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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-09
ROAD DELEGATES NAD
BIG MEETING AT OUEANT

Durant, Okla, April S.-rhe OK
1ahoma-Texas and Calf Highway as
sociation delegates met in Eurant
Thursday There wee about Sc"
enty-fye delegates from Texas AMI
Oklahoma present ana all seemed
very enthusiastic over the good roads
movement. President . . John
son presided and calle! for report
FRI r! all county pre- ;tdats present.
Tln reports of the president show.
ed tie Gulf highway 10 be in gI"c
cor dition, even at .his season of The
He.r. and each delegate promised that
tho reads in his couitv would he in
eM lent condition 3y early summer
to accommodate tourists The asso'
cial or authorized President Johnson
to have the gulf hi@n Hay marked
from Wichita AMI Winfield, Kans.
to Dallas, Texas, with the associa-
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tons colors, which are band of
gold with black hand above and be
low The route was changed to in
clude Tishomingo, Johnston county,
and a branch highway was extended
from Winfield to Wichita, Kans.,
which is to make connection with
the Meridian highway at that place.
Officers Reelected.
The following officers were re-
elected: c. o. Johnson, Durant, pres
ident; f. II. Hughes, Denison, Texas,
vice-president of the Texas division;
A. n. Leecraft. Oklahoma City, vice
president of the southern Oklahoma
district; r. A. Gaffney, Guthrie, vice
president of the northern Oklahoma
district; w. n. King, Denison, Tex,
secretary treasurer; Julian c. Field,
Denison, Tex, consulting engineer
The program was as follows: Ad-
dress of welcome by Judge ]. L. Rap.
polee, report of county delegates,
election of officers, address by A. n.
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the Sunflower State.

Topeka, Kas., April Sin reply
to many inquiries which recently
have come to the Kansas state board
OF agriculture. concerning sunflower
seeds, Secretary ]. c. Hohler has is
sued the following statement:
kansas is not the sunflower state
she used to be when she gained the
name 'Sunhower State You see
very few native sunfowers In Kan
sas now because sunflowers do not
flourish under cultivation, and our
farmers keep the roadways and their
fields in good shape. | don't know
why people write TO us about sun
flower seeds, unless it is because
our state has that name, but we do
not have many of the plants any
more"
Most of the inquiries about seeds
have come from the south, Mr.. Moh-
Ter said. The sunflower, whose bo-
tanical name is Helianthus Annus,
is an annual plant, native of North
America, and is now cultivated as an
agricultural seed crop chiefly in
Indiana. California and Missouri, ac-
cording to the bulletin issued by the
bureau of plant industry of the Uni
ted States department of agriculture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-09
JERRY SIMPSONS WIDOW
ADMITTED TO SOLDIERS HOME

Springfield, ILL.,, April S.-On rec
ommendation of the superintendent
of the Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Quincy, H., the state board of ad-
ministration has admitted to the
home the widow of Congressman Jer-
ry Simpson of Kansas, known as
"Sockless Jerry" all over the coun-
Try. During the civil war, Simpson
fought in an Illinois regiment and
his widow, therefore, is eligible to
the Quincy home. Aside from small
pension the woman has been with
out funds for some time, according
to the report made to the board.
Nearly everybody reads The Ard
moreite. Do you?
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Leecraft, new highway laws, address
by r. H. Whtlow, secretary of Ozark
Jefferson Highway association, ad-
dress by w. A. Durant on what to
expect from the legislature, address
by Charles F. Mcpherson on the re-
suits of good roads on trade.
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Rub the joints with BALLARD'S
SNOW LINIMENT to relieve rheu-
matism. 1t penetrates the flesh to the
bone conveying its soothing and re-
storative influence to the spot where
the pain exists. Price 25c, soc and 81
per bottle. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-22

ends of upright A and bevel the top
edge as shown: Crosspiece E is a
1-by-4-inch board of the length of c,
and is nailed to the edges of A and
B as support for the seat boards.
After the pair of end frames have
been nailed together, connect them
with the one by four inch boards F
and H Gig. p. The length for these
will be determined by whatever length
you have decided to make your porch
seat. Nail boards F to the frame
work, first; then nail the top board H
to uprights A, and afterward the other
three boards H. Crosspiece G is the
size of piece E, and is fastened half
way between the ends to support the
seat boards at the center
Fig. / shows how the seat boards
are fitted around the uprights, and
nailed to the framework members
Buy hooks and chains at hard
ware store for supporting the porch
seat. Get very long hooks like those
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ORGANIZERS STORY.
(Signed)

One of our pro-liquor friends told
the writer that women ought to stay
at home and bring up their families.
They ought to train their boys to let
liquor alone. Then he told pathetic
story that he personally knew to be
true 60 of certain Mrs. Pingley out
in Kansas always KansasD, who
went out lecturing for the w. c. 7. u.
and left her three little children for
their father to look after. He could
not be with them every moment, and
the three boys played on the railroad
track and were all killed by the cars
running over them. AS i dryly COM
mented, all that spoiled the story was
that the W. G. T. U. never sends out
woman lecturers with small children
at home, and there never was any
Mrs. Pingley employed as w. c. T.
U. speaker in Kansas. He was not
certain then whether that was her
name or not, and thought perhaps she
was speaking for some other cause!
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see by Figs. 3 and 4 that uprights A
and B are notched to receive the hori-
zontal pieces G and D. Make pieces
A, B and C of 2-by-4-inch material, and
D of 1-by-4-inch board. The notches
in upright B can be cut square across
the piece, but those in A must be cut
obliquely to allow for the slant of the
seat back Gig. ~.
Fig. 3 shows the necessary measure
ments for cutting and assembling the
parts. First lay uprights A and B
upon the floor with their ends at the
distances apart specified on the dia-
gram. Then place c and D across
them, and mark the positions for the
notches. Cut the end notches In A
and B with saw, and the center
notch in A with a saw and chisel.
Be careful to make the notches no
wider or deeper than necessary, so
the joints will be snug and flush. Be-
fore mailing the .crosspieces in place,
cut one end of each to fit the slant of
upright A; also mark and cut off the
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STYLES IN FLOWER BEDS
Excellent Idea Sometimes to Get Away
From the Conventional Designs
So Often Seen.

Do not be afraid to get away from
the conventional when making flower
beds. Have beds different from those
of the neighbors and different from
last seasons beds. Geraniums, coleus
and the other old bedding favorites
are good, but it is tiresome to see them
everywhere. Verbenas are not bedding
novelties, but might be used more gen.
orally; also petunias, abutilons, GU
pleas, fuchsias, balsams and ivy
leaved geranipms.
A mixed foliage bed of tropical ap.
pearance can be made by the use of
the following plants in such combina-
lions as may be desired: Aspidistras,
ficus in variety, crotons in variety,
dracaenas, pandanus, pepperomla,
palms in variety, sansevieria, eche-
verias, ferns, grevilla robusta, white
leaved cineraria and centaurea, pyre-
thrum, goldenfeather, farfugium, mau.
randias lobelias, lantanas, cupheas.
The last three named will supply a
little color in red, white and blue
flowers to tighten up the color OF the
various foliage plants. The taller
plants scattered about the bed will
supply shade for the smaller shade
loving plants and the ferns, which
should be tucked in naturally to fill up
space. The variety of colors in the
foliage of dracaenas, pandanus, GRO
tons, cineraria, centaurea and pyre-
thrum will contrast well, if the plant
ing is arranged with care, and the
whole will make an unusual and beau
tiful bed.
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Gas Works In Ianan.

For a nation accustomed to lamps
and candles for centuries, the fact that
Aearly 100000 people in Japan now
use gas for lighting purposes, is
worthy Of notice. Despite the charges
for gas, higher than in Europe or
America, the per capita consumption
continues on the increase. In time a
more developed condition of the in
dustry will permit Of lower rate
through the production and sale of
dyes, coal tar and other by-products.
Superstition and ignorance were the
causes of numerous accidents at first,
but the results have not been so uni
formly fatal as in many foreign coun-
tries. This is principally due to the
fact that the rooms of Japanese houses
are not so nearly air-tight as the
houses of this country. The amount of
capital now invested in gas works in
Japan amounts to about S26,000,000,
with about $50 miles of piping The
concerns engaged in the enterprise
have on the whole done well from the
standpoint of profit, the dividend
yields being about 10 per cent annu.
ally. The hydroelectric industry in ia
pan, however. is developing fast. which
may cause the gas companies to suffer
at.-Philadelphia Commercial
Museum Notes.
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nTOWNR5
IS HELPS
MANAGER SYSTEM is LIKED
Has Been Given Years Trial in Tue
son, Ariz., and Seemingly 10
There to Stay.

Tucson, at the close of year under
the city manager system, is pleased
with 1t and will continue it, though 1t
is free to abandon it, since the system
exists by sort Of understanding and
not by charter. The old council sys.
tenn prevailed in Tucson, but it was de.
cided before the election to give the
manager system trial for at least
a year. 1t did not seem that under such
an arrangement the system could have
a fair trial. If the council should at
any time divide to engage in politics,
the system would go by the board. But,
fortunately, the mayor and the coun.
it success. They selected good
man for manager and delegated all
the power possible to him. There has
been no interference with his ap.
pointing power No pressure has been
exerted upon him in favor of any ap
no faint Of politics in the city gov
eminent, which has been the best Tue
son has ever had. More has been &C
complished in the last year than in
any previous year.
What has happened in Tucson has
happened everywhere the city manager
system has been given fair trial,
Phoenix's experience of a year and g.
half with 1t has been entirely satisfac'
tory. In the beginning there was g.
little Earring of the machinery, but for
several months it has run smoothly
and the result has been profitable in
money and good government. Even
more is promised for the next year.
If it should ever fall down or fail
here or elsewhere, it will not be the
fault of the system, but the fault Of
the people in failing to elect the right
kind of commissioners, and the peo-
pie will never commit such fault II
they remain alert to detect the first
sign of political canker.-Arizona Re-
publican.
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Support of Vines,

In furnishing support for vines that
Chamber over the walls of the house,
do not use strips of cloth, as SO many
do. The cloth is good for a season
only. After the vines have become
large and heavy their weight will be
sufficient to tear the cloth loose from
the tacks that held it in place, espe-
cially after heavy rain or in strong
winds, and down will come the plant.
1t will be found impossible to put it
back in place in anything like sat
isfactory manner For supporting
large, stiff vines make use of screw
hooks, which are easily inserted in
wooden walls. Turn the hooks in I'M
til there is just enough room between
their points and the wall to admit of
slipping the vine in.
Some vines are not adapted to this
treatment. Those can be supported
by using strips Of leather instead OF
cloth. The leather should be soaked
in oil for "a hours before using, to
make it pliable and water-resisting.
Do not use small tacks, as these do
not have sufficient hold on the wood
to make them dependable. Use nails
at least an inch long. with good-sized
heads.
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Temperance
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
LATEST WORD OF SCIENCE.

k-A ~
The liquorites in their publicity artf-
cles often quote what they call a RE
cent" statement in the Lancet Qon-
Ion, England) concerning benefits
from the use of alcoholic medicines
and beverages. AS matter of fact it
appeared some years ago and was pre-
pared by proliquorites in an attempt
to offset the antialcoholic utterances of
leading English physicians and sur
geons-such men as Sir Frederick
Treves, surgeon to the king; Sir Thorn
as Barlow, physician to the king; Sir
Victor Horsley, England's greatest
neurological surgeon; Sir A. Pearce
Gould of the Middlesex hospital, Sir
James Barr, dean of the Medical
School of Liverpool university; Prof.
Sims Woodhead of Cambridge univer-
sity medical school, and others of like
standing.
The statement received 16 signatures
of medical men, and half of these, it
vas discovered, were men who owned
brewery or distillery stock. 1t was
given conspicuous place in every bar
room in England and in many Ameri-
can saloons-and is still doing duty.
To the question, Is alcohol food or
a poison, stimulant or depressant?
science is giving reply. Its latest re-
port comes from the nutrition labora.
tory of the Carnegie institution of
Washington, where tests were made to
determine the effects of alcohol on mo-
tor and mental processes. The sub.
jects were college graduates, some of
them moderate drinkers, some hard
drinkers. In all the tests made the
evidence showed clearly that alcohol is
a depressant to the system, never
stimulant.
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Culture,

Culture is not a useless thing for
ornament, Culture is service, growth.
Culture of the field means the highest
development of life. Without culture
of this kind there can be no success
full agriculture. The lack of culture
means idleness and waste of the field
as well as Of the human intellect.
Plant food in the soil becomes avail
able, assimilable, only by culture. BAG
terial life in the soil becomes most
active and productive under culture.
Culture, properly guided, is vision
realized. Nowhere is there higher
or more useful culture than in the de-
velopment of plant and animal life.
A trained mind is cultured mind. A
highly productive field is cultured
field. The farm is natures culture
garden. There is culture In agricul-
ture, and agriculture is culture in a
highly intensified form.-Breeder's Ga.
zette.
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work and washing for eleven and l can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been godsend
to me for would have been in my grave
today but for it. / would tell oil wo-
men suffering as was to try your valu-
able remedy. Mrs. VIM. GREEN, 1892
S. Addison Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
There is hardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass.
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nothing to Mr.. and Mrs. Wells. She
was In a rare fiutter when she went
over to the house one morning and,
for some unaccountable reason, re-
NAMED there chatting, an unusual &C.
currence, for Nellie was an energetic
worker.
Then. at the sound Of carriage
wheels, she ran out to the front door.
"Oh, folks! hurry! hurry" her voice
rang out. Some one has arrived"
The someone" was Madge, and with
her Mr.. Waldron and the children. II
seemed to the worn, weary father and
mother as though paradise had been
restored to them. OF course it was "a
visit" Oh, yes, Madge needed
change, and Mr.. Waldron's business
had allowed of his leaving it, and the
children were SO happy, and joy
reigned supreme.
"One-two-three- Nellie must
stay to dinner, sure!" piped Mr.. Wells,
hopping about like patriarch rejuve-
mated. Five, and the two little ones.
That means seven. Three leaves will
give US plenty of room, eh, wife?"
Hold on, I'll help you" suggested
his son-in-law. as Mr.. Wells started
for the attic.
The old man chartered like mag
pie; he ambled up the stairs, down the
stairs, chuckling, laughing, infused
with new life.
There, thatll dol" he cried, cheer
lily, as he carried the third Of the table
leaves into the dining room.
There's another, isn't there?" in
terrogated Mr.. Waldron with affected
Indifference, as the leaves were fitted
into place.
Yes, but we don't need it,
But we may" submitted Mr.. Wal
dron. Look here, father, l want to
tell you a story"
Fire away, son!"
There's fellow came up to Cana
da and told us how lonely and desert'
ed you dear folks were. We'll, Madge
cried and felt homesick. We sold out
home and business. We're here to
stay"
Glory" shouted MIR. Wells. And
who was the fellow?"
Joel, your son."
Joel"
Exactly He'd made strike with
a mining partner. He's got enough to
pay a certain eight hundred dollars
he was worrying about. He's got
enough left after that to go into bust
ness with me, right here in town. and
marry Nellie, and settle down, right
here at home"
The old man was astare, trembling
all over.
Son." he gasped. Its too good to
be true!"
at isn't" asserted Robert Waldron.
"In fact, Joel sent me ahead from
town to prepare you for q steady
boarder. He's made good and has
come back He'll be here within an
hour"
"Mother!" cried the old man in a
delirious Joy. Tell her, SOM"
And Mr.. Waldron repeated his
story.
ITO think of it," almost sobbed Ira
Wells. "All hands back in the old
home nest. Oh, I'm SO overcome II
don't know what to dol"
Father" suggested his wife, smil-
ing through her tears, suppose you
20 upstairs and bring back the last
leaf!"
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"AIl Gone Now" He Murmured.

away-suddenly, capriciously. his IA
Their thought. Joel had simply stated
that there had been FUSS" that he
could not at all get along with cross
grained tyrant," his employer, and
that he was going to seek his fortune
in new field.
In truth Joel had made a bad mis-
take In purchasing some stock for
the business at ruinously high figure
without obtaining the sanction of his
employer whom he should have wired.
The next day the stock went down to
a low point. The house lost eight
hundred dollars on the deal. Mr.. War
ner found fault with JOEL The lat
ter had a high spirit and could not
brook complaint.
Il discharge myself" he announced
bngrily. 'I'll never enter your doors
ngain until l am able to repay the
measly sum you mourn about and
which, under the circumstances,
should be at the risk of the business"
Mr. Wells descended the stairs. He
was on nettles until he saw how his
table leaf. 1t would be remindful and
he cherished a patient regard for her
feelings. To his surprise. when Mrs.
Wells came into the house she simply
looked grave and said, evenly enough:
Yes, we can get along with less
table space, Ira, but oh! it looks SO
lonesome. Nellie is coming over to
tea"
Nellie arrived with her pleasant
smile and gentle ways. She was the
light of the house, her presence graced
it. She was unusually vivacious on
the present occasion and Mr.. Wells
noticed it, He attributed it, however,
to her helpful spirit in constantly
striving to direct their attention away
from their sense of loneliness. Nell
lies sweet face did not even shadow
when she noted the further curtail.
ment as to table space.
why, it will not even be crowded
when Joel comes!" she said. brightly
when he does!" responded his ia,
Their, rather disconsolately. Tell you
Nellie, I'm afraid the boy Is going to
Qe TOiilHS 6tOue. we got Il l6LL1I
from him yesterday. He's going to
Canada"
Yes. nodded Nellie. and seemingly
not discomposed at the statement
80 he wrote me-"
up to Waldron's folks, suppose.
continued Ira. Il never like it when
fellow drifts down on relatives out
of job"
But how do we know that Joel has
not some motive in view in dropping
in on the folks?" submitted Nellie
quite audaciously.
Dropping in on tbem!" iterated his
father, somewhat impatiently. Seems
to me he must be flush with money II
take that long iaunt."
Maybe he is" suggested Nellie
She could have Rugged herself for the
Joy that was bubbling over in her hap
py heart.
Il must save the surprise" she
whispered to herself. 1T will be Sc
delightful"
The days went on. Nellie received
more than one letter, and twice tele
grams. concerning which she aait
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shown in Fig. 5, with long screws that
will screw at least 3 inches into
the seat uprights and porch ceiling
rafters; and select heavy iron chains.
Fig. / shows how to join each pair
of end chains several feet above the
seat arms so but single end chain
will connect with each Of the two
ceiling hooks.
When you have completed the car
penter work on the porch seat, sand
paper all rough portions, putty nail
holes and joints, and give the wood
work two good coats of paint
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WHAT DOCTORS THINK.

When the liquor men circularized
the physicians of Vermont, urging
them to oppose statewide prohibition,
the replies were not what they had
hoped for. This is one Of them:
1--WE, the members Of the medical
staff of the Vermont State hospital.
submit the following as an expression
of our opinion of the use of alcohol as
a beverage.
1--WE are now and ever shall be ut
terly opposed to the sale and use OF
alcohol in any form as beverage; we
are absolutely opposed to any propa-
ganda that has for it's purpose to le-
galize the sale Of alcohol as bever-
age. It has no place internally as
medicine; it is always in all forms
a poison and a destroyer of proto-
plasm and paralyzer of protoplasmic
activity.
(Signed)
DON D. CIRCUIT, M. D.,
wv. L. WATSON, M. D.,
"E. A. STANLEY, NJ. D.,
"T. ]. ALLEN, M. D."
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RAILROAD WATERMELON CLUB.

Every Bessemer man on the water
wagon" This is the aim of the en-
ployees of the Bessemer & Lake Erie
railroad. While membership is not
compulsory, the movement is SO pop
ular that those who do not join feel
that they are somewhat under con-
demnation. Many men who are not
members have quit drinking. In Al
bion, Pa, the division terminal of the
road, the Water-Wagon club has prac-
tically put the saloon out of business.
Instead of pay day being a day of
wild carousing it is now quiet and
orderly.
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which cross them OBJ are notched
from the bottom edge to the center.
The positions for these notches must
be located carefully SO as to come at
the exact intersections of the par
titions, and they must be cut of the
right width for the crossing partitions
to slip into. By examining the illus
trations you will understand how the
partitions interlock. Fasten the strips
with pins pushed through the sides of
the box into their ends Gig. 81.
The back edge of the cover rim
must be separated from the rest of
the rim at the corners Gig. 81, and
be glued to the back of the box, for
a hinge. Then a strip of linen must