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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
sioux MARKET STRONGER

NEW YORK, MAY 1.-THE reaction
airy movement in the stock market devel-
oped further strength last week, and the
tendency has been much less bullish than
two weeks ago Good reasons exist for
a strictly moderate reaction. Values OF
good properties were often pretty high;
and more or less liquidation of specula-
tive accounts was inevitable in the alb
sence of fresh stimulus to outside buy
ing. Here and there securities could b
picked out which had not received their
fun share of the rise; but with moditi-
cation Of favorable conditions in other
quarters their upward movement was
made more difficult
The most important setback originated
in the iron and steel stocks, which de-
clinde owing to unfavorable reports of
the iron trade. This great branch of In
dustry, however is not going to destruc-
ton; it is still enjoying prosperity, and Is
likely to continue SO doing for months
and possibly years to come The worst
that can be said is that the abnormal
rush of orders the like of which was
never before experienced, has subsided; !;
and the extreme prices which buyers paid
IN their panic-like anxiety are now
thing Of the past Demand is temporar-
ily abating, production is increasing and
values must soon reach a more normal
basis; and this may not be accomplished
without some injury TO the poorly
equipped and poorly organized concerns
which ought never to have entered the
race Of competition. This condition is no
surprise to those engaged in the iro
business; as reaction has long been fore
seen; and, as soon as prices have settled
down to a lower and more reasonable ba-
sis. it is more than probable that a new
set Of orders will be received; there being
MANY enterprises, Improvements and en-
largements which have been postponed
owing TO the high prices of iron.
The immediate future of the stock mar
ket is somewhat problematcal. There Is
no reason for any important decl nes
The industrials havS already dropped
considerably below top figures, while II
railroads are making such excellent re-
turns that no anxiety need be manifested
should they cease overtopping the big
gains Of 1899. On the other hand, II would
be difficult 10 force any pronounced bul
movement under present conditions. a
good many operators attach more i'm
portance 10 campaign oratory and golC
shipments than they deserve hence these
factors may affect prices adversely
Again the summer season is approaching
and a period Of quiet and uncertainty fl
likely to prevail until the time when TIT
crop outlook and presidential uncertain
ties are more settled than now. For tn
present purchases should only be mad
on good declines. and profits taken on al
sharp rallies.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
Medicine Furnished From Private Laboratory.

Catarh, Catarrhal Deafness, Rheumatism
Blood and Skin Diseases Bladder Troubles Diseases
Heart Stomach and Liver Special Diseases and
of Men, Nervous Debility and Diseases of Women
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

Rheumatism is conceded to have it's
origin in poisoned condition OF the
blood. and 70 be most successfully
treated by HERBINE, which acts up
on the liver. kidneys and lother blood
Purifying organs, thereby divesting
the system Of the offending agents
Price soc. Sold by r. b. Lille a. Co.
and Wheeler 4 Son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

To the ladies of Guthrie: Our line
of wall paper for this seasons bust
ness is now complete. You can see
samples at the book store in the
Dewey block or at our drug store you
are invited to call and see the samples
whether you wish TO purchase or not
B. r. lille & Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
Notlce-stockholders, Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that on the
21st day of May, 1900, at the hour of >
p. M, there will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Ardmore Ice COM
pany at the office of said corporation,
located at the Pabst ice plant in the
city of Guthrie, county of Logan, ter
ritory of oklahoma, for the purpose OF
electing directors for the ensuing year
and transacting such other business as
may be legally presented before the
meeting. PAUL JUNDT, Sec'y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

The colored work In BlggIe Berry
Book is an immense aid to berry grow
ers, 1t shows the leading ber'
ries trr@ size, shape aud color
They 1rst carefully painted
by an experienced artist, and then re-
produced by lithography at a cost Of
over one thousand dollars. Aside from
the color work there are scores of re-
productions made directly from photo
graphs of berries, so that the reader
may have an accurate idea of them
See publishers announcement in an
other colum. The price is so cents
free by mail; address the publishers,
Wilmer Atkinson Co.. PhiladelI hia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

Many women throughout the coun-
try make pin money out Of their
chickens. We have known women
who have clothed the entire family
with the proceeds Of the poultry yard,
and some have paid off mortgages and
others have bought their homes by
intelligent management of their
foeks. Everybody interested in
chickens should get Bicycles Poultry
Book 1t is so full of elpful sugges-
tions and short cuts to success, and
has so many years of costly expert
ence boiled down for its pages that it
is poor economy to be without it. 1t
will help increase the income from
the poultry yard. and has started
many an ameteur or misguided pro.
fessional on the right track. The
PAIGE is so cents, free by mail; address
the pu ublishers, Wilmer Atkinson Co.
PhiladelphiA, Pa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

When the liver fails to secrete bile
the blood becomes loaded with bilious
properties, the digestion becomes i'm
paired and the bowels constipated
HERBINE has direct action on the
liver and excretory organs and a few
doses will cure any case of biliousLess
Price so cents. Sold by f. B. Lille
& Co. and Wheeler & Son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

Stolen - A bicycle, with red frame
was stolen from the Leader stairway
reward for its return.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
Is Ii Not a Startling State Of Affairs?
The nroads by Disease the Human Race is Something
Astonishing
Astonishing.

The chief essential Of success for a
man is wdat the vast majority of men
think about the feast-that is, good
hea tn and a sound constitution. That
is the first thing, nothing precedes IT.
Iu the battle for success, that should
be a mans first thought; the corner
stone OF ali. Abilities can not bring
health, but health may, and generally
does develope ability.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
DECLINE OF euckwHHAr.
a Crop once Large In This Country,
But Steadily Decreasing.

But Stedolly decreasing.
What is the matter with buckwheatY
Cakes made of it and eaten warm are
regarded as very nutritious and are
still favorlte article Of food with
many thousands, but for all that the
cultivation of the grain is steadily de-
clining. 1t must be that a great many
have stopped eating buckwheat cakes,
for there is certainly great deal less
lbuckwheat to be eaten than in former
days
Thirty-five years ago the farmers of
our country sowed yearly, over 1,OO0,-
600 acres in buckwheat. Since then
the crop has sometimes been larger
sometimes smaller. but, on the whole.
the acreage and yield have been al
most steadily decreasing. In 1898 the
acreage was 61S, 1892 only little more
than half that of thlrty-five years ago.
and the yield was only 11,TOOOO0
bushels, which was just about one
half the yield at the close of the Civil
War.
No explanation of this great decline
in buckwheat raising has been made.
IT is probable, however that the unre-
| liability of the crop, which is some
times large and sometimes small,
without any apparent reason for the
variation, has discouraged a great
many farmers Another reason for
the decline may be the larger use
within the past few years of cereal
preparations, especially wheat, all of
which come under the general head
of hygienic foods. These preparations
have probably won many persons
from their allegiance to buckwheat
cakes.
If buckwheat raising continues to
decline, perhaps the bees most of all
will miss the fields, for they are very
partial to the flowers of this plant,
which secrete great deal of honey
that is not, however, of the first quail
ity, as everybody knows who has eat
en- it.
Buckwheat is not raised widely over
the world, and this fact makes its de-
cline in America, where it is most
largely grown, all the more interest
ing. Russia and France are about the
only countries in Europe that produce
it, and Great Britain has never taken
kindly to buckwheat cakes and i'm
ports very little of the grain.-N. Y.
| Sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
ARCHIBALD FORBES.
characteristics Of the Lamented War
Correspondent.

Correspondent.
Forbes was one of those writer's who
seemed to be led by his pen. When
writing the ink bottle inspired him;
but the apparent facility was greatly
due to his perceptive faculties and
the habit of consciously as well as un-
consciously storing his perceptions.
He had an excellent judgment in
things military and literary, and had
an instructive feeling of the stand
point that would suit the public. He
also read character quickly. His re-
spect for authority was deep, and yet
he was, as schoolboy, student and
soldier, always getting into scrapes
for being insubOrdinate. l dare say
the reason was a Scotch tendency to
argue, coupled with pertinacity. He
told me that as soldier he received
every punishment under capital pun
ishment, short of flogging that mill
tary judges could infict. In looking
back at his career he often wondered
that he did not desert. Not that he
ever felt tempted, but his outlook was
utterly hopeless. He fancied that the
activity of his brain kept him from
doing so, for somehow, even when
his lines were hardest, life seemed to
him full of interest. He also took a
pride in punctually obeying orders.
There was something in the walk
and look of Forbes that reminded me
of a watchful sentinel. He was eager
to make money, and must have made
great deal, but he spent freely and
had no idea Of economy. Money
slipped through his fingers. He was
a good comrade when the feeling of
rivalry did not come in. There was
no egotism in his talk, though he only
talked of what came within the range
of his personal experience or observa-
tion.-Letter in London Daily News.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
General Lord Msthusn.

Paul Methuen, writes a military cor
is a man of great person
al energy and physical strength. He
was famous in his day for his skill
with the gloves, a taste inherited
from his father, for the last lord had
few equals as a boxer. Paul once put
his powers to good use in the defence
of a lady whom he championed
against an extortionate hanson cab
man. The man was very cheeky, and
said, looking down from his perch:
You wouldn't be so free If | was
down on the pavement in front of
you" "Come down." said Paul. "and
Wen soon settle that" Cabby. moth
ing loath, accepted the challenge. and
soon put 'em up before the stalwart
guardsman. After the third or fourth
round he had enough, and was sorry
he had not asked his proper fare. But
he lost nothing in that way, for Paul
made him handsome compensation
for the licking he gave him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
Packing Plants in Mexico.

The International Packing Com
pany, which was recently organized
with a paid-up capital of $2,0OO-O00
and granted a concession by the gov
ernmeut to establish meat packing
plants in Mexico, will put up three
mammoth packing establishments.
The first of these plants is now being
constructed in Chihuahua, and its cost
will be 100000. Another plant to
cost $1,O0O,O00 is to be erected in the
city of Mexico, and a third one, to
cost 100000, will be located at Tam
pico. The company will own and op-
crate its own refrigerator cars, and
will establish cold storage plants in
all the principal cities of Mexico.
The principal stockholders Of the
company are Juan Terresas and En-
rique Creel, millionaire bankers and
cattlemen of Chihuahua. They pro-
pose to supply all of Mexico, Central
America and many South American
countries with canned and refrigerat-
or meats, and win enter into active
competition with large packing CON
Germs Of the United States.-Mexican
Correspondence Chicago Record.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
A UNIQUE HANDLE.
Why the Owner Is Proud of the
Crook.

Why the Owner Is Proud of the
Crook.
A guest at one of the principal
hotels yesterday exhibited a curious
and beautiful umbrella handle to Il
party of admlring friends. 1t was a
crook of silver maple wood bearing
the natural bark, and its ornament
consisted of three heavy gold hands
or rings, enclrcling the shaft at equal
distances. What made it remarkable
was the self-evident fact that the
bands had been put on when the
branch from which the handle was
made was part of living tree, and
much smaller in diameter The wood
had grown through and around the
combining metal, and bulged ont Mt
either side, producing an odd Pnd
striking effect.
1T took me four years to get the
material ready for this unmbella
handle" said the proud owner Il
live in the suburbs of st. Louis, and
have several fine maple trees ON the
premises In 1893 the idea occurred
to me, and | had a jeweler make me
these three rings, which 1 slipped over
a small branch and tied at the proper
distance with cords. l had to select
very diminutive branch, because
otherwise the twlgs would have pre-
vented the rings from going on, and
picked out one pretty high up so it
would be out of the way of pilferers.
Then l waited patiently for nature to
clinch the bands by process of growth.
l said nothing about the experiment,
and the family wondered why in the
world l climbed that tree so often. l
am a travelling man, and whenever |
returned from the road l would lose
no time in taking look at my pros
pective umbrella handle. It was slow
work, however, and the fall of 1897
had rolled around before l finally cut
the branch. Then | turned it over to
an expert, who kept it ten months
longer, seasoning and polishing 1t and
bending the upper end of the crook,
which was done by a process of
steaming. The result is what you see.
am convinced it is the only thing of
its kind in the world, and take good
care to keep it away from umbrella
thieves. New Orleans Times Demo.
crat
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
A Notable Telegram.

The first postal missive to be con-
veyed over the route of the projected
Cape to Cairo telegraph has just been
delivered In England. 1t is a post
card, and bears the official postmarks
of Nyassaland, YOro, Omdurman and
Cairo. Mr.. A. j. Swami, f. X. G. S.,
chief political officer at Kota Kota,
who has spend eighteen years in dark
est Africa, was the sender of the card
which has now been added to the
Queens collection Of imperial curios-
tiles. her majesty having been gra-
ciously pleased to accept it.-London
Chronicle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
rHE UNIFORM.
What a Change II Makes In the Ap-
pearanee Of a Man.

Good Lordl What a change a uni
form does make in the average man."
said an observant citizen. Last year
| was down in Havana mt the tail end
of the Brooke administration and at
tended one of the last big receptions
given at the governors palace. l had
never seen the general, and when he
finally made his appearance at one
end of the long, magnificent double
drawing rooms l was deeply i'm
pressed by the martial figure he pre-
sented. He wore the full gala uni
form of a major-general in the United
States army, with a broad silk sash
spanning his breast diagonally from
shoulder to waist, a pair of enormous
gold epaulettes and n row of stars
and crosses glitterlng on his breast.
There was a murmur of admiration
when he entered. and I said to myself
that l had certainly never laid eyes
upon a more sOldlerly looking man.
His big square head, massive features
and wavy iron-gray hair complement
ed his uniform to a nicely. He seemed
to be exactly fashioned by nature for
the trappings of war.
We'll yesterday evening l hap
pened to be passing through the cor
ridors of the ST. Charles Hotel when
n rather fat, elderly gentleman walked
slowly from the elevator toward the
clerks desk. He looked as If he might
be railroad superintendent or the
general agent of some insurance com
pany, and was just such a placid old
boy as you would imagine in his ele-
ment carving canvas-back duck or
doing in quiet corner at the club.
Still there was something vaguely ia
miliar about his appearance, and
was wondering where the dickens l
had seen him before when I heard
somebody say In a stage whisper:
That's General Brooke l jumped as
If l had been shot The fat gentle
man was the General all right enough,
and, what's more, he hadn't changed
jr hadn't deteriorated a particle. 1t
was simply case of the awful chasm
between a black derby hat and cut
away coat and a double row of brass
buttons with n diagonal scarf and a
handful of orders. If l was "A general
l would sleep in my spurs. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
Sir George Whites Leo.

Shortly before the outbreak of the
war Sir George White, the defender
of Ladysmith, Nhn has just reached
London, met with an accident to his
leg. He had by No means recovered
when hostilitles were in sight, and
Lord Wolseley told him that he feared
his temporary lameness must be a
reason for keeping him at home. But
Sir George White, who was lunching
with his chief at the Uuited Service
Club, had an answer ready which
clinched the matter: 81 beg your par
don, sir" he answered; my leg is
well enough for anything except run.
ming away."-N Y. Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
Mas. nvRnErr,s MARRIAeE.
Some Statements Refuted by Those
Who Know the Facts.

VINO KNOW the = acts.
Just why people should pounce upon
Mrs. Burnett since the announcement
of her marriage to Mr.. Townsend, of
London. for the express purpose of cir
culating stories of her marital rela-
tions with DIR. Burnett, is difficult of
explanation, even had they a grain of
foundation in truth. In the first place,
those who have known the talented
authoress all the days of her welded
life know such stories to be untrue
The real facts of the case rather re-
verse the situations. Instead of DR..
Burnett having helped to mold his
wife's character and educate her mind
for her present high literary pedestal,
1t was she who paid for her husbands
professional studies abroad, and, by
the sale of her earliest book, not only
made such a result possible but lift
ed the family out of dire necessity.
Not once In all their married life has
the doctor given a penny in support
of his wife and sons, even though in
later years making money hand over
hand professionally, Mrs. Burnett
from the first shOuldering all the
| household expenses.
Mrs. Burnett has always shrunk
from publicity and lived quietly alb
sorbed in her literary work, surround
ed by a coterie of women friends, to
whom she made her house an attrac-
tive Informal rendezvous. For the
past few years she has suffered from
an affection of the heart, the result of
overwork, and has been forced to
withdraw from all participation in the
winters social rush.
Mr.. Townsend is, as regards to age,
one year the senior of his wife, their
acquaintance dating back to the
| period of her son Lioners illness and
death, when he devoted all his medi-
cal skill and intelligence as nurse to
the saving of the boys life, far gone
in rapid consumption. While those
among her most intimate friends
knew of her engagement and proposed
marriage, at the time of her sailing
for Genoa, little more than a month
since, it was in concession to her urg-
ent request to be spared all publicity
that the affair was kept secret -
Brooklyn Eagle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
Look for the Warning.

Heart disease kills suddenly, but
never without warning. The warn
ings may be faint and brief, o. may
be startling and extend over many
years, but they are none tne less
certain and positive. Too often tho
victim is deceived by the thought,
sit will pass away" Alas, 1t never
passes away voluntarily. Ones In
stalled, heart disease never gets bat
ter Of itself. IL DIR. Niles Heart
Cure is used in the early stages re-
coVery is absolutely certain In every
case where its use Is persisted in.
"FOr many years l was . great SUIT
ferer from heart disease before ]
finally found relief l was subjeet
TO fainting and sinking SPELLS, full
ness about the heart, and was Enable
to attend to my household dutIea I
tried nearly every remedy that was
recommended to me and Goctored
with the leading physicians OF this
section but obtained ne help until l
began taking DR.. Niles Heart Cure.
1t has done me more good than all
the medicine l ever took"
MRS. ANNA HOLLOWAY,
Geneva, lad.
DR.. Niles Hsart Cure Is sold at all
druggists on a positive guarantee
Write for free advice and booklet to
Dr. Miles Medical CO. Ekhart lad
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
RUssIA's GREAT NAVAL DEPOT.
VladivostoIt, on Siberian Coast, is Be.
ing Fitted for the Purpose.

VladiVostok, on Siberian Coast, Is Be-
ing Fitted for the Purpose.
Russia has expended and is still ex-
pending, a vast amount of money in
making Vladivostok a suitable ter
minus for the Trans-Siberian Railway,
and the development of that port as
a naval station is very remarkable.
The wharves, railway station and
landing facilities have been made SUI
perior to those of any other port in
that part of the world. Stone and
brick have replaced the old wooden
buildings of the city. The view of
the place from the sea is very strik-
ing. The massive Russo-Chinese Bank
is built of white stone and lighted by
electricity. The solid brick barracks,
building of the Russo Chinese Eastern
Railway attract attention from a dis.
tance.
The flag that floats over the last
mentioned building is a combination
of the Russian and Chinese stand
ards, the upper diagonal showing half
the Russian flag, the lower half the
Chinese national emblem, the dragon.
Other fine buildings are the shore
house of the admiral the headquart-
er's offices, and new and handsome
postoffices and some imposing mer-
camille structures. Such is Vladivo-
stok in its civil aspect. "Of its mill.
tary aspect" says q correspondent Of
the London Times, "it may truly be
said that nothing which modern for
tification can suggest seems to have
been left undone TO supplement ma
ture, and she in her turn must surely
have created Vladivostok to be what
it is-one of the strongest of naval
fortresses. ."-Chicago Chronicle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
Housewives Next.

"Whatg cried the labor leader, as
he entered the house. No supper
yetT
"No," replied his wife, calmly. "You
will recall that l began work at 8
O'Clock this morning"
"What has that got to do with itT
he demanded.
my eight-hour Vatch expired at 2
o'clock this afternoon" she answered.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
His Animated Penwiper.

Tommy was presented lately by his
older sister with neat penwiper for
use at a school which he had Just be-
gun attending.
He admired it, but remarked, 81
shan't have much use for it, Jennie"
Why not, Tommy; you use pen
every day at schoolY'
Eyes; 1 know that"
"Why don't you use a penwiper,
thenT she replied.
Because ! always wipe my pen
down the side of the next boys hair"
STRAY Stories.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13

1t has been demonstrated by ex-
perience that consumption can be pre-
vented by the early use of one min
ute cough cure. This is the favorite
remedy for coughs, colds, Group, as
thma. grippe and all throat and lung
troubles. Cures quickly.