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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

William snauer. a brakeman of Den
nison. Ohio. was confined TO his bed
for several weeks with inhanmatory
rheumatism. Il used many remedies
he says Finally | sent to McCaw's
drug store for a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, at which time | was
unable to use hand or foot, and in one
weeks tino was abe TO go to work
as happy as a clam For sale by ]. y
Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
Mhen 20 ~ : coId.

The FIRST action when you have a
cold should bo to relieve the lungs
This IS best accomplished BY The FREQ
use II chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
This Remedy lquefes the touch mu-
Gus and oausesfits expulsion from ex-
pectoratlon. and opens the socretions
A complete cure soon follows. Sold
by J. n. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
DNmm7c Commercial Calculator
sNUpp , and Account Book
The Rural World

Mechanic-if your clstern must ho.d
Just 200 barrels, how VIII We aacertain
ths exact dimensionsi
f0rmer-Dh, ] can lind that In my C1l-
culator Why. yes. here u h on page 81
II must he either 5ia feet Iva diarieter
ana J feet derp OF sh feet in diameter
SAWYER Your walnut loe is "A inches'
ln diameter and 20 feet long sud accord-
ing 20 scrbner VIII cni iHst t9s feet %
Farner-My Calculator faars si) says
il3 feet, and ! know thst its rules aud
ment for il3 feet
The above examples from the calcu-
lator illustrate how thaiiv and rapidly
anyone can calculate with thls usefai ana
handy little book. wli.cn rhoiIle oe in tie
hands Of every farmer mecbanic and
tradeFmnu,
n viii reduce the weight ~ a load OF
gUin of Hnv kind ~ iuishrls in leEr time
Than D. takes 90 tcl d.
10 viii also show a. glance the inter-
cff ON any sum for any time AT any rate
per cent The value of cattle hogs hRy.
coal, cotton ana aii Einds q werchan-
dise SOLD hy the pound. ton. yard. oE
dozen. The correct measurements of
lumber logs cord wood cistern, .snkK
wagon beds bins, corn cribs and car
penters plesterers aud bricklayera'
any time. az various rates per week or
month aesidef it contains many other
lE fuI ana valuable tables.
.geryonf wlp prefers 90 take the sim
plest tie shortest and iHp easiest way
FOR doing his work should possess copy
70 this useful and convenient Pocket
Manual 10 VIII enable everybody 20 be-
come proficient ana quick in figures. and
20 many a young person it may prove -
ness career.
a copy ~ this useful and practical
work should be- lu th. hands of every las
ana retoiu Do their minds an the rules
aut hundreds ~ intricate processes in
arithmetic. WITH this work nt hand
every conceivable problFni mat iz ifkeig
t0 occur Ia easily nnd readily solved ~
anyone familiar with first principles. n
lf neatly printed uuH elegantly bound ln
uoCkefh0uF form. thus being convenient
Tor outdoor use.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

A spring tonic that makes sick peo-
pie well. Drives out all impurities
that collect in your system A family
tonic for the sick and afflicted Hollis
tors Rocky Mountain Tea 30 cents.
Tea or Tablets. Ask your druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
BODY r, RED RIVER
Indications That Unknown Mas Has Been
Murdered.

Ardmore, I. t. March 2S-The lad
BODY of AN unknown man was found 81
Led river thirty miles southwest ~ Ard
more hy parties who were fording the
stream. The body was turned over 70 the
Texas authorities at sivilrs Bend, who
held st mtu yesterday afternoon in an
cIort to secure identification. but We're
unable 10 do so. A deep cash in the skull
Indicated that The man had been murder
ed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

carelessness
which made
the accident
possible.
There are a
great many
lives sud
denly terfui
mated as a
result Of
carelessness,
altloughthe
medical GER
tihcate NAV
read vheart
failure
When a man
takes
chanceswith
his stomach
and neglects
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

A wheelmans S tool bag isn't complete
without a bottle of Dr. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil Heals cuts, bruises, stings,
sprains. Monarch over pain.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

Women love a clear, healthy COM
plexion. Pure blood makes It. BurdoclS
Blood Bitters makes pure blood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
me. SCOTT is SILENT.
Refuses .s Ten wh7t He'll DO About
Pelities.

topeka, kas ~ IN 2s-Charlcs F.
Scott, ongressman-at-large is in To-
rsea TO-DAY from lola. Mr.. Scott returned
from Washington 60 Kansas inu- ediSfely
afioi congress adjourned two weeks ago,
rus since then hs has been giving his
time to editing his paper. the lola Regis
ter. and this s his FIRST visit TO Topeka.
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ACCIDFNTAL

The jury returned a verdict Of acci-
dental death on the man who fell from
the window ledge on which be had fallen
asleep. But the death was really due TO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
library OF AMERICAN FICTII
AuTHoRs.

AUTHORS
Thomas Nelson Page
Brander Matthews
Bayard Taylor
Frank II. Stockton
Benry James
T.. p. Mitchell
Park BENJAMIN
Edward Bellanly
T. A. Janvier
G.. a. Stephens
H. II. Boyesen
II. c. Bunner
Albert Webster
George Parsons Lathrc9
David d Lloyd
n. p. willis
Harold Frederic
William Henry Bishop
-. S. Of Dale
John Eddy
J. w. De Forest
Moan Brooks
r. D. Millet
George Arnold
= II. White
Leonard Kip
Rebecca Harding Davis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

Farmef--What rs corn worth today7
Grain Buyer-We are paying b3 cents
today Tor corn Your load weighed o.
Farmer Opening his Calcmator)-
Then ] had on as bushels and AZ pounds,
and q comes 90 t2bs4
Grain Buyer latter figuring for some
time Correct How can you tell 40
qu.ckiyc
Fsrmer- Why. with my Calculator I
son tel Instantly, and without making a
single figure
Stock shipper-Your bunch Of hogs
TelEbed just |,265 pounds and az &af3
per hundred comes 10 gl45.09
Farmer fusing his CalculatoD Hold
oH. there j. mistake somewhere. !
stocA shipper docking over his figures
carefully) Aou are right here is $40
take.
Farmer wish 10 borrow $500 foi go
a., eand " you can wait till Friday for
ne very much. az must have Just $500
today
Banker How e, you know that the
Farmer-Why j know by my Calcu-
lator page 40 hat the Interest or bank
discount on $500 for SO days az per
Miller cannot grind your wheat tIll
4 O'Clock but ~ you are ir a hurry ] viii
exchange and give you 54 pounds of good
flour % the bushel You had 400 pounds
~ wheat
Farmer turning % page 29)-WeH n
that "a the best you can DO. weigh out
166 pounds of flour right away as
must get back by noon.
Merchant--This "a really On elegant
pair of boots. and extremely cheap az
fit0. They actually cost me fft case.
uut having only few pairs left, ] am
closing them out az cost
Farmer-MLY. you are making 20 per
,enf at these figures.
Merchant teurprleed) Who says 20
per ceErr
Farner-fNlv my Calculator says that
n an Article rs sold az one-tenth ~ the
cost per dozen. 20 per cent profit d. re-
allied on the cost tfase $50
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SHOOTING ~ couar Room.
n. Rutherford Shot Twice at w. A.
Durant, But Missed Him.

Curaut. T. T.. March 2s What came
pe.r belns "a fatal shooting sorapc occur
rcd in the Federal court room in tais
dW Saturday light An intruder oaso
n which an Indian woman was seeking
to regain posset sion of ben allotment. was
bong heard Dciore Indian Agent shoen-
fclt of Muskogee when row came up
between w a. Ouranf "a prominent
chocttw irdian and attorney ~ this city
ani Judge q. y. Rutherford. . prominent
cit2en of Maail In the melee Ruiher-
fod snot twice at Durnt. but missed
hipn pep1iy Marshal soNton bad "a close
call one Of uie bullets barely missing his
h'ad.
Rutherford WIS placed under arrest
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KILLED HIS sHrLD

Farmer Shoots His -Four Year Old Dauah-
ter by Accident
hrdmore ,. T.. March 2S--in entering
his nome near Thackervile yesterday af-
tcmoon c Wect a farmer, accidentally
caught the hammer OF shotgun on the
deer discharging 1T. The contents struck
h.a 4-year-old daughter. killing her
The citizen., 1905-01-13
Aunt Mary,
Banker
BY James CIearJ
Copyright, 1904, by X. NJ. Whitehead

When the First National bank Of
Olivet was organized, capital $4,000,
Aunt Mary Hilliard became stock
holder to the amount of $4,000. She
was wealthy widow, past middle
Rge, and could have furnished the full
amount had she so desired.
The balance of the stock was taken
by the business men of Olivet and
farmers thereabouts, and in due time
the bank opened for business. When
of directors they figured on leaving
Aunt Mary out, though she was one
of the largest stockholders. She was
a woman, they said, and size knew lit
tie about business, and she should be
well content to draw her dividends and
leave the active management to men.
Don't make any mistake about me-"
cautioned Aunt Mary as she settled
her bonnet on the back of her head
and stood up. 1--WE been doing bust
ness ever since my husband died, fif-
teen years ago, and | think I've learn
ed thing or two, even about banking.
l not only want to be director, but l
shall drop in here quite often to see
how things are going"
Aunt Mary was made director 1t
was that or trouble. Then the five
directors elected Il president, secre-
tary and cashier, and four of them
smiled paternally as the woman claim
ed the honor of making the first de-
post. The president was newcomer
in the town, but he had money and
had been cashier of bank in Buffalo.
The secretary and cashier were old
residents
The First National secured a large
business at once, and as time passed
on Aunt Mary dropped in occasionally
to keep posted. People who thought
she was old fashioned in her business
notions or that her limit was selling
butter and eggs had to acknowledge
their mistake She was quite up to
date on finance, and she knew good
investment from a doubtful one as well
as the president did.
Things were being managed in good
shape all around, and the bank was
looking ahead to fair dividends at the
end of the year, when Paul Hazard,
nephew to Aunt Mary and Il young
man of twenty-five, appeared on the
scene. That is, he appeared at Aunt
Mary's house. two miles out of town,
for visit of a month or two. AS he
The citizen., 1905-01-13

that she doesn't know rabbits from
woodchucks."
The shares of the First National We're
valued at $110. with none for sale. All
men will sell, however, at price. That
very day Aunt Mary began hunting up
the small stockholders, buying stock
and pledging them to secrecy. She paid
fifteen, twenty and twenty-five bonus,
but she got what she was after. In a
month she had a controlling interest,
and the stock was duly transferred on
the books There was considerable spec
ulation as to what was up, but no one
surmsed the truth until the first annu-
al meeting came around. Aunt Mary
was present and it was noticed that
her jaw was set.
I'VE will now vote to elect board of
directors" softly announced the secre-
tary when the meeting had been called
to order
Aunt Mary had ticket of her own to
vote, and she speedily voted the old
board out. In answer to their looks of
CONSERVATION she said:
"This afternoon the directors will
elect officers. l shall be president and
my nephew cashier"
But, my dear Mrs. Hilliard'- began
Mr.. Leslie
II am within my legal rights, sir"
she interrupted. 81 have never run a
bank yet but think can do So That
is, shall do so unless
The pause was dramatic. All had a
suspicion of what was wrong, and Mr..
Leslie knew that he was in trap.
unless what?'' he finally asked, with
rather pale face.
UNLESS my nephew should get mar
ried soon In that case he would not
want to act as cashier Did any one
move to adjourn"
No one had. In fact, no one wanted
to adjourn until things had been set
tied.
Il think your nephew had better get
married" OBSERVED Mr.. Leslie as he
stared into vacancy.
Very soon:" Queried Aunt Mary.
Il think Kittie will he ready within a
month"
"WclI, if that's your opinion, I'm
quite agreeable. Would it be against
tie law to hold new election for di-
rcctors?'
You seem to be the law yourself"
"Then I'll call a new meeting and
cast my votes for the old board, and
as director | vote to re-elect the old
executive board. l have little more
stock than l want, and if any of you
hear of anybody who wants a few
hundred at $110 please send them to
me-"
The citizen., 1905-01-13

\ physician in south Baltimore, hav-
ing decided that Il fiagpole on his house
would add to its good appearance en-
ployed Il man 10 rig the staff to his
roof. This man had for his assistant
six foot negro imbued with all the
superStitions of his race
The big staff had been hoisted to the
roof and was nearly in place when the
negro happened to glance down at the
crowd that had collected in the street
to view The work.
The physician. desiring to see how
the work of setting up the pole was
progressing, had gone to the opposite
corner to see the work, when the negro
saw him. The crowd saw the darky
stop working and say something to his
employer. Then the negro left the
roof, and the work was postponed. The
negro had said
Look, boss; dere's dat doctor down
dare lookin' fo' a job. | knows Is
agwine to fall off dis roof, and dat
man'll cut me up. Deed, amt agwiHe
to strike another lick O work while dat
mans down dere. Baltimore Sun.
The citizen., 1905-01-13

came from a good family and had just
finished at the university and was
about to study for the law the harsh
est critic could have found little fault
with him in that regard Aunt Mary
let it be known that he was the apple
of her eye and her heir as we'll.
1t wasn't the fact that Paul came to
visit his aunt that shook the First
National to its foundations later, but
that he promptly met and fell in love
with Kittie Leslie, daughter of the
banks president. 1t so happened that
his own aunt made the introduction In
the directors room of the bank, intro
ducing him to the father at the same
time, and so the young man found
himself properly vouched for. Mr.. Les
lie appeared to look upon him with
favor, and Kittie was well liked by
Aunt Mary, and thus the love match
started off well. In a month there was
an understanding between the two.
Trees, shrubs and burdocks grow fast
er in a country town than in big
city, and perhaps love does the same.
Gossip had it that it was all settled
between Paul and Kittie when the
girls father stepped in to unsettle
things. He had no objections to Paul
on general principles, but he had other
views regarding Kittie In fact, he
was planning a certain combination of
love and finance. He had his eyes and
ears open, and when he thought the
Irritation had gone far enough he put
his parental foot down. He had talk
with Paul. He was very nice about
1t, but also very firm.
$50 Mr.. Leslie thinks you are not
good enough for his daughter eh"
Aunt Mary qHeried when the news had
been broken. ''Well, this is not strict
ly banking business, but shall drop in
tomorrow and have few words with
him. Seems to me his head is getting
too big for his hat"
Aunt Mary dropped in and had
talk. Mr.. Leslie WIS suaye. but he
didn't want Paul Hazard for n son-in-
law. He said all sorts OF rood things
do an Ohoct, pui uc NdN III III VII lildI
one point. 1t wasn't policy for him to
antagoniZe one of the largest stock
holders in the bank, and he tried his
best to smooth over things and send
Aunt Mary away in friendly spirit.
"Well, I've seen him." she remarked
on returning home. IF he has his way
about things you'll never marry Kit
tie"
Paul groaned.
But he won't have his way" she
continued. "On the contrary, I'll have
mine. You and Kittie be patient for
few weeks and therell either be mar
riage or your Aunt Mary will admit
The citizen., 1905-01-13
The ChAplain'S
CleverneSS
BY C. B. LeeOis


One day at the Third National bank
in the city of Cornopolis, a stranger
walked through the presidents room
and past the bookkeepers and took
from the pile Of money stacked Mt the
paying teller's right hand four pack
ages Of $4,000 each. He was coolly
walking out again when stopped by the
president and a gun.
The man was known to the police rs
"Sllck Charlie and to tell of all his
adventures would fill a book 1t was
for his attempted theft of the $4,000
that he was sent to the Woonson peni-
Tertiary for five wears The officer who
delivered him behind the doors of that
Institution said to the warden:
"Here is q man you want to keep an
eye on. Don't lose sight of him day
or night He is bold and nervy on the
one hand and slick and sly on the
other. Don't trust him for an hour,
or he'll beat the game"
The warden was new man at the
prison: but, having been sheriff of
county, he thought lie knew about all
sorts of criminals and replied that
No. $40. ms "Slick Charlie" was re-
corded, would have to get up early in
the morning to beat him.
If prison chaplain were to be ques-
toned about religion in a prison he
would answer that scores of prisoners
lived up to 1t and were earnest and de,
vout. If an experienced warden We're
to be questioned, he would answer that
Just when prisoner began to get
good" he should be watched the closest.
The chaplain at Woonson was a good
man and one who had faith in him
self He thought his advice and ap-
pealS to burglars and murderers pro.
duced the desired effect Among the
prisoners he was known rs an easy
mark
The new warden was wary of antag
onizing the captain and a man not
well posted on the tricks of criminals,
so No $50 found things easy for him
when he entered prison. When he had
had full opportunity to size up the
chaplain he began to get good" He
was as earnest about this as he had
been in appropriating other peoples
goods, lie became contrite and hum
BILE, and he wanted to be turned from
paths of wickedness. OF course the
chaplain did his best. When the po-
lice officials heard that "Slick Charlie"
had been converted they notified the
warden in writing tint he would be
The citizen., 1905-01-13
Too Advanced For Him.

In Chicago there is principal of one
of the public schools who in his college
days was considered something of a
'shark" at Latin and at many other
studies besides. What he did not know
about physiology was hardly worth
knowing. He was "grind" and a
scholarship man.
His little girl, aged six, is now a
pupil at the experimental school at the
university, where she learns many
things out of the order of public school
education. Recently she fell and hurt
herself. Her father found her crying.
whats the matter, Noreen?" he
asked.
Il fell and bumped my patella," she
replied. Remember this was in Chica-
60, and not in Boston.
Papa was sympathetic. Poor little
girl" he said, and proceeded with the
best intentions to examine her elbow.
Noreen broke away in disgust.
''Huh!" she snorted. Haven't you
never learned anything? l said my
patella! That isn't my elbow. My ell.
bow is my great sesamoid."
Papa went for Latin dictionary.
The citizen., 1905-01-13

Weber sums the main points to be
observed by those DESTROYS of a long
life as follows First, moderation in
eating, drinking and physical indul-
gence; second. pure air out the house
and within; third, the keeping of every
organ of the body, so far as possible, in
constant working order; fourth, regu-
lar exercise every day in all weathers,
supported in many cases by breathing
movements and by walking and climb
ing tours; fifth, going to bed early and
rising early and restricting the hours
Of sleep to six or seven hours; sixth,
daily baths or ablutions, according to
Individual conditions, cold or warm or
warm followed by cold seventh, regu-
lar work and mental occupation;
eighth, cultivation of placidity, cheer
fulness and hopefulness of mind; ninth,
employment of the great power of the
mind in controlling passions and nerv-
Gus fear; tenth, strengthening the will
in carrying out whatever is useful and
in checking the craving for stimulants,
anodynes and other injurious agencies.
British Medical Journal.
The citizen., 1905-01-13

HE WAS CooLLY WALKING OUT AGAIN WHEN
STOPPED BY THE PRESIDENT.
out of the ''pen" within three months,
and the chaplain sent an official COM
plant to the governor that the police
were trying to discredit his labors.
The chaplain was a man forty-fve
years old, while No SO was only thir-
ty. The chaplain was four inches the
taller. had stoop shoulders and sham
bled as he walked. He also had pc
culiar intonation. The slick convict
gave up his original idea of digging for
liberty to study the chaplain At the
end of five months he was one of the
teachers in the evening school. At the
end of seven he asked and got liberty
to hold a Bible class on Sundays. He
wrote and the chaplain delivered a ser
mon on christianity In Prison" which
was commented on by hundreds Of pa
pers. Up to this time he had been
working in the tailor shop. He was
now given charge of the prison library,
and his plans were as good as carried
out
1t was the habit of the chaplain to
visit the prison every afternoon from
to ). A part of the time was spent
with prisoners in their cells-men who
were undergoing light punishment
and a part in the library, and he al
ways left pretty promptly at 5. In 60
ing out he passed three guards at lock-
ed gates and went through the ward
ems Office and out of the main door,
No. $40 had held the position of libra
rian for three months, and it was mid
winter. One afternoon the chaplain
had been visiting in the prison and re-
turned to the library at quarter OF j..
AS he entered the room he received a
blow that knocked him senseless, ant
when he recovered his wits half al
hour had passed and he was tied han1
and foot and gagged. 1t was o'clock
before he was released.
In the course OF that hour No. $40
had done some wonderful things. Aft !
er knocking down the chaplain he hi d
stripped off the latter's outer garments
and clothed himself in them: then he
mad secured his man With ropes and
locked the door behind him as he
emerged. Shambling down the corri-
dor to the first guard, he had said:
James, l came away today with
only dime in my pocket. Can you
lend me dollar until tomorrow
with the greatest of pleasure, chap
lain" And the money had been hand
ed over.
The same game had been played on
the two others, and then the "chap-
lain" had entered the warden's office.
He could have passed fyht through, as
the official was busy but instead of
that he took chair and waited for
The citizen., 1905-01-13

ten minutes. When the warden was
at liberty he was asked for loan Of
$40, and the chaplain" reported to
him on the welfare of three or four diff
ferent prisoners before saying good
night Fifteen minutes after leaving
the prison the disguised prisoner en-
tered the largest store in the town and
borrowed $50 of the merchant and
then disappeared.
When the library door was broken
open ut o'clock and the real chaplain
found there was a great commOtion.
Three gatemen were ready TO swear
that the clergyman had passed out,
taking a dollar from each as he did so.
The warden had seen and talked and
loaned money to the same man. Two
guards had also seen him. Here were
six prison officials who could swear to
a thing. and yet that thing was not a
fact. No so had simply initiated the
chaplain down to a line-his voice,
gait, speech and general look.
At II o'clock the next forenoon the
president of the Third National bank
of Cornopols was called out of his
room for a moment During his ab-
Sence Il man dressed like one of the
clerks in the bank entered the room
and bore away a package of bonds of
the face value of $4,000. "Slick Char
lie" wanted to be rcvenged upon the
bank. and he wanted money with
which to leave the country, and he tar
ried in the town to get both The pres
ident of the bank is sure of this, be-
cause a note left on his desk told him
ca