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

The Durant public schools and
colleges are being better attended
at this time of the year than ever
before in the history of the city
and that means that there are
more people here from distance
spending their money in Durant.
Speak a good word for the
schools.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Hope and Jox.

Hope, Of all passions. most befrlends
us here. Joy has her tears, and trans
port has her death. Hope, like cor
dial, innocent, though strong, mans
heart at once inspirlts and serenes. nor
makes him pay his wisdom for his
joys Young.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

France is going to send Our
Alice handsome present on the
occasion OF her wedding. 1t
would be good idea for France
to consider the Dingley bill in
selecting the present,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

"There is tide in the AFFAIR."
" men, which when taken at its
flood, leads on t. victory" Du-
rant is right at this flood and |
he opportunity be used she W J.
90 right on to victory nothing g
can stop her.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

An architect remarked to lady that
lie had been to see the great nave in the
new church. The lady replied; "Don't
mention names. know the man to
whom you refer"-Sacred Heart Re
view.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

1t is too early for Oklahoma to
prepare its bonfire material just
yet, we are sorry to say. The
sta ehood bill still has to run the
gauntlet of the Senate.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Possibly the lawlessness that
comes from Patterson, N. j., is
but complement to the trusts
that come from the same state.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The prospect for an election
with enough ginger in it to keep
the flies away the coming April
does not decrease as the time
comes forward.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The clerk of the superior court
of Chicago is charged with stuff
ing the pay rolls. That is get
ting pretty close to the peniten-
tiary, we should think.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Holding Hands.

De Garry-Why is 1t that when fell
low is alone with girl he loves they
seldom play cards? Merritt-Because
IL they did she would have to hold her
own hand.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Don't let the world leave you.
Keep up with the procession-if
you have to swing on behind the
K ty fast mail train.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Trouble is brewing in Illinois
for the Standard Oil crowd. If
this thing keeps on the Standard
wont have a place wnereon to lay
it's tired head
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Every visitor to the city is be-
ing favorable impressed. and 60
ing away, say nice things about
Durant. 1t should remind the
people, that all the public gather
ings that can be secured for Du-
rant will help build it up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The latest proposition is to put
the Quay statue at Harl isburg il
a niche That would be good
plan provided they wall up the
niche afterward.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Poultney Bigelow has resigned
his Boston University lectureship.
Now he will have more time to
write about high living in Panama.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Dry goods never we're so cheap
rs they are at the Hampton
G earance Sale. Closes Saturday,
FEB 18th. Hampton Dry Goods
Co., Durant, l T.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The curious feature of the mid
die trials at Annapolis is the code
of honor which expects a derent
fellow to shield brute by lying.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Lectures nna Lenrninr.

have gained nothing whatever from
any lecture I ever heard excepting an
increased power Of forgetting. = Con-
fession by the Head Master Of Elton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

AS far as the Territories are
concerned, Mr.. Roosevelt has
made Il square meal'' of the
square deal
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Mrs. Hoyle-I believe that my 'hus-
band is leading double life. Mrs.
Doyle You ought TO be satisfied these
aayg II be isn't leading triple life.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

The average glrl wou d rather
marry in haste and repent at
leisure than to never have q
chance to repent at all.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

"some men dom worry" said Uncle
Eben, "'cause dey's got too much
sense, and others dom worry cause
dey aim got sense enough. Washing
ton Star. fs~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

A girl is never loved any the
less because she has money in
her own right.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

A kidney or Bladdr trouble
can always be cured by using
Foleys, KidHey Cure in time
Owl Drug Store and Durant Drug
4 n
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

These days of Federal regula-
ton are the days that try the
souls of Territory sovereigns.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

whats your occupation, sirf"
Mine is pursuit I'm a bill col
lector, you know"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

No, Alonzo, sour grapes were
never known to cause appended
rio
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09
Warnina Order.

In the United States Court in the Indian
Territory, Central District at Dursnt:
T. q. Harmon,
VS. No 623, Equity
Dona Harmon,
Defendant,
The defendant, Dona Harmon is warned
to appear in Shis court at lDurant in
thirty days and answer the complaint Of
the plaintiff, T q. Harmon.
Witness my oficial signature andseal
this 3rd day OF February, 1906.
lsEAL1 r. j. FANNIN, Clerk
BY w. b. STONE, Deputy.
Harrod &c Loden, attorneys for Plff.
w. H. Ritchey, Attornry for Nom
Resident Defendant.
First published Feb. Q, 1915.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

You may lead a fool to wisdom,
but you cannot make him think.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-09

Subscribers desiring the address of
their papers changed will please give
both the old and new addresses.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.

The forethought that sows is the faith
that reaps.
To be genuine is a long step towards be-
ing godly.
Nobody talks much about the back doors
on Easy street.
The rewards of faith are not given for the
service of fear.
He is false to his God who fears to be
true to himself
The dogmatic mans bark comes out of
toothless mouth.
You will never find the kingdom by look
ing for it in a cash box.
Take care of your character and your
credit will take care of itself.
There are few things more misleading
than manufactured martyrdom.
The man who calls himself a vile worm
usually is crawling after the dust.
No man ever did anything heroic 30 long
as he had one eye fixed on his halo.
It's never hard to read the spiritual sig
nifcance of other peoples sorrows.
The man who has bed Of roses usually
sits up nights picking out the thorns.
It's always the little man who feels that
he is called to audit the books>o OF the uni
verse.
Those who talk most about this being a
sad world are doing most to nurse its
griefs
II the church will take care Of her man
illness, her master will take care of her d.
vinity
Many man thinks that he is sure of a
front seat in heaven because he is going
there on a half fare ticket.--Chicago Trib-
une.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Cleveland Leader; According to a Con-
necticut preacher Adam was not the first
man. And we'd been boasting that we
had as good a descent as anybody! This
is dscouraging.
New York Tribune: Father Sherman, son
of General William T. Sherman, in re-
cent address at Cleveland, pronounced the
conditions as regards coeducation in this
country nothing short of CHASTITY" This
will be news to the millions of Americans
VINO remember with pleasure the country
school where boys and girls studied and
sometimes played together If so minded
Philadelphia Press: A priest near Pitts
burg whose ministratIons were opposed by
members of his congregation, mostly for
eigners, was conducted to his church by
company of police. Then his congregation
refused to enter the church and he held
services to empty pews. His congregation
threaten to murder him when they get the
chance and he is constantly under guard.
This condition has its parallel in the lines
of the English poet
The fairest soil that man ever trod,
Where they kill each other for the love of
God.
Boston Herald: An Illinois parson be-
lieves in the efficacy of speed rather than
prayer. He advocates the madness of it
and says the world doesn't go half fast
enough for him and that too many preach
ers think they are still in the middle ages,
while the fact is Providence has sent the
means of doing more in one year than our
grandfathers could accomplish in ten All
of which may be quite true. Yet grand
father was a much happier man and more
agreeable to his fellow creatures for not
being in such a hurry. With rapid living
comes discomfort, restlessness, that Is very
upsetting to unfortunates who must stick
to their last and thereby accomplish GER
tain amount of labor In order to live at all.
Portland Oregonian: The Ministerial as
ISOLATION of Dubuque, Ia, has declared
war on the "peek-a-boo" waist. Each
member has pledged himself at an early
date to preach a sermon on "Slaves of
Fashion" in which this article Of female APP
parel is to be exposed and mercilessly de-
nounced. From all that can be gathered
on the subject, only moralists and women
know much about the "peek-a-boo" waist.
The average man could not tell that par
ticular brand from any other kind until
the difference had been pointed out, and
then he would have to be told why It is
immoral before he could realize its hdeous
immortality. But a whole lot of things are
going on under the very eyes of the aver
age man 10 which he is blind, and now that
congress had adjourned and the silly season
is on, perhaps the "peek-a-bOo" waist may
as well claim his thought as any other re-
form
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
ExASeERArroN OF GREAT FORTUNES.

ExAGGERATToN OF GREAT FORTUNES.
The authoritative announcement made
since the death of Alfred Belt. long
famous as THE Diamond King" that
his fortune will not greatly exceed
$50, 700, signally illustrates the
popular habit of grossly exaggerating
the fortunes of rich men. For years
he has been advertised es one of the
half dozen richest men in the world,
and even as the very richest, his pos
sessions being estimated in widely cir
culated stories all the way from half
billion to a billion dollars. and the
former being usually the lowest figure
that was tolerated. In his case dis
lance lent special enchantment. for, be-
sides being a man who lived retired
from public gaze. the bulk Of his for
tune was amassed in the early adj
venturous days of the exploitation of
the diamond and gold resources of the
Dark Continent. and his name was
closely associated with the romance
that surrounds the career of the late
Cecil Rhodes, reputed to have been also
an empire builder as we'll as a multi
millionaire captain of industry.
The very fascination of great wealth
perhaps may be the root from which
spring these fabulous exaggerations,
the dreams of which become more
plausible when embodied in some real
parsonage. But the fact remains, that
rarely do such stories survive the event
of death. The reduction of authentic
valuation to one-tenth or one-twentieth
of the rumored figure, as in the case
of the Belt millions. is not at all I'M
usual.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
OUR FOREIGN TOURIST ACCOUNT

Coincident with the Official statement
of merchandise balance of over half
billion dollars in favor of the United
States in its foreign trade are impress
sive facts and estimates showing con-
clusively how large a portion of this
balance is countervailed by the one
item of expenses Of American tourists
abroad. While close approximation
OF the total is not possible. it is GER
talnly known TO be immense. The &C
cepted estimate twenty years ago was
from $S0,000,000 to 100000, 900
annually, and the aggregate has vastly
increased in the meantime, certainly
keeping pace with the extraordinary
increase of wealth and the improve
ment in the means of transit and other
facilities for travel.
The steamship records, however, are
accurately kept, showing over 500 900
first and second cabin passengers dur
ing the year, and II we assume an
average expenditure OF only $500,
which is far below most estimates and
less than one-half of some that have
been carefully made, the total would
be quarter billion dollars, and would
absorb Just one-half the enormous
favorable trade balance. 1t is plausibly
believed by competent authorities that
the aggregate this year will very
largely exceed this amount.
Vast as 10 the amount thus annually
spent abroad, II is a narrow view which
regards it as an unmitigated evil. Nc
doubt a considerable part of 1t is waste
and a mere senseless fashion, and thou
sands go abroad who gain no benef
or would gain greater benefit TO spend
the money. II they have It 10 spare, ii
travel at home. But a multitude. no
confined to those of foreign birth Of
near ancestry. have special reason To-
visiting the cid countries. Aside from
increasing business and social eonnec
tions, the educational influence alonl
innumerable lines is very great and thu
result is a genuine asset.
In any event. whatever proportion
may be regarded as waste. the Ameri
can tourist spends his own money
which It is his privilege TO spend fool
lishly or otherwise, at his option, a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The French Lick treatment does not i'm
prove the temper of the owners.
A regular session OF the French leglsla-
ture must make Senator TiIlman sob against
the restraints OF distance.
Ice trust inquisitions in various cities
yield considerable cool information, but the
price continues business at the top notch.
The estates left by Senators Hoar and
German were respectively $4,000 and
100000. Historys estimate will easily
reverse the coin measurement of their
worth.
The mayor and police commissioners Of
San Francisco accuse each other of graft
ing. Since the shakeup Of April Is San
FrancLscans have become great stickIers
for truth.
Bourke Cockran's eIoquence is not limited
to public functions. The announcement Of
his engagement TO Miss Ide goes to show
that he rounded few warm periods under
the palms of the Philippines.
President Roosevelt tossed a few cocks
OF hay the other day, Vice President Fair
banks "milked" for exercise and a merry
Maud" did kicking stunt in Omaha. The
lid is off the summer season.
Cleveland authorities have decided to reg
ulate bathing suits worn by the water
nymphs on the nelghboring beaches. The
clinging robe is prohibited because Cleve-
land beauty shines best In parlor togs.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis OF Chi
cago predicts there will be no lawyers
500 years hence. BY that time the profess
sion will have acquired the earth and can
AFFORD to toss their shingles over the fence.
The order of a federal court in Boston
requiring Standard oil Rogers to pay
| 81, 800 900 to the receivers of the Bay State
Gas company enables Tommy Lawson to
| gid the atmosphere Of the Hub with jocund
| whoOps.
Thirty-nine laundrymen in Cincinnati
have had the starch taken out Of their
combine by indictments, which point to a
S. 900 fine. 1t is all right 10 scoop in the
money, but the thought Of forcibly cough
ing up produces a mangling sensation.
| The bunch of bronze heads twenty In
number, on the doors Of Pennsylvania s
new capitol building, promise to become an
| issue in the state campaign. Insistent de-
mands for their removal come from all
sections OF the state. Ex-Governor Stone
insists that the efigy Of his head must
come on, If he has to file It on himself
Judicial dignity such as holds the bench
at Union City. Tenn, took melancholy
! tumble the other day. one of the exhibits
! In a case on trial was a picture OF the
i fair plaintiff In tights. The court would
not be satisfied with a long range view
/ of the exhibit and leaned over the bench
| for a critical inspection. Then the Internal
/ chair slid from beneath the Judge, causing
an unseemly disturbance. The learned
courts opinion Of the picture is not avail
able for print
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
UNIFORM FREIGHT TARIFES.


The work ON which the Interstate
Commerce commission is now engaged,
aiming to establish a simple and uni
form system of freight tariffs, is of the
utmost importance and, If successful,
will go further than the general pub
lie dreams towards abolishing wrong
full Determinations. For it is a fact,
demonstrated by recent official dis
closures, that an almost infinite va
riety of the worst evasions of the law
prohibiting rebates and similar dis
ordinations have been for years CON
summated by manipulations of vague
tariffs. While the carrier companies
made show of compliance with the re-
quirement that their tariffs should be
kept on file and available to the public
at all shipping stations, yet so loose
were the provisions of the law that it
has been possible to make such com
plicated and cabalistic tariffs, with such
endless changes and special circulars,
that the general shipping public could
not ascertain the true effect, thus at
fording a cover under which the roads
conveniently perpetrated the very
abuses which it was the purpose of
the law to abolish.
The illustration selected by Presi-
dent Stickney of the Chicago Great
Western, being an actual case in which
the Standard Oil baffed competitors in
an extensive territory, is only one
among innumerable cases in which the
effect of rebates has been thus Sc
cured. "a railroad" he explains.
will make a rate from Chicago to
East st. Louis. That rate. applying
entirely within the state, does not
come under the supervision Of the In
terstate Commerce commission and is
not known to the commission. Then
the railroad issues a circular, only two
copies of which are printed. announc-
ing that the rate from Whiting lind }
to East st. Louis is the same as the
rate from Chicago to East st. Louis
1t sends one copy to the Standard Oil
company and files the other with the
commission. The Standard oil com
pany knows what it's rate from Chicago
is, but the commission has no way OF
finding out the favored rate given
wholly within the state of Illinois. d
This, however, is only one of the sim,
plest forms of evasion which have been
so effectively practiced, but for the
prevention of all of which the new Law
confers extensive powers on the com
mission.
The great desideratum is a compul
sorry system whereby the precise effect
of freight tariffs will be movable by
the ordinary shipper. and the central
purpose of the commission, as 1t hal
been stated by members, is 70 secure
the simplest possible form. A simple
form would, indeed. have been all the
time of inealeulable value to the trans
portaton companies themselves as vel
as 10 the public, but for the fact thai
in order to perpetuate discrimination
intricacy and mystery were indispens
able. But TO make the result more eff
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
THE PANAMA BOND SALE.

The sale of s30,000,000 per cent
bonds at approximately 104, which has
just been consummated by the United
States treasury, could be matched by
the government of no other nation.
The best the finance ministers of Japan
the year has been to float their 4 per
cent bond issues at far below par, and
that with difficulty. And not even Ger
many, France nor Great Britain, which
next to US stand highest in national
credit, have been able to approach the
record just made, which is the more
important since 1t Is morally certain
that the whole $13O,OOO,OOO bond is
sue authorized on account of Panama
canal construction could be placed on
substantially as advantageous terms to
the government.
This notable achievement demon
strates not only the extraordinary
financial strength and resources of this
country, but also the eminent fitness of
the undertaking of its government to
complete the historic work of building
the interoceanic canal. A simple cal
culation reveals the enormous advan-
tage which such national credit con-
fers, the saving in interest charges
alone amounting in the aggregate to
tens of millions of dollars, to say moth
ing of the Importance of the absolute
certainty that the necessary funds will
be forthcoming when required Moth
ing was more fatal to the success of the
French enterprise than uncertainty on
this point, emphasized by repeated
collapses of credit at critical junctures.
What is true regarding the use of
national credit for the great canal en-
terDrise, of course. holds also as to
any other need of the government. 1t
is fashionable in some quarters to ex-
aggerate faults of our national finan-
| cial system, and faults there are, but
such result as this. which is by no
means exceptional in its operations. is
a vindication which cannot be gainsaid.