S^ruptfffgs
^Elixir sfSenna
<icts ^ontly yot prompt-
ly on the bowels, cleanses
fhe system effectually,
assists one in overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To <vt its
I ' lX 1
>enejicial ejects I)
the <iermine.
f Icmujacturcd l>y tlio
PoSyhupCo.
SCLD BY LCADINC DRUCGISTS-KH p.-BOTTLE.
COULD USE THE ROAD.
Irish Soldier's Great Idea When Cover
Was Badly Needed.
The following colloquy Is said to
liave actually occurred during one of
the earlier battles in the Philippines:
A detachment of American infantry,
under orders to support a section of
•Capt. Reilly's battery, were halted for
quite a while on a perfectly flat mili-
tary road in full view and fine range
■of the Filipino trenches. Of course, to
lie flat on the road was the only avail-
able "use of cover."
In this detachment was an Irishman
who had served his time with tho col-
ors in the liritish army before ho en-
listed with Uncle Sam. As a recruit
he had been very prone to tell bow the
Butish soldiers did everything. As a
result he was incessantly plied with
questions as to his experiences. While
the bullets were "plopping" down the
road and kicking up the gravel, a
young Yankee suddenly asked:
"Say, Mike, what do the IUitish sol-
diers do with their heads in a place
like this?"
Quick as a flash came the retort:
"A British soldier has no head,
sorr!"
After a full two-minute pause, Mike
continued:
"However, be that as it may, I wish
I could pick up this d— road and
etan' it on edge ferninst me!"
An Acute Observer.
A one-armed man sat down to his
noonday luncheon in a little restaur-
ant the other day, and seated on the
riL'ht of him was a big. sympathetic
individual from the rural district.
The big fellow noticed his neigh-
bor's left sleeve hanging loose and
kept eyeing him in a sort of how-did-
It-happen way. The one-armed man
failed to break the ice, but continued
to keep busy with his ono hand sup-
plying the inner man.
At last the inquisitive one on the
right could stand it no longer. He
changed his position a little, cleared
his throat and said: "I see, sir, you
have lost an arm."
Whereupon the unfortunate man
ricked up the empty sleeve with his
right hand, peered into it, looked up
with a surprised expression, and said:
"'I3y George, sir, you're right."
A NEW STATE 1$ BORN!
agent to prevent such connection
would be suspended, and the new state
would have no governor to enforce
the provisions of the constitution
against making interstate connections.
Governor Haskell, therefore, sent
this telegram which constitutes iiis
tirst olflcia] act:
To John J. Shea, Bartlesville, OU.:
As deputy county attorn y of Wash
ington county and as specinl repreven
tative of the governor, you are di-
rected to take such action as Is neces-
sary to prevent the laying of an
interstate pipe line from Washington
county. C. N. HASKELL,
Governor of Oklahoma.
At the inaugural c'remonies Gov-
_ I ernor Haskell again took the oath of
in Protection of New Stale's In- ''■> public. This oath is pre-
| scribed in the constitution and was
terests—Thousands of Enihusias-":,kl>M !,v "" ,ho mw *tate (,ffic,,1's'
who, with the exception of three, were
sworn in at the public library in con-
nection with the inaugural ceremonies.
The Official Oath.
It reads.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will support, obey and defend
Oklahoma a Full-Fledged
Member of the Union.
GREAT REJOICING
C. N. Has" eli, the New Governor,
takes Oificial Reins- First Act is
tic People Witness the Impre.sive
Cer; monies at Guthrie — Happy
Ending of a Lorg Conflict
SCHOOL TEACHURS
Also Have Things to Learn.
"For many years I have used coffeo
and refused to be convinced of its bad
effect upon the human system," writes
a veteran school teacher.
"Ten years n."o I was obliged to give
up my much loved work in the public
schools sitter years of continuous la-
bor. 1 had developed a well defined
case of chronic coffee poisoning.
"Tho troubles were constipation,
flutterings of the heart, a thumping
In the top of my head and various
liarts of my body, twitching of my
limbs, shaking of my head, and, at
times after exerlion, a general "gone"
feeling with a toper's desir" for very
strong coffee. 1 was a nervous wreck
for years.
"A short time ago friends came to
visit us and they brought a package of
Fob turn with them, and urged me to
try it. I was prejudiced because some
years ago I had drunk a cup of weak,
tasteless stuff called Postuin which 1
did not like at all.
"This tluie, however, my friend
made the I'ostum according to direc-
tions on the package, and it won me.
Suddenly 1 found myself improving in
a most decided fashion.
"The odor of boiling coffee no long-
er tempts me. 1 am so greatly bene-
fited by Postuin that If I continue to
Improvo as 1 am now, I'll begin to
think I have found the Fountain of
Perpetual Youth. This Is no fancy
letter but stubborn facts which 1 am
glad to make known."
Name given by Postuin Co., Battle
Creek, Mich, lteisl tho book, 'The Road
to Wallville," in pkgs. "There's a Rea-
son."
Washington. Nov. 1C.—Born—At
the White House, at 10:1G a. m., No-
vember Hi, 1H07, a new state, chris-
tened Oklahoma, the product of long
controversy, suffering and strife, final-
ly vitalized by the pen of Theodore
Roosevelt.
This is the forty-sixth member or the
family of states, and its birth will be
celebrated by the addition of a new
star to the Hag of the Union en July
4, next, the birthday of the nation.
Tile ceremonies attending the birth
of Oklahoma were very simple. At
the hour stated, a small crowd of
newspaper men and statesmen as-
sembled in the cabinet room of the
White House. Secretary Loeb appear-
ed upon the scene carrying the
proclamation, in typewritten form,
and an eagle quill sent to the presi-
dent by Oklahoma friends. President
Roosevelt followed closely, took his
seat at the head of the cabinet table,
grabbed up the eagle quill, jabbed it
into the ink well, and then dashed off
his signature at the bottom of the
proclamation.
As he finished running a blotter
over hi3 name to dry the surplus ink,
the president smilingly remarked:
"Oklahoma's a state."
"Will you please give me that blot-
ter as a souvenir," asked Albert Ham-
mer. an Oklahoma man, who lost a
day from work at the land office here
to see the "immortal document"
signed. The president tossed it to
him. Mr. Loeb took charge of the
eagle quill, and will send it to the
Oklahoma Historical Society. The
president then bade the crowd "good
morning," and backed into his inner
workshop.
The Oklahoma proclamation is the
first to he put in typewritten form
All other statehood proclamations
were engrossed on parchment, but
the government is getting away from
ancient ideas and from now on will
write its proclamations by machines.
A few minutes after the president at-
tached his signature, which ran clear
across the paper, he sent the procl im-
atlon to the state department, whore
it will be filed In the archives.
New State Gets News.
Guthrie, Ok., Nov. IC.—(Special.)
Oklahoma became a state of the feder
al union at 9:10 a. m„ Central time.
The first telegram announcing the ad
mission of the state was received from
Washington by Governor Haskell at
9:17 a. m., and one minute later Gov-
ernor Frantz received the official tele-
gram from President I'.oisevflt an-
nouncing that he had signed the stale
hood proclamation at 10:10 Eastern
time, thus giving Oklahoma official
notification of statehood one minute
after tlie president issued the procla-
mat'on.
Immediately following the receipts
of the telegrams here whistles scream-
ed, hands played and the roar of can-
non was Incessant. Tho news was
rapidly spread through the vast crowd
of people thronging tho streets and
hotels of Guthrie, nnd demonstrations
of joy were unbounded.
Governor Frantz stuck to his deter
minatlon and took no part whatever
in the inaugural cemnonies. After
receiving the ti p gram from President
Roosevelt announcing statehood he
vent to his home and remained there.
There will bo no formal turning over
of the territorial government's office
to the new governor, as the two men
will not meet. Covernor Haskell wll
occupy his office r.t tho Royal hotel
until Monday. None of the new stair
ofTrers formally took charge of their
offices today but will do so Monday.
Haskell's First Official Act.
Governor Haskel, immediately nft"r
the news was sworn Into offle.. «t the
Roynl hotul by Leslie <i. NlbbiCK, u
Guthrie newspaper ""in, in order that
ho might Ile al off an alleged attempt
of tho Standard Oil Company to male
interstate connection at tho Kansas
line near H irtlesvllie so that gas
might ho piped out of Oklahoma
Governor Mask. I received a report
from Bartlesville that the Stu dPid
Oil Company would take advantage
of tho three hours In which there was
to lie no government and make con-
nection at the Kansas line for the
piping of gns Into thnt state. During
this time the authority of the Indian
"By the President.
"ELIHI' ROOT, Secretary of State."
Then occurred the marrhga of Ok-
lahoma to Indian Territory. <*. G.
Jones of Oklahoma City, one of the
original Joint statehood men, first
proposed to the bride, who was Mrs.
Leo E. Bennett, wife of Dr. Beau.' t
retiring I'nited States marsh 1 of the
Western district of Indian Territon
Mrs. Bennett is a beautiful Cherokee
woman and represented Indian Terri-
tory.
Marriage of T.-rritories.
Miss Indian Territory was Intro-
duced to the groom by William Durant
of Durant, known as the silver-tongued
orator of the Clioetaws and a member
of the legislature.
"I have been asked to pert >rm the
agreeable duty of proposing the mar-
riage of Oklahoma to the Ind . n I"e:rl-
tory," said Durant. "The bridegroom
is only Is years old. but is capable of
assuming :.ll the matrimonial respond-
bilities ef a st ilwart youth. Though
lie was born In trouble and lri.Mil-
lion. in the city of Was'iingt in, in
1S89. his lite of eighteen > ears on 'he
plains has been one of tremendous
activity and I e has. grown to the size
of a giant. Strange to sa", on ae
count ef his youth an i inexperience
he 's possessed of an unconquer ible
PERUNA A TONIC OF
GREAT USEFULNESS.
India
Terri
the constitution of the United States | modesty and he l as asked r.i.• I 1 P! '
and the constitution of the state of
Oklahoma and will discharge thr
duties of my office with fidelity; that
I have not paid or contributed, either
directly or indirectly, any money or
other valuable thing to procure my
nomination or election (or appoint
ment) except for necessary and prop
or expenses expressly authorized by
law; that 1 have not knowingly vio-
lated any election law of the state
or procured it to be done by others in
my behalf; that I will not knowingly
receive, directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing for the
performance or non-performance of
any act or duty pertaining to my
office, other than the compensation
allowed by law and I further swear
(or affirm) that I will not receive,
use, or travel upon any free pass or
free transportation during my term
of office."
Tills oath was administered by Rev.
"'V. H. Dodson, pastor of the First
Baptist church at Guthrie, to part of
the officers and by James Burke to
the others. The oath was first ad-
ministered to Governor Haskell, then
to Lieutenant Governor Bellamy, to
members of the supreme court in
body, members of the corporation as-
sembly in a body, and all other state
officers together at the end of the
exercises. The features of the pro-
gramme were Interspersed. The first
feature was the reading of the presi-
dent's statehood proclamation by the
retiring territorial secretary, Charles
Fiison, at high noon, when the cere-
monies began.
The President's Proclamation.
Washington, Nov. 10—The text of
the president's proclamation making
Oklahoma a state follows:
fty the President of the United
States of America,
"A PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas, The congress of the Unit-
ed States did by an act approved June
10, 1900, provide that the inhabitants
of the territory of Oklahoma and of
the Indian Territory might, under and
upon the conditions prescribed In
saij act, adopt a constitution and he-
come the state of Oklahoma;
"And, Whereas, by the said act prtx
vision was duly made for the election
of a constitutional convention to form
a constitution and state government
for the said proposed state; and,
whereas, it appears from the Informa-
tion laid before me that such conven-
tion was duly elected and such consti-
tution and state government were
thereby duly formed;
"And, Whereas, by the said act the
said convention was further author-
ized and empowered to provide by
ordinance for submitting the said con
"•'itloii to the people of the said
state for ratification or rejection, and
likewise for the ratification or rejec-
ion of any provisions t\ reof to no
by the said convention separately sub-
mi tted:
"And whereas it has been certified
to me. as required by the said act. by
• lie governor of the territory of Okln-
homa and by the judge senior in ser
v'lco of the United States court of
appeals for the Indian Territory that
1 nntorl'v of tf>p Joe;*'! votes cast at
one election duly provided for by ordi-
nance, as required by said act, have
i >. u cast for the adoption of said
onstltutlon; and whereas a copy of
lie said constitution has been certl-
ed to me, as required by said act
ogether with tho articles, proposl
• Ions and ordinances pertaining there
Including a separate proposition
for state wide prohibition which has
been certified to ratification or re-
ctlon, was that tho s ild constitution
as ratltled together with provision
<>r statewide prohibition, separntelv
ubmittced at the said election and
the state of Oklahoma Is to he ad-
ailtted by conpresg into tho Union
mder and by virtue of the said art
mi an equal footing with tho original
■dates
"In testimony whereof, I have here-
unto set my hand and caused the Heal
of the United States to bo afflxel
'one at the City of Washington this
■ 'vteenth day ef November In the year
of our Lord Ono Thousand, Nino Hun-
•'led and Seven, and of the Independ-
ence of tho United States of America
the one hundred and thirty-second.
t Signed.)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
pose marriage with the
tory.
"Out of sympathy for the young
bachelor, 1 now propose to the Indian
Territory, who I am assured is matri-
monially inclined, that the proposal be
accepted, and that t he union be con-
sumated here and now. it should bo
understood, however, that nothing
should be said about the age of the
bride.
"By authority vested In me. by the
high contracting part es, and in obedi-
ence to their request, 1 now call upon
Rev. W. II. Dodson of the First Bap-
tist church of (iuthrie to perform tho
marriage ceremony.''
Governor Haskel was then sworn
in. just after a hand had played "The
Star Spangled Banner," then came I ho
address of Governor Haskell which
was received with enthusiastic up
plause. Governor Haskell then ap
pointed T. P. ( lore of Law i n and
Robert L. Owen of Muskogee us
United States senators from Okla-
homa, and gave them their cred n i H
signed by ti:e governor, which will en
title them to lake seats in the senate
Immediately after It opens.
Both senators made short speeches,
Gore stating that he congratulated the
people of Oklahoma that the dog days
are over, and that the dog star which
lias been guiding the territories has
set. Senator Owen stating tli it lv re
jolces that he is able to come b for
the people as one of the I 1 ' ot In
dians of the former Indian T< rritory
and rejoicing that the days Of the
rule of King Gorge the Third and
Hltcheockism are over.
After the ceremonies the pirade was
formed nnd marched to Electric park,
where the barbecue was held There
were a few changes in the "line of
march already announced. Mrs. ('. N
Haskell, wife of the governor, and he.
family with a number of lady friends
rode in automobiles. There ware ten
bands in the parade, the Nowata Juve
nile band and others from Guthrie.
Crescent City, Tonkawa. Oklahoma
university. El Reno, First regiment
band, Oklahoma national guard, F1
Reno; Oklahoma City and Woodward.
Fire hundred members of the O la-
homa national guard with two colt's
automatic rapid fire rllles aril ihe bos-
corps were in the parade, to-
gether with t lie Tonkawa cadets.
General Brant Kirk, commander of '•
Confederate Sons of Veterans, headed
a number of his officers who acted
is a detach mi nt of Ex-Union and Ex
Confederate soldiers as the eaoort I'
the governor's carriage.
One hundred members of the Anti
i so Th'ef Association marched In
the parade. At Electric park fully
.<1 'i were fed at the barbecue.
Twenty beeves had been kl'led and
roasted and served with 12,000 loavi
it bread. Governor Haskell 'nil ti;
ither new state officers tendered :
reception to the people at the par
nd stood in line for several hours
baking hands with the crowd.
The two territories have mmo Into
tile herbage of joint statehood after
many tribulations and thirty-seven
ears of struggle f(>r self government
The movement for stotelfood first tool
the form of efforts on the part of eac'
territory to secure a separate state.
Indian Territory did not entirely
give up the struggle for separate
taehood until after the Sep1' rate
tatehooil convention at Musl rvee In
190!> had adoptel a constitution for
ihe proposed state of Sequoyah and
hud taken the document to Washing
tot,, failing to ret recognition there
Indian Territory then In tho be Inning
of the year 1901 joined «s a unit with
Oklahoma Territory in the fight for
one state of the two territories.
During the same year In May the
state hood h'll under which fv lahom
was admitted lo the Union to lay pass-
ed congress nnd was approved by
President Roo-evelt on ,1un  10. 1900.
Indian Territory has the distinction
of first starting the struggle for state
hood. At Okmulgee In September.
I.S70 a convention of representatives
of the five flvlllzed tribes was held
at which plans were made to ask
congress to admit Indian Territory is
a separate Indian state, a constitu-
tion was framed and adopted Heptem
her 0, 1S70, nnd approved by the
secretary of the interior, hut never
put Into effect.
HON. R. S. THARIN
Hon. R. S. Tharin, Attorney at Law
ami counsel for Anti-Trust League,
writes from Pennsylvania Ave., N. W.,
Washington, 1). C., as follows:
"Having used Peru n a for catarrhal
disorders, I am able to testify to its
great remedial excellence and do not
hesitate to give it my emphatic endorse-
ment and earnest recommendation to
all personsaft'ee! ed by that disorder. It
is also a tonic of great usefulness. "
Mr. T. Barnecott, West Aylmer, On-
tario, Can., writes: "Last winter 1 was ill
with pneumonia after having la grippe.
1 took Pernna for two months, when I
became quite well. I also induced a
young lady, who was all run down
and confined to the house, to take Pe-
runa. and afler taking lVruna for three
months she is able to follow her trade
of tailoring. I can rec ommend f'eruna
for all such who are ill and require
u tonic."
Pe-ru-no Liblcts.
Some people prefer to take tablets,
rather than to take medicine in a tluid
form. Such people can obtain Pcrunn
tablets, which represent the solitl me-
dicinal ingredients of I'eruna. Each
tablet is equivalent to one average dose
of Peruna.
Positively cured by
these I.ittle Pills.
They also relieve DIs-
tress from nyM|H'psiA,In*
digestionnnd Too Hearty
Fating. A perfect rem-
edy for Dizziness, Nau-
sea, Drowsiness, Had
Taste in the Month, Coat-
ed Tonjfiie, Pain in tho
Side, TORPID livkr.
Tlicy regulate the Uowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
CARTERS
ITTI.E
VER
P3LLS.
Genuine Mjst Boar
Fac-Simile Signature
/t
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
W ftwei Liberal llornesteid
Regulations in
CARTOiS
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mi
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WESTER
CANADA
New Districts Now Opened lor Settlement
Some of tho choicest
lands in the frain g i ow-
ing belts ef S.i kaioho-
wan and Alberta I ava
recently bmn opened
for settlement under
the Re\ised Homestead
Regulations of Canada.
Thousands of home-
steads of ifioaci en each
in dow iviUiblt, The new regulations mki i
| <r- il :« for en ti y to ho maile by p <'\y, the oppor-
lunity that many in tbi United S tt«« bivi phi
waiting f r. A11 v member ef a family may in.tkn
entry f<r any oilier mem her 1 f thr family, w ho may
brt entitled to make entry fot ium < If or lier If.
Entry may n v* he made bel t e the Acent or Suh-
Avant ot the Diatri t by proxy* (oh ei tain ooadi>
•i'.'it < by thtfftthar, tnotntr* m n. daofbu i, biotbvf
or sister of iotsodlng homettosasf*
"Any even n'iinl>er^<l section of fWnlnlnn
liftftdf In Manitoba < r tin- North West Pro* I boos,
eieeutliit: h and tw. not rcaervetl, may I. ).•.tii<v
■ '•m. 1*.,i >>y any | \ mi ti,* *«.,.• i .-ml of n !..only,
or main ovur IS. i n of Sif*. to t li« «• stent <>t t>u -
quarter Moction* <>1 lt>u h i >  , mors or let-H."
The fet) in each r.asa will be fin o Churches,
leh l .unil mar ketsconven^ nt. Healthy rInnate.
Splendid f i and k "'I law .. fi i .tin growing and
Battle rai ing principal industi i"s
F«>r further parti' tla s as to r ft"-, routes, l est
time togo and where to locate, apply to
S. CRAWfORD,
No. 12S W. Ninth Street. Kantet City, Missouri
r*sa To oonvinoo any
woman thnt Pax.
ffn tlnw Antl- ptie will
iirprovu Ik t Ipwl.h
  i 'itl do elnirn
* for it. \\ e wi>|
send her absolutely fic  a ) .."<  trial
Inn of I'axtine with book of iu«tnio-
thr;s nnd p -nulrp' leMlinonlnls, hind
your name and address on a postal curd.
IH3P C B H ^ r' '*n T,<",s
«s Mtirl
feet1on , "fh n  tin' it catorili, pi lvlo
ofuarili unit liiflunm tiliin omni'il by [oml-
lilnn III,; « in ryes, sore tin out. nn<l
month, by rttroct In nl treatment its cur-
tttlvif power over these troubles Is extra-
onllnury nn l ((Urn IminedliUo rWiil.
Thnusiimln of Women nro uslin; mid rco
ommondlni It every day. ro nuts nt
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IT < <>*T* \ <M> NOTIIINO TO *1 ItV I T.
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DEFIANCE STARCH-:!
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the ptcksga
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