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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-09
CIVIc SOCIETIES.

Mvr,Ir I.o.Igr No :. n Of p. mepts every
Thursday night al 7.3n. Hall opposite court
house. Court street Ntsiting Knights c"r-
W z McKELNEY. 4 4
" r. HuwErm. n a. n =.
Arimore Lodge No. ~, A. r. and 4. n.
ne,fs I'm their hall on south Caddn ateert- the
IrSt SATURDAY night In each mouth. ou or be-
ore the full mOO1.
H. d. Flow. worshipfal Master.
A y. SILLtNAN. secretary
Arimore Chapter. No a.. Royal Arch Ma
.ors meet In their hall over Whittington's
.tore Tie fourth Thursday night in each month.
G. n BHUCK. lIi <h Priesf-
A b SILLIMSN. Secretary.
Arimore Camp NJ. -. Woodlaen OF the
World meets in their forest At WhittnEton
-Iall every second and fourth Monday nights
% each month. Visiting SOW eretgnH tnNttrd 20
tttend.
e. u KENDmcK. consul comma nd-r-
n. @. RRIpGEAN. Clerk
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$3.50 EsEIi.b fi-@ytsas ,GarhA
with the d.u.fh uf oliver Wtnden
Holmes Au,-ris-a roInCS 20 the ervd OF its
er.t et.,cl, Ia distinctive native poe-y.
with Emerson. bryant. Lowell
Ionrftllow, Whitti.sr. IN partieular-
with Foo, Drale. PCrcival. Halleck and
Whitman also II one wishes 10 bo truly
catbolio-tbe gcnial ripenOd soul that
has now been rarEered unto rest coDsti-
tutes tho galaxy - singers whose names
for all time viii crown the first century
Of the letters Of tE.s yozng republic
IL Is not, however. as = poet Of the
arst magnitude that the three genern-
tions nf American readers who were his
contemporaries will chiefly honor Oil
yer Wendell HolmeG As essayist and
philosopher rather than poet or novel
ist his memory will Be the most widc-
" and mos tenderly cherished by his
survivors and transmitted 70 the gener-
ations chat are TO be. Ho had in = de-
arca rarely given 20 man the faculty Of
making the reader Of his quaint philos-
ophy and kindly cheer his friend and
lifelong grateful beneficiary.
flo was the prince Of American Eng
iish essayists He had tho sense and in
sight Of William HaElitt, the grace and
sympathy Of Leigh Hunt. the strength
and quaintness Of William Cobbctt and
az will aud upon occasion the polished
diction Of Macaully. IL Is proof Of tho
virility Of Oliver Wcndcll Holmes'
genius that he has lef: in the Geld q
English prose that he tTod n GRIP Of
imitatOrs and disciples Would that HE
school OF writers might lave inherited
the mantle Of their preccptor. might
have derived something Of the profound
ness. the gcniality and the chceriness ~
Oliver Wendell HOLMES New York
Telegram
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-09
GAMBLING IN ENGLAND.

A London JoarnAi says That Everybody
4. PantisE For the Un-Arned Inervmsnt-
Private roulette tables have become
common in cultivated society and are
openly sold by fashionable furniture
dealers. Both sexes asSiduuusly cult
vata the bucket siop." sometimes
making money. hut In tOo many iu-
stances making fcarfully WY fac'ss when
they find that they have to settle up
their little differences with their outside
brokers The play" has become en-
phatically ''the thing. although in
sense far different fr,m that iutsnded
by the Prince ~ Denmark
Substantial businf~s men find IL irk
some 60 make n railway Journey Of an
hour and a quarter without producing
n pack II cards and gctting np n nice.
quiet game II whist. and 10 can scarccly
be said that in this year ~ grace 1894
there a. n single SECTION of socisty out
sitl, the strictly religions CiaSses that j.
not ia some form OF Gncthcr addicted 70
gambling Tire incitel1ents thereto.
gnodneSs knows. az" numerous and "a
citing enough. frum gold minc- in tho
mountains Of the moou 10 ticscfs IN the
German lottrrisA
Everybody j. Tautiug Tor the unearned
increment. Ev,ryhply yvarns TO eat
drink and b. uicTTy. TO wear finc cloihes
and TO sparkle with jewels. 20 10 bought
with money for which no work has bc.l
dome. There a. gambling In tho highest
and gambling in the lowest Of cur
couCliCs socialesl London Telegraph
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-09

In some P@.ts of Sicily the birth u :
girl j. booked upon as such a misfor-
tune that bl1cE flag Is hung out tho
window tu proclaim the sad event. Hav-
ing 10 be supported by tho family aS
long Is they are unmarried. AMI being
obliged 10 dover the bridegr ON. tryy
are looked upon A. expensive luAuri.->.
Boys. on the other hand, are VERY synti
self supporting, and when the tinIe
comes ipr marrying increase the family
wealth hy bringing home 4 bride and
her dot. The girls live in seclusioh. are
most kindly treated, and al the age of
IA or Ii they are disposed OF in marriage
on purely financial basis. New York
World
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THE PRICE or A WIFE.
savages Place . Varying Value UPoR Their
Chosen HelPmatca-


In the earliest times Of purchase q
woman was bartered for useful goods OF
for services rendered 10 her father. In
the latter WAY Jacob purchased Rachel
and her sister Leah. This was Beena
marriage, where a man. as in Genesis,
leaves his father aud his mother and
clcaves unto his wife. and they become
one flesh or kin-thc woman's- Tho
price of a bride in British Columbia and
Vancouver island varies from $40 TO
$40 worth of articles. In Oregon an In
dian gives for wife horses. blankets
or buffalo robes; in California, she'll
money or horses; in Africa, cattle
A poor I3amara will sell n daughter
for one COW A richer kaffir expects
from = to so. With the Banyai, if moth
ing be given, her family claim her chill
dren in Uganda. where no marriage
recently existed, she may be obtained
for half a dozen needles. or n coat, or
pair Of shoes. An ordinary price is
box Of percussion caps In other parts
q goat or n couple of buckskins will buy
girl Passing TO Asia. we find her
price is sometimes 3 to 80 rubles. or at
others a cartload of wood OF hay. A
princess may be purchased for 5000
rubles
In Tartary n woman can be obtained
for few pounds of batter. or whore
rich man gives 20 small oxen poor
man may succeed with a pig. In FIJI her
equivalent is whales tooth or a mus
Let. These and similar prices elsewhere
are eloquent testimony TO the little value
savage sets On his wife-Cew York
Advertiser.
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Miss Nora weltun. the assistant in
The pnssohlce a. Argcnta. MAsou conn
~. y charged by postonice deisctivrs
With opcniHR letters hddr,ssed 90 a
young man. Miss wrlton has made =
full confession she wAs In love with
the young man. and as he was writing
70 rival sbe rad tho iettrrs. delaying
the mtEdve- until investieation follow
Cd d--Docarur tIllsl Dispatch
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TIME TABLE.
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe R'y

SOUTH BOUND.
,'-tr".ion and Chicago Express As a. m
lP5 irnv aud Kansas City Express , Il p. IA
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and C''ica-o Express % =. m
tIebarne and Kansas City Express 2lI il. m
Z l. II. MASOE. Ticket Ag't.
W.S kEENAN.t,em Pass. Ag't.
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Johnny tell you, papa's going to
catch IL after the conpany's gone.
TOmmy-How do you know!
Johnny-He's told ma once or twica
she was mistaken about something. and
she's said, "Why. darlingI''-L0ndon
Million.
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and Departure O. S. Mails.

Arrival and Departure q. S. Mails.
South bound mail closes 1880 p. m.
South bound mail arrives 2:30 p. m.
North bound mail closes l:3n p In.
Mort h bound mail arrives 30 p m.
Night REIifS are closed ut $50 p. m.
Money order department i Opeu at
8 i. m. and closed at ) p IN.
ONCE hOnrS from 5 1t. III. IL 6 p m.
>a8si;fy< from q a IN To 10 i. M
JOHN :. HAMMER. L. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIN, Deputy.
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HOTEL,
GAIJESYILLR. TRXAs.

Newly rte kitchen 10 garrett First ea
in evrtv nart,cnlar Arnorc aud Territory trade solcied
the eoor. JOHN LAHfENSE- FF"p.
The herald., 1895-03-09

After Henry Gage had read this story
nearly to the end, he announced that he
was scared, and Mr.. Foley had to finish
the gruesome recital OF the taking off of
the victims OF the Eye.
The question was then asked plaintiff
whether ne had predicted the result of
the Presidential campaign with such ac-
curacy that he got S1l 900 from f. J. Bald
win on account Of it. Before his counsel
could prevent his answering Duncan re-
piled that he had not predicted it. but he
was cut short in the remainder Of reply.
An objection to the question was sus-
tanned and the defense withdrew the
Colonel.
Mrs. Alma Smith, formerly Miss Alma
Floyd, then took the stand. She testified
that she had read the false prophesies in
the Colonel's paper at her Grandmother
house and was scared By them. She
bought a ticket for Helena, Mont. in con-
sequence of her fears. She saw Mr. George
>. Sanford on the train and in his pres
ence the Falb and Duncan predictions
were unfavoraby discussed by the othe r
passengers.
Franz l.. Floyd father of the preceding
witness, admitted having given the facts
relating to his daughters departure to the
Evening Express reporter. She had spoken
OF her fears before leaving Los Angeles,
which were largely produced by the ac-
counts she read in the Peoples Union,
and her father had been unable to reassure
her.
More documentary evidence from the
prolific columns of the defunct journal,
Peoples Union, relating to cyclones,
evil eyes and other sundries was ready
by the defense, and then Colonel Duncan
was asked 10 return to the witness chair
for the purpose of identifying an article
entitled Colonel Duncan of Kentucky. He
| admitted that he had ordered it published
in his paper. Strenuous objections were
made by Judge BrunsOn to the reading Of
this article, which is highly laudatory Of
| the gentleman, and the court sustained
| these objections. Another paper on the
| fulillment OF predictions met with better
luck, and was injected into the minds of
| the jury by Mr.. Foley. When he got
through the jury looked somewhat weary.
In the audience a legal gentleman of Great
acumen was snoring gently, but he awoke
| with start and looked at the clock, when
| Mr.. Foley ceased. Colonel Duncan
| versatility is something wonderful, as an
| pears from those articles. He can write
about dozen subjects, ifnot of all at one
| time, at least nearly at the same time.
There was little discussion about
something, and then the Colonel forgot
he was not at a race course He said
with great conviction: well, now I'll
The herald., 1895-03-09

While the answer was being read by
counsel for the defendant he supple
mented it by running comments, which
caused the jury and everybody else to
smile repeatedly. Mr.. Gage said that he
expected to prove by Colonel Duncan him
self that among other powers he claimed
to be endowed with was that of guessing
correctly the result of political elections
before they had taken place, and that the
Colonel had Dragged that by thus predict
ing certain political issue he had won
from Lucky Baldwin the sum of $l1 600.
The defendant having admitted the
publication of the article upon which the
libel suit is based, Colonel Blanton, as
soon as the pleadings had been read,
submitted his case. A look of pain spread
over the faces OF the people in the lobby
and the jury even looked disappointed
when Mr.. Gage Immediately moved for
nonsuit.
The grounds upon which this was
asked were that Colonel Duncan had
failed to prove a sufficient case for the
jury, because the publication was not
actlonable per Sc and that there was no evil
dence that it was false or privileged, or
that the meaning of the language COM
planned of was susceptible OF the meaning
claimed by Duncan also because the arti-
Gle was not libel, that there was no evil
dence that it injured him in his person,
reputation or occupation; that no actual
or special damages had been proved, and
the court could not deduce from the
language of the article that any damage
had been suffered. And, as a further
ground for non-suit, it was stated by
counsel that the evidence given on behalf
OF Colonel Duncan had proven the Elk
press article to be substantially true.
The herald., 1895-03-09
THE CITY SEWER COMMITTEE
All Livery Stables Will Provide
Sand Box
The Building Of nany Additional Sewers in
the City Recommended to
the Council

The sewer committee reported yester-
day as followws:
1t was recommended that the ordinance
requiring all livery stables to provide a
sand box which will prevent the dirt
washed from vehicles from getting into
the public sewers as prepared and present
ed by the city attorney, be placed upon its
passage.
1t is recommended in accordance with
the report of the health officer, that the
city engineer be instructed to prepare and
present the following ordinances of in
tention to construct sewers, to wit:
On San Pedro street from First to Third
streets; also in the district bounded by
Downey avenue Workman street, Mozart
street, and Walnut street; also on Pasa-
dena avenue from DAILY street to the
Buena Vista street bridge where the main
sewer crosses Pasadena avenue.
1t is recomm nded that petition No. 236
from Maier & Zobelein, asking that u
sewer be laid on Also street between
Alameda street and the Los Angeles river
be granted.
1t was recommended that petition No.
29S, from r. H. F. Variel ct al. asking
that sewer be constructed on Breed
street from First street to Brooklyn ave
nue., be granted.
1t was recommended that petition No.
239, from Mackay & Young, asking that
they be allowed the sum of IS cents per
lineal foot for all tmbering left IN the
tunnels of the outfall sewer be denied.
The herald., 1895-03-09
He WITH THE EVIL EYE
Sits Complacently Listening to
His Own Prose
THERE is A FLOOD OF 1T
Colonel Duncan Submits His Case
Without Testimony
The Express Fights Back With Vigor when
Its fiction for Non-suit Is
Denied

The Duncan-E Express libel suit, which
was resumed yesterday morning in De-
partment Six was either not widely
known or else it had failed to inspire IN
the public the interest to which 1t is GER
tainly entitled from those whose time is
their own and who seek for diversion TO
while away the weary hours OF leisure.
The lobby of the court room was but
sparsely occupied, but among those
present was noticed pretty Mrs. Alma
Floyd Smith. who wore a delightful little
East Side spring hat, and Chase a. Codori'
editor of the Phoenix. These are wit
nesses in the case.
ssColonel Blanton Duncan of Kentucky
put in an early appearance. lie carried
a huge bamboo basket, the contents OF
which were the subject of much specula-
ton. They consisted of a lot OF docu-
ments and some fresh lemons. Whlle
Henry T. Gage was reading the plead
ings to the jury the ColonePs time was
taken up in noddlng approvingly, frown-
ing ominously or sucking a lemon fiercely
or ecstatcally, according to the particular
passage which Initiated or offended the
tympanum of the gentleman's auricular
appendage. The defense brought no law
books, but had wheelbarow load of die
tionaries, unabridged or otherwise.
The herald., 1895-03-09

The rest of the morning session was
taken up with the reading by W. I. Foley,
ESQ, associate cousnel for the defense, of
articles written or published by Colonel
Duncan in the Peoples Union, consist
ing of gloomy and fearsome prophesies
of calamities which were to happen in
August last. There was a feeling OF relief
all around that all these horrors had been
set for last year instead of the present.
And the Colonel followed every line, as
it was being read, on his own copy, and
spared neither comma nor colon to the
weary reader and the jury. He denied
that he had been the editor of the Peoples
cause after the 10th of August, but being
shown a copy dated Monday, August -,
1894, admitted that while there was no
proprietor of the paper on that day, it
had been published in order TO print an
article impeaching Judge Ross, which
was intended to be mailed to the mem
bers of Congress.
Then followed some more articles,
among which was learned dissertation
upon the effects of the conjunction of
Venus with the moon upon the Los An
gcic5 fcSGfTG.r
In the afternoon the jury was enter
tanned by the reading of an article which
is from the pen OF "Jayhawker," ers
while a valuable contribute of morning
contemporary. 1t is entitled NAL
d'occhio, which the Peoples Union
translated as the Evil Eye, whereas it
means really sore eve, or ophtha mia. 1t
tells a ridiculous story about the way in
which people who had litigation with
Colonel Duncan got into the habit of just
dying whenever things did not come the
way of He With the Evil Eye-a proto-
type of Haggard's She That Must Be
Obeyed.
The herald., 1895-03-09

spots pain in bones, sore tn roat and mouth,
blotches and eruptions of the skin, ulcers.
painful swellings etc; kidney and bladder
diseases, frequent micturition, scalding, in
flammation. gravel, ETC.; organic weakness.
undeveloped organs impediments to mar
rage, nervous debility, impaired memory,
mental anxiety, absence OF will power, weak
back, lost vitality, melancholy and all dis
eases resulting from excuses, indiscretion or
overwork. recent or old, speedily. thoroughly
and permanently cured "Where shall go to
get cured?' many sufferer asks. not know
ing whom TO trust Go where thousands OF
others have gone and be restored to perfect
health, the comforts of home and the enjoy
ment OF society-to Dr. Whites old-estaDllsheu
Office, located eight years in Los Angeles. All
lingering chronic diseases that have been neg
lected or have failed to yield to the treatment
of less skillful hands soon get well under Dr'
Whites superior treatment Patients wishing
speedy relief and sure cure should consult III.
White, whose long, extensive experience en-
ables him TO apply the proper t.eatment al
once without useless experiments, thus Saving
the patient much time and expense Omce
and private laboratory, 12s North Main sireet
Los Angeles, Cal Out-of-town Pauehls
treated by mail and express.
The herald., 1895-03-09

of it. He dissuaded the Colonel from I'M
dertaking to bet in the room, and assured
he hold the stakes. Colonel Duncan did
not insist.
Mrs. Floyd, mother OF Mrs. Alma Smith,
admitted showing a letter from her
daughter in which the words California
Crank" were used, to Mr.. Nelson of the
Express. After that the reading of Dun
cans editorials was resumed, with the re-
suit that the lobby was rapidly cleared
and only those who couldn't get away re-
manned to listen to the pearls of wisdom
with a Kentucky trademark. After the
introduction of three kilograms from Mr..
George S. Sanford at Ogden, announcing
the return of Miss Alma to the paternal
home. after she had become convinced
that her fears of tidal waves were
groundless, Court was adujorned until 10
o'clock this morning.
The herald., 1895-03-09

ton, as averred in the defendants answer
and that Miss Floyd read them. Duncan
alleges that he had been libeled because
the Express said that he upheld Professor
Falh's calculations. Mr.. Gage proposed
to prove by Duncan himself that he did.
then read by counsel, and proved to be
the most wonderful and astounding astro-
nomico- meteorologico-a astrological biblico-
poltco- prophe salmagun-
di it was pos lble to hear.
Colonel Blanton Duncan did not trust to
Mr.. Cages reading, but dug into the
fisherman's basket, from which he drew a
copy of the Peoples Unon, and he care.
fully checked,and collected the words of
the articles as they fell from counsel's
mouth. He insisted upon the enumera-
ton of quotation marks. He asked coun-
sci if certain passage then being read
was not quoted.
Eyes, replied Mr.. Gage, lit is quoted
from Falb. -
1T is quoted from Christl' was the re-
tort and everybody laughed.
The herald., 1895-03-09
NErORANDA

The better judge you are OF values, the
more speedily will an inspection convince
you that NJ. P. Snyder, at 255 South
Spring street, as giving the greatest gen
uine bargains ever offered in men So and
81 calf shoes. They are made by j. S.
Nelson & Son, and are neat and dressy
and cannot be excelled for wear. Buy Il
pair of red school house shoes for your
children.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block, first floor, rooms l29, 100, al.
Special attention given to obstetrical
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours 1 TO 8. Tel. 1921
S. Conradi, jeweler and matchmaker,
113 S. Spring street, makes a speciality of
tine watch and lewelry repairing, ola
mond setting an elegant line OF optical
goods. A fine stock of watches and
iewelry always on hand.
Teachers of the public schools can buy
portraits OF Washington, Lincoln, Column
bus, and of all the authors, for decorating
schoolrooms, at Lichtenberger's Art En-
porium, 1O7 North Main street.
Adams Bros, dentists 239 ID South
Spring street. Painless filling and ex-
tracing. Best sets of teeth from $6 to
$40. Hours: to s. Sundays, 10 to Il.
Matiushek and the Briggs sweet tone
pianos for sale and to rent at No. lis
piano tuner.
Ask your music dealer for Uvedale
Waltzes, Uvedale March, and Caprice l.
Amerique, by Arthur Browne. Uvedale,
just out.
DR.. W. H. Ward, Mueller block, Fifth
and Broadway, rooms "A and %. Res,
1888 Flower st. Tel, Office 1921; res. 116.
Insure in the Phoenix Assurance Com
pany of London. A. c. Golsh, agent.
Office, 147 S. Broadway; telephone $50.
DR.. E. ]. Hadfield, OF Philadelphia,
surgeon and physician; office Bradbury
bldg, tel. 125; res. $50 Olive, tel. 116s.
The Advance Davis sewing machine is
the best. Office, lbs South Main street
Sharp & Samson, funeral directors Gin
dependency, 536 5. Spring ST.. tel. 1929.
Sewing machines, in good working or
der, for 50 each. 129 South Main street.
All kinds of sewing machines to rent;
126 South Main street.
Rooms 81 week and up. U. S. Hotel.
Photos, any size, 81. Plaza Gallery.
The herald., 1895-03-09

Lud Zobel, of the Wonder Millinery in
augurates the new season next Monday
with the opening display of millinery
stock that ranks high above all others in
magnitude and completeness of assort-
ments, elegance and exclusiveness of
styles. Ladies have eagerly anticipated
to view the limitless wealth of new and
artistic designs and creations displayed in
that popular establishment which has
been entirely renovated and embellished.
Several experienced ladies have been
added to the trimming department, which
has already given ample proofs of its
artistic achievements under the superin-
tendence OF Mrs. Martin OF New York
Citv
The herald., 1895-03-09

The non-suit was denied by Judge Nc
Kinley. This brought the case down to
business and Mr.. Gage requested Colonel
Duncan to please take the stand. A look
of intense surprise suffused the features of
the gentleman from Kentucky, who
spasmodically grasped the back OF Judge
Brunson's chair and he gasped-''I take
the stand, sir" Being informed that it
was no other than himself who was to oc-
cupy the witness chair, the Colonel picked
up his lemon and took his seat upon the
leather bottomed rocker. He admitted
Peoples Union during its short-lived
career.
MIR. Gage now offered in evidence one
OF the.copies Of that paper containing an
article entitled 'Falb's Calculations What
there is III Stone-The coming predictions
verified so far This, counsel stated, was
offered Tor the purpose of showing the
-. !. !
The herald., 1895-03-09
The Schooner WaIberp

Collector John C. Foster of San Diego
states that he will not libel the schooner
Walberg, as was stated in yesterdays Her
aid would be the case. He found on in
vestigation yesterday that the proceedings
will have to be commenced in San Fran
cisco. from which port she last cleared, so
that Collector Wise will take the matter in
hand.
Mr. Fisher says that he has indisputa-
bic proof that the vessel took arms to
Hawaii for the royalist revolutionists.
The herald., 1895-03-09
Notice to rlarried lien

If you want to be happy as a king make
Glenwood ranges They are not only the
most perfect cooking stoves in the market
but they are also great fuel savers. w. C.
Furrey & Co., 159 to 1875 North Spring,
sell them