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Ardmore, Friday, December 31, 1909, PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ARDMOREITE SDail nrfrmorcitc. Dy the ARDMOREITE PUBLISHING CO. SIDNF.Y SFfitiS... President Filtered lit tli( Postofflcc ul ArdmotP as h?fni(l-lai .Matter. OFFICIAL"" PAPER "carter CO. AND THE CITY OF ARDMORE If It Is In tho Ardmololto, It Is IoruI TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The Dnlly Ardmorelte. Ono Year 15.00 One Month fio Ono Week H Tlie Weekly Ardmorelte. I'or Year by .Mall $1.00 Six Months BO Throo Months l: '5f Phones. llimliin MuiiRgiT'a Office US City Hdltor'n Office ft Kong Dlstanre 538 Any erroneous leflotilon on th1 character, ntuhillng or reputation of nny perion, firm or eoriioratlim which may appear In tho columns of Tho Arduiorolto will bn gladly cor rected upon It belli brought to tho attention of the iiinniigenient. Eastern Representatives. Win. I). Ward, Tribune llulldliig. New York. Chicago Representative. 11. 1'. Henrique, IMS Mnrquott llulldlng. Texas Representative. A. II. (iodbold. OI'J-OI :t .limnlta lliilhllng, Dalian, Texan. Ardmore, Friday, December 31, 1909. 1910. Whin we looU backward we nee that the annual turn or the y.-.u linn never meant for iih a chaiiKi' In charaeter, conduct of clrcuntaiu'cn ' Life, good and bail, and yet tbroiiKb out pioil, Koe Ita uiyaterloiiH way uutiflected by tbu calendar and our arbitrary (IIvIhI n of time Into y ir bi'KluuIni; ami year endliiKD. No eitbebnui, with each .lauuary f!rt, hnpi ful uiortalM thin we are, we pii tore a year all brlKbt, all kihuI, all happy; a your like no other year alnce the KcncratloiiM of man be pin. I.et iik w Hh each other a Happy New Year, a now year not or three bundri.d and yty-rie daH, but of three hundred ami slty-flve montliH or even yeara. I.et iih hope that America, for America Is but "You and me and the rest of us," will be gin to llw wisely and so well that t- bo born In this laud will be a Knot boon and privilege. I.et us Ib1i for prosperity for good crops and good lnmluimH ami freedom ftom fire and drought and famliie. I.et us wii for health -not only for those who (mnim.nl the serv ice x f Murgcons and specialties, hut lor thie also who now live in tern dwelling I mentis and huts and the of the poor not a health which Is 1 bu tt up of medicines and tonics, 1 but an open-air, natural health of men leudlug sane nrd happy lives. I.et us hope for lire for the lives of bullies now dying needleaaly. for the !U4 of consumptive and per son atrlckeu In industry, l.'-t us boiM for wise politics and w'se Induatrial leadersbli and wisdom In all our relations. I.et us hope lor pence peace with foielgn natloiwi. peace among the slates, ponce among the arloii classes ami sec tlona of Amerlea, pi'ace among our selves and peace w'tb oursehea. Lot 111 lujie for Justice -not only the legal Juatice ,t the blinded lady with the wales, Imt a Justice teui iwred wtlh inercy, tolerance and underauuidlng, that cuts deep under Judicial qulbblej and gives to each man a- .1 woman and child all that he or she needa and should there lore hao a Justice wh'eh extendi to our thoughts as to our iicUoiim. And lastly, let us hope tor charity -not tho doles to the noor. 1,111 1 sympathy and a fair construction 1 and real help for thoe who fall below our standards, for all who our Htnudardi, foi st umbo, for defectives ami ititlln. ipienu and dependent, for the peo ple sent to this w u-lil half-formed o. bndly f. riued, and for those who have been crushed In our Mrugglo fur precedence. It would ie a happy New Year If ''you and I and the rest of us" could walk through the street and sec no ills tnsfc, no mUery, no corruption. Ul this w ll not come In HMO. bu all will cotnie. Ut us wish therefore, that If the year up n which we are now entering doea ot bring in I'topla, It will at least bring us an Inch or two nearer 'o the I'topla. In human progress, not the goa', but the dliectlou, counts; n t the tlual attainment, but the constant effort to attain, I 'ror.: btieciMH Magazine." oUo LEO. MEYER. Kio .oyer .lias .been iiahUtant see Htu'y of K'-ato hlnce atatuhood and has had tho rsK)iihbllltles of the of llco almost wholly on his shoulder ; Ib enuBo of hi ability .mil special lit- ( nes for the phifo he has conducted the office In a highly efficient manner, trammeling the Immense amount of . bmlnoM promptly and economically. ' I- In a matter of grutlllciitlim (h:it the i I uniiunl returns froui thin office In the way of fee flggregnte hIhmii 77.tMi0 . an nvntnat iitmut jo.noo the biat year of territorial government. The ex- , peine of onHlclMg ttie officii the lnt year of territorial government ; wai mro!klniBtely I2.0W and alif ntatehoKl npprmlmutoly $11,000 n ve.ir, no:llhMandlng. there me twice the number or counting (mil I tloirble the routine tminen In ill.- 1 office, and the f.icl tin! the legialatiire ; J bni iK-en In apmsIoii eltfht months during the mine pttrlod. lhu grently 1 liicrennltig the work of the office, Keo j Is a candUlMli foi the deinoerntlp now J fintlon for secretary of atate mid In ' view of bin record N n Itlcd to the j .nomination, and the wiivr hone unl wllceK that the democratic parly I will ifwrd hi ability, loyalty and . . efficiency by giving It to hltn. Al ways courtcoua, a'way t hla port po-seaiM-d of rare abtl' y. ix numloitaly bom -a' ami honorab'e. l,eo Meyer . Is the moat capable and deserving man In the atato In any pirtv wh will aak for thin office, and the writci I doesn't have a doubt, that be will j be the next to re'ary of ata'e We might add that thla Is a olun tiny crcMdon of the opinions of the editor and It Is made without Mi Mcy er's know led .-e or -olldta' Ion M.tr low Hi lew RAFFLES III DISGUISE OPERA ;e (Continued from p.w one) If .von happen to attack the wrong man, it will only be taken as a koihI Joke and treated aa audi by any gen U ennui, therefom do not be Kickward or tlnilil iih It is your umpiestlouable I prhlbwe to attack any one you may Mispec-t of being Raffles. Study iny letters carefully and get In close touch with the happenlnga which will occur from day to d-iy duilu'4 'iuy tempetituous passage tbroiixh .vour city. The reward must be paid to soni one, and the great ues.ou ot tho day Is, who will be the lucky one? Reader It may ho you. Stranger things than nil have hap .pound even UiHi)?h you say you htivo never bet n lucky In your lire. Kucp your o.e open and your wlta about you and It may mli nre.it ly to your bank account. RAI'I'I.KS. liver.vbody a the theater had .1 good look nt the Mysterious Mr. II 1 ' fie. of the Daily Aldinorelte. As ad vottlsed Itnil'N'H appeared on the stage. "ww''' gracefully t" Hi audience anil j ,leiii'.-id a pli ;sing talk tha. set a. tea: ot all the time question of his Identity. Phoned wl,h youth and healuh and with an air of perfect ease, ltaffl". ex plained in brief hla career elsewlu re and what he eitei to do here. 1,1 eully Mr. It.ilflea arrived ,1 day or two ago, metaphorically, M. !!af- flea "arrived" last night. ImiiIIh gulseil and wt h a wondcrfmlv ideas Im; pertonallty ItafTIca atood up be fore a large audience at the opera bouse. Ills word were simple, yet fort etui, ami bis oy- eyes that would seem to reveal bis identity in any disguise, Mkc more than his llpn. "I am Unf iles, the mail of many mysteries, en gaged by your leading 'piper, the Hilly. Ardmorelte. the paicr that Is the pilde of every vrdmoi'iite. whether a" home or In a strange bin I, to furulsii a hhoit vnumi.tlKU of pleasure an 1 I'lmtsoincnt extraordinary. Uafries explalneit that bis s'renuous per formance or deceiving the public was a mental and physical strain, tbit melted bis fb'nh from hi Ixmcs and '"'"I" 1111,1 1,10,4 ;ls w'' i,ni1 iMnaclate.l M im ti"dorfed newspapu- reporto.-. ''"" wa J1"1- uoou .i..nor 1 'l'ai"l', in nB iMe- .1 in 111 m-,1 ...... .I.,..., t.. 1 i, . 1 every man, -woman and chid In Aril nioro to seirtii for hint. In fart, lUM flew extended a I'oivWu! in vit i ion to the ladies to get In the chase. PoitHlbly he would not consli-' It quite o di i..greeably to be captureil by one ir Arimore's rair maiden.-. Itartb'isald be would appear a the aters, public places, in business hou 's i and private homes, appear and nliip pair like a mirage tint gleams acoas a sky that spans a deser: dekolatior. uppcar and dUajvpenr as a wave that t flixils upmi the turbulent bosom ot a storm wept sea, parsing In nail out of places like a wind that blows hPli- ir iiiv.l thither and Is gone ugui.t. Hut ( fbv, drcsil no two times alike, H f rieH, as 'ho Is and as he isn't, it iff . the haniUome, Raffles the ugly, a myriad of characters and a 'nultnude i f character's embodied In thu i ne man, and tha man a man of myMory. Tc : y Httfllei the inysteiioi.i, P.a' llco the clever, whose .t.i is is soft ,m th recp of a P'lunl tiger on ihe jgriMiwavd of dirkc Africa. D. Ward King of Missouri r -mm I mm I tt.ll I !e' Of M, -1 11 , I est i"i 11,11 n oi ueo.l ro.nl. Il ii.. I 'omliij to :)kl,ih una in .1.11111:11 Tin1 inanagi incnl or he State Agrl -til ttivl and MtVlmiilcnl college 01 Stl'hvHlcr, has seuiicd h'ni ror aerlis of nil drer.His on the lXlh. ItHli and L'Otb ot January, In whirl) he will explain his H.vsteni, which Is a mi tbod of mukiim Wod mil l. ro:ds at a hum: ttlfllint .ost. Mr. K'lii has been before 'he pll'illc with his sy.t :u for ten yearn, ha. pnsented it ill tweiiiy-tbree states and In Canada and It luu been n - celvcl with eiitliusiasm everywhere. The low.i ItegUter and Pinmr. :is Mo'nes, says. "The King dtag luu re- , Ih walking about 011 the streets of this city, oheek to Jowl, with us all. "Yea ama'cur sleuths, where ait thou?" Ycti. the grcit man of elusive flame ! among u. People if Anlninre. ' unite your eUverness and wit and round up this gay deceiver. j It may bo that someone will nab ( him today, or perhaps tomorrow, who ' can tell. I Fortunes have been won atU lost ! In a day, Rome foil in a nigh!, and j like theae Kaflles may meet his , Waterloo. ' I Some one will salute the man .f j mystery with thto vord soon: "Vint I nre the Myateiious Mr. Itafl'U's or tb.' Dally Ardmorel e, the cleanest piper) In the state and the beat ailvortMliig ; medium In the city." It may be you. why not? If you aro Interested In the night school do not forget the meeting at the Million law offices tonight at ":"- Hog Or Serial Sausage? Topeku, Kan., Dec. :!0. "Do you want hog or cereal sausage?" That la the question which will bo a .1 Real I lifter tomorrow by the men behind the counter In Kansas meat mark ets. This distinction is due to the fact that the .-tate board or health lecer.lly detei mined to compel al packers and the butchers wb : make their own sausage to label It when iiiiythlug other than meat is put Into it. Many butch'rs and some of tin packers use corn nie.il in some sausages to g've an added flivor. Some butchers were found j who were not dissatisfied with sell-j lug ground com for sausage but' soaked the meal "to give weight. ; I Hence all wi I have t cease using meal or the sausage co"talning It will have to be labeled "cereal sjua - age." The lug cereal when the sale of sausag.. contain-1 i of any sort Is prohibit d labe'. Is not used. FOR i!i:. l' d-rooiu house an I bath, closets, pantry, i table, feisl room, all Improvi nients. Close In. 201 A Northwest. Call Phone 5M. P. Schinahl. :il-S If you aro Inteiestcd In the night K'hool do not forget the meeting al the Mullen law offices tonight a. 7 :'.'i Attention, Company G. Ordor No. 111. live. Ill, HMO) Company (1 will assemble at tho armory at 1 p. in., .lauuary I, HMO. K .-ry man Is hereby ordered to re ixiit In uniform. Any niembors v'o latlrg this order will be brought before court martial. Ily order of Captain lluUiilnmn. The retail stoics of the city have agreed to cloo tomorrow (Satur day ) Ardmorepe Want A.is nre the boit. 1 .4 volu'ioni.t d th m i l making Im.uno.- or Mie s ate New Siaithwe.-t ir St l.ollls, M ).. xay: .MUsourl lia-t been pretty well conveittd to the good roads Idea as advoc.i c.l by D. Ward Kin;, whose Hp'l" log i'rg hit 1 ndeeuie!' tunny in'les of toad In many . ouutles of the nate." A li ature or Mr. Klu'n lec tures Is that he mouses .such entliu .slam tor good mails and nt tnoiougniy convinces his bearers of the feasibil ity or hi system that they go home and ge- busy a- ro3d Improvement--on the roads not on the street cor tuts ir at pubic meetings Invite vour nelghlHir to go with you to bear Mr Kltu FRISCO SCHEDULE CLOSE CONNECTIONS MADE AT HUGO AND MADILL ON MAIN LINE. Two new train have bien added to the Frisco line and the schedule will be changed next Sunday. Tho sched ule ban been so airaiiged that close conmctlons will ibe maJe at both Ma illl and Hugo. The west bound trniuu will arrive here nt :an a. in.; 12:.1o p. 111.; 1:-.. 'p. in., and at S:fr p. m. The e.ift bound trains will leave at 7 a. m.; 11:00 :i. in., and at l:'J."i p. m. The Rock Island will make changes In Ps scht !uli i begliinlug Sunday ' week. l)n this lino It Is proposed to put on a train that will run direct i from Ardmore to Kittle Hock. if you are Interested in the night school do not forget the meeting at the Mullen law offices tonight at 7-.:i0. Escaped Trusty Caught. Deputy Sheriff Fred Williams re turned this morning from Fort Woith with Charley Hrown the no gio "trusty" who escaped tr:ni the Jail here Wednesday afternoon. This Is the second time that Char ley has taken "French leavo" from the off cers and he will out likely have another chance soon as be Is locked up in one of the co Is In the l ear of tho Jail llila uioruliig. Petty Thefts. Two ngroe were arrested by the pol!"e last night hcarged with ' the thett of a suit case and some ; clothes belonging to the porter at 1 the Palace Itarber Shop. The no- groe oi'tered the bulbing from the rear and sot away with the goods while the men were at work In the ii ut of the building. One of the parties arrested bad former ly woikd at the shop and evblent'y k: iw whit time t go In to make suicessful haul. SEE! SEE! SEE! l-ots or hay ,li the bale, ton or iai load. Write or phone for prices POKTFR STAPKF.S. Ph no 1!'. Tho liny King. :n-;t Bucy Dees. llees will meet with Sutherland Friday af The ltuy Mlbs Val'ye ternoon. WAXrrFD QFICK- Young man w Ith office experience. Must be Mibeiai.d a hustler pp!y C. K. Syke.s, (illiner Hottl 'It I COUGHS AND COLDS. I Took I'o-m-niia mm ?ZS.30SZPH HALLGtlASEi out TCUTH ST. ft I'cruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio. (lentlomcn: I can cheerfully recom mend lVrtina as an effective euro for coughs and colds. You aro authorized to use my photo with testimonial in nny publication. Mrs, Joseph I tall Cliasu; Mil Tenth St., 'Washington, 1). O. Could Not Smell Nor Hear. Mr-. A. U 'Wetzel, loiiohlo ritTurr Haute, lud., writes: "When I bognn to taku your medlolnt, I could not HinuU, nor bear a church bell ring. Now 1 cuu both Hiutil and bear. "When I licgun your treatment my ! bend was terrible. I bud buzzing mid i chirping noises in my bead. "I followed your iidvlcu faithfully and I look I'cruna lis you told me. Now I ! might say I am well. "I want to go nnd visit my mother and see tho doctor who said I was not ' long for this world. I will toil him It was I'cruna that cured inc." l'cople who object tolbpild medicines can n iWM'onro I'cruna tablets. Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative. MRS ESSIE JACKSON WON AGAINST CITY SIDEWALK TROUBLE ON C ST., SOUTHEAST SETTLED IN DIS TRICT COURT. The city of Ardmore has .beeii In volved In tho trial of several suits yostePlay and today. Ono very Im portant Milt Is that ot I. It. Host against tho city In which the defen dant seeks to deliNit the ordinandi re quiring him to build sidewalks. Tho case has neen argued by J. II. .Moore ror the city and Uledsoe & Kittle for tho defendant. The defendant claims the sidewalk law la unconstitutional, that the law under which the ilty Is operating was repealed by u subsequent act of the leglsla'ure and that the law Is con fiscatory. Defendant alto claims the petition circulated to obtain names of ePIzoiiN was done by C. 10. Fraley for his own special CionufiL A general Jomurrer and u special demurrer to the petition of the de- temlaut was tiled by the city attorney and has been argued before tho court 1 but the opinion of the court lias not I been announced. , Walter Colbert also has a damage suit against the city in which lie asks for JS.OOO damages, claiming the sewer outle's has reduced the price or bis property fiom $t(i,00o to $S,000, The city baa tlonuilTed to tho com plaint alb gliu that tho injury is not a permanent one and can be abated and that .Mr. Colbert cannot ask for damages of depreciation of lands. Mrs. I-Jssle M. Jackson has also. In ought Milt against tho city. She has built walks according to the for nier survey of tho city anJ says to clringe thoni to conform to the pres ent lines would conllscate her prop- 1 erty. Fvblences was taken In the , suit today and arguments of counsel 1 heard. W. II. .lohnson represents the . plaintiff and J. 11. Moore tho city Judge Russell has liiUd In tho F.sslo Jackson case this morning HJiHtalnlng the Injunction which is a victory for Mr. Jackson. The city will probab ly take no appeal from 'ho decision, The demurrer of the cltv in tin Walter Colbert case was sustained . Mr. Colbert cannot plead as damages r the permanent damage to property Mrs. S, Joyco, Claromcnt, N. II., writes: "About a year ago I bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem edy. It cured mo of a severe case ofg kidney trouble of several years standing. It certainly Is a grand good medicine, and I heartily recom mend It." Sold by all druggists. I If you aro Interested In the night I school do not forget the niee'ltiK at the .Mullen law offices tonight at 7:I1 SMOKE DEWITT'S EXPERIENCE. CUSTOMS TRIBUNAL 1 CHANGES TODAY! WILL HEREAFTER BE AS INDE PENDENT OF GOVERNMENT AS ' ARE FEDERAL COURTS. Washington, Dec rti,--ioday wit-nes-se.s the passing of tho treasury d partinetit'H control of the board of I'nlted .St at in general .ipiirabers and tu.'iaftc) the customs tribunal u.M b( a.s independent of tho govcrnniei , s are the federal eoiir.K. The change iibi.u' to be ma le becoiuo.s an 111 0111 pl'hlud fact na tho direct result of ami ailments Incorporated In the ad ni.uistratlve sec. Ion of the A'd. i Payne tarllf bill p.issmt on Align- ' las-. Ker since the foundation of i.ie board of appralsera In ISO'J. the ai: inis administrations In the trea.snry depaitllielit have been wont to look upon the bo.ird as a "burpuu" of i,v department, and as such amenable hi directions from the secretary of tie treasury, or hi.- subordinates. ThLs conceiitlon has from time to time been opposed vigorously by aoine or the more Independent nicnibera or the board an 1. by Importers as well ' as by doinesic Interests. Not only ' has the secretory of the treasury I cla'mcd Mie light to name the pros 1 blent of the board, but a disposition has existed to lay down rules for the , conduct of the trlliun:ilH business-', 1 and actually In certain Instancca ) 1 attempt iutlintd.itlou twhen cases were to ibo decided III which the govern iiient bud a vital Interest. The new tarllf. however, changes all this. Not on'y Is I'he executive of the board to be named by the presi dent of the United States, but the tribunal Im given llrect iinMiorlty to inake Its own ntle.s, not nlono for the conduct of routine business, but for the 'hearing and determination of cus toms Issues as well. In addition to the foregoing additional poworn, sec tion P.' of the Payne law t-onfora upon the board all of the powers jKissessed by the circuit courts of the i'nlted states. Alone in Saw Mill at Midnight unmindful ot dampness, drafts storms, or cold, W. J. Atkins work ed as Night Watchman, nt Banner Springs, Tetin. Such oxposuro gave hint a severo cold that settled on his lungs. At last ho had to give up work'. Ho tried many remedies but all failed till ho used Dr. King3' Now Discovery. "After uslni; one bottle," ho writes, "I went back to work as well as over." Severe Colds, stubborn, Coughs, Inflamed throats I and sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Croup j and Whooping Cough get quick re lief and prompt euro from this gloibl ous medicine. 50c and $1.00. Trial , bottle free, guaranteed by Ardmore Pharmacy. i If you aro Interested In the night school do no', forget the nice lug at , the Mullen law offices tonight at 7.'.o ' I The peculiar properties of Chain-1 beiialn's Cough Remedy havo been , ' tuoroiigbly tested during epldenilca of Influenza, and when it was taken in time wo have not heard of a single case of pneumonia. Sold by Ardmore Drug Co., Unfits Post and all druggists. j Kven a chilly proposition looks In j vltlng lu hot weather. Just Received flf Felker's Grocery Store New krout, sour and sweet pickles, sweet Mango pickle, Dill pickle, Queen bulk olives, seeded ribbon cane, sorghum, fresh line new evaporated fruits. Call and buy of our new goods. Fresh line of Chase and Sanborn coffee and Heinz's 57 varieties of pickles and preserves. George Adams Hubert A. Wayland Mams & Wayland (Successors to Geo. M. Wayland) Practical House Movers and Raisers Handling Heavy Machinery A Specialty Office 702 Broadway, N. E. $1.00 Per Week Buys a n Edison Phonograph at Luke's Music Store Established 1895 I TOLD YOU That your kimlncsH and pat ronage would bo rewarded, so all you have to do is to call on mo for what you need in the way of groceries and feed and I will well repay you for your money and trouble. Ulty mid country peoplo nil buy alike Ilottom price for spot ensh. No bad debts to add on your purchase. Coma cuo and all Virgil B. Giddens Our New Year's Greeting to ono and all is, "that tho coming year may be the best one of all the years ofiyour life." If you havo been our customers in tho past, we know that you aro satisfied onos, nnd take this means of thanking you for your patronage. If wo havo not had tho pleiiburo of your patronage, will you not give us a trial this coming year'.' KEEP U NEAT CLUh K. K. SON, Prop. Phone 313