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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
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Some Real Polar Attractions

0of1S nCdi FOtdF All dIAfSUo
Is. E. Kiser)
There are some things about the pole
that | regard as rather nice,
Although have no preference for bit
ing winds and boundless ice:
There are no boys up there TO throw
snowballs at passersby.
No g-ocers to increase price of food
that is already high
And there's another feature which we
rather like about this realm,
No Danvilles statesman grimly smokes.
refusing to desert the helm.
There are no watchful gossips there,
no babies CRYING in he night.
No chimneys belching in the air SCOT
that shall stain the spotless white
Although | would not wish to live ua
at the ninetieth degree.
There are conditions the-e1bout tina
make q strong appeal to me-
There Is no rush at 5 O'Clock for seats
that are all occupied.
There are no college boys to steal the
ice cream that is left outside.
would not care 10 labor there for any
price that could be named
Still there are some adyant ges that
fo- that district may be claimed;
No after-dinner speakers rise away up
yonder and unfold
Tales which when brawny Antony
went wooing Egypt's queen were
old.
There are no mad JOY riders there and
there no Unborn Aldrich reigns
That country has no G. r Bae-, no
Harry Thaw, no Thornton Haines.
That district of eternal snow is not q
paradise, | know;
Some Of the things 1t lacks appear to
give II an advantage, though;
No thieves break In at nigh TO steal
no nickle theaters abound,
No lady, thinking that she sings, pro
duces distressing sound
And there no married woman Graves
new gown or a costly hat
In order to outshine some one who
lives In an adjoining flat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
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BrIstow. Hes quite Practical

lSan Antonio. Texas. Expressl
Senator B-istow has awakened much
" Aespread interest," regnrding, himself
snce taking his valiAAi sgasd T. ~
'sard 70 the Aldrich bill atrfng the re
cent extra session OF Congress. Walt
Mason. In the October American
Magazine. with Senator Bristow as his
heme. writes:
''J0e BFistow. ten o. twelve years
back. was walking on the railwa.
track that runs across the Kansas
plain. and pretty soon he met ira II
The engineer beheld him there. and
took moment off to swear he pulled
some ding-dongs from his bell and
made his big steam whistle yell Joe
s iStow waved. No 'nswer back. aud
ramo hotslsoing an tine track And
then they met. with awfui crash. The
train of cars was ground TO hash, the
engine. with a loud ke-plunk. went
ia the ditch, pile of junk, 0 dismal
scene, Alasl Alaek, And Joe kept
hiking up the track,
"All human affairs present their
serious aspect 10 the junior Senator
from Kansas: His earne1tness Is AZ
most tragic; and humor is TO him a
mefe theory, unsupported by facts,
and consequently unworthy of con
,ideration when he attempts to as.
sgme the light and joyial manner, as
when campaigning. he becomes un
speakable pathetic. He has passion
fo- facts. When he considers fac,
/ necessary to a case, no journey is toe
long no labor too arduOus for him
II he needed an old horseshoe TO dem
0nstrate an argument. he would
eheerfully clean out an augean stable
to find IT, He doesn't recognize oD
stacles until after he has climbed ovel
them. Having no conception of humol
7 he is impefvious to ridicule or sar
easm, snd the gil tering shafts of ths
plumed knights of debate slide of
him and leave no marx. He has pc
culiarly active and healthy consci-
ence, and consults It frequently; hi'
IDEAS of morality. political and other
wise. are inflexible Above all things
Bristow is distinguished for his yea
and his industry. AS the clerk o
county committee he shanfed his fel
lows by his diligence; as a Unite'
States Senator he spends sleeples'
nights. and tears the bowels from en-
tire llbaries to overpower some fac
that will be useful In debate He vii
become a nightmare to those whom
he opposes in the Senate: they ma.
think that they have him expunged to
day, but tomorrow he will be In tn
same old place, the same old Bristow
siA feet Of protest; one hundred an'
sixty pounds OF Defiance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
A bucket Shoe Victim
fsallna. Kansas. .TournaD


The man who Is temp cd to buck
Tie markets should lear in mind
The very common result of such enter
prise, as shown in the suicide Of
tlbert Sarbaeh, the prominent Kansas s
politician OF. Holton. Saibach was
one OF those jolly good people whom
everybody liked. and who would not
wrong any man. He tried to get rich
quick by playing the markets, and
yielded to temptation to invest mon
ey which did not belong to him. The
Thought that he had done wrong
which he could not remedy was TOO
much for his honest soul 10 stand, and
he went by the chloroform route. II
Is quite possible TO get into deep
water and reach the suicide point sim.
ply by sticking to ordinary channels
OF business, but the bucket shop route
is quicker and surer. and ges many
who would not succumb to the other
method
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

sulphur advertisin hellthful water.
vinita boasts of being the biggest
aHd best prairie city of the state asd
having best water.
One Wagner county township Is
trying to crawl into Tulsa county; be-
cause Wagner gets water from
Grand river that Is clear and Arkan-
sas river water users are afraid OF
real clear water
Kiowa county newspapers adver-
tlse plenty of water for cooking and
bathing purposes Kiowa editors re-
fuse to advocate water for any sort
Of irrigation.
The story printed of the Seminole
water reform league endange-ing the
Washita river water supply is denied
by Chickasha experts.
Claremore enthusiasts declare that
Claremore radium water makes peo-
pie look so young the local churches
have trouble getting elderly looking
deacons to pass the contribution
plates at the various houses OF wos-
ship
A Heavener physician says Heav-
ener water is SO pure that II has to
be mixed to prevent users from TAX
ing too much the first several rounds
at the aqua pura block.
What little water is needed for
drinking purposes at Oklahoma City Is
taken from tanks.
Gold particles In the water near
Snyder prevents the older officers
OF the guard using the water for drink
ing purposes.
Nowata got It's name (accordin' to
Delaware Indian who doesn't know
because a Dutchman with big brogue
aud who was also afflicted with sfW
tefing always sold whiskey at place
under ihe hill The liquor aas tierN
and when lhe thirsty one would hoi
low for water. Dutchy would shout
back. mo w-w-a-ate-h; hoo m-u-uch
dye want fora dollah?"
Gotebo city water Is alleged to be
so good that even birds of passage
spend week out Of each trip north
and south. to get their systems toned
up for another six months absence
from their fount of health.
Polite Muskagoeans never allow
N8ter discussed
/ TT. smith. Arkansas. gets its wa
4 tel from Oklahoma. giving the city
caste and its people health.
Experts say Shawnee has splendid
water. but the trouble Pott county
officials are or have been in gives
i rise to some doubt as to the water
supply being absolutely pure.
No Chandler resident VIII drink wa
I er until Il is a rich red color. Ch7nd
I Ter advertises that red soil about thai
pretty county seat makes water just
right and when Chandler loyalisl
leaves home he carries property
colored red glass, so that his eye and
stomach may see and feel that II Is
the usual kind of thirst quencher
starting to the mans supply tanks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
Ths ecI,o

Having called the grocer. the butch
er, he tailor, the coalman, the ice
man. the shoeman, the mllkman. the
landlord. the dressmaker, the halter.
the grocer, and all the other trades
men into extraordinary session, we
say:
Now that the tariff has sLeen re-
vised. yoat doubtless are prepared 10
give ou' some information as to how
much reduction viii happen In
the cost OF living 99ifusl
aImmediatefy there affses a hoarse
and raneous laugh which seems an
echo of the caehinnations and chor-
ties which congress gave TO the echo
OF the ultimate consumer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

II is believed that Mr. B. Nelson of
Kansas City. Mo. desires a personal
interview with President Taft. NJ.
E. Nelson feels that Mr.. Taft. who
pledged the people a new tariff revi-
sion. downward. too. If YOU please.
possibly has some explanations TO
make.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
Iust sunflower Remarks
(Walt Nilsson. copyrightedl


gaily sought the picnic ground,
where children sported in the shade;
with them frolicked round and round
and drank with them red lemonade;
and life seemed very full and sweet,
as joyous as the song Of larks until
o guy got on his feet. and said he'd
made a few remarks. | journeyed to
the county fair, to view the products
OF the farm, marveled at the pump
kins there and carrots longer than
your arm and happiness was over all,
there was no sign OF care that carks,
until a man with lots of gall, got up
to make a few remarks Oh, 1 was
born for joy and glee, TO sing as
blfAely as the birds My life, that
shohld SO sunny be. is darkened by a
cloud of words; and when my pros
poets seem most fair. and trouble
for its bourne embarks, some Windy
Jim is always there, to rise aud make
8r few rcmRgk rs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
scIal to Daily Leader

Special to Daily Leader.
Eufala. Okla, Oct 2-McIntosh
county swiil naKe neN possoil.1s (.
Vivian will be the name. and Ii win
be located about five miles north OF
Mollette Rev. ]. J. Graves will
probably be the first postmaster.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

No. Reader. that distressing noise
you hear off TO the east is not a ses-
mic disturbance. Il is the McAlester
News-Capiial expressin its regards TO
the national and state managers OF
the Republican party.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

Just when YOU get most interested
in putting a patch on the state con
sti ution. remember how the patches
mother placed on the hardest-used por
ioe Of vour trousers failed 20 i'm.
prove their appearance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
A MslI Eorerunner,s stony

tAfthur Cnapman)
i've talked awhile with the engineer
The chap who's doin my old time
tricks,
Except that Ne runs on track that's
clear
While | drove the overland coach
and-six-
A coach and six, across that plain
That now flies pas. in the window
pane.
This chap has a throttle in his hand
And there's never. ticklish turn to
steer.
held the ribbons, understand.
And a shotgun always rested near,
No headlights gleamed on the faint
rough trail
when was Che one wh8 carried mail
(
The engineer sis as warm as toast
AS he perches high on his iron hoss,
But many's the time I've looked the
ghost
When the norther swept the plains
across
That endless pitiless, frozen plain
That whizzes past. through the win
dow pane.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

North Pole descriptions read sort
er Ike the writer's had just had cold
coffee for breakfast when the ihermo-
meter registers an hundred below
rar4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

IMlcnlt1 Kansas, EasItI
The Missouri Pacific system is again
organized and viii again prepare to
complete the Western Pacific and in
augurate transcontinentll traffic.
How many times Is II necessary foi
he Goulds to reorganize before they
get the road to the coast built
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
Reptiles Were Safely Housed

" FINHIVtFf IAWAVtF3 I1tFtrVT
The police arrested several reptiles
left over by the nenagerie which was
here during the Peerless Prophets jub-
lice, but failed to locate any of the
men who were running sure-thing
games during the week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

II the future doesn't look bright
enough for you. take brush and paint
the old lady up trifle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02

Ana What dia thar citv Girl do
when she saw the snake
Picked II up and told Us s+all about
its genus and species, habl $ and
habitat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
CONFIDENCE NOT REclpRocATEo

Il believe in the people ana their
sound Judgment Speaker Joseph @.
Cannon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
The Early BOY And Early Worn,

The nuts lay thickly on the ground
He gathered them with glee:
But soon he found 10 bis dlsmaF
That the worm was earlier than ne
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
D sLAPs AND SLAMS.
> 0 O 0 O o o o o o 0 o o o 0 0

No, But our Roommate Has One
Have You a safety razorg-- Mnsko.
gee Times-A Democrat
Widower Asks Aid
Is there no way for houest folk to
understand each othes?-- Shawnee
Herald tfA8t tzufHN L11tf
'1s'ff HesQdlsk nalaQs iin.l siis IL
The Early BOY And Early Worm
(Farm JournaD
He cTept down sitlirs in the early
dawn,
Full of eagerness TO be
OF all the boys In the neighboghood
The first al the chestnut tree.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
Not The parliamentary Kind

He- Does Miss Jumper ever make
move at you. club meetings.
She-0h. dear, yes. She's fidgettine
iii The time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-02
0 O 90 o o o oo Q o 0 o o O o
0 OKLAHOMA WATER BRIEFS c
8 o O o DO O o 90 90 0 0 0 O Q

sulphur advertisin' hellthful water
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
FLORIDA ORANGE GROVES
MENACED BY FREEZE

Washington, Jan. 30-A gate swept
coasts, freeze IN the fruit belt OF Flor.
ida, temperatures dropped twenty 20
thirty degrees below the scasonable
average, nov IN many sections, ana
a cold snap everywhere north OF the
Mexican gulf and east of the Rockies
these We're the features that marked
toniRht's weather map. The storm
with it's train of cold wave and ac-
compartment of high winds Is to-
night conferred off the New England
coast passing off to sea. after wreck
ing crafts along the Atlantic as an
earnest OF its force. Thc lowest tenn
permanent given in tonight's telcgra-
phic reports to the weather bureau
was rs degrees below zero at White
river. Canada.
Ia the West a gradual relief from
tho cold snap has been figured out
by the weather experts for tomorrow
ana Monday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

and oregon Railroad company, whose
road connects The former with civili-
cation the sherin at plumas junction,
Cal, today foreclosed HE mortgage,
fenced up the connection tracks and
successfully marooned a t|hirty-nine
mile railroad In the desert. passcn-
gers ON In Nevada. California AID
oregon train today were stopped at
the connecting point ana sent back
TO Reno although their destinations
We're At the end of the sierra valley
railroad
4. r. Dunavay Vice president of the
Nevada. California and oregon, and
the heaviest stakeholder has acquired
the major ownership in the forecloscd
road and it IS probable that the branch
railroad Will be operated In the tu-
ture as a part of the Nevada. CALI
fornia and Oregon, today's action be-
Ing IN the nature OF public notice os
The foreclosure.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
NINETEEN NINE 10
Re REATES1
RIFLE YEAR
Report Of Executive Officer of
National Matches of Great.
Interest to Those Interested
in National Sport
rsueeial Correspondence Morning Journal.l

IAuftlht
Washington, y. G., san. 2S,-in the
ronort of Lieut.. Co. Robert *. Evans.
~ the army general staff. executive
oNicer of the National Rifle matches
or 1908. there is much interest TO all
concerned in this national sport, Col
Evans has for two years been in
charge of these great events and will
rrobably be selected as the executive
orlcor for 1909, which promises to be
me greatest shooting year this coun-
,rv has ever seen. His observations
and recommendations are therefore
worthy of the weighty consideration
which they will receive at the hands
or the war department., the national
board of promotion of rifle practice.
and the National Rifle association. all
If which are 50 deeply concerned with
Inc success of the rifle shooting move
mcnt.
CO.. Evans makes a most careful
resume Of the rules ITS they exist and
eiges his recommendations for changes
nercin. which are mostly too tech
meal in character to be. Of general in
forest. His observations concerning
the national matches as a whole, how
ever. are OF great importance BECAUSE
If his experience. the Facilities he has
had for discussion VIII riflemen of
an classes and the manifest care and
tnoroughness which he has devoted to
tnr report.
Prominent among lis iecommenda-
TONS is one for the occurring of Il
r|a;ional rifle range. This country is
one OF the few, perhaps the only one
n-lne high power rifles rs means OF
defense and o~ffcnse. which docs not
pAssess what might be termed in the
true sense OF the world, a national
rine range. The army, it is true. has
several more or less adequate, but
none Of them can touch in extent or
equipment the great navy range at
Guantanamo. Several of the states
have ranges worthy Of the name, MS
that or New Jersey, at Sea Girt, and
that Of Ohio. at Camp Perry. But
when the United States government
holds its annual matches for the rmy
navy. marine corps and national
guard, the only sporting contest an
der tho auspices of the government,
and the greatest interstate sporting
event of the year. il is compelled to
borrow the use of q rifle range from
one of the states. Colonel Evans
recommends that a national range be
acquired Immediately and suggests the
purchase of the Camp Perry rang
FOR the reason tina it is believed not
TO he in keeping with the dignity of
the United States to be under obliga-
tions 70 a state for the loan of "A range
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
Navy Ward Employees Discharged.

Philadelphia. IAN S0.-rhcre was
another wholesale discharge of en-
ploycs at tho Philadelphia navy yard
today. From thc construction ana re-
pair department los painters and
engineers wore discharged. 4
majority of the skilled mechanics
Joined the unions, which have
taken the preliminary steps for max
ing formal complaint I. the reprcson-
tativcs OF the government
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
\ Proeram Approved.

Friends an fellcr citizenst'-
Thsts the way they start.
Hear the speeches many a time
An know EN- most by heart.
Start i'm talkin' bout reform,
With many a wei wor phrase.
An then the audience gives thrc.
cheers.
An then the music plays.
Frieneds an Teller citizcnsi'-
That's the start so nea
Next ] sort o. fade away
To drowsiness complete.
but it's all a great success:
Specially the way
The applause wakes people up
To hear the music play.
Washington star.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

dustrial and commercial enterprise,
with such enlargement there nat
urally comes further dependence, or
q demand for horse power. The auto
mobile has developed within the last
ten wears. and yet as recently as 1897
the average value OF horses I'm TINS
country was only 1886 per head as
against a present value of S9l.02, with
at the same time an enormous in
crease in the numbers in the country 80
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

Talk abou your moving pictures that
they charge a dime to see,
Well, they may be real amusing, but
Just take a tip from me;
There's a transparent curtain and two
~'sp0oners" on our street.
Talk about your moving pictures
we'll we guess we have Thorn beat.
Chicago News.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

10 office. he was dubbed SHORTY
French IA the early days and that
name win stick to him for all time IN
thc Northwest. lie has a marked Gu
pacity for making and retaining
friends. as is evidenced BY the fact
thai he oNercame q normal republic
can majority OF two hundred and fifty
and defeated his opponent by two
hundred ana soventy-iivc votes,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
THE FOUR BILLION
IN AMERICAN
LIVESTOCK
Stupendous Value of Animals
Now on Farm; America Soon
to Have Finest Museum
Building in World in Chicago


Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Chicago. Jan. 2s.-Tho live stock
now on American farms has the stu
pendous value of $4.320, 000, 600. ac-
cording to the estimate of the crop
expert. B.. w. Snow, in his annual re-
view in the Orange Judd Farmer, OF
this city. During the past year there
has been a ~shrinkage in value of sheep
and hogs. nut a net gain in this FORM
of agricultural wealth amounting 10
$137.166, goo. or about as much as the
annual contribution to national wealth.
from the precious metals. This re-
port, based upon returns from every
county in the country carefully tabu-
lated, gives emphatic evidence OF the
general return of prosperity for the
country as a whole. Not only has
there been during the past year an
increase in the value per head FOR
most classes of live stock, but also
an increase in the number of animals
so owned in all classes except cattle
other than mich cows, and hogs. This
showing of increased numbers and AT
the same time of advancing values per
head furnishes irrefutablc evidence
that the live stock situation is in an
entirely healthy, normal condition.
The number and value of the differ
ent classes of animals January | wa
estimated as follows.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

Askit-I say old man, who gave You
that black cye9
Noltt-Nobody gave It to me. I
earned Il. Scei
Askitt-Not exactly. How did you
it,
Noltt-Called "a man u liar.-Chi-
News.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

Analysis mace mere of efforts for
and against the postal savings bank
bin show that. with some notable eX-
captions. members of congress from
thirty-two states whose aggregate save
ings deposits are but IL per cent Of
the total are not yet displaying any
active interest in the measure. The
hack of banking facilities In these
states is shown by the savings de-
posts. but the needs ana desires Of
constituents have SO far been ~placidly
ignored. one excuse given has been
"a fear hat the deposits would be
drawn to Wall street, Notwithstanding
the provisions Of the administration
bin are Quite to the contrary. In dis
cussing his subject the other day
Postmaster General Heyer said:
"The postal savings banks in for
eign countries transfer the savings of
a district to the capital or central Of
flee. where the money is invested In
the public debt. but under the plan
proposed for the United States the
postoffice department merely acts as
Ian agent to deposit the money in the
national banks in the districts whore
it is brought To the postofficos. Thus
the money viii be kept in the local..
ties where 1t belongs, a sourco of ad
vantage to capital and labor in h o
communities"
1t is a singular fact also that tn
greatest opposition to the postal say
ings bill comes from the states whcr
postal savings banks are most need
ed. If the deposits in the saving
banks of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Ohio. Illinois, Iowa ana California ar
to those Of New England and
New York more than 9S per cent o.
the entire deposits Of the country vii
be accounted for. leaving only ~
per cent for the remaining thirty-twC
states. Meanwhile the measure tc
bring into use the $500, 000, 600 nov
in hiding, though that money is need
ed in general business, is regarded n
safely s~idetracked by the bankers un
less the protests from individual
throughout the United States TO thci
congressman become so emphatic q
not to be denied.