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The Washington herald., 1913-04-13
1.-THE following letter comes to me from
one Of the constituency:
Your talk on Keeping Clean va

IOiOWlue lellci SohicS " IhS II oiii
one Of the constituency:
Your talk on Keeping Clean va
Getting Clean is Joy and a grattifi-
cation to those who believe and
practice your doctrines. Do you think the
others will ever change, or care to?
when 1 tell you that DO all the work
except the washing and ironing in a nine
room fat for six people you will appreciate
that j am. as / have said before, one or
Marion Harland's faithful disciples But If
I undertake to be the pivotal BRAIN the
rest Of the family must revolve around the
hub of my system
When 1 work backward from my orderly
kitchen. each child's room has been put
In order and the bed to air before he comes
TO breakfast His and her There are four OF
theml daily duties are written and tackled
on the wall to avoid confusion of yours
and mine Even the year old turns TO
on cleaning day in old trousers and armed
with rug beater, II is one Of our happiest
days
Systematic order not only saves time but
makes room. My mother pays me the royal
compliment of always saying she could
pack me off to Europe on half an hour $
notice 1t is the law of my life and all
that makes it possible for me to accomplish
my monumental tasks. They become a JOY
because OF the way 1 do them.
" You remember James Lane Allen in one
OF his books makes a character say he
knew his mother was a lady from the way
she kept her closets 1 quote and use all
sorts OF spiritual cudgels: this is one OF
them! A. c. b.
Thank you for your letter-as much for
the personal words l do not print as for
those 1 put on this page for the help of
other housekeepers.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

Il send you a recipe asked for a while
ago by Il. s.:
BRANDY SNAPS-Heat half cup mo-
lasses to the boiling point, add third Of a
cup of butter. remove from the stove. and
when the butter is melted. add gradually.
stirring constantly. one cup flour, mixed
and sifted with one-third cup sugar and
three-tourths tablespoon Of ginger. Drop
small portions from the spoon two inches
apart on a well buttered inverted dripping
pan. bake in a slow oven, cool slightly. and
roll over the handle Of a wooden spoon
MRS E. V. W."
am grateful for both these menus. Two
more widely different It would be hard to
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ing interrupt herself in the midst Of this
to run down and scour out the refrigerator
because the ice man may come at any
minute. and hurry from this to dust the
parlor in case unexpected company should
call
We can only guess at the way she ap-
points her other duties, but we are safe In
inferring that they are turned on In Like
systematic fashion
She speaks Of her monumental tasks
and the word does not seem misapplied
when We think of all that Is implied in
keeping in sweet clean order a nine room
fiat occupied by family of six-four chill
dren-and doing all the work but that Of the
laundry.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13
Rain Spots on Black Plush.

VIII You kindly tell me how to remove
rain spots from a black plush coat? Ihave
tried steaming, gasoline, and brushing all
to no avail. EDNA"
If you have steamed the coat judiciously,
dampening the under sde-not through a
lining but against the goods-and laid this
on a hot iron without good effect, am
afraid there Is nothing you can 90. Some
times it brings UP the dampened zap ifyou
hang the coat in bathroom where thereis
plenty of steam. Should this also prove Of
no good. your best plan is to consult q pro-
fessional dyer and cleaner and see IL he
cannot suggest a remedy
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Colored Thread Stains.

Kindly-tell me if you can get black or
colored thread stains out Of white material
If they have been boiled with the goods?
MRS. W. j."
Possibly an application Of Javelle water
or OF chlorinated soda may do some good.
or you might try boiling the stuff in cream
of tartar water or In sour milk. as you
would to oblterate mildew stains. If the
goods is Of cotton or linen you can employ
these expedients without injuring the fab
ric, but silk or wooden goods would hardly
stand It.
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Chance to Shed Ray of Light.

L am writing you in behalf of a shut-in
tuberculosis invalid who is in almost the
last stages of the disease, in poor circum-
stances, and with little to bring brightness
and cheer. VIII you not in your corner ask
friends to shed ray Of light by post cards,
magazines, books, ETC.? NJ. j."
Such an appeal as this needs no emphasis
on my part. know how prompt will be
the offers of reading matter and Of post
cards to this poor sufferer, whose address
can be secured for the asking
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13

Evidently from the time that the children
of A. C. B. were old enough to pull off bed
clothes and open windows. they have been
taught to initiate their mothers course of
stripping their beds and admitting the fresh
air before they came to breakfast The sys-
tenn has become part of their daily routine
and they take it for granted as they would
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their responsibility for it's condition. She
is establishing the habit Of system and Of
joyous system at that. Her remark that
cleaning day is one Of their happiest days IL
Illuminating. 1t shows that she does not
drive her children to their appointed tasks.
but that she works with them and makes the
duties pleasure. as the youngsters almost
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putting on their garments or coming down
to the morning meal.
Their course insures dirninution Of care
to the one who must do the further work
Of setting the bedrooms to rights. and am
willing to venture the opinion that those
same children have been drilled from baby
hood to put their own clothing away instead
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has degenerated into h n lebc- he only
manner in which to restore Joy to 1t Is to
alter the fashion in which 1t is done and then
to put before US something else with which
to I'LL the time that remains to us after nee
essary occupations are accomplished.
System possesses a double merit in that
It renders work interesting because OF the
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way in which we do it. as well as provides
the chance for us to get in the other things
we care to do. Try it for while. II you have
not already the habit. and see how it goes
Look at the ordinary day as though 1t came
to you for the first time and note how much
Of system you put into 1t. Take the letter
which began this talk as a suggestion
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13
Brandy Snaps Recipe.

=" We have here in our aid society an an
nual supper that is called a New England
dinner. Our menu is chicken pie, mashed
potato, pork and beans, Indian pudding,
white and brown bread. minoe and pumpkin
pdsA to, ooftaA
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Of leaving 1t tossed in a heap on the chair
or on the floor for their mother to gather
up after them
A. c. 3. speaks of " working backward
from her orderly kitchen" She leaves no
loose ends behind her. She does not switch
off from the business of washing and put
ting away dishes to rush up to the bed MAX
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for leisure. We do the work which must
be done in order to secure the opportunity to
do other things we wish to do. not only TO
get the task itself out Of the way. In fact.
when we reach the point when we do any
duty Just because we have to, we are in a
rather forlorn condition. We have lost
sight Of the ideal part Of the work. and It
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find l fancy the second one would meet
the views Of the correspondents who wishes
- make rather a function Of the repast.
The items on 1t would please even those who
did not have a New England training. while
the heavy profusion Of the boiled dinner /"
might not appeal to the appetite Of those
who had not learned to know and enjoy 1t
on Its native heath. Thanks also for the
recipe for brandy snaps. Others have been
sent and have appeared in other columns.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13

DINNER
Beef soup with vegetables (bones Of roast and
trimmingsl-
Beef in Italian style with raisins and pine nuts
IL left overl.
Mashed potatoes
Stuffed peppers.
Suet pudding.
Coffee
+ 4
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cracked wheat and cream.
Goldfish cakes.
Corn muffnA
Toast
Tea
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minced beef
Potato cakes la left overl.
Graham gems
Hot gingerbread.
Cocoa.
DINNER
Cream Of cabbage soup Ia left overI.
Baked Spanish mackereI
Whipped potatoes
- Spinach.
Lemon pudding
Coffee.
4 y
SATURDAY..
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Triscuit and cream
Bacon.
Boiled eggs
Rolls.
Toast
Tea
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Dreamed hsh Ia left overl
Potato puff Ia left overl
Baked bread and cheese.
Coffee cake.
Tea
DINNER
Brown potato soup.
Baked ham.
String beans
Corn pudding.
custard pie
Ce01sa.
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to your offer of the music. That is always
In demand.
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/ have described are good. but / am al
ways glad to print varied directions.
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System Gives More Leisure.
ways find the work in which the mother
l. l.

To my mind one of the chief values Of sys-
tenn in homework is that it gives time to do
other things. All toll is the price we pay
The Washington herald., 1913-04-13

Request for Bulbs.
"Will those who have hardy bulbs and
plants that they do not want please send
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
ANOTHER KILLING
NORTH Of CITY
TWO NEGROES ENGAGE IN DIFF
FlCULTY LAST NIGHT WITH
FATAL RESULTS.

AS the result of a killing that oc-
Cured seven miles north of the city
last night two negroes, Milton Haw-
Kins and Claude Watson are in the
county Jail pending a preliminary
hearing.
Watson came to the city this morn
ing and surrendered to the officers
stating that he had killed negro in
4 difficulty at the home of Henry
Jones last night and asked that the
sheriff come with him and make an
investigation.
Sheriff Garrett, Deputy CHM and
County Attorney Bleakmore went to
the scene of the killing and brought
in the other negro, Milton Hawkins
From reports obtained from the Off e
GERS it seems that the killing arose
over a dispute between Claude Wat
son and VIM. Stanfield, the deceased
watson dCCuStu oldulltlu VI NN'iiA' =
lies about him and after a war OF
words in the house they were told to
get outside and settle their difficulty.
After they went outside it is stated
that Watson stabbed Sanfield with a
long knife just over the heart, where
upon the deceased turned and ran,
followed by Watson and Hawkins. In
a short time they returned, stating
that they could not find Stanfield
and the matter was dropped for the
time being. This morning before go
ing to work in the cotton field Wat =
SON stated to a boy that accompann
led him that he thought he would take
a look near where Stanfield disap
peared in the weeds. He soon re-
turned and told the boy that Stan
field was lying dead in a ditch. He
thereupon came to town and surren-
derol The two '@groes are now in
Jail awaiting the preliminary hearine
which will be held possibly 'cmorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
viii Buy Anqcras.

DR.. w. II. Martin, who for years
has given a portion of his time to the
study of agriculture and to farming,
will place bunch of Angora goats
on his farm of $40 acres near Lone
Grove. He gives preference to the
Angora for the reasons which he stat
ed that they are as healthy, they are
as fine food and they produce mo-
hair in addition to what can be gath
cred from the hairy goat. He has a
iarm in Oregon which he has in
creased in value from $50 an acre to
500 and he says he will make his
Lone Grove farm worth $50 an acre
within short time. He will Use the
guats to clear the land of the Shin
merry" and of the weeds and to build
up the grass pasture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
not made.

not made.
The bonds of w. S. Forrest and ).
NJ. I,anford were approved and con-
tract and bond filed by George Dyer
for moving the pumps from the Caddo
and city lake plants approved.
A representative of the Hickman
shows was before the council asking
that the licensec harged them for eX-
hibiting here be five dollars per day,
after discussing the merits of the
case it was agreed by the council to
reduce license to the amount asked
for. but to leave the ordinance as 1t
was at present in the event that an
undesirable show should want to eX-
hibit here the license could then be
be enforced.
c. F.. Ringer appeared before the
commissioners asking that a street
south of his property that was un'
used save as a dumping ground for
the neighborhood be closed and he
agreed to fence and clean it If the
city council would grant him the per-
mission. The matter was referred to
the commissioner of streets and al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

,eys for action.
H. e. Foster appeared before the
council in behalf of Mr.. Cravens of
the traction company, asking that the
city pass a resolution relieving him
of a claim of the county for taxes
for the past four years. Under the
terms of the contract between the
street railway company and the city,
entered INTO between eX-Mayor Dick
for the city and hte traction company.
The property was to be exempt from
taxation for period Of three years
from the time of actual beginning Of
operations. The county, however, has
levied taxes against the property for
the past four years, and Mr.. Foster,
! in behalf of Mr.. Cravens, asked that
the city fulfill its part of contract
and grant him relief. The taxes for
1913 can be legally assessed against
the property. The city attorney was
instructed To- draw up the necessary
resolution to give Mr. Cravens the
desired relief. The matter of COM
pelling the street railway to repair
the tracks, was deferred for thirty
days or until some DISPOSITION has
been made of the property
A bill OF seven dollars was allowed
Officer King for expenses to Justin
| Texas, where he went for an escaped
prisoner from the city street gang
The negro has GO days yet to serve
and it was decided by the council to
put him to work on the streets with
good ball and chain for fear that he
might take a notion to hike again.
The city attorney was requested to
write to the bondsmen of Engineer
Maxcy, demanding of them that some
action be taken with regard to the
septic tanks Mr.. MaXcy was to have
been here some time ago, but has
failed to appear and the city is de-
| termined to take immediate action
and have the matter settled.
The contract was signed between
the city and H. f. Foster, represent
ing the Ardmore Ice. Light & Power
Co, for the pumps purchased by the
city from them.
Several ordinances were passed
over to the next regular meeting for
action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

Miss Hattie Harper left here this
morning for Nashville, Tenn, where
she will attend the Worldwide Bar
acca and Philathea Convention. She
was sent as a delegate from the Phil
athea Glass of the Broadway Baptist
church.
Miss Harper has been reared IN
the Baptist church of this city, there
have been very few worship days at
which she was not present from her
childhood, and the class chose very
worthy member to represent them at
Nashville.
The Baracca class of the same Sun
day School elected j. NJ. Lanford as
delegate to the same convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
WANT COMPROMISE
CASE WITH CITY
ARDMoRE CONSTRUCTION CON-
PANY SUBMIT PROPOSITION TO
MAYOR AND COMMIsS sSIONERS.

The Ardmore Concrete and Con-
struction Company submitted a prop
osition TO the city commissioners last
night for a compromise ON the judg-
ment. they hold against the city for
s22SSOO and interest for four years
for $4,000
This case which has been appealed by
the city is a suit on contract SAID
to he due the construction company
to be due the construction company
contracted with the city to do Ger
tain amount of sewer construction
and purchased the necessary mach
inery to do the work, before the work
was completed it was stopped for
lack of funds to pay for the same
and the company went into the courts
asking that the balance OF the con-
tract price lie awarded them on the
grounds that they had been to a great
eXpense in securing this machinery
and that they were ready and willing
to comply with their part of the con-
tract. The court awarded them
Judgment in the amount asked and
the city appealed the case. The con
struction company through their rep
| resentative stated that they preferred
the money to judgment and would
J compromise the case with the city fol-
the amount stated.
The amount is in the hands OF the
! city attorney who will investigate the
case and try and agree upon terms
with the company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
Personals

Miss Elizabeth Taylor OF Danyille,
Va, will arrive this evening over the
Rock Island to visit with relatives, Dr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Cox.
Mrs. Wilkins and daughter from Ma
retta visited at the home Of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Cox this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, d. Redwine were
in the city today from Fort Worth.
They were en- route to Sulphur where
they will remain for a time, for Tie
health of Mrs. Redwine. They stop
ped over in Ardmore to see the town.
Il. f. Empie of Oklahoma City was
here today on business.
]. c. Wilson of Durant was in the
city today.
w. II. Altman of Sherman, Texas
was in the city today on business.
r. V. Richards of Dallas, Texas,
was in the city attending to the wants
of ginners of this county.
Jesse l.. and II. l.. Jordan of Mar
ietta were in the city yesterday.
r. d. Mitchell of Gainesville was
a business visitor today
S. B. Ashe of Waurika was in tie
city today.
C. A. Mayhew Of Pauls Valley was
in the city today on business.
J. w. Ross of Gainesville was
/ business visitor.
d. c. Teter, ]. l.. Sadler, and IL
II. Simmons of Tishomingo were il
the city today on business.
J. f. Wagner was a business vis
itor from Milburn today.
Mrs. l.. J. Haskey and daughter o
Los Angeles, Cal, are in the city thu
guests of Mrs. Haskey's daughter
Mrs. c. NJ Grant.
Mrs. Edith Wooten of Lawton !
in the city the guest of her father
Col. A. V. Doak and of Mrs. Johl
Bagwell of West Broadway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
DELEGATE to New York.

Miss Amelia Hunter of the Majestic
was elected at the State Moving Pic
ture convention to represent the state
organization at the National Movie
Convention which meets in New York
in July. Miss Hunter intends to be
present at the New York meeting.
and her friends here appreciate the
honor given her at the state meeting
which was held in Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY FATHERS
REGULAR SESSION OF COMMlS-
SlONERS AT CITY HALL LAS
NIGHT.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall last night and
transacter the business affairs Of the
city.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been heard, City Attor-
ney Mason presented the recommend
alton that the claim of Charley Johns
for a horse shot by Officer Banks
King be not paid. The claim has
never been formally presented to the
council, but they have been notified
that it would be if settlement was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
State Retailers Meeting.

The next state convention of the
Retailers Association will be held at
saltwater on July s and 9, and prom
ises to be one of mucn interest to all
merchants all over the state. The
program is out and Mr.. j. X. Kreuger
is on for a paper and the program
for the convention of secretaries,
which meets at the same time is also
out and our secretary, w. o. Atwell,
is on for a paper on the subject,
County Trades Extension" All of
which goes to show that the Carter
County RetailNs' Association is rap
idly forging to the front as a live,
enthusiastic county association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

Roy Redmon, who has been in tho
United States navy and has been
cruising in Central America for sew
eral months, arrived here today, hav-
ing completed his enlistment. He is
son of Smith Redmon, county
weigher
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

M. C. Huzza an inmate of the Con-
federate Home. keeps busy making
and repairing umbrellas. Bows put
in 10 cents and up, new tops from 81
up. makes to order am kind of UNI
brella desired guarantees all repair
work; phone the home and lie VIII
call for and deliver your work lie
uses the best materials and those who
have tried his Work are pleased.
15-5t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

A telephone message from Marietta
yesterday evening stated that a light
rain wu falling there and that ii
much heavier rain was falling east G
the city.
Rain fell here last night and more
moisture fell today. The rain is re-
sulting in growing a very fine corn
crop, while those who have grain
would like for dry weather to prevail
until the threshing season is ever.
Kelley Brown came in last night
over the Frisco from Durart. He
said the shower that fell here last
night did not extend any distance
east of here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18
POTATO CROP MOVING.
Fort Gibson and Webbers Falls Are
Shipping in Car Lots.

Muskogee, okla, June 17.-Potato
growers are shipping several car loads
daily from the Fort Gibson and Web
hers Falls neighborhood, in the Ar
kansas Valley.
While the yield is from 100 to l25
bushels per acre, the price of SOC a
Lushel is unusually low.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

Six OF the best union BARRIERS and
you are always next at Tor Rob
erts' shop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

Corporal \. c. Shockey, U. S. A., is
in the city investigating the advisa-
bility of opening a recruiting office
here. His headquarters are at the
Campbell for the present. Corporal
Shockey was sent here from thu
Shawnee Office to investigate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

In the police court this morning
the mayor was called upon to pass
judgment upon two cases for dis
turbance The first he let off with a
suspended sentence, as this was his
first offenso and he solemnly prom
ised it would be his last. The other
was one Of those chesty individuals
who take a delight in getting a skin
full of squirrel whiskcy and then
"cuss out" the entire city police de-
partment He was made to come
across with fifteen perfectly good
dollars which were added to the city
Golfers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-18

p. 3. Taryer has purchased tho
stock of jewelry and fixtures of John
Dorrah and has taken charge of the
establishment John Dorrah has form
ed n partnership with his father in
the iewelry business and the firm
will be known as Dorrah & Son.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-07

course being served q Mrs. Fred Solo
mons home. A short musical closed
the program Of the afternoon
Mr.. Carey Lewis of Chicago lectured
Sunday afternoon at Allen Chapel, his
subject being Literary Lights OF the
Negro Race. The church was com
pletely filled and Mr.. Lewis held the
attention Of the audience closely during
his address. Mrs. Eimira Shelton OF
Davenport favored the audiences with .
solo. Mr.. Lewis came 1t the invitation
OF the D. D. w. C. C.
Mrs Clay Bolder entertained at six
o'clock dinner Saturday for Miss Eva
Carter, Mrs Shelton Of Davenport and
Mr.. Carey Lewis Of Chicago. Covers
were laid for six.
Mrs. David Garrett entertained Mon
day evening in honor Of Mrs Shelton.
Mr.. Carey Lewis was an out Of town
guest. Dainty refreshments were
served In two courses.
Miss Lois Skinner Of Monmouth
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mrs. L. C. Carter Jr. was hostess to
the D. d. w. C. C. Monday afternoon
in honor of Mr.. Carey Lewis. Light
refreshments were served Mrs. Shell
ton was an out of town guest.