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GOULD NOT se DECEIVED.
Rpssisn Peasants Old Not Understand
Q Polite Conductor.

Polite Conductor.
An EnsiishmAn travelling in Russia
furnishes the following Incidents to .
London paper-an incident which he
personally witnessed and which he
says shows better than volumes Of
description the customs and social
conditions Of Russian peasants: AT
. railway station the train Is on tho
point Of starting. As usual In Russia.
the bell rings three times before de-
parturs. to warn the passengers To
take their seats. A, the nrst ring
the chief conductor. seeing on the
platform a group Of peasants standing
humbly and cautiously together. says
very politely to them: Gentlemen.
the first signal is given: please take
your places"
One of the peasants. turning TO his
comrades. says: "Dimitri, Ivan. ste.
ven. do you hcar7 The master tells
US to enter the train" 'Oh. you stu.
pid,' says another. Are vou gen.
tleman? You heard him say gentle
men He invited the gentry" There
Is a second ring OF the bell. The con.
ductor calls, hurricdly and anErily:
Please. gentlemen. take your seats:
you hear the second signal"
The same peasant says TO the
others: 1t is for us. We mu take
out seats. The train will start. You
asst" says his companion. DO you
think you are called a gentleman
Were you evc- gontleman?" The
third ring Of the bell is heard. The
conductor. losing MS temper and
hustling the peasants forward cries.
"Idiotsi Pigs! Beasts! DO you hear
or not? Be on and take your seatsl"
That Is for u.s." say the peasants.
"Dimitri, Ivan. hurry up. We must
tlke our seats"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
Tin. ,,nai crnoi,ca Stream.

Hitherto the Jordan has been ~
.onnted the most crooked stream
he world. But It cannot comps
With White River. Arkansas. whi'
.rayels 1000 miles In trayersins
distance of thirty miles as the cic
dies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
Notice Of Annual Meeting of Stock.
holders.

The annual meeting Of the Stockholders oi
The Valley Hotel Company wi Ne held ut tn,
office of the company in the III Jnpitni
Hotel. at Rocky Ford Colorado. on saturday
Innunry Ith. ier. at ten o'clock u. m. nj
which meeting directors for the cu-liinl
YEAR will be elected. aud such other hti-lncs.
transacted as may prlpcrly come l!efutv tn,
meeting. CHARLEs +. EVANS.
3I-u
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
First Presbyterian Church.
Catholic Church.

Services on tho first and third Sundays
Of zach month. On tho first Sunday sor-
vices begin at ! o'clock a. m. and Tor
tho third Sunday at nine O'Clock a. nj
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice Is hereby given that there will be n
nertinr Of the stockholders OF THE Dawlcy-
Wilson Hardware ard Furniture Company.
held nt their office In Rocky Ford. Colorado.
on Saturday. January ~. $50. at o'clock y.
M, for the purpose OF clcctinp officers for the
ensuing year and for tran>acting any other
ssid meeting, II. ]. SrRlSkER.
lnxy Secretary.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
Social at NcwdaIc.

Saturday evening January 9Th the
Newdale society wall hold az oyster sup
per at mrs. z. p. Grove, in the interests
1f the Pastors salary. Spseial music,
ieelamations, and luxurious oysters will
make fine menu. Come, everybody
inu see.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06

The Hoonshiner's Daughter" is tho at
traction a, tho Grand for Saturday. Jan.
lSth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Robb. All most
cordially invited To be present
4 special program is being prepared
and refreshments Of the Lafayette high
quality will be served.
Come thou with US and we will do
thee good Committee.
For Sale-i5o acre fam only miles
from station under Cailin ditch. good
improvements. Price s55 per acre.
For particulars. address
52u 5aS. Care Enterprise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
Social at Lafayette.

Tuesday evening January 10 the C. E.
oeie.y will hold social at the home OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-01

Il sufIiced TO keep me happy and COM
Portable for a half hour or more after
she passed out
Il had thought myself a very sleepy
Girl but when. after a somewhat
heightened brooding over the dying
embers in the open fireplace, I lay
down behind the curtains of the huge
bed. found myself as far from sleep
as had ever been IN my whole life.
"And | did not recover from this
condition for the entire night For
hours / tossed from one side Of the
bed to the other In my efforts TO avoid
the persistent eyes of a scarcely TO be
perceived drawing faclng me from the
opposite wall II had no merit as a
picture, this drawing but seen as it
was under the rays Of gibbous moon
looking in through the half open shut
ter ii exercised upon me n spell such
as / cannot describe and hope never
again 10 experience. Finally / rose
and pulled tHe curtains violently to-
gether across the foot OF the bed This
shut out the picture but / found IL
worse 10 imagine IL there with its
haunting eyes peering at me through
the intervening folds Of heavy damask
than TO confront it openly; so pushed
the curtains back again. only 10 rise n
half hour later and twitch them des-
porately together once more.
II hdgetod and worried SO that night
that must have looked quite pale
when my attentive hostess met me at
the head Of the stairs the next morn
[ ing. for her hand shook quite percep-
I tibly as she grosped mine, ANA her
voice was pitched in no uutural key
as she inquired how / had slept re-
I piled as truth If not courtesy demand
I ed 'Not as well as usual whereupOu
I her eyes fell aud she remarked quite
/ hurriedly = am so sorry; you shall
l have another room tonight adding ig
what appeared 10 be an unconscious
whisper. There Is no use; an feel it
I even the young and the gay; ther
aloud and with irrepressible anxiety
You didn't see anything dearF
NOT ! protested In suddenly awak
ened dismay. "Only tie strange eye.
Of that queer drawing peering at M,
I lhfuueh the cuflulns OF my Deu - l
lis Il a Luunted r0omF
"Her loo was a shocked one. hel
protest quite vehement oh, no. N'
one has ever witnessed anything IKE
a ghost there, bct every one finds q
impossible to sleep IA that bed or ever
IN the room / DO not NOW why un
less Il Is that my father 81 ent so NAM
years Of incessant wakeful1e 1ess inside
its walls
"'And did he die in that ,edT
asked
"She gave q startled shiVer ard 0rey
me hurriedly downstairs. AS We pa1s
ga az the foot she pressed my halN
and whispered
"'Yes. at uight. with the full Of th
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Ole
FTLTGREE BALL.
BY.
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Author of ~The Mpst. /. " Agat,a Webb
"Loei Man's Lane" Etc.

1he following extracts are from the
book itself. taken IN the order in which
I found them marked;
ut was about this time that I spent
a week In the Moore house, that grand
and historic structure concerning which
and its occupants 80 many curious ru-
mOrs are ahOat | knew nothing then
Of its discredltable fame. but from the
first moment of my entrance into its
ample aud well lighted halls I expert
eneed a sensation which I will not call
dread. but which certainly was far
from being the impulse OF pure delight
which the graclousness Of my hostess
ard the imposing character OF the place
itself were calculated to produce. This
emotion was but transitory. vanishing,
as was natural I'm the excitement Of my
welcome ana the extraordinary interest
| took in Callista Moore. who in those
days was a most fascinating little
body Small to the point Of appearing
diminutive and lacking all assertion in
manner and bearing, she was never
tbelcss such a lady that she easily dom
mated all who approached her and pro-
duced, quite against her will. | am sure.
an impression OF aloofness. seasoned
with kindness. which made her most
surprising and entertaining study to the
analytic observer Her position as
nominal mistress Of an establishment
already accounted one OF the finest in
Washington--th real owner, Reuben
Moore. preferring to live abroad with
his French wife-gave TO her least ac-
ton an importance which her shy IL
not appealing looks and a certain
strained expression most difficult to
characterize. vainly attempted to con
tradict I could not understand her
and soon gave up the attempt but my
admiration held hrm. and by the time
the evening was half over I was her
obedient slave think from what I
know Of her now that she would have
| preferred TO be mine
Il was put to sleep in great cham
/ ber which afterwArd heard called
The Coloners Own II was very
( grand and had great bed in II almost
] royal in its size and splendor be-
lieve that | shrank quite unaccount-
ably from this imposing piece Of furni-
ture when first looked a II. it seemed
so big and so out of proportion TO my
slim little body. But admOnished by
the look which surprised on Mistress
Calllsta's high bred face, ! quickly re-
called an expression 50 unsuited TO my
position as guest and. with n gush OF
well simulated rapture, began to OK.
patiate upon the interesting character
istics Of the room and express myself
as delighted at the prospect of sleeping
there
INSTANTLY the nervous look left her
and. with the quiet remark. 1t was ms
fathers ROOM she set down th'
candles with which both her hands
were burdened and gave me n kiss Sc
warm and surcharged with feeling tha
The marked memoirs
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(First Published IN Daily Leader Nay
g. ie05)
Notice Of Application Tor Liuuor License.
Territory OF oklahoma. Logan County, ss-
Notice is hereby given that H. G. Ritz
terbusch has this day fled in the office
Of the County Clerk. In ana Tor said
County OF Logan. a petition. asking that
a license be granted to him to sell at re-
tail. malt. snirituous and sinous liquors
on Lot 10. Block IS. Second Ward city
OF Guthrie. in said County and Territory
II no protest be filed on or before
June z. 1905. hia petition will be granted
and license issued.
witness my han~ and the seal OF said
County hereto affixed this s3rd
day Of A1ay, 1905.
CsEAIO NJ. =. TRAPP,
County Clerk.
j. l.. NicKEowrS, Deputy.
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LOST AND FOUND.
BIDS WANTED

BIDS Sealed bids viii be re-
ceived separately for the erection OF
a two-story and basement bricN Cor
mitory building and one-story b icN
vereered auditorium huildins at tue Ma
sonic Home. near Fcrt Worth. up 90 tG
O'Clock a. n.. Jure 6 1905. a certified
check 70 the amount OF 2 per cent o.
bids for each buitling To- accompany All
proposals. Plans and specifications at
office OF J. i. Flinders, Architect, Dali
las. and VIM James. Fort Worth. Ad-
dress proposals TO Or. Frank Raiuey.
Masonic Home. itgnJ reserved 10 re-
ject any end an proposals W. r. MOTT.
President. FRANK RAlNEY, supe.ln-
tendent ana Secretary
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when YOU need coal. Your orav-
will be filled iust as quickly and salts
factory as 4 you had come in person
10 order it. end the coal win be just
as good as ever came out Of mine--
clean. dry and reliable. Have plenty
Of Howard McAlester and Cammoroa
coal Black Diamond and Anthracite
n. r. cHEADLE.
The Coal Alaa,
Phone 8.
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We will soon be knee deep In June.
be birds acl now singing their sweet
{ songs, the honeysucldes will soon lift
cir myriad-coiored teads and cast fra
ance Oh the amsieut. All nature viii
aile. How nice it is to be q house
and walk with head down. Does the
want to walk that way? Well, may
n. It's an in the want A fly adver-
ses wherever he goes. He d0es not
ny appreciate publicity but he mas no
lsgivings. His wants are small. Re
ember It the small want that counts.
h small one in the Leader and an
yze the results.
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(First Published ia Daily 4-eade, -iay
23 -
No'lee Of Application Tor Liquor License
Territory Of Okahomg Z osan County rs.
-,ouce Is hereby given that A. j. Hoo
yer has this day nled On the Office Of
tne County Jerk. 90 anc for said c7dn-
ty Of Logan, a petition asking that li-
cerse -e granted him 10 SEN at retail
Malt. spiuuous and yinous liquors on
Lots 6 ana q Block Sc. FIfth WARD. CITY
OF Guthrie ia said ccln.y ana territory
II no protest be hsed on or before
june Z. 1908. his petition win be grant
"a and license Issued.
wlinesF nay hand ana the seal Of said
county hereto anlxcd this card 1ay
OF May ls.5.
,sAAL) 81 u. TRAPP
coun,y CLERK.
J. T. MctEOWN, Deputy
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Daily Leaaer 10 Oezss q weeE deiiv
cred e7ery day except SUNDAY.
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BUSINESS coANces.

BUSINESS oPPORTUNrlEs-stock Of
furniture and undertaking in Oldaho-
ma town Of $500. Invoices about $1,000,
Including funeral car and fixtures Win
sen iu whole OF part or trade for city
property IN Kansas City Wichita, Fort
Worth, Dallas. oklahoma City OF any
good town. VIII sell residence with fur
niture stock. and good farm, close in,
or trade, Write Oklahoma Casket Coz
Oklahoma City, Okla. o.
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wAAr mR. nRoMN sAYs.

o
DO you WANT o
A situation7 o
Help, Male or Femaie7 o
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To ssA Household coods7 o
Agents7 o
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A Husband or Wife7 o
A Boy or Girl? o
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or Anything Else7 o
o o o
Try THE LEADER THREE o
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED.
AGENTS on salary or commission. The
greatest agents seller ever produced;
every user Of pen and ink buys It on
sight; 200 to 500 per cent profit; one
agents sales amounted TO $620 in six
days; another s28 in two hours. MON
ROE MFG. Co, 1874, La Crosse. Wis.
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WARRANTS

WANTED-Territoria warrants. Good
price paid Address "CC." care Leader
0.
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statesmen WANTED.

Travelling statesmen for northeast, east
and southwest Texas to carry a side
line Of neckwcar Of well-known New
York manufacturer; also travelling sales
man for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory References required. Address 213
Tremont-st., Galveston. Tex. o.
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Statesmen wANTED-Road expert
cncei Good line; good p1y' no fakes.
w. j. Lorack Sales Manager Iowa city,
Iowa.
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]. l.. McKEoWN, Deputy
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7 Z -. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
THE ECONOMICS.

william. stand up. What is Oppor-
tunity?"
Opportunity Is striking a job with a
big life insurance company at SO per
week
What Ii Iuckq''
''Luek consists in picking up the tooth
pick Of the president OF the company,
and thus calling his attention to the fact
that you are a hustler and have the In
terests Of the company at heart"
What Is meritf''
Merit consists IN getting your salary
raised from So per week to $4,000 per
year"
What Is probltyT'
''Probity Is the act Of specializing on
the poHcyhoIders' money and keeping as
much Of the profits In the family OF the
president as possible"
What Il an error Of Judgment"
Being found out IN scaly transactions
and being forced to restore the money"
JOE KERR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
NE ELEPHANT I'D THF HARE.

One day as the elephant was browsing
through the forest and feeling what a
good thing It was to be as big as a hay
stack be was accosted by the hare, who
was painting with a long run.
20, my friend. I am pursued by the fox.
and unless you come to my aid i shall be
uHdone."
yen shall certainly have my aid re-
piled the elephant. as he ceased to feed
and looked down. There's fox after
you. chr Wen, ven give reynard a little
jolt I'll lift you up among the branches
OF this tree, where he can't get at you.
There you are, little bunny, and now let
the fox come on"
'tBut you SEE
Never mind the thanks. I'm always
willing 70 do my feilow-man a good turn.
Good-day to you"
As the hare had no claws to cling to
the limb, she fell to the ground before the
elephant was out Of sight. and the fox
came along just in time to grab her up
and devour her.
Moral: He who trusts to his own heels
Is safest JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
A WONDER.

is 81 e one Of the o. you
kiss don't want e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
THEN SILENCE FELL.

Sitting around on the heads of the
cracker and sugar barrels in Dave Skin
ner's grocery. Uncle Reuben Smith, Simon
Goodheart, Ebenezer White anu Deacon
Taylor had given tn pinion Of men
and things, and what sho-ld be done 70
save the country. Jim Thompson alone
had remained silent. He hadn't spoken
even when it was asserted that taxes
would jump 80 per cent. next year.
Jim. hain't you got nothin' to say7"
queried the Deacon as he turned to him
with a somewhat anxious look
Jill shook his head and sighed.
But you must have"
Jim shook bis head and groaned.
''Let 'er come. Jim-let ,er come"
Wall. boys said jim as hs nnally
raised his head and looked around. IF
must speak. then / must It's my cEin-
ion-it's my gaul darned selid opinion
that~-thst--''
THAT what. JimT'
Yes. don't keep US in suspense
That 'taters will either so ul or down
10 cents busheI before next spring. and
you Jest remember what ! tell yer
And then the silence became so pro
found that the barrel Of n. o. molaaass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
A CASE OF TT.

And did Providence assist you to raise
itg'
.sshe did, sab. She got up a thunder
storm and had de lghtnin' strike and
burn down de buildin' and clear of my
debt Couldn't az me 10 pay pew rent.
you know. when / hadn't no pew. OF
co'se l believes in Providence-of co'se.
lee lookin' fur her to help me run down
a razor-backed hawg some day"
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11

OF co'se I believes in Providence-of
co'se / does, replied Uncle Moses when
the question was put to him. Cant
nobody dun make me believe dat daT'
hain't Providence around.
IBID Providence ever do anything for
you9'
s.she did, sab. Look at dat time when
/ was OWN my church $40 pew rent
and couldn't dun tell fur de life Of me
how I was TO raise a dollar"
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NOT A TRUST.

had reason to complain Of the beds
and the table at a village hotel in Illinois,
and as the landlord resented my words
scrap was the result. An hour later he
had me arrested FOR assault and battery.
found that his lawyer was also his
brother. More than that, the justice of the
peace before whom the case was brought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11

was also a brother. and the two witnesses
who swore that I struck the first blow
were cousins Of his. ! saw that there was
no chance for me and pleaded guilty and
paid a fine of SO. After the case was
disposed of said to the Justice;
This thing looks to me like a little
trust"
How do you mean9''
why all Of you related to each other
'sYou are mistaken, sir" he replied
with great dignity. This ia no trust,
sir. This is simply a close corporation"
JOE KERR.
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4 KIcK coMINq.

man who %
anxioun %
Is
5aekaoavelL he'd too
New-York tribune., 1905-12-28
FOR CATHEDRAL FUND.
Women Raise $4,000 for st. John
the Dir1ne-WorAc for Poor.

More than $1,000 raised for the Cathedral building
fund and than $4,000 for the old Pro-Cathe-
dral at No. 130 Stanton-st. were among the items
of the years work which made the women of the
diocesan committee cor the work of the Cathedral
Of st, John the Divine glad at their annual meet
ing yesterday. Not only this, but the committee,
as shown by the reports of the various officers and
committees has furnished substantial assistance to
mission work among the Italians in connection with
the St. Ambrose Italian Mission in Little
Italy; has inaugurated the mite-box system as
means of adding to the Cathedral building fund in
50 Of the 2SO places Of worship in the diocese
and has developed the missionary feature Of the
Cathedral idea by actively engaging in mission
work among the city's poor
About one hundred and twenty women belonging
to the committee gathered in the Cathedral crypt
at II o'clock a. n.. where service had been espe-
BlShOp CoadjutOr Greer preached the sermon anu
afterw3rd celebrated the holy communion, assisted
by ArchdeacOn Nelson and Canon Voorhls: Later
at the meeting in Synod Hall, Canon Voorhis. head
master Of the cathedral choir school, called the
attention Of the committee to the fact that there
are eight vacancies in the school at present In
said the canon. "a boy to be eligible must have
good health, have had good domestic training
and be manly, clean boy in his character and
principles. make q valuable choriSter he should
come under training at the age of about nine.
but should not be allowed to sing for two years,
although his musical education should go on con
worship of the cathedral the school gives him such
education his parents would have to pay
$500 or $500 year for elsewhere"
The annual election resulted as fol!ows; Homo
president, Mrs. Harry P. Nichols; vice-presidents,
Mrs. James Herman Aldrich. Mrs. Frederick B.
Van Kleeck, White Plains. n. Y; secretary, Mrs.
Birney Fellowes; treasurer Miss Julia g. Nc