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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
Miss Wilson A Winner

Miss Edna Wilson, Of Meridian.
Democratic candidate for county s'l-
perintendent Is in the city Miss Ed
ma is most estinable young lady,
and possesses talent and tact as well
as all the qualifications. necessary for
the discharge OF the duties OF super
intendent. she will make a wiirl-
wind campaign and will win.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
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WHY DOES THE
MAYOR HESITATE 4

Q What Is really the trouble with c
Z, the present city administration &
g Why does Il not try 10 do 4,
Q something really helpful to euth. c
. rlei G
@ rhe building OF the vIaduct &
O would mean the release Of $780, {
9 900; the employment OF several c
Q hundred men. II would make T.,
g things pick up. G
@ Who is to blame1 The mayorl &
Q His backbone is gone. He is G
. afraid to take bold step. The {
@ Santa re railway will come Z
. through whenever the mayor G
@ says: Get busy; we've been .
q monkeyng about this viaduct c
o busIness-for three years ;-now ito q
. got TO be built" g
g Why cannot the mayor assert G
q his independence, shov that he is c
@ really and truly an executive. G
. Its up to the mayorl {;
a q "a n n q n n n n n M n n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
Notary Commissions Granted.

Three notary public commissions
were granted by Governor c. N. Has.
kell A. c. Bailey OF Holcenyille In
Hughes county; r. A. Bailey of Chel.
sea, In Rogers county; and Edward
Henderson OF Coalgate In Coal coun-
ty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
nunniea,s version

punnica's version
George Dunnica and wife returned
Yesterday from 4 visit to Kansas. "up
In Kansas August the Republicans
did to Tom McNcal what the Demo.
Gratis are gong to do to Joe McNcal
in Oklahoma November s." said Dur
siea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20

Lots OF Work This Fall
The building OF 5000 linear feet II
cement sidewalks this fall is equ,vs-
lent of 2G blocks. This will give
work to a big bunch of men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20

Passed bad Check
d. Il. Sheriff., of Guthrie, is In Jail
at Oklahoma City. charged with pass
ing s22 worthless check
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20

There's 4 big hole on West Harri-
son at Oak street that will cause q
damage suit unless repaired at once.
IFS within a block Of the mayors
home and carries no red lights at
night. Fix II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
Loves Harvest

Loves Harvest
Jack Love. chairman OF the cor
poration commission, IL harvesting
lis allaila ia Woodward county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20

Ead Check Artists
The Retailers association has
sounded this warning: Cash no
checks for strangers" Bad check pass.
ers are numerous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20

Ex-Governor Barnes and bride will
arrive homo next week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
SELECT CULLINCS
A MCoroner" For Fires.

A committee OF the National Fire
Protective. association has made a sug
gestion which II hopes to induce the
National Association OF Credit Men
and the national board Of Are under
writer's to join with II In urging upon
the state legislatures throughout the
country. This is to have law requir'
ing sort OF coroner's inquest on all
fires After a fire II is proposed that
the fire marshal be empowered by law
to empanel a jury and hold an Inquiry
into the cause OF the Gre, just as cor
oners now hold inquests. The thought
Is that by such Investigations incen.
diarism may be stamped out and the
public informed of the causes of tires
and the way to prevent their spread.
A law OF this sort Is In effect In
England and some European countries
with excellent results. In view of the
enormous losses from fires In this
country anything that can be expect
ed to diminish this drain upon the
country's wealth should be welcomed.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
SENSIBLE PLAN FOR
WINTER WARDROBE.
Wait Until the Unsettled State
of Styles Settle.

There may be nothing In the sugges.
ton. but one woman. who Is always
well dressed has announced that she b
going to put off getting her new win
ter gowns as long as possible this year.
because she thinks that the fashions
are In an unsettled state just now
After January she looks for definite
changes. Just now she thinks it Is
pretty hard to tell which way the wind
will blow, and she doesn't want to buy
too many things until she is sure.
And I'm the meantime this provident
woman is going to get along by max
ing over her old gowns, Skirts are to
be closely fitted and cut off little be-
low the knee. The lower part of the
skirts will be finished with wide bands
Any pieces of fur she has in the
house will be pressed into service for
trimming, for she knows that the
more fur she can put on her gowns
whether for afternoon. evening or
street wear, the better.
Her old evening frocks she will do
over by replacing the foundation slips
with those of contrasting color or q
different shade Of the same color. be,
cause she believes that the self toned
effects which have been good so long
have just about gone out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
Power Of the Church.

What may be the next proposal of
enterprising statesmen II Is hard to
anticipate.
The trustees of several churches In a
certain West Philadelphia neighbor.
hood were approached by the repre-
sentatives of weighing machine com.
pany with the request to permit them
to place one OF their machines at
respectful but convenient distance
from the church door.
"What is your objectr asked one
willy trustee.
Experience has shown u.s." said the
salesman. "that the public has much
more faith in a weighing machine
which stands near a church entrance
than anywhere else. People who think
they have been cheated out of from one
to ffty pounds by any other public
scales will trust the veracity of a
church door machine and unhesitat-
ingly deposit their cents."-Philadel-
phia Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
The Spirit of the Age
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT
sEvENTIETH YEAR

A Scotch mariner claims to have In
vented an automatic steering device.
operated by electricity from compass,
to hold vessel in determined course.
but permitting the helm to be moved
n the ordinary way when necessary.
Merry -go-rounds do not interest the
Chinese. Some years ago q circus
brought one to Shanghai, but It had
to be disposed Of at forced sale, and,
though there are many circuses in
the country. none takes along a mer-
ry-go-round.
The value of butter imported yearly
into the United Kingdom exceeds that
Of every other article of food except
wheat and sugar. The home produc-
ton of butter does not exceed $4,000
tons, while the importations average
over 211, 600 tons year.
The dredger Leviathan, at work in
the Mersey. is said to be the largest
construction of the kind in the world.
1t has an over all length of 4S7 feet,
beam of 90 and depth Of 80 feet z
inches. with capacity to carry the
enormous load Of 10000 tons Of sand.
A map thirty-dve feet across and
forty-fve feet high, showing on a scale
Of eight miles to the inch the North
American continent from the Canadian
border to Panama, has been prepared
for the use of the Missouri Pacific's
directors. 1t is said to be the biggest
map ever made.
Scientists of Europe have lately been
conducting experiments in the art of
breathing and, as a rule. have discov-
cred that by abnormal control Of the
breathing powers, the breath being
held for an unusually long time, a per-
son may ascend into the astral realm"
and commune with things higher up.
The Isle of Wight County Press has
published list of residents of the
island who have lived In six reigns.
The list includes three centenarians,
six persons more than ninety-fiye
years old. six ninety-four years old,
five ninety-three years old, thirteen
aged ninety-two. twelve aged ninety
one and Eve aged ninety.
One Of the most exquisiteiy finished
discoveries In Egypt Is case Of neat
ly fitting alabaster embaImina instru-
ments. taken from tomb 5000 years
old. One Of them is an instrument
used for opening the mouth after
death. 1t being supposed that If the
mouth were not opened the poor de-
parted would be unable to eat In the
next world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
The VOGUE In Black.

"Black is to be very fashionabls
this season." the silk people will tell
you. SO, too, will the folk who sell
dress goods and velvets. So, also say
the suit and wrap makers.
So If all accounts are to be relied
upon black is to have quite a vogue
these coming months.S M re-
: In millinery. too. the rumor is equal
ly strong. and the early models are
very frequently, OF the inklike hue
Black velvet hats especially seem %
be favored.
Though, of course, it is a bit earl
to predict and one cannot tell fdI
some little; while yet, it is. howevef'
expected that. great many evening
wraps this season will be of black
with gorgeous Innings of Persian q
Paisley silks and brocades.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
The Noble Fortune Huntors.

The beautiful Mathilde Townsend.
who married Peter Goelet Gerry in
Washington. was often rumored to be
engaged to this nobleman or that, but
Miss Townsend, after the wiser fash
ion that now prevails among Ameri-
can heiresses. gave her hand to an
American.
The epigram of the young girl has
gone the rounds of Washington So
ciety.
II thought you'd marry title, Miss
Townsend" Washington matron said
to her on the announcement of her en-
gagement.
''No; prefer an American. thanks"
Miss Townsend answered.
"WhyT the matron asked.
"Oh." said the young girl. "these
foreign chaps are like my racing mo-
tor-fast and always broke."-Wash-
ington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
TIMELY BREvITIES

Japan has 60 cities, 1,2s7 towns and
1887 villages.
Pennsylvania's new pure food law
forbids the use Of twenty-thre speci-
fed adulterants for preserva1ves.
The danger of fire Is eliminated
when an oil tempering bath is heated
by electricity instead of coal or gas.
Japanese ships sailing to American
ports carry no Chinese cargo, though
few Chinese passengers are among
their patrons.
Mexico's cotton yield for the current
season is estimated at 100000 bales
compared with 125,000 bales in 1909
and 100000 bales In 1908.
In the last seventeen years 22,s4o
lives have been lost In the coal mines
Of the United States, about one-half
Of them In the last six years.
It is believed that much of the I'M
cultivated land In Mexico will in the
near future be planted with pecan
trees, which flourish amazingly in that
country.
Upon tracts of timber and coal lands
In Lee, Scott land Wise counties, Va,
there are, according to q recent count,
100000 trees having diameter of two
feet or more.
The rice production of Japan ex-
ceeds In quantity 260.0O0.O00 bushels
a year, tea yearly 100000 pounds
year and silk more than 25.000,000
pounds a year.
Australians are chilling rather than
freezing their beef for export. SO that
on the long voyage over to Britain it
may have chance to ripen, the only
way your English beefeater likes his
meat.
To overcome the tendency Of plants
to grow In the direction of sunlight a
Philadelphia college uses slowly re-
volving table that exposes all sides of
the plants, which 1t holds equally to-
ward the sun.
An action to recover two cents
wages was heard in Shoreditch coun-
ty court, London. The girl wage
Garner won, and defendants had to
pay the costs of the penny action,
which were $3.50.
Fish Is gaining In popularity in Eng
land because of its comparative inex-
and of the greater variety
now obtainable owing to the extension
OF fishing grounds and the improved
transit and storage conditions.
England and America are now con-
nected by about twenty cables, and |
the Commercial Cable company an
its intention OF laying down
one more between valentia, County |
Kerry. and Canso. Nova Scotia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
Barred the kiss Waltz

In Strassburg. according to the Par
is Matin, the police administrator has
issued a decree forbidding the kiss
waltz" and says: II learn that in the
course Of balls organized In the COM
munes Of my district dance called
the kiss waltz is danced. During this
dance women and girls allow them
selves to be kissed publicly. This con-
.stitutes an ofrense against good Ger
man manners that cannot tolerate.
In the name Of morality formally
prohibit the kiss waltz The police.
organizations will see that this order.
Is strictly complied with"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
LieideIb.ro and Mark rw.in.

Heidelberg the beautiful has al
ways attracted Americans. aud no
matter how often they come here they
never fail to find something to interest
them. even If 1t is only to go once
more over the beaten path" writes an
American from the university town.
"But something new Is in store for
them-not the restored schloss.. the
architectural vandalism which we fear.
but Mark Twain statue. What form
it will take and where 1t will be erect
ed are undecided questions. but sub
scriptions are coming In, and it is only
matter of time when the author Of
"A Tramp Abroad which the Heidel-
bergers say was begun here, will re-
ceive the tribute of appreciation at the
hands of ALT Heidelberg"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Senator TiIlman In a London Foo.

Since his visit to Europe Senator
Tillman has a fund OF new stories
which sound properly filtered and pos
sess the true continental flavor, In
London he enjoyed real pea soup"
fog. To get good view OF It he took
a ride on top OF bus, which passed
slowly along the streets. as though
feeling its way. The wintry chill
pinched his nose and ears; the fog
dripped Niobe-like around him; every
thing was moist and sticky; sound
was deadened; cabs and foot passen-
gers doomed up for a moment like
phantoms and disappeared as sudden
ly.
eff was a scholard," said the bus
driver, emphasizing his final 3D." "Id
always talk ON this sort of a day."
The senator asked why.
you know these folks all look like
ghosts and ghostesses to me, and Lat
ms the proper language to talk to
spirits in. It's well known they won't
answer If they's spoke to In English"
Beside the senator was a Parsee,
wearing a red fez. The driver cast
sundry curious glances at him during
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
HUMOR or THE DAY
All Gone to Waste.

!. His hair was streaked with gray.
Fine lines had made their appear
ance at the corners OF his eyes and
around his mouth.
But the fire OF youth still shone I'M
dimmed In his visual orbs.
"Buenavista McCorkle," he exclaim-
ed, show long have been coming to
see your
"You know as well as / do, Bolivar
Pyke." answered the maid. lovely still.
though in her early autumn. Twenty
years"
Twenty yearsl why didn't you
give me the icy mitt ages agoT
= II think I did--occasionally. Why
have you continued to stick aboutT
Perhaps because you never abso-
lutely put the kibosh on me and per-
haps because'--
"You got into the habit of It, and 1t
was too much trouble to break away"
"Buenavista, you know better than
that Haven't / told you a thousand
times that love your
"Never just In that way, Bolivar,
think. You may have limited 1t few
hundred times possibly, but that's ALL"
But great Scott, Buenavista, I've
hung on during all these years because
/ couldn't give you up and because
have still cherished the hope that some
day you would consent to-
"Are you asking me to marry you.
BolivarT
"Sure! Doesn't that seem to be the.
general trend of my remarks on this
ausnicious occasion Pr
"Oh. Bolivar" she murmured in his
ear as his arm-but never mind his
arm-"what lot of time you've vast
ed! Why didn't you put up that line
of talk nineteen years and six months
agor-Chicago Tribune
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

The bounty on woodchucks is a
legislative subject that viii never
perish as long as there are 246 towns
in Vermont each of which will have
a representative in the state legisla-
ture. There are always in the law
making body some members whose
ideas of statesmanship never tako
higher flights than a woodchuck
bounty Rutland Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
Col. Elv Goddard. aged "a vea

Col Ely Goddard, aged SO years,
who had spent the greater part of his
life in this state, died in New York
Oct. 10 after long illness. Colonel
Goddard was engaged in copper
mining here and became prominent
In the political affairs of the state.
He served several terms in the legis-
lature, was member of the military
staff of Governor Farnham, 1880. SO
and was colonel Of the state militia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
Maps For Aviators.

Maps for aeroplanists are the latest
novelties produced by the surveyors
The new maps do not show roadways
for ordinary vehicles, but have rivers
and railways marked with unusual
distinctness with all their windings
and turnings. Neither mountains nor
valleys are indicated. but the, cities
are shown with their outspreading sub
urbs. for 1t is by the watercourses, the
railways and the towns that the trav-
eler In what Longfellow calls the
"fenceless fields of air" makes his way
from point to point The first avia-
tors map in America has been pre-
pared for New England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
MANY BLESSINGS TO
Be THANKFUL FOR
Odd Complaint Of a Completely
Pauperized LOafer.

Albert w. Hebberd. New York's
charity expert, said at recent din
ner:
THE great danger Of charity is its
pauperizing effect. This effect must
be avoided or the recipients will all
become Jack Ranches.
Jack Hanch, on the score Of bad
health, never worked, and the pastor
Of the Methodist church, man whose
heart sometimes outran his head, sent
the idler and his family weekly gifts
Of food and clothing-supported the
whole crew, In fact.
"A church visitor after listening to
Jacks complaints one day said:
Yes, Of course, you have had bad
health-we know that--but one thing
at least you ought to be thankful for,
and that is our pastors kindness in
sending you all this bread and meat
and jelly and blankets, and SO ON.
Don't you think it's good Of him to-
look after you so wellr
"'Good of himT said Jack impa-
tiently. why, what's he forY"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
A Miners Bravery.

Harry Bennets, a miner from Cam
borne. Cornwall. England. has been
awarded the King Edward medal for
bravery at the Randfontein mine. Jo-
hannesburg. South Africa, Dec. 81 last.
He descended the mine after an explo-
sion and rescued nine natives from
suffocation and was himself eventually
taken up unconscious. His mother at
-Camborne affirms that she was awas-
ened from her sleep on the same night;
by loud report. and her rest was
greatly disturbed. She was sure some
thing had happened to her son in South
Africa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

Sixty members of Windsor lodge
No. IS, /. 0. o. F. met at their
odge room Friday night to have a
ongratulatory session for S A..
Reed, who recently returned from
Atlanta, Ga, where he went as
grand marshal to the grand lodge,
Mr.. Reed being member OF Wind
sor lodge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
The Graceful Thiuo.

A letter came from the clothing firm
saying that the cloth that had been
sent them was full of moths.
Was the wholesale house taken
aback? Not it.
BY return post went missive to this
effect:
rOn looking over your order we find
that you did not order any moths. 1t
was our error. and you will please re-
turn them at once. at our expense."--
Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

Since pruning and trimming the
fruit orchard at Speedwell farms in
Lyndonville. the students of the
agricultural institution have been
through the sugar orchard, marking
trees which were too close and others
which could well be spared. This
winter these trees will be removed
and used for lumber and cord wood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
Friendly Manages.

A man went into a hotel and left
his umbrella in the stand with a card
bearing this inscription attached to It:
This umbrella belongs to a man
who can deal a~blow of 250 pounds
weight. He will be back in ten min
utes."
On returning to seek his property
he found In its place a card thus In
scribed:
''This card was left by a man who
can run twelve miles an hour. He will
not return. Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

The Young son of Clarence Hast
ings of Springfield met with a Painful
accident Saturday. when he ran a.
large sewing machine needle through
his right hand, piercing the bone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

John A. Walker, who learned the
printing business in the Office of the
Windsor Journal and later left the
business Tor that OF shoemaker in
" indsor committed suicide by hang
ing in Concord, N. H., Oct. 8. No
reason is assigned for the act.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

Norton Jones has just brought from
Canada to his home in Hyde Park,
1900 tur keys, which be will fatten
for the Thanksgiving market. It
takes ten bushels of corn-for single
feed for them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

Patsy Gentilli, street slaborer,
who had entrusted his savings of
800 IN BENZ Memo, a fellow work man
in Hardwick. lost them when Memo
skipped with the money and some
clothing and provisions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
IA MONTHS FOR $l.OO

To new subscribers. in Windsor
county, The Age will be sent from
now until Jan. /, 1912, for 500.
Outside Of the county. $1.l0.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
ENCOURAGEMENT.

'This Is the fourth time you have
asked me to marry you," said the good
looking girl resentfully. II am sure
1 have never encouraged you"
II don't know about that" replied
the serious young man. you're the
only girl l know who doesn't laugh
when 1 propose to ."-Washington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
The Modern Polonius

''Now, my boy, don't expect to work
wonders In this world"
Gall right. dad"
you can get quicker returns by
working suckers.'- louisville Courier
Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
New Ribbons.

They're soft.
And they're rich.
~ There are .soupie taffetas. VA
All are more or less satiny.
Ottoman weaves are among the hns
ones.
In some the ridges run across "
others lengthwise.
Very lovely wide ones may be had
for about $3.50 per yard. /
Velvet ribbons are not as much usea
for millinery as piece velvet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29
A Valuable Asset.

"Face kneaded. sirY" queried the
barber.
"You betw answered the man in the
chair. II couldn't get along without
t."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29


- LITTLE REeT."
the frequent pauses necessitated by
the fog. When the man got OF he
said:
you're an American, know, sir,
but would you mind telling me where
that chap halls from who's wearing
that monkey capT
"He is sun worshiper. They are
called Parsees."
swell. well. worships the sun, does
he? suppose he's come ere to ave
a little rest from his prayers" And
he glanced expressively at the wet,
shivering passenger and the gloomy,
cheerless slice Of street family visible
through the fog.-Joe Mitchell Chapple
IN National Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-29

Great Britain has proposed that
all powers recognize the republic of
Portugal at the same time Germany
replied approving of the suggestion: