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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01

The circumstances attending the
adoption of the legend "E Pluribus
Unum" as the MOTTO Of the United
States have never been fully explained
by the historians. II was probably used
ON coins-and some say upon early
colonial flags-long before il was regu-
larly recognized by the leading officials
of the new republic. The oldest coin
bearing the motto III fuH is a colonial
cent coined by New Jersey in the year
1885. The same year it appeared ON a
small medal recognized among the col
lcctors of coins AS the confederatio A"
This medal was a national token, / be
heve, and was coined by authority Of
the general government. II bore ON one
side l3 stars and blazing sun, the lat
ter surrounded by the word "Confcder-
alto. which gives it the name by which
il is known TO the numismatiSts
The words in the headline are un-
doubtedly from Virgil's "Moretus. 4" a
poem devoted to description Of Ger
tain salad In the rhyming recipe he
gives instructions for mixing the proper
herbs and pounding the same in a NOR
tar until the various colOrs blend as one
Some one has very appropriately said
that the colonies were mixed in the
mortar Of the Revolution and came ont
as one homogeneous nation. - ST.
Louis Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
A HoRoloelcAL WONDER.
Ths Complicated Time Keeping Oddlty In
u-uted by y Russian Pole.


The prizc wonder in the shape Of a
clock is the invention Of Russian Pole
named Cioldfadou The inventor j. a
clockmakcr II Warsaw and boasts that
he worked over :, 900 days ON this tiuno
keeping oddity The clock represents "A
railway station. with waiting rooms for
travellers. telegraph and ticket Office
and very pretty and natural platform.
well lighted and having in its center a
flower garden and spouting fountain.
There are also signal boxes. lights,
switches, water tankS-in fact. every
thing used in conjunction with a well
regulated railway station. There Is n
dial in the center tower, which shows
time at New York, Peking. Warsaw and
London. Every quarter Of an hour the
station begins % show signs Of life.
First all Of the little figures Of telegraph
operators begin 90 work their machines.
the head automatOn going through the
form Of sending a dispatch 20 the effect
that 1.-THE line Is clear - Then the door
opens, and upon the platform appear
the station master and his assistants.
Next long line Of little figures file up
TO the miniature ticket Office.
After this the porters appear. carrying
luggage, the bell rings, and instantly a
miniature train dashes ont Of a tunnel
and halts before the platform Of the sta
tion house. While the train is waiting \
miniature figure tests the wheels and
dxles with a tiny hammer, another
pumps water into the tank of the en-
giEe. while third busics himself stow
ing away small Jumps Of coal in the sill
Yer plated tender. There Is one signal
Of the bell. whereupon the door Of the
single coach opens. and the little figures
slide in ON AN almost invisible wire,
the opening closing after them A scc-
ond tap Of the bell Is the signal for tho
wheel tester. waterman and fuel carrier
TO retire into the station house
After the third signal the whistle
gives two toOtS, and the train quickly
disappears in tunnel opposite 10 the
one from which ii emerged five minutes
before. When the train is out Of sight.
tho station master and his assistants
leave the platform. the doors close be-
hind them. and they all retire 20 tho
other side II the station house where.
at the expiration Of - minutes. the
train again appears, and the passengers
file ont and seat themselves in the build
Ing preparatory 20 taking another trip
around the station house. e.-St. Louis
Republic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
ONE hsAp ushER.
The Ways Wherein lie I'ia:-red From
Others Of lIfs Calling.


IL is rs old as the Proverbs that the
cobbler's children are always poorly
shud
The restaara-t man goes home for
dinner, and tho bartender Is II total alb
stainer.
The druggist m pd;ronize the faith
cure and the railway man knows Of no
greater luxury than a ride in a buggy.
The street car conductor is glad TO get a
day of, so he can take a long walk.
4 more remarkable case than any OF
these is that Of the head usher at the
theater. and one theater in particular.
Probably every playgoer in Chicago
knows him. The title of "head usher"
does him an injustice. He Is more Ike 3
host or the chief of a reception commit
tee
There ere head ushers who pounce
upon you, grab the coupons, thrust them
back into your fumbled hands and shout,
First aisle to the right -
There are other head ushcrs who tell
you to hurry up or step lively. They
give loud warning that all coupons must
be ready
They shout, Hey, thcrer' and are
constantly distracted because Of the i'm
men,e responsibility which they imagine
is resting upon them.
As soon rs a snippy young man gets
into a box Office or Is engaged a an
usher, he begins TO imagine that he
owns the house, the coiap.ny and a good
part of the frontage III the block
But the exceptional head usher Is
calm. polite, attentive and solic!t0us.
No matter hov rapidly the crowd may
pour III, it seems that every one who
comes receives some courtesy at his
hands.
He doesn't shout or grab and the
small children are not afraid If him.
The most remarkable thing about this
model master of ceremonies, however,
is that he knows very little about actors
or plays.
The other evening. when the house
was crowded and the performance was
being received with noisy approval, a
man who came into the foyer between
acts remarked u him. We'll. its a
funny show. =
Il dare say, hc replied; "the house
seems TO Ike il.
Didn't you see it,
mo; was cut here all the time.
Is that 50: Don't You stop inside to
see tine performances:
"Oh, no Ny duties keep me here. In
the years that l have been in this pO-
sition l have never seen performance -
At first tie man wouldn't believe it,,
but it was a fact lust the same. Chi
cago Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
He ConId he IndiYrrcnt.

1t isn't every man that OWNS 4 silk
hat, but it is the dream of every very
young mans life to possess one. A
young man in our end of town went to
the matinee with the only girl he ever
really loved, and he wore silk hat
He put it under the seat carefully, and
the next person who came in gave il a
kick that practically ruined it. Most
young fellows would have had tit right
there, but this one said nothing at all.
He was so philosophical that the girl
was charmed As they came ont of the
theater they met another young man,
and the three went To get some soda
water. The girl told about the young
mans hat, and how philosophical he
was:
why, do you know, Jack, " she said,
Charley didn't even look annoyed. 1t
was lovely"
"Umph, said Jack, with fire in his
eye, Its all right for him to lie lovely,
but it's my hat!"
1t is just such little things as this that
wreck the friendship of a lifetime.
Washington Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
FREE :: EXCURSIONS
TIME TABLE.

Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc RailusY.
SOUTH BOUND.
ualvestun and Chicaxs Express l.uau
Clrhurnr 4nd kan~a- City kAurv~ s.zs d ~
NORTH HOUND.
Galveston aud ChipaE-t Express Iasga q n
t'is.hurnr and kan=as Eitg Express % as a a.
Tx MASON. Ticket Ak.
". =. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. AEt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
Name. Of the CentIn.d.

The word centiped in the mouth OF
the old sailor. as Of the negro. becomes
'santipede' or 'santifee, but think joe
Galbraith, a Hibcrnian ranchman Of
New Mexico, should be credited with
giving it the most remarkable twist
from its dictionary pronunciation, " said
the topographcr in a surveying party
Joe campcd alongside us one night ON
our way to Camp Grant AS two % our
men III the morning We're shaking a
blanket which had been spread next
the ground a centiped six inches long
ran out from the under side of the
blanket mp the sleeve and face Of one Of
the two men The man 5 whiskers saved
his face from the needlelike feet, and he
brushed the reptile of TO the ground
without sustaining injury The cent?
ped was killed. and the party gathered
round to look ut IL. among them Joe,
eager to air his knowledge.
Don't yOu know what that isy' he
said wisely. It's Santa Fe They say
they re pizener'n hell New York
Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
Chair Of the Giant Idris.

One Of the mountain peaks Of north
Wales is known as the Chair of Idris, or
Cader Idris, as the Welsh people call it,
because its top is followed out like an
immense couch. According to local ira
dition, whoever spends a night in the
Chair of Idris viii, on the following
morning, be dead, raving mad or en-
dowed with the loftieot pOetical inspira-
tion. No one seems to know exactly who
Idfis was or when he lived but he must
have been giant if his body was in
proportion with his celebrated chair. &"
Mrs. Henans has a fine poem with the
Chair Of Idris as the theme, and Tenny-
son also mentions it in Enid ST.
Louis Republic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01

When tempest is approaching or
passing out on the ocean, the tides are
noticcably higher than usual, rs IL the
water had been driven in vast wave
before the storm The influence extends
to great distance from the cyclonic
storm center, 80 that the possibility ex-
lists Of foretelling the approach Of dan
gerous hurricane by means Of indications
furnished by tide gauges situated far
away from the place thon occupied by
the whirling winds
The fact that the tidal wave outstrips
the advancing storm shows how extreme
ly sensitive the surface Of tho sea is 20
the changes Of pressure brought 70 bear
upon It by the never resting atmosphere
Youths Companion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
LOPslOEo HENS.
How : Cape Elizabeth Man Produced
Breed Of SonscrAtehers.

How Cape Elizabeth Man Produced .
Breed Of NonscrAtchers-
Speaking Of hens reminds me Of a
worthy tuwnsman IF ours. J. Fairfield
Tuttle, who had small patch Of straw
berries 50 situated that only fence,
and poor one at that, divided them
from "A neighbours henyard. and these
same hens bothered our friend very
much by getting through the fence and
scratching up the strawberry plants
Our friend tried many ways 20 rid
himself Of them, but failed until one
day lac SAW his neighbor in the act If
setting another hen
Now, its necessary for You to know
that the hens above mentioned We're II
what Is known As the Shanghai breed
and had very long legs. IL occurred to
our friend Tuttle that he saw a way out
Of the difficulty. So procuring half a
dozen bantam (Short legs) eggs he stole
over during the night. took out six Of
the eggs that We're under the hen and
replaced them with the six bantam
What was the result: When the chicks
were Matched. each one had one short
and one long leg. and when they would
stand ON the short leg and try 20 scratch
with the long one they would only sue
coed in throwing themselves over.
When they would stand ON the long Leg.
the short one would not reach the
ground by several inches, and 50 in the
matter Of scratching they were not in it,
SO TO spcak--Cape Elizabeth Sentinel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
HYPH C%ATEO NAMES.
some Are Gtnuine, Others simply Stand
Fsr Yneb5erY uoa - Dis:.n.uisi.

Some Are GGnuine, Others simply stand
For Xnsb5ery HoS To Distinguish.
Rvphenated names in Europe may be
ivided into two t;e5uries-n4nely
those wherein the hypLcn Is = mere piece
Of snobbery and aifyctatlon, and those
wherein it Is consequent upon a legal
obligation The latter t.re IL the minor
ity and are borne almost invariably by
legatees and their descendants, who have
inherited property, usually real estate,
contingent upon their tacklng the name
Of the testator on to their own, or else
they are men who have married heiresscs
and been accepted as husbands for the
latter on the condition that they should
append the family name u their wives
to their own patronymic-
People in the other category, who use
the hyphen merely with the object Of
creating the impression that they are Of
more ancient lineage than j. really the
case, invariably prefix, instead Of ap-
pending, the additional name, and it is
this that enables one to distinguish the
bona fide double barrel, - as Lord Ran
dolph Churchill used 10 call them, from
those who'are not, for yoa have only to
ask Mr. PousOnby- Jones for the name Of
his paternal grandfather IN order to find
out that the old gentleman was = simple
Jones, devoid Of the arj>t0craiic Punson-
by, whereas III the cLse Of sUrnames
adopted III Difference to testamentary
dispositions one viii invariably find on
inquiry that the paternal grandfather
and ancestors bore the first of the two
patronymics.
The persons who make use of hyphen-
ated names without being compelled to
do 50 are usually the owners Of patrO-
nylnics excruciatingly plcheian, who
hope vaiuly, 1t is true, to redeem the
commonplace character Of their name by
prefiXing thereto one calculated, they
trust, to create the impression that they
are connected with some of the great
houses of the nobility. Thus 1t is quite
common to find Montmorcncy- Smiths,
PlantageEet- Rob.nSonS and We're de
We're Browns. Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
TRlCklNG A CRAR.
African NatiTcs Take Advantage OF His
Industry In a Ieartless Manner.

African NatiYcs Take Advantage OF His
Industry In a IIrartless Manner.
In Africa there exists Il certain mem
Der Of the crab genus commonly known
as the great tree crab. This peculiar
shelitish has an offensive trick of
crawling mp the cucoanut trees. biting
of the cccoanuts and then creeping
down again backward
The theory Is that the nuts are shat
tered by the fan. and the great tree crab
is thus enabled TO ENJOY a hearty meal
Now. the natives who inhahit regions
infested by this i'll conditioned crab are
well aware that the lower portion Of the
crabs anatomy is soft and sensitive. and
they believe that the "bivalve' was
thus constructed in order that he might
know when he had reached the ground.
and when. consequently, he might with
safety release his grasp of the trunk.
So what they do III order TO stop his
depredations, which often ruin the CO.
coanut crops, is this: While the crab is
engaged in nipping of the cocoanuts
they climb half way up the trees and
there drive a row of long nails right
around the tree. allowing an inch or 70
of the nails To project.
The crab has no knowledge Of disas-
ter, nor yet the fitness IF things. As he
descends the sensitive part Of his body
suddenly touches the nails Thinking he
has reached the ground, he naturally
let's 60 Instantly he falls backward and
cracks his own shell on the ground -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
Cost of PoIicemen,s Uniforms.

The prices paid by the Baltimore po-
lice are: For Overcoats, $50 dress coats,
80. 90; blouses, $8; summer trousers,
50. II; winter trousers, St. 20. These
prices, the commissioners say, are lower
than those III any city, with the excep-
tion of Philadelphia, where different
system obtains, and where the men are
required to purchase new clothes every
year, nIal,i;,y the cost TO them eventual
ly more than to the Baltimore police. -
Baltimore sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01
Arrival end Departure Z. 5. N.n..

Arrival and Departure 4. y. Malls.
South bound mail closes 4:45 D. m.
South bound mail arrives 5:a0 pm.
Nurth bound mail closes II.l5a M.
North bound mail arrives 1900 %.
Night mails are closed al $50 p. m.
Money order department Is open
at a. m, and closed at 5 p. m.
Office hours from "a. m. 10 6p.m.
Sundays from A. m, To a. m-
joins :. HAMMER, T.. ~.
EDGAR SANBLIN, Deputy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01

The salesman tholding up vellum
bound brochure THE price Of this book
is $40.
Mrs. Nurich-Nonsensei You can I
impose upon me in that way Why, a
minute ago you offered me book twice
the size for 81. 50.-Chicago Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01

A Fran6prd bard wrote poem 70 his
inamorAta which was published in sub
urban pUrer. He said her mouth was
like a cowSlip Tho printer spared it and
Il read cows lip" Unhappy bard -
Philadelphia Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-08-01

Mrs. Gamct, New England's poet,
who wrote, " 'Tis Love That Makes the
World Go Round, - is dead, but the love
She wrote about is turning the old
sphere.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06

FOR SALE, OR EXCHANGE for small sail.
< boat A light piano-box buggy. Recently
painted aud vanished. Price $25. A bargain.
Can be seen at 2O3 Franklin street. ap5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06
ELECTRICAL CARRIAGE.
What is Considered a Practical Road Ma
chine Constructed in Springfield.

new electrical carriage has been
built in Springfield, Mass, for which the
inventor claims that it will revolutionIze
the rate OF street travel. However this
may be it is most ingenious machine
and will most surely make something of
a senation. 1t is nearly three years ago
that the real work of constructing such a
carriage began in Springfield and last
year a second one was run up and down
the street at night to avoid observation,
and though it was successful at that
time, it was found that many improve
ments could be made, SO the vehicle was
taken to pieces and the present ons con-
structed. The first carriage was merely
an experimental affair. and the second,
which was tried last year, was construct
ed as model, but the present one is con-
sidered practical vehicle
In appearance the vehicle is we'll pro-
portioned, similar TO the ordinary side
bar carriage. A four horse power motcr
is concealed in the body of the carriage
under the seat. weighing less than 100
pounds. The power is conveyed from
storage battery to the rear axle, several
ingenious devices controlling the speed
without change in the speed of the
motor. By pressing a button the speed
of the motor can be increased VIXEN it is
desired to run the carriage rapidly. The
variable spsed ranges from three to eigh-
teen miles au hour, according to the con-
dition Of the road. The storage battery
carries power enough TO run 100 miles.
The manipulation is by means of lever,
the lateral motion of which turns the
front wheels as desired, while the verti-
cal motion controls the speed. The car
riage can be stopped within few yards
by pressing the button in the lever. The
promoters claim the cost of running the
carriage is very small, being only one
fourth OF a cent mile. The wheels are
self rolling, and are provided with rub
ber tires. H.W. Clapp, of Springfield. is
the promoter of the enterprise.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06

being noted, their lightest words liable to
oe distorted into treason: and when the
tramp, tramp. of soldiers is heard in the
still hours of the night. indica ting that
some suspected citizen is being conveyed
to the Moro and perhaps to secret execu-
ton, his neighbor and nearest friend dares
not come forth to bid him adios and god
speed, and makes no sign, uncertain how
soon his own turn may come.
SUSPECTS AND REBELS.
The public have no means of knowing
how many rebels and suspects have al
ready been incarcerated. for the arrests
generally take place after mid night; and
what becomes of those who are thus
marched away is a still greater mystery.
1t is known. however, that they are not all
Coz fined in Havana, but scattered among
the prisons of Matanzas, Cienfuegos, San
t1agN, etc. Every prison has recently been
doubse-garrisoned, and cannon drawn into
position around them; and in Cuban gov
ernment murders, under the name of .'mili-
tary executions" usually take place before
daylight. OF course the telegraph is en-
irely controlled by the government and
the press is muzzled by the iron hand of
power. Even in time of peace, before "a
newspaper can be distributed on the streets
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06

ers. whose fortunes were then at a low ebb
largely increased their capacity and invest
ell all the money they could raise, amount
ing to many millions, in new mills and ma
ch.nery in order to take advantage of the
boom. OF course their hopes were built up-
on their great neighbor to the northward
and tlen. like crash. came the amour I'd
policy of the United States crippling the
market upon which they had always de-
pended. 1t is needless to repeat what is
already so familiar to all newspaper read
ers-bow Spain olumsily tried to retaliate
the planters, who had long supplied her
bread and butter and had hitherto been so
true. Last fall the Cuban planters held a
mass meeting in Havana, at which they
drew UP petition of piteous appeal TO the
home government. Senior Don lose Calijo
the Captain General. agreed to forward it,
with personal Endorsement. But it is
now believed that he never did so; and the
next thing the planters heard of il was in
directly, three months later. when an edict
public meetings for any purpose whatever
could be held. Thus deprived ofs even the
rig nj Of petition or the chance of protest.
the planters have been hrooding at home
over I heir wrongs, and giving quiet counte-
nance to Spain's opposers. Many of them
who had lurge stores of firearms on their
rural estates for.defense against pauditti,
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06
TO LET.

NOR RENT-On Exchange street between
offices on second floor have vault, water and
steam heat. Price dncluding aboyel $225 per
annum; immediate possession. BENJAMIN
SHAW, 511a Exchange street. 81
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06

OF Cuban city, copy must'be sent to the
bis Endorsement, it may be issued-but not
before, or the venturesome editor would
lind himself clapped into prison before the
sun went down. The censorship of the tel
egraph is also vigorously enforced, nor do
private letters through the mail always es-
cape espionage. There is not a passenger
agent in Havana who dares to sell ticket
Tor the departure of citizens or strangers
without first seeing that the individuals
passport is indorsed by the police. At any
lime the people sing no songs whose burden
Is in praise OF liberty; and nowadays even
to hum a tune wedoed TO Republican verses
would be extremely dangerous. The Tacon
1heater was once closed by the police in
the midst of a performance, the people sum-
mhr1ly dispersed and the foreign actors
hustled out of the island. because their
band played the soul-stirring .'La Mar
seillaisa'''
One reason why The present uprising bids
fair TO become more formidable than
any which has proceeded it in Cuba, Is be-
cause the planters, many of whom were ed :
ucated in Spain. and, fully imbued with
the Spanish tradition, have hitherto stuck
by the official class. have now gone over to
the insurgent side of the questions at issue.
Their reasons for SO doing may be briefly
stated follows: For three years past
their loyalty has been put to the seyerest
test,