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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
From the North American Review.

From the North American Review.
Several foreign papers have re
marked on the appearance of the Amer
lean soldier as a type so strongly set
in its Individuality that it has evoked
interest in u world whose faded vision
car but picture men in khaki.
What in him. may we ask, at this
time of strain and stress has gained
sue wide attention? Not his points of
feature, nor strength of stature, nor
shade of skin and hair. None of these.
1t is the American look. That expire
sion of intensified keenness (Which the
English mistook for ~seriousness), the
look connecting eagerness, zest and
best of all-still unSatisfied interest in
the world.
AS far back as 1777. when Burgoyne
with his HeSsians surrendered to the
colonial army after the battle of Sara
toga. that same impression of the
American expression was. apparent-as
conveyed by a Hessian prisoner, who
wrote in his memoirs:
WE passed through the American camp,
in which all the regiments We're drawn
out beside the artillery. and stood under
arms. Not one OF them was uniformelv
clad: each had on the clothes which he
They stood. however. like soldiers; well
arranged and with military air, III which
there was but little to find fault. All the
muskets had hayonets, and the sharp
shooters had rifles. The men all stood SC
still we We're filled with wonder. Not one
of them made 4 single motion as if he
would speak with his ne ghbor; Nay
more, ali the lads that stood there il
rank and file, kind nature had formed SC
thin. so slender, SO nervous. that ii wa
a pleasure to look at them, and we wers
all surprised at such a We'll formed race
In ali ca1nestness. English America sur
+; passes the most of Europe in the growth
| and looks Of it's male population. The
whole nation has a natural turn and talen
for war and a soldiers life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
HoUsETOPs ARE UTILIZED
Roofs of Small Homes in Palestine
Are Devoted to Many Purposes,
Including Quarters for Stock.

HouSetopS play n very important
part in village life in Palestine, writes
Rev. G.. T. Wilson in "Pleasant Life in
the Holy Land" In the billy districts
the One-Storied rooms are often bullt
back To the side of the knoll, or hill
On which the village stands: or where
ii is in y valley, a perpendicular rock
surface will occasionally be utilized
as one of the walls, and the roof Will
thus be on n level with the street
above. Where such Il village is depend
pnt ON the rain for its water supply,
The roof will be made flush with the
roadway, in order to get Il greater area
from which to collect the water for
the cistern below. When this is done,
it is often impossible to tell from
above where the street ends and the
roof begins.
The roofs, although really domed,
are not unfrequently aftcrward leveled
up so as to make them quite fiat, or
Sloping slightly to n corner TO throw
off the rain more easily. They are
put to an infinite variety OF uses thus
in a village built on the side of q par
ticularly steep valley, where it was al
most impossible 10 find a flat space.
| have seen Il housetop used as threSh'
inc floor. Where the house is not bull
| against the hillside, faggotS OF brush
wood, used by the women for tireWood
are often piled up on the roof fol
/ safety. During the dry season | have
! seen goats and sheep folded there q
NIGHT. and in the hot, sultry nights o
summer the whole family will FIRE
q"uently sleep on the housetop. In thu
case of Il number of rooms built ont
each other for n family of sons, tin
roofs Will join, though sometimes Il
different levels. In some cases thes
roofs are reached from the streets b
an outside staircase.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
The Old Fashioned Drunkard.

Speaking of old fashioned things. what
has become OF the old fashioned town
drunkard? OF course the temperance
people will say that he died long ago from
Bright'S disease, but that is not the
point. The old fashioned town drunkard
has simply gone the way of other old
fashioned things. and while there are
men in all towns who imbibe too freely,
the typical little town drunkard of the
past has disappeared forever from the
scene-he and his family.
For it was his family, rather than the
drunkard himself, that was conspicuous
in the minds and hearts Of the little COM
Inunity. He had a good family-a wife
and daughters and sons, and everybody
felt sorry for them, and seemed to show
them especial attention because of the
weakness of the father. They had Il
hard time getting along, hut folks helped
them. But it couldn't Keep the wife
from appearing downcast w7en she met
people. and the girls We're not cheerful,
and the boys didn't like to talk about
their father, like the other boys.
Every Year or two the town drunl5ard
| got religion and Quit" There was
great rejoicing in the town, and in the
family the light of heaven seemed to come
down and stay. The children got new
Clothes. and the mother bought a new
dress, and people talked about the great
difference between the family now and q
NORTH ago.
But the old fashioned drunkard soon
fell from grace" He showed up at home
In a mludsin condition. and peace and
happiness and light went out at home
and the clothing of the children became
shabby, and the mother did not go dowr
town. and folks wondered how the fam.
ILL., managed to live. Only the mother
and God in heaven know how the family
managed 10 iive-and it can not be record.
ed here on earth the sorrow that the
family knew.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Mrs. Bone Necklace.

From the Los Angeles Tribune.
We turn aside for a moment from the
tsperities of life to contemplate the
pleased countenance OF Mrs. Harriet Bore
Necklace. Resident though she is of the
distant Wakpamni district of the Pin
Ridge Indian agency in South Dakota, her
justified JOY must arouse qualification
everywhere.
tional emergency food garden commission
gave a prize OF SIS, which was but a trifle
and a national certificate OF merit, which,
is a reward WORTH, having, for the best
canned vegetables grown in a war garden.
Her exhibi included one quart Of wild
plums. one quart of green corn, a quart
of string beans and another OF riubarb,
two quarts of garden beets, a quar- OF
garden peas. a glass OF plum butter, one
of strawberry preserve and one Of buff
falo berry jelly. Harriet. We salute YOU,
Mr.. Bone Necklace, you are indeed a lucky
man
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
The camouflaoe of Wheat.

FROM DAILY f1nanClal America.
TIL selling OF wheat products in Eng
land below the price. obtaining here is
something in the nature of political camou-
flage. Much criticism has been aroused
here. we among others contributing, by
:he rates our bakers were charging
against the prices his brother workers In
England were getting.
1t now leaks out that the British govern
ment is carrying in its budget 500, coo, 900
to cover losses sustained by selling wheat
in England below cost. This IS a sort OF
robbing Peter to pay a method, 1t
strikes US. To render the people a serv-
ice. they are merely asked to pay taxes
instead of increased price for necessities.
The politician well knows that the ray
mar will subscribe money for war pur-
poses cheerfully. while he would seriously
object to any increase in the cost Of living.
Mr.. Politician. therefore, takes up the
slack under cover of a war budget. Mr..
Laynlan subscIibes right heartily, and the
trouble is averted. There Is humor even
in figures, IL you look at them rightly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

spite OF himself. The country. In which
he is born is his country. lie may repu-
diate it, may dishonor it, nevertheless
1t is still his country.
The sentence of Philip Nolan, Edward
Everett Hale's Man Without a Country
was that ne should never again set foot
upon or hear the name of the country ne
had Tanned. Thus he learned what it
meant to be without a home, a flag, and
the hopes, associations and memories
which belong 10 ones own country
Yet there is a fate more dreadful than
tEls-that of the men eXiled because they
have attempted the ruin of their country.
Benedict Arnold, disappointed and re-
morseful, cut to the quick under Frank
Inns charge that he sold himself for "3C
pieces OF silver and dying in the en-
deavor to drag OF his old buff and blue
continental uniorm. is at once one of the
most eXecrated and pathetic figures in
American annals.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
No "citizen of the World"
From the Detroit Free Press.

fTDul III 4 se Z ltSs.
1t sounds loftily grandiloquent to call
ones self "a citizen Of the world" The
phrase is mouth filling. Tagore, the Ben
gal, poet, dccries nationa!ism also, ard
would have world citizenship; nevcrthc-
less his grievance against Great Britain
is that she gives India no aid toward be-
coming a nation.
But Just what does our street car ora
tors phrase mean? Simply being free
from all Local attachments, being ION
his own having no standing In any coun-
try: if wronged or injured having no
redress save by grace of the authorities
yet ~amendable to the law of any land
where he happens to be; unable to travei
unchaIlenged through lack of a passport
and unable to get one because of claim
ing no rights as citizen of any nation.
Such would be the status Of "a either
OF the world" at present. were there any
such thing. The phrase is meaningless
A man Is a citizen Of some country IL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Word Picture Of Jerusalem.

The best wor6- picture OF the ancient
,ity of Jerusalem is Pi RE Lofts. He
went thither on Il pilgrimage from
Egypt across the desert. along the
same line which has been followed BY
pale, ominously yellow, Il sun OF
storm. amid threatening Clouds he
writes. Beyond, a large city is grad
ually revealed, on stony and mourn
full mountains: through the dust and
flashing rain it is not easy To distin-
cuish it. Jerusalem, reco@-
niZable from all other towns, With its
formidable walls and its little cupola.
covered roofs of stone; Jerusalem
gloomy and high, inclosed within its
battlements, under a dark sky. . :.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
THINK, TALK
From the CHICAGO Herald.

"You ask me what my war aims are? My aim is to be a victor"
Thus Clemenceau, the new French premier, spoke to the chamber of
deputies. The chamber promptly voted its confidence overwhelm-
ingly.
Clemenccau sounded the right note not only for France but for
all the allied nations; not only for the nations collectively but for
every patriotic individual thereof. There must be no thought Of com
promise with the worlds enemy. There must be no talk of failure.
There must be nothing, even i'll the face Of any setback, save a steel
hand determination to conquer.
The man who talks Of the impossibilty of beating Germany is a
bad American, The man who talks of compromise with miitarism
and autocracy sins against the nation. This is no time for an attitude
OF philosophical suspense on the part OF any patriot; still. less for
exhibitions OF world sorrow and detection. 1t is time for girding up
the IONS, for putting our feet upon the solid rock of dauntless reso-
luton, for trlumphing absolutely over every doubt or fear that stands
between us and the thought of ultimate success!
In spite of all we shall conquer the Goth!'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

State Of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
E Co. doing business in the City of To-
tedo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
That cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
a. D.. 1888.
fseaD A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX,
en- internally and acts through the Blood
On the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, Toe. Testimonials free.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

Carl, aged three, and his baby sister
OF eighteen months slept in the same
room as their parents, Carl woke up
e"rly and tormeDted his still sleepy
%t,}tiler With questions.
Father, can Il cow spcak?'
NO, my child"
Father, cam a dog Spcak?"
The father, thinking Carl was going
t'}roush the entire list of animals that
Ii" knew, said severely:
no animal cam speak. And YOU
l@ust now keep quiet, for father wants
IL sleep
For a long time the child remained
.ruict; then being no longer able to re-
strain his Curiosity, he asked timidly:
Father. what kind of AN animal is
hHbv?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

rs this the Blank barber shop?"
''Yes. ma'am."
Il want YOU to cut my little boys
hair"
Yes, ma'am. Just let me set him in
this chair. ma'Hm.'
s'Now, l don't want You to use he
clippers on him, ~ those large scissors
~ SINCE it off. eli. 81"
Wei. ma'am, excuse me, but Shall
I bite il off,"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Benefits From Sleep.

Sleep is Il great preServer of youth.
Eight hours at night and d short nap
during the day will do much to keep
'he face free from wrinkles. Always
Steep With the bedroom window open
II few inches AT tle top, both in sum
iaer and in winter. says a physician.
y daily morning bath. tepid in winter
ANA cold in summer, with Il brisk rub
to follow, will keep the skin fresh and
clear. Two hours must be passed in
The open air, walking. riding or play
iNS games. All tight clothing, aud
especially tight lacimg. must be avoid
ed, as compression disturbS the cir
cnlation and is often tn" cause OF en-
largcd veins and red noses. A cele-
DRAFTED woman. who was famous even
I'm her old age for her beautiful, clear
complexion and freedom from wrin-
h!cS, WAS ono persuaded to tell he
secret Of her youthful looks. The an
sv'ci' was simple. Abstinence had
been the rule of her life. NO tea. cof-
fee or Stimulant of amy kind. TO keep
Well drink lemonade or water. eat APP
pes, grapes and figs regularly. lake
The ram Juice of Il lemon every day.
Never fail TO walk regularly. Battle
frequently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
n.t;no Enemies Envious.

Il don't e why you want to hire "a
.t,rgc hall for your musicale. You've
rnly got about Il score of friends thai
gnu're going to invite"
Il know. but I've got several score
# enemies ] am not going to invite,
md I want them TO know that had
plenty OF room
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
REQ cRoss-eoopNEss YES.

Red Cross Ball Blue, yes. Nothing
else will do. Red Cross Ball Blue
makes my clothes a beautiful clear
white, not the dingy yellow green
tinge OF liquid blue. Red Cross Ball
Blue for me. Yes sire, Bob.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Russia Needs Machinery.

Russia presents IL market for cleo
turbines and compressors, pumps, ven
tiiators. hauling machines, cranes,
foundry plants, lathes and tools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

If YOU ever get acquainted with your
self the chances are that You Won't
find your company so very agreeable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
BROMO QUININE removes the cause.
There is only one 'Brono Ouinine.' II. w. GROVES
signature is on box. o0c.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Janan,s Waterfalls Menaced.

The constant danger of earthquake
of the waterfalls in Japan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

Let's not he overanXious To grasp az
opportunity that is too hot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

Some people say they do as they
please. but do they?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
Interesting Distinction.

zone way to find out who likes you
and who doesn't" remarked Miss Cay
cnne, lis to learn to play the violin
what has that to do with friend
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
She Likes It.

Are you fond Of cheese?"
Yes. especially that '~camoutlage' we
ARC hearing so much about lately.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13

The people who like YOU will call
YOU a violinist. Those who don't will
call YOU a fiddler"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03
aEyENTUALLY-WHY NOT NOW?'

Sunday July to Sunday July g. inclusive is "Buy Your
Car Now" Week.
The roads are now in good shape almost everywhere The
belaed summer time is in midst and the call of All Out
doors is very very nsstent Four of the best motoring
months the calendar ahead So Buy Your Car Now
Week very timely prelude to the enjoyable months ahead
of you
We know you will find it difficult to resist the impulse to
buy that when you read all of the aurement that
Take tip from these columns watch the advertisements
carefully telephone the dealer who sells the which is
nearest to your hearts DESIRE and have demonstration
Buy your now-be happy those pleasures it brings
youand content in the thought that you did right by put
ting the cost of the back into circulation where it will
do the country the greatest service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03
THEY HAVE YOUR NUMBER"

The autofOIks know about yOu-and know that you're
just holding back without any logical For you know
as well they that business going to keep good unless
everyone does like you and just holds back In which case
of course you operating contrary to President Wilson's
statement to not allow "any slowing up of business"
So the autook intend to have you set right on the mat
terto show you where you not only lineage the pentup
enjoyment in these restg dollars of yours but also do the
nation good turn by putting them backto work in general
circulation when you buy that car you want
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03
Automobiles Absolutely Essential to the Conduct
of Nations Business and Industry
IMPORTANT FACTS

Automobile Industry Best Organized Industry in
the country. Supports over 100000 people
In 1916 there were 1583617 automobiles and trucks
built, the value of the cars sold was $1226O0OOOO
The total registration of automobiles in the Unit
ed States for 1916 was 2,932,455.
Automobiles registered in Oklahoma to July 1st,
1917 $4,000.
Automobiles registered from Carter county dur
ing 1917, $500.
One automobile in this county for each 10 inhab
itants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03
"Buy Your
Car Now"

When President Wilson wrote New York business man.
"Ths not only not time to allow any slowing up OF pus
ness but is time when every sensible process of stimulation
should be used the automobile and allied industries decided
that meant them too.
They figured it out this way Here you are an average
reader of automobile news in these columns You have the
money to buy car either from $345 up or part
ly used car.
You really want that carwant bad for the pleasure
and health it will bring you and your family for its convent
ence or possibly for business use as well.
You're weary of walking, depending on friends for
lifts Or you older model (Which, confdentia
has an appetite for gas tires oil and new parts
and you want better car your position demands And
newer car you rightly figure will cost much less for up
keep.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03

Automobiles A
of Ma
Ardmore's Prospects for Future Never Were Brighter
Center of Richest State in Union Ideally Located for Manu-
facturer Jobber and DeaIer-Automobile Business Has
Been Great Factor in the Cty's Prosperity.
Ardmore has naturally developed producing and dis
trbung center 1t is located in the center Of the richest
section in the southwest within easy reach of materials
with good labor conditions and fine transportation facilities
AS market Ardmore has its city population of
2OOOO but within shopping distance twice that number
Indeed the cy prospects looked brighter for the
future than right now The Country large prosperous
Billions are being spent for supplies and Ardmore get
ting its share of business.
And there are lot of automobiles owned in this city. In
1916 there were $500 cars registered in Carter county, of
which the greater portion owned in this city, This
number has increased fast this year. The supplying of all
these cars and the thousands of others that visit the city
each year, with gasoline OIL tires and accessories in itself
a big business.
Ardmores people have been making unusually big money
for nearly three years and with greater prosperity
ahead all that business here will have its big share
in the increase.
For the business who stays at home in these
times and does the work formerly done by two men-in
work and doubles his efficiency by keeping him well.
American farmers-the backbone of the country-are
now producing food for the world and to them the automo
bile great boon 1t pays for itself in the saving of
tme labor and horsefesh and brings him to the city, where
he big buyer gives him rest and recreation and opens
up broader life to him and his family keeping them salts
fled with life on the farm.
automobile 1t wdens their delivery range saves time
works "a hours day. 365 days the year need be- and will
Tom Cooper's Garage
j. G. Hester, Manager
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03

test Asset
he Conduct
uStry
The Automobile is Necessary to the Army in Saving Time
and Labor-To the Business the Business Man
To the Farmer-And to All in Increasing Efficiency by
Keeping Us Well and Happy.
These great times have demonstrated to marked de-
gree the necessity of the automobile to the army We have
evidence of this right here in Oklahoma by the constant
made of by the army encamped here The auto
mobile is indispensable in transporting men and supplies
in saving of time and labor Only the other day the United
States Government announced would buy $4,000
for the army
Canadian paper headline said the other day: Canada
despite war; buying 100000 cars Canada has gone through
precisely the same conditions that confront us the
effect of the war there ought be fairly indicative of what
we may expect here.
One of the largest tire companies found investigation
that in 1913 Canada had increased its number of registered
cars $780, 38 per as against the 1912 registration
and during 1914 22O7 Sc per cent compared to 1913
little affected thereby Now after two and oneha
years of warfare Canada is this year buying 100000
motor cars-almost five times many purchased
during 1914 and an increase 8 per the normal
for 1874
So Canada under conditions with constant crusade
for economy with the withdrawal of power and money
far excess of anything contemplated in the United States
is after two and onehaf years. buying many automobiles
per capita as the United States.
Theory and prophecy not very convincing but here
the actual facts The experience of Canada and her
present liberal patronage of the motor car ought
evidence of what the future has in store for u.s. If there
any doubt to the stability and prosperity of the motor
business business in general the experience of Canada
ought to dispel it.
Bert Estes Auto Sales Co.
Ralph Hail, Manager
MARMON, OLDSMOBILE, ELGIN HAROUN CARS
116 East Main St-Phone 923