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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-19

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{ Don't give Consumption to others.
: Don't let others give Consumption to you.
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/ Don't spit on the floor of your shop
Whcn you spit spit in the cutters or into spttoon.
s Have your own spttoons half full of water and
clean them out at least once day with hot
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Don't work in rooms where there is no fresh air
{ Keep at least one window open in your bedroom
day and night
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4 Fresh air helps to keep you strong and healthy.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-19

NOTE.-Readers Of this notice are requested bv
The Leader 10 cut it out and post it conspicuousIv IN
order that people may be reminded daily Of these
simple rules OF health You may save lives of others
and you may save your own.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
THE NIGERIAN BABY.
Water Soaked Inside and Outside at
the Morning Toilet.

Water Soaked Inside and Outside at
the Morning Toilet.
Matrons of the west may be inter-
ested to hear the details Of the Nige-
rian native baby's morning toilet.
Anything over three months old is NJ
longer a "baby" to the native mater
familias aud is bathed with the other
children, generally a numerous brood,
In the chill morning air before sunrise.
The little mite yells Justify while the
cold water is splashed over its brown
body and generally continues the cho-
q when put aside to dry. Towels do
not form part of the household equip
ment. The bathing process finished,
the infants are subjected to a sort Of
water cure treatment. The mother
seizes a child, scoops up a handful Of
water and, using her thumb as a kind
Of spout, squirts it with extraordinary
dexterity into the youngsters mouth
and down it's throat. Protests in the
shape of loud gurgles, horrible chok-
ings and desperate struggling are quite
unheeded. The steady stream Of wa
ter continues to pour down the child's
throat until the mothers practiced
touch on the patients distended stom-
ach tells her that the limit Of capacity
has been reached. All babies are SUBJ
mitted to this treatment, which is be-
neved to have a most strengthening
efect.-London Standard.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Advice to emokers,

Here are a number Of don'ts for
smokers, some of which no doubt will
surprise a good many men: Don't
smoke directly after a meal. There is
the most irresistible craving to smoke,
but it is wiser to wait a half hour or
an hour. Don't smoke out Of doors
in a high wind or in cold, frosty
weather. In the former case it is dan
gerous, and in the latter it cracks the
lips and prevents proper breathing.
Don't smoke with the cigar or pipe
held at the corner Of the mouth. This
excites the secretion Of more saliva
than when the cigar or pipe is held
straight in front. And, above all,
don't get in the bad habit Of expecto-
rating frequently when smoking. It
is quite unnecessary and merely a hab-
it and harmful.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
THE BASILISK.

How tho Fabulous Monster Was Pic.
tured by Ancient Writers.
The basilisk was the most famous
Of the many fabulous monsters Of me-
diaeval folklore. According to the
popular notion, it was Matched by a
toad from an egg laid by the cock Of
the common barnyard fowl. In the
ancient picture books 1t was usually
represented as m eight limbed ser.
pent or dragon, sometimes with and
sometimes without wings. Its name
is derived from %basiliscos, meaning a
little king, and was applied because
the creature was figured with a circle
Of white spots on its head which much
resembled a crown. The cockatrice, a
species Of basilisk, besides having q
crown, possessed a comb which was
an exact counterpart Of the cocks.
Pliny. assures US that the basilisk
had a voice which "struck terror to
the hearts of men, beasts and ser
penis" The Bible classes it with the
lion, the serpent and the dragon as
one Of the most formidable creatures.
Old writers-Pliny, Bascho and others
say that its bite was mortal in every
case, that it's breath was sufocating
and that nc plant would grow in the
vicinity Of it's lair. Its dead body
was often suspended in belfries to pre-
vent swallows from building there.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
TIL o R "w,NrEn.~
Said to Have Originally Indicated
Wetness, Not Goodness.

Wstness, Not coidnsss.
There is a prevailing impression that
there is something in the word "win-
ter" that signifies cold, and the sea-
son is usually associated with the idea
Of low temperature, but where the
word originated there was little Of
winter as we understand 1t, while
there was a great deal of moisture at
the time the earth was nearest to the
sun, 30 that 1t is not the temperature
but the atmospheric condition that has
given us the word.
The word winter" as we use 1t, IL
found with but slight notifications in
all the branches Of the Aryan Ian
Guages, for the idea Of wetness asso-
ciated with the eason was given to It
before the Aryan family was divided.
II we go to the root Of the word we
6nd "wad," with the Specification of to
well, to wash out, to moisten or make
wet. Our Aryan ancestors used that
root to apply to all conditions Of
moisture, and many words besides
winter have grown out Of 1t, wet and
water being among them.
This root "wad' is in the Sanskrit as
''udan," water. Anglo-Saxon has "wae-
ter" and In Latin we have "unda,"
wave, from which we get our 'lnun-
date"
Our Danish and Swedish cousins
changed the NV" into a ~" and have
''vinter." In Icelandic It Is "vetir."
and the old high German has "win-
tar" and 1t Is winter" in German.
These four words are all from the
Teutonic base "wata," which means
wet. So 1t has been moisture that has
been indicated from the birth Of the
root on which all Of the different words
in a dozen languages have grown
New York Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
A Surprise For the Thief.

= Herr Hager, a rich and influential
banker, frequently had watches picked
from his pocket. At first he had re-
course to all kinds Of safety chains;
then one morning he took no precau-
ton whatever and quietly allowed
himself to be robbed. At night, on
returning from his business, he took
up the evening paper; he uttered an
exclamation of delight. A watch had
exploded in a mans hands. The VIC
TINS hands were shattered and the
left eye destroyed. The crafty bank
er had filed the watch case with dy-
Mantle, which exploded in the opera
ton Of winding.-London Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Tho Human Temperature.

Put to the test of the thermometer,
it appears that the normal tempera-
ture of the body Is almost invariable,
regardless Of latitude or season. Put
ting the bulb Of the thermometer un-
der the tongue of an Eskimo at the
frozen north or of a man under the
blazing sun of the tropics, we find that
in each case, the body being in a state
Of health, the temperature is about the
same, the difference not amounting to
a degree. We may say absolutely that
the average normal temperature OF
a human being is about 1886 degrees
f., just as we may say that at sea
level water boils at PIP degrees F.
New York American.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Ignorant. but Careful.

Ignorance nearly always makes
fools of u.s." said a lecturer. II re-
member a man, ignorant Of etiquette,
who once sat beside me at a public
dinner. I noticed that this man, as
soon as he was seated, took up one
by one the knives at the right Of his
plate and began to try their edges on
his thumb. A waiter behind him
leaned forward and said in a hurt
tone:
"'The knives r all sharp, SIR
"'The point u.s. said my neighbor,
I'm looking for a blunt one. Last
time I attended a banquet here I cut
my mouth"
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, 90 County
County of Stark "' Court,
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Nils RaabOue
Notice II hereby given that Ingeborg
Raabolle has filed in the County Court OF said
Stark County. o duly verified petition praying
for Letters of administrator on the estate OF
Nils RaabOlle. deceased, and that Monday, the
18th day of May. 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M, of
said day, being q day Of q regular term Of this
court, to-wit: OF the May term. A. D. 1903. at
son. County of Stark, North Dakota. has been
set by order OF this court as the time and
place for hearing said petition. At which
said time and place any and all persons inter-
ested may appear and show cause why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Dickinson, North Dakota. this 18th
day Of April. 1909.
BY the Court:
j. Van DER LAS,
4-l7-'t Judge OF County Court.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
4 GLUTToN FOR WORK.
Story Of che British Civil Service In
~ ~ %hA I 80 N>~A

Story Of che British Civil Service In
the Last Century.
The British civil service during the
middle Of the last century was a de-
ightful place for young gentlemen who
wished a sob" with nothing to do.
Mr.. Arthur ". A'Becket in his ''Recol-
lections Of a Humorist'' describes his
first day In the var ONCE. After read
ing the Times through-no short task
and listening to the conversation Of his
colleagues for awhile he ~ventured to
address his chief.
Can I do anything" l asked. els
there anything for me to dot"
He seemed a little perplexed. The
other denizens Of the room paused for
2 moment in their conversation to hear
his reply. It seemed to me that they
appeared to be amused. Ny chief look
ed at me and then at the papers in
front of him.
"Ahv' said he at last, with a sigh of
relief. "Are you fond of indexing"
I replied I was fond Of anything and
everything that could be Of the slight
est service to my country. If those
were not the exact words I used, that
was the spirit Of my answer.
II see, q glutton for work." observed
my chief, with a smile that found re
Election on the faces Of my other col
leagues. well, A'Becket, just index
this pile Of circulars"
I seized upon the bundle and return.
ed to my desk. oh, how I worked at
those circulars! There were hundreds
Of them, and I docketed them with the
greatest care and entered their purport
into a book. From time to time my
official chief, so to speak, looked In
upon me to see how I was getting on.
Il say" said he, there's no need to
be In such a desperate hurry. I am
not In immediate need Of the index.
You can take your time, you know.
Wouldn't you like a stroll in the park?
Most Of us have a little walk during
the day. We none Of us stand on cere-
mony and are quite a happy family"
But, no; I stuck to my indexing and
after some three days of fairly hard
work found my labors done. I took up
the bundle Of circulars, now in apple
pie order, and laid them on my chiefs
desk.
II say. A'Becket," said he, this
won't do. You r too good a fellow to
be allowed to cut your own throat, and
for your brothers sake I will give you
a tip. Don't do more than you are
asked to do. Now, 1 gave you those
circulars to index because you would
bother me for work. I didn't want the
index. Now it's done it's not the least
bit Of use to me. OF course it may
come In useful some day, but l scarce
~ Q how it can, as the lot are out Of
date. But Of course 1t may" he added
to save my feelings. y
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
County Court.
Before Hon. J. var
der Las, Judge.
State of North Dakota
County of Stark
County of Stark d
In the matter of the esta
Deceased.
Margaret Dodd, Petitioner.
Gordon DOdd. r. II. DOdd,
L. w. Dodd and Ethel N.
Dodd. Respondents.
; Citation Hearing
Petition for APP
%pointlnent OF Ad-

The state of North Dakota to the above
named Respondents and all persons interested
You. and.each OF you. are hereby notified
that Margaret Dodd, the petitioner herein, has
fled in this court her petition, praying that
letters of administration upon the estate of
the county OF Stark and state of North Oak
ota, deceased. be granted to Margaret Dedd
and that the said petition will be heard and
duly considered by this court on Monday, the
8lst day Of May A.. D. 1909 at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon Of that day, at the court rooms of
this court, in the county court house. In the
city OF Dickinson, county of Stark and state of
North Dakota. and you, and each OF. you. are
hereby cited to be and appear before this
court at said time and place. and answer said
the prayer Of said petition should not be
granted. Hebron & Baird,
[aEAL] Attorneys for Petitioner.
By the Court. J. van der Las, Judge of the
County Court. Dated the s3rd day of April,
A.D. 1909. 4-24-St
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Disease Scents.

"Hvery disease almost has its pecul-
lar odor," said a doctor. "This odor
helps us greatly in diagnosis.
Scout imparts to the skin a smell
precisely like whey. Diabetes causes
a sweet, honey-like smell. Jaundice &C.
casions a smell of musk. Smallpox
has a very strong and hideous smell.
It is like burning bones. Measles has
a smell as Of fresh plucked feathers.
'The fevers have the most distinc-
tive odors. The odor Of typhus Is
ammoniacal; that Of intermittent is
like fresh brown bread hot from the
oven; that of typhus is musty, recall
ing to the mind old, damp cellars; that
Of yellow fever is like the washings
Of a dirty gun barrel.
$50, you see, to speak Of a doctor
seeming our disease is not to use a
mere figure of speech"
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
sTuNTED OAKS.

QSlD11oars Trees That Are Grown In
! China Bowls.
In the window az a florist stood some
quaint china bowls, in each Of which
grew a t10o-not a shrub, but a full
stsed tree, dating back many years.
EYES," replied the florist to the writ
er's inquiry, "they are real trees-oaks.
naples and beech trees. We get them
from Japan, where the secret Of how
to ear them is known only to a few.
They are raised from seeds OF special
~ selected cuttings, which are watch
ed and tended with that marvellous
patience inherent in the eastern races.
Fifty years may pass before the tree
Is considered salable. During this Pc
Rod the plant Is trained and its nat
ural tendencies subjugated to the will
Of the rearer. The gardener prunes
and trims and rears and directs with
what Carlyle called genius-'an inf
mite capacity for taking palms. A way
ward twig may be bound up for two
or three years to insure its correct
growth. Periodically the tree is re-
potted. Each time this happens the
roots are carefully examined and use
less fiber cut away. Everything is
done to concentrate the life Of the
tree in the smallest possible space.
And In time, after years Of labor, the
plant loses its ability to send out long,
lusty shoots and becomes a delightful
miniature Of its larger brethren
Montreal STANDARD
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
4-17-lt
FIVE YEAR o

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Dickinson, N. D.. May S, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Clarence J.
Roussel Of Dickinson, Nd. who. on jung %.
No. 28404 at Bismarck. N. D.. for seA Of .neA,
eA seq and swA Of seA, section 10. township
1875 o., range 95 W.. 5th Principal Meridian. has
proof. to establish claim to the land above
described. before the Register and Receiver
OF the q. S. Land office at Dickinson, N. D., on
the 10Th day Of June, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Alexander
Ste wart. James Brady. P. S. Suits, o. +.
Foote. all OF Dickinson, N. D.
5S-6t S. M. FERRIS. Register.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
CALL For BIDS

ONCE Of the City Auditor. Dickinson. N. D..
May 6. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the city council
OF the city Of Dickinson will receive bids for
the furnishing of meters and making water
and work to be strictly in accordance with
ordinance governing the same now in force.
and all bids must be in at that time. A certi-
fed check OF 500 must each bid to
guarantee the entering into q contract by the
successful bider with the city. The city
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order OF the council.
Al. OSBORN,
5-82t City Auditor.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Pu. In More Words.

"Now, Peters," said the teacher,
what is It makes the water of the sea
go saltyT
"Salt," said Peters.
"Nextw said the teacher. "What is
It makes the water OF the sea so
salty?"
"The salty quality Of the sea water
answered "Next," lis due to the ad-
mixture Of a sufficient quantity OF
chloride Of sodium to impart to the
aqueous fluid with which it commin.
giles a saline favor, which is readily
recognized by the organs of tastev
Fright, Next" said the teacher. "Go
uD Oner"
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
Mutton airda.

During six weeks every autumn the
400 inhabitants Of the Australian Fur
neaux islands make enough money to
support themselves In idleness the rest
Of the year. They do this by catching
the very fat young mutton BIRDS"
which are Matched there In such num-
beers that the locks when they mi
crate extend for miles. They furnish
food and oil, which is used for lubri-
eating purposes and also as a substi-
tute for cod liver oil.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
CHAMBERLAlN's LlNlMENT.

This isa new preparation and a good
one. 1t is especially valuable as a cure
for chronic and muscular rheumatism.
and for the relief from pain which it
affords in acute inflammatory rheuma-
tism. those who have used it have
invariably spoken of it in the highest
terms of praise. Lame back. lame
shoulder: and stiff. neck are due to
rheumatism. of the muscles. usually
brought..on by exposure to cold or damp.
and are quickly cured by applying this
liniment freely and massaging the
affected. parts. Soreness of the muscles,
whether induced by violent exercise or
injury, lis sllayed by this liniment.
For sale by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
A Multiplicity Of Fathers.

Ardyce had been learning to sing
America" at school and was trying to
teach it to Brother Wayne. One morn
Ing his father heard him shouting,
"Land where my papa died, land
where my>papa died."
Ardyce interrupted. "Oh, no, Wayne,
not that way. It is Land where our
fathers died."
Wayne's expression could not be de-
scribed as he tipped his head sidewise
and in a very surprised tone gravely
asked, 'Two Of 'em?"-Delineator.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
An obedient TIGER.

"How entire" remarks the London
Globe, lis the confidence Of the native
East Indian In the government may be
gathered from the following anecdote,
which comes from Lahore: A tiger
had escaped from the geological gar
dens, and its keeper, hoping to lure 1t
back, followed it. When all other in
ducements had failed, he lifted up his
voice and solemnly adjured It in the
name Of the British government, to
which 1t belonged, to come back to its
cage. The tiger, it Is needless to add,
obeyed at once"
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
DEVELOPING 4 STAR.
How Mansfield Coached Margaret An
aIin as Roxane,

How Mansfield Coached Margaret An.
slin as Roxane.
Richard Mansfield in his preparation
for "Cyrano" was unsparing Of him
self, and he was unsparing Of others.
Everything he had and everything he
hoped for was at stake. Struggle and
desperation wern in the air. Nearly
every one in the cast resigned or was
discharged over and over again. Mr..
Palmer's days and nights were devot-
ed to diplomacy, and, thanks to his
suavity, the heady heat of the day be-
fore was forgotten in the cool of the
next morning.
An actress Of international reputa-
ton and experience was engaged for
Roxane. Rehearsals were under way
when she resigned by cable. The
orange girls single line in the first
act was being rehearsed by a young
Canadian, Margaret Anglin. Mans
field had not e her act, but he re-
marked the wondrous loneliness Of her
voice, and his intuition told him she
had temperament. "Can you make
yourself look beautiful enough for
Roxane" he asked. II think I might
If you can make yourself ugly enough
for Cyrano," she answered. The part
was hers on the instant. He coached
her relentlessly. Again and again she
cried that she could not do it. He re-
assured her, but not with soft persua.
sions. "You can, my dear, and you
must. Now, again" After rehearsals
she went regularly in tears to Mr..
Palmer to resign. He appealed to
Mansfield to be more lenient. II am
only Kind" was his reply.
"Roxane is a great part. Only one
who has suffered can play such a role.
This girl has the temperament and the
emotions, but she is young and mex
%perienced. I cannot persuade her spir-
1t. I must rouse it." And every day
she reached new depths and new
heights.-Paul Wilstach in Scribner's.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
A Difficult Task.

One Of the greatest puzzles, said a
member Of parliament, is how to con-
cede the most worthy and honorable
intentions to an opponent, how to pro-
TESS an answering and unfading be.
lief in his incorporating ~veracity
and bona fdes and at the same time
to convey a distinct conviction that he
is an impostor and a humbug Of the
first water and an accomplished Ana
MAS carrying q weller of thirteen stone
seven pounds in the mendacity handi-
cap.-London Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08
CURIOUS FLORIDA HERB.
Red Plant Which Feeds Upon Ants
and Other lnsects,

and Other Insects.
Almost everybody knows there are
such things al i~nsectivorous or carniv-
orous plants, but 1t is doubtful If many
know we have any such plants grow
ing right here in southern Florida.
Nevertheless there is a plant, or, rath-
er, herb, growing here which is really
insectivorous.
1t is likely that on account Of it's be-
ing extremely small it has escaped
attention. In fact, It seems to have
been overlooked by the botanists also,
as we are unable to find It classed
among the sensitive plants.
This is an annual herb, and the en-
tire plant, including the flowers, is Of
a deep rich red color. 1t rarely reach
ed a height Of more than three inches
and is v so broad. The leaves arc
spatulate when undisturbed and pre-
sem many small fbrillae and secrete
at their tips a tenacious fluid which ia
capable Of holding the very small in
sects, such as ants and the like. upon
which it feeds. When any Of these get
lodged in the fluid and disturb these
abrillae the leaves slowly acquire a
deep cut shape and sometimes curl
completely up ove their victim. When
they have absorbed the insect they
slowly recover their original shape,
leaving only the skeleton of the insect
remaining.
These plants grow on the very low,
fat. Door and sandy ands. Thew an.
pear in the late winter and early
spring months.-Punta Gorda (Fla.)
Herald.