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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-04

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Fallcvtrg are The receipts ~ cotton "
the various railroads. entering the city:
Bales
Houston and Teyzs Central . as
International and Great NNr1hArn-.. 1.s-.T
Ci1iTestcB. Harrisburg and Sgn Az. 751
Te1gs snd NeT orleans ....-..-.... Is1
S311stou East aud West Texss.-... III
trlf, Co0rsda and SANTA Fs.-.---.. .-S
san Antonio and Arlnsss Fass...,.. zs5
Missouri, kanaas sRd rcrss ..-...- 30
rotsl ...-.--.... ......-......... sot9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

improved system for early teachinl
IN Language Some high authorities
indeed. confidently assert that the
graduates Of the "old field school"
brought up on websters blue back
spelling book were better spoilers,
as class. than the students of ouf
leading universities.
The importance Of good spelling is
IN danger Of being overlooked at the
present time To be an accurate spell
Ter is Of the very highest Importance
in any vocation Good spelling, too
is sdn the hallmark of education and
good breeding. We call to mind a
story Of young lady who broke of
an engagement with a most
young man because he begged her
in note to pleas except this small
token"
A more careful system of drilling in
the grammar grades, It seems to us,
might do much towards helping this
widespread deficiency But the spell
ing grind" after all, is mtile in the
case OF those without natural aptitude
for the study. Il is not true that
everyone can be a good speller, any
more than that everyone can be a
good musician. The faculty to spell
with unerring correctness is a gift;
and but few persons possess it. Such
person need never study spelling as
a separate science" He may see a
word but once, and it stamps itself so
indelibly upon ne MUD that he prac-
tically cannot misspeIl It. Brt tho
vast majority Of people have the abil-
ity to become fair and even good
spoilers; and it is TO the cultivation of
this latent faculty that our educators
should turn their attention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
ATTRAcTvg SOUVENIR.

ooyernor Ferguson's Invitation to st.
Louis Worlds Fair
Z Governor Ferguson has received an
invitation to the Worlds Fair dedica-
ton ceremonies at St. Louis in May.
These are rapidly being sent ont from
St. Louis. The design has been pre-
.pared with a view TO their preserya-
Mon as-souvenirs of the occasion. =
The frst side contains an embossed
picture representing De Soto discov-
ering the Mississippi and taking pos
session Of it for the king Of Spain. AT
the top is the legend: louisiana Pur-
chase Centennial" and below, "Dedi-
cation Ceremonies, st, Louis. U. S. A.,
April 80, and May -, 1903" On the
back Of the second leaf appears q
delicately tinted picture Of festival
hall and the central cascade.
Inolosed between the cards are the
invitations proper. signed by Presi-
dent Francis and President Carter OF
the national commission
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

out Of a total of 250 freshmen vino
recently entered Northwestern uni
versity, at Evanston. H., l1S were
Obliged to enter the spelling class, be
cause they misspelled 20 or more
words ont Of 200 in a quite ordinary
! list. These freshmen had each token.
we are told, complete preparatory
course in public and high schools
a ST. Louis paper. shocked and
grieYed at this record. addressed in
quiries to presidents and professors Of
ten leading universities. asking the
proportion Of abad spelleray = si,cir
respective institutions and classes
The answers we're onlightening
The University of Illinois reported 20
per cent bad spoilers; the University
Of Minnesota. 80 per cent AT Prince
ton the had spoilers form 10 per cent
Of the student body. Yale repotted its
spelling standard as high" anS so
dsl Cornell. Columbia scncJl Of Ap-
piled Science used the word "atroc-
ious". and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology reported the per
centage Of bad spoilers as large"
Wesleyan university replied that the
spelling at that institution was fair.
The president Of the University Of
Missouri wrote;
II do not know the percent of bad
spoilers in the University OF Missouri.
but II Is much larger than It ought 20
be II is a noticeable and lamenteSle
fault Of the common schools IN neg
lecting to make spelling a special
study There IS too, much word read
ing. When the common schools re.
turn to the old fashioned spelling
class there will be an improvement
Some Of the college presidents esad-
ed a definite answer. but showed
plainly that they did not know gthe
percentage Of bad spoilers in among
their respective student classes. be-
cause they did not care to-
Whether the standard OF spelling
has really declined OF late in so great
degree as many would have us be.
lieve. We cannot say. But it cesiam.
" has not advanced. despite the better
facilities for education and the anege3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
RAMSAY Bros,
Guthrie. Okla.
DISTRICT COURT

The following cases were passed
upon at todays session Of the district
court;
Territory Us. John Walker, forgery
cause continued on application Of de-
fendaHt
Territory VS.. William sherbin; dis
missed on motion Of county attorney.
mjssal on motion'of county attorney.
/Territory VS. Fred Capers; dismiss
ed on motion of county attorney be-
cause Of failure of prosecuting wit
.nesses not appearing
Jessie Mcpherson ct al VS.. City Of
Guthrie; demurrer sustained; three
days given 10 amend.
A. l.. Cooper vs. t. A. Cease; leave
given 10 answer by February 2s.
c. c. Mccarthy VS.. Percilla Cary ct
al; Judgment for pIaintiff for $4S2.25
and interest from date.
Leonard o. Lyttle and w. T. War
rem have been admitted TO the practice
Of law: II. p. Carpenter. C. B. Facts
and William living, members Of the
petit Jury. We're excused unul March o
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
THE sscRETARvs ROUTINE.
Resume Ct sse Du.ies Attached to
Office of Secretary.

Resume cT t'c bu-feS AtsaCneu 70
office Of Secretary.
In taking up legislation in reference
to the secretarys office. Secretary
Grimes submitted the following state
ment to the senate committee. which
will prove Of interest
The work in the Office Of the sec
retary can be classed under several
heads C) The requirements of the
secretary by the government of the
United States. by whom he is appoint
ed and 90 whom he is responsible. as
prescribed by Sec. IS of the Organic
act. The other four duties come und-
.er Services rendered to the territory
as allowed SO to do by congress, (See
supplement to the u s. r. S. Vol. /,
Sec. Edition for 1901, which provided:
THAT for the performance of all
official duties imposed by the terri
torial legislatures, and not provided
for in the organic act. the secretaries
OF the territories respectively shall be
allowed such fees as maybe axed by
the territorial legislatures.
This act indicates the duties i'm
posed by the legislatures which may
be placed under the following heads.
Duties appertaining to the office
OF secretary. similar to those of the
different states, such as, issuing ehart-
ers, notary commissions, acquisitions
and warrants for fugitives from JUS
uce- certifying TO records and docu-
ments, issuing and recording commits
sions and pardons granted by the gov
ernor an mat ne 'ecords Il INC saIae.
Under this head. this office in 1902
received 1870 items to be indexed, I'll.
ed and recorded. consisting of chart
ers of all kinds, requisitions. commits
sions, increase Of capital stock. etc.
These documents covered over o.
500 pages of record, in the ordinary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

State of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas
County, sS
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the frm Of #.
D. Cheney and Co, doing business ip
the city of Toledo. county and state
aforesaid. and that said firm win pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for eac hand every case oi
catarrh that cannot be cnred by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank ,. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day Of De
cember, A. D., 1856.
A. w. Gleason,
SEAL. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials. free.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
THE LENTEN SEASON.
The Faithful VIII Begin Observance
Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.

The Faithful VIII Begin Observance
Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.
The season of Lent is approaching,
the forty days of fasting and abstin-
ence beginning this year. on February
% and continuing through TO April -.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. the first
day of Lent. and April 12 Easter Sun
day, the stsst of the Resurrection. The
services at the Episcopal church be-
gin at 10 o'clock tomorrow and serv-
ices viii also be held at 4 p m, and
1880 p. N. The services at the Cath
olic and Episcopal churches viii not
differ materially from those of previ-
ous years, the usual programme being
carried out. April is Palm Sunday,
April 9, Holy Thursday, and April 10,
Good Friday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

Senator woolsey is not beating the
air with tom-toms. but he is doing
some hard. conscientious work in the
upper house.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

Every day sees the accumulation OF
more evidence against the council
combine. Guthrie has bought
sewerless sewer system with so per
cent penalty added
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
1T is REAL cosy

T is REAL COSY S.
That is what ladies say Of
The California Limited.
Private compartments, ample
dressing rooms and observation
parlor Ell daintily furnished
Perfect dining car meals
Why stay at home?
The California tour described IL
our books.
Address General Passenger office,
Atchison, Topeka & santa Fe-
Railway, Topeka.
SANTA 'FE
=. ). corkins,
Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
VISIT SAN FRANCISCO

A cosmopolitan city, gateway 70.
the Orient
Reached by the Santa Fe over its
own tracks from Chicago.
Oil-sprinkled roadway and, oil
burning engipes-dustless, smoke
less,
Take the California Limited
and see the fertile San joaquin
Valley
The California tour described IN
our books.
Address General Passenger onice~
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway. Topeka.
SANTA FE
A. J. corklns,
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

All OF the territorial officials have
received invitations 10 be present az
the dedi Nion ceremonies Of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition so be
held IN Louis April 80 ana May
and p
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

The "Citizens' League" is not sleep
ing. It's Investigations viii tend to
clarity the atmosphere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

Every Indication points to nothing
doing in the statehood line.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

= The Texas plan OF statehood will
not enjoy smooth riding.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
MARKS
New. Uptodate
Bowling Alleys

Free bowling for ladies any hour Of
the day or night when accompanied By
gentlemen bowiers- Polite attention
aud courteous treatment. Positively
no boisterous or ungentlemanly CON
duct allowed. Marks rpetoDa4e Bowl
ing alleys. los W. Harrison avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24
New Things in Our Art
Department

Irish point braids and Itish
net.
New colored stamped linen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-24

A cosmopolitan city, gateway 70
the Orient
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
EXPENSIVE BEARS.
The Kind That Are Fond Of Fine
Clothes and Other Articles
Of Adornment.

The fish commission IN San Francisco is
frequently m receipt of ridiculous commu-
nications from people of the interior who
have vague ideas of the functions OF the b.
reau, says a local exchange. a retired
merchant from one of the Hill towns, de-
string to devote mis- spare tie to the study
of zoology, sent the following letter OF
inquiry 20 Prof. Charles A. Vogelsang:
Il am interested in natural history and
want to get hold of a dear for scienti tic
purposes. Do you know where l can buy
one? Ii so, get good one and express it
in box c. 0. d., together with a permit
for keeping same. One of the common
varieties wild do. I viii pay ali ex-
penses."
After pendering over the communicat ion
for some time Herr Vogelsang dispat
the following reply:
"Dears of all kinds are abundant in this
neck of the woods and if you are not par
ticular as to color or breed | can easlv
comply with your request. Most OF them
would object, however, to being sent in a
box by express. If you will agree to assume
the cost of perpetual maintenance, l VIII
promise to send GU a dear who Will be use
full, both for scientific study and for house
keeping 1 am not authorized by the laws
of the state to issue such permits as you
req6ire, but you may get them from the
county clerk. I await your reply with
eagernesS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

rrent or settling, or has a cloudy ap-
pearance, it is evidence that your kid
neys and bladder need immediate at
tention.
Swamp Root is the great discovery
OF DR.. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist. Hospitals use It
with wonderful success in both slight
and severe cases. Doctors recommend
it to their patients and use it in their
own families, because they recognize
in Swarnp-Root the greatest and most
successful remedy.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and
is for sale the world over at druggists
in bottles of two sizes and two prices
-6fty-cent and one-dollar. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton, n.
Y, on every bottle.
E the slightest symptoms of kidney or
it in your family history, send at once
:, who will gladly send you by mail, i'm
Die bottle of Swamp-Root, and a book
IN thousands of testimonial letters re-
swamp Root. In writing to DIR. Kilmer
'ay that you read this generous offer in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT
To Prove swampRoot the Great Kidney Remedy Will do
for YOU Every Reader Paper May Have Sample
Bottle by Mail.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for more sickness and suffering than any other
disease. therefore. when through neglect OF other
causes, kidney trouble is permitted 20 commune
fatal results are sure to follow.
Your other organs may need attention-buty your
kidneys most, because they do most and need at
tention first.
If you are sick or "feel badly begin taking
Dr.. KiImer's Swamp-Roo the great kidney,
liver and bladder remedy, because as soon as your
kidneys begin to get better they will help all the
other organs to health. trial VIII convince any
one.
The mild and immediate effect of
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
kidney and bladder remedy, is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures OF the most distress
ing cases. Swamp-Root will set your
whole system right, and the best proof
OF this is trial.
Il EAST I2oth ST.. NEW YoRK CRY.
= had had. been suffering severely from ' kidney
strength and power had left me; could hardly
drag myself along. Even mymental capacity was
giving out. and often wished to die. IL was then
/ saw advertisement of yours in a New York
paper, but would not have paid any attention to it,
bottle Of p your medicine asserting that your
Swamp-Root is purely vegetable, and does not
Contain any EaImIui drugs. 1 am seventy years
and four months old, and with a good conscience
! can recommend Swanlp-Root to all sufferers
from kidney troubles Four members of my
family have been using Swamp-Root for four
different kidney diseases, with the same good
results
With many thanks you, remain.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT BERNER.
You may have sample bottle of this
famous kidney remedy, Swamp-Root
sent free by mail, postpaid, by which
you may test its virtues for such dis
orders as kidney, bladder and uric acid
diseases, poor digestion. when obliged
to pass your water frequently night and
day, smarting or irritation in passing
brick-dust or sediment in the urine
head ache, back ache, lame back, dizzi-
EDITORIAL NOTICE-If you ha'
bladder trouble. or if there is trace {
to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N.
n1ed;ately, without cost to you, SAN
containing many of the thousands up
eeived from men and women cured by
s. Co., Binghamton. N. Y. be sure to
this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Dinner Cost 500.

The Thanksgiving dinner at the ma
tional soldiers home in Leavenworth
county for $500 veterans cost 800. It
consisted of 1880 pounds of dressed
turkey, 200 gallons of oysters, 20 BUSH
els Of cranberries, 30 bushels of ap-
pies, 20 bushels of onions, Is pounds
Of butter. 200 loaves of bread, $50
mince pies. $50 gallons of coffee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Strange Father.

Ed Moore and his two sons, Carl and
Claud, are partners in a printing shop
at Topeka. They feNAout a few days
ago over some business transaction and
a general family row was stirred up.
Now the father has had the two sons
arrested charged with running a gam
bling house. 1t is prison -offense to
run a gambling house in Kansas and
the old man says he will send his sons
to Lansing if possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

ness, sleeplessness, nervousness, heart
disturbance due to bad kidney trouble,
skin eruptions from bad blood, neural
gia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloating, ir-
ritability, wornout feeling, lack of am
bition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion,
or Bright's disease.
If your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms a sedi-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Guns Decrease Population.

Three Eldorado boys, aged Is, werc
hunting rabbits. One sprang between
two of the boys and in the excitement
Lawrence divers gun went off, the
load striking Fay Lord in the temple
and killing him almost instantly. On
Sunday at Leavenworth, Emmett Lipp,
aged II, killed John Butler. aged 9, in
Just the same way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Mostly from the Farm.

That Kansas is a prosperous agri-
cultural state is shown from the rec-
ords at the University of Kansas. OF
$50 students who gave the occupation
Of parents. $50 came from the farm.
and 1872 are the children Of merchants
in the smaller towns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
NTr. Leach Knous.

that it pays to raise alfalfa. He has
100 acres from which he thrashed GOO
bushels. He sold it for $3.50 per BUSH
Ell, which amounted to $4,000. Besides
the seed he got two crops of hay OF
the piece
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Rnidfns Topeka Clubs.

Chief of Police McCollum made his
first startling move in the war against
the sale of liquor in Topeka when he
raided the Amity club, the German
American Skat club and the Shawnee
club, three of the best-known social
clubs of the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Local Sentiment Controls.

One popularity Of the Kansas pro-
hibition law is revealed in a dispatch
which tells of the conviction at Salina
of iointist from small Saline coun-
ty town. The verdict calls for a fine
of $500 and a Jail term of 270 days. In
Salina the joint business is legaliZed:
10 or Is miles away 1t is a serious VIC
IatiOn of the law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Swift Record of a Year.

Married July 6. granted rights Of
majority September 26 and made de-
PENDANT in suit for divorce and s15.-
GEO alimony at Wichita. November %.
is the years record of Ernest E. Bur-
leigh, heir to the rich Burleigh estate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
The sunksn Rock.

81 positively decline to have that young
Clippercut in my house again. His inhu-
ence on my son is most dangerous"
why, my friend, he is far from being
q bad fellow. He has his follies, admit,
but how unlike such really vicious men
as Grogster, Cardiff and Ponyback!"
Sir, the only danger of a sunken rock
Is that it is not sunk deep enough" From
Ernest Thompson Seton's "Fable and
WoodmYth"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Died Beside al. Gun.

Jay Graves, 12-year-old Wichita
boy, is dead from a bullet wound sup
posed to have been self-inflieted with
rife. He had been hunting and was
found dying near where his gun lay.
The shooting is supposed to have been
accidental.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
brain. and Blood Necessary.

Twenty years ago Kansas had but
All ,54S mich cows and scarcely a
creamery worthy the name and their
product was unsought. Ten years ago
Kansas had SGT ,353 mich COWS; cream
cries of better class were being slow
~ established, but their output begged
\ market. To-day Kansas has S02, 1888
mich cows, or more than at any preyi-
GUS time, and many high-grade cream
cries and cheese factories, including
the largest creamery in the world, hun
Greds OF cOntributory receiving and
skim stations, and their product is not
only favOrably known in the principal
ply. Thus is marked the progress of
this industry in Kansas-in a decade
become one of the most prominent of
successful dairy states. While this is
true, and within that time the aggre-
gate annual value of our dairy prod
ucts has nearly doubled, and while
our foremost dairymen, by constantly
striving to raise the standard of pro-
duction, now have excellent high
Yielding herds, it is unquestionab1y a
fact that large numbers of our COW
population are not paying for their
keep. The cause for this is to be found
either in the man or the cow, or both.
Brains in the man and blood and feed
in the cow are essential to success in
Kansas, as elseWhere-From Secretary
Coburn'S Report
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
five Times Adjudged Insane.

Mrs. Leroy Root, of Lyons, has for
the fifth time been adjudged insane.
Four times she has been discharged
frona the asylum as cured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Attention.. MIR. President.

The attention of President Roose-
welt is called to the case Of Jimmy
Concannon, of Pawnee county. He has
just become the father of his thir-
teenth child and all has been accom-
plished in Is years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
sixth Attempt Also Fails.

Gov. Bailey has again refused to
pardon or parole Marion Asbell, serv-
ing life sentence for killing his wife
IN Montgomery county. 1t was the
sixth attempt in Asbel1's behalf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Not Afraid of Flood.

A plant to cost $4,000 for the manu-
facture of stoves will be erected on
Eighteenth street and Usage avenue
dn Armourdale. In the same territory
will also be erected -four mill and
elevator to cost $125, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
into IAbunIonea Wen.

Henry Adamson. a farmer, fell into
an abandoned we'll in the woods near
Atchison while hunting. He has q
broken arm and is badly bruised.