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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE.
You May Learn Something From Ev-
erybody You Meet.


One Of the most useful success ha bits
one car form is that OF learning some
thing from everybody with whom he
comes in contact. No information which
a be acquired is too trivial to be IL
nored.
Constantly measure yourself with the
men you meet You will find that every
one can teach you something which you
did not know before and which. per
haps, you would never have a chance
10 learn again if you did not acquire il
from him.
Daniel Webster once made a great
hit in arguing a case before a jury by
repeating a story which he afterward
said he had not thought OF since he
heard it fourteen years before. But
Webster was always picking up some
thing for future use. His famous reply
to Hayne. the greatest speech ever de-
livered on the American continent. was
largely made up Of little reserves which
he had picked up here and there III his
reading. from studying men and from
observation.
Many a prominent novelist has col
lected material for his stories 10y max
ing notes of his conversations with
those he has met and by observation.
Charles Dickens got a great deal Of the
matter for some of his novels in this
way.
One young man will go to a lecture
and after spending an hour listening to
the helDful. inSDirinp words of some
prominent man will leave the hall or
lecture Dol without having derived
any benefit from the address. Another
young a will attend the same lee
ture with an ambition to learn some
thing. He will drink in the speakers
such words of encouragement and in
Spiration again. At the conclusion Of
the address lac will determine that he
will make more of his opportunities in
the future: that lie will read more,
think more. study more be more than
he ever was before. Such a young man
has a purpose and is determined to
learn something from everything he
M ia contact with and from every
body he talks to. The other has no am
bition, does not throw himself into
what he does. let's his mind wander
hither and thither. so that he never
wholly understands what people are
saying and therefore never derives any
benefit OF information from those with
whom he converses.-Orison SWEET Mar
den in Success.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
and Silver.

A sailor in the custom house the 9TH
er day ooh out Of his pocket some sill
yer coins that had a strange yellow
hue, and a clerk said to him. What
makes your money such a funny color,
Jack?' Well" replied the mariner,
1--WE just got in with a cargo Of fuel
oil. It's the oil that turned my money
yellow. Fuel oil has shat effect on ev-
cry kind Of metal. You ought 10 be on
a fuel oil steamer some time 1t would
surprise you to see b cabin silver
ware, the kitchen tins and every blast
ed bit of metal on board all having the
jaundiced look. There Is sulphur In
fuel Oil, and it's this sulphur that does
the following. Nitric acid will bring
back the original color a~gain-"-Phila-
delphia Record
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
In Kind.

At a certain ball I'm the country the
other evening q gentleman undertook
to introduce a companion to a young
but somewhat stout lady. who seemed
to be pining for a dance.
mo, thanks, old fellow. I don't care
to waltz with a cart"
A cart" is understood in the district
referred to as a partner who does not
do her share Of the dancing, but has to
be drawn around.
A few evenings later the same young
lady, who had overheard the CONVERSE
ton, beheld the young man seeking an
Introduction and asking If he might
have the honor, etc.
mo, thank you," she replied. 81 may
be a cart, but I am not a donkey cartr'
London Tit-Bits.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Theology az He Understood 1t.

Passengers in an uptown a n aft
ernoon last week were very much en-
tertained and amused by a discussion
Of things spiritual by two colored pas
sengers. AS the debate waxed warmer
the voices of the debaters grew louder
until what was said was plainly audi.
BILE to all in the car. After each had
made a confession of faith and given
his views of the means whereby mortal
man could gain salvation n of the
pair blurted put in a tone that implied
that all his hope for the next world
was embodied in the words:
"Well, sab, l b'lieve dat what's gwine
to be is sho'ly gwine to be-"
Huh" grunted his companion con,
t~emptuously. den yo' b'lieves in pre-.
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Crashed.

You talk mighty glib about he cor
ruption In this wand" interrupted a
sallow faced man In the audience.
what business Is IL Of yours? Fave
you got any permanent investments In
this wardr'
"Yes. | have~ Numbered the orator
Fellow citizens. I once lent that man q
dollar"
He was Dot interrupted agaIn--Chi-
cago Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Stranded in New York HarbOr.

New York, June 12.-The freight
steamship Hugoma, of the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship Company.
went ashore in New York, harbor to-
day. The vessel had arrived from Nor
folk, Va. The captain intended to
make anchorage off Liberty island
when, owing to a dense fog, he lost his
bearings and the ship stranded on Oys-
ter island. In answer to signals of
distress a railroad tug went to the
stranded steamship and made several
Intellectual attempts to pull her into
deep water. Another effort to floa the
vessel will be made at high tide.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
HOW THEY KNEW.
The B~lOssominG of q Tender Bud
Into the Flower of Love.

Into hi Flower of Love.
Nessie had slipped in later than usual
the night before, and her mother OBJ
served that the streak of lamplight
that always stretched from her room
across the hallway was absent, but
there was no suggestion Of sadness
about her in the morning. The mother,
watching the young face, saw there
I strange, subdued eX~hilaration.
Once as the girl went about her morn
rng work the mellow voice floated out
in song, but the song died away in a
little Groom and a teal trembled in the
melody of it. Later, when the mother
set her to work upon some fruit, the
deft fingers moved slowly, and soft
Pushes of color passed and repassed
over her face in a bewildering game
with the dreams that filed her eyes.
The mother watched and wondered.
After d long silence she spoke, and the
girl answered in q voice broken with a
tenderness that slipped a royal robe up
On the commonplace words. The moth
or turned away, awed by the under
standing, but Nessie did not see her
tears.
The older sister called from the laun-
dry for assistance, and Nessie's swift
feet ran in answer to the summons.
The washerwoman's baby was making
itself troublesome. It was a peevish
child and not a pretty one, but under
the magic of Nessie's smile some Of the
graces of better favored babyhood
came over the fretful little one.
Nessie uufeted it, and as she held it
her dream once more overwhelmed her,
and she sat brooding over the child
with the soft eyes that God gives to
mothers. The washerwoman murmur-
ed a blessing, and the older sister,
whose heart was lying under a low,
green grave. hurried away that she
might not cry aloud with the pain that
the lovelit eyes had made new
In the evening, when the brother
was preparing to 60 out. it was Nessie
who danced up to him, setting his tie
in order and brushing his coat collar
with ~caressing little touches that won
him to impulsive response. On the
SAohoh hOi iothSi was SiStihS ShJOs
ing the quiet Of the sunset hour, but
she did not approach him, fearing lest
her heart should cry out its story too
soon.
The white rose tree growing up above
the rail stretched out blossom laden
arms to her in an invitation that awak-
ened a new excitement She rested
her hot cheek against the cool green Of
b eleaves, and then. as a coy little bud
swayed toward her on the breeze, she
bent and kissed it for its love.
Her father watched her with grave,
tender eyes. She was the little one of
his flock, and something il the absorb
ed expectancy Of her attitude set him
to dreaming as the half light darkened.
Something in his dream, something
in her sudden slipping away as a mans
feet crunched the gravel, brought a
mist before his glasses. His step was
heavier than usual as he responded Il
the summons to the parlor. At the
door he. paused a moment. Nessie's
voice foated out to him, a soft echo of
the gentle voice Of his dream. Yet all
she had said was:
"JOhnw-Charlotte A. Canty In Mum
sey's Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Outward and Visible Signs.

Ambitious Young Woman-Tell me
honestly, do you think I eve Will make
a great actress?
Experienced Manager-Not unless
you can subdue that bright and cheer
full smile. Haven't you learned by OBJ
serving the pictures OF great actresses
that they all wear a look Of tragic and
profound gloom ?-Chicago Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
The Limit.

"And the railway company agrees to
settle by paying me $1,000. does it"
said the man who had been injured.
"How much Of it do l getY'
"You get all of it" said the lawyer,
"and you pay me what you please. 1t
didn't take me five minutes to get q
settlement out Of them"
This, o reader. is no fancy sketch.
There are limits to the imaginative
faculty Of the human mind.-Chicago
Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Big Fire mt Wheeling.

Wheeling, W. Va, June 1.-THE
plants of the Exley-Watkins Catsup
and Preserve Company, the Wheeling
Mattress Company and the Acme Box
Company were burned today. Three
buildings located at 10Th and Eoff
streets were burned along with 500, 900
feet of lumber. two box cars and sew
eral stables anu buildings. The loss is
$50. 900 partly covered by insurance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Used Oil Can to Start n Fire

Roanoke, Va, June 12.--As a result of
an explosion of a can of kerosene oil
which was being used to start a fire in
a kitchen stove, Mrs. Emma Sinclair,
aged 81 years, and her daughter. Jessie
Sinclair, aged Is, were burned so badly
this evening that they died several
hours later. The mother attempted to
extinguish the flames which had en-
veloped her daughter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

McJigger-I saw Markley blowing Oh
THAT theatrical manager to a ten dollar
dinner yesterday.
Thingumbob-Yes. a scheme OF his.
and it worked beautifully. He was
working him for a couple OF passes
Philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
A Help to Early Rising.

Milkman-You're up unusually early
this morning, Johnny.
Johnny without looking up from bis
dime noveD-Yeh. Nom sent me to
bed last night just as Pretty Pete was
about to rescu the lovely madden
Philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

Its a great thing to have a fine line
Of ancestors"
Doubtless it is. and it's a mighty
good thing. too. that some Of these fine
lines of ancestors couldn't look into the
future and see their descendants."-
Chicago Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
A Possible Solution

FOBSIDIC SOIuIHOm.
Il believe that house is haunted. The
tenant says he hears some mi rapping
on the walls at night"
Maybe its walls are covered with
wrapping paper."-New York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

Briggs-ft isn't the man who cuts on
the most coupons who cuts the most
ice.
Griggs-He doesn't IN re to. bis cool
thousands answe well enough Tor nim-
Boston Transcript.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
Martial Condolences.

Mrs. Benham-Don't you think | grow
better looking as 1 grow Older;
Benham-Yes. and it's really too bad
you can't live as long as they did In
Bible times. You might then become n
veritabie beauty.-New York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

Nothing will look after itself more
carefully and more cautiously and
more successfully than a dollar, unlese
It be two dollars.-Canield, THE Col
lege Student"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

A hopeless man is deserted by him
self. and he who deserts himself Is soon
deserted by bis friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

McDuffe's Witch Hazel Foot Healer
is one of the finest BABY powders
known cures prickly heat and gives in
.sfant ralief. % cents at r. r. Bel
iamyS. IL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
A Lincoln Reason.

Speaking of gray hair puts me in
mind of Bates - Attorney General
Bates, you knOw-and of one of Lin.
coins remarks. We were all going one
day out from Washington to Tennary-
town-the president, Secretary Chase,
Mr.. Bates and myself-to see General
Mcclellan review the Pennsylvania re
serves. Bates hair, noticed. had re.
tanned its original dark color I'm perfect
freshness, while his beard was almost
as white as mine Is now. 1t was an eX.
ception to the usual law, and ! asked
Mr.. Bates after he had spoken OF the
popularity if he knew any especial
reason for IT, He said he didn't, but
the president exclaimed laughingly:
why, don't you know? It's because he
uses his chin more than he does his
head."-Era.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
Bankruptcy Notice.

In the United States Court in and for
the Southern District of the In
dian Territory, at Pauls Valley:
In the matter of G.. c. Gibson, bank
rupt; in bankruptcy. No. SO.
To the Hon. Hosea Townsend, Judge
of the United States court, Southern
district, Indian Territory:
G. C. Gibson of Ada, in the South
ern district of the Indian Territory,
respectfully represents that on the
3Oth day of January, 1902, last past,
he was duly adiudged a bankrupt un-
der the acts of congress relating to
bankruptcy; that he has surrendered
all his property and rights to prop
erty, and has fully complied with all
the requirements of said acts and or
ders of the court touching his bank.
ruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have a full
discharge from all his debts provable
against his estate under said bank
ruptcy acts, except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge
Dated this 9th day of March, 1902
G.. C. GIBSON,
Bankrupt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District
at Ardmore:
In the matter of Freeman Bros. &
Co. bankrupt; in bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Freeman Bros.
& Co. in the Southern district. ir
the Indian Territory, at Ardmore, q
bankrupt: Notice is hereby river
that on the Sd day of April, 1902. the
said Freeman Bros. 4 Co. was duly
adiudged bankrupt and that the frs
meeting of their creditors will be
held at my Office at the court house.
in the city of Ardmore, on the 14th
day Of April 1902, at 10 o'clock In
the forenoon. at which tine the said
creditors may attend. prove their
claims, appoint a trustee. examine the
banlTupts and transact such other
business as may come before said
meeting JOHN HGNKLE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
First published April 6, 1902.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS.
PcnrIs Were Thought TO lie Dew
drops Caught by the she'll.

Pcnris Were Thought TO lie Dew
drops caught by the She'll.
The Indians called rock crystal an
"unripe diamond" ana until the begin.
ming of the eighteenth century India
was thought TO be the only land which
produced that precious stone. 1t was
not, therefore. until the discovery Of
India that the diamond was known TO
us. Yet as far back as 800 Il. c.
"didactic history" of precious stones
was written, and in Pliny's time the
supply must have been plentiful, as he
wrote, I'VE drink out of mass of
formed of emeralds." We are also told
that Nero aided his weak sight by
spectacles made of emeralds.
But is very difficult to determine
whence all the gems came, as discov-
erers took care to leave no record. The
nations who traded in them were
afraid of their whereabouts being
known, and even the most ancient mer-
chants would not disclose any definite
locale. All sorts Of myths have ac-
cordingly sprung up concerning the
origin of gems. Diamond" was the
name given to a youth who was turned
into the hardest and most brilliant of
substances to preserve him from "the
ills that flesh is heir to-" Amethyst
was a beautiful nymph beloved by
Bacchus, but saved from him by Di-
ana, who changed Amethyst into
gem, whereupon Bacchus turned the
gem into wine color and endowed the
wearer with the gift of preservation
from intoXication.
The pearl was thought to be dew
drop the shell had opened to receive.
Amber was said to be honey melted by
the sun, dropped into the sea and con-
gealed. According to the Talmud. Noah
had no light In the ark but that which
came from precious stones.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10

We hear with deep regret of the
death of Judge S. b. Bradford of Ard
more. Judge Bradford has been Unit
ed States commissioner at Ardmore
several years, during which time he
has been identified with every move.
ment for the betterment of the In
dian Territory. In the true sense of
the word, Judge Bradford was not
only citizen of Ardmore, but of the
Indian Territory. Review.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
In the United States Court in and fol
the Southern District of the In
A.. I'll - -. nj. LII

In the United States Court in and for
the Southern District of the In.
dian Territory, at Pauls Valley:
In the matter of G.. c. Gibson, bank
rupt; in bankruptcy. No. So. Or
der of Notice.
On this 9TH day of April, 1902, on
reading of the foregoing petition, it
is
Ordered by the court that a hear
ing be had upon the same on the 21st
day of April, 1902. before said court
at Pauls Valley, in the said district,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published In the
Ardmoreite. newspaper printed in
said district, and that all known cred.
itors and other persons in interest
may appear at the said time and
place and show cause, ii any they
have, why the prayer of the said pc
titioner should not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the
court that the clerk shall send by mail
to all known creditors copies of said
petition and this order, addressed to
them at their places of residence, as
stated
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend,
Judge of the said court, and the seal
thereof, at Pauls Valley, in said dis
trict, on the 7th aay of April, 1902,
CHAS. NJ. CAMPBELL.
BY J. T. FLEMI.,I. Clerk.
Deputy Clerk.
First published April s, 1902.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
Chronic Bronchitis Cured.

For ten years | had chronic bron-
chitis so bad that at times | could
not speak above a whisper" writes
Mr.. Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci,
Ind. II tried all remedies available
but with no success. Fortunately my
employer suggested that | try Foleys
Honey and Tar. Its effect was almost
miraculous. and | am now cured OF
the disease. On my recommendation
many people have used Foley's Honey
and Tar. and always with satisfac
ton" Bonner & Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10

dries the drains which weaken women
heals Inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness. 1t tranquilizes
the nerves restores the appetite and
induces refreshing sleep
"a" I have intended for some time to write TO
you" says Mrs Eva Burnett, of Russellvilie, 10
gan Co. Ky. Hand give testimonial In regard to
what your medicine has dore for me My baby
came in July 1889. and had congestive chilis
and lay at deaths door for ten long weeks. I
was In dreadful condition aud had six Of the
best doctors Of the city. Ater everything had
been done and had been given up TO die I
asked my husband To get me bottle Of DR.
Picrcc's Favorite Prescription. He had no faith
IN It, hut he got It. aud when had taken II two
weeks was able 10 walk 10 the dining room
TO my meals. aud by the time had ,akeu three
bottles was able 10 cook for my family of four
can never praise Dr Pierce aud his medicine
enough
DR. Tierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bib-
business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
ROBBIE RsoN.
Snecial CORRESPONDENCE.

Special Correspondence.
Robertson. |. T., April S.-These
fine rains we are having are making
everybody smile. Farmers are work
ing early and late, trying to get their
crops planted. There had been but
little plowing done when the rain
came As a result, most farmers are
somewhat behind with their work, and
corn planting is ten days to two
weeks late this year
The health of the community has
not improved any. There are not so
many cases. but the number OF IA.
talities is unusually large.
NtMrs. Hudson, wife of T. j. Hudson.
died Monday morning. March "a, of
pneumonia, and was buried by the
side of her father and mother at the
Winter cemetery.
Henry Hart, young man almost
grown died at the home of Mrs.
Winter, on the morning of March 26,
with pneumonia.
Monte Couey, daughter of l.. V.
Couey, is very i'll at present. Mr..
Couey moved with his family from
Sulphur. l. T.. to this place a few
weeks ago.
The Literary society met here two
weeks ago last Friday night, and un-
fortunately someone was there who
had measles, and now the disease is
all over the community. Fifteen or
twenty cases developed from that
nights meeting, and the strangest
thing about It Is that no one knows
who did it, as it was not known that
there was a case Of measles in the
country at that time.
Mr.. ]. f. Trimmer has returned
from Texas. He did not have his
wounded leg operated on. His blood
was not in the proper condition at
the time.
DR.. o. w. Cunningham is coming
back to Robertson to locate perma-
nently.
The friends of T. y. Robnett are
elated over his appointment as com
missioner at Ardmore, and we wish
to send him our congratulations
through the Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-10
Mislnterpreted.

A Presbyterian minister said at a
meeting of the Chicago presbytery that
the book of discipline OF the church
is 'the worst book ever published" re-
ferring apparently to errors and am.
biguities.
That's right" responded voice
from the rear OF the room. but when a
gray haired brother arose to protest a
wave of laughter swept through the as
sembly and ended the incident.