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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

good their comic supplements The Sunday Ard
lnoreite will continue to sell everywhere at ney Joyread
much better Sunday paper than either of those pub
hed in New York, not being burdened and bghted with
comic supplement.
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I'VE shall rejoice if you glad and shall weep if
are sad rhymes Christmas pote in The Oklahoman SO
far concemed-the present wehere will be plenty
Of rejoicing if glad but we're saying right now that
we shall not weep you sadthat your funeral Two
Weeps never make a laughter, and it is to laugh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

COTTON SEED EXCHANGE
ENOUGH PURE PLANTING SEED
TO PLANT 40 ACRES FOR ONE TON
GOOD LATE SEED NEXT TEN
DAYS. OIL MILL. 1910
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We hope Emma and Aeck will be deported before Christ
mas and out of respect the happy season. express also
the hope that their ship won't be Lusianaed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

Christmas comes but year, and the clerks at the
Ardmore post office mighty glad of that fact If it came
twice they couldn't stand it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24
To achieve the Christmas feeling,
Do a bit of Christmas Sealing!

The Ardmoree going to observe Christmas and conserve
paper by suspendng publication for da-December 25
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24
What Happened December %
Copyright 1919. New Era Features)

succeeds Baron Burian as Russians
defend last of Dobrudja against
Mackensen's armies.
1917.
Germans advance northeast of
fpres; take first British line on 700
yard front aided by a heavy barrage
General Allenby captures six more
Mlj Us in Palestine campaign
French General Guillaumat succeeds
Sarrail as Allied Commander in
Chief at Saloniki.
1918.
u S. Senate passes six billion tax
bill after long debate.
1919.
Americans are buying Red Cross
Christmas Seals"
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Tuesday, December %, 1919.

is too late mend buy and Red Cross
Seals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

ABRAHAM LINCOLN "Ie
liberty, wewiher posery
luton violate the country
oil
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

New York Sunday newspapers will country BUYERS ten
cents copy beginning January The price to be doubled in
order print paper Those papers will contoa asipo
(See Last Columnl
will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-24

lican VINO Il year asv "~- 49,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Ace of Achievement.

Surely then there is place for the
middle aged, even for the older work
er. If most Of the eminent men In the
world had actually died at forty, leav.
ing out only few soldiers and few
lyric poets like Keats and Shelley, or
even If they had died at fifty or sixty.
the world would be sorry, barbaric
place, indeed. For 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that no end of actual COM
piations have been made of the age
Of achievement, and they always hit an
average of fifty. This Is true in both
peace and war. DR.. w. A. N. DOrland
some years ago studied the careers OF
400 of the worlds most eminent men In
every line and found that the average
at which mental activity began was
twenty-four, and that the masterpieces
of work, whether books, battles, poems.
inventions, discoveries or business VEN
lures, came at the average Of fifty.
ranging for various groups from forty
one to ty-eight.-Albert w. Atwood
In Saturday Evening Post.
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effort; no one needed the little noise
| made, and, when l finally topped the
rail and was able to look inboard it
was to discover deserted fore deck,
with the watch all engaged at some
task amidships. l crept down the fore
castle ladder and worked my way aft
beneath the black shadow of the port
rail, until able thus to drift unnOticed
into a group failing onto a mainsail
halyard. The fellow next to me, with
out releasing his grip, turned his head
and stared, but without discerning my
features.
"Whar did yer cum frum?" he
growled and / as instantly recognized
Bill Haines. Been sojerin', have yer?
Well, now, lay to an pull"
Before I could attempt an answer
a tall figure doomed up before US, the
same high-pitched voice had noticed
previously calling out sharply:
"There, that's enough, men! Now
make fast. We can head the old girl
out from here in a jiffy, if it really be-
gins to blow. Jose, you stand by at
the wheel, in case you're needed; some
of the rest ship the capstan bars, and
remain near for a CALL"
"What are We swingin' the yards
fur, anyhow. LeVere?" asked Haines
insolently. "Just fer exercise"
Because l am sailor, Haines," he
replied angrily. Anyhow 1t Is none
Of your business was left in COM
mand here. Those clouds don't look
good to me; there is going to be
blow before morning"
Haines growled something and Lee
We're wheeled sharply about to go for
ward. This movement placed him
face to face with me.
what are you loafing here fer?
Who are your"
Joe Gates, sir" answered quickly,
mounting the first name which came
to my lips.
"Gates-Joe Gates?" peering saw
agely into my face but unable to dis
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Intellect Among Savages.

Again, we Will be told that savages
lack intellectual power. This is the
most persistent as well as the eyre
gious delusion of all. There are many
men of intellectual power among the
savages, men who rank as high men,
tally, perhaps, as Kant or Darwin.
The fallacy upon which q contrary
idea is based can readily be exploded.
Take the African savage who cannot
count beyond four. He will readily ex-
change four skins for four tin cans.
Give him eight tin cans and take eight
of his skins and he Is hewildered. The
transaction must proceed by tours.
since he cannot count beyond that
number. Here we have no lack Of men,
tai power. The savage has no multi
plication table, no arithmetic ut ALL
Arithmetic has been handed down
from generation to generation among
the civilized until we forget that 1t Is
not natural. We count mechanically.
Exchange.
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MUST BE ATTICS SOMEWHERE
Possibly They Differ From Those Of
an Earlier Generation, But They
Are Not All Gone.

An eastern newspaper laments the
passing of the attic. The modern
home Is without this historical mu-
scum of the family. And as for the
flat-why, the attic of the fiat Is a
miserable little storerOom In the base
ment. Where the attic once flour
ished in the old-fashioned mansion
with the clock on the stairs, there is
now q luxurious suite for the cook, or
for the boys. And the walls have pa
per with pink roses on it, and there Is
plumbing and all that sort Of thing.
Where are the trivial fond records Of
the family's long or recent past now
kept?
In this section of the country we
take heart of grace. A sale to aid the
cause Of woman suffrage reveals the
outpouring. If not of the old familiar
attic. yet something that must have
taken its place-possibly the larger
and more frequent closet with win
dow in it,
The attic may go, but the attic
spirit remains. Somebody in the world
somewhere wants these things. They
come out and are snapped up" If
there Is no attic in the modern house
there must be something that CORE
spOnds to 1t. Is it a big closet some
where, or Is there a room at the top
that still gathers the odds and ends?-
Minneapolis Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

our Juggling, as the struggling bark
him must have come the same con-
viction. for suddenly his high-pitched
voice sang out from the poop: -
stand by, forrard, to lower the star
board anchor; move lively, men. Every
thing ready, Haines?"
"All clear, sir. Come on the jump,
bullies !"
Then let go smartly. Watch that
you don't get the line fouled. Aloft
there. Anything in sight, Cavere?
From high up on the fore-top yard,
the answer. blown by the wind, came
down in broken English:
mon, m'sieur; | see nOttings."
I Joined the watch forward. The
number of men on deck was evidence
of large crew, there being many
more than were necessary for the
work to be done. Most of them ap-
peared to be able seamen, and HaineS
drove them mercilessly, cursing them
for lubbers, and twice kicking vicious
ly at STOPPING form. Then the great
rope began to slip swiftly through the
hawse hole, and We heard the sharp
splash as the iron tiukes struck the
water, and sank. Almost at that same
instant the voice of Cavere rang out
from the masthead:
"a sail, m'Sieur-a sail "
"Where away?"
"Off re port quarter. I make eet to
be re leetle boat-she just round re
point"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Safe-for a Time-on the
Deck of the Namur.

Synopsis - Geoffry Carlyle,
master Of sailing ships at twen-
ty-six, IS sentenced to 20 years
servitUle in the American col
onies for participation in the
Monmouth rebellion in England.
Among the passengers on board
the shipfpn which he is sent
across are Roger Fairfax,
wealthy Maryland planter; his
niece, Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, a Spaniard. who
became acquainted with the Fair
faxes in London. Carlyle meets
Dorothy, who informs him her
uncle has bought his services.
Sanchez shows himself an enemy
Of Carlyle. The Fairfax party.
new on its own slOOp In the
Chesapeake bay, encounters a
mysterious bark, the Namur OF
Rotterdam. Carlyle discovers
that Sanchez Is "Black Sanchez"
planning to steal the Fairfax
gold and abduct Dorothy. He
fights Sanchez and leaves him
for dead. In a battle with
Sanchez followers, however, he
is overpowered and thrown into
the bay. In a desperate effort
to save Dorothy, Carlyle decides
to swim to the Namur.
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"What Are You Loafing Here ForT


tinguish the features. II never heard
of anybody on board by that name.
Who is the fellow, Haines?
The Englishman gripped me by the
sleeve to whirl me about, but as his
fingers touched the soaked cloth of my
Jacket he burst forth with an oath.
He's wet enough to be the same lad
you chucked overheard an hour ago.
1 believe he is. Say, mate, are you
the gay buck we hauled aboard drunk.
and dumped into the for'cassel?"
81 dunno, SIR l answered dumbly.
believing it best not to remember 100
much. 81 couldn't even tell yer whit
ship this is, ner how signed on. Last
1 seem ter remember l wus ashore
frum the schooner Caroline; but this
yere is a bark"
Haines laughed, already convinced
of my identity, and considering 1t
good joke. Then he proceeded to tell
me all about it.
LeVere broke in with savage snarl.
-"Whars all that? Do you mean,
Haines, that this is the same ID
scamp who tried to stick met"
mo doubt of 1t. But he never knew
what he was doin'-he wus crazy as
loon. There's nuthin' fer yer ter fuss
over now. Tell us about it. Gates
the bath must have sobered yer up"
watched LeVere, but he remained
motionless, q mere shadow.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
CHAPTER XII.
The Return of the Boat.

The crew hurried over to the port
rail. Beyond doubt most Of those
aboard realized that this had been an
expedition of some Importance, the Gull
minatiOn of their long wait on the
coast, part of some scheme of their
chief, in the spoils of which they ex-
pected to share. Moreover this boat
approaching through the darkness was
bringing back their leader, and how
ever else they might feel toward him,
the reckless daring, and audacious re-
sourcefulness of Sanchez meant sue
cess.
was made to comprehend all this
by the low, muttered utteranceS OF
those crowding near me, spoken In
nearly every language of the world
Much I could not translate, yet enough
reached my ears to convince me or
the temper of the crew-thefr feverlsh
eagerness to be again at sea. under
command of captain whom they both
hated and feared-a cruel, cold-blood-
ed monster, yet genius in crime, ana
q natural leader of such men as these.
Black Sanchez! l listened to their
comments, their expectations, with
swiftly beating heart. | alone knew
what that boat was bringing. What
would be the result when the dead
body of their leader came up over the
rail?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

II suppose it must have been that,
sir" l confessed respectfully, "if
things happened as you say they did.
| haven't any memory o. tryin' ter
slash nobody. Leastwise l seemed
ter know whut l wus about when
cum up. l don't remember how l got
Their; furst l knew l WIS slushin
round in the water, a tryin' ter keep
afiOat. 1t wus so blame dark l cudn't
see nuthin', but sumhow l got grip on
a hawSer, an hung on till / got back
'nough strength ter cline on board.
knew this want my ship, so l just
lay quiet awhile, figurin' out whar l
Wus."
Yer English?'
Born in Bristol, sir, but l wus
wOrkin' on the CarOline-she'S a Col
ony schooner, in the fish trade. At sea
since l WIS twelve. What's this yere
bark-Dutch, amt she?"
"Once upon time; just now we are
flying whatever flag comes handy. We
amt got no prejudice in flags"
as tibet a gun forrard, covered with
taupalin?"
eyes, an yer might find another aft,
if yer looked fer it. Morn tibet, We
know how ter use 'em. Now see here,
Gates; thar's no reason why we should
beat about the bush-fact is we're sea
rovers."
"Sea rOvers-pirates, Sir?'
bah! what's a name! We take
what we want; it's our trade, that's
all. No worse than many another.
The question is. are yer goin' ter take
a chance long with us? It's the only
life, lad-plenty of fun, the best of
liquor and pretty girls, with share in
all the swag."
"What is the name Of this bark7"
1.-THE Namur-out O. Rotterdam till
we took her"
"Who's the captain?"
"Silva Sanchez"
"Gawd! Sanchez-not-not Black
SanchezY
"That's him; so yer've heerd Of
Black SanchezT Well, we're sailin'
long with him, all right, mate, an
yer ought ter know whit tibet means
fer a good man."
I hesitated, yet only long enough to
leave the impression sought to make
on them both.
Likely thar amt no sailor but what
has heerd O. him." I said slowly. 1T
don't look like thar wus much choice,
does it?"
LeVere appeared amused in his way,
which was not pleasant one.
"Oh, yes, friend, there is choice
enough. Bill, here, had exactly the
same choice when he first came-hey,
Bill? Remember how you signed on,
after we took you off the Albatross?
This is how it stands, Gates-either
go forrard quietly yerself, er the both
of us will kick you there. That will be
enough talk. Go on, now"
1t was curt dismissal, coupled with
a plain threat, easy to understand. I
obeyed the order gladly enough, stink
ing away into the black shadows for
ward, realizing my good fortune, and
seeking some spot where 1 could be
alone.
The crew had disappeared, lying
down no doubt in corners out of the
wind. And this wind was certainly
rising. l wondered that LeVere hung
on so long in his perilous position, al
though, in spite Of the increased strains
the anchor still chung firmly. 1t seemed
to me that no hawser ever made could
long withstand the terrific strain of
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CHAPTER x-Continued

"Him? Oh, Jose an me carried him
Inter a berth ter sleep off his liquor.
Thet wus the last l ever see er hear
o. him fer bout six hours, when this
we're Teller must woke up in the for
cassel sum crazy. He cum chargin'
out on deck, whoopin' like an Indian,
wavin' a knife in his hand, fntendin
fer ter raise HI. Well, it happened
tibet the fu'st Teller he run up against
wus LeVere, who wus cumin' forrard
fer sumthin', an fer about a minute
thar was one HI ov a fight. 1t was
so dark l couldn't tell whut did hap
pen, but 1t wus fists mostly, till the
mate drove the poor devil. cussin' like
mad, over agin the rail, an then
heaved him out inter the water long
side. l heerd the Teller splash when
he struck. but he never let out no
yell"
what did LeVere dor'
Him? He didn't do nuthin'. Just
stared down over the rail Bit, an
then cum back, rubin his hands.
Never even asked who the Teller wus.
Thar amt nuthin' kin skeer that black
brute"
HE amt got no human In him. It's
Ill when English sailormen hes got
ter take orders from a ID niger,
an be knocked round If they don't
jump when he banks. He's goin' ter
get knife in his ribs sum day."
Maybe he is; but yer better hold
yer tongue, Tom. Sanchez don't stand
fer tibet talk, an he's back O. LeVere.
Let's go in; them gaskets will hold all
right now-cum long"
could now perceive now clearly the
character l was destined to assume
when once safely aboard the Namur.
Such an assumption would involve but
slight danger of discovery. 1t was as
though miracle had opened the way,
revealed to me by the unconscious lips
OF these two half-drunken, gossiping
sailors The story told fitted my ne
cessities exactly. Had / planned the
SILL
have been better prearranged. No one
on board had seen the missing man by
daylight; he was believed to have
sunk without struggle. Yet no one
Knew positively that this was so, be-
cause no one cared. The death of the
lad had simply been taken for granted
when LeVere had failed to see his
body rise again to the surface. Yet IT
was quite within the realm Of posi-
bility for the fellow to come up once
more in that darkness, beyond Lee
Veres range Of vision, and even to
nave remained afloat, buoyed up by
ciinging to the anchor hawser, until
strong enough to return on board. At
least there was no one aboard the Ma
muir able to deny that this had been
done.
Satisfied by this reasoning of being
able to pass myself off as the dead
man. / began slowly and cautiously to
drag myself up the taut hawser. i
mad chosen fortunate moment for my
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

Don't suffer! A tiny bottle Of
Freezone costs but few cents at any
drug store. Apply a few drops on the
corns, calluses and hard skin" on bot
tom of feet, then lift them off.
When FreeZOne removes cornS from
the toes or calluses from the bottom OF
feet, the skin beneath is left pink and
healthy and never sore, tender or
irritated
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Reason for Chatter.

Gordon chatters so continually that
one day / said: "Do keep still! Why
do you talk so much all the timer"
"Why, auntie, Is got to talk SO l
won't forget what 1 finks," he an
swered at once.-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Dependent on LANGUAGE.

Many thoughts are so dependent
upon the language in which they are
beauty if otherwise representatives
kin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Household Hint.

"Albert, l want you to see the new
dining room set Mr.. Brown has bought
for his wife. 1t would just match our
wall paper"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

1t is better late than never; but
the man who buys a summer suit in
March is rather early than late.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
SKIN ERUPTI0NS ON THE FACE

are unsightly and mar the appearance
of many woman whose face would
be otherwise attractive. There is nc
need for this. Just get box of Tet-
terine and use it regularly and you will
be surprised how quickly pimples,
blotches, itchy patches, etc, disappear
and how soft and clear the skin be-
comes. Nothing better for eczema and
other skin troubles than Tetterine.
Sold by druggists or mailed for SOC. by
Shuptrine Co.. Savannah, Ga.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

Natures efforts to purify the system need
help in Spring Wright's Indian Vegeta BILE
Pills Natures first aid In eliminating
impurities.-adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
Cold In the Head"

IL an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per-
sons who are subject to frequent colds
In the head" will find that the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
o oniIo up ,ne ci ea t.ie S ,s
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
$1,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

Cure pimples, headache, bad breath by taking
May Apple, Aloe, Jalsp rolled into a tiny sugar
Dill called Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Adv
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

A new alloy of copper and nickel
as substitute for German silver is
announced.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

With dangers threatening
from every hand, Carlyle faces
a problem. Shall he save HIM
self while there is yet time, or
shall he face the danger, kill
and perhaps be killed? Shall he
= take the one desperate chance
of aiding the girl who fills his
thoughts or shall he play the
craven coWard2
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

The milk of human kindness usually
tests 3.5 per cent or more
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
important to Mothers

And We'll bet there's IL lot of an
cestors swearing through their boards
at what they started.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

A man is seldom as black as he is
painted or a woman as white Us she
is powdered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27

Dinner dance In the Rose Room IRON
f;io. Msret oras In the ori' i'o" 4''V'
s'eloek--l1g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
HUGHES PROPOSES 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE
PEACE CONSTITUTION
Germans Pick Military
ENJOYS to Conference
By the Associated Prsss.


RERLIN, March 2e.-The Ger
man military representation
to tho Peace Conference will be
made up as follows:
Gen. Won Hammerstein, hither-
to military president Of the
Armistice Commission; Major Won
Boeck, former General Staff Of
ficer in the ex-Crown Princes
army group; Lieut. Col. Won
Aylander Of the Bavarian Gen.
eral staff; Major Boettcher Of
the Saxon General Staff, and
Capt. Geyer Of Wurttemberg.
The mission will be under the
control Of Gen. Won Wrisberg Of
the Prussian War Ministry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Lonesome Yanks Dance
and Smoke on Sun Fund

T ETTERS from Germany, re-
- Gently arrived, give intimate
news Of what is occurring in our
Army Of Occupation. March
was one big night, described as
a gala with plenty Of smokes
from THE SUN Tobacco Fund
and real American girls to dance
with. Read about it on page 9.
WARNING! THE sun To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza.
ton OF publication. II employs
no agents or solicitors.