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The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
WHERE THE MERCHANT FAILS.
An Iowa Farmer Tells Him He Should
Advertise, and How.

An Iowa farmer contributes to the
Des Moines Capitol the following very
pertinent suggestion as to why the
mail order houses succeed in getting
the business of the rural communities
away from local merchants:
III the mail order houses got 81 900
out OF this county each month that be-
longs to the home merchants the fault
is with the merchants themselves. The
mail order houses advertise and give
us prices on everything they offer for
sale. They tell us what they have
and what they want for 1t. OF course
we get soaked once in awhile and II
We do we can try some other house.
Most OF the home merchants who ad-
vertise at all don't quote prices. They
neglect to tell us what we want to
know-the price. OF course we can go
to the store and ask the price of this
article, and that, but you know how
1t is-one doesn't know so well exact
ly what he wants to buy when he gets
in store as when he is at home. And
there is where the mail order houses
make their hit. They send us their
advertising matter into homes and we
read it when we haven't anything else
to do and every member of the family
who reads their stuff usually finds
something that he or some other men,
Der of the family wants and many or
ders are made up and sent out just at
such times.
Right here is where the home mer-
chant falls down. II he talked up his
business to us in our homes the same
as the mail order houses do the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town and In many cases
extra trips would be made to get the
things at once that we didn't know
we wanted until they were brought
to our attention.
THE home merchant can save the
expense of getting up catalogue. We
people read the home papers more
carefully than we do the catalogue,
and IL the merchant wants to talk
business with us let him put his talk
in the home papers, and put 1t in so
that we know he means business. The
home merchant likely, nine times out
of ten, sells his goods as cheap as the
mail order houses, and l believe on
many things they are much cheaper.
but how are we to know If he doesn't
tell us about it.
"A Merchant must not think that
even his best customers know his
goods so well that they can tell what
he has without being shown.
1T is none of my business how the
home merchant runs his business. but
l don't like to see these roasts in the
papers all the time about us fellows
who get a little stuff shipped in once
in awhile and never anything said on
the other side. There are always two
sides of question, and l have given
you mine. If 1t is worth anything to
you you can take it,
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

New York's crime records. Old Worl1
feuds and vendettas have been trans
planted here, and, seemingly, the sol.
of the new country has proved amaz
ingly fertile to their growth. Every
few days or weeks brings an assassin
alton or an outbreak which can be
traced in way to Old World infiu
ences. Very often the police are able
to show that the thing was plotted in
some out-of-the-way elbow of Europe
or Asia. although what the motives
and what the immediate influences
which prompted the crime are things
that the keenest of the detectives and
the cleverest of the newspaper men
-an never exactly find out.
Feuds Hard to Understand.
Before them rises the barriers of
foreign secretiveness, fear and
strangeness of language-barriers
which effectually preclude the punish
ment for the shooting or stabbing or
dynamitlng, as the case may be. al
though sometimes the tool who pulled
the trigger or sank the blade is made
to suffer. The penance which New
York pays for being an asylum and
refuge for all people of the world is
written in red letters. For with the
new blood and the good blood We get
in nearly every immigrant ship that
touches these shores some of the
seeds of legacy of hate which dates
back perhaps hundred years to an
ancient political or religious quarrel
that we cannot fathom or understand.
In the old days crime which had
about It the signs of reconciliation
had also. generally speaking, the ear
marks of some gang leader and his
merry men. There were policemen
who could tell at a glance whether the
credit for sordid slum tragedy prop
erly belonged, say. to the followers of
Humpy Jackson, that talented gun
fighter who toted his hardware in his
hat. or whether it should be added to
the tally of the clan of the ambidex-
trous and ambitious Nine-Eyed Donni-
gan But since Eat-Em-Up Jack Nc
Manus started down the Bowery one
night over two years ago and came
back in an ambulance with his skull
caved in by gas pipe there has not
been a gang murder which showed evil
dence of having been worked out be-
forehand
Ended Chinatown Trouble.
These times that's all changed and
done away with. 1t is the intricate
feuds of the foreign-born that are
cooked up on embers with which this
country bae M mart mr. MARCEL which
beget the bulk of the unexplained and
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
D. NJ. CARR.

A duchess requiring lady's maid
had an interview with one, to whom,
after having examined her appearance.
she said: "Of course. you will be able
to dress my hair for me?' "Oh, yes"
replied the girl; 1T never takes me
more than half an hour to dress a
lady's hair" Half an hour. my
child" exclaimed the duchess. in ac-
cents OF terror. land what on earth.
then, should be able to do with my
self all the remainder of the morn
ing?"
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
61S4:I|x!ei|gI|:l|EsSIl
y" EE
HAULING HAY.
A Suggestion You Can Try When
Next Winters Snow Flies.

presume every farmer who has
much hay to haul in the winter has
had plenty of experience in tipping
over with the load when the roads are
poor and the drifts deep. says writer
in The Farmer. At least this was
our experience until we learned Of
the idea of putting side runners on the
hay rack. Have used this on our
farm for some time and found 1t 80
useful that l will try to explain for
the benefit of some who may not have
heard of the device before.
This device may be attached to any
hay rack. but l will give measure
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

New York.-The time was. and not
SO very long ago. when any murder in
New York which had in It any amount
OF mystery and which could not be at
tributed to one of the causes which
commonly bring on murder-jealousy
or temper or robbery-was apt to be
laid at the doors of one or another of
the gangs that infested the city. Eth
err 1t was supposed that the gang had
a grudge against the victim and so
arranged to destroy him. or that the
gang had been hired to remove him
and had planned the job and done 1t
according to contract.
But within the last few years an
element more dangerous. more sinis-
ter and far more subtle has crept into
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

traying the society to the authorities
before they took themselves out of the
province Similarly some blood vendet-
ia which had its beginning SO or rs
years ago in Palermo or Calabria is
liable to prove fatal to a prosperous
padrone in Mulberry Bend tomorrow.
What has been known as the Orient.
al quarter, where the Arabs and Syri.
ans live-down on Washington street,
in stuffy old-time houses that squat al
most in the shadow of the tallest OF
the yscrapers-furnishes an out
break for no apparent reason occasion
ally. Generally no lives are lost. for
the Syrian is VIGOROUSLY bad shot,
but there is always a heap of indis-
criminate popping of pistols and
shouting and running around, and then
two or three Orientals go to the hos.
pital, badly bunged up. The cause?
Merely local blooming out of quar-
rel that has its roots at the bottom
of the social structure of Syria; the
breach between the two branches of
the Syrian church has been reopened
in due form here in New York.
Traced Many Murders.
A few days ago the sensational
Union Square murder served to direct
attention to the fight between the
Turks and the Armenians and be-
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

THE gravy from roast beef is near
ly as effective as any iron prepare
ton in the relief of anaemia. and con-
sequently also of the heart discomfort
accompanying it." In addition, how
ever. to red meat, many vegetables. 1t
must be remembered. are able to con-
tribute valuable proportions of iron to
the dietary scheme. This is particu-
larly true of the beet. yellow turnip,
tomato and spinach.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

only roof to put over it to secure
shelter. About all of the iron l need
ed was two pins with plates for them
to work on to support the ends of the
central shaft. Then the shaft with
bookings was purchased at a supply
house for six dollars. The pulley I'M
der the floor of the tread was made
of hard wood facing with heavy can
vas which made 1t good friction
pulley.
The circular platform must be well
supported and inclined sufficiently SO
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

In growing food for poultry It
should be borne in mind that corn,
wheat and oats can always be pur.
chased and it is best therefore to
grow sorghum. broomcorn, popcorn,
millet and sunflowers for seed, which
AFFORD good variety, but cannot be
30 readily procured in market
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Corn for SiIaae.

The object of putting up corn as u
age is to preserve the stalk and blades
in as near their green stage as posi-
BILE. If corn is allowed to become too
ripe and the stalks too dry. the value
OF the silage is much reduced. The
best feed is obtained II the corn is al
lowed to become just well-dented, and
then cut and put up as quickly as pos
sibIA
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

Throat parched? Irrigate it with a
buttermilk cocktail.
This is a new brand of dampness
which was devised at the University
of Chicago. The buttermilk cocktail
is constructed according to the fol-
lowing recipe: Take tall, thin
glass, drop in chunk of ice; insert
a long slice of cucumber. then fill
with buttermilk. That's all!
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Whence "strawberry."

The name strawberry has puzzled
a good many people who like to find
the origin of names. Many suppose 1t
used to be the custom to string the
berries on straws and sell them in
that way. hence the name. But the
real name is strawberry. due to the
running habits of the vine.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
HOMEMADE TREAD POWER.
Details of Construction Of One Which
Will Give Satisfactory Service.

A tread power permits the use of
farm horses, bulls. etc. for driving
small machines. The accompanying
sketches show how tread can be
made which will be very satisfactory
in this connection. This is large
enough for full-grown bull or a
heavy horse.
In its construction l used heavy
lumber and built ii in an angle be-
tween two buildings SO that l had
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

Nearly every night they have a
roof party on the roof across the area
from my window" said the woman.
1T is very simple. 1t is lighted red
lantern hung on clothes line and a
boy and a girl in the shadow of the
chimney just far enough away from
the light of tn. Y. Press.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Side View Of Inclined Tread.

that the pull caused by the weight OF
the animal is considerable. says Farm
and Home There is usually little
trouble with the friction as the weight
of the animal comes right over the
pulley wheel. By means of a wire
rope or cable power can be transmit
tetr 200 or 800 feet.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28

A Frenchman has received = prize
for discovering a reliable sign of
death. The test consists of the sub
cutaneous injection of solution Of
fiouresceine. which, II the blood is
still circulating. in the course of a
few hours causes the skin to turn VI
low.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Australian Old Ace Pensions.

The Australian government gives
her aged a pension of nearly $3.50 a
week.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-28
Ended Chinatown Trouble.

These times that's all changed and
done away with. 1t is the intricate
feuds of the foreign-born that are
cooked up on embers with which this
country has no part or parcel which
beget the bulk of the unexplained and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
STRUGGLE FOR TOGA.
Balloting for United States Sena.
tor to Succeed John c. Spooner,
Resigned, Began at Noon To-
day in Wisconsin Legislature.


Ardmorclte Special.
Madison. Wis, April 10 liallotlng
for a United States senator 10 sue.
coed John c. srhoncr who recently
resigned. began today In the Wiscon-
sin legislature. 1t Is not likely that
"A decision will be- reached for several
days, although II is reason Ably Ger
tain that former Congressman Isaac
Stephenson, the millionaire lumber
man Of Marncttc. will be selected
Stephenson has the unqualified sup
port Of Senator IaFolletc, who has
been working valiantly for the aged
ca alitalist II elected. the Marinettc
II "A has promised to retire at the
en- of Senator Spooner's unexpired
tom OF two years. loaY.ng the field
cl ar for his present competitors.
The Wisconsin legislature is com
po scd Of 1873 members. thus requiring
siNty-soycn votes to elect. There are
lO} republicans. of whom at least
8, onty are stlmch followers of la
F,llcttc. the rest being the so-called
J'alwart' republicans. The intter
do not find Stephenson acceptable
ana hOpc to bring about deadlock
thar might eventually result In the
naming Of one Of the conservative
candidates for the scnatorship. Gov
error Davidson Is the dark horse
in the race and may possibly be chos-
en- as compromise between the rad
icgls and the conservatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
Only Slinht Miatnkes.

Mrs. Lombard is n Jealous ana loyal
friend, ana she means wlthal to avoid
eXaggcratlon ITS perfectly wonder
ful TO see the way Cousin Henry
counts bills at the bank" she said to
n patient friend. why, | think they
nre SO lucky t. have him. He'll take
n great pile OF five ana ten and twenty
dollar bills ana make his fingers fly
Just like lightning and never make II
mistake"
"Nevery" said tho friend, who knew
Mrs, Lomhard's weakness and could
not forbcur the question.
"Why no nc lcast-why, perhaps lie
might get or 10 cents out OF the way,
but not any more, ever" And Mrs.
Lombard spoke with the air Of one
who has taken stand and refuses all
chances 10 rctrcat.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
BURNING MARTYRS.
cen ei the Fvnersl pyres Told In
Curious Old Bill.

a bin for the materials with which
70 burn Craumer and his fellow mar
tyrs j. probably tie most curious and
suggestive document ever presented
for payment The execution u Iati-
mer and Ridley took place on oct 10.
1855. while Crauucr lld not suffer
until March 2l OF thr following year.
The memorandum Of the bin Is In.
ciuded IN the book which was found
by Strype when be wrote his Memoirs
ot Archbishop Craumer' In 1893. In
which the expenses u the martyrs
were entered during their impri~on.
ment. This book is probably some.
where among the manuscripts u OK
ford university. now grim. matter o.
fact witness to the fanatical hatred Of
the day.
The following are exact transcripts
from the BIZ ~ the person who had
charge OF IL .ul .ral pyres:
paid for the irning ~ Archbishop
Crsnmer and his two fellow sufferers.
Ridley and Latlmer. For one hundred
of wood fngots. 0s for one hundred
and half Of furze fagots, 3s Al. 10
the carriage Of them. 81. 70 two labor
ers. j.. Al: % three loads OF wood
fagots 20 burn Ridley and Latimer,
l2s item, one load ~ furze fngots.
Be al: for carriage ~ these four loads.
2s, Item, post. L. Al; item. for
chains, b. Al; Item. for staples. Cd ;
item. for laborers, id."- Scrap Book.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
An Optical Illusion.

An interesting optical experiment
may be made with the ordinary mean
descent light. Gaze steadily at the
light for few seconds then suddenly
eXtlngulsh 1t. The experiment Is best
performed In very dark room. In
about half minute you will see The
perfect image Of the light, with the
fine strands Of wire plainly visible. II
will be red AZ first. In few minutes
II will turn purple and then bright
blue. Later It viii apparently move to
the right. As you turn your gaze It
Will continue moving to the right If
yon keep your gaze fixed, II VIII come
back. II is surprising how long the
Illusion win last, II win be seen for
fully Ave minutes. perhaps longer, and
II you turn on the light and look away
from It you viii see the old Image for
several minutes, though more family
than In the darkness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court in the
indian Territory, Southern District.
Emma NJ. Humphreys. plaintiff, VS..
VIII Humphreys, defendant.
No. 701s.
The defendant, VIII Humphreys,
warned to appear in this court in
thirty days and answer the complaint
OF the plaintiff, Emma Humphreys.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend,
udge of said court, and the seal
thereof, this 10th day OF March, 1907.
(SeaD C. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
By w. S. CROCKETT, Deputy.
G. II. Montgomery, Attorney.
Attorney for nonresident, Brown
g. Turner.
First published March 10, 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
REAL COUNTRY LIFE.
Why the American Farmer Grows Old
Early In Life.

Why the American Farmer Grows Old
Early In Life.
Any one who has lived on farm
does not need 10 be- told the reason
farmers grow old early, for he knows
OF the strain under which the Ameri-
can farmer lives during the Eve
months Of spring and summer. Ills
workday Is from or , IN the morning
until < or o nt night Including chores
fifteen to seventeen hours of the harG-
est kind Of physical labor, ana every
minute of Il at high tension. especially
during harvest Then comes a period
OF relaxation I'm the fall. the one tine
In the year when he has Just enough
muscular exercise 10 keep him I'm
health later. the winter season. np-
preaching stagnatlon. In which hc
takes on flesh. gets "logy," and then n
furious dcbauch " hard labor through
the spring and summer again. No
wonder that by fOrty-0yc he has had a
sunstroke ana "can't stand the heat"
or has "a weak back" or his "hcart
gives out" or n chill makes him rhcu-
matte" and when YOU add to this fu-
rious muscular strain the fact that the
farmer secs his income put In peril
every scnson and his very home every
bad year. 50 that each unfavornblc
change In the weather sets his nerves
on edge II can Dc readily Imagined
that the real "qulet. peaceful country
life" l. something sadly different from
the Ideal Woods Hutchinson. NJ d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
RAYMOND FOR GOVERNOR.
Some Republicans Prefer Him to
Erank Erantk as Candidate.

Guthrie. Oh. April l5.-Promlncnt
Oklahoma Republicans who are not
pleased over the announcement OF
Frank Frantz for governor on the re.
publican ticket are seeking 10 bring
Judge G W Raymond of Muskogoc
into the race, and an cmlssary Is to
visit Muskogcc with view so sccur-
ng his announcement.
Until recently Judge Raymond was
ON the federal bench In Indian Terri
tory ana served as the chief Justice
there. llc was quite prominent as a
republican in Illinois politics before
being appointed to the territorial po.
siuon II has been announced that
neither IT, II. Howard G. G Jones OF
Oklahoma city nor Col Johnston ~
Hartosyillc will be- candidates
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
cauah, Cold ~aLle Hun.Ina a RuroIar.

Nr Wm ThC7 I.anOrgan. prOvln'
oial constable a. Chapleau. Ontario.
says Il caught severe cold whllc
hunting a burglar In the forest swamp
last fall Hearing ~ Chambcrlan's
Cough Remedy. ! tried H. and after
using two small bottles. was com.
ilotcIy cured This remedy is In.
tended especially for coughs ana colds.
r. will loosen and relieve severe
cold in less time than hy any other
u,pimcnt and is a favorite wherever
lts superior excellence has become
known For sale by + J. Ramsey. w.
- Frame. Ardmorc Drug Co., Bonner
4 Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
Moro library Money.

oklahoma city April ,o.-ln answ, Z
m a letter to the effect that the Car.
negic Library building here was in.
adequate, nr \. H. llcnsloy a mem
hcr of the Library BOARD today rc
cciyod a letter from James Bcriram
private secretary 10 Andrew Carnegie.
stating that Mr Carnegie would give
the city S25 goo more for an addition
The city council will Dee asked to pas
a resolution at the next meeting for
the improvements contemplated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16

Dlss.ll wrote Il letter TO his sister
In 1888 In which he said Heard
Macaulny's best speech, 'Shlcl and
Charles Grant Macaulay admirable
but, between ourselves, | could floor
them all This entries nous (sicN, | was
never more confident Of anything than
that | could carry everything before
mo In that house. The time will come.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16

Little Dot-Oh mamma, there's
sign. Puppies For Sale" Won't yo
buy me oncf Mamma-Walt till you
are little older, dear. Little Dot
But they'll all be dogs then.-London
Answers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
santa Fe.
PUBLIC WARNING

We shall not be responsible II any
person takes any but the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and
colds. limitations are worthless and
may contain opiates. The genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package contains no opiates and Is
safe and sure. Hoffman Drug Co. and
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
Canned Goods.

Y. F. Peaches (st l1dard) .... ...3l75
Y. F. Peaches (hlgn gfade). .u.. 2G5
W. II. Peaches (standafd) .... ls5
w. II. Peaches (hlgh grade) .... 1856
w. II. Peaches (high grade) .... $50
5 pound Kraut (hlgh grade) .... LOS
3 pound Pumpkin (high grade).. 95
3 pound Tomatoes (hlgh grade).. 1.45
3 pound Tomatoes tstandard) .... 100
2 pound corn thigh grade). 80. 1.10
2 pound corn tstandard) ........ 90
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16
How 10 AvoId AnnendlcItIs.

NOst VICTIMS " nppcndicliis are
m q who are habitually constipatcd
or no Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
chronic constipation by stimulating
tl' liver and bowels and restores the
ma ral action of the bowels. Orino
~ atiyc Fruit Syrup docs not nau.
so 90 or gripo and Is mild and peas.
an to take. Refuse substitutes. Hon.
man Drug Co. and city Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16

Jack lon on, before srtting out vn
his world tour In small boat. wa
tho guest OF honor AZ q dinner In san
Francisco My friends have been ycrv
frank with mo about this tour Nh
London said "rlcy have Nll me-
that ! ann % roor sailor that know
nuthlug of urvIrauon that won't
rct anywhere near around the worl T..
that lll Dee wrecked. that Inn fool
aud 20 ,u Fauhncss is q P1od thn-.
but som,tim's 10 g." rather uup'v1a
ant. My friends fraubncss rrmiu 3,
me Of the unusual address that m
eccentric Frisco clergyman made t1
Young couple that he was about 80
marry. George the Clergyman b.
gan. from the bottom OF ms hoart
/ congratulate l,m on the wise step
YOU are about To take II was sai D'
deed 10 see YOU wasting your youth
in drunkenness. hut alls we'll that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16

FODOL For Dyspcpla clears the
stomach ana makee the breath as
sweet az rose, KODOL Is sold boy
dru gists On a guarantee relief plan,
It conforms strictly 10 the National
Pu'' Food and Drugs Law. Sold by
Ho man Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-16

llrrriel meals, lack ot exercise are
the main causes of dyspepsia. \
Rius's Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal aids digestion, improves the ap.
petite. Sold by CITY Drug Store
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s537,6si73
HOUSE Gle ,NlNu TIME.

Ladies', house cleaning time Is clos
at hand. Get new pictures ana make
the walls look new again. Come and
look our stock ever before II gets
broken We ha,e some good bar.
gains.
3.24.tf BROWN & BRlDGnAN.