The State Republican (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1907 Page: 3 of 5
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A STRANGE
DUEL
By capt. james WKLLf.
I va In love with Iht* little Slum-
l*h beauty lie fore I hurl In-en at ll>«'
bnclendii thrw rla.vM. Hut Cupi. At-
niurez, the Chilian awashbtickler, hi-
ready hud beeu thru- a week, and I
was sura that hf< hud the h *tier
chance. 81u- kiuIIimI at lilin as xhe
never amllcd at tw. It made me
anRry. That wuh why I challenged
htm to duel, with plutol*. I thought
he wan u coward and that In- would
not fight.
"Ah, captain," hbm ho. "lei tlx not
mess up th** hacienda with shooting
one another. l.i«t us nettlo It another
way."
He led uie out liit^J the yard where
the lienor had two condofa chained to
Iron pouts. (treat birds they were,
with wIiikh that spread perhaps ten
feel. The Bettor hud raised them
from chlekH, they told inc.
"The birds, captain—they give me
an Idea. They never have flown, but
their Ktront; wings will hear them fur.
If a Imaket were fastened to them,
they could lift a man In the air—per
haps. It would bo worth trying."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Since you wish a duel to the death,
let us toss for It —the loser to voyage
into the air with the birds."
It wus a foolish Idea, but I would
not be bluffed by the Chilian.
"All right. Almuraz,' 1 said.
It Is a queer country down there at
the foot of the Andes. When Inez
and the senor heard about it, inateud
of trying to prevent the odd duel be-
tween 'Alamaraz and myself, they en-
couraged it. The neighbors rode in
from nearby haciendas, ami all the
servants and riders on the rancho
gathered to seo the senor toss the
coin.
"Tails," said ho. "('apt. Wells
wins. Almaraz will make the voy-
age."
Pretty Inez kissed the Chilian gooil-
by, and I almost wished that 1 had
lust
"Adois, dear one." she said. "The
saints and the blessed virgin will save
you."
Almaraz climbed Into the wicker
basket, which had been harnessed to
the giant birds. The senor unfas-
tened the chain and the condors took
wing.
For an instant it acetned certain
that Almaraz would be upset from the
basket. The birds resented their
♦•lose partnership, and 50 to 1(1(1 feet
in the air he performed like an acro-
bat keeping them together. There
were some angry attempts at swoop-
ing on the part of one of them, with
■ talons splayed, and quite a bit of con-
dor music.
But the bigger of the two was a
steady-minded bird, with its eye on
the snowy peaks of the Andes in the
west. The rebellious one, after a min-
ute's hesitation, saw the point, and
they went rapidly alolt and westward
together. With a superb sweep of
their wings they rose and rose, so
near each other that the tips of their
pinions seemed to touch.
We leaped upon our horses and gal-
loped after them. The horror of it
was upon us. 1 was sorry that i had
challenged my rival. The girl loved
him. and why should I have been so
selfish as to Interfere with his happi-
ness? 1 vowed that if he ever catne
down from his mad flight in the iieuv-
ens 1 would be his friend forever.
The condors rose tirelessly. They
were a half mile, a mile high. They
became two tiny specks in the blue
South American sky. Almaraz looked
like a toy—like a doll. Yet with sub-
lime nerve he stood upright in the
basket and guided as best he could
his feathered steeds toward the dis-
tant crags.
I soon outstripped the others, for
my horse was a thoroughbred. Mile
after mile we went, and still I kept in
sight of the dizzy voyagers. With my
field glasses, which I put to my eyes
now and then, 1 could see them
plainly.
As the harnessed condors tiearcrt
the first, crag, I could see Almaraz
above me, waving his white handker-
chief at me, and 1 answered him with
shouts which he doubtless did not
hear. The condors circled witk ma-
jestic grace and then swooped down
and settled upon the crag-—a mere
splinter that, pierced the heavens.
The basket bumped against the stone,
and was still. It seemed almost that
Almaraz was doomed. He was 1.500
feet above the earth, where no human
help could reach him.
My glasses surveyed him. and I saw
him wave his handkerchief again.
Then I saw him take his revolver from
his pocket, and pointing it at the near-
est bird fired.
1 could not hear the sound, but I
saw the puff of white smoke and un-
derstood his plan. He had killed the
smaller bird. It toppled over toward
him. The weight of the dead bird
and of the basket was too much for
the big condor. He clung to the crag
for a minute and then dropped off and
attempted to fly.
Down the huge evil bird came like
a parachute, beating the air with his
mighty v.ings—down, do^u, down. I
galloped my tired horse around in cir-
cles and shouted mad words of en-
couragement.
Strange as it may seem Almaraz
reached the ground in safety, stepped
from the basket in front of me, smiled,
waved his hand politely—and fainted.
He married Inez at the, hacienda
that afternoon. He deserved his hap-
piness.
And to think hojv mistaken a man
may be! I had sized up that Chilian
cs a swashbuckler und a ccrvard.
TWO TERRIBLE YEAR'S.
The Untold Agonies of Neglected Kid
' ney Troubles.
Mrr. .lumen French, C5 Weir Street,
Taunton, Muss., sh.vh: "When I began .
using Down's Kid- '
ney ?lll I wan so
run down uud mis-
erable that I could
hardly endure it.
Terrible pains In
the hack attacked i
me frequently und
the kidney secre-
tions were much
disordered. I was a
nervous wreck and
there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid-
ney Pills brought my first relief and
six boxes have so thoroughly cured
anil regulated my kidneys that there
has been no return of my old trouble."
Mold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. !
Fo..tor Milburn Co., Kuffalo, N. Y.
TOO YOUNG FOR A STICK.
Why Boy Would Have Nothing to Do
with His Lemonade.
"It was at a children's treat In the \
country,;' said the Settlement worker
with pink cheeks and unbounded en-
" •« I
thiisiusiii, "and lemonade and edibles
were bclag supplied to a collection of
small children who looked, for the
most part, like babies and were as
sophisticated as I don't know what to ,
say. As I walked around to see that |
everyone wus getting enough to eat
and drink I came to one Infant whose
mug of lemonade had not been touched
apparently. I observed that there was
a little twig from one of the trees
floating on the (op, but they are not
fastidious as a rule and l( did not oc
cur (o me that he objected to (he
proof that he was playing under real
trees.
"Why don't you drink the lemon-
ade, little brother?" said I. "Isn't It
sweet and nice? Don't yoe like it?"
He wriggled a bit and rubbed his
ear on his shoulder In a delightful
slnte of embarrassment, and then with
a knowing twinkle he said: "I guess,
teacher. I'm (oo little to drink lemon-
ade w id a slick in it."—N.. Y. Times.
New Automatic Rifle.
The sell-loading or automatic musk
et is now being seriously considered
as the infantry arm of the future. Th*
equipment of the great armies of (he
world with an improved rifle is hardi>
completed when the mechanics begin
work on a new weapon. At the recent
examinations of (he German Wat
Academy (he automatic rifle was one
of (he (hemes for discussion. The
piece now on tiial has a magazine
holding ten carlridges: the recoil is
utilized to load and cock. Consequent
ly the soldier can remain quietly in
position, never removing his eye from
the target, and fire his ten shots.—
New Yens Sun.
For Hardening Drill.
Hardening an ordinary drill In sul-
phuric acid, states the English Me
chanic. makes an edge that will cut
tempered steel or facilitate cutting
hard rock. The acid should be poured
Into a flat-bottomed vessel lo a depth
of about one-eighth of an inch The
point of the drill is heated to a dull
cherry red, and dipped in tlie acid to
that depth. This makes the point
extremely hard, while the remainder
remains soft. If the point breaks, re-
harden. but with a little less acid in
the vessel.
The Same Kind.
"Oood heavens, Mary!" exclaimed
the pampered husband, "where did
vou get these cigars? They are hor-
rible!"
"Why, my dear, I'm sure they're
quite good," tearfully replied his wife.
''I was very careful to call for the
Orand you always smoke. They're
Colorado Maduro."—Llpplncott's.
To Tell of Royal Scandal.
A book is soon to appear in Dres-
Jen, entitled "A Fight for a Royal
Child." The author is Ida Kremer.
She tells of her experiences as gov-
erness in the house of the Countess
Montignoso until she was obliged to
Jepart by order of the court marshal
3f the king of Saxony.
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladies Have Poor Complexions
from Coffee.
"Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. I had been
drinking it for a long while and these
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
"I formerly' had as fine a complex-
ion as one could ask for.
"When I became convinced that cof-
fee was the cause of my trouble, I
changed and took to using Postuin
Food Coffee, and as I made it well, ac-
cording to directions, I liked it very
much, and have since that time used
It In place of coffee. ,
"1 am thankful to say I am not ner-
vous any more, as I was when I was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
now as fair and good as It was years
ago. It Is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble."
Most bad complexions are caused
by some disturbance of the Btomach
and coffee is the greatest disturber of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have a fair complexion if she will
leave oft coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious, healthy food in
proper quantity. Postum furnishes
certain elements from the natural
grains from the field that Nature uses
to rebuild the nervous system and
when that is in good condition, one
Dan depend upon a g'«od complexion
is well as a good healthy body.
'There's a Reason.'' Read,, "The Road
io Wellville," in pkgs.
ONE MAN'S EXPERIENCE
IN WESTERN CANADA
's '
There Are Thousands of Opportunities
in the Land of Opportunity.
To the Editor.
Dear Sir:
The following experience of nn Illi-
nois man who went to Western Can-
ada ulx years ago Is but one of the
thousands of letters that could be re-
produced showing how prosperity fol-
lows the settler on the fertile hinds of
Western Canuda. This letter was
written to (lie Chicago ugent of the
Government of the Dominion of Can-
ada and Is dated ut I'varts, Alberta,
April sth, 190":
"It Is six >enr* the Ctb of this month
tiner I and family landed In lied Deer,
family sick and only $t In my pocket
llought a f I - lot. built a 12x14 shack
and went to work us a carpenter.
Next May sold for 1400 (had added
Iflx'lS building (o shackl. Purchased
two lots at $70 each and built a 2:1x28
two story building and sold for $1 50.
Filed on a quarter seel Ion "■'! miles
N. W. of Red Deer and have spent
three years on It and am well pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire und rail. 2'4 miles of fence.
House 29x31 feel on stone foundation,
hast year was my first attempt to
raise gruln, 1'4 acres of fall wheat,
yield grand, but wus frosted August
2nd, was cut August 16th und made
good pig food. Had 1 Va ncres fall rye
that 1 think could not lie beu(. A
farmer from Dakota out It for mo; he
said he never saw such heavy grain
anywhere. Straw was 7 feet high. I
hud 4 acres of 2 rowed hurley on fall (
breaking thai did not do so well, yet |
it ripened and gave me all the food 1
need for stock and seed for this {
spring. I did not have grain (hreshed,
so can't give yield, but the wheat
would have gone at least 2.*) bu. to the
acre. Have a log stable 31\;i.'< feet,
broad roof and (wo smaller buildings
for pigs and chickens.
("l have lived In Harvey, Ills., and
know something about ii. I have been
hungry there and (hough able and
willing (o work could gel none (o do.
One Saturday evening found me with-
out any supper or a cent to get it wi(h.
A friend, surmising my situation, gave
me a dollar, which was thankfully ac-
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
1 are lhankful we caine here. We
were living near Ml. Vernon, Ills., as
perhaps you remember visiting me
there and getting me headed for the
Canadian Northwest, and a happy day
i( has proved for me. I have not
grown rich, but I am prospering. I
would not take $.'!.000 for my quarter
now. The past winter has been a
hard one, but I worked outside the
coldest day 152 belowi all day and did
not suffer. We are getting a school
started now that is badly needed.
"Our P. 0„ Evarts, is about 15
miles; (here is another office G miles,
but it is not convenient to us. Wife
and 1 would not exchange our home
here for anything Illinois has to offer.
"Yours truly,
"(Sd.) E. EMBERLEY." |
The Breakers to Remain Closed.
Word comes from abroad that Mrs. i
Vanderbilt is to take a large estate !
near London, and that the Breakers J
will not be open this season in New-
port.
This will be the second summer that
this magnificent estate has -been j
closed, and it means a social as well |
as financial loss to the place.
To the gossips of the smart set it I
means that something attractive is
keeping Mrs. Vanderbilt and her j
daughter on the other side of the At- ',
lantic—something that draws like a
lodesione.
No longer is Robert Goelet's name
heard in connection with the hand
of Miss Vanderbilt, and we are at our
wit's end to know just who the lucky
Johnny is.—New York American.
ELEVEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Hands Cracked and Bleeding—Nail
Came Off of Finger—Cuticura Rem-
edies Brought Prompt Relief.
"I had eczema on my hands for
about eleven years. The hands crack-
ed open in many places and bled. One
of my fingers was so bad that the nail
came off. I had tried so many rem-
edies, and they all had failed to cure
me. I had seen three doctors, but got
no relief. Finally 1 got a cake of Cuti-
cura Soap, a box of Cuticura Ointment
and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent
Pills. Of course 1 keep Cuticura Soap
all the time for my hands, but the one
cake of Soap and half a box of Cuti-
cura Ointment cured them. I recom-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to all
suffering with eczema. Mrs. Eliza A.
Wiley, R. F. D. No. 2, Liscomb, la.,
Oct. 18, 1906."
A Success.
"Do you think airships will ever be
a success?"
"They're a success now. A Toledo
man made $80,000 out of them last
year without taking the ship out ol
the tent."—Detroit Free Press.
Mr*. Wlnrtow'D Soothing Sjrrnp.
For children teetblnK, often the guroi, reduce* lo-
ir tarnation, ai lays pain, cure* wind colic. 36c a Ixml*
Describing Weather Conditions.
The weather is called calm if the
air is not moving at more than three
miles an hour: o4 miles is a strong
breeze, 40 a gale, 75 a storm, and 90
a hurricane.
Save the Babies.
INFANT MORTALITY is something frightful. Wo can hardly realize that uf
all the children bom in civilized countries, twenty two per cent, or nearly
one-quarter, dio boforo they reach ono year; thirtyseven per cent,, or moro
than one-third, before they aro live, and one-half before they aro fifteen!
We do not hesitate to say that a timoly uso of Castoria would save a ma-
jority of these procious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these
infantile deaths are occasioned by tho uso of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures
and soothing syrups sold for children's complaints contain more or less opium, or
morphine. They are, in considerablo quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity
they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Castoria
operates exactly tho reverso, but you must seo that it bears the signature of
Chas, H. Fletcher. Castoria causes tho blood to circulate properly, opens the
pores of tho skin and allays fever.
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. II. Fletcher.
Dr. a. F. Pocler, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I have prescribed your Castoria
In many cases and have always found it an efflcient and speedy remedy."
Dr. E. Down, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have prescribed your Cat*
torla In my practice for many years with jjreat satisfaction to myself and
benefit to my patients."
Dr. Edward Parrlsh, of Brooklyn, N. y., says: "I have used your Cm
torla In my own household with good results, and have advised several
patients to use it for Its mild laxative effect and freedom from harm." I
Dr. J. B. Elliott, of New York City, says: "Having during the past tlx
years prescribed your Castoria for Infantile stomach disorders, I most
heartily commend its uso. Tho formula contaius nothing deleterious
to the most delicate of children."
Dr. C. C. Sprague, of Omaha, Neb., says: 'Tour Castoria Is ai Ideal
mcdlcine for children, and I frequently prescribe It. While I do not advo-
cate tho indiscriminate ubo of proprietary medicines, yet Castoria If an
exception for conditions which arise in the care of children."
Dr. J. A. Tarker, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Your Castoria holds the
esteem of the medical profession In a manner held by no other propria*
tary preparation. It Is a sure and reliable medicine for Infants and chll-
dren. In fact, it is tho universal household remedy for infantile ailments."
Dr. II. Merrill, of Augusta, Mo., says: "Castoria Is one of the very
finest and most remarkable remedies for Infants and children. In my
opinion your Castoria has saved thousands from an early grave. I can
furnish hundreds of testimonials from this locality as to Its efficiency;
and merits."
Dr. Norman M. Geer, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "During tho last twelva
years I liavo frequently recommended your Castoria as one of the best
preparations of the kind, being safo In tho hands of parents and very ef-
fective in relieving children's disorders, while the ease with which such
a pleasant preparation can be administered is a great advantage."
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Beara tho Signature of
~ — r^snnrmi
ALCOHOL 3 PICK CENT.
AVcge lablr Prrparmion for As
slmilaiiiigihcFoodantlKrgwia
ling llie Siomacta andUoWls ol
Infants /Children
Promotes Di^sHonfhmTtd-
ncss and Rest.Conlainsnrithrr
Opium .Morphine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
Jrx.pt ffOMDrSHMLUimm
ftmyitu Strd-
lhMUSdtl-
AnsrSnd *
luiarwHturitm*
bimM-
Aprrferi Remedy forConslipj
I ion, Sour Stomach. Diarrhoea
Worms ,C oimilsious .Feverish
ness and Loss of Sleep.
Facsimile Sijnaiure of
NEW YORK.
uarantced undertnc F
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
The KM Yon Bare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
: OBNTAW* MiNNf, Tf MU
IEWIS' SINGLE BINDER
V STRAWHT 5<C16AR always reliable
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., ,T . . v-^ \
is the Natural
Paint Pigment
Numerous
compound s
are being
offered to take
the place of
white lead as
a paint, but 110
real substitute
for it has yet
been found.
Pure White
Lead has a
peculiar
property of
amalgamating
wilh the wood
upon which it is uged—added to this
it has an elasticity which permits the
paint to follow the natural expansion
and contraction of the wood. Pure
White ^>ead (with its full natural te-
nacity and elasticity, unimpaired by
adulterants), alone fulfills all the re.
quirements of the ideal paint. Every
keg which hears the Dutch Boy trade
mark is positively guaranteed to be ab-
solutely Pure
White Lead
made hy the Old
Dutch Process.
SENDfor
BOOK
"A Talk on Paint,"
r!v« h valuable infor-
mation 011 tho (mint
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IW7 tears this marie, upou request.
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FED AND
KEPT^OPEN
OLD SORES
BY IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD
Whenever a sore refuses lo lieal it is because the blood i3" not pure and
healthy, as it should be, but is infected with poisonous germs or some ol<l
blood taint which ha:; corrupted and polluted the circulation. Those most
usually afflicted with old sores are persons who have reached or passed mid-
dle life. The vitality of the blood and strength of the system have naturally
begun to decline, and the poisonous germs which have accumulated because
of a sluggish and inactive condition of the system, or soiue hereditary taint
which has hitherto been held in checl:, now force an outlet on the face, arms,!
legs or other part of the body. The place grows red and angry, festers and
eats into the surrounding tissue until it becomes a chronic and stubborn
ulcer, fed and kept open by the impurities with which the blood is saturated.!
Nothing is more trying and disagreeable than a stubborn, non-healing sore.l
The very fact that it resists ordinary remedies and treatments i:; good reason:
for suspicion; the same pcnn-producin^ cancerous ulcers iB buck ^of every.
, old sore, and especially i:> this true if the trouble is an inherited one.
j Washes, salves, nor indeed anything elnc, applied directly to the sore, cani
do any permanent good; neither will reniov-
! ins u «« l>'?stos or "S
was a email pimple at first but it surgeon's knife make a lasting cure. If
fnaeve^y "way ua^U I^ca™ every particle of the diseased flesh were
alarmed about it aad consulted taken away another sore would come, he-
to srrow worse. I law s. S. s. ad- BLOOD CANNOT BE CUT AWAYm
iSaXrukiSnrrwhii.'j ™ -n* m„st co ,c ^ «**>•<«? ■
completely cured. My blood ia ing of the blood. In b. S. S. Will be found
; effect^otB. I^.^dt^.ro £a. not a remedy for sores and ulcers of every kind
j been any Big-n of th<* ccro eince jgail unequalled blood purifier—one that
S.S.S. cured it. THoa 0WEN goes directly into the circulation ami
Wott Union, Ohio. promptly cleanscs it of all poisons and
taints. It gets down to the very bottom of
the trouble and forces out every trace of in*
purity and makes a complete and lasting
_ IShV* cure- S. s. S. changcs the quality of the
• w Jjiood so that instead ti feeding the diseased
piiRCi V UrCFTARI F Parts impurities, it nourishes the
rUnhLY Vtbt I ABLt jrritatedi inflanied flesh with healthy blood.
Then the sore begins to heal, new flesh is formed, all pain and inflammation
leaves, the place scabs over, and when S. S S. has purified the blood the
sore is permanently cured. S. S. S. is for sale r.t all first class drug stores.
Write for our special book on sores and ulcers and any other medical advict
you desire. We make no charge for the book or advice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC GO; ATLANTA, GAm
Once In a while the voters get busy
and elect an bonest man.
IK VOI H CI.OTIIKS l.OOK TRM.OWI
It' so, ii e Red Ccoss Kali Blue. It will inake
them white as w.ow. 2 oz. package 5 cents.
Reform* in Chinese Currency.
The Chinese minister of finance Is
planning reforms in the silver and
copper currency of the empire.,
MEDICAL STUDENTS
I want the names of all young
men and young women who ar«
now studying medicine or wha
contemplate so doing. I will be able to show them how they can receive instructio*
economically and near to their homes. The Medical Department of Epworth Uni.
versityisamemberof the Association oi Southern Medical Colleges, which entitles holder*
ot its diplomas to appear before .any state board fur a license to practice nwdicine.
Address H. COULTER TODD, A. M., M. D.,
oklahoma CITY, oklahoma,
DEFIANCE STARCH I W. N. U., Oklahoma City, No. 27, 1907.
Because of those uelv. irrlzzlv. *rav hairs. Uso " LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER. PRICE. $1.00. rotcll
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