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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-16

Sir Edward Malet's recently lssu7u
memoirs give the following as DIS.
marck's favorite story:
GA traveller in the shires reS'0U
at noon at a wayside hosiery anu
took luncheon. When it was hnlsn0u
he asked for the bill. The landIoIU
brought it to him. After casting
glance at it he looked at BonllaCo
and said, What is your name; n
name, replied the landlord is 70 -
fridge 'Ah, said the traveller,
the length of your bill I should nav
thought it would have been "00'
cock!"
"The evidence" said the JuO0
"shows that you threw a stone
this man" ,.,or.
"sure," replied Mrs. O'Ho0L ans
can the looks av the man Sn ows
more than thot, yer honor IL snS
thot Oh hit him. "-Chicago Ne"''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-16
H SHIRT BOARD.

To begin, then, without taking the
slightest detail for granted the shirt
BOARD, which is best made of syca
2Ore or some similar wood, should
% sixteen by eleven inches in size,
Hnd about an inch thick covered
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-16
FIRST IRON THE BACK.

First iron the back of the shirt,
folding it double, then the limp
fronts and then the yokes on both
sides and then the sleeves. Have u
little damp cloth or rag to rub light.
ly over the right and wrong side of
, 1901-02-07
Why There Were So Many Masons.

A Mount Carmel, Illinois, lutte girl
caught the fever while attending a
high school commencement and wrote
the following for the Register:
king Solomon was a man who liv-
ed ever SO many years ago, and in the
country he governed he was the whole
push. He was an awful wise man
and one day two women came to him,
each N holding onto the leg of a ba-
by nearly pulling it in two and both
claiming it. King Solomon wasn't
feeling right good and he said:
why couldn't the brat have been
born twins and stopped all this both
er." He then called for his sword
and was going to chop it in two and
give each of them a piece of it when
the n who was the real mother said:
Stop, Solomon! stay thy hand. Let
the old hog have it. If l can't have a
whole baby l won't have any," Then
Solomon told her to take the baby
home and wash its face for he knew it
was hers and he told the other woman
70 go chase herself.
Solomon built 'Solomon's Temple
and was the father of all the Masons.
He had 700 wives and 300 lady friends
and that is why there are so many
*Masons in the world
my papa says that King Solomon
was a warm number and l think he
sNas hot stuff myself. That is all
know about King Solomon"
, 1901-02-07
Newspaper Patronage.

Self preservation is the first law of
nature. 1t applies to a newspaper
just the same as to an individual.
If you do not patronize your local
paper, when in need of anything
which it a furnish, you cannot rea-
sonably expect it to patronize you.
There is no business in your town
which will respond so quickly to fair
treatment as your local paper. Treat
it right and it will be sure to do the
square thing by you in return.
Treat it shabbily, make light of its
productions, its influence, its aims and
motives, and you are cramping it,
hampering it, and destroying its pow
er. You are also, at the same time,
cramping, dwarfing, hampe'ing your
W business in just the same proper
ton that you curtail and hamper the
paper. If you stand by your paper,
when your hour of trouble comes,
your paper will stand by you. Treat
it shabbily, send your business off to
the neighboring town, and when you
need the support and influence of your
home paper, you have no grounds for
complaint if you find that it refuses
to support you. Think this over, for
there is a lesson to be learned from it.
, 1901-02-07
On The Subject of Pants.

Lives of poor men oft remind us
honest toll won't stand no chance.
The more we work, there grow behind
ns bigger patches ON our PANTS. On
our pants, once new and glossy, now
Pre- stripes of different hue, all because
subscribers linger and don't pay us
what is due. Then let us be up and
doing; send in your mite, however
mall, or when the winds of spring
fime strike us, we shall have no ANT
nc all"
While the above comes to us as an
anonymous communication we have
grave suspicious" that it emenated
rom the pen of BILLY" Chaplin, the
'alented editor of the Laramie Repub.
llfan- This suspicion is made strong
'eF by the fact that Mr.. Chaplin and
~ editor of this paper have had some
11Frespondence heretofore on the
Pject OF pants"
, 1901-02-07
GOLD HILL
The Ore Bins Being Filled With
a Fine Grade Of Gold Ore
TheWork in Charge Of
Practical Assaye

fracticai Assaye
F.. A. Miller. the general MANAGER
Of the Wyoming DEVELOPMENT and
TRANSPORTATION Comnanv. returned
from his visit to Gold Hill Saturda v
and went on ont to the railroad. en-
route to Laramie. Mr.. Miller said.
az found things going forward in
good shane Mt the camn The new
machinery. which was taken in n few
weeks aoo. is at work in its own
building. a structure 24x45 feet. two
stories in height. II works finely and
everything is po;ng like clock work
NOW We arc rupn;ro ,hras sh;fts of
men now and the ore taken out is be-
ing stored in the ore house.
"We are down about 145 feet and
the nav streak is abont 10 inches in
width. We have orr own assaver
who makes daily tests of the ore.
sending in his reports reoularIv and
we know inst what the quality of the
ore is that we are taking ont.
.sTbere are inst ia neon,e in tho
camp now and thev are n bapnv and
coptented community. We have
everything in the camp that can nos
sibly be needed in every line and we
anticipate that. when spring opens I'D.
we will have a large quantity of very
, 1901-02-07
A ADVANCE.
What Saratoga has Done in the Past
Year in The Way Of Improve
ment.-$75,oo 900 Spent in Dwell
ing Houses Alone.


No one outside of this valley-and
many who live in it-begins to real
ize the improvement and advance
ment made in this town the past year.
We will venture to say that no town
off a line of railroad has begun to
make the show of substantial adj
vance made by Saratoga in 1900.
There have been at least 25 dwelling
houses built in the northern part of
town, and in the Riverside and Glen
roy additions there have been, in the
past twelve months, exactly So dwell
ing houses built-a small town in
itself.
1t is now supposed to be the dead
of winter, yet building is going for
ward almost as rapidly as at any time
during the fall, when we thought the
fever was at its height. There are
many more dwellings planned and
their construction will be commenced
in a lew days, or
Besides the dwelling houses men
toned, many business houses have
been built, OR enlarged, to supply the
pressing demand for facilities to
handle the increased quantity of
trade consequent upon the advance
all along the line.
Real estate has advanced steadily
and persistently for the past three
years. The past year has witnessed
an increase of at least 100 per cent.
in the value of business lots and SO
per cent. in dwelling house property.
, 1901-02-07
Broken Leg at Kyner's Camp.

DIR. W. H. Maghee was called ia
kyner's camp, four miles east of Wal.
colt, yesterday, to attend a man nam
ed John Mancha. He found the pa
tient suffering from a broken and
badly shattered leg.
Mancha was in the employ of the
Union Pacific and was working ON a
cut through the mountains there. A
large rock rolled down the wall of the
cut and caught the unfortunate man
between a ear truck. DR.. Maghee
dressed his wounds and sent him 70
st. Anthony's hospital at Denver
Rawlins Republican.
, 1901-02-07
RUDEFEHAITEMS

Yardmaster McClusky, (alias Ed.
Cook left for Rawlins Monday on an
extended visit.
Mr.. Jeffery, manager of the COM
missary, returned Saturday from a
short visit to Saratoga.
The old shaft house is going to be
used for a gymnasium. This is a fine
thing and will provide a place for the
men to spend many pleasant even
ings.
DR.. Price left for Saratoga Wednes-
day, accompanied by Mr.. Jeffrey and
Mr.. Scowden. Mr.. Scowden is just re-
covering from an attack of grippe and
went to Saratoga to take a curse of
baths.
The wiring of houses, commissary
and stables is completed, the dyna-
mo is ready and they are only waiting
for the electrical expert to arrive to
turn on the electricity. The men are
now busy wiring the mine and shaft
house.
Jack Holt and BILLY" Collins went
to Saratoga last. week to be initiated
into the mysteries of the Knights of
Pythius. Billy returned Sunday even
ing but nothing has been heard of
Holt and we are wondering whether
the goat got the upper hand or not.
A. A. Ford, one of the fremen, was
severely injured last week by being
struck on the head with a piece of
cord wood. The teams we're unload
ing cord wood and, being short of
wood for the boiler, he stepped in
where they were throwing the wood
when one of the pieces, being thrown
with considerable force glanced, strik-
ing him ON the left side of the head
cutting a cash four inches long. In
the absence of DIR. Witter and DR..
Price, DIR. Wilson was called and took
two stitches in his scalp. He is able
to be around at this writing but it
will be fully a week before he is able
to assume his duties.
, 1901-02-07

WYOMING DEVELOPMENT
And Transportation Company-Many
Corporation Papers Filled, all Crow
ing Out of That Organization.

And Transportation Company-Many
Corporation Papers Filed, all Grow
ing Out of That Organization.
We clip the following from the Lar
annie Republican which, after some
preliminary remarks as to the suppos-
ed purposes of the company says:
"There is some enlightment, though
not much of actual explanation, in
the filing of incorporation papers to-
day for eleven companies which will
operate in Laramie and vicinity.
These companies are named as fol-
lows:
Laramie Safe Deposit and Trust
Co., Capital, SEE, 600; American Coal,
Coke and Iron Co., Capital, Sl25,0O0;
Wyoming Smelling Co., Capital $780,
900; Laramie Hay, Grain and Live
Stock Co., Capital S125,OOO; Inter
state Town Site Co., Capital, $4,000;
Boston Hotel Co., Capital, S25O,OOO;
Boston and Wyoming Lumber Co.,
Capital, S25O,OOOr Federal Copper
Co., Capital, s25O,OOO; Central Elec-
tric Co., Capital, S125,OOO Boston
Mercantile Co, Capital, Sl25,OOO; Cen
trail West Publishing Co, $25O,0O0.
"The trustees are about the same
in all the companies, being Fred A.
Miller of Laramie, Isaac Van Horn of
Boston, E. s. Crawley of Boston,
Fred o. Thompson of Swampscott,
Mass. and Joseph B. Mckee of Haver
hill, Mass.
FoR A SYNDICATE,
at is said this is the preliminary
to the operations to be carried on by
the firm of Isaac Van Horn & Co.,
consisting of Nj. Miller who is nov a
resident of Laramie, and Mr.. Van
Horn of Boston, Mass. 1t is general
ly known that for some time the firm
has been quietly picking up real es-
tate around the city. Although the
purchases have been supposed to
have been made in the interest of the
Wyoming Development and Trans
tation company, of which Mr.. Miller
is the secretary and manager, it is
now said that the Development COM
pany is interested only in the mines
at Gold Hill, and that the late pur-
chases have been made by the firm
for a syndicate for which they are the
trustees, and which they are interested
in financing, involving the expendi-
ture of millions in and around Lar
annie"
, 1901-02-07
colored Miner Run Over at Hanna.

A colored miner was seriously in
jured at Hanna Thursday night. He
attempted to board train No. 1O2 and
lost his hold, falling beneath the
wheels. He was not discovered until
seven o'clock this morning, having
laid out all night. One leg was cut
off and he was nearly dead from *
posure and loss of blood. Yesterday
he was taken to the Rock Springs
hospital, but it is thought that he can
not live.-Rawlins Republican.
, 1901-02-07

f. n. Larsen, the groceryman, has
erected a sign of goodly dimen-
sions at the corner of his place of bus
mess. MI. Larsen is the embodiment
OF that terse, expressive western
phrase which describes a man as
"getting there with both feet
, 1901-02-07
To Help George Button.

The social given at Mrs. A. L. Able's
last evening for the purpose of rails
ing funds with which to send George
Buffom of Saratoga to Denver for
treatment, was a very enjoyable af-
fair; about $40 was realized. -Rawlins
Republican.
, 1901-02-07
WHAT DO YOU A N

Farmers and ranchmen, we are get
ting a a load of farm implements.
Now is the time to leave your orders
for anything in this line.
Gus. JENsRS & BRo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
Insect Pests In nrayiI.

| should take small gang of prlc-
teal coffee planters from Coylon with
good digcstions TO be- not afraid of
ghiggars, ticks and Bcruc nies. 10 say
nothing of the dear little mosquito.
1be writer had extracted during -four
years i'm Brazil no less than 200 ghig
pars from underneath every toe nail Of
both feet. The Portuguese. Braziliaus.
Italians and Spanards called 1t rec.
reation on Sunday to dig them out OF
each others feet.
Ot all the vile insects on earth. the
Bcrnc fly is the worst. She laws her
eggs inside your flesh and matches
three very ugly insects an inch long
with three rings of bristles round the
body and sharp nippers. They take
about six weeks to develop under your
skin. then commence To turn SoiuCr-
saultS Just when you want TO go To
sleep after hard days work in the
sun. The natives of Brazil adopt a
novel way Of extracting the brute
when iull grown. They tie on piece
Of raw pork, and the Bcrnc comes out
OF your skin and takes header into
the piece Of pigskin.-C Ceylon Observer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20

During a shooting match in the pres.
Cncc Of the governor Of Kandahar the
sirdar noticed to his astoniShmcnt that
the heads of sparrows were the tn
vortc butt Of the marksmcn. who but
seldom missed their aim. whercupon
hc declared that il was far more diff
cult to hit an egg Sir Peter laughed at
the suppoSition, hut the Sirdar stood
his ground, ana the matter was put To
the test. Au egg was suspended on Il
wall. and the soldiers fred at il; but
strange to say, not one OF them hit the
egg.
The governor and his suit kept their
countcnanCcs and excused the nonsuc
cess of the firing party on the ground
of the difficulty of the thing. At last
a bah happened to hit the thread to
which the egg was fastened, and il fcll
To the ground without breaking. Now
the mystery was solved. Thc cunning
Afghan had used a blown egg. and
the fcathcrwcight shell had been NOV
ed aside each time by tho current OF
air in front of the ball and thus cscap.
ed being hit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20

Once there were some very swagger
people In an ultra fashionable village
not far from the metropolis who dccid.
cd that no society yet punched together
was exclusive enough for them. Even
the Colonial Danes failed to meet the
requirements. SO they determined to
start a new aggregation that should be
the real thing.
After considerable thought they con-
cluded that il they limited membership
20 direct descendants of Fernando de
Soto il would bc sufficiently exclusive
for their fastidious tastes. \ Society
of the Sons and Daughters Of he Sofa"
was the outcome. All the best people
IN the village proved chat they were
eligible and were enrolled as charter
members.
However, there was one mau on the
outer fringe whose proof Of deSc"nt
was not accepted, In short. hc was
blackballed. This made hm angry.
and hc started TO investigate the sub.
iect
One day he published his findings ~
the local newspaper. The principal
fact was this. -. de Soto died bach.
elor'
The Sons and Daughters of he Sofa
are now known as the Elite Eucher
club.
Moral.-.Thcrc's whole lot IN n
name Smart Set.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
Limited MINERAL sNstcm.

The natives Of Murray island. Torres
strait, have a numerical system which
is based on two numbers. nctat, one.
and neis, two. Above two they COM
pute by composition-neis-netat means
three, ncis / ncis two ana twol, four.
When they get above this figure, they
have recourse to different parts of the
body, beginning with the little ard
other fingers Of the left hand ana going
from there 10 the wrist. elbow, armpit.
shoulder, etc. on the left side, and
thence down the right side TO twenty
one, the toes giving ten numbers more.
tc thirty.onc. BEYOND this they are sat
isli"d with many"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
Mormons New Head

Salt Lake, Utah Oct 19.-At the
regular weekly meeting Of the coun-
ell OF Apostles. held in the Temple to-
day Joseph F. Smith was chosen and
set apart as president of the church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
in succession 70 the late Lorenzo
Snow, with John r. Winder and An
thony II. Lund as his first and second
counselors respectively. Apostle Brig
ham Young was sustained and set
apart as president of the quorum Of
twelve apostles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20

About a year ago wrote the Medical
Department Of your company to asoer-
tain whether or not your s. 8. s. would
cure Cancer. as my wife had one on her
breast, which three or four of the best
doctors at Creston, Iowa, advised her to
have cut out or removed with "a plaster.
Upon receipt ofyour letter, L bought Ave
bottles and she commenced TO take it,
and in less than eight months she was
cured. did not write you until now be-
cause I wanted TO see ifthe cancer w would
come back again. There are no symp-
toms or signs of a return and write in
order to let others know what n wonder
full medicine your s. 8. $. is. MY wife
used just l7b bottles, but the Cancer
was cured after she had taken l2 or Ia.
1 feel as though your s. s. 8. could not
be too highly recommended,
@. E. BIMEGAR, Thayer, Iowa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
GOV. ysNklN s..AsNvAL REPORT.
A Thorough and comprehensiVc Re-
view OF Exietinp Conditions.
- A.. - s-s ~ ,,.,t.o

A Thorough and comprehensive Re-
view Of Existinp Conditions.
nyial to the Asdmo
Washington. ID. G., Oct. 19-The
annual report a Governor William H.
jenkins. of Olshoma. has been re-
ceived at the lnterior Department. It
is one of the most thorough and com
prehensive reviews OF conditions exist
ing in the territory. Statehood is
strongly recommended. The governor
points out that in every respect Ok
lahoma can satisfy the national au-
thorities Of her qualifications for state
hood. 1t is pointed out that her popu
iation is greater than eight states
already admitted into the union, that
her resources are far greater and more
diversified than any of the states ad.
mitted years ago that she possesses
one'nf the finest school systems to be
loud anywhere in the country. and
that, from every point of view, she is
entitled to recognition at the hands
of the executive and congress.
The discussion of the school system
occupies many pages the various ed
ucational institutions being referred
to separately. Figures are given show
ing the value of the agricultural prod
ucts raised during the past year. to-
gether with numerous pictorial Illus
Ntions of the growing crops The
u ling of the Kiowa and Comanche
fntries last August occupies chap
Rer in the report The lottery scheme
for the distribution of public lands is
strongly endorsed by the governor
who points with evident pride to the
fact that the recent opening was ac-
complished by fewer difficulties than
ny)eimilar opening in the eastern
states in the last quarter of a century.
1t is urged that the same plan should
be adopted in any further openings
which may occur IN the Territory.
While no decision has been reached
it is probable that Secretary Hitch
cock will approve the recommendation
Of Governor jenkins in regard to
statehood and include in his annual
report a strong recommendation 10
congress for the admission of Okla
hama TO statehood, at the coming ses-
si6f.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
HOLDENViLLE.
A Budget OF General information
From a Progressive Town.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Holdenville, oct. l9.-Lawyers Wal
ker & Moore have been quite busy this
week in commissioners court at We
woka.
r. NJ McFarlin made a business
trip to Shawnee last night
JIS,ss Mary E. Barbour National
( E( (selist, will lecture at the Bap-
riuichurch tonight and tomorrow
night.
Dr. Hamilton attepded the Single
Statehood convention at Oklahoma
City Wednesday and reports that the
body was unanimously in favor Of
single statehood. At the next conven-
ti0n to be held at Muskogee on No
vember 14th, the Territories should
hage a full representation and push
forward this very important step. It
is urged by some that the Territor
les are not yet ready for statehood.
But the desire of statehood being re-
lentlessly pressed upon congress, show
fng them the condition OF affairs and
the problem which faces the people
now here will certainly have the eff
feet OF fastening the settlement of
the land question in general, which
being accomplished, we would then pe
one more step toward the required
Weparation TOR statehood.
1--WE noticed with interest the earnest
request OF Chief Porter for a full dele
cation at the Territorial convention to
be held in Holdenville. October IS.
Holdenville gladly extends a request
that every postofiice send delegates 10
the full extent of her power according
10 the rules formed by the executive
committee at Muskogee, October -,
and share of the hospitality of her
citizens and advance the one requi-
site Of the Territorys needs Compe-
tit.on, together with mass OF stirring
people Who ale ever on the alert for
a business trcrzcction and who are
not afraid 20 invest dollar for the
reason that they know there will be
aub opportunity to replace it on de-
HAnd then they being backed by
country whose future promises TO be
the brightest OF any in the Union. this
altogether means success. Then there
is no better way for the Indian Terri
tory to show TO the world what her
real value is than through this fair to
) be held at st. Louis in l90% So then
net the people respond to the call of
Chief Porter in a mass.
w Il. Butler is in Kansas City this
week.
Russell & Butler are having the en-
bankment near their store graded and
are going TO have a pipe placed under
aground for the exit OF the water.
The National Bank and Ewing
Bros are placing a cemented side
walk in front of their respective build
ings
Work will be commenced in a few
days on the stage for the new opera
hall and in course of a short time
we hope to have some good companies
billed for this place,
Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
All His Fortune.

One day before his marriage the Rev
sydney Smith ran into the room whore
his Ganccc was. dung into her lap six
small teaspoons which from much
wear had become the ghosts Of thcir
former selves and said, There. Kate
You lucky girl, give YOU all my for
tune" lie gave her, however what lie
did not mcution. his fine character aud
great talent and in every way proved
hmself an excellent husband.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
A Long WnY OF.

Au interesting calculation has been
made by French geologist TO the Of.
feet tlfnt. taking into consideration the
Wear and tear Oh the solid land by
ocean washing, rivers. wind and wcath.
cr aud loaving-out OF the calculation
volcanic action the world will in 1900.
600 years be completely under water
aud no dry land exist at all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20
Phone No. AZ.

| have bought au interest in the
Finley & Light bus, and the same
is moved to my barn. / will at
once put baggage checker on all
trains for the benefit of my friends
aud the travelling public, Phone
u. T. b. CATHEY.
l8.3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-20

and other parts of the body,
and the almost imperceptible
tumor or lump upon the breast,
as often result i'll Cancer as the
deeper and more frightful-look-
ing ulcers. They feed upon
the same morbid and destruc-
tive materials that are gener-
ated within the blood, and
inflammation and destruction
of tissue will continue just so
long as this impure matter is
carried through the circulation
to these old sores and ulcers.