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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13
RIVAL TEXAS OIL FIELDS.
Michigan Has a spouter Of Fine DUAL
ity Owned by Poor Man.


ity owned by Poor Man.
Marquette. Mich. Aug. 12.-John
Pearson. two months ago a home
steader near Mass City ontonagon
county. is today a millionaire. An
oil well was located on his property
Friday and has since been flowing at
a rate that indicates the existence of
petroleum in inexhaustible quantities.
A potato field of several acres has
been covered by the oil 20 depth Of
several inches, and a lake will soon
be formed unless measures are found
10 stop the flow. This is practically
impossible at present. for no applian-
ces are at hand. The oil is an excel
lent quality.
Nearly every one in Mass City and
nearby places went TO the scene OF the
find today, including travelling repre-
sentatives Of the Standard OIL compa-
ny. The latter made a thorough in
vestigation of the property and offer
ed to purchase the homestead. which
only recently was hardly worth culti-
walton for farming purposes. The Of
fer was refused, however, as was one
made by a syndicate Of Mass City
people.
Mass City tonight is oil crazy. and
all property for miles around is not
for sale at any price. The agent Of
the Standard Oil company has wired
for funds, and expects members of his
firm tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13
Is Your LIfe Worm SO cent.Y

We defy the world to produce a
medicine for teh cure of all forms of
kidney and bladder troubles. piles
and all diseases peculiar to women,
that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure. Ninety-eight per cent Of the
cases treated with Smiths Sure Kid
ney Cure that have come under our
observation have been cured. We sell
our medicine on Il positive guaran.
tee, II directions are followed, and
money will be refunded II cure is not
effected.
Price 80 cents and s1.0O, For sale
by F. ]. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13
The President

Of the American Federation of Labor
Union S,2l5, says: Il am using youI
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin myself
and in my family. and find 1t does
lots Of good. Yours truly Geo. O.
Campbell, Clinton, Iowa" Sold by
W. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13
A Necessary Preeaution.

Don't neglect a cold. It is worst than
unpleasant. 1t is dangerous. BY us.
ing One Minute Cough Cure you can
cure It at once. Allays Inflammation,
clears the head. soothes and strength
ems the mucous membrane. Cures
coughs, Group, throat and lung trou-
bles. Absolutely safe. Acts imme-
diately. Children like it. City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

Many persons in this communit.
are suffering from kidney complain
who coud avoid fatal results by us
ing Foley's Kidney Cure For sale b.
Bonner G. Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13
A TEXAS WONDER.
HALL,s cREAr piscoveRv.

HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.
One small bottle OF Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blsd.
der troubles, removes gravel. cures
diabetes, seminal emission, weak
and lame back, rheumatism and all
irregularities Of tie Kidneys and
bladder in both women and men.
Regulates bladder trouble in children.
II not sold by your druggist, will be
sent by mail on receipt Of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment
and will cure any cause above men.
toned. DIR. Il. W. HALL
Sole manufacturer. St Louis. Mo-. for
merly Of Waco. Texas.
Bold by all druggist and W. ..
Frame. Ardmore. |. t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

Some people remain poor because
they throw so many bouquets at them
selves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

We have noticed that the man who
begins a fight with a velvet hand. IA
oon using a club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

Fortunate is the actress who doesn't
depend on her wardrobe for success
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

Persons leaving town for the sum-
mer can have the Ardmoreite mailed
to their address every day for only
so cents a month. Address can be
changed as often as notified. The
paper will come to you every day.
as a letter from home. Try II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

II is better to play poker with
straights than with crooks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

A man without a single idea is less
of a hero than a man with only one
idea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

Woman forgives and forgets; man
never forgets that he has forgiven
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-13

How many old maids, think you,
would seek a divorce from celibacy?
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
"pAPSIFAL" AEsBEYREuTH

Edward Mason. of Waterbury, Conn,
has returned from Europe, where he at
tended the August festival at Beyreuth.
tension of the ''ParsifalT copyright. led by
Charles Dowdeswell, OF, New York, he
said:
"'Parsifal must never leave Beyreuth.
1t must never come to place where ap-
plause is permitted and boxholders are
doublelead in the programme 1t is
simply the Lords Supper set to music.
and demands a prepared audience. The
Beyreuth community is the most highly
specialized in the world. The audiences
are there for the sake of the music alone.
The singers never star The emphasis
of the limelight is not permitted. Each
singer contributes to the total effect. and
as much attention is paid to the orches-
trail prelude as to some thrice famous
soprano crescendo. Zangwilrs epigram
about the modern drama and its system
of starring is never true. that the part is
greater than the whole
'The social side of the opera is only
brought out between the acts, and the
curtain waits average an hour in length
while the whole audience adjourn to an
excellent restaurant across the street
from the opera house. All the tables are
grouped about great central table.
where sit all the Wagner family, includ-
ing Frau Cosima, whose musical tyranny
over Beyreuth and all Bavaria is abso-
lutte, a woman with an eagle profile the
two daughters of the master. and Sieg-
fried, about whom discussion RACES
through all Germany as to whether or not
his wardrobe includes the mantle of
Richard. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
The Latest Method
4 of Hardening Steel

The Technical High School in Chariot
tenburg has just completed a series of ex-
periments with new method for prepar-
ing steel. and the result will no doubt at
tract much attention in interested circles
Experts claim that this new invention
may revolutionize the entire metal in
dustry.
The inventor, named Giebler, is a small
manufacturer in Mecklenburg. who has
for years been interested in this new pro-
cess, but was unwilling to bring it be-
fore the public until it had been thor
oughly tested by experts. The results
reached at the Technical High School
were most satisfactory.
BY the Giebler process all sorts of iron
can be given strength and hardness
double that obtained by the Harvey,
Krupp and Boehler processes. in spite of
the fact that the cost of production is re-
duced 80 per cent. Projectiles fired
against ~ -millimeter (O.3O5 inchl sheet
of steel produced by the Giebler process
penetrated only to the depth OF one MILL
meter t0.030 inch), while a similar sheet
of Krupp steel was completely penetrated.
With sword blades of this material
other sword blades can be shivered as
If they were made of wood. A represen-
tative of Mr.. Goebler will shortly start
for Pittsburg to bring the invention to
the attention of the great steel kings of
America
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
CLEARING DAY AT CENSUS OFFICE

a harder one than that OF the male clerk
who finds himself out of a job.
AS a rule, the women clerks have been
thriftier than the men. as the following
incident may illustrate:
A husky son of the central West had
been working in the Census Office for a
year or SO when he fell in love with a
pretty little woman in the same section
in which he was working. He courted
her, proposed, and was accepted. They
applied for their leave and were married.
When the ceremony was over the bride
and asked his pewly-made wife TO lend
him the money to pay for honeymoon
trip. She had her Census savings in a
roll big enough to satisfy the appetite of
a goat and she trustfully turned it over
the gallant knight who had cspoused her.
He was not such bad sort of fellow
withal. but he had labored too strenu-
ously during his Census career to make
up for a deficiency in his earlier educa-
ton. Poker he had not learned before
coming to Washington. but he was not
long. once he had arrived. in falling in
with a very agreeable eoterie of instruc-
tors whose terms of tuition proved to be
surprisingly exorbitant. The last heard
of the happy couple was that they were
discharged from the Census Office and a
good Congressman-there are some good
Congressmen-gave them transportation
back to the West, where the bulky bride
groom secured employment in sawmiil.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02

early youth has been passionate hunter
Besides, he is an excellent lawn tennis
player. and at Monbijou for years has
practiced the game on the grounds ad-
joining his castle. His interest in auto
mobiliSm. however, is of recent date. He
is an enthusiastic chauffeur, and has or
dered a sixteen horsepower Mercedes
coach.
All those who have met the German
Kaiser, be they Americans or those of
other nationalities. are charmed by his
attractive personality. The most recent
expression of this is by Coquelin, the
great French comedian, who was received
in audience by the Kaiser at the schloss
in Berlin during his recent engagement
there. Count Hochberg, the intendant of
the royal theatres. accompanied the great
actor. The conversation lasted half an
hour. Coquelin was very enthusiastic in
speaking of the comprehensive knowledge
and deep insight shown by the Kaiser as
to ;he arts and life in general, and of his
simple, unassuming way. His command of
French is perfect and quite like that OF a
Partisan.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
7 Lpseiting Old Notion
u Regarding Reptiles

In his pamphlet on Eastern Peru and
many years in South America, upsets
many ancient notions about dangerous
reptiles.
Years ago. he said, 81 read a natur-
alist's account of these monsters in their
native state. coiling and uncoiling them
selves like lightning, and coughing and
kissing with such roar as could be COM
pared only to the exhaust of 4 powerful
steam engine.
What is the truth about these mys-
FERROUS reptiles? l have asked nearly
every native 1 met in South American
countries if he had ever seen a boa or
an anaconda. Most of them had net To
those who had, put the question: What
do they look like? And the answer was
always: Their movement is very, very
slow, and they are not ferocious'
Il met an anaconda on the Upper
Maraf1on, a great black and yellow snake.
all coiled NJ. l drew my revolver and
fred at the coil. Instead of the terrible
commissions OF which | had read, the coil
rolled over, remained stationary a mo-
ment, then rolled back and lay as before.
| fired again. The coil sank slowly in the
water and disappeared.
These snakes can easily be dome9ti-
Gated. Some men ran upon an anacon-
da in the woods near rubber camp. They
threw fish-net over 1t and brought it to
camp, where they let it go. 1t crawled
away into the river. but came back so
often and crawled around the yard so
much thai they got tired of looking at it.
So they put it in a box and sent ii to
Iquitos. We measured 1t; it was just "a
feet inches long.
From all l have been able to learn
about these reptiles, l believe they be-
long to the Same harmless species as the
bull snake of Western prairies, and will
harm nothing that lets them alone except
such small prey as they require for sus-
tenance"
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
CcienfiSks and the
~ Birth of Crystals

In scientific investigation the bioscope
is proving itself to be an instrument oil
some value. Prof. Richards and Mr.
Archibald, of Harvard University, have
made series of instantaneous micropho-
tographs of growing crystals. their object
being to determine the manner in which
capitalization begins.
Some observers. with hig,i microscopic
powers, have thought tina ththey could de-
tect the formation of minute globules i'm
mediately preceding the appearance of
crystal FORMS But the new bioscopic pic
lures of forming and growing crystals
show only crystalline shapes from the
beginning. They also5reveal the fact that
the growth in diameter in the first second
OF crystals existence is vastly more
rapid than during the subsequent period.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
The Weeding-Out Process in the Big Govern
ment Bureau and How 1t Affects Men and
Women--Some Character Studies.

| like the tale of woe of ''panhandler,"
who holds up pedestrians for the price of
a meal and bed. To query as to what
| the petitioner had done with all his
money the reply was, as it usually is in
such cases. to the effect that his saw
/ ings had gone. toward the support Of needy
| ones at home.
Often praiseworthy disposition of the
surplus of his monthly salary is made by
! the Census clerk but in rany-too
many-cases the contrary is true. The
/ purses of the bookmakers across the
/ Potomac have been fatteued on Census
! money and the genial saloonkeeper VIII
tell you that he regrets the breaking up
! of the Census force.
/ Sympathetic Congressman have taken
| discharged clerks into their employ as
| secretaries. There is certain Repre-
sentative from a Southern State who was
importuned SO insistently by one of his
unfortunate appointees to the Census Of
fee that he was compelled to put the
nuisance at work sending out seeds. This
same Representative is in training for
guhernatorial honors in his State. Every
uhoI Mug OH EedcHiHS tiie tdpitoi ne Was
confronted by the hungry-eyed ex-Census
clerk, who told him the same old heart
rending yarn of misfortune. Interrupting
the stereotyped appeal, the Congressman
said in his sweetest tones: My son, l
can do nothing for you; there isn't
place to which / can appoint you. Why
don't you Pack up and go back to the
for flxa N IN 10 nj
home you left to work in the Census.
But l don't want to go home,' de-
INJURED the ex-clerk. THAT dull life
would kill me after two years in Wash
ington. The city is the place for me and
am going TO stay here anyway, but l
hope you will find me a job.
"Ah, we'll. I'll see what I can do was
the farewell remark of the Congressman.
III see what / can do" is usually
been turned down with that formula than
by an uncompromising No" Not SO,
however, with the hungry-eyed Census
clerk. OFF he went to see the wife of his
Congressman and into her ears he poured
tale that would bring tears to the eyes
of the least impressionable of the regular
attendants at an Academy melodrama,
hardened though that individual is TO
pathetic scenes of unutterable woe. The
Congressional lady was so moved with
compassion that she set upon her husband
when he came home that evening and
was SO persistent in pleading the cause of
the Census clerk that for the sake of
| peace in the family he took the mendi-
| cant clerk on his staff as assistant secre-
tary and is now paying aim $50 a month,
which is big salary for an errand boy.
| Thus was a good farmer lost to the cause
| of agriculture when the Census received
| an inferior clerk.
The country youth in a Government Of
| fee soon learns to like city ways, and he
( finds the big theatres, the gay crowds,
and often the semi-monthly sprees with
'the boys" almost indispensable to his
happiness.
But what OF the young girls Who have
been cut off from Government income
by the sweep of the official scythe? What
becomes of them?' Their lot in such cases
as discharge affects them at all is often
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
'TSTAGE FOLK AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
~, dear! 1 don't like it at all:
it's simply horrid." said the
~ popular actress.
What she did not like was

What she did not like was
a Photographic representation of herself,
but she blamed it on the photographer.
I'VE can tone it down, madam" said
that individual. humbly.
Whats that?" said the female disciple
of Thespis in such a tone that the pic
torial artist realized his blunder.
81 mean, madam, we can alter the mis-
takes of the camera. 1t is always done,
you know. l presume you will have no
objection to our copyrighting it and put
ting it on sale?"
The reply was an uncompromising re-
fusaI, but, on the photographer agreeing
to allow his fair sitter a royalty on the
sale as in the days of old, the latter con-
scented to remove her objections.
Pictures for the Public.
although they necessitate certain
trials. said the photographer. on the
players exit. 1.-The sitting of actors at our
studio are of special interest to us. They
put the manager OF the camera on his
mettle. you know. He realizes that the
world at large will criticise or witness
his work. it's a good advertisement for
him.
"a special day is generally set for the
sitting of theatrical folk, costumes are
sent to the studio, and in many cases an
actress herself suggests the pose and
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
\ dvanfa9es of the
II Good Fzench Wines

Italy and France produce about the
same quantity of wine, including cham
payne. in year, but while the value of
wines imported into the United States
from France last year was as5,l47, 900, the
value of those imported from Italy was
only $4,000, Germany and Austria
standing far ahead of italy as wine OK
porting countries.
In commercial way the chief defect
of Italian viticulture is that the grapes
when gathered are not separated, and
there is no distinction observed in the
planting of the vineyard. Quantity is
sought irrespective of quality. in the
same way that some Italian grape grow
ers in Southern California have con-
structed a marvelously large masonry vat.
into which the wine of grapes of different
varieties is poured. somewhat after the
manner Of the heidelberg ton.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
Denfp of Money in
4 Sale of Business Letters

Letters of today that bring favorable
rates in big market are the letters oil
business. You can either rent or sell
them This is in connection with the in
dustry known as the mail order BUSH
ness" Those engaged in the scheme
must have names" They must know to
whom to send the carefully worded cir
culars which are to be productive of
golden harvest.
The modus operandi in the past was to
put an advertisement in a local paper
that people in the big cities seldom see,
but which have wide circulation in the
mail district.
The mail order man now procures big
list of names of people who have an
swered previous advertisements and TO
those on this list he addresses circulars.
This to him is great saving 1t narrows
down to a special field. In place of de-
claiming to an uniaterested number of
people he has the advantage of getting
in touch with a carefully selected audi
ence which is anxious to pay attention.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
How the Two Glasses Work Together-Actors
Give Much Time to Sitting for Pictures.
Some Splendid Artistic Results.

point of view from which the best results
are really obtained; some OF them are ex-
traordnarily clever at this sort of thing.
1T sometimes happens. however. that
a woman who looks we'll on the stage is
not successful as subject for the camera,
and this kind need the most careful atten-
ton. Expression will then sometimes take
the place of other more arbitrary quail
tiles. The camera is capricious, and some
bined wit of the photographer and the
actor is brought into requisition.
THE half-tone reproductions, so adj
mirably presented in recent years. have
greatly lessened our sales. This is the
reason that we now generally resort to
copyright.
PbotographinE an Entire Company.
Where an entire company is photo
graphed in the situations of play. the
manager himself prepares the groupings
he requires reproduced, and poses his
company for the effect desired. For this
an entire morning and afternoon are con-
sumed at the studio. and sometimes sew
are sent down to us early in the morn
ing. dressing rooms are distributed to the
actors. in which the various changes of
costumes can be made, and much time
and patience are required on their part,
for the operation.
Work of this kisd is quite as serious
to the player folk as a performance
There are sometimes repeated sittings,
and many duplicates are made of single
poses and situations in order that tie
proofs may bring out correct effect.
'At the beginning OF a stock season,
in New York, for instance, where we also
have studio, it is frequently the custom
tings for all the members of his company
They will include those remaining over
from the previous season and the new
recruits to his organization.
sittings for Scenes.
"As soon as he has produced a play
which promises fairly successful run,
photographs of the actors, in their cos
tunes, and of the striking situations in
the play, are secured. These are dis
played either in New York or are pre-
served for display in other cities for
the company's impending tour At the ter
mination of it's New York engagement.
Thus you Will see that, in the course
of season, an actor or actress spends
many hours in posing at a studio, and the
value of these Photographic reproductions
to a manager is such that he is fire.
The Washington times., 1902-03-02
The Vegetable Kingdom
L and Woman'S Part in II

In contact with the vegetable kingdom
men were the inventors of woodcraft and
barkcraft. according to Otis T. Mason
of the United States National Museum, in
an article in the Popular Science Month
ly.' Women were primitive gardeners,
cleaners. basket and mat makers and
spinners- Edge tools, therefore, were
man's-ax, adj. chisel whiting knife. all
for woodworking; but carrying baskets
and spindles were woman's.
Sedentary village life is the product of
the vegetable kingdom. In its earliest
form it is woman's sphere. To plant the
seed. to till the ground. and to gather the
crop were hers. What men did all this
time was to guard the women and crops
and to develop military. regulative gov
eminent. The mound region of the Mis-
sissippi Valley is an eminent example of
this, where the remains of ancient corn
rows survive in the midst of forts and
ceremonial earthworks.