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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-28

Miss Minnie MeCabe. Of Crescent city
IS guest OF Miss Anna Cater this week
Thre was no meeting Of the Shakes
pearc club erday afternoon. To-day
the club met at 2:s0 p M. at the
library club rooms an dbegan the study
of III snry v.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-28

Miss Maude severy who has been here
FOR week visiting her grandmother.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bennett, on East Noble ave-
nue. returned to Oklahoma City Tues
day afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

II Scottish maiden desired 70 sum.
mon the image of her future husband.
she read the third verse, seventeenth
chapter, of the book of Job after sup
per, washed the supper dishes and re
tired to bed without utterlng single
word placing underneath her pillow
the Bible, with pin thrust through
the verse she had read. On AllhalloN
eve various modes of divination vert
In vogue. Pennant says that the young
women determined the figure and size
of their husbands by drawing cab
bages blindfold, n custom which lin
gers still in some parts of Scotland
They also threw nuts into the fire, .
practice prevailing also in England, al
Gay has described:
Two hazelnuts threw into the flame,
And to each nut l gave a sweetheart's
name.
This with the loudest bounce me sore
amazed
That in a flame of brightest color blazed,
As blazed the nut, SO may thy passion
grow.
Or they took candle and went alone
to looking glass, eating an apple and
combing their hair before it, where
upon the face of the future spouse
would be seen in the glass peeping
over the foolish girls shoulder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

Lieutenant John p. Bradstreet Of the
Fiftieth Massachusetts was for many
years deputy sheriff and turnkey un-
der High Sheriff Herrick at the Law
renee house of correction. All the new.
comers were by him assigned to their
proper quarters.
One day upon the arrival of new
squad of inmates there was one who
seemed somewhat more tony" than
the rest, and, calling the lieutenant
aside, he claimed little more consid.
Grafton than the others owing to his
previous standing in society.
~ never was in such a situation be.
fore" said he, "and | trust you will
give me little different quarters from
those other fellows. l am highly edu.
Gated and can speak seven different
languages"
Severn remarked the lieutenant
"Thats altogether too many. We don't
have but one language here and
mighty little o. that."-Boston Herald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
The Ottoman Turks.

The Ottoman Turks lived originally
In central Asia, where they We're mem.
bers of Il race related to the Mongols,
branch of the UralAltai family. Un.
der their first sultan, Othman, who rul,
ed from 1888 to 1896, they founded a
realm In Asia Minor, but soon extended
II into Europe, entering Armenia.
With the capture of Constantinople In
1853 they succeeded to the Byzantine
empire, and their rule at its zenith dur.
ing the sixteenth century extended
over the greater part of southeastern
Europe and much Of western Asia and
northern Africa, but they lost Hun.
gary, Roumania, Servia, Greece and
practically Bulgaria and Egypt, etc
The Ottoman Turks are Sunnite Mo
hammedans and regard the sultan, who
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

There goes Il man." observed a
steamship agent as he directed atten
tion TO surly looking individual who
had just engaged passage for Europe
"whose efforts are devoted TO con
structng short cuts in business meth
DDS and in eliminating all time con
sumlng men and their propositions
from his busy existence. He is man
of very few words. Some years age
this gentleman crossed the ocean and
had very unpleasant trip. One morn
ing sympathetic passenger offered
him lemon, expressing sincere wish
that 1t would give relief. The pale
traveller seized the lemon, hurled II
viciously into the ocean and growled:
"'This is quicker way than the
other New York Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

As rule. salt meat is not adapted to
the requirements of nervous people. as
nutritious juices go into the brine to
a great extent. Fish Of all kinds II
good for them. Rsrw eggs. contrary to
the common opinion are not as digesti-
BILE as those that have been well cooked.
Good bread. sweet butter and lean
meat are the best food for the nerves.
People troubled with Insomnia and
nervous starting from sleep and sensa-
tions of falling can often be cured by
limiting themselves to diet Of milk
alone for time. An adult should take
pint at meal and take four meals
a day. People with weakened nerves
require frequently larger quantity Of
water than those whose nerves and
brains are strong. 1t aidssthe digestion
Of these by making 1t soluble and
seems to have direct tonic effect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
ORIGINAL JACK HORNER.
Ae Really Existed and Got a "P1um,'
but Was Not a Good Boy.

Jack Horner of the Christmas pie
p really existed, though whether he de-
served the title of good boy" is ex-
eeedingly doubtful. He was, however
a fortunate rogue.
When Henry VIII. suppressed the
monasteries and drove the monks from
their nests the title deeds of the Abbey
Of Mells were demanded by the COM
missioners. The abbot of Glastonbury
determined that he would send them
to London, and as the documents were
very valuable and the road infested
with thieves it was difficult to get
them to the metropolis safely.
To accomplish this end he devised q
very ingenious plan. He ordered a
savory pie to be made, and inside he
put the documents, the finest filling a
pie ever had, and intrusted this dainty
to lad named Horner to carry up to
London to deliver safely into the hands
for whom II was intended.
But the journey was long and the
day cold, and the boy was hungry. and
the pie was tempting, and the chance Of
detection was small.
So the boy broke off a piece of the
pie and beheld n parchment within. He
pulled 1t forth, innocent enough, Won
dering how II could have found its way
there tied up in pastry, and arrived in
town.
The parcel was delivered, but the
title deeds Of Mells abbey We're miss
Ing.
The fact was that Jack had them In
his pocket. These were the juiciest
plums in the pie. Great was the rage
of the commissioners and heavy the
vengeance they dealt out to the monks.
But Master Jack Horner kept his
secret, and when peaceable times were
restored he claimed the estates and re-
ceived them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
Is the supreme head Of the church and
recognized as such by all Mohammed-
ans, as representative of former ca
liyho
Entertaining Lions.

Concerning lions, we all like to en-
tertain them. Most of them like to be
entertained. Birds of feather may
flock together, but lions rarely enjoy
the company of their kind two Of a
kind never can agree). The solitary
thrush sings alone. A lion Is like thai
sort Of bird. have seen more than
one dinner party spoiled by the multi
plicity of lions at the table. The lion
likes to have the floor to himself. He
Is always in better humor when there
is no other to dispute it with him.
When you have the luck to snare a lion
remember that he is kingly creature
and select your guests with view to
his comfort and pleasure. 1t is better
to invite lambs to meet lion than to
ask another lion. Every circle has its
lambs.-Maud Howe in Harper's Ba-
Zar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
EASILY SCARED.
An Adventure with n Rhinoceros In
Enst Africa.

An Adventure with n Rhinoceros In
East Africa.
or n curious encounter with rht
,noceros an African traveller writes In
the Globe Trotter, published In Nairobf
British East Africa; "He was peace
fully grazing on choice patch Of green
stuff and apparently meant to do the
well bred thing and allow us to pass
by; so. with my heart In my mouth,
nothing in my pockets and an empty
magazine rifle In my hand. attempted
n slide for a more secure position. But
was Immediately foiled Of this OBJ
ject by n suspicious movement on the
part of the enemy. A swish of the tail
a suggestive uplifting Of the snout and
n sniff Of the atmosphere, and the dell
cate and fairylike creature bore down
ponderously upon my two native bear
.ers and myself.
my knees promptly refused to work
4 co,lld not move n muscle, and so with
nil the British pluck and courage OF
which we have read so much l calmly
resigned myself. BY this time the hide
ous beauty had advanced to within ten
Yards Of Its prey, when, to my surprise
the two boys accompanying me hastily
,dismantled themselves Of all baggage
and. with all muscles stretched. ready
for sprint, they stood their ground
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
DESPERATE HEROlSM.
An Incident of the Indian Fighting
Dnys In Illinois.

The desperate intrepldity and war
like herolsm of the early settlers Of IL
linois are illustrated by an incident
narrated In Historic Illinois" The
early days were time of hardship,
danger and death. Every forest covert,
every tuft of prairie grass. might hide
some skulking red enemy. Among the
early frontiersmen was Captain
Whiteside, whose name became ter
ror among the Kickapoos.
A party OF fourteen white men led by
Whitcside made an attack upon an en-
campment Of Indians of greatly supe-
rior force. Only one Indian escaped.
During the heat of the skirmish Cap
tain Whiteside was severely wounded,
he thought mortally, having received a
shot in the side.
As he fell he called to his sons to
keep on fighting and not to yield an
inch of ground or permit the savages
TO touch his body. Uel Whiteside, who
he could no longer use his rifle. hastily
examined his fathers wound. discover
ing that the bullet had glanced along
the ribs and lodged against the spine.
With that daring and disregard fol
pain SO often characteristic of border
men he Immediately whipped out hit
knife, gnshed the skin, extracted the
ball and held 1t up, crying:
you're not dead yet. father!
The old man leaped to his feet, re
newed the fight and bore his full par
to the end Many such instances o
heroism distinguished the men who II
those days of peril were called upon Il
defend the frontiers OF Illinois.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

AS n people the Moors are alreaoy
well inclined to anything that gilds
life. a correspondent says: Nothing
agreeably spending an hour or two
than squatting on their heels in the
streets or on some door stoop, gazing
at the passersby. exchanging compli'
ments with their acquaintances. Ma
tive 'swells consequently promenade
with piece Of felt under their arms
on which to sit when they WISH"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
Sulphur Baths For Rheu ma atfsu.

Sulphur baths are Of value In rheu-
matism. Take one tablespoonful Of
burnt lime. Mix into paste with one
wineglassful Of cold water, and let It
remain for ten minutes. Then stir into
one gallon Of water. To this add ono
ounce Of milk Of sulphur. Raise to
the boiling point In a suitable vessel
and keep boiling for ten,minutes. Now
transfer to the bath, and add two gai-
Ions Of hot water. Use when pleasant
y warm. Keep from the face. as the
particles Of sulphur. etc. are intensely
irritating to the eyes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

Mohammedans of the Caucasus have
a religious ceremony called "Chucksee
Wucksee" 1t is a ceremony in which
the fanatics cut and wound themselves
in the following CHASTITY fashion, ac-
cording to a traveller: Each man,
grasping a klnjal in his hand, brought
1t up in front and down on the crown
Of his head. Almost at every stroke
the blood gushed forth, and soon one
man after another became a stagger-
ing, blood soaked figure"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

to the eye, and one Of the great enig-
mas Of animal life is IL permanence
Of form maintain ed desl e the contin-
ual change Of sE5star 4 This change
Is so rapid that. acco d - to the cal
culations Of Lie5ig. Moleschott and
other eminent ply 'siolJgists, the great
er part Of the ma terial of the body is
renewed every tw enty or thirty days
and not, as enerally assumed, only
once in seven years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

The sad faced man, with the small,
square valise, inspected the woman Of
the house a moment and then turned
away from the kitchen door.
1T amt no use arskin' you II you'v,
got any corns that need curin', num-
he said. II can see as you're wearin'
shoes three sizes too large"
"Come in," replied the matron.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

81 must warn you, Bridget" said
Mrs. Nuritch ito see that the peas are
thoroughly mashed"
Mashed, Is it?' remarked the new
cook in surprise.
Yes; Mr.. Nuritch is so high strung,
you know, they make him nervous
when they roll Off his knife."-Ex-
change.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

DR.. Price-Price automatically Il
don't know whether I sent you a state
ment of what-er-you owe me. Mr.
Knok--Nelther do l. DR.. Price-Price-
Oh, you didn't get 1t then? suppose
I didn't send you statement. Mr..
Knok-Yes; you did. But 1t looked
more like statement Of what you
think I possess.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
A Skeptic.

Did YOU tell your father the story I
read to you of Jonah and the whaleT
asked a teacher of one of his scholars.
"Yes, sir" replied the lad, "but he
didn't believe it. Dad never believes
any fish stories unless he tell them
himself"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
Knew Her Ways.

Mr.. Gayboy-What did my wife say
when you told her wouldn't be able
to come home tonight until late houri
Messenger-She didn't v anything.
Mr.. Gayboy-Then you must have gone
to the wrong house!-Chicago Tribune,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

She-Dld you let father know you
owned a lot of house property? He
limited at it. She-What did he sayl
He-He said, Deeds speak louder than
words"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
Pounds.


The gaseous elements exist In our
body in state Of very great conden-
sation, since under ordinary conditions
Of temperature and pressure eighty
eight pounds of oxygen would occupy
volume of more than 1000 cubic feet
and fourteen pounds of hydrogen one
Of 2,G00 cubic feet. The above men,
toned elements forming an infinite
variety Of compounds and constantly
undergoing chemical transformation 60
to make up the human body, which Is
in constant state Of decay and reno
yaton. This, however, L. not apparent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
The Case with Hin.

Mrs. Henpeck-They can't punish
bigamy too severely. No one should
have any sympathy for the man who
takes one wife too many. Mr.. Hen
peck-The idea, Marial Do you think
I should be sent to Jailf-Philadelphia
Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

Where man has passion for medi-
tating without the capacity Of thinking
a particular idea fixes itself fast and
soon creates mental disease.-G Goethe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
Bound to Disagree,

Hicks-The idea of his marrying Miss
Roxley! Why. he's dyspeptlc! Wicks
What has that to do with lt2 She
has plenty of money, and Hicks
That's just 1t. She'll never agree with
him; she's too ch.-Exchange.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

and, without moving an inch, began tc
whistle for all they were worth.
Quickly noting the satisfactory re-
suit Of the maneuver, blew my
whistle hastily and with good will
The shrlll notes struck strangely on the
untutored ear of the rhino. for he
promptly turned tail and fed"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
FfttfuR.

She ION the Atlantic liner)-Did ysu
observe the great appetite Of that stout
man at dinnerr He-Yes; he must be
what they call stowaway.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

No man can enjoy life or feel that he
is really living who has no work to do.
Success Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
A Common Delusion.

One of the commonest Of delusions
and one Of the fatalest is where a man
thinks he's In hurry.-Puck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

She-And to think am the only girl
you ever loved! He-Yes, dear. She
And to think you thought believed itl
Brooklyn Life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30

The man who stands in his own light
must expect to be thrown In the shad~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-30
MATERIALS OF THE BODY.

Elements That Go to Make Up the
Ordinary Human Being.
A person weighing about 160 pounds
is made up of the following elements:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
PRISONER AS COACHMAN
Negro, to Escape Lynching, Drove to
Court AS Citizens Servant.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 23.-Dis-
guised as a coachman for n prominent
citizen, Herman Thompson. a negro,
who on Friday attempted to assault
Caliie Belle Cain, a white child. es-
capped lynching by armed men who had
been securing Alabama for him, and
he is now serving a twenty year sch
tence at Pratt Mines p~enitentiary.
The negro in the guise of a coach
man was slipped into Montgomery city
courtroom and pleaded guilty to the
crime. He then drove a private car
riage to the s%tation, where he was put
on q special train for Pratt mines.
Since the crime was committed
Thompson had been in hiding, careful
ly guarded by deputy sheriffs. In or
der to take him to the courthouse in
safety and thence to the train a promi-
nent citizen consented to have him in
stalled temporarily as his coachman,
The negro was glad to accept the job
and made no attempt to escape.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
WHO FOR GOVERNOR?
Political Activity Waxed Strong As
Day of Battle Draws Nearer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Political ac-
tivity is in evidence here by the guber-
Material candidates, upon whom thus
far has rested the burden Of the cam
paign.
Charles Il. Hughes, the Republican
nominee for governor. with State
Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff, went
TO Kingston, where he spoke last night.
Mr.. Hughes will be away ten days.
On this trip he will pay particular at
tention to towns where a considerable
Democratic vote is usually cast.
After seeing Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Wood
ruff sent out a warning to Republican
leaders. The state chairman fears over
confidence and urges party workers
not to belittle the strength Of the OPP
position.
Charles +. Murphy, leader Of Tam
many Hall, was also out with a state
ment. He again declared Tammany's
allegiance to the league as represented
On the Democratic state ticket and pre-
dicted the election of Mr.. Hearst.
The independence league won a VIC
tory possibly Of wldespreading CON
sequences when the board of elections
decided that the managers OF the
league. having named a full state tick
ct, were entitled to say what candi-
dates should be placed under the
scales, the emblem of the league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
A TIN CAN TROUBLE
Baltimore Women Sues Secretary
of the Navy for $27,8O.

BALTIMORE, Oct. -3.-A tin can
two inches in diameter by four inches
in length, which. together with an ac-
emulation of kitchen refuse, it was al
legged by the plaintiff, had stopped up a
sewer, was responsible for the appear
ance in the city court here of Secretary
of the Navy Charles j. Bonaparte as
defendant in a suit for $3.50 brought
by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Merryman of 203
East Lafayette avenue.
This sum represents what Mrs. Mer-
ryman AYERS is Mr.. Bonaparte's share
of the expense entailed in removing the
cause of the stoppage of the sewer, it
having been alleged that the can came
from an adjacent house owned by him.
Secretary Bonaparte, who is one of the
largest individual owners of property
in Baltimore, refused to pay the bill on
the ground that the work had been
done without consulting him.
The court reserved decision. This is
the second trial of the suit, the first
II resulting in a victory for Mr.. Bona
Darte.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
SenSa
in New Orle

l.. T. Cooper, the young philan-
thropist, who, with his strange
new medicines has been exciting
much attention from newspapers
all owe the country now has New
Orleans in a storm of enthusiasm
over his remarkable work. The
sales of his preparations has
reached enormous figures and the
wanderful cures of stomach trou-
BILE and rheumatism accredited to
his medicines which were at first
the subject of much conjecture
have become so common that their
g~enuineness can no longer be
doubted.
His theory that fifty per cent of
the so-called stomach trouble is
due to immense parasites, or tape
worms, is verified in nearly every
case reported. Wherever he goes
people bring to him glass jars and
dishes containing these parasites
which have been expelled from
their systems by his medicines.
Nearly three hundred of these
cases r reported from New Or
leans and in almost every instant
the patient had been unaware that
his suffering was caused by any
thing o than ordinary stomach
trouble.
Mr.. A. r. Halle, a prominent
business man of 1419 Carondelet
street, New Orleans, is authority
for the report Of one of the most
remarkable of these cases. Accord
ing to his statement, Mr.. Halle
had been a sufferer from a severe
affection of the stomach for the
past six years and had been treated
by physicians who diagnosed his
case n of tape worm but whose
treatment failed to relieve him.
Speaking of his experience with
Cooper's preparation he said:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
spaniards stand Canal york Well.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-ChairmaD
Shonts of the isthmian canal commits
sion has received reports from Chief
Engineer Stevens and Chief Sanitary
Officer Gorgas stating that the Spanish
laborers brought to the isthmus are
doing very well, not a single one of the
300 brought since January having died.
They also resist the malaria better
than the negroes, and Mr.. Stevens says
he is satisfied that any white mar can
do so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23

PITTSBURG, Oct. pa religious
convention of unusual magnitude OPEN
ed here last night with the first session
of the interconference missionary con-
vention of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The convention will continue
until Thursday, and Il thousand dele
gates are here. A feature of the con-
vention is a Porto Rican exhibit by
Rev. George Milton Fowles, formerly a
missionary to that country. One entire
church ediice has been given over to
this exhibit. which takes up 1000
square feet of floor space.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23
EX-SENATOR IN JAIL.
J. r. Burton Serving Sentence "a.
the IrOnton Penitentiary.


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.-Former United
States Senator j. r. Burton of Kansas,
accompanied by his wife and niece, ar
rived from his home at Abilene and
surrendered himself to begin serving
his sentence of six months in the Iron
ton (AIo) Jail. Apparently he has
changed little since he was tried and
convicted a year ago in the federal
court here of having accepted So. 800
for services rendered the Rialto Grain
and Security company of st. Louis be-
fore the postoffice department Mt Wash
ingtbn in a fraud order proceeding.
: As he stepped from the train he said:
81 am feeling very well, exceedingly
well under the circumstances. Perhaps
the trees, the bluffs and nature gener-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-23

HAVANA, Oct. 23.-Because of the
unsettled conditions which still pre-
vail in Puerto Principe province, where
armed rebels are still lowering on the
outskirts of the capital, committing
depredations, 300 men of the Seven
teenth infantry, under command of
Colonel John L. Van Orsdale, left for
Puerto Principe today. The acqueduct
at Santiago de los Banos has burst as
a result of the cyclone. The lower por-
ton of the town is flooded, but there
has been no loss of life.