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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

diGlocated English, and roar Of
laughter went over the assemblage
New York Mail and Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
MONDAY,
Jan. 26, 1908.

Germany explains Lombardment OF
San Carlos and diselaims any ulterior
motive
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

Cambridge, Mass.--The news of the
death OF Mr.. James NJ Hilton near
Tusvon, Ari, was received first with
incredulity and then with surprise, for
it was not generally known outside of
the circle Of his most intimate ac-
quaintancss that he had left the city
Mr.. Hilton was one Of the best known
residents OF Cambridge.
He left here about 10 days ago with
Mr.. Lewis Glidden to visit gold mines
in Arizona in which Mir Glidden was
interested. 1t was Mr.. Hiltons inten-
ton to continue to Pasadena, Cal, for
visit to his daughter. Mrs. Wads-
worth, after he had completed the bust
ness lie had in view.
James Manter Hilton was born in
Anson Me-, in 1884.
He leaves a widow and three daugh-
ters.
Mr.. Gliddcn, Mr. Hilton's companion,
is about so years old, and his family
consists Of himself, his wife and q
young daughter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
RaRRed IsInnd.

Ragged island. alias Crie Haven, on
the coast OF Maine, is certainly happy
above most Islands. II has neither
mice nor magistrates, though its in
habitants number nearly fifty. The
solitary doctor comes over when want
ed from the mainland. There is not
the solace OF church, but there is also
not the distraction OF lawyer. There
are a few cows ana horses, but neither
dogs nor cats nor is insect life, il pres
eht at all, Il nuisance even in the hot
test season. The natives catch Holsters
and eat all that they cannot sell
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
INDIANS PROPERTY SEIZED.


Guthrie. Ok. Jan. l5.-The Federal
authorities here have been requested
TO investigate a case Of much interest
which is now developing at Shawnee,
OK. and connected with the shawnee
and Kickapoo Indians, whose reser.
walton is near that city
Acting on a telegram from the de.
partment Of the interior, Frank Thack
cry. agent for these Indians. has had
a car load OF mules. implements, etc.
stopped at El Reno, on the Choctaw
railroad. The car wa billed to
small town in Texas on the Mexi.
can border and in the name Of John
Williams. The Choctaw authorities
have returned the car to Shawnee.
The property is claimed to belong 10
Pay-Tah. a Kickapoo Indian. but the
agent states II is the property of the
government and merely allotted to the
Indian. The mules were turned over
to a custodian pending investigation.
II is stated that the Indian IS now
in Mexico. where he is attempting to
remove. being induced to do so by
INSCRIPTIONS whites, who in this man.
ner expect to secure control of the rich
land allotments belonging to the In.
dians in the vicinity of Shawnee.
Eleven Indians have thus been dis
posed Of in Mexico. II is charged,
and more are attempting to go. It is
reported here tonight that warrants
have been issued for the white parties
who were instrumental in getting the
Indians to leave Oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Sat un IN His Coffin

Flora. Ind. Jan. 15.-While G. Il.
Baker an undertaken at Camden. four
niles north OF here. was preparing
the remains OF Louis Kuhn. aged g..
for interment this morning, the corpse
came TO life and sat up. glaring wildly
about the room Mr.. Baker was bad.
ly frightened and ran from the room
into the street relating the story to
passers-by. A physician was sum
moned and Mr. Kuhn restored to his
normal condition He says he knows
all that transpired from the time he
was pronounced dead up to the time
the undertaken began preparations for
his burial, but could not speak word
or move a muscle. II is believed he
Will recover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
SLAVES oF FURNITURE.
The Result 81 Women BEING Afraid
of beetles aud Nice.

o. ieetieH aud Nice.
n man Is the slave Of dog. woman
Is the slave of furniture. II women
only knew how much more graceful
aud the only way Is 90 appeal 10 their
vanity they would beJeclining on the
floor. they would never.s sit up on chairs
or round table. That this is funda-
mentally true IL proved by the fact
that they are never so happy as at n
picnic. where there are no chairs and
tables, really believe that the craze
for putting everything on something
above the GoOr-by which | mean ta-
blcs. sldeboards, etc.-grew from the
custom Of sleeping In ugly. cumber.
some and dirt collecting beds instead Of
on the floor or course the reason why
women do not sleep on the floor Is be
cause they are afraid Of beetles and
mice and other harmless things. wom-
EN-. therefore, having invented the bed.
invented the table 10 stand by II, and
thus spread the habit of putting every
thing above the level Of the floor.
WOmans original sin Of being afraid
Of black beetles ana mce costs man
more than all the to.alty, armies, ma
vies, pension lists. prisons. poverty,
schooling. national debts and wars OF
Europe.
am sure / am not putting il too high
when say that the average cost OF fur
nlture per house is $1,000. and II the
world would only agree not to cumber
It's rooms with beds and tables, side.
boards. cabinets and chairs our ground
rents would be about half what they
are, and the overcrOwding Of our cities
would come down proportlonately. -
domestic Biundcrs Of Women"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
The Rock Island BUNS ErI.

New York, Jan. 16.-Negotiations
are pending which will result. in all
probability in the acquisition of the
controlling interest in the Erie rail.
road by the Rock Island. Conhrma.
uon OF this statement has been oh.
tanned from reliable banking authority
from whom it was also learned that
the trm OF j. p Morgan & Co has no
objection to the acquisition OF The Erie
by the Rock Island.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Old Officers Hold over.

Guthrie, o. T.. Jen. 15.-The su.
preme court last evening decided that
the old county officers in the new coun.
Ties shall hold their Offices until the
first Monday in October. 1903.
The decision was made as a manda.
mus proceedings brought by Thomas
b. Finley the newly elected treasurer
or hiowa county. to oust the old treas.
urer 5 B. Coombs. from Office Coombs
was appointed by jenkins. The de.
eision affects all county officers in the
new counties.
me court also handed down a de.
eision in the probate Judge case from
hinghisher county, holding against
Judge Graham and in favor Of Judge
Sanders.
The court adjourned last evening
until February
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
COTTON MILL PROFITS.

At the end Of It's second year the
Waxahachie cotton mill announces a
profit OF 70 per cent on a capitalization
Of $4,000. With a demand for goods
greater than 1t can supply. says the
Houston Post.
This is an encouraging example Of
Texas manufacture. a y per cent
profit on a manufacturing enterprise
in the East would be so highly regard
ed that It would likely send the stock
to a premium. At least It would be
considered a safe investment
What has been done at Waxahachie
can be done on other towns similarly
situated. Indeed. there is reason 10
believe that profits will improve with
experience. There are many expenses
in new enterprise which disappear
with age. Labor conditions grow more
stable. operation becomes more skill
ful and mistakes are avoided. Mills
in other Southern states pay larger
profits because they have learned econ
omy in details and Texas should in
time acquire the same valuable knowI.
edge Of experience.
Besides the direct profit on the in.
yestment there must be considered the
general gain to the community IN in
creased population to patronize local
and to afford all the ad.
Of development Effort is
diversified, energy encouraged and op-
portunlties multiplied so that the peo.
pie are not wholly dependent upon one
industry or resource.
1t would pay other towns aspiring
10 such development TO investigate the
at Waxahachie with a view
10 profting by the example both in its
success and in its mistakes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
FORT ATtA VIoiA FIRED ON.
German Cruiser Vineta Hurls a Shot
at the Fort.

''N' S'Ht9ST NlHcNd 1uFlS SnOt
at the Fort.
Puerto Cabello, Jan. 15.-The German
cruiser Vineta at sunset last night
fired a shell at La Vigia. the fort
crowning the hills behind this port.
The shell, which was fired because
men were believed to be in the fort.
exploded without causing damage. The
people OF Puerto Cabello were at a
loss last night to understand the ac-
tion of the German cruiser. Early
this morning, however. Commodore
scheder sent the following communi.
cation to the Venezuelan authorities
through William H. vowkmar, acting
American consul here:
Referring to my letter of the 9th
instant, have to inform you that I
fired a shell yesterday at Fort a Vigia
because, against my explicit prohibi.
uon' the presence has been observed
there of unauthorized persons. Judg.
ing from reports those persons were
soldiers"
The statement Of the German Com.
modore that there were unauthorized
persons in the fort is denied by the
authorities here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
commuted Ry Roosevelt.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The president
today commuted the nfteen.year sen.
tence Of Henry Starr OF the Indian
Territory so that it will expire today.
Starr was convicted in 1898 of man
slaughter and also on two charges OF
robbery. He served four years in Jail
pending his trial and has since served
five years, with which time allowed
for good conduct is more than equiva.
lent to the ffteen.year sentence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Jessie Morrison Case.

Eldorado, Kan. Jan. 15.-The hear
Ing on the application of new trial
Tor Miss Jessie Morrison. convicted Of
cutting Clara Wiley Castles throat
with a razor, has been continued by
the supreme court until the April sit
ting because the defense could not get
the brief printed in time. Il is now
In the hands of the printer and will
make 200 pages Miss Morrison is
spending the winter with her brother.
which is a deputy sheriff in Enid. Ok.
lahoma' Olin Castle. who recently
went to California, is a clerk in de.
partment store in' Los Angeles. It is
rumored that he will marry a Butler
county girl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
WANT COLUMN.

under this head win
be received at the rate OF five (5l
cents per line. No advertisement
received for less than fifteen l5
cents. Special monthly rates fur.
nished on application. The notice
may contain any matter of Lost
Found" For Rent" For Sale"
Stolen" "Strayed," or any purpose
without display lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Terms Of United states Court.

At Chickasha-Begins Monday. Sep
tember 20, 1902, and Monday, Febru-
ary 1e, 1903, and continues In session
two weeks.
At Ryan-Begins Monday. October
IS, 1902, and Monday. March 2, 1908,
and continues in session ten days.
At Purcell--Begins Thursday, Octo-
ber %, 1902. and Thursday March IL,
1903, and continues in session ten days.
At Pauls Valley-Beglns Monday
November 1902. and Monday. March
%, 1903, and continues In session four
weeks.
At Ada-Begins Monday. December
I, 1902. and Monday. April 20, 1908,
and continues In session one week.
At Tlshomlngo-Be Monday, De-
cember 8. 1902, and Monday, April p,
1908. and continues in session one
week
At Ardmore-Begins Monday. De.
cember 10, 1902. and Monday May 4.
1903, and continues In session eight
weeks or longer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
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Springer.
Everything is quiet here today ow-
ing to the inclement weather
Graham.
Dan Majors aud his bride are visit
ing here from Elk.
The farmers OF this section are pre-
pairing for their next seasons crop.
Thomas p. Matthews. from Meri.
dian. Miss. was here yesterday and
returned home today.
Lone Grove
w. o. London and family and J V.
Byrd left yesterday for Hereford, Tex.
and will make that place their future
home.
Miss Lucy Ousley went to Ardmore
last night 10 see the sick baby Of Z.
H. Golden and wife.
Marietta.
The stockholders OF the Red River
Telephone company are holding a
meeting here today
J. w. scanlon and Miss Lou Wash.
ington were married last night at the
home Of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Washington. Rev. Wear
OF Gainesville conducted the ceremon.
les.
Uncle Jack Byrd of Delaware Bend.
Texas. is here with twenty-five bales
Of cotton on the market.
DUncan
The Beggs-Horn Mercantile com
pany has been organized here with
capital Of $4,000 The company was
organized under the laws Of the In
dian Territory to do a general mercan-
tile business for cash and credit in the
town Of Duncan. The directors are
A. X. Beggs. T. 4. Horn, J. c. McClain.
+. A. Still and w p. Cantrell. They
have consolidated the following bust.
ness firms and are renoyating the
preparatory to doing big
business: T a. Horn. dry goods
Beggs & Warren dry goods. and Hall
& Fite, groceries.
The building for the electric light
plant has been finished and the con.
tractors are now waiting for the ma.
rhinery Most all the poles and cross
arms have already arrived.
The electricians from Farmersyille.
Texas. have arrived here with tb.ir
families to begin work at the plant
as soon as the machinery arrives.
The city has not yet opened the
~aterworks bids, although some of the
bids have arrived.
A. T. Doak of this city is the prime
mover in another mercantile company
which will be organized here in a few
lays with capital of 100000.
Wynnewood.
J. c. Wilder, who has been con.
lucting a grocery business here. made
IN assignment last night.
Madill.
Mrs. Manis is reported quite sick.
Miss lnez Creekmore is also report. !
I'd quite sick.
Z. II. Hodges is building hand. |
some new residence here.
+. NJ. Duncan, travelling passenger
'gent Of the Rock Island. is here to-
lay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
A Monster bird.

Freddie Ma, tue bat is the biggest
bird that dies. amt II?
Na-By no means, Freddie.
Freddie-Well, anyway some OF 'em
must be mighty big cause | heard IA.
ther say he was out ON one last night
Richmond Dispatch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

Fancy two plants bcingso uufrlendly
that the mere neighborhoOd Of one is
death to the other! Yet that is the case
with two well known British plants.
These are the thistle ana the rape II
the field is infested with thistles, which
come up year after year and ruin the
crops. all you have 10 do is TO sow it
with rape. The thistle will be absolute
ly annihilated. London Standard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Low Rate Excursion

Via the NJ. X. & r. Ry. Tuesday, Jan.
20, 1903, to the new town of El Berta
Texas One fare plus 81 for the round
trip; ticket good p days. The sue.
.cessful sale OF lots to date insures
the rapid building Of good town In
the wonderful fruit belt of East Texas
For further particulars address
JAMES BARKER,
G.P.A, M.K.& TRY, St Louis Mo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

The trustees Of Hargroye college
met in business session this morning
LAT the parsonage of Broadway NJ. L.
church. Or. r p Howell Of Davis.
president OF the board Of trustees. was
present and presided at the meeting.
Considerable business was transacted
and at the close of the meeting the
board expressed itself as being great
ly pleased and stated that Hargrove
College Is in better condition than on
any former occasion and that IL is IA.
yored with better local patronage
than heretofore. Quite a number OF
new pupils from different parts Of the
territory have also entered the college
since the holidays. The corps Of
teachers Of this institution are among
the best in the country. They are en-
thusiastic men and women devoted TO
their profession. and their work,
coupled with that Of the president and
Others who have stood by the Har-
grove College. have made this insu-
tuition a monument 10 the Indian Ter.
ritory, zeal. industry and love Of learn.
Ing. II is an institution that Ardmore
should cherish. II takes a step every
year toward being a finished school
where pupils from the high school can
enter. The board in session this morn
Ing Informed President Whitten that
he may tender the use of the college
building 10 Prof Henshaw OF Bloom
field Seminary for the purpose Of
holding the Chickasaw summer nor.
NAL during the summer months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
FOR ANOTHER TREATY.
Choetaw and chiekasaw Nations and
Dawes Commissions Petition.

Choetaw and Chickasaw Nations and
Dawes Commissions Petition.
South McAlester. I. T.. Jan. l5.-It
is understood that the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations and the Dawes
commission will ask for another sup
Elementary treaty The coal expert
has found but 100000 acres Of coal
lands to segregate from allotment.
leaving a surplus of 100000 acres. The
wholesale knocking out of the court
citizens. and the fact that but few of
The Mississippi Choctaws brought here
to reside have remained. will pile up
the surplus to nearly 5000. 900 acres.
which, according to the present treaty
would be sold by the United States
government, the receipts being divided
among tho tribes.
The Indians do not thinl, Uncle Sam
is conspicuous success as a land sell
er. and they prefer that this land be
allotted to the several members Of the
tribe with their other allotment. Fail
ure TO provide for new towns and 9th.
er defects in the present treaty are
urged as further reasons for new
one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

Exports Of corn from the United
States for the last week Of the old
year were nearly ten times as great
as the shipments Of the corresponding
part Of 1901 II was the largest out.
ward movement OF that grain which
had taken place in many months. and
the rate OF increase over the preceding
year promised a fine start for 1903.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Cotton Market

The cotton market opened steady
this morning and went up a few points
soon after closing this afternoon firm.
Lint cotton sold for from G to s cents
while seed cotton brought from . to
2.5O. The receipts today were about
so bales.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

One rairload does not hold and use
the freight cars OF another as formerly.
J. w. Midgey, Of the wesern Trafic
association, estimates at 2t,075. 900
The annual saving to railroads from
The simple reform OF exacting a per
diem payment for cars used or retain
ed by others than the owner. II 12O.-
oOO private cars were charged for in
the same way $4,000 600 would be ad-
ded to the saving There are" SAYS
the Financier, Il 500 900 freight cars
In use on The various railroads of the
country The increase Of ten per cent
in performance, under the per diem
system. is equivalent to l5O 600 addi.
uonal cars AS the average cost of
freight car may be figured at 81 600
all OF Sl5O0O0.OO0 was added the
working capacity of the railroads of
ahe United States during the past year
through the economical handling of
equipment The income from 15O. 900
cars adds $675OOO each day to the
gross earnings OF the transportation
industry"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
Poultry
Live Stock.

(By Cold Storage Market)
rat COWS, gross cwt. .s2.0O@2.IO
rat calves ..,.........s $500 to $500
rat sheep, per head. $500 to $500
Fat hogs (gross) 100 lbs. .$4.OOd475
Wood-Per cord, ss2 TO $3.50.
Ardmore coal $3.50 per ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

she-Why don't YOU go out occasion
ally, dearest, and enjoy yourself. saw
at the club?
He-BHt don't want to get into the
habit Of having a good time. Life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

The prohibitionists Of Grayson coun-
~. Texas. withdrew their petition be-
cause the ants were trying to force
the election before the poli tax amend
nezt takes place. 4fs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

The chairman Of the house Judiciary
committee introduced a resolution In
structing that committee TO report on
the power OF congress 10 declare ne.
ccssity has arisen for the government
20 take possession OF all local mines
and means OF transportation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

It Is nov said that the presideni Will
hare prosecution begun against GER
tain negro bosses In Georgia who
have been Matchmaking postmasters
On threats of having them removed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
ArsmOre. Friday, January 10.

The unemployed Of London, Eng
land devote their time 10 daily march
- through the streets Of that city.
The number who thus XIII time Is
over 1000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
BOB cEARNAL HURT.

Was Thrown From His Buggy During
Runaway.
While driving to his suburban home
Tuesday night Bob Cearnal met with
an accident that came near resulting
disastrously. The horse he was driv-
ing became unmanageable just after
crossing Elm bridge, trowing him with
terrific force into a wire fence. For
tunately the poisonous barbs did not
tear his flesh but his clothing was
riddled. He struck against fence
post and the injuries thus received
will confine him to his room for sever
al days.-Gainesvile Hesperian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

Under this title Mr. Arthur II. Bell
I'm knowledge describes the life history
Of the aerial frost flowers Of winter
In order TO have fair start In life Il
snowflake should be built up on par
ticle of dust. Then. If il has the good
fortune to begin its career at the top
of cloud many miles above the earth
and TO pass through many atmospheric
strata, differing i'm their temperature
and the amount OF moisture they con-
tain, our snowflake is very likely to
become notable individual among its
kind. In a stratum of warmer air the
little fake catches moisture on its tiny
splcules, and when II enters a colder
stratum below the moisture is frozen,
and so the fake grows. In a thawing
air many flakes sometimes cohere.
forming disks from an inch TO two or
three inches across. iT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16

Mother-To think that my little Ethel
should have spoken so impatiently to
papa today at dinner! She never hears
me talk in that way 10 him.
Ethel (stoutly)-Well, but you choosed
him, and | didn't.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-16
The condnctor.- mone., Rnkeon.

\ conductor Of a Sixth avenue car,
during a lull ia the ringing Of fares.
stood passing coins from one hand to
the other. turning up the date OF each
coin as he did 50. There are more
ways Of making money than by knock.
ing down fares he remarked, noting
the inquiring look on a passengers
face. ANY grecnhorn can pocket a
dozen nickels In collecting 100 fares in
car built for forty-cight passengers
but man has got % know something
TO spot coin that has a premium val
ne. It's surprising how many more or
less rare coins pass current without
falling into the hands of some one who
knows their value. This was suggest
ed to me one day, and / took to study
ing the catalogue of dealers In rare
coins ana momorlzing the dates Of
those that are worth more than the
prices stamped on them Since then
have picked out OF the money | have
taken in fares several hundred coins
with q premium value ranging from a
few cents to - and have redeemed
them with my own money ana sold
them 10 dealers I'm coins"-Ncw York
Times.