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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

young giant laurelcrowned. exultant
with conquest, strength and prosperi
~, bursts this young nation upon a
prospect hidden from all eyes in a
golden mist. No one here win wit
ness the close of the century Just
opening. It viii be nearly a miracle
If any of you see its semi-centennial.
But it is within the limit OF nature
that all of you may witness the years
and occurrences which will determine
It's character
For veal or woe we must give d.
rection to our future within the next
few years. We believe in the Ameri-
can people. They are wise. They are
conservative. They are p-triotic.
They are strong They are brave.
God willing, they win cut their way
triumphantly through the crisis which
will make the American system the
mundane system.
"A great statesman 1000 years ago
stood before his colleagues in the SEN
ate chamber Of most illustrious re-
public where grave political questions
were receiving solutions that affect us
today.
Think not, he said, that Rome is
founded alone upon her seven hills
and her ponderous and shining mar
bles No, but upon the honest pur-
poses, brave hearts and strong arms
of her citizens Think not that by
mere force Of arms alone this republic
attained .ts present pitch Of g. .atness.
No. but by things of a very different
nature; industry and discipline at
home, abstinence and justice abroad a
disinterested spirit in council unblind-
ed by passion and unbiased by pleas.
ure.' Thus spoke the elder Cato in
the Roman senate, and his voice seems
waited down the centuries for our
guidance"
There is much more in the speech
that is worthy Of quotation but space
forbids. While the old leader dwelt
largely upon local issues. he showed
a more comprehensive grasp OF broad
or conditions than the mlmowins
have been wont to associate with the
party boss.
70 those intimately associated with
M
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

No thoughtful man can fail 10 oh
serve the startling signs of an ap
preaching war OF retaliatory tariff by
combined Europe against the United
States. Notwithstanding the obvious
peril Of the situation, the high pro
tectionlsts of the United states ieer
at all prophets Of evil and jauntly
declare that the governments OF
Europe can not AFFORD 90 levy destruc.
tive duties upon our manufactured
goods because they would thus de
prive their subjects or citizens Of the
right 10 buy In the best and cheapest
market Nearly all of the commercial
treaties OF the United States with the
leading nations Of the world win ex-
pIre In the same year 1908 Il is
notorious that our great rivals are pre-
pairing to revise these treaties on hos
tile lines. Is there no statesman pow
erful enough and wise enough to
arouse the nation TO realization Of
the coming international struggle?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21
The KICKER.

(Chioago Record-Herald)
One day there came to Mother
Earth"
A child peculiar from it's birth;
It's health was good. twas never sick,
And yet somehow twould always
kick.
1t kicked because it could not talk,
1t kicked because It could not walk;
Awake-asleep-by day-by night
It kicked away with all it's might.
The kicking child was sent to school;
Il kicked at every teachers rule.
It kicked at study-kicked at play
And thus through childhood kicked it's
way
The Kicker grew to manhood. Then
In business went like many men;
But every time he closed a trade
HIS everlasting kick was made
He kicked and kicked till life was
done;
He quit because his kicks were gone.
No bells were tolled; none sighed or
cried,
The earth was glad the day he died.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

The dispatches tell of an indianapolis
laborer saving the life Of fellow
workman, but sacrificed his own in so
doing. This Is another act Of heroism
that involves no soldier clothes, nc
pensions. or no profitable positions on
the retired list
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

prize at the Paris exposition. Sample
copies sent on request.
Remeber the Live Stock Inspector
excellent serial and short stories, of
equal interest with those published in
the popular magazines. This supple.
ment will, alone, afford you a dollars
worth of entertaining reading.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

Mr., f. ID. Arnold, Arnold Ia., writes:
He was troubled with kidney disease
about three years. Had to get up sov.
eral times during the night but three
bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effect
ed complete cure, he feels better
than he ever ala and recommends Il
. hts friends. ]. y. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

If you are sick all over, and don't
know just what ails you, it's ten to
one your kidneys are out of order.
FoIey's Kidney Cure viii bring you
health and energy. J. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

Colonel Propty's efforts to be re-
commissioned grain Inspector are
only equalled by the spectacular exhi-
bition Of Candy bull tick secretary.
Candy knows no faetions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

Savannah people are iuoensed be
cause Of an attack made upon their
morals by Sam Jones. The Savannah
people should acquire the art of con
sidering sources.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

II appears that Lone Wolf purposes
to spike Secretary Hitchcock's OPEN
ing. Lone Wolf drags his tail and
howls.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21
wvycIn Opsln Of rnl oullponl OIHocMeT.
MAY
TUESDAY. MAY q, 1901.

Amos Ewing seems to have carried
the comedy part of the now admins
tration by storm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

ROOM AND BOARD wanted by two
young men; close in. Address
G. E. d., Care Leader office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

EXPERIENCED NURSE and house
keeper wants position, is capable Of
filling any good responsible position,
no objections TO so to the country.
Call or address Housekeeper New
German hotel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

3 GOOD young calves for sale. In
quire at Eagle Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

FOR SALE-Choice lot 70 fine Bel
gian Hares; prices to suit the buy
ers. no East Harrison avenue, Guth-
rie, Okla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21
LEADER CLASSIFIED WANTS

Uocals in this column are charged
for at the rate of cents per line, six
words, for first insertion and cents
for each insertion thereafter.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

FOR RENT-Onice rooms in the Bill
ingsley block. Enquire at Capitol
National bank.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

AGENTS on salary or commission.
See V. Bowers, over Motifs.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-21

Have you seen Leach & Peacock
They handle coal, feed, Hour and
grain. If
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-21
AN EDUCATIONAL FOLLY.
school system Forces Children to study
Uncongeniai subjects.

tncongentai sublects
Harold Il. Gorst has radical ideas on
the subject OF education. He is quoted
in Current Literature as saying: Our
existing school system consists In
Jumping together masses of school
children in what are called classes, and
stuiling into their head collectively a
quantity OF knowledge based. not upon
the individual bent of each child, but
upon fixed code and curriculum. The
principle is to set forty or fifty chill
dren doing and thinking precisely the
same thing. The result is inevitable
There Is top of the class and bot
tom OF the class. Those who reach
the former are regarded as the clever
ones; those who remain at the latter
are looked upon as ounces. The classi-
fication is wholly unfair and grossly
idiotic. All that It really reveals is
the perniclousness OF n system which
creates stupid children by forcing
upon their brains subjects for which
they are not receptive. The fool OF
the Latin class might distinguish him
self In natural history but the peda-
gogue goes on stufIlng him with syn
tax and grammar, regardless Of the
fact that his mind is absorbed in
beetles, and that he never attends
school without a pocketful OF mice.
Not only must this method OF teaching
en- bloc be abolished altogether, but
teaching in itself. as we understand
tnRVD h.. II. =. N
ca. Every encouragement ought to be
given to pupils to learn. The. e should
be less reading and more reflection.
The pernicious custom OF learning by
rote ought to be inscribed upon the
penal code. Hanging would be too
light a punishment for the teacher
who destroyed the minds of his
charges by making them commit Cas-
abianca' 10 memory"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-21

Don't forget Miss Carridy's re.
duction sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

Mr.. STocKToN's WAY OUT OF IT.-Mr.
Frank r. Stockton, the novelist, was at
a Southern resort recently, and there
met a Baptist clergyman. In the
course Of their conversation the min
lister called Mr.. Stockton doctor" at
which the novelist was very much an
noyed.
II am not a DOCTOR" said Mr.. Stock
ton.
MOP" questioningly. But, doctor,
I'm told the women of the smart set,
or so-called Four Hundred, in New
York drink a great DEAL"
IT don't know" said Mr.. Stockton.
"but I do know that am not a doc
tor
MOP" again questioningly. "But-a
doctor, I'm informed that drunken
ness is on the increase among those
ladies'"
II don't care" replied the novelist,
80 long as you don't call me doctor,
because I'm not one"
mop" queried the clergyman for a
third time. But have been told that
when they can't get liquor they drink
their cologne, DOCTOR"
"Oh," sighed Stockton, you refer, Of
course, to the Colonial Danes. New
York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
Manly Lawton Comes Out of the
Spanish War With That Distinc-

Manly Lnwton Comes Out of the
Spanish War With That Distinc-
| ton.
There Is an apparently intermina-
BILE dispute as to who was the young
est soldiers in each Of the great armies
in the civil war.
| Many claimants of this honor, both
north and south have appeared and
the controversy, If it has not definitely
settled the question. has at least prov
ed that many very young men wore
both the blue and the gray.
It is hardly probable that there will
be any such contention over the ques-
ton as to who was the youngest Uni
ted States soldier in the Philippine
| war.
The claim Of Manly Lawton, Of Lex
ington, KY, to this distinction, appears
to be undisputable.
He is a son Of the heroic General H.
w. Lawton, who lost his life at San
Mateo through his inslstence upon TAX
ing the lead in a cnarge.
Blood will tell and young Lawton
seems to possess the irrepressible spir-
it of daring chat characterized his
father.
He went to the Philippines with
General Lawton and when he was only
II years old had not only been in bat
tie but actually under fire on several
occasions. 1t is said TINT he was alb
solutely intrepid and though a mere
boy, as cool as a battle-scarred vete-
ran.
He served with various commands
and was in many engagements.
Immediately on his arrival in Ma
nila he went to the front with General
Macarthur and a little later he was
assigned to the position Of volunteer
aid on his fathers staff with the rank
of captain.
Soon after his fathers death young
Lawton returned to the United States.
He is now bugler Of the first battalion
artillery, Kentucky State Guard and is
called captain" by the entire COM
mand.
He Is only 13 years old and though
he has had hard military service and
proved himself as brave as lion he is
said to be in appearance and manner
as youthful as boys at his age usually
are.
A brilliant career is predicted for this
game youngster.-Atlanta Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

NOTHING TO GRUMBLE ABoUT.-"I
thought you were going into the coun-
try with your family, Simpkins?
Couldn't you find a place."
"Oh, yes; I found a place-a farm
house on the edge Of the lake"
ANY boating privileges?"
New boats and the lake stocked
with fish,"
But no bathing?"
"Yes. there was a place reserved for
bathers."
II suppose the accommodations were
poor?"
Couldn't have been better"
There must have been mosquitoes?"
mot one in that region"
"Then it was malaria?"
Malaria nothing. The air was pre-
feet"
"Oh, it was the money consideration!
Prices too Steep"
1.-The prices were ridiculously low"
Then in the name Of goodness why
are you not there?"
I'VE would have all been miserable.
There wasn't a chance for a single
kick."-Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

BETTER THAN ADvIcE.-The other
day, when a horse drawing a cartful
of coal got stalled on West street. the
public was promptly on hand with ad-
vice.
"Put on the whip!" shouted tbe driv-
er of an express wagon.
"Take him by the head" added
truckman.
"If that was my horse" said man
with bundle Of clothes under his arm,
"Id put a cloth over his eyes. I've
seen it tried a hundred times, and it
makes 'em pull their best"
Don't believe it." said the man with
a cane. "I've owned horses all my
life, and I've had some bad ones among
them. The only thing to do is to blow
into his right ear"
"You mean the left" said small
man with a very thin voice.
mo. don't. mean the right. I've
tried it often enough, I guess"
A crowd of people had gathered. and
now the driver got down and looked
the ground over. One wheel was down
in a rut. He stood looking at it, his
hand on the horses hip, and everybody
around him rendering advice, when a
couple of sailors came along and one Of
them called out:
"Ay! mate. but here's a craft on a
reef"
"Over with her, then"
Both seized a wheel for a lift, and
the driver clucked for the horse to go
ahead, and away went the load as easy
as you please. They were the only two
of the whole crowd who had not ad-
vised the driver how to do it.-New
York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

drawn for the term: JEFF M. Ferguson,
]. J. Perry, George w. Cauthen, Hen
ry B. Massey, H. s. Plyler, r. R. Rid
die, G.. L. Vaughan, John A. Miller,
Richard Wallace, J. H. Creighton, J..
R. Sistare, Thos. w. Catoe, Amos Mum
go, T. H. Davis, I. N. Helms, r. J. Nc
Twain, S. H. McManus, w. w. Parks,
Jerry M. Knight, w. F. Carnes, John
E. Bowers, George w. Williams, J. B.
Vaughan, Chas. H. Crawford, ]. w.
Powers, Geo. w. Baker, Geo. F. Tay-
lor, J. Lester Nelson, ]. Willie Caskey,
J. P. C. Caskey, julius M. Nisbet, John
Bird. Jr., ]. P. Ingram, w. B. Black
mon and j. ]. Baker,. We regret to
hear Of the death Of Mrs. Theodocia
Hegler, wife Of Mr.. ]. E. Hegler,
which occurred after a protracted ILL
ness of typhoid fever, on Saturday
morning, in the 23d year of her age.
She was a daughter Of Hon. J. N. Est
ridge, and was married to Mr.. Hegler
less than a year ago.....Died, on Sum-
day last, Of diphtheria, the little Z
year-old son of Mr.. George Cauthen. Of
the Antioch section. Died, on Sat-
urday last, at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. M. Williams, in Cedar
Creek township, Mrs. Martha Gillian,
widow of the late VIM. Gillian, who
lost his life in the Confederate service.
She was 50 years and II months Of
age. She was sick only few days
the machinery Of life had given away.
Her remains were inferred Sunday at
the old family burying ground in Ce-
dar Creek township. shooting
scrape occurred at Kershaw on Sum
day last, In which Ed Robertson, COL
ored, was seriously wounded in the
bowels by John CASTOR, colored. 1t
seems that Robertson cursed a woman
that was with CASTOR and the latter
banged away at him with a 80 calibre
pop" he was carrying.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
Humorous department.
MEANER THAN THE MEANEsT.


He got on the train at Van Nostrand
and set down beside me. He was long
lean and lanky. First he looked out OF
the car window and then at me. Set.
tling deeper into his seat he suddenly
remarked:
DRY day, eh?"
merely nodded my head afflrma-
lively.
do you drink young man."
Said I didn't mind If did.
He said he would mind, though
Furthermore" he said, II am sur.
prised that man of your modest ap-
pearance, with eyes denoting Christ
ian breeding, forehead denoting good
moral character and a mouth too pure
to withstand the taint of intemperance
should be willing to indulge in the
flowing bowl"
I could only squirm about in my seat
and prepare myself for an 1S carat
temperance lecture about to be thrust
upon me.
"And, young man, do you know that
hundreds of homes have been devasta-
ted by strong drink"
knew.
do you realize that the idols OF
manhood have been shattered and
wealth squandered by liquor?"
realized.
"Are you aware that wine Is mock
er and drink is ..Ie national curse?"
was aware.
"Are you aware that wine is mock
every glass is the foundation stone OF
intemperance?"
was cog.
do you know that wines, liquors
and cigars are the advance agents OF
insobriety? And, young man, for the
sake Of your parents, for the good of
your wife-if you have one; for the
respect Of your children-if you haye
any, want you to make me one prom
ise-"
"And that is?" I hurriedly inter-
rupted, willing to promise anything,
for his words had aroused me, and ]
knew I had been groveling in the dark
and that every drink was blot on the
sunshine of my home.
II want you to promise me that you
will not let another drop Of liquor pass
your lips"
IT WON'T" I almost shouted, extend
ing my hand as a seal to the faithful
adherence to my promise.
"And you will not yield to tempta-
tion?."
II will not"
And you will not ask for drink
should you see any one else imbibing?"
II give you my words Of honor, I
will not"
Thanks, young man, thanks" and
with that the mean, groveling, con-
temptible, lean, long, lanky hypocrite
put his hand to his back pocket, and
brought forth a pint flask Of whisky
and drank to his heart and stomach's
content, while I sat like a buncoed
commuter amid the giggling occupants
Of the train.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

His FAITH SHAKEN.-A religious old
darkey had his faith badly shaken not
long ago. He is sexton for a white
church in a Fayette county town, and
one afternoon as he was in front
sweeping the pavement a strong wind
arose. tearing a piece of the cornice
off and taking a few bricks out of the
wall. Realizing that a good run was
better than a poor stand. the old man
sought shelter in the station house on
the opposite side Of the street.
Several minutes later member Of
the church of which Uncle Isham is
sexton came by and noticing him in
his retreat. remarked that he thought
the station house a strange place for a
man of faith to seek shelter in a storm
when a house of worship was near.
Oats so, but whut's a man gwine
ter to do when de Lord begins to frow
bricks at ?"-Memphis Scimitar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
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ed for Saturdays issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

Al Teacher-What led Columbus to
conclude that the world was round?
Bright Boy-Well, his experience
with it proved that it was anything
but square.-Philadelphi Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
OCTOBER MAGAZINES.

|T ALL and see our line Of MAGA-
~ ZINES FOR OCTOBER. Also the
current weekly publications and Novels.
If you don't see what you want, ask for
it and you'll get it.
YORK DRUG STORE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

"a Twenty words per minute is the
ave.age rate at which long hand is
W.T. ten.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

~ The University of Oxford has ap-
pliances for printing $50 different lam
guageS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

IN; There is never a day SO sacred
that it is not made lovelier by the
laugh and joy of a little child.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
The we FIX 1T" SHOP.

W6o6 DC 6 bs kinds Iron q Repair s nees wsra
are right.
Horseshoeing by an expert.
Tire Shrinking done perfectly.
In rear Of Riddle & Carroll's.
r. E. MONTGOMERY.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05

Gs3GG*3SGG3GGss3Gs*3GGG*SGGSsS
That Is the Public Verdict,
And the Public Verdict Is Right.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
morning until night 1t the biggest crowd that has
been any store in this section during this season. 1t
of the best pleased and appreave crowds And
this crowd saw more high class Millinery and fine Dress Goods
than to be any other within twenty-five miles
Still more visitors learned from what they and heard
that always glad them and always prepared to
give them the kind of reception whenever they
We are here please; have the goods and make the
prices.
Of course everybody could enjoy the pleasure of
ing show and at request lady friend has
written up she it, for their benefit We note that she
has taken occasion pay of people some compl
ments Under other circumstances maybe didence would
cause lis these but promised print the story
lust as was written and have msgvngs the bal
ance of it. here it is in full:
Fashion gracious beyond all precedent in all the access
ores and appointments of millinery, all who attended the
attempt to describe the artistic display of their immense ml
merry stock in detail great task for The hats dis
played picturesque in the extreme The Ganesborough
made of black chenille with its lavish ostrich plume decora
tion rhinestone sunbus and ties of chiffon beautiful be-
yond description also walking shape of castor and cream
corrugated panne with BIRDS Another creation much admir-
ed is toque of Reseda green Angoa fe covered with chf
fon, and finished with graceful gilt wing.
Handsome ostrich punles much in vogue but tips
fluffy pompos graceful breasts birds and wings to be
used in association with strous panne liberty satn mirror
velvet and rich of gun metal cut STEEL rhnesones
and mock Jewels The prominent coors black red
castor and green.
"Mss Grant, who has charge of the trimming department.
is an artist of superior Her millinery creations both
beautiful and Stylish
"Mrs. T. NJ Dobson, who has served so long in making
the beautiful of this and adjoining sections beautiful by
adonng their heads with specimens Other exquisite TASTE is
highly enthusiastic being able this season. to you even
better than ever BEFORE and confident of receiving liberal
patronage from every section which she we'll and favor
able known.
Miss Gladney as model and Mrs NJ Ferguson as assist
ant salesady contributed much the of the show
"The many other departments in this large establishment
repee with new stylish and upodae goods and are pre-
sided over by Messrs T. NJ Dobon Brooks nman, S. L. Lat
ime Jno Cunningham and Misses Kate and Ella Cody and
Maggie McFaden who always delighted to see their many
friends as is also Mr. J. L. Williams, the competent and we'll
known Manager
A Carload of Shoes.
We have received our second shipment of Shoes this
season-this time SOLID CARLOAD. 'That isn't so
Well, you just ask the depot agent and he will rub out
your unbelie In our immense line of Shoes we can suit