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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

IT, at almost any time Of the year, we
walk through the woods where the red.
scarlet, black or pin oaks are growing
that Is, where we find those that ripcn
their acorns in two seasons and there
fore belong in the pin oak group-we
shall probably find on the ground fallen
branches that vary in size from that Of
n lead pencil TO that OF ones thumb or
even larger. These at the broken end
appear ms If cut away within the wood
so that only thin portion is left under
the bark. Within the rather uneven
cut generally near the center Of the
growth, Is a small hole tightly plugged
by the powder post" of beetle larva.
Split open the branch or twig. when a
burrow will be seen, ana the little.
white, soft hard jawed larva that
made it will be found or perhaps the
inactive pupa.-St. Nicholas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

'Thc muscles Of the skin need train
ing 10 educate them 10 contract vigOr-
ously on the slightest cold" says a
medical writer, "to shut the blood out
of the skin so quickly that the precious
body heat will not bo lost. You notice
that when the skin Is cold there is Il
goose skin appearance. This is due
TO the contraction OF the little muscles
Of the skin The contraction of the
muscles congresses the external blood
vessels and drives AWAY the blood from
the surface, hardening and thickcnlng
the skin, which thereby becomes bet
ter uonconductor Thus the body tenn
pcraturc Is maintained.
1T is because Of the constant expo
sure 10 cold that the Indians body IS
all face The skin Of his whole body.
not only that Of the face, has learned
20 take care Of itself"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Probably not many people, including
the wcarcrs themselves, know the or
igln of the sailors collar. Many years
ago when Jack Tars wore their hair in
pigtails, which they We're in the habit
OF keeping very greasy, the backs Of
their coats used to get In a very dirty
and untidy condition owing TO coming
in contact with the hair, consequently
the order was given for detachable
and washable collar 10 be worn so that
they might look more tldy.-London
Standard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

j. Stanley Todd, the portrait painter.
was talking about the hcggurs OF ar
fcreut lands. 81 have met" said MIR.
Todd, "bcggars of every description
shy hoggars, clustering ones. old beg
gnrs, robust ones but the most remark
able hcggar of the lot was a man whom
l mover met yet whom never assured
ly viii forget All / saw OF this beg
gar was his hat and his chair. The
chair stood on corner Of the Rue St
Luzarc In Paris The hat lay ON the
chair, with % few coppcrS I'm #, ana bc
hind the hat was plucard rcading
please don't forget the bcggar who is
now taking his luncheon"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Conversation overheard i'm London
street; scene. laborcr working ON a
scanold contemplating surrounding
view, when his foreman comes along
down below and, looking up ana seeing
him idle, calls out 10 him: $50 yer
'aving a look round, What do yer
think Of the weather." Workman
docking down with contempt Noa;
I'm a-workng, Foreman Oh. beg
yer pardon I'm sorry stopped yer!-
London Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Times ANA places there are where the
tarpon have been so numerous and so
free in their antics as TO be a pest to
the small fishermen, who in a certain
bay once harpooned lordly fish, lash
ed him TO a kcg and pointed him to the
open sea.
Drawing the floating barrel, he went,
splashing terror to his kindred nn
aquatic scarccrow. And as the mill
taut hogshcad, fcrricd by Il lcaping
twelve stone fish, went marching down
the bay all tarpon. great ana small
took warning that they must keep thei
performances within the bounds of de
ccucy, Country Life I'm America.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Many years of hard work on the
farm had made the old man round
shouldcrcd ana his coat fitted badly
His son In the city sent him coat
strctchcr ON which 10 hang the coat At
night On his next visit to the farm
the young man asked how the coat
stretcher worked. His father looked
Nttlc embarrassed and then confessed
81 can't stand It on" said he, 1T was
real good Of You 10 send IT, Your moth
er fastened it 70 my coat with tape, but
| wasn't comfortable i'm II. and l had to
take Il OF"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
THE WHITE CAR.
Russin's Ruler Owes This Tide 10 the
slip OF "A Pen.

husstns y ruler owes This IttIe To the
slip of Pen.
The ear Of Russia owes one Of his
titles 20 a slip Of the pen The Chinese
character pronounced Ilwang. meaning
emperor, was originally compounded Of
two elements, meaning "oncsclf' and
ruler" by which II was intlmatcd that
an emperor or ruler of men should, be
fore all things, bc master of himself.
In after ages however. 10y the omis.
sion Of n single stroke. this character
assumed Its present corrupted form, I'm
which the component elements signify
"whlte' and ruler white having TAX
en- the place of the original Oneself"
Some years ago 1t was pointed out 10y
= 81. Petersburg correspondent Of the
London Times that this had been liter
ally translated 10y the Moucols into
tchagau khan, ana then 10y the Rus.
slams into hicly car, or the white
car" 10y which name the emperor of
Russia Is now known throughout the
whole OF sia.-Loudon Telegraph.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
THE FIRST PRINTING.
Some of the Earliest Examples Of the
Art PrcscrNatiye.


The following ere the earliest known
examples OF printing two lndulgences.
printed usually on one side only Of a
single piece Of vellum md two mngnif
icent Blbks. OF these one " known to
be the first complete book that ever
was printed by the wonderful new In
vertion. which. as the early printers so
often proudly stnte IN their colophons,
produced letters without the aid Of
any sort " pen. whether Of quill, u
reed or OF metal"
The first piece u printing which iS
actually dated Is the famous indul-
Renco of Sichoias V. 10 such NJ should
contribute money 10 aid the king of
Cyprus against the Turks This indul.
gence hns the printed year date l454.
and copy IN The Hague museum has
the date NOV. To- filled I'm with a pen.
Mr.. Dun tells US TINT -in the years
l4j4 and 1865 there wns large de
mand for these ludulgenccs, and seven
editions were issued. These may be
divided into two sets, the one contain
ing thirty-onc lines, the other thirty
lines, the first dated example belong
ing 20 tho former"
This thirty line edition Is shown 10
have been printed by Peter Schoeffer
de Gernshcim by the fact that some Of
the initial letters which occur I'm II ap
pear In another later Indulgence Of
14S9. which is known to have come
from his press. Saturday Review.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY.
What One woman suffered For the
sake of Her Appearance.

saLc OF Her Appearance.
You must suffer to be beautiful ac-
cor1ling 10 n French saying. There
seems 10 be some truth ia the state
ment. II n lady's maid is 20 be believed.
She has revealed the secrets OF her
mistress boudolr. or. rather. torture
ch.mh-r. The lady herself Is now
beautiful. but one wonders that she Is
st1l alive. For months she lay fat on
her back Oh the fiosr, motionlcss, with
her arms Close 10 her sides, during sew
eral hours every day. This was, II ap-
pear-, to improve her figure. During
the r~-t q the day. for the same period
q time. abe sat on 4 high stool. giving
and rocking the upper part OF her body
back ward and forward and from side
TO side increasingly BY this process
she II -aid 10 have acquired statu
esque throat and a sylph's whist The
lady's nose, having soaring nature
was corrected and made Grecian by
the constant application day and night
for months of spring bandnge. One
noetril wns originally larger than the
other. 80 she wore n small sponge In II
for n year Her checks have been
hlleh out and rounded by injections Of
parafiln Her ears for months were
compressed against the sides II her
head by springs. while heavy weights
were attached To- the lobes to produce
the required elongated shape. which
has been successfully achieved Hav-
Ing suffered this complicated martyr
dom for year. the lady. as already
stated. Is now beautiful Paris Letter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
YOUR GRIP ON YOURSELF.
Retain That Though You Have TO Let
EverythiuH Else Go.


EverythiuR else Go.
Some people get along beautifully for
half a lifetime perhaps while every
thing goes smoothly. While they are
accumulating property and gaining
friends and reputation their characters
seem TO be strong and well balanced.
but the moment there Is friction any.
where. the moment trouble comes-a
failure I'm business. panic or n great
crisis in which they lose their all-they
are overwhelmed. They despair, lose
heart courage, faith. hope and power to
try again-everything. Their very man
hood or womanhood Is swallowed up
by mere material loss.
This is failure indeed. and there IL
small hope for any one who falls to
such n depth OF despair. There Is hope
for an ignornnt man who cannot write
his name even II he has stamina and
backbone. There g hope for cripple
who has courage. there is hope for a
boy who has nerve and grit, even
though he is so hemmed in that he has
apparently no chance I'm the world. but
there is no hope for n man who cannot
or will not stand up after he falls. but
loses heart when opposition strikes him
and lays down his arms after defeat.
Let everything else go II you must,
but never lose your grip on yourself.
Do not let your manhood or woman
hood 70. This IS your priceless pearl.
dearcr TO you than your breath. Cling
to 1t with all your might. Give up life
Itself first Success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
A VERSATILE WOMAN.
Some of the Things For which
Phoebe BoVyn Was Famed.

Some of the Things For which
Phoebe Bown WAS Famed.
Phoebe Eowu died something over
half Il century ago. aged eighty. This
extraordinary woman, who lived with
her mother I'm "A cottage nearly opposite
the High Tor, at Matlock Bath. Eng
land. could walk nearly forty miles a
day when young. could lift hundred
weight IN each hand and carry fourteen
stone. She undertook any kind of man
ual labor IA holding the plow, driving
the team. thrashing wheat with the
fail and matching the stacks. Her
chief avocatlon was breaking horses at
guinea week. She always rode
without saddles and WINS considered
the best judge of horses and cows in
the peak
But Phoebe had also liking FOR
sport and for art She was good shot
and carried her gun on her shoulder.
She WINS fond Of Milton, Pope and
Shakespeare and performed on several
Instruments. including the flute. violin
and harpsIchord, and played the bass
viol In Matlock church. She was n car.
penter. mason and smith and mainly by
her own hand labor built another room
to the cottage for the reception Of n
harpsichord which lady presented to
her. At her own request local clcr
gyman wrote her cpItaph. and here
II is:
Here lies romantic Phoebe.
Half Gunnymcde. half Hebc:
A maid Of mutable condition
fggLav g,urI.r.1 ~ ,,vsT,i.,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
Eorgct nncc In AMhiIc.

The health of the body as well rs Of
the mind depends upon forgetting. To
let the memory OF wrong, of angry
words, of petty mcanness, linger and
ranklc I'm your memory will not only
dissipate your mental energy, but it
will react upon the body. The secre.
tlons will bc diminished, digestion i'm.
paired, sleep disturbed and the general
health suffer I'm consequence. Forget
ting is a splendid mental calisthcnlc
and good medicine for the body.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
TREATING A SPRAlN.
Perfect Rest and Hot Fomentation-
the First Requisites.

Perfect Ncst nnd hot Iomen tntionH
the First Requisites.
Tho question Of how 10 treat a spraln
Is often raised Everybody under
stands the nature Of a sprnin; that
wrenchlng Of joint whereby some Of
the liGaments thosc very useful bands
which unite the bones forming the
joint are violently stretched or per
haps even rupturcd. This kind Of In.
jury Is rarely. except through unusual
complications. dangerous I'm It's nature.
but II Is certainly very painful and
when of n serious nature may result In
the permanent impairment Of the Joint.
Such an injury, II nt all severe, II i'm
mediately followed by marked swell
Ing OF the parts, and prompt attention
should b. given anticipating the sur
geon's coming The very FIRST item I'm
the treatment of spruin is perfect
rest OF the limb until n doctor can be
summoned Reduce the swelling by
applications OF hot lamentations as hot
as can be endured. changing about
once I'm every three hours. II piece
OF oilskin be not at hand use common
newspaper. Wind II carefully outside
the hot cloth. This will prevent the
escape OF the steam and prevent the
save the hands from being scnlded II
TO place the hot, dripping flannel In n
towel, then, taking hold of each end Of
the towel. 60 wiring II until the flannel
IL dry enough 20 apply
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23
BE ACCURATE
One Of the Best Mottoc- For yott.
Man Entering Busine.z

ono OF the Best Mottucs For Eobt4
Man Entering Busine.s.
The head OF one of the largest -
goods commission houses Ga this city
wns oskcd the other lay how II hap
pcnc1 that his partner. upon whom the
principal responsibility Of the business
rests came 10 attain that position
while not yet thirty years Of age
Purely and simply on his own mer
H." he replied "IIp came into my Of
Hco one morning some ton or twelve
years ago and told me that he had just
finished school snd was looking for n
position. ! happened TO have posi-
tion opcn NJ the time for m office boy
AMI started him In NJ s. = week His
ne from that position TO the one that
he now occupies was steady and rapid
and vns due entirely 20 the fact that
after having received an order or in
strictions he could bo relied upon to
carry them out. and do Il correctly too
He never started on on anything half
cooked. SO % speak. He was not
afraid 10 Hsk questions and thus get
his Instructions straight before under
taking the work iu hand In fact,
might say that he owes everything 20
the fact that lc was always .ccurutc
IN all that he dId You may think that
! am preaching % sort of sermon. but
n young men entering business posi-
tons, whether high or low. would take
for their motto the two words, BE nc.
curute. aud woul live ny 10 II there
need be- mo- fear OF the ultimate out
come of their undertakings" - New
York Commercial
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

What we call tact Is the ability to
find before II IL too late what II IS that
our friends do not desire TO learn from
us. II IS the art Of Withholding on
proper occasions Information which we
are quito sure would be good for them.
S. VI. Crothcrs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

81 found | had saved up a thousand
dollars without plnchIng myself"
without pinching yourself?"
without piuching myself"
Then low did you know you were
awake Puck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

II yol haven't much scnsc--and Loo
Of us haven't talk as little as possible
aud 20 slow.-Atchison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Anxious writes, "What are the du-
ties Of father at his daughters com.
Ing ont party?" To put up and shut
up. New York Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

Harry DO You really love 10 play
pokcrl Dick never play at the poker
table | work. II is the chap that loses
his money who plays, Boston Tran
script
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-23

What is celebrity? The advantage Of
being known TO people who don't know
you ChamfOrt
a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22

occupatio the total fell to $2S,07S.OOO,
and in 1902. the first year OF indepel-
dence, to S26,053,395. Trade being
hampered by the uncertainties OF the
fight fo; reciprocity, the total for 1907
fell even lowcr---to $23,504. 417 Now,
under the stimulus OF settled CONNER
cal relations and a preferential tariff
IL Is rapidly rising, In a single year
the losses oc 1902 and 1908 have been
made UP, and the exceptional records
of 1899, 1900 and 1901 have been over
! taken and surpassed.
The most gratifying feature of this
increasing market is its general char
acter. Tho export gain has been moi
in one or two principal articles, but
in cotton cloths. wheat flour, live cat
tie. mineral oils, bacon. boots and
shoes. lumber, furniture and machin-
cry Reciprocity is beginning 10 recin-
rocate n rate that will soon force its
opponents to seek another example
than the Cuban treaty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22
SWAPPING TRADE WITH CUBA.

Opponents of reciprocity on prin-
ciple or their lack of it have been
busy telling US that our treaty with
Cuba is a one sided agreement in
which the smaller republic has all the
best Of the bargain. While it is true
that the United States has bought
more sugar and tobacco Of Cuba whose
business is the two staples than ever
before some figures recently pub
lished by the Department of Com
merce and Labor show that the
growth of our trade to Cuba under the
treaty is becoming very encouraging.
Thus in 1904, our exports to Cuba
increased in value nearly 40 per cent.
We sent to the Cuban market goods
valued at ss2,644, 345-a total exceed
ing that for any earlier year i'm the
history Of our trade with the island.
The highest previous totals We're
those of 1899 and 1900, when, under
our military occupation, we maintain
ed a considerable garrison and created
an exceptional demand for American
imports. The totals for those years
were S29,1sl,700 and s29, 176,0O0, res
pectively. In 1901, the last year of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22
WORKING PLANS NEEDED.

Within a few days the recurrent
blockade of country roads is due and
the annual segregation of country
residents will have begun. Roads
on the low grounds will he impossible.
Agitation during. a period of bad roads
and inaction the rest of the year are
productive of small results. Where
have the good roads advocates been
all winter?
In the agitation for readjusted rail-
road rates one very important feature
of the TRANSPORTATION problem seems
to be in danger of being neglected IL
not forgotten. What has become of
the goods roads movement in Iowa?
One of the hardest things to be done
is to induce people to vote voluntary
taxes Doubtless the new road law
where it has been given q chance has
been a great improvement over the
old one, but the improvement is slow
and will remain slow so long as the
township IS lu0 uulL III AOAo
ing.
The county would prove more eff
fective unit We need more skill in
the construction of our dirt roads and
more work with a view to permanent
cy Men take charge of road con-
struction, who, if the work We're to be
done on their own farms would hire
and pay an engineer to run the level
for line of tile The reason is obvious.
The tile is intended as a permanent
improvement. The road is a make
shift
If we are to continue making dirt
roads in Iowa--and these are at pres
ent the only practicable roads for the
state, generally speaking, we should
make them right with the assistance
and under the general supervision of
a competent road engineer. There is
no more sense. in expanding money on
roads without a plan to work to than
in building brick block without work.
ing drawings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22

Excess fat is a disease. 1T is caused
by imperfect assimilation of food. Nut
riment which should go into muscle.
sinew, bone, brain and nerve does not
go there. but piles up in the form of
man machinery and congresses the vi
health and life.
My new Obesity Food. taken at
mealtime, compels perfect assimila-
ton of the food and sends the food
nutriment where it belongs. 1t re-
quires no starvation process. You can
eat all you want. 1t makes muscle,
bone, sinew, nerve and brain tissue out
of excess fat, and quickly reduces your
weight to normal. 1t takes off the big
stomach and relieves the compressed
condition and enables the heart to
act freely and the lungs to expand ma
turally and the kidneys and liver to
perform their functions in a natural
manner.
My natural. scientific Obesity Food
does the work. You will feel better
the first day you try this wonderful
home food.
Mrs. Lena a. Wilbur, Augusta,
Mich says
Dear Mr.. Kellogg: | have just fin
ished IL months treatment of your
Obesity Food. and write you relative
to the change that has taken place in
my condition. To see me now, one
would not think it possible that few
weeks ago ] was so large and of such
an ungainly appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22
Scrambled.

Philadelphia Press
\ salesman in a department store
posse sses considerable wit entered
astatlrant in the central section OF
city the other day, and finding the
er to have been a recent arrival al
piece told him he wanted two
~ eggs.
i want one egg fried on one side
d the other egg fried on the other
lie, and l want them quick" the
esman added.
Would you kindly write that on a
zee of paper?" said the waiter.
Il haven't got time. Be quick l tell
W.
'.One fried egg fried on both sides
nd the other fried egg on the other
il.e." muttered the waiter as he was
,elving the table.
In a few minutes the salesman heard
much commotion in the kitchen. There
we're loud words and they were pune
Juated with sounds which seemed like
blows.
Presently the waiter appeared very
much excited. and rushing UP to the
salesman, exclaimed:
Say, / had 81 terrible fight wild the
cook about those eggs, and you'll have
TO take them scrambled"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22

II had tried everything imaginable.
and seemed to be getting fatter all the
time The medicines l tried ruined my
stomach and bowels but l kept my
fat Just the same; and as to diet, why,
| nearly starved myself. 1t made me
much weaker, but no thinner. l had
given up all hopes of ever being thin
again, and I had not bit Of faith in
your Obesity Food and Treatment.
thought it would be like all the others
all the more fat and less money in
my pocket But you urged me so
strongly and sent me such convincing
proof that finally / tried it, and | am
very glad that I did. 1 began to feel
better the very first week.
"Before took your treatment was
so short of breath going up and down
stairs that l could hardly endure 1t.
Now it is no task at all. My health
Is much improved, and I feel many
years younger When I commenced
your treatment I weighed 200 pounds.
Now I weigh 100 pounds, and have
decreased more in measurement than
have in weight.
II will most gladly recommend your
treatment wherever l have an oppor-
tunity, and will answer all inquiries
that sincere and interested parties may
wish to make, If they will write me
enclosing stamp for reply"
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