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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
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Dad still Kicking.

GG0 0Nff' fNtSNfAAt
Edior I.eaaer Thanks for publish
Ing my kick. and as one good turn
deserves another, l sill proceed tc
kick indiscrin.inately regardless ol
future conditions OF seryItude on
prospective slavery and despotism.
First ! Kick against ordinance No.
1, published July 6 1911 for the rea-
son that 1t shows fraud, ambiguity,
deceit and ignorance on IT'S face.
nor does II give any authority to
draw any warrant 10 B, H. Harris,
trustee for the sum OF $500,
The ignorance Is shown In attach
Ing the emergency clause to the or
dinance which does not affect II in
the least as all ordinances are In
force and effect from and after. pub.
lication unless otherwise stated
The fraud and deceit are shown
III appropriating money for one pur-
pose and diyerhing Il 70 another.
The ambiguity is shown in the
second paragraph of section one si
said ordinance which reads as fol-
lows; Main extension water works
plans bond fund, s3.500,00'
i kick against the Juggling in the
courts attempting TO pay n. r., Harris
for stealins the water that the city
had damned up and retained for the
water supply of tie people If there
Is no statute to prevent individuals
from stealing the products of the
peoples labor, Of the wrecking aud
robbfng a train because said rail
road was built on their land before
they acquired title to it, then ma,
ture's laws should be put in force
Dad the Kicker"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
because Of the hope and the promise
itS words contain,

because Of the hope and the promise
Its words contain
The greatest piece og mnsic that
ever thrilled the heart 81 the world
lir analyacd into its component
sounds might be pronounced fal
sity Its weird beauty or glorious
harmony coaceiyehly might DO dem
unstrated a deception. seemingly true
| but under the microscope ot analysis
revealed ID be a frothy illusion
There VAS man on1e who per
ceiyad IN its shinning elcarness the
satherhood of God aud IN the radi-
ance of that vision beheld, or at
least was moved TO believe in, the
ultimate brotherhood of man He
sunplanied the tradition OF all his
tory with a fundamental pronounce
mant as to human conduct which
must have seemed chimerioal to the
savants cf his day and which has as
yet come into limited practice
And yet With all his erudition we
fancy Dr. Eliot would hesitate about
attempting to oauterize the golden
rule with the whitehot needle Of
pragmatlc scholarship.
Al We accept idealism III art and
religion-and il we didn't there
would be neither art nor religion
why may We not accept idealism IN
the doctrine of government
That Thomas Jefferson was an
idealist admits Of no argument Hut
every man who has contributed any
thing 10 the hetterment OF mankind
has been an idealist And the flaws
the logicians detect In their efforts
count for but littie when weighed
against the fine achievements
brought about by their dreams.
We 40 not know that 1t would be
correct to say that the
writing of the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence is one OF Tines land
marks defining the end of one era
OF civilization and the beginning OF
another and a supremely better era
But something approximately like
that may be said. Anyhow that doc
unient may Dc described as the Ger
tificate of national birthright; and
In exchange for It the critiques oil
the yotaries Of culture or the du-
oiets Of refined pessimism would in
decd be a mess of pottage
By reason OF the Declarat on OF
Independence we, as a nation, have
made profession OF belief in equal |
ty OF opportunity and by that token
We have amazed philosophy ana con
all precedent.
We still have a Fourth of July in |
,ur calendar We still are unsophis-
lcated enough to feel an impulse to /
'emove our hats before the memory
" Faneuil hall.
so, the time and place chosen by
Dr. Eliot for dissecting the Declara-
aon Of INDEPENDENCE were badly ahos
IN, II was the vandalism of schol-
Irship
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
GRAND TOTAL SHOWS GOOD GEN
ERAL AVERAGE.
Comparison OF Statistics for Different
Years Relative 70 Various crops
Compiled from Assessors Report.

1
In comparing the statistics for dli
forent years OF the acreage In cult
! Yatl0n OF the various counties or thi
state shows a great gain in one croI
and the falling Off In another. Th,
| loss Of acreage In one county OF q
certain product Will invariably be aug
mented In another so that the grand
total usually comes out with good
general average.
For instance we have In Kay coun
ty last year in wheat an acreage oi
37.772 against 47.73f the year preyi
Gus. Corn in the same county 16S,.
600 against 1850 in 1909. with an
increase Of over 5000 acres for the
county In alfalfa.
In Harmon county the value OF the
cotton crop for 1910 was ST, 229,7S3 as
against s535,942 OF 1909, gain OF over
100 per cent. In the same county the
acreage OF wheat shows 1869 acres
for 1909 and 4.7SS acres for 1910, with
4 difference in the valuation OF over
10000 in favor Ok 1909. In that coun.
ty there has been a falling off in the
acreage OF alfalfa from .3t9 acres in
1909. to 63S acres in 1910. an unusual
condition in Oklahoma.
In Jefferson county there was an
increased valuation in the cotton pro
duction $365,672 in 1903 to s711. .999 in
1910.
Logan county has decreased acre
age in those two years of about TO-,
100 acres in wheat with gain Of
over 1000 acres in alfalfa CORE
spending decrease in cotton.
Love county shows an increased
valuation in cotton products froni
1888 ,279 to nearly 100000 in 1910.
McClain county jumped from l6,43f
acres in cotton in 1909 to 1890 acres
the following year with valuation
ii s6S1 500 and from 29i acres Of al
alta to 800 the year following.
The value of the cotton product last
year in Pawnee county was $449,566
against 100000 the previous year
with a gain of 1000 acres in whes
acreage in the same year.
Payne county raised the alfalfa
fields 1000 acres with a material gair
in valuation.
doubled its acreage Of wheat for those
two years and sold the crop In 1910
for 100000. The same county. how
ever, has falling off of several hun
dred acres in alfalfa
Seminole county sold it's cotton crol
asst year for considerable over a mil
ion dollars and pocketed over quar-
Ter of million in it's corn crop.
The cotton crop OF Tillman count
1etted her farmers clean million, heI
acreage of corn was greatly diminish
ID. Two thousand acres were added
% her alfalfa fields.
Washita county shows less than hal
he acreage of corn, with an addition |
II two thousand acres In alfalfa,
These figures have been taken from |
compilation of assessors reports
rom the various counties named,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
THE VANDALISM or
SCHOLARSHIP


The president emeritns Of Harvard
university chose the Fourth OF July
and Faneuil nall as The time and the
place for observing that the Decla
ration Of Independence Is untrue he
chose badly
we ali agree With DR. Eliot tnai
"the~ sstomcut that all men are ere
ated cgu4h3s manlfestly not true in
every sense NOBODY contends that
the Declaration Of Independence is d
iHc Il verify. Between its gifted au
thor and the mass of men Of his day
there was a. wide gulf In respect
of attainment. poua Of view lux
nry OF circumstantes as there is to-
day between :F Eliot bin.-ef and
the common run of meh
The Declaration Of independence.
As Or Eliot. Of course, knows, Was
an ideal. taken from the philosophy
OF Rousseau, but 50 brought within
the parylew OF fhc practicable as to
be message aud inspiration u a
people
The writer Of that remarkable doe
ument ID may be believed. was sn-
pelled qufe & much by Sentiment as
By conviaid that iu is compost
Ion he dipped quite as Haely into
imagination as into faith II he hai
not be would nos lave henned an
immortal instrument
Is man Of letters Dr. Eliot. We
suppose. appfaises the Jefferson pa
per AS something transcending the
grammatical and the syntaxical' a
are giff from the bounty Of genius;
T, splendid prophecy the fahering
Of the d 5 voiced at last into
eaEion
attempt ~ measure the Dscia-
II Independence BY the metes
: a FUNDS of sordid fact were a
genial only 10 the sccdrtist
snflis overs Of knowledge have,
~ the seed az i,eudantry.
- ration az Independence
cause of rs words, but
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
An lIleaaI Tax. is Claim.

Editor Leader. In the published
statement made by the commission
ers Of the financial condition of the
city the cash on hand in the street
paving contingent fund Is listed as a
city asset. This was probably done
through ignorance as to its origin,
and because it had been so demon.
mated by the city council But the
fac is 1t Is not a city fund, never
was, and can not be, a city asset
1t has no authority for existing, and
neither council nor commissioners
can lawfully use it for any purpose.
The manner OF its creation, and its
disposition by those in authority, are
set forth in the statement OF facts
published in The Leader July 7. The
proof is found In the city records,
open to inspection by every citizen
and it indicates that this fund is the
product of taxes wTung from the
people in utter disregard OF law and
the obligations imposed by solemn
oath
The declaration of the National
Educational association that "Disre-
gard of law is fast becoming an Am
eriean Characteristic, has surprising
and finds a reproachful
echo here Is there a lack of moral
rectltude in some our former muni-
cipal officers?
e. p. BURIGNGlAA1E.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Over 5000 boys and girls have been
organized into Agricultural clubs in
all portions OF Oklahoma. These are
Instructed and guided by the A. & NJ.
College In the study Of the Tar reach
ing subjects relating to crops, stock
raising. arts aud domestic science.
This work has been done for the pur-
poses OF making farm life more ~
teresting and profitable aud for the
better Development OF better home life
In the country.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
tiapnIest Girl II Lincoln.

a lincoln, Neb., girl writes, 7
had been ailing for some time with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble. | began taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days / was able to be
up aud got better right along. am
the proudest girl in Lincoln to find
such good medicine" For sale by
all dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

There can be little doubt but that
there ID merit IN these petitions
which are being circulated asking
clemency for Angelina Nepolitano,
but let lis have no more or these
printed cartoons such as A Frame
for Mothers Picture and AS Soon
as You Are Born, My Child II IS
not 80 much their extreme yeIlowism
which make them repulsive but they
are positively gruesone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Senator Cainmii4s says thar Cana
dian reciprocity Is politically mex
pedienl 4 That recall spresident
TaFts famous Ninona confession 70
the effect that party solidarity Vas
sometimes more important than good
legislation. The president seems TO
have seen the light since then
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

One American in every 400 Is en-
gagged in catching enough fish to sat
isfy the appetite of the other 3s9, ac-
cording to Harper,s Weekly. T1sn
there are a few engaged in trying TO
catch enough 10 satisfy an inoredu-
Ious female that they didn't go fish
Ing Tor the pleasure OF drinking the
I,a4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

There Is no means known of judg
ing when winter apples are ready t.
pick except by noting their color
II one has raised the fruit before and
understands the handling OF II, and
knows the natural season, one can es.
innate this pretty carefully The ap-
pies should be picked as soon as they
are thoroughly matured In the case
OF summer varieties this would mean
when they are good TO eat. but with
winter sorts, as you realize. the taste
Is not to be relied on When apples
are picked they should be barreled at
once, n II Is the intention that they
should be kept I'm barrels. II II Is the
intention TO keep them in the cellar,
they should be taken TO the cellar i'm.
mediately. Apples which are placed
In barrels one day should not be head
ed up until The following morning, as
they win then be more or less chilled.
and IL is always desirable 10 keep
them at as low a temperature as pos
sible-N. o. Booth, Department OF
Horticulture and Botany. Oklahoma
A. & M. College. Saltwater.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Sprains require careful treatment,
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain 3
IMMINENT freely 1t viii remove the
soreness and quickly restore the
parts to a health condition. For
sale by all deae-s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

The criminal court Of appeals has
declared unconstitutional the law
making it felony to sell liquor to.
minors, because II increases the
minimum punishment for the sale OF
liquor, as fixed by the constitutions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
FInanelaI PosItIon Assurred

Il suppose remarked the man on
the car, that after a fellow with a
double chin has been called male.
factor of great wealth 4 few times
be can buy almost anything he wants
on credit Toledo Blade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Eighty negro teachers took the
county teachers examination in Ok,
lahoma City last week II is said
that since Guthrie lost the capital 1t
is also losing its negro population,
most Of the black folks going to Ok
hhoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

over million dollars In Indian es-
|tates is held mp awaiting distribution
by the commissioner of Indian at.
airs. because of the law enacted by
the Oklahoma legislature in 1909
changing the manner OF succession.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Hubert Mays Of McAlester asks
judgment against the Rock Island
Railway company for Sl5.300, alleg.
ing damages to that extent when he
was thrown under train by the act
OF porter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
PICKING AND STORING APPLES.

Please send me some informatios
on the time of picking and on the
storing OF apples Would 1t be good
plan to put them in a cellar as soon
ss picked7-E. W. Coates, Logan
County, Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Harry Graves, aged SS, who lived
three miles from Bartlesville. was
shot from ambush and instantly XIII.
ed. Sunday. Ed Christie was arrest.
ed for the crime. but no gun was
found on him, and he denies doing
the shooting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Unless Ii rains soon, We will have
long dry spell
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

A healthy man = a King IA his own
right; an unhealthy man is an IN
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound nealth-keeps you
we'll
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

The ultimate consMrner these hol
days Is nsIniY concerned With the
ice cream soda
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Saves Eggs, saves Sugar, saves
Favorlng. saves Heat. saves Time
save money That is what THE All
TON GOODS Ice Cream Powder win
SAVE YOU.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Look our fof stories about eggs be-
ing hatched by the torrid wave now
sweeping ever the country
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

] Pierpont has been made q knight
IL the Red Eagle In addition to the
yellow 0gse.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone
the stomach. cure constipation. 25c.
Ask your druggist for them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Texas win not miss the water until
the state eoes dry
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHERS
G a s. r O RIA
FoR sALE

The 1911 laws pertaining TO Roads
bitches and Drains
Pamphlet form Price 2Jc each
Special prices on quantities. Address
book Department. Leader Printia
ompany. Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
O o O O @ q o O O @ @ % O O o Z
q OVER THE STATE
8 O @ @ @ O @ o @ q O @ @ @ {

Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
Ia block of business buildings In the
main street OF Mountain View Tues
day afternoon. Total loss is $4,000
threefourths covered By Insurance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

THE BEST medicine You can take
i 10 rid Yourself Of humOrs and
clear your complexion, Is Hood Sar-
saparilla -Hs also THE CHEAPEST.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
!, o @ o ooo o @ o 600 o o @
2 SCRAPS
SCRAPS
. o O o O @ @ @ @ o @ @ @ @ @ Q

Submarine photography Is being
| practIced by the French. Pictures OF
he sea bottom have been taken, the
| flash-light being furnished by an al
cohol lamp fed from d reservoir oi
| exogen.
The oldest known rosebush in the
| world is on wall at Hildeshei m.
IfiIrmany. r Sms take N ba %
| eonneetedly to the Eleventh century.
| The main trunk is twenty inches in
! diameter and the branches extend
o height OF twenty-five feet over
| the wall. The largest rosebud in
| the world is at Frieburg, running
to a height of 115 feet,
The deepest boring In the world is
lt Czuchow ,Silesla, Germany 10 a
depth of almost mile and half
below the surface. AT the mouth OF
-.se bore is seventeen inches In diam
eter and about two inches at the bot
tom This Silesian depth of 7,34S
feet shows that the temperature OF
the earth increases at the rate of /
degree Fahrenheit with each section
of fifty-eight feet. or / degree cen
tigrade for each 104 feet.
white substance found on weeds
at this season is called snake spit
careful observer states that he has
examined hundreds OF specimens and
that a young horsefly was in every
one of them But the editor of an
exchange in Kentucky declares the
snake spit TO be weed sap. which
Is always found near a break or
wound in the stalk of the weed He
claims IL is produced in the SAME
way as the gum on peach and cher
ry trees
Suffered day ana night the tor.
ment OF itching piles Nothing helped
me until I used Doan's Ointment. II |
cured me permanently Hon John
r. Garrett. Mayor. Girard. Ala.
The Oklahoma Weekly Leader one
year and copy Of General Jami- |
sons Book, with Walker in Mica /
cauga," for only rs cents. This offer t
is good until October /. The Weekly |
Leader contains all national and state /
news. farm and local information I
Regular price OF the Weekly Leader 1
one year, is st00. This is a special |
offer: seventy-five cents gets one /
years subscription ana J.tm.sons 4
book postpaid Address Ths Leader, Il
Guthrie. Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssss. se. Of Z1Hz&1Z0
nllsINEss NoTncE.

c. r. Delay aud August Goss take
the business stand Of Brunners 8
Blacksmith & Carriage shop, Cleye-
land avenue and Division street.
Thanking our customers for past
favors and asking for their oontlnu-
ed patronage The best OF work.
A guarantee in all branches Of work.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

General Arthur Specials. Ia Azor
ra Operas's The Good Five Cent
cigars. At olsnith's.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
Faith Would Be lost

Howard DO you Intend euIuvauns
Ia garden?
Coward No, That would forever
deprive me Of the Joy Of reading aud
believing in these beautiful seed cat.
alogues s-Life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
CONTAGIOUS

! ~NTTN"I ~"
MARY" said the sick man to his
wife. ater the doctor had pronounced
it a case OF smallpox If any OF my
creditors call. tell them that ] am at
last In a position 10 give them some
thing. Boston Transcript
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11
0 o o . 0 q 0 0 Q o 0 o o c {
o HALF MINUTES SMILES
0 o o O o q o O @ o o O o o
The choiee

The Choice
The Client-I won't pay your bill
it's extortionate
The Lawyer what will yoil dog
Hire another lawNer 90 contest my
claim aud pay hiS?- Toledo Blade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Suffered day ana night the tor.
ment OF itching piles. Nothing helped
me until used Doan's Ointment. II
cured me permanently Hon John
r. Garrett, Mayor. Girard. Ala.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-11

Submarine photography Is being
practIced by the French Pictures of
he sea bottom have been taken, the
flash-light being furnished by an al
cohol lamp fed from reservoir OF
exogen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-15
Surprise PARTY

\ beautifully appointed surprise
party was given Friday evening. com
pllmentary TO Miss Hannah Springer.
at the handsome new home OF her
parents at ). bridge. Elm Grove. Miss
springer is student at the West
Liberty normal school, and had ar
ranged 10 arrive home Friday even
ing 10 spend her Easter vacation with
her parents. but was taken complete
~ by surprise when she discovered a
host OF friends awaiting TO greet her.
The house was beautifully decorated
Tor the occasion, yellow and whate
being used. Music and games were
enjoyed throughout the evening. after
which delicious refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
owe Hervy. Bessie McColloch, Nora
Evans. Mary Evans. Hannah. Claudia
and Alverda Jerome. Louise Short.
Hottie and Mary Wadden. Licille
Hartley. Maude Curtis. Emma Burk-
ham. Anna and Jeanette Pryor.
Vida North. Ella Wheat. Mildred
Springer. ALA PouGue. Roma Kline.
Romaine Bell: Messrs. Prof John
Bonar. Prof Joe Evans. Prot. Chas
Potter. Mr.. g. W. Botsford. OF Avelon
Pa; Harry Mccoy Curtis Jerome. Of
Pittsburg Pa. Chas. Sunda. Chas.
Rogers. Oliver Pryor. Prof GUY Nc.
cannon. MT Chas. Nichols. Archie
ana Springer North. Sydney Hildreth.
Tom Buckman. Dell WaddcU. Cbas
Tilton. Mr.. and Mrs Howard Springer
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Springer.