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NEGRO CLERK NOT WELCOME.
Trouble 10 Brewing In the Indian
Agency In Oklahoma.

Muskogee, Okla.-There Is trouble
brewing In the Indian agency at Mus
kogee. all because the civil-service
commission has sent w. d. Nicholson
OF birmingham, Ala, a negro, here to
take place as stenographer. Nichol-
son is the first regular appointment to
the agency that has been made since
the office was put under civil service
Nearly all the clerks working in the
government offices here are southern
ers, and buzz of excitement passed
through all the divisions when he
appeared. 1t is apparent that II the
negro is put to work in any division
the rest of the employees in that di-
vision will refuse to work.
indian Agent Kelsey is completely
puzzled. He knows that the negro will
cause other employees to quit no mat
ter where he is put to work, and Is
fearful of the consequences. In the
meantime the negro is cooling his
heels In the halls waiting to be as
signed to n position. He Is an expert
stenographer and brought with him
one of the best typewriters in the
union agency. Prior to this appoint
nent, Nicholson was secretary to the
president of negro college in the
south.
Miss Alice Robertson, postmistress
at Muskogee, has faced the same trou-
bic. There are 20 postofiice clerks and
they hold their jobs through the civil
service. They have served notice on
the postmistress that If she dares to
allow negro clerk. even though a
civilservice appointee, to go to work
In the office, the white employees will
walk out
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the first Of many generations Trad,
tion knew no other since his ances.
tors had felled forests and built homes
OF hewn logs. Now he had sent for
Louise. His court reporter had re.
Gently left him for other fields of
labor. VI
Ihere was commotion among her
people on receipt of the astounding
proposition. She lived over again
the dark days of the first Ditt,ny Il,
might well be her uncle had exag.
gerated the dangers Of life in the new
iand. 1t was great fun to shock his
credulous relatives. He had sure,v
written them some enormous tales
during those Is years and more He
used 10 chuckle heartily to himself
at reading some of the sympathizinp
replies. But these tales were held In
evidence against him now that he
dared to want Louise. Every letter
was brought out by Loulsc's dear old
grandmother and read to her over
again. Louise did not half believe
them. but they were gospel truth In
her grandmother and almost so IN
her father and mother as well. She re-
memDered the old spirit of fun ram.
pant In her favorite uncle. and while
his vivid pictures took all the color
from her sensitive face, deep down in
her heart she recognized them for
what they were worth. The letters
were strange medley of grasshoppcrs.
blizZards and Indians. But a ten.dol.
lar per diem was a great temptation
over fve.dollar per diem, and times
were pretty hard on the old farm.
More than all. the ineXplicablc some.
thing that had led her uncle to throw
tradition to the four winds OF heaven
was calling her pcrsistcntly and would
not be denied.
The dear hero of her childhood
was much changed to be sure. his
big joints had taken on more flesh
and he had gained in dignity OF de.
pertinent what he had lost In ease Of
movement His once merry eye had
grown keen with the years of just
judging. The lips that had laughed
so much In the old days were set in
lines OF sternness. Judge Hammond
Dale was man who would live up to
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A Remedy for Neuralgia or Pain in
the Nerves.

For neuralgia and sciatIca Sloan's
Liniment has no equal. II has a pow
erfully sedative effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing and
gives immediate relief from pain
quickens the circulation of the blood
and gives pleasant sensation of COM
fort and warmth
For three years | suffered with
neuralgia in the head and jaws"
writes J. p Hubbard. of Marietta. S.
c., "and had almost decided to have
three of my teeth pulled. when a
friend recommended me TO buy a %
cent bottle of Sloan's Linment. I did
SO and experienced immediate relief.
and | kept on using 1t until the neu-
ralgia was entirely cured. | will never
be without a bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment in my house again. use it also
for insect bites and sore throat. and
can checrfully recommend 1t to any
one who suffers from any OF the ills
l have mentioned"
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lTO BE CONTINUEDD
PROBABLY NOT ON PAY ROLL.
Fathers Occupation Would Likely BE
News to Lord Glare.

The late Frederick McNally had oc,
casion." said Chicago lawyer, to
consult me about an infringed copy
right. Mr.. McNally said he thought
there would be no trouble about cor
recting this Infringement. The thing.
he believed. had been innocently done.
The man who had done it was an anna.
teur In publshing-unsophis
like girl his father used to'tell about
in Ireland. This girl was the daughter
of Il poor man. and every week or SO
she used TO come to the village rec
tory with a pheasant or n hare to sell.
The price she asked was low. ana
for a time the pastor bought OF her.
Then somehow. his suspicious were
aroused The next time the girl call
ed, he said to her sternly: 1T Is good.
fresh game you bring. my dear, ana
your price is always reasonable: but
do you come by all these pheasants
and hares honestly?' oh. shure. yes
yer reverence said the young girl.
My father is poacher to Lord Clare.
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Trvino for Eaker Prize.

He didn't set himself up to be ma.
ture faker, but he confessed he knew
n story which, If not exactly accurate.
was at all events somewhat brilliant.
This happened in the cottage OF d
peasant who had his culver full OF
children. When the baby was put to
sleep at night every one in the family
was enjoined to be quiet. They were
including the dog. One night, how
ever. the dog fancied the room wasn't
az quiet as 1t should be. There was
an old.fashioned clock in the corner
of the room. which ticked somewhat
loudly with its ponderous penduium.
The dog, thinking that this ticking
,,,ight disturb the baby, went on tip
toe and, putting his paw against the
pendulum, stopped 1t. And that's q
fac-" But even the oysters on
the M counter gaped with astonishmeat
New York Press.
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Too Interesting to Bury.

There is a certain little southern
girl who is very fond of her negro
nanny. The nurses name is Sally.
and she is large woman. so she Is
known as Big Sally. Ethel. however.
calls her "Biggie" for short. One day
her mother took her to a museum,
where, among other things, there were
some stuffed animals. Ethel was
greatly interested, and for many days
she did not tire of talking about them.
Perhaps week later. at the supper
table. after preoccupied silence, she
said:
Mamma. when Biggie dies I'm not
going to have her buried; I'm going to
have her stuffed"
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PARSONS PET SERMON STOLEN.
Pastor Must Scourse Money Changers
at Some Later Date.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Rev. DIR. w. T. Reid,
pastor of the First United Presby-
terian church on Fifth avenue, the
largest church of that denomination in
the city, is as angry as his calling will
permit
For two weeks he has been at work
on sermon on the topic Christ
Cleanses the Temple" expecting to
deliver it and later to have it printed
in the United Presbyterian. He has
been much worked up over the finan-
cial furry. and decided to make it the
topic of his sermon. Despite the fact
that his congregation includes many
wealthy persons. he handled the
money lenders severely.
DR.. Reid had the manuscript in the
desk of his study and intended to COM
NIT 1t to memory. Some time during
the night robbers got into the church
through one of the memorial windows.
After robbing the collection boxes
they went to the pastors study and
looted his desk. A number of papers
were taken. among them the sermon.
DR.. Reid had to depend on sermon
that has done duty before.
I've only one consolation" he
sighed; maybe the miscreants will
read the sermon and it may reform
them. Who can tell?"
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the tenets of his high calling without
fear or favor. through good and evil
report. Yet through all his gravity
of demeanor and the pride of his In
tegrity. Louise instinctively felt his
kindliness and loved him for IT, The
loneliness fell away from her and
measure of content had come in It's
place. until the letter had come from
the states attorney up in kemah
county:
NV Dear Miss Dale: The eighteenth of
August IL the date set for the prcllmin-
AIRY hearing OF Jesse Black. VIII you
come and take the testimony? ] am very
anxious that the testimony be taken by
"A competent reporter and shall b" CRATE
ful to you II you decide to come.
The iudg" will tell you about our poor
accommodations. Let me rcconmend 10
your consideration some good trlchhS ot
mine. the WillistSns. father and dausn,
tor. They live three miles northwest or
Kcmah. The Judge will remember VII
lision. George Williston OF the Lazy ..
They are cultured people, though th"iT
way OF living IL necessarily primitive
am sure you will like II better there than
at our shabby it'll. hotel winch Is y
rendezvous for a pretty rough c'aSs VI
II you decide to come, Mary Williston
will meet you at Vcipen Please let me
know your dccison; VERY sin.SIRoS sinm.GDRoS
So here she was, going into the In
dian country at last. DIG state'
South Dakota. and the phases OF It's
civilization manifold. Having come
so far. to refuse to go on seemed ike
turning back with her hand already on
the plow, so with stout heart she had
wired Richard Gordon that she would
go. But 1t was pretty hard now, TO
be sure. and pretty dreary, coming
into Velpen knowing that she wouiu
see no one she knew in all the wide'
wide world. The thought choked her
and the impish demon, loneliness, ne
of the smirk and horns and devils
eyes, loomed leeringly before her
again. Blindly, she picked up her um'
brella, suit case and rain coat.
"Homesick?" asked the kindly brake
man, with consolatory grin as ne
came to assist her with her bag
gage.
She bit her lip in modification TO
think she had carried her feelings so
palpably on her sleeve. But she nod
ded honestly. -,
maybe 1t won't be so bad" sym
pathized the brakeman. His rough
heart had gone out to the slim, iair-
haired creature with the vague trou-
BILE in her eyes. -
"rhank you," said Louise, CRATE
fully.
There was moments bewilderment
on the station platform. There was
no one anywhere who seemed TO pe
Mary-no one who might be looking LOT
her. 1t was evening, too. the lone
some evening to those away from
home. when thoughts stab and memo
ries sap the courage. Some one pu,n
ed her rudely aside. sne was ~ .Ae
W. Of the trucks.
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PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.

A doctor said:-
Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, coming
in touch with families of varied means,
culture, tastes and discriminating ten.
denotes, that the families using Pos.
tum seemed to average better than
those using coffee.
when we were married two years
ago. Postum was among our first order
Of groceries. We also put in some cof.
fee and tea for guests, but after both
had stood around the pantry about a
year untouched, they were thrown
away, and Postum used only.
up to the age of 2S / had been &c.
customed to drink coffee as a routine
habit and suffered constantly from in.
digestion and all its relative disorders.
Since using Postum all the old com.
plants have completely left me and I
sometimes wonder IL ever had them"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read. "The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs. There's Reason"
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AS Mioht Be Expected.

A man who, with his family. had
spcnt several weeks at fashionable
summer resort. discovered one morn
ing that he had lost his pocketbook
Thinking 1t possible that 1t might have
been found by some employe of the
hotel at which he was staying. he re-
ported his loss to the landlord.
THAT'S too bad. Mr.. Johnson said
that functionary. "rll make inquiries
about it. What kind Of pocketbook
was it,"
Russian leather" answered tie
lodger.
What color?'
Dark red"
ANY distinguishing marks about
it?'
"It had clasp"
"What was the shape OF tt?'
"Flat. of course" said Mr.. Johnson.
Haven't / been here more than a
month?"-Youth's Companion.
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Railroad to Supply Girls.

Omaha, Neb.-One railroad running
into Omaha is to make an effort to
solve the servant girl proposition. and
all agencies of that railroad will in
future act as employment agencies for
sevant girls.
Orders and blanks are being issued
to all ticket offices of the road to take
orders for servants from all respon.
sible persons. These orders describe
in detail the service demanded and
the kind of girl wanted. together with
the amount paid. The blanks are sent
to headquarters and are filled either
from immigration offices in New York
or from agencies in the larger cities.
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Chuck It! None O. your sass. nv
iad! There's my fist. Heft 1t IL you
don't put no stock in its looks. Git
out o this. say!"
me voice was big and convincing.
me man wasn't so big, but some way
ne looked convincing, too. The truck.
man stepped aside, but with plucky
temerity answered back:
Get out yourself. Think you own
the whole cattle country, Jest cause
you herd few ornery, pink.eyed
slab'sided critters for your salt?
wei. the railroad amt the range.
lie me tell you that. Jest you run
your own affairs. will you?"
Thanky. Glad to. And as my af
iairs is at present a lady. I'll thank
you to Just trundle this here railroad
offspring to the back o this here lady
the back, | say-back amt front,
is 1t? Wasn't where | was dedicated.
That's better, And ef you amt sat
ished. why. | belong to the Three
Bars. Ever hear o the Three Bars?
Ef I'm out. jest leave word with the
boss. will you? He'll see | git the
word. Yes, sir. you OIL hoss thief. I
belong TO the Three Bars"
The encounter was not without in
tcresting spectators. Louise's brake
man was grinning broadly at the dis
comfiture of his fellow employe Louise
herself had forgotten her prcdicament
in the sudden whirlwind of which she
was the innocent storm center.
The cowboy with the temper, having
completely routed the enemy TO the
immense satisfaction of the onlook-
crs. though why. no one knew exact.
ly. nor what the merits of the case.
turned abruptly TO Louise.
Are you herr" he csked with per-
ceptiblc cooling of his asscrtive bra.
vado
Il don't know said Louise smiling
fcarlcssly at her champion. though in
wardly Quaking at the intuition that
had flashed upon her that this strange,
uncouth man had come to take the
place OF Mary. The boldness and Ii.
cense OF the cowboys" her aunt had
argued. There could be no doubt Of
the bOldness. Would the rest of the
statement hold good?
Il think maybe | am, though I am
Louise Dale. the new court reporter.
expected Miss Mary Williston to
meet me"
Then you are her" said the man
with renewed cheerfulncss. seizing her
suit case and striding on. Come
along Wen git some supper afore
we start. You're dead tired. more n
likely. lt'll be moonlight so't won't
matter Of we are late a.gittin' home
Court reporter. I'll be doggoned."
muttered the brakeman. The new
girl from down east. A pore little
white lamb among pack o wolves
and coyotes. and homesick Already. M
wonder, I'll be takin' you back TO-
morrow. I'm thinkin'. young lady.
He didn't know the little white
lamb" who had come to help Paul
I.anGford and Dick Gordon in their big
fight.
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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20. McCiurg a Co. iO7J
SYNOPSIS.

WWlzton. n poor ranchman,
hdch and cultured. searches for
SssiuE from his ranch-thc Lazy
wooded spot In the rivers bed
sId Envn been an island had til.
|bseu at high water. he discovers
N hor.r thieves engaged In work
brands on cattle. II" crccps
Iurh tn note the changing OF the
Rars" brand on one steer TO the
|brand Paul l.nngfofd. the rich
tha Three Bars" ranch. is sent
kllllsion and is Informed OF the
r. nr the gang Of Cattl" thieves
n outlaws headed by Jesse Black.
huy. drfird the law and author
|Kcmuh county. South Dakota.
buulty. but who. heretofore. had
n tp modest any OF the property
Er9t Three Bars" ranch. Willis
r. hts r-luCtHnCy In opposing "A
pnwrrful In politics and 80 dread
'nlI the community. l.nngford
Willlatuu his friendship u n.
h In bringing Jesse Black" and
To Justice. LangfOrd IL struck
a beauty Of Mary, commonly
II nWilllston's little girl"
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Rooster Makes Man Flee.

York, Pa.-Attempting to take hen
from his poultry yard at Red Lion,
Edward Wagman was attacked by a
highly priced Indian Cornish game
cock, which bady gashed his hand.
AS he dropped the hen to meet the
cocks furious charge one Of its spurs
struck him, ripping q deep wound and
severing an artery. The hen was the
chief favorite Of the lord Of the yard.
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Effects Of the Trade,

"A shoemaker Is poor sort OF crea.
ture"
why so?"
Because he is by trade a heeler,
and there is not n time when he is not
willing to sell his sole
But you must admit he has one
virtue
What is it?"
He will stick to the last"
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CHAPTER III.
Louise.

Is raining When Sne Ielt Nlnu
b. the rain had soon been dis
Perhaps the judge was right
~ said 1t never rained north
OF Wind City. But the judge
wanted her TO go. Neither
Judges wife.
20 minutes, only day before
hy. the Judge had delayed his
butiug nj the mill where the
Ter doubles right around on its
in order to make II perfectly
D her that II was absolutely
the bounds OF her duty. that
hltogcther an AFFAIR on the side.
e could not be expected to 20.
p the prosecuting attorney up
bad merely asked her out of
D., In Difference to her position
fsc he would be glad enough to
y, but let him get some one
homc. or do without. II wasn't
heccssary for the court report.
old herself in readiness to an.
he call OF anything outside her
bed circuit duties. To be sure
4uld earn "A iriile. but II was a
ip, hard country. and she
pen better postpone her initial
into the unknown until the
term OF court, when he could
her. lie had then thrown his
seine over his shoulders,
his minnow pail in one hand
reel case and lunch box in
er, and walked out to the road
awaiting him at the gate. and
10 his frolic. leaving her to
out for herself.
Judges wife had not been so
hlc' not by any means. She
eIt long and earnestly. and no
70 large extent truly. on the
Pzed condition OF their neigh.
~ the line: the roughness of
hodations. the boldness and
oi the cowboys, the daring
Science of cattle thieves, and
and dishonesty of the Indians,
II uncouthness and yiciousness
hah'bFeeds, She had ended by
s eloquently that Louise would
iohesomeness II. by God's good
nce, she escaped a worse fate
nands of one or all of the many
he mad enumerated. Yes. 1t
y evident Aunt Helen had not
her to 20. But Aunt Helen's
JASON had been that she held
''@|iiy unconventional for her
70 go to that wild and unholy
[ohe. She did not actually fear
nleces personal safety. and
"'ore than half suspected the
""u heard all the arguments
lhey had little or no terrors
now. They We're the argu.
used by the people back in. her
nome those dear, dear peo-
H. people-how far away she
|"heh they had schemed and
90 pathetically to keep her
eh' the second one to break
from the slow. safe, and calm
ns OF her kin in the place
lseheration after generation of
lopie mad lived and died. and
Y ,SSasiing the great judgment
/ M Ntul country burying.
nad listened to them dutifullv.
!, evlns' swallowed hard and
~ !, her uncle. her fathers
lhs." '"e Hahd OF the
mat same dear uncle was n
n po%Sr and position in the new
|oo, 0niy last November he had
|ne,' to his third term on
|aen OF his circuit with a biz.
rlhg nrg majority. In the day
,pi,o,sperity he had not forgot.
(iea '.le' tangle-haired girl who
|s,a,. ,uu SO inconsolably when he
n.y. and the unaccountable hor.
kwa~ ose eyes he had triea to
h way a. on that never.to. .be-fJrsot.
when he had wrenched hid
Ind ss from their safe abiding.
W. ~a,s gone forth In quest Of the
s''d at the rainbow's end
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A Complaining Voice.

II wuz born in log cabin an never
learned to read an write until I wuz
81 years old"
"Well?"
"An' yit I've never been even men
TONED fer the presidency. History is
a tickle jade. e."-Washington Herald.
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Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
STOCKS ARE HURT BY
DROP IN SMELLING
Consolidated Gas, fractions
and Jersey Central Excep-
tons in Sagging Market.

Speculation WAS nervous and tever!sh
early to-day, and the market finally
sagsed under the weight OF the lquida-
ton in American Smelling. The high
priced coal stocks and New York public
utilities had periods of strength. Lack
awanna jumped 10 Central Railroad
OF New Jersey 3 H. COnsolidate Gas
and Metropolitan Street Hallway 2
Third Avenue ! 3-S, Southern Ra!lN y
preferred ! Ia, and Denver e. Rio Grande,
Chicago & Alton. Interborough- NJ etro-
politan preferred and North American !.
These advances were partially lost
when the general tendency became
downward. American Smelling yielded
2 3-S and Amalgamated Copper Great
Northern preferred and American Wool
len / All the prominent railroad stocks
were quoted below yesterdays final
prices.
At noon prices took a further slump,
Smelling losing 3l-2 and Amalgamated
Copper 2 IA The remainder OF the
market fell from ! to points Trading
was active.
The closing was active and at the
lowest of the day, the losses running
from 10 points. Smelling, Copper,
Lead, Reading and the Pacifcs were the
hardest hit.
The total sales Of stock were !, OBJ, 800
shares and of bonds s4.s69.OOO.