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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
SCHOOL LAND BILL
PETITIONS WILL BE RECEIVED
UP TO JULY i5-URoENT RE.
QUEST MADE BY MURRAY.

Guthrie, Okla, July Speaker
Wm. II Murray will leave tomorrow
for Denver. He stated that he had
made an effort 90 raise the petitions
for the school land bill before he
left, but on account Of many OF them
coming in in bad shape so that they
could not be used under the law. they
are short about 5000. He requests
all persons who have petitions 20 con.
tinue the work and try 10 hax, them
in here by the 10th day OF July He
stated that under the law they had
until September to get on the ticket.
but had TO have them in At once II
they got an argument printed on he.
half OF the bill and distributed at the
expense Of the state upon primary
election day in August, which is I'M
portant for the bill He Is certain
now with active work that the re
naming ones will be raised. lie re-
Vu'N'0 an I'l 0'H0 Nhllc H' 10 E'H'
to Denver TO write or wire Joel NJ.
Sandlin, private secretary tc the gov.
ernor, Guthrie, Okla, whel additional
petitions are desired. Upon return
ing from the Denver convention MIR.
Murray states that he will continue
this work until 1t is completed. He
s'A,os that very little o?ru. IN has
l,"d presented to the bill. hut that
most Of the farmers who received
petitions were busy with their crops
and were unable to get out to cir.
culate them. II requires s per cent OF
all voters to secure an initiative Pc
tition. or a little upward OF 210OO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
$1,000 for Fireworks.

Sulphur, Okla, July The COM
mittec on arrangements for the fol- n
OF July celebration has received a
thousand dollar consignment of fire
works which will be fired from the
cliff near the Nendomc over ;hc
crowds which will be collected in the
national park on the night Of the
fourth TO witness the big fireworks
display
Delay in commencing treatment for
a slight irregularity that could have
been cured quickly by Foley's Kidney
Remedy may result in a serious KID
ney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy
builds up the worn out tissues ami
strengthens these organs Commence
taking It today. Sold by all druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
Married at Sulphur.

sulphur, Okla, July Luther VI.
Roselle of Alto, Cherokee county,
Texas, wealthy and noted east
Texas fruit and truck farmer mar.
ried Miss Myrtle Walden late yes
terday afternoon, in the presence OF
large number of health and pleas
ure seekers at Pavilion springs in
the national park. Miss Walden was
a pretty Arkansas belle whom Mr.
Roselle met at the Pavilion springs
"a year ago while outing at this re-
sort
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
Coast is for Bryan.

San Francisco, july THE dem.
ocracy of the Pacific coast is solid
Tor Bryan. All doubt as 10 this has
been dissipatcd by the enthusiasm
of the delegates, who will be on the
ground early to boos. Bryan, and
by the large number OF party lrlI
crs and politicians who will 20 from
the coast states to Denver with the
same object in view Reports roC,,y.
ed here today indicate that the coast
states will have a larger representa-.
tion of shoutcrs at the Denver gath
ering than at any previous national
convention ;n the history Of the
country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02

Pi.tsburE Pa, July . Pennsyi-
vauia delegates who favor Bryan for
the presidency accompanied by a
number of shouters who will take
part in the Pennsylvania dcmonstra.
tiuns at Denver. left rittsburg on a
special train today. The party Is
scheduled to reach Lincoln Neb.. on
Saturday morning and will celebrate
the Fourth at the home Of Bryan.
Denver will be reached Sunday morn.
ing. The members of the party are
ubilant and declare that the Den.
Yer convention will be- only a ratitI-
cation meeting for the Peerless One.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
Clans Gather In south.

Atlanta, Ga, July All over the
south today the democratic clans
are gathering to go to Denver and
within the next day or two special
trains will be speeding toward the
Colorado metropolis, loaded to the
guards with the pick and pink of Dixie
democracy. While the Georgia dele
gates are in no wise enthusiastic
for Bryan. most of them realize that
opposition is hopeless and they will
probably faill in line with the Other
southern delegations which are com
mittcd 10 the Nebraskan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
To Nominate President.

New York, July 2.-Another pres.
idential candidate will enter the race
as a result of the national convention
here OF the Socialist Labor party, TO
begin tomorrow. Many delegates have
arrived, but no agreement on pres
idcntial ticket has been reached over.
lures with the Socialist party lead.
ers have apparently failed and Dcbs
will not be indorsed. BY reason Of
his South American birth, Daniel De
Leon, leader of the party, is not eli.
gble for the presidential nomination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
EDUCATING THE NEGRO.
Booker T. Principal Speaker at the
Educational Convention.

Cleveland, Ohio, July l-Oliy one
general session of he national ed
ucational convention was held today.
This took place in the evening when
Booker T. Washington, president of
Tusnege institute, Tuskcgee, Ala,
talked on negro education and the
nation.
Throughout the day the delegates
We're divided into several small groups
each discussing the science of their
various lines of work in teaching.
over a dozen such meetings We're
held, at which instructive papers were
read and various topics discussed
A movement has been started
among the educators to have Ne
United States government take more
active part in educational matters.
They desire that the bureau Of edu-
cation be extended so as 10 take in
much OF the work that is now done
by the association,
Congress will bee appealed to to
enlarge the appropriation for the
bureau OF education that this may
be done
The association asks that it be
placed upon a basis similar TO the
agricultural department,
The matter OF selecting the next
president and the place for the hold
ing OF the next annual convention
are topics of discussion. The election
will take place tomorrow at noon
Those prominently mentioned for the
presidency are DR.. W, o. Thompson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AT TAM.
MANY WIGWAM TO-DAY.
WILL Be FIVE SPECIAL TRAINS
Modest Estimate Of Expense OF the
Party viii be $751; 5,ooo-Six Hun.
dred and Fifty Braves Take
Up the Trail.

New York. July 2.-There is hurry
and hustle today at the wigwam Of
Tammany, where the finishing
touches are being added TO the prep.
arauons for the start to Denver to.
morrow. About $50 braves will make
up the party They expect to have
oodlcs Of fun, under the leadership
of Big Chief Murphy and they
expect to pay at least Sll5,O0O for
it, This is the most modest estimate
of those in charge Of the de luxe
excursion to the milc-high town. The
arrangements include the provision
of a liberal quantity of all varieties
Of snakc-bite remedy The braves
have heard that there are lots of
serpents out in the Wild and woody
ana undiscovered country to which
they are going and they will not 80
unprepared
Five special trains will carry $50
braves to the great pow.wow. Two
trains will 20 over the New York
Central, two over the Pennsylvania
and one over the Erie railroad All
will be made up of cars de luxe.
Upon arriving in Denver the Tam.
many men will parade with martial
music before going to headquarters
at the Brown Palace hotel They oN-
pect to make fine appearance, head
ed by Big Chief Charles f. Murphy.
The cost of transportation for each
brave will be $50 the round trip,
with 81 extra for a berth. II is
estimated that each man will eat
and drinks worth.
The total cost of transportation is
figured at s65oOO, with $4,000 more
to make a big show in Denver.
Tom" Smith, secretary of Tam
many Hall, the most famous man OF
that name east OF Pixies Peak. has
charge of the excursion. SO the trir
is bound to be success no matter
who is nominated
II has been arranged that the
trains en- route TO Denver will stoI
more than two hours at Kansas City
and Omaha, Sunday, in order to al
low the Tammanyites to 20 tC
church.
Maurice Featherson, who is not OF
good terms with Charles f. Murphy
has arranged to lodge his delegates
away from the rest of the Tamman!
braves. When Secretary Tom Smitl
went to Denver some weeks ago {,
engage quarters far the Tamman!
contingent he included in his arrange
ments lodging for the Feathersoi
men. But Featherson has obtaine,
spccial accommodation for himsel
and his men. He thinks that he an
his friends will enjoy themselves NOR
and feel less restrained if they ar
lodged under some other roof tha
that which tovers the Tamman
. chief.
William J, Bryan's representative
in this city have engaged a specii
train for themselves and other az
mirers of the Peerless one who wis
to attend the convention. The ~
p will cost Sis, including meals, an
at Denver the Bryanites will sleep
c the cars. The train will be stoppc
at Lincoln, Neb., for a visit to NJ
Bryan al his home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02

Little Rock, Ark. July 2-Arkan.
sas democrats are beginning to gather
today for the tIip TO Denver, which
will start tomorrow \ special train
will carry the Arkansas delegates
and Bryan boomers to the Colorado
capital, whore they will arrive Sun
day morning and Immediately get
in line With the other Bryan enthu-
siasts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
WILLIAM w. WRIGHT,

Compiler Indian
lhas. J. Happier. Chas. II. Merilliat
Compiler "Tndian Active Court
Laws and Treaties" Practitioner
kAPPlER & MERIllAT,
Attorneys and Counse,ors at Law
Practice before all Courts; Con
sress. Government departments and
Commissions. Indian Cases spe
cialty.
Office, Bond Bldg, Washington ID. C
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
WILL BUILD FACTORY.

Patentees Would Erect $4,000 Fac
tory in Sulphur for Inventions.
sulphur Okla, July w. u. and
Roy j. Weir OF Winsboro. Texas.
have contracted with the commercial
club TO build a thirty thousand do,ld-
factory I'm sulphur for the purpose Of
manufacturing a number of inyon
tious which the Wcirs have patclt.
ed One of their inventions is an
armor for rubber hose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02

Kodol vii wirout doubt help any
one who has stomach disorders or
stomach trouble. lake Kodol today
and continue it for the short time
that It is necessary to give you com.
u'ctc relief KoIol is sold by W. B.
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02

Milwaukee, Wis, July ARRANGE
ments have ben made for a SPECIAL
to take the Wisconsin delegates ana
other democratic leaders of the state
to Denver. The party will make
a pilgrimage to the Bryan home at
Lincoln, and will arrive in Denver
the day before the convention opens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
Pennsylvania Delegates.

Philadelphia, Pa, July "A special
train left Philadelphia early today,
carrying the Guffeyites and the dem.
ocratic stalwarts TO Denver. Stops
will be made at Harrisburg, Pitts,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
LOST

" mite and black tieked setter bitch,
8 months old, had string about neck.
A reward Of $25 will be paid for con-
viction OF thief, II stolen. Notify j.
3. Spragins, Ardmore. Stf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02

burg and other cities TO take on
other delegates. The Bryan men will
have special train OF their own.
leaving Pittsburg today Nearly all
of the Philadelphia delegates left on
the machine train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

to come in and applaud your virtue under the guise
of exalted hospitality"
But all the other Congressmen's wives in the
hotel thought it was such great honor being asked
to White House musicale 1 exclaimed.
Didn't they know that these affairs not
we'll, awfully exciting?"
Even this modified criticism made Amos give an
Indian side roll of the eye. He is getting wary!
But Mr. Teale that l needed coaching in the
Washington game, and without looking over his
shoulder for sharpers he went at it in the he pfu
way like much. No, the public reception is
the limit of White House entertainment for the
ma ority of Congressman wives And those who
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therefrom you would be scheduled as woman
who was not only foolish as to make social
break, but twice foolish to own up to it.
80 here's to the Congressman S wife who ma kes
her husbands career in Washington rounded
by discreet assimilation OF the social honors
offered"
Mr. Teale lifted his wine glass to me, and it did
ring like gracefully inspiring advice; but it seemed
Eta, a little like the time Snowman came to
Hopeville inspiring curiosity by 81 horse with
his head where his tail ought to be" when, after
our solitary inspection of the animal calmly swing
ing his tail the feed trough went forth with
faxed enthusiasm youthful countenances
rather than betray sell to the nickeess young
sters waiting outside.
HOWEVER, the first law of Congressman wife S
IL being would look like Longfellow line turned
somersault. Apparently she must make it seem
that things are what they are not" For instance
the little fly away wife, with six children at home
said to the other day:
Its so nice to happen to know Congressman
Pearson, because he goes calling everywhere, and
when you have him to talk to it somehow looks as
if you were acquainted with lot of people: Not
that care to know all these people, most OF them
are frghtfu1ly common, anyway,-but you must
seem to know or you're just not in it in Washing
ton society"
And even dear, crystal souled Mrs Todd said ex-
tenuatingly, as preen1ng herself poute1
pigeonwise passed out of her drawing room, Poor
Mrs Congressman Lenox! believe she affects that
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to meself I'll go down and give fri nd Rural some
tips in home doins and Ill be after paying me
compliments to the President at the same time,
says l, an assure him that every Employee of the
Mike Kelley Wooden Works and Coal Scoops as don't
whoop it up for another term for him II get
bloody nose he'll reminder the mornln of next
lection day,
Amos's face and throat worked if he swal
loving Large ha And iou anse
of partng,-the under half representing the neces-
sity of keeping in with his State boss, while the
upper cap pressed for a diplomatic concealment
from this home folks +" of the microscopic exist
of Congressman, as viewed from the
White House telescope But the bitter powder of
personal embarrassment did not leak out, and
Amos took his medicine and little later presented
himself in the Executive waiting room with funny
little old Mike Kelley hanging like dinner bucket
And here 1 sing again the Greek chorus of g You
Never Can Tell"
Their cards had sooner gone the way of
nickel in the slot, than the President secretary
out, striding hurriedly up to them and SWING
ing his if to keep off the other visitors like
Mr. Kelley, he said, and began to retrace his forced
march back to the Holy of Holes And Amos said
Mike Kelley shot along in his wake like a steam
tug. Amos followed, l suppose, like a big liner
towed into port.
At any rate, when Amos reached the door of the
Presidents private Office, there that cartoon
of the labor vote bringing his down to meet
the Presidents extended hand with a regular coal
pick slug. and calling out as if bossing a gang of
terriers:
You're all right, Mr.. President. Go ahead wild
your sthrong centril governmint What we want
is sthrong man. like yerself, to make things hum
like perlicemans rattle and off the thievin
scamps But We must hang all the anarchs first,
Mr.. President, anarchy II bust yer fine rule I've
bunch of anarchs out in me own mines but !
know everyone of them and I'll be Pl'ased to hand
them all over to We to be hung
Then the President asked some questions which
showed that he fully informed to the political
divisions and control of State, and drew out
hat cutie hoes he fall e6 and
as picturesquely Solomon.
Just think, Eta, the President had never heard
of Amos, the member of Congress, when we came
here, yet he had evidently had his eye admringly
this literate mill and mine owner for sometime.
And the essence of You-Never-Can-Te lness lies in
the fact that social entrance to the White
House to this rough wedge.
For the President insisted that Amos should
bring Mike Kelley back to lunch that day; and the
old fellow talked of his emigrant struggles, and the
frontier times in our State when his only had
died from exposure, so suddintly,' he always
says. THAT for time l didn't know which of the
two of us had gone beyont
Of course you and l know that he beat that son
and drove him to his death in drunken fury; but
guess Mike Kelley has what is called temperament
farther up the social
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whose voice sounded throaty
and faded, compared with Cap
tain Roderique's, sang of love.
with a shipper at the front row
and of war, with beetle browed
challenge to the crystal chan
deliers. Then a child violinist,
with trembling little brown
claws for hands, quavered away
over some chain lightning runs
and there were some piano
solos by a woman whose an
atomy was much more interest
ing than her playing; for the
battlemented edge of her low
cut bodice was evidently held
in place by dabs of black ad-
hesive plaster, and two corners
became detached as she pun
ished the keyboard, reminding
one of the biblical statement
anent the leopard's limitations,
Out in the State dining room,
where a buffet supper was
served, suddenly we came upon
Mr.. Teale. He was the big DO,
No one could have regarded
presence with pity.
"Oh, what l know about 20,
greeting.
1 thought he must be refer
home in the cab with Capt;
night; but l was not quick wit
l felt as if l were going down fc
Baptist church tank. | looked
for something to steady my e,
head trophy of a presidential h
me. Then l realized that Amos
Amos, was unconsciously savin
Don't think we took thos'
pride of our YOUTH" he answer'
it wise to fill in the mourner''
the back rows for gathering la
"How did you like the must
hoping that a beseeching look
Teale to lay the ghost. But
that had imposed my guilty C
for his chance shot of persif1a
and in a momentary gathering
reserve l saw that whatever he
incident, torture could not ha
him. l thought he looked at
In a second, though, he laue
bending forward included Amo
fidence. I've had more fun
encO1
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impressive Oe1ledIlOI, IlOC OcSduSC ShC
believes she is of importance, but to
stituents who do think So,
But 1 thought wife's snobbism had
been the boil weevil in several con-
gressional vote fields" l objected, and
added triumphantly, Congressman Pit
man was defeated just because his wife,
after two winters in Washington, declared
she wouldn't buy spool Of thread in
their Western town"
MY child" said Mrs. Todd impress
sively there is tiny residue to my
sweeping assertion the other day that a
Congressman's wife can be of no help.
and that lies in the suggestion that she
make herself a clinical thermometer to
take the temperature of their home dis
trict and maintain herself at the regis
tered point, be it the mark of the snob
or the Hey, Rube!' level"
You will see from this metaphor that
Mrs Todd's back shop is still the sick
room And indeed all Washington seems
to want to keep watch there with her.
There is an Irish funeral array of car
riages passing under the porte cochere
most of the time. And besides the formal
card leaving line there is generally re-
quest to see Mrs. Todd or some one dele
gated by her to accept these calls OF
sympathy
So it happens that she has turned to
me, and l give you my word, Eta,
Beulah Rural of Hopeville receiving those
personages of errnine pillow muffs and
foreign noticed brougham doors, IS a
sight to make the glass rattle in that
,rch memorial window to Anoss grand
There even seems to be a memorial window
vn mind for the quaint, righteously in
lie new Congressman S wife who has slipped
ough the remodeling fingers of Washing
lay just before going down to the drawing
), Todd's maid came up to me before the
began to pick out the ends of my hair
em curl over her fingers.
an automobile tousle, please, Marie" L
ughingly and then suddenly caught my
lie mirror with an expression as worldly
ubtle workmanship on my new Grape
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farther up the social
scale. At any rate.
he can make a moving
tale of it, and the
President and his wife
were greatly moved,
The President in
parting thanked Amos
for bringing that
grand old man into
his world, called him
the matrix in which
is composed our citi-
zenship," and-two
days later we received
Our invitations to a
White House musi-
Gale.
A MUSICALE in the
"A East room is a
much more personal
summoning, you know,
than being included in
the list of a thousand
for each of the big
evening receptions
like the diplomatic;
but | felt really smaller
among the two hund
see a soul that l knew
And when Amos ar
the camp chairs gath
East room, l felt eve
terial voice would rise
Beloved" There WEI
to know each other w
and comment on the
seemed to accept the
as a good bluff IMPLY
environment, and thel
down solemnly as Ann
By and by Mrs. Pr
ton by the door, and
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have advanced beyond the
going down the line at
those functions do what
you will do if you are a
sensibly ambitious little
woman, imply great glories
by silence.
The social fringe uses its
imagination about these
matters, and strange to say
you will lose prestige by
disillusioning them. If you
should answer the Rainey
ladies' inquiries about this
evening, by a frank confess
sion that the reception was
stupid enough to make one
sleepy, and the music bad
enough to keep one awake,
they'd simply add this to
their photographed prem
Use that a snub is all that
dins the delight of partici
patton in the inner circles.
and in the oblique deduction
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encouragement OF I'M
recognized genius by Mr..
President is all right; but
while charity begins at
home it seems a little
hard to expect your friends