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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21
HARRIET 4 SSkINS.
Whs-- Father R-i<n-.t a. King Of Gaines.
Dead At Lebaaoa- Pa

Dead At L~haaoa- Pa
LEBANON. Pa. Feb. I6-Mrs Harriet
n Eskins. whose father reigne,l a.
king OF Guinea died here THURSDAY.
aged ] IL years. She leaves tNo dau-h-
tiers. Francis J. Es&ins. Of Williams
port. aBd Mrs H. A. Baker. of this
city. besides forty-four grandchildren.
thirty seven great grandchildren.
eighteen great-great -gra ndehildren and
fourteen great-grsat-great-g
dren- Lebanon people think this i
record h.sater-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21
GRaVs SUCCESSOR.
E.-essx- Critt~nst-a NAY b. Minister to
W~rira-

W~ri-a-
WASHINGTON. Feb. i6-Th.. death Il
Minister l. T. Gray has giveu riSe -
rtim.srs that ex Gov Crittsnslea Of Ms
souri, consul- general - Mckee. is ike
" % be promoted 10 ill the existing
vacancy. and that Representative Back
hilgore. of Texas. Is very apt to b. se-
leeted a. cuusui-general. ConsuI-tsen-
eral Crittenden : known 10 stand very
high At the state department
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

NEw Y0Kx. Feb 1.-THE death, at
the age of g.. Of Adolph Schreyer. the
famous painter IS announced IN = rr-
vate eshlegram received IN hi, cify
fren PzriA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

THE president. on the 18th. appointed
RI Rev. Henry u whiPple. n D..
bishop 81 Ninne>asa- To b. n memtsr
ct the board of Indian commissioner.
vice Charles c. Paiaser. deceased
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

Miss Maud Dsarmon. % Dearmon-
VILE. Ala. was badly burned She was
standing before the Ere preparing %
Fstirs tos ths pisht
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

Meridian, Feb iA,-E.sb TssIx. Who
has gained saasstsrAls aosariesv en-
acrount % his e1nnect N vita the a-sou
cases. ant " 10 sa,-ceesss1 n assai nin.r
continuance 0f tie case. arziust hlns AZ
she last tenn y tae Cfrr IL Cau-r. anf
Bob Goldsmith sai Mart C-ssan. swo
sporting ch1rRcters. xere slsuvlstst IN
the mayors cgurt tais msrAnr On 4
ehar-U q disarieriT -antacr ui ned
so AMI Gusts IN 1esaalt of gsyunear
they wers seat - th.. r9-s pile. E..lx
vas air.a.ly under n s..e % hoa1 " ap-
psarsnee before the Cir-u & Cgurt = an
sNer the charge of a-s.1a. AID as bod
Een becoming appreA@aNvs made a
bona this evening fgr als y iezs. from
the city eoavies camp aa3 iara~d b IN
OVER 20 the saer T. lie - aAz ia tbs
county i4lL Thess young M = were al
rz5sel IN Meridian and arr &ll coz.
nect-i, has they have xuae - .antiy
from hli 10 xorss Hatii saslAy ta,S were
clothed IA tae xzrb - eenriets- The
uaayor "A rrunaaael ny tas s@uteu-'s hi,
morning declared t8as the b@sE ~
q the p1Iics shall hs ! recfesi t.ss
ridIin- the tawa q the teara eiru.-s.
tha. has be-n = aasaacs - she Lsss 4
serests % the Community
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

OxK Of the most astonishing teahIres
Of the Ramsay defaleAti0u i the fAet
that Gov AItgeld appointed Eliza p
Ramsay 20 sueeeed his father as state
Treasurer of Illinois the same day kat
tAe zaartsge in the treasury : all gee
= 1zge h<ss z144s knoBn - hiE-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

THE eighty-sixth anniversary Of Ahra-
han Lineoln's birthday. the l.th- was
observed this year, with mu~h more
than ordinary ceremony AtAloany- y
". Gox. Mckinley. at Chicago. Henry
watre-s1u. AMI at Buriizgtoa- VI.
Chaanssey VI Depew delivered eiosIaent
orations in memory Of the martyr
presfsiene In uameruus other cites
club baaauets were held
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

Washington. Feb. T2-This proved a
helI dag ior Mississippi IN tae hoa~e-
CouEressuzu Kyle saecseied n calling
Up two bills ef -reas beneaz - the Siasr.
and after 4 telling spe~ca the hoase
passed his hllt restoring ~ tae puhlis
domain and making sab5eet - hous--
ssead eztrF lands &issss-s ppi amount
ia- - $3.50 acres. IYis< n he coast
counties-
While she house xzs n good hame..
the GeIzaria a5il. NhseA PISSED u .
senate last Weex- was asa passed. an.l
tae presidential signature wlll nov give
the tNo Naitss and euIare1 sssricultHr
AMI mechanical colleges - AifSslssippi
the benenr u reserved lands % ,he sx-
tent Of tE0 townships - eaea II said
colleges
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

TEE Freneh line steamer La Gas
eogue. eight days ovsrtre- aud tor
whose safety the grzvest fears had
been felt. especially by those having
friends aboard -anehoredo Of Sandy Hook
y J.. On the night Of the iIth- with
her steering gear out Of order, bat
otherwise IN good coalition The an
nouneement that she had been sighted
on Fire island. which was telegraphed
allower the country. was received with
= feeling Of profound relief
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

ME<. HAKxIET A EskrSs. whose
father reigued ~ king Of Guinea died
mt Lebanon. Pa. on the iith. aged III
wears. Shs. leaves twO daughters.
Franees j. Esxius. Of WnliamsPort.
and Mrs. H. 4 Baker, Of Lebanon D.
sides f0rty-f9ur <rzadchiidrSu- thirty
s<xen xreat-grzndehiIdreu- eighteen
xreat-<reat-granGehildreE ant four
teen .<reat-yrezs-<reat-gran9ckildrsH-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-21

n MARcxL CkSzoHEzr- sou of the
late Marshal Canrobers- and NJ Hub
hard. a nreszt.sr Of the Frsnez chamber
Of depaties. tsgghs \ duel With swords,
On the 13th- and the latter received 4
deep sround In the chest The meet
ing was the oute1Ene OF NJ Hubbard :
criticisms Of Marshal Canrobert IN the
eh2mher of deputies during the debate
On the proposed grant for state fu-
neral for the marshal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

Wall Paper Have you seen the hand
some Wall Paper at the new store SIS
Maryland Avenue. Norwood &Tier
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

There was one Philadelphian who not
only invented arms for himself, but new
and republican arms, after discarding
the ancestral arms of his family. This
was Peter Brown. at one time an emil
nent citizen of Philadelphia.
In 1894 William Priest. an English
musician, became attached to the the
alter in Philadelphia in his professional
capacity In 1902 Mr.. Priest printed in
London book entitled Priests Travels
In the United States, which is now
exceedingly rare. The frontispiece to
this book is a strange and curious de-
sign, entitled "Peter Browns Arms. :"
In explanation of this frontispiece Mr..
Priest says: "Peter Brown, black
smith of this city, having made his for
tune. set up his coach, but so far from
being ashamed of the means by which
he acquired his riches, he caused large
anvil to be painted on each side Of his
carriage. with two pairs of naked arms
in the act of striking. Tho motto. BY
this got ye -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

Il came to pass, then. when Macallis-
ter McIlhenny preferred his simple re-
quest for her heart and hand. she re-
spectfully bat firmly declined. saying in
that guileless, disingenuous, original
way Of hers that she would not be his
wife, bat would be a sister to him-oh,
90 gladly Extending her lily white
hand with string tied to it.
That was only last night, and this
night he had come to gather up the rich
and costly presents he had given her,
and she was sitting In the drawing room
with her mother, when there came a
pull at the doorbell, like the sluggish
pull Of a mud turtle at a fiislxy fishline.
"Who can that be?' asked the maid
ems mother as she waited for the butler
to respond toIt
at is Macallister McIlhenny, mann
ma" replied the girl
"What is he coming here tonight fori
I Thought you gave him the bou-excuse
me, ] mean rejected him last night -
81 did, mamma
"Then what is he coming here to-
night for?'
81 suppose. mamma" said the fair
creature, gazing tenderly ON photo
graph of her fiance- THAT he wishes nae
TO hold an inquest ON him"
As Macalhster McIlhenny entered the
apartment there were tears in his eyes.
Detroit Free Press
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

The Greek word pygmy means a meas
ure from the elbow to the hand. The
pygmies were fabulous race of dwarfs
about whom many interesting stories
have been told. According to Homer.
they were so very small that they were
attacked every year by the cranes on
the coast of Oceanus and were unable to
defend themselves.
Writers of later date locate the pyg-
mics at the mouth of the Nile. We also
read Of northern pygmies inhabiting the
region of Thule. and of others that
lived in subterranean dwellings ON the
eastern side of the Gauges. 1t is said
that once when Hercules visited the
country inhabited by these little crea-
lures two whole pygmy armies attacked
him while he was asleep. One army
fell upon his right and the other upon
his left, but the hero easily and quickly
rolled them up in his lions skin.
They were not, it seems, at all afraid
of Hercules, for by the aid Of a ladder
they climbed up his drinking cup and
helped themselves to its contents.
Aristotle says: 1.-THE pygmies were
probably some diminutive race in Upper
Egypt who rode very small horses and
lived in caves He did not believe
that the stories told about them were
altogether fabulous.
1t has often been declared that there
are pygmy races of human beings in the
heart Of Africa. Indeed Du Chaillu
some time ago discovered pygmy race
in the mountainous country ON the east
of the southern great branch of the
Ogobai. They are about. AZ feet in
height and are called Orbongos. ''They
live in the midst of negro tribes of or
binary size,' says Du Chaillu. land
there is nothing remarkable about them
except their diminutive size. "-Balti-
more American.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

Dear black head. viii you so with me
Where the Tir ma n'og shines mistiiyf
Climbing the mountains OF sailing the Sea-
Dear black bead. VIII You go with mel
On seas u-lcharted though we set sail
Will not fail you when all things fails
I'D drown lighthearted your love TO be.
Dear black head. viii you SO with mel
Avournccn doclish. Your dear black head
Shall know no sorrow until I'm dead.
Your borrow in sorrow OF shame III be.
Dear black head. IL you so with me-
And till tho Islands of Youth we find.
Oh. III be faithful and you'll be kind
Your heart uf gold shall my castle be.
Dear black head. IL you II so with me.
Nora Hopper.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31
Sidney Smiths Sheer.

"Who reads an American book?" the
famous sneering utterance of Sidney
Smith, was used in the Edinburgh Re-
which it occurs was the review of Adam
Seybert's Statistical Annals of the
United States. At the time of its en-
ployment the Americans bitterly resent
ed the covert sheer and with great energy
defended their literature from tho sup
posed attaclS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

ST ought to have known better than
to come here, said the departing drum
mer to the landlord. 81 was told before
hand that it was a one horse town.
"Well, there's no use of kicking now,
was the placid response.
"No; / just wanted to stop long
enough to express my sympathy for the
horse. Washington Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

Special attention paid to Paper Decorations
of Dining Rooms, Libraries, Parlors and Halls.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-31

The hair grows better in light than in
darkness, because of the stimulating ef-
feet of light and sunshine. 1t has been
ofteG noticed in the case of men who sit
in offices with one side always turned
toward the light that the mustache or
beard of that side grows longer than that
on the other.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06
USES FOR CID STREET CARS.

Boston Man Starts - Movement which
Is UnIfsnitcd Gs to Possibilities.
While the huge traction corporation
which has gridirOned the city with troll
ley wires was wondering if it would not
be- the cheapest way to take the old cars
out by the shipload and dump them in
some place where they would not inter
fere with navigation citizen stepped
in and bid $50 for them. Eis first
move after getting the cars was to put
one i'll the back yard Of friend and &c
tell the children that they might use il
for playhouse The children were in
ecstasies and sat up nights TO use the
car. Other children came and peered
through the pickets of the fence, and
went home and teased for street car
The demand was created, and soon the
purveyor Of broken down street cars did
a rushing business.
Mothers found they could put their
small children inside, and shutting the
doors leave them with feeling Of se-
curity. 1t was the cheapest way, too,
in many cases to provide shade The
cars could be secured for S5 apiece, and
the first outlay was the last. So cars
were dragged by horses into back yards,
and the trucks removed from under
them, and the brakes taken of. Now
that the new industry has been started
it is surprising how many uses are be-
ing found for these ancient convcyances
At first they were thought Of only as
playhouses.
One purchaser turns his new acquisi-
tion into henhouse- Another, who is
contractor, pays his men every Satur-
day night from the door of the old car
One man fixed his up as a carpenter
shop for his boy, and ono enterprisiug
old woman in Cambridge made an offer
for ten cars Her idea was to wheel
them down to the seashore and convert
them into cottages and lighthouses, shift
ing their position with the tide. Her in
genious scheme, however, was thwarted
by the refusal Of the owners of the beach
to sell her land for the purpose. Now
that the ball has been set rolling next
summer may SEQ the introduction of
house cars for the campers ont, pic
nickers and excursionists. Boston
Transcript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06
CRIMINAL COINCIDENCE.

Harry P. St. Johns, son of ex-
governor St. Johns of Kansas,
shot and instantly killed his wife
at Oklahoma City last Wednes-
day. He alleges that infidelity
on her part, aggravated by the
confession of guilt and taunting
him for being a chump for not
catching on sooner, crazed him
to point of desperation causing
him to fire the fatal shot before
he realized the enormity of the
act of his commission.
St. John is a young attorney
of ability and was one of the
members from Oklahoma county
in the last Legislature. The
muir Tered woman was handsome
and highly accomplished and
was a recognized leader in So
ciety.
The tragedy calls to mind an
other enacted in Oklahoma in
which Ira n. Terr:l vas the mur-
derer and who at the time was a
me n5er Of the Territory legisla-
ture The coincidence of the
two crimes is that they were
committed by a member of the
first and last legislatures and
about the same length of time
after the adjournment of the
bodies of which they we're parts.
Tae Tarril murder was one of the
most da5tardly and cold bIooded
ever committed in any country,
but the fiend is to lay a free man
unwhipped of justice. The last
and the one with which this arti-
Gle deals in the main, from all
the evidence at hand differs but
little in atrocity but is lacking in
the deliberation which charac-
terized the other. The moral in
tended to be drawn is THAT eithc r
one or the other of two conditions
exist viz; that Oklahoma legisla-
tive honors breed crime, or that
the people are too slack in the
exercise of their elective franchise
in allowing men capable of such
heinous crimes to be chosen to
positions Of public prominence.
1t now remains to be seen if
Harry P. St. John is to be al
lowed to longer live and enjoy
the freedom SO generously grant
ed his fellow in crime, Ira N.
Terril.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06

Engraving done free on any article
OF 1ewelry or silverware purchased of
me. T. II. Parker If
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06


Home rule in the Indian Terri
tory means Texas. So in the
future it will be spelled Tex
as, Texas, as pronounced by
the present Democratic incum-
bents. In this district about
everything is Texas except the
Atoka constable. We ought to
be proud of getting such an
important office for an Atoka
man. The salary is $50 pei
month and it will take about one
hundred to run it.-Atoka Citi-
zen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06

A line OF lovely silks in brocaded
ee,Iects; al shades, also tatfity silks at
&.autldi s. A-+f
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06
eoop PLACES pIFFlcuLr no EINp.
A Young Country Girl Tells q Pnthetis
story In N Police COErt.

story I'm Police CowFt+
Before police justice "a the North
Side slim, pale girl was brought Sh.
wore no hat. her hair was tangled, and
clinging to it were fragments Of dead
leaves. Her gown, doubtless once {
nimsy piece Of fnery carried through
the country by q peddler, was faded and
torn, and her toes showed through holes
In her shoes. She had not'the appear.
ance of hardened s1nnen Her mouth
did not bespcak long career Of vice,
and her eyes, though red. had not the
dull blur of continued dissipation. The
Justice look ii sharply at her.
You have not been here before. I" be
said, half as a declaration and half ms q
question.
'No, sir" Shame and grief were in
her voice.
"What is the charge against herP'
the justice asked
''She was found drunk and asleep in
Lincoln parx, E" an Dfficer answered
The justice looked at her. She looked
down. How old are your" he asked.
twenty-five, she answered
here Is your nome:
my home was near Mukwonago. in
Wisconsin. / haven't been here very
long. / came here expecting to find Of
fee work, but failed. / didn't know
where to go. / wandered about and
finally got work in n cheap restaurant,
and l worked there few days for moth
ing and tho thing failed. Idon't hardly
know how lived after that, but know
that last night ] was wandering about
the streets. The air was cool, and ! was
hungry. There was no place open for
me, and went into n saloon. knew il
was wrong to go into the place, but
where was to 60? / know that there
are places for girls 10 20, where food
and beds are provided for them, but
they are always far off, while the saloon
is always at hand. You have to hunt TO
find tho good places, but the bad ones
stand always in front Of you. dom
know why this should be so, but il is
A number Of men were in the saloon
drinking, and one of them, sitting at a
table, told me 10 sit down and have o
drink. told him that l wanted moth
ing to drink, but that should like to
have something to eat. He ordered
something, and ate it, and then he in
sisted until drank a glass Of beer. ]
don't know how many glasses drank,
but know that it must have been q
good many, for / rccollect trying tC
dance. I sang old fashioned country
songs, and they made me drink more.
don't know when left them. The
next thing | knew / was shaken by q
policeman in the park. -
1t was long ti1ae before the justice
said anything. He sat looking at the
girl, at her torn gown, ut the leaves IL
her hair
lyon don't want to be 4 bad woman,
do your" he asked.
She looked up at him with a swift,
surprised glance, and tears were in hel
eyes, "No, sir" she said What ]
have seen Of bad life makes me hate il.
l know that I'm not very smart, but
oan work if have the chance"
And you shall have the chance. -
the justice answered. "Sit down over
there "
Are you going TO send me to jail:''
''No, I'm going to send you out tc
my house. and I hope that hereafter
you'll not find ,he good places so fan
away and the had ones SO close at hand. "
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06
Pasture Your Cows.

The undersigned has rented a pas
ture convenient To the city. and i
prepared to organize a town herd OF
milk cows, taking them to and from
morning and evening, under his super.
VISION, and guarantees kind treat
ment IN every respect at the reason
aole charge of 81 per month per head.
Good grass, good shade. and an
abundance of water. For further
particulars call on
III. B. HUBBARD,
4-lmo 43 North Caddo St.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06

Ef@nHfart Bros.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06

.EDR SALE-At a bargain, two lots
3seSRo2lei apply ut this Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-04-06

The Churchnan Of London is worked
up over a religious article recently writ
ten by Mr.. Gladstone. space, Z" il says,
''forbids our dealing more particularly
with the clever but dangerous teaching
Of this article, which leaves Us in dout I
as to whether the marvellous man will
dle Roman Catholic or a Baptist
Ge.t5eT wG4ld much surprise U.s."
The Globe-republican., 1895-03-08
Capt. Sillett Responds.

EDITOR GLOBE-REPUBLICAN:- Please
allow me space in your paper In reply to
an item in the issue of February 22d in
regards to my ''frautic appeal" rs you
are pleased to term it. | want to say in
the first place that in my early youth
was taught by Il good and piOus mother
TO stand up for truth, right and Justice,
TO vote the republican ticket. This
teaching l have followed all through
life up to the present time. aud am too
old now to deviate from that course.
You say that the appeal was made Ito
&c: the freight paid on car load of
Rich Hill COAL This l deny. as the
Rich Hill coal was a private donation,
brought about through the efforts of MIR.
Dan Fisher of this place. This car of
coal was here several days during the
severe storm untouched. Commissioner
Mckinney was here during the time,
and no doubt was doing all in his power,
bur no relief came. You say ''the freight
was paid before the captains letter left
Bucklin.'' This deny. as the letter in
question was placed in hands of postal
clerk on train at 1890 o'clock. and left
for Meade few minutes after. On re-
turning next day learned the freight
had been paid the day before at about
D. m. 1t was generally understood and
and in fact published that state coal had
been shipped in the specified lots to the
following places: Dodge City three
ears. Ford one car. Bucklin two cars,
MmneOla one ear. Meade one car. Part
of this coal had been shipped and re-
ceived at this time-but none for Buck
lin. This is the reason | made the APP
peal and was trying TO get relief to this
people without 81 much ''red tape
among the state officials ut Topeka. In
the same issue of your paper you make
the following statement:
Capt J. L. Finley, who has the distribution
| IF the state coal in charge, told us this morn
| in. that he has twenty tons remaining after
having supplied every applicant. Three cars
have been received altogether at thispoint,
one car at Speareville, and two at Bucklin.
| 1t seems that all the needy have been sup
piled. and no complaint is heard over the
distribution, especially at this place.
Please tell us when Bucklin got the
TWO cars Of state coal. Be manly about
il. Don give the readers some excuse
that will be misleading As your article
in question is. but give us the facts, as
you seem to know all about it. When
did Bucklin get sthe two cars of coal:
The fact is Bucklin never got a pound
of state coal up to this writing TUESDAY
evening, Feb. 49, and you say they re
ceived two car loads. Now, who is to
blame for this-Mr. Fitzgerald or the
county commissioners: We want to
know. and We have a right to know.
as we helped put them where the are.
And as you are supposed to know. will
you please tell us: We have before Us
q list of names taken from the books OF
of them are asking. and have been fol
weeks. for relief Chat never came) in
! the way Of coal, provisions, clothing and