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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The commissioner OF internal rev.
enue has made most important de.
cision affecting the manufacture and
sale Of certain so.called patent medi-
c mes that are known to contain a large
percentage OF alcohol and are not
known TO possess any distinct medicin.
al virtues
Thal there are number of such nos.
trums IN the market widely advertised
and sold in immense quantities. no one
who knows anything about the drug
business win question They are com.
posed OF liberal dash Of cheap
whisky, several dashes OF cheaper
water and not enough drugs 10 do any
harm-or any good
In localities where II is difficult TO
buy liquor openly the sale of these
patent medicines" is uncommnnly
large. a sure indicatioa that the buy
ing and thirsty public has discovered
means Of getting around prohibitory
legislation with the able. assistance of
fthe patent medicine maker and the
druggist
The manufacturers profit I'm the
making OF these disguised drinks here
tofore has come from the cheapness OF
the whisky he uses ami the absence of
The government tax on his business.
And the druggists proht has been Sc.
cured In the practical selling of liquor
without having to pay a liquor license
Now that the government has de.
cided TO treat the manufacturer OF such
nostrums as rectiher and liquor deal
er and the druggist as saloon. keeper
the cost OF patent medicines heavily
charged with whisky viii be advanced
materially, and the sales Of such dan.
ssrous mixtures will be decreased cor.
respondlngly.
The public viii be immensely the
gamer by the commissioners decision
II people must drink whisky. let their
Dotations be in pure liquor, nor in the
stomaeh-corroding stun that Of neces
sity must go into patent medicines to
enable the manufacturers and drug.
sisis to draw large profits from the
business.
The most dangerous sort OF inebria
tion is that which Is indulged by
stealth. Drinking straight whisky In
secret is bad enough; but drinking
whisky under the pretense OF toning
up the liver or purifying the blood. or
correcting the stomach. or fortlfying
the nerves, and with the distiller mas
querading as a patent medicine maker
and the saloon keeper dispensing his
potations under the honorable sign of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

people have things coming their way
IN great shape The rate reduction on
coal from the mines TO points Of con-
sumption throughout Kansas, an
nonnced by the Santa Fe, IS one Of the
most important and far-reaching con.
cessions ever made by any railroad In
the West Il Is estimated to mean saw.
ing TO coal consumers In Kansas Of
more than sS000O0 per year and con-
sequent reduction in the revenue Of
the Santa Fe OF a like amount In the
latter case the loss win probably be
Offset 20 some extent by a greatly in.
creased tonnage, because the new rate
will open up many new fields OF enter.
prise which could not exist under the
old rates. That is where It will mean
most to the various cities and towns
affected by the new ruling Topeka is
gamer TO the extent OF % cents per
ton. which means long boost on the
journey to the $4,000 mark
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

stuning for any Of these. Oyster
slTaws. too are as delicious as cheese
straws, and are made in the same way
as the latter.
Butter that has become somewhat
rancid may be scalded in water. then
chilled, and it will be good for many
purposes. II this treatment is insuf-
ficient, the fat may be heated with
charcoal.
Less scum rises on soup after the re-
quisite amount of salt has been added
therefore arrange the skimming ac-
ccrdingly.
Bread is not Indispensable to make
a stuffing. Potato. rice, fruit and
chesnuts answer the purpose as well
Pumpkin and squash are better for
steaming than boiliag.
On ironing day. when space on the
range top % valuable. and It is also de-
sirable TO keep the top as clean as
possible, chop or hamburg steak can
be baked in The oven.
A spoonful Of water added before
beating an egg, increases the amount
Of froth; pinch Of salt hastens its
coming.
Oysters for frying may be rolled in
corn meal, and no egg is needed.
A small piece of Goldfish added 70
escalloped satisfy greatly improves
the fayor.-Good Housekeeping.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
FINS SEASON OF 1905
Guthrie Winds Up With
Great Eclat. Losing Last
Three Games.

The Western association baseball
season came to an end yesterday and a
most inglorlous ending It was for the
Guthrie Senators, who started out with
boastful pennant talk and landed in
sixth place, Wichita landing the flag
in easy fashion. with Oklahoma City
finishing second. Leavenworth finish.
ed third, sedalia fourth, and Joplin in
the final roundup nosing Guthrie out
Of fifth place. The Senators continued
their amateurish exhibition of base.
ball at Oklahoma City by dropping
their last three games of the season
"a double-header Saturday and yester.
days game which was lost by score
of to 9
And 50 ends the story OF a disas-
trous season and if the local fans are
sore they probably have no apologies
to Offer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
zEMskl sosoR.
The Composition of the Assembly and
Its Action in Past Russian History.

The Composition Of the Assembly and
Its Action in Past Russian History.
Possibly the Gar has a superstitiout
faith in the name of Zemsh Sober az
the body that bestowed the sovereign
power of Russia on his house Tho
ZemsM Sober that made young hsichael
Romanoff Gear in 1910 was certainly a
representative Russian assembly, for IL
was called into existence by the patri-
otto revolt against the accession OF 4
Polish prince. The causes OF Michael
Romanof's success we're stated by
KoValeksky In his Leicester lectures to
be his relationship with the extinc.
dynasty OF Rurik. the popularity OF mis-
family, which had been prosecuted by
the boyars. and the small number Of
HIS relations. which was looked upon
as a safeguard against further depreda-
tions on the demesne lands In the form
of beneficiary donations. The writs OF
summons to this assembly have, FORUM
ately, been preserved. and they show
that the assembly was composed OF
representatives OF each Of the estates
sitting in common with the boyars OF
the council, the high commission OF the
clergy. and the representatives Of the
Regular and irregular military forces
tnat had been formed 80 the emergency
by the creation of the various folk
NOTES. The higher clergy. who have
generally been. as they are today, the
st1unchest champions Of absolutisn,
were drawn into this popular move
meni because the obnoxious Polish
Prince was. Of course Catholic.
1he zemsx Sober met at different
times, and they were summoned on DIE
ferent principles; but two facts Ia their
history have an interesting bearing On
the present situation in Russia. The
Arst zemsd Sober was summoned by
Ivan the Terrible in 1850, and b its
first session the Car made a speech at
trbuting 10 ihe hoyars the misgoyern-
ments and the miseries Of the nation.
Before this the only assemblies were
the D0uma, or council Of the nobility,
and the high commission OF the clergy
The roe;'it was r2cifcati,.9 and an era
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

Of reform. The second fact lis that
zemsh Sobors were always summoned
% help the Gar in some emergency,
and particularly in the emergency OF 4
Foreign war Peter the Great did lot
want any such assemblies. and he
found it easier to carry out his mighty
reforms without their assistance. But
Nicholas II. is not Peter the Great.
His people are complaining of the
bureaucracy os Ivan the Terribles peo
pie were complaining of the boyars
and he is entangled in war as grave
and as unfortunate as any Of the wars
with Poland or the Crlmean Tartars
that obliged other rulers to convene
this assembly.
The Zemsld Sobors varied in their
eo'npositionA but on two occasions. in
1914 and 1852, they included not only
the superior clergy. the higher nobility.
the three grades of Muscovite mer-
chants, and the citizens of urban dis.
tricts. but even peasants established on
the lands of the State. The session was
opened by the Car or by one of his
secretaries, who explained the reasons
why the assembly had been summoned
to the delegates; the members of he
Douma, and the clerical synod The
assembly then divided itself by its rs.
tates, the estates deiberated on the
questions proposed and the result was
presented separately by each estate IN
writing But the Sobors. though they
could not initiate legislation. used in
replying to the government demand to
make knowa their statements on Rus
sian politics Their position. of course.
was much less important than that of
Englih parliaments, but they had
good deal TO do with various reforms.
and they We're certainly a check on the
despotism Of provincial governors ana
the eNactions of the bureaucracy. IL
Nicholas II. summons a zemski sober
today he is not likely TO find it less In
earnest in defending the people ct
Russia from the bureaucracy and
Grand pukes.-From the Speaker.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
housekeeping Kinks.

The milk in a beef loaf Of farci can
be replaced by tomato sauce or cat.
sup for a change,
Whip cream in pitcher. II whips
more quickly than in an open bowl,
with less spatter
An artist's palette knife or drug
gisi's spatula is vast Improvement
on the vegetable OF case knife In the
kitchen. for innumerahle purposes.
A poor mastieating apparatus should
not deprive one Of eating nuts and
cheese, as both can ne ground very
rine and fabricated with cream.
When the marketman has sent rath-
er small oysters for frying. take two
st a time, slightly overlapping. then
bread and fry in the usual way. The
appearance Of The dish and simplicity
In serving will be greatly enhanced.
Left over oysters Of any kind can be
used 10 good advantage as basis for
an oyster sauce to be used with eggs,
fsh or DouGry. or as a nayoring in a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

tions Of the country When this years
crop has been eathered and thresheJ,
however, II Is highly probable that the
price viii continue to soar. as the sup
ply is going to be wholly inadequate to
the demand kaffir corn Is, perhaps.
the most remuneratiye crop that a
farmer living in this section OF the
country csu plant After the first crop
has been cut and threshed aud the seed
marketed the stalks can be fed to the
swine ard are most excellent for fat.
tening purposes. A sccoua crop will
then grow up from the roots and stalks
OF the corn just harvested II they are
left standing in the ground. and will
make excellent pasture for cattle until
several severe frosts have been ex
perienced
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
ON cErrlNe Busy lN LIE Head.

I The meanest thing a woman can do
is to give dabs. A dab, lest some man
creature should inquire, is a remark
implying a slight-iust enough OF a
slight TO hurt. without being suffici-
ent to resent The giving Of dabs Is an
essentially femin3ne trait; and ono
woman may make another exceedingly
unhappy by exhibiting It.
The reason men do not give dabs is
because they have been about enough
to see the foolishness Of it, Any
woman who has been around much
sees the same, for the matter OF that
But fewer women have been around.
Until they get around. their penchant
for dabbing Will remain. for getting
around makes one get busy ia the
head
A dab Is the natural output of a
head with nothing more important to
do The mind must find activity
somewhere, and housekeeping. or run.
ming the cook leaves a good deal Of ex.
cess vitality in a womans head SO
she uses it UP in dabs
Oh yes. dabbing takes head work.
Some dabs are vastly clever But isn't
it too bad to spend good life in making
others unhappy?
Here is the cure: Get busy in the
head AS an inducements to take ito
those who need one-it may be added
that dabbing ends in making the dab
Der far more unhappy than it makes
the dabbed For the cordial dislike
OF a large collection of dabbed ones is
no nice thing TO encounter, and such
collection is easy to acquire. since no
one is so faultless as to be undabbable
This earth is full Of women with
mental capacity far above their Jobs
No, housekeeping can not be success
fully done by a stupid person. II takes
head. undeniably But il doesn't oftea
take all the head woman has. Hence
dabs
Now. II you don't believe this. get in
a crowd of women and listen. If you
don't here something enl ghtening.
you've poor ears And then. If you are
a woman without sufficient mental EN-.
ployment get busy in the head
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
A Medal for MettIe.

II is little known that more than
one troop OF horse that went down
through the soSth African war mas
been decorated with a war medal A
correspondent who was passing the
Horse Guards the other day expressed
his wonderment at seeing a medal
depending from the martingale OF one
OF the sentries' mounts 1t was y
South African medal, with no fewor
than six bars and ribbon.
Il asked" our correspondent says,
"the giant sitting on the horses back
whether the medal with the six bars
belonged to him or the horse. To the
horse, he said Then in answer to
further queries he told me the horse
was one OF the 26O originally sent to
South Africa with their troops. and
the only one that after fifteen months
service had come back. and there he
was, still fit for work and for warFore.
The medal the soldier said, had been
specially awarded to this mount ~
the Queen" II Is the fact that sew.
ara horses belonging 10 cavalry reg.
iments have been similarly decorated.
-Pall Mall Gazette
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The current issue OF Leslie's Week.
ly attempts TO show that gait is no
more prevalent now than It was in the
past IN high places and It deplores
the publicity that is given the sub
iect In the same issue an attempt is
made TO make chauncey Depew out a
very much abused individual II Les.
Hes Weekly Is going TO defend an the
grafters that are being uncovered in
high places Il has undertaken the big
gest job in the history of its career.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

That II pays TO go after things you
want has again been demonstrated In
the efforts Of the Dallas 10000 club
20 land the Grand Army reunion for
1906. A delegation Of three was sent
10 Denver ostenslbly to Try and ge,
the convention but in reality because
II was fine opportunity TO do some
advertising for Dallas The deiega.
tion went after the convention and
went after IL strong and they came
mighty near getting it, too. Il was
betweea Dallas and Minneapolis and
q took a vote 10 decide Il seems al.
most certain that Dallas will secure
the reunion for 1907. The DALLAS
nerve Is the nerve that wins There
"a nothing ~shrlyeled" about IL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

From the Washington Post Ger.
mans are almost ready TO start a riot
over the high price OF meat The Ger
mans are apt TO lose caste with Secre
tary shaw who has no patience with
cheap people. Senator Long has prom
Used free trade TO the Filiplnos. He
did ncf explain that he would have to
consult with Senator Aldrlch before
fixing the date FOR the new deal to go
into effect Mrs. Taggart can not be
a bad sort after all The evidence
shows that she Kept one servant for
vine years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
TOO MUCH MEDICINE.
TIE excessive and indlserIminate
= use Of medicines. In theae davs

The excessive and indlserIminats
use Of medicines, In these days
cannot be too strongly condemn
ed' The food you eat, II properly dl,
sested' is all the tonic you need
The system is continually wronqed
by ovsr-estins and over-drinkinq, and
the debilitstsd condition aggravated by
dosing with harsh, nauseous drugs and
medicines.
only common sense Is needed. The
food must be disested and the bowels
must not be allowed to clog. Preserve
your health by preventing these con.
ditlons.
Constipation surely leads 10 lndIaes.
ton, 6iliousness. etc, and these condL
tons when neglected affect the eondl.
ton Of the blood. dsbllltate the system,
rendering II susceptible to more serious
ailments, and Less able to resist such
attacks.
CALIFORNIA PRUNE WATERS n
taken as directed, will positively cure
the most obstinate case Of Indigestion,
TorPIe Liver Constipation. BIlIousness,
etc, so as to stay cured. 100 Waters,
rs Cents.
,. N. Wallace, Pharmacist.
Guthrie, Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
Died at Rescue Home.

Mrs. Maude Countryman.w womacI,
died yesterday afternoon at the Res
cue home. her death being caused by
dropsy She became IN in Arkansas
and came to the home last Thursday
She was twenty-five years OF age. The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Haddock and Mrs Newberry. al
the home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
kahlr corn seed 80.

Just at the present time there Is a
scarcity OF kaffir corn seed and Il is
practically impossible TO purchase the
seen for even hfteen dollars ton. The
pfeseut scarcity OF the seed is occas.
Toned BY the delay In threshing the
present years crop on account Of the
wet weather prevalent 10 most sec
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The Pastor-"M Madam. you are set.
ting bad example for the children on
this picnic"
The Lady fail TO see the point"
The Pastor-"You have put angel
cake and deyilled eggs side by side On
the table
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

Il Is stated that Senator LaFollette
has made $4,000 on the lecture plat
form the past summer The public
however is entirely confident that
Senator LaFollette win never make any
money on the floor OF the senate eA-
cept his salary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

II ii IS true. as reported, that Miss
Alice Roosevelt jumped into a bathing
tank on the steamship Manchuria with
all her fine clothes on it will not be un-
pardonable TO surmise that The Presi.
dent can use a par OF the big stick"
70 advantage right close to his own
fsseside
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The fact that Marshall Field gave
$4,000 to the clergyman who perform.
ed the wedding ceremony sufficiently
refutes the story that the marriage
wasn't legal You wouldn't catch
Marshall giving up that much coin for
anything that didn't have the genuine
trademark on II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

When Alice Roosevelt plunged into
tank Of water as dare to Congress.
man LougwoTth TO follow her he fol.
lowed Somehow, IL strikes MS that,
If they get married, as rumor says
they will, they win go through life in
about that order.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

Some people think that when a man
finds a poeketbook he opens It to SEQ
how much money II contains. This is a
mistake; he is merely trying to find
che name of the owner.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

There is nothing startling or re-
markable in the statement that Dr.
Snow brought home 100000 bugs from
his Arizona vacation Any man can
do thai if he doesn't care where he
sloens
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

Question for every teacher Fifty
years after this opening day of school.
what win this boy or girl now stand.
ing before s,e think Of my and my
work ?--we ..ern School Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
CONSUMERS MUsT ~.
(By Associated Press)

Cleveland. O., Sept. 1S.-Standard
Oil company today advanced the sell
ing price on all grades Of refined oil
half a cent per gallon. Gasoline is ad-
vaneed one cent per gallon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

They are telling a story on w. II.
Coyle, president OF the Logan County
bank 1t appears that he was one OF
the speakers scheduled TO make an ad-
dress in connection with the opening
OF the new Cimarron river bridge at
Perkins. last Wednesday Coyle had
his speech prepared and expected to
deliver t. He went to Perkins and
stood for two hours in the hot sun, in
the middle Of the long bridge waiting
for the crowd to come for the celebra
ton In the meantime, however, the
exercises were being pulled off up
town and they were closed before
Banker Coyle learned Of his mistake.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

J. II. Weaver. mayor Of Philadelphia,
tells a story Of friend. whose stoutness
and constant good humor are his chief
distinctions. We happened to be talk
ing on the subject OF gastronomy. said
the mayor. "aud somehow my friend :
tremendous girth prompted me to ask
him il be followed amy set rules TO
guide him in his eating. I have Just
one rule he replied, humorously, aad
it's a winner When sit down to eat
sit six inches OF so fiom the taDle
and when touch I'm DONE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

whstely, Archbishop OF Dublin, once
asked a young man how It happened
hst truth. which every one is by way
ef seeking after. is so rarely found
when the youth demurred giving his
answer, Whstely said: "I'il tell yeu
why: it is because men always prefer
getting truth on their side 10 being ON
the side OF TRUTH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1905.

Inquirer: While her past is shroud-
ed in mystery. so far as known Mrs.
Taggart was not a member Of the orig.
lnal Florodora sextet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

N. Witte and Baron Rosen are OF
the ocean homeward bound and torn
by doubts whether they viii receive a
shower OF briekbats OF bouquets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18
sroRY.ETTEs

A lawyer. pleading the case ~ an IN
FAINT plaintiff. took the child, sufrused
with tears, in his arms and presented IL
70 the jury. This had a great effect un-
I'll the lawyer Of the opposite side ask
ed what made him cry. "He pinchea
me, Z" answered the little innocent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The innocent bystander in Chicago
has ordered his fall suit Of armor in
anticipation Of continued strike
trouble.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

spesking Of the Kansas coal rate re
dnction. the Topeka Herald observes:
This seems 20 be a year when Kansas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

The craze for giving and accepting
coupons for purchases OF merchandise,
TO be redeemed in prizes was given a
more OF less meiired rebuke by Nat c.
Goodwin He bought a bill of goods
and the salesman offered him the cou-
pons that the amount OF the purchase
called for MIR. Goodwin shook his
head II don't want EN- he said.
You had better take 'en. sir" persist
ed the clerk; we redeem them with
very handsome prizes II you can save
up thousand coupons we give a graad
piano. ' Say. hook mere replied Mr,
Goodwin, "if ever drank enough OF
your whisky or smoked enough Of your
cigars To get Thousand OF those Gu
pons I wouldn't want piano. Id want
= harp
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-18

Major Gordon Lille. (Pawnee Bid.
has an interesting article in the Metro
politan magazine for October on Ma
tion preservation Of the buffalo Major
Lille has herd of SO buRaloes on his
farm at Pawnee.