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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

fore the various state legislatures and.
II possible. some iehnite action win
be forced ttrough these mediums
Statesmen. lawyers. civil engineers
professors geologis;s and men in ev-
cry pathway of learning have given
he proposition study and have come
to admire the flaE. Ald now II IL not
a question OF the feasibility ard prac-
ticabIlity Of the canal but the method
to be pursued for its construction and
consun,mation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
A v-etorv 70 be Proud OF

Is tho fnal an \ absolute cure Of a
sore throat in which the rawness and
tenderness have beea spreading dan
gerouslv near those guardians OF life,
The lungs The luxury Of sound
throat and robest lungs Is most keen
~ enjoyed hy PEOPLE who having sui
fered an the consequences Of "a little
cold. YOU know" have been rescued
from misery add danger BY Aliens
lung nalssn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
TIE vAlUE o. CHARCOAL.
Few Seopls Know How Useful e ~
in Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal IS The safest and most efficient
disinfec.ant end purifier IN natnre,
but few realize It's value wnen taken
into the human system for the same
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal IS a remedy that the more
you take OF it the better, It is no. a
drug at ali. but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
in the stomach and intcstines and car
ries them out Of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking. drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and int
proves the complexion. 1t whitens
the teeth ard further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathaTtic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
cnllect IN the stomach and bowels,
It disinfects the mouth and throat
from the poison OF catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
fo-.n or another. but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in seumt's Charcoal Lozenges,
they are composc1 Of ,he nest pow
dered Willow charcoal and other
harmless antlseptcs IN tablet form
or rather ia the form Of large,
pleasant tasting lozenges, the char
coal belLg mixed with honey
The daily use Of these iozenges will
soon tell IN much improved condi-
tion OF the general health. better com.
plexion. sweeter breath 5Ad purer
blood. and the beauty OF it is, that
no possible harm can result from their
continued use, hut on the contrary.
great benefit.
ABuraio physician In speaking of
the benefits OF charcoal says q adj
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas In stom.
ach and bowels. and to clear the COM
plexion and purify the breath, mouth
and throat. also believe the liver Is
greatly benefited by the daily use Of
them; they cost but twenty-five cent
box at drug stores. and although in
some. sense a patent preparation. yet
belipYe get more and better char.
coal in stuart's Charcoal I.ozenges
than in any Of the ordinary char
coal tablets"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

crate with the distinguished " rter q
criminal fiction for the purpq OF Sc
curing NJ material for ulay bse ana
that the substance Of hc sorry -
graphically told. in dramatic sosm. has
never arpeared ia hook print being
the outcome. OF a speciar conference,
for which object Mr. Gillette made =
special voyage to- ENGLAND The story
relates to caitain aissitg papecs AMI
their ultimate restorattNi, lmpiicaling
one Alice Faulkner Wow s1sfloc'S
Holmes manages to locate the psceicus
documents. and in the pursuit Of his
deduction theories falls victim to
the charms OF his captive Doctor
Watson whose personality pervades
all Of the sherlock Holmes adventures.
is introduced IN the play with Becom-
ing consistency and the reiaaining
characters as may well be supposed.
find cong'nial employment. In the
preparation of sherlock Holiness the
authors have not been unmindful Of
the comedy requisites and IN this de
partment succeeded most adplirably
@ injecting a gocily proportion OF
honest, wholesome humor whenever
occasion warranted.
Sherlock Holmes with its pro-
duction of prodigious sceuic and cleo
trical magnitude will invite attention
at the Brooks Monday evening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

these rates cutrageously nigh and IN
fair.
II the country had the proposed ca.
nal fsom lie Dakotas to tine guIf.
wheat could be delivered TO the sea
board for less than s cents per bushel.
Add Eve cents to this rate to equalize
ocean freight to the Euroyean mark
cts with New York the shipper would
save i5 cents per hushel on the trans
poration It Is estimated that tiis
W. I'D le saving or wheat a,one Of
S2OOOo,00) afnuahy 10 tile grab. grow.
ers Of the states convenient to the
canal on other products there w0ul
also be many, mnlicns more saved
When one imarnes the magnitude Q.
l250O0, ,G0C hpsl els of wheat raised
yearly in the territory tributary to the
proposed line Of the canal Il brings
up facts and dsuces that are astound
ing No wonder Chere are 50 mary
men posiug ns ecahomists There is
ample space for such problems in POI.
itics.
No Gle viii contrt eict the pIactica-
bility of the canal fyom 4 point on
the Missotri river in Souh Dakota
(Pierre) to the Calf Or Mexico there
is one continuous slope. The country
which would be penetrated hy Jhe
ca,al is smooth ard unLillS. gnd has
been long ago designated as one vast
stretch IL prairie This beng The
fact the cost Of construction would be
small In comparison With digging
wafer way through rurln and noun
tanons countries While hn exact
estimate can not ba eiven until a sui
vey is made it may be approximately
state however. that the cost would not
exceed halg the cost os constructing
the Panama canal
In Holland nearly all lie grain ana
heavy fceish. s transI ortea by means
IT canals and rl5ers. Tho Dutch peo
pie have expended many min ons al
dollars In corstruc6ng these aitifoia'
water ways and they still continue To-
build them regardless Of the IA iroads
IN fact the lltle country OF Holland
is net work OF CAnals ana through
it's persistent efforts the Ludvig CO.
nA' has lecn recently completed and
tho Nor'h Sea - thus connected with
nc Black Sea which affords perfect
system, of canals. The internal com
merec OF Russia is principally con.
Quoted by rivers aud caials. Nearly
all the rivers are connected by canal 5
at elevations raagmg frCm COO 10
1867 feet above seal leYel. At thi 8
vey moment that government is con
sidering the feasibility OF enlarging
these monstrous arti6clal water ways
for the purpose Of running almored
battlechips through ther' a. all parts
OF Europe and Asa canals are to be-
seen. In all paits Oh the worl canals
are now being Constructed
There Is absolutely not an unlertak
Ing that an American deems lmpossi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
Eor Earmera

A new monthly illustrated farm
journal-"The Earth Tells q life
IN the Great Southwest country-Ok.
lahoma. Texas. New Mexico, Cali.
fornia-the industries ami oppoFtuni.
ties there. Write today for sample
copy. One years subscription, 2 cis.
Address. The Earth, i1ls Railway r.,
Grange, Chicago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
|sN HmHyemeNtS


say side Tracked is coming and
the Parrot said, Let's go. Let's go"
A man in Ohio once sold his shoes
to enable him to attend Side Track.
ed"
It's not 81 much of joke to miss
something that can be enjoyed. there
fore, don't miss side Tracked"
The whole thing is a laughing mat.
ter. What? side TRACKED"
side Tracked is sure cure for
dependency
One OF the comeiies reported to be
playing to crowded houses everywhere
this season is side Tracked With
julie Walters the gentleman tramp as
the star.
William G;llette's "sherloek Holmes. -
The science and art Of playmaklns
has never been more deftly eSeinpli.
fed than IN the Instances Of W,lEam
Gillette's noteworthy success "sher.
lock Holmes" a play. which rs title
indicates. is founded upon Sir A. Co
nan Doyle's detective yarns. It must
be borne in mind however, that i was
necessary for Mr.. Gillette to collah.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
tIIIIII

mo" Self-RaisiNs Buckwheat
and
III o" Steam Cooked OATMEAL
for tioee who want
the best Of everything
Tue "HO' trademark on Self
Raising buckwhcat guarantees
YOU the nncst cakes that ever
came 0n a griddie,
Selected grain perfectly blend
ca with absolutely pure lcavan-
ing Meyer "a lump Y the pack
axe and never one ~ those big
Rnaghtig hubhles ia the caEes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

The whole thing is a laughing mat
ter. wbatY "side TRACKED"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

side Tracked is sure cure for
dependency.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

It's not 50 much OF joke to miss
something that can be enjoyed. there
fore, cont miss side Tracked
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
A Swinton-Dana Story.

The crux of the newspaper question
was touched by brilliant journalist,
the late John Swinton, for many years
managing editor of the New York Sun,
in a retort on Mr.. Dana. "Swinton."
said Mr.. Dana one day. II need first
class editorial writer. Have you one
to recommend| "How much are you
willing to pay, Mr.. Dana" asked Mr..
Swinton. For first class man $125
a week." was the reply. But you can
not get first class man for that" pro-
tested Mr.. Swinton. why not?" asked
Mr.. Dana. THAT is what I pay you.
and don't you consider yourself a first
class MANI" mo, Mr.. DANA" rejoined
Mr.. Swinton. "If were first class
man I should be paying you SIPS a
week." That $125 week practically
marked the limit of Mr.. Swinton's op-
portunity, as it may be said to mark
the limit Of the same quality Of brains
in journalism today-and also the limit
of something far more vital, for the
difference between a Dana and Swim
ton defines status.-Arthur r. Kimbar
In Atlantic.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
A Polite Little Girl

There was little girl at q large
hotel in q summer resort who had
most elegant and amusing manners.
She was very young and very pretty
and had picked up many odd express
sions, not always using them wisely
or correctly. One day in passing her
on the stairs a lady accidentally
trod on her toe. 81 beg your par
don, Helen" said tho lady, where
upon the wee sufferer replied, with
Q smile:
'None of your business, Mn.
Jones"
"What do you meanr exclaimed
the astonished lady.
II mean that you did not hurt
ms-much," answered the uneon-
scious child, nodding complacently.
It was so funny and sweet that Mrs.
Jones did no correcting.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
Gypsies and Death.

The custom Of placing the property
Of the dead in their graves has always
been followed by the true Romany
gypsies. 1t is due to some old tradition
Of Ill luck attending the possession Of
an article whose former owner Is gone,
and much valuable property Is buried
In this belief. There Is also senu
ment among gypsies against the pos
session Of anything that has belonged
to a dead person, because it serves to
remind the Twin. u the departed and
Inspire in them dread Of death. The
custom Of burying their property with
gypJy dead dates from the earliest his
tory of the Romany tribes.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
President For n DnY.

David r. Atchison of Missouri hal
the unique honor Of being president Of
the United States fc> nce day. and thai
was Sunday, March /. lSi9. The tern
II James II. Polk expired on the morn.
ing Of that day. but, as it was Sunday
the president elect. General Zachary
Taylor. was not inaugurated until next
day. March >. In consequence the pres,
ident pro TEN. Of the United States
senate. ID. Il. Atchison, was the acting
president on March /. 1910. However
he had presided at night session of
the senate. which lasted until away
after midnight of Saturday. and he
slept nearly all day Sunday, withop
realizing the fact that he was pres
dent O! the GIFTED States.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25

Undertaken O. E. Geish received
a telegram this afternoon from W.
F. Holmes. father of R. G. Holmes,
the man who was found yesterday
afternoon across the river dead,
stating he would arrive here to-
morrow morning and take charge
of his sons remains.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
Horse Meat In London

A considerable quantity Of horsefles;.
Is eaten iii London. One firm Of slaugh
terers kills $4,000 horses annually
and they receive the carcasses Of ali
other 10000 which are killed in al
parts Of England. CuriOusly enough
London is the only town in Grea'
Britain where the cats meat man flour
ishes. and there appears to be sur
plus of sixty tons OF sound horsehest
weekly. Of which the cats Of the me-
tropolis do not account for. There arr
sixteen licensed horse butchers in tie
metropolis. who are mostly patronizec
by Germans and Scandinavians, aD6
although the trade is carried on sui
rosa. it Is limited that very large pro
portion Of the timed delicacies which
figure on our breakfast tables owe
their origin to the horse.-Lopdon
Daily Nows.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
Local News !


Frank Kuehne went to Smith.
field this morning.
\ x 4
G.. NJ. Beaver was Marietta
business caller today.
4 4 .
w. C. Bostaph of st. Marys,
was in the city today.
u = y
A. Schamahorn went to Steub-
enville, O., this morning.
4 y q
E. E. Templeton was a Wheel
ing business caller today.
R. NJ. Belnap of Woodsfeld, o.,
was registered at the Hotel Wells
today.
A. Bruner, oil operator, left this
morning on the lis train for
Marietta.
Judge M. H. Willis of West I'M
ion, was registered today at the
Hotel Wells.
y X \
j. w. Barton, travelling sales
man, of Wheeling, was calling on
his trade here today.
4 y 4
G. w. Allen, travelling passen>
ger agent Of the B. & O. railroad,
was in the city today.
X K 4
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. ellis return
ed last evening from a visit with
relatives at New Martinsville.
Leases candies in all assert
ments can be purchased at the OPP,
era House Drug store. lO,2o-lt
Mrs. Coleman Mayfeld and lit
tie daughter of Middlebourne,
spent the day here with friends.
x 4 4
Mrs. C. P. AckersOn of the Ohio
side, went to Marietta this morn
ing on a visit to her former home.
K. = 4
D. F. Connolly of Parkersburg,
WAS in the city TODAY. Mr.. Con-
molly is engaged in the oil bust
ness.
X = y
James McGreghan returned to
the city this morning from bus
mess trip to points on the Short
Line railroad.
4 y \
Call at the Opera House Drug
store when you are in quest OF
the best candy manufactured
Leases 1O,25-1t
Simon Cake, who has been visit
ing relatives at MiddlebOurne, re-
turned to his home this morning
at Friendly.
Stotler & Corbitt have the ex-
elusive agency in this city for
Leases fine candies. None better
obtainable. 1O,25-lt
John F. Eckbert, Willis and Fay
Harrington of the Carter Oil
company, left for Pittsburg this
morning.
Mrs. G. D. Smith of st. Marys,
passed through the city this NOR
ming on her way to Tyler City to
visit her mother.
Isaac McMullin and family went
to Pittsburg this morning, where
they will visit friends and rela-
tives for few days.
= 4 4
U. S. Deputy Marshal Geo. w.
Sine returned this morning to the
city from an official visit to points
in the northeastern part of the
State.
4 = <
The Boy Blue entertainment ad.
vertised to be held at the High
school Auditorium has been called
off on account of the show at the
Auditorium.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25
Weather Report.

Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, Oct. 25.-Rain and
colder tonight Wednesday partly
cloudy.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25

Nature in her slow. !eisurely way Is
making a highly instructive expert
ment for us to show how islands may
acquire their vegetation. Just twenty
years ago the most stupendous volcan-
ic eruption Of modern times destroyed
all life. animal and vegetable, in the
island Of Krakatoa. Three years later
DR.. Treub visited the place and found
some lowly microscopic alg@ settling
on the pumice and lava. These, it
seemed, acted as decomposing agencies
and prepared the way for ferns, which
soon began to appear. Then followed
a few Towering plants, probably from
drift seeds. Five years ago there had
settled sixty-two species Of vascular
plants, fifty Of these being Towering
species and representing twenty-one
natural orders. All these Mr.. Bottling
Hemsley of the Kew gardens thinks
reached the islands independently OF
man. He computes that about 8 per
cent were carried by birds, 80 per cent
borne by the wind and over 80 per cent
cast up by the sea waves. In time
without mans aid the island, twenty
miles from its nearest neighbor. will be
egain covered with vegetation.-Eon-
don Telegraph.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-25

The Boy Blue entertainment ad.
vertised to be held at the High
school Auditorium has been called
off on account Of the show at the
Auditorium.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-07

flaming lava on his trembling heart.
For a tme-he knew not how long,
but 1t seemed an age-he kept staring
at the spot which she had occupied
and his mind was utterly bewildered:
but gradually and slowly he collected
himself and commenced to sift his
confused ideas. If he remained pas
sive, he feared he would soon be
shown out Of the house, even as King
Lear was. Yes; his catastrophe was
remarkably parallel to that OF the
King Of Britain. His children were
exactly Goneril and Regan; but, unused
he, shivering, Il have no Cordeliaw
He could not therefore expect any
counsel or suggestion from that book:
he must think out his own course.
After contemplating and ponderng for
half an hour, he seemed suddenly to
have been affiated. His countenance
beamed up and he arose with an ex.
piration which was at once sigh and
n smile; his way lay open before him.
I've given the old man a pretty
good scolding to-day" said Mrs. Owen
to her spouse on the following evening.
did your" snuttied the dutiful son.
languidly.
ITO be sure did. He has grown
unbearably morose and overbearing.
l am minded to have him move out"
At this moment the object OF their
discourse entered. He was dressed in
Il costly new suit Of clothes, and on his
lips nuttered a most benignant smile.
Dear children" said he, sweetly
1--WE hired an apartment, where in
tend to move tonight, and have come
to say good-by."
What" gasped the worthy couple
simultaneously; whats the matter -
Nothing is the matter. Only, pre-
sumo that the presence Of an aged man
like me insult make young folks dncom-
Portable, and as Providence has merci-
fully seen At to provide me with the
means, propose not to intPude myself
op you any further"
A thought flashed across Mrs.
Owens shrewd mind, which she imme-
diately whispered TO her consort. and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-07
MANYveNoMous REPTILES DEAF

Mankind Often Escapes Danger OF At
tack Owing to This Circumstance.
1t Is little known fact-it has. In
deed, but recently been discovered by
naturalists-that q majority Of the
Venomous reptiles with which the
world is infested are wholly or par
TALLY deaf, while their sight Is often
defective. To this is probably due the
immunity Of man from the attack OF
these creatures, for men hear and see
the serpents before they are heard or
seen and are enabled either to escape
from their proximity or to make ade-
quate preparations for defense.
A German naturalist, NJ. Werner Of
Vienna. has recently reported the re-
suit OF observations that he has been
making for some time on the senses Of
inferior vertebrates.
On certain points the conclusions of
N. Werner are surprising, and in all
they are worthy Of notice. NJ Wer-
ner has observed 1876 individuals, Of
which One-third were at liberty, and
he took all precautions possible not to
let the creatures know they were
watched. One general fact is evident,
that reptiles and amphibians are
strongly attracted by water. Tney go
straight for 1t, even when they are at
distance so great that they could not
divine its presence by any of the
senses known to us. 1t seems really
that sense OF which we have no
knowledge informs them OF the dlrec-
tion in which water may be found.
There seems to be a sort of chemical
attraction. says NJ. Werner. But how
does this act and on what part of the
creature? This remains mystery.
Reptiles also seek the light, but in
dependently OF heat; they are positive
ly heliotropic and in winter they often
leave comfortable and warm retreat
to seek the sunlight. Sight is gener-
ally good with them. 1t is probably
the finest sense they possess, but 1t
would still appear to be limited.
The caymans and the crocodiles can
not distinguish man at distances OF
more than six times their length, ac-
cording to NJ. Werner In the water
fishes see only at very close range
about half their own length. This will
seem, perhaps. unlikely to anglers, al
though some Of them can cite in
stances showing that fish cannot see
far. Snakes seem to have a mediocre
sense Of sight. The boa. for instance,
does not see at more than a quarter
and q third Of its own length; different
species are limited to one-fifth or one
eighth Of their length.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-07

that my children were getting tired Of
me and disposed to treat me harxhly,
/ resigned myself to the Most Nerci-
full, humbly and devoutiy impioriag
Him to protect and direct me In my
helpless old age. While thus praying
one midday with more than usual fer
vor. because 1 had just undergone q
great indignity. was suddenly struck
by an excellent idea-at the time
thought 1t an apocalypse. Obeylng the
heaven-sent counsel, I borrowed q hun
dred dollars from 4 crony Of mine, Mr..
Duban. and purchased q handsome suit
Of clothes and prepared to move out,
thus making my daughterin-law be-
heye that the posr old sugar maple was
not yet thoroughly drained Thanks to
heaven, the plan succeeded perfectly;
was not eaiy respected and Afforded
every enjoyment but was showered
with sums Of money and other gifts
all Of which have beQueathed 81 the
Hems for Old Men.
Tho neral Of my tale Il q warning
to everybody. never to part with his
estate while the soul yet keep the
body. Pardoning my children and thsir
spouses for whatever offenses they
have committed against me, and be-
slowing on them my warmsst bless
ings, remain. their affectionats
father, N. OWEN"
Followed by Mr.. Duban's leerlns
glances and smart cbuckle, the disap-
pointed company went back silently
and demurely to the Owen mansion.
On gaining which, Mrs. Owen heavsd
deep sigh and calculated:
What 4 cunning old fox 1t was!'-
The Hearthstone.