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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-02-06

As just God rules the desti-
nies of men, the plundersrs of
the people should beware.
They are sleeping upon the thin
crusted top of a smouldering
volcano. Free-born, liberty
loving American flesh, blood
and soul will not endure all
things nor suffer always. The
people are becoming aroused
by the burdens heaped upon
them. The blindness, vanity,
self conceit. ayarIce and intol-
erance of favored classes caus
es them to attempt to smother
and stamp out the last spark Of
true manhood from among the
people. If in their madness
they continue to pursue this
course the smouldering embers
of justice will suddenly burst
into a consuming flame, de-
stroying all who oppose it.
If favored classes prevent re-
lief coming to the people
through the peaceful methods
of reformation, as it should
come, then it will come in the
blood and carnage of revolution.
Then the Shylocks, cormorants
and vampire bats who arc now
feasting aud growing rich upon
the vitals of the people, and
who now turn a deaf ear to the
voice of humanity. reason and
justice and set at defiance the
laws of God, will be awakened
from their fancied security by
the cries, will be terrified by the
thunders and smitten by the
lightnings of the righteous
indignation aud wrath of long
suffering and outraged bui
, finally aroused aud united peo
pie.
The next article will discuss
the protective tariff as it affects
: other departments of labor.
HENRY NJ. FURMAN.
. Ardmore, Feb. 5, 1893.
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N~AA HAAAN - ~&k
root is killed, the vine and
plant wither up and die. This
is not said to draw an odious
comparison against other occu-
pations. All useful and honest
labor, whether it be physical
or intellectual. is both helpful
and honorable. The place of
lpbor is the place of duty. The
place of duty is the only place
Of honor. While this is true,
all right-thinking persons must
admit that farming is the foun-
datlon upon which the entire
superstructure of labor rests.
This is not only taught by rea-
son but also by inspiration. 1t is
the occupation ordained by heav
en-. Therefore. the Lord God
sent him forth from the garden
of Eden to till the ground from
whence he was taken" The
bible further says: 1.-The hus-
bandman (farmer) that labor
eth must be first partaker of
the fruits" Tim. ii:6. What
is the condition of the farmer
today? Is he the first partaker
of the fruits of his laborl If
not, why not? Although life
and civilization are supported
by farming, we know that the
nearer a man gets to the plow,
the less he enjoys of the fruits
of the plow; that those who
follow the plow as a means of
livelihood, live harder than any
other class. This certainly was
not the intention of the Creator.
The bible commands man to
rejoice in his labor. This is
the gift of God" So we see
that the law of labor is not only
tue law of our being and OF
progress and development, but
by divine command it is made
the condition of happiness and
the source or rejoicing. We
know that this is true from per
sonal experience. The idle
man is not only a useless man,
but he is also an unhappy man
There are more aud hotter little
private hellS with large bank
accounts to their credit walk
ing around under silk hats anC
wrapped up i'll broadcloth thar
the working people have an!
idea of. A man is never 81
, happy as when he is employed
: Honest men do not object t
, work. The cause of their dis
E satisfaction is that they are no
: allowed to enjoy the fruits o
E their labor. When they worl
;. hard and see the wealth whicl
+ they produce taken from then
q and given to others, it is natu
raj and right that they shoul
= object. If the protective tarli
. does this, then, in the sight G
T man and God, it should be cor
9 demned.
V In preceding articles tn
e manner in which th
: protective tariff and it
d bastard child, the gold stanC
it ard, takes property from th
i farmers by making them Sc
: where they must sell the cheai
If est and purchase where the
J. must pay the most. has bee
e pointed out and will not |
d gone over again. 1t may
k said that the tariff on wo'
O. helps farmers. How man
IL sheep have youi Even thoi
is farmers who have sheep, unle
" they have large flocks, are n
e, benefited by the tariff. III
le tariff on unwashed wool is
n cents per pound. This is VIII
e the sheep raiser gets. Wht
if he goes to purchase clothil
b. for his family. made wholly
lie in part of wool, he pays
| cents per pound and in ado
he ton thereto 60 per cent. ad vi
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foreign goods were practically |
shut out of our country, il was |
but natural that foreign nations
s. ould retaliate and discrimi-
nate against us. As We would |
not purchase from them they |
did not want to purchase from
us As they were forced to
look elsewhere for a market for
their goods they determined to
look elsewhere for what they
had to purchase. The result
was that they went to work and
encouraged the cultivation of
cotton and grain in Asia, Afri-
"a and South America. This
has grown until in 1894 there
was imported into Europe from
Asia and Africa 1865, 900 bales
of cotton. These are the latest
authentic figures | have been
able to get. From the steady
increase in the production of
cotton in Africa and Asia it is
safe to say that this year those
countries have produced over
100000 bales of cotton. This
is one reason why cotton is so
cheap. Last spring there was
failure of wheat in foreign
countries. The result was that
even under the gold standard
wheat was worth one dollar a
bushel for foreign expectation.
If it had not been for the de-
basement Of silver wheat would
have sold for two dollars a
bushel in the United States.
Here is where the gold stand
ard combines with the tariff to
injure the farmers. In South
America, which recognizes sill
yer as a standard money, the
farmers are paid on a silver
basis. They get two dollars
when our farmers get one.
One dollar in gold under the
gold standard, by fiction of
law is made equal to two dol
lars in silver. So our farmers
get one dollar where the farm
ers in South America get two.
. This will be more fully explain
!, ed in another series of articles,
which will be written for the
ARDMoREITE, on the subject oi
/ finance, when this series on the
: tariff is finished.
, From what has been shown il
is evident that while the protec
, tive tariff protects home manu-
: facturers from foreign competi
ton it has directly the opposite
f effect upon our farmers, who
< are our largest, most conserva
D tive, necessary and meritorlou
q class of wealth producers. |
: brings them into direct compe
1 tition and reduces them to tn,
+ level of the ignorant, half fe'
f and half clad peon labor o
: South America. The golt
standard adds to this and give
g the South American farmer
e double advantages over tn
s farmers of the United States
l. The protective tariff brings on
q farmers into direct competitio
Ii and reduces them to the levC
D. of the un-Christian and barbaI
V ian labor Of Asia and Africa /
N raising cotton. Yet some me
% say, there is nothing in tn
,e tariff" If any class of peopl
ol deserve the special care an
" protection of the government
Sc Is our farmers. They never el
IS gage in riots or go on strike
ot except to strike the earth an
le make it yield riches for othe
IL to enjoy. Policemen are NJ
at needed among them. They a.
m the source of our prosperit.
lg the tower of our strength al
or the wall and bulwark of oil
"A safety. From the farms hay
IL come the boys who have deve
IL oped into our greatest men. o'
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the TARIFF.
The Farmer aud the Protective Tariff.
EIGHTH ARTICLE.


According to the United
States census in 1890 there were
then in this country fou: million
FIVE hundred and sixty four
thousand six hundred and for
ty-one farms. In the cultiva-
ton of these farms nine mil
lion thirt zen thousand three
hundred and thirty-six persons
were employed. OF this num-
Der eight million three hundred
and thirty-three thousand eight
hundred and thirteen were
men and boys; six hundred and
seyenty-nine thousand five hun
dred and twenty were women
and girls. This only includes
persons of 10 years old and
over. No figures are given of
the vast number of boys and
girls under 10 years of age who
assisted their parents or made
their living by working on the
farms. Neither does it include
the farmers wives and daugh-
ters who do domestic work
about the house and in the
push of harvest help gather the
crops. The entire working
population of the United
States was given at twenty
two million seven hundred and
thirty-five thousand, six hun
dred and sixty-one persons. If
the wives and daughters and
children under 10 years Of age
who help in farm work had
been given it would have shown
that owe half of the entire work
ing population Of the United
States were directly engaged III
farming. But let this be as it
may, all must acknowledge
that the farmers furnish the
means of livelihood for the en-
tire population of the United
States, whether directly or in
directly, not only to those en-
gagged in actual work but also
to those who do not work and
who are nothing more than
drones in the busy hive of ma
ture and whose only occupa-
ton is in consuming the honey
which the busy bees have, with
so much industry, gathered
Everything depends upon the
plow. 1t the plows stop, every
thing else will be forced to stoI
also. What would become o
the railroads, the cities, the fac
tories and all other lines o
business, whether protected o
not, if the farmers were to qui
work and go on a strike! Th
railroads may stop running
This would throw many mel
out of employment and be
great Inconvenience to grea
many people; but if the plow
kept running. the countr,
would survive and the peopl
would still live. If the factor
les were all to close. this woul
be a great Inconvenience; bu
our noble-hearted and industr
Gus women would get spinning
wheels and looms, as OF
grandmothers did, and the pee
pie would not go naked. w
would not have any dudes an
dudines; but | do not thin
they would be missed with II
gret. If the cities were
burnt up or destroyed, tn
would also put a great man
people to great inconvenience
but by the cultivation of tn
soil they could support ther
selves. We would have moI
simplicity and honesty, even
we did not have as much fas
ion, style. selfshness, pri(
and avarice as we now have.
am not arguing against Il
conveEiences OF modern civi
zation. | am only trying to
lustrate the importance aud u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-02-06
Ardmore, Feb. 5, 1893.
Salt Lake City. Utah

Beggs Mfg. Co.'s . general thing
I am down on all kinds Of patent
medicines, but am happily disap-
pointed after trial of Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup among my customers
and patients. It relieves all throat
and lung difficulties ~ once
II. II. CaDKN, M. ID.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-02-06

The ARDMoRKTTE lon depArtmen
turna out only nrst class work.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

though they wore fins, and for small
coin will dive down, down, into the
very gardens of the deep, rising when
even they can no longer breathe under
water.
There comes time even in this
summer isle when the smiles of ma
ture give place to frowns. Then the
winds rush down through the rayines
beating the tender blossoms low, and
the skies weep copiously. But this is
merely by way of calling ones atten-
ton to the fact that winter is abroad
in the land. At other seasons gentle
showers occurring daily keep the
vegetation fresh and unfaded.
''Man wants but little here below,
and less in Hawaii. A hammock
swung under a green roof of leaves,
a palm-leaf fan and clear conscience
and
"The new conner
In deathisss summer
Dreams away troubles"
j. ToRREY.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
SWIMMING OUT WAS EASY.
Bur the Sergeant Didn't Come BACK
Until Long After Drill.

During brigade encanpment year
or two ago at Scarborough, says an
English paper, certain sergeant, in
conversation within the mess tent one
morning. loudly asserted that re could
swim to a particular big buoy n mile
or more from the shore. and back. Be-
ing challenged to prove his words"
he was soon braYely breasting the North
sea.
Swimming strongly. he was observed
to reach the aforesaid buoy, scramble
thereon, wave his hands, and then ST.
down. As he. however, continued to
sit there without attempting TO move.
and parade time approaching, his com
rades reluctantly returned to camp,
greatly wondering why he tarried on
the buoy. to be reported absent from
parade"
Drill done, and the news of our
hero's exploit having spread throughout
the camp, a large crowd of officers and
men hurried TO the beach, only to see
the aquatic absentee still "as you were"
out at sea
Now. convinced that something was
seriously amiss. rescue party was
quickly rowed 10 the spot. ard dis
covered that the Inflated swimmer was
not dead, but only stuck fast to the
buoy. which had been newly tarredi
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
LIGHT YOUR PIPES, GIRLS.
If You Want to BE Thoroughly Eng.
Iish You Must smoke
Dudhern,

The latest from England is that the
different railroad companies are being
tormented to death by letters from
women requesting the addition of smok-
ing ears for women on the different
railroads, says the New York Evening
World.
This naturally leads one 10 inquire:
Where is the British matron2 Why
isn't she forming crusade and leading
it against her refractory daughters, for
the would-be smokers in public belong
TO the younger class of professional
women who crave the solace of cigar,
cigarette CT pipe as they ride up to Lon
don to their studios and Offices.
Smoking among the better class of
women in England is far more prevalent
than ii is in the United States. This may
be due to the fact that women's clubs
in London are more clubable than they
are here.
The London women's clubs do not
stop al gavel-pounding and an annual
tea There is daily tea. but it is spelled
s-h-e-r-r-y, or b-r-a=n=d-y-s-n-d-s-o-d-e,
or variety of ways
Now that we have taken to copying
everything English, even to their boots
we fought against the boots for years,
but We are now paying double price
for thenl-are we going TO demand
smoking cars, too? It won't add much
to the attractiveness OF the fin de steele
girl to have briarwood pipe sticking
out of her hip pocket
But If it's English, we must have it,
even q, the expense of appearances.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
MATERIALS OF BIRDS. NESTS
Strange Composition of Some odd
Specimens.

The instinct of birds does not compel
Them in building their nests to use only
familiar materials. The Literary Di-
gest translates from a French period
ical the following examples of a birds
facility of adaptation:
4 birds nest was found in the suburbs
Of Lille that yyas composed of white
wool and of strips Of paper from tele-
graph Office where the Morse system is
used, situated several miles away
The bird must have made consider
able number of trips, for the quantity
pf paper was large, and il had made a
good choice OF material. for everyone
knows that paper is bad conductor of
heat; II holds heat well, and one does
rot need 10 have travelled around the
world to have found out that on jour
ney good-sized Journal of stout paper.
like the English newspape holds heat
as well as a blanket.
Near Besancon another nest was
found. made wholly of watch springs,
evidently taken from the factories in
the neighborhood. Here the selection
was less happy, for metals are good con-
ductors of heat. Finally, near a spot
where large St. Bernard dog is kept
was found a nest built of hair detached
from the dogs coat. In this case the
Inspiration was evidently good,
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

TIE hurry and bustle Of the housewife
b extremely wearing upon the delicate Of
ganism Of womanhood.
Her intense earnestness in whatever she
undertakes, tempts her constantly 10 60
beyond her strength.
Mis-, L. f. Browning, OF Pueblo, Colo,
was one who did this.
"Eight years ago." said she, my has-
band died and was lett with three CHILD
ren to care for and educate.
3The burdens OF life fell heavily uPon
me. bot determined to make the best OF it.
al succeeded In my undertaking. Tor
livelihood, bot in doing so overtaxed my
sell, and undermined my he-l,h.
was very Ill about two years ago with
blood poisoning, caused by an abscess tia
had not received proper treatment.
"The disease settled IN my throat for
time, causing intense agony.
Then inf1ammatory rheumatism set IN
For four months and hall was prisone'
In NV room, most Of the time confined t.
my bsd. ..,,,., =, ,h,t1eo,,,
not iced myself, and the swelling in my tee
and ankles would have made walking I'M
possible Il had been strong enough.
"One day, after considerable treatment
my physician brought me box oi pills
"Ycu need tonic he said, and some
'sag that will ad at once, and this IS tn
t.est MEDICINE for that Purpo-e-'
4PillslD / exclaimed in surprise as
opened the box and showed theua-
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

yes, ne rctlied, thssc are DR.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People, but you need
not be alarmed, they are not Physie, and
my word fof ii, they'll do you good
"Befcre l hiI teen taking them week
no,icej a great improvement in my con-
dition. Soon nsy rheumatism was gone
"Igrew strons.s each day and now am
in the best OF health.
~ consider DIR. Williams' Pink Pills Tor
Pale People, the best tonic
"A friend not long ago was telling me
Of her mother who is al a critical period IN
.Shs was subject to terrible fainting
spells, and the entire family would work
over her.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills have not only
stopped the fainting spells, but given her 50
much strength that she is able 10 take Up
iiie's duties again."
To more highly endorse her words, Mn.
Browning made affidavit before George W.
Gill, Notary Pebble
All diseases arising from an impoverished
condition Of the blood, and mest all eome
| from that, are cured by DR.. WiiiiamS FINK
/ Pills for Pale People.
They act directly upon the blood Build
ing il up with lacking constituents; 1t be
comes rich and red, the variocs organs af<
nourished ard stimulated TO activity IN PR
forming their functions, and thus disease
eliminated from the system
These pills are sold everywhere, the az
being enormous
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
Chinese Coal for California
Coal mined in China is being import
ed to California.
MISCEU ANEOUS ITEMS.

1t has been discovered that the
stumps of pine trees make very durable
shingles
steam as the wative power of woolen
mill in Almonir, Ont,
---In Netzel county, w. Va, there is
q gas well from which the roar of escap-
ing gas can be heard at a distance of six
miles.
Elephants are transported on the
railroads of India at the rate of siN cents
a mile Each elephant is allowed 10
carry ono trunk.
The editor of paper in jackson.
Ga, announces that in payment of sub
scrigtions he is willing to accept any
digestible fruit, except Goldfish and
grindstones."
Compressed -four. in the form OF
bricks, is used by the British army and
navy. In this form space is ecouo-
mixed. and 500 pounds of packed flour
may be stored in the space which 100
pounds would occupy in loose condi-
tIon.
"A noted physician asserts that high
living checks the growth of the hair.
lie declares that it is easy in society to
pick out the girls whose parents have
arisen from the ranks Of poverty, by the
superior quality and abundance OF their
hair.
The Aiasknus trap bears by tying a
piece of whalehone. in the shape OF an
\, in a piece of meat, The bear gulps
down the mea, whole. the gastric juice
dissolves the meat and decays the
string. the whairhone springs straight.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
INDIAN AnrlpA1HY 70 FISH.
why some Tribes WIZ Not Use Then

why some Tribes VIII Not Use Them
ns Food.
AT recent meeting in Baltimore by
the American Folh-i.ore society. DR..
Washington Matthews. of Washington,
ID. C.. read a paper on "iethyoPhobia,
which he described as an antipathy to
fish. This aversion is especially strong
in the Navajo. Apache and other Indian
tribes of the far southwest. who will
not eat fish nor have anything TO do
with articles made in the shape of fish.
This taboo with the Navajos extends
to all things connected with water. A
probable reason why no more children
of these tribes are sent east to be edu-
Gated. Dr. Matthews thought, was a
fear that they might be required to
overcome this cherished taboo" super
stition, which is as firmly rooted as
any religion. says the Baltimore Sun.
A legend to account for this fish
taboo was given. There was a time
when food was scarce and the mountain
Indians had big pow-wow with the
river Indians The result was that the
river Indians agreed to kill no deer. but
live entirely on fish, and the mountain
Indians agreed TO eat no fish. but live
entirely upon deer. This made food
plenty for both.
In the discussion of the paper it was
stated that the Zuna Indians will not
eat fish because savage tribes in desert
lands regard water as sacred because
of its scarcity. and this reverence ex-
tends to animal life in water Several
members thought, perhaps, this idea
conveyed the true reason for the fish
Ttaboo."
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
Wealth of Cuba.
TORREY,

The first result of the war with
Spain will be an influx of progressive
and intelligent Americans into Cuba,
Porto Rico and Philippines. Oneyery
occasion, almost, where one hears the
war discussed this point comes up and
many are ready to go into these coan-
tries for investment when the war
shall end. In view of this the follow
ing statistical information taken from
bulletin recently issued from the
bureau of foreign commerce will be
interesting.
In the bulletin it is stated that if
all the land suitable to the growth of
sugar cane was devoted to that in
dustry Cuba might supply the entire
Western hemisphere with sugar The
island has produced in a single year
for export 100000 tons and its
capabilities have been only in the ex-
perimental stage.
Although settled fifty years before
the United States, Cuba still has 3D.
100000 acres OF primeyal forests,
including mahogany, redwood, ebony
and many other valuable woods.
In a report from Consul Hyatt, the
richness of the mineral deposits about
Santiago de Cuba is pointed out.
American companies, with a combined
capital of over S5,0O0,0O0 now oper-
ate mines in this vicinity and employ
500 to l,4oo men, shipping to the
United States from 10000 to $4,000
tons of iron ore per month, most of
it going to Bethlehem, Steelton and
Pittsburg. These iron ores are said
TO be among the richest in the world.
Mr.. Hiatt believes that the old cop
per mines in the same vicinity which
used to turn out $1,000, 900 worth of
copper ore annually for use in the
United States, could be worked with
profit.
The extent of the tobacco and
sugar industries are given in detail
although these have suffered seriously
as result of the last three years of
warfare. About $1,000 of the inhab-
itants are ordinarily engaged in the
cultivation of tobacco. The Cuban
debt is placed at S295,o0o,oo0 or
about 1919 per inhabitant.
The description of Porto Rico is
especially interesting in the account
of San Juan harbor. 1t states that
the entrance to the harbor is one of
difficulty and danger, especially when
norther is blowing. The ''Bocar or
entrance to the harbor is a mass of
seething, foaming water, and presents
an imposing spectacle. To see steam
ers of from 16 to Is feet draught enter
through this seething ''boca" is sight
to be remembered as the great waves
lift them up and seem about to hurl
them forward to destruction. San
Juan is described as perfect speci-
men of walled town, with moat,
gates and battlements. The descrip-
ton of the various cities, both in
Cuba and Porto Rico, shows that yell
low fever and smallpox are everywhere
prevalent, that the streets reek with
filth, that the water supply is poor and
usually polluted and that modern sani-
tary methods are unknown.