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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

the anuni session Of the supreme council
which vii be in session here during the
next few days Tire annuai reports u
theseveral officers show the Organization
% be- making steady growth both nu-
mericaliy and financially
Chicago H.. June 2s.-The annual
open championship tournament OF the
United States Golf association opened
today ON the Onwentsia club LINKS at
lake Forest to continue over tomorrow.
The large prize list has attracted many
81 themosl prominent professional golf
ers i1 ere country and the outlook IS
bright Tor q successful tournament
CissnHaess Is the first t,w of baauty
also the second and third No matter
what your complexion ils are H1iiis-
ters Rocky Mountain Tea viii cure
them 80 seats rel Tablets p.
Reufro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Group f yog arply pr l'h1nla8 Ec.ec-
tric Cl at once It acts Ike magic
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

pansue ii. June 2S Many delegates
ace here for .ta state coayeatioa of the
Epwprih .elsge. which opens with b
welcome meeting tonight The sessions
VIII continue untn next Monday Bish-
obs are n-ted among the spe,...-.s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Morgahtowu- W. Va. june 2S.An att
uactive program was carried out today
at the commencement exercises OF the
University cf West Virginia The adj
dress tO The graduates was delivered by
Rev. Arthur Tappan Pieipon H. D.. OF
Sew York.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28
uN0sawsAa AT eErERssN,s.

PAY TAXES MORROW, AVOID
PENALTY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Impure blood runs YOU dewn--makes
you an easy victim for organic diseases
Burdock Blood Bltters purihes the blood
-cures The cause-builds you up
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Boston Mass. June 2S.-Fifteen boats
are entered for the Kniekerbocker Yacht
cubs power boat race from Msrblehead
to New York. which is 20 be started at
O'Clock this evening The contest IS
the most potable of lts kind yet aFmnsoa
IA AmerlCan Waters. The course is ng-
ured ai sSo nautical miles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Hannibal. Mo. june 2N summer
meeting ofthe Missouri Press associa-
tioa hegn here today aud viii continue
EVER tomorrow. Gov Folk Attorney
General lIadley and W. H. Wallace are
among those invited TO address the
gathering saturday the editors and
their wiNes VIII depart on an excursion
90 ST Paul.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Columbus. o.. June eS Delegates
fsom many states h''e arrived here for
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28
Q a - TO E Ia.
Rear. ths >,lhe Kind You hae NNayS Bought
Signature af &/eH2AIZAx

Lewiston, Idaho june 2s several
hundred delegates from various ps,nts
IN Idaho and Washington are here for
the annual convontion OF the CaC.Aian
Endeavor society, An attractive prog
nam combining business and pleasure
has been arranged FOR the four days
session.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

The sincerest tribute that can De paid
to superiority Is imitation, The many
limitations OF DeWitts witch Hazel
salve that are now before the public
prove Il Is the hest Ask for DeWitis.
Good for hurns, scalds. chaned skin, &C.
zema, letter, cuts bruises boils ana
piles sold by g. r. Renfro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

salem y H. june 2S Tue inaugural
meeting of the New England Breeders
cluh was opened auspicleusly today ON
the magnificent Rockingham Park track
The stables are filled With fast horses
aad rae visitors are enthusiastic over
Tine outluoN Tor the meeting The club
managers announce positively that no
hookms,kng win be permitted duiag
the meeting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

'Doan's Ointment cured me OF ecze-
ma that had annoyed me for long
time, The cure Was permanent" Hon.
s. w Matthews Commissioner Labor
Statistics, Augusta, Me
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-28

Washington. u g. june 2s. a we'd
ding OF note today was that OF Miss
Helene Wyman. daughter OF former
treasurer OF the United states ana Mrs
a L. Wyman aud Capt. W. $. Nicely
Of the END Infantry The bridal couple
will proceed at once 10 the Phnippi .es
whore capt Neey has service untn next
hl.hlll.lra.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08


lays of wiry. lightweight riders and
clean-limbed. eager young horses who
proudly caught and carried the na-
tons treasures with the dash and
vigOr savOring of the youthful
strength of the republic. All, who,
hearing those light, clear-ringing
hOofs, would not wish to mount and
ride likewise.
One October morn. William and his
mother. as so often, stood together to
watch the passing of the express
rider. The quick. sharp tap of the
lightning shod hOOfs heard at greater
distance, as a frost had i'm the night
bound the atmosphere closely together
in Il resonant, silver band The boy
clasped his mothers hand as if to
calm the turbulent ambition which
surged within him always at the ap-
bade fair to be for years to come ''as
slim as a sapling," as a government
rider must needs be- But, where would
he find such horse? Such 1.-the.
swift crea lures were as rare as they
We're valuable. sought and bought far
and wide for the nations runners.
a light wind had sprung up, ap-
parently in competition with the AID
preaching animal. but i'm reality to
spread i'm his trumphal pathway
glorious autumn-Ieaf carpeting. The
brilliant leaves accentuated rather
than deadened the sound of the ring
ing hOOfs, and they seemed so charged
with message of personal import
that ROSanna and William uncOn-
seiously leaned forward to harken
more clearly. But the horse which
suddenly appeared i'm sight at the far
end of the bridge was riderless.
He is running away.' cried the
QuakereSS, and she sped down the hill.
William at her side The animal
Slackened his speed on entering the
long. dark bridge and emerged at
gentle trot. coming up to Rosanna and
William as if to friends indeed. And
then they found that the saddle and
bride he wore were of fashion
strange to HOOsier eyes, ''Thee sees
he is not of the express service said
William in aStOnishment. as he pat
ted the silky nose. '.We must find the
rider" replied ROsanna, stroking the
soft. dark coat. for he may be much
hurt
They met him as he limped pain
fully and slowly along the hard frosty
road. dark. fOreign-lOoking man of
high-bred air. who reached out both
hands to the horse with a gesture of
unspeakable gratitude and relief
"KushtO Bak!'' he cried. ~Kulshto
Bak.' Then, as ROsanna's serene
beauty of face and bearing and Will
fiam'S quaint stamp of goodness forced
themselves upon him he exclaimed.
1T is KushtO Bak. indeed, But"
as the animal thrust his head under
the strangers arm, "'twas not his
fault i had dismOunted and sought
To lead him into another road beca as.
of certain footprints had found Hell
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08

| whole story of their guest ROsanna
and William never betrayed if they
knew it-and there were many who
said in later years. after journeys to
Washington and across the sea that
they must have known, and that they
had saved more to the world than any
but Quakers could have kept untold.
| That however, is their story. This is
a tale of Kushto Bak. The stranger
gave him to William when he said
| farewell, for he said, 1T was meant
from the first. Did l keep him he
| would no longer be KushtO Bak to me.
| 'KushtO Bak' is the farewell which
gypsies give to those they hold as dear
and Kushto Bak l give to thee and
thine
The Arabian was the wonder of the
countryside and his feats atoned many
time to sOre-hearted boys for the
travelling circuses to which members
of religious sects in general at that
day forbade their sons to go. The
show men themselves offered what
seemed fabulous prices for him and
when, as happened more than once.
an attempt was made to steal him. he
either successfully gave the alarm or
eluded has captOrs by tricks and
Swiftness. After such occasions. road
Stragglers miles distant had been
known to exhibit painful kicks and
bites which they reported as given by
their own ungrateful runaway steeds.
Only the nation was great enough to
demand or be permitted to pay for the
speed and achievements of such as
kushtO Bak, and to this he had been
dedicated since the departure of the
stranger; to this ROsanna and Will
liam had looked forward. and when
two years later William was appointed
the special Indianapolis relay post
rider, they felt that their guest had
indeed brought blessing in KushtO
Bak
1t was but twice week that Will
liam and the Arabian sped their way
with the government mail-sack, but
there were many times when those
five miles meant far more than safe
carrying of ordinary missives and par
GELS. There were dispatches, bonds.
paper currency and sometimes gold
more valuable loads than any save ma
tiOnal officials or those who from evil
motives had discovered it knew. There
were many wOuld-be mail robbers
who watched the riders of the United
States mail and express during the
':'Gs and the possibility always existed
that at any time, at any place, an at
tack might be made But neither Will
liam nor ROsanna ever feared. Kush-
to Bak was the tangible embodiment
of their silent faith, and within a few
months there came to be a general be-
lief that Kushto Bak's relay no mail
rObber could ever touch.
But a traveller, seeing the country"
who haunted the village taverns, hob
nobber with local politicians and
other men of Importance during
certain two weeks just six months
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
KUSHTO BAK.


tlO1ldl fOdu are HOW dlllOSi IOTSOuteh,
but before the days of railroads the
stage coaches which came laundering
along its smooth ribbOn-like stretch
and the pOstbOyS of the ''Um mted States
mail'' created much more interest and
were no less important factors in the
business and political life of the cOun-
try than the putting, fiery. iron mons
ters of today. The great road was the
authorized government thOrOughfaIe
from Washington to st. Louis, and,
whether from east to west, or from
west to east. the regularity scheduled
coaches and rapidly flying pOst-riders
carried that whose value. of human
or inanimate kind. was recognized as
unsurpassed by any other type of
traffic. No one who lived within sight
of the broad. road would miss the
opportunity to see on stated days and
hours the stately sweep of the huge
coach, for within. Or, perchance. with
out, what official dignity. what grace
and beauty-even what foreign title
might not be borne!
1t was the spell cast by these posi-
bilities which drew Friend ROsanna
Hannah week after week from her
spinning wheel to the broad, open
doorway where, in her Quaker garb,
she uncOnsciOusly gave the finishing
touch to a wonderfully beautiful spot.
ROsanna (whO had been early wid-
owed, and William. her fifteen-year-
son. lived just outside what was
i'm 1893. vet the village of Indianap-
oils. on a hill as gentle and peacefully
unlined as the Quakeress's face a
hill topped and surrounded with
thrOnging hickory and maple trees and
finished at its base by the bed of tos-
sing quicksilver known as POgue's
Run. The national road crossed the
latter a Scant quarter of Il mile dis
tant. not too far for the stage coaches
TO be distinctly viewed from the half
stately. half-demure dwelling where
ROSanna watched the roll of the cum
bersome vehicles as they entered and
emerged from the long. gray, covered
bridge across the Run.
The coaches had their own attrac-
ton, but the dash of the express
mail appealed more forcefully to
William. and ROsanna. who. in the
fashion Of that day had married at
sixteen. were at tliirty-twO young
enough keenly- to sympathiZe with the
boys love of the swift-mOvng and
vividly picturesque, if it also tended
toward practical achievement The
family on both sides had been so
closely connected with the government
i'm positions of trust since the earliest
history of the still youthful Indiana
that ROSanna took an interest in poll
tics which in a Quakeress. with birth
right of equal thought and speech.
waS not ''unSeemly." and she wished
that William might serve his country
like his forbears- any field but war.
for never did Quaker ambition include
the heartbreaking shedding Of blood
which others call glorious.
Only five days from Washington,
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08


of other hOOfs, distant but distinct
made him look up with anxiety. "Wil
you hide me?" he said.
Does thee flee from justice?" asked
ROsanna.
He shook his head. ''It is the truth, "
he replied.
''Then, we will help thee. Can thee
mount? Now. William for the
stranger had with their aid, climbed
into the saddle-''lead the animal
through the thick woods path, around
the woods to the hollow. / will abide
here But there was no need for
immediate fear since the Iight-winged
hoOfs were this time those indeed of
the eXpress-rider's horse and the
pOst-bOy flew by with his face set
straight ahead.
Later i'm the day when the lumber
ing, swinging stage coach brought
three men who sought a gypsy out
law" and they called upon ROsanna
i'm their neighbOrhoOd search. her
calm. unflinching eyes bade them go
with truth i'm their blue depth, as she
said that neither she nor any of her
household had seen such a man. She
believed her strange guest and it was
enough She was not again troubled
by such inquiries. 1t was after these
men had left that the stranger fully
understood from what he had been
delivered by Kushto Bak. Had he
gone by the route he had planned he
would have been Overtaken beyond
the town and captured. Although the
stranger tarried for weeks, until his
lamenesS should decrease sufficiently
to make departure safe, he was trebly
concealed and protected by material
shelter, by the reputation borne by
William and his mother, and by the
Quaker principle, lived up to by the
entire household. of "a pure but
wise, still tongue" Those were happy
days for William. for while the faith
full ones who served the Hannahs kept
watch. the stranger, in a secluded,
wOOdsy spot showed the boy and ROs-
anna the marvellous feats which
KushtO Bak could perform.
At first they almost held their
breaths. it seemed so like old tales of
witchcraft that the animal could un-
derStand and obey so many and so
difficult spoken, or whispered COM
mands. but the shrewd Quaker sense
swept clear of all cObwebs of super
stitiOn and ROsanna's gray gown and
SpOtlesS kerchief often covered most
-Quaker-like meIriment as she
watched William on Kushto Bak, the
horse dancing with graceful intricate
steps while his master played weird.
foreign flute
With fire i'm his eyes Kushto Bak
would leap like Il greyhound, but he
could also stand like a rock. and no
knots could tie him. His thickness.
however. was superficial, while his
was inbred. He was an
Arabian, and only a three-year-old,
but trained from the first, with rev.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08

*"KushtO Rak" is The gypsy express
sion for good fortune.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24
Phonetic Spelling.

"YunS men. let us offer you some
good advice. Always be attentive to
bizness. II Is enuf for you to know
that you can't accumulate a fortune
while constantly seeking plesurc.
Don't be In the featherweight class.
Mesure up to a mans standard. II you
strike a ruff place In the road push
right thru. II may be tut: your tung
may bang out from the heat and bur.
den OF the day. But remember that
there's a water trauf at the end OF the
road
Now. gentle reader. don't get mad Mt
the proof reader. because you hnd
some words apparently misspelled In
the above selection. That's where you
would be- wrong. II is just n sample Of
the way the National Educational As.
ISOLATION has decided to spell these
particular words. As a matter OF fact.
there are several publications. such n
the Literary Digest. which use some
Of these phonetics now. The word
thru" In particular. In getting to be
quite a favoritc. Newspapers. how.
ever. are proverbially conservative.
they are under the iron rule OF the
proofreader and the compositor. and
changes OF the sort that are given
above would be many years In hndin.
favor. 1t took ten years In this once
alone to accomplish the change from
programme" TO program. Lead
Vile Herald Democrat.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24
Advice Discounted,

Senator Burrows Was asked for nd
vice recently by newspaper CORE
spondcnt He gave the advice. bu,
afterwnrd. smiling and shaking bis
bead. he said.
Advice Is n thing am aiw,.ys
chary about extending. II Is. you
know. 80 cheap. so easy.
"A boy. the other day. was push'np
heavy pushcart up n hill. The hin
VAS steep. the boy thin. He bent for
ward at the work TN he was aimon,
horizontal.
IN. boy called an old man. push
tho cart up tho hill zigzag. from cid,
la side. and youil ind 1t viii go ga.
lcr'
The hoy snarlcd back:
Not so much o. yer darn advice
Give un \ shove"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24
ENTERPRISE OF JAPAN.
Wonderful Work In Extending Her
Merchant Marine.

Merchant Marine.
II 10 Interesting. and Instructive a.
well. to keep m eye on news from the
far East concerning the doing Of ia.
pan. That wonderful country Is ad-
vancing 70 rapidly that the reports Of
its development six months ago are
out Of date to-day. Two years ago 1t
astonished the world by Its military
and naval prowess. and since the close
Of the conflict with Russia It has ap-
piled itself to the arts Of peace In q
way that foreshadows future surprises
equally as great.
Just now Japan Is working actively
to extend Its merchant marine. with
the evident purpose Of making Its nag
supreme In Oriental waters. In re-
cent report Consul General Rodgers Of
Shanghai. tells what has been done In
this direction. The Nippon fusen
Kaisha Japanese Steamship Com
pany) acquired the splendid water
front formerly owned by the Pacific
Mall Steamship Company for q frac-
tion OF Its real value, and is now doing
a tremendous business between the
Chinese city and Japanese ports. II Is
semi.ohicially announced that every
port touched by Pacific waters will
soon be reached by regular Japanese
steamship lines.
Meanwhile the ship-building compa-
MES Of Japan are building new vessels.
repairing old ones. altering captured
craft. and In every way preparing to
adapt everything they have anoat to
the new field OF Japanese endeavor.
Says Mr.. Rodgers: III the half that is
told Of Japanese Intentions as to mer-
chant marine Ii true. then an activity
will ensue on the Pacific ocean which
will astonish the world
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24

and Investigating mind, IN earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all. possessed Of . wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In lsl3 she married Isaac Pinkham.
= builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children. three sons and .
daughter.
In thoss GOOD old fashioned days II
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, nat.res own remedies
calling In = physician only In specially
perience many of them gained . won
derful knowledge Of the curative prop
critics Of the various roots and herb~.
Mrs. Pinkhsm took . great interest
In tho study If roots and hcrb~. their
charscte ristics and power over disease.
She maintsined that Just - nature 10
aelds and orchards vegetable foods Of
all kinds; 20, II We but take the pains
70 and them, b the roots and herbs
Of the dcld thcrs arc remedies ex.
peeasly designed 10 cure the various
Ills and weaknesses Of the body, and
Il was her pleasure IN search these out.
and prepare simple aud effective m~di
eises for her own family and friends
Chief Of thess WAS . rare eombina.
ton Of the choSc~st medicinal roots
sad herbs found beat adapted for the
eure Of the Ills and weaknesses pscu.
liar 10 the female scx. and Lydia E. Pink.
hams friends and neivhborx learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and Il became quite popular amoag
them.
All this 10 fer WA done freely. with.
ont money and without price, - .
labor Of love.
But IN 1879 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were tao
nuch for the large real estate Interests
OF the PinkhAm family, - this class
OF buaineas suffered most from
fearful depression. 10 when the Centen.
Mai year dawnsd Il found their prop
erty swept away. Rome other source
Of Income had 70 b found.
AZ this point Lydia z. Piakham's
veeetsble Compound wss made known
70 the world.
The three sons and the daughter.
with their mother. combin~d forces "
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24
WORKING THE OATMEAL DODGE.
shrewd Scheme BY Which Thieves
viettsulxed Grocer.

shrewd Scheme by Which Thisvsa
vietisuIxed Grocer.
'ls reminds me Of the oatmeal
lodge" said John NJ. Collins. Chi.
lagos chief OF police.
He was speaking ef an Ingenious
swindle that had been worked sue
cessfully on dentist.
The oatmeal dodge" he continued
was worked on grocer In the sub
urba
"A man entered the shop and en-.
gagged the grocer in conversation
While they talked another man came
In.
Do you sell oatmeal?' the rev
conner asked
Yes. SIR said the grocer, rubbing
his hands. The very best. How much
-
But the man Interrupted.
Just wanted TO know he said
'Good-day,' And he walked out.
The grocer. looking a little disap
pointed. resumed his conversation
with the stranger. In few minutes
second man appeared.
Do you sell oatmeal? he asked.
Yes the grocer answered.
Thank you. Good.day.
And this man also disappeared.
Well. what the deuce?' exclaimed
the grocer. But, as we were saving,
lie resumed. and the interrupted con.
versation went brisl;ly on.
Soon a third man entered the shop
He said:
Do You sell o?tmeel,'
Yes the grocer snapped.
Thank you Good-day'
And this man departed-on a run.
For the grocer. thoroughly enraged at
last. had seized club and rushed
upon him. He had. however. clear
pair OF heels. The grocer was unable
to orertake him. So. after a chase OF
100 yards or so. he returned breath.
less.
He found the first man gone. The
shop was empty. So was the till.
Once more the oatmeal dodge had
succeeded"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-03-24
Old Cities Were Noisy.

Modern cities are not MS noisy ms
those Of other days. For example. In
London. In the time Of King George
H.. the streets were still cobbled and
the pack horses Of Elixabethan mem
DRY had been replaced by heavy carts
and wagons. Barrels OF beer and
heavy cases were dragged about on
drays OF iron without wheels and to
add to the tumult heavy signs In i'm.
mensc frames Of ironwork hung out In
front Of shops and houses. and crcaked
interminably. Street cries never
ceased for moment NIL day. All the
smaller accessories, such as pins.
thread. string. ink. straps. hsh. milk.
cakes. bread. drugs. herbs. matches.
were hnwkcd In the streets.