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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
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The Hon William Sulzer had pulled out
an tine stops and was gorgeously speaking
on cuba
he said: "of stately royal palms. the Bo-
hemia Of the dreamer. generous IN trop-
zeal fruits, the home FOR the painter ana
for the poet. the paradise OF the islands
of the sea-One long, HARMONIOUS, Drll-
liant. understandable mental melody
He stopped for breath, ,,.-.-....,.,,.,
RUPERT. better roll another pill or you
can't keep it up"
Members Of the house left the city I'm
such great numbers after the cuban re-
cfprocitv bin was passed last Thursday
that there was great fear I'm the hearts OF
the clerks and doorkeepers and oLners
that there would not ne q quorum IIlls
morning. Tt was freely propneSied IhdL
not more than eighty members would ne
present to answer TO roll call
SdH when the rolu was called there
were more than 200 in their seats Rep
uesentattve Iawney % minnesota tn1
Republican whip. accomplished the mar
vel. lie sent out a great ounch or tele-
grams last night to members living near
by and rounded them mp. The Democrats.
who hoped TO have some fun with the
Republicans, were disappointed.
How did YOU do IT. JIM one OF them
''Why," said TawDey. funniest thing
YOU ever heard Of AS 7 was walking Up
10 the Capitol this morning J ran across
a quorum on the sereets. and ] thought
il would be q good thing to bring 1T up
and use it before it got into bad com
pany.'
Senator CuIbersOn wanted to get an eN-
tract from a report of the committee on
foreign relations printed in the Congress
1Onal Record and as a public document
Senator Cullom objected because the eN-
tract was too long He suggested that II
be printed as a public document. but not
in the Record.
guess I shall have to take what I can
well" said Senator Culberson, Il
get
Senator Tillman hoped up
HOLD on ne said to Culberson- "You
can beat that IF you read it here u
must 20 into the Record. and the objec
ton Of the Senator from Illinois won
be any good
.'I suppose" said Colonel IKE" Hill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
PROBLEM OF LIVING
Teal duck, SIS. Asparagus. 50 cents.
ST. Julien. Z pint rs cents

Teal duck, s1.25. Asparagus. 50 cents.
St. Julien. 7 pint rs cents
Nesseir0de pudding. so cents.
Coffee. IS cents Cheese. rs cents.
He wiz pay for his dinner $685..
For supper he VIII order;
SQUAD chicken. Sl-25
Celery salad Sd cents.
Peaches and cream 50 cents
Eclairs. - cents.
Tea so cents.
His check win be s.. SD. For the day his
food viii have cost him Sl215. At this
rate il viii cost him A.43An a year Tor
fOOd-abOut one-half his income and yet
he has eaten moderately according to men
Of his class. His income and expenditures
bring us back to The old proposition eX
pounded BY Carroll ID. Wright in 1854 in
his report Of the Massachusetts bureau OF
statistics regarding the wages and the
cost of living of the WOrkingman. Mr..
MrlglLs deducLlnn ran Ike this.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

At suppose" said colonel IKE" Hm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
a - Words With EIaude.

with Apologies to A. Tennyson.)
Come into the garden, Maude.
The waving trees are bare
I'm through with my thrashing. Mauce,
There is straw chaff in my hair.
Come rest your head on my manly breast
And sniff the frosty air
All night have the roses heard
The strains Of the fiddle sweet
And TO and fro have the dancers stirred
With blisters on their feet
And our last two-step-it was a bird.
I'm glad that we CHANGED TO meet.
Come into the garden, Maude.
Take Off that mask. please DO
7 heard your voice and 4 n dying now
To get q look at you.
Come. show your eyes. your dimplcd
cheeks,
And teI me YOU love me true.
She Is coming. my own. my sweet
She is coming, my love. my hfe-
oh MaUdie. I swear no knife
Could ever dissect our love. my dear
Jerusaleml It's ur- vile.
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Americans eat OH an average three
pounds of meat weekly, Englshmen. two
ana tiv e-siXteenths pounds; Frenchmen
slightly less; Russians. one pound. am
Italians Ouc-half pound.
This article has been going the rounds
OF the American press and has attracted
considerable attention But has not the
journalistic statistician got his figures
plenty Of money, spend more on his food
Than one with little money? Is not the
Qlei, 10 a great extent governed by the
1eatures Of the Pocketbook? Your aver
Inc amount OF protein I'm his Hlet Chat
beauDriond with truffles at S. the order
or the heat value of his Neuve ClicQuOt
az 81 the quart Such thoughts are for
the dollar-a-day laborer. with his chuck
steak at D. cents a pound.
NHd merely hangs tale of food vail
les- The most important thing to con-
AHuer about food is that prices within the
asst few years have increased from 25 to
- per ce1t. This is especially true Of all
toon products that have been accounted
Pm NE past the most conducive to health
ana Ngor. The reports of r. @. Dun &
side-clearN admit a 30 per cent increase
IN the cost +of living. They show there
mas been arp almost continuous rise in
prices during the last six years. For in
stance the figures demonstrate that the
average wholesale cost per capita in 1897
capita i'm 1897 was 81 50 and i'm 1903 So 26
larry ana garden products in 1897 cost
E.h per capita. Tn 1903 they cost $l3.08.
J he price for other food was s. IS in 1897
and 50 Us I'm 1903. So &C. is with clothing
and other articles necessary to sustaining
hte. the difference i'm the total being.
E9t. St2.f5; 1903 500 IS.
Retail prices. perhaps, show the condi-
ton OF affairs more plainly. A very good
ldea Of retail prices in 1894 may be OBJ
tained from the United States agricultur-
an year book. and the accuracy Of the
quotations may be implicitly trusted.
they serve exceedingly well for compar-
Sons with the prices OF today and dem
2nstrate cOnclusively the great advance
Llat has been made I'm an kinds of food.
me current prices that are printed in
. Lse parallel columns were obtained the
QEley day from leading Manhattan gro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

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dition of affairs applies today to the man
with an income OF $4,000 AS far the la
boring man. the expenditure must be ln
/ creased 20 fully Is per cent of his income
-Four or five years ago the cost Of meals
at the same class Of restaurants for the
same viands cooked and served equally
well would have been s. TO s. a day In
the same proportion every restaurant M
Greater New York has raised its prices.
The man with the $1,000 a year income
finds it necessary to go to cheaper place
to dine than he has been accustomed to.
The man with 5000 Il year goes still am
other notch lower, while the unfortunate
individual who is getting from $1,000 10
5000 annually. and who few short years
ago found his income would reach around
the charges at some OF the moderate
priced restaurants. is now searching Tor
eating stalls of the messenger boy class.
while as for the messenger boswell.
they are glad TO get chance at the lunch
wagons The story of the Hotel Imperial
restaurant is that of every res taurant in
the city-frOm the very highest, where
the menus are eminently proper, to the
very cheapest where the cookery Is not
above reDroach.
For the purpose of showing that the
/ prices selected by the diner at the Im-
perial were not the highest. the following
are given:
pate De foie gras. 81; club steak, 50; fliot
Chateaubriand with trufnes. 8; porter
house steak, vita mushrooms. 500;
brOiled chicken, 81; crab meat a Ia New
omelette soufflee 75 cents.
Let US go still further. and as there is
the least chance for fluctuation in whole
sales prices, we viii compare those of
1902 and 1903 taken from the United States
/ census reports. OolonC tea was quoted
/ at 14ik cents I'm July, 1902, and at IL cents
I I'm the same months in 1903. Rice sold at
/ 42t cents last year and at 524 cents this
year. The cheapest grade of granulatad
sugar in 1902 sold for 2S1 cents a pound;
/ in 1903 it cost 3.19 cents a pound. In the
! same way we may see how beef has
climbed up in the last few years to al
most prohibitOry prices. In 1888 the price
/ Of native steers was S4.65 per 100 pounds
on the hOof In 1900 the prices jumped 10
1 $3.50 and T.25. and i'm 1902 we find them
IuD to $3.50 The price Of Texas steers
climbed from S2921z i'm 1893 TO $3.50 i'm 1902,
and this upward tendency is the same in
meats of all grades.
! The following figures. furnished by r.
/ G. Dun & Co. to the United States census
/ bureau. show the average wholesale cost
per capita per -annum of the products
named in July 1897 and July 1898 The
/ third decimal is given for accuracy Of
! comparison: Thus, ylOl.5S7 represents
SlOl.5S and seven-tenths Of a cent;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Living has become such an expensive
luxury that only the rich can afford IT,
Prices Of food. clothing and rents have
been soaring steadily upward, while
means TO pay them have remained sta
uonary or have even sagged downward
until the problem Of how to make both
ends meet has become almost too pros
found for the, average citizen to solve.
Eating has become q more popu:ax topic
OF conversation than the weather o. the
servant girl problem.
1t ss a curious coincidence that the in
crease in the cost OF the uecessaries OF
life has kept pace with the organization
or the trusts. To is curious coincidence
80, --i.t lhe aggregate d the increase in the
- capita cost or living i'm six years
e-.u1--u10oo0-is equivalent TO an annual
dividend on the total capitalization OF the
trusts Of q per cent Tt may be nothing
more than mere coincidence. yet il is
very interesting.
Meanwhile a paternal government. Of
nclous colleges and erratic individuals
Win theories to air are zeaiousiy drop
ping hints to the average citizen that he
eats too much by conducting experiments
calculated to show how easy or how nice
~ ls 70 eat less, just as they preached
eOui-mOring sermons on the virtues 81
economy during the hard times OF ten
years ago. IL is q little discOncerting
When one has just become converted TO
The doctrine that the less one eats or
wears or possesses the better off one is
T. read such am article as appeared in
london paper recently demonstrating by
statistics that the nations with the larg-
est appeutcs became the leaders of the
world. and chat The quality OF food eaten
bore "a striking relation to national char
london papers assertions. The first col
umn OF figures represents the cost Of
FOOD per capita per day iu cents and the
second column the annual exports of the
countries named.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
IN SOUTHERN NEVADA,

On the new line of the SAN PEDRO, LOS AN
GELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD Is found
the finest virgin country in the western United
States There is better field to become interest
ed in mining The ores which mostly gold,
a rule rich and easily worked being principally
free milling. This country is only IN Its infancy,
never having been developed; and 1t is now being
sought by investors of homes TILE VALLEYS are
destined TO be great producers of grains, small
fruits and vegetables with soil of nexhaustble fer
tilty. THE CLIMATE Is of the temperate zone,
merging into the semi-tropical in character,
too hot too cold.
The building of the line of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad directly
through this section Of Nevada is destined to bring
large population and of great wealth These
valleys are surrounded by hills and lofty, snow
capped mountains which furnish inspiring back
ground to the scenery which greets the traveller who
finds his way into this favored region which now
be reached by Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
from Salt Lake City, running far south as Cali
entes from which point stages can be taken to
Phoebe. St. George and the Las Vegas Valley and
all points in southern Nevada.
The Salt Lake Route is also the shortest and
most direct from Salt Lake City to the famous TIM
tic Mining District of Utah Eureka, Silver City,
Mammoth, also Fairfield, Mercur, Frisco and Nil
ford) with direct stage connections daily to all IN
terror mining camps This line is being rapidly
built through from Calientes Nevada, to Daggett
California, and when accomplished viii open up the
greatest Mining District In the western United
States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27


Of groceries. farm products and meats,
there has been an advance of go 10 80
per cent The retail price of coffee and of
tea remains about the same but the rea-
son for IL is apparent. In the ease Of
coffee, III is ON account Of OverprOductiOn.
and. as for tea. the duty has been taken
OF. Crackers produced by the American
Biscuit company are now selling az N, I'D
and Is cents. lard for 10 cents. chocolate,
81 cents; cocoa. 80 cents; baking powder
80 cents; almonds. 50 cents; dried apples,
j cents; asparagus, y cents a can;
canned beans, lh cents ana so or along
the list. IN every Instance the prices
being from TO 10 cents higher than they
were three or four years ago.
The high cost of living appeals directly
to the housewife. that thrifty, farseeins
and far calculating economist who ever
shapes her purchases to her means. She
understands what this great increase m
prices means. one can imagine the dis
advantage under which the woman OF
1893 labOrs i'm trying to make one dollar
go as far as two did for tne woman of
1894 or 1897 suppose that the modern
housewife in making the ordinary Pur-
chaSes for her household. buys at the
butchers three pounds of SirlOin steak at
20 cents a pound. two pounds of mutton
chops at is cents pound; two pounds Of
ham at 20 cents a pound at the gro
GERS basket of potatoes at rs cents
two dozen eggs at % cents a dozen; five
pounds Of butter at Is cents a pound. one
pound Of cheese at IS cents: one pound or
rice at cents; three and Oue-half pounds
of graduated sugar for - cents; a head
of cauliflOwer at is cents, and head Of
lettuce at cents. It S rather a big day s
marketing-but suppose she does buy
those things. They viii cost her S.19.
Suppose the same woman dealing with
the same markets. buying approximately
the same grade of goods. had bought
those things in 1894 Here is what they
would have cost her, Three pounds of sir
loin steak. u cents pound: two pounds
Of mutton chops. cents a pound; two
pounds of ham, - cents a pound; a bas-
ket Of potatoes, 10 cents; two dozen eggs,
- cents dozen; five pounds Of butter at
l6 cents a pound, one pound OF cheese. p
cents; one head Of CauliflOWer. 10 cents,
one head Of lettuce. cents. The total bill
in 1894 would have been 1922.
The kind Of man who would go TO the
Hotel Imperial in Manhattan to breakfast
with a good appetite. would order and
pay for something like this
Cantaloupe. 80 cents.
Oatmeal with cream. % cents.
Coffee, with cream. p cents.
POaChed eggs on toast. 50 cents.
SirlOin steak, with bacon, S1.15
Fried potatoes, Is cents. Wheat cakes, 25
cents
His check would amount to s..
For dinner he would probably order:
Blue Points. 3 cents.
Juhenne. 40 cents.
Boiled salmon. so cents
Roast beef. 70 cents.
New peas, 50 cents.
Mashed potatoes, Is cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
New Suits Filed

Two new suits were filed 'yester-
day in the clerks office. Alice Bailey
VS.. Jack Bailey, suit for divorce.
Plaintiff in this suit. says that the de-
fendant cursed and abused hcr and
without cause, and struck her heavy
blows over the head and shoulders,
which has since caused her much
pain and suffering. For these aul
other caused she asks the court 10
grant her a divorce. The defendant
comes forward with an answer TO the
above allegations and denies them in
toto and says that he has treate his
wife in every way as a husband
should treat a wife.
onie f. Dale. VS.. Hurt Dale, reti.
tion for divorce. Cause of action. de
sertion. and plaintiff further AYERS
that the defendant has since become
insane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
I,a Need pemonstratea.

AS an evidence that the city needs a
fire bell, and good one. too. three
fourths Of the citizens of the First and
Second wards knew nothing Of tho
fire yesterday morning until they
came down town at their usual hour.
Mr. Lebus. one OF the firemen. living
three blocks from the engine house,
did not hear 1t.
Let the fire committee take theso
things into consideration and get a
good bell when they do get one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26

William II. Sherwood, the greatest
American pianist, will give a recital
here May Z. On account of the
opera house undergoing a change the
First Presbyterian church will prob
ably be used for this occasion. which
will only seat about 200 people. Those
desiring to secure tickets call at e,
B. Luke's music store at once. All
lovers of music should not miss this
grand opportunity to hear this artist.
~ i 2O.6t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
A CoIored Orator.

j. Vance Lewis of Houston, Texas
the races greatest criminal lawyer
known sthe observation-disclosures of the
age. will speak at the United States
courthouse Monday evening at 1886
o'clock His subject will be "Ths
Man of, Yesterday, Today and Tomor
row" Everyone should hear tlliE
talented scholar who received his
education in London, England. A
section OF the room will be Get apart
for white people who are respect nIly
invited to be present
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G. w. Sparks is here from Purcell
c. E. Roger came down yesterday
from Davis.
Mrs. Georgia Gilbert left yesterday
for Tishomingo.
A. ]. Carson was here yesterday
from Gainesville.
Jesse l.. Jordan was in the city yes
terday from Marietta.
Mrs. Don Lacy is in Gainesville
visiting some friends.
Charley Carter came in yesterday
morning from Fort Smith, Ark.
John Bibb. who has been in Fort
Worth for some time, has returned
home. -Tt tf|
Or, Mckinney came in yesterday
from Cumberland and will spend q
day or two in the city.
VIII winans. Hubert Hicks. jim
Lee, Carl Wilkinson and II. NJ. Hal
left today for Amarillo over the Choc
taw to work on the Rock Island road
Mrs. A. NJ. McCrackin OF Ardmor,
has gone to Sulphur, !. T.. and ha'
taken charge Of the kitchen and din
ing-room of the Harper House. whicl
Is guarantee of frst-class fare a
that house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Sale of Fine Stock.

The biggest sale of thoroughbred
cattle ever held in the Indian Terri.
tory was in progress yesterday at the
farm of Campbell Russell at Bennett.
over 100000 worth OF cattle were sold.
One bull sold for 81 900, and many for
over $500. All the cattle sold brought
fancy prices. Cattlemen from All
parts of the Southwest were present.
A cooking contest for ladies for a
$3.50 prize was also big attraction
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Commissioners Court.

John c. Calhoun. charged with
grand larceny, and Ted Williams
charged with the same offense, were
up before the commissioner yeF
day. Williams was dismissed and
Calhoun was allowed to plead guilty
to petit larceny. The judge fined hin
$40 and costs and sentenced him tc
six months in jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Honored Positions.

President w. II. Patterson OF the
Texas Benevolent and Protective Ar
my OF Elks, was in the city yesterday
and honored several of the Ardmore
Elks by appointing them on his stan
to attend the Texas association of
Elks. which meets I'M Waco, Texas, in
June next. The gentlemen receiving
the appointments are as follows:
E. e. Guillot, major general of the
Indian Territory rangers; Max Nun.
zesheimer, major general; J. c. Ora.
ham, II. l.. Sanders, A. w. Dunham
and w. W. Munzesheimer were also
honored to like positions.
Ed Ringer was selected chief of the
staff Of the Ardmore Elks. They will
all attend in a body and will be accom-
panied by a drilled team of twenty
members in purple and white uni
forms. with Capt. A. w. Dunham il
command.
We understand that the South Nc
Alester Elks will reinforce the Ard
more boys with a select drum corps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Sidney suegs Honored.

The following telegram. which is
selfexplanatory. was received by the
Ardmoreite yesterday afternoon:
"Muskogee, |. T., April %.
"Ardmoreite, Ardmore, /. T, Col,
Sidney 'suggs has been elected presi
dent Of the Indian Territory Press AS
sociation. We are all celebrating
"CLARENCE b. DOUGLAS"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
SAYS It's Not Smallpox.

DIR. J. w. Moffett was seen by your
reporter yesterday and said that he
had Investigated the measles-smaIlpox
scare at Provence. and found none
to exist There was some sickness
IN the camp, he said, but nothing of a
contagious disease.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26

Walter Ramsey, charged with car
rying a weapon, was tried before Com
missioner Robnett yesterday after
noon. A jury found a verdict in ia
vor of the defendant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26

John Burke, convict in the Mon
tana penitentiary. has made one OF
the prettiest brides we ever saw. II
is made entirely of horse hair, differ
ent colors, and is as far ahead of the
Mexican bride as day is night. A
friend has it here for rattle, the money
to go to Mr.. Burke's mother.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26

Taliaferro g. Wolverton have a nice
line OF picture mouldings, pictures
and burnt leather goods. Call and
see them. 25-3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
FOR SALE

One eight-room house and large lot,
in good location. A bargain.
A half block in West Ardmore. one
OF the most desirable building sites
in the city. Very cheap II sold at
once.
A 4-room house in Southeast Ard
more, with plenty of good fruit; good
water; everything in good repair.
For sale or will exchange for Ard
more property good residence in
the best residence portion of Pauis
Valley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Christian Science.

The subject at the Christian Science
Sunday school this morning is
Everlasting Punishment" Golden
text Mark 1926. "a. Responsive
reading Luke 13:23-25 Literature on
sale or free. All children are cordial.
ly invited. Rooms. cottage south part
of OIL Mil Yard on South Washing
ton street
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
At the Jail.

Ben d. Lindsay. charged with as
sault 70 kill. was arrested five miles
northeast of Durwood by Deputy VIII
hnson and placed In jail.
Nineteen prisoners were brought i'm
from Ada making 1O2 prisoners now
confined
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
First Presbyterian Church.

Morning service at II o'clock. Sub.
ject Success and Mistakes from the
Life OF Paul" Evening service at
8 o'clock. Subject. How Does God
Work Through MANI. Sunday school
at 9:45 sharp. A cordial invitation
is extended TO all.
CHAS. c. WElTH, Pastor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Some Noted Names.

In the United States jail is now
confined about 100 people and among
them are people of all classes and
nearly all names. Among those con
fined we might mention Washington,
Adams, Monroe, Lincoln, Grant, Cur.
field, Calhoun and Ben Butler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26
Christian Church,

Services at II a. m. and p. m
Morning subject, "The Sword OF the
Spirit" Evening subject, Seeking
the Lord" Sunday school 9:45 a. m
c. f. society p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. All are made
welcome.
]. CLARENCE READ, Pastor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-26

Beginning Monday we will sell
green screen doors for Csc. These are
the famous "Owaso" door and It is
the best. 25-tf