The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-02
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

'Tis the forbidden that is the sweet
est II It were unlawful to drink
cold water IN the Indian Territory It
would be great deal more of IA
vorite.- -Choctaw Ledger
Evidently the good people Of No
wata propose to pay their minister a
living salary. The Presbyterian and
Methodist churches have united for
the employment Of their pastor. The
minister for the first year will be a
Methodist.
An item is going the rounds Of the
press about boy picking 100 pounds
of cotton in three hours is explained
by the information that the cotton
belonged to another man and he wasn't
looking.
A Big Cabin corn huslsing is the or
der OF the day among the farmers. they
report the shuck as light which, 1t is
claimed, indicates mild winter.
There was large amount of bloody
butcher" corn raised in that nlghbor-
hood and II has proven a success.
Il has been thoroughly demonstrate
ed that as fine fruit can be grown here
as anywhere Oh EARTH and II is only
n matter of "A few years when this part
of the Choctaw Nation will stand in
the front ranks as fruit growing
country-Spro Gazette.
James s. Stapler has fine young
from which he has harvested about 200
bushels OF apples this fall This Is
the first crop gathered from the trees,
and fully demonstrates that this sec
tion Of the Territory is as wen adapted
TO fruit growing as any portion Of
the Ozarks in Missouri and Arkansas
Mr.. Stapler has an abiding faith in the
future fruit production of Tahlequah
and vlclnity.-Tahlequa Herald
A mammoth cave" has been dis
covered in the Chickasaw Nation It
is one of the most striking natural
curlosities In the Nation. The caves
are OF unknown length and throush IA
one rushes a subterranean stream of
great depth in places and of icy cold
ness Exploring parties have ven.
tured into these labyrinths for hun
dreds of yards, but the danger of be-
coming lost has prevented a thorough
examination Of the underground pass.
age.-Bristow Chieftain.
The next step TO be taken. and one
OF the most important looking for
ward to the development of the Indian
Territory, is the removal of the re
striction preventing the citizen from
disposing of his land II he wishes tC
To SO. This question is receiving con
siderable attention from the entire peo
pie of the Territory and 1t is thought
will be put before congress during mex
session. The citizen should be giveT
every. right accorded every American
the right to acquire or dispose of rea
estate-in short, be n citizen in fac
as well as In name. The advantages
that will accrue to both citizen ant
non-cltizen by the removal OF the oh
noxious restriction are apparent, ant
early action should be taken TO tha
end.-Muldrow Press.
Il would rather start my boy in III,
with a good education, and not dol
lar, than to leave him a fortune ant
no education" says levelheadet
citizen. In the majority Of cases th'
boy who inherits a fortune sooI
spends II. and that to his ruin, Will,
the boy who has a trained mind Il
qualified for usefulness and happiness
and is prepared to take care of him
self in the world. The great majority
of us will not be able to leave mucl
property doubtless, but scarcely an,
parent in land of literally equipped
schools. Is so poor as not TO be abl,
to give his children a good education
Exchange.