davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the United States Court for the
Southern District of the Indian Ter
ritory
In the matter of Hicks x Scott
bankrupts In Bankruptcy. 40. SAL
TO the Honorable Ho-ea Townsend.
Judge of the District court of the
United States for the Southern dis.
trict of the Indian Territory:
Hicks & Scott of Durwood, in the
Southern district of the Indian Ter.
ritory. in said district. respectfully
represent that on the Bird day or
January 1903 he was duly ad.
judged bankrupt under the acts OF
congress relating to bankruptcy; that
ne has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property, and has
fully complied with all the require.
ments of said acts and Of the orders
o! the court touching his Bankruptcy
Wherefore he prays that ne may
be decreed by the court to have a
tuIl discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bank
rupt acts, except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 25th day Of January, A.
d. 1904.
HICKS & SCOTT, Bankrupts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
What Are Thew

Chamberlains stomach and Liver
Tablets A new remedy f)" 'omach
troubles. biliousncss and constipation,
and a good one Price - cents. For
sale by +. j. Ramsey. A"luorc Drug
Co. ". b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04

Mothers can safely give Foleys
Honey and Tar 10 their children for
coughs aud colds for it contains no
opatos or other poisons Fer sale ar
Bonner q BOnners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
Poultry
lBy william Newman

lBy william Newman)
DucEs-Per dozen. $500.
Turkeys Gross, &C..
Geese-Full feathered $3.50.
Uens-Per dozen $500.
Frying Chickens-S S1.50
Eggs-Per dozen 2Oc.
DRY Sides-80S1-ic.
peDHUs-3C.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04

Winter coughs are apt TO result in
consumption if neglected. They can
be soon broken mp by using Foleys
Honey and Tar Fer sale at Bonner
x Bonner's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
LOCAL MARKETS.
(By NJ. Felker.l

The following are the prevailing
prices paid for produce today;
Wheat-75c
COru-4Jc.
sweet Potatoes-15c and $lOO
Butter-1562Oc.
Eggs-16 2-3c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
"A GRIPPE:

II you intend to burn coal provide
your home or office with a Wilson hot
blast coal stove Sold only by Noble
Bros q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
Case Of Rheumatism Cured

Another Case Of Rheumatism Cured
by Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
The efficacy ui Chamberlain Pain
Balm i'm the relief OF rheumatism is
being demonstrated daily. Parker
Triplett of Grigsby Va says that
Chamberlain Pain Balm gave him
permanent relief from rheumatism
in the back Wien everytlin- Sc fail
ed. and ne would not be without H.
For sale by F. j. Ramsey ArdmOre
Drug 60. w. r. Frame
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-04
FOLEYSKIDNEYCURE
Makes Kidneys end Bladder Right

The Wilson hot blast coal stove,
no other quite so good. For sale
only by Noble Bros. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

of '.san Toy" 'Ihe Runaway Girl and '"rhe
charm and magnetism, who can sing some and
dance most capivatingly The new star and the
new piece enjoyed successful run Of three
wardes is supported by a company among whom
ma v. be noted Joseph c. Miron, Alexander Clark.
William E. Philip, Madison Smith, Dick Temple,
Isabel Hall, Caecclla Rhode Aimee Ashmore,
Evelyn Carter and Stella Hammerstein.
The Orpheum show will be the attraction at the
Bijou for one week, following From
Rags to Riches" Mcintyre and Heath
are featured at the head of the
big bill. Elizabeth Murray will appear in her
inimitable songs and stories, which have placed
her in the front rank of vaudeville stars A
comedy drama in pantomime. every character In
the piece being played by dog is novelty .
Another decided novelty is the act Of Victor
Moore, assisted by Emma Littleheld s. Co. 1t Is
called 'Change Your Act or Back to the w oods,
and deals with the troubles of variety team
who want to break into vaudeville. The Melani
trio. Partisan Street Singers and Albertus
&. Millar in comedy Juggling. and musical act,
with Ed Reynard Ventriloquist, complete the
bill.
alexander the Great the new play in which
Wagenhals and Kemper will present Louis James
and Frederick Warde at the Metropolitan next
month, has for it's chief motive ambition versus
love. The progress Of the plot shows Alex.
ander to be alternately torn by these conflicting
emotions the latter finally being triumphant He
fails to realize the futility of ambition until he
arrives at what he imagines to be the end of the
world when there are no more worlds to be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

pencil In addition to being small, it also
has the distinction of being one Of the
most gorgeously colored snakes In exist
ence, and one of the most deadly. A VleF
tim rarely RECEIVERS from its bite. 1t has
eyelashes like a person. It makes the
tourist shudder in addition to all the above,
to be told that one of its favorite retreats
is between the covering of beds. How
ever, this species is not nearly SO common
as the dull colored serpent that lives III the
earth Of the adobe houses, and this is for
tunate because the latter is not SO poison
Gus. Scorpions are another source of dan
ger They frequent the houses, and their
bite is likely to be fatal. One must be con-
stantly on the lookout for these obnoxious
providers.
A Good Snake Story.
One Of the best snake stories in circula-
ton is that told by A. l.. M. Gottschalk,
the well known American consul. He found
it difficult to keep a monkey on the prem
Uses because of the depredations of the
boa constructors. The big reptiles have a.
falling for monkeys, and these agile little
pets must keep a constant lookout for
them. If Jocko drops into a doze he is
likely to wake up dead" as the saying
goes.
On the occasion with which the story
deals, a monkeys life was saved by the
picture of the American eagle. The con-
sulate sign all over the world is a fine re-
production of the king of birds, in full
color, and with outspread wings A new
sign had just been received and was sit
ting on a chair inside the room. A big
boa-constrictcr chased the house monkey
across the yard and thru the open window
Jocko was making a good race, but a los.
ing one. He was in the corner. qualSing
with fear, and very near to deaths door.
when his pursuer confronted the picture
of the eagle, in it's menacing attitude. A
snake fears eagles even more than it
Graves monkeys, and that particular rep
tile turned tail and went out of the win
dow as quickly as if the devil was after
it, That monkey was a smart monkey,
and now whenever it wants to take a nap,
it goes to roost over the picture Of the
gle
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

old friends of the popular burlesque
company will hardly recognize it, so
complete has been the transformation
turnout Two brand new burlesques
have been secured, the first being en-
titled ooh! What a Night" while the
final burlesque is a fantastical folly ex-
travaganza styled 1.-THE Heart Of New
York Each Of these burlesques will
Introduce the full strength Of the
company, while music especially writ
ten for the occasion will be rendered.
Between the two burlesques there will
be presented a vaudeville olio. Prom
inent in this vaudeville gathering are
the Three Lelliotts, musical trio;
Markey and Moran, character come
dians; Franklin Sisters, soubrettes;
Howe and Scott Hebrew Comedians,
Abbie Carlton and her art ideals, and
the three Armstrong;, trick and fancy
bicycle riders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

patched to their posts without ever hav-
ing looked inside of the books they are
to handle. They have simply to get along
by main strength and awkwardness.
Stories OF U. S. Representatives.
Some Of our representatives are queer
cases, to say the least. In place in
the West Indies, which visited on a for
mer trip our consul is a colored preacher,
who is doing missionary work in addition
to his government duty. On certain even
ings of each week he holds forth on the
street corner In the role Of apostle. If the
labor union finds this out, there will
doubtless be trouble, because it is a Vio
lation Of it's rules for a man to work on
two jobs at once. The residents of the
black republics and dependencies invar-
iably resent our sending a colored man as
consul. They claim that our government
is not controlled by negroes and should not
be represented by a man of color.
The consular service has great need of
reform. No transportation expenses are
furnished our representatives, either to or
from their posts, or for the necessary trips
they must make over their territory. One
instance is on record where a consul with
a large family was six months in paying
the steamship company for hiSsttcket. In
MANY Instances our cOnsuls accept passes
from the steamship companies, thus put
! ting themselves under obligations to the
owners Of the ships they are sent out to
watch. A consul has many trying expert
ences. If an American dies anywhere in
his territory, leaving property, even IT it
is no more than a book and a l0-cent
piece, he must become the curator of the
estate. He must make many journeys to
get drunken, disorderly American subjects
out Of Jail. On these trips, mind you, the
consul must pay his own expenses, and is
often roundly cussed by his loyal consti
tuent for being a little late.
Reform Bill Should Pass.
The consular service Is really branch
of our government. located in a foreign
land, and the whole system should be such
as will reflect credit upon our great ma
ton. Our foreign commercial interests
have become SO important that men
trained in the work of looking after them
should be on duty everywhere. During the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

pods about the size of a cocoanut, there
being about forty beans as large as a
flbert nut in each pod. Each tree only
yields one pound of merchantable cocoa in
a season, and it does not begin to bear
until it is six years of age. But once it
begins to bear, it never wears out. At
twenty years Of age it yields a better
quality of fruit than at first, and there are
trees on plantations here which have been
yielding for a hundred years. The trees
require very little care. the only attention
needed being to remove the weeds and
underground from around them
The labOrers who work on the planta-
tions are paid forty cents a day, and they
board themselves. Ecuador has eight mil
lionaires, and it is a significant fact that
all of them are owners of cocoa planta-
lions, and that they are natives of the
country. AS yet the foreigner has not
been able to Guido them in the business.
Serpents and Scorpions.
The crop of snakes never falls short in
Ecuador. The talk about them is almost
as disturbing to the travellers peace of
mind as the yellow fever stories. The
resident likes to tell yarns in the presence
of the new arrival, just to see the tender
FOOT vince. Aside from the yarns, the
unyarnished truth is enough to make the
wayfarer uneasy Not long ago a woman
who was a guest at the best hotel in Quay
she was Mortified to feel something crawl
ing beneath her clothes. She screamed
and sprang to her feet, but not in time to
save herself. It was a little house SER
pent, and as soon as she moved, it buried
its fangs in the flesh Of her thigh. Her
leg soon became terribly swollen, and al
tho her life was saved, she had a very mar
row escape from death.
These little house serpents are very nu-
merous in some parts of South America.
In many of the coast towns, where there
are adobe houses, they breed in the dirt
roofs, and are liable to be dropping in
the rooms below at any time. mission
airy told me that frequently he had killed
as many as six or eight on his premises
in a weeks time. The little reptiles like
the heat, and the fiat roofs, where the
sun beats hard, is favorite place for
them. When they are disturbed and hap
pen to fall into the rooms below, they
make for the Warmest place they can find,
and this is why they get into beds, or
shoes, Or clothing. In the barren districts,
the snakes are dull coored, like the sur
roundings, but in the forest regions they
are as brilliant colored as the vegetation
around them.
The coral snake is one of the smallest
members Of the snake family. It seldom
grows to be larger or thicker than a lead
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

conquered. He then discovers that love, after
ALL is the greatest Of human emotions and the
only compensation for the struggle of existence.
Following the Orpheum show, Joseph Murphy
will appear at the Bijou in his two time -honored
plays ''Shaun Rhue' and kerry Cow
The theater goers of this city will soon have
an opportunity of again shaking hands fgura-
lively speaking. with their old friend, "Yon
Yonson,'' when he makes his annual appearance
at the Bijou.
Al H. Wilson. the favorite German dialect
comedian, is underlined for an appearance at the
Bijou in his romantic drama by Sidney E.
/ Ellis, entitled "a Prince of Tatters.'
'"The Sign of the Four" a new meodrama, Is
| among the Bijou bookings.
The lovers of good clean comedy will be we'll
entertained when the hilarious play, Are You
| u Mason?'' cones to the Bijou. A capable COM
pany of comedians will present the piece here.
'Wedded and Parted another of Theodore
Kremers melodramas presented by large COM
pany and staged in elaborate manner ts
among the Bijou bookings.
Every one who has read David Harum'' will
| be glad to know that the dramatization made Of
| the book will have presentation at the Hjou
| this season.
Following Sin Old Mizzouri," the Ferris stock
company will be seen in Wagner's masterpiece,
'.Parsifal,' which has created a sensation III
| New York
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

Ecuador is a great cocoa producing
country, and Guayquil is the center of
the industry: In the business district all
talk centers upon the important staple of
commerce. The buyers stand around in
groups, whiting the beans with pocket
knives, and chewing them like as many
children eating candy. Every one seems
to be an authority on the subject. It is
said that even the dogs and cats in the
offices become acquainted with the various
grades and scorn to sleep upon a sack Of
cheap quality. This may be crediting the
animals with powers Of distinction beyond
their intelligence, but the people of Quay
aquil know cocoa as well as those Of
Washington and Oregon know lumber, or
those Of Pennsylvania understand coal.
Ecuador produces 81 per cent of the
worlds supply Of cocoa. The season for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

last few years a remarkable change has
been going on for the better Many cap
able, earnest men have been put in the
field, and all the old ones were not :ncom
petent by any means. Far from it. Our
system Of consular reports is already very
creditable. The Lodge bill, now pending
before congress, provides for almost all de-
sirable points of reform necessary to put
our service in the first rank 1t is approved
by the president, and many prominent
members in both. branches Of congress, as
well as all Americans who travel abroad
or have interests there. The most en-
thusiastic supporters of the measure are
the consular representatives themselves,
because they are ambitious for the stand
ing and effectiveness of their organization.
1t is to be hoped that this bill will event.
ually become law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

shipping the main crop extends from Feb
ruary to June, and during this time,
steamers leaving the port will carry from
10000 to $4,000 bags, a single cargo often
being worth as much as $500, 900. The
sale of a seasons crop will frequently
amount to five or six million dollars.
Cocoa thrives upon hot, moist soil,
this reason the most desirable plantations
thsi reason the most desirable plantations
are located along the banks Of the streams,
Or in low districts back Of them The
center of the industry in Ecuador is along
the Guayas river extending for $50 miles
inland from Guayaquil, and as far as
twenty miles back from the streams. The
crop is transported to the river on mules,
and floated down to Guayaquil in boats.
The cocoa beans are the product of trees
about thirty feet high. They grow in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
COLLEGE GIRLS EDUCATION
What One Young Woman Is Doing
With Her Training.
Success


In one of Boston's busiest streets,
a new lunchroom for women has re-
Gently been opened. Many of us re-
ceived, short time ago, a printed
announcement Of the opening. The
notice stated that lunch and food sup
ply rooms would be opened under the
combined direction of the laboratory
Women's Educational and Industrial
union Of Boston. There are three OBJ
iects stated in the circular for which
the rooms were established; first, to
provide a simple luncheon of excel
lent quality and moderateS price for
downtown shoppers and workers;
second, to offer a salesroom for breads
from the laboratory kitchen and for
certain other cooked foods Of standard
quality; and, third, (shades Of Mrs.
GrundyD to serve as a central kltch-
en- for the preparation of food that
shall be delivered hot at the homes OF
consumers. If your curiosity is aroused
by this announcement, won't you
join Mrs. .Grundy and me in a visit
to the new lunchrooms? At the street
door is a little glass case containing
shining copper and brass pitchers and
plates, bunch of wild flowers, fresh
every morning, and a card which ln-
vites. the passerby to take the eleva-5
tor and visit the lunchrooms. We will
accept the invitation. The elevator
| takes US to the top Of the building and
we step from the car into the lunch
room itself. A more attractive eating
place it would be difficult to find. The
chairs and tables are of the arts
and crafts" order, stained green, and
at the windows are boxes of Towering
/ plants and draperies of India prints IN
! soft oriental colorings. The little
round tables are spread with cloths
/ Of brownish cream colored linen, and
the walls are tinted in the same neu-
trail tone with here and there tier
of green shelves holding candlestlcks
and vessels of copper or brass The
1 mattresses are in white with dainty
white Priscilla caps and kerchiefs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
AT THE THEATERS
BILLS OF THE WEEK

pecially for Miss Held. Mr.. Ziegerfeld,
Miss Held's manager, visited the
French author long since, and the
pair, together with Miss Held talked
over incidents in the life of Mile. Mars
one of the favorite actresses of Ma
poleon. M. Richepin believed that he
saw a way of fitting Miss Held with a
character suited exactly to her person
ality and abilities. 1t was long ir
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
FnnTL1GHT FLASHES.

Another of the new Broadway musical produc
lions is announced at the Metropolitan for the
week of Feb. 90, when Miss Paula Edwardes
will make her debut before Minneapolis audi
,ence as a star in two-act comic opera by
Paulton and Jakobowski authors of ''Erminie.
The new piece is called for America ''Winsome
Winnie'' tho in London it was produced under
| another title. Miss Edwardes, who achieved not
able success in the original American productions
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

Metropolitan-Anna Held in mile.
Napoleon"
At the Metropolitan tomorrow
night Miss Anna Held will appear in
Jean Richepin's 'Mam'selle Ma
poleon." M. Richepin is very prom
! inent figure in the literary and dra-
\ matte world of France, and this
@"Mam selle Napoleon was written es-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

| There are 22.312 printing establishments in
the United States and the value of the finished
product is about $3.50 900, 900 per year. One and
year. Forty thousand salaried officers, clerks
and employed in the business and l1o.-
4 600 workmen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
Dewey-The High Rollers Company.

For this season the management OF
the High Rollers" Extravaganza
company announces that every stitch
of scenery and costuming is new and
especially constructed for this seasons
tour, when the company appears at
the Dewey. Sunday matinee. Feb. 21.l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

ley, an honest merchant; Flossie, Ned
MINDLESS sister, who loves excitement;
Mother Murphy, a big-hearted Irish
woman; Gertrude Clark, a trained
nurse, and the unknown mother Of
Ned and Flossie, and Flora Bradley,
a frail daughter of Eve.
The story Of the me1odrama tells of
the heroic struggle Of Ned Nimble to
save his sisters honor; of the reunion
Of both boy and girl with their long
separated parents, and of the villainy
Of a man and his woman accomplice,
the woman being shot at the end and
the man led away to prison.
The cast will include Master Joseph
Santley, who is said to be one of the
best boy actors on the stage. This lad
achieved much success with Maude
Adams, and during the revival of
LITTLE Lord Fauntleroy" at the Ca
sine in New York last spring por-
trayed the title role.
Iyceum-ssIn MiZZOuri.''
Starting Sunday evening, the Fer
ris stock company at the Lyceum will
be seen in another of Nat Goodwin
great successes, "In Mizzouri," Matt
nees on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday will be given as usual, with a
special matinee on Washington s
birthday, Feb. %.
Long before Augustus Thomas be-
came famed as a playwright, and be-
fore he drew thousands of dollars a
year in royalties from the men who
present his plays, he was a reporter
| on a st. Louis paper. He wrote what
are known as feature Stories" deal
ing with the peculiar and fanciful
sides of life, and frequently was sent
| out thru the state on assignments.
At that time Mr.. Thomas conceived
the idea that a great play might be
written having as it's characters the
! people Of Missouri country districts
He outlined his play to Nat Goodwin
the comedian, and was told to &c
ahead. The result was I'm Mizzouri,' .
a play which Goodwin presented both
i in New York and on tour for several
seasons. When he wrote I'm Miz-
zouri,'' Mr.. Thomas pictured people
with whom he was perfectly familiar
He went to Bowling Green, the little
town in which the scenes Of the play
are laid, and lived there for severa
weeks, in order to get the necessary
focal color"
The simplicity of ssIn Mizzouri'' is
half its charm. Jim Radburn, honest
uncultured and manly, is sheriff o.
Pike county. He has made a recore
4 for humanity and courage because he
loved Kate Vernon and wanted t.
keep his hands free from blood
Radburn sent the girl to college, pait
! the expense her father could not at
ford, and made the father promise
4 secrecy.
Dick. Ferris will appear in the lead
ing role of Jim Radburn; A. Byron
i Beasley will play Sam Fowler; JOSEPH
4 Totten, Dave; w. H. Murdoch, Rober
i Travers; George ]. Gilmore, Bill Sar
4 Der; Charles c. Burnham. Colone
1 Tom Bollinger: Ben johnson, Joe Yer
q non. Grace Hayward will appear il
q the leading feminine role of Kat
Vernon; Maude Gilbert as Emily, AM
j, Maisie Cecil as Lizbeth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

Serpent Crop Never Disturbing
Peace of Mind-How Boa Chased Monkey Into the Amer
lean LegationPoor Nass Death Quick
the Home Of Cocoa-How This Staple
Prepared