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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

The Rev. Father Thomas Sherman, son of
the late General W. T. Sherman, has been
appointed chaplain of the Fourth regiment,
Missouri National Guard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

1t is great leap from the old fashioned
doses Of blue.mass and nauseous phys.c7 10
the pleasant little pills known as Dew ms
Little Early Bisers. They cure siiPa'12D
sick headache and billiOusress. ChAfe'
g. Lennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

A torpid liver robs you of ambition and
ruins your health. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers cleanse the liver, cure constipation
and all stomach and liver troubles. Charles
G Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

pERKELEY COTTON. slightly soiled
A1 regular price 12lac, to sell at &c. 3.
&, G, SLAYMAKER'S,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

NO.TO-BAC-The best cure for the lG1tc
IN CO habit-5Oc and 81 q box. For safe =
E. s, LEADBEAJER u suns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

BEAUTIFUL LINE OF CALIC0Es.
ID light and dark colors, best makes az
at A. C. SLAYM ahEh ;.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07
More Prizes CAPTURED.

KEY WEST, Fla, Nay THE Span
sh brigantine Frasquito, of Barcelona,
bound from Montevldeo to Havana, and
having on board cargo of .rked beef,
was brought in here to-day The
Frasquito was captured of Havana
yesterday afternoon by the Mont
gomery.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May T.
The United States cruiser Montgomery,
Commander G. A. Converse, arrived
at Cape Hayden, ninety miles
north of here, this morning. She
captured yesterday between Hayti
nd Cuba, the Spanish steamer
L ,rengo and Frsnsquito, loaded
with cattle and bound from Monte
video to Havana. She is owned
in Barcelona. A prZs crew was put
aboard of her, but the destination of
the prize was not announced. A French
steamer which has arrived here reports
there are three Spanish warships and
one French warship at Porto Rico.
dispatch from Key West this morning
| announced that the prize of the Montgomery
was the Spanish brigantine Frasquito, of Ba :
celona, bound from Montevdeo for Havana,
| and having on board cargo of jerked beef.
Military Dictator.
HENDAYE, France, (Near the
Spanish frontier), May 7.-Advices
which have just reached here from
Madrid by mail, in order to escape the
Spanish censor, say the general opinion
in Madrid is that a military dictator
ship is coming, in order to contend
against the spreading disturbances arts
ing from hunger, the defeat of the Span
ish fleet at Manila, and the political
plots ofvarious descriptions. 1t is added
that Marshal Martinez de Campos, the
former captain general of Cuba, will
probably be the head OF the dictatorship,
and that he will be supported by cab
met composed in the main Of the mill
tary mer, as the last chance of saving
the dynasty. As for General Weyler,
who has been looked upon as aiming to
become military dictator, it is said his
ambitions will be quoted by the offer of
of an important command in the PENN
sular. At the same time it is pointed
out that Weyler's acceptance of a sub.
ordinate position is doubtful, in which
case he may have to be dealt with 10
some other manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

UNITED STATES and CUBAN FLAG
u from DC to S5-silk. Bunting. Muslin
U. S Badges, silk DC American Flags -.
War maps, World, Cuba and Philippine I0-
3. e. KNIGHTS, Cpl KING ST,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

NOTICE All orders TO the EXCAN y,
~ ING COMPANY must be accompAuisD
By tho CASH, otherwise they will receive 10
attention from US.
wv. LANGLEY & co,
my6 st Off e 3O7 n. Fairfax Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07

A dispatch from Key West this morning
announced that the prize of the Montgomery
was the Spanish brigsntine Frasquito, of Ba :
celona bound from Montevideo for Havana,
and having on BOARD cargo Of ierked beef
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
Eneli.h chiIdren ana Negroes.

The negro 10 mot so we'll known as
one might expect. considering that geog-
raphy is widely and often exceIlensly
taught in our primary schools. The
ideas most frequently expressed con-
cerning him are that he is black and q
foreigner.
Here are some Of the definitions: "a
black man who lives in India" ga
dark man who comes from America. T"
"a negro is slave we read of them in
Uncle Toms Cabin. - IA gentleman
who lives ia foreign country"
The country children are even more
lively in their descriptions than the
town children: "A negro is a foreign
man with black skin all over him with
thick lips and curly black hair he goes
Naked
IA negro is a man and they live in a
very hot country and they have little
huts to live in." "a negro is black
man who acts in a circus
"a negro is a man whose skin is al
ways black, they are strong and they
live in huts, and do not wear clothes
and they shoot with q bow "a negro
is man what eats missionarys. The
Sunday school missionary stories and
the travelling circus color the village
children's ideas on negroes.-National
Review.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
GIycerin and Foreordination.

A glycerin man in conversation with
a reporter the other day said that the
majority of those who are engaged in
the business of shooting wells believe
in foreordination. 81 think that a man
will not die till his time comes" he
said "A man is liable to die at any
calling, no matter how safe it may be
considered. He will pass through all
kinds of dangers and never sustain the
slightest injury, Then he is knocked
out of existence when he least expects it.
'Glycerin men have to be quite
nervy, but there is not one of them who
does not feel that he is in no great dan
ger. They think they will live out their
allotted time and will not be blown up
until the predestined event is due We
are handling death every day and know
it, but by the exercise of caution and
common sense there are but few of us
comparatively that are killed. The rail-
road men are much more liable to acci-
dental death than glycerin men are. -
Bradford (Pa.) Era.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Carlyle 84tGDo01 . t81teNn1Ze
After several visits in Scotland dur
ing the summer Of 1888, Carlyle went
home again 90 Gcotahrig. writes Charles
T. Copeland in The Atlantic On his
return thence be spent few days IN
Manchester with Ms. Hannine. 2 He
had been put to sleep In an old bed.
which he remembered in mia fathers
house. = 81 was just closing my sensea
in sweet Oblivion, wrote he, "when
the watchman, with voice like the
deepest eroan Of the highland bagpipe
or what an ostrich corncraik might ut-
ter, groaned ont 'Groo-o-o-op close under
me and set me all in gallop again.
'Groo-o-o.ols r for there was no articulate
announcement at ali in it, that could
gather. 'Groo-o-o-oi' repeated again and
again at various distances, dying ont
and then growing loud again for an
hour or more.
81 grewimpatient. bolted out Of bed.
fang up the window. sGroo-o-o-ol'
There no was, advancing, lantern. in
hand, afew yards or me. Can you give
mp that noise?' hastily addressed him.
You are keeping person awake. What
good is It to go bowling and groaning
all night and deprive people Of their
sleepf' He ceased from that time-at
least heard no more of him. No
Waterman, think. has been more as-
tonished for some time back.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
TEXAS! TExAsI

The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway company will sell round
trip tickets on Nov. 1st, 18th, Dec.
9th and Goth, with final limit of re
turn to 81 days from date of sale
An excellent opportunity for home
seekers. tourists and investors to
view for themselves the great re-
sources of the state. For further
information address, F. B. Drew,
G. F. & T. A, Parsons, Kas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
Must Have Seen a cannibaI.

The writer of book of travels, tell
ing OF the insect pests encountered in
British Guiana. makes a statement of
which the best that can be said is that
is is probably not so bad as it sounds.
Zone lady that knew, while busy at
her toilet, felt something crawling on
her shoulder. She screamed and called
her husband, and he had just time to
knock the centiped off before biting
her in the neck
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
cheerfuI AntIpodean rruth re1ler.

Cheerful AntipOdean Truth Teller.
An ex-sea captain, now living in Sgd
ney, many years ago was in charge of a
ship carrying some convicts. The con-
victs mutinied, murdered the crew and
ordered the captain to navigate them to
the islands, and, being a prudent man,
he did so. When satisfied as to their
course, the convicts deliberated, decided
that he had behaved himself we'll and
put him ashore on the first large island
they came to. He was a musician and
took his violin with him. A threatening
crowd of savages greeted his arrival,
but Orpheus played to them till they
thought him a god, brought him unlim-
tied pigs and yams and bowed in adora-
ton. Finally he married the chiefs
daughter, succeeded him and ruled the
island for years, till ship called in and
he sailed away.-Sydney Bulletin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
DfScouraxInx

First Theosophist-This settles it. I
resign from the society,"
Second Theosophist-W What's the mat
ter?
First Theosophist-Why, one of nv
tenants has gone off without paying his
rent and left me note saying he would
try and square with me in some future
existence.-London Fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
Cheap Injury,

Casey-Shure. an it's tn unIuckv
mon Oh am!
Clancy-Unlncky be dom'Cll Hov,u't
yez kim out av th' wreck wild only a
broken arm:
casey (sarcastically)-An for which
Oi only git foive hundred dollarsl Thin
feiiles thot wor kilt git foive thousand.
York journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
We Want II.
IO-27-tf

The ARDMoREITE wants wood
will take cord wood or stove wood,
either for that matter, on subscrip-
tion. Bring on your wood and
continue reading the best paper in
the twin territories, the ARD
AoREITE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
ube DAILY Aromorette.
THE CAPITAL OF THE CORNER
STORE.
BYF. E. B. IN 'FoRwARp. 2

There is a capital better than
money at the disposal of every in
telligent young man and young
woman. Courtesy is thai fund,
and it has carried many business
house through a severe financial
crisis when apparently solid men''
have failed.
Several years ego young man
who had managed by much self
denial to- lay by something like
500, opened a small shoe store id
one of oar Eastern cities. Men
who had been in business there for
years saw only failure staring him
IN the face. They said that his
stock was too small TO attract GUS
toners, and that he needed 10
times his capital to carry on sue
cessful business. Little did they
dream of the rich fund behind the
young storekeeper.
Business, it is true, was dull
during the first few days, and not
a customer passed his threshold the
first week. But one morning the
spell was broken. A gentleman
bought a pair of shoestrings.
There was not much profit in the
sale, perhaps 2 or 3 cents, but the
young storekeeper was just as
painstaking as though he were sell
ing an expensive pair of shoes, and
despite the remonstrances of the
gentleman, he insisted upon put
ting in the laces himself.
The customer did not forget the
little courtesy. He mentioned the
occurrence to his partner in bust
ness, saying that the young man
deserved encouragement. Within
week they both purchased foot
wear at the new store. They found
him more polite and anxious to
serve them than MANY of the clerks
at the large stores, and they spoke
a good word for him from time to
time, especially as they found the
goods satisfactory.
One by one customers increased.
The news began to circulate freely
that the Corner Store" as it
was called, was the place to go for
reliable goods and obliging attend
ance. After time some of the
old storekeepers noted the fact that
certain former customers were
dropping off. They also noted that
the Corner Store" was doing a
thriving business. 1t was all a
mystery. Heretofore they had i'm
agined that an imposing display Of
goods was the best possible advel-
tisement, yet here was a store of
the smallest pretensions. that was
constantly absorbing some of their
best trade.
A money panic soon after swept
thousands of business houses off
their feet. Some of the wealthiest
firms kept their heads above water
with difficulty. Did the Corner
Store fails No. There was fund
behind the little store that no
storm could touch. 1t was court.
esy that had transformed failure
into success.
Young man and young woman,
whatever career you have marked
out for yourself, make true polite
ness a cornerstone. Racollect
that each kindly act performed and
each gracious word spoken adds to
the store which no disaster can
bankrupt, and upon which the in
terest is enormous.
TEXASl TEXASI
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

The ballet is said to have been in.
vented by the Duchess OF Maine, in
Paris
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
THE PALACE
NORETTE,

Is the place to get the tenderest
steak. First door east of Porter
Staples on West Main street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

With Jesus Christ to guide Ms in our
sowing our lives are sure 70 become q
fragrant flower garden Of Christian
graces and life. Wherever tho seeds O.
goodness are sown harvest .gladsome
and peaceful will wave.-Rev. Fuller
Bergstresser. Lutheran. Pittsburg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Worship fits foz service human de-
sires that are 30 often of the earth
earthly, are yezaltsd sby the worship of
Cod BY worship al the graces arc re-
vived, the spirit Is cheered and the soul
is elevated and enriched. John NJ.
Moore. Methodist. st. Louia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

The Christian should cultivate belief
or go out Of the business Of being q
Christian He has no place AIhing the
followers Of Christ If his eye is keen only
for the disappointment OF fsith.-Rev.
Spenser B. Meeser. Baptist. Worcester.
Mass
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON Won. FDuRTH puAhfER. nv
ATloNAL SERIES, Eov. is

Text % tAs Leason II KinGs XIX. se-s9.
es-ss-aIomory vsrDeas $3.50 Golden
Text PE- 1lvi. 1-commentAry Prepared
by the Rev. ID. N. Stearna.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
Belief In God,

Belief in God has taken away all fear
Of death. and the Christian Of today
stands in q world Of beauty, unmindful
of the fate which held terror for men
who have not accepted Of the salvation
which God so freely offers. F. +.
Lewis, Congregationalist. ST. Johns
bury, VT. sA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13
On LIfe'n Ocean.

We cannot allow our barks to rock
idly on the gentle waves OF the protect
ed harbor of our childhood. We must
of necessity put out to sen with our fel-
lows. Here we shall find the navies of
the world, some bearing blessings and
others curses to tho children of men,
Rev. Frederick d. Tucker, Congrega-
tionalist, ST. Louis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Make the most of each passing mo-
ment, and when future mumentS come
bringing their sterneE dukies you viii
be ready for them--Rev. George h
Hepworth, Congregation New
York. RIt ~ lEt0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Gemn o1emnea WrdM kAq WeaeA1ngn
o9 Am Denoanannaasmn-
Our wotIh iit the world = meaaured
BY oar eood dseds Inther than by the
nns emotions we feel--Rss. W, I
Davenport, Methodiak Kansas City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Every young man is more than he
thinks he is To make tho most of him.
self means to contribute an honest and
intelligent man to his generation and to
bequeath to posterity Gods greatest cre-
ation-the example of an honest man.
Rev. William RAIDER. Congregation
alist, San Francisco.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-13

Christianity does not demand that
we admire unlovely men or that we feel
happy in their presence. It does not de-
mand rs to ignore their selfshness. We
can love such men in that we seek to do
them good and rejoice in all the ad-
vancement they malze.-Rev. R. E.
Sykes. Universalist, Denver.
The herald., 1898-03-27
EhIOCRATS PLAN FOR ORGANIZATION

In our history a superfluity. For years
the college has not considered or selected
president or vice president, but has
merely confirmed officially a popular vote
in the states already taken. No elector
has yet betrayed this unwritten amend
ment. which really deprived him Of a
choice. The law, however, still permits
such individual choice as to president and
vice president. Such an anomaly should
not continue. 1t is dangerous every day 1t
lasts.
Already on several occasions our institu-
tions have been put to severe strain
through the workings of the electoral col
lege. Every sane man knows that the
crisis of the Hayes-Tilden election hurt the
supreme court, and, with less patriotic
man than Tilden, would probably have pre-
cipitated civil war. This situation de-
mands change.
In the election of senators there have
been several occasions when candidates
for senator have gone before the people
and virtually committed the legislature of
the state to confirm the popular verdict.
To this extent the constitutional provision
as to senatorial elections has, in fact, been
amended.
In a large number Of cases bitter personal
contests for the senatorial honors have
completely nullified the action of the
Legislatures on state interests. In some
Instances legislatures have been unable to
organize or work at all owing to such con-
tests.
1t is conceded that men have been chosen
| senators whose only element of strength
was wealth. Scandals of deplorable
character have developed in the legislative
| choice Of senator's. A senatorial election
| always interferes with the efficiency of a
legislature as to its real duties, and, be-
sides this, sets up as the standard for sue
| cess In candidates to the legislature the
personal ambitions of senatorial candi-
dates sometimes known to the public and
sometimes not. Men are consequently
nominated and elected to state legislatures
The herald., 1898-03-27
county government throughout the state
DOUBLE ASSESSMENTS

SOohty SOVcTuMcul tUTOuGHOut Tie Stdto.
DOUBLE ASSESSMENTS
Second-A mandatory act obliging all
municipalities within county to accept
the county assessment as the basis Of
their taxing values and the collection Of all
taxes at one place by the county tax col
lector. This Is for the purpose Of doing
away with the expense, confusion and
trouble Of the present system Of double
assessment and double tax collecting.
There are In Los Angeles county nine mu-
inequalities, each one Of which has separ-
ate system of assessment and tax collecting.
This unnecessary work costs the city of
Los Angeles alone for the assessors office
$11, ,162.0S. and for tax collector $1l,9S7.2O. a
pure waste Of money and q confusing
trouble to the taxpayer.
JURY SYSTEM
Third--That the grand jury system
should be reOrganized upon the following
lines: 1854.
Each judge to sign the list Of names
which he furnishes for putting In the jury
boxes from which the grand jury Is drawn,
said list to be published fifteen days be-
fore the grand jury is drawn. The grand
jury to be drawn by the court in bank
and by the county clerk, and not by a
deputy. All public business to be exam
ined by the grand jury, and to be examined
in public with open doors. The objects
Of these provisions are:.
First-To secure responsibility on the
part of these judges for the men named
for the grand jury. AS matters now stand
the judges are frequently deceived or
neglect their duties. and the names are only
too often suggested by deputies, political
rings and others interested in preventing
proper investigation.
Second-The publicity of all examina-
tions of public business. This Is an abso-
e. 49, "a c,.1I
zation of the grand jury in this work.
There has been found no way to preserve the
secrecy of the jury room from the poll
ticians or upon public matters coming BE-
fore the jury.
The action Of the jury is always known
by those examined for misconduct. The
lobby and the enhance and the exit OF
witnesses are watched. and the jurymen
themselves or some of them, always al
low enough Of what is going on in the
The herald., 1898-03-27

upon the sole question of whom they will
support for senator. The question of
their fitness and capacity as legislators is
secondary, or not considered at all. This
leads to abuses The least of these is poor
or ill-considered laws, and the, worst cor
ruption and blackmail.
Amendments to the constitution to
change the election of senators and make
these elective by direct vote of the peo-
pie have several times passed the house of
representatives, once unanimously, but
have hitherto failed in the senate.
The state of California on a test vote
gave an overwhelming majority in favor of
the election of United States senators by
popular vote. Our party in California
should unite in pledging their congress
sional candidates and our senator to oon-
scientious work to secure these changes.
The American people should promptly
| correct the dangers lurking in the electoral
college, and they should be equally urgent
in changingSthe present system of election
Of senators, so often tainted by suspicion
of unworthy methods.
AMENDMENT TO STATE CONsTITU-
TION
The most necessary amendment to the
state constitution is in regard to the tax
ing of ocean-going ships by the state and
municipality. This system creates fatal
handicap to ocean ship owning, This con-
stitutional amendment for the state
| should be on the following lines: All ships
operated on the ocean outside of the
marine league, and Jurisdiction and protec-
ton of the state of California to be freed
from state or local taxation and placed on
an equal footing with those Of states and
nations not taxing such ships, and to free
California ocean ships from the present
handicap.
The reason for this is that outside Of the
marine league, general and not state law
is enforced, and that on the open ocean the
only protection to the California ship Is
from the federal government. The state
or city can do nothing to compensate the
ship owner for the tax he pays. 1t is not a
just tax.
New York. without such taxes, is in
creasing its ocean fleet, whereas California,
with these taxes, has no ocean-going fleet
at all. Our system has simply killed the
ocean shipping business In California.
Even such ocean-going ships as are owned
In California are practically all registered
in other states or under foreign flag.
The American desires to see his flag
again cover the ships that do the vast COM
merce of this country on the ocean. The
Californian should surely be ready to meet
his fellow country men In their patriotic
desire. He should be especially ready to
aid when it is only necessary on his part
| to remove q tax that Is fatal folly in
policy, without revenue returns and essen
TALLY unjust.
This opening for ocean shipping in Cali
fornia is of importance to the future port
of Los Angeles.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL
The general plan of campaign locally
that we recommend is:
Constitutional amendment for q new
county government bill.
This act should place in the hands of each
county the power to fix its own salaries
and all details Of government methods.
not in conflict, with the general plan Of