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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-21
CIRCUIT TREATED TO CIGARS
waters Mistake Caused Laugh on
New Gotham Comptroller.


New Gotham Comptroller.
Edward NJ. Grout. comptroller OF the
city OF New York, dropped into the
Moutauk club the other night. says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. he was tired
but satisfied with bis FIRST days work
in new office repiete with opportuni-
ties Tor serving the public lie sat
down at table and had a pleasant
chat with half a dozen friends
by and by IL was time FOR n fresh
cigar. and Mr. Grouts favorite box
was handed 20 him. tIc took out a
weed. lighted IL and IN the enthusiasm
Of the Grst whi6. which every smoker
understands cAciaimcd
Il like these panatelas Here. boy
get box Of them and take il around
20 the house"
Che walter bowed obsequiously. He
thought be understood Then be- got
box Of hundred cigars aud went
from top 10 bottom Of the clubhouse.
asking every one 90 "have one with
Nr. Grout" when all had been sorv-
ed. there were eleven cigurs left The
waiter put them IN frpnt of the comp
troller along with The check to be
signed
hr Grout was surprised.
what are thesefr he asked mildly.
"What were left Of the cigars. sir"
the waiter answered. Il don't think I
have missed anybody"
what do you mean"
Didn't you tell me 10 get a box and
take Il round the house. sirfr
Il told you TO take 90 around 20 the
house" remarked the comptroller
grimly. But never mind I guess
can stand H."
The waiter los; himself Mr. Grout's
friends roared with laughter. and fnal-
ly the comptroller himself found the
mirth contagious. But before the even
ing was over. by especial arrangement.
every clubman who had enjoyed Mr..
Grouts Involuntary hospitality took oc-
casion TO thank him deliberately Tor the
treat There has not been 20 much fun
in the Moutauk club Tor month OF
Sundays
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-21

Taxpayers do not have to settle for
the payements made Of good inten-
uons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-21

4 man will be very much interest
ed in his wife's gossip and ther scold
her for repeating such talk.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12

snakes more thar anything else. The
trae covers an acre, or 1850 feet of
gfoun1, and has resisted for many
years The raids Of vandal wood chop
pefs who covet the mass OF timber.
Aside from the oak groves the real
forests OF California are found in the
mountains. The re1woods OF the
Coast Range are magniied specimens.
In former years, Fifty years ago, there
were giants within five miles OF the
city of San Francisco that would to-
day be. OF inestimable value; but the
sawmill was among the pioneers, and
the giant redwoods were destroyed,
there being no vigilantes to save or re-
venge them. The writer saw the trunk
OF one of these giants in Mill Valley
which had been leveled off near the
ground and was used as dance plat
form. Another was a bower or hall
for other purposes. The young shoots
had grown up around the edge of the
trunk, telling tbs story of its size. The
redwood forests of the California Coast
Range are its chief glory, but they are
being devastated with ruthless hand.
In the Sierras the giant sequoias,
cousins of the red rood, are preserved,
and here are many pines, among the
most beautiful of California forest
trees. Typical trees are the madrona
and suazatteta. In Northern Califor-
MIA the latter are iosnd near the sea,
low down, but in the south they affect
tbs higher levels.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
Some Trees and Forests Of California.

Scientific American
An interesting movement is on fool
ia Southern California, namely the re-
forestlng of the Sierra Malre. Fol
many years during the white regime
and many more under the Indians, the
fine range known as the Sierra Madre
the coast range OF Southern California,
has been burned over and devastated.
During the past ten years forest fires
have ragged in the San Gabriel Valley
and burned many square miles of ter
rltory contiguous to Pasadena and
Los Angeles, seemingly threaten::. !.
the water supply OF this region. That
something must be done, il the fora
of the mountains was 10 be saved, was
evident, but little progress was made
until Mr.. T. p. Lukens, ex-mayor OF
Pasadena, loyer of nature, undertook
the work. At. first, single handed and
alone, he began experimenting with
be best trees, and now as result, he
aas planted tens OF thousands of pines
(Pinus tubercugqta) on the slopes of
the Sierra Madre in Southern Califor-
oia, especially along the line of the
valleys beginning with the San Cab
riel.
Mr.. Lukens has met with great sue
cess, and IN few years the result of
his labors will be visible from a dis
tance and the water supply will be
greatly increased.
The trees and forests of California
are extremely interesting, ana in their
study or observation one Is often i'm
pressed by their sensltiveness to various
factors tor or against a fine develop
ment.
Trees are susceptible to many in
auenc,s. Near Monterey is found a
oak locally pointed
out as a "curiosity" as the creeping
oak. The tree has made an extraor-
binary growth in former times, and ap-
pears to haye been depressed by the
winds until its many branches reach |
out from the trunk and appear
to be creeping along the ground, while !
other branches fill the air above them,
presenting an appearance difficult to !
describe, but resembling mass Of
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
Fer Better, For Worse.
Youths Companion

Youths Companion.
Nothing is moro beautiful than tn.
old age OF man and Wits who have
grown dear to each other by the mani.
fold experiences OF life. So nothing il
more grim and hideous than srch an
old age when the long years have heap
ed up bitterness and disco-d only. In
many country household, where wife
heating would be regarded with horror,
there is pract1sed cruely no less
terrible and even more persistent.
An old couple who had been married
fifty years finally separated because
the man wanteia half-bushel of asha,
on the hearth and his wife wanted only
a peck. Ttey had argued the question
unre,nitsingly and sayagely for forty
nine years, and st last ended the bitter
sport BY a stormy parting.
There is grim humor in many OF
the countryman's expressions OF his
domestic irritation and discomfort, but
they are none the less significant
o! untold suffering.
One night country doctor was de-
tanned at farmh ouse where husband
and wife were notoriousfy in,compat-
ibie. From the "kitchen bedroom 1"
where he was Installed be was forced
to hear every word Of d TRADE
which the woman poured upon
the head OF her husband. The victim
bore it without word. At last, the
doctor relates, tie fatmer rose to go to
the barn Tor his nightly visit to "the
critters" With his hand on the latch
of the door, he flung back over his
shoulder
"Waa', Sairey, there's that In ye that
nothin' but the groundll ever take
out Z"
An old blacksmith drove home from
the funeral OF his w!!e with lifelong
friend. AS they rode slowly through
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
Which Was Il!

Selected.
Sir William NacCormac, the presi.
dent Of the Roya; College of Surgeonz
Is an indefatigable worker. O.,en IL
save time when stud, ing IN his labora.
tory, he used to have light luncheon
served there.
On one occasion his assistants heard
him sigh heavily, and looking up, saw
the doctor g!aring at two glass recsr-
tacles on his table.
What is the Il, ", doctor? ?" asked
one OF the men.
"Noth,Dg In particular" was the
reply, "on!y am uncertain whether l
drank the bee: tea ur that compound
1 have been working on. And on the
whole, I would rather 1t had been the
beef tea"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12

The export OF horses and mules from
New Orleans to South Africa from Oc-
tober l, 1899, to November 30, 1901,
shows a total yaluati )n of $l3,482, ,O52.
This is exclusive of feed, which
amounted in value to 1892 ,6l8. The
total number Of horses and mules ship.
ped is 49, ,O5O, of which 1891 were
horses.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12

Miss Alice Cohn, writes from ~
Eleventh Street, brooklyn, N. y, a.
| follows:
"Havi1g had poor health for great
many months and now having It re.
stored makes rnc feel very grateful to
Peruna. Isuffsred = great deaf during
my monthly periOGs, had severe pains,
ard vioS generally depressed, but can
trufhfUliy say that q few bottles of Pee
szsrc has removed eli pain and msdc q
new woman of nse.-..MESS ALICE
COIN.
The coming of what is known es tho
"new woman" in our country is not
greeted by everyone as If she were o
great blessing. But there is another
new woman whom everybody is glad t.
see. Every day some invalid woman in
exclaiming, 81 have been made q new
woman by DIR. Hartman's home treat.
ment." 1t is only necessary to send
name, address, symptoms, duration Of
sickness and treatment already received
to DIR. Hartman, Columbus, O., and direc-
tions for one months treatment will he
promptly forwarded. The medicines
can be obtained at the nearest drug
store.
If you do not derive prompt and satis.
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vicesgratia.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
WANTED.
WANTED man who Is gentle ard

WANTED-a man who IS gentle art
JUS,
A man who is upright and true to bi
Who cares more for honor than hs
cares for pelf,
And who loves his neighbors as him
self.
Who's sober and earnest, and merr,
and gay,
Who cheerfulIy shoulders the cares o.
the day;
Whose principles high, whose integri-
ty strong.
Who'd rather do right any time than
do wrong,
Yet who to sinner shows sorrow and
pity.
Wanted-a man-is there one in the
city?
Wanted-a woman-no saint, under
stand,
But womanly woman, who, on every
hand,
Sheds the luster of purity, goodness
end grace,
Wac carries her loycllness stamped on
her face;
Whose wisdom's intuitlve insight is
deep,
Who makes living sunshine where
life's shadows creep;
Who's poised in her little words GEN.
ter and who
Is gentle, responsive and tender and
true;
Whose sweetness and graciousness fit
like a gown
Do you think I might find such a one
ir the town?
Chris Cross.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
READY TO YIELD.

Il used De Wits Witch Hazel
Salye for piles and found it certain
cnre," says S. K. Meredith, Willow
Grove, Del. Operations unnecessary
to cure piles. They always yield to
DeWitts v itch Hazel Salve. Cures
skin diseases, all kinds of wounds. Ac-
cept no coun:erielts. E. T. White
head & Co
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
Knew by Experience.

Selected.
The Irish witness very often contrib
utes..to the gaietv of the courtroom,
and not infrequently, as In the case of
one whom the Baltimore San quotes,
by mixing some truth with his wit.
It was suit brought by an INSTALL
ment holse to obtain payment for
SO ne furniture. The defendant, an
Irishman, was askei if he. knew what
90 lartere oak" meant.
"5urs, sor," was the quick reply,
"it means that it's thra-quarters poine."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
The arteSian we'll at Grenelle, Pari

The artesian we'll at Grenelle, Paris
took ten years OF continuous work be-
fore water was struck, at a depth Of
/ $50 feet, says The Engineer. At
l .259 feet over 200 feet of boring rod
broke and fell into the we'll and 1t was
fifteen months before it was recovered
A flow of 100000 gallons per day is
obtained from it, the bore ietng 8
inches.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12
a winter ,wilizh. the w,dower half

a winter twilizh: the wldower half
ssiiloqa:zed:
"She was good cook an frs rate
housekeeper. She was Gavin. She
alters KEEP me we.l-rnen9ed up. But I
never liked her!"
The grotesqueDess Of the incidents
does not conceal their trsssely. Tbst
might be made the text OF sermon
on self-control, cheerfu.ne.s, iovingness
and the other homely, useful doine s:ic
virtues. These same virtues must he
planted and cultivated in the hy and
the girl, II marriage Is to b. suyht but
an intolerable slavery for tie man and
the woman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-12

Church, never cross bridge un.
ii! I come to T.. GOtham-Wel, II
you reier to the Brooklyn bridge you
have a goo1 deal Of trouble even then.
Statesman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04

Doubtless the best way to keep an
earth road, or any road, for that mat
ter, in repair is by the use Of wide
tires on all wagons carrying heavy
burdens. Water and narrow tires aid
each other in destroying streets, mac
adam, gravel and earth roads. Mar
row tires are also among the most de-
structive agents to the fields, pastures
and meadows of farms, while, on the
other hand, wide tires are roadmakers.
They roll and harden the surface, and
every loaded wagon becomes in effect
a road roller. Nothing so much tends
to the improving of road as the con-
tinued rolling of its surface. Tests
made at the experiment stations in
Utah and Missouri show that wide tires
not only improve the surface of roads,
but that under ordinary circumstances
less power is required to pull wagon
on which wide tires are used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
HEALTH VERSUS STRENGTH
A Good Stomach Is Worth More Than
Muscular Power


The strong man was doing some Of
bis most sensational stunts" Evi.
IDENTIFY his performance was free from
trickery. The muscles spoke for that
and there were ease and enjoyment in
all his movements.
what a splendid felloww exclaimed
college student in front row to bis
older companion "I'd give all ex-
pect ever to know Of the classics in ex-
change for that physique Just think
what 1t means-unlimited endurance
and strength. With that and a fair
share of brains, there isn't anything a
man couldn't accomplish"
The older man smiled at the young
ster's enthusiasm.
You're doing very well as it is" he
said. THE battle may generally be to
the strong and skillful, but it isn't just
muscular strength that counts. To tell
you the truth, you've inherited some.
thing that is worth more to you than
all the mere muscle you could put on in
a lifetime. | mean your stomach"
Yes, of course; that's important,
but
ITS everything, my boy. Now. sup
pose should tell you that that big fell
low up there is in greater danger of col
lapse than you are likely to be if you
take fair care of yourself and exercise
in moderation"
How is that possible? He is the pic
ture of health and strength"
"And what do you say to this fell
low?' asked the physician, drawing a
photograph from his pocket. 1t was
the likeness of an athlete not much the
physical inferior of the strong man.
"This chap" continued the medical
expert, "came to me for treatment re-
Gently. He needed it. The flesh was
literally falling off him. He was losing
pound a 1ay. You see, he had sud-
denly collapsed"
"What was the trouble?'
Stomach. I'm not telling you any
thing new, but It's astonishing how
much an elemental truth is overlooked.
A man is no stronger than his stom-
ach
"If your stomach isn't far better than
that of most Americans, look out! This
patient of mine had changed his food,
and it came near costing him his life.
So don't be too quick to envy the strong
man, and go ahead with your classics,
not forgetting twenty minutes or so a
day of well directed exercise."-New
York Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
The XaIue of Contrasts.

There is nothing like contrasts to
demonstrate the superiority of the good
and the worthlessness of the bad in
bodybuilding, says the Cleveland CO.,
News-Herald. Every first rate high
way is powerful Indictment Of the
folly which permits roads near it to
remain in state more BETTING Spain
than the great and rich American re-
public. The difference is so striking
and so easy to see and feel that the
argument silently made for general
road improvement is the most potent
possible.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04

Two-thirds of that of the sweet po-
tato is the food value of the Irish po-
tato.
Alfalfa is not we'll suited to over
flow land. When young, it browns
very easily. When several years old,
it is less easily killed in this way.
When Leghorns want to sit, they are
too fat. Change the diet.
Young stock thrives best on crushed
oats, linseed meal and wheat bran,
with bright, early cut hay, silage or a
few roots.
Boston dressed ducks are stabbed in
the mouth and dry picked.
Popcorn is all right to grow in a
small way, but the demand for 1t is
limited.
Transplanted lettuce grows larger
than that which remains where 1t was
sown.
Alfalfa is making great progress as
a stock and dairy forage In western
Nebraska.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04

all of them are conveyed for some dis
lance over the public highways. 1t Is
unfortunate that this is often the most
expensive part Of their journey. 1t has
been shown by mathematical demon
stratiOn that it costs more to move q
bushel of wheat or ton of hay ten
miles over the average country roads
of the United States than to transport
the same burden 500 miles by railway
or 1000 miles by steamship.
1t has happened many times in diff
ferent parts of the country that farm
ers have let crops go to waste because
the cost of hauling them to the nearest
market or railway shipping point over
wretched and i'll kept roads amounted
to more than could be realized for them
afterward, whereas if good roads on
which heavy loads could be hauled had
been at hand the same crops could have
been marketed at a small profit to the
producer, while the economic gain re-
sulting from their application to useful
purposes would have been very consid-
cradle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
FARM
A MOI
The s. AsI OF s,sss! ] ,n room.


Here are some of the requirements of
a model dairy as set forth by r. A.
Pearson of the bureau of animal indus
try in a plan for the improvement Of
market milk:
The stable shall be arranged with a
view to the comfort of the animals and
so as 20 facilitate the work of cleaning,
milking, etc.
The floor shall be smooth and incapa-
BILE of absorbing liquids and sloping
sufficiently to cause good drainage.
The cutters behind the cows shall be
open and with sufficient incline to
cause good drainage.
The side walls and ceiling shall be so
and they shall be so constructed as to
prevent cobwebs and dust from col
lecting and easily to be cleaned.
There shall be windows in at least
two sides of. the stable, providing not
less than three square feet of unob-
structed window glass to each animal.
Each animal shall be allowed at
least as many cubic feet of air space
as the number of pounds of its live
weight.
The ventilation shall be so efficient
that one will not notice a stale, dis
agreeable or strong animal odor on en-
tering the building.
The stalls shall be comfortable at
least three feet wide, or three and a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04

New Jersey was probably the first
state to make radical progress in road
building. BY her state aid law, passed
in 1891, it was possible for the authori-
ties, under the direction and petition
year in road improvement. Under this
beneflcent law ten miles OF excellent
roads were built the following year,
double that in the next year, and since
1895 the full limit of the amount al
lowed by law has been annually used.
Allowing $1,000 per mile, this means
about $50 miles Of roadbuilding every
wear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
He KEPT HIS LEG,

Twelve years ago j. w. Sullivan Of
Hartford, Conn.,, scratched his leg with
rusty wire. Inflammation and blood
poisoning set in. For two years he
suffered intensely. Then the best doctors
urged amputation, "but," he writes, II
used one bottle of Electric Bitters and
l-2 boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and nv leg was sound and well as ever"
For Eruptions, Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Sores and all blood disorders
Electric Bitters has no rival on earth.
Try them. DR.. w. II. Sheldon will
guarantee satisfaction or refund money.
Only 80 cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
NECESSITY FORGOoD ROADS
Mean a Great Economic Gain In
Marketing Produce.


Marketing Produce.
In country as large as that in which
we live, with the greater part of Its
producing regions widely separated
from the markets which they serve,
the matter of transportation Is one of
vast Importance, says Martin Dodge in
The Forum. This applies particularly
to our agricultural products, for while
a great portion both of our manufac-
tured output and of our farm growth
must be moved long distances by rail
or water before reaching a market,
practically all of the latter must also
be transported for greater or less dis
tances over the public highways. The
question of marketing these agricul-
tural products, amounting in the Unit
ed States to $1,000, 100000 annually, OH
terms that the dealer can afford to
pay and the grower to accept often re-
duces itself to a question of cheap and
quick delivery-in other words, to a
question of economical transportation.
AS far as the railways and steam
ship lines are concerned, this problem
has been dealt with very intelligent!y
and satisfactorily. Skill and money
have been applied without stint to the
provision of enlarged means of COIL
veyance, improved ways and increased
power. These influences, under the
stress of strong competition. have re-
duced long distance freight rates to a
reasonable level.
There Is one phase of this transporta.
ton problem, however, which has ap-
preached no satisfactory solution-that
is the matter of wagon road haul. AS
has already been said, while the great
err part of our farm products travels by
steamship, canal or railway for a por-
ton Of the journey to market, virtually
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
FARM FACTS.
Potatoes After Gonna Tendency Of
Some Seed Potatoes.

some Seeu GOtatOess
In eastern Pennsylvania potatoes are
planted on a corn stubble more COM
monty than on sod land. They displace
some oats in the crop rotation, being
followed by wheat and then clover and
timothy. Such q rotation is a good one
where there is enough fertility. The
manure can 90 on the sod for corn, and
then both sod and manure are rotted
and mixed thoroughly with the soil be-
fore the potatoes are grown, giving a
brighter and thinner skin tuber than is
Corn stubble land is looser for the
formation of the tubers. In this sys-
TEN of cropping commercial fertilizers
are used on the potatoes, and the land
is left in good condition for wheat.
Where oats do not pay and wheat does
not follow corn well this plan of fol-
lowing corn with potatoes, fertilizing
well, has much in its favor.
Mr.. II. c. Snavely, a well known
horticulturist, offers an interesting ex-
PLANTATION of the tendency of some seed
potatoes to form little potatoes in the
ground without sending up any plant
above ground. There was considerable
failure of the crop in part of Lebanon
county last year on account of such
seed, and most potato growers have
suffered loss at some time in this way.
We know that overheating of the seed
in winter storage will cause this trou-
BILE, but the damage to the seed may be
due to other causes. Mr.. Snavely be.
lieves that the potatoes used for plant
ing had failed to develop right the year
before. The season had been an un-
favorable one, and the eyes, which are
really buds of an underground stem,
felt the effect of poor vitality in the
vines above ground. Instead of devel-
oping normally, they were fitted to
throw out stems for new potatoes, and
hence the failure to get a vine from
them when planted. In such cases the
method of storing the seed through
winter had nothing to do with the crop
failure.-A. Agee in National Stock
man.