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The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Dr.. Johnson's Church.

st. Clement Danes has never forgot
ten the fact that johnson wOrshiped
within its walls The pew IN which
he sat 1T is In the north gallery. close
To the pulpiU Is marked by brass
plate which was erected by the parish
toner's in 1861. In December. 1884. tho
centenary ~ DIR. Jnhnson's death was
observed by u memorial service. when
special address, was delivered by the
Rev Dr. Lindsay. at that time rector
Of st. Clement Danes. JOhnsOn's pew
was OH that occasion draped In violet
Johnson was always constant In his
attendance ut church on Good Friday
and Easter day. On April .. 1913. he
went with Roswell His behavior"
writes EOSweii. WAS. as ! had imagin-
ed to myself. solemnly devOut. shall
never forget the trenulOus earnestness'
with which hr pronounced the awful
petition In the litany. In the hour of
death and In the day Of judgment. good
Lord. deliver US" "-LOndOn News
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Tennyson Disturbed.
This story is told in Robert II. Sher

This story is told in Robert II. Sher-
ards book My Friends the French"
"A granddaughter Of Wordsworth.
being full of admiration for the young
poet who was 10 succeed her grand
father in laureate hUnors. was once
taken to see Mr. TennysOn by Mrs.
Taylor. the wife of another poet Of
some distinction. Tennyson received
them very badly. showing great irri
tation AT being disturbed. and when
Mrs Taylor rallied him OH his manner
lie said: Madam. l am Il poor man.
and as cant afford to buy the Times
| hire il from the statiOnerS. He
charges me a penny for II. which emit
ties me 10 keep it for an hour. Why
will people always select just that
hourro come and call upon me: After
which lie flung out of the room. leav-
ins Mrs. TennysOn TO apologize for his
bruSauerie.''
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
When Dreams Came True.

An English magazine records two
dream stories. In one Il lady. having
lost IN important key while walking
i'm Il wood near her house in Ireland.
dreamed that she saw it lying ut the
root of Il certain tree. Next day she
found it there. She supposed her eye
must have seen il after ii dropped.
though her conscious mind had not in
Stantly noted il.
Just the same WAS the theory OF q
barrister who went out late ut night
TO post his letters aud upon undressing
missed Il check for Il large amount re-
crivesi durin: the day. He dreamed
he SAW II curi.ri round an area railing
not far from his door. woke up.
dressed. went out and found ii exactly
rs he had dreamed. The mind regis
ters at times what il does not instantly
report
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Costa Rican Volcanoes.

Costa Rica has been subject to earth
quakes for many years. Part of the
republic is exceedingly mountainous.
and in this part of the country there
are more than score of volcanoes.
some Of them dead. but few that
break out periodically. There are
three or four that have been active
for more than Il century. Some OF
these are near San Jose. the capital.
Costa Ricans have always believed that
earthquakes. which the country has en-
perienced ever since il was first set
tied by Spanish adventures. were
caused by the volcanoes. There Is
good ground for this belief, because it
has been noticed that earthquakes Of
more or less intensity followed the ac-
tivity Of these volcanoes. II the vol
canic eruptiOns were violent the earth
quakes were CORRESPONDENCE severe
Washington Post.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Salad Of the Shoes.

Freshmen have troubles the world
over. The ''..oIiScritS' us they are
called at the famous Ecoie Polytech-
niquc i'm Paris are subjected To IN
amusing imitation called the salad of
shoes The freshmen report some
days before the upper class men 50
that they can receive their uniforms
apd become familiar with the routine
of the school The first morning after
their tOrmenforS return the freshmen
are aroused Toy Il demand that they
throw their shoes out of the windows
into the courtyard The shoes are
gathered into q heap. and. kneelins:
in big circle around this. the FRESH
men are obliged Ia 20 through SuI,Ie
ridiculous cymuastic movements ut
the commaui of their Supporters. When
the study bell rings they have but a
minute Ia apin.lr in the class rooms,
and ii is 4 Strenuous minute around
that pile OF shoes.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Fl
The Cleveland Ladies' Orchestra
A Superb Musical Attraction
Hit Him Coming and Gsina.


An attorney went to Il livery stable
and hired a team for two or three
hours and at the end Of that time. in
n state of observation-disclosures. left the
team ut another livery stable. where
It remained eight days. At stable No.
! there WAS No worry about the team.
They knew the attorney WIS perfectly
good for the pay. They knew that IL
he kept the team Il month the bill
would he paid promptly on presenta-
ton. They presumed that he knew
what he was about and concluded 1t
was his business and not theirs. At
stable No. :. there WIS equal freedom
from anxiety. The attorney came
there. left the team and went away.
saying nothing. They put the horse
into a stall and ''chalked 1t down Oh
the Office slate. knowing him to be a
business man who paid cash. Discov-
cry came ut last. and the lawyer was
presented with two bills. one for eight
days hire and the other for eight days
keep. He paid both bills promptly.
but II cured him Of being absentmind-
cd for nearly whole month.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29

Zone day when in our wanderings
we happened to camp near some roll
ing country the sheik and l rode of
in search Of gazelles." says q traveller
In Arabia. I'VE found u large herd,
and, being mounted on good horses. We
managed to ride them down. throwing
ourselves off our horses for the shot.
then gallopins Oh again. We killed six
gazelleS in about al hour and rode
back to camp with enough meat for a
big feast. II Is the custom that who
ever kills game should provide feast
for all his friends. On the occasion of
these feasts I noticed that there was
always crowd of hangers-On waiting
Mt the end for a scrap Of food. half
starved looking boys and ragged men.
These were orphans whose parents
had been killed or men whose herds
had been lifted by other Arabs. and
as n result they were destitute. for the
law Of the Bedouin is survival Of the
fittest' In its sfrictest sense. But the
sheik supplied food literally. and
noticed that he always looked after
the poor and fed the hungry"
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Z ANNONETTE TUCKER
The Brilliant CeiIist With
EGERY MUSICIANS
AT CHAUTAUQUA
figures of Speech.

A well known vcntriloquiSt who had
consented TO give a performance in aid
of charity heard that certain members
of his prospective audience We're de
termined To watch the movements of
his mouth with the closest scrutiny
with "A view of cOnfounding him. The
night came. the attendants carried in
three dummies on chairs, and the artist
made his appearance His perform
ance was unusually successful. the
muscles Of his face giving no evidence
Of his art. The changes of voice were
marvellous. and the aStoniShcd crowd
at the close al the exhibition gave him
rousing cheer. Again and again
they called him back. and he express
ed his pleasure 10y innumcrabie bows.
AT last the chrerin" ceased. ANA he
WAS permitted Ia retire. Scarcely had
he done 50 when the three lay" fig
ureS got up fr.il their chairs and walk
ed off the stag. The vrntriloquiSt had
employed three friends Ia imperSonatc
his usual he. lIauical figures.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
A Witty Retort.

A good story is told Of two great
Irishmen. the late Archbishop Plunket
and Father Healy. the Well known
parish priest Of Bray. Making their
way together to Bray railroad station
one morning. the priest urged that
they should hurry. but the prclatc's
appeal to his watch convinced him
that they had ample time They ar
rived to See the train for Dublin dis
appearing. The archbishop's apollo
gies were lavish. He pleaded that he
had always had unbOunded faith in
his watch. My dear Lord Plunket."
was Father Healy's rejoindcr. faith
won't do without the good works.
BlackwOOd's Magazine
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
l. BOYS AND GIRLS
u you have a Season Ticket you may
join the indian Band at
ChAuTAuQuA
Yellow Fever.


Every one knows that when a mar
has once had yellow fever ami rrcov-
erS h. never contracts the disease
again. no matter how much he exposes
himself to Infection" said DIR. Fred $.
williams Of Havana. This ability To
resist the minute organisms which
cause the malady IS called immunity.
and i'm tropical countries where yellow
jack is always present 1t Is turned to
profit in various ways.
Thus during the Spanish-American
war regiments of immuncS were ell
listed in the south for service in the
fever ridden country about Santiago.
Again. during MI epidemic i'm New Or
leans many persons pIrposcly exposed
themselves tn infection because the
disease prevailed in Il very mild form.
and they concluded that IL they were
Infected they would quickly recover
and would be- immune during severe
epidcmics i'm the future" -Washin.iOn
Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Currency In China.

Writing from the interior OF China. a
traveller says: currency is primitive
10 degree. Lamp silver only is used
and copper cash Coined money is
not current. Even i'm HOnan city,
which is distant only two days 10y rail
from Pekin. lump silver. the same cum
brous currency that has been used for
centuries. is still employed. 1t Is cut
into small pieces 10y hammer and CHS
el. Every town and village has its
own weights and scales. and there is
no pretenSe at Uniformity"
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Wonder Of Blood 1ransfusien.

There is nothing more dramatic In
surgery than TRANSMISSION Of blood
to see the patient take on the rosy hue
of health. waken out OF his lethargy.
show III Immediate live interest iD his
surroundings and actually recover IN
der the eye OF the operator. In adults
We must not permit the amount trans
fused to equal the normal for fear OF
suddenly OvertaxinG the heart. but In
the case Of young children who have
had severe hemorrbages there may be
complete recovery without q period Of
convalescence. 50 that at the termina-
ton Of the operation the patient -
weil.-Century.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
A Timely Trip.

Little Brother twhO has just been
given some caudy'-If ! were you
shouldn't take sister yachting this
afternoon.
Ardent Suitor--Why do you say that.
Tommy!
"Well. l heard her tell mother this
morning that she feared she'd have to
throw you Over-LippincOtf's.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
AIkarazza.

Alkarazza is the name given to YES
sells CT very porous earthenware which
when filed with water are always
moist outside and owing To the evapO-
ration of the water on their surface al
ways keep their contents cool Aka
raZZa can he made from any good pot
ter'S clay by miNin" with il 10 per
cent Of its weight. dry of very fine
sawdust AMI then working it. On
burning the saw'iuSt is destroyed AMI
the clay thereby left porous.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Something Wrong.

An Australian auctiOuecr who was
reIJuteti To have more education than
professional ability WIS einieavOrinG TO
sell some cattle To iii audience OF farm
hands. 'l;entieinen.'' he began. Il
have Il particularly nice lot Of heifers
and builocks. AMI l may say that the
heifers Tr.1iuminate."
lie WIS interrupted by a very agri-
cultural voice from the crowd. Il
ihOrt there WAS something wrou. with
EN-" il said. ''Or you wouldn't have to
sell EN-
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
The Man and the Parrot.

EXasperated Purchaser-Didn't you
guarantee that this parrot would re-
peat every word he heard?
Bird Dealer-Certainly I did
But he doesn't repeat a single word"
He repeats every word he hears.
but he never hears any. He is as deaf
rs a post"
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Well Satisfied.

odd GI:ibber ought To be satisfied
with the money he has"
lie is SatiStied-S0 much so that he
wants 4 lot more Of exactly the same
Kind" -I.OndOn Tit-RitS.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29

The pearl strinser's eye becomes
practiced In the detection Of real and
imitation pearls. One glance is usually
sufficient. \ genuine pearl has Il hard
look. 1t presents IL sort Of shell-like
surface with an indsscribablc blush.
This blush is SD cleverly cOuntcrfeited
in wax limitations that even those who
are accustomed to handling pearls day
after day are likely To he deceived
In one of the large New York jew
elry houses last winter Il customer
purchased Il hand painted miniature
set in Il frame of imitation pearls.
On examination il was found that sew
erai of the pearls had been slightly
defaced. AMI the whole thing WAS sent
to the manufacturing rooms for re-
pairs. BY chance il came under the
eye Of one of the pearl stringcrs. who
instantly detected four genuine pearls
In the circle Of imitation ones about
the picture The frame had passed
through dozen expert hands with
out any ones noticiI. the presence
Of real pearls. No one could account
for their helm" there. IT they had not
been detected the purchaser nf the
frame would have had u bargain. for
the four genuine pearls were worth
many times more than the picture
and the rest If its Setting-New York
Tribune
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29

Indignant Constituent-ThiS is the
fourth time ] have called to see the
senator by appointment and found him
out every time. Private Secretary (Of
eminent statesman,-Oh. we'll. ! would
not make a fuss about that. Accord
ing to what the papers say. everybody
Is finding him Out-ChicagO Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Sfanted In Business.

Father thinks ! ought To 30 in for
business bit" remarked the gilded
youth.
Made u start YETI"
oh. yaas. I've ordered three bust
ness suits and had me name put up at
a commercial charlottesville COu-
rier-JOurnal.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
Her instructions.

COnductOr-Ticket. please. Passen-
Eer-Certainly. sir. Here is the key OF
my trunk. which is in the baggage car.
In the pocket Of my second best dress
IL my mileage book.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29

A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong. which
Is but saying. in other words. that he
IS wiser today than he was yesterday.
-PODe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by
the Mayor and Board of Commission
ers until 12 o'clock noon, May 2ith,
1910, for the construction OF a 6-inch
water main in North Washington
Street from Fifth Avenue to North
Boundary Street. Also a finch water
main in First Avenue, Southwest,
from Washington to d Street.
The contractor will furnish all la
Dor and material necessary for the
complete construction of the same
according to the plans and speclflca-
tlons on file in the City Clerks
office.
Also bids will be received for
c and s inch sewer with 4inch
latterals in First Avenue. Southwest,
from Washington TO c Street. The
contractor to furnish all labor and
material necessary to construct the
same according to the plans and spec
ificatlons on file in the City Clerks
office.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check in the sum Of
$3.50, payable to the city clerk, to 3e
forfeited to the city of Ardmore by the
successful bidder in case he fails to
enter into contract and give the re.
quired bond in the time specified.
The Board of Commissioners re.
serve the right to reject any or AL
bids or to let the work separately as
they may deem best for the city's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19

"Cuuycrs on" The interest Is grow
ing with each service, and the at
tcntion could not be more intense.
Mr.. Nichol possesses the happy tact
of illustrating his lessons On the
blackboard. and one of the inter.
osting features of this is that he
makes his Illustrations while he talks
and thus unfolds the illustration
as he talks. He insists that by this
method OF illustrating he does not
become "sterootyped" rs do many
who speak from the same chart ON
many occasions.
Tonight the subject will be The
Thief on the Cross, Mans Condition
Between Death and the Resurrection
The Judgment 1t is stated that
materialism is growing among reli-
gious people, and tonights lesson
will in measure deal with that
question, with which Mr. Nichol is
quito familiar having met the ablest
advocates OF this doctrine IN the
south, and has public discussion
Of the subject published in book
form.
There were two more accessicns to
the congregation last night.
congregational singing under the di-
reCtion of Pref Burt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
Notice.

In the County Court, Carter Coun-
ty, State of Oklahoma
In the matter of the estate of
Robt. Bartholomew, deceased. No.
1893 State.
Now comes Robt. r. Neyland, ad-
ministrator of the said estate, and
reports to the Court that he will
have on hand In cash. belonging to
the said estate, the sum of $i,937.60.
As there are no debts against the
said estate that have not heretofore
been paid, except the cost of ad-
ministration of this succession: that
more than six months have elapsed
since this administration was open
ed; that G. ID. Page, Ada Terry and
Helen Frazier, are the nearest of
kin and only heirs at law of the
said Robt. Bartholomew, deceased
that they are each related to hlm
in the same degree, and that each
OF them Is entitled to a one-third
interest In the sum OF money here.
inbefore stated; that all OF saii
heirs reside, so reporter is informed,
in the County of Wake, in the
state OF North Carolina; that the
said heirs are willing to make bo1d
in the sum of s5,O00,OO, conditioned
as required by law. and desire the
court to enter an order recurring
the reporter TO distribute Tho said
funds equally among them, the said
heirs.
ROBERT r. NEYLANO
Administrator.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this the 9th day OF May, 1910.
GLENIE MITCHELL.
tSeaD Notary Public.
My commission expires December
g. 1911. May l0-10t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19

of perfecting the organization and
making other arrangements for the
picnic.
JOHN HGNKLE,
c. l.. BYRNE.
j. Il. HAMILTON,
CLAY MERRILL,
:. A. APPLE.
w. VI. HILLS,
MRS. T. y. COLEMAN,
MRS. J. X. ADAMS,
and others.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
G.. II. BRUCE.
interest

City Clerk.
First published the 10th day of May,
1910. 1910.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
Lion Fondles a Child.

In Piusburg a savage lion fondled
the hand that a child thrust into his
cage, Danger TO a child is sometimes
great when least regarded. Often It
comes through Colds, Group, and
Whoopiug Cough. They slay thousands
that Dr. K.ugs New Discovery could
have saved. a few doses cured our
baby of very bad case of Group"
writes Mrs. George h. Davis, of Flat
Rock. y c.. We always give Il TO
him when he takes cold. Its wonder
ful medicine for babies" Best for
Coughs, Colds LaGrippe, Asthma.
lIemmorhaeos, Weak Lungs, soc.
sl00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
A REGULAR Tom Boy

was Susle-climbing trees and fences,
jumping bitches, whiting, always get
ting scratches, cuts. sprains, bruises,
bumps. burns or scalds. But laws Her
mother just applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and cured her quick. Heals every
thing healable-Boils. Ulcers, Eczema,
Old Sores, Corns or Piles. Try IT,,
2iC M Ardmore Pharmacy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
Notice Arkansas Travellers.

All natives of Arkansas who are
interested In the coming union pic
mic and want to see their state well
represented in the same are request
ed to meet at the city hall on sun
day, May 90, at 1880 for the purpose
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
DIRE HAPPENINGS IN KING
GEORGES HOROSCOPE, AN As
TROlOCER SEES.
THE FEAR OF A REPUBLIC
a Scandal in His Reign in 1918 viii
Shake the Royal Family Founda.
tons. EVangeline Adams Predicts
IN New York

New York. May lS--A reign mark
cd by trcachcry and scandal, dis.
trust of his ministers and fear
of his people. probably ending in
the establishment Of the Republic
of Great Britain-this is the future
of King George. the Fifth. accord
ing TO the stars Miss Evaugelinr
= Adams an astrologer, who Is
given credit for having forecasted
the burning OF the Windsor Hotel
cast the horoscope Of the new King
of England. She sees nothing but
unrest and trouble for England and
nothing Dl kingluess in its king.
N were to sum up the charac-
ter of King George in a sentence
said Miss Adams. II would say
that ho is Grant without Grants
breadth and strength. lie was born
under Taurus. the least princcly OF
all the signs of the zodiac. and his
strongest characteristic is the blind
color'ess. but when opposition arous-
cs his stubbornncss he viii stick to
his plans. though it Dee manifest 10
a child that he ie wrong. This Is
the mark of the mediocre man, and
that is what the new king is.
There viii ne in him what has
seldom occurred 10 his predeces-
sors,' continued Miss Adams, "the
constant fear OF a republic. And this
fear will be well grounded. As soon
as his reign begins to be- felt in the
wcrld of English politics there will
be- born. and ris rapidly. strong
republican party. 1t is more tnan
/ likely that "a republic will be cstab-
/ nshed before his death.
Miss Adams then compared him
with his father.
"He has not his fathers gift of
winning the affection of his people,
She said" and this is natural, be-
cause he Is not at heart ruler
or public servant. lie is naturally
domestic. II h, could be left alone
with his wife ana family he would
be perfectly contcnted.
Neither has he his fathers finan-
cal ability II he NEEDLES in the stock
market o. any speculative invest.
mout he is forcdoomcd to lose. He
has not the foresight to he good
finaucier or gocd king.
His queen has more initiative
and more force, and will be a prom
inent factor iu his reign. In this
connection trcre will be in 1871;
or early in the following year. a
scandal that will shake the royal
family to It's foundation. | do NJ
mean that the queen will be respon'
sible Tor the scandal but it will vi
tally affect the royal family and pos
sibly furclgn governments. certainly
the United States. | cannot say cN'
actly how We viii be involved, bu,
We will.
lie VIII have constant trouble
with his cabinets as soon as he
begins o. asscr, himself and he will
at no time get the faithful and
loyal service that his father won
from his ministers, There win always
be trcachcry of a more or less Sc.
riuus nature
Miss Adams is an earnest, gray.
eyed woman of middle age. who is
devoted to her science. Surrounded
by a horde of little elephants of all
sizes, shapes, materials, hindeo gods
and dark carved cases and cabinets
in a dimly lighted studio, she talk
ed with mucu confidence of the
future as another might Of the
past.
Lion Fondles a Child
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
THE THIEF ON THE CROSS.
is Man Conse Gus Between Death
and the Resurrection.

At the Church of Christ on Broad
way last night Mr. Nichol was greet
ed by an appreciatiye audience who
heard him discuss the subject of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
Or. D. C. JOHNSON
OSTEOPATH
Danderine
works wonders. |

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hair when all other remedies fail. We
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-25c, 5Oc and 81 per bottle To prove It's
worth send this ad with Toe In stamps or
silver. aud we will mall you larA free
sample kNoWLTON DANDERlNE co.
Chicago Ill.