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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
POLITICAL
PURITY
ARomoRE DEMOCRACY WILL BE
STANDARD.
Democrats viii Select the Best Mer
az . Primsry--Sone But Good
Men Should be Nominated for
cty's Future Welfare.

The committee recently appointed
by President Ledbetter OF the Dem
ocratic club for the purpose Of adopt
ing a plan for holding a primary for
the election OF aldermen in the city.
held an enthusiastic meeting az the
city hai last night President Dedbet-
tor presided The meeting was fun
Of harmony and y, was the desire OF
every one present that above every.
thing else good men should be elected
to the council in April. Various means
OF conducting the campaign we're sur.
Eestod Under rule Of the commit.
tee tho president was given power %
issue a call for the primary. Mr. Led.
better will probably issue this call TO.
day.
one feature Of the meeting last
night was the good feeling that pre-.
vailed and the Committed was alive
20 the Importance OF their mission
Tho plans OF the committee will be
announced in tho Ardmoroite in due
time.
Democrats who want to see Ara.
more grow will nominate candidates
who are progressive and the Ar1more.
ito congrstulates the Democracy In
the expression OF its desire that noac
hut good Son be nominated II Is
behtting Ardmore Democrats who are
at the head OF that party to be the
first to declare that their nominees
are TO be men who will make this i
bigger and better Ardmore
This is as II should be. II means
political purity and II means that the
Democrats Of Ardmore are conse va.
tive thinkers-not machine politicians
In this manner the people can hc On
thused TO u cordial support Of It's nom.
inecs. II means continuance OF
Democratic ascendancy In Ardmore
The Republicans are aware Of this.
and II is doubtful II there will be more
than one party ticket this spring. But
II there must be. the Ardmoreite
wants the best men In both parties
nominated and the right TO the people
OF exercising the prerogatives belong
ing 20 them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
THE PRIVATE BILL CRAFT N
CONGRESS.

Golfers for March g. 1906. tells OF
an abuse OF congressional privilege
which Is most amazing Fivesixths
~ the work OF the house of reprcser.
tauves Is applied to private rather
than public business II IS a recog.
nized practice OF depicting the public
treasury TO develop the art Of vote.
culture In part Golfers says.
At the close OF the congressional
day OF Friday, Feb. l6, there had been
introduced in the house Of represen
tatives 1905 bills. OF these nearly
thirteen thousand were what Is known
az Private" tina, is, they propose IN
some form or other. and for one pur.
pose or another, 20 take money out Of
tho treasury and give y 20 private
persons. organizations. or corpora.
uons Nearly ninetyfve hundred Of
them grant pensions or increase Of
pensions 90 persons who can not Sc
cul. such benefit In the regular way
thr3u sh a." pension bureau. over two
thousand seek TO satisfy claims grow
ing out of the Civil war. and about
twelve hundred lay the foundation
for future pension legislation through
congressional STRENGTHENING out Of
crooked military records In the plain
English Of the day. nearly the whole
thirteen thousand are graft bills
In the senate. ip 20 the same date.
there had been introduced ASA bills.
OF which over 2.2Oo deal out graft
directly In the form Of pensions. BE.
sides these. l,ii6 provide RELIEF for
somebody. relief usually meaning
money given in satisfaction OF a claim
coming under the class that has been
uniformly rejected by the court Of
claims. over $50 prepare the way for
later bills giving pensions. Thus about
1900 OF the ASA senate bills for the
first two months of the session are
propositions TO pay government mo.
ncy 20 constituents of the senators.
All this means that more than Ave.
siXths OF the business Of the house,
and more than four-Afths OF the bust.
ness Of the senate, Is not public but
private legislation, and all aimed at
the purchase Of votes for the senators
and representatives with public mon.
cy That in nutshell. is the meaning
nj the private bill graft that is go
ing on In Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
DON'T DOSE THE STOMACH.
Cure cstarrh by Breathing Hyom-i
Sold Under Guarantee by the
City Drug store.

Hyomei is not a oureall: II g a
specific for the cure Of catarrhal .rtir
bies. Breathed through the neat
pocket inhaler that comes with every
outfit. the aromatic healing Of Hyo-
mel penetrates TO the post remo.e
part Of the nose, throat, and lungs
healing all inflamul'.on and killing
the catarrhal germ whc ever present.
Sc successful has Hyomei been In
the cure OF catarah, that the City Drug
Store sells II under guarantee that
IL will cost nothing unless II gives
satisfaction The complete Hyomel
outnt sells for 81, and consists OF an
inhaler that can be carried In the vest
pocket, a medicine dropper. and a bot.
tie OF Hyomei The inhaler lasts a
lifetime, and II more Hyomel Is need.
cd. extra bottles can be obtained for
80 cents.
II is the most economical OF al
remedies advertised for the cure OF
catarrh, and Is the only ono that
treats this disease without stomach
dosing, applying the medication AMI
healing where the disease germs are
present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Discussing Statehood Bill.

Washington. d. C.. March Ga,
two o'clock this afternoon, the sta, =
hood bill was taken up in the senate
Senator Long began his address IL
support OF the joint statehood bill as
reported by the committee.
Long spoke especially OF the fitness
OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory for
statehood and then entered upon an
effort to show that Arizona was no,
only now unfit, but never would be a,
for statehood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Hadley Issues subpoena'a.

St. Louis. Mar. Gin compliance
with the order Of special commission
er Anthony. attorney general Hadley
today issued a subpoena for II. Clay
Pierce OF the former Pierce OIL Co,
now in New York and Charles II.
Adams. secretary OF the OIL company
commanding them 10 appear in ST
Louis to testify in the oil hearing ol
March 10. The subpoena was plaecl
in the hands OF sheriff Clark for ser
vice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Doctors Are Puzzled.

The remarkable recovery OF Ken
meth McIyer OF vanceboro. Me, is
the subject OF much interest TO the
medical fraternity and wide circle
OF friends He says OF his case: "Ow-
ing 20 severe Inflammation of the
throat ana con t9stion OF the lungs
three doctors gave me up 70 die, when,
as a last resort, | was induced 10 tr
Dr KINGS New Discovery and ] am
happy 10 say, II saved my life" Cures
the worst coughs and colas, bronchi
tisi tonsilitis, weak lungs. hoarseness
and la grippe Guaranteed nj City
Drug store 5(c and slo0. Trial bottle
free
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Jury and campalan Funds.

New York. March 6-The county
grand Jury today made presentment
recIting that the grand Jury had been
informed by the district attorney tina,
Il can be shown beyond reasonable
doubt that officers OF large corpora
tlons have contributed money to poll
tical campaign funds. The jury asked
the advice Of the court as TO It's ~
turc course.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
shonts Before COMMITTEES.

Washington. Mar. e-Theodore p
Shonts today resumed testimony be
fore the senate committee on inter.
oceanic canals. Senator Taliaferro
had read the protest Of Hudgins and
Dumas OF New York TO Roosevelt
against the manner In which the com
missary concession was granted to
Jacob Il. Market Of Omaha. urglng
It's discontinuance on the ground II
lnterfered with New York firm and
lntimated coilusion and predlsposition
10 award 10 Market shonts said the
president referred the protest 10 him
ho read the reply nc made TO the pres
ident that these documents be made
public at the time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Nebraska,s Dollar panauet.

Lincoln. Neb., Mar, 6.-DomocrSts
from several states have come 10 Lin
coin today "a attend the political co J.
ference and partske in the Dollar
Banquet" given by Nebraska Demo
Gratis this evening. At the banquet,
speeches viii be made by John II, AZ
wood Of Kansas, Gilbert ". Hitchcock
Of Omaha; W X. Thompson Of Ora ~
Island, Neb, ard others.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Governor Joh Davis of Arkansas has
given the sports OF Hot Springs notice
that he will adjust the lid in thirty
days, even II 1t requires the use OF
troops to do so. As a matter Of fact
the governor has no right TO ord
out the militia for any purpose, unless
called upon by the sheriff of county
for assistance IN the enforcement OF
tho law and the protection OF life and
property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Inspector Wrioht and Tribal Tax.

Inspector Wright makes the follow
Ing important statement about the
tribal tax:
There are seven stores closed at
Iola three AT Wagner and ore a,
Brlstow. These vii! remain closed un.
tll they pay all tax due 60 December
81, 1905. Unless get further lnstruc.
tions I shall make no effort 10 collec,
t'v accruing after the date mon
toned"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

There are a fev people In the world
yet who would. II they could. force
all others to think 40 they do.-Mar
Low Review.
Il is refreshing. the thought ttat
such people are "fcv" In number. II
N certain that they are no, nsmora.i
rse true democratic principle Is ths,
which entities every American citisen
20 the right to- think for himself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
nAn

The editor OF the Saltwater Senti.
mel has evidently resigned himself 20
the lot OF the average editor and has
found happiness therein. Ic says
Happy is the obscure man whose
good sense. from youth upward, has
renounced all sorts OF glory; who In
his safe low places has none to envy
him and whose fortune does not ex.
cite the cupidity OF scoundrels"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
SPRING HILL HOTEL BURNED.
Filled With Guests from Nor,h-All
Lost Their EHeeta

Mobile. Ala. March 6.--Fire today
destroyed Spring Hlll Hotel. a winter
resort. seven miles west OF Mobile.
II was filled with guests from the
north. Many had narrow escapes
Nearly all lost their effects The dam.
age is estimated n. nfty thousand dol.
lars
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

ST Petersburg, March Ga bomb
factory was captured by the police
today at the lodging OF a druggist One
hundred and twenty loaded bombs
We're seized The apartments are n
rendezvous OF students and revolution.
lists, twenty of whom we're captured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Death Of Major honkins.

Detroit, Mar 6.-Major George n.
Hopkins. who held an important ID
confidential position in the war de-
partment. under Secretary Alger eied
today from a stroke of pahalysis, aged
sixty.four years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
chas. M. schmah M.

Los Angeles. Cal. March 6.-Chas.
NJ, schwab. former president OF the
United States Steel Corporation. who
arrived Saturday night left for the
east last night on q special car He is
said to be quite ill.,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

How is this for graft and Indian
cunning? Rack in the dear dead
days" when The tribal courts were IN
existence, there came up for trial a
suit involving a considerable sum Of
money. All parties interested were
Creek Indians The iltigants ler the
case In the hands Of tho Judge for decl.
cision. One Of the contestants bribed
the Judge 20 decide In his
favor and gave him his note in pay,
ment The noto came due In time. but
the maker Iepudlatcd Il Moral. Al.
ways collect a hribe In cash.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
o+tl

IN. NJ McClintock, who recently
sold the vinita Leader to p. S. u.
Amos. has closed contract for the
purchase of CONTROLLING interest In
tie chleftain Publishing Company
and will hereafter publish the Daily
abd weekly Chieftain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
UNDER SNOW AND ICE.
Missouri and Kansas Ice Bound,
sleet In Oklahoma.

Kansas City, March 6.--An inch OF
snow and Ice covers western Missouri
and the south and southwest part OF
Kansas. Wire service is interrupted
and trees are weightd down Damage
to fruit is feared A heavy rain fol
lowed the sleet In Oklahoma and Is
bad for crops
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

John Jacob Astor. the hopeful scion
of William Waldorf Astor, has been
given probationary commission in
the famous Life Guards as second lieu
tcntant The probationary system was
adopted because no one eomd be
found willing or able 10 stand the cx-
pense Of a commission, No wonder
Englands army is looked upon with
eontempt when only a multlmllion
aire can afford 10 be second lieu
tenant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
oto

The recent consolidation Of tvo
Demoeratic daily newspapers at Mus
kosce has opened = uev held which
viii be occupied by the New State
Tribune. edited by c. N. Haskell and
q. A. Looney. and under the business
management of Seth Gordon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
Lost-s5oo Reward.

Lost in Ardmore. a bill book con
tanning two notes. drawn In favor OF
Daniel Stephenson. Finder will re-
ceive IS reward for returning them to
], s Stephenson. Brock. T. 2s.w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Tho sight OF j Fentress Wisdom In.
terviewing the chief clerk ~ the land
oflco will be worth going miles TO see.
Thlnk Of that naughty condescending
air of J Fen'ress and then try TO i'm.
agine him begging a government OH.
elal for news Item -Muskogee Phoe-
nix.
The above would not be half 80 re.
freshns a sight ne 10 see the pseudo
Colonel OF the Phoenix making love
10 Judge Raymond or turning that
p'c'uoc of Ethan Allen Hitchcock TO
the wall
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
SPARE rHG POLITICIAN HIS III.
cor GOLD.

The South hchlesler Capital as.
serts that the safe guard OF the ballot
box is an election Law requiring n
poll tar receipt A poll tax receipt
Is no protection whatever The only
difference the receipt would make.
would be the party that could put up
the most dough would get the receipts
and vote them. Citizens who will no,
pay the poll tax are the very ones
who can be bought to vote the way
their purchasers dictate. ard the pol
tax receipt would only make II demand
for larger campaign fund Table
quah Hernld
II the politicians have TO buy The
friendship ~ the voters w,th money,
what will they DO when their money
Is all gone? There is just one way to
spare the politician his ill.got gl.i.
and that IL for the people 10 snake
their heads and say "No" II man
sells his privilege at the ballot box
who can no expect to step out in his
stead and face the enemy hat Is sect
ing TO destroy the rights Of his 50;
frago? Tho poll tax re '2p. can ho
made a protection By the enactment OF
comprehensive statutes making n a
penalty "a barter the receipt
when W. get statehood the people
can he relied upon To elect TO their
reReral assemblies men who will see
TO the enactment Of laws that will
spare the politician his il.got gold. '
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

The Minco Minstrel says; THE dat
country around Pocassat, south Of
Mlnco, is famous for It's mirages
From the earliest known time this
bcautiful phenomenon has been Oh.
served I'm that region, and many are
the stories told by pioneer cowboys
OF pictures seen In the air In that
vicinity Tho most generally observed
scene has been that OF lakes Of water
with trees. but the towns OF Minco
and Chickasha have frequently boen
seen suspended in the sky"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

A gray suit is the proper thing for
spring and summer. John Prater
makes them right up to date. 40
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
'Ardmore, Tuesday. March 8, -Sos.

Pat Grove capfcssed bis crime ana
the Jury simply called him liar by
aequittlng him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Hear Miss Kearney at the Broad
way Methodist chucrh March ana
T. 43
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Let me rennish ana repair your
plano. r. l. SMITH.
62i A street N. ". Phone e3s
Reference f. p. Luke. 22.t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06
For settlem.nt Tribal Arnlr..

Washlnrton, ~ c., March 6-In the
senate. Clapp. McCumbor and Dubois
were appointed q committee 10 confer
with m committee from the house
On the bin providing f0r settlement on
the affoirs Of tho Ave civilized tribes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Our stock of enamel goods is first-
Grade; no seconds handled hero
Stevens, Kennerly & spragins Co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Two papers garden seed at Nickel
Store for &c. 4-3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-06

Dany ArdmofoiIe 50 ois. per mon b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

the shoulders of Alice, if Alice was the one who
going away.
"Good-by, Timl Good-by A1ice May God bless
you both'
The lovers stood on the depot platform and watch
ed the train until it of their sight then they
walked together back to the little cottage.
How swiftly the train sped on! How it rushed
through the valleys and Numbered through the hills
How many, many hundreds of telegraph-poes
flew byl How many farms were passed by on the
right, and brooks and water-tanks and pastures
on the left!
Finally the train stopped and Vanderbilt hurried
John and Martha Langton to the side of diapi
dated four-seated buggy waiting at the depot.
You to drive straight to the poorhouse, were
his directions to the lank frecIle-faced youth who
held the reins of the team.
The youth stared inCredulously then said some
thing that the old folks did not overhear but at
which Vanderbilt turned pale. He made as if to
seize the 1ank young fellow and force the truth
from him. though the latter had lied, but suddenly
forbore and, slipping coin into his hand, whispered
him some hurried directions Immediately John
and Martha Langton were helped into the dilap-
dated vehicle, and the four rode away.
After the village had been passed. the horses were
forced to a rapid pace and soon the outlying
grounds of large and handsome edifice were
reached. Here the horses were stopped, and Van
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 3. 1906

the trees - said John. Maybe somebody will see
and come and welcome US
Seems to be right smart place like for the
county poor don't it now, Martha?" John Lang
tons old blue eyes wandered from the pleasant walks
and stately trees to the handsome edifce beyond
Maybe it's gift of one of those rich men, like
Tim reads about Hush ones coming!"
woman into view down a graveled side
path. She was perhaps fifty years of age, and her
kind gentle face appealed instantly to the old folks.
It's the matron," whispered Martha. Say
howdy-do to her"
Good afternoon to you, ma am" John Langton
rose and lifted his hat.
You resting yourself, l see" smiled the
woman. Won't you come in and have some tea?
With hearts devoutly thankful for the kind provi-
dence that seemed to be watching over them in their
extremity, the two old folks followed the woman
into the house and partook of the warm tea and
cakes that their hostess herself set before them.
You are strangers in this neighborhood, | pre-
sume? questioned the hostess with kindly interest
Yes, ma am, said Martha. ohm and me just
got in the cars"
"Ah! Then you were not here last evening when
the county almshouse burned to the ground
Martha looked at her husband; then she cried out
in pain: Oh John, this beant the poorhousel
John Langton's knees shook under him. and his
face turned pitfu white, yet, clasping his wife's
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amt that kind of b6oyl Why, Tins been the sole
support of John and me for going on most ten
years-hasn't he John?-and Tins got only one
arm. He lost his other arm helpin' the firemen
when the paper mill burned down Why Tim
thinks We've gone off to live at a rich relatives
There was a mystery here that concerned her
charitable spirit to solve, and the woman begged
them to tell her more about themselves and Tim
Little by little, skifuly led on by their sympa-
thetic hostess, John and Martha Langton told how
they had given their little all to a lawyer to
represent himself to be the agent of a organising
brother of Johns, who wished John and his wife to
come and live with him in a distant county; and
how Tim had been deceived into believing that they
John and Martha, were going off to pleasant home
among their kin, never dreaming that they were
going away to a poorhouse; how Tim would now
marry Alice, and make little home for himself and
wife, as they had fifty years before; how they had
been deceived and deserted by their LAWYER and
now knew not what to do
Profoundly moved the listened to their
simple, pathetic, heroic story and when with infinite
pride and love Martha took little package from her
bosom and disclosed a photograph of Tim she
examined the likeness with the deepest interest.
The picture was that of young man of four-and-
twenty, broad-shouldered, cean-cut young fellow
He is son to be proud of said the woman, re-
turning the photograph with deep sigh
He ic inda
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- EMEMBER! Only one hundred dollars!"
~ DimPeton eyed his wife with a stern gaze
she was about to buy a new gown. Can you "
he continued get a gown for that price,"
Mrs. Dmpleton nodded her head emphaticav
think, dear" she said, that l can get splendid
for that"
Dimpleton advanced. He was not satisfed-he
had been there before This time there must be no
doubt. Now my dear" he said, let us for
once understand each other. l am willing that
your new gown should cost one hundred but not
cent more That's to be the total cost That is
to say YOU mustn't buy hundred dollars worth
OF material, and then have 4 dressmaker's bill of
hundred dollars must represent the whole thing
material. trimming, making everything For once
IN my life want everything made plain"
understand perfectly said Mrs. Dimple-
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ton And will follow your instructions to the let
ter That gown shall cost one hundred and -
On the frst OF the following month Dimpleton,
with fire in his eye, faced his astonshed wife. In
his hand he 1ourished bill from well-known dry
goods establishment
How this? he cried. Il tell you that YOU can
spend only one hundred dollars on a gown-the
thing IS all talked over, and thoroughly agreed be-
tween us And now | get bill for one hundred
and torty-two dollars. What does this meant"
Mrs Dimpleton lifted her hands in amazernent
" 1t must be wrongl" she exclaimed.
But here ltis-here are the items-one grenadine
for one hundred dollars, and chal1is for forty
two dollars"
Mrs. Dmpleton smiled. That's right" she re-
Piled . You see, dear, l was able to do that from
what you told me-
From what I told you'll" roared her husband