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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-10

THE public is demanding that
Main street be cleared of all filth.
If this is not done. and done at
once, the mayors efforts to get the
people to clean up their premises
will lose much of their force No
more should be expected of indi-
viduals than Of the community as
a whole Take away the sting
of filth that extends from the court
house 10 the Santa Fe right of way
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-10
FOR CITY SCAVENGER.

We are authorized to announce
ROBERT E. MCGEE as. candidate
for city scavenger of Ardmore. Elec-
ton April 4, 1899.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-10
They Went Hunting

d. T. NIsBETT, Sec. pro TEN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
NUyyOPK TRJRJTNE ILLJTSTR ATED SUPPLEMENT-

90 a.,
loss OF manuscripts. II seems more probable
that native Irish prose and verse have fallen
into oblivion because they have Rad no durable
qualities The old legends are strange. weird.
sometimes imposing and the style Of the bards
has an original quality; there is lurking in II
always the Celtic Yagueness. the note OF mys-
terry But when all is said and done there must
be something radically defective about utera-
ture that does not yield a single full note %
song a single clear-cut gem. There is some
thing confused and uncertain about Dr. Hydes
book: he seems always 10 be on the point Of in
PRODUCING something fine and then dsappDnt-
ing us He is himself as have ind Gated, ID
some extent responsible for this. In more capa-
bic hands the anonymous masses Of ancient
Irish literature might have been interpreted
more persuasiyey. But no historian could give
ebullicnt life TO the old Irish literature. u
may have served its purpose noDly. but now II
fingers half dead upon the scene, interesting 10
scholars like Or. Hyde. no doubt, but lacking in
inspiration for the reader who wants not only
antiquarian virtues in old verse, but immortal
beauty as well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
abe 0-em'21ork Qribn11e.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-
SUNDAY. JUNE -. 1899.
TRATED SUPPLEMENT.

Mr.. Sidney Lee has decided to agree W!'h
those critics. Continental and Brush VINO
maintain that France has been in the past
truly apprcciativc Of Shakespeare. kevieWihS
NJ JusScrand's new book on the subject ne
coutlivcS to say some very alniablc tlilgS
about French interest in English literature AS
the author of a remarkably efficient biography
of Shakcspcarc Mr.. Lee commands hlSh re-
srcct for his opinions yet it Is amusing "
see even this admirable scholar failing INTO
the old error He has run across DOCK ol
Charles Ncdicr's in which that author us
closes 4 fcrvid admiration for the English dram
mist Ergo there has been a c0nSldcraDi'
Shakespearian cult in France. 1t seems III
malicious. however to base Il serious hypothesis
on any Isolated facts. Of course there nave
been Frcnchmrn who appreciated Shakespeare
Ducts was devoted ShakcSpcaran according
to his lights. and Dumas prrc was another.
Dozens could be named. But the important
point-which seems always to be overlooked
Is that the French aS Il nation have remained
from first tO last Singulary inScnstiv" to th"
true character of the king Of poets ana drama
lists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
4 BiCCHiN
BY EUGENE MASON.

BY EUGENE MASON.
Al times a hurryinE rumor thrills
The startled land at evcniaI,
glow Of fire on distant hills,
The murmur of the Bacchanal. -
They come. they comet loud grows the dlh'
The choric song, the upsy shout'
The conch and beaten tambourlh
Silcnus and his rout.
All night. with torches. round the Nat
Dance Keeling sGtyrs. drenchtd WIN "'"e'
They rend the kid and burn The rat
They twist the macnad's hair with Nlhe'
And when the stars grow pale above,
And all things shiver 10 the dawn,
They mingc in their rustic love
The goat foot and the faun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

lists
The utiltarian IDEAS of an age Ike our own
Intensely scientific and 'prIctiral must nee
cssarily be regarded with suspicion when they
threaten - invade the sphere of literature yet
there is something plausible ara even Crafty
ing in the recent Application ot c0min"h-SciiS'
f. the making Of books. We have already
alluded to the movement against the practice
of designating as IN edition each inStalm'ht
of two or three thousand copies of a book as
it comes from the press The French nave
lang been rdculcd for their addiction 10 ms
practice. Publishers here and in England are
realizing more and more that the term "cdi-
ton" should bc employed with caution, and
they now use the word Impression" instead
Also. some Of them give on the flylcaf of a
book the dates of the various preceding cd-
tons or Impressions Another excellent inno-
walton is the description of a new book in
inches. instead Of in the old forms. duodecimo,
octave. and so on. Owing to developments in
the manufIcur of books these familiar terms
have ceased to be invariably accurate in their
meaning AMI besides, doubt if they have
ever been widely understood. The new method
Of advertising a book as, for example 6x',
once how much bulk he is going to add to the
row Of books Oh his shelf. The only other
reforms that remain 10 he accomplished are
two i'm number PrOOfreading should be more
vigilant than it is. and paper OF light weight
should be more freely used. Books really con
yeuicnt To handle are not uncommon, it is true,
but the book Of abnormal weight is still too
often put forth 1t ought to disappear utterly.
The fear which we expressed in commenting
upon Sir Walter Besant's rosy view of litera-
turc as a brcad-wnnng profession has been
justified We said at the time that even if
the necessity for first-ratc qualifications were
dwclt upon there would still be incOmpetents
who would take Sir Walters optimistic talk as
an incentive to efforts inevitably fruitleSs. This
judgment has been confirmed by publisher
who told our author the other day that by my
"optmistic words about the literary profession
II was drawing hundreds who had no natural
aptitude into disappointment and failure.
Sir Walter BcsInt observes in passing that
many hundreds attempt other professions with
similar results. and then proceeds 10 rcstate
his case proving that hundreds of authors are
to-day well paid Who ever doubted this? Sir
Walters sense of humor seems for once 10
have been sleeping. No one prctendS that he
has mSrcpresrntcd the conditions Of modern
authorship 1t j. simply that. aS facts ought
to have shown him. it is possible 10 write too
much about the financial rewards of literary
work If those rewards are ample let us re-
joicc. if they too low let Us protest; hut
what we ought not To do is To talk about the
subject in such way as 10 obscure the fact
that he who enters the literary arena with
thoughts set cash returns il lost Mr. John
Murray has been declaring before the Congress
Of Publishers that the popular author Of the
day Is being ruined by his popularity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

\ LITERARY HISTORY or lllELAND; rrH2 tn.
Hyde Ill. D.. NJ K. ]. \. octave PIP. N'l''' o''
1, LII. = 4 ~
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
The Georgia Senate Killed Pro-
hibtioa, Just as We Expected.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. S.-By vote Of
26 to IA the WilliDgham bill was
killed in the senate today and State
prohibition defeated. The various
roll calls consumed an hour, a great
many senators rising to explain their
votes.
The debate in the senate com.
menced two days ago and was carried
on with great vigor. Every interest
in the State Influenced by the whiskey
traffic fought the passage Of the bill
and all moral agencies were used in
it's favor. Had the measure passed
the senate it would have been so
amended as to kill it's purpose.
The entire fight has been one one
of the fercest the State has ever
known along this line but it is now
believed the question is effectually
settled for some time.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
A Society aradation.

The lady residing in History
fiat was talking to the wife of the
janitor.
DO you know Mrs. Higgins'" she
asked.
(which Mrs. Higgins'' inquired
Mrs. Jaritor.
The one who comes here some.
times to help me with my sewing"
"Oh,' and her nose perked slightly.
"He,? I've met her; but I don't call
on her,"
"She q nice woman, isn't she?'
Il never heard anything against
her. She isn't in my set, that's all"
isn't her husband a janitor, just
as yours is?"'
This time Mrs. Janitor was in quite
a dudgeon.
"Of course he's not, she exclaimed,
drawing herself up dIsdainfully, ''he
is a janitor for building that has
only six stories, while none of our set
would engage in a building Of less
than ten stories, and this one, as you
know, has fourteen" and with q four
teen story haughtiness Of manner
quite overwhelming she bowed her.
self out of the lady's apartment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Expansion.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Il am persuaded said President
Madison-who was, perhaps, chief
among our constitution Makers
that no constitution was ever before
80 we'll calculated as ours for extern
sive empire and self government" :"
Since Madison's time the truth of
this forecast has been tested by ex-
perience. The area of the country
has been extended from the Atlanta
to Pacific. A non contiguous part of
the continent has been added to our
possessions. There has been no fail
ure on the part of our constitution to
adaptability stretched itself over our
expanding limits. 1t has withstocd
the test of accommodation to foreign
territory acquired both by purchase
and conquest, and it has not failed
US even in the stress of civil life.
Looking back at the experiences Of
the past century in the successful
absorptions which have increased tie
area Of the United States from the
325,065 square miles of the thirteen
original States, to the 3,602,99O
square miles now constituting the
American republic exclusively of our
lately acquired insular possessions,
the most despondent anti expansionist
can put aside his fears and take heart
of hope. The further we can push
the benign operation of our constitu-
tional government, the better for our
selves and the better for the people
who are permitted to share with US
the benefits of self government.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
ougbly in the sun or over the stove
hcforo neino

ougbly in the sun or over the stove
before using.
6 Don't buy red oil; it never gives
as good light as the same quality
of oil without the red coloring mat
ter. If you attend carefully to all
the rules and still get poor light then
you may abuse the oil companies,
but not before.
In all the cases of "poor light" and
bad oil I have so far Investigated,
the trouble must have been due to
neglect of some of the above simple
precautions, which ought to be
adopted in every well-regulated
household. Remember that the State
will see to it that no unsafe oil is
furnished you, and that because a
lamp gives poor light is no evidence
that the oil is unsafe. In the recent
oil investigation I examined some
oils which were undoubtedly unsafe
and below the law; but yet when I
burned them day after in properly
cared for lamp no fault could be
found with the light they gave.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of
Annie E. Springer, Of 1925 Howard
st., Philadelphia, Pa, when she
found that DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption and completely
cured her Of a hacking cough that
for many years had made life a bur-
den. Ali other remedies and doc
tors could give her no help, but she
says of this Royal Cure-<'it soon
removed the pain in my chest and.I
can now sleep soundly, something I
can scarcely remember doing before.
I feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe" So will
every one who tries DR.. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs. Price
SOC. and 81 90. Trial bottles free at
J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store; every
bottle guaranteed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13

sufficient troops to meet all difficult
ties. O;ls.
Gen. Oils has cabled the war de-
partment as follows respecting the
military situation in Luzon:
Manila, December I.
IN Central Luzon there is no insur-
gent force of importance except in
Bu!acan province, near the mountains,
where Gen. Pillar holds together 1000
more men which will be attacked
soon. Gen. Grant has moved small
column down the east coast of Ba-
taan province encountering little op-
position. A column moving west
wards from the mountains is ex-
pected to reach the western coast of
Luzon the 10Th inst. Many small
insurgent armed bands are in the
country robbing, and in some in
stances numbering, the inhabitants,
which are being pursued by troops
quite snc~or sfully. To the south Of
Manila Ire insurgents still maintain
their positions, but the necessary
force to scatter them will be sent
soon. O.1s~
TROUBLE WITH TRANSPORTS
Manila, December 7, 7:30 p. NJ
The transport Manauense, which ar
rived here from San Francisco Nov.
%, after a terrible voyage, was sched-
uled to start for home today with dis
charged and sick soldiers. A large
force had been employed in repairing
her machinery, but it was impossible
to get her in condition to leave to-
day and her departure was post
poned until next. week. Her captain
has secured crew of Chinese at
Hong Kong to take her to San
Francisco.
The steamer Rosario chartered by
the government to bring a load of
cattle from the island of Mampulu-
gan to Iloilo, left Iloilo Monday and
went ashore on the rocks near Nam
pulugan. Her crew and passengers
were saved and taken to Negros.
The transports Olympia and Penn
syl7ania arrived today.
A MUTINY OF NATIVE POLICE
Manila, December 7, 1880 p. NJ
There has been a mutiny of native
police in one of the towns of the is-
land of Negros. An American officer
was killed. No particulars have yet
been received.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
A Sure Cure for Group.
Twenty i've Years Constant Use
Without a Failure.

twenty-five Years Constant Use
Without a Failure.
The first indication of Group is
hoarseness, and in child subject to
that disease it may be taken as a
sure sign of the approach Of an at
tack. Following this hoarseness is
peculiar rough cough. If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is given as
soon as the child becomes hoarse, or
even after the croupy cough appears,
it will prevent the attack. It is
used in many thousands of homes in
this broad land and never disap-
points the anxious mothers. We
have yet to learn Of single instance
in which it has not proved efectual.
No other preparation can show such
a record-twenty. five years constant
use without failure. For sale by
J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Why the confaderacy Failed.

Joel Chandler Harris contributes
to the Christmas number of The
Saturday Evening Post an authentic
account of the daring attempt to
warn the Confederate cabinet of the
great movement whereby Grant and
and Sherman were to cooperate in
rushing the Confedracy. How the
attempt failed and why it failed are
the subjects of chapter Of the little
known history of the Secret Service.
Mr.. Harris has his facts frst-hand
and he has woven them into a story
Of such absorbing interest that it
might easily be mistaken for pure
fiction.
The Christmas number of the
Post will be on all stands
December 81.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
R0!xALsss$**'rxtS&
v ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
woman is often justified; but now
and then the cap fits perfectly.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.. NEW Yoas

woman lS Olten JuStIueQ; Out uOV
and then the cap fits perfectly.
Not long ago fast express wa'
bowling over the sands Of Arizona
Just how it happened was frequent
ly explained and never understood
but as the train sped along by the sid'
of a parched river it suddenly lef
the rails rolled down the bank AID
landed in three feet of muddy water
at the bottom of the river bed.
Within the cars there was some
natural confusion. Men, women an6
lunch boxes were thrown into heap
and not an umbrella nor parcel was
left in the racks.
One by one the occupants of the
car extricated themselves from the
mass, and sought for meaus Of
escape, while staunching the various
wounds caused by broken glass
Every exit was jammed tight. Just
then, in the midst of the doubt and
confusion, rose a womans voice in
emphatic demand
"Let me out ! Let me out! If
you don't let me out I'll break q
window !"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
The Illusion.

"Wha: BEAUTIFUL peaches?" said an
cid lady as she stopped at stall in
the market aud admired a basket of
the choice fruit. They were covered
with a pink gauze and looked very
tempting indeed.
The old lady bought the peaches
and took them home. The next day
she appeared again at the stal! and
showed the stall keeper small piece
Of pink yelling.
'Do you keep that kind Of vei:ing
! for sale?" she asked.
The stall keeper told her that b.
did not.
"Well," she said, "when I took
those peaches home they were small
and sour and green, and I thought if
could get some Of that yelling that
made them look so pretty a plump
in the ba~ket Id wear it myself. II
, it would improve me as much as it
did the peaches, people would think
I'd found the elixir of youth
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Her Hypothesis.

1T really seems foolish, Charley,
DEAR" said young Mrs. Torkins.
"What seems foolish?'
For astronomers to sit up nights
looking for those meteorites."
II suppose you can explain their
failure to appear"
'sCertainly. Every 33 years the
esrth comes along and whole lot OF
these meteorites fall upon it. There
is no use OF assum n that the supply
of them was exhaustible. Thirty
three years ago We passed along and
gathered in the last load and that's
all there is to it,"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
His Mothers Picture.

OLpSiot al Suo'
The following touching story con-
cerning Admiral Dewey has been
published: Just before the battle OF
Manila, when the order had been
given 10 strip for action, the smallest
powder boy on the flagship dropped
bis coat overheard. He asked per
mission to jump after it, but was re-
fused.
He went to the other side of the
ship, dropped overheard, recovered
the coat, and was promptly arrested
for disopedience.
After the battle he was tried and
found guilty. When the sentence
was submitted to Commodore Dewey
for his approval, be became interest
ed in the case, as he could not un-
dcrstand why the boy should risk his
life for coat just before the battle.
He had the boy brought to him. He
spoke kindly to the youugster, WHO
broke down and told the Commodore
that the coat contained his mothers
picture, which he had just kissed and
be could not bear to see it lost.
Dewey's eyes filled with tears, he
fairly embraced the boy and ordered
him to be released, saying:
boys who love their mothers
enough to risk their lives for her pic
ture cannot be kept in irons on this
fleet"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Not a Burden.

In COZ sequence Of the insufficient
support, the Rev. DR.. Goodman had
been compelled to resign and was
about to accept call from a church
in another city.
"You will carry with you to your
new field of labor, DOCTOR said the
leading elder Of the flock, ''our most
earnest hopes for your future sue
cess and prosperity.
Il believe you, Brother Higgers
ley" replied the doctor. ''and that is
about all shall have to carry.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was
the subject, is narrated by him as
follows: Il was in most dreadful
condition. My skin was almost yel-
low, eyes sunkep, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides,
no appetite--gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up. Fortunately,
a friend advised trying Electric Bit
ters;' and to my great Joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided
improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now we'll
man. I know they saved my life,
and robbed the grave of another vic
tim" No one should fail to try them.
O1ly Scots, guaranteed, at J. b.
Kaufmann's Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
A Frightful 5lunder

Will often cause horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Biuise. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, the best in the World,
will kill the pain and promptly heal
it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth.
Only 25 cts. box. Cure guaran-
teed. Sold by j. E. Kaufman,
Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
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.
Afew years ago was taken with tnfamma-
tory Rheumatism, which became SO intense
that was FOR weeks unable to walk. tried