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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Took Him nj M. Word.

Men on newspapers often have
peculiar experiences" said W. a. Fair
cEild Of Chicago. "aud such a one be-
fell a friend OF mine some time ago.
The friend in question was city editor
OF a great daily and In the course OF
his manifold duties il fell to his lot to
take to task one of his reporters The
reporter in question WIS an English
man. slow Of thought and action and
miserly Of speech. Through the TRADE
e. which be was subjected be said
nothing. and when it finally ended he
left the presence of his superior with
out any comment.
But. as the result proved he did
some tall thinking. City editors when
'ri!ed.' as l. well known. are cot par
tlcularly choice or economical in the
language they bcstow on their unfor-
tuuate reporters, aud among other
things the Engllshman had been told
that he was no better than-ln fact.
was-a crazy man and that his proper
habitat was a lunatic asylum and not
the hall bedroom Of Chicago board
Ing house which he occupied.
The Englishman took this part Of
the city editors remarks as bis text and
acted upon them. lie promptly went
to an asylum. had himself thoroughly
examined by three or four alienists
and secured from them an official GER
tificHte TO the fact that he was sane.
With this be appeared at the Office Of
his paper the next day, and, entering
the editors sanctum, he slapped 1t
down before his astonished and dis
mayed superior. Now you 90 and get
one was his only comment and for
once that city editor capitulated. -
New York Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
nnnaerou. color nIIndne...

1t is rather startling to read tina, 30
locomotive engineers. fremen and sig.
nalmen in the employ Of one railway
company have been found unable to
distinguish the color signals when
flashed before them. says the New
York Herald. Wh4n II is considered
that the lives Of a score Of passengers
might he sacrificed any day by one Of
these men failing to correctly discern
or reply to n signal il is needless to
dwell upon the vital Importance Of fire..
quent and rigid tests Of the sight Of
employees on all our railways.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Lecture Tonight.

Rev. J b. Askew, widely known
as the Indian Boy Evangelist, y
will deliver his new lecture at
Carter AvenGe NJ. Il. Church to
night. Subject: a Rose With Two
Thorns." This lecture is for the
benefit of the church.
Rev J b. Askew has been in
our midst several days. He is an
excellent speaker and handles his
subject IN very pleasing manner
There are few speakers if any who
will get the attention of the an
dience and hold it so well as he,
Wit aud eloquence, together with
pathos, combine the fascinating
elements of his powers as a
speaker. Sulphur Evening News,
Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
The Cannon and Science.

The president OF the French Acade-
my of Sciences remarked In a recent
address that the cannon is one OF the
most instructive laboratories that sci
ence possesses II was the modern can
non. he said. which suggested the appli-
cation of eXplosi, gases 10 the driving
OF engines. The experience Of the i'm
mense pressures obtained IN cannon
also led 10 the use u pressures in
steam machines which a few years
ago would have been regarded as i'm
practicable. Thus experiments intend
cd primarily for the purposes Of war
had resulted In the advance of the tri-
umphs OF peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
THE PASSING THRONG.
All the Worlds a Stage and Each
one plays a Part.

Ed Dawson left for Norman. o.
I last night.
w r. Moore came up from
Texas last night.
J. W. Scaulon was here yester.
day from Marietta.
Z. b. Luke returned today from
Gainesville to see his wife.
Ellis wilks and wife, of Mariet-
ia, spent Sunday in the city,
John b. Alexander is here from
WynnewoUd visiting his family
6 w Aston and family from
Grady are here visiting Mr.. Astor's 5
son, Walter.
q. l.. Carr and wife came in last
night from Fl. Worth where they
spent several days visiting.
Mrs. T. Y. Morgan has returned
from Chattanooga, where she went
from the Memphis reunion.
}. r Pennington has returned
from his ranch near Oil Springs
and reports everything in a -four
ishiDg condition.
w. p Dean, a deputy marshal
Of lhe central district of Texas.
with headquarters at FIT. Worth.
wss in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. w. Gibson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs j. D.
Haynes, returned to her home in
Duncan, l. T., yesterday.
f NJ. Tindall, music dealer of
Davis. has accepted a position with
Z Z. Luke, and is here trying to
rent house to move his family
into.
5. f Donnelly, manager of the
Postal Telegraph Co, of Gaines
vile, was in the city today aud
paid the ARDMoREITE a pleasant
visit.
Jesse James, who has been un-
dergoine medical treatment at the
Sanitarium at Fort Worth, return
ed yesterday much improved in
health.
J ID, Tanner and wife. c. NJ.
Collins aud family, Mrs. Geo. f..
Williams and Miss Leta Kennedy,
of Gainesville. leave today for Oil
Springs for week outing.
Misses Willie Green and Annie
Bennett leave this afternoon for
Gainesville, where they will spend
the night with friends, and will be
joined in the morning by Mrs.
VIM. Green and Miss Aline Ben
nett, who will accompany them to
Denison, Tex, where they will
spend few days with friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Not Satisfactory.

"Mose," said Mr.. Subbubs. 81 want
you to clean out my cellar tonight"
Deed sab" Nose protested. 81
KANT do no wuck laik dat at night, sab.
dat would be satisfactory to yo', sah."
"Why, noty You've often cleaned
out my chicken coop at night"
Yes. sab; but ! reckon dat wuzn'
satisfactory to yo', sah."-PhIladelphla
Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
New canal scbcme For Europe.

In lS9J a schemc or connecting Ba-
sci with the Rhine at cost Of 5000.
600 francs was d. cussed between the
German and Swiss governments. but
fell through owing to the hostility Of
Strassburg aud Mulhaus, says n Berlin
correspondent. When the German
Swiss commercial treaty is renewed at
the end Of the current year, the scheme
will be definitely passed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Both at Rest.

81 suppose" said the stonecutter,
''youll want Requlescat in pace at the
bottom of your wife's monument
NO" replied the bereayed Mr.. Peck
make II 'Requiesco in pace"
That means 4 rest in peace doesn't
itY'
"Yes. and | want you to sign that
Husband. "-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

There were five sisters and two
brothers baptized by Rev. j. f.
Young yesterday at the railroad
tank north of town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Miss Blakye Jones is quite sick
at the residence of Jesse White.
hurst, Cor. G street and Second
Avenue Northwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

The Sig. Simon Co. begins their
big bankruptcy sale Wednesday
morning. II there is anything in
the dry goods line that you could
be induced to buy delay your buy
ing until this eventful day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

The forests Of the Philippine Islands
cover an area Of about 4O,OOOOOO acres.
The island OF Mindanao. with an area
Of some 2OO0O,00O acres has immense
tracts of almost unbroken forests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Much value at little price will be
our watch word until every dollars S
worth of goods is sold,
THE SIG SIMON Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

The revival at the First Baptist
church will continue this week.
The work III the vineyard has been
so successful that it is thought best
20 continue the meeting and DR..
Young will have able assistance to
cnrry on the meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

You will have cash left when
YOU do your buying at this bank
ruptcy sale. Remember the date,
S o'clock Wednesday morning.
THE SIG SIMON Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

L. b. Pugh moved his stock of
goods today and Mr.. Tolbert will
move the houses out at once some
where near Banks school house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

A. c. Young wants to see evey.
body at his new store, and if you
want furniture of any kind he will
make your visit OF great interest
to you. l6tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Wanted.

One or two bright active boys,
II to IA years old, TO act as cash
boys. Apply early Tuesday to
THE Sic. SIMON Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

w. IL. Baldwin has received his
new horseshoeing tools and is bet.
ter equipped than any one else in
the city to do frst-class horseshoe
ing. l7tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
AdversIty's Round Robin.

''Ths is a cold world. A man can't
get a job unless he has a good suit of
clothes"
"Well, that's logic"
"Logici He cau't get good suit OF
clothes unless he has job."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Envelopes were first used for letters
in 1899. and the first issue of postage
stamps was authorized In 1917.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Prospective Tenant-Of course the
house needs repairs.
Owner-Huh. Did you ever see n
house that didn't?-Indianapolis News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Don't think that because A. c.
Young has moved up the street
that he is not better prepared than
ever before to sell you goods. lGtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

OF 5 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing has a meaning fraught with
great interest to every economical
buyer. The Sig. Simon & Bro.
stock of dry goods and clothing
must be turned into cash, There
are clothing, shoes and gents
furnishing goods for the men;
there are shirt waists, skirts, laces,
embroideries, ribbons. hosiery and
underwear for the women. The
hour of s O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing is the hour set for this sale to
begin, Delay your buying one day
and join the hosts that will reap
the benefit of this unprecedented
bankruptcy sale at one.half price,
The Sig. Simon Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Notice.

The Gentlemen Driving Asso
citation will meet Tuesday night at
G. d. Worthams office.
j. l.. COLEMAN, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
81 -AG X q Z n RI e s

S. f. DRUMMOND, the Lone
Grove blackberry man, will fur
nish you with blackberries by the
crate as cheap as they can be
shipped here, of the same varieties,
Early Harvest, Early Dallas and
others. Leave orders with your
grocer every morning and l will
deliver them as early as l can get
around.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Prudent people ask why' Why
can this or that merchant afford
a cost sale Our reason is explain.
ed in the court record. The mer-
chandise of the bankruptcy firm of
Sig Simon & Bro, must be turned
into cash. There will be no delay
in selling the goods
THE SIC SIMON Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
For Rent.

A nicely furnished airy front
room, one door east from Metho
dist church on Broadway. Apply
to MRS. 5. 5. ToLsoN.
1906
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

In order that your bread tickets
will give you a ticket to my soda
fountain it is absolutely necessary
hat cash accompany all bread
ticket orders SPIEGLE. l5tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17
Notice, A. 0. U. W.

There will be meeting at X. of
p. hall on Tuesday at $50 p.
m, June 18th. 1900, for the
election of officers.
All members in good standing
are expected to attend.
Il, LowENsTEIN, NJ. W.
ii. +. REAGAN, Recorder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

On Main street or corner Main
and Caddo streets a pair of gold
trimmed eye glasses. Finder please
return to this office. l6tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

At Lee McCoy's residence Sun
day afternoon at ) o'clock, Rev. j.
w. Morris officiating, Mr.. Calvin
Newman of Ardmore was welded
to Miss - Bailey of Mcmillan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

The ladies of the Christian
church will serve refreshments
Tuesday afternoon and evening at
the parsonage.
MRS. EvETTs. Manager.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Special Sale - Your choice of
street hats only IS cents at Mrs.
BOmar's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-17

Don't delay a day or just what
you want most may be sold. Sale
begins Wednesday morning.
The SIC SIMON Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
SHOES, SHOES.

Heavy Sole Patent Leather for $}.
The finest lace Oxford on the globe for 50.
2styles of shoes with French Heel and
without So. Each Patent Wei dandy.
Queen Best OXblood French Heel only 81. See it.
80 pairs of one strap Sandal for CSC.
100 pairs strap Sandal 81 25
POO different styles black and tan OXfords for $l2
worth Sl.75.
Try one pair Of our Black Bottom Shoes at Sl25
you will come back for The second pair.
Old Ladies Oxford and Shoes for .25.
Misses and Childten's New Ties just in, 81, 81 .25
Gentlemen, if you want comfort and ease and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
SHOE DEPARTMENT

An ornament to any town to have the Shoe stock
and the different kinds. We have shoes from % diff
ferent manufacturers and enables us to give you 4
better variety to select from.
Now ladies, if you appreciate having line of
Oxfords that has been brought here before as
fine come in and look at our line. Julian koketgn
Slippers and Oxfords
The different styles of strap sandal
strap $1.5O, strap -, strap $3.50
style button, 2 button and at 81.
Spring heel $3.50 and 50.
Patent Vici French Heel, beauty, S3.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
LaceS and EmbrOiderieS.

Cheaper than the cheapest. Finishing Braid,
Ric-Rac Braid, Gold Brads, Brads of all kinds for
dress trimming.
Men IS Pants the cheapest lot of pants put on
the market made by the best pant factories and fit
guaranteed, from the cheapest to the best.
We have about 81 800 worth of Clothing to close
out at very low price. 1t will pay you to see it.
Over-as and Jackets in blue brown at 4S and
75c We sell you Overall for 75c you pay Il for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24

style, try pair of our IS Shoes in Vici, Oxblood,
Enamel, Nalun and Box Calf Guarantee every
pair to be represented Il pair put in place.
Its better than ony $3.50 Shoe in Abbeville
100 pair Vic Kid Mems Shoes, Il bargain for 81
Same in Tan for So
See our line of Shoes for $l5O Patent leather
pumps for dancing, low cut shoes in black and tam
100 pair Mems Whole Stock Brogan Work Shoes
for ST.
100 pair Mems Split Ties for SOC.
300 pair Mems Dress Shoes for 1.25.
Just the thing you wanted and didn't know
where TO get them, ady's fine Congress Shoe. We
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24

SHOES, SHOES.
have it for 50.
500 pair Ladies' Shoes to close out at 75c worth
81 to S1.25.
100 pair Mems Dress Shoes TO close out at 81. My
stock is the largest and most complete in town and it
will be to your advantage to them before buying.
Trunks and ValiSeS.
SOC Cheap Packing Trunk up to $40.
STRAY Trunk.
Lace Curtains 4Sc to 50 pair.
Bed Spreads 75c to go.
POO Mems soc Crash Hats for only 25c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
10c. 12 1-2c: 15c. 19c. 23c.
BIG BARGAINS

Black Tan and White for 10c Big value
and Blue Satin Open Stripe Base Cloth
piece Base very handsome piece goods black for
Csc worth ST. Also at s9c worth 81
3c TO- IL 2c 16 23c and 2Oc Good value
left from fall all coo COST
Sikoline for drapery 10c.
Curtain Swiss Goods white coors 10, IL IL and 15c.
pieces Red Damask worth Csc for 16 2-3c.
Is pieces Birds Eye very cheap.
800 yds Silk worth sl25 for 75c.
piece SO Black Storm Serge for soc for Shirts.
1000 yds inch Yellow Homespun worth lac for only &C.
1000 yds Best Drills for draws &c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24

50 Mems 81 Alpine Hats for soc.
200 Mems Cow Boy Hats only 25c. You know
what you have teen paying.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
DRESS GOODS

5000 good 1900 Simpsons Calicos
5000 yds yard wide Bleech worth SC for only Sc.
yds Check Nansook lengths wide Perca for
500 yds White P. K. value 15c to zoe for 1Oc.
1000 short lengths yard wide Percale for only SC.
1000 yds Apron Ginghams worth &c. for only &C.
10 pieces Crash style for Shirts worth zoe only 1Oc
20 pieces Cotonade for pants worth 20 and Csc for 15c
1000 Ginghams Madra Cloth worth IL 5 for
1900 yds Satin Stripe Lawn pretty patterns worth 2c for &c.
Spices Colored Organdie value zoe for IL L2c
500 yds Lous6ale Cambria zoe for 1Oc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
Umbrellas and Shirt

SO summer colored Ladies' Parns0ls at 5Oc.
50 fancy coZors ut 75c.
100 silt, aW co1o1s for $z.O0.
SO fine siAt checks, oW shades, for $z.4S
White sih Pnrosols styles, 81 to So e1ch. Sam
100 all sb boch P7osols for Ladies for $725, 10ork
95 da7jt red and green Parasols for $780, north S9
25 dozen yMens nU Styles 81 Shirts for $50.
SO do=eu MEMS SOC shirts for 25r.
25 dozen T5c bi7ad for 39c.
Some big bargains in Ladies' and MEMS fine ties to cit
1000 bottles the best Shoe Polish Oh the GIObe
VIci lid, Ladies' ShOes tUn and Or6lO0d
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24

Fine zoriti7ae pen and staff for Sc.
Pins IT, sc needles zc. Salty pins + and Sc
Il nice Ladies' Belt for &c. II fine haie of belts, ne10
25, so, 9and $1.OO each.
II fine large 1Otite sih handberczief for $780, north
ESQ u7lite Gents ba7odterch1efs north &c, for &C.
Chiz17eu's handkerchief 1c each.
Fancy c1tsb1od covers for 25c.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

United States senator George I,
Wellington. of Maryland, Is fast be-
coming a uaodern Psrish apd ia his
misfortune has little sympathy IRON
the people Of his state or country.
The Union League club. composed OF
the best Republicans in the state, has
expelled him, and he will be asked 10
resign his seat in the United States
senate as one wholly unworthy 20
longer hold IT, In part their resolu.
tons expelling him from membership
in the Union club are Whereas,
The people Of Maryland have learned
with shame and loathing that George
Il wellington representative Of shis
state in the United States senate, has
countenanced the act Of this traitor to
his country and enemy OF mankind by
repeated and public expressions Of in
difference to the act and its results,
and, Whereas, The said George L.
Wellington Is a mem Der Of this organ
ization; therefore, be it Resolved,
By the board Of governors Of the
Union League club Of Maryland, that
we consider that the conduct Of
George L. Wellington demonstrates
his unftuess to associate with loyal
citizens or right hearted men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

Fun, and some of it quite malig.
naht, is poked at Mr. William Waldorf
Astor because he saysi 1T is the
cruelest ealumny TO state that sought
citizenship in England because lost
my love for the country Of my birth.
I emphatically repeat that was driv.
en- to do so by a persistent onslaught
Of venomous treatment on the par. Of
certain American newspapers, Other.
wise would have been heart and
soul an American, in life and death, :"
Mr.. Astor is not public man, and
has a right, one would think, to OBJ
ject to the widespread notoriety given
him and all other rich men in the yell
low journals, With public officials it
is not SO bad, and one cannot fully
appreciate the extent to which this
yellow journalism is carried on unless
he is steady reader Of the papers.
A man with any refinement or culture
is fully justified in seeking to scape
1t, even If he has to go to Europe to
do il.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

could the most studied eulogy. the
esteem in which our dead president
was held. ss=
Thus ends the earthly career Of one
who was truly great. In life he bore
himself with courage and dignity /;
through suffering he showed Christian
fortitudo and resignation. and in
death he has the tears of people
who loved and trusted him. and who
know that though his star has set in
its earthly armament, it has risen
with transcendaut brightness in that
mysterious eternity beyond.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14
THE MEM PRESIDENT.

The United States swoke today
with new president Vice President
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York,
succeeded BY virtue Of his office and
the constitution, President Mckinley,
and will serve the unexpired term Of
over three years. There is no reason
to view the accession of President
Roosevelt with anything but conf
dence. He Is an ornament to the
American nation, a man Of unusual tai
ents, courageous, cultured, patriotic
and broad, who in scholarship, SINGER
ity and .pnblic PiJtednes bas no
superior among the prominent men OF
the nation. His rise has been rapid.
and his record is one Of which we may
we'll feel proud He has borne him.
self throughout the ordeal Of the
past week with the dignity betting
one Of his eminence and position,
and has inspired the people at whose
head he now finds himself with re-
newed confidence. President Roose-
Welt will give the people a clean.
creditable administration. He will
grow in popularity as we learn to
more appreciate him and his SINGER
fly Of purpose, and perceive the re,
suits of his ability and determination
70 serve this great nation with hon
or 10 himself AMI the memory of his
martyred predecessor, snd credit to
this great American people. laa,.
The reins OF government are safe
10 his hands. Our prosperity and
progress will continue. ..
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

Paducah has presented most city
like appearance since the Mckinley
assassination. The newsboys crying
the extras on the streets and the null.
titudes Of people hurrying to the news.
paper offices to see the latest bulletins
from the Presidents bedside, and
the general confusion and excitement
everywhere added TO the general con-
dition Of the streets made Paducah
have the appearance Of regular me
tropolitAn city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

The patriotism of the American
people is insinoible when aroused.
Among the few instances Of unpatriot-
ie utteranoes over the assassination Of
President Mckinley are two from IL
linois. A young lady of Union City,
Tenn, clapped her hands and shouted
for Joy when she heard the President
was shot The people promptly held
q meeting and invited her to leave
Harrisburg, where she was visiting,
which she did on the first train.
A farmer who was fclicitating at Ava,
Ill, was soundly thrashed aud then
kicked to the outskirts, where his alb.
rupt and amply augmented departure
was watched by a deeply interested
crowd OF unsympathetic citizens.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-14

There is continuous performance
in South Africa in which England and
the Beers alternate in occupying the
center q the stage, a little knock
down and drag ont in south Amefioa,
and China isstill psrshea sore hesd,
but there's only one peace conference
at the present writing. The latter is
now divided over the proposition
Damn, damn, damn all carrying on
Of che South African war; And still
the war goes on.