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Bv MARY HEATON VORS
Drawings by Ethel Farnsworth

you. T." what his little manner said He
went on aloud, Where do they carry it: You
told me- but forgot"
Where do who carry what? ;" asked Alicia.
1.-The bees, l mean-the honey.
Why. they carry it, ALICIA answered, rolled
up. think, under their legs
How do they roll it? Did you ever see them
roll it? Can l see them roll tiff went very,
very, quiet?"
Alicia seized the loophole her son had given her.
"Why don't you do that" she said. Go and
watch them"
He ran off again. My neighbors fell into busy
conversation. Presently Clifford dashed up at
Come quicl!" he cried They go clear down
inside and they come UP ali yellow! How do they
get So?" 49,. ;n+our,,n+;ra ,,or mother AGAIN said
Alicia
Il forgot said Clifford But L cant Sc: see
them carry it, he burst out. Cant you tell
them to keep still so them do it! he added.
with touching faith in parents and in his mothers
omnipotence. He was still at the age when one be-
eves ones mother do anything,-when one
says, PLEASE out and tell the waves not to
hit in the face. -
But all Alicia had in the face of his trust was. Il
will read you all about bees agaln-some other
time
Today" Clifford asked, with touch of skepti
cism for mothers not SO scrupulous IN keeping
their promises to little boys they might be. and
little boys learn this early. when she's gone will
you read it to me-will your" -,
It's not polite to say when she's gone" Alicia
He accepted it neekly. But will you read to me
when She gOne! ,
No" said Alicia Il told you not to say that.
and told you not to interrupt me; and you haven't
been polite and YOU haven't minded mother Now
run away and think about what have told you
THE questions that they'll think of asking in the
course of day!' Alicia walled Il can't keep
Clifford from interruptlng.
Sometimes they drive one almost crazy her
friend agreed. " Helen got in an awful temper the
other morning because l couldn't tell her how dogs
don't bite When they don't bite. how don't they
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and over again. when l was
trying to read. l told her l
couldn't tell her how they
don't bite. Finally she got
angry, and stamped her
foot, and said she would
know, and she hated my old
book, anyway. l had to
punish her, she acted SO
badly"
Then they slid off again
to the subject of their gar
dens. In our neighborhood.
we are great gardeners, the
women as we'll as the men.
They caught sight of me
wedding my beds. and called
to me to decide some vexed
question: for they pretend
to think | am an authority.
because | have been garden
ing longer than they have.
l passed through the gate in
the little fence which sep
arates our places. Clifford
was sitting at a little dis
lance, his chin resting on
his hands, his elbows on his
knees.
What's Clifford doing?"
l asked.
He's thinking it over"
replied Alicia. He's got
into a way of thinking l
mean to punish him when l
tell him to think a thing
over. He's been awfully
troublesome this morning
He was quite rude to Mar
ion. He simply wouldn't
leave us alone"
Il heard him." l said.
You don't need to think
it over any longer. Alicia
called to him in a kindly
voice.
He got on his feet and
went to work again, a lonely
little figure, digging away in
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which is to inform himself about
the remarkable world in which he
is. Miracles happen on all sides.
Bees make honey; hens lay eggs.
Who would suspect bees of honey,
or hen of an egg? The things
that we take for granted seem very
wonderful to little children,-just
as wonderful as a fairytale We
laugh at them for being credulous
over the doings of giants, and we
smile that they believe SO readily
that Santa Claus can come sliding
down a chimney. Yet this is not
any more remarkable, when you
come to think of it, than the ques-
ton of the bee and the honey. or
the hen and the egg. Children have
to take so many things on faith.
Clifford wanted to know; he
wanted to know very badly; and
because he had wanted to know,
his dear mother, who loved him.
had first snubbed him for asking
questions at all, and told him he
asked silly ones, and then she had
been rude again because he had
persistence enough really to try to
find out about this interesting
matter; and after this the neigh
Dor, who was as nice woman as
Alicia Hall, had thrown scornful.
Bees sting little boys who ask
questions. Considered from a
point of view of manners, the
grown-ups had not shown very
we'll. l could not but acknowledge,
as l thought it over to myself. -
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children in just the way. So often had told
them not interrupt me, when there was no reason
why l shouldn't be interrupted. So often had put
my own small affairs before their much more inn
portant ones All that had happened was like an
echo of my own past, which l should like SO very
much to live over again, if not with more WISDOM
at least with more kindness and with better manners
NY two neighbors paused for moment in silence
ASA in front of bed of flowers Clifford.
He approached them shyly.
You re not talking now; SO I'm not interrupting
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In answer to this, the voice of another of Our
neghbors. Mine haven't come up on the west side
of the house, don't know Why
do bees sting honey?" asked Clifford
We'll, I've had very good luck with mine,''
Mother mother, mother!" I could imagine
Clifford was pulling at her dress. do bees sting
honey"
Again Clifords little, patient treble asked its
question. Alicia and her friend swan in their talk
the outer wall of his mothers consciousness.
bees sting honey? Why, of course they don't sting
why don't they?" asked Clifford. what do
Neither Clifford's mother nor her friend paid any
attention to him. Patiently he repeated his little
question. He said over and over again the same
little words. He perfectly good and patient
about it. There wasn't any irritation in his tone.
He wanted to know very much why bees didn't
sting honey, and what they did sting and why
What's that you re buzzing about, Cliford?"
said Alicia Haven't told you a hundred times
But | want to know his little voice came
plaintively.
well, don't whine about it," said Alicia
Il wasn't whining. l want to know"
Alicia stopped short. l could them through
a hole in the fence: What" she said in tone of
light irritation do you want to know? Ask it.
and I'll answer it, and then please don't talk any
more!"
Il want to know" said Clifford, why bees
OOn { St1nS money, anu WLdI IHey uO SCluS
They sting replied Alica's neighbor, little
boys that ask too many questions"
''Do they, mother?" he asked. his guileless eyes
on Alcia's face.
''They sting little boys" said Alicia
Il know they sting little boys.if you poke them
they sting. They stung Freddy Homer He pulled
UP like mump What makes people puff up
when they get stung?"
Because they do" replied Alicia shortly. Nov
away and play like good little boy, and don't
interrupt mother again. Don't you see mothers
busy! Mothers talking.
HE ran away like a good little boy, and l heard
IL him hunming to himself as he dug in his garden
bumblebee He SO touchingly good, and SO
unperturbed by the snubs he had received. that
wasted little throb of pity on him, and as worked
had happened.
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TROM the other side of the hedge
there often come across to me
children's voices They are
the voices of happy children, who
have been fortunate enough to be
born of kind parents. l count the
noise they make as one of the as
sets of my life. Indeed, l have
been known to sneak down to my
lower flower beds just for the sake
of hearing them a little nearer;
then l can pretend for moment
that my own children have not
grown up and gone away. This
morning, l really had wedding to
do; so it was not my fault that l
heard what happened.
1t was not much,-it happens al
most every day in any house
where there are question asking
babies. Even with the kindest
parents it happens, and my neigh
Dor, Alicia Hall, is among these.
In one way, that is the awful part
of it: that it is because parents
have no other thought in life than
making their children first good,
and then happy, that these little
household tyrannies occur. If it
happened only among careless
mothers. one would not mind so
much. or among the terribly har-
assed ones, or those poor women
on whom the burden of life
presses so heavily that they have
not strength left to be happy with
their children.
WELL, as I say, I was in the
w lower part of my garden, and
/ heard Clifford's high little voice
saying, Do bees sting the honey?"
And Alicia's voice, I've never
known the Shirley peoples finer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-14

A superintendent In the elementary
schools Of New York city was making
his dreaded rounds among the teachers
Of a girls school lie suddenly opened
the door OF one class room aud asked
the teacher ia charge:
"What are you doing in nature
studyw
She hurried out Of the room and
fetched out basket OF bones.
I'VE are taking up the vertebrates. :"
she remarked.
"Nery good indeed" said the supcrin-
tendent and he hurried out pleased
with this evidence OF industry and in
terest in school work.
Half an hour later he appeared in a
neighboring room and. taking com
prehensiye glance, remarked, What
have you done In nature studyT'
She, too. from somewhere fetched out
Il basket OF bones.
ut seems to me that nave seen this
basket OF bones In another room be.
fore" ventured the superintendent
"Sir" she Indignantly replied. these
are my own bonesr'-New York Times.
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1--WE Chinese said the law student
give our children queer names Our
girls, Tor instance, are not called Ma.
bel, Jenny or Matilda. but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or Casket Of Perfumes.
sour boys get less delicious names.
Boys are made for work and wisdom
rather than for dancing and pleasure,
and their names show this. as Prae.
teal Industry, Ancestral knowledge.
Complete Virtue. Ancestral Piety. Dis.
Greet Valor.
"ro our slaves we give still another
set OF names. Yes. those dear. pathetic
little slaves Of ours, some girls. some
boys, who do a hundred various little
tasks about the house. these lowly
creatures have names like Not For
Me, JOY TO Serve. Your Happiness and
Humble Devotion" - Cincinnati Ia.
qulrer.
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= VAGRANT VERSE I
HsHaHsEaM9HsHsEGEsBsk SnGns
The SOUL ALoFF.

THE SOUL ALoFF.
Thou are mine, thou hast given thy
word;
Close, close in my arms thou art
clinging:
Alone, for my ear, thou are singing
A song which no stranger has heard ;
But afar from me yet, like bird,
Thy Foul, in some region unstirred,
On its mystical circuit is wipging.
Thou art mine, have made thee mine
own;
Henceforth, we are mingled forever;
But in vain. all in vain endeavor-
Tho round thee my garlands are
thrown.
And thou yieldest thy lips and thy
zone
To master the spell that alone
My hold on thy being can sever.
Thou art mine when | strive to be
near it,
The innermost fold of my spirit
Is as far from my grasp. is as free.
As the stars from the mountain tops
be,
As the pearl in the depths Of the sea
From the portionless King that
would wear it!
-EDMUNp G. STEDAiAN.
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m Wilhcim pcde's Studies with
oethc" m interesting chapter Is made
j. from The recolectiops Of his last
creinry Chnsilan Schuchardt. OF
iorthe's method when he dictated
Nilholn Meislnr" Schuchardt says,
Tie dictated with a certainty and ra.
Idiy which made one fancy that he
as reading froil n printed book. II
hts bad hcpn Gona in quiet and with
ut interruption. would not have
narveled so much But while the
work. was proceeding there came the
barber, she hoirdresser-C Goethe had his
aair singed every other day aud had It
dressed daily-t the library servant. Of
ten the former secretary, his clerk. az
of whom had access to his study unan.
nounced Friends called. the barber
gossiped, the librarian told about books
newly received. some member Of the
family would enter and join in the con
versation. and finally, when all was
again quiet. would read the last
sentence, and the dictation would pre-
ceed ss though there had been no In
terruption.
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THE OLD WORLD STILL CON.
TIMES TO PREPARE FOR WAR
{ Army and Navy Life)


The second peace conference at The
Hague, which was so greatly occu-
pied with the British proposal for
disarmament. ig hardly over when
almost all the important nations Of
the world are already considering
projects not only for increasing their
armies and navies, but also for the
construction of new Notifications for
tho sea coast.
Denmark is taking up the fortihca-
ton OF her capital, Copenhagen; Ger
many. is demanding the fortiflcation
of the mouth of the Ems river at
Emden, and on the island of Borkum I;
Holland is concerned about tho forti-
lcation OF Amsterdam. and Belgium
has decided to enlarge and strengthen
the line OF fortiiications around Ant
werp.
Naval authorities consider II most
essential that Copenhagen be forti-
iiod on the sea side so extensively
chat bombardment OF the city itself
may be prevented Otherwise Eng-
land. for example, may do as she did
IN 1907, take possession Of Copen.
hagen and use Il as a base to close
the Baltic. as wen as for other pur.
poses
For considering the fortiticallons of
Emden and the island of Borlunm, a
commission composed Of Nimiral Won
Ahleield. commanding thei naval sta
tion az Wilhelshaven General Won
Bietinghoc. commanding the Ninth
Army Corps. aud Colonel Won Hend.
4
others, Is now at work, amter having
studied the Notifications OF Cuxhaven
and Brunsbuttel
The extension OF teh foriiheations Of
Antwerp has already begun The
girdles of forts planned BY Brialmont
are now inadequate The inner giddle
Il being removed and the work will
be completed by 1910 the harbof rs
being enlarged. and the forts of the
scheld are being strengthened
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A sort OF Opium is obtained from the
common lettuce The scientists give II
a long name which no doubt mems
something very learned and profound.
and declare that they iind important
differences between the opium OF the
lettuce and the opium OF the poppy.
but for all practical purposes the one
Is identical with the other Many a
men who has eaten lettuce knows how
sleepy II causes him 20 become an hour
or 80 after dlnner and the older the
lettuce tho greater the sleepiness. for
In maiur eitu,e the milk juice Is well
developed aud an the properties Of tho
opium are present London News.
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Call for Public School Officers As
ISOLATION for Oklahoma.

Call for Public School Officers As
ISOLATION for Oklahoma.
Whereas, The public school interests
OF Oklahoma demand that we uni
fcrmly cooperate together in main
tanning the high standard already in
vogue, and realizing that there are
many things Of vital importance need
ing our immediate attention in build.
ing here in our fair state public
school system that win be the peer
OF anything in the Southwest; there
fore. be It
Resolved That we hereby issue a
call for a meeting in Guthrie, Wcdnes-
day and Thursday. April and 2. for
the purpose OF organizing public
school officers association. and that
we urge the attendance Of every coun-
ty superintendent, city superintendent,
members Of boards of education and
member of state board of education
and examiners of Oklahoma to be with
us on said datc and let us begin
that which ~ill rebound TO the credit
Of the state and TO ourselves.
r r. CAMERON.
State Supt Public Inst.
ROY c. CAIN,
Sunt City Schools. Guthrie. Okla.
w. E GILL.
Go Supt. Usage Co, Pawhuske Okla.
EsNOWDON PARIErTE.
Prin Logan Co. High School,
Guthrie, Okla.
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n..,,,h. ,lhe Kind YOu Have kwgS Bought
'':;,'' c.; !; ''' Hzz !, 4 3 : 4 -
advanced Arithmetic.

Kenneth Is the name Of good ma
turcd Washington lad who is as stu
dious MS any OF his companions, but he
is young yet and has not advanced
very far IN the grades Of the public
schools The other evening he was Wis.
iting hoy friend who has laid his
plans for serving in Uncle Sans army
In the future and contemplates gradu.
ating from West Point some day. The
two were talking about mathematics
when young lady sought TO test Ken
neth's knowledge OF 'rithmetic.
III lemons are % cents dozen" she
asked him. how much are cast iron
lamp posts apieceT'
With a perfectly serions expression
on his face Kenneth replied.
Il don't know miss haven't got
that far IN 'rithmetlc YETI Washing
ton Star.
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pGHsnsnaMaHaNsHsHsa
= COMMENT OF H
\ NEW STATE PRESS :
sHsngssHSnsEaususH9NsHsH

Coylc Clipper sksaking OF the
republican state convention that met
in oklahoma City yesterday the State
Capital said
"Mlngling Ia the great crowd around
headquarters we're the old leaders Of
the party. among whom We're Dennis
Flynn, "Bnl" Grimes. Ex-Governor +
y. Fereuson. Frank II. Greer Bird
Mcclure. Cash Cade, ex-Covernor
S5ay and scores OF those who have
IN the past fought battle after battle
ia the state and gained victory afer
victory.
Mind you now--'the leaders of the
party" II that bunch would not gag
a 'buzzard. If purity of politics Is 10
be considered And they resoluted
in favor Of prohibition enforcement
Oh. RATS.
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, sH@msnSWSnsnamsnausnsmss =
WISE AND 4
OTHERWISE y
= 69MSn1m1ws,H1HsmsMs s-mes I.

When tpar dccd his best, he win
DC very Well
A fortunate man Is one who reaches
ie Without having had lawsuit.
The interest you taln % b1otbe,
mans business is never pf0htable
A man never goi OFF Joke SO stale
that he colldnt laugh at it himself
In those we like. the blush is sign
Of innocence; in those we dislike, Il
Is sign Of guilt
II may improve mans digestion
to laugh while eating but how he
looks.
A fool woman can manage man
OF sense. bit no man of sense ever
succeeded in managing fool wom-
an
II man can't help being liar.
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Economy IS the science Of buying a
two dollar hat for 1913 when n good
one may be had for S4 II is n harm
less and fascinating pursuit for those
who can afford It, but poor man has
no business to fritter away his time
and substance on such extravagances
Women are particularly addicted to II
and often become so skillfu that they
are able to get through January with
out encroaching on their April allow
ance Men who have such wives ME
naturally very proud Of them and are
willing 20 redoublc their efforts. n nee.
essnry IN order 10 provide them With
the means to develop the habit Life
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A few days ago the opposing party
was ready 70 have sport az The men
who went out 10 secure the ballots 10
E AlfaFb .spuniS u was very amusing
40 those newspapers when they
lhouaa the legislative body was be
ins trsated oontemptuously by a county
attorney and those wnon be was SO
reeklessly adviaing
The oppcslng newspapers made
great snort Of Speaker Murray aud the
mon whom he designatod as sergeai,J-
alarms
These men exercised all Of the dis
cretiou they could and AZ the time
gave every opportunity for the author
itics to turn over tho ballots, for the
election contest
Al that time it appeared 10 the re-
publican newspapers that a great Joke
had been played on come democrat.
and they even cartooned the speaker
aud his assistants labelling them the
squirrel rife brigade or some other
supposed ridiculous name
Things take on a different hue when
the legislative body. with almost equal
power 70 one OF the Other two branch
es Of government gives its order TO
send a man 70 jail for contempt, and
there is no Joke about the order.
There Is never occasion for amuse-
ment when the order OF any branch
Of the government is disobeyed.
In fact disobeying of law IS not ex-
ncfly a langhable matter and Il is al
ways dangerous for the ons who sta' IS
20 make Il amusing
And the pity Of Il al is that the man
offending seems TO have been ordered
tn ae SO by those who should have
told ham TO obey the law at all times
and IN All ulacps
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"What is the worst thing about rich
ssi" asked the teacher OF the juvenile
class.
Their scarcity promptly answered
the bright youth at the head Chicago
News
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chairman c-ly ceOtrol Com
Beware of Olntments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

ffeA ANft"'A NtH''NN -
AS mercury VIII surely destroy tho
sense of smell and completely dtrange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable phy.
sicians. as the damage they VIII do
b ten fold 20 the good you can pos,
sibiy derive from them. Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure. manufactured by r. j.
Cheney a. Co, Toledo. o. contains no
meFcuiy. and Is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mn
cous surfaces Of the system. In buy
ing HALLS Catarrn Cure he sure You
SET the genuine II Is taken internally
and made in Toledo. Ohio. by +. J..
Cheney q Go. TESTIMONIALS free
Sold by Druggists. Price Toe per
bottle
Take Raii's Family Pills for con
stipatl0L
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The soldier OF the legion lay dying In
Aigiers
A committee OF citizens who want.
ed 70 boom Algiers as a health resort
waited upon him.
we want you % change your head.
quarters" onnounced they. you're
hurting business here" - Pittsburg
Post.
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The Riaht TitIe.

Geddie- Dudley is publishing ht
verses at his own expense. He calls
the book Wisdom In Fancy" Queer
title. isn't It? Wise Yes. but It's pret
~ near right. To be exact. he should
call 1t "wisdom's Infancy Exchange
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n Was Soaked.

Mrs Jawback why. you're wet
through Mr.. Jawbackl know IT,
I'm soaked. Mrs. Jawback But
where's your umbrena7 Sir Jawback
-Its It's what am. Cleveland
leader.
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CALL FOR DEMO.
CRATIC PRIMARIES,

Democratic primaries for the sily of
Guthrie are hereby called for Wednes.
day March Is. 1908. between the hours
LOT and 6 o'clock p. m. for the pur-
pose OF nominating 1--WE democratic
candidates for the city council and
hye members OF tho school board
Ward candidates are requested TO
iisi their names with the secretary of
the city central committee. r. T. laux,
at Logan County bank not later than
Saturday March a. 1908
T. q NIBLACK.
Chalrman q " Central Com
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There is no occasion TO be fright.
eued about the resolutions adopted by
the republicans at Oklahoma City.
They were merely bidding for the ap-
pointlve places OF the federal gov
eminent. and meant nothing more
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Whoever goes to Denver must de-
member that this Is Oklahoma and
Oklahoma Is FIRST In it's love Of Mr.
Bryan. The delegation viii not for
get for this Is Bryan delegation,
and il Is true to the Nebraska states.
taan