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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-15

Guthrie society people enjoyed a
novel party at Fuller's Hail Monday
night It was an old fashioned country
uance, a regular old farmers frolic
and Reubenfest. The people who
came were of the sturdy yoemanry
type, which tIlleth the soil between
Vine boulevard and the outermost
precincts Of Guthrie on the east. A
few s,rayed in from the west. Clyde
Mcconnell was there IS county
5quire's youngest, and was ably cared
for by ,he sturdy county judge, Jack
Savage Carrying the weight OF years
on his shoulders, but able to hold his
own win the youngest of EN-, was
farmer Sloan. who carried Off the first
prize. Mrs Lucas as a belle from the
mountains getting her first glimpse OF
society life carried on the ladies' first
prize. The farmers, their wives and
daughters danced the old-fashioned
dances Ia the old fashioned way. The
party was as jolly as it was novel and
even now, when IL Is days old the
farmers Of Guthrie laugh for the fun
o. ii and salute each with Hey
|Reuben." Among those present were.
] Mesdames Knei5lty. Painter. Foster
IMcNeal Brooks, Piety Dubois, Lucas,
Knapp. Grassland Hofius. Painter.
idball; Misses Graves, Schnell
Hunter Boles Niblack Coyle, samp
sei. Braun. Mckinley, Leayltt Kimball
Briggs. Reynolds. Towers. Hutchinson.
Keach. Alpaugh, Jessica Alpaugh,
Cross. Griffith, Green, Oyerbay, Brook,
Kaufman, Richardson, Brown. Mes
SIS Foster. McNeal Grassland Nc
|Connell Niblack, Savage Willis
Smith Sloan Briggs, Piety Mckinley
Poland Lindwan, Metcalf Pentecost
Painter Lyon. Patterson. Peters
Tipton Lucas Main. Boyd Phelps
Painter Sampseu Bowman and An
derson. of Oklahoma City
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feature of drs. Hixons tea was
.ntle Miss Bertha Grassland dresse,
In white, with wings and trimmings o.
hearts. She carried a bow and arrow
anu distributed the fayogs to the ladie.
as they entered the dining room. Lit
tie Miss Grassland performed her dU
fIoq vvn1 aud uras tho admired of al
present.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-15
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Free trial packages OF a most re-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-15
IN THE SOCIAL WHIRL
7ontInued from page No.

Continued from page two
J w McNeal J. E. Ball, Robt. Ram
say. Alonzo Johnson C. NJ. Barnes,
Carl Havighorst, W NJ jenkins
Frank Thompson Addington, !. T.
IN. b Ferguson, j. s. Lyon, j. w. Duke
Eunice Hamil Ralps Smith and w
b. Grassland
Mrs Hixon had also issued cards
for an "at home. entertaining each
lour from until O'Clock. Several
hundred guests called MS Frank
Lucas. Mrs. s. ~ Hcrhns. Miss Lii
liam Thompson and Miss Helen Green
a sisted in receiving ana entertaining
the ladies' Tho fayors for the after
neon reception were red and white
crepe paper hearts, tied with ribbons
each one bearing lovely ditty or senti-
ment
/ Cake and cocoa were served A
stringed orchestra discoursed music
during the receiving hours.
p
The ladies of the Baptist church
were at home Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Robert Ramsay Many
ladies called during the afternoon and
delightful time was enjoyed. The
ladies served Ietto2e and ham sand
wiches, waters cake. tea and coffee.
r II
The Acorn club was ente. tanned
Thursday by Mrs. c. c. Knelsley. A
large number of ladies were present
and several guests beside the club
members. Mrs. Kneisley served a de
licious lunch and the following pro
gram was enjoyed
Art Day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-15

G. c. Clemens, Of Topeka,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-15

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
The Musical Gualnites.

The Guamites are a musical people.
The well-to-do own pic,os, and are
fair musicians; others have organs,
and many, many more possess accor-
dions. They enjoy singing and are
fond of American popular songs, such
as after the Ball." etc. Their own
songs are rather weird and mournful,
though always harmonious. At night,
the voices rise in sharp, nasal tones.
singing the "novena," a term applied
to nine days Of special worship to
some particular saint. Novenas are
ever in evidence; for no sooner do they
finish with one than it is time for an
other to begin; consequently neigh
borhocd sings" are frequent.
The accordions are pleasing to thena-
tives at their dances and fandangoes or
weddings. These latter always occur
Thursday mornings at 4 o'clock. The
names are cried in the church three
times before the wedding: Wednesday
evening there is social gathering Of
the families and friends Of the br'1e
and bridegroom, with dancing and re-
freshlnents: guests accompany the
happy pair to the church, where the
priest unites them. Often there are
three or four weddings on the same
morning, and happiness reigns SUI
preme.-The Independent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Mrs. Speck1espot.

Mrs. Specklcspot was so worried
who wouldn't be with IA children to
take care Of? She had never done
such thing before, for it was only q
year ago that she was little chicken
herself, waiting for her mother to
show her where to find the best things
TO eat. She almost wished now she
had not run away from the chicken
yard and stolen net out in the weeds
behind the barn. She had done this
because il was almost impossible to get
together nice lot of eggs; some one
came and stole them every day. She
mad once complained about it to Mr..
Cocll-of-the- Rcost. He didn't appear
n bit disturbed about it. but told her
TO cheer up and "Cock-ll do what ne
can do" He didn't do anything. and
so Mrs. SpcclSlespot took matters into
her own hands (of fcet). moved out of
the chicken yard and started nest
strictly her own.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
A Geographical Recess Game.

There must be leader, some one
who is "prety good in geography" and
is capable of doing some quick thinking
himself. Any number of players may
take part in the game. When all are
seated, and the leader takes his place
In front of them and tells them that he
is going to give them this name of a
state and letter of the alphabet, and
is then going to count five slowly.
While he is counting five, all the
players must be trying to think of a
city or town in the state he called,
whose name begins with the given let
ter. For example: Suppose he gives
Maine as the state. and L as the letter,
then the players must all try to think
of city or town in Maine the name cf
which begins with the letter F.. 1t is
necessary for them all to do the think
ing, for he has right to ask any one
of them for the answer, and they
never know which one of them it is go
ing to be.
When he has received q correct an
swer, he may ask another player to
name some other town beginning with
the same letter or he may change the
letter two or three times. Then he
names some other state, and continues
the game as long as it interests the
players.
If the game is played at home, or by
a little company of boys and girls, a
prize should he offered for the most
correct answers.-New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
One Cow skln

An instance of military thrift and
of red-tape system which is not Pc
culiar to Germany comes from the
Prussian war Office. In 1866 the
guards were breakfasting hurriedly.
They had, on the previous day, fought
the battle of Soor, and had accom-
plished, altogether, nine days
march. This was not the era Of can
ned meats, and to each regiment had
been allotted a certain number Of cat
tie, which had been killed, skinned
and cooked; but while the men were
still eating, scouts came in with the
news that the Austrians were near at
hand.
The men got into marching order,
and in few minutes were in rapid
advance toward the enemy. The
Grenadier Guards, conspicuous O.
ways for their dispatch, hurried to
such purpose that they failed to sc.
cure the skin of a cow which had
been made over to them for rations.
When the official who was respon.
sible for the value Of the hide came
to ask for it, it had to be reported
missing. Inquiries were set on foot,
evidence was collected, and a vol.
luminous correspondence lasting four
teen or fifteen months failed to ac'
count for the skin.
There had been a cow. She had
been made over to the guards. She
had a hide. The hide was govern.
ment property, representing sum
fixed by official tariff. The govern
ment must be credited with that sum.
The hide was not forthcoming. Who
should be responsible for its cash
value?
It was at last decided that the col
onel of the regiment should be held
accountable, and year and half
after the conclusion of the Seven
Weeks War he was requested by the
war Office to remit the sum OF three
thaiers, the price of one COW skin lost
by the Grenadier Guards. When the
sum was paid, the subject was at last
officially dropped.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
AJnnrney to the Moon.

One day in the winter of 1864, l was
sick, staying home from school. I
thought l would like to see how they
manage things in the moon. Pretty
soon ater this shut my eyes, because
was rushing through space. Having
arrived safely at palace called the
Palace of Space, knocked at the door.
1t was opened by giant half a mile
long, with a beard reaching to his
knees. was frightened quite bit,
but said bravely, MAY I walk in ard
visit the palace?" He replied, Eyes" +"
and l walked in.
l asked if l could see King Sun and
Queen Moon. The giant said, MAYBE" 4"
and went to sec. Pretty soon was
ushere: in to see them. Strange to say
there | saw my teacher and the class in
school. After l went out of the hall
in which were the king and queen, 1
asked the giant if could see the pal
ace and what Office he held. He told
me that he was the porter, and that 1
could see the palace. So l went round
with him, seeing the stars, and in fact,
everything.
When was ready to go home,
asked him how to go. He said he
didn't know. l was in a fix. Here 1
was stuck up in the sky, with no way
to get down. But, as luck would have
it, wise star came along, called Sat-
urn; and he told me to go to Mercur
and borrow his slippers, and he woul
tell me the rest. 1t was pretty har
work finding him, but at last l die
He gave me them, and told me to fl
by swinging my arms. | did fairl
well, and soon | was back in bed.
stopped to take off the slippers; bu
they weren't there! Mercury had com
and taken them away. 1 told mamma
and she said it was a dream. l don
believe it.-Christian Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Unlike most hens, Mrs. specklespot

r. Unlike most hens, Mrs. Specklespot
knew how to hold her tongue, and not
single cackle did she say to disclose
the hiding place of her eggs. She did
mot even tell any of the other hens and
roosters, for she did not want them
prying about.
"The mems are little short in their
laying" said the farmers wife, as she
gathered the eggs each afternoon.
When Mrs. Specklespot had IA fine
eggs in her new nest she decided that
was all she could possibly keep wo m
with her feathery wings, and it was
quite stretch, indeed, to do that. But
she persevered, and her reward was, as
you saw in the beginning OF this story,
IA beautiful little downy chicks-the
prettiest babies you ever saw.
When she discovered that they were
peclsing their way through their shells
she was too delighted for words, so
she just said "Cluck, cluk," softly.
The first thing to be done was to find
them some food, and she knew that the
big worms that she thought so deli
cious would choke the babies. 1t was
all cozy and warm in the nest, and the
sun shone down upon the chickens so
kindly that the mother ran off for a
few minutes to find something to eat.
"Baby chicks arc usually fed with soft
food" she said to herself as she hur-
lied toward. the house. "Ill Just see
what l can find. Grains Of corn are
too large for them"
Pink and Posey. the twins. were sit
ting On the doorstep, each eating a
beautiful fresh sugar c2oly, which
mother had just taken from the oven,
md they were delicious: rhe only
trouble was that Posy's cookie looked
bigger than Pinls.
"You ought to give me a bit to make
it even," said Pink.
Posy didn't agree.
"You're greedy boy" she said, not
very politely.
"Your're sel6sh!" cried Pink, "eat-
ing all that great cookie by yourself.
Why, it's twice as big as mine!"
And just as he said the last word he
felt little tug at his hand and in a
second Mrs. Specklespot was almost
flying toward the barn with beauti-
full, sweet, soft, warm cookie in her
bill. followed by several of her neigh
boris children.
"Cluck, cluck, darlings!" She cried as
she broke it up on the edge of the nest.
"That stupid boy was so impollte he
deserved to lose his cookie. Wasn't it
lucky he DIDN'T follow me?"
The little chickens thought so, as
they pecked daintily at the crumbs.
Pink shook his fist at Mrs. Speckle-
spot as she disappeared, and Posy, and
Posy, breaking his cookie in two, gave
Pink the bigger Piece.-New York Mail
and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Painting on Human Skin.

Marcus Lorenzo, an Italian painter
who flourished in the last century,
one paid 200 francs for a piece of hu-
man skin no larger than dinnerplate,
upon which to execute landscape in
oils. The skin, which was chemi-
cally prepared to receive the paint,
was taken from the back of an aged
woman, whose boay had been sold to a
medical man for dissecting expert
ments. The human parchment was
lrawn tightly over metal frame, and
the artist spent nearly seven months
in producing painting that was after
wards exhibited in various salons and
ultimately realized $4,000 francs
Leeds Mercury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
4 GATEposT ORNAMENT.

A pretty ornament for gateposts or
piazza rail is made of tiny nail keg.
Have holes bored in the sides. AS the
soil is filed in and patted firmly down
(using a potato masher for the pur-
pose plant the seeds of various vines
at the holes. If the soil isn't well
pounded down as you fill the barrel,
when it settles after watering, the
seeds will be buried below the holes,
sinking with the dirt. Use coarse
leaved vines sparingly, for the nail
keg should be mass of living green
At the top plant vines and plants and
set the whole where it will show off
to advantage. A large barrel could
be utilized for beautifying the stump
of tree, if treated in the same way,
but have seen only the small ones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
PEARLS OF THOUGH.

The busy have no time for tears
Byron.
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds
Socrates.
What frenzy dictates jealousy be-
lieves.-Gay.
Strong reasons make strong actions.
Shakespeare.
Whatever makes man slave takes
half his worth away.-Pope.
There is little influence where there
is not great sympathy.-S. l. Prime.
Maxims are the condensed good
sense of nations-Sir ]. Macintosh.
Great takers are like leaky vessels;
everything runs out of theme. Sim
mons.
1t is only reason that teaches ST.
lence; the heart teaches us to speak,
LIGHTER.
A judicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity
De Sales.
Idleness is only the refuge of weak
minds and the holiday of FOOLS
Chesterfield.
Waste of time is the most extrava-
CANT and costly of all expenses
Theophrastus.
The world is full Of hopeful analo-
gies and handsome, dubious eggs
called possibilities.-George Eliot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
TO WASH BLANKETS.

Pour into a tub half pint of COM
mon household ammonia. lay blan
ket lightly over it. and Immediately
pour in enough warm water to entire.
ly cover the blanket. This sends the
fumes of the ammonia through the
fibres of the wood and loosens tn:
dirt. The blanket should then be
pressed and stirred about with stick
until the water seems to have acquired
it's darkest hue, when a second tub OF
clear water of about the same TEN.
perature as the first should be used
in the same way; then the blankeE
should be run lightly through the
wringer and hung out to dry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
s-<e-6s
He Had Six Months to Live.

The early lie of Cecil Rhodes was
frequently endangered by illness, and
the slender boy gave little evidence OF
the sturdy. lion framed man. ETen
his own physician did not believe at
one time that the youth would ever
live to grow UP, and told the boy if he
ever expected to live he should go to
the Cape. Before leaving England he
again called on the doctor, and was
informed that the physician was dead,
and that his son was conducting the
practice The visitor then made him.
self known to the latter, who, on con-
sulting the register of his fathers
cases, said:
"Yes, here is the name, Cecil
John Rhodes; but it can't be you, for
there is q note after it which reads,
Cannot live more than six months. I"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Tho Chestnut In italy.

1t is said that the chestnut was dis
covered by the old Romans at place
called Castanea, in Thessaly. They
called it the Castanea nut, whence
comes our name of chestnut Strange
to say. they held it in light esteem, and
the patricians would not eat it, leaving
it to the common people. And the
common people soon found out how
good and nutritious it was, and it be-
came a regular article of food with
them.
In Italy today the nutting time is
one Of the important seasons Of the
year, for many of the people almost
depend on the chestnuts for their food.
So important is it that the schools are
required by law 10 have vacation at
that time, so that the children may go
out and help the older people gather
the nuts. 1t is by no means pleas
ure excursion. but a regular industry
Whole families go out into the hills
and camp there for month. During
this time they scour the woods every
day-men, women and children-each
person having canvas bag suspended
from the waist, into which are put the
nuts as they are picked up from the
ground. They do not throw sticks and
stone into the trees to knock the nuts
down, as the boys in this country do,
but gather only those that have fallen
out Of the burrs. The nuts ripen un-
der the combine action Of the sun and
the frost, and the burrs then open and
the nuts drop TO the ground. The crop
is so abundant that the gatherers al
ways find enough to keep them busy.
Some of the nuts are saved to be
eaten as nuts, but most of them are
dried and ground into -four, from
which a kind of porridge called pollen
ia is made. Little cakes, called nee
ci, are also made out of it,
The drying is done in huts built out
on the hills specially for that purpose.
The nuts are spread out on the floor,
and a low fire is kept in the hut to
give certain degree of heat, which
soon dries them. The drying is mere
ly the evaporation Of some of the
water from the nut by means of the
warmth.-New York News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Cures Blood Poison, Car Ger, Ulcers, Ec7cIna,

CarDunCIEf, ctCs - hSSs
Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ga, says: L
suffered from blood.poison, my head, face
and shoulders were one mass OF corrup-
ton, aches in bones and joints, burning,
itching, scabby skin, ulcers on leg, was all
run down and discouraged, but Botanic
Blood Balm cured me perfectly, healed all
the sores and gave my skin the rich glow
of health. Blood Balm put new life into
my blood and new ambition into my brain.
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B b. cures all
malignant blood troubles, such as eczema
scabs and scales, pimples. running sores,
carbuncles, scrofula, etc. Especially ad
vised for all obstinate cases Of Bad Blood
Druggists, ST. To prove it cures, Blood
Balm sent free and prepaid by writing
BLOOD BALM Co., II Mitchell Street, At
!anta, Ga. Describe trouble and free med
ical advice sent in sealed letter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

; Mrs. Kate Taylor, graduatedS
Snurse of prominence, gires her e1-S
sperience ,Uith PerunG in an 0penS
Sietter. Her position IN soctetps
sand professional standing CONS
Sbfne to gtUc special prominence
sto her uttcramccs. s
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CHICAGO, ILL. 427 Monroe St.-"As
" far as l have observed Peruna is
the finest tonic any man or woman can use
who is weak from the after effects of any
serious illness.
II have seen it used in number of con-.
valescent cases, and have seen several
other tonics used, but l found that those
who used Peruna had the quickest relief.
"Pcrula seems to restore UitaLity,
increase bodily vtgor and rcne,o
health aud strength IN, q aoo7,derfMl-
Ly short time. "-MRS. KATE TAT-
LOR.
In view of the great multitude of women
suffering from some form of female dis.
case and yet unable to find any cure, DR..
Hartman, the renowned specialist on fe-
male catarrhal diseases, has announced his
willingness to direct the treatment of as
many cases as make application to him
during the summer months, without
charge. Address The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

knew one day how I would feel the
next. l was nervous and had no APP
petite, neither could I sleep soundly
nights. Lydia e. Pinkhain's Veg
etable Compound, used in con-
junction with your Sanative Wash, did
more for me than all the medicines
and the skill of the doctors. For eight
months l have enjoyed perfect health.
1 verify believe that most of the doc
tors are guessing and experimenting
when they try to cnre woman with
an assortment of complications, such as
mine but you do not guess. How I
wish all suffering women could only
know of your remedy; there would be
less suffering l llnow."-LAuRA How
ARD, lib Now berry Are, Chicago, Ill.
$4,000 forfeit if above testimonial is not genuine
Mrs. Pinkhan invites all wo-
men who are i'll to write her for
advice. Address Lynn, RIass.,
giving full particulars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
Sorry She Smoke,

THANK you, my little man." said
Miss Passay to the nice little boy who
rad given up his seat in the car, "ani
have you been taught to always give
your seat to ladies'"
"No'm," replied the bright boy,
"only to old ladies. philadelphia
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18
A Valuable View.

A story is told of man in Massa.
chusetts who sold scrubby farm for
$4,000 although it's value was not
more than $1,000. How did you do
it?" a friend asked him. WELL" he
replied, 81 had $1,000 worth of farm
and $1,000 worth of view."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

In Java there is an orchid, the gram.
matophyliu!n, all the flowers of which
open at once as if by the stroke o. a
fairy wand, and they also all wither
together.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

DR.. James C. Lewis, Tip Top, Ky, writes
"I have IN invalid friend who has had grea!
benefit from Tetterino in chronic tettcr
Send box to above address" Soc. box
by mail from j. II. Shuptrine, Savannah, Gu.
if your druggist don't keep it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NervcRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila, Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-06-18

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Easo makes now or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, % cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. Y.