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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
The Katydid Orchestra,

An article in recent number OF
Science on the katydid orchestra IA
extremely interesting. The writer
states that t1is is one instance In ma
ture OF concerted aud continued efforts
OF harmony. The katydids keep time.
and are the only members OF the in
sect kingdom that do this on any ex-
tended scnle. He says: $50 soon as
the sun mas set and twilight is ai-
vancing, the katydids i'll the trees pe-
gin TO tune up The first notes are
scattered, awkward and without
rhythm; bat, if no wind is blowing,
thousands soon Join in, and from that
time until daylight breaks there is no
intermlssiou. Il is marv velous that
the organs can withstand this con-
tinual rubbing for eight hours.
BY choosing out an insect close by and
listening to it alone, l have convinced
myself that the same insect keeps at
it at least for hours ut time. These
raspings are seldom three ut II time, as
the popular name would imply, but
are the result Of usually four or FIVE,
sometimes six, distinct but closely
joined movements" When large
number OF katydils are engaged in
this musical exercise, there are those
with louder zones who seem to occupy
the position as leaders, or first violin.
lists. They hold the time measure
often ir spite Of the wind, which
usually stop: the performance o. the
more tim,d, ana soon draw ont the
lost notes OF the others once more IN
regular measure or beat.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

At tho unvellng at Hartford Conn. of the
statue TO Colonel Thomas Knowlton. tho
Revolutionary hero. addresses were made by
Charles Dudley Warner Governor o. Vim
cent Coffin and p. H. Woodward.
At u session Of the National convention In
baltimore, Nd. of the United Garment
workers resolution was passed favoring
the establishment Of an eighf-hour work-dny
in all branches OF the United Garment Work.
ers OF America, to be affected gradually
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
Dogs as Military Aids

There was q trial of German war
dogs at Dresden recently, IN which
the dogs came off creditably as mill
tary aids They kept up rapid and
regular communication between
troops and outposts a mile away, car
rylng tho dispatches to and fro. They
Also served ammunition, passing from
man to man. the number of bali cart.
rids:s they carried being ESQ, and
blank $50. Inter Ocean.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
In OiGcE Times

reop'e overlooked the importance of perma.
hcntly beneficial effect, and wcr. Satisfied
Will transient ac;ion, but now that it is gcner-
ally Known that Syrupof Figs will permanent
" cure habi'ual constipation. well-inform.d
le"p'e VIII not buy other iaxatives. which act
'or time, but finally iniurc Ia. system.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
beware oil Ointrnents for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

rs mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely deran,:e tho whole system
when entering il through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
ltmaSe they VIII do Is ten fold to the good YOU
an possibly derive from them. Hall Is Catarrh
;rure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney & Co.
Toledo. o., con tains no mercury and is taken
I, mrermaly, ncting directly upon the blood ald
~ uunouS He. surfaces OF the system. In buying
y Is taken internally, and is made in Toledo
Dn1o, by I; ). Cheney IL Co. Testimonials tree
tT ooiu oy Druggists, price ;5c. per bottle.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

-rilS stopped free by DIR. KLINE'S GREAT
NERVE RESToREu. No fits after first DAYS use
MarvclouS cures. Treatise and 8. rial bot
Lle lfee. DE-. klinr, NIl Arch St. PLilh. pa.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
IL is More Thnn Wond,

IL is More Thnn Wonderful
now patiently people suffer with corns Get
comfort by removing them with Hiudercorns
III aiH,ctcd with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thulnp
SONS eve water. druggists sell at 2jc per bCttl.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

l'lsos Cure cared :ne uC u Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standng-E
NhDf, Huntington Ind. Nov Il. lsti.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
The Greatest rIedica! Discovery
of the Age.
KEMNEDY'S
Medical Discovery.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0YBURy, MASS.

DONALD KENNEDY, 0F R0YBURy, MASS,
Has discovered In one Of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind OF Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to n common pimple.
He has trieI il in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in
his possession over two hundred certiti-
Gates OF its value. ell within twenty miles
Of Boston. Send postal card for book.
henca: is always experienced from the
first bottle, and 4 perfect care is warranted
when the night quantity is taken.
When the Lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains. like needles passin:
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the duets
being stopped. and always disappears in q
week after taking; 1t. Read the label
II the stomach is foul or bilious II will
cause sQucam:sh feelings az irs.
No change OF diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough OF 1t.
Dose, one tablespoonful! in water at bod
tiu". Sold by all Druggists
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

Impaired Hewitt, is Noi Easily Regain ed,
yet 'arEcr'S Ginger Tonic has attained 1t in
many cases. FOR every weakness and distress.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

wor,. tas o"ycnra; s,nlns count.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

H"w 4 Young lady Regaincd tie Cse O.
Her Arms. Limbs and speech
~ three Weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
COTTON MARKET.
Texas State Fair end DsIIs. r,oo,I,Ion

Dallas, Texas, Oct. 10 to Nov. 3.
1894. For this occasion the G., c. q
,. r. Railway Santa Fe Routel will
sell round trip tickets at one fare not
TO exceed 50 for the round trip from
any point on its line. The fare from
Ardmore will be S3.s5. Ticke.s will
be on sale Oct. Is to Nov. l3, inclu-
sive, and viii be good for return up
TO and including Nov. 5. Call upon
the undersigned for further informa-
uop. /. R. MASON, Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
He Could BE Indifferent.

1t isn't every man that owns a silk
hat, but 1t IS the dream of every very
young mans life to possess one. a
young man i'll our end of town went to
the matinee with the only girl he ever
really loved, and he Wore silk hat.
DE put 1t 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 fit right
there, but this one said nothing at all
He was SO philosophical that the girl
WIS charmed As they came out 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, 'it's all right for him 10 be 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, 1895-10-22
HYPHS%Areo NAMES
Some Are SGauine. fJtacns Si@ibly staad
FSr 1l.sb',-,yA-Bs tO-DistiaxuislE<


Some Are SGauine. tJtacrs Si@iiIy Stiad
FSr 1lsb''-iyA-Bsr tO-Distis<ui.ls
HSphena,ed name; Ia Europe mag be
ivided into two ategories-namcly,
those wherein the hyphen is mere piece
Of snobbery and affcctatiOn, and those
wherein it is consequent upon legal
obligation. The latter are ia the RAinur+'
ity and are borne almost invariably by
legatccs and their descendants, who have
inherited property. usually real estate,
contingent upon their tackiug the name
Of the testauOr ON to their own, or else
they are men who have married heiresscs
and been accepted as husbands for the
LITTER on the condition that they should
append the family name Of their wives
to their own patronynIic-
People in the other category, who use
1 the hyphen merely with the object Of
creating the impression that they are of
more ancient lineage than is really the
case. invariably prefix, instead of APP
pending, the additional name. and it is
this that enables one to distinguish the
bona fide double barrel, " as Lord Ran
dolph Churchill used to call them, from
those who are not, for yol have only TO
Gsk Mr.. PonSOnby-JoneS for the name Of
his patern&l grandfather in order to find
ont that the old gentleman was n simple
Jones, devoid Of the aristocratic PonsOn-
by, whereas IL the case of surnames
adopted in Difference to testamentary
dispositions one Will invariably find on
inquiry that the paternal grandfather
and ancestors bore the first of the two
patronymicS.
Tho persons who make use Of hyphen-
ated names without being compelled to
do SO are usually the owners Of patro-
nymics excruciatingly plebcian, who
hope, vainly, it is true. to redeem the
commonplace character of their name by
prefxing thC-Cto one calculated, they
trust, to create the impression that they
are connected with some Of the great
houses Of the nobility. Thus it is quite
common TO find Montmorency- Smiths,
Plantagenet- Robinsons and We're de
We're Browns. Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
RUMsEYS STEAMBOAT.

Records Which Show That It Antedated
Fulton's Product by Twenty-Five Years.
The records of jefferson county, W.
Va, prove what is not generally known
that Robert Fulton was not the first
man to build a steamboat in this coun-
try. Ee was anticipated over % years
by James Rumsey Of Charleston, Va.
now West Virginia Rumsey's steam
boat was partly constructed III Frederick
county. Md, III 1855. 1t was fitted MP
with ElachlLCry partly manufactured at
a furnace called "The Cococtin Fur
nacc. owned by johnson Brothers, and
located near the town Of Frederick.
The two cylinders, the boiler, pumps,
pipes, etc, were built in Baltimore.
Part of the work was done ut the old
Antietam Iron works Rumsey's boat
was 80 feet in length, and il was pro
PEELED by an engine which worked a
vertical pump placed i'll the center uf the
vessel The water was drawn III at the
bow and forced out at the stern through
horizontal pipe The entire weight of
the machinery was 6Gj pounds. and
tho tonnage of the vessel was three tons.
The entire machinery, including the
boiler, etc, took up a space Of very lit
tie over : feet square
The first public experiment took place
on the Potomac river ON March Il, 1856,
when the boat showed a speed Of four
miles an hour up stream. The records Of
Jefferson county also show that George
Washington and Governor Thomas John
son of Maryland were among the pat
rons of RumSey, and that the experiment
was made in the interest Of the then
proposed Chesapeake and Ohio canal -
New York World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

THE substantial character of the
buildings in this city are source
of constant surprise to visitors who
are at a loss to understand how so
much money will be risked On
property without a title. The very
fact that our town and others are
of a substantial nature, built in
good faith by persons complying
with all the Indian requirements,
will constitute the strongest argu-
ment to congress that the rights
thus acquired he protected There
is nothing to indicate that our res :
idence here is temporary, there is
everything TO indicate that we are
here as a permanent fixture, and
congress will not cOnfiscate or al
low Others to cOnfiScate the wealth
thus accumulated. However, the
powers who will deal with these
questions must be informed of the
true situation, and to do this intel
ligent, tireless, vigilant efforts will
he necessary through delegates to
the national capital This is no
time to defer action, and every city
of Importance in the Territory
owes it to pOsterity to have strong
delegation in Washington this win
ter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
Chair Of the Giant Idria

One of the mountain peaks of north
wales Is known as the Chair Of Idris. on
Cader Idris, as the Welsh people call il.
because its top is followed out like an
Immense couch According to local ira
dltlon, whoever spends night in the
Chair of Idris will. on the following
morning, be dead. raving mad or en-
dowed with the lof,ieSt poetical inspira-
ton No one seems to know exactly who
Idris was or when he lived. but he must
have been giant if his body was in
proportion with his celebrated chair. -
Mrs Hemans has 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, 1895-10-22
n. W. 7. BantI.t coIIsae-

The attention of the readers is
called to the advertisement of the
Northwest Texas Baptist college
in this issue. Young men and young
ladies, who are expecting to leave
home to attend college, should hesi-
tate before going a long distance
when there is college only a few
hours ride from them which has a
curriculum equal to any. Economy
in education is cOmmendable when
no sacrifice is made Why spend
money travelling hundreds of miles
for an education when the very best
can be had almost at your door.
Decatur, Texas, is only 100 miles
from Ardmore; beautiful and
healthful location. The faculty is
one of the most efficient in the
south, with A. J. Emerson at its
head. Emerson is recognized as
leading educator of the country; a
gentleman of large and profitable
experience. He has the true idea
of education, that is thoroughnes>
in all things. He does not hesitate
to tell the average young man OF
lady that it will take five years o.
hard work TO complete the course O
study and gain a diploma from his
college. But a degree from this y
stitution will mean something.
has n curriculum equal to any CO,
lege west of the Mississippi river
Send for catalogue. &C..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

IF the press of the country
would devote one half of the space
to scientific, religious or educa
tiOnal subjects that it has been
giving to the prize fight cOterie, it
would seem more consistent with
good Judgment and common sense.
That the exhibition" has been
declared off will be a great relief
to those readers who take news
paper expecting to learn something
beside the biography of saloon
toughS, bruisers and buns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
c.. O PolIeemen,. unIform..

The prices paid by the Baltimore Do
ice are: For Overcoats, $50; dress coats.
W. 80; blouses, IS; summer trousers.
70. IL; winter trousers, Sc. 20. These
prices, the commissioners say, are lower
than those in any city, with the excep-
ton OF Philadelphia, where a different
system obtains, and where the men are
required to purchase new clothes every
year. making the cost to them eventual
= more than to the Baltimore police.
Baltimore Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

For SALE-At a bargain, a course
in business college. If You want
business education this is your op-
portunity. Apply at this office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

THE ARDMORETTE is in receipt of
the anniversary number of the
Chicago Dispatch which marks the
completion of the third year of that
papers voyage on the troubled
sea of journalism. The Dispatch
claims almost 10000 actual sub
scribers, is Independent in politics
and has done much to bring about
reform in municipal matters and
purify the social atmosphere of the
Windy City. This paper is Ger
tainly glowing example of what
can be accomplished by pluck, en-
terprise, perseverance and brains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22
SQUARE Eacts

Square goods at square prices
makes a square deal, and that s
what you get at J. J. Rackley's, two
doors east of postoffice, Gainesville,
Texas. That's square. 24-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

THE ARDMOREITE is in no way
responsible for. nor will it pay
any debts contracted by any en-
ployee of this Office, unless ac-
companied by an order signed by
the business manager.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-22

ARDMoREIrA does job printing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-29
LATER NEWS

A SHANGHAI dispatch to the London
'Tfmes' says the new viceroy at Chsng
Tu has beheaded four of the leaders for
the anti-foreign movement there.
They are said to have ompiained that
they only acted with the consent of
the old vlceroy.
Two prominent young men of Cooke,
Neb., Archibald Cathart and VIM.
Tate, met after church the 25th to fight
out a quarrel. Tate used knife so
effectively that Cathart died on the
Goth.
THREE children of Henry Johnson,
colored. living near Mexia, Tex, were
burned u death in their home while
their parents were at church.
An unknown man was enticed into a
notorious resort in Pittsburg, Pa, the
Goth. His throat was cut and the body
thrown into the street from the second
story window. His neck was broken
and his skull fractured by the fall.
William Boyer and his wife, who were
detected wiping bloody knife, were
arrested.
AT a picnic near Laporte. Ind, the
Goth, 800 people were poisoned. 1t is
thought some one poisoned the potatoes
or drinking water. The victims were
attacked with frightful pains until
medical aid could be summoned.
Many are very i'll. but it is thought
none will die.
The sloop yacht Adelaide, while rae
ing off Norton's Point, was run into by
the irot steamer Perseus the Goth. Mr..
Imman. a well-known yachtsman and
cotton broker of New York, and G.. I.
Evans and a Miss Norton are missing.
FoUR murderers, Ill charged with diff
fereut crimes, were taken from Jail at
Yreka, Cal, the Goth, by a mob and
lynched. They were Lawrence John
son, VIM. Null, Louis Morens ann Gar
land Seemler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-29
RUIN BY FLAMES.
Big Railway and Steamship Warehouses
Burn In Milwaukee.

Big Railway and Steamship Warehouses
Burn In Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. GA fire which
threatened to make great havoc broke
out at o'clock Thursday afternoon In
the warehouse of the Union Steamboat
company in the Menominee river.
A 30 mile wind was blowing
and the flames spread with great "a.
pidity. At 2.3O o'clock the fire was I'M
der control The damage amounts to
upwards of $500, 900 and some estimates
place the loss at S4oO, 900. The
principal buildings burned besides
frame dwellings that were de-
stroyed on Fowler and Second
streets were as follows: Union Steam
boat company's warehouse, Anchor
line warehouse, Pennsylvania railroad
freight house, Wisconsin Central
freight house owned by St. Paul com
pany), part of Pritzlaff warehouse. II.
j. Delaney's oil warehouse, and
E. Il. Doin's plumbing shop.
The Union Steamboat company's
building was GOO feet in length and in
it were thousands of tons of freight,
all of which were destroyed with the
building. over sixty freight cars be-
longing to the St. Paul company and
in process of being loaded or ready to
ship were enveloped in flames and de-
strcved
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-29
euTcHtRep.
Atrocious Deed of a III ir,ish Guerrilla and
M. Men.

Atrocious Deed of sIhiidsh Guerrilla and
His EN-.
KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. "a. Reliable
advices from Cuba Via steamer Mas
cote indicate thai the spaniards.
in their efforts tof suppress the re-
bellion, are perpdtrating atrocities
as horrible as Those attributed to
the Kurds in Arml MIA. A few days
ago Capt. Garrido, II Spanish guerilla
operating with a company Of 200
men in the Sattiago de Cuba
district, discovered b hospital where
nearly 100 woundet insurgents had
taken refuge. Gatrido ordered the
helpless men put t4death in the most
cruel manner He frefused to allow
them to be shot, bus made his soldiers
chop up the victimskvith swords. The
wounded Insurgents were literally
dismembered by the Spanish butchers.
When Gen. Jose Naceo was appraised
of this atrucity he. Immediately dis
patched several attachments of in
surgents to seek 1'arrido out and
capture him alive or dead. Capt.
Rafael Gonzales game across him
on the outskirts 4 Santiago, but as
the guerilla's forcS was overwhelm-
ingly superior to bis own, he kept
watch on the enems's movements and
sent 70 Maceo fdf reenforcements.
Maceo himself dsme to his sup
port with a strong force. Garrido's
troop was surrouIlied, and after
short encounter, drting which thirty
four Spuniards wer4 killed, lie surren-
dered Garrido WIS seized and sem
fenced to death Maceo and shot
without more ado Il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The execution of Thomas Bond, who
murdered George Hackett and at
tempted to kill Mr.. and Mrs Blake
well at Orgreave last spring, took
place at Stafford, England. &
STEAM trials of the American line
steamer st. Louis over a measured
course In the channel were a complete
success.
The legislature of Hawaii ratified
the contract for telegraph cable from
Honolulu to San Francisco.
A MOB armed with various weapons
attacked the American mission at Foo
Chow, China, and the chapel and school
were wrecked and four native scholars
were fatally wounded.
An official statement of tho assets of
Bingen Brothers, bankers who recently
failed at Genoa, Italy, shows them
to be e3,5OO, COO The liabilities are
el4. 0OO,O
In the City of Mexico paper which
is supposed to represent the views OF
President Diaz says that Mexico has no
wish to annex Cuba.
IN Japan since the outbreak of chol-
era there have been 25, 900 cases Of that
disease and Io, 900 deaths.
CHINESE soldiers stationed at ITEM
Tsin revolted and attacked a number
of shops in the city and killed 100 per-
sons
AT the age Of so years, Peter Denny.
one of the best-known shipbuilders on
the clyde, died at Dumbarton, Scot
land
Boston girl, Miss Annie 8. Peck,
climbed to the peak of the Matterhorn
In Switzerland. II is said that only
two other women have done this
Miss Brevoort, of New York, and Miss
Carrel, daughter of Swiss guide. The
top of the mountain Is 14,705 feet
above sea level and is most difficult of
access
AN attempt was made to assassinate
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head of
the great banking house in Paris An
infer machine was sent TO him by
mail, and his clerk was terribly in
jured when he opened the package.
In the harbor of Moi, China, a
typhoon wrecked many vessels and q
large number of lives were lost.
Up to the present time the cost of
the war In Cuba has been about S2o,-
OOO 600.