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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-26

DR.. Dick introduced Col. Lumpkin
in his usual felicitious manner.
Col. Lumpkin, after a few prelimi-
nary remarks of a humorous nature,
spoke for about twenty minutes.
He said in part:
Masonry teaches fortitude, pru-
dence and justice.
Fortitude is that noble purpose Of
mind that will cause man to do
right; regardless of any peril or dam
ger It is not rashness, it is a cool,
calm decision that thing is right,
and then doing it, though the noun
tains should fall and the earth reel
and rock upon it's foundations.
Prudence in Masonry teaches US to
regulate our lives to the dictates Of
1eascn, speaking no word and doing
no act that would bring discredit to
the craft or to ourselves. To weigh
with, a lofty and impartial manhood
cur actions, so that when we do act
or speak it will be wrought out in
the mould of the loftiest ideals.
Justice is virtue that Masonry
teaches to be among the highest that
man can practice. Justice is not only
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-26

The New Court House.
Master Mason and have taken part
ir the Holy of Holes it is unneces-
sary for NE to speak Of the beauty
and glory of Masonry. You know full
well how that air, water, earth and
Sky have contributed to Masonic
Symbolism and how mans existence,
from birth through the struggles Of
lie and its final, certain end, all teach
US most important truths.
You will pardon, however, a word
of warning and Of encouragement.
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consistent with divine a-.d human
laws, but is the very cement and sup
port of civil society. Justice as
taught by Masonry defends the right,
and is the eternal enemy of wrong.
He spoke of when the great Ar
chitect had finished the universe and
laid down His trowel, He pronounced
His work good. That He swung the
stars and planets into their allotted
places and lit the sun with the torch
OF His infinite genius.
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He said, that only to man was
reason and speech and godlikeness
given, and to this was affixed the
attributes of Fortitude Prudence
and Justice That man alone lives
on immortal, and is so much part Of
God that God Himself could not de-
stroy mans Immortality. He spoke
to the younger generation, saying
tt.at they should let their watchwords
BE- Fortitude. Prudence and Justice,
ii they would swing back the people
into the ways of truth and righteous
ness and would hammer into submis-
sion and defeat trusts and greed and
graft
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bors and friends who are outside may
have nothing to criticise. Above all,
,iever lose sight of the grand truth
upon which all human hope and hap
plness relies, namely, the immortality
OF the soul This, fit counterpart
CO a firm belief in God, points to
Heaven and a glorious immortality to
which we 81 aspire.
The following programme was then
carried out:
Music by Second Regiment Band.
Introduction of Col. W. W. Lump
kin by Hon. Geo. w. Dick.
Address by Col. W. W. Lumpkin, Of
Columbia.
Music-second Regiment Band.
Introduction of Gov N. F. Ansel,
the orator Of the day, by Mr.. R. I.
Manning.
Address by Gov. NJ. F. Anse1.
Music-Second Regiment Band.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-26

Trying the Stone.
Corn, Wine and Oil.
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Continued From Page Two.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
90
lS0USTEO WITH HUNTERS
TACTICS.

An Oklahoma republican who was
in the city today and who for person.
al reasons did not desire that his
name be used by the press of the ter
ritory states that the fight being made
by Chas. T.. Hunter, chairman OF the
republican campaign committee was
disgusting 10 the republicans and that
the rank and file Of the party was
not In sympathy with the movement.
Everybody knows" said he. that
the election was big democratic
victory and the republicans of the
state are showing that they are very
poor losers by keeping up the fight"
This republican stated that the peo.
pie want statehood, II they cannot
have statehood with officers OF their
own political faith they want state.
hood anyway and the fight now be.
ing made by Hunter is forcing thou.
sands Of republicans into the demo
cratic party, This man voted the
straight republican ticket but II the
election were TO be held over he
would cast his vote with the friends
OF statehood and vote the democratic
ticket Many Of the republicans he
said thought that the Rough Rider
element OF the party comprised all
the people who could do things and
forced Frantz upon the part vas the
candidate for governor and not salts.
fled with that they pushed Hunter.
another rough rider into the chair.
manshIp OF the committee and as a
result the party had received one OF
Its worst drubbings and now resorts
to the cry of fraud.
Republicans from every section OF
the new state are meeting in Okla.
homa City today for the purpose OF
devising some plan by which they
hope to defer statehood. The repub.
licans made heavy assessments on ev.
republican office holder in the state
and this fund supplemented by the
dollars that came from the special
| interests has not been spent and
Chairman Hunter desires to leave n
depleted treasury hence his move TO
defeat statehood.
| There Is but one result TO follow
and that Is statehood and the dlscred.
1t OF the republican party in the state
OF Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

efforts TO provide a way to control
the railroads were not more revolu.
tionary than Mr.. Roosevelt's sug.
gestion TO take absolute control OF
the lines under the post road clause
Of the constitution. The initiative
and referendum. as unsound as We
believe It TO be, is not worse than
Mr.. Roosevelt's proposed hderal in.
corporation law.
How could Mr. Roosevelt adopt
the Ledger's suggestion and bar Ok.
lahoma out for new and radical
theories when h. has become him.
self the most advanced radical OF
the day?
As mwise as some Of the Okla.
hamo constitutional provisions are.
none OF them in our Judgment vic.
lstes the requirement OF "republ'.
can form OF government" The l..
4i5 900 people OF Oklahoma who are
most concerned clearly demonstrat.
ed they wanted that constitution and
IL ought never TO be the pr5roga.
tive OF a corrupt commonwealth like
Pennsylvania to raise an objection.
II would be a happy day for Penn.
sylyanla IL. with its good constltu.
tion, It could set up as chan and
honest a state government as Okla.
homa will with a radical constitu.
ton
Within three or four years at the
outside the imperfections OF the Ok.
lahoma constitution will be corrected
and the new state will proceed on
its way to greatness and power
Houston Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE cUsEY
HERE TODAY HEARING APpLl.
CATIONS OF MIXED BLoops.

II. c. Cusey, representative Of In.
dian Agent Dana II. Kelsey, is in
the city today hearing applications
OF Indians who desire to have their
restrictions removed. Mr.. Cusey is
accompanied by his official stenog.
rapher o. X. Chandler.
Judge Casey takes the testimony OF
the applicants and after an investi.
cation of about thirty days a report
is received by the applicant as to
the result of the investigation, and
as to whether he has had his restric.
tions removed
The act OF congress April 26. 1906.
prevents the agent from considering
any applications of full bloods.
At the hearing applicants are re.
quired TO present their homestead
and allotment certificates or deeds,
and copies OF any lease contracts or
agreements for the sale of their
land into which they may have en-.
tered.
Allottees who have land in the
known oil fields, or whose land is
leased for oil and gas purposes, are
advised that under the present in.
structlons, petitions covering such
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
AMERICAS NEW NAVY.

Our Advancement as naval pow.
er has been rapid for the past few
years. Concerning the construction
of the new navy. a prominent OF.
ficial says:
America will have In few
years. not only a fleet OF the finest
war vessels In the world. but will
have the greatest individual war
ships ever constructed. The limit
of vessels In size and effectiveness
has not been reached and already.
with the contracts for the two TWEEN.
ty-thousand-ton battleships OF the
Delaware type scarcely concluded.
naval officers are looking forward
TO the buildi.g OF vessels far greater
in size. strength and efficiency than
any yet planned"
The time Is near. when congress
viii authorize the building of one
or more OF the greatest battleships
ever conceived in the minds OF men
Even now naval constructors are
preparing for that work and tcnta-
tive designs already have been un.
der consideration. II Is perfectly
feasable to construct a battleship
OF 10000 tons. or even 10000 tons.
and It need surprise nobody II such
a ship, perhaps two of them. should
be authorized within the next four
or five years"
The construction OF such monster
war vsels few years ago would
have been considered wholly i'm.
practicable. but development OF
means. methods and facilities has
made II matter OF comparatively
easy realization. The idea, In fact,
has taken shape TO such an extent
that two and perhaps four great
battleships will be authorize d. in all
probability. by the next congress.
The members Of the house who are
reasonably certain to be on the naval
affairs committee have given some
consideration, during the past sum.
mer, 10 the recommendation to be
made by the committee in the next
naval appropriation bill. II practi.
cally has been determined. OF course,
In a tentative manner, that the con.
struction OF two war vessels of at
least 10000 tons each. and per.
haps of 25.OO0 tons each. will be
advocated This work is in perfect
accord with the policy OF the ad.
ministration and the recommenda.
ton OF the committee certainly will
have the support OF President Roose.
welt.
My opinion is that the committee
will recommend the construction OF
four battleships OF the most power
ful type" said Representative Bates.
or Pennsylvania, after discussing the
subject with his fellow members OF
the naval committee. ''and feel as.
surcd that congress will authorize
the building OF at least two at the
next session. II is proposed that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS
ONLY ONES TO CARRY.
RESULT WAS VERY CLOSE
High School Bonds Lost by Only
Three Votes-Ne9roes Voted
Solid Against the
Issue.

The result OF the election yester.
day for the issuance of bonds for
the construction of new high school
building. for Improvement In the wa.
terworks system, for the enlargement
of the sewerage system. and for
street improvements, resulted disas.
trously for the city builders.
The bonds lost In every case ex.
cept the street improvement bonds
which carried by majority Of g.
having received three more than the
required two.thirds vote.
The result was no surprise, as per
the statement made in yesterday s
Ardmorelte. when a prediction was
made that in all probability the vote
would be close either way, with
prospects favoring no side In partic
ular.
A number OF the large property
owners, and the negroes to man
voted against the issuance OF the
bonds on all four propositions, with
the property owners favoring more
street improvement bonds.
The vote by wards on the bond
question Is as follows:
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the projected vessels shall carry at
least ten twelve-inch guns. and. in
addition. the most powerful second.
airy batteries on any ships afoat"
Members Of congress and naval
officers. who have studied the plans
for the two sister ships of the
Delaware type--the 20.000ton bat
tleshlps-are enthusiastic over them
and now are looking to the time
when even those monsters will be
far surpassed in power and efficiency
by vessels many thousand Of tons
heavier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
The First Fair Of Oklahoma.

No event or attraction ever held
In the state will so interest and pro.
At the farmer, the stock raiser. the
fruit grower and the public general
as the State Fair OF Oklahoma,
which will be held October to l6
at Oklahoma City.
Nearly every state in the nation
has its State Fair and Oklahoma.
not to be ou,Gcne by her older sis.
ters purposes to give the greatest
show Of the year and while this is
her first annual fair, no efforts with
in the means of the management
are being spared to make IT the big
gest fair and exposition ever held in
the southwest.
Here YOU will find on exhibition
all of the finest products Of Okla
homa soil. proving by actual illus.
tration Shat can be done with the
Oklahoma farm. together with the
ways aud means of realizing to the
utmost the possibilities Of profitable
agriculture and stock raising.
A State Fair is the best and the
most profitable investment possible
for the betterment and advancement,
Of the whole people and Is a school
from which more practical and last
ing benfits can be obtained in a day
than can be acquired elsewhere in
so short time.
II promotes industry. fosters en-
terprise, generates competition. gives
fresh motive to the farmer and stock
raiser and encourages agriculture
while to the ladies', It affords a
friendly rivalry in the various de
partments OF home work.
The appropriation 'or me premium
and prizes will exceed more than
$50, 10000 and this large amount will
be awarded for exhibits of every
known product OF the farm, orchard
dairy. garden and all the breeds OF
live stock OF special interest to Ok
lahoma and the southwest, not to
mention the scores of household and
domestic arts and crafts for which
the good women OF Oklahoma are
justly famed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

United States Judge Emory Speer
OF the Southern district Of Georgia
recently had before his court a
typical mountaineer on the typical
Georgia charge OF Illicit dlstilling
What's you name?" demanded the
eminent jurIst. Joshua, jedge,
drawled the prisoner, Joshua, who
made the sun stand still?" smiled
the Judge, in amusement at the la
comic answer NO, sir. Joshua
who made the moonshine," answered
the quick-witted mountaineer, And
It is needless TO say that Judge
Speer made the sentence as light
as he possibly could, saying to his
friends in telling the story that wit
like that deserved some recompense
Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
OKLAHOMA AND ITS CRITICS.

The Philadelphia Ledger does not
like the constitution of Oklahoma
and II declares that II the presi
dent can find recorded definition
OF republican form of govern
ment' which will exclude the new
state from the union he will per
form a considerable service TO this
nation. II even goes so far as Ia
call Oklahoma new rotten
borough" Think OF that sort OF de.
nunciation coming from a newspa.
per published In what is generally
regarded as the most corrupt state
in the federation
Granting that there are expert.
mental features In the new state $
constitution, why should full.
nedged state with population OF
nearly 100000 be subjected TO
criticism from a state with the dark
record OF Pennsylvania? II is not
likely that oklahomas imperfect con.
stitution will ever be productive of
the rottenness which has been late.
ly revealed in Pennsylvania. The
governor who has been selected TO
execute the Oklahoma laws is in all
respects superiority TO Pennybacker,
recently chief executive OF Penn.
sylNania, and the two men nomi.
mated for the United States senate
IRON the new state are in every re.
spect better than Penrose, and in.
fnitely superior to the senator's from
New York, or Rhode Island. or
Connecticut, or New Jersey or Della.
ware
II Oklahoma's constitution experl.
ments are found to be impractical
the people will quickly repeal them
and return TO traditional lines.
II is not strange, in view Of the
distinguished example set by Mr..
Roosevelt, that the Oklahomans
should have tried to evolve methods
to solve existing problems. Their
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

lands will not be taken. Where only
a part of the allotment Is oil land,
the allottee may, II he desires, have
the application considered insofar as
It pertains to agricultural land only.
II is required that Mississippi Choc-
avs making application should pre-
sent proof from the commissioner to
the Five Civilized Tribes that they
have resided in the Choctaw or
Chickasaw country for period OF
three years. In case such proof can.
not be made, applications will not
be considered by the department
at this time
The new secretary of the interior
is carrying out the policy of the
removal of restrictions as he ad-
yanced in his speech here some time
since and in every case possible the
applicant gets his restrictions re-
moved on the surplus SO as to give
him an opportunity to sell the same
for the Improvement OF the home.
stead.
MIR. Cusey will remain here today.
and will be at Pauls Valley tomor-
row, and at Chickasha on Friday and
Saturday. Next week he will visit
the following points in the two ma.
tions: McAlester. Atoka, Durant, HUI
go. Antlers. Poteau, Sallisaw, Still
well. Westville and Tahlequah.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
Filth Sunday Meeting.

Following Is the program OF he
Fifth Sunday meeting to be held with
the Baptist church at Glenn, begin
ming Thursday night. before the 9th
Sunday in September. 1907:
Introductory sermon. Thursday
night. NJ. Hammons
Friday morning. o'clock-Devo-
tional service-B. F. Cooley.
9:30-Needs of the Baptist
churches of Oklahoma-D. n. Curb
and l.. b. Smelly.
1O:30-.The Needs or Enon Associ.
ation-J. b. Hays and J. NJ. Ham.
mons. d?
IL a. m.-Sermon.
2 p. m.--Devotional serv.ce--H. II.
Lindsey.
2:30--The Duty OF the Churches to
the Mission Work.. A. Wynne.
3:30-The Duty OF the Church to
the Pastor-A. c. Miller and II. c.
Baker.
Friday night-Sermon.
Saturday morning 8 o'clock-Devo-
tlOnal service-J. NJ. Barker.
s:So-The Duty OF the Pastor to
the Church-W. X. Selvidge and W.
W. Terry.
10:30-Why Should We Preach the
Gospel to the World-J. +. Young
and ]. A. Mccullough
Saturday 2 p. m.-Board meeting
Preachin gSaturday night and Sun.
day at IL o'clock.
]. L. JAMES. Pasto,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
NA0

The saloon people are still wonder.
ing why the new state went so dis.
tressing dry. II they had not let II
be known that they desired rather TO
defeat the constitution than abide by
the majority the result might have
been different.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
Wednesday, September IS, 1907.

Mark Twain has declined the
honor OF steering the president down
the Mississippi. Mr.. Twain has eyi.
IDENTIFY heard something OF the diff.
ficulties attending attempts to steer
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
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And now the man Hunter wants 10
enjoin the election board from count.
ing the ballots. He must hatch up
some scheme TO attempt to get the
returns Of the recent election into the
hands of the court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

Mr.. Rockefeller says he isn't go
ing to talk any more for publication.
Perhaps the American Press Humor'
lists neglected to send him an In
vitatlon to this weeks convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
.O$O

Now that the steamship companies
have entered the rccord-brcaking
business. we may expect ocean dis.
asters. as the efforts of the Ameri-
has cost hundreds of lives annually.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

A Kansas man has made a some.
what disconcerting discovery in con
nection with the now 2-cent rate
law in that state. lie finds that
his kinfolk visit him twice as often
as they did before 1t went into
effect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

Inquiry has disclosed the fact that
good roads I'm Massachusetts, cost
less than In New YORK. But that
Is simply a difference in the graft.
ing abilities of the ofnceholders in
the two cities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

What are your qualifications" he
was asked.
Yes"
We'll, suh." he said. muffin mo
ne'r less that des dat I'm all wool
en- yard wide. Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

Suppose. as an authority says. 1t
does cost more to bring up a girl
than boy They are worth the
difference. arn't they?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25


Oklahoma city usually has a way
of meeting every emergency. Many
OF the business men and property
owners OF that town were under the
Impression that statewide prohibi.
tion would lower real estate values.
Accordingly committee was sent to
Kansas City, Kansas. TO investigate.
The report OF that committee gives
every assurance that real estate val
ues do not depend upon the sale Of
whiskey. Property values In dry
towns Increase faster than In towns
where whiskey is sold and the Ok.
ahoma City people will begin az once
campaign OF advertising asking peo.
pie from every where TO make their
homes in Oklahoma City where there
are model moral surroundings. Prohi
bition had already carried when this
investigation was made and did any
body thing for one minute that any
other kind OF report would be made
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

bad luck.
Even people with push find It nee
DOLLINS THREE
essary to pull together.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

More than thirty.hve commercial
organizations from over the new
state have signihed their intention
OF being represented at the meet
ing to be held in Oklahoma City,
oct 10 and l6, when a state immi.
grafton society will be organized.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
Waterworks.
Sewerage.

Total vote cast s29. For sewerage
55l. against 27s. Lost by small mar
gin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

The averaga man is as particular
about getting his hair cut as a wom-
an is about seeing that her hat is
ON straight.
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Mr.. Hunter prepares his plans to.
day by which he will defeat state.
hood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

A Virginia banker reached for his
hat, which had blown of while he
was automobiling. and received seri.
Gus injuries. This demonstrates that
sooner or later disaster overtakes
those who grab for things.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

Curtain lectures should be deliver
ed behind the scenes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

There was a French count" said
William jennings Bryan. in the
midst OF little sermon on selfish.
ness who was travelling from Paris
to Monte Carlo. On his journey he
stopped at Mentone, where he sent
for his valet, who had preceded
MIN and was 10 have met him az
that point Alas! Monsieur. Door
Francois! | have just looked nv
last for him. lie was killed I'm
a railroad accident His corpse lies
on the outskirts OF Mentone. cut in
a hundred pieces' Ah!' murmured
the count rgretfully Then just
so back and fetch me the piece that
contains my trunk key. ."-Ex change.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25

Total for issuance of bonds $50,
against 2s4. Total vote cast S44. Lost
by vote OF three.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-25
Third Ward.
Fourth Ward


The recapitulation of the various
issues Is as follows: