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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14

Cherokee, Okla, Dec. l3.-Thc Ia.
dies II the Presbyterian Aid So
Cioty OF Cherokee. who established
a reputation several weeks ago by
loading a wagon Of alfalfa at the
farm OF j X, Fox, now have another
offer on their hands. O. \. McDan-
iels Of Lambert has offered the
ladies' one of the best pigs on his
farm If they will come 10 his farm
and catch it, The ladies have ac-
ccpted the offer and expect to make
the attempt this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
SMALLPOX CASES NEAR DURANT
Two Families Have Children ~
With Dreaded Disease.

Durant, Okla, Dec l4.-Informa
tion has reached this city that mem.
bers OF two families living four
miles north OF this city are i'll with
smallpox. The children OF Walter
and John Rambo, farmers, are re.
ported sick with smallpox. The dis.
ease is believed TO have been con.
tracter from a brother OF the Ram.
bos, who came there recently from
Wichita Falls, The disease is In a
mild form.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
Pupllsi Recital

Miss Abby Hanna announces that
she viii give her pupils recital
at the Broadway Methodist church
tomorrow evening at : o'clock, The
program for which will apear in
the Ardmorete tomorrow. This Is
one of those pleasing events looked
forward TO with much interests by
both pupil and parent. And there
Is certain 70 be a large attendance
present on this occasion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
The Swine or the FIowey7

N mel saw huge and loathsome sty,
Wherein n drove Of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whose banquet shocked the nostril and
the eve,
Then spoke a voice, Behold the source
of lard"
fed, ard saw a field that seemed at first
One glistcBug mass Of roses pure and
white,
With dcwy buds mid dark green foliage
uur,ed,
Aud. as fingered DER the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene,
Whispered, Behold the source Of
COTTOLENEl"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
IT'rLE IOUNYY ZONES OrERA

LITTLE JOHNNY JONES" OPERA
s7~~-~-0-~N~-~~----~--~-~
cu on. by consent or if the PARTIES do
noe agree, hy tho trial Justice upon
settlement The plraphrlsiug %,
questions and answers into narrative
conglomcratc tends TO raise "a film OF
misconocptiou between the appellate,
court aud The exact truth of tlc mat
ter.
The local special term calendar
rules SHOULD bc amended SO as to rc.
qu.rc anidayits ON motion where
there is q serious question of iact. to
bo exchanged in advance of the argu
mcnt OF the motion, aud t. require
the orisinh motion papers to be filed
as in the SurrogJtcs court, to put tine
morton upon the calendar.
ON th, judiciary law the committc,
says Many men of large forensic
experience believe that the law
should De SO amended as to give the
convention of Justice assigned to the
appellate division power to make gen.
cral ana local rules OF practice GOV.
cring all pure matters of practice in
the trial courts"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
Musicale This Eveninq.

Mrs. c. NJ. Campbell will entertain
= number of friends this evening
with musicale at her residence on
Washington street. Mrs Campbell
has given several musicales since the
purchase of her superb Baby Grand
piano, and the events are hailed by
the musical folks and their admirers
with no little enthusiasm and appre-
citation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
Mothers Club Meets.

The First Ward Mothers Club Will
meet at the school building tomorrow
afternoon promptly at $3.50 o'clock
with the following very excellent pro
gram:
Quotations. current events.
Leader Mrs. Charles Howland.
"A Child's Moral Condition." Mrs.
Ringer
Abuse of Child Labor" Mrs. T. II.
Sturgeon.
Juvenile Court" Mrs. Bleakmore.
Music, Mrs. John George
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14

FOlcys Honey and Tar is the best
aud safest cough remedy for chill
dren. At the first symptoms of a
cold give as directed. and ward OF
danger of Group, bronchitis, sore
throat, cold in the head. and stuffy
breathing. II brings comfort and
ease 10 the little ones. Contains
no opiates or other harmful drugs.
Keep always on hand. and refuse
substitutes. Sold by all druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14

YOU
II / could have my dearest wish full.
filled.
And take my choice Of all carth's
treasures. too.
And ask from Heaven whatso'er I
willed, I'd ask for you.
No man I'd envy, neither low nor
high.
Nor king in castle old or palace
new;
I'd hold Golconda's mines less rich
than /.
II had you.
Toll and privation, poverty and care.
Undaunted I'd defy, nor fortune
WOO,
Having my wife, no jewels Id wear,
If she were you.
Little I'd care how lovely she might
be,
How graced with every charm, how
fond, how true.
Zen though perfection. she'd be
naught to me
Were she not you.
There Is more charm for my true low
ing heart
In everything you think, or say or
do.
Than all the joys of Heaven could
e'er impart,
because it's you. Anon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
Removal Notice.

Halls Texas Wonder will remove
Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatism
trouble. $l.00 bottle contains 60
days treatment and seldom one bottle
fails to cure. Sold by all druggists
Foley's Orina Laxative is best for
women and children. Its mild ac-
tion and pleasant taste make 1t pref
cradle to violent purgatives. such as
pills, tablets, etc. Cures constipa.
tion Sold by all druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
A POSITIVE CURE FOR DANDRUsr.

ZEMO stopsitching instantly and will
cure any case of Dandruff or itching
scalp. ZEMO destroys the dandrufI
germ and prevents falling hair twill
give the hair a rich glossy color and leave
the scalp clean and healthy.
For sale everywhere. Write for sam
pie, l.. w. Rose Medicine Co., st, Louis
For sale by w. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
Dates Of Meeting Changed.

At the business session of the
Ladies of the Leaf it was decided to
substitute the program for December
thirteenth for December twenty-sev-
enth; the program on that date will
be given January third Club mem.
bers will please make note of this
change.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
GLAD.

An. truly he's happy man;
Fate never prods him with it's
spurs;
He has wife who doesn't want
For Christmas just a set OF furs
Detroit Free Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
PELLEGRA IN OKLAHOMA.

v hree Cases of the Disease Discover
ed IN the Past Few Weeks.
oklahoma CITY, Okla. Dec. "a
There have been three deaths from
pcllegra m oklahoma within the
last few weeks. according 70 Dr.
E. $. Lain T Oklahoma city. The
last victim was a patient in the in
sane asylum a. Norman. \ second
case has been discovered in the asy.
ium. Examinations have been made
by Doctor Lain ana Dr. Edwin De
barr chemist OF the state university
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14
so il happens every wear

SO 1t happens every year
Always has, as yet
Such lot of things we want,
And SO few we get.
Always happens, always will
Don't know who's to blame.
Wish you all a very merry
Christmas, just the same.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-14

Mrs. stowe Of Sherman, Texas is
visiting Mrs. Redfield.
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
Still Had His Brains

Old Shah-bah-Skong the head chief
Of Mile Lac, brought all his warriors
10 defend Fort Ripley in 1862. The
secretary of the interior was the gov
eTnor and the legislature of Mime
sofa promised these Indians that for
this act Of bravery they should have
the special care of the government
and never be removed A few years
later q special agent was sent from
Washington to ask the Oiibways to
cede their lands and remove to a
country north CT ICech Lake, and
said: My red brothers. your great
father has heard how You have been
wronged. He said. I will send them
an honest man He looked il the
north, the south, the east and the
west. When he saw me. he said, This
Is the honest man whom I will send to
my red children Brothers. look az
me, The winds Of forty-five years
have blown over my head and silvered
II over with gray, and in all that time
l have never done wrong 20 any man
As your friend, l ask you 10 sign this
treaty" Old Shah-bah-Skong sprang
TO his feet and said: My friend. look
at me, The winds of more than fifjv
winters have blown over my head and
silvered IL over with gray; but they
have not blown my brains away"
That council was ended.-Argonaut-
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

aptness and intelligence of the pupil
rarely longer than five or six months.
My testimony is, that under this
method "a out of % made good
spoilers.
Now began the rules for reading.
The words were not only required to
be pronounced correctly, but tone and
emphasis must receive their proper
attention. The punctuation marks
were taught, not only as rests for the
voice but that they were essential to
the meaning of sentence, and if omit
ted or wrongly placed, the sense would
suffer correspOndingly.
In conjunction with reading, elocu-
ton was taught. Intonation and en-
phasis with thorough drills in mono
tone and Orotund, equipped the youth
full orator with the necessary requisites
for speaking before his schoolmates
These accomplishments were acquired
usually in the second or third year In
the fourth year he commenced arith-
metic and geography By this time,
he could intelligently comprehend
every problem given him for solution.
Grammar came next; sentences were
parsed, pulls being required to give
reasons for each step, not forgetting
the rules of government and cOnOrd-
ance. The pupil, thus taught, had ac-
qUired sufficient knowledge to take up
other branches with confidence in him
self; and at the age of u was eligible
for a college course.
Why Is 1t "Too Slow?
The advocate of modern methods
says: This is too slow" we must
keep step with the progress of science
and invention" We can't afford to
take up only one branch at a time, and
besides, we commence with the pupil
where you left him at the end of six
months or a year" We cannot af-
ford to waste time in teaching him the
letters" We have adopted the word
method, and teach him how to read
first. and how to spell afterwards"
Now, for the sake of argument, let
US give the experience of the modern
method. The child of six is carried to
pictorial chart. utterly ignorant as
to the name of the letters and their
Importance in word building. The pic
lures with their gorgeous coIors are
readily recognized by the youthful pu-
pill, and their names are correctly
given. Now, as long as pictures are
available, seeming progress has been
made. When these are exhausted, the
teacher finds himself up against a
difficult problem. Ideas in the alb
stTact must be impaired TO eager child
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

Ier's tainted million" This is not an
unknown picture. Try this method in
word building and take my word and
experience for it, you will find it eff
caciOus in sentence-building Remem-
Der that the mental portion of the
child deserves sanitary treatment and
consideration, the same as his bodily
parts. That neither can attain to the
highest standard unless furnished
wholesome sustenance and judicious
exercise. Discard this new-fangled
method of getting wise which disTe-
CARDS the means that have proven
good Don't let the quick method OF
getting rich induce you to employ
similar methods in obtaining knOwl-
edge. The modern millionaire has but
an insecure hold on his possessions
when gotten by questionable methods.
The scholar who energies from the
halls of the university as a graduate
of the examining process Will find his
knowledge but superficial. The first
time he comes in contact with pTaC-
tical sound sense he will have this
stuffing knocked out of him, the We
neeTing stripped off, and he will stand
exposed as an utter. ignoTamus.
In conclusion, / would add that ]
have not written as extensively as 1
desired, but as far as / could presume
on the valuable columns of The Jour
nal. / shall watch with anxiety the
"VOx POpuli" of the succeeding issues
to see what a hornets nest l have
stirred I'D.
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

manner introduce him successfully to
each letter. and when he has mastered
/ the names of the alphabet, then go
back to your beginning. place the two
| letters successfully side by side. Tell
him these letters are still "a" and ''b",
| but in the association as "ab" they
have in a measure lost their individu-
aiity but have originated a new sound
II Will consume but little more time
| in fastening this fact, that alb spells
alb than it did in teaching the child
that the name of a picture with which
he is already familiar was called COW.
He can readily and with confidence
proclaim this combination of "a"-'Gb"
as alb, whether il occurs in the alb
stTact or abnormal it is absolutely
/ alb The youthful pupil is making
pTOdigioUs strides toward attaining the
hill Of knowledge. Encourage him by
similar exercise and you will be aston
iShed that in his eager ness to 90 on
! and upwards your own powers of en-
duIance are sorelv taxed to keep pace
with him. But do not become wholly
absorbed in the kindergarten. Have
a corresponding sympathy for the boy
in fourth and fifth grade who has been
denied this attention and sympathy.
ment- If YOU cant repair the damage
done already under the word system,
be at least cOnsiderate, and cease 10
issue out to him huge chunks of physi-
OlOgy and metaphysical problems.
ReCOllect that he has the incubus OF
the word system lashed to his back;
and like the odd Man" in "Sinbad the
Sailor" it is impeding every step or
The unfortunate victim. If he is pallid
in complexion, SLOW in answering, dull
Of comprehension. and manifeStS an in
Clina:iOn TO rest, don't feel Of his pulse
and examine his tongue and then wise
y diagnose his case as "hOOkwOrms." ."
For such IS not his condition The
fifth grade boy is merely suffering from
an aggravated case of Indigestion, su-
peTindUCed by OyeTGOses of indigesti-
ble mental food He needs judiCiOus
exercise. With scalpel sever the liga-
ments which fasten this dead weight
to his intellect. Encourage him, after
being IOOsed from this UnwieIdy sys-
TEN, 10 take part in phOniC gymnastics
Induce him TO spell by dicJatiOn long
words, pTOuOUnCing each syllable slow
ly and distinctly Urge him then TO
Try, for instance the word "iFrespOn-
sibility-' Tell him to give the sound
Of each syllable. When this can be
done accurately, permit him to dictate
the first syllable and then TO spell it.
Try the next and so on to the end, not
forgetting to compel the pupil to pro
nOunce the whole as far as he has
spelled This will serve 70 KEEP him
OF the trach if he has learned 70 /
ignore syIiabicatiOn and has mem
OTized the word independently Of I
sound Now, turn the handle of the
word around. Teach him TO pronounce
and spell every syllable BY inversion. +
It may be difficult at first, and il may
for a short time appear childish, but
in little time the pupil will become /
interested. His pallor has been re- (
placed with healthy glow. dullness has /
disappeared. and the boy. eTstrhile a /
Ounce, has suddenly developed into an 4
intelligent scholar, Indignantly scorn- 1
ing the imputation that he ever was a 1
prospective beneficiary Of ROckefel- !
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

open the book at the alphabet CprOyid-
ed one can be obtained with an alpha
bet); put your pencil on the first let
ter, and with the grace of a Chester
field say: This is the letter A.; show
him its peculiar shape; teach him its
proper name, and when you are as
sured that your ward-yes, ward, l am
partial to this name-can readily dis
tingUish it from the other letters in
the alphabet, you have planted an idea
in his mind which in the harvesting sea
son Will yield an hundred fold.
Climbing Sciences Hill.
The child has made one step up the
hill of science and awaits in eager ex-
pectation for the next step. The letter
- is now paTaded. The same formal
Introduction conveys the information
that this letter is also to become a con
stant companion up the hill of science.
Help him in company b until he can
readily distinguish b from its similar
relatives, d, p" and q" After this
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

BABY DIVINE
By J. A. Kirkpatrick.


Look to the dark blue vault above,
At blazing Star whose beams are love;
Hush, be still, / see, | hear
A Celestial band drawing near.
Coming from the courts of bliss to
sing
Glory to our newborn King;
4 message to people everywhere
We come his way to prepare.
We sing, 'tis the first Christmas morn,
AS we hover DER where Christ is born
Glory to the Highest who sits in
And peace to all the world is given.
See away over eastern hills
Above the mangeT shines afar
'Tis Christmas morn for Bah
Sweetly sleeps at his mother
Methinks I hear the angels say,
Why born in stable on bed of hay2
No room in the inn could be found
For his rich glory to abound.
Sing aloud. We Heavenly band
The brightest days are now at hand;
The world may bask in peace and love
For Baby Divine is from above.
Did the world remember Baby Divine
Yes, wise men came in the oIden time
And left rich treasures at his feet,
Paid their homage at his humble
retreat.
Lift high your heads. ye lofty noun.
;ains,
And laughing streams from yondeI
fountains;
Proclaim his praise. he lives, he lives.
Oh, man your nOblcst homage give.
Roll on. thou grand old ocean,
And pay 10 Christ your best devotion:
While men in every cline and nation
Proclaim aloud his free salvation.
Watt the news from shore to shore.
He died that We may die no mere
Tell II to man where ere you 20.
II brings relief from sin and woe
Shout aloud, We girls and bows.
Tell your friends Of all your iovs.
'Tis Christmas and we are glad.
Wen do our best to help the sad.
'Tis Christmas. the same old story.
From year to year shine forth thy
glory
Till We grow up to great big men,
And then proclaim by word and Den-
He rules the world in love and wonder
PTocialms His power IN majestic
thunder:
he rides the cyclones. walks the seas
III all mankind shall bend the knees.
BaDy Divine has grown to be
The King to all eternity
He kisses the dewdrOp at early dawn.
DlspeTSes our fears in every storm.
SubScrihe TO The Io1n-.,al
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
No Peace For Him.

GUnHer-POOT chap, TheTs is al
ways a mob bowling for MS =oaI3.
Guyer-Indeed. What does he fol
low
Gunner-WeH. in the baseball sea
son he's an umpire
Guyer-Oh, he's not so badly Of.
He has peace in the winter
GUnner-No. in the winter be IS
COMPLAINT clerk in the gas Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24

York, however, must be charged to
society's account. Where society 60
es, would-be society. which includes a
far greater number, follows, and the
stamp of society's approval at the ex-
|pense of uninhabited country man
sions has been large factor in ex-
tending the homeless age to the coun-
try and causing many persons in sub
urban communities to make their
homes in the suburban hotels which
rival the city caravansaries in appoint
ments, though not in price
And so the extension of the home
less age goes. About the only field
left for it is the farm, and the predic-
tion That 1t may yet do so is no more
inc-editable than forecast of present
suburban conditions would have seem
Cd thirty years ago. It has been pro-
,osed already that with the extension
of good roads and the increasing use
of automobiles it will become possible
in time for tillers of the soil to live in
village communities and still conduct
their farms. Perhaps rural hotels and
apartment houses for local residents
may yet come. When they do, how
ever. it will be farewell to the already
fast disappearing American home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
DAY OF PRAYER
HOME MISSIONS
The Woman's Missionary Society Of
the Westminster viii Observe
the Day on Thursday.

Thursday, Feb. rs is the information
al day Of prayer for home missions.
This day has been set aside as a day
of prayer by the Home Mission Coun.
Gil for Women, which is composed OF
the nine home mission boards OF the
churches. The Womans Missionary
Society of the Westminster Preby.
terrain church will observe the day
with the following program in the
chapel at o'clock.
Hymn-"My Faith Looks up to
Thee"
Scripture Selections.
Prayer.
Address-"The Needs of the Work. /"
Mrs. l.. P. Murphy.
Solo-"My Jesus my Saviour" Mrs
R. L. Reid.
Letaflet-"T Things Worth While. !"
Mrs. VIM. Aldrich.
Prayer chain.
Hymn-"O Jesus, l have Promised !"
Closing prayer.
A cordial invitation is extended to
not only the missionary societies of
the churches, but to all ladies of the
city, To attend this service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
FARM NOTES.

Sow clover with oats. It will dc
wonders for the corn crop the follow
ing year. Glover straw should be scat
tered back over the fields after thresh
Ing. Oftentimes there is success In
seeding alfalfa with barley.
The happy, successful farmer has
many friends with odd names. Have
you ever noticed It? He has Expert
ence. ConteRtment, Patience. Mercy
Faith, Hope, Charity and Love. You
Will find yourself happy and success
full, too. when all these can be found
under your roof
A mule once drew heavy load up a
steep nil; when he had almost
reached the top he kicked himself
loose and the load rolled down the
hill. That mule had to go back and
draw the same load to the top of the
same hill again. There are lots of
mules in the world. Ponder, and be
wise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
CHANGE SUGGESTED
IN THE RAILROAD
Des Moines Newspapers Says That
the Burlington Will Do Some
thing This Sprinu.


the Burlington Will Do Some
thing This Spring.
The following from the Des Moines
Tribune will be of interest in this
section
with the announcement of new op-
Grating plan for the Burlington lines
IN southwestern Iowa, the last com
plant made against the service has
oeen cleared up, and the Commercial
club has scored complete victory In
ITS long drawn out contest The new
announcement relates to the service
west from Van Vert to Nebraska City
on the Humeston and Shenandoah di-
vision.
At this time the line from Nebraska
City through Shenandoah and Clar-
linda to Van Vert, Clarinda Sedan and
Memphis, Mo, to Keokuk is operated
as division while the line from Bur-
l1ngton to Sedan and thence to the
southwest through Missouri to st. Joe
is operated as division. BY the new
! arrangement two new divisions, one
almost entirely in Missouri and the
other almost entirely in Iowa will be
established. The line from Burling-
ton to Sedan and thence to Nebraska
City will be operated as one division
and the line from Keokuk through
Tarkio and Sedan to st. Joe will be
operated as another division.
On the new south Iowa division two
passenger trains will be operated each
way each day instead of one. One
i train will rum on almost the present
], schedule between Nebraska City and
/ Burlington. The other train will be
a night train out of Lincoln via Ne
braska City through Clarinda, Cory
don and Centerville to Burlington, car
rying sleeper, and which will make
| a Chicago connection at Burlington A
! night train west will run opposite this
] train. The schedule will be so arrang-
ed that passengers from the entire ter
ritory east or west from Van Vert
can come to Des Moines and return on
j the same day. and have nearly six
hours in the city for the transaction OF
business.
The new schedule and operating
plan will go on with the opening OF
the spring season