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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-09

lecial to Daily Leader.
|Oklahoma city. May 9.--Belieying
at Emil a1eoning, supposed to be
|ing in Oklahoma City car throw
|hi dpon the iunHmerable murders
|umitted. on the farm OF Mrs. Belle
|hnness, La Porte, Ind. authsrities
La Porte are making every effort to
/ |cate Greening. who formerly was a
|red hand on the murder farm.
No effort is being mdde to connect
eenIng with tho crimes which have
ocked the civilized world by the
Orocious revelations made since the
truction , tie home OF MS. Guln-
ss by hre. It Is thought howevch
f as in The light of the developments
.hich ard becoming more appalling
|th each day investigation, that
|eening may tel OF mysterious cii-
Instances that the authorities be-
we he must have observed while on
& e farm. that Alll serve as a link In
e chain OF evidence that viii brand
b.. Guinness thn most cold blood
woman mons Eucwn TO cigiliza
h
IGreening's adj ess Is given as 3Vo
Hest Reno. lie does not live there,
his brother. Fred Greening, Q sign
. inter. at one time boarded at that
IpiDcf.
4 'Greening's mother asserts th1t her
4n Emil Grooming, told her that the
4yht before Jennie Olsen dIsappesred
. Noyember 1906, Two persons W. nj
4 the Guinness house 20 conduct the
u to the ain. AZ least, that is the
Exclamation which Mrs Guinness made
i GreeninN Greening said that the
4 angers were both men. although one
s dressed IN woman's garments.
IS. Guinness told Greening that the
a re professor and his wife from a
+ hool in California to which she was
.nding Jennie Olsen.
\ tsreenins was surprised that when
4 awoke the next morning to ma Jeh-
had gone during the night Inc
4 angers also had left the place ne
ver saw either OF Aem or the sifi
ALL.
"a porte. md, May 81 Develop
nts in the Guinness murder case
me thick aud fast last evening, each
|dlt!onal circumstance brought 10
ht of a nature Co strengthen o.
.4rges against Ray Lnmpherc, whe
I accused OF arst degree murder be-
ise OF the death OF Mrs Belle GUM
IS IS and her three children. Lamp
ne today sent p request to his att2r-
g. w. Worden, asking the latter
81 send TO the farm oi john Wheat
box for the trunk which Lamphere
there when he was arrested April
S But before this word had reached
attorney that the trunk has been
4hdscated by ne local authorities. Il
ntained q number OF letters written
Mrs. Guinncss. as she signed her
Il tcrs, 10 Lamphere after tho latter
q takeH employment at the farm OF
#hn Weatbr0ok, near Springviiic
ven miles north of this city Tho eN
dates on these letters were not an
unced. but that they we're recent Is
denced by the fact that Lamphere
mt to the WheatbrOok place Feb
agy 3 1908. The woman wrdto tC
mphero urging HIM to return TO hel
M, and to bring your sweetheart
an you II she has money enough.
e identity of the woman is a mys
and neither docs Mrs Gulnncs.
ntion tle amount depntedlpocessarl
her reception at the Guinness farm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

NTHITTINGTON would have been very asppy

WHITTNor0S would A''@. been very ''''y
now had he not been knocked about az every
turn by the cross cook Little sleep did he get, frF
the garnet where he slept vas full of rats and mice,
and kept him awake running over him.
One day gentleman who ssopping with his
master gave Wilmington penny for brushing his
shoes. As luck would have it. that day he met a
woman in the street carrying black cat in her arms
"sbe is good mouser," the woman said. and at first
scOrned his offer to buy her for penny. She finally
however, gave Wilmington the cat and he took her
once to his garnet for fear the cook would beat her
she should see her in the kitchen.
The rats and mice left shortly after pussy's adj
vent, and theFeafteT Dick sIePt as soundy as top
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

GONE tine Later the merchant who h4d ship
- ready to all Tor fOreign psrsA called bis serv-
ants Vas his cnstom. Ia order that each Of them
might send something 70 Try fieir hck- an came but
WhtdngtOn. who could not think Of anything TO send,
hiss AHce, the merchants daughter. who sIxrys
bsfnendod Wilmington, offered to give him s0rns-
thing but la father sid: THAT VIII not do II must
Be s1meEhing Of his own"
WhGeuPOn poor Wilmington sid: Il have
nothing in the world but my black cat
Fetch your cat boy" said the merchant and
send her."
Wilmington brought puss and gave her to the
captain, with tears IN bis eyes.
Wilmington. after this, was 50 badly treated by
the cock that at last he made up his mind TO run sway.
Early mOruing be packed up the few things be had
and slipped Eway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

ON arriving in London the captain FASTENED to
~ Mr.. FitzwaFren with the good news.
When they told him tet adventures Of the cat, and
showed him the box of jewels which belonged to Whit
tington he cried out in great earnestness Co send
him ill., and call him Mr.. Wilmington by name"
Mr. Wilmington was a this time cleaning the
kitchen and wished to excuse himself from gong into
the counting house The merchant. however insisted,
and ordered chair for him.
Dick, thinking they intended 10 make sport of
him, said: DO not mock poor. simple fellow. Let
me go about my business"
The merchant took him by the hand and said; In
deed. Mr. Wilmington. an In earnest. Your cat hss
made for you much more money than myself am
worth May you long enjoy It and be happy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
Childrens Stories
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THE man thought this sauey answer, and gave
4 the lad a. blow with a stick.
Painting for want of food and unable to co fus-
ther. be threw himself down ct the door Of house
further on. The cook saw him aud ordered him 70 60
on. just as her master, Mr. FitzwarreB, merchant.
came up the street Go off to work. you beggar."
he said.
I'm be glad enough to work if anybody win en-.
Ploy me-" said Dick. He then told Dir. FitzVaren
how be had not eaten any food for three days. and b.
ing only poor country boy. he knew nobody and
could not get any work to do. He made an effort 10
get up, but he weak that be fel back exhausted
Mr.. Fitzwarren pitied the boy when he saw how
weak he was and told the cook to take him in and
give him something to eat. Let him stay and help
you in the kitchen" he said to the cook.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

co KINGI why do you not get nd Of these yer.
~ MINI" be asked.
Il viii give half my treasure to be free Of them"
the king replied.
Then the captain remembered WhittngSoD's cat
and said TO the king: Il have creature ;, ard the
ship that VIII kill all these rats and mice in short
time"
Bring the creature to me" he said. and VIII
load your ship with gold and jewels in s~asnge fog
her"
81 cannot part with the puss, but you may have
the kittens" the captain replied.
The king agreed and gave the captain box Of
jewels which we're worth great fortune. Tasy thea
took leave Of the king and his oOut and sailed foE Eng
land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

TIE walked as far Holloway, where. while
= / i seated on stone, he heard the church bells
of Bow. As they rang out be thought they said to
him:
Turn again. Wilmington,
Thrice Lord Mayor of Londonr'
Lord Mayor Of LondoaT said he to himself;
what would I not endure to be Lord Mayor Of Lon
don. Well, III go back again and gladly bear the
beatings from the cook rather than miss the chance Of
being Lord Mayor" and home be went.
We must now follow Miss Puss to the coast Of
Africa. The ship which she sailed was driven out
of the course by Winds and finally landed on the coast
Of Barbary, place inhabited by Moors, and unknown
then to the English people.
The captain and his men were received with kind
ness and the king invited the captain to dinner at his
palace Scarcely had the dishes been placed on the
table when great number Of rats and mice ran from
all quarters upon the table and quickly ate up all the
food. The captain of course, was very much sur
Prised.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

VT7HEN Dick Wilmington was yet a very little
boy his father and mother died. leaving him
Penniless. One day as he was going from dOorcto
door begging for food. ragged and l-kept; he met
driving a wagon to London. Dick had heard
that the streets of London paved with gold and
he was very much pleased when the man agreed to
take him with him. But poor boy. he was very much
disappointed when he saw the streets covered with
dirt instead of gold, and found himself in a strange
place, without friends and money.
Dick was very cold and hungry. and wished he
was back IN the country again in good kitchen
At of the houses at which he had vany asked for
help, man said: GO to work. you idle rogue"
That VIII" said Wilmington, with all my
heart if you win onlE give something to do"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23

Vx7HETTNGToN begged bis master to keep It
w himself. but Mr. FitzwarIen refused to touch
il Dir. Fits~szren offered him has house to i've in
until be could get one for himself.
With his face washed and his hair curled. and in
fine clothes. Wilmington wss very gentssllOOkiDg
young Fellow and wealth helps very much to give
man confidence. N short time be asked Miss Alice to
be his wife They had fine wedding and lived very
happily.
Whittington u4s made Sheriff Of London arst. and
later. Lord Mayor three sirnes.
King Henry v. Outof respect for his good charae-
~. lssz kasbsad him Sir Richard Washington
8.
-.N~Q-Ag
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31

with scarcely sufficient dole OF water.
They grew. these first paintings OF
cottonwood and box elder, and Glib
son ventured TO add to them young
elms and ash. No such trees had ever
been seen I'm that part OF the country.
ana 30 the Bcoffers were encouraged
to predict that they would never grow.
hut they did. and birch ana maple
and oak were added TO the list ana
hourished like the rest. Before this.
powoyer. the courageous founder of
the Great Falls park system received
the recognition that his sntcrprtss ana
persistence deserved. Tho city conn.
ell at length responded to his appeals.
ana gradually increasing number of
the citizens lent their aid TO the move
ment. The sums appropriated for ths
purpose were for many years pitifuliy
small ana even now are none too lib
eral. but compared with tho limited
resources OF ono man the municipaI
grants were magnificent and permit
ted considerable extension OF the
work ench year. II during tho psst
decade tho citizens OF Great Falls hsye
been commercially active in beautify.
ing their town it should never be for
gotten that its position as tho pioneer
park city Of Montana is due TO Par,.
Gibson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
TOWN WELFARE HINTS
Little Things That Need to Be
Looked After.
HOW LOCAL PAPERS CAN HELP

~ Keeping Awake civic Pride and
Promoting Beneficial Innovations.
Care TO BE Exercised In Selecting
Town oNieisis.
Local papers are wonderful instru.
ments I'm tho progress OF town. The
editor can do much more than the
average citizen In keeping awake civic
pride and promoting innovations that
are for the good OF tho community.
He is the former or public opinion.
Ho can direct the thought channels
along right lines II he will. He should
be one OF the most interested citisens
In the welfare Of his town. The bust.
ness success OF merchants and of all
Interested In the place Is important to
the local editor. His own success win
be commensurate with the advance
ment OF the general interests OF tho
place.
IL In often that the poor business
ability or oficials Of n town result In
injury TO place. A city council com.
posed OF "mossbacks" can keen
town from progressing. says the Agri.
cultural Southwest. Too much care
cannot be exercised by the people I'm
the selection OF town officers. There
s no reason why the Affairs of
municipality should not be conducted
along nv sound lines as are the Affairs
or successful business concern.
Few farmers realize how much their
interests are affected by the activity
or the town near which they live. Ev.
cry farmer should be nv much inter.
ested In the doings Of tho townspeopls
~ the residents Of the place. He 10
one OF the supporters OF Its business
institutions. its schools and its public
institutions I'm general, and he should
feel that the interests OF the towns.
people are his own interests. Too often
1ust the opposite feelings are manifest.
The farmers look upon the residents OF
the towns as enemies. the merchants
a. bloodsuckeFs and class that live
on the farmers. This IL not the
case. IL In narrow view TO take. The
merchant is entitled to his small Der.
centaEc Of proft which his business ar
fords. as IL the farmer to q profit from
what he produces.
The residents OF community are
entitled to demand OF merchants that
they be progressive and keep their
stocks up to the standard that trade
demands. Back number merchants are
detriment to any place. business con.
ditions are gradually changing. There
is progress all along the line, and tho
merchant who fails to keep abreast OF
the procession should get out OF busi-
ness. He is not much good to himself
and bugaboo 90 the other progressive
merchants OF place.
Farmers these days are the best In.
formed classes. Were the farmers OF
quarter OF a century ago TO combat all
the problems that are TO DO taken into
confederation now IL is doubtful wheth-
er they could succeed. Farming is DIFF
ferent; science has become n part OF
agriculture, and he who does not keep
up 10 date must make place for the
more progressive.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
CIVIC HORTICULTURE.
Value of Improvement Workers ALONG
This Line.

Value Of improvement Workers Aiona
This Line.
well known writer and lecturer on
horticulture and landscape design has
defined civic horticulturists as those
who so cultivate ornamental plants In
public or private grounds as TO give
pleasure and benefit TO the public as
well as themselves" l'e says further
on the same subject. Ornamental
plants become in the hands Of the civic
horticulturists the garments of civic
Improvement for they clothe parks,
buildings. lawns, streets and land
scapes."
IL Is well with any. community that
contains one or more OF this class OF
improvement workers for they are in
deed qualified to intelligently carry for
ward comprehensive plan OF work
for Identification that will find
hearty response from all classes OF res
idents, says the Los Angeles Times A
comprehensive plan" implies care
fully considered summing up of all the
needs Of district which lie I'm the
power Of an Improvement society to
supply either directly or indirectly. Civ
Ing first place and time TO those basis
problems which when solved VIII make
easy the task OF carrying out the bal.
ance OF the plan.
This work may not with profit he In.
trusted TO those who are either most
enthusiastic or most energetic or even
q well balanced combination Of the
two. Those who are best qua lifted TO
carry out plan are not always best
qualified to plan. No more serious
problem ever confronted section.
town or city than the proper assign
ment OF work to individual members
OF an improvement society. for an In
telligent adjustment Of the problems In
hand by proper methods often turn
into success what would ordinarily
prove a succession of failures.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
How to Clean q L.ss Daily.

To clean thread lace dolly wrap It
carefully around n bottle. then fold IL
around piece OF muslin to hold it I'm
place. Put the bottle into pan OF hot
water and add borax to make a strong
suds. Let It remain in the water over
night rinse It carefully and remove
from the bottle. It should be pinned to
piiiowcaso upon the floor to dry,
each notch held I'm place with a pin.
Another good method IA TO make Il
real wet, place it on glass slab and
draw every notch into place with q
hairpin. When dry cover with thin
piece OF material and press. Fine
thread doilies should not be starched.
wrung or rubbed I'm tho process Of
cleaning them. II doiliss are laid away
cover them separately with blue pa q.
per. roll on n mailing tube. wrap all In
blue paper and put them into a bor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
NATURE STUDY COURSES.
Plan TO Interest Children In Town
Beautiful Work

Beautiful Work.
One OF the safest, surest and most
effective methods Of interesting the
children In beautifylDg the school
grounds, parkways. the home and
eventually all public property is to In
struct them In nature study courses.
particularly I'm plant life The average
child has 80 far grown up to pass by
certain trees and plants on his way 10
school without even taking note OF
what they are This Indifference re-
mains, I'm most instances, precisely the
same from the first school day 10 the
very last one. A street tree passed
each day during all these school years
has simply meant to him an object Of
certain dimensions but Of no more In.
terest than the buildings along the
same route of travel.
But have him bring to school and
study the foliage and blossom Of this
tree and It Immediately becomes an oh.
tect Of unusual interest. as does much
other vegetation. an interest TINT in
creases TO the end Of life. Many STATES
have adopted nature study IN the pub.
Tic schools solely to teach pupils about
the common things about him on every
hand. Garden plants. field crops.
weeds. trees and everything IN the
plant Kingdom may be used 10 great
advantage and everlasting value. When
the child has become deeply Interested
Ia inanimate llfe the effect Will soon
become apparent De thr homo enrden.
later upon the parkway lu the shape ~
lawn or bedding plants and also. well
tended street trees. The battle is then
practically won. aud we have one more
advocate for q more beautiful town.
city or district.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
How 70 m.,.o. a.sx,. a,,.,s.s

Every mother knows how weak q
child's neck is at FIRST. ana she always
should be careful to support tho neck
nnd head by placing the hand or arm
Tor the baby to lean his back and bead
against. BY the time the child is three
or four months old it should be abls 20
hold the head erect II the body is sup-
ported. and by the sixth or seventh
month the baby should be able 70 cit
erect with tho head held upright. BY
this time the child probs bly, will begin
70 creep or hitch himself along the
hoor. At nine months the FIRST attempt
10 made 20 stand. and many children
by the time they are ten or twelve
months old can stand alone.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
How to Relieve insomnia.

One Of the best insomnia remedies
Tor nervous woman is to take n hot
bath just before going into bed. In
this bath II is not necessary that there
be any soothing ingredient, for the
heat Is relaxing. In the tub the body
should be immersed for fifteen min
utes In water that is hot without be
Ing exhausting. After leaving the tub
the person must go directly 10 bed and
sleep in well ventilated room. 1t f.
excellent to have n glass OF milk on
stand by the bed where # can be
reached In the night without getting
up. Then If wakefulness comes the
liquid should be taken slowly. and It is
likely TO be helpful in quieting the
nerves Of the body as well as Of the
stomach
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31
PLAY UP YOUR GOODS.
AttrsetiVensss IN Trade Needed q
Keep Dollsrs at Home.

AttrsetiVensss IN Trade Needed TO
Keep Dollsrs al Home.
The way to keep the boys and girls
at home is to make home attractive to
the boys and girls. The way TO keep
dollars at home is 10 make home at
tractive to the dollars There is no
other way.
Our local merchants should make
their trade attractive. This means
that they should play up their goods,
just AZ Newspaper plays up q story.
Goods can be played up in many ways.
Advertising In the local paper and dis.
playing In the store window are two
good ways. Another good way is TO
make the store attractive inside and
outside. Another IN 10 convince Gus
toners that they are getting honest
values. Still another Is TO have the
thing the customer wants, make him
feel that you are trying to serve him
and accommodate him and not merely
trying 90 beneht yourself. Yet an
other and most important of all Is to
organize for the betterment Of the
community, arouse public spirit and
local pride and educate the people I'm
the inestimSble benefit to everybody
OF building up their own town and
their own neighborhoOd.
Merchants can be the leaders IN THIS
work. Organize local boerds Of trade,
town Improvement societies and other
similar associations. Oct people in
terested IN their own community.
Make them think that II is the best
community on earth, which II IL TO
those that live in H. Their concern
is here. their prosperity is here. Boom
your trade, boom your town. boom
your paper. boom your community.
Legitimate booming that is founded
not on inflated ideas and dishonest
methods, but on bedrock facts ana
sound philosophy, never meets back
set IL means permanent bettermenb
60 si
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-12-31

beds may come at the last. though
there should always be park highways
through the public property set aside
for park purposes.
sand boxes are easily made and are
mighty interesting to the children. A
proper outdoor gymnasium costs from
$1,000 to $1,000. and IT VIII ut once de.
crease crime and disorder and increase
the public health. A wadlng pool for
The children is excellent The first
thing. however. usually needed Is
public ball diamond and. II possible
public tennis courts. Baths and otbe,
play and recreation facilities may readi
ly follow I'm good order