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avenues-Edison, Westinghouse, and FrankIin-running East and West, with three cross streets run ming north and south. Along these streets are arranged every electrical invention ever conceived by the mind of man, including scores of new ones that have not yet become popularized. The interior is decv ed with 3OO,O0O electric lights, ri- valing even Coney Island in it's glory.
 Two big conventions, the State Street Railway association and the State Gas and Electric association will meet during the show, and will be addressed by Chairman Stew ems of the public service commis sion.
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TWO CENT FARES !, IN PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia, Sept. 30.-Pending a final decision of the state supreme court on the constitutionality of the two cent fare act, it is believed that all the leading railroads of the state will establish a flat two cent fare to- morrow, the date set for the law to be- come effective While the roads are confident that the decision of the Phil adelphia court in the test case brought by the Pennsylvania railroad will be sustained by the higher courts, they do not intend to risk having to pay heavy penalties of the decision should be re- versed. With the handing down of the opinion of the supreme court the roads will then be in a position to restore the present schedule, if desired, pro vided the decision is favorable to them.
 The Pennsylvania was the first road to attack the law, bringing suit in the local courts to restrain the coun- ty of Philadelphia from collecting the fine for violating the provisions of the act The hearing in the case lasted nearly a week, and among the wit nesses were President McCrea and several of the vice presidents of the road. The contention of the company was that the law was unconstitution- al, and that the two cent fare was fixed by the state legislature without any investigation as to whether the railroads could make a fair profit un serts it cannot do.
 The decision of the court, which will become of national importance if sustained by the supreme court, sus- tains the contention that a two cent fare is unreasonable and grants the Injunction asked for.
 Among the reasons stated by the court as to why the law is objection able On constitutional grounds are the following: @4 f9
 sAs regulation of the plaintiff's s i4cIdStdte pdoScuScls puSHiSoos All ieo entirety, the at under existing. cir cumstances is Unreasonable and con fscatory, and by depriving the plain tiff2of its property without due process q of law, violates amendment xiv of the constitution of the United States. | , Since the taking from the plaintiff of the profitable use of it's property invested in the intrastate passenger business may be regarded as taking quoad hoc of that property for pub. lie purposes, and since no just com pensation is made therefor, the act vio lates article i, section 10, of the con stitution of Pennsylvania"
 The state officials will make a de terminei fight in the supreme court tt have ths decision reversed, and art hopeful Of success. X decision in ia yor Of Ih1 roads, it is believed, would do much to prevent the establishment of tws cent fares in other. and les DopulOus states.
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MILK COWS
 BY ELECTRICITY

New York, Sept, 3o,-F'at, sleek bossies are quartered in the base ment of Madison Square Garden, as assistant demonstrators Gt the Ma tional Electric Show, which opened today. The COWS are employed to show the use of new tangled cleo tric milker. Pretty girls, clad in regulation dairy-maid costume, are helping the cows in their efforts to convince the public that the electric milkers are the most sanitary, con- venient, eXpedient and economical. It is expected that thousands of farmers and dairymen will attend to investigate this and other electrical contrivances of interest to them. Many men, women and children of the metropolis who have never seen a COW will also be interested.
 The electrical show proper is the most complete ever held in this or any other country. The main hall of the garden is divided into three
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TO SPREAD
 GHR1sT's WORK
Many Sections of Convention at Washington in SessiOn-KOly CommrEiG2 Exercises Held
 i'll Various Churches of Capital.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-At yester- days session of the international con- vention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, business meetings, general conferences and sectional conferences , for junior and public meetings were held.
 Holy communion exercises were held in various churches, followed by a meeting for prayer at Continental Hall.
 At the meeting of the council of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the United States, report was read show ing it's growth, financial condition, the extension of the work and it's relation with other brotherhoods in foreign lands.
 X resolution drawn by Rt. Rev. Bishop Johnston of West Texas, ac- cepted the suggestion of the brother hood in England and appointed the last week in November as week for the spread of Christ's kingdom. The general episcopal convention which shortly is to meet in Richmond, Va, was requested to pass similar reso- lution.
 The resolution also requested that kindred brotherhoods in other branch es of the church of Christ observe this season of prayer.
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NEW JERSEY
 STATE FAIR

Trenton, N. J., Sept, 30.-The New Jersey interstate fair opened its gates to the public today and will extend through the week. Au- toaobile features will be specialized this year. beginning today with a racing program of eight events and closing Friday and Saturday with 24-hour endurance run.
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to obey it's order for a two cent pas senger rate to be put into effect to- morrow. This action was taken on the advice of the general counsel of the different roads, who declare that the orders of the commission can not be enforced.
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TO IGNORE
 KANSAS ORDER

Chicago, Sept. 30.-It is stated that leading railroads having headquarters in this city and operating in Kansas have decided to ignore the railroad commission of that state and refuse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-21
Snakes in the Kitchen

THE house itself not bad, but for some reason
IL was infested with snakes The poisonous whip
snake especially, foot two long, seemed to pre-
fer reed walls and thatch 10 any other place
and more than once | would find of these hIdcous
little reptiles drinking Of the tin basin / was
about to wash my hands in Ii is astonishing
though, what a woman can grow accustomed To-
Think of stumbling hIdeous snakes in ones
kitchen over six feet long! My chief boy told me
sympathetcally that these horrible things came in
after the rats
We rise at five to the eery sounds of a war drum
and more the awful business of catering for the
day afilicts me. Our beds at least decent; for
we have superseded the old mattresses, made from
dried Feelings of the banana palms rolled and seWed
together; and after a whole year of negotiation we
got proper mattresses from home.
All our water has to be brought from the river
by reluctant looking savages, and IS certainly not
nice to look al when ii is brought in. Commonly
II IS the color of pea soup; but 1t IS the best
get, and has to serve for washing, cooking, and
drinking. OF course. the awful liquid is care
fully boiled before we drink a drop of it. Next
a lump Of alum is put in the pitcher to bring down
the thick blackish brown sediment and lastly the
stuff is put through two filters. Even when all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-21

my ChIci maid, told me Il gen
tleman had come To see me |
went out into the compound
and saw there two fearsomc saw
ages, one Of them a Manyema
man over six feet high. and the
other a mere dwarf from the
Great Forest. The former had
some honey TO sell. which his
small companion carried in a hol-
low log.
The pair of them had been wait
ing for sometime in curious Stork-
like postures, resting on one leg,
with the other raised and placed
on the knee | advanced to in
spect the honey, and found a grue-
some, dark, viscid mess, like mo-
lasses, speckled with dead bees,
wisps of straw, and miscellaneous
dirt, not forgetting slabs of wax.
Its owner, however, had a high
opinion of its value, for he asked
two small goats in exchange l
was turning TO leave him. when
hethrust into the mess a monstrous
and filthy paw wherewith he tasted
the honey" This done. hcplunged
in his hand again and extended
it to me, hoping that | too might
taste and find It good. But fled
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Going to Market

WTIEN | 90 to market the way lies through an
wv almost mpenetTablc Jungle, haunted by strange
birds and screaming monkeys; and through this |
am carried IN a blanket hammock for fare which
works out at ten cents a day. Since money as we
know II, Is absolutely unknown, | have to take
with me a strange assortment Of knife blades coils
OF trade brass wire, rolls OF calico. and baskets Of
cowry shells; while the larger denomination of
com is represented by the miserable specimens Of
goat that trot after my hammock l can fire.
quently pay for goods however by depositing an
ivory tusk with the village head man and drawing
against this precisely though it was an account
opened at bIg department store at home. | must
say | have never been cheated in this strange
banking business but have received the utter
most value for my money down to the last
plantain.
Then, too, strange savagcs come to my door with
unexpected delcacies One morning Jennie Waa
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lut 81 hamboOs and palm RIBS,
with roof thatch of palm leaves
and a doorway only three feet
square
They spread feasts for us too
II weird viands-chiefly goat 5
flesh, roast monkey, and smoked
fish, all OF them Literally dashed
with chill peppers and palm oil
81 was a sight TO see the bricks
.ar our future home being nodded
rlm the ant earth The walls
emed 10 grow by magic, and in
.r than a week we were installed
20 a four-room bungalow, with
uthouses for the strangest Of
er. ants
Meanwhile Herbert and ! did
our best 70 get together q service
able vocabulary IN Limongo, paw
ing for our tuition chiefly in medi-
CINE and surgical aid We knew
a old The respect which the kongo
savage has for the white witch
doctor But we knew also that
The medicine most in demand was
that most drastic in effect. True,
we used quinine and cascara; but
we produced our greatest effect by
allowing The monsters 10 sniff
vigorously al q huge bottle 81 am
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The Head Cook at Work.

mona, after which they went their way gasping
and choking with tears streaming down their faces
marveng at the strength Of the white man
medicine
The cases daily brought to us might we'll have
taxed a New York specialist Thus one dav a boy
Was brought in with frghtfu spear wound the
abdomen did what could for him; but Of course
Immediate laparotOmy was out OF the question.
He recovered, however. and became one OF my best
servants, going round the house in OF my
cast of shirt waists OF sky blue silk
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this is done it has a vile taste.
My sisters at home, in great ccnters
of civilization, would perhaps like to
hear about my bread. This too is
tOpsyturvy, like the other details of
my housekeeping; for my first duty
IS TO get the poison out of it. 1t is
known as Cassava or manioc. and is
produced from a poisonous root
which has To be chopped, pressed,
and stepped in water for seven DAYS
to extract the poison, before it can
be worked up into bread Even
then 1t is boiled. not baked, and is
pretty heavy and tough after all this
labor has been expended on it. 1t
may be bought ready made in the
market place tied up in plantain
leaves About thirty rolls OF the stuff
can be bought for piece of brass
wire about a foot long
often think ruefullv of butcher
and tishmonger, poultercr and game
man. with their aSsOrtments of deli
CacIcS. and contrast their customers
lot with VAIN regrets as | am taxing
my ingenuity 10 provide three meals
a IaN often without rDp1t mill
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-uls. Teeth flied TO sharp points, armed with
.1strous knives and spears. and telegraph drums
logs and monkey sklns-they were dreadful to
Book upon Not a word of their iargon could We
eak; not much hut awaited
But duty called hither. Ny husband was sur
GREAT Lakes railroads. His daily life was a killing
and | determined TO make him comfortable.
angry rhlnos would throw engines of the track;
-.e LumbWa and AandI tribes would steal the fish
,eS and bolts from the line; and my husband
rbaday troubles terminated in a sad tragedy.
Another lion teTrorized the plate layers at klnaa
tion and Young Cogswell Herberts colleague,
-s#0red to bag him The TWO took up their quar-
FOR the night IN OF the cars. leaving the
windows open and the doors unfastened, waiting
near the usual nightly roar. Both tired men
-aees, and toward three in the morning the man
cater came along in uncannv silence. laid hold OF
..1saeu by the shoulder. and dragged him bodily
,st through the window His remains were afterward
covered and his destroyer killed IN due course.
Savages as LabOrers
First we had to get a house of some kind. There
plenty OF trees IN the forest; but what about
a1r:. The savages ugly at first; twice they
led down and threw them into the
amp. II different after / had gwen little
glc lantern Show-though this was nearly spoiled
the binding tropic moonlight. No sooner had
The. got Their terror OF the lantern and seen
rst few pictures (the story of Robinson Crusoe),
t.n / heard everywhere the throb-throb of the
cgTaIh drums and little signal fires streaklng
night with ftful radiance. Ny audience was
little terrifying but the experiment successful.
ext day Herbert and had laborers galore. They
cyan make bricks from the curious earth Of
t1e giant anthills, and meanwhile rugged US UP
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THE wheezyold stern wheeler
Pioneer dumped us down
al NYangwe. Manyema-
land, Congo State. three
years ago, among savages
say. 1t Is good 10 eat meat
-alks Picture wild chaos II
trees and dense underground.
the lofty crowns knit together
argeous parasites that dropped
like colored stars. Far in
pths the elephant screamed
unpeted by dav. and the lion $
ug roar froze nav blood at night.
were things that Crawled. -
r.-.uns twenty-five feet long.
that tlcw.-huge bats that |
t..red were vampires
And 81 hat shall | say OF our human
lbors. Giants. some OF them.
iour-inch ivory disks in their
luhes and big skewers OF bone
ugh the nose. They were all but
rev nude with shining bodies
ng with palm oil and powdered
.auHsod. and embossed with scars
ei IN high patterns through the
al white wood ash III open
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Keeping House in Savage Africa

l'0~6IeS That Seem Iuu'7u0unt0he TO tie Housewife IN
CgOIlEsed Countries 14r Merely /vcdeuks k0ue0aud
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Whist Club.

The Whist club enjoyed q mcrric
round with Miss Valley Souther.
land Thursday her guest Miss
Scgar of Virginia as honorec. Four
tables were set for their favored
game and excitement ran high for
two hours, At its finish Mrs. Hal.
buchanan WAS given high score
prizc-a dainty lunch cloth and Miss
Scgar claimed fan rs guest hon
ors... Tables were spread and de.
licious lunch served on tcte.
The guest list included Mesdames
Hal Buchanan, Jodie Adams, Char
les Anderson. Conlec. George Walk.
or. Moran Scott John Fielder. Miss
es Avis. Jennie Williams. Mullen.
Gardenhire. Scgar. Rogan, Butts and
the hostess.
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Chautauqua Glass.

Mrs. Sam Noble was hostess to
the members of the Chautauqua
Glass Monday afternoon at her beau
tiful new home in the northwest
part of the city.
The lesson on Painters at the
opening OF the nineteenth century
was ably led by Mrs. A. G. Cruce.
Mrs. Woods made some fine criti-
cisms. The roll call was responded
to with current events is a distinct
i've feature of these meetings as the
answers frequently suggest the in
dividuality of the members. The
ladies of the G. l.. s. c. contemplate
keeping open house to their many
friends New Years Day and will en-
deavor to usher in the coming year
with some of the old time hospital.
ity which went out with horse cars
and street lamps. The place how
ever has not been decided upon. but
wherever ii is a royal good time Is
promised to their friends. '
The class will meet on Monday,
Dec 9, 1907 with Mrs. Pierce. Mrs.
Sd Byrd will lead
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Presbyterian Bazaar.

On Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock the ladies' OF 'the Aid so.
ciety OF the First Presbyterian
church will open a bazaar at the
home OF Mrs. A. c. Straehley on
west Main steet There will be on
sale everything imaginable and sale
able at church bazaar. Fancy
work OF all kinds that the members
have been working on for 10 these
many days. in addition to the sale
there will be a most interesting
musical program and oysters will
be served throughout the afternoon
and evening. A cordial invitation Is
extended to all.
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Eastern Star.

Ardmore has had the pleasure this
week of entertaining some of the
most distinguished Eastern Star
ladies of the state, school OF in
struction being in session.
On Monday night the visiting
guests with the members of the local
lodge held the first meeting. an ac.
count of which has been given in
the daily paper. Miss Bessie Pal
mer, Worthy Matron of this Chap
ter delivered the address of vel
come which was as follows:
Sisters. District Deputies and Wis
itors: In behalf of Ardmore Chap
ter. No. 20, ! greet you and with
exceeding pleasure bid you welcome.
Welcome In our hall, our hearts and
our homes. We as a Chapter feel
honored TO have as our guests those
who are TO be the teachers of the
work of our beautiful order during
this year. The aim OF the Eastern
Star has always been to help each
other, and during these two days OF
instruction may the spirit of frater-
nal love and harmony prevail, each
striving to promulgate the princi'
pies of our beloved order in way
that all may be mutually benefited,
broaden our ideas and make us able
to use conscientiously and for the
best good of all, our opportunities.
lay We do much TO prove to the
world by living such lives as our
obligation and on rdegrees require
of us, that our order shall deserve
the commendation and not the en-
nifty of those who are outside its
membership. May We receive the
spiritual stimulus that often comes
from larger movements and each
feel personal responsibility for the
work accomplished at this time and
realize that We are to be intregal
parts of the great circle OF human
brotherhood, as II Widens ana Wld-
ems until 1t touches the shore OF the
Great Beyond
May you all who have come to be
instructed in this great work when
you return TO your homes be able
10 take with you sheaf of loving
memories of your visit with us.
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Doll -Dolls-Dolls.

The members OF the Home Mis-.
sion Society have remembered the
little folks this year and when writ.
ing their letters to Old Santa Claus
tell him to call at the bazaar to be
he'd by these ladies the eleventh of
December. II he Is looking for all
Rinds Of dolls they will have them
all kinds from "Topsy" OF the black
est ue to Baby Stewart Ameri-
cas- most noted child. They will all
be there at reduced prices, In fact
they will be marked SO low that IL
would be waste of time for a busy
house wife to sit down and dress
one, not taking into consideration
the cost OF material.
Tuesday afternoon the ladies' of
this organization met with Mrs. II.
W, Randol and dressed dolls all the
afternoon and have been engaged
In this work some time. They will
also have an abundance OF fancy
work on sale.
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Ladies Of the Leaf.

An afternoon of fun and frolic-
pure and simple-was that spent
at the home of Mrs. c. A. Sammons
Wednesday when Mrs. II. w. Dick.
Mrs. c. p. Dings and Mrs. Harry
Crockett were at home to the mem.
bers of "The Ladies' OF the Lear
and limited number OF invited
friends with q Hard Times" party.
The ladies of this fashionable club
have heretofore entertained on very
elaborate scales-this time things
were cut short-the financial strin-
gency which is over-spreading our
land has touched the purses OF even
the fastidious and they have had to
come down and join the plebian
forces.
The house decorations were not
profuse, but in accord with the times
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Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Holt, entertain
etA with 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday,
in compliment 10 the fourteenth
birthday anniversary of their little
daughter Vienece
The house was beautifully decorat.
ed in evergreens and roses, and the
table laid in exquisite linen and cen
tered with a big birthday cake, on
which burned fourteen tapers.
menu was served in six courses.
The little hostess received a number
Of pretty gifts. The guests were
Mamie Gross. Lorena Cruce, Lee
Cethey. Janett Ellsworth, Holly Zike,
Gladys, Jewell and Venice Holt.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.

Monday-Chautauqua class meets
with Mrs. f. A. Pierce.
Tuesday--Ladles Aid Societies.
Presbyterian Bazaar at Mrs.
Straehley's.
Bachelor Girls.
We1nesday--Merrie Wives meet
with Mrs. John Stone.
Y. NJ. c. A. meets.
Ferndale Review Club meets
with Mrs. Arthur Carpenter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bazaar at
the old Democrat building.
Benevolent Society meets.
Tuesday-Beneard DAILY at opera
house in Kenny Cow.
Orio Club meets with Miss
Olive.
Elks dance.
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Dinner Party.

"A good dinner sharpens wit, while
1t softens the heart" Then true to
the old adage witty was the crowd
and soft the hearts of those who
were fortunate enough to be count
ed with the merry little party that
took dinner with Miss Elizabeth
johnson in Durant Sunday.
It was jo1y bunch of boys and
girls who took the early morning
train for Durant Sunday, arriving
there on schedule time they were
Immediately diyen to the johnson
iome where royal greeting was
,.yen 10 them. The Johnsons, Miss
Elizabeth. Forest and Harvey, the
latter We claim as az Ardmore citi-
zen, have long since had an estab-
lished reputation as being hostess
and hosts of the true Southland type
nor did they fall short of that ON
this occasion.
There was no pretense made to-
ward elaborate decorations only the
hot house was robbed OF a few Of
its ferns and palms which were ar
ti-tically placed about with here and
there fambeaux bunch of Autumns
Queen Flower.
AT one O'Clock dinner was served
in eleven courses consisting of all
the daintiest delicies OF the season
In the afternoon a number of the
citys society set called and the day
will go down in their memory book
a. one OF round Of pleasures never
TO be forgotten.
In the party were .iiss Landrum
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Ferndale Review Club.

The Ferndale Review Club met
with Mrs. Pittman Wednesday after
noon in regular weekly session.
Mrs. w. II. Murphy was leader.
Roll call was responded to by quota
tions from James Russell Lowell
the poet selected for the month.
Mrs. Bulard also read selection
from this authJr. Mrs. s. A. Doug
lass gave an interesting paper on the
causes leading up to the Revolution
AIRY war, Mrs. Ikard gave an en-.
ioyable piano solo.
The club will meet with Mrs. Ar
thur Carpenter next Wednesday.