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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
Notice.

Don't let your buggy run down or
your horse 90 hare footed when you
can get work done right and reasona-
BILE at
WILL DeVENY'S SHOP,
Big Horse Shoe Sign on Broadway St.
9-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
NOBLE BROS

Our stock contains blank books I'm
all sizes, rulings and qualities. Any
thing you can possibly want Is here
and at prices. too that will please you.
G +. J. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

have a steam corn mill, with 20.
horse power engine, and a 3O.horse
power boiler in good repair. The mill
is well located. Building and lot In.
cludcd, which will sell at the moder-
ate price Of 500. Apply to or writo
J. o. GILLIAN,
9-w2 Berwyn, |. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

otto + Booth Of this city has been
appointed substitute railway mail
clerk Mr.. Booth has for some time
past been one of the local mail car
riors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

We have in a very fine line OF new
buggles and are making the prices
and terms attractive Call In. look
through our stock and get our prices
before you buy.
NOBLE BROS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
Attention Redmen.

Regular Council OF Washita Tribe
No. 80, /. o. II. NJ, at 1880 tonight at
the wigwam. The raising Of chiefs will
be an interesting feature. Let all be
present.
BY order, SACHEM.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

DeWitts Kidney and Bladder pills
drives the poison from the body. a
25c box holds weeks treatment.
Sold by Hoffman Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
Judge Townsend a Winner.

In speaking Of the reports enounc.
ing the appointment Of Judge Town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

No man ever got pain IN his back
from carrying his nelghbor's burden.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09

The Daily Ardmorelte soc '7onth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21

skyline countless changes have taken place IN
the city. most of them due to expansion In other
directions than upward. The real, the greater
city at the head of Massachusetts Bay has
about twice the population credited Dy inc
census to the lesser municipality 1t embraces
all the communities that are bound together by
the metropolitan park sewer and water sys-
TENS and other recent civic developments
From South Shore to North Shore, in semi
circle with radius of about ten miles, there
is now complete chain of large and small
parks and forest reservations, all interconnected
by boulcvards and parkways. Such an observer
as II. c. Wells, the English novelist, who not
long ago had some tart things to say about old
Boston, could find nothing but praise for the
plan on which the newer Boston is being laid
out one which contrasts most favorably with
the formlessness of the suburban growth of
London AID other British cities. No other
municipality on either continent Mr.. Wells IN
timated. has made such elaborate preparations
Tor expanding along scientifically planned lines.
The most remarkable single change which
turning Bostonans viii discover is unquestion-
ably the removal of the artistic and musical
centre of the town from Copley Square. where
the famous Public Library and Trinity Church
stand TO 4 region between the city proper and
the adjacent suburb Of BrOOkline There a for
mer stretch OF salt marsh is occupied by
the Fcnway, parkway with ornamental feat
Urcs, which follows the course of a sluggish but
not unattractive little meadow river Here
a wide expanse Of level land Ganked by low
hills are the newly dedicated white marble
Medical School of Harvard University the gift
in the main of ]. Perpont Morgan and John ID.
Rockefeller: the celebrated Isabella Stuart Gard
Museum, in the Fenway. popularity known as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
JOH q q N CIV
ADAMS.

B1ra .c G-siUtree. SUP.
urb o Session. 10,
Sixth President U. ;
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
TRAINING OF HUNTING poc.
Simple Methods That viii Cure Ami.
nal Of Gun shyness.

Any dog can be cured Of gun shy.
ness il you take enough trouble and
exercise enough patience. declares
Joseph r. Graham. In Outing. The
process proceeds on the inference
that, since he Is alarmed because OF
memory or fear OF disagreeablo cir
cumstances. he must learn TO associ
ate the gun with the agreeable.
1t is best to apply the treatment
when the dog is on game. In prob
ably four cases out of five. he will
quickly learn TO disregard the gun. or
like 1t, ii YOU let him hunt up the
game and chase 1t, shooting when he
is at a distance and in hot pursuit.
Often gun.shyness disappears the
very day he makes his first solid
| point and becomes deeply interested
in the business. In the midst of this
new delight. he disregards other mat
tiers.
Sometimes the fear is too strong,
and a regular treatment must be un-
dertaken. oftener the owner will
have a short shooting season and
| does not care to take chances on a
quick cure. His dog must be ready
FOR business when the season opens.
So, it Is necessary TO know the sys'
fems which have been successful in
iealing with this trouble.
One mar put his bird dog to ehas'
ing eats. When the cat was freed
he would slap his hands and sick
the dog into excited attack At this
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

to draw this wagon. Its steam pump
will suck water from any stream or
well, and no matter how muddy or full
Of disease germs 1t may be, it will au.
tomatically pass through the system
and not only issue perfectly clear and
pleasing to the eye. but absolutely
safe as well. Through a most ingeni-
Gus arrangement it Is discharged al
most as cold as when 1t entered.
Clear, sparkling water, by the way,
Is in the majority Of instances far
from being pure and safe. For ex-
ample, the very best filter working
under good conditions will allow from
one to fisc per cent Of bacteria or
more to escape. and only one per cent.
may mean that tens Of thousands OF
these health d~estroyers are contained
lin 4 single glass Of water. Sterilisa.
tion IL the only proper precaution, and
this feature II recognised 10 such IN
extent that the sterilizer described
has been adopted BY tho United States
government and placed IN universal
|use IN the army, marine corps, coast
ana eeodetic survey, isthmian canal
commission, etc. The sterilixcr Ian.
lishes typhoid fever aHd III d ~
multitude X water born ailmertA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
New Term In Law,

The plaintiff was stating his case:
Your honor, | was walking alongside
Of the waiting train. when this man,
who is a stranger to me, and without
any cause whatever, reached out OF
the car window and planted a couple
Of powerful blows upon my face"
"Your honor" e~xpostulated the de
PENDANT, II was SO enraged by the de-
lay Of that train and the miserable
service OF that road In general, that
| Just had to give vent to my feelings
In some way. l couldn't restrain my.
self"
II feel for you" admitted the Judge,
who had occasion to travel on the
same road, but I nm compelled to
fine you nevertheless. That pair OF
hand-mc.downs will cost you just
$40"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
|Nississippi
Arws


There will be . general meeting OF
the officers and members OF the Missis-
sippi Live Stock Association at jackson
on Nov. Il, during the State fair. AL
officers and members and those desiring
to become members are earnestly urged
TO be on hand. Among other matters
that will come up for discussion will be
that pertaining to Legislation, and cs-
pecially tho proposition to have q live
stock sanitary board, with power TO en-
force regulations looking to the ershdi-
cation Of ticks, and extending the quar-
antine lines as now existing further
south, to include a large part Of this
Stale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
TRICKS PLAYED BY FATE.
Melancholy Man Of Opinion He Has 4
Kick Coming.

TITS curious, said the melancholy
man, "how things have a habit of hap
pening at the wrong time. I'm not re-
ferring to caIamities; ] suppose there
never is a right time for calamities.
What I'm thinking of" he con.
tinued. lis the chances in life that we
consider fortunate. or would consider
fortunate. IL only they presented them
selves differently. As 1t is, ii is often
the case that we cant take advantage
Of them simply because fate has
played us some little trick.
How frequently It happens that we
make one engagement to find that the
hours set apart for 1t are the very
ones that We could employ much more
satisfactorily in doing something else
On returning to town, say, from q
business trip, we discover that a bust
ness opportunity has slipped away
during our absence, We bind our
selves TO courses Of action, and, after
cast.iron arrangements have beer
made. something turns up which
makes us realize that we've made
mistake. It's the penalty for not be
ing omniscient, ! suppose he con
cluded, gloomily but 1t seems TO M,
that the punishment is apt 10 b.
| rather out Of proportion,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Soil Survey in Holmes.

At the request OF Congressman Hum
phreys, the secretary Of agriculture has
detailed w. I, Geib of the bureau OF
soils to make nm extensive survey OF
the soils OF Holmes county. No coun-
~ in the State has II more varied soil
than Holmes, being partly In the great
alluyial delta and partly in the hills,
and II Is hoped that this examination
will discover possibilities that have so
far been unknown to the people for FUR
Their Investigation Of crops and indus
tries,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
PRAYER Of = Good Indian.

o! Powers that be, make me stuff.
cient to my own occasion.
Teach me to know and TO observe
the rules Of the game.
Give to me to mind my own business
at all times and to lose NJ opportunity
OF holding my tongue.
When it is appointed for me to suf
fer let me, as far as may humanity
be possible, take example from the
well-bred beasts, and go away quietly
to bear my suffering by myself.
Help me to win, II win / may, but
and this especially-if | may not win
make me a good loser. Amen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
psychological moment he would fire
blanks from q small pistol. Two or
three treatments usually suficed.
Three SherWoods,

Mrs. Catherine Sherwood, at the
age of So, gave birth to triplets, who
were named respectively Franklin,
Francis and Frederick. They all be.
came sea %captsins and all lived to be
more than 70 years old. 1t is related
of the brothers that while in Charles.
ton, s. c., they all went into the same
barber shop one day to get shaved,
one in the early morning, one at noon
and the other in the evening, and the
barber said that he never saw a man
whose beard grew SO rapidly as that
mans did.--Letter in the Medical Rec.
ord.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
TIE STORY.

HATRED nursed within the heart ia
III a slow poison which at last per.
meates all the life, destroying the bet.
ter impulses and giving rein to the evil
passions.
SO It was with Absalom. the hand,
some and prepossesslng o OF King
David. For nearly two years now
there had ranked In his heart the evil
passions which had been aroused when
his beautiful sister Tamar had poured
into bis sympathetic ear the story Of
her grievous wrongs al the hands OIL
her hall. brother, Amnon, and certain
it Is that time had not softened his
anger, or weakened his murderous re
solve.
Day after day he had fed the fame
of his hatred, and day after day he
had plotted and schemed how he nigh,
compass the destruction Of Amnon
without danger to himself.
Secretly, Absalom rejoiced that he
had found occasion against Amnon
for with him out Of the way Absalom
would be heir to the throne OF David
From his earliest boyhood be could re-
call how his mother had encouraged
him 10 the hope that some day he
should be heir to the kingdom His
grandfather Talmai was king owe
Gcshur, and why should not he be king
over Israel, and thus unite two strone
kingdoms? Absalom's mother looked
with contempt upon Ahinoam, mother
Of Amnon. for she had no claim to roya'
birth. while she, Maacah. was daughter
Of the king Of Geshur. And this con
( tempt which she had felt for Ahinoan
she had instilled into the heart Of heI
con Absalom, 10 that he had come u
feel that her son Amnon was quite be
meath, him This feeling had grown
with the years and there was no pleas
ant intercourse between the half bro
there, and AZ Absalom came to man
hoods estate and the pride and ambi
ton took complete possession OF hi
heart, there grew upon him tho feel
ing that somehow Amnon stood In his
J way to success; that he was doini
him an injustice.
ne had been told too often Of III
charms 81 his own person not 70 y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
PURE WAFER ron SOLDIERS.
New Army Wagon Insures sterii'zed
supply In the Field.

Uncle Sam has adopted a water
wagon for army use, which. eve
when 1t draws It's contents from 9
much polluted stream, provides MS
soldiers with fine fluid with which 70
quench their thirst, says the Phiia.
deiphia Record. The secret Of TINS
il that the wagon In question is moth
ing more MOI less than g complies
altering and sterilixing plant on
wheels. This army sterilizing plant
ii equipped with . boiler for making
steam u operate the pump and me
steriliSer, . complete oct Of bone
black nlters. : sterflising plant 4
d reservoir TOR storing the sterile
watsr. Along each side are seven
faucsta. 10 arranged that A men can
co-nSonisntly al their canteens q
one tme. Only i ~ minutes aresre'
quiSopd M "a esttre regiment - a.,
tsin ~ Natef supplys
Fr5n TN y M mule are REQUIRE a'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

shall be kept perpetually burning at
the expense of the municipality OF
Florence. The lamp is in the four
teenth century Venetian style, its
main feature being an ostrich's egg
surrounded at its greatest diameter by
a circlet of copper with ornaments Of
gems, lapis lazuli and m%alachite. The
cup OF the lamp will be Of the finest
Venetian crystal. The work Is pro.
nounced worthy Of the best traditions
OF Forentine craftsmen. 1t will prob.
ably be placed in position at Ravenna
In the course of October.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Clark Campaigning.

President Walter Clark OF the Mis-
sissippi division Of the Southern Cotton
Association, has entered on an active
round Of campaigning Of the State. and
this e that the farmers and others
identified with the handling and mar
kcting OF the staple will have the nd
vantage Of hearing some good, sound
ad yicc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Collection Of Dolls.

Princess Clementine Of Belgium,
younges. daughter Of Leopold. is cred,
tied with having the most wonderful
collection Of dolls In the world. Among
them are specimens from Babylon,
bone dolls from Greenland. q wooden
q from Peru, a paper doll from
india, Greek dolls with wardrobes.
even dolls houses. with furniture and
dishes In them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

Gov. Vardaman has increased tho
reward for the apprehension and con-
viction OF the negro, BH, Myers, tho
murderer Of sheriff McDougall OF Car
roll county, from 5000 to $500, and this
amount will be paid at M on his CON
viction to the party or parties RESPONSE
BILE for or instrumental in his capture.
The governor stipulates, however, that
IL the negro Is caught and dealt with by
mob violence, contrary to law, not n
cent will be paid for his capture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
sERMoNETTE.
In this inelden. we see the be.

w tNis iVCiuGVt VIC ecS t"N w
ginning Of the fuihliment OF the
prophecy Of Nathan spoken at
the time Of David's great sin,
when he declared that 'the sword
shall never depart from thine
house," and "Behoid, I will
raise up evil against thee out Of
thine own house"
The sins Of the fathers are
visited upon the children as the
Inevitable outworkine Of the
natural law OF cause and effect.
It Is as true to-day as In the
days of David.
David could not violate the
moral law without its ~esertino
a hurtfui Influence upon the
members of his household. His
example proved demoralixing.
His yielding to the lusts OF the
flesh encouraged a like indul.
senee on the part OF his own
sons.
Sad 10 II not 10 contemplate
such reckless violation Of paren.
tai obligations, and yet how re-
| peatedly we see its repetition
] to-day. Fathers and mothers
, into whose care have come the
, little innocent lives forget the
| Divinely imposed obligation and
! live to crafty their own selfish
I desires. They think to indulge
! the secret sin without poisoning
! the atmosphere of the home and
\ communicating the lives Of their
l children. But can theyY This
\ tragedy In the family of David
I protests an emphatic NO! And
\ innumerahie cases which fill the
u columns Of the papers OF the
country daily reiterate over and
y over again the same emphatic
\ MOI
i Does that drinking father ex.
I pect his children are not going
\ to be influenced by his example?
4 Does that mother think that she
D can abandon herself TO the
pleasures Of society and indulge
H in all manner Of excuses and
i not have the daughters life
. poisoned by the evil example?
N Does that father Of easy morals,
Il who Is reckless Of the sanctitY
d Of another's home, forget that
Il the monster Of vice may enter
4 his home and claim as a victim
X his daughter, or his son? Why
y is 1t that divorce 10 Increasing
n at such a terrible rate? Is it
y not because children are follow
Ing In the footsteps Of their di.
u vorced parents7
y But the sins Of parents, while
Y being a reason, m no excuse
n for the sins Of children. The
u example Of the parent may have
encouraged the child to like sin.
Y full indulgence, but II does not
Il absolvc the child from respon.
Y sibiiity for his wi conduct.
q Amnon, the firstborn son OF
Y David and heir to the throne.
saw his father crafty his lust
Il full desires at any cost, and why
!. should not her
x Absalom saw David his father
q deliberately plot the death OF
another, why should not he2
Y Absslom, the natural protector
Il Of his sister, should have seen
y that punishment was visited
y upon the head Of the wicked
3 Amnon, but Il should have been
strictly within the limits Of the
X law. Had hs In the heat Of pas.
Il sion at the moment struck Am.
non down il would not have been
surprising, but for him TO har'
Dor hatred and wiekedly and in
c%cid-blood plot murder indicates
Z an evil heart which knew not,
~ neither feared, God.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

DR.. Ewald Falls, . well.known
Egyptologist and e~xcavatoy. has EN-.
braced Islam. While at the head Of
an excavating expedition 10 the Nile
delta be became 70 convinced Of the
virtues Of Mohammedanism that he
confessed the faith and was received
at the mosque ct Mariout. He will
henceforth be known under the name
81 Mussa MohAmmed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
School Decision.

In an opinion rendered to the State
superintendent Of education, the attor-
ney-general holds that it Is not legally
possible for a rural separate school dis
trict to be built up out of territory
which includes in its area an incor-
poratcd city, town or village.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
New Enterprises.

The capitalists and business men In
the State are continuing the work of
organizing and consolidating their cap
ital with others, with the result that
charters for new industries Of all kinds
continue to be drawn. These enter
prises are quite general IN character.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Sheriff Murdered.

Sheriff McDougall WIS shot to death
eight miles from Carroliton by n negro
whom he had arrested. The arrest was
easily made, and when the negro, Hob
Myers, asked permission to 60 TO his
room for some wearing apparel the
sheriff readily granted the request.
Once inside the house the negro got a
shotgun and without warning opened
fire on the sheriff, who fell dead at tho
first shot. Myers escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Fully Prepared.

Mrs. Stubb-John. what In the
world are you doing with those boxing
gloves in one hand and the remnants
of dinner in the other? +
Mr.. Stubb-Maria, there is a tramp
downstairs who says he Is looking for
scraps. ] want to be certain which
kind he means.-Illustrated Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
More Members Than ssats.

1t has been discovered that there arc
not seats and desks enough to fill the
requirements OF the lower branch Of
the State legislature, a. there will be
two more representatives at the next
session than during the past. The last
Legislature provided for W more conn
ties, jefferson Davis and Forrest, and
their representatives must be provided
frf. H" 3
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
The State Treasury.

The State treasury started ont on Oct.
/, 1905, with $252, G07.2l on hand. The
receipts from all sources for tho year
amounted to 1891, l27.l5, making q
grand total OF 81, 100, o6s, SO. The APP
preparations for 1906 amounted to w.
3S7 ,4O5.s3 and for 1907 they were 81
379,3i3. 90, leaving a cash balance In the
treasury Oct. / last Of s2,3le.72, which
has since been wiped out, leaving the
treasury virtually empty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Hunury Multitudes.

More residents OF New York take
their midday meal away from home
than do those OF any other city. and
one OF the most populous eating sec
tons OF the city between the hours OF
IL and 2 o'clock on every business day
is In and around Herald square. Prop
erly within that district are 81 restau'
rants and In them on a recent Friday
during the two hours, l2.4l8 meals
were served.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Missisainnps Hay Crop.

The hay crop this year throughout
the State has been larger and better
than the average, and In some sections
it Is reported TO have been immense.
One man In Monroe county made 32S
tons OIL q comparatively restricted
area, and others seem 10 have done
equally as well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

rabble. We know we are great. and
II other people don't know 1t, It il
their own fault" Nevertheless. for
eloquent and pungent appreciation Of
ones merits, few u~tterances have
equaled George Francis Trains mem-
orable remark that In mixing with his
fellow men he slways felt like a CO.
coanut Ia a bag Of peanuts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Red Men Hustling.

On January ! OF the present year
there were only 81 members OF the
Red Men il the State OF Mississippi.
and there are now 1900 members, and
great sachems say that tho order will
be over 1000 strong by Jan. ], loos,
with sixty tribes. There are four or
ganisers in the field and the average
number Of tribes being put in Is four .
,,.,l
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
VIII Ask for More Money.

The board OF trustees OF the dcpart-
mcnt Of archives and history will pcti-
ton the legislature to increase the SAL
airy OF the director from $500 10
1900 q year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08

The synod Of Mississippi will meet
at jackson on Nov. Is. The Attendancs
will be much larger than heretofore,
owing TO the fact that organic union
has been perfected with the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
Veteran Dead.

Charles y. Taylor, aged 50 year.,
died at BAtcsville. The deceased 49,;
tered the Confederate army ~ the w.
Of 10 and served throughout tho ~.
He was I brave soldier and . true menI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-08
The Excitement Plan.

THE payments amt SO hard
What terms?"
"a dollar down and a dollar when
eve the collector ketches me-
Louisville Courier Journal,