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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
TALLEsr MAN IN CONGRESS-

Aih"r' Ns'ton E"rry Of Kentucky Hears
That Distinction.
The Honorable Albert Seaton Kerry
OF Kentucky is the tallrst man in con.
gress. lie is feet inches in height
For time ii was supposed that Gen
eral Newton Martin Curtis was the
tallest statesman in Washington. BY
mum and Tom Reed were in the ways
and means committee room swapping
lies. Berry entered, looking for y
document When he had left Bynum
remarked that he was a very tall man,
undoubtedly the tallest man in CON
grrss. Reed dissented He said,
'Bynum, that is just like YOU Dem
ocratS You're always behind. You're
never right You keep me busy all
the time pointing out your errors. II
causes mo more labor aud trouble TO
keep you people supplied with correct
Information than all my other duties
combined Now, don't display your
Ignorance again. General Curtis of
New York rs the tallest man in con
gress II YOU will remember this you
will not be caught in such grievous
mistake again as alleging that a Ken
tuckian can reach above him
Hynum did not believe the eN-
speaker Reed offered 70 bet him S.
that Curtis was the taller man. BY
mum accepted the bet and pages were
sent in quest OF Curtis aud Berry.
They appeared in the committee-room
in few moments Curtis stands very
erect aud Berry is in the habit Of
STOPPING his shoulders and neck. The
nature u the bet was explained TO
him. Curtis smiled. Berry began TO
straighteu up, FIRST his shoulders and
then his neck, until Reeds eyes began
70 expand. They were placed back 10
back and Berry proved TO bc an inch
and a half taller than the big New
Yorker. The ex-spsaker was very
much surprised and he dravled out
with bis deep. Yankee t~aug:
Berry, iur Gods sake, how much Of
ynHrseIi aJ sou carry iu vour pocketsg~ /
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
RANG THEM IN.
How the Texan Manager Gathered In
His Audience

His Audience
Before theater, were built in Texas
companies going there would play in
the school houses. \ manager on his
arrival in town was insured by the in
habtants whom he met that he would
have a big crowd TO the show that
pight"
The oountenance Of the hopeful
manager beamed with delight upon
the school house after supper, for
there he found such a large crowd
standing at the door that he became
almost delirious with the visions of
the pouderous bags of silver he would
carry from that town. lie felt as 10
he walked on air as he pushed his
way through the crowd, opened wide
the school house doors and told the
lanitor to light the lamps. The lamps
were soon lighted, the ticket box
open, and the managers smile reached
greater distance than he ever
dreamed his mouth would stretch.
His heart beat faster than for weeks
before
Moment by moment, however, the
smile contracted, the bounding heart
became more tranquil, for the doorss
had now been open and the lamp
lighted for twenty minutes and still
the crowd. which had now acquired
immense proportions, remained out
side. Not soul had entered. In
desperation the manager dem anded
of the ianitor, "Why in thunder don't
they come in?'
"Oh, the janitor explained, they
won't come in till YOU ring the bell. ="
The manager sprang on TO the step
ladder, and with an energy which
would do credit to "Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight" pulled that bell-rope
until everybody in town could hear
the bell ring.
The audience all rushed in and
almost pulled hair for seats. The
next morning this manager took away
not only his large bag OF silver, but
with it a lesson in ringing IN a Texas
audience
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
A Peculiarly of Deafness,

Most deaf persons hear better in the
midst OF a modern din than when it is
cars in travel or the whir Of machin-
cry in mills helps to make up the vol
ume of sou nd necessary to reach their
impaired organs An amusing illus
tration appears in the case of a very
venerable deaf gentleman who lived
quite alone. On the very rare occa-
sionS when he had a visitor he used
to busy himself shaking down the
ashes in his coal stove, so that by the
dint Of the supplementary clamor he
might catch what his visitor had to
say
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
Patron saint OF shoemakers.

In the third century Crispin and his
brother Crispian, members of a noble
Roman family, fed from Rome in con-
sequence of the cruelties inflicted on
Christians by the Emperor DiocletIap.
They settled in the town now called
SCISSORS in France, where they
worked as shoemakers, while they
preached the gospel 30 the Gauls
Crispin was so benevolent that he stole
leather 10 make shoes for the poor!
Hence a charitable deed done at the
expense OF others is sometimes de-
scribed as Crispinade. In ESQ both
brothers suffered martyrdom, and the
shoemakers have ever since taken
king Crispin, as he has been styled,
for their patron saint. Out of respect
for the brothers, shoemaking is often
called "the gentle craft
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
A REMARKABLE PLANT.
The Liver Plant Is Not Famous for Its
Exquisite Perfume.

The Liver Plant Is Not Famous for Its
Exquisite Perfume
"Our thoughts of plants aud flowers
are generally pleasant ones, and some
OF the dearest memories of our lives
are associated with their perfume. g
remarked DR.. II. H. Melville of Nash
vile, as he sat shifting the odor of a
carnation but il / should live to be
100 years old the thought OF liver
plant that il was my misfortune 10
see and smell on one occasion would
be enough TO send a shudder over me.
Several years ago was visiting rela.
tives i'm Mississippi and one day after
dinner my cousin asked me to go
down on the lawn and see a curious
plant that was growing there.
Before we reached the spot / was
cautioned to hold my nose, but felt
that such a precaution would be show
ing the white feather in a physician,
30 marched boldly toward the queer
plant, The stock and leaves were OF
a duh green hue, notified all over with
black spots The bush was about two
feet in height and from the top
dropped flower that looked for all
the world like a tainted piece OF raw
liver, from which oozed red Juice.
falling in bloody spots upon the leaves
below. \ swarm Of green flies lowered
over it and the strong odor 1t emitted
was such as TO convince one that some
very offensive carrion was near at
hand. confess To having been made
deathly sick by it and wished | had
taken the friendly advice given to
hOll my nose
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
The Lightning IIash.

That once time honored belief with
regard 20 fash Of lightning Is be-
coming discredited II used 70 be
thought that the duration of the
fash was only some excessively
minute fraction Of second. But this
Is not So. A lightning discharge often
lasts as much IS two or three seconds
and may be even further protracted,
the longest time hitherto observed
being no less than seven seconds.
The ribbon-like appearance of a flash
as photographed is due 10 the action
OF the wind, which bears along, so 70
-.Ileak the alrnn.nharin 4 nhnrnnl nlnnn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
DEADLrEsr OF PolsoNs.
trom an African Plant, an Atom Of
MhIcb D. nAngarnna.

from an African Plant, an Atom Of
which T. Dangerous
To the best 81 our knowledge the
most deadly poison is that which was
discovered by Professor Frazer, OF
Edinburgh. Scotland. and known as
shophauthjiu. lie separated IL from
The African poison plant shophan-
thus hispidu~. by means of ether and
alcohol As little as a one-thousa nd
millionth part of AN ounce Of crystal
nled shophanthidin produces d dis
tinotly Injurious effect upon the
heart, and very small quantity is
fatal Another deadly poison is cy-
iuogcn gas. the principal ingredient
4 hvdrocyanic or prussio acid.
At ordinary temperatures it
is simply gas, but can be
condensed by cold and pressure
into thin, colorless liquid and be-
comes solid mass at 80 degrees
Fahrenheit The inhalation In its
gaseous state OF most minute guam
titv would cause instant death. One OF
the most deadly poisons is arseniur-
cited hydrogen, or arsenic, which is
formed by decomposing an alloy Of
srsenic and zinc with sulphuric acid.
II is "A colorleSs gas. possessing II
fetid oior Of garlic, and act, a, most
deadly poison. Adolph Ferdinand
Gehlen. chemist born about i715 at
Butow. in Pomerauia. was the dis
soveFcg of IT, While experimenting
with IL at Munich ON July lj, he in
hailed single bubble OF the pure gas
and died in eight days from the cf-
fects. The accident occurred through
his smelling at the Joints of his appa-
ratus 10 discover a flaw. others en-
gagged in chemical operations have
3ied from the effects OF this poison in
/ three dhNs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
NInch More Mnnderfnl.

4 wcll-known professor Of archeol-
ogy at Harvard was recently talking
with a junior about the wonders of
this wonderful land. II wish YOU could
see our town Of Pokerville professor, "
said the youngster; lit is a most inter
eoting town-only twenty years old
and with fifty thousand Inhabitants "
"Ah-y -yes-vcry interesting, no
doubt" replied the professor, dryly;
"but strange as it may seem, ! should
myself prefer town fifty thousand
years old with twenty inhabitants.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
BURGLARY INSURANCE.
Not Likely TO Be Popular Here, Though
~ u In London.

Not Likely TO He Popular Here, Though
~ u In London.
II is not likely that burglary in,ur-
ance will ever become very general
II opens the way for too much fraud,
and the losses can hardly be appraised
accurately. Many accident insurance
companies are now insuring people
against the risk of being injured by
burglar, and a. about one person in a
million gets so hurt every year. such
insurance ought 10 be very profitable,
Insurance from loss against house
breaking Is the result of a joke perpe-
trated by man who was going
TO Europe and who asked an insurance
man whether he would insure his
goods against burglars during his alb
sence. To his surprise the broker took
him up, and to the brokers surprise
and annoyance his clients house was
ransacked from cellar to base ment
while lac was away There are three
or four burglar insurance companies
doing profitable business in London.
but it is only where the police super
vision is very strict that II is safe TO
carry such risks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Anyone who has children will rejoice
with L. B. Mulford OF Plainfeld, y. j.
His little boy, five years Of age was
sick with Group. For two days aud
nights he tried various rem
edies recommended by various
friends and neighbors. He says:
Il thought sure would lose
him. had seen Chamberluin's Cough
Remedy advertised and | thought |
would use it as a last hope and am
happy 10 say that after two doses he
slept until morning. | gave it to him
next day and a cure was effected. !
keep th!- remedy ia the house now and
as soon as any of my children show
signs of Group ! give it to them and
that is the last Of it," % and 80 cent
bottles for sale by f. Il Lille & Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

chief Justice Richardson, of New
Hampshire, was ready To abandon one
of his own rulings, If argument had
convinced him that il was not tena BILE
"a readiness not relished by some
lawyers. That great lawyer. Jere-
miah Mason, was once pressing point
ON the Judge with his usual force.
Brother Mason, said the Judge the
impression OF the court Is in your
favor" Yes, retorted Mason, but
want your honor 10 stick
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

THE greatest fad among advertisers
AT the present is to publish their cost
mark to prove their sinccreity in cost
sale announcements The fever has
not yet struck Ardmore, in fact
knowledge of the value Of advertising
At all has not yet taken n stronghold
with our merchants --Ardmore Ard
mnreite. About the same herc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
LIKE SLAVE S.
Although These Negroes Know THAT
they Are Treo.


Although Tbeso Negroes Know THAT
They Are Treo.
In Cumberland county, Tennessee,
there are five negroes who are Just as
much slaves rs they were before the
war The plantation on which they
live is run on small scale hut on
exactly the same principles as it was
live in the slave quarters, just as
about thirty men did in the good
old times" Not one OF the five ever
received a cent i'm wages They are
perfectly aware that they are free,
but they have a kind OF philosophical
appreciation of the fact that they
were not cut out for tnauciers. From
time TO time one OF more Of them
have wandered from the fold, only to
come back half baked and hal f starved.
The men are quite content, and
their Rrumbliug is clearly chronic
rather than the result of any special
iesirc for change. The squire is
now very old man. but he orders
his unpaid help around with all the
vim and energy of youth and tho
alucrity with which he Is obeyed
seems 10 indicate TO a visitor that dis
obedience involves prompt treatment
and unpleasant consequences. The
plantation altogether presents
striNnglv entertaining reproduction
Of the South before the war and TO
Judge from the appearance of the
buildings aud outhouses scarcely
dollar has been spent i'm repair, since
the issuing Of LincoIn's famou, proc
lamatiou
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

A COLD chattering spell seems to
have come over oklahoma school prin-
cipals. prof Brown, OF Edmond, is
under arrest charged with trying to
whip a pupil to death, aud prof "
Austin of this city, has been trying to
remove the ribs of one Of his female
pupils. These teachers" do not in
tend To- see the child SPOIL, hy sparing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
Samaritan Hospital

Samaritan hospital, at 1901 east
Springer, is under good management.
having the services of an experienced
and successful nurse, for twenty years
and matron of Charity hospital in
Kansas City four years The work is
not and experiment, but a permanent
work, begun for the public Of Guthrie.
Any sick person may be cared for by
us cheaper than at home % I'm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

The first plea made hy a lawyer for
client is said TO have been made in
the year 5gs when Ethelbard, a hun
ter of stays, was charged with claim.
ing the quarry OF rival which. il
was proven. had fallen by the riva Is
cro,,bow The advocate asserted
that the accused had refused 20 pay
protection money TO the keeper of the
forest. hence the prosecution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

CHARLIE Howard, internal revenue
collector, has been ordered to procure
ulc of all citizens OF oklahoma, who
come within the provisions Of the in
come tan law. Newspaper men are
NOT pNrppted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

IL is said that Lord Campbell wa.
often oyerbearing and irritable. A
lawyer who had long struggled
against the chief Justices criticisms
finally folded up his brief and re-
marked: IL will retire, my lord, and
no longer trespass on your lorjship's
impatience.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Highest of all IN ieaVening
StTengfh.-U, s. Government Report

IT is often a mystery how q cold has
been caught The tact is, however.
than when the blood is poor and the
system depressed, one becomes peru-
liarly liable TO diseases. When the
appetite or strength fails, Ayers Sar-
parilla should be taken without d.ray
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
The Worlds Fair Tests
showed no baking powder
so pure or SO great In IeaV-
ening power as the Royal


Everything must be sold by Dec. 30.
My entire stock at prices below cost
Handkerchiefs, hosiery and notions.
Cable high corsets 81. Finest line Of
hats ever shown in Guthrie. Christ
mas novelties. Big bargains for those
who come early Millinery, fine mil
linery. Rememb Der Dec. 80 everything
must be sold. Fixtures for sale.
Mrs. ANNA SMITH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

A LARGE number OF people who i'm
pose ON newspapers with their free
notices are growing SO audaciols that
they even stop the office force 90 have
the notices written.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Mr. Ira Z. Wetmore, a prominent
real estate agent of san Angelo, Texas,
has used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family
for several years a occasion required,
and always with perfect success. He
says: 81 find il perfect cure for our
baby when troubled with collie or dys-
entery. now feel that my outfit is
not complete without bottle Of this
Remedy at home or on a trip away
from home. For sale +. Il. Lille q
Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
Juclice dockets az LrAUrn odIce.
Tour hlon,h h, for Is C,nt..

The Twice-a- Week Times i..Y.a
Tuesday aud Friday is beng sent bal
.uoscrlOers on trial for four montt.
Tor 2a cents Mail quarter in sIIt.r
OF stamps 10 the Times, Kausa, C..g
Mo, and get thirty-two issues n tG,
best paper published in the Southwest
Fiiiy cents buys the Daily and ~undsy
Times one mouth.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
Beggs, LittIa Giant Pllis.

The most complete and effectual pill
on the market Guaranteed TO cure
constipation and headache. Call on
Seaton, your popular druggist. lie
always keeps them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
Guthrle and Chnndler NAN Linz

Will carry passengers for $3.50 until
further notice. 40 pounds OF baggage
&c excess
Leaves Guthrie 6:3O a IN. arrives at
Chandler at 500 D. m.
Leaves Chandler $50 a m.; arrives
at Guthrie 500 o. m.
Office at Palace hotel. Telephone
No 20 7istf
JoHS DURFEE, Pr0n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.


That Adam Christmas loved with cause
We rauu1, hut believe:
For while hc had no Santa Claus,
fIp had hi. Christmas Eve. Truth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
HeERs, Gcrman splNe

The Great Pile Remedy. 1t has
cured thousands and will cure you If
you will give it trial Also equally
good for cuts, bruises, old sores, etc.
Prize 25 cts. Sold by Seatonian Drug
ca
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

DO not trife with your eyesight, but
consult Prof. llirschberg the recog-
uized New York and ST Louis Bye
Expert, or one Of his staff, who will be
in Guthrie, Dec. ~ TO %, at the store
Of his agent, c. W. White Eyes eN-
amined free of charge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12
GHOSTS Of The MAoRls.
1hey scratch ou Wall, add Make Their
Presence known BY whhunE.

1hsy scratch ou Wall. and Make Their
Presence Known BY Whhunr.
The haorIs itappears. have rooted
belief iu ghOsts which they call
"heAua-. and in various manifesto
t,ons from tho spirit world. They
do not profess 10 hear the raps by
which Northern sp.ritualists suppose
that TIE presence Of spoOks is mani.
Tested, from the reason that Maori
houses. being Of reeds, rushes OF
grass, raps would not be heard; but
the ghosts lngeniously accommodate
themselves 70 circumstances by
scratching instead of rapping which
rs OF course, very thoughtful
of them Maoris believe that ghosts
speak in shrill- Nhistling voices. aud
recent traveller states that for that
reason the Maoris hate TO hear any
one whistle. The Kehua, according
u native tradition, is generally found
IEIng acr0aa q path, aud 10 step over
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

For Sale-A first class hotel, furni
ture and fixtures, doing an excellent
business, for sale on easy terms. Call
IN or address G.. II. Lynds, Guthrie,
oklahoma. 10 81 II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

IrUDr ~coTI decided in favor of the
issuance OF s35,ooo refunding bonds for
oklahoma county yesterday and signed
them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

BEAINoNr might realize his expenses
Ly settling bis name for patent soap
advertising purposes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Prof. Hirschberg, the recognized
New York and St Louis Eye Expert,
or one of his staff will be in Guthrie,
Dec. II to %, at the store OF his agent,
w. White. Consultation fre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Tmum promises 90 be a large num-
bcr uf men the coming legislature VINO
will think with their lungs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Consult Prof Hirsch berg the recog-
'ized New York and st. Louis Eye Ex-
pert, or one Of his staff, who will be
in Guthrie, Dec. II TO %, at The store
of his agent G. w. White. Eyes test
ed free
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

TO all wearers Of glasses. "rof.
hirsch berg, OF world wide reputation,
will be In Guthrie, Dec. II TO -, at
the store Of his agent c. w White.
Consultation free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

With Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup. 1t
Is the most effective medicine ever put
on the market for all throat and lung
troubles Price 25. so, and SlOO Sea-
ton, your enterprising druggist keeps
IL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

lhE LkADEE will take e5 cords a.
Hood ia exchange for subscr.ptions 10
the nkEkLf LFADfE II deligered i.-
lore Dec. "a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

The best SC cigar in the city at Lii
lies Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Ttu IJ,pru Bmd,ry is One ot the best
institutions OF ihp iiud BOO the West and Is
daily forming ont large quantities oi Work
send Zoo Your orders iOr binding and blank
books aud they will bc prompilNat'endod
lt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

both the flesh and tine strength of pale,
puny scroiulous children, gct Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery 10
is the best thing knoau fur "a wasted
body and weakened system. IL &,
a thorough purifier of the blood. en-
riches H. and makes effective every
natural means of cleansing. preparing
aud nourishing the system. lu rrcoy-
ering from the grip pneumonia. fever
or other debilitating diseases. nothing
can equal IL as an appetitiziug restora-
tive tonic 10 bring back health and
vigor Cures nervous and general de-
bility
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Delineators, lOc at Lilies Drug
Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Tim DAuN LEADER accepts advcrtis-
ing with II. distinct and positive guar
circulation OF auy ur.. paper published 10
oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Justice dockets, latest style, neatly
bound, for sale at THE LEADER office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

Variability loads Of cord wood at
The Leader office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-12

An diseases of lower bowel. includ-
ing rupture aud pile tumors. radically
cured. Book Of particulars free.
Worlds Dispensary MedicalAssociation
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0l1r Irnnrr.

WEDNESDAY. DEC l2. 1924.