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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-11-14

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 OF
tree killer. 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 il first be
gins to put out its "feelers 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 1t begins to send out 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 out
of both bark and leaf Things 20 on ut
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 monster vegetable devilfish 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
ReDuhlic
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Lincoln and the HIghwavman.

The following is story of Abraham
Lincoln which, if it is not true-as it
probably is not-is at least entitled TO a
place i'll legendary literature: Lincoln
was once riding along a lonely road
when an i'll looking man, who held a
cooked revolver, suddenly faced him.
"What do you want, my friend?"
Lincoln asked.
81 am going to shoot you" answered
the man.
"Well," said Lincoln, 81 don't mind
being killed, but should like to know
your reasons. "
''I once vowed, said the man, "that
If ever met a man homelier than am
! would shoot him "
Lincoln looked critically at his assail-
ant for minute, and then said:
"Well, if am any hOmelier than you
are, then for PHYS sake shootp'
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Trustees Sale.

At the door uf the courthouse for the Unit
ed States court ia the Indian Territory. at
Ardmurc On the 10Th day of December. lsg5.
/ will sell NJ public sale To the highest cash
bidder. without appraisemeut or right Of re-
demption. the following personal property:
About three hundred head OF cattle. con
sisting 81 COWS. calves. steers ar hcilcrS.
branded q on the left shoulder ana n O ON
the left side; - head of mares and their in
crease: head OF year-old mule colts: T.
head Of tNu-y ycar-old horse colts. branded %
ON the lett side: y head Of Saddle horses:
About 20 head of hogs; one Spanish jack and
two mouse colored mules. as well a. all the
other property described in the mort gage
from J. T.. and J. :. Addiugton To- ". n.
Featherstone dated Septcmber2t. 81. and now
on deposit in the Clerks office al Ardmorc.
With the exception of the + Anchor cattle.
All Of said property with the exception Of
about 90 head uf q II q cattlc.a situated on
what b. known as the Addlngtnn Ranch near
the town of Addington in the western part ~
the Chickasaw Nation, and the said 80 head
are Situnted near Audingtpn hut 10 the kit-
wa and COmanche Reservations. The said
property will not De present at the place Of
sale. hut 10 will be sold as 10 is now situated.
said sale will be made 10y virtue Of said deed
Of trust which was given To- secure =. ~.
Sands in the payment OF a prumiSSury note
for 5000 executed by J. :. AddinEton and j..
=. Addingtun as principals and W. u. Fcath-
erston and ". B. Worsham a. surrtics and to
indemnify said FeatherSton and Wursham as
such sureties. said note being past due and
unpaid.
li-3w ". II. FEATHERsroS. Trustee.
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Making Steady Progress.

Eyes, sir, +" said the long haired board
er, Il am fully satisfied in my own
mind that woman should be vested with
all the privileges Of man. !"
81 don't see why she shouldn't be
vested - Clipped in the cheerful idiot.
''She has been coated the same as man,
and if this bicycle business keeps on she
will be trous''-
The dinner bell rang, and in the mad
rush ensuing the rest of the cheerful
idiots speech hit the empty air.-In-
dianapois Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-11-14
A HISTORICAL MYTH.
The Story of General Jackson's Cotton Bale
BreastwOrks a Pleasing Fiction.

The Story of General Jackson's Cotton Bale
BreastwOrI5s a Pleasing Fiction.
There are few of the schoolboys of
several generations preceding the pres
ent who do not remember being taught
that General jackson won the battle OF
New Orleans by throwing up a breast
work of cotton bales and meeting the
British assault behind them.
A dramatic account Of this was in all
the school histories and several others,
and the novelty of the affair appealed
vividly 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
scribes the battle of New Orleans and
mentions no such feature. McMaster,
in his latest volume, refers to the story
in note only to say that there We're two
or three cotton bales used in one place,
and they were either set ON fire OF
knocked out at once.
Jackson's line of breastworks was of
earth irregularly thrown up and of vary
ing height along its length. The trained
sharpshooters of the west did great work
as marksmen behind 1t and so CALLED
the heavily laden British troops that they
had no alternative but to be shot or re-
treat before the American line.
The schoolbook story used to be that
the Americans lost six killed and seven
wounded McMaster places the figures
of killed and wounded at 20. The Brit
ish, it seems, were not all repulsed ac-
cording to the popular story. The right
-
IN, and the British left advanced mile
in the rear of Jackson ON the way t.
New Orleans.
He was really flanked by this success.
but the terrific slaughter he inflicted up.
on 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 on the way to the
city-BostOn Herald
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Assignee 5 Sale.
United states of America.
Southern Judicial District.

United states Of America.
southern Judicial District
AEDNuRE, ISD. TER.
Know al C.cI ly these presents:
That 10y virtue Of the vuvc- vested In me as
ass Gucc uf ". -. Stanifer, the deed and evil
dence oi which was filed ia tEr United States
CLERKS Dll.r.. at This glavr.uu nrt.tZth.. iSsi.
IS. ia ua me .;h daY uf December. A. d.. i-g1.
N the homr of the said W. u. Stanifer sell M
public auction the following described prop
crtV to-Wit;
.f.., ...,..., ~ ....-..-4 e...l.e cash -a han.
One n.., ir.ita sss,.u,ica q eu tlc ic4t jaw.
hands hiEH, ten years old; one hay horse
mule. not branded. ~i-N years old. about 10 -
tiou engine, ten horse power; one Russell
separator. cyclone. and all the machinery
necessary tu run the same. Including one
horse power ci tac same brand
2nd. the t.lluvia- described property
which viii De- Sold 80 tle same date hut being
al tho post office uG Green. y. IT,.
One seq uf Fairbanks ~yasvs; one set 10
81 blacksmith tools alA sii fa- Instruments
that l.o With the same: ono Cn-tun Kin con-
Si~tiu- ol pnc Atlas boiler auc Era engine.
Outlet gin stands. one Hall -in stand. one
Prat gin stand. the two FIRST .i vaich are sl
double screw Boss press: one uTc~~s one
corn mill. east bound. uEC circle saw mill
and belts necessary to run ttc same; one
~lluEsc saw and mgt-urelf. iut .1Utu- All tAe
including dwelling hou~" 81 three rooms.
two of which are box rooms the other oi
which i~ lo...
An and each 20 the above named articles
will hc Sold az the places named above ON
the date above named and on the terms. ant.
in me as assignee OF re said W. ID. Stanifcr.
This the ith d-y Of November. \. d. 1885.
W. W. HIDEN.
7-3Ot Assignee uf W. ID. Stanifer.
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A STOLEN SECRET.
How Minister Jewell Learned to Make
Russia Leather.

Russia Leather.
Jewell, like all men brought up to
learn a trade, aud who afterward gained
prominence in affairs, made now and
then unconscious revelations of his early
training. During one of the campaigns
in which ne was engaged he found him
self at country hotel where the table
was bounteous, but the rooms few and
small 1t was necessary in order that the
whole party might be housed for each
bed to be occupied by two persons. The
governors roommate was q young poll
tician, who could not hide his surprise
when the governor just before retiring
rolled the sleeves of his night shirt even
as far up as his shoulders, and then
bathed his arms in cold water
You wonder why do this" said
the governor. "Well, couldn't sleep
unless 1 did When was a youngster
learning the tanners trade, used to
have my arms in the watts all day long,
and at night my skin would smart as
though I had been stung by nettles- /
could not bear to have any cloth touch
them. So 1 got the habit of rolling my
shirt sleeves as far as could, and thus
I have slept ever since"
When Jewell was minister to Russia,
he played Yankee trick upon the Rus
slams, the benefits of which we are reap
ing even to this day in this country.
Like every other American tanner, he
had long wanted to know the secret OF
the process of manufacturing Russian
leather He had experimental with a
few dollars himself, only to learn that
the secret was not to be discovered
When at the court of st. Petersburg
he professed great interest in Russian
industries and was shown through many
of the manufactures there. By and by
there came an opportunity to 60 through
factory where Russia leather was man
ufactured. Jewell was all smiles and
ccprtesies and seemed profoundly inter
ested in those things which really did
not interest him and wholly blind to the
very things he went to that place tC
see. But he was not so blind as they
thought. When he came out of that fac
tory, he had discovered, as he believed
the process, and he brought the discOv
cry back to this country with him, 81
that by and by the United States begaI
to turn out a very good article of Leather
resembling the Russian product. Phil
adelphia Press.
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GRIEVANCE OF A sueuRsAx!rs.
He Quickly Resented the ImPutation That
He Was Lazy.

He Was Lazy.
I'm a pretty easy going kind OF fell
low, - he said Us he pol,ed his head in
to an Illinois Central suburban ticket
Office window, 'but it seems to ne
you re sort Of rubbing il in.
"What' : the matter" asked the ticket
seller
"Oh, 1 suppose l ought not to COM
plain, but always get the worst Of 1t
everywhere, and thought maybe l 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 is your trouble?"
"weH, you see, am an inveterate
smoker. "
Yes"
"And ont where live the entrance to
the station is at the south end of the
platform. -
Eyes "
ITS the same way at Randolph
street. "
Yes"
Aud 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 l
have to walk the whole length Of the
train to reach the smoker and the whole
length back again when 1 get down
town 1t isn't fair. ought to get the
best of it at least at one end of the line
You can't change it? Wen, then, would
you advise me to move or give mp smok-
ing:"
Smoking.
"WeI, l don't know. If it WASH 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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How Mas.aohusetts treat. 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
ed 10 the state just as well. 1t is said to
be possible to imprison man for debt
in Massachusetts, barbarous as il is
looked upon in other regions, and it is
said to be possible, too, for a creditor to
intercept the salary of 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
such things as these, one ceases TO Won
der at the extent Of the emigration from
regions where such things are possible.
Boston Traveller.
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standard Cotton Belt AttractIons.

Through trains twice each day
from Fort Worth, Llano, Greenville,
Sherman, Whitewright, Wolfe City,
sulphur Springs, Waco, Hiusboro.
Corsicaua, Tyler, Pittsburg and Tex
arkana to Memphis, Tenn, making
close connections at Memphis for the
Old States, and at Texarkana max
ing close connections for ST. Louis
and the north via St. l.. /. NJ. & ;.
Ry.
Pullman sleeping coach service
from the above cities for Memphis
via Cotton Belt Route - and for St.
Louis via St. /. /. NJ. x ). Ry., from
TeXarkana.
Through Pullman sleepers from
San Antonio to Memphis via Inter
national x Great Northern railway,
Tyler and Cotton Belt Route
Close connections TO receive and
deliver passengers in Texas as fol-
lows: Greenvilit with the NJ. X. a
T., and Texas Midland railway: Pla-
no with the II. < T. G.. railway; Fort
Worth with the TT. x ID. G.: TT. W.
x r. G.; 6. G.. x :. +: +. * Z. rail-
ways, Big Sandy with the T. * p.
railway; Tyler with the /. x G.. y N.
railway; Corsicana with the n. * T.
c. railway; Waco with the NJ. X. s,
1. ana - A. y \. i. railway; Ne
Gregor with the g.. G.. < :. +. Ry.
All Rexas railways sell tickets via
the Cotton Belt Route ask them
and secure the accommodation and
quick time offered by the only line
running solid trains from Texas TO
Memphis. All enquiries answered
promptly BY =. G.. WARNER,
G.. p. =. Tyler, Tex.
A. a. Gibson,
T. p. A. Fort Worth, Tex.
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Warning order.

In the United States Court in the Indian
Territory. Southern District.
LenaN Killian. riaintin.
NS.
G.. r. Killian. defendant.
The defendant. g. T. Killiun. is warned to
appear in This Cnur, in thirty days and ans
wer tine complaint ui the plaintiff, LrEax
kinian.
Witness the sGuu. Constantine b. Kilgare.
Judge of said Court. and the seal thereof.
this 9Th dav OF Nov. iSl5.
IsEAII JusEpn ". PHILLIPs. Clerk.
johnson. Grace X Cruce. Attorneys.
Cad Bennett. attorney fos non resident.
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c.l aai,rnv RoS-ei 8. wmiams.i
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Christian Churgh-Frcuslcy street. Ser
vices every Lnri's ,ily &c 20 soo a.. m. and Sis
D. m. sunday school $50 n m Prayer
mcctiul every Wednesday Sis o. On. Choir
practice every Friday evening at ssti o. IN.
Ladies' Ala society every Tuesday after
moon az the church 90 . .. IN. Mite and So-
cial meeting every Tuesday Ht-nt az place
announ. "a c.u-n Lurtl 3 DAY. Oniccrs meet
taE nrSt Lords day in each month. All are
cordially invited Go an services.
joe NJ. London. Sup't sunday school
NulmrN Job nemn. Haafmr.
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To Keep Sunday whole.

Efiie-Please, Uncle Arthur, do come
and play chess with me.
Uncle Arthur-Oh, Effiel Don't you
remember? It's Sunday.
E1fie-Well, we can let the bishop
win Pail Mall Gazette.
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From Her standnoInt.

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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First Baptist Church-Rroadway street.
Services every sunday al n 90 =. m. and "a
=. m. Prayer meeting "Wednesday evening =
n o'clock. sunday school at $50 %. m
Choir practice Friday evenings a. = O'Clock
nr. Young. PASTOR
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TIME TABLE.

Gulf. Colorado aud Santa Re Railway.
SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express asa q n
Ti-hu--~ aud kansas City EXPIRES SIS .. q
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express f2sE2 a n
Clchurne and Kansas City Express Iists an
I.R- MASON. Ticket Agr.
W. :. KEENAN,. Gen Pass. AEt.
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tANAA AfAAAAAAN AAfAsts hAAAAHs aAa ~ NAffA ~
DR.. Young, Pastor.
N. r. Church South-Corner broadway and
Church street. Preaching every sabbath
morning ~ N a. m.. and 1s81 .. m. Prayer
day school every sabbath 10 10 "a. m. Eu-
worth League .. m. y. r. Law, Pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Corner
Church and Cumberland streets. Services
every sunday &C m a. M. and T:1n J.. IN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday. Choir practice
Saturday evening. sabbath school at a..D
a. m. Every hudy cordially invited tu wor-
ship with u-- j. =. Williams. Sup't.
J. T.. AW hrcy. Pastor.
Arlmorc Mission ~. r. Church South-scr-
vices 80 TabrruItlr. Mission Ridge addition.
corner MulNertum avenue and Carter street
Services every first and third sunday a. m.
aud Uvt-F sunday evening al sslQ. Come
and worship with us.
III. Godfrey. Pastor.
FIRST PRES BNTEHIAN CHURCH.
uEuWEEN
Springer and Frensly Streets
Regular service
Sahhath-ii a. m. morning worship.
o.. ui.. eve ming worship.
9:ti "a. M. sunday school
wednesday, %. M, prayer meeting.
D.. rr.. Session meeting.
We extend cordial invitation to all tu
worship with n. NJ a stranger. We desire
your acquaintance. In the name 30 the Mas
ter. we welcome you.
REv. G.. G. McGrSlEy. pastor.
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cEnn nm BEATTY's Organs $500
OOUU, UUUup. For PARTICULAR. cata-
luguc. address or call. Daniel
F. Beatty. Washington. New jersey.
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BEATTS PlAEOSe esi3ia.o ss7s:oO osgfr s..iE: For %
call. Daniel =. Beatty. wa.hlnStol. Scs
Jersey.
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Gainesville. Tesa=
Arizona republican., 1895-07-11
HER REASON,

It Explained Why George Was Not to
 Squeeze Her Hand.
 'Georger' It wasn't what she said so much as the way in which she said it.
 She took the word and drew it out until it was a long, tremulous filament of sweetness.
 Yet there was tinge of reproof in her tone.
 'George!"
 She said it only once in reality, but it is customary with story writers to say George" twice under these cir cumstances.
 What is it?"
 You have been squeezing my hand with great regularity and emphasis for some time''
 T know it." he replied, with the frankness that was characteristic of his manly nature.
 'Please don't do it any more," and her voice dropped almost to whisper. "No more?" This sounded like heart throbs of anguish, and his form shook with emotion.
 ''Why not?"
 ''Because''-she faltered. "Go on."
 'Because l have got blister on my little finger. ."-Tit-B
Arizona republican., 1895-07-11
SAVE TIME AND MONEY

By taking the cheapest and quickest route from Solomonvile to Sheldon station and Clifton, or from Clifton to Solom0nville. Orly nine hours making the trip either way. Greens regular mall hack leaves SolomonviIle for Shel don station every Monday, Wednesday and Ff1day at o'clock a. m., arriving st Sheldon oy S:3J p. m, making close connections with the train from Lordsburg to Clifton Return ing iron Shelton to Solomonville on arrival Of tfaln from Clifton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving at SolomonviIle by o'clock p. m. We shall spare no time or ex. pense to make it to the interest of all who will favor us with their. patronage. Commercial men and others who have to travel on odd days can aIways be accommodated by timely notice Fare, $5, round trip $750. We have corral at Solomonylile, where we give animals good care and plenty to eat and drink Saddle horses, teams and buggies to let Thanking the public for their liberal patronage hereto fore bestowed and asking continuance of the same, we remain yours respectfully,
 N. GREEN & SON. soLoMoNvlLLE. Ariz.. March 14, 1894.
Arizona republican., 1895-07-11
4 Sheep-KilIing Parrot.

Among the remarkable birds of New Zealand is the greenish-gray nocturnal parrot of the genus Strigons, which lives in burrows and resembles an owl: and still more singular parrot, the Nestor notabilis, which the English have come to regard as a dangerous nuisance. The English, as is well known, introduced sheep farming into New Zealand, aswell as into Australia. NOW these parrots have acquired the habit of perching upon the backs of the sheep and excavating holes therein with their formidable bills in order to extract the kidneys. The fact is Sc much the more curious in that it can not be attributed to an innate instinct since previous to the arrival of the English these birds had never seen a sheep, nor even any animal of analo- gous conformation, the fauna of New Zealand including scarcely single mammal We know, moreover, that in entire Oceanica there are no other mammals except marsupials. There is here, then, on the part of these birds an act of intelligence and even of cal culation, so much the more curious in that it is certainly complicated with a phenomenon of language CT analogous communication. It is true that the birds are parrots, but the fact is none the less worthy of remark. Revue Franchise.
Arizona republican., 1895-07-11

VALENcIENNEs lace is coming into
 popularity, and blouse waists made of it
 are worn over white silk underbodices.
 : PIONEERED organdies are very popu- lar, and some of the new blouses made of them are trimmed with very wide
 soft lace.
 IT is said that sleeves in shirt waists are to be larger, but this is improbable, as by this means the shirt waist would be robbed of its distinctive character fstic
 Parks Tea clears the complexion Mrs. N. Meyette, of LeRoy, N. Y :, says Il have used Parks Tea and find it the best remedy I have ever tried" Sold by c. Eschman & Go. 4 c. A. R. Cheap Railroad Excursion. The wisdom of the national commit tee ln selecting city SO centrally To- | cated, easy ot access, as Louisville, Kv., for the twenty-ninth annual encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Repub lie, September 11th to 14th, is fully justified, judging from the numerous tue country relative to transportation facili ties, passenger rates. limits of tickets. | etc.
 In anticipation of very large atten. dance, the Baltimore & Ohio South western railway (formerlv the o. & M. R'y). the leading route to Louisville from the west, north and east, has made preparations to afford visitors every facility, both in the way of low rates and fast trains, handsomely and comfortably equipped, from all it's ter. mlnal points. Three daily trains St.. Louis to Louisville; two trains daily except Sunday Beardstown and Springfield to Louisville; three daily trains Cincinnati to Louisville; two daily trains Parkersburg to Louisville. Rate via B. & 0. S-W R'y will not ex- ceed one cent per mile. Tickets will be on sale Septem Der Sth to 11th, in- elusive. good returning until October 9th, 1895.
 One of the principal events following the close of the encampment will be the dedication of the Chickamauga Nation al Military Park, Chattanooga Tenn, to which excursion rate from Louis- vile, Ky. will rot be higher than one cent per mile. In addition there will be cheap excursions run from Louis. vile to the various battlefelds in the vicinity. The citizens of Louisville are a unit in their expression of according to their guests royal entertainment during the encampment
 Any further particulars desired will be cheerfully furnished on application to A. c. Goodrich, passenger agent of the B. & o. SW. Ry., Kansas City, Mo, or to J. M. Chesbrough, general passenger agent, St. Louis, Mo.