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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From The Chicago News.l
The faster a man runs in debt the
less apt he is to get ahead.
A woman's silence often means
more than her words.
Many a woman smiles lnwardly
crying outwardly.
It improves some to get a piece of
a woman's vocabulary.
Nature seems to take special de-
light in upsetting the weather mans
predictions.
Any man can get his name in the
papers. All he has to do is get cured
of something.
A large, substantial blessing awaits
the genius who wiz invent a ripless
bathing suit.
After marriage many girl thinks
her ideal shattered when It is only
sprained.
The mosquito biteth alike the Just
and the unjust.
Now doth the seashore lobster come
in with the under toe.
To the average suburban real es-
tate dealer malaria is a thing un-
known.
The toothache may be classed as a
necessary evil when you haven't got
it.
A baking powder manufacturer
ought 70 succeed in getting up in the
world.
The obese man who is anxious to
lose a little flesh should try a safety
razor
The bathing suit that shrinks ev-
cry time it is worn can hardly be call
ed immodest.
The man who is unable to borrow
a dollar suffers from financial depres-
sion.
Lots Of people pursue a literary ca
reer but few succeed in catching up
with it.
A poor man who has a rich uncle
may not be averse to taking the will
for the deed
It sometimes happens that the visi-
tor who comes TO town to see the
sights is one Of the sights.
Every actress has her photograph
taken when she is very young, and
as long as she remains on the stage
her Autographs are made from that
picture.
Wise is the man who assists his
wife in cleaning house by remaining
until il Is finished.
Wasps are said TO be very affection
ate, but few people care to be the re
cipients Of their fond caresses.
Much credit may be due the wife
who does her own housework but il
takes money to operate the hired ser
want
Said an Irishman Cast Yankee
away on a desolate island and he'll
get up next morning and sell maps o.
the place 10 the inhabitants"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31
Notice.

Monday, September 2, 1901 being
Labor day and a legal holiday, the
postoffice will be open for the trans
action Of business only from TO 3
o'clock D. m.
W. N. Mccoy, P. NJ,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31
Famous Doctor Urges
PYrarnid Pile Cure.

DR. Williams, a prominent orincial
surgeon says: 1T is the duty Of
every surgeon to avoid an operation
If possible to cure in any other way
and after many trials with the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure / unhesitatingly recon-
mend it in preference TO an opera
ton" For sale by all druggists.
Little book piles, Causes and Cure"
mailed free. Pyramid Drug Co, Mar
shall, Mich.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

"On the western slope OF the Berk-
shire hills is small village which Is
literally painted red once in every ten
or twelve years" writes Mary Y. Pat
terson In The Ladies' Home Journal.
Twenty-Five years before the battle OF
Lexington, Sylvanus Cunningham, a
peddler of notions, passed through the
settlement. His cart was upset and all
his wares were thrown out in the road.
The villagers rushed 10 his aid, but
when he took hasty inventory OF his
stock he declared that much was miss.
Ing, and furthermore denounced the
place and said IL should thenceforth be
known as 'Pilfershlre.' And thus il
was known until 1925, when the village
fathers called a meeting to take steps
toward throwing off the ignominious
name.
"As substitute some one mentioned
Red Rock This was met by the oh.
lection that there were no red rocks I'm
the vicinity. Whereupon a shrewd old
man suggested that they could paint
one. So great rock by the roadside
was given coat OF deep, rich red, and
since that time painting day. which
occurs about every dozen years, has
been one Of the great celebrations In
Red Rocks history"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

The humorous side OF the subscrip-
zion book business IS frequently I'm evil
dence. but II is only now and again
that " presents n fresh side, The fol-
lowing letter was received by the pub
fishers the other day from prominent
New England physician after examin-
ing q subscription set of books issued
by Harper & Bros. II must be noted.
by the way. that these books have un-
cut edges. the uncut edges being a fea-
ture which IL is difficult TO get the av-
erage man TO appreciate and the ex-
PLANTATION OF which is severe tax on
the resources of the salesman. There.
10y hangs this correspondents tale Of
woe:
"Gentlemen-You do not find inclosed
the payment you are expecting, but
you are 40 more disappointed than
were we when we opened our package
OF books. for instead of finding what
we bought-viz, a set OF nice finished
boolSS-we find books with edges (aI
except the top edeel which looked as
though they had been chewed off by
rats Instead Of being cut smooth, only
they were not chewed deep enough.
There were left innumerable leaves
still unchewed which the reader must
disconnect ere he could pursue his mar
rative. Very truly yours, -"
-Harper's.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
The Work of .hc nu,,ero,

In our growing approhcnslons OF the
linked life Of the universe the fight OF
the butterfly has gained q significance
and interest far beyond the casual ap-
probation Of its radiance and grace.
1t Is no longer as the frivolous saun-
terer who through the sunny days flut-
ters his life away among perfumed
petals that he figures. The beauty has
Its function and subserves n vital pur-
pose in the economy OF nature. Like
the bee, the butterfly is workman in
Gods garden and his mission to carry
pollen from blossom TO blossom, thus
fertilizlng and cross fertillzing the
seeds.
Without these winged messengers Of
the air more than half the flowers In
the world would be exterminated. Not
only do they add TO the color and love-
illness OF summers pageantry, but as
sist In its creation. Does il not ripen
the interest of the spectacle to realize
that the swarm of opalcscent insects
one sees In the meadows, eddying In
the golden sunlight, rising and falling
In lazy abandon. swaying drowsily on
the clover blossoms or balancing on the
petals OF the new opened violets, in an
existence apparently fetterless and
fancy free, arc really seriously at work
performing the function OF their being?
-Evervbodv's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Treatment of Oiled Floors.

An expert In hard wood floors says
that 1T is common mistake for people
to apply wax to an oiled floor before
the coat of oil has become thoroughly
dry. The wax surface is undoubtedly
the best finish a hard wood floor can
have. 1t requires continual polishing
with wax polishing brush when Il Is
new, but when the wood hos finally
been brought to high state of polish
nothing is more satisfactory. A great
many people who have laid down hard
wood floors In their kitchen have be-
come dissatisfied with them because
they crack and fall Off in splinters
when they are scrubbed and treated in
the ordinary way. Such a result is
likely to follow such a method of treat
Ing hard wood floor.
Scrubbing any such floor with alkali
soaps or strong alkalis is sure to pro-
duce such results. A hard wood floor
must be finished in oils. wax or shellac,
and for obvious reasons the oil finish
Is the best for kitchen use. A dirty
floor may be wiped with moist cloth,
or III necessary little soap and water
may be used. The spot then must be
dried thoroughly and rubbed with n
little parquet oil.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

Mr.. ID. Q. French. the sculptor. tells
with much relish the story OF his expe-
riences when he was commissioned to
make the bust of Ralph Waldo Emer-
son which is now In Memorial hall of
Harvard university.
At one of the sittings. saws Mr..
French. Mr.. Emerson rose suddenly
and walked over TO where the artist
was working. lie looked long and ear
nestiy at the bust, and then. with an
mimitably droli expression. he said:
THE trouble is the more IL resembles
me the worse II looks"
After the sculptor had finished the
bust he asked Mr.. Emerson TO inspect
1t. The philosophers opinion was char
acterist;cally terse
We'll" he said at last, that Is the
face shave"
MIR. Emerson, Mr.. French relates
made one OF his quaint observations
about another bust, the work OF anoth.
err artist. 1t was characterlcss kind
or thing and showed not the slightest
hint OF the Emerson character. After
looking 1t over Emerson said:
1T looks as armless as parsnIp,
doesn't ~"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
WEEmS STEAMBOAT CO.

G Baltimore, Fred
I|4ZN ericksburg, Nor.
<<sEzsEssE--sss-sS folk and Kappa.
hammock River Routes.
Beginning Sunday, June 3Oth steam.
ers Will leave Pier ,, Light street BnIfi.
more, as follows:
4:3O p. m Tuesday and Fridav for
Fredericksburg and all lanaings
$3.50 p m. Wednesday for Tapnaban-
mock and all landings except Iryinpton
Weems, Morans, Merry Point, Millen,
beck and Bayport.
$50 p: no. Thursday and 2:3O n. m
sunday Tor Tappahannock and all land
Ipng except bayport, Millenbeck, Merry
LEAVE TAPPAHANNooK
For Baltimore MONDAY Tpesd..
and Friday at a. m. and Tbnts,
day at .. M, stopping at all WHARF,
except viii call at Bsyport. on Tuesday
and Friday only.
For Baltimore direct al n m We'd
nesday, making no stops.
FOR Fredericksburg Monday NJ & \ m
Ieave Fort Royal at IL: so n. m arrive =,
fredericksburg at p. m tide pe,mi,,ire
FOR Fredericksburg "Wednesday At -
III iort royal at p. m, arrive i'm Fret
erlcks6urg, tide per mitting, at $50 n. m.
FOR Fredericksburg SaiuI day about
y. IN.
For Norfolk Friday p. m, calling At
all whsrves. 40
LEAVE NORFOLK
From Baltimore Steam Packet Com
pany's Wharf for Fredericksburg and
all landings at 3 p. m. Sunday.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG
FOR Baltimore and all Ian dings Monday
ana Thursday at 2 p. m, tide permitting
For Baltimore and all landings as far
as Iappahannock at 6 a. m. Wednesday
Freight received in Baltimore daily
and forwarded as at present.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent.
oilice; Piei 2, Light ST., Baltimore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
canada contentea a.Itn

In various ways and under all sorts
Of DISCUSSES has annexation been pre-
scented. Sometimes its advocates have
been iordly, threatening and coercive.
At other times they have come as good
friends, anxious to save us from "tyr-
amy" and to make us really happy.
The thing is now called Continental
union." which implies harmonious
pooling OF interests. But, call it what
they may. Canada will have none of II.
There Is plenty OF room on this North
American continent for the republic
which has four years monarchy and
for the monarchy which is a true re-
public. Side by side they can work
out their destinies. each attending to
Its own concerns and entertaining the
best OF good feelings toward the other.
The Continental Union association is
apparently source OF amusement for
the New York gentlemen who belong to
1t. If IL satisfies them. II does not hurt
us.-Toronto Mail and Empire.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
nibIe publication sta,l.,,c..

Heavier than the entire population OF
Liverpool are the 165. 200. 900 copies OF
the Scriptures distributed during the
nineteenth century by the British and
Foreign Bible society. They weighed
ABOUT $1,000 tons. To transport this
mountain OF Bibles a train 16 miles
long. drawn by 100 locomotives. would
be necessary. The area of the printed
pages would furnish standing room for
twice as many persons as are now liy-
ing throughout the world. If all the
Bibles were made into n single volume.
the book would be 202 feet high (as
high as the London monumenO, 40
Feet wide and IL feet thick. each page
would weigh CD tons, and to turn one
or them over would TAKE the strength
OF 100 men or 40 horses. Further. the
Bibles would make 1917 1-3 columns.
each as high as Mount Everest (29. 600
Bullctln.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Potomac River Route.

Beginning Tuesday, March Goth
steamers Northum berland and Potomac
VIII leave pier 0. Light Street. Bali.
more, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
nroay, Mt p m, for Alexandria and
Washington, calling at all of the usnaI
landings; Beginning Thursday, March
18th, will leave 9TH Street Wharf. WASH
lngton, at 2. m Thursday, Sunday and
tuesday, going rs far as Leonardtown
on lbese evenings: Will leave Leonard
town at a. M, Kinsale at 10 m, Miller's
az p. m, Grason's at o D. m. and
Bacon's at p. m. Monday, Wednesday
ana Friday, arriving in Baltimore early
the following morning. Freight re-
ceived daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
STEPHENSON &c BRO. Agents D
NJ :, Washington, ID. G.
VIM n. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

The price that S. L. Sinclair wants
for some property on Market street is
$4,000, 900, coo, 900, 600, DOC, Ooo, OOo, OOO,.
100000. 000. 900, 600, 600, 00O, O0O, O0O, Ooo.-
100000 n front foot.
He doesn't expect to sell much Mt that
figure, and If lis price were paid ho
could get only $500 for all he OWLS. OF
course he doesn't cwn q great deal
When J. II. Prior, the millionaire, neg.
lccted to pay delinquent tax bill Of a
few cents, there was Il sale of some Of
his property OH Market street opposite
Odd Fellows hall. Sinclair paid the
exact amount of the taxes for IL .OoO.-
100000, 600, 600, 900. 900. 600, 0oO. COO. Oo0,-
600 900, 00o. o00. oO0. oo0. 600, O0o, 900 OF an
inch Of the property.
The purchaser then proposed to Mil
lionaire Prior that the cloud on the title
be removed, and lie quoted the sum OF
$500. Prior obstlnately refused. declar-
ing that he would never attempt to dis
pose OF the property. Prior thereupon
decided the entire lot to his son. Upon
learning of this Sinclair gave the I'M
measurable portion TO his son. Ac-
cordingiy the fcud viii be handed down
TO the next generation.-San Francisco
Examiner
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Nautical yacahuI.rx

Sailors as n rule do not like TO buckle
down to study nor TO acquire n new
nautical vocabulary. but they End that
maritime terms and methods have
changed materially since the Oldest OF
them used to '.splice the main brace"
Machinery has displaced sail power TO
such an extent that sailor rarely has
to go aloft. and on warships no one
ever now hears the order to run out
the studding sail boom" or LAY aloft
and loose the ''t'pgaliantsaiI." Nor Is
the title OF captain of the top" as COM
mon as of old. Bowllnes, reef points
and many other terms are becoming
unknown to the sea dogs.
And now another change Is threaten
ed. The sea terms OF "starboard" and
port" familiar to landsmen as well as
seamen. are to be displaced In the near
future by the terms right and left"
Ii the changes of old fashioned terms
and conditions on shipboard are to go
Oh. 1t may not be long before mariners
VIII drop deck" and "gangway" and
'TNcastle" and "cabin" for more mod
ern names
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

n traveller writing about Russia thus
described an interesting tete-a-tete Of
two Cossack lovers:
II have witnessed scene OF love
making among this people. The low
ing pair stood about 30 feet from one
another. She amused herself by throw
Ing stones at him. and he retallated
with clamps OF dirt. They enjoyed
themselves seeing each the others ca
pers mt trying 10 dodge the missiles and
exchanged remarks which would be
considered anything but proper I'm po-
lite society. At last she hit him with
stone on the shoulder so hard that
he staggered. He uttered an oath and
fired big ciump OF dirt right in her
breast so that she nearly lost her
breath.
81 thought that she would break his
head for that, as be deserved, but she
did not. She poured out volley OF
abuse on him. He answered I'm the
same strain. | observed them for some
time. They were n couple engaged to
be married. so my driver told me. Their
faces when they quarreled burned
with wrath. Their eyes flashed late"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
The HOME OF HAMLET
a Castle and q Grave the Melancholy
Dane Never Occunied


william T.. Curtis has been VISITING
the island of Els,norc. the scene OF the
tragedy OF Hamlet" which stands or
tue northern point OF the Danish PENN
sGta He says in the Chicago Record
Herald that. although the present cas-
tie OF Kronborg was not built for 500
years after the time OF Hamlet. the nu-
merous guides will point out the plat
form where Hamlet played before the
King and the rampant upon which the
ghost walked.
Ihe fact that Ophe,ia does not APP
pear in the account of the monk named
Sdxo-Grammaticus. who first told the
story OF Hamlet and from which Shake
speare took his plot. does not interfere
with the imagination OF the poets and
gulueoook writer's. They point out
the place In the moat OF the old castle
where she was drowned, and In the
park there is a spring which is chris
tened in her honor.
Near by is another spring that bears
the name of Hamlet. and In q beautiful
seq1estered dale are, his burial place,
marked by n cairn OF stones. partially
moss covered. and rude shaft OF gran
lie which bears the inscription, Ham
let's Grave"
IL is the favorite Joke Of scoffers to
ask the guides where the grave used
to be-" because, according 10 traditions
that are said TO be well founded, 1t has
occupied its present site less than a
century and was originally I'm the pri-
yate grounds of n merchant at the 9TH
er end of the town.
This gentleman became so ANNOYED
by the pilgrims who came to the place
that lie told the town council he would
pay the entire expense of fixing up a
more appropriate grave for Hamlet II
they would designate proper location
In one Of the parks. lie did as he prom
ised. The result has been satisfactory
all around. He is not annoyed by sight
seers. and the present location Is much
more convenient to the public, but up
on the payment of an extra fee the
guides will point out the original grave
However, Hamlet's tomb, Ophella's
drowning place. the rampant where the
ghost walked and the grassy plain
which Hamlet used as q stage for his
celebrated outdoor performance are a
great attraction to tourists and support
several hotels. They have brought
much money TO Elsinore. and public in
terest In them still continues
Notwithstanding the doubt that has
been cast upon their authenticity, all of
the great tragedians have been there.
including Bernhardt, Irving, Forrest
aud Booth, and largely through con-
tributions from the dramatic profes.
sion statue has been erected by Mel
sine Petersen, n Danish artist.
Everything about the town is named
after Hamlet or OpheHa Just as every
thing at Stratford- on-Avon Is named
after Shakespeare. There is n Hamlet
bicycle and n Hamlet hotel, q Hamlet
biscuit and n Hamlet cigar, Hamlet
perfumery and Hamlet hams, Hamlet
butter and Hamlet dressing cases and
travelling bags. Ophelia does not fare
so well. although there are several
places named in her honor. The ghost
has his promenade, but the king and
queen are entirely ignored. They have
n very bad reputation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
A Technical Dictionary.

A complete dictionary of technical
terms would be welcome addition to
the library alike of the scientist and
the technical man. The Society Of Ger
man Engineers OF Berlin has undertake
en- to provide such dictionary In Ger
man, French and English. The name
OF this work will be ''Technolexicon."
The society has already established ed
itorial offices. DIR. Hubert Jansen, the
well known photographer, being editor
in chief OF the work. The society asks
for cooperation in the effort TO make
the "Technolexicon" complete work
In the three languages named and in.
vites help from individual contributors
Dry Goods Economist.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

The recently published report of the
committee appointed by the Society OF
Arts on bookbindlng condemns the use
or caifskin and Russia leather as most
liable to decay. OF replies from 80
libraries 81 recommend morocco and
pigskin as the most durable. There is
general agreement that the use Of gas
In libraries has most deteriorating CT.
feet on the bindings. the electric light
being preferable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

Arriving at Baltimore $50 a. m.
On and after April 80, 1901, Steamer
Ida will leave Baltimore, Pier No. 3 Light
Street, Tuesday and Friday Of each week
at p. m. arriving above landings on
wednesday and Saturday of each week.
Read schedule carefully as important
changes have been made.
Il. a. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
i: MURDOCH, Fri and Passenger Agt.
WILLARD THOMPSON, General Mgr.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Arizona blossoms.

Arizona Is blossomlng forth as a
great producer OF olives. There seems
10 be nothing that Uncle Sans won
derful western states cannot do when
they once get the idea OF trying into
their heads.-Cincinnati Tlmes-Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood for
years or until you reach middle life, then
the first little soro or ulcer makes its APP
pearance-or o swollen gland in tie
breast, or some other part of the body,
gives the frst warming.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma-
nently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
If 1t driven out. Thie S. s. S. does, and
ID the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced out
OF the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer beginsoften In small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows /:
small pimpie came on my Jaw al bout q n inoah
below the earou the left aide OF my face. 1t gave
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &
~ POTOMAC II. II.

TOIOmAC IL. IL.
Schedule in effect Nay 26, 1901.
TRAINS LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG,
NoRTHwARD:
. o. a. m. daily, no local stops.
: % a. m. daily, no local stops.
III Is a. m. Sundays only, stops at Brooke
and Wide Water.
lO SS a: m. daily, except Sunday. Makes
all local stops.
80 p. M. daily, except Sunday, no local
stops.
2s p. m. daily, no local stops.
20 p; m. daily, stops at Brooke and
SOUTHWARK FROM FRKDERIcKsBURG:
90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Rich
mond accommodation.
~ a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland, week DAYS. Makes
all local stops on SUNDAYS.
III AZ a; m. daily except Sunday. Makes
all local stops.
IL 80 p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, stops at boswell and Ash
land, passengers taking this train
Tor Elba and Byrd Street will be
transferred at Acca.
AZ p. m. daily, A. C.. L.. train. stops at
boswell and Ashland.
81 d. M. daily. makes sll local stors
"a p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, via 5. A. l.. junction. Ar
rive at g. g. o. Broad Street Sta
tion Richmond.
Accommodation train leaves Rich
mond p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive
Fredericksburg $3.50 p. m.
c. G. Cox, Agent.
w. p. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
E. L. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Pisnkatank River Line.
STEAMER IDA

Commencing May .. 1901, the steamer
Ida will leave landings named below on
Monday and Thursday of each week, ar
irving at Baltimore on Tuesday aud
Friday, as follows:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13

INC no pain or tncouven-
Since. and I should have
forgotten about Il had 10
not begun to inaam { and
Itch |: u would bleed q
Little. then scab over, but
would not heal. This
continued for some time.
when nay Jaw began to
swell, becom Ing very
painful. The Cancer be-
gan 10 eat and spread.
until IL was as large ase
half dollar, when I heard
OF s. s. s. aud determin-
ed to give It q fair trial,
and IL was remarkable
what n vuo nderf,tl 49,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
- RAILWAY CO.

Spring and summer schedule IN cfTcc
May /, 1901.