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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07

It IN seldom advisable to plant young
fruit trees among those that are ma
ture or to set an entirely new orchard
where an old one has stood. II Ii
more than likely that the soil of such
old site will be pretty thoroughly ex'
hausted along the line Of the elements
which the young trees will need In
growth and fruit production. On thas
account u new site should be chosen
whenever possible.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07

A great point in favor Of the Rural
New Yorker as potato for late held
use IL the remarkable trait II seems to
possess of developing IL crop In late
summer and early fall following pc
RODS OF drought calculated to discour-
nge every growing thing. In num-
Der Of instances that have come under
the writer's. pttepihn practically the
entire growth Of tuhers of this variety
was made after the middle of August.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07
the FOOL WITH THE GUN.

Many affarnler gets the reputation of
being stingy and unaccOnmadating for
posting ''SAIIunting' signs on his place
which, the truth Of tire mntter Ia quite
likely that lee has been compelled to
do this 20 Israteet his animals In pas,
lures and feed lots. II there Is any
fool thai needs tying up In his own
back yard II ~ thu chap In city or
country who shoulders a gun. takes
hike to the ,neslrrstF wMd lot and who
seems iHtstlabtt of DISTINGUISHING II
cottoiiiaii fru,u n l..t0 lnuiid cow or
Il gray Squirrel from II naliny g'nt. Al
any rate. these larger luadrupeds are
killed frequently by these hunters. and
Il matters little whether II IL due to
ignorance. carelessness or intent 10 far
as the loss which the owner has to
stand h concerned If men and boys
will moi exercise good horsr sense
when out ON su, h hunting jaunts the
only other thing to do IN to warn them
oG--and II they persist In trespassing
to prosecute them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07
A CONVINCING FEEDING TEST.


The Uklnh oma experiment station
completed IL hog feeding test not long
pgo that should have II practical value
for hog rais-rs Three I,ens Of five
pigs each We're arranged. The tirst
pen was fed cornmeal only. the second
eornIneal and tankage IN the proper
ton of seven to one. while the third
pen wis fed cornmeal and tankage ut
the ratio Of eleven to one In each
euse the pigs We're fed al they would
eat. IN the feeding period. which last.
I'd forty five days. 1t was found that
pen No. l. consumed 1856 pounds OF
meal. ti30. pounds Of cornmeal being re-
quired to- make 100 pounds OF pork.
Lot No. 2 consumed l.S'1 pounds OF
cornmeul aud 2ti5 pounds Of tankage,
or totul Of 2I2l pounds, of feed In
this ease 1t took but 3ti7 pounds of
feed to produce 100 pounds or pork.
With lot No.,i3 the total amount OF
feed consumed WAS 2.O26 pounds. q
tribe less than In lot No =. but the
pigs made II slightly larger average
gain. only IA pounds OF feed beins
needed to produce 100 pounds Of pork.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07

II Is quite Important that the pupiIs
in town and country schools should DC
riven instn, tion by fon,ptrrnt feaen'
ers n ~ even more Important during
the time spent IN the schoolr"om the!
should have enough fresh air Y" prop
erly oxidize- their b'md tt isNup9ht
business trying to "Iead out" the mind
when the air u child breathes IL laden
with carhonic acid gus.
Latest estinintes put the potato crop
of rhp wiR,ip ,suntry at about " per
cent less than that OF last season.
which was :,4U.tbOD.UM bushels. When
the drought was at Its worst IN MID
summer the outlook for the crop was
dis,uuraging. bnt the n,ins that came
after the LIST Of August caused ne'es
that gave no prospect Of crop to pro-
dure yields OF from l5O to 800 bushels
Der acre.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07


A rather interesting discussion has
been starfesl In some Of the dairy Ist-
pers OF the :eoiintry on the relative In
finence, of the dam and sire upon the
butter fat production ~ their female
offspring One writer contends thaf~a
COW from low test dam fnllows al.
most invariably the ow per cent ten
dency Of her dam. IT there Ia anything
In this claim II puts In rather ridicu-
ious light the claims that have been
made In the past ns to the merit OF
dairy sires In improving the butter Gu
pacity Of their offspring.
Some idea of the age Of the old
world In which we live may be gath.
cred from the fact. now pretty gen.
orally accepted ny those having any
{ knowledge of geology. that IN the I've
ginning the surface Of the es,rth was
solid rock What we nav call soft is
continuation OF this deeOmposcd
:ok plus tine des,ayed vegetable mat
ter pradn,ed during thousands and
thousands 1T YEARS In this interest
IN. proeess OF s,il formation glaciers.
frost. RUIN. sunshine and even the
wind hive had an important part.
For those who hayeN had no axle
tnce with bees 1t IN a good idea-.as
'ith number Of other enterprises
10 take the work up OH modest scale.
Cnder these conditions experience IL
got ut a minimum cost.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10
HoW's This?

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10

| them. They were covered with
heavy curtains of some thick tex
ture, and inside these were thin
/ draperies of costly lace. | moved
my hands over this filmy stuff,
idly and thinking of other things
noted the design-a Knot of vio-
lets and a conventiola wreath of
some stiff blossoms which / did not
recognize. The curtains were ex-
pensive, even I knew that, and
/ matched the other furnishings OF
the room badly enough l remem-
ber thinking this in an nbsent
sort of fashion when / went from
the fourth window to the third, the
third to the second, the second
the first, and then a myriad of
! lights danced before my eyes, and
| wondered is the mystery of the
whole thing was beginning to be
too much for me, too, and If
was losing my mind For this last
curtain which | had thought iden-
tical with the others was vastly diff
ferent. From the costly web, frail
and fine as delicate hands could
weave. it, over and over repeated
in orderly sequence was the same
design. A huge spider In a horrible
crouching position, with a grayish
web for a background and sur.
rounded with the conventional gar
land of blossoms which / did not
recognize.
| went back TO the center OF the
room, turned the gas a little higher
and looked again. The spiders had
disappeared There was only, in all
the curtains alike, a knot of vio-
lets, and around them a convention
al design of twisted blossoms. |
moved nearer the curtains; it was
the same; nearer still, it was the
same. 1t was not until | laid my
hand again upon the costly fabric
that | could detect the difference.
| threw myself in a low chair in
the center of the room and thought
things over What reason could
there be for such a remarkable
thing? Had Areana himself de-
tecteG the difference? Would he be
able to explain it? l was beginning
vaguely to distrust him without be-
ing able to give reason for do
ing So
Down stairs the whole house was
astir. l heard footsteps passing back
and forth, and more than once the
low murmur of voices. / heard the
library door open and close softly,
and then the ringing of the tele-
phone bell. | remembered then that
Areana had a private wire connect
ing with the central office at Ridge
Iy. He had told me so himself ear
ier in the evening
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10

EDITORS NOTE-NIiss Tompkins,
in The Web OF the Spider" has
succeeded in writing a story that
for mysterious and mystiEying sit.
uations and for stirring scenes
has not been equaled by any story
writer in many years. Every chap
ter contains a startling incident
There is a detective in it, and in
a minor way it is a detective sto.
ry; but he is just a plain. level.
headed Lecocq. who knows that
the successful outcome of mis- Ia.
bors depends upon hard work, per
sonal bravery and ingenuity. Sit.
ting in a closed room with a
friend and watching the cigar
smoke curl up to the ceiling is not
sufficient for him. \ love story
threads its way through the mar
rative and adds a touch of senti-
ment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10

tilted mirror and there were one
or two chairs-mostly heavy abom-
| nations that smacked of the junk
shop and looked strangely out of
place when contrasted with the ele-
giant furnishings of the rooms down
stairs.
Had Alys Areana limited at sui
eide? | remember the severe mental
strain under which she had been
laboring during her brothers mo-
mentary absence flom the dining
room-the despair that had thrilled
me in her last words-and the
memory terrified me.
walked to the window and lean
| ed over the sill Lights were flick
ering far below me, and | heard
the sound of voices.
You have not found herr" | call
ed out.
No, sir; we have not found her"
1t was still the old woman who
answered and | thought the words
sounded as if she were sobbing.
| leaned little flrther over
the window ledge. 'Do you see any
trace of footprints?" | asked.
"No, sir. There is no sign, and
Bobbett here, Miss Areana's little
dog, who has been trained TO fol
low his mistress, keeps crying and
whimpering to get back into the
house again. If there is any trail
here he has not been able to find
it. Maybe on account of the rain,
SIR"
1T may be- | said, walking away
from the window, again hearing to
the last Bobbetts melancholy sniff
fling and the soft falling of the
rain on the sodden .eaves so far
below me.
There must be a trap-door, a hid
den closet-something. | felt sure
that the open window was meant
for blind. l felt equally sure
that Alys Areana was not dead
There was some devilish influence
at work, something a little deeper,
little blacker "a little more dam
nable than | had ever had to deal
with before. OF another thing
felt sure, beyond the shadow Of
a doubt, and that was that Alys
Areana, a free woman, and OF her
own accord would never have left
her brothers roof with the mystery !
of her lovers disappearance un-
solved
Inch by inch / went over the |
walls as high as | could reach. find
ing nowhere the slightest indication
Of a secret alcove. Bit by bit, on
my hands and knees, | moved over
the dark carpet, and nothing but
disappointment met my efforts.
| left the windovs for the last.
AS | have said, there were four OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10
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Lee Cruce Reception.

At the Masonic Hall on Saturday
evening the fellow townsmen throng-
ed to meet Governor Lee Cruce
and extend to him their heartiest
congratulations on the eve of his
departure for Oklahoma City where
he was yesterday inaugurated the
governor of the state of Oklahoma
The hospitality was extended by
the Kentucky club of which Gov
ernor Cruce is president and has
ever been a most enthusiastic mem.
Der.
The decoration committee had
worked wonders in bedecking the
hall and had expressed their pa
triotic sentiment in a myriad of
flags for adonment
The large arched windows were
comletely wreathed in cedars and
hung with holly, making a most
agreeable background for the re-
ceiving line.
Most notable among the decora-
tiOns in the main hail We're the
pictures of the famous sons of
Kentucky, draped in bunting, with
Governor Lee Cruces picture in
the center.
Chairs were placed on either side
of the room for the accommoda-
tion of those guests who cared to
linger and enjoy the music and con-
versation of their fellow guests.
The Lowenstein orchestra furnish
ed the music of the evening.
During the receiving hours the
hall was thronged with visitors for.
it does an injustice to no other
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10
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At Broadway Methodist Church.

At Broadway Methodist Church.
The Union Missionary meeting on
Thursday will be at the Broadway
Methodist church. instead of the
Broadway Baptist as was erroneous
ly stated in yesterdays society col
umns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10

room, but | hardly thought so.
There was no chatting on the sill,
and staring out into the darkness
caught no sign of a swaying
cord
"You know the place well, of
course?' | said to Areana rs it
likely do you think, that there can
be a hidden door in the wall any
where-a secret closet-any place
whore alb ody might be hidden"
He shook his head. The place
had an evil name when / bought
it five years ago. he said uncer-
tainly. That and its loneliness-its
isolation constituted it's chief
charm to me-"
was tapping the walls mechan-
ically, without any result, as he
spoke.
Had an evil reputation" I que
ried. staring out into the darkness
again. What do you mean?'
why, the last owner-an old
bachelor with plenty of money
disappeared one night and was
never heard of again"
Disappeared from this room"
yes, am sure that it was from
this ROOM
looked at him sternly. Did
May know the devit saies about the
room when you put him here to
sleep?' | asked at last.
81 suppose that ne cd. There
was no secret made about the mat
ter, and May had been a member
of the household for long time"
You had better go down to the
library again, Mr.. Areana," I said,
as | looked again at his haggard.
drawn face. "You cannot help me
here. and Won NAV hinder me-"
rs she dead-do you think"
His words irritated me vaguely
Il see no reason for thinking so,
said coolly, and was glad that
he did not know me well enough
to read the lie in my voice 81
think it is exceedingly likely that
your sister, greatly distressed by
the disappearance of her lover, and
irritated, probably, by your delay
in investigating the matter, has left
the house"
And joined MEay?"
| thought of the anguish which
| had seen in the beautiful face
which | had seen only two hours
before.
do not think 80" l said, q
feel quite sure that Miss Areana
takes the gloomiest possible view
Of her lovers disappearance.
He looked at me a little curious
ly.
IF you will go down stairs
think that it will be quite as we'll"
said pointedly. lie half hesitated,
and then turned and left the room,
and / bolted the door behind him.
Only when | had done so did | draw
a long breath of relief. The mystery
was mine to solve now, if indeed It
We're possible to be .sCgyed by
mortal man.
I looked about me carefully. The
carpet upon the floor was very
Lark. II there We're stains upon it
sinister stains-they were not
even in the full glow
1f light from the chandelier. The
urniture was heavy and cumbrous
The bed WAS oldfesh.oned and
here were heavy wooden curtains
led back by a cord with moth-eaten
assets. There was an old mahog-
my bureau in one corner, with a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10
CHAPTER EIGHT.
The Face in the locket.


Richard Areana touched my arm.
You had better let me go first" "
he said The tremble in his voice
set my own shaken nerves TO
quivering.
Why | turned on him sharp
ly. He muttered something unin-
telligible, but he dropped his hand
neryelessly, and | turned and threw
the door wide open.
The apartment, as have said
was large one, and there was
only a single light burning. The gas
had not been lighted A half-burned
candle guttered away in a pool of
melted wax. In my first glance at
the inside of the room | fancied-
ones nerves play one strange tricks
sometimes-that huge, horrible
shape was huddled in a remote cor
ner of the room. | rubbed my eyes
little sharply and looked back
at Areana for the moral support
which the presence of another
would give me. When | turned
again, the Shape-if shape there
We're aside from my own vain i'm.
aginings-was gone.
One of the windows, although fast
closed now, had been lately opened,
fn,, Ipift nc ~
from the piant oak tree which
overshadowed it was lying upon
the floor. A strange, heavy op-
pressive odor filled the room-an
odor that | felt sure | had de
tected before. SO strong was it
inside when the door was thrown
open that l turned sick and faint
open the windws,' l cried to
Areana, little thickly. Some
devil has been at work here"
lie passed me without speaking
and opened the window. 1t was a
stormy night, with the wind from
the west, and the odor soon be-
came fainter | noticed one thing
that, without mentioning it to Area
ma, / hid away in my brain for fu-
ture reference. Instead of opening
the nearest window, the one that
had been so recently opened, he
crossed quite to the other side of
the room, taking the one that was
most remote from the doorway
could not help but think this rather
a peculiar thing to do under the
circumstances
However, | at once turned my
attention to the room itself. A sec
ond glance convinced me that
had judged correctly. Alys Areana
had most certainly been in this !
room since she parted with me in
the dining room. On the floor was
a tiny bedroom slipper, and near
the window, the one which had so
Lately been open was knot of rib. |
bon which | mad seen among the
folds of her soft brown hair not |
two hours before.
| walked across the room and
looked out of the window, but the
d; was dark, and a gust of WING
the sodden leaves about
my face. | could see nothing.
How far is it to the ground"
asked the man beside me sharply
Thirty feet. The house is on a
hillside, you know"
| examined the window sill care
uly again. There was no mark
lpon the wood. OF course rope
night have been fastened to some
'rticle of furniture within the
Hicks Can,rd;oo
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Hicks Capudine
cures headaches-All kinds-Gripp
Colds, Aches From halarious
Conditions, Etc.

Sapudine cures Headaches, whethe,
from heat, cold, brain-fag, over-exertior
- stomach troubles. Il cures sick head.
mes and nervous headaches also.
Capudine is also the ouickest and
oes' remedy for attacks of Cold or Gripp
II relieve, the aching and feyerishness
md restorcs normal conditions.
Capudine is liquii-easy and pleasant
tlse-acts immediately. lee, 25c.
nc SOC. 1t drug storss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-10

citizen, TO state that Governor
Cruce is the most popular man
in Oklahoma, so far as the Ard
more public is concerned and the
privilege of bidding him goodbye
and Godspeed on the eve of his
Inauguration was one gratefully &C.
cepted
A reception committee in auto
mobiles called for Governor Cruce
and his family and formed an escort
to the hall, where the guests were
already assembled. Messrs Harley
Harreld, r. f. Turner and J. T,
Coleman served on this committee.
Mr.. Hlrreld, Mr.. IRVINE and Miss
Lavne Woods extended the vel
come salutation and Supt. Chds. Ev-
ans in reduced the receiving line.
Mr. j. T. Coleman, Hon. Lee
Cruce Miss Lorena Cruce, Miss
Adah Bennett, Capt. and Mrs. T.
b. Johnson, Judge and Mrs. Win
frey, Or, Bogie, Mrs. Kinkaid, Mr..
and Mrs. p. II. Woods, Mr. and
Mrs Harreld of ,Kentucky Mrs.
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Grigsby.
stood in line.
Mrs. j. r. Coleman invited to
the punch room.
very pretty idea Of the dec
Grafton committee vas the noun
tain scene where cedar boughs were
hung with lanterns and where the
-Kentuckians and others verSed in
Kentucky lore might have suspect
ed the presence OF a distillery were
it not for the barrel Of sweet ci-
der and tin cups from which the
callers were served, proclaming the
fact that the mountain distilleries
were only sweet cider mills in eX-
pressing the sentiment Of our second
Governor.
Some very pretty mountain girls
and husky momtaineers served the
cedar and ginger cakes-Misses Gail !
Cruce, Thurlow Ward, Mrs Tom
Champion; Messrs Kelly Brown and
Shelton Kinkaid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Poland gave
the invitation to the dining room,
which was viewed from the main |
hall through an archway of bunt- |
ing, with Governor Lee Cruces pic
ture in the center.
The dining room carried out the .
decorative effect of the main hall
in oedars and holly.
The table was decorated in palms |
and ferns and lighted with slvel
candleabra and red, white and blue
candles.
Misses Roma Moore, Eliza Cruce,
Mary Cruce, Grace Johnson. Katie \
Johnson, Martina Spreckelmeycr,
Virginia Bennett. Maria Crittenden
and Helen Ward served the guests
On leaving the dining room Mrs.
Boone and Majie Cruce pinned the
on the guests-a jug turn
ed upside down. expressing the pro-
hibition sentiment of our governor.
The Lowenstein Orchestra for the
first time on this evening played
the inaugural march, which was OF
their own composition and dedi-
Gated to Governor Lee Cruce.
Miss Boone in a very charming
manner read "In Ole Kentucky"
during the evening.
The house party for the enter
tanment of the guests throughout
the evening was: A. L. Cruce and
family, A. c. Cruce and family, l..
W. Cruce and family, w. l. Cruce
and family, J. w. Cruce and family.
Everett Cruce and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter Staples, Mr.. and Mrs.
NcElroy, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. John.
son, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harred, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Adams, Mrs. Chas. Evans.