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to be in need of some general cleaning
and repairs, and the walls below the gall
lery were given careful attention by the
decorators. Time and use had done their
part in causing some of the paint and
plaster to scale off and to give the re-
mainder dingy appearance.
Floors Rest on Thing.
1t is not generally known that the floors
of the Senate and House chambers rest
on white enameled thing. with little walls
at frequent intervals to support the wood
en- floors with firmness. OF course. the
wooden floors are covered with carpet.
which can be cleaned thoroughly by the
aid of the vacuum process The board
floors and the tile beneath can be washed
thoroughly. Every day when the Senate
is In session cleaners pass beneath the
floor and with sponges wipe the spaces
clean. The air for ventilatins and heating
is brought from intake towers out on the
Capitol grounds and is perfectly clean.
The naval affairs committee room and
the room on the floor Immediately above
It have been enlarged during the summer
vacation by removing the walls between
them and the rooms next to the air shaft.
throwing the whole into one large room
on each floor. This sort OF work goes on
more less every summer. and now that
there is less pressure on the Office space
in the Capitol building. due To the COM
pletion of the House and Senate office
buildings, 1t is likely that several COM
mittee rooms will be enlarged by the
removal of partitions.
On the House end the painters and dec
orators found work in touching up the
rooms of the military affairs committee,
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures and the pensions committee. The
committee on printing will find improved
quarters made by opening doorway be-
tween room granted by the committee
on reform in the civil service and an ad-
dittional room given up by the committee
on territories. There was renovating of
the paint in the enrolling room. the rooms
of the committees on manufactures. COM
merce and labor and old rivers and .har-
bors committee rooms now given over to
the committee on reform in the civil Serv-
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W. HEN Uncle Sam Starts in

WI HEN Uncle Sam Starts in
w to Clean House" at the
Capitol 1t Means That Some
$50 Carpenters, Painters, La
borers, Machinists, Electri-
clans, Scrub Women and
Others Will Be Kept at Work
for About Five Months
Even the Fire Department is
Called on to Help, and One of
the Fire Engines is Used for
Days to Pump a Stream OF
Water Over the Goddess Of
Liberty and the Outside of
the Big Building and Wash
Off the Dirt-But When the
Work is All Done the Build
ing is Spick and Span, Re-
furnished, Shining Like the
Face of a Schooiboy on the
First Day He Answers Roll
Call, and is in Every Way
Ready for the Reception OF
Congress-That Annual Task
is Now Almost Completed
It is an Interesting Story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

extremes of which terminate at the goal
post The players consist of two OppoS-
ing elevens. They lined up with five
forwards on each side. facing each other
in the center of the field, something after
the manner in whoa the center, guards
and tackles Of loot ball eleven line
up against each other only. of course.
in this game. especially as played by
women. there is none Of the ferocity
which marks the fayorite .rid!ron s tct
Back of each line stand three half
backs and FARTHER ba.k wo f,lllbn
But NEST important of all is the place
OF goal tender. for 1t is her duty to see
that no ball passes over the line into
the goal territory. Every one that does
50 is score. and it is the points thus
maze that determine the victory.
Some Lovely Bows.
Bows of bright-colored ribbons tied
on the arms OF the players determine
fhe positions they are playing. Thus the
forwards wear blue. the halfbacis red
AMI the fulihacks and the goal yellow.
In supreme authority over the field of
play is the umpire who carries whistle
tied on the end of a long white ribbon
which she hangs around her neck.
The forwards are lined up, the half
BACKS and the fuilbacks are on guard
and little back the goals are vigilant
even though there is no immediate
danger of the play coming their way.
This is the way the field looks when
the players come together for the start
of tine contest
The implements are simple. There is
small rubber ball. and each player has
a three-foot-long hard-oak stick, curved
at one end. The other end is wrapped
with chemois for a handle
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ice. also Cuban relations and education.
Thousands of persons every year visit
the famed marble room Of the Senate.
which Is lined as to walls floor and cell
ing, with choice marbles. 1t is very
bea utiful and 1t Is in this room that the
senators receive their callers. Many a
request for favors has been granted in
this room and many a request has been
denied. The disappointed sometimes call
1t. with bitterness. the Room of the
Marble Heart" They probably never
think that this room ever needs renova-
ton or attention from the cleaning and
decorating gangs: but it does, and 1t was
one of the rooms which received very
careful attention during the summer from
Supt. Woods.
Senator Overman'S room was completely
overhauled. and the rooms of the COM
m1ttee on commerce were Gaintily decOrat-
ed. The rooms of the committee on the
Five Civilized Tribes were painted, the
quarters assigned to the library commit
tee were frescoed. and the rooms of the
committee on revision of the laws was
completely refitted and redecorated.
Sample Committee Rooms
Neither the senator's nor the representa-
tives like to live and work in dingy or
dismal surroundings. Take the commit
tee on revision of the laws, just referred
to. Its rooms in the Senate end are
simply dream as the decorators have
LEFT them. Every bit of furniture has
been taken out and in it's place Is new
massive. but plain if beautiful mahogany
furniture. There are bookcases. ward
robes desks, tables and chairs, all of the
darkest mahogany and shining like mir
rors in their hand-rubbed finish. The car
pet is rich green, with small figure
in 1t. The walls are a pale green. with
frescoed scroll work along the ends of
the big wall panels, the ceilings having a
lighter border and more elaborate scrolls
and foliage designs. The mantel is of
carved white marble and 1t is old and
chaste and beautiful in its design. Above
1t IS huge mirror with a massive frame
which has just been beautifully regilded.
Take II altogether. this room is fit for he
council chamber of kings cabinet.
Then there were the corridors. 1t
seems to the tourists who patiently
trudge their tiled floors that there must
be miles of them. They all had to be
looked after. and there was "A good deal
of work for the painters and the fres-
coers to do after the cleaning squad had
removed all traces of the virgin soil
from them. Visitors sometimes com
ment on the wonderful state of preSer-
walton OF those self-same corridors. but
they do not know that every summer
Jealous eyes search out the faintest
signs of wear and decay and ready
hands hasten to make good the ravages
of lime and vandals
Possibly the impression has been
given that the work of cleaning and re-
pair was confined largely to the Senate
end If so. that is a mistake. The press
gang will find that the rooms off the
House press gallery. where Mark Twain
dlsported himself two winters ago IN
his wonderful white flannel suit have
been renovated and touched up as
Mr.. Lynn somewhat modestly terms II.
The rooms of the interstate commerce
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.HE Capitol is a huge building
and perhaps in no way could
this fact be more wildly i'm
pressed on the mind than by

pressed on the mind than by
contemplation of the work
involved in the simple maintenance of it
in its "upkeep''; what housekeeper
would probably term the housekeeping
incident to its management.
There is not day in the year, even
when Congress is in session. that the
small army of employees under Supt. FL
lot Woods is not busy with cleaning.
painting carpentering, repairing. plumb
ing and wiring work. But it is after
Congress adjourns-after July /. to be
accurate when the appropriation for the
new fiscal year becomes available. that
the real activity becomes apparent.
Every year the work is much the same
Every inch of the structure must be gone
over TO see that the paint is sound; that
it is clean; that the roof leaks are stop
ped. that the walls are in repair and
that they are cleaned that wiring is in
order. that floors are renewed where
necessary-in short, that every speck OF
dirt is banished and every sign of wear
and tear is removed.
1t Is a long way to the top of the
statue browning the dome. but some one
must get 10 the top of 1T to find out
If the lightning has damaged the metal
points put there to receive and conduct
II down TO the earth where it can do no
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women.
genuine fad among that increas
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-06

This Sale Continued Until Saturday
Night, March 18th. Come to this Sale
and Save Half on What You Buy. Sale
Ends Positively March 18th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

chores done and go 70 prayer meet
ing. that borrowed money to pay the
preachers salary and prayed fer
yently In secretfOr the salvation
OF the rloh man who looked with
scorn on such unbusinesslike beha-
yior That's what we need now 10
clean TINS country Of the filth Of
graft, and OF greed. petty and big
Of worship Of fine houses and big
lands and high office and grand so
cial functions. What Is this thing
we are worshipplng but a vain repe-
tition OF what decayed nations fell
down and worshipped just before
their light went out? Read the his
tory Of Rome In decay and you Will
| find luxury there that could lay n
/ big dollar over our little doughnut
that looks 40 large to us. Great
wealth neer made nation substan-
| tial or honorable. There is nothing
on earth that looks good that is 10
/ dangerous for n man or nation
To handle quick. easy, big money.
II you resist It's deadly influences the
chances are that It will get your son.
II takes greater and finer heroism
TO dare to be poor In America than
to capture battery In Manchurla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
THE HEARST REVOLT.

The Independence League IS to
be continued as national organi.
zation, according 10 It's master man
ager. As Mr.. Hearst is the creator
of this rival of the democratic party.
he must not feel hurt iidemOcrats
decline to support the Hearst pa
pers in this effort Tor disruption.
There can be no objection to indie
pendent political action by any cit
izeu. that is privilege that dem
ora " would be the last tor estrict
and as Mr. Hearst has declared
that he Is not In sympathy with the
democratic party. ne is entirely free
to support this new party. or push
the sociulistic propaganda, or In
company with Tom Watson and Pres.
idcnt Roosevelt urge coalition Of
such discordant elements as he can
bind together. But those who are
democrats and believe that reform
will only be brought about by that
party OF the people, will hardly care
to support the Hearst papers, which
are run to make money. and for the
Advancement of the political fortunes
of their proprietor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
is at present busry engaged in a


campaign of education and this NOR
ming was sending out a large num-
Der OF letters to the papers through
out tae state explaining the workk
that was being done in this section
OF the country Ly special agent BAN
berge Of the department OF agri-
culture in teaching the farmers of
tnis section the art OF fighting the
boil weevil, and also assisting mater
tally the workof seeking to have the
farmers diversity their crops
The interview OF Congressman
Chas. d. Carter on the removal Of
Restrictions as was exclusively pub
lishod In the Ardmoreite. just be
fore his departure for Washington,
is being sent out 20 all OF the papers
in the eastern section OF Oklahoma
so as TO secure the assistance of ev-
eryone in getting law passed TO
remove restrictions on the sale of
Indian lands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
Interior Department Ruling.

Ardmorcltc Special.
Pawhuska, Okla, Jan. d.-The de-
partmcnt of the interior has ruled
that when an Indian dies intestate,
leaving but very little pecuniary
means that his heirs are entitled to
the entire amount Heretofore II
has been the policy to absorb a
goodly portion of the "loayngs' IN
commissions and other department
red tape.
It has been said here that when
a rich Indian dies the custom should
Dee to keep the news OF his demise
back az least one day 60 keep de-
partment officials from beating him TO
the doorkeeper of the Happy Hunt
ing Ground" and charging a commits.
sion for iiling his application for ad.
mittancc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
WHAT AMERICA NEEDS.

4 The following editorial from re-
cent issue OF thcWall Street Jour
nal. Is somewhat remarkable, appear
ny In purely financial paper, and
$ certainly worthy of serious con-
sideratiun:
what America needs more than
railway extension and western irri-
cation. and low tariff. and bigger
wheat crop. and a merchant ma
Zine. and a new navy, IS revival Of
plety, the kind mother and father
used TO haye-plety that counted II
good business to stop for daily fam
ily prayer before breakfast, right
IN the middle OF harvest; that quit
field work a half hour earlier on
Thursday night. so as TO getthe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

The great excess OF DOSAGE the
past twelve months, over the preyi-
Gus year is attributable mainly TO
not having enough hose wagons to
carry the hose 20 the fire. To illus
trate: The Hargrove College fire,
although the alarm was not slow IN
coming In, yet II We had had enough
hose on the ground the loss would
not have been near so great
The John Whitcman residence
firr where three nice residences
burned. could have saved last two
buildings burned, II We had had
sufficient hose
The damage at the Alexander Ho-
tel could have been greatly curtail-
ed " we had had the second hose
wagon.
There are numerous other instan-
ces where much property could
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB Work.
CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN OF
EDucATIoN-MEETiNG OF Dl.
REcToRs TOMORROW.

At the regular monthly meeting
Of the board Of directors OF the Com
mercial club tobe held tomorrow, n
number OF important matters are 10
come up for consideration and gem
eral review OF the work that has
been accomplished b the club will
be made. The committees that are
10 be appointed will be to materially
aid other committees In certain lines
OF work that has been mapped out.
Secretary Spaulding OF the club
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

In conclusion | wishtothank their
honors, the mayor of city and the
members OF the city council, both
past and present, for what interest
they have taken Especially do !
thank the members Of the fire com
mittee. our chairman, NJ. Shelton,
who has taken great interest in the
department and II he had gotten
what he demanded the de. a-tment
would have been what 1t should be
today.
The thanks of the department
are due to the chief of police for
his valuable assistance at and dur
Ing the various fires.
wish for myself and the entire
department TO return thanks TO the
Chickasaw Telephone company for
the prompt service they have rem
dered US during the past year in
turning In fire alarms.
Am glad TO be able to state that
the force under me AT all times
cheerfully respond to the call OF du-
~.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

'N'hAAlAA'h llblll IhEt bu''
'~~~~-l~~~~---~~-,-~~~~
this report all the information that
/ deem necessary to give you an in
telligent idea Of the workings OF the
department.
In II will be found statements of
the number OF fires and alarms for
each day and week of the year.
and cause thereof as near as could
be ascertained, and an estimate val
ne of buildings and other property
involved, the loss on buildings and
contents.
have also deemed II necessa-
ry to call your attention to some
needed improvements.
Number Of fire alarms answered,
&C.
Number OF false alarms answre-
ed. G.
Fourteen more than any preceding
year in the history of the depart
ment.
Alarms Answered Each Day and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

II is interesting to observe. by
. eports issued that Louisiana. Tex
, $. South Dakota and Washington
'rCere the states that led the rest In
he new railway mileage ,pmpleted
1907 Texas far outranked In
l-906 all other states b total Of
lN35 miles OF new line, It's closest
I ompetitor being South Dakota,
which had 3Ss miles Louisiana had
i'tsi new 1907 miles to brag Of, Tex
~ 339. Washington 325 and South
i-)akota 33s In the state Of Massa
''thusctts, always conservative, no
I iew track was built in 1907 and the
t=ome Of New Jersey corporations
2 nd mosquitoes got half mile. Hi
rJois didn't DO much 10 mention, the
;rand total Of new mileage for the
{ ,ear being less than IN" lG miles
hat was put down over the fertile
.FNheat lands OF Kansas. The aggre-
p gate construction throughout the
limited States for the year was o.
la2O as against JGc3 in 1906.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
Ladies Aid Society.

The Ladies Aid Society of Broad
way Baptist church will meet tomor.
row afternoon at O'Clock, with Mrs
Ingram. corner b street and 9th Ave.
y. W.
MRS. T. \. THURMOND. Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

" According % thc Sew York press
New York will be for Hughes and
zone can take u away from him
alrom the White House standpoint
What an undesirable citizen the edi-
or u the Press must be.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

= II seems rather extraordinary that
'Aith half the country gone daft
Mn prohibition the receipts OF the in.
Sernal revenue bureau have increas-
ID during the past year more than
Hwenty million dollars. Perhaps our
prohibition friends can explain why
ohere is more liquor used than ever
|, before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

A. c. Young has bought the inter
est of w. A. Payne in the Ardmore
Furniture company and will conduct
TIE business alone from this date.
Nj. Young has sold furniture in Ard
more for the past ten years and
Is one OF the best known business
men in the city. He has a magnificent
line OF furniture and will do a good
business as he has always done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

y, Secretary Cortelyou thinks that
",he financial storm IL subslding. but
,ays that he fears the panic in
,Aeglslation" will be worse than the
n panic In business lie does not
-yldently have much faith in repub-
'Alcan congressmen.a and has surely lost
stope In Roosevelt luck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

The nice thing about having a
lot OF rich men in financial trou-
BILE is you can pretend that's why
you are.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

II takes some frost to ripen the
best fruits OF the heart.
He denies himself the best who
cannot deny himself
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
Indian lands.

We carry Gas Burners and Gas
Fixtures OF every description.
STEVENS, KENNERLY &
5-4 SPRAGINS co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

a man thinks he has a generous
nature when he gives up the bath
tub too late for anybody else to
use II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

Garland" Gas Stoves heat when
others fail. for sale only at
STEVENS, KENNERLY &
"a SPRAGINS co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

s What would seem 10 be very
: yensiblc compromise on railroad rates
Eias been agreed upon by Governor
iilenn OF North Carolina. The intra
Ind interstate passenger rate Is 10
% two aud one-half cents mile,
1000 mile books two cents mile
md 500 mile books at two and one
,ourth cents mile. President
Roosevelt and the Interstate com
,nerce commission have been unable
20 accomplish as much for interstate
iates after years of effort as this
democratic governor OF North Carroll
m has done In two or three months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

We do gas piping and gas fitting
OF all kinds, and our prices are
right
STEVENS, KENNERlY n
% SPRAGINS co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

To insure safety. have your Gas
oiuing and Gas fitting done by
STEVENS, KENNERLY &
"a SPRAGINS co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

There is enough water power go
,ng to waste In the Arbucklc noun
aims to run all the mills. factories
md trolly lines which will ever be
ocated within hundred miles of
he mountains. Such streams as Hon
~ creek. Pennington. OH. Min and
'6lue. are swift flowing mountain
treams withlmmense power going to
waste. Oklahoma has plenty of coal
nd gas. but water power Is cheaper
,l,yen than gas, and as soon as II is
utilized a great impetus will be Civ
'Nn manufacturing industries In the
tate The Legislature should devise
.ome plan looking toward the de
yelopment OF this water power.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

II takes an uplifted eye to keep Il
clean heart.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06

have been saved II the department
had had another wagon and team to
carry the proper amount of hose
to the fire.
Recommendations
Ia my last report. you remember,
asked you for second hose wa
gun. There has been no addition in
the way Of apparatus during the
past five years. The city IN the mean
time has almost doubled itself in
population.
would recommend. and | cannot
impress upon your body too forcibly,
the necessity of II. that you secure
another hose wagon and hook and
ladder truck. We have team Of
horses should be condemned. one of
these is eighteen years old and the
other Is considerably stove up, max
ing both of them unfit for service.
would recommend that you get
another team in their stead.
II were fitted out with these
items. believe your fire depart
ment would be able 20 cope with
the fire TO the satisfaction Of all.
Cost Of Maintaining Fire Horses.
For feed, 1888 20. Average cost for
one horse per month si06.
For shoeing s7l.50. Average cost
fnr nnn hnran nnr month SIC.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-06
REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF

CONTINUED from page one)
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-10-23

Joh A. Collier and family
spent Sunday in this city while
on their way to st. Johns. Ore. !,
where they will make their fut-
ure home. Attorney Collier had
been contemplating moving from
the Wheeler county seat since
his defeat in the race for the
District Attorneyship last June.
Mr.. Collier has decided to prac-
tice his profession in st. Johns
with his brother. He sold
his law practice in Fos-
sill to Gerard Ryczic, a young at
torney from The Dalles.