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Summer Resorts.

Many delightful summer resorts are situated
on and reached via the Southern Railway,
Whether one desires the seaside or the noun
tains the fashionable hotels or quiet country
homes, they can be reached via this magnih-
cent highway OF travel.
Ashevile, N c., Roam Mountain, Tenn, and
She mountain resorts OF East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina, The Land of the
Sky Tate Springs, Tennessee, Oliver Springs
Tenn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn, Lithia
Springs, Ca, the various Virginia springs, also
che seashororcsorts are reached by the South
IN Railway on convenient schedules and at
very low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued handsome
older, entitled Summer Homes and Resorts, .
descriptive OF nearly one thousand summer re-
sort hotels and boarding houses, including in
ormation regarding rates for board at the diff
ercnt places and railroad rates to reach them,
Write to c. A. Benscoter, Assistant General
Passenger Agent. Southern Railway, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for copy of this folder
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SCENIC ROUTE EAST
ThrSuhg The Land of the Sky"


The Southern Railway, in connection
with the N. G. & st. L. Ry., and Penn.
r. r., operates daily through sleep
ing car between Nashville, Tenn, and
New York, N. Y. via Chattanooga,
Knoxville and Asheville. This line is
filled with the handsomest Pullman
Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars,
and the east ooud schedule is as follows
Leave Nashville 1910 p. m. Leave Chat
tanooga 4:10 a. M; Leave Knoxville
1926 a. m. Arrive Hot Springs 11:46 a.
m. Arrives Asheyille 1:15 p. IN. Ar
rive Washington Sac o. M. Arrive New
York 12:43 y. m. This sleeping car
passes by daylight through the beauti-
tut and picturesque mountain scenery
of East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina, along the French Broad
River. s second train leaves Nashville
daily at 3:3O.p. M; leave Chattanooga
10:p. M; leave Knoxville 1915 a. m.
leave Hot Springs 400 a. m. Arrive at
Achevill sic a. m. Arrive at Wishing
lngton 9:35 p, M: Arrive at New York
6:23 a. m. This train carries elegant
Pullman Sleeping car Chattanooga to
Salisbury and Salisbury to New York
without change.
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1t is such deeds as that Of Gushing
and Hobson that revive the memories
OF the days heroes; and it is such court
ly acts AZ those Of Dewey and Cervera
that call again to mind the spirit that
animated the souls Of Roland, Richard
and Bayard, those flowers Of chivalry.
1t is something to be proud Of that the
hero of Santiago is an Albanian, a
native of Greensboro, and hardly
more thaa a boy, but evidently OF sppe-
rior talent and Of the highest courage.
We extend to him aud to his home peg
Pile our heartiest congratulations. =
Mobile Register.
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Deafness Can Not be Cured

by local applications as they can not reach the
diseased portion of the car. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by conStitu
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is intlamed
you have a rumblng sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness il
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which Is nothing but an infiamcd condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness Caused by eatarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Telodo. 0.
gfg- Sold by Druggists, 75c
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NELSON'S Earnestnass.

The following is an extract from
Lieut.. Hobson's letter to his sister
just before he left fer Key West:
Feeling that there has been earnest
ness of effort in my life, ready to ac-
cept any consequences, / hope to put
aside every thought and bend entirely
to the work in hand, to go in for action
without any pre- occupation or divert
ing thought, leaving all issues to the
God that rules over all, to whom we
must refer the mystery of life and the
mystery of death"
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BEFORE BABY rs BORN.
a Valuable Little Beck Of Interest
to AL Women Sent FIRES.

Every woman looks forward with feel
ings of understandable JOY to the one mo-
mentous event of herlife, compared with
which all others pale into insignifi-
canoe. Hsw proud and happy she will
be when her precious babe nestles on
her breast - how sweet the name of
"Motherp" And yet her happy antici-
patton OF this event is clouded with
misgiyiDgs Of the pain and danger of
the ordeal, so that it is impossible to
avoid the feeling OF constant dread
which creeps over her. The danger
and suffering attendant upon being
mother can be entirely prevented, so
that the coming of the little stranger
need not be looked forward to with
fear and trembling, as is so often the
case. Every woman who reads this
paper can obtain absolutely free val
nable and attractive little book enti-
tied Before Baby is Born" by sending
her name and address to the Bradfeld
Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. This book
contains priceless information to all
women, and no one should fail to send
for i.
DI9M4epe c UBAN OIL cures
ANEssSd , Cuts, burns, Bruises, Rheu-
matism and Sores. Price. 25 cents.
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The care which took possession Of
our coastwise vessels, growing cut of
the possible invasion Of the American
seaboard, has about subsidized -Bostsn
Transcript. In thus skillfully invit'
ing advertising of summer cottages for
rent close to the Hub, the Transcript
should remember that to catch the regu-
lar trade the advertisers will have to
use the Canadian papers. Philadelphia
Times.
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before You tide Your Wheel

Be sure to shake into your shoes Allen
Foot Ease, powder for the feet. 1t
keeps your feet cool and comfortable,
prevents sweating feet, and makes your
endurance ten-foid greater. Over 100, :
600 wheel people are using Aliens Foot
Ease. They all praise it. Ladies in
sist on having it. 1t gives rest and
comfort to smarting, hot, swollen, ach-
ing feet. At all druggists and shoe
stores. Csc Sample package free by
mail. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted,
lie Roy, nv.
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A Kansas colonel ordered each Of his
men to take quart of whisky along to
war. This was to be used for bathing
the feet after marching, but at last &C
counts the Kansasregiment was said to
b about tho most tenderfeoted one in
the entire army.-Cleveland Leader.
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Omnibus bill carrying over 1000
900 passed the Senate. Washington Dis
patch, Bill wasn't we'll acquainted in
Washington, or he never would have
passed. the Senate carrying that much
staff in his clothes. Houston Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-23

Men who part their hair in the mid
de will undoubtedly make note Of
the fact that Dewy and Hobson do the
same. Dewey also parted the Spanish
fleet in the middle. Boston Tran
script.
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No :, Pullman Sleeping car Bristol TO Knox
Vile. Knoxville TO Chattanooga CEaLtan OF,
to Atlanta and Atlanta To Jacksonville ane
Brunswick.
No. s. Pullman Sleeping cars Bristol to Chat
tanooga, Memphis and New Orleans and from
Chattanooga TO shreveport
No. II, carries Pullman Sleeping car Morris
town to Chattanooga and from CHATTANOOGA
Atlanta.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-23

Say did you notice that Hobson had
a Kelly and Murphy along wild him
when he give it to EN- ia de neck?-
Houston Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-23

Well, Skaters off for n.iago at
last At this rate Merritt will probably
leave for Manila about Christmas. -
Memphis Scimitar.
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WIT OF TIE WAR.

Spain has few disappearing gurs in
her land batteries, but she has all kinds
of disappearing ships.-S Paul Dis
patch.
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ARE YOU GOING

To Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Col
orado, Texas, Washington, or any point
West? If SO don't forget that the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail
way is the shortest and much the quick
est route. No transfers or layCyers by
this line. For cheap rates, schedules
and other information write to
J. L. EDMoNpsoN, s. p. A.,
Union Depot, Chattanooga, Tenn
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9th. BY iltE MONEY
WEIGHT SYSTEM nothing
escapes ! GU. 1t gives you what
belongs to you, HONEST
PROFITS.
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NURE rheumatism by taking
~ Hoods SarsaparilIa, which by neu-
Trailing the acid in the blood perma-
nently relieves aches and PAINS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-23

5ih. On p und and Gun e
scales losses don't show, and
you don't realize what you are
giving away.
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18th. Enables you to handle
your goods as safely as you
20 your cash.
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Nos n and II carry Pullman SLEEPING Car
between New YORK and Nashville via AshevillF
also between Greensboro and Norfolk. and
Salisbury and Richmond
Nos. X and ~ carry Pnllnaa Sleepers bo-
tween ('hattaaaa = ftild aeshury and Mex
York and Salisbury Al trains run ta;ly
L. < CANNON IL y Pse II Washington.
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9TH Over 10000 merchants
N the United States are users
and eHdorSeFS of THE MONEY
WEIGHT SYSTEM
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Our Money Weight SyStemiS 50 Simple
"A Child Cam Understand ill.,

grid. Weighs all merchandise
in their money value.
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{. Tennessee & Western n. c. R. R

In effect Nov y, 1881. lat ! 100 O'Clock a. m
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Union Depot, Chattanooga, Tenn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

axes place al about II o'clock. and us
tally consists of one Of the following
svolutiOns: Man and arm the ship"
man overheard" CLOSE water-tight
doors and out collision mat" general
1uarters," fire quarters" clear for
action. . prepare for battle" and when
n harbors, out torpedo nets" There
are many other evo!utions. which form
a part of the drill on board a man-of-
war: but a brief description Of these
will answer the purposes of this article.
Man and arm ship is the command
TO preparet to meettorpedo boat attacks.
Each sailor knows his station" by the
quarter bill'' and hastens TO it when
the bugle sounds the order. But half
the men are engaged and only the
lighter guns are manned. A torpedo
boat attack would be over so quickly
that the heavier guns could not be
brought to bear until 1t would too late,
so that it is useless to attempt en-
ploying them. The deadly and s.
pounders and the smaller rapid-fire
and machine guns are cleared and load
ed. While these guns are being made
ready, bluejackets. with the magazine
rife. have placed themselves in every
position of advantage. ready 10 pour a
murderous fire upon the approaching
boat. The flagship signals "annul
man and arm ship" and the evolution
is over.
Man overheard" When this signal
Is given the men never know whether
sor.e comrade is struggling for life in
the water, or whether it is simply a
drill; hence, all use their utmost quick
ness in obeying the order. The instant
the shout is heard. a sentry who is al
ways stationed with a loaded gun at
the poop near the two safety life buoys.
pulls the knob and let's them fall into
The water and fires his rife. The great
ship is stopped and the engines started
astern, a cutter is manned and lowered
and the drowning sailor or life buoy is
picked up.
"Close the water-tight doors and ont
collision mat" is one of the most COM
mon Of the exercises. The modern
warship is sub-divided into a great
many Compartments. which communi-
Gated with each other by means OF
heavy doors. so made that when shut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03
wholesome Fruit

It would seem Ike a paradox to say
that fruit both warns and cools the
body. but such is actually the case
In summer its acids temper and equal
i1e the heat, and In winter its sugars
warm Sugar ard acid. IN fact. are so
equally balanced in this food formed
In the great laboratory OF nature that
neither preponderates unduly OF TO the
detriment Of the other. We may take
the testimony OF tho birds as to the
healthfulness OF fruit. Tho Arabs
form n good example OF a nation that.
to = -ry large extent. lives on fruit
Who AN be more brave than the
Arab, or who possesses more dash and
elanf Give an Engiiahman his beef
and beer" says a writer. By all
means, we say. but let him and the
American. too. combine with them
good. wholesome fruit. As We have
frequently pointed out in these col
umns. the employment OF fruit as an
article o: diet is Invaluable. and We are
happy to say that its consumption in
the United States is constantly In
creasing. and our California fruit Is
the fnest in the world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

Whoever thinks art an easy mistress
let him study biography. One of the
foremost of American actors recently
told an audience of young men that
for something like seven years he was
almost on the verge of starvation.
Night after night, after the play he
would invest one of his few pennies in
hot baked potatoes. put them in his
pockets, and after warming his hands
on them would swallow them. Sargent
and t. said famous painter and
sculptor to an art student, as he cor
srected her drawing, spent some
months in Spain when We were young
artists We were very, very poor. Sar-
gent could talk better Spanish than l.
so he went out and bought the beans,
and I cooked them. Beans were all we
had to eat" Yet Mansfield and Sar-
gent and Duveneck, like thousands of
other brave and successful men, have
persisted against terrible odds. until
.Euccess was assured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

The reason the elephants neck Is
short IS that the head OF the animal IS
so heavy that were It placed al the end
Of n neck proportionRte to the dimen-
sions Of that member In other animals
an almost incalculable amount OF
muscular force would be necessary 10
elevate and sustain It. The almost to-
tai absence OF a neck obviates the
difficulty and the trunk serves as a
substitute. The uses and advantages
OF long neck. peculiarly exemplified
In the giraffe. which contains only the
same number OF vertebral articulations
as in the elephant. are In the latter
supplied by the trunk or proboscis. by
which he is enable to carry food TO
his mouth and TO d-ink By suction.
This curious organ contains a vast
number OF muscles vsriously ints--
laced. is extremely flexible. endowed
with the most exquisite sensIbility and
the utmost diversity OF motion. and
compensates amply for the absence 81
a long neck.-Ex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03
Work On Board A uar5hiD.
How the Men Are Trained to Behave In Battle
Getting Ready For Action.
TEACHING THEM HOW TO sIDETRAck ToRPEDoEs.
Getting Ready For Action.

It Is the practice OF the navy to have
certain number of ships gather once
year, at some suitable place, for ma
neuvering purposes. The main object
Of this gathering is to furnish as many
line officers as possible with the exper-
ience OF handling ships in tactical
movements in order that they may
form some conception of the conditions
likely to arise in feet engagements;
and also to perfect the drill of the men.
T. will be interesting to describe.
briefly, the life of the men on board
man-of-war during these maneuvers;
for, during this period. jacktar is
very busy man.
AT O'Clock in the morning the bugie
sounds and the ships company turns
out of the hammocks in which the men
sleep. First the decks are sluiced with
water and scrubbed. The hammocks
are slowed awayAat o'clock; and few
minutes later the men who are acting
as cooks for the day are piped of TO
get breakfast. At $50 the signal is
given for breakfast. Thirty-five min
utes are allowed for this meal. and
smoking. then the "out pipes" sounds.
The watch at once falls in, clears the
mess deck and polishes all the bright
metal work. At o'clock the men
clean the guns for half an hour, then
they have what in nautical parlance is
called stand easy" or rest for twen-
ty-five minutes.
At the end of this time the upper
deck is cleared and the crew mustered
for prayers. At the close of the re-
ligious services there comes another
short stand easy" after which the
drill for the forenoon begins. This
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03
Spring Medicine

Thsse two words emphasize . neces-
sity and indicate q remedy.
SPRMa-the season when the blood il
most impure rs n result of the win
ter's closer confinement, higher liv-
ing, slower action of the kidneys
and liver; when humors of all kinds,
boils. pimples and eruptions are
most liable to appear; when the
weak, lAnguid condition of the whole
bodily structure demands aud well
comes help.
hEDIcEE-that to which the millions
turn mt this season-Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla- The original and only prep
arAtiDn especially adapted TO the
present needs of the human family;
that which makes the blood pure and
clean. as shown by its thousands of
wonderful cures of dreadful blood
diseases; creates an appetite and
cures dyspepsia, rs shown by its
magic touch" in all stomach trou-
bles; steadies and strengthens the
nerves, rs proved by people for
merly nervous, nov calm and self
possessed, thanks 20
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

The experience Of the fifth century
Is to repeated on a more extended
scale. The outer barbarians were fall
ing npon the Chinese empire as they
did upon its Roman predecessor. An
unwarlike civilization is succumbing to
assaiIants whom it despises. but whom
1t cannot resist. And as at least four
Roman empires could be cut out OF
China. the collapse that We are wit
Messing is one whose like the world
has never seen before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

they are water.ught. On some OF the
ships there are over four hun
dred OF these doors. Ordinarily
many OF these doors are kept
closed. but others must be kept
open IL the ship is worked with
comfort and ease. These are never
shut. except during a danger-maneuver
or when preparing for battle. Il
takes from two to five minutes TO close
the doors; and. while this is being done
the great collision mat of hemp and
canvas Is got down and made ready
TO be placed over the breach in the
ship. and the boats are prepared for
hoisting out.
At the command general quarters"
all the ships guns are manned and cast
loose. 1t has been found necessary to
secure the larger guns on board a bat
tle-ship. for IL they were allowed to
roll about they would smash the vessel
The securing chains and bolts must be
removed and the hydraulic pressure,
used in loading and turning the gear.
turned on by the ships crew. before
they can be fired. In the meantime
ammunition is served to the guns from
below. All membranes are moved
from tAe deck: and at clear for ae-
tion." al distractions in the way OF
tho guTs are cleared away.
''PreFdla for battlel" At this order
ali the 2yaats are filled with water. to
prevent their catching fire; woodwork
which might cause splinters is thrown
overheard or sent below; the coming
tower. where the officers watch and
direct tae battle. is further protected
by laying the hammocks around IL;
maDtles of spare rope are placed be-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

The opposition to the press brought
ecs1t by the press-gag bill at Albany is
astonishing. But for the press very
few of these opponents of a legitimate
business would ever have been heard
of: and their impatience at the right
of fair as we'll as unfair criticism shows
a weakness that belongs TO few bodies
of men of that size. The influence Of
the press in politics is perhaps not as
great as has been claimed; but there
ought to be some results from this in
Justice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

Sir Robert Peel of England. who re-
fuses to fight an American who calls
him a liar and a swiGdler. because the
American is not his equal socially. is
not such a stickler for the proprieties
as be assumes to be. One surmises
that, anyhow, because he refuses to
return borrowed money. steals pictures
that belong to the estate of his prede-
cessors, and has written a bad book
wherein he is chiefly successful in con-
Tossing himself a scoundrel and ped
dler of other peoples condolences.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

A young woman went into a large
dry-goods store not long go and began
openly to pocket articles from the
counter. On being arrested, she said
quietly that having no home but the
streets, she preferred to spend the
night in prison. The incident empha-
sizes President Eliot's recent caution
to xould-be philanthropists. Hospitals
and asylums and refOrmatOries are but
.necessary palliatives of developed evil;
whereas churches, schools, museums.
gardens, gymnasia are instruments Of
moral construction. and to train a
child to avoid evil and pauperism is
better than to help the adult out Of
those conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

tecs the gun creNs: the water-tight
doors are closed. and all aboard the
ship is made ready for instant battle.
Out torpedo netsi" This command
is only given when the ship Is lying
in harbOr. At the order the nets OF
steel wire are brought out. placed on
deck, laced together and fastened to the
great booms pivoted TO the side OF the
ship. The booms are forced out until
they stand horizontally from the ships
side. with the rets held at n distance
of twenty feet. a smart crew will ac-
complish all this in about twenty min
utes.
After the evolution for the morning
is over the men clear up decks. and at
noon have dinner. At 1:1O the 'out
pipes" sounds. and they go to work
cleaning the guns and sweeping the
decks. which are kept as clean as
New England wife's kitchen floor. At
1870 drills: 300. a short stand easy"
then work: $500. a second evolution.
and at 400 the crew is mustered for
supper. At 7:15 the hammocks are
slung in the lower deck; and the days
work for the man-of-war's man is over.
providing he is not on the watch for
the night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-03

Colorado is the banner gold-produe-
Ing state in the Union. Production in
1897 over $40 .O00. 900. This year prom
ises TO exceed $50. 900 600. New strikes
are being made every day. Nothing
Ike II since the days OF 40. Would
you know all about these things?
Then send twenty-five cents for 4 six
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