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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Pocket ESSAYS
Collars
BY GEORGE FITCH

\ II UGH has been said on the sub
vi Ject of collars but not all Of
II can be repeated here with
propriety.
Collars were invented in the six
teenth century along with thumb
screws and other deadly implements
At that time the collar consisted OF
wide starched ruff and after man
had worn these ruffs for a few years,
he gladly committed treason and sub.
mitted to the axe with pleasure and
relief.
Decapitation was, in fact favorite
method OF removing the early Eliza
bethan collar, but how it was put on
still remains a mystery. Scientists
are inclined to believe, however, that
the collar was slipped over the vic
TINS head in infancy and that he
was compelled to grow up inside
of it.
Later on the collar was modified in
severity until now it is only minor
aftliction like the toothache. The
modern collar is made Of four-ply
linen, reinforced with starch. This
gives it stiffness enough to saw the
epiglottis in two under favorable con-
ditions, but at the same time does not
prevent it from being mangled rap
idly and successfully in a laundry.
Thanks to the laundry the collar Is
short lived This is its only virtue.
Before the wearer can learn to hate
any one collar intensely, it has gone
to the rag-bag
The collar comes in various shapes.
including the white wings. the chin
scratcher and the modified cuff. and
is attached to the muzzle Of the shirt
by fwo collar buttons. To install
the collar the patient inserts the
buttons IN the neck band of the shirt
with thumbs and forefingers. He
then slips around behind himself and
attaches the middle of the collar to
the aft collar button with the aid of
a jimmy and a button-hook. Then
Selling one end Of the collar he hauls
1t around to the forward collar but.
ton which he holds in place with his
knees and buttons the end with both
hands and couple of finger nails.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Health Talks
The Ubiquitous Pneumococcus
BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

I 7 ERE is a title that may be fair.
ly dubbed a law breaker"
but with 4 little practise you
can say 1t right of just like doc
tor: thus, the You-bick-wit-u -us Numo-
cock-us-or in words OF one syllable.
The All-round "Cold" Microbe.
The pneumococcus. commonly
know as the pneumonia germ, is an
all-round pest in a double sense.
Practically every one harbors
growth Of pneumoeoeci in the mouth
cavity all the year round. at least one
out OF every five individuals being
carriers" of real, business-like,
virulent specimens capable OF start
Ing something most any time. The
other four individuals seem to have
tanned their pneumococci somewhat,
so that the germs are comparatively
harmless or incapable of infiicting
much damage on the host or his
associates.
Not only is the pneumococcus
everywhere looking for an opening,
but he Is a versatile bug" into the
bargain. On short notice he can pre-
pare himself to fiji nearly any role
for which a self-respecting microbe
may be cast. For instance, while his
favorite tragedy is pneumonia. he is
equally at home in such popular pro-
ducttons as "The Shuttle Sneeze,"
THE Sore Throat Girl" "Grumpy's
Cough" Exquisite Elsie's Earache"
or even Mary AIMS Appendix" In
deed Mr.. Pneumococcus at his best
will reach any mans heart and seri-
ously impair its pumping capacity.
and once in While actually reaches
his joints and lays him up with nice
warm furnished rheumatism.
All Of which IS not new. Our an
cestors for generations back recog-
nized the work of Mr.. Pneumococcus
though he had not then been dis.
covered and called the whole repar.
tory bad colds" settled here and
there in the weak" places. The
principal fault with that easy-going
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Pepper Talks
By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS
Discipline

DISCIPLINE in its best sense
means to educate And to Educate
is to bring out of yourself your very
best abilities in orderly fashion.
There is no lost motion in the ac-
tton of well Disciplined army.
Every move counts. The wonder of
any Of our great modern business
enterprises is its smooth working
Discipline.
Maximum Power demands Maxi
mum Discipline.
10 Discipline your VIII, your
Emotions, your Desires Is no easy
job. To some it is a tremendous
task. But to the man who through
patient and determined effort final
ly brings his every ability into CON
troll and harmony. there is created
a momentum thai makes the great
est works come easy and enveloped
with delight-all of which is the
result 0f Discipline.
Maximum Power demands MAXI
mum Discipline
Those privileged with the daily
association of President Wilson
marvel at the ease with which he
accomplishes things. There is moth
ing marvellous about It at all. For
a decade or more he has been prac-
tfing what he has been teaching
putting Discipline to work daily in
his own personal house.
Maximum Power demands Maxi
mum Discipline.
Gather your forces togatho-
josephine your mind and your
body. Do many things each day
lor no other reason than that you
would rather not do them. Draw I'm
The loose cords. Neglect nothing
hat Is Important Put Discipline
10 work,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Current Poetry
The Universal Attitude

My flat is not commodious.
And so 1t makes me i'll
When neighbors wax melodious.
AS neighbors often will.
And when, in sweet precociousness.
The children overhead
Play tunes with great ferocious.
ness,
wish that they were dead.
/ ind the folk pestiferous
Who dance till one AM.
with songs and shouts YociferouRs
Their actions I condemn.
All noises inharmonious
From almost every source
look on as felonious,
And curse them till I'm boaraA.
But when wax uproarious
And howl and sing on-key.
and neighbOrs get censorious.
I'm angry as eau be.
CkostQn Post,
-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
She Was Dlsappointed

Mrs Bonedd had just returned
from a visit to the city, and was
telling everybody about 1t.
My, it's awful the way every
body tries t do you. in town. Now
at that hotel where | staid at, it
said on the bills of fare. meals
served in room, extra | wasn't
very we'll suited with tn meals in
tn dining-room, so one night ! or
dered one sent to my room. An
do you believe it, even that one
wasn't anything extry! An they
went an charged me more for it,
when | wenta settle upl'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

it against the collar button with one
foot and gradually works it home
with both hands and his teeth. Much
OF the English language was invented
during the stress of putting fifteen
collar on fifteen and one-half neck
band
Collars are white and beautiful like
sepulchres They are useful because
OF the vast stretches of scrawny,
angular, red and 1abby necks which
they hide from the public. II na-
ture, however, had grown collars
from the shoulder-blades as she has
grown nails on fingers and toes, she
would have made the civilized life
much more worth living for men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Gotch's Inconsistency

Frank Gotch, the great toehold
wrestler has secured a large foot
hold as a landowner in his native
state of Iowa. While back to the
soil" seems to be Frankie's motto,
it is not because any of his oppon-
ents have ever been able to put it
there-at least both shoulders at
time. In fact, ii is because nobody
could put his back there, that he is
able to 90 back with such a goodly
acreage. In other words, his toe
pulling has caused him to be we'll
heeled.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Unpaid telephone bills for the
month OF December are past due. II
not paid by p m OF the 18th sea
vice will be discontinued Pioneer
Telephone and Telegraph Company
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
But Some OF En- Had \ Punk
Time. Eth?

The Pandora Club cleared near
ly S. from their trot Saturday
light The different places were
appropriately decorated. Most
u the "trotters enjoyed the affair
W AuComa. la. NentincL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

way OF disposing OF the subject was
that the primary causative factor
Mr.. Pneumococcus-was lost in the
shuttle, and everybody kept passing
him around in the most unselfish
way, until the common "cold" ulti-
mately became indigenous in every
household. In short, the pneumo-
coccus became exactly what we have
called him in our title-ubiquitou
Owing TO this ubiquity the wisdom
OF isolating colds" is questioned by
many physicians. II seems TO be the
general opinion that cold" carriers
are so numerous that isolation OF
occasional victims here and there
would be loves labor lost. Even the
treatment OF known carriers with a
view to freeing their mouths OF
virulent pneumococci would be a Job
so stupendous at the present time as
to stagger the most enthusiastic
health officers. Let the cold" car.
riers alone, they say; let them go on
carrying colds" TO Newcastle.
But dwellers in Newcastle may
meanwhile take certain precautions
for their own health and the health
Of their neighbors. They may have
a cleanup" day once in while;
day when extra efforts shall be made
to clean up the mouth, with the aid
OF the dentist and other dis
infectants. An absolutely clean
mouth will certainly go a long way
towards emphasizing the quit in the
ubiquity of Mr.. Pneumococcus.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

He then grasps the remaining end OF
the collar and stretches it until it
reaches around to the forward but
ton. Bracing the button against his
Adams apple, he rims out the but
ton hole with his thumbnail, presses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Now that we are so near Bagdad.
let's an ssad. once more the dear old
Arabian Nights Thousand and one
Entertainments and invoke the be-
nign aid Of Hartin- AlRashid, who was
the Sherlock Holmes of his period.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

ITO call or not to call, that is the
question quoths the governor. II
| call must make the usurious
raise before the draw or show down
the Grandfather deuce
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

1t looks as il Henry 4d will be un-
able 10 "hft the boys out OF the
trenches BY Christmas France has
lust placed new million dollar mum
itions order in Pittsburg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Quick, Watson. The Cat.

Dear Otfagain-In view of the
recent hints at the resumption Of
Italian trade with Germany, do you
think ltalys as slick as Greece? -
W. d. n, Chicago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

1t is easy to select a place for
national convention and TO 80 through
the form OF making a nomination ior
the neSt president. but the election is
in the .latsu0f the gods.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
A New Joint For Idaho

George Knee and son Robert
went to Colesburg Friday 1t
was a farewell visit before he leaves
for his new home in Idaho.-Mc-
Gregor Items in Gutenberg, Ia,
Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Mr.. Branson will be glad to answer all
questions II your question 10 OF general
interest It will be answered through these
columns II not, II will be answered per-
sonaliy II stamped, addressed envelops 10
enclosed. Address all letters to E r.
Branson, care Of this newspaper.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Peoples Legal Friend
An Opportunity For Abe Martin
BY E. R. BRANSON

An Opportunity For Abe Martin
A firm of Washington lawyers
employed a shorthand reporter to
report the case for their client, for
which the customary charge is $40
per day for the time occupied. II
the client desires a transcript of the
testimony, or any part of It, the re-
porter charges a stipulated amount
per folio for the testimony so
transcribed.
During the course of the trial
the attorneys had occasion to have
q transcript of this testimony
made. At the conclusion of the
trial the reporter rendered his bill
for $3.50 to cover the per diem
charge, and the other additional
charges. The client lived in a diff
ferent city. His attorney forward
ed the bill for Payment, and in
formed him that the charge made
by the court reporter was made on
the customary basis. In reply the
client wrote the following:
81 enclose you a check of $9S.50
TO pay Mr.. p. ! was somewhat
surprised at the amount Of his
charge, but of course know that it
is the customary charge, and it is
not up to me to kick; and / know
it would do no good if | did. But
at the same time l could not help
thinking that Abe Martin, the psy-
Geological philosopher might find
quite field for quaint expression
on such charges, and might coln-
ment on the subject something like
this The court reporter is a man
of great intentions. He attends to
taking down all that is said, with
the intention of telling you just
what you did say, if you intend to
ask him for copy. He only
charges $40 a day in a tentative
way to take the testimony down,
but charges ten times as much to
take it up, or tell you what you did
say, and if a witness suffered very
badly on the stand there is nobody
worth less than John D. could af-
ford to be curious as to what he
said on the stand. d."-EIchange.
a1-EN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Hahit

Housewife-Haye you egg coal?
Fuel Dealer Yes ma am.
Housewives it fresh?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Einnipin Eilnsnfy

Ta-ake tn mkt week as ut seems
L tn shmall childher, an add to ut
tn length ut seems tn payrints,
an divide ut be two, an yez-'ll
have about tn lingth ut really is.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Plaster Removed

Mrs. Charles Plaster, who recent
iy underwent an operation at the
Waverly Hospital, was brought
home last Thursday. - Westgate.
Ia Herald.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

II the peace mission had stayed az
home il might have offered TO medi-
ate between Hoke Smith and Henry
Cahot odEe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

The prairie Oil 4 Gas Company is
10 reeeiye a 8 million dollar Christ
mas present from the state board -
eoualizatipn. prosperity looms so
brightly for the Prairie that it has
boosted crude Oil to 1920 the barrel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Dr. Brady wH all
on IS I" general interest M be through these columns
~ DC dnSwered personally stamped addressed
Dr. Brady wH not prescribe for ndvdd
dress all letters to Dr. William neppGper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Another model young man has
been found to be a bigamist. Why
must model young men always turn
out TO be rascals?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Fever

What woHld cause me 10 hare feuer
. eUery afternoon and eUeRin0P asks q
reader.
Anstoer - Incipient tuberculosis.
obscure focus OF suppuration or
chronic Inflammation somewhere in
the body, possibly malarial infection.
Better find out by having a careful
examination.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

In the coming campaign the G F
clause will not cut any ice, compared
to the Socialists. The Socialists are
busy srred-carding. y They endorse
"nreparedness," in their own ranks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Slight Amendment

"And SO you are in the mercan-
tile business, are your"
No, not mercantile-brick an
tile!"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
Notice I'his? D.?

That no matter what business a
man is in, if he has fire it is ad
Vertised that he was working night
and day filing orders for the
Allies?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

A poor football team has its re-
deeming qualities. A poor football
team affords the students no excuse
for giving nightshirt parade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

When a man is unable to do a
thing himself he becomes the critic
of the man who can do 1t.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

There are various ways OF excit-
ing suspicion. One of them Is to
wear side whiskers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

In a morning newspaper office a
prominent citizen is one who dies
after the evening papers have gone
to press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
His Chickens Come Home To
RnnsA

Q. 4 number Of gears ago a boy,
about Serenteen or eighteen years
old, Incurred some Indebtedness. He
IS noiC Of age and is, / think. about
ti0eHtyfOur gears old. About month
ago ne promised to pdy these debts.
Gould he be held to his promiSe9
A. Yes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Even if the man who adyertises
to teach yentriloquism for a dollar
can do it. the tuition fee is excess
siye.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
q Raa EmKR Ex az Il " =
n OVER TIE STATE. "a
az @aa n "a m ME q ~ u " n .

HugO-A movement has been start
ed to build college in this city. One
man agreed to donate a site OF ten
acres. KiRM
Avant-a local society woman ap-
peared at a fashionable function this
week wearing a bouquet of flowers
on her ankle 1t is not thought the
lad will spread very far.
cAlester-Decembe - has been
DESIGNATED as Tree Planting Day
by Mayor j. J. Wood and hundreds
OF trees will be planted at that time.
Shawnee-A movable school con-
Quoted by agricultural specialists from
the state A. & NJ college at Still
water viii be in Pottawatomie coun
ty December Il to II inclusive.
Cushing-A Ford car stolen in
Fort Worth Texas. has been recover
ed here. and Gordon Lamb, who drove
it from Writ, okla, to Gushing, is in
custody.
Miami-Loeal citizens have con-
ceived the idea of having a munic.-
pal Christmas tree this year after
the one held in Tulsa each year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

A man resumes his reading OF the
newspapers two weeks after his
wedding. But woman doesn't be-
come interested in them again until
she has been married year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
What The Suitcase Held

Q. When a suit is brought o01insi
railroad company for loss Of bog
gage, does it make any difference
lohat the passenger carried in his
SUit case, or tcOHId anything so cor
ried be regarded as bGG0d0ef
A. 1t makes a difference. The
passenger cannot recover the value OF
articles so lost unless they properly
come within the designation Of bag
gage. The passenger is entitled to
take with him as baggage such arti
cles as are reasonably necessary and
suitable for the purposes OF the jour.
ney. having regard to comfort and
convenience.
A Married Woman's Earnings
Q. Is married tuOmGn entitled to
feceiUe and make use OF her O,oH
earnings, free from the Interference
of her husband or his creditorsf
A. In many states this is true.
but not in all.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

When the victim is a white man
the other white men are very
strongly opposed to mob violence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

The women say Mrs. Tug Watts
weeDs so much over her work that
her cooking requires no salt,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

British Columbia's annual mineral
output Is valued at $300O0,000
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

What has become of the old-fash-
toned wife who lighted a fire in the
parlor stove and burned up the
money her husband had hidden
there?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Ontario produces 50 per cent of
the worlds nickel supply, and one
seventh of the silver
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

A French scientist successfully
comAatted locusts in Argentina by
inoculatng a number of the insects
with a parasitic disease and liberat-
ing them to infect others of their
kind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

About half a ton of whalebone is
obtained from one whale, its value
being roughly. $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

A clever girl is one who can play
the piano, but who refuses to do so.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Two English physicians are eXper'-
menung with a parasite with whieh
they hope to exterminate the flies of
their country within a few years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15

Americas 1915 cranberry crop is
estimated at 100000 barrels.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-15
m WI w VI E sa 20 VI n "a " " WI a
ID REALM OF CURIOUS. u
HE n NJ VI " VI ~ u u " N D n ~

Amsterdam in 1914 had more than
500 900 population.
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OKLAHOMA (WEEKLY) LEADER
elx months .,.''''''.s'''''''''''''''
One year ,...,.sss''s''''-'' -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-08
TO THE CREDITORS OF BUCK &
SNODGRASS LUMBER co.
S. E. Miller, Trustee.


Buck & Snodgrass Lumber Co.
In the Chancery Court at Johnson
City, Tennessee.
In obedience to an order made by
the Chancery Court at johnson City,
Tennessee, in the above styled cause,
the creditors of the Buck & Snodgrass
Lumber Company, are, hereby, noti-
fled to have themselves made parties
to said cause by petition, and to file
and prove their claims against said
company in said cause, on or before
the 1st day of September, 1915, or
they may be excluded from the bene-
fits of said suit, and from sharing
in the assets of said company.
All creditors and claimants, are, al
SO. hereby notified that by order OF
said court, in said cause they, and
each of them, are enjoined from in
stituting any suit against said COM
pany, otherwise than by petition In
said pending cause; and all parties
now suing said company are enjoin-
ed from proceeding further in their
said suits. This the 7th day of June
1915. ]. w. CASS,
Clerk and Master,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-08

porate or municipal purpose, and all
water mains and other property of
the city used in supplying the same
is hereby exempted from State,
County or Municipal taxation so
long as used as herein provided"
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
That Section % of Article of said
charter be amended, by inserting the
following at the end thereon: "Also
to provide for the erection and main
tainance of public libraries, or to en-
ter into contract or contracts with
privately owned libraries whereby
the same may be maintained for the
benefit of the public generally, and
the city is authorized and empowered
to contribute to the expense Of main
tanning such libraries while main
tanned for the benefit of the public
generally or the residents of john
son City.
That article three, Section five, be
amended by striking out the word
1.-TWO" in line six and inserting the
word -four" and by striking out the
words "forty-eight," in line nine, and
inserting the words "ninety'six.
Section IL. Be it further enacted.
That this Act take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
demanding it.
Passed May is, 1915.
ALBERT E. HILL,
Speaker of the Senate.
VIM. P. COOPER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiveS.
Approved May II, 1915.
TOM G. RYE,
Governor.