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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
GUM ARABIC.
The Two Glasses, Arberlike soe
Blsaehed, and Their Uses.

Gum arabic. which forms one of the
more important minor exports OF
Egypt Is really the sap from special
kind Of tree which grows from three
To flye yards in height. whole forests Of
which are found In the Kordofan prov
ince and also near Gedid. in the White
Nile province The natives are free
~ collect the gum. The season during
which the trees yield their sap runs
from December to May. Prior to gath
erlng the crop the natives prepare the
trees by slightly cutting the bark In
numerous places. The sap then ex-
uoes. solidities In the shape Of large
and small Jumps and is afterward gat
cred 10y hand. such gathering being
done before the rainy season com
mences.
There are two main classes Of gum
amberlike and blcached In the latter
the gum Is merely exposed to the
strong action of the generally in
Omdurman-while In the former in-
stance It Is allowed to retain its nat
ural amber color. The confectionery
trade IL perhaps the principal purchas-
er of gum arabic. though very large
number of other Industries chemical
works. printing and dyeng mills. let
FER press printers and so on-arc inter
ested in this product of Sudan.-Chlca
gO News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Its Fire and Its Grid. C.ks..

The Chequers inn, Osmotheriey, n Q
relic of the old coaching days. but 1t Is
now famed for its fire, which has new
or been out for more than 100 years
and over which girdle cakes are baked.
This huge fire is kept continually burn
Ing by peat or turf from the Yorkshire
moors. An excellent tea is provided
for visitors. the chief dainty being he
girdle cakes. The peat glows like red
elnbers ON n red tiled floor, the girdle
being suspended from Il bar above, the
Whole looking most quaint and pictur-
esque. The exterior OF the inn Is most
unpretentious and old world looking
~ 1t nestles alone on the Yorkshire
wolds.-London Standard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Posters In Psris.

French law gives the authorities of
every village and commune complete
control over posters. NO one" writes
our consul general. rs permitted in
France TO deface streets pnd public
places with crude. ostentatious an
nouncements Of his business or other
subject. Billboards are infrequent In
Paris and are generally built perma-
nently into n wall where they are tax
ed according TO their superficial area.
When building Is Ia construction and
board screens are erected to shield the
public from dust nnd other annoyance
such temporary screen will soon be
covered with posters Of amusements
and other business, but each poster SO
displayed has been previously submit
TED 10 the authorities. license obtain
ell, and each sheet bears the Cancelled
revenue stamp. according to its size"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Attest:
DANGEROUS PIGS.
'hs Fearless Mexican Peeesry viii
Fight Man or Beast

writer IN the St Louis Republic
Says that the most vicious aud fearless
memh"r "f the brute creation Is the
peccary. or wild hog. Of Mexico. This
animal seems utterly devoid of fear
and displays an Intelligence in lighting
man strangely at variance with its ap-
parently complete lack Of mental at.
tributes
Their ability to scent man IL particu.
larry marked. The only thing to do
when they get after you Is to run
away from them rs fast us horse
can carry yuu. aud then there Is no
certainty that they won't catch you.
They are nearly M swift ns n horse.
and their endurance Is as great as
their viciuusness
\ friend uf minc encountered a
drove of them In Wild part Of Mexico
few years ugo. and his escape was
almost miraculous. lie very fonlshly
shot aud wounded n number uf them
Then hr took refuge In n tree.
The peccaries kept him In the tree all
that day and through the night They
circlrd round the tree. grlnting and
squealing their delight at the prospect
Of feast lie soon exhausted his am
munitiun and brought down II peccary
at ench tlre. but this had no terrnrs for
the beasts.
Toward morning they began To eat
those he had killed. after which they
formed In line and trotted off. II they
hnl not had some ~ their pMu mum i,pr
Ia drNnur they would have guarded
that tree until my friend through sheer
exhaustion dropped from his perch and
allowed them To make II meal Of him.
The Wildcats aud tigers that infest
the Mexican wids tlee from the pee
carries with distinctive fear, and even
ra,tlcsnakrs keep out Of their path.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
FOR IMMENSE DAM
GIGANTIC ENGINEERING FEAT TO
BE UNDERTAKEN TO NEW
works. WATER SUPPLY.


Ardmorrito Special.
New York, Aug. Bids were open
cd TODAY Tor the construction of H..
dam that will hold back the water
of the Alaskan reservoir. and the
name of the contestant who vii IN
dcrtakr this great cugineariug tat
will soon be- announced The project
will cost not less than ~, ~ TO-
and with the exception uf one In
Egypt aud the Crnton reservoir dam
will be- the largest in the world The
contractors will be- given eighty-four
months from today To complete the
work
The Ashekan dam will be- 200 feet
high. From a thickness of 1876 feet
at the base It will taper 10 20 feet a,
the apex. The length will be- l.ooO
feet. The contractors will have "a
clear POO acres of land beginning the
actual work of construction
The reservoir is located near
Browns station, Ulster county, and
will hold 10000, 600 .OOO gallons of
water from the Catskill watershed,
from which place It will he conducted
Through the Ashokan aQucduCt, los
miles IN length, to this city The first
sod for the might aQueduct was turn,
ed by Mayor Mcclellan several weeks
ago.
The dam will be- almost as large a.
the Assuan dam, which holds in check
the overflow of the Nile. for the pur,
pose OF irrigatng the Egyptian desert
and the reservoir will hold only at.
tie less water. The first section of
the aqueduct is now in process OF con
struction, but several years will be re-
Quired for its completion. This ton
mile section is expected To cost over
$1,000 600 and on the same basis the
total cost OF the aQucduCt alone will
be about si5,OO0,O0O. The total cos,
Of the dam, reservoir and aqueduct is
estimated at ,l6o,ooO. 900. Although
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06

Okecman. l. r., Aug 81. II. KIRK
patrick OF this place was milking a
COW during thunderstorm when the
COW kicked. which caused him "a
jump to his feet quickly, At the
same instance bolt of lightning
struck the COW and killed her. The
bolt of lightning apparently glazed on
the COW and struck kirkpatrick. run
ming down his body, burning strip
about as wide as n mans hand, and
split open the shoe ON his left foot
He has recovered lie owes his life
to the fact that the COW k.Oked
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Agreed.

Justice PIckford, when a barrlster.
was once speaking before couple OF
judges when disagreement arose.
After long discussion on point Of
law one of the judges said: I'VE re-
peat that the statement you make Is
not good law, ana this court does not
sit TO expound the law to you, Mr..
Pickford. We have neither the wish
the time "Nor the ability, your
lordships," interJected the barrlster.
Quite 80; quite so. Now. as to para
graph 3."-London Tit.Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
INDIANS VOTE DEMOCRACY
VERY FEW REPUBLICANS

states organic Law. He was born iu
Niamichi county. Choctaw nation in
1N11. and Is a descendant of tho 'ih
ous Choc'aw chiof presmatoh he /.
graduate OF Trinity college North
Carolina and for a time aGor hi.
graduation acted as an appraiser ui
lands for the Dawes commission.
Probably the only Indian from the
oklahoma side IN the first legislator"
viii be- John + Palmer OF Pawhuska.
mllblood Sioux Indian. who h. by
adoption a member OF the Usage t'ibe
when the Osages were moving to
thoii present reservation he was pick.
ed up as a waif, having booI abandon.
ed by band OF rowing Sioux. Al
though with no special education ad.
tanned AZ the mission school be- haa
become one Of the best posted men
IN Oklahoma and lawyer of rrcur.
nizcd ability lie is conceded ON ol
~" two senatorial nominations la th"
district which includes Grant. Kay
and Usage counties.
There will also be numnor 1T IA.
termarricd citizens Of the five tribes.
probably the best known being WI
liam n Murray of Tishomingo. rr"s.
ident OF the late constitutional con
y,ntion aud one oi the moving fgures
In the Sequoyah separate statchoo
convention held at Muskoge" two
years ago. Another well known IL
tcrmarried citizen who has beeh Is.
pcciaiiy prominent In the Creek ma.
tion is Eek +. brook OF Muskoe"e.
nominated for state senator from III"
observation-disclosures dist ct.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
THE SEA HEDGEHOG.
u VIII Swallow Air Until II swslis
Into Invulnsrability.

or fishes a large number are pro
tected from hostile attack by COW
ering OF prlckles. BY far the most
curious examples are tie glObchshes
or sea hedgehogs" of the Atlantic
and Indo Pacific oceans. The extreme
length of the globeflsh is something
less than<wo feet II has thick lips
and google eyes. which give 1t the np-
pearance OF good natured country
man. Courage 1t seems TO lack, and
one might suppose That such = sim.
pleton would fall an easy prey 10 the
first shark or doghsh II encountered.
Yet the globeiish Is able to take care
Of itself IL never under any circum.
stances attacks the enemy, yet Is al
ways ready to receive him la suit
able manner should he provoke bostil-
tiles.
Let us suppose that shoal of globe
fishes II swimming TRANQUILITY In the
clear waters when II Is suddenly sur
prlsed by hungry shark. OF course
the little fellows scuttle hithcr and
thlthcr In uncomfortable alarm. But
the shark, poising himself upon his
powerful tail. leisurely singles out one
Of the fleeing globeiishes and sets out
IN y -suit. Now. although the globe
ii a good swimmer It is no match
40, shark The chnse Is IN every
' unequal and can have but ons
CA, ing Within a few minutes Of i,S
commencement the shark must over
take the globeiish. But the quarry is
well aware of its danger. II makes II
bee line for the surface and as soon "A
II gets there begins to take in great
gulps of mir
Then strange thing happens. The
fish that only a moment before was
thin and small begins to grow stoute:
and stouter until like the frog In the
fable. II seems In danger of bursting.
IL stops Initiating itself however. just
In time to avert this catastrophe. But
its skin has hscomc ms taut as II drum
head. and the whole of its body IL Gov
cred with sharp. erect prickles. II has
become n sea hedgehog. and the hUI'
gry shark which comes surging through
the water dares not touch 1t. but turns
tail I'm search OF something more eata-
BILE. or course the globeiish was COW
cred with prlckles all the time, but ~
periods Of tranquility these lie com
fortably along its sides. just Us do
those Of the hedgehog Unlike IFS
land prototype. however, the sea
hedgehog IL unprovided with speclal
muscle for erecting It's prickles. 50
when danger threatens 1t has recours,
TO the mechanical method Of initiating
the whole body with air or with wa
ter II 1t cannot reach the surface
Quickiy.-Scientific American.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Attention Confederate Veterans.

Cleveland, Ok, Aug. Comrades:
on August 20, 81 and y. 1897. at the
city Of South McAlestor. !. r.. the OK.
lahoma Division OF Veterans. Sons and
Daughters viii meet as one division
In the grandest and most important
reunion ever held I'm the Territory. We
expect To merge into one great Al.
vision and unite In the glorious cause
Of building a soldiers home before IT
is too late. We are fast decreasing
In numbers and rapidly increasing IN
disability. We ask all liberty loving
people to help us. How can you shut
your eyes against the sufferings OF
our noble Veterans who fought and
suffered four long years for justice
and home.
God holds the scales Of justice.
He will measure praise and blame.
And the south Will stand the verdict.
And will stand IL without shame.
The city of South McAlester IL rush.
ing things for the best reunion over
held and the railroads are giving us
rates of one fare plus soc for trip
tickets, on sale Aug. ls, good five
days
All officers and camps must pay
dues and elect delegates; wear their
uniforms and come In full force to do
a veterans duty. Division Chaperous
Eloese Bushyhead. of Tahlequah, and
Daisy owens OF Muskogee. Sponsor
Bessie Brewer Of Muskogee Division
Maids of Honor Grace Stegall of
South McAlester, Miss Porter of Mus.
kogee, Elsie Fisher of South Meal.
ester Leila Mcclellan of Claremore
and Miss Carter of Ardmore. must re.
port for duty.
by order of
JOHN W. JORDAN.
Attest Major General.
Y. T. Sertner.
Adjt General aud Chief of STAFF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
IMMEDIATE CAUSE FOR FLEET
GOING TO PACIFIC.
EMPIRE FACES 4 CRISIS
Commercial Interests Say the Pacific
Coast Move Was Made in This
conneetion-Fsiling Health Of
Dowager Empress.

Washington. Aug. SIT is China.
and not even remotely Japan. that
has aroused the concern of the Wash.
ington authorities In connection with
choosing the Pacific as the next prac.
tice ground for big battlcship squad.
ron, according to the deductions OF
some students Of affairs in the Far
East
China a. an entity, It is believed
in certain circles. is In a condition as
precarious as the health OF the Dowa.
ger Empress, and that when the fail
ing health Of the latter leads to it's
inevitable end, the empire will face
n crisis that will make II wise for the
United States to have a presentable
naval force within easy sailing dis.
tance
Too little regarding the situation
suggested by the above statements =
matte circles. but commercial inter.
ests profess to have been keen to OBJ.
serve what Is going on. From sources
connected with the latter comes the
report that some time ago the admin
istratiun here was quietly appraised
that the health of the Dowager En-
press was failing fast, and that when
she goes To join the guest on high
China will become the prey of plot
tcrs seeking To overthrow the Man
chu. Tartar dynasty.
At the same time the powers are
deemed likely to take advantage oi
the situation again by going In for q
partition of the empire. the possible.
closing of the open door. that means
so much To America and toward
securing which American statesmen
have complished 81 much. What
ever happens, the possible attempt to
seize the government by strong
leader outside the present dynasty. or
the eNrrting of the influence oi
some leader and others IN restore the
descendants of the Ming family to the
throne. the chances are several tn
one that the powers will find an eN.
cuse Ia get into the game to subserve
their own interests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Strange 6squssts.

In his will Stephen Swain OF the
parish OF st. Olave. Southwark, gave
TO John Abbott and Mary. his wife.
sixpence each ito b." for each Of
them n halter for fear the sherlffs
should not be provided" and John
Aylett Stow left the sum Of guincas
for the purchase OF the picture OF q
viper biting the hand II his rescuer
to be presented to an cminen, x. G.
rs reminder OF his inyratitods and
insolence. Grand Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Obstinate Parents.

Reginald" said the head OF the
family, Il have told you again and
again that you are not TO pull the cats
tail"
Reginald eyed him sadly. You are
getting very obstinate, father" he said
reprovingly.-Lo Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Amiesbls Adjustment

II want you distinctly to understand,
Emil, that when your colleagues wife
has new hat want one too"
Calm yourself, my dear. We've
settled 1t between us. You're nelthrr
or you going to get one. ."-Fliegende
Blattsr.
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thawater supply OF III, city Is at pres.
ent sufficient, It is believed that by
The time the project is completed the
additional source )' supply will be
badly needed
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Chance to Prove Himself.

She-l would never marry man
who was coward. lIe-AbOut how
brave would It be necessary for Lini
to be in order to win your approval
She-well. he'd have to have courage
enough to-er-propose, e,-Chlca so News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
Not Like n Wo~an.

"Have you interviewed that female
eriminalT
81 have tried to-"
"Triei to-"
"fes, but she refuses TO talk"
Refuses 10 talk. Head your s~lc,e
Man In Disguise and make Il three
columns on the first page."-Hoh;on
Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
LOVES TEST.
Where Her Great Help Was Needed
Her Heart Was Willina.

Professor" said the fair coed after
pause, "lrt me ask you II you ever
use the phrase different thanY"
Never" exclaimed the young pro
fessor of rhetoric and English lltcra-
ture. "lt eNaspcrates me, Miss Plnkle,
whenever | see II In print"
Il am glad we have something In
common" she rejoinel, "Neverthe-
less, Professor de Purcy. cannot be
your wife"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06
w AR MING

II YOU have kidney and bladder trou'
bile and do not use FuloN's Kidney
Cure YOU will have only Yourself 10
blame for results, as n positively cures
all forms oi kidney and bladder dis
eases Hoffman Drug Co. city Drug
Gt,rA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06

Little Rock, ARK, Aug. 5.-One
hundred and forty diamonds, varying
In size from one.fourth TO six and a
quarter carats, and yariously estimat.
ed to be- worth from $3.50, 1000 to $500.
900, have been found near Murfrees-
boro in Pike county, Ark, since the
first of January.
The announcement was made today
upon the authority of DR. George +.
Kunz of New York honorary member
of the United States Geological Sur
vey vice president of the Tiffany
~ Co, Of New York, and one of the
most noted diamond experts in the
world. DR.. kunz, with Henry 5.
Washington of New York and com
pany of New York bankers spent
in Pike county on the farm of Henry
Huddlestein, who had been booting
the shiny pebbles about for years
without knowing what their value
was. An investigation was begun and
secretly carried on for several weeks
all the stones being submitted to the
most rigid tests. After there was no
longer any doubt that rich chin
ney of genuine diamonds was located
DIR. kunz consented to the announce.
ment over his name. The l40 stones
were found on one tract in volcanic
formation, the strata being similar To
that of the famous Kimberly mines
In South Africa.
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Attention eseursionists.

when YOU visit Sulphur do not fai
TO ride the donkeys and have Mad,
make your photo.
Number lS South Second street
Phone 260. sulphur. 2Slm.
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Rats, according to Il governnsut bul.
letin. eat SlOO.OOO,OO0 worth OF grain
annually, and yet In spite OF rat, ana
rates tho farmers ma image to do Dsok1R
WE'LL kansas City Star. . :,
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What does 1t mean. pa. when II
says man bent his stepsr"
THAT he was bow legged. ny son."
New York Press.
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Even In this land OF the free no
man has the right to take unwarrant
ed liberties.
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Professional pugilists carry thei
fortunes in their fists,
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DeWitt's Kidney ana Bladdc: Pills
are best for hackache and weak kid.
ueys Sold by HOFFMAN Drug c.,
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ScOVERY OF NEW DIAMOND
FIELD IN ARKANSAS.
EQUAL KIMBERLY MINE
Diamond Experts Of Prominent Firms
Pass Upon the Stuff and pro.
nounce Il the Genuine Ar.
ticle-vaiusble Find.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 5.-Dia.
monds to the number of li0 have
been picked up in Pike county, Ark.
two and half miles from Murfrees.
boro. The first find of two diamonds
was made several months ago by
John Wesley Iluddleson on his farm
tie sent them to Charles 5. Suint Il
jeweler aud diamond merchant of Lit.
tie Rock. They were pronounced
genuine firsa by him. afterward by the
diamond experts of Mermod Jaccard
& King company and Bolland Il Sons
of st. Louis. by Arnstein Bros. 4 Co.
Go Nassau street, New York, and fin.
ally by DR. George +. Kunz. vice pres.
ident of Tiffany 4 Co. New York, and
member of the United States Geo
logical Survey. who, however, stated
that single diamonds had been found
In twenty-nine different places In the
cial or drift origin. He would not
therefore e. on record as giving AN
opinion as To the value of the find
Later he visited the Pike county field
In company with DR.. II. :. Washing
ton, the geologist oi New York, and
found the strata To be like that of
the Kimberly mine, volcanic and con
tanning the periodites aud brecchia OF
diamond bearing clay. He then auth
orized the use of his name as to the
genuineness of the diamonds.
Before any prospecting was done
the Huddleston farm was bought by
Charles $. STINT. A. ID. Cohn, his son.
in.law, a merchant. and Sam I. Rey.
burn, president of the Union Trust
company, all of Little Rock. who also
acquired by purchase outright or con
ditional purchase of all the land In
the diamond bearing area. With n
core drill put In operation some time
ago the volcanic pipe has been To-
Gated, and Its area determined. While
diamonds have been found before
singly. this is said to be- the first dis.
coyery In America of diamonds In
quantities or In volcanic diamond,
bearing blue earth
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mir. koopong," asked the young wo-
man, with downcast eyes, now that |
happen To think Of II. do you ever use
the phrase different than"
II certainly do not" said the cnam.
orcd capitalist 1t is not only lncor
rect, but utterly absurd"
II am glad 10 hear you say SO. Stll,
Mr., kOopong. II is useless to urge me.
never can be- anything more TO you
than friend"
Let me ask you one question, Mr.,
Pnoodles," she said. do you ever use
the phrase different than"
why er-l presume | have used II
cnrclesSly sometimes, Miss P-Pinkle."
stammered the embarrassed youth.
But now that you have called my at.
tention 10 II | shall be CAREFUL 10 say
different from hereafter"
Claude" she exclaimed clasplng her
hands ecstatically and gazing AT him
with soulful eyes, my answer il yes
yes You poor dear boy, you need a
h.lpmate, aud I'll be the helpmate,'-
Chicago Tribune.
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Jesse James, Lawyer.

KANSAS CITY, June 11.-At the
graduating exercises of the Kansas
City school of law, held at the Shu-
bert theater tonight, Jesse James.
the son of the notorious bandit, re-
ceived the highest grade for the
years work.
James is about thirty years old,
married, has two children, and has
been a clearinghouse employee, cigar
stand keeper, pawnbroker and law
student. He was tried for train rob-
perry and acquitted eight years ago.
The defense made a political issue
out of the trial, and James went
free through the establishment of an
alibi.