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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
THE LANDLORDS ADVICE.
ne Instructed the Drummer in the Ar,
of Making = sale


He had arrived in a southwestern
town with his patent washing machine
warranted to do the work OF ten
women and save three-hfths OF the
soap-but before doing any business
he thought it might be a good thing to
, advise with the landlord OF the hotel,
says the Detroit Free Press.
Jest a washing machine, is it7"
queried the landlord, as he looked the
thing over.
Eyes, a washing machine, but the
best on earth"
"Orter be a wheel of fortune or sunth-
in OF that kind to be a go, but mebbe
you kin hit some of EN-. Thar's a dog
fight and horse race tomorrer, and it'll
be a good day fur you"
Are there any peculiarities to look
out for?" inquired the agent.
wall. yes. a few. You'd better be-
gin bizness by callln' up all hands to
take a drink"
Il see."
IF you hev to talk any more tell 'em
thar's another drink ahead"
Il understand"
"If the old man Jones comes in with
his boys thar'll be a row on the street.
They ar bad folks and shoot on sight.
Keep your eye peeled, and IL you see
any signs of row ask the hull crowd
TO drink"
"Yes, but"
Look out for dog fights. If one
takes place on the street you can't hold
the boys mint. Keep your eye on
the CANNES. If you see a yaller purp
begin to bristle up to a bob-tailed
brindle yell to the crowd to step over
and moisten."
''Yes. but by that time the whole
crowd will be half drunk" protested
the agent.
"Sartin it will, and that's what you
want, of course. That will give you a
chance to skip out and take your life
with you, and If you make stop any
where within a hundred miles I'll send
on the masheen-purvided thar's any
thing left to send Nothin like KNOWN
how to handle one Of these crowds, my
friend. Did you ask me to take some
thin in advance Of tomorrer?"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
Coaching the witness.

''My good woman" said the learned
Judge, you must give an answer in the
fewest possible words of which you are
capable to the plain and simple Ques-
tion whether you were crossing the
street with the baby on your arms and
the omnibus was coming down on the
opposite side and the cab on the left
and the brougham was trying to pass
the omnibus, you saw the plaintiff be-
tween the brougham and the cab or
whether and when you saw him at all,
and whether or not near the brougham,
and which of them, respectively, or how
II was"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
STABLE MApEiA FAlson.
North Carolina Attorney Seat TO JAN
for a MuIA

ANAhA NhEuAAuM attorney seat to jail
for = Mule
From the Washington Star: "I was
imprisoned in a stable once" said a
well-known attorney to a Star writer.
Il had been retained to recover a mule
in a mountain county Of North Caro-
lima. The mule had been taken from
my client and / obtained a writ of re-
plevin, under which the sheriff turned
the animal over to me. He was placed
in a log stable until the case could
be tried II next morning. Court con-
vened about sunrise, under a big oak
tree, and the mule was sent for, but
the brute had escaped and could not
be found
'Cou't will come to order" said the
justice, an es the critter is gone, the
red-headed lawyerll take his place,
bein' as he was the las one then he'd
i'm in charge
The trial progressed and Judgment
was rendered in favor Of my client for
the mule, but in the absence of the
property the justice said:
The mule was wuth a hundred
dollars, an as the lawyer let i'm git
away, I'll render judgment agin i'm for
hundred dollars an costs, an the
sheriff II imprison i'm till the costs
are paid
OF course the proceedings were IL
legal, but as 1 did not have enough
money in my pockets to pay the costs
l was locked up in the log stable until
L could send thirty miles over the
mountains and get the cash. An day
long / staid in the impromptu jail,
and as it grew dark my thoughts were
not of a pleasant nature. Suddenly a
nose stuck through the chinks. 1t was the
lost mule, and / have never been as
glad to see any living creature as
was to greet that long-eared repre-
sentative Of the equine race. sue
ceeding in making the owner of the
stable hear me, and in a few minutes
the mule had taken my place in the
stable"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
A Negro Woman who Has walked from
Georgia TO Montana.

An aged colored woman who has
walked all the way from Atlanta, Ca,
to Helena, and is now only on the first
part of the Journey she has undertaken,
arrived in the city three days ago and
is being cared for by the family Of
James Crump at 1903 Ninth avenue,
says the Helena Independent.
Impelled by strange fanaticism, she
has begun an earnest effort to do what
she believes to be the will Of God 1t
was revealed to her in a vision, she
says, and as soon as she received the
command she began the journey. She
has been on the way since a year ago
last May, and she will continue as long
as life lasts, unless she should have an
other vision in the meantime, for she
will not be able to accomplish what she
has set out to do in her lifetime.
Her name is Mary Childs and she is
90 years old. She is bright and intelli-
gent and speaks with understanding on
many topics other than the mission she
has set out to perform. Her hair is
white and she looks older than she is,
but she is robust enough to carry a
heavy pack containing a camping out
mt and she has become Injured to the
hardships of the road.
What did start out for?" she said.
Because the Lord told me to, and |
can't do anything but obey His will"
Where are you going?" she was
ased.
In answer she indicated the broad
world without with a comprehensive
wave of her hand ITO the four corners
OF the earth" she said.
Aren't you afraid that something
will happen to you ON the way?" one
of her hearers asked her again.
BLESS your SOUL it would be all
right, anyhow" she replied, with an
other gesture, meant in a general way
to imply that she had faith; "and if the
Lord wants me am ready to CO."
She has had a remarkable experience
and the letters that she has obtained
as she has gone along the way attest
that she has made the journey as she
says he has.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
Slavery in England.

Slavery survived in England much
later than is generally supposed. The
word bondage in Northumberland still
means a female farm servant. The
coolies and salters Il. e., salt miners)
of East Lothian were actually slaves
till ITS. If they deserted their service
anyone harboring them was liable &c
a penalty of f5 II he did not restore
them in twenty-four hours. The last
slave in England was not freed com.
pletely until 1899 and in 1912 there
was a coolie living who, as well as
his father and grandfather, had worked
as a slave in pit at Musselburg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
MARY ANpeRsoN.s BEGINNING.
Rshearsing In the Kitchen Before =
LlttIa Nerro Aervnnt.

AtANNAa NekEo SERVANT
In the South most Of the servants
we're negroes. Among ours was a little
mulatto girl C'nut-brown maid" she
called herselD whose chief attraction
to me was her enthusiasm for the thea
ter, says Mary Anderson in the North
American Review. One night in des-
peration | went to her while she was
washing dishes in the kitchen and there
unfolded all my hopes. II was to her l
hrst acted and it was she who gave me
my first applause. The clapping of
those soapy. stea ming hands seemed to
me veritable triumph. Believing
that a tragic manner alone would suffi-
ciently impress the situation on the
"nut-brown maid" began with a hol-
low voice and much furrowing of the
brow: "Juli. wilt thou follow and as
sist me when | quit my childhoods
home TO walk in the path of Siddons,
Kemble and Booth?" "Oh, Miss Mamie,
you kin count on dis pusson, TO de Lor'
you kin! Why, my stars, what a boss
actor you is! But you mus low me to
call you maw;" and in a trice she was
gone. A few moments later she re-
entered the kitchen with my mother,
who was greatly surprised by my per-
formance in the fourth act of "The
Lady of Lyons" which could not have
been acted in a more appropriate part
Of the house. She in turn, called the
critic Of the family, DR.. Grifin, who,
likewise, was astonished, and made my
heart beat fast with Joy by saying;
You'll make a good actress some day.
Your scene has thrilled me and would
rather have rough work and a good
thrill than any amount of artistic work
without It," Spurred on by such en-
couragement I worked harder than
ever, often staying up half the night to
get some effect while trying to look in
to the heart and mind of the character
under study. After that evening in the
kitchen I read scenes or acted them
nightly in our small household usually
from Hamlet" Richard" or Schiiler's
Maid of Orleans"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15

NORTH SIDE HOTEL, Oklahoma City.
The best hotel in the city. Headquar-
ters for travelling men.
ORLANDO CITY HOTEL-Rates e.
per day. N. Hunt, Proprietor, Orlando
o. II.
GRANDVIEW HOTEL-Headqua
ters for commercial men. Table supplied
with best the market affords. LimbocheI
a. Son, Proprietors Cross, Ok.
EAGLE HOTEL: A. l., Long a. Co
First class House $500 per day. Newkirk.
GLOBE HOTEL: The only first class
200 per day house in the city.
Il. PEARSON, Prop,
New POnca, o, 7.
HOTEL YOST: The only Brick
Hotel in the city everything new and
clean and well ventilated Rates 81, per
lay. JOHN YOsT Prop,
Saltwater o, Il.
CATTLE KING HOTEL. Woodward,
o. T., The Best 81 90 a day house In the
City. j. w. MILLER. Prop.
HOTEL BLACKWELL. The onlv
first-class a. a day house In the city
Special attention given to commercial
trade. w. d. Powen, Proprietor, Black
well, o. Il.
KEMP'S HOTEL, Mulhall o. Il. oaly
frs ass 81. per day house in the city.
G. +. KEMP, Prop.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
Throwing Mud.

Unless words without meaning are
used a persons vocabulary must be
bounded by his knowledge. Many years
ago was teaching class of poor chill
dren in the school connected with the
Church of st. Paul's, COvent Garden.
One day l exhibited a picture of hay
field with men carting hay. l asked
the children what the men were throw
ing up into the cart. They answered
without a moments hesitation. "MudT
1t then occurred to me for the first
time that these children had never
seen bayfield, or the earung Of hay,
but the seaVengeT's cart, eartiDg mud.
they were quite familiar with, and
hence they spoke within their knowi-
edge.-Notes and Queries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15

Land Office at Guthrie, o. T., Janu.
airy 2s, 1886
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice
of his intention TO make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Guthrie, O. Il, on
March 12 1896. viz.
John Backes, for the northeast quar-
ter of section twenty one, township
sixteen, north, range two, west of the
Indian meridian.
Tie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Charles ID. Monroe, Edwin Monroe.
John Brill and Daniel r.. Widmer, all
Of Guthrie Z O.. o. r.
And notice is hereby specially given
to Willard p Mitchell, who is CON
testant for said land.
3l33 A. N. J. CROOK, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
A woodman,. oueer Graft.

Hermit Cusack of Moosehead might
have been hanged as a sorcerer in the
benighted old days. He thinks moth
ing Of crossing the Piscataquis river
standing on a 35-foot binding pole.
Recently as the steamer from Kineo
plowed down through the heavy sea
the people on board we're astounded by
the sight of a man in midlake standing
breast high in the heaving waters,
with which he was battling in seeming
pursuit of small dog that sat in full
view above the surface a few feet
ahead of him. The steamer, changing
her course, slowed down to pick up
John Cusack, who was making the
fourth mile of a voyage with an old
tree root as his craft and his dog as
passenger. He stood upon the larger
end of the root, thereby lifting the 9TH
er end above the water, and upon this
upraised tip the dog found safe If
not quite dry footing. The sight of
Uncle John and his dog making SINH
lar trips is quite frequently reported.
Lewiston Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
Praying for the Voters.

Women made a new political move
in Olympia, Wash, last week. There
was an election there on Wednesday.
and on that day and for a few days
previous AN advertisement appeared in
the olympian asking "the women OF
Olympia" to meet at the Presbyterian
church, at $3.50 on election morning,
"for earnest prayer that the voters may
be guided by Almighty God in the Sc
lection of candidates for city offices. {"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
Accepted a Chair

Professors are plentiful almost as
people in Kansas and some other west
ern parts, but it is perhaps seldom that
the assumed compliment OF the designa-
tion is so artistically rounded out as
in the announcement in an Emporia
paper that an accomplished professor
of the tonsorial art has accepted a
chair" in the finest shaving parlor In
the city"
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First Pub. in Oklahoma Leader Feb
g. 1SQG
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. r., Jan 90.
1895.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has hled notice of his
intention TO make final proof I'm support
OF his claim. and that said proof will be
made before the register and receiver at
Guthrie, O. r., on April 22d, 1896
viz:
James II Wanzer for the Sc or, sec
2s, tp rs, nr3w NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove hls continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
John G Nye, Miles + Peery, William
r Swanson, Jacob Partenheimer, all
OF Guthrie, Ok
A. n. j. CROOK, Register.
3tGG
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First published in the Oklahoma Leader
Feb g. 1896
Notice for Publication

Land ONCE at Guthrie, o. T. January 29'
1896
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof win be made be
lore Register and Receiver at Guthrie. O. H.,
on April l6, 1896 viz.
Wilson G. Cronk for the n c or sec So twp 10
a r W NJ.
He names the following witncsses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
tion of, said land, viz:
William Wells. of Guthrie, O. t. Lewis
Randall, of Meridian. O. T., George Timpy of
Meridian, o. T., James Albert Miller, of
Guthrie, O. T.
3l5i AM CROOK Register.
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A Notabl. dramatic Rl.,v.l.

After a lapse Of three centuries
shakespeare's Comedy of Errors" Is
again to be performed in Gray's Inn
hall. The production is organized by
the Elizabethan Stage society, and is
the more interesting from the fact that
the play will be performed much as II
was performed in the days Of Shake
speare.
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First published In the Oklahoma Leader
Enh q
Notice for Publication

1896 W.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
tion TO make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore Register and Receiver at Guthrie O H.,
on April 49, 1896 viz
Willis Hewes for the lots and . and G hf
W or sec 81 twp II mr. W M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon and Cultiva-
tion of, said land. viz:
William Canning, of Berwick, O. T.. An
drew J. Hansam, Charles j GerlaCh and BEN
jamin Barret, all of Guthrie O. II.
Sl53 j CROOK, Receiver.
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irst published I'm the Oklahoma Leade
Feb 6, 1896.
office for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. r., Jan 20
1896.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof ir support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the register and receiver
of the United States land Office at
Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, on April
%, 1896, viz:
Zachariah Tyner for the sw or, sec
II, tp IS, n 2 W NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz:
Washington, Crisp, Alexander W.
Yarbrough, William Kenworthy,
Christian Washington, all of Guthrie,
Ok.
A. n. j, CROOK, Register
3l6s
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1926 "
Hotlce is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his iuten-
tton to make ina. proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be MADE he
fore Register and Receiver at Guthrie o. 4. +.
on April % 1896 viz:
Sherman Hogelin for the W or sec 10 twp
10 n W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of. said land viz:
Robert H. HARRISON and Ira B. Allen. of
Guthr e, o. T., Robert H. Fore of Tohee.
George M. Lalicker, of Spring vale O. T.
3l63 n CROOK Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15

Old Market Gross OF Preebles, Scot.
land. dating from 1920. and which has
been many times shifted during the
past half century. has now been re-
stored to its original site at the june
ton Of High street, Northgate and East
gate. at the expense Of Major Thorburn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
ProportIon In nicreIes.

A movement is on foot to induce bi.
cycle manufacturers to get together in
convention and agree TO some standard
proportions for numerous parts Of thelI
different machines. with particular ref
erenee TO threads. nuts, bolts and the
like.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15
swallow. in All ssa,on.

1t Is stated that swallows have been
seen in England during exeIy month
of the year. AS partial confirmation
of this assertion a correspondent writes
to a London publication that he saw
two at Whitley on the evening of No
vember 2.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-15

Land Office at Guthrie, o. r., Feb. II
1896.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention TO make final proof i'm support
OF his claim, and that said proof Will be
made before the register and receiver at
Guthrie, O. T., on Mch 20, 1896, viz:
William j McCOrd. for the north
eastqrsec "a, twp II nr2w VIM
He names the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of. said land, viz:
Henry l.. Smith, Francis NJ. Curtis,
William Trout, Beiamin Freel, all of
Guthrie o. Il.
A. N. j. CROOK, Register.
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First published in the Oklahoma Leade b
February o. 1895
Notice for PuhIiCa tIOn

Land onice at Guthrie, o. r. January %,
1876
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his inten-
tion to make final proof I'm support of has
claim and that said proof will be made be
fore Register and Receiver at Guthrie q. l..
on April u. 1895, viz
Howard Is. GOOch for the q or sec II tWp
II n r3w NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of, said land, viz:
Andrew Tellaro, Robert l.. Glasgow, Arden
Il. Billings and Lee Gooch, all of Guthrie, O.
I,
3lH AM CROOK, Register
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First published in the Oklahoma Leader
Notice for publication

Land once at Guthrie O. T. February s..
$40
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
tion 10 make final proof I'm support of his
claim and that said proof will zoe made be
fore Register aud Receiver at Guthrie o Il
ON Nav Z. 1890. viz:
Charles Albert Cooper for the s e or sec g.
twp lG N r3w NJ
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and Cuitiva
tion of. said land. viz.
Charles w Owens, Plus n KesSler Joseph
j Hurley and Daniel Cow, all of Guthrie
O. T.
1901 A N CROOK Register
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Curs fer Aespls.sns...

sleeplessness Is often cured by the
administration OF from one-half pint
TO a pint Of warm liquid fOod-say,
soup or milk-just before retiring.
This draws the blood from the brain 70
the stomach.
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Don't invite disappointment by
experimenting. Depend upon One
Minute Cough Cure and you have inn
mediate relief. 1t cures Group. The
only harmless remedy that produces
immediate results
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MARRIED IN A VAULT.
A step-Ladder for an Altar and Cour
Records for Decorations.

Step-LaddeK for an Altar and Court
Records for Decorations.
Necessity compelled Albert Grom and
Anna Pfahl to be married In most
novel place and amid unusual surround
ings last evening. They secured a mar
riage license late last evening in New
port, and desired to be married at once.
Judge Bennett, the successor to Squire
Beaslee, was solicited to officiate. The
judges Office has been worn away by
the tread of lovers who have journeyed
there to embark upon the matrimonial
sea. But the judges office was not ap-
propriate for a marriage ceremony last
evening. The electric lamps had been
"cut-out" by a falling tree, and the
sanctum was in darkness. The only
office in the courthouse that was IL
Illuminated was that Of the county clerk.
This was filled with men, and Miss
Pfahls modesty rebelled against 30
public a ceremony. Deputy Clerk StiDe
suggested that the big depository of
the records OF the Office be utilized, and
to this the young people acquiesced.
Accompanied by Judge Bennett the
couple repaired to the vault. and, with
court records in lieu of floral decora-
tions and a step-ladder for an altar,
the ceremony was performed, to the
enjoyment of the audience without the
portals, who gained a glimpse Of the
bridal party through the open door of
the va1lt.-Cincinnati Enquirer
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First pu ublished in the Oklahoma a Leader
Feb Doth 1SQ6
Notice for Publication

Land Office at Guthrie, o. r., Feb
18th, 1896.
No;ice is hereby given that the follow
ingnamed settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof Will be
made before the Register and Receiver at
Guthrie, o T., on May 18th, 1896, viz:
Richard ii Polite for the Sc or, sec
81, tp l6 r l w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz:
Peter Gates, George w Harris, James
| McDaniels, Alonzo M Erwin, all of
Guthrie, Ok.
3247 A n j CROOK, Register
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First published in the Oklahoma Leader
Feb 10, 1896.
NOtice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, Ok. Ter, Jan 20,
] 80.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
in named settler has filed NOTICE Of his
intention TO make final proof in support
OF his claim and that said proof viii be
made before the register and receiver at
Guthrie. Oklahoma, on April % 1896,
viz:
Ace s. Rinehart for the east hf n r or
sec II, and west hf n w sec II twp IS, T r
/ WIN.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Hiram Faubion. Tohee. Ok, Frank b.
Hill. T1hee, Ok, William Wells, Guthrie,
Ok, Monroe Sellers, Tohee, Ok.
A. n. j. CROOK, Register.
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