The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-25
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Jo Sherman OF Major county, tells
this old one on Helm, veiy belli-
gerent Republican from over in the
oil country: Helm was making q
speech, something he did every time
the chair would give him recognition,
He was on the ''roarin' sea OF elo-
quence, telling OF the wisdom and
sagacity, craftsmanship and diction-
airy ability of one Mr.. Daniel Webs
ter When he got to where Daniel
Webster was writing a dictionary,
Judge Cook leaned forward, saying
mot Daniel, Helm; not Daniel, but
Noah" Helm, with fine scorn, al
though deyout man, b.ushed his
hand betwixt his vlsage and that OF
Judge Cook, saying. like hi; Noah
never wrote no fool dictionary. he
was too busy buldin' the ark The
wave of applause said to have followed
this historical and cutting answer 10
the once supreme justice OF North
Carolina, Cook. made Helm certain
he was even greater spellbnde:
than he had himself believed
A magazine writer for an Eastern
publication was sitting in the lobby
r. hotel, talking TO senator Said
lie wonderful journalist sent here to
write up Oklahoma. Il wish ! coul
see one of those Indian legislators
lust then Soldani passed and was
lointed out. The writer wanted to
know much, but no one could prevail
upon him TO interview Soldani, be-
cause, Indians are sensitive and
would be angry--might hurt one At
ie. ialking with the senator an hour,
b. went away, and fell against post
when he learned he had been talking
tc Laudrum, almost full-blood Chero
kee The write up has not yet ap-
peared.
Vefy' few people of the many ac-
quainted with P. p. Duffy of El Reno,
better known as private secretary to
the lieutenant-goyernor know that he
Is the ablest poet in this state and
many OF has touching ballads have
been set 10 music and make the
hearts of thousands glad Duffy was a
poet In early days, in fact when a
little school boy. His first preserved
composition, while in prose, shows
tie poetic talent in many ways. II
was an essay on ducks, and reads as
fellows. The duck is a low, heavy
set bird composed mostly of meat
and feathers. lie is a mighty poor
singer, having hoarse voice, caused
hy getting SO many frogs in his neck.
He likes the water and carries a toy
hallon in his stomach 10 Keep fiom
sinking. rhe duck has only two legs
pnd they are set so far back on his
running gears by nature that they
come pretty near missing his body.
some ducks when they get big have
crrls on ,hcig tails and are called
brakes. brakes don't have to set or
h. tch, but just afsand go swimming
and eat everything id Sight. lG] Nag
to be a duck Fysls rathfg3bs +
.diake ISk t.FHls
A woman prominent in suffragette
affairs and who felt IL a duty TO
spend not little of her time work
ne for suffrage for Evedian daught
ess. is the mother of little girl
whom she has taught to pray, the tot
having II committed to memory.
While mother was trying to make
headway for the rights of womankind,
the tot who had forgotten her pray
ers went TO retire and bravely started
the forgotten petition thus: Lord.
make me good little girl she said
and here, forgetting the rest OF her