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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23

They struggled on once more. Night
came and brought with it half-sooth-
ing, half-torturing coolness. That
vain straining of the eyes upon the
horizon at any rate was spared 10
them. They slept in fashion, but
soon after dawn they were on their
feet again. Suddenly Quest, who had
gone little out OF his way to mount
a low range of sand hills, waved his
arm furiously. He was holding his
field-glasses to his eyes. 1t was won
derful how that ray Of hope trans
formed them. They hurried to where
he was. He passed the glasses to the
professor
"A caravan" he exclaimed. Il can
see the camels, and horses,"
The professor almost snatched the
glasses.
1T is quite true" he agreed. 1T is
a caravan crossing at right angles to
our direction. Come! They will see
us before long"
Presently three or four horsemen
detached themselves from the main
body and came galloping towards
them. The eyes of the little party
gllstened as they saw that the fore
most had a water.bottle slung around
his neck. He came dashing up, wav-
ing his arms.
you lost, people?" he asked. Want
water?"
They almost snatched the bottle
from him. 1t was like pouring life
into their veins. They all, at the pro-
fessors instigation drank sparingly.
Quest, with a great sigh of relief, lit
a cigar.
Some adventure, this!" he de-
clared.
The professor, who had been talking
to the men in their own language,
turned back towards the two girls.
ut is a caravan" he explained, "of
peaceful merchants on their way to
Jaffa. They are halting for us, and
we shall be able, without doubt, to
arrange for water and food and
camel or two horses. The man here
asks if the ladies will take the horses
and ride?"
They started off gayly to where the
caravan had come to a standstill. They
had scarcely traversed a hundred
yards, however, before the Arab who
was leading Lenoras horse came to
sudden standstll. He pointed with
his arm and commenced to talk in an
excited fashion to his two companions.
From across the desert, facing them,
came a little company of horsemen,
galloping fast and with the sunlight
flashing upon their rifles.
The Mongars," the Arab cried,
pointing wildly. They attack the
caravan"
The three Arabs talked together for
a moment in an excited fashion. Then,
without excuse or warning, they swung
the two women to the ground, leaped
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23

absolutely refused my request. Feerda
has overheard some of your conversa-
tion, and the chief believes that you
will betray us. You will have to come,
too"
They all rose at once to their feet,
and few moments later horses were
brought.
The little procession was already be-
ing formed in line. Craig approached
them once more.
You will mount now and ride in the
middle of our caravan" he directed.
The chief does not trust you. If you
value your lives. you will do as you are
bidden."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master Criminologist OF
the world. finds that in bringing TO JUS
lice Macdougal the murderer of LORD
Ashleigh's daughter he has but Just be-
gun a Nfc-aud-death struggle with
mysterious master criminal In hidden
hut in Professor Ashlcigh's garden he has
seen an authropoid ape skeleton ana n
living iuhuman creature, half monkey
half man. destroyed by FIRE. In his rooms
have appeared from nowhere black boxes
containing sarcastic, notes, signed by
pair Of armlcss hands. Laura and Lenora,
his assistants, suspect Craig the pro-
fessor's servant, Of "A double murder The
klack boxes continue to appear In unCan-
ny fashion. Craig is trapped by quest,
but escapes to England where Quest, Lee
nora and the professor follow him. Lord
Ashleigh is murdered by the Hands. Lee
nora Is abducted in London and rescued.
Craig is captured and escapes 10 Port
Said. where quest and his party also 80,
and beyond into the desert.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23

CASE NO. S61O-Will Johnson, Mis-
sissippi Choctaw, Roll No 224. so
acres. SW4 of SW4 of section Il;
W2 of NW4 of NW4 NE4 of SW4
of NW4; SEA of SEA OF NW4 of
Section II, Township south,
range l west, in Carter county.
80 acres smooth, about 40 acres in
cultivation, balance timber; 20 acres
more can be cultivated; crib and
well on land; miles from Lone
Grove, Oklahoma. Appraisement
$500 Terms: Cash.
Title to be taken in its present CON
dition.
Ten per cent of the highest biz
must be deposited in the hands of the
field clerk on the day of the sale in
the form of a bank draft, payable to
w. NJ. Baker, cashier and special dis
bursing agent, Five Civilized Tribes
the remainder of the purchase price
to be paid within ten days of call
therefor.
Written bids, accompanied by ten
per cent of the amount thereof, if re-
ceiyed by the field clerk prior to the
hour of sale given above, will be
opened and considered at the time
of sale the same as if the bidder made
such offer orally. Such written bids
may be presented to the Field Clerk
or mailed to him at the above address.
No bids for less than the appraised
value will be considered.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
GABE Z. PARKER,
Supt. for the Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee Okla, April %, 1915.
5-d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23
PUBLIC AUCTION INDIAN LAND
SALE
Under Government Supervision

The following allotted Indian land
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton, at the office of the
ACTING FIELD CLERK
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA,
TWO O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
MONDAY, MAY "a, 1915.
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
8rttii@eS Gtm8eitdmonib

Sic britiide @eIon6tid)oft in 9ern
bat 1tb ge5tpungen geieben, Die Sbat=
lade etn3ugeitebe11, bab Ser BON Ell
t1enl oeutiden l1-goote perni9tete
englilhe &ilfsfreu3er v911litania"
&rtegsmaterial, Dos fir sic engliide
Mrmee beitimmt par, an @oro &C.
babt bat. Mun tann in Dem Sc
lta1ronib i9hmerli@ Elm An5eiden fir
cine be1on6ere 8abrbeitsliebe Ser
englii6en &egierung ooer ibrer 6iplo-
motii6en @ertreter erbIidel 1on6ern
es tpar 6a6l1r6 unbermeioli9 getpor<
Den, oab iene Gbatiade, sic gu pielen
Men1den befannt tpar, auf 3al1er
1Mdyt batte geleugnet tper6en f0nnetr.
Wtan il16t 5m rette1l tpas 511 retten lit,
beitreitet sic %9lrmierung uno ruff sic
menadlid)en @efuble 6es Mitleios
a1f, um sic 3%uit1mmung GIT eitoem
mioerlid)en 8el65ltge Ser @erleum=
1l1ng un6 8eidimpfung gegen 6as
oelttid)e Golf 511 %erlangen. = = Die
grtpioerung Der 6eutid)en @eianot=
.idaft in 8ern unterltreidt 6as 6eut=
lid, tpaS bel 6ieiem @eltan6niB mid=
tig lit rn6 mas mir Deutlhe Dor o1er
@elt INNER tpieoer nn6 mie6er nit
lal1ter @timme fagen miiiien: 6as
@erbreden lift alein BON oenen be-
ga11gen por6e11, ste nidts obtren6e
@aiiagiere in Elm &riegsidiff oufge=
11o11men baben, 6as Tanlen6e bon
MunitionSfiiten in ieinem @hiffs=
rumpfe barg> Sic 6aS 2eben 10 bieler
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24

frieolid)er un6 nentraler Meni6en
oaour6 in idmerite @efabr trieben,
iie 6ie Si6erbeit Tires foitbaren
'Sbiffes u1r6 feiner fir sic engliibe
Armee oringeno n%otbmenoigen W111-
mtionslaoa1ng a1tf Soften 6ieler iorg<
loien Baiingiere erfauft baben. Die
'sdoaren l1niduloiger 8m1ern> bie
bon Sen &1liien Dor ibren itiirmen6en
5diibenlinien als Dedung bergetrie.
ben puroen, Die eb~rtpiroigen Ibirme
ser &atbeorale BON 3eims, in beren
Sdatten ii6 Die fran30iiiden 8ano<
nen perbargen, u11o 6ieies perbre6e=
riide Spiel NUT DEM 2eben BON bic
len Srn6erten bon Weniden, Die elm
ariegsfabr5eug nit &riegsfradt Dor
Der 8ernidtung retten iolten, 6as
iin6 8eiipiele 11n6 etpige Sdan6fleden
fir Die Gerporfenbeit elmer &rieg=
fiibrung, 6ie es liebt, Die 6eutide Elm
1dln1pfl1bes SDltcm 0es WtoroenS gu
nennen. - S11 bieler 8erbin61ng lit
Ser mtli6e 8eribt Ser Marine<8er=
tpaltung iiber Den l1nterga1rg Ser
u2uiitania" bon beion6erer 8e6el1=
tung, iteat er 0o@ felt, 6aB ii@ cine
5tpeite grploiion int Srneren 6eS
S6fifeS ereignete> mie cine Nn5abl
@aiiogiere alt6 befunoen, cine grplo-
iion, sic 6as idneue Sinfen 6es
Shiffes crit berbeifiibrte. Der 8e=
ridt la11tet: Gus r=9oot iidtete Ben
9a1npfer, Ser feline 6lagge fubrte,
ONT z. Mai 2 lbr 20 Min., mittel=
europaiider 3eit nad)mittags an Ser
5ii6fiilte STRANDS BEL id)onem, flarem
@etter. Tim 3 l1br 10 Minuten gab
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
9emti4e @iKemt@att.

81 sen l1eberraidmngen, sic gng-
laro IN oieIem Griege erlebt, gebo-
rem oa1d) sic lteberraidungen, sic Die
oeutlbe @iiienidat linn bereitet. Sic
erldliebt 6em ocutid)en @olfe eine
@ilfsqreQe nab ser anberen. l1eber
sic @etpinm1ng bon Stid1toff 5ur
Nltlperbereitung l,no 5a Diing3meden
aus ser SUIT buben mir ieiner5eit
ld)on beridtet. 9as @erfabren or
beitet taoellos. Sebt geminnt man
mlb @iebf1tter aus ser SUIT. Deutf6,
lano mar bisber in be5ug auf feline
Tl1tterper lorg11ng III grobem MaBe
al1f m1sldnoiide 3mfl1br angeapieie n,
llro bier orobte infolge ser engliid}en
Observation-Disclosures a~ller6ings
sic M0glidfeit, 0aB sic grn6brurtg
0es @iebs in 5rage gelteut un0 3d.
bl1rb ser &iebbeltan6 Deutlblanos
bebenfli6 perminbert meroe. Natn
belitt 0eutlblan6 @oblenbporate in
iei1ren &artoffeln, 3%rtferriiben nn6
Il1tterriiben in atsreiden6er Menge;
mas feblte, Sos tparen Sic al1sldn6i=
ide1p e%i1peiBreiden &raftfuttermittel.
Cine relte grftnoung, sic SOS 8erli=
ner Snltitut fir @dir11ngSgeperbe &C.
madt bat, erm0glidt es NUN, aus
idpefelia1rem Mmmoniof 11116 3rtder
III einfa6em Sabrifationsgange eine
Slttterbefe ber5uitelen, Sic iiber flint
gig 3ro5ent gimeiB entbdlt. 9us
@erfabren beltebt int ser &auptiabe
0orin, 6aB mani einen itarfen 211ft=
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24

itrom iiber cine Miidung leitet, in
Der 3ader, Amnlo,aaf, aali un6 &efe
Ole Sor1ptbeitanotbeile bil6en. Do-
orr6 entitebt cine &efe, oie fiinf3ig
Ero5ent GimeiB entbalt. Die 10 er-
5elgten G%i>neiBmcngen meroen in
Sorm bon G%rodenbefe in 6en Ser
febr gebradt, nnb bieie Irodenbefe
biloet Elm ol,sge5eidnetes 8ltttermit-
tel fir ie6e Gbiergattung, 1eanrentli6
fir Nferoe. gs lit 6amit Elm griab=
mittel fir 0elf1den,. Sl1ttergerite
nno abnli6e 6l1ttermittel getpon1ten,
baS 311naddt bon oen 6eutf6en Hreb-
befefabrifanten beidufft tper6en fam,
balo aber bon groBen Neuanlogen,
6eren grridtl1ng int @ange lit, ber=
geite1t mer6en miro. @as Deutl6=
lanb oalrd Sen Musfan Ser ginfllbr
an Suttergerite perliert> fam altf Die
ie 8eiie gerooe5u ipieleno eriett tper=
Sen. Sos Defi5it inn Sa1ttereimeiB
lit iibertpun6en. ga, 6te @rfin6ung
bat m1b iber sic &riegs5eit bina11s
sic @eoeutung, 6uB iie 9eutidlan6>
Iptpeit oie ginfubr bon &raftfutter
in 8etrodt fommt, in bobem @ra6e
unabbamgig bonn Muslan6e madt.
Ser Gorga1g eri11nert an 6as 8ibel=
mort: uSiebe, file meinten es libel init
Sir, aber id min es 5rtm @ltten bin=
auSfiibren." Dte Mbiperr11ng Deuti1=
LAMBS bon Ser a11sldn6if6en gtnfl1br
pernpebrt ieine tpirtbi@aftltde Selbit=
ltdnoigfeit, gnglan6S &e@enfeb1er
miro tmn1er oeutlider un6 immer
gr0ber.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24

es ei1en 1orpeooiduB ouf Die 2riia-
tania ob, Die an Steuerbor61eite in
Ser @0be ser COMMUNICATIVE ge=
troffen mur6e. Ger 3etonation 0es
folgte 1tnmittelbar cine tpei<
tere grploiion bon nngemein itarfer
@irfung. Cos S6iff legte iid i6nea
11ad) Steuerboro iiber un6 begann gu
%iinfen. Sic 5tpeite grploiion muB
a1f cine gnt5iinoung ser I'M S6iffe
befin6li6en Ma1nitionsmengen 5nrud=
gefiibrt peroen. Der iteQDertretenoe
Gbef oes M6miralitabs: ge5. 8ebnde.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24

miiroen sic @erren 8riten nit Ser
Sdmdd)l1ng &11blan0s Gllberlt 5l1-
frieben fem. Sic periuden iebt int
ci9cnen Snterelle, &11blano 81 belfen,
unb @1,Blano bot 1est mirfli6 teinerl
@run0, sic M%Iiierten, mn0 belonoers
ENGLAND, NIT ld)eiem Mltgen on5ule-
ben. Ius bdtte cs Dor 5ebn Mona-
ten tb11n lpllen, els es lid) bltr6 Die
@erlprehu1gen oes perfioen Mlbion
in oielen &rieg uno fem Debacle btl1-
eintrciben lieB.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
Smei 0e9em a6t.

Scrr @ptt, feb fer:
@ir ltebn in @sbr,
Gin &er5, Elm Ma11n
Gin @eeresbannl
Miuos Mprp un0 Nd)t:
3mei seaen a6t.
9sit ms tein @idt!
lluo sittert nid]t
9us @er5, Bic @ano
Sb MSeer uun 2n,b
Tlammt unlre Shlaht:
3spei sc9en @ht
9linos 9iigenbrano,
Miuos Seinoeslono
@pu S%rl1ggeihledlt. -.
Niit uns oaS Hedt
l(uo @pttes Mndt =
Sic lad)t ser Mdt!
@ir trorln ouf Gptt!
Sen ndlt Sllm Spptt
3iebn frpnrm mno frant
Sus 5dnuert mir blal1f.
Stiirmt, bab es tradlt!
SIR Seino. ibr aht,
3etgt ellre Wudt
llno idleppt berbet
9Spdo slpei, npd9 orei:
90 @ntt ms helf,
Shlueeu mir elf!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
MafenIem mill bis s,t11 1. Suli i,

2enrberg fem. Sdaoe, oaB er iid
nidt fir SEN bierten entibieoen bat.
Ionn batten mir Dier einmal Sic nn-
a%bbangigfeit BON England feiern f0n-
men; bon oem England, 6as binter
MuBlan6 ltebt, mie es int ameritani-
iden MISUNDERSTANDING binter 6en
miloen Snoianern itano, 6ie es a1
bie amerifonil9en @olonilten bette.
&11blanos en6giiltige Mieberlage in
@oli5ien uir0 a119 gnglan6s Mie6er-
lage fem.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
Die Ginlaeen Ser @iener Spar=

Ste Ginla9em Ser @iener Gpar=
barfen baben III Sen erlten bier 800
1toten oes laafenoen Sabres geger
ben glleiden 3eitrmam oes goriobres
ltm 45 Millionen Dolor 5l1geuom-
men. Gin gGei6 eiinitiges graebnib
baben oie 8erliner itdotiiden @par-
foiien er5ielt. @as mod Doyben ie-
6enfallS ntdt a11SIiebt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Lambs Are Profitable

During the last few years great
many corn-belt farmers have estab-
lished herds of breeding cows to pro-
duce steers for market. Increased
market values have given promise OF
profit in this line. The lessened vol
ume and added cost of western sup
plies are less serious than formerly
as a handicap upon the development
of farm beef-raising industry.
The same changed economic condl-
tions that are bringing the center Of
beef production farther east have
equal force in relation to the produc-
ton of mutton and lambs, although
the return to production on farms has
been less general in the case of sheep
than with beef cattle. Continued good
prices for sheep and difficulties in
securing farm labor, however, have
caused marked revival of interest In
the marketing of lambs from eastern
firms. 1t is becoming more generally
understood that the marketing OF
lambs at around So per head at the
time they are ready to wean is prac-
teal proposition. During nearly all
of such lambs stay upon the farm
it's mother harvests all the feed needed
for both, and during the rest OF the
year subsists largely upon feed which
would otherwise not be utilized at all.
The Illinois Experiment Station has
recently published the results Of ex-
periments conducted to show the most
economical methods of raising lambs
and maintaining breeding ewes. Sixty
lambs dropped in March, 1915, when
weighed July 16 averaged GIG pounds
per head. On the basis of current
market values on July 3, this lot of
lambs were raised by AZ ewes. The
average cost per eve and her lambs
for feed and pasture from March 27
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
F A r M A N D
O r CHI A r D


to July 16 was $3.50. The same ewes
were fed for the entire period of
pregnancy GAG days. preceding the
birth of their 1914 lambs at an aver
age cost of rs cents per head. This
gives the cost of eve and her lamb
as 1928 for 255 days, during which
time the lamb is made ready for mar
ket. The value of the ewes fleece
would more than Offset the cost of her
pasturage during the remaining 10
days from July to November 3.
Another interesting and valuable
suggestion from this experiment is
found in the fact that 20 lambs raised
with their mothers upon forage crops
weighed 8 pounds per head more than
those raised upon bluegrass pasture
(grain was fed in each case) and were
sold at higher price per pound,
bringing $1.55 more per head than the
bluegrass lambs. The difference in
cost of raising was slightly in favor
of the forage lot, while the ewes from
the lambs were weaned, of $3.50 per
head mere than those kept on blue
grass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Great Benefit to Farmers

The prosperity of a state depends
largely upon good roads. They mean
cheaper transportation, better living
conditions, and happier homes. Quick
communication ranks as the great fac
tor in the universal dissemination of
knowledge Where good roads abound
sectionalism cannot exist.
The desire for good roads leading to
a city that those with autobobiles
could have a greater pleasurable tour
ing radius first brought the matter
prominently to the fore as a good
roads movement with autobobile back
ing.
Gradually the farmer, antagonistic
at first, began to take an interest.
With the good roads and an automobile
he could cut down the three hour trip
to town to perhaps thirty minutes.
Good roads brought the doctor
quickly-at time when minutes were
precious Good roads and an automo-
bile took the family to town in the
evening something unheard of before,
or to visit friend or relative in a
distant part of the county. When
farmers learned that other farmers
were doing these things, that good
roads and automobiles made them pos
sible, then they, too, desired good
roads for their own county.
By means of the telephone and
quick motor truck delivery the farmer
is now able to top the market. He
can rush his produce to market at the
right moment to command the best
price. But he could not do it were his
roads not we'll built and in good re-
pair. Consequently the farmer is now
most active in the agitation for good
roads and jealous of any legislative
power delegated to irresponsible au-
thorities.
While in time every road should be
a good road, yet all the work cannot
be done at once. Therefore the au-
thorities who are building roads should
see that each one is linked to another
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Highways New York's Greatest As

Its system of improved, connected
highways is New York states great
est asset today, asserts former State
Highway Commissioner John N. Car
Isle in his annual report for 1914,
Just issued. Besides the direct val
ue OF the road system to residents,
the improved highways attract non
resident automobile tourists in great
numbers conservatively estimated at
more than 100000 cars, during the
year, and millions of dollars were
lett IN the state by these tourists.
Nevertheless, the commissioner, in his
recommendation to the legislature,
urges that foreign cars using our
roads ought also to be required to pay
some of the burden of maintenance
forgetting, perhaps that they pay
large sums toward the maintenance
of roads in their own states, over
which New York state motorists trav-
ell without discrimination.
The state now stands first in high
way construction, having completed
and accepted 863 miles of road last
year amount of which is now open to
traffic. Fully half of the whole sys-
TEN of nearly 10000 miles of state
and country highway laid out for i'm
provement under the $l00,000,000
bond issues has been completed. If
extended in a single line, the finished
roads would reach from New York
city to San Francisco.
The policy of the department has
been to construct only heavy, substan-
tial roads in the vicinity of large
cities-either of brick or concrete or
with concrete base, and where stone
roads are designed, to build them with
very heavy base. Nearly ga files of
concrete and more than 81 miles of
brick roads were built last year. Just
half of the total of 1853 miles improv-
ed were of bituminous construction
and 258 miles were water-bound
macadam The maintenance of the
great system of macadam and btu
minous roads is now considered the
most intricate problem connected with
the state highway work.