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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
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Washington, d. c., Nov. 27.-One
week hencc the faal session of the
Fifty-ninth congress win be doing
business and many OF the members of
both branches are already gathered
in Washington In anticipation Of the
opening. AS a general thing the short
session is neither a busy nor an i'm
portant one, but the prevailing op,n-
ion among the legislators is that the
approaching session will brish aside
precedent and establish e. record for
the dispatch of important business.
The President is expected tc make a
nomber Of new recomm andatlons in
his message, whbh, with the large
amount of leftover Business and the
appropriation bills, win certainly
keep both the House and Senate "on
the jump" TO clear the desks before
the congress expires on the 4th Of
next March
The Republicans feel that the
strength Of the administration has
been increased by the November cleo
tions, which means that ths President
will push ahead determinedly with the
development oi his executive and
legislative program. If the Pre.i-
dents wishes are needed congress will
keep It's hands of the Cuban situation
and leave the administration free to
go ahead with It's present plans for
the pacifcation Of the island 1t is
not thought that the coming session
will tackle the subject of corporations.
though this is one OF the LEADERS" I'm
the Presidents program Mahy Of
the party leaders believe It wiser TO
Yet such an important subject as the
Presidents demand for federal
li-ense law for all corporations doing
an interstate business go over 10 the
Sixtleth congress. which will have
m-re time TO give TO thl subject
Though nothing authorltatvely is TO
/ De- learned In regard TO the matter il
1 is wmored that the President has
been won over by his advisers and
win consent to withhold hia anti-cor-
poration program for a year.
II ha lcitoyer business Is disposed
ana the appropriation bills passed,
the short session viii have a good
record for industry The Senate will
have more work than the House Il
ha before e some important treaties,
ud Il win have TO decide what shall
be the fnal disposition of some i'm
crtant legislation which went
through tho House at the last session
and was temporarily pigeon holed in
1 senate ccn mittces
The santo Domingo treaty. which
las been pending og a year aud a
haas the treaty ceding the Isle OF
Pines to cube, which Is irongly op-
posed by Senator NJ rgan, and the
Morocco treaty are 10 come before the
senGtc
The further restriction Of immigra-
tion is one Of iho drst g,-osiions of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
s.enaIn1 BIZ in FIsh.. lts.naen.


While fishing in the river opposite
Red Blun Willis Brown caught pike
weighing over four pounds ana
young fisherman. being anxious to
make a meal OF his catch. proceeded
TO lress t. While removi the en-.
trails ne noticed tmnetsiSg hard in
the hsh's stomach and ON opening It
Slund a fine gold wedding ring. Il IS
plain band an cu the inside sur.
Nce are plainly engraved "a. c. TO
NJ B"
The sunposition is that the ring
was lost by some person while bath
lng IN the river A ring similar te
the ono found ln the hsh was lost lr
the river ncae Corning 20 miles dow
the stream from here over year age.
Red BirG Correspondence San Fran.
lisso Call.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
a DOCTORS TRIALS
He Sometimes Gets Sick Like Other
peopic


Evea doing good to people is hard
worl, II you have too much Of it o. do
No one knows this better than the hard
wo king, conscientious family doctor.
Tie has touhlss cf his own-often gets
caught iu th pia or snow, or loses so
much sleep he sometimes gets ont OF
sorts. An ovcrworlScd Ohi4 Doctor tolls
his experience;
"Ahout three years ago as the result of
doing two mems work. attending a hrg
practice ana looNing after ihe d.tsns of
uaathe business my health broke down
completely. and / was nttl2 better than
"a physical wrock
II suffered from Indigestion ANA coa-
stipauon. loss OF weight and aapetite.
hloating and main after meats. loss ci
memory ana lack OF nerve force fur cone
tmul mental application.
~ became Irritable. easily ange-ed and
dependent without cause The hearts
action becam hrcgula- ana weak with
frequent attacks Of palpitation during
the nrst hour or two after retiring
some Grape Nuts ana cut bananas
came ~ my lmch one day and pleasc1
me particularly with the result
got moe gatisfRctlon from it than from
anything I had eaten for months and ON
further lnvoltigation and uso. adopted
Grape Nuts for my morning and eYenina
meals. served usuallg with cream ana a
priaklc of salt 81 sugar
'My Improvement was rapid aAd
0n manent 90 weight as well as in phyi-
cll end mental endurance. in ward.
am nnad with the Joy OF living esahl
and continue the daily use of Grape
Nuts FOR breakfast ana often FOR tho
evening meal.
rrhe iiie Damnhlat, "rhe Road 10
Wenvuc found la pkga Is Invariably
saved ana hand 30 some needy patient
aloug with tho Indicated remely
Kane giyen bv postum co.., Battle
Creek Mieh There's a reason.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

A man OF cats declares It Is the
worst of luck for a ret black cat to
forsGke your home. a woman cf cats
asserts 1t is the best Of luck. In tho
middle ages Satan's favorite form was
! black cat Witches always have a
cat as their familiar, stray black pussy
In preference. II a white cat races
across your yard child Is going to
die. II stray cat OF any color takes
up with you, making sour homo its
home. YOU will have good luck.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
.SNOOT CASE NOT DEAD
Congress Bound TO Take
Some Swift Action
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{ Important Matters to @
q Receive Attention. G
: Final action on the santo Domin- @
G go treaty, which has been pend Q
6 ing for some time. 9
6 The Isle Of Pines treaty and the o
G Morocco treaty also will come 9
9 before the Senate for action o
9 The further restriction Of immi- @
. grafton is one Of the most inn G
g portant subjects TO be taken up. @
= A measure limiting the working g
c hours Of railway employees g
& The case of Senator smoot, of @
g Utah, probably win be disposed .
Q of. g
c Two election reform measures, =
: one providing for publicity in 6
6 cautaign affairs and the 9
G other prohibiting corporation 9
g campaign contributions, are Q
G awaiting consideration g
& The ship subsidy bill, the bill to 9
. reduce the tariff on Philippine 9
9 products entering the United g
. states. the Chinese exclusion g
. law, the anti-injlnctlon bill and 9
. the eighthour law are ether 9
g important leftover measures q
. that will receive the atten- 9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

the neck has been masaagcd with Berry's
Cold Cream, take soft cloth anG wipe
the face then look at the cloth. Saap
ana water wil remove surface dirt. but
ppthing Ia lhs world gets au of the dirt
from The po.es SO perfectly as Berrys
Cold Cream Skin Food u softens.
smooths out inciaient line. ana wrinkles
cleauses purihes and heals an iuiaiious
OF the skin. This cream Is exceneat for
cuts and burns and red noses. As a skin
food il Is superior In every respect, and
Is guaranteed not 90 favor the growth Cf
hair on the face. IL IS nae for every
member % tho family.
Berry's Cold Cream skin Food Is "a
cleanser. soother and a beautiner pu-s
and simple. IL g. the best accompani-
ment Of BERUrloLA. the wonde fm dis
covery which Is an emdicator of am
facial bleRdshea by "A natural process
We are agents for the Celebrated Ella
n. Berry Toilet Requisites.
We oonsolentiously recommend them.
Ask 10 see .hem
The FaOle Drng Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
Think MOre--
Spend Less

WHY Is II THAT TIE AVERAGE
MAN is WORTH so MUCH LESS IN
MOSEY AND PROPERTY THAN WE
HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT HIM TO
BEg IT ISN'T BECAUSE Iin DOESN'T
MAKE TIE MONEY. FOR THE AVER
ACE MAN is fNDUSTRICUs AND HAS
EARNED FROM $4,000 TO 100000 IN
TIE PAST TEN YEARS tr IS BE
CAUSE HE DOESN'T GIVE MUCH
SERIOUS THOUGHT EITHER TO Ills
INCOME OR MS OUTGO. SERIOUS
THOUGHT WOULD TEACH HIN THli
TRUE VALUE OF a DOLLAR; THEN
uE WOULD SPEND CAREFULLY
AND SAVE STEADILY THAT sYs-
TEN SOON PLACES ANY MAN
AHEAD OF HIS FELLOWS.
A Bank Account helos you 70 realize
the value OF money, makes Il easier to
handle your financial AFFAIR." and 10 have
a growing balance after raying neces
say expenses, We invlt, your account
and win help you to save
We pay Interest on time deposits.
Safetv Deooslts Boxes for rent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
GU HRIE? /!

Having thriving
of -four
esinb
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
Cold Cream Skin
FOod..In Five Minutes

you caa Cleanse Your
skin Perfectly with
serry's Cold Cream
skin Food. Massage
this cream Into the
skin with the balls %
the fingers and a VIII
remove all OF the dirt
dust so1t and orelgn
suhslancc from tae
po-es When every
part or the face an
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMo Qmuine Tab
let's. Druggists refund money If II fails
to cure. t. w GROVES signature IS
on eaca box. 25e.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27
thanksgiving

In this the On Hundred ard Thirty first Year dpcnd should
with
with 83
roads had
Baby Sister OKLAHOMA No
ia
offering thanks than
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

II your taste requires an an Havana
clear ist Us commend you TO the New
Orleans Factory Smoker. O q SMITH has h.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

Oh atavas laes kind Just the thing
20 warm = room or office quickly, at
iiirsrhi. knohel Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-27

When your Watch er clock needs Med
iclne see FRED PELL, sr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

Rocky Ford seed At the end of the
cantaloupe season various individuals
could be seen going over the ROCKY
Ford canta1oupe patches and disem-
boweling immature and frosted canta-
loupes for their seed. This seed, it is
true, was genuine Rocky Ford canta-
loupe seed, and it would probably ger
inmate o5 or 90 per cent, but it is OBJ
vious, its sale as first-class seed was an
imposition. Nevertheless thousands of
packages were annually foisted upon
seed buyers.
So if you are going to buy seed, and
buying seed to a greater or less extent
is advisable, not to say necessary, it
becomes a foregone conclusion that it
pays to buy good seed and therefore to
know from whom you are buying.
The Government Seed Business.
The Agricultural Department is buster
than usual sending out millions of pack
ages of free seeds for Congressman. It
should be understood that this free seed
distribution, while carried out by the
Secretary of Agriculture, is no scheme
of his, but is Congressional affair, pure
and simple. In every session there is
one or more bills introduced abolishine
what has been termed by more than one
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14
p eserVing Strict Silence.

In Korea the women, on their we'd
ding day, will not open their mouths
to peak, no matter what the tempta-
ton or provocation.
Sometimes this silence is continued
through the first week Of married life.
Although no such custom exists in
the Western world, extraordinary cases
are not wanting. In the early forties
New York lady undertook, for a
wager of $3.50, to remain mute during
the month Of her married life.
Her new-made husband, who, natur-
ally, was not in the secret, was so much
incensed at his brides behavior, that
he left her before her TASK was COM
pleted, only to return later when ap-
| prised of the real reason for this I'M
natural silence
On one anniversary OF their wedding
| day Brussels couple quarrelled so
bitterly that the wife, in a passion,
| vowed that her husband should never
again hear the sound of her voice. She
would there and then have left the
house, but her now pen1tent husband
implored her not to desert him. To
that extent only did his entreaties pre-
vail for she kept the letter of her oath
and never in her spouses presence
did she unloose her tongue.
An Austrian woman, whose husband
Twas in hiding from the authorities, in,
Iadvertently betrayed his whereabouts
to a neighbor, who was secretly in the
pay of the police AS a result, he was
taken, and received a term of imprison
Iment.
| So much did his wife take to heart
this misfortune, which had beer
brought about by her gossip, that she
RESOLVED for the remainder of her life
ito remain mute. She would not make
an exception even in her husbands
favor, for, although she received him
lon his release with the utmost affec
ttion, she maintained an obduratt
silence till her death, three years later
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

Broadly speaking, the growing Of farm
and garden seeds may be considered the
most important of agricultural indus
tries, for unless the quality of the seed
IS maintained, the succeeding crop IS
greatly diminished in volume and deter
iorated in quality, SO that if applied to
the country as whole, the loss would
be enormous.
"The great magnitude of the American
seed business is little appreciated" said
a prominent seed dealer III describing
the carloads Of field and garden seeds
which he handles each spring. The
producing capacity of the seeds quickly
deteriorates, in most instances, and the
most successful farmers buy large guam
titles of seeds The farmer is some
what cautious individual, and although
he buys, on an average, double the
amount Of seeds he did ten years ago,
he has not, in every instance, reached
the point where he recognizes that the
greatest economy lies in getting the best
and patronizing only those houses whose
reputation forbids them to sell poor and
adulterated Seeds"
Seeds Apt to Retrograde.
The deterioration in many seeds is
very marked, and large seednen go to
great lengths to produce the best pos
sib1e seed and to have various establish
ments in different parts of the country
where the conditions are the best for
production. It is not possible that the
best results can be attained in produc-
ing a great number of seeds on any one
farm or in any one locality, however
favored The soil and climate which
may be the best adapted for producing
enc kind Of seed may result only in
very inferior seed from some other kind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

abolishes a system whereby the Con-
gressmen who wants to keep in touch
with his constituents has an opportunity
to mail out little package of garden
seeds to his entire list of voters, he
cheerfully votes against the measure and
instead votes for an appropriation of
over a quarter of a million of dollars
year for free garden and flower seeds.
If somebody would introduce bill, even
with this big appropriation, but speci-
flying that the Secretary of Agriculture
should expend the money in procuring
and distributing only such seeds and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

Courtesy A. J. Peters, Department of Agriculture.
of plant. SO that seeds, as they are
handled by the big seedsmen, are gath
cred IN by them from all parts of the
country from Maine to California In
the latter state some of the vastest seed
fields of the world are found, where the
eye ranges over unbroken rows, miles in
extent, at least as far as the eye can
reach. IF all this industry should cease
for year and the farmer and gardener
became dependent for the succeeding
crop on the seeds which he would him
self save during the year, the shrinkage
III production throughout the country
would amount to tens of millions of
dollars.
In the Olden Times.
Of course, III the early days each
farmer saved his own seed; possibly he
exchanged seeds with one or two neigh
little competition III farming, the produc-
the support Of the family, and the farm
and even the luxuries of life.
The earliest seed-farm in the United
States is believed to have been started
by DdNIu LdlldlCIIl, tl1C O1lS O4
the present big seed house This was
before the Revolutionary war, on a
small farm, now included in the city
of Philadelphia It is estimated that
over 100000 acres, including land in
probably every state IN the Union, are
now devoted solely to growing seed
crops, and some of the largest growers
plant annually as high as 1000 acres.
Get Good Clover Seed.
The advantage of securing good ger
minating seed is manifest. Take for
instance clover seed which is sown or
wheat-stubble in the spring. 1t is al
ways possible to secure it at so cents OF
$I.oo per bushe1 below the market price
quoted by the reputable seedsmen
What is the result Of using such seed
1t must be considered foregone con
cluson that such seed is poor, worth
even less than the reduced price a
which it IS offered The land has beer
prepared for pasture or hay, some of tht
fertilizer used on the wheat crop still
remaining in the soil for the use of thu
clover and timothy, and the grass ant
clover seed is sown to become the de
pendence of the farmer for his ha,
crop. He buys cheap seed; 80, 40, 81
or 90 per cent of it is an adulteratio1
of seed which has been killed or is ole
dead or weak clover seed. The re
mainder is good, fresh seed. IF he buy
this seed, likely putting off purchas
until the eleventh hour. and uses
without testing its terminating qua
tiles, he may be lucky If he gets half
stand. IN other words, half his Ian
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14
SEED LETTUCE AND ONIONS IN HEAD

plants as may be of real value to the
farmer in Congressional district, new
and improved varieties, even though
only one package could be sent out
where now a score or two are sent, the
expenditure would be defensible This
would be building up our agriculture,
and there would be cases where the
entire agricultural output would be
changed, greatly to the advantage of
the farm, The Secretary is, in fact,
employing this idea, as far as he is left
any discretion in the matter of seed
distribution. He is allowed by Congress
a small appropriation of this free seed
money, and where his explorers in the
old countries of the world have brought
in new plants and seeds which it is be-
lleved will be an Improvement on those
already grown by American farmers, he
sends these out in sufficient amount to
admit of rational test by farmer
Time to Abolish the System.
AS it is now carried out, the free seed
distribution should be stopped, and the
work of supplying the ordinary farm and
garden seeds, the results of which are
known to everybody, should be left to
the regular seedmen.
The seed business of the United States
is one of great magnitude While there
are, of course, INSCRIPTIONS and fake
seed houses who do not hesitate to
adulterate the seeds they supply, the re-
putabie firms take great care in seeing
that their seeds are not only fresh, with
good terminating powers, but true to
name. The old-fashioned way was for
each grower to save his own seed, but
in many of our principal crops it IS
found that the seeds grown IN certain To-
calities produce heavier yields, and while
if the planting is done little out of the
original habitat of the plant the first
crop may not appreciably deteriorate the
second year, the crop from that seed
will show a marked falling off IN yield
II is for this reason that some of the
wisest farmers and planters send regu-
larly considerable distances for seed.
The seed catalogues always carry a
number of pages of novelties and new
varieties which are described III an ex-
treme1y attractive form. 1t is well
enough to try these novelties, but it is
good advice to consider them as such
and have the main crop to fall back
upon from the standard or well-tried
varieties which have stood the test of
years
An examination of many of the seeds
of common vegetable and forage re-
vea1s the fact that all immense amount
of poor seed is sold to American farm
ers and gardeners. Farmers as rule
are responsible for this condition, since,
as has been said, many of them buy the
cheapest seed in the market and trust
entirely to luck for it to produce the en-
| tire crop. Such seed is dear at any
price, and is witha1 one of the principal
source of the hosts of bad weeds which
are to be seen upon many farms.
For the last few years there has beer
a constantly increasing outcry agalns
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14
Home Tests of Seeds.

The Department of Agriculture in or
der to aid farmers to determine FOR
themselves without much trouble the
terminating qualities of seeds purchased
by them, has issued a number of bulle-
tins upon the subject A very simple
apparatus for sprouting> seeds is describ
ed in the bulletin. 1t consists of a shall
low tin basin or one of granite ware.
The bottom of the basin is covered with
water and small fiat bottom of porous
clay is placed inside. The seeds after
having been soaked are laid between
two layers of moist blotting paper or
flannel cloth. A pane of glass covers the
dish, which is to be kept in a tempera-
ture of about 70 degrees. The atmosphere
of an ordinary living room is suitable if
care is taken to set the apparatus near
stove at night. The basin may be left
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14
A HUNDRED ACRE RADlSH FIELD.

these growths are recorded in a book
and kept for ready reference in the
event of complaints. The busiest times
in the American seed warehouse is from
November to March, and often April
when enormous quantities of seeds and
bulbs pass through the buildings first in
large sacks and later in smaller pack
ages by mail and express on their way
to the progressive American agricul-
turist
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

partly open from time to time to admit
the exchange of air and gases, using a
good-sized dish with small saucers and
renewing the water occasionally. Sew
eral kinds of seed may be tested at once
at trifing cost. The Department cau-
tons the farI---f against extremes of
temperature and excessive moisture dur
ing the experiments. In some of the
larger and more reliable seed houses of
this country there is well-equipped
and appointed incubator room in which
tests are made by the seedmen in
order to ascertain whether or not the
seeds will really grow. This is done
with every lot of seed that comes in
the warehouse and before distribu-
ton through the country. Results Of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14
Tricks of Some Dealers.

Another method of defrauding the
seed buyer, practiced by cheap seedsmen
who never expect to do business a sec
ond time with the customer, is to sell
him outright the cheap seeds of some
plant such as nusknelon, for instance,
Under a label of some new or high
priced variety. He puts in hard sea-
sons work trying to raise good musk
melons, and at the end he finds he has
a heterogeneous collection of inferior
sorts. Still another practice which the
reputable seedsmen will not counten-
ance is to sell seeds which may be true
to name and which will also terminate,
but which are weak and poor An ex-
ample of this was noticed by the writer
in the Colorado musll1ne1on fields The
Rocky Ford canta1oupes had for some
years attained countrywide fame
through their sweetness and fine flavor
They were shipped all over the United
States. Then came a great demand for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-14

purchase III open market samples of
seeds of grazing and forage plants, test
the same and publish the names of per-
sons selling adulterated seeds.
So extensive is the seed business in
the United States that many seednaen go
to an enormous expense in publishing
each year catalogues giving the many
varieties offered for sale bv them.