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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
SHALL We HAVE KINGs7

The great fight which is now
being made on the silver ques-
ton should not cause the peo-1
pie to overlook the other issues
involved. We would not under
rate the Importance of the sill
yer question-but important as
it is, the real issue at stake is as
to whether the people shall be
sovereigns or whether they shall
have a king or kings in this
country. The opposition press
and speakers are holding up
their hands in holy horror be-
cause the democrats dare to
question the decision of the su-
preme court upon the income
tax law. Once let the doctrine
be admitted that there is a
power i'll this land above the
people, which they cannot fully
criticise, and death blow will
be given to our free institu-
tions. The immortal jefferson
once declared that the liberties
of the people stood in greater
danger from encroachments of
the federal judiciary than from
any other source. If the right
of the people to criticise and
protect themselves against such
encroachments is to be denied
then the supreme court of the
United States is king-or rather
its several members are kings
This is the doctrine of repub
licanism, but democracy teaches
that all officers are simply ser
wants of the people, and a:
such are amenable at the bar o
public opinion-which is thu
supreme court of the people
for their acts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

JOHN M. PALMER, who calls
himself the candidate of the ma
tional democratic party for the
presidency, is nothing more
than the wild man from Borneo
in the side show of the republi-
can circus. Poor old fellow, if
he was not IN his dotage, having
outlived Gods statute of limita-
ton, he would not allow the re-
publicans to make a cats paw
of-him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
TO CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS AND
THE EAST VIA BURLING-
TON ROUTE.

The travelling public is sure to find
the best fast vestihuled trains TO the
east via the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartments sleep
ers (same rate as standard sleepers)
chair cars (seats free), Kansas City
and St. Joseph to st. Louis; standard
sleepers, chair cars and dining cars
-"pay for what you order''-to
Chicago, and the "Vestibuled Limit
ed" to st. Louis.
Ask Agent for tickets via the Bur-
hngton Route.
l.. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent.
st Louis, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
GOLD NOTES.

A great deal has been said
against that plank in the dem
ocratic platform which demands
the enactment of a law prohib-
iting making notes, bonds and
mortgages payable in gold. 1t
is claimed that this would be an
infringement of private rights.
Would itl Then the law
against usury is an infringe
ment of private rights. Also,
the law against the entailment
of property, the quarantine law
against moving cattle at certain
seasons of the year from certain
infected districts, the law for
bidding carriers of passengers
contract against their own neg
ligence and many other of the
wisest and most wholesome laws
upon our statute books, are in
fringements upon private rights.
The constitution gives congress
entire control of the money
question, and it is the duty of
congress to protect the money
of the people from the assaults
of the financial sharks, free
hooters and pirates who are
now preying upon the people at
pleasure.
1t would do no good to enact
a free coinage law if the money
brokers were allowed to make
notes payable in gold. Such a
law would amount to about as
much as a law against usury,
theft or murder with no penalty
attached to its violation. Ii
would be allowing individuals
to demonetize by private con-
tract that which had been made
money by law. 1t would be an
acknowledgment that the gov
ernment was powerless to pro-
tect the people from the finan-
cial vampires who are sucking
the life blood from the veins OF
the people. The law alone can
declare what shall be a Legal
tender. No man has a right 10
contract against the laws of his
country. If he does so, he is a
criminal and should be punish
ed as such.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
A Bee Hunt

An Australian savage comes mp 10
an Irishman's idea of human skill,
for "he bates the bees" A native
seldom fails to get honey when he
discovers the bee he has been watch
ing for. The following description
Of a natives bee hunt is given in
Mr.. Arthur's kangaroo and
Kauri.
Warruyallah, the chief of tribe,
went with two little nets to a small
pool, filled his mouth with water,
and then lying down, his head hang
ing over the pool. he remained quiet
for an hour, apparently looking at
his own reflection in tho water.
Then the hum of n bee was heard.
Buzz-z-z it went over the pool. round
the blacks head, now on one side,
now on the other and now close to
his ear, but not a motion betrayed
the bee hunter.
But when the bee, dropping close
to the water, gave notice by the
change of its tune that il was about
TO sip, the chief, with a snort,
squirted the water from his mouth
over the little "buzzer. Before Is
had time TO recover from the unex-
pected douche he seized il dexterous-
ly by the wings.
Then he prepared it for the chase
by fastening to il a bunch Of wild
cotton with some gum. The bee
was let go. IL made for the hive,
slowly at first ON account of it's novel
burden, which impeded its progress
and showed a sign in the air for the
chief 10 follow. Over bramble and
brake went the chief, accompanied
by the men of his tribe. and in half
an hour halted at tine foot of an im-
mense gum tree. into whose top the
bee had gone.
The chief mounted quickly by
cutting notches into the bark with
his stone tOmahawk. In a short
tirae he brought down n quantity of
honeycomb, a small piece only OF
which contained honey. The Aus
tralian bees are stingless.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
PURELY PERSONAL.
Prominent ooers aad co@srs az cSuaht
on the wiaa by the Reporter
for the ArdmoreIte.

Alex Winans of Lone Grove
was in the city today.
j. r. Pennington went to
Berwyn at noon today.
z. H. Bement of the Kimbel
Co. went to Berwyn today.
Hon. C. C. Potter of Gaines
vile was in the city today.
Miss Hattie Brown returned
to her home at Dougherty to-
day.
George Russell, of the firm of
HALEY & Russell of Gainesville,
was in the city today.
L. w. Howe, a well known
quantity in Ardmore now of
Oakland, is in the city.
J. K. Grinstead, editor and
proprietor of the Oakland News.
was circulating among the peo-
pie of Ardmore today.
The jovial face of Mr.. Bled-
soc, one of Ardmore's leading
attorneys, was noticeable on
our streets today.-Paul's Val
ley Nc rs.
z. III. Bond, formerly book
keeper and stenographer for the
Continental Asphalt Co., is now
esconsed in the Office of Dick
& Brown, over First National
Bank.
Henry Baum, who for "a long
time has been connected with
the Iron Store, has severed hi:
connection with same, and ear
now be found at the mercantile
house of Westheimer a. Daube
The Right Reverend F. X
Brooke, s. 7. D., Bishop o.
Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory, has recovered sufficient!
from his late sickness to holC
services at South McAlestel
next Sunday.
Mr.. j. w. Sullivan, repre-
senting Peden & Co., of Hous
ton, one of the largest iror
houses in Texas, was in tn,
: city today. He sells n larg'
quantity of goods to dealers il
his line in this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

The old newspaper sayiug, "now is
the time to subscribe,h was never
more true than at present. The
times are so full of incident, SO many
important national and state affairs
are shaping themselves for q change.
that no one can afford to be without
a metropolitan daily or weekly. The
st. Louis Republic, the greatest Dem
ocratic newspaper. is making a spe-
cial offer of its daily and Sunday pa
per for three months at s1. so. IL is
IS q year by mail. The Twice-a-
Week Republic is sent two times a
week-14 papers-for only 81 a year.
In addition to all political news, II
prints every day a spread of general
news and features not equalled by
any other paper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

The general opinion of the
country, irrespective of partisan
spirit, is that the Yale students
who participated in the disgrace
full affair at Mr.. Bryan's late
meeting, are fools for the want
of sense. That is not all. The
Judgment is not severe enough.
BOYS of their size who do not
know their place should be
taken out and spanked. South
McAlester Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
PRODUCE MARKET.

The followingprices are paid In Ard
more for the farm products named:
Butter, 15c per ID.
Chickens, 81 90 to S1.5O per doz.
Eggs, Sc per doE.
Sweet potatoes, T5c per bu.
Irish potatoes, 6Oc per bu.
Apples, (native) 75c per bu.
Apples, (northern) 1.25 per bu.
Onions, 81 per bu.
Cabbage, &c per ID.
Hay, $3.50 to $3.50 per ton.
Corn, 20 to 25c per bu.
Oats, 15c and 16c per bu.
Wheat, As cents per bushel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

A GOLD bug asked a carpenter
how mnch wages he was get
ting. The carpenter replied
two dollars a day. The gold
bug then asked him how much
he got in 1873. The carpenter
replied three dollars a day.
The gold bug then said as farm
products only cost half what
they did in 1873, your two dol
lars will now buy more than
your three dollars did then, how
can you be for free silvers The
carpenter replied that it was
true that he could purchase
more of the necessaries of life
with two dollars than he could
in 1873 with three dollars, but
said that he could get steady
work in 1873 without begging
for it; but that now he was idle
two-thirds of his time, and
when he did get a job he had to
scramble for it, and regarded it
as a favor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

The followers of Palmer and
Buckner call themselves 1.-The
National Democratic party" :"
Their true name is, 1.-The Ma
tional Republican aid society,"" :"
After the election when they
find out the contempt in which
they are held by the people
they will be singing
''And are we yet alive,
And do we still rebel?
Amazing grace, oh wondrous love,
That we are not in hell"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

Our many readers will please
pardon us this week for running
so much display advertising.
If it continues long enough we
will enlarge the News sufficient
ly to get in the reading matter,
always giving free silver and its
able supporter, W. j. Bryan,
plenty of room.-Pauls Valley
News.
The above condition of things
speaks we'll for the progress
iveness of Pauls Valley and its
enterprising business men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02
ARDMoRE, FRIDAY, OCT. 2.

Mckinley and Hobart will get left
On next election day.
Bryan and Sewall will get there
That'a what the people say.
They will give the gold bugs h,
And treat old silver fair;
Then you and can eat enough,
And still have some to spare.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

THE kind of sound money
which the gold bugs want, is
money which the common
people cannot get, but can hear
the sound of it rattling in the
rich mans pocket.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

There are only about 120 pris-
oners left in the jail in this city.
1t will not be very long until
the marshals begin serving
subppnas and the wards will
be filled to some extent.-Paris
Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

From all accounts Chamberlain
Cough Remedy Is G Godsend to the
afflicted. There Is no advertisement
about this; we feel Just Ike saying T.
The Democrat, Carrollton, Ky.
For sale by Frame, Green q Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

Mr.. Lon Pulliam says: DR..
Schwartz fitted my eyes with
glasses and they gave me perfect
satisfaction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

They call that man a states
man whose ear is turned to
catch the slightest pulsation of
a pocket book, and denounce as
a demagogue d anyone who dares
to listen to the heartbeat of hu-
manity.-W. J. Bryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

A. C. cRUcE. c. h. DOUGLAS
CRUcE & DOUGLAS.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Ardmore, /. T.
LEDBETTER & BLEDsoE,
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw.
OFFIcE:-In Ledbetter a Bledsoe
Building, Main Street, Opposite
Post once.
2. q. BARRY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAw.
omce-over City Drug Store. Main
street, Ardmore, /. T.
ID. E. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WIN practice In all the Courts Of
the Indian Territory. VIII make =
speciality Of collections.
once over City National Bank.
Ardmore. Ind. Ter.
n. c. PorTERF. W.. BOWMAN.
PoTTERF & BOWMAN,
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw.
FRED CARR, Stenographer.
ofice-Up stairs in the Hardy
building, Ardmore Ind. Ter.
DICK & BROWN,
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw.
Omce-Masonic building, over First
National Bank, Ardmore, /. T.
CHARLES B. KENDRICK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ONCE over Kearney a WISE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-10-02

subseribe for the ARDlaoREITE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
Origin of tho olympic Games.

Each tribe wished for itself the cr9dfi
Of having established the festival which
drew TO Olympia the strength, beauty
end intelligence of all Greece. Some
claimed that Zeus established he fes.
tival 10 commemorate his success in the
contest with CrOnus for the sovereignty
of Heaven-a myth which seems %
point to Pelasgic origin Of the games.
The Acheans coveted the honor for
their hero Aureus, and Str.bo for tbs
Etolians. More widely credited wa
the belief that the games were estab.
i:shed by the CretaG Hercules. who 10
play challenged his brothers TO run 6
race, and to crown the victor with q
branch Of wild olive. To the interest
of the DorLans was the myth Of Apollo
ortrunning Hernes and Ares. Bu'
such myths do not necessarily imply 6
remote antiquity for the events 70
which they give poetic coloring. u
IS more 10 the point that Homer de-
scribes several of the contests repre-
sented afterward in The great national
games, and that some Of them rn2y
even be found IL Egyptian wall paint
ings of the second and third uaEle1~
mum before Christ--Prof. Allan Mar
guand, In Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY
San Francisco Workfngmeu VIII Parade
But VIII Not strike.

Buc VIII Not Strike.
San Francisco, Cal, April 30.-The
labor organizations of San Francisco
will parade tomorrow in honor OF La
Dor Day, but there will be no strike.
Several Of the trades have grievances
but as yet they are not serious enough
to warrant a strike, and they will pro-
badly be settled without resort TO ex-
IRENE measures. The question of rails
ing money to form a strike fund is be-
ing agitated and members of the trades
council will probably pay an assess
ment TO form such a fund. The pain
tiers which was in progress few weeks
ago has been practically settled as most
Of the boss painters have given in to
the demands of their employees. Fiji
teen painters at work on the battleship
Oregon went ON strike yesterday. claim
ing that they were compelled to work
nine hours, thus violating law which
provides that eight hours SHAH = --7-
side-sd t.l--s wC~,k CT SOve41I4e...
jO5s.
Seattle. Wash. April 30.-There wiz
be no strike in this city tomorrow. The
secretary of the Central Labor union
said there was no cause for such a
movement, and if there was. the condi-
tons are unfavorable for inaugurating
IL.
Tacoma, Wash, April 30.-Inquiry
shows that there is no prospect of a
strike anywhere in this section on May
Day.
Portland, Ore, April 30.-There is no
indications Of a strike in this city to-
morrow.
Denver. Colo. April $3.50 far as can
be learned only. one trade will inaugu-
rate strike in Denver tomorrow and
tnat will affect but a few men, IL in
deed. any actually stop work. The
brickmasons have demanded an in
crease of pay from s. TO 81 per day from
May L Most of the contractors have
agreed TO it. and it is thought that all
others viii do 50 tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
ORIGIN OF TATTOOINo.
1T Was First a Religious PraGsice-Ho
Thieves Gain Eateem.

1t Was First a Religious PraGsice-Hos
Thieves Gain Esteem.
What is the origin of this usagef
Religion, which has SO much power
over peoples and which proves so OBJ
stinate in preserving ancient customs,
has certainly contributed TO maintain
il among the more barbarous part OF
Our populations; we see quasi-officiai
proof of il at Lorette, Those who cuI-
tivate devotion for a saint believe that
by engraving his image on their flesh
they Will give him proof. a clear tes-
timony, of their love. We know that
the Phoenicians marked the sign OF
their divinity on their foreheade
(Ewald, Judaischen Alterthum, 81; in
the Marshall islands they have to ask
the permission of the gods 10 tattoo
themselves; and the priests alone IN
New Zealand perform the Office of tat,
tooing (Scherzer). Lubbock adds to
this that woman who does not bear
a tattoo mark cannot enjoy eternal
felicity. The women of Britain tat.
tooed themselves in obedience to re.
igien (Phny, 33).
The second cause is the spirit Of imi
tation. A Lombard soldier answered
me laughingiy one day when rallied
him on his having spent a small sum
to spoil his arm "See, monsieur, we arc
like sheep; and when one of US does any.
thing we all initiate him at once, even
If we risk doing ourselves harm"
Love of distinction also has its infiu
enee. A thief OF the most incorrigibis
sort, who had six brothers tatooed like
himself, implored me, although he wa.
half covered with the oldest tattoo
marks, to find him professional tat.
tooer to complete what might well bt
styled the embroidery of his skim
when the tattooing is very curious
and spread all over.the body" he told
ne, sit is TO us other thieves like the
black cloak of society with decora.
tons; the more we are tattooed, the
more we esteem one another; the more
q person is tattooed. the more inGu.
ence he has over his compan-
ions. On the contrary, one who
is not tattooed has no influence; ne Ia
regarded merely as good fellow, and
Is not esteemed by the company
Prof. Cesare Lombroso. in Appletons'
Popular Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
The Season
Is Here .

Calling is now the order of
the day. You can't do il
properly unless you are equip
ped with engraved cards.
They are artistic; all others
have been reIegated to days
OF barbarism. IF you haven't
the proper thing, We will get
them for you. They cost no
more than the the cheap
printed OF poorly written ones
and besides, you are up with
the times.
If you have a plate re will
get you 100 latest cards for
SI.oo, or have your name En-
graved at $3.50 per hundred.
We have samples and de-
signs IN handsome Wedding
Invitations, at Home Cards
at prices that VIII get your
trade.
The EAGLE PRESS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
ON GUARD AMID THE RUINS
Firebugs and Piunderers Have to be
Watched at Cripple Creek.

Cripple Creek, Colo, April 30.-Thous-
ands of homeless people shivered about
campfires or wandered among the ruins
of this once prosperous city throughout
the night Severely cold weather pre-
vailed. Toward morning snow began
falling. During the night, right and
left burning emberS presented a sight
almost Incompatible. Standing on the
hill beyond the burned district and to
the west, the picture was one of huge
bowl with steam arising above. Every
where along the thoroughfares can be
seen the work of dynamite in a great
mass of kindlingwood. A company of
Colorado National guards is on duty in
the unburned district. Numerous ar
rests have been made in the outside dis
trict.
All night fires started occasionally on
the placer. When possible, residents
pulled the houses down and if that fail
ed, blew them up. They had no water
in that portion Of the city.
Two men were caught building a fire
under a saloon in Poverty Gulch today.
One officer fired five shots at them and
they were captured. In their possess
ion were a number of skeleton keys.
Runor is in circulation that a man
u
dwelling on Capital Hill and was shot
by resident just as a fire bug was shot
by Floyd Thompson, yesterday after
noon. Mayor Doyle Of Victor has en-
ployed two fire wardens for every bust
ness block in that city, as it has been
rumored that fire bugs are after that
town as well as Cripple Greek. A man
was caught late this afternoon in the
very act of setting fire to the rear of
the Newell Hardware compony's store.
He is in jail. The total loss by yester-
days fire is estimated a. a million and
a half dollars. The insurance will
probably foot up between 100000 and
100000.
The heaviest losers are: Louis Vein
berg, clothing store, $40, 900; Palace no.
tel. 10000: Portland hotel, $40. 600, fur
niture. $1,000; W. T. Booth Furniture
company, $4,000; Wright Hardware
company, $4,000; ElPaso Lumber COM
pany, $4,000; Heller's drug stare. $40. 900
Many other individual losses are as high
as 5000 All the local newspapers,
banks, express, telegraph and tele-
phone offices and nearly all the stores
restaurants and lodging houses were
wiped out
Denver, Colo. April 30.-President
Steele Of the chamber of commerce to-
day called mass meeting of citizens
10 consider measures for the Cripple
Greek sufferers.
Robert Campbell. aged 40. committed
suicide today. He was respondent,
having lost 100000 in mining stock spec
ulations and the Cripple Creek fire.
Pueblo, Colo, April 30.-A company of
militia was sent from here TO Cripple
Creek on the train leaving at 1880. II
is reported that the four men caught
stealing were lynchsd-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
FEW, BUT VERY 0uARRELsosrE
After some Wranglfng Oklahoma Demo
Gratis Fix Date for Convention,

cfat@ fix Date FOR Convention,
Oklahoma City, o. T., April 39.-A
special from FL Reno last night says:
The Democratic territorial central
committee met in this city today to
choose dates and places for holding the
delegate convention and the congress
ional convention. There were a number
Of proxies and some difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting the matter
Strengthened out and it was after noon
before the committee got down TO bust
ness.
Mayor Jones was present and invited
the committee to select Oklahoma City
as the place for one of their conven
tons, promising them the freedom OF
the city and the proverbial hospitality
Of the citizens. He was backed by
strong delegation from the city, who re-
iterated Mayor Jones Invitation and
the committee decided to hold the con-
vention to select delegates TO the Chi
cago national convention at Oklahoma
City on the 26th day of May.
The convention to nominate a dele
gate to congress will be held at FL Reno
and the time IS to be fixed by the chair
man, Ed l. Dunn, and the secretary.
J. S. Lindsey.
The Choctaw train was held an hour
in order that the delegates could return
but the committee failed to complete
their labors and will return tomorrow
morning