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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Chicago Is to have a hOtel with
6l24 rooms.
An ordinary piano contains a
mile Of wire.
japanese children are taught to
write with both hands.
An Els,ol PENN girl drops
asleep whenever she gets IN the
brilliant sanligbt.
At COrunna, Spain, is the oldest
lighthouse N the world. II was
built rearIy eighteen huudl ed years
ago.
Tue book OF job, written about
1920 b C., describes very accu-
rately several processes Of smelling
metals.
\ gold.welghing machine in the
Bank of England IS so sensitive
that a postage stamp dropped on
the scale will turn the index on the
dial distance OF six inches.
\ caterpillar i'm the course OF a
month VIII dcvour G,000 times its
own weight IN food. 1t will take
a man three months to eat en
amount If food ,Qnal to his own
weight.
Plants oftCn exhibit something
very much like intelligence. If a
bucket of waterduIing dry season
be placed u few inches trom q
grown pumpkin or melon vine the
latter Will turn from its course, and
IN a day or two will get one Of its
leaves in the wa;er.
4 Danish chemist has invented
a new agent of destruction which
revolutionizeS eatirely the present
modes of wariaIe. \ regularly
CONSTRUCTED guu discharges a GER
tain chemic Il which tlrnS TO vap)r
has such an effect on the riS;b'e
muscles that TIE enemy breaks into
loud laughter. The mirth is SO
violeut that the soldiers are unable
to handle their weapons anl fall
easy vic inns to their antagonists
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31
Girls' skirts.

1t Is no longer fashionable for grow
ing girls to wear their skirts very short
The correct length when the wearer is
between 8 and IL reaches about five
inches below the knees, and when .
girl has entered upon her teens the
length Is increased by gradual degrees
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31

The Courier Journal tells OF a
yoIag lady in Louisville who had
a bell Oh her knee, aud it was so
painful that 1t was determined to
call in a certain physician that
passed the house every day. 20
they watched AMI wal'td, and
when thy Jaw han. he was called
IN. The Young lady mOdestly
showed hlm the "jewei" o. her
kuer, and the man Sail, "Why
that's pretty bad; }Ou Shonld call
a doctor" "Aren't you u doctolT
said the lady in di'mal. mo,
sad he, ~ aw "a plano tuner"
Tuen The Young lady was greatly
embarrassed, but it was power
rul good joke.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31
NAV Heaven Attend Heri

La belle Americana has now invaded
our streets in full force, drinking Ice
cream sodas and consoling the discop'
solate modistes by her handsome qTd&f
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31

Mamma-It y0a eat any more
of that pudding, Tommy, you'll
see the bogie.man tonight.
Tommy latter a moments
thoughO Well, give me son Q
more. | might as we'll settle that
story once for all,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31

street, she had been fatally injured,
and she died before the hospital was
reached. Patterson Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-31
A Rare Complainant.

English educators passed rare com.
pliment on women by sending COM
mission Of Ave women to the United
States for the purpose Of examining the
American system Of public education in
order to ascertain If there be any Of its
features than can be adyantageously
adopted in England or can be incorpo-
rated in . new school bill which is in
course Of preparation for introduction to
parliament Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
t,s,y, Army Marching !, Washington

Would surely enjoy life than they do q hey nad Oougn
all Ohing bo0ts shirts and neckwear q
W. Wnittngons starting their long tramp tramp
tramp what this uprising will ses1 IN
W. Wilmington carries the largest and mes
complete stock of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
THE EDITORS APOLOGY.

The Herald Sentinel. published
at Cloud city came ut printed on
brown wrapping paper bat apollo
xizes for it's dress in the f flowing
language; In taking charge Of the
HerAld>Ssntinel again We d" so
under difficulties. We find no pa
per in the Office and but little in
g. wn, bat it is a cold day when
we do not get out an issue Of some
kind. BG: do not expect too much
of US for the first time, for rsmem
Der we are seventy-fvo miles from
. railroad, a mile from the river,
about sky million miles from
heaven, only short distance from
hell, and with these p 'ints in view
We are certainly excusable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
Have You a Relative or Friend
Who Takes Morphine OF OPIUM!

persons Morphine Opium have contracted The desss
prey upon every the body They think they
themselves peaseA
6ndo them thek
taking the WherreM
s wSerreu treatment 60 to Instp
L. BOYD, Manager. Asah ssSs aensss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
TRIED H0D TRUE DR11OcRAT.

TRIED And TRUE DBA4OCRAT.
J. Talbot Bailey, living expo
nent Of Democracy, a colOred jour
nalist, who has the courage of his
convictions, editor of the Free
South, published at Fort Worth,
10 in the city in the interest of bis
paper. He comes highly recon
mendod End we feel cofident is em
inently worthy of encouragement
at the hands of eur people. He 10
doing valuable service in the way
of political enlightenment Of his
race, an undertaking in which the
Ardmoreite bids him God speed
In speaking of Mr.. Bailey the
B'.ltOn Daily News say:
-. Talb,t B Iiley, \. u; PHI. D:
attorney -at>law aud editor Of Bai>
ley's Free South, published in
Fort Worth, 10 in the city IN the
interest Of his paper. He is the
gentleman we spoke Of in these
columns few days ago, aud 10 q
solid, tried, and true democrat.
We hSpe our people will give
him great encouragement by the
way Of subscriptions to his paper
He is fully deserving of great
success. We have known him a
long time as an bOns rable,
straightforward, business-like gem
temAm.n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
FINE CROP SHOWING.

The wheat and Oat crop on the
w Z. Washington farm, at the
present estimate. will average for
the wheat about twenty bushels
per acre and for oats abuut forty
bushels per acre With his 25OO
acr ss-about 1880 acres in wheat
and 1850 acres in oats-this will
make total of about $4,000 BUSH
els Of grain. To give an idea of
this amount of grain, imagine this
one crop loading about six railroad
trains or about 10 carloads. This
ia affair showing for one farm, and
there are a number Of other farms
in this vicinity which will run
we'll up into thousands of bushels
of both wheat and oats. The
shipments of grain from this paint
last season will compare favOrably
with those from any in the terri>
tory. As an evidence of this fact
our market will shortly become
headquarters for grain buyers
having both the means and the de-
termination to handle the crops Of
this section-Narietta Mirror.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
Administrators Notice.

All ipsraons having claims against the estate
of W, r. watkins deceased, are hereby warned
nndarni N ed administrator OF said estate WITHIN
the next twelve months trom this date OF s1ey
WiII forever thereafter 90 baTreds es proVtded
nv the laws OF the ChickasaW Nation. All
Accounts against the estate must oe epl,rCxed
bv tbe county court OF f1ckens county DeaU5e
tEeT can be Allowed Also all dcbtore 70 the
satst 9 Are hereby notified TO come for ard ana
make settlement Immediately NO Owls a1en-
OriE.d to transact any Of tns oaslnne Pe.s4sn-
aigned, This May -, lsoa. veth
Administrator for the estate Of W. R.Watkinss
deceased O,-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
Dry Goods, Dress Goods and Gents
Furnishing Goods,

And in everything found in first class house, kept
moden principles consisting Prints all styles and olOrs
Gingham Chaes Plaid Suitings Batite' Saeen figured
ainties and Marsees White Wash FaUrcs White Dotted Swiss
Victoria India Linen Lawns Cohs and Cakings Muslin Un>
Ladies' Fine Shoes all styles and Sizes Kid Gloves HOse
Lad Shirt Waists etc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18
ANNOUNCEMENT;
Editor. Ardn,orofte:

Editors Ardmorcfte:
Gcntlemen.-Please announce my
name as q candidate for the OfRce of
Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
at the ensuing election, in August.
1894. want oil that are in favor oil
IN equal division.0f the land to give
mo their support: X. L. BoYd.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-18

Are YOa Going Away
During the summer? IL so, you
should order the ArdmOreite sent
10 you. Yeur address will be changed
as often as requested.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
A Tipping DeerhoMnl.

The writer of Natural History
Note" in the Yorkshire Weekly Post.
referring to al extract from Phil Rob
.nson's new book, in which the author
described how a bear was lured into a
drunken bout, mentions some remark
able instances of o taste for alcohol
among the lower animals. He saws.
II possessed q very fine deerhouna
bitch. One day, while emptying soma
Scotch whisky out of a jar into a &c.
canter, ] split q quantity on the floor.
Juno, who had been shifting about,
Immediately began tapping it up, and
70 my great astonishment seemed to
heartily relish the blend AS far as
| knew that was the beginning Of q
sad and brief r Juno became q
notorious drunkard. She frecuented
several public bars and was the sub.
lect OF many wagers. She could drink
anything in the liquor line-anythine
bnt water and milk. I have seen her
staggering home very early in the
morning after a booze. The end came
before she was three years old. A
friendly V. s. and I held a 'crowner
quest on the carcass Verdict-Died
OF inflammation Of the brain, the effect
of alcohol"
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Says the Philadelphia Ledger: 1t
is a curious fact that far more homi-
cides are committed in the United
States by persons who have employ
ment than by those who are unem-
ployed. The census of homicides in
the United States taken in 1890 by
Frederick Fl. Wines, special agent on
pauperism and crime, q careful in
vestigator of these subjects, shows that
those charged with this crime who
had employment at the time of their
arrest numbered 1868. Those who were
unemployed numbered 1926. If these
figures are reliable, and there is no
reason to challenge their accuracy,
since they are matters Of record in
the courts, it would be an unsafe gen.
~eralization to say that a crime like
that of Prendergast has any connec-
ton with the sshard times and the
s'age Of discomfort.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Overproduction has become a sub.
dect of serious concern with those in
terested in several prominent indus
tries of the West. There is a pros
pective decrease in CALIFORNIA; vintage,
little money in cattle raising, and
horse raising has similarly slumped.
A few days ago the Missouri State
Horticultural Society occupied itself
in a serious consideration of the topic.
Secretary Goodman said that SO many
millions of apple trees have been
planted in the past few years that soon
there will be portions of the country
where it will not pay to gather the
fruit, Something like 100, 900 acres
have been planted with apple trees in
the past three years in Southern Illi-
nois, Missouri and Arkansas. One
speaker thought the fruit business
would meet general failure soon and
later would become a success with a
few after many had gone to the wall.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
Chinese Executions.

At Canton, China, the average mum.
Der of executions is about 800 per
year, but in 1885 So 900 rebels were
beheaded. Females are sometimes
strangled and the worst criminals are
nailed upon a cross. Sometimes the
sentence directs that the crimina!
while living shall be cut into a number
Of pieces, which number never ex-
ceeds t~hirty-six. The headsman ror>
merly received 81 a head, but the sup
ply and competition has reduced tn
wege to fifty cents apiece. Most OF
he criminals who are beheaded are
water pirates or land bandits. Chi
tago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Professor Gamers announcement
that his visit to Africa to study tzs
language of the monkeys has been en-
tirely successful is necessarily of great
interest, observes the New York
Times. It is Of the greater interest
because he has brought back with him
two chimpanzees, with whom he
stclaims" to have established converse
tional relations, and with whom,
doubtless, he will consent to converse
in public-not necessarily for publica-
tior. but as q guarantee of good faith.
OF equal interest is his statement that
when he wal anchored out in a cage
in the middle of an African forest,
eavesdropping on the circumambient
apes, he kept Q monograph, and by
tslck and device induced the monkeys
20 talk into it. Their remarks viii
doubtless be ground out again for Il !
benefit Of learned societies, in the
Hheezy and asthmatic tones into which
Ne photograph converts al sounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
BEFORE THE

Before the daybreak shines a star
That in the days full glory fades;
Too f1ercely bright is the great Light
That her pale-gleaming lamp upbra1ds.
Before the daybreak sings a bird
That stills her song at mornings light,
Too loud for her is the days star,
The woodlands acknowledgement delight
All !. great the honor is to shine
A light wherein no traveller errs
And rich the prize to rank divine
Among the worlds loud choristers.
But l would be that paler star,
And l would be that lonelier bird,
To shine with hope while hopes afar,
And sing of love when loves unheard.
F. W. Bourdillon.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

they could smell eadh other without
doing his, but thief are probably SO
accustomed to thsEto me-terrible
odor that they fail o notice it"
Mrs. Peary spenSthirteen months at
Radcliffe, and she says she felt home
sick when she finally packed up her
things to return to civilization.-New
York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
LIFE.

Dining and sleeping;
Laughing and weeping,
Signing for some new toy;
Loving and hating,
Wooing and mating
Chasing the phantom, Joy.
Losing and winning,
Praying and shining,
Seeking a higher life
Hope and repining,
Shadow and shining
Care, and worry, and strife.
boarding and wasting,
Lettering, basting,
Missing the golden mark,
Praising and 1outing,
Trusting and doubling
Taking leap In the dark.
Clarence Henry Pearson.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

The street railroads of New York
City had, until the introduction of the
cable system, 20, 900 horses in service,
and the total number Of horses and
mules on American street railroads
was not far from 400, 900. Now, with
1000 miles of trolley roads, and over
1900 of cable, there is decidedly less
demand for horses and mules, and
correspondingly smaller demand for
hay for fodder.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Jamaica has considerable climatic
variety as there are about 1000 square
miles of land along the coast, rising to
1000 feet of altitude, 1852 square miles
between 1000 and 1000 feet, 400 be-
tween 1000 and 5000, and 1877 from
that height to 1880 feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
PENSION 81

- ACT OF JUNE q. 1885,. Pensions soldiers aud saors Of the vr Of tn
rebellion VINO served 80 days AM were honorably discharged from the srvice.nd
drn, dependent parents, fathers and mothers. AL peasions under ti, Act will
commence from the date of filing the fornA application ahsr the pasag. of tho
good unless fled IN the Pension Bureau IN or after June q. 1890 Ciate of tn,
AcD OF if not in the form, substantially prescribed by the Secretary. The rates:
child of soldier under sixteen years;a and if tbs widow dies the child OF children
draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to any rate from IS 20 s2 pr
may apply under this one, or a psnsioner under. this one may apply under eshr
laws but can draw only one pension at ths same time. This law requires in sell
diersor eaIors CASE:
O All honorable discharge.
(N That he served at least ninety DAYS.
vicious habits: ct need mo- have originated in the srvics3
cAEo F A WIDOW
(9 That he vas honoraby discharged.
(D Proof of death, but it need not have been ths results of his Army or
Naval service.
0)sIhat the widow is "without other means of support than her d,Ay
90 That she married soldier prior to June e. 1896, the date of the Act
~ That the soldier r sailor died of wound, injury o. disease, which, u.
der prior law, would have given him a pension.
(0 That he left n o wife Or minor child.
(9 That the mother Or father IS at present dependent o her or hi, ow
manual labor; belrg without other present means offs support than their W ns1
uaiI labor, or the contributions OF others not legally bound for their support
The benefits oft The first section Of the Act of Jlne 81, 1890, are not c,nd led to
the parents oft those who served in the wa of the rebellion, but are extended to
son who served, snces said war; in behalf of the United States, as we'll as for dis
abilities contracted before or since discharged.
~ That tin case minor child is insane, idiotc or otberw ,e ~, nanen,
helpless the pension shall continue during the period Of such disability, and this
po7iso hal apply to all pensions therefore, granted, or hereafter to be gram d,
under this o. any former statute. and such pensions shall commenc from the date
Of application therefor after passage of this Act.
The rules and regulations of the Department will govern all applicants and
~ Under Act Of Jumss q, 1890, pensions ms granted to Soldiers and saan,
H-NoTlcE!.Dr ". R. Lastapes having recently been aprointel U. 8.
Examining sugoa fer Pensions at Opelousas, La it is now of special intrs,fr,
q 1nshs 2f Persons to come to m 10 and make nut their applications, TO
kev orleana for medical examination, at which place thsy have heretofore hoes
4 rsessd I'd 60.
HART u. SANDOz,
W-0EEI9S With HA III, n oedae, es3Gss. Isaaaas
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

The Hartford Journal declares that
moneyed men of to-day have their per-
sons as we'll guarded a S the Gear of
Russia, to protect them from the
murderous cranks which now infest
the whole country.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Over seventy-two per cent. Of the
population of India are of the Brahm-
anic religion, nineteen per cent. Mus
sulmans, three per cent. of Animistic
or aboriginal forms of worship, and
80 per cent. are returned as Chris
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

There are but two colored officers in
the United States Army--Lientenants
j. H. Alexander and Charles Young, of
the Ninth Cavalry, which is composed
entirely Of troops of their race.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

According to the New York NAL
and Express nearly four thousand chill
dren in that city are refused admission
to the public schools for 'slack Of &C
commodation."
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

The Hindoos are apparently a law
abiding race, concludes the New York
World, for the number of prisoners in
India, in proportion to population, IS
less than half of that in Great Britain.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

Michigan is first in copper, salt md
lumber, second i'll iron third in sheep,
fifth IL hops, sixth in wheat
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
New Shaving Saloon.

HAVING recently built and refurniehed
Il throughout, my Barber SHOP, am
Cow prepared, with increased ia i!it'e',
toserve the public in F,rst-Clls. Style
my new quarters between Brand and
sriarity's. Shaving, Hiir Cutting,
Sham eoing, etc. done in the highest
style of the art. Give me a cali
E. A. BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10
THE MARSEILLES CLOCKS

HERE is q
tradition in
Mar S e s
that on a par
ticular
many years
ago, all the
clocks in that
city were put
forward ono
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

tffRuTQ A''"S'
"My friend,'''6said the solemn old
gentleman, sstoz what end has your life
work been directed!" FTo the head
end" murmured the barber, and then
silence fairly poured. Itdidn't merely
reign.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-10

tAC1 VIVIAN u"FS ~ "AAA eoy - LIN
would have been q free walrus nee
more"
Mrs. Peary spent a Thanksgiving
Day at Radcliffe, and by that time
there were several native women about
the place. She writes:
"The native whom Ikwa brought
back with him from Kaati is named
Mahoatchia, and Ikwa says that he and
the o~ne-eyed bear bunter, Mekhtoshay,
exchange wives with each other every
year.
"While I am writing two native
women, M'gipsu, wife of Annowkah,
with her baby on her back, and Tooky.
mingwah, the twelve-year-old girl, are
both sitting tailor fashion on the floor,
chewing deerskins. Thenative method
Of treating the skins of all animals in
tended for clothing is first to rid them
of as much fat as can be got of by
scraping with q knife; then they are
stretched as tight as possible and al
lowed to become perfectly dry. After
this they are taken by the m and
chewed and suckei all over, in order
to get as much of the grease out as pos.
sible. Chewing the skins is very hard
on the women. They cannot chew
more than two deerskins per day, and
are obliged to rest their jaws every
other day."
Writing in her journal just before
Christmas Day, Mrs. Peary says:
sM'gipsu is sitting on the floor in
my room sewing, and her husband,
Annowkah, comes i'll as often as he can
find excuse for doing so. He fire.
qnently rubs his face against hers, and
they snif1e at each other; this takes
the place Of kissing. / should think