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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15
Remarkable Clock.

A clock made entirely of straw and
willow withes has been completed re-
Gently in Switzerland. The chimes
are made of straw put through spe-
cial process to give ringing sound
Not a bit of metal was used in the
unique clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15

When the bowels fee1 uncomrorta'
BILE and you miss the exhilarating feel.
ing that always follows a copious
morning operation. a dose of HER.
BINE will set you right in couple OF
hours. If taken at bed time you get
its beneficial effect after breakfast
next day. Price soc. Sold by Bomar
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15

Yellow complexion. pimples ana as
figuring blemishes on the face or body
can be gotten rid of by doctoring the
liver, which is torpid. HERBlNE Is a
powerful liver correctant. 1t puriies
the system. stimulates the vital organs
and puts the body in fine vigorous con
dition. Price soc. Sold by Bomar
nr,g
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15

health before using
your medicine. | had
falling, inhamma-
ton and congestion,
fem ale weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sle eple 5 8
nj G h ts, an d h ad
neither strength nor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15

In every home where there are chill,
dran there should be a bottle oil
WHITES CREAM VERMlFUGE. II
destroys worms and acts as a tonic
in the debilitated system. Price -oc
ner bottle. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15

If you would thoroughly enjoy your
food. be good humored. An angry
man doesn't know whether he is eat
ing boiled cabbage or stewed umprei-
las.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15
Notice of Application ror Parole.

Oklahoma State KeIOrmatUry,
Granite, Okla, Aug. 16, 1918.
To the Taxpayers of Carter County,
Oklahoma:
This will notify you that thirty
days from date, | will apply to the
Hon. r. l.. Williams, governor OF the
state Of Oklahoma, for executive Glenn
ency; any protest should be filed be-
fore said date.
22-1m }. Z. NELooN'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. Ham
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.

Shamrock, Mo- feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
STRAWBERRIES AND WAR
Louisville Herald,

r lOm lHe 11OuiSNllle rleTdiu
 Nowadays when bawling cry breaks the dead calm of neighborhood you peer down the street uncertain whether the coming stentor is war extra or strawberry wagon.
 "Straw-r-" and "extrawr-r-r" and "war-r-r" in the mouths of news-berry vendors are musically delightful, tan talizingly indistinguishable.
 But the fact that sweet singer on load of luscious strawberries may precipitate mortal terror into peaceful environs and summon visions of cal . mage; likewise that a raucous herald of bloody horrors can tempt. deceive and keenly disappoint our palates are sorry consequences of consonance. Either eventuaiity is insupportably tragic-but which Is the more SO? We feel that something ought to be done about it--but what? Shall We permit the war to ruin our strawberry sea son, mock our joys and turn sweet fruits of peace to gall and bitternes ss in our mouths-or shall we soft-pedal the innocent bowling hyena who hucks natures succulent wares in the man. ner of a call to arms that brings women to tears and makes every molly .coddle tremble?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Birmingham College

All the colleges in Alabama seem to have prospered this year; know Bir- mingham college in owenton has" re- marked an old citizen. "The commence ment at Owenton is full of interest and the exercises have been usually attrac- tive.
 Few colleges in this country have such a beautiful campus. It's wide acres com mand a fine view of Birmingham and Jones valley and the grounds lend them selves well to artistic treatment. The landscape architect will In time make Birmingham college one of the great show places herea bouts.
 Tn 1914 a large sum of money was sub scribed to the North Alabama conference to erect new buildings and beautify the grounds. A considerable part of the money has been paid, I understand but In view of the depression last fall 1t was decided better to wait before collecting the bulk of the subscriptions. It Is safe to say that the bulk of the fund will be in hand by next fall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
Music in St. Louis

Nearly all cities of 100000 and 100000 population or upwards maintain high class symphony orchestras and these organi- ga ations not only contribute to the pleasure of the people and elevate public taste. but they are recognized as effective ad- vertisements for the city in which they are established,' said a clubman.
 'The Minneapolis orchestra. one of the finest in the world. has done much to advertise the Minnesota city. Cincinnati has long been advertised by it's famous orchestra And St. Louis Is coming well to the front with its symphony orchestra. It was an excellent orchestra when it appeared at the Birmingham festival in the spring of 1914 and 1t is to be larger and finer the coming season
 'The public spirited business men of St. Louis are just beginning to appreciate fully the educational value of symphony orchestra. to say nothing of such an in- stitution as great civic asset The citi- zens have recently raised something like $6oooo as a subsidy for the orchestra. That will enable Conductor Max Zach to engage the best arststs available and meet any deficit at the end of the sea- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
WHAT A SMILE CAN DO

From the Macon News.
 Then the world is not so bitter
 But the smile could make 1t sweet.
 It was Tennyson who sang this song of optimism. Tennyson, for whom the clouds were ne'er so dark but a light, far and beyond was visible to him.
 It was Patience we believe, who sat on monument and smiled at Grief. It is the man who smiles in the face of dis aster. who grins when 1t hurts, even, it is that man who succeeds where others fail.
 Besides, the habit of smiling has an ad- ditional benefit. It encourages, inspires, brightens your friends and wins their con fidence. Smiles are contagious. They set the whole world to humming cheerily. They make the heaviest load seem light.
 A customer would rather trade with a clerk who smiles than with one whose frown indicates a grievance and grouch An employer prefers a smiling clerk. A woman is happier with a smiling hus- band. A man is content with a smiling wife. A smiling friend is greeted with greater cordiality than one who meets you with a frown. Smile, not because it looks we'll but because you mean it.
 At any rate, smile. For even affliction. we are told, may one day smile again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
Substantial Benefit to Business

The decision of the federal court at Trenton, N J., last week in the government suit for the dissolution of the United States Steel corporation in favor of the defendant had not only a most buoyant effect on the great interests directly concerned, but on business conditions in general. As a result of the decision there was a sensational advance in the stock mar ket by way of celebrating the event; but of larger significance is the fact that the strong tone of the financial and industrial world incident to the courts decision continues, despite the announcement from the Attorney Generals office that the government will take an appeal.
 The business public feels that the final outcome of the suit will be fa- vorable to the corporation, and that being so improvement in various branches of manufacture and trade remains in evidence Capital is manifesting more confidence today than at any time since the European war began, and a new week comes in with bright promise of increased activities in the industrial field. The Steel corporation was thought to be doing well when operations reached level of so per cent of it's ingot capacity, but last week it made still better record by reaching 81 per cent Judging from increased inquiry the corporations operations will be S2 per cent or more before the middle of June, possibly by the end of this week.
 While this improvement in the busi- ness situation is not due altogether to the court decision, it is traceable in some measure to it. It will be well for all manufacturing centers to let the administration at Washington know how welcome the decision is. The directors of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce met yesterday and appointed committee to draft resolutions to be sent to the Attorney 1 General. It was the sense of the meet ing that these resolutions should voice Birmingham feeling of qualification over the Trenton decree and express the hope that the suit would be finally disposed of with as little delay as possible.
 In the meantime business in the Birmingham district is comparatively prosperous and the outlook for the second half of the year is exceedingly cheering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
CoWED AT LAST.

The hitherto irrepressible George Ber- hard Shaw is living in strict seclusion. Because of his friendly attitude toward Germany he fears that an attempt may be made on his life. Before the war e. B. s" enhanced his reputation and added to his income by his ability to show up the foibles of his fellow countrymen. It was all very well then and Englishmen professed to be amused by Shaw'c clever satire. However, when one has played a sort of literary 'bull in the china shop for long time the habit of toppling things over is hard to break. When Shaw started out to prove Germany right and England wrong he discovered that even a privileged character can go too far. If he can extract any comfort from his present unenviable position il Eng land 1t is probably due to the knowledge that he has at least been consistent and continued oprod John Bull until the per- formance became ready dangerous .o him. self.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
THE WAR REALLY aBEGlNsY

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 San Marino's entrance into the war was delayed until June. but it's help must have been what General Kitchener had In mind last winter, when he said that he did not know when the war would end but did know when 1t would begIn--in May. While the forces of the allies gain something from it's decision to atta ok Germany and Austria, the forces of the neutrals lose something. As republic the smallest in the world-and one of the oldest of independent statcs-San Marine should have set better example to the rest of Europe
 The British empire, with 400. GOO peo- pie. defends and holds 32 miles of trenches on the line in France and Belgium. If San Marino. which has an area of 3S square miles and a population of 12.00O, hurls herself on the toe with propor- tional impetuosity and strength. it will be called on to defend and hold a trifie less than six feet of trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08

In 1900 parachute descents from bal. looms were a novelty. June 3, 17s3, Jo- seph M. and Jacques F. Montgofier sent up the first hot air balloon at Annonay 40 miles from Lyons. It was 1o5 feet ir circumference and was inflated with smoke and hot air from chopped straw The balloon rose to a great height and remained in the air 10 minutes It fel about mile and a half from the poin, of ascension. August 23. 17S3. hydrogen was used to inflate balloon which rose 5000 feet, remained aloft 45 minutes and landed 15 miles away. Jean Pilatrt de Rozier of Metz is said to have beer the first human being to ascend in g balloon, but it was a captive balloon The parachute Is mentioned as far bacl as 1891. Sebastion Lenormand leapec from the tower of Montpelier observa tory and descended safely with para chute. In 17S5 J. P. Blanchard attached basket to a parachute and dropped z dog from balloon. The animal lande, safely. Blanchard himself is said t, l have made a parachute descension il l7a3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
LIKE M,LUKE SAYS
he Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 They are now inventing a telephone that you can see through as well as hear through. After it arrives there will be a
 whole lot of girls who won't be able to answer the phone when a young man calls up.
 When a girl discovers that she has lost her legs and that she has developed a
 pair of limbs. she has become a woman.
 The reason why a girl knows that her
 skirt is not too tight is because she only
 has to hoist 1t as high as her knees when
 she is going upstairs.
 What has become of the old fashioned
 woman who wore the Mother Hubbard
 and the Congress Caters?
 One reason why a woman looks cool on
 hot day is because when she gets home
 she has to hang her corset out to dry. You might imagine that a person who
 wears nothing but tripelope and d
 one piece gown should be able to dress
 as quickly as a fireman. But a fireman
 never pays any attention to the shine on
 his nose.
 Luke's paragraph about the Milady Dec ollete safety razor for women only being on the market started something, and several of Lukes female readers have written in denouncing Luke as wall eyed liar. Oh, very we'll. They are on the market, just the same. and they come with these directions. Simple and easy to use; merely a soap father well rubbed in and few strokes of the blade. A graceful complement to the dressing table that will be appreciated by women who are refined and particular" Now there is no reason why any woman should go without clean shave When a man sees girl smoking a cigarette he knows that 1t wouldn't be hard to get a kiss from her And he also knows that the kind of a kiss he would get isn't worth going after. I 1 A single girl thinks that two can live as cheaply as one. And after she gets married she carries her belief out by wearing his necktie for garters in winter | and wearing his socks around the house | in summer
 Any married man can tell you that 1t is | just as hard to lie to your wife over the | telephone as it is to face her and hand out the old Ananias stuff. | When mother wakes up on Sunday 1, morning and starts bewailing the fact ! that she forgot to order the meat for the l Sunday dinner she almost scares father to death because he thought for mo. ment that 1t was the beer that she had | forgotten to order.
 l The heroes are not all in the trenches We have them right over here. They are the lads who get married on SIP pel
 week. st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
DER kONIG

Robert Boggs, author of "The Idyll of
 Lucinda Pearl" in the Gulfport Her. c, king what would'st thou? Would'st bestride the world With military boots? Would'st throw the nations back To those black days x When sword and buckler ruled And man was just a rascal and brute, With murder, theft and arson In his
 bruitish mind, Who drenched the earth with blood, While devils laughed in hell and hesv-
 enly angels wept. Behold thy work, O. king. A lovely land laid waste, The poor-Gods poor--turned out to
 starve and die- Their humble homes destroyed. Dead men lie fostering I the sun. Women and children wall and little
 babes; All earthly miseries are here combined Where few months ago were peace and
 plenty, Love and happiness. Calrst thou on God? Thou dost blaspheme. o king. M bloch thou should'st invoke, not Him Who sent His messenger of love and
 peace To wretched man. 10, curst ambition. That any man should be so deeply
 damned As HI the world with misery and woe To Elut foolish pride. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
The Real Estate situation

The real estate situation in Bir- mingham and surrounding territory Is steadily improving remarked l.. E. Ford of the Ford Brothers Real Estate company.
 The low price of building materials and of labor this year has been such as to encourage those of means to make large outlays for the erection of all kinds of houses, and a great number of buildings are now in course of con struction in this vicinity I have re- gently had plans and specifications drawn up for several residences, and conservative estimate places the total cost for the erection of these buildings at fully 33 1-3 per cent under the out lay which would have been necessary Tor the same work if performed year ago. Naturally the manner in which plans are drawn up plays a most im- edifice and often great economic ad- vantages are thus secured. An architect skilled and experienced in practical con- struction work should always be en- gagged; and l believe my firm has made wise choice in it's selection.
 Much interest is now being shown in Birmingham real estate. and We have lately made several large cash sales. Alabama farm lands Ire also attracting much attention, and values are in creasing rapidly. Much swapping is now going on between owners of acreage property and of city lots. and we have negotiated several transfers of this na- ture. There is evidence of strong con- hdence among owners and capitalists ip Birmingham property and l believe it Is only question of a short time untu cash sales will be very numerous in this locality"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08

good grandmother of Warren" as Mrs. Garfield is affectionately called in her home town, has undertaken since her election, to make Warren a clean, wholesome and safe place to live in.
 Mrs. Garfield visited Chicago few days ago and made tour of Chicago s cafes, with view to studying the city's vices and how to cope with them, as they invade the smaller towns, and particularly the town of which she is the head of government.
 Mrs. Garfield was not mortified at what she saw, so much as she was filled with sympathy for the many girl cafe-dancers who appeared young and still sweet. Out of the fullness of her motherly heart Mrs. Garfield ex- pressed, in a few words, a whole philosophy of reform.
 "l believe girls will continue to live this way until we get wisdom and toll erance," Mrs. Garfield is reported to have said, as she watched young girl dance by. Give us sympathy and un- derstanding and wisdom to teach us that vice exists because people have studied how to make it attractive.
 Make virtue attractive, make vice abhorrent; bring mothers where you have brought me; stop preaching and begin loving-this is the work that ultimately will be understood as the duty of suffrage-tke privilege of women"
 Evidently the world of politics has not subtracted from this woman-may- or any of her womanly sympathy, nor corroded her heart with the rust of indifference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
The Cotton situation

A well known New York brokerage house had this to say in part of its Saturday review:
 The strength in the stock market gave cotton prices a fillip during the week although it needed little impetus to bring about a substantial advance. as it has been evident for sometime past that the cotton market was sn a sold out condition. A noteworthy de- velopment of the week was the gov ernment June condition report which. as reflected in our last weeks advices, placed the condition at so per cent of normal. This is 5.7 points better than last year and slightly above the 10- year average. While it unquestionahly indicates that the plant has had ia vorable start in spite of early weather handicaps, too much emphasis. as we have repeatedly pointed out. should not be laid upon it. This is illustrated by last seasons condition, when, after a government June average of 74.3 per cent, one of the very poorest on rec ord. the largest crop in cotton history was produced. The next report due July l is of far more importance aud from this more or less of reasonable deduction of the final yield can be made. At that time the annual pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
Work at the \. M. C. \.

Finishing work on the interior of the central association buildings is being pushed steadily forward remarked General Secretary w. S. Stallings.
 The recent record breaking member ship campaign held in this city was for the special purpose of providing funds Tor this work, and the hearty and cordial response made by the Birmingham pub lie was such as to lend the greatest en- eouragement to everyone who has the best interests of the association at heart. Indeed the showing made by the Bir- mingham campaigners was such as to attract attention throughout the country. During the past month l have received letters from more than 60 secretaries of associations located in large cities scat tered in all parts of the United States, and these men have heartily congratu- lated the Birmingham institution upon the results accomplished They also in- quire as to how it was achieved. My invariable reply to this question has been that the Birmingham spirit is almost wholly responsible for this city's re- markable showing.
 That was indeed remarkable cam paign that We had here, and great gem erosity was displayed by our citizens in making pledges. Naturally all of the funds promised were not collected at the time, but Birmingham people are show ing a disposition to live up to their pledges and as fast as funds are turned Tn the money is being utilized for further 
 improvement work. On the 24th of the present month house warming recep- ton is planned, and 1t Is expected that the whole building with its surroundings will at that time present most at tractive appearance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
Soldiers Under Fire

Writing from Paris, Henry J. Reilly, war correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, describes two classes of sol /diers-those who have never been un- der fire before and those who have. Of the former, he says, many are afraid of showing cowardice when the test comes. Men of this sort may be expected to give a good account of themselves in battle It is the boaster, not the man who who is afraid he will be afarid, who is more apt to show the white feather. A few novlces feel eXhilarated and are anxious for the struggle to begin. Some of those who have been under fire, have not yet lost the sense of fear. They know that they will do their duty Some men who are badly fright ened before battle forget all about their alarm when once they begin fighting and there are a few who dc not seem to care particularly what happens. The Russians are said to be more indifferent than any other sol diers.
 The prospect of battle affects the men in other curious ways. Many pray, although it is evident that some of them have resumed custom long neglected A few who have felt the thrill of battle want to feel it again. Here and there will be seen morose and downcast faces. Most of the men are silent. Those who talk, do so in a quick, nervous way
 Modern artillery fire is a terrific strain on troops. Trench warfare, with its hideous monotony, also weakens their morale. The explosion of shells drives many soldiers crazy. Amid the horrors of modern warfare, the won- der is not that men can endure sc much, but that they continue to fight at all.