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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

Blac6 pearls used to be held as Of
small value, comparatively speaking
At the present day n perfect black
specimen commands much higher
price than the finest pink or white
pearls. They were first made fashion
able by the Empress Eugenic, wife Of
Napoleon Ill. who possessed famous
necklace of them which fetched a 600
at an auction after the overthrow of
the imperial dynasty. This did not in
clude the single great pearl forming
the snap, which was purchased by the
Marquis of Bute for f1,0O0 Mcxico.
Tahiti, FIJI and the kingdom OF Ma
dura, to the east of Malabar. supply
the markets Of the world with the best
black pearls, One Of the most curious
pearls from many points of view was
that which the traveller TaVernier soll
20 the ruler of Persia 200 years ago for
100000. 1t Is still In the possession OF
the shah OF Persia and Is now suppos.
ed TO he worth fl35,OOO The Persian
monarch has square glass ease
among his bizarre collection OF Jewel.
ry containing vast heap OF most
magnificent pearls four or FIVE inches
deep, into which one can plunge tho
hand and spill them I'm cascades and
handfulS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
4 knight of the Middle Ages.

Love found ready victims in the
knights and troubadours of the middle
ages. Ulrlch Won Iichtenstcin. n me
diaeval German cavalier, loved wo
man with all the intensity OF n luna.
tic. lie used 10 roam over hills aud
valleys in quest Of other knights, whom
he challenged TO ducls IL they dared to
doubt that his Dulcinca was the fair
est of the fair. ON one occasion he
amputated one OF his fingers and pre-
scnted II 10 his patroncss ms proof OF
the torture he could endure for her
sweet sake. And meanwhile his wife
pined alone in her chateau in the for
est.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
Sleeping with Omen E,..

All fishes which sleep do so with
their eyes open, aS they are not pro.
vided with eyelids and cannot there
fore close their eyes. From expcri-
ments made il. was discovered that
some fishes have no preference for the
nighttime, but sleep equally well dur
Ing the day. They may he observed
resting quite motionless for periods.
apparently in sleep, except that, hav-
ing no eyellds, they are unable TO close
their eyes or exclude all influence from
without The hare also sleeps with
lis eyes open, for the simple reason
That its eyes are unprovided with eve
lids. Instead OF these there is n thin
membrane which covers the eye when
asleep. This membrane, as in the case
OF certain birds. folds like curtain in
the corner Of the eye and 10y an lnStan
hneous action flies back when sight is
required, leaving the eye Immediately
ana fully open for the exercise of sight.
Some birds such rs the eagle. also
have this membrane. which. when ut
rest. lies in the corner OF the eye, fold
cd NJ like n drawn curtain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

In an imperial city criminal was
condemned 10 be heheadcd who had Il
singular Itching TO play at nncnins.
While his sentence was prouomcmg
he had the temcrty to offer request
10 be permitted 10 play once more at
bis favorite game at the place of exc
cutlon, ana then, he said, he would
submit without II murmur. As the last
prayer of Il dying man, his request was
granted. When arrived at the solemn
spot he found everything prepared the
pins being set mp ana the bowl ready.
He played with no little earncStness.
but the sheriff AT length. seeing that
he showed no inclination TO dcsist. pri-
vately ordered the exccutioner to strike
The fatal blow Ms he stopped for the
bowl. The eXecutioner did so, and the
head dropped into the culprits hand
as he raised himself TO see what had
occurred. He Immediately aimed Mt
the nine, conceHipg that II was the
bowl which he grasped. All nine fall
ing, the head loudly exclaimed, II have
won the game!'-From the German.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
TWO MEN OF NERVE.
A Dramatic Incident OF the siege of
NuFsuNfe.

II Is doubtful II the sol llcrs of any
nation are Drawer than those Of Eufsin.
II Is related Of Field Marshal Pasklc.
witch that I'm the cou".c Of the siege Of
Narsovic, being somcw,ut liacommod-
cd by a hot fire from certain battery.
he ordered ID 10 bc shclcd. but to no
purpose. His troops did not seem able
10 locate the enemy. and their shot had
no effect. Finally the field marshal
himself gallopcd forward and stcrnly
commanded:
what imbccile Is In command hercF"
II am" answered an officer who ap.
preached.
We'll, captain, | shall degrade you.
since you do not know your business
Your shells have no effect"
"True, sir, but II Is not my fault
The shells do not ignite"
Tell that TO others Don't come try
ing TO fool me with such char. You
will receive your punishment this even.
ing"
The captain coolly took a shell from
a pile near by. lit the fuse and. holding
II IN the palms of his hands, presented
1t TO the marshal. saying:
"Sce Tor yourself. sir"
The marshal folding his arms across
his breast, stood looking at the smok
ing shell. 1t was a solemn moment
Both men stood motionless, awaiting
the result Finally the fuse burned
out, and the captain threw the shell to
the ground
ITS true" remarked the marshal.
turning away TO consider other meas
ures 10 silence the encmy's fire.
In the evening, instead OF punish
mcnt the captain received the cross Of
the Order OF st. Vladimir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
THE GOLD OF ALASKA.
n was First Tound by EussIan
Trader In Is:...


Gold was FIRST discovered IN Alaska
ON the AnauN river. % tributary or the
Kuskokowim river. which Joins the
latter stream about twenty-five miles
below the trading post OF Ealamnso.
| fisky. The Anuul, river was discovered
by Ivan Smcnsuu Lukccu iu 1852. at
which time hc huii fort. called I.u-
kecn's fort on the Kuskowim river.
twenty five miles above the mouth Of
the Anauk. II was partly destroyed
by natives IN 1871 and rebuilt by Ka-
lamakon. n Russian raider aftcrward
and called Kalnma,.on rcdoubt.
In lS32 the Headquarters of the Rus.
slan-American Trading company were
at Sitka, and supplies were transport
ed from thence - Lukccn's fort hv
way Of NushHgak river Tic.chic river
and lake and down tho Anauk river TO
the Kuskowim river and thcncc M
stream twenty-five miles 10 the fort
I'm 1891 the yearly supplies were sent
IN by way of the mouth OF the Kuskn.
WIN river and the old way abandoned
ns summer route and used only for
the purpose OF vending out the mails
during the winter by dog teams. II
was the only winter route the Russians
ever used from any point on the Yukon
TO the outside (Sitkm aud WAS only
abando. Il for the purpose after they
left the country.
IL was while on one of these trims i'm
1889 that the Russiuns discovered god
ON fbp Auuul tud a. T., i.,,,,.,. ,...t... ....
the yellow river Of the Russians. It
Is not known whether they ever at
tempted mining on any large scale or
whether they found gold in paying
quantities. but Il Is thought To he the
first time on record of gold being found
in this country.
Lukccn was born of Russian and
Spanlsh-Amerlcan creole parents in the
Ross colony in California. He was
well educated at the Sitia school ana
proved TO be an active. energetic and
intelligent officer. In 1863 Lukcen as
cended the Yukon river from St Mi
chacTs TO Fort Gibhon, at the Hudson
Bay company's trading post which was
built by McAIurray who descended the
Porcupinc river in 1S4T. Iukccn was
the first man who connected the Polly
river of Campbell, and the sea. lie
returned 10 81. MichaCrs that fall. In
1866 the Russian garrison at Kama.
koff rcdoubt. in charge Of DcmentoN.
was withdrawn. the United States hav-
ing purchased Alaska from the Rus.
Mining Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
ABSOLUTE ZERO.
The Line IT'S UnvRryinE "a. the Point
Ing OF the Pole Needle

The zero of absolute tcmpcrat has
long been indicated as mysterious and
important point in two ways. The first
Is the contraction of gases. which in ali
known gases operates uniformly as the
temperature Is lowered. As long as
they retain the gaseous state gases
shrink In volume so uniformly with
each added degree of cold that an cX
act, unvarying line of diminishing vol
umc is established. This line Is as un
varying us the pointing Of the needle 10
the north pole. II cannot be explained
any more than the action of the needle
can be explained, As every gas T.,
cooled, however, degree by degree il,
points unerrlngly by the law of dim!n-
ishing proportions TO point at which
It's volume would be nothing. If tho
shrlrkage continued. since the propor
ton of loss of volume never varies. the
gas would shrink to nothngness. II
could not do so. OF course. and nil
gases sooner or later fall out OF the line
by becoming liquid. when the law
ceases 10 operate. and the proportion of
contraction in volume ceases TO he the
same. As long as they remain gases.
howevcr-and the law is precisely the
same In all gases-thcy mechanically
point their fguratlve fingers In one III.
rcction, and all these fgurative fingers
indicate n point which is IG1 degrees
below the zero Of the Fahrenheit thor
mOmetcr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
Sunshine" Hawks at the opera
house Tuesday night. 4
Lame Back.

This ailmcnt Is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles and may
be cured by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm two or three times day
and rubbing the parts vigorously at
each application. If this does not af-
ford relief, bind piece of flannel
slightly dampened with Pain Balm,
and quick relief is almost sure to fol-
low. For sale by F. J. Ramsey w. b.
Frame, Ardmore Drug Co, Bonner &
Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
uokiest Man in Arkansas.

I'm the luckiest man In Arkansas" 4"
writes II, IA Stanley Of Bruno, since
the restoration of my wife's health
after five years of continuous cough.
ing and bleeding from the lungs; and
| owe my good fortune to the worlds
greatest medicine, DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, which !
know from experience will cure con.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
The yellow Fever Germ.

mas recently been discovered. 1t bears
close resemblance to the malaria
germ To free the system from. lis.
ease germs the most effective remedy
Is Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Guaran.
teed to cure all diseases due ts ma.
laria poison and constipation. 25c at
- Drpg tore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
ROMANTIC STORY.
Tale Of Soldier Under Arrest Reads
Like a Dream.

Like a Dream.
San Antonio, Feb 4.-Reeruit
Thomas Iaughton of the Coast artil'
lery service, who enlisted Jan. at
Houston. IL has been found, was for.
merly in the United States army. He
neither was discharged nor surrender.
dered to the authorities as a deserter,
but preferred to reenllst after a long
absence and then stand chances of
getting through without being suspect
ed Of having left the service without
due Formally But Laughton has been
found out. lie enlisted at Houston
under the same name that he enlist.
ed under Feb. 1S, 1904, only emitting
the initial of his middle name at one
OF the enlistments. This came to the
notice of the war department, which
looked over the papers in the case
and found them identical In both
cases The Jig being up with the re-
cruit, so to speak, he was brought
before the summary court, Colonel
Lorenzo W. Cooke, and to him made
aaidavit to a story that is one replete
with human interest. The authorities
have accepted It and he will be re.
tanned in the service.
81 was in a saloon begins the re.
cruit in his affidavit in describing an
incident which occurred at Astoria,
Ore, after his first enlistment, when
"a man came in and started talking
about things in general. | finally asked
him to excuse me, saying that had
To get back to the fort In time Tor
check roll call. lie insisted that
must have q drink first | accepted and
had no more than taken the drink !
when became very sick. ! do not re-
member anything that took place af-
ter that until was awakened on board |
the bark Ivermay OF Aberdeen. Cap !
tain John Lamont She was bound for |
Moltendo. Peru. passage seyenty-fvo |
days.
After staying between three and |
four months in Moltendo we went to
Galeta, Buena, Chile, discharged our
ballast and loaded nitrate for London;
passage around Cape Horn to London,
IT'S days.
Captain Lamont promised to do
what he could for me, but finally he
did not do anything. | made several
attempts to find him without success
until he finally sailed for Durham,
South America.
81 then worked at whatever could
get to do until found a steamer go
ing from Britain to Galveston, via Rio
Janeiro. took passage on this steam
er the Ambassador, and we were
days in reaching Rio ia
neiro. We remained there fourteen
days. then sailed for Galveston, Tex
ms. We were thirty-seven days In pas
sage. arriving there near the last OF
1905.
81 left the steamer at Galveston and
worked here until | had money enough
To pay my fare to Houston AT that
place | enlisted, as | wished to be a
United States soldier, Jan. 8, 1906.
II was afraid If | surrendered /
would be tried for desertion and get
a dishonorable discharge, and | did
not want to do that.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
Texas Testimony.

Wharton, Texas, May %, 1905
please ship gross DIR. Menden-
halls Chill and Fever Cure as per
your quotations. We have been sell
ing your Chill Cure for six years and
think II the best Chill Tonic on the
market b. Cutler & Co, Drug
gists Sold by City Drug Store, Z"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

sumption If taken in time. My wife i'm
uroved with frst battle and twelve
bottles completed the cure" Cures tn
worst coughs and colds or money re-
funded, At w. b. Frames, druggist.
soc and s1.00. Trial bottle free. I.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

Footc, the comedian, was once threat
cned with whipping because he had
caricatured certain man. He apollo
gzcd ferycntly, adding, "Why. aEc
myself OF sometimes" Aud, slipping
through an opening IN fence. he II
lustrated the deed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
An Ordinary Marital

'Engagcdf Why lac seemed quite
broken Hearted when the other girl re-
fused him"
We'll he's like the average man. II
wasn't long before he was looking for
n consolation prize"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05
For the Farmer.

John Deere Plows.
John Deere Stalk Cutters.
Corrugated iron and
Barbed wire at
BIyENS, CORHN & FRBNSLEY'S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

The most cultivated minds are usu.
ally the most patient, most clear, most
nationally progressive, most studlous
OF accuracy in details.-James MART.
neau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

Pure favoring extracts the only
kind TO use. You can get them at
our store that are guaranteed. We
make them and know their quality.
F. J. RAMSEY, Druggist
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

When two men get thG.r pencils
mixed, ever notice how jealously the
owner Of the longer pencil insists
ON getting his own back?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

When baby cries In MS fathers
arms he discovers that 1t is crying
because 1t wants to go to you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

II always puzzles a man N know
whether the girl who say sshe does
not like ice cream is only leading him
on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

A man never knows until he has
fallen into n hole how many paths
he might have taken to avoid IT,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

Purchaser When you sold me this
horse you said he was without faults.
Now find he's lame. Horse Dealer
Well, lameness amt fault; it's an af.
Fiction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-05

Sunshine" Hawks at the opera
house Tuesday night. 4
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
Valued Religions Relies.

Nhe collection of religious relics to be seen in the church of the Corsican village of Sisco is undoubtedly unique. The inhabitants of this pretty little place are exceedingly devout and very simple, which probably accounts for the possession of such a remarkable collection A writer in L'Independence Beige gives the following list of the principal items: The horn used by Mo- ses to call together the children of Is- rael while in the desert, a tuft of that red hair which was the pride of Esau and the despair of Jacob. a piece of the nail of the little toe of the left foot the statement is very precise-of Enoch. the patriarch; the bib worn by the infant Jesus, the curb and crupper of the ass that took the holy family in- to Egypt and several relics of various saints.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
HAIR AND COLOR.
Red Is Much Nearer Allied to Black
 Than to Blond.

Red Is Much Nearer Allied to Black
 Than to Blond.
 The color of the hair. says the Grand Magazine, is usually transmitted from parents to child. This is especially true when both parents have the same com plexion. Instances, however. are not uncommon where children have hair black as ebony, while the hair of both parents is burning-red Instead of disproving the theory that child takes after its parents. so far as the color of the hair is concerned, this fact, it has now been ascertained, is all in favor of the doctrine. Red hair, in fact, is by its structure and composition much nearer to black hair than to blond.
 Very often if the hair of a very dark complexioned person be examined at tentiyely few quite red hairs will be detected in the mass. On the other hand, it would be time wasted to seek for black hairs in the locks of fair person. Similarly it is not infrequent to notice children whose hair, red at birth, becomes as they grow older quite dark. When. too. after some serious illness. the production of the coloring pigment of the hair falls off, black hair becomes not blond, but red Fair hair, which to a casual eye appears to have much more affinity to red hair than to black. is, on the contrary, quite dis tiDct
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
THE sclLLY ISLANDS.
khey Have sut Three scasons-sprina,
 Summer and Autumn.


 The climate of the Soilly islands is the most cquahle in Great Britain. It fanges on an average from Co e, grecs to 60 degrees. On the col est day it is warm and on the hottest it Is cool. There are only three seasons In Scillr Of four months each spring summer end autumn. When the autumn ends spring commences. There is no great height in the islands The highest land in Bryher is only 133 feet above sea level. although the telegraph tower built on St. Mary's reaches a height of 15S feet. but the rock scenery of the en- tire group of these islands is remark able. There are rocks fantastic, jagged. peaked, toothed. serrated; rocks rcsem- bling living creatures and others sug- gestive of primeval vastness and un- couthness; some grandly castleatcd, others
 Like a great lions cheek teeth.
 Those on the peninsula of Penninis, especially if they are seen in mist, Menawar pronounced man-of- warl. the Maiden Bower Mincarlo. Shipman's Head. the HaycOcks at Annct and many others are strikingly grand. The curious resemblance to primeval ami nal forms has given rise to many of he names of these rocks and certainly many are
 Like a great sea beast. crawled forth to
 sun itself.
  monks cowls." 'pipers' holes," giants castles" pulpit rocks,' etc. London Spectator.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
Two Laymen Have Been Popes.

TWO LHymeh HhFe beeM FOptss
 The canon law does not prescribe that the pope must be cardinal or ven cleric Nevertheless since the 'ction of Urban VI. in 1878 the sue tul candidates have belonged to lembers of the sacred college, al- as late as 175S a noncardinal for several times. At least John XIX. dO24) and Ad- have occupied the papal re are nothing to
 her created
 n apt enti-
 they
 - N, the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-20
To the Public

On and after June 80, we will
occupy the building formerly Oc-
cupied by Mouton & Sales,
where enlarged facilities will
permit US to carry a complete
line of fancy and staple grocer
les. plain and and fancy china,
glassware, tinware, etc.--good
fresh merchandise at all times.
and prices consistent with
Quality-as cheap as the cheap
est. Thanking the public for a
generous patronage at our old
stand and soliciting a continu-
ance of the same, with prompt
free delivery rain or shine.
Respectfully,
w. d. SKINNER.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-20
Wednesday, June 20, 1906.

~ THOSE. w no
4 4 COME and 90

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
H. Dubois was gladdened Friday
June Is, by the arrival of a fine
boy.
Jap-a-Lac headquarters. Den,
DO & Nicholson Co.. Ltd.
A. L. Recoulley. deputy organ.
izer for the WOodmen of the
World reinstated Willow Camp
No. AZ in Opelousas Friday with
a membership of Twenty-Five.
Jap a-Lac headquarters. Den
DO & Nicholson Co.. Ltd.
A. NJ. Dean and w. j. Sprague,
electricians for the Cumberland
Telephone Co., arrived last week
to connect up the cables and add
to the switch board,
See Parkerson Il Mouton for
any kind of insurance. Eight
years experience.
We acknowledge with thanks
the receipt of an invitation. in
closing card of Milton R. Cush-
man one of the graduates, to the
commencement exercises of the
Abbeville High School, which
took place at the court house in
that city June Is at 8 p. m.
The Falk Mercantile Co. are
prepared to take charge Of
funerals and attend to all grave
yard work. A fine rubber-tired
hearse in stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Parkerson
left Saturday for a four
or five weeks stay in Hot Springs,
Ark, and a visit afterwards to
Denver and other Colorado
cities.
And it will pay you to remem-
Der that Morgan and Debaillon
are always ready with the fresh
est and best goods to be had.
Jap-a-Lac headquarters, Den
DO & Nicholson Co., Ltd.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-20
Officers Elected.

A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Protestant C1;--
etery Association was held June
II and the following officers
elected: Crow Girard, presi-
dent; F. E. Davis. secretary; +.
K. Hopkins, treasurer: Mines. F.
Demanade, n. p. Moss, 2. D.
Beraud and A. A. Morgan. board
Of managers. The dues were
raised from S1.25 to $3.50 per
year.