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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-01

The lnter-Mountain voices the senti-
ments OF this newspaper when it saws:
!hefe Is only one decent, logical. patrlotie
lplng lOr Mr.. Tom Watson To do. and tha, is IN
decline to accept the st Louis non,ination far
V!ce.pEeSidency He has not u ghost of a chance
OF erection anu If he persist iu remaining ON the
LiSHet' ne hlignt as Well C me out at once and
declare himself one OF MI. Mark Hanna's men.
Lie * real at Norris: life is earnest
there and the grave sometimes comes
very near being it goal. The short.
sharp bark of the bull dog revolver
AND the shrill whistle of the leaden
messenger add zest to existence in the
railroad metropolis of Madison county
and causes the inhabitants of the town
10 make their pallets on the safe side
OF The sheet iron store. AS the con-
stabulary OF that section is conspicuous
oy It's absence, there isn't enonph law
and order there, as a rule. to wad q
single barrel shot gun with. Then
Inc whlskey sold there is OF a quality
that sets mad, wanton desire to smash
working with frenzied energy. It's
sighting ~whiskey, that they sell at
Norris and from the results. one wou,d
judge that they disposed of it by the
bOgshead.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
Episcopal Services.

Rev. Arthur V. Francis of
Oklahoma City will hold services
at the Episcopal church in this
city next Sunday. morning and
evening. At the IL a. m. SER
vice there will be celebration of
the Holy Communion. Every
member of the congregation is
urgently requested to attend
and a cordial invitation extend
ed to all of other denominations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
Ho, for the cIreus.

This evening the City Livery
Stable will run their bus, wag-
onette, and all available vehi-
cles to and from the circus
grounds. Calls left at their sta
BILE will receive prompt atten-
ton from any part of the city.
Remember the City Livery Sta
bic, West Main Street.
Il. B. CATHEY, Prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

was one Of the kind to interest
the Oldest circus goers. and
they were there in large num-
bers.
The performance is under the
personal management Of Mr.. Al
Ringing. II is all clean and
refined. Among the many fea-
lures. the Nelson family stands
pre-eminent. Nine in n1mber
they perform wonderful aero
batic feats in full dress. The
Nelson family is celebrated the
world over. The Ringing Bros.
have made an offer Of SO, 900 to
any one who win equal their
performance. or so, 900 to any
one who viii excel it. The star
aerial was the performance Of
the great Dacomas; it stands
unrivaled in the annals OF art.
Joseph LaFleur. the Partisan
imported to this country by
Ringing Bros, performs the
wonderful feat of diving back
ward from a pedestal forty feet
high, then landing on the
ground on his hands. The
spectators marveled at the
evolutions of the three herds of
performing elephants and their
trained animal exhibitions and
at Mike Rooney, William De-
mott and Alena Rayland in
equestrian feats. Mile Irwin
the human top in her great ex-
hibition brought forth thunders
of applause from the spectators.
There were a host Of other
arenic and acrobatic novelties
and it can be said in truth that
the performance as a whole was
the cleanest and the best ever
given in Ardmore.
Ringing Bros. have undoubt-
edly done more to elevate and
civilize the circus business than
any other organization in the
country. The performance this
evening will be given in all its
entirety, nothing will be climi-
mated. The management as
sures us that the canvasses are
all absolutely waterproof so that
no one need be deferred from
attending tonight's perform
ance, should there be any signs
of rain. Should it rain, those
assembled in the canvas will be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
A Fugitive Arrested.

Deputies Fred Peck of Austin
and F. H. Lancaster of San
Antonio are in the city, they
having brought with them Wal
ter Queen charged with numer-
Gus horse thefts in the Indian
Territory. The prisoner was
delivered on a writ of removal
and is now in jail.
The City Livery Stable boys,
is the place to get new buggies
or carriages and fine horses.
You will always find them there.
g If T.. B. CATHEY,
Proprietor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
Presbyterian Church.


Sunday services, morning
sermon, 1.-THE Necessity and
Consequence of Choice" Deut.
3O:15-20. Evening, 1.-The In
stability of Character" Gen.
1914. Sunday school at 9:45 a.
m. Christian Endeavor Z p. IN.
Our offering for the board of
Ministerial Relief" will be
taken at the morning service.
All come prepared to contri-
butte.
G. c. MCKINLEY, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

Go to the Red Flag barbecue
stand, second door west of the
Wolverton Grocery Co., for
your barbecued meats and ice
cold drinks. 24-1w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
r. U. A. Mason.

You are cordially invited to
attend Ardmore Lodge No. 81
A. F. and A. NJ. tonight and
tomorrow night for degree
work. H. NJ. FURMAN, w. NJ.
D. 7. Nisbett. Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

Beyond the overturning of a
few wagons, tearing up of some
harness, and a congenial jam
of some 10000 people, no seri-
Gus causalty by the circus
parade has been heard of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
A Black Strike.

The negroes at the Sherman
compress, who have been re-
ceiving $1.25 per day for their
labor, are on strike for an adj
vance of % cents more for each
days work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

In front of Postoffice, ladies gold
Watch, o size, Waltham movement,
No. 6,S44, ,131, No. of case s4,S6s, z
Jewel movement, fancy dial, with
English 80" engraved in shield on
the outside, with chain attached, Vic
toria style. Finder viii please leave
1t at E. B. Luke's office and receive
liberal reward. 2S-st
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25
a SPLENDID CIRCUS.
RlnaHna Bros- owe tina Whole ciry-It
PIssses Thosssuds-Ths Mamnssh
Tent tk's Aftsruoon Packed.

great cities OF both east and
west as the foremost circus
museum and menagerie of this
country, the Ringing Bros
stupendous circus enterprise
arrived in Ardmore this morn
ing to bid for this city's APP
proval. The citizens of Ard
more are noted for their royal
welcome, and it seemed to be
in the very air that Ringing
Bros. would be received with
open arms, and so it proved,
for the streets tins morning
were crowded by a mass of
spectators to witness the street
parade, and the canvasses this
afternoon were crowded to their
utmost capacity by thousands
of delighted spectators. The
personal popularity of the
Ringing Bros. is remarkable.
Almost every man or woman
who comes in contact with them
becomes a walking advertise
ment for their show. Their
business methods are modern,
and they treat their patrons as
well as theatre-goers are treated
in a first class play house.
Their patrons are met civilly
and courteously always. These
old-time circus methods that
brought so much discredit upon
the tent show are not tolerated.
Their show is a new era show
of great magnitude.
Five thousand men, women
and children patronized the
wonderful circus OF the Ringling
Bros. this afternoon, and won
dered whether capital or enter
prise could possibly gather to-
gether in one show a grander
aggregation of "up-to-date" at
fractions. Its greatness lies in
the fact that from the beginning
to the end it is an absolutely
clean show. Vulgarity, coarse
ness, offensiveness of any kind
to the eye, ear or the nostrils of
spectators is absent. The me-
nagerie is not only a large and
admirable display but it con-
tains besides every traditional
wild animal, a rare attraction,
the chimpanzee Walter" for
such is his name. This wonder
full creature is the only chin
panzee in captivity in this coun-
try. He lives in a glass cage,
which is located in the centre of
the menagerie, eats at a table,
combs his hair before a glass,
sleeps in a bed; in fact, so
human like are his actions that
he makes every one wonder.
Walter is certainly a great fea-
ture. There are five families OF
baby lions, a den of black
: tigers, a remarkable species; a
den of performing seals, a mag
nifcent herd of performing
elephants, a hippopotamus. a
= herd of ostriches of their famil-
: les gathered from every cline
In fact, a trip around the me-
: nagerie is a trip around the
world from a geological stand.
point. Preceding the afternoon
performance George Ganweil
er's superb band of forty piece:
gave a concert of one hour's
! duration.
/, Ringing Bros. make a specia
feature of their band concerts
and they are a veritable music
treat. Mr.. Ganweiler's musi
E clans will repeat the concert TO
e night from z to 8 o'clock. 1t il
a feature that will be enjoyed
by all music lovers in attend
ance. The tents of the Ring
4 ling Bros. are bright and new
4 and are the largest ever ereeteC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

A nicely furnished house Of
two rooms, suitable for light
housekeeping, in a desirable
part Of town. Apply at this Of
fee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

THE Indian Territory has
been waiting ten years for con-
gress to give them something
in the shape of recognition. 1t
is time the Indian Territory
told congress what they want.
-Chickasha Express.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

Ardmore is the hub. Every.
body comes to Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

Miss Wayniek has returned
to the city with the finest and
cheapest display of Millinery
ever brought to Ardmore. Be
fore buying, it will pay you to
see her stock and know her
prices. Upstairs over Randol's
Dry Goods Store. 24-3t
Toaar ~ ras;5o,oa Co. ..lo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

as dry as an anchorite at a pro-
hibition convention. Many are
taking advantages Of the down
town sale at Ross g. Bonner's
drug store to secure their seats
in advance, for which no extra
charge will be made.
Undoubtedly this evenings
audience will test the capacity
of the big tent. Ringing Bros.
may be sure Of a warm welcome
should they deem it wise to
again visit our city at some
future time.
The people were here today.
At the Ardmore Millinery
Store, Mime. z. Z. Trosper will
put you up the handsomest
made dress and up to date in
all New York styles. Call and
see her.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

/ offer my residence for sale.
Joe M. London. 23tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

You who want typewriter letter
heads can and aomething &C this OF
Zee that win surely please you Onlw
the best paper used.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

The ARDMoRErrE Job departmant
turns out only nrst class work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-25

c. c. MCKINLEY, Pastor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Hospital for Dogs.
WoshinqtOm Star.

Washington Star.
"Dog physicians and dog hospitals
are rather numerous in this city now"
remarked a prominent dog fancier and
kennel owner, land they are doing a
good business. Persons who own fine
dogs are their customers, and they find it
better and cheaper to send their sick
or injured dogs to a hospital, where
they can be treated and nursed by IN
telllgent and educated physicians, than
to give up their own time to them.
The mortality of the dog hospitals,
however, is rather large as yet, for peo-
pie generally are not educated up to it.
and do not send their dogs for treat
ment until they have tried all the rem
edies known to them. By that time
the dog is in such a bad shape that
there is little hope of his recovery.
The dog hospital, therefore, comes in
for the blame which is undeservlng.
It is the same way with surgical cases
resulting from accidents, bites from
other dogs and the like. The hospital
is the last resort, and in the majority
Of cases blood poisoning has set IN be-
fore the dog is sent for treatment. 1t
is not surprising under the circum-
stances that the mortality is so large"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Notes Of all Sorts.

Selected.
A Holsters skin when shedding splits
down the back and comes off in two
equal parts. The tail slips out of the
shell like finger out of a glove.
The heaviest man whose weight is
recorded automatically was Miles Oar
den, of Tennessee. He weighed a lit
tie less than one thousand pounds.
The largest man ever enlisted In the
British army was Lieutenant Souther-
land. His height was about eight feet
four inches, and his weight 364 pounds.
A Towering plant is said to abstract
from the soil two hundred times Its
own weight in water.
Certain parts of the hippopotamus'
hide attain thickness of two inches.
The skin is the only part of the body
that is not hardened by age.
The most curious use to which paper
is to be put is that suggested by a re-
cent patent covering blotting paper
towel.
DIR. Omanza, of Vienna, has invent
ed method of geographically regis
tering the pulse beats.
The Psychologists say that the right
side of the brain Is of more Importance
to organic lite than the left.
Sun spots are believed to be openings
in the suns photisphere, or luminous
envelope, through which the orb is
seen.
One cubic inch of the clay used in
Belgium for polishing glass has been
found to contain Il 100000 fossil shells
of infusoria and other sanlmalcula.
The river Amazon is the home of
species OF tree-climbing fish, which SCI
entists call callichthys. 1t is often
found high up in trees three miles
from water,
The ordinary carp, if 1t is not inter-
fered with, will, it is said, live 500 years.
There are now living In the Royal
Aquarium in Russia several Carp that
are known to be over 600 years old,
1t is lawful In China to kill grave
robber the instant he is caught in his
undetermined work.
The only quicksilver mines OF i'm
portance in this country are located in
Southern California.
Shoes were not made ''rights and
let's" till the year 1472.
There are nearly 5000 stitches in a
pair of hand-sewed boots.
Eighty-tive per cent. of the people
who are lame are afflicted on the left
side.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
OUR MAILS IN THE EARLY DAYS.
They Moved Slowly and tha Letter
Postage was Very High.

"In Washlngton's first term an effort
was made to spread the mails-to move
them at the rate of one hundred miles
an hour" writes Ex-President Harrison
in his "This Country of Ours" article
in September Ladies' Home Journal.
"This would have been a notable ad
vance. for the carriers were then taking
nearly thirty hours between Philadel-
phia and New York. The roads were
bad and there were many slow ferries.
In 1776 there we're only twenty
eight post-offices in the Colonies in
1895 there were TOUR hundred and fifty
three, and in 1896 there were 7O,O64.
The rates OF postage when the depart
ment was organized under the Consti-
tuition were high: for thirty miles, six
cents for one letter sheet; tor sixty
miles, eight cents; for one hundred
miles, ten cents, and so Increasing with
the increased distance to the maximum,
twenty-five cents for distances over four
hundred and fifty miles. Stamps were
not in use in those days, nor was the
sender required to pay the postage in
advance. The postage, six cents or
twenty-five cents, as the case might be
was written by the postmaster on the
letter, and, if the sender paid the post
age, the word paid was added if he
did not, the postage was collected OF the
person to whom the letter was address
ed. These rates soon yielded surplus
over the cost of the service, spite of the
ranking privilege which the law gave
to congressman and the heads of de-
partments. X The demand OF the
and periodicals of every
class for cheap postage, seconded by
their subscribers, has led to a reduction
of rates greatly below the actual cost to
the Government. In his report for
1892 the Postmaster-G General, after stat
ing that the present letter rate pays
twice the cost of the letter mail, says
that the book and newspaper mail is
carried at loss of six cents pound.
In recent years the Post Office Depart
ment mas been characterized by very
spirit, and it is now render
ing, not a perfect service, but high
class service. No other department has
more nearly kept pace with the mar
relous development of our country
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Free Pills.

Send your address to HI. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy In action and are
particularly effective in the cure of Con
stipation and Sick Headache. For Ma
laria and Liver troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaran-
teed to be perfectly free from every de-
leterions substance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25c. per box.
Sold by E. I. WHITEHEAD & Co., Drug
Rist.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

planning, frettul, nagglng; who cannot
imagine what ais them-are what they
are from lack Of adequate sleep. They
ascribe their condition, their failings,
to variety OF causes, but never to the
right one-which is, so to speak, under
their very eyes, and therefore unsuspect-
ed. Many, chiefly they who are fond
of society, recognize that incapacity to
rest at night, and try to overcome it by
narcotics or sedatives, without any per-
manent success. They substitute arti-
fetal for natural means, and pay the
penalty. AS a rule they sleep worst
who sleep least. The true curatives
are within ourselves, and this truth is
steadily dawning on our minds.
The physical regeneration of Ameri-
can women depends on the quantity
and quality of their sleep. Their gen
era1 health has greatly improved In the
last two generations by the adaptation
to and comprehension of natural laws.
But they sleep less-I always have in
mind the women of cities-than they
did twenty-five years ago, and their
complicated life now demands more
sleep than ever before. Sleep is neg
alive blessing, kind of delightful
temporary death, an oblivion of to-day,
its disappointments and its pains, an
unconscious but complete preparation
for the struggles and fatlgues OF the
morrow. It heals, it refreshens, it con
soles, it revivifies. It Is what sleep
and sleep alone, can be-the every day
witchcraft of common sense. Let all
women yield to its due need Of time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 3.55 p M, Halifax 4.13
p m, arrives Scotland Neck at sos p m
Greenvilie CAT p IN, Kinston Z. 45 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston 72O m,
Greenville 8.22 m. Arriving Halifax
at HOO M, Weldon 112O a m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 500 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 III, returning leaves Parme>
lie 6.1O p M, arrives Washington 1876
p M. Daily except Sunday. Connects
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
4.40p m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, 7.1S p M, 4.2O p. M, Ply
mouthS.3O p m, $40 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
600, a. m. Williamson 7.3O M,
9.58 m. Arrive Tarboro 1O.4O a m.
11.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville $50 p
N, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1876 m, arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
eco Il m, arrive Smithfield 73O m.
Returning leaves Smithfeld 500 m,
arrive Goldsbor0 $50 a m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at $50 p m. arrives Nash
7.15 p M, Spring Hope TAO p n.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
M, Nashville S.35 m. Rocky Mount
9.l5 NJ, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
at $40 p NJ, and 1115 m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $40 M, and 3.
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Clin-
ton, daily, except Sunday at $40 p m,
and lilo a m. Returning leaves Gin
ton at $50 M, and 80 p M. con-
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and 72.
Trains No. 81 South bound and II
North will stop only at Rocky Mt,
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. l8 makes close connection
ut Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond land daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except sun
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE,
j. K. KENLY, GENERAL SU!''r
SUP'T TRANS. T. M. EMMERSGN,
Gent Pas. Agt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
PERSONAL.

FREE-64-page medical reference
book to any person afflicted with any
special, chronic or delicate disease pc
ing physicians and surgeons of the
United States, DR.. Hathaway & Co.
22d1 South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
HRINITY COLLEGE,
B DURHAM, n. G..


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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-30
SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Senator Teller Exposes the Workings of Repub.
lcan TriCkery.
)W SHERMAN AND M'kINLEY BII1S PAS
Sver purchasing Bill
to Pass.N1iions Given and
Silver DIVINE

Washington April very remarkable day in tho senate Senator
ic' o colorado INDUCED Of party which are
u"'ed to become widely known
2tst snd hiinhr The a table
"o IN ono tell Of their
Tran Teller revealed the passage sherman act
and It's the AicNnley law.
Teller denied sherman m
informed half dozen providing
Nes against free silver
ger whatsoever Q a free coma bccom
Then Teller preceded toll
fsS the silver
fer the Mckinley hill The had
eoHeiu had
known
thcm
fataro hrowi o
tacilre a and
The
the
than
awl and
they knew They
de-
NAL
Tho bullion
s of
citizen Will properly
thanks 0
the
modify notify
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-30

Illinois republicans took n breathing spe.
after nominating Tanner for governor and
the fight he,woe Mckinley and cullom
for the delegation ~ yet TO come. A row
In one of the district conventions IN which
chairs were freely used. A tremendous
Attendance. Platform vii. declare for
sound money.
Police had to be called into the Georgia
republican convention to keep the peace; a
split occurred and was followed by an
other. which was compromised. Mckin-
Icy gets three of the regular delegates and
Reed ono; Mckinley one and Reed three
of the boilers.
Mississippi democrats declared unequlv-
oca,ly for free silver. presented the name
Of Waithall for Vice president and elected
five delegates to east the fou: State votes
Fourteen district delegates were elected.
Pennsylvania democrats declared for
sound money and presented Ex-Governor
patfison az a presidential candidate. Dele
gates were instructed TO abide by the Will
Of the majority.
Michigan democrats adopted a platform
declaring for sound money: free silver men
took their defeat hard. but there IN no
bolt anticipated A. r. A. was con-
demued.
Vermont republicans declared AGAINST
free coinage and instructed for Mckinley,
Alabama Nckiuleyttes egreed 70 70 With
the pcpuIIste IN Q0nlllinn1 Which 0nrn