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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21
A srATFMENT of the cost Of

= A STATEMENT Of the cost Of
the war in money and men pur-
porting to come from one of
auditing forces of the treasury
department presents some
rather startling figures. As an
inside estimate of what the
war will have cost the United
States, all told, his figures foot
up 1927. 600. 600. The expenses
of the army and navy up to a
few day ago were more than
$123. 100000. dating from the
time the war began. In addi-
ton to this. his estimates are
as follows: Expenses of army
and navy before mastering out,
put at $3.50. 100000; state ex-
penses, $12, 200. 900; war claims,
$50, 900, 600; interest on war
debts, $40, 200. 900; pensions (fu'
ture), $350.OO0.0O0. and indus
trial losses (soldiers' labor)
$75 100000. The cost of main
tanning the army and navy for
the same period last year, in
time of peace. was $33. .766. 600
Iu the loss of men, the United
States have Jared comparative.
Iy we'll. The figures so far as
reported show a total of 1,08t
killed in the army and z in the
navy. and ], 300 wounded in tbs
army and 48 in the navy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

CLEAN up the town. The
good health of the people is
worth more than everything
else. but you can't have good
health in a filthy Town. Have
all the alleys and outhouses
cleaned up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The colored monstrosity,
"Sinkiller" Griffin, is stirring
up strife among his kind in
Newton, Kas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

E. @. Blanks, of Lewisville, Texas,
write that one box of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth $500 to him.
1t cured his piles of ten years stand
ing. He advises others to try il.
1t also cures eczema, skin diseases
and obstinate sores. City Drug
Stora
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$500 REWARD.

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe Railway Company will pay Al
reward Of fve hundred dollars for
the arrest and conviction of par
ties concerned in attempted tr.;in
robbery near Fort Worth, Tc \.
July 81, 1898. L. J.PoL;l.
Genl. Mgr. g.. c. & s. F. Ry. %
M. r. PENDELL, Div. Supt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The grape crop oyer the Ter
ritory has been very light this
season. the advanced condition
of the vine when the killing
freeze late last spring struck it,
being the cause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The coming of the Dawes COM
mission as per their advance no
tices is so far a mistake. They
were billed to be at Ardmore on
the 18th but have not yet put in
m appearance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

MUsKoGEE has a mothers
club, the J urpose of which is
to train up children in the right
path. How we do advance.
But what is home without "a
motherf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

GENERAL MERRITT, in his re-
port of the fall of Manila, says
the American losses were about
fifty. The terms of surrender
include the Philippine islands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21
l MORAL AND LEuAL OUTRAGE


governors of the Choetaw
aud Chickasaw nations in the
Territory an elaborate opinion
by Assistant Attorney General
lVandeventer on the rights OF
the freedmen of these nations
to vote at the election to be
held in the nations Aug. 24th
for the ratification of the agree
ment made between the Dawes
commission and the commits
sionars of the Choctaws and
Chickasaws. This opinion.
which is approved by the sec
retary of the interior. de':ides
that the Choctaw freedmen
have the right to vote, but that
the Chickasaw freedmen have
not.
When all the facts are taken
into consideration, this opinion
is a very unjust one to the
Chickasaw Indians. The ratifi-
cation of the agreement gives
TO tie freedmen of the Chicka
saw nation forty acres of land
each. There are more of them
than there are Indians. They
will get about three million
dollars worth of property.
The Choctaws, in ratlfying the
treaty of 1866, gave their freed
men forty acres of land each
aud the right to vote. The
Chickasaws rejected this treaty
and refused to give the negroes
the land and the right of Suf-
frage. But now congress hopes
to force the ratification of the
treaty upon the Chickasaws by
a vote of the two nations. Now
as a climax to this stupendous
outrage to the Chickasaw In
dians, the assistant attorney
general and the secretar, of
the interior hold that the Choc-
taw freedmen can vote On the
proposition: that is, can vote
to make the Chickasaw Indilns
give their color and kindred
(the freedmert of the Chicka-
saw nation forty acres of land
each. Was such an outrage
ever heard of before9 Was
such a high-handed piece of
robbery of a defenseless and
helpless people ever perpetrat-
ed before by any civilized gov
ernmenti 1t is a piece of vii
lainy unparalleled in history,
even among the untutored bar.
barians. With the same degree
of justice and law these freed
men could be allowed to vote
on a like proposition to make
Texans give forty acres of land
to each and every negro IL
Texas. The lands of the Chick
asaw nation belong to the
Chickasaw Indians. and they
alone have the legal and con
stitutional right to say whether
or not they will give the freed.
man forty acres of land. Nei
tier the Choctaw Indians nor the
| Choctaw freedmen, whom the
Choctaws have recognized al
citizens and given forty acre.
of land, have the right to say
what the Chickasaws shall do
1t is their legal and constitu
tional right to settle this ques
ton as they see fit. 1t is {
moral. legal and constitutions
outrage for the government t.
force them to do otherwise.
But then this is in keepins
with Republican legislation
Their administration has beer
a series of outrages perpetrateC
upon the Indians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21
TIME TABLE,.

TIME TABLE.
Cuff. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
SOUTH BOUND.
G .lVeston and Chicago Express 4:12 a. m.
CIeburne and Kansas City Express 6:10 y. IN.
NORTH BOUND
q .lveston and Chicago Express 1889 u. In.
CT ,Dnrne and Kansas City Express IL :O2 am
A. LUCAS, Ticket Agt.
w s. KEENAN,. Gen. PasS. Agt.
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Hargrove College offers super
ior advantages in the way of q
strong faculty of college and uni
versity trained instructors.
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TAKE NOTICE,

will not be responsible for any
contract. sale or purchase made by
W. j. Williams for the firm Of
Williams g Bechtel. Dougherty,
|. T., without my consent.
BEN BECHTEL.
Dougherty. l. T.. Aug. 16. '9S.
16-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

Champagne phosphate clears
your senses; it's immense. Let
Make fix you one, at Bonner &
Bonner's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21
NotIce to contraetorn.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the undersigned for
the erection and completion of q
one story frame residence for j.
M. Jameson until Monday, Aug,
29th at 3 p. m. Plans and specifi-
cations can be seen at my office in
Wilmington building upstairs.
&. E. TROUTMAN,
2l-t20 Architect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

When you call for DeWitt's Witch
Hasel Salve the great pile cnrc, .on't
accept anything else. Don'tbe talk
ed into accepting a substitut. for
piles, for sores, for burns. City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

WITHOUT any intention of
becoming a punster. it is no
ticeable that lodging-hous
keepers are suffering from the
declaration of peace. There
are not so many rumOrs now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The great problem to be
solved by the average town boy
is whether to become a pirate
or have a confectionery store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

SENATOR DANIEL, the great
orator and lawyer of Virginia,
delivered one of his powerful,
soul-awakening speeches in
N W York the other day. ex-
pressing the greatest satisfac-
ton at the exploits of the army
and navy. and was particularly
gratified because eminent ex-
Confederate generals as we'll as
the Southern boys were given
an opportunity in this war to
show to what complete extent
the animosities of the Civil war
had been obliterated. Truly
we are again back in our faith
er's house-united and one peo.
pie when it comes to love of
country and defense of it's fac
wherever 1t may float. We
may scrap over politics and
policies of government among
ourselves, but when an enemy
of our government insults the
flag, we become one for its de-
fense. All lines of sectional.
ism are wiped out. There is no
North. no South. no East and
no West. but one grand and
glorious common country, in
whose defense the Southern
boy will sacrifice his life just as
quickly as the Northern boy.
1t is our flag, our country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The hardest blow to Oklahoma
City yet is the contemplated build
ing of street railways there by a
company of Guthrie capitalits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

For thing in the statioDer!
line call on Bonner & Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

Keep the flies out and get
your screen doors at BiYens &
Williams. lift
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

Muskogee board of trade have
secured an oil mill lOr that city.
Capacit.- sixty tons. Cost, $4O,-
900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

AFTER all, the serious side of
war is the front.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

GOOD streets are necessary.
bat sidewalks are more neces-
sary; in fact, they are almost
indispensable in bad weather.
There should be good side
walks built along all the i'm
pOrtant streets as soon as pos
sible. In the winter you have
to wade in mud and water
every where you go. If the
city council has the power it
should force every property
owner to place a sidewalk in
front of his property, and the
city should put down good
crossings on all the streets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The story emanating from the
brain of some thoughtless person
that the old gentleman, R. E. Bry-
ant was murdered Friday night
aud that u large sum of money
which he possessed was taken is
wholly false. That such reports
should be considered by news gath
erers and sent broadcast over the
country without any regard for
the truth is much to be deplored.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

ARDMoRE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

The finest quality of ice cream
at Bonner & Bonner's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

We understand that the build
ings in connection with the Catho-
lie church will be dedicated on
next Sunday by the bishop from
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-21

United States Court for 1898.
The United States court for this
district will meet as follows:
ChicE asha. Feb. and Oct. 8
Ryan. Feb. 21 and Oct. IL
Pauls Valley. .. March 2 and Oct. 81
Purcell. ...... March 26 and Nov. 81
Ardnore. April II and Dec. 5
Ho ssa Townsend. .......U. 3. Judge
w b. Johnson. III. s. Attorney.
@. NJ. Campbell. .....U. 8. Clerk
John q. Hammer .....U. 5. Marshal
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
Madison Center.

Ephraim Lawrence is making exten.
sive repairs on buildings.
The cottages around the lake are all
occupied.
The Spiritual aid society met with Miss
Olive Hayden last Wednesday. They
had full meeting and an addition Of six
new members. Some work for the fair
which is to be held at the coming camp
meeting, was done after which they en-
joyed picnic dinner. They adjourned
to meet August tenth with Mrs. Jennie
Stilson.
Misses Olive and George Hayden went
to Augusta Saturday, to attend the fun
eral Of their brother. which was held on
Sunday, returning home on Monday.
The Spiritual association meet at the
lake August thirteenth.
Wilson Hayden. the eldest son of the
late w. D. Hayden, died at Augusta,
July twenty-ninth. aged fifty six years.
He was native of Madison, but resided
at Augusta many yesrs. He had charge
at the Maine Central freight depot at
Augusta, for twenty-seven years. He
leaves wife and four children, two bro
theirs and five sisters and an aged moth
er to mourn his loss. He had many
friends in his native town.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
East COrnyille.

The farmers in this vicinity are most
done haying; large crop and excellent
quality.
The apple crop will be very light
around here; grain and potatoes promise
to be fair crop.
Mrs. BenOlce Judkins and little son of
two years were out riding when near H.
n. Longfellow's the horse took fright and
made for the ditch. Mrs. Judkins, with
her usual forethought, seeing the CARR
age would be upset, caught her little
boy and jumped from the carriage cling
ing to the reins and holding the horse
until help arrived. The harness and
wagon were badly stove-up, Mrs. Jud-
kins and little Mirt came out alright ex-
cept good shaking up.
Mrs. Albert Leighton and two little
daughters of Malboro. Mass, are visit
ing friends In this vicinity.
Miss Elsie Flowers of Portland, who
had been stopping for the past four
weeks at G. w. Nel's, went Friday to
Lincoln, Me-, to visit friends there.
There are many fine gardens in this
vicinity, but one like Stillman Blaisdell's
Is hard to find. The twenty-seventh of
July Mr.. Blaisdell gathered from his
garden potatoes, beans, peas, turnips,
beets, cucumbers, sweet corn, currants,
gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries
and dewberries. A visit to this garden
Is worth while for Mr.. Blaisdell takes
pride In showing anyone through it.
Miss Hattie Blaisdell of Skowhegan Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Still
man Blaisdell.
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Grand Lodge of MasOns.

A special communication of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge will be held at West
Sullivan on Friday evening, August 5,
at 7.30 o'clock, for the constitution of
David A. Hooper Lodge, No. 201.
Grand Lecturer F. E. Sleeper has been
directed by the Grand Master to call
conventions for instruction in Masonic
work as follows:
At Rockland, Friday, August 26, at
1890 a. m.
At Houlton, Friday, September 10, at
1890 a. m.
At Lewiston, Tuesday, September n,
at 10 80 a. m.
Every District Deputy Grand Master
is expected to attend at least one of
these conventions. All Master Masons
are invited to be present.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04

l like gratitude. / like to hear of
grateful people, and an anecdote l heard
recently of one Washington man has
pleased me immensely. He has recently
married the widow Of very wealthy
gentleman, and on the proceeds Of the
transaction he has built Q handsome
house. When the house was finished
and the moving into it was accomplish
ed. the wife and her mother fell to dis
GUESSING just where they should hang the
portrait of the former husband. They
had just decided to hang it In a small
room on the second floor when the new
husband came in and heard of the mat
ter.
Hang him up stairs!" he said.
"No, stree. No, stree. That man was
my benefactor. l owe everything have
to him. He shall hang in the place Of
honor"
And husband No. now smiles down
from over the mantel in the drawing
room.
But that makes me think Of another
Washington widow who has recently
bestowed herself and her belongings on
q second husband.
"It's SO fortunate" said she to me.
my first husbands last name began
with W, you know, and 80 does my
second husbands first name. All Mr..
WIS handkerchiefs are just the thing
for Willie. and I haven't even had to
have the initial ON them changed. -
WashinRton Post.
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Discovered by a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that, too, by lady in this
country. ''Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with.
stood its severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed necessarily and could not
sleep. She finally discovered way to
recovery by purchasing of us bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton and was SO much relieved on tax.
lug first dose that she slept all night,
and with two bottles has been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz."
Thus writes W. G. Hamnick q Co. of
Shelby, N. c. Trial bottles free
C. W. Folsom's Drug Store.
Regular size Soc and S1.00. Every bot
tie guaranteed.
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st. Adams.

The hay crop is very nearly all har-
vested, more than an average crop of
very fine quality. Other crops are very
much In need Of rain, pastures are getting
badly dried up.
Our road commissioner has built some
good pieces of road and in some districts
there has been nothing done, not even
the small stones thrown out which
should be attended to.
AS 1t now looks there will be a small
crop of apples.
Allie Soule, who lost his wife some
weeks ago, has closed his house and gone
to Sears Island to work.
1t was children's night at the grange,
Saturday night, and they had fine time.
Frank Turner from Alabama, has b. en-
at home visiting his folks for few da
Two of A. w. Crofford's daughters OF
Brighton are in town visiting old friends.
Harrison Smell has traded places with
David Longley. Mr.. Smell intends to
move into his new home very soon.
He is about eighty-two years old.
Mrs. N. c. Winnings daughter is at
home to spend few weeks with her
parents.
Mrs. Samuel Kincaid and daughter
are spending few weeks, in Wilimantic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
MICHIGAN HOUSE
Lake George,
CANAAN, = MAINE.
Season of 1898 Opens Saturday. June 18th
Season of 1898 Opens Saturday, June 18th

The best of boating, bathing and fish
ing. Fine croquet grounds. An excel.
lent tennis court. Large, commodious
stable. An ideal inland resort.
Many desirable changes have been made at
this popular inland resort since last season,
and as the comfort and pleasure of the guests
will be looked after personally by Mr., and Mrs
Washburn. this is sufficient guarantee as to
the Standard to be maintained.
No inland resort in Maine surpasses this ad-
mirable place with its beautiful lake fine
hotel, numerous cottages, large amusement
and dancing pavilion, croquet and tennis
grounds, bowling alley, swings and other
smusements The fishing is frst-clsss. and
fine boats for rowing are always at the wharf
The table at the Mohican House is famous
drought Maine as being unexcelled at a sim.
liar resort for variety and quality.
On and after Sunday, June 10. a buckboatd
accommodating IL people will leave tt Show
hogan House every Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock for this resort. Fare. round trip, 50
cents. Parties desiring to visit Lake George
on any week day may also engage this team
on most favorable terms.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
East SkOWhegan.

Haying still drags on account of poor
weather. Quite number expected to
finish last week but will take two or
three days of good weather this week.
A tall Young man went fishing last
week on Oaks pond and by some mis-
take found himself in the water and boat
bottom side up, but after struggling
sometime righted his boat and succeeded
In getting on board and then pulled for
the shore.
Ii hot weather continues our potatoes
will rust as they have already commenc.
ed.
There will be picnic held in John H.
Buzzelrs grove on the Moore's Mills
road in East Skowhegan on Wednesday.
Aug. 18th, and il stormy day the first
fair day. Exercises to commence at 10
a. N. per order. A. Il.
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Literary Notes.

The cartoons reproduced 10 the Au-
gust Review of Reviews from Spanish
journals serve to indicate the density Of
popular ignorance in Spain as to the
facts of the present war. For instance,
one cartoon shows Cervera's feet as
successfully slipping past Sampson at
Santiago; another represents Cervera rs
having Schley bottled up; while in Il
third Admiral Dewey figures as rat
caught In Span's Philippine trap.
Without excluding other important
topics, the August Atlantic, which is
noticeably fiction number, contains
groups Of exceedingly interesting stories
one Of which written by Morgan Robert
con, whose remarkably interesting sea-
stories have been widely welcomed, tells
US "Wbere Angels Fear to Tread" of the
marvellous adventures Of crew of lake
schooner sailors decoyed into square
rugged ship for a long ocean voyage
their sufferings, how they punished their
tormentors, and what finally resulted {;
the whole toll with the oder of salt
water and the touch Of rugged truth.
In the old Boston Token of 1881 ap.
peared two sketches which have never
been attributed to Hawthorne, but which
give unmistakable evidence that he was
their author. One of these tales, entitl-
ed "The Haunted Quack," by "Joseph
Nicholson" is given In full with critical
account, by Mr.. F. B. Sanborn, In the
New England Magazine, for August, as
IA New Twice-Told Tale" sit was"
says Mr.. Sanborn, "the rough and hu-
morous sketch which he afterwards
worked up with 80 much variety In DIR.
Heidegger's Experiment. DIR. Grim
shawe's Secret 'Septimus Felton, and
The Dolliver Romance"
Some of the special features of the
August number of Harper's Magazine
are, 1.-THE Convict System in Siberia y
by Stephen Bousal; "Under the Spell Of
the Grand Canon" by 7. Mitchell Prud-
den, M. D. "If the Queen had Abdicat-
ed;" Mr.. Gladstone, "reminiscences,
Anecdotes and an Estimate" by Geo. W.
Smalley; and the Lord Chief Justice, an
episode on the life OF Richard Ryder,
otherwise Galloping Dick, by Marriott
Watson.
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Mayfeld.

d. w. Clark and son are 10 town hay.
ing.
Master Gardner Hughes ia stopping
with his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Gahan.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Hemus were in town
Sunday. Mr.. Hemus preached here.
Mr.. Joe. smith was In town, Monday,
on his wheel on the way to the lake.
Master Arthur Perry is stopping at E.
j. Browns, this summer.
Mr.. George Toben and wife are visit
ing at D. Bryant's.
Miss Bertha Cook is visiting friends at
Waterville.
Miss Phillips and daughter and sister
are visiting at L. ID. Browns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
Shawnlut.

Lawrence, Newhall & Co.'S. gang has
been shut down for three weeks and it
has thrown the crew out Of work.
Harry Rose, who has been clerking for
George Weymouth for the past three
years, has gone to war. He enlisted and
left US without any warning Of his de-
parture and is missed by all who knew
him. Also Edgar Lamb has gone to
war.
The people around here have not
finished haying yet.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
Oh, the Pain of
Rheumatism.

Rheumatism often causes the most in-
tense suffering. Many have for years
vainly sought relief from this disabling
disease, and are to-day worse off than
ever. Rheumatism is blood disease,
and Swift's Specific is the only cure, be-
cause it is the only remedy which can
reach such deep-seated diseases.
few years ago was taken with infiamms-
tory Rheumatism, which became SO intense
that was for weeks unable to walk. tried