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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
WOMANKIND.
For Woman and Home.

Womankind appeals To the tastes
of the great mass of people; its
editors aim Ia fiji il with such
bright stories. clever poems. in
tcrcSting sketches, helpful hints
aud suggestions that mo- woman
can afford To be without il. Sen
Sihlc Wear. Motherhood. The
Bright Homes. Woman's Pro-
gresS. Child Life. " Floral. ="
Women of the Day. " etc. are a
few of its interesting departments.
II Is sensible and practical in all
things. Able. Bright and Clean
j. its motto. and that's the reason
IL is the favoritc paper for woman
Each subscriber paying one year
in advance for the WEEKLY ARD
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vance for the DAILY ARDNoRTITE.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
FORTY HORSES BURN.
Destructive Livery Stable Fire at south
MeAiester-Very Strange and Re
marksbIe Coincidence.

SOUTH McALEsTER, 1. T., April s.
The large livery stable OF john F.
Wilson burned this morning about
O'Clock, forty horses perishing I'm
the flames.
This makes the third time this
stable has burned within the last
three years, and a remarkable strn aCc
coincidence is ttat each OF the fires
has occurred during the first week
in April. Two years ago the nrc
destroyed nearly half the town and
burned to death forty horses. On
the 9Th day Of last April this stable,
which had been rebuilt OF wood, was
again the source OF the most dis
astrous conhagraiiou Tahlequah ever
suffered, nearly two-thirds Of the
business houses being destroyed
The Inflated livery barn was again
rebuilt, this time OF stone and iron,
only to again fall victim TO the
inevitable April fire curse.
There is no doubt but that each Of
the fires was the work Of an incen-
diary, who IS resorting to this helm
ous work rs a means of revenge
against Mr.. Wilson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
NotIee

Nufirr O. hrruhT given that the under-
signed uill sslI. "a Arril -. issl. in frunt -
fha mfh Alan.m MmGwtin th~ town % Ardmurw.
q t. ffr Eurrl property krnuu af rreHent -
the EnlstEh Ian" sifu1fFM fuHt east - the
railroad. % TIRE town 90 ArHmuFr. 4. T.. 90
ruhIlr ssufrrf g. the hiEhsst bidder. Tor uoe
fhfral raaA. halarre in tMu e4uai Alille1fA
IN a. 1Fd 80 DAYS flna@. the CcferrN3 pay
rlruss g. o. s~cured - f-srsoaal eadorse-
neat. said sale atii - mMGu un1er and ~
eiffu~ 20 = decree rande tm The case 90 III. r..
CulaNE Naf saith 20 ai. IN TIE I1ited states
Cost. Saufhnrn District. lnnlAn Ierr4turNs
81 A. more. wherein authority wnA curfer-
red un fhs uutsrslEEfd 20 E.nke tie nana u
nriin~ 90 H1fiafv the lnaMmNnt thNrwtm ren
drrWa Joss T. 0Atr. CssmrntHstoner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
DIDN'T GET ~HAT SIZE WANTED.
Gaut Of Tapar. yvnalan Who Uudcrtsoh
20 ;.s.n-ish a Grocery Clerk.

tsout Of Tansr. yTnt4lan " 40 Undertook
70 ;s.1~ish a Grocery Clerk.
Twl pretty yuuug women entered
!lr-r mp town grocery une evening J. I:
week. Fr-alu their conversation "a VS.
evident that they belonged To su,;ie
boarding school IA tho neighborhuud
and had STOLEN cat fur few moments to
uuy dainties which they meant 10 snIug-
gle 20 their r0ums.
There's one thing: I dgu't like abuGt
The cluLs In this store. 30 said one q
them. while they waited Tor the s1lcs-
man. land that t's the way they insist IN
telling you that You don't want what
yuu du want and that Yen do want what
you don't want. livery time cl.ne IN
here l have the Same experience. and
I'm inst tired of IL. Tho next time 10
happens Tn going To- tell the clerk just
what ! think uf him.
At that moment a clerk approached
and asked tho young women what they
wanted. The one who had 50 much to
complain about pointed NJ ono If a row
Of cracker tins and said;
II want a pound Of those. +"
"Oh. no. yuu don't. " said tho clerk
suavely "yoa want some uf these. ur
these here; they re all VERY nice. 20
The young woman threw a glance
which said. "What did tell yons'' M
her companion, aud turing 60 the clerk
said fiefcely:
mo. / don't. anything Of tire kind.
want these and No ojher~.
Il beg your pardon" lie began, Il
thought
Never mind what yua thought. +"
said the young woman. Il guess know
what I want. Now jast let me have n
pound of those. please. " And she turned
20 her companion with los.s ~ triumph
on her face which plainly me ant.
Didn't / sluolch hims'
VERY well. madam. said tho clerk
humbly. "but may ! ask whether they
are for yourself:''
"Well. uf all the impcrtinent cues-
tions'- Le=au the young woman. Vvh. n
hcr companion interrupted, and. turning
TO the clerk. said:
"Why do you ask?''
"Oh. because they're dog biscui;. 20
replied the clerk indigorCntly. "SulL
of course. IL you want them. you cssn
have them. 3"
Never mind" faltered the young
woman who had insisted on having that
she wanted. Il guess / doI't want any
thing at all. and she struttcd cat IL
the store looking very much ashamed
and followed by her companion. who
was struggling 20 hide her laughter.
The clerk didn't say anything. hut
thar, .s-na "a .-tfazf..N srrrf l. 80 f.fa Far-s -
lac banged the cover down On the c.l n
dog biscuit and walked away 10 wait on
another custumer.-Ncw York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
FROM CRIPPLE CREEK.
Roxey green Returns From Thmt Plseu
and Teas Abeus It-So PAsss fsrs
Busted Ma.

Roxey Green returned this morn
ing from Cripple Greek where he bad
been for the past six weeks. He ex-
presses himself as more than pleased
to get back 10 Ardmore.
lie says Cripple Greek while being
entitled 10 the name the worlds
wonder as a mining camp, that withal
Il Is greatly overrated. II Is q place
he would advise his friends unless
they have plenty Of money on which
to operate. TO stay away from.
He says Il Is only the men who
have money that are making any
thing. There are thousands Of idle
men there, broke and unable to get
work or TO get away.
Mr.. Green says there is more
money taken 10 Cripple Greek than
is carried away.
Every day the population increases
and there seems to be no let up.
The population Of the city and
surrounding suburbs Is estimated az
10000 people.
- states that there are about a
dozen paying mines in operation and
that the remainder are mere pros-
poets on speculative ventures.
There are n great many Territory
and Texas people there, and Roxey
says some Of them are making
money, notably Louie Wall who Is
engaged in the real estate and bro
kcragc business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
THE MARKETS

The followingPrices are paid in Ard
more for the farm products named:
Bu-ter, rs 90 2oc per ID.
Chickens, Si.50 TO si-Ts per doz-
Eggs, 5 10 SC per doz-
Sweet potatoes, 40 10 COO per bu.
Irish potatoes. 60c per bu.
Apples, Sf.5O to s. per Dbl.
Cabbage, &c TO &c per lb.
Onions, 81 10 ti.iO per bu.
Corn, 2Oc per hu.
Hay, - so 20 IS so per ton.
Oats. ~ - 10 i5c per bu.
Wheat-Litte offering; ruling price,
50 to CSC per bushel, according TO the
quality.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
rs pair ladies' black and
tan OXfOrds, rs cent quality
for so cents, at Duston's.

Tho Christian ladies', OF az least
some of them, made another crusade
this afternoon against the vices that
prevail by holding song and prayer
services in such places as they
thought were most in need OF saving
grace.
EOEN.-This morning, 20 Mr.. and
Mrs. q. w. Wilhelm, at the Bridt
man house, a girl, the thirteenth ad-
dition to their family, and OF which
number eleven yet live to do them
honor. The ARDMoREITE extends
congratulations.
Monte Cristo at the opera house
tonight, is claimed, and no doubt
justly so, to be the best play in the
list of Krause's attractions. That
means a good deal.
Before Commissioner Gibbons to-
day, J. G. Roberts had a hearing on
a charge Of adultery, his bond was
placed at $500.
Late letters received by his family
announce that Clarence B. Douglas
will be home from Washington to-
morrow.
This was n genuine spring day,
such as makes all nature take on a
garb OF green.
Don't miss Monte Cristo at the
opera house tonight.
II. b. Fletcher, of Gainesville, is
at the Wisuor.
Monte Cristo at the opera house
tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

The English stage has certain Gus
toms which greatly hurt n Frenchman
who Is nc: used to them. The last scene
of every act Is constantly interrupted.
aud sometimes in the most intcrs-ti.r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

South McAliSi,- las a daily
newspaper. the St..s, Journal. II
i "A morning shee. and j. publish
rd by W. T. CanUp aud Malcom
Mckinuon. aud their frst issue is
a spicy edition. six column folio.
with two page supplement. Il is
we'll patronizrd by the business
men Of Its town. and lid fair to be
a Staycr. We welcome ii To our
table and wish for il continued
SnrceSs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

The ARDMoREIrF learns that work
has been commenced on the Denison
and Northern railway by the Mineral
Belt Construction Company. As the
matter Of bond required has not been
finally settled BY the court, present
operations are under tho personal
guarantee Of certain individual mem
bers 90 the company The litigated
points have all been referred back BY
Judge Kiigore 10 the master who viii
hear evidence and make his final re-
port within the next few days.
Mrs. y. II. Mccoy i visiting her
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE.
Iss West Main Street.
J. T. WYONT. Proprietor.
BOARD BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH.

Special attention given the
Travelling Public. Rooms are
large and well ventilated. and
Table supplied with every
thing the market affords.
For regular bcarders its Il
home like mothers home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

Farmers begin TO complain on ac-
count Of the continued dry weather,
and many fear a drouth is on hand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

Nfftf1t csc Dea ft1Fe - = N-A3-
South bound mail closes 4:45 p. m.
South bound mail arrives $3.50 pm.
North bound mail closes II:i5 a. m.
North bound mail arrives 1850 m.
Night mails are closed az $3.50 p. m.
Money order department IS open
at 5 A. m, and closed az 5 p. m.
Office hours from n. m, TO pm.
Sundays from s a. n, to n m.
JOHN ;. HAMMER, p. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIS. EeDutv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

Lost, in the choir at the compress
meeting, a cream silk silk scarf.
Finder please return TO Mrs. j. F.
Aubrey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09
TIME TABLE.
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Re Rarl-sy.

SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express $40 .. 10.
f-irhuruc and Kansas city Express So o n
NORTH BOUND
Galveston aufl CfiraEn Express r1ss5 q. n.
rirhuruc and Eanszs Cify Express usto an
G-E MASON. Ticket Agt-
". $. KEE:.AS. Orn. Pass Arf.
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Rev. W. A. Erwin. Frc~ident OF
Ryan college, Ryan 1. r.. .s here at
tending Presb,tcry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-09

Rev. J. b. WagcCuer, of Ryan, Is
attending Pre- shytery.
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Mrs. y. n. Mccoy i visiting her
parents AZ Oklahoma city.
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ARDMoRE. Nd TER.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
HEARS HIS OWN OIRGE,
Dramatic Suicide of a Young
Swede in a Chicago
Saloon.
Ends His Life While a Pianist Plays
His Country's National
Hymn.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Feb. 2.-John Malm-
berg, young Swede, made his exit from
the world in dramatic manner shortly
after II O'Clock last night. He placed a
revolver to his head and blew out his brains
in the saloon of Nels Neuman, I20 Chicago
avenue, while the piano-piayer was rem
dering the Swedish national hymn. The
resort was crowded with people at the
time.
Neuman's saloon is favorite resort for
the Swedish residents, who are plentiful in
the vicinity, and last night there was con-
siderable festivity in the place. About IL
o'clock Malmberg came in and took several
drinks. He was well dressed and seemed
to be in good spirits.
He conversed with several of the young
men for some time and then walked over
to the piano-player.
"Play the Swedish hymn" requested
Malmberg, handing the performer small
coin. The piano-player readily agreed
and started the melody. He was in the
midst of it when Malmberg attracted the
attention of al by shouting: Gentlemen ~
Every one turned to look at the young
man. He held revolver in his right
hand. The next moment the patrons were
horrlted at seeing him place the weapon
to his right temple. There was an expio-
sion and the youth fell forward on his face,
expiring instantly. f rs
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
Nearly All the Property.0wners
in Outlying Districts Favor
the Scheme.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS HELD.
The City Will Probably Be Bonded
to Carry Out the Progressive
Enterprise.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, Feb. 2.-For the
past two months the Healdsburg Board of
Trade has been Systematically paving the
way for an increase in the size OF the cor
porate limits of this city, and the putting
in of a complete water system. Commit
tees have interviewed property-owners in
the district desired to be annexed and
nearly all are willing to come inside the
city limits.
Several very enthusiastic meetings have
been held, and the most extensive prop
erty-owners in Healdsburg have signified
their desire that the City Council call an
election to vote bonds to an amount sutfi-
cient to put in a complete water and sew
erage system. Surveyors who hare worked
the ground estimate the cost of the pro-
posed work at $55 900. OF this sum $50 900
will be needed for the water system.
1t is proposed to build a reservoir on
Fitch Mountain, distant two miles from
this city, and at an elevation of 1S5 feet,
and pump the water from a we'll close by
the bank of Russian River.
1t is highly probable that at the city cleo
tion to be held in April this place will put
itself in line with other progressive cities
and vote the bond.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
STILL BLOCKED BY JONES,
Early Action on the Tariff Bill
in the Senate Is Not
Likely.
Cuban and Venezuelan Questions Will
Afford Opportunity for
Debate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2.-The
Senate does not convene again until Tues
day. 1t has no unfinished business before
1t, and consequently the course of proceed
ure during the week may depend largely
upon the action of the Finance Com mittee
upon the tariff bill. Republicans hope to
be able to report that measure Tuesday,
but Jones of Nevada, who holds the balance
of power III the committee, and who has
insisted upon the sugar schedule being
raised in the same proportion as the other
schedules, stated yesterday that he thought
the bill would not be ready to report on
Tuesday. This was some hours after the
free-silver amendment had passed the
Senate. and is therefore regarded as indi-
eating that Jones' opposition to the
speedy reporting of the tariff bill has some
thing besides silver back OF it. Dubois has
kept his resolution providing for distri-
button of the appropriation bills among
the various committees in the background
because of his desire not to antagonize the
silver bill. That being now out of the way,
1t is not unlikely that he may call this
resolution up at an early day.
The Cuban resolution, reported last
week, and the Davis resolution on the
Monroe doctrine, both of which are on the
calendar, may possibly be taken up, and
if so will afford abundant opportunity for
debate.
The majority and minority report in the
Dupont case, involving the seat of a
Senator from Delaware, will be called up
as privileged question by Mitchell, chair
man OF the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, at the first opportunity.
For routine matters the Senate has the
urgency deficiency and pension appropria-
ton bills ready for consideration. Neither
OF them is likely to call out any great
amount of discussion.
When the bond-sale bill with the SEN
ate's free-coinage amendment is reported
IN the House of Representatives to.mor-
row 1t will probably be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and, if so,
on Tuesday next when that committee
meets 1t will undoubtedly recommend nom
concurrence in the Senate amendment.
But whether or not this bill so amended
shall be permitted to at once engage the
attention OF the House To the exclusion of
other business has not been determined.
The probabilities are said to be that 1t will
be sent TO conference without much de-
bate, and the House will proceed witt, the
appropriation pills.
The District OF Columbia appropriation
bill is already on the calendar, and the In
dian and military bills are simply waiting
to be reported from the committees having
charge OF their preparation.
The Foreign Affairs Committee will be
ready AZ scme time during the week to re-
port the resolution censuring En- bassador
Bayard for his speeches at Edinburgh and
Boston, England, aud an interesting de-
bate will doubtless occur when that mat.
ter is called up for action.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
LAST, YEARS CROP NOTES
The States Grain Harvest Below
That of the Previous
Year.
Output of the Beet-Sugar Factories.
No More Fruit Acreage Is
Required.

The State Board of Agriculture has SUBJ
mitted its report for the fiscal year ending
January 81, 1896. The past season, it SAYS,
was the most unsatisfactory in the history
of grain growing in this State. The yield
estimate was 20, 832 bushels of wheat,
against 26,071, $40 of 1894, but with better
prices-$1 O21z, against sS cents the pre-
vious year. The wheat export of 1895 was
20 033, 1888, an increase of 8, Isl, 900 over 1894
From all statistics it can be seen that
wheat for export is an industry of the past,
and when it is noted that there is and has
been a reduction of over 80 per cent in re-
turns during the last twelve years it is not
necessary to search further for reasons
why the wheat-grower has not been pros
porous.
Summing up its deductions the report
advises the California wheat farmer to
turn his attention to more profitable
crop. 1t advises the holder of great tracts
to cut up their farm lands into small hold
lngs and sell OFF at such prices as can be
obtained. He must reduce his acreage
because no crops that are now grown will
warrant plant necessary for extensive
farming. The report further says:
There is no disgusting the fact that thorough
T5 TTS5organizaton OF farming methods is needed.
The cities, through their property-owners.
thelr merchants, their Capitalists, must sooner
or later take hold of the question of agrienlt.
ure. The depression in this noble follovyinp
Will not be fully felt by the cities until it is too
iate 10 applya remedy. 1t is agriculture that
In great measure keeps the business centers
/ supplied with trade. eo-- 'St
Ohe tnlng the farmer must certainly do is Ia
get out OF the old wheat-raising rut There
are many subsidiary products OF the farm that
MI VIII, even at this time, return good living
why are the consumers of poultry and EGGS
compelled to rely upon importations from
otner states tor supply during six months oj
| the yearY Simply because of q lack of atten.
uon TO the "chicken business"
In the palmy days of wheat growing ii was
beneath the dignity of many farmers to bother
WIN chlckens; these products were left to
women OF the family to trade for muslins az
"tne store" Now poultry raised in the East is
snipped from one to TWO thousand miles and
sold in open market at higher prices than ON
own product. Over 2,000, 900 dozen OF eggs
IRON east OF the Rockies have been received
ana sold in this market during the year iust
i closed, and for which the producers received
an an average OF cents per dozen; TO this add
cents Tor freight and commission: thus the
market price may easily be fixed at from 90 tC
20 cents per dozen. An offer OF less than IL
cents per dozen to the average Californis
pouitry-raiser is considered not worthy o
i answer.
An assurance OF 10 cents per dozen the yea
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
FOGS ARE A FORTUNE.
London Variety Proves Bonanza tt
Thieves of That That Metropolis.

London Variety Proves a Bonanza to
Thieves of That That Metropolis.
There are few things that all classes of
London thieves like SO we'll as fogs, and
the thicker these latter are the better, said
a detective inspector to an English writer.
We can always count fully on any foggy
afternoon or evening bringing out hun
dreds of clever professional hands on basi-
ness bent, and the reports of thefts at
various centers always increase to q most
appreciaple extent after a spell of fog.
Consequently our men are always very
much on the lookout during such weather.
| could tell you one or two curious in
stances of thieves being, SO to say, acei-
dentally caught in this way.
In one case about two years ago we had
been on the lookout for weeks for an Amer
lean swindler who had several thousands
of pounds worth of stolen bonds in his
possession. The inspector who had the
warrant at last declared that this man
must have got out of the country, but one
densely foggy night the former happened
square, when stranger, against whom he
nearly ran. said:
"Can you tell me precisely where / am
I've got mixed up, somehow
"Follow me and I'll show you," said the
officer, and he showed him-to the police
station, for the man was the very one he
had been looking for.
A well-dre ssed gentleman was in a south
eastern suburb helped in fearful, fog by a
poor man, who, with his charge, took tenn
porary shelter at police station. The
gentleman explained that he had Just ar
rived from Canada, where he had been for
thirty years, and that he was now looking,
in this to him strange land, for brother.
Explanations followed, and the man
who had helped him turned out to be the
brother he was locking for. / heard the
story from the sergeant, who was present
when the explanation took place.
But as to fogs favoring thieves, can
only tell you that we are often rather sur
prised to see after a spell of fog what an
access OF means and extravagance at their
thieves.