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not proof that 1t Is a success, nor is the excel
ence OF an institution proved by the few cases
but by the many. The few but prove the posi-
eIy OF success where there is more often but
flight measure of it,
NO one who has considered the matter thought
nly can doubt that marriage at it's best is the
perfect life, ideal in its relations and in its devel-
pment OF the best type of man and woman, but,
Unfortunately, that thing may be is not the same
as that it IT,
10 an outsider, one of the strongest arguments
saihsl matrimony is the number of those who try
get out of 1t. Being tied is in itself condi
wn Trying TO an erratic temperament, for you are
never so eager to get away as when you know
you can't
>. nave watched devoted lovers grow into in
uaefeht partners, and also have seen most beau
uiui marriages grow from rather commonplace
Wngs SO the advance stage seems not much
an Indication what the future will give.
N one OF my girl friends said to me of her fiance:
"a. am not one OF the silly girls who cannot see
% sa% IN those they care for. can see them all
AZ palmer because love, and though have hunt
" very hard for them I can't see fault in Joe,
-. S o. Know he hasn't got any" She and Joe
~' married and went their loving way. Some
sa's later met her, and In the course of con-
.o. sauon she surprised me by saying: mo, of
4'Se, cont tell Joe everything, the way used
nuI arc 80 stupid they never understand,
r.. ioolsh to tell them and get into a fuss"
W they grow stupid after marriage?"
"el' they may not, but they seem to. Why,
Is,oI nearly went wild over the most innocent
Sns Una, mat man sent me, and he happened to
htn. I'VE told the maid again and again never to
nv s s my letters to the table but to put them in
oso bureau drawer, but she Is so careless. One
,ss ,u mas letters she doesn't wish her husband to
~ ''iis and things of that sort
n0" WV, is hard for me to imagine marriage
nch IN which one party to the contract has
ma T. ieeHng as that. Marriage, 1t seems to
tn,, :" ohe OF two things, either a business con.
decs,, " union founded upon sentiment, and II
ayn1 en'ers into 1t one party or the other is not
Ans, w 10 the agreement, however smoothly
Germ ma may seem to CO. II It is a business con-
The o,sN partner has right to the confidence OF
4 tbss aer and so long as sentiment enters into
bevsoss VIII be the same interchange of interests
The ,l. married couples as between the engaged.
Or n s'e holds as good whether applied to man
,Otsdlu ot my friends loves her husband de-
aor fro,. sue says She has no secrets from him
to havo anybody else-not even those she ought
teEiny ior perfect faith does not necesstate
hr on man every foolish little thing. nor pass
her. WIN nlin something some girl friend has told
bis Goa, ~, OF an evening her husband puts on
ne Won " go out this wife begins: why. Harry
"s out this evening? Where are you
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going? What makes you go? You can think of
me waiting here alone until you get back. l shall
sit up until you get home"
Think of self-respecting, ableboded and mind
ed man being subjected to that every time be goes
out of the house. Could you bear It, OH sister
woman, If he put you through like questioning?
Why should a man a woman be required to
give account OF all the moments they fly?
Speaking of human beings from my stand
point, should say there Is nothing dearer than
freedom of the Individual, and nothing much hard
to bear than any infringement upon 1t. con-
slider being questioned almost the objectionable
offense the part of friend. yet, left to myself
probably should tell him or her all knew; but
quzzing me always results in my telling nothing,
and there must be others like that.
Something OF this kind l said to Ella, and that
to ask man so much seemed to me like an in
dignity. She replied How funny you are! Why
should he object to telling me If he isn't going
where he is ashamed to have It known? Am /
not his wife and entitled to know all he does?"
He probably might tell you without your ask
ing II you gave him chance, but anybody with
an atom of sense would object to being forced to
tell every time he turned around and why
IF he loves me he ought to be willing to tell
me so little thing as that"
What are you going TO do with woman like
that to live with every day--love her? Yes, but
YOU will come to the conclusion that dumbness
is not without some compensations.
Once l was visiting friend who had been the
most romantic and sentimental OF girls When
she was first married she wept bitterly because
her husband said another woman was the hand
soonest one he had ever SEEN
mo other woman ought to be so handsome to
man as his wife, however she looks" sobbed
che as IL a man lost his eyesight when he mar.
ried Wouldn't you suppose woman would lose
confidence in her husbands Judgment If he
thought she was the most beautiful Of women
when her mirror told her she was not?
While was at this friends home her husband
told at dinner of something funny that had hap
pened that day in the Office addressing his re-
marks directly to her. She made no pretense OF
listening and evidently did not hear word.
.You don't seem to see anything funny in THAR
"oh. | never listened to 1t at ALL l thought
likely 1t was stupid as the stories you usually
in her manner as In her words.
She often sishs because marriage is SO different
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that had that flavor; one would be as comfort
able walking on tacks as living with man who
is never suited, never praising but always find
ing fault.
have never seen an instance of very happy
marriage when the woman the bread win.
ner, IL the husband were strong, we'll man. II
a makes home and cares properly for
the husband and children who should be in 1t,
she has business enough within the walls of her
house. Whatever she does outside Is just so much
tasen from the strength and thought that belong
rightly to the home and its inmates. From the
beginning IL has been womans part to care for
what the man provided, and this instinct is
rooted back many centuries. and Is part OF the
human race to-day So surely as 1t is violated
for anything but the greatest need the woman
and the man suffer for the violation. She grows
to despise the man who does not provide for
her-and he loses his self.respect.
The woman who works with all her might to
help a man make money, makes a great mis-
take II she is seeking happiness for the money
is bought at the cost of the character develop
ment in tenderness and unsefshness that the
needs and gets when he looks after his
wife as he wants to when he marries 1t should
be some very strong that leads her to take
from him this right to an unsefsh manhood. The
woman who makes true home does more for
the than she does by going into the labor
mart, and she cannot do both.
1t Is true that the happiness of married life
depends d soou ueai upon the "ohah-hore,
think, than upon the man-because her strength
lies in just and proper using of the powers of
heart and spirit OF course, men sometime are
trying and dense. but have seen most unprom-
Using material made into husbands who were de-
lightful and the envy of women who had not
known or cared how to use what was theirs to
build with.
One cannot be happy with an unbearably jeal-
man who suspects his wife at every turn,
bur the man with minor faults such "a asking
What did you do with the 80 cents gave you
last week." may be cured by the right handling
1t may be hard to be happy If you have black
eyes and hair, when your husband takes pleasure
in calling your attention to beauties with blue
eyes and golden hair. and tells you how he al
ways admired that style of beauty, but think
what compliment he paid you in preferrinl you
in spite of his fancy for another type OF come
illness. Copyright by Joseph b. BowIes)
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Encro achinq on EnaIlsh.

A party Of foreigners who are max.
ing tour of this country called re
Gently at the state department and
were received by Secretary Root
They had very limited knowledge of
English and the conversation was con-
Quoted mostly in the sign language
Finally the spokesman of the party
arose. and, with profound bow, said.
"Mr. Secretaire, we will not further
cockroach on your time"
Secretary Root is known In WASH
ington as the polite man. He did not
crack smile, but in diplomatic terms
explained to his visitor that encroach
was the proper English word to ex.-
plain his meaning.
"Ah," exclaimed the caller, with an.
other bow, Il understand. Cock.
roach am re male and henroach am re
female"
Mr.. Root nodded his head. Fur
Their explanation seemed to be useless.
Washington Times.
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HouHu Touse' AZ guthrie, Okla.
ter ball. Within, the rooms corner in
the center of the house, but the outer
walls are round and persons who have
inhabited 1t always find trouble In Sc
curing carpets that can be placed In
the rooms and with finding suitable
places to locate their various articles
of furniture. II has porches and YER
andas that run around the entire
house.
When Charles Babcock came TO
Guthrie at the opening of "old" Okla
homa in 1889, there were but few resi-
dences in that portion OF the city
where he purchased lot. 1t so han.
pened, too, that what few residences
were in that vicinity surrounded his
place-houses to the east and west
north and south of him.
Naturally, when the town was still
young, there was much speculation
among the other residents regarding
the manner of architecture Mr.. Rab.
cock would adopt in building his new
home, and each of his immediate
neighbors made the demand that,
whatever the architecture, the house
should face in his particular direc-
ton.
They were all mighty nice people,"
said Babcock recently In explaining
why he had built the round house,
and not desiring to disappoint any
OF my neighbors, just concluded to
build 1t round, so that 1t would face
in all directions. They were all so de-
termined about what direction II
should face that afterward ] had the
laugh on them all by making 1t face
In all directions. found IL very
comfortable to live in, for II made no
difference during the summer time
from what direction the wind was
blowing ] always got the benefit, while
ing with heat"
Mr.. Babcock denied the report, cur.
rent here for some time, that in his
earlier years he had been In the navy
and that he had designed his resi-
dence after the coming tower of some
ship he had served on. He Is q ma.
tive of Wisconsin and learned the
blacksmith trade In Milwaukee good
many years ago. Later he resided In
both st. Louis and Kansas City prior
to coming to Guthrie.
While resident here Mr.. Babcock
served several terms In the city coun.
ell and resigned in 1901 to take a.
claim In the Kiowa and Comanche In
dian country, then opening for settle
ment. He still owns his round house"
In Guthrie.
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teach Polly to make
bread, but it seems i'm
possible for her to get
1t into her head" and
the bread is as light
and sweet as bread
ought to be. Heaven
help the woman whose
husband thinks he can
cook, and help her
doubly IL at the same
time he has the grum-
bling habit!
If you sat at the
table three times daily
to such remarks, you
dear little bride of the
future, what would life
be worth to you? Yet
this man has been
much loved of women
and has made three
wives happy-or miser.
able?-well, conscious
of a few of their de-
fects. let us say. But
to some women II
would be bitter bread
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HOUSE is suslr BOUND.
Residence Of Peculiar Architecture TO,
Please Nelghbors.

Guthrie, okla.-Visitors in this city
are always interested in residence
OF peculiar architecture, located In
West Guthrie, and few people come
here who do not take look at this
house before leaving. Local photog-
raphers state they finish more kodak
pictures of this residence than of any
other one point of interest in this To-
cality II is commonly referred to as
the round house." the house with
the pin on it, and the wonder
house"
IL is pagoda looking affair, Of sew
eral stories. built as round as a but
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from the girls dream, yet she never bames her
self for any part of the failure Still as she could
speak before me and her children with this lack
OF courtesy to the man whom she had sworn be
fore God to love and honor she may not be wholly
free from fault. Should you present lovers call
the marriage in which such this was a com.
mon occurrence success a failure?
In the course Of my wanderings to and fro
have often spent some time at a house where
there never has been a meal finished without
some fault-fndng by the master thereof This
Is not due to ill-cooked food, for the wife pre-
pares good dishes and that the cook does
likewise. If the chicken is broiled, why didn't
you fry this?" If 1t is fried, why wasn't II
broiedY' Or perhaps the complaint will be that
chicken was cooked at all when he wanted fish
The vegetables were always over or under done;
something that he wanted and had not spoken
about had not been prepared. Maybe It would be-:
I've been trying ever since / was married to
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02
Improved screw Driven.

An autocar screw driver has been,
designed for the purpose of making II
possible for railroads to use screw.
spikes in track construction, method
of spiking rails hitherto impractical
because OF the labor and expense of
boring holes and setting the screws,
by hand. The machine is driven by a,
two-cylinder, 12-horse power gasoline
engine and runs at speed OF from.
I'VE TO forty miles an hour.
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Madrid Cleared OF seooars

The Madrid police have at last
cleared the streets of the plague Of
beggars. the blind alone being allowed.
to remain.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
2 Q Q Q Q Q o Q o o o Q . . Q Q
O COMMUNICATIONS. c
3 o o o o o 0 0 o o O o o 0 o o 8

Editor Daily Leader
The text book bill as Il has been
passed by the senate and gone to the
house provides that the publishers of
school text books shall give In ex-
change for old books not less than 80
per cent Of the price OF new books.
According to this blu II text book
cost the publisher zoe he would proO.
ably sell IL to the state at 81 90 and
would probably sell during the first
year 100000 books at 81 90, 100000;
less 30 per cent for old books, $3.50
O00; net cost to people. s150,000, cost
TO publisher. 100000 books at zoe
S210,000; publishers loss during first
years business. 100000.
This cuts the poor man out II he
hasn't got $50. 600 to lose on the first
years business he's not I'm the swim
During the next four years, II he's in
the swim. he will probably sell 300
GOO books at 81 90, 100000: cost to
publisher, 100000 hooks at roc. $210..
900; publishers gain during the last
four years. 100000; deducting the first
years loss 100000: publishers net
profit on five years business, $4,000
II the publisher Is not forced to give
anything for old hooks, would II be
likely that he would be generous and
voluntarily give new books in ex-
change for old books without any extra
charge for the new books? in other
words. Would be be likely to charge
81 90 for the new book and pay S1a90
In exchange for old books7 n he
wants to do business shat way and
take the old books and sell them TO
paper factories for about enough
money to pay the freight on them st
should be his privilege to do SO
But II he is not forced 10 give any
thing in exchange for old books and
the books cost the publisher 20 cents
each. he would probably sell them TO
the state al rs cents and 10000 books
during five years, at rs cents $451,
600; cost to publisher. 100000 books at
20 cents, $42O goo: publishers profit on
five years business. 100000
This would be legitimate way OF
doing business and If the publisher
bids too high he will probably not
meet competition
" the people pay for first book,
81 90: less so per cent for old book.
80 cents; net cost of first book. 50
cents, net cost of second book. 81 90 /:
total cost for two books. 81 SO and
old book.
If people purchase two books At
rs cents, the two books would cost
81 80 and they would have the old
book left.
say let the publisher be as gener.
GUS as he wants to- Let him pay any
price for old books that he wants to.
but don't force him TO give anything
for old books and he won't force you
to psy an extortionate price for new
book
Let a man bid as high on new
books as he wants TO and as much
or little or nothing for old books, and
let the text book commission decide
who has the most meritorious book
and who has the cheapest book. And
let them decide what books to adopt
NJ f. MOSS.
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HENRY STARTS SISTER
EXPIRES ON TRAIN

Porum, Okla, April s0-Mrs Lucin.
da Davis. daughter of the late Tom
Starr and sister Of Sam and Henry
Starr, died on a train yesterday be-
tween here and Fort Smith, where she
was going for treatment in a hospital.
The BODY was brought here today for
interment. Ac ssWU
Mrs Davis's father. Tom Starr, was
a foremost figure In the eastern part
of the Indian Territory so years ago
when the Ross RIDGE fractional hght
was al its height The Rosslts killed
the father of Starr and he declared
war on all members Of the Ross family
One by one he slew until the Chero-
kee nation was compelled 10 interfere
Henry Starr. the Oklahoma outlaw
bandit who Is accused Of having rob
bed several Kansas and Oklahoma
banks recently is a son.
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FIGHT ON BUILD
ING LOCATIONS
Continued from Page ~

least harm might come to their home
cities
Slate Fixed by The outs.
Here is the list agreed on. and has
had at one time IT II has not now,
Sufficient votes to carry in the house:
Normal school cities, Ada, Tulsa and
Tahequah
Industrial school Nowata.
PenitentIary Weleetka
Insane ASYLUM. Hugo or Ardmore
II does not take a second glance ut
the map TO see that the rebel" list
was made with intent OF gctting the
biggest list of voters. il saves Tahle-
quah for economical purposes. ard
gives the Hugo Friends a chance TO
get in the list if they wish 10 join.
Durant was perhaps first included IN
the list but as the committee was
supporting that place as an unit, other
arrangements were made.
AS late as last week il WAS reported
this combination had enough votes 90
hold the house against any other list,
and the senate, of course, must await
action OF the other body
Governor Has Views.
/ The message OF the governor Mon
iAdNf may NNA Il AAAiNlhhf bHllNAA wa Aif-
program now before the legislators.
Many Of those now agreed to the p,r.
lported list are In favor OF postponina
action and have been. because of 9th.
Ter duties demanding time and attea-
| ton, and also because OF the econom.
ical phase. To appropriate sufficient
money for the erection Of the various
buildings and keep all others going
after an expense necessary to start
the wheels of government, Is no light
task and many members Of both
houses are really economical mea,
seeking to keen down expenses.
Again. the effort to start the indus
4 trial school brought down on senator
Stewart the wrath of some A and NJ
people, not a few Of whom were OF
opinion the industrial school would
take many of their pupils away. An
of these conditions and matters 50
into the starting of new institutions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
]. AMONG THE
! REPRESENTATIVES,
IqMtsn .sn n r m 3 &C ,.NesWt,,mtaI

The white winged dove OF peace
again spreads her wings above the
minority members.
The house has had several new
reading clerks lately. Bowdre. Jones
and Vandeyeer being pressed into ser
vice. All Ssrved without pay and to
the complete satisfaction of the
mousse.
Anthonys revenue bills will go a
long way toward placing the new state
In the lead as TO up-to-date methods of
taxation. And they win produce suf-
ficient revenue for all state purposes
from such sources that the poor
mans burden Of taxation viii be great
ly lightened
The opening OF the baseball season
here Sunday by Speaker Murray is in
accordance with popular custom. w
). Bryan, Joe Cannon ana many other
public men have often opened baseball,
football and other athletic contests.
Among the physicians of the house
Is DR. w c. Pendergraft OF Greer
county A native of Missouri, he
learned the art of Esculapius at the
College OF Physicians and Surgeons at
st Louis, graduating In the class Of
1882. Ten years later he came 10
Oklahoma and his wide experience as
a practitioner has brought him into
sucl close touch with his people that
he has an extensive knowledge OF their
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HOTEL BILL LAUGHED
OUT OF SENATE
CONTINUED from PAGE y

Continued from Page ~
Senate bill 1872 was reported back
approved and amended. while No. 246
had ridden through without amend
ment.
The report Of the committee Of the
whole brought the Hatohett motion
to lodge q reconsideration privilege
and fierce debate on Cobe's bill, as
related at commencement of article.
Over the Absent Member.
Back In the committee of the whole.
debate was had over consideration of
500. and Mathews stated the only OBJ
iect Johnston (1O) mSd in being pres.
ent was to make granstand play or
tive, and then sit down.
Hatchett agreed that Mathaws be-
ing more than ordinary, could foresee
and foretell what objects were in the
minds Of others. but the remainder of
the senators. not so ably fitted for un.
seen events. We're asking of him the
privilege OF having the absent mem
Der return and verify the report OF
Mathews. before considering the bill
Hatchett's contention prevailed, other
members stating they did not know
the X. of P. state grand lodge was in
session, the senator being the state
head of that order.
Resolution by Taylor. 49,
Senate Resolution No 3Fl bye Tay-
lor, providing for daily report on
progress of the stenographers compil-
ing records OF the senate session, was
read and adpted
Senator Franklin sought agreement
OF conference committee of No. fOs
but same was deferred until later.
Governor Haskell sent message
stating he had approved and signed
house bills Nos 21, "a and s65. and
Williams bill No. 341. pertaining to
building school houses on iustallment
plan. The last mentioned bears rec.
ord Of quick work. leaving senate one
afternoon. adopted by house and sign
ed by governor within twentyfour
hours.
Afternoon Senate,
Senator Thomas called for consid
Grafton of bis Joint resolution. to ad-
iourn over Sunday. In order 20 gain
a working legislative day. Mathews
opposed the resolution. and the vote re-
suited ayes 30 nays a. declared lost
by Graham, because it lacked required
constitutional majority
The question as 10 what should be
the signature of senator acting as
president, but not the regularly elected
president protenlpore, was decided Ia
favor OF Acting President