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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-05
The OLD RELIABLE

Texas Wagon yard q Feed Store
Still open, not in the trusts,
at the same old price. Teams
over night only l5c. Single
horse Sc. No charge to anyone
In day time. Feed as cheap as
you can find in Ardmore. Re
member it's only 3short Blocks
up Caddo street, by G. p.
Halls big store. Good beds,
cook stove, plenty room, etc.
Your trade respectfully solici-
ted. Satisfaction guaranteed.
ChaS. KearnS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-05

Sprcckelmeyer & Co. can take care
OF your plumbing. 3.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-05

Let Bnrnltt get your name W, S-S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
TABLE NO. 5 SA05 WAISTS =

Exquisite lingerie waists made up in twelve diff ferent styles, some allover embroidery, some yokes of allover lace, some tucked back and front others pin-tucked back and front with collars and cuffs of cluny-al on this table at $495. Other Waists prices so 90. 1850, s995, s125o, sl495-and up to $5OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
TABLE NO. 4 C05O WAISTS ZE

One of the charming syles-made of white null. Front with lace yoke trimmed with panels of en- .brodery and lace insertion; cluster tucked back fancy sleeves collar and cuffs of tucks and lace Opens back. This with many other smart styles on this table during the sale at $2.S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Last Days of Saks' Great Shoe Sale!

If you expect to profit by this extra ordinary cut price sale of the Saks' Shoes the shoes that can rightfully be called ''Art in Shoemaking," you will have to come in the next few days. The Saks' Shoes are not only good shoes, every time and all the time, but they are "better shoes at the same money"- better by from IS to 20 per cent at our regular prices than you can get else where-noW you get cut of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Mems Suits and
 OverCOatS Prices Cut One=Half!

This is extreme, we will admit but we find ourselves in an extreme predica- ment-largely overStocked on account of the unfavorable fall season and the recent financial scare. We know that times are rapidly "on the mend" but we can't sell winter clothing in the "good old summer time" We've got to sell it now-and we've determined to sell out clean regardless of the heavy loss of good dollars. HALF PRICES must do it. So you now get
 S1O0O s. Suits ;H91 and do overcoats < 500
 1E 00 Suits and Overcoats 7En
 1OsVV at Half Price - or lsOV
 2O.OO suitI St Ha1f and P(;ss Gysr'oa55 @ d1 1000
 25.OO suitI St Ha1f and P[;es 0vsr'oa5s @ 12.5O
 5000 Suits $. a.t and pl;Ss oysreoats 15.oO
 35.oo 5, Sr'1i s,,3 and p{;ss oys'soa,, |, 17.5o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
.9e55 5 C
Monday Special l6-Button Silk Gloves
 Worth SIPS

Tomorrow = Ladies' 16. button length silk gloves, all shades and all sizes, regular $1.25 value, at 95c "a price that should make the gloves ashamed of themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Table No. 3 $15O Waists l=

very dainty style of the many-of ex- cellent quality white persian lawn front trimmed with lace insertion, pin-tucks and embroidery back in yoke effect edging on cuffs and collar of val lace short sleeves open back. Any garment on the table in this sale at $50. IS styles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Table No. 2 $125 Waists =

One of the many conceits-wth fancy yoke of embroidery and lace insertion, outlined with cluster of pin-tuoks, back cluster tucked from shoulder to waist ;. tucked cuffs and collar, edged with val. lace. Opens in back, with 3-4 sleeves. And two score other concets-and any garment on the table at SIPS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
18c Monday Special Ladies' Belts worth up to S2.50.

Closing them out-and this price ought to do it, eh ? Of leather and silk, all good styles and colors, worth up to $2.SO. To- morrow your choice for 18c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

$2.95 Monday Special Children's up to 4.5O
 Bearskin Coats Tomorrow, children's Bear skin coats in red, blue and green, all sizes, regular at $4.00 and $4.SO, special at $2.95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

A closing out of models discontinued by makers but perfectly good style. It is a chance that may come but once in a life time-Corsets worth up to $500, at only Si.39.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
SOUTHS|DE ITEMS

The heavy rains of the present
week have been worth thousands of
dollars to the farmers of this section,
most of the wheat above the rim
rock will be benefited five to ten
bushels to the acre. Had the rain
come two or three weeks earlier it
would have been of considerable more
benfit, but it was wlcome when it
did come. Gardens will be largely
helped. There had been no rain
since the middle Of May, but still the
grain particularly on summer fallow
land held it's own remarkably well.
There has been considerable damage
done by squirrels. Hundreds of dol
lars worth of strychnine have been
put out to destroy this pest. OAe
man has put out 81 ounces. Those
who poisoned early and late suffered
very little. With the present OUTLOOK
of an average yield and wheat
around 70 cents. and grain saaHs
selling at two-thirds of last yeas
price, the grain farmers Of Badger
mountain will surely ge3 his share Of
prosperity.
A picnic and dance was held "a the
P. |. Kern grove last SATURDAY.
A lice, new school building Is be-
irG erected by tbs directors Of the
Ii. er district under the hill oE 10
mems. place.
\. II. White came UP from We at
chez Thursday to pick his cherry
crop. which is very good this year,
Ia the local orchards this is lie
taking coal to Newcastle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
UNCLE SANS
|. 0. /
The Payment For Stuart's Portrait Of
George Washington.

SeOTSe washington.
The Columbian Historical. society re-
Gently has come into possession OF the
papers relating to the negotiations be-
tween one of the Carroll family and
the government of the United States
Tor the payment of the money due for
the famous portrait of Wash. ngton by
Gilbert Stuart. This was the portra it
which in the war of 1872 was rescued
from the burning White House by the
intrepid Dolly Madison. Stuart paint
1895, when in the height of his glory
He but recently had returned from
London. where he had counted among
his subjects King George ". the
Prince of Wales, Mrs. Siddons and
many other celebrities, and be had the
temerity to ask congress for $500 for
his painting of the first patriot.
The SolonS were aghast at such a
price, promptly refused to pay it and
intimated that any one so unpatriotic
might as well go back and paint kings.
for he was not suited to paint patriots.
Odlllel AdIIOll Ol
threw himself in the breach, urged the
claim of the artist and put before the
congress what figure they would cut
before the eyes of the world if they
failed to meet an obligation incurred.
Carroll offered to pay the money HIM
self if the government gave him prom
Use of remuneration. After much Quib-
bling a promisSOry note was given at 8
per cent. ard it was twenty years be-
fore the Carroll heirs received the
whole of the $500 which Stuart re-
ceived for the finest portrait ever
painted of the Father of His Country
During the hasty cutting of the picture
from its frame when the victorious
British were marching on the capital
the signature of Stuart was destroyed
The picture lay in obscurity for doZ-
en- years. and there was some doubt
thrown on it's authenticity when it was
rehung in the White House. 1t now
adorns the blue room with Martha
Washington by the same artist. and
the two form the sole decoration of the
throne room. as the dainty blue room
is dubbed by those who like court
phrases. For over seventy-ive years
1t hung in the east room.-New York
Press.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
NEW RAILROAD
TOHO[DEN MINES
CARLOAD OF GRADING MACHIN-
cry INV n WENATCHEE ON
NAY 70 RAILROAD.

A carload of scrapers and other
grading implements are in Wenat-
chez and will leave on the upriver
boat tomorrow morning for Railroad
Creek on Lake Chelan
1t is reported that a twelve-mile
railroad will be put in at that point.
This is where the Holden mine is
located.
The shipping of this load of i'm
plements to the Lame. is taken in con-
firmation of the renQrt that work
is soon to begin on thesxosi up the
Columbia.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
THE HlNDOo FAKlR.
His Patience and Skill In the Bag and
Spear Trick

His Patience and Skill In the Bag and
Spear Trick.
The feat known as the bag and spear
trick has been considered one of the
greatest of the HinGoo magilian's art.
In this trick. says a writer. The Hind0o
fakir has his assistant get into sack.
the mouth Of which he firmly secures.
and then unceremoniously hurls bis
helpless victim to the ground With
out sign of warning the fakir drives
his spear through the center of the
bag.
After Withdrawing his weapon. upon
the point of which no blood stain APP
pears, the fakir stands and gazes
dreamily over the heads of the specta-
tors. The body within the bag foun-
ders about as if in mortal agony. At
last, when the occupant is apparently
dead, the fakir again plunges his spear
into the motionless body The SAME
antics are repeated. Then the fakir
releases his attendant from the bag.
and he steps out without scratch
upon his body.
Although the trick is performed with
all the carelessness imaginable, it calls
for more patience, skill and exactness
than any Of the so called black art
achievements. From the time the at
tesdant enters the bag both fakir and
assistant count every breath they take.
When stated number of breaths have
been taken the fakir makes his thrust,
and the occupant in the bag is pre-
pared to avoid it. Then the count be-
gins again. and at the proper time the
spear is driven through the bag
spear and make 1t appear to pass
through his body the assistant doubles
up in as small a form as possible His
legs are drawn up close. with the chin
resting upon the knees and the arms
folded round the lower limbs across
the shins. When in this position. at
the fiftieth breath. the spear passes
under the attendants arms between
the abdomen and the thighs.
The slightest miscalculation by either
the fallir or his assistant would mean
serious il not Il mortal wound for
one and an unheard of disgrace for the
other.
That fakir and attendant are able SO
to train themselves to breathe in per-
feet unison while giving one of these
performances, when the slightest, varia-
ton in time by either would be fatal,
Is certainly wonderful
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
A GREAT CHANGE

First Gentleman (entering the apart
ment Of second gentleman)-About a
year ago you challenged me to fight a
duel. Second Gentleman (sternly)-I
did. sir First Gentleman-And I told
you that had just got married and
did not care to risk my life at any
hazard. Second Gentleman (haughtilyl
II remember, sir. First Gentleman
(bhterly)-Well. my feelings hav-
changed. Any time you want to fight
let me know-Human Life.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

or not has not been learned, but il
it is, 1t might be said that it is
probably just as well that he should
meet death in that way as to have
to linger in the penitentiary for a
good many years. as the young man
no doubt would have to do.
Turner formerly lived in sAyenat-
chez and, though simply a youQg
boy, he was rapidly forming sthe in
stincts of a criminal.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

The report has come to Wenatchee
that Norman Turner the young man
who was jailed at Myers Falls in
Stevens county for committing an
assault on a young girl IN that vic
l. ip, had set fire to the Jail in which
he was incarcerated and before help
could get to him he had suffocated
from the smoke to such an extent
that he died a short time after be-
ing rescued from Jail.
Whether the report is authentic
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
Beneficial Exercise.

care you taking any exercise 70.
your health?" asked the wolf of the
fox.
"Oh. yes" responded the latter. 'and
/ am improving rapidly! l am taking
part in an AMATEUR country club fox
hdpt American
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
Closed Till august Is.

Our dressmakina establishment, il
the rear of Mrs. 2. H. D. WsbD's
sioresWill be closed Saturday. OWNS
to the absence ofa Mrs. Wilt. who
goes to Sesstlc to take a spec. Al
We will re ~ August Is. n.
this time we WI prepared ID ~
d, essmaking, H., {. special OF
ladies 'tailor-made suits of the lat
est fashion.
- MRS.LJ. WILT,
MRS. A. J. ADAMS.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20
X. OF p. RESOLUTION
Expressing Sympathy and COndOleAe
ON the Death of Brother ID.
W. Kings Mother

whereas, In II etwisc and ever
| mysterious dispensation of Provi-
fdence, the grim messenger has in
vaded the home of our esteemed
brother D. W. King, and desolatei
the brothers home by the removal of
his dear mother, with becoming grav-
ity and solemnity we lay upon the
altar such tribute of affection, and
such proof of our commentator as
the virtue of the dear departed one,
by her death we are reminded that
Men drobAso fast ere lifes midstage
we tread, fly know 81 many friends
alive as dead" and " e may profit
ably draw frdfl this visitation which
has stricken hlr down, such lessons
as are caluculafd td teach us what
shadows we are.s Skrrow for the
dead is the only Morrow from which
we refuse to be fdbarated Every
other wound we sAak to heal, every
othr affection to fdget This Attic
ton we cherish and brood over in
solitude. The grave buries every err
ror and covers every defect, extin-
guishes every resentment. From it's
peaceful bosom springs none but fond
Therefore, be it
Resolved, By The officers and MEM
bers of Valley Lodge No. 116, of We
natchee, WASH, that in the death he
has lost kind, fond and indulgent
mother, and in this hour of his af-
Fiction we tender to him, and to all
the relatives, our sincere and heart
felt sypmathy in the loss they have
Sustained; and
Resolved further, That while the
remains are consigned to the ele-
ments from which they came, we also
recommend the breaved brother to
the compassion and clemency of the
without error and final. and who
notes even the Sparrow's fall.
She heard voice we could not hear,
Which said she must not stay;
She saw hand we could not see,
Which beckoned her away
Resolved, That copy of these res
Slutions be furnished to the bereaved
bRther.
w. r. WILSON,
T. l.. ROSS,
c. ]. WURZ,
Committee
Lard! Lard! We have the purest
lard in the ethyl made by an expert
and every pail Warranted. sL:-W. Co.
Kids hriJtp in vOur cans Halhert
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

WANTED-A representative in this
county by a Largo real estate cor
poration. Speci{l inducements to
those who w1eh to become fnan-
ciafIy interestd The Real Es-
tate Security O., Fort Dearborn
Building, Chicago. Ill. 2-29
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

DR.. Eva c. Ditman, General Prac-
tice. Specialty-Diseases of Women
and Children. Columbia Valley Bank
Buildjpo. Phone 1885.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

In a circular sent to all affiliated
unions a few weeks ago, President
Gompers declares that Speaker Can
non sways the house of representa-
tives by his whims.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

it is called strong drink because 1t
can throw any man who tackles it,
Dallas News.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Allen Wetzel, of the firm of Lila
& Wetzel, of Wenatchee, was in the
CITY the latter part of the week max
ing his rounds of the county buying
nm beef for their meat market
Brewster Herald.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Anyone wishing to learn the Fruit
Packing trade please call and see or
write James r. Atkeson,s.W enatchee,
Wash, No. il c street ** aSsssz.77r 20
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

kids. bring in YOUR cans. Halbert
& Webbes> Hardware<Eo. ~s~a~--~~----..
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Nice large berry >sea. decorated
ware, s5c. CSC 81. IN Bazaar. -
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Kids, bring in your cans. Halbert
& Weber Hardware Co. '**
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

See and hA< those lovely pianos
at the Palmetto.~ss
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Lard! Lard! We have the purest
lard in the cf0l made by an expert
and every pail Warranted. Nv, Co.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

Thdmas'.''
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-20

The Uncanny Creation of Mary
Goodwin Shelley.
MONSTER OF FRANKENSTEIN.

Tho Interesting History Of an Earlier
Day Novel That Is Frequently Al.
Iuded to In Literature and at Times
Quoted Incorrectly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Ensley's Kick Was Right.

Oliver Ensley's kick against the &C
Of the Republican state central
committee in behalf of James +. Wat
sons nomination for governor was
Not only have various mem
bers OF the state committee IN dis
tricts where no gubernatorial candi-
dates reside been using their official
positions to promote Watson's candi-
dacy but the state chairman, Jim
Goodrich. has been doing the same
thing. This is all wrong. 1t is not
giving the Republican party in lndl-
ana and the other candidates for gov
ernor a sqaure deal. Naturally enough
il is expected that the Thirteenth dis
trict committeeman will do all in his
power for Charles w. Miller. The
Seventh district committeeman
should strive early and late for Mr..
Taylor. Likewise the Sixth district
representative on the state committee
should help Mr.. Watson and the
Fourth district mar push the claims
Of Hugh TIL. Miller. But the commit
teemen outside of these districts
named should keep hands off. Good
rich's promptness to take sides in the
struggle between the four candidates
for governor merely demonstrates his
unfairness and unhtness for the po-
sition he occupies.-lndianapolis In
dependent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
American Car is First to Reach In
dana.

The Thomas car driven by Rob
erts led the French car driven by
Chaffrey into Corunna. Ind, at 100
o'clock Wednesday evening after a
fearful drive over snow drifted roads
from Waterloo. The cars left Wat
from Waterloo. They left there at
SAB o'clock, and II took them an hour
and three quarters to make the trip
OF seven miles. Both cars went into
a ditch several miles out of Water
loo. but the Thomas car was the first
to be up and on the road again. The
trip from Toledo to waterloo was
made over fairly gcp1 roads, but
after the cars left Wate-loo drifts of
snow were encountered from four to
seven feet in depth, and nothing but
the courage and persistence of the
drivers sent the cars along under the
conditions. At 1875 o'clock Wednes-
day evening the Thomas car was in a
field out OF Kendallviile and was
blowing its way along through almost
hopeless drifts of snow and through
several bitches. Both ears left Cor
unna for Kendallville, at s:45 o'clock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
leven-Year-O Old Preacher.

Z An 11-year-old boy, El-Joseph Ray
croft by name, known far and wide
as the marvellous boy preacher. is
conducting nightly evangelistic SER
vices this week at Sanborn Memorial
church in Michigan City. The lad is
attracting much attention by the
strange anomaly of a child wearing
knee trousers % In g when most
boys are just entering the grammar
grades of school, being S o far advanc-
ed intellectually that he is able to en-
ter the pulpit, take a text from the
Bible and preach upon it with reason
and power. Additional weight is Civ
en- his celebrations by his childish
appearance and eager earnestness.
Young Rayoroft made his first ap-
pearance before a Sanborn congrega-
ton Saturday evening, and on Sun
day he preached three sermons, the
edifice being crowded at each service.
The boy preacher espouses no creed
or dogma. He stands on the broad
platform of Christianity, moral ear
n~estness and the teachings of the
Bible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Usefulness of Birds.

The recent report made by the Blu
reau of Biological Survey, which is
a branch of the Agricultural Depart
ment, has to do largely with the ha6-
its of birds and their value to farmers.
1t is common to say that birds are
valuable as insect destroyers. but the
bureau does not stop with the mere
loose statement. 1t gives specific
eroof of the assertion.
As a result OF it's study it is able
- now that with the exception of
three species of bird-eating hawks all
American birds are useful to the
farmer. 1t proves, among other
things, that hfty-seven varieties feed
on Colorado potato beetles and scale
insects. In view of the dangerous
spread of these destructive scale pests
some of which attack not only fruit
but forest trees, this last point is es-
.pecially worth considering. Orchard
Owners in Indiana are now much
alarmed by the ravages of the San
Jose scale. and the Indianapolis city
forester is tardily preparing to spray
the city shade trees with the hope OF
'des roying the scale pests which have
already done much damage. The en-
enlargement of birds in the cities S
we'll as on the farm would help in
both directions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Miss Harriet Hosmer Dead

Miss Harriet G. Hosmer, a sculptor
OF international reputation, died at
her home at WATERFOWL. Mass, Fri
day, aged rs years. She had been i'll
three weeks.
1t was due to the fact that her
mother and sister died of tuberculosis
that Miss Hosmer was ordered by her
father, a physician, TO live out OF
doors as much as possible. She spent
much time at a clay pit near her home
and the childish figures she at first
nodded soon gave way TO small stat
ues that possessed real merit. Her
father, seeing the child's aptitude for
the art, encouraged her and from the
beginning in the little Massachusetts
clay pit she went to Rome, Italy,
where she was a pupil with Gibson.
In 1855 she produced her first full
length figure. Her Beatrice Cenci"
and her bronze statue OF Thomas II.
DcntOH arc ootH ih ~ HobhSr
The vatican in Rome. King Edward
of England, and royal families OF Eu-
rope were Miss Hosmer's patrons. In
addition TO her art Miss Hosmer
wrote for magazines on sculpture.
and poetry by her has been publish
cd. She was born in WATERFOWL, neal
the place of her death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
The Cost and the Gain.

Senator Knox, in his Pittsburg
speech urging the Importance OF de-
veloping the waterways OF the United
States, makes an interesting calcu-
lation as to the cost OF such a nation
al system.
The engineers have made an esti-
mate of $500, OOO, O00. Senator Knox
for the sake of argument allows so
per cent more, increasing the sum to
$750,000, 000. Interest and sinking
fund charges would make the cost 4
per cent or $50. 000, 900. AT the low
rate OF SIS per capita contribution to
the national revenues, this would call
for an increase of population by this
vast expansion of cheap %transporta-
ton averaging 3,75O.OOO during the
term Of the debt.
Senator Knox is undoubtedly right
in predicting THAT before the matur-
ity of the debt was half reached the
gain in population and revenue, di-
rectly due to the work, would many
times exceed that requirement.
Beyond a doubt the mighties: on
str.sction work ahead OF this country
lies in the direction of developing the
waterways and waterpower of the
United States.-Wall Street Journal.