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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-11

When man gets the best of wo.
man in an argument she always says.
"0h. we'll it's no use trying to con
vince y mani'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-06-25

Pullman
n came to cutting When the doors opened
the greatest selling the History merchandising
that
| douH = " $1,000 80 ~
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-06-25
COLORED DRESS GOODS

COLORED DRESS GOODS
Nuns yelling 38 inches wide; the colors old rose,
blue, pink cream black; in fact all popular shades
regular 65 cent value NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 43c
44nch Panama in all the shades regular $3.50
40nch fine mixed suiting; % 80 different effects to
select FROM regular Use value ............. SIC
READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT
Ladies long coats made from fine chiffon broadcloth
trimmed, others plain, all of them this seasons
styles.
$3.50 value $1875
$500 value Observation-Disclosures. 1850
5000 value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
2750 value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1870
$500 value NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1880
5000 value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
1900 value OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
1900 value INSTRUMENTATION. 800
1900 value Observation-Disclosures. TOO
$50 Heatherboom petticoats all colors ...... 248
200 Heatherbloom pettcoats ................. LAB
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24

Wilfrsd Stevens, Chief Translator Of
the state Department, 10 . Lin
00letle Wonder.

Wilfred Stevens Of Shakopee, Min.
nesota. translator In the service OF
the United States government, has q
working knowledge of 20 odd Ian
guages and y converse In as many
dialects Of various other tongues as
may be demanded Of him. He knows
more diplomatic secrets than any of.
ficial q he government. with the pos
sible excop1oa Of the president and
secretary Of state. In his capacity of
CHIEF Translator Of the state depart
nsnt he practically reads every secret
message that comes to Washington
from other governments. When he
entered The state department a. q
translator . little more than I'VE years
ago he was familiar with nine Ian
guAges, Al since that time has mas
tered every language Of political i'm
porta1co = the world. Mr.. Stevens
has recently perfected an entirely
original classification Of al the Chi.
nese characters. whereby he Il able to
place Als finger instantly on any one
Of the 12.o0O-something which Is said
to b impossible under any other clas.
si0cation now In use.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24
Llss Hung on Toss Of Coin.

A grim tale Of . man stalking his life
On the toss Of . coin comes from
orcenwater. Cal. David Eldridge, In
company With . desert rat" known
- the Kl1. went 10 miles across
Death Valley . month ago to investi.
gats . peoposod sewer site at the
peak. O. ~ return trip one Of the
burroa ave 0ut The possession Of
the rema1n100 beast was the Issue on
which tAo two men staked their lives,
when they realized that both could
Ut escape. The Kid. who has not
slept under q roof for 80 years,
reached 0rooowater the other day in
. delir1ous condition. and told OF the
two men having tossed . coin to see
which should take the burro and one
Of The 1ve quarts Of water. The Kid
won tAs hasso and escaped. Searching
parties WogO ooot put Immediately
from 0resowoter, but the frowning
wall q ~ Ranamints guarding the
valley q - west still holds the %.
eree q ~ ~ Of the missing men.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24
sUaaEnDERED ONLY "a AGE


~ 3 ysAfs Louis Nieolovian had
- cashier and olce manager for
DeAefsr. 0cAramm = vogsl, bankers
- ee0D1sion merchants ct 47s
Foome .stSsst, and n that time he
. MT ~ days, The New Yofk Times
0yo. TAses cams % fAr apart that
0eoe q IL men n tAe oMce DO not
~ remember that - was eve away.
Ons rscsst Tuesday the tall.
otS1lgAk, hlack-haired old man did mot
apDsar at HE desk. The employees ~
nenbered that he had often said that
~ hated TO ~ Sunday come In to
bDcll his work; that when on Mon
~ morning hs got back to his Nc
0oo he had always seemed ~ happy
- . boy out Of school.
II was almost preposterous to think
= him. though 10 ~ "a years old.
- s1ck: Il was even more preposter-
90 to think that he had allowed any
osdinary thing to keep him away from
nis ledger. Yet no word came from
him
The large force Of men over whom
- had charge talked In whispers
about the extraordinary thing that
must have kept Louis Nicolovian away
lSom HI work. His chair seemed
oaTa1gely vacant Tiers was about
a1s closed 1eek and the corner where
- always at . depressing lonesome
ness. Il seemed - dssolate a. m old
eountFy Ao1ss When it, occupants
Aave departed and IT. windows are
na1ls1 up.
Altar tAfss days' absence. the old
nAn snterod The once. The en-
psoyse expected him TO take his chair
md % On With Ais figures. He didn't.
He walked into the private once Of
Carl 0cAefer. senior member Of the
nm. and remained there . long time.
Whea he name out 10 walked to his
old Aesk. weeping. babe Il . silent
farewell. Then he went out.
In the last few days his 81 years
had at hast forced him to recognize
their claim. He had voluntarily re-
tired. Fur the rest Of his life he il
70 get . Deosion Of half his salary.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24

According TO the tnvoot1eA&toa 9
the United States geological survey.
Virginia was the pisnser coal prodn'
cling state. The occurrence q coal
vas known In the RichmonA basin -
early N 100. and h l7es shipmsnts
were made 70 s0ms q the noftAern
sts;ss. In 1854. according 70 r. G.
Tay.c-. tie production Amounted to
sS.zls gross tons. The nrst coal was
taken from what II usually termed
the Richnond basin, . small area IN
the southeastsSn portjon g virginia.
near the city Of RichmooA. THIS -
sin In situated on the eastern margin
q the Piedmont plateau. - miles
above tidewatei. O. James ftver. e
lies In 0oochland. Hsnrico. Powha-
tan and Chesterfield counties. Ths
coal beds are much distorted ana tn
coal II Of rather low grade when con.
pared With that from oeAeF distr1ctG
With which It has to come into Coz.
petition. This coal IL NV mined only
Tor local consumption.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24
~ Amenlties.
- ~ thA elevator,

49, "
why, W0ese have you been?
haven't $50 you in . long time." says
the nrst ~
.Oh, ~ oDsa busy" says the SEC.
end giTl
Catchi1G G1t Of the second girls
new chaDo0A my. what Q pretty fall
hat!- says - 1fst girl. You bought
u rather eogey. didn't you?"
"well-1A ! had tony summer
one Wa = on1oa and battered out a
shape"
Turn WuD1 and lot me see L.
rs veeg oooo0ing. And you have
used yoar - lrom your last winters
turbanSs
~No-3 ~ Socall-I didn't have {
eoQ last -. had . stir feather
that cur1o1 6 ~ snds..
-oois
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24

\ freak e fashion. which, however.
must - regarded ~ . phase which
Afll sooa pass. u 70 have the sleeves
slmost double the length required.
and then, when the coat Is on, to push
them up the arm. whereby . rucked
eRsct II aehleved. The discomfort Of
tdis y epDarenf to the merest tyro
IN ~ ,eoaln Of dress. - London
DsaDGt TlDeo.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-24

Ths Iowa agricultural experiment
s.ntio0 has found out that On r1il.
roads running east and wet e = ~.
essary to plant . di6aront kin6 q
grass on the north sids q emIhan1b
ments from The south siaA. bemotoe
the diKsrsa4 amount G ounll sGAa9
oooA aldo mooevoo. !
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Copyright, 1902, by w. r. Hearst.)
"And the angel took the censor and
filled IL with fire at the altar, and cast 1t
Into the earth" over the sacred spot
where a golden censor had rested in the
ground arose one of the most magnificent
cathedrals in northern Mexico. Though
rich in ~adornment, with priceless altar
treasures and valuable paintings, its most
priced possession was the golden censor
discovered by it's founder. The blessings
that had enriched the great stone church
and the small community were credited
to the angel gift. 1t was carefully guard
ed by an aged priest.
Night descended upon the vast, empty
vault of the. cathedral. Great patches OF
moonlight fell from windows far above
the ground upon the white marble slabs
of the flooring. In a square of unearthly
blue light shone the golden censor. A veil
of feecy cloud swept lightly across the
face of the moon, and when the blue light
again rested on the golden and gemmed
articles of the altar the censor had disap-
peared.
The widest CONSERVATION prevailed
when morning light discovered the theft.
Only the old priest remained calm and I'M
moved. There was a strange woman in
town. She had come In advance of the
party of Ell Toreador. People had noticed
her as an unusually tall woman for one
of Spanish race, dressed in black and
heavily yelled. She was a devout wor-
shipper, daily polishing with her knees
the marble floor of the cathedral from the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Mexico,
A bull fight is the usual Sunday after
noon amusement in Mexico. People focked
to the large, stone amphftheater, the are
ma being open to the sky, but the tiers
Of seats covered. A stone wall five feet
high protected the people from a mad
rush of ell tero.
This Sunday an unusual interest drew
the crowd because of FL Toreador. with
whom none could compare Some inferior
lighters tried a little bull batting with
meek-spirited bulls. The crowd grew i'm
patient, and a number arose. drowning
the cry of the vendors Of dulces and
pulque.
The vast amphitheater was ringing with
vivas and braves when the priest and his
party arrived. FL Toreador was giving
exhibitions of throwing the lasso on horse
back and on foot. His dress jingled with
reals and pesos as he cast the lasso with
a wrist of steel. ,.
The crowd grew breathless as the door
at the side of the arena was flung open,
and a Texas bull, with flaming eyes and
hoofs that spurned the ground, ru5hc3 g
charging upon the toreador. The young
man sprang aside, presenting his crimson
cloak to the bull. The animal was borne
past by the impetus of his charge, but
turned as on a pivot, and made another
pass at the calm toreador.
Suddenly arose the gaunt priest, known
as Eel Padre" Die, thief of the golden
censer!' he shouted.
The attention of El Toreador was dis
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

tracted, and the bull impaled him on his
death dealing horns, tossing him high in
the air. Matadors swarmed over the bar
ricade and baited the bull away from his
victim. El Toro was lassoed and dragged
out to be butched.
There lay Upon the yellow sand a slight
figure with a coil of black hair ripping
from under a jaunty cap.
"A woman the crowd shouted.
"Silence.' commanded the priest. THE
angel of death hoyers near
Kind hands succored the dying woman
in the arena, wiriie tine priest drew Man
ueI and three others into the office.
Ell Padre placed Manuel in a chair and
made a few passes over his face. Child,
where are you?"
Il am in a room with a stone floor. A
double door opens on a court. Through
the gratings In the door, the setting sun
streams blood red. A man who appears
to be ILL lies on a bed. His lips move in
prayer White smoke curls from under
the bed where the golden censor stands"
The party, staring with fixed eyeballs
at the hypnotized lad, moved with one ac-
cord.
Go on"
He sits Up, staring wildly. Now he
falls back, motionless."
The man is dead, said the priest. His
sister Is also dead"
Is the woman In the arena the mans
sister2' inquired the lawyer, as he moved
to the door.
She is answered the priest, arousing
Manuel from his mesmeric sleep.
Yesterday continued the priest.
through Manuelis eyes l saw Ell Tore
ador and his twin sister. He was in
structing her in the art of bull lighting.
Ell ToreadOr accepted the challenge to
fight the Texas bull. He hoped the
wounds from the last ]oun would
heal In time. His courageous and we'll
trained sister offered TO save his honor
and secure the prize. She knew the vir-
tues of the golden censer-who does not"
and she planned to obtain 1t, believing
a miracle would be worked in her favor.
She came here and accomplished her sac
religious purpose. This morning the twins
exchanged clothes and arrived I'm town.
The LAWYER announced, The woman IS
lead"
THE story ends at the hotel.' said Eel
Padre.
20 la fonda the party shouted. ITO
the hotei!'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

great carved door to the golden altar rail-.
The day of the great loss she did not at
tend service, and it was found that she
had left town.
You are responsible for the censor.
Your punishment shall fit the crime for
neglect of duty pronounced the judge
when the aged priest was a~rraigned be-
fore him.
The priest tapped his forehead strange
ly. Then he spoke slowly. The thief will
surely die. He who fills a holy vessel with
a strange fire shall perish by violence"
The wise men. listened 60 the priest pity
ingly. Had he gone mad and hidden the
censor? They would keep him under strict
surveillance, On his way TO the monas-
terry he asked for Manuel, a pretty choir
boy. An hour afterward Manuel left the
priests room. He was Immediately ques-
toned by priests and persons in authority.
''E Padre has found the thief"
"Who is he?"
II do not know, though Ell Padre says
/ told him"
''El Padre Is himself the guilty one"
remarked the lawyer.
The door opened and FL Padre APP
preached the suddenly silent group, Come
with me tomorrow afternoon. i shall
point out the thief"
The priest eturned to his stone cell.
With his gaze Tiveted on the damp, dreary
wall, he fell into a deep reverie. The wall
lost it's solidity. becoming a gauzy cur
tain between him and a cherries cham
Der. The curtain thickened and became
the rising, swaying smoke from the gol-
den censor, resting on the stone floor. In
the midst of a white, curling cloud stood
a woman of wonderful beauty of face and
form. She was thrusting a long sword at
an imaginery enemy. In the background
a gaunt, emaciated man smiled approx
ingly. There was a strange resemblance
between the cloud-veiled faces, but the
ravishment of disease had marred the
beauty of the nan in the gaudy. striped
serape.
The cloud thickened, and the dreamy
eyes OF the priest rested on the white
wall. .'Manana," he smiled. Tomorrow
we may expect a surprise"
The town forgot it's grief In the arrival
of FL T%oreador, the hero of the arena. 1t
seemed scarcely creditable that this slight
~ built young man possessed sufficient
strength TO repel the fierce onslaught OF
bulls, maddened by the torture of BAN
d~erillas; yet his fame had spread through
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
Nv.
STOP THIEF!"

Al candid Englishman must own and
deplore the fact that Flavia McMur-
rOugh's tears were due TO the wrongs
of her country. Broken by three great
wars waged by three successive gem
erations. defeated in the last of three
desperate struggles for liberty, ireland
at this period lay like a woman swoon-
ing at the feet OF her captors. Nor were
these minded that she should rise again
quickly or In her natural force. The
mastery which they had won by the
sword the English were resolved TO
keep by the law.
They We're determined that the Irish
man OF the old faith should cease TO
exist, or, IL he endured. should be
memo, no one. Confined to hell or
Connaught, he must not even In the
latter possess the ordinary rights. He
must not will his own lands or buy
new lands. If His son, more sensible
thar he. went over" the father sank
into a mere life tenant, bound to fur
nish a handsome allowance and to
leave all 10 the protestant heir. He
might not marry a protestant. he
might not keep a school, nor follow
the liberal professions. The priest who
confessed him was banished liz known.
and hanged if he returned. In a coun-
try of sportsmen he might not own a
fowling piece. nor a horse worth more
imam i've puAllSs anu In lays Wnen
every gentleman carried a sword at
his side ne must not wear one. Finally,
his country grew but one article Of
great value-wcol; and that he must
not q into cloth. but he must sell
it tc England at Engiand's price
which WAS one-fifth OF the continental
price. Was II wonderful that. such
being Jreland's status. every Roman
Catholic OF spirit sought fortune
abroad. that the Wild geese. az they
we're called went and came unchecked
or that every inlet In Galway, Clare
and Kerry swarmed with smugglers
who ran IN under the green flag with
brandy and claret. and, running out
again with wool, laughed to scorn Eng
lands boast that She ruled the waves
MOI was II surprising that. spent and
helpless as the and lay. some ~sanguint
spirits stll chung 70 visions OF a change
and 3f revenge The Suiiivans OF Nor
ristown and Skull were OF these. "a
were some OF their nctglbors. And Fla
via WAN especially Of these. AS SHE
looked from her window d day or two
after the Cclonel's arrival. ais she sniff,
"a the peat rsek and plumbod the sof'
distances beyond the lake. she WAS los
= IN such q dream: until nEr eyae fell III
a ii q seated eress -icgEed Enssf SSfre'
between herself ana the shore. AM
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
Why They Didn't Like It.
From tho Taller.

A story is told OF a well known ac-
tor when on tour last year.
On the first night Of his stay in a cer-
tain border town there were cries for
q speech, and at last the genial actor
stepped before the curtain. He thanked
the audience for it's gratifying demon
stration. and let fall in conclusion some
pleasant remarks about the beauties Of
the town, but the speech was received
in frozen silence. When he got behind
the curtain he remarked To the local
that the good people of --
seemed singularly unresponsive.
Yes" replied the manager, you
see, your speech was all right except
IN one particular. You kept mention
ing the name of the town where you
were playing last week"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
Convincing Evidence.

From the Pittsburg Press.
Colonel Plummer, of New York, who
hates the sight of an automobile,
bought the other day. a handsome
brown mare to match Barbary Belle.
A day or two later he asked his groom
what he thought OF the new arrival.
job replied:
she's certainly a fine lookin' 'oss,
sir, but I'm afraid her temper's a Bit
too touchy."
What makes you think so?" asked
the colonel.
'She don't appear to take kindly to
nobody, sir; she don't like me to go into
the box to feed her"
'Oh, she'll settle down In a day or
two. The surroundings are strange you
Know. L 10 no think there liz anything
wrong with her temper"
II didn't at first. sir" sale John, but
you see she kicked me out o. the box
twice, and when you comes to think
about it-that's sort o. convincin'."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
OPENING OF THE STANDING
ROCK AND CHEYENNE RIVER
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

The opening of the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne River Indian Reserva-
tions in South Dakota and North Da-
kota in October will give thousands of
people 100 acres of fertile farming
lands for a small sum per acre.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY, and Mobridge and Lennon,
South Dakota, on the CHICAGO, MIL
wAUKEE & PUGET SOUND RAILWAY, are
points Of registration. You can regis
ter any day from Oct. 4 to %. The
drawing will take place at Aberdeen
on October 26.
This land opening will also give you
a splendid opportunity to see the coun-
try via the new line to the Pacific
Coast.
Descriptive folder free.
F. A. MILLER,
General Passenger Agent Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway, Chi
cago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Ask for il by name
I, is the most effective, reliable remedy yea
discovered for Kidney, Bladder and Liver
Troubles. 1t relieves almost instantly. It
cures very quickly. II acts Immediately on
cases of suppressed OF retained urine.
Holland Medicine CO., Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sirs: / received the samples Of Haar-
lem Oil Capsules, and it gives me great pleas
ure to say a word for them, for / am much inn
proved since / started to take them. They
have done me more good than anything / have
ever tried, as I have suffered untold agony
from bladder trouble, and found them TO give
me great relief. NV hornc will never be with
out them. | win cheerfully them
to- my friends. Thanking you kindly, l am
Very sincerely,
MRS. l.. M. GERS, 342 52nd St
R1ooklyn, N. Y, March z, 1909.
Be sure you get genuine Gold Medal
Harlem Oil. Every drug store sells il.
In capsules, Is and so cents. Bot
ties, Is and IS cents
Remember the name-GoLD MEDAL
HARLEM OIL
HOLLAND MEDICINE CO.,
Sole Importers Scranton, Pa
II your Druggist cannot supply you.
write US direct
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Philadelphia Inquirer; Johnnie had
been arguing with his mother and had
got rather the worst OF the Interview.
which landed with a sound of smack.
smack"
Johnnie" said his father. I'm sur
prised to near that you have dared to
dispute with your mother"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
The Mater Bite.

From the New York Times.
He was-6 years old and had never gazed
into the mystic lens of a microscope.
several slides containing animalcula had
been displayed to his astonished vision.
He was too amazed to make any comment
until he came to one slide that seemed
more wriggly than any of the others. 1t
was merely a drop of water.
The little fellow gazed at it a long time,
with all its nimble particles of animal life,
and finally exclaimed to his mother:
"Oh, mamma, now 1 know what it is
that bites when you drink soda waterl'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

But she was wrong. pa replied
Johnnie.
That has nothing 20 do with it,"
said the old man. You might just as
well profit by my experience and learn
once for all that when a woman SAYS
a thing Is SO, II Is so. whether II is so
<e- not"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10
Misunderstood Sympathy.
u- Me-, vork

Paul Morton, at a banquet of insur-
ance men, said of a rival company:
They had our sympathy in their bad
luck, but they took our sympathy in i'll
part. 1t was like the widow who called
on us the other day.
This widow called to collect a small
poIicy due her on her husbands death.
Our clerk. as he counted out her money,
said sympathetically: 81 am very sarry
to hear of your sad misfortune, ma'am..
"TWell, that's just like o men!'
snapped the widow. You're all the
same-always sorry when a poor WON
an gets a chance at a little money.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

There is no objection to the revival
of the old game of "postoffice" if it will
bring back the girl who hid behind the
door to escape payment of the forfeit
and fought and shrieked and tainted
when in the commotion she got kissed
on the ear. 1t is the wild colt that
makes a trusty horse.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

1t is reported from France that it Is
proposed to manufacture fuel from
peat under a new patented process in
the peaty district on the borders OF
the Charente Infericure and Deux Sew
res departments. The fuel produced X
perimentally is said to be of good
quality.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Great men are the real men. the men
in whom nature has been fortunate.
IA the true order. Ii Is the little men
who are not what they ought 10 be.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

Why is 1t tina the dreams which
we wish might come true are always
cut off too short by the ringing OF the
breakfast bell.