The Prague Patriot. (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1904 Page: 1 of 10
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THE PRAGUE PATRIOT.
Volume 2.
A NEWSPAPER OF, BY. AND FOK PRAGUE AND VICINITY.
Prague, Lincoln County, Okla., Thursday, Oct. 13. 1004.
Number 7
J. I). GRIMES & CO. CARRY THE BEST STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Men and Governments.
The United States is an edu-
cated people and takes a pride in
maintaining schools rather than
armi ?s. The United States
spends about 250 million dollars
for schools per year- Germany
spends 142 millions per year on
her army, and Russia 170 millions
per year on her army. The re-
sult is the United States has only
11 per cent of illiteracy among
her people, Russia has 62 per
cent, Hungaria 48 per cent, For-
tJgal 79 per cent, and Spain 08
per cent. All are gold standard
countries burdened with armies
and ignorance, based on brute
force. And educated America
seeks to imitate instead of being
the exemplary leader. Such
toryism will sooner or later
trample upon our liag, dwarf our
intellect and drive the world back
to the false ideals of the past
when the world was deluged
with blood, and pyramids and
thrones were built of human
skulls surrounded with seas of
tears and human gore, and the
whole procession of humanity
was made dismal by clanking
chains of captives, and the wails
of widows and orphans of a
crushed and subiugatod human-
ity. Let us reject every form of
tyranny and press forward to
the new calls of a higher life
plane. The reasoning soulcatches
new inspiration from the stars
and new benedictions from the
sunshine. Man created of dust
and air, woven in warp and woof
by the electric shuttle, tossed by
the hand of the Supreme, evolved
from the eternal atoms of bound-
less space, was never made for
slavery by the black art of ii.-
trigue and legerdemain legisla-
tion .
A correspondent says that the
north and south, with a total
population of 31,400,000 in i860,
out in the field during the civil
war 3,370,000 men. Therefore
he assumes that Japan, with a
population of over 44,000,000,
should be able to put in the field
about 5,400,000, il the adult male
population of that country bears
about the same relation to the
t >tal population as that of the
United States did in 1860. The
north had the advantage oyer the
south in 1861 of a larger popula-
tion, but if it had not harvesters
and other agricultural machines
in use it wonld have had to keep
many more men on the farms in
order to raise the necessary
crops.—Tecumseh Democrat.
The World's Fair
Is now acknowledged by all to
be the grandest and most com-
plete exposition ever attempted.
Its educational value cannot be
over-estimated. The M. K. & T.
railway has four daily trains
from the southwest, arriving in
St. Louis at 6:30 a. m., 7:37 a. m.,
5:30 p. m. and 6:30 p. m.; return-
ing at 9:15 a. m., 9:24 a. m., 8:32
p. m. and 11:45 p. m. Those who
visit St- Louis should not miss
seeing Texas and the southwest.
Rates will never be lower than
now—$15 round trip, Oct. 18.
For something new
[MK'Tl in printed matter about
the Southwest write
"Katy,"
St. Louis, Mo.
Clubbing: Rates.
Popul i- m
Once the populists were near
two million strong and had six-
teen members in congress, a half
dozen of which changed the trend
of political affairs in the nation.
Fifteen hundred papers preach-
ed their doctrine in the millions
of homes in this nation. Most
all of those journals are dead and
the nearly two million brave
conorts have disbanded and their
banners have been folded away
in thousands of homes all over
this land of surprises and aston-
ishments. But tne principles
still live and under another name
they will yet wear crowns of
glory amid hosannas of praise
and peons of victory.
G. C. Dixon spent Sunday in
Oklahoma City and reports all
t ains late. He says the Santa
Fe has had to run all trains by
way of Shawnee and that there
were 16 passenger trains in that
city in one day, some of then; six
and seven days late. It will take
three weeks to put in the Frisco
bridge. Thirty minutes alter
the Rock Island world's fair
train had crossed the South Can
adian the entire bridge went out
and the farm adjoining it was
washed away, only a garden spot
being left. Not only are crops
ruined but farms are washed
away and homes have gone down
stream.
This pspor at d the St, Louis Dully
World, eight pwpeie a week, for only
$1.75 a year.
New York World three times a wetk
and this paper, four papers a week, for
$1.60 a year.
Bryan's Weekly Commoner and this
paper for $1.60 a jear.
St. Louis Republic twice a week an'd
this paper $1.70 a year.
Kansas Cit) World and this pBper (or
$1 10 a year.
Oklahoma Weekly Capital aod this
paper $1.10 a year.
The above are all stai dard national
papers, giving all naiional and world
news. First on the list is the 8t. Louis
Dally World, a great democratic pnper,
publishes more fair and war newB than
any other and only $1.75 a 3 ear fur It
and the Patriot. You will jet all the
local ai d national news, an uneeard of
offer. This campaign year and >ou will
want them, so call and Hubscribe. We
have special arrang' n'.s and no other
paper can furnish you th!s offer here.
To the Ladies
Of Prague and vicinity: You
are most coi dially invited to at-
tend our fall and winter display
of trimmed hats, on October 15.
Don't fail to see them. The lat-
est in style, the best in quality
and most reasonable in prices.
Yours for business and good will,
Parlor Millinery.
BOMEHIAN GIN.
The farmers are hereby noti-
fied that I have my gin in the
best of shape for the coming sea-
son, and will appreciate your
business. I am prepared to buy
your cotton in the seed and pay
highest prices. B. F. Whitmore
is my buyer
F. N. La Nik, Manager.
••Little" Japan Not so Small
Most all of our maps of Asia
arc drawn to a small scale, and
on such maps, remarks the
World's work, the Japanese
archipelago tills little space. But
she is larger than England and
more populous. She has six
million more people than France.
She sent six armies over the sea
within six months, every one of
which was as big as either army
that met at Waterloo She has
sent to Manchuria in six months
twice as many soldiers as Eng
land sent to South Africa in two
years.
IJ Straughen should secure
30,000 votes this fall for delegate
to congress, as predicted by
Chairman Jacobs, he will quite
likely be nominated for congress
when Oklahoma becomes a state,
with an even chance of carrying
his district.—Meeker Herald.
J. D. Grimes & Co. handle the
old reliable Wheeler & Wilson
Improved Sewing Machine lat
est, up-to-date'in everything, the
best machine made. It has but
few equals and no superiors. See
them if you want a machine.
Bean Supper.
Prague Post G. A. R. will give
supper, beans, hard tack and
coffee, Saturday, Octtober 22, 5
o'clock p. m. All old soldiers
are cordially invited to attend.
J. F. Ayahs, Post Com.
Mrs. Harris wants all her old
friends and customers to call and
see her at her new stand, opposite
Whitmore's.
Why Pay Rent?
When you can pay for your
own home on the monthly in-
stallment plan? For particulars
see T. J- Gainer, at the First
National bank-
Fruit Trees.
Fruit trees for sale, or will
trade soce for wood, or to have
some wood chopped, or y hwrse.
Call at this office.
Chile! Hot Hamberger, from
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Call at the
chile shack. The best or don't
pay.—J. W. Hudspeth.
Go to the Millinery and Racket
and see the tine hats that Mrs.
Harris is selling cheap.
F. E. Kir gbtuiy, Pres. A. G. Rogers, Vice Pres.
H. 1. Kingsbury, Cashier.
Lincoln County
:BANK :
Cash Capital, $10,000.00.
Surplus & Profits 2,500.110.
DIRECTORS :
W. E. Foster, A. G. Rogers, A. P. Slover,
H. I. Kingsbury, F. E. Kingsbury.
Otner*! Banking Business Core
Farm loans cn cur own examina=
tions. Quick money.
Free Use of Fire Proof Vault for Storage of Valuable Papers
75 STYLES AND
SIZES OF COF-
FINS & CASKETS
Robes, Slippers, —*
, «... Liitil Hi I onnection with IJiider-
Gloves, Powders and Fluids. tukirg.
JUST RECEIVED A
v
Large Invoice of Furniture,
CAP PETS, MATTING AND V\ INLOW SHADES.
PRAGUE FURNITURE CO.
W E H A V E J UST R EC E1V E D
A new stock of high grade buggies and a
Car Loud of
=:= Cook Stoves and Heaters =:=
It will pay you to examine our stock before purchasing
elsewhere. We court inspc ction, come and see us.
Prague Huw. & Imp Co.
H. J09EY, Present
K. I. (ONKLIN, Vlce-I'rn idei t.
GEO R. SUTTON, Cittbier
First National Bank
OF PRAGUE, OKLAIiOHA.
Paid Up Capital, $25,000.00.
Transacts all business that is consistent with sale hanking-Your patronage sohcitccl.
DIRECTORS:—P. S. Hoffman, president Union National bank, Chandler, Okla. J. B. Lharks,
president of the Stroud State bank. E. L. Conklin of the firm r Conkhn & Grimm, Sac and fox
Agency. H. Josey, manager Prague Townsite Conipany.
Responsibilily of Stockholders, *500,000.00.
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Overstreet, W. S. The Prague Patriot. (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1904, newspaper, October 13, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc146697/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.