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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
THE INDlANs AS A FIGHTER.

He Was EOrn to Fight, Glorles In Fighting.
and VIII and Can Fish..
1.-THE indian is the most vicious
fighter on earth, sad Major Barbour,
late press agent of the worlds fair,
but former p;ainsEuan. "You read
in the accounts of the South African
war where a hundred or two English
men go out and, whip 5000 or 10, 900
black men. There is no uncivilized
people on earth. no race which is ut
terly ignorant of what we call the sci
ence of war, that can for a minute
compare with the Indians as warriors.
No frontier general would think of
leading his troops against a body Of
Indians where the odds were greatly
against him. Why2 Because the In
dian Is naturally q fighter and a
marksman, and because he has been
quick to learn what the whit. armies
have taught him in warfare.
Take that fight in which Sitting
Ball was killed. That was si1irrnish,
it's true, b,t t illustrates my point.
There were just sixt zen men on each
side. Those Indian scouts rode
straight through the camp of Sitting
Bull. and engaged the old demon him
self and fifteen of his picked warriors
IN battle in which no man knew he
had more than an even chance of sur
viv;ng.
',Pvc seen them. They love to fgilt.
Their ambition is to win glory in
fighting. Their traditions urge them
on to fight. It's their only really aris-
tocrat.c business. They are physic-
ally well qualified to fight; they know
how, and you can bet they do fight
when they get at it,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
SIGN LANGUAGE USELESS.

Mistakes That Led 9wO Afen 0w Csc
Hands Instead of Tongues.
Jones went out to the Boston deaf
and dumb asylum t } inspect the ins l.
tuition. On entering he met q man,
evidently an inmats, and he at once en-
deavored to explain to the man by
making signs upon his myers that he
wanted to look through the place
The man also made signs with Jones
could not com rehend. TAen Jones
made other AMI more elaborate mo-
lions, which set the man at work with
greater violence. and for the next half
hour they stood in the hall gesticulat-
ing and twisting the r fingers without
either being able to comprehend what
the other meant. Finally Jones became
angry, and ia an oatbutSt of wrath
exclaimcd:
''Oh. get out, you idiot. I'm tired
of bothering with you!
Thereupoa the man said. That's
just what was going to say about
you.''
ooh, you can speak, can you? Then
why in thunder didn't you say so and
not keep me standing here motioning
to you? thought You were deaf and
dumb"
'And l thought you were." said the
man.
''I came hereto inspect the asylum, I"
said Jones, land took you fora pa
tient"
That's what came here for. and
[ thought you were an attendant"
said the mIn.
Here Jones and the man shook
hands and hunted up genuine at
tendant and went away happy.
After this Jones w IL always use his
tongue first, no matter where he is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
silver Ku,n. a Hor.e.

A silver quarter dollar rarely does
so,tnuch damage as in the case of .
street-car horse in Rea ling, "a, which
has been utterly ruined by this little
piece of money. For the past four
years there has been a horse in the
Bird street stables of the city passen-
ger railway company that became lame
for few days every month, and on each
occasion a hard lump fOrmsI on the
right shoulder, but never twice at the
same place. The attention of Super
intcndent Rigg was called to the
horse, and he had the shoulder lanced.
The superintendent stood aghast when
a quarter dollar was taken from the
lump. A scar in the horses chest
leads Mr.. Rigg to believe that the
horse was injured soma years ago and
that the quarter was placed in the
wound to keep it open for the removal
of pus and then forgotten.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
Pointed.

Clergymen are suppos d to have q
peculiar talent for improving the oc-
casion. One of them did this in
q witty, and, let us hope. an edifying
manner: In early life he had met with
an accident which left him with a
broken nose, q adeformity. about which.
in spite of his piety, he was known to
be little sensitive One day a new
inquirer propo Inded the old question:
"How happened you to break your
nose?" Tn. minister answered sol
emnIy: $40 tell the truth. my friend.
the accident was caused by my poking
my nose into other peoples business :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24

Tn rey:Tpfre0 Years Wtthou' Ro~ds
A queer story. and one whlcE
readers would do will to tho 9ugh
ly salt (give it more than tn. pr3
verbal grain) before swallowing
comes with first class recomne ada
ton all the way from Engl, nd
Thirty three years ago, in 1860. a
membHr Of the Chaplin family did
at FlEnkneY. Lincolnshire, and Wa.
laid in the family tomb This par
ticular Chaplin was naturalist, and.
among his other pets. had a large
gray bat The bat was permitted to
er.ter the tomb and was scaled uF
alive along with the corpse of his
dead master. In 1866 the vault was
opened and to the surprise of ali the
bat was alive and fat On four diff
ferent occasions since the Chaplin
family have looked after the welfare
of their dead relatives pet, and each
time it has becn reported that the
bat was still in the land Of the liv-
ing. although occupying quarters
with the dead. He was last seen in
i892.-St Louis Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
A JAILER's ExPeDIENr.
He Had Made Al:urinZ Promises to Ge
the Prisoner In Ills Cell

He Had Made Al:uring Promises to Get
the Prisoner la IIis Cell
the iaiier of Helena. Mont, has to
resort to all sorts of expedients at
times to get inebriated prisoners to
go quietly into the cell room OF
course when prisoner is helpless he
is carr led In; but often he Is only half
drunk, he is quarrelsomc or very par
ticular. and as it is not desired to use
force to get such a one behind the
bars, lie is led into the cell room much
as child is coaxed to bed. Not long
ago one of these supcrsensitive gem
tlemen was brought in hardly able to
stand IN. After h. had been booked
he was invited into the Jail room. In
stead of accepting he sat down and
declared his unalierable determine
tion not to go into the jug. lie was
assured he would hive a good bed.
Hs acknowledged that was So but he
said he objected to the character Of
the meals scrveI.
Why" said the jai!er, you are
mistaken. In this Jail we give the
prisoners some things just as good as
they give the boarders zt the Hotel
Helena.
On this assurance the prisonc: went
into the jiii proper. Just as the door
was being closed he called out 20 The
jafer
Say. whats tn t you give same as
Hotel 'ir:vua?'
'sa =" said the i,iIer as he siam
Eaed the eloSi l. and to4I<,,l it,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
AE COR ass


Tho &m&4M9AAae44 Akt4lAlsNll4t4 u 49,
Tos Ienthnslaasle te saee
"a man IN my buaiassa.v ratlred
3 very successful 'icitor OF ske IN
surance, s.caiass 20 careful not to
be too entauaia Is his shop talk.
OF course he na & in all argu
ment be can, ha Ii nnst b1 done
judiciousiy. InanHuabcr when be-
gan the work I cou1d scarcely ilnd
a1jectives enoneh e describ the ex-
cel1ence of my eompany. One day
however, got set taclx that ught
me q valuable lessou / had eAc to
. Hne risk, friend of my 16tAsf,s.
man of about forty and good for the
limit. lie wanted IRE tho.sa1l AMI
I wantel him. but wasn't certain of
him, for he had his mini set on
another company. just the sams, i
tackled him, and the way 1 talked up
my company and its very superior ad-
vantages over all others was worthy
of publication on i circus poster.
.s'Hcld ON d minute, Charlie he
said. interrupting me in . gushing
how of enconium. Hold on
'''Ivhat is it?' 1 asked, thinking /
had him.
"'Do you really believe all these
things you are telling mc?'
s'4I most emphatically do
'ssAn1 do you want me to?'
'eaI don't want you to go into the
company if you don't
ss.Well, he said quietly, 4 wont go
into it. because, my boy, Il Ibelfeved
implicitly that your company's policy
embodied all the advantages to the
insurer that you claim for it, I'll be
blamed if ] wouldn't commit suicide
in order to enjoy them.'
Then he smiled and lost him, but
I never lost the lesson. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
fTLM RID WmE
rha III ihous meuss u aa1eA Azews
fnuraa yVlll - 9rsd.

Ehm #MShomn Wmu6s gR amloa Mam%
Skufaa Wll1 - rsd.
Tlss ssLitsio Rcd h III which
NathA1ie1 Hawt horns oLt rTangie-
WOOD NafSs" ..The 1ons8 OF Ssven
tlablss ard other stories is TO be re-.
stored MnN many Ycars me house.
which &C., aftuated on tian shore Of
Stockbs idRu bowl. Nnspr ths north-
western cid. has been closed to the
Alyenr - Two ago there came such
. deslte from the society ard literary
peopi1 10 see it that a VAS put in
chsf "A I'm old laEl ana ak visited
almost daily throughout the summer
and autumn season. Tbs house was
destroyed by FIRE sometime 70 and all
that remains is the found Ition an1 a
part of tbs old fashionssd chimneys Is
is on the south side of the highway
leading toward Stockbridge from Len.
nox. Mass.
{ Many relica pieces OF brick and
atone from the foundations are carried
away every year by the numerous
curiosity seekers There are people
now living who know when tho house
was finished, ard there are records
showing the room in which Hawthorne
wrote his famous works while living
there.
There are several famous hon es
within radius of few miles. inclnd-
ing the Ptunixett houss in Pitt field.
which LopgfeIlows made famous by
his poem, the ..old Clock on the
Stairs" the house of Herman Melville.
now or formerly owned by Co onel
Lathers, of New York; ''The Perch, :"
where Fanny Kemble resided in
Lenox;the Sedgwiele amnsion in Stock
bridge, and the Bryant house in Great
Darlington. All these are standing.
The people feel that a restoration of
the Little Red House" would be a
valuable and Interesting addition to
the number.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
A Peculiar win.

One of the most peculiar wills ever
recorded was that of Madam Meens,
who died in Antwerp, in which she
left all her estate to her relatives up
to the Twelfth degree of kinship. The
testator was repoI ted to have been
worth one hundred millions of dollars.
The ambitious relatives hastened to
file their claims As a result the court
is obliged to pass upon the alleged
rights of 14,554 heirs The family
tree of one heir alone covers a space
sixteen meters square. The poor peo-
pie are doomed to disappointment, as
the estate turned out to be worth only
about three millions. So many law
yers have been engaged that their fees
alone will swallow up this amount.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
BUSH JUSTICE.

The Ju Iges greed anl SO the Pris-
Won't Free.
There is very go d story going
the rounds respecting bush jus tice i"
If it is not true it ought to be. An
Australian guR-digger had been ac-
cused by store-kee, er of larceny of
some gum The accused was brought
mp at an improvised court in a pub.
Three justices sat in row at one end
of the room. the prisoner, constable
and prosecutor at the other. After
hearing the evidence one of the JUS
tices, after looking at. the Justices
guide. said to the prisoner:
"We find you guilty; six months
hard"
No. 2 chilned in with. you've read
the wrong page; it should be page
and three months;" while No dis
sented from both awards, and said that
under page-the correct sentence was
a month.
'T won't have month";" lid che
store!1ee. cr, ''it's not good enoughr'
''Silence in the court" roared the
constable.
''Well. then 1 with lraw the case."
said. the prosecutor. Case accordingly
withdrawn. The storekceper, it is
said got the gum-digger into the back
yard and hammered him. Feeling
somewhat sltistied then, he gave the
gum-digger a one-pound note as a
shiuplaster, and so the affair ended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
KlnTly E.R.e Licked by a Coyote.

While coming across Combs fiat re-
Gently w. c. Plummer, of Prineville,
Oregon, witnessed an exciting fight
between an eagle and coyote. The
eagle had caught a rabbit and the
coyote undertook to take it away from
him. The eIgle defended his prey
manfully for some time, but the coy
ote was too much lor him and finally
got away with the rabbit, but not
until the eagle had clawed several
handfuls of hair out of his back and
left him somewhat disigured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24

One of the newspaper curiosities of
the world is called lie Passage de
Venus (the transit of Venns), and is
to be published whenever that as
Economical phenomenon recurs. It's
first issue bore the date of De-
cember q, 1882; the next will BE- dated
june s, 200l. The subscribers of this
unique journal cannot possibly hope tn
get the fourteenth issue before ths
gcSE :eSs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
Why the Porter wspt.

A passenger on a Pullman car was
found dead in his. berth, recently.
The porter burst into tears, exclaim
ing between sobS. $50 sorry. SC
sorry"
What are you sorry for?" asked
the conductor. You didn't know
him. did your
mo, l didn't know him." replied
the porter. "1'm sorry didn't col
lcct fifty cents of him before h's went
to d."-Texas Siftinga
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
A I0 dock.

What is this?"
"a young man of the period ].
40 not work OF art?"
"He 10 indeed"
''ls he engaged"
res"
ITO whom"
ITO a young woman OF the period
Iho loves him deeply"
'.And when are they to be mar
1ied?"
-. ever"
Never! And why not?"
''She will not marry him until he
aas paid his debts. and he cannot
pay his debts until she marries him. 4"
'.O."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
Gloves.

The chief supply of cloves is OBJ
tained from the Islands of Zanzibar
and Pemba. where the Glove tree
was introduced in 1889. Troes ton
years old should produce twenty
pounds of cloves. Trees of twenty
years frequently produce upward o
one hundred pounds each. The
yield last season was in excess OF
any previous year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
He Nd Noticed n.

The hands of the clock were point
ing to twelve.
''Have you noticed the clock?" she
asked, yawning.
Yes" he replied. ''it's the same
cne you've always had. amt it?''
.'Yes"
Il noticed it the first night came
to call on you. It's very nice one :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
wlscon~ln.s rroduets.

Wisconsin raises every year $105.
600, 900 worth of farm products. The
aot crop is 4S.O0).0)0 bushels; corn
$4,000. 700; wheat. 21,000. )0); bar
ely, 1900, 900 The live stock is
valued at $8o,OOl.OO). Over 10000
square miles are underIain by min
0rAl deposits
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
IIIrh Mount,In. bal America.

1t may surprise the rea.ler who is .
little rusty on eO<raphy to be in
formed that there are over 300 noun
tains ON the North American contin-
ent that are over 10, OJ0 fset in height,
bat sach Is the case In Alaska alone
there are scores of Ia -m, anil not less
than five n lhIt oorsal ri'ss io.i excel
is,ss.i feat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
TINE rABLE-.,i, G. & s. F. w1,
AND DEPARTURES
n.IT : AL keIIS

South bourd mail closes 5:45 p. m.
South hound mail arrives 6:lS r. M.
North bound mail closes 10 q. III
NOrtI, bound mail arrives 1920 a. IN
Night mails arc closed at $50 p. M
Money order department is open
at 3. M. aud closed al 5p. III.
Oifice hours from 8 a. In.. to 6 p. III
Sundays from ESQ p. ~, to $3.50 p. M
JOHN 5 IIAMFB, L. NJ.
SUMMERS HARDY. Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24

Stack can h- seen ut iIowl..s
& k"-s' Ilv"ry stable. Soutil
CAddo Street, Ar-!mo:r. |. 7.
Teb- RI ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-24
Blacksnlithing

Blacksmith. = anl horse shoe
ing speciality. Guarantee to
siop interfering. ever reaching
or clicking. Quart r-cracks and
corns successfully treated.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03
The Calico snll.

The calico ball Friday night was
a grand success. The attendance
was very large and the occasion
was ono long to be remembered
The GAZETTE reporter noted the
following present:
Mrand Mrs c L Williams, Mr.
and Mrs Ed Wangemann, Mr. and
Mrs VIM Green, Mr. and Mrs F O
Smith, Mr. and Mrs Louis Richter,
Mr. and Mrs Dan Boes, Mr.. and
Mrs Joe Hughs; Misses Henrietta,
Ella and Lenora Richter, Emma
and Selma Miller, Isabel Wendt-
land, Willie Dickson, Mamie Nolan,
Hattie Kriedler, Teunie LiecE, Hill
lie Jungbecker, Adele Wange-
mann and Mammie Welhausen;
Charles, julius, Otto and L B Rich
ter, G Il and Ed Ruhman, Charles,
Philip and Rudolph Welhausen,
Rudolph Flato, G w Eschenburg,
A Moeller, B II Smith, Oscar Dan
iels, Charles Amsler, Willie
Hollas, Ernst Wangemann,
Erwin Wendtand, Henry schi rn
burg, A Jungbeckor and Willie
Kueehl of Yoakum. Misses Bues-
ling of Yoakum were also present
Dancing continued until 2;3O
Saturday morning. The grand
prize offered for the handsomest
costume was carried off by Miss
lisa bel Wendtland. She wore blue
figured material figured with yellow
/ flowers.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03

our money and build the court
house cheaT than we can nov.H
DR.. Weddington-"I am Al
straight out democrat but can / OF
consistently favor putting an ad
ditional burden on our tax payers''
The GAZETTE does not wish tn
be regarded as afflicted with lid
foggysm and will favor any pr y
jet for progress and public i'm
provement when safo and practic-
bic. but under the circumstances
we believe the court house question
had best be dropped for at least
five years. The people don't want
it, can't afford it and won't have it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03
Riding tho Goat.

The fire company has new
method of punishing those who
miss drills The next time they
attend they have to ride the big
fire hook. Some Of the boys kick
and try to get away and even talk
fight, but when Joe Ondrej and
Louis Wagner get hold of them
they have to take their medicine.
The boys have provided themselves
with a bag of cotton to be used as
a pillow, thus robEiug the goat of
the most Of It's teuors. The boys
are getting right and left wheel and
guide right by fours down in great
hape.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03
FOR SALE By DAVID HUGHs.

A tract of land containing 800
acres. 1875 acres in cultivation altd
the balance in pasture land. Will
sell $50 per acre. Situated about a
mile and half north Of the town
of Sinner. Three dwelling houses,
with cribs and all modern i'm
proyemsnts. All black land. Or
else will sell $50 acres Of h s
tract that has fine two story
house. good well and every conven-
ionce. For further information APP
ply at this Office.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03
LOCELS.

When in Moulton go to Fritz
Helwig's saloon.
-Barbecued meat on hand every
day at the City butcher shop.
All kinds of ice cold drinks at
Merseburgcr's.
Twcnty-eight loaves of bread for
81 at the City Bakery.
All kinds of fancy candies at
Ne seburgor's.
-"Aty Favoritc," cigars ON sale
at the Favoritc Saloon,
DrMinton is an authorized agent
of the GAZETTE at Dilworth
| viii sell good cord wood at $3.50
per cord. CHAs PFHIL.
For the old reliable Standard Guilt
yators, 60 to Wolters Bros.
Apples, pecans and best as
sortment Of candies at Ed, Cole
mans.
"A. NJ. Kotzebue is an author
lied agent of the GAZETTE at Moul-
ton.
A fancy line of millinery goods
at Miss Nolan's. Next door to
Carnes Bros.
a beautiful assortment of artifi-
cial flowers, ribbons and laces at
Miss Nolan's millinery store,
Pocket knives, Pipes, Mirrors and
n good many other things very
cheap at ] E MERsEBUReERs,
Hamburger steal, sandwiches
every day in the week at Barny'.
saloon, MoultOn.
The Hawkins House is the head
quarters for Sinner people when in
Hallettsville. Terms, VI per day.
Every style of spring and sum
mer hats at Miss Nolan's millinery
store.
Ice cream at Mcreseburger's ev
cry Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day.
&C. l.. Williams is the agent fo
the genuine Waukegan and Gid
den barbed wire and warrants al
wire sold by him to be in perfec
condition and uninjured by Goa
tact with salt water.
"A full stock of perfumeries
brushes, toilet cases, combs, station
airy, school books, fancy toilet ar
ticles and notions of all kinds a
a. Graves drug store. Sinner, Tex
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-05-03


Dilworth's iairand accomplished
belle, Miss BERTHE Minton, passed
Though here Sunday on her way
to Flatonia on a visit.
Joe Ondrei has moved his saloon
to the Smith building, next to the
City Hotel. His old stand will be
used by Charles Welhausen in his
banking business.
Gerhard Thersen, accompanied
by his mother. arrived here Mon
day from Langwarden, Oldonburg,
Germany. They will engage in
Turning.
C. L. Williams announces him
self in favor of Lanham for Gov
ernor. He says, Il consider him
the best man in tho state for the
place"
Crops are looking splendid, but
the farmers are needing dry wealth
er now so they can get the grass
out of their crops.
The st. Charles hotel burned at
New Orleans Saturday night. Sew
eral guests lost their lives. The
hbtel was one Of the most famous
in the south.
Effective now. and until re-rstcd
the s A d a P Ry will sell excur-
sion to Eagle Lake on Saturdays
and Sundays for $2.G5 for round
trip, good to return the following
Monday.
D. G. Helmcrs has purchased
]. r, Mittanck's old stand on Main
street of August Martens and hae
removed his entire stock there. Call
on him for harness, brides and
saddles.
If the population of Sinner kceps
on increasing in the future like it
has in the past few weeks, she will
soon be as big as New York. Three
bnbies a week is good progress.
Lightning etruck John NJ.
Krueger's house Monday during
the storm. The point of the light
ming rod Oh the house was melted
and several boards were knocked
off of the house.
VOTERS Bros. sent ont i've hun
dred letters to their friends and
patrons last week ANNOUNCING their
removal into their new building on
Front street, A cut Of the building
will appear in tn the GAZETTE il
the near future.
Ben and VIM. Fehrenkamp
George Yeager, Rudolph Albecht
August Hlster and Lawrence Rath.
baur, Of Moulton, got caught in the
rain here Monday. They were on
their way out to the river on a
fishing excursion.
Rufus Baucum, ia visiting his
hrother-inlaw }. w. Holloway
this week. Mr.. Baucum met with
IL serious accident bout two weeks
ago. He was on his way at night
to get doctor and his horse fell
with him, breaking his collar bone
He had to have the bone reset {
few days ago and will be laid VI
for several weeks yet.