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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01

Our paving has surely been
worth all it cost this spring.
Fred Fensler, of Gilmore,
Neb, will spend Sunday here
with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01

The Treble Clef announces
their fifteenth Annual Concert
to be given April 2lst. Re-
member the date.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01

In the triangular debate last
night Missouri Valley won at
home and lost at Denison, Der
ison won at home and won at
Woodbine, w oodbine losing
both at home and at Missouri
Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01

Miss nellie Rourke was called
to Lake View, Ia, this morning
and on Monday she takes her
little patient Harold, a son of
Eugene Deur, to an Ida Grove
Hospital where ne underg yes
an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. W. E Royce and daugh-
ter, Mildred are in Norfolk at
t nding a week end house par
ty.
Chas lanes of Sidney who
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01

Mrs. M. j. Greevy, of Oma-
ha, is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Ed Newton, for a few
DAYS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-01
Surprise Party

A neatly planned surprise
party was given last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mandelko on Mill ST.,
the occasion being the birthday
of Mrs. Mandelko.
At about 500 o'clock twenty
five guests arrived and after
things had quieted down q lit
tie, tables we're brought out
and cards were played until a
late hour. Baskets were then
brought forth and a delicious
three course lunch was served,
after which the guests depart
ed wishing Mrs Mandelko
many more happy birthdays.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-21
S00NERS HAVING
TERRIBLE TIME


NORMAN. OK. Sept ~ The
number NJ accidents more ur less
serious which have resulted from the
first week of -rr.mmagr uu thr Uni
Fers.tl football rDld are enough tu
rrentr real bear stor, 900 tine Soon
sr camp
Capt spot Geyrr ml0a.k. has
q muscle torn loose lu his neck.
Hap Johnson quarterback. rs suf-
fnriug from recurrence NJ trouble
which he had last year. resulting
from uu injury received lu the Texas
game when ONE ~ the bug Texas
tackles jumped into his back with
hs knees while Johnson was In a
prDsrrnto position. Mon .Dmcry has
Not vet recovered from the luWy he
received before coming back TO
seh0uI. Roy Edwards. only sub fun
back is out u' tho game with a
bruised knee Hurncy Whlsuuu' who
has been holding down M.utgomerN ~
end had nNs arm dIgIocutrd sutur-
day and Will hr out NJ the game 'Ur
the rest NJ t.r season "putDh
Brewer tackle un last wears scrub
team. had uma NJ the bones in hla
lower arm broken. and hig llurl'r
Davis who wNH showing up well az
tackle has badly lummed neck
Grycr johnson aud Montgomery
are making dHy trips Goo ukRhuw
CITY f1r treatment under specialist.
and lHu SOONER supporters hope rh,t,
wru u.I appear Zoo the lineup f.r .
short IIur 100 least lu Suturlu. .
game with Central Nurual a' .lU
SfuT. |.t.r
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-21
Red So1 Check Tigers Final
Rush; Braves and Robins Lose

Alexanders Band Cams Competitors by Lying Idle
While Toney and Harman Beat Braues and Robins;
Piufeds Gam by Loafing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-21

Indians Split
PHILADELPHIA Sept -1 NIeEn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS FOR
PAVING AND IMPROVEMENT OF
THIRD AVENUE, NORTHWEST,
FROM THE WEST LINE OF
NORTH WASHINGTON STREET
TO THE EAST LINE OF b
STREET, NORTHWEST.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
CALOMEL DYNAM|TES
A SLUGGISH L|vEK
Crashes into sour bile, making you
sick and you lose
days work.

Calomel salivates! It's mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite on a
sluggish liver. When calomel comes
into contact with sour bile it crash
es into it. causing cramping and
nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just
go to your druggist and get So
cent bottle CT Dodson's Liver Tone
which is a harmless vegetable sub
stitute for dangerous calomel. Take
a teaspoonful and if it doesn't start
your liver and straighten you up
better and quicker than nasty calo-
mel and without making you sick
you just go back and get your
money
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; be-
sides, it may salivate you, while If
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great, full of
ambition and ready for work or play
It's harmless, pleasant and safe TO
give to children; they like it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

thrashes society with a living whip
I'm it," he continued, y have tried
to paint in the most vivid colors
possible the lengths to which won.
an of the pantherish nature of LA
will 90 when her instincts lead her
The character of Pierre Clemenceau
is based upon real life. have de-
scribed in detail some scenes for
which | have been unjustly criticized,
but my reason for doing so was to
disclose the three vices which We're
to ruin first Pierre and then LA,
namely, immodesty, ingratitude, and
sensuality. liza, at the beginning of
the book, is a woman who is unfaith.
full in mind only but nevertheless
she is unfaithful Each one of the
pages that | have penned and you
have read has detached itself from
me as if it were a particle of the
events which | have narrated. | have
tried to show that there is a divine
Being who Furnishes Indulgence and
rewards the good and the true. If |
have succeeded in pointing out this
in The Clemenceau Case | shall
have gained my end"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
ACE No BAR
Everybody in Ardmore is Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain:
All in misery from their kidneys.
Perhaps a little backache first.
Urinary disorders, dropsy may
quickly follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Are endorsed by thousands.
Here's Ardmore testimony.
Mrs. Frank MCGOWAN, First Ave,
S. E., Ardmore, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills have been used in our family and
have brought relief from kidney trou'
BILE and backache. | also took Doan's
Kidney Pills when feeling all run
down and | was soon restored to good
health"
Mrs. MCGOWAN is only one of many
Ardmore people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If your
back aches, if your kidneys bother you,
don't simply ask for a kidney remedy,
ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills,
the same that Mrs. MCGOWAN had-the
remedy backed by home testimony.
soc all stores. Foster-Milburn Co..
Props. Buffalo, n. Y. when Your
Back is Lame-Remember the Name"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

porting date was on the defensive,
and unless weather conditions are
very favorable from now en- and the
average killing frost date is deferred
the chances are that the final yield
will fall short of rather than exceed
our previous estimate of 1l,j0O,000
bales. Based on the formula en-
ployed by the department of agricul-
ture in estimating production, the
governments condition OF 69.2 per
cent indicates a yield of 174i pounds
per acre of lint cotton. This, on an
indicated acreage of 31,535 eco, gives
a crop of 11,251 $50 bales not in.
cluding linters.
The foreign exchange situation is
naturally attracting a good deal OF
attention as it is argued that any
further break from pre"ailing prices
will temporarily defer foreign pur-
chases of cotton. AS matter Of fact,
so far as cotton is concerned, the eN-
change condition represents nothing
more or less than the fact that Eng
lish currency has deprecated; the
situation differs only in degree as
compared with events durihg our civil
war, when cotton sold as high as a
dollar a pound. This emphatically
illustrates at least one thing, that
foreigners will pay any price when
they must have the staple. The un-
DERIVING factor of strength, however,
is not found in the prospective de-
mand situation but in the fact that
we have now definite knowledge that
this years crop will be a short one.
If, for arguments sake, it is as
sumed that the average crop is To-
600. 900 bales the present indicated
Weld allows OF the elimination of the
usual German-Austrian exports and
then leaves the supply and demand
proposition on a normal basis. Con-
sidering then the price level, which,
Notwithstanding the recent apprecia-
ton, is still below normal, it seems
reasonable to continue to place ones
faith on the constructive side of val
ues.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
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New Work, Sent. J.-1he govern
ment's report on the condition of the
crop was the all-controlliug factor
during the past week. The census
bureau placed the average as of Aug.
ust 25th at 69.2 per cent, which com.
pares with 1873 per cent or July 25th,
S03 on June 25th and 72 S the 10.
year average. The report in detail
by states is more unfavc"able than
is indicated by the general summary.
Texas, for instance, the largest pro.
ducer, is given an average of only 81
per cent, which is II points lower
than the condition year ago and 3
points below that states 10-year av
erage None OF the important cotton
producing states has an average
above Y per cent, while Alabama
grades down to Go per cent. .Condi-
tions in the belt on the whole range
from to 8 points under the 1O-year
average, which shows pretty conclus
lively that the crop on the last re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

noting earliness Large, luXuriant
plants are later in setting and ma
turing the crop than plants of more re-
stricted growth. Where the season is
short, therefore, and where the boil
weevil is a menace, this is a strong
argument in favor of single-stalk cul-
ture.
At San Antonio under ordinary cir
cumstances, a cotton crop must be set
in about one month. In 1914, the sea
son when the experiments under dis.
cussion were made, the crop was set in
about % days. The singlestalk and
wide-spaced systems of cotton culture
were compared in alternate single
rows in alternate blocks of four rows
each, and again in alternate rows at
various distances apart.
At the end of 40 days, it was found
that single-stalk rows alternating with
wide-spaced rows produced S4 per
cent more flowers, and alternating
blocks of single-stalk rows produced
rs per cent more. There were fewer
bolls per plant in the single-stalk
rows than in the wde-spaced ones, but
this difference was much more than
offset by the greater number of plants
in the former. As has already been
said, in the same space the single
stalk rows set from 80 to $50 per cent
more bols than the wide-spaced plants,
In every case single-stalk rows yield
ed more than the adjoining wide
spaced ones. An examination of the
fiber in the field showed that there
was no perceptible differences in the
quality of lint produced under the two
methods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
SUCCESSFUL TEST OF
SINGLE-STAlk COTTON

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 6.-Strlking
evidence in favor of single-stalk cot
ton culture under certain conditions
is furnished by the results of a test
of the comparative merits of the Gus
tomary wide spacing and the new sin
gle-stalk system which was conducted
in 1914 at San Antonio by the United
States department of agriculture, and
report of which has just been pub
lished by the department as Bulletin
No. 279.
From 80 to $50 per cent more bolls
in the same row space was secured
under the single-stalk system and in
addition the important advantage of in
creased earliness was secured. Where
the boil weevil is present, this consid-
Grafton can not be overlooked
Single-stalk cotton culture has been
recommended under certain conditions
by the department of agriculture in a
number of recent publications, among
them Farmers Bulletin COL and Docu-
ment 1870. Very briefly, the system
consts in late thinning and the leav-
ing of short spaces between the plants
in the row. The cobination of these
two measures results in suppressing
the vegetatiye branches and in pro-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

for the protection of the city and
property owners against any accident
or damage by reason of any negl-
gence or improper execution of work
by such contractor, his agents or EN-
ployees, and to indemnify and save
harmless the city from all suits or
actions of every nature received or
sustained by any party or parties for
negligent acts or omissions of said con-
tractor, his servants or agents in car
rying out said contract, and to protect
said city from all labor liens, material
bills, etc. And shall also execute and
deliver to the City of Ardmore, a good
and sufficient bond to be approved by
the mayor and board of commissions
ers in the sum of forty per cent (40 per
cent? of the contract price of the i'm
proyements, conditioned upon the
maintenance in good repair of said as
phalt pavement for a period of five
years from the completion of said
contract.
All such bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the board of commission
ers at the city hall of said City of Ard
more, Oklahoma, at o'clock, p. m., on
the 9th day of September, 1915.
1t is further understood that the
board of commissioners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated this 26th day of August, 1915.
G. II. BRUCE,
(SeaD City Clerk
First published August 26, 1850
26-10t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
1.-THE VAMPIRE WOMAN" HERE
IN 1.-THE CLEMENCEAU CASE

The Fox feature for. this week at
the Royal and Airdome is THE Glenn
enceau Case" to be shown on Thurs
day night. Theda Bara, who has es'
tablished a worldwide reputation for
assuming vampire" parts, is cast in
a similar role in this latest Fox sue
cess. In fact, it is claimed that this
is her masterpiece. The following
few words from the author, AleXan'
der Dumas, conveys an idea of the
strength OF the story of this photo
play:
THE Clemenceau Case" Is, as Du-
mas himself said, "a work that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

GEO. j. SANDLIN,
Secretary, Board of Civil Service Elk.
aminers Post Office, Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
A. thinkers DAM"
Is Not Profane Expression, Asserts
Writer

A contributor to the Sun grieves
over the ignorance Of those who as
sumo that "tinker's dam" is a pro
fame expression" tinker's dam,
says he, was a chunk of dough or
batter used before the days of mu.
riatic acid to keep the solder from
spreading. and as the solder com
monty did spread nevertheless, the
tinker's dam was as near.y worthless
as the common expression of discs.
TEEN for it implies. He 6 'fferentiates
it from the common or garden damn
and says, "There is no profanity
about it."
But not to care a tinker's dam is
just as profane as not to care NAV
erick damn unbranded with owner
ship by tinkers or others. Taking
the IN" out of damn does not take
the curse off. If it is profane not
to care a damn, it is just as profane
not to care a whiffet a iabberwock.
a COOP, or any other illegitmate or
unsanctioned word. When one stem
toriously enunciates his refusal to
appraise the article under discussion
swearing or cursing; he is literally
using bad language, for in the sense
he means, there is no such noun
as damn. We know what a tinker's
dam is, but what is dlmn? When
one says he does not care a whoop,
he is far more definite, for there is
such a thing as a whoop. Whence
arose the idea that not caring a
wamn was being profane, and why do
persons who do not care one pidme
themselves on their deviliSnness
1t is not profane, but it has the
sound of being profane, aud that g
all that is needed. An indy dual who
would not for the world have used
blasphemous language, used to re-
lieve his feelings in pronoupcing the
name of one Of Wagner's operas il a
tone that caused neighboring Windows
to fall in, and "Gotterda lmeruns"
gave him as much satisfaction a. #
he had violated a commandment. And
who was the man who always swore
by Charles G. d. Roberts and Jose
phine Dodge Daskam because they
sounded so profane? There is al eX-
cellent Methodist in this town who
severely reprehends profanity when'
ever he hears it, but who produces
all the effect of shocking blasphemy
by the embittered emphasis he lays
on the exclamation For governments
sake" Colonel Roosevelt plumes
himself on his abstinence from pro
family, but none of the unregeneratc
ever got such satisfaction out OF a
real cuss word as he does cut Of "By
Gadfrey-" No, tinker's dam belongs
in the comfort-giving galaxy of pro-
fame refugees for the emotion; and
that is the worst you can say of the
other damn.-New York Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

Swellings of the flesn caused by in
flammation, cold, fractures of the bone,
toothache, neuralgia, or rheumatism,
can be relieved by applying BAL
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT 1t should
be well rubbed in over the part af-
fected It's great healing and pene-
trating power eases the pain, reduces
swelling and restores natural condi-
tions. Price Csc, SOC and $1.00 per bot
tie. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
Clerk Carrier

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the post office in
this city on September %, 1915.
Age limit, Is to 45 years on the date
of the examination.
Married women will not be admitted
to the examination. This prohibition,
however, does not apply to widows.
Applicants must be physically sound,
and male applicants must be not less
than feet A inches in height in bare
feet, and weigh not less than 125
pounds without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative to the eXamina-
tions, qualifications, duties, salaries,
vacations, promotions, etc, address i'm
mediately,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

Drink pure distilled water. delivered
anywhere in city. Phone orders to 615.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-07

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is
not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years and is reg
ular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with
the best purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results
in curing catarrh. Send for testimon-
ials, free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-23
STILL THE BEST SELLER.
The Bible is Far and Away in the
Lead of ALI Other Books.

American publishers of Bibles re-
port an increase Of about SO per cent.
in business over the best previous
year. This does not mean that war
has multiplied readers of the i'm
perishable book.
For generations the Bible has been
an assured and secure "best seller" !"
Its sales amount to 10000 copies a
day, on the average. In the course
of the nineteenth century 800, 0,000,-
geo copies, complete and partial,
were sold. Among mere novels to-
tai of $4,000 copies is considered
very good. It took ben Hur" twen-
ty-odd years to get beyond the mill
lion mark, and aUncle Toms Cabin
appears only to have doubled, in its
long career, the mark made by Gen.
Wallace's book.
In spite of war, with its disasters,
Establishments and shiftings Of pop
ulations, the Bible retains first place
on the selling lists.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-23

are woven in various places, mostly
products of home industry; leather
is produced; and cigarettes are made
in large mum bers. In. Syria there are
important weaving, dyeing and tan
ming industries at Aleppo and Aintab,
and there is some small manufacture
in Mesopotsmia.
The principal exports of Asia
Minor are raisins, tobacco, figs, bar
ley, liquorice, wool, hides, cotton and
skins. Owing to the backward organ
ization of the country it is difficult
to assign any values to the annual
exports of these articles, which would
be worth considering. The leading
exports of Syria include lemons,
oranges, sesame, soap, silk, barley
and liquorice, while Mesopotamia ex-
ports large shipments of dates, wool,
barley, wheat and opium. Yemen in
Arabia, the land which is mostly a
desert, exports the famed A1okha cof-
fee. Coffee is said to be very scarce
in Germany now. Dates are about
the only other export from Arabia
of any importance.
Ehe climate Of Syria is of the ex-
treme Mediterranean type, and most
of the soil is fertile. In great part
however, it remains unworked. Silk
worms are raised in many parts OF
the land and, before the wars out
break, most of the silk was sent fol
manufacture to Lyons, France. Some
silk is spun in Syria. Cotton is an
important crop around Idlib, and a
surplus grain crop is raised. Much
of once fertile .Mesopotamia is now
desert. The old irrigation systems
have fallen to decay, and where for.
tv centuries ago the land was fruit
full, today is merely wastage. In
some areas, wheat. barley and beans
are grown for EXPORT The date palm
orG he sheep herd, however. are the
main elements in present day Mesop
otamia agriculture.