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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
comnonItor,s confesMona.

4 group OF compositors as they ate
their midnight luncheon. talked about
typographical errors.
When I was working in the eoentgy
as kid. said one. "our editor once
wrote Today is the anniversary Of the
tirth Of Louis Philippe, and set this
sp, IN my Ignorance, To-day Is the an
niyersary OF the birth OF Sam Phillips
The editor scrawled on the margin Of
the proof. Who the dickens is SAN
Phillipsg ! was an ignorant hid, and
our editorial on Louis Philippe started
in next morning paper in this way
Today is the anniversary Of enc birth
OF Sam Phillips. Who in the dickens -
sam PnilllPsg This illrstrious'-and 50
on.
"once / spoiled the quotation Of a
beautiful poem" said another compost
tor. Il made the poem begin, My lo9e
is like a red, red nose II SHOULD have
been rose"
The third compositor smiled
Il was once setting up an advance
notice Of state fair, he said. Il made
paragraph read: There viii also be
pumping competition. including
stone wall pumps, water pumps eaa
other varieties A lot OF pump maksrs
wrote 10 fnd out about this ecmpe''-
ton. il was q mistake. For pump
Jump should have been put
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
ORIENT LAYING RAILS
NORTH OF SWEET
WATER
EXTENDS FAR As CUSTER
One Hundred and IS Miles
of Track in Operation.

Kansas City Mo-, July 1s-R. L.
Mccauley Of sweetwaser. Tex. vice
president of the Kansas City. Mexico &
Orient railrcsd in that state, has been
in Kansas City for few days in con-
ference with officials OF that line here
Vice President w. w. Sylvester says
that Mr. MccauIley reports excellent
progress along the line in that part Of
the country. "Mr. McCaulley says that
steel has been laid twenty-five miles
north OF sweetwater TO the town Of
Sylvester ard that building this way
is being d,.ea continually. Enough
steel he says has been ordered for
eighty mikes Of rails. or sufficient to
reach 10 the Brazos river
He calls attention to the fact that
VIE are laying steel east from Chihua-
hua, Mexico right along and already
have covered over half the distance
from that point to the Rio Grande. a
distance OF 100 miles We have seven
ty-two miles east Of Topoiobampo laid.
and west OF the town Of Minaca We are
putting down rails as rapidly as men
and money can do il. Grading work
Is being pushed from sweetwater 10
San Angelo. Most Of the line has been
graded In the Republic Of Mexico and
most Of il between Kansas City and
wichita. Kas South OF Wichita We
have 145 miles Of track in operation. OF
as far as the town or Custer Okla.
"A number Of new towns in the re-
gion Of sweetwater. from which Mr.
Mccaulley comes. have bright futures
Among these are Sylvester. McCaul
ley. Hamlin. sagerton. Rule. Carney
and Knox City Especially the last
named gives promise OF doing well as
town. The railroad is expected to
be Of great assistance to all OF these
towns.
"Ah Of them are surrounded by q
rich and promising country. The com
pany recently acquired 2Is acres neal
Knox City. and this city is in one Of
the finest agricultural sections Of Tex
as. Understand that the Orient road
win open a vast domain Of valuable
territory which heretofore had lain
dormant chiefly On account Of the lack
Of Transportation. Nov. however, Oh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
Stock VIII BE Advanced ~ Per Cent
Thursday, July 20.

After midnight next Thursday no one
will be able TO secure single share OF
the Uncle rsm sto X under % pcr cent
advance ,sr present prices. The stock
now Is easily worth 2s cents per share
and viii soon be selling for that. Better
not daily minute. but mail your check
or draft at once. All letters that are
IN the mails and at theh starting poins
that bear the post mark before and W 70
Thursday at uidnighs. July %. will be
accepted al The following prices
100 shares, st2.oo; 25c shares
s2e.oo; 500 shares. sso.ooi 1000 shures
$4,000 5000 shares. $4,000; 10000 shares
s975.oo; 10000 shares, 81 $4,000;
insiallment oTers ioc shares. $3.50
cash. and fve monthly payments OF
$500 each $50 shares, $500 cash and
fivc monthly payments OF $500 each
soc shares. 5000 cash. nea monthly pay
ments Of $500 zach. 1000 shnes, SIS
cash. five monthly payments Of $4,000
each. 5000 sSares. 5000 Gosh 1--WE
monthly payments Of $4,000 eaoh 10000
shares 10000 cash, Ave monthly pay
ments OF $4,000 each. Make all
drafts, checks and money orders TO
The Uncle Sam Company or r. H. Tucl-
er. Jr.. secretary and your stock viii
be forwarded by return mail or money
returned promptly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The Uncle sam company started out
on the safe and practical basis Of own
ing and operating It's own OIL proper
ties It now has seventy-nine wells
and 1--WE pumping plants and over
thirty thousand acres OF oil lsinds on
which is room for over six thousand uro-
ducing wells. which proves how nearly
this company is doing what 81 contem-
plated. 1t has oil territory enough right
now 10 feed it's great refinery now com
pleted and the other two proposed re-
nneries and pipe lines Tor a century The
stock that you can secure now will cer-
tainly grow in value rs the rapid deyel-
opnent Of these properties prosress,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

4 knew no one for four weeks when
/ was sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Ars A"nie Hunter. Of
Pittsburg. Pa. "And wnen | got better.
although 1 had one OF the bes. doctors
! could get. ! was bent double. and Rad
to rest my hands on my knees when
walked. From this terrible affliction
was rescued by Electric Bitters. which
restored my health and strength, and
now can walk as straight as ever. They
are simply wonderful" Guaranteed to
cure stoma IN, liver and kidney disor.
ders; at a. druggists. price 50 cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
THURSDAY, JULY 20!
f.FNI

men. and men who are vitaily Interested
ia the struggle for tnsiioc ~ the oil
fields against that weil known pirate OF
American cornperce, that the law passed
Is ron. assessatle. Fiity. eight rcr cent
Of this stock Is now owned by aati-trsst
haters OF the hrst degree. Forty-two
per cent Of this stock or four milton
and two hundred thousand shares. are
now IN the treasury and WA be soid al
from 10 70 30 cents per share. Tb-rc
are 10 large capitalists In Mis- company.
Il IS common mans company.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The exorhitart prices which passen-
gers are sometimes compelled TO pay TO
news agents on some railroads have long
been "A matter Of protest and Il is pleas
ing 10 note that the agents on the san
Pedro have been prohibited By the man
agement from doubling the price on mag
azlnes and current publications This
Is very proper protection for the ,rnv-
cling public and win b. correspondinaiy
appreciated
Westinghouse airbfakes are TO be
applied to every freight car on The PENN
syivania that IS not now so equipped.
The number Is about $1,000. ana the inn
proveinent WIN cost about $500 600
Il Is understood that the santa Fe win
build a new tunnel under a tunnel The
new tunnel VIII be on the main line and
through Raton hin, and win be 1000
feet. or neafIs- mile IN irssgth. lf4 feet
below the present tunnel. The cost OF
the Improvement win be about 81 600 900
and IL Is believed By the santa Fo enc
gineers THAI the tnnrci viii result pa a
big saving IN fuel for engines and that
Il viii also DO away VIII splitting freight
trains TO Set thein oser Ration Mill. as Is
now the case.
Special tests are now being used ON me
glass that covers the signal lamps OF sew
erli western roads II has been claimed
that the breaking Of glass on signal
lamps by heat has been the cause o.
numerous accidents To prevent amy re-
currence Of this kind. an o. the glass
Is subjcetcA to 800 degrees Of heat
Solthwesu4n roads have agreed 70 re-
/.
fise cents per hundred pounds 10 get
them IN line with the Texas commits
sion's cut 10 Galveston. This leaves the
dinerentlal 10 cents IN iavo7 OF Calves
ton, bui this is not deemed sunicient by
That port. and an eaors win be made TO
get reconsideration.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
SHONTS AND STEVENS
Sailed To-Day for Panama
and Will Investigate
Conditions.

New York, July lS.-Chairmau Shonts
Of the Panama canal commission and
Mr.. stevens, the newly appointed chief
engineer sailed from here today for Pa
mama on 4he steamship Mexico. AS
soon as he reached the canal zone Mr.
Stevens win go over the ground thog
oughly and famiiiarize henssf with con-
ditions with view to hfing vacancies in
the engineering corps Air. stevens Will
make his permanent headquarters at
Panama. but will probably mako occas-
ional visits to Washington. President
shonts however. will remain in Pana-
ma only shorg time on this trip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

ThN Uncle sam company now has one
great ycnnery completed snd in OPERA
tion ls.,s giant on a conservative basis,
IS worth to the stockholders of the COM
parry over a quarter Of mlillon dollars.
9'hoy have miles OF latcial ;ipe lines
completed. connecting s3ouf three
fourths OF the Cherryvale OH ields and
are completing additional lines. Pave
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

plump enough for No. ?, and shall weigh
less than so pounds to the bushel
No. red.--shall be sound, dry and
reasonably clean, unclipped and unscour-
ed red winter wheat. and shall weigh
not less than 50 pounds to the buehel.
No. red-shalI be red winter wheat.
sound. unelpped and unsecured. and
some bieached but not clean or piamp
enough for No. 2; and shall weigh -.9t
less than 5s pounds to the hrshci.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

account Of the fact that our road is
going to be built through, it will de-
velop rapidly Mr.. McCauliey tells me
that he has many letters from pros
pective home owners. who are inquir-
ing about the country all the way be-
low the Red river"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The pills that act as a tonic and not
as a drastic purge, are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. They cure Headache. Con-
stpiation. Biliousness. etc. Early ri.'ers
are SMALL easy to take and eas:' to act
IA safe pill Mack Hamilton. hotel clerk
at Valley City N. D., says; Two hot
ties Of these Famous Little pills cured me
Of chronic constipation. Good for Ell
ther children or adults. sold by c. R,
Rsnfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
RuLE FoR oaAoINo oRAIN.


The territorial board OF grain inspec-
tors are now considering adopting The
following additional rules for grading
grain. these rules 10 be added 20 the
ones now IN force:
Ma ? hard shall be sound dry. ree-
sonably clean. uncllpped and unsecured
hard winter wheat. and shall weigh not
less than 20 pounds 70 the bushei
No 3 hard-Shan be hard winter
wheat. sound. uncllppea and unsecured
and some bieaehed, but not clean or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
wln a EaaI. rIaht BOD 4sr YOUNG.

viii an Eagle Fight for Her Young.
Did the old eagle show hghtg IS the
FIRST query put by the casual listener
/ always see trace Of disappointment
sweep over his countenance when he
hears the answer. Tie moment you
.peak of climbing TO an eagles aerie.
The average man gets an idea OF har-
rowing tale Of the photographer hang.
ing over the endge Of a elf or the top
OF a tree with the old eagles clawing
out pound chunks at every swoop Few
eagles possess the mad ferocity pictur
ed and magnifed by sensational story
tellers. When we first scrambled over
;Ae bowldsrs OF the canon up toward
the nest, saw the Old eagle slip
quietly from her eggs and skim over
the mountain top. When l strapped on
the climbers to ascend the tree had
one eye opened for tronble. But each
time we visited the spot the parents
silently disappeared and stayed away
as long as we cared to hold possession
They keep a watchfui eye, however,
frcm the blue distance overhead. For
a noble bird like the eagle, this aban-
doaing Of the nest and young seemed
to me cowardly at FIRST Perhaps the
king years Of persecution have taught
him something. The first rule Of self.
pIeservatien of this pair seemed to be
to keep half mile distant from he
animal that fights With neither beak
nor claw.--country Calendar for May.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
NORTH DAKOTA 0AY At PORTLAND

Portland, ore. July ls.-wilh nun-
ber OF North Dakotans here especially
for the purpose North Dakota day was
celebrated is great style az the Lewis
and Clark exposition today. Governor
searles and stan were present and made
speeches IN reply 10 the addresses OF
welcome made oy President Goode and
other officials Of the exposition.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
RAILROAD lrrrSH.

New York, July iS.-Developments ia
the railroad world within the past few
days show that tho severance OF his
official connection with tho Gould lines
has not ended the bitter fight being
wagcd between Joseph Ramsay Jr, and
George Could. Il is known that their
war is constantly growing in It's in
fluence and not only are Mr.. Gould end
Mr.. Ramsay uhco'npToniishgly opEosed
to each other, but the Juggling with mil-
Hons In the purchase OF the Pittsburg
ter ninal facilities for the Wabash has
broken friendships ~ many years stand
ing TO say nothing af The diversion OF
vast coal and cailroaa iptsrests IN The
meantime those who are in the know
say that the merry little Ramsay Gould
war is most gratifying 10 Pornsylyania
interests.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
Company win own Property Worth Five
Million Dollars Within a Year.

The Uncle sam company expects 10
have at least two hundred producing
wells under the pump within 2 year. Il;
will acquire at least twenty thousnd
acres more oil lands. Complete fuei
pipe lha TO central Nebraska. Build re-
fnery number 2 on The banks Of navi-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
COUNT cAsslnr lu FRANCE.

cherboure July lS-Count cassini for
mer Russian ambassador 10 tie United
States arrived here today on the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm T. He win go di-
rect 20 Paris. and there rest awhile be-
fore proceeding to ST. Petersburg. The
Countess Cassini, the ex-ambassador's $
niece Is az Paris convaleseing from a
serlous Illness. She win 40 to Madrid
with her uncle and preside over his
home there as she 0id az Washington.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The Uncle sam company now ownes
and controls over thirty thoasand $50,
o0o) acres OF oil and gas lands. on
which there are hve pumping rlants and
eeventy-nine oil and gaH wells The
company win soon have FIVE drills work
Ing day and night completing additional
producers. Some Of the undeVeiored
properties are recognized bv oil oil men
Us being the richest and most valuable
oil holdings yet discovered i,lght up
against the Usage line IN the Iriian ter-
fitory south OF Bartiesviile The Uncle
sam refinery has already started TO work
and will soon have two drills running In
addition 70 those now workins near
CbenSvaie The property adjoining the
osaGe lire has probable capacity Of ten
Thousand barrels day when developed.
II behooves every investor to think well
before he turns down the STOCK OF the
Uncle sam refinery which, vs. now Of
fercd 70 you for few hours longer at
one-tenth its par value. Don't walt dn-
IA the company drills IN hve hundred
barrel wen ana then expect TO secure the
stock al even SO cents per shdre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The PIN that will Berg's Little Liv-
er and Stomach pills cures Constipation,
Sour Stomach and Liver Complaint. Try
them 100 Pills 25 cents J. ~ Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
Last Allotment o. stock Was over-sib'
serISs6 in Net sales over $4,000.

The Uncle Sam company Is backed by
the people Ia general and q great many
men of influence are among its stock
holders. The company Is the destined
winner OF the central west. and the stoch
win prove 70 be the creates; invest
ment in America. There are over three
thousand stockholders and an arc at
work The last allotment Of stock was
ovcreuhseribed IN net values over eieh-
teen thousand dollars This notice win
appear IN more than seventy Of the
leading and n.sst influential journals Of
the United states. II win be read by over
ten nnillion people. 'rhe present allot-
ment OF stock under the prevailing con
1ltions win be greatly oyersubseribed.
Would advise you to get busy quick and
mail or telegraph your orders Immediate
ly after reading this announcement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The best for light, the best for fuel
II is great enterprise FOR Guthrie and
should be literally patronlzed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
Malaria causes Loss o. Appetite.

The Old standard Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic drives out malaria and
builds up the system. sold by all deal
ers for % years. Price SO cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

the kansas city ~ INC % camSieiio1.
In this small spas, Na e,Afset ., iha. the
many strong pokte a. -Is rompsny. D.
il Is a winner = NsE itSossrt. wssther
yon are is4ni + M -aant, farms. 80
professional man. 800 cannot hnd bet
ter investment than this stock Tho
company is paying as il goes. whio IS
also another strong point IN rs favor
There are no mortgages or bonds nor
never win be, to sap the earnings Of the
company for when the above j. enticnsd
stock Is sold It will furnish close TO
eight hundred thousand donrs with
which to complete tais great enterprise
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

There win probably be Investors who
will not see this announcement until tho
last day and maybe trc last hour. The
viii send toek with sight
draft attached. on an orders that are
sent from the starting telegraph Office
up TO one minute before midnight, Thurs
day July 20, but not a share will be sold
at this price after midnight II you cam
not reach telegraph office wi'te LETT
ter. We mean this, and we dgr't care
even If you offered to invest zen thous-
and dolars-after this hour 20" win DO
turned down, for the coiepary has ample
funds and will stand rigid by adver-
tised statements. References. the Mont
goniery County bank. Cherryva'e State
bank, the Peoples National iank. or
come down asd see for yourself Ad-
drees,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

u win bring rich. red hiocd. fem hosh
and muscle That's what iiolhsters
Rocky Mountain Tea viii do taken this
month. keeps you wen an summer S5
cents. Tea or Tablets Ask your dug
gist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

The arst great rcnnery ever built by
independent capital iu the west is now
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

That OIL Trust Lie AboIl the Supreme
Court Decision, Put Out by the Oh
Thieves, 70 Deceive Investors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

You Can Telegraph Your Orders ana
Have Company SIGHT Draft You With
stock Attached or Write Win same
Instructions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

Rlaht W Against the Usage Line In the
Five Hundred Barrel District o. the
Indian Territory the Uncle sam Com
pany starts Two Drills.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

Great Rennery Now compleied--wiu Be
selling oil in Five Days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18

It is q well known fact that among oil
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-10-27
her ensign with the code flag beneath

her ensign with the code flag beneath
it.
The ship spoken to Immediately re-
spends to the signal by hosting the
answering pennant at the "dip'-that
is, two-thirds Of the way up to, say,
the masthead or peak.
The first then makes the desired
signal, which may consist of two,
three or four flags; but never more
than four.
Should the second ship comprehend
the signal, she makes known the fact
by hosting the answering pennant
"close up" in which position it is re-
tanned till the signaling craft has haul
ed down her flags. 1t is then lowered
to the dip" again In readiness for the
continuation of the message.
Should the signal be not distinguish
able, sr appear not to be applicable to
the situation, the ship spoken to must
intimate the fact by hosting the proper
fags for the purpose, keeping the an
swering pennant at the dip" until the
signal is thoroughly comprehendsd.
wAen It is hoisted ''closs up."
Two-hag signals, from A B to 7 z
are urgent and of Importance, and
take up ten pages Of The code book.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-10-27
The FaCtOryF0reman

ut was just such an American vii
lage as you see in pictures. A
background Of superb bold noun
tain, all clothed in blue-gre cedars,
with a torrent laundering down deep
gorge and falling in pillows of foam;
a river rejecting the azure Of the sky.
and a knot of houses, with a church
spire at one end and a thicket Of fac
tory chimneys at the other, whose
black smoke wrote ever-changing
hierogly- hics against the brilliancy OF
the sky. This was Dapplevale. And
in the rosy sunset Of this blossomy
June day, the girls were all pouring
out of the broad doorway. while Ger
aid Blake, the foreman, sat behind the
desk, a pen behind his ear and his
small, beady-black eyes drawn back,
as it We're, in the shelter Of a precipice
Of shaggy eyebrows.
One by one the girls stopped and re-
ceived their pay for one weeks work,
for this was Saturday night. One by
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-10-27

want pilot" P T: MACHINERY out
Of ORDER" B J, are examples Of the ma
ture of these hoists.
Three-fag signals occupy the great
er part of the Code Book. The bear
ings Of the compass run from A B g
to A s T.
Then there are the names of the
various coins Of all countries, for ex-
ample, A U "a rupee, followed by
the weights and measures, A Y Ia
ton, decimals and fractions, B G X
90, and auxiliary phrases. e., con-
tanning the auxiliary verbs, such as
B II w, "They must not be-"
The general vocabulary Is indicated
by the flags G x A to z N P. pilot
has been sent to you," T 1, and
Must take in more ballast" f T s,
may be given as illustrations.
The degrees Of latitude and longi-
tude, divisions Of time, height Of the
barometer and thermometer, are Sig
nailed by hoist comprising two flags
under the code pennant; while figures
from cipher to five millions are de-
noted by two flags over the code pen
nant.
Geographical signals are shown by
four-fag hoists, such as: A U Y t
Callao; A e II V-London.
The code flag over one flag has va
rious signif1cances. For example.
when it is over L, the hoist denotes
that cholera, plague, or yellow fever
Ia on board. Over I. "Have not clean
bill Of health" Over E indicates that
the flags which follow do not allude