Coweta Times. (Coweta, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1906 Page: 8 of 8
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' 1R0TTLING NIAGARA FALLS
' antlo Community of Financial In
teresta Wiping Out World’s
Wonder
n World’ Work French Strother
t-rlbes the Influence that bear on
Kara falls and threaten their de-
- - ictlon From this article “Shall
Kara De Saved?" th following quo-
on la tAken: “Thu we awing the
- iplcte circle of Interests that are
tcred around the Incident of Nlag-
- i falla The aame Interests control
rallroada the electrical auppllea
ipanles and the power companies
I In the midst of this gigantic com-
nlty of financial Interests whose
rations are already of momentum
’clent ultimately to tax the power
- luclng capacity of Niagara stand
falls— not as a magnificent monu-
it to the pride of Mie United States
i glory of nature but aa the 1G8-
t drop of 224000 cubic feet of water
- t second transmutable Into 5000-
eloctrlcaJ horsepower tor the uses
' in Industrial monopoly That we
a people have given our share of
necessary permission Is to our
- me But there Is another side to
- question which strikes home at
pocketbooks If we need such a
-r to our pride This Is: What
e we directly or Indirectly received
return for the franchises we have
°n? So far as the United States
srnment or the state of New York
’oncerned the answer Is brief— not
i cent The franchises were granted
hout price and the companies op
te wltlumt even the meager return
cted on the Canadian side of $150
ear for each horse-power developed
to 10000 and a sliding scale grow
less -with additional develop
nts
IUE JAPANESE COURTESY
' iperor and Shogun Ancient Op-
ponents Exchange Greet-
ing Politely
' I remember many years ago a dla
r at the palace— a great official din
r — where among the guests were
- my of the old leaders of rebellious
I upholders of the Shogun ate the
- t Shogun himself says Mary Craw-
d Fraser In the World’s Work
Ince Tokugawa proud silent grim
--t opposite to me and I wondered if
y human emotion could show itself
i that Impassive face At that mo
- nt the emperor raised his glass and
wed In kindly smiling fashion to his
clent opponent The face changed
-s suffused for one illuminating mo-
nt with a glow of responsive fire
seemed as if the emperor were once
ire thanking the Shogun for his
lendidly patriotic act when after
ars of struggle he voluntarily laid
s power and his prerogatives at the
iperor’s feet “for the good of the
untry” and as If Prince Tokugttwa
oklng baok — and looking forward-
er Japan said to himself once more:
t was well done"
UROPE’S HAPPIEST PEOPLE
rom Their Adherence to the Home
Country the Swiss Take
the Palm
If it be In harmony with one’s sur-
mndings to work and to thrive a
ttle and to rear children to have
berty and security and be tolerant
nd self-respecting constitute any
-easure of happiness then the Swiss
re by all odds the happiest people in
lurope Such says a writer in Every-
ody’s is the judgment of all observ-
rs that have been much among them
'ou can test it by a single reference
’rom every other nation in Europe
here is emigration: from Switzerland
ittle or none At all times about 800-
100 Swiss are in foreign countries
earning languages or methods of corn-
lining travel with work but they
ome home The typical Swiss never
hinks of making permanent residence
utside of Switzerland or if once
hinking so he changes his mind when
he makes trial thereof
Bagged at the Knees
' It Is difficult to avoid “talking shop"
A story which illustrates this Is told
9f the late Col H G Toler the noted
horseman who died in Wichita A Ken-
tuckian was speaking of Col Toler and
said- “Col Toler raised John R Gen-
try and many other famous horses The
turf has suffered a great loss in him A
better judge of horseflesh and a pleas-
anter man you’d never find I used to
love to watch him studying horses He
was very keen He was at his best then
A rich tailor once brought him to see a
new acquisition a trotter of doubtful
quality for which however $4500 had
been paid The tailor was full of en-
thusiasm about his hbrse He little
knew he had been done ‘Look at him’
he said 'There's a horse for you Look
at them legs’ ‘Very pretty’ said Col
Toler grinning ‘Very nice legs in-
deed But don’t you think they bag
bit at the knees?’ ’’ — Troy Times
Local Water-Powers
“What do you understand by a cata-
ract?” the new teacher of Number Two
asked Willy Straw The answer came
promptly
“It’s the fire-injine down at Daleville
Corners” he said in breathless haste to
impart his knowledge “But it leaks
some and it isn’t half so good looking
as the ‘Torrent’ either You just wait
till parade day and you’ll see teacher"
—Youth’s Companion
There by Accident
Regular - Customer (lifting some-
thing out with his spoon) — What hav
you been putting in this clam chow-
der? - Waiter (inspecting it) — That seem
tobe a piece of a da iu sir It will
happen one in awhile— Chicago Trib-
une - --
BAD TRICK OF GOOD TRADE
Lawyer Point Out Evil of Prao
tke la Personal Injury
Litigation
“Th most sorlou evil of modern
practice" Tbl 1 the significant ver-
dict pronounced upon the present
abiiHo of personal Injury litigation
The words are used not by the em-
ployers who suffer through this abuse
but by the Green Bag a magazine pub-
lished by and for lawyers themselves
Practically the entire current number
Is devoted to this one subject
One of the writers in discussing the
notorious runners tells of a case In
which the day after a street car colli-
sion 34 tilts were brought from one
office in favor of passengers Drug
stores and barrooms are subsidized it
is carefully noised abroad that so and
so is good for $25 dollars if a safe case
Is sent him
A case in most of our large cities
must wait at least two years before it
reaches a jury The cost of a trial is
large and since this must come out
of the lawyer’s pocket unless a verdict
Is won he makes the cases that be
wins pay for those that he loses
Even a handsome verdict Is pared
down by counsel’s 'and doctor's com-
missions and the cost of trial to such
an extent that a plaintiff would gener-
ally fare better if be bad taken tho
bedside settlement offered by the claim
agent of the Insurance company
Many an uninsured employer would
pay comparatively liberally if he did
not know that his money Instead of
going to his Injured workman must
pass across the itching palm of coun-
sel GIRL BASEBALL PLAYER ‘
Champion of Her Sex Who Has a
Great Record as a
Thrower
Four years ago Miss Marlon Rey-
nolds was the champion female ball
player of Maine if not of the United
States She was born on a farm says
Modern Women and was one of a
large family mostly boys all of whom
were noted local baseball players
As she grew to maturity her services
were frequently required to make up
the regular number for a team and in
this way she got such practice that she
equalled any of them on the team
Av claim was made by the friends of
a young lady In a New York college as-
the champion because of her throwing
a ball 181 feet But at Belfast Me
Miss Reynolds threw the regulation
ball notwithstanding a strong wind
was blowing a distance of 182 Vt feet
The measurement was made by the
managers and several doubters After
the exhibition they tried her as a
catcher pitcher and batter and she
could outplay them all
Miss Reynolds Is of medium height
and graceful form Her manners are
pleasing and unassuming She dresses
with taste She has played ball in
many cities but has retired from tbs
game and is now teaching school
NEW YORK SAMARITANS
Incident of the Fallen Horse the Calm
Driver and the Willing
Helpers
It has been said of New Yorkers
and the saying is supported by a series
of traditions that If the wind blew
off a man's hat in New York at least
50 persons will run to pick it up anx-
ious to recover it brush it and run
a block to return it to the owner
Yesterday a horse drawing a heavily
loaded wagon on the Bowery slipped
and fell Before the animal got
through kicking and struggling it was
tangled in the harness from bridle to
breeching
The driver looked tired and seemed
to enjoy his cigarette and the respite
from work In a minute horse and"
wagon were surrounded by a crowd
Twenty or more men got busy and
pretty soon the horse was on Its feet
the harness adjusted and the crowd
scattered The driver didn’t move an
Inch from the time the horse fell until
he clucked to the horse to resume the
trip He didn’t even smile Ho took
it as a matter of course
CALIFORNIA TOMATO PLANTS
Three Months After Planting tha
Vines Climb to a Height of
Twenty Feet
The largest tomato plants In the
world are found ir California One
grower has three plants which have
reached a length of 30 feet
In three months from the time the
seeds were planted says What to Eat
they had climbed to the top of a 20-
foot trellis When they reached this
remarkable height they grew back-
ward until they attained a length of 30
feet
They have no special care or culti-
vation and have had no protection
from the weather yet in spite of every
disadvantage they kept on growing
and fruiting in the most astonishing
fashion
The trunks are one and a half inches
in diameter the foliage thick and lux-
uriant Enormous quantities of toma-
toes have been picked from these three
plants and the fruit is of unusual size
possessing line flavor
An Injustice
Diggs — I understand that Higgins
is quite a clever financier
Biggs — Well he isn’t Why that
man never beat anybody out of a ce$t
in his life-— Chicago Daily News
She Doesn’t See Things
Finnegan — Oi can niver git my wif
to see things as Oi see thim
Flanagan — Thrue fur ye! Oi’v
heard she'e ui er touched a drop in her
Joifs — Philadelphia Ledger
ODD FORM OF GRAFTING
Carious Effects In Woods That Hav
Been Secured by the
Mexicans
Some owner's of forests of valuable
woods are trying experiments In the
southern part of Mexico with the wal-
nut trees It Is not generally known
outside the trade says ruclflc Fruit
World that there are many kinds of
walnut woods and that only part of
them have so far been considered val-
uable from a commercial poln't of
1 view Now the scheme Is to make
these less valuable or worthless wal-
nuts commercially valuablo And th
process is a curious onfe
It consists of opening the roots of
the trees and inserting one or mors
nuts which are quite small from the
best varieties of walnut trees It Is
said that these nuts which are careful-
i ly sealed In with wax or a stuff water-
proof stopper impart a now or closer
grain and coloring to the tree
Tbe southern Indians of Mexico have
for centuries been in the habit of se-
curing curious effects in coloring on
fine woods by inserting in the above
manner nuts of other trees into the
roots of the living tree An enterpris-
ing planter in Tabasco has been fol-
lowing out this Indian idea with curi-
ous results He mentioned this to
other haclendados and now several of
them are experimenting with the'
coarser kinds of walnut trees with en-
couraging results
SINGING DEMORALIZING
Too Many People Who Have No
Voices Insist on Appearing
In Public
"Far too many people want to slag
and try to do it with the result that
our ears are tortured and demoralized
and year by year the art of singing is
dying out"
In the above words John F Runci-
man the musical critic sums up his
views on the decaying art of singing
“A man without fingers” he says
"does not try to play the piano one
without legs does not try to ride a bi-
cycle but anyone whfi can get out tho
most lamentable croak thinks himself
or herself justified in getting up in a
drawing room and howling sentimen-
tal balderdash
“A society should be formed for tbe
suppression of singing save in the
strictest privacy It would meet with
the most violent opposition from tho
fashionable singing masters at whose
doors you may see on any fine day In
the season rows of carriages
“They wait until stylish ladies with-
out voice receive 20 minutes of oily
flattery and absurd instruction from a
man who knows nothing of the voice
nothing of music nothing of the art
of singing but rakes ia guineas all the
day long
“The fashionable teacher of singing
is the enemy of mankind and a cures
to music”
WHAT FIRST STOVE WAS
Simply the Hut or Cave in Which
Primitive Man Made His
Dwelling
The most important uses of fire were
taught by fire itself writes S E For-
man in “Stories of Useful Inventions”
in St Nicholas As the primitive man
stood near tne flames of the burning
tree and felt ’their pleasant glow he
learned that Are may add to bodily
comfort and when the flames swept
through a forest and overtook a deer
and baked it he learned that fire
might be used to improve the quality
of his food The hint was not lost
He took a burning torch to his cave
or hut and kindled him a fire on his
floor of earth His dwelling filled with
smoke hut he could endure the dis-
comfort for the sake of the fire’s
warmth and for the sake of the
toothsomeness of the cooked meats
After a time a hole wa3 made in the
roof of the hut and through this hole
the smoke passed out Here was the
first stove The primitive stove was
the entire house the floor was the
fireplace and the hole in the roof was
the chimney The word “stove” orig-
inally meant “a heated room” So that
if we should say that at first people
lived in their stoves we would say that
which is literally true
A BURRO AND A THISTLE
Favorite Food of the Diminutive Bur-
den Bearer and How
Obtained
The Rocky mountain burro one of
the most sagacious of animals seeks
the thistle as a favorite food and the
pungent spines with which it protects
its leaves at every angle are doubtless
a recognition on its part of this fond-
ness of grazing animal3 for it Few
experiences of frontier-life are more
amusing says Country Life in
America than to watch the donkey’s
attack upon a large hull thistle He
walks about it seeking for a favorable
opening projects his lip gingerlingly
against its spines and jerks back as
he feels its prick He surveys it pen-
sively for a moment or two and then
slowly raises his foot and strides it
pausing to watch the effect of the
blow He then perhaps strikes it from
the other side and watches again The
blows become rapid and at length it
is broken down and thoroughly tramp-
led after which it is consumed to the
last vestige
Declined
Cbolly — I love your sister Johnny
Johnny — this is so sudden Mr Soft-
ly but I cannot be a brother to you
N Y Sun
Think It Over
It takes more than willingness to b
nothing to make you rrqo't to warf)
thing ' -
FOR PLEASURE OR '
BUSINESS
our carriages keep rolling
smoothly on the year round As
to styles they’re always in the
lead As to durability they are
uneijualed As to price
CARRIAGES WE SELL ARE
ALWAYS CHEAP
as -wi 11 as go d It’s a good time
so make a purchase Come in
and see them and talk it over
Coweta Hardware Go
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Single or Double Rigs Ip-
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reasonable prices ip
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flttorneyatLaw
First National Bank Building
COWETA I T
If you
wish a
dear complexion
you must use
Pompeian
Massage Cream
It searches out all impuritiei and foreign
matter that lodge in the porea and
removes them positively but gently
without irritation It gives a sense
of cleanliness never before experi-
enced A healthy condition of the
skin follows its use
50c and $100 per jar
Call at our store for sample
and book on facial massage
H T $piengBif
What a Convenience is a Foun-
tain Pen
any person who will send
The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City Mo Four Dol-
lars to pay for the Daily and
Sunday Journal one year
will be mailed as a present
a beautiful Fountain Pen
fine rubber handle 14 karet
gold point fully warranted
Address The Kansas City
Journal Kansas City Mo
This offer expires July 1 1900
ALL GUE88E8 WERE 'WAY OFF
Studies of Physiognomy Suffered a
Severe Shock
They were enthusiasts in physiog-
nomy and phrenology and were trav-
eling by train according to London
Tit-Bits On the opposite scat was a
man of commanding figure massive
brow and serious expression'
“What a fine countenance Arthur!
I wish I knew- his occupation”
“Perhaps he’s a lawyer Edith”
“No he's not a lawyer There’s too
much benevolence in that face for a
lawyer He may be a banker”
“I am sure he is not that A man
with such a heavenly expression could
not content himself with money-getting
His aim In life Is higher”
“Well do you think bo can be an
editor?”
“An editor with such a fine face!
An editor saying hard things about
everybody ridiculing a woman’s
dresses and abusing mothers-In-law!
An editor cutting and slashing his
enemies flaying public men Indis-
criminately and mercilessly slaughter-
ing his best friends for the sake of a
paragraph! Ne Arthur he's a philan-
thropist His face plainly indicates
that he Is all that good noble pure
and true”
At the next station an Inquisitive
old fellow took a seat beside tbe man
with tbe noble brow and asked him
his vocation The couple opposite
held their breath He replied:
“I've a hotel bar and ' a butcher
shop My wife looks after the bar
and I do my own killin’”
Too Hot to Get Warm There
During my experience as traveling
agent for a certain railroad i was one
day obliged to call on an agent whose
station was located in the mountains
in northern Vermont It was a bitter
cold day in February and although
there was a roaring fire In the sta-
tion the building was so loose one
had to almost sit on the stove to feel
any warmth
Soon after I arrived an old gentle-
man came in and walking to the
stove extended his hands but it was
so hot he was obliged to retreat a few
steps and after making several unsuc-
cessful attempts to get near the fire
he remarked: “It’s so gol durned hot
here I can’t get warm”
ambassador Man of Letters
M Jusserand French ambassador
to this country is a voluminous au-
thor whose works abundantly show
the thoroughness of tha writer He
Invariably goes behind the scenes
finding great Interest in what would
generally be regarded as the obvious
side of things While he has long oc-
cupied high place in the foreign serv-
ice of his government he always finds
time to pursue his literary work
Odor for the Sick Room
A delicious odor to use in a sick
room Is merely a mixture of powders
A half ounce each of powdered frank-
incense cascarilla benzoin cloves
cinnamon and thyme are used They
should be worked into a fine well
mixed powder and kept in a tightly
closed glass jar When using heat
either a metal dish or a shovel and
throw a little of the powder over It
will smoke but not burn
'Christianizing New Hebrides
When Dr Paton followed the oall
of God to the New Hebrides the 18-
000 w-ho have since accepted Christ
were cannibals says the Ram's Horn
There are now twenty-three mission-
aries and 300 teachers working among
the 40000 that are still cannibals
Sometimes they are murdured or stol-
en for slaves but others are alway
ready to take their places
British Naval Reserve
The British government stands to
lose Its naval reserve unless it
changes recent regulation! re
quire twenty-eight consecutive days’
service at sea on a battleship each
year As most of the men are en-
gaged in lineis and other sea-going
vessels this gives them the ’ choice
of leaving the reserve or losing their
ships
Deputy Sheriff in Two Counties
Frank J Rich of Mattawamlceag
Maine has authority to act over a
larger territory than any other depu-
ty sheriff in the state He holds com-
missions in both Aroostook and Pen-
obscot counties This is necessary
because he is a “border sheriff” and
to be an effective officer he must be
prepared to act in either jurisdiction
America’s Output of Paper
The paper mills of this country pro-
duce 335000 tons of paper in a day
It takes two cords of wood to supply
the pulp for one ton of paper It is
estimated that spruce the wood used
stands ten cords to the acre In other
words 67000 acres of our forests are
being laid waste every day to furnish
us with paper alone
Gives Up $100000 Practice
Few lawyers in Great Britain make
more than $50000 a year but Mr
Moulton who has just succeeded Lord
Justice Mathews is believed to have
given up a practice worth at least
twice as much
Relies on Women
The late strike among postal and
telegraph employes has convinced the
Russian government that women are
more reliable than men and hence-
forth only women will be accepted In
the postal and telegraphic classes
Thus in the course of time all the
places will be occupied by women
Refuse to Sell Irving Birthplace
Sir Henry Irving’s birthplace at
Keinton Mandevllle which was put
up at auction in London was with-
drawn at $3000
had legitimate use for IT
Farmer Needed Intoxicant for "Me-
chanical Purposes” '
In rural Maine when one has aa
especially hard or disagreeable task
to perform one "calls in the neigh-
bors” At such times tbe work per
formed is done without money and
without price except that the host
must provide abundant refreshments
both nourishing and intoxicating At
such times the winter supply of fire-
wood Is cut the timber felled and
piled the frames of buildings raised
Often the host has trouble to find this 1
intoxicants Maine being & droughty
state
This was Clancy's dilemma when he
entered the elty agency at Bangor ’
Straight In front of him a sign bung:
“Liquor Sold for Use in Sickness or j
for Mechanical Purposes Only”
“I want two gallons of chj rum”
the agent 1
“Got to hare it” replied Clancy
cheerfully “for mechanical purposes j
I’m going to raise a barn”
Extraordinary Fizz
“Good morning Mr Ryetop” greet- if
ed the clerk In tbe big city hotel “I
hope you enjoyed that old Scotch I j
left in your room while you were
out!” - f
“It was pretty fair” drawled Par-
mer Ryetop rubbing his parched lips
“but be gum that thar siphon you
sent up had the strongest stream of
fizz water I ever tackled Why I
went to make one of these here high-
balls an’ the blamed thing came near
blowin’ me through the window” j
The clerk looked puzzled (
“Siphon? Why I didn’t send up any i
siphon?”
"Yes you did It was red and bound
with brass bands”
“Great Soott! Why that was the
automatic fire extinguisher” :
Mayoralty “Job” Too Hard Work
Mayor Thomas L Reilly of Meriden I
Conn after being three months In -office
has given up his' Job Mr Reilly '
was chosen in a close contest Be-
fore election he was a newspaper ?
man He ran several professional base-
ball teams He says “the occupation
of mayorlng has them all beaten to j
a frazzle” Since coming into office
he has been harassed to distraction Ay
office seekers
DR MENDENHALL’S
CHILLand FEVER
CURE
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1 jii 1
(This Etcture on Every Jlottle)
Cures Chills Fevers Malaria Biliousness
Take it as a General Tonic and at all times!
in place of Quinine Breaks up Coughsj
Colds and LaGrippe NO CUBE NO PAY'
J C MENDENHALL
Sole Owner Evansville Indiana
Sold at Seltzer's Pharmacy
Great
Relief
During that trying period in
which women so often suffer
from nervousness ‘ backache
sick headache or other pains
there is nothing that can equal
Dr Miles’ Anti-rain Pills
They stop the pams soothe the
nerves and give to
Women c y(
the relief so much desired If
taken on first indication of
pain or misery they will allay
the irritable condition of the
nerves and save you further'
suffering Those who use them
at regular intervals have ceas-
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contain no harmful drugs and
leave no effect upon the heart
or stomach if taken as directed
They give prompt relief
I have bten an invalid for 9
years I have neuralgia rheumatism
and pains around the heart By
using Dr Miles' Anti-Pain Pills I am
relieved of the pain and get sleep
and rest' I think had I known of
the Pain Pills when I was first taken
pick they would have cured me L
recommend them for periodic pains’!
MKS HENRY FUNK E AkronO
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist who will guarantee that!
the first package will benefit If it
fails he will return your money 1
25 dose 25 cents Never sold In bulki
Miles Medical Co Elkhart I be
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