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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-21
Ii you want a
good Tin Roof

be sure to fig
ure with me
before letting
the job. All
work guarsn-
teed. Will do
tin roofing in
any part Of
the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-21
3 TINE TABLE.
ous. coloraoe a santa fe Railway,

All United States malls close 80
minutes prior to train time.
d. VI. REDFIELD, p. NJ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

author The factory town or the farm. are
good fields only when noyeIists feel and
understand the heart throbs and sacrifices.
with the veinings OF quaint humor which
lie there There IS only one standard nv
which to judge these things. It contains
two elements-workmanship and hear in
terost
Prof Woodbury.. Of Columbia asked
me a short time ago whom / considered
the best writer on Western subjects today
told him Meridith Nicholson.
But. said Prof Woodbury. he has a,
Eastern standard. His workmanship is
decidedly Eastern
Not long ago afterward told Mr. Mich
olson what Professor Woodbury had said
He iaughingly said.
That's a good joke on Prof Woodbury.
All my standard was acquired in the In
dianaDoIis High School"
Realism sometimes droDs cut of si,,t
while so-called romanticism is in the as
cendant Regularly romanticism IS almost
buried under mass Of realism. But both
are always present IN the world o. liter
allure. Twenty years ago everytbino was
for realism Today the output Of roman
tic novels is enormous. Yet life is abouf
the same Il is only the workmanship
which IS different which makes the novels
or each class very different from v-ba+
lhey were twenty years ago-0r from what
lhey VIII be twenty years hence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
A GOOD BACK MEANS HEALTH.

IF people only realized what a good
back means they would strive at all
L times 10 maintain its suppleness
Rightly OF the spine iuterferes win
the blood supply Of the spinal cord. Any in
terference with this circulation immedi-
ateIy affects the vitality Of the entire
body. One portion Of the column may be
in perfect condition while another is
rigid and chat portion Of the cord within
is starved for lack Of perfect circulation
If these defects which the ostecpath hnds
so Frequently were righted. the vitality
of all parts Of the body would be equal
and the tenant would be comfortable At
present many people are trying 90 repair
their earthly habitations by planning doors
and windows. By taking drugs into the
system It is impossible to correct She
structure OF the body; IL persisted in it
ruins the chances for perfect structure
Fathe'. -nd mothers should keep a close
watch II the growth Of their children.
saws Or. Dain l. Tasker. in "OsteopatLic
Health" and note any incipient tendency
toward the development o. a spinal curya-
ture. II is only a few years since school
desks began TO be made TO ht the child
II was wonderful advance in the right
direction. There are other faulty condi-
lions Of the spine which only an osteo-
path is able 10 note. His trained fingers
are able TO find the little points Of ten
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

vile performers have don't sup
pose ever shall go but very it once was
billed over there Americas Queen bought my
ticket and went down to the pier any
friends and whole lot gorgeous flowers looked at
the steamer and said 4 guess I won't GO
Ny friends thought footing, but wasn't
persuasion in the world could me 60 went
aboard with maid and the carried my little
state7oom trunk down the gangpank the steamer
hiteen minutes uau my trunks brought up
hold America is good always did thiak
that the incident helped make my like that word
carcertor the newspapers
and engaged for the following week at material ad-
in salary.
When made my first appearance the gallery
shouted say Maggie, cross The water
No wasn't afraid TO cross the water but far
from the BOwery.' yelled back
That seemed make and it's been smooth sailing
so if you want recipe for career-there it goes
agan-dont take milk baths yourself rescued from
under the hoofs Of but that you're
going abroad and don't"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
By EDWARD EGGLEsToN, the Eminent Novelist

culture is the accompaniment This would
seem to indicate that the novelist who
writes for the masses must choose for his
subjects those OF which his readers have
only limited or hearsay knowledge. The
rank and file OF humanity likes to be car
ried out Of itself by the books il reads.
Factory girls read tales OF nobility for
the same reason that a child reads fairy
tales Some children show a greater
fordness for stories Of other little boys
and girls than for tales Of gnomes and
hobgoblins- 50 do some workaday. people
like 10 read about themselves. The author
who can form the common everyday
events Of a factory town. or a farm. or
any place OF lowly employment. to evolve
a popular success is a literary artist
More. he is probably a genius.
Life, hand in hand with labor. as seen
in factory towns VIII no doubt offer the
coming novelist fine opportunities. So
VIII the life Of the West which has not by
any means been exhausted as an inspira-
tion for better poetry and prose.
In my woodworking days Ohio was the
West. Now it is the land beyond the Mis-
souri,. Soon even that in its most realistic.
which is also its highest character. will
be legendary The novelist must see TO it
that its charm and ruggedncss are not lost
to those who follow
After ALL it is not the field but the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

sion in the spine where a single vertebra
is slowly being drawn from its right re-
Iatious with its fellows.
When your child fails to stand and sit
erect. and you fear that he or she is form
ing a habit. or rather habit is forming
them. make sure it is not an evidence OF
spinal weakness. Many a child has bee9
cuGed and scolded for not holding Up the
shoulders when the fact OF the matter is
he couldn't keep them up II isn't always
habit that makes a bent spinal column
BY the attitude Of the spine our feelings
are expressed far more than We. think
Do not let your daughters throw back
their shoulders in such a way as to fat
ten the back and accentuate the bust
1t viii only be a question Of tine until
you viii be glad 10 have an osiee7ath
restore that normal curve OF the spine be-
tween the shoulders IN order TO stop
these fainting spells"
TIE Normal spine bends forward in the
neck. backward between the shoulders.
forward at the waist. and backward be-
tween the hip bones These curves are
compensatory; hence an Increase. or de-
crease Of curve in one region affects the
others.
A good spinal column is worth far more
than any other portion OF the body. be
cause on it all other parts depend for life
aad power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
CECIL RHODES PET PROJECT

no linemen every few miles. as IN our
country. TO keep the service in repair
and it will be far more costly than in
civilized lands 10 mend a broken wLe OF
repair other damages. Every prelimi-
nary caution. therefore. must be taken.
No tree must be left which. falling. would
break the wire; therefore thousands OF
trees. many Of them OF great size. are
cut down.
Then comes the third party. which dsgs
the holes; 81 is closely followed by the
fourth detachment. which plants She
posts, and finally come the wire string
ers, who complete the work. None OF
the iron posts weigh less than 100 pounds.
and most Of them rise fourteen feet above
the ground Iron is used because wooden
posts or poles would not long withstand
the attacks Of white ants, which In large
parts Of Africa play havoc among all con-
structions Of wood Higher and heavier
posts are used when IL is necessary TO
make spans Of unusual length. When
the line has TO cross gullies OF streams
II is not unusual for the spans to attain
a length OF COO TO $50 feet
Mr. Rhodes great enterprise will now
be pushed northward into British East
Africa and down the Nile as far as Fash
oda, which is connected by wire with
KhartUm and Alexandria. When the
wires are stretched as far as Fashoda,
therefore, the work will have been CON,
pleted, and one Of the longest telegraph
lines in the world viii stretch from tn
northern to the southern coasts of AZ
rsea.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
WIVES AND DAUGHTERS
AND THE MANS BUSINESS
By the Rev. EMORY J. HAYNES, D. 8.

81 YES gone down town" Hes
n gone 10 business, That. at
Il Il least. the average wife knows
about her husbands place OF
daily toll But IL is about all many Of
them know Of the Office. the shop. the
factory or the store where the breadwin-
ner spends most OF the waking hours OF
his life. Some ladies do. indeed. direct
the coaehman when they are ready to re-
turn from their own shopping or a tea"
to drive round to the Office. il il is not
too much out OF the way. and pick up
dear Henry and save him the crowd in
the trolley" Some good wives 90 10 the
oihce. their fair daughters in their train.
to replenish the pOcketbook that they for
got TO mention before the nan OF the
house took his hurried breakfast and got
away in the morning But Il may be
safely asserted that most wives ana
daughters know ali too IittIe OF the mans
place Of labor. It is years since they we're
there
Yet IL is mighty benefaction when the
man loves his home so POLITICALLY that he
keeps the pictures Of the wife and babies
on his desk always before his eyes. We
all think more Of the merchant when. on
calling for business, we see those pic
tured faces on his private desk. They
are his good angels. They are bis inspir-
alton as dark moments come. They al
ways seem. with mute and pictured lips.
to be answering the question as 20 wheth-
CT it is worth while 70 live AID struggle
50 hard They are the guardians OF his
honor aud the pledge OF his risht life
among men. or these babies and that
sweet woman bear his name
The hour after q pretty daughter has
swept in and out OF her fathers dizzy
Office is Berfumed with a fragrance far
more than the glove that she dropped
would account for. Even the Once bow
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
The Duchess Of Somerset May
Walk Next 70 Royalty At the Core
nation.

smart set She is also an excellent shot
and has been her husbands comrade in
many an expedition for big game
The duchess has. as wen. no mean rep
utation as a litterateur- Her name is IA
miliar as a magazine contributor. and her
account OF the beautiful Dart. known To-
caIly as The British Rhine is account
ed the best description OF that silver
stream
Lacking issue. the Duke OF Somerset's
title viii pass to his brother Percy,
whose twia, Ernest. defrauded BY mo-
ment or 50 or the succession. viii hold
only a courtesy title The dgkedon. with
that Of Norfolk. is the only title Of that
rank that dates back TO the days OF
Queen Elizabeth
As e1emplifying the consuming pride
which has been the besetting sin OF the
family. it is told Of Duke Charles. who
lived in the reign OF Charles II. that has
second wife, an earIs daughter. ence
ventured 90 give him a tap with her fan
Madame" said he. my first wife was
a Percy. and she never presumed TO take
such a liberty" The second incumbent
was only a Finch.
The duchess. should the priority OF
rank be strictly followed. viii have for
her immediate associates as attendants
on her Majesty the Duchess Of Beaufort.
the Duchess OF St Adams and the Ouch
ess Of Leeds
While It has been definitely announced
that Queen Alexandra viii have a quar-
tette OF duchesses in her train. there was
a rumor (the wish in some quarters
doubtless mothering the though) that she
would choose the four youngest OF nest
beautiful This would bring the American
Duchess Of Marlborough into the coveted
position with the Duchesses Of SUTHERLAND,
Westminster. and Newcastle.
Those nearest the Queen, however, do
not believe that her punctiliousuess in
court etiquette would permit her TO put
aside the rights Of precedence or be led
into what might be interpreted as an az
front 10 the highest nobility at the very
outset Of her reign.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
NEXT NEW FIELD FOR THE AMERICAN NOVELIST

n TO one can safely venture a proph-
M ecy as to what the next new feld
L \ for the American novelist viii be.
The novel is so capricious a form
Of literature one can never be certain
what central idea will next be embodied in
its creation. Any field which calls forth
the best in a writer is the field he should
choose. No author, it seems 10 me, can
write in a realistic way Of things he does
not understand through personal expert
ence- II he has lived them his under
standing is so much the clearer.
It would SCENE that American noveIists
have at least ventured within the con
fines Of nearly all the fields open 70 their
efforts. In some instances. to be sure.
their tread has been hating and through
paths not far removed from the travel
beaten roads.
Perhaps the novelist Of the future viii
DO his best work along lines already
pointed out by these pioneers.
So much depends upon the exact mean
ing conveyed by the word novel" Peo-
pie are apt to confuse il with story. All
people are story readers; some under no
circumstances read novels.
A certain amount Of culture is neces-
sary for the appreciation Of realism in
aiy line. II the realism concerns things
Of which readers have an intimate knowl-
edge then I think it will be found more
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
Salaries Payable in Pelts.

Probably few people know that the orig
inal name Of the State Of Tennessee was
Franklin or that in 17SS the salaries Of
the officers OF this Commonwealth were
paid in Delts, but the following is a cor
rect copy Of the law:
BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Franklin. and il is hereby
enacted. by authority Of the same, that
from and after the first day Of January,
17S8, the salaries OF this Commonwealth
be as follows, to-wit:
His EXcellency. the Governor. per an
mum, 100 deer skins.
His Honor the Chief Justice, 500 deer
skins.
The secretary to his Execellency, the
Governor. 500 raccoon skins.
County Clerk. 600 beaver skins.
CLERK OF the House of Commons, 200
raccOon skins.
Members OF the Assembly per dion,
three raccoon skins"
Justices fee for serving a warrant, one
mink skin"
At that time the State OF Franklin ex-
tended 70 the east bank Of the Mississippi
River and on the west bank was that
great unknown forest region OF Louisiana
1t was then a terra incognita." save a
few canoe landings and Indian trading
posts on the river banks. It was known
as TIE district OF Louisiana. and in 1905
was made the Territory Of Louisiana.
The State OF Franklin, which became
Tennessee in 1856. Was almost as little
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
FIRST LADY
OF ENGLAND

NoRoNATION glories. which have
already caused 50 many heart
- burninss among the nobility,
promise still more complications
in the matter OF precedence.
The recent announcement that the
Duchess Of Somerset as the first feminine
subject in the land OF King Edward VII.
may fare forth in the immediate wake Of
the royalties on that mOmentous occasion.
has centred upon her the envious regard
or all the British duchesses, including. Of
course, those wearers OF the straw berry
leaves imported from over the Wate-.
Were there a Duchess OF NorfoIk. she
would outrank all others, says the New
York World. d" for the proud Howords trace
their descent from the Saxon Herewa-d
and head the English peerage. But the
Duke Of Norfolk's wife died fifteen years
ago, and he has never remarked. The
Duke OF Somerset ranks next
The Duchess Of Somerset is not OF Eng
lish birth. She comes from the land OF
the heather and carries a soft burr in the
turn OF her tongue. which is no manner
of detraetiOn from her many charms. She
was Susan Management McKinnon, the
daughter Of Charles HcKinncn, before she
assumed a coronet, and one OF the richest
heiresses in the British Isles.
The duke is a landed proprietor who
counts his acres by the thousands BY ac-
tual count he is lord Of q. 400. his estates
being among the most splendid in the
country. He is now in his ffty-sixth year
The duchess is the most democratic in
the whole Seymour Cor St Naur. as it was
formerly written,) connection. She has a
most winning and anable nature. is gra-
cious without condescension. and possess
ed Of a broad charity that argues an op-
timistic view OF the world. Fashionable
society has at no time had great attrac-
ton for her. and It is a humorous irony
that the proudest distinction OF the forth
coming GROWING OF the sovereign should
fan 70 the woman who least desires II.
Outdoor sport has at al times been her
favorite recreation she was awheel long
before the bicycle became the rad Of the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

and the old porter remember those yis-
its, and are the better for them
The wife who grudges the husband what
IT costs TO make his working place pleas
ant is sadly forgetful Of the fact that
the little room is the boundary Of most
OF his mortal days. and after be is gcne
the common employees seem TO see his
shadowy form in there as often as they
glance toward the new man who now has
the chair. Women should be familiar
with the places OF a husband. fathers
daily labor IL possible. Their coming there
should not be a surprise, not an unusual
thing Il is a misfortune II such a thing
is lot possible. II il cannot De. then they
should ask many and all possible ques-
tions about the place. tin by Intelligent
Imagination they can follow during the
day in thought az least the man they
love
Quite likely the wife OF the judge mrs.
say. 4 know nothing about what John
Is doing all day. Law is all as much an
enigma to me as 10 the farmers wife -
The machinist could never expect. 20 lead
his daughter through the engine room q
the steamship where he is making rspsIrs.
with smOOched hands and grimmsd face.
The bishops wife knows little what d Is
20 preside at stormy conferences Burial
women can ask questions They can know
enough OF the customary days work to
wildly reproduce it in sympathy.
Il is simply abomlnabie II the women
OF mans household know nothing Of the
poor chap. except that. like a horse. he
has trotted around the corner and dTsap-
Deared, toiIing for them The business.
whatever it Is. belongs 70 the home There
is no getting rid Of IT, The business should
have the prayers OF the home folk. II K
is such a business as they cannot pray
Tor. these pretty children and this era
ciogs wife. the more's the pity. The nan
should Eet out OF il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
Uncle Sans Grown

In Britain's isle the titled folks
Are cleaning up. they say.
The jewels in the English crown
For Coronation Day.
At close upon a million pounds
They estimate its worth:
But would not give my old white hat
For any crown on earth
The nap may be a tTife rough,
The shape an ancient one;
But IL was made for constant wear
In rain as well as sun.
II all the nations met today
Around a friendly hearth.
I'd hang ii on a higher peg
Than any crown on earth.
Ny nursing, Liberty. who binds
The stars about her brow.
Would never know me If I donned
A different headgear now
It has received full many a dent
Since her immortal birth;
But / would not change its battered brir
For any crown on earth.
-Minna Irving. In Leslie's Weekly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
INLAND CANALS.

The subject Of building up a system
OF inland canals for the purpose Of carry
ing certain commodities from the irte-
riOr to tidewater. with a view TO the
cheapening OF the cost Of Transports
tiop, has been repeatedly agitated in
Congress. The efforts made in this di-
rcction have not. however. been Droduc-
tive OF important results. Another step
is now being attempted in the line OF this
general policy.
quite recently a joint resolution has
been reported from the House Committee
on Railways and Canals providing q com
mission TO acquire the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal for the purpose Of con-
yerting it into ship canal connecting
chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Another
bill has also been favorlbly acted upon
IN committee which proposes 10 incor-
porate a company whose object is 70
construct a ship cana. from Pittsburg to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

IT He African overland telegraph line.
which IL 10 connect the north and
i south coasts Of the great CONT
nent. has been completed as far
&c Ujiil On the eastern shore Of Lake Tan
ganynza. In other words, messages may
now be sent from Cape Town about $500
miles north which is nearly three times
the distance between this city and Chi
cago. il is probable that this whole
work would have been completed by this
time II il had not been for the Boer war.
Under the circumstances il has made re-
markable progress.
The wire has been strung on insulated
iron posts sent out from England. or
course the wild nature Of the country
has made the work difficult FOR Il has
been necessary 10 transport all material
by human or animal portage for hun
dreds Of miles. An enormous amount Of
work was also necessary to prepare the
route Tor the construction parties.
Five parties are engaged in the work.
the total force averaging ten white men
and about 200 blacks. The advance par
y. consisting Of two whites and geo ma
tives, has charge Of surveying the route
and clearing a path for IL about fifteen
feet in width This is no easy matter.
says the New York Sun" for It involves
cutting a way through dense grass and
jungle. often eleven feet high.
The second party follows two or three
days after and videns the path to sixty
feet. more OF less. according to the nature
OF the country. II is easy 20 see Why so
wide a path is necessary. There viii be
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21
EVERY PHYSICIAN SHOULD BE BEARDLESS

By M.F. scHLEsNGER, A B. Phi. I

ow much disease community the boards
Is the human beard in reality farlleau
Should there their
boards har2
These no fancfuI questions.
tion
with momentum which satisfactory termination
return Of those beard times which
tons o history
by the
Ne" Milk might
al mlkmen hospitals ques-
q is cf most sud
It @ not the universal practice
trace o fact
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-21

Lake Erie The arguments in favor Of
both propositions are the same, TO wit:
that the construction Of these canals
would shorten the transportation routes
to tidewater and would effect a saving OF
many millions Of dollars annually TO
shippers
In the presentation OF this subject an
other argument has been advanced which
may be regarded as carrying weight. and
that is that a thorough system CT ship
canals would be an Invaluable aid to our
navy in the event OF a war with a for
eisn power However remote such con-
tingency may be, it is just as well to
keep it in view. while laying the greatest
stress, however. upon the commercial
aspect Of the case 1t may be taken for
granted that Congress in its wisdom will
give the subject that careful attention
which its Importance demands. and viii
arrive at a conclusion satisfactory to
both public and private interests.