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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-08-02
ELECTION IS CALLED.
September II Date Fixed to Vote on
Constitution and for all Officers.

Guthrie, Okla.-Governor Frantz to-
day issued his proclamation, calling
for an election to vote on the con-
stitution, and for state, county and
township officers in Oklahoma, on
September II.
After reciting his authority for is
suing the call and setting forth the
election ordinance adopted by the
convention, the proclamation reads:
Now, therefore, |, Frank Frantz,
governor of the territory OF Oklahoma
by authority OF said amended ordi-
nance, do hereby make proclamation
giving notice that the elections here
inbefore mentioned and provided for
will be held in each and all election
and voting precincts, in each and ev-
cry county and district, in and throug-
out the said proposed state OF Okla
homa, on Tuesday, the 18th day or
September, A. d., 1907, at between
the hours of said day fixed by law,
at which election the qualified elect
ors for said proposed state OF Okla
homa shall vote directly for or
against the said proposed constitu-
tion, and for or against the separate
provision separately submitted as
aforesaid, and for any andsall elective
officers for full state government,
state, district, county and township
and members of the legislature and
| representatives to congress herein be-
| fore mentioned.
The opinion of some of the best
| lawyers in Oklahoma Is that the is
suance of this proclamation places
| hA nf a m
tion to further amend the constitu-
tion or to change the date OF cleo
ton.
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"The Armless Man"

said, ut wasn't money he wanted, but
somebody to scratch his back" There
are many with strong arms and will
ing hands that have that same yearn-
ing. Hunts Cure will make back
scratching, or any other old scratch
ing totally unnecessary. 1t knocks
out any itching sensation that ever
happened. and it does it right now.
One application relieves.
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Is Pe-ru-na Useful
for catarrh?



Should q list Of the Ingredients Of Pc.
runa be submitted to any medical ex-
pert, Of whatever school or nationality,
he would be obliged to admit without
reserve that each one of them was ofun-
doubted value in chronic catarrhal dis
eases, and had stood the test Of many
years experience in the treatment Of
such diseases. THERE CAN BE NO
DISPUTE ABOUT THIS WHAT.
EVER. Peruna is composed Of the most
efficacious and universally used herbal
remedies for catarrh. Every ingredient
Of Peruna has reputation of its own
in the cure of some phase Of catarrh.
Peruna brings to the home the COM
BINED KNOWLEDGE OF SEVERAL
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE in the treat.
ment Of catarrhal diseases; brings to
the home the scientific skill and knowi-
edge ofthe modern pharmacist; and last
butnotleast, brings to the home the vast
and varied experience of DR.. Hartman,
intheuseo ofcatarrh remedies, and in the
treatment Of catarrhal diseases.
The fact ia, chronic catarrh is dis.
ease which is very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
chronic catarrh. They have visited
doctors over and over again, and been
told that their case is one Of chronic
catarrh. It may be ofthe nose, throat,
lungs, stomach or some other Internal
organ. There is no doubt as to the ma.
ture Of tho disease. The only trouble
is tho remedy. This doctor has tried to
cure them. That doctor has tried to
prescribe for them.
BUT THEY ALL FAILED TO
BRING ANY RELIEF.
DR.. Hartman's idea is that q catarrh
remedy can be made on large scale,
as he is making it; that it can be mado
honestly, of tho purest drugs and Of
the strictest uniformity. His idea is
that this remedy can be supplied direct
ly to the people, and no more be charged
for it than is necessary for the
handling oft.
No other household remedy 80 uni.
versally advertised carries upon the
label the principal active constituents
showing that Peruna invites the full
inspection Of tho critics.
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INDIANS EAT AND DANCE.
The Green Corn Feasts Now Going
on In the Territory.

Muskogee, /. Tn the forty-seven
Indian towns (clans) of the Creek
nation there are now being held
the annual green corn dances. The
bootlegger is busy and the Indian,
afgter he has danced. will eat green
corn for the first time this year.
An Indian will not eat roasting ears
until after the green corn dance. This
is an old superstitious custom rigidly
observed among full bloods. The
custom is so old that 1t is impossible
to get a clear idea as to it's origin.
The green corn dances are held
about the same time in each town,
although where there are Indian
towns close together different dates
are sometimes fixed SO that the
towns may attend each dance. There
are from fifty to one hundred In
dians at these dances, although when
some big celebration is pulled OFF
the number runs up to 500 or 900.
The green corn dance is preceded
by busk held in June. This also
Is an annual town affair. At the June
busk the Indians drink an emetic
which Is supposed to clear their sys
TENS and keep them free from dis
ease until the next season. The
drink is brewed from the root of
certain weed. Ii is brewed by the
medicine man of each town and he
keeps secret his medicine. While it
is being boiled over a fire no man
or dog is allowed to pass between
the medicine man and the fire. II
such a thing occurs the medicine is
thrown away and more prepared.
Why the Indians assemble in crowds
for this unpleasant ceremonial is not
| known.
For the green corn dance the In
| dians assemble and the squaws cook
| large kettles full of corn cut from
the cob, putting in big pieces of beef
bowl and getting his portion sits
on the ground. A dance will come
times last three days. There is a
feast each day and dance each
night following.
| At these dances trouble occurs.
The Indians after their severe medi-
cal probation are In fine fettle. Boot
leggers always manage to get in a
lot of forty rod liquor and the
fighting begins. Deputy marshals
watch these stomp dances closely and
they usually land several bootleggers
The more liquor there is the more
fighting. If there are old scores in
an Indian town they are usually set
tied at these places. The records
Of the federal jails have already com.
menced to show the progress of the
green corn dances.
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SORE SHOULDERS

Iwould like very much to personally meet every
reader of this paper who any horses that have
soro shoulders and tell him about Security Gall
salve This Is impossible SO am going to tell You
through the paper.
You and both know that horses working With
as much work without running down rs whom they
free from pain. also know perfectly well that
you do not know IT. II YOU did y.p would buy DO.
have no doubt often wished that you knew OF some.
thing you could relyon You can rely absolutely ON
or IL you prefer to try IT. first ] will mail you
sample free. just write for itit VIII 60 to you
on first mail.
Also ! want TO tell You that securit, Antiseptie
Healer IL as good for barb wire cuts as Security
Gall Save IL for harness gals. Dealers carry them
In 25c soc and So9 sizes. Use them for your needsl
guarantee you perfecs satisfaction.
Frank b. Dennie President.
SECURITY REMEDY co Minneapolis, MINI
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tion Of the blad-
der and the trou-
bic had gone SO
far in five years
that my physicians
said nothing but
an operation would
cure me. Awful
b g airing d o W n
pains, bacliaches
and headaches tor
tured me, there
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-08-02
Too Heavy.

q But, my good fellow" said the d.
vine, did you ever take bath?"
"No, sir" the tramp answered, hum
bly,. Il never took nothin bigger'n
a teaspoon"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-08-02
A WoMAN's sUFFERlNGs.
A Dreadful Operation Seemed to Be
the Only Outcome.

Mrs. Clyde Pixley, Bridge ST., Beld-
ing, Mich, writes Il had infiamma-
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XIX.
THE END OF THE STORY.

Paris in June. Do o NOW it,
with its bright days and it's soft nights,
With voices? Paris with it's
crowded pavenentS-and such a crowd.
where every man and woman awakenS
interest, excites speculation! Paris,
with its blue sky n its trees, and its
color-and its fascination there is no
describing.
JOY is a great rcstorer, and q week OF
happiness in this enchanted city had
wrought wonders in u junior and his
betrothed. 1t was good to look at
them-to smile at them sometimes; as
when they too unseeing before some
splendid INV at the Louvre. The
past was put aside, forgotten; they
lived only for the future.
And a near future, too. There was
no reason Why 1t should be deferred;
we had all agreed that they were bet
ter married at once; so, that decided,
the women sent us about our own at
fairs. and spent the intervening fort
night in a riot Of visits to the cos
tuner: for, in Paris, yer for a wy
quiet wedding. a bride must have her
trousseau. But the great day came at
last; the red tape of French admit
%istratlon was successfully u~nknotted;
and at noon they We're welded, with
only we three for witnesses, at the
pretty chapel of ST. Luke's. near the
Boulevard Montparnasse.
There was a little breakfast after
ward at Mrs. Kembalrs apartment, and
then our hostess bade them adieu, and
her daughter and l drove with them
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allow ms tlaeiss4s4 tileraS teMaro ae
fiv-r
50 ta1' is tee sai af ;tte story s
ssoi u"ftslnstX
os metr iary ys riuteuesfei
.Hst tIlsce are -ttH certain thltsf 1
aas i9t qlit, understand SHE colutr
pe nai needing ;ae
sr tnstsne why ala they tr4atle
10 @eea hee p@r,sQuer
Family ttectiaH
Nonsense, There could be none.
}festteS, ths n4Aa dominated them lal
! believe hin 90 have been capable OF
amy egIale
Perhaps he meant the hundred thou-
sand 70 b. only thu first payment. Nith
her a. hand, he might hope to set more
lndeilut; !y Without her
We'll. Without her."
oh, the plot grows and grows. the
more Il thinks OF it l believe il g"ew
under his hands in just the same way.
! don't dou5t that 1t would have come.
at last TO Miss iioiladay's death by
some subtle saeans. To the substitution
OF her sister for HEREAFTER a year or
w 3QIO1lrL NIlo GOllu nave QcltCNsQ
it? And then-oh. then, she would
have married Fajolle again. and they
would have settled down to the enjoy
ment of her fortune. And he would.
have been a greA man-oh. a very
great a He would have climbed
and climbed
My companion nodded.
"Touchery' she cried.
I bowed my thanks; L was learning
French as rapidly as circumstances per-
mitted.
But Frances did not see them
again?"
oh, no; she preferred not"
And the money!
Was left in the box. 1 sent back the
key. h wished it so. After all. it was
her mother
Yes, of course; perhaps she was not
really so bad"
She wasn't" l said decidedly. But
the inan-"
Was a genius. I'm almost sorry he's
dead"
I'm more than sorry-it has taken an
interest out of life"
We had come out upon the bridge Of
Austerlitz. and paused, involuntarily.
Below US was the busy river. With its
bridges, its boats, its crowds along the
quays; far ahead, dominating the
scene, the towers of the cathedral; and
IN " - "a SSAs " l. u ~ "S I'll l v
leaned upon the balustrade and gazed
at all this beauty.
And now the mystery is cleared
away" she said, land the prince and
the princess are welded. just as they
We're in the fairy tales of our child
hood. It's a good ending"
For all stories," 1 added.
She turned and looked at me.
Their are other stories," I ex-
planned. Theirs is not the only one."
MOP"
The spirit of Paris-or perhaps the
June sunshine-was in my veins. run
ming riot. clamorous. not to be re-
pressed.
Certainly not. There might be an
other, for instance, with you and me as
the principals
I.dared not look at her: I could only
stare ahead of me down at the water.
She made nc sign; the moments
passed.
Might be-" 1 said desperately. But
there's a wide abyss between the posi-
BILE and the actual"
Still no sign; I had offended her; I
might have known!
But 1 mustered courage to steal a
sidelong glance at her.
h was smiling down at the water,
n her eyes were very bright.
Mot always" she whispered. mo
always"
The EndO
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4 new FIELD FOR
WOMAN IS OPENED
Long Beach, cal., Now Has a
Petticoat Brigade on Regu-
lar Police Force.
MAN TO THE WOODS
Goon H~ousework and Care of Children
Wi.i Re the Only Calling Open
TO the Erstwhile Lord
of Creation"

How would you like to be arrested by
a woman?
What would you think If a dainty lit
tie hand should suddenly grasp your
arm in a deathlike grip n a soprano
voice %noun that you are about to
be taken to Jail?
That is what will happen to you If
you are in Long Beach, Cal, and break
the law.
1t has been put into the hands of the
women to regulate things. The police
force were so delinquent about bringing
culprits to justice that even the women
rose up in arms asking for better pro
lection, until a short time ago the state
OF affairs vas changed and women
went forth with stars fastened On their
coat lapels.
So diligent have they been in their
duties so far that women policemen
have been pronounced u success, n
their innovation in Long Beach is about
to bring about the appointment Of pet
ticoat police in some Of the other Cali
fornia own where fugitive husbands
and absconding ban presidents some
times seek safety while baffled detec-
tiVes search foreign countries In vain
for a trace Of their abiding places.
Anyway, the women seem to be more
eager to perform the task assigned
lnefl. Inc can OIL lLe SCHOOL, anu lLS
clink OF glasses across the bar is not
continually sounding in their ears. nor
is it Easy to slip a ten-dollar bill into
their hands and then ~miraculously es-
cape down a side street.
The ONE have not gone into this
business for the Jun of it. but to show
what they can do. n though force is
often not as effective as the subtler
ruling power implanted in the hearts OF
women, like Carrie Nations Ratchet.
1t is in this case striking some telling
if not approved blows.
finding out things n running down q
suggestion until it would do justice te
a Pinkerton detective. The women fine
out from their friends clewst that in the
end place the law breakers in theil
hands, and after that everything is
easy.
With feminine police, women lawyers
and the "suffragettes'' in politics, it ap
pears that women are after all having
their say about things.
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THE LITTLE GLASS DUCK.
A Form of Lung Tester Likely to
Prove Surprising to the Uninitiated

A Form of Lung Tester Likely to
Prove Surprising to the Uninitiated
From the New York Sun.
Step up, ladies and gentlemen, step
right up and try the new lung tester,
.expander n ~invigorator, and see how
much you can blow. You simply place
the little birds tail between the lips
like this, taking care not to bite too
hard on it, for il is thin and fragile
aud you might bite it off, and then
you blow and see how far you car
blow the streams of water from the
little birds beak."
The lung tester that the street faker
was thus exhibiting, and upon who's
merits he was thus expatiating. vas a
little blown glass duck, with a body
about as big as an almond and with
Its tail drawn out into a little lender
glass tube, through which you blew,
che whole being some three or four
inches in length.
The faker would fill one of the little
ducks from a bowl of water on the
stand upon which he carried his stock,
and then put the tube to his lips and
blow out that tiny stream from the
beak at the other end. and Their he
would fill one Of the little ducks and
hand it to the man or boy standing
nearest and a
Nov you try. See how far you can
blow it,"
And every now and Their somebody
would try it. He would place the
ducks tail in his mouth and blow.
to find as he blew a tiny stream Of
water shooting suddenly back into his
face; and then the blower would laugh
or everybody around would, anyway.
1t seems that in this particular form
OF lung tester there is a little hole in
the top of the head, as we'll as an. OPEN
ing in its beak. but in explaining the
merits Of the tester and showing how
it works the faker casually holds 1t in
such a way that one Of his fingers
closes the hole in the top Of the head
and SO In demonstrations the water is
all blown from the beak.
They cost but q nickel apiece, the
glass duck lung testers, and people buy
them, apparently with a view to play
ing on others not in it the little joke
that they had seen the cheerful faker
play on those who had accepted his
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into the record clerks department to be
measured, or Bertilloned, and to have
his finger prints taken. After M. w.
McClaughry, a clerk had run his in
strument over the fellow he looked him
in the eye and said:
you have been here before"
mo, sir" answered West.
The eco clerk vas positive, so.
calling his assistant. he asked for the
record sheet and Bertillon measure
ments of Will West. The assistant
brought to him the record of William
West and the photograph was shown
to the prisoner. He looked at in
amazement, grinned and said:
That's my photograph. but don't
know where you got 1t, because know
1 have never been here before"
The record clerk turned the photo
owe and saw there written, Life" lie
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Leavenworth, Kas., Special:

Leavenworth. Kas., Special: For
tunately for Mil West. William West.
a murderer, was tried and convicted be-
fore the exceedingly great similarity
between him and William West became
Known. Had it not been, he might
have been arrested. measured by Ber-
tillon Instrument and even been posi-
lively identified owing to his great re-
semblance to William West. n have
been hanged. while the real murderer
would have gone scot free.
In the finding of Will West and Will
liam West and their positive dissimil-
arity through the finger print system
of Identification that system has scored
q heavy blow against the Bertillon
plan.
Recently there was received at the
United States penitentiary a young
negro named Will West. He was taken
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made a further investigation of the
records and saw that William West
had been sent up from Texas to serve
a life imprisonment. He sent a rum
ner to the deputy warden n asked
that William West be sent to his Of
flee at once.
William West came into the room at
tired in his prison uniform. He looked
at Will West and Will West looked at
William West. Each thought he was
either looking into a mirror or was tho
butt of some joke, but at last 1t dawned
upon them that there was no joke, that
it was the most remarkable case of re-
semblance that has ever been recorded.
Their measurements differed only in
fractions of an inch, but the finger
print system proved quite positively
that they could not be one and the
same.
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One on the Class.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
President Hadley of Yale was talking
about his student days. Il remember a
stately and venerable professor" he said.
upon whom some sophomores once tried
to play a trick.
The professor one morning, being I'M
able to attend to his class on account of q
cold, wrote on the blackboard:
DR.. Dash, through indispos.tion, is I'M
able to attend to his classes today
The students erased one letter in this
notice. making it read:
DIR. Dash, through tndispositton, is I'M
able to attend to his lasses today
But it happened a few minutes later
that the professor returned for a box he
had forgotten. Amid a roar of laughter
he detected the change N his notice, and,
approaching the blackboard, calmly
erased one letter in his turn.
Now, the notice read:
DR.. Dash. through indisposition, is un-
able to attend to his asses today"
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Woa. snearmint!
From the London Tribune

From the London Trlbune.
An amusing story of amateur sport
comes from Rockville. Nd, where each
year there is held a series of races for
all comers."
The sun was blazing on a field of hot
excited horses and men. all waiting for a
tall, raw boned beast to yield to the i'm
p]ortunities of the starter and get into line.
The patience of the starter was nearly
exhausted. Bring up that horse.' he
shouted. Bring him up! you'll get into
trouble pretty soon. if you don't!"
Thu rider of the refractory beast, a
youthful Irishman. yelled back: Il can't
help it. This here's been a cab horse, ard
he won't start till the door shuts. an 1
amt no door"
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A Doc

When Richard Mansfield was going to
the theater one night a small bull terrier
ran in front of his automobile and was
thrown to one side of the street. The
chauffeur stopped instantly, and an irate
old gentleman appeared, to whom MI.
Mansfield made his apologies. your dog
was impossible to avoid the accident" he
said. THAT dog" said the old gentleman,
was worth $500" We'll" replied the
tragedian, 1.-The dog evidently didn't know
it,"
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The obedient Maid.
From Exchange.

A lady was giving Instructions to he.
new maid: Before removing the soul
plates. Mary. always ask each person If
he or she would like any more"
Very good, madam" replied the maid.
AT dinner that evening Mary, respectful
ly bowling to a guest, inquired:
More soup, sir?'
Yes, please"
There isn't any left" was the reply.
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away from two bumblebees which were
ouzzing about his head. The following
day he tore into the house, eXclaiming.
20, mamma, those old bum flies are out
again"
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The successful man is the one who
can induce the world to take him at
his own valuation.
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Satisfaction.
From the chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
The man with the long hair and the
cowboy hat stuck his head inside the door
of the little cigar store.
DO you own this weighin' mach:n out
in front of your shebang?' he inquired.
mo, sir" said the proprietor. Whats
the matter with it?'
ITS a holdup game. I stepped on it,
dropped my coin in the slot, and l didn't
get any action. l want to find the chap
that owns IT.
you'll nave a HARD time finding him.
It's owned by a trust"
The man with the cowboy hat went back
to the machine. took out his revolver and
fired SIX holes through the dial.
II reckon that makes us about even"
he said, replacing his shooting iron and
walking on. II ont keer a durn for the
coin, but nothin' that stands on end kin
play a bunko game on me and get more'n
an even break out'n It,"
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Trouble is something that generally
visits Us without warning.