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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-26
LlJE's BIBLE CLASS.
It Has Become one OF the ReiIEio1s In
stifutions OF Omaha

It Has become One OF the ReilEfoas In
stitutions OF Omaha
Speaking of churches reminds me-
that Elijah Halford's Bible class ha.
become one Of the great institutions oi
the town. When he lived in Iudianapo-
lis and edited The Journal for the Hou-
John c. New. Lije had Bible class in
the Methodist church that was almost a.
large as the average attendance NJ morn
ing service. On rainy Sundays. or dur
ing the hot weather. when the brethren
didn't feel well enough % 20 70 church.
they could always be depended upon 70
turn up after the bencsiictiOn for sun
day school and listen to Lije Halford cx.
pound the Scriptures. as he could dc
bettCr than any preacher or layman
south OF the Wabash river.
When he went % Washington. that
Bible class disintccrated. and Lilo didu't
start one there because he was 50 bur
dened with the cars uf state But when
be went To Omaha a. n brand new major
and paymaster in the army the fret
thing he did after getting measured for
his uniform and unpacking his trunk
was 10 organize = class in the First
Methodist church that isn't equaled for
numbers and general intelhgence-ex-
cept perhaps by the one Mr.. Wanamaker
conducts in Philadelphis-in the whole
land There are 235 mcmbers-all men
and some Of the wiscst and the most
learned Of the population answer here"
as Lie calls the roll every Sunday
morning. No fatigue OF business en-
gagements. No storm OF cold or heat. can
keep them away. for when Lije Halford
commences 70 expound Scripture il is
worth going n long journey 20 hear him
talk. Omaha Cor. ChicaRn Recnrd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-26

From the sea Port Louis has a pictur.
esque and oriental aspect. but the streets
are less so than one imagines. They are
wide and resemble those of Cape Town
Numerous European shops also line their
fronts
Lying behind the town is tho Champ
de Mars. 1t is used as place Of amuse-
ment, and opening into il are the streets
Of Burbon and CordeTie, while to the
left of the Quays is the bazaar or market
place. Ii is surrounded by an iron rail
ing, has several gates leading to the
principal streets and is divided into
two equal parts by Farquar street
A broad avenue also traverses its ell
tire length, lined ON either side by Gov
eredsheds, where the wares are exposed.
Fruit stalls occupy the upper end. and
here is exhibited marvellous variety,
a collection that would make the fruit
sellers of the west mad with envy.
Plantains in great yellow heaps are side
by side with custard apples, alligator
pears, mangOes, pineapples and others
too numerous to mention. Manages are
the most esteemed by Europeans. The
lower market contains the butchers
shops, where fowl, fish and kid are
conspicuous All the Year Round.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-26
Our smalI allnrr.l rrn.lnr,.

The total value OF the mineral prod
uct Of the United States in 1898 was
the smallest since 1859. according 90 a
recently issued report Of the govern
ment geological survey. IL represented
f6O9. S2l. go. compared with f6Ss, 6i6, o.
954 in 1892. decline Of II. - per cent
The most conspicuous decline was in
iron and structural materials Situmi-
nous coal showed n slight increase in
quantity over the product in iss2 Pc
troleum increased in value. but de-
creased in quantity. Pig iron declined
from Q, i5T 900 tons in 1892 20 :, I94, g
5O2 tons in 1898. The total product
Of iron ores fell from I6. 2s6. 6G6 tons.
worth f33. 2O4. SOC. TO II. So, 629 tonA
worth ti9. 265, 973 at the mines The
goln product, on the other hand, in
creased from 1886. 375 troy ounces.
with n coinage value II $33. 600, 900. in
1894. 10 /. 739 1sl ounces. worth ss5. =
$50, 600, in 1898. the largest quantity
since 1856. OF silver there was mined
in 1898 $4,000. 600 ounces a. against
6S. 500. 600 ounces in is02
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the Draa ana ths HaxiuE.
81 have heard Of a great many cases
Of mistaken Identity" said an Ulster
county a.. Y.) lawyer. but never OF
one quite as remarkable as that OF John
Dearrnan Of Old Hurley. in my cUunty.
Ten wears ago John Dcarman married
Katherine Crispcll. a well TO do farmers
aaugl.ter. Soon afterward he took 70
drink and IN time abused his wife
shamefully. Five years ago she deter
mined to have him arrested for III treat
ing her. but he disappeared before she
carried out her intention
Mrs. DcarmAn heard nothing Of her
husband after be went away. but . year
or 80 later she read in = newspaper an
account Of the discovery Of the body Of
a man in the Hudson river. near New
burg. The description Of the drowned
man was 50 much like that Of her miss
ing husband that she went 70 Nowburg
to see IL the body was his IL had been
buried when she gUs there She showed
to the coroner. the physicians who had
held the post mortem and TO others who
bad seen the body photograph Of her
husband, and every one at once pro-
nounced IL that Of the dead man.
Mrs DearmAn had the body distn-
TERED in order that she might herself
see the face aud make sure that IL was
her husband She recognized the body
at once. and the further fact that the
dead man had two front teeth missing
Just as her husband had. made ths iden-
tifcation the more positive She re-
moved the body 70 her home aud had 10
reinterred
"A year or 50 ago Mrs Dearman
married John Branthover and removed
with him % Albany. where they now
live. prosperous and happy. One day last
week. TO the amazament Of everybody
who had known him. John DearmAn.
long supposed dead and buried. returned
70 Old Hurley. There could Be no mis-
take As TO his identity. Too many cir
cumstanoes proved that he was the true
John Dearman- The story Of his sup
posed drowning was told TO him. and
the grave where it was believed he had
been lying these four years was shown
70 him He also learned that his wife
had remarked and had moved away.
aud he said:
- It's all right deserve it.
Then he walked away and hasn't
been seen since. But who was the man
who was drowned. identified and buried
Rs John De1manF''
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-26
$1,000 a SHOT.
1t 10 Economical. After All. II C0nsidsret
Properly.

It 10 Economical. After All. IL Considered
Properly.
One thousand dollars a shot Is rathei
expensive shooting, but when you ccm,
TO figure it out yo1 viii find that il j.
not quite as much in proportion as &lO'
a shot under certain conditions The ole
smooth bore cannon, short in barrel anC
short in the breach, had TO be trained
with the greatest patience and care OF
the object aimed az, and If the lOt
pound ball didn't land exactly where il
was Intended it did very little harm.
With the big pneumatic gun At SANDY
Hook it is impossible to make o miss
You Just touch her of at 81, 900 PEI
touch, and if the projectile drops within.
one-sixth of Z mile of where it was in
tended to drop there Is immediate ami
serious trouble and in all probability no
necessity for the expenditure Of another
dollar on that particular target. IL costs
more to fire the big Krupp gun than i,
does our dynamite gun, but the eIecu-
tion bears no comparison. One hundred
gatling guns, fired at short intervals for
one hour, would cost $40, 200. Even If
the object shot at was within range the
shooting would not be one-tenth as e
fectiYe as the shooting of the Sandy
Hook terIUr.-New FORK Mail and FL.
Dress
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The British Medical Journal. lust
out, contradicts DR.. Shrady's assertions
in his recent article in an American
magazine regarding the feos Of famous
physicians Il says:
The fees attributed 70 Sir William
Gull and Sir Andrew Clark for country
attendance are multiplied by ten. The
total fec earned by Sir MOreil Macken-
ale for attendance ON the German en-.
perur. extending over months are dou-
bled. and no such Zee as $50. 600 wa
ever eArned hy any snrgeon in India {"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-26
TIME TABLE.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe R'y.
SOFrTTF ROT-Nn

oUIIH BOI Nd.
galveston and Chicago Express 44SA m
ClebUrne and Kansas City Express ? y p. IN
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 205 a. m
SlebHrBe and Kansas City Express 2.l7 a. m
/. II. Mason. Ticket Ag't.
W. S. KEENAN,, tIen Pass. Ag't.
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Il some parts Of Sicily the birth Of a
girl is looked upon as such misfor-
tune that black flag is hung out the
window to proclaim the sad event Hav-
ing to be supported by the family as
long as they are unmarried. and being
obliged TO dover the bridegroom. they
are looked upon as expensive luxuries.
Boys, on the other hand, are very soon
self supporting, and when the time
comes for marrying increase the family
wealth by bringing home bride and
her dot. The girls live in seclusion, are
most kindly treated, and at the age Of
Ia or l6 they are disposed Of in marriage
on q purely financial basiS-New York
World
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CITHI~rtAN CHURCH. Frensiey Street SER
vices every Lords day a. a. % a. m. and ; rs
D m. sunday school - a. m. Prayer
practice everv Friday evening. IS p. m
fadies' Aid Society every Fursday afteruoon ~
the church. n. m. Mite and Social meeting
every Tuesday night nt place announced each
Lords day. nnicrrA' meeting hrst Lord >
day in each month All are cordially Invited
TO all serviees. r. Mason. Superintendent.
sunday school; Yolney Johnson. Pastor
FtHaT RArTfsr CifrHCE--Rroadwav Street &.
Services every sunday 90 ~ ~ n. m. and : n
p. m Prayer meeting Ws-in-sstay evriliu- ~
AZ o'clock. sundav school a To- m. Choi
prsetice Friday evenings at o'clock
Stuhbleneld. PASTOR u. II. Bruce. Clerk. e.
iIilt. Superintendent
4 = CmruCH. SnurM--Cnrner Hrnatwat
ant church street Preaching every Sal
bath Morning. N and - r. m. Pray
~ meeting "Wednesday evening M 10. ~un
day -chsol every sabbath Rt 10 a. m IL
worth t.eatue p- m. y Law. Pastor.
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THE PRICE OF A wire.
savages Place . Varying Value UPOn Thsir
Chosen uelpmAtes-

Chosen uelPmAtes-
In the earliest times Of purchase
woman was bartered for useful goods or
for services reu1erod TO her father. In
the latter way Jacob purchased Rachel
and her sister Leah. This was q Beena
marriage, where a man, as in Genesis,
leaves his father and his mother and
cleaves unto his wife, and they become
one flesh or kin-the woman's The
price Of bride in British Columbia and
Vancouver island varies from e2O 20
$40 worth of articles In Oregon an In
dian gives for a wife horses. blankets
OF buffalo robes; in California, she'll
money or horses; in Africa, cattle.
A poor Damara will sell daughter
for one COW. A richer Kaffir expects
from to 80 With the Banyai, if moth
ing be given, her family claim her chill
dren. In Uganda, where no marriage
recently existed, she may be obtaineu
for half dozen needles. or a coat, or
pair of shoes. An ordinary price is
box of percussion caps In other parts
q goat or a couple of buckskins will buy
q girl Passing to Asia, we find her
price is sometimes to so rubles, or
others a cartload of wood or hay. A
princess may be purchased for 5000
rubleS.
In Tartary a woman can be obtained
for few pounds of butter, or where >
rich man gives 20 small oxen a poo.
man may succeed with pig. In Fiji hei
equivalent is whales tooth or a mus
ket. These and similar prices elsewher,
are eloquent testimony to the little valu.
q savage sets on his wife.-New YOTi
Advertiser.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

.yrilr Lodge No :. X Of F.. meets svery
.Hrsday night at 80. Hall opposite court
re. Court street. Visiting knights car
W. p MoEELvEY. e c
T. HowETH. X. q. n =
rtimore Lodge No. 81, A. y. aud A. NJ,
- IN Eheir hall ON south Cadi0 stee-t. the
saturday nirht Tn each month. on or be
the full mpo
-. ID. Flow. worshipfHl Master
u. SILLIMAN. Secretary
gilmore Chapter 80 H. Royal srch Ma
-. meet ia their TALL over Whittin gtou' .
o.. the fourth THURSDAY nj ght in each month
= ~. BuUcK. Iii gh Prirst
O. SILLINkS. Secretary.
r,JnOrr Camp No -. W0Odiaen OF the
rid meets ia their forest at Whittington
~ every SECOND au.i fourth Monday ni<hts
urh month Visiting sovrreigus invited -
md.
e. q KE~pHtrK. consul comm rni"r
HRtDgNNN ClsrS
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LaCLEDE = HOTEL,
GAlNEsVILLE, TEXAs.

GAINESVILLE, TEXAS.
Newv fitted First class
Ardmore and Territory trade solciied
stree, cs-s pass the door. JOHN LAWRENCE Prop .
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Experiments in the injections Of blood
serum for diphtheriA are meeting with
Increasing success In Vienna the pa
tients In the Childrvn's hospital there.
who are given m under ordinary treat
nenL Ars receiving tbs now remedy.
and three oct o. four recover.
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johnny tell you, papa's going 70
catch it after the compAny's gone.
Tommy-How do you know?
Johnny-He's told ma once CT twice
she was mistaken about something. and
she's said. why, darling gr'-LondOn
Million.
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Arrival and Departure o. s. Mails.
South bound mail closes 80 D. IN.
South bound mail arrives 30 D. m
North bound mail closes 100 D. m.
North bound malt arrives I'D D. IN.
Night mails are closed at S::}0 D. m.
Money order departRent i open al
8 a. M. and closed at p. nr.
Office hours from 8 a. m. to p. m.
Sundays from 9 a. II. to 10 i. IN.
JOHN :. HAMMER. L. NJ
EDGAR SANDLtS, Deputy.
The herald., 1895-02-12

"And then he turns around, said Mr..
Vest, land imposes upon people who use
Pullman cars. When the Senator from
Ohio (Sherman) proposes to regulate tho
Pullman cars we are at once told we have
no right to touch Them
Mr.. Vest continued in severe arraign-
ment of the railroads for advancing or re-
tarding legislation as it suited them.
MIR. Allen urged the Government owner
ship of railroads. He soon diverged from
the discussion into the claims of election
frauds in Alabama.
MIR. Chandler interrupted with The re-
mark that charges of fraud against sover-
eign states were so grave full Senate
should hear them. A call for quorum
was had and fifty two Senators responded.
Mr.. Allen then proceeded. He sub
mitted detailed statement of the alleged
frauds in what is known as the "Black
belt" 1t showed total of 50,07S votes
couuted, though only Is, 131 votes were
actually cast. He read affidavits showing
specific frauds by counties. If these
frauds had not occurred, Mr.. Allen said,
the Populists and Republicans would have
twenty two out of thirty-three members
of the State Senate and seventy-one out
of 100 members of the House. Mr.. Allen
spoke for three hours and had not con-
cluded when, at 5:45 p. M, the Senate
adjourned.
The herald., 1895-02-12
THE SEALING COMPACT
Pre- sident Cleveland Sends Another Message
IN ConUress

Pre- sldent Cleveland Sends Another Message
to Congress
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE President to-
day sent the following message to Con-
gress:
TO the Senate
On the 9th day of January received copy
OF the following resolution:
Reso we'd, That the President be required II
not incompatible with public interest, to com
mnnieate to the Senate all reports documents
and other papers, including logs of vessels,
relating to the enforcement OF regulations
respecting fur seals adopted by the govern
ments of the United states and OR at Britain,
in accordance with the decision OF the tribu-
nal OF arbitration convened at Paris, and regu-
lations under which said reports are required
by trade, as well as relating to the number of
seals taken during the season Of 1894 BY pela,
gic hunters and by the lessees OF Pribylof and
Commander Islands; also relating to steps
which may have been taken to extend said
regulations to Asiatic waters north OF tee "a
cific ocean and Boring sea, and secure the
concurrence of other nations in said regula-
tions; and, further, all papers not heretofore
published, including the communications OF
the agent of the United States before said
tribunal at Paris relating to the claims OF the
British government on account OF the seizure
OF sealing vessels in Boring sea. -,
In compliance with said request l herewith
transmit sundry papers, documents and re-
ports which have been returned to me by the
Secretary of Stae. secretary OF the Treasury
and Secretary of the Navy, to whom said reso-
luton was referred am not in possession OF
any further information touching the val iols
subjects embodied in such resolutions.
1t will be SO m from the letter OF the Secre-
tary of the Navy and accompanying papers
and documents sent from his department it is
impossible to furnish at this time complete
log of the books OF some of the naval vessels re-
ferred to in the resolution. but / venture to
express the hope that the reports of the COM
manders of such vessels herewith presented
will be found to contain in substance SO much
of the matter recorded in said log books as
are important in answering inquiries ad-
dressed me by the Senate.
(Signed.) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The herald., 1895-02-12
DOGS PUT THROUGH PACES
Opening Day of the Field Club
Trials at Salinas
DRAWING FOR THE DERBY
Threatening Weather Caused Delay in
the Start
The Animals Showed Fine Work In the Brush
But Birds Were Scarce--A capsize In
the River

Salinas, Feb. 1.-THE twelfth annual
trial of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club
started here this morning.
The dogs for the Derby we're drawn as
follows: G. q. Hebert's pointer bitch
Doris, by Glenbrigh, out of Jill, handled
by d. M. Walters, was drawn to run with
Charles Studarus pointer dog Jim Bass
ford, by Bismarck, out of Maid, handled
by owner; S. +. Hughes English setter
bitch Silver Plate, by Fred, out of Coun-
tess Noble, handled by Walters, to run
with J. G. Edwards English setter dog
Nimrod, by Sportsman, out of Enid,
handled by R. M. Dodge; R. X. Garner S
English setter bitch Suverg, by Shell
Hudson, out of Estrella, handled by Wal
tiers, to run with B. ]. Baums pointer
dog Glenbrigh, Jr., by Glenbrigh. out OF
Lady Max, handled by George.
The judges of the Derby are William
Dormes of San Francisco, Judge G. N.
Post of Sacramento and w. G. Kerckhoff
of Los Angeles.
Threatening weather delayed the start.
About fifty people left for the trial
grounds at $50 this morning. The ford
proved treacherous, and three teams sank
in the quicksand The horses broke from
the harness and left their occupants in
the middle OF the stream, and two horses
were lost in rescuing the parties with
boats and pulling out vehicles. There
were no fatalities or serious damage, but
several narrow escapes.
The dogs were put down at 80 p m.
Doris and Jim Bassford the first brace,
showed considerable quality. Doris was
best in pace, range and style. The dogs
were down nearly an hour, but only two
birds were found. The underground was
wet and the day cold The birds I'M
doubleday ran into the high brush.
The next brace down was Silver Plate
and Nimrod and no birds were found dur
ing the heat. Nimrod showed much the
better in pace and range, but both dogs
are well broken. The dogs were down
Is minutes. There are kty people here
from Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose
and San Francisco and as many more
from nearby towns. The entry to all age
stakes will be the largest for many years
and if the weather brightens the trials
will be a great success. If rain continues
they will prove practical failure.
The herald., 1895-02-12
APPROPRIATIONS
House nembers Put in Another Day on
The Bill
adjourned


Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
amendments to the Chicago Public Build
ing bill were agreed to by the House to-
day. The Denver Mint bill was called up
by Chairman Bland of the Coinage Com
mittee. Pence of Co dorado spoke of the
advantages to be gained from coming
gold at the Den yer assay office because
arge quantities of gold are mined in tn e
surrounding country.
Somers (Wis.) was at his request re-
lieved of duty on the Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Caminetti (Cal.) appoint
ed to the vacancy. The House then went
into committee and resumed considera-
ton of the Legislative appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hartmann, Republi-
can of Montana, an amendment was
adopted authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to establish at the assay office in
Helena refinery for refining and parting
gold and silver, and for casting the same
nto bars, etc. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Dockery was adopted, to refer the ac-
counts of all moneys due the Cherokee ma
tion under the early treaties with these
Indians to the Attorney General for re-
view and report at the next session of
Congress.
Mr.. Dockery offered an amendment to
the clause appropriating 500, 665 for the
publication of the Patent Office Gazette,
and $61, 125 for producing copies of draw
ings, trade marks, etc, SO as to give the
public printer an opportunity to bid for
the work and to do the same at the pub
lie printing office if the joint committee
should deem it advantageous to the inter
ests of the Government.
Mr.. Brice, Democrat of Louisiana,
stated that it was estimated that if the
work were done at the government print
ing office, there would be an annual saw
ing of over $50, 900. The work was now
done by private bidders. The amend
ment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Terry, Democrat of
Arkansas, an amendment was adopted
appropriating half the surplus derived
from the clerks of the United States
courts to apply for the purchase of law
books under the direction of the Attor-
| ney-General.
An arrangement was made by which
debate on the paragraphs relating to the
Pension Office should be limited to one
hour and half A short statement by
Mr.. Dingley, Republican of Maine, in
criticism of the appropriation of $500, 900
for special examiners in certain fields,
was made, after which the committee
arose.
1t was arranged that Wednesday, in
stead Of tomorrow, should be given to the
District of Columbia.
The bill to provide for coinage at the
branch mint at Denver, Colo, was
passed.
At 5:25 p. M, the House adjourned.
The herald., 1895-02-12
PACIFIC RAILROADS
Representatives of the Company Heard In
Committee.

Representatives Of the Company Heard In
Committee.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House Com
mittee on Pacific Railways gave hearing
to representatives of the ompanies.
Ellery Anderson, receiver and government
director of the Southern Pacific; A. A. H.
Boisevain, who represents large foreign
holdings of the same company, and G. II.
Tweed of the Central Pacific, presented a
proposition of the corporations to settle
their government debts by the payment
of the principal thereof an arrangement
by which the Union Pacific will pay the
United States about $35, 600, 900, and the
Central Pacific about $27, 500, 000 Repre-
sentatives of large interests in New York
City, among them President Fitzgerald of
the Mercantile Trust Company, and J. f.
Morgan, member of the reorganization
committee, have sent dispatches asserting
the bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to accept cash payment of the
principal of the Union Pacific debt in full
satisfaction of all claims upon it, be
accepted and carried out by the company
The proposition was formally made by
Bosevain for the Union Pacific today
Anderson said the recommittal of the
Reilly bill by the House without action.
and the failure of Congress to give the ex-
ecutive branch any instructions as to the
protection of the Government interests,
eft the whole matter in very unsatis
tory condition.
The Central Pacific's representative, Mr..
Tweed, was not prepared to make the
same proposal in behalf OF that company,
but said that if the parties who might adj
vance the principal of the debt could be
protected by holding a Government lien
for security for their advances the same
terms could be carried out by the Central
Pacific. Such security was necessary in
his opinion, on account of the existence
of liens prior to the Government lien. The
result of such plan he argued, would be
to protect the Government in it's obliga-
ton to pay currency skies.