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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13

The advocates of ME government
irrigation policy in congress have al
ready introduced several bills look
ing TO the repeal of certain land laws
which it is claimed are interfering
with the irrigation Of the western
lanos. The Desert Land law in par
ticular is held Up as an act under
which gross frauds against the gov
srnment are perpetrated daily. The
secretary Of the interior shows in his
annual report that under chls law mil
lions of acres are fraudulently ac-
quired BY big stock companies and %
the detrlment of the prospective set
Ter in the western states. These
companies by making fraudulent en-
tries through their paid employees are
acquiring the best Of the remaining
public lands and particularly those
which 1t IS proposed to irrigate under
Ghe recently passed national irrigation
act. HE.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, Is
quoted as saying, Il can not see that
there is any great difference between
the leaders of the Democratic and Re
publican parties on the question Of
trusts Whichever party is out Of
power cries out against the octopus;
whichever party is in power hugs the
octopus to its breast Political affili-
alton seems to be no shield against
the glitter of great wealth" He be
lieves that taxation and not the tariff
is the true remedy for he evil. A
graduated tax increasing with the in
crease Of capitalization of each com
pany. with a provision that any cor
pc.ation which could furnish proof
that IL was not a monopoly or unlag-
ful combination in restraint OF trade
should be relieved of this increased
tax. The burden Of proof would then
be upon the corporations and not upon
the government The venerable sen
ator even goes so far as to say po-
litical revolution is impending which
may result in third party.
The Monroe doctrine has made the
president OF that name more famous
Than any act he ever committed dur
ing his official career. Nevertheless
t1s doctrine had its inception in the
mind Of that greatest Of American
financiers and statesmen, Alexander
Hamilton President Mohgoe simpy
announced il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13

The Investigation of the coal arbi-
tratorr has developed the fact that the
big coal roads have virtually limited
the output of what are known as the
Independent ope. ators. BY not fur
nishing cars or engines to move the
product any faster than they think At
the mine owing roads possess a vir-
tual monopdg permitting the smaller
producers to supply only the demand
which they themselves can not meet.
Because of the recent strike which ex
hausted all reserves the railroads. are
now hauling all coal that they can
handle TO relieve the famine existing
in the East. 1t is noted, however, that
the wholesale price of coal has been
advanced SO cents per ton, which will,
in less than a year, recoupe the losses
of the companies by reason of the
labor troubles. SO it is the consumer
pays the expenses for the stubborn
ness. of capital or labor whichever
happens to be wrong. On the other
hand the evidence before the com
mission shows that the Industrious
miner, at the wages already paid,
earns from three to FIVE dollars per
day. It is true that some Of the min
ers average in a month about so to 80
cents per day. Investigations have
shown that the latter do not work
over two days out of the week, prefer
ring to lay around the grog shops
smoking. II appears that the public
the consumers-have the real cause
OF complaint.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13

MEN-Our illustrated catalogue ex-
plains how We teach barber trade in
short time mailed free Moler Col
lege, ST. Louis, Mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13
HELP wANTED-MALE.

WANTED-Barber at once. $40 guar
aniee, must be first class, young
man. F c. Eby. Hutchison, Kas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13

WHY NOT RENT a SAFETY De
POST BOX IN A MODERN STEEL
VAULT ANo FEEL THAT YOUR
ARE sEcUREa FROM
81 70 So PER YEAR PAYS FOR ONE.
ACCORDING TO SIZE. SEE THE
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK ABOUT
NJ
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-13

CoRDELL BEACON. official organ Of
Washita county and good money
inado viii be sold at once Address
or come to see. J. A. White, Corden,
Okla.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
sneed af the PuIae

The rate of pulsation depends entire
ly on the movements of the heart, each
beat representing contraction of the
left ventricle. The normal pulse of the
adult male varies from sixty to eighty
beats in the minute. The range of the
Individual variation is, however, very
great The range IN females Is even
greater, some having n pulse rate of
over eighty, others less than sixty, the
majority showing n higher rate than
males.
In children the rate is more frequent:
At birth, 12S to IA; first year. 100 to
1870; at sixteen years. ninety. In old
age the pulse is usually above seventy
two, but often also between fifty and
sixty. The pulse rate is higher in short
than tall persons and also varies some
what with the time of day, Independent
of meals and movement, diminishing In
the forenoon, rising I'm the afternoon.
sinking during the night and rising In
the morning. IInbltual pulse rates be-
low fifty-six and as low ns forty-slx
have been observed In healthy adults,
but they are rare exceptions. We know
Of no case on record of a healthy pulse
so low as thirty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
His Hot nnth.

81 had law partner once In Mlssls-
slppi," said southern lawyer. who
began TO feel the effects Of long years
Of hard work at his profession, and he
was advised by his physician to go to
the Arkansas hot springs and take the
baths. The day Of his arrival an at
tendant shut him up in bathroom
and, giving him thermometer, told
him to let the hot water run until It
had reached Il certain temperature and
then to shut II Off.
"The old fellow had more clear grit
than any man ever knew. When the
attendant went back an hour later, my
partner was standing up In a tub of
boiling hot water. The skin was fair
ly cooked Off his feet, but he vowed
he wouldn't get out until the specified
temperature had been registered. He
was holding the thermometer up in
front of his face instead Of putting 1t
in the water"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
A Couple of Inscriptions.

II was in New York one day and
took trip down to Coney Island"
said the agent Of Pittsburg nail
mill. Il had heard of the slick fellows
down there, and so left my watch at
home and carried a dummy across
which | pasted a slip of paper bearing
the words, Look inside for fool
hadn't got the salt taste of the ocean
yet when the watch disappeared, and
1t was three hours later, as sat in
booth drinking beer, when l felt that
watch in a side pocket of my coat
pulled 1t cut In amazement, and
found my slip of paper replaced by
one bearing the words, Look outside
for an ASST 1t may be that | got the
bulge on the gang. but somehow
have always thought that they came
out trifle ahead-just trifie."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18

Among theatrical anecdotes time
honored chestnut Is that which belongs
to the tent scene In "Richard ILL.," The
story Is told of Barry Sullivan, to
whom II probably occurred. Anyhow
the narrator has thrown in a repartee
that is characteristic enough of the ia
nous Irish tragedian.
"Who's thereT exclaims Richard at
the conclusion of his dreaming. Gates
by in his excitement stammered out his
answer and abruptly stopped in the
middle of his phrase, "'Tis l. my lord.
the early village cock"
Sullivan surveyed the bewildered as
pect of the officer for n few seconds
with n sardonic grin, as IL enjoying the
actors agony, and then growled In an
audible tone. "Then why the mischief
don't you crow2'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
: -MACE re-, STAND N PULLING. L { :
The Great Tensile strength of the
Governments Paper Money.


'The way some cashiers pay out
small bills in exchange for large ones
must make other men as tired as II
wearles me-" remarked an observing
business man to another Washing
tonian as they watched the cashier of
fashionable uptown cafe pull Mt and
strip the ones and twos I'm exchange for
ten as though he were pulling piece
of molasses candy over hook and
hated TO let go.
at does" acquiesced his friend, who
happened to be United States treas
ury expert. "The way some cashiers
jerk, snap and pull at bills as they pay
them out is utterly absurd. The old
adage about pinching silver dollar
until the eagle screams pales before
the way the up to date Zip cashier
jerks the long green he handles.
'In this connection | will give you
fact that is not generally known, and
that is the weight new treasury sin
gle note, and four notes I'm sheet, will
sustain without breaking. The figures
may be accepted as official and ac-
curate
"a single treasury note measures 3ls
inches wide by IA inches long and
will suspend Al pounds lengthwise and
D1 pounds crosswise. Notes are printed
four to sheet. A sheet will suspend
10S pounds lengthwise and III pounds
crosswise.
"The remarkable strength of Unit
ed States treasury note may thus be
seen mt glance, and venture to say
that not one person In million would
have guessed the great tenacity of the
paper which. when properly printed
and stamped, becomes good money"
The cashier had interestedly listened
TO the treasury experts explanation of
the weight sustaining and necessarily
resisting power of wear and tear Of
our paper money, and then he said:
"You see, II is this way: Bills stick
together, see, and we cashiers have to
make up any shortage out of our own
pockets, and that's one reason why we
snap and jerk the bills so hard. so we
will not pay out two for one, as might
be done. Again, two. dollar bill is fire.
quently mistaken for FIVE, and vice
versa, and by counting out our money
as IL 1t were drops OF our lifeblood we
are less liable TO pass out one for the
other."-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18

One of the book collectors of Phila.
delphla has in his library volume of
Latin jokes that was printed In Ger.
many in 1903, says the Philadelphia
Record. The name of this volume is
"Nuge Venales," and it contains u
poem 300 lines long wherein every
word-every single word-beglns with
the letter "p."
Even the title page of the poem con.
talns only ''p's." 1t reads:
"Pugna Porcorum, per Publlum Por.
clum, Poetam" CThe Battle of the
Pigs" by Publius Porelus, poet).
Here are two lines of the poem that
show how strange ALTERATION, so heav-
lily laid on, appears:
Perlege porcorum pulcherrima proelia,
potor:
Potando poteris placidam proferre poesim.
Almost incredible is the patience that
must have been required to compose
this work of 1900 words, every one of
which begins with 'p."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Plants That Wear Ovcrconts.

Plants have developed almost as many
lodges for perpetuating their existence
as animals. only we don't so easily rec
ognize them. Did 1t ever strike you
that every seed, bulb or tuber is not
merely reservoir Of material for the
plant that is to grow out Of 1t, but also
n mass of fuel for supplying heat nee
essary to the sprouting seedlet? More
than this. If you look at the early
spring buds and flowers, you will notice
that those which are likely to be ex-
posed to frost, such as catkins or will
low and hazel, are well protected by a
thick covering Of soft material, reg
ular plant overcoat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
PICkINGS FROM FICTION.

Ambitious people must always be dis
appointed people.-"Fame For wom-
an"
The best kind of courage often comes
from full stomach.-"Captain Mack
lin."
Love is like honey-it must be taken
by sips. One must not swim in It,
THE Pharaoh and the Priest"
The man who Is weakened in well
doing by the ingratitude of others ia
serving God on salary basis.-"The
Power of Truth"
Nine times out OF ten q woman falls
through love, and she must be reached
by love If she is to be restored.-"Down
In Water Street"
Don't call yourself friend and be
thinking all the time what the other
side Of the friendship can do for you
Aunt Abby's Neighbors"
Philosophy is primarily matter Of
food; secondarily, matter of clothes;
1t does not concern the head at ALL
1.-TWO Thousand Miles on an Automo.
bile"
Half the trouble of this troubled
world comes from the fact that, for
one reason or another, women are not
able to look up to the men with whom
they have dealings.-"The Vultures."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
LOCATING JOHN.
rne rste OF Tiger Hunter ana His
Return Home.


A story Is told of young man
named John F., who, being in poor
health, weu to India. His family had
instructed him not 60 spare expense,
but to cable three times a week how
he was md what he was doing. The
first cable message ran:
Am we'll Have native guide, Inja.
Hunt tigers tomorrow.
The next communication did not ar
rive till two weeks later. 1t was this:
John dead. Killed. Tiger what do7
INA.
Back went the fearful message:
Send on body.
A month later there was delivered to
the keeper of the receiving vault Of NJ.
cemetery box or coffin so large and
heavy that It might have been the
home of second Cardiff Giant. Sus-
picion having been aroused, permit
was secured and the sealed collin
opened. To the CONSERVATION of those
present there lay the body of n magnif-
icent Bengal tiger resting on white
satin. The following message was soon
racing across the Atlantic:
Some mistake. Some mistake. You
send tiger Where is John2
The following information was soon
received:
No mistake. No mistake. John inside
tiperi
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
A SWORD or HONOR.
II Was the Means of Brinssns Mar
shaI Ney TO Death.

A sabcr Of honor bruught Marshal
Ney to dishonor and death. When Nm.
poleon entered Cairo on the 22d Of July.
1793, he was presented with three
swords of honor richly inlaid with pre-.
cious stones. He brought them back
to Europe, and In 1902 he gave one to
Ney and another to Murat, keeping the
third for himself. Ney received his at
an imperial reception. The sword
passed from one to another Of those
present, among whom was young
subaltern Of the Auvergne "egiment.
When Napoleon escaped from Elbe,
Ney left the king and took sides with
his former chief. After the allies en-
tered Paris, Noy made preparations to
get out Of the country, but his wife and
friend persuaded him that there was
really no danger. and he decided to re.
main I'm France. Then came the order
for his arrest. He fed to castle in
the possession of some friends and sue.
ceeded In reaching 1t without his pres
ence being known. One day, feeling
tired, he threw himself on couch, first
taking of his oriental sword vaich he
always wore out of affection for the
emperor Hearing voices, he sprang
up and hurriediy left the room, forget.
ting his sword A minute later n par
ty of women and men entered the room,
one Of them being the young subaltern
Of the Auvergne regiment. now colo
mel. He at once recognized the sword
and. calling I'm some gendarmes. pro.
ceeded TO search the premii&s. Finding
that he was discovered, Ney gave him.
self up quietly. On Dec. Z, 1915, the
marshal, whose sobriquet was the
Bravest of the Brave the hero of n
hundred battles. was shot Scarcely
two months after the'owner of the sec
ond sword, Murat. had met his fate in
the same way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Natures Monument to Washington.

Natures Monument to washington.
Among the many monuments to
Washington is the one which every Wis
itor to the Cape Verde islands will re-
member as one of the most colossal and
marvellous freaks of natural sculpture
in existence. Along the farther side of
the harbor of San Vicente, the principal
town, rises bold ridge of dark gray
volcanic rocks, the crest of which forms
an exact likeness of our immortal
George, seemingly lying face upward,
as if in peaceful sleep.
The hcro's large, bold features, the
backward wave of the hair, his mass
i've shoulders and even the frill of the
shirt front are all reproduced on gi-
gantic scale with wonderful eXactness.
The strange monument, sharply out
lined against the deep blue of the trop-
l.al sky, is one of the first objects that
meet ones eye in approaching the is.
land. Its gigantic proportions, with
the boundlcss ocean for background,
form a portrait wonderfully true to ma
ture and overpowering in its magnifi.
cence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
An ARCTIC MEAL. "a !.
Getting supper For Men ana Dogs
ON the Polar lee sheet.


ON the Polar Ice sheet.
Dogs were unhltched and fastened, ns
usual, and then each of the TIskimos
climbed over the Ice foot with his snow
knife and disappeared behind the para.
pet where the other two were already
cutting snow blocks. fastened my
dogs, got out their ration of pemmicun.
cut II up and fed them. standing by
with whip In hand to see. that there
was no bullying, and that each dog got
his share. Then unpaclxed the cooker,
oil can and kitchen box, passing them
up the Ice foot as high as could reach.
did not whit for the completion of the
igloo to commence my preparations for
supper, but with few strokes of the
spade excnvnted niche In the snow
bank, put the cooker I'm out of the wind,
filled the lamp with oil and he boiler
with ice, placed few snow blocks
around II for still better shelter and
lighted up. BY the time the igloo was
completed ] had enough water melted
for our ten, and supper was entirely
ready by the time my men had fed the
dogs. and they lost no time In freeing
their clothing of snow and joining me
In the igloo. Still less time was con
sumed In putting away the tea and bis
cult and pemmican, and less again In
falling off to dreamless slumber.-Com-
mander Robert Il. Peary In Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Tennyson's Memory.

Tennyson when a young man had a
strong liking for Gray and classed him
and Burns as the two greatest lyric
poets of any age or country. He much
loved some of Burns poetry. But be-
fore all Tennyson placed his Bible. lie
had also great liking for Dante's "In-
ferno" and knew it line for line. He
would boast in his pleasant way that
If any one read one line he could give
the next from memory, and he invaria-
bly did IL.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
pi.intere.ted Friendship.

The majority of men recognize moth
ing in human affairs as good unless 1t
yields some return, and they love those
friends most-as they do their cattle
from whom they hope to obtain the
most profit Thus they lack that lowell
est and most natural form of friendship
which is sought for its own sake only,
nor do they know from experience how
beautiful and how lofty such friend
ship Is.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18

1t is to the wife of Professor Galvini
Of Bologna that Is due the credit Of
having discovered the electrical bat.
terry which bears his name. Some
noticing a tonvulsive movement In
their limbs. she called her husbands
attention to the strange fact. who In
stItuted series Of experiments. and
In lT0l he laid the foundation Of the
galvanlc battery
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
r .EGAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Governor of Pennsylyania
February 23rd, 1903, by W. II. Stamey, A. II.
Swartz and j, q. Swartz, under the corpora
tlon Act Of 1874 and its supplements, for the
charter OF an intended corporation TO be call
ed "Bessemer Coal, Coke and Manufacturing
Company" the character and object Of which
are mining quarrying, .eNcavating, boring
for coal, limestone, and clay, gypsum barry
tes, lead ores, zinc ores, iron ores the ship
ping the same to market and the sale thereof
In crude or manufactured form, to acquire,
hold and dispose OF real estate by sale, lease
or otherwise, and Of constructing and dlspos-
ing of dwellings and all kinds of buildings,
erections, machinery and appliances and the
manufacture and sale of coke, lime, brick,
glass and ilre-brick and OF any article
or articles of commerce in whole or In part
composed OF or produced from any or
all OF the raw materials above mentioned
or referred TO, separately or in combination.
and for these purposes TO have, possess and
enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges
said Act OF Assembly and the supplements
thereto. W. II. STAMEY,
Solicitor.
Reynoldsville, Pa, January %. 1903
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Barberins Used to. he an Art.

Time was when barbering was way
up art. In ancient times BARRIERS were
surgeons, the only persons who could
scientifically "let blood" In London
there is still barber surgeon class.
They possess n cap given the guild by
Charles III. Around the barbers pole
still twines the snake. the subtlest
beast of the field, a survival of the bra
zen serpent lifted up in the wilderness,
the symbol of the healing art.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Too Smart.

at does not always pay to be too
smart" said lawyer. "At our board
ing house n new waitress was employ
ed, and young chap asked her what
he should call her.
"'Call me Pearl she said. 10.
care you the pearl Of great priceT
he asked.
ono answered the girl. 4 guess !
am the pearl that was cast before
swine '"-New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
silk AduIteration.

This country is not the only one
where unconsidered trifles are snapped
up by manufacturers and put to prac-
teal use. In China the down of the
thistle is gathered and mixed with raw
silk so ingeniously that even experts
are deceived when the fabric is woven.
1t is also used to stuff cushions as O
substitute for eiderdown. and very
good substitute 1t makes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
An Enusive Combination.

Waggsby-Gracious! II young Got
rox and Miss Blublud are so fortunate
as to have their marriage blessed with
children, the rising generation will be
terrible takers.
Naggsby-Why SO?
Waggsby-Why, If "money talks" and
"blood will TELL" their progeny will in
herit two mighty strong inducements
to be nicatlve.-Baltimor Amer
ican.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Wanted 10 Pay.

Very much indebted customer enters
n butchers shop, remarking, "Pll take
leg of mutton, and want to pay for
it,"
"All right" replies the butcher, hand
ing forth the meat, which customer
takes and starts to go. Look here"
cries the butcher, II thought you said
you wanted to pay for it?"
$50 l do" was the reply, "but l
can't."-London Telegraph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Not Concerned.

"Why don't you try to hand an hon.
sred name down to posterity?"
II don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. maybe I don't look far
enough ahead. SO long as my signature
is honored at the bank can't see that
my credit with posterlty makes much
difference. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Pigeons MIX Not n Joke.

The joke about pigeons milk has n
foundation in fact. After the lncuba-
ton of the young has been completed,
the crops of the parent bird become
thicker and secrete a sort of curd, with
which the young are fed. This de-
scrlption of nourlshment is necessary
for them, for if the young pigeons are
deprived of It during the first week or
two after Matching they are sure TO die
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Eve Employed None.

He thought the mothers of the day
were inclined to shirk their proper re-
sponsibility. and he was arguing
against the employment of a maid for
the children.
"Eve," he said, had no nursegirl."
"And Cain went wrong" she replied
promptly.-Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
Huppy Day,

"What are you writing?" asked the
freshman.
"Just dropping line to my governor.
wishing him many happy returns OF
the day." replied the sophomore.
why, Is this his birthday?"
"No; pay day. He sent me check
this morning. g."-Philadelph Press.