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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-30

The Guthrie bar IS galning a great
reputation on rs iae liquors. They
handle only the best and have the ex-
elusive right on their brands.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

would have been easy of accomplish
ment.
He came out on the next street, d.
rectly opposite a station of the ele-
waited. Without reason, but follow
ing the instinct that had 50 often led
him to his quarry, he climbed the
stairs, passing on tip-toe the ticket
chopper DOING in his warm booth. A
stylishly-dressed young man paced the
platform, waiting for train south.
Cold as 1t was, he carried his over
coat on his arm, swinging it carelessly.
Jim stood directly in the mans path,
at the head of the stairs, and waited
until the coat brushed against him.
Then giving it n quick twist with both
hands he tossed it lightly over the
rail.
The man gave a cry of astonish-
ment, but of what avail? There were
none to hear He was alone on the
brilliantly-lighted platform. For In
one bound Jim was down the first
flight of stairs, and in another was on
the street. Ten minutes later, after a
mile of quick and devious travelling,
he descended into foul-smellins
"Mother Isaacs" for inspection. 1t
was beautiful broadcloth. silk lined,
with fur collar and cuffs. 1t was
worth ten dollars, at least. But the
Jewess sneered in his face, and he
was glad to take the six silver dollars
she flung upon the counter. 1t was
little enough, but it would help. Three
more for coal and oil. He was deter
mined that Alice should be comfort
able. That left a dollar-hardly
enough for a chicken, much less tur-
key. And the trimmings? He thought
about 1t for some time. There was
only one thing to do-swipe the tur-
key from store.
Like all criminals Jim was supersti-
tious, and in the past few weeks he
had encountered many bad omens
Caution was part of his very fibre
But he could not dsappolnt the little
girl. For Alice he must run the risk.
After an hours tramp he found the
place-a market store with a row of
hooks outside, on which hung a doz-
en- turkeys. He came boldly up the
street, selected the last bird in the
row, and without a break in his gait
passed into the darkness, the bulky
burden thrust under his coat.
1t was a raw winters night
The moon shone at intervals through
scurrying clouds. Enough snow had
fallen to whiten the streets. Jim
limped toward home, chuckling with
delight. In an alley he stopped TO
wrap the bird in sheet of paper,
begged for that purpose. 1t would di-
vert suspicion, for he had still to get
the trimmings: and these he pur-
chased at small store close to the
house. Thus weighted, and with
light heart. he climbed the stairs and
entered the dark room. Alice was
asleep, but when he had made light
he wakened her. and with tugging
heart strings watched her shining
eyes as she inspected the supplies. "It
is a fine bird" he said glibly. II Sc
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
Massachusc It's MiIIinersWarneo

The crusade against the killing OF
song birds for millinery purposes has
been waged for years, yet the vanity
OF women In this matter OF personal
adornment has proven invulnerable
against diatribes of reformers, ridicule
OF men, and the pleadlngs of the hu-
manitarian. Each fall the hats of the
feminine sex have been adorned by
the plumage of some of our most
beautiful songsters. In Massachu-
setts. moral suasion having failed.
the legisla ture has enacted a law pro-
viding penalty for "the use of plum
age of song or insectivorous birds in
the making of picture hats or other
head adornments of women" Notice
has been sent to the milliners of Bos-
ton and throughout the common
wealth by the State Game Commits
sion. 1t is announced that the State
laws covering possession or wearing
for purpose of dress or Establishment
the body, skin, feathers, or parts
thereof of insectlvorous and wild
birds whether taken in this common
wealth or elsewhere, will be vigorous
ly enforced. Persons having prohibit
ed birds and feathers in their possess
sion, whether wearers or dealers, are
liable to arrest"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
In Craft-Ridden Philadelphia.

But the women of Philadelphia We're
equally active. Their aid was solicit
cd by the city party in the great work
of reform, to secure for the citizens
an honest decent administration, and
n physically clean Ci,y. And right
well they did their work. In nearly
every one of tho forty-two wards
they assembled in enthusiastic crowds,
and listened to addresses from promi-
nent women speakers, including Mrs
Rudolf Blankcnburg, Mrs. Owen Wis
ter twife of the author of "The Nir-
ginian'O, and Miss Jennings, sister-in-
law of Mayor Weaver. In the Toledo
Morning Times appeared the following
trenchant comment on this feature
of the Quaker City campaign:
In quiet, stald, preccdcnt-loving Phlladel-
phia. the women are in politics up to their
elbows.
They are so aroused in the battle against
are willing TO stand shoulder to shoulder
with the men and fight
trefsdeni IS rrnnS ma{ so Eoos 6aqS fSn 70 t,o
come out OF their moss-grOwn sheltered"
iife. and put. their shoulders to the wheel
DOWNFALL of the public evils that have
been made apparent in their city.
It required nerve for the first woman to
in woman. They do now.
The old manner OF sitting bnck and wait
ing TO be 'prOtectcd' Is gradually disaD-
pearing-possibly because there were not
enough protectors to go around; possibly
In every city n halt has been called on
the ancient way wherein the woman's mead
grew frantic over IFS dull routine. her brain
rnsted from dlsuse. and her. mentality
shrunk from the compression of the "shel-
tered life"
Now, she breathes comparatively un-
trammeled. the atmosphere of the whole
world. and rcjoices In the use of all that
is In her. Her Dent.up activities have
leaped the barrier, and she is, first of all
heart.
The women NAV prove n power for good
in grnft-rldden PHILADELPHIA
Whether or not this activity of wo-
man in municipal affairs is welcomed.
the practical efficiency of her efforts
in the recent fight against the bosses
cannot be denied.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
N0HI g EEY:BAD.
AZI BY lMZ2EGAE1AD1ZdCYNZZA

ft was not Jim Wilson's fault that
he was born with game leg. But
it was Jim's fault that the game leg
proved his undoing. Reared in all the
luxury of southern affluence before
the war, he had squandered first his in
heritance, then Il competence earned
by shrewd speculation, and, finally, q
snug ten thousand dollars wrung
from its rightful owners by series
of tricks that form in themselves a
story of human perversity, but are
without Importance in this account.
These tricks We're the third degree in
his career, however, for they landed
him behind the bars; and when Linn
by" Wilson returned to his old haunts
he fell to the lowest plane. He de-
veloped into a first-class sneak thief,
expert in 'lifting" costly wraps ana
furs from unoccupied carrin ges, from
theatre boxes and hotel parlors. How
he accomplished these slick absuac-
tons was more than the average in
dividual could understand. 1t was his
approach and departure, his suavity
and grace that made him for a time
the foremost exponent of his art. But
he went down hill steadily, and when
New York became too hot, Chicago,
wealthy and wide open, welcomed him
to the ranks of the pickpocket and
the purse snatcher.
Jim had two passions: first, his un-
controllable mania for theft; second,
and dominating much of his life, lit
tie Alice, daughter by his second wife,
who kept for him the tiny apartment
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

to any day in the week but Sunday,
when they always went for walk on
the Lake Shore.
"Why no, Papa, it's the 9th day of
December-my birthday. Don't you
rememberg'
She wanted turkey dinner, and be-
fore he left the house she had planned
n royal spread. with cranberrieS. and
celery, mashed potatoes and gravy,
and pie for dessert. Old Mrs. Jams
they rented their two little rooms, had
offered TO prepare the dinner on her
big stove. All Jim had to do was to
mings. He promised solemnly,
cts. And Alice had hugged him in de-
est bestest papa
Jim stopped at a corner and looked
up and down the street wondering
how he might raise the price of that
turkey. A soft-footed policeman ap-
preached. An oaken night stick prod
ded him in the back. "Move on. Get
to cover" said gruff voice. He
started in sudden fear and slouched
into the darkness of nearby alley. 1t
was the same old story. For weeks
luck had been against him. 1t seemed
as though the whole police force Of
that great city had suddenly opened
its eyes to his existence. Wherever
he went there appeared the brass but
tons, the badge the club. 1t was get
ting on his nerves. and he feared to
attempt schemes that few years ago
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
Hot Stuffin New York.

Not only in this Indiana town. but
in larger centers, the women were ac-
tive in the campaigns. In New York
their earnest work on behalf of Je-
rome, reform candidate for reelection
rs District Attorney, has called out
the admiration of even that opponent
of woman's activity in municipal af-
fairs, the Boston Herald, which says
editorially:
Bless the women! How they are work.
ihs for Jerome and against the bosses.
with thcir automobiles following up pub
lie meetings and street pnrades distribut-
ing bushels of Jerome literature: their
armies of picked ncwsboys dealing out
hot stun at the subway and elevated sta
tmus during the rush hours; their night
professions of autos with stereopticons
throwing upon big sheets the split ticket
TO teach the masses how to use 1t: their
volunteer bands OF watchers upon lodging
houses and tenemcnts to prevent the col
onlZ4tlon. Of iontcrs! Bless the women
municipal leaEuers and clubbers and sweet
Hliny Daisies! They are giyin- the men
folks very practical lessons in election
cering, and demonstrating their capacity
and genius for systematic and effective
political work which must rejoice Justice
Brewer and confound Grover Cleveland.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

on the West Side, in the very heart of
the Polish quarter. During her ten
years of life Alice had never wavered
in absolute alteration of her father,
and Jim returned her affection to the
limit of his nature.
They say that criminals are born.
not made. 1t is a true saying, in Jims
case, at least As boy he was in no
way abnormal, adhering in all re-
spects to the proud traditions of his
stiff-necked father. who owned broad
acres in Mississippi and ruled his hun
dreds of well-kept slaves with hrm
generosity. There was no mother. She
died during Jims infancy. But at 1if-
teen came sudden passion for money.
His monthly allowance was too slcn-
der for his expensive tastes. He must
have more. He thought about it night
and day. And then cropped out
strain of low cunning that had shown
at intervals in his paternal ancestry
for generations uncounted. He formcl !
his plans deliberately, and one night
during his fathers absence he entered
the library. broke open the little iron
safe, and decamped with upwards of
a thousand dollars in cash.
Ten years later Jim returned to the
plantation. Here he found strangers,
from the North, to whom his father
had sold the family home. To his
credit be 1t said that he wept over the
old mans grave. and again when the
County Judge turned over to him, In
securities and cash, all his fathers
property, for there was no will and
Jim was the only heir. He had left
home a boy; he returned a man, ex-
perienced in the ways of the sea and
in the paths of crime. But his sud-
denly-acquired wealth, his recollec-
tions of his father, and contact with
old and forgiving friends, seemed to
wipe out the past. He threw aside his
degenerate habits. He became q gen.
tleman, and took up his abode in the
city of New York.
1t is a far cry from the plantation
to Chicago, and the little room in the
Polish quarter. Thirty years lay be-
tween-three decades of steady degra-
dation. Very bitter We're Jim's recol-
lections this December night, as he
limped along State street beneath the
glare of the electric lights eyeing
sharply every carriage waiting by the
curb. A raw wind blew in from the
lake. His hands were numb. His
whole body ached with the cold. His
game leg, which had been doctored
during his term in Sing Sing, was be-
ginning to bother him again. 1t had
n way of stiffening in the hip joint
so that his toe dragged little at
every step.
And as though the situation We're
not sad enough already, fate threw
another burden on his shoulders. He
had made promise to little Alice,
and 1t must be kent, regardless of
consequences or effort. She had slip
ped into his bed early that morning
! and cuddled down beside him. "Pa-
, pa" she said. ''do you know what day
tomorrow viii be|
"Not Sunday, surely" he replied.
8e could attach no special Importance
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
A medical note states that a negro IN

a medical note states that n negro In
hospital, on the promise Of free
treatment and attendance, readily sub
1uitted to the application of a new
anaesthctic which a local physician
had dlscoyered. The negro died in
about n minute before the operation
began, which was then discontinued.
After consultation, the physicians in
attendance unanimously agreed that
the patient would have died under the
influence of any other anaesthetic.
to say nothing of the cutting up; all of
which would doubtless be comfort to
the victim if the news could be con-
yeyed to him.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
The National 4nthe1n.

Army regulations have been amend
ed SO as to prescribe honor for the
United States colors as follows:
whenever The Star Spangled
Banner" is played by the band on
formal occasion at military station,
or at any place where persons belong
ing to the military service are present
in their official capacity, all officers
and enlisted men present will stand
at attention, and IL not in ranks will
render the prescribed salute, the posi-
ton of the salute being con-
tinued until the last note of The Star
Spangled Banner The same respect
will be observed toward the national
air Of any other country when 1t Ia
played as a compliment to official rep
resentntives Of such country. When
ever The Star Spangled Banner is
played as contemplated by this para
graph, the air will be played through
once without the repetition Of any
part, except such repetition as is
called for by the musical score.
AT every military post or station
the flag will be hoisted at the sound
ing of the first note of the reveille. or
of the first note of the march, II
march be played before the reveille.
The flag will be lowered at the sound
ing of the last note of the retreat, and
while the flag is being lowered the
band will play The Star Spangled
Banner or. il there be no band pres
ent, the field music will sound TO
the Color When To the Color is
sounded by the field music while the
flag is being lowered the same respect
will be observed as when The Star
Spangled Banner is played by the
band. The national flag shall be dis
played at u sea coast or lake fort at the
commencement of an action and dur
ing n battle in which the fort may be
engaged, whether by day or at night. '
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
WOMAN In POLITICS,
hECENT HIGHT AGAINST BOSSES
DEVELOPS HER ASA
STRONG FACTOR.
campaign of Good Government Calls
gut Enthusiastic Aid of Feminine
Sex.

campaign of Good Government Calls
Out Enthusiastic Aid of Feminine
Sex.
The man can do it but will not;
me woman would do it but may not.
we are bound hand and foot, but for
luAately our tongues are not ted"
sad Mrs. q. y. knollenberg, of Rich
mond, Indiana. \ bitter tight was on
Tor the election of Mayor of that city.
Inc present incumbent, whose private
ana public life is obnoxious to the
better clement of the town, was up for
reelection. For eight years the poll
ueal machine had backed the Mayor,
mcrr tool in the hands of unscrupu-
lOuS leaders. The forces of good gov
cFument seemed on the very verge OF
defeat, when the women arose in their
might, twelve hundred strong, demand
ing that their little city be controlled
ty men of clean character-that good
instead of evil, honesty instead of
graft decency instead of indecency
be the watchwords.
Ihey held great mass meeting and
made stirring speeches. 1t was not
question of politics; it was the moral
sentiment of the community speaking
through its wives and mothers. And
1t was effective. The Mayor went
down to defeat. Said leading paper:
The women of Richmond made the
result possible. The tide began to
turn when the women met and in be
half of womanhood and the sanctity
OF the home protested against the con-
unnance of the present regime. 1t
was not until then that the real i'm
port of the fight was felt"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15
We Arc The Greatest Letter
Writer'S.

The United States sent out in 1904,
four thousand one hundred and nine
million letters, about as many as all
from Great Britain and Germany com
bined. France sent S44 million and
no other country reached 500 million.
The Germans lead in postal cards,
l.161 millions against 77Q suillions for
the United States.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

Mrs. Samuel Smartwood who died
in Pennsylvania recently, at the age
of AZ. was the mother of twenty-five
children She married at IA, and her
first child was born soon after she
was is. There were but two sets of
twins.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

Hirobumi Ito is called the Grand
Old Man of Japan. He is described as
being to Japan what Peter the Great
was to Russia. In the diplomatic his
tory of Japan he is what Richelieu was
to the France of Louis XIII.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-15

Prentice said the poetry which a
handsome girl appreciates best is writ
ten with a moustache on her lips.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

IA FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS. LEwsTowN, MONTANA
LEGAL
IL h. fine writing surface quire
fer ream.'.. 275
LIBRARY PASTE
Far serviceabe gums; up
UtOpian jars with brush
o. JARS each As
III orusn uDes' per tuoe
IA Id" per quire 20
LETTER PRESSES.
Screw presses 10 $50
Larger sizes promptly ordered
LEGAL BLANKS.
special in OF catalog.
MANUSCRIPT COVERS
Blue and primrose 1871 plain Observation-Disclosures.
Globe elsewhere listed
Manuscript printed o suit at low rates.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.
Autographed handsome frame, each. Observation-Disclosures.
delivery
Superior o. bottles 10
MAILING TUBES.
~ 49, w ~ light heavy each - o5
Very low price quantities
Engraved SEALS notara'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Don't Of those cheap hard rubber
have to be held ust 80"
with cushion back pleas
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

PUBLISHERS PRINTERS sTATIONERs
DESK eLoTTER PADS
10 a. leather bloters.
10 a. Riverside with Sheets
aoe olotters $50
Extra pads for Riverside blotter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
DRAWER PARTITIONS.
These into the bottoms
hold place sizes of stationery
made In three Sizes H. and 2N inches
DESK BASKETS.
wlre' single baskets 80
Wire. double baskets
DAMPENNo BOWLS.
For letter each................ 10
10 hang on wall EACH 10
DAMPENlNc BRUSHES.
letter 81 de..................
-FOUR lncnes Wlde so
DETAIL PAPER.
Climax, from roll
nree safos''.'.'. 20
Ten yards or more per yard .05
ENVELOPE OPENERS.
Sphinx the best. 20
ENVELOPES.
Tension hundred.
Tension 6A 81, per hundred I25
Special price quantities.
All kinds of envelopes wood and manila.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
REVENGE OF THE NEWSBOY
Gave Crusty Prosecutor a Ducking
Eighteen Months After Be-
ing Put Upon.

did it ever strike you that when it
comes to waiting for revenge a news
boy, the same apparently impatient lit
tie street gamin, is the most patient
being on earth?" remarked the one
who, relates the New Orleans Times
Democrat, was pulling at the cheroot.
well, I'm here to tell you that it is
so, and you'll believe it when you
hear this story" he continued. ''In
my town there used to be one of the
crustiest old bachelors that ever lived
Some people said he was a miser, but
whether that was 80 l don't know.
At any rate, he was the stingiest ever.
: Zone morning he bought a paper
from a newsboy and handed him
coin. 1t was a ten-cent piece, and the
boy didn't look at it, but pocketed il
and turned away The old fellow
waited for his nine cents change and
suddenly saw the boy darling across
the street to dispose of another paper.
He called a policeman and had the
little fellow arrested for the theft of
the nine cents. The boy explained
that he hadn't noticed that the old
fellow gave him a dime. But it availed
him nothing. Through the influence
exerted by his accuser the boy was
sent to the house Of correction for two
months. He swore vengeance on the
old man, and about IS months later
his opportunity came.
"It was during a heavy rainstor l.
The streets were veritable rivers and
at one corner barefooted newsboys
had constructed a walk over boxes.
Among the boys was our little friend,
and among the crowd at the corner
waiting to pass was the crusty old
bachelor. The old fellow started to
cross, the boy saw him and imme-
diately recognized him. STOPPING for
q second he moved one of the planks
When the old man stepped on this
prank it slipped from the box and he
was given a splendid ducking. I'm
even wild dat guy grinned the boy.
Now I'm layin' for de judge dat sent
me up"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Land Without Police.

A policeless land has been discov-
cred by Nelson Annandale in the
Faeroes, which are commonly regard
ed as little arctic rocks teeming with
glasses revealed as blooming isles
with a climate warmer than Scotland,
despite their location several hun
dred miles north of Shetland, with a
vegetation a number of inches high
er, including Buttercups larger and
bushes brighter than are seen on the
mainland. The morale of the popula-
ton has been so spotless that while
few years ago several dozen police
men were installed, guardians of the
public peace have proved superfiuous
and the force has been oisbanded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Posthumous Fame.

George Romney is an artist whose
popularity, although the man himself
has long been dead, seems to increase
every year. Eight Of his canvases
went for four figures during the sea-
son just closed, and one Of these,
which brought $4,000, was quite &C.
cidentally discovered-rolled up, much
creased and soiled with dirt-in a
house in the north of England. Rom
ney is believed to have painted near
ly 1000 works, chiefly portraits, and
several that have appeared in the sale
room of recent years have been
brought to light in the most improb-
able places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

knights of Columbus at that city.
They were: Fred Schnabel, Norbert
ROemer, DR.. Charles Pomainville, f.
J. Zoelle, Louis Bauman, John Scha-
bel, Owen Love and Lee Schlatterer.
This brings the number of members
of that lodge in this city to about
fifteen, and they expect to start
branch lodge here as soon as a suffici-
ent number of members join from this
city. Those who joined the Wausau
lodge declare that thev had fine
time, were used in princely manner,
and passed through the terrible Or
deal Of initiation with colorS flying,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

The sale held by the women of the
east side ladies' aid society of the
Congregational church in the Gardner
block last week was a success from
the first, the net proceeds being S165.
The women feel very proud of their
success, which was truly great. The
coffee for the sale was furnished by
the Grand Rapids Tea and Coffee
company.