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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-06
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The Benevolent Society.

The benevolent society.
From the Benevolent Society a
call has been made for clothes to
distribute to the poor, who are suf-
fering during this cold spell.
Any sort of warm clothing will
be appreciated and Mrs. Holden, the
secretary of the Benevolent Society,
will see that it is sent TO add cheer
and comfort where it is most need
ed.
The Ardmore people are kindly
and generous people, but sometimes
we forget.
Just such cold spells as the one
we now have bring distress and dis
ease to large NUMBER of families
who are partially dependent upon
the bounty of our townspeople. So
delve in your closets and trunks
and see what you have to offer the
poor.
Most of us are acquainted with the
good work the Benevolent Society
has done and Is still doing.
When the general fund has grown
low the members have often made
individual contributions and they
have never asked the townspeople
for aid without some response.
The children of the public school
are learning the sweet spirit of
charity in bringing each Yuletide in
dividual contributions for the poor
This in no wise conflicts with
the organization of the Benevolent
Society, but rather extends it. The
Benevolent Society is a great clear,
ing house for generous impulses. 1t
co-ordinates generosity and intelli.
gent effort, and reduces to system
the work of caring for the INDECENT
poor
Now, just at Christmas tide-a
season which is really meant foI
the poor and the children, it would
be most fitting to make your con
tribution of unusual generosity. The
coming of Christmas brings to all
the call of charity and the hearts
of men and women with happy
homes and full larders naturally turn
to those less fortunate ones.
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A Great Ball in Old "Kennedy
Square,"
1t was a great ball and it was q
great ballroom-in spaciousness. col
or and appointments. No one hat
ever dreamed of it's possibilities be
fore, although everybody knew il
was the largest in the country. The
gentle hostess, with old Alec as heat
of the pulling-out-and-m ing-off-de
partment, had wrought the change
All the chairs, tables, sofas ant
screens, little and big, had either
been spirited away or pusheIdi bacl
against the wall for tired dancers
Over the wide floor was stretched {
linen crash; from the ceiling ant
bracketed against the white walls
relieved here and there by long
silken curtains of gold-yellow, blaz
ed clusters of candles, looking fol
all the world like so many bursting
skyrockets, while at one end, be
hind a mass of Towering plants
sat a quartette of musicians, led b!
an old Garky with a cotton-Dattin;
head, who had come lal the wa,
from Philadelphia a-purpose.
Nor had the inner man been for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-06

A man is down in the world
when he is on his uppers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-06
(By RIDGWELL CULLUM)

Author OF "The Watchers Of the
Plains" 1.-The Night Riders" Etc.
(Au Dramatic Rights Reserved)
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
RED CROSS SEALS.

Seal your letters and Christmas
,arkgges with Red Cross seals. Tl.ey
ore very pretty and code in bl ,cks of
twenty-five like postage stamps and
are about the size of the latter The
seals are just as Christmasy as one
could wish, being gotten up In red
and green In the center is the red
cross set within larger cross of
white and surrounded with q conven-
tional design Of green which contains
the letters 1910. A circle encloses
this containing the words Merry
Christmas, Happy New Year. Ameri-
can Red Cross Four conventionalized
poinsettias fill the corners. Just the
thing for Christmas packages.
The Durango Typographical Union
have the seals for sale. Drop in at
the Herald office and buy some. They
cost one cent each You can seal five
packages for a nickel, and you will
help the Red Cross Society that much.
Ask Dan Meuser. C. II. Ruhmland or
Miss Edith B. NJ. Young for them.
AS announced in these columns the
revenue will be used to fight the white
plague.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

Little Johnny Evers ts the Cubs ia
vaudevillians.
Pitcher Ray Fish~r Is being touted
as the coming star af The New York
Hiehlanders.
before he joined the Athletics in
Cuba Jack Coombs was married to
Hiss Mae Russ of Palestine, Texas.
Louisville has sold ou.flelder Gov
elski, brother of the former Quaker
pitcher to the st. Louis browns.
Detroit will have new stands and
bleachers at Bennett park ready for
the opening game next season.
Manager Frank Chance of the Cubs
will have thirty-six highly touted men
to try out next spring.
Manager Red Doo'r OF :he rhillies
is going back to s,"dsyille with his
oil partner Jim Mcleod.
Jim McAlerr world Ike to grab
.Toe Wood or Eddie C'cotte from the
Boston Red Sox for his Washington
team.
.Iiggs Donahue says That he has re-
gained his old form and would like
another chance with the White Sox
Pitcher Lew Moran, who is hunt
ing in Mexico, says t.rat lie can't use
any part of the revolution down there
The veteran Jack McCarthy's team
finished the season in the Three
league cellar, but Jack will have one
more try with the same team mex,
season.
The many friends OF Tim Hurst will
be sorry to learn that the veteran
umpire is seriously Ill with BLOOD
poisoning caused by foul tip which
hit him on the ankle several weeks
ago.
President Garry Hermann of the
Cincinnati club believes that major
clubs should publish their complete
list OF stockholders in order to dc
away with the cry of syndicate base
ball.
George Moreland. the new president
of the o and P league, is veteran
Pittsburg scribe. Moreland was the
first to publish baseball averages IL
a newspaper, his first figures appear
ink twenty-six years ago.
Manager Danny Shay of the Kansa.
City club Is some duck shooter. He
killed tame decoy duck recently ant
right here is where the Missouri farm
ers tied up the cattle and locked ny
the chickens just to avoid any further
mistakes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
ASBESTOS IN THE U. 8.

The United States has for many
years led all other countries in the
manufacture of asbestos goods, but
Until recently all the raw asbestos
used has been imported from Canada,
where there are nineteen quaries
and mills, having capacity of $3.50
tons of rock day and employing in
summer more than 5000 persons.
A feature OF the asbestos industry
of 1903 was combination of Cana
dian producers in the Amalgamated
Asbestos Corporation ntd) and the
formation Of the International Asbes-
tos association, an organization in.
GLIDING mine owners in Canada and
manufacturers in the United States.
No asbestos of the higher grade
tserpentine asbestos. or chrysolite)
was mined in the United States until
1908, but in that year Vermont pro
duced some chrysolite and in 1900
mined a larger quantity, amounting
to nearly one-twentieth of tn Canadian
output. Chrysolite asbestos has been
mined in small quantities in Wyom.
ing during the present year.
Asbestos Is insoluble in acids and In
combustible, is a poor conduc ctor OF
heat and electricity, and is not af.
fected by dampness. so that 1t is ap.
piled to many purposes. It is used
for building material, pipe coverings
shingles, Insulating tapes and boards
fireProof ropes and curtains. packing
for fireproof safes. and packing for
steam engines, as well as in paint and
cement
The United States Geological Sur.
vey has Just published report on the
Of asbestos in 1909, by ].
s. Diller, showing the production, i'm
ports, prices and trade conditions dur.
ing the year as well as the foreign pro
duction and trade conditions. The re.
port contains also notes on the known
asbestos deposits Of the United States.
In 1909 the production OF asbestos
In Vermont was 200 per cent and that
Of Georgia about 25 per cent more
than In 1908 Mr.. Diller urges that
The search for chrysolite asbestos be
among the ancient crystal
line metamorphic rocks in the United
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
ed to long houre. regardless Of the

ed to long houre. regardless of the
rate Of pay.
The Ottumwa, Ia. city council has
passed an ordinance that all city print
ing shall bear the label.
The government industrial council
is unanimously opposed to the par.
limentary proposal of an eight-hour
day for Austria.
The Prussian Government supports
forty training schools In the metal In.
dnsiries. in which more than 1000 pu.
pills are enrolled each year.
Denmark has set aside 100000
Crowns for the erection OF workmen's
houses and 100000 crowns for the mu-
nicipie societies for aiding the un.
employed.
The Knights of Labor OF America,
in session In Washington. d. G., re-
Gently, elected Thomas Fl. Canine OF
Boston general master workman and
passed resolutions demanding a tariff
revision by the coming session of Con
eress.
The Woman's Trade Union League
Of New York has formed committee
which will endeavor to unionize all
OF the 10000 working girls in greater
New York. With this end in view
the city is to be divided into districts,
each to be in charge of one of the
members OF the committee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD

All the transport workers of the
world are now united under ons
body.
San Franciscos Theatrical Stage
Employe's Union Is TO assist aged and
infirm members.
The policemen Of Sidney. Australia,
pay four per cent OF their wages to
the superannuation fund.
The Ontario government has recent.
~ abolished the system OF prison labor
contracts in that province.
Fifty-five cents day il the average
ware paid In American factories to
g1rls under sixteen years Of age.
The Trades and Labor Congress Of
has sons on record - oHpos-
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
THE STATE HIGHWAY.

The arrival of j. e. Maloney of Lit
tleton, Colo, chief engineer of the
state highway commission in
Durango this morning marks the be-
ginning of the preliminary work of
the construction of the state highway.
The county commissioners have
chartered an automobile and are plan
niug, in company with the state Off
Ger. TO travel over and inspect all such
parts of the great highway as lay in
this county The first trip will proba-
bly, be made over the Silverton route
10 the San Juan county line and the
sext trip over the Pagosa Springs road
These inspections are being made
Tor the purpose of estimating the
amount of work required to put these
roads in first-class condition and the
expense of maintenance after construc.
ton and by going over the route al
this time there will be nothing to pre-
vent active construction work being
begun this winter or in the early
spring and before the end of next
summer Durango should have connec-
ton with the great cities of the state
by means of perfect highway for the
use of automobiles and other vehicles.
This, contrary to somewhat preva-
lent idea, will not be highway for
the use of pleasure vehicles only but
will afford a road with easy grades
over which heavily loaded wagons car
rying supplies to the ranches, farms
and mines may travel and as nothing
develops a country quicker than good
highways the construction OF this road
will mark an era in the development
of this county, for it is self-evident
fact that the one great hindrance to
the development of southwest Colo
rado has been the lack of transporta-
tion facilities.
The Herald has frequently pointed
out the many advantages to be gained
by our county by the construction of
this road and has persistently advo-
Gated its early construction and we
wish to commend the members of the
board of county commissioners for the
| active work they are doing in this
most important matter and to thank
the tireless workers of the Board of
Trade for the assistance they have
given The Herald to keep the sub
ject continually before the people Of
the city and the county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The hilsl around Durango which
seem so bleak and bare are really Ma.
lures storehouses and treasures rich
are there and the land along the val.
leys are full of wealth untold and the
uIling OF the soil will bring forth
crops as good as gold The pine
trees on the mountains await the axe,
and saw, they must die to give us
lumber for such is natures law. On
every side Dame Nature. with free
and lavish hand. has bestowed her
wealth upon us and 1t is at our com
Idnnd 30 let us work together in these
chances great and grand to grasp the
opportunities abounding in our land.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
at the Hood Undertaking Pariors. the

at the HOOD Unoertaklng falloIs, sne
services being conducted by the Christ
ian Scientists. Mr.. Trask was de-
voted adherent to the teachings OF
this denomination and repeatedly said
how much his knowledge OF the God
who is Love as revealed in Christian
Science had comfortsd ;eased and
gladdened him.
The service was short and very sim
pie, but sweet and comforting. The
hymns and solo as well as the Script
ure reading and the correlative pas
sages from Science and Hath spoke
OF the goodness of God and his prom
ises of eternal life. The entire SER
vice was eloquent of joys to come and
seemed fitting last tribute to life
that had reflected so much of joy to
others.
'In Thee have no pain nor sorrow
No anxious thought or load of care,
Thou art the same today, tomorrow
Thy love and truth are everywhere.
Then the casket laden with flowers,
vas taken on the last part of the jour.
ney and short service was performed
at the grave. Softly and sweetly Mrs.
Osenbaugh and the friends present,
sang Harriet Beecher Stoves beau
tiful hymn. Still, Still, With Thee.
After which the Scientific Statement
of Being was read by the First Reade,
Mrs. John r. Ball. So the mortal part
of our friend was laid away, but some
where, we know that he lives on still
Love, there is safe abiding.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

w. I. Clifford was passenger on
the eastern this morning to Denver
on a business trip. Monday Mr.. Gift
ford received telegram from his wife,
who left few days ago for Chanute.
Kans., to be with her sister, Mrs.
Somer, while an operation was per
formed, that the ordeal was over and
that Mrs. Somer was getting along
nicely. AS there has been no message
since we trust that the patient is con
tinuing to improve.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
THE PLYMOUTH HOTEL.

Is the place to stay when in Denver
for your holiday shopping. You Will
find it most convenient and homeiike.
and but a few minutes walk to all
large department stores. Rooms are
Quiet. pleasant and clean, with ac-
oommodating service. Special rates OF
81 per day and upward. Drop line TO
Mrs. NJ. NJ. dinner, manager, and
rooms will be reserved for you. Take
Eighteenth street car at depot and
get off at hotel, Sixteenth and Broad
way.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

IL may be all right to hitch your
wagon to star and to aim high and
all that, but we note that the man
VINO has been working on perpetual
motion, airships and Kindred ideas. Is
going hungry whiel a man who last
week invented a machine for sliclng
carrots In proper slices to be fed to
cattle has sold his invention for &c.,
600.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Mrs. S. Rose Carr of Wheeler, Ill,
came down from Silverton this morn.
Ing, where she has been visiting for
a time. Mrs. Carr continued to Farm.
ington this morning thence going over.
land to Bisbee. Ariz., where she will
Spend the winter. Later she expects
to go on to California. Mrs. Carr is
touring the west. She said this morn.
ing that she likes Slverton and this
part of Colorado very much and thinks
she will return next summer. Just
now there are about eleven inches of
snow in Silverton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
Not Sorry for BIunder.

III my friends hadn't blundered In
hlnklng | was doomed victim OF
consumption, i might not be alive
now, writes d. T. Sanders of Harrods-
burg, KY, but for years they saw ev.
cry attempt to cure a lung-racking
cough fall. At last l tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery. The effect was won.
derful. 1t soon stopped the cough and
am now in better health than / have
mad for years. This wonderful life
giver is an unrivaled remedy for colds.
coughs, lagrippe. asthma, Group, hem
orrhages, whooping cough or weak
lungs, SOC, $l.00. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
Shall Women votef

If they did millions would vote DR..
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women. For banishing dull. tagged
feelings, backache or headache, con-
stipation, dispelling colds. impartinp
appetite and toning up the system
they're unequaled. Easy. safe, sure
25c at all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Miss Elizabeth Parkinson was
among the arrivals on last nights east
ern to spend the winter with her father
Judge Parkinson of Kansas City, and
brother Phil, auditor OF the Durango
Gas & Electric company. Miss Park
inson came straight through from Lon
don, and is here for rest The fam
lily will keep house In the Lewis resi-
dence at $50 Third avenue.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

This is the greatest apple district in
the United States. Why not send some
OF our eloquent speakers to the Apple
congress at Denver this month. And
send some apples, too, they can speak
FOR themselves in most eloquent terms.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

We suppose that 4 meeting of
women's club is called hen party
for the reason that about one-half OF
those who attend are laying for the
others.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The first snowslide of the year is
reported at Alpine pass, near Salida,
in which two men were buried under
twenty feet of snow. They were res,
cued, unhurt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Like father like SON. is an old say
ing, yet might It not be possible that
there might be cases where one might
like the son good deal and yet not
like the old man little bit?
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

We get some consolation out of the
thought that no one ever wastes time
OH dead one" and that to attract
the attention of the knockers is. in
many ways, quite compliment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The neighbors are all visiting b.
Glasers premises to view the Indian
grave in his back yard. Mr.. Glaser
should hang out a sign board and
charge admission.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

While New Orleans and San Fran
cisco are quarreling over the 1918 en-
position, Durango can exploit ad-
ventages that neither of these cities
possess.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The development of southwestern
Colorado-the Great Southwest
will be discussed at the get-together
smoker tonight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

We may be queer and odd and all
that but we insist that the man who
wants to give us good advice shall
nave practiced at least little OF what
he breaches.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

If Durango can continue to pass out
the style of climate she's been pass
ing since we've been here she's won
our heart
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

La Plata county is growing fast
The census reports show an Increase
or % per cent, not including burros
and Mexican dogs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

DR.. w. w. McEwen and w. T. Dar-
iington left for Allison this morning
to attend a ditch meeting there to-
day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

E. L. Swift came in from Farming
ton last night and departed for Den
yer and points east, today. Mr.. Swift
was guest of the Savoy over night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

1t is too warm in Durango for ice
skating, but many of the young people
get wheels and go on skate at Red
Men hall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The city council seems to be advo-
eating retrenchment OF expenses and
taking stand for civic economy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Rabies has again broken out among
Five were killed yesterday and their
heads sent to the Agriculture college
at Fort Collins for examination. A
report from Pathologist b. F. Kaupp
is to the effect that all were in an
advanced stage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The finding of the skeleton in the
back yard of one of the city resi-
dences, is quite a grave matter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

La Plata county should be well rep
resented at the American Apple Con-
Sress at Denver this month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

c. O. Klepser, one of the engineers
OF the Pioneer CONSTRUCTION company,
is In from camp at Falfa, for day
or two before leaving for the east.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Attorney B. w Ritter was a passen-
ger to Denver yesterday morning on
hueiness In the federal courts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Now let's all pull for an early con.
struction Of the state highway.
10 be q progressive citizen-be at
the Board Of Trade smoker tonight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

]. D. FISHER. OF silverton, came
down Saturday and is guest of the
Strater for day or two.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

The Pueblo Sun. Scripps-M NJ cRae
syndicate paper, published the past
five years in Pueblo, suspended pub
llcation Saturday evening.
Robert S. Day, "a years of age, is
in Jail in Denver. Day opened bank
account with bogus $4,000 note in
Grand Junction and then another for$2,
600 in Denver. He then wrote and had
cashed several checks.
The writer of threatening letters to
Master Mechanic Prendergast of the
Rio Grande at Pueblo has been caught
by secret service men at Galveston,
Texas.
That tun of coal. as sold by some
Denver dealers, is short AS much as
three hundred pounds as shown by the
city sealer.
The W. C.. T. U. of New Mexico
Will place itsseif on record as against
the constitution as drawn owing to
the fact that it contains no prohibition
clause.
Charles r. lines formerly of Saw
Pit, is confined in the San Miguel
county jail awaiting preliminary eX-
animation on a charge of embezzle-
rlent. The charge against lines is
practically as follows: 1t is alleged
that he was paid by Mr.. Stockdale,
the sum of $500 to apply on the pur-
chase Of a piece of land belonging to
a Mr.. Barnes, resident of Iowa.
The owner refused to sign the deed,
and lines, it is claimed, retained the
$500 and refused to make restitution
to Mr.. Stockdale.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Don't forget the Board OF Trade
smoker tonight
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Jim German OF the plumbing firm of
German & Rivers. went to Mancos this
morning to do some contract work
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

General agent McAtee of the ID. &
r G. was passenger to Pennington
this morning. Mrs. MsAtee accompan-
ide her husband for the outing
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

States
The report can be obtained free by
applying to the Director OF the Survey
AZ Washington.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-08

Let us have good roads-and good
streets also