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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
X. \. State Fair.

Members Of the Rhode Island Society for the
Encouragement Of Domestic Industry attend
ing the II. I. state Fair are requested 10 pre-
sent for purposes OF personal Identification
their certificates Of membership
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12

The excursion TO Plymouth from Provi-
dence and all principal stations to Taunton,
inclusive, will take place on Saturday next,
Sept. a. AS the number OF tickets is strictly
limited il will be well to purchase early to
insure against disappointment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12

Cartes de Visite. engraving style. written
at short notice Write for sample. Box 2i8,
Providence, X. /.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
A TOTAL WRECK.
steamei Fay is Pounding on stsrve
Island Reef.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. I1.-A dispatch
has been received here saying that the
big steamer Fay OF the Michigan Transit
Company has run hard aground of Starve
Island reef, in the south passage near
Toledo. The mishap Is said to have oc-
Cured early this morning while the
steamer was running at full speed. She
is In dangerous place and Is beating
against the rocks and may be total
wreck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
Opening Of Our New Store,
{, Westminster Street, Cor. OrarSe,
FRIDAY, Sept: Sci !. !: , 13, / 3
Music by Langstafs Orchestra.
HANDSOME SOUVENIRS Given Away

SATURDAY MORNING shall
Fall Winter Clothing
and FRIDAY
heat a you
TALBOT g. CO.,
$50 Westminster ST.,
BUILDING-OLD LOCATION
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a ousgR OLD ENausAMAN.
rhoma. 1..uxhrr and vi. cuEIou. Expert

ThOnas I.aughrr and His Curious Expert
ences, Physical and Otherwise
Thomas Laughe4. who j. said to have
died AT the agc of 1i2, has an amusing
record that connects him with Hol0orn.
lie was well educated mau for he had
studied at Chris;chu:ch, Oxford, for IL
year IN early lie he EaG l'een wine
merchant IN Tower stree. anal sAiled,
owing 10 the failure Of "a very large
house IA the same trade. Sccln. E1rdyre
d Co i so affected Llughrr l.I..' j." be-
came blind and spcechlu.,-, ana thc skin
peeled of FROM the whole at his body.
Though wine merchant. he never
drank any fermeuted liquor for the first
90 years III his lie. The old mans
memory was prcdig.ous. lie well re-
membercG, in 1908, seeing Queen Anne
going 10 the house Of peers, seated ON
pillion behind the Lord Chancellor, and
he talked about thc death Of William
III He had been q well made man,
rather above the middle height. At 80
he had a severe lit # illness, and then a
fresh head Of hair came, ard new nails
on the fingers and toes. a contraction
that took place in the fingers of each
hand at this instant remained always
after Nothing II Iil about new teeth
coming in Ia, case. and he must soon
have recovered sight and speech, which
misfortune had deprived him O.. 30
abruptly.
He had son, who died at the age Of
so, and whom he always called poor
Tommy. This boy of four-,ore locked
yoiy much older than his father, and The
fact led 20 some curious mistakes cn 'he
lJrt IF strangers who saw them toycth-
or. Cace. when they were walking IN
Hollorr, the son could scarcely keep
pace with the father-.u fact. with 80
great difficulty and distress did he do so
that he attracted the attention of gem
,leman, who went UP % old LauFhcr 10
evpoSgulgtc with him ON his want uf
fl,al duty N NOT aiding more his venor-
able father. Tho old man told him II
his uist3le. but tho stranger refused 70
give the least credit To- his assertion un-
til somebody passing &c the time, who
lAcNE tie Lau-ae,s well, certified 10 the
perfect truth of the story.
Al four turned Auchers thcn; az
tl-ir sci l..in au Ho'horu beamed
with smile. and grow quite radiant for
amment. --t tScucxt second II relapsed
into IT'S hu~l.pg but somewhat lnclm-
q i qust-ti.u Gus;ucsS-c.sh hunt iEg
One feels .l.,c.cG at this fu~sy moral.st,
who Shove: Sach prevailing anxiety
ami ot,ieioUsresS T. direct Others I'm tie
path IF v:Ituc, >niit.nc. SIS 'ho mo.c, un-
,l Sous Cf the bc.ua. Notes and Que
res.
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ASKING THE CAPTAIN.
Just What Happened When Information
Was Sought From the Commander.

Just What Happened When Information
Was Sought From the Commander.
"Once on al ocean steamer, " said a
traveller, 1--WE had heated shaft bear
ing, or something Of that sort. so that
the engines stopped for five or SIX hours
had often read aud heard about how
the captain Was the great mogul aboard
ship, how about all things pertaining
10 the affairs of the ship he held alOof
and must net be approached by the pas
Sengors, and that il was sort OF viola
rion of the unwritten rules Of the sea
for passenger to ask the captain any
thing. And there may be some reason
III all this; if one passenger might ask
him, 30 might, and surely the command
er Of the ship ought not to be unneces-
sarily disturbed by useless questions
We had been lying there three or four
hours waiting. There was no danger
whatever, but it was delay and an in
cident OF interest, and Of course all the
passengers talked about nothing else
the common information was that the
delay was due to a heated bearing
4 was standing on the upper deck
by the door TO the main cOmpaniunway
leading TO the deck below. The captain
came along the upper deck from the
after part Of the ship and went below
by that companionway. He must pass
within foot of me, and under the cir
cumstances it did not seem like a vic
lently unreasonable breach of salt water
etiquette to ask him what was the mat
ter, which 1 did. a passenger who stood
on the other side Of the doorway looked
at me with the amused smile of AN older
traveller. The captain said nothing He
simply passed ON, to all outward ap-
pearances quite unconscious Of my ques-
tion or even my presence. New York
SuO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14

The other day Us wedding guests were
leaving the old South church "a motor
man left his car To pick up a horseshoe
For luck: Not at ali, bnt because it lay
direct " on the rail ahead, and in the in
terest of passengers and possibly rolling
stock he gathered il not over tenderly
and gave it fling 30 that II fell almost
at tl.e feet OF three ladies, one Of whom
was about TO pick it up, when "A practi-
cal member of the trio said Don't soil
your gloves. and never mind if there are
three nails i'll It. II WAS not You who
found il. but the motorman, and he has
flung il away, good luck and all. +" The
citizen passed the spot three minutes
later, and no trace Of the horseshoe was
found. Why: Because Beacon street
girls escort captured il and carried il
OFT on his cane. -BoSton Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14

We have read some of the passages OF
the commentary prepared for the WON
an : Bible by that very accomplished
American woman aud Biblical student.
-drs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They are
u great deal more satisfactory than
many Of the comments upun the same
texts that we have read in other and
More pretentiOus commentaries. Mrs
Stanton ; in;erpretative remarks are Of
ten Shrewd and sensible. They could
perhaps sometimes be rendered more ac-
ceriable 20 the critical mind by the rs
sis;ance f 4 rabbi well versed in the
Hebrew New York sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
The Tree Killer.

One Of the curious forest growths Of
the isthmus of Panama and lower Cen
tral America in general is the vine
which the Spaniards call matapalo, or
tree killer. s" This vine first starts in
life as a climber upon the trunks Of the
large trees, and, owing TO its marvel
ously rapid growth, soon reaches the
lower branches. At this point it first be-
gins to put out its ''feelers rs"-tender,
harmless looking root shoots, which
soon reach the ground and become as
firmly fixed as the parent stem. These
hundreds of additional sap tubes give
the whole vine a renewed lease Of life,
and it begins to send ont its aerial ten
drills in all directions These intwine
themselves tightly around every limb of
the tree, even creeping to the very far
thermost tips and squeezing the life ont
of both bark and leaf Things go on at
this rate but a short while before the
forest giant is compelled to succumb to
the gigantic parasite which is sapping
its life's blood. Within a very few years
the tree rots and falls away, leaving the
matapalo standing erect and hollow,
like a monster vegetable devilfsh lying
upon its back with its horrid tentacles
clasped together high in the air Nor
gan, Central America Afoot," says,
''Corelike arbors Of matapalo are to be
seen in all directions, each testifying to
the lingering death of some sylvan giant
that formerly supported it st Louis
Reuublic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
TIE GREATEST RAIL
ROAD on EARTH
SANTA FE R0U1E!

Teachers and others going 10 the
National Educational Association
meeting at Denver in July, should
remember that the SANTA FE Of
fers as low rates as anybody else,
with better service.
Special inducements to small or
large parties.
Tickets on sale July 2, 4, 5 and 6,
limited to return July -, l3, IA or
IS, except that teachers and others
wishing TO remain longer in Colo
RADIO, can obtain extension of limit
by depositing tickets with the
Joint Agent at either Denver, Col
oradO Springs, Manitou or Pueblo,
prior to July Is. Tickets thus de-
posted will be available for return
passage any time prior TO and in
cluding September 1st, 1895.
Privilege of attending Summer
School, Colorado Springs, on re-
turn trip.
LOw-rate excursion into the
mountains after meeting II over.
For descriptive pamphlets adj
dress W. =. KEENAN,, G.. Il. 4.
Galveston Texas
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HOW TO REMEMBER.
..dvice "a Those Wishing. tn Commit songs
NIusi. To- Memory.

..dvice "a Those Wishing. tn Commit songs
Music To- Memory.
Il wish yuu would teach mo how TO
commit to mc,n4-y thc Sonr> I want 90
siul. said Gu am..cur musician To- %
friend. II have never been able tn conn
me- nv NM e To mOumy-ar least have
never done so-;tud / think ~ would be
OF use to nc il l could.
The process IS not difficult one. -
was the rc..Iy. II have ull.av> found it
easy Io remcIn.',.- songs ;li iiucms by a
certain rule or method that / adopted q
long time ago. Take amy popular song.
The last Rose of summer. for exam
pie IL is q good plan To read il over and
get the sentiment of the verse. which
compartments the idea IF loneliness. the
fading away of beautiful things and the
lack IF sympathy in sadness. The ruse l.
blooming alone. It, companions are
faded and gone No flower or kindred
Is nigh 10 share its pleasures or answer
To its siEhs. This j. the gruundwOrk-
tie skeleton, 80 TO speak-of the verse.
Impress this firmly on the mind and
familiariZe the thought with the scuti-
ment. Imagine the garden with the one
rose and faced leave, al around. Once
this Is fixed IN the memory il is com
parativcly easy to fill III the remainder
of the words. This j. ono of the simplest
and Surcst way Of committing the word.
Of song To memory.
with most people mcmorizing the
air of the song j. much easier. and this
Is done by hummiug again and again,
referring % the music whenever there j,
any question. IL Is important to learn
an air correctly at first, for when a mis-
take j. made at the outset one is almost
certain 10 blundcr 1t the same place ever
;tfterward. New York Ledger.
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bow nfaasaohu.etts treats Debtor,

Some recent letter writers in various
newspapers have been complaining that
Boston is provincial in several respects.
So it is But the charge may be extend
cd to the state just as we'll 1t is said TO
be possible to imprison a man for debt
in Massachusetts, barbarous as it is
looked upon in other regions, and it is
said to be possible, too, for creditor to
intercept the salary of a man with a
family, except $40 a week, and this,
too, even if there are a dozen in the
family, and the Judgment debt is really
another person 5. When one learns Of
such things as these, one ceases to won
der at the extent of the emigration from
regions where such things are possible.
Boston Traveller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
GRIEVANCE OF A sueURsANITs.
He Quickly Resented the Imputasion That
He Was Lazy.

He Quickly Resented the Imputation That
He Was Lazy.
I'm pretty easy goi ng kind Of fell
low" he said as he poked his head in
to an Illinois Central suburban ticket
office window, "but it seems to me
you're sort Of rubbing il in. "
whats the natter" asked the ticket
seller
''Oh, suppose 1 ought not to com
plain, but I always get the worst Of It
everywhere, and thought maybe could
get this one matter fixed just for a
change. "
Il think the company is anxious to
do anything it can to please its patrons, ="
said the agent. "What i your trouble?"
"well, you see. am en inveterate
smoker -
Yes"
"And out where live the entrance TO
the station is ct the south end Of the
platform. "
YES -
Its the same way at Randolph
street F"
Eyes"
"And you put the smoking car at the
north end of each train, no matter which
way it is running.
''Well. what of it?''
"What of it! Can't you see that
have to wall, the whole length Of the
train to reach the smoker and the whole
length back again when l get down
town. 1t isn't fair. I ought TO get the
best of it at least at one end Of the line.
You can't change il? Well, then. would
you advise me to move or give mp smok-
ing:"
Smoking "
"Wen, l don't know. If it wasn't for
the work, I'd move. By the way, You
don't think I'm lazy. do you? OF course
not. I'm only justifiably indignant over
an adverse fate Chicago Times Her.
aid
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MOST PICTURESQUE LINE
10 COLORADO.

International Conference Epworth
League, Chattanooga. Tenn.s June
y to 30, is95. For the above occa-
sion the c., e.. < ;. F. Railway San
IA Fe Routel will sell round tickets
M rate OF one fare for the round
trip. The rate is open 20 all. Tick
cts will he sold June p, - and 26,
good for fifteen days for return, but
by depOsiting tickets at Chattanooga
they can be extended to be good thir-
" days from date of sale. Call on
the undersigned for farther int0rma-
tion. ]. r. MASON, Agent.
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= Regular Triiby.

Blessed II I amt a regular Trilby. "
mut'ered the man i'll the crowd after lie
ing steppel on halt 4 dozen times "Ev-
erybody gets On 10 my feet. Boston
Transcript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
From uer stnndpoint.

He-The doctor has told me to take q
walk every evening for exercise, but he
says ought TO have some object in view
She-Why not think Of home:-New
York Herald.
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Arrival and Departure L. 5. Malls.

Arrival and Departure L. :. Malls.
South bound mail closes f:f5 y. m.
South bound mail arrives 5:sG p.us.
Nortl bound mail closes 1t:I5 q. M.
Sor.h bound mail arrives 1900 M.
Night mails are closed gt $3.50 y. M
Money order department. o. open
81 $ q. m. g9d closed 20 p. On.
OMcc hours i-Cw "a. M. Co e pm.
sundays froG , g.. m.. o. . %. ~.
JoHN 5. HAMMER. -. ~
EDGAI; SsNurrN. Deputy.
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TIME TABLE.

Gulf. Colorado sud Saats Re Railway.
SOUTH BOUND.
at'vcSt tn 1nL Ctitaau Exn-rt- p 81 o.. ui.
tisnurrr rrf Lan-t- Ctfr B. rgr-- $50. O.. fa.
NORTH BOUND
Galveston and chicago Exurr.. i2sls o. 81.
Ctehuruv aud EarHHa CttV EEu-rH~ Or sf a.m.
Q. p. MASON. Tirktt Awf.
". =. KEENAN,. Grn. Pass. AEt.
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First baptist Church-n=uaGway street.
Services every sunday ~ ~ :01 n. ni.. als,i go
D. m. PRAYER meeting "wednesday evening -
m o'clock. sunday school at 20 n. r..
Choir practice Friday evenings 20 u'clcck.
q. -tuhhieHeId. Pastor.
e.. i. Bruce. Clerk.
ffIff
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
4RDM0RE HEALDTON
~ Wdii-PdSSenoer
Express.

Makes the trip from Ardmorc to
Healdton by the way Of Lone Grove
and Hewitt, daily. Connection made
g. Healdton for Duncan.
Leaves Ardmore daily at T:SD q. m.
and returning arrives here at $ y. IN.
W. &. CUMMINGS, Prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-14
We ARE READY
~

We mean the ARDMOREiTE Job OF.
flee. the best equipped printing estab-
Iishnlent in the Indian Territory. Every
thing from Shooting Sticks 10 Presses
Bran Spanking New. and of the very
finest. None but high grade skilled
workmen employed. All orders filled
with promptness and i'm first-cass
style.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
COMMON DANGERS TO THE EYES
Reading In the Train is One of the Worst.
of Them dr.. #5SsG$

Reading In the Train is One of the Worst
of Them. Ss
An eminent oculist declares that tyne
writing has an injurious effect on the
eyes. The operator is obliged to glance
incessantly back and forth from the kew,
board to the shorthand notes, and this
is muscular exercise of the most "a
tiguing sort. For this reason, the oculist
urges, it is desirable for typewriters to
similar to that possessed by the accom-
plished pianist with the keyboard Of his
instrument SO that it will be necessary to
look at the keys as little as possible
While the injury that may result to the
eyes Of Il Woodworking typewriter, who
is not sure of her fingers and her KEYS.
is not to be regarded too lightly, it is NOT
likely to be near as serious as that re-
sulting from the practice INDUCED in bv
SO many in these days of railroad travel
Of persistent reading on trains.
The practice is most trying on those
delicate muscles that regulate the shane Of
the eyes lenses, and so affect the focal
ization of the organ. The danger is great
est, of course, Oh those railroads where
ballasting is imperfect and whose rails
are roughly laid, producing much Earring
ana consequent rapid changing of the
distance between the eyes and the paner
In some cases the eyes of a victim If
the Misunderstanding habit are so affected
as to focus at different distances. and
then his sufferings are most acute and
though much relief may be afforded hV
the treatment of skilled practitioner
nothing but a discontinuance of the hnb;t
will afford perfect cure In the case
of person who suffered tortures for two
or three years from eye disorder due to
tram reading, neither rest nor profess
SiOnal skill awaited until by accidnn+ H.
yellow window shades in the off;ca IN
which he was employed were removed
when he was able at once to work WIKI
greatly increased ease and comfort. and
N rev months was entirely cured
Philadelphia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
A HISTORICAL MYTH.
The story nj Gen. Jackson.s Cotton. Bal,
BreastwOrks n Pleasing Fieffeu

The story nj Gen. JacksOn's Cotton Bale
81 BreastwOrks Pleasing Fiction.
There are few of the schooI-boys Of
several generation preceding the present
who do not remember being taught that
Gen. J ackson won the battle of New Or
leans by throwing up breastwork of
cotton bales and meeting the British az
sault behind them.
A dramatic account of this was in all
the school histories and several others.
and the novelty of the affair appealed
yividly to the imagination. The cold
facts of later history prove this all to
have been fiction. Henry Adams, in his
history of Madison's administration. de-
scribcs the battle of New Orleans and
mentions no such feature. McMaster,
i'll his latest volume, refers to the story
III note only to say that there were
two or three cotton bales used in one
place, and they were either set OIL fire or
Knocked out at once.
JacksOn's line of breastworks was of
earth irregularly thrown up and of vary
ing height along it, length. The trained
sharpshooters of the West did great work
as marksmen behind Il, and 50 CALLED the
heavily laden British troops that they
had no alternative but to be shot or re-
treat before the American line.
The schoOl-book story used to be that
the Americans lost six killed and seven
wounded. McS1aster places the figures
OF killed and wounded at seventy The
British, 1t seems, were not all repulsesI
according to the popular story The right
line of the American troops was driven
in, and the British left advanced mile
in the rear of Jackson On the way to
New Orleans
He was really fanked by this SUCCESS.
but the terrific slaughter he inflicted upon
the British in the center, involving the
death of the first and second generals in
command. completely dispirited them.
and induced the return of that wing OF
their army that was OH the way to the
tjty.-Boston Herald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
THE COST OF LIVING,
A Higher Scale of Life Has Dema uded IN
creased ExDendifures

Although the cost of living has been
materially reduced in most articles of
necessity and wages are much higher than
they were thirty years ago the ma iority
of the people are but little better off
financially The reason is to be found
in the higher scale Of living which has to
be met to retain any social position Thir-
ty years ago men i'll moderate circ,m-
stances thought themselves well-off with
living rooms furnished plainly and sim
ply, the chambers with cnameIed bed
steads and chairs and plain linen and
plated silver throughout. This is all
changed and the living rooms must copy
as closely as possible the appurtenantps
and belongings of wealthy families. There
is 10 enameled furniture for SALE. and
where rag carpets We're formerly thought
good enough for ordinary use there are
Brussels carpets. limitations of imported
rugs and all sorts of useless bric-a -brac
that runs away with many a hard-earrse,l
dollar. All classes consume and enjoy
a great deal more than they formerly did,
and everybody. rich, moderately circum-
stanced or poor. wants more than he for
merly did. All classes travel more fire.
quently and longer distances than they
were formerly accustomed to- They have
more clothes, more food, more finery.
more books and papers than their fathers
had. but they do not save as much as
they uid.-Engineer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03

be steamed with d damp cloth and hot
fatiron, which will kill the eggs; and the
adult misereant that shows himself will,
no doubt. meet the fate he deserves on
the spot. The steaming operation should
be repeated frequently. Betlsteads
washed occasionally with Kerosene will
never be troubled with verlnin. DaIma-
tiali powder sprinkled in the way of ants
when their visits begin will cause them
to disappear. Powdered borax also is
said to be good. @ NJ
When a room is to have new paper the
old ought to be removed first. A boiler
Of hot water set In the room, and the
doors closed for awhile, will cause the
paper to loosen so that it may be taken
off without difficulty. The woodwork
may then be cleaned easily while the
dirt is softened by the steam. Weak I've
is invaluable for cleaning painted wood
work, and saleratus water is good but
both must be thoroughly rinsed off before
the final wiping. Whiting or finely pow
dered quartz is serviceable for the most
soi!ed spots. Ammonia, used in the pro.
portion of a tablespoonful Tor less if
very strong) to a quart of hot water, is
an excellent cleanser. Afterward use it
still more diluted for the paint.-Domes-
tic Monthly.