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The Washington times., 1901-09-22

age extends backward into the dim Wis
tas of the past. 1t is said to be the
earnest form of farinaceous food
known. The unleavened meal was fried
in pan after the manner OF the Span
ish tortilla or as is common among our
selves.
In the Greek Church and throughout
Russia there is a pancake feast at
Shrovetide. In Lincestershire on
Shrove Tuesdays bell rings at noon as
signal to the people to begin frying
pancakes. The habit of unleavened
bread and pancakes" says Mr.. Bourke,
is an instructive reversion to the hab
Its of our ancestors-an unconscious
tribute to the early gods and deities.
The unleavened bread still lives in the
Jewish feast of unleavened bread, the
Eucharistic sacrifices of the Christian
world, and in Ember day On St.
Bridget's eve in Ireland every farmers
wife makes a cake, called baininbreac.
The neighbors assemble, the ale or pot
teen are much in evidence, and merri-
ment ensues."
There is no plant so well equipped to
be national emblem, and the spiritual
element with which 1t has been invested
by the red men only lends an addition
al qualification and charm.
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AMERICAN COAL WINS.
British Black Diamond to He Driven
From the Mediterrnnean.

One of those charming consular reports
that periodically break the repose of the
British merchant has just burst upon US.
This time the report comes from Mar
seilles and predicts nothing less than the
annihilation of the British coal trade in
the Mediterranean. thus giving official
sanction to rumors that have been cur
rent for some time.
Mr.. Consul General Gurney begins by
pointing out that special department of
commercial intelligence has been organ
lied at the consulate general arrange
ments having been made with the local
Chamber of Commerce, presidents of syn
dicates and well Informed local mer-
chants with a view to supplying imme-
date information on trade matters to
British merchants and manufacturers.
Mr. Gurnty then proceeds to explain
how the st. Gothard Tunnel and the COM
pletion. some five years hence. OF the Sim
plon Railway VIII make Genoa the loading
and unloading port of Switzerland and
GERMANY to the damage of MarseiiIes
which can only regain its position by be-
coming free port not improbable
contingency
however. to the United Kingdom contin-
ues the Consul General. is the determined
attempt of the United States to obtain the
monoDuly of coal imports. How much of
the general activity of MarselIles in the
future will be due to American enterprise
and energy it is still too early to say with
any certainty: but one thing is certain.
that a large share of the future trade and
commercial activity of Marseilles and the
south OF France will be absGrbed by the
United States of America, considerable
proportion at the expense of the United
Kingdom, unless British traders wake up
to the danger and meet II by diligent in
vestigation and fight 1t by combination.
great American coal combine. MIR. Cur
ney declares, is under contemplation
London Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

than ever before. Phenacetfn. the favor
ite headache cure. has come into common
use: cocaine and choral morphia are
more and more in demand
There is one remedy for the use Of
dangerous drugs" declared the represen-
tative OF Messrs. Wyley. which has act
ed effectively abroad. and would do so
here IL enacted. Let II be the rule that
no poisonous prescription be dispensed
more than once unless the physician each
time countersigns it. A simple amendment
of the pharmacy act, or a regulation of
the Society OF Apothecaries, would do this
Most cases of abuse of narcotics are
started by the misuse of a physician S
prescription
The great growth OF the soda water
fountain industry deserves note. One
American firm. Messrs. Styles. was the
pioneer here. Now two or three other
rivals are in the field. These fountains
are expensive, and some of the exhibits
are really works of art. They are all i'm
ported--London Mail
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AMERICAN CHEMISTS LEAD.
British Druggists Beaten Through
Their Native SIowness.

The chemists exhibition at Covent Gar
den affords visible proof of the extent to
which the English drug trade has passed
out of British hands.
Foreign exhibits abound on every side.
Most of the purely druggist exhibits are
American. French and German goods are
shown in large quantities, and the few
enterprislng British houses which try to
keep pace with their rivals are almost
lost in the crowd.
Yet it is a British house. Messrs. Thorn
as Christy 8: Co.. which can claim the
greatest novelty. This firm Is introducing
a method of embalming the dead which
does away with the former expensive and
cumbersome process. BY this method the
body will keep for years without shrink
ing and yet retain Its suppleness. The
method is to be demonstrated In October
before the College of Surgeons.
Messrs Parke, Davis & Co. of Detroit,
are perhaps the largest exhibitors, while
such houses as Messrs. Warner, of Phil
adeIphia, and the Merrell Chemical Com
pany. of Cincinnati run them very close.
OF English houses. praise can be given to
Messrs: Wyley, of Coventry, who are en-
deavoring to win back for England the
trade it was rapidly losing.
Inc American eAnlDltOtS are quite ITdiih
about their advantages. We have found
a footing here" they say, because Eng
lish chemists did not keep pace with mod
ern requirements. They are to some ex-
tent hampered by your laws. such as that
limiting vivisectton, which makes it al
most Impossible for you to physiologically
standardize many drugs.
American and German houses are ever
seeking for new drugs and experiment.
largely with them. We try new plans.
For instance. men for generations swal-
lowed round pills Notwithstanding the
difficulty Then it dawned on some one
that oval-shaped pills would be much cas-
ier taken. But many of your houses still
retain the old shape.
There are few new drugs. but many new
methods Of preparing old drugs. to be
seen. The whole tendency is toward COM
pressed medicines dispensed in the most
elegant form.
Narcotics are much in evidence, and the
representatives of the wholesale houses
declare that the; are disposing OF far
larger quantities of almost all sedatives
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A NEW WORLD TO CONQUER.
Six Hundred Million American Acres
still Unused.

Some interesting facts regarding the
grea. size and possibilities of our coutry
were brought out at one Of the recent
hearings before the Committee on Irriga-
tion of Arid Lands. 1t is not usually real
lied, especially by people in the East. that
an enormous area Of our country, 600, 0O0.-
600 acres in extent, lies unutiliZed. OF
course a good deal of it is, and always
win be. unfit for the support of a large
population, but with proper management
IL is destined TO become the home of thou
sands. and even millions of people.
This great tract lies entirely west Of the
Mississippi Valley and extends over the
Rocky Mountains, the Great Desert and
into California. Much OF ii at present II
a barren and desolate wilderness with
too scanty a rainfall to provide the nee
essary moisture for any but the hardest
vegetation Irrigation Is to effect the
change. Years OF successful experience
in the artificial watering or iand mas
proved beyond doubt it's wonderful efii-
cheney in certain portions of this arid sec
ticn-in California, in Colorado, and else
where-so that II is but question of cap
ital and enterprise before the whole large
problem will be solved Every year sees
an advance toward this desirable end;
Congress has some phase of the matter
constantly before It; the United States
Geological Survey has rendered valuable
assistance in determining the flow OF the
rivers, which must be used for water sup
ply, surveying and estimating the costs
OF dams and reservoirs and pointing out
past mistakes and errors which may be
avoided.
Close the minds eye a moment and pic
ture the accomplished result. Fifty mil
lion people added to the population east
of the Missouri River. for this is the num-
ber of Inhabitants the present waste lands
are capable of supporting-a great nation
In itself; an agricultural community,
changing desolation into fruitful lands,
creating q constantly increasing demand
on Eastern manufactures and taxing to
the utmost the carrying capacity of the
great trans-continental railroad lines. 1t
means a new and bright era Of develop
ment for the country.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

"Ah, they are on!" cried mrs. lie
Quesne, as the four competitors launch
ed themselves upon their s~ub-aquatic
journey. The Guardsmar came up to
the surface, snorting hideously, before
lie had accomplished three yards; two,
of the others gave in about the middle
of the course; but Freddy held on and
won amidst applause.
"And the prize is a diamond frog
and he will give it to her!" thought
Lady Connie, ~viciously dinting her red
underslip with one small white eye
tooth. "oh! if l could only tempt her
In next Ladies' Frog Match I
would 800. l don't quite know what
I'd do, but 1t should be some
thing that should break her spell upon
him and bind him 70 me forever"
She did 1t in another minute. Never
was such a lucky chance, as Molly Yer
don said.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

1t ought TO be a powerful influence
for religion and virtue in u land to
have it's young men read of the our
age, the calmness and the peace with
which our latest martyr president
faced death and the beyond. Gods
will be done, not ours" were the last
words he spoke to his poor, heart
broken wife, and then passed over the
river whispering to himself the lines
of that noble hymn, Nearer. My God
to Thee" Was It not a beautiful way
to leave life?
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the club swimming baths unuer any pos
sible circumstances. Had Lady Connie
known Of this resolution, her hopes
would have fallen to the ground. But
she remained in ignorance-and was
happy. The next Frog Match was Tor
male club members, ladies being present
on the balconies overlooking the swim
ming bath by invitation.
ooh, you cruel mani" She shook her
finger playfully.
Hang it, Nital" protested the slave.
turning as scarlet as his moustache-
poor Connie called it "auburn-"you'Ie
too bad! She-she heard what you
said, I'm sure she did"
"Apd then?" The Enchantress arch
ed her artfully darkened eyebrows.
ooh! and then-you know fully we'll"
growled the miserable Freddy, whose
power OF repartee was as limited as
his power OF resistance, she'll be hurt!
You women are SO jolly font Of hurtin'
one another!"
But the eyes that met his mex minute
were untr0ubled-the face OF Lady ON
ME perfectly serene. How do you dor"
she nodded to the Captain. Are you
quite well again, and shall we see you
at the bi-monthly Frog Match?p
"oh, yes!" returned Freddy brilliant
ly. THAT isl hope so! Though I've
no cause to be very fond OF water
after South Africa.
But there are no dead horses OF
Beers in our swimming BATH" said
Lady Connie, "and the high dive is the
best anywhere. Twenty feet deep that
end, you know. DO try 1t one day, Mrs.
lie Quesne! It's perfectly heavenly!
You run right out to the end Of the
board, polse yourself. shut your eyes.
ana down you 80, like "a
"Stcne!" suggested Freddy Lorriker.
80 l must wait for my revenge, h
said to Molly Yerdon, as they sat to-
gether, leaning on the gilt balustrade
aud watching the aquatic gambols OF
the sterner sex (arrayed IN complies
suits of light flannel, be It explained, in
Difference to the proprieties).
There's the lie Quesne, said Molly,
kissing her hand to a man in a striped
auv swimming suit. All, it is Cap
tain Lorriker!"
"And Ae's going in for the 3O-yards-
under-tb9-water race" said Connie anx-
iously
do not be anxious" said her friend.
Captain Lorriker is not inclined to be
apoplectic, like that stout man in the
Guards. l feel really anxious about him.
Why, he is putting and blowing already,
like the sea-lion at the Zoo.
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a MYTH.

The board selected by the former
Governor Barnes to select a site FOR
the Southwestern Normal school, has
made its report and filed the sat.c
with the governor. This board places
the new Normal at Weathcrfori 4.
Despite the fact that the Barnes board
was removed by Governor jenkins,
prior to its raaking a selection, the
governor has received the report.
whether this fact viii have any bear
ing on the controversy in quegtion is
yet to be seen. Meanwhile the peo-
pie Of Mangum and Mountain View
gnash their teeth in rage, while those
Of Granite are holding %joliioation
meeting and preparing to break
ground" for the newN ormal school
building. the location for which vas
made at Grauite by the board select
ed by Governor Jenkins. Both Wea'
therford and Granite are determined,
and since there was no legislative ap-
preparation for two Southwestern
Normals' there is bound to be much
animosity and ill-fretting around.
Naturally, W~eatherford will fight to
maintain its position, and much liti-
cation is unavoidable. In the face OF
this condition of matters the South
western Normal school promises to
be a myth for months to come.
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How,s rhls2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reverb
for ary case OF catarrh that cannot be
cured ly Han's Catarrn Cure.
T. J. CHENEY & Co. Props.
Toledo. d
We. The undersigned, have kpown T. y
Cheney FOR The last 10 years. ana t"itve
him perfectly honorable lu am business
transactions aud financially ollie 10 carry
oGt guy obligations made by ti.ff slr.I .
WEST & TRUAN, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo o..
WALDING KINNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. q.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood ami
mucous surfaces of The rystem. Price
l.c. per bottle. Sold by AN gists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills srs ne best
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sehooI nonda RenIot,rnd-

49, 49,
The auditor registered the follow.
ing school bonds:
Bonds Nos, /. ? and 8. covering Dis
uict 81, Canadian county. $1,000.
Bonds Nos. / to 8, inclusive. cover
ing District 40, Grant county. $500.
Bonds Nos. 1 and 2, covering Dis.
trict 20, Blaine county 1895.
Bond No. l., covering District 2O8.
Woods county $500.
Bonds Nos. I and 2. covering Dis.
triot 70. Canadian county. $500.
Bond No. J., covering District as.
Custer county. $500.
Bond No. !. covering District 80.
ROGER Mills county. $3.50.
bonds Nos. / TO s. inclusive. owe
iaes District 50. washita county. So.
500.
Bonds Nos. I and 2, covering Dis.
trict ~ Custer county, $500.
Bonds Nos. I and 2. covering Dis.
go, Custer county, $500.
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Normal.
The Barnes Lcsating Committee Files
Formal Report Today.

The barnes committee to locate the
Southwestern Normal college. filed it's
report in the governors office today.
The members of the committee who
are in the city are. r. w. Southland,
Robt. J. Lowery and c. b. Ames.
This was the last day allowed by
law for the committee to act. They
merely filed an formal report desig-
mating weatherford as the site for the
proposed Normal school, stating that
that town has met the required condi-
tons of a gift of 40 acres Of land and
s. 600 in bonds, and celebrating also
upon the advantages presented in IA.
vor of the proposed site.
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LADY OoNEIE's PLUNGE.
BY CLIO. GRAVES.

what chancN \" grasped, Lady Connie,
takicg her fair. %dishevelled head ouG
from amongst the cushions of her bou-
doir lounge, and drying her tear-stnned
eyes with an absurd little gossame,
handkerchief; what chance has a girl
"a mere girl. who has only been on.
for a season and a half-against a mar.
ried woman like Mia lie Quesney'
None at all" said her friend, a ,ath-
er plain, sensible young woman, with
sporting tastes and tailor-made gar
ments. mot the ghost of a chancel"
yes, she's over SO-and makes upl"
said Lady Connie viciously.
men prefer women of 80" said Molly
Verdon ~sententlously, "and l am inclln-
ed to believe that they learn to make
up"
Her waist is at least six inches larg-
or than mine," Connie persisted.
"She is Of the v%oluptuous and re
dundant type, | grant you" returned.
her friend; but men like that, too"
"Her boots are hyes and her gloves
sevens."
"She is given to pedestrianism and
drives fo%ur-in-hand. Men adore that
kind Of thing" returned Molly, lighting
a cigarette. MY child, what perfect
tobacco"
Captain Lorriker gave me the box
when he came home invaliled from
Africa, and"
You got so ehummy?"
"He-he was laid up at his aunt's IA
Pelgraye Square. and-I visit the, you
know"
"or you did just then, and you used
to drop in and spend the mornings and
;he afternoons, and sometimes the even
ings, wounded hero" Molly made a lit.
lie bit of a grimace.
III was only Christian charity" said
Lady Connie with dignity. HE had a
splinter OF a she'll in the muscles OF his
ribs On the right side"
And little Connie thought that ar
arrow skiltully implanted in the left
side, might serve as a counter-irritant
n exhaled a thin blue cloud OF
Turkish yapor and smiled at the water
colors upon the wall Nov, Captain
Lorriker is well
Almost; only he gets awful attacks
OF cramps, n turns blue"
Does he?"
Every new and then. II has some
thing TO do with the water in South Al
r'ca. He vows he VIII never drink an.
other drop as long as he lives"
ITS the kind OF oath you can really
rely on a mans keeping. But. tell mo
enc thing. While You were playing, not
Sister, but Cousin OF Mercy, where was
the lie Quesney
In the Riviera. And Fred-I mean,
captain Lorriker-admitted to me that
there had been what he called a slight
ENHANCEMENT, ana promised TO steer
clear OF such things Tor the future"
And you believed himy Goosei"
"And then went ON Lady Connie,
to her feet and beginning to walk
up aud covn over the Morris carpets OF
her sanctum, her pale Liberty draperies
railing, her gold hair d~ishevelIed, her
checks and eyes flaming with indigna-
ton, and her fingers %nervously wrestling
with the clasp Of her Egyptian silver
then she came back. Oh, Il
was degrading! She just held up one
OF her hngers-gaye him one look,
And he fell TO heel like the we'll
retriever ne Is. The lie Quesne
IS famous for breaklng-in men. rath-
en- admire her for H."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Hits" Publications.
Everyone has heard of or seen the
delightful play with it's scenes of
rural life, entitled Lovers Lane"
It is on the beautiful story of this
play that Max S. Witt and Robt. f..
Roden's latest ballad, IT'S a Long
Lane That Has No Turning" is found
ed.
Otto Langley, the composer of the
celebrated "Mandolina" Mexican sere-
made, has just written a beautiful new
serenade called Verona" Every
music lover should have it.
All those music lovers to whom the
beautiful ballad In the House of Too
Much Trouble" appealed strongly,
will be delighted With "A Little
Empty NNest." the latest by the came
authors.
The above publications are issued
this month by Jos. w. Stern & Co.
the House of Hits who are also
agents for the celebrated Hawkes.
Sonorous Band Instruments and the
Beare Majestic" stringed Instru-
ments. They will be pleased to send
their illustrated catalogue free, upon
application to their main offices, "a
e. 21st Street, New York.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

The Leader is in receipt Of a COPY
OF the Observer, a new weekly publ.
cation just started ia Guthrie by T.
Il. Brown. The Observer espouse the
aus Of Democracy and promises to
do valiant eervice toward bringing
about reform in Oklahoma The
leader welcomes the Observer ana
wishes II bountiful prosperity.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

For forty years DR.. Fowler's Extract
Of Wild Strawberry has been curing
Of Wild Strawberry has been curing
hoea, bloody nux, pain in the stomac i,
and it has eve yet failed TO do ey-
erything claimed for IL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Tanai, a distinguished Italian an.
archist. has announced his intention
OF taking up his residence In the Uni
ted States. Here rs an opportunity
for the bureau Of immigration 70 cease
giving out interviews on the subject
and do something practical.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Prof. SCOTS address at the mem.
orlal service yesterday was scholarly,
II will compare favorably with the
tributes offered by scores of men of
national prominence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

The honest sympathy and high bred
courtesy attestcd by half masted flags
and court mourning in England for
our dead president brings into strong
relief the churlish sneera of Mayor
Van Wyck of New York, at the time
OF Queen NictorIa's death.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Kingnsher Free Press: In the gen
eral grief over the attempted assassi-
nation Of the president, an political
and party lines have been o%bliterated.
The finest tributes 20 the high char
acter Of Mr. Mckinley have been writ
ten and printed by Democratic editors
and publishers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Tom Tallchief, an Usage mdian.
was killed last Monday night and his
body vas found In the road Tuesday
mor"'ng three miles west OF Gray
Horse. He with several other mem
be4 OF his tribe had a drunkea row
az Ralston on Monday evening and
started TO- thler homee and il is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

A Florida impaneled a jury
TO view the work of "A mob and the
members plunged into the humor Of
the thing by deciding that the victim
died OF heat failure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Local business men should cooper
ate with the Elks in promoting the
fall carnival. 1t means business for
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Thought he was murdered by some Of
his own crowd. Two arrests Of Usage
Indians have been made and the Of
fcers are laying fo~ others who are
thought to be implicated.-Pawnee
Courier.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

President Roosevelt must be in
tensely gratihed at the number OF
persons, mostly unheari of hereto
fore, who are writing to the nswapers
to say they have confidence in him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

The Santa Fe architects have com
pleted the plans for the new depot at
this place. Contracts will be awarded
next week and on October actual
work on the new station viii BE be-
gun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

It is quite likely that recent great
changes will necessitate a number Of
trips to Washington by Oklahoma
federal officials.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

The grand master of mason Of
Texas has decreed that Texas masons
wear a badge OF mourning for the
murdered president.
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In the supreme court.

The following new cases were filed
in the supreme court today;
Lone Wolf ct al VS.. w. A. Richards
ct al.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

After a rotten national bank has
been Dawesed its stockholders may
not feel so clipper, but its depositors
manage TO get something that is com
ing to them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1901.

President Roosevelt owes every
thing to the country and nothing to
the politicians.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-20

Ii will require more than harsh
criticism on the part of Republican
papera TO effect the removal of Prof.
Ament's costly office furniture in the
Alva Normal school.