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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Mr.. Flanagan's attention was hrst
drawn to the project by Levi Hussy,
the inventor of a patent dredge
owned by a company in which Mr..
Flanagan inherited a onc-iourth in
tcrest Mr.. Hussy and several OF
his friends tried to obtain a charter
to build the canal but failed. He
showed the maps. plans, etc, then
IN existence to Mr.. Flanagan who
was so much impressed with the
feasibility OF the idea that he at
once got control OF the company
and applied to the Massachusetts
Legislature for a charter which was
granted June l, 1899. From that
time TO the present he has given
almost his entire attention to the
canal, frequently at the expense OF
other interests which would have
given more prompt and certain re-
turns; but the more thought he
gave to the project the more en-
thusiastic he became.
PREVIOUS PLANS ALL TALK
Before he applied for a charter,
Mr.. Flanagan made a contract will.
a Baltimore Trust Company. who
agreed to underwrite it, but when
the time came TO deposit the
100000 security with the Massa-
chusetts State Treasurer, the affairs
OF the Trust Company had become
involved and Mr.. Flanagan had to
furnish the money himself In 1903
he sent a representative to London
in the hope OF interesting English
capital; but John Bull invariably
referred the matter to his American
correspondents who. without taking
the trouble to inquire into the
merits OF the proposition. just as
regularly reported that the Cape
God Canal was a specter, which had
stalkcd at irregular intervals for
two hundred years; that all previous
efforts to give it form and sub
stance had ended only in talk and
that there was no reason for think
ing that this latest attempt would
result in anything tangible
About this time bills began to be
introduced in the Massachusetts
Legislature which had for their OBJ
ject the nullifcation OF the charter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
}. /. WILSON.
FREIGHT. TRANSFER AND
BAGGAGE LINE.

Red hair is a good thing not IN he
married to for the sake G.; the chill
dren.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
NEWS. APER cHAFF.

What Is the use To be sighin
ON the hilitops in the glade?
Amt We been pullIu through
knows
Since the beautiful world was
made
Bctter 10 grapplc with trouble
Than stll for to sigh an fret
The seed will come to the harvest
There's life In the old land yeti"
Atlanta Constitution.
Recently little girl applied for a
registration blank In New York
school The teacher wrote down he.'
name. her address, her age, but at
fathers occupation the child balked
aud hung her head The teacher had
visions Of a parental burglar. and rcu.
soned gently: Tell mH what II q,
my dear and | will see whether We
shall put 1t down or not" Nom, !
won't ten the girl insisted Just
tell me" said the teacher again, and
l won't speak Of it to any one else,
The little girl hesitated and twisted
her hands Hes worm eater" she
finally burst out "A worm eater"
cried the Mortified teacher. "Yes'm,
He's worm eater in an antique" "
And It afterward developed that the
father was daily engaged in boring I'm
itation worm holes In bogus antique
furniture, So that the dealers can say,
Look at the worm holes II YOU think
this isn't genuinely old -Argonaut
Billy is q little hoy who lives IN the
south part of town and who is the
only aud much beloved son OF his pa.
rents During an his five years he
has managed To have his own way
about niuetyuiue times out of every
huudgsd and his science in the man.
agemcnt of parents is becoming so
accurate that the time is not far Off
when he viii get the hundredth.
The other day he did something par
ucularly shocking and his aunt caught
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Cat every session since several such
bills have been presented) and an
enormous amount of time, labor and
money had to be expended in pre-
yap,;,c ,ba:r .a..z.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

BETTER 10 grapplc with trouble
Than still for to sigh an fret
The seed will come to the harvest
There's life In the old land yeti"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

VI. l.. Alexander, clerk OF Carter
County. lift
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
ELEVEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Hands Cracked and BIeeding-Nail Game Of of Finger-Cuticura Rem
 edies Brought Prompt Relief.

T had eczema on my hands for about eleven years. The hands crack ed open in many places and bled. One of my fingers was so bad that the nail came off. I had tried so many rem edies, and they all had failed to cure me. I had seen three doctors, but got no relief Finally got a cake of Cuti cura Soap, box of Cuticura Ointment and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent Pills. Of course I keep Cuticura Soap all the time for my hands, but the one cake of Soap and half a box of Cuti- cura Ointment cured them. I recom- mend the Cuticura Remedies to all suffering with eczema. Mrs. Eliza A. Wiley, R. F. D. No. ?, Liscomb, Ia., Oct IS, 19O6"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
HERE'S ONE ON THE "RooKEY."
Gets Sentry Call Twisted When Dsz-
 zled by Commander.

A drummer sometimes gets his or ders twisted, but never quite so badly as the "rookey" I saw down at Chick amauga when the troops were being mustered in for the Spanish-American war, says a travelling man in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 This boy, fresh from St Louis, was on the way to the front and proud of It. He had his first assignment to guard duty and he had been carefully instructed as to calling Who goes there?"
 The officer in command of the d. vision was a dignified martinet. The "rookey' had never seen him. About midnight the general came home from a reception in town. He was all fixed up in his dress tOgs and he was the swellest thing the new guard ever saw As the general passed his post the boy gazed at him open-mouthed. Just in time he remembered he was expected to say something. So he gasped:
 There goes who?"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup. For children teething sofens the gums, reduces n- dsmmation allays pain cures wind colic 25c bottle.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

of the most powerful explosives and the results of these experiments have become the standards of the best in- formed experts on this subject. It was learned from these studies that the average potential energy of gun powder is 480 foot-tons to the pound You will observe, therefore, that there would be good deal of "business" concentrated in a gigantic firecracker containing 187,500 pounds of gunpow. der. In this immense cracker there would be stored 90,000000 foot-tons of potential energy. Startling as are these figures, to the layman they mean little. Let us compare them to some object with which we are familiar.
 Take the Flatiron building in New York, for instance It's weight is 5O,- 900 tons. Now, if there are 4S0 foot tons of potential energy in each pound of gunpowder, it would require 104 pounds of gunpowder to blow up a building weighing 50,000 tons. This amount of gunpowder, is scientifically
 
 and rage the big structure from base. ment to roof. Such an explosive effort as this. however, represents but a small part of the force in the supposi tional king of giant firecrackers, which would contain 90000, 900 foot-tons of energy-enough to blow up (according to exact mathematical calculation 1900 structures similar to the FlatirOn building before you could say Jack Robinson!"
 So, perhaps, after all, it may be as well to postpone the building of this great universal firecracker until our experts have learned a little better how to handle high explosives.
 GROWTH OF THE FLAG.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Nebraska Parrots Disappeared.

Only few naturalists and early ter ritorial settlers know that parrots were once numerc us in Nebraska.
 Fifty years ago they were still seen along the Missouri river in southeast ern Nebraska, but disappeared very suddenly after the first settlement in that region. The Nebraska parrot was the Carolina paroque (Cornus Carolina). It had beautiful green and yellow plumage. so striking in ap- pearance as to instantly arrest the at- teutlon of the early hunter.
 Beside this, the birds gathered in large fiocks and were so exceedingly tame and simple that the whole flock was easily killed. Add to this that the birds were fine eating and their feathers attractive trophies or the hunt and the fate of the Nebrasks parro. -wao assuFed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
New Automatic Rifle.

The selfloading or automatic musk. ct is now being seriously considered as the infantry arm of the future The equipment of the great armies of the world with an improved rifle is hardly completed when the mechanics begin work on new weapon. At the recent examinations of the German War Academy the automatic rifle was one of the themes for discussion. The piece now on trial has a magazine holding ten cartridges; the recoil is utilized to load and cock. Consequent. ly the soldier can remain quietly in position, never removing his eye from the target, and fire his ten shotS.- New York Sun.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Many Measures Looked After.

As many as 1910 metric weights and measures were submitted for verifcation in the city of London during last year
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
New in Wall Paper.

A new design in fancy wall paper patterns comes from Kansas City; also a way to utilize cancelled checks. A firm has had all it's offices papered with old checks, placed neatly edge checks vary from S30,000 to s1,000, and the total for one room is $S.000,- 900. As a gilt moulding runs around the edges of each check-panel, the general effect is rather pleasing.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Her Coed Advice,

q am often asked by friends what to do for skin troubles such as Ecze- ma, Ringworm and similar afflictions. I always recommend Hunts Cure. l consider it the surest remedy for itching troubles of any character there is made. Mrs. J. l. Hightower, Pal metto, La.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Utter Silence.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Torkins, lis it true that money talks?'
 q suppose so'
 You must be very fond of silence. After losing your money at the races you go to the ball game and lose your voice."
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Save the Babies.

INFANT NEUTRALITY Sometlng hghdI We hardly realize that
 all the children born civilized countries wenytwo per cent nearly
 one-quarter die before they reach year; tyeven per than one before they fV and one-h before they fifteen!
 We do not hesitate that timely Casto would o these precious lives Neither do hesitate that many these nne deaths ocaone by nauoc preparations Drop and soothing ups sold for ohIens complaints less opum morphine They in considerable quantities. deadly pon In quantity they supe 1d circulation and lead geson sickness death. Castoa operates exactly the but that bears the signature of Ch H. Fletcher Caoia the blood circulate properly, h pores of the skin and aIays fever
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Describino Weather Conditions.

The weather is called calm if the air is not moving at more than three miles an hour; 34 miles is strong breeze, 40 a gale, 75 a storm, and 90 a hurricane.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. It cures painful, swollen, smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. Don't accept any substitute Sample FREE. Address A. $. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. \.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

The flag of TIT, adopted by con- gress June 4, TIT. and first unfurled by Capt. Paul Jones on the Ranger, to the command of which he was appoint ed on the day the resolution adopting the flag was passed by congress.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

The flag of 1907 illustrates the ex' pansion of the nation, it's 46 stars rep resenting the 46 states of the union, including Oklahoma.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

One idea of a hypocrite is a man who really admires his mother-in-law. but is too contrary to admit the fact
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04

Those who are fancy free are free to fancy what they please
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of tie ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition. hearing will be
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Mr. Brakeman spent Sunday here as
the guest of jim Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Reuter- of Hess
vile, spent yesterday here.
Miss Cora Saxony of Toleston is
spending a few days here as the guest
of relatives.
Mrs. Melvin Meichty is making an
extended visit in Burr Oak as the guest
OF her parents.
Ed. Simon of Hobart and John Jack
son OF Glen Park transacted business
here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Benson of Toleston
spent Sunday here as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Poison.
Mrs. Harley Pilgrim and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Thone were Hammond
visitors Saturday.
Mr.. Atkins of Dennfson. Texas, spent
a few days here as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Cooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mettman of Clarke Sta
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Jarneke of Sax
ony spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs
Frank Busse.
Mrs. Sam Cooke spent Saturday in
Chicago to meet her sister from Ne
braska whom she has not seen for
fourteen years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
CROSSED WIRES MAKES
SPECTACULAR SIGHT

Hundreds Of people witnessed the
menacing flames caused by a crossed
electric wire at the corner of Ninety
third street and Nanastee avenue Sat
urday evening. The broken wire came
in contact with an arc lamp and flames
began to shoot in all directions. Fas-
cinated by the spectacle, people stood
in throngs watching the display, no
one daring to venture near. When the
wire fell to the ground they scattered
in fear for their lives and not until a
passing lineman cut the wire, was all
danger removed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
WEST PULLMAN

Miss Gertrude Shaw is spending a
few days at Spring Lake.
Misses Emily and Geneva Holmes
are spending a few weeks at Valpa-
raise, Ind.
Mrs. T. Dalton of Lowe avenue is at
Penwater, Mich, visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. HALEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feister of Howe ave-
nue., are rejoicing over the recent ar
rival of a baby boy.
Mrs D. n. Holmes of Yale avenue is
entertaining Mrs. w. S. Stuter of Fort
Wayne, Ind, who is on her way to St.
Louis, Mo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
"JOHN GREEN" IDENTIFIED.

st. Joseph. Mich, July 29.-The re-
mains of John Green, the former Ham
mond man, who killed himself near
here, were identified yesterday by John
Schneck, of Stevensville, this county.
as a man who had worked for him
as a baker. Schneck says Green was
not his right name, though he is now
unable to recall 1T. He was addict ed
to the pse of morphine, and it was this
habit, Schneck says, that made him
Respondent, and furnished a motive for
self-destruction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
Receives Painful Bruises.

Miss Anna Kuplin, s69 One Hundred
and Sixth street, was painfully injured
Saturday afternoon when the street car
on which she was riding jumped the
track on the Calumet river bridge at
One Hundred and Sixth street. She
was thrown forward and her body Sc
verely bruised. She was taken TO the
office of DR.. J. p. Otto, 1913 Ewing
avenue where medical aid was given
her. after which she was taken to her
home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
(snecinI fo r.ake countv Times.l

Especial to Lake County Times.)
South Chicago, July 29.-Property
owners of South Chicago are about to
sit UP and take notice in company with
,ther property owners of Chicago. when
The board of review takes up the real
estate assessment early next month.
The biggest .hoIler" is of course ex-
pected to come from the loop district,
but the outlying districts, including
South Chicago. Will register enough
kicks, It IS thought, for the assessments
this year will be very much higher. In
some cases it is thought that assess
ments will show an advance of 100 per
cent, but this will be limited TO prop
erty in the loop district. An advance
of from 10 to IS per cent in South
Chicago would however, not be sur
prising as property values have In
creased and real estate has been active
The guns Of the big real estate holders
have already been turned on the as
SCISSORS, but the latter are sticking "
them and are ready to give reasons
why the advance this year is reason
able. The first reason given is that
buildings that were erected a number
Of years ago have rather increased in
value for the reason that greater ex7
pense is incurred when building at this
time.
Assessor Oscar Hebel made valiant
defense of the work Of the assessors.
Il think we have made a remarkably
fine assessment" he said. "A whole
lot of property in the down town dis
trict never before has been taxed for
anything like what 1t ought to be tax
ed for. We went into figures and con-
ditions. taking long term or short term
leases into consideration. 1t was not
our intention to injure anybody, but
simply to be fair. I do not understand
where we have made irregular assess
ments. We say property is worth a
certain amount and some owners say
we go too high. That is the situation"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
MILL" TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
Illinois Steel Company WOrISmen Dis
pute ali Day-Then Adjourn 10
Empty Lot and Fight 1t Out.

South Chicago, July 29.-An all day
dispute between two employees of the
Illinois Steel company, Toney Ffguna,
1926 Green Bay avenue, and Charles
Swanson, SAG Buffalo avenue was
settled last Saturday night when the
two men acting on the suggestion of
their foreman, repaired to an empty
lot and there before a large crowd of
fellow workers. fought out their diff
ference according to Marquis OF
Queenburry rules. They stripped to
the waist and used boxing gloves, but
the fight, which lasted nearly an hour,
was nevertheless one of the most bru-
tai kind, each giving and taking a Sc
we're beating. Both are in a serious
condition today. The popular decis-
ion was in favor Of Figuna.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Robert Wallace reports passing large
dump scow adrift and partially sub
merged IN Lake Huron, about seven
miles off Sturgeon Point. 1t was NOV
ing toward the track of vessels. The
United States engineer at Harbor
Beach will search for the obstruction.
The schooner Emma L. Coyne, raised
by Captain Baker, was Hbeled by the
wrecker for s2.533 for the work done
in getting the vessel afioat. Its Cleve-
land owners have given bonds for the
amount.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
WHITING NEWS

Mrs. Edward Greenwald will leave
for Philadelphia this week.
Robert Fleming has returned to
Whiting after a prolonged absence
Miss Grace Wilkinson is cashier at
siegel. Cooper and company's in Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. BIanchet and friends.
from St. Joe, were White City visitors
yesterday.
Mrs. Lampman of New York avenue
is entertaining her mother from South
Bend, Ind.
Miss katherine Balm of Lima, O., is
the guest of Miss Anna Curran of La
Porte avenue.
Mrs. Joseph Allen of Ohio avenue is
slightly improved from a severe case
of typhoid fever.
Mrs. B. S. Place (nee Sophia schrage)
is seriously i'll with typhoid fever at
her home in Indiana boulevard.
Miss Carol NJ. Kiefe has gone to
until the beginning of school.
Mrs. Marjery Ozier of Neodesha, Kan.
is visiting with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Squierer, of Fred street.
Mrs. Peter Koch of oliver street is
now able to be around, having COM
pletely recovered from ner recent ILL
ness.
Mayor f. J. Smith and DIR. A. J. Lauer
returned from Lake Wawasee this
morning. where they spent Sunday with
their families.
L. H. Setter left Saturday for
months visit in the east. Mr.. Setter
in the Tau7aStOvvn exnOSifiOD
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
LICENSES ARE SUSPENDED.
Ship Masters Punished for Collision
Between Maryland and
TuscarOra.

South Chicago. uly 29.-Captain Will
lam Williams. master of the steamship
Maryland. and Captain Timothy Keller,
master of the steamship Tuscarora,
had their licenses suspended for fifteen
days on account of the collision be-
tween their ships near Port Huron,
July Il. The investigation by the
steamboat inspectors brought out a
great amount of conflicting testimony.
and both men received punishment for
blame in the collision.
Captain Gleason of the steamship
WANTED-Girl for general homework.
Apply at 9546 Avenue l., top fiat.
South Chicago. T-29- 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

The neighborhood of Seventy fifth
street and Saginaw avenue gave a
basket picnic at Jackson park Saturday.
Those who participated were " and
Mrs. D. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Hassenstein, Mr..
and Mrs. Thurston and families.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Grover Eckert is in a critical condi-
ton at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
Chalres Ecklen, of New York avenue
Mr.. Eckert contracted a severe cold
which resulted in a case of quick con-
sum ption. Two doctors were in at
tendance yesterday and gave up all
hope of his recovery. He is one of
our most popular young men, and the
news is a severe shock to his many
friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Mr.. Shields. a Methodist Missionary
from Africa, preached yesterday at the
II o'clock service of the Seventy sew
enth street Methodist Episcopal church.
His subject was on the work done
among the natives at Lewanda Station.
Africa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29
RENSSELAER, NEWS

A son was born Saturday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Stanley.
Mrs. A Graham came from Wolcott
Saturday to visit relatives here.
Clyde Reeve and family came Satur-
day to visit his father.
Mrs. Ed. Irwin, who has been visiting
in the eastern part of the state, return
ed home Friday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

apolis avenue has been confined to her
bed for four weeks on account of sick
ness and at present there is no change
In her condition in sight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Miss Margaret Langmyer of Ohio
avenue entertained Miss Grace Murphy,
Frank Carr and AL Cameron of Chi
eago, and Misses Anna Slower, Hazel
Moore and Clifford Moore at dinner yes
terday. In the evening the party re-
paired to the Lake Front park where
luncheon was served and a general
good time enjoyed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Charles Each, Patrick Murphy and
Edward Hartman, members Of the
Alma Mater baseball club, have re-
signed from the club in order to join
the Cornell baseball team.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Miss Lillian Moore. 1914 Saginaw
avenue has been quite III during the
past week, but is now convalescing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-29

Fifteen members of the Calumet
Gesang Verein, left Sunday night for
a weeks visit to Milwaukee. While
there they Will be the guests of Mil
waukee singers and personal friends.