop 1t. tell
tha' My missus cawn't dee" was the
reply, dialogue for which the writer
can vouch.
A clergyman had placed ON record a
similar instance. Visiting a sick pa
rlshioner, he was told by the doctor that
the sickroom was full of mourners, as
surfing the woman that she was about
TO die And the woman was dying
from suggestion, though organicaliy
there was not the least reason why she
should. The clergyman entered the
room and cleared out the dOleful ones.
You're not going to die" he said.
"What! Am not dying, parson? Then,
thank God, won'tr' That woman was
well in next to no time and round ut
the vicarage thanking its master for
having saved her llfe.-St. James Ga
Zette.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Am the voweIs In ono word.

There are but six words in the Eng
lish language which contain all the
vowels in regular order-vlz, abstemi-
GUS, arsenious, anenious, facetious, ma
terious and tragedlous. There is but
one word which contains them in regu-
lar reverse order, and that word is duo
literal. Besides the above there are 140
English words which contain all the
vowels in irregular order. Twelve of
these begin with the letter a, seven
with b, twenty three with C, sixteen
with d, fourteen with e, four with f.,
seven with g. one with h, six with T.,
two with j. two with IN, two with n,
two with o, thirteen with p, one with
q, FIVE with r, nine with $, two with t,
fifteen with and six with V.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The preparation Of peppermint is es-
pecially an American industry. The
is cut when in bloom, like
hay. dried, placed in close wooden watts
and steamed The oil cells burst and
the oil passes upward with the steam,
which is condensed and conducted into
a receiver, where the oil rises and is
piped of. 1t takes about $50 pounds
OF dry peppermint to produce one
pound of OIL An acre of land yields
from six to ten pounds of oil, often
more, even as high as fifty pounds
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
strnnninr a razor.

",rhe idea that II razor needs frequent
grinding or honiug is not in keeping
with my experience" said man who
shaves himself Il have razor that
got ten years ago which has never been
out of my possession, never had amy
other treatment than stropping, end Is
today the sharpest and best of six. A
razor can only be kept in this condition
without honing however, by using u
hard strop-that is, one which Is rigid
instead of flexible and not the kind
that makes an arc of a circle when you
use it. This latter sort will sharpen a
razor for awhile, but 1t also makes the
edge round until at last 1t ceases to cut
Why do l have six razors? Well, that
is to use them In regular turn and give
each one of them a rest. shave every
day, which / find the least troublesome
method, and II l use the same blade
every day II would soon play out The
edge Of razor needs rest just like
every other machine"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
The HaIberd.

The distinctive weapon of the Swiss
was the halberd wEich was their prin-
cipal weapon at Morgarten and Lau-
pen. 1t is curious to note how the Teu-.
tonic nations, even to this day, prefer
the cut and the Latin nations the point.
We have been told by German officers
that when the German and FrencA cav
airy met in the war Of 1870 tho Ger
man sword blades always flashe.. ver
tically over their heads, while the
French darted sin and out horizontally
in succession of thrusts. Even the
German dead lay in whole ranks with
their swords ut arms length. 50 the
English at Hastings worked havoc
with their battleaXes. The Nethorlanl
mercenaries carried a hewing weapon
at Bouvines. The Flemings at Courtrai
used their godendags fitted alike both
for cut and thrust. and finally the
Swiss made play with their halberds.
an Improvement on the godendag.
The halherds had point for thrust
ing. hook wherewith to pull mon
from the saddle and above all broad.
heavy blade. "nost terrific weapons"
(valde tcrribiliaJ. to use the words of
John of Winterthur. "cleaving men
asunder like Il wedge and cutting them
into small pieces" One can Imagine
how such blade at the end of an
eight foot shaft must have surprised
galloping young gentlemen who thought
themselves invulnerable in their armOr.
-Macmillan's Magazine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Geowrnphies to Blame.

Ask any hundred English men, wo-
men or children what is the name of
the capital of Russia. and every one of
them will reply, "St. Petersburg 1t
may be small matter, but in point of
fact the proper name is Petersburg"
The English are the only folk who in
slst upon the Saint" The city was
founded by Peter the Great and is
named after him. 1t is quite true that
Peter was one of the most eXtraordi-
nary men that ever filled a throne, but
no one would have been more astound-
ed than himself at being dubbed a
saint. He neither lived nor died in the
odor of sanctity, and it is hard to find
out how 1t became the English fashion
to miscall the splendid town he found
ed.-London Mall.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
oueer BeIlef. Al,out The rer..

RuGCE 1ACAGAA ABUHh AnC
The fern was supposed to seed only
on st. Johns night and thus to possess
those singular properties for which it
had become almost sacred. The gath
ering Of the seed was believed to be at
tended with considerable danger. Po-
vet in his "Pandemonlum," published
in 1884, says: Much discourse hath
been about gathering Of fern seed
(which is looked upon as a magical
herb) on the night Of midsummer's eve,
and remember was told OF one who
went to gather 1t, and the spirits whisk-
ed by his ears like bullets and some
times struck his hat and other parts of
his body. In fine, though he appre-
hended he had got a quantity Of it
and secured it in papers and box be-
side, when he got home he found all
empty. But most probable this appoint
ing of time and hours is of the DEVILS
own institution, as well as the fact
that, having once ensnared people to
an obedience to his rules, he may with
more facility oblige them to stricter
vassalage."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

aIc P1uribua Unumv on Our Coins.
According to the United Statos mint
officials, the words, "Il pIuribus
Unum." as they appear on our coins.
are there without the sanction Of law.
The legend first appeared upon a cop
per coin "struck " at the Newburg
IN. Y.) mint in the year 1876. The
United States was very young at that
time and could not afford the luxury Of
mint, SO a private Individual Of the
name of Brasher opened the Newburg
coming establishment with the intena
tion Of turning out money of the realm
for all comers. Exactly how the words
'E Plurlbus Unum" came to be used
as a motto is not known, but one thing
Is certain = the Brasher copper coin
bearing that legend and the date OF
17S6 is the most valuable metal disk
ever minted on this continent.
Some time after coming his famous
copper with the odd Latin motto as
above described Brasher tried his hand
on a large sized gold piece, producing
the coin known to the numismatics as
"Brasher's twenty" The Brasher
twenty" was not a twenty dollar gold
piece, however, for II lacked s4 OF
weighing enough, but Of late years 1t
has become very scarce and valuable
because Of the fact that the legend In
scribed upon 1t reads "Unum r Pluri-
bus' instead Of IN Pluribus Unum."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

At the headwaters of the Orinoco the
Spanish traditions located the land Of
El Dorado, "The Gilded Man." a po-
tentate whose country was so rich in
gold dust that he had his body anolnt-
ed with oil and sprlnkled with gold ev-
cry morning. so that he shone in the
sun as though gilded. 1t is curious
fact that the country in which tradi-
tion located this marvellous being has
never been explored by white man.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
COR Mauiacs.

/ have in my time lived on intimate
terms with the officers of most nations
in Europe. My experience Of British
officers among whom l now have the
honor to count many frlends) is that
they are second to none In intellect and
instruction, but this, bien entendu, only
until golf links and a golf ball become
visible. Then they are maniacs. try
to talk to them of scenery, literature
art politics, etc.-they are polite, of
course, the English always are-but
can see instinctively that there is only
one subject to interest them, lie sacre
white ball.--A Foreign Visitor in Civil
and Military Gazette, Lahore.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Slavery survived in England much
later than Is generally supposed. The
word bondage" in Northum berland
still means female farm servant The
coolies and salters--i. e.. salt miners
of East Lothian were actually slaves
till 1T75. If they deserted their serv-
ice any one harboring them was liable
to penalty Of fJ IL lie did restore
them in twenty-four hours. The last
slave in England was not freed until
17O9, and in 1912 there was a cody
living who, as well as his father and
grandfather, had worked as slave in
u pit at Musselburg.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
The H,.tor,c Eve,

Washington was crossing the Della
ware. He stood.
Better sit down, sir" suggested an
aid.
"Slt DOWN. responded Justify the Fa-
ther Of His Country. "And, pray, what
sort Of picture would that maker
BlushIng under the rebuke. the aid
resolved to monkey no more with art
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

To behold is not necessarily to OBJ
serve, and the power of comparing and
combining Is only to be Obtained by
education. 1t is much to be regretted
that habits of exact observation are
not cultivated In our schools. To this
deficiency may be traced much OF the
fallacious reasoning and the false phi
losophy which prevail-W. Humboldt.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
A poE,n YaNYn.

Did you ever see a dog cape? For
thoroughness and entire absence of af
fectation and mock shamefacedness
there is nothing like it. When he gapes
be doesn't screw his face into all sorts
of unnatural shapes intan endeavor to
keep his mouth shut with his jaws
wide open. Neither does he put his
paw up to his face in an apclogetic
way while gaping in ambush, as it
were. No. When he gapes he is per
fectly willing that. the whole world
shall come to the show. He braces
himself firmly ON his fore feet. stretches
out his neck, depresses his head, and
his jaws open with graceful modera-
ton At first 1t is but an exaggerated
grin, but when the cape is apparently
accomplished the dog turns out his
elbows, opens his jaws another forty
five degrees, swallows an imaginary
bone by sudden and convulsive move
ment, curls up his tongue like the petal
of tiger lily and shuts his jaws to
gether with snap. Then he assumes
grave and cOntented visage, as Is
eminently becoming to one who has
performed duty successfully and con-
entlously.-Pearson's Weekly.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Willie handing his uncle bottle Of
glue)-I hope you will have very hap.
py birthday, Uncle Dick. Uncle Dick
Thank you. little man, but what is this
for? Wlllie-Oh, / thought you would
be so pleased with it. l heard papa
say the other night that you never
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Looked Suspicious.

Mrs. Jymes--I had unexpected good
luck yesterday in looking for fiat.
found an apartment house where the
rooms are elegant. the rent reasonable
and the agent doesn't object to chill
dren. Mrs. Blykely-Mercyl hope you
didn't agree TO take it. There must be
something wrong with the nelghbor-
hood. Chicago Tribune.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Peacocks, Feather-.

Peacock feathers are said to bring III
luck. The origin Of this tradition is
interesting. It is found In Palgrave's
work ON central and east Arabia. where
the traveller says that according to
Mohammedan tradition, the peacock
opened the wicket OF paradise to admit
the devil and received a very ample
share of the DEVILS own punishment.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

''Kamala" is the vernacular name of
the red dye produced from the glands
OF the mature fruit Of tree named
"Mallotus philllplnensls." which is also
called the monkey face tree" because
monkeys paint their faces red by rub
blng them with the fruit Here is a
striking instance OF the influence OF
heredity Mail.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
strictly BUSINESS,

MAY 1 ask If am in the'market for
bid for ,ur atfections?" asked the
youth who did everything in business
like way.
"You must go to par before can
take any stock in your OFFER" answered
the dutiful brokers' daughter.
more American.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
A Queer Bird.

Natural history always interests chill
dren, who usually recall explanations
of the phenomena in their own way.
An account of the habits Of the cuckoo,
for instance. was apparently absorbed
at the time, hut was reproduced thus q
fcw Gayf iAtr. "'I',ie cuc.)Df ca.
that's the bird that doesn't lay its own
eggs"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
The Distinction.

"Do you say that as lawyer or a
man?' exclaimed an exasperated witt
ness whom n lawyer was cross exam
lining IF you say 1t as a man, 1t is a
lie and a SANDER, but IL you say it as
lawyer it's not OF the slightest CON
sequence. .-London Telegraph,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Rrirht Ana,rnr..

"Noah's wife" wrote boy in an ex-
animation. "was called Joan Of Arc"
Water" wrote another, SIS composed
of,two gases. oxygen and eambrigen"
Lava" said third. 'ls what the bar
Der puts on your face" "A blizzard" /"
declared another child "is the inside Of
a fowl"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
stiII Worse.

HIM What makes you look so mis-
erable? Her-Why, do look mlsera-
BILE? Him-Yes; you look as If your
worst enemy had just been happily
married. Her-Oh, it's ever so much
worse than that. She has just been
happily divorced Chicago News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Have you fastened the windows,
dear?' she asked as they were about to
retire for the night.
mo. What's the use? gave you
the last dollar had to buy that hat.
and we need not fear burglars"
but they might sit down ON my hat,
you know"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

DR.. Price-I can't make anything out
Of that case. His Wife-What? Dr.
Price-Oh. don't be foolish! 1 mean 1
don't understand it. OF course I'm
making money out Of it. = London
Punch
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
she Knew hest.

Visitor-Tell me now, professor, are
you suffering much from your head
ache? Professor Ito his wife)-Say,
Amelia, do l suffer much from my
headache p Fllegende Blatter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

A man endowed with great perfec-
tions without good breeding is likesone
who has his pockets full of gold, but
always wants clHclgc for his ordinary
occaslons.- Stee,c.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Enther.

81 suppose ought to ask your father
for your hand?"
"Well, yes; it might please him, and
it can't do any hurt. OF course 1t
wouldn't be at all necessary if mother
were home."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Polly--So Mrs HighmsrsAs husband
has developed bad habits. How did
you hear about 1t? Dolly-Oh, Mrs.
Highmere invited us all to an after
noon tea, so she could tell us how abe
suffered in silence! Brooklyn Eagle.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The piazza of st. Peters in its widest
limits, allowing twelve persons to the
square mile, holds 624,O00; allowing
four to the same, drawn up in military
array, 20S,000. In its narrowest limits,
not comprising the porticoes of the Pi-
azzi Rusticucci, 474O00 crowded and
15S,000 in military array.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Fear Is implanted In us as presery-
ative from evil, but its duty, like that
OF other passions, is not to overbear
reason, but to assist it, Johnson.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
All Run Down

"a HltilS Is a common EXPIRES
sion we hear on every
side. Unless there is
some organic trouble, the con-
dition can doubtless be remedicd.
Your doctor IS the best adviser
Do not dose yourself with az
kinds Of advertised remedies
get his opinion. More than ike
you need concentrated fat fooc
to enrich your blood and tone
up the system.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

1t is easy to learn something about
everything, tut difficult to learn egeEy-
thing about anything. Emmqlg.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Reformed.

De Tanque Guzzler hasn't been
around lately / wonder il anything
is wrong with him? O'Soaque-I'm
afraid so. heard he was going to be
married. ed.--Philadelphia Record.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Crawford How are all your old
friends? Crabshaw-They must be get
ting along first rate. They never come
around to see me.-watson's Magazine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
A COMPLIMENT.

"What did he say when you told him
he was the worst liar you ever knew?"
'He merely remarked that he had
been fiattered before."-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Capacity of Great Churches.

The Roman Advertiser gives the fol-
lowing statistics Of the capacity of the
great churches of the world, allowing
four persons to every square yard:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

1t is a wise man who knows his own
business. and. 1t IL u wiser one who
thoroughly attends to IT, Wayland.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
Dimensions OF Johns Love.

John NJ. was one Of the pupils in a
small country school down IN Maine.
He was an excellent mathematician.
and vanquished many difficult prob.
lens in arithmetic and geometry, but
for the English branches he had little
love-
The scholars in this school were
frequently required to commit to mem.
DRY and recite certain passages of
poetry, and this custom, as may well
be imagined, was looked upon with IN
mitigated contempt by the practical
minded John.
On one occasion our friend had been
assigned the beautiful lines, beginning
as follows:
How do love thee2 Let me count the
I love thee to the height and depth and
width
MY soul can reach.''
When Johns turn came. he arose
and Intercepted doubtfully: How
do l love thee? stopped-hesitated
and finally biurted out:
How do I love thee? love thee to
the length, breadth and thickness of
my SOUL"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
AUTO HUNG OVER A DITCH

over the palefaced Italians who we're
huddled speeches. in a corner.
AS the machine leaned over the hole
Hopper looked down and laughed.
Come out Q. that" he commanded
"and help me get out o. this The1
he lighted cigarette and crossed his
legs nonchalantly. A crowd of 500
persons was soon on the scene.
Twenty men tried to pull the anto
back to the street. but they couldn't
bulge it. Then somebody got a rope
and hitched one end to the machine
and another to a trolley car standing
near by. The car backed away. but
still the machine wouldn't leave tha
excavation.
Then they connected two cars. and
by their combined force the hanson
was restored to the pavement.
Hopper didn't want to leave his seat
while all this was going On, but the
police made him get down. After if
was all over he jumped to the boy
again. put on the power and scooted
west into Thfrty-eighth street. The
machine was uninjured and the crowd
cheered.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06
H,nxv nink and Barrie.

Fl. G. Wells of England, the fore
east-navel man and sociologist, met
an interesting person in Chicago and
In magazine article tells all about
the experience. "I made" he says,
the acquaintance of Alderman Ken
ma, who is better known I found
throughout the states as Hinky Dink,'
saw his two saloons and something of
the Chinese quarters about him. He
is a compact, upright little man, with
iron-gray hair, a clear blue eye and
dry manner He wore bowler hat
through all our experiences in COM
mon and kept his hands in his Jacket
pockets. He filed me with q ridica-
lous idea, for which I apologize, that
had it fallen to the lot of j. M. Barrie
to miss a university education and
keep a saloon in Chicago and organize
voters, he would have looked own
brother to Mr.. Kenna.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

That Henry Hopper, OF At West
One Hundred and Thirty-seventh
street is an intrepid chauffeur was the
verdict returned recently by an ad-
miring jury Of policemen, says the
New York Times.
Hopper was plotting a two-ton auto
mobile hanson down Broadway at
Thirty-eighth street. On the west
side of the street ten Italians under an
Irish foreman were busy in a hole
eight feet deep and Is feet square, en-
larging a sewer pipe top. Just as Hop
per's machine neared the excavation
the steering gear broke and the auto
made for the hole. The Italians saw
it coming and scrambled for dear life.
While they We're struggling to get
out the automobile, with Hopper still
in the seat. crashed into a fence of
two=inch plank set upon barrels sur
rounding the excavation. The ma
chine snapped the fence and then ran
into a second one Of equal thickness.
The second fence stopped the machine
just as it leaned over the hele-half
way in and half way out-toWering
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

fading away and finally so weak that
for six months I could not get out
of the house. was nervous, restless
and sleepless at night, and lame and
sore in the morning. Sometimes
everything would whirl and blur be-
fore me. / hloated SO badly I could
not wear tight clothing, and had to
put on shoes two sizes larger than
usual. The urine was disordered and
passages Eere dreadfully frequent. I
got help from tie first box of Doan's
Kidney Pills, however, and by the
time had taken four boxes the pain
and bloating was gone. I have been
in good health ever since.''
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.