The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 78, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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THE KEAMN IHfTHRia 0KEAH0MA THURSDAY MARCH 16 1903.
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THE leader
Leslie a Nlblack Editor.
tMHElt OP TUB ASSOCIATED PnKSBl
rubiuked Ually txcew Snnday by the confused
LtaflCrCotrmanr-
verb cqvIi posdlbly also bemused 'n one Is able to pronounce . the word
this instance but It would Imply that "moo" If such a word thbre be al-
tho writer thought of tho mojnbers of ways Imagines tat this Is a sign of
J. P. Morgan & Co. as Individuals." vast Intellect. We do not recall a
Wo must confess that we are a bit sraglo Instance In fact of an. Infant
by these ropllos. Wo aw between 12 and 18 months old which
not quite sure at the present moment was not a gOnlurln tho estimation of
whether we "are" or "Is'V Evorybody at least one of its parents and all of
Bpeaks of "tho editor' as a' singular Its- maid ori .mints. Some scientific
noun and somotlm" thoy oven speak "knee-jerk slwllar to that employed
of him aa a singular pprson; yet the In tho tost for "paranoia' must be de-
editor always usos tho plural "we" vised before tho existence Of Undoubt
tTaM In n. nnnmnltf ttvr mtr TCjtplfaVl Prl twntllR In n ptlllrl 'can hn rtnfjtrmtn.
wiseacres to puzulo thalr wits "over: ' ed "with accuracy. '
sijTho editor "Is" but the editorial "we" Tho subject Is Represent sotjiow.hat
"aro". beclouded. It requires further Inveetl-
Thoae ltttlo questions tflll no doubt gatlon. We hosltato to say It but wo
be settled some day. Confidentially doubt If an unfailing method wAl ever
we are In favor of using 'ars' arjjjeljscoverod for determining the
the name of a firm; althottglrourifo- preanco of genius as a Ohemlst
altln In this mnltor mnv lift n lilt nlil Wfllilil ilntnrmlnn tlin tir(irnliA tit wv
verb for sucn nouns as wwp"' 'htort and has been shaken somNdUira In a compound under ailalysts
HJBSCMirTlOW nTEl A1LT
Pne month -leiuered tpt cut- W
One tnont'd dj mall . ... .. JO
T&ree moTitba..- - . I W
Bls mwi;b . .. J oo
One y tar la advance . .. 5 W
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Thursday. 'Marcus; iffosr
WHEN IT "IS" AND
WHEN THEY "ARE-
Students of correct KnftlUh iuvo
noted with amaaenietit ed .'in 'lit
gi owing tendency U ii l
"J P. Morgan & Co.." etc
way It "J. P. Morgan & Co. are going
to move liito their new offices." Tho
new stylo students Inform us "J P.
Morgan & Co. IS going to move."
The agitations has reached such n
point that the editor of an enterpris-
ing eastern newspaper addressed in-
quiries to those fountain hendB of cor-
rect English tho Instructors in Har-
vard Columbia Johns Hopkins The
following question was submlttod:
"Please Inform mo whether this sen-
tence Is correot: M. P. Morgan r&
Co.. is going to movo April 1.' Cnn J.
mUnt I ttiA & Aitl)intti tltn (lb. "Urn Id afimnthtnt nf n inltam oi.l it
clslon to tho effect that "the United Is not easy to pick tho winners."
States Is." nut we are Inclined to ' Wo think that tho New York TrI-'
j think with the Harvard oracle that buno takes a sane view of this subject '
there are times when the United when It suggests that what Is moi
States "are" and other occasions rtwded today perhaps Is tho cultlva-
;when the unlfod States "is". Tho lion among people or inuuonce of n
United States "were" at war among spirit of largor tolerance toward new
thomsolvos. The United States "Is" Idoas in art science religion and oth-
'at peace and In unity. Perhaps If tho fir noblo sphoros of activity
experts Insist upon It wo may -extend "Tho srfonor One rocognlzas the pot-
1 this principle not only to firms com- slblllty of enormous advances upon
morclal but to firms matrimonial. Wo. tho civilization of today" sayi the
may say so long as domestic harpiony Trlbuno "tho more ready ho will bo
inlnnH niiitKAnifi 4 tint t n on A "f ra In Intiil n linrwl tr nnvliftflw Ti1tr ttiAtt
P. Morgan & Co be called a co loctivo mcharA nm ... BOlng t0 gvo an on. slBna of yxCOpllonia abty wllhout
tertalnment. Uut that If clouds and waiting to see If he Is a true gonlus.
dlssonltons nppoar betwoon Uianl) then If tho adoption of this policy bo suf-
It Is rumored that Mr. and Mrs. Ittch- flclontly widespread It ought to reat.li
ard Hoo "are" not particularly fond or tho men whom Dr. Lodgo has In view "
each other. So ovon tho smallest j Seriously we believe that Dr. Lodge
verbs may bo very oxpresslve Indee-' Is working In tho rlgttt direction. His
All Of which toaohos us that wo should theorlos may have practical dlfflcul-
be careful not to use tho plural In tho ties a"d may therefore offor a fair
wronk iJ.o lost what we say should field for more or less pleasantry. But
he tjitfuglit singular. thoro Is no doubt of tho fact that In
" tho propor encouragemont of ability
A PENSION FOR GENIUSES. lies a great field for tho activities of
Over In England people aro very thoso Institutions and' those lndlvldn-
much interested in a suggestion made als to whom the development of the
by Sir Oliver Lodge who says that a race Is an occupation and a reopens!-
way should bo found whereby budding blllty. Enllghtnumt after all comes
Bonlusos may be discovered at an through geniuses. And geniuses have
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WALL PAPER
For less than Chicago prides
Call and see what we can Go for you. Now is the time to clean
np for spring is here. 1 have the prices and goods. The finest
line of stationary box paper tablets and every thing'.in the
line that Was ever shown in Guthrie
Drugs Paints and Oils
The Old Reliable Drug Store
Renfro
Prescriptions compounded with
fresh drugs a specialty Opposite P.
O.
Drug Co.
206 w. Oklahoma Ave.
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noun? when Is the singular vorb to bo
used and whon tho plural verb?" I
Johns Hopkins university ropliod as
follows:
"Both forms aro correct. If you uso
JJ P Morgan &'Co. as-oqulvalont to
'the firm Moing '" bUBlnoss undbV tho
fityle of J. P. Morgan & Co. It Ib a
singular noun.
"If you Ifave ( In mind tho avornl
persons cptnpos'lnj; tiio firm II Is plur-
1. ' ' " j
"in such n phrase nB 'J. Smith & 1
Co. is one of the strongest houses in
the trade' tho singular wou'd bo pos-1
itively indicated.
"On tho olhtfr hand J Smith & Co. '
are as honornblo men as you cnn find 1 early ago and brought up at the gov- boen hithorto the worst paid of all
anywhoro" should bo plural." 'ernment's expense under social jaro mankind. If this movement does' not
Harvan replies In language Blmilar and training. He affirms that gonlus- nioro than to bring down n fow long
ob of tho first water should be early haired martyrs to the world's unkli.d-
froed from tho euros and burdens or nosa from tho ninth floor to tho fifth
life and Instoad of being thrust upon we bollovo that Its originators and ad-
Tho Cambridgo ora- j tho cold world whoro thoy are ob- vacates will find themsolvos fully re-
' HBQl1 to make a living thoyshould bo paid.
tenderly nurtured sothat their pe-
cnliar faculties may bo developed un-
collective noun good use so far as hampered by hard conditions of life. Beware of ointments for Catarrh that
1 cnn tnilcpr Ir whnllv on tho side of Tho suircestlon BCi-ms to us an ad- Contain Mercury.
n nlnrnl vnrli fni mirh n. rnmhlnntion. I miraliln ono. Tho humnn rno never as mercury will- surely destroy ftl e
The' question whon to use a plural 'moves on masso. It always follows sense of smell and completely derange
verb Is with such a subect. delicate j some file loador. The world's advance- tho wholo system wnen entering It
'The committee are of ' mont Is measured by its Koniuscs. tnrougn tno mucous sunaces. bucn
you would Receive Mail on Rural Routes
You Must Have a -: :
MAIL BOX.
LEADER is sole agent for the U. S. Mkil Box.
Approved by the Postmaster General.
A Vu
to thdl' jirfdtt bWoljqUoJ((o Mauprat
In Billwers well known play "By
what new court grammar havo you bo-
come a plural
clo says:
"Whatever logic there may bo In
calling 'J. P. Morgan & Company' n
"Vo may say
ono mini)' whon we think of ho mom- Without gieat namos thoro would articles should never De used except
ters individually as" (Smlng' to 5tndIllnvo been no groat profeHs. Fro- on prescriptions from reputable phy-
Bame conclusion; wo may say 'Tho miontly too. thoso loaders have hod slclans as tho damage thoy will do is
committee Is of tho same opinion." to struggle with thoir own burdens be- 'on "" i" ""- euou you tun poasiu.j
ttimn wn think of the commltttfo as a fore thov could "boar tho world's derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure
unlf and nothing elso. SImllnrly thero
aro occasions for saying "The United
Stales aro and occasions for saying
The T.nitod States Is." "
Columbia simply replies "Yes" to
tho question. "Is the sentence 'J. P.
Morgan St Co. is noing to move' cor-
rect?" The .instructor of English at
that unfvorslty saya further
to tho question "When Is a
verb to -bo used and when the plural
Terb?V '
"When tho cuboct Is or Is consider-
ed as ono porson or thing" or collect-
ive of persons or things tho plural
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weight ns a shield." Michael Angolos manuiaciurou Dy . j. unoney anq vo.
without' canvas or colors "muto in- Toledo Oo. contains no morcury and
glorious Miltons" Shakospoares im- "s takon Internally acting directly un-
prisonad In counting houses htrve-been on -h blood altl Juucoua surfaces of
actors In the world's unwritten trng- U system. In buying Hall's Catarrh
xlle. If such a system could be de- Cure bo suro you get tho genuine. It
Mswl-a sort of Infallible touchstone 13 taken Internally and made in Toledo
whereby genlUHtw might be dicover- -!. oy r. j. uuenoy anu o. xp-.
Price $2 2 with name 2 1.
Call at Leader Office and examine these flail Boxes.
replying ed as gold with a divining rod in th
singular
price 75c per
ttmonials free.
t . .. . . .
anclei t fables the benefit to man- I(l Dy uruggjsis
kind would be groat. But Herein lies bottle.
i he difficulty. It would be hard to "'a Famllj Pills aro tho best.
tell at what ago tho sure signs of gen-.
itis would show themselves. Tho fond I
mother when alio finds that 'her llltlo
Mayor Hayes turned his attention to
finding first class men or exceptional
fitnops and integrity to fill the various
city offices. Although a Democrat
himself he selected for city engineer
a Republican who was the engineer for
ono of the largest railway systems in
this country.. Under the skillful work
of this engineer with the various
branches of tho government placed
beyond tho reach of tho boodlor and
brlbor the regeneration of Baltimore
has boen accomplished In four years.
Having placlja tho 'government of
tho city on a business basis Mayor
Hayos found tho loading men of the
country ready to advise and assist
hlnr ot all theso reforms havo come
.peacefully. The four years havo been
filled with turbulence. But tho re
sult are such as to Invite the atten
tion of municipal officials and friends
bt good government everywhere.
CITY WITHOUT "GRAFT."
Fifty Years the Standard
Mayor Hayes Tells of the Fruits
Baltimore's New Charter.
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i tftPahllo curiosity will bo excited diyj
jtho caption "A City Without GrafL"
v. which heads an article in tho Snturqay
Mvonmg I'ost. to say mat a cityjiB
."without gTaft" would moan that ltjis
honestly run on a buslhess basis the
same as any large Industrial corpora-
tion and this Is the claim made for Qe
city of Balllmoro by Mayor ThoraasJO.
.. Jlayae la the article in the Post. &s
mt. Haynee drew up tho new charter
' under which Baltimore has ben ryt-
ufcl from tits misrule of "grafieB"
and boodlers and has been mayor dur-
ing the period of Its redemption haps
wall qualified to tell how the regen-
eration of the municipal government
was accomplished. K
BAKING
POWDIR
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
Highest Tests U. S. Gov't Chemists
PBICE BAKING PCWDER CO CHICAGO.
Foley's Honey and Tar.
Qures coughs and colds.
Cures bronchitis and asthma.
Cures croup and whooping cough.
Curos hoarsoness and bronchial
troubles.
Cuxfis pneumonia and la grippe.
J. N. Wallace.
Thrpugh free reclining chair cars
from Texan Jndimi and Oklahoma
Territories to Memphis. Unon station
connections no transfer. Low holl.
day rates by the "Rock Island Sys.
tcm" Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf R.
R. Ask your ticket agent for full In.
formation.
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NEW YORK RACKET
115 Wfc&T HAKKI50N AVE.
Saves You Money on Every Purchase
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At New York Racket at Prices
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SAVES YOU MONEY.
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Personally couaucted weekly excur.
ilon cars leave Memphis every Tuvss.
lay for California via the Choctaw
Rock Island System and So. Pac. Ry.
nd for Portland Oregon every
Thundny "via Choctaw Union P
Route.
In devising a new charter. Mr. A Remarkable Case.
Hayes who was an experienced lawbr Ono of the most remarkable cases
'and not a politician conceived two of a cold doep-soated on the lungs
nnrltol necessities for a purely business causing pnoumonla is that of Mrs
government. These ho met by crk Gortrude E. Fonner Marion Ind. who
tng a board of awards which took frfon vas entirely cured by the use of One
the different departments tho control MInuto Cough Cure. She says: "Tho
of all contracts and tho purchase raf coughing and straining so weakened
all mativlal. the bids being broad and rao that I run down I weleht from 148
onett as possible and the board of pa to 29 po2unds. I tried a number of
i timntfs which took away from (he remedies to no avail until I used One
jelty council the right to make indls- Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of
I away franchise. Thjere Is a maxl-tiroly of the cough strengthened my
i mum amount wulch the ntv c.imwll j lungs and restored mo to my normal
jma approprifttw and no raui or weight health and strength."
privilege io uso the streets oan be' J. N. Wallace.
mnd." ev'f it upon theso ti "-'lis and eon- '
M'ims iuik npI ! ti'c i.M-ri m $p Sav your maney and got o;m.4lt
i tUory. i ! a new sitU. Don't t'ak much. W$b
With these vital provisions curl TalIorin-Co.
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Economy Grocery
3 One week betrinning April 1 5 per cent of our cash
J voting sales will be given to the church securing the
fa greatest number of votes each vote to be accompanied by
S50co!nt purchase of anything in our line. During this con
test regular prices and prompt service are guaranteed.
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S Our Specialties a.ro
S Globe Flour Faust Blend Coffee
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and the appetizing breakfast foods
Blanco-Cero
Nothing to equal them on the market
vince you. Remember the place.
A trial will con-
Economj Grocery
S. W. SCHMIDT Prop. 210 E. Oklahoma ave.
-opakEjrjr.ijsirjrj.iBjr..'.rjr.rai'jrj
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Thi3 Will Interest Mothers.
Mother Gray's Sweet I'owdors for
Children Cure Fevorlshuoai Bad
Storaaeh Teething Dleordars Break
up Colds move and regulate the
Bowls and DoBtroy Worms. They
never fall. Over 30000 testimonials.
At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed
FREE. Address Allen S.
Roy N. Y.
Olmsted Lo
Colonel J. W.
from Lawton.
Hawhin9 is In the ci'y
Mrs. Nell Lows of Chjoago is a gust
at the Astor today.
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 78, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1903, newspaper, March 19, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc72009/m1/4/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.