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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
A Joke that rmred rw,o..

Miss Adelbert had just returned from
a vacation spent at a tiny village on
the Maine coast I'm rccounting her
experiences she talked somewhat for
the benefit Of a cousin. quiet person.
gho was visiting hor city relatives for
the first t.ae iu many years..
There was just one store IN the
place, said Miss AjoIUcr. "and they
kept, everything tllt is. everything
they had 20 keep one day / went in
10 buy some soap and just 1n O ven
turc asked the clerk if they had
browning He stared at me % second.
then went Off and looked under the
counters and OH the shelves. Presently
he came back ana said: 40. miss, we
amt got none. We got bIaclsing. an
we got bluing an we got whiting. but
we amt got bit o. browning in the
store
Miss Adclbcrt had 10 make several
protests to assure her audience that
this really happened. Finally the cous-
In asked gravcly. But, Cousin Bert.
why didn't you say varnish in the first
place T-Youth's Companion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
CITY ORDINANCES.


An ordinance designating an I'm
provement District to be known as
Improvement District No. /, describ-
ing the boundary Of same, etc.
whereas. q petition has been pres
sented to the City council Of the city
Of Ardmore,I J. r. signed by more than
ten residents Of the city Of Ardmore
owning real properly in the district
hereinafter designated. for the pur-
pose Of paving streets, putting In
curbs, cutters and sidewalks in
district to be known as District No.
/.
Therefore be It ordained by the City
council Of the city Of Ardmore,
J. T.. that Improvement Dis
trict No. 7, is hereby Great
ed for the purpose Of paving
streets, putting in curbs, cutters and
sidewalks in said district, described
as follows:
All OF Main street from the right Of
way Of the Chicago, Rock Island rail-
road Co, on East Main st., to and
including Il. St, West Main st.
All Of \. St., S. +. from Hinkle St,
to b.ordwav. ~ l..
All Of Mill St, S. Il. from 1st Ave,
TO Broadway \. E.
All Of Washington St.. from lst
Ave, TO Broadway.
All Of A. St, S w. from 1st Ave,
TO Broadway N. w.
All Of B St. s w from ist Ave.
TO Broadway ~ W
All of c. St., S. w from 1st Ave,
TO Broadway ~ w.
All Of ID St, s W, from LIST Ave,
to Broadway n. W.
All Of r., St, S. w from lst Ave,
to Broadway ~. w.
Passed and approved this 18th day
OF Jan. 1906.
II. w. DICK, Mayor.
Attest:
G.. II. BRUCE, City Clerk.
Published January 1G, 1906.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
Curious WcIsh superstition.

Small glasslikc, Irregular circlets of
some crystallized mineral are occasion
ally found in the mountains of Wales,
and concerning these the Welsh people
have some curious supcrstltions. Some
believe that they are formed in the
body of n snake as soon as he reaches
the age Of 100 years, while others de-
clare that they are formed "of froth
and venom" when two large male
snakes meet. Camden, the great Eng
lish historian and antiquarian, says:
1T is usual for snakes to approach on
ST. Johns eve and by Joining heads to.
gether and kissing TO form kind Of
bubble, which passes through the snake
and Immediately hardens till it resem-
bles a glass ring. Whoever finds one
of these rings will ever after prosper" 4"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
Ordinance No. 1856.

An Ordinance designating an I'm
provement District to be known as I'm
provement District No. 2, describing
the boundary OF same etc.
Whereas, a petition has been pre-
sented to the City council of the city
OF Ardmore, |. T., signed by more than
ten residents of the city OF Ardmore
owning real property in the district
hereinafter designated. for the purpose
OF putting in sidewalks in a district to
be known as District No. 2.
Therefore be it ordained by the city
council of the city of Ardmore, |. T.,
that Improvement District No. 2, is
hereby created for the purpose of put
ting in sidewalks in said district, de-
scribed as follows:
All OF ID. St. n. w, from 10th Ave,
60 Broadway.
Passed and approved this 18th day
of Jan. 1906.
II. w. DICK, Mayor
Attest:
G.. II. BRUCE, City Clerk.
Published January 16, 1906
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
nIrc Ernm nIIIInrh nnII-.

what becomes of the wornout bill
Hard ballst" said an idler in a billiard
room.
well" the man at the desk replied,
"whcn ban is only little off IL Is
sent TO the factory TO be trucd up. We
get our balls trucd up until they be-
come too small for use Then we sell
them at So much per ounce.
after thcir sale they are carved into
various small trinkcts, but in the main
they are made into dice, OF the forty
or fifty balls rolling ana clicking bust
~ here this evening It is safe 10 say
that 80 per cent of them a few years
hence will be working just as hard in
the form of dice"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Ants are really very long lived, con
sldcrinY their minuteness Janet had
two queens under observation for ten
years. and one of Sir John Lubbock s
ant pets lived into her fifteenth year.
Ants are very tenacious of life after
severe injury Following loss Of the
entire abdomen, they sometimes live
two weeks, and In one case n hcadlcSs
ant, carefully dccapitatcd by ascptic
surgery lived for forty-onc days. 4
carpenter ant after being submerged
eight days In distilled water came ia
life upon being dried so that ants are
practically proof against drowning
They can live for long periods without
food In one ease the fast lasted near
ly nine months before the ant starved
to death Scientific American.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Baron Steubeu was known as the
rudest, toughest. most uncivil and dis
courteous officer in the Revolutionary
army He spoke English TO some ex-
tent-that Is, he knew most of the
oaths and eXpletives and had other
words enough to string them together
but when little excited he would
burst forth into a most extraordinary
mixture of German, French and Eng
lish ana in this polyglot composition
would abuse everybody in hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
New Way 70 Get Coal.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Jan, 15.-(Spo.
ciaD 1t is said that some people of
Beaver county living along the rail
road track have a unique way Of get
ting coal. Some Of them have not
so cents worth all winter. one man
hung a soda bottle filed with red so
da on his fence and the engine fire
men threw almost ton of coal at the
bottle before the broke it. The farmer
went to town and got a new bottle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
A SPECIAL SENSE.
That which UncrrinRiy Directs n
ShnrI. 20 CurriOn.

That which JncrrinRiy Directs n
shark TO CarriOn.
II IS n curious thing and, so far as
present knowledge goes. quite mex.
plicable how shark seems to have an
uncrring perception Of the presence Of
carrlon. by virtue of what sense does
he know that at distance of perhaps
couple OF miles there Is food to be
had for the picking up? 1t can hardly
be sight. and TO say that IL is the sense
or smell presupposes an olfactory ap-
paratus OF such marvellous dclicacy
that one good Whit from an average
harness cask" would surely burst the
machinery for good and nll And yet
our shark will bolt a goodly lump Of
the gamlest salt pork without so much
as a wink. No. II cannot be his nose
which leads him.
Now theory has been put forward
by naturallsts that the shark possesses,
In common with the Andes condor. a
special sense. or instinct, which is de-
MED 10 cleaner feeding animals. The
naturalist cannot explain this sense.
| He confesscs. In fact, that he knows
nothing about It. But he can give 1t II
name. lie calls II the "carrion sense"
and with that name, which. Of course.
explains nothing AZ all. expects us to
be satlshed.-pearsons Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Group Is quickly relieved, and
whooping cough will not run Its
course" IL you use the original Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. This cough
syrup Ia different from all others be-
cause II acts on the bowels. You can
not cure Group and whooping cough
until you rid the system OF all conges-
ton. by working on the cold through
a copious action OF tne bowels. Bee
Laxative Honey an Tar does this,
and cures all coughs. Group. whoopin
cough. cts. No opiates. Sold by City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

\ European astronomer has recently
made some remarkable calculations.
He figures that if all the living repre-.
sentativcs Of the human race We're
strung out in space and separated from
each other 10y intervals of a mile the
line would only reach one-third Of the
distance TO the planet Neptune. If sep
aratcd by distances rs great as that be
tween London and Constantinople the
line would only reach halfway to the
nearest star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
Dangers Of a Cold and How to Avoid
Them.

More fatalities have their origin in
or result from a cold than from any
other cause. This fact alone should
make people more careful as there is
no danger whatever from n cold when
It Is properly treated in the beginning.
For many years Chamberlah,'s Cough
Remedy has been recognized as the
most prompt and effectual medicine
in use for this disease. II acts on ma
ture's plan, loosens the cough, re-
lieves the lungs, opens the secretlons
and aids nature in restoring the sys-
tom to healthy condition. Sold by
T. ]. Ramsey, ". u. Frame, Ardmore
Drug Co, Bonner & Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

"Why don't you 20 to work?" de-
manded the housekecper.
We'll, yer see" began the gray hair
ed old loafer Il got a wife and three
children to support
But If you don't work how can you
support
"As | wuz a-sayin', lady, l got a wife
and three children to support me-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

"How did You fnd out you could
draw" inquired the admirer OF the
celebrated illustrator
by the marks ! received I'm school
for the excellence and fidelity OF my
work" replied the eminent one. my
work was a caricature OF my beloved
teacher on the blackboard, ana the
marks came from the teachers cane. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Second Ito duelist, who on confront
ing his adversary has suddenly grown
pale and is only just prevented from
falling)-Take courage, man. know
your opponent is going to fire in the
air. Duelist-That's Just what makes
me afraid. He's such a notoriously bad
shot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Young Wlfe-Whats the trouble ?
Why do you sit on the edge OF the
chair? Husband-Well, dear, you know
we are buying ii on the installment
plan and that's all feel entitled to
Life
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16
AIWaya Itrolge.

Shadbolt Your finances are at low
rbb again. are they? Dlnguss- Ebbi
No; that would indicate that they're
sometimes at the flow, which they nev.
er are. My finances are Mt their nor
NAL and unvarying level. - Chicago
Tribune
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Clara Fred's mother called on me
shortly after our engagement. She says
he Is the flower Of the family. Maudc
l guess that's right His Uncle John
says he Is Il blooming IDIOT Chicago
News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

She-I hear you have just got mar
ried. Is It too late TO congratulate youy
He-Oh, much too late, | was married
three weeks go.-Illustrated Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Some people are more discouraged
by the success of others than by their
own failures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Everything you eat will taste good
and do good IL you take Rings Dys-
pepsia Tablets. Sold by City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Miss Budd do famous pianisb-That
music was truly divine, monsieur.
"Ah. mamsc.le, Znt is indeed praise,
for who but an angel would know di
vine music?"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

As We snde down the bannisters Of
life we find they are sometimes full
of spllnters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

Any FISH can swim down stream
but IL takes live one to swim up
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

The wise man doesn't wait for o2,
portunity to come long
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

The Ardmoreite Tor an me newl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-16

We have made your requirements
special study and have the finest
stock of Farming Implements you
will find anywhere. Our stock in
cludes:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
DAMAGE BY FLOOD
WESTERLY RAILROADS HEAVY
LOSERS THROUGH wAsHoUTs.
Bridges Carried Away Are to Be Re
built with View to Defying
Future InundRtions-New
Lines Planned.

The financial loss lately sustained
by the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads by washed out bridges
and tracks and in delayed traffic is es-
timated to be close to $1,000, 900. Thir-
teen bridges and miles OF track were
wrecked In western North Dakota and
Montana Through trains from the
Pacific coast could not be brought over
the lines for several days Six Of these
trains were brought to st. Paul via the
Burlington road from Billings, Mont,
routed via Omaha, situation previ-
ously unknown. New and better
bridges are to be rebuilt as a precau.
tion against future floods.
long drawn out fight between the
railroad commission OF Minnesota and
the railroads of the northwest is in
progress. The commission established
schedule of freight rates in an at
tempt to equalize them in the interest
of the various shipping interests
throughout the state and evidence has
beeh taken for six months under an
act Of the legislature empowering the
commission tc establish uniform rates.
The railroads have been continuously
fighting the rate schedule announced
by the commission and it Is likely that
a compromise will be effected.
President James j. Hill has evident
ly come TO the conclusion that It would
be fine piece OF railroad diplomacy
for the Great NJ thern to build
through the Colville Indian reserva-
tion and be in position to help de-
velop that section of Washington when
the lands of the red men are thrown
open to the public, for it is announced
that he has stcrted to survey q line
from Republic south to the Columbia
river. The Republic road is to con-
meet with the main line at Wenatchee.
Northward from there Mr. Hill is sur
veying a line to Oroville TO connect
with the Similkameen- Vancouver ex-
tension. The proposed lines will give
the Great Northern complete control
of that exceedingly rich and undeyel-
oDed section of the state.
II is understood in railroad circles
that the Milwaukee extension to the
coast may use the tracks of the North.
ern Pacific between Ellensburg and
North Yakima. Wash. It Is believed
the Milwaukee is seeking an arrange
ment of this kind because its engineer.
ing CORDS Is experiencing some dihi-
Guilty in securing a satisfactory grade
out of Kittitas valley
Hidden Pass, 30 miles north OF Lolo
Pass, In the Bitter Root mountains. is
receiving attention from the Chicago.
Milwaukee g. St Paul road surveyors
as the most feasible route through
the Bitter Root mountains. on the di-
viding line between Montana and Ida.
no. Up to a short time ago the sur
veyors thought they would be COM
PEELED to use the Lolo Pass which is
very difhcult one from an engineer
ing standpoint
Recently an old trapper showed the
Milwaukee surveyors the Hidden Pass.
1t derived its name from the fact that
II is practically hidden IN the noun
tains. its accessibility not being APP
parent unless one actually goes
through It.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15

In 1862, when company &c, One Run-
dred and Twenty-seyenth Illinois, was
mustered into the service, Andrew
Goldsberry, Robert Marsdcn. Eugene
Fowler, Brainard Wheeler and Charles
H. Beach formed a mess. They served
through the entire vicksburg cam
paign, the Atlanta campaign, went with
sherman TO the sea and finally were
mustered out after the review at
Washington at the close of the war
the original mess remaining unchanged
during the three years OF service. To-
day all are living and in fair health.
The one Hundred and Twenty-seventh
was In the First brigade. Second divi.
sion. Fifteenth corps l think that this
Is an almost exceptional record con-
sidering that in the Atlanta campaign
they we're under fire l05 days.. NJ.
Beach, st. Joseph. Mo. in National
Tribune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
sxIH YElR n OELlEOaa.

ON. Clark a. Ramally, the
famous Chicago spesiA
lists. treat Chrnnis ana
-rivate diseases OF both
sexes. cures guaranteed
Consultation free.
ONCE over i0a West
Harrison Avenue. Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
WHITE HORSE
1Y HARRY IavINa aREENr.

once fairly started on a big drunk hA
crew would scatter from the 500 to Stur-
geuh-say. and every days time was
priceless to him now with the driving
worn iiut lay before him. The crisis
had come. and White Horse. arising,
wgiked to the window and stood mood
ily staring INTO the silent woods.
within the log saloon six miles down
the road The noise OF the revelry arose
ia ever Increasing volume
The door of the shack suddenly
opened and the tan form of White
Horse lowered before them Calmly.
but with each word forccful as bull
let, White Horse spoke.
This thing is going 10 stop I've got
TO have You IN the woods tomorrow and
you must get back to camp while you
are able 20 walk. I've been n patient
man to-day, but I've reached my limit
Now clean ont OF here before clean
YOU
Sullenly they turned upon him.
shifting on their feet and glancing at
each other uneasily And. seeing
their doggedness. an ominous glitter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
SCENES OF SUFFERING.
Some Personal "Reminiscences Of the
Days in the Hospitals at
Fredericksburg.

Grant was battering away at tho
confederates, and the wounded and
sick from the Wilderness and Spot
tsylvania were taken into the city.
chlrches, public buildings and pri-
vate houses being converted into tenn
porary hospitals. and many poor
fellow after leaving the dlssecting
table gave up his life and answered tho
reveilie In a different country, relates
the correspondent OF the American
Tribune Reenforcements, many OF
them raw troops with gay uniforms.
occasionally passed through the city
singing Glory, Halleluiah," and bat
tie Cry OF Freedom" and many soon
returned singing quite another song,
wounded and sick. Old men, young
men, and even boys were stretched
upon the naked floors, simply
blanket for a mattress and a knapsack
Tor a pillow, some with legs on, arms
and hands amputated, others with bull
let's Ia their bodies and many sick.
Early In the morning, after being
diNestec OF their money and watches.
the dead were taken out, placed tn
rows, pinned In blankets. with a slip
Of paper attached giving the name ana
regiment and soon removed by the
army baggage wagons, taken near
some cemetery and there inferred. a
pine slab in pencil giving name, etc,
and there left alone In their glory.
martyrs to liberty and union.
One little drummer boy. wounded
In three places. lay in the basement
OF one of the churches in hastily
constructed cot, one leg held firmly
to pest, tenderly cared for BY an
elderly woman, a volunteer nurse.
who would sit by his side for hours
and watch over him, giving motn-
er's care. Late one evening, during
her ebsence. he was taken again to
the dissecting room, operated upon.
and in a few moments passed away.
never more in earth life to beat the
long roll, for taps were beaten and
his life extinguished
Where's my boy?" cried the good
lady, IN the morning, when she saw
the vacant cot, and then burst into
tears.
An artillery ofIicer belonging to the
Eleventh Massachusetts, battery, with
brain crazed, imagined himself on the
march, and kept crying to his horses
until Salt was made, and he, too,
passed away, leaving a widowed
mother somewhere among the hills
OF New Hampshire.
A Young lady attached. suppose,
70 the sanitary commission, visited
ms often, and after distributing bas-
ket OF delicacies TO the soldiers would
pause by the door and sing patriotic
airs amid d deadly silence. recalling
to our minus our dear mothers and
sisters at home That young lady /
saw some time afterward at the front.
apparently uDooncarned. amid the iy-
ing bullets, but who she was l know
not
Members OF the Christian commits
sion, seeing the APPROACH Of death,
would kneel by the side OF the de-
parting soldier. utter an audible
prayer. and give all possible consoIa-
tion. There were constant arrivals.
all were fastening on 10 Washington.
for Grant and his army were march
ing and Fredericksburg was soon va
Gated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
STACKED WHEAT spRourlNe.
One Result Of Continued Wet Weather
in Oklahoma.

Farmers are discovering that the
continued rains have damaged some Of
the stacked grain as well as that which
has been left in the shock. Damage
has been sustained where the wind
has blown the top bundles out Of place,
allowing the rain to soak in.
This season has been like that Of
1900. That year some of the stacked
grain sprouted, causing the stacks to
grow solid from top to bottom. It was
necessary to cut the stacks in two
with hay knives and to allow them to
dry before the grain could be threshed
and then it was OF inferior quality
The farmers in some localities fear
that they may meet similar conditions
titis year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
aMake Aay whne he sun shInes."

"Make Hay While the Sun Shines"
There is a lesson in the work of the
thrifty farmer He knows that the
bright sunshine may last but a day and
he prepares for the showers which are
so liable to follow So it should be
with every household Dysentery,
diarrhoea and cholera morbus may at
tack some member of the home with
out warning. Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy, which
is the best known medicine for these
diseases, should always be kept at
hand. as immediate treatment is
necessary, and delay may prove fatal.
For sale by +. 3. Lille & CO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15

Connections made at Kiowa with all Santa Fe
trains at Enid with all Frisco and Rock Island
trains, at Guthrie with Santa Fe north and South.
M, X T., O. R. /. p, Oklahoma Eastern and
Fort Smith & Western.
The most convenient way to get to and from
Oklahoma City and Guthrie Tickets sold through
and baggage checked to destination.
}. J. CUNNINGHAM, c. J. TURPIN
General Passenger Agent General Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
THS AITcHEs AGAIN.

"Once in Banbury," AVs a writer
in the Baltimore Sun. y dined with
an English farmer We had ham for
dinner--a most delicioas ham. BAKED
The farmers son soon niished his
portion and passed his plate again.
More am, he said
The farmer frowned Don't say
am. son; say am
81 did say am. the lad protested
Ia an injured tone
~'You said 'eml' cried the father,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15
A MNsrERX solvEn-

How to keep OF periodic attacks OF
bniousness and habitual constipation
was mystery that d. Kings New
Life pills solved for me- writes Johl n.
Pleasant, ot Magnolia, Ind. The only
pills that are guaranteed 20 give per-
feet satisfaction 10 everybody or money
refunded Only 25c at aH druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-15

Eva You were playing whist with
Jack? Were you playing for money? q?
Edna No. for kisses
"Ah, how I admire a cheerful loser!'