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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

In addition to receiving one or une
Prizes you will at the same time be
SAVING a nice little sum.
The Ardmore State Bank of Ard
more, Okla, will pay TEN DOLLARS
IN GOLD to the boy or girl between
the ages of 8 and 12 (inclusive) who
has SAVED AND DEPOSITED IN
THIS BANK OUT OF HIS OR HER
OWN UNAIDED EARNINGS and who
has at the close of this contest the
LARGEST CREDIT BALANCE as
shown by the books OF the Bank.
FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD will be
paid to the boy or girl who has the
NEXT LARGEST BALANCE. Like
sums will be paid to the boys or
girls between the ages of 13 and 16
(inclusive) who have the LARGEST
AND NEXT LARGEST BALANCES
TO THEIR CREDIT. THERE WILL
BE TWO DIVISIONS OR DIS
TRICTS-A TOWN AND A COUN.
TRY DISTRICT. All the boys and
girls who live within the corporate
limits of the City of Ardmore will be
included in the TOWN DISTRICT
and all the boys and girls living out
side the corporate limits of Ardmore
but within Carter County will be in
cluded in the COUNTRY DISTRICT.
There will be TWO SETS OF
PRIZES, four prizes for the Town
District" and four prizes for the
Country District" The boys and
girls in town and in the country will
not be rivals both will have their
own separate prizes which will be
awarded under the conditions stated.
Deposits will be received in EVEN
DOLLARS ONLY in this Contest-no
odd cents. THE INITIAL DEPOSIT
MUST BE ONE DOLLAR OR MORE.
When you make your first deposit
state to the Teller you wish to enter
the Contest" state your age and ad-
dress, and you will be given BANK
BOOK marked CONTEST" Bring
the BANK BOOK with you when you
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

frankie Buris, the crack bantam
weight of Jersey City, is expected to
give Abraham Attell. the worlds
champion featherweight, one of the
stiffest battles of his career when
the boys meet at 40 pounds, ring
side, for a ten-round bout at the
National Sporting Club of New York
tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

National swimming championships
of the Amateur Athletic Union will
wind up at st. Louis today and to-
morrow with the pater polo, 500
yards and plunge for distance events.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

The typical hayseed was in town
the other day. Gazing at signboard
in front of one OF the numerous mo
ton picture shows, he looked long
and earnestly. In fact he remained
there gazing intently for some min
utes at the board with its gayly deco
rated literature which depicted the
struggles OF a hero with the william
to win the love of fair one" AT
last the countryman muttered dis
gustedly to himself and started away
AS he passed a crowd near the en-
trance to the show they heard him
growl:
That there sign says 'Movin' pic
lures. | watched it for fifteen min
utes and the blamed thing never did
move. Louisville Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

When President Taft was on his
campaign tour in the west, before he
had been elected president, he stop
ped at the home OF an old friend. It
was a small house. not well built, and
as he walked about in his room the
unsubstantial little building fairly
shook with his tread. When he got
into bed that receptacle, unused to
so much weight, gave way. Precipi-
tating Mr.. Taft to the floor. His
friend hurried to the door. whats
the matter. Bill?" Ooh, I'm all right
I guess" Taft called out to his friend
good naturedly; "but, say, Joe, If you
don't find me in the morning, look in
the ellar."-Kansas City Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

Mel Sheppard, the champion, and
Harry Gissing, who gave him such
a close run in the national champion
ships at New orleans, will meet in
a match half-mile race in New York
tomorrow night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

Montreal's annual exhibition, open
ing tomorrow, will be the last auto.
mobile show of the season, and next
Wednesday the new show committee
of the National Association of Man
ufacturers will meet in New York
to plan for the 1912 show circuit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31

The Sunday school teacher had just
explained to the juvenile class that
the first parents were made from
dust.
Now Edgar" she said to bright
little fellow "can you tell me who
the first man was ?'
Henry Clay" was the prompt an
swer.- er.-Philadelphia Times.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Yo-Nights Opera an Unusual Event

fo-Ntghcs Opera an Unusual Event
The following fine newspaper
criticism gives some idea of the
musical treat in store for those
who attend the performance Of the
opera and the orchestra tonight:
Greenville, Jsn. 25.
Opera In English Enchants Large
Audience.
When the curtain fell on the dou-
bic performance Of the English On.
era Company last night a delightful
audience unanimously acclaimed II
the most unique and the most en-
joyable seen or heard here in many
year.
With fidelity to detail in scenery
and costumes that would do credit
10 Belasco, and a stringed orches-
ira that put the crowd in good hu-
NOR with varied program of popu-
lar music. The success of the even
ing was assured from the start.
The Rose Of Auvenge," a dainty
French operetta which afforded no
little amusement, was used as cur
tain raiser. 1t was enacted princi-
pally by those who had least to do
In the piece de resistance. the
Grand Opera which followed.
Cavallreia Rusticana held the
audience simply spell-bound. The
house was so still at times that one
could hear the proverbial pin drop.
1t was melodramatic with a
vengeance, and it's action, swift and
tragic. was intensified by the mu-
sic.
c. Pol. Plancon, the noted bari
Tone, Hertha Heyman, a colorature
soprano, who portrayed Santuzza,
Ardis Allworth in a character study
OF the old mother, Etienue Smith as
the coquetts, Arthur Pacquet and
Christian Farnsworth individually
scored pronounced hits and collec-
lively proved the greatest cast of
artists ever heard in Greenville.
A rayol welcome and another ca
pacity house awaits the return of
this organization in the spring.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

Tue Herald has not been an ex-
eeption 10 this rule. During the
first ten years Of its existence IL
encountered many storms on the
sea OF Journalism and at times has
been buffeted around like a bark
without sail or rudder. II its his
tory covering that period were
told In detail II would read like fic-
ton. There are many who read
the paper in those days and still
read it who would question many
statements of fact relating to the
inside history of the paper. Many
times while the editorial columns
oreathed happy, cheerful and con-
tented spirit the very atmosphere of
the editors sanction was charged
and sur-charged with those troub-
les common to the early struggles
OF every newspaper venture. At
times failure seemed inevitable
that The Herald must plunge into
that gulf Of oblivion where lie the
bones OF many a former newspaper
venture.
But happily that period has pass
ed. The Herald has weathered the
storms it encountered on the sea
Of Journalism in the early history
OF its career. and the present man
agement believes 1t has found its
place among the people. But as
time moves onward there will be
otner changes in it's management
and the thoughts of other
men will be recorded in its editor
ial columns. probably, through
countless years, but whether it's
influence upon future generations
be for good or bad, it will always
be a monument to the perseverance
and energy Of its initial founders.
To those who stood by 1t 80 mob
ly in the days OF It's infancy and
watched 1t grow into vigorous man
hood We are deeply grateful, and
We are sure that our gratitude is
shared by It's initial founders who
also feel pardonable pride in it's
past successes and a profound in
terest In its future accomplishments.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Dillon In Columbia.

A number of public-spirited, pro-
gresslve and patriotic citizens of
Dillon were in Columbia last week,
accompanied by Col. Knox Living
ston, Of the firm of Livingston &
Gibson, attorneys for the court
house commission, county board of
commissioners and town council,
looking after legislation affecting
the interest of the county and
town. Among these were E. l..
Moore. Mayor Hargrove, E. R. Ha-
mer. w. T. Bethea, and Drs. David
and Wade Stackhouse. A part of
the legislation is mentioned in an
other column. We wish TO say at
this point that Dillon county should
be satisfied with the stand taken
and the work done by the worthy
representatives of the Baby Coun-
ty" in the general assembly. While
neither Senator Manning and Repre-
sentative Bethea consumes valuable
time with useless talk, each is al
ways found in his seat, attending
promptly the meetings of the i'm
portant committees to which they
have been respectively assigned,
and otherwise performing with hon
or to himself and credit to the
county their important duties.
Doubtless no senator or represen-
tative has taken better stand,
whose opinion is more respected, or
exercises in a quiet and unobtru-
Sive way a greater influence than
the members from Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Notice of Registration.

Notice is hereby given that books
Of registration for the town of Lit
Tie Rock, S. c.. will be open at the
Bank of Little Rock in said town,
from Thursday, the 9th day of Feb
rnary, until Monday, the Goth day
O. February. for the purpose OF
registering all qualified electors re-
siding within the limits OF said
town. The publications for voting
ere two years residence in the State
twelve months residence in the
county and ninety days residence in
the town.
Rufus Edwards,
Supervisor of Registration
2-9-2t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

Referring to the bill, now pend
ing in the House. to withhold the
rivileges of the high school ap-
preparation from all towns with a
population of less than 1000, the
State newspaper includes Dillon in
Il list of towns that would be de.
MED the privilege of the appropri-
alton. Evidently 1t has been many
years since the editor of the State
visited Dillon. Dillon passed the
1000 mark before Columbia could
Ne called a city. and now claims a
population of some $500, wide
awake, progressive citizens. If the
editor OF The State will come
over" for a day or two we shall see
that he is provided with a
body-guard to protect him from in
jury while crossing some OF our
main thoroughfares.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

1t is the purpose of the Atlantic
Coast Line, we understand, TO erect
a large modern freight depot at
Dillon. The present depot is too
small to meet the demand for bet
ter facilities for the handling of
freight. We are glad the railroad
people have taken notice of the sit
uation at Dillon, and are delighted
at the prospect of another hand
some and commodious brick struc-
ture for the town. However. the
railroad should not be permitted to
erect the new depot where the
present wooden structure stands.
The freight depot should be locat-
ed in the suburbs OF the town.
where the shifting of trains can
not interfere with traffic on the
main thoroughfares. The town or
dinances prohibit the blocking of a
street for more than minutes,
therefore when trains are unload
ing freight at Dillon they are COM
PEELED to cut loose" at the street
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

crossings. Uncoupling and re-
coupling trains at the street cross
ings is not only a waste of time on
the part Of the railroad employees,
but during the process traffic is
tied up on the streets and there Is
corresponding loss of time on the
part OF the public. Traffic is in
creasing on the railroad as well as
on the streets and the situation
will have to be remedied few
years hence, so why not now?
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Notice of Discharge.

administrators Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that ]. A.
McEachern has filed his final re-
turn in my Office as Administrator
Of the estate of John b. McEach-
ern, deceased, and has made appli-
cation for the discharge of his said
duties, and Friday, March the 10th,
al 10 O'Clock a. m. has been ap-
pointed by the court for the, deter
mination of said notice.
r A. Brunson, Sr.,
2-9-4t Probate Judge
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

Communications are always
glad To publish news letters per-
tanning to matters of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress OF the writer in every case. No
article which is defamatory or Of
fensively personal can find place In
our columns at sny price, and
we are not responsible for opinions
-essed In any communication.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
,Adyertisements-Si.0o 90 per Incl

,Adyertisements-ei.0 90 per Inch
for the first insertion. subsequent
insertions SO cents per inch. Legal
advertisements at the rates allowed
by law. Local reading notices at
10 cents per line for the first inser-
tion, eud 5 cents per line for all
subsequent Insertions. Liberal con-
traces made for three, six and twel.
We months. Write for rates. Obitu
aries. tributes OF respect, resolutions
cards OF thanks and all notices OF
q personal or political character
are charged for as regular adyer-
tising. Contracts for advertising not
subject to cancellation after first
insertion.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Tho Herald's birthday.

rounds out another volume and
passes the 18th milestone on it's
journey through life. During the
l6 years of its existence there have
been many chha&aaSses in The Herald.
II -es founded in February, in the
year Of 1895. when Dillon, strug-
Cling little village, was scarcely
more than dot upon the map of
the State. For several months the
paper. small five-column sheet,
was printed in Florence by John P.
Coffin. then proprietor Fofg The
Florence Times and an important
factor in the Industrial develop
ment OF the Pee Dee country, and
the editing was done by Mr.. S. S.
Rozier. Mr.. Rozier was succeeded
" DR., c. s. Brown and Mr.. Henry
!, galloway, who conducted the
ASsr several months and in
go, - -, succeeded by Messrs.
the clyNz5$Yoward. Mr.. R. S.
but if theS the editor and
moHax was-nager and Mr.. Howard
being at the head of the mechanical
department. Later Mr.. Howard
withdrew from the paper and the
troprietorship passed into the
hands of Mr.. Churchill. who was
succeeded in 1898 by the present
editor. In those days the paper
was printed on an old style Camp
bell press and the patent out
side" was printed in Charlotte.
The advertising patronage was
small. the subscription price was
only 81 per year, there was little
demand for commercial printing
and the income was scarcely large
enough to pay the expenses of the
b However, as Dillon grew
ne patronage increased, the cir
culation OF the paper was extend
cd and to-day the paper is on
sound financial basis and has
place among the leading weeklies
of the State.
In March of last year the old
plant was alm5 totally 'estroyed
oy fire. The material saved from
the fire was set asi<aSHhd new and
modern machinery took the place of
the old equipment. To-day the
type in The Herald office is set by
machinery, the paper is printed on
one of the very latest and fastest
presses on the market and the job
department is equipped with the
very latest machinery and type
The first ten years of The Her
AIDS existence were stormy ones.
Establishing a newspaper is not
ehild's play. To secure and main
cain a firm foothold in it's COM
munity a paper must have some
thing more than financial backing.
II there is no field for 1t, money
cannot make the field. Even in the
most open and inviting fields time
and experience are necessary to
place newspaper upon a sound
financial basis. 1t is a hazardous
undertaking and the average fail
ares are about out of every 10.
II newspaper weathers the storms
cf the first five or ten years It is
6ely to live. 1t has found a place
IN the community anG is filing its
natural sphere. If it does not find
that place it passes out of exist
ence, regardless OF the financial
backing it may have.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09
Camp HarIlec.

is requested to meet in the court
house at Dillon on Wednesday. Feb
ruary ID, 1911. for the purpose of
holding an election for Brigadler
General, to fill out the unexpired
term of Brigadier General ]. w.
Reid, resigned,
A. K. Parham,
Commander.
r. A. Brunson,
Adjt.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

Subscriptions--By the year $I.10
or IS cents q monta for less than
one year. All subscriptions payable
In advance after January 1, 1911.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-09

DILLON, s.. c., FEB. o., 1911.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-04-14
How Sea 6irds Drink

Under the headline, Where Do They
Get Water? writer in the Young
Folks Catholic Weekly says: When
| was cabin boy | often used ~
wonder seeing birds thousands OF
miles out to sea, what they did for
fresh water when they We're thirsty.
One day a squall answered that cues.
ton for me. 1t was a hot and glitter.
Ing day in the tropics, and in the clear
sky overhead a black rain cloud an.
peared all of a sudden. Then out Of
empty space over a hundred sea birds
came darting from every direction.
They got under the rain cloud. and
waited there for about ten minutes.
clrcl1ng round and round, and when
the rain began to fall they drank their
I'LL. In the tropics, where the great
sea birds sail thousands of miles away
from shore, they get their drinking
water in that way. They smell out a
storm a long way off; they travel a
hundred miles maybe to get under It.
and they swallow enough raindrops to
keep them going-New York Trib.
une.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-04-14

: down the ladder with my apparatus
under one arm, consisting of small
put powerful acetylene magic-lanter,
ana megaphone. In the lens of tn,
lantern had fixed a painted slide war
ranted to cast through the one clear
pane OF glass and the lace curtains the
image OF a very spectral-looking Rec
Lady on the wall opposite the sleep
ers bed. That done, l applied the
megaphone to my lips and set up a
most dismal "Whoo- Whoo-Whoo.
Presumably Cousin Lionel" was
asleep. but the noise and the glow
woke him up in short order. l kept
the lantern wobbling, so as to create
tne illusion of a moving spectre, and
the walls sent booming through that
megaphone were weird enough to
scare rogue.
Tell the truth-Whoo!" what
are you doing here-Whoo!" "Who
are you?-Whoo!" Don't tell any
more lies-Whoo!" were some of nv
enorts. and speedily they did the
business. Pretty soon l could hear
the Deggar bouncing around: then he
began to groan and swear. Finally he
yelled to be let out, for in his fright
ne mad lost the key, crying that he'd
make clean breast of it all, only
1or Cords sike, tike him OUT"
Ashley had been stationed in the
nah Tor Just such an emergency, and
when he broke open the door found
MS pseudo cousin In a groveling heap
on the floor. When he came to he
confessed the whole imposture. !
And who was he? you'll ask.
Well. 1t seemed that his real name
was Albert Edgerly, born in Bermond-
sey. tailor by trade, who'd fallen in
with Lionel Ashley when the latter
was keeping sheep up-country in the
australian bush. They'd been no end
OF pals together and there was a Ger.
tam amount Of physical resemblance.
TOT ten years they were chums, and
~ tnat time the heir to the peerage
nao unbosomed himself freely to his
companion concerning himself, his
! and q thousand and one petty
"DETAILS which the cunning Edgerly
carefully treasured. When Lionel
ashley died, the other thought it
would be easy to pass himself of for
tne long-sought heir. A cleverer or
more cultured man might have sue.
ceeded. but the impostor's low breed. {
ing and total lack OF education were
fatally against him.
however, he had the mother on his
sioe, and there Is no telling what an
English Judge and jury would have 9
iecided had the case ever come to :
RAJ. So perhaps 1t was fortunate
NAT l was able to brighten the truth =
'ut OF the bold and daring impostor.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-04-14

pricked up my ears, for l had q su,
den quick-born idea.
so there is family ghost?"
queried, starting to walk on.
That's wot tn bloomin' begear
sy, but l don't take no stock in an
such bally rot"
Then you've never seen the ghost
persisted.
mo, nor any one else" he growled
When we met in the drawing.roon
Just before dinner hastily whispered
TO Viscount Ashley:
What about your family shost2 7,
there one?"
He changed color, laughed uneasily
ana murmured back: They say So
the Red Lady walks in the Yves,
wing, I'm told. but never saw he,
myself. Why"
motioned for silence. for I heard
the rustic of skirts, yet managed to
say before the viscountess entered.
FOLLOW my lead after dinner"
After the wine was on the table and
we three men were alone | led nm "a
inc subject Of the Ped Spectre ad.
dressing this query to the yiscount.
Is II true that Red Lady ALWAYS
shows herself to the rightful heir and
to none other. just previous to his
accession?" ~ MAO
Asnley rose nobly to the bait. e.
es.oelieve there is a story to that
e1ect. But she never showed her.
self to me-" u 1el'
An damned good reason w,r,.
exclaimed Lionel" humping the mol.
lshed mahogany with fist almost 1 ~
Dig as a leg of mutton; ",cauae III.
Old gal knowed yur wos hloo,,,-,
met" "ny' vi
had purposely kept the bottle moor
{, vulgar friends elbow, and saw w., to
II that he had enough drink 10 mob ~
MIN pOt-valiant.
, Perhaps your cousin thinks he'd
nave " better luck?" l insinuated.
An 'oo's got a better right >. -.
I. ne shouted. "Ain't / tn. ron,
1nlng! Trot out yer bloomtn' Rad
lazy ey, an I'll show 'er tn time o, dava
That means you'd have to snend mo-
night alone in the West Wing c'ar'
srly cut IN the viscount. "You douY
ne en 70 say you're game to try ~"
Gime!" exploded the pretendo,
Nime yer time an I'll bet yar =
u underd t one in sufferin's IT, = -:
ia a1 gai does a skirt dance fer mer"
we both laughed incredulous,v .on
n n, MIN that he didn't mean T. s sns
vi that with the result that w. s sas
nm pinned down to the boast th n n ~
YOU'D sleep in the haunted wa a
wing next night. Ashley ern,o,nas
nat the room could not be made
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-04-14
forestaIIed

District Attorney ]. F. Clarke of
New York was talking about the re-
cent kidnapping cases.
"kidnapers," he said, ARE apt to
disappear now. They have become
too unpopular. Why, kidnaper is as
unpopular as widower.
Widows, now, are very attractive.
but about a widower there is ALWAYS
something uncanny, something almost
clammy-I mean, Of course, from the
matrimonial point of view.
Il know widower who Is thinking
OF marrying again. He thought he'd
breach the matter delicately the other
said: *ss9,r4 81 os,,' - ~
".Al'. my dear. how / did love your
mother!'
But the little girl gave him a sus.
picious look and snapped:
Say do" not did," papa"