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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

H~uronlte. Senator Kittredge
becomes chairman of the com
miltee on inter oceanic canals.
This is a distinct honor to South
Dakota, and reflects great credit
upon the craftsmanship and abil-
ity of Mr.. Kittredge. The con-
struction of the Panama canal
10 the greatest work the country
is engaged in. and the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Kittredge to the
chair manship of this committee
should silence forever the at
lacks upon him by Governor
Crawford aud his kind. 1t is q
complete answer to the reckless
and unfnunded charges made
against him bv the insurgents of
th. state, who hoped to maize
friends by assailing Kittredge on
the position he has taken in re-
gard to the construction of the
Panama canal. Now that the
senate OF the United States has
endorsed him the political mouth
ings Of his opponents will not
carry much weight.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Taking q Picture.

Here is a rainy day game: Assem-
BE your company in a darkened
room, arranged for a magic lantern
exhibition. You should have a cam
era on hand to aid in the fun.
"Who will sit for a photographs
you must ask. The first who vol
unteers is invited to sit in front of
the camera and to look pleasant. A
second takes his place after a min
ute, q third and a fourth, and so on.
When the photographer has col
lected about a dozen he is ready to
show the proofs. For this purpose,
says the Washington Star, he must
have on hand the same number of
comic slides and throw them in turn
upon the sheet. The result will be
very funny if the pictures are espe.
cially grotesque. Any number Of
youngsters can be amused indoors
for . long wet afternoon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
MansfieId's Rebuke.

A group of theatrical men were
talking in New York about the late
Richard Mansfield.
"Mr. Mansfield" said one, "was a
delightful humorist, a splendid ra-
contour in society, but at the same
time he had a certain proper and be-
coming sense of his own dignity
and it never paid to be unduly ia
miliar with him.
"He was, as we all know, rathe,
bald. He resented, from BARRIERS OF
friends, any allusion to his bald.
ness.
"Well, one night at a party a mar
came up behind this great artist
staggered him with a violent SLAP
on the back and exclaimed in 6
loud, jovial, familiar voice:
"'Hello, Dick! How are you
Every time l see you you get balde1
and balder.'
Mansfield drew himself up. HI
sneered at the other.
"fHellon he said. T don't know
who you are, but every time l SEE
you you get ruder and ruder.'"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
The Montreal Gurqie.

"Stuyvesant Fish," said a Pitts
burg banker, sis a very finicky per.
son. To get along with him you
must be mighty particular about
etiquette. You must shave twice &
day, dress for dinner-all that sor1
of thing. If you don't come up te
his standard, he is apt to say some
very cutting things about you.
81 once sat beside Mr.. Fish at q
dinner at the Union league in New
York. Mr.. Fish when the soup
came on began to cast sneerine
glances at a stout, red faced chap
opposite US, and finally he whisper.
ed to me:
"'That man is from Montreal. !
can tell it by his accent
"'By his accent% said l. But
Mr.. Fish, the man hasn't spoken
"Mr. Fish's lip curled in a scorn'
full smile.
"'I had reference he said, tt
the accent with which he eats hi
soup "-Spokane Review.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
o STORIES.

Only 5A per CEN of the total area Of
the world Is capable of tillage.
The United States is II of the few
countries that possess no national
flower.
The normal price of good olive oil in
Spain is about GA cents per gallon In
wholesale quantities.
$685. 600 damages from two doctors who
pronounced her insane.
Between his twenty-frst and twenty
fourth years a mans hair grows more
quickly han at any other time.
4 wealthy landed proprietor named
G%ilszinskl Of Buetzow, Mecklenburg-
Echwerin, who committed suicide, stat
ed In a letter found by his side that
he took his life because the worries Of
the administration Of his money weigh
ed too heavy upon his mind.
The old Kimberly house in West
Haven. Conn. is to be torn down in
! the spring. This is one of the many old
houses which Washington Is supposed
to have stopped In. and it Is n of the
Oldest houses in the state. The house
is riddled with Revolutionary bullets.
A hobo wearing railroad gloves and
overalls to protect his good clothes was
discovered the other day in Cleveland.
After a trip he washes up and appears
like a dandy. He is thirty-three years
old, speaks four languages and has
travelled widely in this country and Eu-
rope,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
A AND PLAYERS.

David Kessler. the Yiddish actor. ap-
peared in an east side theater in New
York recently in a play called "The
God of Revenge
Louis Mann is going to try vaude-
Vile for a time and will be seen in Il
condensed version of "All on Account
Of Eliza" Later he will be starred by
w. 4. Brady in a new play.
Miss Florence Roberts, It is intimat-
ed, has dropped THE Struggle Ever
lasting" Miss Roberts purposes tc
continue her tour, acting In "Zira.
which is 1.-THE New Magdalen."
Mr.. Whiteside is to play the title IN
''The Beloved Vagabond' when tina,
play is produced by Liebler & Co. il
this country. Beerbohm Tree has JUS
put it on in England, but has yet t.
try 1t in London.
1t is intimated that CreSton Clarke
may have an opportunity to appear il
New York in the curse of the present
season. He is a good actor. Mr.
Clarke is performing in a play called
1.-The Power That Governs"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Golf In His Gospel.

Robert J. Burdette, the humor-
list, says: Golf caused a Los An
geles minister to make IA terrible
slip in the pulpit the other Sunday.
The previous afternoon the minis
ter had been nearly heartbroken bv
the loss Of a match game that had
seemed entirely his. But after play
ing superbly he fell off at the end.
and his opponent beat him out.
This weighed on the ministers
mind. and when he rose in the pull
pit the next morning to announce
his text lie began Solemnly, what
shall it profit a man if he gain the
whole world and lose the last
hole?'"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
The Game Of Huntsman 10 a Fun.
maker and Full Of Action.

One person represents the hunts
man. The other players call them
selves after some part of a hunts
mans belongings. For instance,
one is the cap, another the horn,
others the powder flask, gun, coat,
etc.
A number of chairs are arranged
in the middle of the room, and there
must be one chair less than the
number of players, not counting the
huntsman.
The players then seat themselves
around the room, while the hunts
man stands in the center and calls
for them, one at time, in this way:
"Powder fask!!" At once ''powder
flask" rises and, going behind the
huntsman, takes hold of his coat
"Cap!!" Cum" "Shot!" "Belt!" the
huntsman cries. Each person who
represents these articles must rise
and take hold of the player sum
moned before him until at length
the huntsman has a long line be-
hind him. He then begins to rur
around the chairs until he suddenl,
cries, "Bang!" when the players al
cit down. Of course as there arr
not enough chairs n player is lef'
standing, and he must pay a forfei.
or change places with the hunts
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

In France tree planting and forest
preservation have become an important
branch of education.
In France about 10000 widows man.
age to fit themselves out with new
husbands every year.
Over $4,000 tons of peanuts are
brought to Bordeaux annually from
Africa, and the value of the Oil made
from them is 100000. Many French
families prefer 1t for table use to olive
oil, and it is much cheaper too.
The Church of st. Pierre. at Mont.
martre, which has been closed for the
last six years for repairs, is about tc
be reopened for public worship. 1t i,
the oldest church in Paris. having beer
built in the twelfth century by Louis
vi. and his queen, Alix Of Savoy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

THE South Dakota stalwarts
long ago made the announce
nent that they are for Roosevelt
for first choice and Taft for sec.
0nd choice. The insurgent
papers fail to state who their
faction will support beyond stat.
ing that they are for Roosevelt.
But Roosevelt declines to be a
candidate, and they are simply
using the presidents name to
secure a delegation for Lafollet
or one of the reactionary candi
dates.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

war, following the civil war, and
while sitting in his office at Wash
ington, a woman entered the ante
room and asked to see him. He
learned that she had come to ask
for the pardon of her son, who was
to be punished for a most serious
offense. The general did not want
to see her, because he felt that the
son should be punished and did not
want to wound the mothers feel
ings. Accordingly he called to his
secretary and said: 4 am going to
beat a retreat down the back stairs.
When | am gone tell her l am not
in.'"-New York American.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
HOME NOTES..

One ~teaspoonful of liquid is equal to
one-fourth of an ounce. or thirty drops.
There is no economy that is so poor
as buying cheap butter. Butter that is
not good enough to eat Is not good
enough to cool with.
Keep in your kitchen a small stiff
brush for scrubbing the shells of oys.
tiers and crabs. Many people who use
the picked crab meat think 1t Is not
fresh because they have not taken the
trouble to thoroughly scrub the shells
inside and out.
Instead Of beating upholstered furni
ture on it's own coverings lay thick
cloths or towels over the stuffed parts
The thick clouds Of dust that are
bound to arise instead of flying into
the room will go into the towels, which
may be shaken out at frequent inter
walls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Approachina an Iosberq.

Modern steamships are fitted
with instruments that tell when the
ship is approaching an iceberg, but
the men in the engine room can
tell without an instrument. 1t is
said that when a ship enters water
a good deal colder than that through
which it has been passing its pro-
peller At once begins to revolve more
rapidly. When the men notice,
therefore, that the propeller, with
out an increase of steam, begins to
move faster they at once send word
to the officers, and the lookout
gets OH the alert for the berg.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

The close fitting sheathlike skirt is
rapidly making its way to popularity.
The English luncheon dresses are fol
the most part made of chiffon broad
cloth in some pale shade. with a tend
eucy toward tan color.
1t is a noticeable feature of dresses
both for the street and the house, tha1
they favor some nationality. They
are strongly English. decidedly French
or typically Japanese.
It is one Of the features Of the styles
Of the year that they are durable. Aft
crnoon gowns are made of a very dura
BILE kind of b%roadcloth calculated tt
clean well and SO made that the gowns
can be freshened without taking then
apart.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

Seven hundred British subjects are
born at sea every year.
Great Britain gives the best protec-
ton In the world to the inventor.
Gin was SO cheap in 1885 in England
that "the poor could intoxicate them
selves for a penny"
It Is calculated that there are 1000.
COO men. women and children playing
the game Of diabolo in London and its
suburbs.
In quality and quantity England has
had al unprecedented plum crop owing
to the cool and wet The po.
tato crop vas almost n total failure.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

The Brookings Press has been
doing some Investigating IN tax
matters, and finds that the farm
ers OF that county will pay about
IS q quarter section in increased
state taxes. This is a pretty
good price to pay for q reform
administration. Wonder if the
people of Grant county won't
have to pay about the sameprice
To Offset this raise on farm lands
Crawford reformers lowered the
tax on banks twenty per cent
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Condensed Stories. i.

sLanQ NINE.
The other evening, however, the
generals fellow guests became so in
sistent On hearing a ''father story
as the son calls them, that he sur
rendered.
because it comes from me-" he
began, "the statement may be re-
garded as prejudiced when | say
that my father never told a lie to d
woman. And here is an illustra.
ton:
cat the time he was secretary OF
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
General Frederick Grants Story About
His Famous Father.

General Frederick Dent Grant,
besides being commander of the de-
partment of the east, holds an es-
pecially high rank as a dinner guest
in exclusive New York society cir
cles. On an average he dimes out
every other night. He is wanted
not for the sort of after dinner
speech that Chauncey NJ. Depew
was wont to give, for the general
himself is frank to admit that he
does not possess that peculiar kind
Of gastronomic eloquence. The gen
eral, however. has a special forte Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Who Is He?

A little chap who sneaks about
Pinching children's ~toes-es,
Who treats them in q manner cool
And paints quite red their noses.
Who strikes the flowers in fall quite dead
And makes the autumn chill.
Who comes when least expected
At night when all 10 still.
He comes around just once. a year.
And ne'er does he get lost!
Hes sometimes early, sometimes late.
But we're sure to have Jack Frost.
Warrington Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
The GiIa Monster.

The gila monster is one of the
most repulsive looking creatures in
existence. 1t is a large lizard with
orange and black spots and is found
in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas,
mostly in the sandy desert lands.
Its terrible appearance has helped
perhaps to give it the reputation it
has of being one of the most poi
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03

The original of Sweet Auburn"
Goldsmith's Deserted Village" was
Lishoy, seven miles from Athlonc.
Though born in Pallas, County
Longford, Goldsmith spent his boy
hood days in Lishoy, and it was the
now deserted Irish village that he
had in mind while writing his i'm
mortal poem.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
For the Little Ones 80.

sonous things that crawl, but it real
ly is not so, as a rule, to a man that
is in good physical condition. To
small animals and birds, however,
it's bite is rapidly fatal. Most ZOO
logical gardens contain n or more
specimens.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
PURE FOOD LAW INVALID

A to the Patent Medicine Clause
"A press dispatch Of the 31st
nit says:
The supreme court today
granted the habeas corpus appli.
cation Of r. F. Brown, the whole.
sale druggist, and declared the
patent medicine provision Of the
pure food law to be of no effect
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
You can't make too many good
resolutions-if you keep them.
HAVE you learned who the in.
surgents are for if Roosevelt
declines to run, as he has al
ready done?

The reactionaries are for any
body but Taft, because they
know that he is the man who can
best complete the job that Theo.
dore Roosevelt com enced.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
Il AN GOING no BEAT 4 RExREAT."

! AN GOING no BEAT 4 RExREAT."
sitting quietly in his chair at the
end OF an evening repast and chat
ting about army life in . free and
easy style which holds his listeners
much more intently than the more
polished phrases Of many well
known orators.
Az . usual thing the general
avoids talking Of the renowned ex-
ploits Of his father, and when asked
70 tell some story about the great
Ulysses 8. he, a a rule, replies:
Ut i . wise son that knows his
own father, and ] have, never be-
come wise enough to fully under
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
His Road.

HIS H0ad.
! know a railroad president,
And. what is rather queer,
He says he Is conductor. too,
Brakeman and engineer.
His railway Is a great through line,
He owns 1t. every share.
One terminus il "gran'ma's ROOM"
The other. fathers chair"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12
new FIRM TO OPEN
FORMER MANAGER OF a FORT
WORTH DRY GOODS HOUSE
LOCATES IN ARDMoRE.

George W Anderson arrived in the
city last evening from Fort Worth
ana will engage IN the general dry
good, businet' having purchased
the Model dry goods fixtures. Mr.
Anderson was for many years mana.
ger Of the Bradford Bros. store at
sixth and Houston tsrcct in For.
Worth ON September tiist he viii
open one of the largest dry goods
establishments in this city. He will
leave Tuesday for eastern markets
and will purchase one of the most
up-to.datc stocks Of dry goods and
notions ever shown IN Ardmore Mr
Anderson having had many years
experience im this line.
He will move his family here In The
near future. They will receive
cordial welcome both I'm the socia
and business world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12

Cub Rcam Of Waum,,a was bon
the city today hauu. come iu from
Sulphur whore he attended the mass
meeting Of the Indian. md pJruci.
patcd with them in tHo deliberations
to defeat the paymyr uf taxes u
eastern Oklahoma ae long as the
lands remain In the possession ot the
original allottee. About unrN repre-.
sentative Indians Wory present J.
+. McMurray was 30 sulphur and
while he was not IN lu mass meet.
ing he acted as advise. for the ln-
dams. \ committee %, .ft,u Indians
were appointed TO oUlUy tbc p'ag
of action for the uadaaMUou 10
take. draft resolution and employ
legal talent to assis. .u the work oi
resisting the paymcu. of ,a>,s. some
Of the members ON 'N. committee
are R'ch-Id Mclish Nu kor,N g.
W. Young. Arthur L,cH. Waiter Col.
bert, GOV. Johnston uu Holmes WI
lis All of the mdln were not
agreed as io the method. That should
be pursued some speeches were
made condcmnihg OH. unccl ul 'Uc
meeting. They sold nh, n1.w h''
been wanting to %. ml.U,de,d
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12
A CHAMPION ELK
Los ANGELES CLUB ORGANIZED
MANY okLAHoMANs WILL
ATTEND.

Hon. j. y. Champion i- now posing
as full ncdged clh and Is entitled
TO all the rights and pri'i ges of the
antlcred herd
There was a large attendance at ,1c
regular business meeting of the Elks
last evening, and tn usual amount OF
business transacted, \ Los Angeles
Club was organized OF which II. G..
Spaulding was made chairman, tho
members of this organization will at
tend the annual convention to be held
in Los Ang les next year and will
wear uniforms, each member IS TO
pay stipulated fee each month which
will go toward defraying expenses on
the trip. Jack Wright, general passcn'
ger az, M OF the Santa Fe was present
at the session last evening and discus
sed ra.es that could be made on the
tour. The Oklahoma delegation oN.
pcct to charter a car and go through
ID nyer, spending a day there then "a
Salt Lake, for a day and thence IA
Los Angeles for the session. on their
return they expect 10 take the north
ern route. visit attic and take In the
big exposition that will he on then
stop off a while at St Paul and thence
home. The rates as asked for were
not satisfactory to many OF the mem
bers but Il is hoped that reduction
will be made so as to enable all tC
attend that want %.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12
BOND FILED.
Caples viii Be Released When Bond
is Approved.

W. T. Caples who is in the county
Jail, charged with rape is making
every effort 10 secure bail. His wifo
has returned from Dallas, where she
was visiting when Caples was placed
under arrest and she is very active
in his behalf Judge Russell some
days ago reduced the bond from So
600 10 $4,000 and the bond has been
filled with ollie Bailey OF Gainesville
and Walter Mullen OF this city as
sureties, but the district judge Ia
absent and the bond of Caples as yet
has not been approved. In case the
bond on this case IS approved Ca
Dlcs WI be required 10 make bond
IN two whiskey cases before he viii
De released. His friends state that
he will have no trouble in making
bond I'm the whiskey cases and N
Judge Russell approves the bond in
the rape case Caples will soon be-
released from the county Jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12
PERSONALS

Master Eugene Duric oi Oklahoma
city is an interesting little guest
ot his cousin. Miss Eloisc Sandin.
Hugh Cathcy is visiting with rel
atives and lends at Kiowa.
Mrs \. 4. adams and children
spent Tuesday with relatives in Lone
Grove.
r. \. Jones has gone to Battle
Creek Mich, where he will spend
some time in the Sanitarum.
u. j. Grigsby of Dallas is the guest
of his daughter, Mrs Rob Poland,
on Hargrove Heights
Chas Durie of Oklahoma City IS
visiting Mrs Edgar Sandlin
Mrs J. NJ Hodges and little daugh.
ter, Helen, Of Ada, are visiting Mrs.
Ada Hines.
Clarence Stark of Fort Worth is
I'm the city the guest OF Edgar Son
on Hargrove Heights
f.. F. Riser is in the city from
Woodford transacting business.
Edward Richards of Gainesville is
in the city.
Frank Williams aud 4 Bates of the
Whittiugtcn are I'm Arkansas CIT,
for three weeks visit
~. +. Stcgall Of Wapauucka is IN
town today.
Mrs A. B Mayhem and dlughtcr.
Miss Toy and Miss Dorothy EnA
, worth, left today to visit Mrs. stcl
la Horton in Dcnison.
Mr.. and Mrs \. 7 Mckinney of
Emet are business visitors today. Mr..
Mckinney was formerly suprcm,
judge of the Chickasaw nation
j. :. Dolmol - here from Oklaho.
ma City trah7acung business
Gcorga 'aldwc'i las rotu;: 90 tom
an extended vii; with rcli.;vc3 m
Missouri
Mrs. \. Ronnie is visiting friend,
in town.
w. c. Campbell is here from Ma
dill today.
W. n. Akers of Wood!ord is m
the city.
Mrs. John :. owens and little son
went TO sulphur today for .c@
days visit
Mr. and Mrs 7. j. Brunson have
returned from an extended northern
I trip.
VI. VI. Bonner is here from Guth
rie transacting business.
+. Dawson of Kingfisher is a pros
pecting visitor in Ardmorc today.
T. c. Bennett of the Marietta Ma
tional blnll is in town on business
r. F. Richardson is here from Co
manchc.
j. Il. Hood is business visitor
here today from Nita.
Joe Brown of Berwyn moved tC
town today, having purchased proper
ty from Max Westheim"r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12
ROBERTSON RELEASED.
Gave Bond in sum Of s5ooo-EHorts
seino Made TO Get Brother Out.

win Robertson has been gran'e i
bail in the sum OF $1,000 and has
been released from the county jail
His bond was signed by Frank Ber-
ryhill. \. j. Tippct and his rather,
John \. Robertson. Judge Russell who
Is in Guthrie set the bond and in-
stuctod the district clerk 10 accept
it. As soon as Judge Russell returns
J. B. Champion win bring habeas
corpus proceedings in an effort %
have bail allowed for Joe Robertson
The Judge is expected TO be ab
sent week. Mr Champion feels con.
rdcnt that hr will secure bail for
his client. Tho county attorney has
NJ. stated whether he VIII resist
granting bail 10 Robertson, The ROB-
erson boys are charged with the XIII.
ing OF Ernest Plyler on the Bird oi
August at the fire station in this
city.