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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Congressman Bourke Cochran has
introduced the much-talked-of.widei
discussed. .pubiic-roadway bill in the
lower house Of congress. Briefly speak
ing, il Is bill for the making Of a
macadamized roadway. commencing at
Atlantic city, New Jersey, extending
westward to St. Joseph. Missouri;
thence 20 Denver, Colorado, DETECTING
southwark far enough TO break acrvss
the Rocky mountains above Palmer
Lake, thence westward as the crow
flies to tho Pacific coast II provides
for fifty feet OF macadamized road for
vehicles. a walkwI< and equestrian
path Il IS the object 10 follow the
grading OF the Romans and the sys-
tenn OF curves left by the Toltecs and
Pirutean Indians OF Mexico and Cen
tral South America. II Is presumed
that where this great highway OF
pleasure comes close to an important
city the people of that place will be
public spirited enough TO build to &C.
and IN that manner we may soon have
a splendid highway system from all
points Of interest. II is estimated this
roadway will cost S300.O00,0 600, and is
70 be forever free TO all. From a
building enterprise standpoint Il is no
great task for this age. The great
Moflatt railroad over the very crest
of the Rocky mountains, TO the fertile
plateau Of Routt county Colorado was
ten times as great task, aud many
others have been equally as hard. II
bullt forces could work from all III
reftions. and two years viii not be
required 20 complete the road after
The engineers have finished with their
task
Many will be the objections advsnc.
ed against this effort 10 make Ameri-
G. the superior Of any nation In the
world in the matter OF internal Inn
provements. and the old saw OF the
steam and electric lines making the
roadway useless will be advanced
from al points But the fact remains
that a road as planned by Mr. Cochran
and bis colGborers would be worth un-
told millions IN time OF stress Aside
from that L would make the pleasure
trip from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
the best on this earth. And how
mana who now auto among the pale
cid hills Of the New England states
would spend their vacations In a whirl
across the contitent2 That journey
would take one across the sandstone.
limestone, dolomlte. granite and lastly,
the formation peaks Of the Cascade
aud sierre Madre systems. the most
wonderful changes a. altitude, climate,
etc. 20 be found 10 the known world
II would be the means Of bringing
into acquaintaneeshlp as no other way
conld. the extremes Of the Republic
the sturdy ploddins Puritanical New
Englandcr, and the swift pleaEuie
loving and chlvalrlc dwcller beneath
the silvery stars Of the Far Southwest.
Al this time three great roadways
are trayersed fcr pleasure and com.
moroe rom the gulf 70 the city Of
Mexico, from Medina In Arabia, TO
the heart a. ancient Syria. and the
ereat road Of soUsh America. almost "a
thousand miles long Both of these
roads IN the new world were of In
dian origin. and each IS Ia a remark
ably good condition. The roads OF
Asia and Africa have been allowed 10
M and so 10 ruin by the desert winds
and sands.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
inside Llant.

A number OF butchers were convers
Ing on what they had found in the
stomachs of animals they had killed
After narrating several stories which
could only be accepted by the credu
lous an old farmer sitting by declared
that he had something to beat anything
that had yet been told The company
asked for It. We'll" said the farmer.
Il had COW once, and | went out into
the yard with lantern to feed her.
and left the lantern In the yard and
aid not see it after that until the next
day. When We killed the COW there
was the lantern in her stomach and the
light still burning"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
Walters Tipplns Walters.

"Did you ever see one set OF waters
serve a meal to another setg' asked the
gray headed man Il did. I happened
to be eating In the rear end Of a res
taurant the other day when there came
shift Of men. A dozen OF them sat
down at nearby tables. and the others
waited on them. when they had IN
lshed eating every last waiter tipped
the fellow who had served him. I
thought az the time 1t was a hint for
us three or four old buffers who hap
pensd 10 be munching away there to
tollow suit but / learned later that Il
g customary among walters. OF
course each gets bis money back IN
ume. because they all Up one another.
but the practice shows how sacredly
walters as . class regard the instltu
don Of tipping New York Sun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
LYpIA pARRAcH.
soxlsy House. PhiladeIphis. Where
She Played Eavesdropper.

aoxley House. Philadelphia, Where
She Played Eavesdroppsr.
One OF the favorite stories connected
with the Revolution is the tale OF
Lydia Darrach's patriotism. which
story. like others OF similar import, has
been discredited by the discriminating
historian. Notwithstanding the gold
douche thrown upon the tradition Il re-
mains popular with all who know It.
The house where the famous caves
dropping on the part Of the Quakeress
took place is not so well known.
Those who have heard or read the
story OF Mrs. Darrach hardly need to
be informed that she and her husband
lived in what was called the Loxley
house, once at the southeast corner az
Little Dock and Second streets. Little
Dock was the thoroughfare which runs
In a southwestern directioiy from Dock
street TO Second street. The ground
upon which the Loxley house stood
was acquired by Benjamin Loxley, a
we'll to do carpenter, who owned prac-
tieally a whole square in this vicinity,
from George Clymer in April. 1859, and
the queer little house was erected i'm.
mediately. 1t was a speculation, for
there is nothing to show that the own.
er ever lived there.
The house gained its fame from its
peculiar facade, which was unlike any
thing in the city. and from the anec
dote which connects Mrs. DarIacf
With the place. The great preacher
Whiteheld Is said to have addressed
the multitudes from the balcony, on
either his sixth or seventh visit to this
country-1763 or 1863.
The Revolution had long since been
over and most of the patriots in their
graves before the tale of Mrs. Oar.
rach's bold adventure which is believ-
ed TO have saved Washington and his
army from capture by the British, be-
came known In the first number of
ahe first volume o. the American Quar-.
terly Review, issued in March. 1897,
the tale was told for the first time.
There it is credited to Gardens Anec.
dotes of the American Revolution"
The author OF the story in the Amer.
lean Quarterly Review. however must
have had access to Major rden's
manuscript for the story way not
published in his book until the seossq
series was issued in the latter part OF
the yeaS 1923. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
snsmsHsn.MazsasnssEsmsHs,msn
z VAGRANT VERSE q
MISREPRESENTATION auaEs
THE LOST CHORD.

Seated one day at the organ.
was weary and III at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
I do not know what was playing,
Or what ] was dreaming then;
But / struck cne chord of music
Like the sound of a great Amen.
It flooded the crimson twilight
Like the close of an angels psalm.
And 1t lay on my fevered spirit
With touch of infinite calm.
II quieted pain and sorrow,
Like love overcoming strife;
lie seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
Il linked all perplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence,
AS II It we're loath to cease.
| have sought. but seek Il vainly.
That one lest chord divine,
That came from the soul OF the organ
And entered into mine.
L may be that Deaths bright angel
VIII speak IN that chord again,
II may be that only in heaven
J shall hear that grand Amen.
Adelaide Anne Proctor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
ngHeRens u,sneE7nsnsnsnauess
y MUCH IN
u LITTLE
ssEeN2 -. - ~ -. Z .SnseuFNGuaKs3r q

What q girl likes about being In a
love affair IS maybe 1t will turn out
real.
The most notorious liar on earth
gets credit for telling the truth from
anybody he says something nice 70.
--.44
One advantage in marrying an old
maid is that she will not accept any
iiowers or music.
Many a woman has a brute for a
husband and tries TO keep the fact
from the nelghbors.
The girl with a truly sweet face
will not attempt to hide 1t under a
Merry Widow sailor.
Occasionally a widow flirts with
married man merely to see II his wife
will get busy.
A woman who speaks from exper-
ience says It is easier to manage
husband than hired girl
The opening Of the lawn festival
season is likewise an invitation to the
hungry chigger to get busy
II you are tired Of the same old
grind you might change 1t by invest
ing In a new set of teeth.
We do hope that the Merry Widow
sailors viii not be big enough to hide
tho peeka-bco waist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
WILD oUTBURsT or 10Y. ].
Msfeisins Night, When London Flung
Aside All Dignity.

Aside All Dignity.
"Mafeking night gave a verb to the
English language. ITO mafTik." de.
tned in phrase. means to turn every.
thing upside down in n wild outbursa
Of Joy. Certainly we did turn every.
thing upside down that night-Friday,
May IS. 100O-ln London. and we had
10y and to spare TO Justify US. 1t was
not merely that Mafeking was relieved
The town in which Baden Powell and
his men. edging close TO starvation. had
sat tight so long and 80 plucklly; it was
the far greater relief that came to all
England at the end of that dark win
ter through which all England. silently.
doggedly. had taken its uastS punish.
ment. with the winning at last OF a
substantial victory. The tense strain
was relaxed suddenly, and London,
with good cause for It. mafEiked sx-
ultingly through sll that glad night
long.
Tiddlers are peacock tail feathers.
TIddling is tickling other peoples
noses with them. With my own hap.
py eyes that night l saw two White.
chapel girls. with proper Whltechapei
curls twlrled on their temples, fiddle
the nose OF Psli Mall policeman,
And that polceman-imaglne II you
please. al possible lmpossibilitles fused
into one single ultra violet ray of in
eredibllity fairly thrust forward his
law embodying nose to be tlddled by
those worse than regic'des-he was a
Pail Mall policeman. remembcr-and
benlgnly rewarded them with the
sneeze OF their desrel
On the same lines may cite another
example from that same evening {
saw on Plccadlly an intensely re
spectacle looking Englishman- middle
aged. stout, gray whskered. dressed in
seemly black and wearing a seemly
top hat-who most obviously was o
member OF the conservative middle
class. a we'll to do city man. | should
say, with tidy villa at Shepherds
Bush or Hackney, who on Sundays
very likely handed the plate. And
this by rights typically phlegmat.c
RrIton was seated. with his chubby
legs very wide ouisprcad before him
oil the roof Of n four wheeler. and he
sad the union Jack In one hand and
the standard IN the other. and he was
coming along the middle OF one Of the
great streets OF London IN the thick OF
the roaring crowd filling It waving
those national banners with an incom
parable ferv0r and huirahing lust as
loud as he possibly cosild hurrah!
But saw no mote IN the eye Of my
phlegmatlc English hrotner-we wer
about of an age-hag waving and hur-
rahing up there on the roof of hls
growler. possibly because at the mo
ment / had something c. beam in
my own. Strictly speaking. the reliei
OF Mafeking was not my nffatr,at all
But, God bless me. there I was. too.
with my standard and my union Jack
fthey cost ME sixpenee apiece. mount
"a on little bamboo poles, and as lons
as live / shall cherish them). and
went about London that night waving
those fiags just as crazily as anybody
and roared away with the national
anthem and "SOldiers OF the Queen
snd the "Absentmiuded Beggar' just
as loudly as anybody. Thomas A
Ianvier In HarpeTs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
AS TO LEGISLATIVE PRINTING.

Following the lead of the State Cap
itai the papers at Oklahoma City are
having considerable to say anent the
scala Of charges OF The Leader for
legislative printing. Instead OF giving
publicity to the letter sent TO the legis.
lature by the state printing board,
These papers make great hue and
cry. declaring that The Leader has
overchareed for It's work
The chief point in contention is the
measurement Of type composition.
Under an agreement with the house
committee on printing The Leader
made measurements according to the
rule Of the local typographical union,
and in an official letter the officers Of
the local union support the measure
ments Of composition made by The
Leader II The Leaders contract Is
adhered TO, then jts bills are correct
and iust--sinoe the rule of the local
union as to type measurements has
been followed strictly. II the local
typographical union is wrong, then
another phase is given the question.
There is nothing In the matter out Of
which to make political capital al
though the State Capital tries hard
to do So The Leader ID willing to
rest its case with the typographical
unions. the state printery board and
to every printer in the state who is
at all acquainted with type measure
ments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

When Thomas r. Ryan made the
statement TO New Yeork City grand
jury that ninety-five per cent of the
stock OF the railroads OF this country
Is plain nerve and courage. he fright
ened many people. but not the stock
iobbers. The Union Pacific and llli-
nois Central roads are controlled by
Hartman, and he never put dollar
In either OF them. You can denouuce
IL all you WISH but the fact remains
that control of the transportation sys.
tenn of the country is possessed by
men who never placed a dollar in
them, ami yet they are rich now; so
rich no one can compute their hold
ings in dollars. The law making all
capital sock &c paid for nollor for
dollar will in measure alleviate the
perscnt evil @, water capitalization.
and accomplish much toward stopying
the cheap erafters. who, through ad.
vertisiug mediums, manage to get
those who can East afford Il to invest
their small savings in wild cat corpo.
rations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Since Bruce OFT. formerly com
mittee clerk In the senate has gone
back to Yukon. he makes the bad
folks who drink ans cayort. step high
aud Keep a Weather eye out tor the
police The Young and handsome edi
tor has determined that Yukon shalt
be an orderly aud law-abiding com
munity. insisting on all going e.
church Sundays and prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. n more OF
the better and more intelligent young
men Of the state could spend few
weeks under the chnstianlzing infn
ences OF Guthrie. the standard OF NOR
ality would be advanced a great deal
acquiring the courage 10 llght evil Ga
whatever f0rn n may show Its old
bald head here 10 the great capital
city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
Weak Women

To weak and aiiing women. there Is At least one
way 10 help. But with that way, two treatments.
must be combined. ons is local. ono Is constitu-
honai. but both are important, both essential
Or. Rhoop's Night Cure Is the Local
DR.. shoop's Restorative, the Constitutional
Thefomer-Dr. shoop's Night cure-isa topiaai
mucous membrane suppositoFy remedy. while DR..
ehoop's Restorative is wholly an internal treat
ment The Restorative reaches throughout the
ontiro system. seeking the repair OF all nerve.
all tissue. and All blood ailments.
The Night Cure. - its name implies. does lt1
work while you sleep. Il soothes sore and inHann-
"a mucous surtsces. heals local weaknesses aud
discharge while tho Restorative. eases naryous
sxcitement gives renewed vigor and ambition.
builds up wnsted tissues. bringing about renewed
strength. vigor. and energy. Tnke Dr. shooD'a
Restontive-I Tablets o. fAQuid--asn general tonic
70 The system. For positive local help use as we'll
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Seventy million dollars TO exercise
our fleet on the oceans and not
enough money TO aid an Idaho irriga-
tion proect. The ditch would have
furnishei homes for 1900 farmers,
each an empire maker, but, OF course,
we churned the waters of MagdaIena
bay to teat the very old Sam Patch
himself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Senator Stanford Is again doing
some missionary work In the third
congressional district Incidentally he
Is attending court. and II Is TO be
hoped his court affairs win be attend
ed with better results than his con
gressional campaign is likely 70 be
visited with
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

No better proof of the republican edl
tors being against whatever Is. unless
Il is misquoted, is found In the Okla.
homa City Times deprecating the ef-
fort OF the Tulsahs in their great
booster trip through the East Surely
that is the limit OF all kicking.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
Wasted Time.

"you are wasting your time painting
pictures"
"But ] sell my pictures" protested
the artist.
"And that ccnvlnces me that you can
sell anything. Such being the case.
why not take up life Insurance or steel
bridges or something with big money
In itT'-Louisylle Courier-Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Editor Admire, republican editor OF
the Enid ssgle pretends 10 think the
world would manage somehow. II all
the rough riders were not holding pub.
lie Office by appointment He Is sure
ly about 10 bclray his county
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Secretary 81 state ElIhu Root has
given notice ths. he VIII spend al
least two years IN India and Ceylon
The secretary Is one among the great
attornoya OF the world. and has be
come interested with a company prom
islng 70 conduct a great foreign trade
noal the two points mani nCd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

The storm which destroyed so many
lives and millions OF property had its
origin in Texas and followed an almost
direct forty-fiye degree angle until Il
reached the Allegheny mountain chain
in Georgia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Colonel Henry Watterson, editor
tally declares there is no chance for
a man to be elected president who
merely reflects the opinions Of others.
and the Taft organs are not publishing
the article as a campaign boost for
their idol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

One Of the heritages from the ter
ritorlal days was heavy criminal
court docket. possibly more expensive
than all of the criminal work in the
state for the next five years. II will
cost us thousands upon thousands.
but II Is a heritage we had to pay for
the boon of self-government. and for
that reason we pay Il without grudge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

I'm developing quite . passion fm
motoring" said Miss HoamleF II
wonder n It's harmful"
"o1lte the contrary" replied Miss
Cutting. n should think It would b.
very becoming TO you.'
"How do you mean becomingf'
We'll. you know, dear, you can wear
4 mask while motoring St Louis Re.
public.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

II you are satisfied you know all
about the new liquor law. ask your
attorney for his opinion No two law.
yers ever did agree on new law un-
til the courts had made their ruling.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

who demands justice must admins
ter justic German Proverb.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Some legends, especially those with
q moral, die hard little boy had
told hb with the carelessness OF
imaginative childhood ana was receiv
ing the conventional rebuke. coupled
with the threat that the conventional
reward OF the future would not be his
unless ho told the truth.
won't there be anybody In heaven
who has told storyY asked the small
boy, much Interested.
"No. dear" answered his teacher at
a venture.
The small boy drew long breath
OF deep reflection. "How jolly dull for
George Washington" he remarked
London Chronicle.
Names Of Dances.
The position taken by the dancers
gives the name to the "quadrille"-
literal English for "a little square" in
the French tongue. From the Frenct
we get-eiso country dance" which, as
matter of fact has no reference 20
rural frolics "Contredanse.o which
has reference TO the position Of the
couples. opposite each other, is readily
corrupted into country dance" The
polka" is a Polish dance. the name
being derived from the Bohemian word
''pulka," meaning half, and refers to
the half step which occurs IN this
measure. The waltz" is German
waltzen. meaning TO revolve-the cir
cular motion OF the couples easily ex.
planning the conpection. The reel" Is
suggestively obvious. zig" is os
course from the French gigue.--Har
per's Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

,oburn Rides Peculiar Steed.
+. ID. Coburn OF Kansas Is the great
EST authority on the hog r--Ft Cobb
Record.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

When we think to catch we are some
times caught Spanish Proverb
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
fou Flatterer. skldoo.

The Register has been fortunate in
Getting such handsome young ladies'
o do its typesetting Purcell Regis
ter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
lrabbed a Late Supplement-.

In making up the supplement for
the Mounds Enterprise, date April "a,
he makeup mailing clerk sent ms one
containing news of the democratic
convention at Muskogee. dated Feb.
,2nd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
sam md Frank are Ahsent.

Sam Jones and Frank Berrie left
own Wednesday with their rubber
ots.-Foss Enterprise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SLAPS AND SLAMS s
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nlth Plenty of steam.

With Plenty Of Steam.
Thirteen advertised joints and 9TH
or attributes ought TO make Shawnee
a formidable capital contestant.-Ba
tlesvillo Examiner.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

Hurry Ours TO Guthrie.
We have a few fine male Duroc Jer
seys for friends.--Foss Enterprise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27
Poor Old Muskoaee.

Poor Old Muskogee.
With two men not wanting the job
If mayor and neither one of them
the real mayor; one election held and
anotner required We are In a bad way
for the business we had desired to ac-
complish this year Muskogee Phoe-
nix.
Hurry Ours 70 Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-27

We do hope that the Merry Widow
sailors viii not be big enough to hide
The peel-a-bco waist
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-13

absolutely controls its proceedings
He Is opposed to this legislation He
has used the power of his office to
hold it in the judiciary committee
appointed by him, on the alleged
ground that it is unconstitutional.
Our church by the action of the
general conference insists that cor,
Creesional doubt as to the consttu.
ticnality of such legislation he re
solved IN the interests of the people
and pulic morals. and that the general
conference unanimously adopt the re
port OF Governor Hanlys special com
mittee appointed to wait upon Speaker
Cannon. which closes with the follow
inE words.
I'VE submit TO our people and to all
gCod citizens the wisdom Of e'ecting
men as members of congress who be
lieve in it's validity agd who are aid
ing TO enact it.