The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1898 Page: 1 of 8
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The Peoples Voice
VOL. 6.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18, |8«8.
WHA I DO WE PLANT?
What do we plant when we plant the tret?
He plant the ship which will croan the sea,
We plant the mast* to carry the Malta,
We plant the plank toVithstand the gales,
1 he keel, the keelson, ami beam ami knee,
We plaut the ship when we plant the tree.
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant > he houses for you and me,
W e plant the rafters, the shingle*, the floors
We plant the htutkling, the laths, the doors,
. The beams and siding, all part* that be,—
We plant the house when we plaut the tree.
What do we plaut when we plant the tree?
A thousand things that we dad) Bee,
We plant the spire that out towers the crag,
We plaut the *taff for our country's flag,
We plant the shade, from the hot sun fi ee,
. We plant ail these when we plant the tiee.
or just before starting for the office.
I wouldn't have cared so much if
he hail changed his lies occasional
ly, but it grieved me to think that
he felt that such absurdly cheap lies
were 'good enough' for me. But I
am satisfied that I am not the only
woman who has had this experience
The plan of judging all by the same
standard is not inopportune."
J. Sterling Morton, sometime ago
one of G. Cleveland's clerks at
Washington, recently read the above
poem as his own production, before
a back-country audience in Nebras-
ka. A man of Morton's political
dishonesty would steal anything—
and he even tries to steal that poem,
which was written by Henry Abbey
eight years ago, and publised three
years ago by Kingston of New York.
i SHE ROASTS'EM !
A Chicago woman, who has served
a full term in the school of experi-
ence, sums up her verdict concern-
ing the average married man in the
following language which is true—in
some cases: "I have made up my
mind that the average man can't
help lying. It just 'comes natural'
to him. It isn't a question of expe-
diency or policy at all, but just pure
inability to stick to the truth. He
lies when the truth would better
¥ serve his purpose. He can't help it
He lies when the lies are so appar-
ent that a child would recognize
them. And he lies to his wife more
than to any one else.
> "'I couldn't get home any earlier
my dear,'he says. 'I was detained
at the office by important business.'
" It isn't so. She knows it isn't
so, and he knows she knows it. If
he thought she really believed some
of the lies he tells her he would
have little regard for her intelli
gence. She knows that he dropped
into the club for a minute on his
way home, and stayed longer than
he intended, or did something else
in that line, and that business had
absolutely nothing to do with his
being late. Nevertheless, although
• he has told the same story a dozen
times before, he expected her to
smile and look pleasant and make
no comment upon it.
"What an absurdity 1 What id-
iocy ! If such a man was not a
born liar he would actually be
ashamed to make such excuses,
and that the half dozen that are
most used would fall into innocuous
desuetude. For, as a matter of
fact, a very few inartistic and unat-
tractive lies are made to do more
_ than nine-tenths of the work. They
are so old and worn and bent by
overwork that they can be recog-
nized at sight, and were never
known to fool any one but an occa-
sional bride who happened to be
^very much in love and very unso-
ph isticated.
" I've been through it all and I
know the story. In the first place
if a man wants to spend an occa-
sional evening away from home
there is no reason why he shouldn't
Just because two people happen to
be married it isn't necessary they
should prevaricate to each other to
death. But a man makes such pro-
testations before marriage that I
suppose he doesn't feel at liberty to
tell the truth afterwards. And so he
falls back on the old story of being
.jlelayeti at the office or having to
take a country customer to the the-
ater or having an evening appoint-
ment with a business associate.
It used to be thatQway with my hus-
band. If he didn't get home to din-
ner on time he would trot out that
old assortment of lies and pick out
one for tny edification. If he did
not get home till after midnight he
would hastily run over his stock and
make a selection. If he planned in
^iv.ince to go to the theater or to a
poker party, he would choose a nice
THE HAZEI.TON MASSACRE.
Six months have gone by since
the country was shocked by the Lat-
timer tragedy. It was on a Septem-
ber afternoon that a column of un-
armed striking miners hailing from
Harwood and marching on Lattimer
along the public highway, with the
purpose of prevailing upon the min-
ers of Lattimer to join them on
strike, were confrontedt'by the sher-
iff of I.uzerne county and a posse of
three score or more of deputies, con-
fronted for the second time that
day by the sheriff and his deputies
who had handled the same column
of strikers with much uncalled for
roughness at Hazelton a few hours
before, fired upon without warning
and a score of the marchers killed
and twice as many wounded, though
they offered no show of resistance—
could not have resisted if they
would.
For this slaughter the sheriff and
his deputies, accused of murder, are
now on trial at Wilkesbarre. Wheth
er the column of marching and un-
armed miners did anything sufficient
to provoke men not inspired by hate
and malice to fire upon them and
kill and maim, whether the column
of marchers was so disorderly and so
threatening to life and property as
to justify the sheriff and his deputies
in resorting to their firearms, wheth-
er there was justification for the
deputies firing nine or t;n volleys
into the crowd of strikers who cer-
tainly made no resistance, no show
of fight, if they ever made such
show, after the first volley had been
fired, whether the sheriff had re-
sorted to all other means of con-
trolling the marchers and failed, and
so was justified in his resort to bul-
lets being unable to control the
strikers, called a mob by the sheriff,
peaceful marchers on a peaceful
mission by their sympathizers, it is
not for us to pass judgment. These
questions the jury before whom the
sheriff and deputies are now on tri-
al for murder, uncalled-for, unpro-
voked murder, murder done with
malice, must answer when it'returns
its verdict of guilty or not guilty.
And it is even with greater diffi
dence that we criticise the rulings
of the court knowing the rather
fragmentary nature of our informa-
tion upon which to base a criticism.
But one ruling of the court we can- j
not pass without criticism. We re-
fer to the ruling out of certain evi
dence of one Costello who, on the
field of slaughter and helping one of
the wounded, remarked to a deputy,
Hess, "This is a nice thing you have
done," i and Hess rejoined angrily,
"Shut up, or I'll treat you in the
same way!" which showed some-
what of vindictiveness and malice
of this one deputy toward the strik-
ers to say the least. But this evi-
dence of malice was ruled out on
•the ground that it could not be
proven that Hess fired the shot that
wounded the striker over whom this
conversation took place. So it
would seem under this ruling that
all one need to do to rid himself of
an enemy with safety is to get five
or six friends to join in the taking
off, all shoot at the intended victim
together and only hit with two or
three bullets. 'I hen it cannot be
told who fired the fatal shots, so all
evidence of malice on the part of
the murderers will be ruled out and
the murderers get off with punish-
ment for manslaughter, at worst.
Such rulings shake our faith in the
impartial judge, which is especially
to be regretted in a trial like this
where the poor and weak are the
prosecutors, those who stand high
rayed agaainst class.—The Amer
ican, Philadelphia.
LINCOLN AND THE KITTENS.
Three tiny kittens were crawling
about the tent at the time. The
mother had died, and the little
wanderers were expressing their
grief by mewing piteously. Mr.
Lincoln picked them up, put them
on his lap, stroked their soft fur ami
murmured, "Poor little creatures,
you'll be taken care of," and turn-
ing to Bowers, said, "Colonel, I
hope you will see that these little
motherless waits are given plenty of
milk and treated kindly?" Bowers
replied, "I will see, Mr. President,
that they are taken in charge by the
cook of our mess, and are well cared
for." Several times during his stay
Mr. Lincoln was found fondling
these kittens. He would wipe their
eyes tenderly with his handker-
chief, stroke their smooth coats, and
listen to them purring their grati-
tude to him. It was a curious sight
at an army headquarters, upon the
eve of a great military crisis in the
nation's history, to see the hand
which had affixed the signature to
the Emancipation Proclamation, and
had signed the commissions of all
the heroic men who served the
cause of the Union, from the gener-
al in-chief to the humblest lieuten-
ant, tenderly caressing three stray
kittens. It well illustrated the kind-
ness of the man's disposition, and
showed the childlike simplicity
which was mingled with the gran
deur of his nature.—Gen. Porter's
"Campaigning with Grant."
A SIMPLE PILE REMEDY.
In a former number of our paper
we stated that Judge , of our
supreme judicial court, with whom
we were for many years connected
in law practice, being troubled with
the above disease called in two of
our most eminent Boston physicians,
who advised that the only remedy
was a surgical operation. He lost
several weeks from his office when
his time was worth from fifty to one
hundred dollars a day, and obtained
no relief, but was promptly cured
by using a remedy prescribed by Mr.
Lilly, who kept an umbrella store on
Court street. In answer to inquiries
we learn from his sons who Keep
the same store, that it is an infusion
or "tea" of the common herb called
"fireweed," made about the color of
coffee and a small cupful taken three
times a day before meals and on re
tiring.—Our Dumb Animals, Boston.
NO 30
"BARBAROUS" RUSSIANS.
I he Russians—even the poorest
peasantry—are noted for their kind
ness to dumb animals, and particu-
larly to their horses. No blinders
are used in Russia; no high-check
ing; no mutilation of horses for life
by "docking." If fashionable Amer-
icans were half as civilized as the
Russian Cossacks their horses would
be saved a vast deal of suffering.
Joshua Perkins, a Connecticut
member of the Populist national
(Butler) committee, died a short
time ^go, and his home paper, the
Killingly Observer says, "In politics
he could truthfully say, as he did, ' I
am a Democrat.' He has long been
a recognixed and trusted leader of
the Democratic party and was well
known in W indhaui county as an ef
ficient organizer and worker in the
Democratic ranks." How many
more Democrats are there on But-
ler's National Committee of Populist
Inactivity.—how many more active
Old Party organizers — than there
are Populists ? If a Josh. Perkins
(Dent.) opposes a Populist national
conference, to hold it would be
treason to the party Platts and Cro
kers. Lfct us have a national com-
mittee of which at least half the
members are Populists—then it will
do something for Ihe party and thus
earn its respect.
The valentine which our dear
friends in the reform cause—the Re
generated Democracy of Kentucky —
presented, with their love, to th
Kentucky Pops, was a "force bill
placing Ihe election machinery of
the state-wholly in the hands of th
Democratic party, and intended to
prevent the Populists, or any other
party than the Democratic, ever car
rying that state. We hope Clark
Hudson will take his pen in ham
and, from the fusicratic standpoint,
write a composition on the 'incident.
BEAUTIFUL INDIA-INK AND CRAYON
3Poz*t2?a,its
Given A. way
With Every Dozen Cabinet Photographs!
A limited number only to be so disposed of.
Therefore, First Come First Served.
This offer dates from FEB. 8th, M>8.
BROOKS, PHOTOGRAPHER.
ACETYLENE!
The New Wonder In Light!
On exhibition at the Boston Store.
The dailies tell us that Chairman
Marion Butler has just manaufact
ured and put in the market a brand
new Pop. platform. At same time
Arkansaw Jones announced the Chi
cago platform had been newly
whitewashed, and thought that after
some necessary patching by Croker
and other "conservatives" it would
do for another campaign.
WARSHIP BLOWS UP.
Last Tuesday evening, at 9:40 o'-
clock, an explosion occurred on the
U. S. first-class battleship Maine, in
the harbor of Havana, Cuba, totally
destroying the vessel and killing 2^0
people. The cause of the explosion
is not known, but some are inclined
to think it the work of Spaniards.
If such should prove to be the case
Spain is likely to have a war on her
hands that will interest her more
than the Cuban patriots. There is
the usual excitement attending a
great disaster, and rumors afloat—
one of which is that the Washington
authorities have ordered the navy
to be in readiness to respond at once
to a call for action. The Maine--
one of the largest and most power-
ful of our new warships—was only
launched a few weeks ago.
When the small boy yells "Where
did you get that hat?" the Hon. De-
ficiency Dingley gets red in the face
and hot. You see the Hon. Defic-
incy D. is the special champion of
Amer r r-ican industree —and wears
a London hat !
Ex Governor St. John has nearly
paralyzed his old friends by signing
an Olathe liquor seller's petition for
license.
We do a great injustice to Iscariot
in thinking him wicked above all
common wickedness. He was only
a common money lover, and like all
money lovers, didn't understand
Christ—couldh't make out the worth
of him or the meaning of him. He
didn't want him to be killed. He
was horror struck when he found
that Christ would be killed; threw
his money away instantly and hanged
himself. How many of our present
money seekers, think you, would
have the grace to hang themselves,
whoever was killed?—Ruskin.
SAVE THE PENNIES.
"MISSING WORD" FAKES.
f. .' F* ' wn° stand nigh want them, and treat us in the sa
he and let me have it for breakfast, in society on trial, where class is ar-1 happy manner.-Nat. Advertiser.
G-rf ld. A man once connected
with state and military affairs, but
especially famous for a tea that
bears his name.
Ir l nd. A training school an-
nexed to New York, where citizens
are prepared to rule us, and are
shipped here in unlimited quantities
just before the first week in Novem-
ber.
Chr-stm s. A hodiday, when we
distribute gifts that we cannot af-
ford to buy, to persons who do not
want them, and treat us in the same
It is not often that great accumu-
ations of wealth do anybody good.
I hey usually spoil the happiness of
two generations—one in the getting,
and one in the spending.— Holland.
"Once a friend of mine and 1
agreed that it would be helpful for
each of us to tell the other of his
faults." "How did it work." "We
haven't spoken for nine years."—Ex.
It seems to us that the reception
of this Mr. Dole of the Sandwich
islands (representing about as many
people as a country town), as though
he was the head of an important na-
tion, and entertaining him at our na-
tional expense, is about as ridicu-
lous a farce as has been recently
chronicled in our daily papers.—Ex.
1 his may be of some use to you.
There are many who have never
been taught the value of a dollar.
And there are even many who do
not know how big a penny really is.
Save the pennies, and it will sur-
prise you how fast they will turn in-
to dollars.
And to save them come to the
New York Racket Store, and you'll
get every one that belongs to you.
When we can sell an article for
2 cents we don't ask you 5 rents for it.
Don't forget our big lot of Spring
Goods, now on the road and to be
here soon.
We want you to come and learn
our prices, and see if you can be
treated better all around than you
will be at the New York Racket.
—♦ • ♦—
The government receipts for the
week ending Saturday the fifth,
which includes the last day of Janu
ary, were $6,708,216 and the expen-
ditures were $7,455,000. For the
month to same date the receipts
were *5>359>00°. and the expendi
tures $6,359,000. For the year re-
ceipts were $251,344,000; expendi
tures 8251,247,000.—Ex.
A Heries of Sunday evening sermons
will be delivered bv the pastor of the
M. K Chureh. on the general topto of
I'eh, 20th.—"The Uesurreetion of
the Unad "
Feb. 27th.—Preaching by Presiding
hlder Palmer.
Mar. 6th.—MImmortality."
Mar. 13th.—"The General Judg-
ment.
Mar. 20th.—"The Future Punlsh-
ment of Sin.''
Mar. 28th. 441'he Future Reward of
Ltikrhleousners.
Preserve thin notice for reference.
•T. A. FekqusON, Pas tor.
Eor Sale or Trade.
A farm of 140 acres in Liberty coun-
ty, Texas. 40 acres in cultivation, 60
acres surrounded with a hog wire fence
80 acres unimproved. Improvements,
house, orchard, etc., valued at $800; 19
miles from county seat. Will trade
the above land for good bottom land in
this county or for good property in
Norman or small stock of goo:is. For
particulars, address Willetta Hancock,
Slusher. O. T. or call at this office.
Ill
W by buy youi Nuraery stock from
agent* or drillers, I linn being forced to
pay exorbitant priced liny direct from
the growers at wholessle prices and
save all dealers or agents profits. (jHn
jo'.i save money by doing ho? Well,
read Ihe following ami May lor yourself:
In order to Introduce our large line of
choice nursery stock In this vicinity we
will for ii limited time till the following
order, which at regular agent* oi lers
would be—
100 1'each Trees, 2 ft , lOc f 10 no
100 Apricot Trees, " •• in uo
fi Karly Ohio <j rapes, 1 00 ei.no
2 Hardy I'erpetual Hoses 1.00 j)
2 Kverblootnlng Alt bras . 2 00 '
•29 00
llils entire order or trial shipment
will be sent for S6.00 cash to accom-
pany order, or on receipt of f I balance
O. I> This stock is tine and thrifty
and t*ie above stupendous offer Is made
for a limited time to introduce our
sloek and methods of dealing direct
with the planters If you do nol need
alithestock listed you ran easily il
pose of the surplus to your neighbors at
a handsome profit Mich au offer was
never before made In tills viclnitv and
is the chance of a lifetime
4 Stock will he so securely packed as to
tand ii thousand mile shipment with-
out i njury Order at once
Arkansas Valley Nurseries,
Sedgwick, Kansas.
A OOtUK SAVEl)
•IS = TO
* ONE -#■ MADE.
This can be best accomplished in Quality and Prices by buying
m
HI
Let none falter who thinks he is
right, and we may succeed. Hut if, i
after all, we shall fail, be it so; we I
still have the proud consolation of THEY have the largest stock to select from,
saying to our conscience and to the and you will find their prices ROCK BOT-
depaned shade of our country's TOM. They have received a large stock of
freedom, that the cause approved of goods for the Holiday Trade and you will find
our judgment and adored of our THE FAMOUS just the place to buy your fruits
hearts, in disaster, in chains, in tor- Candies, nuts and XmaS presents. _ Mfll
tures, in death, we never faltered in - -
defending. Lincoln. | ELLEDGE BROS^ Proprietors.
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