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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
nE PUSHED TnE wRoNo BUTTON


It was springtime here in Ardmore and any
one would know it.
But hope you won't for this bad break class
me as the spring poet.
For only write the truth. about n Kansas
City drummer.
who kinder rushed the season till IL seemed
Indian summer.
member OF the press gang sent 10 push
ofa Kansas City paper in the chickaseesaw
nation.
He with a brisk and jaunty air stepped on
the santa Fe
And mp the main street OF the town wended
his cheerful way.
With lighting clothes and war paint on he
tackled all he met.
And thought things looked quite hopeful
for a good fat list to get.
Just after passing Court street. he by chance
struck Moran Scott.
And strove TO gather in his scalp whether
he would or not.
But Moran told him he was now just getting
lots of papers
And should he add more TO his list he'd
sure cut crazy capers.
Make his boss mad and maybe he would lose
his job.
And IL he read all that came in. at night his
sleep they I'd rob.
Says Drummer. for hoss like that would
not give a d"
"oh yesi guess you would. for I'm p. NJ.
for Uncle sam"
Then next he met a Newman, apd a captive
thought he'd made,
For he said he'd take the paper II they'd
take il out in trade.
what line Of goods pray d o YOU sell, please
tell me you can"
why I'm the original steam engine pop
popcorn man"
Next came a group OF men with boards and
hair quite gray with age,
And now with desperation to their midst he
made his way.
He gave a sample copy to our Joking friend
Kincaid
Who looked so kind the drummer felt he
need not feel afraid.
He said he didn't like to have folks think
him over critical.
But asked him fhis newspaper was strictly
non-poiitical;
Oh no." the grip sack knight replied, Its
not aristocratic.
Republican or popuIist. but strictly dem
Ocratic."
The crowd gave back the samples and never
stopped 10 read them.
And said If that is true, why We republicans
don't need them.
We take democratic papers but we patron
ize home trade.
And only take outsiders of republican
straight grade.p
Just then he noticed on each coat a little
old bronze button.
He'd pushed the wrong one and II pboue5
Oh, Lord, you've cooked your mutton ''
He tried Jim Ousiey and L. him he told the
same old story
SAYS Jim Il won't no paper take that don't
whoOp I'D Old Glory"
/ have 10 vhoop her up. you ber. So as TO
keep my job"
"hat Ioh:' Why saving wood says he;
Bueksawing it by gob"
Just then he met great big Jolly man who
filed the walk
And boldly stepped right up to him 20 give
him good talk.
says drummer. you seem a solid man sol
ia with all the boysg"
Oh yesi' says suEgs. You bet am full
weight avoirdupois;
I'm in ii with the heavy weights in girth and |
weight and height.
type, oh yes,lI represent in fun an Ard |
moreite."
This was the last. last straw that broke the |
h. c. camers back;
Soon he was making tracks TO reach the :.
F. railroad track.
Too hurriedly for the late express and
thinking il much cheaper.
he counted ties to the water tank and took
eide door sleeper.
Kansas City Times please copyD w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Littell's Liquid Sulphur Soap re-
duces to a minimum the danger OF
contracting contagious disease. For
the toilet and bath it is without an
equal. 1t is rapidly acquiring first
place in the favor of all who use it
as an incompatible shaving soap.
10 cents. For sale by W. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
To Investigate the Paper Trust.

Washington, May 4.-Repres-
entatives of the American Publish
ers' Association to-day presented
memorial to the Senate Finance
Committee, finally asking that
some relief be afforded on account
Of the higher price of paper. The
delegation said that the association
represented 22,O0O papers. No
particular legislation was advocat-
ed.
The resolution recited that the
price of printing paper used by
newspapers has increased from 60
to 100 per cent without reason or
warrant to be found in the con-
dition of the industry, which in
crease was believed to be due to a
trust. The association appealed to
Congress to j inquire into the condi-
tions complained of, to the end
that suitable legislation might be
provided to remedy these condi-
tions.
AS newspapers are sold at a fix
ed price, the resolution says. pub
fishers cannot put the increased
cost of the paper on the consumer,
and in many instances this increas-
ed cost means the confscation of
profits. and in others it creates
actual loss.
A copy of the resolution also
was presented by the delegation to
the House Ways and Means Com
mettee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

IT is said that the administration
intends to make the passage of the
Nicarauguan canal bill dependens
on the ratification Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. According to
this there is little likelihood that
the bill will pass as the senate is
not disposed to ratify the treaty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
TERRITORY TOPICS.

mere is talk or the OrganlzatlOn
of another artesian we'll company.
There are a number of people who
want wells, and it is proposed to
purchase a drill and outfit, the
same to be owned and operated by
the company. 1t is estimated that
the cost of drilling an artesian well
can thus be brought within reach
of many who otherwise would be
unable to stand the outlay.-Vinita
Chieftain.
The Indian Territory wont cast
a single vote for who shall be pres
ident of the United States but if
the signs point to anything it is
that we will blow our bazoo as
loud as any of 'em.-Daily Ex-
press.
Men are at work at Dewey /. T.,
cutting and trimming a walnut log
which will be sent to Worlds Fair
at Paris for exhibition. 1t is the
trunk of a tree supposed to be
more than 400 years old, the first
limb OF which was fifty-fiIe feet
from the ground, and trunk of
which is 16 feet ) inches in circum-
ference. j. V. Hamilton of Fort
Scott, who ships walnut logs to
Europe for furniture and finish
ings, has bought the log.
Muskogee Phoenix, speaking of
the smallpox. says so long as a
certain portion of the population
gets enjoyment out of scratching
which the mild form of the disease
just so long will there be
no chance of controlling the mat
ter. When the type gets virulent
enough to begin to kill a few peo-
Pile there will be a decided rush for
supplies, and there will be
some chances of preventing the
further spread.
One of the most interesting fea
lures of the Confederate reunion |
which vii! be held in Louisville, !
Ky, May 80 June 3. will be the
of a company of Cher
Okee Indians, who will accompany |
the veterans from North Carolina.
Thirty fullblOOd red men will take |
part in the great parade and par
ticipate in the festivities of the
men who wore the gray. For they
TOO wore the badge of the COnfed-
eracy and fought bravely to defend
t throughout the great conflict -
Wagner Sayings.
The Lehigh Leader would like to
see every town and precinct in the
indian Territory hold elections this
all and vote for president. 1t could
1e easily done, and would show
lbout the number of legal voters
n the Territory. Hope the papers
n the various nations will agitate
he question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Bryan is a fine specimen of robust
and vigorous manhood, because he
is in good health. It's easy. Keep
your blood in a healthy condition
with Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker and you. wi. be strong and
healthy. It's guaranteed to give sat
isfaction. T. N. Coleman and w. B.
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Over ten thousand lives have been
lost in the African war. Ten times
as many die every year as a result of
impure blood, which could be saved
by using Beggs' Blood Purifier. "It's
the best spring medicine ever made. -
Fred Ackerman, Moberly, Mo.
T. N. Coleman and w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Jake's Best" has won a good
name stamped with the approval
of every house wife. 1t is already
on the high road to fame with
everything in its favor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
nurdered Woman Had a Record.

Eldora, Id, May 4.-Levi Mihill
and wife, who were both found shot
dead in the Wisconsin woods a few
days since, were from this county,
and Mrs. Mihill was known over this
section as the woman horse thief.
Husband ard wife separated on ac-
count of family troubles, and, meet
ing at a point out of Colona, in
Adams county, Wis, Milhill fred
three shots at his wife, killing her
instantly. Seeing the result of his
passion, Mlnill then shot himself.
Both have cost this county a consid-
erable sum of money in prosecuting
them,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Is quickly cured by Bunsen's Pine
Tar Cough Honey. Also a specific
for la grippe, whooping cough, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung affec-
tions. Try Bunsen's Pine Tar
Cough Honey today and you will be
pleased with the results. Mason &
Mason, druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
Sterrett's Town Lot Sale.

The work of the townSite commits
sion at Sterrett was finally compIet-
ed yesterday afternoon when the
commission sold at public outcry the
remaining unimprOved lots of that
town. There were one hundred and
three lots and parts of lots sold.
Prices ranged from $40 the mini
mum price asked to $50. Some frac-
tlOnal lots sold tor less than $40.
The lots in one entire block sold for
s3S each The total amount realized
from the sale was between SI6OO and
sl700. The amount of the cash pay
ments o. the ten and twenty-five
per cent. required amounted to
s3t7.97. There was quite a crowd of
bidders present, Sherman, Denison,
Fulp and Ravena, Tex, and Colbert
Durant and Kemp bidders were
there in addition to the local buyers.
The sale was conducted by DR.. Ster-
rett and each lot was sold on the
ground. Bidding was spirited and
there was no delay. The sale COM
menced at 1 O'Clock aud was COM
pIeted In about two hours. Chief
Clerk j. Fent Wisdom and Bob Tay-
lor were present on behalf of the In
dian agent to receive the cash pay
ments. DR.. Sterrett says that the
sale passed of without a hitch and
that everybody seemed to he mar.
fectly satisfied. The work of the
commission in Sterrett has been sat
isfactory throughout to the citizens
of that town.-Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
Words Whispered In Our Ear From
Inland Towns In the Territory
Saturday Afternoon.
E1fET.

EMET.
Mr.. Herndon of Kansas City
and Attorney S. T. Bledsoe OF
Ardmore were here yesterday.
Gov. Johnston returned from
Denison yesterday.
Mrs. Barker of Durant, who is
visiting the family of Gov. John
ston, is quite sick.
Ed Bradley. who has been with
the Dawes commission for some
time, is here with samples Of cor
per and silver ore found near this
place. A company is to be organ
lied to work this mineral.
The school at this place will
close on June ).
wYNNEwOOD.
A. J. Nolen, aged GA years, who
died Thursday was buried yester-
day morning.
The little 14-months- old child of
Frank White is quite sick.
l.. l.. Tyer was here yesterday
in the interest of the order of
American Plowmen.
The body of Will Warren, the
negro who was drowned in Washita
last Tuesday morning, was found
this morning two and One-half
miles below the point where he was
drowned. The negroes who found
the body claim that they dropped
a bundle of fodder in the river
where he was last seen and that
the bundle foated to within twenty
five feet of where they discovered
his body.
The Touring mill here has
changed hands and will be in
operation in a short time.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. b.
Sipes, this morning, a son.
BOB.
Prof. w. w. Wallace went to
Marietta today.
Rev. w. X. Robinson of Thack-
erville is here.
George Chancellor and Miss
frankie Butler of Marietta were
here yesterday.
II. Splawn and wife went to
Thacker~ille this afternoon.
HEALDTON.
Mrs. DR.. Wood received a tele-
phone message this morning that
her father was quite sick at Little
Rock, Ark.
TISHOMINGO.
S. T. Bledsoe, Esq, of Ardmere
is here. NJ. NJ. Bridges of Emet |
is also here.
J. H. Bridges of this place went
to Pontotoc yesterday.
Will Evans is at Emet today.
Prickly Ash Bltters cures the kid
neys, regulates the liver. tones up
the stomach and purifies the bowels.
Sold by w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Moscow has the largest hospital
in Europe. with 1000 beds. There
are ninety-six physicians aud 900
nurses, and about 15.1 patients
are taken care of every year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
ouTLAwRY MOVED EAST.
BaffIed BIoodhouuds and Hundreds
Of Ten for Ten Days.

Middlebury, VT, May AFTER
being hunted for ten days through
the woods and mountains of Gen.
tral Vermont, followed by hundreds
of armed and angry men, trailed
by bloodhounds and subsisting on
food furnished them by frightened
farmers who, after they were gone,
instantly notified the sheriff, two
outlaws, Dustin Shaw and his son
Frank, who last week killed Dep
uty Sheriff Holman, were brought
to bay at noon today. They turned
upon their pursuers and fought un-
til the younger man dropped, NOR
tallv wounded.
The Shaws had eluded their pur-
suers skillfully, now taking refuge
in the woods, wadingdown streams
to throw the dogs off the scent,
wandering through the mountains,
and again appearing before a
frightened farmer demanding food
or begging it upon the pretext that
they were fishermen who had lost
their way.
This was the story they told
Harry Holden, whose farm is about
two miles from here. but he recOg-
nized the men and notified the
sheriff and his deputies. who this
morning were fifteen miles away
They hurried to Holden's farm,
Sheriff Chapman and dozen men
armed with rifles. 1t was reported
that the Shaws were in Holden 5
barn and the building was at once
surrounded.
The Shaws, however, had been
on the alert, and upon seeing the
posse had stolen away into a
swamp in the rear. The two men
were making for high ground when
Sheriff Chapman saw them. He
shouted and the men turned. The
purSuers recognized them at once.
Hi, there!" shouted the sheriff
excitedly. Stop and surrender,
They made no reply, but kept on
through the woods. The posse
divided itself and fired upon the
fugitives from two sides.
John Bosley, farmer. hit young
Shaw and Deputy Sheriff Cobb
took deliberate aim in the same
direction. When the smoke had
cleared away young Shaw was seen
falling. His gun fell from his
hand. He turned half around |
and sank to the ground. His
father caught hold of him, and at
the same time held up his hand as
II token of surrender. The pur-
suers rushed forward and found
Shaw and his son both wounded,
the latter probably fatally. The
outlaws were brought here and
placed in Jail under strong guard.
The Shaws escaped from Wood
stock Jail ten days ago by removing
the bars from a window and low
ering themselves down by bed
clothes. The father is 53 ard the
son 81 years old.
The elder Shaw has long prison
record and has mad several wives.
whom, in the fickleness OF his ma ;
ture, he deserted.
Remember we sell Jake'S Best I
io,,,. .ba.p ~ tba .bao,,.-t T. -. Z
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

When the liver fails to secrete bile
the blood becomes loaded with bill
ioas properties, the digestion be-
comes impaired and the bowels con-
stipated. Herbine has a direct &C.
tion on the liver and excretory or
gans, and few doses will cure auy
case of biliousness. Price, soc, at w.
B. Frames, City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
Jake'S Best.

All other grades are turned to
naught
BY Jakes best, the Electric Light,
Always buy your -four from Jake
And your bread will be the purest,
best and white.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

The newest slang phrase is
blighter. - 1t is synonymous
with sumner. and is looked
upon as better than killing" "
The new word originated in Wash
ington,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Get your Cream of the Wheat
and the fine landscape picture with
every two packages at Jake's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
Phone No. Sz.

For groceries and feed. Whit
tington block, south side Main
street. PORTER STAPLES,
4-3t The Red Headed Grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

A Santa Fe train ran from Nor
man to Moore, a distance of nine
miles, in seven minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
REPORT OF The CONDITION q :
First National Ban

AT Ardmore. in the indian Terr,,.
Close OF Business. April "a ,e.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Remember we sell Jake'S Best
-four cheap as the cheapest. 6 81
"After suffering from severe dys-
pepsia over twelve years and using
many remedies without permanent
good l finally took Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. 1t did me so much good rec
ommend it to everyone" writes J.
E. Watkins. clerk and recorder,
Chillicothe, Mo. 1t digests what you
eat. City Drug Store, w. B. Frame,
DrOD.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

TIME TABLE,
Cuff. Colorado and santa Fe Railway.
SoUTH-BoUED.
aelveston and Chicago Express $3.50 m.
Oleburne and Kansas City Express 5:07 p m
NoRTH-BoUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express-I2:40 40 a. m.
Oleburne and Kansas City Express IL ;3s a. m.
A LUCAS. Ticket Agent.
w. s. KEENAN,. General Passenger Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Prickly Ash Bltters cures the kid
neys, regulates the liver. tones up
the stomach and purifies the bowels.
Sold by w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06

Our $15 made to order suits
can't be beaten.
Chicago Tailoring Co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-08
A Recipe for Happiness.

Mrs. Peter Fritz, Of Sharon, Pa,
says she has a recipe for happiness
that will never fail. Mrs. Fritz
speaks with the voice of authority. for
she and her husband, Peter Fritz,
have recently celebrated the sixty
fifth anniversary of their wedding
day. During all these years Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz have never had a quarrel
She is SO years old, but is as spright-
" as most women Of so.
"To be happy" she says, Zone must
be contented, and the way to win con-
tentment is to think about other peo-
pie as much as we do about ourselves.
Peter and have always been content
ed with each other and happy. In
65 wears Of married life we have never
had quarrel. Both Of US have real
lied from the beginning that it would
be necessary to make what personal
sacrifices were necessary for our mu-
tual happiness, and We have always
made them. In addition we have Ia
ken a constant interest in the hapPi-
ness of our friends and have spent
much time both in receiving and max
ing visits. For that reason, perhaps,
We have never grown self-centered
and selfish and have remained con-
tented with our lot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-08
The Muskrat at Home.

The nights are growing cold and
long, and the muskrats have begun to
build their winter houses and put on
their winter coats. Among the way
ing flags thousands Of cone shaped
muskrat houses are in course of con-
structiou. The family habitation is
made of dry, coarse flags and grasses,
small pieces Of water-soaked wood and
small stones, all cemented together by
a peculiar mortar which only the
muskrat knows how to prepare by
chewing clay and mud into a fine
preparation. The old negro hunter
declares that the eementing is done
with evenness aud precision by the in
dustrious little worker by means Of It's
paws. Two or three holes or leads
allow the rats to pass out or enter be-
low the ice. The houses are rough on
the outside and are built from three to
five feet high. Old hunters and close
observers Of the habits OF the muskrat
say that the little marshdwellers know
in advance how high the spring tides
will rise. AS verifcation ofthis claim
it is observed that all beds in given
marsh are Of the same height.
The houses below the water line are
bare mud inside, with floor of sticks
and grasses few feet above the water.
Upon this scafiold-like floor the rats
are said to lie with their heads toward
the lead, ready at moments no.
tice to dash out and appear at the sur
face 200 yards away in deep water.
The law passed by the last Legislature
gives added protection to these the
most popular fur producers on the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland and Del
aware, which are caught by the hun
dred thousand each winter. The lit
tie animals are in many cases caught
in steel traps secured by small strong
chains. As soon as the rat is trapped
it plunges into the water, weighed
down by the trap, and is drowned.
A muskrat authority gives the inter-
esting bit of information that, while
a muskrat is compelled to breathe un-
der water, it can travel for miles un-
der the ice by a scientific air produc-
ing process which enables it to remain
under the icy covering for hours. 10
order to do this it must stop as often
as once in 90 minutes and eject it's
breath into the water. This air rises
to the surface, forming big, pale bub-
bic. After it has been exposed to the
water for few minutes the bubble be-
comes oxygenated, when the rate IN
hales the globule and resumes its jour
ney.
Muskrats when served by the East
ern Shore cook as mock terrapln
will challenge the epicure to distln-
guish it from the real Chesapeake dia-
mond- back. When properly skinned
the musky taste and odor entirely dis
appear, and when properly cooked the
almost black flesh is juicy, tender and
sweet. The food Of the rat is the roots
of marsh grasses and shrubs which
grow on the shore and no morsel Of
food is touched until it has been thor
oughly washed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-08
Wonderful Petrihed Forests.


The October Pearson's contains an
account of the wonderful petrifed for
est in the western part Of Arizona.
This forest is petri6ed-a forest OF
trees that have turned to stone. 1t
covers an srea IT between = II 100
square miles, 81 w.,l.a - ,Inds
these wonderful trees lie scattered
about in wild profusion. Not one Of
them is standing. The forest is
fallen one. All of the trees lie prone
upon the ground, most Of them bro
ken into huge sections, stripped Of
their branches and their limbs; great,
glsteuing logs Of rock. There was a
time when these forest giants were
sturdy with life. But this was many
long years ago-longer than 1t is pos
sible for the human mind TO conceive.
Fifty millions of years. That Is
what the records of geology tell us.
The principal valley OF this petri-
fed forest region is the Lithodeniron
(stone-tree) Valley, This is common
ly known as Chalcedony Park, and is
remarkable for the great number Of
logs that are here scattered about or
piled together in huge masses.
AS far as the eye can reach in every
direction these marvellous logs Of stone
lie in countless numbers. Resting IN
all conceivable positions, they abound
in great profusion upon knolls, buttes
and spurs, and in the ravines aud
gulches, while the ground seems every
where studded with sparkling gems,
consisting Of all shapes and sizes and
exhibiting all colors Of the rainbow
as they lie glistening in the sunlight
that falls unshadowed upon this ght-
tering desert Of petrided vegetation
1t is so hard that it makes an ex-
cellent emery, and not little of the
petriGed wood has been ground up for
this purpose. 1t was only by lucky
incident that the forest was saved
from wholesale destruction for the
manufacture Of this product A
large concern moved its plant from
Chicago to Arizona, and was prepar-
ing to convert this marvellous and an
clent forest into latter-day commod-
ity, when a rival company in CANADA
came upon the market with a brand
of emery at much cheaper price than
the lChicago firm could afford to
ask, and consequently the forest WAS
spared.