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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14
PERSONAL MALICE
WILL NOT WEIGH
Mayor Frank Olsmith, in
Statement, Makes His
Position Plain

Mayor Frank Olsmith, in STATE
ment today said:
In thc matter or appointments t3
once tae mayor desires to say for
the benefit of all Interested in the
matter and for >the information OF
the public thar whenever 1t Is chare.
ed, and the charges are sustained,
that the appointee is unfit for tae pa.
sition, by reason of being ntemper-
ate, dishonest, or incapable the ap-
pointment viii be promptly with
drawn and other names substituted
for them But when it is sought To
defeat the nomination or a man for
a place otherwise quaided, because
tne party making the objection does
not like the man for personal reals
ons, or because they have anOther
man to put in the place also largely
for personal reasons. the objections
viii not he entertained. and the end
sought to be effected VIII be firmly
resisted to the close of the chapter,
by the appointatiye power as i'll
should be-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14
NOTICE

All lawn sprinkling Is hereby pro-
hlhited untii further notice Viola
tion Of this order will mean shat tho
person offending will have water
shut off Order Of The Guthrie Water
Department
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Bnes 70 Grease Car Tracks.
Ihe tfeet car tracts are well
creased today The cars mashed up
several wagon loads Of the black
bugs which fooled around the cleo
trio lights last night
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THE WEATHER
tBy Assoclatod Press J

New Orleans, oct Oklahoma
saturday night and Sunday. gen
orally fair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14

Mr. and Mrs II. A. Booth and fam
1917 West Logan avenue Monday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14
OLOES MEMBER OF HIGHEST
TRIBUNAL IN THE WORLD
Had Been III Two Weeks
Noted for VIg0r Of His
Opinions
lBy Assoclaied prees.,

Washington d. c., oct 1t-Asso.
ciatc Justice lohn NJ Harlan oide4t
member Of The United states SUI
preme court diod at his home here
today, aged sevonlyeight, after
week Illness, from acute bronchitis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14

Said a Guthrie merchant this morn
ing: "There is no politics in Guth-
rie any more, at any rate there
should not be. The removal OF the
capital removed Guthrie from the
hated political zone and Democrats
and Republicans were supposed to
have gotten together and made the
citys interest common cause There S
a heavy dearth here, and it's up 10
Guthrie citizens, regardless oi pol
itics, to do something Knocking
the rag and political cater
wauls are not helping the business
OF the city | thought We had quit
political braWls and buried the ham
mer, but Judging from the city coun-
ellis actions, il seems ! am mistaken
pinhcadism on the council is not
helping Guthrie. | suggest that the
chamber Of commerce or the business
men of the city take a hand iii the
matter. II not that, then let's for
business sake, start another commits
sion petition Why the council and
mayor should wringie at this grave
crisis is in the citys affairs, can
not comprehend. Politics knocked |
Guthrie Are we going to let politics
XIII Guthrie entirely? ! hope not.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14

Consistency is u jewel all right,
said another business man, ''und in
consistency is . top card in that re.
yampcd city council Guy Wiliiam
son was turned down as policeman
presumably on nepotism charge
but there's john Nelson on the force
with TWO sons in the fire department.
and there's Judge Chappell with "a
secretary anJ-well there are olh-
ers Would it not be weli iur Tire
council to cut on / politics and he
reasonable.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14

joan Marshall Harlan was a native
Of Kentucky and was active in pub
lie affairs as q Young man He was
"a Union soldior in the war between
the states and after the war his pot
itics changed from Wing to Ropub-
lican. Three years ago Ais twenty
fifth anniversary ON The supreme
bench was celebrated in Washington
In the recent tobacco and STANDARD
oil decision Justice llarlans dissent
ing opinions created profound sen.
saton Ills opinions were always
noted for their yigor and cloarness.
Justice Harlan sat on The bench
last Monday. The sudden death re
Gently Of Justice Brewer, his person
al friend, much affected MIN.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
MOTHERS OF THEN AND NOW
Conditions Are Only Different, NO
Matter What Sentimental
Writers May Assert.

The popular" writer who beWa1l1
what he assumes to be the fact thas
he "old-fashioned' mother is no more
q liable to defeat his own purpose IL
that be intoxicating in children tho
highest possible regard for their pa
tents. 1t is a danger which even th0'
luantitative theory OF literature OF
space rates cannot justify.
The mother of the past, of course
was different from the mother OF tho
present, as different on the whole as
| the conditions of life then and now.
but since her daughter is the mother
| If the present there must be some
points of similarity. All the good III
our mothers and grandmothers GER
talnly could not have vanished. IL
| will be paying scant tribute to those
dear, good women who have laid down
their precepts and examples and
passed on to say so. And. OF course
this writer does not mean to do that.
yet he comes very near doing what no
does not intend.
The fallacy of the whole sentiment
tai notion that because things and
people are not like they used to be-
they are not as good, lies in the pat"
ant fact that they cannot be alike. and
if they were it would simply be be-
cause of the present generation being
50 much inferior to the past that ID
was unable to do no more than stand
still.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

Your little dahlia'; Jim, the Pen.
man; and Chips, the Carpenter! Re-
verse the order, and what syllables
do we obtain?"
"Chip-pen-dale!" I exclaimed with
sudden inspiration.
Exactly" said Brodsky. "Of course,
it was not the famous maker OF chairs
himself, but the old gentleman who,
as Mrs. Darrell told us, imagined him
self to be Chippendale, and talked in
in acrostics. No doubt the insult to
his chair when it was flung into the
'at. inspired him with the desire to be
revensed"
"But surely he would not still be
insane after hundred years OF spirit
life!" said. That offers up rather
hopeless chances for those OF us who
die deranged mind"
only when he returned to this
earth sphere" replied the doctor.
Then he would naturally take on the
characteristics which he possessed on
leaving it. But hundred years is an
unusually long period for spirit to
manifest itself upon this earth, and
l think it is highly probable that, now
that the barrels are restored to their
own home, he will pass on to higher
spheres and cease to revisit us"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
Untold Riches.

Wealth is merely comparative.
Ones possessions constitute pit
lance or fortune, according to ones
point of view. Rev. Frederic Denison
tells story of one Of the inhabitants
of old Westerly, R. l., which shows
there is no general standard of riches.
The young man, prompted by patriot
ism and desire for gold, had enlisted
in the uncertain business of privateer'
ing
On returning home after many and
various cruises, he was thankfully
greeted by his kin and anxious friends.
His mother, with maternal solicitude,
/ inquired:
well, Harry, how have you made
out? Did you get much money!"
"Oh, yes, mother answered the adj
venturer, Il had good luck. l am rich.
l shall have enough, with prudence
and care, to carry me through life,
hope"
81 am glad, my son. How much
have you?"
"Well, l don't exactly know yet, but
I think when we settle up it will
amount to $30."-Youth's Companion
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

knew it had to 60. But he's taken
over the mortgage on this cottage and
threatens to put us out next week
and raze it to the ground. Heaven
knows what will happen to us, for
we're at the end of our resources. All
our poor furniture wouldn't net US a
hundred dollars"
"Ah! Pretty old chairs, eh?" said
Brodsky, looking around him.
"They were good in their day." said
Mrs. Darrell with some slight touch
of pride. "Mr. Darrell's great-grand-
father brought them over from Eng
land before the revolution. They made
good furniture in those days-better
than they do now-and if they don't
look pretty, they've worn we'll. But
they've about outlived their useful.
ness. Peters, the travelling peddler,
has offered me fifteen dollars for the
nine of themy and he'll be here to-
morrow. I'm thinking of letting them
co.
They're an heirloom, l see, like
the family ghost" said Brodsky pleas
antly. The woman started and cast
a dubious glance at him.
you've heard about that. them"
she asked, coloring family. They do
say there is a ghost, although it never
troubled any of us"
"Whose is it? The mans who made
the chairs?"
mo, indeed" Mrs. Darrell an
swered. 1T is supposed to be the
spirit of the old gentleman who willed
the chairs to my husbands great-grand-
father. Mr.. Darrell used to visit him
constantly at his English estate be.
fore he died. The old fellow had be-.
come greatly attached to his chairs,
and in his last days, when his mind
had given away little, he used to
think he had made them. He told
Mr.. Darrell that he would always be
near them, and that they should never
leave his descendants as long as they
lasted. He left them to Mr.. Darrell
because he was almost as proud of
them as the old gentleman himself;
they were both fond of good furniture,
and the maker-I forget his name
had quite reputation. He died the
year before Mr. Darrell emigrated. We
used to play at table-turning some.
times, and the chairs used to dance
| all round the table and rap out all
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

sorts of nonsense in the form of acros
tics I thought it was the old gentle
man in his crazy moods, but my hus-
hand said it was nothing but animal
magnetism"
"Well his prophecy las come true"
sa;d tho doctor, "for they have Ger.
ta,n1v followed you here, and I
shouldn't be very surprised if they
should remain with you after all. But
now 7 have a favor to ask of you.
There have been some curious mani
festations in the mansion, and we are
going to hold seance there. Will
von come and sit with us? 1t is i'm.
neratiye for it's success"
At first Mrs. Darrell stoutly refused.
But when the doctor had set his mind
upon anything he usually got it. What
arguments he used to persuade her I
cannot recall: it seems to me now
that it was his hypnotic powers that
finally overcame her natural reluct-
ance Anyhow, five minutes later we
three were strollng amicably toward
the mansion. We found Mr. Baron
waiting for US in his chair, gloomy
expression upon his face. At the sight
of Mrs. Darrell he sprang to his feet
with an oath-and promptly collapsed
with a yell and began rubbing him
self.
"Mr. Baron" said Brodsky, "Mrs
Darrell has consented to sit with us
at our seance, and her presence is alb
solutely necessary for its success. She
knows nothing" he added in whis
per "sit in your chair and she will
discover nothing"
shell learn that they've beer
ninchine me, won't she?" shouted Mr.
Baron forgetting all caution.
! "No, for l have already thrown he
into a hypnotic condition. returned
the doctor. y would not bring he
here under false pretenses, but l hav
already sealed her ears so that sh
cannot hear YOU" He turned to tn
woman, Mrs Darrell" he sale
there is nobody in that chair"
why, of course not" she returned
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
Counsels Son By Wireless

mosphere by wireless any evening. At
present it is likely to be transmitted
only by DR.. Walter Webb of Sharon
Hill to his son, Joseph S. Webb, a
freshman at Swarthmore college.
The finer details of this minute-by.
minute parental guidance were com.
pleted recently when a receiving sta
ton was installed in young Webb's
room in Wharton hall, the boys dorm.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

stay here for-I wouldn't STAY for
for a street railroad franchise, he
spluttered. And I'm ruined. I've
been kicked by a chair. I've been
kicked BY a chair. an old, dirty chair
that threw out into the lot. What'll
they say about me at the capitol?'
Nothing" said the doctor Meth
er of US will breathe word of this,
and nobody else sees or hears you?'
Whom are you speaking to. MI.
Brodsky?' asked Mrs. Darrell, ner-
vously. 81 don't see anybody
Baron stared at her in wild incre-
dulity and hope Then his mind went
working backward. I've got a white
elephant on my hands," he cried. NO
body will buy the place, it's so outof'
the-way. Id take ten thousand Tor
it." he cried hopelessly.
I'll give you ten thousand for it, y
said the doctor.
"A bargain. When?"
"Now," he replied. "A verbal agree
ment. Are you cOntent:'
Done" answered Baron. Their
Brodsky took out the check he had re
ceived and handed it to him. Baron
looked at it and his face turned green
He spun round on his heel and lel
us, and the fragments of the paper de
scended in a cloud behind us. BrOd
sky turned to Mrs. Darrell.
This is your home he said.
"But who was the spirit?' ! asket
the doctor few hours later.
Have you never played charades?
he asked. What were the names
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
looking at the doctor in some sur

looking at the doctor in some sur.
prise.
Baron's mouth opened and his eyes
almost protruded from his plump face.
A low, wordless growl came from his
throat
"You told me l should meet Mr..
Baron" said the woman.
"He is in the house, but you will
neither see nor hear him." answered
the doctor, But come, let US take
our places for the seance."
We closed the doors, drew up small
table intoa the center of the room,
and arranged three chairs around it,
Baron, in lis, remaining where he sat,
forming the fourth. At signal from
the doctor l lowered the gas jet, so
that only faint light remained, just
strong enough to enable us to see
each others faces Mrs. Darrell sat
between myself and Brodsky, with
Baron facing U.s. We sat there for
about five minutes; then the table
began to tremble, as though some con-
vulsion were taking place internally
Then two faint raps were heard.
as anybody there?" asked Brodsky
Louder, please. Now my friend, we
want to find out your grievances and
draw up a peace treaty with you
What is your name?"
He ran slowly through the alphabet
When he arrived at the twenty-fifth
letter a loud rap resounded upon the
table.
"The letter Y" said Brodsky. "NoW
the next letter please. A, B, c
D ;" The rap sounded at O
The next letter was U, and the mex
R. Then came five or six light rap:
together, indicating the termination O.
the word.
"Your!'" said the doctor. IT
sounds like the termination of an epis
tie. Let's have the next word, then
The rapping began again as DR.
Brodsky went through the alphabet
The letters spelled out in succession
were L, l, T, T, L, and E. Then agai1
came the terminal sign. And the las
word was "dahlia."
Your little dahlia!" said Brodsk,
impatiently. That's the worst of tn
seance," he continued to me, rather il
an aside. 1T attracts a mischievou
and prankish form Of elemental spiri
whose messages, even when compre
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

vulgar aspect of the owner as he
paced to and fro. Drawn up to the
table was plain wooden chair, appar-
emily of antique workmanship, and
singularly pleasing to the eye when
contrasted with the rest of the para
phernalia. Suddenly our host leaped
a foot into the air and struck out
wildly. At the same instant, in the
mirror that faced us, l saw for a
fleeing second the Mortified features
of the footman in the hall.
You'll excuse me If l sit down,
said Mr.. Baron, sinking into the wood
en- chair. 81 give in. I'm here until
you drive them away. james," he
called, and the footman appeared in
stantly at the door, his face again
composed. James, serve dinner here
don't know whether they'll pinch
you, gentlemen" he added, but you
can try if you like"
I sat down with some apprehension
but neither Brodsky nor l experienced
the least uneasiness.
with your permission said the
| doctor, I've will take short wall
over to the Darrell's cottage and in
| spect those other chairs. Which way
is it,"
"Over there, down by the crick,
said Baron CONTEMPORARY. Il sup
pose you know your business. Blu
say, Doc" he went on anxiously
you're not going to let on about me
are you? Good Lord, what SCOOP
for them. They hate me like poison
It'd be my political finish"
Not word" said the doctor, an
we went out. A walk of few mir
utes brought us to the cottage, a pref
ty little place, from which the mar
sion was just visible. The wife re
ceived us with hospitality and with
out inQuiring our business, after tn
southern custom. Brodsky soon dre'
her out, while the daughter and youn
son sat by in silence.
Il don't blame Mr.. Baron for bu!
ing the place over our heads" sal
the woman. 1--WE couldn't have keI
it up after my husband died, and W
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

tory at Swarthmore college. He and
his father have had a station at their
home for some time and they have
installed one at college so that the
son will not grow rusty in handling
the key.
The beauty of the scheme is seen
after a little thought. Suppose the
young man writes home that, owing
to the press of studies, he will not be
able to visit the old folks over Sun
day. Then on Monday his father
clicks out message inquiring wheth-
er Joe had received one which was
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

as it was advertised for sale l went
to see it and said, 'Stuyvesant, that's
yours My wife's away in Europe
comes back next month, and l thought
I'd buy it and fit it up for surprise
for her. Well, Doc, bought it.
There's a hundred acres or more
goes with it, and naturally when l
bought the place l thought I'd gotten
rid of those beggarly southerners for
good and all. Well, first thing knew
they'd moved to little cottage they
own just across the boundary and in
stalled themselves there. spelling the
view of the crick for me. Nv been
trying to put them out ever since, and
think I've got them nailed now. How.
ever, that's by the way.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
The Name Seemed to Fit,

One day an old war veteran limped
into shop and said to the druggist:
Il want some medicine. Some sort
of vermifuge, suppose"
well, colonel, where the trouble?'
asked the clerk sympathetically.
Where does the seat of your diff.
Guilty seem to be-"
I'm my wooden leg, mister. lts
gettin' all worm aten!'-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
Are You Weak. All
Run Down.

This condition is directly caused BY
bad blood. When the blood 10 made rich
and pure by Hoods Sarasaparilla. You
will feel strong and cheerful; it will put
new life into your veins. new viRor into
your muscles; give you a sharper appetite
and good digestion: make you look better,
sleep better and feel better; will make
the hardest work lighter and the darkest
day brighter. Facts! Thousands confirm
them. Get Hoods TODAY
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

tory chamber, where the nerves con.
nected with the sense of smell are
centered, both through the nos!rils
and through an inlet leading from the
mouth. In consequence, a breath Of
perfumed air manifests its odor not
only when it is breathed in, but when
it is breathed out For this reason
we are sometimes deceived as to the
source of the pleasure we derive from
things taken into the mouth, the
agreeableness of the impression being
due, in some cases, rather to smell
than to taste.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

And so it may 60 on. Inventive ia
theirs may devise thousand and one
ways of keeping the son at college up
to scratch. When such home and
school connection becomes general
it is hard to say how unbearable col.
lege boys life will become.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20

WpAk<PSAN&SM ~ON>N tAC Ill.
EHAS VEG1 Vestlgations which Dr.
kyA #M Ivan Brodsky made in
Egh& &9 my company l recall the
ESSISSsa case of Stuyves SAINT
Baron's furniture, be-
cause OF the poetic justice which it
brought about. Rarely, indeed, did
any visitor from the unseen world 50
thoroughly justify his appearance as
In this instance, or work such perma-
nent beneficial effects upon the char.
acter of his victim.
We had seen no one for several
days, being engaged upon a study of
peculiar delicacy in connection with
the pituitary body in the brain of a
chlmpanzee, when, one afternoon, a
loud and important voice in the parlor
followed the announcement of the
doctors servant. The visitor had in
sisted upon entering, he said, and he
had been compelled to admit him
rather than suffer a scene outside.
Brodsky smiled rather grimly, put
down the brain of the ape, and went
out into the ante-chamber, motioning
to me to follow him.
Or. Brodsky." began our visitor
when I tell you that l am Mr.. Stuy
vesant Baron, you will at once know
all about me. You have been recon-
mended to me by friend of mine
whose name is immaterial, as likely
to serve my purpose, and you shall
be we'll paid for your work. I want
you to come down at once to my
country house in Pennsylvania"
He was pompous individual, some
fifty years Of age, well oiled ant
soaped and starched. A huge signe
ring overlapped his little finger, {
gold watch chain stretched across hi!
waistcoat, and he had that atmos
phere of indescribable vulgarity ant
overbearingness that is associated
with the newly enriched. l knew tn
man by reputation as prominen
politician at the capitol, who hat
achieved a large fortune recently b,
rather dubious transactions. | looke
to DR.. Brodsky to give him the cou
de grace courteous; then, from tn
twinkle in Brodsky's eyes, perceive
that he was reserving this for on
future delectation.
Your name is we'll known to me
Mr.. Baron" he answered. "But won
you take chair ad tell me first wha
your difficulty is? Pray be seated?"
Mr.. Baron reached toward chat
and sat down gingerly upon the e,
IRENE edge, apparently surprised tha
1t did not collapse under him.
well, perhaps, I'd better begin g
the beginning and explain the ma
ter he said. You have hsasd;T n
doubt, OF my influence in the capito
and how l worked my way up, frol
quite humble beginnings, to my pre-
ent position. Well, sir, it was Away
the dream of my life to own one {
them country estates which it's til
correct thing for man of my statr
to have. I've had my eye on one fl
long time, a fine place but sad
run down. 1t was owned by an O.
southern family-plenty of ancestor
but beggarly as church mice and n
a dollar to their credit. Yes, they
fallen into disrepute, and let the pla
run down. I'd been waiting for the
to put it on the market, and as sol
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
Taste and Smell.

Psychologists have long known that
many sensations ordinarily ascribed
to taste are in reality due to smell,
hi this fact has been made clearer
than before by the Investigations Of
German savants. Air enters the olfac-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-20
sent the previous day. What excuse
could be offered?

Of course, this is not likely In this
particular case, because Webb Is a
diligent student and does what he
says he intends to do. But when the
practice of having wireless stations at
all homes and all schools in common
what will the average boy do?
At present Joseph Webb, at school,
has only a receiving station. DR..
Webb can counsel and admonish him
20 his hearts content and there will
be no "hack talk"