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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27
A Disgrace.


perance Union has such q disgrace
full thing as the actions of Mrs.
Nation befallen the society.
They have supported missions
and done the work of servants in
order to demonstrate the love OF
Christ for fallen men and women
and thus win them from life OF sin,
but to resort to actions of lawless-
ness is a new phase OF the work,
and the very worst feature OF 1t
is that a few apparently sane wo-
men are upholding her in her dis
graceful deeds.
We are supposed to stand for
temperance in all things, and not
only temperance, but Christian
temperance.
Webster says temperance is
moderation of passion or patience,
calmness or sedateness.
Mrs. Nations actions have been
the opposite of all these terms,
aud w. G. T. L., women can not
consistently Justify them, and the
temperance cause has already been
left with black eye.
The white ribbon is an emblem
of purity and ought to stand for
conservatism rather than lawless-
ness.
1t has been said by w. c. T. u.
women: Our birth as an organ.
ization was from the force and ex
preston of divine thought. Our
mission is to follow the example of
the Great Master"
,Let me ask when the Great
Master" set an example of smash
ing peoples property or slapping
their jaws, or twisting their earsf
To be Christian is to be like
Christ; but He never did sny such
things.
Some have tried to justify these
things by Christ's apparent harsh
ness in driving the rulers from the
temple. but you had better read
that account again and read it at
teutively. 1 quote from another
writer the following:
In the cleansing Of the temple
Jesus announces this mission as
the Messiah, and entered upon Hi;
work. That temple, erected foi
the abode of the divine presence
was designed to be an object lessor
to lsrae land the world.
From eternal ages it was God'i
purpose that every created being
from the bright and holy seraph t,
man, should be a temple for tn
in dwelling of the Creator. BE
cause of sin, humanity ceased t.
be a temple Of God.
Darkened and defled by evil
the heart of man no longer reveal
ed the glory of the divine one.
God designed that the temple a
Jerusalem should be a continua
witness to the high destiny opel
to every soul. But the Jews hat
not understood the significance o
the building they regarded with Sc
much pride. The courts of thu
temple at Jerusalem, filled with th,
tumult of unholy traffic, represent
ed all too truly the temple OF th
heart, defled by the presence o
several passions and unholl.
thoughts. In cleansing the templ
from The worlds buyers and sellers
Jesus announced his mission t,
cleanse the heart from the defile
ment of sin" Why did the priest
flee from the temple. They wer'
there by right of law and Jesu
was only a carpenters son withou
rank or power and he struck n,
one with his repraised whip o
cords nor did he forcibly effec'
any one. The secret of their fea
aud obedience lay in his look o
authority. 1t was divinity fash
ing through humanity.
Is Mrs. Nation clothed wit
divine authority7 Or are he
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27
Property Wanted.

Anyone having a comfortably
improved place with a pasture OF
from 500 10 1900 acres in connec-
tion, for sale, should see or cor
respond at once with II. IL. West,
Ardmore, |. I. 27d&wtf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27
DEAFNESS CURED,
or no pay. c.H.RowAN. Milwaukee. wis.

The best line of buggies ever in
the Indian Territory. together with
a big stock of phaetons, hacks and
carriages at Spragins'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

II your stomach is disorderod,
bowels irregular, and you don't feel
we'll, you need Prickly Ash Bitters.
1t is very effective in removing this
condition. w. b. Frame, City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Safe, swift and sure is the proper
description OF Cheatham's Laxative
Tablets, Cure Colds in day. Csn
be carried In vest pocket. Easy to
take. Guaranteed Price 25 and 90
cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Persons who suffer from indigestion
can not expect to live long because
they cannot eat the food required to
nourish the body and the products OF
the undigestcd foods they do eat
poison the blood. II is important to
cure indigestion as soon as possible,
and the best method of doing this is
TO use the preparation known az
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, II digests
what you eat and restores all the
digestive organs to perfect beRlth
W. q Frame, City Drng Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

NOtiCc OF Dissoiution.
Notice is hereby given that the
Arm of Cummings Brothers, doing a
general mercantile business a. Lone
Grove, Ind. Ter, prior to NOvem
Der -, 1899, was dissolved by mu uai
consent on the 22d day OF November,
1899, by each psrty taking one-half
OF the money after all iirm indebted
ness was paid and satisfied i'm full /;
tNat on or about the Gath day of Ian
1900, J. N Cummings opened up a
general mercantile business et Lone
Grove, |. / on his own respo 1sibil-
lty, and that since the dissolution
OF said firm on date above mention
ed, the firm OF ummiugs Bros ,
composed of q. 4. and j N. Cum
mings, has ceased to exist, and tre
undersigned is i'm no manner respon-
stole for any indebtedness contract
I'D under said firm name eince the
dissolution, nor will he be responsi
BILE for any indebtedness contracted
In the future in the name OF Cum
minRs Bros. or any other name
than his own.
Dated at Lone Grove, I. T., thii
January 26tb, 1901
J.N. CUMMINGS.
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TO CURE a CoLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxa i've Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
" ,"he W NuIo, W. GroVe
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To Cur. a.Iaris In = pays.

Take Quinoris. All druggist are
authorized to refund the money In
any case OF chills, fever or malaria
Il fails to cure. Price SOC per pack
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Our stock of cloihing for the
next thirty days will he sold nj
cost. Sass & Crawford, 9-lm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27
ALEXANDER'S
RED CROSS
COUGH SYRUP
Gives instant relief and cures
that cough grip left you.
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The cotton market jumped up a
little yesterday, but the receipts
were slim. Lint cotton sold from
Z 80 to $50. The receipts were
about 25 bales.
The merited reputation for curing
piles, sores and skin diseases acquir-
ed by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
has led to the making OF worthless
counterfeits. Be sure to only get De-
Wits Salve. W. b Frame, City
Drug Store.
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Stops the oush

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
Pay. Price 25 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

A big line of stoves to select
from, and every one at a fair price,
at Spragins'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

No equal on earth has Hunt'e
Lightning Oil for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia, as well as Sprains, Cute,
Burns, Bruises, and Insect Bites and
Stings. Guaranteed. Price 20 and
90 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

FoR RENT-A house close in
with four furnished rooms to rent
to family willing to board proprie
tor aud wife. Apply this Office.
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My friend, are you suffering from
any painful md annoying skin de-
sease, such as Ringworm, letter Ec
z-ma or anything similar. lfso, just
try one box of Hunts Cure. Ii never
fails Guaranteed. Price 90 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

The fragile babe and the growing
child are strengthened by Whites
Cream Vermifuge 1t destroy
worms, gets digestion at work, and
80 rebuilds the body. Price % cents,
w. b. Frame, City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27
Car of Marietta hay at wymore's


For Sale.
At bargain-a Burr and Bolt
Touring mill, capacity 20 bbls, com
plete except the power.
SUGGs Bros,
7d&wtf BerwyD, l. 7.
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Peter Shutter wagons. easy run
ming, superior in every way. Buy
them from 7. X. Kearney, sole
agent. 13d&wlm
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WANTED-Young men and ladies
to learn telegraphy. Situations
secured or cost of learning refund
ed. DALLAS TELEGRAPH COLLEGE,
Dallas, Texas. j25 In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Poor men should be polished for
they receive many hard rubs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Protect your children and your
houses by using fire tenders for
your CRATES and fire places. Our
stock arrived late aud we are sell
ing cheap.
l3iSwlm Il, X. KEARNEY
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For Sale.

Three thousand bales Of good
hay. | want to sell it.
w. III. ROGERS,
30 If South Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

DR.. Caidwell's Syrup Pepsin con-
vinces you of its merit the Hrst dose
you take.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

81 have used Beggs' German
salve in my family for several years,
and consider it tho best salve made.
IL will cure burn, cut or any skin
disease without q scar, and II has
cured every case of piles that has
ever come under my notice. -
Amos X. Small, T. N. Coleman and
w. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-01-27

Constipation leads to liver trouble,
and torpid liver to Bright's Disease.
Prickly Ash Bitters is certain cure
at any stage OF the disorder. w. b.
Frame, City Drug Store.
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WANTED-C0ok or house girl al
once. Apply to Mrs. B V. Hen
son, next door to Wes Burney's
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FoUND-A ring containing a
number of small keys. Apply at
ARDMoREITE Office
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ttug dorv. ine Duuurg VIII be
'rf l-ick and will cost /, bepir with
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MRS j. A. MADDEN.
Pres. Of W. C.. r. U of Ardmore.
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ARDMoRE, January "a, 1901
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We have made arrangements by which we offer
for sale 5000 acres OF richest Texas lands at a
very luw price. and reasonable terms. Write
or see rs AZ once. it costs you nothing to inves-
tigate,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-15
ORIGIN OF scUTAGE.
a Feudnl Tax That Was Exncted In
/. the Time of Henry II.
of England.
ITO Be Continued

The tax or feudal payment known
as ~"scutage" is in all our books de-
scribed as a device introduced by
Henry III. in 1856 or 1859, by which
his tenants in chief, the feudal mobiles
of England, were allowed or required
to pay Il fixed sum in none in lieu
OF the fulfillment of the military re-
quirements of their tenure, that is, to
serve the king in the field with a GER
'ain number of followers. This, saws
she International Monthly, was sup
posed to have had the twofold advan-
fage-indeed, to have been introduced
for the twofold purpose-of providing
tue ambitious king with money with
Which to hire a more mobile and eff
%1ective military force. and of weak
ening the military habits of the great
v%assals. 1t appears, however, on clt~e
CT Investigation. that scutages had
been collectedbefore the time of Hervy
H., and that they were not so mu.h
combinations of military service rs
a special form of feudal imposition
scarcely distinguishable from the mid
or the donum, though, it is true, col
lected when otherwise a TO
actual military service might have
i'een expected. This is not the only
instance where a closer study of the
records has recently deprived famous
rulers of the traditional credit Of in;-
tiating far-reaching lines of policy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-15
THE DAYS WORK.

DO thy days work, my dear,
Though fast and dark the clouds are drift
ing near,
Though time has little left for hope and
very much for fear.
Do thy days work, though now
The hand must falter and the head must
bow,
And far above the falling foot shows the
bold mountain brow.
Yet there is left for us,
Who, on the valleys verge, stand trem-
bling thus,
A light that lies far in the west-soft,
faint, but luminous.
We can give kindly speech
And ready, helping hand to all and each,
And patience to the young around by smil-
ing silence teach.
We can give gentle thought
And charity, by life's long lesson taught,
And wisdom, from old faults lived down, by
toll and failure wrought.
can give love, unmarried
By selfish snatch of happiness, unjarred
BY the keen aims of power or joy that
make youth cold and hard.
And, if gay hearts reject
The gifts we hold, would fain fare on ur-
checked,
On the bright roads that scarcely yield all
that young eyes expect,
Why, do thy days work still.
The calm, deep founts of love are slow to
chill;
And Heaven may yet the harvest yield, the
work-worn hands to fill.
ALI the Year Round.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-15

"And," he added, with a supercilious
smile, you + at liberty to fix the
limit of time in which the wager must
be decided"
"Hear! heart" exclaimed a young
broker. This is becoming interesting,
and promises some sport for those of
us who are giddy enough to enjoy stalk
ing something on this novel contest.
|, for one, am willing to lay reasonable
odds on the side of law and order, as
represented by the enlightened press.
in the person of our clever friend Stur-
gis. Come, Chadwick. will two to IL
against the scientific criminal tempt
you to champion the cause of that APP
parently unappreciated individual?!"
VERY we'll, Fred" answered the man
addressed; I'll take you for a hun
dred.''
A few similar bets were laughingly
arranged and a copy of the Evening
Tempest was sent for.
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was characteristic of the man. The in
solent irony of his words was empha-
sized by the calmness of his bearing.
81 say, DOCTOR" laughed %Sprague.
you have missed your vocation. You
should have adopted the profession of
scientific criminal yourself. You seem
to possess the theory of the science as
it is. and a little experience would no
doubt have made you an adept in the
practice as we'll"
A look of mild amusement passed
over Murdock's ~countenance.
perhaps you are right, Mr.. Sprague.
AT any rate, ] think | may affirm, with
out overweening conceit, that if | had
followed the course you suggest, L
could have prepared for your friend
Mr.. Sturgis some pretty little problems
on which to sharpen his wits. ] feel
hat | could have been an artist as we'll
as a scientist in that line
you might console yourself by writ
ing an interesting and valuable book,
, under some such title as Hints to the
Young CRIMINAL or Crime as a Fine
~. ~ III S'Silo Soui SlIlhilIdlS VI
genius have a stanch advocate in you.
But what on earth have the detectives
done to you to call forth this whole
sale vitueration?"
Nothing. But, as a disintercsted OBJ
server, ! like to see fair play. If | am
mistaken in my estimation of the mod
ern detective, | am open to conviction.
| have $4,000 to wager against 500 that
/ can pick up any daily paper and from
its columns select an unsolved riddle.
to which no detective on the face of the
earth can give the answer. Have | any
taker. gentlemen?'
AS he spoke, his eyes met Sturgis' and
suddenly seemed to flash with an earn
est defiance, which instantly melted in
to the calm, cynical smile of the man
of the world.
"Done," said Sturgis. quietly.
'Nery well, Mr.. Sturgis." observed
DR.. Murdoch, indi1ferently. 81 shall
confine myself to the columns of your
newspaper for the selection of the
problem upon which you are TO work.
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every detail. Of his failures, whenever
there is any possibility of so doing.
You can cite, l know, plenty of cases
in which, even after the lapse of years,
the crime has been discovered and the
criminal has been confronted with his
guilt, but"
"In my opinion" piped the shrill voice
of an elderly man of clerical aspect,
conscience is the surest detective.
after all"
s'Conscience!!' retorted Murdoch,
calmly; 1.-The word is a euphemism.
Man gives the name of conscience to
his fear of discovery and punishment.
There is no such thing as conscience in
the criminal who has absolute conf
dence in his power to escape detec-
tion.''
"But where is the man who can have
that superb confidence in himselfo!"
asked Sprague.
His name is probably legion" an
swered Murdoch, quickly. He is the
author of every crime whose history
emains forever unwritten."
"And are these really so numerous 2"
LET us see how the case stands in
one single class of crime-say. for in
stance, murder. Whenever the solu-
ton of a sensational murder mystery
is effected by the detectives, or by their
allies. the gentlemen of the press. like
our friend Mr.. Sturgis, we. the gulliblc
public. vociferously applaud the
achievements of these guardians of
the public safety. and forthwith pro-
ceed to award them a niche in the tenn
pie of Fame. So far. so good. But
what of the dark mysteries which re-
main forever unsolved? What of the
numerous crimes of which no one even
wen knows??"
ooh! come now, DOCTOR" laughed
Sprague, ''isn'ti it rather paradoxical to
base your argument on the assumption
of crimes of whose very existence you.
admit you have no knowledge?"
Murdoch smiled grimly as he replied:
Go to the morgue of any large city.
where the unrecognized dead are ex
posed for Identification. Aside from the
morbid crowd which is drawn to such a
place by uncanny curiosity, you will
find that each corpse is anxiously
scanned by numbers of people, each of
whom is seeking a missing friend or
relative. At the most each body can
furnish the key to only one mystery.
Then what of the scores, ay, the hun
dreds of others?'
After a short pause. he continued:
"No; murder will not out-at least
not when the criminal is what | might
call a professional, a mar of genius in
his vocation, educated, intelligent, dis
passionate, scientific. Fortunately for
the reputation of the detective, ANA
teur and professional, the genius in the
criminal line is necessarily of a modest
and retiring disposition. He cannot
call the public attention to his ingenu-
and skill; he cannot puff his achieve
ments in the daily press. Not only are
his masterpieces unsigned. but they're
main forever unheard of. The detec-
tive is known only by his successes;
the criminals reputation is based sole
ly upon his failures"
DR.. Murdoch delivered this parting
shot with the cool d~eliberateness which
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-15
light on the mystery Of the ,istol

some light or the mystery Of the listol
Shots"
When DR.. Murdoch had faishca read
ing, everybody, except Dunipp and
sturgis. looked disappointed. The
former settled back in his chair, the
muscles Of his face relaxed, and the
anxious bank president once more be-
came the genial and polished man of
the world. The reporter sat gazing
thoughtfully at his wineglass.
"Well, Mr.. S%turgis,' said Murdoch.
what do you think of my little prob
lem?"
81 have already been assigned to
work up this case for the Tempest" an
swered the reporter, quietly.
Indeed? Perhaps you are the au-
thor of this very article? No? Then
are you willing to make the solution
of this little mystery the subject of
our wager and the test of your theo-
ries??"
Hold on, DOCTOR" exclaimed
sprague; you are doing Sturgis an
injustice. Why pick out, as a test of
his ability, a problem which. to all in
tents and purposes, has already been
solved by the police? Give him some
truly knotty question and he will be in
his element; and then, at least, some
interest will attach TO your wager"
"Ah! you think the problem has al
ready been solved?"
so be sure. The article you have
read us started out as if it were going
to prove interesting; but, instead of
that, it ends in an anti-climax. What
is the crime here? The confessed theft.
by a petty sneak thief, of a satchel
worth, with it's contents. perhaps eight
or ten dollars. And where is the mys-
terry? The ownership of a few pieces of
unmarked linen of so little value that
the owner does not care to take the
trouble to claim them.'
II cannot agree with you, Mr..
Sprague. While the crime in this case
may be a petty theft, it contains. t Q my
mind, interesting features, whica you
appear to lose sight Of in your dis.;ain-
full summary. The problem, it seems
to me. involves a suitable explanation
of two rather mysterious pistol scots.
to say nothing of such minor deta:ihas
lighted gas jets behind securely loc.sed
gates. AS Mr.. Sturgis has informed us,
in his earnest and lucid way, every eff
feet has a cause. l should like to know
the cause that lighted the gas in the
Knickerbocker bank"
81 shall probably find out that cause
the day after tomorrow" said Mr..
Dunlap. smiling, land [ shall give the
fellow a talking to for his carelessness
in forgetting to turn out the gas when
he locked up"
"Mr. Dunlap's suggestion" %contin-
ued Murdoch, sis plausible in itself,
and we might even assume that the
same careless employee. after locking
up the bank, forgot to close the outer
door OF the Wall street side. But even
then, we have not disposed of the own
ership of the satchel nor of the two pis-
toll shots. The police theory that these
shots were fired by bank robbers seems,
l admit, very far-fetched. Profession
al cracksmen would hardly be likely to
fire unless cornered; and then they
would fire to kill or at least to disable.
If their bullets failed to hit the mark.
they would at any rate leave some
trace"
ITO Be Continued