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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

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90 Elm &C., Macon. 0s.
For real blood troubles IL is a waste
OF time 90 expect cure from the doc
tors Blood diseases are beyond their
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-10
Wm0IEaAI-N An-EETl

Cincinnati. Nov. e-On election iHy tt
Cov.ngton. KY tiayor Rhnock conduct
ed body ~ policemen 10 -arh NJ th'
VARIOUS polling place and hustled ou'
the reputaican Inspector Th4 ha q Q l,
his motion without objection to .ne.r
presence by the regulation election of
ncers iu most cases In some cases m
door were broken ope' Dy the poles
Al appeal 20 the courts rsStD-sf the siert
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
The Modern Ironcrad.

It would seem that as the ironcIad de-
parts from the original ship form, she
grows more dangerous to the people
in her, because the naval constructor
never seems to provide that she shall
be accountable for her behavior in
stormy weather. He sends something
to sea, and Jack, half stified, is under
water in it. A turret is visible awash;
frightfuI pieces of ordnance point long
and leanly to the sky; add a pole mast
and military top, and call the whole a
man-of-war. The theory of the naval
constructor moves at a costly figure in
this extraordinary departure. He
would secure the sailors life against
the shot of an enemy by clapping him
up in a ship which threatens at every
lurch in a moderate sea to go to the
bottom.-Pan Mall Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN.
He Was Suffering, Apparently, from
Heavy Overdose of Loudly
Played Piano.

I'D like to know" said the middle
aged man, eff a dislike of noisy things
is a sign of increasing age? II L
thought it was 1 would go and spend
some hours a day in a boiler factory,
because I don't want to seem, even to
myself, to be growing old; but 1 can t
believe that it is; can't believe but
that it is perfectly reasonable for me
to like music, for instance, soft and
lovely and gentle music, rather than
music of the slam-bang sort, or things
played in slam-bang fashion.
81 like the 1oud-voiced and joyous
calliope first rate. Ho! 1 wouldn't
want calliope in the house, but on a
steamboat or a locomotive, or in a
circus parade the calliope goes straight
to my heart. like it's hearty tones and
its great, wild freedom. It's all right
for a calliope to be noisy, and you ets-
pect it to be, and you'd be disappointed
if it wasn't, just as you would be dis
appointed if some elephant you met
should be carrying, instead of the reg
ular trunk. just valise or measty
little handbag. If was going to build
a calliope myself I'd build one ten times
bigger than any ever heard; and still
1 do not like to hear noisy things-that
is, things that are just noisy. do not
like, for instance, to hear anybody bang
on that noble instrument, the piano;
I hate to hear anybody put on the loud
pedal and then pound. That distresses
me-always. I'd an everlasting sight
rather hear something soft ndgentle
and soothing and lovely.
iS of r.
ence, or breaking up, or old age, or
fretfulness on my part? If thought
it was I'd take a full boiler factory
course right away; but 1 don't think
so; can't believe that it is any evil
dence of age, or even of mental distor-
ton. that 1 should dislike to hear sweet
bells tangled, and prefer to hear sweet
bells in tune."-N. Y. Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
GOING OF THE CIRCUS.
with sinking Heart the Boys Re-
hold the Preparations for
Departure.

The performance in the tent is fear
fully drawing nearer and nearer to
the end. The boys see this with sink
ing heart. A man makes an announce
ment that surely betokens q time when
all this glory must pass away. In sharp
staccato tones he declaims aloud: ssThe
performance ees not half ovah. The
gentlemanly agents will pass around
the ring with tickets for the concert %
What he says about its being on a real
stage with scenery falls duly upon the
ears of the boy that has not 1.-The smole
sem of daime, tain cents"
The fireworks at the end dazzle and
delight him, but half their glory is
spoiled by the thought that the blissful
dream is DER, and tomorrow returns
the tedious round of life. As he clam
bers down the steps he notes that at
the farther end of the tent from the
stage the quarter poles are being taken
down and loaded into wagons, and
when all is over at last there is moth
ing but the seats just vacated, the quar-
ter poles which stay up the canvas di-
rectly over them and the center poles
remaining. Outside the main tent al
is gone. At SEAS the work began. AS
fast as anybody got through with his
turn the properties were all taken apart
and put each in its numbered place in
the wagon. Every bit of wardrobe for
which each performer was responsible
went into the little compartment of
which he had the key. In their reg
ular order each wagon moved off to the
train waiting on the sidetrack for it.
The circus tent stands alone. The
gasoline chandeliers hang in the CEN
ter till all the properties are removed.
Last and most difficult of all to get out
is the spiral up which the man pro-
pels the globe. Then the stars are
lowered and eXtinguished, and faring
torches light the place with their yell
low, smoky blaze. A stentorian voice
calls out: "Get-readayay! and
presently sinks to the ground, the last
of the Canvas City of Enchantment.
The lacings are quickly undone, the
pieces rolled up and put in the wagon
and the show is gone.
Next day the boys playing around
Vandeman's lot see only the litter and
the places where the rings were dug
Eugene Wood, in Ainslee's.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Engishmen may now spend a fort
night in Paris or Switzerland for S35, or
enjoy a Norwegian tour for $50.
Underground London contains 81, GOO
miles of telegraph wires, 3,O03 miles OF
sewers, 1850 miles of water-mains. and
$500 miles of gas pipes.
In the agricultural paris of Ireland
1925 a week is the highest wages paid
to 1aborer in regular work. On the
coast of Dungloe women can earn $3.50
week curing fish.
Throughout France there were In
1880 drinking shops to the number OF
$50, 1858, while to-day the number is just
50o,ooo-that is to say, half shop for
every so inhabitants, leaving children
out of the question.
At Weissenfels in Germany 15-yeare
old shop girl committed suicide after
being dismissed on account of a trif1ing
theft, and her 1s-year-old sister fol-
lowed her example on account of the
disgrace.
Clocks are manufactured in various
parts of the empire of Japan to such an
extent that the importation of all but
the very cheapest kind has been
stopped. American movements are ex-
actly initiated, but the springs are i'm
ported from the United States.
An extraordinary occurrence hap
pened the other day in Brussels. A
milkwoman with her cart, drawn by
two dogs, was passing through a street
in the center of the city, when of sud-
den the roadway opened and the cart
and dogs disappeared. Investigation
showed that the roadway had been un-
dermined by rats, which swarm in the
neighborheod. = Independence Beige
Brussels.
Details of revolving crime per-
petrated by the keeper of the public
cemetery of a small Bohemian town.
near Prague, have just been discovered.
This official conceived the idea of ex-
cavating the older part of the vineyard,
and selling all the old bones he could
find for industrial purposes, as he found
that certain manufacturers paid more
for human bones than for those of an
finals. The cemetery official had been
earning money in this way for several
years before he was detected and sus-
pended from his post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
PENSION ROLL DECREASING.
Total Number June 80 Last Was 991, 51e,
Decrease of 2,195-4O,991 Added to
Roll and 43.186 Dropped.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE report of
Commissioner of Pensions Evans for
the fiscal year ended June 80, last,
shows total disbursements of SIS. $685.
923, leaving balance of 81, 857, 188 in
the treasury out of the $40, 900, 600 ap-
propriated. The total number
of pensioners on the roll June
80 was 991, $40, a decrease of
2, 1875. There were 4O,991 names
added to the rolls and 43, 1876 dropped.
Of those dropped, 81, 345 were because
of deaths, 8,841 because of remarriage,
minors attaining their majority, fail
ure to claim pension and other causes.
Under the general law there were 1,412
claims fled and 1924 allowed. There
were 6,184 original widows claims filed
and 4, 246 allowed. The war with Spain
brought a total of IS, $50 claims, of
which mum Der but 295 have been al
lowed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
SAYS ALL IS WELL.
Gen Gomez Out In Letter Denying Ru-
mors OF Friction Between Cubans and
Americans on the Island.

Havana, Aug. lin an open letter
published yesterday by La Lucia Gen.
Maxine Gomez says he has remained
in Cuba to fulfill a great duty Now
that exaggerated and mistaken notions
are current regarding the state of Cuba,
he desires to explain the true situation.
He says:
1t is absolutely false that great differences
exist between the CubanS and SpaniardS, or be-
tween the Cubans and Americans, or among the
CubanS themselves. On the contrary, all is go
ing well An old institution, the Cuban army
absolute Independence; national party
which opens its arms to receive all without
asking questions to where they were
during the war is being formed. More
could not have been done in so short time
The impatient population does not realize that
1t is not the work of day to organize society.
Turbulence OF highly strung minds must have
time to abate in a people thirSting for indie
pendence and liberty must be restrained by ma
by foreign nation for the sake of peace, and
now the moment is propitious. All who were
previously diSunited should unite for the same
end, which is to form council representing the
soul of Cuba
In the meantime, the intervening power will
fulfill the obligations it has incurred and tie
Cuban people, heroic and sensible, will take the
situation calmly, working and waiting for the
independence and liberty which the future will
surely bring. AS for the suggestion that the
intervening power contemplates robbing the
Cubans of their own, do not believe &C. Such
rumor is a calumny against an honorable peo-
pie The Cuban left poor by the war, should
dream only of work. Let US allow bygOneS to
be bygones Let see brother in every man
iT1C Ilha
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
WHEN FOLKS MARRY.
IOrs Are af>the Danger Point When
&c and Spinsters at pa.

The most dangerous age for bache-
Ior is under 261b, to be accurate 26.35,
as the registrar general dryly puts it in
his statistical return just issued. The
most joyous and delightful age for a
woman is something over 241a-24.59.
That is to say, that it was at those pre-
else ages that the average bachelor OF
last year and the average maid became
one.
The bachelor, however, grows more
wary year by year. He was older in
1898 than in 1897 when he fell into the
tolls. The average bachelor Ewas mar
ried in 1897 at $3.50 years of age, quite
.05 less. The girl, too, has to wait long
er now than she used to. She was .O5
of a year younger in 1897 when she be-
came a wife than in 1898. AS for the
people who marry as minors they are
rapidly becoming vanishing number,
among men at least; 81 out of every
1000 husbands in 1874 were married
Under the age of 21, and so were 227 out
of every 1000 women. The boy hus-
bands have come down to 81 per 1000
now; the girl wives have dropped to no
per 1000. There have not been so few
boy and girl marriages at. any time
since 1851.
Of the total marriages in 1898, 42,751
persons were minors. Of these there
were two girls, IA; ten, Is; 158, 16; five
boys, 16; 664 boys, II; 1,196 girls, II,
and 1903 boys and 1924 girls, IS; over
Is the girl wives run into tens of thou
sands and actually nearly 10000 youths
of 20 were married.
There has been a decided slump in
widowers and widows of late. In 1871
1913 husbands and 100 wives in every
1000 were widowers and widows re-
spectively. Things have changed since
then; there were but 90 widowers and
60 widows in every 1000 marriages IN
1898. The vidower, by the way, is OBJ
viously more dangerous to the suscept-
IDLE heart of the opposite sex than the
widow. 1t is to be noted, however, that
when the widow selects bachelor as
a husband she takes a man nearly two
years her junior; when she chooses a
widower her husband is nearly five
| years older than herself. Chicago
TimeS-Heral
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Intelligent nlonkeys.

A few days ago gentleman from
New York was sitting in the lobby of
one of the hotels talking to a Detroit
man, when the subject of pet animals
was brought up. Il once had pair of
small monkeys that exceeded in intel
Hgence any animals that I ever knew
of, said the easterner. eve brought
them up from babies, and always al
lowed them the freedom of the house.
One day my wife and went away, and
when we came back we could not get
into my study. Finally forced the
door, and such a sight never before
beheld! Those little monkeys had
locked the door, and then proceeded to
destroy things. They tore the pic
lures from my best books, opened the
desk drawers, got out my valuable pa
pers, tore them into small pieces and
scattered them all over the table. Then
they took the ink and sprinlled it over
the entire waste mass. never saw such
a sight. But the strange part of it was
that we couldn't find the culprits-
Finally, after hunting through every
thing in the room, happened to look
up, and there they were, perched on
the very top of the chandelier. OF
course, couldn't afford to have that
performance repeated, so took them
to Central park and left them. The
poor little things died not long after
the keeper said of broken hearts. -
Detroit Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
The Condition of COTTON.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE monthly
report of the statistician of the depart
ment Of agriculture shows the average
condition of cotton on August i to
have been 81, as compared with SIS on
July 1; 91.2 on August 1, 1898; 500 at
the corresponding date in 1897 and
s5.8, the mean of the August averages
for the last ten years. There was a
decline during July amounting to two
points in Missouri. On the other hand
there was an improvement of two
points in Oklahoma and the Indian
territory. The averages on August l.,
were as follows: Missouri, Sc; Okla
homa, so; Indian territory, SO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Minor state News.

A big herd of cattle suspected of hav-
ing Texas fever is quaran tined at Pitts
burg.
The creamery at Holton, valued at
81, 600, burned the other day. 1t will
be rebuilt.
\ cooperage plant will be built in
Kansas City with a capacity of 1000
barrels day.
j. P. Reed, of Wichita, grieved him
self into the insane asylum over the
death of his wife.
Reports from 43 building and loan
associations in Kansas showed they
were in good condition.
Prof. T. W. Roach, of Salina will
establish branch of the Kansas Wes-
leyan college at Honolulu.
The Silver Leaf hotel at Elk Falls,
a substantial structure, was destroyed
by fire, nothing being saved.
Edwin o. Grimes, of Boston, succeeds
Guy P. Benton as teacher of history
and sociology at Baker university.
While boring a well a mile from Mar
Quette vein of rock salt over 80 feet
thick was struck at a depth of $40 feet.
Burlington will have new creamery,
to be built on the latest plan, with an
ammonia and cold storage plant in con-
nection.
The equipment for the newly organ
lied Kansas national guard arrived in
Topeka from Rock Island, Ill. There
is a carload of it.
Edward n. Hoslzins an old-time
Frisco conductor, was killed by a sun
stroke while working on the roof of his
house at Neodesha.
The cornerstone of Woodson county's
new courthouse at Yates Center was
laid with masonic ceremonies, over
5000 people attending.
Gov. Stanley has accepted an invita-
ton to be present at the laying of the
cornerstone of the new federal build
ing in Chicago, October 9.
For the first time in the history of
the institution, a month has passed
without the escape of a single convict
from the Kansas penitentiary.
There are 420 G. A. r. posts in Kan
sas and 2S6 have adopted resolutions
sustaining the state encampment's po-
sition for the removal of Pension Com
missioner II. Clay Evans.
The largest crowd that ever congre-
gated in Kingman attended a cattle
mems picnic there. f. d. Coburn, sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture, made an address. Broncho rid
ing and wild cattle roping contests and
horse and pony races made the day
one of excitement and enjoyment.
The democrats of Miami county nomi-
mated c. E. Rossman, now Twentieth
Kansas soldier at Manila, for register
of deeds.
A diminutive tornado at Everest
RACED small buildings. uprooted trees,
destroyed fields of corn and blew down
corncribs.
The first zine found in Labette coun-
ty was discovered ten miles southeast
of Parsons. A blast fred at a depth of
II feet opened the vein.
The Northeast Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION. embracing IT'S of the most
solid banks in the state. held profit
able meeting in Kansas City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.
Thought He was onIv Fooling.

A B. Douglas, a young Topeka con-
tractor, while camping with friends on
Delaware river near Arlington, Jeffer-
son county, was drowned while bath
ing. Douglas was a poor swimmer and
got into deep water, when he sank.
His friends thought he was only fooling
and paid little attention to him. As
he did not come up they began diving
for him and in about an hour the body
was found
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Arkansas City Woman in Trouble.

Mrs. J.. L. Chinn, of Arkansas City,
was arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Trigg on the charge of send
ing obscene matter through the mails.
She was in correspondence with Jesse
NJ. Lee, free lover, who was arrested
at Ottawa. The arrest came about by
her misdirecting package containing
obscene pictures and literature to Lee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
They May Be Consolidated.

A movement is on foot to consolidate
sGalena and Empire City into one city.
The two towns are built close together.
but ill-feeling has heretofore existed
between them, which prevented con-
oscillation. So much did they dislike
each other ten years ago that Empire
City built huge stockade between the
two towns, but the Galena police, in a
riot, destroyed it. Portions of the wall
still stand, but peace reigns. By unit
ing them Galena would make a COM
pact city of over 5000 people, and
would rank the eighth city in size in
Kansas
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
An Explanation.

eft is said that only very clever peo-
pie are ever afflicted with hay fever
people, you know, who have won their
way upward. Why do you suppose it
happens that way?"
Its because ordinary people who
have not won their way upward have to
pass the trouble off as a common cold
and stick to work.''-Chicago Times
Herald
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
They Met Violent Deaths.

Two fatal accidents occurred near
fOlpe, Lyon county, the other day.
Henry Naussen, aged 16, was drowned
while in swimming with young com
panions. William Grieder, a wealthy
young farmer, was hitching up a
vicious horse when he got too close to
the animal hoofs and the horse kicked
him, the hoof striking him in the breast
near the heart. He died almost in
stantlY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
To Build a Courthouse.

The county commissioners of Coffey
county made the tax levy for the en-
suing year including the three-mill
levy for the new $40, 600 courthouse
which is to be erected at Burlington.
A levy of three mills for three years
and a two-mi1 levy the fourth year is
expected to pay for work and material
as the building progresses.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Rates for western Fairs.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Western roads
have reached an agreement on the
question of rates for state fairs through
out western territory. A uniform rate
of one fare for the round trip has been
established for such fairs, while for
other exhibitions, including the Mil
waukee industrial exposition, the st.
Louis exposition, the Kansas City horse
show, a rate of a fare and a third has
been agreed upon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Choked His wife to Death.

James Best, of Columbus choked his
wife to death early the other morning.
Best is mill laborer, 20 years old. He
had been married five years. The
couple had not lived happily for some
time and had separated, but recently
became reconciled. The old quarrel
was renewed that morning, and, in a
zft of jealousy, Best seized his wife by
the throat and choLed her to death.
He surrendered to the sheriff and was
hurried out of the county, because of a
fear of mob violence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
Prosperity al Galena.

Galena, the great zinc-mining town
in southeastern Kansas, is having a
great building boom. The Interurban
electric railway will extend its line
from Galena to Riceville and Empire
City. With work on big foundry,
boiler works, a new wholesale grocery,
large hotel, II big business houses,
so residences and many large mining
plants that are being urged rapidly
forward. Galena bids fair to be one
of the most important commercial CEN
ters of the southwest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-17
vim Hold Their Corn.

An Atchison lumber salesman says
that 1000 cars of lumber for building
scorncribs will be shipped into northern
Kansas this fall. The demand for
lumber has never been so great. The
farmers have money and many of them
will hold their corn.