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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

The uncNpcctc dsrems to have hap.
pcned in the case of Richard Mansfield
and his leading lady. She is getting
more advertising out Of II than he is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

Oklahoma City-The State Board
of Pharmacy, composed Of A. b..
Clark of Shawnee. +. b. Lille OF
Guthrie and l.. T. Howendohler II
Perry, conducted an examination here
today for registered pharmacists ami
assistants. There were twenty-five
applicants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

About the only thing that will now
induce the president TO run will be
the intimation that his feet were too
cold for a race with Mr.. Bryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

Star Boardcr - There's something
wrong with the coffee, Boarding Mis-
tress-Nes, it's like you-slow about
settling,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11
BIG COMPRESS AND ELEVEN
THOUSAND BALES BURNED
IS COVERED BY INSURANCE
Compress Belonged to Fort Worth
Company and VIII Be Rebuilt.
Wind Saved Town From
the Flames.

By Associated Press.
Oklahoma city Okla, April 11.-A
special from Chickasha, l. T. says
the cotton compress there, together
with a vast amount OF cotton was
destroyed by fire today, causing Il
loss estimated at one million dol
lars
The compress was the property of
the Traders Compress and Ware.
house company owned by Neal p. An
derson, of Fort Worth, and r. K.
Wootcn and L. NJ. Potts Of ChicAd.
sha. l. T.
\ later estimate places the loss a.
six hundred and fifty thousand whic1
is covered by insurance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11
Ardmorclte Special.

AIUlubItllt Dl''ldls
Chickasha, l. n, April l1.-Fire
which started on the north end OF
the compress platform at II o'clock
this morning and with the wind
blowing at a furious rate from the
north spread rapidly till IN a few
moments the compress and eleven
thousand bales Of cotton were blaz-
ing sea Heroic efforts to check the
flames were futile. In an hour the
compress was in ashes and practi-
cally all the cotton was destroyed.
The loss. Including the compress,
which was valued at fifty thousand
dollars. will aggregate nearly seven
hundred thousand dollars.
The cotton was owned by ship
pers all over this section aud was
fully covered by insurance while the
compress was well covered II be
, longcd to the Traders Compress Co.
and will be rebuilt.
The compress was Ocated on thu
eastern outskirts of the town an,
the direction of the wind saved th'
town from a more disastrous confa
grafton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11
THE BIGGEST BATTLEsHIP.

The distinction Of having the biggest
battlcship in the world is an elusive
and slippery honor.
First it IS Germany which boasts
the most magnltudlnors sea fighter,
and then France disputes her claim
to having the largest craft that sails
the sea. so sooner docs France imag.
inc herself secure In first place than
along come the United States and
inform the world that the proportions
Of a war vessel they are building cx-
coed any in existence. Great Britain
then bushes herself and builds a
Drcadnaught. firm In the conviction
that Il will not soon be oyershadowed.
The English hope In vain. Japan is
to take a hand In the game Of naval
monstroslties. The Mikado announces
that a boat having a displacement Of
81 900 tons is 10 be- built for his navy
Tho surprising thing is that an En-
gllsh firm ls going TO construct It.
But Japan will not hold first place
for long. Perhaps It will be Germany
which will surpass her And then
France and Russia and the United
States and Great Britain will all In
turn outdo the other.
with the Powers frowninE on dis
armament as The Hague Peace Confer
cncc approaches one wonders what is
to be the end. \ limit must ia 'imc
bc reached There must eventually be
the biggest ship possible And then
some cntcrprising country will build
one n little bigger that the really big
gcst Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

The Chicago News suggest Taft and
Fairbanks as harmony ticket. A
sort Of "strcak o. lean and steak o.
tat" proposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

The president has been presented
with baseball pass. Now then, muck
rakers, do your worst!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

Women love secrets because Of the
pleasure they derive from letting them
escape,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

Richmond Is raising a monument to
Edgar Allen Poe. that will cost $1,000.
It is To be- doubted If the living Poe cy-
cr saw this much money Was It not
the mother Of Burns that remarked
when the dead poets admirers raised
a monument. that he had asked for
bread and they gave him a stone? Stll.
it Is well to make amends in the late
romorsc of love and appreciation,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

Thrro is q wide growing hatred in
Vera Cruz, Mexico among the natives
against the Japs. who recently came
there In great numbers. and several
clashes have already occurred The
McNicans are threatening 20 drive
them out and there may be a clash at
any time. which will bring about in.
ternatlonal complications. The Japs
are accepting work at lower figures
than the natives and are making better
worlmon and that Is the cause of the
hard feeling. The ruralc is the man
who settles labor disputes in Mexico
with his carbine. lie shoots the walk
ing delegate and then 1t is all over
/ but the funeral.
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18
CLAIMS SELF.
5. 7. Stewart. Of Cockrum, Shoots Negro
Woman, Whom He Says, Attacked Him.

Woman, Whom He Says, Attacked Him.
S. T. Stewart, who lives three
miles southeast of Cockrum, shot
a negro woman, the wife of Sam
Alexander, last Monday morning,
inficting three wounds that
proved fatal Wednesday night.
The negro family had been ten.
ants ofStewart and were attempt
ing to move from his place at the
time of the killing. According to
Stewart, the woman, who was
large and strong, attacked him
with club of some kind and he
fired in fear that his life would be
taken. TO DR.. Biles, who at
tended the wounded negro, she
told a wholly different story, say
ing that Mr.. Stewart fired without
provocation. A preliminary trial
will be given Stewart tomorrow.
Mr.. Stewart will be remembered
as the plaintiff in a civil suit
against the members of tn board
of supervisors ct al at the last
term of circuit court.
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18

conner, Mr.. Brown Jones, from
Cockrum, is building an addition
of three rooms to the house he
bought of Mr.. Horn. There are
still more buildings in contempla.
ton.
Sorry to know that Mr.. Her
schel Wesson is on the sick list
this week. Wish him speedy
recovery.
Miss Fannie Finn and brother,
Lester, are spending a few days
with their sister, Mrs. W. M.
Bowe, of Plum Point. this week.
The ginnery here, under the
management Of II. w. Brooks,
has baled out something over
1900 bales this season and more
10 gin.
The Methodist church is now
undergoing much Improvement.
The windows having been frosted
and it will soon be painted on the
inside.
There will be preaching at the
Baptist church the fourth Sunday
by the new preacher, Rev. Swain,
of Memphis. Everybody be sure
and come out and give him hear
ty welcome.
SHADOW.
We do the best Job Printing.
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18
OLIVE BRANCH ON BOOM
Several Citizens Building and Remodel.
ing Residences.
Our town is on q boom.

Our town is on @ boom.
We are sorry to learn that Mr..
Norvell's little girl, Eugenia, is
quite sick.
Messrs. Robert McCargo and
Frank Blocker, Of Memphis, Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. M. Lemon, and little
daughter, Catherine, of Memphis,
are visiting relatives here now.
Mr.. W. w. Winders, who now
lives at Caddo, Texas, is spending
a few weeks with relatives here.
The school is progressing nicely
under the management of Prof.
Newhardt. Fifty or more pupils
enrolled.
The music class, taught by Mrs.
Linnie M. white, is advancing ad-
mirably, and creating demand
for pianos.
J. H, Horn has built q nice, four
room, up-to date house and NOV
ed into it. DR.. Wilkins will soon
have a magnificent, eight room
residence completed, and H. w.
Brooks six.room brick dwelling
is nearing completion. Our new
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18

report, will say that / have been
over the roads of the second dis
trict and find them badly washed,
and almost impossible in places.
In fact very few of them are in as
good condition as they would be
under ordinary circumstances.
While the roads are in a very bad
condition, still think the con.
tractor has done about the best
he could, considering the ex-
tremely bad weather we have had
for the past two or three months.
| find also some of the roads are
so badly washed that it is neces-
sary to change them. The Mount
Pleasant road in Bean Patch bot.
tom and the Bridgforth road in
Bean Patch bottom, also several
bridges in need of immediate re.
pairs.
Supervisor Lauderdale report
ed: In making this my fourth
quarterly report on the condition
OF the public roads of the fifth
district, am sorry that | can not
make as full a report as l would
like, but about the middle of De-
cember | contracted very severe
cold and neuralgia, which rem
dered me physically unable to go
over all the roads. Those | did
inspect some I found in fairly
good condition, while others, those
in the creek bottoms, had been
Concluded on last pagel
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18
Warning to Hunters

Hunting or trespassing on any
lands owned or controlled by us
positively forbidden under pen
atty of the law.
J. G. & w. A. WILLIAMSON.
II 7,3m. Pleasant Hill, Miss.
Times-promoter., 1907-01-18
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
County Officers Make Reports Of their
Departments.

AAh I'LL vi OoO
Iiness was transacted as follows:
w. w. Wheeler was awarded
contract to build bridge and make
fill over Johnston creekon" Grays
creek road for $44 so for the job.
j. HI. Malone was given the
contract to build and repair the
following bridges for the price
named: On Goodman road, SIS;
on Horn Lake road, $l8; oyer
slough on Cheatham road, S..
Superintendent of Education
Morgan submitted report as fol
lows: Amount of pay certificates
issued to white teachers for De-
cember, $2,670; colored teachers,
$4G0.
County Physician Weissinger
reported as follows: In this, my
4th quarterly report for the year
1906, am glad to tell you that
there has been very little sickness
lin the Jail or poorhouse since my
last report. The wards Of the
pOorhouse have been cleaned up
and new beds and bedding fur
nished. On my last visit out
there. a lay or two ago, | found
every thing clean and the inmates
clothed with new, clean garments.
While not up to thehigb standard
of cleanliness and hygene We
would like to See, conditions are
50 much imp pipyed that v does not
seem like the same place There
has been no admission or dimis-
sion during the quarter and the
roll stands the same, as follows:
Lottie Matthews, Sallie Griffin,
Jeff Williams, Sarah Smith, Rosa
Clark, Martha Walker, and vii.
lie Hobbs. Mr.. Shelton is doing
every thing IN his powerto clean
and put the Jail in the very best
sanitary condition possible.
The contract to repair the poor
house was let to H. G. EImore for
$145 so to be completed in 30 days.
The county treasurer's report
showed the amount on hand as
follows: General county fund,
So 55; School fund, $8.97; Pension
fund, $206.95; General ad. road
fund, $4734; Special ad. road
fund, $549.41; Commutatlon road
fund, $8O621.
Sup 9rvisor L L.Jones repor'-
ed on roads as follows. I res
pectfully make this, my 4th quar-
terly report: I had good roads
IN my district until the first Of
December but since the rains
commenced, the washesacross the
roads put the bottoms in bad con-
dition.
Supervisor Long reported as
follows: La this, my last quar-
terly report for the year 1906, |
have the following to say: | have
inspected all the roads in my dis
trict since my last quarterly re-
port, Some of the roads / in
spected before the rains and
found them in good condition.
But the roads inspected after
the rains are badly washed, The
have been over their
roads and patched them since the
rain. Some of the side bitches in
my district are filed up and they
ought to be opened, 50 as to give
the road the proper drainage. On
account of the recent and heavy
rains, the roads that are in the
large bottoms in my district are
IN bad state.
Supervisor Barbee's report: In
this, my fourth quarterly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
A "Touch,,o. storv

Tie young lady who had sat for a
crnyon portrait was not altogether
pleased with the result. 1T looks like
me. of course" she said. inspecting it
donbtfully, and yet | think there are
some things about II that ought to he
changed"
She suggested that the eyes should
have rather more of an upward look
that the right hand should he II little
less prominent, that the hair should
be made more wavy and that certain
changes ought To- he made In the drap-
cry.
THAT would require a great deal of
retouching,' said the artist land |
should have 10 charge you about $40
additional"
"Oh. dear" she exclaimed with a
pout II shall have to give II up.
Papa wont stand my 'retouching' him
to that extent "
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

No small noise sounds as bad as that
made by squeaky shoes.
Lift any little woman's thumb and
you will find n man under IT,
How few people are as polite 10 their
friends as they are to strangers.
People seem TO begrudge II preacher
everything lie gets except his vacation.
The child that is ruled by love ana
the child that has It's own way live at
the same house
If You were Il mind reader YOU would
Learn Il lot Of unpleasant things which
now yon can only surmise
The man who prides himself on being
II great observer of little things" can
usually be relied upon for Il few I'M
pleasant remarks.
Sooa after boy ceases To credit his
father with being the smartest man on
earth he imagincs his father should
consult him on all doubtful issues
Mchison Globe
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WOMEN OF HOLLAND.
Dutch Feminine Costumes Are Ton
Complex For Words.


The women's costume is a trifie too
complex for yerba description. az
feminine belongings usually are, but
the white lace cap which covers the
head from eyebrows TO nape Of neck
and from car 10 ear cnrying out In
rounded wings on each side of her
checks. is always a conspicuous and
inevitable portion of a woman's attire
1t may possibly be that on Sunday
this cap IS Il trihe whittier or sitter OF
daintcr than on week days. but the
difference is not very apparent.
The ladies assure us there is a vast
difference in the quality of the net and
the amount of handiwork employed.
but the lens made no special note OF
that. In shape and outline the camera
finds great distinction between these
caps and those of Katwyk or Marker
or Bots le Duo, but between Sunday
and Monday caps i'll Nolendam 1t re-
cords none whatever. For the rest of
the costume feminine Holland asks
above all things apparently a very fiat,
narrow chest surmountng enormous
hips, and Nolendam is no exception
TO this fashion rule The iuvaria bic
black best waist of the elder women
Is usually frightened by a square yoke
Of lighter color aaG material, and the
dark apron or overskirt is topped by
six inches or more Of gay plaid Or
bright colored band worn over an I'M
derskirt of dull blue striped or black
material and uncountable petticoats
About the throat collar formed Of
many rows of heavy da-k red coral
beads IL fastened by huge silver clasps,
and the number of rows, the size and
quality of the beads are matters for
feminine pride Long hair Is not the
glory of women In Holland, save per-
haps nj Ma.ken. II is usually hidden
and at N0lendam Is cut quite close and
entirely covered by tight fitting thick
black SILK cap concealed beneath the
snowy white lace. The younger girls,
from the tiniest fodder to the young
meisje, old enough 10 wed, wear dress
es and caps the eXact counterpart of
their grave mothers, no less full OF
skirt or narrow of chest, but much
gayer In color. \ group of tiny maid
ems In Il stiff breeze on the dixie resem.
bles nothing more than swarm of
butterflies Florence craig Albrecht in
Scribners
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
THE ROMAN ANGARIA.
Ancient Postal System That Came
Down From the Persans.

Ancient Postal System That Came
Down From the Persians.
The carefully organized postal sys-
TEN Of today is of course more com.
plete than the angaria of the ancient
Romans, yet their mail Travelled with
considerable speed.
The system of angari, or couriers ON
horseback. was borrowed from the Per
slams, who, according to Zenophon, had
established il under Cyrus the Elder.
The Roman adaptation of it was the
best system of transmitting letters
among the ancient states.
All along the great Roman roads
houses were erected mt Il distance of
five or six miles from each other Al
each of these stations forty horses
were constantly kept, and by the help
Of relays 1t WAS easy to travel a hun.
dred miles in day.
These services were intended for the
state only. it being imperative to Sc.
cure the rapid interchange of official
communications In the time of Julius
Caesar the system WAS SO well or.
panlIeu tllI OF Two letters the great
soldier wrote from Britain To Cicero at
Rome the one reached its destination
In twentysix and the other In TWEEN.
ty-eieht days.
Private citizens had to trust to the
services of slaves, and it Is not until
the end of the third century that we
hear Of the establishment of postal
system for private persons by the En-
pcror Dioclctian, but how long this
system remained history does not say
The supply of horses and their main
tenance We're compulsory. and only the
emperor could grant exemption from
either The word angaria therefore came
to mean compulsory service In dis
patching the royal mail. Scrap Book
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HE LAMBERTVILLE RECORD
MARCH 27. 1907.
THE MAIDSTONE.
Valuable Because Absorbent-A Clay
Pipe Makes a Good One.

Valuable Because Absofbent-A Clay
Pipe Makes a Good One.
Physicians are often asked whether
there really is any virtue in what are
called madStoncs one of them de-
clarcs that these stones are Of value,
but that they would be OF more value
IF their limitations were understood
There is no particular variety OF
stone or substance which may be des-
ignated exclusively rs the maidstone,
he says. Il have seen many of them,
so called, and no two We're of exactly
the same composition, geologically con
sidered
Madstohes act on the same principle
that a blotting paper does when alb
sorbing ink, and there is nothing that
makes a better one than baked pipe
clay. \ new clay pipe, procnrable for
a cent at nearly any store where to-
baeeo IS sold, cannot be excelled by
any maidstone, no Iaattef how great
its reputation.
"The action can he clearly demon
strated by placing Il common dry red
brick in contact with the margin of a
puddle of water and noticing what
capillary attraction will accomplish.
Therefore To he efficient the only ne
cessity is for the stone 10 be porous
and have strong adhesive and absorb
ont qualities. Nothing mysterious
about il
Il have seen several that appear to
he concrotjons either yesjcaI renal or
hillary and were found in the bladder
kidney or liver of some animal those
taken from the deer supposed to be the
best
"Wlen a person is bitten by n reptile
or dog supposed TO be mad and the
porons stone applied 10 the wound the
blottjng paper action begins. aud the
blood. saliva from the mouth of the
animal and whatever poison these
fluids contain will naturally by capiI-
larry attraction he absorbed bv and
into the substance applied. no matter
what name Won may give 1t.
The saving that If II stone sticks
the wound is poisonous and il it does
not take hold there Is no venom pres
cnt il untrue. If the stone Is clean
and dry II will adhere when moisture
ia within reacb fill II becomes satIlrat-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Ihe Outdonr RnN

Let the boy learn To hit the bright
spot with Il rifle, and II war comes he
tan hit the button on the coat of an
enemy the first shot aud does not have
To lie taught To shoot over again after
he cnllsEs. II he Is familiar with guns,
boats water and the Wild woods, he
Will he handy anywhere. and YOU can't
lose him. Any hoy who has got Il ia
thcr who wont Ito the right thing by
him and give him n chance to love the
woods and the water and the free.
clean air that God serves free. when
YOU get far enough away from man q
city can come along with me some
time and will show him how to have
the time uf his life Cutters Book
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A Case In Point

clear method of speech, II is related
that he said 10 one criminal, Prisoner
AT the bar il ever there was II clearer
ease than this of n man robbing his
master. this case is that case At
another time he said, Prisoner nj the
bar you have been found guilty on
several indictments. and it IS in my
power 10 subject You 10 transportation
for period very considerably beyond
the term of your natural life. but the
court in its mercy will not 20 SO far
as ii lawfully might 80, and the sen
tence IS that you he transported for
two periods of seven years each. -
London Globe
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Whisky Made of Old Rarrela,

"rhe man is n grogger" said the
food inspector. He makes whisky on,
Of old barrels. Grogging is recognize
ed trade IN some Sums. You get hold
of old whisky barrels wherein spirits
have been maturing for years, and YOU
pour into these barrels boiling hot wa
ter. and you wait Il few days The re
suit of your waiting is that the hoi
water turns to whisky. The wood Of
the old barrels, you see, is so saturated
with spirits that the hot water draws
out enough TO make n strong grade Of
red eve New Orleans Times Demo
Crat
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infection.

The wife of an army officer ut a
western post recently had occasion to
visit n small neighboring tewa TO dc
some shopping at what is called the
general store. She was much enter
taincd by the variety and antiquity of
the stock of goods and rs she passed
out her eyes were attracted by pile
of notices, deliberately lcttered and or
natcly framed, the upper one being the
Scriptural passage walk In love"
As she paused the clerk Il dapper
young man of more af1ability than ad-
vantages. stepped forward with the
remark Them are the latest things In
notices. This top one is swell to put
over a young lady's door Walk in.
love l.ippincott's
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TO Sir IIumphry Dayy belongs the
credit of discovering that the flame OF
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having ISI meshes TO the square
inch. This contention may be tested by
bringing flame In contact with SINH.
lar gauZe when it will be found that
the flame will not go through the
meshes. This is owing to the cooling
action of the wire, which tends to re.
duce the temperature of the flame be
low the ignition point, the unburned gas
passing harmlcssly through. OF course
If the gauze becomes overheated the
flame Is able To get through