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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-28

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-28
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-28

Guthrie Lodge No. 1, A. o. U. W
meets every Thursday night in the
new Masonic hall, on East Oklahoma
Visiting brothers welcome.
e. X. Ruthven, n. w.
w. J. Leathermsn. Recorder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
GOLD AND SALT WATER.

We note that the project of extract ing gold from sea water has again come up to be talked about It gets smash ed occasionally, but refuses to stay dead. It is strange, by the way, how men long to make gold Thousands of years ago the old alchemists were worrying over the problem of trans muting some of the baser metals into gold. They failed, but there were always new ones ready to wear their lives out in the search.
 There may be gold in sea water There are said to be sunbeams In cucumbers, but no one has extracted them. Probably there is gold in the water. In fact, it would be strange if such were not the case. The con- stant running of water over and through goldbearing ores must naturally wear off the metal and carry it in infinitely small particles to mingle with the waters of the ocean. Thus the salt water holds gold in suspen- sion, and when we think of the many millions of tons of sea water, and the ages the streams have been running into 1t we may readily understand that the gold thus suspended may amount to an incalculable quantity Getting it out is another and entirely different proposition. The man who originates a scheme and gets others to finance it is the only one who makes any r,onaxy tba pparafiop OFbare get experience. We are not ready to subscribe for stock in one of the cor porations.
 This new schemer halls from Eng land. It may be that he is the same man, said to be a retired clergyman, who caused considerable excitement In this country a few years ago by an- nouncing that he had perfected plan for extracting gold from sea water, but if he ever succeeded in getting any we failed to hear of it. He did extract considerable money from easy victims and then disappeared. Perhaps he has turned up in England and is going to play his skin game over there. His scheme is said to be backed by the names of some of the most eminent chemists, but he may have used their names without taking the trouble to let them know it, He. may succeed in getting some gold out of the sea, but we hope he will not use up too much of the water, or spoil 1t for navigation purposes. If he will leave enough of the great salt seas for the ! ships and fishes there s no objection to his dabbling In 1t as much as he l chooses.
 But since speculation is the order of the day let us indulge in a little of 1t just here. Suppose the apparently inn possible should become possible. and by some process the gold can be sepa- rated from the sea water with some thing approaching the success with winch the salt is extracted, would 1t not pnsAt things on this planet? Gold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
MILLIONS kllIGEyli

One of the greatest American million aires once said 10 his physician, "A ach," and then the sick man groaned and turned away. One of man $ greatest pleasures is that born of keen appetite. vigorous digestion and good dinner. and this belongs to many a good fellow who is living on small wages, but the rich man without a stomach has to forego the good things of the ole because his stomach rebels Without healthy stomach and q good digestion, our blood is thin. watery and poor, our heart action is weak. our liver does not do its duty, and man is miser- able and unhappy. In this condition man is prey to the germs oi influenza, consumption, malaria and all the ills that he is heir to. Consumption can be treated by natural methods which are as close to nature as possible.
 Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief Consulting phy- sician of the Invalids' Hotel and Sur gical Institute, at Buffalo. N. r., years ago understood this disease, and after a long period of experiment discovered certain roots and herbs which were na- lures remedies and succeeded in put ting them up in a form that would be easily procured and ready to use. This he called Dr. Pierce $ Golden Medical Discovery. It gives no false stimula ? ton because it contains no alcohol and no narcotic. It helps indigestion and the assimilation of such elements in the food as are required for the blood Instead of a cod liver oil against which the already sensitive stomach will de- clare open rebellion, this tonic has q pacifying action upon the sensitive stomach and gives to the blood the food elements the tissues require. II maintains the patients nutrition by enabling him to eat, retain, digest and assimilate nutritious food. IL over comes gastric irrltability and symp- toms of Indigestion, and in this way fever night-sweats headaches, etc, are done away with. It fortines the body against the germs of consumption. grip and malaria, and it builds up the tis- sues and puts on healthy flesh.
 When the druggist says he has some thing that is Just as good" as Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery he says so because he hopes to make a better profit, but his own mixtures have not sfood the test oe long experience nor haH the success that pr. Pierce's medicines have had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
The Cost of Living.

Kansas City Star.
 Everybody knows that the cost of living has increased enormously and that 1t Is now almost intolerably eX- cossive. Wages and salaries have not increased in proportion to the cost of living, and in consequence the margin of saving has decreased.
 Yet the country Is prosperous, and has been prosperous. Business in all lines Is active and productive and there are few idIers. But there has been no remarkable gain In tl.e prohts ut the mercnants and other handlers of foods, ciOthIng, and the general necessities ot life.
 Who gets the excess that the people pay in the form or increased biiIs? It goes to the trusts and other comoina- tiOns having monopolies or quasi-mono- polles. These combinations are enabled to exact eXOrDitdut prices be- cause they have eliminated domestic competition and are protected against foreign competition by the tariff.
 The people at last see. through the extreme abuses of the tariff, how they have been robbed for years by the high duties granted by the govern mcnt for the protection of special in- tereStS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05

and the information that they acquired In regard to corn will enable them greatly to improve their methods of SC. lecting seed corn.
 Moreover. students taking the agri- cultural course in the Alabama Poly technic Institute receive instruction in corn culture and breeding and sufficient practice in corn judging to make them proficient in the art of selecting seed corn.
 On the Experiment Station farm, and elsewhere under our direction, numer- ous experiments are made with corn, including tests of varieties, fertilizers, cultivation and improvement. mem Der of the stan of the Alabama Exper- iment Station has within the past few weeks visited two of the Western in- stitutions that are investing most money in investigation and instruction relative to corn and that are making the most reputation along this line. His purpose was to fit himself more thor oughly for investigations in certain phases of corn breeding in Alabama.
 It may be of interest to some read CTS to learn that the State of Iowa pro- vided funds for the erection Jf the State Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege of a building used exclusively for judging grains, animals, the cost of which was about $15,000. Likewise the Legislature of Illinois supplements the ton with an annual appropriation of $10,000 for investigations with corn alone. The total annual appropriations made from the Illinois State Treasury to the State Experiment Station are now $S5,000.
 The policy advocated by The Adver- tiser for developing the agricultural resources of our State coincides with the policy Nthat is now being carried out by the Alabama Polytechnic Insti- ute and the Alabama Experiment Sta tion. Instruction and investigation in corn culture Is one case in point. An other is evidenced in the editorial in The Advertiser of January 31, headed Raising Beef Cattle" That we are earnestly at work at Auburn on thlS line is shown by the following facts:
 Students electing the agricultural course spend two afternoons each week throughout the winter term in the &C., tual practice of judging animals, in- cluding shorthorns, Angus, Herefords and Red Polls, as well as Jerseys. hogs and sheep. A vIgltor to the Expert ment Station will now find here more than 175 head of cattle. of which mere than 150 head are beef cattle. A large herd of registered Shorthorns and an- other of, pedigreed Angus cattle are being acclimatized by the Veterinarian to be sold in March as breeding cattle.
 On the Experiment Station farm fifty steers, divided into ten lots, are being fed in order to compare eight different rations; to contrast feeding without shelter, with feeding under sheds; and to ascertain the difference in profit be- tween feeding scrubs and grade Short horns, Angus and Red Polls.
 l. F. Duggar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05

Lillian Russell is by no means a paragon of excellence. but she has recently administered a very good re- buke to one of the New York 400. It seems that one of the exclusive set of New York society contracted with Miss RusselPs manager to have one act of the opera in which she Is singing pro- duced in her drawing rooms for the entertainment of her guests. When the opera singer heard of It she wrote her manager and asked him to inform the queen of fashion that her art was not in the market for any such pur- pose and that she was personally op- posed to players carrying their profess sion outside the theater. She closed her letter with this clever thrust at her would-be hostess: Instead of hav- ing any inclination to enter a home in a professional capacity, much pre- fer to gather entertaining people about me in my own house."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
Decision RenerYeh.

clarksburg, W. Va. Feb. 4.-The de- cision of Judge Nathan Goff of the United States Circuit Court in the in- junction suit of the Union Trust Com pany of Maryland against the Clinch- field Corporation and George I. Carter, involving mineral lands and the South and Western Railroad in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, valued at $3,00O,O00 has been reserved to per init Elihu Root and the other New York lawyers to file briefs by Febru- ary II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
sidewalk PeneiIinas
In the NfRtter off Drena.

Did you ever calculate" said a methodical citizen yesterday, ''how much time one loses every day dressing and undressing?
 Some people, especially ladies, con- sUme at least an hour a day. Well, a person of morose nature thinks too much time is spent in toilet, and hur- ries the operation at a sacrifice to his sartorial appearance These sort of people are over-jealous of the time they spend on earth.
 T am no votary of fads, but believe one should take time to complete his toilette to appear as elegantly as pos- sible in the. clothes that he possesses. The tawdry and slatternly appearance of some people Is many times due not to stinting nature in the matter of buying clothes, but to a carelessness in the process of dressing.
 There are some men who think it great to buy expensive clothes and wear them loosely on purpose. This may be all right, because it's a mans privilege, but I remind them that there are also some very bright and success ful people who dress tidily, if econom- ically."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
HoIding Cotton in Henry.

T have just returned from visit to Henry County" said John Andrew Barnes, one of Montgomery's most pro gressive planters, and was surprised to see the amount of cotton that is be- ing held there Every farmer Is hold ing anywhere from two to forty bales and they declare that they will hold the staple until the price goes to 10 cents if it takes until next year. They have money enough in the banks 10 last them through the year and they intend to wait for fair price. They all expressed themselves against plant ing but little if any cotton this year, and Henry County will be filled with oats. corn, hay, peas, hogs and cattle.
 And they are doilIg this with white labor. and that's the only way they can do 1t. The farmers and their fam flies are working in. the fields and they are progressing.
 won't be third of the farms in Ala bama worked by negroes and hope the time will come before that. By that time I will not have an acre in cry year and planting it in alfalfa. By this, I can let my stock gather their own food and can make meat at cents a pound and sell it for 20 cents, and l believe that is what most of the Ala bama farmers are doing
 Rev. R. J. willingham. D. D.. of Richmond, Va will speak at the First BaDt1St CnurCn w WeuIeShdS VNOhAAl6 Dr. Willingham is secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and is one of the most distinguished speakers of his de- nomination.
 Owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev. J. A Rice, D. D., there VIII De no preaching at the Court Street Meth odist Church this morning or evening
 Mir. Emanuel Meertief returned nome last night from a business trip to New York and other Eastern markets,
 Colonel J. S. Mosby, of Washington, returned to Montgomery last hlsn' from Mobile.
 MT. O. H. Slaughter. of New Orleans was a visitor to the city yesterday
 MT. Alexander Troy returned last night from a trip to Sheffield.
 Hon. w. NJ. Lackey, of Dadeville, was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Dr. George Petrie. of Auburn, was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. E. M. Blacksher of Brewton, re- turned home yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
Advertisement for Bids for "Re. newal 3Onds of The State
 of Alabama"

Bonds to be renewed: Glasses and R. aggregating S7A37.6oo, maturing July lst. 1906; Class z. assregating sss6,oOo maturing
 Character of Bond: Fifty year. gold bonds. In depominatio1S of either SlO0 S500 or S1,oOo said bonds to be coupon or regis tered, at option of bidder, interest payable Eemi-annually in Montgomery Alabama. or New York City, State of New York. Bids Tor entire issue, or any part thereof, not less than for sloo, are invited upon following terms
 l. Upon bonds bearing per cent per aa- mum.
 2. Upon bonds bearing sM per cent per annun
 A certified check. payable to the order of the Governor of Alabama, for five per cent of the amount bid for must accompany each bid. For the bids that are accepted, other security approved by the Governor, may be substituted for the certified cheek The cer- tified check accompanying rejected otds will be returned with notice of rejection. The per cent of each accepted bid will. on fail- ure of bidder to comply with terms of his bid, be forfeited to the State.
 The entire amount of the accepted bid. or 50 much as may remain unpaid, must be paid in lawful money of the United States, or In lieu thereof, an equal amount of Alabama bonds which are being refund ed. sixty days before the maturity of the present bonds, into such depository as may be designated by the Governor, or in lieu of the above designated payment such guaranty as the Governor may approve,
 The State will exchange with accepted bidders at any time after acceptance of bid, new for old bonds, credit being given the bidder for difference . Interes, to date of maturity of old bonds No bid offering less than par will be considered. The State reserves the right to retire prsseht LonJs to an amount not exceeding s6O0,000 Bids will be received at the Governors Office at Montgomery until 12 o'clock M., April (, 1905, and will be opened imrA 'diately. No- tice of acceptance or rejection will DC given each bidder by letter mailed n MonIEuIne y not later than April 19. 19O5 Envelopes containing bids must be addressed to the Governor of Alabama, and have conspicu. ously written thereon Bids for Renewal Bonds, State of Alabama" The Sya.e re- serves the right to reject any and all bidss For further information, apply to Gne GoVs ernor of Alabama.
 R. M. CUNNINGHAM,
 Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1905.
THE GREAT DIAMOND.

The more we hear and read about that enormous diamond reported to have been found in South Africa the more we are impressed, not only by its unusual size, but by the difficulty that will be found in utilizing it. In speak Ing Of 1t recently we rather loosely stated that 1t weighs over a pound. Moreyaccurately, the weight given is s,O32 carats, which is about, or very nearly one pound and three-quarters, Troy weight. When we come to its value we are wholly at sea. In one newspaper we saw 1t valued at $780, 100000. which is such an absurd valua- servative estimates put 1t at three or four millions. but that Is all little bet ter than guess work, for its value can only be determined after 1t has been polished and 1t is known how much it will weigh in it's finished state, and also whether it proves to be a stone of the first water, or of inferior quality
 But even if this stone loses one third or one-half its present weight in cutting and polishing 1t will be two or three times larger than any diamond now known to be in existence. What can be done with such an enormous gem? The time seems to have gone by when a diamond worth millions of dollars is the exclusive property of some crowned head. We presume no king, queen or other ruler would now care to buy and lay away a jewel as large as a mans fist where 1t would never be of any use. Money can now be put out more proftably and use- fully.
 But if no king would want 1t what private individual would? No lady, princess or plebian, could wear such a blazing star as that. Even a hotel clerk would draw the line at a dia- mond bigger than a goose-egg on his shirt front. The possession of 1t would be a menace to the owner, who would continually expect 1t to be stolen, but a thief could have no use for 1t, except to hold 1t for ransom, for he would not be able to sell 1t. The only way to get the best of it will be to cut 1t up into several smaller stones, each of which would be worth for tune. On the whole we believe it Is a piece of property we don't care for We really wouldn't know what to do with it.
 And while we are on the subject we must copy some of The Boston Herald's somewhat whimsical comments about the stone. It says:
 Tn America, where great is synony- nous with worth, a $5,OO0,OO0 stone should find a ready market Besides, what objection to this huge stone be- ing kept for an individual diamond mine and when the millionaire's women folk wanted a new necklace or tiara. papa would just have the requisite gems sawed of. Father, is there any of that old diamond left, because I'd like some new shoe buttons?" And then father would order the family diamond cutter to go to work and find daugh- ter a nice pair of solitaires It is hoped this pound and half diamond will land in New York, where 1t will be appreciated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
Prospers Under Free Trade.

Baltimore NeWs, Jan. 30.
 British tinplate manufacturers have just had banner year. Dire predic- tious of the destruction of the industry by the Mckinley tariff have gone astray, and the business Is in a better shape than ever before Free mar kets, free raw material. free cOmpeti- tion, have done the business. There Is a moral in this situation for the Ameri- can and-patters on tariff. Even the hot-house tinplate industry of America, with it's big tarin subsidies, is unable to compete in foreign markets with the natural British plant grown in the sunlight of Tree competition. Possibly. if the languishing industries of New England were given the stimulus of free competition and the advantage of free raw material, they might have a diffrenet story to tell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
PIan to Fund States Dept.

Acting Governor Cunningham, while in Birmingham Friday. made a eursory canvass of public opinion on the ques- ton of the renewal bonds which he will issue before thef maturity of the Class A, B and c consols next July and January.
 T have found gratifying endorse debt" said the 4overnor yesterday. T have confidence in the patriotism of the people of Alabama and their wis dom as well and I believe that large part of the securities will be retained in the States borders"
 The Governor said that the banks of Birmingham are favorably incline ed to the renewal bonds and will purchase some of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
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Corn and Beef Cattle at Auburn.
Auburn, Ala, Feb. 4, 1905.

AUDUIW, Editor Ire Advertiser:
 In The Advertiser of January 2Sth is an editorial entitled "A Corn school in which the editor notes the holding of "a corn schoop in Indiana and calls attention to the need of improvement i'm the corn plant in Alabama In this article the statement is made that Ala Doint of fact what was essentially corn school was conducted at the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute last sum mer. At the farmers summer school or protracted institute, held at Auburn last summer lectures and demonStra- tions on Judging and improving corn were given each day for more than week to an audience Of several hnn- dred farmers. Great Interest was taken in this subject by the farmera present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05

The Fort Gaines Recorder very sensi- bly, remarks that ''the farmer who sur rounds himself with useful. instructive books. such as explain the qualities of fertilizers. seeds, preparation of soil. cultivation, etc., is the one who is to be in the fore front in future" We may add to what our Georgia contem- porary says that the farmers are fast realizing that progress Is as possible in their calling as in any other, and are learning to keep up with the pro- cession in a way that is highly en- couraging. They are learning that what they once contemptuously called Book Farming is really not such bad thing. after all. If they will use their opportunities and their brains as industriously as they uss their hands they will find profit in 1t. and they are fast learning the good lesson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
ClanCey's Hotel, Cor. Bibb & Commerce StS.
 Montgomery, Ala.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY:

John Patterson, Pittsburg. Pa; F. A Anderson. Jacksonville, Fla; L. M. Lynch New York; A. S. Lynch New York: J. J. Jones, Geneva, Ga; W. c. Lee, Union Springs; R. B. Chalker, Att lanta; J. [. E./Witherington, China, Ala; c. W. Bowling, Ozark Ala; NJ F. Wooter. Atlanta; c. P. Williams. Nash vile, Tenn; II. II. Garner. Dothan. Ala; C. w. Bond, Dothan, Ala; J. A. Scale, Jernigan, Ala; R. E. Taylor, Roanoke Ala; J. B. Crawford, Eu- faula; L. H. Russ, Birmingham Age Herald; Louis Purdy. Savannah; F. A Gulledge. Verbena, Ala; w. c. Bailey, Columbus, Ga; Ella Brennan. Eufaula; R. A Haden, Shorters; J. B. Willis, Att lanta; W. Fl. Loftin, Waycross: w. O. Ticks. Savannah, Ga; Bob Hilliard, Knoxville Ky; J. T. Buchanan, Louis- vile, Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-05
The Same Condition.

When the Government established light houses around Key West, Fla, to the wrecking industry. Think of that a moment! This promotion of business at the expense of human life And wherever one turns in public ser vice the same condition is encountered. if 1t comes to question of human life or busin ess interests.