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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
EYESToNES.
Most Genuine Specimens Found In che
Province Of Astrakhan.

Most Genuine Specimens Found In che
Province Of Astrakhan.
The collection Of eyestones is a
dying industry In New York the prin,
cipal sources Of supply are sailors who
touch the Baltic sea, and, as might be
imagined, the supply is precarious.
Eyestones are analogous in some re
spects TO bezoars, as they are a con.
erection found in the stomach Of the
European crawhsh. Most OF the genu-
inc eyestones, crabs eyes, crabstones
or Lapllli cancrorum, are procured in
the province Of Astraiihan, in Euro
pean Russia.
There appears TO be some confusion
regarding the nature Of the eyestone
for some authorities speak OF it as
concretion In the stomach OF a certain
crab and others as Of peculiar shell
Formation which Is separated from the
crab at the time it sheds its shell.
The SO called crabs eyes are found
fully developed at the end of summer
as the crabs begin 50 shed their shells
It IS noted that these concretions are
absorbed into the stomach Of the crab
during the shedding season ana there
pulverized and absorbed the dissolved
calcareous substance being used. It is
supposed, for the formation OF a new
shell. When these calcareous shells
are not normally developed ana nb
sorbed 70 is observed that the shedding
process is interrupted. and the crab
dies an early death.-American Drug
gist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
UNITED STATES HAS
Jagged IN PROGRESS
But Steps win Be Taken
TO Push Sales of Goods
Abroad

Washington. Dec. 5-At the invita-
tion Of Secretary shausg( Of the De
partment Of Commerce and Labor
representative of the chambers Of
commerce and boards of trade of 20
of the leading cities of the United
States assembled in conference here
today to discuss ways and mears for
promoting the country's foreign com
merce.
The meeting Is the first of a series
Of similar conferences planned by Sec
retary Strauss. The chief purpoH is
to establish closer relations between
the commercial bodies Of the country
and the department Of commerce and
labor
So many cities are interested in
the movement for the extension OF
American commerce abroad that IL
was found impossible TO accommodate
delegates from all at one conference.
Those invited TO participate in the
present confertnce included the com
meroial organizations of Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, lew York.
Atlanta New Orleanss Boston. Min
neapolis. ST Paul, Piitsburg. Calves
ton. Richmond Seattle Milwaukee,
Podtland, Ore, and Charleston, S. c.
The idea Of these conferences is 20
crystallize the work of extending the
United States foreign commerce I'm
manufactures. and they win be held
during the winter for the effect their
action Is expected 20 have on con-
gress
Although the work of extending for
eign commerce has been largely in
creased during the past few years. es-
pecially since the organization of the
department of commerce and labor,
and Of tho bureau of manufactures.
az the same time the United States
is far behind other countries in its
study of commercial conditions, and
its efforts to mgh the sale of its man.
uiactured products Secretary Strauss
win tell tht conference of the results
already achieved boy his department
and viii ask the views of the CONNER
cial rePresg sgntativeE eG fhe further
development IL practical plans for
rendering the department of greater
service TO the commercial interests
of thO country.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
WHAT he WENT AFrER.
The Office Boy Gave the Business Call.
er Some Information.


er Some Information.
The big bell in the city han tower
bad just banged forth the noon hour
and the Office buildings were emntylng
throngs Of workers into the streets TO
ell the lunchrooms.
In an elaborate Office. seated in q
large chair, with his feet comfortably
resting on the edge Of the managers
desk, was Plugsy, the Office boy or
Janworth & Co, brokers. says Lippin
cott's Magazine. IFS head was cooked
on one side, and with evident relish
he was putting a huge cigar which his
employer had neglected TO finish
Suddenly the door opened, and Mr.
WlhT a client Of the firm, rushed I'm.
where's Mr. JanworthY he de
manded excitedly.
"Whats thaty' said Plugsy, slowly
removing the cisar from the far corner
Of his mouth.
Il want Mr.. Janworth right away
Where Is heg' repeated Whit.
Just them the bell Of a FIRE engine
changed below. and Plugsy leisurely
rose and walked to the window
Gee be said thoughtfully, people
do git skeercd o. them fire carts, all
right all right" Turning around he
continued Boss amt In I'm ,uunin
tn business just now. Want any quo
tatlons or
"No. you idiotw yelled the client
"Where has he -downstairs7r
"Yep."
"Wil he be back after lunch"
"Naw," yawned the future hrmi
"thats what he went out after"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
O a - IN q "a 4 40
essrs stbs <9Ihs Kind Y0l hay8 A8ss Bought
S'sIa'''' a G%lSHZAZZs<
Beginnings 81 RasebaII.

The history of the American game
dates from the FIRST Natlonn Associa.
tlon OF Baseball IN New York In 1858
The first series Of important match
games was played between picked
mines OF Brooklyn and New York az
Flushing, in the same year, Nearly
1000 persons a large crowd for those
days-paid their 80 cents a head to see
the contest The rules OF baseball were
very crude Ia those days The pitchers
position was simply limited 10 a twelve
foot line forty-hve feet from the home
base, behind which ne could take any
number OF slips he wished AN he
was required 90 10 was 10 pitch the
BAN as near as possible over the home
base There Was no penalty for wild
pitching or for refusing TO strike al
fair balls / once saw a pitcher de-
liver sixty balls 10 a single batsmau IN
one inning before there was n strike.
Not uutil 1870 we're there any para
pheualia Tor defense. Ola Time catch.
ers' hands were a sight with their
cracked joints and bruised palms,
HarrS chadwiek ip Quilng
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

They We're elopers, and the stern par.
ent was supposed 10 be IN pursuit.
But he wasn't. On the contrary. tele-
gram awaited them az the next town.
sIs Il forgiveness ~ asked the agltated
youth a5 ne handed SC 90 the angelic
one Eoe read Il through and burst
into tears. Then the startled youth
took It and read it aloud "Your moth
er and I offer congratulations Your
hasty action meets with our approval
We can now carry out a plan that we
have long contemplated ana that was
delayed only because we had you With
Ca. In other words, we are about 90
break up housekeeping and go into a
fatP'-Argonaut
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
OBITUARY.

Louisa, wife Of T. l. SLING died a'
the family home eight miles south
of the city Saturday at 1890 o'ciock.
Deceased was ~ years of age. Death
was caurod bv asthma Three sons
and a danehter survive She had
been I'M for weeks. unable 20 lie down
bur went to bed Saturday dyms three
hours later The funeral at the
Chadter OAK sboOl chouse was con
Quoted by Rev Brooks and was large
IS attended many from the city be
ing present
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

'"What is a third Of ffty-three ana a
ehird?' asked her friend. who was add
ing up her weekly accounts.
"If you'll wait I'll run home and get
my diploma and show you that ! am a
college graduate and a woman Of
MAD" she returned. "but don't spring
questions like that on me all Of sud
den. New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
NothIna LII.a rhst In Amsrlsa.

Notnln9 Likc hak IN america
~rhis was told me the other day
said a man, 'by a friend who has just
made the tour OF Ireland. He was al
the lakes Of Killarney, and a jarvey
driving one OF those side seated cars
was telling him OF a visitor who was
attempting to masquerade as an Amer,
ican, but had all the outward signs OF
being an Engllshman.
You say, sorr,' said the jarvey,
that you live in the United States.
Were yez liver IN Dubuque, LAP
81 was" said the traveller. I was
there for a fortnight
"'OG wild yer said the carman 'Ye
were niver there. Diyll a fortnight do
hey have In America. indianapolis
News.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Len Handed PraIss.

'T don't seem to hear so many com.
pliments on my last poem" said the
poetess, cas- on its illustration. You
just ought to see IL" they exclaln. Ie
Is SO beautifulr"
"lfs the same way with me-" put IN
the artist "rhey come and stand be-
fore my pictures and sigh aLd say,
'oh. what l,yely frames you haver -
New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Coffee is a strong diuretie
irritant; Il interferes with dl.
seetlou and affects the kid
neys In a great many eases
where Il is not even sus-
pected.
y YOU value health and a
sound body, the wise thing to
do woula be to quit coffee and
give Portum q fair trial-say
two weeks.
There's Reason
Rend the famous little
book "The Rcaa 70 Well.
Ville,7 IN pkgs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

A city man had q fgiand ln from q
north country farm ON a business mat
ter The other day, and they unched 10.
gether at q restaurant The Cork man
ate his meal entirely with his knife.
When be was near the end he dlscov-
cred that he had no fork
Look here, he said TO the city man.
that waiter didn't give noe a fork"
We'll you don't need one" replied
the city man seriously
The deuce I dontw came from the
farmer. what am I going 70 stir my
coffee wiunf'-London Opinion
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Mrs. Wiggs-Cook has only broken
one plate today dear. Mr.. Wigs
That's better How did that happenf
Mrs. Wigs II was the last one.--Lon-
don Graphic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Minor News Notes
l.5ae'.F .sa9iE ~ ~

Ad@r unity claims 10 raise more
aId better hogs than any other county
in the state. Kind OF hogs not listed
With the cisip
Tulsa wants one OF lie state msli-
tuiions. as does BartleFyille. Yinita
and McAleter
District judge W. n. Maben OF
Shawnee has issued an Injunction
against an Indian Agent and answer
ing query. said ne had jurisdiction
sulphur hoOmers s4y That ID rs ihe
heat Town in ike state, size consider.
"a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
10 Modern Play.

Il want you TO write me a play"
"What sort Of playf
"Well, we have seventeen specialties-
Get me up enough stuff to wedge 'em
apart."-Kansas City Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Cynlcus = have been engaged to AZ
least dozen girls. Silicus-A Always
been unlucky IN love. ehG CynIcus-
Oh, don't know I've never married
spy Of them Philadelphia Record.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
pomestie Riis,.

Nagger i've put one poor fellow oD
his feet anyway. Mrs. Nagger- Whom
nave you been fooling your money
away on nowg Nagger-Your next
husband. madam I've had my life
insured London Answers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Many ills come from impure blood
Can't have pure blood with faulty di-
gestion, lazy liver and sluggish bow
els. Burdock Blood Bitters streng-
thens stomach, bowels and liver. and
puriiies the blood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
$4,000 HERITAGE.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Tonkawa, Okla. Dec 4.-F J. Bird
for years a farm hand in Kay county,
has received notice that he has a her
stage at Lewiston. lll He receives
a seventh interest In $4,000. There
is also a large heritage IN England
no be divided among hundreds Of
heirs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
II would Improve lt.

a clergyman speaking on charity
held that charity which was not grace
ful and clean was bound to fail, bring
Ing to the donor scorn instead Of graft.
tude
Thus" he once said I'm sunday
school address, "a rich landlord whilo
making the round Of his tenants COZ
tages collecting rents met a little girl
whose beauty much impressed him.
"In the shabby front room of the
cottage the landlord talked for awhile
with the little girl, and as he rose to
so an unwonted feeling Of klndliness
warmed his heart.
Let me see he said, fishing in his
Pockets--'let me see If haven't some
thing to give TO this dear little girl
"And, smiling and chucking, he went
through pocket after pocket Finally
IN his hip pocket he found n pepper.
mint drop, a white peppermint drop.
lie busted the huf and lirt from it
and extended 1t gayly to the little girl.
Here we are he cric,... I thought
we had something Here rs a nice
peppermint drop for yor And now
he ended what will you do with it@
"'Wssh IT, ssd tho little girl grave
IT,"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

After a heavy meal. take a couple
Of Doan's Regulets. and give your
stomach, liver and bowels the help
they VIII need Regulets bring easy,
regular passages of the bowels.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
purfes the blood. regulates the
bowels, aids the kidneys cures stom-
ach troubles. builds up the nervous
force; makes YOU well aud happy. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets C. r. Renfro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

MY ali leather shoes for men and
women from s1.5o TO $500 saves you
from 25 70 SOC on o'hef shoe store
prices. see these vaiaes at Robin
sons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

A man must make his opportunity
Rs Oft as hnd it.-Bacon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
l-lmIa b Fluman esrennan.

Experiments upon a number az men
nave shown that a man feet high
and weighing 1876 pounds viii lift. on
an average 1866 pounds through a ver-
IDEAL distance OF inches or 2lT
pounds through a height Of 10 inches
Others O. feet high and weighing 1888
pounds could lift the 1856 pounds 20 a
height OF l3 inches or 2l7 pounds TO
height OF 6 inches Other men feet
3 inches high and weighing 1ss pounds
could lift l56 pounds 10 a height OF 10
Inches or 2l7 pounds 10 height OF 8
inches. BY a great variety OF expert.
ments it was shown that the average
human strength is equivalent 70 rails
ing 80 pounds a distance Of pa feet in
a second.
gfO mn HFpfTAGE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
THE SPECTATOR ON ORIENTAI.S.

For month there have been serious outbreaks
the coast against the orentals.
This is it should be. Thinking of every section
know that lawlessness and riot purpose.
Congress meets next month. What will congress do?
We take it that congress will feel obliged to do
thing
1t is not unlikely that shall hear speeches which
excel in sentiment America will be held up the haven
of the oppressed and dOwn-trodden Of every land
However this may be- point congress to recent
utterance of the London Spectator There is incite
ment here radicalism frenzy. But believe that
what the Spectator says is true and that congress
not do better than to realize it.
''Much respect the Japanese" says this quiet
English periodical ''much detes the usual phe-
of racial and color prejudice are bound to
say that in the last wonder that the self
governing English speaking communities of the empire
determined to remain white men s countries with all
that that involves, and will not the risk of letting the
land they live in and the land they love be made the
ground for experiment which has been tried in
history, the experiment of community of mixed Euro
pean and Asiac blood founded mixture of the social
religious and moral ideals of the two continents
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
SOME FIGURES AND ONE QUESTION.

We want to give you figures about the telephone
and telegraph business of The country and then want
to ask you question.
These figures the latest that to be obtained
But they old figures at that The department of
and labor collected them in 1902
In order to bring these figures up to date you must
add five years to them. Not five ordinary years, but five
wonderful busy, crowded years. five years of the most
startling development this country has experienced
In 1902 there 4176 telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS They had 6l6S936 miles of wire they paid
annual wages of $40 49, and their stocks and bonds
had par value of $510977 5S3
There 2371 044 telephones, to every SO peo-
pie That year alone people sent through the telephones
5,070,554,553 messages
The average revenue from each telephone 80
per year The average operating expense of each tee
phone $2456. The average profit from each tee-
phone 1924.
There q, 377 telegraph Offices which sent $50 1913
messages, producing a net income of $685. 04.
This net profit, after paying all expenses and
all dividends both common and preferred stock of
$3,725,3Ol.
And all this FIVE years ago.
Do these figures give you idea of the gigantic
proportions of these public service companies? There is
scarcely home which they do reach There
1y child in the whole country who
does not come within the sphere of their influence.
You have read the figures: here is the question:
Why have not these great corporations, which come
in contact with every of citizens been placed long
ago under government control and forced to offer uni
formy good service at reasonable ratesg
We going to be very fair Not only have asked
the question: but shall tell you the well.
And the answer is: The frank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
PASSED NEW ORDINANCES

Ordinances were passed as fol-
lows: Appropriating $135 to pay
j. e. Fay for completing the grade
of Mcclellan St, Pacific av. to
Fourth av.; creating boundaries
outside of which saloons shall not
be licensed; requiring saloon IL
censes to be posted in a conspicu-
Gus place; grade, curb, park and
sidewalk Carlisle av., LidgerwOod
st. to Hamilton st; grade, curb,
park and sidewalk Seventh av., Oak
st. to Cannon st. curb, park, side
walk and ballast Arthur St, Eighth
av. to Ninth av.; grade, curb. side
walk Eight av. tot Grand st. to
Hatch st; paving Sprague av.,
Browne st. to Arthur st; granting
Spokane Falls & Northern the right
to put tracks across Nevada ST.,
and for spur track on Dakota st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13

why l insisted en- coming with
YOU" said Margaret, breaking the
silence at last. II didn't under
stand it at all then. My father had
spoken of recovering this gold-he
couldn't have known that it was
government money-and sup
posed that it was right to do 1t.
In fact, | felt almost as if he had
left it to me. Then | had no money
nothing. l knew that | was de-
pendent on you for everything. 1t
was even your money that brought
me from China; I know it was,
though the consul said he advanced
it to me. 1t nearly maddened me
with shame. and-I didn't know
what to do. Only | knew that |
couldn't take anything more from
you. thought l had a right to a
share of this gold. but | couldn't
eve Met you go and do the work
for me. | had to help, and do my
part-and so | did it.
But now it's all over. under
stand it all as I didn't before, and
you see that | can't take cent OF
this money. | should feel myself a
criminal as long as I lived. But |
don't blame you Tor taxing 1t, II
you feel that you can"
I'm not going to take any of 1t,
either" Elliott interrupted.
She was silent for nearly min
ute, and then said, in curious, al
most harsh voice, why not?'
Ito be continued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13

two seasons ago In LoElon music
hall for $50 week. She vas
more than glad to come to America
for seasons vaudeville engage
ment at double that sum. She made
an instantaneous hit, p1rti"ilTly
with her English SONGS, ha. smack
strongly of the cockne.{.
Only recently she stared on a
western trip that will cover ancst Of
the larger cities. Now he: salary Is
$500 a week for not to exceed four
songs twice day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
ARMS SEVERED BY CAR

PORTLAND, Nov. 13.-Falling
from the running board of an en-
CINE in the Northern Pacific Ter
minal yards, w. F. Kirby, a switch
man, was hurled in front of six
coaches he had just detached from
the locomotive and both his arms
were cut off by the foremost car.
He was taken to the Good Samari-
tan hospital, where it is announced
his injuries will not prove fatal I'M
less blood poisoning attacks the
manned members.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
COYOTES COST $25o,ooo

THE DALLES. Ore, Nov. 10
President Burgess, of the Oregon
Woolgrowers' association, made the
at the convention
here yesterday that coyotes In the
past year have cost the woolgrow-
ers of this state the enormous sum
of $25O.O0O He also declared that
the loss of colts. calves and poul-
try will aggregate nearly as much
more. He urged cooperation with
the national association for the ex-
termination of the prairie wolves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
THUMB IN THE MINcEMEAT

PORTLAND, Nov. 12-Ground
up in five pounds of mincemeat at
butcher shop at Sixth and Col
lege SITS is the first joint of the left
thumb of Frank Shetland, butcher,
and he is in st. Vincent's hospital,
receiving attention for the injury.
Shetland was operating a chopping
machine in his butcher shop and
talking to a customer at the same
time. Thoughtlessly he dropped
his thumb from its place above the
handle of the machine and at the
next turn of the hasher the mem
Der was severed by the blade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13
after HARTMAN
TODAY

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Proceed-
ings brought by the interstate COM
MERGE commission to compel E. II.
Hartman to answer certain ques-
tons which he has hiterto refused
to answer will come up before
Judge Hough. of the United States
circuit court today. Mr.. Hartman
will combat answering the ques-
tons on the grounds that the mat
tiers to which they relate have moth
ing to do with interstate commerce
and therefore the commission can
have no Jurisdiction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-13

music halls. When offered an
American engagement at $500 a
week she jumped at the chance.
Compared to what she had been re-
ceving it was a small fortune.
That was two seasons ago, be-
fore she made here tremendous hit
in singing one song, Waiting at
the Church" Her success with this
one song brought her immediate
recognition and salary under her
present contract of $4,000 week.