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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-04

Tho Great I.akoa arc known az tho
most treacheroaa Highway IN Clio worid.
efcht aiornsl coming up at & sew hours
notice 20 enormous danase 70 shipping.
Scores az yssscla suadenly end nlgsiere
ioaaly alMnptar cach Year. leaving nd
tfaca hohinl them According to tie re-
cords more than sia.00oooo worth of
freight has becn lost al iae lakea, iAeoIyo
ing the wreqklne of $4,000 Yeascla and
sie total lass d moro than a.oUO ehips.
During the last thirty searn. ln which
time the records have been pfactleAily
complete, tho wrecked vees numbered
some 5000. nearly hHo0 81 which worm
total lpesea whilo gle loTa in careoea
alone has osoeedcl si2.Q0ao0u 80 mia
sauie periea. Anoiabie case ID point oo-
earred 81 1900 Nhen the ateaine 'Flaexs
went down With cArtD u metal worth
s. e5eVoQ none Of whleh ever has beta
feeosefcd. One of tie most horrible ais
asiafa h tl,e whsle History of iaa ofat
kakes was ll,e wfecRlng 81 ne "Gflallne
and ler distraction nuar Cleveland. IN
volVine the loss N aS1 ilgcs, Thouaanaa
= other tfatelIls mark Ihc history ii
tho tfeaehefy II et8it i.3hss aiofpa 4
narfng tlib fret Neel, y otldtef. 1905.
q roand aaaen Ships valued approximate
y at 3eoQ cach. were wrecked durlne a
anyeFh storm The net lnaans dnrlhR this
week wore noi far from 81 na0noa Wafn-
lrgu u the storm ilas aausei this damaee
were posted by lhe United States
Weather Rhrcaa eiehs hours IN advance
and had she like vFsaeTs hfea enHinpal
With wireless telephone aHp4Halus al the
Time every one weuld have lad asnpla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-04

ioos nearly haif 81 tho worlds total
supply q IRON.
Total rennasc for 1oce.
prilas tees coooo9coo bu4hols o,l
gfaln aud ii.eaaG8 lagn af Hour wffr
lpcl frnm Lake puiis, tie Grain nilip-
eliia fanm Fari Astar ana Nor, 1l
An alo0e bflis wli over s0Op0un0
lAshels. Az lelH lauoHuu0 hnaheI
Nbeah saoeooo M pfa 80 otaar satll
aud itO0Wm htA4 pf nlur na e1
tirousa CO rsiene caasla emo t0Oe0e0c
tuhpH of fi4A c6loiyauo,,y rn-
saHat te iatii f'iaWltl fraa et
easo, milwaukee cii piher ports wo-o
fasipound eommeNo nael not iasR|
tpasu llete cgaalA Tnr ycafa i.
Ter aapmeata ngefsrsfed ntafle lsm.
HinoNe fct. Or enough q Dr1i Mare
than 1so0n lioo7ps Of sight rooms eaea
Takas the '4iao" canal an is CENTER
and drawing a cifashayIng radius Of
$50 miles, Il would Be fonnA "a include
four OF Tie worlds ereatcst ports, liaf-
fnlo, Cleveland chlcaeo and Duiule.
within tao circle or upon SIS oircmi-
ference arc sach other ports ns Dttaa.
Toronto. plal,lrk. Erie. couneaus, Anlfa-
hda, t.ofala. Sanlnskm Toledo. Gary,
Milwaukee, Ashland Superior ana 1saft
Arthur Tho eisNi states along the Geaet
Fakes are 4 ieafiiy the heart and power
q the nation Within their horlers cisel
a50o0o0O people an6 Gpon their shores
center the eresgasl Industries ol tho
wfli. shohld the lates disappear fHl-
dealy tha Industrial snprsmacv Of tho
United states would receive staggering
low frem which IL might never focoeor
aad more than haH The population OF iho
nation woula ho vitality aifoeted rho steol
iaaugtry would eamo to on uniimalv end.
with az Tie ereat shipyarls stfilnlne
every EFFORT % meet tho demanda of tho
take commerce, shippers nErco that sacv
never WIN hs quite ahle ic meet The r.
auirnaertf 81 t.r iraalc Everywhere
from 9ulplh % 1uffalo 1hs shlnplne Ia
crowded Ia mary cases dangerously e8
The greatest oeoan ports never HaV0
known such bloeEadea as nululataa teen
en irafe iaan one OCCASION. During one
month alose iasl year there weyo ael
Arrivals and clearanres at shis port. an
n9erae of forty a dav. Steamers rasf
illroash The Detroit River eu an bycsora
Il one every twelve mnefag nieht ant
day Hifhers aai carrots must Ne en-
iaiYrd 70 facilitate tie grawnE business
end unless tlcre Il e1me means available
fer tha protection Of thla vast shln1nss
iho traecdiea of tilis ncxl deeade wii 10
rsater ihsn ,hnso 81 an the nnat in
tho wireless lcleahaua q is believed that
protection hgs btca found.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-04

mos nearly Aair 81 ,ho worid's total
supply ef IRON.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

Maj 4 Lifelong Hermit Because He
Foraot 10 Malt Letter. !.

Here's a life-story IN = few lines,
told in Answers: :
"Han a century ago young Eng;
lishman, while travelling, met q beau
tiful girl and promptly fell in love
with her. A few days later he re-
turned home and his first act was TO
write her a love letter. In 1t he told
her. that II she regarded his proposal
favorably he would expect a reply
by the next mail. TO this letter he
received no answer, and so disappoint-
ed was he that, from that time until
his death, which occurred recently, he
shut himself up In his home and lived
like hermit. Most of his time was
spent in reading, aud the day after his
funeral the heirs bagan to search the
books of his library. for they thought
it quite possible that the eccentric old
man might have hidden some hank
notes in them. They found none, but
In q tattered old pamphlet they found
another kind Of note-the love letter
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
HE RETURNS HOME

Home again from a foreign shore!
Gee, but 1 have heard that old song
sung a thousand times but never re-
allied what it meant, and 1 had rather
hear some rag time music, any time,
but after being away from this little
old United States for nearly a year, in
Africa and every other dark CONT
nent that we could find, sailing in air.
ships and on bum steamers, and see
ing no flag that I cared two whoops
for, to sail into old New York harbor,
and have the statue of liberty get up
in: her nightie on bright morning at
daylight and seem to be waving bath
towel as welcome, and smiling q
breezie smile, and waving sure
enough torch, l just ~"Peuuked" and
the tears came to my eys, but what
settled me the worst was to have the
American flags run up on the fort and
everywhere at sunrise; with the beauti.
full colors seeming to say, "Come on,
you wandering buffers, and take up
your work at home after your vaca-
ton, and get busy, cause we are in
need of help"
Gosh, every sky scraper seemed to
bow and scrape at us, and when We
landed and felt we were on American
soil, Pa wanted to get down and kiss
the ground like pilgrim to- Mecca.
The cowboy wanted to shoot hack
driver, and I wanted to tip over an ap-
pie stand, we were SO happy, and when
we got down to a hotel and the walters
and servants began to pull our legs
for tips, 1t seemed too good to- be true
But we had an awful time getting
here. Pa didn't want to be sent homa
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

1T Is, though" said the old fisher.
man, peering through screwed:up eyes.
They've made it,, up - through old
Peter, that's wot they've done. He's
been ta1kingssat 'em,s and getting at
'ensand nowhere won't be no fight -
His disappointed auditors groaned in
Chorus. Wont there" said Larkins,
3ayagely. "Ho-won't there: You
'donI think me and my friend; Bullock,
here, are: going to sslayea three weeks
~ nothing, do you?".z: 81
t"There wont be mo hght," repeated
the old man. Look how loving they
are! All three Of 'em as close togeth-
er as sweethearts. 8:
The" advancing trio certainly bore
out the old mans words to the letter.
Mr.. Peter Morgan was in the center,
and appeared to be half-embracing his
companions. ~ Jazz d,
why, they can hardly walk" said
Bullock; they've been too far +
Eyes, that's what it u.s." said Larkins,
in hollow voice. =. ''' ,'''.. =:
Seems to me" said the boy, slowly,
that they've 'ad a bit of a scrap. al.
ready" ),
(Which is: Gubbs?". demanded. Lar.
kins at last, in an unnatural voice..
The figure on Morgan's right arm
managed to open an eye and to twist
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

for our government, and he was glad
the crew on this boat had not been
guilty OF any indigntty to Pa. or. the
cherub,' which was me, as he would
be sorry to have to report to his friend
Teddy, who served with him, the cow
boy, in Cuba, that any tndignity had
been offered the government.
Then the girl who had told about
me and Pa robbing her, got on her
knees in front of Pa and said, 20, kind
sir, forgive me for have lied to these
people. You did not insult or annoy
me, and crave your pardon"
Pa said, "All right, little one, knew
you were lying all right, but couldn't
guess the motive" :,
And then they released Pa and me.
The cowboy secured 4 big stateroom
with the money he had won, and said
when they came aboard they had been
shown to some place down cellar
which didn't seem to be first class, and
our baggage was brought up, and then
we began to eat food, and the pas.
sengers treated us all right, and Pa
had q talk, with the girls father, who
is capitalist from New Jersey, and
told him that there was millions in .
project to utilize the skins Of hippopota-
muses. from the Nile, in making COW
ers for sausages, in place Of the pres
ent sausage skins of commerce, and
the man said he had a good many
irons in the fire but he wouldn't mind
taking flyer of million or so In the
project Of making sausage skins of
hippopotamuses hide, and Pa is going
to his Office in day or two to organ
ize the "American-Africa International
Hippopotamuses Hyde Sausage Cover
Congratulated" and now We are
at home again, in dear old America,
with prosperity staring us in the face,
rushing into business involving mill.
ions, the first day we arrive.
Soon you will never order sausage
unless the cover is stamped with the
name Of Pas company, lin gilt letters,
and capitalists who want to get in on
the ground floor, in this great enter
prise, will have to hurry:
O., this is the greatest country on
earth, with more suckers to the acre.
on dry land, than any country in the
world can show.
Walk up and get your stock In Hip
popotamus Sausage Skin Company.
and push, but don't shove.
Business is picking UP, Pa is to be
president, the cowboy treasurer, the
father of the. girl will be the angel.
and by gosh, come to think of it,
guess will marry the girl.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman.l
Copyright in Great Brittany
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
SISTERS TRICK
But Il All Came Out Right.

How a sister played a trick that
an interesting tale:
Il was a coffee f1end-a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength Knocked. at Postum and
would have none of it.,
"One day my sister substituted Z
cup Of Postum piping hot for my morn
ing cup of coffee but did not tell me
what It was. noticed the richness OF
It and remarked that the coffee tasted
dne but my sister did not tell mo
4 was drinking Postum for fear / might
not take any more. =:
"she kept the secret and kept giv-
ing me- Postum ,iastead!oa coffee until
I grew stronger, more. tireless, got .
better color in my sallow cheeks and
. clearness to my eyes. then she told
me- of, the Z health, gtVinG, A., nerve
strougthening ufe-saver she, had giysn
mo IN place Of my morning coffee.
From that time I became 4 disciple Of
Postum and no words can do justice
IN telling the good this cereal drink
dtdme. I'will' not try to tell It, for
only after having used It can one bo
convinced Of its merits.'' !.
Ten days. trial shows Postum's pow.
er to rebuild what, coffee has de
otroyed. There's q Reason ~ ~
: Look IN, pkgs. for the famous little
hoax The Road 70 ,Wellvtlle.".
81 liver lGsa IL ab0vo loltl9y5, q new
80 0DDo01o 1eoa ttnDo - tll6s TAoY
9e 9souanes t1Ues oD4 tan 04 1un0D
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
ExnIorer'a .Expedients.

"From February to April, 190S,"
writes DIR. Sven Hedin in the Graphic,
describing his adventures in Thibet,
II disguised myself as a Ladakhi, and
blackened my face every night and
morning. At critical moments-when
Thibetans approached our caravan-1
used to run otter our drove of Is sheep
and goats, whistling and shouting to
keep them together, and playing the
part of sheep driver to the best of my
ability: At sfmla, last September, this
part of my adventures caused much
amusement and "Sven Hedin, the Thi-
betan sheep driver" came in for q
good deal of good-natured chaff."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

t,fRAVf6.'

the: gambling was going on, and fha
cowboy sat into d poker game VIII
his last ten dollars, and Pa and I
walked around the deck. ,~:s.,;y :,
A woman had bull dog tied with
. leash, and when the dog saw Pa
be seemed to know instinctively that
Pa was full Of dog sausage, for he
growled and Pa started to run. That
was where he made mistake. A
man who has killed lions by kicking
them In the Stats, and caught tigers
by the tail and swung them around
until they got dizzy, never ought to
be- afraid Of small bull dog, but Pa
lost his nerve and started to make 4
get away and the dog dragged the
young woman all around the deck,
cause she had the leash fastened to
her wrist, and she yelled and the dog
got Pa by the clothes, and as the
young woman passed me on the first
lap, sliding on the deck on her stom-
ach caught hold of her foot to hold
her, and just then all the deck hands
and the girls parents and the officers
of the boat came along and they
grabbed Pa and held him and let the
dog chew him, and they uncuned me
from the girls foot, and the father
was going to kill Pa and the girls
brother had me by the neck, and then
an explanation was demanded. *
Pa told how we were walking along
and the dog grow1ed and he ran, that
was all. Then they asked the girl
about it, and of all the colossal nars
that ever was, she took the bakery.
She said she was seated In her
steamer chair. dreaming of loved ones
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16

and smaller. Two or three small
blows warmed the combatants, and
they set to work in earnest. Then
Gubbs, under heavy blow from Tar
but, went to the ground and stayed
there.
1t was three minutes before he came
thoroughly round, and then he sat up
in a dazed fashion and looked round
for his opponent.
did l kill linz" he inquired, in 4
whisper. 49,,
>"No, not. quite said one of his
friends, gently.
: Gubbs rubbed his eyes. "What are
they patting him on the back for?' he
inquired, eying. the group who were
making q fuss over Tarbut
"'Cos he's won." said his friend.
Gubbs staggered to his feet.
ITS no good" said: the landlord of
the Three Fishers" who had run over
to the scene Of the fray: you wasn't
properly trained, you know. Now, look
ere. If you put yourself in my hands,
in three weeks you can beat him hol-
ler."
"You do as Mr.. Larkins ses, Joe, "
said his friend, impressively.
For the next Ave minutes, needless
of the assertions of both men that
they wouldn't fight any. more. bets
were freely taken, Tarbut, in view Of
his recent success, being q hot ia.
vorite.
A Earring element was introduced
into the proceedings by small. elderly
man wearing 2 piece Of blue ribbon
who, pushing his way in eagerly, in.
Quired what It was all about Nobody
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
Copyright. Dodd, Mead Company

The harbor was crowded with fish
Ing boats, and fresh arrivals were CON-
Ing In every few minutes. Until the
entrance was reached they came scud-
ding along with every appearance Of
haste, hut then their mainsails came
tumbling down to the deck, and the
boats with sufficient way left on them
moved easily over the still water, and
felt their way to berth. Small boats
conveyed the fish to the quay, where
embryo fishermen were appraising the
catch with q wisdom beyond their
years.
In the small market, a short, red
faced man with scrubby beard
walked in a disparaging fashion from
heap to heap, using favorite briar
in lieu of hammer to knock down
such fish as found bidders. The lat
ter were few and wary, and turning a
deaf ear to eloquence expressed opin-
ions distasteful to an auctioneer's ear
in crude English.
That's Joe Gubbs' CATCH" he bawled.
"S'elp me, I'd know that mans luck
anywhere"
He turned the fish over scornfully
with his foot, and, with severe glance
at the hapless Gubbs, moved away to
something more salable.
"Where dye get 'em from, Gubbs?"
inquired an aggravating voice. "We
never get such things in our nets. I've
never seen some O. them things
afore"
There's lot you amt seen, Bob
Tarbut," said Gubbs, turning upon him,
"and what you do see don't do you
much good"
He jumped back suddenly as the
fist of the sensitive Tarbut shot sud-
denly out, and treading on a small
fish whirled round wildly with his
hands in the air in the effort to re.
tain his balance, and sat down heavily.
The bystanders instantly separated
into two groups, and two or three
anxious sympathizers helped the fallen
man to his feet, and indicated those
parts of Tarbuts frame which in their
opinion were least adapted to offer re-
SlStance to MS nSt.
Stand up said Gubbs, sternly, az
he shook himself free from these
friends.
II am a-standin' up" said Tarbut,
breathing hard.
The two combatants approached
each other stealthily, and, maneuver-
ing round the heaps of fish, struck
safely at each other over these con-
venient barriers.
"Get 'em in the road" said an ex-
cited voice, they can't 'urt each other
here"
A dozen kindly hands helped them
there, and finding too much strategy
for sport in a large ring, at the bidding
Of the resourceful individual who had
last spoken, gradually made it smaller
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
OF at = Strange, Weird Gait, T,
the Indicated Goal.

vi dS q strange, "SIFQ 0abt, 0WaFoS
the Indicated Goal.
its swollen lips into something intend.
ed for smile.
What ave you been doing?" vocif
Grated the incensed landlord.
"Nghtfn',' said Gubbs, speaking
with some difficulty; "it's all over now
1t was draw, and we're going to
ha1ve the money between U.S.
"Oh, are you?" said Larkins, bitter
ly. "Well, you won't have a id
ha'penny of it. What do you mean
by it? Eh?"
I'll tell you all about IT, said Nor
gan, who was looking radiantly happy
Il saw Tarbut going up the road, and
followed him and talked to him, and
by and by up comes Gubbs, and
talked to him. Then I found out
what, Of course, knew before, that all
you men were trying to induce these
poor souls to knock each other about
for money L
Tarbut gave a faint groan Of con.
firmation.
''Then they both started to peel"
continued Mr.. Morgan.
why didn't you stop emp" inquired
the ex-coastguard; 1T was your duty
as a Christian to stop EN-"
Il thought it was better for 'em to
fight like that than to make a brutal
exhibition of themselves" said Mn.
Morgan, with dignity. 1T was a re-
voting spectacle, shocking, and I'm
glad and thankful there was nobody
there but me to see 'em make such
brutes of themselves"
A threatening murmur broke from
the crowd
Mr.. Larkins bent savagely over to Mr..
Bullock and whispered in his ear.
when time was called"-said Mr..
Morgan.
"Who called it," inquired voice,
with the accent of one making a point.
Il did," said Mr.. Morgan.
The peacemaker sighed, and, turn.
ing, led his charges gently away. The
crowd watched them as far as the
"Three Fishers" and observing that
they detached themselves by force
from their guide and friend, crossed
the road and followed them in.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
which was written so years ago, and
which the writer had forgotten to
tnspiration for P4inters.

Not only has Cupid been made Tho,
subject Of innumefable masterpieces
in marble and bronze in different.
ages; but the god Of love, with his in
evitable bow and arrows, has served
a. q source of inspiration for painters
Of all nationalities: One Of the most
interesting Of the canvases portraying
Cupid particularly interesting by.
reason Of its history-is tho picture
entitled "The Education Of Cupid" by
the famed Cmreggio. which now hangs
in the NatiDnal,s GALAXY IN London.
This painting shows Mercury seated in
a landscape teaching Cupid to read.
Venus stands beside him. This pic
ture was painted in the year 1892; and:
after several changes of ownership
came into the possession of Charles l.:
of England. 1t was sold8 'afbar, hin,
death for the sum Of $4,000, and later
was owned by Don Manuel 0odoy,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
CHILD ATE cu1,cuRA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of Il on crackero
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
cuticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on trip pacross
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located a box of graham
crackers and q box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. When a search was made for
the box, it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents Of the entire box spread on
the crackers. It cured him of a had
cold and don't know what else."
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu
ticura Ointment Is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. If it may be
safely eaten by q young child, none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to
pected to attend it's application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant.
eetsss Drug b Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Bosta~-
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
PE.U,-NA.
For Cramps In the Stomach o6 Six Years
0t0mA3mR.

For C111npS IN the Stomach OF Six Xo0zsF
Standing.
81 was troubled with cramps In the
stomach for six years. tried many
kinds Of medicine. also was treated
bx three doctors. ;
"They said that had nervous dys-
pepsis. J took the medicine for two
years, then I got sick again and gave
up, oil hopes Of getting cured. :,
81 saw q testimonial Of Z man whose
cass was simiIar to mine. being cured
by Peruna, 90 thought ! would give Il
= trial. ! procured a bottle At once,
and commenced taking Il.
.'l have taken nineteen bottles. and
am entirely cured. believe Peruna
Is all that is claimed for it.''-Mrs. j.
C.. JamIson. 81 Marchant St., Watson.
vile, Cal. - ~
~:' SNAP FOR, JIMMIE. ",~ -
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
NOT A CLASS TO BE PfTtED.
American Farmers Satisfied and Hap
py, and Seemingly Require -
No Commiserattori.. y.

Apparently Roosevelt's commission
to inquire into the"joys and sorrows Of
country life is travelling a rough road:
Some ofsthe farmers and agricultural,
papers do not appear to- appreciate
that list of questions hung out TO,
them to answer. They resent the idea
as a suggestion that they have to bs
looked after, like "the blind, the lam,
and the lazy
To question twelve, asking sif th,
farmers and their wives get togethen
with their neighbors for entertain
ment and social intercourse as much
as they might d." one old farmer IA
cetiously remarked: '.'..
1--WE get together too often; We are
better apart We ne about each other
too much'' -
Another query elicted the reply:
why don't you make inquiries in
your own home? What do you an d
your wife do? How about your own
family? Don't you think you could do
something better than stand around
and ask questions that seem q trifle
impertinent?"
The flnal conclusion of the old farm
er was that there was not much that
could be added for the betterment Of
life on the farm, which, according to
him, was an endless round of 10y
when strangers did not butt In" He
states that "all We need is more than
We have got. We are born healthy,
live frugally, marry the best we can,
divorce seldom, obey the law Eve
don't need much law In the country,
vote as we've . mind to-most Of the
time are long on common sense, ind
don't ask impertinent questions al
strangers. MaGaQDno =.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-16
A Dubious Tribute.

The young theological student who
had been supplying the Rushby pull
pit for two Sundays looked wistfully
at Mrs. Kingman, his hostess for the
time being. did you like the sermon
this morning, If l may ask?" he In.
Quired.
"You done real well with the material
you selected," said Mrs. Kingman.
with much cordiality. "As said to
Zenas on the way home, I've heard
dozen or more sermons preached on
that text, and this young mans the
first one that ever made me realize
how difficult twas to explain. -
Youths Companion.