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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
WORLDS GREATEST FINANclER

The worlds greatest financier is
the Oklahoma farmers housewife
Her daily investments exceed in
shrewdness the clever transactions OF
Wall Street and no business concern
or corporation. however ably officer
ed has ever been able to approach
her in economy. She is the nation 5
ablest trader and her transactions
me nearly reflect the progress ana
prosperity OF the country than taf
reports Of our clearing houses.
All legislation. financial or other
wise. ought to he so plain tina, the
housewife can understand it. Our
legislators. state ana national shoe;
so far over the head OF The average
citizen that those who are unable 10
employ an attorney ana accept his
statements in blind faith. must forey-
er remain in ignorance Of our laws.
or course We have so many laws that
no human can expect to read them ana
survive the ordeal bat any person who
feels an irresistible impulse to legis- |
late should trg his proposed law on
his nelghbor and get il down where !
the common people can understand 81 |
before attempting to put it on the
statute books
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

During the week the only actual
offer for cotton was By q large mill
buyer at Fail River, VINO needed COO
bales 10 ill actual orders. A Guth-
RE cotton dealer received an offer OF
~ cents, ana when he wired back
an inquiry about putting in more bales
the wire came back thar not another
bale was wanted at that or any 9TH
er price This shows the desperatc1
Of the cotton situation. Mills are not
buying bale they do not have 10
have, at any price
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
THE SWORD, THE FAMINE,
AND THE PESTiLENCE


THE SWORD, THE FAMINE,
AND THE PESTiLENcE.
The Famine Sword and Pestience
Are boon companions three.
ana wherever the sword may 60 he
has
The sword a cruel reauer IS.
And vet the sword is kind
TO the Famine and the Pestlence
That follow close behind
For the sword the sword he haryests
men.
But his fearful kinsmen reap
Tha women sltflng by the fire
The children in their sleep.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

fair, Shawnee
Sept -Pawnee county fair
PaWnee
Sept. Beckham county fair,
Eli City
sept l5-lS-Kay county fair, New
link
sept 15-1S-Cimarron Valley fair
Guthrie.
Sept 16-Celebration opening Chel
okee strip. Perry.
Sept l6-lS-Haskell county fair,
stig'er
Sept Mcintosh county fair.
Eufaula
sept l6-lS-The Sterling far
sterling
Sept 1G-ls-P Piusburg county fair
McAlester.
sept Peanut Carnival Dun
can
Sept Lincoln county fair
Prague.
sept 22-2l Delaware county fair
Grove
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
MUST HACK WAY THROUGH.

London, Sept 12.-The correspond
cnt of the Times at Bordeaux sends
the following
1T is beyond doubt that the Ger
man movement to the southeast of
Paris which has borne a rain Of the
enemy's blows since the fighting at
Mons began, now IS about to take its
revenge
The Germans have been fighting
desperately TO guard their line of COM
munication, which is in considerable
danger from the allies left. They have
been forced TO retreat before the on
slaught Of the British and the with
drawa OF the German right IS bound
to asst the French in forcing back
the center unless the Germans desire
again TO lind themselves obliged to
follow the imperial chancellors advice
and hack their way through
The German check in front OF the
Meaux and Verdun line has had its
echo throughout the field OF opera
tious
ON the extreme French right the
enemy division, bearina down upon
Nancy. has been thrown back behind
the forest of Champainous
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
ina general way from Paris to Yer

jn~a general way fFem Paris to Yer-
dun.
The official report says:
THE Germans have tried to break
our center by repeated and violent at
tacks. Our success on the piataue to
the north of Sezanne enabled us in
our turn to take the offensive, and
in the course of last night the enemy
fighting on the front between
the marsh of ST. Gond and Somme-
sons district and fell Rack i'll the
region west OF yitry le- Francois.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
SHOOT MuTlNous SOLDIERS.

London, Sept 12.-Austrian soldiers
of Slavic ana Italian extraction, sus-
pected of pro-Russian sympathies,
We're placed in front Of the battle lines
in Galacia followed by companies of
Germanic and Hungarian blood, the
latter having orders to shoot the Slavs
and Italians in the back if they showed
signs Of wayering
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
USED SHIRT FOR MUD CHAINS

Marysville, Kan, sept l2--L IT.
Whan has found "a novel use for las
shirt To- maoinng the return trip
home by motor car from Blue Rapids
ia a storm the other night he had
trouble making the hills without
mud chains
ile stopped the car removed his
shirt. iu making the return trio
wheels and was enabled TO limb the
hills 20 town
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

Montana's labor trouble, which IS q
row between the new and old miners
unions, ana has necessitated the dec
laration OF martial law, recalls the
fact thar Colorados mine region is
still under control of federal troops
The state government practically ab-
dicated and called in the federal pow
er four months ago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
RUSSIANS WEDGE IN.

Peuograd, Sept 12-It is announc-
ed that the Russian troops have sue
ceeded in separating the LETT wing OF
the Austrian army from the troops op-
Grating around Tomas2ow and Rawa,
in Russian Poland
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
PROFITABLE PRICES
FOR FARM PRODUCTS

IN rNfhW Wv - . .
The greatest encouragement that
can he given agriculture IS profitable
prices tor farm products crop de
str0sing insects have been stubborn
enemy and Jupiter Fmtins has PLAYED
many pranks ou the farmer bot there
IS no pesfilence like low prices. they
VIII sap the life-blood of an industry.
d s. one Of tie most piuful sights
IN twentieth century civilization 20
see . farmer after De has raised a
crop sit helrlessly by and watch the
bulls aud bears of Europe and AMER
q trample over it and.5et IL the far
mer viii only orzanize and cooperate
he can successfully fence out these
animals that degastate his products
after the harvest
The Oklahoma farmer needs c0-op-
erslion as badly a. diversification
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
GERMAN CENTER REPORTED
TO BE IN FULL RETREAT
CcOntinued from Page one) )


Pris. Sept f2-The German retreat
is sum on The British have ta@eh
eleven cannon aud many risoners
ID Is officially snnonn Cd that the
German center ss wen as their rsh'
81 NJ g. refrsaiHg
4 review Of the recent hRhiins
east of Paris from the standpoint o
The French var office Is made in an
official communication issued this
afternoon The offensive movements
of me allies are described as success
ml The statement follows
-As we already have announced. a
battle has been taking place since
September over . front extending
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

II our Oklahoma farmers would cut
in half their cotton acreage and
double their pig production, it would
be a wonderful help in solving some
Of the present economic problems
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
ing with his wife and while some

ing with his wife and while some
distance trom the lortificauons, was
seen to take out map. lie was
placed under arrest by soldiers and
taken to the tort, where his identity
was established The military chief
then released him with apologies
1t is expected that the Danish
foreirn minister viii also offer an
apology.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

George Bernard Shaw's outgiyings
with regard 10 the war and its causes
would have been treason in The Mid
die ages. bur are merely iwaddle III
the Twentieth century
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

The United States used to sell to
Germany $32s 100000 worth Of goods
per year Now that trade is worth
perhaps S22S
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
GERMAN SUICIDE RATE HIGH.

Berlin Sept l2-Just before the
war there We're more suicides ma the
German army anon enlisted men
than n that of any other country in
the world. except Austria Hungary,
according 10 Herr Pinqau socialist
member OF the reichstak ia an arti-
cle i'm Chemniz paper lie alleges.
that iu the 1ast a. years lo2l5 Ger
man soldiers have committed suicide
and 2.G6s ATTEMPTED suicide. The re-
cent average has Aeen lG0 year
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
hfLp A GERMAN ENVOY.

London. Sept Ia dis atch to
fhe Iondon star from Copenhagen
Saws that Count C7erhenyi. the Aus
Hungarian minister 10 Denmark
was arrested as suspected Spy
The count il appears. was motor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

The latest postal guide doesn't in
diaate that Petersburg. Va. is to be
known hereafter as Petrograd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

There are indications that the dip
lomatic corps in Washington could
recruit a first-class Ananias Club
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

they We're not remembered more than
the insects of yesterday-Chalmers.
This j learned from the shadow OF a
tree
That to and fro did sway upon a
wall.
Cur shadow selves, our influence,
may fall
Where We can never be
Anna + Hamilton.
Letting 90 the unworthy things that
meet us-pretense, Worry discomfort
ana self seeking and taking loyal
hold Of time. work present happiness,
love. duty. friendship, sorrow and
faith let us SD live in truth AS TO be
an inspiration. strength and blessing
to those whose lhes are touched d.
ours-Anna Robertson Brown
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

Genius can never despite labor
Abel Stevens
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

AT least there is no army OF the
unemployed in Germany
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
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~ BITS or BY.PLAY. "A
& N Is HM.E 4 q & Z T. 4 T. &
Howling Around.

HowIing Around.
Gasoline is getting very high.
Yes: the wolf is at the doof or my
garage
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
Helps His BIZ.

Helps F7Is BIZ
Doctor. do you believe in people
taking v4caLons2
Considering the practice it brings
me I should be an migrate to decry
the custom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

Atlantic three times % WAS fr-t
sent from NeW York 60 Liverpool
about the time the sar broke out
Then. as SUGAR quotations were boost
ed in Aueriea. if VAS ru.hei back %
Nsw Tork Bf taat time tle sugar
men decided that the European mar
Esi could afford stn higher profits.
60 ths cars7 a-s hurried 90 England
aE.iu
Ile maneuvsrs 4 81 ssiR wers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
lnrinite Care.

Observe the careful parlor maid.
Before the clock she stands.
With loving patience. be it said,
She manicures its hands.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12

New York. Sept 12.-Dr De Huber,
Austto- Hungarian consul SAYS the
reports OF Russian Victories are great
Iv colored fc saws Lembere never
has been fortified
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-12
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is q Cnri-fau -Darmsufn.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-19

sailors sprans up from everywhere and
calls were heard below: the rafting OF
chains and the humping OF heavy lug.
gage took the place Of that steady.
monotonous beat Of the engines. PEG
pie began to infest the. deck. limp and
groaning. harasssd but voicsless. 4
mighty sigh seemed 70 envelop the
whole ship-a sigh Of relief
Then Il was that these two arose
stifny from their sheltered bench and
gave heed to The things that were
about than.
The channel was behind them
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-19
CHAPTER XIV.
RattIIna old Bonee.

RsttIlns Old Bones.
They journeysd to Paris by the night
mail. He was waiting for her on the
platform when she descended from
the wagon Lit In the Care du Nord.
Sleepy passengers crowded with them
into the customs department. She.
alone among them all. was smiling
brightly. a. II the world could be sweet
at an hour when, By all odds. It should
be sieepiest.
II was up and on tho lookout for you
at Amiens." he declared. as they
walked OF together. You might have
got on there. you know" with wry
grin.
Il shall not run away from you
again. Brandon" she said earnestly.
Il promise. on my honor"
by Jove," he cried, that's . TO
lief!" Then he broke into q happy
laugh.
Il shall 60 to the Rits." she said.
after her effects had been examined
and were ready for release.
Il thought 80" he announced calm
~. Il wired for rooms before l left
London"
Really. this II ridic-"
Don't frown like that. Hetty." he
pleaded.
As they ratified and bounced over
the oobble-stones In q taxi-meter on
the way to the Place Vendome. he Do.
voted the whole Of his conversation Ia
the delicious breakfast they were To
have. expatiating glibly on the won.
derful berries that would come first in
that always-to-be-remembered meal.
She was ravenously hungry by the
time they reached the hotel, Just from
listening to his dissertation on chops
and rolls and coffee as they are served
in Paris. to say nothing Of wafiies and
honey and the marmalade that no Eng.
lishman can do without
Alone In his room, however. he was
quite another person. His calm assur'
ance took flight the instant he closed
the door and moodily began to prepare
for his bath. Resolution was undi
minished, but the facts in the case
were most desolating. Whatever II
was that stood between them. there
was no gainsaying its power to innu
ence their lives. It was no trife that
caused her to take this second flight
and the sooner he came to realize the
seriousness Of opposition the better.
He made up his mind on one point
In that half-hour before breakfast; Il
she asked him again to let her 60 hel
way In peace. 1t was only fair to hel
and right that he should submit to the
inevitable. She loved him. he wal
sure Of 1t. Then there must be very
good reason for her perplexing attitude
toward him. He would make one more
attempt to have the truth from her
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-19


good luncheon goes TO waste" said Pat
ominously. that's al have 70 say.
She'll take Il out ~ both ~ Ms
TELL her I'll b here for lunch. -
eaid Booth. with alacrity. From which
e may be perceived that master and
man were of one mind when Il came
70 consider1ng the importance OF Mary.
Pat studied his watch for moment
with calculating eye.
ITS half-uast eliven now. sor.. he
announced. Dye think - can mako
itr'
Booth reflected. Il think not hs
said. I'll have luncheon first" Where
upon he leaped from the trap and went
In TO tell Mary how happy he was -
be where he could enjoy home cook.
Ing.
At four he was delivered ct 6ara's
door By the astuts Patrick, announced
By the sedate Watson and interrogated
By the intelligent Murray, who seemed
surprised to hear that he would not
have anything cool to drink. Sara
sent word that she would be down in
fifteen minutes, but, a. matter OF
fact appeared In less than three.
She came directly to the point.
Well" she said. with her mysteri-
Gus smile. "she sent you back to me,
see." He was still clasping her hand.
Have you heard from herr" he
asked quickly.
mo. But knew Just what would
happen. told you It would prove
to be . wild-goose chase. Where IL
shef"
He sat down beside her on the cool.
white covered couch.
In Switzerland. put her on tho
train the night before I sailed. Yes.
she did send me back to you. Now
I'm here. want the whole story. Sara.
What IL It that stands between uAf"
For an hour he pleaded with her.
all to no purpose. She steadfastly 10
fused to divulge the secret. Not even
his blunt reference to Challis wran-
dall's connection with the affair found
q vulnerable spot in her armor.
Il shan't give It up. Sara" he said.
at the end Of his earnest harangue
against the palpably unfair stand both
she and Hetty were taking. II mean
to harass you. II you please. until I
get what I'm after. II II Of the most
vital importance to me. Quite as much
90. ! am sure. az It appears to be to you.
II Hetty will say the word, I'll take
her gladly, just az she Is. without
knowing what all this Ii about. But.
you see. she won't consent. There
must be some way to override her.
You both admit there is no legal bar
rier. You tell me today that there
is no insanity In her family. and lot
of other things that I've been able
to bring out by questioning, 20 I am
more than ever certain that the OBJ
stacle Is not 80 serious as you would
have me believe. Therefore. I mean
to poster you until You give In. my
dear Sara"
Very WELL" she said resignedly.
when may I expect q renewal Of
the confiict?"
would tomorrow be convenient
he asked quantity.
She returned his smile. "Come to
luncheon"
Have your permission to start
the portraiti"
Yes. Az soon a. you like"
He left her without feeling that he
had gained an inch along the road to
success. That night. in the cleaning
of his starlit porch, he smoked many
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-19

world and tn people. - she might
have done In another way by pursuing
the time-honored and rather cowardly
plan Of entering . convent. she was
soon to discover that success In the
undertaking brought deeper sense OF
exile than she could have imagined
herself able to endure at the outset.
She found herself more utterly alone
and friendless than at any time in her
life. The chance companions she
formed at Interlaken-despite we'll
meant reserve-served only to in
crease her feeling Of loneliness and de-
SPAR. The very natural attentions Of
men. young and old. depressed her. in
stead of encouraging that essentially
feminine thing called vanity. She
lived as one without an aim, without q
single purpose except to close one day
that she might begin the next
After slime. she went on to Luz
cerne. Here the life on the surface
was gayer, and she was reused from
her state Of lethargy In spite Of her
self. Once, from her little balcony IN
the National, she saw two Of her old
acquaintance In the chorus ut the
Gaiety. They were wearing many
pearls. Another time, she met them In
the street. She was rather quietly
dressed. They did not notice her. Bur
the prosperous Hebraic gentlemen who
attended them were not 80 careless.
One day . card was brought to her
rooms. For the next two weeks she
had true and unavoidable friend in
Lucerne. It would appear that Mrs.
Rowe-Martin had not been apprised Of
the rift In the Wrandall Lutte. She
had no reason to consider the exclu.
sive Miss Castleton AZ anything but
the most desirable of companions. Mrs
Rowe-Martin was not long In finding
out Though how she did It, heaven
knows). that Lord Murgatroyd's grand
niece was no longer the intimate OF
that impossible person. Sara Gooch
She couldn't think Of Sara without
thinking Of Gooch.
But at last Mrs. Rowe-Martin depart
cd. much to Hetty's secret relief. but
not before she had increased the girl'l
burthens By introducing her into .
cold-nosed cosmopolitan set from
which there were but three ways Of o.
cape. She refused to marry one o.
them. denied another the privilege o.
making love to her. and declined Il
play auction bridge with all Of them
They were not long in dropping her, al
though Il must be said there was rea
regret among the men.
From Mrs. Rowe-Martin and other
she heard that Mrs. Redmond Wran
dali and Vivian were to be In Scotland
In October. for somebody-or-other
christening. and that Leslie had beel
doing some really wonderful lying q
Pau.
II am 10 glad. my dear" said Mr.
Rowe-Martin, that you refused {
marry Leslie. He II . cad. Besides
you would have been In perpetus
state Of nerves ovsr his flying"
OF Sara. there was no news, q Nigh
, have been expected. Mrs. Rowe-Na
tin made Il very clear that Sara NJ
|, | Z respectable person bat hoavonsl
4 The dhill dayD Of autumn cane a
the crowd began 70 dwind1a Heti
made prepaSations . join n ne Z,
odusL ~ ~ 6ayp new short a
: bleak. 6he found herpolf tAinhinr mo,
|. and more Of The happy.heastsd. syr
J bolic dioky.bird On : fhraway wfndo
ledge. His ME was neither I travesl
: nor tragedy; hers was both Of thes