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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
WHY James Lee cot WeII.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, o., knows
Mrs Mary Lee, OF rural route s. She
writes: MY husband, James Lee,
firmly believes he owes his life to the
use OF DR.. Kings New Discovery.
His lungs We're so severely affected
that consumption seemed Inevitable,
when a friend recommended New Dis.
coyery- We tried 1t, and its use has
restored him to perfect health Dr.
Kings New Discovery is the king Of
throat and lung remedies For coughs
and colds it has no equal The first
dose gives relief. Try IL! Sold un-
der guarantee at c. r. Renfro's drug
store. soc and S1O0. Trial bottle
free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
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tFrom the Atchison GlobeD
Thousands of men have talked of
shooting automobilists, but so far no
one has done it.
II man owns a horse and buggy
LIS wife may claim that she is abso-
htely impartial. but It is always her
I'm she takes riding.
rms sitting for days in the shane
OF the letter s. said man the other
day, lis rot as enjoyable as believed
py those who have never travelled" 2
What has become of the oId-fasb.
ioned woman whose idea OF wild ex-
traVasanfe was for child to wear
Tvs SUNDAY shoes on a week day?
The enthusiasm woman has for
flowers man has for plug tobaceo.
When a man walks along the street
between TWO women. he has every an
pearance Of being under arrest.
If baby viii l'miss her" when she
goes out of the room, a woman is con.
tent to give Up all her time 10 taking
care of it,
You may think you have great
many friends; how many would stick
70 you, and care for YOU, If you had
smallpox? One?
Married women always look pity
lngly at old maids, and the old maids
look as though they could cry over
the troubles of the married women.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
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He wore the air of one weary with
the burden of his first job at the State
house, and some clothes crossed be-
tween styles from where he came from
and taose SO smacky OF college days.
She was a dream IN a cheap summer
gown that showed her growing beauty
as the contest between girl and wom-
anhood was slowly being decided in
favor of the latter
He-l like 10 kiss those whom like.
Subsistence. omnious
Hell like you
She-Eh?
He-Of course, should one get mad
that will spoil the fun.
Held like 70 steal kiss now.
She--Silence.
He-If II would beesafe?
She-Are You through your non
sense?
He-Oh. yes
She-Then why ask fool questions
when you see | am unprotected and
at your mercy? Talk about being a
thlef-youre a plain mutton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
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II Is just as We suspected. The lead
er of the Springfield rioters wore the
three top buttons of his shirt unfas
tened and his pictures indicate that
he was also trying TO get along with
out an undershirt The leadership OF
mobs usually is vested in that class
of cattle.
II would be hard, however 70 make
Mr. Leland of Kansas or Mr. Ball of
Missouri believe that priority OH the
ballot helps a man at a primary.
II must be admitted that for a man
who has just undergone surgical
operation, Candidate Sherman took the
news impaired to him yesterday quite
calmly
The further information about Mr.
Chafin is that he was born at Wan
lSesha, where the water comes from.
1t also develops that the Thaws paid
Lawyer Delmas $4,000 Every man
meets his gold brick.
Served as coffee, the new coffee
substitute known to grocer's every
where as Dr. Shoop's. Health Coffee.
will trick even a coffee expert Not
a grain of real coffee in ii either
Pure healthful toasted grains, malt
nuts, etc, have been so cleverly
blended as to give wonderfully sat
isfying coffee taste and flavor. And II
is made in "a minute" 100. No tedious
20 to 80 minutes boiling. Bank Gro
Gerry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
cAppo EARMERs pENouNcE.

The farmers of Caddo county met
nd denounced in unmeasured terms
he operations and baneful results OF
me Fever Tick, who is alleged to be
a bad character traipsing about
where ne is not wanted and commit
ting various acts contrary to the wei.
bring and prosperity Of the commun-
iiy. Caddo county farmers may or
may not be classical in their acts.
Ddt their attention to getting rid OF
Mr. Fever Tick has already furnished
thom favorable notoriety in the press
# the state, and may be sufficient to
Keep the rascal from further annoying
they and theirs
Anyhow they will get along better
jenounclnse Tick than if they met
and palavered over how much some
ether fellow was besting them on
some chart that is worthless save To
the gentleman doing the selling act.
So we Join in with the others of
The press In adding our protest to Old
Tick continuing his deviling aoout
where he was neither asked OF
wanted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
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PERTINENT PLATFoaM
PARAGRAPHS.

= We favor an eight-hour day on
G all government work.
. We favor the independence of
= the Philippine Islands.
6 We favor enforcement of Grim
@ inal law against trust magnates.
. Each state has right to con-
@ troll commerce within its own
= borders
. We demand repeal of tariff on
g wood pulp, print paper, lumber
@ and logs.
o We favor a law providing for
g q trial by a jury In cases OF in
& direct contempt,
9 National banks should be re-
@ quired to establish guaranty
? fund 10 protect depositors
2 investigations have traced
9 graft and political corruption to
= representatives Of predatory
o wealth.
q II is an unjust reflection upon
g the great body Of our citizens to
= assume that they lack respect for
. the courts.
> Labor organizations and their
Q members should not be regarded
G as Illegal combinations in re-
. straini of trade.
q Oklahoma Is welcomed TO the
. sisterhood of states and eongrat-
ulaied IN the auspicious begin
. ming OF its rea, career
9 = . q : 9 9ts Q $ & q G, @ a.
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philadelphia Record !

Many a chaperone is a matchmaker
in disguise.
Many a girl would rather be a rich
mans widow than his wife.
The pull that keeps Ia man out Of
Jail isn't going to get hfm into heaven
It sometimes seems as though the
fool killer had given up his job in dis
gust
II man doesn't want TO be forgot
ten all he has to do IS not TO pay his
debts.
The bad boy who goes fishing on
Sunday deserves 10 be caught. So do
the fish.
The man who takes q postgraduate
course in love must pay his tuition
fee in alimony
To live in clover wouldn't suit tho
hay feyer patient
Some people will take everything
for granted except a hint
For frosted cakes you can go either
TO the baker or the iceman
rs wnen fellow makes a night
of it that he is apt tc be dazed
On shiploard a man may be master
OF himself and still be only a quarter
master.
Il isn't because she is particularly
generous that manicure girl treats
all hands
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
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VAGRANT VERSE. 6
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ne HAuNrEn aRorAER.

THE HAUNTED BROTHER.
De Win he howl lax he'll wake de
dead,
De Thunder holler loud
Twel de Moon she put de stars ter
bed
An hver 'um wild a cloud.
An ! shake an shiver
An say my pra'r,--
De Thunder knock,
An say: who dar?
Yo' task is took
Fer ter go yo' ways
! aint been home
Sence lie Freedom days."
De Win in de chimbly sing en- shout
Ter dis trimblin' soul er mine:
I come fer ter blow dat fire out,
An you better rise an shine."
An here de word
WHAT I answer back:
Il des can't shine
Kaze my face too hlackl"
An de Win he say
Ter de Thunder-Night:
Wen skeer dat sinner
Twel his face tun whitei"
Frank L. Stanton, IN Uncle Remus's
The Home Magazine for Aug.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
First District
HENRY JOHNSTON,
of Noble County.
Second District
ELMER FULTON,
OF Oklahoma County.
Third District
JAMES DAVENPORT,
OF Craig County.
Fourth District
CHARLES CARTER,
OF Carter County.
-ifsh District
icOTT FERRIS,
NJ Comanche County.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
A Good story.

A note of power and originality is
struck in the complete novel that
leads the Two hundred and twenty
four pages of fiction In the September
Popular Magazine II Is entitled "A
Man and His Mate and is by H. Il.
Durant. autnor of Ambition" wal
lops," etc. The story is replete with
onrushing action and tense situations.
A drug-crazed rich young New Yorker
leaves a train in the heart OF a West
ern desert, steals a horse and dashes
over the plain OF alkal. This act sets
in motion a thrilling drama of events
for good and for evil In a lighter
vein and deliciously humorous is a
short story, no Wedding bells" by
A NJ. Chisholm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Cooperation commissioner.--
A. p. WATSON,
Of Pottawatamie County
For Chief Justice Supreme Court
ROBERT L. WILLIAMS,
q bryan County
For Associate Chief JUSTICE
SAMUEL L. HAYES.
For State Senate
JAMES KiRkWooD,
OF Guthrie.
For Representatives-Logan County
WALT. MATHEWS,
n. e. DERWiN,
TEAGUE RAY.
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virtuous Peter Duffey.
When YOU look at the sheath skirt.
wear green goggles advises the
Houston Chronicle. Why look at ALL
any woman who would wear such a
skirt is not worthy of being looked at.
El Reno Democrat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
Beware Of ointments For catarrh
That Contain Merourv.

Beware Of ointments For catarrh
That Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering il
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
siclans, as tne damage they will do
is ten fold to he good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, Manufactured Oy +. J..
Cheney & Co. Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and Is taken Internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
eous surfaces Of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get The genuine Il is taken internally
and made In Toledo. Ohio, by +. j.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sod by druggists Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
Columbia River spansed.
fErora ponttIar M.rh,.ts, ,

A huge bridge has just been com.
rieted across the Columbia river at
Vancouver. wash. by the Great North.
.ein railroad system at cost Of l mil.
lion dollars Including approaches
the bridge Is over a mile and a halt
long supported by forty-eight massive
concrete piers. The bridge is thirty
feet wide and double tracked. Near
the center OF the main stream is a
orawbldge asa feet long.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

The Popular Magazine for Septem-
Der contains an extraordinary camplete
novel A Man and His Mate, by II. II.
Durant author OF Ambition" wal
lops.' etc. 1t is dramatic to the core.
and its onrushing action and tense sit.
uations develop naturally and logically.
A drug-crazed rich Young New Yorker
leaves train in the heart Of West
ern desert, steals a horse and dashes
over the plain OF alkali. This act sets
in motion a thrilling series ofegents---
for good and for evil Several very
humorous western types are intro
duced with good effect TIE Septem-
ber number of The Popular contains
besides the complete novel. big Install
ments of three serials and eight COM
plete short stories. in all two hundred
and tweny-four pages Of strong, virile
fiction.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

While Va have not seen Il. an lten
. in.ihe snonline eoniemporary contain
iif aunpnncement thai new DAN,
has been launched IN Guthrie. II refer
81 u as The Truthful state Capital.
That musi have been the paper Brown
lee plpe-dreamed of last winter whe
be Thought he was making q speech
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
GONG AWAYY

II you are going TO any summer re-
sorts TO remain a week or more, have
The Leader follow you. Phone 70.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Probably the mayor was only four
flushing after all when he said that
Noble avenue must be paved with one
course brick
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Suffered day and night the tor
ment Of itching piles Nothing helped
me until used Doan's Ointment 1t
cured me permanently Hon. John
K. Garrett. Mayor Girard, Ala.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
Good Magazine Stories.

"Queen Draga's Cape" byfJ Kenil-
worm EgertCn. is concluded in the
September Popular. This is undoubt-
edly the best Tommy Williams" story
that has yet appeared 1t is full of ex-
citing situations and climGXes arising
from the bloodstained recent history
of the Kingdom OF Seryia.
T. Jenkins Hams stories of the Sea
gull, Captain Blye, Bahama Bill, Hack.
saw Johnson and other picturesque
roYers of the sea have done much TO
effect the success OF The Popular. One
of the best of them, "A Run to Riot,
appears in the September number.
Ralph d. Paine's whimsically humor-
GUS serial, The Wild Man Of Jersey"
is concluded In the September number
of The Popular. The interest Is sus-
tanned until the drop OF the final cur
tain and even up TO the end new inter.
esting complications and characters
testify to the authors fund OF imagina-
tion. This has heen one of the most
successful serials of the season. "The
Under Dog by Philip Verili Mighels,
is an exciting short stcry Of the Mex
lean border and outlaw life.
The September number OF The Pop
ular Magazine contains twelve pieces
of strong. virile fiction. complete
novel. big instalments of three serials,
and eight complete short stories.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
For Vice-President.--
JOHN WORTH KERN,
cf Indiana
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

At any rate, the brick octopus has
not grabbed Noble avenue residents,
vet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
FOR Sore Feet.

TOT ooFe Feet.
II have found B uck ems AFnica
Salve to be the proper thing to use
for sore feet. as well as for healing
burns sores, cuts and all manner of
abrasions" writes Mr.. w Stone OF
East Poland. Maine It is the proper
thing too for plies. Try it, Sold un-
der guarantee at c. r .Renfro's drug
store. 25c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Marx this: There will be no pay.
ing on Noble avenueAunless asphalt
IS used. i.a +
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Hats on to Councilman Jim Lyonl
He represents the peoples interests.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

When the jury calle,l II was a show
down for the mayor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Weak women should read my Book
No. 4 for Women" Il tells OF Or.
shoop's Night Cure. Tells how these
soothing healing, antiseptic supposi-
tories. bring quick AMI certain help.
The Book Is free. Address Or. Shoop.
Racine, Wis. Wallace's Drug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

District Clerk Charles Griswold re-
turned Yesterday from a two mouths
visit in Michigan.
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Ardmore is one of the oldest ami
best cities of the state AMI her peo-
pie lay much stress on being among
the best in point of etiquette, what
eve gthat may be, Recently q collec-
tor and a resident of that cultured
city exchanged the courtesies thus
When shall ! call again with this
bill. Mr.. Ardup2"
y think young man, as a conces-
sion to the conventionalities you'd
better not come any more tin have
returned at least one Of your calls.
No matter how poor We should
leYer be discouraged Remember we
Ell have chance to act as expert
Witnesses and may have regular
1haw-trial chance at fortune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

IOoDery On be- c0uncIII IIearl Hearl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
4 ProbabIe compromlse.

= Probable compromise.
We have not great deal OF sympa-
thy with the open saloon. II is bring
ing about its OWN downfall because OF
It's pernicious political activity and
we are not sorry to see u go. Neither
would we be sorry to SC whisky gen
orally abolished On The other hand,
to deny a person the right TO manu-
facture wines and cider and such
drinks for his own use seems to rs
20 be going II a little strong.
We should not be surprised If event
ually some sort of a compromise
would be arranged. not only in the
South, but throughout the country
generally whereby the sale of wines,
beers and the other drinks lighter
than whisky would be permitted
through some medium other than the
saloon-as hotels, cafes, restaurants,
etc. We believe that this would be a
practical solution OF the drinking Quess
iion agreeable to many people who are
opposed 10 the saloon on account of
its political activities. and who yet are
not prepared 10 take the position Of
debating what the habits OF their fel-
lowmen shall be with regard 10 Diet
Don Marquis. in Uncle Rcmus's-The
Home Magazine for August
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22
In the september century.

In the September Century.
OF more than common biographical
interest should be the paper 10 the
September Century on The Early Life
OF Robert FulIen" by Alice Crary SUIT
cliffe, a great-granddanghte OF the In
ventor. Miss Crary has been intrust-
ed by the Fulton family with the prep
aration of a volume which will BE-
virtually. new presentation OF this
famous man. who. as painter and in
venior, doubly challenges the attention
ef his compatriOts. Researches have
discovered a number OF new portraits
of and 5y saslian, and have brought 20
light new material in regard to his
whole career The Contender Century
paper and later accounts viii be taken
from the most interesting OF this new
material.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

The pawnbroker acts as timekeep-
en- for Iaany a man who fights hard
luck.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-22

Many chapeTone Is a matomnaker
n disguise.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
BEARS RULED PIT
And Market Was Nervous All Day
But Showed Declines at Close
on Much Free Selling.

Chicago. May 15.-WHEAT-The
market was nervous but the bearish
| sentiment predonhnated the greater
| part of the session. Excellent wealth
er for growing crop and slack demand
| from the exporters offset all other con
lsiderations and induced free selling
by long and commission houses. There
were several rallies but the demand
satisfied prices soon again declined,
Damage reports came from the south
west but these seemed to Indicate that
as yet the damage was largely local
lied. The close weak, July down 7slp
f. No. 2 read 1904 0103; No red
99GlO2. No. hard 100@lO5; No. .
hard 994103; July opened $685. to so;
highest 901s lowest S9a closing 80
~ May 100B.
CORN-The market was weak early
because of the improved weather for
farm work. Later, however, the lead
ing bulls became active bidders for
July which caused a sharp rally. The
CIbhc hdS hllii Juiy up 1SW a W.
3 1909; No. yellow 73&0741a;
July opened G47s@G5; highest G57
lowest 64A; closing G512m5s. May
IAN.
OATS-Trade was quiet. There
was considerable selling pressure at
the start owing to a slump in wheat
and corn and the favorable weather
conditions, but later the offerings
rwildled to small proportions. The
market was weak all day. July clos
ed 2s lower; No. white 52la M541a
July opened 4G%@47 highest 47A
lowest 46A o. closing AIS May
SAN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
THE SUGAR.. nARREL.
Exercises Began At q Very Critical
Moment.

Senator Dolliver of Iowa can tell
humorous story as we'll as Marx
Twain. and to get the real flavor OF
the fun in the following, one should
listen to 1t as told by him In his dry
inimitabie way:
Sugar was sugar when was a
boy. 1t cost from twenty-five to
thirty cents pound at that time.
ami children were not allowed to
eat quite as much of II as they do
nowadays. II was rare occasion -
q sort of family event when a bar
rel OF 1t was brought home. At
such times | can remember how the
precious eask was solemnly con-
veyed to the big closet store room
under the stairway. rolled aside
and tine door carefully locked and
the key turned over to the house
keeper.
One OF the many tragedies of
my boyhood occurred enc fateful
day when abe accidentally forgot TO
lock that doorl sneaked into the
closet TO help myself to the sugar
got caught DIT IT. and before could
get my head out OF the barrel the or
exercises began. Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
the different streets separately.

, the different streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be ac.
companied by cash or by a check pay.
able to the order of the President OF
the said Board in his official capacity,
and certified by a responsible bank,
for an amount equal to ten Q0) per
centum of the amount of the bid or
proposal, and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be con
sidered. The bids may be delivered
to the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned and at said
time and place, the said Board, in
open session will open, examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro
nosals. g. tn - "A e.
The contractor, whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into a contract
with the said City of Cairo for the
construction of the said Improvement
or for such part thereof as may be
awarded to him, in strict accordance
with the terms and requirements of
the said ordinance, and shall also en-.
ter into a bond payable to the said
city in the sum Of fifty (50) per
centum of the amount of his bid
with security to be approved by the
said Board. conditioned for the faith
full performance, in all respects, of his
said contract and for holding the city
harmless. etc: and he shall bind him
self. in his said contract and bond. to
guarantee the sewer construction work
for the period of two t2) years from
and after the acceptance of the same
by the said Board and its confirmation
by the court.
The contractor to whom the con.
tract for the construction of the i'm
provement. or any part thereof. Is
awarded and who shall do the work,
will be paid in bonds of the city bear
| ing interest at the rate of five 80
!per centum per annum from their re-
spective dates. Blanks for bids or
proposals will be furnished on applI-
cation to the said City Engineer at his
office aforesaid.
! The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated this 9TH day of May. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Board of Local Improve
ments of the City of Cairo.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary of the Board