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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
Douglass ms CIeveiand's Guest.

1t is recalled, says the New York
World, that President Cleveland dur
ing his first administration invited
Frederick Douglass to a White House
reception. He was recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia at the
time and was included with all the
white officials Of the District In the in
vltations sent out. Douglass went. too,
and Cleveland treated him as courte-
Ously as he did the rest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
ONE DEATH AT GLASGOW.
Rubonic Plague Reappears-Three
Other Cases Reported.

Glasgow, Nov. 2.-The bubonic
plague has reappeared here during the
week. Four suspected cases were re-
moved from the Central Station Ho-
ten belonging to the Caledonian rail
way and one died today. The hotel
has been closed and all guests warned
to leave by noon tomorrow. It ap-
pears that all the cases under suspic-
ion are servants of the hotel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
cATrLsMEN STIRRED UP.
Senator Bailey Making Inquiry From
Interior Department.

ANAtllOl ON'ai NllNHNs
A Washington special says that
Senator j. w. Bailey of Texas called
at the Interior Department today and
asked for an explanation of the de-
partments recent decision regarding
the division Of grazing lands in the
Kiowa reservation. out of which has
grown a bitter feud between two Of
the cattle kings of the territory. Sena-
tor Bailey insists that S. b. Burnett,
one of the cattlemen involved, has
been unfairly dealt with by the depart
ment since his presence last spring.
the department outlined division OF
the puasture lands to which the cattle
men agreed, but has since upon repre-
sentation made by Z. c. Suggs, another
ca@tleman made another division of
the lands which materially Injuries
Burnett's range and in case of a hard
winter endangers the lives of about
10000 head of cattle which he is now
pasturing there. Burnett's original
range consisted of nearly 100000 acres
Of land but a recent allotment by the
department added about one-third OF
this to Sugg's range which adjoins IT.
A report from the Indian agent In
the Kiowa country says there has been
consideraDe bad blood between the
factions OF the cattlemen growing out
OF this now allotment of the grazina
lands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
Great Luck Of an Editor.

For two years all efforts to cure
eczema in the palms of my hands
failed" writes Editor II. N. Lester, of
Syracuse, Kan, then ] was wholly
cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's
the worlds best for eruptions, sores
and all skin diseases. Only 25s at w
p. Frames.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

Constipation means the accumula-
tion of waste matter that should be
discharged daily. and unless this is
done the foul matter is absorbed and
posons the system. Use Herbine TO
bring about regularity of the bowles,
Price 80 cents. w. b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

Seymour Webb, Moria. NY. writes:
u had been troubled with my kidneys
for twenty-five years and had tried
several physicians but received no re.
lief until J bought bottle of Foley
Kidney Cure. After using two bottles
was absolutely cured. ! earnestly
recommend Folsy's Kideny Cure. '
Take only Foley's. Bonner & Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

Infant mortality is something fright
ful. Nearly one-quarter die before
they reach one year. one-third before
they are FIVE. and onc-half before they
are fifteen, The timely use of Whites
Cream Vermifuge would save major
itv of these precious lives. Price 25
ctsl w. B. Frame. City DRUG Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
Personal.

VIII the lady who fell in a swoon
last Thursday in front Of the postof-
fee. call at our store? She suffers
from biliousness. DR.. Caldwel's Syrup
Peggin will surely cure her. Sold by
w. 1B. Frame, Ardmore and Madill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

Then you don't feel just the best to-
day. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
very effective for Sick headache. bill
iousness or disordered stomach. Sold
by w. b. Frame. Ardmore and Madill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

A perfect laxative! That is the un-
animous verdict of the people who
use DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. SOC
and $l.00 sizes. Sold by w. b. Frame,
Ardmore and Madill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
EAVORITE PRESCRIPTION

II am so thankful for what DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
done for me. " writes Mrs. John 7.
Smith. Of SLOGAN, b. c., Box so.
ut cured me of a disease which
was taking away all my strength,
helped me through The long months
before baby came and l have big
strong baby girl, the most healthy
and happy OF all my three.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

What we call tact is sometimes lit
tie better than a foxy resort TO deceit
and cowardice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
'oIe.Y's Honey and Tar
f0- chiIdr"-- ~-@ sure No 0piayes.

This is a great country. We do not
Heyiusize all OF our heroes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

A judge sometimes lays down the
law go TIC Jurors can walk over il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. j. W. SHACKLEFORD,
OsTECPATHIC PHYSICIAN,

Has opened an Office permanently
at Ala North Washington street and
treats both acute and chronic dis
eases, but makes a specially OF
chronic diseases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-04

A cripple with tin cup usually gets
there all right.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

Friend that Susie is the most Superior
Thing that puts up at and with this Ho
tel"
Superior is the Word" responded AL
bert. "As Type of the New Kind she is
the Best Ever, and that is why.I can't
keep up with her. She gives me the 40
Love Score when we play Tennis. If it is
a Ride | sit back while she handles the
Ribbons. Every one along the Road gives
her the long 'Ah-h-h' of Admiration. They
may notice that she has something on the
Seat beside her, but what they say about
me I'm lucky | don ear. Then think of
a large Man who wants to retain his Self
Respect going out on the Links and get
ting waxcd good and hard by a Child just
budding into Womanhood. She can hit the
ball right in the Eye every Clip and send
It to the Green, while | worry it off into
the Bunch of Grass and beat 1t until it
looks as if some one had been chewing It,
For six days in the week and 81 weeks in
the Year | get round shoudered talking
through a Phone and hanging over a
Desk When | put on my Flannels and
rush to the Country, | am not prepared to
enter the Lists with the seasoned Lady
Champion. Naturally / do not care to get
alongside of her and invite Comparison.
However, | wish to say that Susie is a
Swell Girl and whoever Marries her will
always Respect her. The Trouble is that
when Susie and | are together, L am with
her and not she with me. She takes me
places AS soon as | realized that / was
a Candidate for Satchel Carrier / began to
slow up on Susie
Now, Grace is different She clings to
you and wants Advice. It's all up to you.
You don't have to lean back and look up
at her She doesn't pity you because you
Foozle or take her in Hand If you were
a Boy | have Feeling that If | married
Susie / would be put into the NineHole
and kept there forever l proud to
plays a Match | will be on hand to Pull
for her. but when it comes to the Practice
of Stuckology on the dim Neranda and
then a clasp of the Yielding Form, | pass
up the Party with the Iron Muscles. When
a Lady is trained so hard that the Form
refuses to Yield, what's the use? There 5
nothing to it. Then there is always the
Horrible Fear that If you do anything to
Vex her, she may pick you up and throw
you into a Rose Bush. It's pretty hard to
love a Woman and be Afraid of her at
the same time. No dainty Sandow for lit
tie Albert, the Office Slave! For me the
simple, sinuous. old fashioned Variety"
So he married Grace and Susie married
little chap who wore Specs. He is now
acting as Caddie for her.
MORAL. The Gymnasium Girl does not
always have the strongest Pull.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

man hustle us around a corner rather
than send his unprepared soul into eter-
nifty. At O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
as we were negligently reclining
against the door of the postoffice, hav-
ing peace and good will only in our
hearts, man named Bascomb came
along and announced that our carcass
had numbered the earth long enough.
any enmity he may have had was de-
veloped by our refusal six months ago
TO publish a poem he had written on
"rhe Mule" At one time and another
he has thrown out dark hints, but we
have given them no thought. The other
day, however, he opened fire on us with
his words, and had FREQ four bullets
all around us before we discovered that
he really meant business. We were
then forced to pull and shoot, and it is
needless to say that. we were fully ex-
onerated by the eoroner's jury, and by
public opinion. We ordered the under
taker to spare no reasonable expense,
and we paid for six hacks to make up
funeral procession The deluded de-
ceased was given site No. IA in our
grounds, and yesterday we had his
headstone up, and rosebush planted
on his grave. No one could have done
better by him, and many would have
done nothing at all, but we cannot help
but feel grieved and cast down. We
have no ambition to kill off the peo-
pie of Arizona, to stock private grave
yard, nor are we a man looking for a
fuss to show skill with a gun. We were
cornered and had to do II, but from
this time on all poems, no matter whe-
Their relating to the mule. the horse the
cowboy or anything else living or dead,
will be promptly published in the hope
OF avoiding further tragedies.
AS already intimated, these were the two
that had Albert on the Guessing Block. It
kept him busy looking after both, but he
knew the Advantages Of a healthy Compe-
tition. A Girl always throws herself rath-
er more earnestly If she thinks that some
other Maiden is trying to sew Buttons on
her. So Albert had lot of Attention paid
to him every time he came out.
As the Supmer Weeks slipped by it be-
came evident that Grace's Work on the
Neranda more effective than Susies
violent Efforts in the Field One Satur-
day Night Albert brought out Ring and
forced Grace to wear it. Next Day there
was awful buzzing. A Majority OF the
Wise ones had picked Susie as the Logical
First Choice
1t happened that an Intimate Friend
asked Albert If he had not got twisted
and g.ven the Ring to the wrone one
ut Is generally conceded" said the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

the mans name and thought 1t was a,
order to change the course of the yss.
sci to west. He did SO, aud the respl,
was that the ship ran on a dangeroa.
shoal. That name cost tire owners Q.
the vessel the sum of 100000,
During the Afghan war of 1879
small British detachment gained Vi,
tory over a large body of the enemy ~
A mistaken order. A private nanei
Vance who had distinguished himself
by several acts of bravery was great
favorite with one OF tie Officers, an.
during a skirmish the officer wanted
him to carry a dispatch to the ejIoasl
in command of another detachment
The man was only a few yards away,
and he calloi out Vance" at the tap
of his voice. The men thought BE bad
given the order Advance" and imne.
diately rushed forward with such dash
and spirit that the enemy broke and
fed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

:, hrrst melon and began the Work u
sa.,r,,c,ior He was arduously engaseo
4, tho nursuit of unrestrained enjoyment
a,d b,s third melon when the peasant TO
whom the field belonged suddenly ap-
reared before him Being a man of cor
siderable comprehension and no niue N'i-
utility, he speedily put the
his ease by remarhng: -
..rt NAV never have occurred TO you DC
fore hut excuse my lucidity when m
form you that watermelon -
among domestic animals and may lheIe
,ors no considered as personal property
Now that l bring my perspicaclty 70
bear upon the point. am ophseo ~ e
with YOU" replied the wayfarer, out win
out exhibiting undue meehhess u
meanor.
Your ready acauiescenee eNcites w AZ
miration. and your eXceIleht "pl
eyokes no little surprise, continued 'is
peasant, but of course the qaesuon 70 NJ
vet definitely disposed Of
You mean the bulldog Is 10 come ~
somewhere remarked the way are
he dimly remembered the pateh from ne
trousers he had left.on his fence.
~ should have so willed it. but owing
to untoward circumstances the amman -
not present to participate In the affair
But you ought to do fairy wei WIN
that hoe handle for a weapon ny
asthma precludes anything like an eNteHu-
ed struggle, and | am also $40" on loot
In walloping me / would ask YOU now
ever to avoid as many vital Spots as YOU
can conveniently skip
lyon do me an injustice answered the
neasant while it is true that am
armed with the implement you name III
YOUR affidavit, l am using 1t for a starr IN
stead of a weapon of offense. in TACT
have a better thing. Please observe inns
fine Italian hand"
.Tis truly so" my friend, and it is with
a good deal of alacrity that tumple 10
tho situation. You would have me 10 uh-
derstand'-
.orhat jalap has its uses.
"And that my present abdominal twinges
and internal dissensions are due to your
medicinal profundity and Italian STRAIT
egy7" -
III you would be so kind. There Is no
hurry. however, about coming to con-
elusion." $500.
Thanks. but | have learned that DELAYS
are dangerous and that proerastlnaaoh
loses the worm Are you an expert IN the
use of the shovel
II think | can claim that honor, al
though am not given to boasting-
"rrheu make my grave at least three fee'
deem and at the head of it you VIII plant
a yewvew tree. ] may want to climb out
in q hurry when the horn blows, and the
tree will come handy
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

at the threatening Bovine and Mrs Cow
would break down Fence trying to get
away.
Grace once tried to hit Golf Ball be-
cause it seemed to be the Thing. She
pecked at it couple OF times and sent
1t about IS inches, and Zen she felt
something Give and she returned to the
Veranda.
Every time she ventured out she
wore a three-foot Hat covered with Bat
tenberg and carried Parasol so as to
protect the Complexion. She never was
keen for Physical Culture, but preferred
to get herself tucked in just right and
then sit and read something by Booth
Harrington. She mad a slow, langu
curious Walk, leaning forward from the
Hips. If you didn't know, you might
think she had Casters under her. The
other Girls raped her for being At
fected but then she wasn't doing 1t
for their Benefit. When she executed
the Glide into the Rlnng Room, the
Men would tell one another to Pipe the
Tall One with the Poor Shape.
The Manager had arranged for the
Mosquitoes to keep away, but the Mos
qultoes broke the Contract.
Still, the Hotel was not altogether
Shiny. The Stationery was Great. For
Six Days in the Week the Social Gay
cites at Grand View were very much
Hen. there was a Clerk with Shirt
Waist who worked along the Verandas
and chatted about the Weather so as
to keep People from discussing the
Table and the Service After he had
conversed for about Is Minutes he
would begin to burn low and threaten
to go out. Thereupon the Ladies would
fall to him.
But on Saturday Eve when the Bus
came up from the Station loaded down
with the Boys who were expected to
| sign the Checks-Oh, then there was
Joy indeed. Everybody was glad to
welcome the Bread Winners. Each
would have on her most scrump.ious
Toggery and the Turquoise Brooch and
she would have out her little four-inch
Lace Handkerchief, all ready to wave at
Him. All the Married Couples would
Clinch at the Hotel Steps, and those
who didn't have the Right would post
pone it for while.
Among the men who came out on
the Saturday Special was a Bachelor
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
We WINS waiting.

There were score of men al work
in the excavation for cellar, and there
were twoscore of idlers' leaning over
the railing surrounding It and looking
down with curiosity. The most intelli-
gent looking of them was finally ap
preached by the foreman 'and asked:
"See anything in particular dow
there to interest you?'
mo, nothing" was the 'reply.
walls going up to suit your ideas''
"They are
'Masons doing their work all rightr
CAS- far as ! can see.
do YOU want to know the name Of
the owner. how high the building is TO
be and the total cost?'
Not the slightest interest, sir"
'iBut I've noticed you standing her
for the last hour" continued the fore
man. and took it that you mgh,
have something to suggest"
Yes, | could make suggestion
slowly replied the idler after thinking
it over
We'll, out with it. Would you lk'
any alterations in the plans?'
No. l don't think so, but you migs
provide armchairs. cheroots and re'
lunch if it will not be too much trouble
I've been hanging around here to seq q
you wouldn't do it without my hay'li
to throw out a hint.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
TALES FROM THE GREEK.

Copyright, 1901, by C. b. Lewis.)
A somewhat dilapldated but exceedingly
ambitious wayfarer was passing along the
highway one day when he came upon a
field of maize.
".One to see me get over this rail fence
would think l was after corn he OBJ
served to himself as he mounted the OBJ
struction, but my philosophy teaches mo
that a watermelon patch is always mod
estly hidden from public view
After making his way through an acre
of stalks he came upon what he most
desired at that time in the way of side
dish, and it was with a sigh of content
ment that he sat himself down alongsid,,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

in. There is a convict woman In there
lying on the stove; but when his Excel
lency is anxious 10 sleep. We will turn
her off on to the floor. She need not
incommode him much ."
This speech being translated to osborne
made him shudder, but he could not an
swer II or let the men know what he
thought Of the proposal and 1t even struck
him that 10 have no speech in this land
was Just as well for the safety Of his
body.
He had no time for further speculation,
the door was open and they had entered
an interior in no way unlike those 70
which he had become accustomed. The
same stone floor and rough wooden fur
niture, the little window high up and
\ dirty. the same foul hot air beating on
his face ms he entered: the same stove IN
the center Of the wall. the caps, caftans
and accoutrements hanging from nails;
nothing TO give the place an individuality.
and yet how different. how very differ
ent, for on the stove lying with her back
towards them was a woman.
Her body was covered with sheep skins,
her head with n coarse red kerchief OF
wool from under it her long hair stream
ed Turning grey, the official description
said Good heavens IT was grey His
heart was beating against his ribs heavily ),
his voice was choked within his throat.
lie dared not go to her side to touch her,
nor dare he even address her. but he kept
his eye upon that heap crouched under
the grey looking sheep skins, convinced
that the sound of his voice as he spoke
TO the men. and showed them some paper
money. would rouse her II did not; she
never even stirred.
Ask him If the woman sleeps?" Os-
borne said to his mouiik, possessed with
the awful fear that this lethargy this ut
ter lack OF interest, must be death itself.
The Muscovite Official shrugged his
shoulders on understanding that the
stranger took Interest In saeh an import
ant matter; but. having seen the paper
mone1. and no doubt wishing to oblige
walked to the stove and pulled the sheep
skin from the womans shoulder.
Osborne saw her draw It back again
with pcvlsh gesture. but without turning
or uttcrng a word.
She had forgotten mis- voice then? Well
no wonder: II sounded strangely even TO
hmself-or was she hall delirious?
1t seemed to lin that the dreary bust
ness of preparing the evening meal would
never END lie looked around in an agony
wondering whore these two men would
sleep and how he should got It few min
utes' privacy to speak to her.
lie noticed that they took hcr no food.
and asked at length II she might not have
a cup of broth
"She sulks," was the reply she will
not eat His EXcelleucy should not trou-
hle hirusc1P IL was hest To let her be
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

County Seat. The Bed Rooms were SO
| small that the Women kept their
Trunks in the Hallway After ones
| Light was out one had to feel for ones
Pillow and after one found it, it felt
like one Sack of Salt.
On the Table could be found every
| thing that the City Market had afford
ed three days previously. Each Patron
upon answering the Bell, came into the
| Dining Room and confronted Leaf Of
Lettuce with two slippery slices of
| Cucumber holding it down.
The Princess who waited on the Table
had put her Pride in her Pocket so as
to get the Price CT a Piano. She had
| agreed to bring Food from the Kitchen.
but she had not agreed to meet "a
OF the Guests socially, as it were, 80
everyone had to be Careful.
She would approach the Table with a
certain sweet Gravity and hand each
Person Cut of Beef, just large enough
for HalfSale. Then she would
sprinkle a semi-circle of Individual
Dishes across the Table1Cloth and feel
of her Hair and answer all Quetions
in ladyike Manner, telling you what
they didn't have.
The iced Tea was all lee and the Cot
tage Pudding took up the Sauce like
Sponge. This for Four a Day. If
| anyone went to the Office and kicked.
the Manager led him up to the Roof
and showed him the View. The Man
| ager was on to his job. He had chased
Mich Cows out of adjoining Pasture
and put up two Red Flags, so that he
| might advertise Golf Links. The Damp
| Spot on the way to the Station was
| called the Lake. Anyone who didn't
| believe there was Fishing could go up
to the Office and look at the Photo
graphs of a Fat Man holding up a
/ String
| Susie was ever so Athletic She went
around bare-headed all Summer so as to
be baked to the Color of an Indian.
| Usually she had her Sleeves rolled up
| to display Forearm that reminded
one OF Terry McGovern. She wore a
Short Shirt and Flat Bottomed Shoes.
I II was Positive treasure to see her
bounce up into the Air and lam Ten
mis- ball. She was a dandy Whip and
| she had won a Cup over an 1S-hole
course. When she ordered up Saddle
| Horse she wanted one that would
France and Whinny. Susie could take
care OF herself at any Point along the
| Road. She had a determination in her
| Eye and an authoritative Manner. II
any one had told her she was Weaker
Vessel, she wouldn't have believed it.
Grace was quite the Antithesis. She
was reposeful creature who kept out OF
the sun and wore flmy white Materials
one usually had herself squidged UT
to about q inches, with the Straight
Line in front, the same as you see on
the Fashion Page. She wore French
Heels all Summer, and whenever she
saw Cow sne squealed and caught hole
Of the nearest Man.
Susie, on the other hand, squared of
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
wrecked by a Name.

A large steamer was once WRECKED
because one of the sailers was named
West. The vessel was outward oodhd
from Rotterdam, ard tt q saiiar was or
deck polishing some brasswork. sud
denly the captain called him ard toll.
him to 20 below. The second officer on
the bridge, heard the captain c4ll cat