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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04
SEWER EXTENSION.
Two Additional Blocks Have Been
Added to the Contract and Sever.
age Pipe viii Be Placed This
Week

Two additional blocks have been
added to the contract OF the American
Water and Light company. and sew.
orlge will bc laid iu these blocks
,his week. The work of the company
which Is laying the sewer i'm the
city IS about drawing 10 a close, and
o. became necessary to extend the
sewerage In the northeast part of the
city TO the extent of two blocks.
ono block on Fourth avenue north.
east and one blocl, ON T. street north.
east. additional will be plped for
sewerage. The main being laid Is
eight inch sewer main It Is expected
it will be completed in about three
days
only about six more days Of prct.
Is weather IS all that i5 needed to
give the company an opportunity TO
finish their work I'm This city. This
work. together with the extension.
would have been completed by We'd.
.uoslly had the weather remained
clear, but as 70 has turned off bad it
is expected the work will not be
completed until some time next week.
however It is hoped to complete it
this week
When the work Is completed "a com.
mittcc from the city council together
with officers Of the company will go
over the grounds whore the extension
sewer mains have been laid. and cx.
anime the work mlnutely The ac.
copting or refusal OF the work will
be in the hands Of this committee
and the council will act according to
their report
The work has consumed consider
able time ON acooua. of the weather
which has hoon especially bad for the
past few months Omccrs of the
company stated The work would have
been completed three months ago
with favorable weather conditions.
The value of the sewer and water
extensions. where connections have
already been made is readily seen and
connections are fast being made ~
all parts of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04

governor Is a man fitted Tor the part
have endcayorcd both In my pr'
yatc and public life, TO give no on
any cause TO doubt my sincerity u1'r
any position aud since o"ve dot'e.
mined not to- make tho .t.o whi'
! have said is stripped uf any inn
puiation of a merely personal motive.
When ] expressed the purpose of
asking the Democratic nomination 7
v1s conscious Of the great responsible
ity o., position of governor would on
tail but felt willing To- make any reas.
uuabla sacrifice Tor the good of my
state. Since entering the field ] have
come to the conclusion that It is best
for me TO retire from the race, belloy-
ing as ! do that % man can be- found
among the candidates now before our
people possessing in a marked degree
the necessary qualifications
In taking this step / desire to eN.
tend my sincere thanks and cordial
apprcciations to my many friends who
from every section Of the state have
so generously pledged me their sup
port. They may rest assured ! shall
not forget the efforts they have mad,
In my behalf and that in the future
as In the past. will be found working
In the interests of the Democratic par
ty and for the prosperity and glory
of this splendid commonwealth.
Very sincerely.
FRANCIS B. FITE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04
MUsKoGEE MAN QUITS RACE FOR
GUBERNATORIAL HONoRs.
PROBABLY SUPPORT CRUCE
Fi,e Says He Has Found Satisfactory
Man in Raee-Evidently Re
ferring TO the Ardmore
Candidate.

The Muskogcc Phoenix Of Sunday
contains the signed withdrawal Of Dr
Fito from the race for governor OF
the new state. It is generally believed
throughout the state that he has with.
drawn I'm favor Of Hon. Lee Crucc of
this ciU.
Nu.kogac. Okla. Feb. . 1907.
To the Democrats OF oklahoma.
Yielding 10 the earnest solicitation
OF many of my friends. ! have
heretofore declared my intention of
being candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the unicc Of governor
of this state chief among IN, consid
cratious which impcllcd me to such
course. was my firm belief that the
states first governor should Ice a bus.
incss man rather than politician.
I'm the formative period sound bus
mess methods ought to be the key
note. business ability and a consc'cn-
tlous adherence to the best interests
NJ the commonwealth will he al % pre-
mium. The end 10 bC attained de
mands that i'm the selection of "a gov.
cguor the highest integrity and the
best business ability to bc found in
our borders win alone meet the do.
mauda of the occasion TN" real in.
terrsts of the whole people. not the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04

w. r. Mellow charged with asaa.
waited assault, made bond In the alm
of $3.50 this morning. Mellow was are
rested at Provence his home. yostcr
day afternoon by Constable Bob
llutchens, brought to Ardmorc and ar.
raigned on the above charge. AZ
Commissioner Robnctt Is out cf the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04

Come out to the First Presbyterian
church tonight and hear Rev. r. S.
Hawlcy He is splendid preacher
and a very effective singer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-04

Occasionally YOU meet a wise man
who looks otherwise.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
NUMBER 8.
EAT HUMAN FLESH IN CHINA
OdnnlOdllsm Is Caused Bu Famine
That Is Rampant ThrouOhOut
Central China.

Victoria, Il. c., Jan. ls.-Ad-
vices received from Shangha, tell of
increasing horrors of the great
famine in Central China.
"A correspondent of the Echo do
emma says IN two districts, Sinchow
ana Paichow, starving people are
eating their children.
Plants and grass, which have fur
nished food Tor many, have disap-
peared, and, there are not even roots
TO eat.
The correspondent says the cases
OF cannibalism are many. He in
Vest'yated a number, and many of
them are absolutely correct.
In the absence of ordinary food
he found human flesh actually be-
ing sold.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23

Big Sandy backed Docks creek mp for
several miles.
No pawpaw or elder RATS have as yet
come down Jordan.
Dan Avis viewed the "landscape"
DER with field glass.
Several houses passed here when the
water was at its highest stage.
John Noe. in Brownstown, had to
seek house on higher ground.
John Hannah and wife moved into
the home OF Henry Mohlendor.
Inundated tracks Friday night caused
the suspension Of street car traffic.
James Perkins occupies part Of George
Blackburn's residence on East Third
street
The downstairs floor of owen Webb's
born. was eoyered with the liquid real
estate.
Charley Tingl,Nr and family are doing
their cooking and ca ting upstairs, at this
writing
In supplying us with water, up-riv' r
streams certainly gave US "M 7thodist
measure
Many necessary Outbuildin0s in the
East End weighed anchor and went ont
on the high tide.
The water lacked FIVE feet and a half
OF reaching the same stage at this place
that it did in 1884.
John Casey and family moved 70 the
nome Of Ira Kelley, on East Third be.
tween B and @ streets.
The colored school doesn't keep lust
now, that building having TO be exDur.
gated when the water recedes.
James FARRELL moved his furniture mn.
stars IN his residence and his family are
visiting relatives in the country.
The street car viaduct and y. e. q.
trestle IN the East End have humps ON
them liken unto eamel's back.
The rain caused a bad slide in the bu1
near the nome Of Hiram Fuller across
Twelve Pole southeast Of town.
Thomas Fuller, Of the upper end Of
Hubbard, vacated the lower berth and
reclused himself and family upstairs.
A land slide at the mouth Of Rroad
Hollow barricades entrance to that ra-
Vine' all wagon travel being blocked.
The strong wind storms and whitecans
OF Saturday night and Sunday filed
many homes with sorrow and with sad-
ness. Many buildings were swept from
tneR ioundatlons which otherwise Wonid.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
CEREDO, WAYNE CO., w. VA. WEDNESD,
EDNESDAY, JANUARY %. 1907.
THE FLOOD.

The flood of January, 1907, will
long be remembered by many iuhab.
itants of the Ohio Valley. Although
the property loss at Ceredo was no,
very great. yet the people living in
the + ist End and extreme southern
part of town, as well as few fami.
lies whose homes were in other
parts of town near the Ohio river.
were greatly Inconvenienced by
having to move their household ef
tects-some to other buildings and
some to the second floors. But 9TH
er Ohio river towns were not so for
tunate and the property loss In the
entire valley vas disastrous, to say
the least.
Ire water was not as high here,
by about half foot, ~ it was in
1888, but higher than since the big
flood of 1884. The waters com.
menced to slowly recede Sunday
morning and the cold wave that
struck this .own at that time was
gladly welcomed 10y our citizens.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
A NIGHT OF TERROR AT PORTSMOUTH.


Portsmouth. Ohio Jan. 2O.-A ter
rinc storm and the sudden breaking
without warning of the levees caused
Portsmouth night of terror and today
found only few scattered portions had
escaped the flood. Scores had remark
able escapes from drowning Many fled
from their sick beds and dozens OF shrek
ing women and children staggered aim
lessly through the streets clad only in
night dresses.
The water rose so rapidly the people
had no time to save anything. Ii was
necessary to chop in the roof TO rescue
some imprisoned families. Many found
refuge III box cars and on house tops
until daybreak. Much live stock was
lost.
Men In charge of the food pumping
station were forced to desert their posts
and flee for their lives, leaving the struc-
ture In fiames. The river reached 81 3
feet which is the highest save in the
1894 Hood, but the river is now station.
ary. Ten thousand people in the city
and suburbs were driven from Their
homes
"A fierce gale today tore down some
houses and stables from their founda
tlons and swept them down stream
while rough waves and driftwooC
wrought untold damage TO busines.
houses on Front street. Street cal
traffic is entirely suspended, and all rail
road trains are annulled. A . breaC
famine and lack of water, gas anC
light supplies make the situation ex
tremely critical,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
HiQh Water Record.

The following table shows the
highest points reached by the waters
of the Ohio at Cincinnati for fifty
years preceding the big flood of
1854:
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23

ture began vibrating. He jumped into
ms boat, but had no sooner done 80 when
the crib turned over.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
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Entire treatment 25c at Bloss Drug store,
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-23
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
MUST BE HARD.

The Pittsburg Sun declares that 1t is not easy in Pennsylvania for a man to be a Republican. because. as 1t argues the vast majority of men are natur- ally honest" Then 1t rubs 1t in harder by saying:
 In Pittsburg 1t is even more difficult for an honest man to blind his eyes and blunt his conscience as he has to to be q Republican He has had to see a Democratic mayor bring the Pennsyl vania Railroad to time. He sees this administration forcing the street rail way company to fulfill its charter ob igations which will result in a saving of over S20O,00o a year to the city for street cleaning which former machine Republican city administrations cor ruptly or indifferently permitted this traction monopoly to withhold.
 And latest comes this gas gouge which SD far as the Republican Cover nor is concerned may go on and on He won't turn his hand to help the people to a sneedy hearing of the rights of the case His political affiliations won't let him.
 This is a pretty warm indictment but the facts warrant 1t. A conscientious. honest man must be deeply rooted in political partisanship if he can adhere to the Republican organization in Pennsylvania. for it is difficult to i'm
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
MORE POLITICS.

The New York Commercial, an inde- tendencies. suggests some posers for those loyal admirers and defenders of Theodore Roosevelt who still persist that he has no designs on the Repub- lican nomination in 190s." to use its own language. It calls attention to the report that Secretary Loeb Is to retire, or get another place. and that he will be succeeded in the position of private and confidential secretary to the President by Frank H. Hitchcock. who is now First Assistant Postmaster General. Then The Commercial com ments in this way:
 Secretary Loeb may be a good "do- mestic politician" and diplomatic "trusty" in the matter of administra- tion secrets-there are some doubting but he is not a politician in the broad CT field of Republican party affairs or in the matter of knowing what Is go- ing on" in the party councils. MT. Hitchcock is-and latterly his alleged
 
 elsewhere have brought out the criti- cism of him and the President that he ia quietly engaged in delegate getting, not in the open. as was tho case with Cousin" Osborne and Mark Hanna for Mckinley in 1895. If he Is really to become private. confidential secretary to President Roosevelt on December 1, the fact cannot fail to strengthen the existing suspicion. so diligently pro- noted by the Presidents criticA that he Is moving heaven and earth "on the quiet" to create a situation in 1908 of election night. 1904, on the plea that his duty to his country was a higher ono than the keeping of his political word Hitchcock would be "a good man" on that job.
 All this is interesting and Is very much in line with what we have moro than once insisted is going on. viz: that Roosevelt Is playing the game of politics for all there is in 1t and for his own advancement next year. Hitch cock Is both a shrewd and a practical politician who has the advantage in that game of being without scruples. Given an end to be accomplished and he will succeed if the thing is possi ble. and will care little what road he travels. Making him his private sec retary Is only one other indication that Roosevelt is scheming for the nomina- tion in 1908 and if it is offered him he will not refuse it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
DRIFT " OD
Wanaerlust.
.Y PHIL .. ARMsTRON0.

The heart of the gypsy must be mine For love to follow the trailing vine The painless way through forest land or plough the ocean in ship so grand. Onward, onward, let ne be Meath a cobalt sky and an azure sea. Where the flying fishes leap and play And t..e dolphin cleaves the roaming A resties: sphes: spirit is me know A spirit that urges mo til 10 To the atlas and lovingly peep at the And long to be Russian or Pole or Jap In fancy I'm off to some frozen lair Playing leap frog with polar pear Or checking an Esquimo girl heath the Feeding her candles and walrus skin. or sipping tea in a Hong Kong house With a wee little cute little Japanese Oh a bold adventurer. sir. ann! In @E aIy. a'r'h'D swift through the SKY For the name of my airship is Fancy It goes anywhere that I want xs,a..ts to zs. Ea With, a fat little Dutch girl long side Blushing there with her hand in mine She just says "YaA. Mynheer.' or Or maybe we sit and feel divino Over an ice cold dripping stein: Sometimes l long to sit down and look At a Zulu chief in a quiet nook Fen to his spectacles, book and fan Oh the wanderlust Is mine by oirth And I'd likA to go to the ends O the Through tropical lands or fields of ice And ali in the world that l lacks tho ob inc ocean and forests call Come But the still -nan voice says. No;
 Those Girls.
 Medium-There is spirit In the room" s,
 The Young Maid. These was young maid from sha"us nunuaue She went off to school
 And she smashed every rule But her old dad had so much money
 that it was all right with tn"
 president. .A
 Y suppose you were well done while No: I went to seance and was medium done
  I'm sumthin like tn lilies (Don't mean ter say I'm fair) But the lilies we'll they toll not an
 neither do they spin. I luv ter loaf aroun' the pace Jes sniff in at the air While other folks air frowin' l jes sit
 aroun an grin.
 Oh, yes, I'm like tn lilies They are lazy-so am l. But I ketch the dew O happiness an
 tn bright sunshine O bliss An" we jes nod to each other When I am passin bv Oh I'm lazy like the lilies-but there
 ain't thing l miss
 A Virginia man lived to be seventy three years old before he ever saw a railroad train. Why aid he live to ha that old? Because he never saw ra'!' road train. That's easy.
 A little grating is a pleasant thing.
 + +
 Whenever you see a man who IS thoroughly contented you'd better De suspicious of him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1907.
ABOUT TREsPAssING.

The New York Journal of Commerce, hesides being a reliable authority on a treat variety of subjects. has law yer who answers legal questions pro- pounded by its readers Recently one reader wrote to know if there was any legal redress against trespassing chick ens, and especially if he had right to kill them if there was no other way to protect his property. To this query the lawyer replied that 'it is not per- u1issible to kill a domestic animal merely for trespassing. If the animal ts doing any actual damage to prop erty, in addition to being trespasser, if then becomes a nuisance. A man is entitled to abate a private nuisance from which he suffers damage. pro- vided he do so in a reasonable man. ner, The owner of the animal. in a ned. If he does not put an end to the nuisance, the owner of the damaged property is to keep n mind the rela- five value of the animal and the prop erty damaged or in danger of being damaged. It is not allowable to kill . very valuable animal in order to es- cape . trifling property loss; but if the damage done. or practically certain to be done. bears some reasonable ratio to the value of the trespassing ami nal. the latter may be killed. The other remedies of the property owner are to impound the animals and sue their owner for the damage done by them"
 Like many other legal opinions this one doesn't convey much light to the mind of a layman. There are so man '
 provisions to be observed and so many things to be avoided that most people will find themselves as much in the dark as before. We print 1t merely as the opinion of one lawyer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
There Is Time to Remedy Some

There Is Time to Remedy Some Evils. (Correspondence Sylacauga Advance)
 The present legislature has fallen snort of the expectations of nlany peo.. pIe who helped elect them. Instead of the great reform and economy that was expected of them they soon got away with the vast amount of the immense surplus in the treasury. and increased the taxes. If former taxes were sufti- cient to heap up great surplus tr the treasury. 1t IS a little curious to man of only ordinary intelligence to see the need of that increase and have another great surplus on hand, to be worrying their minds over what cispn- sition to make ot it.
 We are still waiting. and eagerly watching to see if their sympathy is ever going to the little dog under the bottom and do some.ning for shorten ing the hours of the factory children. who have to grope their way through the dark, before day. m the cold win ter mornings. be away until after dark at night getting home. I would like to see something reversed awhile; and help the needy first, instead or being so ready to help those who do not need the help. ,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
TAX RATE CANNOT sn nnDUcuD.

TAX RATE CANNOT DB REDUCED.
 It has been contended for some years that property in Alabama was assesssd at not over 30 per cent of its value. Governor Jelks was decidedly of that opinion, and so declared himself In public and private. The valuation that was placed upon property given In for taxation since October 1. last. has been held not to be over 90 per cent of its value by the Tax commission of the State While some are reported to have been higher. the general average 1t is claimed was brought down to the figure stated.
 Under Governor Jelksss administra- ton. at the valuation pentioned. not only were all the sta\e's expenses promptly met. but there was . large surplus at the end of each year and 1t was larger year by year. There was great increase in the net income from the convict system 1t is true. but even without that the State obligations would have been met and . surp}t re- main in the treasury.
 The effort has been and is being made to virtually double the amount of taxes collected. An average assess ment of property at 60 per cent of its value would be equivalent to l3 mills on the dollar. at the rate of assessment prevalent over the State. This would double the amount to be received from taxes on real and personal property and it is more than the States needs call for.
 Considering what has been done by the Legislature in the way of appro- priations for schools and colleges it is right and proper for the Legislature to provide the means for meeting them. The best way to secure this end is to have a fixed average basis of value which assessors should be required to place upon the property in the different counties. The bill of Mir. Tunstall fixing this basis at 40 per cent of value would have produced a large amount of Additional revenue. possibly enough. with the States other resources from licenses, franchises. convicts. etc. to meet all obligations and leave a bal ance. The Committee to which it was referred amended it by making a 50 per cent basis and favorably reported 1t. The bill ought to become a law and thus establish a dennite fixed pol icy which will force equalization of taxes more effectively than any other plan that can, be adopted. The State is growing at an immense rate and property Is more valuable each year The tax rate cannot be reduced with out jeopardixing the States ability to pay its debts, because mills of its 1-2 are devoted by Constitution and Statute to specific purposes. The State must live on 1-2 mills and a reduction of the rate would affect only the part of the taxes not controlled by specific directions. The ? 1-7 mills at an average of 50 per cent of value would meet all requirements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13
To-day m History
JULY 13.

JULY 13. 1ks4-Sir Walter Raleigh landed on the Island of Wocokon and named the country Virginia. 1619-First legislative body of Eng lishmen in America met at Jamestown, Va. I7s7-Slavery abolished in the territory north of the Ohio River. 1S15-Napoleon l surrendered to the captain of the Bellerophon at Rochefort. lsS2-Henry M. Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi River. ls84-Rioting of anti-draft mobs in New York City lSG5-Barnums Museum, at Ann Street and Broadway, New York. de- stroyed by fire. lSOO-Many lives lost by tornado in Minnesota. 1S9I-Attempted assassination of Pres ident Carnot of France. lsO2-Stewart Free Silver Coinage bill defeated in the House Of Repre- sentatives. 1S94EAmerican Railway Union strike declared off. 1S9S-The Anglo-American League was organized in London.