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Will Cause More Worry

Almost every day there is a deelara-
tion from some advanced person that
women will soon be wearing trousers, says
the Philadelphia Ledger. One who claims
to speak with authority says the plans
and specifications of the new garments
are already made, and that the plunge
will take place within year. We are
told by these ladies that fashions have
been tending to the change for severa
seasons. The hobble an dthe slit skirt
and other marvellous exhibits are citec
as approaches 10 the goal.
Queen Christian of Sweden wore
male attire, and DR.. Mary Walk.
er has long been proud of hei
trousers. The history of the
clothes is always interesting. and trous.
ers afford an excellent example of evolu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

clearly see the tents of our camp,
though they were almost a mile away.
So | quicqly removed my coat intend
ing. If possible. to signal for help.
At that very instant however, Bill
Taylor made ready to renew his at
tack. He seemed determined not to
be outwitted this time. Hugging the
tree with his huge paws. he slowly
resest to his full height.
shook my coat in his face, hoping
to blind him, but in an instant he had
caught in ii one of his paws and torn
1t from me. Then, before | realized it,
he had my pegleg in his ironlike jaws
and was slowly wrenching 1t from its
strappings.
Enraged the Bear
Thoroughly terrified lest he should
pull me bodily from my seat, / strug-
gled madly to release the appliance,
and after much twisting and one tre-
mendous yanlS l finally succeeded in do
ing so. This so enraged the bear that
he began striking furious blows right
and left with his big paws.
Suddenly he grabbed the trouser of
my left leg and once again endeavored
| to pull me from my seat. l had just
about given way to utter despair when
an idea came to me-
Quickly unstrapping my already 1oos-
ened peg leg | grasped the small end
firmly in my hand. Then. summoning &
all my strength. l dealt "Bill' a power
full blow over his right eye.
The blow had the desired effect. The
huge grizzly loosened his foothold,
struck heavily upward at me from his
position on the very edge of the cliff,
and then. uttering one dreadful roar,
lost his balance and went hurtling over
its brink. My wooden leg followed him.
I was so weak from excitement that
it was fully 10 minutes before / could
move. Then ] carefully descended the
mountain and with the aid of a stout
pine stick hobbled back to camp.
Here | related my experience to Rab
Sunday. after which we both started for
the bottom of the precipice. When we
had almost reached il the cook all OF
a sudden started on run and did not
stop until he came to a large gray
heap. It's sBill Taylor sure enoughi"
he uttered, in great surprise. Fancy
the bulletproof old thief being killed
by a wooden legw
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week went by without an attempted
THEFT of these provisions, either BY
coyote, mountain lion, or a bear
generally a bear.
Talk about bearl Sugar Creek can
yon certainly had a variety-grizzlie
cinnamon and black. The little black
Fellows We're. as a rule quite harmless. .
but the brown and si1ver-topped griz-
lilies were match for the best rifle
ever manufactured
Our two dogs--Bob and Waif-usual-
ly succeeded in frightening away the
night providers by their barking, and
on such occasions we paid little atten-
tion IL we happened to be awak ened
In spite of their vigilance. however, we
got up one morning to find that our
commissary shack had been broken into
during the night. Two large smoke ed
hams were missing, a box of crackers
had been smashed open, and pota-
toes and canned goods lay scattered
over the floor.
lating as to the probable culprit. Rab
Sunday, our old cook, rushed out of the
shack, shook his fists. and declared with
great anger. That's 'Bill Taylor's'
work! He's the only thief in these
parts that can pull off job like
that. Them's the only hams we had,
too. Iii get that blessed silver-tip
for this. see if | don't. Bill Taylor's'
gone too far this time
Bore Victims Name
"Bin Taylor was the largest, silver
tip grizzly bear in that vicinity, and
bore 1.-THE name of a rancher he had
killed. Though "Bill" had been tracked
by man, famous hunters, no one had
ever been able to bag him. He seemed,
indeed, to bear charmed life and bull
let's appeared only to tickle his power
full frame.
Apart from his unusual size. there
was@-a surer way of Identifying >"Bill
Taylor" One of his front legs had
been injured in some unknown man
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as / am somewhat nearsighted 1t was
rather risky.
l was making fairly good headway
when my progress was suddenly cut
short by a most frlghtful outlook. So
narrow had been my escape from death
that for a moment my breath left me.
stood trembling on the extreme edge
of a precipice, the drop over whose
well nigh perpendicular wall was 1900
feet All hope left me, for my pur-
suer was a few yards away.
Between Two Fires
There l stood, hopelessly wavering be-
tween the choice of being torn to pieces
by an enraged bear or walking to in
slant death over the edge of the noun
tain side. Never in my life have L
experienced a more dreadful minute.
Happening TO turn to my right, no.
ticed a gnarled oak tree only Il few
feet away, growing on the very edge of
the cliff. My hopes rose in an instant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

True the tree offered only a slim
chance of safety. but 1 warmly en-
braced that chance.
Dizzy and exhausted as / was, l man
aged to stumble to the little oak. In
scaling it, nearly every limb that l
stepped on broke under my weight.
Nevertheless, / was at the top-fully
nine feet above the ground-before my
pursuer reached the foot. 1t was a
shaky seat which l occupied broken
off limb-and every time l looked down
over that cliff a feeling of deathlik e
sickness stole over me.
Suddenly he made a vicious lunge for
my right leg. but as he did so | showed
the blade of my large pocket knife into
his snout. The big brute roared with
pain lost his footing and rolled heavily
to the ground. With him in his fall,
however went my only weapon of de-
fense.
From my point of vantage I could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
BULLET PROOF BEAR
KILLED BY CRIPPLE
Scared Silver Tip Defied
Leaden Gun Missiles
STORY OF THE FIGHT
Struggle Took Place on Verge of a
Precipice and Blow From Wooden
Leg of Veteran Caused the
Grizzley to Fall Over
STORY OF THE FIGHT

One summer in the '7Os I joined a
small party of mining prospectors who
had pitched camp near Sugar Creek
canyon, in the central part of Colorado.
I happened to be the only one in the
party who could boast of having served
in the Civil war and my wooden leg, a
result of this service. was made tho
target of many a good-natured joke,
says a writer in the Wide World Maga-
zine.
Thirty yards from our sleeping tents
stood the commissary shack, a rough.
wooden structure. in which were stored
canned goods, potatoes, flour. smoked
meats, and other supplies. Scarcely a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
PILES CURED AT HOME
BY NEW ABSORPTION
METHOD

II you suffer from bleeding, Itching.
blind or protruding Piles, send me your.
address, and l will tell you how to cure
yourself at home by the new absorp-
OF this home treatment free for trial.
with references from your own locality
IL requested Immediate relief and per-
manent cure assured. Send no money,
but tell others of this offer. Write to-
day to Mrs. Nj. Summers. Box p, Notre
Dame. Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
But the old three-eornered hat.
And the breeches and all that.
Are so queer.

4 garment for men extending on each
leg separately to or just below the knee
is the accepted definition Of breeches. In
most cases this garment is not handsome;
it Is hard TO keep in shape and it bags
horribly. Man has conquered the sea. and
the earth, harnessed the lightning. count
ed the stars and hitched the forces of ma
ture to his mills and his wagons. but in
the matter of breeches his only progress
is in two hip pockets. which he seldom
uses. With all his inventive genius he
cannot find a crease that will stay put,
and with all his growing billions he CAN
not buy or invent a substitute that Will
be an Improvement
1t is inconeeivable that women will
want TO subject themselves to the tyran-
ny of this garment It Is not graceful; it
will not allow them opportunities for new
styles, and it will rob them of the in
defnable charm that goes with their own
distinctive dress. OF course almost any
thing would be better than some of the
present fashions. but why not reform
them? Or why not bear the ills they have
rather than fly to others they know not of
Man was in hard luck when fate put him
in trousers, but he deserved his punish
ment SO 1t would seem to be better for
the ladies to punish him further by leav-
ing him to his doom.
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tion from the ornate to the practical The
pantaioons introduced by the Venetians
We're hose combining breeches and stock
ings IN one garment. 1 nthe regency Of
George ". the breeehes fitted the body
from the waist down below the calves
of the legs and there were fastened with
buttons or ribbons. and later by straps
running under the boots The serious
men who met in this town in 1776 and pro-
claimed the Declaration of Independence
showed great care and considerable varie
ty In their breeches. and if they were 10
parade Chestnut street today they would
attract as big a crowd as circus pro-
cession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
OLD NEWSPAPER MAN

Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Woodward ar
rived here yesterday from Petty, Tex,
to spend the holidays with their
daughter, Mrs. Kelly Brown and her
family Mr.. Woodward conducts a
newspaper in his town. He states that
lands sell there for from 500 to $loO
an acre, and that he is in the best
part of Texas and is doing well. He
formerly did newspaper work in this
city and also in Oklahoma CITY and
is one of the able newspaper men Of
the country. Mr. Woodward said he
was glad to observe the changes that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
IS EDUCATING
A MISSIONARY
ONLY METHODIST CLASS IN THE
STATE WHO is DOING THIS
SORT OF WORK.

Mrs. Laura Bivens' class alta the
broadway Methodist Sunday school is
the only Methodist class in the state
which has the honor of maintaining a
student for missionary work. Mrs,
Bivens has sent the girl a Christmas
check yesterday, to be applied to her
EXPENSES while she is studying in the
Scarritt Bible and Training School in
Kansas City, Mo. The young lady is
Miss Emma Abbott. She is a New
York girl who lived here for time
with Mrs. w. w. Tal.aferro and un-
der the influence of that good family
and of the Methodist Sunday school,
If Is no wonder that she became in
spired to give her life's work to the
missionary field, The young lady has
taught school at Springer and will be
kindly remembered in that city. she
will be consecrated next spring at a
meeting TO be held in Fort Worth, Tex
as and will then begin her career IN
religious work in the cities of the
United States. 1t is not her intention
at present to take the gospel abroad
hut she will devote here energies TO
blessing mankind in her own coun'
trV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
ARDMoRE CONGRATULATED
A New Spirit of Enterprise Prevails
in City. A Word from FraIey
TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ARD


TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ARD
MORE:
| desire to express to you my SIN
cere thanks for the courtesies you
have extended to me during the year
have lived here many years. What
ever ! have depends upon what Ard
more has, and | desire to express
congratulations to this people for the
progressive spirit that prevails in the
city and desire to express a word OF
appreciation for the upward movement
of the town. | have made new friend
ships during the year that sincerely
appreciate and ! also remember with
much gratitude the friendships formed
in the early years of my residence
here. All of yop have been kind tc
me during the year. hope that in reaI
estate and in insurance | can give
you the service you require during
the coming year.
A merry Christmas to you and youl
family and friends.
CHAS Z. FRALEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
Opportunity, 15- TO- 10.

sold my interests in the Hewitt
Oil e Gas Co. and the Elzey- Moffett
Oil Il Gas Co., in order that | could
pay mortgages on business property
that is paying me $l74 per month
have confidence in the field. | want
seven parties to join me with some
nerve and $500 each, in the best
proposition now open in the
field You can't win unless you
place your bet. will try to float
this proposition here, if not will go
elsewhere.
24-3t S. B. ELZE4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
Walked to Town.

Oscar Payne of Deese walked to
Ardmore yesterday, transacted busi-
ness and returned by the same mode
of travel. He saw four wagons stukc
in one mud hole and two in another,
and he was thankful that he took the
conveyance that never gets stuck in
the mire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

are being made in Ardmore, many new
people are here, the old times have
awakened to their blessings in nat
ural surroundings, and he predicts
that Ardmore will not be the same old
town by any means within six months
time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

al once for his home at Bedford, Ia,
and will return 10 the field in Jan
uary. His son Leonard Woodruff
will remain in the fields here during
the holidays.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

In Paris there is a corps of profes
sional dinner tasters, whose duty 4:
is to test and pass judgment on al
food prepared for banquets and sim
liar occasions of state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The Crystal gas well in section !
has proved to be a 2O,OOO,OOO foot pro
ducer and it will be allowed to stand
as it is to allow the product to be pip
el into Ardmore. No deal between the
Crystal people and the Ardmore Gas
company has yet been made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

Wanted, travelling statesmen. Acme
Implement Co., Wheeler Building
Phone 273. Att
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The Red River well in 29-4-3 is drill.
ing at about 1000 feet and the well
is full of water. Reports indicate
that the southwest portions of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

s w. Wood, who has large hold
ings in 3-3 to the north of the
fields has gone to Mckinney, Texas.
to spend tue holiday season The
land to the north is looking good
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

Wanted, travelling statesmen. Acme
Co.. Wheeler Building.
Phone 273. An
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The well in 32-3-3 is being cleaned
out, and Mr. Lee is quoted as saying
that the well is a better one than h.
expected. About 200 barrels of oil are
in a pool located close 10 the well.
The tankage ordered some days ago
has not been installed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

George A. Parton, who represents
the Idaho Oil and Gas Company has
gone to Eldorado, Kansas, to spend
Christmas with his brother
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

NJ. d. Loughlin has gone to Cush-
ing to spend Christmas under the
benign influence of his family and
to ENJOY the big home-cooked
Christmas turkey. lie will be back
in the fields between now and the
first of January.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The International well in 15-i-i is
said to have encountered some oil
showings, and a very fine quality OF
arte sian water
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The Crystal company has three cars
of casing at Wilson, but it IS doubtful
if the material can be hauled to the
fields until road conditions are i'm
proved by sunshine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

In order to save the gas for Ard
more use, the crystal people will skid
their rig in section about fifty feet,
and drill well to the gas sand which
they expect to find at about 900 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The Rex well in the center CT
has a 1000 barrel tank installed an
is being pumped,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The Humble people are about read!
to start in their new location which
is about 400 feet east of the company!
well in the northwest corner of sec
ton 8.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

Want ads get results, Read them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
field are underlah with vast amount
of water

Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Pearce arrived
here today from Electra, Texas, and
will be here for a week Mr.. Pearce
is a contracting driller and has come
here to lock over the field and to fig
ure on taking some drilling contracts.
He stated that from what he heard of
the roads at Healdton, he judged they
were about as the roads are in the
Electra field where new work IS at
practical standstill because hauling
cannCt be done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The star machine that will be used
by Westheimer & Nichols, in drilling
in the northeast corner of the c, X.
Smith forty, in section >, is almost
ready for work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

J. S. Alexander left today for Okla
homa City to spend the holidays. He
will be back in the fields within a
few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

II. o. Cavert who represents a com
pany of Independence, Kansas, men,
and who has beer here for some time,
left today to spend Christmas with
home folks in independence. He will
return soon after the holidays.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

A number of new rigs have beeT
built in the field, but it is impossible
to haul the machinery to them am
drilling cannot be begun until the
roads are better.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The well in 34-4-3 near Joiner City
is reported to be drilling at about 4OC
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

]. G.. Adkins who has been in the
fields since the first we'll was brought
in, will spend the holidays in the city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

The II. o. Cavert well in 1888 i
drilling at about 500 feet. A showing
of gas has been encountered. This
drilling is on the Grove Chase lease
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

S. Brunough will leave on the even
ing Frisco for his home in Hugo to be
with his family at the annual visit Of
Santa Claus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

|: al once for his home at Bedford, Ia.
and will return 10 the field in Jan
uary. His son Leonard Woodruff
will remain in the fields here during
the holidays.
The well in 32-3-3 is being cleaned
out. and Mr.. Lee is quoted as saying
that the well is better one than he
expected. About 200 barrels of oil are
in pool located close 70 the well.
The tankage ordered some days ago
has not been installed.
The Rex well in the center CT 9
has 500 barrel tank installed and
is being pumped.
The star machine that will be used
by Westheimer & Nichols, in drilling
in the northeast corner of the C. r.
Smith "forty,' in section ,, is almost
ready for work
The Humble people are about ready
to start in their new location which
Is about 400 feet east of the company's
well in the northwest corner OF sec
| ton 9.
A number of new rigs have been
built in the field, but it is impossible
to haul the machinery to them and
drilling cannot be begun until the
roads are better
The well in 3i-4-3 near Joiner City
is reported to be drilling at about 400
feet
The II. o. Cavert well in 1888 is
drilling at about 500 feet. A showing
of gas has been encountered. This
drilling is on the Grove Chase lease.
II. O. Cavert who represents a com
pany of Independence, Kansas, men,
and who has beer here for some time.
left today to spend Christmas with
home folks in independence. He will
return soon after the holidays.
The Crystal company has three cars
of casing at Wilson, but it IS doubtful
if the material can be hauled to the
fields until road conditions are i'm.
proved by sunshine.
The Crystal gas well in section 81
has proved to be a 2OOOO,OOO foot pro-
ducer and it will be allowed to stand
as it is to allow the product to be pip
81 into Ardmore. No deal between the
Crystal people and the Ardmore Gas
company has yet been made.
! In order to save the gas for Ard
more use, the crystal people will skid
their rig in section about fifty feet,
! and drill a well TO the gas sand which
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-09-12

Nouvelle Charte

lie 80 ceurant, les votants de la
vile de Minneapolis seront appe-
les a Sc prcnoncer SUI une nouvel-
lie charte qui leur sera soumise. LIS
devront alors choisir entire la char
tie actuelle qui a depasse de beau
coup O utilize ct une nouvelle
charte qui corrigera I'M grand NOM
bre d'anomalies don't SQUIRE notre
systeme actuel.
Notre charte actuelle est tres an
cienne ct ne repondplus du tout aux
besoins dune grande vile moderne
CONNIE Minneapolis. II faut AVIAN
cer avec repoque on retrograder.
Dams DIES editions futures nous
tacherons de bonner, d nos lecteurs,
une idee du nouyeeu projet de la
charte.
Des bureaux Oh lon peut Sc pro-
curer de la Literature en- abondan-
ce ont etc ouverts q IHotel Nicol-
LET, sur lie &c plancher, ct sont en-
charge de NJ. Sanders qui Sc fera
un plaisir de donner tous les rem
seignements qu'on lui demandera.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-09-12

Apres Ia derniere pri6re,
Sur ma fosse, planter la croix;
Etzsi Ton me dome une pierre:
Gravez dessns: j al cru, e vols
Dites entire vous: I'll sommeille,
Son dur labeur est achieve
Gu plntot, dites: III s'6veille,
ii volt ce quill a tant rey6"
Ceux qui font lie viles morsurrses
a mon nom sont-ils attaches?
Laissez les faire, ces pleasures
P~eut-etre couvrent mes peches.
Je fus p6cheur ct, sur ma route,
H6las! 'ai chancel6 solvent;
Mais grace a Dieu, vainqueur du
Je suis mort ferme ct %p6nitent.
Jesp6re en- Jesus. Sur la terre
Je mai pas rough de So Loi,
Au dernierj jour, deyant son Pere,
II. ne rougira pas de moi.
aEpitaphe sublime, dit jules
Et c'est ellie. ACUTE Ia
.ernier, qui a sugg6r6 une m6lodie
q notre grand Gounod,
i notre genial compositeur, qui
partagealt la meme Fol ct que
solvent inspira.
Edouard Drumont.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-09-12
Du Cat al Cat
De "L'Opinion Publique'

Les grands j~onrnaux de Londres
ct de Berlin Sc livrent AIDES assaults
d'ironie ct de sarcasme pour censu-
rer la politique mexicaine du gou-
vernement american, ct pour Sc
rire des chefs de ce gouvernement.
Nos estimables colleagues londo.
riens ct berlinois traitent modesto
ment IN. Wilson ct M. Bryan de
trembieurs, de thousands, de bla-
gueurs, de ssblufenrs'', de reveurs,
etc, etc.
Voyons done sill NY aurait pas
moyen de rendre la monnaie, de
leuf piece& ces organes anglais ct
alIer1ands qai d6blat4rent ainsi
contreles Etats-Unis.
II yasdeux ans, Messieurs les
journalistes de Londres ct de Ber-
lin, le chancellor anglais ct le chan
ceIiert allemand, afirmaient empha-
tiquementaqu'iiln ny aurait pas de:
guerresdans les Balkans.
Et b guerre 6clat6 moins dun;
an aprAs.
la g,su,esrre ayant ayant 6clat6, slel
chancekef anglais et le chancellor
alleuand d3clarArent dun ton as
sure que les efforts des allies ne,