Tonkawa Chieftain. (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE 18 NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.
Mtll fill IS Films
MAXIMUM STAGE OF FLOOD
REACHED THIRTY-ONE FEET
mini suns suds i helief fund
Great Dletreee Among Poor Who Are
Without Food and Shelter—
Soldier* Guard the City to
Prevent Pillaging
Arriving In Canada in 1891, juat
eighteen years ago, B. A. Oulllomln1
could apeak trot his native language
He is a Frenchman. He had but
a little over two dollars in his pocket. -
thus being abort over aeven dollars ot j
the ten dollars required to secure en- Part* —The flood reached Its max-
try for a homestead of one hundred ,IDUIn hei*ht Saturday, at 31 feet 1
and sixty acres. He eventually bor- lnch- and ha* now to fall
rowed the money and near Forget, Blow,y-
Saskatchewan, he started life In Can- While the most iniiulnett peril Is
ada on the homestead In which to-day past, the fall of the Seine Sunday
he Is the fortunate possessor of fifty measured only 15 1-2 Inches. At this
quarter sections of land, or 8,000 acres rate it would require a fortnight for
Now Mr. Gulllomin did not acquire tho river to reach Its normal level,
all these acres as a result altogether of Fortunately, tidings from tho flooded
ms farming operations, which were sections above Paris give hope of a
ovioTUiieo II,. a laL . . „
extensive. He looked with satisfac-
tion upon wkat be was doing on hi*
limited area, he was Baving, careful,
and had foresight. Surrounding land
eonld be had for about $3.00 per acre,
and he continued buying as his sav-
more rapid subsidence.
In the meantime the situation In
Paris and In many places throughout
the country shows little improvement.
Indeed, the ravages of the flood with*
DOCTOR’S BEST FORMULA
For Remarkably Quick Action on Colds
and Cougha.
This prescription will frequently cure
the worst cold In a day's time and it Is
a sure cure for any rough that can be
cured. "Two ounces Glycerine; half
ounce Concentratec Pine; Put these
into half a pint of good whiskey and
use in doses of teaspoonful to a table-
spoonful every four hours. Shake bot-
tle well each time.” Any druggist has
these ingredients In stock or will quick-
ly get them from his wholesale house.
The Concentrated Ptne is a special
pine product and comas only In half
nonce vials each enclosed In an air
tight case; Hut be sure it is labeled
Concentrated.'' This formula cured
hundreds here last winter.
INSULT TO INJURY.
"CROPE THROUGH A CRACK”J
Uncle EpH Had at Least Ona Idea of I
How His Hogs Might Have
Got Away,
uc wuuumjea DuyiDg as nix sav- ’ —------------
Ings would permit, until now he has *u c^y seemed actually to in-
fifty quarter sections, some of which erca8« Sunday. The water was higher
he can sell at $25.00 per acre. ,n 8ome the ■treeta, while the sit-
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels. uatlon At the inundated towns be-
Thls year he was engaged in thresh- tween Pari* and St. Germain was dis-
ing on his place for 54 days. He llnctly graver.
threshed out 50,000 bushels of wheat, A stream of water twelve feet deep
of which he sold 34,000 bushels, one was rushing through Oennevlllieres
train load, at a price varying from 84 and Colombe-, making the work of res-
!°*7 r*!, uUHu ‘!' He hM 0U cue and BUCC<>r more difficult than be-
hand stm 16,000 bushels. In addition ! fore. Several houses collapsed, and
“ * ,*h? ™ised ']°’0(K' bu8hels of many persons were taken off the
TnS; ,7’00® bu8heI» of barI«y a“d M0 rooir, of their homes where they had
bushels of flax. He owns 104 horses 1 been cllnglnK for <uyg.
and a number of cattle, but since the
construction of the railway he has Hundreda ar« reported without food
been engaged chiefly In raising wheat or *helter aud UD arm>‘ of troops and
This year he bought his first thresh- c,v,lians ar« working relentlessly in
Ing machine, paying for it the sum ,be nooded territory, bringing succor
of $2,100. He estimates that the ma- 10 the <Hs,re88ed «nd distribut ng pro
chine earned for him this fall $3,000, ',d8l°n« by boats to the thousands of
thus paying for itself In one season marooued victims, who refused to
and leaving $000 to the good. The 1ult their homes. Within the city It*
weather was very propitious for farm are great throngs of sightseers,
threshing, not a single day being lost Although there is n ointention on
n the two months which were spent the part of the government to declare
in this work. The wheat averaged 23 martial law the completely sub-
bUf*'8 aad *faded No 1 merged districts, such as Javel, are
and No. 2 Northern. In the past nine ln lhe handg of the miMta to
r rr „Th,e t? t, t
irtve yean tto return, .ere e,cet"" d,r‘ J0 “**e 'h°rt ’”rk cllmln*1*
that is ln the years 1901. 1902, 1903! “Shth " ^ aCt °f lo°|>inK Thu® _[ar
1904. 1905 and loot; in th* “or® has been no Buch cases within
Shoemaker—Well. If that isn't all
right. Instead of paying my bill, ho
kicks me down stairs, and with thi-
ne w boots I've made him, too.
SUFFERED TERRIBLY.
How Relief from Distressing Kidney
Trouble Was Found.
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf, 388 W. Morgan
8t., Tipton, Mo., says: 'inflammation
of tho bladder
reached Its climax
last spring and I suf-
l nrle Ephraim had two hogs, which
be kept in a pen at the rear end of his
little lot. They were of the "razor-
back ' variety, and although they were
fed bountifully with kitchen waste,
it seemed impossible to put any fat
on their attenuated frames. One nuirn-
l"g when hi- went out to feed them
they were not there. They had dis-
appeared, leaving no clew to the man-
ner In which they had made their es-
cape.
"What’s the matter, Uncle Eph?”
Inquired a neighbor, noticing the deep
dejection with which the old man was
looking down into the empty pen.
"My hawgs is done gone, suh.” he
answered.
"Stolen?"
No, hah. I don't see no signs dat
anybody tuck 'em."
"Did they climb out over the top?”
"No, dry couldn’t 'a done dat.”
"How do you think they got awuy?”
"Well, Rah." said Uncle Ephraim,
my pinion is dat dem hawgs kind o'
raised deirselvi-s up on aidge an’ crope
through a crack.”—Youth’s Com-
panion.
Pleasant Ife/telitf, Beneficial
An Educational Problem.
Little Margery has Just begun to go
to the kindergarten, nnd is filled with
a due sense of the importance of her
studies there and the solemn value of
the attainments thut have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft-
ernoon, after coming home from
school, she remained in a brown study
ior a time, and then said: "Mamma,
do I know as much now as 1 don't
know?”
Syrup of Figs ami Elixir of
Senna appeals to the cultured
ami the well-informed and the
healthy because its component
parts are simple and whole-
some and because it acts with-
out disturbing the natural func-
tions, as it is wholly free from
every objectionable ipialitv or
substance. In its production a
pleasant and refreshing syrup
of the figs of California is unit-
ed with the laxative and car-
minative properties of certain
plants known to act most bene-
ficially, on the human system,
when its gentle cleansing is de-
sired. 1 o get its beneficial ef-
fects, always buy the genuine,
for sale by all reputable drug-
gists ; one size only, price
fifty cents a bottle. The name
of the company — California
Kig Syrup Co.—is always plain-
ly printed upon the front of ev-
ery package of the genuine. ,
@i/ort\iaJjj Syrup §
LOUTSVILLE. KY.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
REW YORK, N. T.
fered
terribly. My
back
ached and
pained
so I could
hardly
get around
. and the secretions
it were
scanty, fre-
Of quent
of passage
1904, 1905 and 1906. In the two fol-
lowing years there was a partial fail-
ure. As the years have passed the
quality of the bulldingB on the farm
have been steadily improved, and are
the city, but the danger is great, as
the french usually keep their money
and valuables in their homes.
Outside of Parts, however, many de-
v auu OIV *
now as good as can be found in the pJorable Instances of looting hava
district About $10,000 has been In- been reported. A band of thieves has
vested ln this way by Mr. Guillomin. been at work in the vicinity of Char-
The farm consists of 6,880 acres, of enton, but the soldiers have been
which about 6,000 acres were under shooting them at sight.
crop this season.
Her Idea of Discipline.
One day recently, Just after the | —......- ------------- —
opening of the Baltimore schools, the re8Cue when the soldiers. Jackies and
4/wi/iLna, —__t______ • . . Rrnmon n N op eeuAPnl An... n.liX.____a
The papers recount many deeds of
heroism on the part of priest* at Al-
fortvllle, who continued the work of
me oouiuiurts n< iioois, me ------ ----—--------- »uu
teacher of a primary class had ooca- flremen, after several days without
sion right at the Mart to enforce dis- reat- had become exhausted. Sisters
cipllDe. l of charity rowed to houses, giving as-
"Here, young man!” she exclaimed, Nuance In several cases of star vation.
Indicating a pupil whose name she did j Besides aid distributed directly by
not yet know, "1 saw you laughing the government and the municipality
£? w.°“'t do' No laugh- ; raore than ,250.000 from the fund
Ing in this school.”
... , raised by the newspapers baa been
thin* maW’ ,, f, ab°Ut 8°me handed over to the various relief so-
££!L2! • youngster, clelieB and to :he ,oca, authorities Q<
sheepishly.
"Well, don't let that
happen in
1 the towns and villages near Pari*.
The press refers gratefully to the
school again," said the teacher, stem- - — —- — —
ly.—Sundny Magazine of the Cleve- 8P°ntanw)U8 helP coming from abroad
land Leader. i and makes particular mention of the
_! evidence of sympathy from the Unit-
j ed States.
YOU
LOSE
MONEY
r when you allow any of your
Mock or poultry to remain sick
a day.
They give you less results in beef,
pork, work, or eggs, when they are
not in perfect health. Take a little
interest in your own pocket book
and doctor them up with
Black-Draught
Stock and Poultry
Medicine
It win pay you to do this.
It has paid thousands of other
successful farmers and stock and
poultry raisers.
I his famous remedy is not a
food, but a genuine, scientific med-
icine prepared from medicinal herbs
and roots, acting on the liver, kid-
neys. bowels and digestive organ*.
Sold by ill druggists, price 25
cents, 50 cents and $1. per can.
11 Nww Oklahoma Revcnua District
i Washington.—The treasury depart-
ment Saturday recommended estab-
lishing a new revenue collection dls-
trlct ln Okahoma and asked for $10,-
Oofl tor Its maintenance.
Lawton Hotel Coat# $100,000
Lawton, Okla.—Lawtons new $100a
000 hotel, to be known a* the "Mid.
land,” was opened for business Mon-
day. Its doors were thrown open to
the public for the flrat time Sunday
evening for a public reception. The
hotel Is owned uy O. H. Block, of Law-
ton, and Henry 8haefer, of El Reno,
and has been under construction for
the past three years. Business trou-
bles delayed Its completion. The hotel
will be managed by Charles flteele.
fcrmrly of Enid.
and painful. I was
tired all the time and very nervous. I
began using Doan’s Kidney Pills, und
after taking a few boxes was cured
and have been well ever since.”
Remember the name—Doan’s. Sold
by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Jim's Cost a Dollar More.
Richard Le Gallienne, the noted
poet, was entertaining a group of
magazine editors at luncheon lit New
York.
To a compliment upon his fame Mr.
Le GaDienne said, lightly:
"But what is poetical fume in this
age of prose? Only yesterday a
schoolboy came and naked me for m.v
autograph. 1 assented willingly. And
to-day at breakfast time, the boy again
presented himself.
" ’Will you give me your autograph,
sir?’ he said.
” 'But,' said I, ‘1 gave you my auto-
graph yesterday.'
*“I swapped that and a dollar.’ he
answered, ’for the autograph of Jim
Jeffries.’ ”
CLIP THIS OUT
Ranowned Doctor's Prescription for
Rhoumatism and Backache.
“One ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla com-
pound; one ounce ToriB compound;
Add these to a half pint of good whis-
key: Take a tablespoonful before each
meal and at bed time; Shake the bot-
tle before using each time.” Any drug-
gist has these Ingredients in stock or
will quickly get them from his whole-
sale house. This was published previ-
ously and hundreds here have been
cured by It Good results show after
the first few doses. This also acts as
a system builder, eventually restoring
strength and vitality.
How’s This?
W* otter One ||un0rr.l Holier* Reward far ani
r °f CiUrrti itiAl cad aot bo cursd by Haiti
CiUrrb crurt. r
w r..I. CHENEY a CO., Toledo. O.
J*'- the underUaned. have Known K. J. I Timer
.V1* ,!4 T™™- “<> twlteve him perfectly hoo-
Oiabie in all hnaloeaa iranaarOona and SnanrlaUr
able lo carry mi! any obllralknui made by h* arm
Waldiso. Kissas a Mahvim.
U.n.. f-. ..w '' h”"’"*1*’ Hnjftleta. Toledo. O.
Hall • Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, artlne
dlreeilv upon the blood and inuroua airfare! of ilia
•vatem T rattmon la I* eent free. I'rlre :» rente par
bottle. Sold by all PrumtMa.
TaJw Hall i f amily Puta for conatlpatloe.
All in the Name.
Phyllis (up from the country)—Hut,
Dick this is just like the Inst piece you
brought me to sec here.
Dick —My dear Phyllis, don’t be ab
surd. This Is "The Naughty Girl of
Nice," and that other was "The Grasse
Widow.” Surely you know that Nice
and Grasse are two entirely different
places.—Punch.
Important to Mothero.
Examine carefully eve^y bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sur% remedy for
infanta and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of (^
In Use For Over 30 Years"
Ths Kind You Have Always BoughL
Spoiled the Story.
Tattered Terry—I'm a newspaper
man, but I can’t get a job.
L«dy of the House—Indeed! Why
not?
Tattered Terry—You see, I saved a
train from n terrible accident once,
and all de editors have been sore on
me ever since!—Puck.
The Secret of Youth
. u y°u ever wonder how you can remain young, or
why other women older than you, look younger than you do?
\he.a^1**.can be Pu* in * few words: "Preserve
your health, and you will preserve your youth.*8
,5.a th wc mean n°k *lone physical health, but
nerve health, as, sometimes, magnificently strong-lookinp
women are nervous wrecks.
. „ ^whether you are weak physically or nervously,
you need a tonic, and the best tonic for you Is Cardui
»* u . bui“fc strength for the physical ana nervous systems.
It helps put flesh on your bones and vitality into your nerves.
CARDUJ
Luck.
"Does you believe It's lucky to see
de new moon over yoh right shoul-
der?”
"Sho I does,” replied Mr. Erastus
Pinkney. "Dese here stormy davs
you's lucky to see any kind of a moon
anyway.”—Washington Star.
ilRUN, TIMS
The f’arl*ha4 Am-
»Tl' , ti«*o*>*' min. ml
,. ____, - Walnf In ihn ». f.rt
I nfn* rln ninnllam •l. m.irh irm.H.. |n,.Kf
•i - ulsvmiH i.
inn. nr. M \HI IN « ONMI III I %|. « | | ,,
PATCHT Yornmv u Th-» mat sen* .n«
• wan
* U>. I’ai Ac • • IV.1 It W a.hl*0*.n,lAA,
To Validate Bond laouo
I Ardmore, Okla A bill has been
dra.fted aud will be Introduced during
the present session of the legislature,
which, if passod, will validate the
bond Issues hi Ardmore. The bonds
are for high school $100,000. for school
reimbursement bonds $220,000. for
flro department and $35,000 for streets
and alleys. These bonds were voted
In March last year and have not been
passed upon by ths supreme court.
Special Session May Be Katendod
Guthrie. Okla—Ths special session
of tha Oklahoma legislature ended Its
eleventh day on Saturday, Jan. 28. it
has passed one bill, by Representative
Wallace, of Garvin, extending time for
payment of I9oo taxes from February
II to April 1, and Governor Haskell ha*
signed the same.
A total of 101 hill* have been Intro-
duced, 66 in the bouse and 46 hi the
•ennte. It is predicted that ths aye.
rial soeslon may tontlnue a month
longer.
Rather Tall.
’ That." said Senator Tillman of nn
opponent's argument, "1h an amusing
exaggeration,”
He smiled.
"ln fact," he continued, "It Is as
bad an exaggeration as the story
about Hen Johnson's height. They
said of Hen, you know, the candidate
tor sheriff, that when he mad** a stump
speech, Instead of getting a stump
ready for him to mount, they would,
because he was so fall, dig a hole for
him to stand In.”
Hit Broad Charity.
Imogens- I know pupa is cross and
surly sometimes and says things that
are unjust, but you should Judge him,
Philip, by his best.
Philip Oh, I do, desr. You're his
best.
There Is no conversation so agree
able as that of a mnn of Integrity, who
hears without any intention to be
tray, and speaks without any intention
to deceive.—Plato.
Tha Modern Polonlus.
"Pay your itobts promptly, my son."
"All right, dad."
"Then when opportunity knocks you
won’t be afraid to go to the door."
Hefore she Is married to a man a
woman always wants to think of him;
afterward she wants to think for him
ncitM, Coimtlp.itliin, Hc*0arh>', Trrthinir lilx-
order! and Stomach Troutilra. Over 10 IMA)
tratlmonlalH. At all Drusgl-t*, l&c. Ask to-
•lay. Ham pis mailed rKKK.
Alien R Olmhtrd, Lo Kojr, N Y.
Add read,
Counter Irritants.
Fuddy—Well, 1 suppose men and
women both have their troubles.
Duddy—Yes, and I’ve noticed that
the chief trouble of one is generally
the other.
The Woman’s Tonic
"My mother,** writes Mrs. Z L Adcock, of Smith-
vine, Tenn., is 44 years old and is pagping through the
change of life.
‘‘She was irregular and bloated and suffered terribly.
My father stepped over to the store and got her a bottle
of Cardui, which she took according to directions and now
she is up, able to do her housework and says she feds
like a new woman.” Try Cardui in your own
Writs to: ladki' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Mcdldaa Co,, _ ~—
lwSptclalIrutmthns, sad64-paco book. "BoneTrcafcneotforV/oa**Msarth**.^
“California _
If ntr jrnn wlahfvt for ahom* In California arm! for fraa Information about the irraatrat IrrWa
lion, ruloumiiir and bumr makIn* rnti-rprix* rvrr iiiulrrtakru. In .tddltiou to Uiolr urrat
«!!!£?" " aur-. In the Tain Valla Cunntry, Idaho, the KiiIiiim arr irrlsallna
XW.UUOarrr. I n the Sa.Tauirnto Valley. Mend named of frleuda. »du«y term# lo aettlern We aant
yon. He ml 10c fur 4S-
pabook in colors H. L Hollister, Dept K, 205 LaSalle St, Chicafo, Ml
Y/izard Oil
I GRCjV
l_. F (^/ I -f
n IN
Work Is the grand cure for all the
maladies ang miseries that ever bi-set
mankind—hoaest work, which you In
tend getting done.—Thomas Carlyle.
ONLY ONK “RKOMO OI'IMNF "
Thai I. I.AXATIVI HKOMtloUlKINl!' |L.,k f,„
!hr »l«nalnre of K W i.HuVh I wd ihe W.Jof
Mttf to Cura a Cold In One Ouy. JV. “ W J
We would all write our name* on
the scroll of fame but for the Innum
erable tribe of elbow Joggers.
Clear white clothe* are it *!gn that the
hou»ekerper uaea Bed (>n«a Ball Blue.
Large 2 o*. package, 5 centa.
It might Improve the pound Cdtke to
hit It with an ax.
M.inv who used to Hinnke 10c uignr* are now
eiuoking Ijewis’ Nitigle Binder straight 5c.
\ friend Ih merely n person we can
tell our troubles to
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Caa qaitkly ba atstoaa by
CARTER’S LITTLE
UVER PILLS.
Purely vegrtabia
—wet aureiy
grotty on tha
brer- Cara
BJiouaaa,
They de thea daly.
Fig, Small Daaa. Smog Prtao.
GENUINE muat bear egnaturc :
Do It Now
Tomoirow A. M. loo late. Takei
• CASCARET al bed time; §et
up ■ the monins fedinf fine and'
<My. No need lov etcAncu
from otw^ating and dnt+
ing. They surely wo»k whdeyok i
sleep and hdp nature help you.
I Millions take them and keep welt
CascaRi'TH me a hoa f..r ■ **
t AHH HIM PltOi rHTV when.*., |,
*.^rr • r'.xr
If AfMtrftHl VHI
s*»r*i efri, li
Hit Thompson’sEy«Wafer
W N U., Oklahoma City, No. $-1910.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
To act with ctmimon sense, accord
Ing to the moment Ih the best wisdom
I know —Horace Walpole
AlirVHI.I'Vi IMtAtM
Will rum not «>nly is 1 r«»«hrttM but t*$$•• «if nt«h.
iM.rti i .-unhw tMm* nufmllv hnitir t.n for m.,n' h* $«!?•
II « irlui i«nd i*fitvp It* wnrth Mi o
Combination Wood and Wire Fence and Corn Cribs
FI (HinFl/l/IArtA 11... |ll<41 >t -n,| ,,| leacn mu«te lot yard. Uwi^
en, or< hard or h|<m k Sr l«l m 7) awl gp-fmi rods apd
.....■#"' >»»•*■ w-'««airy
irlttl nnd I'fuff Its mirth
Time cun not romovo
from a grateful heart
Mk- ami fi to.
kindly uctn
The
gaxW-n,_____________ _
painted wiih the (rleliratrd "Monitor’' paint. Kivty to errcT
and m«ira durable than ordinary fences Mad- in height* of
three to sii leef of selected straight grain. J yellow pinn
pi' kets S> e v«>ur lumber dealer pt write
THE HODUE tt Net. A LUMBER CO.. Ltd.. Lalka Ckariaa. la.
You Look Prematurely Old
- — _______V. t. W
■•utiUiio of thoao ugly, frUUy. gray holro. Uoo “LA CHftOLI" HAIR RKBTORIR. PRIOB. BI.OO. rotall.
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