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Jacob Paul Becker representative
from the Eleventh district, was born
N Coss corntv. Ncbras,.a on farm
in 1858 HIS faihe- served in the
Civil war ia the znd Nebr vols, and
iici when he subject Of tlfs sketch
was seven years ola. leaving widow
five bows an done daughter -Four OF
the boys are now living, two farning
and the ether two pracUcnr law. Tive
/ sister is married C james Allison,
ESQ @ prosperous and largo land
ovne ia Cass county. Nehra Ska anc
has @ family ON cf whom Miss 2va
! " Allison has been principal of a.
Mcdfcrd high school for 'he past two
wears Almog every menber cf the
/ Becker anil Allison families have been
cIuca ed in the Nebraska state nc.-
mal school locatel al Feru, Nenaha
county N,braska.
J. 7. Rocker received his legal edu-
cation in the office Of d. C. Fndns.
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Mention,

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c f. Tcoi Of Edmond. is in the city.
W w Brown ot Tulsa. is in Guth.
rie.
AY Doswer of Tulsa. IS in the
city
e Z Jordan ct Perry is in the city.
today
C r wuiey Of Paas valley is i'm
Guthrie.
j.. A. stme of Avg, was in Guthrie
YESTERDAY
H w Morgan Of Pauls vallc., T. r..
IS in the city.
GeCrge FarNr Of Edmund, is ,is-
i,oe In Guthrie
II i2mmcrson Of spalks was in
Guthrie last night
j. w. Ba@gcr of Cnickasha was in
Guthrie Yesterday
Seymour Folse of Vatonga, is in
TIC ci.y vieiting friends
Dr. W. r. Kelly OF Watoaea, is a
visitor in the capital city today.
NJ Murph5. eypostmaster at Okla
homa city, was in the city yesterday.
E. 4. Doyle Of IIaileyyille J. T.. is
here attending ths Masonic corsistory.
Charles II Hudson Of oklahoma
City is in Gnthr.e cu special business
w. N. stonelrakes OF Guymon, IS
IN the capital city today on Important
business.
William A. Vilsor, a banker am
broker Of Kansas City, IS in The city
on business
c. r. Wells and J. r lIoman bod
Of Cresceao City, are here attending
the poultry show.
Henry Johnston Of Perry. is in TIE
city Mr. Johnston wa a member O,
III elegislaiure ir 1891
,Dr. e. t. Cowdrick, J. B Ferguson
and H. NJ, spalGlng of Enid, are in The
city On special business.
Cassius R. Peck of Ollahoo.s city
e the newly appointed assistant Urite,
1t States attorney, IS in Guthrie
l. G. C. White'.mst a prominent mer
N chant at sayre. Okla. Is III the Cit
q. attending the sootusD RITE reunion.
" u. NJ Haley Of Haileysyille, J. T, ]
here attending the Scottish Kite cor
sistory. Mr. Haiiey IS ono OF the old
. est and brightest Masons in the cour
!" "" try.
10 W n. Harrison cf Enid has arrive
~ ~ Guthrie. Mr. Harrison will aC
during the session OF the legislalur
as the clerk OF Representative Ini
nlire. Of Garhcld
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See hte fancy skater at the Rink;
Saturday night
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Monarch over pain Burns, cuts
sprains sting instant relief Dr
Thomas Eclectric on At ary drug
store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-19

Daily Leader 10 cents a week delly
erad oTsfy day except Sunday
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Lswton Okla. Jan. l9.-Cyrus Kinl-
nell Of Cl Reno, fathse'og Mrs. Alta
NJ. Powers. deceased sa~mer vile OF
James WOODS. tho man VINO drow
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NICELY furnished gooms win bath
&C no 800 = Noble ave.
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SUES FoR s7,sos.

Claim No. I at Lawtor Icons Up
Again,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-19

w. II. Harrison cf Enid has arrived
~ Guthrie. Mr. Harrison Will act
during the session OF the legislature
as the clerk OF Representative Ing
nire. Of Garhcld.
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u. NJ. Haley Of Haileysyille, !. T, is
he-e attending the Scottish Kite CON
sistory. Mr. Haiiey IS ono Of the old.
est and brightest Masons in the coun-
try.
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G. c. Whitetmst. Il prominent mer-
chant at sayre. okla. Is III the city
attending the SCOTTISH RITE reunion.
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G F. rcoi Of Edmond, is in the city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

An officer ON one of the transatlantic
liners told story last week which
serves as another illustration of the
Engllshman's inability to grasp a joke
The officer while in London after his
last outgoing trip dropped into a cheap
chophouse in Soho. He took a seat
near table around which We're gath
cred a number of cockneys. One of the
number, according to the conversation,
had been recently to New York, where
he acted as valet The cockney criti-
cised the city in scathing terms and
suddenly poured out a string of invec-
tive on the New York policemen. I'VE
ave bad lot ere" he said. but
they're not a circumstance to the
mokes Of hobbies they ave over in
New York. was sharpening bit Of
pencil one day in Fourth avenue and
Twentythird street. The blade slipped.
and halmOSt bed to death. l ran up
to red faiced bobby-'ang is bloom
In 'ide-and asked him in a way as be-
comes gentleman which was the
quickest way to 'ospital. E laughed
loike a foolish one and seq e, Go
across Broadway by the Flatiron build
ing three times at noon And Ofm
blowed yet if l don't think the moke
was drunk. New York Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27
He Saw.

The young and winsome maiden
spoke to her father on behalf of George,
the youth who had won her heart. but
who was not her fathers favorite.
Father" she said gently, 81 want
to tell yon something, and you mustn't
be angry"
Very WELL" he said II promise"
II want to tell you, father, that
George and l wish to get married"
The father forgot his promise in a
second and began to storm.
Haven't | told you l wouldn't have
him about the house? Haven't 1 for
hidden you TO see him?" he cried ex-
citedly. Now. once for all, tell you
If comes here again I'll kick him
out"
Nov, father" she said quietly,
you'll do nothing of the sort. George
is young and healthy and the cham
pion all round athlete of his club, and
we had conference this morning, and
1 told him I'd love him just the same
even if he had to pound you clean out
of shape in defending his rights in this
case, so you might as we'll submit now
and save us the necessity of resorting
to harsh measures. SeeT
He saw.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

Water is found most everywhere.
especially when it rains. as it did the
other day till our cellar was half full
Jane had to wear fathers rubber boots
to get the onions for dinner Onions
make Your eyes water, and so does
horseradiSh when you eat too much
There is a good many kinds of water
in the worid-rain water, soda water,
well water. boiling water and brine
There is girl in our school named
Waterman
All the boys say, Waterman you
are" and then she gets mad | don't
think girls look good when they are
mad. Water is used for n good many
things. Sailors use it to go to sea on.
If there wasn't any ocean their ships
couldn't float and they would have to
stay ashore Water is a good thing to
make dams in and to swim in and to
fire ut boys with squirt gun and to
catch fishes in. My father caught
big one the other day. and when he
hauled il up it was an eel. Nobody
could be saved from drowning if there
wasn't any water to pull them out of
Water is first rate TO put fires out
with. love to 30 to fires and see the
men work mt the engines. This is all
can think about water-except the
food.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27
Mcdonnell the KiclSa

There was an old southern negro who
had been working for a cotton planter
time out of mind. One morning he
came to his employer and said:
us gwine quit, boss"
whats the matter, Mose?"
"Well. sab. yer manager, Mistah
Winter amt kicked me in de las free
mumfs."
81 ordered him not to kick you any
more. don't want anything like that
around my place. l don't want any
one to hurt your feelings, Nose"
EFF I don't git any more kicks rs
gwine to quit Ebery time Mistah Win
ter used ter kick and cuff me when he
wuz mad he always git 'shamed of his
se'f and gimme qua'tah. rs done los
enuff money Already wild dis heah fool.
ishness bout hurtin' ma feelin's. Sat.
urday Evening Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

1t concerns woman who entered Il
London shop and, displaying Il pros
porous loa,ing pocketbook, said, 81
want good pianny for me daughter"
What style of instrument do you
PREFER asked the salesman, leading
the way to an upright.
"Niver happorth do l care about
style so long as it's a strong case
Have yez amy wild iron cases?"
mo. ma'am, but all our cases are
made extra strong"
How much is this PLAINLY on the
credit system?"
THE price of this piano is $40" an
swered the clerk. THE installment
would be a pound Il month";
Insure the pianny and I'll take it."
well, really. ma'am. the purchaser
usually lnsures the instrument: but, to
close the bargain. We'll insure this
piano and agree to take all risks"
"1e see. betwane me and YOU" the
purchaser explained as she deposited
tie receipt for the first installment in
her pocket, I'm glad to be aisy about
the insurance. becaZe | want to get
the betther of me ould man. He said
that if | brought a pianny into the
house he'd smash it wild an AK. and.
faith. he's the by to do it"-Smith's
Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27
GLIB MR..
JACKSON
BY Donald Murray
Copyright, 1904, by I. G. Mcclure

A week after l had advertised my
house for sale had a prospective Gus
toner in the person of Mr.. Il. A. Jack
son.
Mr. JacksOn's business card con
veyed the information that he was in
the life insurance business, and he
gave me to understand that he intend
ed to establish a branch agency at
Chenille. He was man of middle
age, had a prosperous look and was Il
very glib talker. l realized that the
glibness was a part Of his business,
and as to his general appearance was
prepossessed in his favor. named
my price. ANA he thought it reasona-
BILE. He paid me 500 in cash TO hold
the offer for a week.
l had paid great attention to details
in building the house. had the best
of burglar alarms, something new III
the way of window fasteners. and the
place was connected with police sta
ton and a fire engine house. | needed
to be secure | had a collection Of
coins and stamps worth $1,000. and
any burglar who once got in could
have taken the whole away in a com
mon grlpsack The newspapers We're
always speaking of the collection, and
l realized that sooner or Ater some en-
terprising man would seek to lay
hands on it without the formality of q
sale.
Mr. Jackson had told me that he was
going to Chicago the day after he in
spected the house. but he didn't GO
He came back to measure some of the
rooms and take closer look, so that
he might satisfy his wife's curiosity
when he did 20. lie paid particular at
tention to the electric wiring on this
occasion. and his words of praise made
me feel rather proud
My battery room. as | called it, was
closet between the dining room and
the library. and in here lei the tele
phone wires from the roof The batter
les for the burglar alarm ana the vari-
Gus bells about the house rested on
shelves in the closet, ana | thus had
the whole system under my thumb.
There was an outside window to this
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

l had captured him, but at the same
time he had captured the house. He
Eeemed to have full box of cartridges
with him. and in shooting around pro-
miscuously in the darkness he smashed
all the batteries, destroyed all the
switches and left the house In dark
ness Then | had to get the police. but
none of the four who came cared to
face his bullets. They talked to him
through the open door and the closed
window, but he was an obstinate man.
He wouldn't come out, and he swore
no one should come in. The police and
the shooting drew crowd and for
two hours people were trampling my
lawn and uprooting flowers and shrub
berry | would have overlooked Mr.
JacksonS lapse from morality had he
been reasonable, but he positively re-
fused to argue the case. As a last re-
sort the police sent for a fire engine
and led a line of hose from the nearest
hydrant. The nozzle was directed into
the window. and the water came, and
after the liquid had found its way into
every room ON that floor and stood
four feet deep in the cellar Mr.. Jack
son said he had had enough to last him
the rest of his life. The trap hal
pinched him, the cold water had chilled
and half drowned him. and lie had
fred away his fifty cartridges.
The police took his gun and score
of skeleton keys and after few days
he was convicted of burglary and got
a sentence of seven years. / was rath-
err sorry about ii. Before leaving for
prison he Informed me that he broke
into the house for the sole purpose of
stealing a clock a hundred years old
and that as for my collection he
wouldn't have given me II cents for
the whole outfit
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27
NJ 80 BALTIMORE ONO
Ell:lI IITIflll
RAILROAD.
Departure and Arrival Of Trains.
Schedule in Effect NovmeAer 81, 1894
LEAVE FREDERICK.
Schedule in Effect NovmeAer 81. 1894

I.3n A. NJ, except Sunday for Washington
Junction an way stations, Washington
Baltimore, Philadelphia and n York
Du" at W shington 6 30 a, m.
500 u. m, except sunday, for Washington and
Aay stations, Philadelphia and New York
Due at Wsshin to 81, a. IN.
$40 a M, daily, for Baltimore and way sta
tons, Philadelphia, New York. except
SUNDAY for Cumberland and Hagerstowu
Due at Baltimore 45 a. m.
7.05 a. III sunday only, for Washington and
waN stations. Due at Washington 1903
S.lO a. m, except Sunday, for B ltim re ard
PRINCIPAL ~ay stations, Philadelphia
New York. Du at Ba timore 1925 a. m.
$40 a: m, except Sunday, for Harper's Ferry
winchester, Harrisonburg, Lexington and
Staunt n.
9,45 a. m, except Sunday, for Hagerstcwn,
Martinsburg nd way stations.
10 40 a. m. except Sunday, for Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, Washington
Junction and way station s. Cincinnati
Indianat oils, st Louis, Plttsburg and
Chicago. Due at Washington 1890 p. m
l.55 p. m, except sunday, for Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
Due at Baltimore 40 p. m
iO5 p m, daily for Washington and way sta
lions, Philadelphia and New York. Cum.
berlhnd Cincinnati and st. Louis: and eX.
crpt sunday Winchester and Strasburg
, ~ junction. llue at washington, 81, p. IN.
lions, Philadelphia and New York. Due
AT Baltimore us p. m.
5.35 p, m except Sunday, for Hagerstown,
Winchester and way stations.
700 p. m. except sunday, for Washington,
and principal wa stations, Philadelphia
and New YORK. PittSburg and Chicago.
Due at Washington $40 +. NJ.
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK.
6.3S a. m, except Sunday, from inc'nnati,
Cleveland, Pittsburg, Washington Junction
and WHY sta 10 S, Mount Airy and way
stations. Baltimore and Washington mail
arrives on this train.
S.35 m, except Sunday IRON Winchester.
liaSerstown and way stations.
1925 m except Sunday, from Baltimore
and way stations, Philadelphia and i ew
York
1855 a. M, except Sunday, from Baltimore
washington and way stations.
il.55 a. M, Sunday only, from Washington
and way stations, Chicago and Wheeling.
l2O5 p. m, sunday only from Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
1910 p. m, excett SUNDAY, from St Louis,
Cincinna ii, Chicago, Wheeling New York
philadelphia. Washington, Hagerstown,
Lex gtnn and way stations
RS p. M, except Sunday, from Martinsburg,
Washington Junction and way stations.
3.45 p. m, Sunday only, from BALTIMORE
Washingt and way stations, st. Louis
and Cincinnati.
and way stations, Philadelphia and New
York.
SIS p. M. except Sunday, from New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington. hi
stations.
6lO p: m, except Sunday, from Baltmor.
and principal way stations, Philadelphia
and New York.
7.45 p m, daily, from Baltimore and way
stations, Phila ielphia and New York.
SEQ p m, except Sunday, from Washington
and way stations.
$40 m..:except sunday, from Washington
W. T. MULLINIX,
Ticket Agent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27


closet, and / showed Mr.. Jackson that
my alarm was so attuned that he had
only to touch hand to the sash to set
the bells jingling.
After a thorough inspection we
emerged, and when there had been
some further Investigations he left the
house This was in the forenoon.
There was no need of my entering the
closet more than once a month unless
something got out of order but while
was eating dinner at 6 o'clock a feel
ing of uneasiness came over me, and |
rose suddenly and proceeded to the
room. Everything appeared all right
ut first glance; but, looking more close
ly, | soon discovered that Mr. Jackson
had piled his nippers while | was talk
ing He had cut the alarm wire for
that window That | should discover
something wrong and trace it out when
went to set the alarm at 10 o'clock
he very well knew. He must have fig
ured, then, on entering the window at
an earlier hour.
My collection of coins and stamps
was in Il room by itself next to this
closet, and the door was never locked
till bedtime. With the family all in
the sitting room the treasure room was
which Mr.. Jackson would enter looked
out upon a side yard. He could skulk
along by the shrubbery and escape be-
ing seen. II was a high window, and
/ therefore carried an empty barrel
around for his convenience. Then the
cook was ordered TO hurry up her work
of clearing away. and before o'clock
the family occupied the living room,
and there was piano playing and sing
ing.
OF course l did not mean that Mr..
Jackson should go out as he came in,
and also wanted to capture him with
out the aid of the police. | therefore
procured a bear trap at a hardware
store, and this was set under the win
dow in the battery room. He couldn't
enter without stepping into it, and the
great jaws were certain to give him
the warmest kind of greeting.
There was no tedious delay to keep
my nerves on edge. 1t was a dark,
rainy night, but at quarter to Mr..
Jackson showed up. had stretched
string for MIN to hit with his foot, and
when 1 got the signal we redoubled our
noise in the sitting room.
/ gave the man fifteen minutes more
to break his way in and then proceed
ed to the treasure room and opened
wide the door. Mr. Jackson was all
there, and that bear trap had him fast
by the leg. had only got a glimpse Of
him when he whipped out a gun and
sent bullet so close to my ear that it
sized, and naturally l lost no time
getting out Of range. He then fired
several bullets into the door, but 1t
was Of oak, and they did not come
through.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

ner. There could be 10 nlistakfng
those broad shoulders and that curly
brown hair. The two canoes drew
nearer The man in the other canoe
looked up. Peggy smiled and bowed.
The man nodded coldly and began to
paddle faster.
Something seemed to clutch her
throat. The prince was quite forgot
ten. She realized only that Donald
Macomber was padding out of her
sight and out of her life.
"Donaldr' she cried.
He padded on with never a glance
in her direction.
'Donald!' she cried again, and as he
still gave no heed she tremblingly stood
up.
His royal highness gasped.
"Sit down-sit down." he urged.
Peggy deliberately put one little foot
on the Spreader, and in moment they
were in the water.
When she came TO the surface she
was seized by a strong arm, and big,
tender voice said evenly:
Don't struggle dearest. You are
safe with me-"
And Peggy closed her eyes and was
very happy.
Not so his royal highness of Coburg-
Gotha. He was laundering about mis-
erably and shouting systematically be-
tween choking gurgles:
"IIelp-in Gods name, help! 1 do
not SWIM
The rescuers fished them out, Prince
Ludwig Wilhelm of Coburg Gotha first,
for he was far spent. And while at
the inn they were rolling him in hot
blankets and pouring brandy down his
throat Peggy was laughing and crying
Historically on the shoulder of the 9th
er prince-although he was not known
to the world at large by his title, it is
true-and making most absurd con-
fession. Wien she had finished Don
AIDS face was very grave
"But if re had drowned, what then,
Peggy lie questioned
"Coburg-G could have got along
without a prince better than | could
without YOU" she said.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-27

"One of the common, everyday err
IOrs which are taught in the schools in
America is that which relates to the
introduction into the western hemi-
sphere of African slavery" writes a
critic. The school histories which the
schoolgirl and schoolboy study say that
it dates from 1919 or 1920, when
Dutch sea captain sold the English
settlers the first African. The year
1901. however, is the date of the earli-
est reference in American history to ne
groes coming from Spain to America,
I'D years before Albany, n. Y, was
settled by the Dutch and LOG years be-
fore Jamestown, Va. was settled by
the English. In 1905 King Ferdinand
Of Spain wrote to orlando. then govern
or of lliSpaniola, I will send more ne
gro slaves, as you request In 1910
fifty negro slaves We're sent to work in
the mines of Hispaniola. There is a
record of King Ferdinand's response to
a request of Las Casas, bishop of La
Conception, in Hispaniola, that more
negroes should be imported. He said,
There are already many negroes on
the island This was in the year
1514."