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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
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"Queer things have happened to me
man, "but perhaps the queerest Of all
was the way l lost and found my over
coat last winter. 1t was all the fault
of the check boy. He gave me out
what I took to be my coat as I was
ready to go to the depot. 1t fitted me
all right, and SO did the gloves In the
pocket. 1t was not until boarded the
train that found some letters which
proved that / had the wrong coat. /
had lower berth for Detroit. Tine up
per berth passenger came in after a
bit, and as he sat down he said:
"'Weli, thought l would get out Of
Chicago this time without anything
happening, but I'm disappointed.
Through some hocus pocus or other
I've lost my overcoat-that is, I've
made an exchange with some one.'
"'Just my case replied.
"'Where did you stopT
"'At the Auditorium
$50 did L.
"Well, he had my coat, and I had
his" continued the rubber goods man.
''and 1t took only a minute to effect
the exchange. We We're both bound
for Detroit, both intended to put up at
the same hotel and both had business
with the same firm. 1t was a queer
thing, taken all around. but, as said
at the beginning, there is no place like
Chicago for surprises. A year ago /
was hurrying along State street with
the crowd when l ran plump into a
man whom had left for dead in Mex
leo three years before, and the first
words he spoke was to tell me he was
hard up and dun me for $5 owed
himP'-Washington Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
Him Was Ahead.

'It's strange" sighed the trolley con.
ductor, ''how, when two boys start out
with equal chances, one of them Is
bound to forge ahead while the other
lags behind. There was Jim. Jim
and I were fast friends as youths, but
look at me nowl Equal as our chances
were, Jim is ahead
what is he doingT asked the pas
senger who had paid his fare.
Hes the motorman up front. Did
I get your nickelf" BangI Clatterl
Edmund placer Bangl Clatterl
Ting-a-ling! "Yes, sir; it's stranger
Detroit Free Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The receipts of the Ardmore
postoffice for the postal year now
almost closed show a slight falling
off from last year, but a week yet
remains TO bring them up to last
years figures. These receipts
form the basis of petition for
free delivery and if they are allow
ed to fall short of last years re-
ceipts we lose the benefit of a two
years average. Our people should
patronize the postofice literally
this week in order to maintain the
average required and we will then
be entitled to a free delivery SER
vice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

indiana Charge if Ii Syndicate Grab
Game 70 secure Land.

Game Co secure Land.
Washington. D. c.. March 25.-
Secretary Hitchcock has returned
to Senator Jones, With his approval,
and the approval of the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs. the amend
ment to the Indian appropriation
bill offered by Senator Jones in the
senate yesterday providing for the
speedy allotment of townsites in
the Indian Territory. The amend
ment was given in full in these
dispatches. It permits each town
in the Territory to make its own
survey and map, and when the
survey has been approved by the
secretary of the interior the ap-
praisement of the townsites is to
be made without delay by the board
of townsite commissioners. Under
this plan the work Of surveying
and appraising the towusites in the
Indian Territory will be so much
accelerated that its completion by
January l of next year is predicted
by Judge Stuart, Leo Bennett and
other South McAlester convention
delegates now here.
1t can be stated on authority
that opposition to the adoption OF
the amendment will be offered by
the representatives of some Indian
tribes in the Territory. They con-
tend that there is an ulterior pur-
pose in the proposed legislation.
They do not believe it is being
pushed with the sole view of al
lowing the early incorporation of
towns in the Indian Territory, and
putting these which have been in
corporated upon a proper ruling
basis. They see in it q land-grab-
bing scheme.
One of the Indians representa-
tiyes, in discussing the matter,
said today:
There is not enough money in
the whole Indian Territory to buy
up all the lots in the townsites If
they are all thrown upon the market
at the same time. What, then, will
be the result? Syndicates will be
organized with outside capital tC
buy up these sites at the depreciat-
ed prices created by this proposed
legislation, If enacted, and some OF
the schemers will reap large profits,
to the detriment of people in the
Territory. We are not opposed tC
reasonable haste in the laying out
of townsites and the appraisement
of lots, but this plan to throw al
the townsites in the Indian Terri
tory upon the market at the same
time is nothing more than scheme
of men who can command money
to run down townsite values, thai
they may secure bargains. +"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The Transvaal and Philippine
wars are dragging now and with
the exception of small skir-
mishes nothing of Importance
is transpiring. Roberts is still
recuperating his army at Bloem-
fontsin and Otis keeps close within
the walls of Manila. Roberts is
active and says nothing; Otis is
inactiye and garrulous.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The examining trial of the Ken
lucky conspirators is developing
considerable interest since the testi-
mony of Golden has been made
public. His confession duplicates
all of the accused and other promi-
nent republicans besides.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
Oklahoma Woman Shoots a Man

Guthrie, Okla, March 25.-Mrs.
Mary Candle is under $500 bond
for shooting and dangerously
wounding William Brown. a neigh
Dor. She says Brown insulted her
twice, and the second time she
shot him. Brown says he vas at
work in a field, when Mrs. Candle
appeared at the fence, called him
there, and when he arrived with
in few steps of her shot him.
Brown is dangerously wounded. but
may recover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

VIM. Orr, Newark, N. j.. says,
I'VE never feel safe without One
Minute Cough Cure in the house. 1t
saved my little boys life when he
had pneumonia. We think it is the
best medicine made" 1t cures all
coughs and lung troubles. is
pleasant to take, harmless and gives
immediate results. w. B. Frame,
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The opposition to the townsite
amendment which is being fostered
and wrought up by those who
would profit from a continuance
of present conditions will scarcely
have any effect on congressman
who have now learned the true
condition of affairs here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

We have saved many doctor bills
since we began the use of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy in our home.
We keep bottle open all the time
and whenever any of my family or
myself began to catch cold we begin
to use the Cough Remedy, and as a
result we never have to send away
after a doctor and incur a large doc
tor bill, for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy never fails to cure. 1t is
certainly a medicine of great merit
and worth-D. 8. Mearkle, general
merchant and farmer. Matte, Bed
ford county, Pa. For sale by City
Drug Store and T. N. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

When husband gets up to give his
wife a chair. she fairly beams at the
thought that other women now see
that he idolizes her and would be will.
ing to die for her.-Atchison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
nerit Wins,

j. H. Speigle's bread has become
so popular since he put in his
wonderful Steam Power Bread
Machine that he has been compell-
ed to enlarge his shop and employ
additional help. Speigle's Bread
is not surpassed by any and you
should patronlze home industries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

Lewis Alderman, Goshen. Ind.
says, 'DeWitt's Little Early Risers
ALWAYS bring relief, cure headache
and never gripe." They gently
cleanse and invigorate the bowels
and liver. City Drug Store, w. B.
Frame,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
may recover.

If your child is cross or peevish,
it is no doubt troubled with worms.
Whites Cream Vermifuge will re-
move the worms, and its tonic ef-
feet restore its natural cheerfulness.
Price 25 cents. City Drug Store, w.
B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

MEANWHILE it might be well to
compare the city's needs with its
ability. as regards a waterworks
svcfo,n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

1t is said that dried currants given to
horses occasionally in lieu OF oats viii
increase the animals powers Of en-
durance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The Ardmore Rod and Gun
club have agreed to sell 500 loads
of building stone at their fine
quarry. See T. N. Coleman for
particulars. 27tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
Gen. Shaw In Indian Territory.

Vinita, 1. T., March 25.-Gen.
Shaw, of Watertown, n. Y,
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, spent yes
terday in Vinita, and addressed a
large audience at the federal court
house in the afternoon. Depart
meut Commander G.. S. White pre-
sided at the meeting and Hon w
M. Mellette delivered the address
of welcome introducing Gen. Shaw,
who spoke for thirty minutes.
Gen. Shaw's speech aroused
great patriotic enthusiasm, his
audience being composed as largely
of Confederate as Union veterans.
He left tonight for Arkansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
ARDMoRE. MONDAY. MARCH 2s.

ONE can almost see gardens grow
during this fine weather.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Miles
burg, Pa, says, "As a speedy cure
for coughs, colds, Group and sore
throat One Minute Cough Cure is un-
equaled. 1t In pleasant for children
to take. / heartily recommend 1t to
mothers" 1t Is the only harmless
remedy that produces immediate re-
suits. 1t cures bronchitis, pneuno-
mia, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases. 1t viii prevent consump-
tion. City Drug Store. w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

Nervous weakness or palpitation
of the heart indicates disorder in the
stomsch and digestion. Prickly Ash
Bitters is wonderful remedy in such
cases. 1t cleanses, strengthens and
regulates the stomach, liver and
bowels, removes the cause of the
heart symptoms and builds up q
strong and vigorous body. Sold by
". B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

You can be cheerful and happy
only when you are well. II You feel
"out OF sorts" take Herbine, it will
brace you mp. Price 80 cts. City
Drug Store, w. .. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
Home Made Coffins.

Cheap as any; cheaper than
some, are made by T. G. Bridgman
at Browns undertaken shop. Get
his prices. 18-1m
M. b. Smith, Butternut, Mich,
says, "DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the very best pills 1 ever used
for costiveness, liver and bowel
troubles" City Drug Store, w. B.
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26
TIME TABLE,

TIME TABLE,
Cuff, Colorado and Santa Pc Rsfiway.
soUrH-BoUND.
galveston Aad Chicago Express. 1888 q. m.
Oleburne and Kansas City Express 6;07 p.m.
NoRTH-BoUND.
Aalyeston and Chicago Expresg--.12:60 q. m.
Ciehurne and Kansas City Express. II :38 n. m.
A. LUCAS. Ticket Agent.
VS. KEENAN,. General Passenger Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

1t is very hard to stand idly by
and see our dear ones suffer while
awaiting the arrival of the doctor.
An Albany IN. " dairyman called
at drug store there for a doctor to
come and see his child, then very
sick with Group. Not finding the
doctor in, he left word for him to
come at once on his return. He also
bought a bottle of Chamberlain 's
Cough Syrup, which he hoped would
give some relief until the doctor
should arrive. In a few hours he re-
turned, saying the doctor need not
come, as the child was much better.
The druggist, Mr.. Otto Scholz, saws
the family have since recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 60
their neighbors and friends until he
has a constant demand for it from
that part of the country. For sale
By City Drug Store, T. N. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

South McAlester, March 20.
An enthusiastic republican con-
vention was held here yesterday
for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Choctaw national con-
vention which meets here next
Saturday, at which time delegates
will be elected to the territorial
convention at Purcell in May.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted endorsing Mckinley and
fayoring his denomination. Reso-
lutions were also unanimously
adopted endorsing the adnlinistra-
ton of public affairs by the repub-
lican officials of the Indian Terri
tory and of the central district,
also recommending Hon. William
M. Mellette Of Vinita. for republic
can national committeeman for the
Indian Territory, and Michael
Conlon of Atoka. for chairman OF
the territorial executive committee.
Where can you invest money more
profitably than by buying bottle OF
Prickly Ash Bitters, you get four
for one. A kidney medicine, q liver
tonic, stomach strengthener and
bowel cleanser. -Four medicines for
one dollar. Sold by w. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

The famous Anchor buggy, most
durable on earth, cheaper than
others and sold by Bivens & Will
liams cheaper than anywhere else
on earth. A car just in. 13tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

To allay pain, subdue Inflammation
heal foul sores and ulcers, the most
satisfactory results are obtained by
using Ballard'f Snow Lfniment.
Price 20 and 30 cents. Citv Drno
Store, wv. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-26

Rental contracts for sale at the
ARDMoREITE Office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
Switzerland Wants 10 Come In.

The idea seems to be spreading
abroad that Uncle Sam Is conducting an
orphan asylum for INDECENT or down.
trodden nations, who in their weakness
feel themselves crowded by their larger
and more powerful neighbors. The ALL
gemeine Schweizer Zeitung, the leading
newspaper at Basel, Switzerland. advo-
Gates uniting the republic Of Switzer-
land with the United States. This mat
ter Is being seriously discussed by the
Swiss, and many of them would like to
see their little nation come under the
starry banner. The Basel paper de-
clares that England will adopt a tariff
in order to pay for the South African
war. Since Switzerland depends largely
on Ensland's free trade for the main
tenance of its industries, the establish
ment of a tariff by Great Britain would
mean economic ruin for Switzerland.
Union with Germany OIL wen with
France is objected to owing to the dan
ger Of the Swiss losing their independ-
ent institutions, which they cherish
Therefore. the journal in ques-
tion sees no other remedy than union
with the great republic across the At
For the present, however. the
Swiss will have to be satisfied with the
lream Of union with the United States,
Tor the latter has no desire to annex
European territory.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
The Santa Fe Route.

International Convention Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America, Gin
c%innati, O., July IL to 15.-Round-trip
ticket, Santa Fe to Cincinnati, $47.10.
Dates of sale, July 9 and 10. Good for
return passage leaving Cincinnati up
to and including August 10, 1900.
Biennial Conclave Knights of Pyth-
las, Detroit, Mich, August 81 to Sep
TENDER 1.-Round-trip tickets, Santa Fe
to Detroit, $4,000. Dates of sale, August
%, "a and 25. Good for return passage
leaving Detroit up to and including
September IA, 1900.
National and State Prohibition Con-
vention, Chicago, ILL.,, June 26 to %, 1900.
For this occasion the Santa Fee Route
will sell tickets to Chicago and return
at one regular fare ($41.O5) for the
round trip. Tickets will be on sale June
% and "a. Good for return passage
leaving Chicago up to and including Ju-
ly 2, 1900.
Annual Convention Young Peoples
Christian Union of the United P1esby-
terrain Church of North America, Den
yer, Colo, July rs to 80, 1900.-For the
above occasion the Santa Fee Route will
place on sale tickets to Denver and re-
turn at a rate Of $3.50, dates OF sale
July 20 and "a, good to return until Au-
gust "a. Tickets will be for continuous
passage in both directions, excepting
that north of Pueblo stop-overs will be
allowed. For particulars call on any
agent of the Santa Fe Route.
Texas State Teachers Association
Meeting, Ell Paso, Tex, June rs to 20.
1900.-For this occasion the Santa Fe
Route will place on sale tickets to FL
Paso and return from all points in New
Mexico at one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale June "a to % in
elusive, limited for return until July 2.
For further particulars in regard to
these meetings call on or address any
agent of the Santa Fe route.
II. s. LUTZ, Agent,
Santa Fe, N. M.
W. J. BLACK, G. P. A.,
Topeka, Kan.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
Distribution Of School Funds.

The first distribution of the public
school funds derived from the sale and
lease of public lands shows that the
public land commission has been doing
good work. 1t also shows that the pub
lie school system of the territory has a
steady income which added to a thor
ough collection of taxes ought to be the
means of raising the standard of the
public schools and of prolonging the
average school term in the country dis
tricts.
The distribution also calls attention to
the necessity of an accurate census of
school children. 1t is evident, for in
stance, that Valencia county was en-
titled to a greater share of the school
money than it received, but as it re-
ported only 676 children 10 the county
between the ages of 5 and p it was
given only 1854 while Bernalillo coun-
ty received over eleven times as much.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
The Population Of New Mexico.

BY Friday the work of taking the
census must be completed. 1t may take
two years before the result is %nou
ed although the population statistics
will be published in the course of a few
months. The las tschool census, how
ever, gives somewhat of an idea of the
population of the territory and the rela-
tive population of the counties, by null
tiplying the number of children'between
the ages Of 5 and 81 by four. In two or
three counties the school census was
not accurate but in the remainder of
the counties it was thorough. BY this
estimate New Mexico has 2l0,4 SO inha-
bitants excepting the Indians On reser-
vations. The counties range in popu-
lation as follows: Bernalillo, 3O,416; San
Miguel, 90, 344; Santa Fe, l6,772; Socorro,
16, 1888; Dona Ana, 15,772. In these five
counties there is half of the population
of New Mexico. The other IA counties
compare as follows: Taos, 1880; Mora,
13.0sO; Grant, 12,O63; Rio Arriba, IL, 09G;
Colfax, 11,132; Guadalupe, 6,152; Union,
5,s72; Lincoln, $3.50; Sierra, 4,452; Otero,
4,2sO; Chaves, 1854; Eddy, 1876; San
Juan, 3,62s; Valencia, 2,7s4. In some
of the mining counties, like Grant, the
estimate will have to be raised consider
ably On account Of the many men with
out families employed in the mines, but
in the main the above figures will near
ly approach the actual census returns
although they are very conservative and
in several instances the population will
be found to be 25 to SO per cent greater
than the school census indicates, espe-
cially in Valencia county whose popula-
certainly five times as great as that
indicated by the school census.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13

One of the Washington papers adyo-
Gates a general plan for h%onorably pen
sioning all old people in the United
States. Something of that kind is done
In Germany, where every man and wo-
man is insured against the want that
often comes with the intirmities of old
age. 1t would make life a good deal easier
for many people if they knew that they
age. Pensioning men and women above
65 or 70 would not mean as large an eX-
penditure as is involved by the present
pension list of veterans and the increa> ed
taxation it would cause would hardly be
felt by anyone.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
Modern Weddings.

Women like to read about weddings.
Age is no barrier to this propensity, and
although the description of all weddings
is almost alike, yet a woman will never
skip a wedding account in the news
paper and will always feel a thrill when
she reaches the critical points of the
affair. A blind man would know that
site church was beautifully decorated"
and a deaf man could be sure that "the
wedding marched pealed forth The
bridal procession, too, always moves
slowly up the AISLE" which phrase is
always suggestive of an automatom on
wheels. What is the sense therefore of
chronicling these facts? If it cantered,
or galloped. or trotted, or sailed, or
bicycled, or flew up the aisle, or backed
and refused to go at all, or played pussy
wants a corner In the chancel, or any
Of the many other things that would be
some sort of a variation upon the old
established order, it might be worth
while to mention 1t. Nine out of every
ten accounts of a church wedding state
with gravity that "the bride walked up
the aisle upon the arm of her father"
as If it was customary for the bride to
skip q rope up the aisle or to hold on
tight to her fathers coat tail. "The
bridegroom, accompanied by the best
man, met the bride at the altar as If
it was expected that he would meet her
in the choir loft or in the churchyard.
Yes, all weddings are alike with the ex-
ception Of the names, and If it were not
for the women readers of newspapers
they would be chronicled simply without
any repetition OF the stock phrases
which make up the account Of the every
day church or home wedding.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13
Hello! Going East?

The Burlington Route, to meet the
popular demand, will on dates given
below. offer tickets to the public at one
half of the regular rates. From Den
yer to Chicago, st. Louis, Peoria, st,
Paul, Duluth, Omaha, st. Joseph,
Atchison. Kansas City, and to all inter-
mediate points OH their main lines and
branches in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri
and Illinois. Tickets will be on sale
June II, - and %, July 70 and 20, and
August 4. Good for return until Octo-
Der 81. The rate will be one fare for
round trip plus 50.
The Burlington will also sell on June
10, IA and Is, tickets to the Republican
national convention at Philadelphia, to
meet June 10, for $3.50. Just half rate
for round trip. -
Burlington trains for Chicago and st.
Louis leave Denver at 4 o'clock and 10
o'clock p. m
See your local agent or address
G. w. vALLERY,
General Agent, Denver.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-13

New Mexico will be well represented
at the Republican national convention.
Every one of the delegates, as well as
several of the %alternates, will be in at
tendance. While the territory has no
vote in electing the president, yet it will
have a voice in naming the man who
will hold the chief executive Office of the
United States for the next four years.
vention meets 1t is to be hoped that the
territory will not only have a voice in
the nominating convention, but also a
vote on the day of the national election.