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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
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We've observed, down here In Cactus
all this tariff fixin' talk
How some fellers want II lowered on
steel rails and hides and chalk;
And we had. the other evenin'. a dee
bate hard to beat,
Deuce Biddle havin' challenged the
+. views or Standpat Pete.
They talked till well towards mornin
about the tariff rates.
OF tacks and soap and frogs legs, ol
pups and chicken crates.
OF Swiss cheese, tin and leather, ol
canned goods. glass and furs,
or saddles, chaps and headgear. oI
horseshoe naiIs and spurs
There wasn't harsh words spoken until
the Standpat gent
Remarked Deuce didn't savvy what
"ad valorem" meant;
And Deuce said ''ad valorem' was the
lnjun name for horse,
And StanIpGt gives a hee-haw, and the
shootin' starts, of course.
They shot hcles In each other. and they
won't be out for weeks;
They wounded Bill. the barkeep, and
his barroom's full of leaks:
And we feel right now in Cactus that
the tariffs mostly right.
But the rates on shootin irons should
be raised clean cut of sight
Arthur Chapman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

An Irlshman one day was told to put
mp q slgnboard on which were the
words, ITO Motorists-Th.s Hin Is
Dangerous"
Away went Mike with the signboard
ana placed It at the bottom Of a very
steep HILL A few days later his en-
ployer went TO see how the board was
aut up and, finding It ut the bottom OF
The hill, sought and found Mike.
You blooming f0olF' he cried. "why
didn't you put that slgu In the right
placer"
"shnre and amt ity' ASKED Milo.
Don't all the accidents happen at the
bottomr-H Harpers Weekly.
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Colorado had twelve inches OF snow
December first.
A man can be on the water wagon
without being a good swimmer.
Kiowa county statesmen are demand
ing Kiowa county fair
Women and washtubs have saved
many statesmen from starvation.
So many Of the folks refuse to do as
we say we almost, get mad enough to
cease Issuing orders
Many hands originally designed for
making biscuits make people go mad
while pounding piano.
A Missouri rinIe differs from the
Arkansas product only because the
first named has better kickers for
owners.
Ese Tssss'sr'ssa'z4
SINE folks think the Republican
Headers" who confer at Guthrie each
week would besworth more in the cot.
ton fields.
The water was, SO high during the
recent flood at El Reno that seven
bootleggers almost lost their supply
OF whisky.
The bad men are not always found in
the West with guns. Some of thcm re-
side in New York ana are sent to act
as legislators.
The oklahma City Times says the
officials of that town are either graft
ers or somewhat childish. and the
Times, as usual. knows very little about
the subject.
One comfort we get out OF real
flood is that we make Arkansas and
Louisiana hump to keep from getting
overf,owed when we are sending full
charge down the, Red and Arkansas
rivers.
A Texas farmer lost his wife, COW,
pig and four ducks, and declared he
could endure the trials. becauGe. may
be, 1t was the will cf the Lord, but
when someone stole his Ihound, he lost
control OF his emotions and ran Off
with the widow OF man who had been
talked to death by his helpmate.
a Kansas edit-r got married and his
wife was so affectionate she had to
bring the father, brother, step-slster
and her fathers fifu'r wife to the new
home. lest they be not we'll treated.
The editor Is living in the coal shed
and is a regular contributor to the
Christian science monthly, hoping the
family Sill get sick and be toe faith
ful to call the family doctor
One tronble the owners of that we'll
advertised "All Kansas Magazine" will
experience, is that the 203 l-2 Kansas
editors who believe they can write viii
fight over who shall De boss. The
Kansas City. Missouri. editors viii
also save to be considered: poor Old
Kansas being punished TO that extent
for being so close TO the wicked metro
polls of the Missouri river valley,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
I VARIETY IN oEcEM-
5ER WEATHER


CHOW whom there were 2,3 inches.
AS rule. however, December can
not be relied upon to bring snowfall
in Oklahoma The prevailing winus
# the month are always from the
north, and the average hourly velocity
is 19.4 miles.
On two occasions in the past eighteen
years, however, the wind velocity has
gone to AZ miles an hour. The first
record o. this was December "a, 1906,
with the wind from the south, then on
December 9, 1907. the north wind
equalled this record.
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rhe LIneoIn centenarY.

kNeW lOIk llmeSj
The presiding officer at the exer.
eises in Washington Wednesday, at.
ending the unveiling OF the statue
OF Gen. Sheridan, was Gen. Luke "a.
Wright, formerly OF the Confederate
Army. now Secretary OF War OF the
United States under a Republican
Administration. President Roosevelt
noted this fact in his speech as one
which Seems so entirely natural as
to excite no comment lShatever." lt
is true that the bitter memories OF
the great Civil War are fading away
North and South. The significance
of the celebration OF the centenary
If Abraham Lincoln throughout the
country should be that all ill-feeiing
has vanished, that Ii united people
nay tribute to the memory OF a great
nan who served them all and gave
his life, not for part, but for the
whole Nation
Gen Horace Porter said of Sneri.
dan that his sole amDltion was the
country's welfare This Is true.
even In a larger sense, of Lincoln. 1t
IS all that need be said OF him; the
multiplication of words would not
aelp to express the one great truth
ne believed in It, ne devoted his
great mind to its preservation, he
Tel for II. The South as well as
the North. East and West win unite
n celebrating the one.hundredth an.
1iversary OF his birth. Feb. H. The
topping at noon taat day OF the
wheels OF every railroad car. the ma
chinery OF every factory and mill,
suggested by the committee In charge
Of New Nprk's local celebration,
would serve to force upon the minds
OF a great multitude OF persons the
object Of the days celebration, and
Il is the duty of every American news
paper, every orator whose services
are enlisted, every true patriot la
his daily conversation, to make its
'nll significance comprehended by
everybody
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

A herb called by the uatiyes caa
che, bat botanicaily Eunatorium te.
be gihsp euk ) kESws ~ 80 % Paragust
Il Is remarkable for its sweetness. n.
deed. the native name means the
sugar plant" II grows along the Dor
ders OF the river Amambahi and at.
tains a height Of only about Ave inches,
The smallest bit OF thls plant when
placed upon the tongue produces &
surprisingly sweet favor. which. II Il
said. lasts for hours The sacchaPina
pe"es II much greater thEn thne oi
snsnR.-Gouth'0 CcmpaaioE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Some people have peculiar ideas
bout newspaper plants. They imagine
every employe conceded with the
liant knows all ab-ut its system OF
business, earnings policy, ct cetera
In the same light q freight brakeman
IN a big railroad system knows all
lbout tle policy OF the road and the
doings Of its executive heads.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

PreventIcs the new Candy Cold Cure
Tablets, are said by druggists 10 nave
oar specia' specific advantages over
II ether remedies tor a cold. F.rsl-
They contain no Quia'us. nothing
,arsh or sickening. Second-They
i've almost instant relief. Third
'leasant to the taste. like candy
'ourth-A large box-4S Preyentlcs--
4 25 cents Also fine for feyerlsh
children. Sold by Wallace's drug store.
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TINT END OF IT ALL.
tMuskogee Phoenix)

Aut MahRo VI oit - utdtls
on slab in local undertaking
festapNsnn.snt lies the body Of . gid
allso HFearyiag of the life aeA 1SdStork
aside with her own hand the. curtait
that hides the Unknown and passed.
unsummopeds into that 10 of Mys.
terry. ~
Her passing caused SC. .-ely a com
ment
The public read that a member Of
the half world had met a tragic
death by her own hand. And the
public shrugged its shoulders mo-
menterily, then forgot the incident.
Her death was no loss to the com
munity.
Yet once upon time and that not
50 long ago the girl played an limo
cent child about her mothers knee
Today that white. haired mothers
head is bowed in shame and grief
for the girl wno lies dead.
The wsges of sin is DEATH"
The preachers will tell you that
punishment for your sins await you
beyond the grave. Maybe 1t does.
But II Is equally certain that the
thoughts we think, the words we
speak, the deeds we do meet their
due fewari here and now in this life.
You may imagine that you can sin
end not suffer II Is not true. III
Every evil thought. every wrong
word spoken, every sinful deed com
mitted posons the soul. And the
poisbn rankles.
Perhaps the girl who tomorrow will
fill 4 suicides grave was not wholly
TO blame. No one out the Judge OF
us who reckons the good and the III
can know
Certain It is that she suffered. She
paid the penalty for her sins.
She paid 1t in a Thousand ways; in
the torture of an accusing conscience:
In the bitter memories of other and
better days; in thought of a mother
whose heart would break with the
knowledge of her daughters shame
And when the burden of those mem
ories grew too heavy and when the
voice of that accusing conscience rang
too clearly In her cars she died.
The wages of sin is death"
II she had been content to live
humbly in an unpretentious little
home she might have been alive and
happy today.
She eSose another path, the path
tnat leads to death.
The wages of sin is death"
But don't believe that you viii wait
till death has written "fnls" to 1t all
20 met punishment Somehow some
where you will find 1t in this life.
What the wages are that are paid
us after deatn we cannot know for
certain, anyone of us. Bot perhaps
the Judge who reckons the total of
1t all will put into the scales of JUS
tice a measure OF love and a meas
ure of forgiveness and measure of
broader understanding OF the causes
that lead to sin that We of merely
human sight can know.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

The liquor question has reached the
colored Baptist church in Guthrie. 1t
appears that one of the good deacons
has been contracting for copious guam,
dties OF b-oze and saying nothing
about It to the congregation. Where
iore the Macedonian cry is heardl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
# " " X u v u y v Y \
(: IN AND AMONG !
I I LOCAL STORES /


Tho Wayne Hosiery company is
Offering a prize of $50 to the trimmer
that viii decorate window exclu-
sively with their line. Charles Clark
OF the Ramsey Bros. Dry Goods com
pany, is in the contest. and further.
more he Is in 1t with enc of the most
attractive windows that has been
seen in this city. 1t has been photo
graphed and sent in. Mr. Clark Ia
recognized by the people of Guthrie
and by the window trimners over
the country as one of the real artistic
fellows
The st. Louis Racket store has on
display. s2.500 stock Of toys. that
will find way { the homes of Guth.
rie people ant into the heants of the
little ones. There are many new kinds
In the toy line this year Especially
is this true in the mechanical line.
One of the latest is the railway sys.
TEN. The young hopeful can wind
the spring and send his engine over
the entire system. HE turns switches
and does all that any regular train
men would do. There are many 9TH
ers that appeal to all Already the
buying has commenced and the firm
expects TO unload the entire stock
long before the time for the distri-
tution by St. Nicholas.
W. C.. Hart. of Oklahoma City. has
opened a curio shop at 202 East
Oklahoma avenue, in charge OF Mrs.
Hart Mr.. and Mrs. Hart are not
strangers to all in Guthrie, those who
visited in Colorado Springs remem-
bering them and their attractive store
in that city. The stock of art leather
goods Japanese wind bells and Navajo
blankets is large and well selected,
making a most interesting as well as
attractive display. The store will re-
main open only till the close of the
holidays.
q do wish people would hurry and
do their Christmas shopping" sighed
a little shop girl, as she deftly repla
ed twenty articles that shopper
had examined. The ladies' should con.
sider for a moment the hardships
that these girls have in being pleas
ant to them. During the rush they
are on their feet for q dozen hours,
exhausted at nighttime, and the hap.
lpy Yuletide season loses a great deal
of the charm to the shop girl. Let's
all buy early this year
Miss Wendt, of Chicago is in
charge of an Armour Packing com
pany demonstration at the Grand
Leader. She will remain for week
and the store people would be well
content ii she would stay for the
winter. Hot beef tea, the way Miss
,yendt serves it, goes real good these
Geld days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Guthrie publication constantly
yelps: They can't do IT, The capital
is here until 1918. It's unconstitutional
TO move It," And yet this same paper
does more to give the state a wrong
impression OF Guthrie than any other
agency, II is always carping and
knocking. It bats the Legislature and
administration as II says, on behalf OF
Guthrie. and expects those batted 20
like the treatment. Well. they don't.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
F. Q. luTz MAKES BIG DEAL

F.o. Lutz, president of the F. o.
Lut5 Dry Goods company, yesterday
purchased lot 8, block 81, Guthrie
Proper of r. II. Polite. This prop
erty adjoins the Grand Leader store.
The consideration was $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Constipation causes headache. nau-
sea, dizziness, lansuor heart palpita-
tion. Drastic physics gripe. sieken.
weaken Che bowels and don't cure.
Doan's kegulets act gently and cure
constipation. 20 ceals Ask your
druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
state OF ohio. city OF Toledo,
Lucas County.

Lucas County.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath thai he
Is senior partner OF the firm Of r j
Cheney & Co. doing business In ehc
City of Toledo. County and State at ge
said. and that said firm vii pay the
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrn
that cannot be cured by the use Oi
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn IA before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day Of DeceM
Der, A. ID. 1886,
(SEAI4) A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Hairs catartti Cure iIs lbken in,srt-
|ally. and acts directly on the blcod AMI
mucous surfaces Of the system Seed
for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY q CO. To.edo. 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halrs Family Pills lo: consti
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Yates Center, Kas., Sept. 1S, l90s.-
After my doctors gave me up to die,
Halls Texas Wonder cured me OF Kid.
ney and Bladder trouble. 1t is the best
medicine on earth. Mrs. Fl. s. John.
son. Sold by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

A sensational item in an Oklahoma
City newspaper says Mr. Paul Revere,
of Boston, did not 60 horseback riding
that evening. as was related by the
society papers of Boston in 1916.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

SO the convention hall is to be com.
pleted. Very well. gentlemen. But in
the language of Judge Perkins. MY
soul be on my guard"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Ready to mail copies OF The Daily
Leader Anniversary number 10 cents
an address. Send address and money
TO The Leader office. We viii do the
re1t.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Convention hall is to be completed
by January 1. The appro aches are to
be fixed and street car facilities ar
ranged. Oh, joy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

State
Limited

A train whose every detail sur.
passes in convenience. comfort and
luxury.
Daily TO Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
and San Francisco.
q provides the only through sleep
ing car service by any line between
Chicago and Santa Barbara.
Equipment Of the latest, most spa.
eicus and attractive type.
Drawing-rooms and staterooms pro-
vide absolute privacy II you want
II, or there are the usual sections
two large double berths.
Valet and barber, beside the usual
employees and attendants-to guar
antee that your every want is sup
piled
Meals that will endear this train in
your memory forever.
The route pleases, too. Lowest alti.
tudes, fewest curves and grades.
most southerly and therefore 10 be
preferred in winter.
Many other exclusive advantages
offered BY this train OF comfort
described In our new illustrated
hook California via Rock Island
lines"
Nay we send you a copy?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

Guthrie Is all right. But there are
some people In 1t who need fixing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
nRANnMA aoNERMMEMr


All jokes and partisanism aside the
authorities at Washington have com
menced program Of idealism that bids
to make an ass OF American citizenship
Every man with a conf rtable fortune
behind him is out after the farmer, the
laborer and the artisan. seeking TO i'm
press upon him the idealism OF exist
ence. TIE man Pinchot. head OF some
sort OF commission to better conditi- ns,
has no practical knowledge OF how to
make a small income rear and provide
for the actual necessities OF life f.r a
moderate family. Worth millions, ne
struts about. and his heart Is good, and
intentions as fair as fair can be- But
there Is no practical sense behind the
man. and nc Is doing the West meal.
culab.e damage with his vain efforts to
make great Fairgrounds of the g-vern-
mental domain. The commission to
improve the condition OF farmers. the
commission 10 preserve the woodlands
the mmssion OF this. that aud the
ether all combined tend 10 make men
OF integrity, bent on caring for their
families and establishing homes for
same. disgusted with the parental atti-
tude OF The Washington authorities
And all this commission business was
worked out lcng ago and psoyen of no
further Importance than to create
berths for men VINO hnye an idea they
know more OF life than their less for
tunate brethren,
II the money paid Brother Pinchot
and his fellow commlssi ners were
devoted to reelaiming The semi-arld
lands of the people they pretend to
serve there would be more homes
more happiness and more patriots than
is Eow apparent in the sleds over
whiCa pley nave elected L travel
The American people DO Wen when
given the slightest opportunity. They.
viii never thank commissions or the
commissioners tor any exalted teach
ings on how to cnltivsse parks while
The potatoes need pairing r the pigs
squealing for proyender
This grandma" system cf oversee
ing what the tlllers Of the soil ami
artisans are doing Is trlfle too much
81 a style tiaas ciilSenship takes no
fioS iRi y 80 AAEkaAsSAg 8
According 70 tae program mapped by
the Shawnee Herald. thai town Is go
ing T. fret become a city; second a
county seat; third place where folks
can get home from the clubs without
being thrown ia jan by the police, then,
the last ara best OF all Is The capital
Al this. too. mind YOU men and
brethren, without 50 much as taking
into consideratta the river has about
washed the old town ol Shawnee down
stream.
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0 0 G o @ @ @ @ O o O O o o O {

rMrty Joplin, (Mo.) preachers pray
ed for the price Of zinc TO so up and II
did; likewise three houses burned the
same day one being the domicile OF a
dominic. All Missourians are glad
that zinc had lis price elevated. but
the poor preacher-man has e.. reside
In rented house and no amount OF
prayer makes the zine operators mind.
ful OF his plight
a leading politician Of Kansas: one
who has contributed as much advice as
any other ne preson OF a directory
nature, LAS invoiced 10 the taxing mas
ter his personal pfpperty. He owr3l
According 20 the stheAilb. "a bali bubl
II canary. 6he foS hoiihtlt afd three
copies OF newspaper published IN
Topeka c-ntaining exhaustive editor
i'ls on the dangers Of adopting a dif.
ferent system OF finance
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20 POISON "a
M Bws Pains CG- M
Nv cGr, Gcaly Sll hg
A)di PiWDlf. FRn~<

Many people suffer from blood
Poison and don't know Il. Read
sgmptors. Easily cured by 3. 3. 3.
II you have aches anu pains IL
bones, back or Joints, Itching, Scabby
Skin, blood feels hot or thin: Swollen
Glands, Risings and Bumps on the
skin, Sore Throat OF MJuth, falling
hair, Pimrles or offensive eruptions.
Cancerous Sores, Lumps or Sores on
lips, Face or any part OF the body.
hash or Skin, are run down or ner-
yous, Ulcers o, any part Of the body.
yarbuncles or L5ils. TAKE BOTANIC
BLOOD BALM { 2. q. 81 uARAN.
TEED to cGe eEen the 5rst and
most deep-seated cases. b. 3. 3.
drives all poisonous matter from the
rich blood directly to the skin sur.
tace. In this way Sores, Eruptlons.
Cimples and every evidence Of Blood
Poison are dnicklv healed ann cured.
completely changing the entire body
INTO clean, healthy condition. chou.
sands Of cases cured by B. E. 3. after
all other treatment failed.
RHEUMATISM OR FOUL CATARRH
with shoulder pains, hawking or
splitting, headache, earache, even o,d.
stubborn cases OF piles arc quickly
cured by Botanic Blood Balm (B q.
3D., because these troubles come from
Blood Poison. b. B. b. purifes and
enriches the blood. You feel that
life's worth living from the very first
dose. If you have either Rheumatism
or Catarrh just try B. 3. D. and you
will get well surely and quickly.
Watery biisters. open itching sores Of
all kinds, all leave after treatment
With 3. 3. g., because these troubles
are caused by Blood Poison, while
3. 3, 3. kills the poison, makes the
blood pure and rich and heals the
sores and stops the itching forever.
BOTANIC BLOOD BALM, (B. g. E.)
Is pleasant and safe to take: composed
of pure Botanic ingredients, SAMPLE
SENT FREE by writing Blood Balm
Co. Atlanta, Ca SOLD BY DRUG
GlSTS, or sent by express. 81 PER
LARGE BOTTLE, with complete di.
rections for home cure. Sold In
oathrle, Okla, by F. B. Lillla's Drug
store. Call or write.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

ChrIstmas IS camlng. tra Ia. tra la
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

One comfort we get out OF real
flood is that we make Arkansas and
Louisiana hump to keep from getting
overf.owed when we are sending q full
charge down the Red and Arkansas
rivers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

A Texas farmer lost his wife, COW,
pig and four ducks, and declared he
could endure the trials, becauGe. may
be, 1t was the will q the Lord. but
when someone stole his Ihound, he lost
control OF his emotions and ran off
with the widow OF man who had been
talked to death by his helpmate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

So many of the folks refuse to do as
we say we almost, get mad enough to
cease Issuing orders.