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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-03
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ArEan4as rrorpcd ~ fr4oc ~ cau
'l-c % rDor onulcld which met Lia dl.
approval Mighty small corn ypl
have there" lr shouted a. llr mau
"hp was ruprru'rnd.lg tho growth
, from thndy corner
yep" FalI tho ArkHusan. "I1nntcd
the small llud"
"I"oha mighty yellow 10 mo for this
time of year"
'iop Planted tho yellow kind"
"Wc.l" uid the Traveller severely
81 cant understand your method ~
farming You won't get over hnlf n
crop there"
'Nopc" said the Arkunsan cheer
fully. you nre shore good gucsscr
stranger Hair crop exactly, that.
mine. planted this on shnrcs."-
Youths Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
Bee Want Ads Bring Results.
SLICK THIEVES OF JAPAN
Turn smooth Trick in Stealing shoes
from Ones Feet and Lifting
watches.

An Englishman entered a first-class car
of one of the railroad trains that run be-
tween Toxic and Yokohama. He was a
little red in the face and apparently ruffled
in temper. He had just discovered that
his pocket had been picked in the station
and he exclaimed bitterly against thieves
in general and japanese thieves in par
ticular.
An American who had been engaged in
Yokohama for a number of years noticed
the E~rglishman's quandary. Turning to
him he said: "Our English friend seems
a little hit excited. II he growls at having
his pocket picked what would he say II
he had the shoes stolen off his feet?"
''That is clearly an impossibility,' /
laughed.
Il don't know about that" he returned.
1T may not happen with our western
style of shoes, button and lace, but all
the same l nave heard and know It to
be a fact that the sandals OF japanese
nave been stolen off their feet"
"Well, how is 1t done?" l asked.
VERY simply he answered. Suppose a
Japanese woman who has a particularly
fine pair of lacquered clogs Is one Of a
great crowd that is watching q passing
procession or a religious celebration Of
priests in front OF a temple. Along comes
an expert p-ickpocket-or pickfoot, l don't
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

j. A, Barkhoff of Lincoln. Mrs. S. r.
Hutchinson Of Denver, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. NJ.
Ait OF Spokane and q. w. Hitler Of Hot
Springs, s. D., are at the Willard.
w. o. Southwick OF Friend, Mr.. ana Mrs.
". p. st. John of Hastings, r. j.. Tate of
Flatte' Mr., and Mrs. II. Holden of Portland,
ana y A; Pollard, jr., Of Nehawka are at
the Henshaw.
DR.. A. T. Gatewood OF Arapahoe, demo-
cratic nominee for secretary Of state, and
William B.. Eastman OF Broken Bow. dem
ocratic nominee for commissioner of public
political fences. They nave been with Mr..
week.
J. +. Erwin OF Alma, S. c. Randle OF
Brush. Colo; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fish OF
San Jose, Cal; l.. c. Engfer OF TalmaEe
c. T., Metzger Of Cedar Creek, w {. West
OF Wyoming, l. NJ. Tucker OF Lincoln.
Mrs, l. n, Brown OF Hecla, Neb.. are at
the Merchants.
o. Il Harris OF Denver, ]. B. Phelsn OF
Alliance, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. i. Glenn OF Chey-
ennA, A. b. PeTSinger of Lodge Pole, II. J.
Arnold OF National City, Cal; Mr.. and Mrs
A. l. Davis OF Cozad, II. n. Baker OF Salt
Lake City, y. II. Hawthorne OF haywood
f.. o. Garrett OF m and p. S. Holtz,
meyer OF Pleasanton are at the Paxton.
Bartlett Richards of Ellsworth was in the
city Friday comforting with his attorneys
Mr.. Richards. who was one OF the principal
defendants in the famous Richards and
Comstock land cases. has been on the Pa.
cific coast for some time and Is now en-.
route home. His case is pending settlement
in the United States court of appeals and
Is expected 10 reach final adjudication IN
December. he is registered at the Roma
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
TRY TO SETTLE HILL WILL
Heirs Make Effort to Compromise
and Avert Threatened Contest
in Court.

Efforts to settle the threatened contest
Of the will of Lew w. Hill are being made
by the heirs. County Judge Leslie has adj
mitted the will to probate after a hearing
at which Isaac E. Congdon, attorney for
L. s. Hill, the aged brother, was present.
Mr.. Congdon filed objections to the probate
and in case the compromise is not reached
the case can still be contested in the dis
trict court. A trustee has not yet been
appointed, but it is believed all parties to
the suit will get together on some person
agreeable to all.
l.. S. Hill objected to that feature of the
will, which provided the estate should be
held in trust for five years and then dis
tributed. AS he is over 20 years of age this
provision might cut him out altogether In
case he should die before the five-year
period was up. Mr.. Congdon said Friday
in all probability, an amicable agreement
would be reached within the next three or
four days.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

krow which you want TO call him His
keen eyes, fastened on the ground, dis
cover those desirable clogs. Thereupon
he makes up his mind that he wants
them.
1.-The first thing she knows the owner OF
the clogs feel an unpleasant sensation In
her left foot. Naturally she wants to stop
II and quite mechanically and almost alb
sertly she slips her right foot out of its
clog and begins to scratch that uncam-
Portable spot in her left foot with her
toes. She feels relieved. Forgetting all
about the incident, she becomes absorbed
In the spectacle again. Soon the irritation
crosses over to a similar spot in her right
foot. Absently, once more, she slides her
left foot out of its clog and begins to
soothe the troublesome spot with her
toes"
"The thief was responsible for the lrrl-
tation and walked off with the clogs" 1
said.
Certainly. the rascal caused the trouble
with a bit Of straw or wire he returned.
But one would think tina the moment
the foot of the victim touched the ground
Its clog would be missed and the thief
would run the chance of being caught be-
fore the second could be stolen.'
"Oh, that is one OF the cleverest parts of
the trick" explained my friend. 1.-THE
thief comes supplied Will a pair Of cheap
wooden clogs, costing but a few sen. and
the owner of the lacquered ~footgear goes
away with them and never ryotices the dit
ference, at least not until it is too late
to profit from the knowledge"
Are japanese thieves so very clever
then?' / asked.
"Oh, very, he returned. Some time ago
| heard of one of them who used to carry
4 handful of watch rings to fit into the
stems of all sorts OF watches that he might
come by dishonesty. Once he lifted a
watch on a train and the owner, missing
II, but rot knowing who the thief was,
set up a shout and had a policeman sum
moned. The police, to satisfy the victim,
insisted that every one in the train show
his watch. When the turn of the thief
came he drew out Of his pocket the stolen
timepiece and its original possessor, not
recognizing il on account of the changed
ring, missed an easy CHARGE to regain his
lost property" -Chicago News.
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

scrambling would have to be done II he
expected to get the farmers vote, for the
farmer Is not noted for helping to change
conditions that have conduced so vastly TO
his prosperity.
I'll mako the race this year as a farmer
and not a banker" Mr.. S~hallenberger is
said 70 have exclaimed.
Fitting the word to action, II Is said, he
then proceeded to divest himself Of all
the bank stock he owned so that he could
conscientiously 90 before the farmers and
other voters of Nebraska with the declara-
ton that, II do not own a dollars worth
of a stock in a single bank" So he sold
his bank stock.
Yet the problem was not solved. II had
become more intricate than ever, but not
because of any fault OF Mr.. shallenberger.
The kaleidoscope paramount issue maker
had got busy again. In fact, Mr.. Bryan
had decided to make his bank guaranty
plank the principal issue in the state of Me-
brasks. Here is where the facile Mr.. Shall
lenbergeI showed his ability to adjust him
self to any exigency that might arise at a
result of Mr.. Bryan's frantic efforts to con-
trive a bait that would catch votes.
Mr.. Shallenberger. the story says, delib-
erately bought back the bank stock he had
sold at 5000 more than he sold 1t for,
and again became a banker. This was for
the obvious purpose of being able to go be-
fore the voters Of Nebraska disguised as
a banker who advocated the Organic doc.
trine OF a bank guaranty.
Mr.. Bryan is said to have paid very high
tribute to the skill and cunning OF Mr.. Shall
ienberger's political gymnastics.
Tn National Republican league is meet
ing with marked success in lining up the
republican clubs OF the. state. The object
is by this means to keep the different clubs
in touch with the national association and
thus be able to do more efficient work. The
organizers are busy all over the state, and
wherever they appear at a republican meet
ing they have little difficulty in having the
club join the national association. The
state organizer is Franklin A. Shotwell and
the officers are G. W. Wattles. president.
and George w. O'Nelll. secretary. The or
ganizers are Abel v. Shotwell, president OF
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

to tell the condition of the clnder bug
crop; how to make prickly pears and Ar
kansas river catfish spineless. Not one
little, measly word about Omaha bananas.
In fact, Nebraska is treated with such alb
solute silence that 1t Is sitting.
The humorous department is fairly good.
but it is the humorosity OF a Salvation
Army funeral. Politics is eschewed except
as to the droughty feature of a Kansas
summer campaign when the corn is in
tassel. The Iconoclast has a complete sys-
tenn of telegraph reports, but as the Daily
Iconoclast goes out by freight it has not
cut much of a figure in Kansas newspa-
perdom yet.
A Missouri edition is to be issued shortly,
and then something will be doing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
Thumb Marks on Stationery.

According to n Philadelphia stationer the
thumb mark is taking the place OF the
monogram on note paper. THE thumb
mark. says this authority, lis engraved
IN gold or silver and has all the value of
a Bertillon mark of Identification. Some
people prefer to have the thumb mark
printed In red or blue, but the metal colors
are generally approved. 1t has several ad-
vantage beside its novelty. familiarizing
ones friends with a personal sign manual
which cannot easily be duplicated. Many
OF the thumb marks are also surprisingly
picturesque and 1t is not difficult for the
writer TO annex a fresh thumb mark in
ink, and this can be compared with the
engraved mark when one wants to estab-
llsh the identity OF special writings. New
York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

United States allowed the writ, holding
that under the judiciary act an action
commenced in the state court by a citizen
of another state against a nonresident de-
PENDANT who is a citizen of a state other
than that of the plaintiff cannot be re-
moved by the defendant into the circuit
court of the United States.'"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
WELsH'S ICONoCLAST LATEST
Weather Bulletin IL the Newest Thing
in Local Field of Pub
IicntiOn.

There are publications of all kinds, de-
voted to all kinds OF subjects, which treat
all kinds of subjects all kinds Of ways.
But it is left exclusively to Welsh's Icon
oclast, the latest venture in the field of
Omaha journalism, to handle weather eX-
clusively.
The Iconoclast has been completely sub
sidized by the government, and aside from
some few local references to the weather
of the Omaha banana belt devotes most OF
its space to What's the Matter with the
Weather I'm Kansas" Then it proceeds
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
TAFT WILL CARRY COLORADO
This is View of Albert d. Maxwell of
Denver,

Thi" IL view OF Albert ID. Maxwell of
Denver,
Albert d. Maxwell OF Denver, a former
Nebraskan, was In Omaha Friday on bust
ness. Discussing the political situation in
Colorado Mr.. Maxwell said:
i believe from my observation in travel
ing pretty we'll over the entire state OF
colorado that Mr.. TAFT will carry Colorado
without any trouble. There was a pretty
noisy Bryan sentiment along about ma
tional convention time, but that has COM
pletely died out. In some Of the silver min
ing districts Of the state there is still a
ilickering Bryan sentiment, but It will take
a political cyclone TO work It up into any
sort OF life. There are no cyclonic condi-
lions manifest out there now tina. Bryan
can get any comfort FROM"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

o. c. Peterson, NJ. Phi, the brilliant
Swedish orator from Chicago, will speak
In South Omaha next Monday evening, and
In Omaha the following Monday evening",
October 80. The address at South Omaha
Will be delivered In Ritchie's hall, ard in
Omaha he will speak in Creighton hall.
Tuesday evening Of next week Mr.. Peter
son will speak at Valley. and before leav-
ing the county he will deliver an address
at Waterloo.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

'shaIlenbergcr, a banker who believes
In the bank guaranty"
That is the shibboleth OF battle for the
democratic nominee for governor of Ne
bras6a. 1t is also the sequel to an inter-
esting story OF a clever politician, show
ing how easily he can adjust himself to
the exegencies of a campaign, whose para
mount issues are as kaleidoscope as its
no tional leaders views.
Two years ago. when Shallenberger be-
came the democratic nominee for governor
of Nebraska. he made a campaign as a
banker, since ne owned stock in a bank
and was classed with that sort OF busi-
ness. So, the story goes. when he was again
named by the democrats in 1908 as their
candidate for governor. after consultation
with some of his political friends
he decided to make the race as a farmer or
farmers candidate. The state being dis
iinctly an agricultural state. and a~gricul-
turo being distinctly a profitable line OF
business just now, Mr., Shallenberger read
fly decided in his own mind that some tail
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

the Nebraska Taft league c. N. McElfresh,
vice president of the Nebraska Taft league;
Edward M. Slater, treasurer of the Ne
braska Taft league; C. L.. Waldron, secre-
tary OF. the Nebraska Taft league, and
Charles L. Foster, president Of the McKin-
ley club.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17
AN ACROBAT
Performs Great Gymnastics to Fit
* Himself to Bryan Plank.
BANKER WHO WANTS GUARANTY
First Sells Bank stock to Run ms
Farmer, Then Buys Back Bank
stock when bryan Adopts
New Issue.
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Saturday Evening
Twelfth ward Republican club, rwen-
ty-fourth street and AmeH avenue.
Speakers, H. II. Baldrigo and O. =. Her-
ring.
October 40, o. Peterson, Chicago,
Ritehie's hall, South Omaha.
October 60. o. Peterson, Creighton
hall, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-17

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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
The MIGHTY POWER Of MI-O-NA

Mi-o-na, that extraordinary and
perfect stomach tonic, will relieve
dyspepsia in twenty four hours.
1t will cure, and is guaranteed by
G. r. Fogg to the readers of the RE-
PORTER to cure the most pitiful case
of dyspepsia, if taken according to
directions.
Mi-o.na tablets not only cure
dyspepsia, but all stomach disturb
ances, such as vomiting Of pregnancy,
sea or car sickness, and the stomach
sickness after excessive indulgence
Mi-o-na cures by strengthening and
invigorating the flabby stomach walls,
and after a course of Mio-na treat
ment, computation, if there is any,
will entirely disappear.
Read this from the president OF a
New York corporations:
az have been a terrible sufferer
from dyspepsia and gasiritis for two
years. The most eminent physicians
prescribed for me with no effect. |
have been absolutely cured by your
Mi-o-na tablets. The first one gave
me a relief almost incredible. "-Her-
bert H. Taylor, sol West 143 Street,
NewYork City,
Mi-o-na is a most economical treat
ment-a large box of tablets only costs
30 cents at G. R. Fogg's and the
dyspeptic, nervous or otherwise,
who does not give thema trial, is los
ing an opportunity to regain health.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
MBDEN

Charles Niles is suffering from
rheumatism.
c. r. Delling is out selling fish.
He sells a good quality at living
price.
About five inches of snow fell Sun
day morning, and sleighs were out
Monday.
Joseph Atkinson and wife of North
Arson, were in town Saturday.
1t was with sorrow that we learned
of the death of Mrs. Martha A. Whit
Fney, which occurred the 18th at
Madison, at the residence of her son,
Malon Boyington. She was always
ready to aid the suffering. She
leaves three sons, and many more
distant relatives and friends to mourn
her absence.
DIR. H. F. NORM of Boston is in
town for a short vacation.
Mrs. j. A. Fentiman is gaining.
The Emerson League held its first
meeting for the term Friday after
noon, Nov. 10. The following officers
were elected: President, Ivy E.
jackson; vice president, Ethel M.
Waugh; treasurer, Ella B. Went
worth; secretary, Mahlon Y. Went
worth. The Committees were:
Executive committee, Ivy E. jack
son, Fred Rolfe, Bertha Mullen; COM
mittee on school house repairs, Lester
Brown; committee on black boards,
Forrest Dreamer. A sweeping list
was made out. A vote of thanks was
extended to Supt. Paine for the
picture which he purchased for the
school; also to Mr.. and Mrs. Went
worth for their help at the Nut
Social. Monday morning the picture
of Emerson was hung In the school
room. Several new members have
been taken into the League.
Bertha Mullen cut herself quite
badly with an AK, Monday.
Fred Rolfe and Willie Creamer shot
deer last week.
! Miss Eta Barron returned from
pennington, Monday, for her vaca-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19

met with her for their regular meeting
and brought her their kindly greetings
for which che returns to all her hearty
thanks.
Harvey Eames, and Maholon Clark
of our place, returned few days ago
FROM Highland with two fine deer
which they shotNwhile there.
About five inches of snow on Sum
day A. Nj. makes quite good sleighing.
Cleaners Branch of !. 5. S. will hold
n Thanksgiving meeting with Mrs.
Amanda Adams on Tuesday +. Nj.
Nov. "a. The devotional exercises TO
be under the direction of Miss Ger
trude SAWYER. Let members attend
prepared with some passage of scrip
ture or words of thankfulness.
The Changers are preparing for a
drama which will be given during
the winter.
Emery & Weymouth's hay press
crew are spending few days at home.
Mr. and Mrs Alonzo Mitchell of
Biddeford RI Gently spent few days
in town the guest of Mrs Mitchell's
sister Mrs. G. F. Williams.
Mrs G. F. Williams and Grandson
Bond were at Oakland Monday on
business.
About six inches of snow fell Satur-
day night and Sunday but the warm
weather of Monday causes it to be
leaving fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Adams will
hold a reception on Friday eve Nov.
20 at Music Hall. A cordial invitation
is extended to the general public.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
NORTH ANsoN

Royal Boston was at home, Satur-
day night, to visit his father and
mother. Sunday, he was taken to
Madison and went over to Skowhegan
to take the train for Portland.
The first fall of snow came, Satur-
day night and Sunday forenoon.
About six inches of heavy snow fell.
1t brought out the sleighs for the first
time.
The Rebekah Lodge met in the new
hall for the first time, Saturday even
ing. There were about go present.
A supper was served and it was a
general good time.
Freeman Durrell died at the SOL
dier's home at Togus, November End
and was buried there. His age was rs
years. He was born in Emblem and
was a brother to Randall Durrell OF
Embden and Truman Durrell of Dead
River.
John Knowlton of New Portland
was in town, Saturday.
At the d. A. r. meeting, Friday
afternoon, held at Mrs. Wallace
Emery's, Miss Addie Robinson was
voted In as the fiftieth member Of the
chapter. AS Miss Robinson is the
daughter of Mrs. w. Q Robinson, the
organizer of Ruth Head Cragin
chapter, it is very appropriate that
she be enrolled as the f1ftieth mem
Der, and by her entering, it gives the
chapter the unparalleled honor OF
having four generations in one family,
namely, Mrs. Caroline X. Caswell,
the great grandmother, Mrs. Ellen
Gray, the grandmother, and Mrs.
Robinson, the mother of Miss Robin
son.
o. w Bryant and Fred Walker
went to Scion, Saturday, and Mr.,
Bryant purchased a fine pair of two
year-old steers of the Hereford
breed. They are we'll matched and
are what might be termed a fancy
pair.
Austin Eames and Bonnie Collins
went to Skowhegan, Saturday.
Melzar Games was at home, Satur-
day and Sunday, from Kineo.
Leonard III. Walker of this town
passed his 81st birthday, October 2lst.
He is native of Embden but moved
into AnsoA SO years ago, and resides
but few miles above this village.
His wife was rs years old the 18th
inst and both she and her husband
are smart and remarkable we'll pre-
served. From their activity and
looks they would pass for much
younger people than they are. In
religious belief they are Freewill
Baptists, and in politics Mr.. Walker
is Republican. He has voted at l6
Presidential elections, casting his
first vote in 1913. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker are among our most highly
respected people and have the wish
of all that their lives may be pro-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
NORTH CORNvlLLE.

Four inches of snow fell during Sat
urday night and Sunday making very
good sleighiug.
Most all of the boys have gone into
the woods for Ed. Rowell at Roach
River. Oscar Kincaid and albion
Carr went to Lake Moxie for Clark
of Bingham.
Rain is very much needed as sever
al wells are dry in this section.
Leonard Leighton traded horses
recently this making seven different
ones this season so far.
G. w. Bates has his buildings all
closed in for winter.
w. B. Wilson is expected to return
from Mass. soon.
School closed last week in No. 3.
Miss Nettje Pollard gave very good
satisfaction. Mrs. Cara Bosworth oil
Athens Is to teach the winter term
which commences in two weeks.
Have received another lot of Crest
Quality Tea and Coffee at Bates every
one knows how nice 1t is.
Mr. Howe of Madison the shovel
handle maker was in town Tuesday.
ga Horse Blankets at Bates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
MADISON CENTRE.

1t looks like winter as we had sever
al inches of snow fall Saturday night
and Sunday.
A flock of wild Geese numbering
fifty flew over this place last Saturday
morning going South.
Peter Laney moved to Skowhegan
last Monday.
Mr.. Ephraim Sprague is building a
house on what Is known as the NC
Kinley farm where the buildings were
burned few years ago. He intends
to reside there.
Archie Lee Noyce FIVE years old
picked up seventeen bushels of pota-
toes in six hours. II there is smart
err little boy any where we would like
to hear from him.
The Spiritual Ladies Aid Society
will meet with Miss Olive Hayden
Tuesday Nov. "a.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-19
REvERE-CoRNvILLE-

Had a nice snow storm Saturday
night and Sunday. About four inches
came. We are hoping to have a
good rain before snow comes to
stay.
J. E. Quimby of Auburn was in
town several days last week, looking
after his property here.
Loantha Pike has closed her school
in Scion and Is now spending her
vacation at home.
Miss Bertha Paul closed most
successful term of school last Fri
day. Nearly all the parents attended
in the afternoon and listened to a
delightful programme by the chill
dren. Each one did his part in a
creditable manner, and showed care
full training on the part Of their
teacher. There will be vacation
of two weeks and school will open
again Nov. 30.