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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10
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A child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fisher is quite sick.
There are several cases Of sickness
around town.
Mesdames Houston. Shelton and
Fisher have gone to Tishomingo IA
attend the grand chapter Of the East
ern Star.
Mrs Iona Taylor. who has been
visiting relatives here. returned home
to Clarksville, Ark, this morning.
Miss Jettie Alexander has returned
to her home In Mississippi
Thaekervllle.
Jesse Holland and Lige Smith left
today for Tishomingo.
Judge oakes and Dr. Gray left 10.
day for Sulphur to spend a few days
Holder.
Mrs Wiley OF Shawnee, Ok. is visit.
ing friends here.
The searching party failed to find
the body OF "A man in Red river Sat.
urday. where the clothing was found.
woolsey.
There is a big meeting here at
present.
We are still without rain.
Loco.
We had a good rain here Saturday.
A heavy rain fell north OF this place
which viii be OF much benefit to
crops.
Tue school house is nearing com
plction.
Several foundations are being put
down on lots over town.
The Colorado. Oklahoma and Tex
as railway surveyors have moved
their camp to this place
A daughter OF Uncle Bob whitson
is quite sick at the home Of Frank
Ward
Lone Grove.
J. c. Paschall. aged &c years, died
yesterday at his home FIVE miles
north OF this place. His death was
attributed TO heart trouble. His re-
mains were buried here this after
noon by the Masonic fraternity
Mrs Myrtle Eswick OF Lexington
is visiting here
J. w. Garrett and family are here
from Tishomingo.
Milo.
+. c. Fuqua's new residence will
be completed. this week and he will
move into same.
Mr.. Tallaferro expects to have bis
new gin completed soon.
Merle Mccoy. who has been here
visiting the family of J. w. Johnson,
returned home to Ardmore Saturday.
Crops are needing rain.
Elk.
We had a nice shower Of rain this
morning.
There was singing last night at the
home Of ]. s. welcher
J. S. Arlington has gone to Tisho-
mingo on business.
Madill
The first regular passenger train
over the Arkansas and Choctaw pass
ed through at II o'clock today en-
route to Ardmore.
MannsVille.
John Brown, a full.blood Indian.
died Saturday night and was buried
yesterday afternoon at his home by
the Masonic lodge OF this place, of
which he was a member.
Hon. Henry NJ. Flrman OF Ardmore
delivered an address here yesterday
afternoon at o'clock on Masonry.
Norton.
John Creger and Miss Maura Phil
lips were married here yesterday af-
ternoon. Also John Q. Adams and
Mrs. Brock.
A big protracted meeting is being
carried on here.
There is considerable sickness In
this section.
Tlshomlngo.
The baseball game here yesterday
between Durant and Tishomingo re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

A. j. Lawrence, an attacfe of the
c., o. & c. railway at this place, who
has been sick since July 25. is up aal
at his post again.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

The worst thing about waiting for
dead mems shoes is that you are apt
10 get cold feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

The man who is willing to give you
pointers is never encountered at a
bench show.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

The man who ran for Office in Mis-
sissippi county. but who was killed
before the returns we're in. is dead
In a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-One seven.room house.
as | will soon be ready to move
into my new residence. Also want
to exchange a good gentle buggy
horse for a two-horse buggy.
r. w. Randol. 26-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

Mrs. T Y. Morgan is up again af
ter several days of illness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

USE KNoXINE WASHING row.
DER AND HELP YOUR CHURCH.
1916
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

milk COW to keep. VIII
pay for the use. Bedford, the pho
tographer. 9-u.
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WANTED.

WANTED-A first-class cook. Apply
Mrs. ]. A. Madden. lott
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Ardmore, Monday, August 10, 1908.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-10

choeta~, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway.
Arrive at Ardmore. .......1:35 D. m.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Al tie meeting &c ms auaFr g rzae
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Charxn. amas ri ms Esn1lds dar ran
msaaiunars run Aan AIlzlt ralans
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inc rmmlaaim din mn intend ~ tEiia
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which WE alsaI maaie. mlI &C nsaniiltiH
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If rsa.ital % &e. Afnxiea azilts
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13


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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13


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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

The frst sertiun ~ No J fTum sht
north yesterday niiarnnnn WIS &
a. n special fllen win I~sessIilf srgn
rhe Buckeye siafs The t1in WINS ths
toughest luukine shAt tlas passed
through ne CIR IN years sane %
rhe sieepers ana rnllmHns rrTe ~ fhs
ANTICIPATED sintare " ~ Nutwitis
standing toe nature q their aecumsae
tassnns. the passengers seemed e =
having . enc time The demands g
che 9 A n H@apie arr ta2ine IL
cars u ne santa ~ 70 NJ uimsNi
Second Ne Z arrived about s and sssn
tainea ! hlg VI II Kansnns
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

wall ssss.,s s...,lnss a4irz 1aH I1Esr
mes. anya. mt Tnisau s'nsss Sis
a,.al n mar,er ID Aasrs small rnIlau
.tn.re fur grnmsarfts III tiH hsrTn 81
i,aars ,rlaailiE ami mufsariE nhIiiiasai
bringing rafrasii1aE anuwtsrk Z lans
MI rsv,rr u .s~srs aas WaHanaiim =
rr.srinr lluxririm1tfy, M rUns@ ~,
riri SIN laaEt1rse amt aiH Aiiialln as'as
grain itilus siscass Will siaHfiE sr1til'
rrospurls j. m als Mfr
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

j Ladl Mfising from Nanio7A
under dsie Il Aug q, nays o. als
srleA mas xiSliea ~ aisbi astoft
az extra hessy rain aseofapaaleq
a. estirieai display e unasIal
niGaxpce Tts th9n1s
ss,e &as a. hssliea' s. eKW tas
AZ hl1 Nc a. sasi v M
ocn1ltior. And ttfte i . 81
inbf wolt ~ gQQs 9fa bef9fs
rs fhlt. ~ ngars hae tSsn go
an ana a. graz az pafealnF yte
ss,1,si 3 ~ aitrla "A
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Mrs. Gisrhrist. who rumeF nj ms
way from Chicago no ten Las Vegas
housskeerers aisaul the Richalien Del
icacies 81 spraFae. Warner q Co. b.
Visiting tram house ~ house, D. rnna
yans wifh Z Y ~ IT GrHaf A fias
wards which firm reiails these Eaau
things no n I'M RMS rlsF.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

seldom anes une zee 4 ~fannsnmar
team 81 ruaasters fhan ttai %reuantly
purchased III the Eesasr irnsiiera
near Kansas Cits. through 1nntFars
tor sfuhhs 1shes nre fh~uroneftresis
and carried On she first prize al the
Kansas CITY hurse show lasi saar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

II she sui,s wassr iHna III sl.aa mtialrI
,e s~,nsiTefi III times NJ raHaEsiis A. ~
,.suruure mn snnnistamrsy. ttlfarf n 4
p-evarsfaIlmg Rtfane ~ iiinu1ii iiuiii1i
sram t,f Nlarimsfh mtan amt fFnn me-
cm9mzers al xla gsrvsal arn asanf
pauy. wirnrr ttlr is.atIaiHh aaiiilh
mny firnw.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

The district clsrk yesterday recnrl-
ed a divorce suif from Cnliaz euunty
CT Hattie Kincade ". M William nm.
caae Of Ration. m The grounds Of crnei
ana lnhuman treatment, ahnndnn'
ment. n-on-supp1rt. e4r.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Elsewhere IN this issue b puliliahaii
d proclamation fYnm NHvur AZ y.
Gooaan urging ANN peaple the =
sssisy M keeping she NsAIkh n mint
of sAfir homes meat Ene clean d :
held TINT fhe ritszsm Is ~ tlills -
spunsllle fur Ill condition ~ RI
WALL ii front 70 as Hruparts ~ ias
MS uwn yAra
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Lei Il he known fllat the lilafa
missing "a lafsg IN The sidewalk sniish
side Of National street 5nsi aaHt g.
the hriaee has Il sasf fsesn repiacaa
with n new arse The CITY mHraial
aid ss-all i,snur Is ii,e marshall
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

A hie crowd OF napry children, rn'.
ms Or the Baptist sunday sclnnl. am
nxrtaa On the frallry cars far the
n SPRINGS cHIlsun This mnrnius
Quite q number Of children Of nm OH
er growth went along bent ON haxinf
ms. Ms good q time aF the listlr ones
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Threatening clnnds Hstre nut Aith.
10 prevent fhe nsual large crowd
from xnthsrfng 10 hear the raauiaT
weekly n In the Plaza last might
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

alan nrlnm suin am . rsF TssWassyae
M aalivur niutnssss nm ii niriIliiiaE assEi.
rnrn pflidh miiaHsts a.i,a,s,s amt asra
alus rellesnnF plrinres alraaH.h tsis
ssrtiun.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

j. rhmuzm &c usmiaaH mt 5
sr n-snmt M filts riss 4sA atn attsr
na.rn IN ~ nftnaE nm u n ssrniiT
"a Asnm ehlrn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

aamt-A Eslu suHtss1 Hna haih. win
initials e s. smrstiaart lis'sss.sai
Fraaue atYswu Hrn sfiss asaak z~ssFaaEsiHE'
.rvmanm. Fsmaar niia1ss -silrrn - aiA
nrlne Hnu rsraivt sszuarn -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

m. p,sxr n,..atHs d zir srrrnum
commissioner ii tia aaniiaAnm Rar
4liaasa s.xpaaisiur win - lrslla ii Aza
xesas IT, lmiiss lanr1 . tis mHisl
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

The quarterly pennsuta dheaks came
IN yesterday: rhat explains The extra
zmile sp she faces nf suIne d. fnt t0ia
Guard this mornine
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Mrs s Z ymk Il stIE quite enFiolA
n IN. asus the threatened attank %
rueusnunsa aas l,.ssn Hyertea y r
thought.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Nh Z 81 zl.us m.u asnilli1m aadl
Mins &lanaqns wnst ssnssNairE A. =
N n sfa isam. rru fram NJ CASA
lima aalmrus astlay
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

s.an a zs.n ar .ussaarel i spsaan
ng lllnlA lur erNrrA psursa e stn
WHICH vii flnxs further a,stsHe Rans1
permission D. rissn
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

4 nsv rammn sidewalk ! assas
laid an II. nsM niis. II asHs~wmil
nisa tn nrlEias M4lE j. -restrnE !
nes ra.n q alaala-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

! meeting II ths Sew arziee haarnI
af managers a fhe 81 Louis azposi
i'm vii IL held il 1hs city August
-.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

Ina Perry flnds me- mo- saina g q
tracrisn H. i staring &c AA ihis
rs was mis- intention
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

s. md e nln-hsa ne i,uiii. -
tbs thsrmumassss .nnTinf a. ams
hours.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

& Y t~saaairaaa ashsaaaeiIhM y ~
islered Il ne rlasa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13

rhe Plaza { being grand win me
5s-s taken nus for me - Sidewalks.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13
MEADOW CITY HAPPENINGS

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u~rcb.naise license ion une ysar
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-13
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-24

ssKing him to write on it the name
OF the animal that he would like to
have appear to the person in the other
room.
When this has been done and the
paper has been given back to you
hold it up so that everybody can see
what is written on it-and be sure
you see it yourself-then fold it up,
set fire to it at the gas jet or with a
match, and throw the charred remains
into a china or earthenware bowl
which you have ready on nearby
table. The bowl will represent NOR
tar, and a piece Of wood eight inches
long and one inch thick will do for
pestle.
Having thrown the ashes of the pa
per into the bowl add a powder of
some kind, no matter what, saying that
it has certain magical properties. Then
you begin to stir the ashes and powder
with the stick, and while doing that
you make the rapS on the bowl that
will give the necessary information to
your confederate in the other room.
Let US suppose that the word dog"
is written on the paper. You must
manage to make first, four raps on the
bowl to represent the letter d; then
fifteen raps for the letter o, and seven
raps for the letter G. The raps must
be made while you are moving the
stick around in the bowl, pretending
to stir the ashes and powder, and you
must make them in way as little no
tiCeable as possible. Your confederate
will detect them. because he is expect
ing them, but de company will not, if
you make thar in the right way
When you have made all the yaps
continue stirring a little while, to de-
oeive the company, and then call out
to your confederate, asking him what
animal has appeared to him. 1t would
be better for him not to answer you at
once little delay on his part helps
the trick. Finally he tells you that it
Is a dog he Sees
A little practice will enable you to
perform this trick with great success.
and you might have the same confed-
crate At different places. Two brothers
might become SO skillfui in it that no
one could possibly detect how it is
dole.-Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-24

factory. Where farmers are fitted up
with such an arrangement as this, We
receive a tirst-class quality of milk.
There is, of course some danger from
the water getting too warm when the
wind does not blow. On this account the
windmill is not the best farm power.
Some OF our patrons have small gasoline
engines, which they use for this pur-
pose and for running their farm ma
chinery. such as hand-separator feed
grinding mill etc. In such cases there
is no difficulty in always having a good
supply of cold water, provided the well
is ineXhaustible
Most farmers in this neighbOrhOod use
eight-gallon cans. These are so small
that the milk is cooled in a very short
time after the cans are placed in the cold
water. 1t is a good plan 10 stir the milk
occasionally in the cans while it is cool
ing. This may be done by soldering
tin disc to long, stiff wire handle with
loop on one end and pushing the disc
up and down in the can of milk
Where larger cans are used. the milk
ought to be cooled in small cans and then
added to the large cans after it has
reached temperature near 60 degrees
All these arrangements and efforts to
cool the milk are worthless if the cans are
not thoroughly cleaned and scalded each
day. When skim milk is returned from
the factory, it often sours before it
reaches the farm, especially in the hot
muggy weather of July and August.
This sour milk should be emptied from
the cans as soon as they are returned.
and the faint which is left in them re-
moved as much as possible by a thor
ough scalding and then airing in the
bright sun. think a great deal of the
difficulty farmers have in keeping their
milk sweet from day to day is the result
OF improper washing of the cans.
The souring of milk does not interfere
with testing, except as it makes the milk
more or less lumpy. and on this account
Is dlfhcult to get fair sample. Sour
ing does not iniure tie fat or affect il in
any way for testing. If the milk can be
poured back and forth so as TO get a
fair sample of it and it is added to a
test bottle at once, it may be tested as
perfectly sweet milk.-Prof. e II Far
rlngton, in Country Gentleman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-24
PARLOR MAGIC FOR BOYS.
How to Perform n Feat which VIII
AstOnish the Old Al Well As
the Young.

The feat herein described must be
performed with the aid OF a confederate,
and as everything depends on his thor
ough understanding of what you are
going to do, some little preparation is
necessary, without the knowledge of
the spectators
The success of the feat rests on your
own and your confederate's readiness
in reading the letters of the alphabet
by certain number of raps or blows,
and it is essential therefore that you
both memOriZe me numbers or have
list within your sight, but not where
the spectators can see it. 1t is much
better, OF course, that you memorize
the numbers. if you have time to do
it, before performing the trick. In
this private signaling one rap or blow
on any object that makes a sound
means A; two raps means B; three
raps c, and so forth. If you and your
helper will get those numbers in your
head so that you know at once what a
certain number of raps stands for the
feat will go through finely.
When you are ready to perform the
feat you say to the company that you
will send one Of them into the adjOin-
ing room and have the door locked on
him. you will cause to appear to him
in that room any animal that the COM
pany may name. You must contrive,
in one way or another. to have your
confederate go into the room. for the
success of the feat depends on that, as
you can see. There are several ways
in which that can be accomplished, as
you will find out when you undertake
it.
When he has entered the other room
and you have locked the door, hand
piece OF paper to one of the company,
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it is vegetable and nothing else. This IS
the "aweto' or vegetable caterpillar,
called by the naturalists Hipialis wire
seems. Ii is 2 perfect caterpillar in every
respect, and a remarkably fine one, too,
growing to length. in the largest speci-
men, of 31a inches and the thickness Of
a finger, but more commonly to about
half or two-thirds OF that size. Until
it is full-grOwn it appears to conduct
itself very much like any other cater
pillar except that il is never found any
where but in the neighborhood of the
rata" tree, a gigantic scarlet towering
myrtle and that it habitually buries
itself in the ground 4 few inches below
the surface. Then, when full-grown, it
undergoes a miraculous change. For
some ineXplicable reason, the spore of
a vegetable fungus, Sphaeria Robertsii.
fixes itself on its neck, or between the
head and the first ring of the cater
pillar, takes root and grows vigorously.
The plant is exactly like a diminutive
bulrush, from six to ten inches high
without leaves and consisting solely of a
single stem, with darkbrown felt-like
head, so familiar in the bulrushes. This
stem penetrates the earth over the cater
pillar and stands up few inches above
the ground. The root simultaneously
grows into the body of the caterpillar,
which it exactly fills in every part, with
out altering its form in the slightest de-
gree, but simply substituting vegetable
substance for an animal substance. AS
soon as this process is complete both
the caterpillar and the fungus die and
become dry and hard. but without shriv-
cling at all The thing, then, is a wood
en- caterpillar. so to speak. with a wood
en- bulrush standing up from its neck.
Papier mache, perhaps. would better de-
scribe it than wood. 1t can be taken out
of the ground entire. without any diff
Guilty, and preserved Tor any length of
time. Where the ''aweto" is found at all
always at the foot of the "rata"-it is
often found in great numbers. so that
dozens of specimens may be obtained at
once. The Maoris eat it, in it's soft state.
when it is much like marrow in consis-
tency and favor; and when it is dry,
they powder it and use it for fresh dye
in tattoo.
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A WELL-BUILT FENCE.
story That shows That n Self-Respect-
ing Man Cannot Afford to Slight
Task.

Said man to a carpenter, 81 want
fence built in the rear of my barn.
The place is where it won't show, and
| wish it done cheaply. You can use
any old stuff for il. and l will pay
YOU" and he named a small sum
Well replied the carpenter, 81 am
not very busy now and | will do it."
When the fence was done the two
vent out to look at it. In surprise the
man said to the carpenter: Didn't
| tell you that | didn't want a first
class fence? l agreed to pay You only
SO much for it, and | will not pay you
a cent more" Il understand you per-
fectly," was the reply, and you need
pay me only. what you agreed l
didn't put up the fence you ordered,
for | never can do anything but a
first-class job.
The story got out and the carpenter
who would not do anything but a
first-class job on a back fence was the
man people wanted when they We're
building houses. The moral of TITS
incident is not that underpaidy Gobs
done well secure jobs that VIII be WE'LL
paid for, though that is usually true
but that one should never lower hi
selfrespect by sighting a task sis
Fly because it is not sufficiently re
munerative.-Wel