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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Current Poetry
How Easily Done

! vowed that | would not forget,
The day she went away.
I swore undying faith, and yet
That faith has gone astray.
A thousand swift attractions came
To turn my feeble mind,
And now this morning, red with
shame,
My broken VOWS find.
Beside this wet and cheerless spot
! stand saddened man,
Last night the ice-box / forgot,
And, oh, it overran!
Detroit Free Press.
And then went up to her room,
And had sudden shock,
When / discovered in my gloom
had not wound the clock.
-Pdterson Press.
When she comes back she'll vent her
ire,
o. that have no doubt;
For when last night the house took
I forgot to put it out.
The millkman is intelligent,
He takes the we'll known bun;
For always when he brings his milk.
He leaves it in the sun.
Chicago Tribun-
The ice'..an is a clever cuss.
For when -he comes each day.
To leave the ice. he takes a fork
And chips il all away.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Health Talks
Carriers of Pneumonia
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

A S WE have observed about once
~ a month in this vertex OF yul-
n garity. most civilized, indoor
dwellers keep a stock OF pneumococci
or cold" germs on hand. or rather
in mouth at all times. But as We
have also invariably howevered. only
about one in every five OF these
stocks is marketable In the shape OF
gratuitous "cold," sore throat or
pneumonia. The other eighty per
cent. Of germ distributors seem to
have non-yirulent pneumococci -
pneumonia germs that won't or can't
start anything for some reason or
other.
Who are the dangerous twenty per
cent? Whom must one avoid in
order to escape catching cold?
Well. obviously 1t is safe to keep
good six feet away from anybody who
has a fresh sneeze, an old cough or
a red rag on his neck. At a mini
mum distance Of six feet you are
comparatively safe from the open
face sneeze, the explosive utterance
and the seyenty-fiye centimeter
cough; you are out Of range.
But in these days OF skilled war
fare 1t Is possible TO conceal the most
destructive batteries from observa-
tion. Supposing the enemy carries
no red flag. supposing he looks quite
innocent-he coughs not, neither does
he sneeze-then how can you tell
whether he is dangerous to associate
with?
Drs. Doches and Avery come to the
rescue in a recent number of the
Journal Of Experimental Medicine,
which is a genuine than-whicher.
Their studies show that there are
two sources of danger in the spread
of pneumococci. One lies in the oc-
currence OF disease-producing cold
germs among individuals associated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
osnssALsHlp in THE WAR.

With the European war barely a
year old Il can hardly be judged fair
on the part of Lord Northcliffe to call
attention TO the fact that no country
involved has produced military
genius of the quality Of Lincoln, Grant,
Lee. Jackson and Sherman. evolved
by the Civil war in the United States.
There has hardly been time enough;
moreover, The conditions under which
the fighting has been going on, and
the scope Of strategic movements, are
altogether different.
But whatever the future may bring
forth as to generalship, If the war
should continue II is certain that,
thus far. no Englishman has achieved
notable distinction. Joffre accomplish
ed a great feat when. aided by Sir
John French. he beat back the Ger
man dsive on Paris. But neither has
since made any additions to his laurel
wreath They have simply stood off
the Germans at the frontier trenches.
and the Germans have done the same
TO them.
AS to the German officers If Won
Kluck had taken Paris no name would
have surpassed his in the brilliancy
OF its glory. But he failed, and little
has since been heard of him. linden
burg. Mackensen and Bulow rank
highest now because OF the success in
movements against the Russians.
Back OF them, however, was the ex-
traordinary German organization, and
before them the Russian disorganiza-
ton. What effect this may have in
fixing finally the exact measure OF
personal credit history will determine
No Russian general stands up promi-
nently in the limelight save the Grand
Duke Nicholas. and he because of the
skill shown thus far in saving his
hosts from capture or annihilation.
If there are to be future wars, the
lesson OF the present struggle, so far
as IL has gone, is that they will be won
by General Preparedness and General
Munitions Supply; that individual
strategic accomplishments will cut
smaller figures than heretofore.
Americas future battles are being
won now in the plfps for safety al
ready under way,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

The reporter goes down. and says to
the man who waits. .The jury has
reported, and you" But the man
stops him. Good or bad, he can't
bear to hear it suddenly. We'll
go to the saloon" he says, land take
a drink. I'll pay for it with my last
two bits. Then. If l have won the
case, you order second round"
They drank slowly, the litigant's
eyes on the reporter. When the
glasses were empty, the reporter
moved toward the door. Tile man
followed him. On the sidewalk, the
reporter placed his hand on the
mans and said, "0ld man, | can't
take another drink because might
get on a spree. and then Id lose my
job-but you won the case" That
is the way the story ends. That is
the logical ending. But, out of the
old desire. we supply this one:
The reporter lied like gentleman.
He could have taken two drinks.
Any reporter can. And this was an
average reporter. He was % cents
poorer than the litigant would have
been had the case gone against him.
The reporter didn't order the second
round of drinks because he didn't
have the price. But he was a drink
ahead on the deal.
If George Bingham doubts the ac-
curacy Of this addition to his story,
we refer him TO Irwin S. Cobb, Guy
Rawlston or John Mack Melone. Or,
If he has not time to come to Nash
vile or 10 90 10 New York to consult
one OF these, he may consult any
body IN Paducah who has known re-
poreu.-Sashpslie TennesseQn,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Views OF The ress
Finishing 4 Story
Y Y

VIZ HEN we were boys in the
w country and read everything
we could lay our hands OH
from Buffers Analogy" to the
statistical reports from the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the desire used
to be strong upon us to finish a piece
of fiction a little differently from the
way the author had finished 1t, 10
add something, to make the ending
a little more nearly true to nature as
we saw nature. But there was an
other feeling that operated as
check upon that one-a feeling OF
reverence for men who could write,
a sense that il would be dissertation
to lay profane hands upon their
product. The former feeling aDldes.
The latter has gone, since we have
come TO know men who write LOT
what they are, mostly clay with
little gold cropping out here ana
there. And so, for the first time, we
are going to crafty the desire that
has made its abiding place with US
through the years.
George Bingham Of Paducah, KY,
known principally for his Hog
wallow" locals, has written little
story entitled "The Second Drink
A lawsuit is on trial, involving hne
farm and considerable money. A
newspaper reporter, going to the
courtroom, finds the plaintiff in the
case sitting on the courthouse steps.
smoking desperately. An invalid, Il
he loses the suit he must go to woiE
as a manual laborer at dollar
DAY. The jury is about TO come in
with a verdict. Impatient to hear,
the man is afraid to hear. The re-
porter goes up. The verdict is read
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Of4qinOnAglni
cSTNcIANDLM GluLANo
The s. a.

The :. A.
Pleased with himself. see that smart
aleck strut,
Smiles on his mouth so all-too-raroly
shut
How deep within US reaches now the
pain.
He gives US as we view him. vapid.
vain.
Scarce twenty years have claimed
him as their star.
And on his seIf-esteem there is no
mar.
The men and women twice and
thrice his years
Hands worn with toll and faces
grooyed with tears,
He pities much their hide-bound
ignorance.
Compared with him. old Plato had
no chance.
Why do rage? You bet your ut
most pelf.
'Tis that once was some such NUT
myself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

with cases OF pneumonia; the other
Ia the fact that patients recovering
from pneumonia harbor the respon-
sibie organism in the mouth for a
considerable length OF time.
These are probably the prolific car
riers Of colds" II your friend has
a friend down with pneumonia or
sore throat or a bad cold" and
spends all his spare time holding her
hand or rubbing her temples, look
out for him. II your friend has just
recovered from such an illness him
self and you can't cross the street
when you see him coming, then be
brief in your salutation anyway.
Brevity is most commendable vir-
tue. This world would be a lot bet
ter off IL it could be spread as easily
as the all too common cold"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Extrayaganee.

Brown bought a car for $500, COM
pletely equipped. and Jones held up
his hands in holy horror at such
holocaust of perfectly good money.
SO Jones bought a $3.50 car. put
on a SIS starter, a s. tire-carrier,
a new-fangled radiator and hood for
$40, diversified the tires for s12, put
on an IS bumper, spent SIS on crown
tenders. aud had tlre-pnmp built
in for s25.
Pay $500 for a car? Huh! He
should say not!
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
BEYOND Our Depth

II trolley-caf conductor was i'll
and fellow-employee asked the at
tending physician how the sick man
was: and If the doctor replied that
the patient was still holding out"
would the inquirer be justified, in
loyalty to his friends honor, in
knocking down the doctor for the
insinuation ?-Motormdn
This Is too deep for us. Whatye-
mean. holding out? Isn't knocking
down the same thing?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

of James r. Mann, an alumnus.
Illinois also has George Huff. He
does not have a Doctors degree, but
he is one OF the most successful men,
bers of the faculty, having turned out
as graduates from his baseball team
about fifty big league players. Illi-
nois has held the baseball champion
ship of the collegiate universe for
many years.
The state OF Illinois gives its uni
versity s2,500.000 to spend each year
and has more farmers with college
degrees than any other state in
consequence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Say, sister, before you decide to
marry some booze-hoister with the
expectation of reforming him, you
would do well to practise putting on
thin clothes, an old shawl, leaky
shoes, etc, borrowing neighbor's
little child and standing around out
side saloon door for few hours
each night. waiting for the place to
close up.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Words OF Wisdom

When a vice crusade is on, in a
town where there is eollusion be-
tween the police and the underworld.
when a woman brings with her to
police court the exact amount of her
fine, there is good ground for
suspicion. In other words, when
she brings her fine in her stocking.
ii is we'll not to take much stock
In her fining.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

The Hon Joe Bailey OF Texas
thinks the time may be propitious
for him to come back to the senate
about 1915 II the purpose OF post
pone1 ent is to allow time for for.
getfulness Of his record, it is not
long enough.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Not having been very successful in
his recent game hunting in the East.
Mr. Roosevelt has started TO try his
had for month in Canada He viii
find more Bull Moose there than any
where else.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Yes. If lou Dare

When one has paid an exorbitant
charge for the upkeep of his car.
and the garage man offers to receipt
the bill, would 1t be right to tell the
garage man, bitterly, that the bill is
already "autograft"? S., st.
Louis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

O. Could a surety tohoSe pri'lct-
pal failed in business or dbsconded
lose the possession Of his property
1oithout his tcife'S CONSENT Does the
statute of exemptions coUer only that
part OF the property oUer mhich the
1cite has confrolg
A. If the principal fails or abb
seconds, an action may be brought
against the surety. If judgment is
recovered, however, so much OF his
property as comes within the statute
of exemptions In your state will be
exempt from execution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Former Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton accuses for1 er Governor Foss.
now Prohibition candidate, OF
drinking beer "out OF a bottle" Does
Honey Fitz" consider a can more
democratic. or what?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
just Alike Except For The
Difference

Now Richards spouse believes in
Hub. and when things don't go right
with him, she knows she can, in
every case, depend on dear old Dick
to phone.
But Tommy's wife-ah ha. ah ha,
there's quite another "casus" grim.
She knows that. should his habits
err. she must depend on dictaphone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

The men accused OF the murder of
Dr. Mohr DENY that they made any
confession to the police. That is the
way with a good many Of these po-
lice confessions in third degree
stunts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
BY GEORGE FITCH

largest college library in the coun-
try, lot of fraternity houses which
make the city hotel look small and
unimposing, one of the greatest engi-
neering schools in the world and a
presidential candidate in the shape
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

The Krupp Company has subscrib-
ed $tOOOO,OO to the German war
loan. Is this likely to effect the price
OF cannon?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

This Is A Cellar: Not A Drain
BY z. r. BRANSON

Q. We Of the cast end Of torn
bismarck, N. d. todnt TO know
iChether iOe can sue the city for
damages caused by unnecessary
grading. Heretofore channels along
the streets hare taken di1dy a good
deal Of the surface t1dter. The So
called improUemen ents hare raised the
street higher than the Sideigdlk and
backed the lcGter into the gard and
cellar, doing a great deal of damage
and actually Sdpptng dtcdy the foun-
ddtiOns Of our house. Hare zee any
remedy?
A. While the city has the right to
improve the streets, it must do so in
I a careful manner and not in such a
way as TO injure abutting property
owners. Where { city performs work
of this character in a negligent man
ner, so that injury proximately re-
suits therefrom, there will be LA
bility. The facts as given by you
seem tosfndicate that the city has
been negligent. If such is the case,
and II the negligence caused the in4
jury. the city will be liable.
A Check Not Necessarily 4 Receipt
Q. A check is a receipt for money
paid nut is il a receipt Of pdymcttt
for a particular purpose, as for labor
TO dateTs
A. A check, in SO far as it acts as.
receipt. stands ON the same Footing
with all other receipts for the pay.
ment Of money. 1t is not conclusive
evidence that the debt is discharged,
but, like other receipts, is open to
explanation. 1t affords what is
known as prima fdcie evidence-that
is, it puts the burden upon the other
party of proving that the debt has
not been paid in full.
See A Lawyer
Q. May man make q decd TO
his property lCithont employing an
dttorneyg
A. Yes, if he is familiar with the
requisite tormalities 1t would be
highly desirable. however. to have
your lawyer attend to the matter for
you.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Gastritis--yhat Is 1t?

Health
through these
w be personally s1mpcd addressed enUeop enclosed
indivfdRa make diagnoses
dress 10 Brady, newspaper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

contemporary says It lis impos-
s.bie for a fellow to nail his hat on
his head Depends on the kind Of
head.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

New York reports missing plan
ist. last seen at hair dresser's.
Perhaps he got a hair cut.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
The Verbal DISCARD

Hopeful entrant in the ought-to-be-
canned contest: "Dewdrop Inn as
the name of a summer cottage or
camp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
A biological Transposition

Edith (slapping her shins) My,
II those mosquitoes don't keep away.
they'll get my goat
Editha-Some people cant tell
goat from calf, anyway.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How To Quit The Pipe

Can you suggest anything to help a
man stop smokin0g / smoke a pipe
and it seems impossible to break
dUdy.
AHsUer-Mouthwash and gargle
night and morning with one-fourth
OF one per cent. solution OF silver
nitrate Non-meat diet. Eat plenty
Of fresh fruit, lots Of candy, and chew
gum like stenographer.
Gastritis-What Is 1t?
Win you kindly erpIdin the nature
Of acute gdstritis and state Whether
there is any cure for it?
AnSicer-Gastro, stomach; tits, in
fiammation. Acute gastritis is
caused by corrosive poisons and in
exceedingly rare instances by severe
infection. 1t is usually fatal-but
all that belches is not gastritis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

The trouble with the man who
quits drinking Is that he always be-
lieves the matter of sufficient interest
to the public TO justify him in giving
q parade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
These Kittens Must he Climbers

A for sale ad. in the Kalamazoo
Gazette offers two Persian Kittens
and a thirty-two-foot ladder, all in
one breath.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
sggSnap91otsp
z1. s1 ~ M
Jay House 49,

No crook is clever enough to per-
manently eludeethe wholly common
place forces arrayed against him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Next TO a holiday. Sunday is the
longest day OF the year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

There are various ways in which
trouble may be avoided. One Of
them Is TO sell your bull dog.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

There is no doubt the Prodigal
Son was hungry, He ate heartily of
veal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Martial law has been declared in
Haiti How about the Mexican bor-
der2
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
Question OF How Much Instead OF
Whether

did you drop in at the church
Sunday morning?
Sure"
How much?"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

1t is not surprising that young men
go in Cor football. A man may
achieve prominence in football with
out having it said of him that his
wife made" him. h
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
See A Lawyer

A Bill or Sale
Q. Please tel me tohethcr bill
OF sale may be assigned! A. Yes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

Do not allow yourself to become
excited over the extravagant expen-
ditures of the New Workers. 1t is
their money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

While the men speak in very COM
plimentary terms Of the modest vio-
lels, they seem to fall in love with
the flaming hollyhocks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

It isn't particularly to his credit
that, after working all of his life for
the house" man needs to be pen
stoned in his old age.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

No crusade against tipping carries
far. The average man doesn't care
for monay. but he wants the waiter
TO think well of him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08
NE DAILY LEA ER

published from The Daily Leader build
w. west Harrison avenue, and entered
=. the Guthrie postoffiee as second class
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-08

OKLAHOMA WEEKLY LEADER
pa "o'@ 100
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-14
From Oklahoma

Turkey Ford, Okla, Oct.5,191
Editor Mirror, Mansfield, Mo
Dear Sir; note with interest
that the county court of Wright
county has appropriated money
for your fair and the Mountain
Grove fair.
am sending you a Winesap
apple to compare with your high.
est scoring Winesap apples at the
fair. This apple grew in Ottawa
Co, Okla, near where ! teach.
Please compare the apple with
apples entered and notify me of
the results.
1t is like d letter. from home to
see the Mirror each Saturday.
! have 70 scholars enrolled in a
rural district with a percentage
OF Attendance Of 81. This is my
second term here in this district
at an increase of SIS per month
Most schools pay $50 | get SIS
for an : months term,
Wishing the stock show sue
cess. | am, 4 reader Of the Mir.
"or, ROY E. COCAY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-14
The Big Show Opens Today

Manstield'S Fourth Annua
Agricultural and Stock Show
the Worlds Fair of the Ozarks -
opens this morning for a 3.days
session. The city has had a fan
appearance all week, however, as
concession men began arriving
early Monday morning and have
been coming ever since.
The exhibits promise to be
large and varied.
Stark Bros, Louisiana, Mo-.
sent some fruit trees.
Some fine exhibits from Rry-
ant were sent in last week and
more are coming.
Angels Comedians have been
showing each night in their big
tent theatre and they are pre-
senting strictly high.class shows
The test for the COW showing
the most POUNDS of butterfat will
be made at 1890 a IN. Friday at
the stock show tent.
Some apples grown on trees
brought from Germany in flower
pots are promised b. Mr. Cooper,
with the Stewart Produce Co. of
Springfield.
At , o'clock Friday afternoon
there will be a big band concert
participated in by four bands
Mansfield, Seymour, Ava and
Angels Comedians hands-an
abundant supply of music is
promised
The " G r. o.. will maintain a
rest room during the stock show
in the building between Coles
barber shop and II ii Norcross'
store. Drinking cups will be
provided free, and a cordial 10
vltatlon /, extended to you to use
the rooms
The poultry and agricultural
exhibits viii be in the tent be-
tween the Bank of Mansfield and
NJ. &. Hensley's store; the stock
in the tent in the rear Of ANGELS
Comedians show, and all other
exhibits upstairs over J. d Rey-
noIds' store.
There will be plenty of free at
fractions every day of the show
ascensions Friday and
by Prof. S. E. Myers,
high dives every day by Prof.
TilIer, and all kinds of
acrobatic stunts every day by
Charlas Gaylor, the human frog,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-14
The MANSFIELD MIRROR
BLACK PUBLISHING co.
W. A. Black Mrs w. A. Black
Editors aud Fropristors.

subscription. si.0O Pc. Gear in Advance,
Suffered at tine Postoffies at Mansfield No,
Us seScad-GiSss matter.
eueIisned Every Thursday IL tine Opera
House Black, west SIDE Square