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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

surface, we are told, at once so rich, so tempting, and yet 50 nearly vacant and so little utilized as is the Conti- nent of Australia While immigration has almost ceased, the natural growth of population steadily slackens, and these twin facts the Review calls the two ugliest features in the political and social landscape. "Yet they pro- yoke scarcely any comment; and occa- sion scarcely any disquiet. Our annual increase of population was once over Il per cent. annually; it is now less than 2 per cent. The general marriage rate has shrunk from S.64 to 6S7; and mar riages have not only got fewer, but they are less prolific. The average number of children. for each marriage was once nearly six; it is now only a little over four"
 This is a rather surprising story. The general notion about Australia has been that 1t was doing well. If the negroes of this country decide to seek new land perhaps Australia would be good to them and good for them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
THE FUN IN MAKEsHIFTs.

There are some things" said a philosophical maiden, that rich girls cannot enjoy. There is a positive joy, for instance, in a successful makeshift, and no end of fun in contriying and planning if the results are satisfactory. Of course," she continued, mistakes sometimes occur, as found to my cost when I got caught in @ shower with a beautiful hat trimmed with poppies. I had painted the former, which was an old white one belonging to my sister with vermi!ion from my water color box, and the rain carried the paint in bloody looking trickles down my nose. beg your pardon said the man who was walking with me, looking dreadful1y embarrassed, but am afraid your nose is bleeding T hastily put up my handkerchief and found it covered with red paint. Of course explained, but it was rather awkwkard. Such things will happen occasionally. but one learns to make them think some. article of dress is brand new. when it has been manu- factured out of old things.
 "The other day was invited to an impromptu but very smart dinner, and found I had literally nothing to wear, as the season was over and my four evening gowns were in rags. At first thought would have to decline, as I am not one of those lucky individuals who can supply deficiencies at short notice, and then I said to myself:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
sTRATGHTENED OUT.

Bridgeport is apparently strengthened out. Mayor Mulvihill is busy assert ing that he is as good a law and order man as anybody. The striking troll leymen say: We deplore the violence and deeds os lawlessness which were committed on the part of sympathiz- CTS. We believe that such conduct will not help the cause in any way, but on the contrary will injure it. We are now ready, and have been at all times, to render such assistance to the super intendent of police as may be deemed necessary" The Police commissioners mean business and the Police superin- tendent means business. It is declared that any policeman who is found negli- gent, dilatory or half hearted in the performance of duties pointed out to him by his superior officers or required of him by his position as a guardian of the peace will be summarily dealt with. The riot guns are going to be used if they are needed. Sheriff flaw ley is getting together an efficient force of deputies. All the signs indicate that if anybody is foolish enough to. seek trouble he will be able to find enough to satisfy him.
 We congratulate Bridgeport on the ability and determination it has shown in getting out of it's bad scrape. The strike can go on quietly now, and if it doesn't the disturbance can be proper ly and promptly dealt with. It is time for everybody to understand that anarchy isn't going to be allowed to triumph in Connecticut. Labor dis putes and rotten politics will have to take a back seat while that is being made clear.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

What nonsense! If begin giving up things for the sake of appearance l might as well retire from the world. I must manage! That is all there is about it. So wrote to accept, and i then set to work to consider how l could concoct a decent looking dinner dress in day. The first thing was a silk petticoat and body lining-that could be had from a winters ball dress, and I ripped off the ragged tulle and pressed out the underskirt and had the dusty ruffles washed. Then I ran sacked the house for the outside gar ment, and by great good luck came across some very fine white organdles which mamma had bought for new drawing room curtains, with ruffies to match. begged of her enough and cut out skirt and bodice and used the rufffes as a finish, my one purchase being a couple of pieces of narrow the skirt and waist in running design with gowknots and then sewed it flat, and at each bowknot painted small bunch of wild roses, to look as if held by the knot. The effect was really very pretty, and I put on the gown, went to my dinner and actually had a compliment from Mrs. Tiptop on my appearance. How foolish would have been to stay at home just because had nothing to wear "-New York Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
vEw FORKS AUTOMOBILE IAp

NEW Y0RR'S UTOMOBILE JAW.
 Governor Odell of New York having signed what has been known as the Doughty Bailey bill New York has now well constructed law regulating auto mobilists. This law limits the speed of automobilists to eight miles an hour in closely built~up portions of city, per- nits fifteen miles an hour where there is more room and twenty miles an hour | in the open country. For the further ] protection of the public low rates of speed are required when an automobile passes a horse or other domestic anil nal or foot passenger on a public | highway, or in crossing an intersecting road. On very narrow bridges or cause ways a speed of only four miles an hour is allowed, and schools and churches during the hours they are in use can be passed at a speed of not more than ten miles. Violations of the law are pun ishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for the first offence, fine of not | less than fifty nor more than one hun dred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, for a second offence, and imprisonment not exceeding thirty days and a fine of from one hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars for third or subsequent offence. Those who operate automo- piles will be required to have license which may be suspended or revoked al- together for violations of the law.
 Of course the reckless automobilsts don't like this law. They wouldn't like any law that put restrictions on them. But the general public will feel that it is about right.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
THE WORLDS WEALTH.
What Mexico Must Do to Get Her Fair
 Share of It.

What Mexico Must Do to Get Her Fair
 Share of It.
 The statisticians have been figuring on the worlds wealth. always a fasci- mating subject. They put it at approx imately 400 billions of dollars in money, and property held in all the civilized countries. The white races in Europe and the United States hold the greater part. The Yankee nation has nearly 100 billion dollars, making it the richest ma tion on earth, as the London Times" has admitted. and the late MT. Michael Mulhall so set It down. The United Kingdom os Great Britain and Ireland is the richest country in Europe with 59 billion dollars worth of money and property. England as "the predorni- nant partner holding 50 billions. France comes next with 4S billion dol- lars and Germany is put at 40 billions. while Russia is estimated to hold 32 billions.
 New gold from the worlds mines is pouring into the coffers of the banks and of great capitalists. There will be yellow money enough for all the needs of enterprise; enough to finance all the great projected undertakings such as the Panama Canal, the trans-Australian railway, the pan-American road, the cross-the-continent boulevard in the United States, giving Mexico a gold basis for her currency, helping Italy to sound money, etc. If the big nation can arrive at an agreement to keep l down sea and land armaments, the new yellow money can be largely applied to work of peace. War is waste, and so 1 is military preparation on gigantic scale
 l The position of the United Statees 1 is unparalleled; the great republic has | no continental enemies; Mexico will ! share in it's prosperity, and, with her currency adjusted to that of the great
 boom" incomparison with which the | countries, will become the scene of a | boom in comparison with which the l prosperity of the past five years will be
 as tallow candle to an arc lamp. A
 yellow tide is waiting for the reforma-
 ton of the currency of this country to
 flow in here, and, when it comes, fortu-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
It's 2 classic,
"It's q classic.
HABITUAL.

How much did Romeo?" asked the wouldbe funny girl In the balcony.
 Well" replied her escort, "that de- pends on what Juliet. ."--Chicago Daily News.
 This is my birthday"
 And I suppose you feel as young as you ever did?"
 NO; I don't believe I'm quite old enough yet to feel as young as ever did. Town and Country. Patient Gin asylum)-My friend owe, there is crazy, but he's an up-to-date lunatic.
 Visitor-He Is, eh? Patient-Oh, yes. He has automobiles in his head.-Brooklyn Life.
 T see that John Alexander Dowit says he is going to spend hundred thousand dollars to invade New York with his peculiar ideas" i Well, it cost most westeruers more than that. at.'-Harper's Bazar.
 Not Too Self Confident.-"Young Dr Fledgling doesn't seem very certain oi himself"
 Why, no. think he feels like call. ing consultation every time he has tc make a diagnosis. Brooklyn Life.
 q heard a fellow say dat he wasn't happy unless he was workin'," said Plodding Pete.
 "Well," responded Meandering Mike dat shows what terrible ting 1t is tc git into habits, "--Washington Star.
 Young Jack Notwed-You don't think bachelors should be taxed for not mar rying, do you? 1 Gladys Britely-Dear me, me! Mos of the bachelors know deserve Thu mane medal" for staying single.- Judge.
 "I have succeeded in securing :; splendid new play for next season, said the eminent actress.
 What is it?" inquired the critic.
 "It's a modern drama in three act and eight new Paris gowns. ."-Phila delphia Press.
 Gertrude-You say you've only beei there two weeks and have an interes in the business. Vansant-Yes; I was two hours lat this morning, and the boss told me r. better take an interest in the bushes in the future.-Magazine of Humor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
BIG COUNTRT, SMALL PROGRES,

Australia is in a sad way, according to the Colonial Review of Reviews. Its great trouble is a lack of popula- ton, due to the total arrest of immi- grafton and the steady shrinkage of the birth rate. Here is a continent equal in area to the whole of Europe,
 if Russia in Europe is omitted; it is only a little less than the United States. Whole kingdoms can be pack ed within the borders of each State in the Commonwealth. The natural wealth and the climatic conditions of this great continent are unsurpassed, It could support population equal to that of Russia or of the United States with ease. Yet at the end of nearly 120 years of colonization its population is less than 100000, or about equal to that of couple of London suburbs" :" There is no other bit of the planets
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
MUST THAT GO roc? ?

It has been discovered that compul- sorry arbitration wont solve the labor problem, and now a shadow is cast on the value of the initiative and referen- dunn. We had hoped that that would turn out all right. It has such a so- norous sound, and so many people have talked about it and read papers on it that it seems hardly possible that it can fail. But here comes the Seattle Post Intelligencer and declares that the ini- tiative and referendum has proved a fiat failure in Oregon. The ink on the pages is scarcely dry. 1t says. before the whole State is considering how to get rid of it. Because there have been labor troubles in Portland the State Federation of Labor adopted resolu- tion in favor of submitting to the refer endum the Worlds Fair bill. It will cost from s30000 to s40.0Oo to do this, and the people fear that the same in- f1uences which call for the referendum would be able to reject the bill and possibly put an end to the Lewis and Clark centennial altogether. Oregon has now discovered what the initiative and referendum means: namely. that 1t is always dead letter unless somebody wants to use 1t for improper purposes"
 We hope that this will prove to be a nasty and inaccurate opinion. If the initiative and referendum isn't going to hold whitheI shall we drift?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Expert testimony in the court at Chi cage. where the authorities are making some effort to suppress the policy evil. is that the chance of winning for per- son who "goes against" the game is one in seventy-six thousand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent g Word each h. Rertion. Five Cents a Word for full week lseVeu timesl.
 Display advertisements. per inch, one In. serrion, $1.20 each subsequent insertion, 4O cepts; one week, $S.20; one month, S1O; one year. $40
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, 10 cents per line Notices of Births. Marrl' ages. Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents eacn. Local Notices. 15 cents per line.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

H, Dharmapala, the noted Buddhist teacher who came first to this country to attend the worlds parliament of re- ligions in 1893, is now seeking the aid of American merchants and capitalists to establish manual training schools in India. ''It is not charity that I ask, '' the Hindoo said in explaining his mis- sion. eff the people of India are raised ! to B higher level they will need many things that the industries of this coun- try can supply"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY -1bCENTs A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH. sSFoR SIX MONTHS, 86 A YEAR. THR SAME TERMS BY NAH.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Schools for instruction in western learning are being established in all the provinces of China, but not without an occasional spurt of conservative opposi- tion. The Shanghai Mercury prints a transla tion from an article in leading Chinese daily which says that before China gathers any good from these schools she is likely to reap a liberal crop of harm. What the writer fears most from them is that they will lead to neglect of the Chinese classics, which the empire had always leaned on as the rod and staff of it's support and wielded as the weapon of it's defence. Western learning is we'll enough to instruct pu- pills in "a knowledge of chemistry, sound. light, electricity, etc., but with out study of the classics Chinaman cannot be expected to treat his parents and superiors with due respect" More over, the new culture introduced, while 1t enlightens the people, also fills their brains with all sorts of new ideas which, if not properly regulated and bounded by the rules of propriety, will eventual ly lead to violent rebelions against the government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Up to date SIS statues of William I. Of Germany have been erected in Ger man towns at total cost of about $5,- 00o,0o0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

There Is only one convict in the Min nesota State prison who is a native of Connecticut, but that is enough.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, who recently won a. fiercely contested parliamentary cleo ton on his old platform of temperance, is known as England's Grand Old Man of Temperance" He is seventy-three years old and has devoted forty years of his life to the championship of tenn perance. Sir Wilfrid has been promi- nent in every parliamentary crisis for a quarter of century, and it is said that there is little doubt that, had he not identified himself with the cause of temperance, he would have been many times minister. AS it is, he has never been member of a cabinet He has fought with and against Disraen, Pal merston, Bright and Gladstone.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

A Missouri paper says that Taylor French, an enterprising farmer of near Hickory, has evolved the idea that to gather corn once every two years is quite sufficient and saves one trip over the field at corn gathering time. Car rying out this idea he let his crop of 1902 remain in the field, planting this years crop in the center of the row, and when the time comes to gather corn will take in both crops at the same gathering.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
CInRAlca.

I'm barbarous person, I freely confess, Although the admission occasions distress When l go to 8 gloomy and somnolent play, If l yawn friends are sure to look sternly and say:
 'It's q elassic,'' If go to concert and patiently hear A succession of sounds which my sensitive ear Resents, allude with respect to the same, For someone that's cultured is sure to ex- claim:
 Its classic.' When statue see with impossible pose, And to my way of thinking, deficient in clothes, To express my opinion never should dare, For someone I know will look pained and
 ''It's classic" And So I'll go plodding my work -a.day way, If such Is my fate, I shall not say nay, As the rule shall take 1t with sentiments bland, Whene'er see something can't under. stand.
 ''It's classic.''
 Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Citizen George Francis Train knows a think or two, even if he isn't just like the rest Of us. This is not exactly poetry" said Citizen Train, handing an interviewer bit of his verse, but it's the way feel. You can't always make your feelings and poetry jibe, so I stick Z to my feelings. Besides, nowadays it is bad taste to. make the end word of every other line rhyme. Any one can do that"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
S1,50 to S4,
Soft Straws.
Split Straws.

This particular braid has long held a conspicuous place in the favor of good dressers, and probably no other straw hat approaches universal popularity as closely as this one. They are light, at tractive and serviceable. We have them in all proportions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

Westward the trolley takes it's way. Arrangements have been made for con- structing an important trolley railroad syst em linking Kansas City with St. Joseph. Branch lines are to be built from St. Joseph to Leavenworth and Atcfison. Chicago and Cleveland capi- taIists are among those interested in the enterprise.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

aHE WEEKLY JOURNAL. issued Thursdnys, One Dollar Ts&r.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

The labor unions need not worry themselves about me, says Commis- sioner Carrell D, Wright. T expect to resign my present position next year, as soon as I can put the work of the bureau into such shape that new man can readily take it up and continue it."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
$5, $7, $10 and
 up to $50.
" Sennitt !" Straws.

One of the most popular braids of this season now much in vogue with "smart'' dressers. Extremely lightweight, very serviceable, and being made in all pro portions they are adaptable to nearly every one. The low price is another very attractive feature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20
The Fashionable Panama

Undoubtedly the highest class summer headwear. The genuine Panama hat has an indescribable air of elegance suggest i've of good taste. an appearance of cool ness is very flexible and serytceahle and will probably always be "The Peer of Al Summer Hats"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

How much did Romeo?" asked the would-be funny girl In the balcony. Well" replied her escort, that de- pends on what Juliet. Chicago Daily
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13
The Pond OF Water.

w. a. Roberts. who built the side
wall. in front of his property on Fitth
avenue. between Dand L streets,
northwest, which dam. or sidewalk.
has impoundod considerable water in
tie street. and about which there is
a great deal of talk, says that he
built the sidewalk under the advice
of one of the street and alley com.
mittec. that he had the written con
sent OF thee ity attorney 10 do the
work, that he city attorney even ad
vised him to build the walk. that he
thought 1t was his duty to do II.
Admitting the above to be true it is
now up TO the city to do something
bail the water out or drain II IN
some way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13
MIred Down in the Street.

The fact that wagons loaded with
cotton come to Ardmore and mire
down TO the axle as was TIE case H.
The First ward today is a feather in
the cap OF the street commissioner.
II certainly is one of the finest ways
on earth 90 drive trade away from
the city, Tor no man will wilfully pull
his team in any suck d place whe' he
can get good roG s to and from other
points. The street and alley commit
tee SHOULD see to i that the deplora.
bic mess existing in a portion of the
First ward is remedied at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13
Preacher Wants More courtino.

The Rev. w. p. Clark, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Macon prcpvs-
os as remedy for the divorce evil
that young people do a little more
courtng before they get married He
thinks If they would get better ac-
quainted before marriage, they would
not be so likely to fight after it, The
remedy is all right but II it should
be generally adopted there are many
jobs the parsons get under the pres
ent system that they would not get
then.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13
AN INTERESTING SUIT.
including Attempted Sale Of Indian
Lands and squatting Indians

Lands and Squatting Indians
There was quite an interesting case
tried in Judge Robrett's court yester
day in which Tom Askew, a Choc-
taw Indian, was suing o f. Haley
of Gainesville. a United States citi.
zen, for $3.50. Tom Norman repre-
sented the plaintiff and Potter e.
Bowman the defendant.
From the evidence adduced 1t
seems that Haley contracted to buy
some lands from the Indian, the land
being worth about $l,l00, and put up
his check for $3.50 as good faith on
his part that he would take the land,
Askew, in turn, put up his check for
a like amount as good faith on his
part that he would fulfill his part OF
the contract and let the land go for
that money.
Haley, it seems, was to locate some
Indians on the land, and failing to
do so notified the man holding the
check not to turn It over, and also
the bank not to pay It This action
on the part of Haley was the cause
of action of the plaintiff.
Upon examination OF the law ii
was found that there was no law
by which an Indian in this country
could dispose OF his land, and upon
that authority Judge Robnett decided
that the whole transaction was void
and rendered a verdict in favor of
the defendant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13

George Caldwell, who formerly
lived at Cornish and is well known
in many parts of the territory, has ac.
cepted a position as solicitor for tho
Ardmoreite. From the effects of a
long seige of pneumonia which came
near costing him his life Mr. Cald
well is physically unable to devote
himself to manual labor. ANY iavors
shown him will be duly appreciated
by Tho Ar.moreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-13
New suits Filed.

In the commissioner court we
fnd the following new suits filed:
Waples-Platter company VS.. John
Wright; suit on note.
Stevens, Kennerly & Spragins com
pany VS.. S. ~ Carroll ct al; suit on
note.
Charley Mckinney VS.. NJ Beach
am ct al. attachment to enforce
landlords lien.