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New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
IRON WOOL AND FREE TRADE.

II was 10 be expected than the Free Trader
would not overlook the excellent opportunity to
make himself ridiculous which was presented
by the shipment 10 Europe OF 1000 tons OF pig
iron and 800. 900 pounds OF wool. At the instant
u chorus Of Protection hatcrs burst out: See
how only moderate reduction OF duty sufices
vastly 10 increase the foreign market for Amerl-
"can products, so that now even pIg-iron can
"be sold in Glasgow and our Territory wool in
"IOndonr' Having emitted some such cackc In
his many different styles Of foOlshness. the Free
Trader considers that he has triumphel over all
his advcrsarles.
1t Is pity that such mistakenly delighted
persons do not remember how President Clcvc
land, with all the other Frcc-Trndc leaders, laid
bring dearcr wool by the wonderful development
Of the manufacture, and also that ''the duty Is
always added to the price" Since Mr.. Clcve
land became President 1t has been Il hcresy to
believe otherwise But there Is now II duty Of
81 per ton on all pigron imported into the coun-
try. which, being added to the price charged
American consumers. would make British iron
Ike that Of Alabama cost about $13 per ton here,
and yet the Alabama iron sold nt Glasgow for
less than $40 per ton. Never has the FreeTrndc
b,undcrcr made a more finished and conspicuous
ass OF himself than by claiming that such an
event, which Is on the face OF 1t exceptional. and
80 far as It goes gives the lie to his most sacred
theories, Is proof and vindlcation OF them.
The American iron Industry has. in fact been
40 wonderfully developed by protective duties
that, when the demand for American pig falls
below the supply the pig-iron Is actually sold
In great quantity not merely below the foreign
price with the duty added. but 80 low that Il
little can even be shipped to England
The fundamental principle with which Presi-
dent Cleveland started his crusade against wool
duties In particular and American Protection in
general was that the manufacture was retarded
and crippled here by the duties on materials but
would flourish so grandly with free wool, and
would consume such vast quantity, that the
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

American wool-grower would have better mar
ket for NIL time. II that were true, or any!'iins
like trle. then Protection must be an eri'i
rho solemn platitudes Of the PRESIDENT I'LL
nressed some minds, and the theory mas peen
n,octicallv tested. More than half the wooiien
machinery is now idle and wool IL so cheap
,hot II ,s sent TO England for market there 10
no used In the manufacture Of goods Tor 'nis
oountrv In all this there Is nothing unexpected,
nothing that was not predicted. nothing I'D 'he
least strange, excepting the amazing 1ol! VI
Free Traders. 40
How could It happen?' The contracts "
supply more than GO per cent OF the men ""'',
lens needed In this country nave Deeh sen'
abroad Hence the foreign manufacturer heeuS
moro wool than before and has to pay more 1or
I, and IL pusbed to use not only much shoddy
70 fit the shoddy prices asked for the cloth, Dut
avon more than ever before American WOOL
has been selling for months not only about ~
nor conf below its former price, but below the
naritv of English markets, just as British mills
have been working overtime and yet unable 10
keep tlp with orders for want or lanus' "hi'e
many American mills have been idle we nave
cheaper wool and they have dearcr-exactiy
what President Cleveland predicted would NOT
honncn. The demand for American goods ana
wool IS much smaller and the demand for for-
eicn goods and wool much larger than Derore'
So the shOddy stuff comes here to stop the manu-
facture of better goods in American mills, anu
American wool and gold 90 abroad to pay FOR IT..
In all these things. again. there Is absolutely
nothing surprising except that there were Free
Trade leaders who could not foresee results so
o,rtovc ord Ereo-Trod voters who could be so
papably duped to their own loss
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

detiel ia too much to believe. but II Is salts
faction TO know that Colonel Lyman Is not his
man" in the complete meaning of the word.
Colonel Lyman is business man OF gooa s'a"u.
ing in Oswego and was appointed Coier'or Vi
the Port there by President HARRISON ne h"'
the ability to give strictly business auli'iii'','
ton Of the new department. Will he nave INV
courage and backbone to resist attempts 10 '"ih
1t into political machine! II not the Dest ap-
pointment that could be made, this Is certainty
far better one than many people nave sup
posed probable
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

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New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

The bill introduced by Congressman Sperry' OK
Connecticut for the classification OF the PostoWce
clerks of the country, with a graded scneduie
OF salaries seems to be based upon the true
principles OF Civil Service Reform. Mr. Sperry
was Postmaster n New-Haven for almost thirty
years and is thoroughly familiar with the wants
Of the service AS member Of the Committee on
PostofIlces Of the present Congress. ne mas IN
troduced this bill. which takes the initiative IN
a reform OF considerable Importance. since II
opens the way to the recognition OF superior
merit and ability and the steady promotion OF
deserving clerks In the service. The only oo-
lection that has been urged Is the additional ex-
pense TO the Department. but this ought not 10
stand In tho way. in view of the permanent ad-
vantages which will result to the Department
and the public. The Senate Will do we'll to re-
store the appropriation taken OH BY the House.
in order to make this bill effective.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

It Is not Brooklyn alone among the constituent
narts Of the proposed Greater New-York that IS
opposei 10 enforced consolidation. strong
protest has been entered on behalf OF large
number OF residents OF Flushing and Jamaica
who have no desire to become part OF the
metropolis 1t Is undoubtedly true that they
are so far from the centre OF influence and
population that their claims to public improve
ments would be largely ignored. Those New
Workers. living north Of the Harlem Know some
thing OF what this means. and so do the people
Of old Williamsburg. which has been part OF
Brooklyn for more than forty years. but which,
In the opnion OF many, has never had Its right
full share In the way Of parks, street improve
ments and the like. But these people were not
forced into the adjacent cities against their
will. as will be the case with those of Brook
Iyn. Jamaica and Flushing, II the present con-
solidation scheme goes through
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

Corporation Counsel Scott has written an opin-
ion holding that the principal provisions OF the
Raines law take effect at once. There was moth
ing else for him to do, but In doing this he was
two days behind the Assistant District-Attorney
in Brooklyn who issued an opinion to the same
effect, though more concise, on Saturday. The
police will be governed, Of course by Mr. Scotts
Interpretation Of the law, and next Sunday will
doubtless be the driest that this city has ever
seen. With the inside of all saloons fully ex-
poscd 70 view from the street outside. there will
be no difficulty In detecting those who violate
the law II there had been any intention Of en-
forcing the Sunday closing provisions Of the old
law when 1t was framed, a similar prohibition
OF screens and other distractions would have
been made part Of 1t.
Mayors Strong, Wurster and Gleason have
fifteen days from last Friday in which TO act on
the Greater New-York bill. and 1t is probable
that two of them will not act without full con-
sidcratIon Mayor Gleason has already an
nounced his intention Of approving the meas
ure, and the hearing he is to give on Friday
evening will therefore be merely matter OF
form Mayor Strong has set apart Thursday for
his hearing. and II Is expected that Mayor Wuis'
ter will designate Friday. In both New-York
and Brooklyn strong arguments for and espe
cially against the bill will be presented. and as
neither Mayor has indicated his probable course
" action, these arguments will carry weight
although there Is little to be said OH the subject
that was not said when Lexow's subcommittee
was engaged In the farce OF an Investigation OF
the consolidation question.
Mr.. Platt professed last evening that he was
well pleased with the appointment Of Colone
Lyman as Excise Commissioner under thu
( Raines law. but It is matter Of common knswl
edge that his nrst choice Tor the Office was an
other Individual That his wishes have beer
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

TLeutenan mt Governor Saxton takes sound po-
s,tion when he declares his right to express MS
opinions on any subject Of current interest anu
afirms that he will mot be muzzled
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

The announcement OF Mahdist victory at
Akasheh is happily for England and Egypt con-
tradicted. Akasheh IL a place OF vast strategic
Importance. and tie possession OF II oy 'he
Dervshes would be uncommonly Troublesome
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

1t IA reported that Tammany Hall VIII send a
comparatively small delegation to the Demo-
cratic National Convention this year. why Is
this thus? What reason Is there for Tammany
10 feel a decline OF interest in politics OF the
National variety? With the Tammany con-
tingent reduced in numbers. the coming con-
vention will not be nearly so picturesque as Its
predecessors.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

George W. Brown Is entitled 70 a neoai io'
meritorous conduct He Is member Oh '"e
bicycle police squad in this city, ana showed re-
Gently that he Is just the man 70 De ne'a"en
FOR this duty When a couple Of young fellows
went riding by on a tandem at an unlawful rate
of speed denantly jeering at HIM and counting
themselves safe he put after them In true
scorcher style attaining an estimated speed OF
twenty-five miles hour. for some distance
The tandem riders were duly overhauled and
arrested. with resulting fines that will keep
them at least from putting on their highest
sneed again on the Boulevard. Nor will the les
SON probably be lost on other wheelmen who are
tempted to strain the law to and beyond the
breaking point.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

Mayor Gleason thinks he can snow Mayor
Strong some things In Long lsiano Ci'y 'na'
Mayor Strong cannot show him IN New io'h
Quite so. All he has to do IL 10 put h'n'seii
an exhibition New-York has no Gleason TO
boast Of There is only one Gleason, ana Long
Island City claims him as all her own.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

n her life is spared fer seven months more. 10
wit. 70 a later date than October "a next. Queen
Victoria will have reigned longer than any other
English sovereign Long live the Queen!
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31

The going-out Of March to-day-is 1t to be
leonine or lamblike?
New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
1nAcr To advertisements.

Bus,ness Notires
TRIBUNE TERMS TO MAIL SUBScRlBEfss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28
LoNpoN.s GRcAT PAX.


The Hum cf the Metropolis FrEetrateu
VIA i-s-r Va=y.a.s Cadcare.
The greatest attraction Of Hyde park
is one which Luuduncrs and most visit
urs fail % discover and appTtciaje. 7; is
a unique and sCl:l" charm whose mean
ing only tho, can know Who have fall
TN undor It's spell HYDE park. DC it re-
mcmbGcd. Is the only great plot Of
vcidusc in tie world set IN the very
center uf great city. Boston Common
is Int a --v'.vn ccmplr, 4 with So. Cen
tral park may soon be hr-1mod in by
Ncw York; t,cmiug millions. Int u,s
yor. Eyd" park j. q grateful refuge ~
silence il t.sc r.iGst II turmoil Only
upnu les ult,r Lurt.g-s does the restless
mob infringe Within. away from Rot
ten rIw, away from carriage dIivc aud
g.. hi1n@l'c Ircu.g made. there is always
rest treagCill.ty, silence no. net si-
lcu,c, iut IN lfs place the thing which
is the nysterious charm Of the Srot.
i-la vr.- "a bench III the midst
ot tHe vi .Wcc.. sg. open green where
thc ,re s., ,r'y ,aass and trees. with
u0 sign Dt t'r y--, CITY on any side. Sit
for fg,, uen', and listcn-listcn,
anu N-'lt r..-A I' me 10 Your ears iUt
most wu8G. lui sound in all tho world.
Il IS tie zoe If Londui-an over
changing. iaJg''culatc. pregnant solil-
oquv DGo day ia viii he the gentle
murmur ,f g. sea shcIL Again il Is the
het.A rr'r.' a;, uf tho mill IF the gods
crushing .;iIau grain beneath It's upper
and u,,ier llill- eaes. The mighty but
distant l,v,rlcgatiCn j. sometimes n
trir'al'h- urmony, sometimes minor
note. ntl.Lchuly and dcSpairing. The
myriad iuugued voice which comes from
the east is sullen, protesting. enduring I;
that from the west is careless chorus
Of pleasure and prosperity; that from
the north is a hopeful strain of patient
progress; that from the south i ca
dence If struggle and SORROW, and the
whole is IA symphony of human life, ma
jestic, inspiring, infinitely pathetic.
Nov here save in this spot does the
/ greatness uf London impress itself upon
me Boston TrauScript
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28
The OLDEST oBELlsK.
II s;a..,s, o. the Banks Of the Nile Not
Ear rum CalEo.

EGr From Cairo.
Tho oldt,s; Of all the otolislzs is the
beautiful Jne Of rosy granite which
stands alCiu among the green fields on
the banks of the Nile not far from
Cairo. AZ L. the grlyeStoue Of n great
city which has vanished and left only
this relic H. hind. That CITY was Beth
shemes q Scripture. the famous On.
which is memorable 10 all Bible readers
as tho residence of the priest of on.
PotipherGh, whose daughter Asenaih
Joseph married. The Greeks called il
Hehopolis. tine city If the sun, because
there the worship of the sun had its
chief center and its most sacred shrine.
Il was the scat Of tho most ancient uni
versity in the world, 10 which youthful
students came from all parts Of the
world 20 learn the occult wisdom which
the priests of On alone could teach.
Thales, Scion. Eud0xus. Pythagoras
and Plato all studied there; perhaps
Moses too. IL was also the birthplace OF
the sacred literature Of Egypt. where
were written on papyrus leaves the orig
inal chapter Of tho oldest book in the
world, generally known as ''The Book
of the Dead, giving a most striking
account Of the conflicts and triumphs of
the life after death, whole copy or
fragment of which every Egyptian. rich
or poor. wished 20 lave buried with
him in Lis coffin, and portions Of which
are fon' / inscribed on every mummy
case and Cn the walls If every tomb. In
front of oue cf the principal temples Of
the sun in this magnificent city stood.
along with companion long since de-
stroycd. the solitary obelsk which we
now b,hcld on the spot Il alone has
survived ;Lc Wl,yl Of all the glory Of
the place. u v..s constructed 10y User
tesen J. Who is supposed 20 have reigncd
2SCO J.. c.. and has uutlived all the DIV
nastic changes Of the land and still
stands where IL originally stood nearly
a. centuries ago. What appears Of It's
shaft abcvc ground is GS feet in height.
bu; i;s base j. buried in the mud of tile
Nile ;l.d wear after year the inundatiou
Of the river deposits its film of soil
around IFS foot and huries il still deeper
IN It's sacred gI@ve.-Pal Mall Gazette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

A cord Of fairly seasoned wood weighs
about 4 200 pounds II subjected 20 4
heat OF between zoo and 500 degrees it
resolves into three distinct products
charcoal. pyrohgneous acid and gases
In order TO properly bring this change
about it is necessary to place the wood
IA kiln and apply the heat gradually
for four or I've days At the end Of thas
time tho residue will be l 900 pounds cf
charcoal. 1000 pounds Of pyroligneuns
acid aud ZOO pounds Of uncondensed
gases The aggregate weight Of these
products Is exactly equal 10 tho original
weight ~ tsc wood st Lon's 9epub-
A.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

Miss Annie Dennis Of Talbottom, Ga. -,
is fine locking young woman Of 25.
who secms to have a genius for farm
ing. According to Georgia paper, she
owns a handsome estate Of 900 acres,
which She cultivates with great skill
and success. Upon IL she conducts q
dairy, a stock farm, a cannery. pre-
serving establishment, vineyard and
wine distillery and a piggery. Each Of
these Is prosperous TO a high degree
The owner is public spirited ana ex-
hibitS her products At every fair and
exposition. She began this work in 1883
and in seven years has carried of nearly
100 prizes. She ascribes her SUCCESS to a
good education and careful reading She
makes a special study of the application
Of science, particularly chemistry, TO
her fields Of industry and atilizes every
new idea which appears
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

We are informed that Tale
quah has a democratic club of 800
active members. This is as it
should be and shows that the
democrats on the east side are
alive to the Importance of going to
the Vinita convention in full force.
ArdmOre is doing very well in the
way of organizing but we are
afraid other localities in the
Chickasaw Nation are not develop
ing their democratic strength. Go
10 work men and brethren, there
is more at stake than a mere trip
to Vinita.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28
NATURES ADVERTISEMENTS.

NATURES ADVERTISEMENT
Everything in this wide, wide world
Believes in Advertising;
When once you come to sum 1t up
Results are most surprising.
In March the few warm days we have
Proclaim the coming spring.
And tell US we must bid farewell
To grim old Winters King.
hen will cackle long aud loud
when from her nest she rises
The farmers wife comes out and takes
The thing she advertises.
The rattlesnake win first alarm,
When it has been surprised;
Then quickly you will get the bite
The thing il advertised.
The bum bIe-bee before he stings
Will warn you by his humming;
'Tis but the means that nature gives
To advertise his coming.
The donkey, too, will bray aloud
This fact merely mention
To show that even humber things
Desire the worlds attention.
J. NJ. PAxsON
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

WE commend the excerpt from
the Purcell Register reproduced
in todays ARDMOREITE, to the care
full consideration of our business
men. This is strong lick that is
not used alone by rival towns but
a fact on which strangers who
look over a paper for information
base their estimate of town. The
WEEKLY ARDMoREITE goes to
many such people abroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

A new advertising wagon introduced
in New York is fitted up with two cyl
inders which keep revolving. giving a
momcutary view Of variops business
announcements. There are people who
would rather spend $40 TO catch the eye
of 1900 or 5000 people with contrap-
tion Of this kind than invest so cents 10
reach 100, O0O readers in a good news
paper.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28
HE WONDERS WHICH.

When one sees two and half
columns of putting in a newspaper,
telling Of the wonderful vim and
enterprise its town possesses, then
notes only two of the towns bust
ness houses advertising i'll the col
umns of the paper, he is apt to
wonder which tells the most truth
full story-the columns full OF
a6ulatory gush or the columns
devoid of advertising. VIII the
WEEKLY ARDMOREITE please give
its views on this subject?"-Pur
cell Register.
Comment on the above is un-
necessary, but the ARDMoRTITF
would like for the business men OF
ArdmOre to give a little study tC
the Registers differences.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

A PRIVATE letter from Major
McKennon to Clarence B. Douglas
states that $40, 900 has been ap-
propriated for a continuation of
the Dawes commission. This
will probably be the full extent of
Indian Territory legislation at this
session of congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

THE development of the asphalt
resources of the country con-
tiguous to Ardmore means a great
deal for our city 1t means that
we will not in the future be wholly
dependent on cotton, as a COM
modify for the production of
money. Cotton has done a gleat
deal toward the making of Ard
more, but had we for the past eight
years had the additional wealth of
our mineral resources at command
the city would have been so much
the better off. We hail with
pleasure the venture of the Con-
tinental and Chickasaw asphalt
companies as an omen of un-
rivaled future prosperity. Asphalt
inexhaustible in quantity and
superior in quality, cotton receipts
in excess of any city of its size in
the world, and corn, wheat and
oats sufficient to supply half of
Texas, raised yearly at our very
door there is no accounting for the
great future awaiting the fair city
of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

North Carolina has risen rapidly in
the line Of manufacturing states Al
present her factories employ 36.2l4
hands and turn out $40. 1919. $50 worth
Il product
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

II is not true that equality is a law
of nature Nature has no equality. It
sovereign law is subordination and de-
pendence. e.-Vauvenargues
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28
A DistInctIon without a Dlrerenee.

Jinklets-I want my wife to be a
woman who thinks before she speaks.
Plunkett--Why don't you say you are
q confirmed bachelor?-Detroit Free
Press
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-28

Dram once meant neither more ncr
less ;lan q handful