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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

7ONE OF OUR MEN SAW YOU WITH YOUI
FINGERS ON HER THROAT
meaning if only we could find it out.
And a small flask of cordial. The lat
ter seems pure enough"
II cannot understand it," The
phrase had become stereotyped. No
other suggested itself TO me.
1.-The problem would be simple
enough if it were not for those marks
on her neck. You saw those. too. l
take itY'
"Yes. Who made them? Who was
the mann DO you know. DR.. PerryY
There were three glasses in those
rooms. Only two were drunk from"
he answered steadily. Tomorrow 1
may be in position to answer your
question. am not tonight"
Why did I take heart Not a change.
not the flicker OF one. had passed over
his countenance at my utterance Of
the word IMAM" Either his official
habit had stood him in wonderful
stead or the police had failed so far
10 see any connection between this
murder and the young girl whose foot
prints for all ! knew still fingered on
the stairs. Would the morrow reveal
the fact that Adelaide's young sister
had been with her in the hour of
death or would the fates propitiously
aid her In preserving this secret?
Thus the hours between 2 and 7
passed. when ] fell into a fitful sleep,
from which was rudely awakened by
a loud rattle at my door. followed by
the entrance OF the officer who had
walked up and down the corridor all
night
1.-The wagon is here" said he
breakfast will be given you at the
sta ton"
To which Hexford. looking over his
shoulder, added. I'm sorry to say that
we have here the warrant for your
arrest Can do anything for youT
warrant" ! burst out What do
you want of a warranty IL is as
witness you seek to detain me. pre-
sume?"
mo-" was his brusque reply. "The
charge upon which you are arrested Is
one Of murder. You will have to ap-
pear before a magistrate"
But | am innocent. absolutely in.
nocent." | protested. the Precipitation
starting from every pore as the full
meaning Of the charge burst upon me.
What have told you was correct. 1
myself found her dead
Hexford gave me a look.
Don't talk" be kindly suggested
leave that to the lawyers" Then.
as the other man turned aside for
moment, he whispered In my ear: Its
no go. One OF our men saw you with
your fingers on her throat He had
clambered into a pine tree. and the
shade Of the window was up. You had
better come quietly. Not a soul be.
ieves you innocent"
This. then. was what had doomed
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19
The House of the
Whispering
Pines

me from the start-this and that part
/ ly burned letter. understood now
why the kind hearted coroner. who
loved my father had urged me to tell
my tale hoping that would explain
this act and give him some opportunity
! TO indulge In doubt And | had fail
ed to respond 10 the hint he had given
me ! had been seen lingering my
dead betrofhcd throat. and nothing
/ could now say or do would ever con.
,Ince people that she was dead before
my hands touched her strangled by
anothers clutch. One person cnly in
| the whole world would know and feel
how false this accusation was. And
! yesterday that ones trust in my guilt.
| lessness would have thrown a ray of
| light upon the deepest infamy which
could befall me. But today there had
settled over that once innocent spirit
a cloud Of too impenetrable a nature
for any light to struggle to and fro be-
/ tween us.
| could not contemplate that cloud
could not dwell upon her misery or
upon the revulsion of feeling which
| follows such impetuous acts. And II
had been an impetuous act. the result
Of one of her RACES. | had been told
of these RACES. ] had even seen her in
one. When they passed she was her
lovable self once more and very peni-
tent and very downcast. If ali fear
ed were true she was suffering acute
ly now.
put the question which had been burn
ing in my mind for hours:
Tell me how you came to know
there was trouble here What brought
you to this house? There can be moth
ing wrong in telling me that"
well, if you don't know he began.
81 do not" broke in.
81 guess you'd better wait till the
chief has had word with you"
Where was Carmel. and how was she
enduring these awful hours? Had re-
pentance come and with it a desire to
own her guilt? Did she think of me
and the effect this unlocked for death
would have upon my feelings? That
| should suffer arrest for her crime
could not have entered her mind. |
had seen her. but she had not seen
me in the dark hall. No intimation of
my dubious position or its inevitable
consequences had reached her yet
When it did what would she do? did
not know her well enough to tell.
The attraction she had felt for me had
not been strong enough to lead her TO
accommodate herself to my wishes and
mary me offhand. but it had been
strong enough to nerve her arm in
whatever alteration she may have
had with her Jealous minded sister. 1t
was the temper and not the strength
of the love which would tell i'm strait
like this. Would it prove of gener-
Gus kind? Should ! have to combat
her desire to take upon herself the
full blame of her deed. with all its
shames and penalties. or should have
the still deeper misery of finding her
callous to NV nOsiton. and welcoming
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Continued on page seven
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times, and said that / ought to have an
operation. l would not listen to that,
and when friend of my husband told
him about Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, L was willing to take it.
Now l look the picture of health and
feel like it, too. can do my own house
work, hoe my garden, and milk COW.
L can entertain company and enjoy
them. / can visit when L choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. / wish could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
flammation, liberation, fibroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Why don't you tryit2
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any chance which diverted suspicion
from herself? All communication be
tween us. In spite Of our ardent and un'
eovernable passion. had been 50 casual
and so slight. Looks. whispered
word or so. one furtive clasp In which
our hands seemed TO grow together,
we're all | had to 30 upon as tests Of
her feeling toward me. Her character
had judged from her face. which was
lovely.
What would relieve my doubts7 As
Hexford drew near me again on our
way to the head Of the staircase !
summoned up courage to ask:
Have you heard anything from the
hillf Has the news Of this tragedy
been communicated to Miss Cumber-
lands family. and. II so. how are they
bearing this afilictionT
His lip curled. and for minute he
hesitated: then something In my as
pect or the straightforward look l
gave him softened him, and he answer
ed frankly, II coldly;
"word has gone there. Of course, but
only the servants are affected by It so
far. Miss Cumberland. the younger.
is very III. and the boy-l don't know
his name has not shown up since last
evening He's very dlssipated. they
say. and may be in any one OF the
Joints in the lower part of the town."
stopped in dismay, clutching wildly
at the railing of the stairs we were
descending | had hardly heard the
latter words All my mind was on
what he had said first
Miss Carmel Cumberland ILL.,"
stammered too Ill to be toldw
| was sufficiently master of myself
to put ii this way
YES" he rejoined kindly as he urg-
ed me down the very stairs | had seen
her descend in such a state of mind
few hours before "A servant who
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81 WILL TAKE YOUR CASE. /"

ings. forgot the claims of my dear.
dead mother and even those of my
own future. Such passion and such
devotion merited consideration from
the man who had called them forth.
| would not slight the claims Of my
dead mother. but i would give this
young girl a chance for her life. Let
others ferret out the fact that she had
visited the clubhouse with her sister;
would not proclaim II. II was enough
for me 10 proclaim my innocence.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

for four or five days
at a time every
month, and so weak
i could hardly walk.
j cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was so
nervous and weak
that | dreaded to
see anyone or have
anyone move in the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ease me at those
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

had been out late
heard the fall Of
some heavy body
as she was pass
ing Miss Cumber-
lands rooms and.
rushing in. found
Miss Carmel. as
she called her. ly-
ing on the floor
near the en-
fire. Her face had
struck the bars or
the crate in fall
ing. and she was
badly burned. But
that was not all.
She was deliri-
Gus with ( ev err.
brought on. they
think, by anxiety
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

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purify the breath after smoking.
To eradicate Precipitation and body
odors by sponge bathing.
The best antiseptic wash known.
Relieves and strengthens tired, weak.
infamedeyes. Heals sorethroat, wounds
and cuts. rs and so cts. a box, druggists
or by mail postpaid. Sample Free.
THE PAXTON JOLIET CO, eosros. Mac.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19
SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

Sikeston, Mo. =" For seven years
suffered everything. / was in bed
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

To cleanse and whiten the
teeth, remove tartar and
prevent decay.
To disinfect the mouth, de-
stroy disease germs, and
purify the breath.
TO keep artificial teeth and
bridDavyorlx elaau odorlacs
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19
CHAPTER V.
81 AN AN INNOCENT MAN"

IT AN AN INNOCENT MAN"
r STRUGGLED with my dilemms
for hours. had relatives and
had friends. some of whom
had come 10 see me and gone
away deeply grieved at my reticence.
l was swayed. too. by another con-
sideration. I had deeply loved my
mother. She was dead. but l had
her honor TO think of. Should 1t be
said she had murderer for her SOM
In the height of my inner conflict
had almost cried aloud the fierce
denial which would arise ut this
thought. But ere the word could leave
my lips such vision rose before me
of a bewildering young face with won
derful eyes and a smile too innocent
for guile and TOO loving for hypocrisy
that forgot my late antagonistic feel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09
CRAZE FOR BIG ACREAGE is A
DANGER. TIE MISSOURI CON
FERENCE SAYS.
THE LONG DISTANCE FARMER
IN Ada'r, Sullivan and krox Cou''
ties, Where Small Tracts Are Be-
ina Consolidated Population Falls
Not One Rock Road.

Kirllslile, Mo, oct S.-The lords
and MOBILES of America came in for
a large share OF the attention at to-
days session Of MissoTis rural life
conference. Reduced to plain Missou'
ri speech, the lords and mobiles in
this country are the men who own
the big farms, farms too large to
be handled by one family.
The lords and mobiles are the men
who cut these great tracts up into
farms that would still be considered
large farms. and either rent them
outright or permit them to be work.
ed on shares. The long distance
farmer. the city man who watches
the big farm by telephone, is anoth-
or member of the nobility and Is
regarded as the greatest detriment
TO American rural life.
Now the Agricultural Octopus
DUSTY" RhoadesS with his long
VII! s. Ddtt NOuld oltuh III . Ie'
corner Of his city and knock a ball
into farms emasurins five, six and
seven hundred acres. Many of these
farms, at the threshold Of town
which has seven thousand permanent
inhabitants and nearly two thousand
students, are rented or worked by
men employed by the city owners.
The largest farm in this trio OF
northeast counties has an acreage OF
500 1t is cut into large slices and
rented to persons who NAV be here
today and gone tomorrow.
Relief maps in the state normal
school here tell the story Of the
rented farm, OF the desire OF a few
TO own great quantities of land and
Of the dilapidated condition OF farm
properties and the demoralized con
dtion o. progressive farm spirit as
result of the agricultural octo-.
DuSr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09
KAY COUNTY ROAD
PONCA CITY ROUTE
HIGHWAY COMM SSlONER SuGGs
SETTLES TIE coNTRoVERsH
AFTER MAKING INSPECTION.

The controversy in Kay county -
to the route of the interstate postal
highway was dccid,A ,eatcrd2y, by
Commissioner Of Highways Sidney
Suscs and Highway Engineer ". l..
Colt, VINO went over tho line and
decided that there was no possible
manner in which the action Of the
convention in adopting the route
through ponca City. Newbirk and
Chlllocco to Arkansas City could be
consistently oveTuled.
The sentiment of the department
was along the Hunnewcll route to
connect with the Meridian road pro
icc'ed from Winnipeg; hut after the
state engineer went over both routes
he advised the commissioner to al,
low ;he action of the convention to
stand
Il hope both road, will be built
in Kay comfy said Commissioner
Suggs. y have on file in my office
pledges from the commercial clubs
OF Ponca City, Newkiik, Arkansas
City ard Winfield. thar q rock road
would he constructed and that, OF
course, plCas"s me, rs. expect 70
see the entire road from Texas 10
K-nSas q permanent one. Both sides
OF the county put up an excellen.
fight and manifested extreme inter.
est. KAY county in my opinion has
the best dirt roads in The state. IN
making my decision I can only say
that regardless Of this great highway
which I expect 10 see built, I desire
the entire people of KAY county TO
make it matter Of pride for / Se
lieve that It will do more to adyer
tise the county as 4 whole than any
other enterprise
Clark Hudson, chairman Of the
wavs and means comr7!ttee Of the
highway association. viii take mp tho
matter of construction With the com
missioners and trustees along the
route. II is expected tha; definite
arrangements for actual work will
be well under way before the end OF
the month h-Oklahoman.
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And the average girl would rather
be- a silly goose than an ugly ducltlins
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Johnnys teacher had tried in va'J
to impress upon his mind that it was
incorrect to say, have went" and as
a last resort she told him TO remain
after school and write upon the black
beard, one hundred times, have
gone" When, after much effort, the
laborious task was completed, johnny
waited for the teacher who had lc!t
the room to return. Finally in desDer-
ation he wrote beneath his task. Miss
Jones, have wrote L have gone one
hundred times and have went home"
In Norman L. Macks National
Monthly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09
Government Land Sale

The last great Government sale Of
farm lands TO the highest bidder will
be held in Ardmore beginning Nov.
II, 1911 Terms are easy. no taxes.
G per cent interest. and Congress
often defers payments. Title direct
from the government To those who
have not the time to personally in
spect these lands we offer you ou.
services. We have personally inspect
ed these tracts from 100 acres up and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09

Do YOU use the want ads2
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mattres ses, l6 sheets. 10 pillows. iG
pillow cases, floor covering of II
rooms. floor covering of office, -
chairs. rocking chairs, all OF said
property being situated in a certain
brick building on h street, northwest
in the city of Ardmore, Carter County,
Oklahoma.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
gwen that in pursuance of said com.
mands of said tax warrant, | will offer
for sale and sell to the highest bidder
FOR cash in hand the goods and chat
teis hereinbefCTe described and levied
upon, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to pay and satisfy said sum
OF fOrty-iiye and S5-l00 dollars taxes
and penalty and cost due thereon and
costs of sale. on the 18th day of Oct
oher, \. d., 1911. between the hours
OF one o'clock and three o'clock p. M.
OF said day. at the front door of said
Adrien Hotel in the City of Ardmore,
Carter county. Oklahoma
Witness my hand this eth day of
October. 4. d., 1911.
BUCK GARRETT,
Sheriff of Carter County, Oklahoma
By T. Z. CHOATE, Deputy. slot
-
Moreover a faint bank account sci.
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q G e RI1 REMOVES OWES.

The of the skin the blood is shown by the fact that
impurities character usually manifested IN some form
cuC Ilum the blood produce what term general
divided classes known
Psoriasis, RashS OF these
the circulation
and acids by their irritating the delicate flesh
figured with uptons which often tung to the sufferer because OF
itching
oothc flesh
I've accomplished by the blood SIS s.
every kind by purifying blood aud removing the humo
all impure acids cools the overeaed
builds Then the skin instead OF being
acrid and huo nuid sohd and soene
rich blood Skin Diseases and medical advice free s.
for sale at drug THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA ca.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09
BROOM CORN CROP
BEST IN YEARS
PRICE HAS ADVANCED UNTIL 1T
NOW SCARS AROUND THE s175
MARX IN THIS STATE.

Oklahoma City Okla, oct. S.--Thc
railroads continue to move enormous
quantities OF broomcorn. the last week
@, September bringing out the largest
cCnsisnments of the season. Broom
corn has been advancing in price by
/ l"aps and bounds and is now Compar-
atiyely stationary at Sl75 a ton, which
figure constitutes the altitude record
ana give, it. the additional distinction
c. being by far the most profitable
crop of any Kind on the market Ok
lahoma enjoys the distinction this year
OF bein- the only state in the broom.
corn district that can come forward
with the words "thrcc-fourths crop"
and normal quality" written in its
annual report to the state and nation.
a. bureaus of agricultural districts the
districts of Kansas, Illinois, Missouri
and Nebraska having suffered all the
way from a 25 to a 50 per cent reduc
tion in both quantity and quality.
Oklahoma is primarily the broom
corn state of the union and constitutes
the largest plot of available broom (
states raise more cotton others moro
wheat and still others more corn, hay
and live stock. but Oklahoma is first
IN brOOmCorn, and moreover is in that
position by such a good margin that
nc other state can ever hope to any
thing like compete with it, Ninety /.
per cent of the broomcorn crop of the /.
world will be raised in Oklahoma this .
year, it is claimed. Seyenty-five per F.
cent Of the output was produced here
last year, says experts.
w +. Killinger. proprietor of the
Oklahoma City Broom factory 1912 /
West Main street, believes that not
more than p per cent of the available
broomCorn acreage of the state is be-
ing utilized at present. He thinks
that this is the most profitable crop /
grown, not even to be approached by
alfalfa in its efficiency for showing
the balance on the right side of the
ledger. 1t can be grown generally
over the state and under conditions
when other crops fail.
Mr. Killinger's factory has purchas ,
ed 800 tons so far Of this seasons crop, .
quantity sufficient to make 10000
dozen brooms Some of this has been /
disposed of 10 other factories to re-.
coup their depleted supplies. /
Caddo county looms to the front as .
the banner county in the production .
or last years crop, yielding a total 70.
the season of 2,202 tons; Harper
comes second with 1,945 tons, with .
Woodward close on to its heels with
4 production of 1915 tons.
The small cities of the Oklahoma
bi oomcorn area this season have been
the busiest marts of the world in this
particular line. The streets have been
lined with wagons and every available
irch of storage space has been utiliz.
ed sometimes large quantities having
to remaia on the streets and alleys
until they could be loaded on the cars
for movement to the factories. The
growers Of that product this year will
emerge from their work with larger
bank accounts to their credits than
any other class offarmcrs.
All of which is said to mean that
next year the broomcorn area Of the
state will be doubled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09

J. w. Copeland, OF Dayton Ohio.
purchased bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy for his boy who had
cold, and before the bottle was al.
used the boys cold was gone, Is that
not letter than to pay a five dollar
doctors bill. For sale BY all dealers
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Moreover faint bank account sci.
dom wins a fair lady.
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And No Rock Roads.

DR. W. p. Cutler, state food and
drug commissioner, who is attend
ing the conference, made this state.
ment:
The most serious impedimcnt in
the way of the expansion of rural
life is the craze of the farmers to
own more land. A prosperous farm
er seemingly cannot remain content
od with a reasonable acreage The
men in this and othcr counties Of
Missouri who have sold their farms
Of 100 acres, 1G0 acres and farm
of about that size all have been i'm
bued with the land buying germ.
They have got a good price for
their acreage in Missouri and have
zone to Texas Arkansas, Arizona
and Other states of the southwest
and bought greater tracts
The commission which iEyestiga;
ed general conditions in Adair, Sui
livan and Knox counties, reports
that farms under 100 acres IN size
have been decreasing in the last
twelve years, while individual farms
ranging in acreage from 100 to 1,C0O
acres have been increasing rapidly.
This commission also reported thai
there are only twenty inhabitants
to each square mile in Adair, Sui
livan and Knox. and that there is
not one inch OF macadam OF gravel
road in tie 1,i3G square miles in
these counties
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09

can intelligently and profitably invest
your money. Write today. Reference:
Any bank in Ardmore
ADAMS BROS.
Real Estate.
Ardmore Oklahoma
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Keep your feet dr. by having new
soles put on at Electric Shoe Shop.
opposite postoffice. 2S-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09

It's all right to make hay while the
sun shines. but its lots nicer to make
love while the moon shines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-09

There IS not enough money to make
all people millionaires, so most OF
them have none at all.
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Notice OF Sale Of Personal Prop
ertv Under Tax Warrant.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
rance OF tax warrant issued by the
.ounty treasurer OF Carter county,
State of Oklahoma, on the 4th day OF
October, A. d.. 1911, commanding me
o levy on the goods and cnattels oi
he Adrien Hotel the amount of forty
I've and S5-l00 dollars, the same be
ng the amount OF taxes assess ID
icainst said Adrien Hotel and the
owners thereof for the year 1910, to-
sether with the penalty and costs,
lave levied upon certain goods ami
,hattels situate in and belonging 70
the Adrien Hotel and the owner there
OF. towit:
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DINING room IIOOT Covering, I sue
board, sixty dishes, ) tables and table
covers. 20 knives, 90 forks, 80 spoons,
water bottles. kitchen range and
cook ng vessels, | writing table, S
chairs. ! counter, l show case, one
clock. parlor rug, piano, l Daven-
pert or couch, l floor covering, second
floor. bedsteads, 9 mattresses, 12
sheets Is pillow cases. is PILLOWS, s
GrcsseIs, 6 washstands. six pitchers
and six wash bowls. bedsteads, 8