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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
The South Caroline Statesman Tells
the Interesting Story Of His Life.
colonel or a general if 1 hadn't gone

a colonel or a general if I hadn't gone
| in swimming.
went into millpond one day with
a number Of companions and remained
in the water for three hours. While
walking home in the hot sun l felt a
run down by hard work at school and
by the want of wholesome and nutri-
tious> food. Ny eye becoming worse,
a physician was called. He said l had
erysipelas. l suffered awfully, and
| finally my mother sent to Augusta,
thirteen miles distant, for a doctor
whom we always consulted in serious
| cases. He confirmed the diagnosis of
the other doctor. Well in ten days, per-
found that I had fbroid tumor, the
growth of which had caused me such
intense agony and destroyed my eye.
| II was i'll long; time. The war
came to an end, but I had taken no
part IN it. I helped my mother in the
management Of her affairs, and then
bought a plantation in Florida But
my health was not good in that region,
labor was dear and scarce, and moved
gave each of her children a farm, and
by her gift l came into the ownership
OF 400 acres = -. :'[,t + ~, .4<.
You were a planter until you were
49,, and until then had taken no part in
public matters?''. !, "a. .fe..fs.,.-
Yes, I was a farmer up to that
time, and am a farmer now. I was a
good manager, even if I say it, and
made money with corn and cotton.
Wholly without caution: i'm ulsive, and
quickly coming to- a decision, do
were I Of a different temperament. In
1881, concluded to purchase more
land. bought it, together with num-
Der Of mules, and considerable machin-
cry. Then we had lean year. NY
cotton crop fell off $4,000 in value. I
had good credit and was not hurt, but
I was inconvenienced and worried.
Calamity sometimes sets men to think
ing. L had read agricultural period
icals, and had been stirring and pros
porous man for. South Carolina. =; For. a
year or two I gave the conditions which
prevailed in my state much reflection
and came to the conclusion that the old
order Of, things, the ante bellum habits
and practices in farming, had to be
changed. We had the, best. organized
and most. complete aristocracy in the
politics. An honest aristocracy in pub
lie office, it was selfish, arrogant and
unprogressive. The planters left the
management of their lands to negroes,
and there was little intelligent agricul-
ture and practically no rotation Of
crops. -
~ began to talk reform in farming.
In 1886 I attended a meeting of farmers
from all parts Of the state. Many were
politicians. - Our agricultural depart
ment was charging us % cents ton
for inspecting fertilizers and was spend:
ing a lot of public money in other ways
and doing little if any good. I made a
speech, which IL t 5ead urgng that there ere
the teaching Of agriculture and tech
meal pursuits. I put my suggestions
and opinions down in plain language,
and my style caused some, surprise I
heard men say that I would be gov
| ernor. but had no thought of politics,
and declined, in fact, to run for the
J legislature, and my only: object was to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
Wooden Clothes

Wooden clothing is now to be made
OF spun pulp. Waistcoats of this ma
terial said to be as durable as leather.
are already on the market, and NAV be
followed by whole suits of the hest
spruce. "Spruce up' may thus acouire
a new and more exact meaning. Par
tlcular people and those who seek. the
best in beer say that golden grain belt
beer is not only the purest of all bever-
ages, but also the most beneficial to
body and mind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

the Scribner $50 At that time the
house which is so well known for it's
book productions was in its infancy,
and the gentleman who claimed to rep
resent it on this occasion, after lucid
description of the countless famous
authors with whom he was personally
acquainted, Informed Wallace that the
Scribners had sent him out in search
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
GENERAL WALLAcE's STUDY.

not long before he had finished his first
book. Somehow or other it became
known in Charlottesville that Wallace
had a completed manuscript on his
hands, and he tells how one day there
smooth-spoken, literary looking strang.
er, who handed him a card which bore
in it's left-hand corner the words, t'For
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

Last year India had 11.5S7. 0n0 acres in cotton
This year the crop covers IL. 2S3 600 acres or an
The prospects of the crop are favorable
Goldfish are sold in Norway by count, regard.
less Of size, which varies greatly. Salt Is con-
sfdered the only desirable preseryative but many
are air-dried and are known as ''Stockfsh.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

If farm hand on the farm of Noah Patton,
three miles from Holton, Kan, should start to
walk to Topeka on his hands, it would take
five and two-thirds times as long as it would
take; an :1-pound catfish to swim from St
Croix Falls to Cartagena, Colombia, with a
2S-minute stop at Cape Gracas-a-Dtos Hon
duras Chicago Tribune. ~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

strangers from Illinois. Before long
the story telling competition grew
fast and furious and was taken part in
by one. Of the strangers whom Lew
Wallace describes in these words:
stout Of the midst of years be comes
to me now exactly as he appeared
defiant. It stood out in every direc-
tion.e His features were massive, nose
long, eyebrows protrusive, mouth large,
cheeks hollow, eyes gray and always
responsive to humor. He smiled all
the time, but never once did he laugh
outright. His hands were large, his
arms slender, and disproportion
long. His legs were a wonder, partic-
ularly when he was in narration; he
kept crossing and increasing them,
sometimes it actually seemed he was
trying to- tie them into a bowknot.
of it could fit him. His shirt collar
had come from the home laundry limo
cent Of starch. The black cravat about
his neck persisted in an .ungovernab1e
affinity with his left ear. Altho I
Thought. him the gauntest, quaintest
and most positively ugly man who had
ever attracted me enough to call for
study: Still. when he was in speech
my eyes did not quit his face. He
uelO; me IN uncOnSc1OuSneSS. About
midnight his competitors were disposed
to give 10. Either. their stories were
exhausted, or they were tacitly conced-
ing him the. crown. From answering
them story for story, he gave two or
three to their, one. At last he took
the floor and held. it. And, looking
back. I am now convinced that he fire.
quently invented his replications;
which is saying he possessed marvel
Gus gift of Improvisation. Such was
Abraham Lincoln, and to be perfectly
candid, had one stood at my elbow
that night in the old tavern and
one day be president and savior of his
country 1 had laughed at the idea
but little less, heartily than I laughed
at the man. Afterward I came to
know him better, and then did not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

No can of Hunts Perfect Baking
Powder has ever been condemned by
any pure food department-they don It
condemn purity and wholesomeness-
that s why.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
He Meets Lincoln.

Naturally, these volumes contain
many welcome and important additions
to our knowledge of Abraham Lincoln.
It would be impossible in limited space
to do justice to Lew Wallace 8 recol-
lections Of that great and noble
hearted man, but the story of his first
meeting with the martyred president
must be excepted. It was in a bar
room where were gathered several of
the best storytellers of Indiana, and
among the company were also two
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

Of new authors He had heard that
Mr.. Wallace had a novel in hand and
he trusted he would allow him to read
it.. To this proposal Ethe author as
scented with 4 alacrity, s handing the
stranger@the manuscript 81 The Fair
God, - which h three or four days later
he brought back again and praised un-
the story, he said, s,,9 port
ing to the Scribners by mail on its
mserits4 and urging its immediate FAC
ceptanfe for: publication. He added:
'fNoWEthe house permits me to- receive
a small compensation: for my recon-
mendation, which you, Of course, under
stand is equivalent to acceptance of
the book I have given the manuscript
several days and most Of my nights.
Do-.you' think SIS an overcharge 80
Wallace was so fattered by the pros
pect of speedy appearance in print
that he readily handed over the sum
named; but, needless to- say, no com
munication from the house Of the
Seribners ever reached him. i :,..-
s.,.... oe, Lew Wallace In Love. -
One. of the most delightful passages
il this delightful book tells the love
story of its author, without which, as
he: remarks, the history Of his life
would be far from complete. What
Of success" he wrote, "has come to
me, all that /. am, in fact, is owing to
her, She was beautiful in my eyes
when 7 first saw her; the word is not
used in its common sense; dolls are
pretty; SO are faces in wax, if only
they are fresh and clean. The beauty
she gave me to see that evening in the
social blaze was after Wordsworth 8
ideal. The promises were in her face
when next saw her in plain daylight;
and after all the trials Of years come
and gone-now-the, same promises are
as. bank notes redeemed, and there is
no need Of them more.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
t'In a Den Of Books.

Inspired by the phenomenal success
which awaited the publication Of
The Fair Cod" Wallace set to work
idea Of the book occurred to him one
night after he had been listening to a
discussion concerning some of the most
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
A MASSACRE PREDICTED
A PROMINENT CELESTIAL PRO
PHEcYs BOXER TROUBLE.
or Most Serious Nature, Says Blow Is
About TO Fall That viii Astound
the WorId-Warns Friends to
Leave China at Once.

Cincinnati, o., Feb 12.-Wong
Fong, a former secretary OF the Six
Companies in San Francisco, who is
visiting in this city, says he thinks
the Boxer trouble in China is about to
eliminate in the greatest massacre OF
modern times.
He wired the following warning &c
several American friends last night,
telegraphing It to Seattle, Los Ang -
les and San Francisco.
"The blow IS about to fall Cable
warnings to friends TO leave China at
once. Tell them to seek protection OF
Germany temporarily and get ont Of
the country before February "a"
Wong Fong said:
Il received word yesterday 1tnat tho
order has been sent cut to the subcrd-
mate circles of the Chinese reform
association to throw of all the foreien
elements in our country, starting Feb
ruary "a. The association IS oa.en-
sibly patriotic"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
A SENSIBLE WOMAN.
Advances a New Idea in Child Rails.
ing, Which is a Gem.

Advances a New Idea in Child Rails.
ing, Which is a Gem.
The following is going the rounds
of the press:
A lady received the following reply
from neighbor in answer to the
question why she allowed her hus.
band and children to litter up every
room in the house and the settlement
will find lodgment in the heart OF
every home-loving person in the
land:
THE mark of the little muddy feet
upon the floor can be easier removed
than the stain when those little feet
go down into the highways OF evil.
The prints of the little fingers upon
the window pane cannot shut out the
sunshine half so much as the shadow
that darkens the mothers heart over
the one who Is but n name through
the coming years And IL my John
finds his home a refuge from care
and trouble. and his greatest happi-
ness within his four walls he can put
his boots In the rocking chs5hr and
hang his hat on the floor are day in
the week. And II can stand Il and
he enjoys it, | cannot see that 1t is
anybody else's business"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
The Drunkard's Cloak.

In the time of the commonwealth in
England the magistrates of Newcastle
upon-Tyne punished drunkards by
making them carry tub called the
drunkard's cloak. This tub was worn
bottom upward, there being hole Mt
the bottom FOR the head and two small
er holes In the sides for the hands To
pass through, and thus rdiculously at
tired the delinquent was made to walk
through the streets of the town for as
long time as the magistrates thought
proper To order, according TO the gross
ness of the OffenSe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
coLoRED PICTURE FREE.
Splendid Reproduction, in Sixteen
Tlnts, Of a Celebrated Painting.

Splendid Reproduction, in Sixteen
Tints, Of a Celebrated Painting.
Every person who sends one dollar
to pay for a years subscription to the
Twice-a-Week Republic Of st. Louis,
Mo, and Farm Progress, will receive,
absolutely free, n beautiful colored
picture, "a by 32 inches in dimensions,
entitled "The Departure of the Bride
from the Home of Washington" This
picture is a direct reproduction from
the celebrated painting by Ferris. Six.
teen colors were employed in the
process. IL Is made on a fine, heavy
paper, and will make, when framed
and hung, a magnificent ornament for
the home. Aside from its genuine ar
tlstic merits, IL possesses an uncom-
mon interest to every American, as
the central figure in 1t is Georp
Washington, standing at the portal,
of his Virginia home, bidding adieu
TO the bride and bridegroom. The col
or work is highly ornate and correct
in every detail, as are the character
representations, costumes, etc.
The Twice-a-Week Republic is the
Oldest and best semi-weekly family
paper in the country, and Farm Prog
gress. which is also published by The
Republic, is the fastest-growing fatm
monthly in America. Remembtc,
that you get both of these splendid
journals an entire year, and the beau
tlful big colored picture, all for ore
dollar
Present subscribers may take al
vantage of this offer, by sending a
dollar and having their time marked
up year. The Republic hereby gives
notice that this offer may be with
drawn at any time, and those who
wish the picture should send in sub
scriptions at once.
Remit by postofTlce or express mon
ey order. registered letter or bank
draft. Do not send personal checks.
Write names and addresses plainly,
and address
SUBSCRIPTION EPARTMEN r
The Republic, st. Louis, Mo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
UNION MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
Presbyterian Churches VIII Have
Joint Program Thursday.


Presbyterian Churches viii Have
Joint Program Thursday.
The Union Missionary Societies Of
the First Presbyterian and the Cum
berland churches will meet in joint
session with Mrs. c. p. VanDenberg
February the 18th at $3.50 p. m,
o'clock. A delightful program as fo.-
lows has been arranged for the occas-
Ion which will be rendered by the
members OF the two societies:
Leader-Mrs. Trice.
Devotionals.
Roll Gallon answer to roll call the
members, will repeat verses on
Bread"
Foreign Topic-China, Paper, Chi
mas Limitless Resources" Mrs
Bleakmore, Sr.
Music
Paper Weakness of China's Re
llgion as Compared with Christianity
Mrs. Ed Byrd.
Music
"Onr Missions in China" Mrs. Mar.
guerette Murphy
Home Topic-The Indians. "Thc.r
Primitive state and Present Condi-
tions." Mrs. Porter Staples.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13

The largest extent of marsh land in
the world Is to be found in the low
lands which form part of the steppe of
BaraDd. between the rivers Intish and
Obi, in Asiatic Russia. The region is
fiat ana covered with forests salt lakes
and quivcring marshes. extending over
an area which is not less than 100000
square miles. During the summer
dense clouds of mosquitoes float over
the treacherous ground. Immense areas
of these dreaded urmans have never
trcacherously concealed under n sway
ing layer of grassy vegetation, can only
be crossed 10y means of kind OF snow
shoe in winter except at the peril OF
ones life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
Notice Of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day, the 23rd day of February, 1906,
between the hours of ten o'clock in
the forenoon and three o'clock in the
afternoon, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash at the door
of the United States courthouse in the
city of Ardmore, in the Southern dis.
trict of The Indian Territory, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
All of the interest of Helen Whiten-
er, minor, in the following described
lots: Lots No. six (6) and seven (D
IN block No. one hundred and forty
four GAO and lots No. one (l) and
two CD In block No. three hundred
and twenty-five (325) in the city OF
Ardmore, in the Southern district OF
the Indian Territory, as shown by the
official plat of said city made by the
Chickasaw Tovnsite commission. Said
lets are part OF the estate OF P. s.
Ramseur. deceased, and this sale is
made in pursuance OF an order Of the
United States court for the Southern
district Of the Indian Territory. at
Ardmore. made on the 10th day OF De-
oember, 1905.
This the 18th day OF January, 1906.
c. T. MOTT. Guardian.
BY, Potter, Bowman & Potter, Attor-
neys.
First published Jan II. 1906.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13

One of the hardest thlpgs is To be-
lisye YOU are as good as you pretend
to your family you are.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
LAWYERS.

->>~,,,,>~~,~~~>o,>~>~~--
w. 3. johnson L. s. DoIman.
JOHNSON & DoLMAN
Attorneys at Law.
Ardmore, |. T.
VIM. q. MATTHEWS.
Attorney at Law.
VIII practice before the United states Su-
preme Court, Court OF Claims, and all the
Departments and Committees OF Congress.
For eight years In us General Land once.
Matters before Congress and Indian claims
a speciality.
One Of the editors of Matthews 4 Con.
way Ys.Digest." Authorof Matthews Guide"
Matthews Forms of Pleading" Etc.
Refers TO Editor OF this paper.
Oflces: 1920 New York Avenue, Washing
ton, ID. G. Telephone, Main 1851.
WILLIAM w. WRIGHT.
tRegistered Attorney
o
Contests, Citizenship cases and other
matters before the Interior De-
partment, Exclusively.
Rooms 4U7 and 8, Corcoran Building.
Washington. d. G.
Capt. J. W. Ellis. w. .. HaIfhlll.
ELLIS q HALFHILL,
Attorneys at Law.
Rooms 21 and %. Homestead Bldg.
OWL and Indian business exclu-
sively.
MUsKoGEE, IND. TER.
oHAs. J. KAPPLER oHAs. Il MRRtLLAr
Laws and Treaties" Court Practitioner
KAPPLER 6 rlERILLAT
Attorneys and CounseIIors-atILaw
ernment Departments and Commission
Indian cases specially.
once. Bond bldg. washinRton, D. d.
4. G. Potter. Z. A. Walker
POTTERF q WALKER.
Attorneys and CounselloRs at kAH
General PTacEes.
OAcss over City National DaAA.
Ardmors. I. r.
PnYSICIANe.
DR., C. L. McCANN.
Office: Stong Building, over Hall &
Hills. Telephones: Office 6S2:
residence $50.
DR.. FRED W. BATES.
Physician and Surgeon.
Ofice-Doak-Ro Robson Bldg. Rooms
7 and s.
Office hou 9.12 a. M; 2-5 p. m.
Phones Gice 424; residence 455.
G. e. GOODWIN, NJ. D.
(Ofice over Hall & Hillis)
Phones-Ofico 349; residence 307.
r. d. Moore. ] H. Hargrave
HeS., Ilo. INoo., puOuO Olo
Office phone Ae,
MOORE & HA1GRAvE.
Physicians and Surgeons.
Office in Frensley Building over
HotchlSiss Jewelry Store.
Special attention to treatment OF
piles and diseases OF women.
DR.. r. M. MCCALL.
Office-Randoi Bulldlns.
once Phone 672-Res. Phone b6s
On PHILIP sTEPHENs.
Cffice, Rardol Building
once phone 672. Residence 42S.
P.P Won KELLER.M.D. X. II. HENRY, N. d.
Res. Phone "a Res, Phone 37e
"A
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
KILLED IN DAUGHTERS ARMS.
Tragedy at Wharton Under Peculiarly
Tragic Circumstances.

Wharton, Texas, Feb. 12.-At a late
hour last night q, II. Higginbotham,
a travelling man, was shot TO death
by his son.in.law, W. L. Jackson, Hig.
glnbotham had been drinking consid-
erably Jackson left town yesterday
to avoid trouble and when he returned
found that Higginbotham had been
arrested Jackson secured his release
and shortly pfter Higginbotham got a
money order cashed. Later in the
evening he went to the room In the
Watts hotel occupied by Jackson and
his wife AMI had a gun in his hand,
the weapon being pointed at Jackson,
Mrs, Jackson sprang toward her faith
or in an endoavor TO disarm him, but
Jackson fired, the bullet killing Hig-
ginbotham. Mrs. Jackson's neck was
badly powder burned Jackson was
jailed and will have an examining
triad tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
Common Colds are the Cause Of Many
Serious Diseases.

Physicians who have gained a ma.
tional reputation as analysts Of the
cause of various diseases, claim that
IL catching cold could be avoided a
long list of dangerous ailments would
never be heard of. Every one knows
that pneumonia and consumption orig.
mate from a cold, and chronic catarrh,
bronchitis, and all throat and lung
troublesare aggravated and rendered
more serious by each fresh attack.
DO not risk your life or take chances
when you have a cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will cure 1t before
these diseases develop. This remedy
contains no opium, morphine or 9TH
er harmful dug and has thirty years
OF reputation back OF It, gained by
its cures under every condition. For
sale by F. ]. Ramsey, w. B. Frame.
Ardmore Drug Co, Bonner & Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
CITY DRUG STORE TEST.
Sold Hyomei for Years and Know IL
Will Cure Catarrh,

viii Cure Catarrh.
The City Drug Store has given Hyo.
mel most thorough and remarkable
test. For a long time they have Of
fered to refund the money to any pur-
chaser of Hyomei If It failed to bene-
fit
The remedy has made so many
cures among their customers that
they have urged its use in the most
chronic cases OF catarrh.
Breathed for a few minutes four
times a day. through the inhaler that
comes with every outfit, 1t soothes
the irritated mucous membrane of the
nose, throat, and lungs. kills the ca.
tarrhal germs, and restores complete
health. It's healing, anti-complete
health.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
!only 81, and consists of an inhaler
that can be carried in the pocket or
purse, and will last lifetime, a med.
icine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei.
II this is not sufficient for a complete
cure, additional bottles OF Hyomei can
be obtained for so cents.
Compare this small expense with
the fees charged by specialists. and
remember, too. IL Hyomei does not
cure, the City Drug Store will re-
turn your money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13
A winged General Of the Seas.

one of the most extraordinary spcci-
mems of the fish family is the nam hal
gnan," or great general of the south
sea, an animal Of the whale species.
which has its home in the Indian ocean.
a full grown nam is upward Of thirty
five feet In length. pure black in color
ana has eyes as large rs II saucer. Be
sides the above characteristic features.
which may be said To he whalelike.
with the exception Of the eyes, the nam
has two immense tusks which reScm.
Bile those Of the elephant, both in size
and color, and two queer wlngliSc
membranes extending along its sides
from the side lins almost to the tail.
The old mans have n curious habit of
marshaling their kind to do battle with
the whales and the sharks, and old
mariners say that they maneuver with
50 much intelligence and sagacity that
they are known To all the islanders by
names which signify winged generals.
winged warriors or winged chiefs Of
the seas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-13

A good cure for insomnia is to have
some babies In the house; then you'll
want to sleep. but they won't let you.