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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
LoPsIpEp HENS
How n Cape Elizabeth Man T'roduo~d o
Breed of Suu.rrAtchers-


How a Cape Elizabeth Man Troduo~d .
Breed q SunscrAtcher.-
Speaking - hens reminds me Of a
worthy towuslnan u ours. ]. Fairfield
Tuttle. wh1 had a small pafch u straw
berries ~ situated that only fence.
and poor one at thst. divided them
from n us giihor's henyari. and thcse
Same hens buthcrcd our friend very
much by getting through the fence and
scratching up the strawberry plants.
Cur friend tricd many ways % rid
himself u them. hut f.,ilc,l until one
day be- saw his reighbor In tho act of
setting ano;hcr hen
Vow, it's necessary for yuu 60 know
that the hens abcvc mentioned were a
what j. known ss the Shanghai breed
and had very long legs II occurred 60
our friend Tuttls that he saw . way out
IT the difficulty. 80 procuring half a
dozen bantam (shurt legsl eegS he stole
over during tire night. took cut six a
the czags that wcrC under the hen and
repltccd them with the six bantam
What WAS tho RESULT When the chicks
were hatchsd. each uue had uue short
and one long Lex. and when they would
stand on tho short leg and try 90 scratch
with the long one they would only sue
ceed in throwing themselves over.
When they would stand On the long leg.
the short one would not reach the
ground by several inches. and - in the
matter of scratching they were not IN it,
50 to speak Cape Elizabeth Sentinel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At THE wIsNoR.

&. G.. Washington, Marietta; W..
~. Blakemore, City; J. b. McCuller,
Mckinney; W. p. EchelnOcher, Fort
Worth; Charles Jennings, 81. Louis; /;
W. V. Cullum, J. NJ. Hester, J. ID.
Hill, Dallas; Bob Willis, G. c. Tatum,
l.. o. Robertson, Gainesville; a..
Frank, Oklahoma City; r. Frankfurt,
New York; James swan, Fort Worth;
T. \. Epps, Kansas City; G. Z. Blank
enship, 81. Louis; @. W. Stuart,
City; J. Rosenbush, Meridian; J. ID.
Prosser, Philadelphia; L. n. Bufhng-
Fort Worth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

1.-The woul celtiped In the mouth %
the old sailor. as II the negro. becumes
's.lntipetie' or 'santifcc. but think Joe
Galbruifh. a Hibcrnian ranchmAn u
New MeAico. should b. credited with
giving 10 the most remarkable twist
fruis its dictionary pronunciation. " said
the topogr,lher iu a surveying party.
Joe campcd alougside rs one night On
our way 60 Camp Grant. A. two ~ our
men in the morning were shaking a
blanket which had been. spread next
the ground a centipcd six inches long
ran cut from the under side II the
blanket up the sleeve and face II one of
the two men. The mans whiskers saved
his face from the needlelike feet. and he
brushed the reptile of 20 the ground
without sustaining injury. The cent?
pei was killed. and the party gathered
round to look AZ IL. among them Joe.
eager To air his knowledge.
Don't you krow what that isf' he
said wisely. It's o Santa Fe- They say
they're pizener'n hell New York
sun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
ORIGIN OF THE BANJO.
A Primitive Instrument In 1910. Win Its
Oun Peculiar Airs.

A Primitive Instrument In IsSO. Win Its
Owa Peculiar AIrs-
The banjo was in use long before the
day Of Joe Sweeney. 1t was principally
played by the negroes, and was indeed a
rude and simple instrument The first
one / ever saw was made in this way:
A large gOurd covered with q raw sheep
skin served for the drum, and the strings
were Of horsehair, pulled from a white
horses tail 1t had only four strings. /
am confident that Sweeney added the
bass string. Ny fathers carriage driver
was a banjo player. He played two or
three changeless tunes on one cord I
saw Joe Sweeney for the first time about
1912, while was at school mt Prince
Edward Court House. He and his brother
Sam were together. Joe led ON the vio-
lin and Sam played the banjo. Both had
good voices, especially Sam, a rich. full
baritone Of great sweetness and power.
Even at this distant day I can recall
some Of the tunes they sang-"Old Dan
Tucker, =" do Johnnie Booker, " "Jnli-
anna johnson, "Oh. Susanna" " The
Blue Tailed Fly, " Jim Crack Corn, 4"
and Il Don't Care.
When / saw the brothers again, the
character Of the music was somewhat
changed, and was much more sentimen-
tai and sympathetic They rendered such
pieces as Dearest MAY, " Rosa Lee, 4"
Annie Of the Vale. " Nellie Was a
Lady" and ELLEN Bayne, with won
derful effect These airs were melodious
and concordant, and often brought tears
to the eyes Of the audience. Joe Sweeney
was above the medium size, and Of
fine proportions He had light hair and
a ruddy complexion. He had wonderful
facial powers. He could change his ex-
preston IN moment from grave 70
comic.
Sweeney rs a negro delineator was in
imitable. He knew the negro well, and
was perfectly natural, and. like Polk
Miller, never overdid his work. One Of
his performances always excited app
plause. His old Virginia breakdown. a
jig tune, he danced. and made mis- own
music with his banjo hung around his
neck with n string. Sweeney was entire
ly uneducated, but he was naturally
brigh., and he often made smart local
hits that brought down the house.
Sweeney gave nOtoriety TO the banjo and
brought il into popular favor. His habits
were improvident, and he was the sub
ject Of many temptations. He lived a
life Of unselfish generosity and died in
poverty. He spent his last days In the
county Of APpomattox- / have heard
this story about him l do not vOuch foI
its truth:
Before he died, his mind wandering
he said To his sister: Come here. Tn,
old banjo is out of tune. the screws arr
slipping, and the bridge is about {,
fall These were the last words Of th'
old fellow, who had charmed two con
tincnts with his melody and song. Hi
brother sam was in the cavalry servic,
during the war. He often played foi
General Stuart, and the brave tronpers
would dance to his merry music aS II,
sang;
III you want happy time. jine IN,
cavalry.
( / never heard Of him after the war.
+ Richmond Dispatch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

The inhabitants Of this earth never
get a glimpse Of but one side Of the
moon, but in the course Of q year every
portion Of the suns surface is turned to-
ward us. This is because the suns equa-
tor is almost coincident with the plane
Of the ecliptic. the inclination being only
about seven degrees. Louis Repub-
sie
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Frederick the Great had = sharp, hat
chet face, with a cold, blue eye, that. as
one Of his contemporaries said, 'gleam-
ed like a reflection Of light from bay
onet- "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

J. ". Golledge, editor Of the Ali
ance Courier and well known Job
printer, Is again up from an attack
Of sickness, which has laid him up
for some time past. He expects 20
resume the publication Of the Cour-
Ter in a short while. a fact which the
AnDNoREITE b pleased % note.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
limo
The ARpMoRErrE was a little pre-

The ARDMoREITE was a little pre-
mature in announcing yesterday
morning that Solomon Z. Jackson
had returned. Our information on
that subject, while honestly given,
was wrong. He was expected, but
from some cause or other he failed
To arrive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

A Frandord bard wrote a poem 10 his
inamOrata which was published in sub
urhzn paper. He said her mouth waa
like n cowKlip. Tho printer spared Ia and
IL read ''cow's lip" Unhappy hardS-
Plaflndclphia Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
Dissolution Notice.

The law partnership heretofore
existing between &. NJ. Campbell
and D. T. Fowler, is hereby, by
mutual consent Dissolved.
J. +. FOWLER,
5 limo G.. NJ. CAMPBELL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Do YOU know that the cheapest
and best place to buy your lumber
is at the Home Lumber Company's
yard, east of the Big Iron Store, on
Main street? We sell lumber of all
kinds at the lowest possible prices.
r. s. Scott, manager. 3l-6t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

To the Ofheers and Members Of the
Board Of Trade.
On Tuesday, June no. the annual
election Of offieers viii occur, af
which time all officers and commit
tees are expected 10 make eomplste
reports. All members win please
take notice. Meeting at court house
T;20 p. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

The brick work on the Potts A.
witherspoon building was completed
Saturday and was duly turned over
20 the carpenters. Cathey Bros,
were the contractors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Pressing buiness, such a. dodging
bin collectors and studying plans for
meeting pressing demands, IL our
apology for shortage In reading mat
ter today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Tom Frame, manager OF Frame,
Green &Co's business AZ Davis, was
In the city today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

In the game OF ball yesterday be-
tween Ardmore and Ron, the former
won by a score OF eight 70 nfteen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
P.,tar.. unlsn.

The Pastors Union met this morn
ing AZ the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. All the pastors were present
except Bro. Mckinley, who was cali
ed away 20 attend a funeral. Four
visiting ministers were present, Civ
ing n very interesting meeting. I'm
ion prayer among the pastors will lie
held every day this week preparatory
10 the meeting, which begins next
Sunday.
The WEEKLY ARDNoRKITE Is again
with us and looks better than ever.
II has a new Campbell press Goodi
NARROW Magnet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

In 1864 a pair Of shoes made in Eng
land cost 20 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Deputy Pulliam yesterday arrested
and placed In JAN an Oklahoma ne
gro giving his name - woodford
Lawrence. The prisoner claims TO
be a deputy under Marshal Nix, and
Il was for his failure 20 faah his ere
dentials that be vas placed in du-
rance on a charge Of impersonating
an ofaeerr He win be held pending
information from the Oklahoma mar
shal.
We are very sorry 20 note that Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. Helms remaining
twin babe is seriously IN, having
been attacked yesterday similarly 70
the one deceased. While Ita condi-
tion IL very critical, the ARDhoRKIrR
trusts Il may be spared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

G. II. Little, of Velma, is in the
city today. He says that section OF
the country Is suffering for rain and
that crops are in manner burned
ND. Mr.. Little formerly lived In
Ardmore and has many friends here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Rev. Thomas Grimth, Of the Piori-
da conference, IL in the city visiting
his brother-in-law, Rev. A. C. Pick
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

The services at the Methodist
church yesterday and last night
were interesting and well attended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Mrs. Foley, of Ahilins, Texas. IL In
the city At the wianor. She Ii here
with = view to becoming . Perma-
r.nrnar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
Armstrong at sherman.

=
management OF Indian Affairs for the
government and who is an appointee
to the Dawes commission BY Presi-
dent Cleveland, is in the city and
has received quite an ovation. He
was a resident of Sherman years ago
and was identified at that time with
the Overland Stage Line on which
Sherman was a very important sta
tion.
Mr.. Armstrong is also connected
with valuable interests in the Indian
erritory.-Sherman Democrat.
For SALE Three milk cows with
calves. For further information
call on A. ID. Chase. 3i-iw
Wanted-About forty pounds good
goose feathers. Apply at this Office.
3itf
a fellow pleaded guilty yesterday
in the federal court 70 three indict-
Inents for horse theft. Judge Bry-
ant was a little amazed at his con-
fessiOn OF three separate ofenses
and with an expression OF curious
interest asked: "How many horses
in all have you ever stolen9'. "Don Z
know" replied the prisoner. "As
many as 50?" queried his honor.
"No, / guess not" "As many as
2O?'' "well To be exact" replied
the prisoner, ~ think have stolen
about seven head OF horses. Paris
New,
Wanted, to rent, two or four
room residence. Apply TO Kearney
& Wyse. 2-2t
II is n nice place, pleasant place,
and IL you make one visit YOU will
be sure to make another, for they
are nice men and good BARRIERS, are
Davis 4 sharp, in their new build
ing, south side Main street.
Just before going to press the
ARDMoREITE learns OF the death Of
Mrs. Mason, mother OF J. r. Mason,
which occurred this afternoon about
3 O'Clock, after an illness OF only
since morning. The lateness Of the
hour nj which the sad news was as
certained precludes particulars.
Bring your gasoline stoves and
well pumps To Willis machine shop.
2T-lw
Wanted, to rent, a two or four
room residence. Apply TO Kearney
x Wyse. got
Mr.. and Mrs. "a. n. Pennington
left this afternoon for Troy, Alaba-
ma, where they will spend part OF
the summer with relatives. The
ARDMoREITE will keep them posted
n TO home happenings and improve
ments, SO that on their return they
viii have no difficulty in recognizing
that they are in Ardmore.
Bicycle Contest.
There will be a bicycle contest Al
Park tracks Saturday afternoon,
T June Is, for purse, first, second and
third money, two miles dash, ten %
enter, five to start. Apply TO John
Morgan for entry. 3-2w
Miss Blanche Hardy returned yes.
terday morning from Sherman, Texas
where she has been a student in IN,
North Texas Female College, and
where she made a most enviable rec
ord both for faithfulness to her stu.
les and department. She viii spent
the vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Hardy.
Raisins sc per pound at M. Z
Wyse's. 3-tf
Tool dressing and tempering {
specially, at Willis Machine shop.
27-iw
J. L. Davis, proprietor OF the pop
ular Bruce hotel, is in Fort Worth
and rumor has il that matrimonial
inclinations account for his trip {,
the Panther City. lie is expected e
return tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

L. o. Robertson, Of Gainesville, l.
in the city registered n the Wianor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

The ARDNoEEITK reporter was to-
day shown some lovely hand painted
chinaware, the work Of Miss Blanche
Hardy. IL consists Of several sets
and the delicate tints and beauty OF
conception show Miss Hardy 10 pos
sess rare taste for the beautiful In
art. This work Is a result Of her
studies In the North Texas Female
College. at sherman, in which insti-
tuition she has been 4 student for the
past year.
The funeral OF little Albert Booth,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Helms
yesterday afternoon was largely at
tended BY friends Of the family.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

VALLEY VIEW, Tex, June g.
Special to I'VE have
had hde rains. Oats win make fine
yield, but very little wheat; corn
looks splendid, and everything looks
nice, and growing rapidly; not 30
much cotton planted as last year.
but double the amount In oats and
nearly the same in corn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

The Christian church revival ser
vices will close tonight, after a most
successful campaign against sin.
There have been quite a number of
accessions to the church and much
good has been accomplished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03
CONCERT REPERTOIRE.

Programme of the Entertainment at the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday Evening, June a.
cHoRUs-oh, Italia Italia Beloved (FrOm Iuerea Doui=et
CHORAL CLASS.
OVERTURE -Ditcher amdB Bouer r - Ton SyDDe
MRS. AWBREY and MISS WILLIAMS.
MALE QUARTETTE- Medley"
MESSRS. WILKERSON, DOAK Nc
DONALD and COBB.
voCE-"Song that Reached My Heart yulian Joydou
J. f. AWBREY
PIANO--'Ia "a Baadine, - - Iaq Lnsbere
MRS. NETTIE PENNINGTON
REcITATIoN-' Marguerite of France
MRS. BARRY.
PART II.
OCTETTE-' Greeting 0 Spring g-~- - u rIson.
MESDAMES LEDBETTER, CAMPBELL AWBREY.
PENNINGTON and MASON and MISSES
WILHELM STOWE and WILLIAMS
voIcE-"selected
MIR MUNZESHEIMER
PIANo-Home Sweet Home, Waraons Introducing in
Storm .Na=Hrette
MRS. AWBREY
MALE QUARTETTE-'M Medley.
MESSRS MASON TROUTNAN. MCDONALD
and CAMPBELL.
VOCAL DUETTE-'Love Shall Guide - White.
MESDAMES PENNINGTON and AWBREY
PIANO. Ttana : : r, Hty.
MRS. BARRY.
VOICE-"Dear Heart - Iatfef.
MRS CAMPBELL.
VOCAL DUETT-'Reuben and Rachel. - Gooch.
MR. LAW and MISS STOWE
Doors Open a $50. Admission Twenty five Gents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Wall paper, paints and glass. {:
II. Mccoy, opposite Iron Store. l7-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

For SALE Three milk cows with
calves. For further information
call on A. ID. Chase. 8l-iw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Landon Johnson, Of J. b. Spragins
& Co.'S. rustling force, has Just re-
turned from an extended trip through
out the surrounding country. He
reports good crop prospects in most
every section visited.
L.. ....... H. - 4 ...ir,anr.. rrrnnna
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Get your door and window screens
from Ri~~ns & Williams n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Cathey Bros, today finished the
brick work on the Odd Fellows hall,
and the carpenters are busy with
the inside touches with plane and
saw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Wanted-About forty pounds good
goose feathers. Apply at this office
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

J. L. Davis, proprietor OF the pop
ular Bruce hotel, is in Fort Worth,
and rumor has il that matrimonial
inclinations account for his trip to
the Panther City. lie is expected to
return tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Wanted, to rent, two or four
room residence. Apply To Kesrney
& Wyse. 2-2t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

There will be a bicycle contest at
Park tracks Saturday afternoon,
June Is, for purse, first, second and
third money, two miles dash, ten to
enter, five To start. Apply TO John
Morgan for entry. 3-2w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

Tool dressing and tempering +;
specially, at Willis Machine shop.
aT-Tw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

IL is a nice place, a pleasant place,
and IL you make one visit YOU will
be sure to make another, for they
are nice men and good BARRIERS, are
Davis q Sharp, in their new build
ing, south side Main street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-03

just before going TO press the
ARDMoREITE learns Of the death Of
Mrs Mason, mother OF J. r. Mason,
which occurred this afternoon about
3 O'Clock, after an illness Of only
since morning. The lateness Of the
hour at which the sad news was as
certained prccludes particulars.
The herald., 1895-08-10
Monterey Boilers Defective

SAN DIEGO. Aug. 9.-The report sent
out from this city today that the Mon
terey was almost disabled when she reach
ed this port is emphatically denied. Sew
eral members of the crew state positively
that the story that sho came into port
with four of her six boilers useless is
false. They declare she was using five
boilers. They aiso deny that coming up
the coast she was only able to make SIX
Knots an hour. They say she easily
steamed eight knots. One OF her officers
informed the Associated Press reporter
that the only foundation for the story
about the ship being disabled was the fact
that the four Ward boilers were not in the
best condition, some of the tubes leaking.
When tube leaked they had to take it
out. He said that the Ward boilers would
have to be re-tubed. 1t was not matter
of serious consequence, and certainly not
one on which to base tne story that the
ship was disabled. The Monterey could
have proceeded to San Francisco without
stopping here. He added that the navy
department is fully informed of the facts.
The herald., 1895-08-10

1t Port Richmond tonight to listen 10
the debate on Prohibition by ex-Goveronr
John P. st. John of Kansas. who spoke
for the system, and United States Senator
b, +, Tillman OF South Carolina, who
opposed it. Ex-Governor st. John de-
clared that the dispensary system was not
in accordance with the laws OF the state
and was an evil. South Carolina had
laws, he said, prohibiting crimes. the
same as those of other states. and ne mao
not understood why the state should
nermIt the sale of liauor, which was also
a crime. The speaker compared Kansas
with South Carolina. showing that Kan
sas had within the past ten years exceed
ed that state in wealth and claimed that
this was largely due TO prohibition.
Senator Tilman said that such a com-
parison was unjust. Kansas had many
m ore miles of territory than South Caro-
lima. and with her enormous corn crops
and other enterprises she had a great ad-
vantage. while South Carolina has always
been under q disadvantage. The state,
he said, today was paying -, OoO, Oo0 an
nually toward the pension OF soldiers
who assisted in the war against the con.
federacv. He claimed, however. that
South Carolina was prosperous and the
people happy and that within few
yeais she would be on an equal footing
with Kansas. He spoke at length on the
benefits of the dispensary system. He
said there was no DOUBT that within the
next few years prohibitionists would
abandon their prohibition law and come
out in favor of the.dispensary system. =
The Jury gave verdict by vote OF IL
to in favor of Senator Tillman.