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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20
PROSPECTS FLATTERING.

No man In Oklahoma Is more ia
vorably known than Hon. Lee Cruce
OF Ardmore. who beyond all question
Of doubt. will be Oklahomas next
governor, Mr.. Cruce is a safe bus
mess man, conservative in his views,
always has been a Democrat who
has stood for the party's interest
under adverse circumstances; one
that never went out arer any other
creeds or isms.
He has stood. after defeat in the
last primary. by the State admins
tration and has wrought well.
His record is above reproach, an
affable gentleman, honored and re.
spectei by the common people by
whom he has stood more than one
time when the financial conditions
were not as good as they might have
been. a man of ability. polished gen.
tleman, with a character unblemish-
ed, he stands as the exponent of
honesty and integrity.
A candidate to whom the voter of
the State looks with pride-Coal-
gate Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20

are asleep and dreaming; or that we
are dead. Our people personally are
loved. | have answered thousand
times that no town in the state has
as many good, goodhearted pee ople,
population considered, as this old
twon Ardmore has. And believe that
have been about some and | believe
that.
When you were talking cotton fac
tory last week, j felt inclined to shout
And this town Ardmore has got to do
something big to regain Its name for
thrift and enterprise. II man finds
out he has incurred the illwill OF all
his neighbors, he viii proceed to
right about face" Tedeeming him
self, unless he is crazy. or mean and
deserves il all.
Ardmore. as town--as a place OF
business, never gets kind word
from It's neighbOrs and those visiting
here. Yet | believe the town will
come out and come up. The great
question is. when? wish might
help little. These lines are penclled
with the hope that they may add
mite" Something must be done and
the hat must be passed around. be-
heve II is life and death matter.
believe II is do or die. Even good
crops will not save this town now. for
Ardmore's trade territory is not big
enough for the town. will help a
mite and believe that in this emer.
gency, when everything is at stake,
there are thousand salaried men in
Ardmore who will add twenty-five ten
or five dollars to that fund for the
cotton factory In such times as
these. all must help
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20

Matthews Marx included in that headed
the o 1olSoL
will h through the his
FINN wilson Twain
.h, Stevenson or Toeau Hldeybmg q
in glsh literature
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ARD.
MORE?
(By Eugene RayD

Speaking OF Ardmore and talking
about a town, permit NE d word. You
viii understand, know, that there is
a difference N speaking and talk
ing" II you are told that your neigh
bors did speak OF you. you will feel
complimen,ed," but il you hear your
ueighoors are talking about you, you
will be offended
II is the same way with town, and
Ardmore is being talked about The
whole state is talking about us.
have not the heart to tell how We are
being talked about. You are from Ard
more" l Am asked and forthwith the
speaker, either goes to talking about
Ardmore, or get up and leaves without
speaking another word. And then
again in another crowd Of travelling
men. one OF them asks. What's the
matter with Ardmore, anyway" Sim
ul,aneousiy. every one OF the company
answers the questions.
Why. kindly-disposed people express
sympathy with US and pity us.
| wish none Of the criticism was
deserved. We do not deserve much
OF it. but some OF it is not easily
answered or explained away. Mind
you, it is all directed to the towns
lack OF enterprise; our critics say We
are a lot of knockers" or that We
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20
Rain.

Il. 4. Simpson received a telephone
message from Gainesville this after.
noon which stated that a good rain
fell there since noon. The rain extend
ed north some distance into Love
county, Oklahoma. John Simpson who
phoned the message passed through
here at three o'clock He said the
rain was a good one and was badly
needed in his county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20
A Dreadful Wound

from a knife, gun, tin can, rusty
nail, fireworks, or OF any other ma
ture, demands prompt treatment
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve 70 pre-
vent blood poison or gangrene. It's
the quickest, surest healer for al
such wounds as also for Burns, Boils
Sores. Skin Eruptions, Eczema
Chapped Hands, Corns or Piles. 25c a
Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20
AFTER THE BLOWOUT.

Theo. Roosevelt is home. He dis
claims any intention OF at present TAX
ing part in the political struggle tha;
is going on.
He says he wants rest. 20 refrain
for a time from participating in public
affairs.
At the same time leaders OF the dit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20

One OF the first to tle an am lavit
as to the purity OF ingredients con-
tained in a remedy We're the dispens-
ers OF the famous laxative tonic. Dr.
CaldwCl's Syrup Pepsin. Price so
cents or 81 a bottle of any druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-20

When your baby cries. when your
child won't eat or play. investigate the
condition OF it's bowels II IL is con-
stipated or bilious give IL Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Price so cents or
81 at any drug store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
That Road To Durango

Southern Pacific mainline
q bew mill to lie two commonwealths
Of the territories
like the Southern
through successful end taken
on foot lately but the lack
No contingency
wish the officials of this
FL Paso and the entire southwest
viii be o people
will anything that benefits the territories
viii
Magnetic principally to the separation
of scientific pubhca-
ton might also be called when pretty gr works
a diamond
This @T opening the ratio of
the holes to the
apon the arrangement OF the holes left between Them
the greater Will
practical
Strength of the screen" From Mining
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS.

FROM Santa Fe On NJ New Mexican.
Inc new town Of Obar, over In Quay
county, Is laying cement sidewalks
eight feet wide. while Santa Fee is sat
lsiled with four and five feet pave
ments, and even then property owners
must be fairly forced into making the
improvements. But other cities have
the same troubles, for The FL Paso
Herald says: THE mayor should re-
ceive hearty encouragement In his de-
termination to arrest property owners
who refuse TO lay sidewalks, especially
the people who have the money TO do It.
man who has the money and refuses
to put down a sidewalk when his neigh
bors all around him have done 1T, is the
sort Of a man who needs the prod OF TIE
law. To say the least, he is not good
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

81 remember" continued Mr.. Tawney,
that under Democratic administra-
tons the people of this country were
Nhungrier than they have ever been I'M
der a Republican administration. 1 was
a member of the house when Coxey's
army, barefooted and emaciated.
marched on the capitol. Which party
was running the government then?
The Democrats, of course. If you don't
cut out these political speeches I'll butt
in some day and recall the unhappy
events of Democratic administrations"
Talk your head off, JAM, said Mr..
Fitzgerald EsYeu won't have anything
on me. I was a mere little boy IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
(From The Herald of this date, 1880
7 ears Ago
FIREMEN EXEMPT FROM
PAYMENT OF POLL TAXES
day

o'clock, and attempted to devour the
alarm gong, with the result that he
woke all the firemen-
There will be some lively bronco
riding at the park tomorrow
Manager Steele, of the Western
Union, has arranged special accommo-
dations for newspaper representatives
at the carnival.
Mrs. Chas. F. Parker will sing to-
morrow evening at the Church of the
Strangers. in Chopin Music hall.
Morris Price, a prominent dry goods
merchant of Akron. Ohio, is in the city,
looking for a location
Rev. Sr. Morales, of Mexico City, is
conducting revival services at thu Mexi-
can Congregational and Methodist
churches in this city.
President Diaz will not permit the
holding of the prize fight in Juarez,
so Dan Stuart will have to hunt an
other place.
Jim Hall went up to Las Cruces this
morning TO get Maher into shape for the
big fight.
Metal market-Silver, 81 Lac; lead,
$3.50; copper, &c; Mexican pesos, sac.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

Alderman John O'Keefe occupied the
mayoralty chair at the council meeting
last night, the mayor being absent.
Upon the motion of alderman Davis,
the city assessor was instructed to drop
the names OF all active firemen from
the poll tax list, this request having been
made by Jesse Payne and W. H. Tuttle.
There are about 500 active firemen on
the rolls. Alderman Stewart reported
the city pay roll for January, amount
ing to s1S4275. Aldermen Roberts,
Clifford and Stewart Were appointed
committee to confer with the manage
ment of the various railroads in an eff
fort to secure a union depot for the
city.
Revival services are being held at the
First Methodist church.
The soup house people fed 80 per-
sons at noon, 16 of whom worked for
their meal The others ran away.
B. F. Hammett, Of ST. Louis, an
nounces his intention of removing TO
FL Paso, if the White Oaks railroad
project goes through.
Jimmy, the pet burre of the fire de-
partment, got loose last night about IL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

other game tonight might lose"
"Of course said the Boss, Crouch
lily, ''just like a wOman-rake in the
money and quit But how about that
dollar you owe me?"
What dolar?" asked his wife in
perfect innocence.
why. the dollar I gave back so you
could play"
ooh, that Why" she faItered, why,
I thought you gave it to me-"
Her tone was so sincere. her sense
Of righteousness so manifest, that the
Boss despite his realization that his
last dollar was gone laughed uproar-
iously.
!. $50 1 did-of course I did," he ac-
quiesced when he had recovered speech
That's right. When you lose I give
up and when you win 1 give up some
more. But, never mind, you may have
Rockefeller dashed to the mast when
it comes TO finance, but you're a cute
person besides"
Next morning the sober appreciation
OF the fact that he had no car fare
and no lunch money for the rest OF the
week caused the Boss to borrow back
from his wife all the money she had.
Thus fortified, financially, he bought
a drink for the Confirmed Married Man
at lunch time and discoursed as fol-
lows:
Women are strange creatures The
best OF them have no sense Of honor.
I played pinochle with my wife last
night and she took all my money, but
cried when it came to paying her
debts. VIII 1 lend you five spot till
Saturday? Surest thing you know"
Copyright, 1910, by the New York
Evening Telegram CNew York Herald
company All rights reserved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
Briqhtside and
His Boy
S'Nobody Wants To Be the GOat,n
Their Latest Tabloid Sketch
By Lafayette Parks.

sSHEY must be reading the Bible
remarks Brightside as Son en-
tiers for the usual evening
chat. 81 see they have divided the
warning members in the house, calling
one party sheep and the other goats"
Who's going to be the goat?" queries
Son.
Il suppose, as in the case Of Moses.
they have decided upon a scapegoat, on
whose head they viii load the sins OF
the others and send him away into the
Wilderness" replies Father.
IF the wilderness is anywhere out
near Danvllle, Ill, it might be Uncle
joe Cannon" Son comments.
I'm biblical days the high priest had
TO pick out two goats and then cast
lots to decide which should go to the
wilderness and which should be sacri-
ficed upon the altar" Father explains
Looks like a case of either getting
the axe or beating it for the tall tim
Der. I'll gamble a small amount con
tinues Son, that Uncle joe is wise
to that good book dope and is ready
to pass the buck when the word goes
out TO bring in the goats to get theirs
How history seems to repeat itself, >"
quotes Father, who prides himself on
his ancient lore. They got rid of
their transgressiOns when Aaron was
chief priest by using goats as a means
of atonement. and now they revive a
similar plan to purge themselves of po-
Itical sins"
You're right, Pop; this picking out a
goat has got to be the real. cheese not
Only in politics. but wherever a gink
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
Danger OF Strike In Mexico

STRIKE
Il able andpnts
themselves;
naturally any strike
greatest
assuredly be II result
Mecans Notwithstanding faithful
natives
republic regretted
deeply sincerely.
There theuesOn From the standpoint of
Me after working the Mexican railways what
they when there Mexcan the work
On national ni
fill Americans
hoped
retained fill positions
they future
given promise
capaby a ass didn't
That
Peace The flood
reprints entirely
paper
4In hydraulics
though of energy
loss Of pressurehd alone but velocity head Plain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

MY father died when I was a little
BIT of a shaver. and my only brother
was killed in the civil war. 1 worked
on farms in summer,~and in winter I
attended district school. Later on I
became a school teacher and stuck to
that job until 1 had money enough
to start me in college After being
graduated 1 had to take up teaching
again to get enough money to put me
through the law school. When I got
through fighting for an education I be-
gan fighting for a place in the political
world, and I've been fighting ever
since.
''Why, being a congressman is easy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

| happens TO hang up his Skypiece- The
only trouble is TO find some one to take
the lemon and to wear a happy smile"
There were even times in Old Tesla
| ment days when human being were
willing to take the place Of goats. such
sacrifie being considered a privilege"
THE days of the willing goat skip
ping up like Mary's little lamb to get
the axe seem to have gone TO get
ever, Dad declares Son Remorsefully
Not for theirs IL they see it first
Along with the other live stock. prices
on goats seem to have gone up to the
top of the list Here and and there you
may find a goat that needs the money
who is ready to go to the edge and
Jump off. but they are getting as scarce
as pearly teeth in hens face
Mistakes are made now Just as fire.
quently as in olden times. and some
body ought TO be willing to shoulder
the responsibility" Father urges.
That s what they all say-and then
step from under. Those ginks In
Washington have been putting down a
lot Of dead ones in the law books to
make a bluff at earning their cusb.
asks the reason why Then the great
goat hunt begins. One bunch picks
Uncle joe but he won't stand still long
enough to get rope on his neck, and
there you are"
If these men are sincerely anxious
TO serve the people why don't they
show 1T by little self sacrIfice2" asks
Father.
They've stopped pulling off those
Give me liberty or give me death
stunts. They know the live one gets
the long green when the barrel rolls
by, and it takes real money to keep up
an automobile. even for a national rem
resentative- If they can't get liberty
they can take a joy ride in the tour
ing car. and that's got the dead wagon
trip skinned a mile"
suppose the sheep are the favored
ones in congress-" is Fathers surmise.
They've got a barbed wire fence
around the white house. where a goat
has about as much chance to nibbIe the
grass as lamb has of getting out OF
wall street with enough wool on hts
back TO make a pen wiper"
Copyright. 1910. by the New York
Evening Telegram New York Herald
Company All rights reserved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
Property Owners Should Act
~ 10 GRANDE property will well hurry with
~ parking

- property hurry paving
n
As the states this fund has held
streets cnorng for the and
eisn reason to il much
people decided that wished and that they wished park
hand
parking should paid the people
the work
1ut is
The city will
the will their
los allotment of funds await their
check should
G.
will
splendid
This is sausage day Why nOt7 Isn't ground hog?
police a
fines from joy riders
OF desc a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

Washington, D. c.. Fed. 1.-Represen-
tative John ]. Fitzgerald, of New York,
can be counted upon to make political
capital out of almost any republican
measure of Importance In the COM
mittee room he sits around. smiles, and
lets his republican colleagues get the
impression that he is q good fellow.
When a bill gets before the house,
Mr.. Fitzgerald proceeds to hold the
Republican party up TO ridicule- He is
never more happy than when taunt-
ing the Republicans with their fear Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
ENDORSING OF CHECKS.

From Santa Fe On. NJ New Mexican.
Be careful whom you ask to endorse
your check. More than one man in this
city has been queered when 1T was
found by his employer that the pay
check had been cashed in saloon or
even by a gambler. Somehow, it Is not
a recommends ton for any young man,
or old man. for that, to have it known
that the very first thing he did with
his pay check was to take it TO a sa-
loon. In most of those cases, the gro
Ger, the baker, the tailor and others
should have had the first whack at that
check.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

ed the BOSS VIII wife. unr Sa%n
~ tically.
You always get sleepy when you
lose, was the BOss's bitter comment
as he shuffled the pinochle deck for
the fourth game. Don't you know that
real sport plays for the sake of play
ing and not TO VIM"
'O-o-o-O-h-hl um-m-mr' yawned the
Boss's wife again. Il suppose so. Do
you want to play and more?"
1 should say So" exclaimed the Boss.
But I'll tell you what I'll do so you
won't fall asleep. I'll bet you to l
that you don't win one game in the
next three. There's a fine chance to
make five dollars" he added persu-
asively.
''Or lose one commented the re-
luctant lady Don't lets bet so much.
Let's make it fifty cents to ten" She
suggested.
'Piker." sneered the Boss. NO. put
up your money. There's my five and
he flung brand new greenback on the
table before her.
But I've only got one dollar and
thirty cents to my name" she pro-
tested.
Nevertheless, allured by the glitter
the Boss's wife produced from some
where q battered dollar bill and the
game was on.
The Boss of the Establishment won
the first game and he saw the big
brown eyes opposite him grow serious
and determined. He won the second
game and watched them cloud over
with a comically grave anxiety He
won the third game and perhaps he
only imagined that they glistened with
suppressed tears.
Anyhow. he pocketed his winnings
with matter of fact air and remark
ed: Il suppose you want revenge"
tHumph," his wife shifted, ANY per-
son likes to have a chance to win her
money back. But how can L? You've
won every cent 1 possessed she added
so very resentfully that the Boss laugh
ed and his eyes danced joyfully. as they
always did when his spouse displayed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

Col. Theodore Roosevelt. OF late he
has been harping on the subject of the
increased cost of living, and it Is get
ting on the nerves of the Republicans.
Say, Fitz,' said Mr.. Tawney, chair
man Of the appropriations committee,
after one of Mr.. Fitzgerald's harangues,
eff you don't stop this business Of play
ing politics every time have a bill on
the floor I'm going to take you and
your party down the line"
Go as far as you like" replied Mr..
Fitzgerald, who loves the vernacular Of
his district in Brooklyn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
FLIRTERs. RUT BOOSTERS.

From Douglas (Ariz.) Dispatch.
The Don't Worry club, of Douglas,
is already known throughout the
United States by reason Of its boosting
attitude toward the first class shows
which come to town. The Don't Wor-
ries are a splendid bunch Of fellows,
all iInbued with the boosting spirit, so
If they do flirt with the pretty show
girls after the Orpheum lights are out
and an adjournment taken to Jim Ora
hams grill. across the way, what's the
difference? Boys will be boys, and
girls will be girls-and what a boost
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

= YNCLE WAITS
- Denatured Poem

grounding instruments of weather flags
made glass He cheap professor with
with and talk or
with about
gale OF wind hail unobruive
prophet grounding does his chores today he'll rise
a and around outdoors and If he
all off;
six weeks will last-thOugh lesser prophets scott;
and i he seesno shadow, King Winters the and
the seventh manted
a. grounding
oweather guys half wsehe works but once year!
Copyright 1893. by oex. Matthew. e.~- (0aaxma~o-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

there until he accomplishes something.
Some one asked Judge Norris If he did
not find it hard TO be in a minority,
bucking against hopeless odds, and
making enemies on every hand.
There is nothing hard about insurg-
ency." replied the judge. TT is the
easiest proposition L have been up
against since I was a boy. I've had to
work hard ever since 1 can remember
and this thing of fighting speaker
Cannon and the house rules is chfld's
play compared to the fight for exist
ence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

any of the Characteristic weaknesses
which make up the accepted formula
of feminine charm
$50 Mrs. Tightwad doesn't like to
lose her money" he jeered- Well.
never mind. dawlink, here's her little
dollar and well play for it all over
again.
The Boss's wife. it must be admitted.
did not hesitate to take back the stake
she had lost. She had learned in the
few years of marriage and card playing
that it was better to have her husband
think her cute than fair minded. And.
besides. she really did want her dollar
back
She was not a good pinochle player.
but luck favored her and, just as the
Boss had done in the previous games,
she won three straight.
Mine. All mine" She exclaimed.
ecstaticaIly. reaching for the Boss's
five And I'm not going to play an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
LAwABIDING CITIZENS.
from Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette.

IRON Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette.
The people of Winkleman are to be
te4ic%ateo on getting the authorities
busy in surveying off their townsite.
me patience and orderly manner in
when the land title question has been
ilahoIed is to be commended. With title
IN the air and no street or alley lines
70 govern claimants, and with a rush
TOT town lots, the good people Of Win
hIelnah nave set good example of how
10 conduct themselves under such cir
cuInstances, thereby advertising them
serves as a lawabiding people.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
HERALD TRAV-
ELNG AGENTS.

Persons solicited
to subscribe for
The Herald should
beware Of impos-
ters and should
not pay money to
anyone unless he
can show that he
IS legally author
lied 10 receive it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
MURDERS IN STATES.

From Fort Worth Record
Annually there are 45 times as manv
murders in the United States as there
are IN Canada Lax court system. fool
lsh technicalities and promiscuOus and
unguarded immigration may be cited as
the reasons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
GUARANTEED

CIRCULATION.
The Herald bases
al advertising
contracts on a
guarantee of more
than twice the
circulation Of any
other FL Paso.
r 7 z o n a, New
Mexico or west
I e X a s D a D e T.
Daily average TO-
900 copies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
SIGN OF PROSPERITY.

From Terrell (Tex.) Transcript.
There are various railroads being
promoted in Texas at the present, hard
ly a section but what has its pet
scheme. 1t is a good sign, to say the
least. for such things are never dis
cussed except when there is prosperity.