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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
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Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
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A Free Trial Package Is Mailed 70 Every.
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A. L. Rice, prominent manufacturer of
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form of dry powder and all that Is required Is
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Write to Mr.. A. L. Rice, Manuf'r, 1877 North
ST., Adams, N. Y, and he will send you FREQ
trial package, also color card and full informa-
lion showing you how you can save good many
dollars. Write to-day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07

A Boston boy, with the proverbial Bos-
ton culture, was visiting his aunt in the
west, and was found in her jelly closet
poaching upon her preserves. Charlie. y
exclaimed the aunt, 4 am surprised
NO, aunt" replied the -youngster, you
are astonished; it is who am sur
nrised"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
CHAPTER XXXIV.

In March Mrs. Dumbarton was back
in town, but not to the house or to
the district which was fraught with
such terrible associations and memories
for her, for Quinton Quave having vol
he had by lucky chance found a quaint
delightful house in Kensington to let
which he had Immediately taken for
her.
And here, in this house which wei.
coined her by its brightness, its air of
old-fashioned solidity, its promise OF
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
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Don't lose this chance to get rid of Catarrh.
Answer the questions yes or no, write your
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07

has moved his family to Meade and
will remain here permanently. Mr..
Enrroll l. rleaSinn Irish gentleman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

eastward flow OF commerce in Europe
was partially restored. while even noV
the cutting Of the other isthmus at
F8na ma Ias become matter OF ra-
Uoaal and even international import
ance
During the whole period in which
modern enSineerinS has been developed
this silent but controlling Influence upon
commerce, politics, government, and
warfare has been extending and today
nearly every economic, diplomatic. and
hnanc.al question relates 10 some prob
lem in which applipd science IS the con-
trolling force. Because Russian engi-
neers were able 10 build a railway
across Siberia there came war in Man
mouth. Because steam railways cross
the American continent and electric
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

Just beginning 70 be developed Cold
is believed 10 exist there IN large
quantity Mahogany forests also form
an important part o. the natural in
dus;ries or the country"
What IS the most urgent need OF
Panama today" 1 asked
Education" said he We need
more schools. Education will build
up the republic more rapidly than any
thing else There were 500 school
children I'm the city OF Panama three
years ago, when the new government
was established. and today there are
5000. And ali over the republic We
are establishing schools. Wherever we
can find a little settlement we send
a teacher and locate a school In the
city OF Panama we are educating sew
enteen San Bias Indian boys. and
these boys VIII go back 20 their pso-
pie on the san Bias coast and start
schools Of their own. At first II was
hard TO get these natives 20 come 70
school. but now they are glad 20 go.
and are all doing well. There are
about 1890 Indians IN the republic
OF Panama. and fully half that num-
Der are willing 20 become civilized.
The city Of Panama, as the capital
Of the republic. is the most important
city Of the country. At present It has
2 building boom. because OF the high
rents Among the public works nov
under completion are 81. Thomas
Hospital. the Government House, and
the National Theater. Bridges are
building in the interior Of the country,
and good roads are under way A
school Of arts and trades has been eE-
tabllshed."
And the Panama CanalT''
1T IS progressing finely. and the work
under way Is OF high order. In q
word: Panama's prospects were never
50 bright. and her prosperity Is due
to The United States
President Amador sailed the other
day for an extended tour through the
principal countries Of Europe where
he will remain until next fail again
returning 10 this country and visiting
President Roosevelt IN Washington
Il was DR. Amador's sixteenth isit
70 the United States His son, Manuel
r. Amador. Is the consul general Of
Panama In New York. and he also
has another son in New York, DIP. R
A. AmadOr. who married an American
woman-a resident OF New York Dr.
r A Amador's son Is the only one
In direct line bearing the name OF his
grandfather. President AnadOr will
be accompanied through Europe by his
wife.
Copyright. 1907. BY Frederick Boyd stsr~n-
SOM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

commerce across the Atla..tic and
through the Pacific, following upon che
voyages of Columbus and Of Magellan.
practically turned Europe inside out.
piaciAS Nenice and Geuoa IN The rear
and putting the British Islands. hitherto
IN the background. I'm the very front of
activity
penetrated 10 the Pacific. the essential
elements or local FroViuciahsm in the
United States began almost impercepti-
Oily 10 lcse their hold. until now We ere
teginning L rpaiiEe that the applica-
ton OF engineering science has made
OF these United States what has aptly
been termed IN Interstate country
Meanwhile the engineer was opening
another route for transport. and With
the cutting OF the Isthmus Of Suez tie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

PROBABLY there is no more powerful
n'.oe-'ee 81 work today in the civilized
world than the question of transporta-
tipn Within the limits of great cities
the whole system or commerce. politics.
and daily life IS dependent upon ne
provision maintenance. and control %
local transport Beyond and between
the cities the same problem dema nos
solution as the essential element ~
prosperity Between States and FOREIGN
nations the means OF communication
and for the conveyance CT merchandise
and of men constitute the chief factors
upon which interstate and international
existence depend
The opening of communication and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

power nIls the Empire state we see
tiles becoming the overshadowinE gues-
lions ia national and State politics,
Because the hiSh-spced elevator is
eliminating the question OF vertical
transport in business and residence
buildings we see cities transformed,
land values multiplied. and CONNER
cial activities redoubiCd There is liz
tie doubt then. that modern civilization
depends for its Ve-y existence. com
mercial. political, military. social upon
the increasingly successful application
of science by the engineer to the work
of bringing together from all parts of
the world the materials Of service. the
forces OF nature, and the men who
alone can use them.-Henry Harrison
Suplee in the Forum
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

90 have been invested in THIS coun-
try
The benefit 10 Panama ana to the
United States N a commercial way
since the treaty was signed oannot be
realized by one who has not 5S1ioNed
the fortunes Of our country. con
tnued President Amador The ex-
ports from the port of New York 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

lNOilii dit0 OVQAh rAitiSl-
- lean Republic-the en-
4 - tire Western Henri
sphere formed into a
New United States-inay seem
like the fantasy of a writer of opera
bouffe. The stretching of $4,000
square miles of territory into TO-
Oo5,OOO square miles of territory
and the expansion of a population
of 100000 into population of
100000 may smack of an up
to-date version of the zone Thou
sand and One Nights"
To those of lis without mag
nation i cannot appeal. Yet those
of us who have imagination NAV
20 back-in our mindS-4f5 wears.
and we may see that sea, called by
other men of Imagination the '+Sea
of Darkness, and we may dream
of great continent reaching almost
from pole to pole that for cen
turtles had been unknown to civil
lied man.
To those who had no magma
ton the vision of this continent
did not appeal. And TO those who
had no imagination 284 years later
the vision of new republic that
Offered a home to the people of all
nations did not appeal.
Now comes the President of
the tiny Republic of Panama and
suggests not senSatonally, bun
modeStly and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in the years to come there may be
a union of North, Central. and
South America into one great re-
public
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

Viii see that Panama Is = factor In
trade with your country. on the other
hand. Panama is doing quite Neii
With her natural products The soil 10
exceedingly Fertile. but not quite halt
OF Z Is cultivated. BaaGnas are the
most Important product. and about
2.5eC.teo punches. worth S6Joa.e0o. are
shipped from there annually. A ruo-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

Parama are about Sse0ee5 a week.
When YOU consider that the exports n
week from New York 10 Bolivia are
only $1,000. 70 chile Se6.ea. TO Co
lcrtbia Ss20o. 10 Ecuaio~ SSsOe. TO
PGragua2 s5.oce to Uruguay slaa.oco.
Ia China only s2S.0o0. 10 Greece only
SitoG TO Jaran only sz.7N. 10 as great
a country as Russia SIZE, oeo-then yoa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

u
Gotham, Manhattan, the
other day. he discussed the affairs of
tho smallest republic On the Western
Hemasphere. and the greatest republic
IN the world. The tail man was DR..
Manuel Amador. frst President Of
Panama, who on the voyage 70 this
country celebrated on shipboard the
ssveuk1-fcurth anniversary of his
btxA. he looked out Of the window
nom his high viewpoint at the tumble
% roofs and the towering walls of
the stUsoraDeTB Of the metropolis.
"A wonderful city" said he; "a
wonderful country"
Then he turned to me and saia:
We. toe. have a wonderful little
country down there" and he waved
an arm toward the bay. 1T may be
small" he went on, but we have
hopes that it VIII grow.
Again he looked from the window.
Why, II is not so big as your State
Of New York by some 1900 square
miles" he said. and our population ID
only about $4,000, but we are very
proud-yes. very proud-oY our little
republic"
"And Colombian"
He laughed lightly. like a man who
is well satisfied with himself and his
country.
"Ah. Colombia ought to be proud of
US. too"
$50 proud that she will keep the
peace7'' l ventured.
80 long as the United States Of
America has a big stick. was the
prompt answer.
Then on the United States hinges
II began.
Yes, yes ne rejoined eagerly. ION
the United States hinges the peace
OF the Central American and the
South American republics"
You have seen that DIaz of Mex
loo has invited Secretary Root to
loIn with him in a proposition for
a federation Of all the Central and
South American states?'' l asked.
Yes. have seen that, but and
he shook his head-"that would never
do. Every republic would want to be
the-what do you say7-yes. the boss.
OF the federation. No, that l do not
think Is practical"
And in the meantime there will
be revolutions?"
yes. IN the meantime there will
be revolutions-except in Panama,
where there will be peace, and that
peace viii be insured by the United
States"
And could not the same United
States insure peace for the other re-
public down there?"
Yes. II the United States Govern
ment could exercise a protectorate
over them. IN the case OF Panama
this protectorate has been exercised
because OF the building Of the canal
A direct interest OF the United States
does not extend to the other repub-
lies at present, but / can soc how
that interest might extend to an OF
them. make this point as a sugges-
ton. The change would only he made
on the voluntary action Of all the re
publlcs"
He paused as IL revolving the mat
ter in his mind.
DO you mean" / asked. "a union
with the United States7''
Yes" SAID ne. in the years TO come
that might be possible Not today.
nor toSnorrow. not in my time nor
your time, but in the future. such
union seems among the proba bilities"
And with this suggestion there ia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

Der mat ls EQUAL 70 Para rubber Is
collected BY the Indians az the Cor
dillera. and about i3000 tons Of 10
are exported every year. Then. there
are toe ccGee 7lanta tons. which yield
80 eco bushels a year. and cocoa trees.
caltivstes under German capital. Pearl
hshing is carried on al tie Pearl
islands, and the mining interests are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

SLENDER. tall man-as
tan as Vice President Fair
banks-w1th iron gray hair
and an iron gray mus
t8ohA sat in the Hotel
Gotham, Manhattan, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

DREAM of one great
North and South Amer
lean Republic-the en-
tire Western Henri
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Death in. New oui.e.

In little village on the Hungarian
frontier not far from Presburg a
peasant woman recently received 400
kroncn Hsc, from her husband IN
America. She promptly deposited Il IN
the local branch Of the postof1ce say
inrs bank and then the next day went
TO withdraw the whole amount The
bank official was somew hat surprised
and asked for an explanation, whom
she said that Death had appeared 10
her during the night aud threaiepei TO
take BIER away with him unless she bad
the 4Oo, kronen ready for him tho next
night. Tho gendarmerie were communl-
Gated with. and when Death made his
promised appearance he was found to
be very much alive in the person Of the
LOCAL Judge. The woman's rnoney.
adds our Vienna correspondent who
sends the story, Is still In tho bnnk.
and the Judge il In jail-Pal Mall Ca
xette. t'"..'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Denmark orioin., OF Thuier

Was Denmark the original Thule, the
worlds end land OF the ancients, he
yond which lay only the Sluggish sea
pythoas VI Massilia, who was about
contemporary with Alexander the
Great, IL believed by some to have
referred 10 what We now know as Jut-
land Ivy this name; but, ~ there IS
nothing to show that Pytheas had
visited Thule himself. he was probably
rather vague about H. Since he seems
TO have represented II as land of The
midnight suu. others have identlfied
II as Iceland or even Greenland, nn,l
the Thule of the Irish monks Of the
ninth century A. q. was certainly Ice
land. But the Thule OF Tacltus. which
lay nenr the orkney Islands. must have
been part Of the Shctlsnds.- s.-Lohdon
Chronicle. 0nrf ntH uNH ..He ,nu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
FROM BUSY DUNCAN
NOTES OF LOCAL AND PERSONAL
INTEREST FROM THE husT-
LING ROCK lsuAND TOWN.

Duncan l. H. Ans. y?i--We need a
little rain. -
Corn IL made and We are sure OF a
good crop. aI.1 'nN IUII..tD H.
Cottor, though little late, has I'm
proved wonderfully. ."' .H' .'..
Mr.. J. D. Wade Is visiting NARROW
this week. M ,'''' ' '
A good many OF our people attend
ed The Comanche carnival last week
Work is progressing nicely on our
new fair grounds.
The new brick tWadc building) 4
nearing completion, and win soon be
filled with a new stock OF dry goods
The farmers gin have just finished
putting In four more stands makinp
eight in all and arc ready for bust
ness,
DIR. Frost J. r. Dennis, v. r
Young and Hon. W. s. Gifbert, arr
in Chickasha attending court .''
Quite number OF our citizens at
tended the republican convention al
Comanche Tuesday.
We VIII soon have one of the An
est race tracks in the soHhwest
and our fair wfli be held the last
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

II + astonishing how great a change Q
Few years " married life often mako IN
tho appearance and disposition OF many
women. The frushneSs, tho charm, the
brilliauce vanish like the bloom from a
peach which Is rlidcly handled Tho
matron is only dim shadow, a falut echo
Of The chatmine maiden. There are two
rcsnns for this change. ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock 10 tho system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nrsses which too often como with mar.
rage and motherhood not undo sntta nd n g
that this secret drain Is robbing the cheek
OF It's freshness and the form of It,
fairness.
As surely ~ tho general health suffers
when there Ia dSrApgement Of the health
OF the delicate womsnsx. organs. 40 surely
ShVf tkGss organs Ars>SstAblished In
q, Nae. net in nX.&S come Sssfi, NssSi,
million women -haSn found health and
eapplncss In The Va of III, pisIcc,s Pa
soEile .PrcacxipiionA. II makes weak WON
~ sipiE and sick women WE'LL lngri
snts on label-contains no alcohol 6
harmful habit forming drugs. Mao
wholly uf those native, American, mc,ii,
lnal rooa most highly recommended "
lealing medical authorities OF oil the soy
eral schools of practice for the cure o
worEn's peculiar ailments
For nursing mJthors.or Tor those broker
down In health hy too frequent bearing
children, also for the eNpcctant mother.
to urcrars the system for the coming 60
BABY and making its advent easy an.
An, ost painless, there " no medlciuo quil
" good AS "Fayorite Prescription"
can do no harm in any cond zion ~ ~.
system. IL Is most potent inygoratm
tonic and strengthening nerVinc nic,'
sdap'ed to wornan's delicate system ht
ply rician M large experience In the trest
mgilt IT wonan's peculiar ailments.
Nr. Pierce may he consulted by ietto,
free ot charge. Address Dr. u. V. Ticrc,
!nva Ids lIgtcl and Surgical Inst. ate
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
.Rwlrca' 'pRostsM.
Ts0ins the Time In the Dark Win shs
Hands Removed.


Some time ago poor old peasant
who had Invoked the kings wrath was
seized by the kins soldiers and placed
IN a dungeon. says the eclenu1c Aincri.
can. HIS sa jcsy was present and had
the old man searched before being m
carceratcd. Al his personal property
consisted OF q cheap watch. a small
penknife, a shilling In cash and a lead
pencil The poor old man begged for
mercy, but his pIssdlngs a,ailed MIN
nothing. and he finally asked to bc
grsEtei the privilege Of knowing the
length Of his sentenee. In reply the
klug took his knife and watch. which
lay on the table, aud. after taking the
knife and prying the hand, OF the
watch. returned TO him his watch. say.
Ing. when you have learned to tell
the timc correctly by this watch In
your dungeon cell you will be ubera,.
ed" The poor old man. knowing thst
the hing meant q life sentence. stag
sered into bis cell apA wept bitterly.
Nevertheless he was liberated In tween.
ty-four hours. having accomplished the
wonderful task Of telling the corrsct
time In the DARK with Q watch without
hands. How aid he DO IT.
A watch derives its power cf motion
from the recoll Of the handspring. and
the recolI ls governed BY tho baiance
aad lever. For instance, II II takos
twenty -four full turns Of the stem 10
wind the watch and the watch runs
twenty four hours when fully wound.
then FOR each turn of the stem Il will
run one hour
A more simple method Is 10 hold tho
stem firmly between the fingers and
turn the watch around In winding the
watch 10 run for one hour the ratchet
on the handspring wtll click. say. thirty
times, which proves that this watch
runs two minutes FOR each Click ~ the
ratchet which Is attnched TO the main
spring, We win suppose II was Il
O'clock noon when the watch was last
wound ZIP and you now wish 20 know
the time. Beuinning TO wind II up.
you count the clicks aud hnd that be-
fore n Is nsaln wound NJ fully the
ratchet clicks 80 times. BY dividing
this BY thirty We get four and oiie-
third, or four hours and twenty MIN
utes. which added to ~ O'Clock makes
tho hour 4 20 p. N. ''i' '.. ''.''s
While watches are not all exactly
alike. the pflnciple Is the same and II
IL simply case VI mental arithmetic
In order " lie able to tell the time
But you must always remember the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Compsrstivsiy Lucky.

A young woman settlement worker
who IL we'll known In BostoBs social
circles observed that one Of her pro
teges had a black eye, and. guess
Ing Its source she wished to be sym
pathetic and said kindly. after spenk-
ing of the woman's eye "Nsvsr mind,
Mira. Me-. everything will be nll right.
Your troubles might be worse.' 'a't1
NJ ''sure II might be worse answered
the woman phiiosophicaily, II might
be like yourself, Miss, with No nus
ia nd at alL'.. Boston Record. % Efdr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
week in October. IT promises to be

week in October. II promises to be
a hummer" u n hoof3fEis sr
Cyclone Davis made speech at the
court house Wednesday night to n
large crowd 1ii ir 1'iiEg aiif ra
H. e. Dewey and Mrs Davis and
families returned yesterday from a
iishine trip on Cache Creek They
report plenty OF Hsh ana good time.
Mr.. Mace Mccall the cotton ex-
change man is in Bowie and Nocona,
Texas, this week ON business. POI
II is r,in,ored that we win have a
couple OF weddings in our city soon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

'ror ton years was confined to my
bod with disease of my Kidneys
writes X. A. Gray, j. r. of Oakville.
Ind. 1T was so severe that could
not move part OF the time. con
suited the very best medical skill
available, but could get no relief un-
Ill Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
uended To me. II has been q Godssnd
% me, Hoffman Drug Co, City Drug
Store. ,'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Foolish TO Quit,

"Why don I syai buy ~ asked her
husband, who had consented % 70
shopping with her. i"You say Il II Just
what you want, and the price seems
20 be reasonable. so why waste time
looking furthery'f .u. f.. l.IHA.
"Graeious, George. how foolish you
talk! I'm not half tired out yet
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