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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
REGULATING OTHERS

The desire TO haze other people
live according TO our ideas seems 10
be Inherent in many OF Us. No ore
can explain Why We are not willing
10 let other people I've their lives as
they see fl but 30 radical do some
OF US become in regulating Others
thot We try 10 fHce them b. law 10
live as we think they should live. i
may be that this Is survival IN ns
OF the old Puritsln idea that eaeh
man Is bis brothers keeper II Is
easy to see TO what absardities We
would come II this idea was put into
effect Each OF us would try to reg
uiate our nelghhors conduct and they
IN turn would try 40 regulate ours ac-
cording 70 their ideas. The newt.
ahle conflict would be productive OF
more evils than We originally tried
a. overcome. No man Is good enough
a. 90 certain in his virtue that ne
c,o force other men TO be like him.
97e very fact that he does try to do
- ahoxs that he i like the Pharisee
vho prayed at the front OF the TEN
nls ana called ell men to witness be
oas 1 eood and just man.
rs s. oelfsatisfied with our owa
xtrtue b eRotism--noi virtue To
trv % lorce other people to be siF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Vi Jews OF The Press
AAer The WarHate Or Friendship

hate. II indeed after all Is over and
peace is once more established there
is not show OF genuine gratitude
that the United States alone Oh all
the great nations remained neutral
and kept Its friendship for all at
war.
Just now II is the part of WI lom
for all here to be careful OF then ut
tcrances, quite as careful OF them as
of their acts. that strict neutrality
is preserved and that friendships
may be promoted. Harsh things are
being said and printed in the differ
ent warning countries because the
United States has not. done this to
the liking 6R one side or the other or
has done this and that IN Uphold
ing its neutrality which has aroused
the enmity OF one or the other side.
but that does not call for harsh
words In reply. It's the soft answer
that turns away wrath. The dawn OF
ieata should be looked forward 10
with q determination to do every
thing possible here to promote the
cause of peace. the comfy OF nations
and that International friendship
that means 50 much for civilization.
lor is commerce. It's arts and ideals.
-gosags.oHa Lisdicetors
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Current Poetry


Her trousseau may be very nne-tms
ported from across the seas,
Or 1t may be Ga homely signi) homs-
made-to earn the patriots
fees.
But why should all my hours ioe
ease
Be spoiled by correspondence
snares?
For though she's sweetest Of
sweet Shes
! don't care what the lady wears! :.
1t Is no business Of minel I have No
warnings to appeuse
Concerning garments that combine
the grace and beauty that mny
tease
Aesthetic souls who love to squeeze
Delight from gussets. tucks and
shirrs.
gently swear with fervent De
! don't care what the lady wearugs
On war and peace I'm forced to dine
In lead" or paragrapher'o
wheeze.
With grape juice served instead Of
wine | take each course from
soup to cheese.
Preparedness, all the world agrees
Is right for weddings as for scarsa;
But | declare upon my knees
| don't care what the lady wears!
Oh, Princess! Ware the cough and
sneezei His victims Whites
never spares!
But, barring that-forgive mA
pleased don't care what ~
lady wears!
BY Grit Alexander In PittsDuepD
Dispatch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Health Talks
Have You An Open Air SchoolIn Your Dsaici'

TIE 0rxS Am ScHooL habit IL get.
ting better every year. People in
general are letting a little common
sense trickle into their cerebral
hemisphercs. and the school chill
drcn. especially the physically dtfec-
tive ones, are reaping the benefits
OF open air life.
New York City has some $50 open
window schoolrooms, and tie tlil-
drcn fortunate enough t. be In those
rooms make just little better prog
ress In their schoolwori than do
children IN closed window school
rooms. as one would naturally ex-
pect. II fresh air Is good for the
body II Il good for the mind.
Open window schoolrooms arc all
right for merely anomic children. or
those with catarrhal Tendencies or
those Threatening 10 undergo opera.
tions for enlarged tonsiIE or adc-
noids. But open windows are not
enough for children Of families or
households where tuberculosis exists
or has recently existed. Open win.
dows bring in some fresh air-and
fresh air IS nothing but cool. moving
air-hut there is still something to
be gained m real open air school
room that can't be had In an open
window schoolroom. We are unable
to define what this something Is. but
we know II Ia. We know there IL
something the porch bedroom adds
10 health that the open bedroom win
dow does not add. And there Is
something the open air shack brings
to the victim Of tuberculosis that
open windows will not bring. Per.
haps It is light. or some chemical
influence. We can't define II. but II
is there In the open air.
In every school there are at least
some children whose health de-
mands the open air schoolroom, say.
ing nothing OF the anemic. nervous.
rundown teacher herself.
Have you an open air room In
your school building? Or do the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Defective Stock Cars
Pepper Talks
By GEoRcB MATHEW ADAMS
The Believe Ins

The Salt OF this Earth are those
who Believe In-You. Your life is
strangely Important, you are
Figure worth considering. you are a
grand Human Possibility. II scattered
here and there. are those whose
Silent Confidence and Trust will
find you though the shadow Of
Failure shut you totally away from
Yourself and the Crowd. For it's
The Believe ms that are responsible
for all Success.
So long as you have The Believe
lrs, your Immortal Success is Safe.
Genuineness is greater than
Genius. The most stupendous For.
tune IL cheap beside a real Believe
In. No matter where you 60 nor
what you do. II your worth de-
serves 1t. your Believe Ins are sure
to follow you and cast q spell OF
Magic Power about you. like unto
Troops Of beautiful tall Angels"
You are secure. For
So long as you have The Believe
Ins. your Immortal Success Is safe.
Who are The Believe Ins? Why!
You know. They are the Mothers.
the Wives. the Brothers. the Sssters.
the Employers. oftt!mes the un-
crowned Kings and Queens that
reign evorywhere-those who tell
you you have Won when you feel
that you have Failed, those who
whisper Cheer to you when you
thlnk all Cheer Is gone. those who
smile into your very Heart ana
stream II with Sunlight. after you
have drawn every blind. The Be-
Iieve Ins, They are the Inspirers OF
your solid Faith.
Also, ones Believe Tns are the In
spirers OF this unpretsnding Ds'''>
tsIk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11


n HOTEL ia q place where hos
~ pitality Is dispensed at meter
rates. There are IN the United
states over 100000 hotels, some oil
which are good.
Hotels vary greatly IN size ana se-
verify in New YORK ana chicago,
one may ma hotels containing l,5o0
rooms apiece, In some OF which
rooms an awkward guest could not
turn around Without knocking over
Sl,loo worth OF bric-a-Drac. In
Arkansas. on the otiier hand, there
are hotels IN which guest mas 10
pay extra II he doesn't want TO sleep
with the iaInily ana when use the
mississippi river ior path tuo.
An ordinary hotel consists OF q
desk, with register on II, a coilec-
tion OF rooms furnished luNurlously
with windows, doors ana peds win
sheets on them, a dining room,
gorgeously decorated with straw
colored pompadours and a writing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The Bureau OF Railway News and
Stathtics reports that the railroads
OF. the country had an increase in IN
come the past year of sl6s.as5' 'aN'
the greatest increase coming the las
three months. With the freight IN
cfeases that have been granted the
INST few weeks and with business
pikng up as II IS now doing. the
rfads should make 4 gtill better show
ing the coming year and be in ret
ter position to finance the improve
ments they so badly need.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Those who breakfast at eight o'clock
or later. lunch at twelve and have
dinner at six are almost certain to
be troubled with indigestion. They
do not allow time for one meal 10 dl.
gest before taking another. Not less
than five hours should elanse be
tween meals II YOU are troubled
with indigestion correct vour habits
and take Chamberlain's Tablets. and
YOU NAV reasonably homo .or ouict
recovery. These tablets strengthen
the stomach and enable IL 10 rarfo-7-
It's functions naturally. obiainable
everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

New Orleans announces inat ~"
ocean freight on cotton is Sl5 a bale
We'll. hasn't the Liverpool spot mar
ket Jumped far enough ahead Of New
York and New Orleans to make eooi
the advance and he freight rate,
WHY shouldn't the American M
owners respond Why shouidn I
they stock Up, They are waiting iof
"soen.tbinx 10 turn ~. They nope
for largely increased acreage IN
1915 ands.as bumper crop. Southern
cotton growers should disappoint
them. There Is way to dlsappoint
,he hears and make the spinners dis
gorge. For years they bave been
hoggisb. They wouldn't play fifiy,
fifty. They wanted the big end al
the time They very generously de
manded the turkey and then tossed
the feathers TO the producer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The modern youth Of tender
years is motorwise.
Recently a lcss-than-seven lad OF
our very familiar acquaintance was
trying to induce his new window
washer pup to take drink OF
water.
Nix on the irrigation.
"Humph," said the boy. Il
guess he's q Franklin"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
His Reason

"why don't you try to make
yourself look a little more present
able?"
well, the Lord made me look
like slob. and | feel as II dress
Ing myself up to look anything else
would be as dishonest as raising a
check
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

inons as We think We are viriuoas. Is
le heiglt OF egoilsm and pride
which is one o. the great sins. The
rulers Who prosecuted the early
Christians were trying by Law to
force their beliefs on an unwilling
body Of men who believed different.
T.. The result was the marty rdom or
thousands Of good men and women.
CAfist suffered and died herause
He insisted on living His liic as he
chose and not as the Jewish rulers
wished Him 70. The whole Christian
world has beeil built on this dcterm-
lnatlon 10 try 10 enforce morality
hy laW b unEhristian. mcharItan'"
ana diameuloally opposed TO The
principles of every great Christian
TEACHER
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Manila adgices say that a refolN,
tiopary movement has been nippei
IN the bud BY the arrest Of a number
Of members of the Katipunan soc'e'
ty and the capture OF revolutionary
documents. This IS a secret revolt
tionary order which was in existence
before the Americans captured Man
ila II plotted a great outbreak m
The CITY against the Americans. Can
tured literature showed that 7 was
ire plan TO kill every foreigner
Young hot heads belong to IT, the
uresent developments Indicate moth
Ing especially new The memoefship
personnel constantlY change as men
re-, older and acquire more sense
Tut the Katipunan goes OF forever
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Four Thousand Years Ago To-Da

Grandpa Able Bandar is laid up
with a badly sprained tail. the result
Of a narrow escape from fall from
the family tcocoanut) tree.
Mrs. Jocko Howler is visiting
friends at Monkton. She reports the
bread-fruit crop a bumper.-From
the SimidnriHe Reuieic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11


of which rents for the price of a
pair of shoes per night. while scat
tered about on the ground floor are
restaurants. in which one may Sc
cure large. well.cooked meal with
plenty Of side dishes for the price
of an acre OF land in Texas. In
fact, II Is perfectly easy for a small
man with fair appetite to eat up a
whole Texas farm In a week in 4
New York hotel, especially If he
washes 1t down literally.
The legislatures Of some states are
regulating the length Of the sheets
used by hotels. This gives rise to the
hope that the clerk may be regu-
lated little In due time. though no
one has had the nerve to tackle the
job as yet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
The Householder

When I'm away little while.
Things all go wrong at home.
Each crab-grassed lawn-plot
shrieks for me,
Each weed-choked onion reeks for
me,
And every spigot leaks for me,
When I am on the roam.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Day OF knowledge Approaching

II is only about month. now.
till the hopeful candidate with a
book containing list of the names
of those who have promised TO vote
for him can look over that same
list and count how many liars
there are in his township, county
or ward.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
HO T ELS
BY GEORGE FITCH

sist OF a lobby upholstered In mar
Bile, oryx. gold and fiunkeys and
deeoreted at the rear with a member
of some royal family behind regis
ter. The lobby Is surmounted by
about twenty layers Of rooms. each
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

His mother had been reading to
him about Moses and the burning
bush.
Il guess. mother. II must have
been black gum bush, just about
this time Of the year--dont you
think so?"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Dr. Brady all questions pertaining Health
general M be through these not
oH be personally Stamped addressed enrpe is enclosed
Dr. Brady prescribe Ad
letters Wliam Brady Of this
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
This Language OF Ours

81 understand George has gone
back on his job"
"Yes, he did. last week. but he's
gone back on 1t again"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
When The Instalment Is Due

Q. II one makes q contract cifh
another individual for the paymcnt
OF money in iRstdlmenfs or BY icdy
OF interest on loans, isn't Il true
that, in case the insfdiment pay
ments are not met, the entire SUM
becomes due and pdydbIef
A. II IL common to make pro-
vision for contingency Of this char
acter. II a provision is inserted In
the contract which renders the whole
sum due and payable In the event
of default as to an instalment, the
provision will be perfectly legal.
A Photograph As Evidence
0. Please tell me ichether pho
fograph toiH be admitted In evidencc
IN a court for the purpose Of proving
the identity OF q person or a fhingf
A. Photographs are admissible in
evidence. They do not always con.
stitute the best evidence. however,
and in such cases will be admitted
only in the event that the best evil
dence Is not obtainable.
Touched" BY A "Live Wire"
Q. Mdy one oct damages from an
electric light company " he is IN
jnred by coming IN contact with
"iipe" lriref
A. Your question Is too broad and
general 10 be answered specifically.
II may be said. however, that il the
company's negligence was the proxi-
mate or efficient cause of the injury,
and If the injury was not caused
proximately by the individuals own
contributory negligence, he may re-
cover damages.
That Boy, Again!
Q. NJ boy. fifteen yeors old, left
home and remained diodg. although
he did not hare my consent. While
in another torn, he bought some
articles, but did not pay for them.
Am lidJref A. You are not liable.
Defective Stock Cars
0. Where Iiucstock is shipped
from one point to another, isn't the
railroad company liable II its cars
are IN q bad condition.
A. The railroad company should
provide cars that are reasonably safe
and suitable.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Reports of a French ship taking
chances on getaway and an italiah
ship carrying guns indicate there
may be two sides to the story OF the
suhmarine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
GRAY Down To Date

The curfew tolls the knel of parting
day.
The dehorned herd winds slowly
DER the lea.
The milkman runs 10 meet them on
the way.
To swipe q lot of watered milk for
me.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Vbere,s This New AJfalfa Cureq

Mrs. Charles Norman has been
confined TO her room for the past
week. with a severe attack OF stom-
ach trouble and hay fever-James.
town Items In Xcnid Gazette.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The Logan county board OF CON-
missioners has set a good roads pace
for future boards Jack Langston
has builded monument to practical
good road propaganda.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

"The lunch counter" says go. q
the advertisements, @is the cause u
dyspepsia, indigestion, catarfh e
the stomach and heart disease ne
lunch counter seems 10 b getting
over into the cigaretteb TERRITORY.
The women have learned y ehooe
with toIerable accuracy. ~ khon
II comes to driving : nan tho1e
craftsmanship still u dsAc1eaE
II you see too much e hin. =
polite man grows pretty uresemA 1
In making up your list q unimpoe.
tant persons do not omit ~ hapey
bridegroom.
Nothing makes man - lnsonSsloo
to cold as a new suit Of clothes -
q shabby overcoat.
An elderly woman looks upoo 4
telegram as bad newA A ~ r..
garas Il as confirmation Il heg n.
tuition that prince u coming q
lown on the afternoon train % ofn1
owe. Sunday.
buck Kilby. who has had both.
says woman. and "trouble" Ar AZ
nonymous terms. ~ =
In a small community the line q
social cleavage is drawn between,
those who live over the htose- AMI
those aRo have detached houooa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

John Bull ia up against il again
.Orkanized labor threatens TO oppose
the liberal government unless the
compulsory military service bill Is
withdrawn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

With all other methods falling. WHY
rot try a warship 10 carry our rep
resentatives to their posts abroad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The grip epidemic with It's warn
irgs. may not be devoid of blessing.
A New York man has been soaked
st00 for a kiss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

One of the largest English rail
ways is building a firepreef plant in
which to treat all of the lumber used
In cars which will be constructed in
future.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Finnigin Filosofy

Some people is crippled so close
4 tn top av their hats that they
cant ayen limpl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

"What two Kinds OF alcohol are
there. johnny"
"Denatured and d. natured,
teacher"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Most OF the Wilson team seem TO
lie jumping to the outlaws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

4 wan, In the Leader viii sell II
or rent a. DO II now
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The total value of the worlds fish
cry products has been estimated at
si93.i14.S0l.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

= And what II Austria has no facts
10 offers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Brazil is growing rise in increasing
quantities for home consumption
there being a gradual decrease each
year In rice imports
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The Oldest probate Judge In the
country is Judge Nathaniel Hobbs OF
Your County. Maine. who is ~ years
old.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The number OF stars visible In the
largest telescopes has been variousl'
stated 4 few years ago an estimate
of i95 600 .e1n was current Accord
ine to recent estimate by Chapman
and Melotie there are about 2ls0"n B.
h01 stars brighter than the twentieth
magnitude Professor Hale has rec
ertly stated that there Is reason to
hone that A i00.inca telescope would
add nearly l0oOOo00o still fainter
stars. many Of them living beyoni
the boundary OF the universe as az
present known ard within year
or so such telescope viii probably
be IN use at Mount Wilson Obserya-
tory.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

lave The Leader Delivered i5c nn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The Office OF the English Coroner
is one of the Oldest recognized h.
the common law having been men
toned as "coronator' in the rule OF
King Athelstane. in the tenth cen
iury. but his duties no longer include
inouests into the death Of "rorsl
fish" such as the whale and the stur
geon. that function hayirg been rc.
pealed by the Coroner's act OF 1887
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

The average height of the female
Japanese adults is less than five feet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

people In your district feel that the
less fresh 'sir a schoolci.ild has tho
better Tor the saxFale!
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
QUESTIONS AND ANswTRs

better Tor Tie iAxfateI
QUESTIONS AND ANswTRs
Antitosin
rs there any danger OF rHfoirdrf
ccfioa from dose OF diphfherid
dniilorin administered 10 person
teho has been previously injected
scifh iookjaio aHfiioria laooat year
prcrtouslylf
Ansircr-Yes. Once injected with
horse serum the individual may be
"sensitized." and suffer severely
from hives or erythema or asthmatic
symptoms (called anaphylactic
shock) II given more horse serum
weeks or months later. But In such
ease the doctor may inject few
drops as test. aud II no unpleasant
reaction follows inside OF two hours
a full dose may be safely admin
istered.
.r4 A Cough Medicine
" not asking TOO mach. ,ciil you
please repeat the formula yon
printed some time ago for an old
fashioned cough medicinef
Ansper--It was something like
this:
Citrate of soda. ......... ] ounce
Licorice powder ........ Y ounce
Flaxsecd meal .......... , ounces
Clycerin ............... ounces
Chloroform ............. X ounce
Water. =. enough TO make one quart
First boil the ilaxseed in thcswater.
stirring II in gradually. While 1t
is cooling add the citrate. then the
licorlce and glycerin. After II is
cold add the chloroform. Shake oc-
casionally through the day. Keep
tightly covered. Next day strain
through muslin. The two-hour dose
Is. teaspoonful for child. teaspoon
full for adult.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

English military officers have long
been noted FOR their smart uniforms
There seems 10 be 70 lack OF money
e pay for such equipments, judging
IRON recent advertisements Of ey-
ncnsise acounlrenents In some OF the
London papers One of these calls
attention TO cavalry boots which are
nficed al Si shillings a pair. or some
thmg over SEQ They are said to be
hJnt by hand to withstand the diI
feient conditions prevalent at the
'front.' t.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11

Egypt has more than 1900 miles Of
railways.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-11
Peoples Legal Friend
Homestead Laws Vary

Homestead Laws Vary
Q. Is the Homestead erempft0N
lao the same all 0per the covntrye
A. No.
A Railroad Company's Duty
Q. Isn't Il the duty Of q railroad
company TO protect its posseRgers
from iasaHf A. Yes.
Mr.. Branson will be glad to answer al
questions II your question Is OF general
interest 1t viii be answered through thees
columns II not II will be answered pr.
sonally II stamped. addressed envelope Il
enclosed. Address all letters " y +
Branson. care Of this newspaper.