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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
A Hollow Mockery.

Constitutional government is an
empty show in Germany. Eighteen
months ago the Reichstag, by an over
whelming majority, repealed the ban
ishment laws against the Jesuits
Nothing has been done, however, In
this matter by the government, and a
few days ago, in reply to a question,
Chancellor Hohenlohe stated in the
Reichstag that the government had
not yet had time to reach any decision
on the subject"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

o,ber respeets. who are certainly monemanjacs
in dosing themselves. They are ceustentiy
irving e1perim ents upon their atcmachs. their
bowels. their Hvers aud their Kidneys WHO
trashy postrums. When these organs are
really out OF order, if they would only use
Hos,etter's Stomach Rtters, they would. II nos
bopeessly insane perceive Its superiority.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Murd and Rohhed-

Ben Franklin. Tex, Oct. I'd.
Knowles, an old citizen, and his mar
ried daughter were assaulted at their
home, seven miles south of this place,
last night with an ak by unknown per-
sons. Robbery was the object of the
assassins. Knowles died today, but
his daughter may recover.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
NELSON'S FLAGSHIP.

The Famous Foudroyant Will Soon
Visit This Country.
Lord Nelson's flagship, the Foudroy-
ant, 1.-The most perfect ship that ever
swan in salt water" as Lord st. Vim
cent called her, is now lying off Wool
witch, England. She will soon set forth
upon a prolonged tour, visiting America
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Largest Locomotive i'm the Wat

Denver, Oct. THE largest loco
motive ever seen in the West. and one
OF the largest in the United States,
made a trial run from Denver to
Pueblo today, hauling forty-five cars.
1t is calculated that this engine can
run seventy miles an hour. Another
OF the same pattern is being built.
When both are in use, the running
time between Denver and Pueblo NAV
be reduced to mile minute.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Havana, Oct. 6.-The local guerilla
force at San Nicholas has killed the i'm.
porant insurgent leader known as In.
glesite, whose name was Alfred Gold.
His body has been identified. One of
the insurgent captains was also killed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

as far as conversational ability Is con-
cerned.
Nine. Hoshi has been married ten
years, but there Is only one child In the
family, a boy Of years Of age. His
name IS Hoshi Kikaru, and he is a
bright little fellow, wandering about
the house in evident loneliness for his
many playmates in the East. The wife
of the minister Is fine musician and
devotes much of her time to that art
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Matrim onial Wager.

Perry, o. T., Oct. 1.-THE election
will decide whether Miss Alice Young.
er and T. j. Stanton, of this city, will
become husband and wife. Miss
Younger wagers that if Bryan is elect
ed she will wed Stanton, and if Nc.
Kinly is elected she will not.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Large Quantity Of Ore Stolen

Victor, Colo, Oct. THE power
house at the Maybelle mine, on Straub
mountain, was broken into last night
and sixty-five sacks of ore, worth about
$50, 900. stolen. There is no clew to
the thieves. Every workman about
the property was discharged.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Fell From a Window.

San Francisco, Oct. z. - Henry
Smith. German without occupation,
fell or was pushed out of q second
story window of the lodging-house at
521 Pacific street at las O'Clock this
morning and was instantly killed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

For Lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used.-Mr.
]. L. North colt, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

A Roetgen ray apparatus has been
established in Pittsburg hospital a.
part of the regular equipment
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Make money by successful speculation in
Chicago. We buy and sell wheat there on mar
gins fortunes have been made on a small be-
ginning by trading in futures Write for fuII
particulars Best of reference given. Several
years experience on the Chicago Board of
Trade, and thorough knowledge of the bust.
ness. Downing, Hopkins d Co, CHICAGO Rosa
OF Trade Brokers. Offices in Portland Oregon
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
HAIIFn EEEE To any address, our
HOUSEHOLD GOODS. ETC.

This circular is issued for the benefit of our
country customers who cannot avail themselves
OF our Daily Special Sales, Send rs your adj
dress You viii find both goods and prices right
WILL & FINCK CO.,
SlS-S20 Market street. San Francisco, Cal.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

The first patent was issued to Samuel
Hopkins in 1890 for making pot or
pearl ashes.''
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Manufacturers of walking canes are
the latest to complain that the bicycle
industry is driving them out OF
business
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

The Oldest national flag in the
world is that of Denmark, which has
been used since the year 1919.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

The English language is spoken by
about 1875, 900, 900 persons, while the
Chinese is spoken by 400. 900, 600.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

SURE CURE FOR PILES
5hng and Blind Bleeding Protrudns Piles Yield
Ek: SsAM.ko,9 Pill REMEDY: s.op' i.sA.
-. Druggists % mi. Or. ROeAEE0s Paula. p,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Polk county warrants are at dis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
A EHEAK oE NATURE.
The Navel Orange and How 1t Came to
This Country.

The Navel Orange and How 1t Came 20
This Country.
The first navel orange was doubtless
a freak or "sport, " as horticulturists
say To make such fruit by artifce
would be impossible. 1t is abnormal
even in the bud The navel shows in the
bud as early as the latter can be ex-
amined under the microscope. 1t may
even be traced back to the flower, which
is double-though that word does not
express the idea very we'll, each blossom
having a secondary blossom within it.
In the developed fruit the navel is itself
q secondary orange, in some specimens
having distinct skin surrounding 1t.
The two story orange is no novelty.
A book on horticulture published in
1912 gives picture of the navel orange
and calls it ''pomum Adami f9tum. y
This is the earliest reference known.
The blossoms rarely have any pollen, and
the fruit is usually, though not always,
seedless The variety is reproduced by
budding. Where it originated is not
known with certainty, but it was prob
ably in southern Asia. Thence it was
brought to the region of tho Mediterra-
mean and eventually diffused over the
world A lady who had travelled in
Brazil told Mr. Saunders, chief gardener
of the department of agriculture, about
the orange, which she had seen in that
country Acting on this information,
Mr.. Saunders told Star reporter that
ne sent to Bahia and secured dozen
young budded trees. These reached the
United States in 1870, being the first
navel orange trees known here.
From these trees others were propa-
gated One of the first batch thus OBJ
tanned is now in the orange house of the
department of agriculture. In 1873 two
of the trees were sent to Mrs. L. c. Tib
bets of Riverside, Cal At the same time
others We're sent to Florida But those
planted III California fruited more quick
ly and were the first to attract attention
1t soon became evident that the climate
of that state was better suited to the
cultivation Of this variety. In Florida il
is not sufficiently productive. e., doe:
not bear freely enough to be profitable
Nevertheless the finest navel orange:
come from Florida, though they are no.
80 handsome as those from California
-WashiuUtOn Star
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
The Hor.eshoe superstItion.

The other day as wedding guests were
leaving the old South church a motor
man left his car to pick up horseshoe.
For luck? Not at all, but because il lay
directly on the rail ahead, and in the in.
terest of passengers and possibly rolling
stock he gathered it not over ten6erly
and gave it a fling SO that it fell almost
at the feet of three ladies, one of whom
was about to pick it up. when practi-
cal member of the trio said: Don't soil
your gloves, and never mind if there are
three nails in it. II was not you who
found it, but the moto-man, and he has
fling it away, good luck and all. " The
citizen passed the spot three minutes
later, and no trace of the horseshoe was
found. Why? Because a Beacon street
girls escort captured it and carried it
of OIL his cane.-Boston Post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
A THEOLOGICAL WONDER.
Tbs Complicated Time Kecrias oddity In
vented by n Russian E'ol.-

vented by q Russian kols-
The prisu wonder in the shape Of n
clock is tho invention Of Russian Pole
named Gollfadon. The inventor is a
clockmakcr Of Warsaw and boasts that
he worked over 1000 days on this timo
keeping oddity. The clock represents "A
railway station, with waiting yloms for
travellers, telegraph and ticket offices
and n very pretty and natural platform,
we'll lighted and having in its center "A
flower garden and spOuting fountain
There are Also signal boxes, lights,
switches, water tanks-in fact, every
thing used IN conjunction with n well
regulated railway station There is a
dial in the center tower. which shows
time at New York, Picking. Warsaw and
London. Every quarter of an hour the
station begins 70 show signs of life.
First all Of the little figures of telegraph
operators begin to work their machines.
the head tutomaton going through the
form Of sending n dispatch to the effect
that "the line Is clear. " Then the door
opens. and upon the platform appear
the station master and his assistants
Next Il long line Of little figures file mp
to the miniature ticket Office.
After this the porters appear, carrying
luggage, the bell rings. and instantly n
miniature train dsiShes out Of tunnel
and halts before the platform of the sta
tion house. While the train is waiting a
miniature figure tests the wheels and
axles with a tiny hammer, another
pumps water into tire tank Of the en-
ginc. while third busies himself stew
I ing away small Jumps Of coal in the sill
yer plated tender. There i one signal
of the bell. whercupOu the door Of the
+ single coach opens, and the little figures
slide in ON an almost invisible wire,
the opening closing after them A soc
ond tap Of The bell is tho signal for the
wheel tester. waterman and fuel carrier
to retire into the station house.
After the third signal the whist le
gives two toots, and the train quickly
disappears in a tunnel opposite 10 the
one from which il emerged five minutes
before. When the train is out Of sight,
the station master and his assistants
leave the platform, the doors close be
lind them. and they al retire TO the
other side Of the station house. where,
at the expiration Of - minutes, the
train again appears, and the passengers
file ont and seat themselves III the build
ing preparatory to taking another triI
around the station house. st Louis
Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
a QUEER oLp ENeusHMAN.
Thomas Lnugher and His Curious Expert.
ences, Physical and Otherwise.

Thomas Laughter and His Curious EXperis |
enees, Physical and Otherwise.
Thomas Laugher, who is said to have
died at the age of ll2, has an amusing
record that connects him with Holborn.
He was a well educated man, for he had
studied ut Christchurch, Oxford, for -
years In early life he had been a wiIse
merchant in Tower street and failed,
owing to the failure of a very large
house in the same trade, Neele, Fordyce
& Co. 1t so affected Laugher that he be-
came blind and speechless, and the skin
peeled off from the whole of his body.
Though a wine merchant, he never
drank any fermented liquor for the first
so years of his life. The old mans
memory was prodigious. He well re-
membered, in 1905, seeing Queen Anne
going to the house of peers, seated ON
pillion behind the Lord Chancellor. and
ne talked about the death of William
Ill He had been n well made man,
rather above the miCdle height. At so
he had a severe fit of illness, and then a
fresh head of hair came, and new nails
on the fingers and toes. A contraction
that took place in the fingers of each
hand at this instant remained always
after Nothing is said about new teeth
coming in his case, and he must soon
have recovered sight and speech, which
misfortune had deprived him o. so
abruptly.
He had a son, who died at the age Of
so, and whom he always called poor
Tommy" This boy of fourscore looked
very much older than his father, and the
fact led to some curious mistakes on the
! part of strangers who saw them togeth-
er Once, when they were walking in
Holborn, the son could scarcely keep
pace with the father-in fact, with SO
| great difficulty and distress did he do so
! that he attracted the attention of a gen
tleman, who went up to old Laugher to
expostulate with him ON his want Of
! filial duty in not aiding more his vener-
able father The old man told him Of
his mistake, but the stranger refused TO
! give the least credit to his assertion un-
( til somebody passing at the time, who
knew the Laughers well, certified to the
perfect truth of the story.
All four turned laughers then; at
their separation all Holbon beamed
with smiles, and grew quite radiant for
moment, but the next second it relapsed
into its bustling but somewhat melan-
chOly quotidian business-caSh hunting.
One feels amused at this fussy morahst,
who showed such prevailing anxiety
and officiousness to direct others in the
path of virtue, shifting, as the mote, un-
conscious of the beam. Notes and Que
ries
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
HOW 10 REMEMBER.
Advice to Those Wishing to Commit Songs
or Music to Memory.
riies.

or Music to Memory.
II wish you would teach me how to
commit TO memory the songs l want to
sing, said an amateur musician to a
friend. Il have never been able To COM
NIT my music to memory-at least have
never done sc-and / think it would be
of use TO me if / could.
The process is not a difficult one, F"
was the reply. Il have always found it
easy to remember songs and poems 10y a
certain rule or method that adopted a
long time ago. Take amy popular song,
The Last Rose of Summer, for exam
pie. 1t is good plan to read it over and
get the sentiment of the verse, which
comprehends the idea of loneliness, the
fading away Of beautiful things and the
lack of sympathy in sadness. The rose Is
blooming alone. Its companions are
faded aHd gone. No flower or kindred
is nigh to share its pleasures or answer
y its signs. This is the groundwork-
he skeleton, so to speak-Of the verse.
Impress this firmly on the mind and
familiarize the thought with the senti-
ment. Imagine the garden with The one
rose and faded leaves all around. Once
this is fixed in the memory il is com
paratively easy to fill in the remainder
IF the words. This is one of the simplest
aud surest way of committing the words
Uf song to memory.
with most people memorizing the
air of the song is much easier, and this
is done by humming again and again,
referring to the music whenever there is
any question 1t is important to learn
an air correctly at first, for when a mis-
take is made at the outset one is almost
certain to blunder at the same place ever
afterward. New York Ledger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
A rowsrfaI narnInr GIa...

The most powerful sunglaSs ever con-
structed in France was that made un-
der the supervision Of the savant M.
de Villette. This glass generated heat
sufficient to melt copper coin Of the
size Of our silver 25 cent piece in ~
seconds.
George Parker Of Fleet street, Lon
don, made a glass much more powerful
than that which resulted from the
Frenchman' efforts. Parker's was three
feet in diameter and 50 powerful that It
was actually used to melt Substance
which were too refractory for the fur
naceS. The best authorities ON heat say
that it had q power Of i66. 362 degrees
+. This is best understood when il is
known that il only takes a temperature
Of 2.IS7 degrees to melt cast iron - that
il will flow like water.-St. Louis Re
public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
LAFAYETTE's GRAVE.
It Il In Old Paris, and = SiIken American
Flag Always Floats Over 1t.

It Il In Old Paris, and = SiIken American
Flag Always Floats Over 1t.
"While in Paris short while ago, 4"
said a traveller recently, sit occurred to
me that it was a fitting act to make a
pilgrimage to the tomb of that illus
trious Frenchman, dear to the hearts of
all American patriots, Marquis de La
fayette. / asked number of people be-
fore could find any one to enlighten
me as to the spot, but after repeated in
quiry ascertained its location. The grave
is situated in old Paris, within the
grounds of a convent that the ancestors
of Lafayette founded, and where repOse
the remains Of many of the French no
bility. The first thing that attracted my
attention i'll connection with the hero's
tomb was that above it floated silken
flag bearing the stars and stripes
1t seems that good many years ago
an American gentleman left in his will
a sum of money to be used for the spe-
cial purpose of keeping an American
flag forever flying above the grave Of
Lafayette. 1t has done so, without in
termission, from the day the will went
into effect, and whenever, through the
wear of the elements, one flag becomes
unserviceable a new one straightway
takes its place. Through untold centuries
the emblem of the country which, in its
early struggles for liberty, had his be-
neficent aid will wave above his ashes. "
-WaShinOton Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
PUTTING UP A STOVE.
A Version e the Operation That RArsly
Happens In Real Life.


Happens In Real Life.
This is about n man who put mp y
stove.
IL is unnecessary perhaps 20 20 far
ther with t. You know In advance Just
how he swore aud tore and spoiled tho
carpet, and the pipe didn't fiji and no
skinned his knuckles and cut his finger
and spilled SCOT down the back Of his
neck and finally went mp town and got
six men 10 finish the job.
johnson. said Johnson's wife at
dinner yesterday. Il want you TO como
home early this afternoon. want that
sitting room stove up and going by Sun
day"
"All right, my dear, said johnson.
III no home at 4. "
So that afternoon Johnson's wife sent
the children over TO visit ON the other
side Of town and stuffed rags in sll the
cracks to dcaden sound. After fervent
prayer that all the neighbors would be
ont Of town for few hours that after
noon she was ready for johnson.
he arrived promptly.
"The stove is out in the wood shed, ="
said his wife.
The stove was not very large. and
after johnson had dressed himself for
the occasiOn. with tie help Of Mrs John
son, who had taken care TO have his old
clothes and gloves handy. lie got the
stove TO the back porch without much
difficulty.
1T must be blackened." =" said Mrs
johnson as she mixed the blacking. IL
blackened to n beautiful finish with very
little rubbing. and johnson whistled at
his work.
Then he tackled down the oilclOth
mat and tho zinc ard kept On whistl:ng.
He took the stove in carefully and
! put il in the right place.
There was plenty u the old siovepipe.
and while lie cleaned il in the alley
I with a stick Mrs. johnson sat on the
T back porch and listened to him whistle.
The first joint went ON all right. and
the damper Gtaid IN place. The next
/ joint fitted so well that Johnson almost
stopped whistling in sheer admiration
for II. aud 80 did the next one. The ell.
bow fitted admirably. and the collar and
last joint went on like a top. The seam
was ON the right side all the way mp.
There was not even a spcck Of SCOT on
the papers Mrs. johnson had spread on
the carpet.
In ten minutes more johnson had q
lovely fire in the stove aud was in hi:
business suit again spick and span read
ing the paper while his wife got supper.
II was just here that there was a saw
age nudge in Johnson's left ribs ard III
heard his wife tell him to wake ~. and
hustle out now, for il had been daylight
for half am hour.-Topekn State Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
WOMANKIND.
For Woman and Home.

Womankind appeals to the tastes
of the great mass of people; its
editors aim to fill it with such
bright stories, clever poems, in
teresting sketches, helpful hints
and suggestions that no woman
can afford to be without it. Sen
sible Wear, " Motherhood, " The
Bright Homes" Woman's Pro-
gress," Child Life" Floral, /"
Women of the Day." etc, are a
few of its interesting departments.
1t is sensible aud practical in all
things. Able, Bright and Clean"
is its motto, aud that's the reason
it is the favorite paper for woman.
Each subscriber paying one year
in advance for the WEEKLY ARD
MoREITE, or two months in ad-
vance for the DAILY ARDMoRTITE,
can secure Womankind one year
for 25 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
Name Of the CentIpnd.

"The word centiped in the mouth Of
the old sailor, as of the negro. becomes
's;intipedc' or 'saEtifee. but think ice
Galbraith. a Hibcrnian Tanchman Of
New Mexico. should be credited with
giving IL the most remarkable twist
fiJm its dictionary pronunciation, " said
the topographer in a surveying party.
Joe camped alongside Us ono night on
our way To Camp Grant. AS two Of our
men in the morning were shaking a
blanket which had been spread next
TIE ground a ccntipcd six inches long
ran out from the under side Of the
blanket up the sleeve ana face of one ~
the two men The mans whiskers saved
his face from the needlelilSe feet, and he
brushed the reptile or to the ground
without sustaining injury. The cent?
ped was killed, and the party gathered
round TO look at it, among them Joe,
eager 70 air his knowledge
Don't you know what that is?' he
said wisely. It's a Santa Fe. They say
they're pizener'n hell New Yorl
Sun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-14
LoPslOEO HENS.
How n Cape Elizabeth Man Produced
Breed of Nonscratehers.

Breed of Nonscratehers.
Speaking Of hens reminds me Of
worthy townsman Of ours, J. Fairfield
Tuttle, who had a small patch Of straw.
berries SO situated that only fcL ?,
and a poor one ut that, divided the,
from n neighbor's henyard. and these
same hens bothered our friend very
much by getting through the fence and
scratching up the strawberry plants.
Our friend tried many ways to rid
himself Of them, but failed until one
day lie saw his neighbor in the act of
setting another hen.
Now, it's necessary for y0u to know
that the hens above mentioned We're If
what Is known as the Shanghai breed
and had very long legs. II occurred 70
our friend Tuttle that he saw a way out
of the diGiculty. SO procuring half q
dozen bantam (short lcgs) eggs he stole
over during the night, took ont six Of
the eggs that We're under the hen and
replaced them with the six bantam.
What was the result? When the chicks
were Matched, each one had one short
and one long leg, and when they would
stand on tho short leg and try to scratch
with the long one they would only sue
cced in throwing themselves over
When they would stand ON tho long leg.
the short one would not reach the
ground by several inches, and so in the
matter Of scratching they were not in il,
so TO speak.-Capc Elizabeth Sentinel