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Assassination has never changed
lfhea1 history of the World. -1Disraeli.
4luhHihUd N
There is nothing so powerful as
truth--and often nothing SO strange.
Daniel Webster
| Nature ever Yields reward
To him who seeks, and loves her best.
Barry Cornwall
Watch well the building Of the
deeam;l ~
However hopeless II may seem.
The time will come wnen it shall be
A prison or home for thee.
w Webb.
remembering that the misfortunes
hardest to bear are those which never
come.-Lowell.
Yes the new days came and the old
days go,
And the while rejoice;
For now It's the rose, and now It's
the snow,
And now a sweet bird voice
w. Burton
What lies over the next Hill we
can not tell Perhaps a lovely gar.
den, or may be valley of shadows,
or a path amid thorns. No matter;
we have but the one little valley to-
day in sight Evening is our horizon.
Tomorrow storms can not touch us
Miller.
There Is no sort of wrong deeds of
which, man can bear the punishment
alone. You can not isolate yourself
and say that the evil that Is in you
shall not spread. Mems lives are as
thoroughly blended with each other
as the air they breathe. Evil spreads
as necessarily as disease.-Georg Ell.
ict
When you have bilious attack
give Chamberlaiu's Tablets a trial
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The quarter horse known 70 81.
racing sinen as the most disapg9inLn ns
member ~ the genus EQHus has the
center Of the stage in 2 very amusing
comedy bs Charles T. Van Loan. pao'
lshed Ia the first January nnmeel q
the Twice-a-Month Popular magazine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

EAT AT THE ELks CAFE, NEW
MANAGEMENT.
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Norman, Okla. Dec iS-The annual
Christmas holidays viii begin Wed.
nesday December 20, at $3.50 D. IN,
and continue until January g. at s
Q clock a. m Professors are already
announcing the quizzes which are
usually given the week proceeding
the vacation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

Assassination has never changed
fhesA history of the World. -1Disraeli
Llllud2ihUu ie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

The troubles OF a young and pretty
woman who tried 70 teach physical
culture 10 the citizens Of a Western
town are humorously chronlosed IN
the first January number a. me
Twice-a.Month Popular magazine ny
Charles Meade Il Is only one 81
many amusing yarns in this issue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20
lie usel 10 chase cats Up tree,

He usei 10 chase cats UP tree, !,
But that was only in fun;
And cat was as safe as could be-
Unless it should start out to run;
Sometimes he'd chase children and
throw ru,
Then down. just while running
along. 4.t s
And then lick their faces To show
He didn't mean anything wrong
He was chasing an automobile
When the wheel hit him right in
the side
So he just gave a queer little squeal
And curled up and stretched, out
and died.
His tail it was not very long,
He was curly and not very tall;
But he never did anything wrong
He was just our dog. Mister-that's S
all u. w. Foley.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

The Empty Frame, hN Charses
Neville Buck. is one OF the mos thrh'
inc and dramatic stories ~ Aiusiee :
for January The tale begins Wlth Il
dinner party al which one OF me
guests. recently returned from Alaska
answers the contention that life itseN
possesses none Of the romance o. nc
ton. The story he tells 10 The wom-
an he loves later on-of tragic aere-
ton he had witnessed in the Alaska
gold country-fully justihes his opin-
ion. and its bearing. as subsequently
shown on their own lives makes The
story one OF unusual strength ano in
Ierest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

There Is nothing. so. powerful as
truth--and often nothing SO strange.
Daniel Webster.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

Nature ever yields reward
To him who seeks, and loves her best.
Barry Cornwall
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

Now that John D. Is out of q joD
he might possibly employ his time iu
seeking out ana reimburgiBg the small
dealers in - whom he ma asr egssaed
in his long k i8 successful Grew SO
far, howere @2ags seen $50 an
nouncemfnt 8hat as afelds Is 3o So
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-20

Let us be of good cheer. however.
remembering that the misfortunes
hardest to bear are those which never
come. Lowell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

remembered how this might be to an eye in The black
bottom of deep well or a factory SmOkcStack. Ihcn
saw that what thought a ledge in the wall Of the
well was the edge Of big hole in the side Of it, Three
feet above the water the stones had fallen out and twas
these was standing on in the water The hole madca
sort Of cave and there small sparse bush growing
green out of the stones above it. 1t reaching Tor
the light like a man-like myself. | climbed into The
hole and lay therc-it was bggish enough for no and
fairly dry. Then | slept in the blue witch glare '.at
poured down from the round mouth Of the well eighty
feet above.
I'm the morning heard the rusty wheel cry-l and
saw the buckets come down after the other and
lift dripping And above me heard the sweetest Voice
that ever foated into my ears, and laughter, and The
speech Of men and women. and the cries Of the an.
animas.-a the dear sounds we hear o nights limo
thy. you and /.
Then the night came on again. When everything
was still. | climbed out, hosting myself by the rope.
and peered about. ,picd orchard and crcpt a. J.:
fed full on the fruit, then went back into the well j.
was the safest place for me in all the land.
THE next day heard that sweet voice again as the
buckets went up and down. II made me burning keen
to see the face; 50 put my head out Just little and
pccrcd up from my hole. hiding my face with right
good under the spreading littc bush Then it W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

them. thwacked them over their bony heads; for |
saw the gang at a distance making my way. Then the
father and the mother bird came plunging down on me
out OF the blue whirng pack Of steel claws and beas
They aimed for my head and eyes, screaming TIL the
hills yelled back They ripped my flesh and clothes TO
RAGS and ribbons. But managed to grip one by the
throat and strange it, and then the other There
squatcd in the eagles nest beside the dead eages hold
ing the old birds by the throat My blood fell dripping
down between the branches. Yes there | sat haf
and rcvolvcrs cursing painting, and raddled with rage
The two men paused at intervals, leaning on their
long handled hammers; for the guard stood at dis
lance watching the men he held in greater dSruSt than
these two. g.. ;, r.,
You escaped them like marvel 50 ita bleeding
pity you fell into the hands OF the conabes later on
remarked Timothy Hart .
.Thcv were hunting Tor me IN the Villages 20. ms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

felt like a toad polung the pure well with my
presence. What water used poured down a mi, I'D
my cave and washed at night in the open. marked
the places where her lips had pressed upon the bucket
and kissed them as Id kiss the Book. Her father,
her mother and her two brothers came 10 the We'll
too | grew to know them al-thoSe good, happy
blessed people-aS lay in my hole like dead, forgot
ten soul in frame of living flesh. Her name WI, Cor
nelia Her voice like flutes, and as for her heart
knew twas beating with the golden music OF love ana
mercy; for when | heard the men talking of the hun'
that was making for me, heard Cornclia say, Po"I
mani! wcpt and could have risen out of the well '"'
Lazarus out of his grave and fallen AT her feet
I SAW the clouds creep 10y and the stars march p">t
the well mouth day and night. Once it thund'yd
and the well ravcd like the horn of doom; but no ram
fell here. would wait for her coming hour after Hou
like any mad lover She came 10 be the one living
woman in the world 70 me-aye Timothy the ohN
mortal, breathing being! knocked my head agN'>.
the stone and battered my chest with my fists almost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

] SAW 4 VISION lI' i"I
angels eyes! y glor.u,
girl, Timothy, bending
over the mouth Of the
well. the sun upon Icy
and the pale skies with
the day stars above
her, She took u,
bucket with her white
arms. her face was Shin
ing with smiles. and
she warblcd like a bird
right into the broad
ness OF the day. ! felt
like a lost soul in the
pit, raising my mi>cra-
bic face 10 a saint IS.
She was soft and fair
and brown eyed like a
fallow doe, and her
hair the color OF H.,
fur. Maybe She had
eighteen years. | W.,
glad of the little bush
that let me peer upon
her 50.
She came every
morning. My eyes Dee
gan to hunger for 'a.
sight Of her more than
my lips for the fruit .-
my body for freedom
When | saw her ST. the
bucket TO her rod lips
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

drinking down full draft of the blessed water when
dog barked Then the following dogs went baymg up
from the distance answering him. light was struck
in the house and heard signal shot along the road
d" took the double rope of the two water buckets in
my hands and let myself down. down into the well until
met the other bucket dangling near the water and
brought them cheek by owl. But the rope swaycd
above the ramp of the well, and there was the
danger of the men stopping to drink Slid still farther
down until hung with both hands holding the buckets
and the freezing water reaching to my waist With
foot | felt no bottom; but with the other struck
mass of stones to side, and found ledge in the
wall over my head deep enough for a handhold SO
let the buckets 90 and stcd their swinging and held on.
Then heard voices and the Snar of the dogs and saw
the shine OF the antcrnght on the beam and the iron
wheel for the rope. could not but think how like
gallows it looked!
a fellow with a black beard swung his lantern over
the well and tried to peer to the bottom But it wasn't
long before they took themselves off, and was alone
wet hungry, half naked, with the raw wounds Of the
eagles brakS and claws upon me, pcnt in a Shiny well
in the bowels OF the earth And price upon my head
and every man, hand against for the mark of Cain
| carried on my brow But | looked up and saw the
spanglcd stars bcamng upon me like my own mothers
eyes. These a comfort to me- Timothy mani The
stars are always a comfort, YOU know having seen
them twixt the bars of your cell.
AFTER long, weary while the daybrcak came shoot
ing up the rim of the world and then it grew
lighter in the we'll But twas odd-thc heavens merely
faded to a lighter blue, and still saw the stars Then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08
By Herman Scheffauer
TIMOTHY

HY mate, listen. That summer |
fclled him the heat was a killing us.
That is why lost my hold upon the
black passions Of my heart and didtor
the foreman. The earth was just
roaring bakers oven, and the sun a
rcdhot cannonball branding our flesh
with fire. When We Of the night shift
came out Of the mines we got no
sleep. Our blood would boil up like
water. Our brains stcwcd like Cruel:
1t was enough to make the marrow OF
our bones run like butter in our boots.
Then to the curse Of the heat we
added the curse Of the drink to cool
us. Think Of it, Timothy-to cool
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

one night they splcd
~ me creeping past a
village, and the farmers
set after me with guns,
lanterns, and dogs. |
lopedlikea wolf through
the fields and lanes,
doubling, lying low, and
countering upon them.
| was cakcd and Smoth-
cred with dust and dy-
ing of thirst. All the
streams were dry.
At last | burst upon
a lone farmhouse, a
trim, white place, milky
in the darkness, and
covered with roses. !
saw a well close by. |
made for this and WAS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

my way out OF the
mountains down the
river, ing under the
stars. heard men
talking OF me as | lay
hidden near the roads,
blackcning me with
dogs names, and telling
of the two thousand
dollars the company
had offered for my cap
ture, dead or alive. The
gold they bid for my
blood turned every
brother maninto keen,
watchful hound of the
chase, every mother 5
son into a mortal enemy
of mine. The valley
was fiat and made i'll
hiding for a hunted
man. And I'd never
hidden from my fellows
before, Timothy; but
always faced them front
to front.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
FRANK PRElSCh.
As Jose Castro in "Nstoma," at the
Metropolitan.

be spectacular by providing startling sur
priscs and introducing with a grave face
the unexpected to stimulate Tagging at
tention.'
The Boston Advertiser accoTds the lol-
lowing notice 10 the composition: The
first number of the programme revealed
the fact that we have a mastery COM
poser OF chamber music IN America who
has hitherto been almost unrccosnzed. Mr..
stock came to ,hc front at first 10y taking
the control Of the Thomas Orchestra after
the death of that musical giant. To the
surprise OF everybody instead OF rattling
around I'm the shoes OF his predecessor. lie
hllcd them braV.ly. Now he again gives MS
q pleasant surprise 10y proving himself a
master in Il very difficult vein Of compost
ton His quartet had seemingly only three
movements. but the THO of the Scherzo was
practically a fun SLOW movement The
first movement exhibited fine leading Of
voices. sharp contrasts and much virIity.
The Kncisel Quartet played this and the
finale with more than usual breadth and
abandon quite ion contrast with This was
tho lightncas OF the Schcr2o. and especially
it's dainty ending IN harmonic. In the
male there was much deciamatOry reclta-
fiye. especially in the yio.ouccllo part
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

4 revival OF a revival IS promised by the
Oratorio Society al It's concert Of Friday
evening at Carnegie Han under DR. Frank
Damrosch. The work TO be sung Is Eduard
Greirs Solemn Mass" written in 1868 10y
the learned German musician, but COM
posed In the style Of the old contrapuntal
school Of three hundred years earlier
Grell. who was lifelong influence in the
Berlin Singakddemie. was leading mem
ber Of the conservative party Of his day
and stickler fo- purity in church music.
Hence. mis- revival Of the ancient style in
the mass FOR sixteen unaccompanied choral
voices. with four quartets in addition. was
a labor Of love with him. and il bears the
marks of enthusiastic composition. as well
as OF strict adherence 20 an archaic form.
Tveuty-onc years ago the Oratorio So
ciety brought this mass for the first time
TO the hearing Of an American audience
and 81 was so much appreciated that repe-
titions were given IN two following sea-
sons.
Since 1894. when Grcu's solemn Mass"
was last heard here the recent change in
the Churchs attitude toward liturgical
music has taken place In View OF this,
il viii be especially interesting to many
hearers TO study the possibilities in Grelps
deliberate return TO an earlier period.
The four mixed Quartets assisting in The
Oratorio Society's coming performance VIII
include the followins:
Miss Laura Combs Mrs. Edith Chapman
Goold. Mrs Grace Northrop. Miss Eliza
beth Dodge sopranos, Mrs Wander Neer
Miller. Mrs Cara Sapin. Miss Evelyn Fogg
and Mis- Lila Robson, contraitos; Fred
ericl Canister. William Wheeler. John
Young and G.. z. nargreaves. tenors;
George 4. Flcmng. f. \. Jahn. W. Worth
iroton and Overion Moyle. basscs.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
EXTRA PHILHARMONIC CONCERT

The New York Philharmonic Society Will
give "a request" programme this after
noon at Carnesic Hall. tins beng IN extra
concert not included in the subscription
series al which Dvorak's '|Iew World
symphony, the prelude aud finale OF
Tristan und Isolde" the ride Of the'Val-
kyrior" Griegs Peer Gynt' suite Men
dessohn's overture. "Fingsfs cave aad
Wagners Flying Dutchmon' overture viii
be played.
For the philharmonic concerts Of Tuos-
day evening alc Friday afternoon Mr.
Mailer has chosen Webers overture Der
Frcischttz," Schuborrs Unfinished sym
pnony. a novelty Of GiazouEow, "Sprine &.
the tone poem Tod Gnd FcrklWung.' by
Strauss, and the Introduction TO Act III
of Der Pfeiaertag. by Max Schillings.
which viii De heard here fo" ac first time.
s symphonic wo~' Of Schnine@ s pro-
Iosuc to "Q.dipus the King" Mas performed
by the New Yo.A philharmonic Society
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
THE KNEISEL QUARTET.

novelty on the next programme OF the
Kneisel Quartet TO be given at the concert
in Mendelssohn Hall on Tuesday evening
March "A. is q quartet i'm T. minor, Op. g..
bv Friedrich Stock. conductor OF the Theo-
dove Thomas Orchestra. The quartet
which Will have its first hearing in New
York on this occasion. was performed for
the first time at any concert IN Brooklyn
on January and in Boston on February
O. In commenting ON Mr. Stocks work
THE Boston Herald" says: The move
ments are ingeniously constructed and have
individual character. The themes are
deity used I'm the development and there
is an abundance of interesting detail. In
avoiding the commonplace Mr.. Stock did
not 20 10 the other extreme. lie did not
tsll into affectations, nor did he attempt TO
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
The Metropolitan
"Orfeo' and "Natoma' on
the Weeks Schedule.

"pie Mcistorsingcr." with Nine. GadShl
as Eva and Mr. Slezak as Wal,hcr VIII
opcn this week at the metropolitan Opera
House. Others I'm the cast will he Mr.
Sooner. as Hans Sachs; Mr.. Gorilz' a.
Teckmcsser; Nine. Nlckham ana MssSi :,
Reiss. Hinshaw. Hail. Witherspoon anu
Pini-Corsi. Mr.. Toscanini viii conduct
Tuesday evening the Philadelphla-'"l M
cago Opera Company viii repeat 'Na'oma'
With Miss Garden and the same east a. al
the first local rendering last week WINE
the Metropolitan Opera Company VIII SlVe
AIDA" at the Brooklyn Academy Oh
Music with Mines. Dostnn and Claessens
and MessrS Martin, Amato and Dqdur'
'o~rca cd Eurdice" VIII he "Wednesday
evenings bill. with Nine. Homer Nine
Rappold. Nine. Gluck and Mime. SparKes'
Nlr. Toscanini viii conduct
Miss Geraldine Farrar will appear Tor tue
last time this season in "Madama Butter
hy" at special matinee on Thursday
afternoon. Others in the cast will be Nine
Nattfcld and Messrs. Martin and Scott.
"ljie Walkurc." with Mime. Fremstad as
Brunnhil6c and Mime. Gadsli rs Siegl!nde
will be given Thursday evening. The cast
will include Mines. Wickham, Fornia'
Sparkes. Wakefield, Mattfeld, Van Dyck'
Oerncr and Koch Boehm ami Messrs. Joru
sooner and Hmckley. Mr.. Hertz will con-
duct.
la Gioconda" will be the Friday nicht
bill. with Mines Destinn, Homer and
Wickham and Mcssra. Martin. Amato ana
DE Sesuroa Mr.. Toscanini viii conduct.
"Otello" will bc the Saturday matinee
opera. with Mr.. Slczak Ga the title role and
Mr Scotti as Iago. Mines. Rappold and
Mauboug and Mcssrs. Bada and De
scsurola Will also sing. Mr.. Toscanini VIII
conduct.
.I.ohengrin' is announced for Saturday
night. with Nine Frcmstad as Elsa,
Nj Jadlowker in the utle role. Nine.
Homer as Ortrud. Mr.. Sooner az Frederick
and Mr. HincSlcy as the King. Mr.. Hertz
will conduct.
NliScha Elman. the young Russian violin
list. will be feature Of to-nights concert
The operate artists who viii take part
will he Mines Homer and Osborn Hannah
and Mcssrs. Smirnoff, Sooner and HossL
Mr.. Flman will play with orchestra Lalo's
Spanish SYMPHONY.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
m AID OF OPERA IN ENGLISH.

Bv the courtesy of the founders ana
,1anasemont OF The New Theatre a meet
ing Of ihc newly founded Society for the
Promotion Of Opera IN English ana the
Encouragemcnt Of American Music viii be
held In The New Theatre foyer after the
symphony concert tins afternoon at about
slj ID. IN. TO report progress and elect ON
GERS. The meeting is called ny David BIS
pbam. Reginald dc kovon, Walter Dam
rcscb Horat.o Parker. Charles Henry
N,cltzcT Albert Miidcnbcrg and Anna l..
Zleoier secretary who form the commit
ice OF temporary organization.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
CALENDAR FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.

o CarneG fia1
Of the Society
S:
fntcm by Leo p
ymjlon
reci " A.
ta T. Scott +
and OF the week."
r0ta
Natoma'
OF
Sen of
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New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS

on Saturday evening. February -. at
Upper Montclair. y j.. Theodore Ursula
Irvine. the reader. directed the presenta-
tion Of Richard -. Sheridans The Critic. -
The parts were all taken by girls, and the
affair was considered a great success. ON
Friday of the same week Miss Irvine read
group " dialect poems at the meeting oi
the Iowa New Workers at the Hotel Astor.
Mrs. Paul kefer, lyric soprano. rendered
several vocal numbers at the recent recep-
ton given by Mrs. Wallace Reid. OF The
Wyoming. Among them were the aria
from La Tosca." and the Spring Song. "
By Henschel. A. a previous reception Paul
Kefer. the celisi. played solos.
William G.. Carl has been engaged TO ex-
hibit the new organ in the South Reformed
Church. Brooklyn. next Thursday evening.
assisted by Miss Margaret Harrison. solo
soprano OF the Old First church. Albert
Rensud. the French composer. has dcdi-
Gated two works for the organ 10 Mr. Carl
which he will include in the programme Of
his spring tour of organ concerts.
4 series % I.enten organ rccitas has
Continued on third mage.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
Copyright by Aime Dupont

under Emil Pauer in 1901. Ills opera. the
.Pfeifcrtag." is based on the medieval
custom Of banding musicians together IN
guilds. which met at intervals on DAY
called the "Pfeihertag." or "Pipers Day.
Glazounow is one Of the leaders Of the
young Russian school pupil OF Rimsky-
Korsakow Up 70 three Fears ago. when
his symphonies were introduced by the
philharmonic Society he was unknov n
here His tablcau musical, Spring" Op.
"a. has won much favor abroad. The SOLO
ist Of the Tuesday and Friday Philharmonic
concerts will he George Iamlin the Amer
lean tenor who will sing group OF Strauss
songs with orchestra.