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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22

Lucille, n carefully brought W ntt'r
cirl of i've years. returned from her first
party In great slce,
II was good girl, mamma, she an
nounccd, and talked nice all the time.
Did YOU remember TO say somethins
Pleasant TO Mrs. Townsend lust before
leuvinC9' her mother asked.
"Oh veg, did was the enthusiasts
reply Il smiled and said i enjoyed
myself Mrs. Townsend | had a lots bet
ter dinner than l thought Ia have. -
The Delucator
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22

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Tfc great athletes sat a varying number
OF times in his career leaves the normal
and gets himself into g. physical condi-
ton which his less @i'tod brother never
approaches. The imp rtant question IA,
when VIII I've tho better man when mid
die and old age, with their memorable
demands on tie body IRE reached?
Apart from tic bcno1t which the mind
ana character must re civo in all com
petitions where fair play is the FIRST cS-
sential, the body receives great benefit
from the Increased functional activity
"hlchy active musculat exercise entails.
Many OF the Internal Complaints common
TO man are brought ON through lack OF
strength IN the tiny muscle hb"rs which
are present In nearly all the important
internal organs The exercise Wilich dur
1nR course of tran ne VIII give the
greatest power and strength to IN" mus
Clos oil an athlete's umpS VIII az the
same time Increase the e;hciency Of those
mrriadS OF minute s'rands OF muscle
hoers throughout the "ody whose inpor-
lance We do net req q" untI through
one cause or another they lose their
strength ana tone with grave results.
Erantne' then tha' the competitor at
the stadium has -reater Immediate
sum total ot health nan tho oniooker
or the same age vii ne keep UP ms
physical superiority drought the test Of
ms NE! Iha majority OF medicai opih-
ION undoubtedly seems 70 be that the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE

1he lie Ripolin Building, situated on
wharf beside the Seine River, Paris.
France. was recently rooted with our
Congo roofing, Samples free
Strong Hardware Co. Burlington. VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22
LIFE ON THE TAFT SPECIAL.
II - Strenuous one Roth for the
Candidate and the Newspaper Men.


U'rom the New York Tribune)
Probably few persons realize the ex-
| tent 10 which the acts OF presidential
candidate have been systematized in
recent years. and from the numerous
questions put to every member Of the
Tart party it would seem that - de-
scription Of the TAFT special train md
the life and dongs that center about It
would provo Of interest The TAFT special.
as II is termed by railroad men and
+ others, consists of six cars-a private
car the Constitution, which Il occupied
by tho candidate and his immediate
suite; another, tic Riva, which is oc-
tdpied 10y other members Of tho suite
and b. some newspaper men; compart-
inent car, the Alabama which is devot-
I'd TO the use Of other newspaper corr
respondents, and a dining car. sleeping
car and baggage car.
Mr. Taft has fairly good-slzcd room
In tn" CONSTITUTIONS and adjoining h's
stateroom i9 ono occupied By James r.
williams, Jr, tho special representative
OF Chairman Hitchcock. and by Fred w.
Carpenter NJ Tarrs secretary. A third
room Is occupied by Col pan" Rams
ON. sp~grHr'- t-ur.-a ~" 'ra cent.
who 20 r. c'are Of the train, and the
fourth is tao o-u ~ l,r J ! Richardson
IA" noted HH"at specln..st Of Washing
ton, whose mulstrauons have made
possible tho tremendous amount Of
speaking done by tho candidate ON mis-
trip. At either end OF the Constitution
arc slttng-roolns. on" Of which rs .sed
as dining-room. The rear sittiue-roon
was Intended for the especial Use of
It1r ~, +. L.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

anarchy. One of these notices is
addressed to Mr.. Gin Man. and
reads as follows:
Obey and no harm will be done;
not obey and your gin will go to ash
es. DO not fire up till cotton goes to
ten cents.
"Mr Cotton Buyer" and following the
writing was drawn a rude sketch of
a coffin. with the worlds. Cotton Buy
er" written on It.
A notice was posted on farmers
mail box. which reads:
You are notified by Night Riders
to keep your cotton at home. Don't
carry It to the gin. and II the merch-
ants and bankers close down on you
we will attend to them. This must be
obeyed II 1t takes the gun. Hold for
further orders"
Some of the ginners are needing
the warning. One ginner found no
tice posted on his gin one morning.
He called in some of the farmers and
business men of his town In consulta-
ton. II was decided to run the gin
as usual the farmers and merchants
agreeing TO stand by the ginner in case
the night riders made good their
threat In the meantime an armed
guari has been established to protect
the gin night and day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
COTTON MEN WARNED NOT TO
SELL FOR LESS THAN TEN CTS.
GUARDS PROTECT THE GINS
Gins Placarded With Notices Threat
enins the Torch IL They Operate
Before the Price Goes Up-insur-
anee Companies Withdraw

Muskogee, Okla. Nov. 2.-Threats
OF night riders to burn gins, and cot
ton bought by buyers, unless ten cents
"A pound is paid has caused such gen
eral alarm in the state that the in
surance companies that carry risks on
gins have reached the point where
they are ready at moments notice
TO cancel all contracts, and one com
pany has already notified it's agents
TO cancel.
The first appearance of night riders
iu the state was In the southeastern
part of the Choctaw nation, where no
tices were posted on cotton gins, and
one gin was burned, though 1t is not
known just how it caught fire. This
disturbance also spread over into Ar
kasas In the cotton growing section
and across the Red river into Texas
near Paris.
The. next outbreak was in Potta'
watomie and Seminole counties,
where notices were posted on gins at
Tecumseh, Nc Comb. Sasaknia and
other places in addition to the notices
were given to farmers to cease haul
ing cotton to gins unless they got ten
cents for II or their cotton and wag
ons would be burned. Notices also
were sent 10 cotton buyers through the
mails to buy no more cotton unless
they paid ten cents for II, under pen
atty OF having their cotton burned and
being assassinated.
Postmaster Johnson at Tecumsel
has received many notices in the of
fee there, ostensibly intended FOL
other persons, carrying threats o
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

B. Mansfield; Clerks, I'd Deem and
W. c. Kilgore.
Voting Precinct No. AT Halls
Store and the Judges shall be c. =.
Hall, +. p. Harlan and Moran Scott (;
Clerks, o. l.. Elvington and Ed Allen.
Voting Precinct No. 5.--At Chancel.
lor Bros. Store and the Judges shall
be c. L. Fraley, Sam Daube and
James Smock; Clerks James Chand
Ter and l.. n. Murdock.
Precinct No. 6.-At City Hall and
the Judges shall be w NJ Robinson
w. p. Poland and George Dashner;
Clerks. A. G.. Edwards and S. \. Ap
pie.
Voting Precinct No. AT Portei
Staples Store and the Judges shall be
Porter Staples, z. West and w. c
Kendall. Clerks, w. +. Whitehurst
and c. o. Bum.
Voting Precinct No. Sat Whit
tington Hotel and the Judges shall
be j. NJ. Lloyd. c. ID. Wortham and
Tom Bell; Clerks, +. NJ. Snyder and
NJ. J. Hays.
Voting Precinct No. AT w p
Davis residence and the Judges shal
be T. j. Jones, c. b. Ladd and A. f
Pyeatt; Clerks, Chas. Cook and j. +
Varnell.
Said Polls shall be opened anC
closed within the legal hours.
Witness my hand on this the All
day of November 1908.
Il. w. DICK,
Mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

night the water crept up to their
tents. The men hastily constructed
a platform on top of the wagon bed
and the two families took refuge
there Morning found the water lap.
ping at the platform. The men then
unload6d the children in boat they
had and after many hours of danger
Gus work, In the flooded timber. fin
ally reached safety five miles away.
Farmers found them utterly exhaust
ed. and taking the boat went back
and rescued the women, who had TAX
en- refuge In the branches of over
hanging trees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
NARROWLY ESCAPE DROWNING.
Two Men With Their Families Are
Caught BY Verdigris Flood

Muskogee. Okla. Nov. 3.-From the
flooded Verdigris river bottoms comes
the thrilling story of the escape of
y. =. Snowman aud Fred Brooks. and
their families, OF Broken Arrow. They
had driv II into the deep timber of
the verdigris bottoms to camp for a
week hunting and gathering pecans.
The first night out after they had
pitched their tents the unexpected
and Unprecedented second rise of the
Verdigrls caught them. During uhe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue of the authority vested
in me as Chief Executive of the City
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, a special elec.
tion is hereby called and the sam
shall be held in said City on the 18th
day of November, 1908, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
voters of said City a Charter drawn
and proposed on the 22nd day of
September, 1908. by the legally elect
ed and qualified free-holders for its
rejection or adoption by said voters
of said City, and those voting for the
adoption of said Charte~ shall have
printed on their ballot, For the adop-
tion OF the proposed Charter of said
City of Ardmore and those voting
against same shall have printed on
their ballot, Against the adoption of
the proposed Charter of the City of
Ardmore."
There shall also be submitted to
the qualified voters of said City OF
Ardmore the following separate prop
ositiOn. to-wit
At each general election at which
a Mayor shall be elected in said City
of Ardmore, there shall also be elect.
ed a Chief of Police, who shall be at
the time of his election not less than
twenty-five years of age. and vh1
shall have been a resident of the
City of Ardmore for not less than two
years. The term of office OF the
Chief of Police shall be two years.
, Those voting for the above PROPOSE
tion shall have printed on their bal
lot. Yes" Those voting against said
proposition shall have printed Oh
their ballot. NO"
There shall be submitted to the
/ qualified voters at the same time the
separate proposition, towit: "Shal
the Albert C. Butzow Matt"ess Fac
tory Company be exempt from munici
pal taxation for a period Of five
years." Those voting for the above
proposition shall have printed oi
their ballot "Yes." Tho 81 votin-
against said proposition shall hav,
printed on their ballots No"
There shall be submitted to tn
qualified voters the separate proposi
tion, towit Shall the City Counci
; of the City of Ardmore be authorize,
OF make an expenditure in the sum o
Eleven Thousand (sll.000) Dollars 70
the purpose of purchasing equipmen
for and otherwise improving the Fir
Department. Those voting for IN
above proposition shall have printe
on their ballot Yes" Those votin
against said proposition shall hay
printed on their ballot "No."
All persons who are legally quail
fed under the law snail have tn
right to vote at said election and IN
judges and clerks of same shall b
. as follows:
Voting Precinct No. AT the FirS
National Bank Building. and IN
Judges shall be DIR. W. VI. Anderson
! l.. West and NJ. j. Hays; Clerks, J.
] Riggin AMI b. S. Curtis.
> Voting Precinct No AT Mocha
ems Grocery Store, and the Judge
shall be Paul Jones. VI, l.. Alexandf
and Guy p, Cobb Clerks r. II. Banh
4 and ]. c. King.
I Voting Precinct No. AT We
D End Wagon Yard and the Judges sha
!. be Ed Hoffman, II. f. Jordan and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
Would Mortgage the Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2. Empire.
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name. says:
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the
two worst sores | ever saw: one on
my hand and one on my leg. 1t is
worth more than its weight in gold.
| would not be without II IL had to
mortgage the farm TO get It," Only
25c. at w. b. Frame drug store. w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
Cars Anniversary.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 3.-Today was
the fourteenth anniversary of Gar
Nicholas's accession to the throne.
Services were held In all the Greek
Orthodox churches OF Russia and
the emperor and the royal family
attended n TIE Deum. A parade OF
troops was the spectacular feature
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR..
Kings New Life Pills three years
ago" says l.. A. Bartlett, OF Rural
Route /, Guilford. Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a
gentle way that does you good. Csc.
at w. b. Frame drug store. w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
Mothers Club.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. S.-Tho
annual state convention OF the Cal
ifornia Mothers Congress and Child
Study Circle will begin a three-day
session today. and has attracted
many delegates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

The Quick Comfort natural gas
heating stove makes the room com
Portable quicker than any other gas
stove. The price is a little less and
your gas bill will be little less
when you use them. For sale only
by Bivens, Corhn & Frensley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
II You Are over Fifty Read This.

Most people past middle-aee suffer
from kidney and bladder disorders.
which Foley's Kidney Rem would
cure. Stop the drain on the vitality
and restore needed strength and Wig
or. Commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy today. Sold by All Druggists.
ID & w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
S.S.S. 'F1i FOR GAIA GA1ARRH PiRH'

The OF bodies covered with delicate
called membrane this healthy condition by
this membrane will be healthy but when the blood
infected with catarrhal impurities and this lining Of
diseased the unpleasant
Caah There tight tufy feeling in the
buzng the often slight Deafness difficult
breathing The disease cannot reached by external though
relief
cleansing the blood of all impurities and Then rich
body,
being disease which the entire blood circulation is
be cured remedy that the bottom and
the mpury from the blood and this just what
Book Caah and medical advice free all who
write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, A.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
Holiday SeW1nu.

Place your orders now for any
sewing you may need for the holidays.
We execute orders promptly. Phone
662 Red. 3O-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04
To Cure a cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
1t fails to cure. f. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

SEE THE NEW REZNoRs USED
WITHOUT STOVE PIPE.
1stf ARDMoRE SUPPLY CO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-04

Piles Cured In 9 to "a Days
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case OF itching. blind, bleed
ing or protruding Piles in 6 to IA
DAYS or money refunded. soc.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29
VICTIM BELIEVES CRUEL
ASSASSlNS ARE AIIEE lIIM.

Denver, M0rch 28.-Ihe T0II0WIng
statement was given 10 the Associated
Press over the long distance telephone
mis- afternoon BY General Buckley
Wells regarding the attempt To assas-
slnate him at Pandora, near Telluride.
mis- morning
AN attempt was made to kin mo
Is / lay sleeping in my bed on the OPP
en- sleeping pofch qfetlE apoN' ~
liuipo rnpDl in the large frame blilLH
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
wan street.

New York, March 2S-.rhe stock
market showed quite plainly he strain
n the attemnt to keep up prices which
has been persisted in dcring the week
in the face Of some natural tendency
owarae reaction growing out Of the
disposition to take profits on the con-
siderable advice already achieced
since the rise set in The character
Of the market was aggravated by am
Extraordinary movement ~ he curb
market where 4 new mining 20 Z was
m.tG .c 3iter ri lini Hy lou"iSl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29

New York March IS The last OF
the clearing house certificates issued
during the financial stlmRcucN be-
ginning Ina October. last were retired
when the National Bank of North
America aid or balance of 5250,000
which it owed to- the clearing house
The bank is stul in the hands Of
rnNniNnr.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29

OF the advertising trampct which has
been going on for several days past
Accusations Of manipuIatiyc operations
i'm the stock exchange I'm the last f."
DAYS with the object of turtheriu#
the curb flotatou found voice in tN.
current discussion In the market and
contributed appreciablE TO the disPo
sition Of the professional element u
attack lhc market The total indus
trials, especially those connected with
the copper industry We're especially
v lnerabIe owing to the sympathetic
reaction they were supposed To bcar
IN the exploitation in the outside mar
Ret There was a recurrence OF shaTI
pressure, also ON Union Pacific, owing
to revived effect of the proposed
scheme of financing announced by thr
company earlier In the week. The
nature of the selling OF the United
States steel stocks made an appeal %
the reaCtionarN sentiment owing to
suspicious that the selling came from
informed ana influential sources
Moderate resistance was shown 10 tn"
depression at times. some support cen
teriug on Northern Pacific.
The passage Of the Adrich bill by
the senate made a good impression
but Ghe action had been expected and
Ted 70 some realizing sales. Meroan
tile agencies reported some revival Of
spring trade on conservative lines.
Additional curtailment in New Eng
land mills was a counteractng influ-
yucc. Last prices We're not far from
the lowest
The statement Of the banking aver
ages for the week was much moro
favorable than Of the actual condition
of the clearing house institutions on
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29

Bonds We're firm Total sales. par
value, Sl,446,000,
United States registered tours have
declined /, per cent on call during
the week
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29
PILES CURED IN TO u DAYS.

PILES CURED IN to IL UHh5'
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case OF Itching Blind, Bleeding or
Protuding Piles In 6 to IA days or money
refunded. 500,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29

N KFU why such proof should nof % moved viI
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-29
Advance Showing of Parasols

Our advance showing of Parasos has already caused much
favorable comment We have them in every color combna-
lion Imaginable also the SOLID colo for the tailored gown
The Washington times., 1908-09-07
INCREASED ARMY.
PRESIDENT PLAN
Wants Standing Force in
Time of Peace TO Num-
Der 100000 Men.

Although there are no war clouds
lowering on the horizon of this nation 5
international relations. President Roose-
Welt, il is understood, in his annual
message viii urge an Increase in the
numerica! strength of the army, from
5000, as II now stands, to 10000. which
at present is the number provided for
q var footing
1t is not known just what the Pre5i-
dent win recommend but il is thought
he viii suggest that the law be changed
so that 10000. instead of constituting
tho war footing, shall be made the
peace footing. and some higher number.
possibly $4,000. made the war footing.
IN order that the fortiicatiOns in our
outlying possessions may be properly
manned. and that the coast defenses
OF our own country may be fully equip
ped with men and officers. q large ad-
dition to the regular force is neces-
sary,
The grip of the Unitee States on
Hawaii. 10 be strengthened by the
building Of impregnable fortifications at
Pearl Harbor. will not be firm unless
enough men can be stationed there 10
hold the fort. For these reasons. it is
believed. the President wants a greater
regular army, and viii try TO get It
next January
The Washington times., 1908-09-07
FIRE VICTIMS BODY
TAKEN TO LEXINGTON
Remains of Little Margaret Hum
phries Accompanied by Pa
rents and Relatives.

The body of little Margaret Humph-
ries. the twelve-year~Old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. T. Humphries, who
died in George Washington University
Hospital Friday as the result OF burns,
was taken this morning to Lexington.
Va, where interment viii be made.
The funeral party consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs. Humphries. the. parents; Miss Imo-
gen and Katherine Humphries, sisters;
John a. Humphries, grandfather of
Pittsburg, and Frank B. Humphries, of
Lynchburg, uncles of the child, and
George B. Gallagher and Mrs. Peyton r.
Taylor, friends.
Funeral services were held in the fam
ny home, 1921 o street, last night at z
O'Clock. The Rev. J. Henning Nelms.
rector of the Church Of the Ascension,
Officateds and paid a beautiful tribute
10 tie character of the child. who was
lOveC by the entire neighbOrhood.