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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Cards have been issued announcing
The wedding of Miss Brownlee Of
Kingfisher, to Mr.. l. F. Leach, jr.. Of
Guthrie. the wedding 20 occur Decem-
Der II at the home of the BRIDES
parents In Kingisher
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Free.

The Empire Milling Co. OF san
Francisco, California, win serve their
celebrated California Wheatine. Fri
day and SATURDAY Of this week at
J. II. Rucks & Co Everybody invited
TO call
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Mrs Ella Doggett of Wagner. fell
from the rear porch OF her home and
broke her left leg. her hip and her
back
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Lcnox Soap Is the best laundry
soap made It lathers freely in hard
water. keeps The clothes nice and
whi-a. tg' a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

ing the proceedings Of the coal trus.,
even omnipotence takes a back seat
for Pierponb.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

C. b. Klanman has etu-ned 20
Guthrie al er few days glsit in Per
ry.-Perry En- nerprise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Deacon Baer brashly announces thot
he doesn't care for }. Pierpont Nor
gan or anybody else or course. the
deacon relie1 upon his confidential
relations with the tho ne of grace to
safeguard him from the results of this
kind OF blasphemy but II ne finds
blaclened hietetshs in.ld DDS semi
blackened, his teeth Jared loose and
his halo cracked in half dozen
places he will realize that, in regulat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

The Rock Island has almost com.
pleted the Waurika branch. and on
next Sunday week will establish reg
ular train service between Lawton
and Waurika All the track has been
laid, except one mile.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

The river on which Mannsvi'ie IS
located was higher last week than for
twelve Years and cut that tow OF
from the outer world Bottom larms
in that locality were completely sub
merged aud considerable damage
done.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Information has been received in
Enid which IL is believed to be re-
liable. 10 the effect that grading will
.commenc con the Denver Enid and
Guf railroad northwest, on January
LIST It Is given out as fact that the
contracts have already been let as
far a. Carrier, and that the work viii
BE- pushed as rapidly as men and
ieams will do it, Some Of the con
tractors who are now on the line be-
tween this city and Marshall. will be
employed on this extension, their
work now under contract win all be
finished by thar time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11
O AS q IA r. a.
R.snth. The Kind lOu haB AasE Bought
'.';:,'" % G1H42zz3s1

wagoner Is shy It's team laundry.
Fire aid a. Friday night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

The trial Of Tom Philips is set or
s,ecember 81
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Lawton is making an effort to or
ganize a minstrel troupe among home
talent 1t might be remarked in thi-
connection that Lawton has much
minstrel talent-almosu as much as
Shawnee Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Henryt f. Asp, genera attorney for
the Santa Fe railroad. is in the city
today on railroad bu mess He is
here to meet the right Of way commit
tse Of the Santa Fe composed of
Shawnee business men, viz: j. NJ.
Aydelotte, II, r. Douglas, II. G. Beard,
c. Lytal and others Shawnee Her
aid
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

II has been reported that the Santa
Fe will be running regular trains %
Shawnee in about 30 days.
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p 7 Walton, pesident of the Wal
ton Lumber Co, with headquarters in
Guthrie is In the city FOR several
days Enid Eagle
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WANT
A DS


8 cents per line, nrst insertion, 2Is
cents per line each subsequent inser-
tion.
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There is considerable opposition to
the Incorporation OF Haileyville
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Several Oklahoma towns are nov
canning factories.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Two new bick school houses at
Lawton win cost $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

a new brick plant has been started
at Iawton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

The Santa Fe graders that have
been working at Shawnee went to
Tecumseh today. to which place they
have transferred their operations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Gu Jolly late of the Stillwell
Standard, pas purchased the salisau
Star and has assumed the editorship.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

spino Choctaw nation. mas a popu
lation Of SOC as shown by a recent
census OF this number 26s are Of
school age
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EAoEasTTEs

Local Happenings Of city and Terri.
tory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-11

Local Happenings Of city and Terri.
tory.
Tecumseh is In need Of a new city
hal
a new brick plant has been started
at Lawton
Several Oklahoma towns are nov
agitating canning factories
Two new bick school houses at
Lawton viii cost $4,000.
There is considerable opposition to
the Incorporation OF Halleyville
II has been reported that the Santa
Fe will be running regular trains %
Shawnee in about 30 days
P. T Walton, pesident of the Wal
ton Lumber Co, with headquarters in
Guthrie, is In the city FOR several
days-Enid Eagle
The Santa Fe graders that have
been working at Shawnee went to
Tecumseh today, to which place they
have transferred their operations.
Gu Jolly. late of the stillwell
Standard, pas purchased the Salisau
Star and has assumed the editorship.
Spino Choctaw nation. mas a popu-
lation Of SOC as shown by recent
census OF this number 26s are Of
school age
The river on which Mannsvi'ie IS
located was higher last week than for
twelve YEARS and cut that tow OF
from the outer world Bottom farms
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Old Times Mt the Capital.

In recalling the lively and pictur-
esque incidents which the old timers
enjoyed in Washington one is moved
almost to tears over the commonplace
nature of his own times. John Adams
used to bathe in the Potomac every
morning at daylight because they had
no bathtub i'm the White House, and
no one ever pulled q kodak on him.
President Taylor used to walk about
the town and stop and chat with every
one he met, like policeman. A recep-
tion in the White House in these days
is relieved of monotony only by the
great crush Of guests, who trample the
clothes off one another's backs. An
other president set up in the east room
a six hundred pound cheese and in
vited the multitude to come in and help
itself, which the multitude proceeded
to do.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
A SERMON TO SUIT.
The Folks Who Paid For the Dis
course Got What They Wanted.

course Got What They Wanted.
Many Maine people who live in a
certain part of Cumberland county will
well remember one Abner-so he was
always called in his town. Abner was
the wit of the village, and he was
commonly selected to take charge of
funerals because he was about the
only man in tewn who had time hang
ing on his hands. A citizen died, a man
who never amounted to much, who
was never positively wicked, because
that would have required more of an
effort than he was willing to make.
He was, however, far enough from be-
ing good citizen, and Abner knew 1t
as we'll as anybody else.
Abner was requested to ask certain
minister to conduct the service, and he
hitched up his old horse and drove to
his house. The minister said he would
attend and then tried to get little in
formation concerning the late lament
cd.
what sort of man was he?" he
asked.
"Well, about the same as no sort of
man at all" replied Abner frankly.
81 suppose his loss will be deeply
felt in the community?" said the min
lister.
They're all bearing up we'll under
it," said Abner slowly.
'Was he a Christian?" asked the
minister.
'If he'd been accused of it, the YER
dict would have been not guilty and
the jury wouldn't have left their Seats"
replied Abner cheerfully.
did he attend /church?''' asked the
minister bit anxiously.
81 never heard of his doing it," said
Abner.
How did he die?" continued the
minister.
''Just the same as he lived, sort of
naturally" said Abner
II don't see how I'm to preach much
of sermon under such circumstances"
said the minister
''The neighbors all said they didn't
think they wanted much of a sermon,
and so they sent me over to see YOU"
said Abner
The minister pocketed his wrath and
a five dollar bill. and after the funeral
the satisfied Abner said, ''Well, we got
just what we wanted, b'gosh." Lewis
ton Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
THE HUMBLE HAIRPlN.
You Thought You Knew It's Many
Uses, but There Are Others.

You Thought You Knew Its Many
Uses, but There Are others.
The comprehensive merits of the
hairpin are known to all observant
men. Its special value in surgery is
asserted by a writer in American Med
icine. 1t seems that surgeon can do
almost anything with a hairpin. He
can wire bones with it, probe and close
wounds, pin bandages, compress blood
vessels, use it ''to remove foreign bod
les from any natural passage" and "as
a curette for scraping away soft ma
terial." And no doubt the women
doctors can do a great deal more with
that most gifted and versatile of hui
man implements. Anthropologists have
never done justice to the kairpin. 1t
keeps civilization together. In the
hands of girls entirely great it is much
mightier than the sword or, for that
matter, the plow. What is the plow
but q development of the forked stisll.
and what is; the forked stick but &
modification of the hairpin? If there
was any necessity woman could
scratch the ground successfully with a
hairpin now In fact, there is no work
or play in which something may not
be accomplished by means of it.
Dullards will tell you that women
aren't so inventive as men; don't take
out so many patents. They don't have
to. With the hairpin all that is do-able
can be done With a hairpin q woman
can pick lock, pull a cork, peel an ap-
pie, draw out nail, beat an egg, see
if joint of meat is done, do up baby,
sharpen a pencil, dig out silver, fas-
ten door, hang up plate or picture,
open a can, take up carpet, repair
baby carriage, clean lamp chimney,
put up curtain, rake a CRATE fire, cut
a pie, make fork, fishhook, an awl,
a gimlet or a chiSel, paper cutter, a
clothespin, regulate range, tinker a
sewing machine, stop a leak in the
roof, turn over fapjack, calk hole
in pair of trousers, stir batter, whip
cream, reduce the pressure in the gas
meter, keep bills and receipts on file,
spread butter, cut patterns, tighten
windows, clean a watch, unite q knot,
varnish floors, do practical plumbing,
reduce the asthma of tobacco pipes,
pry shirt studs into buttonholes too
small for them, fix a horses harness,
restore damaged mechanical toys, wres-
tie with refractory beer shoppers, i'm
provise suspenders, shovel bonbons, in
spect gas burners, saw cake, jab
tramps, produce artificial buttons, hooks
and eyes; sew, knit and darn, button
gloves and shoes, put up awnings, doc
tor an automobile. In short, she can
do what she wants to. She needs no
other instrument.
If woman went into the Robinson
Crusoe line, she could build hut and
make her coat of the skin of goat
by means of the haiGpin. She will rev.
Olutionize surgery with it in time.
Meanwhile the male chirurgeons are
doing the best they can, but it is not
to be believed that they have mastered
the full mystery of the hairpin.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
AN OWL STORY.
Ghowiug the Tyrannous Effect of
Habit Upon a Wild Animal.


An English publication tells this in
teresting story of an owl:
A vague figure appeared out of the
clouds, travelling against the wind to-
ward the spire and looking more like
ragged piece of newspaper whirled
about the heavens than any living
thing. 1t was a white owl, and after
watching him for some time came to
the conclusion that he was trying to
get to the vane of the spire. A very
idle ambition it seemed, for, although
he succeeded again and again in get
ting to within few yards of the
point aimed at, he was on each occa-
sion struck by fresh violent gust and
driven back to q great distance, often
quite out of sight in the gloom. But
presently he would reappear, still
struggling to reach the vane. A crazy
birdi
But 1 could not help admiring his
pluck and greatly wondered what his
secret motive In aiming at that windy
perch could be. And at last, after so
many defeats, he succeeded and
grasped the metal crossbar with his
crooked talons. The wind with all its
fury could not tear him from it, and
after little tapping he was able to
pull himself up, and then, bending
down, he deliberately wiped his beak
on the bar and flew awayi
This, then, had been his powerful,
mysterious motive-just to wipe his
beak, which he could very well have
wiped on any branch or barn roof or
fence and saved himself that tremen-
dous labor. This was an extreme in
stance of that tyrannous effect of hab-
it on a wild animal. Doubtless this
bird had been accustomed after de-
vouring his first mouse to fly to the
vane, where he could rest for few
minutes, taking a general view of the
place, and wipe his beak at the same
time, and the habit had become SO
strong that he could not forego his Wis
it even on so tempestuous an evening.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
POULTRY POINTERS.

Game chickens have more meat in
proportion to their height than any
other breed of fowls.
When the chickens are growing fast,
it is q good plan to mix a little bone
meal in their soft feed.
Smearing whole wheat with kerosene
or turpentine and feeding it to the
chickens is good remedy for gapes.
Adding some carbolic acid and put
ting on hot will secure much better re-
suits from the whitewashing of the
poultry house.
While it is at no time advisable to
keep food of any kind before the fowls
all the time, it will be an advantage to
keep milk where they can drink all
they want.
Fowls do not run together in large
numbers. They will always divide into
focks of small size and will select diff
ferent feeding grounds, always pro-
vided they have the opportunity.
A growing chicken, like a growing
animal, requires plenty Of good, whole
some food supplied literally and often
in order to enable them to grow and
mature rapidly and to develop proper
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
THE COPYRIGHT LAW.
First Measure Passed For the Pro-
lection of Literary Property.


April 10, ITO, is a noteworthy date
in the history of literature. On that
day came into operation an act "for
the encourag agement of learning by vest
ing the copies of printed books in the
authors or purchasers of such copies"
This was the first measure passed for
the protection Of literary property.
The word copyright" according to
Dr.. Murray, was not used before 1867.
In the preamble of the bill, which is
said to have been drafted by Dean
Swift, the necessity of measure 'to
enable learned men to write useful
books" is dwelt upon. By its pro
visions two terms of copyright, each
of fourteen years, were created for all
future publications, one term to follow
Immediately upon the other if the au-
thor were still living at the expiration
of the first term.
According to a subsidiary clause, if
any publisher issued book at a price
judged too high by certain discreet
persons he was liable to q penalty.
The discreet persons" included, among
others, the archbishop of Canterbury,
the lord chancellor and the vice chan
cellors of Oxford and Cambridge. On
them devolved the somewhat delicate
task of fixing the books value. This
clause was repealed in 1879, but the
term of copyright remained unaltered
until 1912, when it was extended to the
life Of the author and seven years. or
forty-two years from the date of publ
cation, whichever may prove longer.
England was the first country thus to
protect the rights of authors. France
followed suit in 1893, but in Germany
no copyright law existed until 1870
London News.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Distant Neptune.

The period of mans whole history is
not sufficient for an express train to
traverse half the distance to Neptune
from the earth. Thought wearies and
fails in seeking to grasp such dis
tances. 1t can scarcely comprehend
100000 miles, and here are thousands
Of them. When we stand on that, the
outermost of the planets, the very last
sentinel of the outposts of the King,
the very sun grows dim and small in
the distance.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
When Women Were E.travarant.

Such hue and cry as is raised about
the extravaganza Of the women of our
day, and yet at the court of st. James,
in dress of velvet embroidered with
gold, which is said to have cost no less
than $1,000, Marie de- Medicis had
gown sown with $4,000 pearls and
5000 diamonds, and her example was
followed by lesser personages, who
cheerfully expended more than their
incomes on gowns so laden with pre-
cious stones that their wearers could
scarcely move about in them. Nine.
de Montespan, the beauty who reigned
at the court of Louis XIV, wore at
one great court festival "a gown of
gold on gold and over that gold frieze
stitched with a certain gold which
makes the most divine stuff that has
ever been imagined" according to the
panegyrics written by the pen of Nine.
de Sevigne.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
GEORGE ELIoT's FACE.
laid to Have Been a Combination Of
Dante and SavOnaroIa.

O<aHtc anu SaEOnarOIa.
A close friend of George Eliot's,
writing of her personal appearance,
said:
"She was not, as the world in gen.
eral is aware, handsome or even a
personable woman. Her face was
long; the eyes not large or beautiful
in color-they were, 1 think, of gray
ish blue; the hair, which she wore In
old fashioned braids, coming low down
on either side Of her face, of rather
light brown. 1t was streaked with
gray when last I saw her Her figure
was Of middle height, large boned and
powerful. Lewes often said that she
inherited from her peasant ancestors
a frame and constitution originally
very robust. Her head was finely
formed, with noble and we'll bal
anced arch from brow to crown. The
lips and mouth possessed a power Of
infinitely varied expression.
George Lewes once said to me.
when 1 made some observation to the
effect that she had a sweet face q
meant that the face expressed great
sweetness): You might say what a
sweet hundred facesi I look at her
sometimes in amazement. Her coun-
tenance is constantly changing
''The said lips and mouth were dis
tinctly sensuous in form and fullness.
She has been compared to the portraits
of Savonarola (who was frightfuD and
of Dante (who, though stern and bitter
looking, was handsome). Something
there was of both faces in George
Eliot's physiognomy.
'Lewes told us in her presence of the
exclamation uttered suddenly by some
one to whom she was pointed out at
place of public entertainment That
said a bystander, is George Eliot The
gentleman to whom she was thus indi-
Gated gave one swift, searching look
and exclaimed, soto voce, 'Dante's
auntY Lewes thought this happy, and
he recognized the kind of likeness that
was meant to the great singer of the
Divine Comedy. She herself playfully
Gisclaimed any resemblance to Savona-
rola But, although such resemblance
was very distant-Savonarola pecul-
iarly unbalanced countenance being a
strong caricature of hers-some like
ness there was"
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
There Was a Limit.

II am glad they moved away" re-
marked the good housewife, speaking
of a family of borrowing neighbors
who had just left the neighborhood. 81
was willing to lend them a loaf Of
bread occasionally OF half dozen eggs
or the washboard or the lemon
squeezer, but when they got down to
sending the little girl over to borrow
pennies to give the organ grinder 1
began to think it was nearly time to
draw the line; and, to cap the climax,
one day they actually asked me to
come over and take care Of the baby
while they went out to do the shop
pingr
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
A Mountain Climber.

At a reception of the Authors club
In New York the guest of honor was
Sir Martin Conway, the explorer and
mountain climber. One man who did
not know the guest asked another:
"Who is here tonightT
"Sir Martin Conway"
Conway? Who is he? | can't place
him."
''The mountain climber"
"Oh, yes! But what is he doing in
New York;
Merely travelling from climb to
climb
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Uncertain About Her Age.

A Boston servant, like many of her
class, does not know her age. She has
lived with one family eleven years and
has always been twenty-eight. But
not long ago she read in the newspaper
of an old woman who had died at the
age of LOG. Maybe Pm as auld as that
mesilf," said she. "Indade, l can't re-
mimber the time when wasn't alive"
Boston Christian Register.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Rntter In the West Indies.

Every pound Of butter that goes to
the West Indies is colored brilliant
red. The darkies over there won't have
any other color. They like red butter,
just as they adore red shirts and red
ties or the red label on tomato tin.
Grocers say that if black and white
label should be placed on timed toma-
toes, there would be no sale at ALL
London Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
A Great Bargain.

Mrs. Winks-A peddler was here to-
day, and 1 got the greatest bargain
whole pound of insect powder for
only 10 cents. 1t looks just like dirt,
but it's awfully effective. I tried it.
Mr.. Winks-Worked, eh?
Mrs. Winks-Yes, indeed. The ped
dler said should put little in water
and apply it boiling hot, and did, and
1t killed every insect it touched.-New
York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
An Exchange of courtesies.

"No, suh," said Mr. Erastus Pinkly,
81 nebber sold my vote to nobody"
'But that candidate gave you So"
''Yassir. l doesn't deny dat. He jes'
come along an gimme dat two, an
when a gemman comes along an gives
you 50 fob muffin it amt no mo- dan
common reciprocity to vote fob i'm foh
muffin. ."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Church Notice.

St. Augustine's Mission, room situat-
ed on Court street. Services as follows:
Every 1st and Sd Sunday, services at
II a. m. Every I'd and 4th Sunday,
services at 1880 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday at p. m. The Young
Peoples Society of Spiritual Growth
will meet every Sunday, at Gao p. m
II WILLIAM TUsoN, Rector,
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
What She Says.

"a man can't tell whether a girl
means what she says" he remarked
thoughtfully.
"Of course not" she replied. IF he
thinks she does, why she just naturally
doesn't the moment she finds it out,
and, if he thinks she doesn't. why she
does. s."-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Society Molars,

Dentist-Well, how do the new teeth
work? Everything satisfactory?
Patient-Not exactly. They seem to
cut the others.
Dentist-Naturally. They don't be-
long to the same set, you know.-Chi-
cago News
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
A Stern Chase.

The Youth-Yes, I'm in business for
myself, but 1 don't seem to be able to
meet with any success.
The Sage-Nobody ever meets with
business, young man. He must over
take philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15

The Thing That Puzzled the Patient.
"You may be thankful for your ex-
cellent constitution. 1t has pulled you
through many q spell of sickness"
"But, doctor, if have such blamed
strong constitution why am I always
getting sickY'-Chicago Tribune
Amador ledger., 1902-08-15
Leading Up to It.

Bobbie - You know them preserves
out in th' pantry wot you told me not
to eat?
Mother-Yes.
Bobbie-You know you said they'd
make me sick if ct 'em, didn't you?
Mother-Yes.
Bobbie-Well, they didn't.-Ohio State
Journal.