The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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The People's Voice.
3ST.R..P'. A.
ALLAN & RIXSE Publishers.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAH.
PUBLISHED KVKRY FRIDAY.
Entered nt the poHtoflloe, Norman. Oklaho-
nut Territory, for traiiMniHsion through the
iiiuIIh at* second-claw* matter.
JOHN S. ALLAN EDITOR
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
THE oorserhtoniof hopi'mim —TIIK people to
mark their uwn law®.
fTlio only way to make thi a government of
the people. by the people, ami Tor the peo-
ple is to put t he government Into t he hands ol
the'people. Ami tills can Ih« done by the H«lop-
it on ol the initiative ami Ketercndnm.)
The Initiative moans that upon the petition
ot a certain number of the people (say 5 per
cent the leuls'ature la required io frame the
defied legislation and submit it to a vote of
tiie people.
Tlie Ueferendum means that before a law be-
comes effective it must lie endorsed by a ma-
jority vote of the people.—The nxpenae of such
a vote would be a mere trifle compared with
what our "representative" legislators now beat
UN OUt Of.
Last year the Republican press
of this country said that the pres
ence of immense sums of money in
bank vaults was not an evidence of
prosperity, it was due to lack of
confidence. This year the same press
point to the money deposits in the
bank vaults as an evidence of Mc-
Kinley prosperity. It is not quite
clear to us how last year "lack of
confidence" filled the bank vaults
with money and this year, with con
fidence restored, McKinley prosper-
ity does the same thing. Is it poss-
ible that 'lack of confidence' and
'McKinley prosperity' are phrases
meaning the same thing? They
seem to produce a like effect.
Some time in last July the Popu
list territorial committee met at El
Reno and selected a territorial chair-
man to fill the vacancy caused by
Chairman Vincent's resignation.
We have been anxiously waiting for
marching orders from our new
chairman, but up to the present
time not a word have we heard from
our new chairman. Now we trust
that our new chairman will arouse
himself from his Van Winkle sleep.
The Populist forces throughout the
territory are ready to begin the cam-
paign. The busy season of the year
is over and now is the time to begin
the work of winning new recruits to
our party. In Payne county we see
the work has already begun and we
are ready in Cleveland; but would
like to hear something from our ter-
ritorial chairman before we take the
field.
We notice from Leo Vincent's pa-
pert, at Boulder, Colo., that the
"Oklahoma Giraffe" has landed that
county in the column of Populism,
by majorities ranging from 400 to
1,200 over a fusion of the two old
parties. Not a single man on the
ticket was lost, though the county
went Republican by 450 at the last
election. While territorial chair-
man of the Peoples party of Okla-
homa, Leo lent his ear to the siren
song of the fusionist, and in sack-
cloth and ashes repented of so do-
ing. We congratulate him on the
splendid victory for straight Popu-
lism in Boulder county. When bat-
tling for populism straight Leo is a
tower of strength, but a tower of
weakness in a battle where principle
is made secondary to the spoils of
office. The Peoples party was or-
ganized as a like protest against the
policies of both the old political'par-
ties and men of all parties flocked
to its standard and whi'e it so stands
they will continue to gather around
its banners, but if it ceases to pro-
test against both the old political
parties it will be wiped off the polit-
ical chart. Fusion has buried every
reform party that was ever organ
wed and for the Peoples party t
pursue a like course means to invi e
a like doom.
Court Note*.
Last week as we went to press the
Sloat murder trial was going on; but
the case was delayed on account of a
i sick juror. The condition of the jur-
|i>r did nut improve and the court was
I obliged to continue the case to next
term a'ljournlng court Friday to
meet Monday. Last Monday morn-
ing the Wynn case was called and the
second trial of said case was begun.
In the first trial the jury returned a
verdict of guilty. The crime, Wynn
was charged with was a statutory
one, to-wlt: Marrying a girl under
the age of consent without the per-
mission of the parents being tirst ob-
tained. The second trial lasted for
two days and until midnight Tuesday
evening. The Jury wasoutonly about
an hour and brought in a verdict of
not guilty.
Wednesday morning the court took
up the case of Territory vs. Win.
Morris and the day was spent in the
trial of this case, the jury returning
a verdict of not guilty. Thursday
morning the case of the Territory vs.
John Thompson was taken up, the
trial lasting three-fourths of the day
and the jury returned a verdict of
guilty. The Territory vs. Joe. Hen-
ry was then called up for trial and
resulted in a conviction.
the wheel bar row.
USED EXTENSIVELY IN CHINA AS A
MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
They I'.nch Carry Kix I'tvetraigers or 000
foundi of .Merchandise Lircufted and
KrgtiInted Kurd on the Streets- How
They Differ From Our Wheelbarrows.
The wheelbarrow affords one of the
chief means of travel and transport in
China, especially in the northern pint
of the empire and throughout the Great
plain. The Chinese form is u decided
improvement on the typi s used in west-
ern countries, for it is so constructed
that the load, which sometimes is very
great in bulk and weight, is carricd
over the wheel, and not betwe«n it and
the man who propels it. The high cost
of timber and the ba;l roads through-
out the country necessitate the wheel-
barrows being both rudo and strong,
with axles and wheels able to bear tho
strains which they experieure. The
wheelbarrow is generally constructed
of oak, at a cost of about 10 shillings.
Its weight is 120 pounds; extreme
length.fi feet 6 inches (including shafts)
extreme breadth, ;j feet 2 inches, and
height, 8 feet ti inches. The wheel is ii
feet in diameter and has an iron tire
1)4 inches wide by a quarter inch thick.
To aid in steadying and propelling
the vehicle tho wheelbarrow man wears
a strap across his shoulders, which is
attached to the shafts on each side.
Boxes, bales of goods, or whatever the
loads may consist of, are seculed to the
wheelbarrow by ropes. The charge for
carrying an average load is about Is.
5d, per mile, but varies according to
the load and the stato of the road to be
traveled over. The wheelbarrow has
seating accommodation for four people,
two on each side, and the fare for four
people is 2Jid. per mile.
Passenger faros aro lower than those
for merchandise on account of tho avoid
ant e of labor in loading and unloading.
A enshioued seat is provided for the
passenger, who generally sits with one
leg resting on the front of the barrow
and the otlior hanging over the side in
a ropo loop, which serves as a foot rest,
Thus a native is wheeled for miles over
the rough roads of the country, with
severe jolting, aocompanied by a pecul-
iar squeak of the axle in the case of most
barrows. Immediately behind the wheel-
barrow, between tho shafts, there is a
long, oblong shaped basket, in which
tho wheelbarrow man keeps his few be
longings. On the Great plain wheelbar-
rows aro occasionally seen with a sail
set, when a fair wind proves a great help
to the trundling of tho barrow over a
level way.
Since the institution of cotton mills
at Shaughai (foreign settlements) the
wheelbarrow has been extensively used
as a passenger vehicle, especially for car-
rying workwomen to and from the
mills. One man can wheel six women
for a distance of about three miles,
morning and evening, the charge being
Is. 5d. per month. The average earn-
ings of a wheelbarrow man are about
81,,il. per day. About 4,000 licenses ar<
issued monthly to the same number ol
wheelbarrows plying for hire in the
streets of tho foreign settlements at
Shaughai, where, being under the mu-
nicipal regulations, they are perhapf
the best in China. The fee for a license
is llj^d. a month, and no wheelbarrow
is allowed, according to the regulations,
to carry more than 6% chests of tea oi
boxes of kerosene oil or 20 boxes
of soap (80 pounds each) or 10 boxes ol
soap (52 pounds each) or 2 bales o)
American piece goods. The width ol
the packages must not exceed four feet
—that is, two feet on each side of the
barrow—and no wheelbarrow is allowed
under any circumstances to carry more
than 600 pounds of dead weight.
These regulations are, however, not
strictly adhered to. Sometimes in the
streets of the foreign settlements at
Shanghai about 60 whoelbarrows maj
be seen traveling one behind tho other,
each carrying two barrels of English
Portland cement and pushed by one
man. Very frequently, however, a load
is carried on one sido of the barrow on-
ly, so that the edge of the 1 inch tire
o,>to ;t1"- roadway like a
Too
Much Knife!
mite. Tne bates nomettmli project
three feet on each aide, the man push
iug the barrow being almost invisible
from the front. The municipal road*
are chiefly of macadam, and tho dam
age they sustain from this traffic ii
very great. It has been found, after re
peated experiments, that granite broken
to pass through a three-quarter inch
ring and rolled in the usual manner it
the only kind of macadam roadway ! The use of the surgeon's knife is be-
that will stand this seveie traffic. It is coming ao general, reau.ting fatally
extraordinary to see a Chinaman skill- 'n such a large number of cases, as to
fully balancing and propelling a heavy occasion general alarm.
load on oue side of a barrow, and, con Mr* Wi!liim Walpole.of Walshtown,
sideriug that there are about 4,000 ol Sou,h I'akota, writes; "About
,hr^h ,he mm H** a^ut the
streets of the settlements, in addition tc size of a 8maU pea.
It grew rapidly,and
three years a g o, there came under
a large traffic of other kind*, the upsets
and accidents uru remarkably few.
Iron Age.
Khubcrt.
The short life of Franz Schubert
probably contained aa much artistic la
bor as any man has ever been able tn
crowd in the same number of years. H< >
was born in 1797 and died in 1828 His j
artistic career extended over about 2(1'
years, doring which lime he produced indiscriminate use of the knife. Read-
more than 1 . W00 sunys, to lay nothing; i«£ of the many cures made by S. S.
of HfDiphonies, pianoforte sonatas and S., I determined to pive that medicine
concerted music. ( a trial, and after I had taken it a few
__ days, the cancer became irritated and
of CoarM. bepan to discharge. This after awhile
shooting pains ran
in every direction.
I became alarmed
and consulted a
good doctor, who
pronounced it can-
cer, and said that it
must be cut out.
This I would not
consent to, having
little faith in the
Professor (a little distracted)—I'm
glad to see you. How's your wife?"
"I regret it, professor, but I'm not
married."
"Ah, yr rf. Then of course your wife's
«tiJl single. "—Fliegende Blatter.
ceased, leaving a small scab, which
finally dropped off, and only a healthy
little scar remained to mark the place
where thedestroyer had held full sway.
A Real Blood Remedy.
Cancer is in the blood and it is folly
The dress of a fully equipped diver' toexpect an operation to cure it. S.8.S
weighs HUM* pounds and costs about {guaranteed purely vegetable) is a real
|500. The thick underclothing weighs j remedy for every
8>a pounds, the dress itself 14 pounds. | disease of the blood.
the huge boots, with leaden soles, 82 JdreU" Smf t s£!
pounds, the breast and bttuk 80 pouuds cjfic q0 Atlanta,
aud tho helmet 36 pouuds. Qa<
Not In Iler Clmv
"I understand their engagement has
been broken."
"Yes. She says she was deceived. He
had only B century runs to his credit
instead of 16, and as she had 14 herself
he was clearly out of her clasa."—Chi-
caco Post.
(Shoes, Shoes !
"Dad." Gray informs us that his new
stock of boots and shoes are coming in
every day and that he will continue to
sell shoes at old prices. The Dingley
tariff may effect the prices of other
shoe dealers in Norman, but he pro-
poses that if it works havoc in his shoe
stock it shall be in his profits and not
in tho price of shoes to Ills customers
Ho proposes to continue to bo head-
quarters for the best shoes for the least
money.
Money to Loan.
Wo have money to loan for 1,2 and
8 years time, on good farms at the
lowest rate of interest ever loaned be-
fore in this city.
33tf. Tate & Kingkade.
Scale Books -Cotton Registers.
The VOICE is the only office in this
county that prints these books. We
have sold a good many this season, and
have plenty more left. Work right —
prices right. See them before buying
inferior Guthrie goods.
Tho Old Reliable Bain wagon always
for sale at Jas. D. Maguire's, West
Main Street. 8tf
Fan Mills.
I have on hand several Climax fan
mills that I will sell cheap for cash or
o;i time. Farmers wishing to purchase
a fan mill call and see my mills and
learn prices and terms.
W. L. CRIPPEN, East Main Street.
Take Notice.
The office of the Home Laundry will
be found at Davis Bros. Barber shop. A!
goods left there will be carefully at
tended to; also orders for house clean
ing and putting down carpets. 29—tf.
No matter whose blank the doctor
writes your prescription on, take it to
Weeks' drug store if you want it filled
correctly and at lowest prices.
All kinds of farming implements at
Jas. D. Maguire's. He also carries a
large stock of hardware, tinware and
cutlery. 8tf
You can find the People's Voice
by passing through Stubb's harness
shop. You will find a door in rear of
his shop that will p iss you into our
office.
During the month of November and
no longer—We will make you photo-
graphs,—Yes Actual Photoqraphs
for 50 cents per dozen. Better than
ever before for such a price. Come
Along ! w. e. Brooks.
Just Received.
A car load of apples just received at
Famous Grocery and will be sold at
rock bottom prices.
For Sale.
A line drop head White sewing ma-
chine. Call at this office and see the
machine and learn price and terms.
Stoves! Stoves! Stoves!
Heating stoves, cooking stoves and
all kinds of stoves at Jas. 1). Maguire's,
West Main Street, as cheap as any
place in the city. 8tf
Give the HOME LAUNDRY
atrial, they do their work in
Norman and spend their money
in Norman. Good work is
guaranteed and best of refer-
ence is given.
" I woul*1 like to m>e The Aroua In oven
home.—\\ iiitum .Toiiiilngs lir.wtn, >ept. 29, Ik .
j IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
By spatial arrangement >* ith The Arena Cf .
we are n.,t>i«Mt foi H iImiH lint* lo I lie
Aron* uixl this |n |Mr lugellier lor ct o year
ft« 7b
will III Ml receive ■ulmlipll""* for The
\,,, | iM \m
The Voice Ottice prints and has in
. . . .stock
Cotton Registers, and
Scale Books.
Wotk right....Pr c-'s right.
THE AMERICAN.
Wharton Barker's Paper.
i^ lighting for the people, lor right ttgnluftt
might, for human right-, for Justice
Hiul equality of all.
It mlvocaten and demiinda political action
!lmt will unite the people in their gieiil conflict
with the oligarchy ol wealth and enable Iheiu
to«lMt lit iwo, pmident, vtoe-prtMidtnl un«i
congreiM Htandiug on tht* platform—
1—Free coinage of gold and ailver at the rutio
•t 1 t-i 10
2—The i8t ue ot all pa per money, and theregu
latIon of the value thereof by the national
government.
:l—Government ownership of rallroadd and
'elegraphn.
Alive to the deplorable condition* that exlnt,
• ppreclatlng the pinched clivmnMttncea ol the
,'ieat majority, and deeming it a duty to do our
Uuio't to put the truth within reach of ail, we
nuke tins
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secure their safety.
Kenponslble agents wanteii in every section
of the Indian Territory. Apply to i'rotectiv
and Detective Assoc ait ion, Atoka, 1. T,, for
terms to agent*.
W. ii. Coles, agent, Norman, Oklahoma.
TO $2!
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edited by
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH, LL. D.
The leading I it-form review is ! ow entering
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prolonged etlori for the advancement of true
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It Stands Pre eminent as Champion
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tides tut the living issues of the hour. Our tir
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John Clark Itidpath, assisted by the moMemi
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Santa Fe
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north llound. south hound.
^o. 4:03 A. M. No. 407... . 2:07 P.M.
^O. 4(is -2 04 1\ M. No. 4i .*). ,li:W A. M.
So. 4'20(Loc;7.37 A. M. No. 423 (Lo) ^':04 I'. M.
train service.
No. 400,carries through chair carsand Pull*
nan Sleepers arriving in Wichita 10:45 a. in
Kansus City 5:50p. m. Chicago 0:43 A. M, fol
owing day making olose connections at Win
tleld and \\ ichitu with Frisco K. ii. for points
east.
No.4t)R carries through chair cars and Pull*
nan sleepers from Arkansas City arriving at
Wichita 10:35 p. in.; Kansas ^tiy t>:i>o a. m.
makes close connections at Wichita with
Frisco It. K. arriving at St. Louis at 6:30 p. ni.
following day.
No. 405 carries through Pullman Sleepers and
chair cars arriving Ft. Worth 8:10 a. m., Calves-
ton 9:30 p. in. mine day.
No. 407 carries through choir cars arriving
Galveston 9:35 a. in. following day.
Tickets sold to nil points In the United Ststes
And Ilaggage checked to destiimt ion. For fur-
ther information call on or address
K. J. Morgan, Agent. A. T. & S. F.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Saioko Yonr Life Away.
If vou want to ouit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take Wo-To-Bao,
I the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400,000enred. Buy No-To-Bac of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, 50c oi
$1.00. Booklet ami sample mailed free. All
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
PRINTING
. . . When you are in need of
Job work, no matter what kind,
let lis give you an estimate. . .
We have the facilities for turn-
ing out work promptly. What
is more, we have the reputation
for doing neat, tasty work, as
our samples prove. The .Tob de-
partment is in charge of skilled
and competent workmen. Mod-
ern type and best facilities for
economizing labor and reducing
cost, which means low prices.
Voice
JOB DEP'T.
T. E. llEUItY. W. J. JACKSON.
Attorneys - At - Law
NORMAN. O. T.
DOCTOR
HAMILTON.
Oflee, one block east and one block
lorth of Norman State Hank.
[Effective Apr. 18th, inufl.]
TIMETABLE
tap i
strumeiilo on carta and gev Ins prices.
I m sure .vou will never buy anvthlng ... , , . . ,
of the kind on a credii; also all ol the To puram.8 who make the gmitest number of
latest up to date stylos of furnitu.e at °ut " , An",m'y
eye opener prices, Adkin'd building, WeOdoHmrn," For parllc.Uars ,ulrtre99
Norman Oklu ' National Recorder, Washington, D. C.
. . . LIVK ADVERTISING LIVE ADVERTISING . .
CHBSCBNT NUKSBKY.
A. K. Loomis, Norman, Okla.
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES,
Shrubs, Vines, Etc,
Grapes of Munson's Hybrids a Specialty Satisfaction Guaran-
teed Nursery one-half mile southwest of Depot.
EVERYTHING HOME-GROwN.
EASTUOUN l>
El lteno Lv
Oklahoma City ••
Shawnee «
So. McAlester •«
W liter Ar
(Via Wister. )
Fort Smith Ar
St. Louis •
U:40 am
7:4f am
n il mm
I'J 30 pill
. :i:00 pm
St. Louis
Fort Smith
Wister
So. McAlester
Shawnee
Oklahoma City .....
El Heno
ivestuot.ni>
Lv
8:20 pm
11:57 am
I :tn pm
4:10 pm
7:35 pm
0:06 pm
10:05 pm
(Het ween Oklahoma City and El lleno.)
3:50 pm 9:05 Lv Okla City Ar 7:40 am 1*J:20 r
4:52 pm 10:05 Ar El lleno. Lv 0;4Oam 11:15 k
A ., T. A s. F. trains, leaving and arriving,
intike connection at Oklahoma City.
For rates and other information apply to
J. F. 1IOLDEN, 1 rattle Manager.
South McAlester, I T.
\Grancl
[Centra/
namnaHs?
F. WITTE,
O
proprietor of
SAY? Did You Know that
A. O. McG-ILL, "DOC."
is running one of the best
M B A T M AK I< II T
11ST THE CITY <?
To be convinced of this fact, you have; but
to step into his market and purchase some of
meats. You will find his place ot business just
East of the old Post Office Building.
EAST MAIN STREET, • ■ - NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
ANNOUNCES
That his house is now open and ready
for the accommodation of the public.
Courteous treatment to all Guaranteed.
J $1.00 Per Day,
rvAfEs,. j £4 0,, pel, Week_
Commercial Trade a
Specialty.
The house is centrally located, newly
furnished, and everything first-class.
Corner of Peters1 Ave. and Gray St.
Norman, - • okla
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