The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-04

son which may be printed in the Ard
noreitp, or any article based on re-
sorts that are false, will be gladly cor
rected II brought 10 the attention OF
the publisher.
Ardmore, Wednesday, October 4, 1905.
Judge Raymond, OF the Western dis
trlct, ha. doubtless become acclimated
to resolutions protesting against
re.ap0intment."
The outlook for territorial state
hood appears to be: Joint statehood
at the next session uf congress or no
statehood at all for many sessions TO
oomo--rort Worth Record.
The Chicago young man who has
Just had lead pencil removed from
his appendix now knows the. evils OF
hasty eating. Always chew your lead
pencils thoroughly before swallowing.
bishop Hendrix says the $4,000,
damage suit filed against him is too
insignificant" Perhaps the plaintiff
will be obliging enough 10 make the
amount large enough 10 be worthy
OF the bishops attention.
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Mr.. Rockefeller was moved to tears
by surprise party OF 500 persons who
called on him and stayed 10 luncheon.
Would hardly expect a rich man like
MIR. Rockefeller To take a friendly raid
on his commissary so seriously, would
you? ...
While in no wise indorsing Mr. Sui.
ly's prophecies concerning an advance
in cotton, We hope they may be fully
verified Certainly they will be ap-
proximated If farmers market their
cotton iudiciously during the next
three months.
An Indiana town has refused 90 ac-
cept a Carnegie library. With Indiana
producing poets at the rate OF thirty.
seven to one county, those folks are
justified in refusing tn import their
literary wares.
Prophet Dovie. the divine healer,
has been stricken with paralysis and =,
according to reports, is dying. There
il n well established principle among
doctors that it is not professional to-
take ones own medicine.
The war on cigarettes is being car
ried Un with renewed vigor in the
state of Indiana. and the law is pre-
venting the promiscous sale of the lit
tie coffin Jacks. The statement that
the law has proven ineffective is about
on a par with the statement that is
often made TO the effect that prohiol
tion does not prohibit and that as
much liquor is sold in dry towns as
In the wet towns
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The admission of a railroad presi.
dent that It is suCh combinations OF
capital as the meat trust, and not the
railroads, that fix rates, interjects al
novel feature into the rate discussion.
The railroads object 10 any mention
of the idea Of the government as a
power in the making of rates, but
why should not that be quite as salts. |
factory as having it done by the
trusts?
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Some people seem TO think that the |
principal purpose Of newspaper is |
to skin people who differ from II in |
politics or on some other line. This is |
all mistake. A newspaper is run as |
n business institution, just as a store
or factory are run and the proprietors
have no more desire to abuse some
one than has the merchant or profes
sional man. The newspaper man sells
news and space TO people who hayel
messages to tell the people. The news
paper discusses all those subjects |
which come before the people, but in
doing this would much rather offend
no one. but this is often impossible. It
occasionally becomes duty to ex.
pose fraud and to condemn ndiyidu.
ais and then the real newspaper does
its duty but it is a mistake to suppose
that the editor. yearns for an opportu-
nifty to skin some one just for the fun
of it,