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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Corinto. Nicaragua; to Ss-lina Cruz.
Mexico; to San Pedro. CAL and ends
in San Francisco bay. The finish OF
the great race is timed 10 occur dur
ing the splendid International Yacht
ing Regatta 20 be held there. and sever
al hundred thousand spectators will
crowd the finish as the contestants
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Swedish mines employ 1856 women
and 2,764 'hildren
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

FOR SAliE-Scholarship in Capital
City Business College Leader Of
flee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Get war map. coupon and 10c
~ Daily Lender office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Is IT Tor rentg Try The Leader
wan, columns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
Free Methodist Church.

Cor. of Mansur and 18th.
Sabbath School 9:45 a. IN.
Class meeting 1900 m.
A. e. Lewis. Leader.
Teacher Training Class Z +. m.
Mrs Rilla Allen, teacher.
Prayer meeting WednesdaT 1880 ?
m.
Z. o. Davenport, Pastor.
Residence, 1924 w. Mansur.
All are invited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
EVER SAL|vATtD BY
CAL0MtL2 HORRIBLE!
calomel is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver.

Calomel loses you a day! fo"
know what calomel is. It's mercury;
quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous,
II crashes into sour bile like dyha-
mite. cramping and sickening yoI'
Calomel attacks the bones and
should never be put into your sys-
TEN.
When you feel bilious, sluggish.
constipated and all knocked out
and believe you need a dose OF
dangerous calomel just remember that
your druggist sells for so cents a
large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone,
which is entirely vegetable and pleas
ant to take and is a perfect sob
stitute for calomel. 1t is guaran-
teed to start your liver without
stirring you up inside, and can not
salivate,
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses y0d a
DAYS work. Dodson's Liver Tone
straightens you right up and you
feel great. Give it to the children
because it is perfectly harmless and
doesn't grippe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
May Locate in Ringing.

DR.. J. F. Son, of Ardmore, was
here Friday looking over the town
and surrounding country. He was ac-
companied by his son, Landon, who
recently passed an examination be
fore the state board of embalming at
Oklahoma City. and who is contem-
plating locating in Ringing for the
practice of his profession Ringing
is a good town now and will be a
better town later. IN fact, Ringing
will be the best country town in SOU
thern Oklahoma. We will welcome
Mr. Son to our new town and wish
him every success in his business,
although if he is hunting dead ones"
we could offer him a select list of
towns outside of Ringing which
would offer much greater opportunity.
Ringing News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20

A deal was cOnsummated Wednes-
day whereby Frank l.. Ketch of this
place sold the Central Drug Store to
j. w. Irby of Ardmore. Mr.. lrby is
an experienced druggist and has been
a resident of Ardmore for several
years. He returned home Wednesday
afternoon and will return July /, at
which time he is to take possession of
his new store. We welcome Mr., lrby
to Ringing and wish him every sue
cess in his new business venture. Mr..
Ks:ch will remain here in the employ
of Mr.. Hamon and will have charge
of the townsite ness.-Ringling
News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
LIVED EIGHT YEARS
ON CRACKERS
Kate Stiferman OF Oklahoma City
Restored After Long Period
of Suffering.

Kate Stiferman of Capitol Hill,
Oklahoma City, lived on crackers for
eight years. She was a sufferer from
chronic stomach troubles.
She got 2 bottle of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy. The result of the treat
ment, she declares, was marvellous,
She wrote:
zone bottle of your remedy cured
me of my stomach troubles. | can
now eat anything that | want to,
with good results, after living on
crackers for eight years-and at
times | could not even eat them.
have three sisters affected the same
day and | want TO surprise them by
the way ! can eat now"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. Eat as much
and whatever you like. No more dis
tress after eating, pressure of gas
in the stomach and around the heart
Get one bottle of your druggist now
and try it on an absolute guarantee
if not satisfactory money will be re-
turned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
ApDearng at the Theatorium each Monday SAH11;,o
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master crimlnologist OF
The world finds that In bringing To justice
MaCdougal the murderer Of Lord Ash-
leigh's daughter, he has but Just begun
a. ife-aud- death struggle with a mysterl-
Gus master criminal In hidden nut IN
Professor Ashleigh's garden he has seen
an ape skeleton and a living creature
half monkey. half man. destroyed by FIRE
In his rooms have appeared black boxes
containing notes, signed by pair OF
armlcss hands. Laura and l.enora' ms as
slstants, suspect Craig, the professor
servant, OF double murder. The black
boxes continue to appear In uncanhy
fashion Craig. captured, escapes to Port
Said. Quest and his party follow, ana ue,
by Mongars, escape with Craig as th"lr
captive, and turn him over to inspector
French in San Francisco. lie escapes IN
q train wreck, outgenerals his pursu'Is'
and goes back to New York, where he
dies while quest is attempting to hypno-
tie him into confession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
wards. There's no sign of the probes.

WdTQS. i mere 10 slEu Vi tue PiO4NS
Bor"
Quest pocketed the diary.
You're perfectly certain that he
is not in this house or anywhere upon
the premises?"
Certain sure!" French replied.
Quest shrugged his shoulders.
We'll, we'd better get back he
said.
They were on the point OF starting,
the chauffeur with his hand upon the
starting handle, French with the
steering wheel Of the police car al
ready in his hand. And then the little
party seemed suddenly turned to
stone. For a few breathless seconds
not one of them moved Out into the
clammy night air came the echoes OF
a hideous, inhuman, blood-curdllng.
scream. Quest was the first TO re-
cover himself. He leaped from his
seat and rushed back across the emp
ty hall into the study, followed a 1T
tie way behind by French and the
others. An unsuspected panel door
which led into the garden stood sllght'
ly ajar. The professor, with his hanu
on the back OF a chair was staring
at the fireplace, shaking as though
with some horrible ague, his face dis
torted, his body curiously hunched
up. He seemed suddenly to have,
dropped his humanity, to have fallen
back into the world of some strange
creatures. He heard their footsteps,
but ne did not turn his head. HIS
hands were stretched out in front
of him as though to keep away from
his sight some hateful object.
stop him." he cried. Take him
away! It's Craig-his spirit! he
came to me in the garage, he followed
me through the grounds, he Knocked
at me when | hid In the tree. He's
there now, kneeling before the fire
place. Why can't kill him! He
is coming! Stop him, someone!'
No one spoke or moved; no one, in
deed, had the power. Then at last
Quest found words.
is
fessor," he said, except US
The sound OF human voice seemed
to produce strange effect. The pro-
fessor Strengthened himself, shook his
head, his hands dropped to his side
ghastly pale, but his smile was once
more the smile OF the amiable natu-
ralist.
"My friends" he said, forgive me.
am very old, and the events OF these
last few hours have unnerved me.
Forgive me-"
He CROPPED for a moment and sank
into a chair. Quest fetched decan-
ter and glass from the sideboard,
poured out some wine and held it to
his lips. The professor drank 1t eag'
erly
"My dear friend" he exclaimed,
"you have saved me. ! have some
thing to tell you, something | must tell
you at once but not here. ! loathe
this place. Let me come with you
to your rooms"
AS you please" Quest answered,
calmly.
He gripped Quests arm. In silence
they passed from the room, in silence
they took their places once more
in the automobiles, in silence they
drove without a pause to Quest s
rooms. The professor made his way
at once to his favorite easy chair,
threw off his overcoat and leaned
back.
Quest" he pronounced, you are
the best friend have in my life! 1t
is you who have rid me of my great
burden. Tell me-help me a little
with my story-have you read that
page from the Medical Journal which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20

Craig has kept locked up all these
years.
I'VE have all read it," Quest re
piled.
1T was forged" the professor de-
clared, firmly, forged by Craig. All
the wears since he has blackmailed
me. have been his servant and his
tool. have been afraid to speak. At
last am free of him. Thank God!
Craig. after all" French muttered.
Lenora stood a little apart with
a faint frown upon her forehead.
She touched Quest on the shoulder.
Mr.. Quest she murmured, he is
lying"
Quest turned his head. His lips
scarcely moved.
What do you mean?" he whispered.
-He is lying" Lenora insisted. Il
tell YOU there's another creature
there. something we don't understand.
Let me bring the electro-thought
traasference apparatus; let US read
his mind. II am wrong, will so
down on my knees and beg for for
giveness.'
Quest nodded. Denora fastened To
the farther end Of the room. snatched
the cloth from the instrument aud
wheeled down the little mirror with
Concluded tomorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20

Teething babies always nave hard
time of it when this process occurs in
hot weather. They not only have to
contend with painful gums, but the
tomach is disordered. bowels loose
and the body uncomfortable. The
best you can give the little sufferer is
McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR. 1t corrects
sour stomach, cools and quiets the
bowels and helps digestion. Price 25c.
and soc per bottle. Sold by Bomar
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20
Is Sickness a Sin?

If not. it's wicked to neglect Illness
and means OF relief. It's wicked
to endure Liver Ills, Headache, lndi'
gestion. Constipation. when one dose
OF Po-Do-Lax gives relief. Po-Do-LaN
is Podophyllin MAY Apple. without
the gripe. II arouses the Liver, in
creases the flow of bile-Nature's an
tiseptiC in the Bowels. Your Consti-
patton and other ills disappear over
night because Po-Do-LaN has helped
Nature to remove the cause. Get a
bottle from your Druggist today. Get
rid Of your Constipation overnight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20

A bilious, hali-sIcK Keeling, loss OF
energy, and constipated bowels can be
relieved with surprising promptness
by using HERBlNE. The first dose
brings improvement a few doses puts
the system in fine. vigorous condition.
Price soc. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-20

Children that are affected by worms
are pale and sickly and liable to con
tract some fatal disease. WHITES
CREAM VERMIFUGE eXpels worms
promptly and puts the child on the
road to health. Price 25c per bottle.
Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10

"Uncle Joe" Cannon tells this tale
on ex-President Taft, though he is al
ways careful to assure his hearers
that he will not vouch for the &C.
curacy Of it:
1T was when the president was
merely Mr.. Secretary and was visit
ing Japan on his famous trip through
the far East. Mr.. Taft was caught
fast asleep in a hammock by a NOV
ing-picture man, and this interesting
film was being shown at a county fair
in my home state. Illinois. The mo-
tion picture was being reeled of to
the great amusement of the rural
spectators. when huge flaw line sud-
denly darted across the Aim and the
screen went dark.
Land o mercy. Hiram gasped an
old lady in the rear OF the hall, what
was that
Hush up. Mirandy,' croaked the
husband. Don't yew ask so many
questions. / reckon that's where the
hammock busted"
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10

The Derby OF Running Rein or,
rather, Orlando--will ever be mem
orable on account OF the gigantic
fraud perpetrated by mob OF
scoundrelly betting men, who entered
Running Rein, the horse which passed
the post first, relates London Tit
Bits
Lord Bentinck helped the owner OF
the second, Orlando. to sustain the OBJ
lection he lodged against the winner
Many interesting anecdotes are told
of the formers perseverance in prov
Ing incontestably that the supposed
Running Rein was none other than a
four.year-old named Maccabaeus.
In this Dirty Derby as 1t has been
called, another four-year-old named
Leander also ran. but he had to be de-
stroyed Immediately after the race, as
he broke his leg coming round Tatten-
ham corner.
A dead heat was seen for the first
time 80 long ago as 1928, Cadland win
ming the run.off. and the next dead
heat, that between st. Gatien and Har
7ester, was allowed to stand.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
EIGHTY NEW coNVlcTs WERE
COMMITTED TO PENITENTiARY
DURING NOVEMBER.
RANKIN FARMING REPORT
State Penal Farm Has 800 Acres Of
Oats Growing and 100 Acres More
to Plant-Now Making
Molasses.

JACKSON.
BY an inrush OF 80 new conyicts to
the penitentiary farms, and road gangs
during the past month, the total pop.
ulation, instead OF showing a decided
decrease, is ahead OF that for Oct. 25
by net total Of 2S On Oct. % there
were in the penitentiary 1,44S, and the
total at Nov. 25 was 1,476 In addi.
ton to the so new recruits enrolled,
there were four runaways recaptured,
and one man was returned from court
where he had been used as a witness.
On the clearance side there were 81
dischargd, 20 pardoned, including II OF
the pellagra squad, four escaped and
three received meritorious discharges.
One of the most gratifying features Of
the record is the fact that out of a
total of upwards OF 1,51O convir,s no,
death was recorded during the month
Of November.
OF the 80 new convicts, 13 are white
men, and one is a white woman. There
are 10 sentenced to life Imprisonment
for murder and one a like term for
criminal assault. In general the terms
OF Imprisonment are short, the range
being from six months to Is years, but
the majority for one and two-year
terms.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
NATCHEz. TRACE IS
TO Be EXPLOITED
kosclUsKo SELECTED AS PLACE
FOR COMMISSIONS PeRMA.
NENT HEADQUARTERS.
COAST EXPOSITION PLANNED
Promoters Of Mississippi Centennial
Exposition For 1917 Begin prepa.
rations For Fair-NewS
over State.

Natchez-At a meeting of the Match.
ez Trace Highway committee, held
here. Kosciusko was indorsed as a
place OF meeting for the permanent or
ganization of the Natchez Trace High.
way Association. 1t is proposed to or
ganiLe under the auspices of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, who have been very active in
preserving the memory OF the historic
trace by marking 1t with boulders
throughout Mississippi. 1t is also pro-
posed TO have this meeting the second
week in January. Delegates from the
13 counties in Mississippi and parishes
in Louisiana, from Baton Rouge, and
including Tishomingo county. will be
urged to attend when the association
is organized. 1t is suggested that the
association be chartered.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
Coast Exposition Planned.

Gulfport Plans have been adopted
by the promoters OF the Mississippi
Centennial Exposition Company to be-
gin preparations for holding in Gulf
pot. beginning in October. 1917. and
closing in March. 1918, the exposition
which the state legislature has grant
ed GulfpCrt and the coast counties the
privilege OF having.
A corporation known as TIE Missis-
sippi Centennial Exposition Company.
capitalized at $5OO,0O0, with its domi,
cile at Gulfport. has been chartered
under the laws OF Mississippi. to take
up the work OF the exposition.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10

The composition of the homcly Ger
man Wurst-palatable and pleasant
enough. whatever may have been in
side twill henceforth rank as q
mere nothing compared with the
chemical delicacies German experta
are now offering to hungry public.
A firm in the Berlin Ritterstrasse
spreads great big advertisements
across the pages OF the local papers
to announce that II has artificial ONE
lets, butter, honey, marmalade. cof'
fee and milk for sale in any quaint
ties, and guarantees that no one could
ever know that they were not absorb
Ing the real thing.
A chemist in the suburb OF Chariot.
tenburg advertises cgg'powder, a pen
ny.worth OF which is sufficient to re-
place two real eggs. Another offers
a starch sirup--as agreeable as II is
nutritive.
Bcrliners are said to be thriving on
all these delicacies, which, taken with
X. X. bread, and washed down with
the new war beer, constitute meal
1T for any patriot bent on eating
chiefly for the welfare Of the Fother'
land
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
Treasure for AntlouaTians.

In a recent issue OF the London
Times announcement Is made Of the
discovery at Caervoran, on the Roman
wall, three miles east OF Gilsland, in
Northumberland, OF remarkable
bronze measure OF the Roman period.
Such ofiicially certified measures are
very rare. On the present specimen
the name OF Emperor DomitfaD, ia
whose consulate In A. ID. 29 the meas
ure was tested has been obliterated.
owing 10 the hatred felt toward' him
after his death. The measure con.
tains III sectaTii, about thirty pounds
OF wine, or rather more than two gal-
Ions, and eight pounds have been al.
lowed as the weight Of the material
Professor lIavsrIield Is uncertain
whether II was really certified under
the order OF the emperor, or whether
1t is a private venture, mas9uerading
as official. In any ease, there is no
question OF the date, and the discovery
is of considerable antiquarian interest.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
Watching the Seals.

Visitors at the Aquarium never tire
OF watching the harbor seals, and one
thing that pleases them particularly
is TO see the seals fall of their table
when they go to sleep. In tho middle
Of the pool for the seals there are two
low tables. their tops are just above
the water, on which the seals climb
out TO sleep or to rest, And some
times ono or another OF the seals will
climb out OF the water 10 one OF those
tables and lie there on II, maybe close
along the edge Of one side and per
haps with its head and forward part
OF it's body hanging over the edge OF
the table in front, apparently all the
time in imminent danger OF rolling of
the table ut the side or Of pitching
Off head first into the water In front
And when seal lies on table like
that, sleeping or DOING. people stand
around the pool watching and waiting
for the seal TO fall of. He wort hurt
himself when he does fall. he will sim
ply fall OF into the water; but old and
young men. women and children, will
stand there with keen interest silent
ly watching and waiting for that seal
to fall And II they stay long enough.
as they are pretty sure 10 do, they are
rewarded,-New York Times.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
LADY, BLINDED
BUT CONSCIOUS
Said She Would Turn Blind and
Fall When Nervous Spells Came
on, Yet Remained Conscious.

Odessa. Fla-"About 2 years ago"
writes Mrs, ]. d. Powell, OF this place.
Il took several bottles Of Cardui as a
tonic, for | was run down In health
In fact could hardly do anything at
all. could only drag around and
couldn't do my work. Life was miser-
able TO me and knew | must have
some relief, as was so very weak.
would suffer with aching pains In my
right side, back and shoulders. |
would have such terrible nervous
spells, which would come on me, and
I'd fall down wherever ! was stand
ing. ! would turn blind, as though
had tainted yet kept my consciousness.
My friends would rub me. =, circula.
ton was extremely poor, and the arms.
hands and limbs would be cold
MY friends e. recommended that
Try Cardui. ... began using II and
soon both saw and fel: a great i'm
provement -, My appetite became
good, l ate SO my husband teased me
about 1t. could rest well at night.
and got so | could do all my housework
In q short time .., ! praise Cardui
to all my friends"
II you suffer from any form OF wom-
anly weakness or irregularity, try
Cardui tho woman'a tonic E,or aala
by all druggists.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
Untheatrical Commanders.

Great generals in these crucial hours
are not posing for the movies" They
are not animated portrait busts be-
plastered with medallions and ribbons
to astound lay audiences of civilians at
long range. General Joffre, after e
hours Of abstinence from sleep or food.
as he follows over the telephone the
varying fortunes Of battle, calmly says
to his stan. 1T is over. Let US go take
a. bite The hero-worshiping biog-
rapher might fill the mouth OF his god
like efigy with resounding epic sen
timent such as a central American rev
olutionist would declaim from bal.
cony in a triumphal hour; but strategy,
not rhetoric, is the field marshal in
this war
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
NOT EASY TO PUT ON PAPER
Many Lovers Entirely Unable TO ES
press the Tendencies Of Love
With Pen.

In the confession OF certain IA
nous man il is recorded that during
his engagement to the woman whom
he afterward happily married. ne
never once yentured to write to her
except on a postcard.
Emma would have heard from me
frequently" he says, according to a
writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
but that had morbid fear that sae
would expect what is called a love let.
ter | am capable Of conveying some
account OF my affairs by the pen but
] cannot, and never could, enlarge on
the subject of my emotions. am not
sentimental, or at any rate, am not
sentimental on paper"
wonder how many women realize
this masculine peculiarly aud make
adequate allowance for II? There is
convention between betrothed cou'
Piles that an ardent correspondence
should contain some assurance of at'
lection II is a custom which bears
very nard on some male tempera-
ments.
The happy young girl listening for
the postman's knock and hoping for
'just n scribble' from her fiance, lit.
tie knows now considerable has been
the labor of producing that scribble
Precisely because he has had diff
Guilty in composing II its punctual ar
rival testities to his fondness. The
writing OF the scribble has been real
sacrifice OF time, as well as consider.
able struggle for ideas, Nevertheless.
the essential quantity OF the lovers
"scribblc" Is subtly absent For the
prime characteristic of love letter,
'scribbled" or not, is that 1t should
be spontaneous.
To be fluent writer OF love letters
Is given to few men-professional au-
thors apart-and the girl who has be-
come engaged and who enforces rule
that she shall receive a perfervid out
pouring OF epistolary art at regular in
tervals from her future husband is
conceivably making a profound
psychological mistake. For she ie
causing him to be untrue to himself
for her sake.
Not that his fond speeches, when
Sc and she arc alone with each other
are untrue. But for him the putting
OF similar fond speech on paper is
untrue, nasmuch as he Is OF thos,
who have to think out what they write
and such things, when spoken. are
not thought out" they come spon
taneously and that is their beauty.
Macon beacon., 1915-12-10
A Roer Don At Camhrldns

Christ's, which has Just elected 10
an honorary fellowship General
Smuts. who was graduated there with
exceptional brillianCe In the law
tripos. is not the only Cambridge col.
lege which has paid this academic
compliment to prominent South Az
rican statesman. Some time ago
Downing conferred an honorary fel.
lowship on the Hon. W. p. SchTeiner.
who was also graduated with the high
est distinction In the same TFipOs, and
was formerly fellow. Hitherto
Christ's college has proved more pro
liHc OF bards than lawyers, having
been the Alma mater OF six poets OF
such diverse types az Milton and e
S. Calverley y Westminster Gazette.