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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31

One cf the best known aeronauts
in France is Nine Surcouf, wife Of
The aeronautical engineer She has
long record of ascents and has
Travelled many thousand miles in the
oir When she has callers She fire.
ouently takes them up in one of her
husbands balloons and they have tea
up above the clouds
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
Latest Cure for Wrinkles.

The lato9t fad of The hoalth cure
o'cm M Of society is 10 play croquet
in fhc grass with bare feet The eX-
orciso is said to take away wrinkles
and me ed look that wearing shoes
has brought into the faces of women.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31

Hutchinson, Kas After trying
doctors and different medicines for
kidnev. bladder and rheumatic trou-
Bile Halls Texas Wonder cured me-
II is the best medicine on EARTH
Walter T. Perry. 20 S. Main street.
Sold by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
opinion Of a Club Woman,

Dr. Stevenson who died the other
day in Chicago was at one time pres
ident cf the Chicago Woman's club.
and was SO thoroughly alive TO club
issues that it is interesting thai She
said a one time that club efforts
have gone so far and clubs multiplied
to such an extent that "it is a serious
question if the Aealthtul limit has not
been reached -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
Child ron Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a q T Q RIA
BODIES Of CHILDREN
TAKEN FROM RUINS
lBY Assoclated Pressl

New York, Aug 81 The bodies
of seven children have been taken
from thc ruins of ST. Malachis
home, Roman Catholic orphanaee
at RockaWay Park, l.. H. which
burned last night Other bodies are
believed to be i'm thc ruins
At The time Of the fire il was be-
lieyed all he children We're rescued
through quick execution of the fire
drill
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
The pailY Fashion Hint.

The IaD0I Is sui ven D0DuIaT, and
is wcrn with the low Dutch collar
as well as with high linen collars.
Onehalf Of handkerchief may be
plated for the iabot and the other
half may be used for butterfly bows
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
Must Adant Exercises.

The teachers in the Canal zone
schools have Experimental with
physical culture and find that Il is
impossible to put the children
through many of the exercises in use
in the schools Of the states Before
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
OROUTH IN KANSAS BROKEN


Wellington, Kas, Aug S1-A
five weeks droah was broken here
las night By a two-inch precipitation
Reports are general of a downpour
over the entire county and into
Northern oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-31
.n WOMENS A
rS$ DEPARTMENT X

long il is expected that gardenina
win be one Of The regular studies o
the negro schools
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
SPORTING BREvrT1Es.

Gerard Meister. French swimmer,
won from an Italian opponent and
four others In a race In the Seine.
G. Greiff won the holiday cup and
r. M. Owen the monthly trophy at
the New York Athletic Club shoot.
George Standing defeated Peter
Latham, of England, at racquets at
the New York Racquet and Tennis
Club.
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club
elected Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
president at It's meeting held in Stock
holm.
Arnold Lawson's imported bulldog
champion. La Roche, died in Boston.
Mr.. Lawson purchased her in England
in 1902.
Jack" Johnsondefeated Tommy"
Burns for the heavyweight pugilistic
championship of the world at Sydney,
N. s. w.
New steam yacht building at Nor
ris Heights for M. G. d. Borden, NJ
Y. Y. c., will have a speed of thirty
miles an hour.
Calhoun Cragin was defeated in the
indoor tennis tournament for the
championship of the Seventh Regi-
ment, New York City.
F. A. Hodgman broke ninety-seven
out of possible 100 clay birds in the
holiday shoot of the New York Ath-
letic Club at Travers Island.
At Los Angeles, Cal, James j. JEFF
fries issued a statement declaring pos
itively land emphatically that under
no condition would he re-enter the
prize ring.
Great things are expected from Co
valeski, the crack left handler of the
Philadelphia Nationals, who virtually
beat McGraw's men out of the PEN
nant last season.
Matthew Maloney, Trinity Athletic
Club, New York City, won the Anna
teur Athletic Union Marathon race,
twenty-six and quarter miles, in 2h.
36m. &c lbs. record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.

Nine. Vincens - better known by
her pen name OF "Arvide Barine"-
died recently in Paris.
Miss Charlotte Yonge built school
at PETIT. near Winchester. England,
out OF the proceeds of THE Heir OF
Redclffe."
Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson has
Just been elected president OF the
Woman's Home Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Mary Anderson de Navarro.
the former American actress, accom-
panied by her husband and two chill
dren, came from England on a visit.
A mortgage deed for $4,000 was
placed on record In Hawaii by former
Queen Liliuokalani, the deed being
executed in favor of Claus Spreckles
and w. G. Irwin.
Miss Mary Goodwin Pinkney, the
little known owner of New York City
real estate worth many millions, died
of pneumonia at the Hotel Bucking-
ham at the age of ninety-nine years.
1t was announced that Nine. Pas
quail, the first American trained sing
err to be heard in New York City in
grand opera, would sing the leading
role In la Traviata" at the Metro
politan.
A woman maniac was about to
throw DR.. Mary Crawford from
third-story window in New York City
when the doctor pressed her thumbs
on the maniac's optic nerve and over
powered her.
The dagger presented to Lord
Darnley by Mary Queen OF Scots in
the year they were married, and be-
lieved to be the one with which Riz-
zio was killed, was sold at Sotheby's,
London, recently, for $50.
The election of DR.. Elizabeth Gar
rett Anderson as Mayor of Aldeburgh
by unanimous vote has brought out
the interesting fact that her father,
her brother and her husband had all
served as Mayor of the English town
before her.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
S1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

mel deepening. One sees them every.
whore now where there IL danger of
slack water. Out on the bowsprit. In
stead OF the usual anchor ready to
be tripped at the first sign OF trouble.
hangs great iron rake or harrow.
with a massive frame and with
spikes or teeth foot In length and
made of heavy iron bar sharpened
at the point.
When the towboat, advancing up
stream-and sometimes, also. coming
down-finds ahead of her. either by
sounding from a skin or by inadver-
tently running against 1t, new bar,
the tow is anchored. the line releas-
ed and the steamboat steams to the
attack. The harrow is advanced an
far as possible by means of a lighter
or is dropped directly from the bow
of the steamer. and then the steam
boat backs up at full power and drags
the harrow through the bar.
Any one familiar with the case with
which a swift river follows up such
stirring and erodes It's own bot
tom. will appreciate the result OF the
scheme. In short time the channel
is cut through to the necessary
depth, the rake Is hoisted in, the tow
picked up and the steamboat pro-
ceeds on sufficient way. 1t Is really
not very different from the Wells
scraper with which the Mississippi
was opened to st. Paul about 1870
Boston Transcript.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
THE DEsPIsED AILANTHUs.
Good for Lumber as Well as Shade
Its Spread In America.

Among the very common trees, yet
almost totally unknown, is the much
despised. Ill smelling ailanthus. A
million dollars could not buy board
in any lumber yard. The dealer, or
manufacturer OF lumber, never saw n
on sale and would not recognize It IL
seen. Yet 1t is a magnificent wood,
resembling white ash, and capable OF
receiving a high polish.
The tree is a native OF the MoIuc-
ca Islands, just south of the equator,
some four degrees. and not far from
Borneo. Here II forms a very large
forest tree. 1t was brought from
China during the first decade OF the
Nineteenth century and has gradually
spread over the United 0tates, plant
ed for shade only.
The male trees are very offensive
while I'm blossom, but the female
trees have no such odor. The trees
have a tropical appearance, spread
by underground roots suckerfng %
as to make them a nuisance on the
lawn.
The ailanthus has run wild In the
Cumberland mountains. groups OF the
trees being quite frequently found
where apparently the birds have TAX
en- the clusters OF winged seeds for
lining their nests, some OF the seeds
thus escaping them.-Fnom Arboricul-
ture.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
BANK NOTES IN A DUST BIN.
How They Were curlously Discovered
and Returned to Their Owner.

How They Were Curlously Discovered
and Returned to Their Owner.
Ten 1000 franc bank notes, repre-
senting the savings of woman who
lived at Nanterre, near Paris, were
hidden by her in an old envelope,
which was placed in a drawer. In
moment of forgetfulness the en-
velope found its way into a dust bin.
In the morning the ragpickers turn
ed out the bin, but tossed aside the
tattered envelope without inspection.
Some carriers happened to pass that
way. They picked up the now mud
splashed piece of paper, one remark
ing to the other: Perhaps there Is
a fortune inside!" They drew out
the notes. This is some FOOLS
pleasantly" they said; so by way of
revenging themselves on the I'M
known joker and not believing the
notes were genuine they tore them to
pieces and threw them aside.
Two market women came along
shortly afterward. With the shrewd-
ness of their class they recognized
the scattered pieces OF paper and
gathered them up and took them to
the Commissary OF Police.
There they were pieced together
and it was found that none was miss
ing Two hours later the notes so
curiously discovered were restored to
their owner.-London Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
LONG wINpEp PREACHERS.
Three Hours Once Considered Fair
Average Allowance for
Sermon.

Dean LEROY, who has expressed
the opinion that ten minutes is long
enough for a sermon. would have
met with scant sympathy from some
divines OF past centuries.
Thomas Hooker considered three
hours fair average allowance for
sermon. though. on one occasion,
when he was Ill, he let his congre-
CATION of more lightly. Pausins at
the end OF fifteen minutes, he rested
a while and then continued his hom-
lily for two hours longer Cranmers
sermons were each a small book
when set up in type; and Baxter,
Knox Bdnyan and Calvin rarely
reached Lastly, my brethren" under
two hours.
George Herbert once said: Tho
parson exceeds not an hour In preach
ing. because all ages have thought
that competency" but a certain
rector OF Bilbury. GloucesterBhire,
was OF another opinion, for he never
sat down under two hours. The
squire. we learn. usually withdrew az
ter the text was announced, smoked
his pipe outside and returned for
the blessing .-WeBtmlnster Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13

about the place for some days, pro-
Tossing to understand but n word or
two Of Russian.
At last, hearing one morning that
Patrin was giving audience to the
with them upstairs to the same room
which he and the CHIEF had left SO
unceremoniously two years before.
Patrin was sitting at a table, and
scarcely looked up. He had grown
stouter, and his manner to the con-
victs was even more overbearing than
! of old. For some time Gregoriev
stood regarding him with curious SEN
sations OF repulsion and hatred: but
when his turn came, speaking In Gill
/ ak. he proffered request for a per-
NIT to visit some Giliaks OF his tribe
At Yezo.
Whats that?" growled Patrin.
Speak Russian"
A soldier OF the guard standing by,
who had been among the Giliaks, in
terpreted what Gregoriev had said.
But without waiting to hear more
than few words OF 1t, Patrin cried,
trouble himself about the matter.
Thereupon Gregoriev retired meek
ly, but reckoning the soldier outside,
babe him tell the chief that he would
give him twenty-five sable-skins for q
permit.
Patrin appears to have found this
OF greater interest, for presently, as
Gregoriev fingered about, the soldier
came after him to say that IL he would
fetch in twenty-five sable-skins, the
permit would be forthcoming
The next day this curious kind OF
official transaction was accomplished;
and about a week later the pretended
Giliak secured passage for himself
and Chuff on a Japanese fishing yes
sci from Dui to Yezo.
From Yezo-using his furs to pay
their way-they voyaged to Kobe
and thence to Yokohama
At Yokohama Gregoriev disposed Of
his remaining sixty odd sables for
the sum of eleven hundred dollars,
and Immediately took passage on the
Pacific mail-steamer, Korea, for San
Francisco.
Thus he escaped from Sakhalin: but
it was little Chuff who had made it
possible for him.
In America, Kosciusko Gregor1ev
may begin life anew without reference
to the past Indeed, he has already
done so in San Francisco: but I am
not so sure about Chuff When saw
him the little dog wore a somewhat
bored and listless air, as of one whose
occupation is gone. I fancy that he
would much prefer catching sables
in Sakhalin. But, alas! there are no
sables in America, although ! have
little doubt that the high forests of
the Sierra Nevadas and the whole
Rocky Mountain range. from Wyom-
ing northward to Alaska, would prove
favorable habitat for them.
And why not? Who will be public
spirited enough to import half a dozen
pairs of sables from Siberia, and set
them free in these regions OF Amer
lea? 1t might prove the beginning
of great fur industry for the future
Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
LOW FREIGHT RATES.
Due In Germany to Canal and River
Transportation.

Hamburg, the most important port
in Germany, is especially well locat-
ed as a distributing point, not only for
Baltic trade. but for interior Ger
many as we'll. From Hamburg for
distribution to central Germany
and a broad belt OF territory
extending southeasterly across the
empire, there are available the Elbe
river and its tributaries and connect
ing canals during the season of open
navigation. These afford exceedingly
low rates OF freight, and the barges
and small craft employed are num-
bered by the thousand.
Bremen, the second port of Ger
many in size and Importance, com.
mands, by way of the Weser rivey
and It's branches and connecting ca
nails. the territory west Of that COW
cred by Hamburg in the northwest
ern part of Germany.
The populous and productive por-
ton OF the empire lying south and
southwest Of that tributary TO Ham
burg and Bremen is reached by way
of Rotterdam. Holland and thence
up the Rhine to Mannheim, Ger.
many, and other river cities for dis
tribution, as mentioned, by canal
and river tributaries.
Stettin, an important port for
north central Germany, reaches a
stretch of territory up the oder river
OF great Importance. extending quite
halfway across the country.
Danzig, or Neufahrwasser as tho
port is called, lying to the east OF
Stettin, has an influential hold on the
northeastern quarter OF Germany
through it's location at the mouth OF
Weichsel. KoenigsbergP illau. still
further east. controls the extreme
northeastern section.
While all these ports have rail con-
nections TO all parts OF the empire.
such commodities as grain and feed
ing stuffs are preferably shipped by
barges and canal boats. because or
greater convenience In loading at
ports OF entry. and the cheaper freight
rates that are available for All but
two or three months in the year The
extent of Gormanys barge and canal
traffic IS not t6-be moderated. since
It plays n most important part I'm
transportation. reaching as it does
nearly every portion Of the empire
United States Consular Reports.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13

Honeward.

homcWard.
Sailing toward sunset-land from wan
behring's wide.
TWO sparrows from the shore wei
come US home,
Cfrciing above or poised upon the
dock,
Perchance the same that in the in
FAINT spring
Chirped at our door and shelter
sought from cold.
Thus ever WOO us from the farthest
shore
OF lands unseen but by the eye OF
faith,
Those long-flown winged spirits Of
our love,
Who constant watch and ward keep
over us,
Eager to welcome home earth's wan
derers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13

The Kongo Free State in mid-Africa
has 100000 square miles of territory,
AT present its imports amount to only
about 100000 a year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
TowsoAT 70 OPEN CHANNEL.
Method Of Coping With Sand Bars on
the Drina River.

On the Drina stream Of the Danu-
bian system. originated one OF the
most interesting customs Of the Aus
trian towboats. that Of carrying their
own ready repair" appliances With
them for opening the channel Tow.
boats in that stream we're
30 often caught behind shift
Ing bars that some ingeni-
Gus captain bethought himself OF car.
rying at his bow a big harrow, on a
chain, with which to encourage a chan
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13

After an engagement Of nearly thfr-
ty years certain Lynn couple arc
at last happily married But IT'S
safe betting. asserts the American
Cultivator that each still has a few
little temperamenta1 surprises IN
store for the other
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13

While worlmen were saving
through a block Of Bath stone 1T Tx
eter thoy cut into cavity in which
was found cluster Of two or three
dozen live bees.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-13
After the Honeymoon.

The wife of a business man with
a small income has a rather monoton-
Gus life as a rule. There are so many
duties that must be done over and
over again, day after day, week after
week, year after year. Her husbands
work may be just as hard, just as
much grind" but at least he sees
fresh faces. talks things over with
other men. That is why he can do
80 much for her by making a habit
Of storing up. to tell her, in the even
ing, all the interesting little bits OF
talk and news he hears. Many men
often will not take the trouble to do
It, more's the pity.-Home Chat.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-22

In Kalamazoo. Mich. the most nc
tive woman improver in the United
States made a novel use of the cam
era. She had been attempting TO have
nasty vacant lots cleaned up and bad
back yards improved. but the property
owners were uni1terested IN anything
she could say or print in the newspa-
pers. When she had pictures made Of
these bad spots-and so skillfully made
as to emphasize the unpleasant condi
tions-and when she showed these pic
lures TO the guilty ones with the sug
gestion that this was the first view
of them and that they were going into
the daily paper. II nothing was done
something was done, and quickly done
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-22
AT nARaA1N SALE.

tanned almost on one floor Of a coun.
try house and the tiny dooryard be
covered with "A good sized tableclcth
Everything, too costs so much-eyen
the air, we get SO little. and We sigh
in vain for the cooling breezes that
are nearly always TO be found some
where on our farm home.
CITY women. however, have a good
iAamy advantages that their country
friends miss. They have more time
for rest, recreation and reading
Their homes, being small. are more
easily cared for The men of the
household are usually away through
the day. Fruit vegetables and gro
ccrics are brought TO the door, and il
IS always possible to find some one 10
do the work. The chances to shop
and attend bargain sales are right at
hand There are also theaters. lee
lures. concerts and In the summer
numherless little excursions that are
not expensive and make a delightful
change. When we visit the city we
enjoy these privileges very much. II
we 20 in the summer. however. we
hardly get home before our visit is re
turned. Our city friends think 1t costs
country people scarcely anything to
have company-they raise so much Of
their food. and they have plenty of
room anyway. So If we 20 for one
week they return us two or three. If
not more They always get the best
Of us. we can be certain Of that, and
how they enjoy the drives, fruit, milk
and outdoor life-even better than
we do the city pleasures. which tire
us even while they entertain, so that
we are glad TO go home. glad to return
10 the simple life and take up our old
work We al have, | believe, some
city friends whom we visit seldom and
whose coming we look forward ia
with dread. Their children are IN
ruly. and they don't wish them 10 be
corrected They keep our houses and
lawns untidy with their hats. wraps
and papers. while in their own homes
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-22
A PARTISAN RUSE.
The pressmaker's Lure That ensnared
the Americans.

Grace Margaret Gould tells in the
September Womans Home Companion
some Of the ways the Partisan dress
making establishments sell their goods
TO American women. Here is one ruse
that she saw worked in one Of the big
rest establishments I'm Paris
There was sudden and evident
commotlon among the employees
THE prlncessl The princess! she
has arrived they cried
American eyes began 10 bulge
Out from a magnificent equlpago|
stepped regally gowned grand lady.
attended by footmen and maid and re
ceived by the whole bowling estaD
lisbment. to the neglect Of an other
customers she was in a gracioua
mood this day and easy to be pleased.
praising their past efforts ana select
ING several Of their new creations with
out regard To cost. After she had
made her departure amid like cere-
monies there was no need Of the sales
woman botherlng her head over sug-
gestions Every American woman
present wanted gown copied from
the one the princess had bought. and
she got it after much pleading and az
a price far beyond the limit she had
set
And the point Of this fable is this:
The princess was no princess but an
employee Of the house.
Every French gown has TWO prices
an American price and a French price.
II is needless 10 say which is the
greater price.
Along about April the cry goes mp.
1.-THE Americans are coming and then
the prices go mp too.
Along about November when the
Americans have left. you might almost
say they are giving away gowns only
the Frenchman never does give away
anything Then DC is Chat the French
woman In general and the French
actress 90 particular selects her ward
robe
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-22
rurIn cmuDnEN AID UsRUIY.

they are extremely particular aAD
don't want TO have a thing out of
place
There are others who feel superior
to MS. They view the farmer and his
family with pity, almost with con
tempt They think farm life is so s0li-
tary. farm earnings SO small. let
they like to partake Of the farmers
hospitality even while they try to ex-
cite envy and discomfort, and l think
they really like to have us visit them
mostly, though for the purpose Of
showing us their luxuries and adyan-
tages which we do not possess. Such
acquaintances should never be invited
TO repeat the first visit. We should
speed the parting guest and discour-
age them from coming again.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-22

Sucrene is a balance ration and pro-
duces finest milk and butter j. D..
WALTON * Go.