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ches, Shipleys and Berrys, Nancy's cousins,
relatives and friends from the country round
about. In a pit near the house great fire
was built, over which sheep was placed and
barbecued. During the morning it roasted.
covered by green boughs, and after the we'd
ding It was cut and served for dinner. There
were venison, too, and wild turkey and ducks.
The wedding was remembered for years.
There was no hint OF future glory in the
wedding or bringing home of Nancy Lincoln"
wrote Nicolay and Hay. "All accounts repre-
sent her as handsome young woman Of
twentythree, Of appearance and intellect SUI
perior to her lowly fortunes. She could read
and write--a remarkable accomplishment in
her circle-and even taught her husband to
form the letters Of his name. He had no such
valuable wedding gift to bestow upon her; he
brought her to a little house in Elizabethtown,
where he and she and want dwelt together in
fourteen feet square"
For two happy but needy years the couple
lived In log cabin on the banks Of what was
then known as Mill creek. Picture to your
self that home of the young bride--a single
room, with huge fireplace, where logs burned
In winter; an iron pot suspended from crane,
rough chairs hewn by the carpenter husband
Of logs, number of crude benches, a bed
made of rough trees from which the bark had
not been removed, a spinning wheel by which
rial for clothing; room lacking in comforts.
typical Of the pioneer cabins Of those days.
with an opening above into a loft, reached by
ladder, where things were stored.
There. one day in 1907 Nancy's first baby
was born It was little girl, and was called
Nancy, after the mother. Later the little girls
name was changed to Sarah. That was when
Thomas Lincoln married his second wife, ga;
rah Bush n
which he had bought In 1903. During the tvo
years he lived on Mill creek he cultivated the
farm, improving the ground. and there he
moved the spring following the birth of Sarah.
In their life of Lincoln Nicolay and Hay write:
. Thomas Lincoln settled down in this dis
NAL solitude to deeper poverty than any OF
his name had ever known; and there, in the
midst of the most unpromising circumstances
that ever Witnessed the advent Of hero into
this world, Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb
ruary H. 1907
The family. however, could not have been
extremely destitute, for, we are told, they had
cow andca calf, milk and butter and feather
bed. What wealth! When Abraham was four
the family moved again-this time to a cabin,
situated on MuIdraugh's hill. There third
child was born, which died when few months
old
OF the life OF Nancy Lincoln at this time
nothing has been written OF his boyhood
Lincoln himself seldom spoke. But one can
imagine the patient woman. alone and unas-
sisted, performing the work OF her household,
tending the cows and milking them, making
butter, cleaning the meageriy furnished cabin
in which the family lived. cooking and spin
ming cloth of which she made the garments for
her husband, little Sarah and Abe.
Nancy Lincoins beauty faded; the roses
fed from her cheeks, her body became wasted
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full that they are are absolutely taken
at their word. 1t Is to be observed
that Marie Bashkirtseff produced a
number of fine canyasses though she
died at the ago OF twenty-five. "Woni-
an's work is never done" is a cry that
has been pessimistically answered,
Nor ever will be as long as she is a
woman"
Does not the heart Of the matter lie
in therfact that darning f. still more
important to the normal female mind
than art. business or politics? How
barren Of entertainment would -E0st
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wrote sonnet is becoming the cry Of
half the sex Deliver us from count
ing the wash. Save US from afternoon
teas. preserve US from knitting and
crochet work. So shall our souls
grow and the realms OF art, business
and politics be ours to command"
1t has often been observed that the
forbearance of Providence is nowhere
more beautifully exempliaed than in
the fact that certain hymns imploring
the speedy death Of the singer. have
been sung 50 long without fatal re-
suits. Womankind may stilI be crate
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

and her shoulders
stopped. But her
happy spirit never
left her; she had
a word Of cheer for
all her neighbors.
Stories are told OF
how she visited the
sick and comforted
them, and how, when
her neighbors were
in difficulty, her ten
der h Q art W a s
m v ed and she
helped them. as best
she could.
Her life was hard.
But there was cause
for Joy in N a n G y
Lincoln's life. Little
Abe was her con-
slant delight. At
night, W h Q n h 9 r
work was over, she
would open the "pre-
ceptor' book and
teach the two chill.
dren the letters OF
the alphabet. With
what tenderness and
love she must have
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Women Need the Tribal

ing to work today. Why. we've
planned to go shopping" Marie. put
up your work now. We are going
calling this afternoon" Marie, you
must not spend SO much time over
your easel It is injuring your figure"
Marie, you must accompany your
aunt She is going to walk" And so
on to the end OF the story.
The old plant Of the literary wife
who must wash the dishes before she
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
ARRESTED OUT WEST.

Charleston officials OF the Nation
al City bank state that L. j. Melton,
under arrest at Seattle, Wash, was
employed as assistant clerk and mes
senger a few months ago, and that he
absconded with several hundred dol
lars His surety made good and the
bank dropped prosecution. It. is said
to be at the instance Of the trust com.
pany that Melton was arrested.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

feminine life be were it suddenly
swept bare Of the trivial. Nor. madam.
IL the trivial to be sneezed at. "The
sam Of life is in trifies." says the
philosopher. But II women are to
spend their lives in the pursuit Of
trtfias, let them have the honesty to
say, .Then importance is a sex habit
OF mind, and not a sex necessity
New York Evening Sun.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
DURING A TIFF.

Wife-It seems to me we've been
married century. can't even re-
member when or. where we first met.
Husband-Can't you? Well, can.
1t was at dinner party where there
were 13 at the table.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

Charleston. - New West Virginia
postmasters are: Roadmers, Preston
county, Spencer X. Elsey; Whites
vile, Boone county, Mrs Grace Far
ris; Wright, Raleigh county, Harry A.
Berry. II
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Charleston. This city is considers
ing the erection of a market house.
1t is the consensus OF opinion that
such an institution would materially
lower the present high cost of living
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
In the Blood.

WILTSHIRE those Kentucky HOSES
fou bought scared Of autos?
Gillis-yo, indeed. They never no
tice train either. but can't get
them used a spiinkling cart to save
my iifet- Puck
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

Charleston. The thirtyninth an
nual session Of the West Virginia
State Grange, Order OF Patrons OF Hus-
bandry, met in a two days. session
with Worthy Master Atkinson presid-
ing.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

Toe chief dealer In spots and rots"
in New York has been rounded up and
punished.
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eMR4H RuSH LINCOLN - g

HE history of every great man.
\ declares a well -knewn writer. ae-
J gins at his mothers knee. he
hind every great endeavor and
unselish deed, every noble ca
reer Of every illustrious man
M will be found a woman--the frail-
VA and gentle creature whose name,
M perhaps, remains obscured be-
~ hind the glory Of her son, but
who began to teach him high.
thoughts and ideals and to lisp
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

tions are going to cost $50,OOO,OO0
This Is an error. The estimated cost
of the fortihcations for the canal ls
$12,000,000. That, / submit, cOnsti-
tutes hardly more than per cent Of
the cost of the canal-a first premium
for insuring its safety that is not ex-
cessive.
1T also is said that it will cost $5,-
100000 a year TO maintain 1t. This
is also an error. | have consulted the
war department and they advise that
the additional to the annual govern
ment cost of maintenance for fortifi-
cations and military establishment in
time of peace, due to the fortification
of the canal would not exceed half
a million dollars-an annual insur-
ance rate after first cost of a tenth
of one per cent.
In laying down my office | could
leave no greater claim to the graft
tude of my countrymen than to have
secured such treaties, but l cannot
permit myself in the enthusiastic de-
sire to secure universal peace to blind
myself to the possibilities of war. We
have not reached the time when We
can count on the settlement of all in
ternational controversies by the arbi-
tration of a tribunal"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
Solves a Deep Mystery.

want to thank you from the
bottom of my heart" wrote c. B.
RAIDER, of Lewisburg, w. Va, "for the
wonderful double benefit | got from
Electric Bitters, in curing me OF both
severe case of stomach trouble and
of rheumatism, from which l had
been an almost helpless sufferer for
ten years. 1t suited my case as
though made just for me-" For dys-
pepsia Indigestion, jaundice and to
rid the system of kidney poisons that
cause rheumatism, Electric Bitters
has no equal Try them. Every bot
tie is guaranteed to satisfy. Only soc
at Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
HEWITT.

Hewitt, Okla, Jan. 23.-lt looks
as if it might rain and every one
hopes It will. Some have commenced
TO pillow and get ready to make
another crop
There is great danger that owing
to the good price paid for cotton
that there will be too many acres
planted to cotton this year. Farmers
had better diversity as much as
possible.
Hewitt Just keeps growing all the
time. Tom Todd is putting up a
dwelling in the east part Of town.
Burl Willingham Is putting up a
neat little dwelling also in the
east part of town.
J. S. White and Bob Holman who
are in partnership are enlarging
their store.
Sell Scott and father have rented
Mr.. DeBerry's residence and are In
the hotel business
Our school is full to overflowing.
We need another teacher badly.
Jeff Pardue is the proud father
of fine boy, who came to their
house on the 18th.
Grandma Smith, mother OF A. "
Smith. is very low and both of Mr..
Smiths children are sick.
Howard Baker is moving to the
place formerly occupied by DIR. It'd
moee.
Joe billiard and wife had the
misfortune to lose both of the lit
tie twin babies last week.
We are sorry to learn that the
wife of Noah Rounds died at the
home Of her parents at Hickory,
while here on a visit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
TAFT
SAYS FORT|FY
DEFENDS PLAN OF ADMlNiSTRA-
TIoN TO PROTECT PANAMA
CANAL-HIS FIRM STAND.

New York, Jan. 23.-Speaking be-
fore the Pennsylvania society here
Saturday night, President Taft took
vigorous stand for the defense OF
the Panama Canal at any cost. The
president rdiculed those who are op-
posing the plan of the administration
to fortify the canal and declared that
the only way to prevent trouble
over the canal Is to fortify 1t properly
and insure it's protection.
Il am going to invite your attention
to the question now pending in con-
gress as to whether the Panama canal
ought to be fortified. l cannot think
that any careful person will read the
record of historical facts, treaties and
acts of congress, and diplomatic nego-
tiations, without in the slightest de-
gree conceding that the existence OF
the full right of the United States to
fortify her own property on the 18TH
mus is in the slightest doubt, I ven
ture before considering the question
of the policy of fortifying the canal
to refer to the history which makes
the right incontestible.
THE right of the United States TO
fortify the canal and to close 1t
against the use of an enemy in time
of war being established, what should
be its policy? We build the canal
to help us defend the country, not to
help an enemy to attack 1t. Even If
certain and practical naturalization
of the canal by agreement of all ma
tions could be secured to us, when en-
gagged in war, an enemy could then
use the canal for transit to attack us
in both oceans, as we propose to use
1t to defend ourselves.
After expending $5OOOOO,O00 thus
to make our national defense easier,
are We to surrender half the military
value Of the canal by giving the bene-
fit of it to nation seeking to destroy
us? 1t seems to me that the very
statement of the proposition carries
its refutation.
But It is said that we ought to de-
fend the canal by our navy. I am not
strategist; I am not a military or
naval expert; but 1t seems to me
that a navy Is for the purpose OF the
defense through offensive, for the pur'
pose of protection by attack, and
that if We have to retain part OF
our navy in order to defend the cana
on both sides, then the canal becomes
a burden and not an instrument OF
defense at all.
The canal ought to defend Itself
and we ought to have Notifications
there which will be powerful enough
to keep off the navies of any nation
that might possibly attack us.
"Then it is said that the fortifica
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
A SEASON OF
FEW CLOTHES
FASHION APPEARS TO DEMAND
THE FLIMsIEsT KINDS OF MA
TERIAL-STAiNlNG CREDULlTY.

New York, Jan. 23.-One does not
realize the excessive thinness and
suppleness of everything connected
with the wardrobe until one chances
upon garment made several years
ago. Gradually body has been elimi-
mated from materials and clumsiness
from the finish of everything in the
way of clothes until step or too fur
ther would leave inadequate protec'
tion from actual weather, to say not
a word about the very first principles
of responsibility.
A little more than a decade ago,
when the vogue for mannish gar
ments was being run into the ground
by up-to-date girls, and while girls
were selecting their shoes from the
boys departments for styles sake,
not for comfort, one of the exclusive
custom shoe makers told one of his
young girl customers how he had sold
thin slippers to her grandmother that
she had worn with silk stockings
across Washington Square in the win
ter.
And the girls credulity was strain
ed. But she herself wore pumps and
silk stockings all last winter, she did
go to the length of putting on two
pairs of thin silk hosiery in cold
weather, for she retained, even in the
thick of the present extravagant fash
ion, CLINT of common sense from her
home training. And this season she
has gone out in suede and velvet and
satin boots that are certainly better
suited to the house than to the street,
especially in cold weather.
The trouble these days is the lack
of discrimination between dress for
indoor and outdoor use. A sharp dis
| tinction Tor very tastes sake should
be made between street and house
clothes. The limp, clinging robe that
is at home in stately houses is out
of place in public thoroughfares. Yet
one sees more or less faithful SEM
blances of its every day in the week,
not only in public places like the the
ter and concert hall, but even in the
very shops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
Piles Quickly
Cured At Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure-Trial
Package Mailed Free to All in
Plain Wrapper.

Plain wrapper.
Piles is fearful disease, but easy
to cure, if you go at it. right.
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, cruel, humiliating and unnec-
essary.
There is just one other sure way to
be cured-painless, safe and in the
privacy of your own home-it is Pyra-
mid Pile Cure.
We mail trial package free to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief,
show you the harmless, painless ma
ture of this great remedy and start
you we'll on the way toward a perfect
cure.
Then you can get full-sized box
from any druggist for so cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for,
If the druggist tries to sell you
something just as good, it is because
he makes more money on the substi-
tute.
The cure begins at once and con-
tinues rapidly until it is complete and
permanent.
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable
all the time.
1t is well worth trying.
Just send your name and address
to Pyramid Drug Co., 2S7 Pyramid
Building, Marshall, Mich, and receive
free by return mail the trial package
in a plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured in this
easy, painless and inexpensive way,
in the privacy of the home.
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, 80 cents. Write to-
day for a free package.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
A Fool and His Money.

Berlin, Jan. PA sheet of old
Hanover postage stamps of great
rarity, recently found, has been pur-
chased by Berlin collector for
$1,000. When Hanover was incor-
porated with Prussia all of its
stamps were supposedly destroyed,
bllt the sheet recently found had
been misplaced in a file of rec
ords.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

''For months had great trouble with my
stomach and used all kinds of medicines.
My tongue has been actually as green as
grass, my breath having bad odor. Two
weeksago friend recommended Cascarets
and after using them can willingly and
cheerfully say that they have entirely
cured me. therefore let you know that I
shall recommend them to any one suffer-
ing from such troubles. ."-Chas. II. Hal
perm, ia L. 9TH ST., New York. N. Y.
Pleasant. Palatable, Potent. Taste Good,
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
10c. 2Sc, Soc Never sold In bulk. The gen.
uine tablet stamped c c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 93
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

girls, and New York take Chicago
girls, and so on. In discussing the
novel plan, District Attorney Pellet
ier said:
The one great temptation OF the
girls who are placed on probation
is that they do not have the Will
power to resist the influence OF
their chums. Young women, after
once going astray, try their best to
reform, but utterly fail because OF
the allurement of their bad associ-
ates.
The young women some times
try very hard to do right and II
they had no one to keep drawing
them back they might become better
women. | think it would pay differ
ent cities to go to the expense of
transporting their probationed girls
to other cities where these girls
would be unknown and where they
could work quietly toward a better
end"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
Years of Suffering
Catarrh and BLOOD Disease -
Doctors Failed. to Cure.

Miss Mabel +. Dawkins. 1914 Lafay-
ette ST., Fort Wayne, Ind, writes:
s'For three years / was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. / tried sew
eral doctors and dozen different rem
edies, but none OF them did me any
good. A friend told me OF Hoods Sar-
saparilla. | took two bottles OF THIS
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever | feel like different person
and recommend Hoods 10 any one suf-
fering from catarrh."
Get It today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
iMEsHUiRsAHMcE

The man who lnsures his life ic
wise for his family.
Tho man who lnsures his health
u wise both for his family and
himself.
You may insure health by guard
Ing It. II Is worth guarding.
At the first attack Of disease,
which generally approaches
through the LIVER and mani
tests itself In innumerabIo ways
TAkE--
I Tutt'sPi||s
And save your health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24
Exchanqinq WayWard Girls.

Boston, Jan. 23.-An inter-city
change of wayward girls is pro-
posed by District Attorney Joseph
p. Pelletier. He believes that many
of those girls, if placed in different
environment, would become good wo-
men. He wants Boston to take New
York girls, Chicago to take Boston
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IL 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, 1911-01-24

The man in the honeymoon isn't a
myth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

Talk may be cheap, but gossip soon
gains currency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-24

Some people never put off till to-
morrow what they can overdo today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-06
In the Midst of the Sacred
Emblen1s of Southern
H;stor'A the Confederate
Vetera,.>.o of Oklahoma
Conuened ~ ire Today in
Fourth Ann. Il Reunion

| w. Davis is entitled to consideration
in the election that will come up.
Among the interesting vete,ans
here is Col. J. J. McAlester, Lieuten-
ant Governor of Oklahoma. Col. Nc.
Alester, during the absence of gov
ernor Cruce from the state is acting
governor, and the executive office
has temporarily been moved from
Oklahoma City to Ardmore.
S. A. Cunningham, founder and
proprietor of the Confederate Veteran,
a monthly publication devoted to
! the cause of the Confederacy, is here
from Nashville minglins with the
veterans. For nineteen years he has
published his magazine and he has
done great work in preserving the
| history o. the south
Gener3l HALEY OF the Oklahoma de.
| partment is here and everywhere. He
! is looking ont after the entertain
ment of the veterans and is known
personally to more veterans than any
other man on the grounds He is
always in happy mood, he may be
somewhat old in years but he is as
vcung as he was when he shouldered
his musket many years ago. Time
has dealt kindly with him His step
is as agile, his eye as keen and
his power OF endurance as seemingly
great as it was when he was in the
, active service of his country. When
asked concerning his successor, he
merely stated that this question is
mp to the veterans in annual reunion
The office belongs to the men in
gray and they can confer that honor
upon the man they consider most
worthy. While General HALEY will
accept the office again he is not max
ing any campaign for it.
Capt w. II. Fisher is here from
Ada and visited with A. B Rawlins
last night who is the son of the
commander of his company.
Mr.. A. c. Rawlins, father of
A. +. Rawins of Ardmore. said Capt
| Fisher was as brave an officer as
the South had and he was pleased
to meet up with his son in Ardmore.
Col. Sam Hargis, former Ard
moreite, is here from Ada in his suit
of gray. Uncle Bob Riner of the
send Texas is here from Springer
minglng with the veterans