Cashion Advance.
Ikiitf r,
fjocai Editor
p O WOODWOBTH
LrWOODWOHTII
Ht thd P««l Officii SI ( hs'iIok Oiiti* mi#] i,lct\ i a lt«r
Published every Thursday,
One Dollar a Year.
Phone No. 34.
Jf JIK WKS'F WIND.
lie thou. Spirit tierce.
My spirit' I to thou mo, impetuous one!
jiriv • mv dead thoughts over the universe.
L If,- ithered leaves,to quicken a new birth.
And, by the incantation of this verse,
fScalt^r, as from an unextinffuwhed hearth
\>riuM and sparks, my words among" mankind'
!>•' through my lips to unawakened earth
Hi:: trumpet of a prophecy! Oh Wind,
i! Winter comes, ran Spring he far behind?
Shelley.
Official Salaries.
Consideration in convention of tlio
salaries of the judge* of the proposed
courts brought ont the old sophistries
of argument about the adequate salar-
ies of officials; arguments that tend to
the final conclusion that a judge should
receive a salary larger than the loot of
any critnnal that may be brought be-
fore him.
The false criterion by which human
abilities are judged was illustrated by
argument gravtlv ottered, that where-
as, manv lawveis realize or SlO.t'uO
yearly, a $3001) judge m'ght he met hy
a st ro nger mi nil i 11 the high priccd law-
yer before him ; thus estimating all hu-
itian abiTlity by the sularv secured.
The fact is, learning, ability, honesty
und integrity—the qualities that go to
make a good judge, can not be reduced
To a quotable figure and be priced on
I he market at so much per.
The best services humanity has ever
received has been rendered witout ,i
thought of salary.
Estimate a man bv his salary will
you? Admiral 1 ogo gets ,> thousand a
year and Chauncey Depew a hundred.
How much a year did John Drown get>
Washington got his -'xpenses paid.
What was the yearly income of Robert
Durns or John Milton . \\ hat was the
commercial rating of Martin Luther."
What was there in it for Saints I'eter
ntid Daul, the winings of Socrates or
the salary of Jesus Christ?
The chances are more than even that
the public will get better judges nt a
thousand dollars than it will at a salary
live times as larg- Dod bellied incum-
bents of the bench will hoot at the idea
of a thousand dollar judge, but the con-
vention could do no better job for the
people of Oklahoma than to fix a max-
imum salarv of a thousand dollars tor
■all judicial and state officers. Let the
judicial robes be juniper and overalls
and the official diet be corn bread and
bacon and the administration of justice
will be more in sympathy and accord ,
with the common people.
.The income of the average family of
Oklahoma is less than a thousand a
\ ear and the people should not be com-
pelled to pay their servants more than
they get themselves.
11 is argued that high salaries reduc-
es the probability of graft, but experi-
ence has proven otherwise. It is the
diamond liilted ami purple robed high
rollers that run to graft, while men who
have ordered their daily walk and con-
versation to a blue jeans and corn bread
basis are generally free from stain.
This continual measuring with mon-
ey has lowered American statesman-
ship to the lowest level attained by any
nation. Det us here in Oklahoma set
set up a different standard. Let us
proclaim to the world that our best cit-
izens cheerfully travel the hard ror.d of
poveitv for the honor of public service.
Put the salaries at a thousand dollars
and the oftices will not attract men
whose only thought is how to get licli,
men who worship wealth more than
the commonwealth, money more than
humanity tV coin more than conscience.
Money grabers have occupied our pub-
lic offices and used them to grab more
money until public service has become
a synonym for corruption and we have
almost forgotton that there are patriot-
ic and honest men who live their pov
i erty proudly and hold honor above e-
moluments.
Put the salaries at a thousand dollars
and when the nation wakens from the
nightmare of money worship sUe will
turn to Spartan Oklahoma for trained
and purified poverty with which to a-
ilorn -ier courts, and for statesmen un-
controlled by wealth to fill her cabinets
- and presidential chairs.
This is a practical day and genera-
tion Public patronasa rests upon posi-
tive merit The foundation of valuo is
QUALITY. For this reason
ft n
Has no superior and people v;ho cirju
buy there buy again.
That'S What The
•'Good Livers"
Say
And they ought to know because they
are always tasting and testing ah th©
good things to eat.
A c
—DEALERS IN-
Plo&r find Faed.
Mad Bast McAlester Co^l.
E. W. SIBLEY
LOOSL MANAGER
See W. A CLIFT <5c Co. for
DeLaval Cream Separate!*
In order to make room for a large
stock of Implements and Furniture,
we will far the next 30 days sell
anything in our large stock of
BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, SURREYS
AND RUNABOUTS at COST!!!!
These are all Up-to-date modern buggies in the
newest styles. As fine a line of buggies
as can he found anywhere in the
West; such as the "Parry."
The latest date and style of f arm Machine. > aiw i>s
on hand, such as MO 1-INI: and J.I.CASI: audoiher
leading manufactures. STALK Cl iTLtfS il\R-
ROWS.&c. now on hand. Come in & C us.
CLIFT & LONG NECK LR.
WANTED, Hustlers to sell
Marble Monuments & Tomb-
stones, ive are offering' tlatter-
| ing" propositions, experience
unnecessary, write at once U*
H. J. Brady Marble Co.,
Caton, Ca.
FARM LOANS.
F. L. Boliny of Kingfisher.'
Okla, reperscnts the only C'oj)
doing business in t.his County
who will make you a farm loan ;
; without charging any cominis
sion. You get all you give
your note for. One note one
mortgage, money paied as soon |
as your title is approved. Long|
time and easy payment, if de '
sired any way to suite you. ('all
or write and your business will j
receiued prompt attention.
SETTLED C^SE RIGHT THERE.
Revenue Officer's Argument Cogent
and All-Convincing.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke, ti," as-
tronomer, was talkins about it) ' d.f-
firultle3 uml IntrlcaciiM th.ifc aitrono
my presents to the ln> wind
"For instance," she said. there Is
the well-known ca.=o cf the meteoili •
that fo't on a Vermont fin in In It
was a vatnabte rnoteorlto. ami iho
landlord at ouco atepped up ami claim-
ed It. 'Alt minerals and metnN on
the land helons to me.' he itiid I hat 4
In the lease."
"But lho tenant demurred. "1 no
meteorite," tie said wasn't en t'e
farm, yon must remember, when I he
lease wa drawn up'
"The landlord percelvr- I the Jut" lee
of that claim. He thought a m-iiii'tit.
Then tie h..IT, dec! ivel) 'I elalm lie-
ns flylnd iraine '
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Lodge Directory.
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FARMERS UNION,
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Silver /ililge S< Uo<>1 Hon* * Arthur iU>«%liav.
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Saturday in each month in the-
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