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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-05

= George H. Willis went to Kinghsher'
today. He will take orders for spring
suits and attend the ball TO be given
tonight by the KiBghsher swells.
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You can save money by buying
drugs az LiLlie's.
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Spring Dress Gooda Sale a. Ram~
says Of course next Friday.
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For rent Furnished rooms, with or
without Gre. Call at 40s e, Harrison.
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Ramsay's Special sSle next Friday
. On Spring Dress Goods.
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Miss Jane Hagar, teacher of piant
and organ, l23 Broad street.
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General John b Gordon, April llth,
on the Last Days Of the Confederacy. "
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GUTHRIE. OKLAHO-
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scoFFs THE THOUGHT.

crank MoMasters on Large cities In ok
lahOma,
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23

crematory at Philadelphia a more in
teresting institution than a theater,
that is matter of taste, you know"
1t was evident that his amiable sis
ter-inlaw, in her efforts to convention
alize him, would have her trouble for
her palms. 1t was inevitable, perhaps.
that, hearing Jasper speak with fire.
quency of the crematory at Philadel-
phia, she should forever associate the
city with that concern. She laughed
about it to her husband one day when
she was doing up faded ecru dress
which she intended sending to Phila-
delphia to be dyed brown.
Jasper would be sure to address
this to the crematory," she said as she
tied up the bundle.
1t was a fortnight after this that
word came, most suddenly, that he
was dead. He who had lungs astonish-
ing expansion, clinking good heart,
and an ostrich-lilie digestion, and who
seemed fitted to endure life's vicissi-
tudes to the extreme limit of mans
time. had gone off with hideous
promptitude at the attack of some
microscopical. beast of prey-an un-
ease.
1t CHANGED that his brother was at
the extreme of the continent, at San
Francisco AS for his devoted sister
in-law, Sarah Green, she would have
fastened on the sacred errand of TAX
ing his remains to Philadelphia. ac-
cording to his oft-eXpressed desire, but
a seriously sick child kept her at
home. She was forced to give direc-
tions by telegraph, and to mourn him
with deep sincerity at home. Also she
awaited with something like nervous
dread the homecoming of that little
box. which would contain the ashes of
the once robust, jocund, eccentric, low
able man-an hour ago powerful
entity.
Scatter my ashes to the four winds
of heaven" he had directed. But
Sarah Green was not inclined to in
dulge him to that extent, living or
dead. 1t would have seemed impious
to her She determined that the little
box, when it came, should be laid away
with Christian ceremonies in the Gem
etery with the dead Greens.
In course of time it came-the ex-
pected box, and rested over night on
a table strewn with lilies of the valley.
The next morning it was taken on a
black-draped cushion to the cemetery,
and in the presence of many fearful
friends dropped into the receptive and
concealing earth. Then with sense
of duty well performed Sarah Green
returned to her ordinary life-a life
tinged with a distinct sorrow because
of 4 good friend gone.
A week later box reached her from
Philadelphia.
"Therer she said, with vexation, "is
tnat brown crepe of mine that l had
dyed IT'S really useless to me, now
that / have put on mourning for poor
Jasper"
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
Oak shutters in Riot Times.

Il reckon there are enough police
men in New York to squelch any riot
that you might have" said a western
man who had been studying Broadway,
'for don't see any old-time shutters
on the windows of the stores. In my
town, as well as many others in the
west, during the civil war, where we
had no police, the old-fashioned shut
ters were all the protection the bust
ness men had against jayhawkers and
bushwhackers. The shutters were
made of oak and were screwed in front
of the windows at night and taken
down in the morning. When the
jayhawkers and bushwhackers came
yelling down the street our merchants
rushed out and put up the shutters, If
they had time. The enemy knew bet
ter than to try to batter the shutters.
or shoot through them, for they could
MT do it. When the merchants put up
the shutters in such an attack they
locked the door and fed to the cellars
and stayed there until the disturbance
was over. Cellars were as safe from
jayhawkers and bushwhackers as they
are from cyclones. Cellars and oak
shutters are great protection. But
haven't seen an oak shutter in New
York -
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23

She undid the wrappings and beheld
a little cubical box neatly labeled;
Jasper Green. Died Aug. 10, ls99."
The meaning of this hardly reached
her bewildered sense. With trembling
hands she opened the receptacle.
Within was a handful of delicate and
innocuous ashes.
She stared long. Then laughter
seized her like a curse.
II have buried my cid brown dress"
said she.
She was a woman Of resources, and
of determination. At dead OF night
she and the sexton made the transfer
of boxes. And safe back home, she
made a crematory of her own, and in
cinerated the brown dress In her fur
mace, and, while she wept, she laughed.
too, and 1t seemed to her that there In
the still of the night she heard the
sardonic laughter of Jasper Green
mingling with her own hysteflcai
lnirth.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
COLD NERVE
That Successfully 0uelied a Riot
Through Error of tho Rioter.

Through Error of tho Rioter.
Back in the early eighties" said an
old-time Snowman. chatting at the
Grunewald last night, Il got job as
manager Of a typical Western variety
theater at Carbonate. Colo. l didn't
exactly relish the situation, but l had
been stranded out there by the failure
Of a road company, and it was a case
OF Hobson's choice. Carbonate was on
the boom at the time, and the popula-
tion consisted of the usual collection
of miners. Adventures, gamblers,
Eastern tenderfeet. and miscellaneous
frontier nondescripts. Our house was
the favorite resort of the town, and
was packed to the doors every per-
formance. but things passed off with
remarkable smoothness until one night
about a week after had taken charge.
when half drunken ruffian down near
the front began to create a disturbance.
He started in by guying the per-
formers, and soon had them SO badly
demoralized that the show was vir-
tually at standstill. Meanwhile had
taken a look at the fellow from one OF
ton, that he was a noted bad man.
known as Apache Bill, who was then
the acknowledged bully of the camp.
and who had won his social position
by shooting up couple of deputy
sheriffs and chasing his predecessor
over the range. 1t was critical mo-
ment in my career. | realized IL | al
lowed Bill to break up the perform
ance, the exploit would be repeated by
every minor bad man in town and
might as well resign and get out.
had to do something and do it quick,
and at last, in sheer desperation, l
started down the middle aisle. The
house suddenly grew still as death and
everybody watched my progress. When
| reached the rufiian l tapped him on
the shoulder and he looked up inqlhr-
ingly. Come with me- said mechani-
cally, expecting to get bullet in my
vita!s by way of reply, but, to my
amazement, he said, All right, part
ner,' and promptly arose. | put my
hand on his arm and we walked out
together. the audience literally gasping
with astonishment in our wake. When
we got to the sidewalk, / was about
to return when he called me back.
Say, what did ye bring me out here
for?' he demanded. L wanted you
to leave the theater, | replied. 'Suf-
fering grasshoppers! he roared, 4
thought you wanted me to take a,
drink New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
CALLED HIM DOWN,
But One Little Circumstance Made II
"a waste of Words.

Waste of Words
Jones was staying at home for
dav's rest. and Mrs. Jones thought she
might as well make him useful.
wish YOU would go to the back door,
she said, and If that's the grocer
knocking, l wish you'd tell him that
I've sent down for that soap three
times already, and If it doesn't come
today | shall go to the store myself
and complain" There's no use in
wasting words, Mary" said Jones,
brisl1ly. "It know how to bring such
people to time. I'll attend TO the man
so that you'll have no more trouble
He went to the back door and con-
fronted the man with pleasant put
firm expression on his countenance
Now look here!" he said with de-
cision. This thing has been going on
long enough. Mrs. Jones can't AFFORD
to await your pleasure in the matter
of soap or anything else. This delay
has caused her much annoyance, anu
1t is entirely inexcusable on your part
1t isn't possible that an establishment
like the one for which you work
shouldn't be provided with soap
enough Tor all It's customers. ste
plainly that the fault lies with you;
you've neglected to give the order
Now, I've only one thing to say-if
our trade isn't worth your employers
while, we'll go somewhere else. I'm
man of few words! Unless the soap
comes this morning, Mrs. Jones will
order from Smith & Brown in the fu-
ture." The man looked confused, but
said nothing, while Jones paused for
breath. Come, come" said Jones,
have you any excuse to offer-any
reason to give for your failure to bring
this soap?" 81 don't know as | have,
sir" said the man slowly. except that
I'm the millman, and I've come to
collect this little bill for the month
of December"
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
THE INCINERATION
OF JASPER GREEN.

Remember" Jasper Green used to
say by way of opening an evenings
conversation, when am dead I wish
to be cremated I've no mind to be
food for worms. l prefer the swift,
clean process"
But what do you want us to do
with your ashes. uncle?" his nephew.
Harold. would inquire. DO you ex-
pect us to keep them in a marble urn
in the front parlor?"
My ashes!' Jasper would cry with
dramatic gesticulation. Scatter them
TO the four winds of heaven! Let them
go to the east, the west. the north,
and the south; What care l about my
ashes?"
please don't talk about.yo ashes
this evening, Jasper" his sister-in-
law would plead 1T isn't at all pleas
ant to me to think Of you as being
thrown to the four winds of heaven.
But, Sarah. my dear. you know
have always been q travelling man,
he would respond.
He had, in fact, known the dusty
ways of the commercial traveller for 2O
years, and had shown sufficient unself-
ishness to remain bachelor. He made
his brothers house his home. and
acted the role of Providence to his
young nephews. His sister-in-law was
glad she had married into his family.
Jasper she once said to him, If
you would take life more seriously and
death more lightly, l wouldn't have
word of fault to find with you. AS a
matter of fact, you know, death is n
thing of no especial importance. But
life is tremendously important. You
ought to realize it, you ought to be
thinking of marriage and of laying up
for old age. and of attaining some
sort of a position in the community"
MY goodness, Sarah! How can you
think of SO many terrible things at
once? Now, you just content yourself.
my dear sister. The life l live suits
me well. l enjoy doing the Arab act
folding my tent and silently stealing
away, and all that sort of thing. AS
for what you are pleased to term my
undue interest in death, that is my
affair, too. II choose to think the
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
A CRUEL GAME
Upon Poor Women That Make Bnnko
Steering Respectable by Comparison

upon Poor women THAI "eA0 N"
Steering Respectable by Companion
About the cruelest fraud know
Of" said prominent New Orleans
lawyer, lis the 'work-at-home' swim
die. The thing has been exposed over
and over again and has been hotly pur-
sued by the postof1ice authorities, but
as soon as 1t is suppressed in one shape
it bobs up serenely in another, and
it seems utterly impossible to get rid
of it altogether. My attention was
called to the subject lately by the ex-
perience of a couple of young women
in our neighborhood. They earn their
own living, and have rather a hard
time making both ends meet. Some
months ago they saw an advertisement
in Northern paper stating that any
intelligent person could earn from 81
to $25 week by work at home and
inviting investigation. They wrote
and were informed that the. work con-
sisted of making artificial flowers, for
which an outfit, costing $3.50 and a
book of instructions at rs cents were
absolutely necessary. The circular
went on to say that any one could be-
come expert in weeks practice and
that the firm would then purchase all
the flowers that could be turned out
at liberal scale of prices. which was
given. The two girls sent for the
things and applied themselves indus
triously to flower making. They sue
ceeded pretty well, but the first con-
signment they sent on was promptly
returned with notification that it had
been rejected by the forewoman.' At
the same time it was suggested that
they secure some different material. 1t
was the old story and, to cut it short,
they had invested Sc in cash and
several weeks time before it dawned
on them that they were being syste-
matically swindled. They never sold
one penny's worth of work. took
hold of the matter for them, and tried
to bluff the sharpers into returning the
money. They answered my letter with
a circular advising me to get my wife
to try artificial flower making, and
after that l gave them up. 1t is a
pretty cruel game. as ] said before, be-
cause it preys on poor women and
girls. Bunco steering is gentlemanly
by comparison. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
Another New Light.

The complete triumph of light over
darkness ultimately, in a physical
sense, seems to be an assured fact, II
the ingenuity of inventors has its per-
feet work The latest device in this
line is that by NJ. Denayrouze, one Of
the leading spirits in the introduction
and application of the incandescent
gas and oil lighting systems now in
general use, who has lately explained
to the French Society of Civil Engi-
neers a system of incandescent light
ing in which alcohol furnishes the
heating flame. While. as is well
known, alcohol under Welsbach
mantle produces brilliant flame, it is
not an economical one, but NJ. Denay-
rouze's plan is to charge the alcohol
with hydrocarbons, in solutions, to
such an extent that the carbon in the
flame and deposited on the mantle
adds greatly to the light without caus-
ing any increased consumption of al
cohol. 1t is asserted that this sys-
TEN offers many advantages for porta-
BILE lighting plants, such as railway
carriages, etc.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
STORIES OF CARLYLE.
He Never Got Far from True Religious
Belief

On one occasion Carlyle had been
reading some of the Bible with
friend, says st. Andrew, and his voice
thrilled at the passage which tells how
those who desecrated the temple with
their buying and selling were driven
with scourge out of its precincts.
Closing the book, he burst out in en-
thusiastic admiration That was
gran, man. gran! He was name O.
yer saft puns of butter" Surely there
was reverence even under the abrupt
simplicity of the words. | happened
to enter into conversation at Ecclefe-
chan with two men of the drover, or
small farmer, class. To a remark of
mine that l was surprised to see the
stone over Carlyle's grave looking
rather green one of them replied in
quite .surly fashion: "Ay, maybe sac:
but'll be greener yet for a the Eccle-
fechan folk care" But you are sure
ly proud of Thomas Carlyle" l said.
"Humph," was the answer. 81 suppose
he was muckle thocht o. about London
an thae parts. but what did he or his
aver dae for Ecclefechan? | hae kent
the CarlyleS my lie, an theg were
a thrawn lot, the whole O. them. This
other little story was told me by one
who had the pleasure of calling upon
Carlyle in London not long before the
great man died. The visitor was kind
ly received for he had gone with in
Productions and messages from home
friends. During conversation he asked
CARLYLE if he ever wrote anything now
NO. no." was the answer as the help
less hands were lifted up rather pitt
fully; these hands are useless now.
am Just waiting and wearying
to go back to my Maker
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
AT LONG RANGE
More Horses Than Men Are Killed In
War.

In the Franco-German war. 1870, at
Grayelotte. the German cavalry lost 2oo
horses and 100 men. while their artll-
lery lost 800 horses and $50 men. AL
Vrinyille, a terribly fierce battle, the
German cavalry lost 1.600 horses and
1 400 men. while their artillery lost
/ 900 horses and 730 men; but at the
battle of Woerth the German cavalry
lost only 80 horses to go men. This
shows that when the fighting is close
and hot the men fall in greater num-
hers than the horses. From the rela-
tive loss of men and horses you can
tell whether it was defeat or VIC
tory: for in victory the difference
between men lost and horses lost
would not be very great, while in de-
feat and retirement the loss of horses
would be immense. In well-cop-
tested hand-to- hand fight of cavalry
the loss of horses is about equal to
the loss of men. When the British
troops were engaged in the Peninsular
war they lost in each of the fifteen
battles an average of eighteen horses
to nineteen men, showing fierce and
close fighting. On the other hand, the
loss of horses is very great where the
cavalry have to go long distance over
omen ground before delivering the
charge. as they are exposed to the enc
my's fire. At Fontenoy the French
killed 81 British cavalrymen and 2''
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
AWkWARDNES s
or Speaking to IL strange Person U
"A MIsapprehension.

1t is sometimes most awkward
sneak to the wrong person. "W
there is Nellie Miller's husband."I
claimed one of two women who VI
lunching at the Waldorf-Astoria
other day. isn't it odd how every
turns up here? have not seen
since he carried Nellie off to his hd
in the west, two years ago. NJ
sneak to him and ask how dear Mel
isl" So on her way out she made
tour of the room, and, stopping a
table where Il well-dressed man v
sitting alone, she said sraciousl
Perhaps you do not remember me.
am Miss X. Nellie, you know, ns
to be one of my dearest friends. "
have no idea how we grudged her
you." The man rose to his feet with
bow, looking admiringly at the pref
woman. Il wish l had Nelly,
said, regretfully, so that migI
claim acquaintance with you. unfd
tunately am a bachelor and n
name is Brown yhereupon Miss
reLreated in confusion. Harry. sal
his wife, as they took their seats in IN
dining-room of a well-known restaq
rant. Il am sure that woman Owe
there is Nine Melba. | met her !
Paris, and am going to speak to ne
when we go out" The curious glance
of a number of people in the neigi
borhood toward the supposed div
confirmed Mrs. S. in her recognition
and on their way to the door sn
stopped at the latter's table. mi
you at the house of Countess NJ, MN
Melba." she said, "and hope you WI
allow me to recall myself to yol
memory" Nov, isn't that funny
exclaimed the fair stranger This
the third time since | have been
New York that have been taken it
that opera singer. but I'm pleasch
see you all the same. Do sit down
she continued. Hospitality, "and let II
give you some of this chicken; IL
real good and they have given me u
whole bird. expected my husband
she proceeded volubly. not giving po'
Mrs. S. a chance to retreat, but que!
he's kept downtown" Here she pause
breathless, and Mrs. s.. seizing u
chance, made her apologies and Heu'-
New York Tribune.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
Forewnrned Is Forearmed.

From the San Francisco Wave: In a
Canadian town in which the contract
ing business is quite largely in the
hands of Scotsmen there has long eX-
listed fierce competition between the
several firms engaged therein. the re-
suit being that the municipality has
had its work done below cost. Owing
to protracted losses several of the COM
petitors were retired and the two sul e
viving concerns decided that the time
had come for an agreement. The best
settlement seemed to be on fair di-
vision of the work. and both contract
ed to bid only on certain portions of
big job for which contracts had just
been called. The last day for sending
in bids had gone by when the rival
managers met in the street. One OF
them began to apologize. Owing to
some unfortunate misunderstanding
his Junior partner had prepared and
sent in estimates for the whole of the
work to be bid upon. He was very,
very - IA, weel," interrupted the
other, "ye need no trouble yer heed
aboot that; for, to mack sure they'd
be nae mistake, we did the same oor-
sels!"
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
READY WIT.
Saved a Western Congrcssman from a
Curtain Lecture.

Curtain Lecture
In the seclusion of the house cloak
rooms story is being told on west
ern member There are 357 men in
the house. Three hundred and fifty
six are hereby released from any con-
nection with the story. The other
recognize the truth of what is here re-
corded. The western member went
home at very early hour in the
morning. He had made a night of it
with some friends. He knew that his
conduct would be considered reprehen-
sible by his better half. and So as he
ascended the steps of his modest home.
avert the lady's wrath. AS he entered
the hall he saw an umbrella. Instant
ly it occurred to him that the umbrel-
la might be his salvation. He carried
the umbrella upstairs. Seating himself
on chair in the corner of the bed
room, he raised the rain guard over
his head, and then he coughed loudly.
gaslight her liege lord sitting solemn
ly under the raised umbrella. What
are you doing?" she asked in natural
surprise. ''It is 3 o'clock, my dear
said he, "and | am waiting for the
storm" The congressman's ready wit
saved him from Caudle lecture. He
is worrying now, however, to find an
he stays out Washington Post.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
Tho chcst Mnuumanf.

The highest monument in the world
is in Washington, d. C. 1t was erected
in honor of George Washington. 1t is
$50 feet high. 55 feet square at the base
and contains $4,000 blocks of marble
two feet thick. In the interior is an
elevator and fifty flights of stairs
eighteen steps each.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
to Make Now Roads.

Michigan will endeavor to have a
law passed that will allow the use of
convicts in the building and repairing
of the state highways. Kentucky will
have similar law before ite I"~'~'~
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
A Different Article.

Sightseer lin the senate gallery
so these are our national solons. are
they?" Guide (amazed at such ignor-
ance)-"Naw. Them's the senator's
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23
Cures
Night Colds

How will your cough be
tonight Worse. probably.
For its first cold. then a cough.
then bronchitis or pneumoni,.
and at last consumption. Coughs
always tend downward. Its
first the throat and then the
lungs, They don't naturally
tend to get we'll. You have
to help Nature a little.
You can stop this downward
tendency any time by taking
Ayers Cherry Peetoral. Then
take it tonight. You will cough
less and sleep better. and by
tomorrow at this time you will
be greatly improved.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-23

British Civilization.
This year famine in India covers