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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

army post in the United States and
island possessions. according to gov
ernment reports From Fort sheri-
dan alone the desertlons have aver.
aged more than twenty-five every
month since February Last month,
while the investigating committee Of
ministers was making inquiries at the
fort and vicinity, men who wore the
blue of Uncle Sam were leaving the
post in squads to take Off their uni
forms in some secluded place. ex-
change them for DISCUSSES and fee
from The restraints of array life to
return no more. These scenes were
repeated yesterday and officers at the
fort say that il the movement spreads
1t will not be long ere the ranks will
be thinned as though a plague had
struck the barracks. Twenty-Five de
sertions a month for one year make
800 deserters. Three hundred de-
serters from every regiment in the
regular army now numbering 1000
men, would make the total nearly 25.-
600, or the entire former strength Of
the standing army.
Many Soldiers Deserving.
Fort Sheridan officers do not like to
give out figures on desertions, but
the men themselves are willing enough
to tell how many Of their comrades
have gone.
And theren be thirty-fve or forty
more gone this month said a mem
Der of company II. Of the Twenty
ninth infantry -Four men out Of our
company left last pay day and six ont
OF the company next to ours, company
G. They can not stand camp life
these days. II it wasn't for the dis
grace of Il and the fact that my
mother is living ia go too"
Major Lord paymaster, paiS out
$4,000 to 1879 men yesterday. OF
the number l19l belong to the Twen
ty-niath regiment The others are
= members Of battery D Of the Fifth ar
unery. The size Of the commands il
due to coastant recruiting, without
which it would be impossible TO main
2 tain the fun strength. Most Of tn,
! soldiers money was IN the hands o
} Highwood, Waukegan and Chicag,
saloon keepers before midnight On,
hundred men came to Chicago ON tn
z o'clock train last evening
y So crowded were the eight High
, wood saloons during the afternoon an,
s night that at times 1t was not possibl
{ to reach the bar Alderman Gibbs
e place did a thriving business. Fight
r. were frequent but so far as learne
n there were no attempts at murder. a
7. on the May pay day.
The woods near the fort We're fu
!. OF drunken soldiers, some Of theI
asleep the easy prey Of thieves, VIII
e throng the vicinity Of the post on sue
occasions Gambling was being ca
ried on under the trees 1t was con
mon thing 90 see soldier who ha
If lost his entire months pay at crap
It poker or roulette Sergeant Of IN
e Guard schmitz and his men were bus
1t all night putting drunken and disc
T. derly comrades in the guardhous'
D. The sergeant said ne believed MOI
II than half the enlisted men wei
.e drunk.
"a Officers at the fort were bitter
b. thei eenunciation OF the canteen la
Ie yestoday, Chaplain Vammatt ioir
b the othes In declaring the w C. T, I
e. bin terrible mistake Colonel Va
ie Horne says he believes II a certaini
that some member Of congress wi
o. introduce a repeal bin at the rext Sc
" sion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

The war department has been gath
erlng reports from every post com
mander and these viii be used on the
floor OF congress by the opponents Of
the present blll without exception
the commandants state that The abol-
isbment Of the canteen has resulted in
more drunkenness and disorder than
les maintenance. Figures on desertion
will also doubtless be compiled in con
nection with the repeal measure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14
ARMY DesERrloNs INCREASING.
Officers Bitter in oenunoiation Of the
Anticanteen Law.
scripps.McRae Press Assn.

Scrlpps-Mchae ffess ASS n.
Chicago, H., June 14.-Scores of
soldiers did not answer roll call at
Fort sheridan this morning. and the
celebration OF pay day yesterday at
this post-the fifth since the anti
canteen law went into effect dem
onstrated that many recruits as wen
as veterans have taken French leave
OF the army. Drunkenness seemed
more general even than last month,
9nd among the crowds Of men Ia blue
who besieged the saloons of High
wood there We're many who openly de-
clared their intention to desert the
service
Not only are desertions on the in.
crease at Fort sheridan, bat at every
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14
A Terrible Explosion.

"Of a gasoline stove burned lady
here frlghtfully," writes n. f. Palmer
of Kirkman, la. "rhe best doctors
couldn't heal the running sore that
followed. but Bucklen's Arniea salve
entirely cured her Infalllable for
Cuts, Corns. sores, Boils, Brusies, Skin
Diseases and Piles. 25c at A. e. Gray.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

The female mosquitoes do all the
biting aud the male mosquitoes have
to eat grass. But, then, nobody ex-
poets lecency from a mosquito.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

The letter of the alphabet
Inspire such lines as these;
The man who minds his P's and as
May some day take his E's.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

An UPTOWN Mrs. Malaprop says
that if she ever sues for divorce she
wants the hearing to take place be
fore an umpire.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-14

All flesh may be as grass; not so,
however with all widows.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13

and can bear my personal testimony as
to what has been said. The motion made
by counsel (AIr. Harrs) is allowed and
the resolutions adopted blythe Harrison
burg bar will be spread upon the min
utes of this court
The morning session OF the court was
taken UP, in the argument Of case M,
4l2-They -Berliner Gramoplone Comnanv
appellant, VS.. Frank Seaman. apne1lee
Appeal from the Circuit Court at Har.
riscnburs, Va. Argued by William Cor
don Robertson, of Roanoke. Va. and
Marshall Mccormick, of Berryville, Va
for the apl:a1ant.5a by J ohm r. Harris.
of Harrisonburs Va, and Waldo q
Morse, of New York, for the appellee.
The following cases will be in the call
to-day: u
No. 421-Scuthern Railway Company vs..
j. Fl. Mayes. From, the Circuit Court at
Statesville, n. c.. To be argued by
Charles Price, of Salisbury, n. C.. and
by Jones &. Tiilett, of Charlotte. N. C.
for the defendant in error.
No. 416-Heary DeFord. ct al, PLANTERS
in error, VS.. Maryland Steel Company. of
Baltimore. defendant in error. From the
Circuit Court at Baltimore, Md.
No. 414-HuIl Coal and Coke Companys
plaintiff in error. VS.. Empire Coal and
Coke Company. defendant in error. III
error to the Circuit Court at Charleston
TO be argued by Lucien f. Cooke. 81
Roanoke, Va. and Malcolm Jackson. Of
Charleston, w. Va, for the plaintiff in
error and by S. c. Anderson, of Ru.k,r
& Anderson, and Mr.. Price, of Flournov.
Price &. Smith, of Charleston, w. Va. for
the defendant in error.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
BLACKSBURG GAME.
The Cadets Play maryland College Here
Saturday


More interest seems to be conferred in
the Virginia Polytechnic 1nstitute-Mary-
land contest next Saturday afternoon
than in any football game to be played
in Richmond this fall. Both teams are
strong both have made good scores SO
far this season, and a close ana exciting
game is expected by all the followers OF
the pigskin. The Maryland team is COM
posed of some great football stars, but
the team from Blacksburg. is superbly
coached by Morrison, who played left
halfback for Cornell last year. The ".
p. l. boys played havoc with the strong
Georgetown team several weeks ago. tear
ing their line into shreds. Their superb
team work and their. great ground-gain-
ers, Carpenter and Counsslman, are
strong features in their success, ana tie
University of Virginia is said to haze
played in luck when she piled up sixteen
points on the Blacksburg boys two weeks
ago. The iV.$P. Il. boys fumbled badly
that day, and the score should have been
much closer.
THEW P. +. boys last game was with
Clemson, Of South Carolina, who, though
young in football as compared to the sew
eral universities, are easily the cham
pions the South v. P. ]. beat Clemson
in "a very close and exciting game II to
II. This is the first time Clemson has
been defeated for two years. Maryland
is said to be exceptionally strong this
year, and is anxious to get around their
old rivals, Georgetown by defeating v.
p. IF they can defeat Y. P. I. they
will claim superiority over the George
town aggregation.
Manager Bolton, of v. P. T., is in town
completing arrangements for the game.
The. game will be called a 8 o clock next
Saturday afternoon, November 18th, at
8Broad-Street5 Park.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
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Most Perfect Blood Puri-
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A nerson NAV have a wart, mole OF
persistent little pimple for years. sS 'lIas
no trouble or annoyance BY ACCIDENT
is wounded. The wounded mole, wart Or
pimnle refuses to heal under the most
careful: attention. After a while It begins 81
TO burn and becomes inflamed. Inc sore sore
spreads and strikes down deeper lnto Es f
skin, eating the flesh away; or the totls'3e,
lip or glands of the neck may surfer IRON 11
abrasion, which refuses to heal. and tnen,
before you hardly realize it. you have
contracted deadly cancer.
Itsis strange how many people nave
pimpIes and pay little attention to them
Do not, if you have Eruption. Pimplcs
Sore Lip, Throat or Tongue, or some
small swelling, ignore these signs They
Indicate a bad state of the blood which
must be corrected and purified. Botanic
Blood Balm has for 30 years been the rec
ognized specific for Blood and Cancer.
Naturally it will heal the worst pinpe,
or the simplest eruption by purifying.
enrching and strengthening the blood. It
kills gall the Poison and Humor in the
blood. and gives a healthy blood supply
to the, affected partsyHl6i.!J:J. LOB
The most horrible forms OF cancer Ct
the. face, breast, womb, mouth, stomach,
large tumors, ugly cancers, eating, fes-
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son, catarrh, rheumatism, terrible itcll-
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hundreds of the worst cases have been
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form of treatment had failed, and where
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
POOR CHRISTIANS.
Unwise Feeding Makes Them.

Some people thought he was funny
old man when! he spoke at camp meeting
enthe. subject Of Lord, Give Us Sense .
One of the first REQUESTS for living a
peaceful, upright, honest and religious
ltc Is food of the kind that can be east
ly diEested and that furnishes the re-
building material for good healthy brain
and nerve centers.
It is absolutely out OF the question for
a. person to be peaceful, capable and
riEht-minded when the brain is under
fed and the nerves wrecke9i from lack
Of rebuilding elements they have right
TO expect from good food.
A person fed On meat, bacon, ham,
fried cakes: hot biscuits, sticky and poor
Z ~. cooked starchy DAT meal and wheat,
may possibly have strong digestion
enough to handle these things and be a
happy. healthy Individual; but 80 peo-
pile lin 100 have not. and the result is
irritable. poorly nourished. nervous
bodies. foul breath and general condi-
ton that prevents one from being hap
ny and contented. it is practically i'm
possible for such persons to be good
Christians.
The religion of common sense and good
food is the first religion that a man or.
woman should cultivase. for that condi-s
1ion makes possible thought Of a higher
nature and better grade.
There is a world of " dom In the say
ing of Rusllin, W., may be sure we are
not serving the Lorl If We are not happy
ourselves. All Should try to build UP a
steady set of nerves and get nd Of dys-
pepsia, constipation, fiuttering heart,
weak. nervous conditions. and a train OF
terrors that come from bad digestion and
poor food. They should quit soffee abb
solutely. Take for Breakfast a little
cooked or raw fruit. a saucer of Grape
NIts Food and a cup OF Postum Coffee
NO meat or grease. You viii have a
clean. healthy stomach for dinner and at
that meal have some meat and vegetables
that Sos, can digest. Let your supper be
the same as your breakfast. a
You probably don t need medicine. but
you need the kind of food that contains
elements that rebuild he soft gray mat
ter In the brain and nerve centers
throughout the body.
s 1t is zap to- you, reader TO put your
eesf right and make OF yourself a happy.
cheerful diyiduai. capable and show
ing. forth the charm Of life rather than
III tsryors and d!strcsses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
YOUNG PEOPLES RALLY.
A Grc,t Meeting to. Be Held at Street
This Evening

Preparations have been made for a
great mass meeting of the Baptist young.
people of Virginia at the Grace-Street
Baptist Church tonight at So clock.
Invitations have been sent to a large
number Of WORKERS throughout the State
The young people of Richmond and
Manchester are expected to represent
in large numbers. This. servic will form
a prelude to the meeting of the Genersl
Association in the same church. DR.. e.
S. Gardner of this city, md .Rev. NJ. l..
Wood, of Stanton. Will be the princi-
pal speakers at the meeting tonight
Special music has been provided and
that will be under the charge of the
Young Peoples Union Of Grace-street
Church. ~ q 5ss1s9
Several of the churches have suspend
ed their "Wednesday evening service in
order that their members may attend
the mass meeting Of young people.
Among that number are Grove-Avenue,s
Leigh Street and Emmanuel Churches.
The public is cordially, invited to this
meeting. a.. -. So
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
HONOR JUDGE PAUL.
Resolutions in Merloriam Recorded in the
Court OF Appeals.

The United states circuit Court of APP
peals reconvened yes erday morning,
with Jud ges simalnito,n 4 Ia clkSson nd Iur
nell pres:ding pon the; or e,llnss,of the
court. Mr.. ola1l. IT. iarris Of the farri-
sonburg bar. read and presented resoIu-
tons adopted by his bar in memoriam
of the late Judge Paul. IN presenting
the resolutions Mr.. Harris asked that the
request of the Harrisonburg bar be com
piled with aud the resolutions be entered
upon record. II. Marshall McCor-
mick, of Berryville. and Mr.. Waldo e..
Morse, Of eni5 q o. k, spoke briefly of the
late j I'd ge.
Ion Charles rs. s;in1onton.4 circuit
9judge IN i.ss5 tribute; to Judg e raul, SAID:
EN- lemen Of the Bar ms court
sconGtlrs full in every thing that mas been
said and so wei salst, concerning the
merits of Jud Sc Paul. too, sy1npa-
fthise wit n the bar in the greatSIoss It.
has sllstaile9 5JIl laes p 81 "a : most
=valua s1nensbsi: af this senrt sspalns-
taking, industr ipns. 2 earned honest ana
Just md his counsel sin our conferences.
vii be great missed 8 by U.s. 'ersons
he circli II q him,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
City Hall Items.

Detectives Gibson and Schief recovered
two overcoats and a coat and vest yes
terday morning, believed to have oeeh
stolen. The department is now after the
thief. with the expectation OF LANDING
him.
The Office Of tile City Treasurer was
closed at 9 o clock yesterday z ftefnoon by
Treasurer Philips in honor OF the mem
Org OF the late James D. Craig, deputy
treasurer, whose funeral took place q,
that hour from Centenary Church
The gas affice officials are Hlueh afraid al.L
that trouble will be experienced ey ci!i-s
zens generally tits winter because OIL tas
need If 4 la rs,er connecting main between
the E,,pr.,r and lower gas works There.
is much mere gas in use now than be-
fore, and they claim that larger man
is necessity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13

tons the price has sprung away up In
the air and is still on the upward grade.
It has become SO that dealers are VIII
ling TO pay almost anything in order TO
get the weed The entire new bright
crop, it is said, Will he exhausted this
year far before the usual time.
1.-THE activity yesterday was espe-
ciallv noticeable Dark tobacco is in
4trester condition.. The new crop is rea-
Y e5ts,rs full. and a good supply of loose
is expected in next week as result OF
the favorable rains
Mr.. Reed and his son. Captain Reed.
,5oe ftneE firm of Edward Samueisou & Co..
commission merchants, of Liverpool. were
IN the city yesterday morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
Mr.. BRINE RESIGNS.
Sewers His Connection Witt, the Travellers
Protective Association.

Mp. "A. S. Brine, who has been sec
rotary of sPost4A, of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association for a number Of years,
rendered his. resignation yesterday after
noon. and TIA meeting of the Post held
last night at headquarters, Mr.. John A.
Robertson was elected to succeed him.,
Mr.. sBrine resigned on account of his lack
cf time to give to the duties of the Office.
since accepting the position as manager
of the Virginia Club.
Mr.. Robertson is quite well known and
popular among the travelling men of tue
State ~ 10 So {EsssE.7= ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
and liberality on the part of the menl-


bership.
The handsome sum of s1s.s12 was raised
during the year. an average per member
of S27.Oi. OF this amount over s6,tD
went to the Methodist Orphanage. $1,000
to local mission work in the city. over
$1,000 to general mission work, foreign ard
domestic. and between 500 and $500 to
other benevolent objects.
Many Of the Methodist ministers leSt-
Yesterday for Newport News to attend
the Annual Conferences. The reports thce~s
take with them from the Richmond
churches are highly encouraging The
opening sermon OF the conference viii
be preached this morning by the Rev. D.
8 G.. C. Butts, of Gloucester. His alternate
is the Rev. John II. Rosn an
The new Second Baptist Church of
Charlottesville. OF which the Few. Fl. ".
Tribb1e, D. D., is the pastor, will be
dedicated on Sunday. morning next. The
sermon of the occasion will be preached
by DR.. ]. b. Hawthorne. OF this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
One of the paab Stores 70 Be Occupied BY
Chicago Wall Paper Corcsrc1

One Of the stores in the Raab building.
at Fousisee and Broad Streets. viii. It is
stated, within the next few weeks. he
occupied by a Chicago wall pape. eon-
Germ as a branch house. Negotiatious
are now pending. and the deed Will pruo-
ably be closet az any time
The new building at MISSIONER will 90
a model Of beauty and convenience. The
contractor. J. L. Wilson. has started .
work on the building. which will be COM
pleted as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. w. MEG. Ramsey vii! occupy the
managers cottage. pending the compile
ton OF the new house, and in. the Insali-
time air. Ramsey Is winding up MS az
fairs In Ca lifornia. and hopes to be aers
by January lst-
Work Esn the walls OF the proposed tail
was started yesterday. and the brick por-
ton will he put up rapidly under the d.
rectians OF Contractor Fox.
Workmen win start on the walls OF che
Eew building on Main Street. gear Ninth.
at once. and It is quite probable that the
Hiding viii be ready for occupancy carly
in the year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
NEW CARS FOR c. & o.
Will Have Four New, Pullmans OF The Very
Latest Desigu.

The Chesapeake and Ohio WILL within
the next thirty days have four new Pull
man cars of the Very test design and
pattern. They are to be known as the:
3Chickahominy, Guyandotte, Shenandoah
and Rivsnna, and will be operated on
the T H. ~. limited between Cincinnati
and New York. The cars are now builG-
ing by the Pullman Palace Car Company,
and will be the tinestin every particular.
The line of the Seaboard Air Line be-
tween Augusta and Charleston VIII soon
be built, the contract for; its construction
having already been let.
Captain CIV. Westbury, dnslon i as
sengers agent Of the Southern Railway,
has returned to the city from trip to
Washington. ~
Below are the estimated earnings of the
Southern Railway system for the first
week of: Novemb Der, exclusive of st. Louis
Louisville lines:
This year. 1854 al
Last year. Csc sss
Increase sl5,s55
ST. Louis-Louisville lines: 83.5
Last year. 50,6
Incr {. !. s. ]. 49, $40
Following. is statement Of the esti-s
mated gross earnings Of the Norfolk and
sWestsrn Railroad
For i rsts week Of Novernber $685. .,
Same week previous yea Il 800 S1i
Increase 2. ]. =. :. sl4,soss
Jrlv 81 9o1 81 q latest date Sc, 1455,s52
& previous s. 1926
ss.s
Increase !. ]. &. II sll2 11I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
CITY HALL COURT NOTES.
City Sued for Injuries Alleged to Be Due TO
DISTINCTIONS in the Street.

Suit was instituted in the Law and
Equity Court yesterday by Marian T.
Malone. by his father, William Malone.
against the city Of Richmond and Pitts &
Hans,ins for 5000, for alleged injuries
due to obstruction ii, the street.
The jury I'M this court will meet for the
trial of cases next Monday at II O'Clock.
Mortimer True. charged with breaking
into Mike Moores place on South Second
Street was acquitted in the Hastings
Court yesterday.
Cases to be tried in this court to-day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
Tobaceo Notes.

bright tobacco is becoming sc;trcers
every day on the Richmond market,
Tie remains Of the old stock
are losing no time in - disappear
ing and the new crop of bright ssa
slim one. Between these two conci-s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-13
RICHMOND: 623 East Broad ST.

are those of Frank w. Duncan junk.
dealer. charged with buying stolen prop
erty; and Willie Harris and Henry
charged with stealing railroad brasses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-28
Eurnnu Timex j 5undap Is

H.is
licans here that the nom partisan ticket
in New York City, headed by Seth Low
for mayor, is daily gaining strength. AT
first they were privately Respondent re-
garding the possibility of electing Mr..
Low or any of the men associated with
him on the anti-Tammany ticket.
In the interior of the state the repub-
lican leaders in every city are confident
that the republican candidate for mayor
will be elected. Erastus C. Knight. the
republican state comptroller, has been
making thorough canvass in Buffalo
for mayor. What is true in Buffalo is
also true in the other cities in the in
terror of the state. and that Is that the
democratic party is still demoralized,
and its party machinery is disorganized,
owing to the socialistic campaign 1t has
waged since 1896 under the Rryan lead