davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-19

Rene Vidal a French reserve soldier,
received 100 distinct wounds from the
explosion of a shrapnel shell. He is
living. 5
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-20
Views OF The Press
The Typical Farmer

a DISPATCH from Wichita
~ this week tells how three
confidence men "sold" the
Scottish Rite Temple there to
typical farm r." This typical far
mer' told the police that them
slickers' had got him to sign somo
PAPER $50 lous so wide, and 81
folded and Lad obtained all his
money.
The Kansas ndustrialist says IL
doesn't know the attractive young
man who wrote The story; it iufers
that he is tive, because news
paper men regularly are, and young
because of the story that he wrote
The IndustriHist ventures to infer
further that he has never seen any
thing nearer farm than the Wicn-
ita school garden. or anything near.
or farmer than the checker" car
to0ned IN the metropolitan daily on
the exchange table. This idea of a
typical farmer is the cartoonists
idea tall, gaut, stopped old man
Wi h scraggly, sray-brOWn whiskers
through which the southwest brcezes
bow When this typical farmer
comes to Wichita, his dirty dustor
flaps Wildly behind him as he sets
mis- brown yaliso down on the side
Ealk. sticks his twine-tied green UNI
brelia under his arm, and stares up
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THE DEAD TOWN.

Did you over go into town, as
Did YOU ever go into town and,
as you stepped from the train. have
it strike you suddenly that the town
was dead?
Haye You ever had a town descrh-
ed to you as dead town?
Have you never stopped to analyze
Just what is meant by these words
dead town?
In the last analysis they mean just
one thing and that is that the mer-
chants OF the town don't advertise
A dead town has certain positive as.
meets of demise which are as bald as
a piece OF crepe hanging on the door
of a private house The stores seem
to be merely existing Their shelves
are covered with apparently unsale-
able goods The storekeeper seems
to be vieing with each other to see
which win win the first prize as the
town crouch If you talked to them
they knocked the town. they knocked
business, they knocked the mail or
der house. They were continually
complaining that other people did
business and made money but that
they didn't seem to be able to sell
anything. They guessed it was the
town Yes. that was the town.
If You asked that merchant If he ad-
yertised. he would have looked Mt
YOU with ama2ement.
What was the use of ADVERTISING
when business was so bad? PEOPLE
who had money to spend, he Waald
tell you. were sending it to the mail
order houses. 40. he would say he
didn't advertise He wouldn't throw
good money after bad.
On the other hand 90 into a Liz
town and what viii YOU see? Fhe
have attractive displays in
their stores. The daily or weekly
are filled with big an
Of special sales or low
priced goods. They are not afraid
OF the mail order houses because
they have the same means to reach
the people-adver ing-that makes
the mail order house great. The mer
chants have their local association
for mutual help and behind the as
sociation the local newspaper Is
pushing, pushing Everybody is
working and everybody is happy anN
boosting.
If YOU want live town get behinc
he newspaper and the newspaper
will do the rest
Forget the timeworn argumeuts
That the paper is a dead one, The
paper is alive enough if the people
ire alive The surest test Of live
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Anyone who wishes to make the
world smile ought to see to it that
he is Christened George No sure
hope for him if he isn't labeled
thus.
You see George Fitch's keen es-
says every day; George Bernard
Shaw is so funny he sometimes
smiles at himself, George Cohan
has produced more laughs than
any other stage man except George
Ade; George Victim, king of Eng.
land, admitted some time ago that
it was a horse on him, and nearly
everybody except the queen
laughed; George Arliss makes the
ghost of d d'lsraeii smile for the pub
tic; George Gibbs writes and makes
pictures with good vein of COM
ady; George Randolph Chester gave
Us Blackie Daw, who is far funnier
'han Wallingford And George
Madden Martin never would have
SO stirred us with Emmy Lou if
she had adopted any other pen
name. Then think of George Har-
Vey and George B. Mcclellan.
George is the great comedy name,
all right, and we are sore because
our ignorant parents overlooked
such fine bet and gave us no
chance whatever.
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Peoples Legal Z riend
BY E r. BRANSON

the railroad side where the saw-mill
is, it's further from the railroad
than the railroad is from the
church on the other side"
you mean to say that the saw
mill is further from the railroad
than the church is from the rail-
road?"
81 mean to tell you that the saw
mill is further back from the
church than the saw-mill ON this
eide of the church is from the rail-
road. I'll show you what l am
talking about. Here's the saw-mill
over here. (Using a blotter for an
illustration) / mean to say that
the saw-mill here is further back
from the railroad here than the
church is over here from the rail-
road on the other side. You caught
my idea?"
After the laughter In the court
house had somewhat subsided the
lawyer managed to say:
Il didn't know whether you had
any or not.
That's what I'm trying to show
you replied the dark witness, be.
ginning to show signs of confusion.
You have succeeded, then," re.
piled the lawyer. and the court
burst out once more into uncontrol-
able mir,h.-CaSe cad Comment.
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Vest Pocket ESSAYS
BY GEORGE FITCH

II IE is a solid shot fred at the
stomach by the Pilgrim Fathers.
Like all other ordnance, how
ever, it has greatly increased in dead
liness by modern science
Pie originated in New England,
but. like most OF New England, has
gotten long way from home. 1t is
now found from Sawgatuck to
Saguenay and from Knights Key to
Bellingham, Wash it is COMPOSED
of Harvoyized shell filled with des-
sicated groceries, the whole rooted
over with Il manhole cover made out
of dough. When the lid is clamped
on, the pie is kin-dried until it will
turn a fork point 1t is then cut
into wedge-shaped pieces and is eaten
with avidity, and sometimes with a
knife. Thus pie may be said to te
the entering wedge of dyspepsia.
(Fifteen minutes for recuperation
here)
There are many different kinds of
pie. including tie open faced, hunt
ing case, Jail &ndow, frosted face
and ventilated pie. There are also
spoon pies, fork pies and finger pies.
All pies, however, are similar In two
respects They have bottom crust.
corresponding to a concrete tounda-
tion, and they are round. II 10 no
more possible to make a s1uare pie
than it is to make a square barrel. A
square pie would probably not oX-
plode while baking, but 1t would not
come out right when cut, and the
eater would very likely become con-
fused and choke to death on the un-
familiar angles
or all pics, apple pie is perhaps the
most popular. A sour apple pie al
leviated with cloves and sugar and
cream will produce more internal
JOY and eXaltation than $40 worth Of
goose livcrs. Berry pies are also de.
licious, but fragile, and no man who
has misplaced a berry pie during a
picnic can ever forget it, The pump.
kin is lowly and unloved until it is
worked into pie after which it be-
comes the theme of poets Mince pie
is a meat and fruit hash with an in
ternal revenue flavor. Lemon and
custard pies are noted for their deli
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Health Talks
Your Gard Of Identification
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

7 7 may well be that eventually
every individual in the country
= will have Lis thumb-prints,
Bertillon measurements and per-
sonal description filed in the Office Of
the Project of Police. This would be
a good thing for us all.
Merely as a matter OF self-defense
II is wise precaution to carry on
your person some sort of identiiica-
tion mark, especially If you happen
to be traveller or a subject Of any
chronic disease.
Think what a lot of trouble the
fellow escaped who was subject to
sudden spells Of Inconsistencies and
wore about his neck a chain to which
this notice was attached: "If found
unconscious, the bearer, John Jones,
of Ilickville, desires no operation.
His appendix has already been re.
moved four times!"
Seriously there Is good reason for
carrying some Identifying mark at
all times. Sudden injury; poisoning
by gas, drugs or otherwise; apoplexy;
uremia; diabetes; alcoholism; epilep-
sy; amnesia; certain heart diseases;
simple fainting; 1t is a common ex-
porience in every city to find per-
sons unconscious with one of these
conditions. and too often the identity
Of the victim is established only af-
ter much trouble, If at all.
OF course. the individual may he
stricken without warning. but in
most cases there is at least some
inkling of the possibility of such an
emergency to warn the victim of the
need Of taking precaution.
One of the simplest marks of
Identification Is the writing of name
and address in the labels of cloth
ing There are numerous other
marks Of Identification which will
serve the purpose. provided 10 de-
iberate effort is made by an assailant
% remove such clues. The victim of
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when his audience seemed rather
somnolent he Numbered out An,
you have no idea oi the suffering OF
Englishmen in Central America on
account of the enormous mosquitoes
A great many of these pests would
weigh a pound and they viii get on
the logs and bark as the white men
are passing
Bl this time all ears and eyes We're
wide open, and ne proceeded TO Tin
ish his lecture The next day he was
called upon to account TO, his eN'
traordinary statements 'But ] did
not say one mosquito would weigh a
bound he protested. 81 said a great
many of them would think per
haps a million OF them might do so.
"Rut You said they bark at the mis-
persisted his interocutor
p No, no, MY dear sir; ! said they
would get on the logs and on the
bark You misunderstood me
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
paPoxiIa DanUara

IN Does peroride injure the It's
sues or tissue cells il used In fresh
1ooundSP (2) Does ID (dS claimed by
Some) tend TO scatter germs or in
lection tohen used as nlouthDdsh,
drStedd Of killing them? (S) DO you
consider ii more Injurious than use
fM as an dntiSeptic?
AnSver-GD Yes (2) Not in the
mouth, but in wounds, especially
punctured or deep wounds, it tends
to drive infection deeper. (3) Yes.
We think its value very limited, and
we consider it unadvisable for
promscuous use. A few drops OF
tincture of iodine in a few table,
spoonfuls Of water would be prefer
able as a mouth wash or lotion for
infected wounds (not fresh wounds).
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~ tiUAlt4 tAA iliNlaAltli
Recently certain Baptist church
in Mississippi property Of a col
ored congregation, was destroyed
by fire. The tracks of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company We're di-
rectly in front of the church build
ing which was on the west side Of
the track. and almost directly in
front OF the church, on the opp
site side OF the track, stoou a saw
mill plant
Upon the day the church build
ing was burned sparks were
emitted from the smoke-stacks of
passing locomotives. and from the
smoke-staoks of the saw-mill.
The church sued the railway
company. alleging that its church
building was destroyed by sparks
from the railroad company's loco
motives. The railroad company
pleaded that the church building
was destroyed by sparks from the
smoEe-stacks OF the lumber COM
pany, or from some other cause.
The plaintiff opened lis case and
introduced as IT'S first witness
negro, who was clothed with the
title Of trustee and deacon. He was
much impressed With the impor.
tance Of the occasion, and, after be-
ing sworn, testified as follows.
How far was the church from
the track
81 don't just remember, but"
Well, about how far Wasn't it
q Far ae tha ca W ma - ft'
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Poetry
Tie Blind Heathen

The Aeathen in his blindness
Bows down t. wood and stone.
His spirit walks IN darkness
Hy a thorny path, alone;
But we, in our enlightenment,
Bow down to wiser things.
TO sold and silver, pomp and show
To kaisers and to kings;
10 fashions and formalitieS
To crinoline, to creed,
To Grundyism, Toryism.
PopDycOCk, and greed
And sometimes when our homaces
Invade the heathen's mind.
ne hoathen in his blindness
Must be mighty clad he's hind
Roy GriAth,
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And a whole lot OF things are done
in the name of Santa Claus.

Justice Thomas Doyle OF the court
OF criminal appeals, has scored again
with a call-down of IA vaudeville JUS
tice of the peace of Oklahoma CITY
Some months ago, a bunch of young
men. lured to Oklahoma by stories Of
'men wanted, found themselves
stranded in Oklahoma City They
were husky young fellows, rather I'M
kempt it is true, but, albeit willing
to work. However, they could not
find work. The police of Oklahoma
City gathered the men in as yags
and labeled them l. w VS. And a
Justice named Miller slapped to each
a 500 fine and a sentence of 10
DAYS. The men were put to work on
the street. Local friends interceded
and instituted habeas corpus pro
ceedings in criminal court
Judge Doyle did not minee matters
in handling the case. Ordering the
in handling the case. Ordering the men
released at once and administering
courts of Oklahoma City The ri4ht
of labor and the price OF liberty
we're feelingly referred to and every
body applauded Doyle. He is Tear
less iurist and an upright one
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a crime, however, is more readily
identified than the victim of disease,
for the simple reason that machinery
for the former purpose is always
available. whereas tho problem in the
latter case Is usually left to a few
disinterested observers.
Put your John Hancock In your
clothes and protect yourself against
one OF those Strange disappear
ances" which occur so frequently in
the news Of the day.
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Ignorant Person

Somebody quoted in the presence
Of newspaper man:
Methods may vary, principles
never do"
'Humph!' said the experienced
one. 81 guess the fellow who or
iginated that saying had never
known any politicians before and
after elections"
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Whatever became of old Brom-
ley"
Him? Why. when the plumbers
put in his bathtub. they got the
spigot labels mixed, and he scalded
himself to death with water out Of
the tap labeled Cold.
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Suspended Function

win goH please suggest Whdt
4ooUd be proper treatment f0r Sa8-
pended function in the case of q
goanG girl arhosc hedltb seems be-
lot0 par?
AnSper-Absolutely nothing should
be done except to learn the cause Of
the poor health and have that prop
erly treated without particular re-
gard to the suspended function.
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a SUCCESS.

DIR. Francis Crane: | met him at
the sanitarium Somehow we go- ac-
huainted and flowed together in spir-
IL by grace of congeniality.
He was a fine looking man, typ
ical American with a clear qulf eye
a head like an ancient Roman, sen
sitive mouth flashing an occasional
humorous expression from under
beetling, close cropped mustache'
and altogether a general air of force
self-reliance, and success.
You could see he was success
dust to glance at him. He looked
dominenec. He radiated assurance,
resourcefulness, unacquaintanoe with
defeat.
Yet they wouldn't let him walk, lie
was pushed about in wheeled chalr
by an attendant His skin had nas-
tv appearance He slept good deal
We got to talking one sunny after
noon out on the yeranda, and he told
me OF his career 1t was distinctly
American
II was the quite common account
Of a poor and friendless boy fighting
his way to the ton.
He had enioyed little schooling
Most of his Young life was spent
ahout western coal mine. in hard
stunting labor Kicks and cuffs We're
big treatment those davs Yet al
wavs within him burned an ineXtln-
nuishable ambition.
No etudied IN his snare hours. Vie
annlied himself Ry and by he won
Favor with his bosses and was pro
motnd Once started on the way up
h,D oauonno wae ranid
ue hecame foreman manaeer. own
or ue wqs q hard fighter We
fovght them all his rivals. the bust
nose assassirs sbarners. and capital
ist,c notnntates And he won
- meant vears Of grillinq work. IN
cassant watcbfulness. unflaeglng a.
+;yitv PM dav after day night after
nigbt he WAS on the lob. He forced
Victory He lodged disaster He
hn,d ON Ike q bulldog
-er% For he baa determined to be a mil
,ioneire
TIe sncceeded Nov Ne was nfty-
a., -. - h., ,.,ol,oro1 u,, his
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cate construction, but are exceeding
ly handy as missiles in a pinch Pies
are also made out of vinegar, cheese,
rhubarb, prunes, persimmons, paw
paws, grapes, chickens ard oysters
A pie was once made OF live black.
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There was a Greek gink named
SkoulOudis
Whose name with cold fear has i'm
bued us.
His cabinet, too,
Is all shiny and new,
But their monikors-well, they
eude us.
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OfAgin.OnlAglHi
STRICKLAND ". GlUutANo
Tho Now, CoIIer

inc ROXY Nallef
She always comes back after some
thing you never are sure
she has gone!
She'll stand round and talk TIL
you're certain she's said all
there rs, and some more.
Then she'll sail for the street in n
hurry and, II no ones been
putting you on"
She'll be back at the door, after
something, just when you
exclaim "What a bore!"
she's caught half the folks In our
vill"~e, expressing opinions
can Just why she desires
it, J, surely cant give her
much joy.
She's heard women say, "Wen,
thank heaven, she's gonel
Why she clings like a bur-"
and she heard Milly Penrod once
shouting, "What else CAN
she say to annoy"
Now those who are wise always
watch her from window,
veranda or door,
To see that she's surely departed
ere some one cuts loose
with the truth.
And then while the sentinel's
guarding they freely pro-
claim her a bore;
Until there a "Shoosh" from
the picket, they knock the
old dame without ruth.
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Take Il And ASK No Onestion

When one is feeling fine and dono
why,
lie is a fool to look Fate in the eve
And make inquiry into why It's So
Just take it, man, and let the rea-
sons gOi
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Finnicin Eilosnfv

There ortto be a lah inacted
maxim ut crime f'r inny ligis-
laehoor { pass inny more lahs so
long as inny lah on IN statehood
books is sthill oninfoorced.
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VI " " ~ " IA M IL 70 * ~ II Il; ii u ae
Il OVER THE STATE a
hi u W a \ M " ~ u IS u - Is q IL

The production Of oil in the Cush-
ing field has fallen from 100000 TO
100000 barrels per day on the first
of the present month,
If Governor Williams calls a speci-
al session of the legislature ii propo-
sition will be presented to have the
terms of all county officers made for
four years instead of two.
The Renfrow Tribune does not be
lieve in peace at any price 1t is urS-
ing the farmers in the neighborhood
to load up their guns and give both
barrels to the fellows who are steal
ing chickens in that section.
On January the eighth meeting Of
representatives from nine counties
will be held for the purpose of plann-
ing the building Of their part of the
jefferson highway 1t now looks as
if they mean business.
Muskogee is not asleep and seem
ingly does not want to be. 1t is pro-
testing against the so-Called blanket
freight rate recently put into effect
in Oklahoma CWiosly enough they
are going to make the test on brass
hedSteads
shawnee l.. looking for two bless
ings instead OF one next sunday
when William D. Blessing oi the state
fg
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THE DAILY LEADER
BY LESLIE Q. NlsLAcK

Published from The Daily Leader build
ing, West Harrison avenue, ana entered
at the Guthrie postohIce as second class
mftter
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Come CIenn With II,

Since the in manner of speak
Ing tumult and shouting have to
some extent died, would some one
get right up and tell us what is the
Gary plan, anyway?
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Growing almost too late to do it
early.
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Those who went forward when
the undertaken extended the invita-.
tion to view the remains" say sim.
plilied spelling looked perfectly nat
uru.
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For all 7 have accomplished"
said Buck kilby yesterday, 81 might
Just as well have spent my life
searching for buried treasure"
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DAILY SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Per month. by carrier ....,,,,...'.E 40
Per year, by carrier in advance. 500
Per gear. by mail In advance. .....' 400
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New York office N. NJ Sheffield
Special Agency,
Chicago office N. NJ Sheffield Agency
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A farmer, no matter what his
financial condition, always pretends
to be poor ard Leedy But a town
man tries to create the impression
that he is prosperous.
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OKLAHOMA (WsEKLY) LEADER
Six months ..,,....,,''.'...'''' 'ov
One year ...,,,...,.,,....s.'''' lVO
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LEADER WANTS DiuNua KHsULt.
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The Leader reserves the right TO reject
any advertising matter that il may deem
Improper and not according to contract
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When baby is named for its
uncle that is a sign the uncle has
money.
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Leader is not responsible for ad-
vert sements ordered or discontinued by
telephone.
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Occasionally one runs across a
crank who doesn't believe thing is
necessarily so because Thomas A.
Edison says it is.
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The production Of oil in the Cush-
ing field has fallen from 100000 TO
10000 barrels per day on the first
of the present month.
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what has become OF the old-fash-
Toned barber who sought to sell his
Gu toner an individual shaving
mug?
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The attempt to reform the news
papers by se9reeating criminal news
On one page is impracticable. Grim
ina! news must be handled in such
manner as viii enable every adver-
tiser 10 have good position.
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n VA3IaII WUaI I am talking
lbou5 l mean to tell you that on