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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
GIANTS OF THE PAST.
some rhnt Were Thiri, or Forty
E"-t uirh. So ~ L. said.

The pa.t was more prolific i'm the pro
duc'iou OF giants than the present I'm
1870 one OF those giants who was ex
hihftci at Eoucu. was ten feet high.
and the giant Galahra. brought from
Arabia 20 Rome in the time OF Clau.
dius Caesar. was th" same height
Fannum, who lived IN the time of I;u-
grnr H.. was eleven and onc-haf feet
iu height.
THE ihrvHiicr Scrog IN his journey to
the peak Tcncritc found in one Of the
cavcrus ~ that mountain the head OF
ciaut vino had sixty teeth and who was
not loss than fifteen feet high. The
giant Flragus. slain by Orlando. the
nephew of Charlcmagnc, according 10
renort,. WIS twcuty-cight feet high.
IN iNit near st Geruld was found
the tomb Of the giant Isolcnt. who was
NOT less than thirty feet high. In 1870
ucnr ROupn was found Il skeleton
whose head held Il bushel of corn and
which was nineteen feet in height.
Tho giant Bacrt was twenty-five feet
higr.
In l63% nrnr tho ga Stle In Dauphinc -
tomb wa, found thirty feet long. six
teen feet wide and eight feet high ou
which we're cut In grayStonc the words
'KeptolochuS RcN." The skeleton was
found entire and measured twenty-five
and onefourth feet high, ten feet
across the shoulders and five feet from
breaslhonc to the back.
Eut France is not the only couatry
where giant skeletons have bccn IN
carthed. Ncar Palermo, Sicily. In
1916 WAS found the skeleton OF a giant
thirty feet high and in 1850 another
forly-four feet high. Near MlSrlnN
ON the Same island. In 1915. was found
The skeleton of Ginut of thirty feet
whose head was the size of n hogShead
and each tooth weighed five ounces
New York Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
FORGET About Your Stomach.

III your digestion is bad the vital
organs of your body are not fed and
nuurished as they should Dc. They
grow weak and invite disease, kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digcsts what you eat,
cures indigestion and all stomach trou-
bles. You forget you have IA stomach
from the very day you begin taking
1t. This is because il gets rcst--re-
cupcratcs and gradually grows 81
strong and healthy that II troubles you
no more. T.. l. BabCock, Amherst
Mimi, says: II have taken "A great
many remedies for indigestion "rt
have found nothing equal to kodol
Dyspepsia Cure" Kodol digests what
you eat. cures indigestion, dyspepsia
sour stomach. bclching heartburn and
all stomach troubles. Its preparation Is
the result of many years of rcsclrch
Sold By all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

DumlcyI never saw II man like
Br!xton to drift away from the subject
under discussion.
BarraSs- A. for instancci
Dumlcy--l just asked him what he
was doing the night | saw him down
the road aud he cvadcd an answer by
remarking that he had known people
to ct rich by attending I" their own
brsiG"s>. ! lave no doubt he iins. hut
why should Ice mention il NJ that tinct
Boston Transcript
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
RAILROAD EXCURSION RATES.
G.. c. & S. 3. RY.

Trennial convention International Sun
day Scnool Association, Toronto. Ont.
juno is. 10. 81 and %. Rate 1886.
Oklahoma City Chautauqua assem-
bly,. oklahoma City. Ok, June IA to
%, Rate $3.50
Annual convention of Baptists of
North America and national Baptist
anniversaries, ST. Louis, Mo, May 10
to % Rate $3.50.
W. \ DASHIELI. Ticket Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

"Now," said Mr.. Hazard. who was
instructing her ia the mysteries Of golf
''you supN what tee il. lct lpo OK
p,ain NOW the duties ~ the ca,ldis.
Nou scn''
"Of clursc," she Interrupted. "iho
c3li,o's what YOU put th" tra In.
tDoH what tea caddic is."-phliad-l'
paa rrpss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
Won a Name " Fame.

DeWiu's Little Early Risefs, the ia
NOUS little pills have been made ia
nous by their certain yet harmless
and gentle action upon the bowels
and liver. They have no equal for
biliousncss. constipation, etc. They dc
not weaken The stomach gripe, or
make You feel sick. once used. always
preferred. They strengthen. Sold by al
druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

Berg's Little l.iycr ana stomach
Pills will cure constipation, liver and
stomach troubles. when all other rem
edles fail Efficient and DO not gripe.
100 pills "a cents. City Drug store,
". II. Frame, Prop
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
The Family Jar.

"l'a." said little willie, "is family
jar crr - them Kind that's used for
prc,yrNiaf'
"SGr"cly ny SON." rcpilcl pa, "ai
irlst not f,y preserving the peace
ihllair'pll2 l.c' ger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20
Save One Halt.

John Deere combined ..ouhle-row
cotton and corn planters are by far
the best planters. DO perfect work
and save half your time. Sold by
BIVENS. CORHN 4 FRENSLEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

Foley's Kidney Cure II taken In time
affords security from all Kidney aud
bladder diseases. For sale by City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

40 cortes no quita 10 valicntc.
Good manners make no one a coward
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

"El sol sac para todos' The sun
shines for all. Meaning no one has
a monopoly on the good things oi life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-20

The viva lily whlch ausmrnts with
wears IA not far fron f,ily.-l;oclefou-
csn.d
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11

Tired, nervous and irritable, the
mother is unfit to care for her chill.
dren, and hercondition ruins the child's
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed, as
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache, headache, bearing down pains or
displacement, making life burden.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for this
condition. 1t strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements and Irregularities
Such testimony as the following
should convince women of it's value
Dear Mrs. Pinkham
want to tell you how much good Lydia E.
f1nklarl's Vegetable Compound has done me.
l suffered for eight years with ovarian
troubles. l was nervous, tired and ir-
ritable, and it did not seem as though could
stand ii any longer, as had Ave children to
care for. Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was recommended and il has en-
tirely cured me. i cannot thank you enough
for your letter of advice and for what lydia
E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. Mrs. Phi. Hoffman, 100 Himrod
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y"
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women
tree. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11

Announcement is made by the Rock
Island Frisco Systems of the Inaugural
ton CT a daily through tourist car St.
Louis to Los Angeles, via Frisco Line to
Medora. Kansas, thence Rock Island Ii
Paso Line to California.
This provides an entirely new tourist
car route to the Golden State, and with
the installation of this car the Rocl,
lsla.ld has no less than ten throughseQir-
list lines between the East and Californis
These cars start from Chicago, St. Louis,
Via either the Rock Islands Southern
Route by way of FL Paso, or Scenic Route
by way of Colorado. This frequent and
comprehensive service is provided with a
View to adequately meeting the demand
Tor tourist accommodations under the
very Lew rates effective i'll September and
October.
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engine furcheS heavily to tho len
He knows that the crown-sheet OF tn,
fire-box Is bare, and that any momen'
IL may give down and the erd will
come. Yet his gauntleted hand nevei
falls from the throttle-bar to the air.
cock. and his eyes never leave the bub-
BILE appearing at long intervals In TIE
neel of the water-glass.
Shovel has stopped firing. and 10
hanging out of his window for the
drops to the footplate to grip Gala,
haas arm.
"See!" he says. "y'iey have set the
switch to throw us in on the siding!"
In one motion the flutter OF the ex-
haust ceases, and the huge ten wheeler
buckles to the sudden setting of the
brakes. The man standing in the
forward vestibule of the Naught-seven
lowers his weapon. Apparently 1t IN
not going to be necessary to kill the
engineer after all.
But Callahan's nerve has failed him
only for the moment There is one
chance in ten thousand that the cir
communicating side track is empty;
one and one only. and no way to make
sure of 1t. Beyond the station, as CAL
lahan we'll knows, the siding comes
again into the main line, and the
switch is a straight-rail safety" Once
again the thought of his motherless
child fickers into the engineers brain;
then he releases the air and throws his
weight backward upon the throttle
bar. Two gasps and heartbeat de-
eide it,; and before the man in the ves-
tibule can level his weapon and fire,
the one-car train has shot around the
station, heaving and lurching over the
uneven rails of the siding, and grinding
shrilly over the points of the safety
switch to race on the down grade to
Megilp.
AT the mining-camp the station Is n
darkness save for the google eyes of an
automobile drawn up beside the plat
form, and deep silence reigns but for
the muffied, irregular thud of the auto
cars motor. But the beam of the ,01O's
headlight shows the small station
building massed by men, a score OF
them posing for spring to the plat
forms of the private car when the
slackening speed shall permit. A bull
let tears into the woodwork at Calla-
hans elbow, and another breaks the
glass Of the window beside him, but
he makes the stop as steadily as IL
death were not swapping at him from
behind and roaring in his ears from
the belly OF the burned engine.
BE doomping yer fire lively, now,
Jimmy, by" he says, dropping from
the box to help. And while they wres-
tie with the dumping-bar, these two,
the posing figures have swarmed upon
the Naught-seven, and a voice is lifted
above the Babel of others in sharp PRO-
test.
Put away that rope, boys! There's
law here, and by God, we're going to
maintain it."
AT this man pushes his way out
OF the thick of the crowd and climbs
to seat beside the chauffeur in the
waiting automobile
They've got him." he says shortly.
ITO the hotel for all you're worth.
Hudgins; our part Is to get this on the
wires before one O'Clock. Full speed;
and never mind the ruts.'
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11
POWER OF SONG.

Sing from the fullncss of your heart.
Sing from the Joy OF living:
Usng as the bird in crowded mart,
Sing. love and pleasure giving.
Sing while you work-'tis labor's creed,
Sing madriKals to duty:
sing while you play-'tis pleasures need,
Sing to the praise of beauty.
Sing In the morning ~hen you rise.
Sing In the gloom - even:
Sing MESSAGES to PAr-dise.
Sing passing Bouls to Heaven!
Mrs M. L. Payne. in Chicago Record
Herald.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11
None Too Tainted for Him.

'Would YOU refuse tip from me if you
knew it was tainted money!" asked the
customer in the restaurant as he finished his
meal.
mo. SIR" replied the waiter: I'D not
refuse it, sir, even if You had run it through
that piece of Camembcrt cheese, sir!"-
Ionkefs Statesman
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11
Mothers 4fe Helped
THEIR HEAEfH RESTORED
'HappIasss Of Rossa.ds ~ ns... m.
to lydia e. pinkhanV veaets6ie e..
pound and n1fs. PIskhan'S Advics.

A devoted mother seems to listen to
every call of duty excepting the SUI
preme one that tells her to guard her
health. and before she realizes it some
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness and
irritability take the place of happi-
ness and amiability.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11
Loss and Gain.

did your husband find that golf i'm
proved his health"
Yes. 1t improved his health But I'M
less he learns to play better it will spoil his
disposition. Washington Star.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-10-11
CHAPTER xxx.
SUBHI SADIK.

The dawn of new day was craving
over the capital city, and the newsboys
were crying Justify in the streets, when
David Kent felt his way up the dark
staircases of the Kittleton building to
knock at the door of Judge Oliver
Marston's rooms on the top floor Hs
was the bearer of tidings, and he made
no more than formal excuse for the
unseemly hour when the door was
opened by the acknowledgement.
Il am sorry to disturb you, Judge
Marston," he began, when he had
closed the door at his back and was
facing the tall thin figure in flannel
dressing gown and slippers, "but I
imagine I'm only few minutes ahead
OF the crowd. Have you heard the
news OF the night?"
Il have heard nothing, Mr.. Kent
Have cigar?'-passing the box OF
unutterable stogies.
THANK you; not before breakfast"
was the hasty reply. Then, without
another word of preface: Judge Mar
ston, for the time being you are the
governor of the state, and have come
to-"
"One moment" interrupted hts lts-
tener. There are some stories that
read better for a foreword, however
brief. What has happened?"
This: last night IL was the purpose
OF Governor Bucks and Receiver Gull.
ford to go to Castor. by special train.
In some manner, which has not yet
been fully explained. there was a con.
fffcff.r1 ..f IaNn n r
ing eastward, the special was switched
to the tracks of the Western Division:
was made the first section of the fast
mail, which had orders to run through
without stop. You can imagine the
result"
Marston got upon his feet slowly and
began pacing the length of the long
room. Kent waited, and the shrill
cries of the newsboys fioated up and in
through the open windows. When the
Judge finally came back to his chair
the saturnine face was gray and hag-
gard
u hope Il was an accident that can
be clearly proved" he said; and q
moment later: You spoke of Bucks
and Guilford - we're there others In
pc private carr
Two otht<y; Halkett, and the gov
e secretary"
they all killed."
broke in upon Kent
II Marston had misap-
he saw how much II
atters IL he should
E1fatch the bail 10
pinjured,
and be.
one Of
y at the
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determined state executive.
One of them's comm ahead over
. the COAL" warned James Shovel; and
\Callahan found his hammer
Run ahead an take siding, is ut ?"
he shouted, glazing down on the mes
senger. II have me ardhers firm bet
Their men than thin that stint you. Go
bsck an tell thin So"
You'll be paid If you do, and you'll
be shot If you don't" yelled the sec
rotary, persuasively.
Tell the boss he can't shoot two
av us to wanst; an the wan that's left
III slap on the air." was Callahan's an
swer; and he Stacked off little to
bring the following train within easy
striking distance.
Danforth went painfully and care
fully back with this defiance, and
while he was bridging the nerve-try-
ing gap, another station with the stop
board down and red lights frantically
swinging was passed with a roar and
q whists<shriek
"Fwhat are they doing now?" called
callahan to his fireman.
They've gone inside again. was
the reply.
Go back an thry the tank" was tn
command; and Jimmy Shovel climbed
over the coal and let himself down
feet foremost into the manhole. When
he slid back TO the footplate his legs
were wet to the mid shin.
It's only up to there" he reported.
measuring with his hand
Callahan looked at his watch. There
was yet full hours run ahead OF
him, and there was no more than
scant foot of water in the tank with
which to make It.
thereafter he forgot the Naught-
seven, and whatever menace It held
Tor him, and was concerned chiefly with
the thing mechanical. Would the wat
or last him through? He had once
made 40 miles on a special run with
the ,OlO without reflling his tank: bug
tnat was with the light engine aloneS
NOW he had the private car behind
rim, and IL seemed at times to pull
9Th all the drag Of heavy train.
At one expedient remained. and
that Harried with it the risk of hi<
life. ~ engine, not oyeEs5urdened.
uses less pSSP0ftionately to
miles run az 2 speed is increased. He
could outpacel the safeguarding mail,
save water-and take the chance of be-
ing shot in the, back from the forward
vistibule of the Naught-seven when
he had gained lead enough to make a
main line stop safe for tine men be-
hind him.
Callahan thought once OF the child
mothered by the Sisters OF Loletio i'm
the convent at the capital, shut his
eyes 20 that and TO all things extran-
eous, and sent the ,O10 about her bust
nesg. At the FIRST reversed curve he
hung out OF his window for backward
look Tischer's headlight had disap-
Dcared and his protection was gone.
On the rear platform Of the private
car four men watched the threatening
second sa&uLA hlsAnto the night
"Our a - better OF IL.
said ing the in
crease Iappearance
! ; ; ) !.
Of thu
Gull almost
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CHAPTER XxvIII.-CoSrrsuEp

De
This is no time to quarrel he.
said. THE thing to be done is to stop
this train without getting ourselves
ripped open by that fellow behind the
headlight yonder. The step-signals
prove that Hawk and the 5thers are
doing their best, but we mustN do ours.
What do you say, Halkett"
There is only one thing, Aepted
the superintendent; "v4 Ito
make the Irishman run fist
enough and far enough to givS pdm
to stop or take a siding" sd
The governor planned ii in (eE
curt sentences. Was there a w Apn
TO be had? Danforth, the private c4
rotary. reused from his nap in Vhe
wicker chair, was able to produce Ii
serviceable revolver. Two minutesI
later, the sleep still tingling in his
nerves to augment another tingling
less pleasurable, the secretary had
spanned the terrible gap separating the
car from the engine and was making
his way over the coal, fiuttering his
handkerchief in token of his peaceful
inter tons
Z was charged win
Ca -. mandatory in
.& Fibe-promising in
was covered from tnsl
vesi' e. Of the private car ~ a re-
NOlVer in fhe hands NJ q racolufa opd
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18
How Ryan Began.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper weekly.
Thomas F. Ryan, who paid S2,5oo,-
600 for the privilege of trying TO re-
establish the Equitable Assurance So
ciety, was lad OF fourteen living
with his grandmother in Virginia
when the Civil war ended. The estate
had been devastated and there was
not enough hoecake to go around
Consequently the boy had TO go
forth after the American fashion to
seek his fortune. The great city in
his imagination was Baltimore, and
there he journeyed as cheaply as pos
sble. Having no friends OF letters
to friends in the city there was moth
ing 70 do but find job for himself.
Day by day followed with no effect
other than tired legs and feet ach
ing from contact with unaccustomed
pavements. Finally, with his last
quarter in his pocket, he found "boy
wanted'' sign in the window OF a
dry goods store and went in. Fortu
nately, the place was open and the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18

manager promised to give him trial
for one week at three dollars per
week. Report at ! o'clock tomor-
row morning." was the cheering
dictum, but hardly uttered before the
youngster had hung his cap upon a
convenient hook. IF you are will
ing" The said, respectfully enough, Il
would rather begin now. I won't
charge anything for today, but l
don't want to take any chances"
Those who have been familiar with
his subsequent career think the trait
thus indicated has been distinguish
able to the present day. If Oliver
Optic had based one of his helpful
boys tales upon the Sncident he
would have had the youngster grow
up and become partner and marry
the daughter Of the proprietor, and
we wiseacres would have smiled
from superior wisdom at the enthus-
iasm of ahe youthful readers. But
that is what he did.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18

People will discover good man
without the aid Of a press agent.
A little degree of divinity is bet
ter than the biggest degree in divin-
ity.
The best way to clear your title
to an estate in the skies is to pay
your taxes on it now.
When a girl turns young mans
proposal down he is apt to take it
to heart because he feels sorry for
her.
The end of church work is not to
raise dust, but to raise men from the
dust.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18

duced to sinking condition. Realiz-
ing 1he folly OF lighting the COM
bned escort, Thompson then made
good his escape, and arrived safely
in France with the Raleigh and
Alfred.
Nor should the daring OF an Ameri-
can privateer be overlooked, which,
very much after dile manner Of Jones
at WMtelraven, sent a force Of men
ashore on English soil and made
prisoners Of lieutenant and an
adjutant Of a British regiment.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18
A Bold Bad Book Agent.

Lippincotts.
One day enterprising agent who
had informed himself approached a
Mr.. Smith with the interested sug-
gestion,-
"Now, Nh. Smith, I know that to-
day is your wedding anniversary
Don't you want to give Mrs. Smith
handsome Bible as an anniversary
present? I can let you have today a
beautiful fifteen dollar Bible for five
dollars"
After some discussion Mr.. Smith
took the Bible. Just here the plot
thickens. The book-agent pocketed
the proceeds, then promptly ran up
to Mr.. Smiths house, called for Mrs.
Smith, and asked if she wouldn't like
20 make her husband a present Of
fine Bible on this anniversary. He
said that as he was anxious to dis
pose of all his books before going
to Cleveland at six o'clock, h. would
sacrifice a beautiful fifteen dollar
Bible for five dollars. After some
hesitation Mrs. Smith bought the
Bible.
When Mr.. Smith reached home
that evening and presented his wife
with a large package containing an
anniversary gift she went into the
next room and produced its mate.
Tableau! Smith vowed vengeance
with all the heat of warm disposi-
ton. However there was fine fes-
tai supper waiting, so he contented
himself for the present with tele-
phonic appeal to one Lewis johnson,
nearby friend.
Lewis" he urged, II want you to
hurry down to the station and stop
book-agent who is going to Cleve-
land at six o'clock. I must see him
hold him till I can finish supper and
get there" Then he gave a brief
description of the man and rushed
back to his supper.
The good Lewis hoped on pass
ing car and swept down upon the
book-agent just as the train pulled in.
"See here" he explained, "Smith
says that he must see you and that
you are to wait over train for him. u
"So7ry; I'd like to oblige him, but
it's impossible. I'm due in Cleveland
at eight-thirty and have got to get
there. But I know what Mr.. Smith
wants. He was thinking OF buying
a Bible of mine for his wife's ami
versary present. It's really hand
some book, which I usually sell for
fifteen dollars, but as it is the last
one I have, I offered it to him fo1
five dollars'' (producing the Bible.)
HE was to let me know if he wanted
it. Couldn't you take it to him, as
can't possibly wait? He'd be dis
APPOINTED not to have it, l know"
The obliging Lewis thereupon has
ti1v produced the five dollars for the
agent, acquired the Bible, and with
the best intentions in the world trot-
ted back TO the Smiths with the book.
Second tableau! Fortunately their
sense of hu1no- saved the situatlon
and with chastened spirits they dis
plav all three books of Holy Writ to
the initiated.