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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

Mr. Blackman Is a candidate fer
councilman in the First ward. He has
given no evidence Of thrift and push
He merely collects rents. His idea
Of progress is what he can make for
some nonresident property owner On
the council Mr. Blackman would be
docile and vacillating. His opponent.
j. NJ Brooks is worthy Of every vote
in the First ward. He has shown his
faith in Guthrie by acquiring valuable
property interests. Brooks is a town
builder. Pit him on the council and
there will be something doing for
Guthrie's good.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

in the Third ward is q misnomer He
has done absolutely nothing as a mem
Der Of the council to Justify a re-elec-
tion On the other hand there is DR..
A. C. Hlxon splendid gentleman.
town builder boomer approachable.
courteous, obligiag. attends to his own
business, makes a success Of his own
business and thereby proves himself
capable of aiding in public legislation
It is ardent!y hoped that the good vot-
ers cf the Third ward will roll up q
catering majority for Dr. Hlxcn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

The statements of the Republican
paper relative to Duke are silly and
absurd Having no ground upon which
70 stand the gang organ insults the in
telligence OF citizens by assailing Duke
with inuendoes Simply because Duke
is a cleanminded man, and has never
been immersed in the muck and ruck
Of dirty gang politics, the organ holds
that he is not fitted for mayor" The
organs idea of well.qualifad official
is one who makes graft an avocatlon
and chicanery sidellne. Guthrie has
had too much Of gang politics Let's
elect Duke and have a trial of honest
politics and business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

Leaving an questions Of gang rule
and powers behind the throne out Of
consideration the candidates presented
Oh the Citizens ticket are a superior
lot OF men 10 those presented by the
old party manipulat0rs. They Gre able,
efficient and honest. They stand for
good government.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

SANE OLD oAnor oo and rrqnonous
nc
cand three usad Q tn
etg o d" wanted r Ago question timely put o. Tine ps of %y c
& e"; g WANTED % the the streets The gang began sp 0I0 The 1~ssns Of Doc n
paved ] @ g % ae getting @ want @ 5a @ @ " n ] Of % F' purchase Of the city write
Ea followed es and md the g@ ago o rao Ths ap"2 Frank Q
u he ana to
a
wthhe
goo Ia
o
in
harten hneycnned with obween
n by a is % pea O. gan
mostly
living pep q course
raeads @ a @ @ lao in &o % Pa a"g nen g But a not Q
must be brought Then came @ easy victim He . the people paying for the paving
Hr moral ce reof 4ows s 0 0 N on
Barnes. during present administrators
old gang: policy despite loud ap park peoples burden has devised Q
from municipal works il
n the wishes the people The as electric a thousand, aas and u
c The fire @ @ersop
c cite wGe oel lpote enre2o to w aus mi
Ever certain drpo Tn sona warrant u Q lev "a h none
e@,n% 9pne~ were s.s @ r5o T b work n connection I~s p3 a into me water
n@audg ha SAW @ hs vim h et r @ @ work.. matter onl asaaaeae
dreadful mistake had attending that
c canuen Q opae has placed the Q
s .
O o in m people by tha hurshm has b.
Q
the to recognize "a Is sp
] @ @ a % mem ps ~s @ a s % Tss club graft, O. % Ta 5s 5 S ] % s @ @
@ @ % s1S 3 @ own - oo % 5a s''n o"eA ] e n and place city
payans qaanan
patrons hay on seeLJu
al s Pos rise ae@s as city attorney hn gang LAWN done hs aap
foundation -aatns
continue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

Il IS hard 70 understand what Mitch
wants with the JOB of chief police. Now
Mitch IS a good fellow faithful to
duty and az that but Mitch can not
be spared from his present place.
Mitch would prove a valuable man un,
der Gates and since he is Rough
Rider and amenabla 70 discipline. he
would DO well. Keep Mitch where he
is as desk sergeant and elect Gates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

ne gang candldaIe O. councilman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

The Leader did mention Farquhar-
son on March as good mayoral tim
ber" But that was as a Citizens and
not @ gang candidate. As soon "a the
Citizens nominated Duke, "the old
gang sought 10 deceive by following
the Leaders suggestion, and nominal
Ing Farquharson. AS soon as rarqa-
harson accepted the gang nomination
for mayor be was no longer a citizen
but in the power Of sthe old gang"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

The morning paper casts slurs upon
Duke n order 10 bolster up "oid
gang 1Wethods Fact is. Duke serv.
90 " ime on the school board and
p7fsd valuable member Re could
r'. 9e1buli-dozed and refused % 90
" Of spurlock. and others.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

The morning paper gives Mr. Far
quharson credit for raising the price
of city warrants. Fact is, spengle
placed the city on a cash basis. When
Martin was elected mayor the city had
no head. Warrants dropped to 60
cents and remained at that figure
through the Martin and Farquharson
administrations These facts can be
easily substantiated When Berkey
was elected a period of economy set
in. Berkey stood alone and was fought
by a Republican council It's poor
plan to revive the low warrant ghost.
Mayor Farquharson certainly did not
raise the price of city warrants.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01
ON WITHANEW DEAL
THE ELECTION OF THE CITIZENS TICKET
MEANS CLEAN CITY GOVERNMENT.
Put Guthrie on a Solid Economical Basis by PlaC=s
ing Good Men In Control Of Her MuniC=
pal Affairs.

1--WE endorse the Citizens Ticket "-Guthrie Organ
lied Labor
I'VE endorse the citizens movement" The Guthrie
Civic League.
I'VE endorse the the Citizens Ticket. "--PeopIe of
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01

Here is the rotation of the mayoralty
in Guthrie:
Spengel. (Dem.)
McnHinney
Martin.
Farquharson
Berkey
Berkey
Ball
Barnes.
Mr. Berkey served the city as mayor
two terms and # Is generally conceded
that more progress was made by the
city during those two periods than at
any other time Moreover. warrants
brought more money under the Berkey
regime than at any other time since
spengel. who by the way. made one
of the best mayors Guthrie ever had.
While Spengel was mayor, a CONNER
cial club was not necessary. spengel
was a bundle Of activity He hustled.
Likewise Berkey. Simply because
serkey refused to sign away franchises
and otherwise trucllle TO the gang.
Barkey was scorned by the ring. But
the people are with Berkey ana his
esDousal Of the Citizens movement
proves eonclusiyely, that the gang IS
stiIl doing business"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Nicholas Not a Romanox.

People still speak and write of the
''Romanovs," and there has not been a
Romanov in Russia for 143 years. The
last of the Romanovs died in 1862. The
house of Romanov began with Michael
in 1913 and the male line terminated
with his death in 1870. Then followed
the female line, with Czarina Anne in
1870, and this line terminated with the
death of Czarina Elizabeth in 1862. In
the same year the house of Holstein-
Gottorp came to the throne of Russia
in the person of Czar Peter III. The
present czar is not Romanov and he
is not even Russian. He is Ger
man, OF the family of Holstein-G Gottorp.
The dynasty, however, with character
istic pride, styles itself "Romanov-Hol-
stein," but there is not drop of Ro-
manov blood in Nicholas veins.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Scarcity Of Naval Officers.

We have made very great progress
in the building up of our navy and
have just reason for pride in what has
been accomplished. We have reached
third rank in the number of ships and
tonnage and within the next few years
will probably be in second place. But
1t appears that in some respects we
have not been as careful in providing
for the efficiency Of the naval estab-
lishment as we should have been.
There is lack of qualified officers for
the ships that are going into commits.
sion and there is not an oversupply of
seamen. In short, the existing condi.
tions suggest that in the event OF war
the navy would be found SO deficient in
vital respects that only a part of 1t
would be available.-Omaha Bee.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
carneale In PrIvate Llfe.

dares light cigarette in Skibo castle.
Mr.. Carnegie does not play cricket;
is not devoted to riding; never fol-
lowed the hounds In his life and does
not shoot. Golf Mr.. Carnegie plays
in moderation and he is fond OF trout
and salmon fishing. He loves to pot
ter about his garden. Skibo castle is
to him a great open-air toy. with
which he is never tired of playing.
He is always planting here, diverting
stream there. making new road
or mending q bridge.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Bishops In Duel Of wit.

Bishop Joseph Wilmer Of Louisiana
and Bishop Richard Wilmer OF Alaba-
ma are cousins and intimate friends.
In their travels in Italy one summer
the bishop of Alabama was pointing
out with enthusiasm certain architec-
tural beauties. The bishop Of Louis
lana was bored. He said: 'It's all
very fine, Cousin Dick, but, neverthe-
less, a rich field, fragrant, with the
odor of new mown hay, would please
me better" And the bishop OF Ala
bama replied: Cousin Joe. there's not
an ass in all Italy that would not agree
with you"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
HIGHER PRICES EoR DIAMONDS
Owners Of South African Mines Keep
the Output Small,

the Output Small.
An advance of per cent in the
price of diamonds has Just been an
nounced. This Is one of three ad-
vances of similar magnitude during
the present year and fourth is ex-
pected. Two more at the same per-
centage would make the total advance
In eight years 200 per cent. A stone
that at the beginning of that period
cost the dealer SIT costs him SAT to-
day. The diamond mines Of South
Africa yield about 9s per cent Of the
whole output suitable for ornament.
The glory of the ancient mines of Bra
I'll, India and Borneo has departed.
Concerning the real capacity of the
South African mines little is known.
The working is done in secret and
this secrecy attends the whole process
up to shipment. The stones permitted
to get to the public may represent
tenth Of the actual product or thou
sandth part of the possible; the facts
are hidden. That the untrammeled op-
Grafton of the mines would result in
making diamonds common and reduce
them to low station ON the list Of the
precious metals is widely suspected.
There is not the slightest prospect of
any such commercial blunder.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Two Famous Pioneer Trees.

T'yo of the most famous pioneer
tree. in the west have well merited
place in history. These were the
Lone Jack tree and the Lone Elm.
The first is in western Missouri
and the second in eastern Kansas. A
good pioneer horseman might have
covered the distance between them
in a day. At the Lone Jack tree a
great battle was fought during the
civil war. At the Lone Elm caravuns
over the Santa Fe trail halted for the
night and here were united two
branches of the famous old trail.--
Kansas City Star.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Root Stuck to His Work.

When Elihu Root, now secretary of
state. was at college his classmates
rebelled against their German pro
fessor and withdrew in body. They
remained out for two months, during
which time Root went on with his
studies. When they returned, con.
vinced that they had been in error.
they gave young Elihu the nickname
OF Square Root" which stuck to him
for many day. The refusal to de.
sert work has been one Of his dis.
tinguishing characteristics all through
life.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
American Capital in Mexico.

The latest estimate Of American cap
ital invested in Mexico is 500. 900, 900.
1t is less than twenty-five years since
Americans began to put money into
Mexican properties and more than half
the investments have been made with
in the last seven years. The move
ment has proceeded quietly and with
out the sensational features of boom.
Large business chances in Mexico
have been Investigated from time to
time by our capitalists and before
many years their holdings in that coun-
try will pass the 81, 1,000. 900 mark.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
CHINA WILL BE WORLD POWER.
Probability Of Great Advancement In
Near Future.

China's army has reused the wonder
Of the foreign military officers who are
watching its maneuvers. They say that
Its Improvement and intrinsic effici-
ency are little short OF marvellous. This
indicates that China is rousing from
her ancient state and that she may
exhibit one of those startling advances
such as Japan has instanced, not mere
ly in her military prowess, but in the
arts, the sciences, the industries Of
peace and the moderations Of govern
ment. II China enforces with her phys
ical bulk those qualities Of statecraft
that have been shown by men like Ii
Hung Chang and WI Ting Fang she
will take on the Importance of first
power-a power greater than that Of
Japan. as her four hundred millions
are greater than Japan's forty.
China's promptings to an abandon.
ment Of all that makes her distinctive
among the nations are more urgent to-
day than they have been at any pre-
vious time in her history. Threatened
on every side with dismemberment,
forced to endure with patience the en-
croachments of unwelcome emissaries
Of commercial enterprise, abandoning
piece by piece her sea frontage to Eu-
ropean governments, compelled to give
ear to preachers of strange and dis
tasteful religions. punished brutally if
she resents their presence, barred not
merely from citizenship in this country
but even from the right of entrance for
her emigrants. she is beginning to
realize that her entity as state will
depend, not on outside projections and
alliances, but on her ability in self.
defense.
The Mongolians are an initiative peo-
pie, even in their distinctive arts; In
deed. 1t is the merit of Chinese and
Japanese art that 1t is a continuation
Of the best that was accomplished Gen.
turtles ago; yet that same power Of
adaptation that enables the artisan to
make thing Of beauty from lump
Of clay, piece of bronze, a crystal, or a
strip of silk, will probably enable them
to profit by the instructions they have
received from the American and Eu-
ropean officers whose influence began
at the time Of the Taeping rebellion.
Schooled in modern tactics, ruled by
graduates of the best military schools
safeguarded by surgeons who appre'
ciate the Importance of modern sani
tation, armed with the newest engines
of destruction, and putting seaward In
battleships that counterpart those OF
England and America, China will take
on consequence that will make he
no longer the prey and sport of oul
infant kingdom. Union with Japar
will make her respected by the world
Meantime she is not to suppose thai
an army alone gives strength. Tha
comes only from enlightenment, ant
war is averse to that. 1t is the book
not the bullet, that gives supremacy
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
FAMILY PRESTIGE IN ENGLAND.
Wealth Alone 10 Not Sufficient Claim
to Distinction.

The greater and greatest mobiles are
established in fear which is very like
what the fear Of God used to be when
the common people feared him, and,
though they are potent political mag
mates. they mainly rule as the king
himself does, through the secular rev.
erence of those beneath them for
their titles and the visible images of
their state. They are wealthy men, of
course, with so much substance that
when one now and then attempts to
waste it he can hardly do SO, but their
wealth alone would not establish them
in the popular regard. His wealth has
no such effect for Mr.. Astor in Eng
land, and mere money, though 1t is
much desired by all. is no more ven
Grated in the person Of it's possessor
than it is with us. 1t is ancestry, it
is the long uncontested primacy Of
families first in their place, time out
OF mind. that lays its resistless hold
upon the fancy and bows the spirit be-
fore it.-North American Review.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
MAKES LIVING SHOOTING RATS
Hotels An, .ns the Customers Of Man
With an Air Rifle,


With an Air Rifle.
There is a rat catcher who visits
Baltimore periodically to rid hotels,
among .sther places. OF the rodent
pests. Among the hotels he has two
regular customers and his advent is
always the signal for the pleasures of
the chase in small way.
He has no method of charming rat,,
but goes after them Just as any hun.
ter In the big woods would stalk his
game. He does not sit down in front
OF rat hole and tease the rodents
forth with the sweet strains on . tin
fnte. Instead he carries a small cir
rifle, and it does the work.
He makes straight for the basement,
kitchen, baggage room and opea
plumbing, where rat holes will be
found II they are anywhere. Having
located his rat hole, which he seems
to accomplish almost by instinct, he
listers at the opening until his keen
err detects scratching or a squeak.
He unerringly locates his quarry by
ttis bound, inserts his rifle at Just
the right angle and fires. If he misses
but what's the use-he dosen't
Then with long. hooked wire. he
probes into the hole and draws his
vic tim out.
Now and then he strikes a nest of
young. In such cases it is usually an
easy matter to hook nest and all and
dag the pests from their palatial res
idence. His is peculiar calling, but
has its uses.-Baltimore News.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
PASSING OF PoRRloeE
Makes Way for the Better Food Of q
Better Day.

"Porridge is no longer used for
breakfast in my home," writes a loyal
Britain from Huntsville, Ont. This
was an admission of no small signifi-
canoe to one brought up" on the time.
honored standby.
One month ago." she continues, Il
bought a package of Grape-Nuts food
for my husband, who had been an in
valid for over year. He had passed
through severe attack of pneumonia
and la grippe combined, and was left
in a very bad condition when they
passed away.
Il tried everything for his benefit,
but nothing seemed to do him any
good. Month followed month and he
still remained as weak as ever. l was
almost discouraged about him when
got the Grape-Nuts, but the result
has compensated me for my anxiety.
In the one month that he has eat.
en- Grape-Nuts he has gained 10
pounds in weight. his strength is rap
idly returning to him. and he feels
like new man. Now we all eat
Grape-Nuts food, and are the better
for 1t. Our little year old boy, who
used to suffer from pains in the stom.
ach after eating the old-fashioned Dor.
ridge, has no more trouble since he
began to use Grape-Nuts, and have
no more doctors bills to pay for him.
I'VE use Grape-Nuts with only sweet
cream, and find 1t the most tasty dish
in our bill Of fare.
Last Monday I ate teaspoonfuls
OF Grape-Nuts and cream for break.
last, nothing else. then set to work
and got my mornings work done by 9
o'clock. and felt less tired, much
stronger, than II had made my break.
last on meat, potatoes, ETC.. as used
to. wouldn't be without Grapefruit
In the house for any money" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich. There's q reason.
Read the little book. 'The Road 70
Wsllville." in pkgs.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Horsefiesh Eaten in Germany.

There is in Greifswalder street, Ber-
lin, regularly installed horse slaugh.
ter house, which is under careful su-
pervision. Estimating that an average
size horse will yield 230 pounds of edi-
BILE flesh, there was derived from this
source last year. says the United
States consul at Berlin, 3,990,000
pounds of meat, which was sold for
consumption In sixty-four shops which
are specially licensed for that purpose.
At Breslau, which has population OF
about 100000, against the 2.500,O00 in
Berlin and its suburbs, $500 horses
we're killed last year for human food,
so that the proportion Of horsefesh
eaten per capita was much larger in
Breslau than in Berlin. In southern
Germany, and notably in Saxony,
where the percentage of working peo-
pie in manufacturing districts is excep.
tionally large, the consumption Of
horseflesh is still greater and is con-
stantly increasing. The choicest cuts
Of horse meat sell in Berlin for from
IS to 40 pfenhigs (4d. to 3d. pound.
The liver is considered delicate NOR.
sci and brings 10 cents a pound.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
PRESERVING HISTORY IN NAVY
Suggestion Made That Famous Names
Be Perpetuated.

suggestion Made That Famous Names
BE Perpetuated.
i saw In an article in last Sun
days Press" remarked retired
naval officer, that all the ships of
Prince Louis of Battenberg's squad.
ron except the Drake bear historical
names recalling glories of the Brit
ish navy. Why don't we perpetuate
the names of historic ships of our
navy Of other days? All other nations
do 1t, but when we win a victory and
take . ship we seem to get ashamed
OF 1t and drop the name of the sue.
cessful ship or the captured one from
the navy list as soon as possible.
1T is true we have Kearsarge still
In the navy. We could hardly have
had an Alabama there unless we did.
But why have we won new Con.
stitution, a new Constellation, and
why is not Perry's flagship. the Law
renee, perpetuated? There were on
the list Of American naval ships at
one time the names of ships which
the British had captured from the
French and which we had taken from
the British. But they are all gone
now.
'The nomenclature of the warships
OF other nations are history in them
selves, but ours are merely lessons
In primary geography. We have
West Virginia, and I suppose that
some day we shall have South
Eastern Nebraska. But I would like
to see the great names and the great
deeds Of the American navy live
again in the title of its ships. SEN
timent is an actual power. A histor-
ical name which means something
adds as much to the fighting power
Of a man of war as an extra Pinch
gun. New York Press.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
BABY CAME NEAR DYING.
From an Awful Skin Humor-
Scratched Till Blood RAN
Wasted to a Skeleton
Speedily Cured by
Cuticura.

"when three months old my boy
broke out with an itching. watery
rash all over his body. and he would
scratch till the blood ran. We tried
nearly everything. but he grew worse.-
wasting to a skeleton. and we feared
he would die. He slept only when
in our arms. The first application OF
Cuticura soothed him so that he slept
in his cradle for the first time in many
weeks. One set of Cuticura made .
complete and permanent cure.
(Signed) Mrs. "a. c. Maitland. Jasper.
Ontario"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
A Curious Weapon.

While the goat shown in the acc ON.
ranying cut bears close rcsem-
blance to the ordinary variety, It pos.
sesses one striking popularity, and
that is the set Of curious horns which
iise far above the goats head. Thes ,
aorns, which are characteristic OF the
.3u!eiman Markhor of Asia, have 1,
massive base from which they seem
% twist upward spirally, sometimes
attaining length of nearly two feet.
E,eh pair of horns twists in opposite
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
People on Other Planets.

That human beings exist and have
worlds of their own up among the
STARS is the conviction Of Prof. w. w.
Campbell, director of the great Lick
observatory in California, who was at
the Auditorium hotel in Chicago re-
Gently, on his way home from Europe,
where he observed the total eclipse of
the tun August Both. He thought the
day might not be far distant when tel
escopic devices would enable the peo-
pie of The earth to see what is going on
in Mars.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-24
Trouble over Grand Duke cvrlI,

Grand Duke Vladimir, the czar's
uncle, in rendering his resignation as
commander in chief of the military
district Of St. Petersburg, wrote to
the emperor substantially as follows:
Il have served your grandfather, your
father and yourself; but now that
your majesty has disgraced my son
(Grand Duke CyriD l no longer have
the heart to serve you." The EN-.
peror is said to favor even depriving
Grand Duke Cyril Of the title of
grand duke, saying that he should be
known simply as IN. Romanoff.n