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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
ELEE1-FooTED zEsRAs.
Their Dash OF Speed NhrA Alarmed By
the Nh'z of II R;n. HALL.

Thcir Dash OF Speed WIIrA Alarmed By
the Nh'z of R;n, HALL.
The rapidity with which the diff.
ferent zebras have been eXte; nina.
ted, owing to the alv~nco of civilizar
tion in South Africa, is shown by
reference to such works as that OF
Sir CORVALLIS Harris, written in
1S4l in which the author tells US
that the quagga was at the time
found in ''interminable herds, " bands
OF many hundreds being frequently
seen, while he describes Burchell's
zebi as congregating in herds OF
eighty or one hundred, and abound
ing to great extent; but now, after
the expiration of about fifty years.
the one species is extinct or practical
ly SO. while the other has been driven
much farther afield and it's numbers
are yearly being reduced.
This authors description OF the
common zebra is we'll worth repeat
ing. says the Saturday Review. He
says: Seeking the wildest and most
sequestered spots. naughty troops
are exceedingly difficult to approac h.
as we'll on account of their extreme
agility and heetness of foot as from
the abrupt and inaccessible nature
of their highland abode. Under the
special charge of 3 sentinel. so
posted or some ad accent crag rs to
command view of every avenue Of
approach, the checkered herd whom
painted skins adorn' IL to be viewed
perambulating some rocky ledge. on
which the rife ball alone can reach
them. No sooner has the note of
alarm been sounded by the vidette.
than, prickinR their long ears, the
whole flock hurry forward to ascerT
tain the nature of the approaching
danger. and, having gazed moment
at the advancing hunter. whisking
their brindled tails aloft. helter-skel-
ter away they thunder. down craggy
precipices and over yawning ravines,
where no less agile foot could follow
them"
OF Burchell's zebra he says:
Fierce. strong. feet and surprising
ly beautiful, there is, perhaps, nc
quadruped 10 the creation. not even
excepting the mountain zebra. more
splendidly attired or presenting q
picture Of more singularly attractive
beauty" Zeb:as are by no means
amiable animals. and, though many
Of the stories told of their ferocitR
are doubtless much exaggerated,
. they have SO far not proved them
selves amenabiei to dortessication.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
a BOYS sELp SACRIFICE.

Red0Oed to POvegty Ne Commits 91a.
eide to AVE nts MOtheS.
Details OF the sad suicide of q boy
of Is in Dublin wer& given in the Dub
lin Social Review last week In a
house in the Ccombe lived q family
Oensisting Of q mother and four chill
dreu, who had been we'll -to-do people
and were well connected. but owing
to the bankruptcy and suicide of the
father had been reduced TO penury
and obliged to live In one room, which
three other families also occupied.
They were In raGs and almost stArv-
Ing.
A little son of - was 30 distracted
Rt the suferings Of his mother and
aaStera that. Ia despair Of being able 70
SHpport them, he bought WITH the fe VI
shillLnRB whAeh he had ca ed soa1e
articles of clothing and papers euti-
tling thA buyer to insurance cOuPonA
he then went aRd drowned himself IN
order that his family miRh+ bs helped
out of misery by his death. In hia
childish ignorance he did not know
that his doing so wSuld be considered
n fraud and bring ne benefit what
ever 10 his dear Ons& This Is the let
ter which the poor OAtld wrote to hAa
mother before he Went to his death:
"DBAR MoTHAA: / spent the foaS
and sixpenSe half penny SuV y0us
6enoAA and. hops the moaey 1t will
bring yOW wIll hSlb you to forgive nap
RASh AeA Tell tho police TO search In
The AarboP Of Portobelle aud when
NAey have found ms get the@ 70 wrtta
deSsriptioG Of my clothes and what
have In nay pockets. They Will And
. cap tAAs cost slx-pOuoe and will en-
tdtls S0A 20 $500 insurance noasyJ
palr OF sUspOndors, ANd. with q cOu-
pom on them for $500; beik Cd, fo1
&lOo, and papers. one emitting you Nd
81. 900 and the others to &Soo 0ach-iM
all 90. $50. Don't spend too mach on
my funeral, and mInd the EA0ney,
which win make yO1 rich. YOaH
1Oviag son.
"FRRDrMAND De FRRYHB REHNxx IN
CoURcY.
esp. R-eOOA.bya"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

Mrs. Dalton was arrested yester>
day on complaint issued by Com
Missioner Gibbons, charging her
with receiving stolen money. After
serving the papers Deputy Lindsay
&sked Marshal Williams what he
should do with her. Mr.. Williams
told him very emphatically to turn
her loose, as he did not propose tC
allow any such outrage perpetrated
while he bore g commission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

The Social and Mite Society of the
Christian church commences its reg
ular weekly meetings again TuesdSy
night at Judge Campbslps. All are
cordially invited. Come one, come
NIL. You will enjoy yourself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

An active agent in each county in
the United States, to solicit subscrip-
tions for the Twice-a- Week Republic.
Al liberal commission will be paid TO
hustlers. Address Superihf 6ndent Cir
cuietion. Tke Republic st. kouis, ale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

Hon. L. P. Wilson, of Marshal,
Tex, q gentleman standing high as a
statesman and lawyer, has decided 70
locate here, and for the practice of
his profession has associated himself
with Messrs. Dick & Brown. This
acquisition tn this already strong
arm makes it one Of the most pow
erful in the territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
New Reseazraat.

Jacob Schnider, late of Denton.
Texas. has bought the Globe ressaur>
ant just east of the railroad and after
q complete renovation has opened q
frat class resort to which he invites
the patronage of the public. Every
thing will be conducted ON strictly
first class principles and the table
supplied with the very best the mar
ket affords. Give me q trial.
IL 1t JACOB SNIDER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

The services st the Christian
church, both morning and evening
yesterday. were well attended. Bro
Volney johnson has formally as.
sA,ned charge as pastor. One confes-
sion was heard at the night service.
All are cordially invited to attend all
our services.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

/ have bought my goods ai .
sacrifice. and now propose to give
you helping hand. Now Is your
time 70 GET your clothing and dry
godda cheap. New York cost not IN
Il. Come and get our prices. r. NJ
Reid. s IT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

think of it, lots in the Ferndalc Ad-
ditiou among the verdure from $25 to
$lG0. See half page ad. 2 If
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

First class day boar ders ct. ths Boyd
horse NEAR First Presbyterian church.
II ii Mrs. ]. N. Worthy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

Ardmore Chapter, No. III, Royal Arch Ma
sons, meet in their hall over Wkittington'n q
store the fourth ThnEeday nightin each mohth.
g. n. Bn0cK. High Priest
a. b. S1LLHMAN, Secretary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

We now have scnae bargains in
business lots tor few days. Bodine
g. ZHckerman. 8tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

Ardmore Lodge No. 81, A. r. and A. n.
meets in EhsiF hall on South Caddo ateeet. thl
arkt sas1 AAy right IN each month, on or be
d. d. FLoH. wsrshipful Master.
A. B. SkLLdNAN. aaaraknfR.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
Wanted

To rent, two three room cottages; ap-
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11

Ardmore Camp No S., Woodrnen ef tie
World, meets in their forest at Whitdngton
Hail every second and fourth Monday nfghfa
IN each month. Fisltihg s0Sereigns invited Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
catlC SOCIETIES.

Myrtle Lodge No. Z, K. Of r., meets syery
house, Courf street. Visiting Knights edt!
W. =. McKELvxr. q. C.
J. T. HowKrH, X. 4. & s.
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For Rank

BusIness house on Caddo street.
Apply to j. 81 O'Maaly. off.
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Subscribe for The ArdnoReits.
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0xoEGal HAP, CLERK
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Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05

uE h1t 'IAO.
1t really
isn't fair,
And it's hardly
on the square,
Said the weary
and disgusted plutocrat,
That Il man can't
have no money
Without someone
getting funny
And loudly wondering
where he got 1t ct.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
THURMONT, frederick County, Maryland Thursday July 5, 1884,

the drifting snow almost blinded me.
Suddenly I had new thought. Why
not take the left, gain the plateau by
new route, and let these bloodthirsty
robbers close their net without having
me inside? rose In my saddle with ex-
element at the idea, and striking spurs
to my braYe horse, I was climbing up
the gradual slope at gallop: Ah, but
I was gladl gallop! gallopl gallop. l
seemed to hear many horses. Turning
my head suddenly oyer my shoulder,
saw my two pursuers not a hundred
yards behind me. They shouted. !
was now on the high plateau and the
snow was not so deep. Canada Joe
thank heaYen-was away to the right,
and fast falling behind. I was gaining
on the robbers and they knew it. Fain.
ter came their curses and their shouts.
And then: Whlzl Crack! Thud!
I looked back and saw that they
both had thrown themselves from their
saddles and were taking deliberate aim.
But to no purpose. Not one shot
touched me or my horse, and | reached
the first station and finally road into
Walla Walla with my precious burden,
safe and sound.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Wh'tmole
,os cr Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening,
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services J
D pointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. Il. BARD, pas
or. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and 6.SO r.
NJ. Sunday School, =. +. N [layef "Aee''
ing, Wednesday, Gas p.
United Brethren Church-Rev w. L..
Martin, Pastor. Regular Services ny ap'
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at III a. IN.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School PM.
Mi@e Society every econd ana fo"r'h
Wednesday evenings
Missionary Meetings by regular appoint
ment,
Morayian Church: Rev. NJ. F. Oerter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,S u; IN.
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 and 7:3O respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Henry Mann Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. M. and 7.3O r. NJ
sunday School at 8 A. M. trayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 73o 1. M
ST. stephcn's Church, Protestant Episco-
pal Rev. r. WMttingham, Pastor. per
vices every Sunday at 1890 IL. ~, except on
9Th Sunday in the month, then at night.
evening Prayer, Fridays, at Z.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
DIDN'T DEAL IN THOSE
GOODS.

The Hardware Merchant Ito custom.
er Just entering}-Good morning, sir.
Customer-I want one of those things
that you fasten On a door SO as to make
it shut itself.
II. M.-Oh : yes. an automatic door
closer.
C.-That's it, and it must not be
high priced.
II. M.-Yes, sir, cheap automatic
door closer.
C.-And not too complicated either.
H. MI understand. You want an
automatic door-closer Of simple design
and small cost.
C.-Exactly. But not one Of those
Internal things that slam the doors to
with bang.
H. M.-That would be nuisanee,.f
course. What you want is an auto
matte door-closer OF simple design
small cost and with an cas- yspring.
C.--That's right. But / don't want
it to close the door too slowly, either.
II. MIN other words, you require
something faster than cold molasses.
B rledy, what you are looking for is an
automatic door closer of simple design
and small cost, that is neither too slow
nor too fast.
C.-That's all right. And, besides,
it mustn't be like some l have seen.
where a man needs the strength Of an
OK to open the door.
II. M,-Very we'll. Very we'll. Now
let's understand each other. You want
to buy an automatic oor-closer simple.
cheap, neither too slow nor too fast and
easily operated.
Co. Correct, show ME one.
Ii. MIN very sorry. sir, but I do
not deal in automatic door closera,
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
BASEBALL NOTES.

EGuy Kicker is still playing ball.
Boston is very weak IN sacrifice hit
ting.
Harry Wright is an enthusiast c
wheelman.
Brooklyn is strong in pitchers, but
they are somewhat overworked.
Connaughton of the Boston team will
play with Brockton all right.
The Orioles lately have been winning
and losing by very large scores.
Pitcher Norman has rejoined the
Brooklyns and went west with the
team.
Baltimore has six men with batting
averages above 5000. Boston has SIX.
Mark Baldwin was recently hit by
Harrisburg % times for total Of q
bases.
Gaftney has again been appointed a
League umpire in the place Of Swart-
wood.
Tommy Esterbrook is batting and
fielding we'll for New Orleans. He is
playing centre field,
Tim Keete will join tie Cincinnatis
about the end Of the week. lie has
accepted their terms.
Willie Mains says that every ball
player who smokes cigarettes ought to
be fined SIS cigarette-Brocktou En-
terpr;se.
Mat Kilroy, released by Louisville, is
pitching for Syracuse, in the Eastern
League, lie lost his first game tt
Wilkesbarre.
German, the New York twirler
declares that he IS in the best Of condi
ton, but csnnot be expected to pitch
his game if he receives a chance once
every month.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
Waterproof Folk.

l looked from my window,
And, dancing together,
| spied three queer people
Who love the weather.
The turtle, the frog and The duck all
joined hands
To caper so guly upon tho vet sands.
The turtle was coated
In she'll, to defy
The pattering rain'rops,
And keep him quite dry,
The frog IN green jacket was gay q
could be,
My coat will shed water-just see it'll
SAID he.
The duck shook Lis web feet
And ruf1led his feathers;
Cried ne: Rain won't hu1t mel
I'm dressed for all weathers.
And when l can see the clouds frown
in the sky
1 oil my gray feathers and keep very
dry
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
Throw away TrUsses

when our new method is guaranteed to
permanently cure the worst cases of
rupture, without the use of the knife.
Send so cents In stamps for pamphlet
and references. Worlds Dlspensary
Medical association, 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05
LUCY AND The MOUSE,

Hickory, dickory. dock,
The mouse ran up the Clock
Alas ! that clock
Was one OF t hose
Embroidered on
Sweet Lucy's hose.
If it struck ona
It struck me, too,
AS rudest deed
A mouse could do.
A swish, a twirl!
A shrek suppressed !
And snow-white skirts
Wore manifest.
A mouse and I
Can truly swear
That dainty hose
Doth Lucy wear.
"Run, little mouse }
Run quick /" I say /;
"For he who frights
And runs away
May llYe to fright
Another day.
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05

ODD LITTLE items,
There are 81 metals.
Geneva has 25O Americans.
Whalebone Is counterfeited.
Steers do Mexican plowing.
Russia has $50, paupers.
Syracuse may tax bicycles.
Europe has 3,477 lighthouses.
Trees are felled by electricity.
Breslau has a paper chimney.
England has a lady bill poster.
Uncle Sam has S02 Lighthouses.
The Czar owns lOO,O0O,OO0 acres.
Boilers are cleaned by electricity.
England boasts electrical bicycles.
In London gas is Sc cents 1000.
A railroad mine contains $500 ties
Waterproof paper has been invented.
London will have $50 foot tower.
Onions sell by the quart at Houston
A co-operatiye railroad is projected
Greeks are the principle sponge fish
srs.
A Paris clock pendulum is 377 feet
oag.
Our telegraph lines stretch 10000
miles.
A New York girl has $4,000 doll
house.
Chicago is to have a hotel with 9,l2l
rooms.
Worlds wheat crop: 447,479,OOO
bushels.
The finest grade of matches is made
If cork pine.
Good railroad ties are expected to
last eight years.
Bermuda farms bear three SUCCESSIVE
crops in one year.
1t takes 1000 insects to make one
pound of cochineal.
France imports ten times as mncl
wine as 1t exports.
Nevada is second in gold production
and fourth in silver.
A first class French cook wont brol
meat without charcoal.
A voyage round the world travelling
frst-class, costs over $4,000.
New York city has more Southerner
than any city Of the South.
Raising peppermint is the leading
industry of Wayne Co., N. Y.
The coal production of 1892 in th'
U. S. was valued at $27,566,000.
The manufactured product Of Grea
Britain amounts to about 81 .0OO,000,00(
a year.
The deepest borehole in the world Ii
in Upper Sllesia. 1t has been carried
to depth of $1,000 feet.
The fastest shorthand writer in th'
world is young Doublin man, George
Bunbay. lie can write 25O words ii
a minute.
The harbor Of Rio Janeiro is one o
the Gnest on the globe. 1t has 30 miles
of anchorage, sufficient to float the ma
vies of the world.
An organized band of kldnappors j.
at work in st. Joseph, Mo.
The Russian town Stephan has beer
Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-05

Fwed-Why does Cholly always car.
ry an umbrella?
Fwank-I guess it's because he,
don't know enough to 60 in when it,
rains.
The Same Old Gag.
Alas !! just now
When mankind's brow
Is beaded deep with briny dew,
Rash fends inquire
|; AS we perspire,
Say, is it hot enough for you?;'
SWIMMIN' TIME.
Swimmln' time in Georgia.
An all around the South,
An every single millpond;
/ Is ioamin' at the mouth l.
Swimin' time in Georgia
|, An all aronnd the South.
f. L. S.
Mails distributed IN, 6S.404 post
Offices in the United States.
Postal cards haye been in use in the
United States since May 1, 1878.
In Japan, COWS are used as beasts Of
burden. Milk is not used by the Jap,.
anese.
A feature Of a New Zealand concert
was comic Irish song sung by Maori
natiye.
The Arizona sentinel., 1894-04-21
PICTURE ON A COFFIN LID.
The Terrifying Sight Which COnfronte'
 an Eastern Grave Digger.

The Terrifying Sight Which Confronted
 an Eastern Grave Digger.
 James Bareback, about forty-fve years of age, was recently engaged at Harrington Corners, ten miles from FL mira, N. Y, in resurrecting the remains of Mrs. M. c. Harrington in order to bury them in another place. The body had been under ground for thirty-fve years, and in digging for it Bareback struck a great deal of water. He reached the remnants of the outer box surrounding the coffin, and when he pulled them out of the way he was greatly astonished to see what appeared to be Mrs. Herrington's body, apparent ly undisturbed and so lifelike as to con- vev to his mlnd the belief that a living, breathing woman was before him.
 ''I tell you was scared" said Clare back to a New York Sun correspondent, ''and I nearly fell over in a faint in the grave When I made an examination, however, I discovered that 1t was not the body I saw before me, but an exact photograph of it on the top of the cof- fin lid. I then raised the coffin and opened it. With the exception of the head, it contained only few crumbing bones. The head, however, was per fectly preserved. The bones were cov- cred with flesh which had petrified, the whole being as hard as stone, while the hair had grown to an unusual length and was very abundant"
 The coffin lid was exhibited to num- Der of people. It was made of cedar and contained an exact and perfectly clear representation of the deceased woman as she appeared when she died thirty-five years ago. Just how to ac- count for this no one knows, but in lieu of any better explanation that made by the grave-digger is accepted. It is to the effect that water flowing through the grave must have raised the body so that it was pressed against the coffin lid and the action of the gases arising from the body, in conjunction with the nature of the wood, forced the picture to appear as it cid on the outer side of the coffin lid
The Arizona sentinel., 1894-04-21
NationaIities in Austria

Foreigners are won't to classify Aus tria among the German countries. As a matter of fact her German speaking population is but limited, and annual ly losing ground. The increase in pop ulation among the German inhabitants of Austria is but 5.17 per thousand per year; the increase with the Italians in Austria is 5.92, and with the Slavonic races 7.93. Of 100 marriageable women in the German districts q find hus- bands; among the Slavonic races the percentage is 52. One of the reasons for this showing is that in the German districts of Austria the economic man agement of affairs is almost prohib- itory to marriage among the younger sons and daughters of the peasants. The homestead goes to the eldest son, whose brothers and sisters become his servants. Among the Slavs the family property is equally divided among all children after the death of the father, and each one is allowed to begin housekeeping on his own hook
The Arizona sentinel., 1894-04-21
NUMBER 9.

administrator Of the estate of A E. DeCOrse and others and warrant ordered drawn in favor of the Dis trict Attorney to pay said sum to said Cox and Street on their sign ing receipt for payment in full for assisting in conducting said legal proceedings to final conclusion.
 On motion seconded and carried the County Treasurer is ordered to transfer from the General Fund of the County, into the Expense Fund all moneys now in said General Fund.
 Minutes read and approved.
 Upon motion Board adjourned until May 4th, 1894, at 10 a. m.
 J. Gandolfo, Chairman. J. L. Redondo, Clerk.