The Messenger. (Lambert, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905 Page: 2 of 4
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THE LAMBERT MESSENGER
C I WILSON PnblUktn
LAMBERT O T
TERRITORY TOPICS
Second Degree — Frank Ellis has
pleaded guilty In the district court to
manslaughter in the second degree for
the killing of Ferris Clayton in Guth-
rie in 1901 and was sentenced to a
term of four years in the penitentiary
at Lansing Kansas
Elected Secretary -— At Territorial
Socialist headquarters J E Snyder of
Pawnee county was elected secretary-
treasurer and will mako his headquar-
ters at Oklahoma City It Maschke
of Kingfisher was re-elected national
committeeman
To Become Banker — Judge James
J Beavers who has been a law clerk
with the commission of the five civi-
lized tribes at Vinita I T since the
summer of 1900 has resigned and will
return to his home at Benton Ark
where he will take charge of a bank
Much Cotton— According to the cot-
ton glnuers’ report sent to Washing-
ton Pottawatomie county has pro-
duced just twice the quantity of cot-
ton this year that she did last season
The number of bales ginned up to and
including December 13 was 02000 as
compared with 26000 bales at the
same date in 1903
Colony of Beavers— There is a col-
ony of beavers according to J W
Donaldson In the banks of Deep Fork
about one mile south of Bob Boat-
wright's residence Mr Donaldson
says be very recently saw lots of
beavers' work In that locality to con-
vince him that there Is a family of
the sagacious animals there
Territory Socialists Active — So-
cial irt delegates representing both
Oklahoma and Indian Territories met
at Guthrie in a called convention and
outlined plans for the work of that
party in the preparations for a new
state Resolutions were adopted the
purpose of which Is to unite the So-
cialists of the two territories
For Legislative Banquet— Arrange-
ments are now complete for the leg-
islative ball and banquet to be giv-
en at Guthrie on the night of Janu-
ary 9 The tickets admit to the big
legislative ball at the city hall and
the banquet In the new Odd Fellows
hall Both places are admirably fitted
for the occasion and the facilities are
better than at any previous time The
Odd Fellows hall is new having Just
been completed and the city hall If)
in excellent condition for the event
Comanche Chief Preaching — The
first Comanche Indian to preach the
gospel directly to his own people and
In his own language fa Chief Quanah
Parker The citizens of Cache a
small town near the chief's home ar-
ranged for Parker'a sermon at that
place The chief appeared at the ap-
pointed time and preached for half an
hour to 100 assembled Indian? and a
number of white people He sayj be
hopes to lead all his people to the
"Jesus Man”
Osage Nation— Owners of leases on
land in the Osage nation have com-
menced a campaign for a more liber-
al set of rules governing the remov-
al of Umber from the land The rules
are now that a man clearing a piece
bf timber land must either burn the
timber or allow It to remain on the
lanfi for it cannot bo removed or sold
'captain Frank Frantz Osage agent is
co-operating with tho lessees in get-
ting the orders modified The land
leased for agricultural purposes Is of
no vslue unless cleared of timber
and the expense of clearing Is bo
great that It cannot be prepared for
tilling with profit to the lessee unless
the Umber removed can be sold
Big Wolf Drive — The greatest wolf
hunt In the history of the west has
been held In the United States pas-
ture preserve near Chattanooga Ok
Nearly fifty wolves were killed and
countless rabbits and other Braall
game Fully 2000 hunters partici-
pated with nearly 130 dogs The
hunters and the dogs came from the
country and towns in a radius of fifty
miles
Big Hid Shipment— A shipment of
6800 pounds of hides was made from
Pond Creek ono day tho past week
-Judge Was Killed— Lee Ginn jus-
tice of the peace at Macomb south of
here was killed by Constable John
Mitchell Ginn was flourishing a gun
recklessly and when Mitchell with
whom he was angry ordered him to
desist he fired at the man and was
Instantly killed
Fixed the Date — At a meeUng of
the territorial board of education the
time fixed for examinations for terri-
torial certificates was July 12 13 and
14 Two periods were set for normal
institutes the first closing June 29-
30 and the second on August 10-11 f
Gift From Indians — Rev Harper
of Darlington was very pleasantly
surprised Christmas when a number
of Indians presented him with an
overcoat cap and shoes and he was
sUll more surprised when on putting
the coat on be found four dollars lu
money in the pocket The presents
were all planned by the Indians as no
white person knew anything of -It
Fire at Ardmore I T — Fire de-
stroyed the grocery store of R T
Pallas The loss Is 31000 Insurance
J 1200 The grocery stock of M San-
ders was ruined by fire and water
Good Work — ' During the coming
year Oklahoma will expend (25000000
on her public school system colleges
and common schools ThlB does not in-
clude the amount that will be expend-
ed by denominational and private col-
leges and schools The school cen-
sus shows that the territory has a
scholaristle population of 204710
and Judging from the enrollment prior
to the holidays the seven territorial
institutions will have an attendance
of over 4000 students The college
courses both classical and profession-
al equals those of many of the east-
ern states and is far ahead of the ma-
jority of the western states The col-
lege faculties - came’ from among
known educators and all in all tho
advancement made by Oklahoma
along educational lines In tho short
period of her existence is the marvel
of the century
“ r
Surrendered to Officers — George
Beckwith an aged man living two
miles north of Wewoka surrendered
to the officers at that place stating
that he had killed Sim Lamb with a
shotgun According to Beckwith’s
story Lamb who worked on the farm
of a Mrs Shelton a widow loaded up
with Christmas booze and began to
abuse the woman in Beckwith’s pres-
ence Iamb slashed the woman with
a knife and upon Beckwith’s Interfer-
ence cut him up badly also Lamb
left the house and subsequently re-
turned to renew the attack In the
meantime Beckwith secured a shot-
gun and fired both barrels at the roan
killing him instantly Lamb was re-
garded as a quiet citizen except when
under the influence of liquor
Controls Territory ’Phones— A deal
has been consummated by the terms
of which the Pioneer Telephone Com-
pany of Indian Territory lakes over
all the property of the Chickasaw-
Choctaw Telephone Company includ-
ing four local exchanges and 125
miles of toll lines This gives the
Pioneer Company control of practi-
cally all the telephones in the two
territories and gives Denison Tex
direct communication with Kansas
City and SL Ixuls The company's
headquarters will bo at Muskogee
To Practice Law — Bob Neff tho
versaf'le editor of the Blackwell
News has sold his interest in that
paper to his former partner J M
Eisiminger and will devote his en-
tire time to the practice of law For
years Mr Neff bas ranked with the
most ablo of Oklahoma editors and
his brethren regret to lose bim from
their number His retirement is a
distinct loss to the newspaper corps
pf the territory
Anadarko's New School Building—
The public schools of Anadarko will
occupy tho new building a twelve-
room structure of Coffeyvillc Kan
pressed brick costing 120000 It will
be paid out of the Anadarko town lot
fund This is tho first school build-
ing to be erected In either of the
three new counties under the direc-
tion of Secretary Hitchcock
Legislature Convenes — The terri-
torial legislature will convene on the
10th of January" The law provides
that it shall begin on the second Tues-
day of each alternate year The
length of the session is limited to
sixty days the law providing that
members can draw pay only that
number of days The session there-
fore will end on March 10
Proposed Hospital — The Shawnee
Eagles have a committee Iookiug af-
ter tho location of the proponed char-
ity hospital which the organization
contemplates erecting in that city
Four ’ sites have been proposed —
Broadway Heights liminon's addi-
tion Oak Park addition and a puint
south of the river on the Tccumseh
road
Good Money— A Garden City man
sold his turkeys last week and the
sale amounted to (1500
Some Artificial Ponds — Oklahoma
was not provided by nature aith nat-
ural lakes hut this tleft ct is rapidly
being overcome by the construction
of artificial ponds which when
stocked with fish make a first-class
imitation Hundreds of the artificial
lakes have already been constructed
in various parts of the territory and
the work is still going on
Bonus Assured— The bonus for the
Guthrie Falrview and Western rail-
road ha3 been assured by Kingfish-
er Missing Man in the River — The
body of a man later Identified as that
of W R Dunn of Arkansas City was
found In the South Canadian river
From appearances It is a caso of
murder A wound which is supposed
to have caused his death was found
over the eye Thu body had probably
lain In the water some days Dunn
disappeared from his home in this
city about seven weeks ago
Poured Liquor in tho Streets —
Federal officials seized a quantity of
liqquor at Ardmore end spilled It in
the streets No arrests were made
Family Burned to Death— Wilhelm
Schultz has been fatally burned and
his wife and three children are dead
as a result of a gasoline explosion in
their home near Guymon O T The
family recently homesteaded a claim
in Beaver county coming direct from
Germany They could not speak Eng-
lish Going to a store yesterday for
coal oil the father made signs which
the merchant interpreted to mean
gasoline The mother held the lamp
with the wick lighted while the fath-
er filled the lamp with gasoline A
terrific explosion followcj
4000 000 Acres InvoP'-d — - Chief
Green McCurtain of the Choctaw BA-j
lion' and Chief J H Johnson of the
Chickasaw nation have announced'
that they will commence at once to
deliver deeds to Indians for the lands
allotted to them There aro 6000
such deeds The chiefs have for a
year refused to deliver the deeds In
an effort to prevent their people from
disposing of their land The chiefs
have not wholly surrendered to the
government for they declare they
will deliver the deeds without send-
ing them to Washington for the sig-
nature of tho secretary of the ' in- '
terior The controversy Involves
some 4000000 acres of land In hit
Good Firo Protection — Lawton's
water system is In working order
The pumps and wells have been test-
ed Water was drawn continuously
from tho wells for twenty-four hours
over 1000000 gallons being removed
with no apparent diminution of the
supply The reservoirs are now both
full and no material leaks have been
found In the mains This system of
water works bas been put in by the
national government from funds de-
rived from the Lawton lot sale The
system cost about (100000 From the
tlmo of the sale it took Uncle Sam
three and one-half years to put in the
system Today is the first time the
city bas ever liad nay fire protec-
tion Cotton Picking Machine— C B Cole
and R S Morrison ot Lone Wolf have
perfected a cotton picking machine
which may revolutionize the work of
caring for the cotton crop and Bolve
the question of labor which confronts
the cotton grower a matter the cause
of much annoyance and in some In-
stances disaster during the past seas-
on The machine is drawn by two
horses and picks a row of cotton as
fast as tho horses walk While the
machine worked perfectly at the first
test which was made this week a
few minor improvements will bo
mado when In evry particular it will
be the thing desired
New Shot Gun— Bertha Routon
tho 13-year-old daughter of William
Routon farmer living four miles
west of Shawnee was accidentally
shot and now lies in a very dangerous
condition pt the home of her aunt
Mrs A Rolx-rtson says the Herald
The circumstances are that one of the
neighbor boys of the Routon family
had been to the city that day and
purchased a new shot gun which he
was tmftilpulallng In the yard at the
Routon home when It was accident-
ally discharged tho coutents a load
of No 12 shot passing through tho
unfortuuate girl’s thigh
Banker Indicted— C E Billingsley
president of the Capitol National bank
which failed at Guthrie last June
with nearly a million dollars in depos-
its (244OoO of which belongs to tho
Territory of Oklahoma was indicted
on seveu counts by the Federal grand
Jury which lias been considering the
bank cases for the past seventeen
days Mr Billingsley was arrested
and brought before Judge Iiainer He
gave bond for $10000 and was re-
leased Statehood Lobby Selected — A mass
convention in South McAlester elect-
ed four delegates to Washington to
labor for the passage of the statehood
bill with an amendment providing
for three sittings of tho federal court
of the Eastern district at Muskogee
South McAlester and Ardmore Wil-
liam Busby H 11 Kirkpatrick C B
Stuart and Henry F Robbins comioso
the deh-gailon
Building Anadarko’s Sewers — Colo-
rado Springs parties who have the
contract to construct c (20 non s wer
system for Anadarko began with a
force of 100 men The contract is to
be completed in ninety days
Postoffice Discontinued— The iost-
office at Tokio O T has been dis-
continued mall to go to Tebo
Bondsmen Asked to Pay — County
Attorney Charles M Thark r ol
Greer couuty has instituted proceed-
ings against twenty-four citizens of
that county for the collection of sums
aggregating (10000 the amount of a
bond signed by each for the release
of Jeff D Heatlcy charged with mur-
der pending an appeal of his case to
the supreme court lleatley I ft the
territory shortly after making the
bond and has not yet been located
The trial of these suits wll! be in
March
For Maeonie Home— When the Ma-
sonic grand lodge of Indian Territory
meets next August (50000 in cash will
be in the bands of a committee select-
ed to act as trustees for the proosed
Masonic Orphans Homo Fur the
past six years voluntary contributions
from lodges and individuals have been
accepted with the view of founding
a home for the widows and orpi ana
of deceased Masons
Fire at Ardmore— Fire at Ardmore
destroyed J P Mullen’s residence and
contents The loss was (7000 Insur-
ance (4R00
Stabbed His Brother— George Tole
the farmer boy who was stabbed rear
the heart by a broker named lyester
near Choctaw City SstuHry after
noon Is reported In a bad sape and
It is thought he Wll die He took a
change for the worse vest rday af-
ternoon Tho boys It seems had qaar
reled before Saturday afternoon Les-
ter took a gun and started to go bant-
ing when George took the gun away
from him The hovs quarreled and
Igstrr stabbed h'a brother In tho re-
gion of the heart Lester la about 12
years old
STOESSEL HAS SURRENDERED
IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Port Arthur has surrendered Ex-
hausted by months of almost con-
stant fighting decimated by disease
and casualties and hopelessly scaled
in Its rocky fortress tho gallant gar-
rison bas yielded to its gallant be-
siegers and the end is now written
of the most dramatic war Incident of
modem times
Washington Jan 3 — The state de-
partment today received a cable-
gram from Mr Grlscom the Ameri-
can minister to Japan stating that
the minister of foreign affairs of
Japan notified bim that General
Stoessel surrendered Port Arthur at
9 o’clock Sunday evening
London — A dispatch to the Japan-
ese legation from Tokio says Gener-
al Stoessel's proposal for the sur-
render of Tort Arthur has been ac-
cepted by General Nogi
The text of General Nogi’s mes-
sage as received at tha legation con-
firms the Associated Press’ earlier
Tokio advices as follows:
"General Stoessel's proppsal was
accepted The terms and process of
surrender are to be negotiated be-
tween the respective delegates at
gioon January 2”
Berlin — A dispatch to the Lokal
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ESCAPE
Fonr Torpedt Boats Lean Port Arthur
For Chefoo
Chefoo Jan 3 — Four Russian tor-
pedo boat destroyers the Skory
Stratnl Viastnl and Serdity accomp-
anied by a large launch arrived here
this morning from Port Arthur
Two other destroyers are reported
to liavo gone to Tsingtau
The activity aboard the destroyers
seemingly indicates an intention of
putting to sea again
What appears to be Japanese de-
stroyers can bo seen with the aid of
glasses in the dim distance
A bundle of dispatches was seut
ashore from one of tho destroyers
The captAin of the Stratni says that
they left Port Arthur because it had
been impossible for ships to live in
tho harbor since the Japauesa rap-
tured 203-Meter kill
The destroyers encountered no
Japan -sc warships en route to this
port For the past five days the
Jopancae are reported to have been
ceaselessly storming Port Arthur on
all sides
United States Gunboat Aground
Kingston Jamaica Dec' 31 — The
United States gunboat Wasp while
proceeding down tho harbor this af-
ternoon bound for Colon grounded
on a mud bank She is still aground
but It is thought sho will float to-
alght Tho British commodore at
Port Royal has volunteered his ser-
vices Heavy Rain in Ohio Valley
Cincinnati Dec 31 — Tho present
rain has been general and heavy
throughout tho Ohio valley and in
consequence the Ohio river and its
tributaries are pouring out an amount
of water that moans a good stage for
navigation for several weeks It was
the first real rain in four or five
months
Warm New Year’s Day
Chicago Jon 3 — For the first time
in many years according to Forcaster
Cox of the local weather bureau the
United States enjoyed a New Year's
day without the temperature at any
point throughout the entire country
touching zero
’ Couldn’t Mortgage His Farm
WcllsvlUe Mo Jan 3 — John
Kaepke a German farmer residing
in the vicinity of Martinsburg near
this city ended his life by taking
carbolic acid He also cut an ar-
tery in his arm He tried to borrow
(5000 on his farm but failed and be-
came dcsxndcnt
Takes Oath of Office
Albany N Y Jan 3— Governor-
elect Higgins took the oath of offlco
today The formal Inauguration cere-
monies will occur Monday
Many Russians Killed
Tokio Jan 3 — Three Russians who
were captured in the taking of Er-
lungshan fort state that there were
fifty defenders in the fort and that
the majority of them were killed
A Small Engagement
SL Petersburg Jan 3 — Word was
received of a small engagement on
the banks of the Shahke river A
detachment of Cossacks charged a
party of Japanese with lances and
sabers Eight Japanese were killed
and two were taken prisoners
Folk to Speak in New York
New York Jan 2 — Joseph Folk
governor-elect of Missouri has ac-
cepted the Invitation of the Missouri
Society of New York and will be
guest of honor at Its annual bauquet
March 16
Helped by Salvation Army
Sarnia Ont Jan 2 — Matthew
Jones 84 years old sent from Sarnia
to the Kingston penitentiary for life
for arson eighteen year ago was
pardoned through the efforts of bis
daughter and the Salvation Army
Anzelger from Tokio today says:
An official bulletin has been posted
announcing that Port Arthur has cap-
itulated under conditions honorable
to the garrison
Tokio — General Nog! reports as
follows:
"At 5 in the aftomoon of January
1 the enemy's bearer of a flag of
truce came in to the first lino of our
position -south of Shuylshlylng and
handed a letter to our officers The
same reachod me at 9 o’clock at
night The letter is as follows:
'Judging by the general condition
of tho whole line of hostile positions
held by you I find further resistance
at Port Arthur useless and for the
purpose of preventing needloss sacri-
fice of lives I propose to hold nego-
tiations with reference to capitula-
tion Should you consont to the same
you will plcaso appoint commission-
ers for discussing the order and con-
ditions regarding capitulation and
also appoint a place for such com-
missioners to meet the same ap-
pointed by me
’ ’I take this opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurances ot my
respect
(Signed) "’STOESSEL
THREE GIRLS DROWNED
Ice on Pond in 8L Louis Suburb
Gave Way Under Them
St Louis Jan 3 — Three little
girls Nancy Lucas aged 10 Hazel
Rollins aged 12 and Myrtle Rollins
aged 14 were drowned near Norman-
dy a suburb today They ventured
upon the ice of a small deep pond
and were merrily slidiug when sud-
denly the ice broke and they plunged
beneath Their bodies were recov-
ered late in the day The llttlo girls
wero daughters of Robert J Lucas
aud William W Rollins prominent
citizens of Normandy
OPEN DALNY TO SHIPPING
Japanese Have Modified Lines of the
Port Arthur Blockade
Tokio Jau 3 — The lines of the
blockade of Port Arthur haro been
reduced according to a proclamation
signed by Admiral Togo which was
issued today The new line com-
mences at the south head of Talien-
wan aud runs southwesterly clearing
Dalny to the south head of South
bay All Llatung westward of the
lino Is Included In tho blockade
Evidently It is intended to open
Dalny to foreigu shipping but for tho
present only vessels having special
permission will be admitted
NON-COMBATANTS ARE SAFE
Japs Will Net Fire Toward Place
Where They Are Sheltered
London Jan 3 — Tho Daily Mail’s
corresondent at tho headquarters of
General Nogl before Port Arthur
telegraphs under date of December
31 that the non-combatants have
been given shelter under Liaotle
mountain The corespondent says
that tho Russlaus have promised not
to firo from that direction and have
requested tho Japanese not to bom-
bard tho position The Japanese It
U added have consented to this pro-
posal Fierce Gale in England
Loudon Jau 2 — A fierce gale from
the Atlantic swept over the United
Kingdom today Mountainous sens
were reported along the coast Later
It was announced that the ten men
forming the crew of tho small vessel
which foundered off F lantborough
Head had been picked up by a steam-
er and landed safely
Killed in 8treet Row
Joplin Mo Jan 3 — Policeman
Claudo Brito of this city was kiil-yi
In a street duel Twenty-rjve sus-
pects are under arrest Brlfe Is the
third policeman to bo killed in Jop-
lin within the last year
Seven Junks Captured
Rome Jan S — A message from
Chefoo states that the Japanese fleet
before Port Arthur has captured sev-
en junks which were attemptin' to
get into tho harbor They were load
ed with provisions
8tate Basket Ball Championship
Osage City Kan Jan 3 — The
Osage City Athletic Club basket Hall
team having defeated all the strong
teams of Kansas lays claim to the
state championship and stands rrady
to defend that title against all com-
ers Wheat From Europe
New York Jan 3 — The Phoen'x
line steamer British Princess which
arrived from Antwerp brought
among a large general cargo 1100
tons of wheat
TOOK OUT A POLICY
Emperor Nicholas's Lifo Insured by
a Private Individual
London Jan 2 — It transpired to-
day that the story of the heavy In-
surance of the life ot Emperor Nich-
olas at Lloyd's here by holders of
Russian bonds was the fact that an
Individual yesterday proposed to take
out a policy for (5000 ou the Ruas'an
emperor's life at 15 guineas p or
thousand for a year He today took
out a policy for (25ooooo at that
ralo
Calumet
Baiting
Povdor
Perfect In quality
Moderate In price
Jack Frost takes a fall out of tha -thermometer
-o v
A OtTARAXTEKD CURK FOR PH
Itohtetf DUad Bleeding or minullng Pile- Yuot
grugiftet will refund money if VAJA OLMTMikr
fUa to com yon lit I lo ll dnjre Mo
To Plant Forest
Tho University of California at
Berkeley faces a magnificent view of
bay Island and shore bnt tho high
hills behind It are bare They are to
be covered with redwoods firs nan-
zanltas tan and white oaks sad ma-
dronos v
Odd Names
FYemantlo Western Australia la a
town with some queer pames The
mayor la a Cndd tho chief printer is
Cant a contractor named Thick has-
Just sued a local soup preserving com-
pany and a man named Offspring
Webb was recently fined for keeping-
an unlicensed dog
Plenty of Good Cigars
What’s this complaint from certain
old smokers about not being ablo to
get a good cigar nowadays? It souads
tnoro liko tbe growl of a chronic kick-
er than anything ' moro reasonable
There are more cigars of a cheap
quality on tho market now than form-
erly but the supply cf cigars of the'
best quality U not thereby diminish-
ed They cost money but they can
be had for the price — Boston Her-
ald It Is pretty safe to jndgo bank cash-
iers by their disappearances
Ton never hear any one complain
about "Defiance Starch’’ There la none
to equal It in quality and quantity It
ouncea 10 cent Try it now and save
your money
Don’t brag about yonr future if your
past won’t stand close scrutiny
TO CURE A COIlt IX UN lAT
TsV ttuttv Bmido Vul'ilM Tablets All dn:f
fttwui refund the tuuory if It falls to cure K h
ttivre'n signature Is ou swA bus £o
A broken promise isn’t always duo
to carelessness
RT9 MiBmently wwd Hn Beer Mrroemp
lie ftret d owe of Ih Kline'tOiTftt Brrst HuHof
fr MM tor fUKS S'JOO bal IMU and
iaaabuauiLttiiKtHni rtiaeiyiwn
The accident of birth carries no in-
surance with it
I do not believe Pho'i Cure tor Ooaausnptum
haa an equal for sough and ookls — John F
Boras Trinity Springs IikL Feb IS 1000
Even the vegetarian may feel that
he Is a small potato
Ml Wlnitav'l Soothing Pyrnp
Tarfkdni tnetblne nflcn tha tuna mdum o
il'ia altar aolncralil dolly ateakow
We have no difficulty in making
light of other people's troubles
CUTICURA SOAP
The World’s Greatest Skin Soap— The
Standard of Every Nation of
the Earth
Millions of the world’s best people
use Cuticura Soap assisted by Outl-
cura Ointment the purest and sweet-
est of emolient skin cures for preserv-
ing purifying and beautifying tbe
skin for cleansing the scalp of crusts
scales and dandruff and tbe stopping
of falling hair for softening whiten-
ing and soothing red rough and sore
bands for baby rashes itchings and
rhaflngs and many sanative antisep-
tic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women especially
mothers as well as for all the pur-
poses of the toilet bath and nursery
Society to Teach Hygiene
A new association tho Institute of
Hygiene bas been formed says Na-
ture of London having for Its object
the dissemination of knowledgo on the
subject of personal and domestic by-
gtene It aims to be self-supporting
and In order to accomplish this bas
organized a permanent exhibition of
bygienle products and appliances con-
sisting of foods clothings filters
stoves ptc open free td the general
public and a special section devoted
to drugs and medical and surgical ap-
pliances to which medical men alone
are admitted Tbe revenue gained
from the rents paid by exhibitors will
be devoted to educational work which
will take the form of local lecture
with examinations and certificates
Indenture In Ancient Egypt
Recent excavations In Egypt have
revealed a bond— dated A D 100— ap-
prenticing a slave for two years to the
“eemlogrnph" to be taught to read
and write shorthand or "the signs
that your son Blonysioa knows" the
teacher receiving in all 120 drachmas
—about (23
Apt Pupils
The form of western education
which the Filipino women particular-
ly tha older ones taka to with the
most willingness la card playing They
easily master all the American games
—euchre poker seven up bridge and
the like— and spend whole days in
playing them They learn veryqnlek-
ly when to "order It up" "raise the
ante" and so on and acquire the akiil
of the heathen Chinese which the
veteran Bill Nye was somewhat sur-
prised at— New York Tribune
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Wilson, C. L. The Messenger. (Lambert, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905, newspaper, January 6, 1905; Lambert, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1832974/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.