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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
OFFICES ARE DAMAGED
 BY FIRE AND WATER

Decatur, December 25.-(special) )--About midnight last night fire broke out in the offices of Harris, Cortner & Co.,, cot ton merchants. on Bank street, over the hardware store of John D. Wyker & Son. It is supposed that the fire caught from an open grate in one of the offices of the cotton company. These offices are badly damaged by fire and water. The stock of goods in the large hardware store of John D. Wyker & Son was bad ly damaged by water. The loss is un- known. but will amount to several hun dred dollars. The office of the Postal Tel egraph company is badly injured by wa ter. All of the losses are covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
ENGINEER SHOT DEAD
 WHILE ON HIS RUN

Tampa, Fla, December 25.-While driv- ing train No. 24 on the Atlantic Coast Line near Winter Garden, early Christ mas eve Engineer W. H. Burke, one of the oldest and best known men in the service, was shot and instantly killed by an unknown man, who fired at the train as it was passing. Conductor Christey took the train to Trilby, where officers were notified and an investigation was begun. Burke leaves wife and two children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
SERIOUS SHOOTING
 NEAR LEESBURG
I-nSRY W. LOWE FIRES TWO SHOTS [ AT JOE EVANS, ROUNDING HIM
 TWICE--AssAILANT CLAIMS SELF
 DEFENSE

Centre, December 25.-(Specal.) )-Near I,eesburg, about five miles from this city, Henry w. Lowe shot and dangerously wounded Joe Evans this afternoon. The first shot from Lowe's revolver broke the right arm of Evans and the second pene- trated the right breast.
 Shortly before the shooting it became known that MT. Loves daughter had been welded to George Hampton. It seemed that MT. Lowe charged Evans with having assisted in the elopement
 After his arrest MT. Lowe claims to have shot in self-defense. Friends of the wounded man contend that he was un- armed when attacked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 WILL HOLD SESSION

Indianapolis, Ind, December 25-Local committees have completed arrangements for the annual session of the American Historical society, which begins here Tuesday and will continue through Fri day. During the meeting of the larger or ganization the three following allied so- cieties will be in session:
 North Central Historical Teachers as- scciation, Mississippi Valley Historical as- sociation and the Ohio Valley Historical association.
 Among the many speakers on the pro- rramme is David Y. Thomas of the Uni versity of Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
MAN FATALLY GUT
 AFTER A DISPUTE

Russellville, December 25.-(Special) The only serious occurance of the holi- day season In Franklin county occurred yesterday afternoon at Phil Campbell, on the Northern Alabama railroad, when I. T. Baker, a white man, and a we'll known character In that place, cut and seriously if not fatally wounded Frank Rogers, another white man. It is said that Rogers, Baker and another man named Tom Williams were en- gagged in a dispute over some trival matter and that the other two men had Baker down on the ground and Baker while in this position. drew a knife from his pocket and inflicted a serious wound on Rogers. Warrants were im- mediately issued by Probate Judge R. j. Moody for all three of the men. It is said that the men were drinking and it is thought that the effects of whisky may have caused the difficulty.
 Friday afternoon United States Deputy Marshal Walter Chenault of New Decatur destroyed two fine illicit stills near Hodges in this county. At one of the stills Mir Chenault captured about 1000 gallons of beer and quanti- ty of whisky and at the other some whisky aud beer, which was destroyed The stills were completely destroyed by the marshal. It is said that one of the places gave indications of having been in operations at late date though the men had all received a warning of the approach of officers and had fled and not a single arrest was made.
 Much attention is being attracted now to the new book just from the press of Mrs. Kate Trimble Sharber of Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Sharber was reared in Russellville and spent a greater portion of her life here, and then moved to Nashville where she married Dr. Sharber Mrs. Sharber be- gan literary work a few years ago though the book just published entitled The Annals of Ann" is her first. Un- der the title of "Anns Diary" the story was published serially in the Taylor Trotwood Magazine several months ago. The book is very interesting and Rus sellville is and has a right to be proud of her first real author.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26

There will be dancing and skating this afternoon at 2::3O o'clock and this evening at 8 o clock at the South Side skat- ing rink.
 PROFESSOR MCCONNELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
Conductor Is Promoted

Sheffield, December 25-(Special. )-O. F. Swayne, one of the most popular con- ductors on the electric car line between Florence and Tuscumbia, has been pro- noted by the Sheffield company to su- perintendent of the water works depart ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
His Main Idea
From Life.

From Life.
 Cobble-I don't suppose De Carpetaci ever has an idea of his own-one that ab- sorbs him, carries him away, so to speak. stone-Oh, I don't know l think he has.
 Cobble--Pray, what is it?
 Stone-The idea of not doing any work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
Eminent Author Dead

Boston, December 25.-Adams Sher- man Hill, professor emeritus of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard university and the author of notable books on rhetoric, died at his home here today, aged 77.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
paying interest will be used for road maintenance"

paying interest will be used for road maintenance"
 I drove over some of the roads that are now being built in Covington county with Judge Robinson and Edward Doty, editor of the Anda1usia Star, in the lat ter's large touring car.
 Grades are being cut down. fills made and substantial iron bridges constructed where they are needed. Proper drainage is being cared for and every mile of road is being constructed with care for permanency.
 All the work is under the eye and di- rection of competent engineer and the supervision of the respective commission CTS.
 Judge Robinson tells me that his eoun- ty is out of debt and 1t is his ambition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
on the Ties .

From the New York Sun.
 First Thespian-Walking Home?
 Second Thespian-Yes, the railroad cars are insufficiently heated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
Modern sIanG

From the Boston Transcript. Did he fall for itT"
 Yes, he didn't tumble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26

Judge Robinson tells me that his coun- ty is out of debt and it is his ambition to keep it out of debt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
MERCIFUL CAESAR.
A Story of the Great Roman and a
 Band of Pirates.

A Story of the Great Roman and a
 Band of Pirates.
 Caesar travelled with the retinue of a man of rank, and on his way to Rhodes he fell in with an adventure which may be something more than legend. When he was crossing the Aegean, his vessel is said to have been taken by pirates. They carried him to Pharmacusa. an island off the Ca rian coast, which was then in their possession, and there he was detained for six weeks with three of his attend ants, while the rest of his servants were sent to the nearest Roman sta tion to raise his ransom.
 The pirates treated him with polite ness. He joined in their sports. played games with them, looked into their habits and amused himself with them as well as he could. frankly telling them at the same time that they would be hanged.
 The yansom, a very large one, about f1O,OOO, was brought and paid, Caesar was set upon the mainland. near Mi letus, where. without moments delay, he collected some armed vessels. returned to the island. seized the whole crew while they were dividing their plunder and took them away to Pergamus, the seat of government in the Asiatic province. where they were convicted and cruciied. Clemency was not a Roman characteristic. It was therefore noted with some surprise that Caesar interceded to mitigate the severity of the punishment. The poor wretches were strangled before they were stretched on the crosses and were spared the prolongation of theii torture.-James Anthony Froude.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06

to feel better when I had taken only one bottle of Compound, but kept on as was afraid to stop too soon." Mrs. SADIE MULLEN, 2728 N. B. St., FL wood, Ind.
 Why will women take chances with an operation or drag out sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 For thirty years it has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has cured thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, alteration, fibroid tumors, irregulari- ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges- tion, and nervous prostration.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound will help you, write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter will be absolutely confidential, and the advice free.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
THE STEEPLE JACK.
He Must Conquer Many Difficulties :.
 His Dangerous Work.

s'S VOfk.
 The successful Stprplp jack n,,,< possess determination. persevevat,.. and ingenuity. He must solve many practical problem in hoistinc grea, bodies aloft. He must know how to fasten a hook over the summit of a skyscraping chimney He must have the nerve to paint q steeple that sways like pendulum at the slender ton. He must be able to tear down, build up. Eild, paint, place electric wires and do many another task that would be difficult enough on the solid earth.
 There are many ways of getting up on steeple, and when all others fail the man will tie rope around 1t and then. with coil on his back. walk round and round 1t until the entire steeple Is covered with rope, and in such case he has probably been round it fully 300 times.
 But a steeple is not the most diff cult height to climb. Straight. tall chimneys are the hardest of all. There a man has to work with might and main to lift himself inch by inch from the ground to the top. Sometimes the top is 300 feet high. When 1t is reach ed hook Is placed over the edge. a pulley Is made fast, the swinging chair is hauled up and work begins.
 When the chair Is near the top 1t is easier to work, because the ropes are short, but when they lengthen as the ground is approached there is a ten dency to swing, and the wind gives impetus.
 The steeple jacks safety depends upon the hook, and until he has raised himself almost to the top it is impos- sible for him to see whether or not the hook has been properly adjusted. More than once steeple climber has seen when within ten feet of the top that corrosion of the iron and the col. lection of soot have so thickened the wall that the hook is merely balancing on the top. so that the slightest pull in the wrong direction would drag it of. Again, the bricks are often loose at the top, and the hook is likely to tear them away.
 One of the natural difficulties to con- quer Is the swaying of all high stee pies and chimneys. In gale steeple point will sway foot and half Usually 1t sways from seven to nine inches. Painting it means reaching for a spot on the right side, and find ing 1t on the left, and, when making a dive for 1t on the left, to see it sway back to the right. Yet in spite of the constant danger born steeple jack ex ults in his work and is at home, like the ironworker on the skyscraper, only when high above the world He can stand triumphantly at any height. if he can have two and one-half square inches to bear his weight.-Harpers Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Original of FaIstaH.

hn Fastolf was the original of
 eare's Falstaff and in his day
 continual butt for the jests of
 b and borough of Southwark.
 he had fought at Agincourt, hck Cade invaded the borough, wed great cowardice. When las yet some way off Fastolf he'd and fortified his house and bed 1t with veterans of the wars. On the arrival of Cade, F, he withdrew his garrison and
 the Tower, leaving his neigh. the mercy of the rebels. Fas- latrimonial adventures seem also . been another source of unpop- ,. for. having married a widow Scrope, he seized her property pt his stepson out of his inheri- auring his own lifetime.-Lon- wa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Making 1t Plain.

"Popper," said little Willie Billups. "what does the paper mean when 1t says that when 1t comes to getting next to the people. Colonel Blinks has all the other candidates dashed to the mast?"
 'That is the slang way of saying. my son." returned Billups. that for keep ing his eye peeled old man Blinks has his opponents skinned mile.
 "There are people in this world for whom the English language Is not good enough when they come to the expression of what few ideas they have in their mental garages. liar per's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
i'd EnaIish Prize Ring.

|Id English Prize Ring.
 htter days of the English
 iunumerable expedients had
 bed to bring off a fight. A
 an was to pitch the ring on
 s of two counties, so that bn of magisterial jurisdiction frendered difficult. Another Ito charter a steamboat and |own the Thames to some |lice forsaken spot in the t Essex. For the memorable tween Savers and Heenan in ciai train was run from Lon- .e To a secret destination. passengers. who comprised of parliament, peers, pick 9ugilists, clergy and, 1t is w bishops. cheerfully took imply marked excursion" ently found themselves near gh, in Surrey, where the 'red.-London Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Great Expectations,n

Ses 6~P0StASIoOSs
 Fles Green. one of Dickens H. tors, had two models. one of
 was a likable fellow, while the Gregory by name. was a greedy, eeking character, always think
 himself and his perquisites. en Green was on his deathbed ory was very of1cious, and one ireen, noticing this, said to him: haven't forgotten you. Greg got you down in my will" tne funeral Gregory invested in a ID and duly attended to hear the read.
 |een had kept his word, and the !ei was not forgotten. Q my dear friend Gregory" ran documeRt. T leave, for his kind 10 me, an illustrated edition of at Expectations.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
,.hlad Actors.

iohtsd Actors:
 fact that of the English
 .d all but one had first
 names under which they
 ,e. The question arose
 t proposition to confer u a gypsy. It would be
 honor one John Henry et legally no such person wing" existed. No such to be overcome when, on
 of victoria's diamond |re Bancroft knelt before d arose sir squire. How hree actors knighted by d bore cognomens of their bn. Sir Charles Wyndham and Sir John As for Sir Herbert Beer his brilliant wife once put | A fantastic thing we just We're all plain Beerbohms rotter Max".-Argonaut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Worried

WORRY KILLS. STOP IT. EASIER SAID THAN DONE? NOT IF YOU LET US s H OU LDER OUR SHARE.
 AND OUR SHARE IS TO SEE YOU GET RESULTS FROM YOUR ADVERTISE MENTS IN THIS PAPER. WE WON'T WORRY. WE DON'T HAVE TO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Neatly Parriad.

motner or four daughters. one of uom nad recently been married, cor ssea an eligible young man in the Ano Which of my girls do you most 'omlre' .aa, might I ask:" .n, tne married one." was the prompt eply.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
E1ainst His Prineiples,

rx,.x Es"ee ''s VVtncipioSs
 "~as that man making such .
 utF asked the restaurant pro- e round a couple of hairs in the ., ST." replied the waiter. COh, Is that all?"
 .ou see, sir, he's a vegetarian. and .aat get him to eat anything but 'setaDles. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06

!. stock. ,,,.u, m.
 pIerre L0rlllara n0Tsd "m hv
 a.d the woolen cloth
 '',arial of the house.
 him q cent apiece
 he would kill ID ome tue
 'l 10 her. The same
 de with his brothers. .
 !, ii Louis. Ill course :, or
 rd noticed that while sn collected from her
 ,o to 25 cents, Pierre kquently for a .,,tb si a, 1oo Q
 his drafts WILL ,oo Investigation revea'e" ! future anancier as 1 sdaptability to meth inc requirement. of 3 procured from a fur. z z of fur thrown away :. were infested with ,ocreted them in an old nsed closet. There the ,ulating moths were drawn upon whenever i'd SI perfecter of tee en- d pocket money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
H;ohly Efhcacious.

"George is not naturally a nasty man, and as his position requires great patience and capacity for waiting. h.. took a regular training course in both."
 "Row did he do it?'
 "He always went with his wife shop ping to match things. ."-Baltimo.e American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06

ble Compound. l
 was sick three months and could not walk. I suf- fered all the time.
 The doctors said I
 could not get we'll without an opera
 tion, for I could 'ha ardly stand the
 pains in my sides,
 especially my right one, and down my right leg. l began
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Easier.

|4.,- going to the dentists to have .,n .u,s tooth out. Just mind the baby sla M . come back Husband (with
 1,nsi'y)-fou 1,n mind the baby. Jessie.
 u go and get tooth pulled out!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
The RoIljno Ocean.

She-shall l have your lunch brought up to you here. dear? He (feebly'-No. love; have 1t thrown straight over board. It will save time and troubl london Sketch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
har Bait.

as hsr Bait. ~: -ou nave to have different bait for aetent ~ dsh. don't you, ma?" soess 70. know I caught . lob
 "'tn mistletoe."-New YoTk Pre-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
WOMAN
 ESCAPES OPERATION
WasCured byLydiaE. Pink
 hams sVegetable ( Compound

Elwood, Ind.-"Your remedies have cured me and 1 have only taken six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-06
Double Your BuSineSS---
 Let in the Sunlight

Suppose all burned Kerosene Instead of letting in the sunlght
 suppose oilng along hft-When there plenty the
 Suppose you knew with his mill built beside swift stean-Who insisted turning the machinery by hand All ooish advertising cry other manufacturing line that
 Think What ca would be stock could see them-and purchase? More goods sold under the to them the goods which advertising paid Practically them for suitable 0 your
 Consumer demand for all the in tovn.
 advertising papers store-and forget send for those helpful Read this for t
 Robert Frothingham
 Manager of Advertisn, Butterck Building, New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30
BOYS Corn Clubs.

All merchants and farmers and
business men who want to stimu ate
the corn clubs by Offering prizes
are requested to write the Ardmore-
ite. stating the prizes they offer.
Donors in Carter county will be for
Carter county prizes, those from
Love county will be for prizes in
that county, and the same in Jeffer-
son, Johnston, Marshall and Muir
ray and any other counties that de-
sire to get busy. The prizes will
be run indefinitely in the columns
of this paper to stimulate the work.
The Daily Ardmoreite for one full
year will be sent to the winner in
each county who offers their prizes
through the Arimoreite. 23tf
Love County.
Jordan Realty Company .....$ 1000
Carter County.
First Natl. Bank, Ardmore. s 1000
Sam G. Woods. s............ ESQ
Ardmore National Bank. 1000
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30

has been "the state in Mexico,
but they have always been put
down with an iron hand. At the
last election, when Diaz and Corral
were elected for the terms of Of
flee beginning tomorrow, Francisco
|. Madero was nominated as an an
ti-Diaz candidate for the presidency.
Madero was alleged to have remark
ed that he and his partisans coull
not get justice in the Mexican
courts. and the candidate for the
presidency was convicted of con
tempt and sent to prison until af-
ter the votes had been cast and
counted and the government return
ed to power by an Overwhelming
majority. Later he was released and,
disguised as peon, made his way
to San Antonio, Texas. 1t is allegel
account of his treatment by the
agents of Diaz and has been largely
instrumental in applying the bel
lows to the fires of revolution, which
ever slumber in Mexico, and which
may eventually become a confa'
grafton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30
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WANTED

WILL MIR. JOHNSON of Ardmore,
who called on Miss Sallie Hopper,
317 West 4th St., Oklahoma City,
IN regard to buying rooming
house please write to her. Now
at los East Seventh Street. Ad-
dress Miss Salhe Hopper, 105
East 7th ST., Oklahoma City. 25-6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30
SELL AND RENT TYPEWRITERS.
G. p. SELVIDGE, Phone 80.
pvAz ENDS SEVENTH TERM.
As President of Mexico-NoW Bowed
With Weight of 80 Years.

City of Mexico, Nov. 9O.-Porfirio
Diaz today completed his seventh
term as president of Mexico. Har'
assed by revolutionists who seek his
overthrow, and bowed down under
the weight of eighty years, 1t is
doubtful if the great statesman and
soldier will live to complete the
new term upon which he enters to-
morrow. The grim, determined spirit
of his Indian ancestry is yet in evil
dence in the drastic measures he
has taken to put down the revolts
of his disloyal subjects-for sub
jects they are, since Diaz, with the
name OF president, rules as a king.
He is a modern Cyrus the Great, a
strange compound Of tyrrany and
kindness, who loves his peop.e-and
chastens them. He is still the man
on horseback, but the strain of re-
cent events is telling upon him, and
the pale horse waits around the cor
ner of the palace.
The eighth term as president of
Mexico, which Diaz begins tomor-
row, is for six years, and the same
applies to the vice president, Ra-
mon Corral, who also begins a new
term tomorrow and who will sue
ceed Diaz in the event of the death
of the dictator.
Instructions have been common
throughout the long period that Diaz
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30

WANTED-Position as clerk, book
keeper, or any other kind of hon
orable labor, by young man with
family. c. A. Sullivan, 403 Carter
street. 2S-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30
DISTRICT COURT
CIVIL DOCKET
SETTING OF THE CIVIL DOCKET
FOR THE DECEMBER TERM
WHICH CONVENES DEC. 5.

The district court in and for Car
ter county, State of Oklahoma, will
convene on the 5th day of December,
1910.
All cases are set for jury trials,
but any case may be tried before the
court without jury upon agreement
of both parties in said cause.
Cases on the civil trial docket are
set as follows, to-wit:
Monday, December 5, 1910.
Annie G. Brown, Admir-. vs.. Sallie
Howell.
]. S. Mullen ct al VS.. Geo. w. Nc
MILAN.
]. S. Mullen ct al VS.. Geo. w. Nc
MILAN.
]. S. Mullen ct al VS.. Geo. w. Nc
MILAN.
]. S. Mullen ct al VS.. Geo. w. Nc
MILAN.
First National Bank of Durant VS.
First National of Tishomingo.
H. I. Phillips, Rec. VS.. Guaranty
Loan & Banking Co., of Dallas.
U. S. Joins VS.. l.. p. Hudson.
C. H. Moore VS.. Ravia Branite B
Co.
I. NJ. King VS.. Geo. T. Hodges ct
al.
John Dexter VS.. Jno. w. Starr et
al.
Fred L. shoepee VS.. Washita Elec
trio Po. Co.
Frances Willis VS.. Davis G Tur-
ner Falls Ry. Co.
J. G. Rails VS.. Geo. NJ. Buckholts.
S. T. Virgins VS.. ]. H. Hatcher Ell
al.
Tuesday, December 8, 1910.
]. E. Bowles vs.. G.. c. G. S. F. Ry.
Co. ct al.
Henry Bier VS.. B. F. Alberson ct al
C. C. Hertsell VS.. G.. w. Bingham
ct al.
Max Westheimer ct al VS.. George
Mclaughlin and wife.
A. C. Cruce ct al VS.. W. j. Will
son.
Turner G. Virgins vs.. Chas. Cohee
ct al.
E. l.. Poland VS.. The City OF ARD
more.
r. Hardy VS.. City of Ardmore.
First National Bank Of Kiowa VS.
r. r. McLish.
First State Bank of Ardmore VS.
r. r. McLish.
First State Bank of Ardmore VS.
T. ]. Jordan ct al (King & McCants
Interp.)
R. NJ. Cummings ct al vs.. H. S,
Bettes ct al.
]. H. Arnold VS.. Clay Blackwell.