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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Dead Sea Stiffness.

The Dead sea is a vast lake about
nine hours ride from Jerusalem. The
waters Of the lake. save for an almost
imperceptible ripple. are quite still and
tolerably transparent, but salt and "bit-
ter beyond bitterness" and so buoyant
that one can float upon them like a
cork, and to swim it is only necessary
to move the hands. The surrounding
scenery is dreary in the extreme and in
parts singularly grand. But the still
ness is oppressive and depressing, for
there is no sound OF animal life or
song Of bird ever heard on the lonely
shores Of the famous lake.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Primeval Reproaches.

Adam and Eve were leaving the gar
den of Eden.
ITS all your fault" said Adam.
1T isn't. either" replied Eve. Its
your fault. You ought to have had us
put under civil service so we couldn't
he turned out. "-Washington Star.
Only Safe Way
Crlggs-Can you keep secret from
your wife?-UriCgs.- Not unless | keep
secret the fact FIAT l have one.-Bos'
ton Transcript.
Sound to Be Missed.
Twill anybody miss me when I'm
gomez"
PLENTY OF people. There's the piano
man with his dollar a week. the ency.
clopedia man with his dollar and the
insurance agent with his 30 cents"-
Kansas City journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
CULINARY HINTS.

Sponge cake and lemon jelly
make tempting dessert.
More cakes fall from guessing
ut proportions than is generally
supposed. Use Il marked cup and
weigh accurately.
To remove sCorch marks from
iireproof dishes cook them in
strong boraX water until the ugly
} brown marks upon them can be
rubbed off with cloth.
If whites of eggs are not per-
fectly cold or if they are not
fresh they will not beat very
stiff. Cream will not whip well
unless at least thirty~six hours
old and very cold.
Mayonnaise dressing will sepa-
rate when too much salt has
been added to the egg yolks or
when the oil has been dropped
too fast or If the ingredients are
not thoroughly cleaned when
used.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Gems In Verse
WITH A SONG IN Ills BREAST.

Will - sum- IN FiiS 6hENSI.
7 HE tolls when the sky is o'crcloud-
ed.
And he strives when tho wealth
u = er Is br!Gat.
Where the weak by the stronger
are crowded
He bravery Keeps up the good fight.
Hedged round 10y relentless conditions.
With reeds that viii give him no rest,
He clinSs TO the taircst ambitions
And tolls with sous; in his breast
He strives and is free from resentment
For others whose ventures have paid
And are searching for splendid content
ment
Away from the channels OF trade.
His task as he puts his hand to it
Is never begun in dis:nay.
But he gladly cndcI' Jr., 10 do il
a little bit better each day.
He is pitied sometimes by his brothers
Whom Fortune has deiGued TO make
glad.
But he wastes no time "nVyiug others
Because OF the luck th"y have had.
With faith In tn: Master above At.a
and hope that nc'cr faltcrs nor swCryCs
He is chCcrcd by their gl.iduUSs who love
Kim
and is loyal to those whom he serves
Let others whom luck has attended
Look down with contempt If they will.
Ambitions unyicldinl; ana splendid
Are ccaselessly urging HIM stu.
with JOY in the strength he Is given
TO daily accomplish his hes,
lie lags not with those who are drive,
But tolls with u song in his breast
-. /: i[iSeE
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Humor From tho Judge.

"a solicitors bill Is like q builders"
suid the magistrate Mt Woolwich police
court. when first You look at II you
think you have been robbed, but when
you go through 1t carefully you feel
sure you have"-T.ondon Mail
What Woulu Newspapers Dor
II It were not for our mistakes,
ife would be pretty monotonous.-
Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
AULD FOOLS GAMBOL.
Tho Custom From Which All Fools
Day Takes Its Name.


Day Takes Its Name.
Most people call April / all fools
day, whereas it should be audi. e..
old fools day. The appellation prob
ably takes its origin from the follow.
ing superstition:
In druidical times, between 10 and
II o'clock on the night of April l, II
was customary for all those young
women who dared to venture into
sacred grove and to take their stand
one behind the other.
At the hooting of an owl they com-
menced slowly running round and
words as these:
Ban-man. ban-man,
From berg, bach and ley,
Leap high, leap low.
Come and run with me.
Thereupon, side by side with those
Of the girls destined to be married
within the coming year, the phantom
of ban, or white man, appeared, and
If any Of the girls were going to die
within the year black man was seen.
Once while this ceremony was in
progress the spirit of a very old, totter-
ing white man put in an appearance and
exhibited such emphatic attention to
the girl he ran with that the other per-
formers We're much amused.
The object of their amusement was
subsequently chaffed to such an extent
by every one in the village that she
fed from the neighborhood,. marrying
before the year was out a strange
chieftain old enough to be her grand
father.
After this event the ceremony was
ironically styled the "auld fools gam
bol."-London Answers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
A M EMORY,

0H. what has become of the old fash.
toned lover
Who called for his sweetheart When
slCighinE WAS fine
And took her out riding. b. gum. In the
cutter
And drove with one ar;a drapcd around
her waist line?
TT ELS got Il new fanGied self starting
gas buggy.
And riding has lost at least one of its
charms.
because. don't You see. when he's steer.
ing the auto
He has to keep driving with both of his
arms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
A Literary Cvnic.

Some day" said the novelist. I'm
going to write something big-some
thing that will make the world remem
Der me-
"Ah. yes" his friend replied. but
when are you going to do it,"
Just as soon as | have turned out
enough trash TO make me independ.
ent."-Chicago Record Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
PLAN TO COME TO CALIFORNIA

Start your plans now. Help us
advertise. Earn money at home.
Views of Exposition buildings,
works and complete outfits IL
cents. H. o. AveriIl, 149 Mason St.
desk g., SAM rancisco, Calf. Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
The Poor WaIter

Old Lady twhO has been lunching
with her SOM Here. william. you left
this quarter on the table by mistake.
It's lucky saw It. because the waiter
had his eve on it-Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Ieprosy.

Sir George Turner Is reported to
have said that. though leprosy Is usu-
ally spread by contagion. most lepers
are not nearly so dangerous to the
public as a person suffering from con.
sumption.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
DO YOU KNOW?

That the swell appearing, perfect fitting suits tai
orng department is turning out, making friends
for dav.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Willie Misc.

Sunday School Teacher-And what
should we do after breaking q COM
mandment, Willie? Willie-Muzzle
de papers and hire a good lawyer
Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Curious.

Curious.
1t Is said that in Smiths wealth of
Nations" the word nation" appears
only on the title page.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Success and Failure.

Success and Failure.
1t Is sometimes hard to find out just
how the man who . successful has
managed to succeed. but It "a always
easy to see why failure comes to those
who fail.-Chicago Retord Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14
Eoreinn French.

LEARN to speak French. Then
things won't COS, so much I'm Paris"
"Oh. yea can't mike 'sn think you
are u Frenchman.'
"No, but sometimes you can make
'em think you are Russian or Span.
lard. "-Washingtor Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-14

Call in and look over the very
latest patterns Of swell sum
mer suitings. We have hum
drcds OF fabrics to choose from.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
WOULD KEEP CASE
OUT OF PAPERS
BUT JUDGE SWAYNE is UNCER-
TAIN OF HIS POWERS IN PREM.
ISES-JURORS.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec 29.-JudgC
James W. Swayne of the Seven
teenth district court has set the
arson cases against Rev. J. Frank
Norris 70 trial Jan. II, 1914, and
has ordered that 200 men be sum
moned from which to select a jury.
The names of those to be called have
been regularly drawn from the jury
wheel and among them are many
well known citizens who have been
active on one side or the other Of
tho controversy.
Both sides assert that they will
he ready for trial next month and
the cases may be heard without any
delay whatever. Judge Swayne stat
ed today, however, shat should both
sides join in a request to remove
the cases from this county he would
order that the transfer be made. A
number of people he said. were anx-
ious that the trial be held elsewhere,
as they felt that it would benefit
Fort Worth to have change of
venue.
"In event the trial is held here"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
OKLAHOMA WOMAN;
CLAIMS ESTATE
SEEKS TO ESTABLISH RELA-
TlONSHlP TO ESTATE LEFT
NEAR FULTON, MO.

Fulton, Mo, Dec 29,-Mrs Win
ME A. King of Marble City. Okla,
who claims she is daughter OF
the late Hugh Smith, who died near
this city in September, 1909, leaving
an estate of 100000 and who WAS
regarded as a bachelor will make
an effort to establish her relation
ship at an adjourned session OF
the Galloway county circuit court
in Fulton, January 2. Other claim
ants to the estate are Wyatt ].
Smith Of Lynchburg, Va, and Pace
Smith Of New Orleans, La. The
first named claims he is a nephew
OF the dead man and the last named
says he is half.brother.
Hugh Smith came to Galloway
county about thirty years before his
death and for twenty five years was
a blacksmith at Stephens a small
settlement in the extreme northwest
corner of the county. He came to
the kingdom as a stranger and moth
ing was learned of his history until
the dispositions of the claimants were
filed. A few years before his death
he moved to a snall farm near
Fulton. At his death mis- estate
was placed in the hands of admins
traitors appointed by the court and
the matter of establishing ,he heir
ship of the various claimants has
been in progress,
Dispositions filed here from Lynch
burg Va, show that Smith LEFT that
city under a cloud trouble with
woman, the depositions recite He
first went to New Orleans and after
that all trace of him was lost for a
number of years. Mrs. King alleges
that during his nomadic career he
settled in Oklahoma and married her
mother and that she is the only
,hild. Lynchburg relatives say that
hey received several letters from
Smith while he lived in Galloway
but he never returned to
lis old home for a visit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Jestlnu and DLnclnn.

1t is good to make Jest, but not tc
make trade of testing The earl Of
Leicester, knowing Queen Elizabeth
was much delighted to see a gentle
man dance well, brought the master
OF the dancing school to dance before
her. "Pish," said the queen ut is his
profession. l will not see him" She
liked 1t not where it was a master quail
ity, but where 1t attended on othe.
perfections. The same may we say
of jesting Fuller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

said Judge Sweyne. Il an consider
ng the advsability # requesting tht
newspapers not to print the proceed
ings. am not certain though, thai
an order or request Of this kind
could be enforced, as have not
locked up the law relative thereto
am not certain that | could hold
anv one in contempt Of court for
disCbdience of such order"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Or. Hobson's Ointment Heals ltotj
Eczema

The constantly itching, burning
sensation and other disagreeable
forms of eczema, letter salt rheum
and skin eruptions promptly cured
by Or. Hobson's Eczema Ointment.
Geo. w. Fitch of Mendoza, ILL.,, says:
IL purchased a box of DR., Hobsons
Eczema Ointment. Have had eczema
ever since the civil war, have been
treated by many doctors, none have
given the benefit that one box of
Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment has"
Every sufferer should try it. We're
so positive it will help you We guar
antee it or money refunded. At all
druggists or by mail, SOC.
pfeiffer Chemica! Co., Philadelphia
anc ST. Louis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
sOLEY NEGRO EXPECTS JOB.
AS Postmaster-Says w. H. Murray
Promised Him Appointment

Boloy. Okla. Dec. 29.-Jim Mobiles
one Of the we'll known negroes il
democratic politics in Oklahoma, is
expecting any day a notice from
President Wilson that he has been
appointed postmaster at Boley a
negro town of the eastern SIDE OF
the state with a population Of about
1000 Mobiles has the promise of
tie appointment from Representative
William II. Murray.
Mobiles has "A commission signed
by Murray making him and office of
low rank in the celebrated organiza-
tion of Squirrel Rifles that was or
ganized by Murray during the con
stitutional convention. He has been
with the state admins
tration since statehood in the capac-
ity of janitor and he looks upon
Bill Murray as the greatest man in
the country.
Mobiles has had rocky road tel
travel in politics, nut he has al
ways held on top the hope that some
time the democrats would get a hold
On the government and he would
get greater reward than the state
house job Now he has the laugh
IN the other negroes who have child
I'd him for deserting the party that
reed his people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
STUDYING THE KINDER
GARTEN.
y :: {. ): ;: . ;: :: :: - :: - . :: :: .

The kindergarten-its place in the
educational system, its social value
TO the community, and its future de-
velopment- is the subject of special
study by a newly organized division
cf the United States Bureau of
Education. The new division which
is made possible by Il cooperative
| arrangement between the National
| X ndergarten Association and the
Governments is directed by Miss
Bessie Locke, secretary of the AS
sociation, with headquarters in New
York. Miss Myra Winchester has
been placed in charge Of the work
in the Bureau.
The first published work Of the
division, which will be ready in a
few weeks is report on present
kindergarten conditions in the Unit,
ed States. The report will include
statistics of public and private kind.
orgartens for the past year, opinions
of school superintendents, supdr-
yisors, and primary teachers ass
to the advantage possessed by the
liindergarten-trained child over the
c,ild without such training; and 9th.
er material dealing with current
school problems as affected by theI
kindergarten.
Most Of the opinions so far re-
ce.Nei by the division show AM
overwhelming sentiment in favor of
kindergarten training for all pub,
lie school children. There are oc
casional adverse criticisms, but they
ar surprisingly few. In the pub
rsEed report representative views
opposed to the kindergarten will be
given. as we'll as those favorable
Particular attention will be paid toI
the Montessori work and its re-
lation to the kindergarten.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

IL you are looking for that which
Is best in the men and women with
whom you come in contact; If you
are seeking also to give them that
which is best in yourself; II you are
looking for friendship which shall help
you to know yourself as you are and
to fulfil yourself as you ought to be;
II you are looking for a love which
shall not be flattering dream and
madness OF desire. but true com.
radeship and mutual inspiration to
all nobility Of living-then you are
surely on the ascending path.-Henry
van Dyke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
And Now Can Only Eat Soft,
Mushy Diet

Then the occasional use of Stuart S
Dyspepsia Tablets will bring to any
one a more enjoyable and comfortable
feeling after a large meal than one
can possibly imagine.
The entire secret of Stuart's Dys'
pepsia Tablets from successful di
gestion standpoint lies in the fact that
they are composed of those elements
which the system needs most and
would supply if it could,
Don't delay. Go to your druggist
and obtain box this very day Price
80 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Ancient eiIIno Methods.

The invention Of the sun dial Is
generally attributed 20 a Grecian as
tronomer who died about b47 B. c
The dial WAS followed by the hour
glass and this by the water clock
which marked time by the escape OF
water through an orifce These were
introduced into Rome about 1853 B. c.,
but are believed to have been In use
In Chaldea and Egypt for a hundred
years previous to that date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Could Not Escape Comparison.

Yes, said sad-eyed man, 81 mar.
ried the widow of a man who vas
hanged, and | thought that under the
circumstances there would be no com.
PARSONS in connection with the late
lamented, but | was mistaken" "Did
she praise him just the same?" re-
joined his friend. We'll, not exact
ly," was the reply; "but we had not
been married a week before she de.
clared that hanging was too good for
me-" s,g.yr,>rb,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
In the Library.

I never come into a library (salth
Heinsius) but | bolt the door TO me
excluding lust, ambition, avarice and
all such vices whose nurse is idleness
the mother ri ignorance and melan
choly herself and in the very lap OF
eternity, among so many divine souls
take my seat with so lofty a spirit
and sweet content that ! pity all our
great ones and rich men that know
not their appiness-Rober Burton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

The natives OF New Zealand have al.
ways attached great importance to the
art OF the tattoer, which they call
moko. Instead OF needles the New
lealander uses the bones OF fish and
birds and the hard thorns of plants.
We have it on the authority of tray
elers that the Polynesian tattooers,
who employ the incision mode, had
often to hold their patients down by
force until the cruel operation was
finished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
&IS!Y5III3
Criminals Dark.Eycd.

Over 70 per cent of the worlds
oigamists have had brown eyes. That
Is an amazing fact. q can tell a Grim.
inal by his eyes" said Vldocq, the
famous French detective, and in doz.
ems of cases he state0 that his sus.
picions were first aroused by seeing
the eyes OF the guilty person He add.
ed that 1t was remarkable fact that
the majority OF criminals, with the
one exception of murderers, are dark.
eyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
DREAMING Of DAYS
WHEN APPETITE
WAS KING
Bring Back Those Joyous Health Lad.
en- Days by Using a Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablet After Meals.

One of the sad memories of stom
ach sufferer are the days when he
could eat the meals that others ate
He recalls this joy and the relish OF
many special dishes, but to attempt
the same thing now would be follow
ed by distress, if not painful suffer.
ing.
Just a single Stuart's Dyspepsia tab.
let eaten like candy after a meal
will assist in quickly and harmlessly
digesting such a meal. In a brief time
the faulty digestion will become nor
NAL and man may eat as he desires.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Get Fine Ride,

All offenders whom It becomes de-
sirable to detain for a greater or less
period In the new Bordeau jail. near
Montreal, are taken to their tempo.
rary dwelling place in a touring car,
which traverses a beautiful route.
alongside river, and with serene and
uplifting scenery in the distance and
at hand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

Medical science has recently eX'
plained how worry commits its muir
lers. 1t has reached the conclusion
that in many instances OF what have
been regarded as lunacy, and from
which the victim finally dies, the case
has simply been one Of acute worry.
Instead OF the person dying of mental
breakdown, he has worried himself
TO death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Recruit.

"a bad mess" declared the junior
partner Lot of urgent mail to be
answered and the typewriter has just
left" The office boy is always fool
ing around that machine" suggested
the senior partner. Put him In now,
and let's see what he can do a.
pinch h-hitter. Pittsburgh Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Only Changes Needed.

The other day my 6 year old
brother who has fat chubby hand,
was trying on my kid gloves. He
found they were too tight for him
and when asked II he could wear them
he said mo, but II some Of the too
long side was on the wide l could
wear them Exchange.
Find opportunities in the want ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Only Reasonable.

A boy was observed dragging a fine
looking but evidently weary dog along
the street on a hot day. A kindly
woman stopped the lad and offered to
buy the dog for 80 cents Fifty cents,
nothin." came the indignant answer.
Il want at least dollar more for him.
Why, his old master gave me 81 tc
take him away"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Never Tor5hed Him.

Father-"I want to tell you. my boy,
that there is secret OF success and
that this secret is hard work" Lazy
Roy-"Well, father, hope I'm too
much OF gentleman to take advan.
tage of information gained in such a
way"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Anclen,s, Idea Concerning Dreams.

Plato. Aristotle and Cicero believed
that dreams foretold future events II
rightly INTERCEPTED. Artemidorus OF
Epresus. who lived about the middle
of che second century, wrote books Of
elaborate rules telling how to inter
pret dreams. Among other things he
says that he who shall dream he has
lost a tooth shall lose . .Tit-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

To sweeten milk Jug scald it With
boiling water, then fill with cold water
and add a teaspoonful OF salt and
leave it for five minutes before empty.
ing 1t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

Silver.

Whenever silver has become
scratched make it smooth by rubbing
1t well with piece Of chamois leath-
er that has been rolled into a tight
ball and dipped in sweet oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Real Contest.

For real scientific contest Of con.
versational endurance, Just introduce
q woman fresh from the hospital to
man with q new utomobile.-Duluth
Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
STAGES Loss LItsraturs's Gain.

EngIand's censorship OF the dramA
caused Fielding to turn from play.
wright to novel writing. Fielding be-
gan his literary career as dramatist,
and by his political satires brought
about the establishment of the censor
ship in f737, the bill being introduced
by Waipole. one of Fielding's victims.
With playWriu., ~ ,s him,
80 Earned his attention a. lht .oveL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Violin Notes Attn

In some parts of mo,
quitoes abound, it is .., &
play the violin because the .-4,.c a,
tracts the insects in great numbers
When the first notes are heard tho
mosquitoes swarm in clouds around
The player and make the movements
Of the hand impossible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30

Thousands who use
MUSTEROLE will tell
what relief it gives from
Sore Throat, Bronchi-
tis, Tonsilitis, Group,
Stiff N e c k, Asthma,
Neuralgia, Headache,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-30
Or CHANGE Him

"Mauds husbands name "a m,
isn't IT, Yes, and he's afraid she'll
break him"