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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-09-05

The Free Press yesterday gave the
following as its summary of Tuesdays
election: Returns from every town in
the state have been received and the
total vote for governor is 68,710, OF
this number Gen. Mccullough of Ben
nington, regular republican, has 81,
1854; P. w. Clement of Rutland, Ii
cense local option, has 1862; F. w.
McGettrick of St. A1bans, democrat,
has 7,139, and the Rev. J. o. Sher-
burne of st. Johnsbury, has ISIS.
Mccullough has plurality over Glenn
ent of 1862, but lacks exactly 5000
votes of having a majority. McCu1-
lough's friends claim a majority of 80
in the legislature. He leads in every
county in the state except Chittenden
and Rutland.
Returns by counties of the vote
for governor compared with the vote
of two years ago as far as received,
are as follows: Orleans county:
Mccullough. 2,683; McGettrick, $50;
Clement, 722; Sherburne, 178. Vote
in 1900: Stickney, 3,243; Senter, 5s3;
scattering, 48. Grand Isle nty;
Mccullough, $40; McGettrick, 124;
Clement, 2e4; ,Sherburne, 9. Vote
in 1900: Stickney, 5O2; Senter, 205;
scattering, 8. Lamoille county;
Mccullough, 1,424; McGettrick, 244;
Clement, 955; Sherburne, 232. Vote
in 1900: Stickney, 2,115; Senter,
$40; scattering, rs. Orange county:
Mccullough, 1912; McGettrick, 542;
Clement, 1,131; Sherburne, go. |
Vote in 1900: Stickney, 2,796; Sem
ter, 961; scattering, los. Caledonia
county: Mccullough, 2,734; McGet-
trick, Ola; Clement, 1,345; Sher-
burne. 314. Vote in 1900: Stickney,
3.22s; Senter, 1,1s6; scattering, 12o.
Chittenden county: Mccullough,
2,s7S; McGettrick, $50; Clement,
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15
Remarkable Figures.

From little wooden track line along
the LackawaXen Creek. where the first
locomotive in the country had its trial
in 1870, the railroad systems OF the
United States have grown In seventy.
three years to network of rails which.
Strengthened out. would make a sl.. gle
track extending eight times around th2
world. Visallzc this eight-fold gird!e
Beside 1t a new track Is progressing
twelve miles a day on the ninth circlt
On every iiye-mile stretch Is a locomo,
tive with train of eight cars. There
are five men at work for every mile
AMI 240 new men coming to work every
day. The road carries more tonnage
than all the ships on all the seas to.
getlfer with the railroads of the busiest
half of Europe.
From the lines that make up the i'm,
aginary manifold belt one wage Garner
out of every fifteen in the country. di'
rectly or indirectly, secures living for
himself and his dependents, II not rs a
fireman. or conductor, or supern.
tendent, then as Il locomotive builder
or steel worker, or even one of the
lumbermen engaged in hewlng down
the 5000 square miles Of timber EN-
ployed every year for tles.-WOrld' s
Work.
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

Saved and promoted" he cried. JOY
ously. "Oh. what a load has fallen
from me! feel like a new man. 10
You l owe 1t all. and so long as live
shall love you. May II" he pleaded
earnestly.
rs 1t love or gratitude?" she querled
Love" he cried passlOnately. "Oh
what a dreary afternoon 1t has been
without you here. Even Miss Zaff
mans confession that my rival ut the
store Is her lover, and that to down me
she aided her thieving brother. fell
upon needless ears, for my thoughts
were OF you. 1t Is love, dear Bernlce
May love you always?'
oh. blissful echo:
"Alwaysw
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15
THE IMPERIAL YACHT uoHENzoLLERN.

starboard. The dinlng.room Is lofty
and spacious and will seat eighty
guests. although by a clever arrange.
ment Of portiercs 1t can be reduced
In size. The ceiling Is in charming
scheme Of pale fawn and gold and the
upholstery Is gray and white.
The main fittings and furniture Of
the yacht, including wainscoting. doors
and staircases. are of the finest birds
eye maple, SO light as to be almost
white.
The Hohenzollern has three masts
and two tunnels. and 1t possesses two
wheels, one worked by steam. the other
by hand. both Of which have nicked
spokes and are painted white and gold
The gilded imperial crown on the prov
and the Hohenzollern coat Of arms In
black and silver disposed within q
laurel wreath. on the stern, are the
emblems Of the yachts ownership.
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

Royal Ulster regatta; and In 1893 the
Queens Cup at the Royal Yacht squad.
ron regatta at Cowes, to mention only
q few Of Its earliest performances.
As q matter Of fact the imperial
yacht Hohenzollcrn IL really no yacht
Mt all. but cruiser, a good.slzcd man.
of-war. It was built at the Vulcan
works, Stettin. and Is larger than
even that gigantic ironclad KONG vii.
helm, the pride Of the fatherland's 3
feet. 1t carries eight quick. firing
Krupp guns. 1t Is a doublc.screw
craft, with eight boilers. and Is faster
than almost any other vessel In the
German navy. Though primarily In
tended as n pleasure boat, Its warlike
attributes are due to the fact that the
Reichstag. on being asked to pay for
1.-THE construction was to cost 4,5OO..
600 marks. a pretty stiff figure for a
pleasure boat-only agreed to the out.
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

80 A1SER WILHELM H., like
JM King Edward and the King Of
~ Sweden, is n first-class yachts
man and handles sheet and tillcr with
experience and smartness. When on
board he likes to be at the helm. nor
does he allow any one else to steer
even the gig when he Is In It.
The Emperor owns many pleasure
boats. Besides his racing cutter Me-
teor and the Hohcnzollcrn be has n
couple of first-rate steam yachts and
innumerable electric launches and row.
boats. The Meteor's racing record is n
long one. Under the title Thistle 1t
competed for the America Cup In 1887;
In 1902 1t won the County Down Cup,
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15
ne peculiarly Individual characters.

the peculiarly individual characterls.
tics.
Suddenly she uttered a shout Of de-
light. The letter was beside the name.
"Eugenla Zaffman."
In the letter Miss Zaffman had dis
guised well the shape. slant and speed
OF her natural writing, but In shade.
spacing, alignment and pen pressure
she had retained her characteristics as
shown In her autograph.
"Now." said the Sherlock Holmes. II
must cultivate Miss EugenIa."
The next day Miss Zaifman became
her special study.
They lunched together merrlly.
Shortly after their return to duty,
while displaying cloaks to a customer,
Miss Zaffman carelessly tossed valu-
able garment upon a side counter. Lat
er, while still trying to make q sale,
she threw the garment from her again.
this time into u remote corner, where
unsea sOnable cloaks were piled.
All. Eugcnle. a petite figure Is hover
Ing near, and q pair of large brown
eyes are rlveted upon that garment.
Often Eugenie's brother dropped In
on his noon hour. lie Is large man
motOrman--and wears Il great bear
skin coat.
He comes to-day, and the huge coat
Is thrown open.
lie seeks the remote corner for the
usual quiet chat with Eugcnle.
The large brown eyes see the long
watched cloak deftly snatched from
the table. ana with a quick folding,
thrust by Eugene beneath the motor
mans coat, which he mt once buttons
tightly about him.
Mr.. Bruce Is at luncheon.
Miss Benton. In charge, sees figure
In black dart along the aisle and dash
down the stairway.
She wonders ut IT, but wonders more
| on seeing Superintendent Hale and two
Of the detective squad" appear.
AS Eugene parts with her brother at
the elevator In ringing tones Miss Ben
ton hears: "Zatfman, the Jig Is up.
Open that coat"
Eugenie swooned away.
| 1t was night. Beneath the chandelier
In her little parlor stands Charles
Bruce clasplng the hands Bernice
Wood had extended In warm greeting.
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

lay on the understanding that It should
he capable in time of war of flying
the imperial eagle in the line of bat.
tlcships.
The bulwarks Of the Hohenzolern
are white. The Kaiser Is fond of white.
At Queen victoria's funeral he rode
u millwhitc charger and in the i'm
perial stables In Berlin all the horses
reserved for his use are of this color.
The crew of the vessel consists of 800
officers and men, and 1t Is one of the
stateliest crafts afloat. The imperial
apartments are furnished with lavish
magnifcence. The Emperor's rooms
on the middle deck amidships are on
the port side, the Empress being to
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15
SONGS THEY USED Tc SING.

kinder like the old songs,
The songs used to know
In the dear old country village,
- or the dear old long ago.
I kinder like the music of
Ben Bolt" and other tunes
They sung among the ccdars
In the scented, amorous Junes,
When the sunlight of the season
Glinting where the grasses spread,
Where the roses fell in clusters,
Blushing sweetly, deeply red
All. yes, l like the old songs.
The kind they used to sing
When life was like primrose
Just bursting in the spring.
I kinder like the old songs
Heard on the old playground
king William was King James
Son."
Just swingin' round and round;
Bowling to the east sometimes.
And sometimes to the west
And used to pick n sweetheart,
The one I loved the best,
And while they just kept circling
Round in pretty. childish bliss,
I knelt beside the lassie there,
And stole the first sweet kiss
I'd like to sing liking William" now,
Just like I used to sing
When life was like primrose
just bursting in the spring.
Somehow I like the old songs
Yes. The Maple on the HILL"
Some Twenty Years Ago, Tom,"
And dear old "Whippoorwill;'
ANI Ns..l.s r.. Da,, In
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

Nothing worries person so much as
to tell him that he talks In his sleep
and then not tell him what he says.
Chicago eagle., 1902-03-15

When q man starts for a dentists
office he usually strikes a tooth'hury
gait
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

You are man who will be benefited
by the union OF Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, True. you may have labor
cd hard In plugging for territorial
forms OF government, statehood and
congressional recognition and all
seemingly without avail. You have a
chance to set evoned up on Old scores
by attending the meeting al the court
house Monday night at 7;S0 O'Clock
and thereby express your approval o
the Nelson bill. which We are assured
will become law this session OF con
gr~ss. This bin provides for the i'm
mediate union Of Oklahoma and Indian
territories into statehood. Remember
the hour and b there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

II Affairs at Venezuela were 10 call
for war. and the United States became
involved. the world would soon ind
cut that Uncle sam vas neady. Ad-
mirsl Dewey is nov in command Of
one of the most powerful fleets ever
assembled by the United States. and
the ships are but snort distance from
NeneIuelA Amcag the vessels are
seven bAtSleships. the KeArsArge. Ala
hama, Massachusetts. Indiana. Illinois.
Iowa and Texas seven protected
cruisers. two unprotected cruisers. two
converted cruisers. four gunbOAts. two
converted glnboats. one dispatch boa,
and 3 number o. torpedo boats. col
iiers and supply ships. The total aeel
number siXty-fve ships.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
cooperage Plant Of the ArbuekIe Re
finery Was Destroyed.

tinery was destroyed.
New York, Dec. 27-Firc this morn.
ing destroyed the cooperage plant Of
tho Arbuckle Bros. sugar refinery. To-
Gated near the East river front, in
Brooklyn. The large force OF engines
and firomcn which was summoned sue
ceeded in confning the flames TO the
cooperage shops. During the progress
OF the fire one of the walls Of the
building fell. burying the members OF
one OF the fire companies beneath the
mass of brick and other wreckage.
When the other firemen had arrived
at the pile they found Michael O'Toole
dead and Thomas Coppinger. a battal.
ion chief. and Thomas Mccarthy very
severely hurt At il;45 a. m the fire
was under control.
battalion Chief Coppinger died after
being taken to the hospital and the
dead body OF Assistant Foreman Thos
Jeffries was found In the ruins OF the
fallen wall The loss is 100000
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
a Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Blocker. North
Caddo street, gave a dinner party
Christmas day The guests were lin
itcd 70 a few intimate friends The Ia.
BILE was spread with the choicest
viands and Mrs Blocker proved her.
self most amiable hostess.
In honor OF her two daughters. Miss.
es Maud and Lucille, Mrs. Blocker also
entertained in the afternoon at 5
o'clock to tea. Thirty guests were
present and the hour made merry by
the ringing laughter OF youth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

The attention OF our readers and
everyone else Is asked 10 the call
made in another portion OF this paper
"a, non-partisAn meeting Of the cit.
Anens o. Audmore at the court hoose
At ESQ o'clock on the night Of Mon
&ay, December -. The object ol this
meeting IS 70 favor the Nelson bin.
waich VIZ are assured can be made a
success BY devoting the proper ener.
~. which meAns statehood with OklA-
hona AZ the present session Of con
gress. Delegates viii also Be eaecsea
b attend the gre&, conVentioa Of both
territories which meets "a OklAAons
City Tuesday. January G. lSoS. In this
great battle for statehood. harmony i
the prime agent. and n the people vii
80 act success ne are Assured wil
fellow. Let the people en nAsse pre-
seat an appeal to congress regSragn.
territorial ooaditions such as tie
never before listened 10. its e5ect 4
THE crucial period RAY Be raAgscAl
TIE time to act ls nov and every poe;
master, mayor or president Of 8 bo&r
Of trade or commercial club In N
chiekAsAw nation shO1la be up ana co
has. call the people together al eve-.
possible point ans secure TIE yer
strongest material Tor delegates q.
the Oklahoma oonveatiOa- rhere /
NO time 10 lose--do I, nov.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
Subscribe for the ArdmOrsite.
ExeursIon . the seuthsast.

To accommodate passengers for the
the Southeast the chootaw will run a
special train. leaving Ardmore At 2:s5
?. m. arriving al Memphis at 1880
a m Monday. Chair car to Memphis
without change Can secure sleeper
at HAileyville for Memphis al T:4o
p. N Low rates Of one fare plus
s. for the round trip. Tickets good 10
return 80 days from date Of sale
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

The friends OF Mr., Carnegie are wor-
ried over the state OF the philanthro-
plst's health Following the illness
which was caused by ptomaine pois-
oning in London. he came across the
ocean against the advice Of his ply
siciAns, who wanted him to remain
abroad until he had fully recovered.
He did not attend the dedication OF
the first OF the Carnegie Libraries ow-
ing 10 the rain. but on Sunday last
when it was raining hard he went 70
the funeral OF Mrs. L. 5. Grant II
is supposed he became thoroughly
chilled there and caught cold. A seri
GUS termination 70 his present disor
der would put an end 10 his hopes OF
dying a poor man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

This is the season when the hearts
o. men open 70 the nner sensiblitiss
q their natures, and they DO things
for sweet eharity's sake that they
would be foolishly ashamed TO 40 in
the normal times OF this work-a-day
world; but why a man should BE un-
willing to acknowledge that he has
a sotS spot in his heart, passes All
comprehension.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
rerma of United states court.

At Chickasha-Begins Monday. Sep
tember 20. 1909. and Monday, Febru-
ary 1e, 1908. and continues In session
two weeks.
At Ryan-Begins Monday, October
rs, 1909. and Monday, March 2, 1908,
and continues in session ten days.
At Purcell-Begins Thursday. octo-
ber 2s, 1909, and Thursday, March II,
1908, and continues In session ten days.
At Pauls Valley-Begins Monday,
November 1909. and Monday, March
%. 1903. and continues In session four
weoNs.
At Ada-Begins Monday, December
4, 1909. and Monday. April 20, 1908,
and continues I'm session one week.
At Tishomingo-Begins Monday, De
cember s. 1909. aud Monday. April q,
1908, and continues In session one
week.
At Ardmore-Begins Monday. De
cember 10. 1909. and Monday May 4,
1903, and continues In session eight
weeks or longer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
RooseveLr's coNcHlT.

II has seemed from the beginning
that President Roosevelt secretly
wished to accept the burden of arbi-
tratIng the Venezuelan AFFAIR. His
protesting has been cntirely too mild
lie would yield to pre 'sure. He has
been like the coy m ltn who viii
though she won't. says he Post
II comes ont now that he really
vents the Job. OF course he will not
do the work. He will app int com.
been like the coy maiden who will
digcrt the case and formu ate the
award which he viii promulgate.
lie ls pleased with the result of his
Intervention In the coal strike which
he thinks has greatly distinguished
him at home. and he wishes now to
stard for moment in the calcium
light OF Europe's gaze. Ills party ad-
yisrrs and personal friends are still
trying to dissuade him. but evidently
TO little effect Unless England and
Germany withdraw their request or
unless some forceful circumstances
arise. he will accept
The president is a man who believes
In himself and his opportunities. He
Ia not so brave as he Is conceited In
the coal strike ne exercised no initia-
tive for It was not until public press.
uro was CXeited that he found the
courage to act. and when he was saved
| from an ignominioua failure by the
yielding OF the coal operators to popu-
lar indignation and resentment Of their
insult to the nations chief executive.
And in the matter OF trusts he has
backed down from his original pur.
pose.
Now his conceit is running away
with his discretion He sees dazzling
occasion. and he cannot resist H. He
is advised that he will put his coun.
try In an awkward attitude. but in his
minds eye he sees an International au-
dience watching him holding up the
scales OF justice and he hears a salyo
OF applause after the award Il Is
a dramatic situation which he cannot
resist Il is another piece OF cam
paigning in a Rough Rider uniform
and posing for an heroic painting OF
himself on san Juan hill
For his personal political fortune
probably it is a proper play. The vast
lmaiority OF people are pleased by the
spectacular and self-conhdent. This
is the kind &c trumpery that helps 20
make nominations. end that Is Mr..
Roosevclt's present objective. Il he
really has any design in accepting the
delicate task
The end Of the Venezuelan anair is
a long way on Arbitration will re.
Quire some months and settlement will
necessarily extend over several years.
The undesirable consequences OF the
act, which prudent statesmen foresee.
will not develop until after the politl.
cal star OF Roosevelt shall have pass
ed into conjunction.
At any rate il is easy to be seen that
Mr.. Roosevelt is true to the character
he has shown throughout his public
career. The man who PLAYED sleuth
on the New York police, who went
galloping in notoriety in Cuba. who
hurled "a round robin" at his superior
officers, who smashed social proprie-
ties in the White House luncheon. and
who refused 10 shoot a hobbled bear
in Mississippi. cannot resist the tempt.
alton to play arbiter OF Venezuelan
destiny. nor will his coneeit permit
HIM to doubt that he will come out OF
the affair with added fame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
AN INHumAN MOTHER.
Leaves a Newborn Babe to Perish in
a Pile Of Dirt in Chicago.

Leaves a Newborn Babe to Perish in
a Pile Of Dirt in Chicago.
Chicago. Dec. 27-"Help mel" shout
ed Joseph Smith. as he rushed into the
grand central station shortly before S
O'Clock last night. There's a new
born baby freezing out there in the
snow"
The men and women waiting for the
trains rushed out into the cold. tearing
of tutir wraps for the infant, but
Smith was before them. Stopping be
fore a pile Of dirt on Fifth avenue.
which was covered with ice and snow
flakes. he stopped down, picked up a
little form, bundled II into his over.
coat and started back for the station.
Hundreds OF wondering eyes were
turned on the half frozen Christmas
mite. and II the heartless mother had
been present the women would have
torn her to pieces.
BY and by the baby began 10 cry,
AMI when the warmth at last restored
animation there was faint GOO that
drew tears from many eyes. Now the
police are searching for the mother
and a man and woman companions,
while the baby is lying in a cot al
ST Vineen;'s hospital hanging between
life and death.
While the storm was beating on Chi
cagl The mother and her two friends
were wandering the streets looking
fo- shelter At the Hotel Kennedy
the clerk remembered the party well
They had applied for a room, and OF
account OF their suspicious actions
ard the Illness Of the woman. he re
fused 10 take them in. At anO;her
lodging house the same story was told
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28
ALLOTMENT FOR cHocTAws.
Commission Issues an Order Concern
ing the Public Buildings.

ina the Public Buildings.
South McAlester l. T.. Dec 27-The
Choctaw townsite commission is in
receipt of an order from the Indian
agent requesting them to confer with
Gov Green McCurtain and segregating
all lands for court houses. tribal. jails
and other buildings belonging to the
Choctaw nation in order that the al.
lotment of lands may be started Feb
1. The agent wrote that the surveyor
would be furnished If necessary to
define the boundaries Of the land de-
sired
The order is made in accordance
with the recently enacted supplement
tai treaty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

During the year now drawing 70
close the Ardmorelte feels that It has
more than done its part in the way Of
advertising societies. churches. bene-
nt socials and such things. Beginning
January l this paper viii make a
straight charge by the line 10 ali such
beneht Affairs, whether for churches
or other societies. in all instances
where a charge Is made whether 70 a
bazaar or other entertainment. this
charge viii be enforced. Our space
in the paper is our stock in trade. and
no merchant can prosper long who
gives his goods away The ArdmOre-
ite can. however. be depended on for
a degree Of generous liberaMty with
all Another resolve which viii be
undertaken will Be the abolIshmeni
Of free advertising OF Theatrical com.
pSnies in exchange for oomplimentsr.
les Just Why this business has beer
maintained 50 long We cannot imagine
for surely a business conducted sole
ly as a money making aSAir ought q
above an Others pay for its advertising
Il cost mouey 20 SCI type Ana print
newspaper, AlthoogA a gooa NAM
folks have an ids2 that printers car
1--we on wind and -oazps- Thereon
we have .ssoivet % make il a matte
q cas- -C-A W4ys- L press notice
have % be p1hllshed thsy wiu have L
be paid for a. tAe regular Aavertisin
rates Il tie quhlisAsr and printer
v2at 70 see he sAow they YAK pa
their say the sane As other people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

With the passing OF the holidays
now comes the taking of stock, gen.
oral accounting. and the business
world viii hnd where Il is at" There
Is every evidence going to show that
the year has been a most prosperous
one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

a. w. Heftey left Friday afternoon
for Wapanucka, where he hoped to
meet Governor Mosely. The object OF
Mr.. Hefey's visit TO the governor is
to find out what lands the Indians
want set aside for tribal purposes out.
side OF townsites.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

lee Shields tried to shoot up the
Baptist church at Ror Christmas
night, and Deputy Cummings took him
In. Commissioner Talbot required
him to give a $500 bond for his appear
aaee a, the next term Of Ada eoart.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-28

Be at the court house Monday night
and assist in endorsing the Nelson
bill and electing a delegation Of the
strongest and most representative
kind TO 60 to Oklahoma City January
6. 1908.