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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
TO KILL NcoRalolHLEs.
caIifOrnia's Legislature May Pass Law
to This End


The authorities OF California arc
seriously cosidering the advisability OF
passing law making incorrigibility
among criminals capital onense.
In other words. criminals, upon being
taken into custody, will be put through
a thorough test by crIminologists, and
II, In their judgment, the prisoner Is
totally depraved, he will be condemned
to die. This radical step on the part
of the State Of California is prompted
by the rapidly increasing crime In
spite OF all the laws to subdue and
suppress it. Criminologists and pen
ologists have studied crime and Grim
inals from every point of view and ev-
cry effort has been made TO enact laws
that should have a refcrmatory ef-
feet upon those inclined to commit or
fenses against their fellow citizens,
and yet II is admitted that crime, in
stead Of becoming less frequent, is con-
"'antly increasing.
According TO the plan that has been
suggested, the legislature, at its next
session, will have the opportunity to
pass a law providing for the exter-
mination OF all incorrigibles. In case
such law shouts pass a commission
would be appointed TO which CAGES
Of this nature would be referred. This
commission would consist OF alienists.
criminoloGists and others whose ex-
perience had htted them for such deli
'ate duty, and their decision would be
Hnal. In reaching this decision, how
ever, they would have 10 be guided By
something move than the ordinary
methods OF justice. OF course the con
dition os the prisoners brain woulf
play an important part In their judaI
ment, f0r there are persons criminaH0
insane whose removal In this manner
would scarcely be justified by any d1v-
ilized government. A question that
would follow the adoption OF such
novel innovation in California would
De the proper method OF disposiag OF
persons to be removed from their
sphere OF crime. The increasing tend
eney OF popular opinion is certainly
against the present methods OF capital
punishment. II is the general opin-
ion that tho best means OF accomplish
ing this purpose would be by the use
OF chlorOform or ether or hydrocya-
mic gas. In Japan the government Is
considering the adoption OF similar
method OF iniicting the death penalty.
out II really matters little whether
one drug or another should be adopt
ed. In either case the result would be
the same. The death-dealing fumes
could be conducted to the cell through
pipes and the condemned would pass
away as painlessly Rs n he was simply
falling asleep. In these modern times.
when the principle OF the death pen
atty Is absolute justice and not re-
venge, the more humane the method
OF innicting this punishment. the less
brutalialnE will be its effects ppon
the community.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

THE Democrats Of this territory are
never hide bound, and in their fight
against the Republican misrule have a
right 10 expect the cooperation Of all
the honest aud sincere men OF the
whole territory. Men who require
some sort Of ial de raj Of their own
as condition precedent TO their Co
operation in riddipg the territory OF q
party which has made it by word
and rcproach, are not sincere, and
their cooperation depends wholly up
the selfish ends they may gain for
themselves. Such men never brought
strength to any party or movement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

The current annual report OF DIR.
William T. Harris, United States COM
missioner OF education, estimates the
population between the ages OF s ana
Is, at z1,45s.294. or these 1908 $50
are enrolled In the public schools. The
increase In attendance In the public
schools is In excess OF the increase in
population. The recent enrolment rs
20 per cent Of the whole. against 05.5
in 1880 and 61.4 in 1870. The average
term OF the school year increased from
1872 days in 1870 to l4S days In 1898.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

TIE ChOAAhffS STILL ChO4kIRG.
Certain elements for selfish pur-
poses, never the good OF any body but
themselves, are endeavoring 20 make
the impression that we are opposed to
Populists and the opponents Of Repub-
iieanism cooperating with the Demo-
cratic party ia It's war against the Re
publican party. Or the contrary, the
LEADER has urged and aow urges with
all the euergy and persuasion 1t is
capable Of employing, union OF all
the opposing forces against the aggres-
sions of the Republican party upon the
rights Of the people, 1t mas criticised
and hmbasted certain pretended Pop
ulists for their reereancy TO their
pledges and Apostasy TO the fusion
ticket IN the past, which they helped
10 make and then deserted. These
men were never sincere In what they
said or did. ana nobody knows this
better than the real populists them
selves. They are for the spoils aad
fringes. aad when they can't get these
they are any body's man who will pay
tn most for them. Some OF them
have been honored by the fuslonistSoi
the past, but that was before the spots
on their foreheads appeared 70 reveal
their true character, They are now
dead ducks 10 the mill pond. and no,
body knows this better than they
themselves know Il, and for thi, reason
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

McMasters' Magazine for February
has an able and caustic review OF
Judge MeAtee's address delivered be-
fore the Oklahoma Bar Association in
which II takes the position that il the
new doctrine advanced by Judge Nc
Aztec Is correct and is % obtain 10 this
country, territories and their inhabl-
tsnts are 10 be considered and treated
As mere chattels and property BY the
rulirg power beyond any constitution
Al llmitations or protection. The ar
ticle admits that the view 81 Judge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

The great loss OF life incurred by the
English troops Is mainly attributable
to the chargeE they have had to make
across open spaces in order to dislodge
the energy from the sheIterIng kopie.
In order to minimize the death roll It
has been suggested that just before a
charge takes place smoke shells should
be ared, which would temporarily hide
The English soldiers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

astounded the memberD of the Ameri-
can Psychological association at Yale
recently with his incredible miracles
OF calculation, is only 19 years old. He
was raised on an Indie-la farm, and his
first manifestations Of intelligence were
I'm the way of notation. BY the.
time he could talk young Grif-
fifth could count up to 1900. He
counted the "buzzes" OF planning
mill saw up to 6,573 in one day, and
the grains OF corn he fed to the chick
ems up to 42,173. The lad did nos go
to school until he was 10 years old,
and then he looked at all his studies
with a mathematical eye. Geography
he reduced to a matter OF miles and
feet, and history to questions OF days,
hours and minutes His remarkable
faculty for Numbers attracted the at
tention OF PrOfs. Lindley and Bryan OF
the Indiana State university, and II
was through these gentlemen that he
was introduced TO the American psy-
biologists at Yale.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
RARNEN GREAr NAoRfFroE.

Harper Cunningham is To be offered
up as a vicarious sacrifice by Governor
Barnes TO propitiate the great fetish
at Washington. A real, genuine fesh
and blood sleriace must be made, and
Barnes finds II more convenient to
offer up Cunningham than to perish
himself, as Father Abraham prepared
to offer no his son Isaac rather than to
incur the displeasure OF Jehovah. OF
course it was pretty hard on "Ikey,"
but the willingness 10 sacrifice his son
put the " Father Of the Faithful" in
good standing with the Lord, and the
sacrifice of Cunningham is now re-
quired 10 make Barnes solid with Nc
kinney. But Abraham heard the angel
OF the Lord saying Lay not thine
hand on the lad; there Is a ram caught
in the thieket that will do just as well
for sacrifice" And Barnes still ex-
poets TO hear q voice from Washington
saying Lay not thine hands on Har-
perj there is Amos Of coal oil fame
that viii do just as well for = sAcri-
Ace "--El Reno Globe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

McAtee is correct as now applied and
interpreted by the national admins
tration, but draws the conclusion that
such arguments of the inferiority of
the territories proves that such condi-
tion exists only by and through force,
and not by the provisions of the con-
stituticn as framed by the fathers.
Being outside not only Of the direct
protection of the constitution but ex-
isting also beyond the pale OF its
spirit, Congress may decree the form
of religion, suppress trial by jury and
overthrow every support OF freedom
in all the territories of the union out.
side OF state lines"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
A unIau. Eyenlpr Gown.

This charming evening gown is Of
green and cream white, with just q
thought of gold The underskirt is Of
green velvet shot with a thread OF
gold, that only shows when the pile OF
the velvet is open. The overdress and
corsage arc of light green and cream
striped taffeta. II is the trimming Of
the dress that gives 1t its distinctive
characteristic. This is a pattern ma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

WHEE such staunch farmers as Die
Morgan, Tom Ferguson, Uncle Jake
Admire and host Of other Republi-
can expect&nts rush the gridele on
free homes it's sure sign that a
ground-swell is near
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

wirH the besmirched condition of
Oklahoma Republican rule which the
party cannot unload or wash out with
any yet known procoss, the Democrat
&c party is preparing to take hold Of
territorial affairs after next election.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
"Welcome. EvA If
Thou CONTEST Alone. -


one evH that cannot come
alone Is impure blood. If
this as ALLOWED, It Is at
tended BY kindred ailments
galore. This condition
means that eVerv vein and
artery of the body, instead
of carrying TO the organs a
heaLth-sfVing flow of life,
Is laden zUfth a sLozU and
impure fluid that Is harm
ing instead of healing.
II Is unfortunate zOheu there Is "bad
Blood inside Of you. Hoods Sarsa.
paraza uOM not make enemies friends,
bot Il uoR make bad blood" good
blood. and blood should Be Of the best
quality. Hoods rever disappoinfs.
Grip -"After Severe attack of grip,
ny HtdHH sOdS pOOs got no feHeT un-
III used Hoods SSrsapari7ia, zuhich did
pUhaf ujas needed, purified my blood. "
w. ~ SteuArt. O1tsaba, Miss.
Liver Troubles MY zvife and I
are advaneed IN years and haze derfped
great benefit from Hoods Sarsapan7EA
for Lver and stomach. We DO not hd1k
Of being zUahouf Il and Hoodrs Pills. -
Hiram Hervey, Blissffeid, SNieh.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

THERE are three hundred and six
Republican stRtemen trimming their
sails to get on the delegation from
this territory to the Republican ma
tionsl convention, but as only six have
oil OF the proper illumination in their
lamps the three hundred other lights
can only send thei. regrets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

4 GEN. OTIS reports frum the Philip
pines In their cvenness read like the
chapters Of a serial story. The villain
OF the play is always just little ahead
but will be caught in the next.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

7 THE Democratic national committee
Imeets in Washington today to fix the
date aud place for holding the nation
al convention. The contest is close
between Kansas City and Milwaukee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

In looks suspicious of partnership
between John Bull and the Republi-
can administration when Young Hay,
the son OF his father, had to go to
London TO get his final instructions to
act as the American Consul at Pre-
toriA.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

THE newspaper men and their lady
friends, now on their way to the edi-
torial rernion at New Orleans, will
go on an excursion to Cuba and before
they return, may possibly take inPuer-
70 Rico.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

In the election contest case in okla
homa county OF Robertson VS.. concan-
non, Judge Burwell decided in favor
of Robertson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

terial, and only comes In enough guam,
tity TO trim one dress and II costs So
a yard. This pattern is of silk net,
with an applique of French mousseline
de sole the net Of white and the nous
seline Of pale green. II is in bow
knot design and there Is a Tom Thumb
fringe Of cream silk which Is festooned
from one bow-knot 10 another. Little
wavelike threads OF gold run from the
bow-knots TO the fringe The corsago
has a drapery OF the green velvet, ike
the skirt, running across the upper
part OF the sleeve. over the shoulder
is an ornament OF green velvet fioR-
ers. - - - 10y - = Ssa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
rHRUsDAy. FEBRUARY 90 1900

The blunders OF the Republican ad
ministration keep right along.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22
H6od3 SalJGbMM
l55IIIgB

Hoods pills cure liver iils the non.irritaring and
only cathartle 70 take With Hoods sarsaparilia.
Hoods SarsapsrillA IL for salea the
Eagle Drug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

they are constantly heard croakine
against the Democratic party
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

How y ~ xouF Mldneya4
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

ne
specially he convince nhavng dealings with HIM that at last
Guthrie the patients begu improve al
used in
In aieu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22

DR. Srgs office visited during the past week by great numbers
who are avahing themselves Of his Hberel offer.
This opportunity will end Marcht

Only until Thursday March lst remains
for the Sick and suffering people OF
Guthrie and surrounding country ar
fcted with Chronic Diseases, 10 avail
themselves Of Dr. Sturyis' LIBERAL offer
for free services, consultation, examina-
ton and advice. with the medicine for a
cure furnished by him at the actual
wholesale cost. After March ist the usual
charges will be made.
Much comment has Keen excited by the
LIBERAL offer which this distinguished
specialist has made for the past week to
treat patients free. charging them IMPLY
the wholesale price for the actual medi-
cine used for cure. lie does this for
,two-fold purpose. First. he has come to
.Guthrie to permanently locate for the
.practice OF his spec atty, and he wishes
ito become rapidly acqua nted with tho
sick ana afflicted OF this city and sur
rounding country; and secondly, TO prove
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
TOPEKA sTATE JOURNAL. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 10. 1900.

bundle between herself a1d the man
and the package. The temperance ad-
yocate was ~iutently reading a paper.
The woman next to him moved. She
glanced at her bundle. She snatchad it
up With an exclamation of horror Tha
temperance man looked at her and then
at his pocket HorrorsI The bundle
had turned upside down The bundle
was q bottle The contents were bub-
bling out. 1t was beeri The temper
ance man grabbed the bottle and
stopped the flow Of the amber fluid
with his thumb.
Taking it home to my wife" he tx
plained- The doctor prescribed it for
her"
What about my pink China silk that
has been ruined?" demanded the wo-
IN be only too glad to settle for it
If you would not MENTION this unlucky
occurrence" said the man.
How about my China silk ?" asked
a man on the opposite side of the car.
I'll get you anything On earth you
want" replied the agitated temperance
man But everybody wanted a piece Of
China silk" and The story is out
A Topeka mar who has been suffering
from a bad cold has decided that it is
better to let the sickness take its course
than TO follow the advice of his friends
He has too friends for this par
ticular case.
Each one of them has a remedy.
Each one says, II tried II on the worst
cold I ever had and it cured me" The
young man with a cold vas told that
an extra heavy red dannel undershlrt
would cure him in "A hours He tried
it. After half the color had left the
armen and dyed him a rich, deep red,
he discarded it. The second ~prescrip-
ton was lard and coal oil. After two
applications he decided that he would
rather try something that did not smell
like a paint shop and a packing hcus
combined. Then he tried raw onions
until he hated the sight of them He
drank hot lemonades and steaming
whisky sings until he felt like calling
out the fire department Feed a old
and staFve a fever" and he ate until
he was called a glutton- After drinking
camphor n water, taking cold baths
until he had the chiIls. trying a Uur-
pentine pouItice and smoking cubebs
until people would not allow him around
he discarded all remedies, went out in
the rain and got his feet vet, was told
that he would die of pneumonia. and
then after a good nights sleep found
that his cold had left him.
The story is told of a Topeka farmer
who owed a large bill and W. found
to be slow pay.
A lawyer took the account and agreed
to collect it. He drove L to the farm
er's place and after a lengthy
ment the farmer agreed to allow the
lawyer to take the corn from crib in
payment for the bill. The lawyer was
to send out wagons to haul the corn
away the next day Teams and men
were scarce. but the lawyer found three
the next day and sent them QUITO get
the corn A short time later the lawyer
followed the teams. He had agreed 10
pay the teamsters SO, but when he
reached the farm he found thar the
farmer had offered them 81 a day and
board to pillow for him The lawyer re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
a Bicyclist's Wheels and Legs.

IFrom the LondO Telegraph
A test ase was brought before the
division court, at the suggestion of the
Cyclists Touring club, by a cycIist, to
decide whether he was liable to pay a
toll fer his machine as a two wheeled
carriage He was charged twopenee
for crossing a bridge at SWinford, Berks,
the property of the Earl Of Abingdon.
whose ancestor had been given the right
TO charge toll The plaintiffs counsel
contended that the permission lie o
extend 20 bicycles, ard that if he was
liable TO pay toll at all it would simply
be as a foot passenger Their iordsnips
p~ropounded several riddles to the c0un-
sci How would it be II the rider of the
bicycle had his feet IN the air when
crossing the bridge instead Of prOpel-
ling the pedals2 Mr. Ghee said IN that
case he clearly would not be liable How
would It be If a man with Two wooden
legs crossed the bridge? The answer
to hi was that for the purposes of the
act such q man would be a foot passen-
ger. How would it be If a man crossed
on roller skates2 In that case he would
be liable as a pedestrian or else have
to pay the toll for two fou wheeled
vehicles. Certainly it you'd seem that
the Words Of the statute. 0 any other
carriage whatsoever would include BIZ
cycles. then unthoughI of. and motor
cars and whatever other vehicles which
may travel by on land. The judges
thought SO. and gave judgment that q
bicycle was liable to pay toll as a two
whaala6 carriage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
BY TAPPING.
IFrom the London News.J

Among the most incompreheusible
proceedings TO be observed within the
vast area of Woolwich reserve depot
are the dOings of a small party Of Off
Gals. of whom appears to do moth
ing all day long but sit at a table and
tap or the top of tin canisters with a
couple of bits of stick. something after
the manner of a child beating on the
upturned end of his drum. The tins
are passed before him about as fast as
he can tap them. and absolutely Moth
ing seems to come of the game. To the
unenlightened Oulooker il is quite unin-
t~elligibIe- The tins contain meat. and
before they are passed into the store it
is, OF curse, important to Examine the
condition of what is inclosed. and this
in fact is the way it is done. The
trained ear Of the expert examiner can
tell whether the meat is in a wholesome
or a nuLTid coalition by the sound
emitted when raped with the stick.
Just as the examiner Of railway car
rage wheels is supposed TO be able to
tell whether the wheel he taps with his
hammer is cracked or not. The rapid
ity with which the business is one
through and the seeming inattention Of
the performer with the sticks. his
total Indifference to all sorts of noises
about him, render the procedure a very
curious one to watch. The tNst is said
to be practically infaIIibIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
WALNUT WOOD Is DEAR

iETOm the CnIca7O AeCoiu-I
Indiana timber land. which was consid-
cred tn chest in the country, Is being 50
RAPIDLY denuded of the once splendid for
ests Of hardwood timber hat sPecuia-
Iators are seeing the advantage Of COB
bling up everything that may be got IN
the way of timber tracts
The walnut and hickory of Indian and
ohio are considered the best that can be
had and the monster popIars which once
formed the nucleus for the log heap fire
are now worth individually more as they
stand than the acres they occupy VIII
bring when cleared many a poplar tree
selling for S1n0 before an axe touched 1t
The walnut that was once 50 plentiful
that barn timhers. house sills. fence
rails. etc. were made from II, is becoming
Exceedingly scarce. and curled walnut
stumps have brought almost fabulous
prices. while hickory Of the shell bark
varietv can scarcely be ound in some OF
the best sections
Last years purchase by a Goshen (Ind-1
firm of hfty-hve standing walnut trees
uear the northern Indiana line Tor $l1D1
ana the handsome sun they make on OF
the handling Of this rare ciump OF trees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19

J. 0. Hood. justice Of the peace. Crosby.
Miss. makes the following statement: I
can certify that One Minute Cough Cure
u5II do all that Is claimed for it My
wife could not get her breath and the
ffrEf dose of it relieved her It has also
bene7ted my whole family" It acts i'm
u.edfateIv and cures coughs, colds, Group
rr5Dne- bronchitis, asthma and all throat
and lung troubles At al drug stores
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
SHEEP IN SPAIN.
From the spectater.l


In Spain there are some ten million Of
migratory sheep. which every year trav-
eI as much as 200 miles from the plains
to the detachable mountains" where
the shepherds feed them till the SHOWS
descend These sheep are known as
transhumantes, and their march, rest
ing places and behavior are regulated
by ancient and special laws and tribu-
mails dating from the fourteenth CEN
fury At certain times nj one is allow
ed to travel on the same route as the
sheep, which hav a right to Craze on
all open and common land on the way.
and for which a road 80 yards wide
must be left on all incI0sed and private
property. The shepherds lead the ficcks,
the sheep follow, and the hocks are ac-
companied by mules carrying prpvis-
ions and large dogs which act as guards
against the wolves The Merino sheep
travel 400 miles to the mountains, and
the total time spent on the migration
there and back is II weeks.