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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19
it AFFECTS THE ROCK ISLAND.
Part of ihe Right OF Way Taken From
he Ch.ckasaMs.

the Ch!ckasaws.
Chickasaw. I r., April 19.-TLe
controversy over the west boundary
linz OF the ChickaSaw nation is
sad to include the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad company,
which Is dissatisfied with the re-
suits OF the last survey, as it shifts
part of the roads right of way in
the southern part Of the Chicka
saw country into the Kiowa and
Comauche indian reservation. The
CnickaSaws always claimed that
the west boundary line. the ninety
eighth meridian, should have given
them = strip of land two miles
wide which was Included in the
Kiowa and Comanche reservation.
When a new survey of the ninety
eighth meridian was made last year
by the federal government there
was only Il slight change made in
the location of the line at its inter
section with Red river, but
from that point the new sur
vey bore off to the north
west, aud its northern termiE-
us was about two miles west OF
tine original point, which gave to
the Chickasaws a triangular terri.
tory, over which they formerly had
no control. The deviation of the
sfar,ing point on Red river was to
the east instead of 10 the west, the
new meridian line crossing the
Rock Island right of way about
sixteen miles north of Red river.
Screen doors the best and cheap
.-ef ~ AEceLs Rros' I9-ao1 G..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19
AMERICANS PREFER MAUSEPS TO
RED CROSS BADGES.
ROBERTS Great fIhg(f HOW on
Court Martial Ordered ny OTIS AEoInst
Colonel pc,tltt-HHitsTy Commission
Sentence Natives to smpTIson-
ment For TacIr BrIgandage.


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London, April 19.-The Tele-
graph publishes Il dispatch from
BIoeofcntein dated yesterday.
stating that all The Beers in the
vicinity Of Wepener have disap-
pearod. The majority Of them
went north. but party of them
have gone in the direction Of BE
tuli.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19
,xcr1H SPANISH CABINET.

NIIANNfI- ~ -
r,y s,rirp.- McRae Press Association
Madrid, April 10 The Spanish
cabinet has been reformed owing
TO some internal dissensions.
The change has heen received
quietly. Senor Silvela of the re-
firing cabinet is minister OF Ma
rine and president of the coun'
Gil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19

Cleanse the liver, purify the blood,
invigorate the body by using De-
Wits Little Early Risers. These
famous little pills always act
promptly. City Drug Store, W. b.
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19
Ga7E OF Cr.as.nass loc7ted.

4 gang of criminals. including
one or tEo mWlnIrrs. IS reportt d
near Ca'oosa. q small toFn twelve
miles west II Claremore, and >sev.
eral deputy United States rnarshals
are in that vicinity shsdowing
them. One member of the gang is
said to have q reward of II GOO
offered for his capture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19

Farmers west OF Parcel, III the
ChickaSaw country and in Okla
homa west OF Norman are said TO
he planting wate.melons by the
acre in the nope os making small
fortune at Oklahoma City during
the Rough Riders" reunion.
y blind, pigeon-toed. knock
kneed racer from the Usage cOun-
try carried nway nearly bushel
of money from Bartlesville, where
enthest goers the town had We're
~ainst him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19

Screen doors the best and cheap
est 1t Weeks Bros. l3-eod&s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19

Wedding and Ball Stationery a
speciality. Commercial work exc
cuted with neatness and dispatch
at this Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-19

Always have in stock full line OF
Drugs and Medicines. Perfumsry,
Stationery, Toilet Articles, Etc.
Fine Cigars a Speciality.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
olever rdea Of inc New Bride,

Out in q big apartment house on
Columbia Heights, not o thousand
miles from the corner of Binney street,
there dwells a young married woman
who is as naive as the bride in the
comic weeklies. The housekeepers
who live in the same house with her
have been somewhat annoyed OF late
by mice. The young woman met one
Of them in the hall the other day, and
the conversation naturally turned on
their common pests.
ssThe mice have been SO bad lately"
said the elder woman, s'that I keep
everything locked up and all my eat.
ables in the boxes"
The younger woman's eyes sparkled
with eagerness.
"Myf' she said. ST wouldn't dare
do that. I wouldn't want to run such
a risk. I leave crackers and cheese
lying about every night when l go to
bed so that when the mice come
hungry they'll find something to eat,
and not gnaw things. Tn always
afraid they'll bite holes in my new
I tablecloths and my nice c~entrepieces
if / don't leave the cheese right where
they can find it easily. I feel per;
fectly safe when I know there's plenty
for them to eat tight where they can
get at it"
There's nothing after all like having
a clever idea like that now and then.
-Washington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
Poor college MEN Of To-day.

Times have wrought marvellous
changes in the average college poor
mar. Nearly all traces of the old
charity student have disappeared.
The poor college man OF to-day no
longer hangs on to the skirts of col.
lege life; he is a part of lit and FREE
qusntly the most important)part. He
o longer wears the east-oF clothing
Of his teachers OF more fortunate class
mates, but goes neatly dressed. He
does not attempt to shirk the respon-
sibilities OF college life; hel subscribes
to the various class and athletic or
CARNATIONS according to hSg means;
enters into the social life oFahis fell
lows-is not an unusual figure as-5Jhe
class germans and 'promenades." ns
is commonly a highstand man, but
not invariably SO. Into the various
undergraduate activities, literary,
scholastic and athletic, he enters with
enthusiasm, frequently coming off
with flying colors. His attitude
towards his college mates, and that OF
his college mates to him, is n of in.
dependence and self-respect; he never
makeAscapital Of his poverty-is never
extensively poor.-New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
The Cloth OF Ceremony.

One of the Tibetans was dressed in
white, one in black, with square-cut
caps, Tartar physiognomy, very dark
compilations, and long pigtails, and
were we'll known to our people. They
approached us making many polite
bows, and, taking off their caps. pre-
scented the cloth of ceremony, as was
becoming from interiors to superiors.
This is q form which is universal in
Tibet, and extends into China,
though I do not remember eyer to
have heard IN explanation OF the GUS
tom. The cloth we received was OF
cotton, badly woven, but of fine tex
ture. about theSsize of q small hand
kerchief, but SO dirty as to show that
it had frequently performed similar
Offices Of cIYility before. The more
wealthy classes employ silk instead Of
cotton cloths, the legend, "Om name
padme hum being commonly woven
in damask at each end. The sale OF
these cloths OF ceremony, I was given
to understand, constitute q Govern
ment monopoly in this part Of Tibet.
Sir Richard Strachey, in the Geo
graphical journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
A anurna OF Conkarion.

It has been proven by abundant in
vestigation that n prolific source OF
epidemic disease Is found in the ina
bility Of the germs of such diseases to
lodge in the mouth around the teeth
and gums. A physician examined the
teeth Of the children Of a certain
school. He found disease germs pres
ent in almost every case. By careful
watching he discovered that those chill
dren whose teeth were kept cleanest
suffered less from epidemic diseases.
The neglected condition Of the teeth
is. therefore, a common cause Of ILL
ness: indeed, IL one takes the trouble
to observe with what rapidity the tar
tar and cheesy matter accumulate
around the teeth of people who are
out Of health, they will not be long in
making up their minds that a thorough
and judicious use of the tooth brush Is
not very far from a means Of grace.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
THEIR QUARREL.
Why His Sweetheart Couldnst Love Hfrt
as of YOre,

as of Yores
"After all," he said to himself, as he
walked along the avenue, "I may as
we'll give in. It's a small matter, any
way, and not worth coming between
as, V for an hour"
They had quarreled the night be.
fore. One thing had led to another,
until he had left her, outwardIy cold
and ~inwardly passionately angry.
They were both a bit obstinate, may
be.
But he hadtime to think il over, and
the folly of 1t burst upon him in all
OF it's ridiculous aspect. Because he
had mildly limited that d first cousin
of hers-a rather aggressive chap, too
vshould not, considering their en-.
gagement, take her to the matinee,
she had resented the suggestion with
some sarcasm. Not that he particu-
iardy minded, as he tried to explain,
but he thought she should have told
him first. He had replied to her cut:
ting words that she, OF course, could
do as she pleased, but that her respect
for him should at least have guarded
her from this. Whereupon she had
risen upon her dignity and the storm
burst in all it's fury.
But now he would admit he was
wrong and have it over with. The
first cousin wasn't formidable enough
to inspire him with any jealousy; and
as for the principle of the thing, why.
that was something that could be
abandoned easily enough.
There was a slight strain Of pride,
mingled with a natural humbleness in
his voice, as he came over and stood
by her as she stifiy entered the room,
with her face averted and no signs of
surrender on her part.
dearest" he said quietly, ST
was wrong last night. Believe me, I
] did not mean all that 1 said. 1t wasn't
that I was jealous, but I thought
Well, never mind what I thought.
But, of course, I had no right to rule
you in such q manner, or to be so ar
bitrary. Will you forgive me?"
Her eyes met his, slowly and in
some surprise. There was q slight
pause. "Why, yes," she said at last;
II suppose I shall have to-"
It was natural and proper then that
he should kiss her.
What happened during the next
half hour is of no consequence, except
in SO far as it differed from what
usually happens when two people who
love each other are alone. And that
it did differ he felt acutely to himself,
though he was not able to define the
reason.
She was not the same. She had
accepted his apology with apparent
grace. and yet there was lacking that
subtle something which she had never
before withheld from him.
"Dear," he said, finally "what is
the matter? Don't you love me?"
"Why, of course she replied.
He shook his head. "You don't
love me as much 81 you did," he per-
sisted. "before-before last night"
"WelI, no." she admitted. A tear
stood in her eye.
"Tell me, darling" he said, "what
is the matter?"
ST was only thinking" she said
sadly, .'how much more I could have
loved you if you hadn't admitted that
you were wrong!"-Tom Mason, in
Puck. -se~s-
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30

The Degollada theatsr, the front Of
which was damaged by the recent
earthquake in Guadalajara, Is probably
the most costly and certainly the most
modern of the city's great buildings,
and it is accorded the distinction of
being the largest exclusively theatrical
structure on the continent. Its corner
stone was laid in 1855, and although
at the present day it Is not entirely
completed, some $4,000. 900 have been
expended in its construction. 1t is four
stories in height, and covers an area
Of 11,127 square feet. The interior
plan is modelled after the great Pa
risian playhouse, the boxes being ar
ranged In tiers about the three sides
Of the auditorium, while the fourth is
entirely taken up by the stage, which
has a length Of 155 feet by IS In
depth.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
Tho Exsout;on of Laud.

.
while Presbytery had been fighting
It's victorious battle in the Jerusalem
Chamber" writes John Morley in the
February Century, "the man whose Bad
steering had wrecked his church was
sent to the block. The execution OF
Archbishop Laud January 10, 1645) is
the best Of ell the illustrations Of the
hard temper of the time. Laud was
more than seventy years old. He had
been for nearly FIVE years safe under
lock and key in the Tower. His claws
were effectually clipped, and 1t was
certain that he would never again be
able to do mischief, or IL he were. that
such mischief as he could do would be
too trivial to be worth thinkiEsP6r@in
sight of such a general catas Fophe as
could alone make the old MEAS return
to power possible. The eIecution OF
Stanford may be defendeR as a great
act OF retaliation or ~prefention, done
with grave political purposssso, plaus-
IDLY or otherwise, may the extfution of
King Charles. No such high consider
atoms Justify the execution Of Laud,
several years after he had committed
tho last Of his imputed offehses and
had been stripped of all power Of ever
committing more. It Is not necessary
that we should echo DR.. Johnson'a
tines about Rebellion's vengeful talons
Selling on Laud, and Art end Genius
weeping round his tomb; but IL we
rend the veil Of romance from the
Cavalier, we are bound not to be over
dazzled by the halo Of sanctity In the
Roundhead."
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
Avo,a rontaet Wftb Sick Pots.

Dogs and monkeys 7 subject to
tuberculosis and are said to be capable
Of communicating he'infection to hui
man beings. A large number Of the
canaries that die in captivity fall vic
tins to the same disease. Parrots
suffer from a malady peculiar to them
selves. The bacillus that causes it Is
thought to originate pneumonia in
4 Cats have been known to be
the carriers OF diphtheria, and posi-.
bly, Of scarletfeyer and other Infectious
diseases. Great care should be taken
during an epidemic to keep pet AMI.
mails out Of the reach Of infection. OF
else away from the children, and al
any time q bird or animal that seems
ailing should be Of once isolated
Ladies' Home journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
WORDS OF WISDOM

Every individual has the first right
to his individuality. Few persons
would dispute this, and yet few act as
though they believed it. They talk
about moulding the character of the
child, which means to press him into
some man-made form, and so force
upon him a fictitious individuality.
But to give a child his first right is to
aid him to develop, to grow.
Salvation is not the petty concep-
ton of personal safety from some far
off doom. It is the saving of the
whole mag; it is the domination of
the higher nature over the lower; it ig
the education of the spiritual, the
development, the evolutioI Of the God
in us, that divine sparF in all hui
manity that can never Us wholly ex-
tinguished.
Life strikes n5say aY unheeded,
prophetic little noto. A word, a trivial
happening, gives hint, like a theme. in
music, Of something that is to be
more or less recurrent all the way
along.
No n can bring comfort who has
not known something of sorrow. This,
then, is one of the divine uses'1of sor-
row, that it equips us to help others.
Every life touches many other lives.
| Let us move more softly Through the
world lest our touch be asharsh and
hurtful touch.
RHDeliber ate much before doing OF
saying anything, for you have not the
power of recalling what has been said
or done.
It is q hard matter to discern rightly
whether a good or an evil spirit does
provoke thee to coyet this or that.
A delicate man at work accom-.
plishes more than a giant in idleness.
Put your strength in your fight in
| stead of in your challenge.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
HUB or THE WORLDS TELEGRAPH
sixty Companies Have a Clearing House
ut Hernes

Although thousands of miles of line
were in operation before 1865, the
world telegraph as it exists to-day
dates from that time and from a con-
vention held in Paris to adopt regula:
tons for international telegraphid
operations. Previously. in sending d
message from n country to another,
delays were encountered which made
the telegraph little more expeditions
than the post. III travelling across
Europe a message not only occupied
an exasperating amount of time; but
also accumulated an appalling list of
charges reckoned in different kinds of
money for each country 1t had passed
through. These charges could not be
paid in advance, because the amount
of them was not known at the point
from which the message was sent. It
may be imagined that under such cons
ditions the telegraph was not general.
" employed in transacting business.
From the point of view of the pri-
vate citizen, the most important work
done by the Paris convention was to
arrange a uniform schedule of teleg-
raphic rates, and to provide that mes
sages might be sent in code, or secret
language, if desired. Arrangements
| were likewise made for the more rapid
transmission Of international mes.
sages.
AS a result Of the work Of this and
succeeding conventions, we have the
marvelously intricate yet simple sys-
tenn Of sending telegraphic messages
which prevails to-day. It is possible
now to send a message from any viii
tage that can boast a telegraph Office
to any other point in the world that
is reached by the ~farspreading maze
of wires. Moreover, the sender may
feel assured that his message will go.
forward quickly, and it requires but o
moment for the clerk to inform him
as to its exact cost.
Considering that the ownership Of
the various telegraph and cable lines
| Of the world is divided between near
ly forty different governments and
half that number of private COM
panies, this is a highly interesting ex-
ample of business Capitalization. It
has been brought about through the
establishment of the International
Bureau of Telegraphs at Berne, Swift
zerland. This bureau codifed the
charges of the many different oun
tries subscribing to the union, using
| the franc as a basis for ell rates. It
has brought about many other changes
calculated to extend aud improve the
telegraph business, its most recent
undertaking being the compilation of
a great dictionary, or international
! Geographic code, containing some
| 800, 600 terms taken from almost every
language in existence.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
CHINESE
Seins . RofOrmer Was the Cause OF
His Troubles.

His Troubles.
Kuahg Hsu, emperor Of China, has
lad two handicaps to an active career
q q ruler. In the first place he is a
eformer, and In the second place, his
unit, the Dowager Empress Tuen, is a
woman Of such strong character that
he completely dominates him. The
Iowager has compelled him to lead a
ecluded and inactive life, and his
physical health for years has been deli
ate. But his mind has been strong.
ind he gave a willing a to the re-
ormers who sought to raise China to
modern standards as Japan has been
aised. According to accounts from
oeking, the empress dowager from the
Irst looked with suspicion upon the
'eform tendencies Of her nephew. Then
The began to be alarmed, and resolved
o put a check to them. The climax
3 said to have been reached when the
,old young mamie Is now only ~
rears old-appeared n day in a COM
,lete suit Of European clothes, includ-
ng fashionable trousers. From that
lay, according to the story, his politi-
.al power was at an end. The empress
lowager finally took the reins in her
own hands nomlnally as well as prac-
.ically. Last year an edict was pub
ished In Picking declaring that owing
20 the emperor's poor health he ap-
pointed the dowager as regent. Kuans
Hsu Is the ninth monarch of the Using,
or pure dynasty of Manchus. He Is the
son of Prince Chung, and on the death
If his cousin, Ting Chi, who died with
out issue, he was appointed az success
ior to the throne in 1875. AS he was
but 3 years old, the affairs Of the gov
srnment were placed under the direc-
lion Of the empress dowager during his
minority. Exceedingly shy, melan-
sholy, and gentle, his demeanor Is de"
scribed as refined and digniied, though
entirely lacking the martial force and
imperial command of his ancestors.
Essentially Manchus in features. his
face is oval, his eyebrows regular and
lrched, his eyes unusually large and
,orrowful, his nose we'll shaped and
straight, his lips thin, sensitive and
1ervous, his chin long and narrow.
With this his head Is large beyond the
average and his forehead broad and
we'll shaped. Emperor Kuang Hsu has
been practically deposed and a 0 OF
| the fifth prince has been declared to be
heir to the Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
Now Iersey,a Sew Koads.

EE
The report of the Commissioner of
Public Roads Of New Jersey states
that under State aid a total of 40
miles Of new roads have been built,
at a cost of $715, $780, 6. As the State
pays one-third Of the cost OF build
ing, the total expenditure mp to the
present time was 50, lat, ATS. Is. This
work was done in thirteen counties.
Last year the operations were greatly
enlarged, the total construction being
LA 2-3 miles, as against 81 IL miles
the previous year. In 1896 eight
counties took the benefit Of the State
law. and in 1878 eleven counties.
and last year thirteen counties.
There are now on file with the State
Commissioner Of Public Roads petit
tions from sixteen counties involving
a total expenditure by the State Of
81, 726, GA. 70 for 504. 90 miles of road.
The State appropriation for this year
is $3.50, 900, so that only Q fraction Of
the work petitioned for can be done
this year. Labor and materials also
cost more, and there will be lessto
show for the annual appropriation
than last year.
= Thesreport Of the commissioners is
illumined with inspiriting views Of
the roads ssbefore and AFTER the
stone was put on, and not q little eff
fort is made to advertise certain fa-
yored quarries. AS b whole the
report il conducive to the continued
expenditure Of the public money in
this direction.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
SUNDAY AND moNDAYsEooARs
IAN KIaciaren Tells Why There Il No
r,@.-.-no uaAwn.n enn w


Difference Between the Two.
"The pew is a testimony to the fam
fly and ought to be maintained with its
doors removed. and 1t does not matter
whether a nan pay $50 a year for his
pew or so cents" writss Ian Maclaren
of "The Pew and the Man in It" in the
Ladies' Home Journal. 1.-THE church
authorities should see that the house.
holder has his pew, with room enough
in 1t for himself, his wife and the chill
dren which God has given them. There
is no reason in the world why the rich
man should not pay a handsome sum
for his church home. And some OF us
have never been able to understand
why an artisan should not give some
thing for his church home also. Surely
every man wishes to do what Is right
in the direction Of his church. Every
gelf-respecting nan likes to pay for his
home whether it be large or small, n
1t touches a mans honor to live in q
workhouse, where he pays no rent and
depends on the public. There is no
necessity that this home feeling and
this just independence should be de-
MED In the house Of God, but it rather
seems a good thing that the man who
works and gives to provide a house
where he and the children a live to-
geaher in comfort and self-respect SIX
days Of the week should do his part to
sustain the house where they worship
God on the seventh day. He is a poor
creature who will allow a rich man to
pay his rent for him on weekdays, and
| have never been able to see where
there is any difference between being a
beggar on Sunday and a beggar on
Monday"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
A Court.

It is proposed in France to estab'
lish d court OF justice run by women
and for women, to which may be car
ried all those cases concerning which
the most learned men know nothing,
This will relieve o man Judge, for in.
stance, from determining questions nj
to fit in suits. brought by dressmaksr.
against their clients, and it ought to
al AWAY with much expert testimony
in such cases.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-30
.,eep ON Your Back.

.To grow younger you have only to
sleep upon your back and avoid pill
lows" says a physical c%ulturist. Her
theory is that since during the day the
muscles of the face are inclined to
drop, we should counterfeit the droop-
ing with the head on a level with the
hody or even lower than the body.
mis- practice is warranted to do away
with that arch enemy Of woman, that
wrinkle.