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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

name is associated with the acquisi-
ton of the vast extent Of territory
known as the Louisiana purchase.
Just at this time. when the country
is preparing to celebrate the centen-
NAL anniversary Of this magnificent
acquisition, it seems peculiarly fitting
that the new state which will he
carved from the territory purchased
by Jefferson should be given the name
of the illustrious president as an aP-
propriate memorial. Every patriotic
American regardless Of party lines,
will promptly concede that the vast
extent of territory acquired by Jeffer-
son has given increased prestige to
The national flag, as we'll as increased
area to the national domain
But the complexion of congl ess
just at this time renders it extremely
doubtful whether or not the name of
Jefferson will meet with the favor of
the law makers at Washington, but
if justice and propriety go hand in
hand, there can be little serious OBJ
lection to admitting the new state
under the name Of Jefferson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

good health is better than great
riches.
John d. Rockefeller has an income
of $S0,000.000 year, and yet his
Christmas dinner will be nothing
more than cracker or two and a
nttle warm milk.
The Standard Oil king could give a
turkey to every family in the United
States aud never miss the money. yet
he can not eat one Mece of the short
leg nor make way with a single
spoonful of dressing. nor take one dip
of bread into the gravy, nor swallow
one tender shoot of celery; and as for
the nuts and the cake the fruits and
other things that go to make Christ
mas memorable. he can not think of
them. Who wants TO swap dinners
with John d. Rockefeller today?
What does it profit man If he pile
up $500 100000 and can not eat piece
of Christmas turkey?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
DepEws IDEA OF A WIFE.

Now that Chauncey Depew has
gone and got married" it is interest
ing to recall the New York senator's
views on woman and matrimony. His
ideal wife would be--as ne is a public
man-first, handsome He adds:
Then she would have to be attrac-
tive, for she would have to represent
me at the head of my table. would
also want her to be a woman who
could win the men could not reach
Besides this. should like her to be
fond OF dressing gown ana slippers
and spend her evenings at home.
ITO be really beautiful a woman
must have two sorts Of beauty. She
must be contradiction. She must be
/ like cocktail For while she must
have first the beauty OF expression
and the strength and repose that
stand for character she must have
also a formal beauty Of mere feature
and colorlng. When she has the first
she is interesting looking, when she
has the second she is pretty. When
she has both she is beautiful.
AS to her age. the ideal wife can be
anywhere from 25 to IS. You see
am liberal as to age. Youth is not al
ways the most necessary requisite in
BRIDE
Mr. Depew says he does not believe
in long engagements and, as for di-
vorces, he declares there would be
fewer II women were better listeners.
" hn chaffed during the Paris exposi-
ton by the wife Of Ambassador Por-
ter on his attentions to Miss Palmer
the senator said:
Il am too old and feel otherwise un-
worthy She Is the most admirable
young woman l ever met and it would
be almost irreverent on my part to
propose marriage to her"
Such gracious reverence speaks
well for Chauncey. A man who feels
that way toward his wife could not
fail to make her happy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Chanee says the Discrimination OF
the Filipinos has no parallel in history
They appear TO be worse liars than
the CTetans II Chaffee 9peaks true
what faith are we to put in the com
missions report that very nearly the
whole OF the Philippines is paeifed
and the natives eagerly accept the
American protectorate? None at ALL
The natives are discriminating They
are striving 70 put the Americans on
their guard, and win spring upon them
IA the night time and slaughter them.
With ChaHee's warning received. our
troops in the Philippines will have no
e1case II they are taken OF their
Raard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Kiowa and Comanche Indians are
now engaged in a ghost dance. Com
mencing on Thanksgiving 1t will cease
on New Years day. and by agreement
with the tribes, It is the last celebra-
tion of the kind they will ever hold.
The last spectacle will be a kind Of
aboriginal mazurlsa, in honor of the
Great white Father in Washington,
who is claimed by the Indians as one
of themselves. Any other war dances
held in this country will take place at
the White house and be led by Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Chief Medicine man.
And the dances are about to begin.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Under the new order OF things the
laws OF Oklahoma count for little. The
win" Of the department OF the in
terror must be executed whether or
not this "will' be in direct violation
OF the teriitory's statutes. The new
governor OF Oklahoma has received
his orders" and ne Is not permitted
TO DO his own thinking II Hitchcock
instsncts Governor Ferguson 10 com
INIT an act. which violates the law Of
the territory Ferguson must do it.
Since the new administration be
gan business several routine matters,
such as the disposition Of funds and
the liquidation OF Indebtedness, have
come up. and the new governor, instead
OF allowing these matters TO take the
usual couife in accordance with The
fiatutes. has referred them TO the in
terror department The department 10
fusn exercises an authority which
make farce comedies OF a legislature
,4nd tie oNce Of governor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

President schwab OF the United
States Steel corporation says that
trusts are dead. but cancellations are
a new feature OF mercantile life True,
and true also that rose by any other
name would smell az sweet and a
skunk, even though called a pet lamb,
would shll retain his old habits. And
so on the eve of the departing year
another great truth Is launched.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
COTTON DINNERS ATTENTION.

We have just the thing you have
been wanting. The Oklahoma Cot.
ton cinners' Book. A neat, handy
book, canvas bound, indexed, 172
pages to every book. The gInner can
keep full ard complete record Of his
business. It is plain, easy to keep
and is Indispensable to every cotton
gInner. We will ship you one pre-.
paid to your address for $3.50.
Address the Leader Company,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

With an attempt at justihable eau
tion, the press dispatches say Sec
retary Long has disposed finally of
the Schley case so far as the navy
department is concerned" The Schley
case is not disposed of--not even so
far as the navy department is concern-
cd. The enemies Of the victor of San
tiago should enjoy their triumph while
they may.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

OF the periodic pain which many women
experience with every month II makes
the gentleness and Kindness always as
sociated with wofuanhood seem TO be
almost a miracle. While in general no
woman rebels against what she regards
as a natural necessity there is no woman
who would not gladly be free from this
recurring period of pain.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and SIC k
women well, and gives them freedom
from disease. II establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals inflamma.
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter, free. All correspond
ence strictly private and sacredly conf
Dental Write without fear and without
fee to Dr. X. V. Pierce Buffalo, n Y.
Mrs r. Doian, Of Madrid Perkins Co, Nebr
writes II was cured Of painful periods by the
use Of Or Piercc's Favorite Prescription and
his Compound Extract OF Smart Weed think
DR.. Pierces medicines the best In the worlds
rFavorite Prescription" has the testi-
mony of thousands of women to its
complete cure of womanly diseases. DO
not accept an unknown and improved
substitute in its place.
The sluggish liver made active by the
use of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Scarcely a day passes now, without
the announcement OF new railroad
extension in Oklahoma. says the To
peka Journal. The development Of the
territory south OF us has been phe-
nomenal Kansas has played large
part in all this, but the people and the
money poured into the territory, has
been but as bread east upon the
waters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

General Miles has decided to ac-
cept his rebuke in silence, That is
certainly more dignlfed than for the
general 10 exhibit his wounds on the
highway and beat the tom tom to call
attention TO them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Indianapolis sun why should there
be such o desire 20 ransom Miss
stone2 There is talk OF paying s70..
600 for her release from the brigands,
although 1t would seem she is among
the very people she should be anxious
to convert Moreover. It is reported
that she is trying to convert her cap
tors. Why disturb her efforts?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
HIS WEALTH A MockERY.
(Champ Clark

An over Christendom today the
rich and the poor will sit down to the
one big dinner OF the year. He must,
indeed, have a light purse who goes
without turkey and cranberry sauce
on Christmas II We picture the cot
tage OF the workingman. with its sub
stantial meal and equally substantial
appetites, we shall see just wherein
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

The lock step has been abolished
in Leavenworth prison and hair clip
ping is no longer in style In New York
pens. These civilizlpg enactments,
following the stoppage Of padding,
when supplemented with dress suits,
bridge whist and better meals, will
do much 20 popularize our penitenti-
ariea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
Beware Of ointmsnts for catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

as mercu-y win surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering Il through
the mucous surfaces. such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold 20 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Cathrrh Cure, manufactured by +. j.
Cheney & Co, Toledo. o., contains no
mercury. and ls taken internally. acting
directly upon The blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure YOU get the gem
uinc lt Is taken internally and made in
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. price i5c. per bottle.
uaus Family Pills are the best.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

A writer has just discovered that
not half the unpleasant things said of
Robespierre are true. An, me! At
last! At the end Of the century. may
hap. some one yet unborn Will be
Wreathing literary halos about the
memory OF Dennis Flynn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

A seasonable message says that in
Vienna one count during three hours
session at cards lost 100000 to an
other count. 1t is to be hoped that
the count of the first part woke up
before he settled.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Perusal of official statistics just
published showing that the wine crop
OF France this year is 57,968.5i4 hec-
tolitres, or 9,3S9.147 hectolitres less
than last year, confirms us in the be
lief that we missed one or two hecs
during the current year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
JEFFERSON SOUNDS WELL
(Atlanta Constitutlon.)

In the event congress decides to-
consolidate Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory before admitting them into the
union it has been suggested that the
new state be called Jefferson, in hon
or Of the illustrious president whose
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Mark Hanna as the advance agent
oS the millennium between labor and
capital is a fit subject for .he moving
picture machine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
DECEMBER
sATuRDAY DEcEMRER 9. l9Ol.

ROosevelt's cabinet needs liking all
around. Long is had enough, but
Hitchcock is worse
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Roosevelt is the chief apostle of
civil service. Yet he didn't consider
il in the Maclay case
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

It is time for the news bureaus to
issue a new line Of gueHses on the
whereabouts OF Sister Stone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28

Mems zoe and Soc hose for 19c pair
at the Cyclone, to Saturday night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-28
CO. 4Ao NOTICE.

All members Of Co. "A" are hereby
ordered to meet at the ArInory on
South Second street for drill. at 1880
Monday night. All members must be
present
BY order of
@. e. Dunnica,
Cant. Comdg Co. A.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
CHELSEA.
Gently.

Mrs. Timothy Sullivan is visiting
her daughter in Lisbon, N. II.
Miss Elizabeth Perry of Boston is
visiting Mrs. J. 3. Bacon
Harry N. Sanborn has gone to the
Profile House, White Mountains, to
work.
Florence Densmore is sick with a
fever.
Mrs. VIM. Roberts of Lowell, Mass.
with her son William, and her grand
daughter, Myrtle Patterson, is at H.
W. Spears.
Mrs. J. A. R. Corwin has returned
from the hospital at Hanover, N. H.,
having made an excellent recovery
from the critical operation performed
there.
The Congregational church received
one member On confession Of faith
Sunday.
Frank w. Button has gone to Plain
field TO work on farm and his place
in \. ii Powers grist mill is taken by
Robert Lyon.
Ralph l.. Gilman is at home for
the summer vacation from Norwich
University.
Geo X. Bixby is seriously |.
Rev. {. H. Cor~in, son OF DR.. NJ.
Corwin. has resigned the pastorate Of
the Congregational church at RED
Jacket, Mich, and has accepted call
to Bellaire, Mich.
Frank ]. Titus was granted d.
vorce from his wife in county court
Monday.
Emma Hatch and Margaret Com
stock are,visiting Lena E Spaulding at
GouldSville.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
ROXBURY.

A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt Partridge.
VIM. Reyes is enjoying an outing in
the woods Of Maine.
Mrs. Fl. M, Spaulding is visiting her
daughter in Worcester, Mass.
The. boys at the quarry spent the
Fourth at their homes in Swanton
and vicinity.
The Good Templars held an ice
cream sociable at ]. w. Howe'S Satur-
day evening.
Among those we noticed in town
recently were e. B. Ryan and Mr..
and Mrs. w. Dickinson OF Bethel, ID.
L. O'Grady Of St. Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis of Chicago, Clarence Roy &c
OF Fanueil, Mass, Miss Blanche Brig
ham of Lowell, Mass, Win Merrill Of
Wilder, Vt.
Joseph Rivers has moned to the
Allen place and Bert Luce to Little
Northtield.
Leon Ford visited iii Rchford re-
Gently.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
CITY NEWS

Roland B0yce Of Concord, y B-.H7
the guest Of his father, David AQUA :,
and his grandmother.
Miss Dora Cummings viii rs a.
Hardwick this week on visi.
Miss Lena Mcdonald left this ayyxa- =.
ing for Canada for visit.
Water Supt. Currier begsr Gel
morning repairing the East axxEs
water mains.
The body Of T. S. Cheever rs. As
brought from Orange this afbs f,,sszs
and the funeral will be he'd eG@~-
row at p. N. from Hedding II g..
church, Rev. A. f. Atwa,er 0fgrak~-
ng.
Mrs. George Suitor Of Gr&riocltss
left this noon for Leeds, P. q.
The Hook and Ladder Co., VIZ ,.1o
a regular meeting this evening
There will be a regular mas{1r II =
the Earre Merchants Associats.G II
Arcanum hall tonight and f4 X
tendance Is requested.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
ROYALTON.

Mrs. George H. Laird spent Sunday
in Randolph.
Mr.. Lyon Of Brook field visited at
Chas, Rich's recently.
q Misses Edith and Eva Howard re.
turned Tuesday from several days
visit at r. A. Pierce's in East Ran
dolph.
Mrs. Edward Stone and Miss Nellie
Rich OF Chelsea spent Sunday and
Monday at Chas. Rich's.
George Reed is moving from here
to STAFFORD.
Elonzo Davis OF Hammonton, n. j.,
and Arthur Burt OF Philadelphia spent
last Wednesday as the guests Of Mrs.
Chas. Woodwork.
Miss Annie Woodwork is spending
a few days at hume.
George Ellis purchased a handsome
new buggy yesterday.
R. A. Pierce has a handsome new
canopy top, three seated stage
wagon. He bids fair to out do him
SELF
Mr.. Clark of Medford visited George
bearing recently
Mr.. Merrill is in New York with
his new sample shoes.
The lightning was little too
thick to suit the people in the north
part of this town where it struck four
times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
WILLIAMSBURG

Advertised letters list, ]u? SO
J. w. Bassett, James P. E.raaE
Luther Hanseniluck. Ladies Ma
Belle Thompson, Mrs. A. P. StleesaGl
Mrs. G. S. Campbell. Geo. L. EesE.
Pm.
Miss Gertrude Myrick fnistsrI l.;
successful term OF school in tie e, &
Cram district the 9TH, and xssct tsn
her home 10 Bridgeport the l><Masaf
day.
Alden Bass is with his sister, Ts-
George Clark, Somerville, Nass., ax
the present. He has an epgag,2 a4sss
to play the part of "Hosea Hove &
"a Peaceful Valley" at the GaGn
Square Theatre. Boston, begjessaszs
the 18th of July and will VIC. 2 "a
mont for a short vacation later Is ia,
season if possible.
Miss Ellen Folsom gave an nssssAy,-
ing address TO union meeting a. zas
Methodist church last Sunday cFa-a.-
Mig. Miss Folsom has beer iaaa
>iUnary in India for several yeaw zqz.
her description Of native tahits JA,a
customs in that country was fsGa. Err.
own experience.
Charles Hixson and sister, ntr9
Matilda Hovey Of East Bros&.s.asx
were in town last Sunday and eAlAa
on their cousin, Erwin l1ixson 81 Z e.
T. Colby's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
THE CAPTAINS STORY.



A little group had been spinning
yarns in the rOtunda Of the Walton for
an hour or more when bronze
visaged, middle aged man joined the
party. Several Of the group recognized
him rs the captain of one of the big
tramp steamers which ply between
Philadelphia and foreign ports, and
place in the circle was at once made
for him.
"We've been killing time telling sto-
ries," some one explained. Suppose
you turn in your contribution"
The captain thought moment and
then smiled
81 was thinking of something that
happened on my last voyage" he final
~ said. I'VE had on board as a cook
a big colored fellow, whose principal
companion was 4 little yellow cur dog.
One day while the cook was preparing
some beef for dinner he let the heavy
cleaver with which he was doing the
chopping slip from his grasp
ut fell to the floor with thud, and
the cook emitted howl Of anguish
that was heard all over the ship. The
cleaver had struck one of his bare feet
and sliced the big toe off as neatly as
n surgeon could have done it, Here
was chance for the yellow dog, ana
he seized it. Making dive for the
severed toe, he swallowed 1t in one
gulp and then made bee line for the
deck
"This was more than tie cook, GRAZ
ed with pain, could stand, and he hurl-
ed the cleayer at the dog. His aim
proved true, and his curshp passed out
Of existence then and there. At this
juncture the ships doctor came up to
flud out what all the row was about.
When he learned the truth, he laughed.
"'I'll fix that for YOU he exclaimed
to the cook, wait till get my instru-
ment case
"Within five minutes he had held a
post mortem on the dog and recovered
the lost toe. Washing it with antisep-
tics, he skillfully stitched it back in
place again. and the cook hobblcd back
to his quarters minus his dog but with
as many toes as he had ever had.
That's about the only story l recall
Just now. gentlemen. 1t has the merit
of being true, however, and II you
don't believe it come down to the SLIP
any time and III show you the cleaver.
The cook has quit the sea, and don't
know. his present address. '-philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
Not Very Polite.

John Clerk, afterward known rs
Lord Eldin, was limping down tile
High street of Edinburgh one day
when he heard young lady remark to
her companion, THAT is the famous
John Clerk. the lame lawyer" He
turned round and said, with his mot
unwonted coarseness:" You lie,
ma'am! am lame man, but not a
lame lawyer"
Lord Justice Braxfield, too. appears
to have failed in courtesy to the fair
sex, for, when. told that a brother
judge would not sit that day. on ac-
count Of having just lost his wife, he,
who was fitted with Xantippe. re-
piled: HAS he? That is guide excuse
indeed. I wish we had a the same"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-10
MARSHFIELD.

Harry Cole is i'll with the grip.
e. T. Bliss has sold his horse to
parties from New Rork.
Evan McCrillis continues to be a
sufferer from shingles.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Ellis G. Preston were
visitors In town over the Fourth.
The band, always appreciative Of the
return OF former members were very
glad to have Ellis for the day.
Fred Burnham left town on Mon
day afternoon for his home in Chica.
60. He purchased in this vicinity
few pieces of antique furniture for
which he has market in his furni.
ture business in the windy city.
Mark A. Davis was at home over
Sunday. He does not expect to re-
turn to the store for two for three
months but will canvass this and ad-
joining counties for the Thurber
shoe.
Everybody is reqensted to repair to
Marshall's hall Friday evening and
hear the report of the Fourth OF July
finance committee
Edgar Manning received 46s votes
in the baby contest conducted by L..
B. Adams, and he was awarded the
baby carriage as the baby having The
most votes. Carl Wood was second
with 1858 votes.
E. w. McWain of R chester, who is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. I. Davis,
is III with the grip.
Allied j. Smith, who enlisted from
thi, place in the 46th U. S. volunteer
Infantry for Two years service in the
Philippines, was honorably discharged
with the rest OF his regiment in the
early part Of June and returned to his
former home in Thetford where he
has been III with fever. He is now
convalescent and as soon as he is able
to travel he intends paying his friends
in this place visit.