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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
NoAH's ARK.
It Landed In Mexico, According 60 n
Strange Tribe of Indians.

N Landed In Mexico, According 60 a
strange Tribe of Indians.
Noah's ark. according to the latest
shipbuilding advices brought to this
port by Carl Lumholtz, the distin-
gushed explorer, who has been travel
ing .n the interests Of the American
Museum Of Natural History. never rest
ed on Ararat at all. That story is all a
fake Noah wasn't a jew either, and
his name probably wasn't Noah at all.
He was a Huichol Indian, and his sto-
ry is part of the Huichol family his
tory. His ark rested on one OF the
mountain tops of central Mexico, and
the flood was not merely paltry forty
days 90 as you please. 1t lasted five
years They do things thoroughly, these
savages.
1t is really very curious, that Noah s
ark legend of the Huichols, for they
are a hermit people. They have kept
themselves to themselves. Mr.. Lum-
hOltz believes that he is the first white
man. certainly the first scientist, to
penetrate and remain in their terrific.
ryi There are some 1000 Of them. and
they live in an almost Inaccessible can
yon or narrow dedle in the Sierra
Madre mountains in the state OF Ja-
lisco They are hemmed IN by rugged
and precipitous cliffs whose walls tow
er up from 5000 to 10000 feet in the
air They lead an Isolated and primi-
tive life Their present belief and Gus
toms are those OF their ancestors foI
centuries. long before Cortes came to
Mexico And yet they have a distinct
~ recognizable Noah's ark tradition
and science is interested in speculation
as TO where they got it,
Mr.. Lumholtz has brought home witt
him an exact replica Of the origina
ark which the Huichols still point oui
resting on one of their mountain tops
This replica was made out Of a log a
wood which was followed out Twv
pieces Of carved wood glued on to tnG
tip are intended TO represent deei
horns. whose purpose was to entangi'
the ark in the bushes when the watel
subsided and thus hold It fast Tit
sides of the ark are decorated with de
signs which afs intended TO represen
water in effect The wooden images
on each side represent a man and dog
the ancestors Of the Huichols wh'
were saved from the deluge, and tn
FIVE grains Of each Of the seven color
: Of corn which were taken inside. =
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Fund for Democracy
Planned by Col. WetmOre

Colonel wetmore's idea is that the
Democratic party Is TO be permanently
the exponent of the principles an
nounced by Thomas Jefferson, and
that it should not be dependent upon
mere temporary contributions. Just
as colleges and churches are perma-
nently endowed, he thinks the dis
ciples of jefferson who have the
means should provide the party with a
perpetual fund
Colonel wetmores desire. supposed
to be incorporated in the will is that
the fund should be kept invested for
o hundred years and then devoted to
building memorial to Thomas Jef
ferson the income meanwhile to be-
every four years divided into two
parts one for the National Democratic
committee and the other for the orr
ganization in TIE state Of Missouri.
The ST. Louis Union Trust company
IS to be The custodian of the furd
For years Colonel Wetmore has been
q regular and liberal contributor to
Democratic campaign funds ana has
taken an active interest in politics.
He was a friend of Richard p Bland.
and Is now a particular friend of
william J Bryan AS general man.
ager of the Liggett & Meyers Tobacco
company. he was for many years q
conspicuous figure In the business life
Of St. Louis He was born in Illinois
and served in the Union army, He
has never married
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
ANIMALS WITH HANDS.
The Use OF the Paws In Conveying
Food 10 the Mouth.

the Use OF the Paws In Conveying
Food 10 the Mouth.
Kangaroos use their hands very
readily to hold food in and to put it to
their mouths. AS their fore legs are so
short that they have to browse in a
STOPPING position, they seem pleased
when able TO secure a large bunch Of
cabbage or other vegetable provender
and TO hold It in their hands to eat.
Sometimes the young kangaroo. look
Ing out of the pouch catches one or
two Of the leaves which the old one
drops, and the pair may be seen each
nibbling at the salad held in their
hands, one, so to speak, zone floor
above the other. In "Alice In Wonde's
land" the lizard Is always making
notes on a slate and then trying to rub
them out again with his fingers. Many
lizards feet are so like hands that II
is rather surprising that they are only
used for running and climbing But
that is the main purpose TO which
, lizards apply them. The slow, delib-
crate clasping and unclasping Of "a
chameleon's feet look like the move
ments which the hands Of a sleep
walker might make were he trying TO
creep down the banisters. The chame-
Icons are almost deformed hands, yet
they have a certain superficial resem-
bance to the feet of the parrots which
more than other birds use the foot for
many Of the purposes Of a hand when
feeding
To see many Of the smaller rodents
ground squirrels. prairie dogs and mar
mots hold their food, usually in both
paws, is to learn lesson in the dex-
terous use Of hands without thumbs.
Rats and mice do not as a rule,
"cllnch" what they hold. but merely
support it in their paws, the move
ments being much less human than
they appear. Nothing more readily sug-
gests the momentary impression that
a pretty little monkey is remotely "a
man and brother than when he
stretches out his neat little palm, in-
gers and thumb. and with all the move
ments proper to the civilized mode of
greeting insists on shaking hands. But
no one feels ia the least inclined to
grasp the clawed digts of any OF the
rodents which use their paws to hold
food. They are only holders" not
bRnds--London Spectator.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
THE UNISON WEED.
Probably "A Legacy 10 Us T'rom south
AmerIcn or AsiR.


Once upon a time the name Of James
town mnst have been very sharply.
shortened Within the memory of
many people now living James was
pronounced "Jeems;" in fact. we be-
lieye that that was the accepted pro
nunciation of our Virginnn forefa-
Tiers But "Jim" must have been the
dimlnutlve of "Jeems" as well as OF
James; at least we Judge so because
what is popularity known as 'the jim
son weed" really Is the jamestown
weed
Nor is there any reason 70 suppose
that this contraction was made jeer-
ingly or sneeringly. More probably it
grew into use tss so" ami we find
intelligent Americans to whom II has
never occurred that there is any con-
nection whatever between jamestown
and Jimson. All the same, the au
thorities say that "JImson" is short
for the name OF the place where thu
English made their first permanent set
tlemeut in what Is now the United
States and where the Old Dominion's
hrst capital was located.
The jimson weed. however, is not q
native plant, but probably came 10 ~
from South America or Asia. It is q
question how II got to jamestown, but
we believe Il Is conceded that it Is not
indigenous to Virginia. II it was de-
llberately and deslgnedly imported, Il
must have been because of its medic
inal value; certainly not for its odor
which is vile. certainly not for its fiow-
ers and leaves, because they do not
compare in beauty with those OF scores
Of native plants. And, while this weed
is now recognized as heving some me
/ dicinal value IL may not have had thai
reputation then" with Europeans. The
! Chinese. however, use IL TO some ex
tent incidentally and may have done
SO from time immemorial, that country
being little given 10 the acceptance OF
new ideas or new remedies. .-Richmone
Times Dispatch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
"eALDY" MoNsoN,s SCALP.
How IL Was Won by Lucky" Bald-
win In Faro Game.

HOW lt WAS won Dy LUCKY" BaAAo-
win In Faro Game.
During the time that gambling was
In its glory OH the Pacific coast" said
on old Californian, Lucky Baldwin
was easily the most daring chance tax
er of all the notable argonauts. Bald
win did some amazing stunts in that
day of all day and all night drinking,
when overmellow men. most of them
with riches 50 suddenly acquired that
they hadn't had time TO stop and figure
on how much they possessed, tried to
Outvie one another I'm the capers they
cut with the Lady Fortune,
zone night In the late fifties Lucky,
as he was then called, walked into the
famous old Alcatraz club on Kearney
street in San Francisco after having
been rellgiOusly stunning his bed for
about three days and nights running
and In that shape Lucky was, in those
days, ready for anything.
a famous dealer in the Alcatraz
club-the biggest gambling establish
ment on the coast at tie time-was
Badly Monson, 90 called because his
poll was bare OF hair as pat ~ butter,
except for a tiny patch that remained
right on the crown of his head. II had
been a cowllck, and, with consistent
stubbornness, 1t had refused to go when
the rest OF 'Baldys hair had departed.
Baldwin strolled over TO where
Badly Monson was acting as lookout
for the faro game, preparatory TO tax
ing hold Of the box himself. and draw
Ing Monson's head down Lucky began
10 count the hairs that the dealer had
left on the top Of his head.
How many have you got leftT
Baldwin asked OF MOnsOn.
Eighteen of 'em an inch OF more
long. the last time they were counted,
soberIy replied Badly There may be
some trifiing short ones besides in the
tuft. but they don't figure
Eighteen, ehT said Lucky Well
it's just foolishness TO be packing
around only eighteen hairs. Turn me
the king, open. for $4,000. and II / wir
your eighteen hairs 50 with the pot
h0w's thatr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Danger!
Headache, Tremb-
ling Hands, Twitch-
ings, Irritability,
Are Signals.

Not every headache is a sign OF nerv-
Gus breakdown.
nut II you suffer often from headache
that seems 20 re-ocour at intervals. nerv-
GUS or brain trouble is very evident.
Aga. . u sou can't hold pen 20 paper
without trembling or twi,ching there's
q screw loose somewhere.
or. II you seem irritable and cross
without cause.
All these are signs and symptoms.
Not necessarily that you are danger
ously slclg-But at any rate. sick enough
to need Dr. Miles Norvine.
The danger lies in neglecting the
slisht symptoms.
Some of these signs are Sieeplcsspess,
Dizziness. Excitablity, Loss qf Memory.
Tretrunoss Headache. Melancholy. Neu-
ralsia, Muscular Tv.tchings
TO not neglect thtm. Begin TO take
Dr. Miles Nervine. It will cure them.
"re~ five years / have suffered terrl-
ono physician euer anothor but re-
CciVea ro leIt c0ufllued to grow
and dosraircd az ever being cured.
Three months a~o ] was Induced to try
Dr Mlas RESTORATIVE NCrvlne After
taking the first bottle felt SO much
better that ] was greatly cEcCsragcd.
] continued to take Ii until ] haV tslsen
three bottles. ana am now Ia better
health than I have been for years ~
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TT2 TN Write to US for Free Trial
= ASAi-la Package. OF Or. Miles Anti
Pain Pills, TIE New Scientific Remedy
for Pain Also Symptom Blank. Our
Specialist VIII diagnose your case, tell
YOU what IS wrong and how TO right il,
Free DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO..
LABORATORIES. ELKEIART, IND.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Imperfect Digestion.

Means less nutrition and in couse-
quence less vitality. When the liver
fails to secreie bile, the blood be-
comes loaded with bilious properties,
the digestion becomes impaired and
the bowels constipated Herbine viii
rectify this; it gives tone to the
stomach, liver and Kidneys. strength
ems the appetite. clears and improves
the complexion, infuses new life and
vigor to the whole system so cents
a bottle Sold by f B Lille & co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
:. RnIdy, glnnced innnlrlnclr a. th.

Badly glanced inquiringly at thl
proprietor OF the club. who was stand
ing by, and his employer gave him ~
nod. Monson took the dealers cha
and began the deal The king wol
down near the middle of the box, and
the proprietor Of the club scrawled
check for $4,000 on the Bank Of Cali
fornia and handed it over to BALDWIN
Lucky shipped the eighteen hair
Off Badly Monson's head with tn,
razor edged blade Of his pocketlnife
had the housekeeper at his hotel ii,
them up In tiny pink ribbon, with <
double bow to set them off, and -
hibited the tuft in the window Of thl
Bella Union, labeled Badly Monson
Scalp Washington Post
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

one hundred ana ffty three whales
were blown ashore on Newfoundland
one night recently during a gale The
big creatures were unable Go get ony OF
the shallow water. and the esher peo'
pie killed them wirh axes and speari
Their harvest will be a rich one, for
SOME OF the whales were large ones
the sort which a whaler Is glad TO run
across once a month, for they mean big
money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

The Patterson bargain days are be
coming quite popular with the ladies'
OF the city The special prices they
are making ON an willow gools are
attracting large crowds TO their store
and the sale IS proving quite success.
full TIE sale viii continue until
Thursday evening
Every willow chair in the store goes
al actual cost until Thursday night
We are making this great reduction 10
make room for new goods Every
lady who sees this should avail her
self of the opportunity 70 get first
class article of furniture al little cost
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

A good story is told of a suffering
plebe az Annapolis who was accosted
by an upper class man and ordered to
tell him a story and 20 tell It quick. %
The plebe started In as rapidly as he
excited state Of mind would permit
about as follows: "I-i-I-I-was Wa
walking down the road a-a-a ll-hule
while ago-n-n-n-n met-met-met n-up'
per class man. n-n-n-u: he w-w-was
dandy f-fellow, n-n-n-n he slapped me
on the b-b-back an said. Hello. old
manr n-n-n / was $3.50 excited an
happy I-i-. . e., dead
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Q 8 ] . Q . Q Q . 8 Q Q . Q
sEcRETAaYe OFFICE.
O O @ 0 @ c o O O o = o o o o @

A charter was granted today to tle
American Publishing company Of Ell
Reno, for twenty years with capital
stock Of $4,000 The ncorporators
are e l.. Legg. u. c. Collier Of
Kansas City, Mo-. and o. 1 Purdy Of
81 Reno
Notarial commissions We're issued
today to the following.
NJ. Mccarthy of Weatherford Gus
ter coun "
Fletcher NJ Lehorge Of Blackwell.
Kay county
J. b wichard Of watonga. Blaine
county
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

e. Reno, Jan 26-The doctors Of
the city met at Or Muzzy's office last
night and perfected an organization 20
be known as the Canadian Coun y
Medical association Organized for
the benefit Of the members OF the pro.
fession in this county The following
officers were elected; President Or.
Muzzy, vice president, Or Taylor;
secretary and treasurer Or Kooniz
AZ er the election of OFFICERS the
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed The next meeting will be held at
Drs Clark and Hatchett's Office on the
9Th OF February
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

Queen Alexandra has favodte tea
pot which ls often Ina use when the
queen Is al saudringham. II Is ex-
oeedingly curious. very old and IS said
10 be OF priceless value The teapot
Is IN the shape OF a stout Dutchman
sitting asirlde barrel OF wine. The
old mans zap serves for a I'D. aud a
gold tap lels out the fav0rite 8 o'csoeh
beverage
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

"Hello Here's story OF a man
who killed himself after reading your
new book"
well, l hope the Lord win forgive
bimr
"For whatg Reading the bookg"-~
Atlanta Constitution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

slave / any rival In your affec-
tions2" be demanded fiercely.
'No-o." replied the lovely girl
thoughtfully. AT least. cannot think
OF anybody else / regard with equal
indlderencs. Town Topics
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

CONNECTION: Fort smith with lines d.
verging Coal CTeek with x c S. Crowd
er city with NJ x y II Weleetka jet with
frisco system Sparks with A T. s. r.
warwick with Frisco system Follis with
~. X. * r. Guthrie with lines diverging.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Pneumonla ana La erIppe.

Coughs cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes.
Sold by ]. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

"Is Grafton still as hard up as evers-
Eyes"
"What is he doing nowT
"Oh, still in the same business. Peo-
pie send him dimes. and he tells them
how to get rich Indianapolis sun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
Pane.

Fame.
"How do they get on togetherr
"Famouslyl They quarrel continual
". and their quarrels all get into u
newspapers. Lite.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26

Isabel-Weren't you congenial7 ~
Arabella-Not at all He made m'
jealous. and l couldn't make kim jeal
ous.-D Detroit Free Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-26
RAILROAD TIME TABLES


Santa re Route.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
DELEGATES Leave for Convention.

Hon. H. s. D. Mallory, a delegate
from the State at-large to the National
Democratic Convention. and Hon. A. l..
Mcleod, a delegate from the Fourth
Congressional District, left for ST
Louis today to attend the convention.
Both are in favor of the nomination OF
Alton B. Parker.
Mr.. Mallory today stated his belief
that Judge Parker would be nominated
after a few ballots. The boom TO-
Cleveland. he said. would probably
make for Judge Parker's victory by Gre
ating a unity of sentiment among the
factions of delegations acting under
endorsement or positive instructions.
"If Judge Parker Is nominated" said
Mr. Mallory, Democracy will be united
without regard to whether we have or
have not the victory. l think that he
can bring about the long-desired har-
mony more effectively than any candi-
date we can put into the field"
Mr.. Mallory believes that the delega-
ton from Alabama acting under the
unit rule, will Immediately ratify the
endorsement of Parker by the recent
State Convention.
Mr. Mallory and Mr.. Mcleod will be
absent from home a week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
compresses May Combine.

w. Marshall Johnson today con-
summated a deal by which Fisk and
Company of Montgomery. acquired
from Nat Waller and DR.. w. w.
Harper Of Selma, six acres of land ad-
joining the Cawthon Cotton Mills and
abutting the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. The consideration was $4,-
500.
The property fronts 500 feet on the
railroad and has a depth of 400 feet.
1t has been understood until today
that the property was intended to be
site for compress and warehouse of
large dimensions to be operated
through the Atlantic Compress Com
pany with which Fisk and Company
are connected.
Today, however. a representative of
the Atlantic Compress Company con-
ferred with a representative of the
Dallas Compress Company of Selma,
and while no agreement was reached.
1t is probable that a formal PROPOSE
ton and partial or complete pur-
chase of the Dallas Companies in this
city will be made.
1t is understood also that the two
companies may arrange to work in
unison with the same plant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
The News Of Selma.


Much to the delight of the registrars
OF Dallas County. who now are in SEES
sion in the Court House to AFFORD an
opportunity Of registration to citizens
or Selma Precinct No. SO. bakers dog
en- Of men applied for and obtained
the tickets that give them caste in the
dear people," Several negroes an.
piled to be registered but their peti.
lions will not be heard until wednes.
day, when they will appear before the
Board of Registration with credentials
or witnesses Of their qualifications fol
admittance into the electorate.
Walter I. Bloch was the first person
to register this morning. Fully q
dozen white persons followed Mr..
Bloch's good example and Capt. d. B
Edwards. st. ]. l.. Tavell and W. l.
Sheppard, after two days of wearyinp
idleness. began to feel that they were
really doing something. A ticket was
issued on an average of every twenty
minutes.
Five negroes. Samuel Beard. Ales
Carr, w. N. Edwards, Rufus Caldwell
and w. H. Smith. appeared for reg
istration. All testified that they were
able to read, but the registrars were
not satisfied on other qualifications
and postponed consideration of their
petitions until Wednesday. Then the
petitioners will appear with testimony
and credentials as to their character
educational and material qualifications
and general fitness for places in the
electorate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
The Wind and Rain.

Heavy rain with high wind this af-
ternoon visited this city and was well
coined by farmers. 1t interrupted two
pleasant events, however. The lance
tourney arranged for the Elks' barbecue
was only just begun and only three rid
ers had jousted when the rain began
and the lists had to be abandoned. The
baseball game between the Y. NJ c. A.
of Selma and an amateur team of Bes-
semer lasted three innings before 1t was
interrupted by the showers. The score
stood to 0. Osborne Of Selma had
distinguished himself by getting sin
gle and a two Dagger out of twice up.
The barbecue given at Elkdale today
by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Order
of Elks was a great success. Hun
dreds of people were in attendance ard
all were well pleased with the hospi-
tally dispensed by the members of
the Auxiliary. The reading of the
Declaration of Independence and other
ceremonies, however. were prevented
by the rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
No Ran for siIIs and Davis.

Josh Sills and Walter DAVIS VINO
were arrested Saturday night on
charge that they had assaulted Cal
vim Kimball. a negro, with a pistol.
have been remanded to the county jail
where they will be incarcerated until
their preliminary trial before magis-
trate is held. The trial will not be
set until the physical condition of KIM
ball. who is slowly improving In the
hospital in which he was placed soon
after he was wounded, Ia sufficiently
better to allow him to be present In
the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
Killed His Father.

After quarreling about the funeral
grafton preached over his wife. who was
said by the preacher to have lowed
oil her troublous times to that ornery
husband Of hers" Clip Echols. a negro,
was shot and killed by his son, George
Echols, who warmly corroborated what
the uncomplimentary pastor had said
about the sorrowing and bereft bene-
dict.
Clip Echols was on his way to sur
render to the sheriff when he met
Deputy Sheriff r. l.. Key, who was then
seeking the man and who took him
into custody. His preliminary hearing
has been set for Friday.