The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-09
Tn. p.n,,entiary Paper.

Columbus, Ohio. II is rafting Boou
publication, brighter. newsier and
cleaner in tone than many papers
prlnted In Gods sunlight by men
whose lungs inhale the ozone Of free
dom. As no editors are ever sent to
the pen IL must be the work OF anna
tours There are no advertisements
in the paper. so It must be supported
By an appropriation. Hence the editor
is relieved OF all financial cares. He
can print the news without fear of ia.
vor. No Indignant subscriber ever
tries 10 lick the editor, for the editor
is safely beyond the reach of the irate.
But while the paper is wen edited and
intensely readable the fact that the
editor is prisoner sticks through
many Items. There are occasional ref
erences to pardons which show that
not all hope was left outside the bars
His attitude TO outside crime is inter-
esting. There is an occasional dash
of humor in the comment. The follow
ing excerpts are representative Of the
general tone of the paper.
"A man In Topeka went TO a dentist
to have a tooth filed and robbed the
dentist If all his gold Evidently the
dentist didn't properly kill the pa.
tient's nerve"
"A Canton man found Ia scca-s'ged
pearl In an OYSTER shell a few days
ago. II might be well for the boys to
closely scan the shells after eating
their oysters in here. They might in
addition to finding a pearl stumble on
20 pardon or parole In one Of the
molusks."
"The report that a pickpocket In
Cleveland last Sunday returned the
fruit Of his labor to It's owner is sure
Iy something out of the ordinary and
denotes that some of the men of the
world on the outside are experiencing
n change of heart as well as some
within the walls"
There has been quite an exodus Of
officers and guards from the prison to
their homes In various parts OF the
state to cast their ballots at the elec.
ton to be held next Tuesday. None
of the prisoners have. however, ex-
pressed any intention of voting up to
the time Of going to press"
cone day ;he turtle announced that
he could walk on the water, and taht
he would do IL at certain date and
place. The turtle was known as a
good mixer being equally at home in
the dry and in the wet. He aso had
record with the sporty boys on ac-
count of a certain affair with the hare,
wherein he had won out SO he had
lots of friends who were anxious to
see II he could get there. When the
day came all the fish assembled at the
place. while all the frogs sat on the
bank and croaked. The turtle stood
on the shore and watched the assem-.
bling Of the multitude, which at last
filled the stream. Then he approached
the water and calmly walked across
ON the heads of the suckers, side-step-
ping occasionally to get his foot on a
lobster Moral-That is the way It is
I'm politics."
The news columns Of the prison pa.
per are crowded, There Is allst of ar.
rivals. the number and names and ma.
ture of offense beng given. There
are musical notes, chiefly hits at mem.
bers OF the priscr choir and orchestra.
The chaplain has a department filed
with some preaehment and plenty of
news of his work, Sunday programs.
etc. One column of the Issue on our
desk tells in touching style of the
pardon of Joseph Martin, who had
been sent up for life fourteen years
ago for killing Ernest Adams in the
Indian Territory. His daughter, Miss
Dora, who was but four years old at
the time of the trial labored success.
fully for his release. visiting Washing.
ton in his behalf. The News pays a
glowing tribute to the young lady for
her sacrifices and tireless efforts. II
also interviews the pardoned convict
that individual pralsing the present
warden as the best the institution has
had since Martins imprisonment be
gan. The Penitentiary News is an in,
teresting periodical and a perusal of II
shows that there is something good in
the nature Of these men whom society
has been forced to isolate ana con.
demn to hard labor.
Deafness Cannot be Cured