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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
OLD-TIME LETTER CARRIER DEAD.

Lynn. Mass, Aug. 13--william r.
Hodges SO years OF age, died Monday.
He was one of the first letter carriers Of
Lynn and for twenty years was in the
service.
He was at one time janitor OF the
Boston postoffice and later was en-
ployed at the state house. He was
Mason and an Odd Fellow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

San Francisco. Aug. iS-Reinsurance on
the american ship Roanoke, now ont 81
DAYS from Norfolk, Va. for San Fran
cisco. has fallen 90 Is per cent
Nearly n month ago vessel that re-
semhled her was sighted on IRE and the
underwriters at once offered - per cent
60 reinsure the vessel ana eargo. Since
then II has been almost definitely settled
that the burning ship was not the Roa-
nDke
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
NEARLY WIPED OUT BY FIRE.

Christianla. Auz 13- Four-nfths OF the
town ~ Farsund. on the North Sea, has
been destroyed by FIRE.
The church. postotice. state bank and
schools has been gutted. ABOUT 1900 peo-
Die were rendered homeless.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
SETTLEMENT LOOKED FOR.

Vancouver. Aug. 13.-Local trackmen
say that their strike against the Cana
dian Pacific railroad will he settled with
in a few days.
In an interview local strike leader
said that a delegation from the west II
now on It's way 20 Montreal where ne
gotiations are going forward for a set
tlement
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
Chat Abouf
People.

see that the poetry market is run
ming short and that there Is a hunt on
for some man who can. at ths word
of command, grind out a "poms"
which Will embalm Rhode Islands
traditions for the Buffalo Exposition.
The successful lyric artist Is expected
10 include in the four verses--the limit
set by the powers that be-some of the
incidents which have contributed to
make up the states history.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

II the Narrasausett Pier episode is i'm
itated az Newport. more than one chauf-
ieur viii set drubblng The hired driv-
ers Of auto machines need some such les
son to teach them that highways were
built ana are maintained for the benefit
OF the people and not for use as race
tracks on which the temporary toys Of
rich men are TO be exploited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

The sentence of wardman Bissert in
New York TO five years In prison and the
payment of 5000 fine should prove
most salutary reminder that dishonesty
seldom pays. even If one has strong
friends behind him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

This peremptory call for one who
can spout verses off-hand recalls the
peripatetic poet who used to ride on
the river boats and show up at the
shore resorts az the time Hiram ..
Maxfeld opened silver Spring. Gee!
How time does ny,
When the people were comfortably
seated this man could solicit the crowd
10 give him dozen words 10 be Sc
lected al random.
These he would jot down on a bit Of
paper and then, producing writing
pad. would grind out four or Ave
verses in which he would use the
words given him
| remember that on one occasion
Lew Najac. the painter tried 10 stump
the poet with hens teeth" The
fellow was equal 10 the occasion and
very cleverly turned the laugh on
Lew Recompensc for these disturb
ances Of gray matter WAS found when
the hat was passed, the chipplng-in
being general
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

Even In times OF peace our men be-
hind the guns on the ships OF the North
Atlantic squadron show that they can
shoot as accurately as when they were
facing Cerver's fleet OFF Santiago
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

means three suites on the ground floor
or the Exchange street side. Two
Of these have been let 90 brokers.
The third and that nearest Weybosset
street, Is 10 be fitted up as a bsrroom
with bottled goods for family use.
And what comes of the boast Aat the
liquor traffic had been forever han
ished from the immediate vicinity OF
Turks Head?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
THE DEMANDS OF THE
a PEOPLE THROUGH THE NEWS.

Free transfers by ticket the railway routes
within the city limits.
No central subations TO detention houscs for
passengers and obstacles regular and legitimate traffic
the public thoroughfsres
No gift of land befongng to the city which the Union
company central transfer station and by ocepy-
ing for its offices and BY the sale of privileges maks
large profits at the expense of the taxpayers.
The selection of candidates for the city government
Novembef, who from down viii pledge themselves
elected refuse al further privileges the Union company
unta that corporation grant reasonable system
ticket transfers l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13
EXPLORER DEAD.

stockholm, Aug. 1s.-Baron Adolf Erik
the Arctic explorer and
naturalist. died yesterday evening. He
was born in 1892.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

II is certainly to be hoped that gunboat
Machias may not be forced 10 the ex-
tremity OF reducing Colon 10 a semicolon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

And now the free silverites are de.
nouncing Vest as a turncoat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

"Our esteemed contemporary. the
New York Herald. secs dreadful pos
sihilities in the shape OF European in
tCrvcution iu Central America. and
yesterday 90 made "a moving appeal TO
the Washington government 90 stir
its stumps' and act with decision and
prompitude before The Teuton or the
Briton forestalls Uncle sam. Although
the hattlcship Wisconsin has been or
dcrcd Co The scene NJ trouble from the
Pacific coast and the gunboat Marhias
is under orders 60 proceed bv the At
lautic route. our New York contem-
pOrary's apprehcusiors are not al
laycd n advises President Mckinley
go dispatch with an haste the strong
est naval force available en- the Car
ribcan sea. -Ba, umore sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

Some one told Il. 8. Martin that he
felt like a consolidated gas company
whenever he went through the New
York Central tunnel. Mr. Martin ad-
vised him 20 declare quarterly divi-
dend and be happy. The people of New
York city, however, are in earnest
about the tunnel matter and it's ten
90 one they VIII get something done
about it before long. Syracuse Post
Standard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

''The United States has not the
slightest intention Of interfering In the
politics of the two South American
countries whose internal and external
quarrels are darkening the horizon. If
Venezuela and Colombia insist upon
coming TO blows they Will just have TO
fight II out between themselves. Their
peculiar politics constitute no business
OF ours. In this respect the United
States will maintain a strict neutral
y."-Phlladelphia Inquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

"Thc idea or giving a loving cup 20
Admiral Ccrvcra is all right or
course, the New York Evening Post
thinks this would bc simply on offen-
sive display OF condesccnsion on our
part. u would be nothing OF the kind.
II would be token OF the genuine cs-
tccm ~ the American people for n gal
liant but unfortunate Zoe. Memphis
Commercial-Appeal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-13

There is a good deal OF midsummer
talk In the east about the fltness OF
southern man as a candidate for the
presidency but the question will not
be OF any great interest TO the country
until the south has furnished a man
who is big enough for the place San
Francisco Call
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

El Reno Bell The temporary in
junction granted by /. A. Love, pro
bate judge Of Custer county, restrain
ing members of the Farmers National
society and other persons from inter
fering with live stock running at
large on free grass west of the east
line of range II west, was dissolved
yesterday by Judge c. F. Irwin, who
heard the arguments of attorneys at
Arapahoe last Friday and postponed
his decision until he could reach this
place. Judge Irwin sustained the de-
murrer of the defendants, which al
legged simply that the petition OF the
plaintiffs, the Free Grass association
of Dewey, Custer and Day counties
did not state facts sufficient for a
cause of action. The plaintiffs were
given fifteen days to appeal their case
to the Oklahoma supreme court
Judge Irwin in his decision, did not
discuss the facts at issue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01
NoaLEs 81 rAE MYsrIo aARIME.
Annual Meeting Of the imperial coun-
ell at Kansas City, Mo-, June
tt-;2, 1901.

For the above occasion we sen
tickets to Kansas City and return Cor
one regular first class fare plus $500,
tickets on sale June 10th Limited to
return June 10, 1901 Arrangements
will probably be made for the exten.
sion Of the tickets until August i5. by
the payment Of fec Of so cents to Joint
agent.
49,. Corkins. Agent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

William Woodward. Of Decatur Ia,
writes: u was troubled with kidney
disease for several years and fourt one
dollar size bottles of Foleys Kidney
Cure cured me- would recommend
it to anyone who has kidney trouble %
J. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

First published in Daily Leader
May g. l9OD
In the district court OF Logan
County Oklahoma Territory
Stella J. Smith, Plaintiff,
VS.
Theodore A. Smith Defendant.
Cause No 3239
Publication Notice.
The said defendant, Theodore A.
Smith is hereby notified that he has
been sued in said court, by said
plaintiff Stella J. Smith, in which
court she has fled her petition. ana
that said defendant must answer said
petition filed by the plaintln, on or be
fore the 18th day Of July. 1901, or
sail petition win be taken as true and
JUDGMENT win be rendered in her fay-
or against defendant granting the
plainuH an absolute divorce against
him. and dissolying the bonds Of mat
rimony existing between the piainHn
and defendant and awarding to plaint-
lG the custody of the minor child OF
pl0inun and defendant.
cotteral g. rornor
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ATTEST
NJ c. Hart
clerk District Court Logan county.
Oklahoma Territory
GsEALl
3. N. Weiriek,
Deputy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01
First published in Daily Leader
Ma 16 1901)
LIQUOR NOTICE,

To Shom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given that ~ r..
Cheadle has this day filed his petit
tion to sell at wholesale malt liquors in
lot T. block as Second ward. Guthrie.
Logan county, Oklahoma, and that.
unless objection be filed on or before
the 3Oth day Of May, A. d., 1901, said
petition will be granted.
Guthrie, Okla. May IS, 1901
J. 3. Dobson, County Clerk.
BY h. s Pulliam, Deputy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

Nardin Star: Saturday last two
young sons Of T. J. Stratton, who
lives near Eddy, a small town six
miles south Of Nardln. were out hunt
ing birds The elder boy was walk
ing in front carrying the gun over his
shoulder and the younger boy was fol-
lowing close behind. In some man
ner the gun was discharged and load
Of bird shot lodged just below the lit
tie fellows right eye, terribly lacer-
ating his face. Medical assistance
was summoned and did everything
possible 1t is almost certain the boy
vii lose his eyesight and grave fears
are entertained for his life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

Hennessey Clipper Carroll. the
cowboy preacher" who has been
preaching in this vicinity several
months. was mobbed last night He
narrowly escaped injury He had
been preaching on the streets in the
afternoon and made insnuations re.
garding Catholic priests.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01
TERRITORIAL SNAP SHOTS.
Matters Of More or Less interest tc
Leader Readers.

shawnee's crack base bali team viii
be ready for game on Declaration
day. The team to be slaughtered has
not been named
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

Hardesty Herald The old question
is up again for settlement, "shall
stock be restrained from running at
large?' This question has been up
many times before. The county com
missioners have issued a call fora spec
ial election to be held in districts No.
9, II, u, 10, IA, 16 and II, in this
county to determine just what will be
done in regard to the settlement of
this question which is considered very
important to the stock men. The cleo
ton will be hald on July l. The Off
cial notice of the election is dated
Beaver, o T., May 8, 1901, and has
the signature of the proper officials
in such cases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01
(First published IN Daily Leader
May a, 19O1)
Election Proclamation

May a, l901)
Election Proclamation.
Whereas: The mayor and common
council Of the city of Guthrie. Logan
county, oklahoma Territory, at a reg.
ular session held and convened at
the City Hall Of said city, on the End.
day of May, A. D.. 1901, did order
and instruct the publication Of a no
tice and proclamation in a pewspaper
Of general circulation, published IN
said city, stating and giving notice
of the time and places of holding an
election submitting to the qualified
electors OF said city, who shall be the
owners of real or personal property
subject to taxation within the munic-
ipality, the following propositions
hereinafter set forth:
First To issue the bonds Of said
city for sanitary and health purposes
10 the amount Of slxty-hve thousand
dollars (s65,OO OOl. Said bonds to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01
gAMMER sALXE
the most heellne sslvo in the world.
A. ]. oorklns, Ageut.

Flrst published In Daily Leader
May ,S. lg0i)
LIQUOR NOTICE.
TO Whom it May Concon:
Notice is hereby given that Writ u
Keone has this day filed hts petition
to sell at retail splrituous. vinous and
malt liquors In lot o, block &C, Firth
ward, Guthrie Proper Logan county.
Oklahoma and that. unless objection
be filed on or before the nth day Of
June A. d.. 1901, said petition will be
granted
Guthrie, Okla, May 2S, 1901.
J. 3. Dohson, County Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

First published IN Daily Leader
May "a, l001)
LIQUOR NOTICE.
To Whom IL May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that Hanil-
ton & Co. have this day fled their pc
tition to sell at retail spirituous, vim
ous and malt liquors in lot 6, block 81.
Third ward Of Guthrie, Logan coun-
ty Oklahoma and that. unless OBJ
lection be filed on or before the ist
Day Of June A. d., 1901, said petition
win be granted
Guthrie, Okla, May H. 1901
j. q. Dobson, County Clerk.
BY e. s Pullam. Deputy
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EI Reno, Bee: c. o. Blake favors
the plan Of setting aside a portion of
the Wichita mountains for a national
park. Said he: There is no statute
or authority however, for locating :
national park there without an act
of congress, but a forest reserve
could and should, be made and as such
could serve all the purposes Of a ma
tional park, or could, by act of con
gress, be made such. There are por-
tions of the mountains which are fitted
for neither agriculture nor grazing
use. and by reason Of their scenic
beauties might, If reserved, prove a
constant source of healthful enjoy
ment to the people of the southwest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-01

Logan county Oklahoma Territory.
have set my hand and caused the
seal Of said city to be herounto az
fixed this Ord day Of May. A. d.. 1901
tseaD J. r. BALL, Mayor,
Attest, ALFRED s. Dewitt.
City Clerk
, 1901-09-03

Consul Hughes suggestion that
wealthy men start in pretty soon col
lecting specimens of old carpets for
presentation to museums is eminent y
practical. He means, of course, Or
entail carpets, the demand for which by
Americans and Europeans Increases
each year In the last three or four
years prices have risen from 20 to %
per cent. and old fabrics are becoming
scarce. The modern Oriental carpet Is
very imperfect. If one of us could
only buy Prince Housain's magic car
pet! What a worthless looking objec:
1t was. to be sure, but it would trans
port any one who sat on it to any part
If the word in a moment. This carpet
is sometimes called 1.-The magic carpet
of Targu.' because it came from Tan
gu, in Persia. And there was Solo
mons carpet. a wonderful green 81
affair, on which his throne was set. 1t
was large enough for all his court to
stand on. and when the wise king
wanted to travel he told the wind
where to set him down, and the car
pet, with all on board, rose In the air
and alignted at the designated spot.
In hot weather, the birds Of the air.
with %outspread wings. formed a can
opy over the whole party.
, 1901-09-03
IN THE MAP.
Old biography Scholars Miss Patagonia
From the Atlas.

HA'Il Nv hNtN"
Why, where is Patagonia? was the
astonishing query recently put to me
by an old schoolmate, as, carelessly
turning the leaves of his little sons
geography, he suddenly came upon a
recent map of South America. The
boundaries which we boys had once
regarded as immutable have changed,
and the map which the vivid impress
sion of youth had engraved firmly
upon u memory, was no longer in
existence. The experience of my
friend, a man of considerable intelli-
gence, is not an isolated instance. The
rapidity Of our geographical progress
within the last decades has rendered 1t
extremely difficult for the layman to
follow the course of events In 1925
three great continents were practically
UNEMPLOYED. Australia, or New Hol-
land, as 1t was then called, was nothing
more than a terra Gotta incognita-
a mere geographical idea; the vast ex-
panse of Africa-with the exception Of
the Mediterranean region and the
little settlement at the cape-was still
the land Of wonder and conjecture,
and as 1t had been in the days Of the
Romans; while central Asia, with its
millions of Inhabitants, was effectively
closed to Europeans. In the south
nature had reared her mighty barrier,
the Himalayas, and in the east we
find China immured, both in a literal
and f1gurative sense, within that gigan-
tic wall of exc%lusiveness which seemed
designed to screen forever from the
prying gaze of the civilized world the
sacred and inviolable empire OF the
sum-" Yet it is upon the American con-
tinent that the most marvellous
changes have been wrought-changes
whose magnitude we. the living wit
nesses, can scarcely appreciate. AS the
rising flood imperceptibly but steadily
advances the water line thus constant
ly altering the contour of the beach, so
the swell tide of population, surg
ing has, through this entire
C, rely but necessarily pushed
forward tina. long western boundary
line of 1000 miles, the outlines of
which have never for a moment re-
manned the same.-Scribner's Maya
zine.
, 1901-09-03

Superintendent Spencer of the New
York City quarium spoke a few days
ago of the fighting fishes he has down
there. Strange to say, the lady fish is
the hardest fighter to be found. Now,
some lady fish agree and are happy to-
gether. When they disagree and fight
they go at it just the same as women.
They bite. gouge, and, so to speak,
tear each others hair out. The only
difference is that the hair on a fish
is its scales. When a scale is once
torn off it never grows OF again. An
gel fish sometimes fight. Trout in some
of the basins start to fight, and We
have to separate them. But when 1t
comes down to a rough-and-tumble
fight the lady will beat any of a similar
size and weight.
, 1901-09-03
VALUE IN SAWMILL WASTE.
s.wdust I. Now Being Utilized for the
Arts

According to a consular repcr. re-
Gently received at Washington from
Montreal, a machine has recently been
invented and put in operation there
for extracting the products of saw
dust. The machine is for the distilla-
ton of sawdust, and consists of two
or more cylinders, arranged one over
the other, the center of each cylinder
being made to revolve. The whole is
then incased in ar oven and subjected
to a strong heat, the gases generated
being carried of by pipes to separate
condensers, making a division of h
products directly from the machine.
The discharge is so arranged that the
speed can be changed If he fires are
not in proper condition.
The capacity of the machine is about
1000 pounds of wet sawdus per hour.
but by first drying the sawdust with
the combustible gases (of which there
is sufficient evolved to do the heating)
its capacity is more than doubled. Two
to our horse power Is required to
work the machine. In addition to the
gases generated. these products are
obtained from 1000 pounds OF saw
dust. namely: Char. 160 pounds:
acids, 1870 pounds; water, PAS pounds;
tar, 1862 pounds. No record vas kept
of the gases, but a test was made OF
them for heating and illuminating.
They are found to be superior to coal
gas. except that they are unpleasantly
pungent. This, however, would not
have been the case had the gases IN
dergone a purifying process.
While the acids. tar and char were
the products sought, the gases are I'M
doubtedly of commercial value. Some
twenty establishments in Europe make
oxalic acid out of sawdust. There are
six in Germany, twelve In England,
one in France and a In Belgium.
The sawdust of some wood is better
than hat Of others for this purpose.
Yellow and white pine, dried. contain
81 per cent of oxalic acid; oak, SO per
cent There is a large planning mill In
North Carolina, where no fuel is used
but sawdust. 1t Is first dampened and
then thrown into the furnace. Saw
dust Is used in Scotland to some ex-
tent in making floor cloth and limo
leum. certain kinds of heavy stamped
or embossed material to be used in
stead Of wall paper. coarse wrapping
paper and mill board, and certain coal
substances for domestic use. 1t is also
employed (mixed with melted rosin
and pressed into squares) in making
fire lighters.
, 1901-09-03

Investigations regarding the num-
Der and histories Of persons suffering
from leprosy in this country are being
conducted by persons connected with
the surgeon generals Office A. Wash
ington. These Investigations, 1t is
hoped. will furnish valuable statistics
and will open the way to learning the
best possible method for checking the
spread of the loathsome disease. They
have awakened the interest of hun
drds Of physicians III every State,
especially in Louisiana and some west
ern States. where the disease has
spread rapidly in recent years.
The results of the Investigations
have SO far revealed that there are six
cases in New York, six In Chicago and
nearly 100 in New Orleans. Most Of the
persons reported to be suffering from
leprosy were born in foreign coun-
tries. In the southern States the ma
iority of the victims are Italians, and
in the western States Swedes. It is
estimated that there are 1000 lepers
In the United States. exclusive, of
course, of the Hawaiian victims.