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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-04
CONTROL OF ENERGY.
Is 1t Possible For the Human Race to Avert ExtinctiOn9

The only conceivable way in which the human intelligence can ever sue ceed in aVerting the procession of the great year" is not by posponing the issue, but by reversing the process. The question is this: While energy is being dissipated in accordance with the natural law, can we so manipulate things as to accumulate energy, mak- ing the unavailable available-notwith- standing the fact that cosmic processes seem to be essentially irreversible? Now there is assuredly no inherent reason why we should not accomplish this. It is true that hitherto all the atomic evolution that has been ob- served Is atomic disintegration. We may speak now, indeed, of the analysis of the elements. But so it was, we may remember, that the older chem istry began, and yet analytic chemis- try was the precursor of synthetic chemistry. We began by breaking up compounds, but now we can make them-can, indeed, make compounds hitherto unknown in nature. Similar ", 1L IS more LHdu prODdUIo IudL we shall ere long learn to, achieve the synthesis of the elements as well as their analysis. No energy is ever lost. Even when the radium atom, itself the child of the uranium atom, breaks down and dissipates it's energy, ending, it is supposed, as the dull atom of lead, the original energies are not destroyed. Why should they not be gathered up again and thus again become avail able? Are matter and energy to go on their way, ultimately destroying the human race? For myself, I incline to the view that victory will rest at last with mans unconquerable mind."- c. W. Saleeby, F. R. S., in Harper's Magazine.
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QUAINT PRESENTS.
Odd Wedding Gifts That Have Been
 Received by Celebrities.

Celebrities are often the recipients of quaint presents. For instance, on the marriage of Queen Victoria the farm CTS of East and West Pennard, SOmer- setshire, wishing to show their loyalty, manufactured from the milk of 750 cows an immense cheese nine feet in circumference The gift was gracious ly accepted and was stored at Buck ingham palace, where it would un- doubtedly have found it's way to the royal table had not it's donors wished to exhibit it as an advertisement. Their request was granted, but after 1t had been exhibited and the makers would have returned it her majesty signified that owing to the altered con- t1itions she could not accept it as a gift
 An equally homely gift was made to the late King Charles of Wurttemburg on the morning of his marriage to Princess Olga of Russia. A peasant woman sent him a pair of trousers of her own design, with note expressing the hope that they might be found a better cut and fit than those which she had last had the honor of seeing. his majesty wear. .~l..
 The Italian singer, Signor Mario, in- spired hopeless passion in the hearts of so many women that at the time Of his wedding some of this affection found expression in various strange gifts. One was in the shape of a cushion stuffed with tresses from the heads of many of his hopeless admir- CTS. Another was from lady in Mu- nich who had had one of her teeth set in a scarfpin surrounded with pearls and emeralds. In an accompanying note she expressed the hope that by sometimes wearing the gift he might be reminded of his unknown worship er.-New York Herald.
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Quicksilver.

Quicksilver is found in veins of rocks, like gold, silver and other met als. Sometimes the tiny globules of the mercury appear in the interstices of the rock, but usually it is found in the form of cinnabar, a chemical com pound containing 13.S per cent of sul- phur and 86.2 per cent mercury. When pure and reduced to a powder it is a bright red color.
 The principal uses of quicksilver are for removing free gold and silver in placer and quartz mining, for manu- featuring vermillion paints and dyes, for backing mirrors, for making ther- mometers and many other scientific in- struments
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An oddity In Toes and Digtts.

There is one curious fact respecting the animal creation with which you will never become acquainted if you depend on your text books for infOrma- ton. It is this: No living representa- tive of the animal kingdom has more than five toes, digits or claws to each foot, hand or limb. The horse is the type of one toed creation; the camel of the two toed; the rhinoceros of the three toed and the hippopotamus of four toed animal life. The elephant and hundreds of other animals belong ing to different orders belong to the great five toed tribe.
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What Water Did.

A certain liquor dealer, hard head ed old Scot, grew rich in the trade. After he had grown rich the old man built himself fine house, a limestone mansion on the hill, with a park around it, with conservatories, stables and outbuildings-in word, a palace. One day the old Scot rode in the omni- bus past his fine house. A temperance man pointed up at the grand edifice and said, with sheer, "It was the whisky built that, wasn't it?'' ''Na, na. man; the water" the Scot answered. London Mail.
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THE FIRST SPECTACLES.
They Were Made In Italy In the
 Thirteenth Century.

They Were Made In Italy In the
 Thirteenth Century.
 Spectacles were invented late in the thirteenth century. The use of glass to aid the sight of defective eyes is, however, much older Nero looked through a concave glass in watching the gladiatorial games, and many other historical men of his day were depend ent on similar devices for lengthening their sight.
 Till the latter part of the thirteenth century only the single glass was in use. In 129O the double glass was in vented, and in the fourteenth century spectacles were used quite frequently by the very wealthy and high born, al though they were still so scarce that they were bequeathed in will with all the elaborate care that marked the dis position of a feudal estate. The first spectacles were made in Italy.
 Somewhat later the manufacture of cheaper glasses sprang up in Holland, and it spread late in the fourteenth century to Germany, Nuremberg and Rathenow acquired fame for their glasses between 1490 and 1500.
 For many years glasses were used only as means of aiding bad eyes, un- til the fashion of wearing merely for the sake of wearing them sprang up in Spain. It spread rapidly to the rest of the continent and brought about the transformation of the old thirteenth century spectacles into eyeglasses and eventually into the monocle.
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The First Sapphire.

There is an Indian legend that Brah- ma, the creator, once committed sin that he might know the torments of remorse and thus be able to sympa- thize with mortals. But the moment he had committed it he began repeat ing the mantras, or prayers of puri6- cation, and in his grief dropped on the earth a tear, the hottest that ever fell from an eye, and from it was formed the first sapphire.
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Cigar Smoke and Love.

In Siam the lighting of a cigar indi- cates a betrothal In that country a person wishing to become betrothed to the girl of his choice offers her a flower or takes a light from a cigar or a ciga- rette if she happens to have one in her mouth, and thereupon. provided there is no impeachment in the birth months and years of the respective parties, steps are at once taken to arrange for the payment of the dOwry. The fami- lies of the bride and bridegroom have each to provide at least $1,000. In Ca labria, as in certain parts of India, a lighted taper or lighted pipe betOkens the acceptance of the suitor for the hand of lady in marriage. In Siberia it is the custom that when a suitor has been accepted by a girl she presents him with a box of cigars and a pair of slippers as a sign that he is to be master in the house.
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The Strong Fsofnr.

He-Really. I never loved anybody before. She-That isn't the point Are you sure you'll never love anybody by and by2
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In so far as you approach temptation to a man, you do him an injury, and if he is overcome you share his guilt Johnson.
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Sarcasm is a keen weapon, but in handling it many people take hold of the blade instead of the handle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

WANTED-Cook. family cooking. no
washing. J.J. sToLFA. 23tf
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NOTES From suLpnus.
Oh Producing WelI Certainty.
Several Others VIII be Sunk.

Oh Prooucins WeIA Certainly.
Several Others VIII be sunk.
suiphsr D. q. July 2e.-tspacialr
The santa r. Is laying steel rapid.
ly between Sulphur and Davis. also
che bridge work over Sandy Greek
is nearing completion. The iutorma-
ton has been given out officially
thlt the first train will be run into
sulphur August 18Th.
Since the discovery o. oil running
over the top Of the easing in the a8au.
d1Eed well az Belleyiew last week
much difference OF opinion has exist.
ed about the significance Of the mat.
ter. Many maintaining that the we'll
vas good proposition. while others
have contended that il ,-ss orly a
small pocket Your cOrresp .ndeut
today interviewed Il. Bray the drlller
who put down the well and asked
him for an authoritative statement.
Mr Bray .s an old driller having
brought in hundreds Of wells in the
oil regions. and knows oil. He said
that the well is 500 feet deep. that az
i35 feet he encountered true oil signs.
That be entered the oil sand az $50
feet and that immeditely after strIk.
ing the sand lost a twenty.four feet
string 0f tools which have never
been recovered That work vas
abandoned. and plug driven in the
casing that since the oil has been
running over the top he has made
sn examination OF the well and that
Ia hrs opinion Il is a producer. good
for 50 10 20 barrels daily In It's pres.
eat condition. and that II the obstruc.
ton was removed and the sand gone
through II would easily produce up.
ward OF a hundred barrels daily The
quality of the oil being excellent
Leases have been taken on an the
land within a radius OF several miles
1f the well. and the fact seems 20 be
now well established that Sulphur is
the center OF a proven oil field which
promises great things. Several rigs
are being put In readiness TO drill
and much rivalry exists over the pro.
curing OF property In the district
The Harper opera house was for.
mally opened Monday night by the
Columbia Opera company. presenting
Said Pasha 10 a splendid house.
\ number Of down town pieces of
business property has changed hands
at good figures IN the past few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

Chicago wholesale
mail order house. assistant manager
(man or woman for this county and
adjoining territory. Salary 500 and
expenses paid weekly expense mon.
ey advanced. Work pleasant; posi-.
ton permanent. no investment or
experience required. Spare time
valuable. Write at once for
full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. Address Gen.
eral Manager. 1874 Lake ST.. Chi.
ca5o. 1s-i2t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
New cseItaI for Wisconsin.

Ardmoreite Special.
Madison, Wiz. July 30.-A member
Of the New York firm Of architects
engaged to draw the pans for Wis.
consin's new S5,OOO,OOO state capitol
arrived in the city today TO make
some minor notifications required
by the building commission. It Is ~.
pected that work will begin on one
OF the wings, which alone will cost
over 100000 in about month. The
completed edihce will be In the form
OF a St Andrews cross and VIII be
very plain both in interior and OK.
terror design. There will no ornament
al devices Of any character, the com.
mission having decided on a design OF
Puritanical simplicity and austerity
The building will be four stories n
height with dome in the center.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
KIoWA NOTES.

Kiowa. l. r., July 2s.-CSpecialJ-
The Methodlsts held the McAester
District conference here last week
and quite crowd Of dignifed gentle.
men were present Among them
were Dr. j. VI. Gross OF Adrmore. Dr.
o. +. Goddard and 7. F. Brewer OF
Muskogec, ". F. Dunkle OF Vinita
aud DR. j. A. Anderson OF Little
ROCK, Ark.
Riowa felt honored 10 have had
such distinguished guests as these
and others, whose Names are in the
Book OF Life"
We had fine rain yesterday
which insures a good corn crop. Cot.
ton is fine and promises good
yield.
Rev. Willie Kendall, the blind
preacher and orator of Ardmore Is
here holding meeting this week.
Great crowds flock to hear him. and
Il is hoped that much good will be
accomplished before the meeting
closes
Kiowa is 20 vote a $4,000 school
bond In August, with which to build
a school house and improve her
school facilities generally
Hay making Is the order Of the
day now, when the weather will ad.
m.t but the rain OF yesterday and
me cloudy weather today Is hinder
ing its progress.
Messrs Oscar Lesly and Frank God
frey are building an opera house IN
Kiowa, which will add much TO the
town
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
To Try Carrie Nation.

Ardmoreite Special
Dallas, Texas, July 30.-Tn the Unit.
ed States court tomorrow a hearing
will be given 10 ..rs. Carrie Nation
the saloon smasher, who Is chaged
with sending obscene matter through
the mails. The alleged improper ar.
ticle was entitled "a Private Talk
with Boys, and was published In
Mrs. Nations paper the Hatchet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
For Sale.

Secondhand Typewriters at har.
gain. When we move into our new
building. Sept /, we will equip our
,cfocl entirely with new typewritc-s
The - Remington. Underwood Trd
Smith Premier typewrlters that are
now in use viii be sold at a great bar
gain. These machines will be put In
good shape and sold under a guar
antee. Machines will be delivered
now or later and will he sold on terms
10 suit the purchaser. II you need a
typewriter. phone or write 1atf
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
Asleep on Track.

Ardmoreite Special,
Tulsa I. r.. July 2S.-George Rey.
nolds aged 81, was killed, Harry
Brown, aged Is, was fatally injured
and John Reynolds was seriously In.
jured b a St. Louis and San Francis
co passenger train at Bristow. |. T,
near here today. II Is believed that
the boys were asleep on the track.
They all lived here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

The City Fish Market will move on
or before Sept. to Lynn's old stand.
lin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
Sunday, August 5th, '09

Special Train starts from Ard
more and leaves at 7:30 a. m
Ieaves Oklahoma City at abou,
1000 p N.
Among the many attractio' :
at Oklahoma City on this dat
will be- a game OF BASE BALL
between Webb City and Oklaho
ma City Here is an opportunity
for days enjoyment Fo
further information call on q
telephone
a. w. Dunham, Agent.
Phone No. rs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

When in need OF toilet soaps see
our line We have the choicest goods
from foreign countries and also OF
American manufacture.
20 ?. J. RAMSEY. Druggist
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
National Law League Convention.

Ardmorelte Special.
Asheyllle. ~ c., July 31.-The
Commercial Law League OF Am r!,a
opened It's annual convention here to-
day with many well known lawyers
and juri3ts present The addresses
scheduled for the meeting include
one ON life insurance by Judge !. D.
More of the Louisiana court OF ap.
peals,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
CORRESPONDENCE

Russell OF A-dmore and other prom
inent speakers will be present IL is
gotten up by the Farmers Union
and W. o. W.
Barbecued meats will De served on
the lith.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

D.. .aNTED-Men to learn barber trade.
The advantages we ofer save years
OF apprenticeship. Positions waiting.
Top wages. ihe rush for BARRIERS
never so great. Special offer now
Write for catalogue, Moler Barber
College, Kansas City, 40. l5.lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30
woooFoRo

Special Correspondence.
W0odford. l. T.. July 2s-We are
having an abundance of rain.
Corn is real good but cotton is not
So good as last season. by a sOcd
deal
The people Of this community met
last night and decided to have an old
fashioned barbecue and basket picnic
on Aug 18th. There will be twelve
calves and a number Of sheep and
goats barbecued. and the baskets are
supposed to be filled accordingly.
All the old soldiers from around
here went 20 Ardmore 10 attend the
reunion. and a number who are not
old soldiers went.
The census Of this township is
about 500 and there arc only thee
negro families in the township.
arker. president Of the South
western Investment and Brokerage
Co was here last week and said his
company would open a new mine here
soon. re further stated that II they
coud get any help ley would open
branch line Of railroad fom Ard
more TO this place. Mr.. williford says
that he Will subscribe si.oOO towards
the road II they will come here. and
a good many others will subscribe lib.
orally
Everybody IS for Lee Cruce for
Governor.
Politics are waxing warm here a..
ready 4 good many men with large
families want 10 cast their first vote.
AhFu Ia uanN ~ f1ff.f gnara eco
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WANT COLUMN |
WANTED.

wANTED-salesmen to call on phys
icians Exceptional opportunity lor
intelligent man. State age. ex.
perience. Lock Box SIS. Phila. 29.3i
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
New jackson County Town.

j. |. Mon Romery, who for the past
year has been partner with Rev.
Il. |. Harrington in carpenter and
contracting work. has gone to Butte
Falls on Upper Rogue river 10 super.
intend the construction of big saw
mill that is being erected on Butte
creek. Mr.. Montgomery took his
family With him and will probably
remain at Butte Falls until next Fall.
The Company putting up the mill,
who are Michigan lumbermen, have
laid out town at their millsite and
30 soon M the mill bui ding is com.
pleted Mr.. Montgomery will begin
erecting business and dwelling houses
that are planned for. The town Of
Butte Falls will be the present ter.
minus of the railroad that Is being
built from Medford up Rogue river.
The railroad is now completed to
Eagle Point, II miles from Modford,
but trains will not be put on and run
until this Spring. The road has not
been fully ballasted, but this will be
done so soon as the weather becomes
settled IL is expected to begin work
on the extension early this Spring
aud get the road In operation to Bu 10
Falls by September
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
DR.. Withycombe Announces His
ndidacy.

DR.. James Withycombe, who filed
notice few days ago of his candi.
dacy for the republican nomination
for Governor will have as his motto
on the ballot: Honest and fearless
performance of public duty. A
greater and united Oregon. His
declaration Of principles is:
Taxation of franchises and gross
earnings tax on telegraph, telephone,
express and sleeping car corporations !;
uniform assessment and taxation Of
railroads; state regulation of state
aud private banks, trust companies
and saw ings banks protection of the
state in its ownership Of public lands !;
a board of control for state institu-
tions one board for management Of
normal schools improvement Of the
Columbia and Willamette rivers, aud
coast seaports; National ownership Of
the Oregon City locks; constitutional
amendment permitting the governor
or people 10 veto individual items Of
appropriations; an honest and fearless
performance OF public duty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
Stand by Your Town.

The following admonition epplles
quite as much to Grants Pass rs it
does to the other towns, the local
papers Of which have published the
article herewith given;
If you have an idle moment employ
it by saying good word for your
town. II will cost you nothing and
will sound whole lot better than
wind jamming yourself, finding fault
and defaminR the vicinity in which
you live, and listeners will believe
you quicker and mark you ~ a pro-
gressive individual instead Of brand.
ing you as one Of the missing links
just escaped from Noah 5 ark A man
who belit les his town should be
ashamed of himself aud take to the
woods, where, unmt Tested, he can
hate himself into an unknown grave.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
For Pure MIX.

The new state law that went into
effect last year regulating the sale Of
milk, cream and ice cream are to
be fully enforced this veal. State
Dairy aud Food Comm issioneT Bailey
announces that close inspection will
be carried out in the various counties
Of the state this year and all violators
Of the law will be prosecuted
The new regulation provides that
milk must contain 2 l-l0 per cent Of
butter fat. an increase Of l.lO over
the present standard; cream must
have 20 per cent and ica cream ~
Condensed milk must have at l,nst
20 per ceut solid matter, aud Of this
"a must be butter fat Certificates
are to bs issued 10 the various dairy
msn aud creameries Of the state at
g.. 30 each, and the money Is TO 10 IN.
10 the State Treasury TO pay expenses
Of enforcing the law.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
Invests in Gro nts Pc SIS.

Fred Wickman, having prospered in
conducting feed store has sold out
and will move to Applegate, where he
has fine farm and take mp the life
OF farmer. His store, which is
located Ia the brick block at the cor.
ner Of Sixth and j streets, is now
owned by G.. L. Redwine, aud his
son Claude and ]. W. Branch. Mr.
Branch will only be a silent partner,
he devoting his time to his large
Photographic business The store will
be under the direct management OF
Claude Redwine, Mr.. Redwine assist
ing him for time when he will en-
gage in other business
Mr.. Redwine and his family ara
from Alvord. Texas, though they
spent the two months prior to their
arrival In Grants Pass last week, in
Walla Walla, while looking over
Eastern Washington with view Of
locating, but neither the climate ner
conditions suited them. SO we'll
pleased were they with Rogue River
Valley that ON the second day after
their arrival Mr.. Redwine began to
seek an investment.