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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

grew oifOilRtlt anu y lLll4iA hhi'' AhNAAeA's
| was q perfectly well woman.
al want this letter made public 20
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia T.. Piukham's Vegetable
Compound. - Mrs. JoHN c. MOLDAS,
2lt5 Second St, North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia +. Pinkham's :
Vegetable Compound, which IS made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex SHOULD
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia l.. Pinkham's IS
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
IfyOu want special advice write
"a Mrs. Pinkbam, at Lynn, Mass.
She will ltreaty your letterasstrictlI
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women IN
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate - write at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

. r. Kiugcr, the Jowclcr, 1000
Virginia Ave. Indianapolis. writes: Il
was so weak from kidney trCubl" that /
could hardly walk hundred feet
Four bottles OF Folcy's Kidney Rem
rdy cleared my complexion, cured
my backache and the Irregularities
disappeared. ard can now attend
10 business every day and recon-
mend Folcy's Kidney Remedy % all
sufferers. a. II cured me after the
doctors and other rcmcdica had tal'
Cd. Sold by all druggists,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

no not be mislcd. The
~ only kind of sound
reproducing machine that i,
perfect the one that Edison
invented and the one that
Edison makes
IL is the one with the
smooth and perfect sapphire
point, that doesn't require
changing with each record
and thar doesn't scratch
two points alone that should
influence your decision.
Only in the Edison do you
hnd the music-rcproducing
idea Jt It's best.
Don't take our word for
it. Compare the Edison
Phonograph with ali other
instruments side by side. on
the same music. il possible,
and them Won will knoyv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
STATE ENGINEER
AND HIS JOB
FoRcI5LE. COMMON SENSE TALK
SHOWING NEED OF SUCH AN
OFFICIAL IN STATE.
Tulsa. oct . o.


Col Sugx
Dear Sir: Sometime ago / wrote
YOU an article which you were kind
enough 20 print, on Work for a
State Engineering Uepavmeutg~ |
notice since this article was written
that the people are more and more
turning down the county bond issues
for good roads. bridges. and general
improvements. Some are circulating
petitions for injuuctions whore bonds
have already been voted, on the
grounds tho county commissioners
arr inexperienced and are trying to
give them IN experiment for their
money and not construction OF
known efficiency. County bonds for
tin bridges are going down a. the
people become educated on concrete
work SO in all lines OF cndeavcr
! trouble and expense continues. cities
during the dry spell are feeling the
need of state department to appeal
/ to for information on sanitation, vat
cr supply. sewerage disposal and
| stream pollution.
| Drainage aud reclamation from food
| waters are held back because OF the
/ cumbersome ana expensive methods
required and the uncertainty Of result.
/ Owing 20 this condition OF affairs, |
wish TO again call TO your attention
as the head OF the good roads move.
mcrt in this state. TO which should
be- attached. good concrete bridges
and culNcrts. the value and necessity
for a state department. equipped fnI.
Is 20 take care of all these matters
and things which the cities OF oar
state may wish to enquire about and
gain Information OF.
\ city nov selects @ water Conmis'
e'oJcr 0y committee, who runs around
all over the country, looking at this
or that plan or scheme, getting filled
up on what 10 known as "bull-con talR
for this or that idea, and in the end
gaining no real knowledge as to what
they ought to do I'm their particular
circumstance.
The writer believes that a vast ma
jorlty Of these expenses are useless
and thrown away and often lead t'
mistakes in construction that could a
well De avoided by properly equip
ped state engineering department.
: Logan ". Page. director Of L. ;
, Public Roads. estimates the annua
loss In the L. S. By bad roads r
250 million annually, our part II on
forty.sixth would be about $1,000 90
- annually This Is figured on freigh
hauls only and does not include IN
= loss due tu junketing trips OF II
- value. Elections that fail or losse
due TO bad construction. or law suit
contcnteo.
l. The loss 10 the tax payer IS truly a.
palllng when thu whole matter
= considered In its entirety We hor
/ you as the head OF the greatest orga
izatiou for good 10 this line will kee
eycrlastingly at It until there is
/ ,hause In our methods.
Yours truly.
/ r. c. HUGHES,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

crop Is the shortest iu the history Of
the country and a. the two states are
the greatest producers of broom coru
the price Is soaring skyVard lu % way
heretofore unhcard ot Dealers are
now paying a. higa as $500 per ton
for good brush and th,y are "lad 10
get h at chat price. The usual price
for good brush .s from $50 TO SGo per
ton.
The crop I'm thi section is about
oucsi>th the usual amount The
quality Of broom corn marketed thus
l,r this season is remarkably good.
Carly in the season It appeared there
would be- record breaking crop. but
the long continued dry weather and
the hot winds cut down the yield un-
iii against a total OF approximately
10000 tons In 1905. the same acreage
yields only about 10000 tons this
year.
I'm an ordinary year the farmers
count on an average OF about one ton
of brush from six acres. This year
there are said to be many fields In
tho very heart of the broom corn dis
trict which will not produce more
than one ton 10 thirty acres. Some
individual fields are doing better than
thi~ hut nowhere iE NOR. tlan ore
half crop reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
FrLohtful Fate Averted.

4 would have been "a cripple for
u.v from terrible cut ou my knee
cap" writes Frank nisborry K,lli.
her, MINI, without Buckl,u's Nruirl
S1ly.. which soon cured mc' infa.
lihlo for wounds. cuts ard bruises
il soon cures Burns. Scalds. Old
Sores. l'oils. Skin Eruptious World
best for Piles 25c NJ Ardmoro' Phar.
mN-N
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

When you own Quick Meal gas
cook stove. your home is supplied
with the best. Sold only by.
Ctf GIVENS. CORIN 4 FRENS LEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

caused q weakness
and broken down
condition OF the
system. | read so
much Of whatLydia
T.. riukham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women |
felt sure IL would
help me, andI must
say it did help mo
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
Piles cured In q 10 IA Days

PA2O OINTMENT is guaranteed TO
cure any case OF itching, blind. bleed
Ing or peOtruding Piles In 6 to IA days
or money refunded. 50c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
Use Ardmoreire want Ads.

II never seems right to woman to
do a risky thing which she viii have
to confess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
UNCLE HIRAM AND THE CIRCUS

I've said it time an time agin,
Coin 70 circus amt no sin
4 circus is moral show
( can't convince Malyiny. though
I've argued up an argued down,
Hut all shell, say IS: Hiram Brown,
What would you think, supposln
Should wear such skirts an kick 80
high"
Down East, where circus folk. is
from,
It's style TO skimp tn pattern some:
And I've been told that "ovauip
dress"
as always lackin, more or less.
But I've gin mp; so here | De-
N-trimmin' tins dumd apple tres,
With all this run agoin' on,
And half the dad4blamcd county
gone,
The finest sight I ever see.
Is what they call the grand cu-trcc.
With horses PAWN up the ground,
And elephants cayortln' round
The band a.playin' llckity-split,
Tho big drum inst a.goin' it
You cant keep stilI, You toss your
hat
"Kee! Yec' you holIcr--just like
that,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
KIDS WAITED ALL
NIGHT FOR CIRCUS
RINGLtNGS BIG SHOW CAME
EARLY THIS MORNING FROM
FORT WORTH.
THIS THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Big Crowd Watched Transfer Of -Four
Train Loads of Wonders 90 the
Grounds At End OF Street--6 9
Crowd IN the CITY.


Tl, great circus o. .aa world
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WOE" ''''. II ''''
quietly ''I''' d'N"r'.
ing \ good his crowd o.. ."' "'..3'
faithful o't and yuu.. N.r. ..
Waiting q. the RAILROAD s...a ..i
ea," % royal wclcom. '. '.. ..,... .
eyed Worhm"u ami "tt..s 't'.
}uue Many Of the no. H"d ..
mp lu might To- p. sn., ..'' would .
lot mis-, anything it ."N. four
,ial trains 90 transp ... '.t.
great army oi pccp.. "ue.- cole.
plants, Wild animal cages. pWad
features and cuorwou- mechanical .
effects.
II was q strange sigh, ,o s,r forty
elephants umuy~ing along quiet
roadway in the gray N-ht OF the
early dawn The kvpI..- Aod their
hands rull keeping tho y,utur,somo
youngsters away from ,h' amiah.o
beasts and when the uis animals
were ranged In q circle at th"
grounds waiting until their place ,u
the mcnagcric vas rc1iy, tDa kidd
were apparently IN q seventh uea',l
of dehgh'
II took about two hours to iraus-
fer the immense equipment To- ,h'
grounds at the end OF = street
southwest and about the same time
IS required to erect the twenty tents
that constitute the circus city The
canvas in which ;Ac Performance
takes place Is the largest ever made,
and the menagerie tent is almost a."
big. There are $50 horses with the
show and in the dining tents are
served 5000 meals day.
Yesterday various agents were
here making arrangements for he
big pageant circus day mOrnius Ju"'
ing supplies for the circus colony.
and seeing that the grounds we're
dry and firm
The Ringing tents are perfectly
waterproof and the illumination is
beautiful. Even the mcnagorie cages
have each a powerful light SO that
the Wild animal raritics may De scan'
ned with kecner interest. ln this
valuable department is Darwin the
missing link, man.sl2ed ape. that
feeds on oranges and grapes. shavoa
himself. likes music. plays cards ana
bah and IS n stcut prohibitiorist
The human'likc creature has caused
much comment. both humoroHs and
serious.
This Is the tWenty-ftfth auniycrsa
ny OF Ringing Brothers In the circus
business. and the ring ar;1 -.~
mostly European novelties ard sem
autiohS. TWoth'rdS oil Oh" 400 per
formers in the program are auaalrc
Cd as making their first appearance.
In America tn" Ringllug show ha.
always presented an exceptional an,
satisfactory list OF acts, in whicl
refinement and novelty have b"ot
leading characteTistics In fact. th.
tone and individuality Of this bI.
show have brought Ii TO the frs
place in the circus world
There are acroba,s from Persia
riders from Italy. gymna,ts trou
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

# is fortunate that the self-mads
mm Is 50 often satisfied with the job.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
BROOM CORN $500 A TON
UNUSUALLY SHORT CROP IN OK.
LAAoMA AND KANSAS SENDS
PRICES SOARING.

Wichita oct. G.-Thc southern
Kansas and Oklahoma broom corn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

Helen Goa. clara DEE and Geral.
dine Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
Here and There.

Miss Lily Comogys Of Gainesville
is visiting Mrs Bert Foster. Miss
Comegys will visit Chickasha be-.
fore returning home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis. MINI. was n great
sufferer from female troubles which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

Mr.. J-c Adams OF the ice plant has
ordered % new automobile which will
arrive within few weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

\ kentucky weather sharp says
Mars Is responsible Tor the drouth.
# that's the case then II is time
somebody was talking 10 Mare
Houston Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-07

Mrs. g. 4. simpson LETT today Tor
oklahoma City for few days
visit
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

etts qualifications in her mercess little balance
Here Bracket misguided enough to grim be-
thinking him that he had the laugh on the boss
and Valley. That grin settled it.
Il dess you don't know how to hear me say 'em
Jimmy! she announced inexorably And picking up
the skirt OF her blue homespun nghtie," that she
showed her little red wooen socks and white deer-hide
moccas1ns, she tripped forth into the bignoisy
AT the bright picture she made, her hax-gold hair
tied IN knob top of her head, that it might not
get tangled, the fell silent instantly and every
eye was turned upon her Unabashed by the scrutiny
she made her way sedately down the and across
to McWhas bench. Unable to ignore her, and angry
at the consciousness that he embarrassed, McWha
her hands to him conidngly.
I'm goin to let you hear my prayers" she said,
her clear baby voice carrying every syllable to the
furthest corner of the room.
An ugly light famed into McWhas eyes, and he
sprang-to his feet brushing the child rudely aside.
That's some O Jimmy Brackets workr he
shouted. Its him put 'er up to it !" The whole room
burst into roat of laughter at the sight of his wrath
Snachng his cap from its peg he strobe furiousy
to the stable, slamming the door behind him.
One day. however, Fate concluded to range herself
on Rosy-Llly'S side. A dead branch hurled through
the air by the impact of falling tree, struck Red Nc
Wha on the head, and he was carried home to the
cabin unconscious bleeding from long cash in his
scalp The boss, something of surgeon in his rough
andready way bosses need to be- washed the wound
and sewed it UP. Then he handed his own bunk
to the wounded man, declaring opmistically that Nc
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

repeat her phrase-"Poor Daddy had to go way off,
without the quiverng lips and wistful look which
made the big woodsmens hearts tighten painfully
beneath their homespun shirts.
Rosy-Lilly had not been in the camp week before
McWha's "ugliness' to her had aroused even the
bosss resentment, and the boss was just man. OF
course 1t was generally recognized that McWha was
not bound by any known law or obligation. to take
any notice of the child still less to make fuss over
her with the rest of the camp There was absolutely
nothing to be done about it, for Red McWha was
utterly within his rights
The evening meal, Supper" in Conroys Camp was
the time of relaxation, with only pipe and bunk to
come after. AS the rough banter bounded bolster
Ously this way and that above the heaped tin plates
and steamng tin cups, RosyLilys big blue eyes would
roam graveiy from one face to another as if trying
to understand what it was all about But at last her
eyes would come always to the face of Red McWha
and rest there in wistful admiration
"hen supper was over, and pipes filled and lighted
some one would strike UP "chantey'-one of those
lntermnable, monotonous ballad-songs which are De
cular to the lumber camps
these chanteys always sung in plantive minor:
some are sentimental religious to the last degree
while others are amazingly vulgar. But from the hour
OF Rosy-Lllys arrival in camp, all the vulgar chan
teyS were dropped, without word said by anyone
from the woodmen's repertoire.
During the songs, the smoking and the laz, f,,n
Rosy-Llly would slip from big woodsman to an
other an inconspicuous little figure in the smoke
gloomed light of the oil lamps Man after man would
snatch her up to his knee lay by his pipe twist her
silky yellow curlS about his great blunt fingers and
whisper voolfolk tales baby nonsense into her pink
iIlC woulu hSteH SOleHnly Tor a minute
two then wrlggle down and on to another of
her admirers. But before long she would be stand
ing by the bench on which sat Red McWha with one
big knee usually hooked high above the other and
his broad back reclined against the edge Of a bunk
For few moments the child would stand there smil-
ing with perennial confidence, waiting to be noticed
Then she would come closer and look I'D coaxinplv
INTO his face. II McWha not engrossed in song
It would soon become impossible for him to ignore her
he would suddenly look down at her with his fierce
eyes, knit his shaggy red brows and demand harshlv
Well Yaller-Top, an what dye want?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

If Rosy-Lilly felt rebuffed for the moment by Nc
Wha's rudeness she seemed always to forget it the
next time she him. But on one occasion the dis
conlfiture McWha's. She had elected the Gus
tomary rough demand, "Well Yaller-Top, what d'you
want?" But this time she held her ground, though
with quvering lips.
'Yaller-Top amt my name tall" she explained with
baby polteness ITS Rosy-Lilly; n es' thought
you might want me to sit yer knee little teeny
mint"
Much taken back, McWha glanced about the room
with loutish grin Then he flushed angrily as he
felt the demand of the sudden silence Looking down
again. with scowl, at the expectant little face of
Rosy-Lilly, he growled:
"Wel. not 1 knows of" and rose to his feet
thrusting her brusquely aside To cloak his embar-
rassment he sIouched the room to the water
bucket and gulped copious draught from the long
handled tin dipper Then with furious glance at the
Child-who forgetting her wounded pride with
the help of Jimmy Bracket and molasses cookey-
he climbed into his bunk and settled himself for sleep
"Aint he ugly" murmured Bird" Pidgeon to Wal
ley Johnson splitting Indignantly the stove-eg He'd
a cued the kid eff he dast he glared her that ugly
Like to see i'm try it responded Johnson through
his teeth.
After this for days the pathetic little comedy
halted McWha would climb into the safe retreat Of
his bunk right after supper, and smoke there beyond
danger of surprise escalade. And Rosy-LilIy for
the moment appeared to have dismissed him from her
thoughts. Only the single piercing eye of Valley
Johnson noted that she allowed herself now and then
a swift but wistful glance toward McWhas bunk
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

Wha would come round all right.
1t was hours later when McWha began to recover
consciousness; and just then, as it happened there
was no one near him but Rosy-Lilly Smitten with
pity. the child standing beside the bunk, muir
muring Poor Poor! | so sorry!' and slowly shak-
ing her head and lightly patting the big limp hand
where it lay outside the blanket McWha half opened
his eyes, and their faint glance fell on the top of Rosy
Llllys head as it bent his hand With a WY
smile he shut them again But to his surprise he
felt father grathed AT last he opened his eyes wide
felt his bandaged head and called for drink of water
10 his surprise he answered by Rosy-Lilly so
promptly that it seemed as if she had been listening
tor his voice. She carrying the tin of water in
both little hands and lifting very carefully she tried
to hold to his lips While they were funbling over
1t Jimmy Brackett hurried in followed by the boss
and Rosy-Lllys nursing superseded. The boss
had to hold him up that he could drink and when
ne had feverishly guiped about quart he lay back
on his pillow with huge sigh, declaring weakly that
ne was all right.
Eye got off mighty easy, Red" said the boss cheer
fully considern the hef O the knot at hit ye But
you McWhas always hard to kill"
McWhas hand was dropping loosely over the edge
of the bunk. He felt the chds tiny fingers brushing
it again, softly and tenderly And the sensation was
so novel that he quite forgot reply to the bosss
pleasantly.
During the two days McWha was kept a prisoner
he had nothing to do but smoke and whittle He
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

Godding haint kith nor kin in the world savn' an
exceptin only the kid" began Johnson.
McWha nodded ndiferenty
WELL" went Johnson, eve can't do nawthin' but
take her to the camp, now Mebbe the boss'I let
the hands keep her, to kinder clipper up the camp
when things gifts dull l reckon when the bows sees
her sweet face they'll all be wantin' to be guardeens
to herw
McWha spat accurately into the crack of the CRATE
i amt got no fancy for young uns in camp, but We
kin do ez like, VALLEY Johnson" he answered grudg
1ngly Only want it understood, right now, | amt
no guardeen an won't be to nawthin' that walks in
petticoatsP
We'll tell the kid" Johnson went on "as how her
daddy had to be took away in the night because he
was sick, an couldn't speak nobody, an we was
goln to take keer O. her till he gifts back-an that's
the TRUTH he added with sudden passion of tend
erness and pity in his tone.
AT this hint of emotion McWha laughed sarcasti-
cally. Then knocking out his pipe he proceeded to
fill the stove for the night and spread his blanket on
the floor beside it 'If ye want to make the camp
baby farm, he growed don't mind meT
We'll every mothers O be guardeen to her!
he declared Every in camp assented noisily
saving only Red McWha. He, was expected of him
sat back and grinned.
From the first, Rosy-Lily made herself at home in
the camp. For few days she fretted after her
father, but Jimmy Bracket was ever on hand to
divert her mind with astounding fairy-tales, during
the hours when the rest of the hands away chop
ping and hauling. Happily, baby's sorrow is shorter
than its remembrance, and RosyLilly learned to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

where his big form~lounged in a gloom Of smoke
For time now, Rosy-Lilly left McWha alone so
markedly that it looked as Valley Johnson or Jimmy
Bracket had admonished her on the subject She con
tnued indeed, to cast at him eyes of pleading re-
proach, but always from distance and such appeals
rolled of McWha's crude perception like water off
muskrats fur He had nothing "agin' her." as he
would have put it, only she would keep out of his
way
other chance to assa McWha's forbidding defences
This time she made what her innocent heart con-
Cured to be tremendous bid for the bad-tempered
woOdsnan's favor. Incidentally too, she revealed
secret which the boss and Valley Johnson had been
guarding with guilty solicitude since her coming
to the camp. 1t chanced that the boss and Johnson
together were kept away from camp one night till
near morning. laying out landing" over on
Forks Brook When it came time for Rosy-Lilly to
be put to bed, the honor fell a matter of course
to Jimmy Bracket Rosy-Llly went with him will
ton, in which her eyes wandered invoIuntarily to the
broad red face of McWha behind its cloud of smoke
AS nurse-maid Jimmy Bracket hattered himself
that he was a success till the moment came when
Rosy-LIly to be tucked into her bunk. Then she
stood and eyed him with solemn question.
What's wrong, Honey-bug?" asked Bracket
anxiously.
You hain't heard me my prayersp replied Rosy
Lilly, with touch of severity in her voice
Eh? What's that?" stanmered Bracket startled
quite out of his wonted composure
Don't you know little girls has say their prayers
afore they goes to bed?" she demanded.
mol! admitted Bracket truthfully wondering how
he was going to get out of the unexpected situation.
Valley Johnson hears minep continued the
child, her eyes very wide open as she weighed Brack-
,1apvr1r-rr
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21

v~T WAS heavy shedding on the Upper Ottanoosis
trail
The two lumbermen were nearing the close
Aof the third day of the hard four days haul,
in from the settlements to the camp. At the