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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
(d55 Named Fiftu Years Aoo
May 22nd. Marks the Half Century Since His Nom
nation
The Story of Remarkable American Who Missed
the Presidency

The fftieth anniversary OF the nomi-
nation of Lewis Cass to the Presidency
which takes place on May % reminds
US OF the period when annexation was
an issue In American politics. General
Cass was one OF those great Americans
whose fate II was to be first In their
day In the hearts and esteem of their
countrymen and yet who were never
destined to reach the Presidency. He
was a candidate in 1874 for the Presi-
Dental nomination which fell to James
K. Polk; again when the annexation
OF Texas was the issue and once more
In 1852 while representing Michigan Ia
the United States Senate.
The northwest is said to be the foster
child OF the republic, and II so, General
Lewis Cass was its putative father. A
great portion OF his life was devoted to
introducing settlers. popular govern
ment, modern habits OF life and legal
methods OF procedure into the FIVE
states north OF the Ohio River. In
Americanizing this immense region he
deserves an abiding place In the his
tory Of American statesmen.
Politically considered Cass like Hen
~ Clay and James G. Blaine was from
the standpoint OF the statesman better
qualified by experience and attain
ments for the executive ONCE than any
man OF his day. He was also the man
for whom the people would doubtless
have voted IL the choice had been
theirs. but he was apparently too timid.
too fine-grained and too scholarly a
man to find favor with the caucus and
the ring. He was a jurist and pleader
OF national reputation. soldier who
had seen servi ce in the war with Eng
land under General Hull, an admins
traitor OF affairs first as Governor OF
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rnroniou, sounding Appasatus.

Savannah News: Rapid-test sound
ines were required on some work ON a
railway line between Paris and HaVre.
where the cast-iron viaduet Of Bezons
was replaced by an arch bridge along
side. The old foundations for six chan
mel piers were removed to the bottom
OF the river. 1t was required that the
river bed should be carefully leveled.
After 1t had been dredged the bottom
was explored by means of horizontal
bar Of iron about twenty feet long.
which was suspended from each end
from a framework uniting two fat
boats in catamaran fashion. This beam
was lowered close to the bottom and
the boats were gradually moved along
In a direction transverse to the length
of the bar. When the scraper encouR-
tered no irregularity the suspendins
chains hung vertically. but as soon as
either end was DETECTED by contact with
any obstruction an electric circuit was
closed, which caused an alarm to bC
rung. The boat was stopped and thS
obstruction located by means OF sound
ing poles. In this way small stones
down to a diameter Of four inches were
easily located and the bed of The river
was leveled to within that amount o
irregularlty. This method proved rap
ie aud successful.
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NV Uncle. and NY Aunt

An ingenious French writer has been
explaining to a curious world why the
pawn-broking establishments are call
cd my aunt" Una ante), says the Lon
don News The Prince de Joinv!lle,
son OF Louis Philippe, was kept very
short of money in his youth. One day
the father noticed that the prince was
not wearing a splendid gold watch,
that had been given 10 him by his
mother, Where is your watch?" asked
the bourgeois king. "At my aunts,
was the reply. Princess Adelaide was
interrogated on the subject, but she
knew nothing about It. Then the
young scapegrace admitted that he had
pawned 1t. My aunt" therefore. be-
came proverbial for the Mont-de-Piete.
But then, 1t may be asked, how It comes
about that the pawnbroker in England
is facetiously spoken Of as uncle.
because the French say aunt Here
IN England everything goes by con-
traries. The French coachman drives
on the right, the English on the lett;
the French soldier has red trousers. the
English soldier a red coat; the French
man eats an oyster out OF the hollow
half Of the shell, the Englishnan out
OF the fiat half; the French epicura
drinks champagne after dinner, the
English epicure during dinner, and 60
forth. It is all q case of pure "eussed-
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the question Of States rights. but above
all was Van Buren's opposition.
Il was the often-expressed opinion
OF William III. Seward that Van Buren
never committed but one fatal error In
politics. and that was when, nursing
resentment al his failure to secure the
nomination in 1874. he permitted a
wing OF his party to nominate him as a
homeless candidate in 1S4S. thereby en-
failing lust what was intended TO be
entaiied. the defeat OF the Democratic
candidate.
General Cass was never greater than
I'm the hour OF his defeat by General
Taylor in 1S4S. He looked upon him
self merely as the representative OF bis
party. and took his defeat with perfect
composure and without resentment II
was the party which was defeated. and
not Cass, the man. In his opinion. and
the simple dignity with which, after
having served for time In the caslnet
OF buchanan. he retired from. public
life TO his home In Michigan. was
beautiful indication OF the mans real
greatness
In the Senate. however. he welded a
powerful influence. and with Henry
/ CLAY opposed the claims OF the south
I HTn states " SUN - NAeN4N
will always be considered one Of those
great Americans who built up this na-
tiou and who furthered policies caleu-
lated 10 strengthen II in the North and
10 free Il from the cause OF slavery In
I the South.
Webster, Clay and Cass are trio OF
American statesmen who graced the
senate or the ONCE OF the Secretary OF
state and who even II none OF them
ever attained to the Presidency. worth
ily maintained the traditions OF this
country a generation ago. He was not
A Washington In National significance.
nor a Lincoln In Administration. nor
a Grant In arms. but he was a true
American who stood up against Lord
BrouRham and Clarendon for the rights
OF his country. He was a man OF sound
Judgment. Physically he had large
/ frure. with massive head. nrm mouth.
and features that bespoke earnestness.
animation, Americanism and personal
and political integrity.
The career Of Cass 10 the naage ap-
propriats study Just now because some
on the dimcultiea be confronted and
some Of the policies ee advocated nay
i become Of i've inleFsat - a rttah 81
~ 1Ftftns vth-
s w. etN
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THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers s ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer"
and young women are so taught.
There is little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address Is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa-.-shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
'My health became SO poor that /
had to leave school. / was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side. and back. l was also troubled
with irregularity of menses. L was
very weak, and lost so much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
haps they might benefit me, and wrote
you for advice. I followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as well as
ever was. I.have gained flesh and have
agood color. am completely cured G
irregularity."
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for an American attracted unusual at
tention in Paris by the sumptuous na-
ture OF his living, and by his social
entertainments. Seeing the failure OF
his earlier attempt, and how by follow
ing the weak-kneed foreign policy OF
the Wings he had been superseded by
dark horse like Polk on the previous
occasion, Cass now made himself the
special champion OF the famous Fifty
four, forty or hght." demand which
tickled the hearts and aroused the
highest patriotism OF the people
throughout the homes OF the north
west. He had early seen the impor-
tance Of Americans possessing Canada,
and N December, 1s45. Senator Cass
had introduced a resolution similar TO
that OF Senator Chambers In October,
1896. holding up the spectre OF war.
and insisting that nothing but conces-
sions or sensible precautions could pre-
vent armed collision with Great Brit
ain. From hencesorth he was the
leader OF the "ifty-four fifties" OF the
jingoes as they would now be called.
Accordingly In the campaign OF 1S4S
Cass became the hot favorite OF the
Democratic party. But being more OF
4 a statesman than q mere politician ne
was defeated. the question OF Squat
tor Sovereignty" and incidentally the
hostility OF British interests having
contributed to the confusion or disrup-
tion OF the Cass contingent. There were
"Barnburners" and Free Sellers" and
Cotton Whigs' and Conscience
Wings" and "Henekers" and regular
Democrats" and "Roundheads," while
the great central facts stood out
against Cass that he had vabbled with
Webster on the doctrine OF annexation
In 1874 and that no had hirted with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29

The halpfulneBs Oh good man. when
n comes to asslstaace In domestic AZ
falrs, In apt to bO very much like that
of the Mr.. Baker whose exploit II mar
rated below His wife had asked him
70 hang q picture she had purchased
for the parlor, and he had said that he
would do 1t "ip . jidy." You must
get me the cord and q picture hook. /"
be said to his wife, and tell the aer.
vant girl to run down cellar and bring
M the step ladder and carry 1t into the
parlor; and where's those two little
screw thing-a-mA-tigS that 10 into the
hack of the frame at the sides to mt
the cord through Look them up for
me: and I'll need the gimlet to bore a
little hole for the screws. Somebody
nat the gimlet, or maybe I can drive
them in With a hammer. Johnny. Won
run down cellar and get the hammer.
don't know but chair will be better
than the step ladder for me to stand on.
somebody go out into the kitchen and
vet me a chair. / don't want 10 stand
on one of the parlor chairs. Got that
cord? Just measure OF about the
riRht length and fasten 1t in those lit
tie things at the side. There. now.
there's your picture all hung UP in good
shape. and no fuss about 1t. The dIr-
ference between us men and you wom-
en- is that when we have anything to
do we go right ahead and do it, and
no talk about it"
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try them.
Emma had no faith in proprietary
medicines but tried the pills, and after
taxing a dozen doses, she began to improve.
IL was about the first of April when she
began, and by the middle of Nav, after
cured"
While III, she lost twenty eight pounds,
but now weighs more than ever before.
her nerves are strong and she is in per-
fect health: We are all confident that DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured
her, and cheerfully recommend them in
all similar cases. ''MRs. Z. A. RYBoLT.m
subscribed and sworn to before me, this
third day of September, 1897.
CALHB BAKER, Notary Public
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
will cure all diseases arising from a poor
and watery condition of the blood, will
build up run down system and are a spe-
cine for paralysis, locomotor ataxia and
other diseases long regarded as incurable.
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Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder for the
feet. II cures painful. swollen. smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-ntting
or new shoes feel easy. II Is a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot.
tired, nervous. aching feet Try Il to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for &c In stamps.
Trial package FREE Address. Allen
8. Olmsted. lie Roy. n. Y.
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Onr American Policr.

The policy of this country regarding
foreign complications seems likely to
remain conservative. The Monroe
doctrine will be sustained, but patience
and prudence in official quarters will
restrain public opinion. The wisest
and most prudent coui Sc for the rheu-
matte and the malarious is to use Hos
letters Stomach Bitters.
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Clean blood means clean skin. No beauty
without ii. Cascarets, Candy Csthartic
wiring up the lazy liver and driving ali ini-
purties from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gsts, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, Soc
Many greasy face is hid behind a
veil
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Philippine Spaniards could not fight
because they had Manila.
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While some are lighting the Spanish
feet the remainder viii nght the moo-
quito feeet az home
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, &c
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Soc ct tuum, though Latin. makes q
good war motto.
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Can coVslip make a horsefly or a
pa1Sy?
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A sale OF marked-down millinery VIII
cause women to halt
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Dewey we hear OF any babies being
named after the admiral?
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Red hair. a white dress and blue
sash denotes a patriotic woman
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Mrs A q. Russell .<ashrtlle. Tenn-. wrifaas
Il can truly sav that Dr. MoGrtrs TmmrufMA
creethirg Powdrrsi 49, thc rr-atsst ticr1inH
20 TccfhiEE Chillrrn that tne Worid kaa ever
known. I have used them two years. ana
ny baby would have hardly lived throu1h
hts sccunf sumner ~ ! had not uHel t1144
powdcrs Nay God reward HIN for the reed
be has done tcct1inE babies thrcuEa ~
funrdy.~
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Snakes do not like sauer kraut nor
swallows soup.
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We viii forfeit 81. 900 u any Of our pub
Ilshed Testimonials arc proven 20 Be ne
genuine. THE PIso Co. Warrcu. Pa
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Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or 25c
IfC C. C. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
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Mother. wife. sister dAughter-man's
four greatest blessings.
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Comfort rarely comes at the time
most needed.
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Some discover that friendship and
diplomacy are the same.
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The rain habit is one the weather
clerk fnds hard to break
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Msalcurss and chlropadlgtt are handy
IaaLural q RAEhaI lAoRA
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A moneyless man and n motEerlsss
boy are objects Of pity.
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Deaf Tobaees Set z.e sasks Tssr TIE assf.
To cult tobacco easily and forever he mag
nctie. full % life. nerve and xiEor, take No-To-
Bac The WondeT-Workcr that makes wuak men
strong AL druggists. a0e- or o. Cure gusrAn-
teed- Booklet and sample free A1drc11
6teriing Remedy Co. Chicago or Neu YORK
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An optimIst believes In maseots.
pessimist in hoodooes.
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Educate Hour Bowels with rasoarstn-
CAndy Cathartic. cure coustpafion forever.
lOc 15c. II C.CC. fail. druggists refund noaey
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Miss Emma Rybolt, prepossaaufn~..A..,
girl OF Milford, Ind, a OF mere fha,
intelligence, and IL ambitious to rise IN ~
literary world. - 80 -
In the fall of 1884, said Mrs. RvboIt
Emma was taken i'll She wps a closs
student and her work began to tell on her.
Plctned OF pains in her back, chest AMI
pTnes A few weeks passed and she rrew
worse. The doctor said she was n victim ~
nervous prostration, and should have hasn
taken from school weeks earlier. Sha
gradually grew worse, her nerves were 20
tense that the least noise irritated her and
sne had fever and n continual twitrbing
In her muscles. The symptoms were much
Like st. Vitus' dance. - 'SA
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Mrn- WinsIovv-a . ofl Ing syrup
erehirsu tssfhinr sssis1s .hss ma rrius~a iafaz
aafiou alays pals. carss wlnl coue- - esaa totii
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No-To-Bae for Fifiy Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes veal
uasr strong. blood pure. SOC. g.. All druggists
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The emerald Is the blrthstons Of
Mays
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To Cure Constipation Forever
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"A year
pass e d and,
u n d T n
c b q n e Q of
sic ians,
+ m m q be-
came some
what better,
but was soon
as bad as ever.
One day I
read of a case
similar to
hers which
was cured by
DIR. Williams
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
Printers Jars on

Many people are not aware
that printers have a language
Of their own, unintelliglble
to the uninltlated. The
f ollo ing "up-to-date'
orders give an idea of the
printing lingo of a country
newspaper: BILLY, put
Geu. Weyler in the galley,
and finish mp that murder
you commenced yesterday.
Set up the ruins of Port
Arthur and distribute the
yellow fever. Lock up Lon
Stevens and slide Brady into
the hell box and leave the pl
alone until after dinner. Put
the ladies form to press,
and 60 to the devil and put
him to work on Deacon
Fogg's article on Eternal
Punishment.' Now, this
is all simple enough when
translated into English, and
not nearly so rough as the
reader may imagine. The
Texarkanlan.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
COUNTY NEWS.
4 Hot Time.

Williford had a big time
during Christmas week
Speaking of Christmas day
in the old town, the Review
makes known the facts in the
following way:
"Our streets were literally
crowded during the day, and
all came bent on having a
good time. Each and every
one was good humored, well
behaved and had on his good
looks. The crowd consist.
ed of people of all kinds and
sizes; the smiling counte'
nances of the old folks, who
celebrated the occasion
many, many times before,
proved that the older they
get, the happier they are
the tin.id youth with his
first sweet lass decked with
a profuslon of ribbons anG
odoriferous of cinnam9
"draps," was just "toc
sweet for arything;;" the
small boy with his candy,
jumpi1g-jack, fre-crackers
and other little tricks was
happy as dead pig in the
sunshine, and last, but not
least, the thirsty man from
Vinegar Valley with his jug
of "Mountain Dew tangle
foot" was also an important
feature"
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
MMle-FOOtetl EEogs.

Sometime ago Gen. r. G..
Shaver told a story about
the mule footed hog in Scott
county, Some member of
the party thought the general
was 'Joshing," and intimat.
ed that in his judgement
there was no such thing as a
muie-tooted hog, AT this
point the editor of the
Gazette, who was present
Joined the party who had
dlSSented to Gen, Shavcr's
story, He had never seen
nor heard Of a ule.footed
hog and so expressed himself.
Whereupon, Gen, V. Y
Cook, of Elmo, rallied to
the standard Of his cheif,
and boldly announced that
there were mule-footed hogs
IN jackson county and he
owned some Of them. That
seemed to settle the matter
and the incident was forgot.
ten until yesterday, when
Gen, Cook came marching
into this office with a bundle
under bis arm, and handing
it to the editor, remarked,
'UnroII that package and
see whether or not | told
the truth" Having for.
cotton all about the in ci
, dent, the editor proceeded /,
undo the package, when the r,
was disclosed two hogs ic e
with mule shoes. And thel
the whole matter came bacl
to him, There are mule
footed hogs, and those VIII,
have doubts on the subjec
are invited to call and in
spett the two feet which ca,
be found al the Gazctt
: Office Little Rock Ga1ett
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
CAVE CITY.

J. B, Gray was in town
Tuesday.
Uncle Jim" Montgomery
was IN town Tuesday
The sound of the carpen-
ter's hammer is again audi
bic here.
A. Parsley was transact
ing business at Calamine last
of the week.
w, II. Horn is having a
neat residence built on his
farm north of town.
Mr.. Anderson the Bates.
vile cotton buyer was buying
cotton here Monday.
Cave City's nearest doctor
is six miles. We need a
doctor here, there is a good
opening for the right man.
Rev, Morris of Sulphur
Rock preached an interesting
sermon here Sunday, We
hope to have him with us
again,
Geo. Mclean of Reeds
Creek was in the city
Thursday,' He talks of
moving here and we would
be glad to have him with
us,
The new M. e church
here is ready for use. Rev
=. M. Brakebill preached az
able sermon there Sunday
which was the first seryic,
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
BALBOA.

Some of our people will
have a hog killing time this
week.
Walter Mcleod will move
into the Will Gawf property
this week
VIM. Russell has moved
into the property vacated by
W. J, Finley.
W. W, Gawt is moving his
effects to a place near Jones
Mill on Strawberry,
J, G, Neil was here from
lmboden Sunday, and re.
ports things dull in that
section.
Miss Mary Smith was
up from lmboden Sunday,
TIE guest Of her mother Mrs.
Lucy Smith.
We are glad to note that
the RECORD was aware of
the fact that Christmas came
but once a year, and took her
part while It was here, We
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
CENTER.
Ar JaGa.

Jas. Jackson says there is
more work on his farm than
he wants to do. He is think
ing of moving to West Plains,
Mo.
Uncle Jno. Williams has
disposed of most all his real
estate here and contemplates
moving soon. He has pur-
chased a home at LantOn,
Mo.
There is only one bad case
of sickness in our community.
Grandma Holt, of Davidson
township, is not expected to
live very much longer. She
is 76 years old and is almost
worn out.
1t is said thai D, D. Spur
lock is teaching the best
school that has ever been
taught at Center. Mr..
Spurlock is we'll qualified to
teach, and knows just how
to manage a school.
1t is said that there were
only six barrels of corn juice
at the Higginbottom still on
Dec, the Goth, and there is
less now for some of the
boys about Center were
bitten by the serpent during
the holidays.
Rob't Spurlock of Panhan-
die. Texas, is here visiting
his relatives and friends,
and we fear will give some
Of US the Texas fever. S. P.
Murphy, w. G. Birch6eld
and some others have the
symptoms already. Mr..
Spurlock went to Texas
twelve years ago with S170O,
and says he can now cash
his cattle for $4,000, besides
his other property.