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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11


archery. basket
ball. rowing and
SWIMMING. 20
acres Of wood.
lawn and campus.
Modern buildings.
excellent h o m e
cooking. No re
quired uniform.
Send for nlustrat.
ed booklet Adress
the Registrar.
81. JOseph's Acad-
emy, Guthrie, Ok.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
The Catholic COLLEGE
OF Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA.

State accredited school affiliated with
the Catholic University OF America,
Washington. d. c.. and the Oklaho-
ma State University.
Graduates OF Normal Training
Course receive State Certificates. per.
mitting them 10 teach in any school
Two-year state Certificates issued
upon completion OF High School
Training Course.
The Ideal School for Young Women
Located in a quiet,healthful town. All
supervised athletics-horseback rid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11

FOR SALE-Team black Percheron
mares, weigh 1920. J. A. Kendall,
one mile north city. SIT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
Lost and Found

LosT-Large ear.bob. half.moon shape.
Assyrian open work. Red. green and
pearl sets. re urn 10 Ardmoreite
office. lo-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11

JERSEY BULLcSeason $500. Regis
tered Jersey bull, season $3.50. w.
H. Cardwell. Phone 1899. Aim
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
SCOUTS TEACH "WALK-RITE."


Citizens Of Louisville received
"Walk-Rite" instruction from boy
scouts, acting on the suggestion Of the
Rotary club and in cooperation with
the city officials.
At all of the downtown corners three
scouts were stationed on each side
walk armed with the slaves which
they carry. They barred the way or
lifted the slaves simultaneously with
the traffic officers operation Of the
semaphore, the idea being to impress
on the minds of the pedestrians that
the traffic regulations are to be obeyed.
The boys also carried standards bear
ing traffic Instructions. In addition to
directing traffic across the intersec-
tiOns the boy scouts patrolling the
streets handed out cards explaining
the proper use Of the street: 1. Keep
to the right always. 2. Do not congre-
gate in middle of sidewalk. Step to
one side. 3. Do not cross the streets
except at intersections. A. Glance to
the left and then to the right when
crossing a street to avoid moving ye-
hicles. 5. Do not cross streets until
signaled to do so by traffic officer. 6.
Obey all traffic regulations.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
BOY SCOUTS ARE NOT DRoNEs.

An organizer for the boy scout
movement, addressing the Rotary club
Of Cincinnati, asked, "What per cent
Of men In an average city do you think
can be depended upon to perform live,
aggressive, militant public service
something for the good of the COM
munity?" The usual guess is about 2
per cent. The real figure, arrived at
carefully through long experience. Is
One-tenth Of 1 per cent. That means
that but one man out of every thou
sand in the average city is willing to
get out and do something for his COM
munity in particular and humanity in
general. The other 900 sit back. 1t
is to correct this percentage of drones
in the human hive that the boy scout
movement is now being energetically
pushed throughout the country. The
creed and the motto Of the boy scout
is Service" He is dedicated by his
oath to the welfare Of others. His
training is directly bent toward fitting
him for future constructive citizen
ship. There are now 27O,OOO Of these
bright-eyed little fellows In the United
States. They are to be the doors of
big things In after years and should
have constant and enthusiastic sup
port now.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
OLD EDITOR HAS DAY DREAM
Longs to View Happy Scenes of Years
Ago, but His Rest Is RudeIy
Interrupted.

The editor Of the old home paper
had nothing to do for little while,
and the novel sensation made him q
trifle maudlin. II want to get out and
stretch the kinks from my back" he
said to the fire sale handbill on the
wall. 81 want to wander down the
lane that leads back to the long ago.
l want to sniff the sweet odors Of the
ripening apples and list to the hum of
the cider MILL I want to see the old
blackberry tree by the spout spring
and find if the initials that / carved
on its trunk forty years ago are still
there. l want to be the boy again who
used to sit on top of the gate post
and watch down the lane for Dad to
return from the field / want to see
the darkness creep up out of the east
up and up and across, until 1t chases
the lavender light from the western
sky, and the stars shine forth and the
Willer creek timber. | want to hear.
while the scents of Oven-browned cof-
fee and frying ham come on the night
breeze, mother calling:
"Er-er..Mrs. Piffiegilder! Take a
chair please. Yes, we shall be glad
to print this original poem on the
death by choking of your second
cousin, Hon. Pursley Pouch, over mt
Squantum. Oh, no trouble at all, Mrs.
Piflegilder, we assure you. Call
again r'-Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
lfaIv Home of PerQoIa,

The idea of the pergola was bor-
rowed from Italy, and many OF the
best planned pergolas follow an hal-
ian model. They may be solidly built.
with brick or stone pillnrs, either
square or round. or sometimes with
these alternating; In this case the
flooring is generally of brick or ram
dom jointed stone work. These solid
pillars form good foundation for
rambler roses of all kinds, or festoOns
of clematis, honeysuckle and wistaria.
Very generally, however, the pergola
is of lighter construction, and. in this
case, larch poles are often used. Care
should be taken to choose strong poles
and to see that the prevailing slope
of the cross bars Is up rather than
down, rs otherwise they sag In the
center in an unsightly way. These
pergolas are not such enduring posses
sion rs the more solid ones, but the
cost is much smaller, and they soon
become beautiful. since most rambler
roses are so free-growing as to hide
the framework in short time. Much
depends upon the type of house and
garden. the simpler pergolas being bet
ter suited to the cottages while tagged
walks, with piers of brick or stone,
seem more in keeping with the larger
and more stately dwellings.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
SCOUTS CIVIC GOOD TURNS

Among the community good turns
done by boy scout troops under the
Baton Rouge Ua.) council were the
following:
Took charge of ice-water barrels and
refreshment stands during prepared
ness celebration.
Inspected and reported the dirty
stables, back yards, garbage cans.
Hiked from camp to a town five
miles away to give demonstrations of
scouting. Several boys scout paced
back to camp within one minute and
ten seconds of the regulation time for
five miles.
Helped as guides and ushers at the
fair.
Took complete census of the 14,0S3
trees within the city limits. The re-
suit were checked and found correct.
The number of varieties was 61.
Selected, wrapped and delivered
over three hundred packages to the
poor and needy children of the city for
the Good Fellows club.
One troop took care of an old blind
newspaper man and sold his papers
for him for about ten days while he
was laid up in bed.
Organized new troop at a town
sixteen miles from Baton Rouge.
Started a large number of war gar
dens. Helped the Liberty loan cam
paign.
Assisted the recruiting office Of the
Marine corps. Distributed over one
thousand posters, gave a public drifl
and demonstration and acted as order.
lies for the week.
Assisted in the Red Cross campaign
by putting up posters, guarded the
streets and acted as orderlies. Gave
first-aid demonstrations.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28

During the daylight hours Of several
we're outbreaks of cavalry in the Scho-
field peighborhood. The sabcrs were
of wood the SteedS were imaginary,
and both were employed In game
called bonded pris'ner" by its in
ventOrS, Masters Penrod Schofield and
Samuel Williams. The pastime was
not intricate. When two enemies met,
they fenced spectacularly until the
person of one or the other was touched
by the opposing weapon; then. when
the ensuing claims of foul play had
been disallOwed ana the subsequent
argument settled. the CoIuhatant
touched was considered to be priS-
oner until such time rs he might be
touched by the hilt of sword belong
ing 10 one of his own party, which af-
fected his release and restored To him
the full enjoyment of hostile activity.
Pending such rescue, however, he was
obliged TO accompany the forces of his
cuptOr whitherSOeVer their Stratcgical
necessities led them, which included
many strange places. For the game
was exciting. and, at its highest
pitch, would sweep out Of an alley
into a stable, out of that stable and
into yard, out of that yard and into
house, and through that house with
the sound (and effect upon furniture)
of trampling herds. In fact, this very
IN, ,,.ft, a
of the distressed colored woman in
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28

"Pshaw" said Sam. as that all
YOU were goin' to do? Why. your
mother'H come and make him get out
the first"
"No. she won't. She and Margaret
have gone to my aunt's in the coun-
try, and aren't goin' to be back till
dark. And even If he made lot o
noise, it's kind of hard to hear any
thing from in there, anyway, when the
doors shut. Besides, he's got TO keep
quiet-that's the rule, Nerman.
You're a pris'ner. and it's the rule
you can't holler or nothin'. You un-
ncrstand that. VermanT
Jaw WI" said Verman.
"Then 60 on in there. Hurry"
The obedient Verman marched into
the closet and sat down among the
shoes and slippers, where he presented
an interesting effect of contrast. lie
was still subject to hilarity-though
endeavoring to suppress 1t. by means
of patent-leather slipper-when
! Penrod closed the door.
There" said Penrod, leading the
way from the room. II guess now
you see!"
Sam said nothing, and they came
out to the open air, and reached their
retreat in the Williams yard again,
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28

foray of the hostile party, headed ny
9oddy Bits and Herman Colder BROTH
er to Verman) and followed by the
bonded prisoners, Maurice Levy and
George BaSSett. These and others
caught sight of the writhing figures.
and charged down upon them with
loud cries of triumph.
"Pris'ner, Pris'ner, Bonded priS'-
ner!" shrieked Roddy Bits, ap:
touched Penrod and Sam, each in tu-1,
with his saber. Then, seeing that
they paid no attention and that they
were at his mercy, he recalled the
fact that several times, during earlier
stages of the game both Of them hird
been unnecessarily vigorous In touch
ing" his own rather plump person.
Therefore. the opportunity being eX-
cellent, he raised his weapon again.
and, repeating the words "bonded
priS'ner" as ample explanation OF MS
deed. brought into play the full
strength of his good right arm. He
used the flat Of the saber.
Whack, Whack. Roddy was per-
fectly impartial. 1t was n cold-blood-
ed performance and even more etfec-
tive than he anticipated. For one
thing, it ended the civil war instantly.
Sam and Penrod leaped to their feet,
Shriekng and bloodthirsty, while
Maurice Levy capered with JOY, Her
man was so overcome that he rolles
upon the ground and George Bassett
remarked virtuously:
"It serves them right for fighting"
But Roddy Bits foresaw that some
thing not within the rules Of the game
was about to happen.
Here! You keep away from me!'
he Quavered. retreating. 81 was just
takin' you pris'ners. l guess l had a
right to touch you. didn't I?'
Alasl Neither Sam nor Penrod was
able to see the matter in that light
| They had retrieved their own weap
| Ons, and they advanced upon ROddy
with purpOsefulnesS that seemed
horrible to him.
Here! You keep away from me =
4 he said, in great alarm. "Tm goin
\ 10 give up this ole game ana go nome
He did 60 hOme-but only subse
n Quently. What took place before hi!
departure had the singular solidit.
4 and completeness of systematic vic
4 lence; also, it bore the moral beaut,
/ of all actions which lead to peace ant
u friendship, for, when it was over ant
I the final vocalizatiOns Of Rodericl
Magsworth Bits, Jr., were growing
/ faint with increasing distance, San
Il and Penrod had forgotten their dif
II ferences and felt well disposed towar
\ each other once more. All their ami
mostly was exhausted, and they wer
in glow of good feeling, though prob
ably they were not conscious of an
direct gratitude to Roddy. who's
thoughtful opportunism was really tn
cause of this happy result.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
COULD SCARCELY
Walk AT ALL
For One and Ore-Half Years.
Confined to Bed Most of This
Time. Suffered Intense Pain.

Sheffield, Ala.-"About four years
ago." says Mrs. ]. T. Stonecipher, Of
this town, II got in very bad
health became irregular, and 1
was pretty bad Off for year and a
half :, had difficulty and pain In
walking-could scarcely walk at all.
got awfully thin and was confined to
my bed most of the time for 11a
years - could scarcely ever do any
work. 1 suffered drcadfully, and I
suffered intense pain in the right side.
We had in attendance first
DR., Of, who pronounced my
trouble and he wanted me TO
have an operation performed, but L
could not bear the thought of submit
ting to such Il thing. He gave me
medicine which did me no good. 1
then had DR., Of, who gave me
medicine which gave me no perma-
nent relief.
My neghbors said how bad off
was and advised me to take Cardui. :.
My husband was so worried about me
that he went and called in Dr..
Of. On his second call l told
him / had taken about bottle Of
Cardui, which had been improving me
great deal He said : We'll,
leave off my medicine and take the
| Cardui, it's a good medicine. After
the use of the second bottle / was
cured and the cure was permanent"
Cardui should help you, too. Try 1t.
| -AdY.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
"You Get in There, Verman."

if they're huntin for us. That's one
o the ruleS-honest. You got to squat
when we tell you TO-"
Verman was agreeable. He squat
ted. and then began to laugh uproar-
iouSly.
"Stop that noise" Penrod COM
manded. "You want to betray us?
What you lauGhin' at?"
ZIP mack i'm minmup." Verman
giggled.
What's he mean?" asked Sam.
Penrod was more familiar with
Verman's utterance, and he inter
preted.
He says they'll get him back in a
minute"
mo, they won't. I'd just like to
see"
Yes. they will, too" said Penrod.
They'll get him back for the main
and simple reason ave can't stay here
all day, can We? And they'd find US
anyhow, if we tried to. There's so
many of 'em against just us two. they
NaA Iutl III anu tbuNIi E''i as
they get up 10 us-and then he'll be
after us again and
Listen here" Sam interrupted.
"Why can't we put some real bonds
wrists and around his legs-we could
put 'em all over him. easy as nOthin'.
Then we could gag him"
NO, we can't" said Penrod. Eve
can't. for the main and simple reason
We haven't got any rope or anything
to make the bonds with. have we?
wish We had some % that stuff they
giFe sick people. Then, | bet they
wouldn't get him back so soon"
sick people?" Sam repeated, not
. comprchending.
'lt makes 'em 60 to sleep, no matter
/ what you do To 'em." Penrod eX'
( planned. That's the main and simple
reason they can't wake up. and you
/ can cut off their whole legs-or their
/ arms, or anything you want to-"
Hoy" exclaimed Verman. in {
Se;i.IS tone. His laughter ceased in
! stahtlg, and he began to utter n pro
: test sufficiently Ineligible.
You needn't worry" PenrOd saiC
/ sloomily. I'VE haven't got any o tha
/ stun: so we can't do it,
We'll. we got To do sumpthing,
said Sam.
His cnmrade agreed. and there wa:
n thoughtful silence. but presently
Penrod's countenance frightened.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28

=. no. 1Coryrlght, Ig, Ieeers Indicate.

There" painted Sam. desisting i'm
medately. THAT counts! You're
bonded, Verman."
"Aim meewer," Vernan protested.
Interpreting this as "Ain't neither "
Sam invented law to suit the occa-
sion. Eyes, you are; that's the rule
Vcrman. l touched your hat with my
sword, and your hats just the same
as you."
"Imm mop" Verman insisted.
YES. it is" said Sam, already
warmly convinced Cby his own state
men) that he was in the right. lis
ten here! If | hit you on the shoe,
II would be the same aS hitting you,
wouldn't il? | guess it'd count if |
hit You on the shoe, wouldn't il? Well,
a hat'S lust the same as shoes. Hon
est that's the rule. Verman, and you're
Il pris'ner."
Now. in the arguing part of the
came Vcrman's impediment cO-operat-
ed with native amiability To render
him far less effective than in the
actual combat. He chuckled, and
cpded the point.
Jaw WI" he said. and cheerfully
| followed his captor to Il hidden place
among some bushes in the front yard
/ where PenrOd lurked.
"Looky what l got" Sam said i'm
portantly, pushing his captive into this
retreat. Now, | guess you won't say
! I'm not so much use any more. Squat
down, Verman, SOS they can't see you
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28

Mrs. Williams kitchen. when she de-
cared that she might ''jes as well try
10 cook right spang in the middle o
the stock yards"
All up and down the neighhOrhood
the campaigns were waged, accom-
panied by the martial clashing of
wood and by many clamOrous argu-
ments.
You're Il pris'ner, Roddy Bits"
81 am mott"
You are, too! I touched you"
"Where, I'd like to know
"On the sleeve"
"You did not | never felt II. i
glcss I'd IA felt It. wouldn't IT,
What if you didn't? | touched you,
and you're bonded. leave it to Sam
Williams"
yah. Course you would, He's on
your side, leave 1t to Herman"
mo. you won't, If you can't show
any sense about ii, well do II over.
and ! guess you'll see whether you
feel 1t or not There! Now, | guess
you-"
Jaw. sQuash!'
Strangely enough. the undOubted
champion proved To be the youngest
and darkest of all the combatantS,
one Nerman. colored, brother 10 Her
man. and substantially under the size
10 which his nine years entitled him.
Verman was unfortunately tongue
tied, but he was valiant beyond all
others. and. In spite of every handi-
cap. he became at once the chief sup
port of his own party and the despair
of the opposition.
On the third Saturday this oppoSi-
tion had been worn down by the sue
cessive captures of Maurice Levy and
George BaSSett until II consisted of
only Sam Williams and Penrod.
Hence. II hehOoved these two to he
wary, lest they be wiped out altogcth-
cr: and Sam was diSmayed indeed,
upon cautiously scouting round Il cor
ncr Of his own stable, To find himself
face tO face with the valOrous and
skillful Nerman. who was acting rs
an outpost, or picket. of the enemy.
Nerman Immediately fell upon Sam,
horse mud foot. and Sam would have
fled but dared not, for fear he might
he touched from the rear. Therefore
he defended himself as best he could
and there followed lusty whacking
I'm the course of which Verman'S hat
relic anC coo large, fell from his
head, touchh'f Sans weapon in fall.
ing.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
a .Tramp" Vessel,

A tramp" is vessel operating over
no regular route and having no reg
uIar schedule of sailings. A chartered
vessel operating a regular route, but
with irregular sailings Is not a
tramp" Aside from its function as
n trade scout it is the potential"
rather than the real or actual compost
lion of the tramp" that keeps freight
and passenger rates low. 1t is as
though any motor car might use the
right-of-way of any railroad at any
time and offer cheap service should
the regular service of the railroad
prove to be unsatisfactory or ultra
expensive. Always the tramp" is
present in the sub-consciousness of e
regular route" steamship man, as q
sort of noxious weed of competition
that is certain 10 sprOut the moment
he fails To keep his service up and
his prices down.-Nayy and Merchant
Marine.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP-ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss OF am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
medately from any drug store.
\. However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & CO., Binghamton. n. Y, ior a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
"Oh, You VIII, Will You"

without his having acknowledged Pen
rods service to their mutual cause.
81 thought of that just as easy"
Penrod remarked. probably prompted
TO this odious bitr~S eemriacency by
Sans Withholding the praise which
might naturally have been expected.
And he was moved to add, 81 guess
it'd of been a pretty long while If
we'd had to wait for you to think Of
sumpthing as good as that, Sam"
"Why would it?" Sam asked. 'Why
would Il of been such long while"
"Oh," responded PenrOd. air!iy,
"just for the main and simple rea-
sOn!"
Sam could bear 1t no longer.
"Oh, hush upI" he shouted.
Penrod was stung.
"Do you mean me" he demanded.
"Yes, 1 dol" replied the goaded
Sam.
"Did you tell me to hush up?"
"Yes, I did,"
81 guess you don't know who you're
talkin' TO-" Penrod said ominously. II
guess / Just better show you who
you're talkin' to like that. l guess you
need little sumpthing, for the main
and simple"
Sam uttered an uncomfortable howl
and sprang upon Penrod, catching him
round the waist. simultaneously with
this impact. the wooden swords spun
through the air, and were presently
trodden underfoOt as the two boys
wrestled to and fro.
Penrod was not altogether surprised
by the onset of his friend. He had
been aware Of Sans increasing irrfta-
ton (though neither boy could have
clearly stated it's cause), and that very
irritation produced a corresponding
emotion in the bosom of the irritatOr.
Mentally. Penrod was quite ready for
the confiict-nay, he welcomed it
though, for the first few moments
Sam had the physical advantage.
However, it is proper that neat
distinction be drawn here. This was
n conflict, but neither technically mol
in the intention of the contestants was
Il fight. Penrod and Sam were both
1 in q state of high exasperatiOn, and
there was great bitterness; but nc
blows fell and no tears. They
strained. they wrenched, they twisted
and they painted. and muttered: "Oh
no. you don't!" "Qh. guess do =
"Oh. you will, will you" you'll see
what you get In about n minute!" "l
guess you'll learn some sense thI!
time"
Streaks and blotches began to ap
pear upon the two faces. where colo
had been heightened by the ardent ap
plIcatiOn of cloth sleeve or shoulder
while ankles and insteps were scrape,
and toes were trampled. Turf ant
strawberries suffered, also. rs the strug
Gle went on. until finally the wrestler
pitched headlong into, young lila
bush. and came to earth together
among it's crushed and sprawlin
branches.
"Oochr and "Wuf!" were the tw
exclamationS which marked this cpl
sode. and then. with no further com
ment. the struggle was energeticall
continued upon horizontal plane
Now Penrod was on top, now Sam
they rolled. they squirmed. they sui
fered. And this contest endured.
went on and on, and it was impnssibl
TO imagine its coming to defnit
termination. II went on so long tha
TO both the participants, it seemed I
/ be permanent thing. condtio
, which had always existed and whic
must always exist perpetually.
And thus they were discovered by
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
NOTES OF THE SCOUTS.

Few caterpillars will live to hang
up their little hammocks for the WIN
ter in Stamford, Conn.,, because Of the
thorough campaign Of boy scouts
each armed with a long pole with a
hook at the end. Prizes are offered
for the largest piles of cocoons.
The Red Cross chapter at Glens
Falls, N. T., put out 1000 bags into
homes to collect household waste. Boy
scouts with trucks made the collec-
tions, and announced their approach
with bugles.