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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Guthrie Lodge No. 42s B. p. @. E.
Meets the second and fourth rueS
day nights of each month IN Elk hall.
X. NJ. Penteeost, b. r.
J. Foueart- Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

miles OF Cleveland that is invsstca
in the town by the mercantile later
ests.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Knights and Ladies Of Security
meets the first and third Wednesday
evening Of each month in the Masons'
hall Visiting members cordially IN
vited.
e. 3. Bradshaw, Jas. NJ. Anderson,
Secretary. President.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

every Fljday night In Masonic Hall
ll9 East Oklahoma avenue.
L, S. Pare, l.. o. Lytle,
X. Of r. g. :. G. G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Woodmen Of the World, Guthrie
Camp No. 3. Meets every Tuesday at
1880 p. m. in the Woodmen hall over
Spencer hardware store. Visiting
Woodmen welcome.
Vim. Connolly, Con. Com.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

It as asserted that more money is m
vested by Oh Interests within two
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Guthrie Lodge No. /. A. o. U. W.
meets every Thursday night IN the
new Masonic hall, on East Oklahoma
Visiting brothers welcome.
e. II. RuthVen, NJ. W.
w. J. Leatherman, Recorder
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Oklahoma Eneampment No. I, I. O..
o. r. Meets every Wednesday night
at 7:SO o'clock, at Odd Fellows hall
E. A. Meystte, c. +.
P. K. Albeit Scribe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

CANTON GUTHRIE No. 5, PatrI.
archie Militant. I. o. o, r. Regular
assembly every second Thursday night
sR a3ch mcUth In ODE EelloVs' hall.
Visiting Cbeyaliers welcome.
p. x. Ahbott, Com'dt
W. ). aarnhsFt Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13
aodge Directory

aulASls Gsdos Ne. 2. o Q. Q. p.
Meets every Monday nigh al 1870
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Guthrie commandery No. knights
Templar. Meets every Wednesday
evening at 1880 at their Asylum Ia
the Masonic Temple. Visiting Sir
Knights always welcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Hartranltt Post No. ,, c. 4. \.
Meets on first and third Fridays n
each month at T.3O p. m. in Armory
hall. l09h W. Harrison avenue
M. L. Mock, J. n. TAFT,
Adjutant. Post Com.
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Co. A, First Rsst. Ok. N. @. Meegs
every Wednesday night at 1870 in
Hirzel hail on North Second street.
G. e. Dunnloa. Captain.
C. S. curran, Orderly Sergeant
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uBHu unum Huum d .
Daily Ieader 10 cents a week deliv-
erred every day except Sunday.
WaMm KHHM MHaNH R2E
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F. A. A.. Guthrie Council NO. 74s,
Fraternal Aid Association. Meets ev.
cry Wednesday night in Odd Fellows
hall, corner Harrison and Broad. Visit.
ing members always welcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

ST. LOUIS, FL RENO & WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Direct Short Line
Between
GUTHRIE AND EL RENO.
oaiekest Time owsss Fare
Hobart, Anadarko.
Lawton. Chlekasha.
Maugun. Weatherford.
And
Other points located on the Rock
Island System. Making close
connections at
Guthrie
For all points
North and East
Trains Run as Follows:
J.v. Guthrie ...,........ S9,i5 A. NJ
AT. Ei Reno .............ll:iS A. NJ
Lv. Guthrie ..........-''5,15 P. NJ.
Ar. Fl Reno .............. 7:eo P. n.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Guthrie commandary, Knights Temp
lar. meets second and fourth Monday
nights in each month at their asylum
In A. F. & A. NJ. hall Visiting Sir
Knights always welcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

ReRfro@ Division no. 3, Uniform
Rank. x. Of ?. Meets second and
fourth Friday nights at Masonic hall
l19 East Oklahoma avenre.
G. q. DuRniea, Captain.
q8. r @arsen, Recorder.
O Q. n. n. Meets every Tuesday
AigAt In X. OF P. hall. Visiting chiefs
always welcome.
Frank B. Sarher, Sachem.
n. c. Barney, Chief o. Records.
Guthrie Lodge No. 2, K. Of P. Meets
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Guthrie Chapter w., No. G, r. A. NJ.
meets the first and and third Friday
nights IL each month at A. F. & A. NJ.
hall Visiting companions always vel.
come.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Lucy Herwia, Noble Grand.
Maggie Milan, Secretary,
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Portland Gre. Tacoma and Seattle
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r ). Best. Agt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-13

Livingston. Logan, Mont. and In
termediate points on Mo. Pac S2c.
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kiacmI Rebekah LODGE NO. 2, !. o,
o. F. Meets FIRST third Tuesday
nights Of every month in Odd Fellows
hall
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Guthrie Chapter No. 2, Order OF the
Eastern Star. Meets in the Masonic
Temple every second and fourth Fri
day evenings in each month.
p. NJ. L. Ray, w. NJ.
N. E. Harrington, Secretary
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GUTHRIE AND EL RENO.
, 1905-12-27

MIR. and Mrs. George w. Henderson
spent Christmas with relatives at
Millville.
Editor b. f. Ladd, of Vineland, was
among the Sunday visitors.
Postmaster and Mrs. w. B. Livezey
spent Christmas with relatives in Phil
adelphia.
VIM. A. Justice, of Pennsgrove, who
is to build a large house at Wildwood
Crest, was down yesterday.
Robert Noble, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday and Christmas day here as a
Willard Hall guest.
, 1905-12-27
DECEMBER AT The
WILDWOOD SCHOOL
Examination Held in the Ninth
Grade Last Week. Avery
Good Showing.
OLD KRIS PAYS A VISIT

Preliminary examinations for the
ninth grade were given at the Wild
wood public school on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, December 20, q
and %. Seven subjects were taken
by six pupils with the following result:
Claire Goslin-Spelling, SO; constitu-
ton, 80; physiology, 81; geography, 90;
history, IL; penmanship, 999; reading,
100. General average, 9O4.
Alta Ryan-Spelling, II; constitu-
ton, So; physiology, "a; geography, 81;
history, So; penmanship, 994; reading,
SO. General average, 893.
Ethan Reeve-Spelling, So; constitu-
ton, 81; physiology, ss; geography, 80;
history, IS; penmanship, SO; reading,
81. General average, 81.
Mary Means-Spelling, 80.
Pauline VanHorn-Spelling, 81; con-
stitution 100; physiology ,92; geography,
80; history, rs; ~penmanship, 994, read
ing, 100. General average, 912.
Mabel Campbell-Spelling, 50; on
stitutlon, 81; physiology, SO; geography,
80; history, 80; ~penmanship, 100; read
ing, 100. General average, 954.
Frank Ewan-Spelling, "a; constitu-
ton, SO; physiology, rs; geography, SO;
history, SO; penmanship, 50; reading,
SO. General average, S3i.
Class positions determined by the
general averages will be as follows:
Mabel Campbell, No. l.
Pauline VanHorn, No. 2.
Claire Goslin, No. B..
Alta Ryan, No. 4.
Ethan Reeve, No. 5.
Frank Evan, No. g..
Mary Means, No. T..
Mary Means, after doing splendid
work in spelling, getting an average of
80 in the first subject, was taken ill and
was unable to continue her eXamina-
ton during the week.
Santa Claus kept track Of the good
work being done and marched in and
seated himself during the final Christ
mas exercises in the afternoon. He
visited all the rooms in the schools and
presented each pupil with a box of
Christmas mixtures. Each teacher re-
ceived splendid gifts from the pupils,
among them were: Mr.. Myers, an
umbrella; Miss Baker, a gold fountain
pen and handkerchiefs; Mrs. Dubois, a
hand bag and several useful things;
Mrs. Hackney was literally remem
bered by her little people with sew
eral very pretty gifts. In behalf of
Mrs. Hackney, old Santa presented
Lena Washburn and Hazel Larcombe
with a two dollar and a half gold piece
each for their efficient service as teach
ers during her recent illness.
The Christmas of 1905 will be long
remembered by both pupils and teach
ers of our school.
School will reopen on Tuesday, JAN
uary 2, 1906. During the morning ses-
sion of that day Miss Baker will take
charge of the principals room, Mr7.
Dubois of Miss Bakers room, Mrs.
Hackney of Mrs. Dubois room and
Misses Lena Washburn and Hazel
Larcombe will teach in Mrs. Hackney's
room.
Principal Myers will return from a
visit to his family at Alloway on the
noon train when the school will re-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
The School
JOHN WRIT DINsMoRR. Editor
Problems Of the District school.

CHAPTER VII. BEFORE SCHOOL OPENS.
As soon as you have secured your
school and your certificate you should
visit the district. Your work has
begun and you should see to it that
il is a good beginning. Make the
acquaintance of those who are first
in power and make as good an inn
preston as possible. Then visit the
schoolhouse and make a thorough
inspection-note book in hand. OBJ
serve what repairs are needed that
cannot be done by yourself and the
pupils. The building needs a new
roof. there are no desks, no chairs,
no blackboard, no window curtains,
the walls need painting. These
should be attended TO by the district
and you hand the list neatly written
to the director in charge. Perhaps
he will object TO taxing the district,
but il you have made him your friend
he will want to oblige you. Point
out to him the necessity OF a com
Portable room. Ii is to be the home
of the children for the next six
months. There is where they will
spend most Of their waking hours
FIVE days in the week.
1t is not only necessary for com
fort but for health. 1t will not do
to have the children exposed to a
leaky roof or to draughty walls or
broken windows. 1t is economy to
use paint on outside walls. Desks
are necessity for study. Window
curtains save the eyes. When you
have carried your point with the
director help him TO make it plain to
others. Win the people by your
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

earnestness and they will be willing
to assist you.
Do not scold nor ridicule nor
threaten but simply say we are
going to have one of the best schools
in the country and you want every
thing as nearly right as possible to
begin with.
This point carried you will consult
your list of things to be done by
yourself and the pupils. You would
better begin with the play ground.
That will most easily enlist their at
tention. Make a frolic of it and
invite all the children large enough
TO assist. Clear of all rubbish, re-
move distractions, repair the fence
if there is one, clean out the well or
spring and make everything ship
shape. When lunch time comes
provide a nice place so that all can
eat in a group. Direct the CONVEX
sation into something pleasant and
profitable. After all have eaten read
or tell story, sing "a song, play some
quiet game and then go on with the
work.
This should be done only a few
days before school opens. The girls
will have done their part by washing
the windows, cleaning the walls and
scrubbing the floor A boy should
black the stove.
When all is clean some touches Of
adornment may be added. Sprigs
OF spruce, pins, cedar and holly hung
over the blackboard and about the
walls will have a pleasing effect.
The advantages Of some such plan
as this are many. 1t advertises the
opening Of school. 1t enlists the
interest of both parents and children
IL affords an opportunity of acquain-
lance between teacher and people.
IL gives the children a proprietary
interest in the schoolhouse and
grounds and last but not least il
gives the teacher a chance to arrange
a program for the first day of school,
which is TO be a red letter day. 1t
will be the topic for the next chapter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
The Home
JENNIE LISTER HILL. RditOr
Is IT LovE1

IS IT loNEf
The first test that a girl should
apply to herself in determining
whether the liking she feels for
man is genuine love or not is the
important one OF companionship.
Mere love is bored TO death than is
killed in any other way.
Unless you can dream in a crowd
all day ON an absent face that has
fixed you, then never say you love,
declares a poet. That is very easy:
anybody can. IL is no trouble TO be
sentimental about a person who is
absent. The real question is whether
you can listen all day TO the person
who is by your side and still want to
hear more. And that does not apply
10 love making: all OF ms can hang
enraptured on the words Of the one
who is singing our praises.
II is when we come to listening TO
a person in prose that love counts,
and il a girl finds that she is taking
genuine heart interest in a mans
account of his grocery business and
that she can laugh when he tells a
Joke over the second time, she may
be sure that she has the real article,
and that her affection will stand the
wear and tear OF daily intercourse.
One Of the commonest errors that
girls make is in thinking themselves
in love with the first man they meet
who resembles the hero OF their
romantic dreams. All of their lives
they have been imagining the man
with whom they would fall in love
when they are grown up. He would
be an Adonis, with large, dark, soul
ful eyes, sweeping moustache,
which he would gnaw sayagely, a
melancholy expression, and he would
make love in beautiful language.
During this short and violent
hectic flush, however, il leads a girl
TO do things that she bushes to re-
member ever afterwards. More often
than not the object OF il is some
matinee hero, and she spends her
money going TO see him play, and
buying his photographs, before
which she burns candles and keeps
yiolets, and il she has got the disease
very bad indeed she writes him silly
love letters that he laughs over with
his wife Weekly Welcome.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

When he comes footing down the street
Upon his little horn
You'll hear scurrying of feet,
AS sure as you are born.
The children gather very soon
And gaze with longing eyes
Upon the red or blue balloon
That's floating toward the skies.
He really has a charming lot
OF toy balloons to sell:
Each son and daughter 20 the spot
Is chained as with a spell
His horn toots out a tvneless tune;
They gaze with longing eyes
Each at a red or blue balloon.
A muchly wanted prize.
They sway and sway upon the breeze
And bob and nod In JOY;
They seem TO say, Come, buy me,
please,
You little girl or boy"
The children laugh and softly Groom
And gaze with longing eyes
Upon n red OF blue balloon
Betwixt them and the skies.
At last the vender turns away
And moves off down the street.
And then the children in dismay
Speed home with flying feet.
There they their parents importune
with little pleading eyes
To buy a red OF blue balloon
To float up toward the skies.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

Some women wouldn't know what to
do for amusement II they were to join
the Don't Worry club.
with some women husband Is a
sort OF necessary evil.
When her husband is unusually at
tentive a discreet wife will not make
any III timed inquiries into his recent
movements.
For the next few months timid trav-
elers will want TO study conditions In
Russia through a telescope.
II doesn't follow that u man Is lazy
because he does not work. He may
have philanthropic feeling for the
other fellow who is out Of a job and
not wish to compete.
"Her new hat cost $40"
Doesn't look ugly enough to me to
have cost so much"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
fYouNstD TINE }

A patent medicine testimonial never
thinks of getting cut an extra IL the
subject Of the wonderful cure who
wrote the testimonial dies the next day
Some newborn babies are homeller
than others, but not much.
Strawberry shortcake looks inviting
on the walters tray, but there are few
people who know whether 1t is as good
as il looks.
A statesman is a politician who hasn't
been found out.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
Had Later Information.

"Name some OF the dead languages.
Willie"
"The English"
mo: that isn't dead"
Maybe II wasn't when you went to
school. but II Is now. all right"
Indeed. What makes you think sor'
"My pa came home from a lecture
last night and said he heard man
numbering the English language"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
HANNA's LUsTRO.FINIsH

Ina variety of beautiful colors. II
is truly wonderful what the ladies are
accomplishing with this finish. II
makes an old floor look like new. Old
furniture and wood work brought to
life. For sale by Porter Drug Co.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
THE MAKERS GUARANTEE

Is back OF every gallon OF Green
Seal Liquid Paint Doesn't make
the paint any better; but makes you
safe in using il; For sale by Porter
Drug Co.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
A GALLON OF GREEN SEAL
PAINT

Is gallon of heavy bodied paint,
and when thinned up according TO
directions on every package is the
most economical paint made. For
sale 10y the Porter Drug Co.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
when He Was All In.

For wine and song he went IN strong
Aud made an awful hit.
But when he'd spent his last red cent
lie got the icy mltt
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
Question of Locality.

Il never could see any fun In fish
ing"
Guess you never lived in a prohibit
ton state"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
When He Loses.

while poker Is a game OF chance
And therefore IL "A sin.
The player often fails to see
Just where the chance comes In.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
The DHnersnee.

Ellis luck has turned. Once every
thing he touched turned to gold"
"And now every one he touches turns
90 go"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
Humor ms Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH

You might wish your worst enemy
something worse than boil ON the
back OF his neck, but 1t would be hard
20 tell what.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
The Usual Kind.

Gle lost his money on sure thing
that was sold TO him by one OF the
jockeys"
Got a straight tip from a crook, in
other words"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
Competent Testimony.

"She il the coming star Of the Ameri-
can stage"
"Have you seen her actT
mo, but l have talked with her press
agent"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

The simple life is
much pleasanter If
a man lives IL
through force rath-
er than through ne
cessity.
A soft answer
turneth away
wrath. but some
times the tender OF
Il soft drink has
just the opposite
effect.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
For Sale

About ten or twelve build
ing lots on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, one
half mile from Berea, near
Berea brick and thing fac
tory, in a fine locality and
good neighborhood. Can be
bought right.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27
GREEN SEAL LIQUID PAINT

Is cheap only in price. There is
no economy in things that are cheap
in quality. Green Seal" is the best
paint. Costs no more than the others.
For sale 10y Porter Drug Co,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

When he hears plano loudly calling
for help. the man next door would like
to come to its relief II he just dared.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-04-27

ton stat,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-29
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

About as funny piece of editoria
work as has ever been written lately
appeared i'll the staid old Hartford
Courant. Below is quoted enough from
it to give the key note:
"a missionary agent in China of tbs
American Bible Society reports tina;
the defeats administered by Japanese
patriotism and prowess to Russia have
given to the Chinese fresh idea. This
idea is that of progress without Chris
tianity''-the basis of this notion being
of course the assumption that Japanese
civilization is a product of pagan the
cries and pagan teachings. Profess
sional observers sometimes see a good
deal of substance in what after all are
only shadows; but even if this is not
so in this instance there is no particu-
lar reason for anxiety.
"Christianity is very large word and
it covers very many things outside Of
strictly church work according to this
or that. creed. One OF the great and
true congratulations is that Christian
ity breeds and nourishes the scientific
spirit, and that paganism does not and
never has. Paganism has not produced
a modern battleships nor eleven-inch