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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Killed by Lightning.

Calera, Okla, Sept. Buick Bad
get was struck by lightning at his
home here yesterday afternoon and
instantly killed. Mr. Badget was
sitting under liue through which the
bolt came. His wife and four chill
dren were in the house, but none
of them were hurt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Arrested in New Hampshire.

Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 1O.-Thaw
was arrested here by the Coos Coun-
ty sheriff about noon as fugitive.
In an automobile with two newspaper
men he had wandered aimlessly for
three hours, crossing back into Cana
da after leaving Aveill. He then re-
entered Vermont finally, crossing into
New Hampshire near Stewartstown,
where he submitted peaceably to ar
rest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Give $500 an Acre.
w. B. JOHNSON

Interest keeps up well in the inter
urban proposition. The people are Of
the opinion that such a line is fsas-
ible. They believe it will pay as an
investment and they know it will lie
a great factor in the development Of
Ardmore and Carter county.
John r. Dexter. aud Sam G.. Wood,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sep5 9.-R.
E. l.. Burks, for five years professor
in charge of the department of for
eign languages at the Weatherfcrd
State Normal School, died Sunday
morning at FL Reno.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Mutual Profit.

Parent-"Now, what are you going
to charge me to cure this boy Of the
measles?" Physician - Nothing at
all. my dear sir, as 1t is an original
case; and you get your 10 per cent.
commission for every child that
catches them from him Puck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Plenty of Rain.

McAlester, Okla, Sept. 9.-Another
two-inch rain Tuesday afternoon
swelled precipitation in Pittsburg
county to four inches within the past
forty eight hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Tulsa Invites Wilson.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 10r
President Wilson has been invited to
attend the International Dry Farming
congress at Tulsa on October 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1913
Texans Continue Probe.

Richmond, Tex, Sept. 1O.-The en-
tire morning session of the convict
suffocation probe was occupied with
medical testimony.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Jerome is Surprised.

Manchester, Vermont, Sept. 10.-At-
torney Jerome was notified that Thaw
had been released while EN- route
to New York today. He was greatly
surprised, and will go Immediately
to Colebrook.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
vesuvious In Eruption.

Naples, Sept 10.-Scientists who
have made a daring ascent of Vesu-
vius declare that great eruption
is approaching.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
Her Wander.

4 woman never ceases to wondar
what her husband did with the 50 he
had last week.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-10
TEXAS PRISONER KILLED.
Gus Height Shot to Death AS He Tries
10 Escape from Court House.

Palo Pinto, Texas, Sept. 1O.-Gus
Height, a prisoner awaiting a jury
verdict in his trial for assault to kill
was committed to Jail for contempt
yesterday He tried to escape as he
left the court house and the sheriff
shot and killed him.
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ant than with the landlord. At such a
time. the owner realizes that anything
which by catching the eye and the
fancy Of the prospective purchaser
makes house sell more readily is
something decidedly to his advantage.
The man who is compelled to borrow
money In order to build his house,
usually endeavors to keep the sum that
he borrows down to the lowest pos.
sible notch and Will cgt down
wherever he can In order to accom-.
plish this object. But 1t is possible to
carry this pruning too far. To the
man unfamiliar with the cost OF build.
ing. the things which appear to be
most expensive are those items Of in.
terror finish and decoration which add
the touch Of elegance and refinement
to the house. For the sake OF saving
from 500 to $500-and often nearer
the former figure than the latter-he
will omit such items as hreplaces
mantels, built.in china closets or at.
tractive stair finish.
. He thinks, perhaps. that after the
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blue and white marks that decorate every dwell.
ing In the village.
Scotland is. AS well. the land Of cakes, and at
this season the bakers shops are filled with
toothsome dainties, sugar covered and noticed
in Ice
Germany observes various customs. Calls are
made on January /. and gifts are exchanged;
delicious little cakes eaten in honor OF the
festal day. Different neighborhoods have char
acterstic rites and supersttons
Thus, in the Black Forest a workman likes to
work little bit at his rade the first day Of the
year to coax luck In business; most picturesque
is the vender Of clocks who sets out to sell one at
least of his wares. Munich drinks deep to the
health OF the season in good Bavarian brew.
Jena, whose people recognize descent from those
ancient Germans who believed In god that
brought light and warmth each year into the
world to overcome the cold and dark OF winter.
builds in its public square at New Years time
great bonfire. which typiaes this ever new gift
OF the genial old deity that loved warmth and
gave light.
Thther at midnight the people carry the things
they wish to cast out Of their lives with the old
year.
Fire as a New Years symbol is favored in
Wales, as we'll. There fires are burned on New
Years day t6 purify the house for the entrance Of
new and gladstone era: and the ashes are kept
sacredly from year to year. esteemed for special
medicinal virtues
The ringing OF bells to announce the death OF
the old year and the birth OF the new one is
common In England and Scotland and In some
parts OF the United States. In many English
churches impressive midnight services are held.
In the dales Of Westmoreland It Is usual to
open the west door to let the old year out and to
open the east door to let the new year In.
n ENGLAND 10 attil
oner mince pie to every caller during the last
week Of the old year. for every pie eaten under
different roof represents a happy month during
the year to come. Often us January draws near
one hears the expression.
Thanks, I have eaten my twelve. SO please ex.
cuse me-"
What probably Is the strangest New Years rite
10 held In the Cevennes mountains. In southern
France At the last evening mass OF the old
year the herds and nocxs Of the peasantry are
gathered before the portco Of the little stone
church high up on the mountain side and are
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tion; but 1t is the poorest kind OF
economy to omit the necessary piping
or wiring-accordin to the custom In
the locslity-or both in those towns
where both gas and electricity are in.
stalled.
But those features which are built
into the house and which form an es.
sential part Of the construction or the
finish should never be put of until
more convenient season, because the
mechanical difficulty and the expense
Of adding them later will prevent them
from ever being put In. The seat at
the bottom Of the stairs. which forms
part Of the paneling. should be built
at the same time the stairs are, and
made an essential feature Of the de-
sign; and the same thing is true Of the
built.in china closet In the dining room.
The design illustrated herewith Is
an excellent example OF the small
house equipped with all the attractive
little features which are SO much ap-
preciated by the housewife and In such
demand by those who are looking to
purchase home. but which. at the
same time, do not cost very much
when provided for In the original plans
and put In at the same time the rest
of the work is done. Notice. for in.
stance. the finely located fireplace with
built.in book cases on each side and
built-in seat. The columns opening be.
tween living room and dining room are
also an attractive feature. adding
greatly to the charm Of the place. A
suitable space Is reserved In the dining
room along the inside wall for built.
In sideboard. II desired.
A desirable feature Of this design 10
the arrangement OF the stair hall sepa.
rated from the rooms Of the first ncor.
This is the way II should be, In case
1t Is ever desired to rent room, sincs
the rooms on the second floor are d.
rectly accessible from the front en-.
trance without disturbing anyone on
the first floor.
The economy Of this design may be
seen from the fact that the house has
been built as illustrated. using all first.
class materials. for $2.50o. The width
Of the house Is 2s feet. the length rs
feet 6 inches. There are three rooms
on the first floor. and two rooms on the
second floor. besides bathroom, large
clothes closets. etc. The exterior ap.
pearance Of this house = attractive
and up-todata
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blessed by the priest and sprinkled with holy wa
ter by the acolyte who follows him. in order that
that this the sole wealth Of the countryside. may
increase and prosper during the year to come.
The sight OF the holy hour Is wonderful AS the
church bell tolls above them the frightened anil
mails bleat and below and try madly to escape.
First the oxen are blessed, then the cows. next
the sheep and lambs. and finally the goats and
pigs.
Throughout Europe many delightful customs
prevail In Scandinavia a feast is always pre-
pared for the little birds. which might otherwise
20 hungry. on account Of the deep SHOWS
In Holland, as In Scotland the wind is noted
with care, because the luck Of the year will be
determined by the direction whence It blows The
south wind brings heat and fertility the west
wind milk and fish. the north wind cold and
storm. and east wind fruitful season.
In Italy the New Year is day Of greeting and
good will and special feasting. slcan peasants
take advantage Of the fete to drive to town in
their gay carts, so that the country roads are
merry with the music Of tinkling bells.
And Swiss folk, practical. industrious stop theii
work for the nonce and visit friends. even whe,
they have to carry their babies down the noun
tain slopes In cradles on their heads.
Bulgaria's heart history is OF especial momen
Just now. On happy New Years day in Bulgarian
villages the small boys run from house to house
waving branches Of the cornell tree and shouting
greetings as Aey tap all they meet with the lucl
bringing branches. &.r.
Bulgarian girls go through an interesting cere
mony In an effort to pry into the secrets Of tn,
days to come. On New Years eve queen. choseA
by lot guards kettle full Of water In which boil
men and maidens have dropped finger rings O
some personal trnkets. Till dawn she watches
Then to an open place in the center Of the vii
lage she takes the precious kettle covered with {,
cloth. dancing. singing crowd following her A,
oracle. who has been selected for eloquence o
speech. proclaims successive fortunes He cries.
THE lucky girl whose ring shall appear shal
marry the best man In the village"
The queen Of the festival dips her hand int,
the kettle and brings forth ring and its owne
receives from her secure In the belief that goot
luck betides her matrimonially before anothe,
New Year,
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NJ III
Af. William. A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufactures. he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. IFS West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Real estate dealers and speculative
builders In the larger cities and sub
urban towns have long realized that
every dollar spent in making more at
tractive the interior of the houses that
they offer will come back ten-fold in
the increased selling price that can be
obtained or theslarger rental that can
be asked.
One may say that he is building a
house for himself, that he has no in
tention Of selling, but expects to live
In the house for the rest OF his life.
and do without the frills II only the
house is big enough to accommodate
the actual needs. What. therefore. is
the necessity Of considering selling or
rental value?
There is an old and very true pro.
verb. that Man proposes. but God dis.
poses:" and though a man may be
building home. circumstances may in
time arise that make the sale or rent.
ing Of the house imperative, and every
feature that adds to its selling or
rental value will be doubly appreci.
ated Death may make it necessary to
sell the house In order to settle the
estate. Business reaE Ans that cannot
be foreseen often compel man. much
against his inclinadons. to move to
some distant part Of the country; and
l have found out By personal expert
ence that there is nothing more un.
satisfactory as an investment than real
estate which is SO far away that the
owner cannot see for himself whether
repairs asked for by the tenant are
really needed or not, but must be com.
PEELED to depend upon the word Of the
real estate agent, whose interests
seem often to be rather with the ten.
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for the future than any other iter
which the home builder needs to con.
slider. Wall paper must be renewed
every few years at least, and the pa
perhangers are no more Objectionable
to have about the house than the scrub
women who seem to be an inevitable.
part of the spring and fall house clean.
ing.
Gas or electric fixtures are another
item that can, II necessary, be post
poned till some time in the future.
provided the house is piped or wired
for them. because there is then no
need for expensive or disturbing me.
chanical work in placing them in posi-.
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WILLIAM A i ;2!(030aL EDITOR

II y
additional which a man will have to
borrow in order to include the items
that Will make his home attractive will
at most add only $1S or $50 year to
the interest charges he will have to
pay, while they will add fully a thou
sand dollars to the price he can real
ize for the home. or IS month-per.
haps more-to the amount Of rent he
could get for 1t.
Attractive wall papers, while adding
much to the selling value Of the house
that is erected as real estate specu.
lation. especially when chosen with
good taste and artistic feeling that is
now possible to command-even with
the low-cost papers-can be better left
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mortgage has been paid OF he will add
these features that he has omitted:
but he forgets that 1t will cost very
much more to add them later than to
put them In at the time Of building;
to say nothing Of the fact that those
things which we put OF until another
time are very apt to be left undone.
II would be far wiser to cut down
In some Of the hidden features thxt he
may regard as essential. than to omit
those which show upon the surface
and which make the difference be.
tween box.like barracks and q home.
When you stop to figure the matter
out, the two or three hundred dollars
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GETTING BACK.

why do you insist on trying to sell me beef
steak and beans and buckwheat cakesr de-
manded the barber Il told you all wanted
was two fried eggs"
We'll. was In your shop yesterday" retorted
the restaurant man. "All wanted was shave
but you bulldozed me into shampoo. a foam
hzz. and a, tonic rub"
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NOT DIFFICULT.

II wish could do something startling" said
Gladys Gloom. sick unto death with ennui
We'll. Gladys that Is easily accomplished I.
said her close friend. Bella Blaxes. 60 back
to that little old.fashioned town where you were
born and smoke cigarette On the public
SQUARE"
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A SAD AWAKENING.

Warden. where are my flowers, Give M,
those flowers"
Those flowers are for an embezzler in tn.
next cell"
Flowers for an embezzler. with a murdere,
In the same jail? life Of crime is not what j
was led to expect"
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OWHERE does New Years cere-
nony mean more than in the land
OF the little people whose faces
have become familiar to us on pa
per fans. Indeed. from a national
point OF view, this season is the
greatest occasion OF the year.
Elaborate preparations are made
long in advance. Houses are
cleaned inside and out. Doorways
are decorated with rice ropes and
= fern leaves and evergreen. Every
housewife buys a not or two OF
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09
Fue arrestado ell Gober-
nador de Queretaro.

Ell viernes lego a Quer6taro eI
Gobernador Militar recientemen-
te nOmbrado por el Centre, Gene
raj Joaquin ChicarrO, y como eI
Gobernador Loyola Sc opuso a en-
tregarle ell poder, alegando que
la Legislature lie habia negado ell
permiso correspondence, el Oral.
Chicarro mand6 sitiar con sus
fuerzas ell PaIacio de Gobierno,
a~rrestando a Loyola y a varios
miembros de la Legislature, quie
mes fueron enviados a Mexico en-
calidad de prisioneros.
va son muy pocos los Estados
de la Rep1blica que tienen gober
nadores civiles, pues Ell cast to-
dos han puesto militares, unos .
la buna y otros a la mala.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09
Moheno, Subsecretario
de Relaciones.

Ell jueves pasado, ell Presiden-
tie de la RepGbIica, Oral. Victo-
riano Huerta, nombr6 al diputa-
do Querido Moheno Subsecretario
de Relaciones EXteriores para que
quedara al frente de la importan-
te S~ecretaria en- tanto Sc nOmbra
al successor de Gamboa.
Moheno, a quien Sc conoce CO.
me uno de los miembros mas ac-
tivoS del Parlamento meXicano,
contribuy6 no POGO al ~despresti-
gio del Gobierno maderista, al
cual Ianz6 formidables cargos des
de la tribuna de la Camara, des-
pu6s de haberse separado del
Partido Constitutional Progresis-
ia. Aplaudido hoy y siSeado ma
mana, sus discursos han product
do cast siempre sensation por la
cIaridad de sus ataques.
En- muchas ocasiones la prensa
la ha dado contra 6l, aplicandole ell
mote de ''diputado chamula." Sc
cree que ell Oral. Huerta, al lie
varlo al Gabinete, ha Querido qui
tarIe a Ia Camara uno de los
miembros que mas pudieran en-
torpecer con sus discusiones los
Drop6sitos del Gobierno.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09

no, Manuel Gonzalez Cossio, Ale
iandro Pea, Eugenio Rascon,
JESUS Lalanne, Francisco A. We
lez, Francisco Troncoso, Victoria
no Huerta, Pedro P. Lopez, lgna
clio A. Bravo, Clemente Villase-
nor. Lauro Villar, Aureliano Blan
quet, Manuel Mondrag6n, Angel
Garcia Pena, Manuel NJ. Plata,
Pedro Ojeda, Jose Ma. Mier, R6-
mulo Cu6lIar, Jose Ma. de la We,
ga, Juvencio Robes, Joaquin Te-
llez y Arnoldo Casso Lopez.
En- fecha r~eciente lie fue ofre,
edo al Oral Diaz su reingreso a
servicio active, pero ell ancianC
militar Suplic6 que sele eXcusara
en- atenci6n a sus amos y, sobre
TODD, a las especiales condolences
politicas en- que Sc encuentra eI
pals.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09

LES possible que unos cuantos
mentecatos, sin darse cuenta de
sus acciones, nj medir ell valor y
la trascendencia de las palabras,
Sc llamen a 81 miSmos REVOLT
CIoNARIos, NADIA mas porque en-
cuadrilla armada lograron asaltar
pobIados desapercibidos y robar
Bancos, y cortar teiegrafos, Y a
saltar casas habitadas y cometer
otras depredaciones de Ianzas H.
6res:?
"iNo serfa mucho mas noble,
mas leaI, mas pGtr16tlcO, que en-
lugar de REvoLUCIONARIOs Sc re-
seIlasen BANDIDOs a secas? INC
serfan entonces mucho mas acree-
dores a la compassion y mucho
menos perjudiciales a Ia patria
de su origen? No equivaldria, a.
simismo, a explicarse con mayor
apego a la verdad?,
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APPREHENSION de d os
"american citizens"

La semana pasada fue arresta-
do en- Saltillo I'm individuo que,
aunque Sc apellida Fierro,' les mas
american citizen que mister Roo
sevelt, y va lie iba a ser puesto ell
chaco cuando 10 salvo ell consul
de 81 pals. No obtante, siguio en-
poder de las autoridades civiles
DOR acusarsele de robo mientras
fungia como conductor en- I'm tren
militar. Mister Iron, o sea ell Sr.
Fierro, es de Laredo, Texas.
Tambien una senorita de Tue
son, Arizona, ciadGdanG amer1-
cana como Mister Irony que res
ponde al nombre de Miss Concep-
ci6n ZGniga, fue detenida por las
autoridades militares de Ciudad
Juarez por creersele espia de los
senores libertadores, pero mas
tarde puesta en- libertad por las
gestiones del consul Edwards.
Miss Zdniga fue un tempo la
prometida del rebelde Alvaro o.
oregon.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09
'Recuefdo.

EN- mis- brazos murlo! Boca
con boca, bebi anhelante su pos
trer aliento que, aumentando por
grades mi tormento, desde en-
tonces ell alma me sofoca.
70 mismo la vesti. Nude cual
roca, sin lamar nj un gemldo, nj
un lamento, cumpliendole I'm sa-
grade juramento, negro manic
lie puse y blanca toca.
Hoy, cuando la amargura me
enloquece, una dulce vision de as
pecto santo con habito monJil Sc
me aparece,
Compasiva me mira; y cuando
ell llanto mis- parpados cansados
humedece, las lagrimas enJuga
con su manic.
FEDERICO BALART.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-10-09
Reyolucionarios que no 10 son.

Ia bora del funesto sacrlflclo.-
La bora de sacrifcar vidas Y mas
vidas de compatriotas, de sacrif-
car su buen nombre -sobre ell que
pesara responsabiIidad tremen-
da. -porque la conciencia naclo-
nal 10 impone, porque en- elias
habla en6rgica, porque divis5n-
dose la salud y regeneraclon tras
la hoguera y la matanza, ell sacrl-
fcio Sc c~onvierte en- tragico no.
locausto.
"Pero, antes de que tai aeon
tezca, Sc ha hecho va luz en- Ia
conciencia nacionaI; Sc conocen
va los caudilIos cuyo heroico pa
sado Y tftulos de gratitud pdblica,
son rehenes de su recto Obrar, y
va Sc han pesado los d~esaStres
Dor venir, Y va Sc ha tornado en-
consideration Ia sangre que ha-
bra de d~erramarse, y con ineQui-
voca senal de a~sentimiento, e.
pueblo salta ell basti6n de hero
que inculca sus derechos Y mata
su bienestar resuelto a sacriticar-
10 TODD. 81, TODD: hogan, esposa,
hijos. bienes, reputation, Tranquil
lidad, porvenir, Ia vida misma;
porque, como 10 expres6 en- ms
tante sublime ell heroico general
mexicano: ''primerO es la pa
triu."
"Pero jdonde estan las pala-
bras para e~stigmatizar a aquellOs
que. sin titulos, nj medios, nj pro
grama, Y solo porqUe lograron
embaucar a unos cuantOs mente-
catos, Sc empinan sobre las pun
tas de los pies, para acrecer su
ITALIA y piden a la naci6n-que en-
mala bora les produjo-eI mismO
sacrifciotremendo, anteel que los
buenos Sc formidan Y los mismos
heroes tiemblan al mencionarlO!
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Enlace matrimonial.

Ell sabado 20 del pasadoT nie-
ron sus destinos en- la iglesia ca
t6lica de Raymondville, Texas, ell
estimable joven JESUS de la Gar
"a y la virtuosa senorita Maria
de la Cara, siendo apadrinados
por ell Sr. Higinio Cant1 y su es-
posa dona Josefta G. de Cant1.
Los padres de la desposada son
los Sres. Alexandra de la Cara y
Josefa Cant1 de de la Cara, y
los del novio ell Sr. JESUS de la
Cara y la Sra. Julia Ibarbo de
de la Cara.