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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-14

my Goods Co, SECOND 81 Frs, prize.
Mrs Joe VI London. Second prize.
Mrs. l 4 Bivcns.
a. Rest ten blooms. vhfc. one
variety. First. 81 Second 81 both,
perldmcry by Western Pharmac,
FIRST. Mrs Joe NJ London Second.
Mrs. !. \ Bivens
80 Best ~ blooms. four .olors.
three OF zach col r.. First g. Sec.
oud 81 Firs:. Mrs J. A. HN,us $50,
und Mr.. Joe VI London
Roses.
IS B,si vase VI roses To- contain
two bio ms Of each variety. tom yari
e,irs first; 81 Second 81 Nr, y.
\. siyens.
- hest twenty blooms lous ,ari.
cites. five Of each variety First.
$3.50 Second 75c. Mrs Arch Camp
bell
Class 6-Ama,eurs Only -Chryssr.
IS Largest flower. REGARDLESS of
color. fIrst. 81 Second ,.. First
Mir. Jcc " L.ndon Second Mrs.
j. \ Wyons
~ Bloom with lougc- -ugi,
stem Fi.s 81 by Hal Cannon See
uud, 15c by Mrs. W G. k.ldaII
First Mrs Joe VI Loudo. Second
Mrs j. A. BiNcus.
lOl }'st six blooms. white.
grown from Great Western PLANT c..
plants. First s. In bulbs ... Mrs.
Joe VI London
lO5 La.gcs- bloom o.. Great
Western Plant co. plant-. F.-. 50
iu bulbs Mrs. T.. q Tar,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-14

II you desire clear complexion .ak,
Folcys Orino Laxative for cunstipa.
tion and liver trouble as II vii. stimu
late these organs and thoroughly
cleanse your sya m, which Is wha.
everyone needs .n order 10 feel vel.
Sold by all druggists.
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SECOND EXHIBITION PROVES
BOTH FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL
SUCCESS FOR THE WOMEN
WILL ADD NEW FEATURES
Plans fer Larger Exhibition With
the Addition Of Other Departments
Un6er Consideration by the Pro.
meters.

Nctwi,hjandug the heavy rain OF
Sunday night previous to the opening
OF the second annual flower show
which cl ses it's door, today. the
exhibit Of the beauties of nature on
display surpassed the expectations Of
the most sangune, and was sur
prise to all who assisted the good
caus, 10y spending q nickel and q
dime.
\ philosopher has written ..a,
nothing occurs but wha, teaches
u aukind lesson, and The li.play
e flowers 20 80. show dutjr- .c
past three day, has taught ~ many
lessons. which should be used 10.
profit by the people { this city
II has been demonstrated that here.
after it will not he necessary 10
send beyond the city limits of Ard
rorc to secure floral offering for
any occasion ar any season f the
year. that just as fine American
Beauty roses, chrysanthcmums vip-
lets and cut flowers can be- found
i'm Ardmore as in any city in the
southwest.
It has also proved the old axiom
that wherever there is a will .1or,
is a way. The good w.men pf the
Womcu's Christian Tcmpordn,,
Union undertook to follow ont mo
Srriptural Injunction to give the
pa erhy cup OF cold water AMI
furnish place where the dumb AZ
imal may also slake it's thirst. In
idcr to accomplish their purroS"
| th'y organized an annual lover
now. The ilIsi was h"ld las, F"ar
under very pleasant auspices, ana
! part uI the Iuhd was raised. ih'N
year tn" same good women under
to'h the TASK a'houSh with I'A.F
/ ml'ElNihss, because oi TN lpNS
dlouth IN the summer. lh'r "iinris
met with rdiaI re''piich a'l
the .h"W was not only ll"hcIh
] success nut social success as Welt
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In the SICK Room.

Mrs. Fred Dawson Who is in AT tho
family home ON North Washing on
street is improving nicely For two
day during the past week she was
N Il pyecar.ous condition
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Miss Bessie Clinton and Mr. c. :.
Thompson will be married today a,
Mulkry Mr Thompson is ON" ol
the leading young men u the county
and is II OF Esquire T. r. Thomp.
son. This couple will bee married a,
$50 this afternoon,
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Eauic T. X. Thompson na. Zoo ,hc
ty yes crddy from Mulk,y Ho "a.
an engagement as an OF ur oI the
law tor ;his afternoon at 1880 .o JOIN
in marriage Mis-. LJNmau 1i Dur
wood and Mr. Osb.m Love of Multc,
These two people are well known u
that portion OF the county and VII.
make -heii home in Mukey.
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All upto.dltr groc,rs handle tb,
GERMAN brand OF flour. II your
grocer doesn't handle h. phone 333
and make the discovery Of your life
7.6
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GOOD THINGS TO EAT.

Fresh country butter,
Fresh eggs.
Fresh Colorado cabbage,
Fresh comb honey
Oranges, apples and bananas
Fresh mackerel
And everything else that is good to eat
At PORTER STAPLES,
The Red Headed Grocer.
l42 Phone 10
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TOM RouoEN.

the expert hor.cshoor. and an.
around blacksmith is at city Car.
riagc aud Shooting Shop. south wash.
neton street. ucN, door 10 the city
Han Hen do YOU right lO.l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-14

We have plenty of money to loan
ON good city property AID farms, low
est rates and good scN ice, We allow
no one TO give you better service.
OH. .AHOMA LOAN a INVEST
MENT Co
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All upto-date groccrs handle the
GERMAN brand Of flour II your
grocer doesn't handle il, phone 333
and make the discovery Of your life.
7.G
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A BAD BLIZZARD COMING.

You had better Sc, Holman L
b. abou g heater, or once. lirt
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Or. W. N. ANDERSON
VETERINARY SURGEON

Has moved TO the Blue Front Barn
on Broadway where he is prepared
to take care of all stock entrusted
to his care at reasonable price.
Office Phone 7s3-Residence 2o3
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Made A
Money Order Office

The new post office established
under the name Of Oil City has been
made money order Office.
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Ardmorc.tc want ads are thc best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-14
Glass A-Amateur Only.
Section H-Third Day.

70. Best 20 blooms to contain
the greatest variation of colors and
tints. First, 81 in Mdse. al Ditzler
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Many Years Devoted to
Assembling MementoS
Of the Great Emancipator

To the indefagabie enthusiasm Osborn H. Odroyd OF
this CITY, assembling of the wonderful COLLECTION OF the eo
Abram Lincoln forming the Lincon Museum Years were pe
in assembling all Of the great eancpator Drought
from different OF the country and placed IN the Old peterson
home passed away from this collection hat many OF
illustrations for THE WASHINGTON HERALDS Lincoln oeend1
Edition were procured and from the source that the remark
able photographs here presented came
There IS photograph etant showing the Feeh aS
he was nvS to 1888 he sat for his portrait before
that time Is not Several artists have depicted ancliu pictures
stages OF 1s YOUTH and TINS was ft dcu 70 G
for his features retained their strong markings Tor many wears Ills
was the the early pioneers the gaunt and rugged men VINO
hewcd their way through the preval forests and turned e hSt m
rows in the virgin pies the West With the great responsibilities
of his office the lines deepened his and there to his
that look of sadness which reflected only well the elemental grief
which tore his heart during the Gesemane period Of his career
Il was NOT until after OF 1860 that Mr. Lincoln wore
heard and the reason Tor his leaving then characteristic OF the
rr1e m Grace BeI Of Wcsfed y y. his portrait during
it he wore fiske Her father being Republican she
10 the candidate suggestion concerning the improvement IN MS
II vou have no time to answer my will YOU allow little
Lincoln was pleased with the letter answered It
follows: -, o.
NV dear little Miss Your very agreeable letter OF the 18th IS
received regret the necessity OF SAVING nave no @ %
three sons and one seven years OF age lhe
with their mother my whole family As to Whkers ha'S
any, do not think people would call II piece o '
affeCtaton if should begin now Your very sincere ~ei
Col A. X Mcclure reooecions OF Lincoln says: When
on the Journey Washington be lnauguraed the tram stopped @
West6ed He spoke exeut Gov Patterson who accompanied
the Presidential party about his little correspondent IN that place some
one called out asked Grace Bedeh IN the crowd that
annd the train way opened and Grace nldy but
y 10 speak 10 the Predenec who let her see that he had
grown her request Then reaching ms long arms ne hI
G Tt m m and kissed her enthusiastic applause from the
approving multitude 49,,
From that he without the beard which, some
think elDe TO accenuate marked ruggednesS OF his ace once
efore his election he had had his picture taken in Cho the
esH obtained number Of copies sell on the street and Lincoln
,sed 70 tell with gee about Here's your picture
ri Abe incon He'll look better when his hair oonlbed
inos GOOD nature sitting photographers and artists
ried yauitV hit from
ge that there was widespread and sincere demand for hs
counterfeit preseutlent.
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When Western Politics
Were Young and Virile.

Launches. the bobtails Of his jeans coat
scarcely reached the heels of his huge
pot metal boots.
spoke but Little.
His trousers. of fax and tow linen. were
so short that they exposed his shins.
and the hands that protruded from his
short coatsleeves were large and sinewy.
hands used 10 work. evidently. showing
long. thin wrists when he lsziIy stretched
them forth 20 pick up some straw from
the ground He spoke little: and he did
not smile. though nov and then. AT some
remark he made. the other men sprawIing
near. laughed aloud Sometimes one Of
these others rose. stretched, yawned boOr-
ishiv. and. indicating the little grocery.
spoke to the young man, but he shook his
head
The aUCti-l was nc% ClV over and there
were signs OF growing restlessness in the
crowd Several OF the Young men. some
OF whom wore the buckskin shirt OF the
pioneer days, and carried knives in their
belts. began 10 shove one another and 20
engage in rough sport: their Oaths and
their laughter rang out. taking on a tone
that was not all mirth: and as men Te-
turned from the grocery these sounds
grew more sinister. and distant note OF
ugIiness was manifest in them. Finally
the auctiOneer' concluded. another man
mounted the platform. and. requesting
the gentlemen 10 come % order be-
gan 10 speak. The crowd for a monaeni
was silent and gave attention. and the
hot perspiring faces that were turned OF
to the speaker showed the interest that
political discussions always awake in
Americans. But. though the man spoke
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counterfeit presenunent.


-
On = certain afternoon in August IN
the year ISs2. a public sale was in progress
in PaprsviIle. little village in san
canon County. H.. eleven miles "es'
Of Springfield. The crowd stood OF
1e,,,se5 about rude stand and paid
1fs+Iaes attention 10 the aUctioneer, VINO
,ri.I,or, hat or coat. red OF face and per
s,i-inr-foq the afternoon vas hot as
onlv an Ausust afternoon in Central u
linois knows how TO be-bawle5 anu
shouted and cursed, and so. one by one.
sold the poor implements of the farmer
who had given up the struggle Inc
crowd was not interested, though il ac-
canted the auction as If would have ac-
cepted anything that broke the monotony
Of an existence as dull as that Of Papps-
VILE.
The auctioneer stood IN the midst Of
wagons. pIows. harroWs. and the rusted
implements Ct the farm and barnyard'
near him was a pile OF household furni-
ture-au Old bed and splint bottom chairs
broken and altogether demOTalized, and
Of stained bed-ticking. from which now
and then EEdLIitt~ FAttAtN+ e-4te ~
heavy. sultry air. Not far OF stood
COW. and an old horse and hog-ali de-
jected and s0rry as everything else per
raining 10 the dismantled establishment
The crown nearly filled the square i
the space that lay open among the teN
log cabins could be called a square and
from one side il continually fed sti cam
Of men that struggled of to the grocery.
where. of course. liquor vas sold The
presence Of the rude stand and the mat
tention Of the crowd indicated that TIE
sale was but the prelude to another and
more interesting performance 10 the dis
appointment OF Tire man vino was selling
out. who would have preferred that the
disposal Of his goods and chsttels absorb
the interest OF the gathering
At the edge Of the crowd. under the
shade Of a tree. where several men were
sprawied. a curious figure vas 20 be seen
sauatting on the ground The face Of the
man was dark and swarthy. and. though
certainly young. already wrinkled. From
the broad straw hat that sat back on bis
head. a shock of black hair protruded
and as ne seuatted there on lean
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sveeten with honey" pistols and knives
were drawn now and then.
Across from she Statehousc at spring
field. In Capitol avenue, a little old
fashioned white frame house used 10
stand. where the new Supreme Court
building stands to-day. In lS36 that house
was the residence Of George FOrquer.
and noted not Only as the finest house
in town. bur for the fact that il possessed
the only lightning rod that Lincoln OF
Springfield had ever seen F0rque-. Wro
had been p Whis. had. shortly before that
campaign. changed his politics and BE-
come a Democrat. and almost simUita-
neousIy with this change De received ap-
pointment as register Of the land Office.
with a salary Of S3G0 a year At q meet
ing held near Forquers house, Lincoln
spoke and then F0rquer arose, and IN
superior and offensive manner. said that
he would have 10 take the young man
down" though he was SOTTy that the
task devolved on him. Lincoln stood by
with folded arms. and when Fcrquer had
done he mounted the platform again and
this is what lie said.
His Reply 10 FOrquer.
~Nr. Forquer commenced his speech by
announcing that the young man would
have to be- taken down. It is for you,
feuow-citizens. not for me 10 say whether
am I'D or down. The gentleman has
seen fl TO aIlude to my being a young
man: but he forgets that I am older in
years than I am in the tricks and trades
( of politicians ! desire to live, and de-
+ sire place and distinction, but I would
rather die now than, like the gentleman.
/ live 10 see the DAY that I would change
my politics for an Office worth 500 :
year and then feel compelled TO erect a
! lightning rcd TO project a guilty con
T science from an offended Cod.
] Tne Ions Nine from Sangamon-each
over six feet tsll-dominated that legis-
/ lature VITA Lincoln IS Jaeir ackuo~i-
1 edged leader. The scheme Of public inn
p-ovements dazzled everybody. railroads
I we're 10 be built and canals dug con
Meeting the principal towns Of Illinois.
+ 81 90 be paid for from the proceeds oI
the sale OF The public lands. without
borrowing money and paving the interest
On it. iust as Lincoln had said. Lincoln
vas 50 enthusiastic that he told bis
( friend. Joshua speed, that he expected &c
become -the De Witt Clinton o( Illinois
And. already veritable master Cf men
with his marvellous understanding Of hU-
man uatflre ana a greater knowledge o.
the tricks and trades of politicians shaI
he had admitted in his reply to Forquer-
no led ire charge. they put the ScheFn-
through and authorized loan II ST.
00a00 THis logrolling and allIthe schem
iuC Of the legislative game we're 70 Lin
coin vholy eoncenisl and as result
he and his Long Nine had the State cap
ital removed 20 Springfield.
And yes. Il in this he differed frcn
ether politicians only Tn superiority O
skill. an facidenJ occurred that gave tn
keynote 90 his whole career. the clew q
his failures and then to his supreme tri
umph in politics
abolition Begins in Illinois.
The abolition SIS were Just then begin
ming to aritase Illinois and. like the pio
neers IN any reform. they were hated
feared. ridiculed. The legislature adopter
re~cICtsoas highly disaDpr0vi7g Or IN
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when he was defcated-.the only time 8
as he said in his "sutobiogrsphy.' ';thai
7 have ever been beaten by the people
But out Of the a3 votes east in New 81
lem. his own precinct, he received So,
and he went 20 work on history and law,
and, with Mentor Graham. the village
schoolmaster. English grammar, and with
poor Jack Kelso. poetry. Next he is post
master. carrying the mail IN his hat and
reading the newspapers before he deliv-
cred them: then deputy county surveyor.
under John Calhoun. and in IA, running
fo~ the legislature again Row HeTndou-
al his home near island Grove, one day
introduced him 10 the men in the harvest
field. and he Offered to make hand.
then seizinr cradle. he swung il easily
around the fed leading all the rest But
when Row HerndCn introduced him 10
DR.. Barnett al Berlin the day after Bar
nett said
cant the party raise any better ma
I terial than that
The next day. however. Barnett heard
I him speak. and then he affirmed, Why,
I sir. he's a perfect takc-in. he knows more
than ali Of them put together
1 He was elected. and Coleman Snoot
J lent him the money TO buy decent clothes
( for VaDdaiia. They al believed IN him.
/ He had been reading VOitaire and Payne,
and Gibson, and about the stoves IN the
stores he was foTsemOst IN the argu-
ments: he WAS a free thinker. and he
wrote a monograph on -Deisn. He did
not Just then have as much political
sense as was developed later, when no
( man could have had more, bur he had q
friend. Samuel Hnl, who realized the po-
Itical effect Of such a document and he
snatched the essay from Lincoln's hand
and burned it"
learns Much at VandaIia.
At vandalia he learned much in the
cid colonial courthouse which serve,
for statehouse too: and he learned mor'
than in any other way. perhaps, by
studying the men who were there. from
old GOV. Duncan down 10 the latest ar
rival. slim youth lately come from
Vermont with . cents IN MS pocket. al
ready lawyer and candidate for State:
attorney. When Lincoln saw this slim
ambitious youth. he laughed and pro
nounced him 70 be the least man I eve
saw" an estimate he was led later 10 r.
wise when the long dramatic rivalry O
tweEty-eight years taught Aim 70 TAX
better measure Of Stephen 4 Douglas.
The campaign Of 1856 gave the Isonl
Nine 10 Illinois They Travelled ol
horseback. and when the tall cavalier
thus took 70 the road It must have bee
as LaRlon says. "A gocdly sight 10 see.
= They held meetings in groves. and tines
meetings were not infrequentiy inter
/ rupted by fights; they had 'whisk
J !
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loudly and moro loud. and though he
waved his arms. and shouted the crowd
for some reason lost interest, the horse
play was revived among the younger men,
and soon 81 was evident that they were
provoking a fight In a moment there
we're oaths and hldeous noise Of fisticuffs.
and the political meeting was likely 10
be dissolved in a general Fight.
Then the Young man who had been
suuatting on his launches under the tree
slowly and awkwardly rose, slowly drew
himself ND 20 his fun height. revealing q
siueyrv figure that lowered four inches
above the six-footers in the crowd Ee
strobe forward. his swarthy face growing
Stcrnc- with each long stride he took. and
fang himself into the mass Of fighting
and scuff7ing men. He stretched out
/ long arm. parted the group. and when one
Of the mon resisted seized him by neck
and trousers and with prodigi0Us strength
( luealIy flung him out Of the crowd
Then there went Up a loud laugh Of ap-
4 plause and he pushed his way To the plat
F form. mounted IT, and, standing there
above them all. flung aside his straw hat
threw back his head and with little
gray eyes flashing looked out over the
CROWD. And suddenly. none knew why.
all was still.
Then the young man spoke;
He Asks Their Votes.
Fellow citizens I presume YOU all
know who I an ] am humble Abraham
Lincoln I have been solicited by many
/ friends 10 become a candidate for the
legislature Ny politics are short and
sweet. ike the old woman's dance. ]
am in favor Of a national bank. I am in
favor OF the internal Improvement system
and a high protective tariff. These are
my sentiments and political principles
II elected. 7 shall be thankful; If not, 4
viii be all tire same
4 Such. according TO the chronicles. was
/ the entrance Of Abraham Lincoln upon
tho field OF American politics. He was
just home from the Black Hawk war
had been in SangamOn long enough tC
fight MS way 10 leadership in New Salem
among the Ciarv-s Grove boys. and his
stories his kindness. and the mySteri-
Gus charm OF his personality had already
made him popular. I, was personal am
bition that Ted him into politics. rather
!. than any devotion 70 principle. That
phase was to come later. dividing bis po
.iticai career into two distinct epOchs
. Illinois was strongly Democratic. thu
, was the year in which Andrew Jackson
was elected President.
Yet Lincoln was not Democrat ]
: he vas n01 4 Wink he WAS as Denm
; Hanks put It. "WhigSish." Lamon re
/. CARDS him as having been at that tim
nominal as distinguished from
whole hog Jackson nan. lie was a.
admi-er CT Henry Clay; indeed, he ha
been fascinated By the romantic fisur
o. that 6asiing Harry OF tac West
bacA OF old Ge1uyvilIe days. and to or
o. his political principles that Of III
gradual. compensated emancipation O
thc slaves. he ciung with unwearied. a
most infatuated, devotion his whole liz
Iong-
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know net bow soon shall
xeq YOU again 4 dGty deVOiveS
upen me which is greater per-
haps. than that which has de-
vOlved CPon any other NAN since
the days OF Washington. He
never would hare succecaed ex-
eept for the aid os drive ProVi-
deuee, upcn whIc5 hc af I'll times
relied. feel tt-- J c5-HOt src-
ceed without tsc sane di-ise aid
which sustained bin.-Far areweli
address to his neighbors. Feb
rusTv II. 1861
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In regard 10 the Great Book, 7
have only 20 say tiict 80 n the
best gift which God has given
maa- All the good from the
saviour Of the world * commit
nicsted to us through this book.
Bat for this book we could not
knew right frc-R wronE- AT
these things 20 man are contain
cd in if.-Rcceiving a Bible from
coIored people OF Baltimore. oc-
tober. 1854
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And zOst, when final success IL
obtained. which appears assured,
I think the great object then 10
he 6rst accomplished and 10 have
IN view, should be To bring back
and restore The relationship Of
the Se-ersI Southern States to
the Union aad 90 .helT original
and former standing. This may
he done in spirit of concilia-
tiOu. friendship. and fOrbesraRee
which shOulG characterize n gen
erou~ and forgivinx People.-In-
terview with Charles MaItby. De-
cemher. 1864.
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on Local Issues.

n this first short campaign. then. he
ran on local issues. ike the navigation Of
the Sangamen. and Internal improve
ments. and he went about talking telling
stories. grading IN the harvest fields.
wrestling and fighting until election day.
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abolition Begins in HniuOis.

The abolition SIS were Just then begin
ming to agitate Illinois and. like the pio-
neers Ia any reform. they were hated
feared. ridicuied. The legislature adopted
re~clCtioas highly disaDPr0vi2g" Or she
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