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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

and history of the United States.
A special class of illiterates, most
of whom are women trying to keep
up with their children in reading and
writing, meets every Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Two boxes of Italian novels have
lust arrived at the mission for the
reading room which will be opened
the first of the year. They are
modern books, of a popular sort, de-
signed for the pleasure of those who
are TOO old TO learn English.
1T is better for them to read
good books from Italy rather than
read nothing at ALL" the pastor said
But for the children there will be
a reading room full of English stor-
les from the public library. That is
one OF the greatest influences to-
wand making them into Americans y
There Is nothing more popular
with the girls than the sewing
school, which for them takes the
place Of the gymnasium for the
boys. The only thing that does
not take we'll is the cooking school,
where only twelve girls are enrolled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Homemade Cream Candy.

Put into an agate pan four cupfuls
of granulated sugar, one cupful of
thick cream and two cups OF water.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved, add
one tablespoonful of butter and cook
without stirring for twenty minutes,
or longer. 1t must crisp when drop
per into buttered plates and cool
quickly. When cool enough to han
die take it and pull until the mass
feels smooth and velvety; the longer
it Is pulled the creamier 1t will be.
Draw into long strips, cut in small
pieces and lay on waxed paper; when
cold pack in tin boxes that are air.
tight and it will be more creamy.
Another rule for cream candy calls
for two cupfuls of granulated sugar,
one teaspoonful of flour, one-half cup
of vinegar; one-half cup of cold wa
ter and flavoring. Mix the sugar and
-four together; add vinegar to the
water and stir into the sugar and
-four; bail until it snaps, but do not
stir after putting 1t on to boil. Pour
on to a buttered plate, flavor, and as
soon as it is cold enough, pull as long
as you can.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Saved From Awful Death.

How an appalling calamity IN his
family was prevented is told by A.
d. Mcdonald, of Fayetteville. N. c..
r. F. d. No. s. my sister had con-
sumption" he writes, she was very
thin and pale, had no appetite and
seemed to grow weaker every day, as
all remedies failed, till DR.. Kings
New Discovery was tried, and so COM
pletely cured her, that she has not
been troubled with cough since. It's
the best medicine | ever saw or heard
Of" For coughs, colds, lagrippe, as
rhma, Group, hemorrhage, all bron-
chial troubles, it has no equal, SOC.
sl00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
ExPENSlVE-YES!
Woman Gets Verdict of $4,000 For
False Imprisonment.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 21.-A jury
today gave Marie Kimpel verdict
for $500 damages against the Ok
lahoma Fire Insurance company for
alleged false larrest and rnder.
She sued for $27,0Sv
Two years ago the Wagester sis
ters operated a millinery store in
Muskogee. The store burned. The
Oklahoma Fire Insurance company,
which carried insurance on the stock
and building, brought an action
against the Wagester sisters Mrs
Kimpel being a member OF the firm
charging them with arson. The de
PENDANTS were acquitted OF the charge
of arson, then followed the suit for
damages against the insurance com
pany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the past fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
cation made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan e Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o..
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
IT'S THE SIGN OF CONVERSION
AT THE ITALIAN MlSSloN-
THEIR FIRST PLEDGE.
WHAT THE MISSION DOES
he Rev. n. c. Sartorfio, in Charge
of the Central Presbyterian Church
Work, Says us One Of the First
sans of Americanization, Too.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 22.-The
exchange of a knife and a revolver
for a Bible-that is usually the first
ceremony OF conversion at the ltal-
las Mission at Fifth Street and For
est Avenue. maintained by the Cen
tral Presbyterian church. The pastor
and director the Rev. Henry c. Sar-
torio. and his wife, who works with
hi, are Italians and have been In
America only four years.
In Italy it is the custom of the
peasants to carry knives and some
times revolvers, too" said the Rev.
Henry c. Sartorio. And once in
America. a strange country, they feel
that they are all the more on the
defensive Every immigrant feels the
need of being prepared for the worst,
1t is only as they are won over to
believe in the justice of the coun-
try that they feel that they can
safely discard them. AS they become
converted to Christianity and join
the church the first change is to
give the minister their weapons. or
ten in the missions the pastor ac-
cumulates an armament large enough
for a regiment"
Most OF the work of the mission
is done at night Forty boys asd
girls come twice week to night
school, where they may make up Tor
the education they miss days. At
O'Clock, when the children go home,
there is class for their parents
which is the real citizenship course
From s to o'clock Wednesdays and
Fridays they study the English Ian
guage and the ideals, geography
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

plete restoration of their eyeSight,
and though worse than orphans, will
be the most fortunate little girls in
all the country. By an infection they
were blind at birth, and this will be
the first time they have ever gazed
upon Christmas tree, or seen any
of the splendors of the yuletide cele-
bration.
The three little girls We're sent
from Wagner county to the state
school for blind orphans at Fort Glib
son. 1t was determined there that
the disease from which they suffered
was infectious and they We're isolat-
ed. A Muskogee physician became
interested in their case and caused
them to be brought to a hospital at
Muskogee where he agreed to operate
upon them. All three were operated
upon the same afternoon, and when
the physician was satisfied that the
operation had been successful in each
case they We're tucked away in the
little white beds of the hospital with
bandages over their eyes to await re-
suits. They recovered nicely and the
first day that the bandages were re-
moved for a short time the physician
took each Of them a doll. They were
the first dolls they had ever seen and
they were almost frantic with joy.
Gradually their eyes are becoming
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Temporary Insanity.

Amarillo. Texas. Dec. 2l.-The dou-
BILE funeral of j. \. Brashear and
Mrs. S. f. Ramey, his mo her-in-law,
was conducted at Dimmit, five miles
south of Amarillo, Wednesday, as
the result of a double tragedy near
that place Tuesday, in which the for
mer shot the aged parent of his wife
and then himself.
1t is supposed Brashear was tenn
porarily insane. He killed the wo-
man by firing three shots from a
rifle into her heart at close range.
His wife was mother of day old
infant. The man stepped into an ad
joining room after he killed Mrs.
RanIey, and, telephoning for help,
shot himself through the head. His
wife was found in a faint, bathed in
the blood OF her mother and in full
view Of the lifeless body OF her hus
band.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

Page after page is devoted 10 tele-
graphic items. The bust Of former
President Roosevelt cost $500.
The Ballinger-Pinchot investigating
committee caused the senate to spend
s13,S44.77, which includes witness
fees and travelling expenses. Henry
X. Love, a witness, was brought all
the way from Fairbanks, Alaska, and
he received for time and mileage
$531.67.
A number OF senators drew prac-
tically nothing against their annual
allowance of $125 for stationery, and
they are given a refund of the
amount. Among the largest bene-
ficiaries of this commutation account
are Senator Brandegee, s125; Sena.
tor Bulkeley, $1247O Senator Ba-
can, $125; Senator Dolliver, now
dead, $125 Senator Cummins, $117.SO
and Senator Bradley, s121.09. Sena-
tor Clary, who has died since une re-
port was compiled, also used only a
few dollars of his allowance, and was
refunded $120.75.
On the other hand, Senator Bailey
of Texas used all Of his allowance
except 1888, and Senator Martin of
Virginia had refund Of only $3.50
due him. Senator Sutherland and
Senator Stone also We're heavy sta
tionery users, the amount Of their
Communication account being small.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Eczema is Now CurabIe

ZEMO, a scientific preparation for
external use. Stops itching instantly
and destroys the germs that cause skin
diseases. Eczema quickly yields and is
medicine. All Druggists. Write for sam
pie. E. w. Rose Med. Co, st. Loass. Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

Mere Wishing Never Crlngs Success.
To make success in the cure of
Kidney, Bladder or Rheumatic trou-
BILE take Halls Texas Wonder. It
gives quick and permanent relief.
Write for testimonials, E. w. Hall,
1926 Olive St., st. Louis, Mo. Sold
nv all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Bio Turkey Dinner.

Tom Roberts has a prize turkey,
the turkey weighs exactly thirty
pounds and he is going to have ex-
actly thirty people sit down to a
Christmas dinner with him, including
the pastor of the Christian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

A very fine recipe for girls COM
plexion is to get kissed against her
will.
People who get sued on their let
ters in breach-of-promise cases ought
to have to pay for writing such stuff.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

To many, winter is a season Of
trouble. The frost bitten toes and
fingers, chaped hands and lips, chill
blains, cold sores, red and rough
skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
A trial convinces. Greatest healer
of Bunrs, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores,
Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at
Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

Many persons md themselves af-
fected with a persistent cough after
an attack of influenza. AS this cough
can be promptly cured by the use
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it
should not be allowed to run on un-
iii it becomes troublesome. Sold by
all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Bodies in Morgue.

Within the temporary morgue
erected on the premises lay the pit
fully burned body of an 11-year-old
pit boy-a trapper who had been
killed by the first blast and, whose
body was the first removed. His lit
tie body was grimed and his cloth
ing was burned from his body. His
mother huddled by the side of the
rough box containing his body, i'm
ploring the authorities to allow her
to remove it to her home This re-
quest was refused until the coroners
could complete an investigation. As
the other bodies were brought out
they were placed in a grewsome row
and covered with sheets.
Before the fire was in full con-
troll of the mine, one rescue party
of fifteen experienced miners was
cut off by the fall of a pit roof,
caused by an explosion of gas. The
fire ate rapidly through the fallen
coal, cutting off their escape. BY al
most superhuman efforts eight of
the party escaped, bearing with them
the other seven who had been over
come, AS soon as they We're reviv-
ed they pleaded to be allowed to
enter again.
Mine officials declared that the
explosion had been caused by an ig-
milton OF accumulated fire damp from
an open lamp worn on miners
cap.
Special relief trains were rushed
from surrounding towns bearing doc
tors, nurses and medical supplies.
Experienced mine ,escuers, long
used to the disasters of the coal
mining district, were hurried to the
scene Especially constructed devices
to guard against the fatal gases in
the mine were brought here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

strong and they are allowed to play
around the hospital. There is not
the slightest doubt that the cure will
be complete in each case.
The father of these three little
children is in the penitentiary on a
felony charge, and their mother is a
county charge in Wagner county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
A FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Three Sisters Blind From Birth Will
See. After Operation.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 21.-Three
little blind girls, sisters, will receive
as their Christmas present the COM
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching, Blind. Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. SOC.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

A woman can even be proud of her
husbands bad habits If he'll attend
church on Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
Little Folks Stuffed
like TOADS

These holidays make . lot of sick
folks-some of theru awfully i'll. In
spite Of all you can do the little folks
will overeat Xmas times. Don't fail
to give them . CASCARET at bed
time and help nature get rid of the
overload. 1t will keep them well
and lively.
Buy loc boz CAScARETS-weeh's
treatment-and have Il handy to use
every night. Xmas week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
The Dark Lady
of the Sonnets"
George Bernard Shaw's New Play Complete
in The Red Book Magazine

But the readers of The Red Book
demand something exceptional.
They expect each story to be gem.
And they are spending together
$55O,OO0 per year just to enjoy such
stories.
Such stories are rare; and, be-
cause of their rarity, they bring the
masters price.
We ask the best of story-tellers
to send their best tales here.
We want more stories like "The
Hills o Mourne." We want more like
The Remittance Man"-more like
Blue Blazes"-more like "Fiddler's
Pay"-more like any story found in
any issue.
The highest-paid writers get their
highest price from us. Note the
famous names among those who
write the IL stories for January.
But equal stories from unknown
writers bring an equal price. 1t is
the story we want-the exceptional
story-stories like those we print
Who else can write a story like
the best of these?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23
MINE DISASTER
IN ENGLAND
WORST DISASTER IN ENGLAND'S
MINING RECORD IN TWENTY
YEARS-450 KILLED.

Bolton, England, Dec. 21-The
worst disaster in the history of Eng
lish mining in the last decade oc-
CURED today in the Hutton colliery
near here, when a terrific explosion
trapped the entire working force
within the shaft 700 feet below the
surface. More than $50 of the miners
We're killed and probably more than
300 are dead. There were 337 men
in the colliery at the time of the
explosion and eight hours later only
fifteen survivors had been taken
out. At that time three of the dead
had also been removed.
Fire broke uot in the mine and
prevented work. Great pillows of fire
spurted from the pit hundreds of
feet in the air and pockets of gas
exploded from time to time with
tremendous detonations. In few
minutes after the first blast occurred
the mouth of the mine was surround
ed with relatives and friends of
the miners When these learned that
the mine officials were considering
sealing the mouth of the pit riot
ing broke out.
The mine officials were attacked
by the infuriated mobs and a de-
tachment of soldiers was summoned
to protect the representatives of the
owners asd to proven: the men in
the crowds from rushing to their
doom in the shaft in the futile hope
of rescuing some of the imprison-
ed miners. The local authorities were
powerless to restore order. The mu-
nicipal authorities deputized armed
guards to patrol the mine companys
property.
Members of the cary rescuing
parties which were able to pene-
trate a short distance into the shaft
before the fire passed beyond con-
uoi uecldleu IhdI more lHdn z0O
miners were undoubtedly dead, as
they were working in a section of
the mine completely cut off by falls
of slate and, a seething furnace of
flame. Even if they escaped death
from the raging holocaust the op-
orators declared that the poisonous
fumes and lack of fresh air would
kill them. The machinery connecting
the shaft with the fans was discon,
nected by the porce of the explo-
sion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

1t is said that "The Dark Lady"
was Shakespeare affinity-his in
spiration, his distraction and his
final ruin.
She is brought for the first time
into the limelight in this new Lon
don sensation.
The Red Book Magazine f for
your entertainment paid $1,000
for the first right to print it. It's a
part of the January issue.
We mention the price to Indicate
how gladly we pay any price that is
asked for really mastery fiction.
We are seeking for remarkable
stories-advertising everywhere for
them. We want the rare stories
the one in a thousand-the gems of
short fiction.
We want a myriad of them.
Every issue of The Red Book Maya
zine contains 1872 pages. They are
filled only with stories, superbly
illustrated; and we want from Is to
20 each month.
There is no lack of commonplace
stories. We read and return 1900
per month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-23

There is no lack of commonplace
stories. We read and return 1900
per month.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-17
MERRY DANCE GIVEN
 BY MISS LEORA MITCHELL
Tn Honor of Miss Justine Worth al
 Comstock Hall at Hadlyme.

Miss Leora Mitchell of this city, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Mitch ell, who is visiting her uncle, John Comstock in Hadlyme, gave one of the most pleasing dances last Saturday evening in Comstock's hall that has taken place there for a number of years. The event was given in honor of Miss Justine Worth of this city, who is the guest of Miss Mitchell, There was dancing from % shortly before 12 o'clock, and the programme consisted of twenty dances, a novel feature of which was a broom dane 2. Music was rendered by an orchestra of three pieces.
 unique and attractive, of which the most conspicuous was a large. Japan ese parasol suspended from the center of the ceiling. while ringing .he huge parachute were a number of Japanese lanterns. which also were located throughout the hall shedding a soft mellow light over the happy dane CTS. Besides these the appearance of the hall was further enhanced by q pro- fusion of golden rod, golden glow, sun : flowers, clematis, hemlock and schu- mach. The front cover of the pro- grammes contained a hand-painted eunf1ower. Throughout the evening fruit punch was served, and during the intermission there were ice cream and cakes.
 There were guests from New York city. Baltimore Md. Hartford Nor wich. Glastonbury, Deep River and North Lyme. The patronesses were Mrs. Gale. Mrs. Thomas Wiley. Mrs John A. Mitchell. Mrs E. Hart Seer and Mrs. James Fowler.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-17
NORWICH PARTICIPANTS.
Play Presented by Summer Visitors
 at Ocean Beach.

A delightful little play. entitled A Bachelors Revery was given at Ma brey's, Ocean Beach. Saturday even ing by Mrs. I. R. Blumenthal of Hart ford assisted by Mrs. J. Wierder. also of Hartford. in recitation, and Miss Helen Lathrop of Norwich as stage manager. The cast was as fol- lows:
 The Bachelor J. R. Powelson of Norwich; The Little irl, Miss Frances Wieder of Hartford; The Athletic Girl. Miss Helen R. Mabrey of Nok- wich; The Actress, Miss Fannie Hirsch of Norwich; The Scholorly Girl, Miss Edith Cha pman of Newark, N. J.. The Summer Girl Miss Amy Chapman of Newark. N. J.: The Jap anese Girl, Mrs. Henry Schiller of New York: The Cook. Miss Hildegarde Hirsch of Norwich: The College Wid- ow. Miss Viola Robbins of Wethers- field: The Prim Girl, Miss Florence WooIey of Wethersfeld; The Bathing Girl, Miss Ruth Jordan of Norwich; ; The Ballet Girl. William Perry of Norwich; The Bride, Miss Bessie Greene of Norwich
 Every part was admirably taken and called forth much applause. Mir. Perry was the hit Of the evening. The play was followed by a representation of Rider Haggard's She by Miss Edith Chapman. songs by Mrs. Blumenthal and recitations by Mrs. Wieder Ev- eryone had a good time
Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-17
OPEN HOUSE cRoouEr.
McMahon Jumps to the Front With Six
 Straight Games.

In the Open House croquet tour ney on Tuesday the interest continued as strong as ever and two new play ers-were out, F. c. Geer and Frank McMahon the latter by winning his first six games straight, now being the only contestant with a clean score Friswell w. H. Simpson and Brooks who have been at the top. all met defeat for the first time Tuesday. Embach played consistently and re- tains second place. c. H. Whaley ex- hibited some clever handling of the balls and had all his opponents except McMahon guessing. F. MolI failed to break his losing streak.
 There was a total of B games played on Tuesday as follows: Bowne won two from F'riswell and won and lost with Geer. Colberg won one from Friswell, won and lost to A. B. Simp- son, won two from Geer, and lost two to McMahon Whaley won two from Geer and lost two to McMahon, Me- Mahon won two from Drake, A. B. Simpson won and lost with w. H. Simpson Emback won and lost with Brooks. Whaley won two from Stan ton and two from w. H. Simpson. Brooks. won two with Maynard.
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