The Inola Register. (Inola, Indian Territory), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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ONB 0P TNI WAVI TO CURTAIL
OPERATIONS OP TBUSTS.
HOME PATRONAGE PK1NOPLES
Oyatame TKH 0| IH in* A4vwm>
mM< of Rural Twmi Agrl-
Never before have id* people of lb*
eouatry been so awakened lo lb* Im
portnnee of bum*) protection u they
•i* ■( present. Th Wide knowledge
spread by means of lb# public press
as 10 ibo operations of the iir«nt trust*
aad bow the BUMM sre mad* to r #
Um nun favored classes la having Ita
The residents of agricultural
nunltles are beginning to realise
Ibo danger* of bualneaa concentration
la aoctlona of the country dominated
by tba eapltallatle clssses. They are
bit becoming arouaed to the truth
(bat tbia concentration la a menace to
Ibo prosperity of tba nation, and di-
rectly affects every producer, every
laborer and every clilscn of the noun
(17 who depends upon hla work for
aopport
Tba building up of grant truata com
asoacad leaa than n score of yenra ago.
At tba aamo time there wora other
ayatems Innugurated that tended to
wards robbing tbo home towna of
business nnd concentrating thla busl-
aeaa la tbo large cltlea. One of tbeae
ayatema. moat notnble In Its Injurious
operations nnd Its force to draw
wealth from communities where It Is
produced, la the mailorder ayatem of
bualneaa. None will aay that thla sys
tom la illegitimate, but no economlat
can ahow wherein Ita prlnclplea are
sound. By the ayatem communltlea
are Impoverlahed nnd kept from pro-
greening. He who will give atudy to
tba bails of country development will
eee that It Is the labor employed that
aot alone enhancea the value of the
fbrm landa, but bullda up the towna.
When there la little to employ thla la-
bor, the reault la depression. stagna-
tion and non-progress. The great evil
of tbo mall-order system which has
grown up, la Ita taking awny the
menna that smati towna have of em-
ploying labor, and the drawing from
each community the proflta In com-
mercial tranaactlona that re presents
the wealth that is procured. It la
aophlatry to claim that the reatdent of
n community who aends hla money to
n foreign town and aavea the ten per
cent that may repreaent the home
merchant'a profits, la not a factor In
impoverlahlng the community. While
the aavlng may remain in the com-
munity the employment of labor essen-
tlal to every buainess Is given to the
foreign place, and the home town ia
robbed of thla employment giving
power.
Every dollar that 1a aent away from
a community where It ia produced
either by the tilling of the aoil, by the
growing of live stock, by the work of
the day laborer, or by the storekeeper,
Impoverishes the community to that
extant, and this dollar ceases to be
any factor in the advancement of the
'community. Presuming that there are
la a community 2,000 people, suppose
/hat each one of these 2.000 people
send away to some foreign place 950
per year. This in the aggregate Is
9100,000 per year that goes to the sup-
port of a foreign town. Suppose that
each one sending his money away
aavea ten per cent.; the savings for a
year would be 96. and in ten years 960.
Look at the other side—9100,000 bual-
neaa per year would support In the
home town five good stores. Each one
of these stores would give emplojt
ment to a number of hands. The small
percentage of profit that would be
made would be retained In the com-
munity and be invested In new enter-
prises. Year after year there would
be a continual increase in the pros-
perity of the town, and the building
up process would add to the value of
all the to,wn property, and to the
terms within the trading radius of the
town. While by sending away the
fanner would in ten years' time save
but 950, whereas by patronizing the
home town the profits that would
come to him In substantial Increase
in real estate values would be ten
tlmea this amount The building up
of the town would Improve the home
market affording every producer on
1 farms better prices for all his pro-
SCMOOLS ARO CHURCMCl
Two Vital Things far tha Welfsre at I
TMI FIRST BOAT BUILDBR.
•erne Intaaaaiini Pasts Csweerwlng a
Would yon believe tbal II wga oar
aoaataal aad most affectionate Mead,
tba mosquito, who built tha first boat?
Often on small poola yon may sea a
tiny, soot black barge floating about.
This la filled with neat rows of egga.
No matter bow wild a storm rages,
There is wisdom la tba aid atagaa.
-A Mbuui am every hill top sad a
ebsrsb la every vafler" Citlseaa af
the Halted Staiea may watt feal proud
of tba great eduraitoaal ayatem which
makes it possible tar all classes 10 ac-
quire the proper meatal evlilvatloa.
They may also feel proud of tbo re-
llgtooe liberty I bat each aad every
citlsee enjoys There la ao estab-
Makiiii AkMvoh im Ittlmaiba* nlik sh^
fPPrVB w iiionfn wivn VM
free eiercise of coaaeleaeo, aeither la
Ibere aay law that laterferea witb tba
eserctse of religious belief.
The Halted Btatea can ba looked
upon aa a nation where acboola aad
eburebee flourish 10 the fullest. Tba
public school ayatem 1s one of tbo
moat perfect that civilisation baa yet
evolved. Of course there are com-
muni 1 lea where kwal condltlona are
not so favorabls for schools as other
placea It will be observed that tba
more Important is the city or the
town, the more advarced are the edu-
cational facilities offend the people.
The residents of rami communities
have their stats or district school, tba
curriculums of which are restricted.
It Is to the nearby town that the chil-
dren who are residents of the farm 1 , , . — -—
districts must look for their higher * "gglers. hungry aa wolvee.
education, which la a neceasary prep- B0U" ^ ' «te
aratlon for entry Into college, aad for "BeWloa that rovers tha pool, and
business life, How Importnnt it Is. or lwo tnm wriggler
then, to the resident of tbo farm dls- • "SMSM* At Brat their
trlct that his home town ba aa sctlve I closely folded. 80
pises and of sufficient business Im- |*®b 11110 UMt hla larval akin for
portsnce to justify ths maintenance of
n high clnaa school! it enn be aeen
how each realdent of a farming com-
munity abould be Intereated In the
home town and all that pertaina to Its
upbuilding. If on no other sccount.
purely on account of the educational
facllitiea.
Running parallel In Importance with
the acboola are the churchea. Tbo
better the home toVn the better are
the church bulldlnga, and the greater
Is the talent that fills the pulpit Both
schools and churches have education-
al quailtlea that ahould not be lightly
valued. They mean the hlgbeat men-
tal and moral development, and upon
thla development dependa the good
cltlsenablp and the advancement and
perpetuation of the nation.
Tha Queer Beat
tha little boat, toeaed aad tambled
from aide to aide, will never alak.
Ia a few daya out of It oobm quan-
The Mosquito.
OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES.
a fairy boat, to float about In while
be airs and dries his wings, but as
soon sn be Is nble to fly, off he goea
to lunch upon you or me, or the first
Chancea In Average Small Town for I *r,on he C*Q W-—Cincinnati En
Profitably Engsglng In Business. «ulrer-
KsrsKsrK? ra jr*0"™- «• -"
production of poultry at 250,623,114. He's such a ouslnt hi, h.H« with
«« SS!?.i°S'.lf- I «,'• . drMdmi], fat r.u , man,
ssrHrErrrsb~
lit antrum *b0"1 "° Uk> <°
they do is nevertheless a fact a NLgerta' *
i ssst&s; br° """ ~
egg snd poultry trado to support a
Mlt-'N-IOUAL.
Bterjr a# a Caw thai Bslengsd la
LRtla Blrl Lang Age.
Debbie lived llag. loag a« wbsa
tha cwioaiats were (afclag a Ina ataad
Mr freedom. Itver si
waa bom tba war «(
bad baea ragtag, aad wbea oaly a wee
amldea. bar stoat little heart beat
furtoaaly wbea aha hsard I
of the famous "lioetoa Tea Party."
Tba followlag year, wb«a "rlrial
shut up the harbor of Bostoa. her eyas
flashed Bra, sad aba Ibaa reaolvad
lo ataad close to bar oouatry aad bar
people. Her brother John had beea
shot dead at the battle of ttuaker Hill,
aad Debbie wept hot teara la bar
coarse homespun apron; but aba dried
them la a sort of straags delight wbea
brother Tom buckled on bis sword
and followed George Wasblagtoa to
the war.
Tom wrote home a glowing accouat
of the light they were making: "It'a
our ablrta. and Ita liberty or death
we bave engraved la our bearta."
After reading tba letter, Debble'a te-
ther grimly smiled, aad turning to
bla two youngei boys, ha said: "Jaat
wait and hold youraelvss ia raadlaaaa.
We'll have ths war at our owa doors
before It Is all over."
Debbie longed to bo a boy, aa that
she might fight tba "Britlahers' on
her owa account, but waa oaly IS
yeara of ago. and she had much to do
In the household, so bad little time for
patriotic dreaming.
When Debbie had been eight yaara
old. two very Important areata hap-
pened. One was the signing of the
Declaration of independence, aad tha
other was the birth of a calf la her
father's barn.
The calf she named "Free-'n-Equal,"
snd the anlmsl grow up to dsserve
:ts name. Free-'n Equal waa Debbie's
only playmate, as there were ao other
ch ldren within sin miles of her
home. Debbie confided all her secrets
to this favorite, and even consulted
it about many Important undertak-
ings.
8oon after Tom died, during that
awful winter at Valley Forge, and
then Debbie cobbed her grief In Freo-
n-Equal's sympathetic ear. Her fa-
ther and her remaining brothers went
to join the army. The cow's low
"uKXMj" plainly said to the girl: "I'm
very sad over your misfortunes," and
then the girl shook her head proudly,
brushed away her tears nnd ex-
clnimed: "I'll take care of mother!"
The Britishers soon surrounded tha
Smith home, and Debbie and her
mother lived a poor, lonely and dee-
perate life In their mldat One day,
when the child returned home with a
bundle of atlcka on her back for the
d&y'a cooking, her mother met her at
the door and aald: "Debbie, they
have driven off Free-'n-Equal."
"They!" gaaped the girl. "Who?"
"The Brltiah soldiers. They tied a
rope around her horns snd drove her
Into camp."
Debbie uttered a cry and
prosperous exclusive produce estab-
lishment. The practice haa generally
obtained in agricultural districts of
storekeepers in various lines taking
farmers' produce in exchange for
goods. The produce thus received by
merchants Is forwarded to the com-
mission houses in the large city, snd
these houses are factors that make it
possible to maintain trusts In the pro-
duce business. It appears that if each
town had ita exclusive produce estab-
lishment to buy what the farmer has
to sell Instead of the produce going
through the local stores, that better
prices could be paid the farmers and
the business made a most profitabls
one if rightly conducted.
According to the natural laws of
business Industry succeeds best where
advantagea are most abundant Thus
It seems that the produce offers a
most excellent field In the majority of
agricultural towns.
There are quite s lot of baby ani-
mals just now at the vsrlous coos,
so mind you look out for them the
aext time you go—some of them
are such pretty, interesting little
creatures.
Reunited by a Burglar
h L. ACMES MQU1T C0WLB
tfonrrtatit. kg Jnesgh ft ReWlsa.1
A PICTURE PUZZLE. -
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Then there Is another thing, the
town supports the churches, the
schools and other public institutions.
The efficiency of these Institutions are
dependent upon the life and activity
of the town. Where poor towns exist,
the acboola do not receive the support
that is necessary to make them good,
■either are the churches or the high
standard they should be. Home pat-
ronage means good schools, good
eh arches and all conveniences that
add to the pleasure and enlightenment
of a people.
All the reeldeats of a community
have common interests in it—the
haaker, tha lawyer, the doctor, the
merchant, the termer, the day laborer
--all have equal Interests. Thus we
Bad that a community Is Ja faallty a
large cooperative assembly. What is
of Interest to one is of material later-
eat to the other. But more important
thaa all Is that by n practice of the
fcaase patronage principle tha poaaibill-
tftss of building .ap trusts for tha con
trol of Industries of tha country- are
red need to the mini mam; la fao£
strict adherence to this
9* of baildlag a
Millions of Dollsrs Annuslly Saved to
ths Fsrmsrs of ths United States.
Cut diagonally and place so as to
| make a complete picture.—Philadel-
phia Leader.
One of the most Important move-
ments that has been inaugurated of
recent years, and which has resulted
In wonderful benefit to the people is
the good roads movement. Within the
United States there are approximately
Thrss Bravs Llttls Ones.
One summer evening two boys and
a girl who were rowing off Sea View
in the Isle of Wight were horrified to
see a man slip on the slimy green
weeds on the landing stage and fall
about 8,000,000 farmers. If daring a I into the water Just aa the" Sooth Sea
year each of those farmers can be steamer was leaving. Grown-up peo-
saved 910 in time, or In wear and tear pie are famous for losing their hesds
upon horses and wagons by means of in the presence of sudden danger,
improved roads, it meana a saving of hut these young children kept theirs!
980,000.000 annually; bnt the truth Is I Pulling to the spot aa faat as they
that the improved roads that have could, they soon came up with the
been built up the i>ast half doxen years I man and let him seize hold of the
through agitation of the good roads I boat, but in order to prevent him
movement saves each farmer In the from capsizing It they got him to
land from 960 to 910O. Thus it can be work himself along to the stern.
seen that the savings brought about I
through this movement aggregate hnn- Flying Matches.
dreds of millions of dollars each year. Little Irene, who had Just moved
Good roads ars Important to ths to the country from the city of New
progressive town. This fact has ba-1 Tork, was sitting on the porch with
darted
from the house, and ran—the yellow
sunbonnet back on her shoulders and
ber brown curls covered with dust—
ran miles, until she reached Lord
Cornwallls' headquarters. Without
waiting for permission, she passed
sentinels and all and walked into tha
room where Cornwallls snd some of
his men sat eating and drinking.
"I'm Debbie Smith, and I came to
get Free-'n-Equal!"
"Who may that person be?" in-
quired the general.
"My cow. They enrried her off.'
"Who are you, and where do you
live?"
"I'm Debbie Smith. I live three
miles from here, snd—"
"Your father?"
"He's in Oen. Gates' army, Mr.
Cornwallls."
"Oh, he is a rebel, Is he?"
"Yes, sir," answered Debbie, proud-
ly. "And so are my brothers."
"Rank rebels, snd yet you ~ coma
here for your cow. Is she a rebel,
too?"
'If she had less horn and two less
legs, I have no doubt she'd ba n red-
hot one."
Lord Cornwallls langhed loud and
long. Then he said: "Come here, my
little maid. I myself will sea that
you get your cow back safe. And,
perhaps," he added, unfastening a
pair of silver knee buckles which ha
wore, "perhaps you will accept thesa
from one who wishes no harm to thesa
rebels." Then he arose, and holding
high his glass, he said: "Hare's to
the health of aa fair a little rebel as
we shall meet, and God bless her!"
She dropped a courtesy, clasped bar
gift to ber heart snd ran home, gi d
to have her Free-'n-Equal all her owa
again.
coma so recognised that wherever
there exists a live agricultural town
Its cltisens will be found to he staunch
advocates of road improvement and
there is n civic pride and friendly com-
petition in the matter of having good
roads leading to the towna Tha work
of rand Improvement has only fairly
begun. A number of state legislatures
have taken op the work and daring
the next dosen years great changes
will he wrought as to the building and
maintenance of public highways^
ber brother Edgar. They had aever
aeen lightning bugs before, so they
were surprised when they saw sev-
eral bugs flying and lighUng la the
air.
"They are bugs." cried Edgar. .
"No. they're not" declared Irene;
"they're matches ia the air!"
A Study In Anatomy.
Badle waa ll aad Alice was aovw.
At luncheon Sadie said:
"I wbaddr what part of aa aalmal a
THE GREEDY BOV.
The-Night After tha P
She Waa Indignant.
A little girl came home flushed
with indignation becnuse aha bad
baea "kept ia" to correct bar w ya-
IH never ssaah to
Jeaale Smith again ss long aa I live "
she exclaimed. "Why. what baa
Cyathla walked steadily out of the
parlor aad up tba stalra, hut wbea she
reached the ban above she mopped
aad laaaad agalast tba Imalstar. Tha
cbaadellers ware lighted, but eoc
aha could aot see well, aad her Itmbe
ware trembling She gathered herself
up la a moment however, aad weat
down tba ball to ber room,
Harold was walling for ber la Ibo
parlor, aad she aad Harold bad quar-
reled.
That afternoon Cynthia had gathered
together all the things that Harold had
ever given her—that la, all the thlags
that were left, for If tba perished flow
era. and the candy, the aaueera of loe-
cream and the tickets to entertain-
ments could have been collected, there
would hnve been n goodly pile to add
to the llat.
She rang the bell now. as coon as
aha entered her room, and to Annie,
the maid who answered the summons,
she snid briefly: "Bend Willlsm up to
get this bos, snd tell him to deliver It
to the address at once." Then, when
the maid weat, ebe gathered up the
letters snd went downstnlrs.
As she passed through the door s
smsll envelope slipped, unnoticed,
from one of the psekages of letters
and fluttered to the'floor. It Iny half-
concealed under the edge of the
dreeeer. and It wna not until two eve-
nings later thst Cynthia discovered It.
Bhe was s pale, hollow-eyed young
woman that evening, In spite of all her
brave efforts to keep up. and her hand
trembled as she picked up the en-
velope, yellowed by sge. snd held It
to the light It contsined s valentine
that Harold had aent her yeara before,
and there Wha a quiver about her
strained mouth, and a mlat before her
eyea, aa ahe drew It from Ita cover-
ing.
The valentine waa a flimsy little lace
paper affair, with cuplds and pink rose-
buds on the fsce of It, snd behind them
verse wns cunningly hidden, after
the manner of valentlnea. Cynthia
lifted the cuplda and the rosebuds,
holding the lace like a veil before the
printed words, and read:
"You arc my sweetheart, dear one,
The joy of my life,
And HometlRie, when we're oldf-r.
You shall be my cherished wife."
The hot blood ruahed to her face aa
she read the worda now. When ahe
had received the valentine ahe had not
been aurprlaed or shocked at Ita daring
declaration, for she could not remem-
ber the time when she and Harold had
not planned to be married when they
ahould be old enough. Now, they had
quarreled, and had aeparated with the
underatandlng that henceforth they
were to be to each other only aa mere
acquaintances.
When the firm of which Hsrold was
junior partner had first offered him
this opportunity to go abroad, he had
refuaed, because It would take him so
long away from her; but now it did
not matter where he went and when
they had offered the opportunity agnln
he had accepted It gladly enough.
It was Cynthia's first thought to
tend the valentine to Harold's address
In England, but she soon decided that
auch an act would look childish, and
aa though she were trying to attract
hla thoughts to her. In all probability
he would never look over the returned
gifts and letters, and If he should he
surely would not miss this little thing,
Her next thought was to burn the
valentine, and two days before ahe
might have done so. but to-day, with
grief and lonellneaa at her heart
growing every hour more poignant and
bard to bear, and Harold far away
upon the sen, she could not destroy
this last frail relic of their love.
So the cuplds snd roses, snd the
crumpled lace, snd the aentlmentsl
rhyme, all wet with a women's ago-
nized tesrs and kisses, were smoothed
carefully out snd put back In the en-
velope with Its direction in a boyish
hand. Then the envelope was laid
away In a carved ebony box, with a
blue aatln lining. The box was put In
a drawer In Cynthla'a rosewood desk,
and the drawer wis locked securely
with a slender sliver key.
holding oat lo him some letters aad s
riag that sparklad la tha light. Her
aad baaatiful—his Cyathla's teeet Har-
old stood ibere a Utile law. Md
thaa. aot seatag vary well, bo wast on
up tha street.
He bad goae oaly a few roda tfhea
his foot struck aomethlag lylag oa tha
walk. It waa square aad dark, sad,
pleklag it up. ba dlaoovarad that It waa
a small black bos. Ho darted to opea
It. Vbt heartag footsteps comlag rapid*
ly dowa a side street, ba dropped the
bos lato bis ulster pocket aad atrado
oa to the welcome awaltlag him at
the red brick bouse.
It was late wbea Harold Cusbmaa
slept that light, aad late wbea be
awakeaed la hla owa familiar room the
aeit morning. Wbea he weat dowa*
stairs be found tha tamlly already aa-
eembled at the breakfast table aad
excitedly discussing a burglars which
had takea place la the village Between
11 aad It the previous avealag.
The yellow and white coloalal house
bad been entered, aad two watchea.
considerable silver and some asoaey
had been stolen. Cynthia's watch bad
been taken from tbo dresslng-uble la
ber room, snd ber deek had been
broken opea. It had been a bold ven-
ture for n moonlit night, aad the town
wns stirred over the nffhlr.
As his sister finished resdlng the ac-
count of the burglary, Harold remem-
bered the black box, aad hastily excus-
Ing himself, he mounted the stairs,
three steps st a time. His ulster waa
hnngtAt over n chair in his room, as
he had left it the night before, and
diving Into one of the capacious pock-
ets he drew out the box which he bad
found in the street It was of ebony
nnd exquisitely curved. He lifted the
lid, expecting to find the box either
empty or containing jewels, but It wss
not empty snd neither did It ooutnln
Jewels. Agslnst the delicate blue lin-
ing lay a little old envelope and, turn-
She Must Look Hsppy.
A year went by with lagging feet It
wss a February night, frosty and still,
as Harold Cushman stepped from
the midnight train to the station plat-
form and glanced around at the fa-
miliar landmarks of his native town,
ahowlng distinctly lb the moonlight.
It waa a full mile from the station
to hla home ,*>town, but In spite of
the fact that his journey had been
long, and that It was already midnight
and cold, for some unsccountable rea-
son Harold preferred to walk.
As he nenred the finer residence
portion of the town, bis steps slowed
a little, and, before a yellow colonial
home with white trimmings, he
stopped abruptly. It was not bis home,
for the Cushman house wss farther up
the street and waa built of red brick.
But the young man aaw more than
another standing by him might hnve
aeen. He saw a room inside the house
—a long, large, pleasant room, with
pretty windows snd cosy cushioned
window-sents. The gns-llght snd fire-
light shone sofUy on the polished floor,
on the handsome rugs snd chairs, the
books and vases snd choice pictures
He seemed to be standing there by
ths flfeplace alone, with n fierce tu-
be henrd
stalra.
beautiful aad
Ing It over, the man saw that It wsa
addressed to Cynthia In his own well-
remembered hand. There wns a
strange clutching at his heart when he
took out the tear-stained bit of lace
paper, with its cuplds and Its roses,
and read again the foollah little verae.
It waa two morninga later. Cynthia
stood by a window In her room looking
listlessly out st the snowy expanse of
lawn. Her stolen wstch had beef re-
covered the day before, but her ebony
box bad not been found, and she could
not well advertise for a box containing
sn old vnlentlne.
She bad beard that Harold waa at
home, and looking well and particular-
ly happy, but she had not aeen him.
She must look happy, too, when they
should meet, for she would rather die
than have him guess bow ber hesrt
sched.
The door-bell rang sharply gqd she
heard some one go through the lower
hall to answer the ring, but she did
not take notice of what wss happen-
ing until Annie rapped gently at her
door. "For you, Miss Cynthia," the
maid said, looking on and handing to
her mistress s large white paste-
board box. Her fingers trembled ss
she unfastened the cord and lifted the
cover. In the white tissue paper Isy
s grent bunch of fragrant violets with
their rich green leaves, and, nestled la
among them was a small white en-
velope. Opening It, the girl drew out
her cherished and lost valentine, and
with it a sheet of paper. Oa tha pa-
per, In Harold's strong, manly hand,
wns written: "When I aaa you. I will
explain to you bow I came by this val-
entine, which I aent you yenrs ago.
The fact that you have treasured it
has given me hope aad courage. We
do not now need to wait to be older
before the Joyous fulfillment of tbo
Isst line of the vnlentine's versa. I
shall come to you tbla evening."
He came, and stood agala la that
large, pleasant room, waiting for Cyn-
thia. He board agala tha rustle of ber
skirt upon the stair, nnd looking up.
he saw her coming down. She wore a
gown of white, aa she had dona thst
other night so Slled with pala for
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The Inola Register. (Inola, Indian Territory), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907, newspaper, August 16, 1907; Inola, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc180045/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.