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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24

The only college he ever graduated
from is the College Of Hard Knocks.
He is in close touch with the masses.
with whom his sympathies and interests
lie, and he is the local Secretary Of
the Farmers Educational and Coop
erative Union Of America, at McCool,
Miss. He is a charter member Of the
Woodmen Of the World and is a
Knight Templar Mason. George
Edwards began life as teacher in
the common schools Of the State. He
is a young man and has wife and
two girl children. For eight years he
was Private Secretary # Hon. John
Sharp Williams. and for three years
he was also Private Secretary Of Jas.
k. Vardaman. Mr.. Edwards refers
the people to Mr.. Williams and Gov.
Vardaman as to his fitness for the
Office. He is as safe as the rock of
GibraIter. -SunAower Tocsin.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
Hotel Counter sarcasm.

Some sharp pieces of sarcasm fash
across the hotel counters at times.
The other night an unkempt individ.
dal drifted into the Imperial, whose
appearance did not prove at all salts
factory to the clerk Sorry, we shall
nave to ask you to settle in advance"
raid the clerk. but you see we don't
know you" The response OF the ar
rival was cool What difference does
that maker" why, so many swim
dlers have done us lately, you see-.
"Oh, / thought there was professional
courtesy among swindlers" And he
walked out indignantlySan Fran
cisco Call
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
Story as Tcid and How the Bulbs
Brought Co:d Luck.

Very few people who see and admire
.he beautiful Chinese lilies know the
reason why this particular flower is
held in such favor in the orient. This
Is the story OF the origin as told by a
Chinaman.
Years and years ago a member Of
the celestial empire had two wives
whom he loved dearly because each
lad borne lin a son. While they were
still lads the father died and in set
Ting up the estate some difficulty was
encountered, for the man left his heirs
two pieces of land, one strip lying in
fertile and beautiful valley, the
other small ribbon of land bordering
the bed of a narrow stream. The for
mer land was known to grow anything
the country produced. while the latter
was counted utterly worthless.
1t was at first proposed that each Of
the two strips be divided in half and
section OF each be given to the two
heirs. But the mothers could not agree
upon the division and 1t was finally
arranged that one son should take the
rich land, while the other should take
the sterile piece
The valley strip yielded bountiful
harvests season after season and the
rocky one gave nothing until one day
the boy owner happened to notice a
tiny white, sweet-scented flower
blooming among the rocks and after
a careful study and examination 1t was
found to be the only one OF it's kind In
China The flower grew from a bulb
and the boy discovered that these
bulbs could be transplanted to similar
rocky soil without destroying their
growth.
Soon the bulbs ware in great de-
mand and when it was learned tina;
the flowers brought good luck to the
owner of the plant the boy had all he
could do to supply the market From
the sale of the bulbs he grew enor.
mously wealthy, while his brother
never made more than a good living
out OF his valley property.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
MIX 7eddlers Trick.

"Of course, in this city" said .
Philadelphia milk Inspector the
milk is pure, but I've been in some
towns where impure milk dealers have
played some funny lodges ON me
You know how work? Sneak along
the streets, hold up milkman, and
take a sample right OUT Of the can?
Wen, 1T has been common thing
when a milkman has known me by
sight for him to pretend to trip On
seeing me coming, fall headIong ant
upset his can of milk all over the
pavement. Yes, that trick worked
the first time, and wasted lot Of
pity on the man that played it,"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
NEW USE FOR DIPLOMAS.
Dressmakers Coul- Use Them TO Re.
assure Nervous Customers.

Many New York women who patron.
lie new dressmaker for the first
time PROFOUND an embarrassing ques-
ton:
Have you diplomat" they ask.
i didn't know what answer to make
to the first customer that put that
question to me-" said one dressmak-
er. Il certainly did not have di-
ploma. ] knew how to sew, but had
no certificate to that effect Finally
found that many women have suf-
fered so grievously at the hands of
incompetents that they were unwill-
ing to trust their work to a person
who could not show some guaranty OF
experience and efficiency, so, although
knew more about sewing than half
Of the fashionable dressmakers in
town, actually worked in one estab-
lishment for four months SO that
could point to printed diploma
which says, Formerly with Nine.
$1,000, Of Fifth avenue 1t pays any
dressmaker to arm herself with Gre
dentials of that kind. She ought to
have her diploma framed and hung
on the wall, like doctors diploma
so as to give confidence to doubling
customers. New York Sun.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
People Of NewfounGisnd Have NO
Need of hcteIs.

need scarcely say there are no
hotels on this coast. and consequently
no hotel bills. TheNtraveler selects
his own house when he enters a set.
tlemcnt, walks In and sits down ~
the stove. Indeed he scarcely wa.is
for the invitation to sit in" when ta>
family goes to meals, the people Of
this coast being much given to hos.
pitality, When night comes on he
simply takes off his boots and-stays.
1t may Sc he will have to share q
bunk with one of the household, or
perhaps he has a bed In the room; "
that depends ON his social position. II
ruc,n is sholt he will turn In on a
settle, o. simpsS lie down on the floor.
have slept on = settle under which
the hens lived in winter and rested
as soundly as on any feather bed, the
only inconvenience being that now
and again l had to grope after the
rooster, which persisted in thinking
It was morning long before I did
The first question asked Stranger
on his entering a house will not %
What Is your buslness?" 1t Is cel
tain to be Have you been to tea?"
For our national drink is tea, and q
man is seldom or never seen.
Indeed we have become a prohibition
Standard
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
The Man Who wins

The man who wins is the man who
works
The man who tolls while the next man
shirks;
THE man who stands in his deep
distress
With his head held high in the deadly
press
Yes, he is the man who wins.
The man who wins is the man who
knows
The value Of pain and the worth o.
Who lesson learns from the man
who fails
And a moral finds in his mournful
walls;
Yes, he is the man who wins
The man who wins is the man who
stays
In the unsought paths and the rocky
ways;
And, perhaps, who fingers, now and
then,
To help some failure to rise again.
And, he is the man who wins
And the the man who wins is the
man who hears
The curse Of the envious in his ears,
Bit who gets his way with his head
held high
And passes the wrecks Of the failures
by
For he is the man who wins
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
NEVER ON THE THIRrY-FIRsr.
5rldeoroom's Second Visit Would 30
One Day AfterWard.

Rev. DR.. William H. Fisburn, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church,
most sunshiny men in the world and
likes nothing better than a good,
wholesome joke, even If 1t is turned
against himself. He was visited in
his home on last St. Patrick's day by
prosperous looking couple who de-
sired his kindly ONCE in making them
one. The man was an ironmaster
from Pittsburg and the bride-elect
was Jersey woman. The business
was quickly dispatched and the happy
bridegroom came to the question 80
many in like fix ask the clergyman
Just suit yourself as to that" said
DR.. Fisburn as his eyes rested upon
thick roll Of bills the ironmastef
had dug out Of his trousers pocket.
We'll" said the newly. made husband,
las this is the seventeenth of March
I'll make it SIT, and good luck to
you" MY friend" said the dominic
II wish you the greatest happiness In
the world, but If ever you happen
to want me again Just call around on
the thirty-first of the month" NO,
sir" replied the bridegroom as he
walked away, "Tll come on the first"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
JEFF Davis for President.

Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, form
erly vice president of the United
States, is fond Of telling Of an odd ex-
perience he had shortly after the civil
war. AT that time David Davis was
much talked of as the man to run
against Gen. Grant for the presidency.
Al conference was held in Mr.. Steven
sons Bloomington residence, many
leading Illinois and other Democrats
being present. A good deal was said
about the possible candidacy Of Mr..
Davis, but no one happened to mem
ton his first name. After the confer
enee broke up Mr. Stevenson drew an
old farmer friend into corner and
asked his opinion. The farmer was
from the extreme southern end Of
Illinois. He said: well, Adlai, you
know I've followed your lead in poll.
tics for good while ana I'm going
to do ii now. But, honest, Adlai, don't
YOU think it's a leetle mite early to
nominate Jeff Davis?" - Chicago
Chronicle,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
Freaka q Natur,.

lyon never kin tell about natur', !"
said the Billyille brother; "she is all
the time cuttin' OF the most onexpect.
ed capers. l remember when Oh links
seen the icicles hangin' on his peach
trees that cold spring we had--how he
got mad an sold out fer Sc. and the
man who bought him out that year
made $500 on the deal; but he had ten
git the high sheriff an two deputies
to go with him to gather the crop, for
Oh links always met him with a shot,
gun LOADED to the muzzle-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
Moorish Idea of Feminine Beauty.


The amiabiIity Of Moorish women
strikes me greatly, says writer in the
National Review. visited SINE tho
other day, and they were full of kind
ly interest, They liked my fair hair,
they liked my clothes; one old crone
suggested how lovely should be were
I to paint my cheeks brilliant red,
stain my under lips coal black, adding
three black vertical lines on my fore.
head and one In the middle Of M
chin, also stain my teeth with walnut
Juice, my hands with lIenna! there
fore rubbed my cheeks with my hand
kerchief till they turned crimson; that
amused them highly, and they laughed
and said needed no paint, but did
need henna and bIackingF
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24
w.nted ~ JnderstandIno.

'You have alienated my wife's af.
fections," said the visitor, and there
was CLINT in his eye sand said
the man addressed, with covert
sneer, 'you propose to seek financial
salve?" "Salve nothing replied the
visitor. Il came merely to offer sym.
patlny and to remark that 4 my hons
II broken lib the bull pup ID my Per.
sonal property, and don't yoH Tor
get r."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24

Gen. Pau, who succeeded in COM
mand at Nancy, France, Gen. Rail-
oud. relieved VI his command for
talking too much, apparently has
resolved not to be guilty Of that
fault His order 81 the day. in TAX
ing charge, has this Appointed ~
command the twentieth corps 4 take
over the command Of that army corps
from this day forward. Z
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-07-24

OF all the men who are aspiring to
cubic Office this year, we do not
know Of any man more competent or
.sorthv than George r. Edwards. Jr-
vi AHaIa County. who is a candidate
for the nomination for Treasurer oE
VAL STATE 81 Mississippi Mr.. Edwards
y; \ pIain, everyday Mississippian.
IIe sorunr from tie ranks Of the COM
,,.on neopIe and knows what i Is 70
handle lhe snutiy snd p ne chunk,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
The First Month Of the Sistieth
Conuress,

This Is an old, old story to people
who watch the methods of our ma
tional legislature. Yet 1t is a story
that cannot be told too often until
the evils which it illustrates are
corrected. The members OF this con
gress were elected to 1t in the fall
of 1906. Many of them are new
members on both sides of the house.
The democrats, though still in the
minority, have increased their num-
bers by thirty-one. In the senate
though still in the minority they have
just enough to prevent the repub-
licans from having a lwo-thirds vote
II all democrats act together, and
that is an important fact. But the
point worth bringing out is this.
The men who were elected to con.
gress In November of 1906 were
sworn in in December, 1907. During
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
(By Willis J. Abbott

Ardmoreite Special.
Washington Dec. 23.-Some news.
paper stories are amusing enough to
admit of just little attention
not seriously, but just as passing
phase of political folly. one Of these
has great place in certain Washing
ton newspaper today. II is alleged
that New Jersey democrats desire
Mr.. Grover Cleveland to be head
Of the delegation from that state.
and a very prominent democrat of
New Jersey insists that such an
honor conferred upon Mir Cleveland
would not necessarily imply any
hostility % Mr.. Bryan. The latter
part Of the statement, think is
probably true. But certain news
papers think that 1t is device
to force the denomination Of Gro
yer Cleveland. thing unthinkable
MIR. Cleveland did his services to
democracy in his younger days. and
amonk young democrats as carried
him into the white house Once es.
tabished he created such revul
sion of democratic spirit as to keep
his own party out of power, for al
most twenty years. 1t is not proba-
bic that MIR. Cleveland would ac
cept nomination as delegate at
large. 1t Is less probable that 1t will
he rendered him. And the least
probable thing of all Is that #
he should 20 TO the Denver conven-
tion he could exert personal in.
fluence which would sway any ap
probable number of delegates toward
his well known and undemocratic
views.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23

The Oklahoma Board Of Dental
Examiners desires the name and ad-
dress of every dentist practicing in
the Indian Territory side OF the new
state, at once. So, II all those who
have not already done so will fur.
nish the secretary Of the board with
this information. blanks for regis.
tration will be sent them and as
soon as the board has this informa.
tion they will meet and register all
those entitled TO registration under
the provisions OF the constitution.
The board has set Jan. 2Sth to Goth
for this purpose at a meeting TO be
held at Muskogee, but will meet
sooner II the above request is
promptly complied with. Please give
this matter your prompt attention,
and thus expedite matters.
A. c. HIXON. Secretary.
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23

Fresh oysters and fish at the
Grand Leader. 20-i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
Justice WIN be Done

We. the undersigned, cannot sub
scribe to and affiliate with the Plumb
ers and Gas Filters union that has
recently been organized in our city.
For we do not believe It was legally
formed with Justice and fairness to
its members and to the public. We
are not antagonisic to Unions, and
believe Unions can be formed and
operated both beneficial to its mem
bers and with fairness to the public.
Now, In justice to ourselves, we will
not recognize the above Union,
but operate our business as before.
and ask the public and other Unions
to be patient and justice will be
done. Very respectfully,
w. A. PRIDE.
HOLMAN & BEST.
SPREKELMEYER co.
ARDMORE GAS FITTING co.
STEVENS, KENNERLY &
SPRAGINS co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23

the month Of December the house
of representatives has not been in
session more than ten days Of five
hours each The senate has. on
the surface. been more duuml. It
has been in session nearly five days
out of each week but its sessions
have seldom exceeded two hours n
day. There is an excuse for the house
due to the system "f congressional
procedure which has grown up after
nearly u century's practice. The
real work of the house is done in
committees. The speaker appoints
the committees. lie has TO shift
some four hundred men from this
post to that TO try to get acquainted
with the new men and judge Of
their capacity To try To satisfy po-
litical ambitions and to endeavor TO
prepare for active work in the house
after the committees shall finally
nave uffI uNl'lllllllfu upon.
| am no particular admirer OF
Speaker Cannon, but can recall
that when was boy in school
| used to be given arithmctical prob
lens, asking II you were given
ten numbers how many different
combinations you could make of them
If these numbers were not merely
insesate, but men, politicians With
ambitions and with influence be
hind them, 1t would take pretty
strong man to figure out quickly
how TO place them. But how much
more so when there are practically
four hundred. OF course everybody
knows that Speaker Canon will ar.
range his committees for political
purposes chiefly. The dominant force
OF each committee will be made of
men who stand either for him or
for something he has in view. Peo.
pie really are wondering why he
appointed Mr.. Nicholas I,ongworth
the presidents son-in law, on the
most important committee of all
though the whole Ohio DELEGATION
with the exception OF Mr.. Long
worth himself, recommended another
man. And by the way It might be
Interesting on this very subject tC
point out the fact that the house o
Representatives has perfect rgh
to select as its speaker "A man VIII,
Is not member of the house, nor
member OF the administration. Moth
Ing but time honored precedent ha!
forced the selection OF a membe
as speaker. 1t might not be sur
prising to see the English system
adopted. and man free from tn,
petty cabals OF house politics. chosen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
Injunction for cortelNon.

The question Of judge at the ma.
tional capital are many; the problems
submitted to him are divers. The
same Asley Gould who has cniuincd
, the Federation OF Labor from sug
gestiug to its members whore they
should or should not buy goods. fol
lowed that injunction within twenty.
four hours by calling upon the sec.
retary of the treasury, who is Incl
dentally candidate for the prcsi
dency to show cause why he should
not be restrained from making al.
lotments of certain Panama Canal
bonds.
Coming as this does upon the heels
OF Senator Tiillman's cNcoriation of
the financial methods Of the treasury
department, 1t is matter Of some In.
terest to lawyers. financicrs and the
public alike. The legal questions In
volved. by possible Injunction for.
ing the allotment Of these bonds.
are 90 many and too complicated to
be set forth in this correspondence
The wide financial effect ON the
country. especially on Wall street,
Of this hitch in plan devised by
Morgan and Rockefeller and consum.
mated by Roosevelt and Cortelyou, Is
certain to interest the people and fl.
nanciers alike.
But the principal thing Is that the
moral effect Of such an injunction.
especially upon the secretary of the
treasury and others even higher up,
should be such as to engonder in
them that respect for law which they
do not seem to have. Right is right.
and when any agent of the people.
even a president. misconstrues a pub
lie statute clearly framed for his spc.
cific purposes so as to allow him to
divert the public's money In an un
authorized manner, 1t is high time
somebody raised a howl or registered
4 KICK. The republicans were loud
enough in their protests against the
Cleveland bond issue of '93. which
had far more warrant in law than
the one tney now pretend entities
Roosevelt and Cortelyou to a niche
in the hall of fame.
But If 1t is bad enough to hav,
an Illegal bond issue; it is woe tC
have an unfair one. Bonds that should
be sold only to the highest bidder
certainly should not be parcelled ou
TO few national banks, who des
pite their lower bids are made IA
vorites in the governments allotment
No restraining order can come toe
soon or be too drastic put an enc
to such a pernicious practice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
New Trouble for Taft.

Judge Ashley VI. Gould is Judge
Of the supreme court of the District
OF Columbia. To that office he was
appointed by President Mckinley
and in that Office he is well known
as a man of integrity and without
intent, delivered to the Taft boom
one OF its hardest blows.
As is well known, the Federation
Of Labor and most other labor or.
CARNATIONS, print in their publication
lists OF what they Ill "rnf5 ir
shops" The same thing 's done
by such firms as the consumers
LeagueC which exists for the pur.
pose of persuading people to buy
goods at stores and shops which do
not employ children under age. and
which do not subject women clerks
to conditions that are intolerable
and at some times indescribable.
There are other organizations of the
same sort trying TO influence pub
lc sentiment in the same way. The
most they say inAeir publications is,
| do not quote literally; this is the
white list. the others We cannot
recommend.
On application of a stove company
doing business in Missouri. Justice
Gould has issued an Injunction
against the American Fedaerationist
restraining them from publishing lists
of this sort. OF course 1t will not
become fully effective until passed
upon by the supreme court of IN,
United States. But the national in
terest in 1t comes from the fac
that Justice Gould based his de
cision upon one rendered by Judg,
William II. Taft, then circui
judge in Ohio, now candidate 70
the presidency. In brief Juge Goul,
finds in Judge Taft's opinion prohibit
ing the mere advice of one membe
OF an organization to others that the,
should not deal with certain hostil
corporations, viloation of the law
His whole argument is based upoi
the Taft decision. His whole decision
rests upon the hostility Of Taft t.
the unity of labor for its own protec
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23

Folsom, Cornish; Simon l.. Foreman,
Cornish; Ola Lewis. nee MARROW ,Hick-
ory; James Russell, Hugo; Willie
oxford Atlee; Himilton Dillard, Kel-
Ter; Alice Garner. Alex; Lille Min
kers. Harrisburg; Reder Robinson.
nee Alexander, Marietta Granger
Spain, Ara; Bartemus Tupper, Ryan;
Nicholas Woulridge. Ron.
Chickasaws:-Julia Bauman, nee
Wslmer. Wynnewood; Tommie Har-
ris, Tishomingo; Matte Kimball, nee
Worsham, Hewitt; Willie B. McIane,
Woodford; Tom Pound, Alex; Sine
on Worcester, Wapanucka.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
CURRENT TOPICS AT CAPITAL
BLOW GIVEN THE TAFT BOOM

Therefore It appears that the we'll
known hostility of Secretary Taft to
the methods OF their own self prcscr.
vation OF labor organizations. has
been warmly approved 10y this repub.
lican Justice OF the supreme court Of
the District OF Columbia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23

Mesdames j. A. Madden and A. II.
Palmer will give a shower TO Mr..
William Kendall and bride next
Wednesday afternoon from 3 to
O'Clock, at the horne OF Mrs. ]. A.
Madden.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
Alumni Notice.

All of the alumni of the Ardmore
High School are respectfully invited
to attend meeting to be held Mon
day evening, O'Clock sharp, at
the home of w. X. Moore. in South
west Ardmore.
WILL Il. MOORE, President.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
Attention Eastern Star.

Regular meeting OF Ardmore Chap
ter Order OF Eastern Star Monday
evening at 1880. A full attendance
of the members is requested.
BESSIE PALMER, w. NJ.
LAURA EDDLEMAN, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-23
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.
New List Of choctaws and Chicks
saws Who May Sell.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 23.-Follow-
ing is a list OF Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians, whose restrictions
have been removed:
Choctaws:-Adaline Allen, Tisho-
mingo; Eliza Alexader, Marietta /;
Reuben Anderson, Pontotoc; Arthur
T. Dickerson, Durant; Orphelia Z.