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mer than to him. and felt profoundly
grateful that the captain was not In
command. Had he been ] should
doubtless have been hung without the
slightest formality OF trial, but Nor
timer would at least hear my version
first; indeed, ! could hardly believe
he would issue so stringent orders
without listening also to his daugh-
ter's story. was an officer Of rank:
the consequences might prove rather
serious were 10 be executed sum
marlly, and without proper trial
had scarcely reasoned this out,
however, when a corporal threw open
the door. ordering my guard to con-
duct me into the colonel's presence.
was taken TO the parlor. where the
furniture had been somewhat rear
ranged, and found myself confronting
Mortimer, the officer | had heard ad'
dressed as Seldom, and Grant The
latter was speaking yehemently:
II tell you, colonel, this has got to
be done; he Is spy, and here for
some Infamous purpose"
well. I've sent for the fellow,
Grant; what more do you want? I'll
give him FIVE minutes in which to ex-
plain, and that Is all. Seldom. have
the men go on ahead along the trail"
Yes, sir, they are of already"
Very well. Have our horses out
side; we can catch up within mile
or two" He wheeled sharply about.
and looked at NE sternly. "Well. sir.
! have very little time to waste on
you at present but | advise truthful!
answers. What is your name?"
Allen Lawrence"
You claim to be In the Continental
serVice-what rank?'
Major in the Maryland Line. Max
wells Brigade"
Dressed hurriedIy probably, and
forgot your uniform"
Il have lately been serving with the
Jersey militia, sir. as Captain Grant
can testify" answered civilly.
And Captain Grant is only too
broke in that officer impa
tiently. IF you will listen to me,
colonel, III tell you what know in
two minutes or less. II will settle this |
fellows status"
Mortimer glanced from my face to
that Of the speaker, evidently attract
I'd by the WndictiYcness Of the voice.
"All right, Grant, go on" he said
shortly, only ! shall pass Judgment
as soldier and not because OF any
personal quarrel What is 1t you
Snow?"
That this man came into Philadel-
Dhia three days ago dressed as an Of
icer OF British infantry. He claimed
o be Lieutenant FoTtesque of the
Foot, with dispatches
rom New York Howe vouched for
lim, and furnished him with pass
md orderly. He put In the whole day
the positions Of our troops
md In the evening was a guest at the
dischian2a--Andre gave him card,
heard-and danced there with your
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

On a stock farm near syracuse ~
Y. a calf and colt were born on the
same day, So soon as It was OLD
enough to run about the calf resoiute.
" repudiated its Jersey mother and
insisted on being fed by the mare.
Regularly every morning the calf
would watch its chance for breakfast
when the colt was kicking up its
heels at the other end Of the pasture,
and would hurry to the good-natured
mare who seemed TO develop real
affection for her foster baby and was
quite willing to mother i. To this,
however. her own offspring strenuous.
~ objected SO soon as II observed
the calf enjoying the nouris ameht
which il considered its own exclusive
right, the colt would charge on the IN
terloper and grabbing It firmly BY the
hack of the neck. would yank Il away
from the maternal fount and take us
place.
So. far from forgetting It's youthful
enmity for the calf, the colt mas growh
up hating everything bovine Ine
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CTO BE CONTINUEDJ


100000 rats have been sacrificed
for the sake of the preventive meas
ure against the spread of plague
brought forth by the Metropolitan Po-
lice board Of the city Of Toxic. This
enormous number of the rodents have
been purchased by the authorities
from the residents and killed since the
first Ease OF the pestilence was dlscov-
cred In the capital in December, 1902.
Recently religious ervice was per,
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Never Forgot Its Enmity

farmer has had to erect high fence
dividing the pasture. and to keep cows
and horses separated, The colt other
wise tractable in every way, goes
wild with rage at sight of COW, and
attacks her with hoofs and teeth, For
this reason 1t is impossible to drive
him in the country, and his owner is
even obliged to stable him in build.
ing remote from sight and sound OF
the coward.
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name o' heaven uocs lhlS mean z ne
was supposed to be with ClnlTe!'
70 'h''e must DC some mistake,
N"''n'I N'"F,im'T' insisted the olhef
"'"''' h,"'e'y' i"FhapS we can ke'
,"r 'I"'n Out oi 'n'S oumpR'h' Il we
take INC ioSh 10 MIN.
J., I''"' '.'0' ~ d ''""' "nu "' '% - :.
ru.,.hna,,, NoU' 2o Vi "'l'oI' Am. "''
a,,1 @ ',,'",' ,,'',',I 'o,o'',' was L'' '"'''e'
NO. ,.,,,,a,,, ",' IL ,'''o ''','' ~"
~. ,,.',, ','"o,' .no0h'' u NY o"" u""Fe'
,ia. 49,, -. "'ip """'N oP'" L''
mI,.. wv ''',''''' "V"','
o,,n,,,i a...,I' 80" 'y,e, "VH o"' '' ou' ~ '"'
,a,, ho,a ,,,5 o..t "'l' NV =, ,',I'l I'',
y.n,' w ',r', .1,,,. Y'' ''p'"" oP' VI W. i '"'"
~, '', ,,
"','' N"'o"'l ''"f'line'' haIo'
,""N''F "'I'' A''o'Eul IN inc eyes. MOI
"''"u"r u 'ou' 'n'cn'S' out because
WIS" " serve you no" | kno" VINO
~" a. ~ anu } "''' yen you III ht'o"
''"o", '''S "n"'' aI'a'F,
was wa" MY daughter Hore' ne
'n,.! 'UP'".
,"S' s',
wy """. ana ETC
MOI 10 my Rho"ledge~'hore was
man 'al''a feter' ms teIlo", ana
o'ach save or TWO Ihey were all !
saw
'but why should Claire have been
hero' ne asked as though da2ed, "un-
less she came to meet her brother?
supposed hcr saie IN the city,
40 not pretend to understand the
cause OF her presence, but II you
,'S'en 10 my story perhaps you may
Nho" "ha' 70 90 paused an instant
10 get grip Oh my thoughts need
not tei' AL CONFESS my identity or
meh,ioh my personal relations with
Iie uauEH'er' am soidler' Nolonei
mortimer IN MaNwelFs brigade OF
" ashihston army What Drought me
mere mas ho'hlhg 10 40 WIN the pres
ehl STORY ) was IN Inc hEht over yon-
ueF near mount Laurel mght before
age traih--
"hat! Durst IN the draEoon ON
t'r was De'"'ah neleat''' theh!
hadn't Grant Joined hin|
Yes 10 ooIh questions, sir Della
van was Killed ana Grant surrendered.
He ana MS men were paroled, and
started for Philadelphia last evening
from here
Prom here" Incredulously. THAT
must be lie, colonel, for Mount Lau-
ret is between mere ana the city,
Nevertheless, II is no lle," ! re
tortcd promptly, looking the young
fool in the eyes. J was hiding here
for reasons OF my own when they
came trampIng in along that road
about the middle OF the forenoon yes.
jerday. There was near a hundred
HessIans and Rangers, with two Ger
man officers, and Grant heard them
tell Mistress Mortimer this was the
nearest place where they were sure
Of finding provisions, and that hey in.
tended to remain until night don't
know what happened after that, ex.
Cept that the officers went inside, and
the men marched around to the back
to eat their breakfast"
What became Of you"
"Oh, had other business, and never
got back along here until Just at day.
light this morning. Then found
things this way"
'fon don't Know what Urcurred,
them
mo more than you do. But I've got
my opinion. It's thIs--Grant ard his
fellows must have left as soon as It
was dark, taking the west road, which
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

daughter. doubted the man from
him he was suspected, or else he had
our first meeting, and later picked up
certain rumors which convinced me
he was a spy. Some words passed be-
tween us on the dancing floor, and as
consequence asked the man to
meet me below. Some one either told
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11
Injured to the Cold.

Injured to the Cold.
Il have begun preliminary prac-
tice."
What do you mean?"
Il go out every day and sit for a few
minutes on the bleachers. | want to
harden myself for those opening
games"
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Your dyspeptic friend declares ne
Is a teetotaler." "
THAT may be, but | know for fac
that he regularly dimes and whihes.N
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

One advantage in keeping feed al.
ways before poultry is that they do
not have to hurry to get their meals.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Fruit growing and poultry raising
go we'll together. Anyone following
either will do well to consider the
other.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

A pasture arranged to include few
shade trees is 25 per cent better.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

The Development of the young
horse requires the exercise OF the
best Judgment in handling him.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Got a harness punch? II costs only
a quarter and with a package of
copper rivets breaks can be mended
In 1iffy.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

The work of lice is often mistaken
for disease. When fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

If the potatoes are beginning to
Eprout in the ground. dig them at
once.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

OH meal is greatly relished by
lambs, and helps greatly In obtaining
a 5ne finish for the market.
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formed by the officials of the police
Office for the purpose of consoling the
spirits of th ese dead creatures. These
tender hearted gentlemen remembered
that the current year is neno-tcshi.
or "the year of the rat" and that these
creatures therefore deserve some def.
erence
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Exposure to dampness makes the
wool harsh and brittle and the fiber
weak
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11
The cry is for hogs.

The cry is for hogs
Use only pure-bred sires
Tuin the sheep in the orchard.
Scrub cows appear In every herd.
Excessive sweating In a horse indi-
Gates weakness.
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The pigs will eat up slick and clean
the corn and stalks Of that field which
is soft and not fit to crib.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

II you want a lasting cement use
melted alum. 1t hardens at once and
water does not affect it,
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

The silo today furnishes the most
economical. the safest and the best
means of storing the corn crop for
feeding purpose.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Get a die and stamp your initials
on the cream or milk cans Paint will
rub off In time.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Wheat bran is an excellent feed
for dairy cows and calves. but at $50
per ton or more, 1t is a little rich
for most feeders.
The commonwealth., 1912-10-11

Repair the poultry houses now IL
eggs are desired in winter. The frat
cold weather should find all in good
condition. New fowls should be pur.
chased, New blood is necessary for
the tiocks no matter what the breed
is, and their purchase should not be
delayed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
SENATOR CHARGES THATlT WAS
LARGELY NEWSPAPER MIS-.
REPRESENTATION.
SPEAKS IN OWN BEHALF
Lormer Declares That to Follow
Views of Minority of investigating
Committee Would Be "Mockery on
Justice"

Washington, d. c., July H.
Speaking in his own defense today
in the senate investigation, Senator
Lorimer said:
"If the senate decides to follow
the views of the minority, it will be
a travesty on civilized Jurisprudence,
a mockery on justice. will be
declaration that the senate has de-
cided to follow the red flag, that it
has adopted the doctrine of recall
as advocated by its arch champions"
Lormer bitterly assailed the Chi
cago Tribune and Chicago Daily
News. He referred to the erroneous
Statements of news agencies and 20
the control Of news" by Victir
Lawson, M. E. Stone and Frank b.
Noyes. 1t was largely to newspaper
Misrepresentation" he blames the
charges against him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
Need Clark for Speakership.

Lawton, Okla, July 10.-"No man
worked harder than | did for the
nomination of Champ Clark for presi-
dent of the United States and know
no man would have loved better
to see him in the presidential chair
but after all, 1t may be better that
the Baltimore convention turned out
as it did, for we need old Champ
Clark with his wide leadership tc
continue as speaker of the house and
with a democrat president the execu'
tive mansion will keep the demo
cratic forces in congress united for
a thoroughgoing administration in
the interests of the people,
That was the declaration of Con-
vressman Scott Ferris in his speech
at the Young Mems Democratic league
ratification meeting and jubilee,
which was held last night.
with Woodrow Wilson as presi-
dent and Champ Clark speaker of d
majority house, we will be able to
give an administration that the peo-
pie will approve" he continued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
EXCESSIVE HEAT
CONTINUES FATAL
TEMPORARY RELIEF WHEN THE
WIND COMES OFF THE LAKE
WORkMEN QUIT MILL WORK..

Chicago, Ill.,, July 10.-Temporary
relief from the heat wave which has
killed forty people in seven days i'll
this city, came today when shift
in the wind brought breezes from the
lake. Four more deaths were record
ed today and there were fifteen pros
trations, despite the cooler weather.
Nine cases of being bitten by mad
dogs reached the police.
Three deaths were reported tonight
from Boston, with numerous pros
trations.
Two were killed by the heat at Syr-
acuse.
One of the little tragedies of the
heat scourge here was the death of
Jennie Kolacheski, four years of age.
In order that the baby might get
fresh air her mother had placed hel
on a fire escape three stories up Oh
a d.ngy, crowded tenement. The child
tossed about in her sleep and fell
over the railing, beng instantly kill
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11

Pittsburg, Pa, July l0.-Iieat and
| storm took five lives here today and
prostrated many. During the after
noon a severe electrical storm crept
through Western Pennsylvania and
the temperature slipped from so to 67
degrees in less than half hour.
DR.. A. H. Haskins, aged 26, while
driving from his home in Ellsworth to
West View, was struck by Lightning
ami killed.
W. ]. Reesem, aged 35, while at
work on the roof of new house in
| Birmingham avenue, was struck and
killed by lightning.
William M. McCloskey, aged so, 23S
South Lincoln avenue, dropped dead
after drinking glass Of ice water.
Charles e. Marker. aged 10. died at
his l,,me 1902 Robinson Road, of heat
prostration.
Christopher Higgins, aged 80, of
Braddock, died while walking to work.
Workmen in the steel mills al
Homestead are suffering severely from
heat. During the last week they have
been working on two-hour shifts, with
a two-hour lay off between, but many
of them collapsed and in one branch
of the Edgar Thomason mill today
275 men quit and will return when the
weather moderates.
Oil Men Protest.
Tulsa, Okla, July 10-Mid CONT
nent field oil men in mass meeting
here adopted resolutions protesting to
the interior department at Washing.
ton against the one sixth royalty that
is provided in the new regulations
governing the leasing of Usage Indian
lands The oil men ask that they be
required to pay a'royalty of only one
eighth of the production of the wells
on leased property. They contend
that all commercial leases in the Mid
Continent field carry only one
eighth royalty clauses and that other
states including Kansas, Texas, Louis
lana and Wyoming, make the royalty
less than one-sixth. A public hear
ing on the proposition is asked by the
signers of the petition.
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Dance at Chickasaw Lake Club
Friday night. The public is inviteh.
The Silo Industry.

The Oklahoma Portland Cement
Co., has let the contract to A. j,
Mossman for a concrete silo at the
quarry at Lawrence. 1t will be
twelve feet in diameter and thirty
feet in height and will hold enough
green fodder and corn to feed twen-
ty mules six months. Corn for sllOs
is cut just after the milk hardens.
The stalk and ear are cut up so
that they will pack well and dumped
into the silo where it stays fresh
for use. Such feed will not cos;
over $2.75 per ton.
This silo will cost $500. 1t will be
the first erected in this county, and
will be an object lesson which the
farmers will be quick to take advan-
tage of-Ada News.
Carter county will rejoice that Pom
totoc county has begun the good
work of building silos. The dry years
have demonstrated the necessity
plenty OF feed stuff and the silo
solves the problem of keeping green
nutritious food for stock the yea
round.
1t will be but short time unit
every man who owns a farm will
also own a siGo. They can be made
of home material and the sic
industry ought to be a big one in
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
GOVERNOR CRUCE
READY FOR THEM
PETITIONERS TO EQUALIZATION
BOARD BECOME INTERESTED IN
THEMSELVES.

Governor CruCe sprung a surprise
upon the owners of land in northwest
ern Oklahoma who appeared before
the state board Of equalization Tues
day morning to protest against the
valuations which had been placed up
on their lands by the county assessors.
S the land owners arose to protest,
7ing that the valuations were too
the governor produced from his
pSket a statement showing that the
assessors figures might have been
based upon a report filed with the
school land commissioners with the
application fer a loan from that de-
partment. In several specific in
stances, it was shown that where a
farmer had placed the valve Of his
land at $4,000 when the assessor call
ed, its value was given at $4,000 in
the application for a loan. A farmer
in Dewey county gave in the value
OF his farm at Sl,400, but in the ap-
plication for a loan he had given il
in at $4,000. These discrepancies
caused considerable amusement at the
hearing.
The state>ba been divided into dis
tricts for the purpose of the hearing
and the counties comprising the first
district, of seventeen counties, were
represented at Tuesdays hearing. This
district includes Cimarron. Texas
Beaver. Harper, Woods, Alfalfa Grant
Kay, PaWnee, Noble, Garfield, Major
Woodward, Ellis Dewey, Blaine and
Kingfisher counties. Not all we're rep
resented at the hearing.
20 NJ. r. Clark, the Dewey county as
SCISSOR, expressed the opinion that the
land values in his county mad been
placed at too high figure and Coun-
ty Attorney Carey asked that the state
board order a reduction.
None of the reports on counties will
be accepted until the entire list has
been gone through aud the hearing is
over.
The members of the board present
at Tuesdays meeting were Governor
Cruce. State Treasurer Dunlop, State
Auditor Meyer. Secretary of State
Harrison and Attorney General West
The hearings will be continud to-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
TEXTBOOK SELECTION.
Members State Board Fail to Reply
to Delay Proposal.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July TO-
Members of the State Board of Edu-
cation have not replied to Gov.
Cruces request for postponement or
the etxtbook adoption until fall, al
though it is understood that the
adoptons will go forward as per ar
rangements. At a recent meeting OF
the board the governors request was
referred to a committee cOmpised OF
State Superintendent Wilson, Super
intendent Brandenburg and State
Treasurer Dunlop. Treasurer Dun
lop is the only member of the COM
mittee in town, and he was not IN a
position to say what the answer, X
any, would be. In the meantime
members of the board are making
appointments with representatives or
book companies for presentation OF
merits of their publications. This is
in accord with resolutions adopted
by the board, and is to be followed
beginning next Monday. with oral
hearings before the entire board.
Think OF ALBATROSS when yon
500 vomr grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA. TIL URSDAY EVENING JULY II 19l:

Fourth of July, continued today with
temperatures above 80, causing a
score or more deaths and general suf-
fering
For the first time. however. there
were Indications tCnight that the
siege was broken in the metropolis at
least The first rain seen in two
weeks fell in the shape of few drops
after sundown. and although it did not
qualify as real shower, it was fol-
lowed by cooling breezes.
In the record of prolonged heat
spells the present siege does not ap-
pear likely to approach the record es
tablished a year ago when more than
third of the country experienced
temperatures of nearly 100 during the
first two weeks in July. with total
of 1900 deaths reported. In comparl-
son with this the present heat wave
has taken lives which can be measur.
ed by scores instead of hundreds.
There were ten deaths here today.
The wave extended as far north as
Montreal, where a temperature of 96
and one death was reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
Six Die in Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 10.-Five ba-
bies and one woman died of the heat
today, making the death roll of babies
during the not spell forty.
One man was Frustrated by the
heat today.
The mercury jumped to 81 degrees
The weather has affected dogs and
horses to an unusual degree. Many
dogs have exhibited symptoms oI
rabies and have been shot.
More than a dozen horses have
dropped in the downtown section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
EVENTS IN OLYMPIC GAMES At
STOCKHOLM TODAY REPETl-
TlON OF OTHERS.
MANY POINTS ADDED TO-DAY
First and Second in Two Hundred
Metre FinaI-First and Second in
Right and Left Hand Weight Put
ting.

Stockholm, July 1.-THE Ameri-
can athletes added further points
to their Olympic score today when
Ralph Craig of Detroit won first in
the 300 metre final and Lippincott
of Pennsylvania second.
Ralph Rose got first and McDon-
aid second in the right and left hand
weight putting.
Nicholson of Missouri won first
in the 100-metre hurdles, semi finals.
In the pole vault final this alter
noon, Babcock of Columbia Univer
sity was first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11

THE BEST PART OF A FISH,
THRoATs. TRY SOME THIS EVE
MING OR IN THE MORNING. FISH
MARKET. PHONE $50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
PRoHlBITiONISTS TO DECLARE
FOR ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM
OF SIX YEARS.
FOR y WOMAN S. 'AGE
In Addition of Giving Right of %
frage to Women, Orys Declare T,
determination Of Polygamy ana
Traffic in Girls.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 1.-THE
insurgents won in the national proh.-
bition platform today, when taey Sc
cured an adjournment of the first ses
sion today without the transaction of
any business other than the adoption
of a rule to take up the election OF
the national chairman this afternoon.
They insisted that this be settled be-
fore the presidential candidate is con-
sidered
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
Federal Employees Minus Pay.

Guthrie, Okla, July 10.-Federal
employees in Guthrie, including the
heads of almost every department,
are considerably worried over the
fact that their pay for the month Of
June has not arrived. When thu
officials first learned that the ap-
preparation bill probably would not
be passed they figured that
they would not work longer,
but satisfactory arrangements
were made whereby money
was provided to conduct the affairs
OF the government. That is the 'el'
eral officials believed so, niw they
are completely up a stump" as 20
whether any provision was mado for
their.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
BAIL DENIED YOUNG GIRL.
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Confined /
Jail at Antlers for Killing Father.

Antlers, Okla, July 11.-Miss Car
rie Baker, aged II, charged with
killing her father, C. A. Baker in
the western part of this county last
Monday night, has been placed in the
Jail here, bail having been refused
her. The girl claims that her father
attempted to shoot her but that she
took the gun away from him and
shot him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11

Dance at Chickasaw Lake Club
Friday night. The public is invited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11
SANITARY Washing.
GLOBE Laundry. Phone 10.

Dance at Chickasaw Lake Cld1
Friday night. The public is invited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-11

Atlantic City, N. j., July 1.-THE
prohibftionists' platform was present
ed to the convention today and
declare for women suffrage, Uniform
marriage and divorce laws, one pres
idential term of six years and the
determination of polygamy and traf-
fic in girls.