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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

One of the special attractions
will be what is believed to be the
largest four-year-old mule in Okli.
homa. 1t was bred and raised in
Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Baird Bros, farmers near here, will
exhibit some fine horses and Will
also place some farm products in
the exhibit ring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Two dollars and fifty cents will
be given for the best pound of
butter. Here is chance for some
good woman to get a very useful
prize.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Make a special examination OF
the premium list on. chickens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Bring exhibits as early Monday
morning as possible. The name of
the owner should be on every ex.
hibit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Do you know the finest hogs ever
exhibited in Dallas were purchased
and brought to Carter county? These
same hogs will be on exhibit here
on the First Monday In November.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Albert Solomon has some fine
horses that will be entered in the
premium ring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

One OF the big features OF the
First Monday in November will be
the cattle show. Fine thoroughbreds
will be here from miles around.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

A very fine combination Kentuck,
saddle and harness horse will b'
placed in the ring by w. II. Muir
ply.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

c. b. Team, one OF the largest
mule buyers in the United States
who owns yards and barns in Ha
vana, Cuba. will be among the buy
ers who will be here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

The prize for the best turnout
will bring IN the city some beautifui
carriages and horses. It's worth
seeing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

Carol Bros. from the south por.
tion of Carter county. will exhibit
some very fine driving horses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-30

There will be mule and horse
buyers here from Kansas City, Oma-
na, Fort Worth as we'll as the buy
ers who make their homes in Ard
more. Competition will be keener
and prices will be higher.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Paris Pattern No. 22S9.-Persian
lawn, nainsook, or batiste may all be
used for this attractive undergarment,
which combines wide umbrella open
drawers, attached to fitted yoke,
Joined to corset-cover, the joining be-
ing hidden by ribbon run beading.
Similar beading, finished with mar
row edging, trims the round neck and
armholes of the corset cover. and the
drawers portion is finished with a
wide edging of English embroidery,
held in place by bows of wide ribbon.
The pattern is in six sizes-32 to AZ
inches, bust measure For Sc bust the
garment, as in front view, requires rs
yards of material Sc inches wide, or
2ss yards AZ inches wide, with five
yards of edging four inches wide, S5s
yards of beading. S5s yards of narrow
ribbon, 314 yards of wide ribbon and
3A yards of narrow edging to trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents to
Pattern Editor" Office Of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Paris Pattern No. 1504.-This smart
looking shirt waist is in Peter Pan
style, but with the regulation shirt
sleeves. It will be developed in fancy
fannels and silks and all sorts of nov
city shirtings, but must be strictly
tailored. An oddly-shaped yoke-facing
is applied on the back, which is other
wise plain. The fronts are closed
through a wide box-plait at the center
and a tuck is made quite close to the
sleeve from the shoulder nearly to the
bust, giving desirable breadth. A
pointed patch pocket with turnover
pointed lap is stitched on the left
front, button and buttonhole secur-
ing the lap. The pattern is in three
sizes-13 to IL years. For a miss of
15 years the blouse requires Az yards
of material 20 inches wide, 2ss yards
36 inches wide, or 21s yards AZ inches
wide.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents to
Pattern Editor" Office of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
A Roland for an oliver.

What do you suppose old Skinem
said the other day when l told him l
was going to nail him for subscrip-
tion?"
"What?"
you're on the wrong tack BAL
timore American.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Divorces in France.

Divorces in France.
Divorces In France continue to in
crease, having been 1858 in 1906, as
against 10.O19 in 1905, $500 in 1904
and 1913 in 1903
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Fallen in HI. Own Pit.

Sweet Girl-WheE you asked pa for
his consent did you tell him that fib
about your salary?
Prize Fool-Yes, and he borrowed a
sovereign on the strength Of it.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
RECORD BROKEN.
Astounding Business Done al the
Clayton Land Office
i.n2.iis ACRES ARE ENTERED
This Vast Area TNssn W undsr ihs
Homestead Laws IN Past
Ten AeNihs.

tremendous business was trans.
acted at the land office at Clayton
during the ten months from the
first OF July, 1907. to the 10Th OF
April, zoos. II is the largest ever
recorded IN any United States land
office. There is nothing like it in
the palmy days OF Oklahoma and
during the first three years OF the
settlement o.. Oklahoma while a
territory. The number OF home
stead and desert land entries made
according to the table which toll.
lows hereafter, shows that the in.
lux OF immigrants is unprecedent.
ed and has occurred to such an ex.
tent nowhere else in the United
States IN the same space OF time
in anv land district. The follow
ing is the business done in detail:
From july /, 1907, to April 90,
zoos, b.O34 homestead entries have
been placed IN record. Taken 10y
months the areas are as follows;
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
W q. q. rorn,sa.. are..a.

"a debating society was formed In
u Of the counties Of my district"
said a Kentucky congressman. and
among the nrst questions debated was,
Resolved. That the negroes have morn
cause for complaint than the Indians
ut was stipulated the arguments
should he confined 10 the United States.
The trst %disputant on the affirmative
opened with n speech to sustain his po.
sition. every word OF which was lis.
tened to with close attention by the
chairman. The disputnnt for the neg
alive made n few r-murks In answer
and then turn,si to the Bible aud com.
mcnced reading passages for the pur.
pose ~ proving that some ~ III. points
male 10y his oppoLeni were not backed
M by the good 10 *.
"Th' chairman stopped him with
malt right where you are. jim. Don't
70 any further. You have gone out Of
the Quilted States for argument" -
Nashville Banner.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
The tmp.euuto.s TsrH.

Collecting money from Turkey Ia q
heurtbreaking enterprise. \ distin.
gulShed American once went there Ia
collect n debt " StAO.UOU owing to an
English syndicate. whi"h Included two
members u parliament aud u cabinet
minister. lie eNpect"l Ia see the husl.
ness through la two or thrce months.
hut y foreign Ambassador undr ciycd
him Say three or four months aud
then you will be 49, fur OIL from oh
tanning your money Ms you are today
he remarked. Men had golI" out there
to prosecute claims. he added whose
hair had turned gray will the strain
to which they were subjected aml who
had one home thoroughly broken In
health. unable to obtain u Turkish Ira
To- show FOR years Of frn'tlc.' lnhu"
One victim Of Turkish duplirity AMI
pfocrasunation died IN u lunRtic nsy
lum one ~ the embassies had been
twenty-five years prosecuting claims
without realizing n cen
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
lLibrary Beck Thisye..

EMO public library Is safe from book
thieves. In the big libraries they have
spoilers 10 watch men who ask for
rare editions. but ia the small libraries
We must depend ON the girls employed
who hpopen to detect q thief by
chance. II possible We catch the book
thief before he reaches the door aud
ask him II he has not forgotten TO have
the volume checked on at the registry
desk. IL he Is M old hand he says:
81 have forgotten my card, but ]
will bring II around tomorrow
lie hands back the book and dIsap.
pears TO reappear In that particular II.
brary no more for many months. The
majority OF book thieves do not steal
novels. They 20 after works OF refer.
encc. slmanncs, year books and such
things. that most Of them probably
need In their business. but cannot az.
fcrd to buy. That In why such vol
unes rae nailed down In many libra.
rles. ! have actually known u woman
to yet away with Il city directory un
der her cloak."-New YoFk Press.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
THE REpEMPTloNERs.
aiseriss ~ Those Who GO, tate Deee
a uIdeu Times.

In nideu Iini~s.
In Daniel lie Foes time debtors were
frequently compelled ~ seeking means
10 extricnte themselves from their em.
barrassmeuts To consent To anything
n they thereby could avoid the horrors
OF the debtors prison Ia many eases
they took advantage ~ u custom that
In Que form or another had a SANCTION
Of antiquity aud beiug generally able
boiled men they placed themselves In
the hands of some merchant ar agent,
who, having Effected an arrangement
with the creditors. took possession OF
the unfortunate debtors aud. hurrylng
them to the nearest seaport. shipped
them abroad, generally 10 virginia or
Maryland. ~ 40 much merchandise.
Sometimes the dealer accompanied his
cargo IN order, II possible. to obtain n
better prize at the end Of the voyage.
Arrived at their destination. the cap.
tives To give them their real name-
were sold to any planter whose onfer
would rccoup the agent for the sum he
had expended In purchase aud transit
and also allow him u handsome pron,
Ivy the terms OF this sale the captive
was bound To serve his new master for
several years. his liberty being noml.
nally secured nj the nud OF that pc.
rlod. aud from the hope ~ redemption
end deliycrnnce thus held out to him
the term "redemptionrr" came tn he
applied TO these uufurtunates.
But any hopes that the re,lemptioner
might cherish Of his ultimate lihera.
ton soou proved fallacious. and he
found himself plunged into fresh en-.
bsrrassments long before bis period OF
seryltude had expired.
Charges were made upon him for
clothing for tobacco. even for the nee.
essaries VI lifs-charges which he had
20 means Of meeting. however good
his inclination and too late hp found
that he had In fact become n slave.
without money. without rights aud
without hope. Such friends NJ he had
were In England and probably had FOR.
gotten him altogether. Perhaps II even
they remembered him they were with.
out the means OF assisting him. AMI
the chance 81 money reaching the In.
divldual for whom II was intended was
In those days very small. Pacific rnil.
ways and ocean g~rsyhounds' were
unknown In the good old times" and
communication was slow and Insecure
Some Of these reiemptlonsrs were
Of course more fortunate than others
and had friends and connections more
powerful aud more kindly disposed.
and such often ultimately attained
their freedom. But these were the CT.
csptions, and, generally speaking. the
unhappy victim iabored on from year
90 year, his redemption" recedlng fur.
ther aud further into the distance til
az last death put nm end 10 his suffer.
ings. Chambers Journal.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
Local and Personal


Mrs. James Conwell leaves Tues.
day morning Tor her former home
IN Oneida, Kansas where she viii
spend the summer with relatives.
Mrs Conwcll will I've missed by her
many friends.
las. T.. WEitmore who has been
visiting during the last : months
among relatives III Las Vegas and
Santa Re has returned home and
will again take his place as book.
keeper tor the firm OF Whitmore X
Co.
Mrs. John Shaw ielt this week
tor a several months visit with re-.
latives in Toronto. Canada. She
will I've greatly missed Nv the Meth.
odiSt Home Mission Society IN
which she had done faithful work.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
MARRIAGE IN MEXICO.
Hsw the Engagement aud weddiss
Ceremonies Are Celebrated.

new the nHaEsment and
Csrsmoni~s Are Celebrated.
The Mexican people are hospitabls to
= fault, always welcoming their friends
even though they have not enough 10
eat themselves. Aud they religiousiy
visit the sick. including those who
have contagious diseases. They are al.
80 addicted to public social functions.
the invariable mode Of entertainment
being the dance. They are fond OF mu.
sic, though not proficient Ia the art Of
making II, probably more from lack Of
opportunity than from lack OF capac-
ity. The VIOLA snd guitar are the usual
Instruments Of music. the repertory Of
the local musicians being usually lin.
Tied 10 u few tunes which are In equal
demand FOR the dance and for the III
neral.
Que OF the most interesting and beau.
tiful OF the social functions Ia the prem.
dorio. When u young man wishes to
marry he asks for the girl Of his choice
or the parents, not Of the girl herself,
aud IL she Is given the %prendorIo at
once follows, ushered In by shooting
and demonstrations OF Joy. The bride
aud bridegroom ars publicly presented
TO their futur' parents. in.Iaw. after
which the company pass Ia processios
Ia front u the couple, each Que drop.
ping a piece Of money into the hands
OF the bride. Then follows the lneylta
BILE dance. This public betrothal IL cou
sidered almost 40 binding AS marriage.
and ! have heard of but Que instance
In which the compact was not kept. the
recreant bridegroom In that case belng
visited with ostraclsm The betrothal
IL usually followed by marriage Just as
o as the services Of the priest caa
be secured. The marriage ceremony IL
followed by a feast more notable for
the abundance Of things to drink than
for things to eat aud by the usual
dance, Indeed the festivities are often
prolonged for several nights after the
wedding. Southern Workman.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30

The storekeeper In a certain small
country town was noted for his
shrewdness and for his contempt OF ev.
erythiug that was not strictly utillta.
rlan. one u his pet ayersions was a
young fellow In the town who posed ms
an artist and once had taken some les.
sons In painting at the nearest large
city. Finally. however, the old man
was persuaded Ia put az art depart.
ment" In his store. not that he beliey.
ed any more In art, but bee use lie de.
cidsd that II there were i,ols who
wanted TO spend their money IN nc.
lures and chromos. he IN - r Ill
get II as any n else. The young paint.
er heard OF Il and took down his latest
production. hoping 10 find In Uncle 10.
mas a ready market for home talent.
How much will you give me- for H..
Uncle Jonasy" he asked.
The old man slulnted az II for a min.
ute or two. About Si.T5. I reckon" he
said.
But. Uncle Jonas" the artist pro
tested. the canva cost more than
that"
Il guess II did" said the did store.
keeper, but you must remember, my
sou. that u was clean then"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
rbe Jnu-- Of He'd Hat,

s'l"nc" explain, the phenomenon o,
rri hair thus i Is caused by y superb
buhaiiic" OF ron 10 the blood This il
is that impnrts ~" vigUr. the rli.i.rlt,
tb" great vitality, tlt" Uy~.riuWIu. sua
thoroughly healthy uuimnI Ifc thai
runs rio through the veins Ut rh.. rld
dy haired, aud this strong sru'l.u, an
lh"l lie Is WIN, renders them more IN
tense III all THEN emotions than Their
mere lhnguil fellow creatures The .,
cess of iron i also the cause of FREQ
El"S on tie peculiarly clear. wl.r, skim
which always accompanies red hair
III" skin II ahuprwully scu,itN, to the
action u the sun rays. wllch no, ON
" bring ont TIE little brown SPOT. In
abundance but uiso burn IKE a mus
thrd plaster producing q queer Green,
sensation as u the SKIN wac Nrlukut.
Up
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
A Clever ssrEesa.

81 tell you" exclaimed the young
medi,al student. our house surgeon
u a clever fellow"
Elbows thatf" asked his chum.
"Well. n man was brought In with q
crushed leg. The surgeon said Il must
come on, But by some meat or 9th
or he cut on the wrong leg"
"But ] don't call that clever"
wait bit. The surgeon said Il
would be terrible for the poor fellow
to 20 about with no legs at all. 10 he
doctored up the crushed ley Instead Of
cutting that on. too, and now II Is a.
good as ever. An ordinary surgeon
would have left the fellow legless.
Wonderfully skillful. wasn't ~"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30

The Jewish rabbits had 4 legend
which carries corporal punishment
back to the days Of " FIRST parents
which IL quantity reflected In that moi.
ern ~-choolboy's play upon names. "Ad.
am Seth Eve Cain Abel"
or course there Ia. too. the warning
Of solomon, He that n reth the rod
hateth his son" or the old Egyptian
proverb. The back OF a lad In made
that he may hearken 10 him that beats
H." bat II We must 60 ON history alone
the earliest records belong to the Ro
mans. who practlced logging ia sew.
'ral degrees NJ severity.
There were the ferulR. n fat atrtp OF
leather, u comparatively mild persuad.
er; the %scutics. a harsher instrument
or twisted parchment. and the iageI.
lum a cruel sconrgs af leather thonss
samsthipE IN Addition.
A German grocer. newly arrived In
New Orleans, opened up a downtown
establishment. lie got along fairly
well for awhile. but soon all his Gus.
toners ceased coming.
Meeting one VI them oil the street one
lay he inquired the cause.
'Bccaus" you don't give la%gniappe."
was the cart reply.
But what Is dot laguiappey" he per
sisted.
oh. simply a custom here. When
one buys anything at n grocery store
the clerk Or proprietor usually gives
lagniappe- that Is. n little something In
adIition."
"Och, dot Is II. chr replied the grocer
reiectively and went his way.
The next customer who came In was
serve'i by him In person.
After the package was tied aud hand
cd over the counter the grocer said
suddenly:
What is der sum Of sixteen hundert
unit forty seven unit eighteen hundelt
INT miner"
"why, whatever do you meanf" cried
the a~stonlshed purchaser
why. dots your l~agnlappe-a leetls
something In addition. aindt idr'
The grocer shop closed the following
week.-Nsw orlen ~ Tlmes.D Democrat.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30

How dill lie 40 ~ What did he
sayy" inquired u girl lmpudently. Then.
seeing her friend turn away with n
smile upon her face. she went on: II
knew you wouldn't tell. Nobody ever
will. You will never get n girl TO tell
Just how her sweetheart proposed to
her. Shell tell you anything else you
Ike 10 ask her. II they've had a quar-
rel she may often In her Indignation
let out the horrld things he said 10 her.
but she'll keep as silent ss the grave
about the way he proposed, When I
asked my sister sue said that when !
get older ! shall realize that u proposal
from the man you promise to marry II
n ~ the things no woman could ever
tell another. And I've found this quite
true, although no one minds telling toe
what he said when they didn't want
him to propose at all"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
How sr.Lmaa. Mr..s,. rin..

The Brshmans' clocks divide the day
into sixty hours Of t~wfaty.four mls.
ates each. called %ghurees. Occasionally
a twenty.four minute sand glass 10
used, but more commonly a copper
bowl with u very small hole In the bot
tom Of II, this bowl being placed on
the surface Of the water end gradually
allied. IL the hole In the bottom In cor.
rectly sized the bowl SINKS In twenty.
four minutes. This registers the dura.
tiou ~ the ghuree. An attendant there
upon empties the basin and strikss the
bour " the day OF night On the gons.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
A Famoas Aasedset.

One Of tie most Imposing architec
turai relics OF western Europe 10 the
aqueiuct Of Nismeu. In southern France
After the lapse Of sixteen centuries this
colossal monument still spans the val.
ley, Joining Hill To hill In nearly perfect
state. The highest range of arches
carries u small canal Just wide enough
for n man 10 creep through and still
retaining u thlck lining ~ Roman GO
ment. The height " the structure l.
1855 feet aud the length Of the highest
arcade NJ: feet. Its Use was to conye,
to the city ~ SIsmes the water ~ two
springs twenty.hv e miles distant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
Rish, of tn. Selfish Navy.

The British navy since tie time OF
Alfred the Great has claimed the posi-.
ton Of being FIRST among equals aud
has maintained th.s position to the
present day, II is acknowledged by
the navies ~ the world IN the fact thai
on meeting q British manor war they
rrst salute. the courtesy being returned
by the British ship The Dutch re-
sisted this demand until 1878 aud IA,
French until 1904. since which date II
has been m ten ~ international law.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
ar.a, Head. ana L,,u. via.

Great men are usually said TO have
great memories. but II does not fol
low that all who have great memories
are great men. remember an idiot
IN Ohio who was a great curiosity
many years ago. He knew the whole
Bible by heart from beginning TO end,
and II any verse was read or repeated
60 him he could tell exactly In what
book and chapter Il was to bs found
and lts verse number In the chapter.
He was considered o great marvel In
this particular. but In syery other he
was q mental imbecile and eould not
b trusted even 70 feed himsslf. -
Lsuls 0lasNS Democrat
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
lBonito Items.
correspondence

correspondence
The current topic now.a.davS
seems To- be- the weather.
l.. +. TAYLOR tailed To yet water
at his first attempt but is inclined
to try il again.
The piano contest list at I. \.
Muirheads begins to look good to
our Bonito Young men as Miss
Bertha Taylor is nearing the top
OF the list.
l.. {. Walker is going to travel
this year tor his health.
Leo Walker has gone 10 Caliior.
MIA with his brother, O. h. Walker.
The I. Il. Gentry family have
moved from Sloan Springs, Ark.
They are here to stay this time.
We welcome them to our neigh
borhood.
Miss Ella Hood has found water
on her place at a depth OF only
- tect.
Mr.. Charles Rowder reports the
loss OF quite a number OF chickens
by the wolves.
We wonder how Mr.. p. II. Sis.
ney is progressing in the distribu.
lion oil cigars since the arrival OF
the new boy.
The Shaw place has neen relied
upon by a Wisconsin man who will
move on 1t in the near future.
Mr.. Thompson accommodated
quite a number OF the ueighbors
with water from his well while the
Mexican spring was out OF repair,
which was thankfully received.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30

"Ye' for "tEe" IL not now and never
was n proper Form Of expression. The
word "ye." Us II appears In all old
books and legal documents, should al
NUys be pronounced M the" the "y'
relng only n corruption Of the thorn
letter, a symbol which stood In place
OF I'll" aud which WAS formerly used
by printers when difficulties were eT
p%erIsnred IN spacing out"