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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

For a good hair cut or a pleasant
shave, go 20 a T. Davis, Genial bar
Der shop. n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Mint Wan DenBerg, a brother Of
c. P. Van DenBerg, and a member
OF the firm OF lumber dealers, is in
the city on a visit from Kansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

For artistic sign writing call on
z l;ott & Williams. 5-lmC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Engraving done free on any article
OF leweiry or silverware purchased OF
me. IT. II. Parker n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Eli Pettijohn's best is hygienic
food that is so popular, healthy and
indispensable on the tables OF kings,
queens and pOtentates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

WiIe-did you notice IL that more
wire eau be found on the streets OF
AIdmOre than II takes 10 bale a two
yea : crop OF Texas hay. Also that
the most a. said wire finds its way
TO the sid ,walks-or, IN other words,
alongside the fences, wheie pedes-
triaDs can stumble Over or get tangled
m in "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

ID. Thompson, one the leading
merchants of Paoli, /. T., was In the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

NJ. Wheeler is moving his residence
preparatory 20 erecting a brick busi-
ness house on his lot on West Main
street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

For a nice, clean shave 40 70 the
Central barber shop. q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22
Nav MlllinerE.

The new stock OF spring millinery
of the Misses Guyer has arrived pre-
poratOry to their grand opening
which will occur next week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Again. just three and one-half
blocks from Main street, south, in an
alley, between Mingo and Church
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Swayne Pearson vice president OF
the Oklah ma City Carriage Manu-
featuring Company is in town having
come down to deliver the fine ice
wagon for the ice company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

FOR SALE-At a bargain, two lots
la Ferndale: Apply at tins ofiice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Children cry for Eli PettijOnn's
best, they know good thing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Carriage painting end overhauling
sOecialties at Elliot s. Williams
snOp on Broadway. Give them a call
l5-mo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

FOR SALE-At a bargain, tRo lots
IN Ferndale; apply at this ofice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

| FOR SALE-At bargain. two lots
in Ferndale; apply at this orice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

Zaek Davis. at Central barber shop,
can give you q nice shave In = very
short fiENe ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

FOR SALE-At a bargain, two lots
IN Ferndale; apply at tnis office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22

III yod wish your lewelry or silver
ware nicely engraved. purchase same
OF me and the engraving viii cost ycu
nothing. ] have an artist 10 that
line. +. II. Parker. tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-22
Admission rs, 35 and so.

Tickets on sale at J. S O'Mealy'S 5
Confectionery Store.
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county:
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TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

4 Il persons not having paid taei- taxes
~ for TIE year t.af. ARE requested 70 DO %
5@fos= jan :, EeTi, and save f-r.1er eXpe nS@.
GzozsE A A.EgGS, 19.-eetor.
Franklin Ne. Dec. 3 100.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-19

THE subscriber hs-eoy give. public notice
i 70 al concerned thai re hAs been duly
appointed AM HAs taken upon himself, the
trust Of An ad nainIstrator de boais aon Of the
estate Of Henry U smith, late OF BEckspor.
in the county q Hancock, deceased. bv Civ
ing bonds a. the law directs; he therefore re-
quests all persons who Are iude bsed TO said
deceaseds estate, 10 make immediate nav
I1le Ii. and those y no have any demands .he re-
CT to exhI5it the same fer settlement
Dec. II, A. G. 1885. THOMAS W BhwpES
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-12-19
THE subscriber hereby gives pubic norlc,

THE subscriber he-eby gives pubic notice
l. 70 all concerned, that she has been iulv
appointed and has taken upon herself The
trust q Al AdnlElstratEix Of the estate 81
colnIf Of II Ancock deceased, Or giving bonds
a. the .AN directs she therefore requests ali
persons "aa Ar= Indebted u said deceAsetes
Es-4te 70 IL 4 .Fr1-et ate pa yIrent = j hose
R2o nave an demands thereon 20 exhihit the
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At Bucksport. in the county ef Hancock and
STATE Of Maine, ,he eleventh dap - Deeei--
her, q d. 1903
TIRE undersigned hereby gives notice az
L his appointment As assignee Of the es-
in said county Of Hancock, insolveut debtor,
v ~ has been declared IL iaSQaseEt i qsol his
own petition. by the court Of insolvency, foF
said county Of Hancock
AIsFRr : BrRNHAN. aSslx-ee,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
Of Interest to Ladies.

We offer no apology in placing be-
fore you "THE LADIES SAFE PROTEC-
TOR" it is absolutely reliable, easil,
adjusted, does not become misplaced
and insures protection. Can he worn
when desired without observation or
knowledge of another and prevents
disagrecable annoyance under certain
conditions. II you use it once you
will never he without it. 1t is a faith
full and reliable friend whenever need
ed by special circumstances requiring
its use. 1t is an article every woman
should keep ready for immediate use.
1t is simple to use, and inspires con-
fideuce to the woman using it. 1t is
reliable and scientifically made, in
sures protection without injury to
health, as any good physician would
say. We are of the opinion that no
article has ever been made which will
give as much satisfac tion to the wo-
man of to-day as THE LADIES SAFE
PROTECTOR" The immense sales of
this article is substantial indOsement
of our claim. Do not therefore ex-
pertinent with any of the numerous
unreliable articles, as lis both danger
Gus to health and expensive to do so
Such experimenting can only result.
in loss of time, disappointment and
dismal failure. Ladies should remem-
Der this before ordering other goods
and not waste their time and money
on inferior articles. The best is al
ways the cheapest. "THE LADIES
SAFE PROTECTOR" is sold under posi-
tive guarantee for for use for one year
with full direction is sent sealed in
plain wrapper upon receipt of express
or money order for 50, three for $500.
Do not wait but order at once. Ad-
dress THE LA CROSSE SPECIALITY Co.,
La Crosse. Wis
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
LOVED TO DREAM. !.
A Business Man Who Sometimes Gave
Free Rein to Fancy.

Free Rein to Fancy.
Blessed be they who never grow too
tired or too old or too busy to 1reami
Blessed be the man who never gets to
be so thoroughly a business man that
he cannot find time to go to Italy OIL a
magnolia bough in springtime, or to
Egypt on lotus flower, says Amber in
Chicago Herald. 81 have heard it said
that we have no mountains in this west
ern country" said grizzled old men,
Der of the board of trade to me the
other day. ."Why, we have roster peaks
and whittier SUBMITS than any alps,
every clear night along the western
horizon, and sometimes 1 can almost
hear the winding Of hunters horn
adown their far defiles." Wasn't that a
beautiful fancy for an old wheat-reck.
Oner to keep in his heart? And do you
think such man will ever quite lose
his passport papers to the fair country
over the border? Why, my dear, half
this world, what with its money getting
and its greed Of gain, won't know what
to do with themselves in Heaven il
Gods love ever gets them there. They
viii see nothing but ninety-fve per
cent. specimens in the golden streets.
and good greenhouse speculation in
the garden of paradise! Cultivate lit
tie more sentiment, indulge now and
then in a little romance, open the win
dows Of your soul to the south and let
the soft breezes blow through and per.
fume up your rusty old heart q bit; it
will not harm you, and it will make you
an infinitely more pleasant companion
than You now are.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
AN AFRICAN PEST,
The Crocodile and Its Terrible Destfucs
ton OF Human Life.

ton OF human Lie.
With regard to the utility of the
crocodile there are diverse opinions.
1t is certainly a scavenger, though,
when the rapid currents of most rivers
are taken into consideration, the i'm
portance of his mission dwindles. The
author of ''In the Morambala Marsh
says that along the banks of African
streams it is dangerous to approach
the river-edge. Water for domestic
purposes is obtained from the top of
the banks by means of cup attached
to a bamboo pole twenty or thirty feet
in length, and in spite of these precau-
tions the death-roll is a most CHASTITY
one.
The primitive dugouts used by the
natives for travelling on the rivers are
in many cases merely death-traps.
While the man is padding along, bare
ly two inches above the surface of the
river, the crocodile seizes his hand and
drags him to the bottom.
On one occasion / sent down some
letters by Hindoo merchant, and a
few weeks later heard that both letters
and postman had been devoured by
crocodiles. At another time / was
strolling along the bank, and hearing
cries, arrived at the waters edge in
time to seize a young boy whose leg
had been caught by one of these brutes
and torn from him. He escaped with
his life, thanks to my timely arrival.
In some places one sees thousands OF
crocodiles on mudbanll, most of them
scarcely two inches in length, evident.
ly just Matched. A week does not pass
but in some river village walls and lam
entations are heard for fresh vic.
tim to the crocOdiles Unsuitable appe.
tito
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
STRIKE FOR THE STOMACH.
How to Attack Your Opponent WhoE
Forced Into a Quarrel.

how TO ATTACK Tour OppOnenC Wn0n
Forced Into n Quarrel.
eff you get into quarrel with
a man and see that You can't get
out of it without a fight right then
and there. forget that he has head,
pick out the second button of mis- vest,
and smash him on it as hard as you
can. In ninety cases out of hundred
you'll win the battle without another
lick Ned DOnnelly shifted bag of
boxing gloves under his arm as he de.
livered the injunction to writer for
the Washington Post. ''There is no
when you get below the belt that you
are open to criticism. OF course, you
are liable to hurt a man by hitting
him in the stomach, but that is what
you arc there for. Most people who
get into Il sudden row. am speaking,
of course, of those who have never
been t;:3l<~lt how to take care of them
selvcs-;go at each other hand over
hand Ike a sailor climbing up the rig
gin". ana they invariably try for each
other, heads. As | said before, forget
your antagonist has head if you are
forced into Il fight. Just take aim at
the place where you think his chest
protector stops and let drive at it.
There is not one man in ten thousand
can stand crack there. 1t takes
months of training to make mans
stomach hard enough to receive even a
medium blow there. Then if you want
to spoil his hcauty a1ld leave your Wis
time g. 'Vi.:, hiln il the shape of a
hlaa:. |on >'-..l 20 il 1T your leisure,
for t. co. .:',,,o i iltt III the bread
bae:;..11 9. j:.',a-'t h.;, body above
that. '~ Tn ~, ;anyhow."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
Our Free Offer.

The long Winter evenings can be
very proftably devoted to reading, but
there are some things that we must
read the year round. One of these is
a local paper: the best in the county
is before you. Another is a good home
paper of general circulation, such as
"Womankind," for instance, which
comes once month filled with the
best things for the busy housewife.
We are able, by special arrangements
with the publishers, to offer "Woman-
kind" free for year to every paid-in-
advance subscriber to our paper, and
are glad to do so, for we are convinced
that no home paper in America con-
tains more practical value to woman.
Bright stories, clever poems, the latest
fashions. news of woman's work every
where, articles on brotherhood. ;"
"Cultivation OF Flowers" a woman's
parliament for the discussion of mat
tiers of interest, are few of the bright
fea lures of "WOmankind."
To the head of the house we offer on
the same terms Farm News" able
agricultural paper, edited by practi
cal farmer MILLER Purvis, ESQ.,, late
state lecturer of the Ohio Farmers
Alliance), and filled each month with
suggestions from able correspondents
that make it an absolute necessity tC
every wide awake farmer. This pa.
per is yours for the asking. nrovided
you are subscriber to our paper.
Remember every paid-in- advance
subscriber to the JOURNAL is entitled
to his choice of either of these papers
A sample copy of both papers may ht
obtained by addressing the Hosterman
Publishing Co., Springfield, Ohio.
Come in and pay year in advance
to the JOURNAL and get one of these
attractive papers free.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How to cure yourself while using

How to cure yourself while using It,
The tobacco habit grows on man
until his nervous system is seriously
affected, impairing health, comfort
and happiness. To quit suddenly is
too severe shock to the system, as
tobacco, to an inveterate user becomes
a stimulant that his system continu.
ally Graves. Baco-Curo is scientific
cure for the tobacco habit, in all its
forms, carefully compounded after the
formula OF an eminent Berlin Phvsi
clan who has used it IN his ;.ri-
vate practice since 1872. 80 :,
allure. pasely vegetable a.,
tcel perfectly harmless -,
use all the tobacco you wai,. ~;
takink Raeo-Curo, it Hili a.. ;.
when tn stop. We give !. 80. 80
!. guarantee to permanently rsr anr
Ease with three boxes, or reiuisd he
money with 10 per cent. ;:,,tseSi
Baco-Curo is not substitute, h., :.
scientific cure, that cures witl.ca: tie
I'D of will power and with no ii.cn,,
'nlence 1t leaves the system as
pure and free from nicotine as the day
you took your first chew or smoke.
Sold by all druggists with our ironclad
guarantee, $1.OO per lox, three boxes,
(thirty days treatment) $3.50, or sent
direct upon receipt of price. SEND
SIX ,--WO4 f,N STAMPS FOR
SAMPi /. BUX. BOOKLET AND
PROOFS FREE. j ,reka Chemical
& Manufacturing J .mists, Lac crosse,
Wisconsin.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
Telephones In Sweden.

In no other country of the world Is
the telephone in so general use as in
Sweden, and in no other is the service
so cheap and at the same time SO per-
feet. 1t is under government control
and the rates are fixed by the govern
ment. A few weeks ago a new line
was opened between Stockholm and
Chr1stlanIa by King Oscar, who took
occasion to express the hope in the first
message to the Norwegians that the
line would tend to draw the two coun-
tries into closer union and aid in over.
coming the desire of the Norwegian
radicals to break up the existing rela-
TONS It is now proposed, by means of
q submarine cable, to connect the Nor
wegian and Swedish capitals with Co
penhagen.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
The Right Kind of a Doctor.

A Russian ,urnal reports an interest
ing case of philanthropic physician.
Visiting the l.sticnts of his districts the
doctor found that in many instances
their sickness was caused by hunger.
To the most needy he prescribed six
pounds of pure rye -four in doses of two
pounds day IIcsorlcrcd his patient
togct the medicine ut the drug store Of
the nearest viil:s.s--ss, yshcrc Is would be
issued free of 81. rst-s, xar5-- day. The
good doctor Il..sss r, -s.:s 1sac-,ts with
the drussgi.t to ;lovr at his
expense In this :. bis .::si tents will
be kept from staryatp.ss alle whole win
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-20
. FORTUNE HUNTERS.
Men Whose Business 1t Is to Prey Upon
Wealthy Women

1 have always remembered how adj
mirably Boston merchant Of the last
generation discourscd in public on the
propriety Of explaining business affairs
to women, writes Il. w. Higginson in
Harper's Bazaar, but when this was
mentioned years after to one of his
daughters, she said: Il only wish he
had applied it in his own family" A
rich heireSS, the daughter OF an eminent
financier, told me that she was herself
absolutely ignorant of all money mat
tiers; after her fathers death her broth
erS had managed her affairs; then, 'of
course" her husband; but she herself
knew absolutely nothing. 1t reminded
me of another hcircsS l had known,
who was twice married; the first hus-
band lost twO-thirtls of her property;
the second made away with the rest of
it, and She supported herself and her
child for the rest of her life-there be.
ing nothing left to tempt third for
tune hunter-by giving public readings.
One of the minor achievements of an
eminent fnancier now under arrest in
New York is stated to be that of sweep
ing in among his vast losses the whole
property (S14,00O) of two ladies, who
bad assigned to him certain stocks or
certificates to be transferred for their
benefit. Perhaps it would be unjust to
call him swindler, in this case, or to
call those other men fortune hunters:
they may have expected better results:
but certainly the absolute ignorance.
absolute trust and, one might almost
say, absolute folly of many confding
women present combined temptation
which sometimes demoralizes the very
elect.
An Eye to Business.
81 have just been up in Vermont" said
Treasury clerk yesterday. s'The ma
tives have lost none of their cuteness.
The town where I was stopping has
about 4.5O0 inhabitants. One of the Sc
lectmen runs hardware store, and two
weeks ago his dog was bitten by neigh.
boris dog. 1t was small enough mat
ter, but see what happened. First. he
had the neighbor's dog killed; then he
raised the cry that the dog had been
mad, and had bitten other dogs. The
selectmen met and ordered that every
dog should be muzzled for forty DAYS.
and the thrifty hardware man has sold
nearly 500 muzzles at 81 apiece. Staid
old family dogs travel around town with
leather thongs around their jaws, which
never closed on any thing more human
than beef bone. saw one big mas
tiff that had worked his muzz;e off and
was Juggling it around in his mouth.n
Washington Post.