Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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SYNOPSIS.
T.ord Wilfred Vincent anil Archibald
Terhune (ire Introduced at the opening of
the story, In Knsland, the latter relating
the tale. The pail on an outing miss
their train and peeking recreation meet
"the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff." Her
hand la much sought after, because of
her wealth. On visiting the Wyckhoff
castle they nre introduced to two other
girls, both known us Agatha Wyckhoff.
At dinner three other Agatha Wyckhoffs
are Introduced and the plot revealed.
The deceased step-father. In an eccentric
moment, made his will so that the real
match' I can Just see how tickled he'd
be to have his youngest so well pro-
vided for The dear old governor!"
And Vincent's eyes moistened. "So you
see," he went on hurriedly, "Miss
Marsh's attitude toward me is entirely
friendly. She is merely the confidante
of my difficulties of the heart, and her
taste, I find, is excellent."
"It Is also changeable," I said dry-
ly, "if the course you have been pur-
suing is through advice of hers."
Vincent smiled. "And then you
know," ho went on, ignoring my
thrust, "she's writing a very interesting
book, the history of the barons of
Wyckhoff, and I'm helping her. I'm
awf'ly interested in genealogy, y'
know."
This was true. Incongruous as It
may seem, Vincent's one serious hob-
by—I don't consider his paint-dabbling
serious—which had to do with re-
search and scholarship, was his love
for things ancient in general, and
family trees in particular, it had
been Baroness Wyckhoff s wish that
some review cf the lives of the barons
of that name should be made, since
the last one bad died, and Mrs. Arm
istead had given her secretary this
work to do. I eyed Vincent searching
. | ly as he spoke, but Ills face was bo
^ | thoroughly unconscious that my sus-
picions were disarmed completely.
"Yes," he said, "there are a lot of
very interesting old books in that
library."
"Yes," I said, "that's wliy you and
Miss Marsh spend so much time there,
I suppose. I'm glad to hear It. I
really couldn't see what von thought
was so attractive—" A sharp blow
in the chest interrupted my speech.
"Shut up," Vincent hissed in my
ear; "don't you see Miss Marsh?"
As he spoke that young person
tripped lightly up the wide stone steps
Agatha, heiress to his fortune and the , ()j- v,.,.anda ami was about lo pass
castle at Wye, Kngland, might wed her 1
affinity. Thus Mrs. Armistead, chaperon,
„ was In duty bound to keep tin' real
Agatha's identity unknown anil suitors
were invited to tryout for the ha I'd Of the
heiress. An attempt by Terliune to gath-
er a clew from tie- chaperon fails Vin-
cent shows liking for the chaperon'.* sec-
retary. Miss Marsh.
CHAPTER (111.—Continued.
My pew knowledge, while It robbed
Site affair of its piquant mystery -for
! had decided that Agatha Sixth w is
in truth the real Honorable Agatlia
made my game even more cxciting.
now that the stakes were assured. I
read with Agatha Sixth, walked with
lier, talked with her, and played die.- ,
with her all the first week; and as
nearly as I could make out Vincent's
program ran something like tills: Be-
fore breakfast he took a horseback
ride with Agatha Fifth; after break-
fast he played golf with Agatha First;
tennis with Agatha Third; and took
Agatha Second out sketching. In the
afternoon Agatha Fourth played
Chopin to him by the hour. Agatha j
Sixth he had not approached, fearing !
me, as was natural. In the evening
he played games with them all or re-'
tired into the library with Agattia
Fifth, who seemed to IiavB lost her
head over him completely
This program b* repealed day after
day with reckless lack of generalship
and yet every nuw and tlieu, to my
surprise and disgust, I caught him
deep iu his unfortunate flirtation vith
Mrs. Arinistead's secretary. It wasn't
fair to the poor girl, and I told Vin-
cent so plainly. We were sitting nn
the low stone balustrade of the castle
—Vincent in riding clothes and look-
ing as fine a lad as any in old England.
He was waiting for Agatha Fifth to go
riding with him, although !t was later
than usual, all of us having break-
fasted. For myself, 1 wore my tennis
things, which become me greatly, if
I do say it, for I intended to play a
set with those tennis fanatics, Agatha
Second and Agatha Third, as the aris-
tocratic Agatha Sixth was a late riser
and had not yet come downstairs.
"No, Vincent," I said, "it won't do.
Flirt with all the Agathas, if you must,
but when it comes to the secretary, let
her alone. To say nothing of what is
due her, think of the time you're
wasting. We have only six weeks—
think of it—six weeks to make a try
for twenty millions of dollars!"
"You forgot to say that a wife goes
along with the filthy lucre," lie said,
and somehow I felt uncomfortable.
Ott when Vincent stopped her.
"Good morning," lie said his hot in
his hand. "Are you beginning work
so early?" and be looked at the papers
carried under hor arm.
"Vi s," she said, "I have a new idea
about that last chapter we wrote. '
"I'm sorry I can't be with you this
morning " he answered, and -he passed
":>.*•
A-iATHA FIFTH.
Here he broke off and went tnte
rhaftsody over the skv-llne and the
grazing sheep, and said something
about Utopia and Eden and other
things like that, until he got th*)iigh
at last and cams to the interesting
part. They can't help going on llk«
that, these artist fellows, and Vincent
never losses an opportunity to get in
a bit of description.
"Well," he continued, "I was Just
enjoying that view and saying nothing,
when she stopped switching the tops
oft the harebells with her crop and,
turning those warm hazel eyes of hers
on me, she said In a low voice, as it
what she said didn't matter at all, I
love you!"'
"What!" I shouted. "She didn't?"
"She did," asserted Vincent ruefully,
but with firmness—"She did. .lust like
that, out of a clear sky. Simply folded
her hands and looked at me and told
me she loved me."
"Angels and ministers of grace, de-
fend us!" 1 ejaculated. Nothing else
seemed adequate. "What under the
sun did you do?"
"Why, I told her simply that I didn't
love her, and couldn't marry her, ami
1 was very sorry, but I thought we'd
better get on our horses and go home.''
"Quite right. If you don't really
cato," 1 said, "but oh, Vincent!" as a
thought struck me, "just think, she
might have been the Honorable Agatha
—the real and only honorable!"
"She was!" said Vincent.
I was speechless. This was the end
of it, then. 1 saw the millions taking |
unto themselves wings, and my pan
of milk spilled. The real Honorable
Agatha had been discovered, the
secret was out, but she had avowed
herself as loving Vincent and he had
spurned her. After such a perform-
ance there was no chance for either
of us.
"How do you know she was?" I
asked, weakly.
"She told me so herself," he an-
swered.
But af'cr you refused her, I sup-
pose.1''
'Of course," said Vin •••nt. resign
edly.
Hut. Wilfred, my boy." I cried,
springing up, and knocking off my
glasses in my excitement, "couldn't
you change your mind, couldn't
you fix it up? li she really cared I
OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT UP
HOLDS IT UNANIMOUSLY
OVERRULES III GOHTENTIONS OF BANKER
Constitutionality of Law Attacked—
There will be no question as
I which of the candidates will occupy
TAFT AND BRYAN TO MEET
Precedential Nominees to be Guests
of Honor at Banquet
CHICAGO: For the first time in his-
tory of motlern politics, two rival
candidates for the presidency of the
t'nited States will meet at the same
board and address the same audience
when William If. Taft, republican,
of Ohio, and William J. Bryan, demo*
crat.oof Nebraska, are to be the
guests of honor at th« annual banquet I
of the Chicago association of com-
Contention Made That it Was in mew at the Auditorium oh the even-
Violation of the Bill of Rights in the l K of October 7
Constitution—Legal Rates Defined
(U'THRiK: The Oklahoma supreme
Court in an unanimous opinion sus-| Mf Tafl a, the expre>8 w(gU
tamed the validity and constitution• ^ w|th fll„ r„val „r „,,, demo.
•my ot the depositors' guarantee UW.rjT^ Hm, b|s fri„mR ch#tr.
ill the case brought by the Noble! Ma(,k ,|(iCllm,(1 (|uU M,. Tjlft as
County hank against Governor Mask-1 member (lf „1(. ad-
eli and Other members of the mlnl8tr*Uon. ill olearly entitled to
banking board and affirmed the deft-L^, pUo, of honor at the feMt Th„
iu non of Judge A. 11. Huston In the ohU)iln ther(.fo,.e wll, sit at u„.
district court here in refusing an in-, of p„.sl(1„nt and the Ne
junction lo prevent the further en-,)ragkan Q|) the other.
foreement of the law.
The law was attacked as being in! MOVES POSTOFFICE BACK
violation of several provisions of tin*
bill of rights of the Oklahoma con.sti ■ Government Says That Eschiti Office
tutlon, including those which declare | Must Stay
that no person shall be deprived of: LAWTON: The United States
life, liberty or property without due I postoffice building which was moved
process of law; that all persons have j by a party of masked men from Ks-
the right to the enjoyment, of the jchiti, one ()f the government towns in
gains of their own industry; that no the former Kiowa. Comanche and
law shall be passed Impairing the Apache Indian reservation, to a
obligation of contracts; that private
property shall not be taken for pri-
vate or public use without just com
pensation.
The court overrules all of these con-
tentions and also the claim that the
law was unconstitutional because all
of its contents were not covered in its
title.
Another important decision of in-
terest to bankers on the ea. t Fide
of the stat- was handed down In the struetions. pending the
case of VV L. Taylor vs- VV H Moer-
rill in which it is hold that the fed-
e al statutes making eight per cent
int. rest the legal rate in Tm.iun Ter-
ritory applied only to banks and trust
companies.
new town known as Granfleld, one
mile away, must be returned to iis
original site, according to an order
received from the United States pos-
tal department.
Eschiti was practically deserted
for a week and the postoffice was
one of the few buildings left. Post-
master Cauble was asked to move
the office but refused and immediate-
ly telegraphed to Washington for in-
arm al of
Was foici-
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.
Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, if
they know how to protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul-
teration in paint materials. There's
one sure and safe guide to a pur* and
thoroughly dependable White Lend —
I that's the "Dutch Hoy Painter" trade
mark which the National l>ad Com-
pany, the largest makers of genuine
White Lead, place on every package
of their product. This company sends
a simple and sure little outfit for test-
ing white lead, and a valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for it
Their address is Wood bridge Bldg.
New York City.
Dark Subject.
"I'm all in the dark aUftiit how
these bills are to be paid," said Mr.
Iiardup to his wife.
"Well, Henry," said she. as she
pulled out a colored one and laid It or.
the pile, "you will be if you dou't pay
i that one, for it's the gas bill."
Man and Beast Alike.
Only those who have suffered the
agony of eye aftlictions can appreciate
the blessing to humanity in Dr. Mitch-
oil's famous ICye Salve. Introduced ir
this region as far back as 1849 it i-*
| found to-day in all well regulates*
| homes hereabouts. Not alonr, the eyes
of man but those of the dumb animals
have enjoyed its comforts. Mitchell's
Kyu Salve. Sold everywhere. Price
You Know Both.
There is a sort of man who is very
polite to your face, but who talks
about you after you are gone There
is another kind of man who grumbles
about you to your face and lets you
alone when you are absent. The lat-
ter sort of a man will last longer, with
all his faults, than the other man,
with all his politeness.—Newark
Ne w 3.
Offic*
SAYS TREATY IS VIOLATED
should think you eonld'
Though this event would ha ve ] Oklahoma ird-ans Make Complaint to
proved the deathblow to my own
hopes, still my interest in Vincent's
welfare is so genuine that 1 couldn't
help this anxious expostulation. Hut
again he misunderstood.
"You don't mean that, I know,
Arch," lie said. "Of course i wouldn't
Protective League
WASHINGTON The Indian Pro-
tective League of this city has re-
ceived numerous complaints of late
from the four Indian tribes InhabitingIcrowds of worshippers cora*
the instructions th<
bl.v taken away.
Tiie postoffice department will make
an investigation of the affair.
INDIANS IN CAMP MEETING
Creeks Hold Protracted Meeting at
Old Government Church
HOLDENVILLE: At the eld Qoat
church, near Holdenville, a Creek
Indian protracted meeting is in pro-
gress. A number of prominent In-
dians from Seminole and Okfuskee
countie are in attendance and the
from a
oklahoma, namely, the Choctaws, the
tvf 20 to oO miles of the meet-
: rail in
marry the girl when I really don't Creeks, the Chlckaaaws and the Cher-|lng place.
okees, saying that the treaty of 1832,] The Qoat Church derives Its name
care for her. But wasn't it the deuce
or a position to be in?"
"Oh Wilfred. Wilfred' T mourned,
'twenty millions right In your grasp,
and you threw tbem away I wish I'd | dian, informs tiie league thai be
had jour chant You pro: fa'hr
The 8ign of Power.
It it the greatest manifestation of
power to be calm. It is easy to he
active* Let the reins g<>. And the
horses will drag you down. Anyone
can do that; but he who can stop the
plunging horses is the strong man
Which requires the greater atrength
letting go, or restraining? The calm
man is not the man who is dull. You
must not mistake calmness for dull-
ness or laziness. . . . Activity iS
the manifestation of the lower
strength, calmness of the superior
strenglh.—Swaml Vivekannanda.
PLANT TRAMP 3Y INSTINCT.
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.
which they contend is still in opera fronj its close proximity of the home
tion. is being violated by the state of
ficials. A G ftlevin. a full blood* d In
is
desirous op Vn jtu' no?* * of 1 *- .•
of Judge H. Qoat, un.l Ills pastorate
over the adherents. it is a neat,
white Structure in a shady grove
quarter of a trvle from the
home of Judge Croat and is older
than tiie town of Holdenville It lias
how disappointed lie d b if fceisition 0,1 ,lie ludans bv the a ate 01
knew." ! Bcials refined to President Iloose
" Sii* «l Jie wore disappointed in me if 1
I hail changed niv mini! and said ! Mr Blevin informs 'he league that l.looj Creek Baptists for
! i would marry her just for the sake of j four full Wooded Indians living l ar ;ljid served fur a thus
j the money." said the voting nuin rro | Oorrine. Okla er« arrested by men l:ou ■
professing themselves to be state ffl
dais and worn jailed on August is for
refusin;: to sigu their Bailie, for tilx
assessor.
These Indians have never disturbed
nyone claim: M Hli'Vir TI ' have
been living pi ace full.., are living on
| : J>. ar.d turninu on hi; heel be left the
room. Vincent's ^"tiing Bom (jhlck
tendered every day lately, and ho
used to he so good natured. I'm sun-
It was onl> natural and very disinter
esteci in me to bewail for Slim th>- re
suit of the unfortunate affair that
morning
(TO BE CONTIWED.)
WHEN ONE DOES BEST WORK
Curious among vegetable growths
and one which is seldom seen of men
is the rootless cactus of the California
desert says the Techlneal World
Tills plant, a round, compact growth,
rolls about the level floor of the de:
been gathering place for Vie full- | ert tor some eight or nine months of
ears the year, tossed hither tud von by
Uool ! the winds which blow with fierceness
over all of California s sand plat du1
ing those months.
WATER POWER PLANT At 'be coming of tho rains, or
1 rather tiie cloudbursts, which sweep
mar-
Into the house. She wore a white
frock and a natty little blue apron, and
I must admit looked very fresh and
dainty, but Wilfred's tone was so cool
and conventional that I menlallly
freed him again from my accusation
that he was in the midst of a warm
flirtation, though you will agree with
me that appearances had been very
much against him.
But that evening when be and I
were having our nightly bedroom col-
loquy I was obliged to admit that
Vincent, considering his methods, had
chance at It. Six to one only—you'd
have a good show to win out!"
"How foolish you are, Vincent!" 1
responded. "Suppose you took a
chance at it, as you say. and just pro-
posed to any one of them, when you
had made no attempt to win her—
wouldn't she know you were fortune-
hunting? And if it should happen to
ba the real Agatha she'd refuse you
on that account because it would de ! boy was_very much In earnest
feat the object of her father's will; and
tf it were not the real Agatha she'd
refusa you, too, because she'd know
she had no fortune to give you."
"Of course," said Vincent, sighing,
"you're right about that. But 1 tell
you. Archibald, I'm not flirting with
Miss Marsh. She's an awfully sensible
little girl, and I go to her for advice
nbout the course I'm pursuing with the
Agathas. t peed encouragement, you
know. It's all such a beastly mess.
One doesn't know with which one of
the attractive young ladies to fall in
lote. It's so dillictilt to decide with
that twenty millions hovering in the
background. Just think, Arch, what
the governor would say if his penniless
younger son should bring that amount
into the family. And the daughter of
baroness, too, It would be such a
Time Varies with the Occupations of
the Worker.
The records give an average age ol
50 for the performance of tiie master
work. For the workers the average is
47 anil for tlie thinkers 52. Chemist-
and physicians average tiie youngest
at, 41; dramatists and playwrights,
poets and Inventors follow at 44; no-
elists Rive an average of 46; exploreis
and warriors, 47; musical composers
and actors, 48; artists nnd divines oi
cupy Hie position of equilibrium at 50;
accomplished a great deal. With some essayists and reformers stand at .>1
embarrassment hi' related to me tiie physicians and surgeons line up h
tale of his horseback ride In llie morn- statesmen at 62; philosophers give an
ing and 1 must say it completely un average of 54; astonomers and inathe
settled my belief In the discovery I mallcians. satirists and humorists
reach 56; historians, 57, and natural
ists and jurists 58. As may be not - •!.
Vincent nor I knew whut to make of it. i ,here is a rearrangement of the o
"Do you know. Arch," he said, stri-
ding up and down niv room, "I've been
n | through a horrible experience to-day?
It was an awful shock to nie, and a
lesson."
'I'm glad It was a lesson." said I.
] There are so few lesson in Vincent's
life
"Yes," he said, "I felt like a beastly
Cad. And I don't see what I've done
to deserve It. Of Course, I've held
her hand a couple of times
"That had habit of yours again," I j
murmured. Bernhardt's Wooderfut Wife.
"And I've looked at her a lot- she's j Speaking of Sarah Bernhardt's p
got the most soul moving eyes y' formance as Kleonore in "The Courte-
jiUow." j san of Corinth," the Paris correspond
i didn't know, but I nodded. The | ent of a Berlin paper says: And tiie
wig—who will describe It? We know
Hut I never thought," he went on that it was made in I.ondon by the
—"I never thought she—she—" He
stopped and the words seemed to stick
in his throat
Great heaven, man." & cried in my
impatience, "get it on? What didn't
you think she'd do?1*
Anadarko to Vote on an $30,005 Power
Proposition
AN'ATlARKO The Anadarko writer
p-iw r project is being pu. ie d x '11'
j friendly terms with everyone and Iously. Tiie survey lias bei n made by
I have only been working their origi- the O'Neill Engineering company Of
rnt treaty rights Dallas and w. B. MonapU of this
Officers of the league, it is said, will town. The plant is to cost *80.000
forward the complaint to Oyster Hay j and bond;; will be issu'd toi t ic
for consideration bv the president. | amount. The plan at present Is to put
I tn a hollow reinforces concrete dam
across the Washita river. Within the
dam will be turbines and an unu.-ual
and up to date feature will be the
waste gate which will be level with
the bed of the river, instead of the
usual overflow at the top of the dam.
.. 'The object of ibis enterprise, which
is being pushed by the town, will he
to provide light and power for
Vincent has a faculty for making one i
feel uncomfortable. It makes me quite
angry-he's no better than the res. of | " f'"V y °J
us. but lie's so confoundedly innocent Honorable Agatha \\ yckho£(. Neither |
about some things.
I was going to explain lo him that |
he needn't speak as if he thought that
I were the sort of a man to marry
girl merely for her money - when his j
lace lighted and he spoke more ration-
ally.
"Cad," be said, "what a rare lark it
would be to toss up a coin and take a
Gives Epworth University $5,000
OKLAHOMA CITY; I \1. Putnam,
a prominent business man of this city 1
an a member of the legislature made
the largest Individual donation yet
made to Epworth VDiversity when he
turned over to that institution Thurs
day $5,000. This money, with previous
donations make tin erection oi a
girls dormitory possible and work on
this building will begin at once.
LEASE CREEK CAPITOL
der at this tfme, but tho thinkers, as
before, and as would naturally he ex
pected, attain their full maturity
a later period than tho workers. The
corollary is evident. Provided health
and optimism remain the man of 50
Can commsnd success as readily
the man of 30. Health plus optimism
read the secret of success; tho oue
God-given, the oilier inborn, but al
capable of cultivation to the point of
enthusiasm.—Century.
Effort by Okmulgee County Officials
to Secure Historic Building
OKMULGEE; A move is on foot
to secure a long time lease of the
Creek capitol by the county author
itles and a committee of business men
is proposed to go to Washington to j has grown so rapidly that the
secure the lease of the old capital facilities were nowhere near
building to he utilized as a court quate.
house and again brings up the ques-
tion of what disposition should be
made of the old landmark in Hie
Creek nation.
Tiie Indian population of th< na-
tion nre ven niuoh i'1 favor of having
ttie building g« to a society which
will preserve it for future time to be
utilized as a show place and for keep
the desert in Its springtime, this car
tus takes root wherever it. happens to
have been dropped by the last wind
of which it was the plaything and im
mediately begins to put out all around
it small shoots, which in turn become
I cacti, exactly like the parent plant
These young growths increase .in
size rapidly sucking the nioi.'uro
both from the parent plant and from
1 the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply, but
spread often over a circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots, too, are small, but practically
innumerable, and they get every bit
of moisture and plant food to be had
i In the territory they cover.
"THE PALE GIRL."
Did Not Know Coffee Was the Causa.
In cold weather some people think
a cup of hot coffee good to help keep
warm. So it is—for a short time but
the drug—caffeine—-acts ou Hie heart
; to weaken the circulation and the re-
action is to cause more chilliness.
There is a hot whol< some drink
which u Dak. girl found after a time,
| makes the blood warm and the heart
; strong.
the city ; ghe gays;
chool "Having lived for five years In N'.
ade i pak., I have used considerable coffeo
The school house was placed owing to the cold climate. As a re
the west Side Of the track SO as I sun X bail a dull headache regularly,
to allow children in this portion of Buffered from indigestion, and had no
the city to go back and forth without i 'life' In me.
I was known as 'the pale girl,' and
people as well as
which may require
for
It
the
factory
Edmond Builds New School House
KDMONH: Edmond by a large ma-
jority has voted to build a $1,000
school house In the fourth ward. This
is the district lying west of the track.
In spite of the fact that the model
chool at the normal takes care oi a
large number of children who would
naturally attend the grad
| contending with
i Santa Fe trains.
the danger of the
AFTER BOOK YRUST
Gl'THRIB: Attorney General West
proposes to iind out what books of
man who has no superior in Hie httsl
ness. We know also that Bernhardt
insisted on ihe maker coming to Paris
with his handiwork In order that he
might adjust it properly, because, she
says, 'the best wig, when improperly
"I never thought she'd really care I placed, is onlj a wig. while artistic
for me," he muttered, shamefacedly, j adornment makes it part of the per-
and turned his back on me. j son who wears it.' He came and re-
"What do you mean?" I demanded, j ceived—shall we brlleve It?—1,600
impatiently. He is most exasperating, j marks for his trouble. But. it was
"Why, this." He ceased his restless j worth it to the actress and to the audi
walk and stood on the hearth rug, fa ; ence, for It gave Bernhardt the ap
clug me. "We'd been out about an | pearance of being a woman of 30™
hour this morning. Agatha Fifth and j she Is really a little older."
I, and we'd been getting up into the j
hilly country, when suddenly we came j Hired Help in Argentina,
out of the woods and saw below us; Male servants In the ArgcntiQpcap*
the grandest stretch of country you [ Hal get 66 cents to $2.20 gold | day
can imagine." 'and female help 40 cents to {i.lil
itig matters Cf historical interest, but the list eontiacled foi by t.i s ,i
the freedmen of the nation are said text book commission are owned by
to be opposed to the proposition and the American Hook company ot *
w ant the building sold and the money t subsidiaries or allies. It ftas develop-
distributed among the members «f j ed that he has recently Wi Itten e ei
the tribe, which would include the in which this information Is sought,
colored population who are Creek eiti- to the attorneys general cf lexas.
zf>n!0 j Kansas and .\fissourl.
The Creek capilol is located in , jovvrnrnwit Jringr Suit
the center of tiie business portion o-1 MUSKOGEE: Action lias been
Okmulgee, buil« of light colored sand- glai.te(j by the government to force
stone taken from quarries near the;ljfi0 E Bennett, former "Jnlted States
city, surrounded by a stone wall five j marsbal and now mayor of Muskogee
feet high and occupies a city block to turn o\er to the government *1,900
of ground Studded by large trees. The which It. Is claimed was deposited
building was built in 1S78 and was with Hennett by litigants in excess
for a long time the most Imposing of the actual cost of their cases,
edifice in the Creek nation Bennett has refused to turn the
; money over on the grounds that It
j (|oes not belong to the government,
A Word from Jo h Wl e. j (hp ]lliganta who deposited It,
"Like a dog will gnaw a bone when ^ (o ^ Jf to
f he ain't huugry, a naggin man will j,um
inag when he ain't angry." [anyone.
people thought I was just weakly
After a time I had heart trouble anil
became very nervous, never knew
what It was to be real well. Took med-
icine but it never seemed to do any
good.
"Since being married my husband
and I both have thought coffee was
harming us and we would quit, only to
beglu again, although we felt it was
the same as poison to us.
"Then we got some Postum. Welt,
the effect was really wonderful. My
complexion is clear now, headache
gone, and ? have a great deal of en-
ergy I had never known while drink-
ing coffee.
"I haven't been troubled with indi-
gestion since using Postum, am not
nervous, and need no medicine. b\ e
have a little girl and boy who botli
love Postum and thrive oa At an'O
Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battl©
Creek. Mich. Read, "The Road to Well-
vllle," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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