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The Washington times., 1908-06-26
Parents, Confident of Vic
tory for Young Hopefuls,
Give Life TO Contest.
JUDGES WILL HAVE
TEDIOUS DECISION
Photographs of the Children Not
Necessary, Says Manager
Charles J. Goodfellow.

The entries in a political race were
never more in earnest and enthusiastic
than the parents of the scores Of tiny
contestants in the. baby show, which
closes at Luna Park Tuesday afternoon
With but three more week days inter
vening before the polls close, Manager
Charles J. Goodfellow. Of that resort,
each moment becomes a busier man
Every mail brings its entries. the dot
ing parents or friends of each little con-
testant co-.hdent in the belief that the
king or queen of that particular home
viii most assuredly captivate the
judges.
II is really going to be a hard task for
the judges. whom. IL is conceded. will
hold a most important and .'tOuchy'' po-
sition. for the entries are all hand
some little fellows. and woe be unto
the judges that cannot accord honor
where honor is due
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
Photographs Not Necessary.

adys Young. 34Ol Dent Place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
DRIVER ANTS.
Tho Way Thsse Feroeious Little In
seets Defy the Freshets.

Tho Way Thsse Feroeious Little In
seets Defy the Freshets.
There are certain ants that show
wonderful intelligence. and the driver
ants not only build boats but laupch
them too. Only these boats are formed
Of their own bodies.
They are called drivers" because OF
their feroclty. Nothing can stand be-
fore the Attacks of these little crea-
tures. Large pythons haye been killed
BY them ia a single night while chick
ems, lizards and other animals iu west
ern Africa flee from them in terror
TO protect themselves from the heat
they erect arches. under which numer-
Gus armies OF them pass in safety
Sometimes the arch Is made Of grass
and earth ana Is guinmed together by
some secretion, and again Il is formed
by the bodies of the larger ants, which
hold themselves together by their
strong uippers while the workers pass
under them
AT certain times OF the year freshets
overflow the country inhabited by the
''driyers,' ana II Is then that these anls
80 20 sea- The rain comes suddenly,
and the walls OF their houses are
broken ia by the Hood BUT instead o.
coming TO tue surface in scattered hum
dreds ana Icing swept on 70 destme.
ton, ouf of the rUius rises , blaek
BAH that rides safely on the 8liter and
drifts away
Al the FIRST warning OF danger the
little creatures run together ana form
a solid body Of ants, the weaker ia The
center often this tall IS larger Than
common cricket ball. ana ln this way
they float about until they lodge
against some tree. upon the branches
OF which they are soon safe and sound
.TAe-ses ~, - ,lroa<ie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21

emlnenf members constituting The ex'
amlnlne board Of the supreme court oi
the state OF OhlahUna for admission
a ilU bar. ana b recognition oi thelr
high degree Of fairness in conducting
tuis the 6rst examination held ln said
state and AS q testimony Of ON ap.
prociaiipn
BE d Resolved, First That q IS the
senac of the morlbeis of this class
that Ne owe ami therefore hereby ten
det our thanks % ihe committee.
second That as evidence of our
unanimous sentiment the menbers
hcrcio Rnix their signatures.
Dhld That the class feels Ire bur
den euYolrel pl,ni Che assistant see.
rcthry was as araucns as that which
envolped upon the members Of the
Doara and ia fecosnition ~ the SER
vices of Mr Fred W. Green the as,
aiaiapt seciNnry y 81 the sense Of the
mombership Of The class that these
resolutions apply u him as luily as
ia The members oi the hoard
Fourth. That these reslllti0ns be
printel ana q copy thereof be given
taf member ol The committee and
rendered 10 The press tor publication.
e. b. uAGGETT.
Chairman.
ED IHRSH
i. ROBr. RAY
GEO A. JOHNS
Cammtice
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21

The thcoreiicai explanation OF he
phenomenon IS easily nndelaiood The
setondnsy anJ tertiary geological for
mations often present the appearance
OF Immense basins. tps boundary Or
flm OF the basin having been formed
by an uphoaval OF adjafeat strata In
these formations Il often happens thni
a porous stratum, consisting of sand
sandstone. chaiH or other calcareons
natter, is lnclnded between two impert
Deable layers of clay so as to form y
hat porous o tube. continuous iron
side TO side Of the valley the outcrop
en the surrounding hills forming the
mouth Of the tube. The rain ilIterlng
down through the porous layer TO the
bottom Of the basin forms there a sub
lerfanean pool, which, with the liquid
Or semiliquid column pressing upon t.
constitutes a sort OF huge natural hy-
drostatic bellows. Sometimes the pres
sure on the superincumbeut crust Is so
great as to cause an npheayal or dis
,,urbance Of the valley. II IS obvious
hen, thut when a hole IL bored down
AArough the upper impermeable layer
10 the surface Of the lake the water viii
be forced up by the natural lawof water
seeking It's level to a height above the
surface Of the valley greater or less
according 10 the elevation OF Ike Level.
n the feeding column, thus forming a
natural fountain on precisely the same
principle as that 81 most ARTIFICIAL foun.
tains, where the water supply comes
from considerable height above the
fpt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
oFFIcERs and sAppLEs.


jefferson Davis and joke Ho Did
Not Appreciate.
when Jefferson Davis was secretary
OF war he ordered an his generals 10
learn 20 ride 1orseback. No finer horse
man than JEFFERSON Davis ever lived.
lie won the love and hand Of Iach
Tayiors dauthter by bis distinguished
presence in the saddlel as well as by
bis intrepidity at the cannon's mouth.
When secretary OF war he noticed that
only a few officers Ia the service we're
capable heremea and issued ap order
something IKE thk d&
"A liberal reward VIII. De paid to any
officer or private Ia the army who viii
oifer a satisfactory device Tor keeping
our soldiers from falling out Of their
saddles. Communications TO the secre-
tary OF war viii be reganied as cont.
dential.p
Captain George Horatio Derby one
Of the leading army engineers Of his
day. used 20 write humorous and witty
stories over the pen name OF John
Phoenix. He received a copy Of Sec
retary Davis order while Improving
the harborcof San Diego. Cal. and i'm
mediately forwarded the most intri.
cate and accurate designs OF his plan
FOR keeping officers and men in the
saddle. To the seat OF each oiiicer's
''pantsp he attached bun ring. and
another bun ring was attached to the
saddle. The two bull rings were to be
lashed together when the ofIicermount.
ed his steed. IF that doesn't hold.
nothing will,7 wrote Phoenix to tho
secretary. Davis was furious when he
got this proposition ana Immediately
ordered that Capiain Derby should be
court martialed for official leSity
The secretary felt that the army had
been dlsgraced and wanted Derby Sc
verely punished. One of his intimates
hastene5 TO him. sJenY he whispered.
"if you order court martial for this
little pleasantly Of John phoeniS, one
of the salt Of the earth and Immensely
popular in the army. you will be made
a laughlngstock The people will ridi.
cule you ont of ofi!ee Just laugh Il
off, Davis took his adyice.-New York
Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
LEAK Of THE TIpfs.


At the Mout, Of St. John Rivcr, Whefa
Wsssr Flows Up Hlll.
Speaking of freaks Of the tide there
r. nothing IN this world TO equal the
phenomenon at The mouth of the 81
John river where water flows up hii
aud down twice dnily These revers
.ng falls are IA class by themselves
10 the worlds natural curiosisies
The rise Of the tids in the bay Of
Fundy which ranges tp TO sixty feet,
averages at ST. John harbor twenty
eight or thirty feet
AZ the MOUTH of the ST. John river
the great body Of water .s forced
through deep and narrow gorge. On
the one side OF this gorge the harbor
opens; above II the 81 John river.
nearly 600 miles long, stretches away
into ibe province OF Quebec
When Tile tide ia the bay Of Iundy
IS on the fiow. The waters rise with
such rapidity that the level ia the haf.
bor becomes in less than an honr con.
sidessi,iS highes than the level IN the.
river.
The water Is forced through the
gorge at such Il rate that it literally
falls up into the river the height OF
this fall reaching at times foprteep
feet. So great is the area OF the river
so great IS the amount OF water rising
Ia the harbor and so marrow Is tle
gorge that II would take hours longer
than the interval Of any tide 20 bring
the river level up to that OF the harbor
at high waicr
As q consequence. after the Tide has
turned and is on the ebb in the harhor.
the level is SIN SO much higher thar
the river that the tide in the river con
tinpds tol rise for two or three hours
the wateT still falling upward
The saine force works 80 the low.
After the wnter in the harbor has
fallen until the levcl in the harbor and
In the river are the same the fau
downward begins During the next
few hours the harbor recedes until the
drop from The river 10 the harboi is as
much as sixteen or seventeen feet at
the very lowest tide. Once more the
tide turns Inward ana comes up quick
", but over three honfs elapse beforc
It Is sufficiently high to counteract the
downward flow from the river
At half iide there is y period OF
something less saan an hour when
navigation IS impossible. Boston
Globe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
The Hangins JUDGE.

When Lord Norbury. "the hanging
Judge" as he was called IN ireland.
was sentencing man 70 death for
stealing watch, he said.
2 My good fellow. you made graep
at time and caught eternity"
Nothing seemed 10 please Lord Nor.
bury more than the continual uproar ia
court created by his puns.
'What is your Occupation. my honest
manT he asked a Witness.
"I'lease. your lordahiR 1 keen a
racket court
$50 do l. said the Judge.
When Lord Norbury was being
buried. the grave vas so aeep that tie
ropes by which the uaderfaker was lef.
ting down the coffin difn't reach g lhe
bottom. The coffin was left hanging
midway while somebedyf went Tor new
ropes
AYE" cried one Ia the crowd. aRise
him rope enough; DOM stint him. He
was the boy that never grudged rope
% a poor body"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
Mr.. AND MRs. pEAN.
The Surprise rhey Gave aoomfsi Of
Blsckauards.

The Surprise They Gave a Soomf.l Of
5laekauards.
In the early part Of the nineteenth
century Vauxball was the resort OF
many respectable persons. especially
OF those who came up from The cour,
try to see London sights. During one
season 1t MAS infested by band OF
roughs. who made It their occupation .
insult and molest the most quiet, de
cent people. especially any whom they
guessed 10 be country visitors. They
became such nuisance that several
men about town. among whom were
Lord Alvanley ana ISeppe Craven.
laid plot to get rid OF them.
They nIteu sisnuoza, tie famous
prize Fighter. ana dressed him up as a
dean. with q shovel hat and apron
Another prize fighter. a short man.
was dressed as a middle aged lady
and passed as the dean's wife, and one
eyemng they were seated az Vanxhall
In a conspicuous position to watch the
fireworks. 1t was not long before the
old fashioned. countrIaed pair attract.
ell the attention OF the gang, who as.
saiicG them with every kind os coarse
railery and insult all OF whilh they
bore very meekly,
At length one OF the prosecutors.
growing bolder by lmpunity. stepped
up to the dean and squirted en- orange
into his eye. On this the dean. rl7ing.
said in a meek. quiet tone. Really.
gentlemen. have borne a great deal.
but | must pat a stop TO this" With
that his hat went one way and his
coat another aud. followed by his
"wife. he sprang into the middle OF
the party, hitting out in all directions,
Filled with astonishment ana terror,
some fled and some tried to show
fight. but tho handling they got from
the prize fighters was too severe for
the fracas TO last long.
All the time Lord Alvanley aud bis
friends, who We're ia the boxes, were
calling out IN delight. GO it. AIR.
Deanl Give 1t EN-. Mrs Deanr An
efectuaI stop was thus put to the an
noyance.-Iondon Spectator
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
inseet HypnotIsm.

"Did you ever know, said The hypno-
tist as he played with a curious, gilt
tering hypnotizing machine Of crystal
and silver. did you ever know that
hypnotism is practlced among insects27
"No."
'Well. It is a fact. A queen bee can
hypnotize her whole hive whenever
she wants to. She makes a curious
hummlng sound, and within moment
or two every bee IN the coloay falls
into a hypnotic trance
"The DEATHS head hawk moth is also
9 hypnotist Of great power. This crea.
tgre, indeed. makes its living out Of
hypnotism. Entering a hive, it makes
sound not unlike the queen hec's
note, and. the bees Immediately sink.
ing into slumbef the moth proceeds TO
plumber at It's leisure.'N-N New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
WORTHLESS TESTIMONY.
The Way a Keen Irish Lawyer Wor-
ried Anthony Trollese.

Inc way q Ncen tfiaN Lawyer WoF-
ried Anthony Trolese.
Among the stories ia Pages From
mn Adventurous Life" by J. H. Pres
ton Aluddock. is one that Lord Alyer-
stone was wont 20 tell with apprecia-
tlon In postoiice prosecution at
IIertford assizes a clever Irish bar
rister appeared for the defendant, who
was n poor letter carrier guilty OF some
irregularity. Among the Witnesses was
Anthony Trollope. then government
postodce Inspector. After ne had Civ
en- his testimony he was handed over
10 the lawyer for the defense for cross
examination.
"Mhat are your demanded the keen
Irishman In severe ana commands
Ing tone sonorous with a rich brogue.
"An Official IN the postofiice" an
swered l'roliope, somewhat astoniahCsi.
by the lawyers brusqueness.
anything elseY' demanded the cross
examiner. with snap.
Yes, an author This little
proudly.
what is the name Of your last
books
Manchester Towersp
"Now. tell me. is there word or
truth IN that bookf
',Well, it is what IS generally called
work Of fiction"
'Fictionw with a scornful curl Of.
the lip "Fictionl That IS 70 say,
there isn't a word Of truth in it from
beginning 10 endT"
IL am afraid If you put it that
way there isn't stammered Trollope
In an embarrassed way.
With triumphant air, the lawyer
turned TO the jury.
"Gentlemen" he exclaimed, "how
can you possibly convict man on
the evidence Of witness like this.
who here in this court OF Justice un-
blushiugly confesses that he has writ
ten a book in which there is not one
word OF truthw
TrolIope had fallen squarely into the
pit digged for him by his unscrupuloes
cross examiner.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
"NO SEAT NO FARE"
ORDER IS INVOKED
Railroad Accommodations
Insufficient and Many
Obliged 10 Stand

lt was after ten o'clock when the
special train bearing members of the
legislature state officials aud dele
gates from the western part OF the
state numbering fully 800. puilcd out
OF the union station over the Katy
bound for MUskogee TO attend the first
democratic state convention which
will be held there tomorrow The
train was scheduled to leave at $50
O'Clock and when that hour arrived
there were over 500 democrats IN the
platform ready TO board the Special
which consisted oil but Two chair cars
which could accommodate not more
Man l50 passengers After an hour
and a half dickeriug around h Katy
scratched up two additional coaches
promising to set more cars when the
train reached Falls When the train
pulled out there We're many who were
compelled 90 stand and CORPORATION
Commissioners Jack Love and A. p
Watson who We're on the train. gave
those standing uD Instructions not to
give up theg ticket until thor got a
seat putting into effect the commits
sioners recent order Of no seat no
pay
The train win stop ut Tulsa ai noon
where they viii be mnched rs Tate
Brady and state senntor Ncaecr
Governor Haskell aud several other
stats officials and members OF the
lcgislaturs left last evening over the
'katv for Muskogcc arriving there
early this morning.
The special train bearing the legis-
lature and state officials viii return TO
Gnthria sunday morning, leaving Mus
koeee after midnight
the logan county delegation 10 the
Estate convention IS composed Of the
following
~ q Nibiack James Iovell, y. j.
Tucker, Geo Seybert. J. w Duke f..
Adler, Leo Couch w y. Williamson.
j. . norke Joe WHISKY ~ r. Trapp.
NJ Collar } H. Calvert ID - Dyche.
W. "A Brown Dick Smith j. O. Lewis.
l.. VI Ford John Bachns. Nate Goooh
~ III Mathews III stafford
Alternatcs II E DerWin. Sam
Gray r. A Peiraii G. W Wells. a.
p. Powell G - Mnlard w II Gray.
| Geo Clayton. " , Leatherman, j. J.
lllaslett = Spaulding r. A. Myers.
~ j O'Rowk sam Oppllugar, Fred
iuch, J. O'NeiL r Newman Alvin
| lCoHnef, O. Duniica. G ~ Jefferson,
ID McCoanehay, Chas l-aux.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21

Some time ago the wife OF Judge
Blank lost her cook. and, since she had
no osher resource. CHE rolled up her
sleeves and for a week provided such
meals as the Judge bad not enjoyed
since those happy days when the
Blanks did not keep cook The
judges delight was 80 great that by
way OF appreelaii,s acknowledgment
he presented Ars Blank with benu.
tiful efmine cloak. Internationally the
incident was good deal noise,i about
Cmons the social atqaalntauces Or ths
Blanks ana a spirit IL enyiops emuia
tion was developed ln certain QrarteFs.
u was in thls mood that Mrs jeronu
reciled the siort 10 ller husband.
"Nhat 90 get Jerry She asked,
eifl nih 40 the cooking FOR q Wcekr
''Wellf said Atr Jerome 'at the end
o. a week ny deav yop'u get one oi
those ione cfape Kells Ageopstt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
MLLgas Row AT HaNRYsTTA

SPECIAL 70 Daily Leader
Okmulgee, okla, Feb. lS.-To-day
IN county court We're heard charges Of
unlawful assembly against q. Harvey
Wm. McCrory A. McMillan, o. and D..
Maynard, 10, and j.. simpson. They
were cleared of the charges by ;heir
ATTORNEY. Judge Baker. but the history
of the trouble is interesting II APP
pears that some miners belonging to
the union leased closed niue and
began It's operation CERTAIN farmai-
ties ia regard 10 their union were
either not eonformel ia by them TO
gMn permission % work The iainc as
operators aud maintain standing with
the Union or were dcnlcd % them By
tbuse Of the union who opposed the
plan AT any rate the enterprise
earsea 4 li.Nn among the men and
eiiilrf vie rirosihg We other With
'dNnsard ai union rules, The word
2cal wa banded about by hoth par
Ties and feeling eliminated in quaf-
rel Sunday evening at henryetia.
Those named ahofe had gathered Il
wan eomplsined With intent 20 cause
|disfnfhance The court held both
parties 10 have leen 10 hlame and
tbnse held We're disufesed with a
WarniuE. Able counsel sawed ihem,
perhaps, for iheCe were nt beast tNl
very badly wmndel p the Melee.
one mana arm was broken and an'
lother has badly dishgured face,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
a pesfumes Caravan.

Everybody knows how subtle. pene
trating and permanent is the rich per
fume Of altar OF roses The larger par'
of the worlds aupp.y OF this delicious
scent is made IN Persia, where there
are many hundreds OF acres devoted to
the cultivation OF roses for this prf.
pose. At certain Seasons Of the year
long caravans OF donkeys. laden with
altar, and under guard OF soldiers to
protect the rich booty from attacks by
robbers, Journey from central Persia
to the little port OF Bushire. whence #
is exported to Bombay Other donkey
trains similarly escorted proceed to
ports on the caspian sea. which, after
Hindustan, are the largest consumers
Of the costly Injury WHEN the wind
IS IN the right direction The approach
Of one Of these caravons Is announced
BY the scent long before II can be
seen. and the line Of rs progress can
be traced by the odor for days. after II
has passed by.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
Lord prampton'o Innocent ways.


Lord Rrampton, Sir Henry Hawkins,
was a picturesque figure who for years
gave variety and spice to the dull rou-
zine Of the English courts. Some OF
his lordship's ways We're unpleasant
When Lord Rrampton wanted to get a
case finished no enc could more quick
iy grasp tbe intricacies than he.
When, however, he meant case to
last then he was The high priest of in
nocence. There was not n game or
trick at cards with which he was not
familiar, yet when the counsel men
toned the ace of spades. Ace OF
spades1 What is an ace OF spadesT
cooed his lordship. "It-er-it's one Of
q pack OF cards, of-er playing cards.
m'lue." gasped counsel. taken aback
Really. then / must ask you TO put II
In. said Hawkins. A solicitors clerk
was sent flying to a stationers 70 get
a pack Of cards. Upon his return tao
ace was extracted and counsel handed
It up. "M'lud, this piece Of card IS one
Of fifty-two such cards which are call.
ed playing cards. said counsel. ''The
card which / now venture TO ask your
lordship TO examine Is called the nee
OF spades" Hawkins took the card.
examined IT curiously, marked it, piac.
ed It with his notes 'Thank You
Proceed. please" he said With legal
expenses averaging So a minute this
little byplay would cost fifty dollar
bii.O
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
INTO LARGER BulLnNe

MRskoeee, Okla. Feb 2l The post
Office department az Washington TO-
day notified tie Muskoerr postmis-
uess that the Dostofice here would
he moved 60 q larger building This
is the third lime within two YEARS
that the p0sioliice has bad Ga he
moved TO secure larger quarters
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21

"Brudder Jones. Il you didn't smoke
you might own brick house Ike wlat
l does
Look here, man. don't you coms
pesterin' wit me Ike dat. You didn't
git dat brick house by not smokin'.
YoI got it by borrowin' NAH newspa.
per TO read an nah clothes TO wear
an NAH vittles 10 eat. You may Ds
fly financier. but dat don't glib you
no license TO set up fer a human copy
book st. Louis Republic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-21
CENSUS RECEIVED.

Aluskogee Okla. Feb. 2i,- State
Superintendent Cameron today tele-
phoned the school authorities OF Mus
k0seo county that the belated census
ol the county superintendent had been
received and though it was not on
schedule time. the $4,000 due the
school children of the county would
be Included Ia the appropriation Of
state money