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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Runnina For the Car.

If you feel like emulahng sherlock
Holmes try your luck occasionally
when you see some one run for n street
ar. lt's a good. easy way to deter
nine the previous training and the
resent occupation Of the subject.
You will see one fellow dash easily
oward the car with long. swinging
'tride that usually means athletics, but
10 special training in tie sprint The
Id time college runner can be picked
mt by the way he throws his knees in
'ront. Ike n high bred trottcr.
Some waddle. and you must relegatc
hem to the general category of busy
business men" whose duty to the desk
has robbed them of wind and waist
others are getting more than theh
hare OF avoirdupois. but in spite Of
hat manage to show you that they are
not ont OF il by any means. To thai
.ype II Is vcritable triumph TO over
laul moving car and to swing OF
-'thont the assistance Of the conduct
lr.-Loulsville Courier-Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
a pair Of Poets.

Hearing n noise in the street before
his house one morning Robert Bro-vn-
Ing, the poet. went to his window lld
saw great crowd gazing 81 some
Cinnamon in gorgeous costume, WHO
were just leaving their calriagc 10
mount his steps Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister at
the court of st. James and his snit
A solemn presentation having taken
place. Browning said TO the interpreter,
MAY I ask to what am indebted for
the honor of his excellency's visit?"
The Interpreter replied, His excellen-
icy is a poet IN his own country"
Thereupon the two poets shook hands
heartily. Browning then said, May
ask to what branch OF poetry his ex-
cellency devotes himselfT TO which
the Interpreter answered, "His excel
lency devotes himself TO poetical enig-
mas" At this Browning, recognizing
fully the comic element in the situa-
tion. extended his hand most cordially,
saying: "His excellency is thrice wei.
come. He is brother indeed"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Lia couIdn,t See the Iok..

''The mother.ln-law joke isn't halt
as funny to me as Il was when I was
a bachelor" said n young New Yorker
to his old chum. "1ve got n pretty
good mother-in-law myself. and she's
visiting us now. That's all right too.
But here's my Crouch:
"Whenever we go out in 6 bunch, as
we generally do. ma grabs the baby
every time we sit down-subway. ele-
vated bridge. surface or ferryboat.
Just grabs the kid you know. as IL II
was her private property: exhibits II
Ia way to everybody near by, tells
the woman next to her all about how
to raise children ana what she's doina
for this particular one; attracts gen
eral attention. you see. with my baby
as star performer and my wife and
sitting there without chance to say a
word and looking as II we wanted tc
apologize for being on earth"
Dent think that's funny, ch?" said
his friend. How your sense Of humoi
has shrunkw-New York Globe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Priority.

The wagons Of the greatest SHOW
on earth" passed up the avenue at
daybreak. Their incessant rumble
soon awakened ten-year-old Billie and
his five-year-old brother Robert Their
mother fcigned sleep as tie two white
robed figures crept past her bed into the
hall on the way TO investigate. Robert
struggled manfully with the unuccus-
toned task of putting on his clothes
wait for me. Billie" his mother heard
him beg. you'll get ahead OF me-"
Get mother TO help you," counscled
Billie, who was having troubles OF his
own.
Mother started 20 the rescue and
then paused ms she heard the voice OF
her younger. guarded, but anxious and
insistent:
"You ask her, Billie. You've known
her longer than ! Everybody's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Theatrical production is fu.l of ab
surdities IN business. A situation y
required, situation is thrown In. II
makes not the slightest difference II It
be a trolley car crew OF song and dance
brothers manning a yacht in the desert
Of Sahara. You have the trolley crew
and the yacht. and II the scene hap
pens TO he q section Of the arid west
where typhoons take the place OF wa
terspouts-well, so much the worse for
the scene. And II the conductors col
lect fares from the sailors to carry out
the business OF the song I'VE Are Jol-
ly, Jolly Street Car Men" the audience
must be prepared to submit calmly to
a sandstorm Immediately following,
which is necessary TO bring on the
wind machine and stcreopticon. When
comic opera Cheaven save the markll
opened at Madison Square roof with
Japanese costumes. Broadway Dialogue
Martian setting aud Irish comedy
there were absurdities enough TO de
light dozen stage directors. Henry
2. Warner I'm Bohemian Magazine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
The JOYS Of Life In Africa.

You must never walk barefoot on
the floor, no matter how clean 1t is, OF
III odious worm called n jigger viii
enter your foot TO raise a numerous
family and a painful swelling. On the
other hand. be sure when you put on
boots or shoes that. however hurried,
you turn them upside down and look
inside lest a scorpion. n small snake
or a perfectly frightful kind OF cent?
ped may be lying In ambush. Never
throw your clothes carelessly upon the
ground. but put them away at once 10
a tin box and shut II tight or a per
feet colony OF fierce biting creatures
will beset them. And, above all, qui
nine.-Winston Churchill. NJ. p, ir
London Strand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Mrs. g. was IN a Richmond hospital,
and she WAS lonely, so welcomed the
advent OF very black and very Ian
guild maid who came in one morning
TO wipe up the floor. Some one new
20 talk 70. so no time was lost
81 have not seen you working around
here before. Aren't you a new girlr'
Edmonia willingly let the cloth slip
back into the bucket and sat tlat upon
the floor before answering,
"Yas'm, rs new. is jest washln' up
de floor. But DONE work. is edJi-
kated."
And where were you educatedr'
was the next question.
''In seminary" Then, with burst
OF confidence: "There was me an an
other gil ,Sorkin' in a house She was
cook, an was chambermaid, an we
had great times about who would gil
de prize, but l beat" Then. af,Sr a
pause, "She was easy to beat, cause
she got smothered TO death with gas
de night before de Examinations come
ofr."-Cleveland Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Wonderful,


Two sailors noticed that shark was
following their. ship. Not knowing
how to get rid OF It, they threw a
chair overheard.
The shark swallowed this, but stln
followed
The sailors then threw q box OF or
anges overheard to It,
The shark swallowed this and still
followed.
The men seemed completely beaten
for moment what to do until one Of
them said that those on board should
draw lots for who had to satisfy the
shark
1t fell to an old woman. So the sail
ors tossed her overheard. and the
shark ate her at one bite. At.
This did not content the FISH, which
still followed. SO the sailors harpoon.
ed II and dragged It on board
On opening 1t they found to theiI
surprise the old woman sitting on the
chair selling oranges three penny
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
insomnia and Alarm cIoeks.

The patient complained of insomnia.
"You must get an alarm clock ot
nce. said the physician.
The patient stared.
II mean It, What time do you waken
usually IN the night?'
q 1.-TWO o'clock lately"
'Set the alarm for fifteen minutes
before .. As soon as 1t strikes, get
up, dress for the day and take walk
Of not less than two miles. DO not go
to bed again that day under any cir
cumstances. ncr take nap, even sit
ting in your chair.
"The next night set the alarm at a
quarter past .. You will sleep until II
wakens you. Get up as before and
take another two mile walk.
THE third night you can venture 10
set your alarm at 3. Repeat the walk.
II you are not cured by that time, you
will be a more difficult case than any
have had heretofore, but II the habit
Of lying awake is not broken begin
back at 3 o'clock again and repeat."--
New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
When n. Sun Grows Cold.

Or. FriCjlf Nansen predicts the fate
of the earin in the far distant future,
when the sun grows cold, The sim
pie, low organisms. he says, Will prob
ably live longest. until even they dis
appear. Finally, he says, all water on
the earth's surface Will freeze and the
oceans will be transformed into ice TO
the bottom. Some time later the car
bonic acid of the atmosphere will be-
gin to fall on the surface Of the earth
IN the form of snow. Some time after
that the temperature ON the surface
win have reached about $50 degrees
below zero f. New oceans will then
be formed by the atmosphere being
turned into liquid, and the atmosphere
of that future earth VIII he only hy-
drogen and helium. The sun will go
through the same process. It viii con
tlnue in its way as dark star through
space, accompanied by the planets
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
self pisoraeeS.

In Boston. as every one knows. the
symphony concerts are viewed In the
light of sacred ceremonlals. IN this
connection the story is told Of two lit
tie girls of a certain family who re
turned from the music hall "in a state
OF mind" One OF them carried an ex-
preston Of deep scorn, the other an
air Of great detection
"What is the matter girls?" asked
some member Of the household. WAS
the concert finef"
"The concert was all right" respond
ed Eleanor. "The trouble was with
Mary She disgraced herself"
"Disgraced herself;"
"Yes: she sneezcd in the middle OF
the symphony - Philadelphia Ledger.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
L. sIeepIesa ssven.

"There were seven of the twelve"
said one Of the discharged jurors In
speaking OF the matter next morning.
''who didn't want 20 sleep themselves
and wouldn't lei the rest Of us sleep.
Whenever we dropped into doze they
came around and shook us till we were
wide awake again.
And you bad to submit, I suppose,
for they constituted the majorltyg"
Yes They were rousing majority. "
said the hollow eyed juror, with pen.
slye attempt to be faeetious. Chicago
Tribune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
rr.sh wst.r From the OCEAN.


Manama. the principal port of the
Bahrein islands. the center of the
pearl fisheries. gets it's fresh water
from the ocean. Visitors often note
boats anchored few hundred yards
from the shore. the bostmen engaged
in drawing fresh water from springs
at the bottom of the sea. These springs
well mp strongly at a considerable
depth. and the entire water supply
Of the town is obtained from them.
The fresh water is procured in two
wnys-either in goatskin water bag.
which a diver takes down with him
and carefully closes before bringing II
10 the surface. or by letting down long
hollow pipes OF bamboo, weighted at
the lower end. through which the
water rises up uncontaminated to the
surface.-Argonaut.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Today there will be held in Oklaho-
ma City a banquet in celebration Of
Ole first anniversary OF Statehood in
which viii participate the members Of
the. first legislature and the members.
elect OF the second legis ature watch
will meet in January. Nest OF the
members Of the first legislature Will
be present and a majority of the mem
bers-elect have signified their accep-
ance of the invitation issued by the
committee having the banquet in
charge--but one remarkable figure will
be absent--
Hon. William II. Murray of Tia1c-
mingo, the president of the consutu'
tional convention, the first speaker OF
the oklahoma House Of Representa-
tives.
Word comes from TishOmngo that
Alfalfa Bill is sick, thaa perhaps he
will never leave his home again, that
the ravages of diseace have left him q
mere shadow of his former self The
sage OF Tishomingo is passing his last
DAYS among his books. He sees friends
who come in to wish him we'll and al
times he talks in his old sprightb
style, but he is far from well. One
consolation is his however-namely
that those who reviled and ridlculer
him have at last come to do him a
tardy justice.
The fact reE aims, however, tha
William H. Murray is not a man o.
common intellectual endowments. a
first he was the victim of injudici u;
advertising. The people OF this coun
try conceived the idea that he was d
button.
But Murray was only playing Tho
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
= " ~ - ~ - ~ - " g - " = - ~ " . " ~ - -
MURRAY AND A =
VACANT SEAT

part OF a modern Claudisu Beneath
an exterior OF assumed buffoonery he
possessed keen intellect and a well
stored mind. These lonely years in
rem te little Tishomingo were spent
in reading and talking and little by lit
ale Bill Murray was informing him.
self upon a thousand things and shap
ing a philosophy of life. which has
proved to be a queer mixture of sagac.
ty. cynicism and sentiment. Year by
year he absorbed the attitude of the
people towards the problems of life
Through b-oks he found a connection
with a bigger. broader wor.6. He be.
came fascinated with the power Oi
IDEAS Politically ne was a doctrinaire
pure and simple, chiefly from the mar
rowness Of his environment Then he
became famous and before he was un
derstood he was covered with cbloquy
and ridicule
Then It uddenly dawned upon Okla
| homans that the man whom they mis-
took for a -Caliban-SanchC
Panza was a sNdent of affairs. .har
of genuine benevolence of character
man of ability and LIT of common
sense
Another thing to be said fol Al
falfa Bill Murray-he is one of tn,
clearest writer's in the new state Hi
recent defense of himself against thu
political leaders was not only goo'
argument. but 1t was fine specimen
of lucid, strong English style. Il
more respects than one a mcsl re
markabe man will be absent from tn,
state banquet when Alfalfa Bill, in tn
seclusion of his Tishomingo hom
thinks of his former colleagues a
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
rhe M.rs EormaIltx Won.

Eyes, sir" said the pale, youthful
sultor; Il have come to ask you for
your daughters hand. She is fair as
lilies. charming
rs that Mary you're talking aboutf"
asked papa.
Eyes, sir. It Is mere formality. l
know, this asking for your daughters
hand, but we thought It would be
pleasing to YOU II 1t were Observed
Mary's papa stiftened
"And may I inquire" he asked. 'who
suggested that asking my consent 70
Mafy's marriage was a mere formal
typ W III
You may, sin" replied the youds
man simply. 1T was Marys mother. =
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Exclusive 10 the last.

An instance OF excluslseness main
tained under difficulties is reported
from the ladies cabin OF an Atlantic
liner All were sick except one lady
and cat. which wandered uneasily
about. The lady yentured 20 stroke
the cat. remarklng. Poor pussy" Tho
cat was inclined TO respond and eleFat-
ed its tail in token Of good WILL when
from a nelghboring berth came in
choking tones the words. Excuse me,
that Is a private cat"-A Argonaut
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

BY strange coincidence much
married woman lost three husbands in
succession through fatal accidents In
the mine Naturally her case excited
much interest. and she had many sym
pathetic callers. to all OF whom she
made the same reply.
"Ah, yes. It's very hard" she said.
"but IN the midst OF my sorrow I've
always had somethln' 10 be thankful
for None o. my husbands lived long
after I'd insured em. as some poor
souls husbands dor London Graphic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
How hssslan Are Made.

Needles are all made by machinery.
The piece OF mechanism by which the
needle is manufactured takes the
rough steel wire, cuts II into proper
lengths files the point, hattens the
head. pierces the eye. then sharpens
the tiny instrument and gives II that
polish familiar 10 the purchaser. There
Is also machine by which needles are
counted AMI placed In the papers In
which they are sold. these being after
ward folded by the same contrivance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
An Impsrtinent QUESTION.

A young man hurriedly entered q
restaurant and sat down at the table
nearest the kitchen With stunning
feet the waitress advanced.
"Hhve you frog legs" the young
man anxiously inquired.
mo. indeed Rheumatism makes me
walk like this" the waitress indignant
" replled.-Judge's Library.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
Tha. Family skeleton.

Mrs. whistler Tell me, Mary. why It
IS that you always cry so when papa
sends you 70 bed IN the dark when you
are naughty? There's no such things
as ghosts. aud the dark doesn't hurt
you, does II? Little Mary 10. mamma.
but i'm afraid Of that skeleton Airs
Jones says we got Ia our closet Bal
timore American
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
A Life Note.

"iife 10 shal we make IT," said the
philosopher
ALIAS. eSelaimed the practical one
rthat we eaa'i make !; a million"
We ask Providence TO make us
thankful for what we receive and then
go 70 figuring on just how much Provi-
dence Is going TO send us.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
4 ~ An WIthin.

A practical joker carried an onion
in his pocket TO. the depot when bid
ding farewell Ia a young lady and
took a bite now aud then TO induce
tears. Before the train departed he
had eaten the entire onion. The young
lady. percelging the situation, re-
marked "Ah you have swallowed
-FOUR grIefr' Haper's Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

In C1g Lse4i+ srsEdfather's young
DAYS man was usually not only con
sldered but really was. elderly at for
ty, cid at nifty and gouty. flannel
swathed wreck at sixty. London
Throne and Country.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
A Prssent.

That's a very fine purse you have,
Henry
'yes Ny wife gave It to me on my
birthday"
vndee,I, Anything in III"
~Ses: the bin for the purse"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Ia a certain store there Is a salesman
named Green. Small ClaTence learned
his name and said, .say, Mr. Green.
there's man living two doors from Us
who has name the same color as
yours
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Hicks They say that the blind can
Distinguish colors by the sense AZ
tonch Wicks- That's nothing one
doesn't haze to be blind TO feel blue
Boston Transcript:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

II admire patience an self control"
said Uncle Ebep. "bnt when ! see a
man dat Kin keep on smilin' after he
done bruise his thumb With a hammer
! cant help beln' splcious OF bis co.
paciiy fob deceit Washington star.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
One Exception.

The Husband Curing the quarrel
You're always making bargains. Was
there ever time When you didn'ts
The Wife Yes. sir; on my wedding
day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Few things are impossible 10 them-
selves. IL is not so much means as
perseverance that Is wanting 70 bring
them to a successful issue Rochefou'
tauld.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Purity and exee,lenee are what
makes halys candy iamopE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Turn tllyself 10 the true riches and
learn lo " epnEeqs With llttsl sspsea-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

Avsrice Is the vice OF declining yssra-
-Bancroft.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

The choices, line Of candies in cu'h
FIe q Halls,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-08
SLADE NOW
ASKS PARDON
Noted Pike County Criminal Wants
to Get Out of the State
Penitentiary.

Jackson, Miss. October S.-A move
ment has been launched to secure a
pardon for ]. B. Slade, the noted Pike
County desperate now serving a life
term in the penitentiary for the MUIR
der of William Miller.
The relatives of Slade down in Pike
County have placed a petition ad.
dressed to the Governor in circulation.
and it will be presented to the execu-
tive office within the next thirty days.
According to a report from Summit,
the document has received a goodly
number of signatures, but it is re-
ported thta a contemplation will be
placed in circulation, as many citizens
in the county are not at all pleased
with certain pardons that have been
recently granted, among them being
the release Of Bud Wall. a murderer
with state wide reputation.
Slade killed William Miller on the
night of June 25. 1905, and was con-
victed after a very memorable trial,
several of the ablest lawyers in the
state being retained for his defense.
According to the evidence Miller had
married a woman who for several
years was a mistress of Slade's, and
this was the cause of his enmity.
Slade was one of. the most prosperous
farmers in Pike County, and he spent
several thousand dollars trying to get
out of the clutches of the law. but the
supreme court affirmed the life SEN
tence, and Slade was brought to the
penitentiary. On account OF his ex-
ceptional ability as a farmer, he was
made a trusty, and had been on the
Rankin farm only few months when
he made his escape. Several months
later he was captured near the scene
of his crime. but it was necessary
for the officers to wound him before
he would surrender. Since being re-
turned to the penitentiary he has been
kept under strict surveillance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-08
COUNTY AND CITY CONTINUE
BUSY With ASSESSMENTS

The city council will likely continue
in session all the week equalizing the
tax list rendered by the city assessor.
1t is understood that a number OF
raises are being made, but the alder.
men state that they are only trying to
strike a level-have each one bear
just proportion of taxation. 1t is
seldom that anybody of equalizers
lower the rate fixed by the tax asses
sor, but this is within their power, as
much so as to raise assessments. and
if anyone has any complaint to make
about assessments, now is the time.
AS rule, people never give in theii
property for more4han it's value, but
often give it in for less. and for this
reason there are always more raises
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-08
BIG MERGER
in PROSPECT
Turpintine Men Holding Meeting
in New Orleans For That
Purpose.
Hearst News Service.

New Orleans, October S.-Turpen-
tine men from several states are at
the st. Charles Hotel in this city to-
day for the purpose of organizing a
consolidation to represent capital es-
timated at $2O,OOO,OOO The plan is
to transfer the turpentine export bus
mess of the south to New Orleans, and
to use every legitimate means to break
up the naval stores trust in the south.
1t is said that $2,OOO,OOO marketing
company will be formed and that the
headquarters of the concern will be
established here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-08
FIVE PEOPLE
ASPHYX|ATED
Six Others Revived After Many
Hours of Unconsciousness
in Waterbury, Conn.
Hearst News Service.

Waterbury, Conn, October S.-Five
persons are dead and six others were
rendered unconscious for several
hours as the result of a leak in a gas
pipe at an Italian boarding house on
Bank street this morning.
A man passing the street about day
light heard groans from the house and
notified the police. On entering, the
policemen found the place filled with
Illuminating gas which caused as
phyXiation.