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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-24

clustered together, Of late years. Any
thing you've seen that you particularly
covet?"
ooh, | have positively everything that
I need replied Mrs. Jobson, in quite an
off-hand way. II really don't care for
AM more jewelry, and-er-the goose
bone weather prophets all unite in say
ing that the winter is not going to be a
severe one, so that-um-with a little
fixing over, why, I think l can get
through with my fur coat quite handily.
It's only a little rubbed at the sides and
back, but and then. shrewdly watch
ing Mr.. Jobson, Mrs. Jobson made the
rest of the sentence inaudible and de-
voted herself to stirring the sugar In her
coffee.
Rubbed, hey2p said Mr. Jobson.
-AHA||
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-24
USUAL M1sF1Ts.

Fat Lady--Going to hang up your
stocking, are you? What do you wan;
in 1t?
Midget-I'm lookin' for an automo-
bile. What are you?
Eat Lady-Oh, I'm hoping for a dia-
mond ring.-Chicago Daily News,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-24
t,he aivine 81 aifts.

The custom OF giving presents at the
New Year is older than Dur modern
custom Of Christmas gifts. In the
middle ages it was the common usage
in churches to display boxes for espe-
clally liberal alm~s-giving. in honor OF
the season. Parents gave their chill
dren, masters their servants and em-I
ployers t-eir apprentices small sums
of money to put in the box BY and
by the money came to be given in the
form of tips. Boxing day" in Eng
land is still the day following Christ
mas. The boxes very seldom remained
in the hands of the recipients. Usual
ly they were passed on to parents %
s~weethearts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-24
Christmas Adam.

Mamma-You have addressed your
letter MIR. Santa Claus Adam" Why,
did you put the Adam there. deAr7
That isn't Santa Claus name.
Bobbie-Well, who ia the Christmas
Adam, then?
What Christmas Adam? I never
heard of one"
There's a Christmas Eve, and there
ought to be a Christmas Adam. 4
should think."--Kansas City journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-24
Mans Wants.

Man wants but little here below.
Wants just n little specks
But he's not satisfied to get
That little In the NECK.
-X0nkers Statesman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
Ell RENO

and he new counties in Western Oh
lahoma. also al points on the Rock
island System. including ChoctaV
Division. can now be reached to besi
advan age by the New Line.
The ST. Louis, Ei Reno g. Western
Railway Co.
Trains leave Guthrie from SAnti
Fe (Unlon } Station
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Salve." writes J. J.. Tucker, Of
Centre, Ala. 20, have used it in my
family for Piles. Cuts ana Burns for
wears and ear recommend It to be tn
hest Salve on the market Eye.y fam
ily should keep it, as it is al 'nvau-
able household remedy, and should al
ways b. kept on hand for immediate
use" Mrs. Samuel Gage Of North
Bush. n T. SAYS 81 had a fever sore
on my ankle for twelve years that the
doctors could not cure Al salves aud
blood rome1ies proved worthless.
could not walk for over 1wo years
Finally ] was persuaded 70 try De
Wits witch Hazel SalNe, which has
completely cured me It is a wonder
fui relief" DeWitts Witch Haze
Salve cures without leaving a scar
Sold by ] y Wallace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

Reduced rates have been named by
Santa Fe for following occasions:
Guthrie, for Oklahoma State Teach
ers' association from All points ia
Oklahoma and Indian territories, one
fare plus so cents. Sold Dec % to
2S, limited TO return to Dec. 20
Perry. German Territorial Buade-
stag. 81 40, sold Dec. and 4, limited
90 Dec. 0.
Thanksgiving day, to all points with
in 200 miles one and onethird fare
Sold Nov. % and "a, limited to Nov
Is.
Philadelphia. one fare and onethird
or certificate plan, National W. G. T.
U. Sold Nov. 2S to 20. good to return
70 Dec. 9Th.
And many others.
r. }. Best, Agent.
ThankssivIng's Foot Bali
Bethany College
VS.
Oklahoma University.
Oklahoma City. Nov. gath. specia
leaves Guthrie. 0'25 a. m, and leaves
ol1ahoma City, returning. at il D. m
Fare. as centA
-. Best, Agent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
WITH THE BABIES.
indian squaws Put Up Game on Chief
Clerk Wisdom.

The itinerary of party Of officials
making payments to Indians in In
dian Territory. although a business
proposition on The part OF the officials
and accepted as a matter Of course by
the stoical nature Of the red men is
Attended with many humorous Incl
dents which occur at nearly every
town visited. The paying party also
meets with strange characters AMI
unusual experiences not duplicated ex
cept ON such a mission.
Fentress Wisdom chief clerk Of the
Indian agency al Muskoeee. who hal
charge of the ChiclCasaw townsite pay
ment has a stock of these incidents
sor,e amu5ng ard others instructive
The luiet cunning Of the Indian mind
finds illustration in tho way number
OF Chiciasaw women evaded The rule
which requires each applicant for a
paymetn to wait until his OF her nun.
her is called. In telling the story Mr..
Wisdom SAID II looked out over the
crowd that was waiting in front Of the
paying station aud / believe that there
were az least So women in the rcowd
200 Of them with babies in arms. The
babies were squallins AZ the tops OF
their 'ittle voices and ne hubbub was
simply aistractlng.
Il took rity upon The women with
eryine babies aan gave them their
checks fret regardless Of the numbers
they held Bat after had proceeded
for some time / discovered thai I wa
not gettins rid Of ary Of the babies
aud that the wailing was in 10 wise
diminished / soon dlscoTored thai
women 40 soon as they we're paid
had turned the babies over 10 othei
women and hat they were seeing tC
il that the iasants dii no. stop crying
! IN this way they we're getting theil
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
PosrAoe srAMps seoArAoE.
Appropriation inadequate to the Needs
Of District Government.
lPY Aasoclated Presa.l

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-The Dis
trict of Columbia must economic in
the use Of postage STAMPS This stat
of affairs is reported to the commits
sioners by Property Clerk r. d.
Simms. with the recommendation that
all district departments he notified OF
the necessity OF exercising the great
est economy in this direction in order
that the expenditures for the year may
be kept within the appropriation
which is $4,000
Up to November he expenditures
for postage s,qmrs amounted TO 81
2979O for the present fiscal year. The
property clerk holds that If the pres
ent rate of expenditure is continued a
deficiency of about $500 will result.
Commissioner Mcfarland has ap-
proved the recommendation. but wish
es It to be stated that all stamps neces-
sary are tc be ucec. He says: Il do
not want any part OF the service
hampered by lack # STAMPS. lt viii
be remembered that the commission
ers asked an Appropriation Of $1,000
based on actual experience. Congress
appropriated only 5000, making r
deficiency inevitable unless the public
service is cut down"
CT the seven district offices which
had speut moro than 500 in stamps
between July and November l. in
elusive, The highest figure IS reported
BY the police departnlent-s435 TIL
public schools reuired $3.50 in th'
same time tho health department
sl94: the engineer Of highways. s147
the property clerk (eAecutive depart
mentl. $40; properly clerk (engiree
Department. 800 collectors oIice
st2O. Twenty five other offices con
tributed to the sum total in smalle
amounts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
Elnht Nm se nitier-

Those who viii persist IN closing
their ears against the continual rec
ommendation OF DR. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption. viii have a
long and bitter fight with their trcu-
bles, If not ended earlier by fatal term
ination. Read what r. r. Reall, of
Beall. Miss. has to say: last fall
my wife had every symptom Of CON
sumption She took Or. Kings New
Discovery after e1 erything else had
failed. improvement came at once
and four bottles entirely cured her
Guaranteed by all druggists. Price,
soc and 81 90. Trial bottles free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
cNE THOUSAND CATTLE.
shipped in Yesterday From starton
Texas.

One thousand heal OF cattle were
shipped IN from stanton. Texas. via
Frisco Yesterday to be fed by W. u
Coyle. These cattle win be wlnterel
on the Frank Dale farm vest o ne
city Last winter a large hcrl was
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
SHAVING.

The usual method
an alkalire soap
which is an irritant, 10
applied to the face.
Shaving scrapes the
skin and iacerates the
face, perhaps little
cut now and then,
after which apply bay
rum, witch hazel or
sofne healing lotion
ns.r nav First aunlv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
For Farm Folks

A new. attractive, interesting farm
journel-"The Earth Devoted to
the Great Southwest its Industries
china and opportunities Write tor
sample copy One years suhscrip
ton, % cts Issued monthly pro
fusely illustrated Address, The Earth
Ills Railway Exchange. Chicago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

money ahead Of others and the baby
racket seemed 70 be working 10 per
fection. Wnen I made the discovery
my sense u eternal fitness Of things
overcsme my desire 70 be gallant and
l put a stop 70 paying women with
babies OF OF their regular order"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
AS GOOD AS a BANK
2. 3. Li'lie & ca. 3ive Bond that Mi
o-na MI, Cure or it Costs
No:hing.

If Mio-na does not cure you Of in
digestion cr any form or stomach
trouble. 1t viii MOI cost you cent.
When you tny the remedy frcm F. V
Lille & &c havc them sign the follow
ing bond. iu5; ais good as a boni ISSUED
by any halk. stating definitely that
the money will he refunded II Mi-o-na
does not cure
Q @ o O 0 Q o O o @ Q q Q Q 0 c o
g Guarantee Bond. o
@ We herehv agree to refunl the Q
. money paid for Mi-o-na on return Q
% Of empty box if the purchaser Q
. tells MS that it has failed to cure Q
. indigestion or stomach troubles. @
% This guarantee covers two boxes, Q
o or a months treatment. Price. Q
G soc per 'ox. G
10 (signed) F 3. LILLE & co. Q
Q o o o 0 O Q O Q Q Q Q c o Q Q T.
Mi-o-na acts upon an entirely dit
ferent principle from any other rem
edy Tor INDIGESTION IL mmeles witt
the food you eat. hefps It digest
strengthens tho nerves Of The stomach
and gives health to the whole diges
tive system Instead of the dose he
ing increased from time 20 time, It f.
gradually iessenel until nataral di
gestion has been restored and 20,
are entirely well,
Revin tho use Of Mi-o-aa today win
the signed promise Of + B lille q
Co. that it WIN cost you nothing un
less IL cures Tho decision as to wh'
pays for the remedy rests entirely viii
you and should sou wish your monel
back, yor word viii not be question
ed Gould anvhing be mole fair thai
lhis2
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
Fnr the lsawvar.

For sale-Seven ca volumes Of dc
eisions Of the department Of the inter.
Tor. relating to public lands.
One volume Taylor's Pleadings and
Practise CKansas). Address, The
leader. Guthrie. Okla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
n. STERN,
los S. Second Street

VIII pay you cash for old clothes.
shoes and hats. ladies' or gentlemen s.
I also buy guns pistols aud etc. High
est prices paid for old gold and silver
and any Kinds Of old iewelry. II you
have any hing in this line drop postal
and win call at your convenience.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

fed south Of the city whore they were
a menace to the sanitary conditions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02
covLg CITIZEN DEAD.
Passed Away al Home Of His son
Yesterday.

b f. Whirple died yesterday at I
O'Clock at the home Of his sen, Mel
vile Whipple. in Coyle. The deceased
was formerly connected with the
Guthrie Sa, inss bank He was well
known and gOud nan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

% repair the damaEe Vuf Wy IIIat allI4
Cosmo Cream TO the face, which softens the beard
ana protects the skin, then lather and shave.
Use lust anything which looks like a razor;
Shave close as You choose and every day n
Won like for under these conditions the face
stot injured and shaving becomes pleasure.
CosmO Cream.--A new preparation, pleas
ant antiseptic, healing which imparts q
healthy youthful efeyt 20 the skin, designed
esoeciaily 10 protect the face before shaving.
Has also proved valuable 70 ladies for beautity-
ing the skin on face, neck, arms, hands lm'
perfect skin is caused by microbes; The anti
septic propertes of Cosm0 Cream destroy these
Inicrobes and nature produces perfect results.
livery package In beautiful aluminium toilet
box, equal 20 those usually sold Tor 15e. ana
25c soc Agents wanted
cosMoTIrE MFG. CO..
Amsterdam Ave- I5oth and l5lst Sts, New York
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-02

only IS hours to St. Lou,s via the
Frisco
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Ft4tEtEH
It is a forty to one bet that on the
day OF resurrection, the best Of all that
is coming to poor, erring humanity will
fall&to the lot Of the country storekeeper.
And here's one who thinks that nothing
can be too good for this patient, long,
suffering, ~much-abused and ill-rewarded
class Of money-makers. or rather money
hunters.
II wanted to take a bee line TO SAINT saint
hoodwinked to have the almost positive
assurance Of a certain and rich reward
in the hereafter would forthwith
scrape together a few hundred OF tho
coin OF the realm and establish myself
as a merchant on the rural crossroads.
Mind you, I don't say that I would
start merchandising" in the hope OF
peace and ease and wealth and comfort
and rest. Quite the contrary. The min
ute I knocked the head of the first bar
rel OF sugar and felt myself bitten blythe
first bucolic fly, l would know that had
opened a trouble bureau and thai from
that hour on to my final gasp. 7 would
be a human sacrifice.
Trouble comes to all OF us in great big
gobs when We go after the dollar. Some
times we get it in hunks and some-
times we get It In chunks. At any rate
We never quite escape It. But to the
genius OF the country crossroads store
it is shipped in cur load lots or hauled
overland In %studebaker wagons or
brought in person by countless individual
natives, Caesar had his Brutus,r Charles
the First his Cromwell and Job his boils,
but your rural merchant gets the whole
combination all in one., Or rather, he has
every sort Of human pest and It IS not
unreasonable to suppose that Where
everything else goes wrong. the bolls
are mighty apt to be thrown In, too. At
any rate, with all the rest of his affllc-
lions, the bolls won't make much differ
ence ono way or the other.
To the city man who goes to the coun-
try with eighteen different kinds OF neg.
rlIgee shirts. plentyto of good whiskey and
n railroad ticket to land him back III
town two hours aftertthe rustic Avermln
get to biting too hard, there is something
very picturesque about a crossroads
store.
To begin with. the Heterogeneous stack
of such t'emporlulns" Is always inter-
estlng, There are horse-collars and col
lars for men, harb-wire and confention-
cries, Turkey red ralico and juintne pills
skillets and chewing gum, tobacco and
mustang liniment. ribbons and bird shot
to say nothing OF combs and Jack knives
ana brogan shoes and bluegrass breeches
and harness and agricultural implements
Then, too, there is that class OF pom
derous, aromatic, Indispensable mcrehan,
disc knows the world oyer-or rather
Virginia overly the dignlfied name q
"heavy groceries" All. this Is the stun
that makes the place smell good and
draws the flies and the little niggers,
|Thers's the all-pervaslye sugar, wrest'
ling for, odoriferous supremacy With the
|. ksroseQc oil and the sides of bacon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Then let not this disturb thy sprIte,

Then let not this disturb thy sprIte,
Another age shall set thy buttons right.
The simple bust and pedestal of John
Dryden mark the spot long regarded as
the most Interesting In Poets Corner. In
state his deserving reliques' lay in the
College OF Physicians. There on the 1sth
OF May. 100, a Latin eulogy was pro-
nounced by Sir Samuel Garth, himself at
once a poet and physician, and thence
IAN abundance OF quality In their coaches
and six horses" acco mpanied the hearse
with funeral music. singing an ode OF
Horace, nndgthc father OF modern English
poetry was laid almost in the very sepul-
chre of Chaucer, the father Of ancient
English poetry, whose gravestone was
actually sawn astindcr to make room fot
$Drydeh's monument.
Opposite Is the bust OF shadwell, victim
of Dryden's bitterests satire. or him the
latter wrote:
"Othcrsj TO some faint meaning make pre-
teice,
But Shadwell never 5deviates into sense"
Time was that the great John Milton's
name could not be engraved on the walls
or Westminster Abbcy-so bitter was
Royalist feeling. Years passed, and in
every English heart arose that sense or
admiration which eliminated In the erec-
ton In 1887 of the monument In that Hall
OF Fame to him, whose name was once
considered a pollution OF Its walls. Such
Is the triumph Of the force of truth and
genius. Similar homage was ut this
Tim paid to Shakespearc's memory by
the placing of his statue In Poets Cor
ner. with an inscription from the tempest
which certainly we'll fits It's application
undcr the shadow OF the "clOudcapt tow
Sers, the gorgeous palaces and the solemn
temples" OF Westminster.
About these brilliant stars cluster, like
satellites. the lesser names Of literature
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
SNEAKERS.

Asheville, N. C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Man New to Woods Discovers
Their Usefulness and Comfort.

Man New to Woods Discovers
Their Usefulness and Comfort.
.sneakcrs," said the man back from
the woods, that's whpt you want, sneak
ers." -,
found plenty OF people walking the trails
In leather shoes, and. as O matter OF
fact, that's what I would have done my
self II my friend, who knew q heap more
about such things than I did, hadn't
warned me to get sneakers. You want
the sneakers big enough, but not too long;
nc long emu sticking out In front OF your
toes TO catch In things ns you walk. The
soles OF leather shoes soon wear smooth
insthe woods. and II the trails are dry you
slip on leaves and pine needles and tWigs
and roots, and our hard heels, OF COURSE,
don't give you an yfoothold whatever; but
sneakers, with their flexible rubber solcs
extending the whole length of the foot,
and their equally flexible cloth tops. per-
Tito settle and grip on whatever you
step.
"And with sneakers you can, so TO
speak, wrap your feet aound the logs you
have to walk in crossing brooks and mar
shy spots, and there's nothing like them
for climbing and walking down hills, and
SO sneakers are the thing for comfort
and safety. OF course tn s Is oil old to
people accustomed TO them, but, as I
said, we found plenty Of people walking
the trails In leather Shoes. not yet know
Ing the comfort and usefulness of sneak
ers. My friend tells me that there's a
scrt OF moccasin that Is better for walk
ing than sneakers, and that may be, but
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Darlington, Lord Macaulay, ut the feet OF
Joseph Addison, whose, character n
genius none had painted as he; OF that
other profound admirer OF the "specta-
tor" the peerless novelist, William Make
peace Thackerayi OF Charles Dickens, upon
whose grave flowers wern strewn by un-
known hands, tears were shed by the poor
and humble who loved him living ana
who mourncd him dead: and of many an
other English name OF letters and of
learning whose ashes here reposc in
Britain's great valhalla!
MATTHEW r. MAuRY.
~ Aot.n..tttoF NJ p ~ N%-eeE S5eerGE lFFl
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sneakers satisfy me, as far as I've got,
and next year when I go to the woods i
take along sneakers, and take " pairs.
The soles of them may tear loose, and
you want pair in reserve and one or
two extra pairs Of 8laces.
Take of your suspenders, II you wear
them, and put on a belt. and give your
body aSfreedom that will be aston.shtnsly
delightful II you have never experienced
1T. and put sneakers on your feet; and
then you can walk the wood trails not
only with safety but with JOY unlimited
and unrestrained."
Three Year-O Old With a Tongue.
Little Rejane Lea. who resides with her
parents in York road, Lambeth, Is some
thing of a wonder child She speaks
as many languages as she Is years OF
age.
Although not quite three, Rajane pratt
ties nuently In French, Italian and Eng
lish. In addition. the baby linguist has
invented a mixture OF the three languages
"a sort of ''Esperanto"-wh!ch she ad-
dresses exclusively to her dolls.
Rejane was born in Cairo. Her mother
Is French and her father Italian. She
converses with both parents In their ma
tive languages A few months ago Re-
jnnt was brought to LONDON and placed
attachments nre i%nflexibly limited to Eng
lish.E Rejane Is a dainty, sprightly little
miss with riven black %tressas. She ex-
planned last evening hat at was very
dull having no one to converse with. 1t
got yary lon ~ in time. Just fancy
nurse not being able to speak either
French or Italian. and she Is years and
years older than I am! We'll. l felt l
must speak to some one or die! So I set
to work and learned English"
English is now Rejane's favorite lang
uage.
When, In a few weeks. Rejane reaches
her third year she is to begin learning
Geman. Afterwal- she Will be taught
Arabic.
Her father Is an accomplished Nnguist.
sogRejane's Is evidently a case OF hered-
itary talcnt.-London Daily Mall.