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New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
BY CONRAD ALBERT.

My American friends never tire OF asking me-
'Iiow you live under a king?"
not competent judge Of American insti-
tutions. but believe that the Germans the only
people in Europe whose inherited qualities might
them for republican citizenship without loss Of
identity. Now. If this. the nation possessing all
the requisites for republic. still adheres TO the
nonarchical form and intrusts its destines its
Kaiser, il is safe to infer that the monarchy re-
mains because the people believe it be the best
form Of government. The progress which France
has made in the last thirty years cannot be prop
erly credited 70 fits republican form Of government
while a part of Germany's great strides forward
in the last ten years are undoubtedly due TO the
Kaiser's leadership. republic may be preferable
when the natural resources have not been
hausted. when extravaganza may be winked at. But
old Europe requires economy and there can be no
doubt that monarchy IS the most economical form.
We require competert and honest officials. We
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

Wilhelm discovered early in his career that a mon
arch OF the present time make himself ridicu-
lous by following his minister blindly even
II that minister be Bismarck. than by spending
time in a machine shop drawing plans for public
improvements.
From the very beginning he looked upon gov
ernment does the management of big
business He has. with that end in view. made
the who deservedIy prominent in their
cangs his associates. To-day he may invite some
notable electrician to dine with him and tomorrow
at luncheon a prominent bank director may be his
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

guest. The next day 1t may be the manager of a
factory the superintendent of chemical con-
From the other Of them he may go
to meeting OF shipbuilders. Wherever he goes
he asks questions absorbs information and it mat
ters not how busy the men are with whom he is
brought in contact. he is never less active than
they. The Kaiser feels himself responsible for the
reports OF his subordinates in the large business
concern. II L may call it so. with which his name
is connected, and always has his 900 stock
holders in mind. In ali large concerns 1t is the GUS
tom of the heads to give relatives places of
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
OMAR AT THE DVUP

From The Chicago Record-H Herald.
Within that wOrnout corset there perhaps
matdens heart once broke: those ragged flaps
MAY have enfOlded innocence or creaked
Beneath the arms of half hundred chaps
That old shoe lying the scrap heap there
May once have panied naughty millionaire
Or sent lover flying from his love
And filled him full of bruises and despair
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

can be induced to pass it, with a few slight
amendments, a decided benefit will result to the
consular service of country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

not more than half the country
has been prospected.
One (f) or $500 per day. is
paid for labor here. and aft :
one has learned the Kaffi r
Language, his work is done in
this country, for he can get
good money, anywhere, as a
foreman, in fact, the white man
does but little work in this
country. but gets the coin just
the same.
Isuppose it is rather cold at
this season of the year, in the
states. l have lodged the
winter this year. 1t is mid sum.
mer here. and [ am writing this
letter, under the shade Of a
tree. But | am told that there
is plenty of snow, during the
winter season, as you know
this is a long ways south Of the
Equator. 1t seems rather odd,
the sun shining from the north,
and the cold winds coming from
the south.
/ crossed the Equator. Will t
on the water. but was like the
DutChman, "didn't see any
thing Of it
l havn yet decided whethe
TO come home to go to S.hOOl
or not, | can land home by the
first of August. with enougI
money to keep me in school 70
Il year, but could quadruple il
by staying here.
While one may prosper In
tar eff CouAhy, to be ten thou
sand miss il way from ali rela
'-'v+s aud friends, is not s.
pleasant after ali. We'll, as i
is about noon, L will close to
this time. Hoping to hear from
you All soon. | am.
Your Loving Son and Brothe +
DANIEL p. HAYS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Summer Advertising.

John Wanamakers spends as
much for advertising in August
as he does in December. So
does the great Joseph A.
Bauland & Co., store in Brook
lyn. Arguments advanced in
favor Of excepting at it" in the
summer time are: You do NOT
close your doors from July to
October because business is
dull. You make just as heavy
margin on what you sell in Au
gust as in December. You do
not let your best help so be-
cause the volume Of business is
not done in summer. NeWSpd
per space does not cost any
more in dull times than in live.
ly times. People wear just as
many clothes and eat just as
much food. therefore advertis
ing pays as well in August as in
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
COOL MINI ESOTA

10000 lakes, scores of the coolest
and best summer localities in the
country: frequent periods of low
summer rates.
Apply to nearest ticket agent, or
write rs of your proposed trip
whether to Colorado. Pacific Coast,
Yellowstone Park, Minnesota, and let
us advise you least cost and assis.
you.
Send for our handsome Colorado
or California 1902 publications free.
WIN. FITZGERALD l.. ". WAKELEY,
General Agent Gen'l Passenger Agent
Hannibal, Mo. ST. Louis, No.
c. NJ. LEvEY, Gem, Manager,
St. Louis, Mo,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Bows Watch.

TO the boys who wish to take
advantage of the DEMOCRAT of
fer to give them good service
able watch ii they secure eight
(S) new subscribers or to yet old
subscribers to pay up and one
year in advance. which will be
the equivalent, we wish to say:
Whatever you intend to do
ought to be done at once, for
other propositions will be laid
before the people very shortly.
1t wuuId take ii days time, pos
sibly two days, so if you want
to earn the watch hurry mp and
ct us hear from YOU.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

III many instances attacks of cholera mOrb us
terminate fatally before medicine can be pro.
cured or Il physician summoned. The safe
nothing so sure as Chamberlains Collie, ChOl-
era and DiarrhOea Remedy. W. E. BOsworth
n serious attack of cholera morbus and one
dose OF Chamberlans Cholic. Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy gave me relief in fifteen
minutes" For sale by Wood e. Umstattd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

December. 1t must be all sen.
sibly planned and placed. Do
not take it Tor granted that the
summer is to be dull. Go to
work with the proper "ush and
you'll be astonished at the sales
you can roll up during the sea.
son when most merchants are
laying by.-HuntsvilIe Herald.
Do your clothes look yellow?
MAPLE CITY SELF A SIZING
SOAP.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

What do you republican farm.
ers. who are trying to get
enough money to pay your in
terest and taxes aud keep your
family from starving, think Of
your party in Congress voting
a ship subsidy that will cost
you S20O,0OO,000 and for what?
A mere present to millionaire
shipowners, who are compelled
TO give nothing in return
Record.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
Follow The FLAG"
. lEzzg55!z!!l
IN v------r-1
THE BANNER ROUTE

FOR.
New York, Niagara Falls. De.
troit, Toledo, Omaha. Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north, east and west.
Though Chair Cars (seats
free and Buffet Sleeping Cars.
Kansas City and Moberly tC
New York. Detroit, Des Moines
and st. Paul and Omaha; and
st. Louis to Chicago, Buffalo,
New York aud Boston.
Compartment Sleeping Car"
between st. Louis aud Kansas
City.
Magnificent Dining Cars be
tween St. Louis and the east.
Fine road bed-elegant equip
ment and fast time.
C, S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS,
G, P. & T. A. P&T.A.
St. Louis MoberIy,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

A faIS standard is being
held up TO the young men and
women, the boys amt girls of
this country rn"y arr taught,
either directly ca by impIica o.
ton, that the successful man is
the man who Slccre i in amaSS
ing dollars. No matter now
the money is made. if lie is able
to keep it without being prose
cuted and convicted of crime,
it's possession gives the owner
a prestige he can enjoy IN no
other way. The American PEG
pie are in danger ot forgetting
that there are other IN ANS of
commanding respect besides
the possession of a bank &c
count, that there are Claims to
excellence which DO not arse
from rent rolls or dividends.
Money is power for good
when property Used; otherwise
it is potent for evil.-St. Louis
Christian Advocate,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

NY little son had an attack of whoOping
cough and was threatened with pneumonia.
hut for Chamberlain's Cough kcmedy we
would have had Il serious time of 1t Ii also
saved him from several severe attacks of
croup.-H, J. StrickfadGu, editor World Herald
stattd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
SOUTH AFRICA
AS Seen Through An Indian Greek Boys
Eyes.
Dodreich, Cape Colony, S. A.
Jan. 10, 1902.
Dear Folks at Home:

AS this is
Sunday, and l have few spare
moments, will endeavor to write
you a short letter. AS l can
not experience the pleasure of
hearing from any of you, will
live in hopes that you are all
o. K.
| left Durham, the next day
after l wrote to you, and went
to Pietermarttzburg, stayed
there three days, and then
started for Cape Colony. l
have seen quite d great deal of
this country, in the past few
weeks. Have been through the
Orange Free States, the Trans.
vaal Country, Congree States,
and am now in Cape Colony.
Have seen the best cities Of S.
A, Was in new Castle, Lady
Smith, Bloomfontein, Johan.
nesburg, and quite number Of
other important cities. A trip
from Durham, bv wav of PETER
maritzburg to Cape Colony, is
one that {, fellow will expert
ence quite great deal Of
pleasure, and disp'easure, as
we'll for it takes more than a
week to make the trip, under
the best travelling accompda
lions this Country affords. On
lea wing Durham, we pas $
through il very mountains
country, on the mountain sides,
and in the valleys. we see large
Banana orchards AID pine-ap
pie fields While now and
then passing Il thicket, where
the tall Ba nboo. and Weeping
Willow, with clusters Of bios
soming vines forms as beauti.
full scenery rs any of the gar
dens or parks of home cities.
After leaving the city Of PETER
maritzburg, we can now observe
the marks of the British and
Boer War. On the high copse,
we see shattered block houses,
and rude breast works, where
the Beers once held their
strongest positions. But now
instead is a British Block house,
planted every half mile near
the track.
TO see the grounds the Beers
have lost, and the strong posi-.
tons, from which they have
been driven, one would soon be.
come convinced that their
hopes of independence, must be
entirely blotted out. In fact,
they realize that their resist.
ance is held to only Il matter
of time, still they take revenge
by being a constant expense to
the British Government.
We passed several camps, of
more than thousand Boer
refugees.
The best country | saw was
in the Orange Free States.
where there were very broad
valleys, between the mountain
ranges and the mountain sides
were covered with green grass,
as we'll as the valleys, the year
around, of course, this is what
it takes to make an excellent
stock country, although the
ranches have gone to destruc
ton, to a great extent, on &C.
count of the war. still we saw
large herds of cattle, goats.
and sheep.
The Kaffir, wrapped in q
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26

Werner The Tailor is the
place to get your clothes made.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
PI AN NOW FOR COLORADO.
BULGTCNS ETESEh
SCHEME OF SUMMER TOURS.

The Burlington Route makes the
most attractive excursion rates to
Colorado Resorts that have ever been
made. For long periods of the Sum
er we make such remarkably low
iirot-class round trip rat to Dem
yer, Colorado Springs and Manitou,
as S2I from S.; Louis, SIS from Kansas
City, SIS from Chicago sod 2 Il sum
mepl At all other periods, 39'y pug
tare plus s. round min.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
CHEAP TO PACIFIC COAST, TOO.

May 27th to June S;h, August I'd to
Sth. Round trip good % days, vari-
able routes: from ST. Louis S47. 50;
from Chicago S50i Missouri River S45i all
lower than the one-way rtte: only
81 more between Frisco and Port
land: first class, good in chair cars
seats freel, standard SHOPPERS or
Through Tourist Sleeper Excursions,
Chief Coast route, the Burlington to
Denyer, through Scenic Colorado,
Salt Lake.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25

The crescent has been known since
tine out of memory. In ancient my.
thology 1t decorated the foreheads OF
Diana and of Astarte, the Syrian We.
nus. In the days OF Rome's greatest
glory tue ladies' wore IL as an orna-
ment In their hair. Since the founda.
tion OF onstantinople, the ancient BY
zantium. it has been the emblem OF the
city and as such adorns it's walls and
public buildings, besides being stamp
ed on its coins and postage. The legend
which accounts for its universal adop-
ton In Turkey. and Constantinople in
particular, is as follows
Philip OF Macedon laid siege TO the
city in the year $40 Il. c. He chose n
night OF unusual darkness for the pro-
posed assault but was foiled by the
moon suddenly breaking from bek ind
cloud. In commemoration Of this
providentiGl deliverance the crescent
was adopted as the symbol Of the city.
The MOhammedan sultans were slow
TO assume this emblem until some one
mentioned that 1t was the symbol OF
increasing greatness. power changing
as rapidly as the phases of the moon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
TRAMPS ON THE CARS.
The Dox Car II often Entered by
springinR the Door on.

The box car is often entered by
springInc the door of its iron way at
the side opposite the seal. a party GO
ing one way will do this for a party
going the opposite direction and then.
when all nre In. spring the door back
ngain. Since everything externally is
in the best Of order long trips may
be made in this manner without dis
turhance or interruption
Now and then the prisoner is ex.
posed to danger'of starvation. A case
OF this kind has been related to me
where only the accidental visit OF q
train hand saved mlu from death
A railroad accident. whether 10y wa
ter or FIRE, is n very serious affair to
passengers OF this sort You have
doubtless read more than once, us
have. OF tramps drowned like rats or
burned or crushed to death while steal
Ing rides In this fashion. Riding the
trucks Is done In various ways. A
locomotive engineer OF my acquaint-
ance has shown me the precise spot
from which he had taken out two men
at one tune. II was on the rear truck
OF the tender. They were resting face
downward on the truck beam, with
Just eleven inches of vertical space
for their bodies by actual measure
meut. ut.-indepcndrut.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
They Thouuht Of us.

The following resolution was adopt
ed. with others, at the Democratic
convention held at Enid. OK. a few
days ago:
Nor are we unmindful of our breth
ren of the Indian Territory. Appre
ciating their splendid capacity and
wonderful recources and achieve
ments, we desire union with them in
order that Jointly we may build IN
the greatest OF our western states.
We therefore favor the admission into
the federal union of Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory as a single state
And in view of the fact that Oklabo.
ma has a splendid land endowment for
its schools we favor an adequate pro.
vision for the people of the Indian Ter.
rltory either in lands or other re.
sources, so that both territories NAV
be placed on terms Of equality in the
maintenance and support of their
common schools"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
Too strong For a Jury.

"Nou can never tell what q jury will
do In the way of awarding damages" +"
said lawyer "Some years ago
happened TO he present at meeting
between man injured In the big rail
road wreck on the Lake Shore. ut Ash
tabula. and representatives of the road
The man asked $4,000, and the rail
road had offered $1,000. The man
told his story, and il was a terrible
one. 1t seems that he was caught in
the wreck and held by one foot, which
was pinloned down. The wreck caught
fire, and the flames crept toward him.
Flremen and others around saturated
his clothing with water and placed
wet blankets over him, but he was not
released until his foot was burned Off.
IL was grewsome story.
zone OF the directors OF the road was
present He took the claim agent aside
and said; Give that man $4,000. II
he tells his story In court. he will get
damages enough to put the road into
the hands of receiver He got the
money. New York Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
oodfelloms, Anniversary.

Tomorrow. Saturday. April 90. Is
the eighty.third anniversary of the
Independent order Of Oddfellows. and
all lodges in this Jurisdiction have
been enjoined TO appropriately com.
memorate the day by suitable exer.
.cises in observance of the same and
by public thanksgiving to Almighty
God for his manifest mercies In ac.
.cordance herewith. Ardmore lodge
No. 9, Ardmure Rebekah lodge No.
90 lndianola encampment No. 10 and
Canton Ardmore No. 4, Patriarchs
Militant, will assemble in the lodge
room at $ o'clock Saturday evening.
where they will have brief exercises
and enjoy a program mapped out for
the occasion. There will be speaking.
music-both vocal and instrumental
and everything that's good to eat.
Only Oddfellows. their wives. moth.
ers and sisters whose age would en-.
title them 10 membership in Rebek.
ah lodge and all Rebekahs. will be ad.
mitted
On Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock
every Oddfellow and Rebekah in the
city will meet at the hall, from which
place they will march in a body TO
the Christian church. where a sermon
especially prepared by the pastor.
Rev O. r Black. will be delivered TO
them, at the close of which they will
return 70 the han and deposit their
regalia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
A story of Stevenson,

Robert Louis Stevenson was par
ticularly attached TO the "v" in his
name and utterly averse to the "ph"
form OF spelling. Letters OF admiring
autograph hunters did not often draw
him, but one day in Samoa letter ar
rived containing praise so judicious
that he said, THAT | must answer"
Then his eye caught the envelope, ad
dressed to X. L. Stephenson. "step
hence. Stephenson he cried end.
crumpling the offending missive, flung
Ii on the fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
used In n MetsphoricaI sense, They
Are quite Common.

Maritime expressions. used meta.
phorically, are, in fact. very common.
We say couple are "spliced." young
man is the "mainstay" OF his family.
an intruder puts bis oar ln." the mem.
Der from Wayhack steers through" 4"
man is hard up" sometimes taken
aback" or has the wind taken out OF
his sails" topper is Slowed" loafer
spins n yaru." sometimes tries the
sther tack" and ruler steers the
ship OF state through troublesome
times.
This Inst metaphor is extremely an.
cient, by the way. Horace refers to
Rome as ship at sea. and Plutnrch
SAYS the Delphic oracle referred 10
Athens In the same way. 4 Tamil
saying emhodies like metaphor "The
soul Is the ship. reason Is the helm.
the oars are the souls thoughts. and
truth Is the port" An old collection
OF English proverbs contains this one.
The tongue is the ruddcr n our ship '
A Malay maxim says. THE boat which
IL swnmped at sea may be baled out.
but the shipwreck Of the affections is
tnal"
Aristorhanes, Plnutus and others use
an expression which comes down TO
us as an English saw. "ro row one
way and look another" An old Eng.
lish proverh GGl4) was. "It Is not good
to have nn oar in every ones boat
United Service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
Notice in eankruptcX.

In the District Court of the United
States, for the Southern District
at Ardmore;
the matter of II. Splawn, bankrupt
in bankruptcy:
To the creditors of II. Splawn. of
Thackerville, |. T., in the Southern
district, in the Indian Territory, a.
Ardmore, n bankrupt: Notice is
hereby given that on the 21st day of
April, 1902, the said H. Splawn was
duly adjudged bankrupt, and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
held at my Office at the court house
In the city of Ardmore, on the 9th day
of May, 1902, at o'clock in the aft.
ernoon, at which time the said credit
ors may attend. prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bank.
rupt and transact such other bust.
ness as may come before said meet.
ing. JOHN HINKIE
Referee in Bankruptcy.
First published April 21, 1907
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
A Mans Success.

Ever think what success" in life
means 10 n man? That he work like
a dog as long as he lives and send his
wife abroad and his children away to
school. Then when he dies he must
leave competence for his loved
ones" in order that they may con
tinue TO live without work. Ever hear
of a mans loved ones being criticised
for failure to do their duty toward
him? But from the time the boy is
eight years old to the time the man
is tottering with old age he never picks
up book. newspaper or magazine
without seeing something with refer.
ence 70 his duty. But did you ever
hear Of any one owing a duty to man
or boy?-Atchison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25

A young minister who was naturally
OF shy disposition was rather embar-
raised at his first marriage ceremony
and unwittlngly reversed the usual
order of the service, thus making the
bridegroom promise TO love and obey
his blushing bride. The error passed
unnotced at the time. but shortly aft
erward il dawned upon the father of
the bride that n mistake had occurred,
and he said to the minister:
81 believe, Mr.. -, you have made
John promise TO love and obey my
daughter. All we'll" he added after
pause and with sly look at his bet
ter half, 81 suppose il won't matter
much. II generally comes to that any
way."-Pearson's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
A Wnsp's Nest,

The female wasp spends the winter
In a torpid condition, and when spring
arrives she hunts up some sort OF
sheltered spot appropriate for n nest
Having selected the retreat. she pro.
ceeds TO lay within II the foundation
of a home. For this object earth will
not serve her turn. The substance OF
which the walls and chambers Of the
house are TO be composed must be
none other than the finest paper. made
OF wood pulp, mixed with a sort OF
sizing, worked TO Ii paste and finely
spread in sheets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25

The soul OF n rajah who had been
released from the cares OF this world
and an uncongenial wife presented
himself at the gates OF paradise.
Have you been in purgatory yet?'
demanded Brahma.
mo. but | have been married"
Enter then. II Is the same thing"
At this moment another soul arrived.
who begged Brahma to allow him also
to enter.
Softly, softly. Have you been in
purgatory yetT'
NO, but neither has that other fel.
low. lie died the same day | did"
Very true, but he had been mar
ried."
Married. indeed! Why, | have been
married three times"
Away, then. to the lower regions"'
said Brahma sternly. Paradise is not
made for imbeciles."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-25
The Brick Work Finished.

Yesterday Contractor Lee Cathey
finished the brick work on the Noble
Bros. two-story brick, corner Main
and b street west.
Contractor J. NJ. Sharp. who is do
ing the wood work, has a large force
of men at work, and when this build
ing is completed there is no doubt II
will be the best in town. Tor nothing
but the very best material was used
in its structure.