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Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
New Army Rife.

It is announced by the war de partmenr at Washington that the United States ordnance department will have completed by January, 1903, a sufficient supply of the new Springfield magazine rifles to make the issue of the new arm to the whole of the regular army, includ- ing those in tue Philippines. A present the rifles are being turned out at the ordaaeCe factory at the rate of 800 per day After the regular troops are supplied the manufacture of the rifles will be continued until a sufficient supply has been reached for the the organ iled militia oiihc forty-hve states. This is the weapon that was used in the Palma trophy matches. an- terior by nearly two years to it's adoption as the ofiJtal arm ot tue United States army. Strange Co say. report, from sea Giit this year state that the old weapon. the King. made better record throughout tbc meeting ot tue Va. tional Rife Association than did the new gun tSehausc
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
w WASHINGTON HUNTER
 FIGHTS WITH A BEAR

Portland, Ore, Oct l. James Short. a hunter of Washougal, Wash, who was brought to a Port land hospital this morning, has the honor of rivaling Fenimore Coop CT $ heroes to the extent of having killed d bear in haud-to hand con fliCt.
 While hunting near Washougal Sunday he fell across a log, his rifle rolled down a hillside, and when he arose he found himself confronted by an angry cinnamon bear. The bear attacked him. and in a fight which lasted ior thirty minutes. ShoIt succeeded with his hunting knite m killing the animal.
 When found later by eompan- ious lhe au,agunists were still locked together. the bear dead and short unconscious. His wounds are serious. but tv wiu probably survive. The bear weighed 4ss pounds
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
Line Down.

For two days the telegraph line has been down somewhere beyond the summit.
 The Alaska cable is still out of commission, and may remain so for a moulh, the cable ship Burnsides being under repair at Seattle.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
Rad Democrats.

Denver Dee. e Experts Te- pogt many alleged fraudulent votes tos the demoeEatig candidates iu cue wafd swo thoasaud lt s he. lseved h wtg seai Peabody.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
MOSCOW TURBULENT.
MUST FIGHT.

Tokio, Dee. r7-Toga's fleet to meet Baltic squadron entrance to China Sea. Must fight.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21
CITY OF
 DEATH
Nothing in History Like
 Port Arthur Fight.

Chefoo, Dec. IT, Refugees de- clare Port Arthur like a white city of death. Japanese shells from the Mter Hill fight entered the hospital and killed 1000 out of 5000 pa tients.
 The commander of the Poltava, now here, interviewed, says the snow was red after the fight at Meter Hill. There has been noth- ing like it in the whole history of the world.
 Chefoo, Dec. t6.-The capture of Ristung Hill finally effected, the Japanese have forged the last link in the big circle that completely fences in Port Arthur and cuts off every source of water and supplies the beseiged have had.
 Gold Hill fort and arsenal have been blown up. The position was about to fall to the Japanese and the defenders destroyed it to pre- vent it being captured and used against them.
 MOSCOW TURBULENT.
 Moscow, Dec. IT, During revolutionary demonstration this dvening 5000 agitators were char ged by the police with sabels. Many were wounded and arrested and one officer was killed.
 MUST FIGHT.
 Tokio, Dec. Toga's fleet to meet Baltic squadron entrance to China Sea. Must fight.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21

Americau caritaii,Is have bought the Mexieau yolcauo Foplcatepcsi. The devil $ iu luek tl the Amer icau capitalists sueeecj in afquifiug his kingdom maybe tbvy will give han a ioh as areman tn dsSica
Yukon Valley news., 1904-12-21

Reserved yeats tog the X. R.. Christmas Entertainment on sale at Traeger S FalkewheFgs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-30

Arrangements are now about com
pleted for the acceptance Of the FL
Reno club in the place made vacant by
the withdrawal Of the Shawnee team
A series Of league games will prob
ably be arranged for Emit and FL Reno
Sunday. This will put the league III
better shape than it has been for
some time and insure the continuance
of league BAH for the rest of the sea
son. A meeting of the league man
ayers was held in Oklahoma City yes
terday and all arrangements made for
the future running Of the league.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-30
By Thomas Taggart,

Chairman Democratic National Com
mlttee.
am entering this fight with a full
realization of its difficulties and its
responsibilities
l have studied the situation care
fully and am convinced that we can
elect Judge Parker I expect and
know shall receive the support OF
I'll the members Of the national com
mlttee and OF united and harmon
ious Democracy.
I shall begin work immediately.
The headquarters win be in New
York. There will be branch head
quarters in Chicago but just how ex-
tensiye these viii be has not yet been
determined. Under the resolution Of
fered by Senator Bailey, and adopted
by the committee, am empowered to
appoint such other committees, asi0e
from the finance and the executive
committees, as ! deem proper ]
shall probably divide the fighting
ground in the west into two or three
or several parts and appoint commit
tee for each division. This viii give
that committee definite job Of work.
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BLESSINGS OF MeoIooRIrY.
Little Haw<eye Dlseourses on oomes-
tic Content and Peace.

The plodding, peaceful, monctouous
life OF that man or woman VINO mas
never achieved any particular rame
in any line seems TO us, in the light
Of this afternoons reflections, to be
the most desirable, because the most
peaceful and restful We recall few
instances where people with a repu-
tation for ioing things we're required
to live up to the straight line and add
that a few educational articles writ
ten in hehalf Of money for the beney-
olent generous, hospitable people
would enlighten "our neighbors' and
remove the thorns from the path way
OF those who love doing good for the
eake of good and not to satisfy selfish
ends
spent one summer with chlldless
aunt in an eastern state. My relative
was il comfortable circumstances and
think during my visit she had at
least iozen different babies given to
her because it was known she loved
children Being an invalid. the gift
was always rejected, but poor health
which was not apparent TO the casual
observer. did not prevent ner neigh
6ors leaving their numerous offspring
unbidden with my aunt while the fond
mamma went to some club or other Ell
tertainment. My aunt woulu sigh re-
signedly-she was a martyr II no. a
mother-and the only wonder is she
did not develop the disposition Of a
female Hcrod You have no little
darlings OF your own; I know 1t viii
be great treat for you" would be
the parting taunt flung in our faces
Nopody with a heart bigger than
crabapple thinks Of children except
with love and tenderness; but. bah!
how could this good woman be amiable
with headache and house full Of
noisy, saucy, meddlesome children?
wanted to read the riot act" right
there. but for the sake of my aurt's
well known reputation refrained
and went to the rescue OF my latest
music, which was already torn and
smeared by one OF the precious dar-
lings.
Another time we were on the pro
gram for some public entertainment OF
a musical nature q don't remember
what and had made arrangements TO
dine at homo, leaving the table al
ready set with the yictuals on Il and
places for three AS we were Just
about ready 10 leave the house a wag-
onload OF country relatives arrived.
These wero my uncle's brother and
wife and five children. Free hotel
and free board for man and beast"
Thought The lady seemed overioyed
10 see us (they only lived two miles
in the country and in the hopeless
confusion and hubbub which rciened
after their arrival my aunt told me to
80 With uncle and she would stay at
home With tears of rage and resent
ment ! went very reluctantly on her
account. ana as / passed out / noticed
the precious two-yearold hlchhg
piece OF chicken from the table. So
much for hospitality.
A lady friends of mine told me OF
her experience once In sacrificing
whole day of her valuable time (she
was employed) 70 care for a former
friend who was very H. The people
were poor and could employ no nurse,
and there was no one TO DO a turn at
all. for the children were charges to
keep instead Of help. she told me Of
fhc dirt and flth she cleaned ans her
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Baseball
SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the clubs.
Oklahoma CITY, a; Guthrie,
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla, July 90 The
Nets now lead in the race for the pen-
nant. They took yesterdays game
from the Elues by a score OF 4 to I.
Becker, for the locals, pitched a fault
less game, and but for a bad rrn of
luck in the last inning would have un.
doubtedly made It shut out. Az the
bases were full when the fourth batter
came to bat. Becker gave the man q
base on balls and this forced a man
in home. the only score the visitors
were able TO make. 1t was one of the
best games OF the present series. and
was full of good PLAYING on both sides
Weller, the third baseman for the
locals, made a timely hit in tie sixth
inning. All the bases we're full. "Wee
Willie" came TO the bat and knocked
out a nice two-base hit. 1t lacked only
about a foot of going over the center
fence. This let in two of the three
runs made in that inning
In the seventh Weisinger, for the
visitors. made a brilliant stop OF a
liner at short There was one out The
bases were full He took in hot
liner and made a double pay ont Of it,
cutting off all the probable runs
Tomorrow will be the last game Of
the present series with Guthrie, No
excursions will come from anywhere.
but the game will be witnessed by a
hig crowd of the local fans. The fol-
lowing is yesterdays score:
Oklahoma City % Q 0 3 0 0 -
Guthrie .....O o 0 0 o 0 0 IL
Batteries; Oklahoma City, Becker
and Warner; Guthrie, Adams and
Brown.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT,
County Clerk johnson Submits Annual
Statement Concerning countys
Finances.

The following is the financial state
ment OF Logan county as forwarded 10
the territorial auditor by County Clerk
Johnson
Total amount expended
for county purposes IS 70,036 80
Amount Of county war
rants outstanding ... 2,346 II
Total aggregate indebted
ness OF county ..-. 165 .846 II
Total amount OF taxable
property ..... ....... 5.os9 76O 90
Rate OF tax. levied ..... l5mills
Amount Of bonded indebt-
edness ...... ...... les 600 90
Outstanding indebted
ness Of all kinds .... les. 5.346 II
Amount Of sinking fund
on hand ........., S44 II
Amount Of taxes collected l66.4s4 SO
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Prof. Younq's Work.

Brooklyn POST Next on the pro
gram was an exceedingly clever
sketch enacted by Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Young and written by Geo. II.
limerick. author of all of Murray and
Macks productions" Clyde and Beh-
mans)
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Tourist Rates.

The Frisco System will issue, during
the Summer months, Tourist round
trip tickets to various resorts and To-
cations-the Mountains, Lakes and
Seashore, at greatly reduced rates,
with ample return limit.
Call on nearest agent, or address
Passenger Traffio Department.
SAINT LOUIS.
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Taggart Says United
Effort Means Success

and ] look for results.
&c willeh be several days before I ap-
point the executive committee and the
finance committee. shall consult
with the candidates and with all the
leaders with a view to getting the
strongest possible men TO serve, and
shall expect the committees TO do a
power Of work.
This will be a hard campaign. lt
is no child's play to defeat President
Roosevelt, but / am confident it can
be done, and am also confident that
practically every Democrat in the
country will stand shoulder to shoul-
der with me in the struggle.
have nothing further to say about
my plans for the campaign except
this:
Wherever there is a vote to be had
am going after It. We will have
a full number Of speakers and wilt
start vigorous up-to-date honest
forceful campaign Immediately.
II the eastern Democrats will do
what they say they can do, and carry
their states. will get the west and
Judge Parker will be our next presi-
dent.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Kansas City; Kansas City, 2;
Minneapolis, l.
AT Milwaukee Milwaukee. II; St.
Paul. /.
AT indianapolis: indianapolis, o.;
Columbus, j.
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Try the English Kitchen for quick
meals. Private dining rooms. Base
ment Guthrie Savings Bank.
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SHORT suNrs.

Weisinger made another one Of
those sensational one-handed line
stops and doubled to Bennett while the
bases were full.
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Twenty-sis people we're baptized at
Wandel, K.ngasher county Monday.
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Simpson and Bennett took care Of
everything that came into their gar
dens.
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Two times the Blaes filled the bases
ami a good hit would have saved them,
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New York ....O10O1O0Ox-2 s o
Batteries; Petty and sudgen; Pow
ell and Kleinow.
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At Phi,adeIphia-
r. H E.

Detroit -. ..OCOOOOOO0--O 5 2
Philadelphia .OCOOO1Olx--2 C l
Batteries: Mullin ana Drill; Plank
and Powers.
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Porkoney sent the first run IN by =
neat two-bagger over the left field
fence.
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At Boston
r. H. E.
Chicago ....0100OOO2O1-4 s 3
Boston ....Goe1OOO2OO-3 , 2
Batteries: owen and Sullivan;
Dineen and Farrell.
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Second Game.

It. II y.
Washington ...11OOoOO-2 4 .
Cleveland ......0OO240x--6 10 4
Batteries: Wolfe and Clarke; Joss
and Buelow.
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At Washington
First Game.

washn .OOOOCOcOOO0l-1 c J
Cleve'd ..0O0OoOO00O00-1 10 0
Batteries Jacobson and Kittridge; !;
Moore and Bemis.
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cIty Property For rrade.

City Property For Trade.
have all kinds Of city property To
trade for farms.
r. A. Gaffney,
Business College,
Guthrie. Okla.
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further efforts to restore order and an
appearance Of neatness; that after the
invalid was washed and bathed and
all the numerous children bathei and
clothed 10 clean raiment and nice,
steaming, appetizing dinner prepared
a certain prominent woman Of the
town sent over a small dish of some
eort OF concoction that only an expert
chemist could understand and the in
valid ate it and talked all the remand
er of the day about the great kindness
and consideration of dear Mrs. Blank
My friend never even got thank you
TOR her great kindness. so much for
sympathy.
It is true in every phase OF life. the
selfish will like a great sponge, alb
sorb all the good things in life and no
oae viii be better off. Societies. CLUBS
and churches will take all your valu.
able time and give you not even
thank you" and when at last the
poor sheer" (you have heard the
story is hare, all its wool having been
plucked by various passers-by, you
may go to the poor house, and while
you are enroute many kick will help
YOU get there quick. Isn't that true?
THE LITTLE HAW<EYE.
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Dr. WeAver's TreatHAsnt.
syrup pur les he blood Cerats hsAs skin eruptoaS
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In bundles Of 100 tied, 2bc- hundred
Leader office.
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Second Game.
R. H. f.

r. H. +.
New York .0O2O0OOO9-2 9 8
Brooklyn M .00OOOeOOO-O !
Batteries McGinnity and Warner
Gsrvin and Ritter
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At New york.
N z.
St Louis o0ooOOOOO-o 6
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At Des Moines-

At Des Moines-
r. H. E.
Des Moines ..O18OO310x-S . 4
Colo Springs .OIOOS1OOO--5 10 4
Batteries Cushman and G. Clarke;
Skopec, Drlll and Baerwald.
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r. II. D.

Sioux City ...O0OO110O0-2 4 4
Denver .....10O2O0O00-3 6 4
Batteries Kostal and Kelly; Eyler
and Lucia
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At Boston
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Sioux city
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First Game.

man cronin and Bergen.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Second Game.

batItlIes. Nase i-yhVN anu Ddl
isch; Mcfarland and Fearless.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-04
CHAPTER XIII.
Gonel Gone!

. UOueI 0Ollc!
In spite Of all she had guessed, in
truth had not come upon her wholly
struck down, prostrated by the terri
BILE blow. She could see nothing, hear
nothing. Her thoughts swan in a
seething turmoil of hideous imagin-
ings. She saw nothing of the two
frightened women who, with gentle
hands and kind voices, came up to
her, touched her, tried in broken
words to reassure her.
She did not listen to them; she did
not resist them. They simply did not
exist for her. All that she saw was
blurred white mass indistinct, grow
ing larger and then smaller like the
images seen in a fever, the bed on
which her child had lain, and which
now stood empty before her.
Empty! She had never a question
to ask, never a reproach to make. She
was absorbed, possessed by the one
fact; her baby; her little one, was
gone--stolen. The whole wide world
| was dead and cold and bare, for she
| had lost her child
| Presently she began to laugh, hor.
ribly, discordantly. The housekeep
| err, good soul, could not bear it. Sht
flung her gaunt arms around the un
happy creature, and rtore her ava.
| from the bedside, pressing her into
chair, and overpowering her by tn,
force of her will, and Of her innat,
woman's feeling for the tortured
| mother.
"Don't don't take on like that
| Heaven knows it's bad enough, but it,
mot SO bad as you think. The child
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-04
Chicago Post

One looks for the unexpected from
Mark Twain, and he does not disap-
point in this particularly in his sketch,
"A Dogs Tale in the months Har-
|per's. The, keen satire Of the open
ing paragraphs gives no intimation Of
The tears OF laughter caused by the
rich typical humor serve also as q
human tribute to whatever it is in the
dumb brute that suffers. And the
reader who is not wholly dulled in his
finer sensibilities must finish the
vivisection, even for "the good Of hui
manity," is a monstrously inhuman
thing.
Just bit Of the humorist's side by
way Of introduction and contrast:
| My father was a st. Bernard, my mother
was collie, but am a Presbyterian.
| This is what my mother told me; do
not know these nice distinctions myself
To me they are only fine, large words
meaning nothing. My mother had fond
ness for such; she liked to say them and
see the other dogs look surprised and en-
vious, as wondering how she got so much
education. But, indeed, it was not real
| education; it was only show. She got
/ the words by listening in the dining room
i and drawing room when there was COM
| pany and by going with the children to
/ Sunday school and listening there; and
1 whenever she heard q large word she said
it over to herself many times, and so was
able to keep it until there was dogmatic
] gathering in the neighborhood; then she
would get it off and surprise and distress
4 them all, from pocket-pup> to mastif
which rewarded her for all her trouble.
Her Mothers Good Advice.
& | When the narrator Of this dogs
tale" was fully grown she was sold to
a family the head of which was a
renowned" scientist; but she carried
with her her mothers parting admoni-
+ ton: I'm memory Of me, when there
is a time of danger to another do not
think of yourself, think of your moth
er and do as she would do.'
Then came the winter. One day wa:
standing a watch in the nursery. That il
to say, was asleep on the bed. The bab.
was asleep in the crib which was along
side the bed, on the side next the fireplace
1t was the kind Of crib that has loft.
, tent over it made Of a gauzy stuff tina
i you can see thru. The nurse was out, ant
we two sleepers were alone. A sparl
from the wood fire was shot out, and it Ii
!, on the slope Of the tent. suppose
quiet interval followed, then a scream
. from the baby woke me, and there wa
! that tent flaming up toward the ceiling
Before could think I sprang to the foo
. in my fright, and in second was. hal
way to the door; but in the next hal
, second my mothers farewell was sound
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-04
MARK TWAIN ON VIVIsEcTION
"A Tale the Ending Tragedy
Of Pathos

ing in my ears, and I was back on the
bed again. reached my head thru the
flames and dragged the baby out by the
waistband, and tugged 1t along, and we
fell to the floor together in q cloud Of
smoke; I snatched new hold, and
dragged the screaming little creature
along and out at the door and around the
bend Of the hall. 80
"A Touch Of the Human.
BY and by came my little puppy, and
then my cup was full, my happiness was
perfect.
once number Of scientists met
at the house Of the master. They dis
cussed Optics but could not agree
on a certain point.
And one day those men came again, and
said now for the test, and they took the
puppy to the laboratory, and limped
| three-leggedly along, too, feeling proud,
for any attention shown the puppy was q
pleasure to me. Of course. They discussed
and experimental, and then suddenly the
puppy shrieked, and they set him on the
floor and he went staggering around, with
his head all bloody, and the master
lclapped his hands and shouted:
! There, I've won-confess it! He's al
blind as a BATH
/ And they all said:
"It's so-you've proved your theory, and
suffering humanity owes you great deb
from henceforth,'' and they crowded
around him, and wrung his hand cordial.
and thankfully. and praised him. But
hardly saw or heard these things, for
ran at once to my little darling, ant
| snuggled closely to 1t where it lay, ant
licked the blood, and 1t put it's heat
against mine, whimpering softly, and
/ knew in my heart it was a comfort to i
in it's pain and trouble to feel its mother
l touch. tho 1t could NOT see me. Then l
dropped down presently and its little vel
4 vet nose rested upon the floor, and it wa
1 still, and did not move any more.
| When the footman had finished and GOV
cred little Robin up Gin the ground) h
1 patted my head, and there were tears i
4 his eyes, and he said: "Poor little doggie
4 you saved his child
And the servants said things whicl
the poor dog could not understan'
about the mistress and little daugh
ter who were absent when the trag
, edy Of the laboratory occurred. 'Thos
poor creatures! They do not suspect
I, They will come home in the morn
: ing, and eagerly ask for the littl
doggie that did the brave deed, an
who Of us will be strong enough t
, say the truth to them: The humbl
5 little friend is gone where go tn
! beasts that perish I"
r But whether the servants had an
of these worryings of the vulgar an
f the ignorant, Mark Twain is eloquent
: ly silent.