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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
Phlllpnlne Claar Industry.

Cigars are now regularly exported
from the Philippines to forty coun
tries,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
Good Advice.

IL suffer terribly from Indigestion
loctor. What shall take for it, 1t
sn't so much what you take" replied
he physician. It's what you stop
lking." Whereupon he proceeded to
make out long list OF the things his
iatient must not eat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

"WearEyer" week, A. B. Rawlins
Co, Sat, Mon, Tues., Sept. 25, q, IS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
1trrlllIcd MIX.

MIX htcrlllzod by electricity win
Keep sweet In capped bottles for eight
dnyn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
FINANCIAL
But They Don't Rememher

"Mebbe." said Uncle Eben, "ef
everybody could remember dat every.
body suffers fun de heat same as
everybody else, hot wave wouldn't
be de signal foh everybody to make
hissef more or less disagreeable."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

"Wear-Ever" week. A. IS. Rawl'ns
Co, Sat, Mon, Tues, SEPT. 25, 81. IS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

Drink pure distilled water delivered
in "!tv phone orders TO 6l5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20

FOR RET-My bungalow and home
y. Warrington street ME- Mat
LeEE P.ore blue 81. lz-lD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-20
q LITTLE MEN IN BIG JOBS.

one of the great criticisms of
the American Government is that
political Offices are too frequent
ly filled by inferior men. whose
character and capacity do not
properly ft them for the busi-
ness OF passing just and wise
laws. These men creep into
Congress and the state Legisla-
lures by playing to the gallery
for votes and popularity, and In
stead OF helping to pass good
laws for the greatest good of the
greatest number OF people, seek
merely to advance their personal
power and prestige by advocat..
Ing laws that ignore fundamental
principles of business and are
economically unsound and de-
Btructive In their effect on every
body. Glass legislation ~ given
In return for political debts. and
special laws are urged favoring
pSlitical henchmen or pork bar
ro1" contractors at home. Such
men may gain some temporary
advantage but are always dis
covered and eventually retired.
Those who have made long. hon
ornblo records in public life were
above this type.
Economic conditions n q Just
themselves under most any kind
OF laws, and In the long run. the
order OF things Is bound TO
equallze in some form OF "A square
deal. Glass legislation always re-
acts on the people who are sup
posed TO benefit by IL.
what we need In our leglsla-
tive halls is "a class OF men who
do not seek to advance special
interests or who do not seek too
much pcssonal prestige, men
who are level-hoaded, honest and
unprejudiced on any social. polit-
teal or economic question, famil-
lar with the fundamental princi-
pies OF business and industry and
are willing to work for favors
toward none and a square deal
for all.
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FOR RENT

FDR RNT-Eguse ~ II 2 street,
sy--zWzE- Pine III. NE. 4
2 Dreu-sn 1s-u
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FOR REST-Ot6cs looms, Eddleman
Building. Main ST A Edldeman-
lg--t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

freight on IL. / was afraid It would
break It's neck drawing it's head out of
my window had big deck cabin of
course-so / showed il out softly like a
hen and the head slid out, with those
Mary Magdalene eyes following me TO
the last Then | heard the quartermas-
ter calling on heaven and earth for his
lost giraffe and then the row began all
up and down the decks. The giraffe had
sense enough to duck its head to avoid
the awnings--we were awned from bow
to stern-but II clattered about like n
sick cow, the quartermaster jumping
after it and 1t swinging its long neck
like fail, Catch it, and hold it, said
the quartermaster, Catch a typhoon,'
said |. She's going overheard The
spotted fool had heaved one foot over
the stern ratings and was trying to get
the other to follow 1t was So happy at
getting its head into the open ! thought
1t would have crowed--I don't know
whether CRATES crow, but it heayed up
its neck for all the world like a growing
cock. Come back to your stable +"
yelled the quartermaster, grabbing
hold Of the brute's tail.
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like a policeman showing n shortsighted
old woman over a crossing. The quar-
termaster sweated and painted and
swore, but she never said anything
only whacked her old head despairingly
against the awning and the funnel case
Her feet woke up the whole ship, and
by the time we had her fairly moored
fore and aft the population in their
n!ghtgear were giving us advice, Then
we took up a yard or two in all the
moorings and turned in. No other ami
NAL got loose that voyage, though the
old lady looked at me most reproachfully
every time | came that way, and You've
blasted my young and tender innocence
was the expression of her eyes. 1t was
all the quartermaster's fault for hauling
her tail. l wonder she didn't kick him
open Well, of course that isn't much
Of a yarn, but | remember once. in the
city OF Venice, we had a Malayan tapir
loose on the deck and we had to lasso
him. 1t was this way:
"Guzl thyar hal" said the steward,
and fled down the companion and
missed the tale Of the tapir
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sheep master to the crisp anecdotes OF
the Californian; from tales OF battle.
murder and sudden death told by the
Burma returned subaltern to the band
drivel Of the globe trotter. The captain,
tastefully attired in pale pink, sat up
On the signal gun and tossed the husk
of a banana overheard.
1T looked in through my cabin win
dow" said he, "and scared me nearly
into fit" We had just been talking
about monkey who appeared to "A man
in AN omnibus, and haunted him till he
cut his own throat The apparfion,
amid howls of incredibly, was said to
have been the result of excessive tea
drinking. The captains apparition
promised to be better.
ut was a menagerie--a whole turn
out, lock, stock and barrel, from the big
bear to the little hippopotamus, and you
can guess the size Of 1t from the fact
that they paid US $1,000 in freight only.
We got them all accommodated some
where forward among the deck passen-
gers, and they whOoped up terribly all
along the ship for two or three days,
Among other things, such as panthers
and leopards, there were siX', ~ CRATES,
and we moored 'em fore a.l aft as Sc
curely as might be, but you can't get
purchase on giraffe somehow, He
slopes back too much from the bows TO
the stern. We were running up the
Red Sea | think, and the menagerie
fairly quiet, one night | went to my
cabin not feeling well, About midnight
was walked by something breathing on
my face, ] was quite calm AMI collected,
for had got 1t into my head that it was
one ~ the panthers or at least the bear;
and / reached back 10 the rack behind
me for revolver. Then the head be-
gan to slide against my cabin all across
it-and | said to myself It's the big
python but looked into his eyes
they We're beautiful eyes-and saw it
was one Of the CRATES. Tell you, though,
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for full speed ahead. Then we struck
something, and there was a yell inside
and outside the ship that would have
lifted your hair out. When the outside
yell stopped our pigtails were on their
faces Run down "A junk said my pas
senger-'their junk He loosed three
shots into the steerage on the strength
of it. / went up on deck when things
our Dahlgren signal gun forward and
pointed it to the break of the fo'csle.
There was the balance Of a war junk
three spars and a head or two on the
water, and the first mate keeping his
watch in regular style.
"'What is your share?' ne SAID We've
smashed up a junk that tried to foul
us. Seems to have affected the feel
ings of your friends below Guess
they wanted to make connection 1t
Is made, said |, 'on the CLASSY Sea,
Where's the watch?' In the fo'c'sle.
The half caste is sitting on the signal
gun smoking his cigar. The watch are
speculatn' whether he'l stick the bust
mes end of it in the touchhole or con-
tinue smoking. ! gather that gun Is not
empty Send em down below to wash
decks. Tell the quartermaster to go
through their boxes while they are
away. They may have implements
THE watch went below to clean
things up. There were eighteen stiff
uns and fourteen with holes through
their systems, Some died, some sur
vved. did not keep particular count
The balance | roped up, and i employed
most Of our spare rigging. When W
touched port there was a picnic among
the hangmen. Seems that Erastasus
had been yowling down the cabins al
night before he came to me, and KEPT
| the passengers alive. The man thai
| spoke to me said the old mans eyes
We're awful To look at He was dyinl
to tell his fear, but couldn't, Wher
] the passengers came forward with tn,
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pigtails talking. I'm from Frisco. I
authoritate on these matters Not on
this ship said: I've no use for dupli-
cate authority. You'll be homesick
after 8 this time Tomorrow he said,
and quit. guess he told the other pas
sengers his notions.
"Erastasius shared my cabin in gem
eral. | didn't care to dispute with a cat
that went heeled the way he did. That
particular night when l came down he
was not inclined for repose. When l
shut the door he scrabbled till l let him
out. When he was out he scrabbled to
come back. When he was back he
jumped all round the shanty yowling
stroked him and the sparks irrigated
his back as If twas the smokestack Of
a river steamer, III get you wife,
old man. l said, next voyage, 1t is no
good for you to he alone with me-
Whooper, yooupee- yaw-aw-aw, said
Erastasius. Let me get out Of this l
looked him square between the eyes to
fix the place where I'd come down with
boot heel Che was getting monoto-
nous), and as | hooked ! saw the animal
was just possessed with deadly fear
human fear-crawling, shaking fear II
crept out of the green Of his eyes and
crept over me in bilowing waves-each
wave colder than the last, 'Unburden
your mind, Erastasius, | said. What's
going to happen?' 'Wheepee- yeepee-ya-
ya-ya- woop!' said Erastasius, backing
to the door and scratching.
II quit my cabin sweating big drops
and somehow my hand shut on my six
shooter. The grip Of the handle soothes
a man when he is afraid. ] heard the
whole ship tween decks rustling under
me like all the woods Of Maine when
the winds up, The lamp over the
tween decks was out The steerage
Waterman was lying on The ground, anI
the whole hive of Celestials We're or
! the tramp--soft footed hounds. A Ian
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in h ngly written f M pap ar
ar awayac ompano onset III sEmOus"Pa ale mhe

age were powerful sick. judged they
would have no insdes to them when
the weather lifted, so I didn't put any
guards on them. Wanted all my men to
work the ship. Engines rotten as Com
gress, and under sail half the time.
Next time carry Chinese steerage
trash I'll hire a Calling and mount it on
the tween decks hatch
we were fooling about between ISL
ands-about a hundred and fifty thou
sand Islands all wrapped up in fog
When the fog laid the wind the en-
gines broke down. one of the passen-
gers-we carried no ladies that jour
ney-came to me one evening 4 cal
Culate there's a conspiracy tween
decks he said. Those pigtails are
talking together. No good ever came Of
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81 was nearly helpless with laughing,
though ! knew If the concern went over
it would be no laughing matter for me.
Well. by good luck she came round-the
quartermaster was strong man at
ropes end. First of all she slowed her
neck round. and | could see those ten
der. loving eyes under the stars sort Of
saying: Cruel mani What are you do
ing to my tail?' Then the foot came on
board and she bumped herself up under
the awning, looking ready to cry with
disappointment. The funniest thing was
she didn't make any noise--a pig would
ha' reused the ship in no timc-only
every time she dropped her foot on the
deck 1t was like firing a revolver. the
hoofs clicked SO. We headed her toward
the bows, back to her moorings-just
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tern came down the alleyway. Behind
IT was the passenger that had spoken
to me, and all the rest of the crowd,
except the half caste.
Are you homesCk any now?' said
my passenger. The tween decks woke
up with yell at the light and some
one fired up the hatchway. Then we
began our share of the fun-the ten
passengers and |. Eleven six shooters.
That cleared the first rush of the pig
tails, but we continued firing on prn-
ciple, working our way down the steps.
No one came down from the spar deck
to assist, though | heard considerable
of trampling. The pigiails below were
growing like cats. / heard the look
out man shout, Junk on the port bow! .
and the bell ring in the engine room
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TT was in the morning and Epstln's
Dive was almost empty when a
Thing staggered down the steps that
led to that horrible place and fawned on
me disgustingly for the price OF drink.
I'm dying of thirst" he said, but his
tone was not that of "A street loafer.
There is freemasonry, the freemasonry
Of the public schools. stronger than any
that the Craft knows. The Thing drank
whiskey raw, which in itself is not cal
culated to Stake thirst. and ! waited at
It's side because | knew, by virtue OF the
one sentence above recorded that 1t once
belonged to my caste. Indeed so small
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HER LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY

Is the world when one begins to travel
round 1t that for aught ! knew | might
even have met the Thing in that me-
nagerie Of carefully trained wild beasts
Decent Society. And the Thing drank
more whiskey ere the floodgates of its
speech were loosed and spoke of the
wonderful story Of its fall.
Never man. he said, had suffered more
than he, or for slighter sin, Whereat
winked beerily into the bottom of my
empty glass, having heard that tale be-
fore. ! think the Thing had been long
divided from all social ana moral re-
straint-even longer from the whole
some influence of soap and water.
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MENAGERI ABROAD

T was pyjama time on the Madura
in the Bay of Bengal, and the in
Cense of the very early morning
cigar went up to the stainless skies.
Every one knows pyjama time-the long
hour that follows the removal of the
beds from the saloon skylight and the
of chota hazri. MIST men
know, too, that the choicest stories Of
many seas may be picked up then-from
the longwinded histories vi The colonial
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giraffe has the eyes of a sorrowful
nun, and this creature was just brim-
ming over with liquid tenderness. The
seven foot neck rather spollt the effect,
but I'll always recollect those eyes"
Say did you kiss the critter?" de-
manded the orchid hunter en- route to
Siam.
mo; remembered that it was darn
valuable and | didn't want to lose
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light the half caste quit for topside
and got the quartermaster to load the
signal gun with handspikes and bring
It forward in case the fo'c'sle wished
to assist In the row. That was the
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best half caste I ever met But tho
focsle didn't assist. They were sick
So were the men below-horror sick.
That was the way the old man saved
the Whanghoa."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-24
Yearning for Education

The cry for more educational facilities for
living near the Whitewater school, The petition
which has been circulated in this district does
not reflect on the opportunities now offered there
but indicates that many of the foreign born resi-
dents north of the railroad realize that their
children are far behind native born children in
schooling and that summer school will enable
them to make up some of the studies.
The petition of the residents living in the
Whitewater school district should receive the
closest attention Of the school board, and if it is
at all possible, the board ought make some ar
rangements whereby school session be MAIN
tanned there this summer. The petition was cir
cuated by one of the most substantial Italian
residents of the city The sgners include repre-
sentatives of almost all the alien born residents
of the city.
Education has always been looked upon as
one of the most potent factors in making Ameri-
out of the aliens who come to this country.
Here is an opportunity for the Richmond school
board to give education to hundreds of children
who really need it, and whose parents are desir-
Gus that they be schooled The board has an i'm
portant duty facing it when it considers this
petition.
The appeal of some of the aliens of this city
for summer school is distinct compliment to
the city, for it shows that the civic conscious
ness of Richmond has percolated through the
masses and has reached even those people who
farthest removed from us by reason of their
birth. Their petition for increased school facil-
tiles is grand chance to help make good Ameri-
can citizens out of boys and girls who otherwise
may be handicapped for life. The aliens realize
that their children to compete with the children
of native born Americans must have more
school facilities. Why not grant the petition of
these people?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-24
Clears Skin-Stops
All Blood Troubles
Goes Right Down 10 Where
the Germs Start
From.

The action of S. S. S. the famous blood
purifier, is notable in the skin. 1t is but
natural that blood impurities should
seek an outlet. Water. gas, oil and
nearly all the active products of nature
seek the surface. 1t seems to be cos
mic law. Even our thoughts will I'M
dertake to find expression. And so what
ever we take into our system will even
tually come out changed in form, con-
verted often into some other substance,
but constituting always either waste
or that which has served its useful pur-
pose and must be eliminated. And the
skin is the principal avenue for escape
Of certain acids or poisons. If the skin
and blood be healthy, these wastes pass
off as vapor or perspiration. But i'm
pure blood loads the skin with eczema,
pimples, acne, rheumati sm. rash. fever
blisters, blood risings and other erup-
tons. And S. S. S. has been found the
very best, safest and most effective
remedy to purity the blood and thus re-
store the skin to clear and attractive
health. Get bottle today of any drug
gist. but be emphatic Do not allow any
one to hand you a substitute. Wrapped
around the bottle is an interesting cir
cular that tells you how to obtain skill
full advice free on any subject concern
ing the blood
S. s S. is prepared only by The Swift
Specific Co. 113 Swift Bldg. Atlanta,
Ga. Look for this name on the package.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-24
Why Burden the Taxpayer?

The beginning of the agitation for the pur-
chase of the electric plant of the Light, Heat &
Power company seems to have originated with a
few men who are intent upon the city OF Rich
mond securing lower electric rates.
This is indeed laudable ambition, but we
strenuously oppose such action If it means the
throwing aside of good business judgment and
common sense to accomplish that one purpose.
Good judgment is needed more now in the
conduct of our city affairs than at any other time
in it's history. Our tax rate has never been as
high and there is little prospect of an early re-
duction in the amount of money needed for the
administration of public affairs.
Furthermore, every man realizes that with
the present business depression and continuance
of the war, it stands us all in hand to proceed
slowly with any policy that requires the expen-
dture of large amount of money.
It is universally admitted, that if the city
purchases the opposition plant it will exhaust
the borrowing power of the city and very proba-
bly, cause an increase in tax rates for the next
few years.
Mr.. Bond and Mr.. Bavs in their arguments
as to why the city should buy the plant of the
Light, Heat & Power company point to the fact
that the only way which the consumers of cleo
trio current in Richmond get lower rates is
to eliminate competition. Mr.. Bond goes still
further than Mr.. Bavs and says that the NUM-
cral light plant belongs to the consumers of cur
rent and not to the taxpayers.
Is it not fact that no municipal light plant
could have been installed in Richmond had not
the taxpayers of Richmond guaranteed the pay
ment of the money which used in the con-
struction of the light plant? If the light plant
had been failure the taxpayers would have paid
the bill, yet Mr.. Bond says that the plant belongs
to the consumers because it their money
which kept the plant running. If the city should
now purchase the Light, Heat and Power plant
every taxpayer of Richmond would have to bear
his share of the loss in the plan did not work
out outlined paper.
If the plant is built with the taxpayers credit,
it is just the same if every taxpayer in Rich
mond assessed an amount and actually paid
the money out for the installation of the plant.
The municipal plant belongs to the taxpay-
of Richmond.
1t is true that we want reduction in light
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-24
Keep the Children
Bright and Happy

Happy Youngsters must be
healthy The digestive organs of
children get out of order as readily
as do those of their elders. and the
result is equally distressing When
the bowels are clogged with an &C
emulation of refuse from the
stomach the child naturally be-
comes cross and fretful from the
discomfort and is often punished
for temper when medical attention
is really what is needed.
The next time your child is cross
and unhappy. without apparent
reason, try giving it mild laxative.
DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin is a
mild, pleasant tasting combination
of simple laxative herbs with pep
sin. and is especially recommended
for children because of its freedom
from all opiate or narcotic drugs
and its gentle action. 1t is sold in
drug stores everywhere, A free
trial bottle can be obtained by writ
ing to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 452
Washington ST, Monticello, Ills.