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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

This custom. the wiseacres say, is a
positive inheritance from the old
time Bacchaaals aud a reflection of
Yuletlde In the Far North In England
the few days before We're called
Shroyetide. Sinners went to contes-
sion, were shrlven. received absolu-
lion. and gayly celebrated the event
Shrove Tuesday It became Coliop
Monday and Pancake Tuesday, with
fritters and pancakes in such liberal
profusion that 1t was only BETTING, for
the stomach's sake. a season of fast
ing should set in, Moreover. the faith
ful were permitted TO indulge in the
manly sports of foot ball, cock fight
ing and BUN fighting
Ash Wednesday brought a reyulsion
of feeling with it, Gregory the Great
introduced the custom into the church
services at the close Of the sixth cen
tury. The palms of the preceding
Palm Sunday were burned Before
mass the ashes were consecrated on
the altar sprlnkled with holy water
and signed three times with the sign
Of the cross; while the priest solemnly
reclted the words "Memen'o quod
cinis es. ct in cinerem reverteris"
CRemember that thou art dust and
must return TO dust) The ashes
were strewn on the heads OF the Of
fclating priests and clergy and the
assembled people At the same time
while the penitents were humbled ia
the dust. those unfortunates outside
the pale were not forgotten. Earnest
prayers were offered for the conyer
zion of Jews, Turks and inhdels, and
I the Communication" a series OF de
nmciations against impeniteut of
tenders, was read
The word Lent is of Anglo-saNoI
derivation. "lcncten" meaning spring
lIt is the period of forty fast days. no
including Sundays, before The Easter
tide. The time commentaries thi
forty days fast of Moses, Elijah an,
Christ Roman Catholics are mos
rigid in their observance, the Episco
pal church advising the observance
but not commanding H. Abstinenc
from food on certain days and fror
meats ana ihe social pleasures form
part OF the Lenten exercises. Fastin
seasons are customary among all sect
and have been among all nations, eve
the most primitive.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16
ORIGIN OF LENT.
Wise Christian Fathers Found place
for Pagan Customs.

The early Christian ia hers, wise in
their was and generation, found a
place for pagan customs in the church
ritual. and these, losing their original
meaning. were adopted and read mto
sacred and symbolic meanings The
Italian carnival from the Latin
"caro" (aesh and vale" (farewelD-
farewell TO the nesh"-at one time
began with The feast of the Epiphany,
twelve days after Christmas, and con
tinued until Ash Wednesday. period
OF about six weeks Many Of the Gus
tomas OF this extraordinary time of un-
restrained sport and feasliug may be
traced directly to tbe pagan Luper-
ealia and Bacchanalia of Southern
Europe
According to a papal order the feast
ing of the CLERGY began two days be
fore that of the laity probably to
compensate for the hours of rigid fast
ing soon 20 come with the Lenten sea.
son. The rich began festivities on
Three Kings day. or Epiphany while
the middle classes were allowed but
one week and the poor but few days
Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday
was The greatest day Of the carnival
Then an preparations for a Lenten
aist were supposed 10 be completed
ana tha liberty and license OF unre
strained feasting, masquerading ant
bunoouery were INDUCED TO the at
most limit OF the law. only TO come t'
an eud when the last tol! of the mid
night bell ushered in the reaiteno'
aad contri,ion of the long fast befori
Easter 81
rhis Tuesday is known 10 ms a
AIardi Gras. or Green Tuesday, a sea
sen OF dancing and masked balls
Among the Germans il is "FastnachI
and presents Of green nosegays ar
exchanged. and IN the rural district
utue hr trees are planted before n
doorway, decorated with garlandi
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DAY is CLOSING AT SEATOF WAR
AS MORNING BREAKS IN GUTHRIE

pernambuco. 1:25 D. m Monday
Trinidad island. z25 p m. Monday.
with the earth whirling at the rate
of more than a thousand miles an hour
toward the east. necessarily every
point east Of Greenwich would show
later day and every point west would
show earlier day of the same date, up
to the place on The earth's surface
arbitrarily selected as the date line, =
or line from which the reckoning Of
each new calendar day should begin.
This line has been drawn north and
south ln the Pacific ocean. $50 degrees
east and west of Greenwich. where it
causes The least inconvenience.
If you cross .he date line going
wes you must add day to keep up
with the calendar For the same rea-
son YOU must deduct day If you crJss
it going east. To illustrate this, inn
agiua a person standing ON the date
line al midnight between Sunday and
Monday a step 10 the west you'd nut
him in Monday, or one day ahead; a
step 10 tine east would put him in sun
day or one day back
u can be seen easily how much in-
convenience might be caused pn land
by two days humping their edges To-
gether al a date line For this rea-
son the line was drawn in mid-oeean.
However owing to the presence of
islands in the only place where such
a line could be drawn without striking
vast tracts of land, the date line is
crooked. This irregularity causes the
odd condition. in which three days are
in progress on the earth for a short
period of each twentyfour hours
When It Is II o'clock in the morning
in London. say Sunday, there is a
small strip of Saturday remaining 10
degrees east of the date line and west
of the midnight line. As. soon as mid
night line passes the date line just
cas-. of Samoa, Monday enters So
when it is Sunday noon at London the
time is 1888 a. m. Monday at Apia
and 1t is 1882 p. m Saturday at Attn
island
There are always parts of two days
on the earth, midnight making al
imaginary barrier constantly mol1inl
westward and holding he days apart
The idea that day is gained or lost
according as one travels around Tho
world east or west. is wrong, for the
reason Jhat the traveller westward
has longer days, and vice versa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

When the Russian feet of Port Ar
thur was aroused al 1880 o'clock
Monday night February 8, by an at
tack from Japanese torpedo boats,
late risers in Guthrie were eating
their Monday morning breakfast at
25 O'Clock On the opposite side OF
The world the crash Of war had awak-
ened the sleepers in the last hour Of
a LAY that was only beginning in the
capital city Thus, had telegraphic
communication been immediate, the
Guthrie man al his luncheon on Mon
day might have read in the noon pa
per an account of an engagement that
accot ling 10 The calendar happened
nearly half day later
This seeming paradox is perhaps
the most confusing feature Of the
Asladc situation to the person not
familiar with the mathematical mys-
teries of "absolUe' and relative
time AT a certain moment of "abso-
mte9 time Port Arthur shuddeged with
the impact of Japanese wrath made
concrete Taking as the standard
Greenwich Cor London) the accepted
base for time calcpla mn throughout
the civilized world, the absolute
time was g 25 p m Monday with the
Monday morning sun just above the
horizon al San Francisco.
Following westward the relative"
time at points representing each hour
of the day was as follows
London 1926 p m Monday
Naples APP p. m Monday
ST. Petersburg. 5:26 p. N, Monday.
Tiais, 6:25 p m. Monday
Muskat. Arabia. 1913 p. m Monday.
Colombo. CeyIon, 8:44 p. m. Monday.
Calcutta. 1928 D m Monday
Singapore, 1920 p. m. Monday.
Manila, 1l:2S p m. Monday
Port Arthur 1880 p. m Monday.
Toxic, 12:48 a. m. Tuesday
sydney. 1928 a. m Tuesday
New Caledonia, $3.50 a m. Tuesday
Fiji Islands, $3.50 a. m. Tuesday
Crossing the Date Line"
Honolulu 4:53 a m Monday.
Aleuiian islands, $3.50 a. m. Monday
Sitka. 6;23 a. m Monday.
San Francisco. 7:25 a. m Monday
Salt Lake, 1925 a. m Monday
ST. Louis. 1926 a. M Monday
New York 1925 a m. Monday
Halifax l1:25 a m. Monday
Rio lie Janeiro. 1882 p. m Monday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16
Kentucky colonel.

Colonel Geo. w. Balm, the noted
Kentucky orator, viii give one of his
greatest lectures here March Sd This
is the last number of the Federation
lecture course. This is the first op
proximity the club has had to bring
this favori'e speaker to us. Colone
Balm is a speaker of national fame
and perhaps the most popular anc
magnetic speaker on the American
platform. Colonel Bain was born
and bred in Old Kentucky" and vel
sustains the reputation of the "silyei
tongued" orator.
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For Mocape as Delegate.
Oklahoma CIty. Okla..

Oklahoma City, Okla, 2-iO.
Western World:
1t seems to be the opinion that one
or two colored men Will be sent as a
delegate to the national convention.
/ desire to say to the Republicans Of
Oklahoma that there is no better man
10 be selected than Hon f p Nc.
Cabe deputy auditor. Mr. McCabe is
well known among the white and col
ored Republicans He has fought the
battles of the party for many years
aan has stood firm and loyal Mr..
McCabe is a representative colored
man ana stands for the rights of the
colored race. Mr. MoCabe is justly
entitled to the merted honor of being
chosen as delegate to the Chicago
convention. call upon all loyal Re
puhlicans to give Nr McCabe their
support Yours.
W. A. Wade,
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stoo Reward, stoo.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing cons itutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces of the system. thereby
destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, aud giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that #
fails TO cure Send for list of testi-
ponials
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO, To
edo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton
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POLICE COURT.

The following ordinance violaters
were dealt with in police court this
morning:
Frank Smith. charged with being
drunk, was fined ten dollars.
Sam Couts, same offense, ten dol,
lars
The case Of Ed Richardson, charg-
ed with drunkenness and fighting, was
continued.
Kid Lewis was fined FIVE dollars and
costs yesterday evening for fighting
Tom Thompson was given the usual
fine for drunkenness.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

The annual Arbor day proclamation
issued by Gov Ferguson yesterday as
announced in The Leader, is as fol
lows
A tree Isl a true friend-"A thing Of
beauy And a Joy forever" From time
immemorlal trees have ministered to
the wants of man with delicious fruits
for food, kindly protection against the
force of the sweeping storm; and be-
meath their friendly branches the way
farer has ever gratefully reposed in
shady arbors. secure from the scorch-
ing rays of the mid day sun
Tie who does no. love trees is devoid
of some of the higher attributes and
"Eath no poetry in his soul His
idea of the beautiful is false and his
conception Of the sublime is imperfect
To be unable TO interpret tbe language
of the forest is to be un'oarned in
natures mos fascinating lore
There Is poetry in the green wood.
What cen be more inspiring than the
music of the forest? Earth never
haI melody sweeter than the notes
chanted 10y the spirit Of nature amid
the opening Of buds and the spreading
OF leaves in spring. or The soothing
songs heard among the leafy bowers
and sylvan shades of summer time 1t
is a music which may not be always
perceptlble to the , but is felt in
the heart and heard in the soul
The American forests were once the
pride of our country, but the destroy
er has been abroad in the land With
ruthless hand ne has devastated our
hills and valleys and robbed them
Of much Of their beauty, never mind
ful Of the fact that the hand that fells
a tree destroys in an hour an object
of beauty and usefulness which in it's
nurture and development has possibly
required the handiwork of nature for
centuries. The wanton destruction
of our forests has almost been a ma
tional folly.
Then let us make amends for the
mistakes of the pas, by planting trees
that will stand for us as living monu-
mems In the future. and by so doing
beautify our surroundings ana make
glad the land in which we live.
in accordance with law, !, Thomp
son b. Ferguson, governor Of the ter
ritory of Oklahoma, do proclaim Fri
day. March Eighteenth, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Four as Arbor Day
/ I respectfully recommend that trees
be planted upon the farm, by the road
, side, and in village. town and city.
It is especially suggested tnat teach
: ers and pupils in our public schools
devote some portion of this day to th'
planting of trees and to appropriate
exercises that will impress upon The
, mind not only an idea of the beautifu
in nature, but also of the useful
) In Testimony Whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused Tho
, Great Seal of the territory to be affix
ed, at Guthrie this Fifteenth day O
February. One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Four
! BY the Governor:
r Eerouson
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WILL PLAY BALL.
Guthrie viii BE Represented in South
western Base Ball League.

At he meeting Of the managers OF
the base ball teams of the Southwest
ern league field in the city yesterday
afternoon it was decided that Guthrie
would be given a franchise Wichita,
HUtchison, Oklahoma City and Shaw
nee were represented a. the meeting
The cities of I'll Reno, Enid, Ft Smith,
Mnskogee ana South McAlester sub
mitteG offers far franchises. The
manager of the Guthrie team will be
announced at the next meeting, TO be
held in two weeks. a team will be
organized and placed in the field tc
meet the st. Louis Browns here
March 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16
HOME WITH BRIDE.
Marshal Fossett and Wife Return
From Eastern Honeymoon Tour.

United states Marshal Fossett re-
turned this morning with his bride
from an extended visit to Washing on,
New York, Baltimore, Chicago, st.
Louis and other eastern points
Mr. and Mrs. Fossett passed through
Baltimore on the 7th Of this month.
about one hour after the fire had
broken out. returning 10 the unfortu-
nate city when the FIRE nad spent its
fury III is impossible TO imagine the
damage Of the fire without seeing it,"
said Mr. Fossett In a fre like that
fre-proof buildings cut no hgure; all
went up in flames It was told by a
fireman OF the city that the water
thrown iid not reach the flames, but
quickly passed OF in steam Enough
water could not have been thrown OF
that fre to put 1t out"
Mr. Fossett stated that his tril
Through the east was very delight
full one. which is not to be wondere,
at considering his charming COM
paaionship.
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Gustav Ebert and C. Albright, all o
CARRIER
Notarial commissions were ISSUED
to the following;
A. B. Lewis of Tecumseh, Pottawa
tonne county
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T. 3. Ferguson,
VIM. Grimes.
Secretary Of Oklahoma Territory.

Today Secretary Grimes, who is Re
publican national committeeman for
Oklahoma, received a telegram from
Postmaster General II. c. Payne, who
is also vice chairman Of the national
Republican committee, informing him
of the death of Senator Hanna and ex-
tending an invitation to him to be
present at the funeral. Mr. Grimes
sent a telegram OF coincidence but will,
however, be unable to attend the fun
eral owing to a slight indispositiou.
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Notice.

Guthrie. Okla. Feb 16. 1904
There is funds on hand to pay al
warrants drawn against the teacher
fund, and all warrants drawn on th'
contingent fund up to register No. 4s
by the board Of trustees of the Logal
county high school,
Interest will cease on all warrant
after thirty days.
Cephas Miller,
Treasurer Board of Trustees, Logai
County High School
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16
LENTEN SEASON BEGINS TOMORROW

The forty days of Lent begins Wed
nesday Today is Shrove Tuesday
Lent Is observed principally by Cath
olics and Epscopalians and during s
season the time is devoted 10 spirit
ual exercises and fasting But little
meat is eaten, and on some days 1t Is
totally forbidden.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

William Mccartney a former mem
Der of the legislature, was in the city
yesterday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16
Here's One Better

W. T. Walker, Agt. Guthrie, Okla
The loss sustained by the HOME
in the Baltimore FIRE is S5eQ0O0 Cash
in bank today s2,17672o4S Policy
holders surplus is 50. 574,75149. To
tai assets S1s.O4O, 1899
New York, Feb. 10th, 1904
A. NJ. Burtls,
Secretary.
DON'T RUN
But telephone zlo. w T. Walker. Agt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

r c. Smith of Newkirk spent a few
hours in the city yesterday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-16

FOR RENT-A new. modern house
GOA n. Vine street
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15
Evans Vile.

During the heavy rain and wind storm
of Sunday evening last, the BARN on E
Montgomery farm was partially de-
stroyed and considerable damage done
to neighboring farms.
While at Lake Kegonsa last Wednes-
day little Ruth Slauson, daughter of n T
Slauson, fell off piazza and broke her
arm at the elbow. Her parents took her
to Stoughton, but by advice of physicians
in that city, she was taken to Madison
where the broken member was cared for
Miss Ida Goodnough of this city, and
Charles Severson of GAINESVILLE, were
married at the home of the brides par
ents at 4 o'clock, Wednesday, July 6th,,
by Rev Jas Churm. Ida Horner of Ed
gerton was the brides maid and Joseph
Davis of this city was best man. Only
immediate relatives and friends were
present. They will reside in GAINESVILLE,
where the groom has position in gro
Gerry store.
The newly-elected assistant principal
to fill the vacancy caused by the remov
al of Prof. Davis to California, is the
Rev Burton j Vincent, now pastor at
Pardeville, Wis. Prof Vincent and his
wife will be in charge of the school fam
lily. They are admirably fitted to the
new position to which they are called
and the Seminary is very fortunate to
secure their services. Prof Vincent is
graduate of Spring Arbor Seminary,
Mich, and was later student of an
Ohio Normal school.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15
GAINESVILLE.

The insurance adjusters finished their
work at Howe Bros batting, Irvine and
mattress factory and the amount of in
surance allowed will be about $4,000,
incll1dino SQ7S for the tuina mill
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15

T w Frusher's health is much i'm
proved.
Everybody that can climb tree is
picking cherries.
Mrs Whiffie of Evansville, spent last
week at her parental home.
L Earle lost valuable horse in run
away one day last week.
NJ McCluskey and wife of Center, Wis
tied at Jno Collins last Sunday.
Miss Doty of GAINESVILLE is spending
her summer vacation at Chas Whites.
Clarence Walker and wife of Evans
vile spent Sunday with relatives in this
part.
Arthur Neil and lady friend of Evans
vile, were guests of Jud Mccarthy last
Sunday.
Miss Ida Wright of GAINESVILLE visited
part of last week with relatives in this
vicinity.
The womvn are getting so powerful in
this part that tug of war is looked for
in the near future.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Robt Earle on
Tuesday, a. handsome twelve pound baby
girl. All are doing we'll.
The Porter Clippers on last Friday
defeated the Edgerton team in a game of
ball by score of Ii to 6.
The dance at Mrs T j McCarthy's last
Friday evening called out large crowd
Mr. Sheldrup of Stoughton carried off
the white rose and lady from Edgerton
the blue ribbon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15
Cambridge.

Herman Kohl and Miss Selma Jensen
were united in marriage by Rev John
Holverson, at the parsonage near Rock
dale, last Wednesday.
The storm of las Tuesday night did
considerable damage in the district
south of u.s. A F Olson's windmill was
blown down and there were also couple
of tobacco sheds in his neighborhood
which were demolished
Prof John T Haight left for the Pa
cifc coast Thursday noon. His first stop
in the west will be at Portland, and
from there down south through the
states of Oregon and California, he will
visit many of the important cities. He
expects to return home the first part of
September.
Mr. and Mrs George McGiffin and son,
Frank, and daughter, Lucille, of Edger-
ton, and Mr. and Mrs David Lampman,
of GAINESVILLE, are occupying 0 H Han
sons cottage. Mr. McGiffin says it is no
trouble to catch what fish they can eat,
and the only fault they can offer is the
inclemency of the weather.
so Lying, while on his way to work on
the new barn on VIM Berg's farm last
Tuesday morning, was thrown out of
the wagon just as they we're turning
from the highway into the lane leading
to the house and sustained a fractured
collar bone. He was brought back to
town, the fracture reset. and has since
been enjoying home life as best he
could.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15
Deerfeld.

Andrew Rothe and family moved to
make their home for an indefinite time.
Gordon Helmicks writes from the u S
S Boston at San Francisco that he finds
the officers on the ship and the condi-
tions very congenial and thinks he will
like the service we'll. The boat is ex-
pected to leave soon for Puget Sound.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota,
called here last Saturday while on his
way home from meeting of the Com
mittee of Commerce of the U. S senate
called to determine dispute as to the
main channel of the Mississippi in the
southwest corner of the state.
A destructive storm passed over this
region about 9 o'clock Sunday night,
leveling to the ground many tobacco
sheds and twisting many others. On
Liberty Prairie, r Sager, Toilet Femrite
and John Prescott each had a shed
blown down, and John Notsetter wind
mill. In this vicinity Andrew Brictson
had large shed smashed into splinters
and one twisted badly Lars Davidsons
shed was also completely demolished. A
new shed belonging to John Bakken was
badly twisted and moved from it's foun-
dalton, as was one also belonging to
Bernt Jenson and barn on the Grinde
lots near the Synod church was moved
from it's foundation. A large number of
carriages, wagons and farm implements
in the ruined sheds were also badly
broken up. Considerable timber and
many fine shade trees were also leveled
to the ground. It is reported that the
storm did great damage on Koshkonong
Prairie.