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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

u Ii only when We do our best for
God that We give him a chance to do
his best for us.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

Many man who boasts OF hts
honesty in business robs God without
a blush.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

Without acquaintance with others
We would live and die without know.
iug ourselves,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

No man would be willing to live in
sin for an hour II he were not stone
blind 70 the truth,
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

The man who rules himself is Ger.
tain to become Il commander In chief
to somebody else
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

The good are better made by in
lAs 0dours crushed are sweeter still
Samuel Rogers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

A nail Id the right place Is bet
ter thing than telegraph pole il
the wrong place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

The sounding brass and tinkllng
cymbal business is still heing ener-
getically pushed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-16

The devil il not much concerned
about what we are doing when all
men speak well OF us.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

brand won't be the least bit like the old-time
event that was awaited with anticipation
than was bestowed upon the Fourth OF July
or the annual visit of the monster and mas
todonic united shows" Perhaps this cherished
idol of youth may not have been a really and
truly county fair" for not all county fairs can
enjoy the prestige OF location at the county seat,
but after ALL that is minor matter in the eyes
of the outsider and man can ever be convinced
that the world ever held more important "agrf-
cultural exposition" than the at which as
O youngster he exhibited his chickens or peddled
peanuts or sold scorecards.
That, as has been said the oldfashioned county
fair hasn't been changed beyond recognition even
to this day, Is all the matter OF surprise
when we take into account the revolutionary
changes that have taken place in other phases
of rural life The Introduction of rural free de-
livery for instance, has done away with the
necessity and the opportunity for those friendly
gatherings at the crossroads store when the farm
ers who drove for the mail stole little
leisure in which to swap stories. Similarly 9
phonograph In every farm house has somewhat
dulled the appetite for those periodic concerts
ct the little red school house, even as the presence
on the roads of those Tipping. screeching automo-
biles has knocked all the romance out OF those
buggy rides In the moonlight when old DobDin
was allowed to find his own way and set his own
pace
Not only has the county fair withstood the
rayages of time and the onslaught Of modern
invention but in some respects It has Denented
by lapse of time. That u.s. many fair OF the
present day liz vastly bigger and better than was
the corresponding event on the same grounds a.
score or more of years ago. It is not due solely
to the natural increase of population, either nor
vet to that "back-to-the-sor' crusade which has
swept over the land The latter has helped how
ever. because 1t has added to the population OF
many a rural district men and women who are
engaging in farming for pleasure as well as for
profit and who enter their products at the near
by fairs as matter of pride just - breeder OF
nne dogs will travel all over the country to dis
play hts b1ooded CANNES at the big dog shows.
even though the prizes would not pay the express
charges on the animals.
The automobile, despised though It be in many
quarters has had big influence In bringing
greater prosperity to Iatter-day county fairs.
The advent of the horseless vehicles and the fad
for touring. taken in conjunction with that I'M
provement of country roads which has been go
Ing on this past decade or has made It possible
for farmers to travel greater distances to the
fairs The tiller Of the soil who in the old days
was content to take his family to one fair-the
one nearest home, may now, II he has one Of
those automobiles that are constructed especially
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03
IN AGONY WITH ITCHING

about four years ago broke out
with sores on my arms like boils. AT
ter two months they were all over my
body, some coming, and some going
away In about six months the boils
quit, but my arms, neck and body
broke out with an itching, burning
rash. It would burn and itch, and
come, out in pimples like grains or
wheat. wa6 in terrible condition;
could not aeep or rest. Parts of my
flesh were paw, and I could scarcely
bear my clothes on. l could not lie
In bed in Eny position and rest. In
abort a year the sores extended down
to my fe&t. Then l suffered agony
with tbs burning, itching sores. I
could hardly walk and for long time
could not put on socks.
: \ "All this time I was trying every.
thingI could hear of, and had thesskin
of three doctors. They said it was
eczema. got no benefit from all
this. l was nearly worn out, and had
given up in despair of ever being cured
when was advised by friend to try
Cuticura Remedies. purchased Cuti'
cura Soap, Ointment, and Resolventy
and used exactly as directed. l used
the Cuticura Remedies constantly for
four months, and nothing else, and was
perfectly cured. 1t is how year, and
I have not had the leaSt bit since. I
am ready to praise the Guticura Rem
edies at any time. (SRgned) E. l.
Cate, Exile, KY, Nov. lob 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint'
ment are sold by druggists and dealers
everywhere, a sample of Zach, with 81
page book, will be mailedA free on ap-
plication to "Cuticura.' DApt 81, r.
Boston
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

the venturesoIne coxOred boy who pokes his head
through hole in sheet. The time honored "side
show" or carnival is there with its snake charm
ers and giants and dwarfs and the fortune tellers
and popcorn vendors have the old elusive way Of
inducing you to part with your coin. Even the
fans and badges and tiny flags and gold medals
of yesteryear look and cost the same as they did
as far back as memory can carry you About
the only things at the county fair in fact are
the moving picture shows in their sombers black
tents and the Ice cream cones that have sup
planted the onetime "fve-cent dish with two
spoons"
The men who have been conducting county fairs
long enough to make comparisons will tell you
that, all in all. 1t costs just about as much to
hold fair nowadays as 1t Gid decade or two
ago, presuming, that is, that you hang up" about
as much In prizes for the show and speed classes
Some items have been cut over the expenses in
the old days. whereas other OUTLAWS have In
creased, owing to the increased cost OF living or
some other new influence. = For one thing the
fair managers save some money in heralding the
fair For the sentiment of the thing, they still
have to make use Of some of those gaudy posters
in blue and red and yellow that from time out Of
mind have filled childish dreams every autumn,
but they don't spend money to plaster these
posters every barn and fence and covered
bridge in the county, as they were wont to do In
the old days AS the number of country news
papers has increased they have provided better
and cheaper way OF telling the people or the de-
lights OF the coming fair. On the other hand,
the astar attraction" If the fair management
wants to be right up to date and have airship
fight each day, will cost more than in the old
days A parachute jumper acrobat who
did the thrilling slide for life" did not demand
half as much money, usually. the expert aero
pianist who wants fee of $500 and upward
A feature Of the county fair that hasn't changed
with the lapse OF time is the season for holding
the event. The conclusion of the harvest, which
leaves the farmer comparatively care-free and
let US hope with money in his pocket, dictates the
date of this annual festival. In some parts OF
the country September Is the favorite month for
fairs but elsewhere October has the call and
quite few Of these agricultural shows and trot
ting meets are held in early November. Active
preparations at the fair grounds begin month
or six weeks earlier for the upto-date fair asso-
citation repaints It's buildings each summer and has
everything spick and span for the three or four
day attraction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03
The Old Order Changeth

A critic declared that twentieth century people
tell their private affairs much more readily than
used to be the custom. II marriages turn out un-
fortunately the world learns 1t from the parties
chiefly concerned, and what the oldfashioned
woman would have called the secrets OF her in
ner life not to be confessed even to herself, the
new woman tells boldly in order to surround her
personality with halo Of interest, for It seems
certain, II you do not say you have troubles, no
body will notice them. The instinct OF family
loyalty is diminishing. that clannish sentiment
which caused relatives to hide their internal dis
sensions from others as carefully as they would
bodily infrmties; children criticse their parents
and vice versa; brothers and sisters quarrel in
the street; the black sheep Is openly discussed
by his relations No federation is granted on the
score or blood, and as all OF Us require as much
federation as we can get It seems pity 80 fruit
full means Of supply Is cut of. Yet, Il man
has q brother blackguard, why should he not
say So just as much as II he were stranger?
There seems no real reason, except that Il
does not sound nice, and public opinion long age
decided that family disgrace must be shared y
all the members
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

for the use Of farmers, take in" anywhere from
three to half dozen fairs held within radius
of say twenty or thirty miles. Of course, this
swells the gate receipts and it also results in
the exhibit classes being better filed.
On the other hand, the motor car has brought
to the county fairs certain patronage from city
folk who almost never attended these rural exhibit
tions In the old days Some Of the city folks are
those who have friends relatives in the country
with whom they hold reunion at the fair
Others one-time rural residents who, having
gone to town and made their pile" find that
they can come back via the automobile when
they would not take the trouble If it meant getting
up early in the morning to catch an excursion
train. And finally there are the city folk who
have neither kith nor kin nor the ties or OLD
associations to draw them to the fair, but who
motor to the autumn mecca as sort OF lark
and who find 1t quite novel an experience In
its way as the rural resident does to journey to
the city to inspect exposition or great amuse-
ment park. This latter portion of the influx from
the city may not add to the gaiety OF the occa-
sion particularly, for the country people, at the
county fair but their contributions at the ticket
wondow are well worth having and generally ap-
preciated for. be 1t known, the average county
fair Is conducted by farmers and other members
of the community who can't wholly overlook the
financial side.
Yet another new influence that has helped the
county fair in our time is the suppression Of
of the race courses near the large cities. Racing
of one kind or another goes on at almost all our
country fairs and whereas 1t is not supposed to
be accompanied by betting there are opportunities
for quiet wagers whereas the mere racing In itself
is SUFFICIENT to attract horse owners and others
who love the sport for itself. Just here, it may
be added that most fairs throughout the United
States are now conducted on clean, moral basis.
Liquor selling on the grounds or nearby has long
been prohibited in most localities and outand-out
gambling devices have been barred from many
fsjr grounds these many years, but latterly, In
response to the moral awakening that has swept
over the country fair managers are showing
disposition to keep out most Of those raf1es and
games Of chance which. perhaps innocent
IN themselves might have q bad influence on tho
youthful mind.
This Punishment Of some of the oldtime catch
penny schemes has not, however, so altered
things that the man who has been out IN the
world cannot recognize the county fair Of his
youth when he comes back to It He will see at
the old stand all the weighttesting and lung
testing machines the old-fashioned merry goround
and the stands selling peanuts and sandwiches
and red lemonade He can test his Skill as Of
yore. In tossing rings over canes or trying to hit
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03
RUDE AWAKENING FOR FL
Too Late She Discovered That
tor Was Not the Object of
Her Alteration.

The gentle Eliza was sitting drea1
IN the darkened room, waiting 10
ably for a visitor, whom she fe
would never come. To tell the
Eliza and William had quarrel
terly the night before. But
that? A ring, step, 10
voice. She waited not, bu
herself into the visitors arm
"Oh, my darling!" she sol
her head upon his bosom.
glad you have called. l did
to make up and do my best To
you for bringing light into my
Let us settle peacefully once noN
with each other"
We'll, MISS said strange voice
"I'm wiuip', I'm sure. But my In
structions IS that if you don't I'm to
cut off tho gas!"
And it was only then that Eliza
found out she had mistaken a com
mon gas person for her William
london Tit-Bits.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The Chicago high school professor
who is advocating scientific court
ship and a course In trained oscula-
ton has no chance. The field has
been pre-empted, and not even the
supreme court can GUST the trust es-
tablished long before supreme courts
were ever thought of by one Prof
nan Cupid, who from his firm in
trenchment in monopoly OF the sub
sect gives the laugh to the learning q
&ho schools.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

ticipate almost from the time the snow Is on the
ground.
Indeed. II person is ambitious for success IN
the competitions at the county fair, 1t is aDso-
lutely necessary to be forehanded in preparation.
This anplies with equal force whether it is a case
OF John seeking blue ribbons for his sheep ana
cattle or Mary seeking the grand prizes for her
cakes and pies and preserves And OF course II
is true in yet greater measure OF Cousin sue
who has plot to capture the diploma for the
handsomest silk quilt or the most beautiful pillow
tou-for be it known no prizewinning piece OF
fancy work, no more than Rome. was built in
q day
It is matter of congratulation that the old
fashioned county fair has remained unchanged, In
its main features, since the days OF our grand
fathers 1t is one of the most cherished memories
of every man whose boyhood was spent within
lure of it's magic-one of the memories that after
residence in the city he half fears to rekindle
by renewed association, lest the twentieth century
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Emperor Williams sister tells 10
that he is not the composer OF the
Song of Aegir." Superfous informa-
ton. Nobody believed he composed
1t in the first place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The streets of Chicago are 80 UNI
safe that the chief of police recon-
mends police escort for all unaccom-
panied women who have to be out In
the evening. Such Is civilization In
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The government now wants TO ex-
anime and license owners of motor
boats, but we should like to see some
canoe owners examined and sent to
an asylum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

After seven years of experimenting
Germany is to drop It's scout dogs.
which 1t hoped to use in war. The only
thing about war that the dogs really
enjoyed was the eommissary depart
meut
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Every bride has her bridegroom. but
he is looked upon merely as neces-
sary detail. Sometimes he is allowed
to have his name in the paper. but his
picture-neverl
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A Massachusetts, man has been
arrested for selling his wife for $3.50.
Don't know who made the complaint.
Maybe 1t was the purchaser
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A feminine highbrow tells us that
flirting rests ones mind. If that is
the case the minds of some Of our
young people are in state of eternal
rest
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

When the baseball player uses his
bat the fan refrains from using his
hammer. One good knock forestalls
another.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A Massachusetts man fractured his
Jaw by yawning Was he in church
or at a banquet?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

best remedy for such
troubles. In confi1e-
ment when 1t is SO
necessary to have
the kidneys in good
condition, Doa MS
Kidney Pills are In .
class alone. They
are splendid also for
backache, dizzines
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Diaz is said to be worth s20,000,-
900. Which goes to show that the
old man possessed considerable rainy
day wisdom
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A Spanish prince has been arrested
in Paris for shoplifting, but this will
not necessarily make store thievery
q fashionable amusement
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A noted German materialist, while
trying to reach book. fell and was
seriously hurt An argument in ia,
vor of the flve-foot library.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Manufacturers of sticky fly paper
are inclined to think that this swat
the fly movement is another COM
bination in restraint of trade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03
Muzzle the dogs.

!. Race suicide is unknown among the
dies. Swat 'em!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A strange thing about the modern
young woman-she seems to have lots
more hair on the top of her head some
days than she has other days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The European artist who has come
over to this country to paint New
York will probably find that the job
has been well attended to already.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A man never knows just how game
he is until somebody asks him to take
q ride In his aeroplane.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The New Jersey onion crop has been
practically ruined by cutworms-but
we still have Texas AMI Bermuda to
fall back upon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Middletown, Conn. has news
boy" seventy-three years old who be-
gan carrying papers before the Civil
war and has stuck to his lifeworR like
q chorus girl.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Speaking Of extreme speed. St
Louis woman obtained divorce in
IL minutes the other day. Evidently
St Louis is jealous of Reno.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The scientists are trying to ind an
answer to the question, when is an
egg noodle? Off-hand one would nat
urally say, when it's in the soup.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

and other kidney and blad
troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and ger.
storekeepers everywhere. Price 6
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. j
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

7 is. q trifle early perhaps
you are saying to begin
talking about the county
fair. Maybe so. II you are
looking forward to the
autumn event merely from
the standpoint of a cold,
calm, casually interested
spectator. But just remem-
Der, please, that there are
thousands upon thousands
of people all over the coun-
try for whom the annual
neighborhood fair means
much more. They are the
prospective exhibitors. and
no wonder they begin to
plan and speculate and an
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

A Kansas judge rules that stealing
another mans wife is petty larceny
This is one time when we try to ap
pear wise by making no comment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Mrs. Winsfow's Soothing syrup for ChkidreL
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhaipma-
ton allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c bcf tile.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

II the speed craze continues to In
crease we shall soon hear canoeists
complain of Joy riders In motorboats.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Many citizen is complaining these
days because his neighbor does not
sharpen his lawnmower.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The farmers wife wins as cook
over the city housewife, in an ex-
pert's opinion. The farmers appetite
is no uncertain factor In the result
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

These are the days in which sto-
ries of canoeing episodes are accom-
panied by the words: HE could not
swim"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03
TRAINED NURSE SPEAKS.
Has Found Doan's Kidney Pills In
valuable.

Mrs. Emeline Green, nurse. Usage,
Iowa, says: 81 have nursed many
cases of terrible kidney disorders and
have found Doans Kidney Pills the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The man who thinks he knows it kail
never gets much of chance to tell pit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

Every time child shows you ita
toy bank it's your ante. =,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-03

The snow shovel in Chicago 10 be-
ing traded OF for pair of Ice tongs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27
CORN WHISkEY, AND WHAT IT
WON'T DO

Plaintiff, a lumberman, telegraphed
for four gallons of whiskey for his
raft hands. The telegram was misdi-
rected through the fault of the tele-
graph agent; no whiskey arrived and
the raft hands refused to work. A
freshet was at it's height, and because
the raft hands refused to go into the
water without the whiskey no RATS
were constructed, and the benefit of
the freshet was lost. Plaintiff recov-
cred over $500 damages. The judg-
ment was reversed, however, by the
supreme court of North Carolina, in
Newsome VS.. Western Union Tele-
graph Co., SO Southeastern Reporter,
10, as the damages were too remote
and uncertain. In the opinion of the
court, it required quite a stretch of
the Imagination to conceive that, had
the four gallons of corn whiskey ar
rived, the raft would have been prop
erly constructed, loaded and safely
conducted over a heavy freshet, and
then profitably marketed. "Whiskey, .
says the court, lis very potential at
times, but it cannot be relied on to
produce such beneficent results as
is claimed for in this case. 1t is a
singular fact that in the county where
the four gallons of corn whiskey were
expected to produce such unusual re-
suits it's use was decried and it's sale
prohibited. 1t was contraband, out
lawed, and dealing in it made it a
crime"