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Evening star., 1911-05-28
The New Farmer.

One OF the American characters dis
appearing from the worlds stage Is the
"hayseed." He still inhabits the comic
supplement and the imagination OF people
reared in pent-up flats. but he Is
nearly extinct In the hamlet, the cross
roads general store and the village post
Office. The daily newspaper. the daily
mail, the rural delivery. the telephone and
the trolley have nearly annihilated him.
Though some gentlemen continue to wear
trousers tucked in boot tops. to nibble q
straw and to whittle fragrant slivers OF
white pine, the real "rube" IS getting
rare. He is now generally found in the
cities-the best places for the sale OF min
ing stocks. oil stocks, coffee plantation
stocks. rubber-growing company stocks.
gilt bricks and other quick ways or
breaking into tho millionaire class.
One OF the recent developments of coun-
try life Is the organization OF farmers
dining clubs. Think OF Uncle Josh, by
heck, as a clubman! This farmers din
ing club idea appears to have originated
in Kansas. the parent state Of many
strange ideas. And this particular idea.
as strange ideas commonly do In Kan
sas, seems to spread. And every one
knows, especially q number of stand
patters. that when q strange idea begins
to spread In Kansas 1t keeps on spread
ing.
At these farmers clubs there Is q good
dinner-no light lunch. mind you-but a
plethora OF boiled and baked food-meat,
potatoes. cabbage. green's. aye. and per-
haps onions. too. After the dinner. cigars
are served-cigars not made OF hemp
mono Of your Savannah refiectors with
long alfalfa filler and jimpson weed wrap
per-but a real cigar that q man can
smoke without waking up the board of
health. Shades Of Uncle Siias, Uncle
Reuben and Uncle Hezekiah. and their
oorncob pipes with stems OF reed!
After dinner the agricultural clubmen
make speeches. This IL q human failing.
Life would be happier Tor all men who
have to listen II other men did not insist
on making speeches. but some men Arc
always Indifferent to tho comfort OF their
fellows. When tho club meeting begins
to break up the farmers rush homo in
their automobiles. making poor Dedes-
trians jump out Of the road. and killing
chickens on the way.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
Horticulture.

I care not for the rubber tree
That decorates the hall.
The blossoming rose displays for mo
Attractions very small.
The spreading oak soothes not my care
Despite IT'S shade profound.
Oh. gentle guide. conduct me where
The Ice plant may be found.
While others seek the cheer that grows
Upon the lemon tree.
And quaff the sparkling draft that flow,
So copiously free.
I shall not join in their pursuit.
Elsewhere my hopes lift
The ice plant with its cooling fruit
Is summers rarest gilt,
Evening star., 1911-05-28

on. But that small though friendly bunch
of twenty-three broke my heart. / felt
several times like closing and asking
leave to print the rest In the Record"
"Oh well, cheer up. There's a good deal
left"
What. pray?"
why. you'll be as good as ever at
home. You will still be able to rattle
the windows of the county courthouse at
Shady Grove. and tangle up. in the old
fashion. twelve carefully selected sap
heads In jury box"
Evening star., 1911-05-28
A Not impossible Colloquy.

well. you made your speech" observed
the old member Of the House to the new.
did II satisfy your"
do you want tho t-uthf"
IL you can afford lt"
1T did not satisfy mo at all Dtd II
satisfy your
do you want tho TRUTH
II can AFFORD It."
well. It satisfied me. I got enough"
mo moro Of that. Hal, an thou lov'st
ma. How many heard me2'
You started with twenty-three. ]
counted. and as soon as / discovered the
number l sent a page racing for Col.
Noodle to come In and break the hoodoo."
Il saw him enter: and when he dropped
into the chair beside you and took your
hand and laughed became for q moment
badly ratified
But he paid you close attention. and
applauded uberally.'
Beautiful attention. A fine old fellow.
But all Of you behaved beautifully. No
speaker was over treated b.t,er by his
audience. You observed that 1 took your
advice and did not soar7 l remained
close to the ground all the way through"
Yes. That was best. II you had
spread your wings AT any tlHl0 6IlOuIQ
have left the hall as q protest much as
! was desiring success for you"
And / stuck to my own period and
country. Greece and Rome had tempted.
but / had decided not to travel
Good boy! Now tell me. That was q
good speech. and had tho average recep-
ton. Why did II fail TO satisfy your"
If I confess you'll laugh at me-
We'll. confess. and stand the laugh"
MY father was a whig. and a wor-
shipper Of Henry Clay. You know that
old picture representing Mr.. Clay address
| ing the Senate? The old boys are all
present. wearing expressions Of profound
thought Mr.. Webster-,he godlike Daniel
sits in majesty and. next to the speaker
himself. is the striking figure OF the
group. That picture hung on the library
wall at home. and my ambition was nour-
ished on it 1 wonder how many young
spouters have been lured to their doom
by the famous old print?''
| And because you failed to dominate a
| scene like that you consider you failed:''
| When think of that scene and Of the
one in the House the other day. almost
regret that tried my voice at ALL
| But you are not a cay"
And there was no Webster to cheer me
Evening star., 1911-05-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDnR JOHNSON.
The Useful Accident.

Don't you think something ought to
be done to prevent accidents with run
away horses and motor carsT'' asked the
timid person.
Certainly not" replied tho publisher.
You would deprive summer novelists
OF their only means OF letting the hero
and heroine become acquainted without a
formal introduction"
Evening star., 1911-05-28
A Good One.

"Is that corporation you are interested
In a good trust7'
II should say 1t IL. answered Mr. Dus-
tin stax. Its good for several millions
in dividends every year.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
Profundity.

How did that German philosopher be-
come SO celebrated as a leader of
thought?''
but himself knows the exact meaning"
Evening star., 1911-05-28

In the interest of q safe and sane
Fourth Of July tedious orators should be
cautioned early to avoid tho temptation
to monopolize the day.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Alfred Austin win not Be permitted to
read his coronation poem to the king. II
the muse TO bo hobbled7
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Perhaps there should be little protest
against the freaks Of fashion 50 long as
no one makes an effort to revive "the
Mother Hubbard"
Evening star., 1911-05-28

THANKS to mechanical music, the singer
OF an aria is enabled to draw more roy
alties than the composer Dreamed OF.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
Another Objection Recorded.

II am thoroughly In favor OF this move
ment to prevent people from kissing
babies" said Senator Sorghum.
Because OF tho germ theory?''
Yes; and for personal reasons. I've
got to make q house-to-house campaign
among my constituents pretty soon'
Evening star., 1911-05-28

II may be truo that Lucrez1a Borgia
wore harem skirt. But her fame will
continue to depend less on her leadership
in fashion than on her evasion Of the
pure food regulations
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Al present Japan's avowed CLANS Tor az
pansion are limited to q maintenance oi
Bo benevolent attitude toward Korea.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Annapolis In now preparing to demon
etraie that II can give . ball without
starting q social controversy.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

As matter of fact, very little has been
added. despite the heroic efforts of SCI
ence. to the worlds practical knowledge
concerning comets or tho north pole
Evening star., 1911-05-28

his pOsition for Q long time a. securely
as IL he enjoyed civil service protection.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Castro may yet turn up with a coffee
tion OF moving pictures and q travel talk
Evening star., 1911-05-28
WHEAT and DAIRY COUNTRY
E.

PASO ROBLEs. May IS, 1911.

PASO ROBLES. May IS, 1911.
This is wheat and dairy country. The
low grounds are planted with wheat, and
cattle Craze upon the hills that overlook
them Everything Is done on a large
scale and large profits are expected.
There is long brown building at every
railway station in which wheat is stored
for shipment in sacks, not in bulk. There
are no elevators. The cargoes are
handled by lusty roustabouts who pass
in professions like ants, each with bag
on his back. The great part of the wheat
is shipped to England, Germany and
France. in big sailing ships and tramp
steamers. 1t takes the sailing ships six
months or more and tramp steamers four
months to make the voyage around
through the Straits Of Magellan. and
some Of them stop at Central American
ports for coffee. The Hamburg -Ameri-
can Steamship Company runs a regular
line of freighters which bring out large
quantities of manufactured merchandise
from Germany and go back heavily
laden with bags of wheat and coffee
steamers can make only two round trips
In the year. but when the Panama canal
is opened they can make the distance
from between San Francisco and Ham,
burg in thirty days, and the company Is
preparing to increase it's fleet by adding
four fine. new turbine steamers OF 1000
and 12,cOO tons capacity with passenger
accommodations. The present steamers
carry only freight.
France prefers California wheat to any
other, and takes the larger proportion Of
Evening star., 1911-05-28

DR.. Cook has not yet volunteered to
30 to the river Wye and help Dr.. Owen
discover somo Baconian evidence.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

is big enough to contain all the hen
coops in the world.
The biggest hen ranch in California
and of course it's the biggest in the
about thirty miles north of San Fran
cisco, which ships from 3.OOOOoO to 4.O0O.-
600 eggs a year, and 10000 to $1,000 thou
sand dozen broilers and rosters.
The company has an incubator house
1GO by q feet In size. with a capacity for
is going all the time. The incubator
house looks like an ordinary dwelling
and could be adapted for a large family
with very little trouble If the incubators
were moved out. The walls of all the
rooms are neatly papered. the windows
are hung with shades to match and the
floors are sprinkled and swept with pat
ent sweepers twice a day. Everything is
spick and span, and the temperature or
each room is kept at exactly the same
point day and night week in and out.
There is thermometer hanging over
the top OF every incubator and a card
giving the history of the eggs within.
A few days after the chicks come out
of the shells the tray which forms the
bottom of the Incubator is drawn out
and sent to the brooding room, where
the chicks are nursed carefully for two
or three weeks. Then they are moved to
another room to be stuffed on scientific
ket. Broilers sell for an average OF 90
cents each. and 1t costs an average OF
10 cents to raise them. This seems ex-
cessfve. but the greatest part Of the cost
Is In the mortality of the brood, which
cannot be diminished. although every pre-
caution is taken. Not more than 20 per
cent OF the eggs hatch and not more than
75 per cent Of the chicks come to matur-
ity.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Col Roossvslt's arctic trip may call for
an Eskimo g. r. c. A. for the protection
| Of polar bears.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

Sir Tho4as Aptons scrap pile looks
like Q mole hill compared 70 that Of
Count Zeppelin.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
Caution.

II angry methods We pursue
And fret some Of the trusts serene
Until they balk. what shall We do
For cigarettes and gasoline?"
Evening star., 1911-05-28

1t seems unreasonable and indeed un-
natural for California to import eggs
and poultry when the field for produc-
ton Is so wide and the demand is so
great, but experts will tell you that 1t
requires as much brains to manage a hen
ranch as it does to manage a hotel. and
there is a superstition that the poultry
business cannot be successful outside of
strip fortyfive miles wide bordering
on the Pacific. Nevertheless that strip
Evening star., 1911-05-28
FRANCE AND AMERICA

American republics resulted In the 80 N -
iishment of governmental bureau at
Washington and the publication OF
magazine. the Pan-Amsican. And now
this movement has been followed hv
the organization in France OF soctctr
known as France which
likewise publishes a monthly magazine
Evening star., 1911-05-28

The proposed Anglo-AmeIican and
Franco American arbitration agreement.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

The camps of the troops in the neigh
borhood OF this city were objects OF
Evening star., 1911-05-28

At this big ranch everything possibl
is done by labor saving machinery. Ther
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
PASS PAVING RESOLUTIONS
City Council Also Hears Report
on Water Main
Extensions

Paving Of Villas avenue in the
Wholesale and manufacturing dis
triet was decided on by the city
council last night. Second resolutions
we're passed, calling for street for
ty feet wide, of double course brick.
The material had not been specified
in the first resolution and Council
man Hopkins made a stand for the
two-ply brick 'ustead Of a concrete
bed asd one course.
The section to be paved is Villas
avenue from Second to the Santa Re
right Of way.
Improvement Of the water system
was reported by Chairman Trapnell
OF the water committee. The com
mittee has decided TO lay six-inch
mains in Cedar street from Harrison
to Springer, in Springer to Pine, in
Pine to Perkins, in Perkins to Locust.
Two car loads of the pipe have arriv-
ed
The committee was empowered 20
buy 25 more meters. All meters
have been used up and customers are
waiting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
SOME FORTY VICTIMS,
WITNESS MAKES CONF FESSION
Removed Undesirable Relatives
Of Those Who Gould
Pay Ills Fec
(By Associated pre4s.)

ST. Petersburg, Feb. DIR Pant
chenko, whose speciality he admitted
has been the removal OF undesirable
relatives of those who could pay his
fee, told at today's session Of the
murder trial how he secured instru-
ments of death
Pantchonko in common with Count
De Lassy is charged with the MUIR
der of De Lassys brother-nIaw
Count Bouturln, heir TO several mil
lion dollars which it is alleged Debts
sy coveted for his wife
Doctor Pantchenko confessed that
Count Bouurlm was the most re-
cent Of some forty victims
Dr. Heinrich, a veterinary employed
at the pest laboratory in Kronstadt'
testified that the prisoner twice visit
ed the laboratory where he obtained
several tubes d cnolera audotoXine.
Pantcherko explained that De Las
sy furnished the money for the trip
TO Kronstadt and added he gave the
tubes of poison to the count.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
ALLEGED RESIGNATION
EFFECTIVE IN MARCH
Program Agreed Upon In Ad-
mInlStrdtiIn Circles Declared
on Good Authority
special TO Daily Leader.

Washington, Feb 3-The resigna.
don Of Secretary Of the Interior Bal
lnger from the cabinet soon after
March 4, is the program which it is
nov declared on good authority here
is agreed upon In administration cir
cles On his resignation the depart
ment will be reorganized
Senator Thomas II. Carter OF
Montana is the man whom the presi-
dent has picked to succeed Balling-
er. unless he should be elected to the
senate, which is not likely Land
Commissioner Fred bennett is to re-
tire j u Fimbe OF Ohio, former as
sistant commissioner OF the land Of
flee, is the man most likely to succeed
bennett
1t is we'll known that many Of Pres
ideut Taft's close friends would like
To have Ballinger go. He has been
a weight on the administration. Bal
iinger is said to be willing to go when
he can step out without seeming 10
10 so under fire If the attacks on
him are not renewed he is expected
10 resign
ii Ssnaor Carter goes into the cab
met he viii be prominent as political
advinser Whether he will be the
ehief political adviser is a matter OF
discussion He is an astute politi-
can, ana was formerly head Of the
sational committee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
SENATOR RllDIE HAS BILL
To REOIsIRICT STATE

special y the Daily Leader
Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb. a.
The Roadie congressional distreting
bill, the first one Of the sort to make
its appearance in the senate, was in-
troduced Thursday. Unlike these in
the house. il does not seek to make
all Of the districts Democratic. and
provides for one Republican district
into which Oklahoma county is to be
thrown along with Logan. Canadian,
Payne Noble, Grant and Kay.
That district is designated as the
Fifth district. The other districts as
Outlined by this bin are
First ottawa Delaware, Mayes,
Cherokee. Adair, Seminole, Haskell,
lie Flore Latimer. Pushmataha Nc
Curtain ard Choctaw counties.
Second Craig, Rogers, Wagner
Muskogee. Mcintosh, Pittsburg Atoke
and Bryan counties.
Third NOwata Washington, Tulsa,
Okmulgee, Okfuskee. Seminole, Pom
totoc. Hughes. Coal Johnson and
Marshall counties
Fourth Usage Pawnee Greek, Lin
coin. Pottawatomie, Cleveland, Nc
Claim and Garvin counties.
Sixth Garfield Kingfisher, Blaine,
Caddo. Grady Stephens, Carter, Muir
ray and Love counties
Seventh Alfalfa. Major. Dewey,
Custer. Washita, KioWa Comanche,
1illman and Jefferson counties
Eighth Woods. Woodward Harper,
Beaver. Texas Cimarron, Ellis, Rog-
er Mills, Beckham. Greer Harmon,
Jackson and Swanson counties.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
YOUNG MEN
To BOOST
FOR TOWN
MEETING TONIGHT TO
PERFECT AN ORGANI-
ZATION

Organization Of the Boosters cluI
at the city hall tonight will be the
first formal movement toward selec
tion Of commissioners under the new
charter form tentatively endorsed by
practically all Guthrie voters at the
special election The Booster move
ment is a departure in every sense
and is ultra-n0n-partisan.
the meeting tonight is called by d
large number Of young men, few OF
whom have taken any active part in
the city politics and many Of whom
have no strict party affiliations. They
are acting on the theory that bitter
politics is something Guthrie must
forego; that the profession Of poll
tics has been a drawback from the be
ginning of this city; that internal
peace and comfy ar" the sure ways
Of building a great city.
There ID no set program for tonight
but the occasion is to be one Of con
ference. It is likely considerable
list Of names Of citizens believed to
be capable Of being commissioners in
charge Of all departments Of city gov
ernment viii be put up. A primary
is to be held later in the year for
commissioners. The chances are
there will be a primary in which a
certain number Of the men running
highest on each Of the principal par
ty tickets will 90 into the regular
election A bipartisan board Of com
missioners will be insisted upon in
all events
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
DEPARTMENT IN GOOD SHAPE
peclal 10 the nailv Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader
Oklahoma City Okla, Feb B.
State Examiner and Inspector Chas.
A. Taylor made public report on the
school land department Thursday OF
Tie operations OF the branch of the
state from june 80, 1908 to August
l6, 1910 the date OF Ed NJ Cassidys
resignation as secretary Of the school
lana commission
According to the state examiner, the
accounts OF the department have been
kept in an accurate and intelligent
manner. except those of the sales
division which Is new branch and
NOT thoroughly systemati2ed
Taylor announced that he had form
ulated system and ordered books in
conformity herewith, to be installed
later.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
HOLDS SEAT
As RESUL 7
OF bR|BES
SENATOR EOOT TAKES
STAN d AGAINST LORIMER
IN ARGU MENT
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c. Feb, 3.-That
Senator Lorimer OF Illinois, holds
his seat as the result T. bribery and
on that account should not be permit
ted to continue in the senate. is the
conclusion Of Senator Elihu Root, and
announced by him in an argument on
the floor Of the senate today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
Uncle Sam May Interfere.
INV AssOClaIed pressl

Washington, d. c. Feb 3-The
cabinet is considering the question Of
the use Of American troops to protect
American interests Juarez. lntima-
tlons that the revoutionists are ad-
vancing or Juarez and are preparing
70 begin bombardment there this af-
ternoon led the officials TO consider
the propriety OF preventing any such
bombardment.
1t will be necessary to obtain the
consent Of the Mexican government to
the crossing of the Rio Grande river
BY American forces. If this is granted
the activities Of the American troops
would be confined 10 maintaining or
der in Juarez. Notecting property
there ard preventing fighting within
the town limits.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
PROPER NOTIFICATION
WILL Be GIVEN CONSULS
With Communications Cut, Capt.
taI Of Mexico Knows Nothing
Of Desperate SituatiGa
(By Associated Press.)

FL Paso, Texas, Feb 3.-With the
rebels advancing and the town com
pletely hemned in Ciudad JuareZ.
Mexico. must fall when the rebels de
mand surrender. With both railroads
cut south and all wires down the cap
ital of Mexico knows nothing and is
unable to aid n thousand rebels can
take the city at their pleasure as it IS
defended by but tbree hundred men
1t is reported this morning that the
towu will be taken between three and
six o'clock this afternoon. after the
foreign consuls have had proper notl-
fcation Of attack
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
TO OPEN WEST SIDE Streets

Condemnation of property on the
West Side is to be undertaken so
that Fifteenth, Fourteenth, Seven
teenth and other streets may be open
ed. In case the Arthur property, in
the vicinity of Fifteenth and Noble,
the finance committee Of council last
night recommended that the city at
torney be instructed to proceed to
condemnation. Lands needed for
streets have not been dedicated, and
il is said the twners hold out for I'M
reasonable prices. The council sus-
tanned the report.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
PARK JUG TRADE" IS BARRED

Filling OF jugs and bottles at well
No Mineral Wells park has been
stopped Persons esiring the sweet
water are sent TO the south side of
the Cottonwood, where a bold flow is
to be found The reason for the new
est order is that the flow at No,
is weak and people who merely wish
to drink stood no show against the
Jug trade.
Additional trees are being set about
the park and preparations are being
made for flowers Nearly every Wis
itor o the city is shown The park
and wells, and the fame OF the water
is rapidly spreading.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-04
SCHOOL LAND LOAN FUND
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 3-Pp
to February /, when John R. Williams
OF Hobart, became secretary Of the
state school land department, there
mad been apportoned among the 76
counties, $4,99l,969.0 Of permanent
common school funds, out of the five
million dollar grant incidentally
this fund amounts to $5,146,SS1.S1
now, having been augmented by the
proceeds Of lands sold since state
hood, with the payments thereon.
In banks throughout the state,
there is S154,9f2S1 still unloaned The
rest has been let out on farm secur-
tiles, or 70 counties on current ex-
pense bonds.