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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

M EW YORK.-Peter Kelly. atten-
~ dant in St. Luke's hospital. in a
cot in the j. Hood Wright hospital
the other day, was Dragging through
the mass of bandages that swathed
his features that he is a better man
than General Israel Putnam ever was.
Early the day before Kelly. in the
automobile of the superintendent of
st. Luke's, drove the machine down
several flights of stone steps in Gen.
trail Park.
Kelly will not speak of the incident
that led to his ride DR.. Clover. the
superintendent, will not say whether
the attendant had his permission to
use the machine, but shadow crosses
his face when he thinks of the occur
renee.
Kelly first was noticed as he drove
the car rapidly around the Circle. a
circular road, about 200 feet in diam
eter, opposite 106th street, near Cen
trail Park West There is only one
entrance to the Circle. Patrolman
Smith. of the Arsenal police station
saw the machine.
"Hey!" shouted the patrolman, run
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

In the Jaws of the Lizard.
in the palm of the right hand by a
rattlesnake at Russells mining camp
in the Copper Basin district, has full
ly recovered. Not only that, but in
oculation with the deadly venom has
cured insomnia, from which Gustafson
had been a sufferer for five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Nelson. of Je-
romc Junction, AriZ., vouch for q
story told of fight between a house
cat and a rattesnake. The cat, the
mother of six kittens, was peram-
bulating among the little mounds of
a prairie dog town when she was at
tackled by a rattlesnake and bitten on
the check She retired to her nest
under the house and for several days
her head was swollen to several times
its normal size. AS soon as she re-
covered she set out in the direction
OF the prairie dog town and an hour
later returned to the house with a big
dead rattlesnake in her mouth. and
showing evidence of a hard fight
Near Bisbee, Ariz., Alfred Kinney,
seventeen years old, encountered a
RATHER by ths roadside and battled
with it. After the snake, apparently
stunned by the repeated strokes from
the boys riding whip. retreated to its
lair and the boy was preparing to
mount his horse. It sneaked out of
the hole and bit the boy, and he
died a few hours later
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
They WIN Bite.

This is an outrage" exclaimed Dan
forth, throwing down the letter that
he had just opened and giving It .
contemptuous kick.
Whats wrong?" one Of the boys
asked
''why, l read an advertisement the
other day that said: Send us 81 and
weT tell you how to recover from the
effects of insomnia"
"And you sent the dollar?"
yes"
what was the result7"
They wrote back: Go to sleepl~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

JERSEY CITY, N. 1.-THE liveliest
d kind Of a rumpus has started over
the appearance OF a baby in Jersey
City's most fashionable apartment
house-the Fairmont-at Fsirmont
avenue and Hudson country boulevard.
There are many dogs in the house, but
the management has made an iron
bound rule against children. Hence
the whole affair will soon be aired in
the courts.
Clinton B. Dow. stock broker. who
moved into the Fairmont with his
bride year ago. was politely told re-
Gently that he would have to move out
as soon as the expected heir to the
Dow family arrived.
well. this is the limit" said Mr..
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

Twas midnight. and the slivery mooa
Beamed down upon the scene
Where Harold planned to carry on
The lovely Geraldine
he was brave and handsome lad.
She was as sweet as fair,
But, oh. her stony-hearted dad
Opposed the loving pair.
He came out from behind tree
He gave the cuckoo's call
And waited for the lovely maid
Who held his heart in thrall.
Eftsoons she softly raised the sash,
And whispered: IT am here"
He ceased to gnaw his young mustache
And cried: Hist Hist my dear!'
She ''histed'' once. she ''histed" twice.
Her father snored away;
The lover dragged his ladder up,
And brought II into play;
He stood upon the lowest round,
While she leaned out above
The moon was happy to have found
This blissful scene OF love.
"And are you sure" the maiden cried.
THAT you will ever be
AS brave and true as you are now,
And always cherish me?"
"As long" the lover made reply.
"As yonder moon doth shine
And take her course across the sky,
I'll love you, my divine!'
He took another upward step,
Her heart began TO quake;
"Oh, what" she thought, would happen
now
II father should awaken
Up, up the happy lover crept
Till she could feel his breath,
And still the cruel father slept
And all was still as death.
Another step, another round.
And then their lips would meet
Alas! the ladder broke. and Ne
Fell twenty-seven feet!
The clatter would have raised the dea1
II raised her sleeping sire.
Who quickly bounded out OF bed.
Nor sought to curb his Ire
They found the lover lying low,
His clothes were badly torn;
He'd fallen in a brambie bush,
And met with many a thorn.
At last they brought him round again.
Her father bade him go,
He didn't stop to argue then.
And It was better so!
All, that was many years ago.
They're married. he and she,
But each unto another, and
AS happy as can be.
She has a son and is afraid
He'll throw himself away
And he's the father OF a maid
He watches well, today!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Good Guess.

I'm opposed to horse racing. !
think the society for the prevention Of
cruelty to animals should step in and
put stop to it."
well, old man, I'm sorry for you
That's all | can say"
Sorry for me? What do you meanT
"Oh, of course you had your money
on the wrong horse"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Drives Machine Down Steps; Lands in Hospital

ming up. Quit that merry-go-round
stun. This park isn't Coney Island"
Suddenly the machine started along
narrow footpath. Kelly thought
the path was the road leading out.
He had reached the top of the long
winding stone stairway leading down
to Central Park West before he re-
allied his plight He started to turn
his machine aside, then decided ne
would take the stairs.
Il should worry" shouted Kelly as
the machine leaped out into the air.
This will beat old IzZy Putnam 10
FRAGILE, and the papers will publish
my facet"
Bang! Bir! Thud! The car took
the landings like a greyhound Then
there came a turn in the stairs and
the machine stopped with disinte-
grating SILVER. Kelly kept on.
Workers in the Aqueduct shaft at
the bottom of the stairs rushed to the
surface. thinking there was an under
ground explosion They found Kelly
lying doubled up several flights below
what formerly was the machine. All
he could mutter as they carted him to
the j. Hood Wright hospital was:
We'll, l got half way down. any
way"
Kelly's nose and head bear testi'
mony to his attempt to reach the
! bottom.
AQueduct workers pried the re
remains Of the once handsome tour
ing car from the rocks that line the
stairs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
His Reasoning.

Mrs. Tumlins-why. William. You
surely don't intend to LAY or on 40
count of that little scratch! You used
to say that you didn't mind such
things at all.
Mr.. Tumlins-But, Mollie, my dear,
you seem to forget that my accident
insurance pays me five dollars q week
more for disability than my salary
amounts to-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

prise, they Joined in the scrap to
kill the animal
Hen Fruit" vegetables of all kinds,
and everything else handy were
hurled at the coon, but he gave chase
whenever he spotted anybody chuck
ing things his way Several Of the
more daring ones we're badly
scratched up -hilo Walter Clark, q
storeroom boy. was stretched uncon-
scious on the floor when a potato
caromed from the 'coons head and
struck him in the eye.
Rush finally hurled his cleaver at
the "varmint" Is it flashed past him
in pursuit of negro waiter, who had
dropped tray of dishes in his fright
and attracted its attention. How the
animal got into the big hotel and
where 1t came from are mysteries
that are battling the participants in
the strange fight
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Fired at Cap.

Lawrenceburg, Ind.-Samuel Peek
ms, twenty-five, farmer. saw cap
move slowly from side to side near
a big tree in the woodlawn In kelso
township. and opened fire. The cap
fell.
The next minute he discovered II
was worn by William L. Bruscher,
nineteen, his hunting companion.
The latter did not know he had been
shot until he felt the bot blood from
two dozen wounds trickle down bis
cheeks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
HomeIike Effect.

How was your muscle, Mr.. Wom-
bat?''
Jaw, SLOW"
THE attendance was good; some of
our best people were there"
But the affair had no ginger. Next
time I'll have a man who knows his
business to go around yelling, who
wants the handsome waiter?" That's
the kind of action / like"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Presumption.

Gentlemen" said the person who
had succeeded in getting upon his
feet without upsetting any of the
glasses in front of him, Il can't make
a speech, but l will tell you a little
story that l think will be new to most
of you"
Say" asked a man at the other
end of the table. where do you think
most of us have been all these years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
PATIENTLY Green.

old Hand Ito new ticket seiIer at
state faIr)-"Ever been on the wick
ct before in a crush?' New Ham
Nope Old Hand-"Thought not"
New Hand-'Why not?" old Hand
"You give change first, and tickets
afterward." New Hand-"What is the
difference?" Old Hand-"Hundreds Of
dollars, my boy, No one ever passes
In and forgets his tickets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Rappinu on Wood.

II is a common thing to see people
rap upon a chair or door after they
have made some boastful remark,
such as Il am never ILL.," or MY ven.
lures always turn out we'll" This was
originally done as an appeal to the
efficacy Of the wood of the true cross,
and three raps were always in honor
Of the Blessed Trinity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
KILL A BIG COON IN
JERSEY HOSTELRY
'Varmint" Visits Hotel and Is
Killed After Fierce Fight With
Many Employees.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Employes Of
the Hotel Islesworth on the beach
front at Virginia avenue, battled
with huge raccoon In the kitchen of
the hostelry the other afternoon. The
fight lasted for half hour before a
cleaver thrown by Chef Rush killed
the animal, which when placed on the
scales weighed Is pounds.
The coon appeared suddenly In the
kitchen while luncheon was being
served. Startled scullions, not know
ing what it was, scuttled into store
rooms andN closed the doors. After
they had recovered from their sur
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Two Married Men.

"why do you insist upon taking yosl
wife out for such long walks In tnH
rough weather. -.
@The doctor has told her that sne
must be very careful not to talk VIC
abe is out in the cold air
SAY, who's your doctorT
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Why He chanoed.

"why have you quit going to see
Miss Flippin on Thursday nightsl
see that you go there Friday nights
now"
Thursday night is onion night q
the Flippises."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Labor and IdIeness.

There is but this difference between
labor and idleness: That labor il a
profitable and pleasant trouble, idle
ness a trouble both Improbable and
comfortless.-Joseph Hall.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Supersclence,

Modern science Is that practical
knowledge of truth that urges US to
feel an oysters pulse and look At its
tongue before We eat 1t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Alas. Mol

"a soft answer turneth away
wrath you know"
YES, but 1t doesn't turn away lne
fellow that wants to borrow money
from you"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Something Worth While.

First American (proudly)-My
daughter is engaged to a viscount
Second American with contempt--
Humph! That's nothing. My daugr
ter has been divorced by an earl.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

armed merchantmen of the period
than ship of the royal navy.
1t is beyond doubt that if Nelson
helped to rig her as part of his train
ing for a sea life he would have kent
her as memento of those early days.
and now that she is to be publicly
exhibited and attention is directed to
her existence, it is hoped that further
light may be thrown upon her history
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
ImmatsrIaI.

Il doesn't make much difference
whether a man is inspired or not II
his work is worth while.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Important Waterway.


Important as this bit of water was
to the ancient world, it is much more
so now, and is becoming increasingly
so as the years pass. With the devel-
opment of modern naval warfare the
importance of Constantinople rises to
a predominance in European and ASH
attic affairs scarcely equaled by any
other point on the shores Of the two
continents, and If a great power ever
gets possession of Constantinople and
controls the passage of the Dardanelles
and Bosporus it will be very possible
for 1t to dominate the fortunes of all
Europe At the mouth of the great
rivers that empty into the Euxine will
grow up immense cities, affording op-
portunities for the construction of a
mercantile marine as well as one for
naval warfare, and with the passage
between the Mediterranean and the
Euxine controlled by such a great
power these fleets would be unattacka-
BILE by the combined forces of the
world. 1t would not be great under.
taking to the engineering enterprises
of today to construct a bridge over the
Bosporus which would enable railroad
trains to pass from one continent to
the other, resulting in an exchange of
commerce almost unimaginable in ex-
tent. With the Dardanelles fortified,
the Sea of Marmora and the Golden
Horn would afford a rendezvous for
merchant ships for a back country
reaching up to Vienna around the Dan
ubial provinces and into Russia, with
Asia on the other side, including the
rich territories of Palestine and on In
to Persia and the valley of the Eu-
pirates, going on down in the path of
Alexander's conquests into India and
to the banks of the Indus
The nation which could make the
best use Of this strategic point would
be Russia, and the Muscovite has GOV.
eted it for 200 years, but this ambi.
ton has been baked by the jealousies
of rival European powers. The next
nation that might make the greatest
use of the position would be Austria,
with its Hungarian annex, and a popu-
lation neither purely European nor
purely Asiatic. Germany ranks third
in the possibilities presented for ma
tional commercial development by the
possession of Constantinople and the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

- nee again the eys of the civ
81 ilized world are conferred upon
the channel of Constantinople
and on the Thracian Bospor-
us, which forms the outlet to
the waters of the Black sea and Whlcn
separates the continent of Asia from
that of Europe The channel stretches
from the Black sea to the Sea OF Mar
mora. and where it runs into this land
licked little body of water, CONSTANT
nople lies upon an arm OF this sea
known as the Golden Horn on the Eu-
ropean side. There is scarcely DIT
of water on the face of the earth
whose name appears more frequently
in the annals of human history than
this narrow channel. AS the history
of the world centers so largely along
the banks of the River Rhine since
the days of Caesar, so 1t centereu
along the Bosporus for some thousand
years before Caesars day, and SO 1t
has centered largely since then. All
around the Black sea, on the Aslatlc
shores and On the European, lie i'm
mensely broad stretches OF the most
fertile land upon the globe. Immense
rivers drain this territory, keeping the
Black sea full and overlooking through
the Bosporus. From the first dawn OF
history a large population has always
found homes on these fertile lands,
and as commerce developed its path
ways multiplied along the I-uxine sea
coming down from these immense riv-
ers. On the south lay the Mediter-
ranean, large body Of inland waters
replenished by all the overflow Of the
Black sea and multitudinous rivers
from the Nile to the Rhone, surround
ed by broader and richer lands, and
as commerce grew up around the Med
iterranean its paths crossed those OF
the commerce of the Euxine or Black
sea, and the Bosporus became the con.
Meeting link between. Below the Sea
of Marmora the outlet for the Black
sea waters is the strait of the Oar
danelles, shorter but broader than the
Bosporus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
VALUABLE INFORMATION.

There's a fund of informa-
tion to be gained from a care
ful reading Of the Wants.
What workers are wanted ,
what property is for sale or
for rent-what needs OF bus
iness and the household
! prompt the call for many es- a,
sentials-what chances are Of
fered for business deals,
buying. selling, exchanging?- !
all such information is con- !
tanned in the Wants.
Manp find It well worth {
while to be posted regarding ,
the Wants. {
Many have turned the
Wants to good account in ad-
vantageous deals, securing
work. and in many other 9
Ways 9
:.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
BEWARE OF OlNTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERClIRY
M ERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from roputa
BILE physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & CO., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
+. j. Cheney e Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
Mrs. Eaton Refuses to Act.

Boston, April 2S.-A hearing on tht
will of the late Rear Admiral Eaton
whose widow, Mrs Jennie May Eaton
is now awaiting trial in the Plymouth
county jail on the charge of numbering
him commences before Judge Cham
berlain, of the probate court, in Rich
land, today. Mrs. Eaton has refused
to act as eXecutriX, according to a
statement by her probate counsel
Judge George w. Kelly, who has flee
his petition as executor.
Admiral Eatons will, with the eX-
ception of $500 left to his nephew,
Joseph Parker Varnum, of Dracut, be-
queaths his estate to Mrs. Eaton.
The will was signed in Brookline
on November 80, 1906. One section
provided for the disposition of the es.
tate in the event Admiral Eaton sur
vived his wife. In that event, the
estate, with the exception of the Var
mum legacy, and $1,000, was to go to
Dorothy Eaton and provision was
made for beUuest of $4,000 to the ell
der daughter, Mrs. Jone Keyes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
ELMORE.

Elmore, Okla, April 26.-We were
blessed with a fine rain this week
which was badly needed. A COOL stan 1
RI cotton is assured no. Somr Cot.o.
is pp. Corn is looking fine. oats
will take start now. The vii an
dry weather was affecting them very
much
Wick Williams of Ardmore was work.
ing his trade here this week.
Oil men in Elmore are numerous.
They are going to commence drillin3
for oil soon and build the derrick in
a few days
w. f. Gorbet will commence work
on he new gin within a few Gays.
T'hey will have one of the best 60.
plants in this county, when it is com
pleted. 1t will be equipped with all
the latest improved machinery and
will be a modern gin plant in every
respect
Dick Williams is doing jury service
in Pauls Valley this week
Mrs. w. E. Gorbet is visiting her
parents in Ardmore this week
Yes Nations was a business visitor
in Wynnewood Yesterday.
Mrs Keys of Wynnewood was an
Elmore visitor this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
Soldiers Guard Bank of ENGLAND,

Ever since the Gordon riots of 1880
the Bank of England has had military
protection. The military watch is set
every night. At five o'clock it marcheI
with bayonets fixed from the head
quarters of whichever guards regi.
nent has the duty for the week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28

the present method of handling pro-
bate matters and unless this is done
the Oklahoma delegation in congress
will continue to be handicapped. More
than once, and in the halls of con-
gress, too, the finger of scorn has
been pointed at Oklahoma with the
declaration that in the administration
of Indian probate matters the state
has shown its inefficiency to protect
the Indian. Unless the state acts and
corrects the system, it is hardly rea
sonable to expect that congress or
the department of interior can be
made to believe that the state will
at all times protect the Indian if a
final settlement of tribal affairs is
obtained.
The abuses which have grown up
and the frauds which have been per-
petrated largely because of the lax
probate court system in the state can
largely be removed, and then can the
delegation make greater strides in
accomplishing the thing which the
Indians desire, the control of their
own destinies.
The correction of the probate sys-
TEN, it is declared, undoubtedly will
do much to save the name of the
state from further slander and the
cases which republicans. the board of
Indian commissioners and the Indian
Rights association now dwell upon to
influence department officials that
even further restrictions should be
placed abou the Indian will be re-
moved, and real headway can be OBJ
aimed in solving the Indian problem.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28
OKLAHOMA MUST ACT IN THE
INDIAN APPROPRIATION MAT TER

Washington, April % # oklahoma
and her Indian citizens, which num-
ber three-fourths of the Indian pop
ulation OF the United States, are to
escape the present system of gov
ernmental control which is so OBJ
jectionable to the red man himself
and, in fact if they are to escape the
installation of even more stringent
regulations the present legislature
must see to it that the procedure of
the probate cOuruts of the state Is
bolstered up and made more strict.
The situation is one which will not
brook delay as already department of
interior officials are working on reg
ulations which they consider will
throw more restrictions around the In
dians of Oklahoma.
Officials of the department, holding
over from the republican admnistra-
tion, who are not and never have been
in sympathy with Oklahoma affairs,
and who are believers in the policies
of Ballinger, Fisher. Valentine and
Others have lost no time in approach
ing Secretary Lane.
Oklahoma has been painted bla k
Great emphasis has been placed upon
the activities of grafters who have
profited at the expense of ignorant
Indians The present system of In
dian administration has been upheld
as being the best. All Oklahoma
white citizens have been pictured as
wolves, ready and willing to tear at
the vitals of the Indian just as soon
as the present method of departmental
supervision is changed
Officials of the department have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-28

For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES 5 TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives ont
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. Foradults and children. SOC