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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
FIGHTING THE MOSQUITO.
General wood Issues instructions 20
Post Commanders.

Army medical officers are thoroughly
satisfied with the reports Of the ex-
pcrts in that department that the mos
quito is the principal agent in the dis
semination Of yellow fever, says n
Washington dispatch to the Phlladel-
phia Press. Acting upon these reports
Major General Wood. commanding the
department of Cuba, has issued an or
der which means energetic war against
this insect The following is the order
as sent ont by him on the subject:
The chief surgeon OF the department
having reported that il is now well es-
tablishcd that malaria, yellow fever
and tllarial infection are transmitted
by the bites Of mosquitoes. the follow
ing precautions will, upon his recon-
mcndation. be taken for the protection
Of the troops against the bites Of these
insects:
"First-The universal use OF mosQui-
10 bars in all barracks and especially
IN all hospitals. and also in field service
when practicable.
Second The destruction Of the
larvae or young mosquitoes. commonly
known as wiggletails. or 'wgglers by
the use Of petroleum on the water
where they breed.
The mosquito does not 1y far and
seeks shelter when the wind blows. so
Il Is usually the case that each commu-
nifty breeds its own supply of mosqui-
toes in water barrels fire buckets. post
holes. old cans. cesspools or undrained
puddles
AN application of one ounce of kero-
sene to each 10 square feet OF water
twice month will destroy not only all
the young. but the adult females who
come to lay their eggs The water in
cistcrns or tanks is not affected for
drinking or washing purposes by this
application If only it is drawn from be.
low and not dipped out
For pools or puddles of n somewhat
permanent character draining or filling
up is the best remedy.
THE medical department will fur
nish oil for purpose above mentioned.
Post commanders viii carefully car.
ry out these precautions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

A. \. Gallagher district passenger
agent Of tive Missouri Pacific railroaa-
while en- route south was taken quite
III and was compelled to stop at Mon1-
gomery, Ala lie went to hotel aud
sent for n physician
The medical man said
"You have case Of pneumonia aud
must have nurse"
"All right" sald Gallagher. DO yon
know a good nurse you can seud to
look after me-"
The doctor said he did and woniC
have the nurse at the hotel within Ru
hour In about an hour colored Esp-
man who measured about nine feet IN
girth put In an appearance, and GaA
laghcr asked her II she had ever nurs,-
ed sick people.
"Ncs, indeed" she replied. "t'zc haG
considerable spcricnce with ailue pus-
sons. nusscd Marstcr ISn. and hs.
died; then | uu,scd Mistress Lucy. and
she died: then | nusscd Mistress I.u-
cys sister. The doctor didn't ttirl&
she was so very poorly. but she done
died"
AAfAN' aNH ilAA hWN NAllfA "a NifAH-
ence in nursingT asked Gallagher
"Nes, indeed. only last week lefk
Colonel Carriers house. where nusscJ
the colonel for ave days"
well, did the colonel get wcllg7 ssF-
ed Gallagher.
"No. The colonel he died. too. hus
Dr Jones. who tended him, run n big
knife into the colonel and opened liu5
up. The doctor had been out late tbe
night before aud was a little nervous
The knife sort OF slipped and just
about cut the coloncrs heart out. Then
the doctor said all h couldn't save
him"
You seem TO be good uurso," saif
Gallagher, "and you're eugaged."-Clo-
cinnat Enquirer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

The last letter he received from
WHEY conveyed the intelligence that
she was quite sick, and OF course hr
was considerably worried. But he was
comiorted 10y the fact that she Was
with her mother lie wrote her an EF-
fcctionatc letter and told her TO be surE
aud let him know " she grew worSEz
The next letter conveyed the inteIlb
genco that she was little wcfsr
though the doctor said II was nothing
serious. But he worried a great deal
The next afternoon a telegraph boF
sauntercd into his ollice with the usnN1
nonchalance Of messenger boy cuu-
wing a rush message and showed
the book under hubby's nose.
"Is dis Mr.. Blank?" asked the boy.
yes" gnsped hubby, cold chllls clns.
ing up and down his spine.
Message f'r you. Sign here. he
charges is 60 cents
Hubby grabbed the fateful mnnnB
envelope aud hastily tore II open. What
he suffered while trembllngly unfold
ing the bit Of yellow paper can be iHl-
agined. but not described. lie was NJ
most afraid to read IL, but finally be
nerved hlmself for the worst. This ~
what he read:
Turn Off the water and don't forEsS
to give ;he bird plenty of seed."-Oms-
ha World Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

'Tnquests are sometimes very funny
affairs" remarked western man "8
remember one In the early days Of my
county I'm Kansas. A man was foBDB
dead by the side OF n small stream Ope
on the prairie. No mark was funBG
on his well dressed body. His gHD
was fully loaded in his hip pocket, and
s25 was found In his poclctoook. or
course the coroner took charge of fhs-
money. A jury was lmpaneled auts
after finishing It's deliberations fOun9
that the man clearly died OF heart faiA
ure.
The coroner promptly paid from ibE-
dead mans pile the $40 due for en-
penses and discharged the jury The
sl3 remaining bothered him He sr
gued that TO turn that Sl3 over TO Ibs
county. TO be held In trust for tbs.
mans possible relatives. would be tue
same as throwing II away. The mar
was a stranger In those parts. PossA
bly, he had no friends.
The coroner was equal 10 the ocrfN
sion, however He declared himself
dissatisfied with the verdict and C2lA
ed the jury together again They sss
on the body a second time and fOnDh
exactly the same verdict. but the cOrss
ners mind was al ease. The S25 was.
exhausted" Washington star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
WONDERFUL NEW GUN.
Range of American Monster Nearly
Twice That of the Krupp.

The great 16 inch army gun about TO
be finally inspected at Watervliet arse
nal beats the guns of the world in
range. says the New York Journal II
can shoot ten miles farther than the
great Krupp gun recently tested in the
presence of the German emperor.
Army officers. discussing the posi-.
bilities Of the American monster, which
will be exhibited mt Buffalo, tell of the
exploits which could be performed by
the gun IL IL were mounted AT Sandy
Hook. The range of the gun is about
81 miles From Sandy Hook. they say.
II would cover New Rochelle, Tucka
hoe, Hampstead, Long Branch. Perth
Amboy, Paterson, Manhattan. Brook
lyn and Jersey City.
The German gun dropped shell II
miles from the initial point. The Amer.
lean gun weighs 1870 tons, is 40 feet 29
inches long. the rear diameter being 8
feet and the bore 81 feet inches long.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
LnnkInu Mithnnt Seeing.

Perhaps you are an exception TO the
rule but II you are not you have prob
ably on many occasions. Just after look.
ing at your watch. been forced to ac-
knowledge to friend who asked you
the time that YOU did not know what It
was Yet you undoubtedly took your
timcpiece out Of your pocket, looked at
it's face and carefully replaced II In
your pocket. showing logical Sc
qucnCe Of thought and well defined
object which did not, however. result
IN leaving sufficiently distinct i'm.
preston on .our mind to satisfy your
friends curiosity as to the hour of the
day The motion was not an inyolun.
tary one, like that of the boy who can.
not too often admire his first chronom-
eter, nor yet habitual for few persons
are merely in the habit Of taking out
their watches one does so ouly for a
specific purpose.
Now. how may this seeming contra.
dictiou be- accounted forf Perhaps the
reason is that not once IN ten times
does man look at his watch TO see
what the actual time is. but rather to
learn whether he still has time to &C.
complish some purpose. lie may want
TO keep an appointment at certain
time or TO be sure not TO miss a boat
or train When he takes out bis watch.
therefore he instinctivcly looks for
the hands in the position called for 10y
that particular moment. and when he
sees that they have not yet reached
that point ne returns the watch TO It's
resting place. with his mind relieved.
The actual position Of the hands real
ly plays no part at all in the opera
ton. and so when the time is asked OF
him he is unable TO reply In other
words, he accomplishes the paradoXical
feat Of intently looking at thing with
out really seeing H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

The Rev John Mcneil was holding
n revival service at Cardiff. Wales. and
announced that he would answer any
question about the Bible. At once n
note was sent up to him reading as
follows.
Dear Mr.. McNeill-If you are seeking
10 help young men, kindly tell me who
was Gains wife"
That seemed poser, and the audi
ence waited with intense interest, tenn
pered with amusement, TO see how the
good man would extricate himself. Aft
er a pause he said:
81 love young men, especially young
inqulrers for light, and ! would give
this young man word OF advice. II is
this Don't lose your souls salvation
looking after other peoples wives"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
The Inventor OF the FIGURING MIL.

About the year 70 Z. Q. MlIhridatcs.
king of Cappadocia, one Of the most
ingenious and able princes Of the time,
Invented the first mill driven by water.
This triumph Of his skill ana ingenuity
he caused to be erected In the imme-
diate vicinity Of the royal palace. In
the course Of time the Cappadoclan
bakers became celebrated and were in
great demand throughout all parts of
the world as then known.
These mills were usually placed up
on boats on the river. being so elevated
and contrivcd as 10 be easily driven by
the water, and the millers were thus
enabled TO move from place to place,
distributing the meal TO their custom
prs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
Trouble with n TeIescope.

Continued observation with the tele-
scope OF the Yerkes observatory re-
vealed the unpleasant existence Of Il
number Of curious strcaks Of light run
ming horizontally. whose appearance
had certainly never been noticed be-
fore and gave rise to redoubled un-
easiness. And yet everything seemed
right with the glass viewed externally
and the most searching investigation
could discover no cause.
At last in desperation the eyepiece
end was unscrcwed, and Professor
Ellcrman the slImmest Of the party.
was biddcu TO crawl. as he well could
DO. along in the tube itself. aud see II
he could discover aught amiss. He
crcpt along well enough. so wide is the
tube. tin BE got beyond the center,
when the telescope began to tuna over
with his weight ana he would have
slid down on the top Of the glass had
not the other end been promptly seized
and held fast. Then he continued his
journey and in another moment had
discovered the unsuspected author Of
the mischief. an overinlustrious spider
aud her equally hardwo'kiug progeny,
who had succeeded in filling up the
entire end Of the tube with a mass Of
cobwebs in the hope of catching what
must have been wholly imaginary nies
The webs ana their spiders were care
fully removed, and from that day to
this the behavior of the Ierkes 40 inch
glass has been all that heart could de-
sire. Good Words.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
A whist story.

When Lord Thanet was imprisoned
IN the Tower Of London for the O'Con.
nor riot three OF his friends, the Duke
OF Bedford, the Duke Of Laval aud
Captain Smith, were admitted to play
whist with him and remain till the
lock up hour Of II. Early In the sit
ting Captain Smith fell back in a 1T
OF apoplexy, and one OF the party rose
to call for help. "Stopw cried another
I'VE shall be turned out II you make
a noise. Let our friend alone until IL.
We can play dummy, aud hell be none
the worse, for | can read death in bis
face"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

81 am satisfied now that have made
a professional blunder in your case"
the physician said, noting the symp-
toms Of his patient.
"a blunder. doctor? Don't | seem TO
be improving fast enoughW
you are improving too fast Your
malady had begun to interest me ex-
ceedlngly, and | wanted 10 see what II
would develop into If allowed to run.
but | stupidity gave you prescription
that has knocked II entirely out of your
system."-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

Tom-Hello. Bill! ! hear you have a
position with my friends, Skinner Il
Coz
Billion, yes; have position as col
iectof there.
Tom-Thats 1rst rate. Who recem.
mcndCd you?
Bill-Oh. nobody. told them that
once collected an account from you,
and they Instantly gave me the place,
London Fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
Winding TimcnIcccs.

81 have been doing little fcurlng
on time" remarked an crratic citizen
yesterday, "aud | have reached some
rather interesting conclusions. | want
cd To find out how much time man CON
sumcd in keeping tab ON time, and |
found that. if the whole world Is con
sidcrcd in the computation. years
would be crowded into second of
time.
TO Illustrate what | mean. take a
city whore 100000 watches are wound
NJ every day. Now, IL takes probably
an average Of II seconds TO wind a
watch IL would take. then. 100000
seconds Co wind 100000 watches. This
would mean $4,000 minutes or $50
hours and 10 minutes. or - days and
lG hours. / suppose there are In the
city Of New orleans 100000 watches
aud clocks to be wound up every day.
80 that nearly month is spent u the
city every day In winding watches and
clocks.
"One man in a years time would con
sumo 547j seconds n winding his
watch if ne is prompt about it aud is
willing 10 give IL seconds every day
60 this useful article. This would
mean several hours during every year
that he kept up the practice Allowing
80 years as the average life, a man
would spend l9l, ,52j seconds, or 3I0O
minutes and ii sccon. s., or $50 hours
and 10 minutes, o- - days and %
hours in winding his watch."-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
PHILLIPS HOSTS CORN.
Tells How He Does II and Says He
Won't Go broke.

George IL. Phillips of Chicago hoisted
the price Of July corn cent the other
day and took 10000 bushels of cash
May corn, says the New York World.
He told of his methods as follows:
"ln grain man should have the
ability to see the right course and
promptly 10 pursue IT, Observation
counts for much; experience counts for
more. One will need certain kind Of
courage.
81 often know things without know
Ing how know them, and know that
they will happen before they happen. |
just feel it. Predictions have been
made that will 90 broke. II won't
happen. There is not a chance in a
million that this movement can result
disastrously to u.s."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
An Eaay MnIIer.

"The reason some men don't get
along happily" said Mr. Meekton. "is
that they don't know how to manage a
wife"
you know thls?" was the skeptIcal
query.
Certainly. II is the simplest thing
In the world All you have to do is 20
say yes whenever she wants any
thing and always let her have her own
way."-Washington Star
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

II was at the Normal school that this
happened, and the class laughed. II
was a laugh on the teacher. too, but
ne didn't get angry although II did
break into the serious contemplation OF
serious studies with which he was try
ing To interest the students
II was In the study Of psychology,
and they were discussing what ideas
first entered the human mind when GER
tain words were spoken or written
whether the mind thought Of one GER
tain object designated by the word or
the whole general class which Is en-
bodied in that word. To experiment
on this mental phenomenon IN order "a
bring il more clearly TO the attention
Of the students the professor said he
would write a word on the board and
then let one Of them tell Instantly what
Impression was made upon her mind.
lie called upon one Of the pupils To
be- ready to think quickly and tell eN-
actly what her first thought was after
she saw the word which he was about
To- write lie stood close to the board.
so that the word was hidden 10y his
shoulders until he turned. He wrote
the word pig" and all OF the class
saw IL except the girl who was stand.
ing ready to make reply. When he
turned. he didn't get out Of her way,
and she couldn't see the word In re-
ply to his sharp, quick question. "Now,
what do you sce2' she replied naively,
81 see you" And the class laughed. -
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

OF American travel abroad. which do
not show IN the official reports cannot
be indefinitely continued
"Our trade abroad may indefinitely
Increase, as the power to consume In
the world outside is increased but this
growth must bc effected to large ex-
tent at least 10y an exchange Of goods
or labor products between us aud the
rest Of the world This end may be
reached. and II is fair to presume that
II viii be reached, through a wise sys-
TEN of reciprocity which win carry the
equities of give and take as their i'm.
portant features.
AS TO the dangers which YOU suggest
OF wnrlike combination against us"
concluded Secretary Gage. there is no
Just cause for such thing. and there
appears to be no need Of any apprehen-
sion concerning H. All the nations have
learned 10 dread war. They have learn
ed that 1t is eXhausting aud expensive:
that thrift and prosperity come only
with peace and industry.
Nor is 1t perhaps too much 10 say
that our national resources in men,
money and war material are as great
and as well known as are our resources
In the peaceful arts Of agriculture and
general industry. Our country is most
happily circumstanccd and IL we pur-
sue the course marked out.for us by the
rules Of prudence, justice and equity
among ourselves and in our dealings
with the rest Of the world we have lit
tic TO fear and everything TO hope for"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

Benevolent Old Gentleman TO feEicgr-
passengerl-Il How fast we trayeA Brg
an, young man. have you ever tho1geiz
OF the nght OF timei Think % ira,
heetlns hours of youth. the goltsHl
days that swiftly pass away. HaEss
you ever counted the minutes
Battershy tuuregenerate and sayrs,
clousl- What are you trying 70 60.s
Sell me a watch I-London NuggeGA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
ynIunhIe sectlnn of Canada.

A region in northern Ontario cover
ing 15,GS0,000 acres and stretching
from Quebec westward to Thunder bay
on the north shore of Lake Superior, Is
now for the first time recognized as be
ing excellenty adapted for farming
The district also contains n great pulp
wood forest, besides 3,000,000,0o0 feet
of pine wood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

In the fourteenth century the slaugh-
ter Of women and children after a
town or castle had been taken by storm
was one Of the most common occur
rences of war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
Waste. Rest and Exercise.

William NJ Eyarts was marvel Of
intellectual vitality to an advanced
age, and he used to explain 1t by say
ing that he slept late in the morning
and never took any exercise. There
Is no advantage In getting up early in
the morning IL you need the sleep.
Many n man is burning the candle at
both ends 10y getting up at an early
hour simply because his housekeeping
ls adjusted to that programme. AS TO
physical exercise. Mr. Evarts had dis
covered for himself what our physiolo-
gists are now beginning to teach
namely. that II man consumes tissue
in hard intellectual work the way TO
repair the loss is 10y resting and not
by consuming more tissue in physical
exercise. To the majority Of brain
workers oXygenization Of the blood Is
far more important than physical eXer.
else, and there are two very good ways
to secure that: Sleep with your bed.
room window wide open in summer
and winter. and. If you can afford IT,,
keep horse and drive IN the open air.
Boston Waterman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

Two ladies coutended for precedence
in the court Of Charles " They ap-
pcaled TO the monarch who, like Solo
mon, awarded. Let the eldest 90 Grst."
Such dispute was never known after
ward.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

Mrs. Housekeep- you really mean
TO say you are looking for work?
Harvard Uasbeeu-No, lady; that's
neither what | said nor what | meant
10 say. | said was looking FOR en-
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

Some folks tries so hard ter be happy
In dis worl' dey gifts miserable lFylz.
Happiness is allus whar you aln't l0oss-
in fer lt-Atlanta Constitution
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26

The rooster makes two-thrds Of the
noise, but the hen does all the work.
Chicago News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-26
EUROPE AND AMERICA.
international Combinations Dis
cussed by Secretary Gage,
POINTS OUT A SAFE COURSE.

Bays Americans, ~ They Are Pru-
dent Need Not Fear Them or
g Threats of HostiIities-our suprem-
"cy In Trade Eagerly watched by
the world.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-02
Ano x Mum. 1864.
La CienCia
en- liog amos.

Con n motivo de ID Exposici6n
Universal de Paris, enumeran las
revistas cientfficas los principales
progresses realizados 8 perfecciona-
dos durante Ell lapse de tempo trans
cnrridos desde la Exposition de
1889.
Entire los principales adelantos
cientffcos de todas classes, pneden
consignarse los siguientes:
La bicicleta, que causa una
revoluci6n Ga las costumbres actua-
les y de la cual solo existian en- aque
LA fecha algunos sejemplares, grose
rameDte construidos, en- compare
cion con los que Sc usan hoy dfa.
20 Ell autom6vil de petroleo
y eletrico, cuyo porvenir es mayor
todavfa,
3 Q Los <ferrocarriles el@ctri
os,, que no existian en- 1889 (solo
hah1a entonces tranvfas), los cuales
modifcaran las condolences de la
exploitation de las grandes lfneas
del siglo proximo.
40 Las corriente polifasicas"
que permiten'extender Y distr4 buir
las fuerzas motrices naturales q
cualquier .distancia.
SO La .lsturbina Laval, " proce
dimiento nuevo, desde el punto de
vista industrial, de la utilizaci6n5
,mecan1ca del vapor q alta preston.
60 Ell s'motor de- combusti6, "
de Mr.. Eiessel, que constituye Ell
procedimiento mas econ6mico que
Sc conoce actualmente para trans:
formar el calor en- trabaio. -
70 Ell acarburo de ca1cio" que
produce 81 acetileno, uno de los
agentes de la illumination en- el 81
glo proximo.
go Ell "cinemattgraf6," que tan
to nos ha admirable.
90 Los ''rayos Roetgen,' que
estan ocasionando una revoluci6n en-
ell arte de .curar. :
A estos nueve Observation-Disclosures q
grandes inveHciones cnyos sresulta-
dos Sc aprovechan diariammte, pue
den agregarse otros, COMO eli <aire
liouido industrials, va adquirido hoy
gra cias q los recientes trabajos. de
Mr. Linde; la <fotografia de los colo
res,, cuyos dltimos resultados, yer.
daderamente maravillosos, han sido
presentados 4 Ia Academia de Glen.
cias por Mr. Mascart; la <telegrafia
sin hilos, LENA de promesas; la sluz
fria,, obtenida por luminiscencia de
gases enrarecidos atravesados por
Ell enfuvio eletrico, y, por dltimo,
las <corrientes de alta frecuencia>,
de las cuales Mr. Tesla y el doctor
DsArsonyal han sacado partido tan
asOmbrOsO.