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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

argument /

Anti-suffrage argument. When a
man tries 10 explain the political sit
uat.cn to bis wife aud has just reach
Cd the most interesting part be Is
likely TO find her giirreptitiously pre-
pairing TO swat a common house fly
Instead OF listening
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

Abe Martin says. FYen III things
that er comparatively cneap er high.
Rural delivery has put a crimp In tn
farmer that used t so { town twice
day { git weekly newspaper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

The Enid train on the Santa Ta
branch was today run to Oklahoma
City as she tIrst section Of pnssenrcr
train No. II. The FAIR crowds were
large.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

II Is charged that the seven Sunder.
land girls, who used to sii IN the drug
store windows. are making googoo
eyes AZ Joe Dodson. alleged stepub
lIean candidate for attorney general
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

TIE morning paper releFs to the
Cruce club as faint hope The
morning paper Is there with the cut
ting sarcasm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

We predict. however, that the time
will ccme in this country when man
can be against Roosevelt and still re-
tain the rsspect Of hts fellow citizens
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

FOR SALE Cheap. set Ridpath's
Histories of the World volumes,
Address, ID. care of Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

The mayor Is siaductized and tho
city council Is scwerized, The high
bid wins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

General Miles eays the aeroplanc
Will replace batieships General
Miles Is kind. but loollgh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06
PIANO TUNING

Daniel Phede IL IN the city on his
regular trip--anyonc wanting piano
tuned phone $50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

Joe McNcal Is beginning to brood
and carry a razor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

Not all TIE gray wolves arc men.
Some OF them aFe women.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06

The rrucc phalanx is marching
steadily on To victory.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

here and interests there. Cheap, rum
down interests they were. for the
most part, but l built 'em up. Take
the c. G. G. X, for instance. Biggest
road in the State to-day. How'd 1t
get so? l made it. 1t was all run
down, and on its last legs when took
hold. ! acquired it and"
He paused once more, fighting back
that queer tendency to let slip his
grasp ON his subject.
81 remember that c. G. G X. DEAL"
whispered Greer to his wife. HE
juggled shares and pulled wires and
spread calamity rumors till he was
able to smash the stock down to
dollar-ten per. He scared out all the
other big holders, gobbled their stock,
reorganized, and reaped a clean five
million on the deal"
"Hush!" retorted Mrs. Greer. "This
Is too rich to miss. must remember
it all to"
SO you see." Caleb was contin-
uing, Il fought my way up. Every
move was fight, and every fight was
a win. That's my motto. Fight to
win. An If you don't win, let it be
your executor. not you. that knows
you lost. But the biggest fight of all
was to come. l controlled the city. l
helped control the State. / had all
the money any man needed, and l
was spending it right here in the town
where it was earned. / was a sue
cessful man. But the man who's sat
isfied with success would be satisfied
with failure And I wasn't satisfied.
Ito Be Cont1nuedl
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

"And you?" asked Anice. ignoring
the slur. Are you still as rabid as
ever in your ideas of reform? But,
of course. you are. For | read only
last week that you had been elected
President of the Civic League. L
went to congratulate you. It's
splendid movement, even though Mr..
Conover declares it's hopeless
Good citizenship is never quite
hopeless, even in a boss-ridden COM
munity like Granite, and a boss-rid-
dened commonwealth like the Noun
tain State. The people will wake up
some day"
"Their snores sound very peaceful
and regular just now remarked
Anice, with a flippancy whereof she
had the grace to be ashamed.
Perhaps" he smiled the sounds
you and Conover mistake for snores
may possibly be groans.
How delightfully."- dramatic! That
would sound splendidly on the
stump"
"It may have chance to-
what do you mean? Are you go
ing to"
mo | am going to run for govern
or this fall"
"WHAT?"
"Do you know" observed Standish
when you open your eyes that way
you really look"
Never mind how | look! Tell me
about"
"My campaign? 1t is nothing yet.
But the Civic League is planning one
more effort to shake off Conover's
grip on the throat of the Mountain
State-another good stump line, by
the way. And | have been asked to
run for governor"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05
CAIfBCON0VFR
|s;; iSs:;;: e ;;;;: t. RAILROADER
rs;su0 o. W. IA STORY Of LOVE, POLITICS INTRIGUE.
'ses-e or A RICH g. POWERFUL BOSS
SszzIII22s<sy2 AND AN INTREPID YOUNG
I1szSARsSYNsSEs2Se" SYSsSs2Se" REFORr1ER
az S l4( BY AAbERT PAIsoN TERHONE.
up BY ALBERT PATSON TERHUNE'


the Convention in the hollow of his
hand. He owns the delegates and the
newspapers and the Legislature as
we'll as the railroads. And no sane
man would dream of bucking such a
combination. But maybe I'm not quite
sane. For I'm going to try it. Now
laugh all you like"
Laugh? l feel more like crying.
lists knightly and splendid of you.
Give! And-perhaps it may prove
less crazy than you think"
You mean?"
81 mean nothing at all. | wish you
luck, though. All the luck in the
world. Tell me more"
There is no more. Besides, I'd
rather talk about you. Tell me Of
your life here"
There's nothing to tell. It's work.
Pleasant enough work, even though
it's hard Everyone is nice to me-.
THAT doesn't explain your choos-
ing such career out of all that We're
open to you. Why did you take it?"
1--WE often explained it to you, but
you never seem to understand. When
father died. he left me nothing. l
had my living to make. and"
But surely there We're a thousand
easier pleasanter ways of earning it
than to kill yourself socially by be-
coming an employee in such family
as this. 1t can't be congenial-"
The odd smile in her eyes checked
him and gave him a vague sense of
uneasiness.
1T is congenial." said the girl after
a pause. I.have my own suite of
rooms, my own hours my own way. |
have natural bent for finance. and
business association with ''r. Conover
is a real education. The salary is
good. My word in all household mat
ters is law. Mr.. Conover knows | un-
derstand how things should be con-
Quoted, and he has grown to rely on
me- | am more mistress here than
most women in their own homes. Mrs.
Conover is ill so much-and Blanche
being away
"Anice," he broke in, I've known
you since you first went into long
dresses. And know tnat the reasons
you've just given are none of them
the sort that appeal to a girl like you.
To some women they might. But not
to you. Why did you come here, and
why do you stay? There is some rea-
son you haven't"
"'Scuse me- Miss Lanier,' said a
voice at the entrance of the alcove,
"The Boss sent me to ask you would
you come to the drorin'room. He
says the supper-room's open, an he'd
like you to soop'rintend things. I've
been lookin' everywhere for you. Gee,
but goin' through a bunch of cops in
a poolroom and is pie alongside OF
workin' a way through this push"
The speaker was a squat, swarthy
little man on whom his ready-made
evening clothes sat with the grace
and comfort of set of thumb screws.
Give recognized him with difficulty
as the usually self-assured BILLY"
Shevlin, Conover's most trusted po-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

~0ONOVER had broken, that
III night. two rules that had for
SESJ years formed inviolate ten
S cts of his life creed. In the
first place. he-whose battles had for
the most part been won by the cold
eye that told nothing. and by the
colder brain that dictated the words Of
his everyday speech as calculatingly
as diplomat dictates letter of state
he had forced himself to throw away
himself agreeable like any bargain
counter clerk. The effort had been
irkSome.
In the second, he had departed from
The love of strong drink ran high in
his blood. Early in life he had de-
cided that such indulgence would
initiate against success. So he had
avoided even the mildest potations
from thenceforward. Tonight (his
usually stolid nerves tense with the
excitement Of the grand cast he was
making for social recognitionD he
had felt. as never before in campaign
or in business climax, the need for
stimulant to enable him to play his
awkward role. Moreover-he had his
son, Gerald's high authority for the
statement-total abstinence was no
longer in vogue among the elect.
AS soon, therefore. as he had taken
his seat in the supper-room he had
braced himself by a glass of cham
pagne. The unwonted beverage sent
a delicious glow through him. His
puzzled brain cleared, his last doubts
Of the entertainments success began
to fade.
Supper was still in it's early stages
when fourth glass of heady vintage
champagne followed the other three.
From doorways and walls his political
followers looked on with amaze. To
them the sight of the Boss drinking
was the eighth wonder of the world.
The waiter filled his glass for the
fifth time. After all, champagne had
an effect whiskey could never equal.
The fifth draught (for he allowed but
one swallow to the goblet seemed to
inspire him even more than had it's
predecessors.
Then it was that fifty generations Of
Irishmen who, under the spell of liq-
uor, acquired a flow of language not
their own, clamored for voice in this
their latest and greatest descendant.
Conover rose to his feet and raped
for silence. He would speak while
the gift of eoquence was still strong
upon him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

Ladies and gentlemen" began
Caleb, clearing his voice and looking
down the great room across the con-
course of wondering. amused. or ex-
pectant faces that gently swayed in
faint haze before his eyes, II guess
you all know, without my telling ysu,
how glad / am to see you here to-
night, and l want you should enjoy
every minute of your evening. Some
Of you are old friends of mine. There's
more'n a few here tonight that re-
members me when l was barefooted
Gale Conover. without a dollar to my
name nor any very hectic prospects
Of getting one.
"But there's lot more of you here
that / hadn't the honor of knowing
then, nor for that matter of meeting
at all till tonight. It's to these. most
ly, that I'm talking now. For l want
'em to know me better and like me
better. Maybe If they hear more
about me they will. That's why I'm
on my feet now.
II b'lieve it isn't customary to make
speech any more at parties. But
you'll have to forgive me. I'm not
much onto the latest frills and fash
ions. But give me a chance. and I'll
learn as easy as Chinaman. 1t came
to me all of sudden to say what I've
got to say, right here and now, even
II it's at the expense of a little eti-
Quette. I've asked you here tonight,
mainly, of course. for the pleasure of
entertaining you. and l hope you're
all having real good time. But had
another reason, too"
The men at the tables looked per-
picked. Was this the Caleb Conover
they had met and cringed to in the
outer world this garrulous, rambling
man with the flushed face?
"You see, I've come to be kind
J Of a feature Of this city of ours and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

Pattern No. 3234-Spring, summer
autumn, winter, at all seasons, is the
pretty little one-piece dress in fashion,
but when it can be made of some one
of the new and effective wash fabrics.
then it shows forth at its best. The
pictured model is box-plaited and
closes at the center back, Dutch col
lar in two sections finishes the neck.
and belt slipped through straps at
tached under the arms gives the lit
tie garment a trim look.
The pattern is in sizes, 3 to 3
years. For child of 3 years the dress
requires 2 5-S yards of material 80
inches wide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05

HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
For each pattern desired, send l0c
(iu stamps only to this paper. Give
No. of pattern and siZe wanted.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05
Caleb Conover, Railroader, wa!
about to make a speech.
CHAPTER II.
Caleb Conover Makes a Speech.

0NOVER had broken, that
night. two rules that had for
years formed inviolate ten
cts of his life creed. In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

woods, where the cold light of the dawn barely
penetrated as vet though the foliage was thin
overhead, and the autumn leaves made a soft
carpet on which our horses hoofs fell almost
without sound
We seemed to move like troop of shadows
through that ghostly twilight. One could
imagine it an enchanted forest, like those of our
nursery tales, with evil things stirring in the
brakes all about and watching us unseen.
Once there came long drawn wall from near
at hand and big wolf homing to his lair at
the dawning, trotted across the track just
ahead and barred his fangs in snarl before he
vanished. A few minutes later another sound
rang weirdly above the stealthy whispers of
the forest, the scream of some creature in
mortal fear and pain.
That is horse that the wolves are after
or they've got himi" exclaimed Vassilitzi. He
and were leading now: for the track was wide
enough only for two to ride abreast.
WE passed one or two huts, which appeared
to be uninhabited, and came at last to
the open, or rather to space of few hundred
acres, ringed by the forest, and saw in the cen
ter of the clearing low, rambling old house of
stone, inclosed with high wall, and near the
tall gateway few scattered wooden huts.
Some fowl and pigs were straying about, and
few detected looking cows and couple of
horses were grazing near at hand; but there
was no sign of human life.
"DiableI Where are they all?" exclaimed
Vassilitzi, frowning and biting his mustache.
What place is this?" asked him.
Mine. 1t was hunting lodge once; now
it represents all my-our-possessions. But
where are the people?"
He rode to the nearest hut kicked open the
crazy door. and shouted imperatively; but
there was no reply. The whole place was
deserted
Thence to the gateway. with its solid oak
doors He jumped down and tried them, petu-
lantly muttering what certainly sounded like a
string. of oaths; but they were locked and
barred.
The others rode up, Anne and Loris first. the
men struggling after.
Anne was swaying in her saddle; her face
was ashy pale. l think she would have fallen
but that Loris steadied her with his arm.
What now?" she gasped. There has been
no fighting" she glanced wildly around, and
yet-where are they all9 We left twenty to
guard her within, besides these Others" She
stretched her hand toward the empty huts
Give the signal" she continued, turning to
Loris. :" If there any within they will
answer that!"
He drew his revolver and fired five shots in
the air. while we all sat staring at him and
wondering what would happen next: at least
that was what l was wondering. The silence
was so uncanny!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
CHAPTER XIII.
The Woman from Siberia

A T last there was a movement within. Halt
y ing footsteps approached the gates and
mans voice. hoarse and weak, demanded
Who is there?"
ut is Yossof!" Anne exclaimed. "How
comes he here alone? Where is my mother,
Yossof?"
l started as l heard that. Her mother was
alive, then, though Anne had said she could
not remember her, and Treherne had told me
she died soon after her arrest, more than twenty
years backi
"She is within and safe: Natalya is with
her." came Yossofs quavering voice, as he
labored to unbar the gates. We heard him
gasping and groaning as if the task was beyond
his strength; but he managed it at last The
great doors swung open, and he stood leaning
against of them. In the chill morning light
his face looked gray and drawn like that Of
corpse, just it had looked that first time l
saw him on the staircase at Westminster. On
the weed grown path beside him lay a revolver
if he had dropped it out of his hand when he
started to unbar the gates.
What has happened, Yossof?" Anne asked
urgently.
Nothing all is well, Excellency," he an
swered Il rode and gave the word as the order
was and when reached the town the madness
had begun; SO l did not enter, but came on
hither. My horse spent, and found an
other. but he fell and left him and came on
foot. found none here save the Countess and
Natalya: the others had fled, fearing an attack
8
God reward thee, friend Thou hast done
we'll indeed" Anne said, and moved on to the
house
l felt twitch on my sleeve, and Mishka NUT
tered in my ear, Count our men in and then
see the gate barred. We shall be safer So
will look after Yossof. and find also what
food is in the house for us all. We need it
sorely!"
So l sat in my saddle beside the gateway
waiting till the last of our 1aggards had come in
I saw Loris lift Anne from her horse and sup
port her up the short fight of wide stone steps
that led up to the house.
A N elderly peasant woman hurried out to
meet Them and behind her appeared a
weird. unearthly figure, tall woman, wearing
a kind of loose white dressing gown. Her gray
hair was flying dsheveled about her shoulders,
and her face, seen even from a distance as saw
it now, appeared like some horrible travesty of
humanity The wide open eyes were sightess.
covered with white film, the fiat
tened and distorted. the lips contracted, while
the other features forehead and cheeks and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Krfll Auto6r
PlayerPiano

Player and piano are made for one another in
the same factory. Just look at this mechanism
See these individual pneumatics- for every
note. In any other player if lint wears of the rolls
and gets into the pneumatics it may take days Of an
experts time and cost donan Of your money locate The
obsaucden: On this player any pneumatic did not speak
could tel instantly which pull it out blow in it.
replace it. and minutes the trouble is remehed at
expense.
Next that this pneumatic system crammed into
the small pace above the keyboard cheap players but
placed in the correct position for good resuscoe to the
bellows.
These individual pnemahcs three times much
the ordnsy-requre three times the labor and material to
build These metal tubes likewise three times much
rubbe. examples of how vastly superior The Kren Auto
Grand IS.
Mo other player has the individual Pneumades-no
other has the Accessible Bellows back the Human Touch
Striking Principle. the Extra Storage Reservoir to aid
aontwenty Other advantages equally important and hundred
hardly less
The piano is Jus, Ike the payer-buk for worth-no.
within p1ce limit
you can't 60 wrong this player. especially the
year guarantee backs up all its demonstrated Advantage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

l told myself for months past that l must be
content with that?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Krell Auto-Crand Piano Co.

Dept. Is, Connersville, Indiana
Makers of the Celebrated Albert kreN Pianos
Following prominent dealers handle the
Kren Auto-Grand Player-Piano:
Geo. P. Bent. I'll Wabash Ave. Chicago m.
The S. Hamihon Co.. 53l Wood ST.. Pittbws Pa,
Frede1cL Loese & Co. Brooklyn. n. Y.
The Mitchell Co.. IA Boyhton ST.. Boston. Mas.
". Crimes, l2l2 ST.. Washington. p. G.
The Coumbine Music Co.. 920 18th ST.. Denver. Cob.
Denton. Cotte1 & Daniels. 26o Main ST.. Buffalo, NJ
There are II Talks-an education in player buying
They will be complete and neatly bound free recep
Of your name and address.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
GO-CART USED IN RESCUE
Folded Up, It Provided Hand
Hold for Exhausted Italian.

When collapsible gO-carts for babies
we're put on the market the inventor
never dreamed that one of them might
prove q means of saving the life of
lad not many years from the baby car
-iaee age. But one did yesterday af-
rernoon. thanks TO the quick wit Of
woman. whose name the police did not
get
Alec Ricco. eight years old, was pad
ding around in the Harlem River, a
few feet from the 115th street dock,
when his right foot struck a large log
while he was making a stroke Between
manic and pain he could not swim, but
rhe managed TO float long enough 10
grab the log. Then he yelled for help
1rriI Frank Naletta, Of No 422 East
115th street. stripped off his coat and
shoes and went into the river after him.
Naletta was nearly exhausted When
he reached the pier with the boy and
vas having difficulty in reaching for
hand hold when the woman saw him
Oricl. as thought itself she took her
1,a,,-- from a go-carr which she was
wheeling. folded the cart up and lowered
e, f~or7 = stringpiece to Maletta- he
-,ol. hold and in short time several
husky men had him and the boy on the
dock
New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
FREAK BOAT MAKES DIVE
Hydroplane Starts for Bottom as
Wave Hits It in Sound.
TBv Telegraph 70 The Tribune


Stamford. Conn. Aug @-John h
tyson. Of Riverside and New York, came
near exploring the depths Of Long Island
Sound in nvdroplane built for partici-
patton in the Farnsworth international
trophy elimination trials. Mr. Tyson
and his sailor. a Norwegian known as
Chris were out in the freak boat on
Saturday when a long wave caught the
stern Of the craft and sent the low bow
under water.
The bow vas under only q few min
utes." said Mr.. Tyson to-day, but those
moments seemed like ages TO Chris and
myself We thought the craft was
bound for the bottom and. TO make mat
ters worse. there was not thing NOV
able aboard which would float and give
US a chance in a heavy swell. Every
thing was nailed fast and we were in a
bad predicament Then the prov, forced
by the engine, began slowly TO push out
OF the water, and presently it was out
OF the sea again. The boat was more
than half full Of water, and there was
nothing with which We could bail, not
even a hat.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
HUMILIATED; ENDS LIFE
Machinist, Whose Arrest Preyed
on Mind. Hangs Himself.

Overcome by the humiliation he felt
over what he asserted was a false ar
rest. Patrick Gaffney. ffty-three years
old a machinfst hanged himself last
night. at his home, at No. 223 Alex
ander avenue. The Bronx.
The arrest took place a week ago.
Sunday. and was made on the complaint
of Robson Duncan, Of No. rs Willis
avenue. who charged that Gaffney had
struck him and knocked several teeth
o11t Of his Jaw When Gaffney was ar
raigned before Magistrate F'resChi in
N0rrisania court, after spending night
in cell, he was discharged.
I'D to that time Gaffney, it is said.
had never missed days work He did
not go back to work and began drink
ing heavily. Last night when his two
daughters, Marion and Alice. left the
house for a walk He went into the
kitchen. procured a wash line and. lock-
ing himself in the bathroom, hanged
himself.
shortly after 9 o'clock, John Burns.
who boarded at the house. discovered
the body. He called Patrolnnan Regan.
of the Alexander avenue station. who
sent for an ambulance from the Lincoln
Hospital. DR. Dunlap. who responded.
cut the man down and pronounced him
dead from strangulation-