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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

The pills that act as a tonic and not
as a drastic purge, are Dewitts Little
Early Risers. They cure Headache. Con-
stpiation. Bniousness. etc. EARLY riaers
are small. easy TO take and easy TO act
"a 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..
Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

The famous Heidelberg tun in the
cellar under the castle is ss feet 10
length and s6 feet In diameter. and has
capacity OF 100000 gallons. II 10 the
largest wine cask in the world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

When YOU ind It necessary - use
salve use Dswitts witch Haze salve.
1t is the purest and best for sores, Burns,
Boils. Eczema. Blind. Bleeding. itchine OF
.Protuding Piles. Get the genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazel salve. Sold by c.
r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13
Forced 70 starve

B. n Leek OF Concord KY, SAYS.
For 20 years ! suffered agonies. with
a sore on my upper lip, 50 painsm,
sometimes. that I could not eat. After
vainly trying everything else. cured
Il with Bucklln's Amica salve" It's
great for burns, ,ate and wounds At
an druggists, only 90 cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

lfor fery vesrs nr T,wicr Fxtrart
OF Wild Strawberry has been cu ing
summer complaint. dyse1tery, Iiarrh5ea,
bloody hrx pain in the stomach. AMI II
has never yet failed to do everything
claimed for It.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

Both at Bonn and s.. BresIeu uew
colleges for girls have been opened.
Offering a six years course after ex.
animation and graduation from the
high school
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13
JeIIyeon. 10 Cents.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13
wAsAsA sERvIcn.

~ Wabash da- trains bstveen Kansas
-. and at. Louit both directions, ana
OF Wabash New York fast NAL train
No.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

Not as many people pass py your house
In a year, probably. as read The want
ads. IN this paper IN day. So. which
shall 1t bel placard or ITO Letr adser-
lisenent?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

largest package for the money. pprest
richest havors. Every housewife win be
reached by personal cin Il ain pay
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-13

Daily Leader 10 cents a week deliv.
cred every day except Sunday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
GEORGE w. PERKINS.
He N Alleged to BE the s,narte-s Mar
In New York.

Ne II Alleged to BE the smRrte-s Man
In New York.
]. r. Morgan il not director OF
many companies. His name appears
only twelve times. bat he is represent.
Ell On the boards OF many othsr coz
porations 10y Is .iJrtaers and even D.
CLERKS il his Oh -. George W. Per
kins. one OF those partners. is a di-
rector In twenty-five corpora tons. and
Mr.. Bacon. another partner in thirty
one.
Mr.. Perkins is becoming one OF the
big men Of this country. He is called
the smarteSt man in New York. He
was born in Evanston. III. IN 1852. and
got his education in the public schools
of that place. When he was fifteen
years old he got g Job a. errand boy
in the Chicago office OF the New York
Life Insurance company and was pro
NOTED from time u time to messenger.
bOOkkecper. cashier. Inspector OF agen-
cics. superintendent Of division. third
vice president ami second vice presi
dent. reaching the latter responsibility
In 1892 when ne removed 10 New York
TO take charge Of the agency force
throughout the country. In 1901 he
called upon Mr. Morgan 10 ask for n
subscription To a fund TO preserve the
Palisades OF the Hudson river and was
introduced 20 him 10y M Bacon. FOR
the two had never met. After Mr.. Nor
gan had written his name for a geaer-
Gus sum in the subscription book he
returned II 20 Mr. Perkins. and. point
Ing 10 the chair on the other side OF his
desk. ne said:
I'm give YOU 100000 a year. Per
kins. II you'll move over here and oc-
cupy that seat
Are you joklngY' inquired Mr.. Per.
knS.
Certainly not" said Mr.. Morgan y
feel the meet OF m energetic young
man In this Office and have had my
eye on yOu Tor some time"
Af,er further conversation Mr.. Ter
kins agreed 10 take the oner under
consideration. but finally declined IL at
the request OF the directors OF the New
York Life Insurance company. who in
creased his salary 10 the amount o.Ter-
ell by Mr.. Morgan. 4 few weeks later
Mr.. Morgan renewed the proposition
and offered him n partnership In the
banking house ot J. +. Morgan & Co.
which pays him from S250.0OO 10 500.
OOO year.-W. T.. Curtis in Chicago
Record Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
TO BE CONTINUED.
THE 8ATTLeSHiP.
A Gun Platform which Cnn n Moved
Around the World.

Gun Platform which Cnn n Moved
Around the World.
Primarily. the battlcsh'l, * merely Il
gun platform which cam be moved
about. says Archibald = Hard IN the
BookloverS Magazine II would be far
cheaper for a country in need OF de-
Tense from a roy co,I.uS over sea 10
mount guns around its shores aud alb
stain from building bItt.csh' -. The
shore guns might be- supported by some
coast defense ships-Small monitors
But this * form of economy in which
no nation with ocean borie commerce
and distant possessions can Indulge.
Consequently men Of war are built to
20 anywhere and do anything.
The ba;tleShip is a mobile gun plat
form. The principal weapons OF the
Kansas comprise four twelve-inch guns
which can discharge. according to the
proficiency OF the gamers. from one To
two projcctiles OF SS4 pounds a min
ute; eight OF the eight inch weapons.
each firing 2J0 pound she'll at the
rate OF two or three minute. aud
twelve seven-nch pieces. each % which
can throw projectiles weighing 1875
pounds three and one-half times I'm
sixty seconds. In addition twenty
three-inch guns discharge per minute
twelve shells weighing fourteen pounds.
In the hrst minute OF an action at
sea the discharge OF a single broadside
would result Ia about Il. 900 pounds OF
metal being hurled through space with
tremendous force. The surprising
anomaly is that while these guns. the
cause Of the ships existence. cost less
than Si.OOO.OOO. the mountings and the
platform on which they are carried aud
moved from one side 90 the world 10
the other. IL the need arises. entail an
expenditure Of not FAR short OF 5000
OOO. The guns are cheap; IL L. the plat
form with It's machinery and its 1000
tons OF armor which Is expensive.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
Going AIon In-ih. ,hr Mn,

To go up inside mast 10 reach
the lofty altitude OF the crows nest
would strike n deep water sailor as a
proceeding that savorcd OF madness on
the part OF any one who suggested
such thing. yet that is just what the
man on lookout duty does on all tie
big liners now that are fitted with
steel mastS
Any one who has ever observed one
or these bare poles with shrOuls end
ing long distance below the crows
nest must have wondered II the little
perch was simply put there for looks.
FOR there Is no outward evidence or any
way or reaching the lookout. And no
one would expect sailor 10 reach il
by shining up" the mast
As matter OF fact. the crows nest
Is reached by steel ladder that ia
fastened inside the hollow tube OF the
mast. entrance being had 10 IL by a.
steel door just above the deck on one
side or the mast.-New York Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

Colonel Suarez. Bolivian charge DAT.
faires In London. tells this story. III Is
not very long ago that | was Invited
TO a country house In England. and
when l arrived there I found only the
ladies' Of the house party. They were
all staring Mt me. aud could not make
out what was the reason. But soon I
discovered II. One OF the ladies' OF the
house party brought me her album and
asked me TO write lily name down aud
the country from which came. I did
SO, and after having written Bolivia
she asked, Something elseY / said.
'Whsty Something elser / said.
south American Yes. she said, that
Is what we want And then the lady
OF the house told me they had been dis
cussing at length where Bolivia was.
Some said IL was in South Africa and
some In Bohemia. When she told ne
this found ont they expected To see
me dressed In feathers"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
MunicipnI o,rner.hIn-

Vienna. without much talk about t.
has gone even further In some respects
in municipal ownership OF certain util-
tiles than LORdon or Brussels. IL has
municipalized its gas and electric
lighting plants. has provided municipal
pawnshOps. runs its own traction sys-
tenn and even has municipal system
or life insurance. Formerly. owing to
Its bad water supply. Vienna was an
nually scOurged by typhoid fever. but
the municipality took in hand the con
struction OF water system and tapped
the pure lakes and springs OF the Alps.
many miles away. and now has as
pure water supply as any city OF Eu-
rope. not even excepting Glasgow.
which draws its water supply from
famed Loeb Katrine. As a result OF
this wise enterprise the city is now
practically free from typhold.-New
York Tribune
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
The Manx Language.

The Manx Language society has been
Formed and. to carry out its purpose
OF preserving the language OF the Isle
or Man, will send photograph to diff
ferent parts OF the island. and old men
whose accent Is pure will speak into
the receiver passages from the Scrip
lures, folklore stories, idlomatic sen
fences and proverbs. When the rec
ords are complete they will be kept at
the societys rooms in Douglas. That
is a move! use TO which 10 PUT the
photograph III Cicero and PericIes
had only talked into one OF the ma
chimes and the records had been hand
ed down there would not now be half a
dozen ways of pronouncing Latin and
Greek.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

In connection with the announcement
that Whltrlaw Reid has lea sel Dor
chester House. in the opinion oG many
the finest private residence ina London.
IL is Interesting 20 recall the modest
establishment OF one OF the earlier en
voys 70 Loudcn from the United states.
Richard Rush, who was sent 10 the
court Of George III. In ISIS. has LETT a
record OF his own house hunting In
London, where at that time. he says.
houses Of the first class. with sumpm-
Gus furniture 20 suit. We're not 10 be
hired at all" However. Rush did not
want house OF the first class. and art
er inspecting numbers OF furnished
residences his choice fell upon one in
Baker street at a rent OF 400 guineas a
year. The rooms We're twelve. cxcln-
sive OF the basement. and wafer from
the New river was conveyed 10 every
floor. The house was small. hut this.
as Rush explained. was In keeping
with the smallness OF his salary. "Nev-
erthelcss." said the patriotic minister.
1t Is not for those hOnored by being
selected to serve the republic abroad 10
complain. London Pail Mall Gazette
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

steadily Your Kindness Is more try
Ink than adversely"
A rustic Of silk. the intrusion into the
intent knot OF men OF a young lady i'm
Paris gown. a Paris hat. CARRYING a
Trouville parasol and most exQuisitely
gloyed and booted. made every one
gasp.
-oh. Robert, dear. how could your I
actually didn't know you"
Thus Iris. bewitchingly attired. was
gazing now with provoking admiration
at Robert. who certainly offered almost
as great contrast TO his former state
as did the girl herself. He returned
her look with interest.
Would any man believe" he laugh
ed that clothes would do SO much for
a woman
What a left handed compliment,
But come. dearest. Captain Fitzroy
and Lord Nentnor have come ashore
with father and me. They want us TO
show them everything. You will ex-
cuse him. won't your" she added. with
a seraphic smile to the others.
They walked OF toge<e-
Jimmy" gas ii fit mi,,Shipman
TO iaaSy yoata. shes cot on your
togs,'
Meaning that Iris had ransacked the
Orient's theatrical wardrobe and pounc-
ell on the swell outfit Of the principal
female imperSonator in the ships COM
pany.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
A London View orr.

Americans" says n LONDON journal
are coming over in greater swarms
than ever and soon the streets will be
fun Of curiously quiet looking men in
weird coats with iudded shoulders end
Ing on the hips. long boots bobby AT
the tips and straw hats with no roofs.
and women with brown faces and eyes
with very white whites. green wells
floating In the breeze and accents that
set ones teeth on edge"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
THE CRUEL PIANO.
Juvenile SACRIFICES That Are offered
I'D tO the Instrument.

Juvenile Sacrifices That Are offered
I'D la the Instrument.
My landlady's little boy. separated
from me only by thin hath partition
OF a wall. is playing i've finger exer-
cises In hating rhythm and with In
Vulnerable false notes. The instru-
ment is one Ia which the fiIght Of years
has left tone like a Disseminated nut
meg CRATER.
The little boy. pale child In a long
pinafore and big white ears. hates his
chosen Instrument as much as | do.
and so we meet on level OF mutual
affiictkon. ! loathe hearing him. aud he
hates his instrument: now. In the name
or good common sense. why must he be-
offered up as a sacrifice.
His mother Is n poor woman, and the
tinkling cottage plano with plated
faded green front represents the chops
and many other wholesome things she
has not eaten. and what she allows
the young lady In the third door back.
who takes her board out In plano les
sons. is a serious sacrifice. Now, / ask
what for?
Why Is all the world playing an IN
necessary piano.
Marriage has a fatal effect on music.
For some occult reason as soon as a
girl is married the piano-the grave OF
so much money and time-retires our
% active lie and swathed in art dra-
peries." burdened by vases. cabinet
photographs and imitation 'curios"
serves less as a musical instrument
than warning. But no sooner are the
next generations legs long enough to
dangIe between the keyboard and the
pedals than the echoes awaken TO the
same old false notes that serve no pur-
pose unless an hour OF daily martyr
dom over tear splashed keyboard is
an excellent preparation for the trials
OF hfe.-Mrs- John Lane In London
Outlook.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
LIGHT FASTER THAN SOUND
some Everyday Incidents That Go
60 Prove This Fact.

some Everyday Incidents That Go
60 Prove This Fact.
About thousand yards from the
window where / sit Is factory which
blows its whistle every noon The
steam always comes from the whistle
some little time before the sound Is
heard. Yesterday counted three sec
oDds between the time when the hrst
steam was seen and when the sound
or the whistle was heard The whistle
Is heard when the weather il foggy
or clear. hot or cold. windy or calm.
II Is sometimes louder than al other
times. but II always takes three sec
onds TO travel the 5000 feet from the
factory to my house
We often hear also an echo OF tho
whistle. which comes two seconds later
than the first sound. This Is the same
sound coming by rounda bout Journey
5000 feet away. II travels first 1000
feet 10 n hill beyond and then Is sent
back 1000 feet 20 our house.
few days ago l heard 4 band or
musicians playing upon the street. aud.
although they were FAR distant from
me. the high tones OF the piccolO and
the low tones of the bass horn reached
me exactly together. showing that high
and low tones travel at the same speed.
During thunderstorm l noticed a
dash OF lightning aud counted ten
seconds before the sound OF the thun-
der was heard. This showed me that
the storm was about 1000 feet tor
about two miles, away. A little later.
however. the time between the light
ming and the thunder began 10 grow
less. and the noise OF the thunder be-
came louder. which showed that the
storm was getting nearer Finally "A
dazzling flash OF lightning was fol
lowed Immediately by "a deafenlng
crash or thunder. and at the same time
the shingles Jew from patch OF roof
on barn near by. IL had been struck
by lightning and was soon Ia fiames.-
St Nicholas.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

There Is a pitifui story told In the
Bookman OF Philip Bourke Marston.
the blind English writer. One day a
particularly good Idea came TO him.
and he sat down TO Els typewriter with
enthusiasm He wrote rapidly for
hours and had nearly finished the story
when friend came In. Read that
said Marston proudly. land tell me
what you think OF H." The friend
stared at the happy author and then
at the blank sheets OF paper in his
hand before he was able to understand
the little tragedy. The ribbon had been
taken from the typewriter. and Mar
ston's toll was for nothlng He nevss
had the heart TO write that story again
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

he was the victim or cruel hallucina-
ton when Iris tremulous accents
reached his ears:
Father. father. Don't you know
meY"
He stood Up. amazed and trembling.
YES. father dear. IL is I. your own
little girl given back 10 YOU"
They had some difficulty to keep hi:r
in the boat and the man pulling stroke
smashed a stout oar with the next
wrench.
And so they met at last. aud the sail
ors left them alone 10 crowd round
Anstruther and ply him with a hun
dred questions. Although he fell in with
their humor and gradually pieced to-
gether the stirring story which was
supplemented each instant by the ar
rival OF disconsolate Dyaks and the
comments OF the men who returned
from cave and beach. his soul was filed
with the sight of Iris and her father
and the happy. inconsequent demands
with which each sought to ascertain
and relieve the extent OF the others
anxiety.
Then Iris called TO him:
Robert l want you"
The use OF his Christian name Great
cd something akin TO sensation. Sir
Arthur Deane was startled. even in his
unreasonable delight at finding his
child uninJured. the picture of rude
health and happiness
Anstruther advanced
This is my father" she cried. shrill
with JOY. And. father darling. this
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

One OF the earliest OF the American
bearded freaks was Louis Jasper, who
lived in southern Virginia at about the
time OF the close OF the Revolutionary
war His beard was nine and half
feet long and correspondIngiy thick
and heavy. He could take bis mus
tache between his fingers and extend
his arms TO their fun length. and stin
the ends OF the mustache were over a
foot beyond his finger tips.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

Last summer. for bet. Captain H.
insky. a 81 Petersburg dragoon Of
ficer. undertook 10 cross Asia. reach
kuropatkln's headquarters at Lao
yang dash through the Japanese lines
Investing Port Arthur enter the town.
break through the naval brigade AMI
reach Chefu. He was 10 get S.O.OOO II
he succeeded. but TO pay nothing ~ he
failed. Disguised as Chnaman he
sauntered through the Japanese army
In broad daylight. The Russian forts
fired on him. but ON his waving the
national tiag. which he had wrapped
around his body. they welcomed him
20 the fortress. Three nights later. car
rying dispatches from StoeSsel TO prove
that he had succeeded. he sale 4
through the JapiaDe,e hcet aud reach
Ell Chefu. The Journey took him. six
weeks. After risking his life Ilinsky
never got his money When. within
three months after starting. he return.
ell 10 81. Petersburg he found the LAYER
OF the $4,000 a bankrupt.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
The Paris cusnossne.

The municipal council OF Paris Is
having great difficulty In finding a 10
cation for the guillotine. Since the
demolition OF the Roauette prison.
about six years ago. there has not been
a single execution In Paris. The ques-
uon now Is to secure standing ROOM
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
Important an..tinn

The wasp was buzzing lsnguidly
around the house cat.
You needn't come any nearer said
the cat
won't burt you" said the wasp
I'm bali sick today. anyhow"
Which halfr' asked the cat. back
Ing ofr.-Chlcago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

vstors will run from cellar TO garret
and breakfast. lunch aud dinner will be
supplied from a cooperative center.
Not only viii the house OF the future he
cleaned by power. but the dust will be
removed by a pneumatic exhaust sys-
for,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

Here Is prophecy by Canadian
newspaper: The city home OF the fu-
ture will contain no stoves. Cooking
will be done by power. the building
VIII be heated from central plant, ele-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

Tor the guiliotine- Every district Ia
the capital has been approached. and
not one will consent TO have any OF it's
open places polluted by an execution.
and unless the headsmsn's work n
done within the Jail precincts there IL
little chance OF the execution being
carried out "a Paris.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

Scotland owes to Knox not its exist
Ing Presbyterian government--this was
The subsequent work OF Andrew Mel
ville-but that which Is the chief fea-
ture and main strength OF Presbyteri-
anism-viz. the full recognition lack
ing In Episcopacy) OF the Christian
laity in the administration OF the
church. combined with that orderly
suoornation (which CongregatIonalisrn
falls 10 secure) OF the whole church to
one representative and supreme au-
thority- IL Is owing 10 Knox and his
Fellow reformers that the Scottish
church avoids the danger both OF bier
archy and OF anarchy.-'John Knox"
by Professor Henry Cowan.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15
CHAPTER XIV

5%lHE drifting smoke was still SO
dense that not even the door OF
the valley could be discerned.
- jerks dared not leave Iris at
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-15

"Be advised by me. Sir Arthur, and
you, too. Iris" he said This is no
hour for explanations Leave me to
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-16
A BRAVE ACT
A BOY HERO GIVES HIS LIFE
TO SAVE HIS SISTER.
Ten Year-Old Child Grasps Rattle
snake; Dies Death of Great Ag-
ony-Harper to Retire as
President-Other News.

San Bernardino, CAL, Aug. TO-
Cecil Saarpless, the 10-year-o!d
son of g. W. Sharples, prominent
bee raiser, died Last evening after
suffering agony since morning from
rattlesnake bite. With his sister
he had gone to the apiary in Little
Creek, l6 miles from here, and
while the children were playing
about the honey house the rattler
crawled from under the building.
Cecil quickly seized the snake to
save his sister, when the reptile
buried its fangs in his right hand
between his thumb and first finger.
The little girl ran quarter of a
mile to where her father was work.
ing, Screaming that her brother was
bitten by snake. The father found
the Boy in terrible agony. The boy
was hurried to town in wagon.
The horses ran away and the 10y
mad bis foot crushed. His hand
was black as coal to the wrist, and
his arm swollen to twice it's normal