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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20
DICTATED H,s FUNERAL.
To His wife Prior 10 His Desth-Re
quests Were Carried Out.


Columbus Grove. o. May i9.-Al-
bert z Slusser assistant aperint-
dent uf one Of the division Of the
Pinkertou Detective agency of Chica-
20. who died az the home Of hts par
euts TN Columbus Grove a few days
ago. talked over with his w7fe a short
time before his death the arrange
ments for his funeral. as though he
we're arranging for a long journey
. lie suggested a couch Casket and
asked % be laid in the casket upon
his side. that he be clothed In his
white waistcoat. and that his hands
be thrust into the pocket Of his trOus-
ers. pulling back his coat and show
ing his gold watch and fob. which he
wished deposited in his vest. as he
wore it In life.
He cautioned his wife 10 be sure
70 tell the undertakers 10 remove the
watch and fob just before closing the
casket for the last time and give the
timepiece over into her keeping He
selected his pallbearers. chose the
hymns TO be suug at his funeral and
discussed the impressive services
which he knew the Masonic frater-
nifty would conduct He requested
that Rev. David p. Helms of Hicks.
Vile. who about six years ago mar
ried the couple deliver the funeral
discourse
Slusser's strange requests were
carried ont 90 the letter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20
SPANISH CLAIMS COMMISSION.
chandler's Allies In Congress viii
OPPOSE Atten,pt e End u.

Chandler's Allies In Congress VIII
Oppose Attempt 70 End It.
Chicago. no., May IA special
from Washington 90 the Record.Her.
aid says
~ Is not difficult To- forsee the row
on the floor OF the house and on the
iCOr oi the senate % the majority at.
tsmpts TO legislate Mr. Chambers
Spanish claims commission out OF
existence. The Democracy has been
fearful over the wasteful extraya.
-auce OF the Republican Admlnistra.
tioI. The money expended for the
Spanish treaty claims commission
has been fruitful root for much Dem
ocratic evil.spealliug Of the ways OF
Republican extravaganza.
Now, however. that Mr.. Chandler
has become In sense the ally OF
certain Democrats OF note In their
personal assaults upon the president,
the minority In the house and senate
will declare that the president and
his party have stopped to persecu.
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20
WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
While Witnessing Her Husband De-
stroy Stumps With Dynamite,

Weatherford, Tex, May ls.-Mrs.
Carr. wife Of James W, Carr, a prom
Ineut farmer residing on the Clear
Fork. eight miles east OF here, met
with q serious accident yesterday af-
ternoon Her husband was blowing
up trees and stumps by the use OF
dynamite. Mrs Carr was standing
too close and was instantly killed by
a flying piece OF timber
The fileral occurred this afternoon
at the country lone Of deceased, Sue
was about 50 years old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20
Special All the Week

At the New Steam Laundry on fat
work 25 pieces or more. such as
sheets. towels. rags, pillow slips. nap.
k.us and counterpanes, assorted 20
slit yourself Tor % cents. stop the
red wagon and get your bundle In ear.
ly Phone j75. Satisfaction guaranteed.
81 NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

We had TO work nights last week 20
get our work out, but now have extra
help and can get your laundry back
more promptly this week.
13.u NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20
lNnehlna az Tampa.

Tampa, Fla, May ia mob en-
tered the jail at Iverness. Citrus
county, late last night, took the keys
from the jaler and took out Frank
Jordan. colored. charged with robbing
and numbering a white peddler nam
ed Sweeney at Stage Pond, two
weeks ago. The negro was hanged
by the mob to tree short dis.
tance from town There was no dis.
order. the mob doing is work very
quietly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

We have big line Of quick Mea
gasoline stoves to select from
DGVENs. CORHN & FRENsLEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

We have household paints in small
cans for little Jobs. They are easy
to apply and will help to freshen up
things at home.
20 +. J. RAMSEY. Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

Air. Bagwell is the trouble man at
the New Steam Laundry, He will cor
rect all errors. pay for shortage and
collect your bill.
l3.tf NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

We have a new man to look after
your rough dry this week. and pro
pose TO make this a feature OF our
laundry.
l3-tf NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

IS. $40 and $40 coupon books at
this once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-20

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

wan owed much to Americans. Said he:
Your people to a certain extent hold the
place that Columbus did as to this CONT
nent in respect to our province We owe
our discovery largely to you. We knew we
had vast extent of land here. but we did
not appreciate its real value until a syndi-
cate of American capitalists, at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Sifton, our former minister
Of the interior. came here and looked over
the ground They appreciated its possibili-
ties and invested about a million dollars In
buying cheap lands. They then brought
several trainloads Of settlers here to ex-
anime the ground and persuaded a few
hundred of them to buy farms. The sue
cess of those men in wheat raising was
such that the reports of the richness of the
soil went back to the states, and two years
later American immigrants began to pour
in. They came by thousands. Then the
news of the northwest territories spread to
Europe and we began to get settlers from
there. The tide is now so great that moth
ing can stop it, and l look for a mighty
increase next summer"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
A French Canadian.

It Is necessary tor the lieutenant gov
ernor to have a good house. He has to
uphold the dignity of the British empire.
He is the social leader of the province
and as such he has much entertaining
to do. Governor Forget is well fitted for
this in that he is a French Canadian. He
has, however, been more than social
figure. He is noted as an active working
statesman, is Va man of force and has had
considerable influence upon all things con-
nected with Saskatchewan. He has for
years been one of the leaders of the north
west territories and is thoroughly posted
on all going on in them.
Born of French Canadian parents, Gov
ernor Forget was educated in Quebec. At
ter his graduation he spent some time in
the United States learning English. He
lived for a year at Montpelier, w. and
while there heard our ablest lecturers in
the persons of such men as Henry Ward
Beecher Wendell Phillips and Theodore
Tilton. About the time Of his admission
to the bar a rebellion of the half-breeds
broke out near Winnipeg. Soldiers were
sent to the front from eastern Canada and
the rebellion quelled In the trial of the
traitors which ensued young Forget was
sent out from the east as an assistant to
midsummer, when the country was in its
brightest garb; he fell in love with IT, and
determined to return and make it his home.
After the trial was over he went back to
Quebec but a short time later accepted an
official position in the territorial govern
ment. This brought him again to Mani
toba and he has been here from that time
to this, having spent twenty-nine years In
the territories During that period he has
been advanced from one prominent place
to another. For a long time he was COM
missioner Of Indian affairs and later still
was the representative of King Edward as
lieutenant governor of the whole northwest
territories, tract many times the size OF
Great Britain and Ireland Now that a
part of these territories has been made
into states he has been appointed governor
of Saskatchewan.
Governor Forget is type of the best OF
the French Canadians. Tall, slender anc
fine looking, he is dignified and cultured
He speaks English huently, his talk show
ing all the force of the westerner added tc
the polish of the Frenchman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Hnrriett's winter Garden.

During the fall Harriet had long Sc
we're illness. The doctor said she must
stay in the house quietly nearly all win
ter, growing strong. Winter days are
shorter than summer days, yet they seem
long to a little girl who watches her friends
through the window pane. Father and
mother and the aunts wore thinking caps
all the time to catch ideas OF games and
amusements Aunt Jane caught the finest
scheme. kept II at her house for weeks,
and then brought II in sections 10 Harriet.
Aunt Jane had a beautiful Old-fashioned
garden. one Of the kind filled with ladies'
delights foxglove. love-in- the-mist, Adam
and Ere and all such quainty named flow
ers which grew in sweet breathed old gar
dens years ago. As long as the last zinnias
and asters could be saved from the frost
Harriet had flowers each day 10 arrange
and rearrange. She had flowers again be-
fore the snow was of the garden beds,
and this is how Aunt Jane managed II;
In three shallow earthen flower pots she
planted bulbs; In one cTocuses. in the sec
ond tulips and in the third daffodils. She
sunk these pots into the ground and left
them there 20 freeze and be covered with
snow, Just as the bulbs in the beds would
freeze and be covered with snow. In De-
cember she brushed away the snow. took
up the pot OF crocuses and carried II to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

But, governor is your land such that 1t
will last as a wheat cultivating PROPOSE
tion?"
Il believe so. One who has not tested
this soil can have no idea of its fertility.
The lands here about Regina are of a rich
black loan, which in many places is thirty
and even forty feet deep. Some of it has
been cultivated for years with no diminu-
ton of crops. 1t yields from twenty to
thirty bushels OF wheat to the acre without
fertilization, and with good cultivation 1t
will produce that for many years to come.
Your people understand our lands better
than any others They are buying them in
large tracts and many also taking out
homesteads."
How do you Canadians like the Ameri-
cans?"
Very much, indeed. We are glad to well
come them as members of our body polite.
Many of them bring money with them and
they aid in developing the country"
Are our citizens becoming naturalized
Canadians?"
Eyes. Those who are taking out home
steads are required to be so before they can
complete their title, although they may
enter the land without doing l under
stand many OF those who are buying lands
are also taking out naturalization papers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

The revised Kansas School History re-
ports the st. Louis Republic contains no
reference to the daring swimming feats
popular!y attributed to General Frederick
Funston while in the Philippines.
The history, which was written by the
late Noble l.. Prentis has been revised
quite recently by Mrs. Prentis, and she
has eliminated from the chapter on the
Philippine war all reference to the state
ments widely printed In the newspapers
that Funston was promoted for his bravery
in swimming the Bagbag ana the Rio
GraDde rivers.
This has been the subject OF considerable
discussion and ascension ever since the
war Mrs. Prentis accepted as final author
ity in the matter the records Of the War
department, which show that Funston and
his men were towed across the Rio Grande
by two privates, who alone swan the
river. The records also show that the
Funston detachment crossed the Bagbag
on a bridge.
A year ago when d. O. McCray, a menu
br Of the State Text Book commission de-
clared that Funston's swimming feats were
the invention OF an enterprising press
agent in the Philippines. McCray was bit
terly denounced by thousands OF Funston
admirers in Kansas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

Lineal descendant of Duncan Macdufr,
referred to In Macbeth" Henry Clay Nc
DuHee or Bradford, VT, boasts that he and
ms rather voted in every presidential cleo
uon held In the United States. During
twenty-nine national elections the McDuf-
Zee family, represented by father and then
by son. has an unbroken record of voting.
John McDuffee. the father, was born in
Londonderry. N. H., June 16. 1863 Records
show that Henry Clay McDuffee is a direct
descendant OF King Kenneth Macduff of
Scotland and Duncan Macdufr in 1000 A. d.
The name McDuffee was taken by the
family after one branch of the family
went from Argyleshire, Scotland, to Lon
donderry ireland, in 1872.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Governor Talks of the Northwest and It's Future

tinued his honor, ''is that the people are
prolific our families in Quebec and In
Ontario usually have from five to elsht
children, while the Anglo-Canadians are
often confined to two and three. Quebec -
rapidly increasing in population notwith-
standing the great emigration to the United
States on the other hand, ontario Is faH-
ing of. nd so are Nova Scotia and New
foundland. According to our constitution
Quebec has the right TO siNty-hve members
in the parliament at Ottawa, and her
membership there Is fixed at that num-
Der The number OF members allotted to
each of the other provinces is changed to
correspond with the pro rata OF quebec
rs determined by each census every ten
years When the census is taken the peo-
pie Of Quebec are divided by sixty-hVe'
and that fixes the unit of representation In
the other provinces. Indeed. ontario lost
some members by the increased population
of Quebec at the last census"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

receiving letters which threatened his life
If he ruled against the defendants. Each
mornings mail brought to Gearin similar
communications, and on the day he was
to address the court he got notice that
II he dared denounce the prisoners he would
be killed.
Rising deliberately when the time came
for him to talk, the young prosecutor
paused, looked sternly into the faces of
the criminals, gazed for a moment at their
band of sympathizers, and said 1 have
received notice that If l speak of you muir
derers as you deserve and of your gang
of cut-throats as they should be branded
pointing toward the friends-I will be shot
to death where 1 stand. Now, before
proceed further. have to say that If there
is to be some shooting we will have It
out now
with this he drew pistol of good
placing it on the table before him, con-
tinued: I am ready, and If any of you
towards think you are going to shoot me
in the back, l warn you that l shall be
facing you throughout my argument, and
the first man who makes a move against
either the judge or myself will get piece
of lead
"a silence, as of death, followed. and a
chill settled upon that courtroom that
was hardly removed by the fervor of the
splendid speech made by Gearin, the re-
suit of which was the conviction of six OF
them of murder in the first degree Their
hanging later was the first that had hap
pened In that district for years, and was
due solely to the courage of one man"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Speaker WndsyvOrth.

James w. Wadsworth jr. whose cleo
ton as speaker of the New York legisla-
tive assembly, created a political ruction,
Is q years old and is the son of Congress-
man James w. Wadsworth, formerly state
comptroller. His grandfather, also James
W. Wadsworth, was the republican nomi-
nee for governor against Horatio Seymour;
he was a union general. and lost his life
while serving in the Army of the Potomac,
I'm 1864. Mr.. Wadsworth's father also
served through the war.
Mr.. Wadsworth is a graduate of Yale
university in the class OF '9S. He enlisted
In the Standardization war and saw
service in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Wordsworth married a daughter of
John Hay secretary Of state, and makes
his home the year round at Mount Morris,
near Rochester. He is wealthy and So
cially prominent He is clean cut and
self-possessed, and is self-reliant and fear
less. two qualities which will stand him
In good stead In the speakers chair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
The French-Canndlans.

How about the French Canadians? Are
they loyal to the CROWN"
Intensely So" replied this French-Cana-
dian lieutenant governor. They are, II
anything, more loyal to the empire than
the Anglo Canadians. Their loyalty is of
different kind. The English Canadians have
a sentimental feeling toward Great Britain.
The loyalty Of the French is based upon the
conviction that their best interests are
founded upon such a union. This has al
ways been the case. l don't believe there
was ever a time when the French Cana
dams could have been persuaded to have
gone against the crown. Had a rebellion
occurred during recent years-I mean, for
instance. one like yours of 1916 or any re-
bellion to break away from Great Britain
and had war resulted therefrom, the
French-Canadans would have supported
England as against Canada. Indeed in all
questions which have come up relating to
the rights of French-Cnadans as opposed
to those of the Anglo Canadians. we have
found the decisions of the crown both fair
and impartial: and we have been better
able to maintain our rights than might
have been had Canada been independent"
But suppose 1t was question between
France and Great Britain, would not your
people rather be governed by the French?
Would they not rather go back to their own
country than continue here as a part of
the British empire?"
1T do not believe our people could be per-
suaded to return to France If such thing
were possible If the question of the Brit
fish and French were submitted to them
they would not vote to have Canada under
French rule. We love France, for it is our
mother country, but we do not want the
French as our rulers. We prefer to be as
we are"
What part do the French Canadians now
hold in Canada? They found almost
altogether in Quebec, are they not?"
No. indeed. They live in all the prov
inces. Many of them are now settling in
Saskatchewan and Alberta. In Quebec they
form almost the whole population, and { "
are also in the majority in the province Of
Ontario. Two-thirds of the citizens of
Montreal are French-Canadians and there
is large element in the settled parts Of
the Dominion"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Canada is stiu Loyai.

Your honor is the representative Of the
English crown" said /. 1T is your bust
ness to study the relations that the Cana
dams hold to the British empire; to know
how the people really feel. Tell me, is
there any sentiment here in favor of Can
ada breaking away from Great Britain?"
NO." replied the lieutenant governor.
1.-THE Canadians are loyal. They are proud
of their connection with the mother coun-
try, and want to continue It,"
but will this condition obtain as Canada
grows?"
1T will be as 1t is for years to come"
was the reply. 81 believe. however, that
Canada will eventually be an Independent
nation. When we have Ave times as many
people as we have now, when we number
100000 and are strong enough to stand
alone, Canada will probably be nation of
itself. 1t will not break away from Eng
land as the United States did. There Will
be no rebellion, no Ill feeling and no tight
for independence. The people of both ma
lions will realize that the change should be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Inventor of Barb wire.

Joseph +. Gildden, who celebrated his
SO birthday at DeKalb. Ill. Jan Is. has
been one of the most prominent figures in
De Kalb county for sixty years. He is
the inventor of barb wire, from which he
amassed a handsome fortune, as did many
others who We're associated with him in
that enterprise. For many years all per-
sons engaged in the manufacture of barb
wire paid royalty on Mr.. Glidden's patent.
Mr.. Glidden was born in New Hampshire
in 1913. He voted for Andrew Jackson for
president i'm November, 1892. although he
was not of legal age until the following
January For thirty years he was a farmer
and incidentally hotel keeper. lie is
in good health and in possession of all his
faculties
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
How Birds Dress.

Birds think a good deal about their dress
and are careful to keep themselves tidy
and in good order
OF course, their fashions differ because
birds themselves differ. but they do not
change. robin today dresses just as her
grandmother did, and none of her neigh
bors call her old-fashioned.
Neither do birds have many suits. Two a
year is quite sufficient for most OF them,
and many are content with only one.
AS rule the gentlemen dress more gayly
than their mates, though they spend less
time upon their toilets
Just watch your canary after he has had
his daily bath. See how each separate
feather is cleaned, pulled and looked over,
and how all the loose ones are taken out
and dropped.
All this is done by the bill. for a birds
neck is so flexible that It can be turned
in all directions. but the bill cannot reach
the head. and so Mr.. Canary uses his foot
With it he combs his hair on one side,
then on the other scra tching very fast as
If to get all tangles out Then he uses his
hair oil, for although complexion powders
are not known in the bird world, hair oil
certainly is. Ladies' and gentlemen alike
carry II about with them. They have n
little pouch or sack on the back near the
tail for the purpose. When Madam Bird
wishes to use It she squeees 1t out with her
beak. just as you would press a rubber
bulb then she lays the oil on her back
above her wings and rubs her head against
1t, turning her neck in all directions until
every feather on her head is straight and
shining.
Some birds wear their hair done up high
on their head and others prefer a China
mans queue. Stil others comb It down
plain and smooth like a little Quaker's.
But whatever the style. II is always
pretty and becomng.-Our Little Ones
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
French and the Government.

DO you Frenchmen take much interest
I'm the government and in political ques-
tions?"
Indeed we do. We are vitality interested
in the good OF Canada, and we want to
have our say in everything that is done
The French Canadians have their share In
the government. Sir Wilfrid Laurier is
French Canadian, and he is one of the most
progressive and most able OF all our
statesmen. 1t is largely due to him that
Canada goes ahead fast Us 1t does"
els there any feeling amongst your peo-
pie in favor of annexation to the United
States2"
Il think not. The French-Canadians, as
I told you are proud that they are French
Canadians. and they have no thought of
being anything else. There is but little
feeling, If any, in this country in favor of
annexation" FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Don't Give UD.

II you tried and have not won.
Never stop for crying;
All that's great and good is done
Just by patient trying.
Though young birds, in flying, fall,
Still their wings grow stronger,
And the next time they can keep
Up a little longer.
Though the sturdy oak has known
Many blast that bowed her.
She has risen again, and grown
Loftier and proudCr
If by easy work you beat,
who the more will prize your
Gaining victory from defeat
That's the test that tries you.
There's magic I'm the power
OF an unbendinG Will,
That makes MS stronger every hour
For greater efforts still;
Then Danish from YOU every cant,
And show yourself a man,
And nothing will your purpose daunt,
Led by the brave 81 can"
ELIZA COOK.