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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
FIRE LAST NIGHT.
Vacant Residence Damaged to Extent
OF Three Hundred Dollars.


Of Three Hundred Dollars.
The fire department. was called out
about ten o'clock last night to a va.
cant house belonging TO Tom Holland
on ID street between third and fourth
avanues southeast. The house has
not been occupied for several days
and the origin of the fire is unknown.
The blaze had gained considerable
headway when the fire boys reached
there and it had been burning some
time before the alarm had been turn.
ed in. And one of the hose burst
just as they made the connection. TAX
ing the mishaps in consideration the
boys did excellent work and the house
was only damaged to the extent OF
about three hundred dollar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
Suit on Note.

The Bankers National bank through
their attorneys Ledbetter & Moore
have filed suit against the Bankers
Tru t Company to collect balance of
5000 due on note given them by the
Bankers Trust Company with interest
to date amounting 10 $4,000
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
Be SURE

You see Holman & Best for esti-
mates on plumbing. gas fitting, gas
ranges, gas heaters, lights. chande.
liers, etc. Phone 2i6. 22O9 West
Main. 27.1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
Named for Bryan and Haskell.

\. d. Chase who Is having plated
an addition TO Chagris which he will
call Staunton for Staunton, Va, has
named one OF the streets Bryan street
and one of the avenues will be called
Haskell avenue. Although a native
of Maryland Mr.. Chase is q true blue
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
!: pIck.UPs HERE AND THERE. :;


VI. H. Wheeler, who has sent ten
dollars TO the Bryan campaign
fund, has received a receipt for his
remittance The receipt was sign.
ed by VI. c. Wetmore, chairman
OF the finance committee. who says
in personal letter to Mr.. Wheel
or that the chances for democratic
success are brighter than ever be-
fore in any other campaign MIR
Wheeler left here today in the in
tcrcst of the praetorians to Tulsa,
Sapulpa and Collinsville.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

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 a little less
when you use them. For sale only
by Biyens, Corhn a. Frensley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

Plent.' OF Money 10 loan on choice
farm lands. o. l.. Chancellor, over
Ditzler s. 2su
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
SOME BIG BARGAINS.

FOR SALE room house On Mair
street; also vacant lots on G street
S. w. and on Main street
FOR SALE-12 lots well located
500 each, SO cash and $40 per month
FOR TRADE-s0 acre + r"'
miles from Ardmore for city proper
ty.
FOR RENT room house, moderI
conveniences.
ARTHUR SINCLAIR,
opera House Building, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

democrat and never forgets to do
all that he can for the cause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

Being hopelessly good enables q
man to dodge a lot of fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

II. b. Lee and wife or Wynne-
wood are visitors here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

When a man brags about himself
it's sign that others merely tolerate
him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

WATCH FOR THE NEW ECON.
OMY GAS HEATERS THIS WEEK.
THEY ARE THE BEST. ASK
THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE.r
4tf ARDMORE SUPPLY CO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

These are the names OF the men
who have been made members OF
the executive committee OF the
Trade Promotion CLUB organized
this week. Chairman }. r. pcnning-
ton ana Secretary q. NJ. Rcdfiell
are made cX-onicio members OF the
executive committee. The list was
made oGJ this morning by MIR. Pen.
nington and given to the press. The
Trade Promoters will hold the next
meeting Tuesday night at 1880 a.
the district court room.
The committee on constitution
and by laws which is composed OF
Arthur Walcott. W. G. Dean and
r. G. Bndgman will be expected
to make report. The membership
committee has made the rounds Of
the town and will be ready TO
make an encouraging report The
advertising committee has also done
some work and will be- ready with a
report. The First Monday commit
tee with ". II. Rogers as chair
man will also have its report ready.
The work of promoting trade will
begin here November . That will
be Monday and will also be first
Monday Some prizes will be award.
ed on that day and it is expected
that many horses and mules viii
also be placed on the market.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

Oscar Davis of Gainesville IS a
business visitor here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

ID. 4 Richer Of Peru. Ind, oliver
Wilson OF Admission. MO, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. ;. White OF Admission.
Mo, arrived in the city Yesterday
and srent the day looking over the
country They want 10 purchase a
thousand acres of wheat land In a
body and when they had looked
over this section they were conyinc.
cl that 10 was not as good wheat
country as they wanted To- locate
in aud they will visit other places
in the state. They were pleased
with the surroundings here and
spoke In very high praise of the
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
GAS STOVES

Blue enameled body, no rust. no
blacking and they are cheap. new
est improved line. No one else has
than
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

Trade Promoters viii meet Tues.
day night ut the court house.
Chief of Police Garrett received
telegram from Gainesville and Ma.
rietta yesterday advising him that
five pickpockets who were travelling
with the Barnum and Bailey show
would be in Ardmorc. Chief Garrett
was on the look out. Two of them
left the train near the ice plant
and made their way to the show
closely that they never attempted
TO commit any robberics. Finally
the leader approached the chief and
inquired the time of day. Fifteen
after six said the chief, How Is
business In your line today?" How
do you know what my business is?'
said the pickpocket Mr.. Garrett
told him his work was SO coarse
that every farmer was onto him.
Only few words were required
to convince the stranger that he
would be better off not to- aStempt
to ply his profession in Ardmore.
While news came that five were
en- route 10 Ardmore. Buck Garrett
believes that only two visited the
show grounds
\. r.. Russell, who lives six miles
southeast of here, lost horse last
night \ boy riding the animal
hitched It in the rear Of Wymore's
store while he went in to get some.
thing to eat. When he returned the
animal was gone. Mr.. Russell be-
lieyes that the horse was stolen
4. j. Pollock was In the city
today from Sneed.
The quail season opened today.
The wind has been blowing very
hard during the day and very few
| hunters went out. Several have
agreed to go from here tomorrow.
Marriage licenses have been is
| sued TO Il. CO Matthews and Leule
| Carpenter of Ardmore; George Ste
/ phens and Martha Ann Williams OF
Ardmore; Robert w. Schroeder of
Kansas City and Bessie VI. Hilburn
of Usage City, Kan. Mr.. Matthews
and Miss Carpenter were married
last night by Judge Mason.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE or
TWELVE HAS BEEN NAMED.
FIRST MONDAY NOVEMBER z
The Promoters VIII Hold a Session
Tuesday Night a, the Court
House-Espeeial Attention
PAID TO Live Stock.

G.. W. ANDERSON.
T. y MADDEN.
+. y COLEMAN.
". c. DEAN.
PERRY MAXWELL.
j r. HAMILTON.
l r.. FOSTER
w r. BURNlTT.
NORRIS SASS
W. II. ROGERS.
j. G. FREDDY.
ARTHUR WALCOTT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

Trade Promoters will meet Tues.
day night ut the court house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

The quail season opened today.
The wind has been blowing very
hard during the day and very few
hunters went out. Several have
agreed to go from here tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-16

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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
SHORT RANGE ALIEN STUDY.
Party Of Students to Co Through
Southern Europe on Foot.

Ten students and a professor recently
sailed from New York ON the Austro-
American steamship Alice to spend a
year studying at first hand the home
conditions and customs of the aliens
who pour into the mining regions of
Pennsylvania by the thousands each
year. Edward A. Steiner, professor
Of applied Christianity in Iowa college,
Grinnell, Ia, is in charge of the stu
dents, who are preparing themselves
for work among the foreigners of the
mining region under the auspices of
the Pennsylvania Young Mems Chris
tion association. The party will land
at Trieste, travel through Austria, Hun
gary, Russia, Poland and Italy, cover
ing much of the country on fooz with
packs on their backs and returning in
the steeragc with the immigrants. The
expenses of the party are borne by va
rious committees and groups of citi-
Zens in different parts of Pennsylvania.
All communities in the mining districts
of that state have long been wrestling
with the problem of making good
American citizens out of these aliens.
Professor Steiner, who is an Austrian
by birth and has given much of his
life to a study of this problem, believes
that an intimate knowledge of the i'm
migrants customs, language and con-
ditions in his home land is necessary
for any one who wants to Influence
him in America. misunderstanding
due to lack of knowledge, he thinks,
cause most of the trouble in the mining
region, and he believes a year spent in
studying the classes in Europe from
which the immigrants come will pre-
pare the students better than anything
else for work among the foreigners in
Pennsylvania.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

'.l&uu or Ine meet wnlIe the aumlrui
was sick, and then again to a mother
0f thirty-seven children he said he
was not only delighted, but he would
permit her to name them all after him
self.
After the guests were all seated
Hearst jumped on the table, waved
his armful of papers and asked my
free -ands" what would happen if all of
his "ninety-seven million readers"
voted for him.
"Mr. Bryan" butted in, and there
was a general talkfest until "Mr. Car
negie" asked them TO be quiet while
the dark horse" came in. This gen
tleman, masked and riding a hobby.
rushed around the room and disap-
peared. The guests then sang "Auld
Lang Syne."
To show that there was no partisan
feeling the speeches after this skit
knocked" all the candidates, and by
a standing vote the dark horse" was
elected president.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Generous Mrs. CreWe.

A gambling story is told of Charles
James Fox that rather reflects on his
honor. He was one of the ardent ad-
mirers of Mrs. Crewe, a noted beauty
of her day, and it is related that a gem
teman lost considerable sum to this
lady at play and, being obliged to
leave town suddenly, gave Mr.. Fox the
money to pay her, begging him to apol-
ogize to her for his not having paid
the debt of honor III person. Fox lost
every shilling of 1t before morning.
Mrs. Crewe often met the supposed
debtor afterward and, surprised that
he never noticed the circumstances, at
length delicately limited the matter to
him.
Bless mel? said he. 81 paid the
money to Mr.. Fov +h-ae months ago."
"Oh, did you, sir suId Mrs. Crewe
good naturedly. Then probably he
paid me, and 1 forgot It."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
AN AUDACIOUS PLAN.
How Captain Haraden 5Iuffed the
Brltisher into Surrender.


A fight is a fight for a that, and
just as an example of early American
nerve" a story unearthed by Ralph
d. Paine in the old sea logs at Essex
institute in Salem is of much interest
1t is told by Mr. Paine as follows in
Outing Magazine:
The kings packet was a foe to test
Captain Haraden's mettle, and he
found he had a tough antagonist. They
fought four full hours, "or four
glasses" as the log records it after
which Captain Haraden found that he
must haul out of the action and repair
damages to rigging and hull. He dis
covered also that he had used all the
powder on board except one charge.
1t would have been a creditable con-
clusion Of the matter If he had called
the action a drawn battle and gone on
his way.
1t was in his mind, however, to try
an immensely audacious plan which
could succeed only by means of the
most cold blooded courage on his part
Ramming home his last charge of pow.
der and double shotting the gun, he
ranged alongside his plucky enemy,
who was terribly cut up, but still un-
conquered, and hailed her
81 will give you five minutes to haul
down Jour colors. If they are not
down at the end of that time, l will
fire into and sink you, so help me
Godw
1t was test Of mind, not of metal
The British commander was a brave
man who had fought his ship like a
hero. But the sight of this Internally
indomitable figure on the quarter deck
OF the shot rent Pickering, the thought
of being exposed to another broadside
at pistol range, the aspect of the blood
stained. half naked privateersmen
grouped at their guns with matches
lighted, was too much for him. Cap
tain Haraden stood, watch in hand.
calling off the minutes so that his voice
could be heard aboard the packet:
"One."
1.-TWO"
"Three"
But he had not said -Four" when
the British colors fluttered down from
the yard, and the packet ship was his.
A Little Ball.
Cassidy-Ah, well, no wan kin pre-
s+nt watts past an gone Casey-Ye
could II We only acted quick enough
Cassidy-Go long man! How could
yerf Casey-Stop it before it happens.
kansas City Independent
They seem to live happily togeth-
err" "Yes; he lets his wife select his
neckties and his stenographers."- Mash
: Vile American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
BIDDLE'S NEW VENTURE.
Society Leader, With His Family, to
Explore Canada In Big automobile.

Society Leader, With His Family, to
Explore Canada In Big automobile.
Anthony ]. Drexel Biddlc of Phila.
delphia, society leader and clubman
who has already gained laurSs as an
author, amateur athlete a% as Il motor
list. is about to turn his attention to
new fields. Accompanied by his wife,
his three children, his chauffeur and a
mechanician, he will invade the path
less forests of Canada to explore the
country north of the province of Que
bee and study the flora and fauna as
q representative of the London Geo
graphical society
His destination will be Labrador,
and he will leave Philadelphia about
July 10 in a forty horsepower Loco
mobile touring car The journey is ex-
pected to cover about 1000 miles, and
Mr.. Biddle expects to return to Phila-
delphia in September
Mr.. Biddle, while in the midst of his
preparations, discussed with a Phila.
delphia Press reporter the proposed
tour with all his we'll known enthusi-
asm and energy. He said:
I'VE are preparing now for a trip
and will start for Canada almost i'm
mediately upon our return. We go
from Philadelphia direct to Portland,
Me-, and then across the Canadian
border and up to Riviere de Loup, be
yond which no automobile has pene-
trated. Ezra Fitch made this point,
and he has placed all the information
he had in my hands. After that we
will depend on woodcraft and the in
formation l have picked up from other
sources. There are no roads, and most
of our route will be along paths made
by hunters and wild animals"
Here Mr.. Biddle opened a small bun
die and pulled out a Commodious tent
of balloon silk; then, with the air of
the experienced camper, he opened up
a neatly arranged package of alumni
ium camp utensils, the entire package
weighing no more than an ordinary
frying pan.
"You see,' he continued, eve will
have all the equipment in such shape
that we can stow everything away in
the car. For supplies we will depend
to some extent on settlements, traders
and on the fish and game. We have
figured it all out, in fact, down to what
each person will eat on the trip, for we
have all been camping before and have
made note of these points"
Mr.. Biddle expects his scientific re,
searches to be of considerable value
Mrs Biddle spoke as enthusiastically
of the coming trip as did her husband
She looks forward to the hardships
from the viewpoint of long experience
in camping. shooting and fishing trips
with her husband and children.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
A PECULIAR SPIDER.
He Catches Birds as Big as Larks In
His Mammoth Web.

Far up Ia the mountains of Ceylon
there is spider that spins web like
bright yellowish silk, the central net
of which is five feet in diameter, while
the supporting lines, or guys, as they
are called, measure sometimes ten or
twelve feet, and riding quickly in the
early morning, you may dash right
into it, the stout threads twining round
your face like a lace veil, while, as the
creature that has woven it takes up
his position in the middle, he generally
catches you right in the nose, and,
though he seldom bites or stings, the
contact of his large body and long legs
is anything but pleasant. If you for
get yourself and try to catch him, bite
he will, and though not venomous,
his jaws are as powerful as Il birds
beak, and you are not likely to forget
the encounter.
The bodies of these spiders are very
handsomely decorated, being bright
gold or scarlet underneath, while the
upper part is covered with the most
delicate slate colored fur. So strong
are the webs that birds the size of
larks are frequently caught therein,
and even the small but powerful scaly
lizard falls a victim. \ writer SAYS
that he has often sat and watched the
yellow monster - measuring, when
waiting for his prey, with his legs
stretched out. fully six inches stridlng
across the middle of the net and noted
the rapid manner in which he winds
his stout threads round the unfortu-
nate captive.
He usually throws the coils about
the head until the wretched victim is
first blinded and then choked. In
many unfrequented dark hooks OF the
jungle you come across most perfect
skeletons of small birds caught in
these terrible snares.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Violet Ink the Cheapest

Look here you, literary man
can't afford the extravaganza of violet
ink"
The literary man tore thoughtfully Il
pendent piece of leather from the sole
of his shoe.
Il know he admitted that violet
ink costs thrice as much as black,
but black corrodes n pen in q week.
whereas violet is noncorrosiyc. and
with its use it is possible to make one
pen last six or seven months. The late
Russell Sage, who used violet ink ex-
clusively in his office, revealed this
great truth to me during my brief cler-
ical career in his office.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
CUBE ROOT.
Do You Know the Method of Extract
ing Ii Without Pain?


ing 1t Without Pain?
Think of the inestimable value of
knowing how to extract cube root. All,
there is the priceless boon. Knowing
that has saved us money many and
many time, to say nothing of the
social blunders it has assisted us to
avoid. DO l know yet how it was
done? Certainly. l know it just as
we'll as If 1t We're yesterday that stud
led 1t. You take the number whose
cube root is paining 1t so that nothing
but extraction can relieve it. put it
down on piece of paper or on your
slate and divide it off into periods of
three figures each. Write 4-11-44 to
the left, multiply that by 800 divide it
by something, then pour some red ink
on your handkerchief, tell teacher you
have the nosebleed and go home
That's the way l usually did it. No
doubt it is done much the same way
by the ingenious youth of the present
generation.
Is there a successful man living to-
day and holding up his head among
other successful men who cannot pain
leSsly extract the cube root without
giving the number an anaesthetic? II
so, he should he ashamed of himself.
He is freak, and he attained distinc.
ton by & fluke. Some day the muck
rakers will get to probing around and
when they discover that he can't ex-
tract the cube root of anything his
career will be ended and his gray hairs
will sink in sorrow to n dishonored,
jimson grown grave. The jails and
asylums are filled with vacant faced
and craven hearted wretches who
never learned the way to remove n
cube root, no matter if the number con-
tanning it was threatened with blood
poison. They don't know whether to
run hOrsehair loop down its throat
as in the case Of gapes, or whether to
use tweezerT.
Let US try to impress upon our chill
dren-by precept-the importance of
cube root extraction, but let us have
business elsewhere in case they ask
us to show them Strickland W.
Gillian in Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
A Genuine Crouch.

A certain farmer noted for constant
complaining was met by a friend one
morning.
Fine weather, James," said the lat
ter.
''For them as amt got to work"
was the response.
Your farm looks in fine condition"
ITO them's as amt got to dig in it."
"Well, James, I'm glad your wife's
better"
"Them as don't have to live with her
may be.'-London Family Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Ereakinr WIZ.

Anybody who has tried to break %
piece of wire without the aid of 4 pa!r
of ninchers will probably agree that the
operation is both 4 difficult and pain.
fE. 49, There is a method, however.
by which it may be easily accomplish.
ed. by bending the wire into a loop
and pulling both ends as tight as pos
sible an injury will be caused to the
wire, which on being Strengthened will
Immediately break. BY this means
wire up to No. 10 gauge may be sue
cessfully dealt with.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

The Rubicon was the small stream
separating ancient Italy from Cisalpine
Gaul, the province which had been
allotted to Caesar. When Caesar cross.
ed this stream at the head of an armed
force he passed beyond the limits Of
his own province and legally became
an invaLor of italy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
a Domestic Debate.

"What kept Mrs. Clubleigh at homer
"a discussion of the servant gir
question"
with her clubW
"No; with her girl."-Cleveland Flair
Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
The Chanued View.

Every man takes care that his neigh.
Dor does not cheat him. But u day
comes when he begins to care that he
does not cheat his neighbor. Then all
goes we'll He has changed his market
cart into chariot of the sun.-Emer
SON
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Siqn Of Preeoci

First Magazine Editor-I believe my
youngster IS cut out for an editor,
Second Edilor-Why so? First Editor
Everything he gets his hands on he
runs and throws into the wastebas.
ket.--Lippincott's Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Tommy Spoke.

A1inister-If any one present can
show cause why this couple should not
become man and wife, let him speak
now or forever hold his peace. Tommy
1 kin, mister. He thinks aunty's only
twenty-five, and she's forty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

Economy may be the road to wealth,
but nine-tenths of those who are COM
PEELED to travel 1t never reach the goal.
Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Telling Tales.

Unsophisticated Visitor Crying to use
the telephone)-Kltty, what do you say
when you take this thing off the hook I
Little Girl-Papa always says, Darn,
you, central, you've given me the
wrong numberw-Chicago Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

Fire and sword are but slow engines
of destruction In comparison with the
babbler.-Steele.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

Wait is hard word to the hungry.
German Proverb
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25

Against Gods wrath no castle is
thunder proof.-Spanish Proverb.