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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
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on the forecastle. It so happened that on
this night they were on the lookout together,
a pleasant surprise which afforded them
chance to converse from their stations at the
catheads.
1t was Johns duty to see that the big port
side light did not lose its bright red CLEAN.
He was also expected TO peer into the gloom
that shrouded the port bow, in order to warn
the officer of the deck when any lights
hove in sight. Ned had similar duties on
the starboard side, watching the green light.
The striking of the bell had interrupted
their talk and when the mournful sound Of
"starboard quarter" had passed away, John
continued.
said.
'1 suppose we will, returned his friend.
And then our extra duty begins again"
ut seems to me that we're always on ex-
ira duty John. I've got two weeks of it
yet"
''So've l. My last report was for rl<ylarlsing
on quarterback, and the first lulf said if
was. reported again he'd give me five days soil
tary on bread and water"
THAT would be bad; but I'm with you.
Old Calico wind spotted today for talk
ing at quarters third time in week"
well, I'm getting tired Of extra duty my
self. When we were in Widdletown, Chips
kept on the catamaran cleaning copper the
whole week, and everybody else had liberty.
You see he's down on us, and stands in With
the first luff so he can get us for all his dirty
work"
eve cleaned about ten miles of copper that
time" said Ned, dolefuly.
John did not reply. He was brooding upon
the wrongs that he had suffered, and so far
forgot himself as to dream of mutiny and
scuttng, and many other dreadful things
"Chips is bully" continued Ned, saw
agely.
Carpenter mates, as rule, always are. As
for myself, look out for me. | feel wicked.
Pm dangerous"
"Bet | knew who's going to suffer-"
'Who%
"Chips"
Fright you are. Chips and-the catamaran!
Come over here and III tell you about it."
Ned took a parting look at the green
one was looking, and then, his conscience
clear, stole over to where John was stand
ing
They talked in whispers until the order came
to "strike four bells, relieve the wheel and
lookouts"
Ned scudded back to his post and passed The
hail with unusual energy.
John echoed it with all the force that he
could put into his small, piping voice.
The routine of relieving the lool<outs having
been carried out, the two friends, thus freed
from their care, strolled aft in the weather.
gangway to where the catamaran lay securely
lashed amidships.
Are there any of my young readers who have
never seen catamaran? If so, let them take
two cigars (of course these will have to be
them on the table, a few inches apart, and
parallel; lay a soda cracker on this founda
tion-an1 you will have a model in miniature
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

of the catamaran The cigars represent hol-
low floats, and the cracker light platform
or deck, fitted with row-locks for oars, and
"step' for mast.
The word "catamaran" comes from cath
a.maran l1oating trees), the native name APP
piled in Ceylon to raft consisting of three
logs, secured together by means of three
spreaders, with crossashings, through small
holes
On the eastern coast of South America,
where they are known as balsas, bullock hides
sewn together over a cylindrical framework
are used These are navigated with great skill
by one or two men, who can guide them
successfully through rough seas and heavy
surf, where boats of the best construction
would probably swamp. For this reason they
aboard of ships, when the floats consist of two
long casks made of wood, oval in cross-sec-
ton. and slightly tapering from the centre
toward the ends The largest size. used
is twenty-three feet long five feet broad,
with a buoyancy of nearly six thousand
pounds
John and Ned did not trouble their minds
much about these interesting facts. To them
the catamaran was an instrument OF torture,
and, in secret council at the cathead, they
had resolved upon its destruction They were
tired of standing the detestable thing for
hours at a time where, under the watchful
eye of the carpenters mate, they were COM
PEELED to make the circuit Of the ships water
line, anu ScruD lne copper SncaJnlnB untli IL
shone like Furnished gold. This was a
service other than that of life-raft, to
which custom had condemned the cata
maran.
'How can we fix it?" asked Ned, as they
stood gazing at the raft
"Pufl the plugs out of the fioats," replied
John, after a short inspection. "That'll let
the water into 'em, and sink the whole bus-
ness when it's lowered. Hee! he! Chips
have to swim for it. Um-m-m what duckin'
he'll get!"
Ned shook with suppressed laughter, as
he pictured to himself the discontinue of his
enemy. John was not so sanguine He had
a vague idea that a catamaran could not be
thus easily disposed of.
81 don't believe thatll sink her" said the
latter, shaking his head
''Oh, yes, it will How can it help it?
"We'd better make sure Of it. Let me
seei What do you say if we put shot in
each side?"
"Ned,, you are sharp. That's the very thing.
Come ahead!"
"Dont be in too much of hurry, Jack We
must see if the coast is clear"
They crept slowly aft to the main-hatch
where the large eight-inch shot were ranged
in iron rack around the coaming. Ap
parently no one took any notice of the con-
spirators The tall marine sentry was spin
ming a yarn TO the boatsWain's mate under the
lee OF the mainmast. The redheaded boy ON
the lookout in the starboard gangway was gaz
ing to seaward, and softly whistling "Nancy
Lee"
Ned had no difficulty in dislodging one of
the shot, and, with great care, rolled it noise
lessly along the deck. John was less fortu-
nate The shot was too much for his
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strength, and struck the deck with dismal
thump. The sentry paused in his story. The
red headed boy came to full rest in his
melody.
Ned held his BREATH awaiting the discov-
cry that seemed inevitable; but it was safely
tided over The sentry took up the thread
Of his story, with casual remark about
"heavy seas humping under the quarter"
The red-headed boy rounded off the in
terrupted line with a series of brilliant
high notes, and turned his attention to the
horizon.
"That was narrow escape" said Ned,
seating himself on the catamaran, as his friend
joined him, quite out of breath.
1T scared me out OF years growth, SAID
Jack, in hoarse whisper.
"Is that the way it affects you% asked
Ned, with well-counterfeted gravity. You
must have been scared often when you were
a child"
you're right lively tonight, Ned" replied
expected sally, "Were even now, eh? Well,
then let's to biz, like the busy bee, and i'm.
prove the shining hour"
In the upper part of the catamaran floats
were small .trap-doors, through which they
could be bailed out, in case of leakage, and
the bottom was pierced with two small holes
for draining them when hoisted out Of the
water. John opened one of the doors, put
his hand in the aperture, and pulled out
the plug. Ned turned his attention to
the other They then placed the shot inside,
shut the trap-doors and stole silently away.
The Taddly-Addly came to anchor bright
and early next morning in the harbor of
Waddletown. Chips was soon astir, getting
ready for hoisting out his gig, as he called
the catamaran.
Chips was not at all popular among the
boys. He was a practical looking old cod
ger, whose length of service in the navy
dated back to many years "before the war"
Nature had evidently not designed Chips
for beautiful man. His forehead was very
low, and his bushy sandy eyebrows hung SO
far over his eyes that the latter were al
most entirely shut out from view; but this
was an advantage, since he was afflicted with
squint. A scraggy full beard hid the
many bad features of his face. The position
of his mouth, however, could be deter
mined by the violent working of his square
setjaws, for he was always chewing to-
bacco.
"Where are the young lubbers that are
to go in my gang% he asked, Grossly, turning
to small group OF boys who had gathered
around him.
"Here we are!" cried John and Ned, in the
same breath.
Chips looked at them in astonishment.
such alacrity having been totally unex-
pected.
"Well, you wait at the gangway," he con-
tinued, after hooking the yard-arm whip.
Get the scrubbin' gear ready, and no sol
dierin, mind! Clap ON the fall, the rest
of ye!"
They hoisted the catamaran over the side.
with much stamping of feet.
Catch turn with the fall!' cried Chips.
Continued ON Following Page
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I~ HE Taddly-Addly was bowling uouB
with a moderate northeasterly
- breeze bound from-well, say from
N2AEANI Widdetown to Waddletown. As
this is true story, the writer must
be careful to keep from his intelli
gent young readers any clue by which they
might recognize the time, place or characters;
for it was only upon this promise that we
we're allowed to spin the following yarn.
The Taddly-Addy's crew consisted Of one
hundred and forty boys, with just enough
old sailors to keep these young tars in or
der
1t was a very dark night, and looked squally
to windward. John Riley, the old, grizzly
bearded quartermaster, had predicted that
nothing would come of it, and for once he
was right.
The breeze freshened at times, as large
mass of black clouds passed over to leeward,
but not enough to necessitate taking in
royals.
show herself, was viciously blotted out by the
flying scuds, which dashed a light shower
OF rain into the faces of those caught moon
gazing over their right shoulders for luck.
All was silent aboard the Taddly ex-
cept. the swashing Of the sea thrown off from
the bows, or the occasional flap Of the weather
leeches when John Riley let her come up too
far, and received cautionary "no higher,
quartermaster" from the officer of the
deck.
The first hour of the middle watch had
dragged out its weary length, and the order
Strike two bells forward" was the signal for
reaction.
The lookouts began to pass the hail, and for
time there was noise enough.
The watch words something like this
'Sta -a-rboard cathead-bright light"
"Po-o-rt eathead-bright light"
''Starhoard gangwayl"
Port gangwayW
''Starboard quarter!'
A stranger would naturally have had his
notice attracted by the sound of the first
two of these voices. One was loud and full,
the other was weak and piping. And yet
it was this very difference in voice that had
made friends of Ned Rolf and John Harris,
the possessors of the vocal organs in ques-
ton.
Ned was unfortunate in having ordinary
stature combined with two hundred pounds
weight, which made him move slowly, and de
tracted from his value as a topman.
John Harris had been better treated by ma
thin, with pointed face, long nose, and little
in activity aloft.
should form an alance-the quick with the
slow, the strong with the weak!
John was always ready to run aloft in
his friends stead, and Ned's well-developed
muscles had often struck a blow in Johns
defense.
John was foretopman, while Ned did duty
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
copyrIeht By Iames Elverson.

N1HE Taddly-Addly was bowling along
with moderate northeasterly
breeze, bound from-well, say from
2AEAAI Widdetown to Waddletown. AS
this is true story, the writer must
he carpful In keen from his inteli-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-07
WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE WEAK
BODIES.

Kidney Diseases Cause Han the Common
Aches ard Ills OF Guthrie People.
AS one weak link wealSens chain SO
weak kidneys weaken tho whole body
and hasten the final breaking down
Oycrwork strains. colds and other
causes iniure the Sidneys and when
their activity Is lcseened the whole body
suffers from iht excess OF uric poison
circulated !n the blood.
Aches and pains and languor and
urinary ill5 come. and there Is an ever
increasing tendency towards diabetes
and fatal Brlghts disease There is no
real help for the sufferer except kidney
help.
Doan's Kidney pills act directly on the
kidneys ana cure cvory kidney Sd.
Guthrie cures are the proof
j N. Brooke - s2l East Villas 81,
Guthrie Okla says Several years
ago oeught = heavy cold which settled
in my kidneys My back began 10 hurt
me SO that when I stopped II fen as ~
a weight had fallen on my back The
kidnyc socrctons were also highly COLI
orad and too frequent one box OF Doau'
Kidney Pilis. which / procured az j. n.
Wallaces drug store, strengthened my
back and made me feel as well as ever
For sale by an dealers, Price 90 cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. Now York.
sole agcnfs for the United States
Remember the name D0an' sand
take no other.
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some other points farther north. Thu
miners in Oklahoma have always had
TO pay for the bacy haul, and pay
amounts wheet were altogether out of
keeping with tho rate from the point Of
original purchase to tn final destiua-
ton. But where the back haur en-
ters iu. an additional charge is made
although the real distance uaversed may
Zee no greater
Although tho distance Is only six
miles, yet an extra charge of one cent
is made fo- shipment from Seward
TO Guthrie. ~ a Guthrie miller buys
wheat at Seward which is to be turned
into flour FOR shipment 10 Galveston.
If the shipment were made the same
distance north. six miles would sm-
ply be added 20 that distance and the
rate for the six miles would be only its
proportionate part Of the entire di-'
tTnce. or practically nothing at an on
Ia shipment which was carried ioi any
distance"
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LaX-OtS 5 e Ic,s., Sweet asa.I 70 2.ls'Ii.. Eat
YOUNG BIAS EVER IN PERIL.
a Wonder He Ever Grows Up, He Has
So Many Enemies.

So many dangers beset young birds
between the time they are hatched
and the time when they are able tc
take care Of themselves 1t is won.
der that so many of them reach matur-
ity. That any of them do so Is prob
ably Que to the fact that this period
Of helplessness is comparatively short,
averaging perhaps three weeks with
the majority Of our perching birds.
During the period of incubation the
nest is comparatively safe; as a rule
1t is inconspicuous, often carefully
hidden. and the sitting bird is usually
silent
As soon as the tender chicks break
through the shells OF the eggs it be
comes a difficult matter indeed foi
the parents TO keep their secret from q
hundred enemies more pitiless than
any storm and whose eyes ears and
noses are ever ready to detect the
presence OF such dainty and available
morsels as nesting birds
The feeding of the little ones and
the cleaning OF the nest necessltate
scores Of visits daily on the part Of the
old birds and. quietly as the work
IS usually done, so much passing bach
and forth TO a given point is very
often apt 20 attract undesirable atteu
iion. Then the Young birds them
selves seem very indiscreet and fre
quently make so much ado when their
parents arrive with food that they
seeem 10 invite every enemy within
sight or hearing.
The young OF birds which build or
the ground are perhaps she ones which
are subject 70 the greatest number o;
dangers. Fortunate il Is for them
that they know no evil-that their IN.
born fear Is latent and does not de
velop until such time as IL shall profit
them 10 be afraid. until they are able
to fly and thus escape the dangers they
are afraid Of
White footed mice in al probability
destroy young birds occasionally
since they are fond Of animal food
Personally ] have never seen a gray
squirrel iniure a birds nest, but
think there is enough good evidence
forthcoming TO convict him OF at least
occasionally eating both eggs and
hestlings Red squirrels and chip
hunks have been caught In the act
50 often that they may be regarded as
habitual criminals
ln proportion 10 their numbers
however II is doubtful II squirrels dc
anywhere near the damage that Is
wrought By the domestic cat The lat
ter is larger and requires much more
food. and Il Is also more apt 20 kin
merely for sport. The eat problem Is
a serious one with bird lovers the
more 80 because Of tho strong hold
n1ssy has on thousands Of good people
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Found on
the Skin
Phosphate
Direct from the
Brain

We know chat active brain wo-k
throws out The phosphate Of potash. for
this product b. found on the skin after
excessive brain work
Brain workers. IN order 20 aeeo we'll
must have proper food contai1ius phos-
phate OF potash 20 quickly ana surely re-
build the used-uD tissue.
That one can obtain such food has
been proven 400 thousands of cases among
users ~ Postum Food Coffee and Grape
nuts
Both contain phosphate Of potash ia
minute Particles just as Il is furnished
~ nature in the grains.
This product blends with aibumeu and
makes the gray matter that builds the
brain nad fills the nerve centres.
In no way can this way matter be
made except by the action of pfosphnte
of potash upon aibumen, and this mla-
egai shoHi1 ha introduced 90 the body
just as Il comes from natures laboga-
rory and not from the d-Gg store This
human syltem Is more OF less fastdious
about taaing up the ne-ded elements,
and. as might be suspected It viii fa-
vor the products u M0the- Nature ath-
er than the products OF the drug shop.
however valuable they may be for eer-
tain uses.
Athlete. lawyers Journalists. lociors.
ministe-s. business msa ana others. who
earn their living by the use of ire brain.
are using both Postum Food Coffee and
Grape-N Nuts Food. Both products are
manufactured for "a reason They we-e
originated BY an expert, and the resen-
erative value Of both the Postum conee
and the Food has been Demonstrated be-
yold question. Made in the pure food
factories of PoStam Co. al Battle c-fek
AIIch.
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illustrating company Nj Fazei has
maay fsionds hero who are very much
interested iu seeing him become recoe-
ni1cd as an artist and designer he win
aiso DO cartoou work ,oi the Kplsaa
Ciy Post.
Chas. Pond hands The Leader a copy
OF TIE Mason City Iowa, Globe Gazette
which says ''rhe Guthrie Daily Le9Ie9
says that J D. Boedecker rs gathering
his heath-cling peach crop this week 81
his farm mile east Of the CRY lie win
have nearly two car loads This wear" II
sHso states that shipments Of peaches
from Logan county were made this yea
TO the amount of 10000 by the Loga1
County Fruit and Truck associatioi.
Some az the peaches shipped sol1 for 81
per hushsi and others as low as 80
cents"
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Mrs j. J. Houston and oaush,es Miss
Louiso came UP from Eimond On the
moming uoin.
T. H. Palmer o. in Perry tais week
locking after The interc Is Of hs fa;m
near chat place
r z Adams returned 60 Naylna ON The
morning traii ufte- a pleasant visit with
his parents In the city.
Hugh Adams and wife retmrcd from
their wedding trip TO Colorado last cvea-
ing. They VIII reside ln Crescent.
w r. Benham, a clerk IN tho office Of
District clerk Joe Norris. ia back from
an extended northern vacation tri9.
Charles IT Marundalo manager OF the
Southwestern IroA foundry. returned last
evening from a business trip 10 Wichita.
W u Howell. Of south MoAlestar. has
taken a position In the shos and clothing
department az the Grnni Leader de-
7artment store.
Terres BuhidouN. the indian woman
who has been here for several days and
who claims to be il6 years old. went to
Red R,N, last evening
Verne wtlung clerk Of the court IN
Judge Garbyrs district and sec-etary Of
tho Republican Territorial committee,
was n the city last aght
I william Brown of Crescent city is iu
town today NJ Brown owns The nrg-
est mercaltne store ia his towa and Is
Ialso Interested ia the Farmers buuk az
tlat place.
/ judge strang licensed this couple "a
wed late yesterday after oon and per
formed the cefemOny Wlniam A. Hen-
lnng aged 80. Of Crescent ana Borrho
Davis aged 9S OF Lowell
Probate Judge j. G. stmng has re-
ltuued from weeks siAt at his Old
home In Dodge city Judge strang az.
tended the southwestern Veterans @. a
u. rcuaion ana reports the occasion OF
his visit a most pleasant one, judge
stnug was district judge there Tor eight
Ncaes
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ven Known Guthrie ean Player weds

Well known Guthrie eall Player weds.
Special to Daily Leader.
Pond Creek. ohla.. sept An1ounte-
ment was made here today of the secret
marriage Of William H. Finley. Of Nash
vile 70 Miss Audrey Fry Of This city,
az Enid. Sunday July 22. The young
couple accompanied lIr David H.
Perry "a local aewspape- man ana Miss
Minnie Frye younger sister of Miss
Frye TO Enid where they were married
that day and SURPRISED their friends
by being welded at the same time, keep
irg TIE affair sscret ulul day or
two ago when the details beclme known.
There is not more popular young
woman in Pold Creek than Mrs Finley
Pretty. gracious and accomplished she
has won for heralf hosts of fiends
She Is a musician OF more thal ordinary
ability
Mr. Fialey Is engaged In the hardware
business nj Nashville and has a COM
Portable home prepared 70. his bride.
Two years ago ha became prominently
known shortly after graduating from
high school by mis- SAIL as baseball
player He was the preme- pitcher win
the Enid team IN the Southwestern
ItaEut ana p Wen hHnM 3 ln AutNNiNt
having won a memorable nileteen ianing
game from that towns oennant winning
club. with Clarence Nelson, Che weu
knowa eouthpaw pitcher with Oklahoma
City, now In the Western association.
Misses COruela Olds and Eva Gregory
returned Thursday evening from three
m0lths trip through Europe They visi-
tea the most important places Of ia-
terest IN England ana Ireland. Germany
italy ald France week was s.ent IN
Rome The return trip 70 America was
made on the Princess Orene the ship
which brought william j. B-yal and
family to the United States. After ar-
riving IA America they stopped on al
Washington, d. c and in New York
Mrs Mary Hart and niece. Miss Geral-
dine Camp who we-e members Of the
party. win rot return for week or
two yet. as they expect 20 visit Tor some
time Ia Ohio. Miss Lillian Dawson of
south McAiester, who was also mem-
her Of the party. left them at Parsons
Kansas 10 return 10 her home. The
young ladies arrived home from the long
tour n the best OF health and have a
wealth 0f interesting details 20 relate
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WILL HAVE NO EFFECT.
Something About the Back Haul In Okla
homa Shipments.

There Is al least one feature Of tfe
Hepburn rate bin which recently went
faio effect that viii have no effect 10
Oklahoma. ana this Is plainly set forth
b. statement OF prominent miller Of
this city. This Is IN rega-d 70 the an
nounced inteation ~ the ra;iroad, 10 dis
continue free service on back hauls Ia
transit rates. It win have absolutely
no effect on the miilers Of Oklahoma az
none Of them fas been given the free
service on the back haul which was
v3uchsafed % milie-s az Wichita. ond
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90 cuRE A rE1 on y

says Sam. Kendall Of PhVpsbusg kan,
'just cover 1t over with Bucklens Arni-
ca Salve and the salve Wi do the rest"
Quickest cure for Burn Boils, Sores,
scalds. Wounds. piest Eczema, salt
Rheum. Chapped Hands Sore Feet and
sore Ey Only 25c at an drug stores.
Guaranteed.