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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

falling off in the annual revenues and
will act as a needed stimulant to
business generally.
OF the many bills introduced on the
subject, the one drafted by Congress
man William II. Stafford, of Wisconsin,
who has served more than ten years
on the house postal committee, differs
in many respects from other one-cent
letter postage bills in that it recog-
nizes the zone system of charging and
also the principle of reducing cost
with increasing units of weight. 1t eX-
tends one cent letter postage to let
ters for local delivery within the con
fines of the city delivery district where
the letter is deposited and also for
delivery on any rural or star routes
|emanating from the office where the
letter is deposited or vice versa, for
delivery of letters deposited on any
rural or star route for distribution in
! the city delivery district Of the main
Ioffice from which the route starts, or
for delivery on any other rural or star
route emanating from the said office.
The rate of postage on such letters
is one cent for the first ounce and an
additional cent for every additional
ounce and half.
Another principle feature of the Stat.
ford bill is that for all other first class
letter mail for delivery outside the
zone Just described, though the rate
for the first ounce is the same as at
Ipresent, two cents, only one cent ad
ditional is provided to be the rate fol
each additional ounce.
While on the postal committee, Mr.
Stafford has given extensive study tc
the question of postal revenues anC
expenditures and he firmly believes
that there is even large profit to the
Government with the reduced rates as
provided by his bill. He said thai
with the inauguration of a One-cen
local delivery postage the merchant.
and people generally, who use the
mails so frequently for local delivery
will be induced to utilize the mail:
still more by reason of the reduction o
the rate"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
War upon Pain.

Pain is a visitor to every house ana
usually it comes quite Unexpectedly.
But YOU are prepared for every emer,
gency if you keep a small bottle OF
Sloan's Liniment handy. 1t Is the
greatest pain killer ever discovered
Simply laid on the skin-no rubbing
reouired-it drives the pain away, 1t
is really wonderful.
Mervin II. Soister, Berkeley, CAL
writes: Last Saturday after trampinR
around the Panama Exposition with
wet feet | came home with my neck
so stiff that | couldn't turn ! applied
Sloan's Liniment freely and went tc
bed To my surprise, next morning the
stiffness had almost disappeared, foul
hours after the second application
was as good as new
March 1915. At Druggists 25c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
COLDS NEED ATTENTION

Internal throat and chest troubles
produce inflammation, irritation, swell
ing or soreness and unless checked
at once, are likely to lead to serious
trouble. Caught in time, DR.. Bells
Pne-Tar-Honey loosens the phlegm
and destroys the germs which have
settled in the throat or nose. 1t Is
soothing and healing. Pine is antisep-
tic; honey is soothing both together
possess excellent medicinal qualities
for fighting cold germs. Insist on DR..
Bells Pine Tar Honey. 25c, all Drug
gists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
Boy Accidentally Wounded.

Chickasha, Okla, Dec, 29.-Alfred
Gardner of Ninnekah, Okla, was ser
iously, if not fatally, wounded by his
younger brother, Louis Gardner, while
out hunting yesterday afternoon. a
shotgun was discharged and the load
of shot took effect IN the right shout
der. The accident occurred two miles
from Ninnekah and the younger bro
tner had to leave The wounded boy
and go for help. The wounded boy
was brought to Chickasha, where the
wound was dressed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
Wall Street Busy.

New York, Dec. 30.-Every bank
and banking house in the financial
district is working overtime to close
the business of the year. In several
instances the duties of the clerks in
private banking firms have been in
creased because such firms have acted
as agents for various funds collected
for sufferers of the European war. II
is predicted that the disbursement OF
dividends at the first Of the year Will
create a new record in financial his
tory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Few of us realize the danger OF
Coughs and Colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments. How
ever statistics tell us every third per
son dies of a lung ailment. Dangerous
bronchial and lung diseases follow a
neglected cold. As your body struggles
against cold germs, no better aid can
be had than Dr. Kings New Discovery.
It's merit has been tested by old and
young. In use over 40 years. Get a
bottle today. Avoid the risk of serious
ailments. Druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Representative Linthicum of Mary
land has introduced a resolution in
the house asking for an inyestiga-
ton of the Wabash-Pittsburgh Ter
minal. The object of the resolution
is to determine on what the CON
pany based the terminals value in
order to issue $3O,OOO,OOO of bonds
what bankers, brokers, and other
agents represented the company, wi at
representations were made, and other
information.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
cbokes 10 Death on Pecan Hull.

Ennis, Texas, Dec. 29.-Emma, the
11.months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Macalik, while crawling
around on the floor about II O'Clock
Monday morning, at their home near
town. got hold of pecan hull ana
cboked to death before a physician
could reach her. She was buried III
the Catholic cemetery here at p NJ
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Heartburn is i symptom OF indiges
ton. Take a dose OF HERBlNE IN such
cases. The pain disappears instantly
the bowels operate speedily and you
feel fine. vigorous and cheerful Price
soc. Sold BY Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

The telegraph operators of the
Cleveland. Chicago & st. Louis rail-
road will receive an increase in wages
that will cost the road $4,000 yearly
according to an agreement reached
between the operators and officials OF
the road. About 1000 operators are
affected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Wheeling In the lungs indicates that
nblegm is obstructirg the air passages
BALLARDS HOREHOUND fhCf
loosens the phlegm so that 1t can De
coughed up and elected. Price 25c' 5Oc
and s1.OO per bottle. Sold by Bomar
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

The Canadian Pacific railroad has
installed at the Windsor station in
Montreal a refrigerator system which
is capable of making twenty-five tons
of artificial ice per day for the use
of the dining and lunch rooms and
the dining cars, on which several mill
ions Of meals are served during the
year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

The Baltimore x Ohio railroad has
put on a new fast train known as No.
90. leaving East St Louis at p. m"
enecting deliveries in Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York early the
third morning: Cincinnati next day;
Pittsburgh second morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Vice.President Nelson Burr Of the
Cotton Belt has slipped away from his
desk in Texas to pay a visit to New
York. He says conditions all over
the southwest are very encouraging
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Potash fertilizers seem to give pro-
lection from frost. A French market
gardener has found that plants in a
field strongly fertilized with kainll
suffered little from a series of heavy
rrosts. those on a lightly fertllized
area being more injured and those
on untreated land were much dam
aged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

According to the terms of an agree
ment recently signed, the telegraph
operators of the Texas and Pacific
railroad will receive a minimum wage
of $40 per month, with better work
ing conditions
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
AuERTA NOT DANGEROUSLY ILL
Authorities Told to Use Own Discre-
ton as to Relaxing Guard.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The illness
of General Huerta is serious, although
not dangerous, according to reports
received today from El Paso by the
department of justice. The El Paso
authorities have been notified to use
their discretion as to relaxing the
guard over him, about which he had
complained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

The Lehigh Valley railroad has pur-
chased six new locomotive cranes
which. in addition to their original
purpose. will be used in laying rail
for new tracks and in picking up o'd
rail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Between LOO and l,500 iron mould
ors employed in foundrles in pitts
burgh and vicinity are on a strike as
part of nationwide movement for
an eight-hour day. The strike began
at individual shops, where notices
were posted announcing that the
union men would not return to work
unless their demands were granted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
RAILROAD NOTES

The Grand Trunk railway is build
ing observation platforms and install
ing sign posts to point out the scenic
beauties of the Canadian Rockies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

More and more the farmers of the
country are taking advantage of the
special courses in farming given by
the leading colleges.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Paralysis of the Belgian and Ger
man glass industries has resulted in
greatly increased business done by
the glass factories of Japan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
LABOR NEWS AND NOTES

The pearl market of India is sut
fering serious embarrassment because
of the poor financial condition of the
country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Boston school teachers are going
to have magazine Of their own a
monthly publication-for the express
sion of their own ideas on cduca-
tional problems. It is also intended
to Illustrate what they have accom-
plishcd through their pupils
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Practically all cows used by Man
liza dairymen have been imported
from Australia and are under the
inspection of the bureau of health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
invIgoratIng to the Pale and Slckl,

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives cut
Malaria enriches the blood and huilds upthe sys
eua. A true toaIc. For adults and children. su'
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etys of Youthful Dress. and talks as
little as she thinks of Love: She goes
to no Balls or Dancing Match, as they
do who go Ito such Fairs) in order to
meet with Chapmen. Her looks,
her Speech, her whole behaviour are so
very chaste that but once going to kiss
her l thought she had blush'd to DEATH"
Widows made no difficulties about be-
ing kissed (see Judge Sewall on this
poinO and they were often willing to
marry almost any decent man who paid
court to them. Sometimes their court
ship period was shockingly brief as
in the case of Hon. Charles Phelps OF
Vermont and a widow whom he made
his wife after an acquaintance of but a
single day! Mr.. Phelps is character
lied in the notice Of his wedding as "a
gentleman of uncom. ION politeness";
he appears to have been uncommonly
impetuous as well. He was 60 at the
time Of his second wooing had been
bereft Of his first wife only a few
months and had met the lady he so
swiftly led to the altar while paying
court to her aunt. The older woman,
after declining her suitor's proposal of
marriage, accommodatingly informed
him that she had visiting her just then
a niece, another widow, to whom an Of
fer Of this kind might be more agree
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America or saw again any of her own
folk-eXcept two brothers, who some
years later went over to make her
visit-she lived happy ever after-and
bore her husband twenty-five children.
In 1891 she became Baroness Sterling
Playfair's Baronetage shows that one
OF her sons succeeded to the title, and
that her descendants held important Of
fees in Scotland as late as 1879.
Save for Glorianna and Agnes Sur.
rage all the bellies of colonial times APP
pear to have been widows; certainly
they were seldom young girls as hap
pened a generation ago, or "the women
OF forty" as is often the case to-day.
Mrs Alice Morse Earle has humorousy
expressed her wonder that any men
were ever found in the first instance
to marry mere girl. Yet though so
many widows became brides, there
were still vast numbers of them left. In
1898 Boston was said to be full OF
widows and orphans, and many of them
very helpless creatures" No less
than one-slNth of the communicates
Of Cotton Mather's church were widows,
and the bewi.dering array of widows
among whom Judge Sewall had to
choose, when confronted with the neces-
sity Of finding himself new partner,
has become a New England byword.
Peter Sargent, who built the beauti-
full Province House in Boston. had mar
ried three widows before he died in
1714. And his second wife had been
three times a widow before Peter mar
RED her His third wife, a widow
when she became Mrs. Sargent, out
lived Peter and then outlived the man
she later married. So that she was
finally three times a widow.
Women became "old maids" at an ex-
ceedlngly early age in Colonial New
England Higglnson wrote OF one IAN
tlent maid" who was 25, and John Dun
toms classic "Virgin" was only 20,
though she had already reached the age
to be called a "Thornback." "An old
Cor SuperannuatedD Maid" writes this
gay Lothario, sis thought such a curse
in Boston as nothing can exceed It,,
and looked on as a Dismal Spectacle,
yet she [Comfort Wikinsl by her Good
Nature, Gravity and strict Vertue. con-
vinces all that It's not her Necessity hut
her Choice that keeps her a Virgin. $50
She never diss uises herself By the Gay
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able. She thereupon led in and intro
duced Mrs. Anstis Eustis Kneeland,
aged 80.
"The young lady all covered with
bushes, and trembling with apprehen-
sion, received" we read, "the saluta-
ton of an old gentleman, large and cor
pulent, six feet three inches in the clear,
in full bottom wig. frizzed and powdered
In the most approved style, either for
the judicial bench or ladies drawing
room. The announcement of the ques-
lion Immediately followed. The lady
turned pale. Her delicacy was shocked
With overpowered sensations she
begged to withdraw a moment. Her
aunt also gently obtained leave of alb
sence and followed. But after a short
consideration the ladies both returned,
Judge Phelps remarked the elder
lady, we are taken by surprise. The
subject is deeply important My niece,
although favorably impressed asks time
to consider. She presumes upon your
delicacy. and is assured that If it at all
corresponds with your gallantry you
will indulge her a short space for re-
Election, say one week, after which,
II you will honor us with a call, my
niece-we, I mean-will be better pre-
pared
Preparation! Dearest madam, do
me the favor to commit all prepara-
ton to my care. am so happy in this
respect that / have already limited to a
dear friend of mine, a Presbyterian Min
ister-"
To allow her niece to be married by a
Presbyterian was, however, so much
more shocking to the matchmaker than
to allow her to be married Immediately
that the lesser point was at once lost
sight of-with the result that this
daughter of the ancient and honorable
family of Eustis in Boston was made
Mrs. Phelps the very next day by par
son of her own choosing.
The first girl married in Boston by
minister of the gospel was Rebecca
Rawson, whose story Is as romantic
and as sad-as any in the annals of
New England. The daughter of Ed
ward Rawson, third Secretary of the
Massac husetts Colony-who was him
self descendant of Sir Edward Raw
son, Dorset, England-Rebecca natur-
ally thought herself quite m to he the
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ward arrived a quantity of goods of
elegant material, from which, her hus-
band directed, Glorianna must have q
suitable outfit made in New York. Ser
wants came, too, who were charged with
the duty Of making all preparations for
this momentous journey as easy as pos
sible for the young wife and mother.
The lavishness of Mr.. Sterling's care
for his lovely wife even extended to an
invitation and an outfit for Glorianna's
sister, IL she chose to make the journey.
But this offer was declined, and Glor-
lama set sail. unaccompanied by any
of her kith and kin, for her life across
the sea.
When the ship landed in Scotland,
the wharf was found to be fairly
crowded with carriages come to meet
Mrs. Sterling. And after her arrival,
Glorianna learned that a whole corps
OF governesses were in the house to
teach her the accomplishments beht-
ting the future lady of Sterling Cas-
tie. So, though she never returned TO
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in" With or without ring, It was
only a self-protective measure for a
young man to marry as soon as he
could. The State, which had a hand in
most things, surrounded the bachelor
with a system of espionage which must
have been anything but comfortable.
Young unmarried men were not allowed
to keep house together and were made,
as boarders in the homes Of others, to
feel that they were but poor and un-
productive things uselessly numbering
the earth.
Very likely that youth in Hopklnton,
y. H., who somewhat uncouthly mar
ried by capture the girl OF his choice,
had been subjected ito q protracted
season of anubbing for not having
taken unto himself wife. He first
saw his future spouse at the begin
ming, 1t is said, of an ordina-
ton sermon probably he felt,
after the "thirteenthly" had been ex-
pounded, that he had known and loved
her a long time. At any rate, he
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rushed through the crowd the minute the
benedlction was pronounced and, seiz-
ing her in his arms, declared ardently:
Now / have got ye, you jade, l have
| have" And the words that he spoke
were true words; the shrinking modesty
of the Puritan maiden was conspicuous
in this case at any rate, by its absence.
Sammy Samples and Elizabeth Alien Of
Manchester, Mass, were aided in their
wooing by dream which came to him
i'm Scotland and to her in her New
England home. She too was in meet
in" when her lover first clapped his
eye upon her. And she likewise made
no difficulties. Later, when left a
widow, Elizabeth married Col. Crafts of
Revolutionary fame and kept a thriving
inn. Even then hers was an adven-
turous and co.orful life. Once, when
sailing on a packet to Boston for her
supplies and improving her time by
knitting the sail Of her craft veered sud-
denly and she was plunged into the sea.
Tradition says she still kept on knitting
and took seven stitches under water
before being rescued
The romantic love story of Agnes
Surri9ge and Sir Harry FARMLAND has
come to be part Of our New England
tradition. But concerning the equally
romantic marriage of Sir John Sterling
to Glorianna Fusion, daughter of a
blacksmith of Stratford, Conn, the facts
are scarcely known. Glorianna, when
a beautiful maiden Of 16, was wooed and
won by handsome visitor to Stratford,
who declared himself to be the son of a
Scotch baronet. After their marriage
March 10, IND the. bridegroom wrote
home for funds, but no funds coming
he began to teach school, just as If
| he had been a true Yankee, to support
| his blooming young wife. Then, when
one daughter had been born to the
| happy couple, the husband and father
| sailed away to Scotland
Gossip said that the young wife had
been deserted and would never see or
hear from her Scotch baronet again. a
sad time this for Glorianna, who soon
brought into the world second daugh-
ter One day, however there came a
letter from the absent one with the
news that a ship fitted for the special
comfort of his wife would be in New
York at a certain time and had been
engaged to convey her to Scotland IN
! the best style possible. Shortly after
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England, except in New Hampshire, for
nearly two centuries. The names or
the contracting parties were not only
read out by the town clerk, the deacon
or the minister, hut notice of the
same was placed on the church door or
on publishing post" Yet the min
ister so powerful in many ways, could
not in the early days perform the mar
riage ceremony. That had to be done
until the beginning of the eighteenth
century by a magistrate.
No rings were used, it is interesting
to know. for these magistrates made
marriages of early days. Mather was
strongly averse TO the use Of rings, and
another writer has characterized rings
when used for weddings as "a Dla-
bolllcall Circle for the Dwell to daunce
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IN me presence Of the family, for houses
W'r" small and fires were a luxury.
III" one fire which most people could
"H"'i usually burned in the kitchen,
ana ... ordinary farm family could not
'H".' I'D burn this after 8 or 10 o'clock.
h''.' The girl and her lover were
'I'. I'd up together, after the 9TH
''' I'd retired for the night, Of
"H 'n the extra trundle bed which
most Ftchens then contained. in order
"' hey might keep warm and enjoy
e.. hers company without waste of
,g' ~ fuel. There appears to have
p''a no secrecy about the practice; the
very 'bundlng" was frequently dono
10y .H" mother or sister of the girl who
~" long thus "courted," And in
III. t AT any rate the couple wore their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-19
LABOR LIGHTS

LABOR LIGHTS
Carpenters must finish balloting by
Saturday. Some unions will have to
hold special meetings.
The Consolidated Cleaners Co.,
S517 W. Madison St, has been placed
on the Unfair list by the Chicago
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-19

Federation of Labor. The Dye
House workers are on strike there.
The Grand Rapids Refrigerator
Co. has settled it's strike in favor of
the men.
Public library window washers
have gotten the raise they were fight
ing for.
Morris tribune., 1915-09-10
Who Pays the Taxes?
bel.

Three counties of Minnesota, Hennepin, st. Louis
and Ramsey pay than half the taxes in Minnesota
These countless for the fiscal ending July 81 1915,
paid total of ST.. 645 1860. while the other eighty
counties together paid $1639 743 49, according to
of State Treasurer Smith. ST. Louis county
paid in 81 466 600, than eight times much
Hennepin and Ramsey combined. Less than one-thrd of
the states income is levied direct the remainder coming
through gross earnings taxes and other sours
income The total of all taxes for the fiscal year
500, 489, $685. st. Cloud Times.
Morris tribune., 1915-09-10

If Governor Hammond will commit himself to all Of
the features of the Efficiency and Economy Bill it
presented to the legislature it's last session, he will
much clarity the political situation and fix the issues
for the guberna tora campaign The political advisers of
the Governor good politicians to permit him to do
that. They know that any candidate who would commit
himself to the Efficiency and Economy Bill in all of it's
would be defeated badly that it would not be
necessary count the votes to pick the winner 1t suits
the purpose of the Governor much better make ndous
classification of legislators could not support the bill in
the form in which it presented than to commit himself
to that specific measure.-Dawson Sentinel