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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Sorry He Spoke.

The conductor was inclined 10 seek
for sympathy. DO you see that wo-
man on the left hand side OF the car.
up near the front?' he asked the thin
man on the back platform.
Yes. see her"
"The one with the dizzy hatf"
Yes"
well. | think she's tryin' TO beat me
out OF a fare. When | went in - col
lect she never l,oael ar0lrd, an
amt quite sure that Sac lilut piy me-
before. although I'm almost positive
about IT, She looEs 70 re HE wp.
man who'd lie glad to stir up u fuss
I can pick 'em out as far as | can see
'em. You neYcr spot w)nan with
a face like that who isn't ren'y T.,
bluff her way anywhere. wish 10
thunder | knew whether she had pai'
her fare or not"
II wouldn't worry about IL an
more" said the thin man. 81 paid H.
lady's fare some time ago. She's NJ
wife "-ArgOnaut.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
THE REPUBLICAN WAY.
Negroes Ruled the Roost in Wagon.
er County Convention.
CContributedJ

NNNhNi iRAAfhf'
The republicans OF Wagner, wag.
oner county. held their convention
and nominated their county ticket
last Friday at Co~eta
Ellis Childers. part Indian and part
blood negro wife for mum.
ber OF years, and who
served two years In the penitentiary
for assisting In a DIAL to swindle his
own people out OF s4O0, acted as
chairman OF the meeting Two OF
the blackest negroes In the county
acted as secretary and assistant sec
retary.
Judge l.. L. Mcsher OF Wagner
who was imported from Iowa about
Is months ago to take the position
OF United States commissioner at
this place and who has been acting
as commissioner here since that
time, was candidate before the con.
vention for the nomination OF county
Judge. The majority OF the delegates
TO that convention were negroes. and
each delegation had its leader whose
business it was to find out from
what candidate they could get the
/ most money for their votes. The
| Honorable Judge Mosher had things
going his way until about rs minutes
before he was TO be nominated be-
fore the convention. Jim Harris OF
Wagner was opposed to this feder
al office holder and was supporting
Mr.. Drake of Wagner Just a short
time before the judges name was tc
be presented Jim Harris secured
from several different negroes a mum
Der OF checks, amounting to about
$500. which the Judge had had g
friend OF his to give these negroes
for their support. He took these
checks to Mosher and his politica
managers and demanded OF Moshei
that he have one OF his politica
managers go before the convention
and withdraw his name at once or
he (Jim HarrisJ would go before thu
convention and exhibit the check
and expose the whole business
Mosher. OF course, withdrew at once
1t is known fact by more than {
hundred people. who were in Cowet
that day. that the negroes named
the entire ticket and the majority o
the candidates bought their nom
nations. Henry Furman happened L
be in Coweta that day so he attend
ed the convention and. saw grea
deal that ne can talk about durin
this campaign. The only negro nom
mated on the ticket was one count
commissioner, but there were NOR
, than one white man nominated tha
the better element OF white republ
cans will not support.
1t is now believed that the demo
Gratis will carry the county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Subscribe for the Ardmoreite.
Fiaure This Out For Yourself.

Calculations offer n great many In
teresting propositions for the studlous-
ly inclined. !. Dunk OF Baltimore has
complied n rather pnurkablr arrange
ment Of the title NJ n song from Mile,
MOdistc"-I Want What ! Want
when | Want It." In the following
twenty-five squares the words are so
arranged that 10y beginning In the M
per left hand corner and reading across
or down. not up, the srntcnce can he
read In lS,i2l different ways, accord.
ing 10 the arrnngrr There Is no time
this week to verify the count but any
one may do 80 who has leisure. Here
IL the arrangement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

A Carolinian who IL here with
money in his pocket TO invest SAYS
he Is waiting to see what the people
do with statehood IN case there Is n
change In government mere the Caro-
llnian wants TO purchase property
and embark In business, There are
thousands OF others like this individ-
uai. they are standing ready to cast
their lot with the new state as soon
az statehood Is assured The busi.
ness interests Of this country demand
statehood and the people will consid-
er this matter at the polls and vote
for the ratification of the constim'
ion and for the friends OF the consu-
tuition which means they will Noi" for
G. n. Haskell and the entire demo.
cratic ticket
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

A sentence which could be read for
ward or backward, such as Raw was
ere | saw war" II II had nine sylla-
blcs, could he written in the same ar
rangemcnt ~ squares and could he
read In 36.s42 different ways, or dou-
BILE the above Illustration, ms II could be
read down from the upper left hand
corner or up from the lower right hand
corner.-B Baltimore News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

The attempt to scare the commut
ers In some OF the states that have
reduced passenger rates int6 stand
ing by the railroads for the old rates
is a dismal failure II the low com
mutation rates did not pay the rail
roads they would have abolished or
raised the price OF communication
tickets long ago. n the railroads are
wise they will not stir up more antag
onism than they now have to con
tend with.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Asl

A convict who has just been par
doned served twenty-seven years In
prison. The Judge who sentenced
him and the prosecutor who tried
him have both died. This goes to
show the beneficial effect that en-
forced abstinence from Juicy steaks
with champaign trimmings have up
on the average human.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
-QAf

A Brooklyn pastor declares that
mo Dixon. no Tillman and no Varda-
man can get In the way OF God" but
the occasion for the remark is not
made clear no long az all OF the po-
litical candidates have been named
with the possible exception OF Henri
Waterson's dark Horse
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
AZ As Viewed II.

Stranger dn small town. saw by
the papers that u boy lives here who
was born with no legs and no arms,
I am a dime museum manager, and
should like To find him.
Citlken-No use hunting him up. His
parents won't exhibit him.
"They WON'T Well. IL beats all wha'
blessings fall TO folks as can't appre
ciate 'em." kansas City Independent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

Why any sane person should wish to
nurse any animal at mealtime u IL
difficult, to see. and when that animal
is dog the matter fairly passes com
prehension. with all his good quail.
ties the friend Of man has a most dis
gusting habit Of cndging for food
whenever he sees H. and ~ a table
companion he Is decidedly obJectiona.
ble-Co,Atry Gentleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Better Castles Than Caserns.

find the gayest castles In the air
that were ever piled far better for
comfort and for use than the dun
geons in the air that are daily dug and
governed out by grumbling. discomfort
ed people. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
QA0

More money IL needed for the Pan.
anna Canal and congress will be ask.
ed 10 appropriate ss.0O0000 in the
urgent deficiency bill. II comes high.
but we must have II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

Nodd-Would you mind returning the
book you borrowed OF me last year1
Todd--soms one borrowed II Of me
and hasn't returned II yet Did you
ever sss anything like the way some
people act about . thing hke thatI
They have no ssuDs Of Aopor.-Lfe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

They are having hiatus in their
antitrust laws In Texas. II also looks
as II We were having one or two OF
the same kind OF things In the rail-
road law passed by congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
cuttina Down compstltion.

"I saved 500 this year by moving"
Cheaper housei"
"No; I found that my wife was try.
ing TO outdress a rich woman In the
same block"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Ardmore. Monday, Aug. 20. 1907.

Does all conventions Of postmast'
ers mean that Hitchcock is organizing
them 70 rhis old chief CortelyOu?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

sert that they will vote for the rau-
fcation OF the constitution. Such
double dealing cannot carry with II
the confidence OF the people and will
not catch the votes seytemser II. A
vote for republican nominees Is a vote
against state government
-
Both the democratic and repub
lican platforms In Oklahoma declare
In favor the immediate sale OF
school lands in the neN state. Two
reasons are assigned for such a pa.
triotic unsnimity OF expression on this
subject One reason l. that the men
who have these lands leased are
working to secure them through 20
ltical influence. adund the other rea
son is that the sale would place
something like 20 million dollars in
the state treasury. That amount OF
money In the control Of the politi
cal graters would prove an enticine
argument" or the disposal of tn,
school lands from a purely politica
standpoint But Oklahoma cannot az
ford to convert these lands into casf
without some more logical reason
than the ambition OF the land grab
bers to secure the real estate or th'
desire Of the politicians to handle
the cash.-Kansas City Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

Constable ito the orator,-Now. now!
You mustn't call him such names as
that
Cabman 0n frenzyl-HIm wot smash
ed me cab an killed me 'oss an left me
q 'elpless cripple, Wot the - do yer
expect me to call Ina 'owlin' hangelf
London Judy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Hardly.

Cabman (sitting In the street amid
the ruins of his cab and horse. to driv.
er OF the bus which occasioned the dis
asterl-You -! III Ill -
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05

Boston, Mass, Jan. 5.-The govern
ment of the United States took action
yesterday which is designed to prevent
Bostonians from being deprived of ice
cream on Sunday.
What the national government is
chiefly concerned about is whether or
not the janitor of the federal building
here can or cannot clean his front
doorsteps on Sunday. If the govern
ment succeeds in establishing the right
of the janitor to do this, the right of
the cultured and exclusive Back Bay
resident to sip ice cream on Sunday
also may be established.
The lot of the Bostonian on Sunday
has never been a happy one. 1t was
made doubly unhappy yesterday when
the court decided that the delivery of
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
NO ICE CREAM ON SUNDAYS LAST
STRAW FOR UNHAPPY BOSTONIANS

ice cream on Sunday broke both the
law and the Sabbath.
This was the last straw. Other things
Boston had endured patiently, but
when confronted with the loss of cold
chaser to its Sunday beans, the city
has rebelled and demands the abolition
of the blue laws. These laws prohibit
on Sunday any form of labor that is
not absolutely necessary, some of the
things being:
Cleaning sidewalks.
Moving scenery in theaters.
Carrying food to residences unless on
a physicians order.
Carting anything through the streets,
including empty coffins.
Playing of orchestras in hotels or
restaurants.
Transference of personal baggage by
express companies.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
WALKS FROM CINCINNATI TO
NEW ORLEANS ON WATER
Man Who Is Performing Unique Aquat.
ic Feat Leaves Madison, Ind,
Eight Hours Late.

Madison. Ind. Jan. Sc. U. Old
reive, walking on the water, left Mad
ison at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
eight hours behind time, on his 40
days trip from Cincinnati 10 New Or
leans. His wife. who is champion
oarswoman of the world, keeps near
him in a slSiff. and ]. w. Weathering-
ton of Louisville. Arthur Jones, and u.
F. Maiden accompany him with a
launch. Weatherington has wagered
Ed Williams of Boston $4,000 that Old
reive will succeed. Oldreive's arrival
here was heralded by blowing of whis-
ties, and thousands of people saw him.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
WARREN COUNTY ROADS
WORKED IN WINTER TIME
Farmers Take Advantage of Thaw to
Smooth Highways With Split
Log Drag.

The alternate freezing and thawing
weather which has prevailed of late
has awakened in a number of farmers
a renewed interest in. the split log
drag. Yesterday was an excellent day
to test the work of such an implement.
A number of farmers went over sec
tions of the roads in the Coldbrook vi
cinity and today these same roads are
comparatively smooth, while those
which were not worked are rough and
make travel over them very slow.
The rural carriers are the ones who
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
THE EDITOR WAS CONVERTED
Kalamazoo Editor Opens Staff's Days
Work With Devotions.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan. 5.-John A.
Ross. managing editor of the Kalama-
zoo Morning Gazette, announced to his
assembled staff yesterday afternoon
that tomorrow he would open the days
work with prayer and the practice
would be continued hereafter. Kala-
mazoo has had a religious revival, and
Mr.. Ross became one of the converts.
He announced his intention of also
having an evangelist pay the Office a
visit and give the members of the staff
talk on the subject of right living.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
WAS COUNCILMAN BRIBED?
Pittsburg Member on Trial Accused Of
Accepting $4,000.

Pittsburg. Jan 5.-William A. Mar
tin, member of the common council.
was placed on trial yesterday in the
criminal court on a charge of misde-
meanor it being alleged he solicited
and received a $4,000 bribe in connec-
ton with several ordinances of the
Pittsburg and Tube City railroad.
Councilman Martin also is charged.
along with c. S. Cameron, president of
the railroad. with conspiracy To bribe.
President Cameron is Ill and only the
misdemeanor charge was taken up. A
jury was not selected until late this af-
ternoon, and following a brief outline
of the charges against Martin by the
prosecution the case was adjourned
until next Monday morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
MAN WHO LOOKED LIKE
REV. BIEDERWOLF A SPORT
Embarrassing Resemblance Caused
Trouble for Evangelist Who Held
Meetings Here.

Rev. w. F. Biederwolf, who last
spring led the revival services held in
the three cities. has been placed in an
embarrassing light at Lacrosse, Wis,
where he was recently at work. accord
ing to press dispatches from that city.
1t seems that during his stay at a La
Crosse hotel. a convivial travelling man
who resembled him occupied apart
ments on the same floor. Midnight
suppers in which wine flowed freely
were features of the stay of the travel
ing man. The impression went abroad
that the man with the thirst was the
.evangel geliSt--xha znigh htlY. Was holding
forth against the evils of intenpef-
ance
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
CRANK THROWS BOMB IN
A BANK AT PHILADELPHIA

can best appreciate good roads, as they
have their % mile trip to make every
day and this trip is much easier if the
roads are in fair condition. Farmers
who appreciate prompt delivery OF
their mail will help much towards get
ting quick delivery if they would spend
a very small part of their time on the
roads near their homes.-Monmouth
Review.
Rock Island county farmers will do
well to remember that roads can be
worked at times in the winter as well
as in summer with the split log drag
and that by taking advantage of their
opportunities the highways can be
made much better and easier to keep
up in summer when other work is
pressing.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
FOUND IN ROOM; LYNcHED
Negro Hanged TO Tree and Riddled
With Bullets After Confession.

Eufaula, Ala. Jan. ga negro whose
name cannot be learned was lynched
for an attempted assault at Midway,
Ala, yesterday afternoon. A posse of
citizens hanged him to a tree and rid
died his body with bullets. The negro,
who only recently had returned from
the penitentiary, entered the room of
Miss Morrell King. daughter of a bank
er, and had grasped her hand before
she awoke. Her screams attracted the
other inmates of the house and the
negro escaped. A posse Immediately
set out after the negro and captured.
him Thursday. When taken to Mid
way this morning he made full con-
fessien. The lynching followed.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
CLASHES WITH ROOSEVELT
Washington Federation of Labor Adopts
Resolution on Jap Question.

Bellingham. Wash, Jan. s. The
Washington State Federation of Labor
yesterday adopted two strongly word
ed resolutions condemning the posi-
ton taken by President Roosevelt on
the Japanese question. The first res
olution deals with the San Francisco
school question. The presidents Ian
guage is characterized as threatening
and dogmatic.'' The convention con-
demns the +'needlessly bombastic and
infiammatory lanana sof the president
force against citizens of our sister
states" The second resolution deals
with the presidents proposal to admit
japanese to citizenship, which is
strongly condemned. The convention
favors admitting the Japanese on the
same basis and to the same extent as
the Chinese
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
OPPOSED TO STATE RIGHTS
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Reverses Its Former Action.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 5.-The constitu-
tional convention yesterday voted
against the state rights doctrines,
thereby reversing it's former action.
The vote followed a vigorous debate in
which Judge Ledbetter argued against
delegating to the federal government
power that he believed should be re-
versed by the state. The convention
proposed two amendments to the fed
eral constitution, one favoring a fed
eral income tax and the other provid-
ing for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
DISPATCHER Is ExONERATED
Rock Island Officials Place Soc Blame
for Wreck on Lynes.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 5.-General Su-
perintendent Tinsman and Division
superintendent Rourke of the Rock Is
land yesterday held a conference re-
garding the cause of the Rock Island
wreck at Volland and definitely fixed
the blame of the wreck. J. H. Shu-
mate, the dispatcher who sent the or
der for trains 30 and 80 to meet at Vol
land, was exonerated and the entire
blame thrown on John Lynes, the OPP
orator.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
PL0T AGAINST POWDER PLANT
Discovery of Attempt Saves Hundred
Lives in Ohio Town.

Lebanon, Ohio, Jan. 5.-An attempt
was made Thursday night to blow up
the plant of powder company near
here. Thirty primers were placed in a
stack of II tons of powder One OF
the primers exploded as it passed
through the rollers, but did not ignite
the powder This led to the discovery
of the plct. which placed hundreds of
lives in jeopardy. Nothing is known
as to the identity of the persons who
attempted TO blow up the mill
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
Remote from Telegraph Lines.
CHRISTMAS USE OF TOY
PISTOL FATAL TO FIVE
Deaths Are Result of Tetanus Follow
Holiday Celebration at
Paducah, KY.

Paducah, KY, Jan. 5.-The deadly
toy pistol has been the cause of five
deaths from tetanus here since Christ
mas. In every case lockjaw has re-
suited from wound on the hand. The
publicity given the cases in the news
papers seems to have had little effect
toward getting proper care taken of
injuries of this kind. In all the cases
which have proved fatal medical at.
tention was applied for too late.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
Court SiIences Phonoeraph.

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 5.-Because OF
the illness of Edward Snider in the
Adams building the court has granted
an Injunction against the Fayette
Amusement company. restraining it
from operating a phonOgraph. Snider
has typhoid fever and is too i'll to be
taken to the hospital. The phono-
graph is said to have affected him to
such an extent that his life was en-
dangered
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
GO TO PHILIPPINES
All CoIored Regular Troops in
U. S. Army Sail
Soon.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The 9th and
10th cavalry and 25th infantry, includ-
ing all the negro soldiers in the .regu-
lar army, have been ordered to pre-
pare for service in the Philippines and
will sail at different times between
March and June 5. The only other
regiment composed of negroes, the oath
infantry, is now doing service in the
Philippines.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
Quake Lasts Over TWO Hours.

London, Jan 5.-Professor Belar tel
egraphs from Laibach that an earth
quake coming from the southeast was
registered on the seisplograph there at
|6:21 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
lasted for more than two hours. The
center of disturbance was more than
1000 miles distant.
Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-05
NEEDS OF FARMERS SCHOOLS
Committee of University of Illinois
Fixes Sum to Be Asked For

Urbana, H., Jan. 5.-The advisory
committee to the University of Illinois
college of agriculture. representing
state dairy, breeding, corn growers,
and grain associations, met yesterday
and decided to ask the legislature for
the following appropriations for the
college for the next two years: Main