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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

The velocity of the food was suf-
ficiently great to roll rocks ten feet
in diameter, according to a writer in
Engineering Nelos. The great steam
holes found in the mountain indicate
that the eruptions are caused by
water, but just where this water
comes from, no one knows.
Americans have not followed the
popular Italian idea of building viii
lagos at the bases of volcanoes, so
Mount Lassen's eccentricities, while
not exactly pleasant, have not had
very serious consequences. The fiery
mountain has been a most interest
ing subject of study to geologists.
The questions. Why and what Is a vol
cano? have not yet been answered
with precision, though many learned
and plausible theories have been ad-
vanced. American scientific investi-
gators are persevering and resource
full, and perhaps the presence of a
regular volcano so close at hand will
enable them to make important dis
coyeries.-Roehester Democrat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Jews OF The Press
Mount Lassen

\ n CUNT LASSEN, the only real,
wi dyed-in-the-wool, active vol
cano in the United States, re-
Gently celebrated its one-hundredth
eruption. For long period, this
California mountain was distin-
guished for its quiet and exemplary
behavior. About year ago it sprang
upon startled world a long and
rapid succession of violent eruptions.
1t is still decidedly energetic, and no.
body is willing to predict how long
its activity is going to last.
Not quite so hot as some other vol
canoes is Mount Lassen. 1t has not
yet thrown out molten rocks, though
the rocks in its vicinity are exceed
ingly warm. But our only volcano
had a sensational feature all its own.
Prior to May, 1914. part of it was
covered by a glacier, varying in
length from $500 to 10000 feet. That
glacier is no more. The intense heat
melted it and sent an unbelievable
quantity of mud. rocks and water
down the slopes and into the valley.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
The Stale Story Lad

The Stale Story Lad
He hears a story about eleven
years after 1t has become stale.
That wouldn't be so bad, If he
didn't insist on telling it to you.
Also, and still worse, he insists
that it happened to him.
He begins to tell you about it, and
in the first sentence, which he pune
tuates with uncomfortable anticipa-
tory laughter. you recognize the
hoary yarn.
The horrid thought comes over
you that at the end of it he will
expect you to be surprised and burst
out in involuntary cacchination.
You are anxious to have the ordeal
over, and you get ready to laugh
wildly.
He gets mixed on the story and
goes back and repeats slowly, trying
to remember the point.
Then he throws in three-page
parenthetical phrase explaining why
he forgot the point.
By the time he gets to the awful
end. you couldn't laugh heartily if
your life depended upon it.
And then he thinks you failed to
laugh because you didn't see the
point, so he explains it to you.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
The Life Line
The Rich Man Who Wears
Old Clothes
By LAURA KIRKMAN

"See the man in that automobile?"
our friend points out to us. well,
that's young Gregg, the railroad
kings SON." We stare. "Nonsense!"
we exclaim, mot that trampl" But
it is. "He always goes around like
that, here, in the summer time" our
friend tells u.s. "You see, he's so
rich, he can afford to- everybody
knows he doesn't have to-" Doesn't
have to! Then we keep ourselves
starched and clean, not because we
respect ourselves, but because we're
trying to buy others respectl In
fascination we watch young Gregg.
We see him stop his machine and
Jump down before a group of pretty
girls. How can those daintily
dressed girls bear to stand talking
to man whose coat is streaked with
machine oil and whose trousers
haven't seen an iron for weeks?" we
marvel. But though they may over.
look his disreputable appearance,
they don't respect him. Behind hil
back, they laugh at him. He can't
gain the respect Of the self-respect.
ing.
He's lying In the gutter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Real Estate ConyeYances

Q. Where could I get book
treating thoroughly the subject of
Real Estate C0nUeydnces"
A. Unless one is a lawyer, or is
well grounded in legal principles, he
cannot be expected to understand all
the intricacies of real estate law and
conveyancing. There are a number
of standard textbooks on the subject
of Real Property" and on the sub
ject of "Conveyancing," but most OF
these works are for practitioners
and presuppose general and funda-
mental legal knowledge. A book
that would attempt to teach a lay
man all there is to be known on these
subjects would be apt to be mislead-
ing and might supply him with
great deal of misinformation. If you
think you can master practitioners
work on these subjects, ask your law,
yer to loan you an autiic"' tativo
work
The Amateur Sherlock Holmes
Q. Suppose person had copied
the serial mum berS from bank cur
rency for reference Later, this bill
aoas stolen. Would the knotoledge OF
the nantber of the bill be a poSitiUe
identification OF itp
A. The question would be merely
a matter of proof.
A Bank Stamp Not IN Endorsement
Q. Why are bank stamps on
United States money orders not re-
gdrded as Endorsements?
A. All such matters come within
the jurisdiction of the United States
government and are properly the
subject Of regulation in the postal
service.
District Attorneys Fees
Q. The district attorney in our
county receiDcS a salary. Wig Is he
permitted to charge for legal adVice
given our township oncidlsl Er-
pldndtion greatly dpprecidted
A. Consult your statutes and see
what are the rights and duties of
district attorney and to what fees
he is entitled
The Pen. For Forgery
Q. Would it be forgery to change
the name Of the indorS6e In a special
Endorsement? What is the penalty
for forgeryY
A. Where an instrument contains
a restrictive indorsement-tha is,
specifically designating the indorsee
such indorsee has the right to re-
ceive the money thereon, or he may
-. H.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Peoples Legal [ riend
Use OF Names In A Contract
BY E. R. BRANSON

Q. Isn't 1t necessary, lohen con.
tract is made in lorittng, to put In
the names Of the pdrtiess WIN the
contract haze any effect, II the names
are omitted?
A. Although the names of the par.
ties should have been inserted, still
the agreement may be good as yer
bal contract. If it is of such ma
ture, in view of all the circum
stances, as to constitute a good con.
tract, and if it is an agreement which
the law does not require to be lin
writing, it may be enforced as o
verbal contract.
Proving A VIII
Q. Why is aoiH spoken of a.
being admitted to probate" or mot
being admitted to probdte"? Why is
it necessary to probate toilIf
A. The probate Of will is the
proof made before court of com.
petent jurisdiction that the instru.
ment in question is the last will and
testament of the person who is al.
legged to have executed it. Such
proof must be adduced, and the will
must be admitted to probate" be.
fore 1t will become effective as. a
legal disposition of property.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

travagance. We use pine now, be-
cause we are lazy and in a hurry.
But America is already completed
and it doesn't need to be in I hurry
any longer. The government should
protect the pine tree with leak-proof,
air-tight injunction and use 1t for
scenery while we get busy with the
brick yards and stone quarries and
concrete mills and build our nation
over so that lighted match will
not cause shudder to run con
vulsively through hundred insur-
ance companies.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

The Cimarron Valley fair is somo
institution 1t bears the distinction
OF being the only county fair in the
state absolutely on a cash basis. And
TO be sure, keen-eyed race-horse men
are making much of that fact.
There's vast difference in dropping
the ribbons on the back of a winning
nag, repairing to the seeretarys Of.
flee and annexing a check and walt
ing six months for discounted prize.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

ID ERUAIDE, bichloride of mercury.
carbolic acid. boric acid. lis
terine, and various other popu-
lar antiseptic agents have their
drawbacks. Either they are poison
weakly antiseptic in practical use, o.
they actually irritate or injure the
tender young tissue cells and so de-
lay healing.
Iodine has come to be the standard
disinfectant for the skin and fresh
wounds. While iodine does not abb
solutely sterilize the uninjured skin
that is. 1t does not destroy all the
bacteria present on or in the skin
still II most nearly accomplishes that
purpose. In practice it is found to
be the most desirable disinfectant for
the skin.
The tincture of iodine, official in
the United States Pharmacopeia, is
rather too strong; 1t should be re-
duced with alcohol, one part tine
ture to two parts alcohol. The Brit
ish Pharmacopeial tincture Is
weaker and suitable for use without
diluting.
Before operation the standard
preparation of the skin is now
summed up in the mere swabbing on
of iodine, the skin being not washed
for twelve hours before the iodine is
applied. Water causes skin cells to
swell and obstruct small spaces be-
tween glands of the skin where
germs may lurk beyond the penetra-
tion Of the iodine.
Every family medicine cupboard
should have a glass-stoppered amber
bottle of tincture of iodine, diluted
with alcohol as above suggested. 1t
should be resorted to as a depend.
able antiseptic for every wound, no
matter how trifiing or deep the
wound may be. Just be sure that the
Iodine reaches every nook and cor
ner Of the wound Then do nothing
more but protect the wound from any
further contamination. If a mere cut
)r scratch, paint it with flexible col
odion; IL larger wound, apply
'terilized gauze, or freshly baked
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Current Poetry
A Popular Song "Hit"

Mr. Roosevelt, it appears, is not
the only one who has become In.
censed at the popularity of the now
well-known song, 81 Didn't Raise My
Boy to Be Soldier" The London
Spectator has also entered into the
lists, launching parodies at It.
Perhaps the parody will prove
more to the taste of our readers,
as well as to their feelings upon the
subject, than the original. We quote
for their benefit:
Il didn't raise my boy to be q
soldier,
brought him up to hate all row
and fuss.
But he will put a musket on his
shoulder
IL other people try to bully us!
The nations ought to arbitrate their
quarrels,
It's time to put the sword and gun
away,
But they will rue the day
III they make mothers say,
Well, after all, he's got to be q
soldier!"
The willy Spectator does not stou
there, but follows up the attack with
sting1ng dig at our present politi.
cal attitude:
i didn't raise my boy to be a soldier,
l brought him up to know that he
is free
10 refuse to put a musket on his
shoulder,
Or to fight for country, hearth, or
home, or mel
II the nations will not arbitrate
their quarrels,
MY duty shall none the less fulfil:
Burn and ravish If they will,
They'll find me saying still,
I didn't raise my boy to be a
soldier!'"
We plead guilty to having caught
the fever-but have at least directed
our trouble into another channel,
with, we must admit 1t, an extreme
effort, thus:
Il didn't raise my boy on spanks and
licking;
l brought him up on moral, good
advice. ~
Who dares to say my youngster
needs a kicking
And who can claim his manners
are not nicel
! sang that when the lad was ten
but later
/ had good cause to renovate my
lay,
When the judge said You must
pay,
For you know you used to say:
I didn't raise my boy on spanks and
licking"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
THE PINE TREE
BY GEORGE FITCH

NJ EXT to- the horse the pine
~ tree has been the most faith
full friend of man.
Other friends are fickle The oats
curl up and die in the early June
sun. The corn fiourishes nightly
and willis under the September frost
like geranium on cold night. The
wheat receives the chinch bug joy
fully to its bosom and lets man strug-
gle through the winter on credit.
But the pine tree stands at atten-
ton through the centuries, waiting
for man to come along with a two
ended saw and make it into houses,
telegraph poles, fumed oak furniture
and ten thousand other conveniences
of civilization.
This nation has housed 100000,000
people in the last century, but it
couldn't have done it without the
pine tree. When the Pilgrims
landed they were met by Indians. mos
quitos, chilblains and pine trees and
only the latter did them any good. The
pioneer built his home of pine logs
and when the husky young western
city desired to become metropolis
in ten years it built railroad to the
nearest pine forest and let the car
penters do the rest. ,.sa r5
However the pine tree is now over
doing the friendly business. 1t is
spelling us like the fond parent. We
are pine nation, whereas we should
be a brick and stone nation. We
build our hotels of pine and discover
after the defective flue has gotten in
its deadly work with pain that the
occupants were not covered by in
surance. We build our schools of
pine and hunt for our children over
two counties after the summer cy-
clone has passed. We build whole
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

Thanks to the labors of misfit leg
islators like Pinkeye Pinkham ana
WetINose Dickinson, acting with the
approval of half-hundred narrow
colleagues, a wonderful exhibition of
what Oklahoma is not is being given
at the exposition at San Francisco.
And these same fellows will be the
most blatant in protest when Mrs.
Sutton asks for a slight remunera-
tion for her time and services.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

OF Hawaii, Mark Twain wrote:
"No alien land in all the world has
any deep, strong charm for me, but
that enc: no other land so longingly
and beseechingly haunts me sleeping
and waking, through half life time,
as that one has done ether things
leave me, but it abides; other things
change, but it remains the same. For
me its balmy airs are always blow
ing its summer seas flashing in tAe
sun, the pulsing of its serf beat is in
my ear; | can see its garland crsgs,
its leaping cascades, its plumy palms
drousing by the shore; its remote
SUBMITS floating Ike Islands above
the cloud rack; | can feel the spirit
of its woodland solitudes; I can hear
the splash of its brooks; in my nos
trils still lives the breath Of flowers
that perished twenty years ago"
The immortal humorist and rovel-
ist spoke truly. "A visit to the most
isolated and loveliest islands Of tn,
southern seas proves that the lily
cannot be gilded or the rose painted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

ness is to arrange deck games Of all
kinds, from schuffle-boardA 70 tennis.
Mile and two mile walking and run.
ming races and base ball are tho
chief sports on these boats The
chief gambling. outside the spacious
smoking room, is ship pools"
These consist OF betting on the num-
Der OF knots the ship makes from
noon to noon. AT times there are
five or eight pools running. And of.
ten the winner cleans up from SIS to
500.
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cities of pine and ten years after
ward they look like the painless
ruins of an architects disordered
dream "a.
The pine tree has served its day.
Like the horse, it is becoming an ex-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

The chief Joke in Oklahoma re-
mains standing 1t is the Oklahoma
fire rating bureau Operated, appar-
entity by a bunch of nincompoops, II
Is slowly but surely making fire in
surance in the cities of Oklahoma
prohibitive owing to the excessive
rates, which are based on carpenters
estimates and prejudice.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Another Brief Job

Another Brief job
It does not take long to supplant
The man who whines and says Il
can't"
His place is always taken by
The man who merely says I'll try
Luke McLuke.
Does it take long?
You bet it don't!
To can the guy
Who says II won't"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ear Drums, Factory Style

Are ear drums Injurious in any
aody? mean the kind sold for
those ioho haze perforated drums
from Inflammation. Do they help
dedfnesSf
Ansi1er = Dangerous experiment.
Better leave 1t to a competent ear
specialist who has examined you.
If a light plug Of cotton In the ear
canal improves hearing, an artificial
drum might do so; otherwise not.
Ever Hear Them Squawk?
Miss w. r. erplodes thusly: Tve
had a beautiful case Of acne for ttoo
gears, and am just sick Of hduing
the old 00Ssips Squdi0k-"Ohi t0hat
is the matter ioith your fdcegii"
Please send me all the help you can
In the inclosed seT-dddressed en-
velope.
AnSioer-One consolation for an
elderly maiden is the fact that she
has outgrown her pimples. We are
coming to the rescue by return mail.
Anaemia
Is a person very dndemic iohen the
blood test is eighty! Would that
condition cause toedk Spellsg Is
Gndemid a cause or efectg Would
cdtdrrh Of the bOl0els cause itg
Anstoer-In health the hemoglobin
percentage is from ninety to one hun
dred. Eighty per cent. hemoglobin is
only moderate anaemia. (2) Not
of itself alone. (3) Usually anaemia
is an effect. Find the cause and
don't rely upon mere blood tonics.
4) Catarrh of the bowels is
vague; digestive trouble might cause
anaemia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

Passengers ON Atlantic beats get
zee lex. Pa engers on Pacific
boats just imagine they are sick and
emerge from Their state rooms tho
second day out. The paucity OF
sports on Atlantic boats probably az
counts for this, Two days out OF
Frisco the Pacific ocean is as smooth
as mill pond, II IL near the Col
den Gate where the fogs and storms
play hob.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

II is certainty surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable
feelings caused by biliousness PM
constipation. when relief Is 80 eaoily
had and at so l:tle expense Mrs.
Chas Peck. Gates. n. Y. writes:
About a year ago ] used two bottles
of Chamberlain's Tablets and t'ey
cured me of biliousness and constipa-
ton" Obtainable everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
NJ NJ NJ ri NJ IL ~ " " N w ~ ~ y " ~
" GLIMPSES OF HAWAII n
r. n ~ a& II * n ~ 3 r. & A IS u Il II

farmer or a laboring man has no
business in the Hawaiian islands. A
live professional man can do well In
Honolulu.
The chief product of the islands
Is sugar
Forty-one men practically cwn all
the sugar growing lands IN Hawaii
The land produces wonderful re-
turns to the owners, the annual yield
sometimes reaching $3.50 per acre,
dap labor Is used exclusively. Jap
women work in the fields along side
tAe men. These Japs work for TWEEN
ty-five cents day and can live On
ten cents Hence, Hawaii offers no
inducements to the American farm
er or the laborer in the field.
Some sugar lands cannot be bought
for $1,000 an acre It's a fat thing
for the sugar planter yet in spite OF
this fatness congress must maintain
high prateotiye tariff on Hawaiian
sugar so that other sugar-growing
countries cannot compete in the sale
OF sugar to the mainland With no
tariff these planters say they would
Immediately become paupers.
l4l.*t ~, s---
II is 2l0O miles from San Francis.
co to Honolulu. The Matson line
hoats rlying between the two ports
are palatial hotels. 1t requires a
III le more than 'even days to make
the trip, yet in mid-ocean passengers
are in close touch with world events.
A daily paper is iss;ied on these
boats. Each edition contains from
500 to 1000 words of wireless re.
ports-all the war news. the general
news and the base ball finals | was
549 miles from Honolulu when read
in the ''Wireless News" details Of
the Galveston flood. The glories of
modern invention are impressed on
one as he contemplates the ocean
wireless. A cable message of ten
words from Honolulu to Guthrie
costs S176. A wireless message
covering the same points costs $115.
Passenger steamers on the Pacific
differ vastly from boats plying the
Atlantic Good fellowship and savior
faire mark the Pacific boats One
Of the chief officers is termed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

Dr. Brady H all questions
on is Of interest it Wi
o be
prescribe diagnoses
OF newspaper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
These Complimentary Kids

"Miss Brown" said the youngest
pupil, Il like your hair that way.
When it's fixed that way you look
Just like my mamma.
20 thank you, Lizzie"
"Yeah. An when my mamma
vas a-fixin' her hair that way t
other day | told her she Just looked
like the teacher when she fixed 1t
that way an mamma said, You go
on an shet your mouth or III slap
YET"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

DOC" Cook reports that he has
Just ascended $1,000 feet on Mount
Everest in the Himalayas and hopes
to reach the top. 1t is to be hoped
he took his proofs with him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
OfAqinOnAglli
STRICKLAND W. GlLuLN0

Our Unjust Laws
He came and took two hours of my
time,
Worth good. legitimate, cold cash to
me-
He did not ask me for a jit. or dime,
But yet he seemed to think my time
was free.
wished to have him Jailed for what
he took,
And sought a lawyers Office for
advice.
That lawyer didn't even hunt book,
But said I'd merely lost that two
hours price.
That night took jimmy and broke
in
To that mans store, and lifted what
| thought
Was the equivalent Of what had been
Stolen from mel still believe
ought
To have resorted to this only
scheme
For getting hep. But I was prompt
ly nailed
BY cops who had observed my flash
lights CLEAN,
And here | am, disgraced for life and
jailed!
What justice is there in such bally
laws
That champion thus the time-thiefs
crooked cause?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
This Automobilious Age

A three-year-old Fremont, Nebras-
ka, boy with all healthy boys
W. k. fondness for having his ears
laundered, remarked, when told that
the real hearing ears were inside the
skull: Nff .gg
"Then these things you have to
wash so much must be just the mud
guards"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

Looking up from the paper the
young lady across the way said she
saw that walking is a natural acti-
vator of metabolism and increases
the oxygenation Of the blood. but she
doesn't suppose IL would do so much
harm IL people would only wear more
sensible shoes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
Health Talks
Iodine The Ideal Antiseptic
BY WILLIAM BRADY. MD.

muslin or linen, without touching
your fingers to the cloth that " o
come in contact with the wou..-.
Avoid salves. cotton and court plas-
ter on fresh woun. s, these things
encourage infection.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

Two notable points overlooked by
the average tourist to Honolulu are
the bungalow of Robert Louis Stew
enson and the fantastic ranch" Of
Jack London N.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11

An Easy One
Dear Offagain-A young man came
10 see me every second night for two
weeks. He doesn't come any more.
Can you tell me why?-AUis r., ISh-
peming Mich.
The young man has quit you.
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FinDipin FiIosofy

II yez wud take yer opinions tday
an write thin down an look at thin
tin years firm now, yez wud be sur
prised t. see how minny ay thin was
wrong intirely.