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THE CANUTE LEADER.
CANUTE, WASHITA COUNTY, 0. T., JUNE 13, 1907.
Vol. 1. No. ig
T. A, SdfWiaOl.VNTPF., Pws.rv.
C. St. Be IDEM a N t'KU-V it 0 1 'res.
L, II. SrilEiDKMa ntkl, Cashier.
F. T. Smatj.wood, Assistant Cuslhcr.
W.R. Schkiukmaxtjsi* Assistant Cashier.
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Canute, Oklahoma.
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THE CANUTE LEADER.
Published Every Thursday.
Subscription rates $1 per year; 50c
for mx months: 2oc for three months.
J. S. DICKSON, : : EDITOR.
TO APPLY CHRISTIANITY.
Reginald John Campbell, an
English preacher, lias aroused
remarkable interest in a some-
what blase world by starting a
movement that is of far-reaching
importance. It is a more a moral
and spiritual than a theological
movement.
This man, who is recognized as
neither demagogue nor charla-
tan, as an earnest minister of the
gospel professes a profound faith
in science—professes beliefs that
in another age would have caused
him to be burned at the stake.
Rev. Campbell declares this
movement is a religious quicken-
ing. a rising spontaneously in
every church in Christendom that
will sooner or later cull the whole
civilized world back to God. It
will, he asserts, put an end to
the alienation from religion of
the muses on tin one hand, and
of the intellectual classes on the
other. It is the gospel of the
kingdom of God.
Attuning religion to science,
he asserts that science is only
the mind trying to understand
the universe, and religion is the
soul's response to the universe;
that the universe explored by
science is, after all, the very
universe which calls the soul to
prayer.
Tnis man has startled his fe!
lows by announcing: "The
church has nothing to do with
getting men into heaven; its real
work is to get heaven into this
everyday world. Too long luis
the church been trying to save
men from suffering in the world
to come; too little it has con
corned itself with the great suf
fering in this world.''
Tliere is in this utterance a
keynote for future endeavor and
an explanation of a separation of
the church from the mass that
has been very apparent for many
years*. This man sees the real
preaching of the kingdom cf God
in social reformation in progress
throughout the world, " when
men get up in the United States
congress, in the English parlia
ment, in the legislatures of the
world, and discuss and plead the
ramteof the poor, the betterment
of the unemployed, the sanitary
h"'i ing of the masses and tlie
pensioning of the aged."
It is not stninge that, with
thoughts along this line, the Qer
Campbell should call for a con-
ference of the churches, a sink-
ing of the creeds, and the liberal
discussion of common aims, which
hedeclares with truth are exactly
the questions discussed in the
legislature, at meetings.of social
reformers, by press, pulpit and
pu blic. —Oklahoman.
Oklahoma Marriages Illegal,
That, under the federal statutes,
which govern directly in Oklahoma
and all other territories of the United
States, no le/al proof exists of any
marriage ceremony heretofore per-
formed in this territory, is the state-
ment made by Judge John Kmhry,
United States attorney for Oklahoma,
who, in searching' the statutes for other
matters, discovered the fact tliat the
o mgressional act passed in 1887, for
th j purpose ot compelling the Mormons
in Utah to tile marriage certificates,
applies also to all territories, includ-
ing Oklahoma, suid that citizens here,
in marrying, are just as liable under
that act as were the Mormon*. In
fact, every man aad woman married
in Oklanoina during the past 18 years,
with possibly no exceptions, and the
person who performed the ceremony,
no matter what his calling, are liable
to serve a two-years' term in the fed-
eral penitentiary or to pay a lane of
$1,000, or both, for violations of this
act. It was made strict in order to
prevent polygamy as practiced among
the Mormons.
The statute provides that, following
a marriage ceremony, a certificate must
b' prepared by. the person officiating,
a .id that this person, as well as the
contracting parties, mu>t sign such
c r ilicate, which must be immediately
filed with the probate court for record,
and that nothing else is accepted under
the statute as prima facie evidence tliat
any marriage ceremony was per-
formed.
Judge Emliry. say s tlie importance of
this statute would arise in court when
suits were iu progress regarding the
legitimacy of children, the inheritance
of property, and :n proving up horn-
stead titles. * In fact, while it might be
far-fetched, yet under tiiis statute tiny
deed to land held by jiersons married
in Oklahoma might lk' attacked in the
courts on the ground that nothing ex-
ists to prove tlie marriage of tl o par-
ties. When tho non-compliance with
the statute in Oklahoma does not annul
marriages it removes any proof of
such marriages.
29 Dead, 40 Hurt by a Storm
Saturday Night.
Chicago, June S. -Twenty-nine dead
ami 40 persons injured con-, ti tote the
list of casualties resulting from si: >r;ns
of tornado severity which swept over
■Southern Illinois and Indian., and
< 'eutral Kentucky last night.
Gradyville, Kv.. was the worst sr.f-
erer. A cloud buret deluged that vil-
' age of 175 people shortly afie.-cid-
i.ifht, and 21 j> r-oas wire drosued.
At New Miiuien. 111., l tornado kill-
ed live people aad Injured lulf a dozen
others.
At York. III., on tlie Wabash river,
throe persons were, killed and 3o in-
jured.
At Dnquoin. 111., many houses were
b.onn down aul focr persons injured.
Pity for Sister Makes Girl Slay.
The coroner's verdict in the case of
the two girls found dead in a creek
at Cotton Hill, near Springfield, 111,,
was that Cora Leaderbrand, aged 17,
murdered her sistorCarrie, aged 7, and
after throwing her body into the creak
committed suicide, both girls meeting
death by pistol wo.mds in their right
temples.
It was a carefully planned crime, in-
spired by pity for tho younger sister,
who was sadly afflicted, and aggra-
vated by the elder sister's despond-
ency. The two girls were daughters
of Joseph Leaderbrand, a, well known
farmer.
To make certain of death the older
girl had evidently arranged a triple
means of accomplishing the end. The
i three methods of death were by drown-
ing, by revolver and by poison. In
' the grass near where the bodies were
; found was a little bottle which had
I contained cyanide of mercury. Whether
the elder girl compelled the younger
1 sister to swallow poison before she
i shot her is not known.
The older sister has been displaying
! signs of despondency for some time.
! She entertained much sympathy for
her little sister, whose back was-dis-
figured by spinal trouble. Her tongue
| was also affected and she talked with
i difficulty. Cora, the older, was very
: strong, robust, and enjoyed the best
t of health.
On the day of the tragedy tho older
1 sister told Carrie to bid her father
j good-bye, and to tell him they were
going out to gather greens. ('arrie
, kissed her father good-bye and said
"I'll hurry home, papa."
The two girls then left, walking to-
j wards the creek, which is but a short
' distance from the house. The older
sister evidently led the 7-year-old girl
! to a grassy spot about half a mile
. down the creek. Cora is believed then
U> have overpowered the little sist-r,
i held a revolver close to her right tem-
I pie and fired. She iheu walked to a
deep hole in tlie creek SO fet t from
; where tho murder was committed, aud
1 threw the body into the water.
i The father summoned three neigh-
i bors to assist him in finding the girls.
1 The men waded into the creek and with
I the aid of lanterns discovered the
I bodies of the two girls. So frantic
was the father that he plunged into
I the water and was himself nearly
drowned.
Spain's Royal Baby.
Although Queen Victoria of Spain
' luis conceded the actual nourishment
I of the future king of Spain to a Spanish
nurse, she is determined that iu all
appertaining to the child's bringing
up, the hygiene and infantile instruc-
tion, shall be distinctively Fngli h;
' a-id the nurse, Alice Mary Kvans, is
! #n En;?lhh woman. She is also a
! staunch < atholic, and owes her aj>-
pointment lar/eiy to the fac* that she
i-ecelved her education at li'e Wolver-
i hautpton < on vent.
When it ra< decided last autumn
that an Knglish nurse should I* en-
gaged. a lady in high position and
. also high in the counsels of Friweu
Henry of BaUor.berg applied to C.e
sisters at Wolverhampton for the po>
• sition, and tlie sisters at one*, thought
of Miss Evans. Shs i' -.mall of statu rv.
but site has that self-reliance which
will stand l*r in good stead in the
Spanish capital. She is an o.phan
RESULTS OF PidMARY.
Below wo give the returns of tlie
votes of Washita county received up
to the time we go to-press:
Fort fioyicHNou.
Cruce, 420
Haskell
Doyle
FUIt U. \. S KM A T( lit.
Hoffman.
Nagle..
Turner..
for district .ujock.
Edwards..
Morell
Tolbert
for representative.
Loveall.
Oury
Reeves...
Smith...
for (.ijiitk of Court.
Austin.
Holding.
< 'oker
Higsbets.
502
121
710
m
237 '
s14
853;
54(1'
458 I
250:
229
f< >r s fjper; ntknden '1
Hubbard r.37
Wallace" _ 482
McAllister.. 4711
Today's Oklahoma City paper says
Cruce was only 00 votes ahead of Has-
kell. and that there were 20 counties
not yet heard fi om-
Wpiling to tho I^ondon Mail a Mar-
seilles correspondent tells of crimes of
the hooligans. A woman on her way
home was suddenly approached bv a
stranger and asked to hand over bar
{.'old ear-rings. She started back in
alanr, and a minute later screamed
and fell screaming' to the pavement.
When she was picked np by a police-
man it was found that, the lobe of her
left ear had b-en Cutoff, and the ear-
ring with it. Another woman, wearing I
a pair of pearl ear-rings, was accosted i
by a well dressed man iu a quiet street
and asked to give them lip. She offer-
ed resistance and screamed. In ail in-
stant her left ear was cut entirely off
and he thief ran away with the tar.
Another woman lost both ears. One
result of the crimes is that the women
of Marseilles have begun to discard ]
ear-rings altogether.
A little 4-year-old girl was killed by
a Royal Bengal tiger at Twin Falls,
Idaho, on tlie 4tli intw,, which eiWajied
from its case during the performance
of a circus there. Tlie mother of the
child, who was knocked down and
badly shaken by the tiger, was over-
come with grioi and the shock, of her
experience.
The statement of a < 'leveland park
officer that "hogging is tlx.- p-rsuit of
happiness" isn little t"i mild. Wbst's
th? matter with its btiug the capture?
May Irwin, who has been married
onh a !ew days, says a woman is hap-
piest with a young husband. Twelve
months he-'<e May's op Mm sm may
have departed—with her young hus-
band.
A leading tobacco dealer says there
is uo money is i-ctT.t cigars. Many
smoker* *ay im-iY is no in
tliein either. But thcfQ is a heavy
trade in tlln.
For EkIiibjc—A nearlv level ti "fet
laud farm of 1NU acres, three and a
half miles from Foss, to exchange for
farm n*ar Catholic church. For par,
. lu-uiar* see How?. Ik' land
A Large Peach Orchard.
The, test 20 acres of what promises
to be tho largest peach orchard In the
world have just been planted at I'holan
Falls, Wash., a steamboat landing on
the Columbia river, about .'10 miles
above Wenatcbee. The orchard, when
all planted, will contain 2,000 acres of
poach U'eus. Besides the lives tlrai
wore set out a ton of peach seeds were
planted.
The planting and care of the large
orchard are in charge of A. Van Hol-
dei'beke, who is associated with L.
McClean in the enterprise. Mr. Mc-
Ijean, who is now a Spokane capitalist
and promoter, homesteaded Hit) acres
of tho land several years ago.
Referring to the undertaking,. Mr.
Van Holderlieke said : "We expect to
begin laying the pipe next week which
will carry water to the trees already
planted. This will bo six inches ti
diameter and a mile and a milo and a
half long. The orchard will lie irri-
gated by water from springs situated
above the land. The side hills arc to
be set out in grape*. There will be
503 acres In this fruit. Terraces will
bo made and the grtqics will be set
along tlie terraces."
A story Is told of a Cherokee woman
who married six times and ha* never
gotten out of tho animal lln?. When
girl she was known as Mollle Pan-
ther. She married an Indian named
Coon, and when that fellow was t."ins-
formed to the happy hunting grounds
she soon became Mrs. Fox. This cun-
ning fellow soon entered the lost chase,
and the widow married a mild, placid
man by the nam - of Mule, who never
had any fcick coming till he was har-
nessed up to draw his load across the
great divide. After a jieroid of mourn-
ing this much married woman again
entered tlie realms of matrimonial bliss
and became Mrs. Wolt, but bis scalf
was soon sent to the great father with
his remains, and she became the wife
of a man named Tiger, and when Mr.
Tijfer changed lies stripes for z pretty
white robe in tlie -great beyond the
widow became Mrs. Hogg. It is said
despite the fact that this remarkable
woman has lived with all the beasts
of the field, she is a woman of r lined
instincts, a good wife and mother, and
in her present surroundic£S her home
is as clean as a pin. Bixby Journal.
Character Told by Walking.
According to the Paris Gaulois,
character may be told by the manner
of one's walking. It says thvru are
four manners of walking.
There are tlie quick, tiny steps taken
by superficial people, by |iessiinists,
by intellectual people and by frivolous
women; tiie «tlow aud deltbei ate walk
taken by simple and serene souls,
which marks lite mind tlut deliberate*
auu calculates; aud the 1;
strides which denote the
of enterprise, ami
themselves, lake do
straight, aud strike ti
heel: th* sly, tl>' tm
diplomatic pen*>n v
uous surve; tlie disci
Diet and Beauty.
I As wd gel older we learn that the old
| common saying that "you cannot have
■ your cake and eat it" embraces a vast
deal of truth. If you litid that the
..pleasures of the table are really allur-
1 ingf ten chances to one yen will have
I to sacrifice your appearance.
A rnbifwnd visage and fat figure too
often betray self-Indulgence in the good
things of the table. Self-der.ial goes
hand in hand with beauty culture; you
must take trouble, give up time and
consider what is good for you. There j
is a famous physician who in the pres-
ent day is furnishing a code which tells
exactly what tho iniddle-ag'^d may eat
| and avoid in order to renew their
I youth. Doctors' are very apt at once
I to stop you from eating sugar and fst, J
I and there is a perfect craze just now |
; for avoiding alcohol.
This is all very well; but people who
' are approaching 70must not too rushy 1
change thair "todeof living, and whis-
key and light wines in some cases*pro-
mote digestion. Overeatfng is bad at
all times, but young people wantgen-
tous diet while the framework of the
body fs being formed. After .'!0 we eat j
to preserve the body, up to 25 we are '
'helping to make our tissues. It is!
, always a mistake to sat too much late j
at night.
There is not one person in a thou-
i sand who can contfnually eat rich
things without spoiling skin and com-
plexion. There is mora illness from
over-eating than over-drinking, but if j
we do not eat enough we shorten our ]
| lives. It is a great mistake lo always
eat the same sort of food. That is why !
it often dots one good for a time to <
spend a few dstys with a friend who j
has a first-rate chef and eat his good j
; plats, returning home all the better for,
them, though the probability is that if1
we indulged in thera too long they |
would do us harm.
A furious mob recently attacked a j
| tent in which tlie Holiness congrega-'
j lion at Seaford, Del , was holding a
meeting, and bombarded the worship-
I ers with stale egjfs and stones. Iter. 1
Milton lirantz halted his sermon ab-
ruptly and ded for his life, a nun her,
, of the assailants pursuing lura. Rev.
. Georjfe 1). Phillips, another pastor,
was captured and commanded to run.'
His captors hurled sticks und stone-
afl ;r hiin, and he was somewhat in-1
' jured about the face and body. Con-
siderablf excitement had been caused
there by the preaching of Rev. Urantz.
{ who bitterly denounced local society
and ministers of other churches.
! Tlie hpdy of Dr. Casey lies in Ids
home at Little Falls, N. Y.. pursuant
to his request that his burial should
1 not lake place until decomposition set I
in. lie also requested that no eiubalm-
img fiuiti l* uaed.
A MERE MATTER OF MONEY.
"Two hundred dollars, please."
Tho Now York drawing-room wa
crowded with a fashionable throng,
on tho eve of departure. The hostess,
standing near the doorway, addressed
her remark ta a quiet, innocent-look-
ing lady who was about to pass
through, anjt who now viewed her
with astonishment.
"Two h-tindred dollars I" she «•
claimed. 1'What for?"
"That Is your loss at bridge for th
evening," said the hostess.
"But," exclaimed her guest, " I*had
no Idea that we were playlns for
money. Why, I wouldn't do such fc
thing. What can you mean?"
"You don't suppose Tor an instant,"
said the hostess haughtily, "that wo
were playing for our health, do you?
It is the usual thing."
"But I haven't got the money with
me."
"Then you can send me a check--*
at oncc."
The guest, her sense of justice fully
aroused by the Imposition practiced,
upon her, drew herself up proudly.
"I am, as you know, not long a res-
ident hore," she observed. "It seema
to me nothing short of robbery. Sup-
pose I refuse to pay this money?"
The hostess shrugged her shoulder*
meaningly.
"If you do," she replied with a fine,
cutting contempt, "there Is no hop®
for ynu. From tills time forward you
will cease to be an honored and re-
spected member of our sacred circle."
-Judge.
Animated Poem.
"I don't see the editor," said tha
;aller to the editorial rooms.
"No," grinned the copy boy. "Ho
took a poem yesterday and hasn't
showed un since."
mats strange. Was It a Ions
poem?"
"Oh, about five feet four. Maybe
Wye ceen her writing tho woman's*
column at the third desk. They'v*
tone on their honeymoon. I guess."—
Hit Collsajue* Too Good.
A ner.ibsr of puvUa-.ient o. New
3outh Wales, P. H. Suiliran, recently
resigned his seat. Buying of his
brother legislators; "They are all
getting ico good for me. 1 am a sin
tier. ! drlr.k, i smoke, I swear and t
lict; and if l were to remain hi the
houso any longer they would proba-
bly convert r.:e" The New South
Wares parliament has been busily en-
gaged cf late la pacing drastic nseas-
ares to refoim.tUf morals and maa-
uers ot the community.
, quit'
ent an
Mrs. lie;
Mrs. Char
na Keep and her mother.
* KapiliO*. left last week
vi«i vilkK'iti
sly to your fattier
neal an«l make bitt
World's Largest Islands.
Australia is now uniformly classed
ss a continent. Madagascar is now
ranked as fourth in size anions? tie
rreat islands. Greenland comes first
with an area of 160,000 square miles;
next follows New Guinea with 313,-
000. (Borneo with 'SO.OOO and then
Madagascar with j::i).tH)t). These fig-
ures are all approximate, for
su;«eya are yet lacking. Great lki.a't%
has an area of no more than 8&.094
square miles.
jchwiic
drags th
shile the nonchalant* strut, and the
limit! ones cling to the wall side.
Jest notice the walk of your friends
Yes. dear; hut 1 'm
ent is paying «1T0 ach
es and 1211 for those
Relics of Days Leng Past.
A sVu I considered « a number of
th-> British A re h enloglca! assocMtta*
In be aneieet British, and a pre-Komaa
burial urn hare just been dug wp la
Kent 3treet. South wark Kngtaad. U
was barled at a considerable de*tH.
Other finds at the same spot dor:a*
the present excavations inclwte cvna
of Nero, Tiberius and Vesv-asiaa. *nd
nearer the sar'ace. "ahVy money"
sod ci'.as and tokens or the dluut
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