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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-19

upon the shoulders OF every taxpayer
IN my territory an additional burden.
one tiat We ought not TO carry Those
people IN the indian territory are
simply aboard a ship without nid.
der. witaou, SAIL, v.ihout propoiiing
power. and do not blame thea, fc.f
wanting 10 board moCern vessel. Buf
10 docs not give them rlief. it does
not orraniSe their school districts
They can rot vote a single bond Tor
school purposes. That Is the condition
I'm Oklahoma. where we have allot
nents and indemnity lands
MIR Moon May interrupt you 10
ask a question?
Mr. Mcclure Certainly.
Mr Moon. Won are opposed 20 the
admission 9f Oklahoma ana the Indian
territory as ono state believer
Mr. Mcclure: Oklahoma is at this
time entitled to statehood. and more
abnndantly entitled to statehood than
any other territory in all the history
Of this country Mt the time Of its ad.
mission to the union.
Mr. Moon, think So put wanted
10 gei at this question.
Mr. Mcguire II you will pardon
me little fnther--one otner state
ment ard then you mas fmsh your In
terrogatory.
Mr. Moor Vesv well.
Mr Mcclure: The Indian territory
is disqualified, not by lack Of numbers
but by lack Of intelligence. However
they are not as high in that standard
as the peopie of Oklahoma, according
TO the census I think the present per
centage Of Ahterates in Oklahoma is
ABOUT 5, and there are asout 16 per
cont in the Indian territory; but that
does not disqualify them They are
disqualified by reason Of the unfortun-
ate condition OF their real estate at
this time and as it will be for yeors
to como in that country. They cannot
support the government.
sIr Mcclure | do not desire that
that ne done. hut my argument Was
along the hno ;ha, it was the only
feasible thing to do unless You throw
I the lines around there ana say, Come
as unorgarised territory, just as the
4 Usage country Is with Oklahoma, un-
I'll one-half or one.thhd of your land
is taxable and until you can crelita5ly
support local government.
Mr. Moon; no you not think II
would be better. IRON your own stand
pcint from the logic Of your position,
10 make a state of Oklahoma alone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-19

state OF as a part OF state What
is the sentiment of the people Of that
territory. { make the statement that
out side Of the soAiheastGin corner Of
The territory. embracing three or four
counties within the range Of oklaho-
ma city and Shawnee there is prac-
tlcally no sentiment in tnat territory
favorable to statehood for with the
indian territory.
The Chairman, Yon mean TO say
there is no such sentiment in okla
homa territory?
NJ Havens: mean to say that
there is nc sentimen, IN Oklahoma
territory H. favor II single statehood
l know Of but three or four men Of
either political party in Enid who
favor the ilea of an alliance with the
Indian territory.
j. w. Mciscal &C Guthrie: The IN
dian territory is not ready for state
hood Il has not the taxable prop
erty requisite.
Mr.. McCtire: Pardon me a ques-
ton, Mr. Lloyd. What in your jude
mont MIR McNeal. is the sentiment OF
your people as to tne Immediate ad-
mission of the Indian territory?
Mr.. McNeal They would be op
posed to any progision that would rut
the indian territory upon par with
Oklahoma.
Mr. McGuire What percentage Of
tho people DO you feel, Mr. McNeal,
from your knowledge OF the present
conditions the chaotic conditions In
tho Indian territory-what percentage
of the people favor the iirmediate In.
ION OF the two territories?
Mr. ,NcNeal. do not believe II
would exceed 10 or is per cent il,
favor Of union at this time | want
to say that the cnly people who take
that position are these who are inter
ested seifishly IN what thoy believe
TO be promising capital location.
You take the sentiment OF the peo-
pie of Oklahoma outside of the local
lties where It is nodded and framed
upon .he sentiment of the people OF
Oklahoma City and shawnee-where
II rs lasel largely upon their ambition
10 become the capital OF the future
state-and you viii find 90 per cent Of
them az one way. end they wan.
statehood for Oklahoma. They feel
that an outrage would be rerpetrat-
ed upon them 10 allow the Indian ter
ilory TO come n. upon an equal rop-
resentation with them. You 90 ahead
and provide for the courts and pro
vice for the election er delegates.
rhey have no regular organization
like we have in Oklahoma, by which
The governor and others fix the basis
Of representation 1t is entirely ar
bitrary. And they come in there, a
motley mass. and have no thou sht a.
ALI along those lines with US. and ye.
they are on part with us; and they
have not the population that We have.
Judge Sleeper, Of Lawton: II / wore
Ia Democrat l would say, Make one
state Of the two territories" OF course
then would be sure or my party sue
cess for all time. But being a Republt
can. say. "Let as organize this state
and goa along uatis Sc are seady te
take ,he other territory In"
Mr.. spalding; mean, What woul6
be the best for the people Of the two
terriIor'es. irrespective Of politics. eol
all time TO comes"
Judge Sleeper For my own part
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never for moment entertained the
idea OF getting two states down there
The idca Nns how TO ret one state.
Mr.. Mcclure: What do you regard
as the proper thing for the pc ole in
Seheal Oklahoma and lndiar terri
tory taking Oklahoma now, and wait
ing until indian territory is better
prepared?
Judge Sleeper: ! think our people
are in iavor Of separate statehood.
We are perfectly willing that Inoilan
territory be attached. However. be-
cause / undersfand thai we have got
to take it. and the Democrats want
It. SO we are ali agreed upon this
proposition that in the next half dozen
years Oklahoma viii embrace both
these territories.
Mr. Lloyd. Then. az understand
YOU, The Republicans OF Oklahoma are
opposed t. single statehood now. be
cause it would give a temporary party
advantage 20 the Democrats'
Judge sleeper: They oppose it On
the ground that the Indian territory
Is nor yet ready You throw upon Us
population almost equaI to that oi
Oklahoma. far below us in average IN
telngonce. "a far greater proportion OF
lniians and people who can not read
ard write. have travelled in both
territories, ana know what l am
saying
MIR. MCGUIRE: What kind Of state
hood. Mr. i.asson, do the people OF
your section want?
Mr. Lasson We want statehood
for Oklshona, with eventually Indian
territory added 10 il. We do not think
the Indian territory at this time Is
ready n cone in with us You have
all heard the arguments do not
think they are ready to come in yet.
! have travelled through that country
myself great deal and to compare
us with the Indian territory in tho
way OF advancement IS too large
stretch entirely. II 10 as different as
day is froui night.
Mr.. Robioson; How long Time dc
you think should elspse before In
dian territory s made part Of Okla
hoina.
Mr. Lasson; Four or FIVE years per
haps six or seven wears. would do
great deal Of good. Mr. Robinson; /
should Judge so
Mr. LLOYD But you want statehood
anyway you could get it2
Mr. Lasson Yes we want state
hood.
Portions Of statements of b. S. NC
Guire before the committee on terri
tories delivered February 10, 1904.
The Chairman Could Ssu relieve
them (the indian territory by giving
them separate statehood?
Nr. McGaire It is fact that al
This time that conntly is in 40 condi-
tion for statehood.
Mr.. Spalding: Mr. MCGUIRE. stated
briefly. understand your proposition
10 be this That. by reason Of the
exemption Of a very large part OF the
real estate Of the Indian territory froni
taxation. thero Is not taxable property
there 10 bear the burdens OF state
hood for the Indian territory alone
without the rate being very excessis -
and buriensome on the property that
is taxed?
Mr.. McGnire; That is the position
take. Mr. Spalding
MF. Spaleing, And for the same
reason. If IL is annexed to Oklahoma.
they can not bear their proper share
ot the burden Of supporting state gov
ernment
Mr.. Mcclure: That is the idea /
am attempting to convey.
| RSt vim ten you what yuu have
done You have, attached that coun-
ny to oilahonla. aud ybu have placed
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CONTINUED on Page 81
no cuRs a colplN oNE pAY. !.

rake Laxative Bromo Quinine TaS
LET'S. All druggists refund the money
II It fails To cure F. w Groves sig
nature is Oh each box 25c
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
The King of Films.

What is said to be the largest elm
in New England and one of the great
est trees east OF the Rocky mountains
is in the historic little town Of Weth-
ersfleld, Conn.,, famed for its onion gar
dens and its prison. The elm stands
on the lower end Of the old town
square, opposite the Smith house. still
occupied by descendants Of John Smith,
who planted the tree over ITO years
ago.
At the base, where some OF the mas
siye roots, as they radiate from the
trunk. protrude above the surface, the
circumference is fifty-five and one-half
feet, while the main trunk above the
ground is twenty-five and one-half feet
in circumference. According to Oliver
Wendell Holmes classification Of elms,
this would come easily within the first
class. and with something to spare, for
all elms with a girth of twenty feet
q short distance above the ground he
catalogued as Of the first order Of size
New England, with its multitude OF
great elms, can show few whose meas
urement from two to four feet above
the surface will be twenty feet.
Four huge branches spring from the
trunk of the Wethersfield tree. Each
one of them would make big tree IN
itself.-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
Pretty Customs OF Japan.

japanese ladies are like the French
In their love Of social intercourse and
conversation. They pay fewer visits,
but stay infinitely longer, always two
or three hours and sometimes a whole
day. They are received by the maid,
who places a large silk cushion for
them to rest upon, and much time IS
spent in detailed inquiries concerning
each others family. There is no spe..
cial calling day in Japan. They visit
when their fancy takes them, and they
never 60 empty handed to friends
house. The gifts are usually fruit or
flowers or perhaps a fresh fish. and
whatever they take is always dainti-
" wrapped in little box Of paper or
wood
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
WRITER'S CRAMP.
1t Is q Sort of Paralysis of Either
the Muscles or Nerves.

II Ia Sort of Paralysis of Either
the Muscles or Nerves.
Writers cramp, which is more paraly-
sis than cramp, is caused by excessive
writing, especially when in a weak or
depressed condition. 1t is still q mat
ter of doubt whether this embarrass-
ing defect is due to a failure OF the
central nervous system or whether 1t
arises in the muscles involved.
Duchenne, one Of the highest author
tiles on nerve diseases. holds that 1t Is
an affection Of the great nerve centers,
for local treatment Of the hand does
no good, and cramp rapidly appears In
the left hand If the sufferer transfers
the work to it. 1t Is probably caused
by the complete exhaustion Of some
portion Of the brain which presides
over the movements Of the group OF
muscles involved.
Rest is the chief, if not the only,
cure. though the substitution OF a
keyboard typewriter in the early stage
is often Of no avail. A dial machine,
which must be grasped with finger and
thumb, is not so successful. Pianists,
violinists, telegraph clerks, tailors and
many others suffer from similar
cramp.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
THEY DIDN'T PART.
HOxS Two Brothers Settled IA Matter
of MatrimOny.

HOY, Two Brothers Settled IA Matter
of MatrimOny.
An English book Of "reminiscences
tells of two sQuires named Leaman OF
Ivybridge-'two thin, delicate looking
old men, twin brothers, seventy-two
years old. with white hair, very gentle
and courteous in manner, red cutaway
coats, white cords, black boots, caps
and gloves" When past sixty years
of age one night after hunting one OF
them said to the other: 81 have been
thinking neither Of us can have much
longer to live in this world and it will
be q terrible thing for the survivor TO
have to remain here alone. Don't you
think one of us ought to marryT'
Yes" was the reply. Il have thought
so for long time" "Well, do you
know of any LADY," Eyes; l do. Is
there any one you fancy" On com
u '.-4,AsAI, " Iu Ue tne
pairing n; nominee against Camp
selected t
| e Sf 9 g. hots
said one, 1--WE have lived together all
these years without wry word, and
it's a pity we should fall out at our
time of life" So they tossed up who
should marry her. The winner rode
down to Okehampton next morning
and was accepted. All three lived to-
gether and the wife nursed both broth
ers in their last illness and was left
their money.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
FISH FOOD NOT THE BEST.
Many FaIIacies About a Diet on Sc"
Products Are Extant.

Products Are Extant.
It is doubtful whether any given
food in common use contains consutu-
ents which have q selective action, 80
to speak. on the property OF minister
ing to one part Of the body more than
another. AS a rule, when food Is as
sumed to have specific reparative prop
erties-as. for example, q 30 called
brain or nerve food-the fact really Is
that such food is easily and quickly
assimilated to the body's general al
vantage: in q word, In such a case re-
pair quickly overtakes waste and q
real purposeful nutrition and restora-
lion are accomplished. The admins
tration OF such elements as phosphorus
or iron In medicine is, Of course, dif'
ferent matter, but th@e elements are
evenly distributed In the materials OF q
daily diet.
1t Is often stated that fish is food
which ministers particularly to the
needs Of the brain, because 1t contains
phosphorus. AS a matter or 1act' hsn
does not contain more phosphorus than
do the ordinary meat foods, and 1t GER
tainly does not contain it In Il free
state. The notion that fish contains
phosphorus had no doubt its origin IL
the glowing phosphorescenceo of nsh IL
the dark. This phosphorescence Is due
not to phosphorus at all, but to micro
organisms. The belief, therefore, ina
fish is a brain food is just about al
reasonable as the idea that because
SOUP is thick and gelatinous 1T VII
stick to the ribs" or as sensible as the
celebrated advice to Verdant Greer
TO lay In stock OF Reading biscuits u
assist his reading.
Fish, of course, is excellent food
partly because Of the nourishing ma
ture of its constituents and partly be
cause of its digestibility. But 1t Is IL
no sense specific for brain or nerve
London Lancet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
HIS FIRST CHECK.
The Way the Piece of Paper Worried
Thomas A. Edison.


Thomas A. Edison once told friend
the story of his first acquaintance with
any big sum of money. 1t was when
he was struggling with his earlier In
yentions, and he had about as clear
an idea Of the value Of a bank check
as the man In the moon. He had final
ly sold his patent on the gold and stock
Indicator to the Western Union Tele-
graph company and had called at its
Office to close the deal. After few
preliminaries he was given a check for
$4,000. He eyed it curiously and ap-
peared to be puzzled what to do Win
it. Observing his perplexity, General
Lefferts, then president Of the Western
Union. told him that If he would go to
the Bank Of America, in Wall street,
he could get the cash on his check.
80 l started" said Edison. "after
carefully folding up the check, ana
went toward Wall street. So uncer-
tain was ] In regard to that way OF
doing business that l thought while
on the way that If any man should
come up to me and offer me two crisp
$1,000 bills for that piece o< paper l
would give him the check very quick
ly."
On his arrival at the Bank OF Amer
lea he half tremblingly showed his
check out to the cashier. The latter
scrutinized 1t closely, gave him q
piercing glance and said something
which Edison, being hard Of hearing
failed 10 understand. That was
enough. He was fully convinced thai
his check was not worth $4,000 and
again thought as he rushed out OF the
bank that any man who would give
him $1,000 for it could have 1t. lie
hurried back to the office of the west
ern Union and said he could not gel
any money. A clerk was sent to the
bank with him to identify him.
This man." said the clerk, us Mr.
Thomas A. Edison, TO whose order th'
check is drawn"
"Why, certainly, Mr.. Edison" sale
the cashier. How would you ike you
money-in what shape?"
"Oh, any way to suit the bank; i
doesn't make any difference TO me, 81
long as l get my money"
Edison was given $4,000 in large
bills. After dividing the roll into tive
wads of $4,000 each he stuffed ont
into each trousers pocket and made al
speed out of Wall street. The mex
day he began work on his first New
York laboratory.-Success.
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A HOUSE DIVIDED.
The Reason "A Planned Goose Dinner
Was n Failure.


Most persons have had the expert
ence of walking with friend out or
step and trying to shift just at the
moment when the friend also makes
the attempt. This is an instance OF
thwarted harmony much like that
which appears in a story told by a
London journal of an elderly couple.
They were childless and had never
been united by the bond of other lives
linked with their own. So they were
always In state Of well bred disa-
greement.
On the subject Of meals they disa'
greed thoroughly, and each usually
suggested a dish for the Sunday din
ner which the other did not approve
One Saturday the man came home
from market with basket
you needn't worry about tomor
rows dinner any more, Maria. I've
got It."
"And so have I, George. You were
so undecided
Undecided! told you what want
ed"
well, I mean you didn't decide as
did. So bought goose"
"Why, so have l. I told you I'd like
a goose"
"Well, now we are agreed for once
anyway"
Eyes, and l suppose We'll have colo
goose and stewed goose for the mex
zip weeks"
Of b ey relapsed int their usual 81
chu. E.
frts 7day forenoon the wife asked
'DC you want little ounce IN tn
apple sauce with your goose?'
"Your goose, you meanT
mo, l don't. 1t seemed so absurd I
have two geese in the house that
sent mine to Aunt Jane"
"What! / sent mine to Uncle joe!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
WahhinEton,s Father.

My father, Augustine, has been de-
scribed as a good planter and a man Of
energy. / apprehend that he was of a
serious tendency, for Lawrence, my
brother, once gave me to understand
that most Of the few books at Wake
field were religious, but whether this
was so or not l do not know. Like
some of the rest of us, my father had a
high and quick temper, which, as he
used to say, he had to keep muzzled'
l remember being terrified at seeing
him In a storm Of anger because the
clergyman who was to have baptized
my sister Mildred was too much in
liquor to perform the ceremOny.-From
s. Weir Mitchell's 1.-The Youth OF
Washington" in Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
THE WEIGHT OF MONEY.
Deceptive Appearance of Metal as
Well as Paper.

Well as Paper.
1.-THE weight of money is very de-
ceptive," said an employee Of the treas
ury. "For instance, young man came
IN here one day with young woman.
was showing them through the de-
partment and happened to ask him II
he thought the yOuEg girl was worth
her weight In gold. He assured me
that he certainly did think so, and
after learning tina. her weight was 1O6
pounds we agured that she would be
worth In gold $2S,647. The young man
was fond enough of her TO think that
was rather cheap.
Another thing that deceives many
people," he continued, 'is the weight
Of paper money. Now, how many one
dollar bills do you think 1t would take
to weigh as much as one FIVE dollar
goldpiece"
On a guess the visitor said fifty, and
the clerk laughed.
81 have heard guesses on that" he
said, "all the way from so to 500
and from men who have handled
money for years. The fact of the mat
ter is that with a FIVE dollar goldpiece
on one scale you would only have to
put six and one-half dollar bills on the
other scale to balance 1t.
1.-The question afterward was put 10
several people and elected answers all
the way from 20 to 1000, the majority
guessing from 800 to 500.
Taking the weight of gold coins and
bills given at the treasury, II was ngur'
ed that a FIVE dollar goldpiece weighs
.296 Of an ounce avOirdupois. The EN-
ployee at the treasury who handled
the paper money said that 100 bills
weigh four and one-half ounces. That
would make one bill weigh 40 or al
ounce, and between six and seven bllls
would balance the goldpiece.
On the proposition Of how much
money one can lift, figures were OBJ
tanned at the treasury. Where certain
numbers Of coins were placed In bags
and weighed as standards, for exam
pie, the standard amount of gold COLI
Is $1,000, which weighs 1872 pounds
Five hundred silver dollars weigh 3o1s
pounds, while $500 in halves, or 4OC
coins, weigh eleven pounds.
Two hundred pounds Of coin money
of various kinds is made up as fol
lows: Silver dollars, $2,617; half dol
lars, sS,636; quarter dollars, SS,657
dimes, S3,615.S0; nickels, $917; pennies
S295.61.
In one dollar bills the same weight
would amouat TO S71,111.-Washingtor
Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-30
PLANTS IN BEDROOMS.
They Are Harmless In the Daytime,
but Vicious ut Night.


but Vicious at Night.
In the daytime, when sunlight slim
ulates their nutrition, plants can do
no harm in bedrooms, for then they
give off oxygen and are useful In alb
sorbing from the air the carbon which
is injurious to animal life. The free
use which is made nowadays Of flow
ers and plants in our hospitals Is In IT.
self sufficient proof that this is whole
some means of ministering mental
cheer and comfort to the sick and suf-
fering.
At night the case is different. Then
all plants and flowers are removed
from hospital wards, because they ex-
hale the carbOnic acid which they have
gathered from the soil and air and
thus give off by process similar to
respiration a gas which is injurious.
We may therefore conclude that dur
ing the hours of darkness, when the
respiratory process is active and the
nutritive is at a standstill, plants should
have no place In our bedrooms. What
is prudent in spacious wards Is imper-
alive in smaller chambers.
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JAPANESE PROVERBS.

There is no miracle in true doctrine.
Human life is like the dew of the
morning.
The fallen blossom never returns to
the branch.
There is no shore to the bitter sea Of
Birth and Death.
Never let go the reins Of the wild
colt of the heart.
One confession effaces the sins of
even three years.
Only by reason Of having died does
one enter into life.
With one hair Of a woman you can
tether even great elephant.
Even the touching Of sleeves in pass
ing is caused by some relation in for
mer life.-Lafcadio Hearn's I'm Ghost
~ Japan"
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SENTENCE SERMONS.

Honesty needs no advertising.
That which is useless cannot be
harmless.
He who will not be servant cannot
be a saint.
1t is easier to endure failure than to
bear success.
Today is never bettered by tomor-
rows burdens.
Parading cross is no proof OF pos
sessing crown.
Enmity to new ideas is no proof OF
loyalty to old ones.
A little sin may hold as much sor-
row as large one.
He gives but an empty hand who
withholds his heart.
1t is no sign that man Is riding TO
heaven because he Is driving others
there.
Better the service without without The se8Hta'
msnt than the sentiment without the
service.-Chicago Tribune.