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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
j. F. IN GRAM.
Propriatorr

The Central barber shop has beer
removed from its old stand in the Gen.
tral hotel to a room next door 10 the
Dallas meat market, where nice quar-
ters have teen prepared. Mr.. w. L..
Thomas is IN charge and will be ably
assisted by D. Cannon. He desires all
his old customers to come to see him
at his new stand.
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AN ENGLISH BOYS LETTER.
He Is In a Bad Way AMI Doo3n't Think
He'll Last Long.

He Is In q bad Way AMI Doo3n't Think
He'll Last Long.
'Apropos" of child:en's letters, n
correspondent has presentel copy of
genuine letter" from a lad at
school to his mother. After cofll-
planning generally of the school, and
narrating some tri1ing mishaps that
had befallen him. the young gentle
man said: Il hope Matilda's cold is
better. am glad she is not at schule.
think have got co1suption. the
boys at this pa :e are not gentle
manly, but of course you did not know
this when you sent me here. will
try not to get bad habits The trow-
sers have worn out at the knees l
think tha tailor must have cheated
you, the buttons have come OF, and
they are loose behind. don't think
the food is good, but should not mi nd
if was stronger. The piece of meat
l send you is of the beef we had on
Sunday. but On other days it is more
stringy. There are black beadles in
the kitchen and some times they cook
them in the dim .r, which cant be
holesome when you are not strong.
= do not mind my being so
uncomfortable because do not think
shall last long. Please send me some
more money as o Sd. if you cannot
spare it think can borrow it off boy
who is going to leave at the half quar-
ter, but: perhaps you wd not like to
be under an obligation to his parents,
as they are tr1despeople. 1 think you
deal at their shop.-Yr. loving but
refched SON"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Mr., ard Mrs. j. r. Spraglns, return
ed home last night, after a ten days
absence visiting friends at Henrietta,
Texas, and points in the territory oD
the Rock Island. Mr.. Spragins we
with the Stowe hunting party few
days, lie reports them having fine
time. The remainder of the party
will return Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

s. H. Coleman, with H. II. Russell,
received telegram from his wife,
who is visiting IN Missouri, convey
ing the sad intelligence that his
brother-inlaw had been killed in a
runaway HC cident. We extend our
sympathics to Mr.. Coleman and other
bereBved relatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
The butterfly and Its Case.

The most curious thing about the
cutterdy in the size of the case from
which the insect proceeds compared
with the size of the insects body. The
ease is rarely moro than one inch long
and quarter Of an inch In thickness;
the butterfly covers . surfaco os
NanrlY 10as inches 50 nara
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Paul Murphy, eleven year old son
of territorial treasurer, Sam Murphy,
suffered a very serious accident yes
tcrday, and it may result in the loss
of his left hand. In company with sew
eral boys he was playing at celebra-
/ing New Years on the railroad track
and using No. Al Cartridges in the
play, Cne exploded in you ig Muir
phys hand as the result of striking it
on the track and the brass shell was
driven through his wrist making
three very painful and dangerous
wounds. He was resting easily to-
day but his hand is numb and it will
take some days before the extent of
the injury can be ascertained.-Pres
Gazette
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
STRAYED OR STOLEN.

One gray horse about fifteen hands
high, eight years old, don't know
whether branded or not. Also, one
sorrel stallion, branded on hip, four
white feet and white face. Suitable
reward will be given for information
as to their whereabouts.
H. L. POSTER
Ardmore, |. L. Jan 1w
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oBsTREPERoUs NEGROES.

Deputy Pulliam had some exciting
experiences yesterday. He went to
nigger town on the east side to re-
move tome families for whose eject
ment he had all the necessary papers.
Upon arriving on the scene he found
the following notice pasted upon the
door: "The man who attempts to re-
move my things will surely die" Mr..
Pulliam found the fellow and asked
him why he posted such a warning.
The negro's name is Marion Bailey.
He was arrested for obstructing an
officer and on his person was found
pistol. He was landed in the bowels
of the bastile and will have to answer
to two charges. The officer met with
no further opposition and removed
the effects of four families.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

The Belgians seem to excel all the
rest of Europe in their devotion to
alcohol. There are $50, 900 ''schnaps"
houses in Belgium and only 5000
schools; that is to say. there is one inr
or "estsminet" to every thirty nins
Belgians and only one school to every
l.976
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Attention is called to the dad" of
j. F. Ingram, proprietor OF the Little
Palace which appears in this Issue.
Mr.. Ingram conducts strictly legitl-
mate business and has the most ele-
gaHtly fitted room in the city and
he treats his customers with the de-
gree of consideration they deserve.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
PAY YOUR LICENSE.

will call on the business men CT
Ardmore, on Saturday. January 9th.
for the purpose of issuing license to
all who have not yet procured them.
VIM. Rennie,
4 2t. National License Collector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
ELECTION Notice.

Once of the City National Bank, Ardmore,
/. T., Dec. 8, 1898,
A meeting of the Stockholders of this bank
will be held on
TUESDAY JANUARY .. 1894,
At their banking house between the hours of
10 O'Clock a. m. and O'Clock p. m. for the
purpose of electing seven directors TO serve
the ensuing year.
GEO. r, EDWARDS, Cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
NOTICE.

To our friends and customers. We
have made arrangements with the oil
mill so as to control the retail trade
on cotton seed meal. We will now
sell at mill prices $1.1O per hundred
or $21 per ton. III. Wheeler s. Son.
1-5 1W
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PASS HIM AROUND.

The public is hereby warned
against one j. Ii. Ruberson, q lawyer,
claiming to be from Oklahoma City.
He is fraud aud hotel bum of the
first water. l speak from sad expert
ence, G.. B. Ladd.
Proprietor, Central Hotel,
IL 2w. Ardmore Ind. Ter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

When a Democrat is nominated for
congress this year, let it be understood
that he is expected to be in his seat
every hour that congress is in session
SO that the Republicans can gain no
advantage by the absence of so many
Democrats as to break quorum.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

The territory of Oklahoma has, at
this time six Episcopal, 165 Methodist,
twenty-five Baptist. twentY-four Con-
gregational, twenty-five Catholic, and
twenty four Presbyterian churches;
three Epworth Leagues, and fifty
Christian EDdeayor societies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
For SALE OR RENT.

have on hand for sale or rent $500
acres in pasture, fenced with three
ba; bed wire, everlasting water in Eve
miles of ArdmOre.
Jan Wk S. j. BOYd.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
ANY ONE

wanting sick nurse for ladies apply
70 Mrs. Mary Z. Green, south of oil
mill, below railroad crossing.
Inn w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

The remains of Mrs. Sa.lie SwiD-
ford, wife of w. II. Swinford, of
Wynnewood, 1. T., were shipped
through Gainesville yesterday to
Pottsboro for interment. The de-
ceased died at Wynnewood last Mon
day, and is a niece of II. +. Potts, who
accompanied the body to its last rest
ing place.-Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
FOR RENT.

The house on Broadway street
known as the Edmiston boarding
house, will be for rent after February
lst. Apply TO Mrs. NJ, 4. Connlee or
al the express office. Jan, limo,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
MAD Dog VICTIMS

Three children of w. w. Yoder,
residing fifteen miles southeast of
Chandler, were bitten by youug dogs
suffering with rabbies Monday. The
victims were brought to this city yes
terday and the mad stone belonging
to j. Hackney applied to the wounds
but it failed to adhere. The children
are in prccarious condition.-Guth-
rie Leader.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Rev. J. NJ. Moore left for Euid,
Oklahoma, this morning to resume
his labors as pastor of the N: E.
Church South at that place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

We learn that the home of Mrs.
Owsley, a widow lady at Thackerville,
was entered by robbers Tuesday
night. The Williams commanded the
fsmily to keep quiet while they
searched The house for money, which
they failed to fad. No clue to the
robbers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
WANTED.

Two rooms, one or both furnished,
suitable for light housekeeping, by
man and wife with one child. Ad
dress alphabet" this Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
THE CITY.

A. B. Mccall, Of Gainesville, is in
the city.
ALL boys, youths and mems suits
and overcoats reduced 25 per cent at
the Big Iron Store.
J.H. Staufenberg was in Gaines
vile yesterday.
DRESS GOODS reduced Is per
ceDt at the Big Iron Store.
w. H. Stafford, cotton buyer, of
Gainesville, is in the city.
A good restaurant for sale cheap,
call on S. j. Boyd. IA 1w.
r. Hardy returned from Gaines
vile on this mornings train.
A good hack and double harness
for sale cheap, call on S. j. Boyd.
IA 1w.
Tomorrow is the time to look out
for the national collector.
ONE QUARTER OFF on clothing
at the Big Iron Store.
A, L. Preston was released from
jail today on an appearance bond.
Jones' Oklahoma City flour can be
found at M0rse's, opposite the Irol
Sic e. Jan.1-iw.
c. l.. Potter, prominent lawyer of
Gainesville, is in the city on legal
business
ONE QUARTER OFF Oh clcaks
the Big Iron Store.
II. K. Gibbons, a we'll known saddle
aud harness man, of Gainesville, is in
the city.
Oklahoma City patent -four is tie
best on the market. A. Morse
handles it exclusively in Ardmore,
Jan.1-1W
j. D. Cawlfield, a miner, of Daugh-
erty, left this morning Tor White
Bead Hill, |. L.
See ChaS. Sacra, when you want
draying or hauling of any kind done
lie attends closely to busines and
can be found at Fielder Bros. 12-7' If
Tom Guthrie, of Davis, came down
last night, lie returned home this
morning,
All kinds of fresh groceries, fancy
and staple, at bed rock prices ut A
MOrse's, opposite the Iron Store,
Jan.1-1w
IL. F. Potts, formerly of this place,
now of Nocona, Texas, came up on
the morning train.
G.. NJ. Yarbrough s. Co. buys and
sell everything i'll the second hand
line, from kitchen to par!or.
Dec.27 limo,
We direct the attention of our read
ers to the professional card of Doug
lass & Douglass architects, in this
issue.
J.B. Spraigins carries full line of
all the standard sewing machines,
consisting of the Davis, White, New
Home and Excelsior. lie offers them
at the lowest cash prices and guaran-
tees them in every respect. 1912 tt
Night Watchman, PulIiam, arrested
and placed in Jail last night a man
named Purtle for disturbing the
peace. He was drunk.
The reporter understands there is
to be social hop tonight, but by
whom given and at what place he
could not learn.
Mr.. Hubbard gave and exhibition
of his horse training qualifications
this afternoon. The animal in hand
is vicious stallion and with an hours
lesson become perfectly docile.
r. w. McAdan, editor of the Chief
tain, leaves tonight for Washington,
to labor in the interest of statehood
before congress. He will be absent
about three months.
Commissioner Scott, was engaged
this morning IN hearing the case OF
williams VS., the Singer Manufacture
ing Co. A verdict was given plain
tiff for $40.
Mr.. j. 7. Orr has bought a lot next
door north of r. I. Dallas grocery
house and will erect a large brick
building to be used by him for his
bottling works. A number of other
bricks are under contemplation.
Dave Jones, well known around
town, was arrested last night on a
charge of disturbing the peace. II
| seema that Dave had heen imhihino
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

L. B. Robertson, of. Racket store
fame, has purchased the lease of the
corner building formerly occupied by
j. N. Worthy and it is understood
that he will at once put in complete
aud extensive stock ef family gro
ceries,
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TIME TABLE-G, c. Il S. F. R'Y,

SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express las a. IN
Cleburne and Kansas City Express 62S p. m.
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express l2 10 a. m;
Clebarne and Kansas City Express 10. Is a, m.
I. II. MASON, Ticket Ag't
w. S. KEENAN,, Gen. Pass. Ag't
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
Sand Gardens for Children.

AT a meeting in Boston recently of
the Moral Educational Association,
Mrs. Kate Gannet Wells spoke on
Sand Gardens" which have proved
such godsends to the children of the
very poor. In Germany, says the Bos-
ton Advertiser. the sand gardens have
long since become the favorite resorts
not only for the poor children. but the
very rich as well. For seven years
The school gardens in Boston have
been open, and in three years the
CharleSbank Garden, with it's grass,
trees. flowers and glorious view of the
river has become a paradise not only
for the hundreds of children. but for
the weary mothers. who either leave
their children in these gardens. under
wise a>.d watchful care. While they go
to work. or else they carry their mend
ing and sun themselves while the
youngsters play.
These banks are also educational.
During the Fall Of Babylon" for in
stance, it was enacted with the aid
of paper soldiers from morning till
night and Grecian history was as fam
iliar to the children as bread and but
ter. There is many a pathetic story
Of the little crippled children who
drink in pleasure and sunshine to-
gether. They are distinctly not kim
dergarten. not Industrial and not de-
nominate in religion. The poorest
of the poor come. The great work is
carried on by voluntary contributions;
$1.400 will take care of 10000 chill
dren. This is a distinct feature Of
hygienic education in city life, with a
wonderful moral influence.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
VOman'S TnpeDuity Rarely Fails

Women. who. for various reasons. do
their own dreSSmaking. we'll know the
trouble and difficulty of properly fit
ting a waist. The draping of the skirt
is more easily accomplished. even if
Aunt Abie'S method of calling in the
hired man and draping it upon him
has to be adopted at last. A woman
set her wits to work recently. and hit
upon a unique idea. She took an old
waist that fitted her to perfection. and
which buttoned down the front She
bUttoned it. then scWed the button
holes all tight and cut the buttons off
Then he took piece of cardboard the
size of the neck and sewed it in as a
cover, and upon this she raised a pin
cushion by means of rags and saw
dust The sleeves were cut off at the
elbow and tightly tied. and then the
figure was inverted and tightly pack
ed with sawdust. This was allowed
to settle for two days, and was then
again punched and pounded until
every crevice was rammed tight. Then
another piece of cardboard was cut to
fill the bottom orifice. and this was
sewed in, and the whole figure cover
ed with muslin to prevent the saw
dust leaking. and to afford a good pin
hold. The model is now the exact
shape of the individual the dress is
intended for, and all she needs to do
is to place the model on the table, put
Oh it a pair of corsets and fit the ma
terial over these. When the model
grew 'fabby" she frightened it by
forcing the sawdust out of the arms
into the bust, and refilling the arms
with fresh sawdust-Ladies' Home
TnI1rpnI
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
DIR. Hale on the Crash of 1893.

In 1884 DR.. Edward Everett Hale's
Esvel Of 1.-The Fortunes of Rachel was
INST published. The novel runs to the
end Of the century, and, in the year
1900, Tom Poore, at Washington. re-
views the last twenty years of the
nineteenth century. He says i'll this
review: The shares rose again stead
fly for five years, when | sold again
The crash Of 1893 came, and every
body supposed manufacturing was at
an end. AT the lowest depression l
bought Stocking shares again.
when the company wound up two
years ago Gn 1899 the shares yielded
.S6,050, and here it is" We reprint
the passage from the novel, which is
mot so well konwn as it should be. for
the benefit of investors in "the crash
of 1S93.'-Boston Commonwealth
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
The Art of Getting On.

The best equipment that either men
or women could have is definite
knowledge. if it be only Of one thing.
The first question l ask those who
come to me for advice, says a writer
in Lippincott's, is: What can you
dO?' If the answer is-as it almost
invariably proves to be-"Anything,"
my heart fills with despair for the
applicant. In the money making
world "anything" means nothing"
1t is overrlm with vast army of in
capa bleS ready to rush in and under
take 'anything." What is needed is
some one who can do something as
opposed to any one who can do any
thing Competency is the only equip
ment that is worth anything now-a-
dayS
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
THE IRON JAW.
Stepgth of that Kind Can Be Acquired
by Long Practice.

by Long Practice.
THE iron-jawed performer in a cir
Gus now doing some eastern cities was
visited by "a reporter for the New York
Press recently. She is a rosy-cheeked
woman with smiling blue eyes, and no
one looking at her two rows of even,
white teeth would imagine that they
conld possibly stand the strain to
which they are daily put
ANY ordinary person." said she,
Ought to lift thirty Or forty pounds
with his jaw, but I have lifted five
men. weighing altogether 700 pounds.
BY developing the muscles of the law
and neck person of ordinary strength
ought TO be able to hold UP 200 pounds
with the jaw
rs an iron jaw a gift of nature"
She was asked, cor is it acquired?"
oh she answered. zone must be
born with am iron jaw in order to do
such a performance as | do, although
strength of that kind can be acquired.
| began by lifting twenty-pound
weights with my teeth, and then used
heavier weights, until l could lift an
object as heavy as myself. | have
been in the business nine years now,
and can sustain more than five times
my weight with the strength of my
teeth and jaws. Holding up and spin
ming around a heavy man With my
teeth is about the same as holding up
barrel of flour in that way
us that slide you make down the
wire Il dangerous feat% she was ask
ed.
well, no accident ever happened to
me- she said. II have no fear i'm
doing it. Ordinarily | do not even use
a netting under my trapeze, but here
the law obliges me to. l shall not use
one when | go out West"
What are your sensations in gorns
down the wire?'
well, | see nothing; my eyes are
turned toward the roof l hear loud
buzzing noise made by the wheel that
goes over the wire. The cushion at
the bottom is so arranged that it gives
three or four feet when | strike it. If
it did not l probably would have
broken bones. In the Paris Hippo
drome used to slide down a wire 800
feet long"
Are you yourself a foreigner-per-
hapS countess or duchess? ?'
mo, | am an American girl | was
born in Pittsburg. The qua lifications
necessary for such business as am
In are nerve, courage and extraordin-
ary strength. The circus business is
one in which a woman gets as much
wages as man. Anna Dickinson,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lilly Dever-
euX Blake and the rest of the strong
minded women are always publicly
admiring pluck in their sex | think
the circus. women have it above all
Others"
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
Why He Was Dronned.

Ethel-Why didn't Henrietta have
anything to do with that noted young
writer when he came? She said she
was going to.
Maude-Yes, but during their first
talk he said he had never met a pretty
woman who had any brains. So Hen
rietta dropped him, considering it a
personal insult
Ethel (amiably)-Why, which does
she think she has,
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
A Memorial to the Poet Keats.

Edmund w. GosSe writes to the Lon
don Times announcing a proposed Eng
liSh memorial to the poet Keats. He
says that an Americon committee has
been engaged during the last five years
preparing it, and that the details have
been kept absolutely secret, even in
the United States. The movement
was due to the energy of Mr.. F. Hol-
land Day, Of Norwood. Mass. The
work is now accomplished. Mr. Day
has arrived in England with marble
bust of Keats, which will soon be I'M
yelled in the parish church at Hamp-
stead.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
CRANKY GUESTS.
Experience of Hotel Clerks in Dealing
With Some of Them.

With Some of Them.
Il cannot sleep in that room, said
guest at the Hotel Denechaud last
evening as he walked to the desk in
the office and threw the key upon it.
What is the matter with it!' asked
Mr. Justin Denechaud, who was be-
hind the desk at the time.
There is nothing the matter with it
except that the bed is in the wrong
place" the guest replied. For more
than twenty years have slept in
bed with the head towards the north.
and it has become such a habit with
me that it would be actually impossi-
BILE for me to sleep in bed with the
head in any other direction"
1t will be impossible for me to give
you a room containing bed in that
position" said the clerk, as he ran his
eve over the list of rooms. The hotel
is we'll filled tonight, and I have only
two vacant rooms, but | will have the
bed turned for you," and calling the
porter Mr. Denechaud instructed him
to turn the bed in the gentleman's
room SO that the head would be to the
north. The guest followed the porter
upstairs, and as nothing further was
heard of him it is presumed that he
retired and slept the sleep Of the
blessed.
There is no accounting for tastes"
said Mr. Denechaud, turning to the re-
porter, land the funny experiences we
have in the hotel business would fill a
volume. You noticed that gentleman
Just now who demanded that his bed be
changed with the head towards the
north. Before the night is over we
may have calls for beds with their
heads turned to every point Of the
compass, and of course we are obliged
to accommodate every one. l remem-
ber an instance like this several years
ago. A gentleman, slightly under the
influence Of liquor, came into the hotel
one night and, producing a pocket
compass, said that he wished a room
where the head of the bed should be
placed to the northeast. We sent two
boys with the man and they placed the
bed as requested. The joke about it
was that the compass was furnished
with little stop. which held the indi-
Gator in a certain position, and it so
happened that the gentleman's bed,
which had been carefully placed di-
rectly northeast according to the COM
pass, was in reality so placed that the
head was directly to the south. The
gentleman discovered his mistake the
next morning, and l presume was
cured of the fad. New Orleans Times.