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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23
Hoopskfrts C6oked RfVer

TINE Kalamazoo council has under
consideration the dredging OF
1 Kalamazoo River from tie city
OF Cooper. a distance of several rifles.
for the deepening Of the bed in some
places and the removal of saudbars in
others. The estimated cost of O. tho5-
ough job is $4,000, and for half the
money, it, Is believed the situation can
be materially improved and the damage
by floods greatly Iesseued.
II the dredging is undertaken. partIcu-
lar attention should be paid TO that p0r-
ti0u OF the river within the corporation,
which has never recovered, even with
times help from the choking the chan
mel received during the hoopsIlirt era OF
forty years ago.
Clicked With Hoops.
At that time every cast-on crinoliue
found it's way TO as near the middle of
the stream as "a wounded and outraged
male member of the household could
throw 1T.
Those old hoop=lsirts are there yet
save the comparatively few-Which are
many-raised ont by fishermen with
hook and line. They are there by the
thousand, a plague and pestileuce breed
been damned by riycrsiders.
The merits of these ancient skeleton
balloons beat brushwood blind for
stralnlug water and retaining residuum.
All sorts of floating wood trash found
a f0othoId and lodged in them.
Deep Pit Needed.
They became shadows, and the shall
lows of pestileuce FOR which the hoop
skirts were responsible. All these an-
tique memories of the maids and moth
ers Of many years ago should be
sco0ped out of Kalamazoo and something
done 10 put them out of action. though
heaven knows how 10 can be done. Pos
sibIy a deep pit in some secluded place
would hold them. They should be
planted as near the center Of the earth
as possible lest some scientific re-
searcher for prehistoric remains find
and exploit them as the bones of pre-
Adamitic Kalamaz0oI0os-
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Queen runs a modest poultry establish,

Queen runs a modest POULTRY establish
meut.
There she has a lot of unitarian
fowls without any superfuous frills on
them who attend strictly TO the egg
laying business, But for show purposes
she keeps several fancy breeds, includ-
Ing the "silkie,' a name derived from
this fowls plumage, which is as soft rs
silk The queen makes also a speciality
OF bantams and has some Of the small
est birds OF that class IN England. She
wins many prizes at poultry shows and
purely on the merits OF her exhibits, for
no favors are shown royalty in such
competitions. But as il IS essential TO
the popuIariZatiOu of the British hen
that she should prove a paying invest
meut the Queen does not disdain to sell
her surplus eggs and chickens.
The proceeds therefrom, and the prize
money she wins she deyotes 20 the sup
port OF her cottage hospitals at San
dTingham. The King rules supreme over
the live stock on the farm while the
Queen holds uudisputed sway over the
poultry yard-an enineutly practical ar
rsngemenL which prevents the royal
tempers being ruhied by differences OF
opinion.
The American Countess of Craven
carries on quite as many prizes as the
Queen at poultry shows and exhibits all
ever the country. In addition she does
her best TO encourage the rearing OF
fowls among the people in her neighbor-
hood by holding an annual poultry show
at her residence, CoOmbe Valley near
Coventry In Warwickshire. Another
titled American matron, Viscountess
Deerhurst. is a keen poultry faucier
who does not devote 4ter attention eX-
clusively 90 the breeding Of prize win
uers.
One Of the objects Of her poultry farm
is 10 demonstrate that 81 IS quite posi-
BILE 10 make money out Of eggs and
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ain what has already been done in Den
mark. In that country during the last
twenty years, $50 cooperative societies
have been formed with a membership Of
over 5000, which have established egg
depOts all through the country districts.
To these the farmers send their eggs
as soon as laid. and there they are
packed and shipped so promptly that
Danish eggs are on sale In London shops
four days after they leave the nests.
The result is worth the trouble it has
taken, for while in 1871 the imports of
Danish eggs i'm Great Britain amounted
10 only $50 00O last year they exceeded
in value S46o0O00.
The society has already opened fifteen
egg depots, a OF which are doing a
brisk business, and others viii be start
ed just as fast as the egg-producers and
those willing TO become such la the Diff
feTenL sections Of the country can be
walked up TO the opportunities offered
them for patriotic enterprise and profit
The Marchiouess Of Salisbury and the
other great folk who are furnishing the
means for the rejuvenation Of the egg
business in Great Britain make no
money out Of IL.
How Depots Are Run.
Their depots are run in this fashion;
In the beginning every farmer receives
for his eggs the ruling local price, what
ever 10 may be. Here the society does
him a good turn at the start, for one. OF
the things that has heretofore crippled
the British egg business Is the fact that
the retail dealers travelling buyer-uu-
POLITICALLY known as the "higgler''-on
whom the egg farmer had previously
been chiefly dependent, paid him not the
local price. but the lowest figure he
could induce him 20 accept.
All the eggs It collects the society
sends straight to London. and there sells
them To different large daiyies and retail
dealers. not 20 mention the House Of
Commons and the uItra-excIusIve Carl
ton Club, both Of which have become
regular customers. AS the London price
for eEss Is much higher than the C0un-
Jrv rate, the society, OF course. maj es
"a considerable profit on an its sales.
The shipping expenses. and those OF
maintaining the different depots, are not
large. and, after paying them the re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23

- OSTON UNIVERSITY has issued
- a circular inviting opinions on
the proposal 10 hold an iuterua-
tionaI conference for the purpose
OF adopting a universal alphabet by
which 20 indicate the pronunciation Of
words ia the leading European
languages. The tWeuty-six letters of
world over. and IL is safe 10 say that 80
per cent Of the world printing IS done
alphabet already exists II only re-
mains TO remove few differences. For
the most part the tWenty-slG letters
represent the same sounds IN ali Ian
EuaEes Write the words arm brick,
past black, clock, harmony, lndlElqu-
alltyr and they VIII be pronounced alike.
though they may not know q word or
English. However. as the value OF the
letters 80 not quite the same In differ
emit languages OF even within one lam
guaEe. IL becomes necessary for die
tiogaTies and language manuals 90 use
what IS called a Key 10 pronunciation
AS the scientific study OF pronuucla-
ti1u is of rather recent development no
uniformity has as yet been attained In
its notation Almost every dictionary
uses "a key or It's own which Is useless
90 the reader except for that one die
ti0uary. Whoever wishes TO use several
dictionaries or language manuals, has
90 learn as many keys. AS Fl result be
does not become master OF any When
ever le wishes TO ascertain the pro-
. LAl..as. NaHL or ENLa. me- mas 10 consult
the key at the bottom of the page or
lu the beginning of the book. Recently.
however there has been "a marked ten
deucy ON the part of dictionary makers
90 use the same symbols for speech
sounds.
To Enlarge Alphabet.
AS a cuImiuation or this movement, it
is now proposed 20 replace the multi
Fplicity Of keys by O. single key, as per-
feet as it, can be made through the
amUleEE possible discussion ana expert
meTtaFi0u Uy "a commission composed
of the foremost experts iu this line Of
research. By slight mod 1CauOu. such
as viii not interfere with leglbllity 10
is thought that the number OF letters
can be increased from tWenty-slE tiil
It suflces 60. represent all the sounds
of the leading languages In English,
about forty letters would be required.
Several letters even now are used iu
several forms iu roman and italics IA. e..
gf- iu script the variety IS still greater.
8g assigning TO each of these forms "a
definite sound forty letters may easily
DE provided Should this key come into
general use il dictionaries. il would inn
press itself on the memory or dlCJiou-
arg users OF alI uaJioualties and enable
them at glance 20 pronounce correctly
amy word written ln that key.
AS preliminary measure. Do b. de-
sired go obtain tLe opinion DI the learned
public ON the oesfTa uillty and pTacti-
cabilty OF the proposed conference. For
This purpose the present circular has
been sent % alc members Of the AmeFi-
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UNUSUAL ARRANGEMENT

.Of course" said the caller. you
greatly enjoyed the ocean Voyages with
your mamma and papa
ION. yes" replied the little sirl but
il was all so funny
How
Fancy playing upstairs all day and
then at night having Co go Gown in the
cellar when il was time 20 90 20 bed
Philadelphia Press.
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NOTHING 10 RETRACT.

Airs. Comterhop with an injured air.
You told me before We were married
that you were the highest salaried clerk
I'm the store.
Mr.. Counterhop equally injured)-So
I am. I'm two inches and half higher
than any other saIaFied clerk in the
whole establishment. II you chose 30
imagine a hyphen between those two
words I'm not TO blame for it, am II
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23

- OSTON UNIVERSITY has issued
- a circular inviting opinions on
the proposal 10 hold an iuterna-
tionaI conference for the purpose
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THEIR WAY.

81 suppose all your ueighbors were
out 10 see YOU the FIRST time you went
whizzing through the street in your new
automobile"
mo. they were an busy getting their
work done ahead of time so they could
be out watching the next evening when
/ had TO have the blausad thing tOWed
home behind an express wagon. Chi
.caE8 EecOId-HeTlld.
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Deep Pit Needed.
NEW USE FOR me AUTO.

Mrs. Johnson wish j could think
OF something to keep my husband home
nights.
Mrs smithson-Give him an automo-
bile.
Mrs. JohUs0u-He'd Dee out more than
ever, then.
Mrs. Smithson-No. indeed My nus
band got one last week and the doctor
says he won't Doe ouL Tor six weeks
Milwaukee News.
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chickens in England. Her husband.
Viscount Deerhursr, Is the president Of
the Poultry Club. Among other dis
tinguished patrons of the humble hen
are Lady CaIthorpe, the Countess Of
Home. Lady Tichborne. Lady Wilson,
Lady Frederick Fitzroy. the Duchess OF
Sutherland, Lady Amherst, Lady AIuriel
Digby, and Lady AIgernon Gordon-Len-
uOx.
Warehouses Takes Lead.
But the woman who is doing most for
the egg-producing industry OF Great
Britain is the Warehouses Of Salisbury.
wife Of the present marquis. and daugh-
ter-in-law of the late premier. She has
gEasped the fact that foreign competi-
ton cannot be combated merely by In
creasinz the number Of British-layine
hens. Facilities must also be provided
for selecting the eggs and getting them
10 market With this double object in
view she has founded the National POul-
try Organization Society, on lines which
promise TO make IL the most thorough
going Of British trusts.
She has persuaded to Join her In this
strange enterprise three duke. four
earIs. half a dozen lesser lords, and a
bishop or two, while a princess, a
duchess, and a lot of other noble folk
are on the executive committee. But
Il is the marchioness herself who viz
tualIy runs the association.
Unlike most persons OF quality who
accept the Office of president, she is not
content with the role OF an smiabIe
figurehead. but makes a point Of att
tending every meeting of the Poultry
Organization at its stuny little offices
IN fashionable Hanover Square, Of pay
4 ing regular visits 20 the "depots," which
the organization has established
throughout the country, and generally
doing a lot Of hard work IN connection
with the project. The present Marquis
Of Salisbury viii never MI the place of
his father as statesman, but the
warehouses feels that if she Can sue
coed in substituting the British egg for
the foreign egg she viii have done
something 10 perpetuate the fame Of
the Cecils. For il win mean putting
SIS COO 900 a year into British pockets
that now goes into foreign pockets.
She aims 10 accomplish In Great Brit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25
GEM CRY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
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This elegant Catalogue also coa~
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FAIR FOLKS.
Don't Blame Nature But Investigate

b Don't Blame Nature but luNeotiSdNcs
Many claim they are nervous by
nature" when It is really only because
they are slaves to the coffee or tea
habit, and this is easily proved by cut
ting out the coffee or tea for 10 days
and using we'll boiled Postum FOOD
CoFee instead-then comes the
change.
Il seemed endowed by nature with
nervous constitution" says lady
OF Knoxville, Tenn, "and although /
felt Yea and coffee were bad for me
the force Of habit was so strong just
couldn't give them up.
Someone suggested that try ce-
real coffee, but remembered. what
insiphd drinks we used under that
name during the Civil war and SO
4 without ever looking into the sub
tect or realizing what progress science
/. has made in this direction I Just
wouldn't give Postum a trial until nm
ally the w c. T. U in our city start
ed an exchange where there We're 50
many calls for Postum IL was served
regularly and many we're thus induced
10 try 1t. myself among the number
How delighted was to find It Sc
agreeable. delicious and satisfying, Al
had suffered from nervous prostra
ton a change from tea and coffee wa
imperative. but all these troubles dis
!. appeared after ] had used the Postum
! faithfully for a few weeks.
"A sister and sonin-law were con
sr,rted to Postum al the same time an
:, now We all enjoy il as well as W
i, ever did coffee but instead OF mahin
rs nervous like coffee We enjoy stead
nerves, sleep sound and are in ever
way better for the change" Name gi'
y en- by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Miel
This lady found what she ihougi
was natural nervousness was only du
10 an acquired taste for coffee thai
le 10 some people a sure DESTROYER
I'd nerves aad health. Like her anyof
p, who cuts on coffee altogether and as
bs wen boiled Postum in its place VI
,r- be greatly benented after a few da'
IS and the return 10 health is joyf
on journey.
se There's q reason.
~ Look in each pkg. for the famous
lie book, 1The Road 70 Weliyille'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
NOMINATING PRIMARIES.

In compliance with the orders OF the
Democratic County Central commttee
OF Logan county at a meeting held in
council chambers, City Of Guthrie, Sat
urdhy July 16, 1904. at 2 O'Clock p.
m. for the purpose as set forth in
said call, the Democratic County
primaries are hereby called for in the
various wards and precints August lS
1904, for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidates for the follow
ing offices, viz:
Sheriff.
PROBATE Judge.
Register Of Deeds.
County Clerk.
County Attorney.
Comfy Treasurer.
County superintendent
County Surveyor.
County Coroner.
County Weigher.
One County Commissioners for tn
First, Second and Third districts.
Two Justices Of the Peace and tw
Constables Tor the City Of Guthrie.
The commissioner districts are a
follows:
First District-Ar of the City
Guthrie and Guthrie township.
Second District-Springvale, low
North Cimarron, South Cimarron, Bes
Creek, Antelope. Laurie and Woodlan
townships.
Third District-Bismark, Ceda
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25

The Guthri, Gas Light and Fuel
company have opened uptown offices
in the Bamford building formerly occu-
pied by the Famous store. Last week
the company received one hundred and
fifty Of the latest UP 70 date gas stoves,
a number Of which have been unpaelv
ed and placed on display It will only
be a short time until the company vii
commence furnishing gas TO patrons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25

The Washita conntv seat ight came
up for nearing before Judge Buriord
this morniag. the plaintiffs being rep
resented By Attorney Virgil NJ Hobbs
and the defendants b. County AtloF-
ncy Edwards and Senator Sam Mas
sineale. After hearing Of the petition
Judge Burford issued an alternative
writ and gave the defendants twenty
days is which to make a return.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25

The Leader is authorized TO an
nounce the name of c. r. Higbee Of
North Clmarron township, Logan
county, as candidate for county
clerk, subject to the action Of the Dem
ocratic primaries Aug. is.
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pARkER's rELseRAMs-
Responses 10 congratUlstioas are
stereotyped.

Ten or fifteen Logan county Demo.
Gratis have received letters from Judge
A. q. Parker. acknowledging receipt Of
letters or telegrams of congratulations.
All responses read alike, as follows
Il beg you 10 be assured that your
generous message Of congratulatious
was very highly appreciated Yery
truly yours Alton = Parker"
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Crescent, Iron Mound, Marshall, Null
hau, Oak View, orlado, Seward, Spring
Creek, Springer and Rose Hill town
ships.
The committee further recommends
that the primaries be held in the Coun-
ty precincts from ? o'clock p. m. to
6 O'Clock p. m. The City of Guthrie
from 2 O'Clock p. m. TO o'clock p. m.
Primaries are to be held in the usual
places of voting unless otherwise d.
reoted by colnmitteeman. The several
TO Enship and ward committeeman
with a secretary or polling clerk to he
selected by the several committeeman
respectiN ely. shall keep the polls open
for the receipt Of ballots all the time
between the hours above mentioned.
The General Election Laws shall
govern the primaries and counting OF
votes in all matters.
The committee further recommends
that at said primaries the nominations
be made for the several township OF
fees.
All Democrats, Populists and othe
citizens who pledge themselves to sun
port the ticket shall be entitled to PAL
tieipate in the primaries.
Done by the 'der of the Democrati
County Central committee OF Loga
county.
FELIX ADLER.
Chairman.
f. f. sHINN,
Secretary.
Guthrie, o. T., July 16. 1904.
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Hon. David Smith. chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners OF
Washita county, is here today on busi'
ness pertaining TO the proposed remoY'
Al OF the county seat OF Washita coun-
ty from Cordell to Cloud Chief. Mr..
smith is rockribbed Texas Demo
crat Of the old school He goes from
here 10 oklahoma city where he will
attend the convention as delegate
from his county Washita county VII
vote solid for Frank Matthews al
long as he is in IL, says Mr.. smith
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Personal
Mention,

w. }. sullivan IS here from Musko-
gee
c. =. Hisbse was a Coyle visitor
here yesterday.
J. S. Paimour is a wynnewood, !. II,
visitor in the city.
Senator John P. Hickam came over
from Perkins today.
Master Earl Payne Of Purcell /. T.,
is visiting relatives in the city.
County Commissioner Smith Of
washits county, was in the city today.
+. s. Barde Of the Kansas City Star
bureau went to Oklahoma City yester-
day.
Miss Minnie Templeton has return
ed from sisit with friends in okla
homa City.
U-no-me Bryce and NJ. F.. Trap
\ Joined the Jones boomers at Oklahoma
City yesterday.
Mr.. w. P. Eager left Saturday for
woodbridge, Mo-. for several weeks
visit with HIS mother and relatives
Sheriff Nose Gassoway of saltwater
was in the city today transacting bIsi-
ness connected with the auditors OF
fee.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Ruel have return
! ed from trip TO Marshall accompani
ed by their little granddaughter
Lucille.
Mrs w. r. Moffitt and son, Lloyd
who have been at Quincy ILL.,. for tn
q past six months, have returned t
z their Guthrie nome.
Mrs. Addic Homrighous, assistan
q territorial librarian, went to Wichit
s this morning for visit with her hu'
& band, Dr. K. Homrighous
e f. e Cragin. the well known ka
e county lumberman, spent Sunday
z Guthrie visiting friends and admirin
e the beauties Of Ohahomas best city
z VIII Brooks Of Tonkawa, spont
e few hours here yesterday with h
g parents, Judge and Mrs. c. r. Brook
& while enroute to attend the Ollahon
y City convention.
!, s. Crimes Sproat, member of the ia
- legislature from Garfield county va
! here yesterday shaking hands with h
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night and will return TO his home this
afternoon. Governor Stanley was for
several months a memper of the
Dawes commission with headquarters
in Tishomingo, !. T., resigning hat po-
sition a few months ago to return 10
the practice Of law N his old home
town. Judge scnluss Of Wichita, ac
comranied the ex-governor to the city
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Eer County Commissioner.

The Leader is authorized to an
nounce the name Of F. NJ. Gobble Of
Cedar township, as a candidate for
county commissioner from the third
district, subject to the action Of the
Democratic primaries August is.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County CLERK.

The Leader is authorized to al
nounce frank j. Dolcater, Guthrie
township, r. r. No 2. as a candidate
for county clerk, subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic primaries Of
Logan county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25

The Leader is authorized to an
nounce Mr.. w. H. C. Brown rs can
didate for county clerk, subject to the
decision Of the Democratic primaries
to be held August 1S.
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We are authorized to announce Vol
ney NJ. Higgenbotham as a candidate
for clerk Of Logan county. subject &c
the decision of the Democratic prim
aries Of Logan county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-25

r. L. o'Mealy Of Lamont dele
gate from Grant county, was here TO
day enYoute TO Oklahoma City to at
tend the Populist convention. Mr.
oMealy says that q number Of Grant
county's delegation favor Jones, others
are for Frank Matthews. while ktiA
others are in favor Of Jesse Dunn fc'
| delegate In congress.
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Albert Ploeger hereby announces
himself q candidate for commissioner
in the Third district, subject to the
Democratic primaries Aug. IS.
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A. A. MeTaggart. president OF the
school land lessees' union, vas here a
few hours this morning from Alva. MT
McTaggart. Who represented Woods
county in the lower house Of the
Seventh legislature Is membe. ol
the Woods county delegation to 'b'
Democratic convention.
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W. q. stanley, ex-governor Of Kan
nas. came down from Wichita 'aA'