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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

his services naturally reverted 10 the
senate, and particularly to Rome. but
II is not strange that a woman OF
Zenobia's character should desire 10 re-
tain her grasp upon the sceptre, anu
she Immediately occupied the vacant
throne, proclaiming herself regent our
ing the minority of her sons, and as
Stunning the ambitious title or queen
of the East" Her authority was by no
means unquestioned, but she defeated
Roman general who was sent against
her, obliging BIN to retreat with the
loss of his army and his reputation.
The Emperor Claudius was engaged IN
a struggle with the Goths, and was
for time content to leave Nhe scepter
in her hands. So for five years she
reigned wisely and well, addinsA to her
domains in Syria, Asia Minor and, nes
opotamia, the country of her ancestors,
Egypt.
But Claudius, having gone the COM
mon way of serfs and kings, was sue
ceeded by Aurelian, who, after having
brought to successful termination the
NAiilpeilSA dSdlhbI lhC 1Ohho, III" buA II
ed his attention to the East. Advanc-
ing his victorious legions, after over
coming Zenobia in two pitched battles,
he surrounded the city of Palmyra,
where the Queen of the East had made
her last stand, and prepared TO reduce
1t by siege. Zenobia placed her reliance
upon succor from without, and the hope
that Aurelian's army would be driven
to raise the siege through lack of pro-
visions but both hopes proving vain,
she finally betook herself to flight, was
overtaken on the banks of the Euphra-
ties by Aurelian's light horse, and
taken back captive to the emperor. The
city soon capitulated, and Zenobia.
loaded with jeweled bonds and chains
of gold, walked a prisoner in the tri-
umphal procession with which Aure-
liam re-entered Rome. Her liberty was
afterward restored, however, and she
was presented by the emperor with an
elegant villa, not far from the capitol,
where the Syrian queen was finally
merged into the Roman matron. Fam
lily Herald and Weekly Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

dollars worth OF pearls. but so far
the work has all been done by negro
diggers and divers, who are paid 81
per day for their services. On account
OF the color of the water they have 70
feel for the clans. which are buried IN
the mud, with their hands or bare feet,
and so can work effectively only In
shallow places. AS soon as machinery
can be put in, however, the bottom OF
the lakes, including the deeper parts,
will be thoroughly dregded, and 1t is
expected that more satisfactory re-
suits will be obtained. 1t is the theory
OF the Memphis men who are backing
the enterprise that the mussels oc-
casionally shed their pearls, and that
others that have died still contain the
gems, and will be found buried deep
down in the mud at the bottom of the
lakes.
1t is possible, too, that the manufac-
ture of mother of pearl will be started
to utilize the shells, as is done in
lower California, from whence most of
the pearl used in buttons for our waist
coats and dresses now comes. Mother
of pearl, it may be explained is simply
inside lining of the shell, which is cut
up and used for buttons and orna-
ments
Instances of rich finds are reported
every few days from Bald Knob or the
adjoining country. A few days ago a
negro who gave his name as Harris
walked into Memphis jewelry store
and exhibited small bag of pearls
Most Of the stones were small, and
worth not more than 81 or IS each, but
there were a few Of larger size includ-
ing one or two pink ,earls of very good
quality An offer Of 500 was made
for the lot. The negro held out for
more, and finally accepted $780, He
said that he had worked for a month,
and had opened thousands of shells to
get the stones. He acknowledged that
he was from down White county
way" but refused to tell where he had
found the gems, as he said that there
were moro in the same place, and he
was going back after them.
A man named Deale in Bald Knob
sent a dozen pearls to New York, and
has received an offer of $780, He found
them all in the course Of week.
j. p. Smith of Four Mile lake, has
been gathering pearls for several
months, but has been keeping quiet
about it. He says that he has sold
about 81 600 worth, and still has some
very good stones in his possession.
John German found a 500 pearl at
the mouth of a creek that runs into the
Little Red river.
Three brothers, negroes, named
Hopkins, claim to have taken $1,000
worth of stones from the river and the
ponds near it.
Many of the natives in White county
have in their possession pearls of more
or less value taken from the ponds
before the excitement set in. Many of
them decline to say anything about
their finds, as they don't wish to en-
courage a rush to the spot.
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FISHING FOR PEARLS IN ARKANSAS.

where they wished, and who think that
the mere fact that the shells may con-
tain gems worth 500 or so ought not
to make any difference in this right
The Arkansas pearl fisheries are
recommended as a good substitute for
Alaska for those who are 80 search Of
hardship and adventure There is not
so much frost and snow, but there is
plenty of malaria, which Is apt to carry
off the unacclimated visitor, and the
swamps and forests which one has to
traverse in order to reach the lakes
where the treasures lie supply the adj
venturer with as many unpleasant ex-
perlences as Chilcoot pass. Besides
the malaria that hangs round the
lakes and swamps they contain sui
phur and iron, which gives the water
a decidedly unpleasant yellowish tinge.
The places in which pearls have thus
far beeu discovered are Murphy and
walinr tolroc C~oes lake. Suluhur and
Four-mile ponds and the creeks flow
ing into them. These are all in the
Bald Knob country southwest of Mem
phis.
Several Memphis citizens have in
vested money in leases in White coun-
". and the concern already referred TO
will make an organized effort to de-
velop the industry in the lakes and
ponds which It controls. This company
has already taken out several hundred
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
Coming Fiction Heroes VIII BE patrio.e


Patriotism of the right sort will be
tie master passion of the coming
hero" writes "Droch" of Heroes liz
Fiction" in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. 1T furnishes an endless scope
for the highest kind of courage COM
bined with that mastery of men that
is leadership. And yet how seldom
does it creep into current fiction, ex-
cept in the spurious garb Of rhetorical
buster or the melodramatic account OF
physical heroism in battle There have
been many attempts in American
stories to depict the perversion OF
patriotism that shows itself in ring
politics and corruption-but the plain
citizen, doing his duty simply and at
a sacrifice, is hardly alluded to- And
yet the country is filled with him, as
has been shown in every supreme test
Of it's temper on a moral issue As
Lincoln often said, you can always
count on the plain people, Perhaps if
more ideals of citizenship were depict
ed in popular fiction there would be
more of the real thing in actual life
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

found last year weighed over fifty
grains and brought $500. a. G. Rowe.
OF Russell, a little town on the Grasse.
has devoted his time to pearl hunting
for the past two years and has found
$1,000 worth. His largest gem, the
most valuable that has been taken from
this section, weighed sixty-eight grains
and sold for $500.
In the Grasse river district the pearls
are found under different conditions
from those OF either Arkansas or Wis
consin, as the clans are found In the
swift shadows of the Adirondack
stream. The pearl fisher has special
outfit consisting of rubber suit and
sort of abbreviated divers mask,
which is strapped to his head. This
mask is simply light wooden box
with a glass in front of the eyes. When
this is immersed in water the hunter
can clearly scan the rocky bottom, and
can find the mussels which he could
not get by feeling for them, as they
do In the Arkansas mud The novices
open all the clans they find. but the
more experienced hunters can tell by
the appearance of shell whether it
is likely to contain a stone, and throw
back all but the most promising ones.
Some pearls have recently been found
in northern Georgia, and the whole
subject appeals to the government as
so important that Prof. Ellsworth Call,
of the Smithsonian institution, has
been directed to investigate the differ
ent fields and report upon them.
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zENoBIA, QUEEN OF PALMYRA.
MAKING A NEWSPAPER.
The Editor Must Have Very Goo,
Liver.

The Editor Must Have Very Good
Liver.
The leading articles which look so
imposing and which express the policy
of a paper on important subjects are
not troublesome from the point of view
of organization, says Chambers Journ-
al. The editor decides comparatively
early in the evening what subjects shall
be written about, and he. of course,
also directs the lines which the arti-
cles shall follow Unless he be very
wise or very foolish man he does not
attempt to write any Of them himself.
The editor who really edits a paper
has no time to write. He is response
BILE for everything and has in the last
resort to arrange everything. He or his
assistants read every line of every
proof sheet; they have to be constant
ly on the lookout for insidious errors,
for "doubles'-the same news given
twice or given previously-for matter
which should not be published and for
numberless other equally important
things. a really competent editor is
one of the rarest things in the world,
and one OF the ablest. The work Of n
cabinet minister cannot compare with
his work. A really good editor can
direct the policy Of his paper on some
essential matter at one moment and at
the next detect a turned comma"
Nothing Is too great and nothing is too
small for his instant comprehension.
His nerves must be of iron or worry
will kill him; he must feel his respon-
sibility, yet carry it lightly; he must
not harass his staff. Above all, his
liver must be in good order. Indeed.
we think that given this and ability,
the other qualities will be added onto
him
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
WENT FOR HIM.
Hawthorne Hauled over the Goals for
Taking Their Name in Vain.

hawthorne Hauled over the Goals Tor
Taking Their Name in Vain.
From the Galveston News: When
Hawthorne was writing "The House OF
the Seven Gables" he selected Pynch-
con as the name of one of his charac-
ters. 1t suited his purpose, and wheth-
er he created it or remembered ii, it
seemed TO him to make no difference,
for he conceived it to be as much his
property for the purpose intended as
Smith or Jones or Brown He soon
learned better Whether he knew it at
the time or not, New England was full
of Pyncheons, and the book had hardly
been placed on sale when one of them
wrote him a very bitter letter COM
planning grievously of the injustice
done his worthy ancestor, Judge Pynch-
con. Hawthorne Immediately sat down
and wrote Mr.. Pyncheon a letter ex-
pressing regret, and assuring him most
positively that no disrespect to the late
lamented Judge had been intended. The
letter was hardly posted when a mis-
sive arrived from another of the Pynch-
CUBS even HOTe WTdlHlul lHdH the HTSJ.
This, too, was politely answered, and
Hawthorne had begun to hope that his
troubles with the Pyncheons were at
an end. But, in fact, they were only
beginning, for the first two Pyncheons
were residents of almost the same
neighborhood. When the circulation
of the book increased the back coun-
ties began to be heard from, and a host
of Pyncheons, great and small, old and
young, prominent and obscure, assail-
ed the unfortunate writer for defam-
ing their ancestor. In all Hawthorne
is said to have answered letters from
forty-seven OF the Pyncheons, and had
serious thoughts of publishing the cor
in book form.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

state, and in some places half the pop
ulation have been industriously dig
ging mussels in the hope of sudden
wealth, while the rest of the country
has been agtating itself on the sub
ject of dollar wheat. A New York dia-
mond broker recently exhibited a very
large pearl which had been sent to
him from the Arkansas field, just what
part of it he refused to say.
The stone is one Of the finest speci-
mems of the "sweetwater" variety ever
seen in New York. 1t is perfectly
formed oval in shape, of a pure white,
and weighs 80 grains. 1t is valued at
$500. Another broker recently re-
ceived a consignment Of Arkansas
pearls, which included pink pearl
weighing 26 grains. 1t is worth not
more than 500, however ,on account
of a slight blemish on one side. Many
smaller pearls have come from the
same region within a week or two, and
there is talk of New York company
to work some of the Arkansas pearl
lakes. 1t is possible, however, that
they will be late in the field, as a
Memphis company has already leased
one of the most promising lakes for a
term of five years for 81, 800, and in
dividual spectators have obtained con-
troll of several others.
The Klondike excitement is not to
be compared with the enthusiasm in
northern Arkansas over the recent
finds of pearls. At Helena and Little
Rock family parties are going out to
camp along the river and hunt for
pearls. Most of these parties have
found only small stones, but one wom-
an picked up pink pearl worth $50,
and two small boys who were looking
for clans and not for pearls found
two stones which they sold for S25
apiece. Most Of the valuable finds,
however, have. been made in the lakes
and ponds, which are controlled by
private individuals or companies. In
some places the owners have had to
stand guard with shotguns to keep off
the enthusiastic pearl seekers, who
have been accustomed to hunt CLANS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
A WONDERFUL TT
A Maple One Hundred Year,
sembles a House

"A Maple One Hundred feH
sembIes a House
On the left bank of the X
at Ratibor, in. Silesia thera
maple tree which is 4 he Of
remarkable works of natur&
ence. since it has been so ia
twisted until it has becomelt,
a house than a tree. The D
years old. and through the
of this period the work Of trS
twisting it has been in progi
trunk rises from the ground
that of any other maple, bu
Of steps leads 70 the first lei
the branches have been
woven together until a firm
been made. Above this is
floor, smaller in diameter All
IN the same way. Around
the branches have been woveI
id walls, making two circuli
Each of these rooms is lighted
windows, which are cut tbr
walls of branches and foi
the floor at the level
room, and at the top of the
branches have been allowed
out naturally, while the int
walls and the edges of the
openings have been kept clos
med. These tree-rooms ere
ally slept in during the sunni
old tree is in a healthy cbndi
forms one of the curioe;sdes 9
.riet in W n,a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
WHAT NExT7
Ten Cents Piece Is Now offered for
Live Mice.

Ten Cents n Piece Is Now offered for
Live Mice.
Not little attention has been at
tracted recently by the advertisement
Of Westfeld, Mass, firm, Offering five
cents each for live mice in any guam
tity. So badly are the mice wanted
by the concern that the offer was soon
afterward raised to ten cents for each
and every live mouse delivered. Some
weeks ago a shoe dealer arranged in
his window an exhibition of live mice
and a teeter board. A mouse running
up the little board would incline it in
the opposite direction, and as the lively
little creature scampered back and
forth over the board 1t would be almost
continuously teetering. The show at
tracted much attention, and other in
ventive minds saw its possibilities as
an advertising scheme, and improves
on it by replacing the teeter board by
an inclined disc, which rotated rapidly
yshen the mice ran over its surface.
From the disc was evolved a hat or
umbrella teetotum. This is the most
advanced stage. A toy company quick
ly saw its possibilities and arranged to
put the thing on the market. An agent
with a sample case o. tho ATTRACTIONS
was sent to the large cities Of the cen
trial and middle states, and 20 had Jat
to show It to make a sale on the spot,
The company now has orders far be-
You'd its powers to FIJI, the chief cause
of delay being the scarcity Of mice.
That is why the price of the rodents is
quoted at ten cents in Westfeld. New
York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
Overheard at nnr Hnrbor.

He-Give me kiss. She decided
ly)-I won't. He-You shouldn't say I
won't to me; you should have said, IL
prefer not" She-But that wouldn't
be truo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

Wife, take it you were only half
successful in establishing harmony"
Busband-"Why so?"
'I see you've only one eye black
ened. "-Cleveland World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
BIG FINDS OF PEARLS.
EXCITEMENT IN ARKANSAS
OVER DISCOVERIES.
Fine Gems Found Also In New York
and WIsconsin-There Is Pearl
Boom On and Fine Profits AFRO Being
Gained.

HE pearl boom is
the latest success
sor of Klondike
and its attendant
element. For sew
eral weeks the peo-
pie OF Arkansas
have been worked
up over the discov-
cry of pearls in
some of the lakes
and rivers Of that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
ouAInTEsT BIRD Q

Ed DtnD
'''d' "a Giowworms and
Poke a. Moonshi
/, when. some eighty yea
.sslay brought to Emf
sp SHIP Providence tb
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p s,naa says Londoy
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great
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the size
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than
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which !
snipelike
alists until sir w.
study Of a kiwi he
captive while In n
ing the daytime
away and went int,
from which it could
lily reused by vigor,
when darkness cam
apparently became
even Sir w. ]. Butler col
what it was doing Until h
very cunning experiment.
Of the larger glowworms (
in New Zealand a worm m,
teen inches in length and G
a glowing phosphorescent
threw ii TO the captiye XII
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

A huge cypress tree in Tule, in the
state of Oaxaca, Mexico, is 154 feet
In circumference.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11

A man may be a good talker and still
have an impeachment in his thoughts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-11
Cost of solomon's Tepfj
! Few people, even in thf5
Dalmy extraVagance and nj

Cost OF solomon's Teufj
4 Few people, even in NJ
\ palmy extravaganza and md
I display, have any adequate
iof the gigantic cost Of the grem
lof Solomon. According to villa
the etalents" of gold, silver an
We're equal to tho enormous
A6,S79.S22.000. The worth Of
e Is Is generally placed at a fig
ly as high. The-vessels Of GO
ing tp Josephus, were alues
talent which reduces
none (as has been shown by
reduetV tables) was equal
296,2OS.NThe vessels of silver
ing to N same authorities.
more valuable, being set down
f646,S440OO. Priests yestmer
robes Of singers, f2.o1O.OOO. n
100000. 10 this add the erm
building materials. labor e.c
get some wonderful guTes ''t n.
sand men he@ins esdsrs soooo /.
OF burdens, 5000 hawers 81 ~, 49,
:, &c. - 90 we're 81
sides the'
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22

Deny yourself one cigar a
day, and save your wife thous-
ands Of weary steps every
month. A Standard Kitchen
Cabinet, bought on the liberal
mstallment plan, viii do the
business. And besides it will
pay its own way in a short time
il preventing all waste Of food
and keeping it free. from the
filth OF mice, insects and dust.
It's a good thing look it up!
James Kibbee. agent for Indian
Territory, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22
oAKDALE ITEMS.
speeial Corresponding.

Special Correspondence.
Oakdale, April 22.-'Twere
bliss to dwell in any cline
where sandstorms are un-
known. As our German neigh
Dor would say. Oh, de vindt!
Crops are looking well. Corn
planted over.
Some chinch bugs.
Cotton coming up.
Gardens excellent.
The new peddling-boy at the
home of Mr.. Allen is doing
well.
Mr.. James went TO Duncan
this week. Miss Eula Graves
is spending the week with Mrs.
James.
Mr.. Forbes has added to his
house and otherwise improved
and beautified his place.
While the florist was loading
some plants into the rear of our
buggy the other evering he
saw something which provoked
a broad German smile and he
remarked that he ought to write
Us up NIT de NEWSPAPERS" for
carrying an old hen out riding.
She had made a nest, you know.
Had it been in the night when
she sailed away, someone would
have reported another airship
afioat.
Last Tuesday night will long
be remembered by quite an APP
p-eciative crowd at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ford,
near the coal mines, the occa-
sion being the thirteenth birth
day anniversary Of their oldest
son, William. There was vocal
and instrumental music by
Professor Butler assisted by
Mr.. Graham and his two daugh-
ters and others. At a late hour
supper was announced - and
what n repastl Everybody
was high in their praises of the
whole affair.
There's many n rest on the road o.
life,
II we only would stop and take IL
And many a tone from the bettei
land,
II the querulous heart would wake
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22
odd Fellows Address.

On next Sunday Rev. Volney
Johnson will at II o'clock adj
dress the local lodge of Odd
Fellows at the Christian church.
His subject will be THE Uni
versal Brotherhood of Man. :"
Everybody is invited to hear
this address. All members viii
meet at lodge room at 1880
and in procession march to the
Christian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22
u. :. Court Proceedings.

Since the ARDMoREITE's last
report the following grist of
business has been turned out
by Judge Kilgore's court:
The grand jury reported the
following bills: Disturbance /,
assault to kill ,, larceny 4. nui-
sance l3.
The case against G.. A. Shar-
rock was dismissed.
10 Thomas and George
Mitchell, larceny; dismissed.
Thomas Holland and d.
Davies, nuisance; dismissed as
to Holland.
Robert Thompson, weapon;
dismissed.
J. W. F. Howard, disposing
of mortgaged property; con-
tinued by defendant.
I. c. Bridgman VS.. G.. w.
Wilhelm. unlawful detainer;
verdict for plaintiff.
William and James Boles,
larceny; plea Of guilty as to
William Boles. dismissed as to
James Boles.
John ;. Fletcher VS.. w. III.
Bourland, debt; jury out.
James Cox, accessory 10 false
pretense; on trial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22
PUReLY Personal.
Pfomiasnt Gorrs sad Corners rs Caught
on th- :, .a.s - the Reporter
fes IAr Araassrest.

iSs .-sr Nrsfs%sc-tt.
/. y. Russell OF AIaunsvine is
iii the city
Steve Thompson Of Graham
is in The city.
Jake Schwartz of Gainesville
is in the city.
George Mcmillan of Mcmillan
is in the city
j. B. Mosley OF Berwyn was
III the city today.
w. W. Hydel of Davis was
in the city today.
George Provence of Provence
was in the city today.
w. Y. Chitwood of Dougherty
was in the city this morning.
George Frasher, Senior and
Junior, went to Davis today.
Mrs. Robert Law went to
Dougherty today. visiting her
mother.
II. A. McNabb, representing
the Kansas City Paper House,
is in the city.
George Hammer is missed
from the postoffice window.
Cause-sickness.
Deputy George Henry Bruce
is doing civil work at Durwood
and Mcmillan today.
Mrs. c. NJ. Campbell and
daughter have returned to the
city after quite an absence.
Lon T. Smith, who has been
indisposed since Sunday, was
able to attend to business to-
day.
George Womack, sheriff of
Cooke county, is in the city to-
day mixing with his many
friends.
Professor Brewer went to
Purcell today. He will furnish
the music at a big dance there
tonight.
j. X. Williams returned from
a trip to Oklahoma, and carries
his arm in a sling, the result of
vaccination.
Mrs. J. NJ. Golledge will leave
for Houston in the morning to
attend the sick bed Eof her
brother, Will Lambert, well
',nown here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-22

\ good brick house, elegantly
finished. Five rooms. Good
cistern and well. Good barn.
Apply to Garrett & Hardy, at
tOrneys. 20-tf