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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-12

until the lamp explodes or the pipes burst VIC
haze gol to 60 on and on and on living over
thai, and why 7,ceause dear Isabel viii be
here once a Y.ees =
II thought Isabel would have better
taste, said Clara f
she has Isabel has perfect taste, depcrt
upon it," sid, shc dij'it on puipos,l'
'Gcorgc.'
"ESacly that, lgyc you noticed that
married people gisc thc most impossible
prescne' II is rcYeps~. my dear. society
has preyed upon them. They win prey upon
society Wait until sc gcta chanca"
"It i awful" said Clara
LET .. oontinuc Nc have 6vr French
rngs, no troeonld live together tirc rooms
dosc1rated Our drawing room il Art Nou
ycau furnished b. your tnclc James. who is
strong md hsalta, end may li,c twenty years
| particularly abtninatc .ist Nouycau iurri
tnre."
$50 do l.
~ou dining rom i: distinctly Grand
Rapids
Now George
II H."
= Well il Wis your Aunt Susan. >
. Il Tias. bat who suggested II pass
over inc bedrooms. sill simply say that
they are Nightmares. Expensive night
maresl come to the lamps-how many
have we
Fourlcen
Fourteen atrocities, imitation Louis Seize
bogus Oriental. fcathcrcd. laced and tassecd
SO much for useful presents Now ior decora-
ton We have three Sisiine MadonnaS
(my particular abominaiioDl Two, thank
heaven, sc can indct on the next victims
one NC have got 10 live with and why? 50
that each OF our three intimate friends viii
believe il his own VIC have water colors and
ctchings which VIC don't want. and photo
graph copy OF every picture that everyone
sees in evcrone's house Some original
friend has even sent US ifesie, marble
reproduction Of the Venus dc Milo rhcsc
things will be our artistic home Then ihcrc
are yases--"
" Now you arc losing your temper
On the contrary I'm reserfng u. |
shan't characterize thc brica-brac, lhat was
to be expected
Don't n
At least thai i' NOT marked | como at
last TO the silver Give me the list
Clara sighed and extended il
-Four solid silver terrapin dishes"
Marked
Marked -Terapin ha' hs Two mas
sive, expensive, solid silver champagne
coolers
Marked {"
Marked, my dear--for each end Of tho
table when ue give our beeistcak dinners.
Almond dishes
DON'T
Foriy-iwo individual. solid OF hligrec
almond dishes, ioriy-two, Clara,
Marked
hight again, dear One dozen bonbor
dishes. 6ic nouycau ricbe sugar shakers Eve
neverusc theml three rnnfiineers--in heavens
name, what that Solid silver bread dishes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-12

lpsSs oYcr iiir rcddi1g In thcory have
| pown n>n3re anil moro opposed = such cxhbi-
lions 4 Wedding i more pathetic than
! funeral and nothing PERHAPS, is moro out OF
place Than Inc jubistions OF The guests
When 4 man aida woman. as husband and
1iie,. have lived together iiyc years, then The
community should engage band and sere-
made them, but at the outset--howerer, will
not insist am doubtless cynically inclined
come % the moment when, having success
/ fully wcatbered the pitfalls Of the honeymoon
flherts another mistaken theor, but let
that pass my wife and found ourselves al
list IN our own home, in. the mids, Of our
wedding presents SAY in the midst ad-
visabIy Clers SAT helplessly in the middle
Of the parIor rug and covered from the
] fireplace,
Ny dear Clara said, With just touch
! Of sspeyip, you've had your way about
th{ Wedding Nov you've got your Wedding
| prtsentt. What are you going to do with
ntn2n
'lIf people only wouldn't bayt ihinas
NAKED" sid Clns irrsleysnsly
Nut they slwsys DO" ! replied Also
! may venture to suggest that your answer
doesn't solft the diHit,iliy.''
Don't h< tfoss. said Clara.
Ny dear, 4 replied With excellent good
kunsok I'm not I'm only amused--who
wouldn't be
Don't bs horrd, George said Clara.
Il is dtlitiously humorous continued.
Quit The lnosl humorous thinglI have ever
known | an not cross and ! am mol ilorrid;
lIsyt made d profodhd dkstcvcty IIknow
NJ Nv y many Amtrit3n marriages s,s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-12

living with them and trying not TO quarrell.'
" You have forgotten The worst OF ell. =
said Clara. .a
! No my darling, ] have not forgotten it
have thought Of nothing else, but wanted
YOU to mention IT,
The 0ai silfer Gcorg>
The 0al silver. M darling. Trslvc
dozen, solid silver and tea7et to match, bouchf
without consulting Us, by your no rish
bachelor uncles in colluson We wanted
Queen Anne or Louis s5izc. simple dgnided.
something to live with and grow ford Of.
and what did III .ge(Sr
"Oh dear, thcy might haze a;Sed me-
But They don't, iheg noYs- do, ih-, ia the
theory Of wedding presents, my dc,r We
got Pond Liz pattern tspoua ,nll IL
7eratchrs your fingers. Pond Lily psnora. my
d.sT, which losthc, deic:i. and abomieaicl''
8 ] too, George.
And that my dear. VIC hall never get rid
Of, SIC not only must adopt and assume III,
responsibility, but mus pass it down TO our
children and our children's Children
On, George. il is lerrible--terriblc.
What arc VIC going 10 dos'
Ny darling Clara, We arc going 10 pul a
piece of bTic-a-brac day on thc newell pos.
buy litter Of puppies 10 thcN up the rug.
select butter-hngcrcd. chira-brcaking -aii.
ress, pay storage on lhc silver and try -ocs-
sionally to sci ire TO the furniture"
But The flal silver, George, what oi thai 2"
Oh the Hat silver | ,ld goomily,
each ono has his cross TO bear thai shall be
ours
Nc were. as has been suggested. a rcla
iively rich couple. That's a pun, At iic
end OF ille years relative on either side LETT
rs a graceful reminder The problem Of
living became merck ono Of degree At the
end OF this period Nc had made considerable
progress in the building up OF homo which
should bc in iact and desire entirely ours
! h2t i, sc had been extensively fortunate
in The preservation OF our wedding pre- :enis.
Our twenty seroad housemaid broke bottle
OF ink ovcr the parlor rug. her twcnty-onc
predecessors whom had particularly
selected had already made the most gratiis
ns progress among tho bric-a brae, iwo
Intelligent Airdale puppies had cheeed salts
factory holes in the Art Noueau furniture,
even the Sistine Madonna had nrenrhed
loose from its support: and considrrstely
annihilated the Jewel studded Cr,.nisl lamp
in The general sn,ssh-up
Our little home began At ls.t to really
reflect something of the artistic taste on which
| pride lnysalf There remained a. length
only the iiat silter and ajewithonand dollars
worth of solid silver retepfdcies for which
We had now paid four hundred dollars s,cr.
age But these remained, secure. fixed be-
yond the assaults Of the imagination
Ono morning At the breakfast table laid
down my cup With orrash
Clara gavcan exclamation Of alarm.
z George dear. what is it2rs
For all reply ] seized handful Of The I'cnd
Lily pattern silver and sazed ~ Il eish =
eavare snv
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Nv dear ! replied, = the last time thcv
came in luly. All the more reason that
they should change to August"
"'rhcv will never come said Clara a
second tinc.
Let's bait the hook" | said. trying 10
turn the subject into a faceiious vein. We
nigh, STREE a dozen or 80 Of those individual
almond dishes down The path to the road >
"ThcyM nrytr CONG" said Clara obsti
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feelings. Never have enioved situation
more. Ills true noticed as proceeded our
burglar began TO edge away towards the
door, keeping the lantern steadily on my
face.
" And orc favor more, added, there are
several flocks Of individual silver almond
dishes roosting downstairs-''
"Forty-two,' said Clara. twenty-four
IL nc dining room and eighteen in TIC
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wts rtgstrtahly poor but artistic. We had
looked forward 70 marriage a. 4 tim. when
twoiptrssns chose homo and garnishcd il
Eiihiprnishings oi their own choice. happy in
the daily contact with bcanfuIthngs We
Ind fcfttn discussed orr future homo We
khc& just the pictures that mlsthang on the
nfslla, the tone Of the rugs that should lie on
The hoors, The style OF The furniture that should
stand IN fhe rooms. the pattern Of ilic silver
tl1at.shoald adorn or table Our ideas were
char and positive.
Unfortunately lClata had eight rich rcla
iiyts w'io anprosed Of me and / had three
u3iidcn siosr, tvs oT whom, wcrc in pre-
rxt3us hsalIh and must not be financially
oftaied sfs
IAN rather an inp.rious man, with theories
TINT 4 Manran i happiest when she. finds
rnasf,r bat N,ca lhc dotlis Of the wedding
rAnn- uH ford .sis; 81 | ia, asionhdel 80 find
myself pct oaly f,lt, 4 bll actually forced to
bunilisdng ssgrrcld.r Siaec then have
hzTaed that my Owl case was not glaringy
ktrapti,nil AZ ths tins hpyeYer, | was
nonplasseis a,d rlth,r distlra,i in my
dtsAnsof ths f'isirs. ! hal decided OF a
holst wedding VIA bat t1s fsafly all a few
insifnsis frisaJsio b, p+.s,1t at ms happi-
ssss. AftsE Clara hrl dolo me- th. honor
h 'c5lss't M, s,vcrsi t'isGl1i ca-1sUerc
seat oN fsrAs slls rcs s1,o1y a tbe r.iagth and
an naldiii,a was bsg n on ti.ir)lt vcranda.
ACsara h,rssli l-] N, (, the library and
snabz.i ihs sitiation t, me, in tn. pro-
iojnd sst m1ale7.
~ o1l dsay, old, nprl sfi-abls g,ose.' she
said with the .Mis1om Of just trenty. what
do YOU know aiohi 'a,h thingsp How much
% -you- slfppsSs il iii cost Us 70 furnish
hoasc fie way .-svt va.lt -
4 tali air,ly Oh, about FIVE hundred
- 4 ske out your pencil, . srid Clara scorn-
sulty, sand vfitt-s
Nls>a sh- finished her di-tatis1. and had
sddedup ths itsr,s Wit, d groan, | si'ls dumb
folndtd I said:
Clara. do yoa i,linls i, 4 wis,r-do you
thin sts 2f1se any RI =, to get married."
sOi r,l.se We hrge.v
: Thsa we niac make up our minds TO
boa-iiag."
I. Nons.as.l We silal have everything just
u " plaaaAdit"
But how"
Wedding presents said Clara triun.
phi ildy. nov do you Sc Thy il must be
car 4 wcddingf
Jhszah f>ses
R.t' isn't il BIT nerccnavf" said
fcsf Do.s everyone doit2'
4. 49, = II i son Of t., on ihc
u a.,-4..sf aid Clara Eith determined
81 o*hsf had. "0uils right that it
sh ~ hr tses'
= In saaa whp receives IN invitation
Is ct5s- s-.i u cos;ribaie TO ar future t'cl-
fsr.?v
staiaTifei;s1r,tisho' no Sc"
VEL. II re it,a. s--t'ica'"
CSr;ainls 49,
81 AZ no., ~ DIR, ! gin to understand
NH !le. nrsseas ar alEa showa.
Tor sll apsr:c .Clsra r7icndcd lhc sheet
Of esvr on r'l'iehwe hal madc our caIciila
tions s.ss
Tcxpitulatsu.
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DON'T believe ii wedding
functions ! don't believe in
honeymoons and particularly
! Iaborinatt the inhumsn Gus
tom of giving wedding pres
cnts. And this Is why;
Clara was the fifth poor
daughter oi a rich man. |
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George. Goorg.. rhgt has happened"
Ny dear, j nayc ap idcaa wonderful
idea ss a
What idcaa
~Wcwil spend INC summcrin Lone Tree,
Nor lerstyr
Clara screamed.
Arc you in your scnsca, George"
Never moro So
But ,'s lroiIing hoil'
Hotter than lliat"
III is simply dcluged With mosquitoes
There arc several mosquitoes there
!" ll'sahoIc In The ground'
II certainly is.N
"trd the only people Nc know there are
the Jimmy Lakes, whom detcst"
cant bear ihcm'
And, George, there arc bNglcN,n
"Ncs. my dear" | said lriumphanlly,
" heaven be praised there qr1 burglars"
Clara looked at me. She Is very quick,
you arc thinking oi The silver"
"Of an The silver
But, George, can we afford h"
"Af'ord WHAT
TO bayc The silver siocaSs
" Supposng there was burgllr insurance,
asa reward
The neN moment clara WIS laughing IN
my arms,
"0hGcorgc. you arc 4 Nondcrtul, brilliant
man: how did you CIR tl;iat 5ii,2''
u just put my mira toit, said loitily.
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We went 10 Lone ire, Ncr Jersey We
went there carly iomeci - migratory spripg
burglar. We rele ed from storage Two
chests anJ three barrcl Of solid silver we'd
ding prracnt., took opta burglar insurance
Tor three lhorS,nd dollars and proceeded 10
decorate lhc dining room and parlor
II looks raiher rather nonvcau nche,
said Clare. surveying tho result
eMydr sa5 thr word iti' vulgar But
what Of ihat} VIC have como here for a
purpose AID We viii moi bc balsed Our
object is 10 offer e,cry facility 10 The gcutlc
men WiioavilI relieve ir,oi or silver Nolb-
ing eoaSe slod nothing screwed to the
aoor. ~.
Il think, aid Clara, that The cham
pagne conlerEne unnecessary
The solid safcr hamp5gne cooler; adorned
either side o. hc 9rrplro
As rcccptarles ior pcttcd ferns they arc,
it is irlS, rci quito in !I,a br7i II iasc." I
admitted We might leave them in The
hall for umbrellas andcarcs. But then they
might BE- ogSrloo!cd. and re nusl iakc no
chances o. acauirs5 bIrg
I'm sure b, b'rga-s viii noycr comr. "
tsid Glars woman 'si,i,n.
Iiihcr,'a any'hinq n lccp thea s,t.gy-.
| .aid, liii, pr, ycl,'i, - 1-itA-t attdldc
Of mi,d"
4Nsl, n any rlte. | do hop ,hayl be-
qicA about il. 80 80 an lea.. this dreadful
Dlr-..'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21

an rights because it is not using
the water upon riparian lands, and
parian lands, the owners of riparian
lands both above and below the in
take of the company can stop its
use if they desire the water for their
own use. Many have suggested
that the water rights on Wilson
creek might be condemned by the
city, and thus sufficient water be
obtained to supply the needs of the
people, but that would cost more
than to construct a gravity system
from the Yakima river, and then
too. the courts will finally deter
mine that the right to the use of
the water of that stream belong
to the owners of lands through
which it flows. and no one on Will
son creek has any right to the use
of the water by appropriation, and
according to the riparian doctrine
as decided by the courts. each ri
parian owner has a right to the
reasonable use of the waters of the
stream upon his lands for irrigation
and domestic purposes, subject to
reasonable use by each riparian
proprietor above and below him.
So in order to condemn a right to
the water of Wilson creek to sup
ply the demand of Ellensburg, it
would be necessary to condemn a
portion of all riparian rights upon
the stream. And it seems to us
that the only way this city can OBJ
tain water supply through Will
son creek is to reservoir the water
in the mountains and pipe it into
the city.
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ed right to farm their lands as they
please, Notwithstanding the fact
that only a few months since the
city tried to farm the farmers along
that stream. The Supreme court
of the state held recently in case
from Walla Walla, that farmers
had right to let their cattle stand
in the stream, and cited case in
the opinion where hog pens had
been allowed.
The farmers on Wilson creek
had riparian right in the waters of
stream before any water was divert
ed and used from it by the Ellens-
burg Water Supply company, and
the right of that company IS infe-
rior to the rights of all the farmers
on that stream
This is not mere assertion or idle
talk. The city of Ellensburg by
its ordinance, special police, city
physician, nor in any way. can
compel the farmers to keep their
COW pens off of Wilson creek, nor
keep their cattle from standing in
the stream. If the city is not RI
parian owner of land on that stream
it has no right to the use of its wa
ter as against the riparian owners
of land on the stream; it having
become a riparian stream and ripa-
rian rights having attached to the
water of that stream long before
the Water company used the water
or was even heard Of. The city is
not a riporian gunner on Wilson
creek and the Water Supply COM
pany must rely solely on a right of
appropriation, and it has no ripari-
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
HIGH LINE CANAL MAY COST S3.937, 900
AND WILL |RR|GATE $4,000 ACRES

P. H. w. Ross President of the Chamber Of
Commerce, received from Senator w. L. Jones, the
following letter relative to the high line canal
"P. H. w. Ross, Ellensburg Wash. My Dear
Sir: The report the Kittitas project has been
ceved here Washington but has not been acted upon
vet by the chief engineer and will be acted upon by
him until he has opportunity to visit your locality
and take up some details with the engineers on the
ground Therefore, the report cannot be given out.
authorized say that the estimate of the board Of
engineers the probable cost per for putting in
storage and the construction Of canals rrgate about
g. 900 of land is $7o OF course, this is simply
an estimate and the actual cost might be more and it
might be less The cost Of the diversion works and
canals estimated at nearly $1,000 and the stor
age system is estimated at about $685. ooo AS say.
these simply estimates and the actual cost may be
greater or it may be less. Very truly yours
w. L. JONES.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
A new CEREAL
FACTORY A GO

The American Cereal Company
reputed to lie the largest cereal
manufacturing concern in the
world. is to build a large cereal
mill on Puget Sonnd, probably at
Seattle. Officers of the company
are now ir Eastern Washington
investigating crop conditions, the
quality of the cereals produced in
the Northwest and traffice condi-
tons. and also looking for ground
for possible branch mills and grain
warehouses in the Eastern Wash
ington grain belt.
In the party are John Stuart,
second vice president of the Amer
lean Cereal Company; l.. Richards,
general traffic manager; G.. A.
Mcdonald. general sales agent
The members of the party are ex-
pected to be in Seattle next week.
During the last week they have
visited Idaho, and the extreme
Eastern portion of Eastern Wash
ington, spending day at Spokane.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
SW|TCHMEN STRIKE
RESULTS NO GOOD

The Switchmen's strike is at
an end and so far as we able to see
no one has been benefited and
many worsted.
We have never favored strikes.
We have always regarded them
much as we regard going to law
not only the defeated. but the win
ner is a loser. Besides; it is al
most impossible to make the blow
aimed by a strike fall upon the one
at which it is aimed. Public in
terests are so interviewer that it is
impossible to separate the threads
that any certain one may be broken
without disturbing many others.
This unfavorable result of strikes
was never more forcibly illustrated
than by the A. r. U. strike in
1894. That blow was aimed at
George M. Pullman. the head,
front and body of the Pullman
Palace Car company, and yet he
felt the strike less than almost any
other citizen of the country. The
demand for his product was fully
supplied; he had no orders for
work. and was glad, very glad to
shut down his shop and the strike
afforded an excellent excuse. while
he himself retired to his summer
home on the Atlantic coast to enjoy
a quiet vacation. And this while
the country's business was almost
paralyzed, and riot and bloodshed
were the order of the day. Several
lives were sacrificed and many
men lost good jobs that they would
have indeed been glad to resume,
but Alas! The humblest citizen,
however remote his dwelling place
was hurt almost as bad as George
M. Pullman.
We mention this fact as one of
the inevitable characteristics of
labor strikes, and one of the strong
arguments against them.
There is only one place to strike,
and that is the ballot box. Vote
honest and competent men regard
less of party. Party serfdom is
directly and indirectly responsible
for president conditions.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21

Every family and especially those
who reside in the country should
be provided at all times with a bot
tie of Chamberlain's Liniment
There is no telling when it may be
wanted in case of an accident or
emergency. 1t is most excellent
in all cases of rheumatism, sprains
and bruises. Sold by Owl Drug
Store.
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nected as a criminal lawyer liquor
has been the cause OF the trouble.
This statement of Mr.. Nuzum is
backed by the records of the crimi-
nal courts, which show that liquor
is not the only principal cause of
murders but it is responsible for a
large majority of all serious crimes.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
How the German Filterers
Are Built and Cared For
Where They are Used
An Opportunity is Offered to
Ellensburg That Should
Be Put to her People
Let them Decide

The cost of construction and
maintenance of the German filterer
for the use of cities to purify and
render wholesome water for domes-
tic uses is comparatively small, the
construction simple and we'll under
stood.
The 6lterer is a cement building
usually sunk below the surface of
the ground, with about eight feet
of gravel and sand placed upon the
floor of the building, the sand be-
ing on top of the gravel. The
water is let in upon the top of the
gravel and sand and trickles down
through to the floor of the building;
when the water flows iuto the dis
tributing pipes. A peculiar vege-
tation grows upon the top of the
sand, something like moss. through
which the water strains and there
by all impurities are removed that
are detrimental to health. When
this vegetation gets too thick as to
retard the dow of the water, a por-
ton Of the vegetation is removed
sufficiently to allow the water to
flow freely. This latter work is
not required to be done only two
or three times a year and is mex
pensive. 1t is found in many in
stances that the expense of MAIN
tanning a gravity system flowing
through a German 6lterer is one
per cent per thousand gallons of
water turned into the pipes.
The construction of a 6lterer for
the city of Ellensburg would be
comparatively inexpensive. Stats
tics are plenty showing the actual
expense of construction and main.
tenance of systems of the kind
mentioned; engineering works have
the system we'll described and the
expense quite accurately estimated.
Some of the men who cantrol the
Ellensburg Water Supply company
have said that a gravity system
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
PR0PHESY BY LAFOLLETTE
THE system DID CONTROL

Last week said edtoriay OF the committee
rules:
The republican majority Of this committee
rules will be named by republican caucus. The steel
the sugar trust the beef trust the cotton trust
in short the System will control in that by
overwhelming majority. 1t dominates both branches OF
congress. 1t speaks through Adrch in the and
through Cannon in the house 1t will control the
committee rules If for diplomatic reasons it places
an insurgent republican the committee it will be
strong enough to balance that appointment witha Tam
many democrat -LaFolette's Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-21
A Powerful Argument

A powerful argument in favor of
temperance is to he found in the
statement of Attorney Multi. E.
Nuzum, that in 81 out 60 murder
cases with which he has been con-