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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-21
cHANcERY ORDERS.
Judge KIaore Appoints ". u. l. csmp-
beH Of Rysn a. Master In and Fer
the Southern District.

Judge Kilgore today took
action in the matter of appoint
ment of masters in chancery.
first for the southern district,
second for the court at Purcell
and third for the court at Pauls
Valley. These orders were
promulgated today and are as
follows:
ARDNoRE, |. r., Aug. u.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
W. II. l.. Campbell of Ryan,
Indian Territory. is hereby ap-
pointed master in chancery i'm
and for the Southern District Of
said Indian Territory with all
the powers and authority here
tofore conferred on the master
in chancery by order of this
court. And il is ordered that
he reside and keep his Office at
the town of Ardmore, in said
district.
Second-J. l.. Alternately of
Purcell. Indian Territory, j.
this day appointed special mas
ter in chancery for the United
States court at Purcell, in the
Southern District, whose duty
il will be To- hear and report on
all matters in equity arising IN
that court and referred TO him
by the consent Of counsel cou-
cerned.
Third-Nicholas Wolfof Pauls
Valley, Indian Territory, j.
hereby appointed special mas
ter in chancery of the United
States court ut PaulS Valley. IN
the Southern District of the In
dian Territory, to hear and re-
port on all matters in equity
arising in that court and refer
red To him by the consent al
counsel concerned.
q. B. KMCORE.
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THEY WILL GO.
The Appended Eloquent Letter Has
Been Received BY the Ardmorr
bar Association

PURCELL, /. T.. Aug. -.
Ardmore Bar Association. Ard
more. |. T.:
Gentlemen-I ann directed by
the committee on invitations to
invite the bar of your city To be
present with us on thc days of
our great celebration, August
81 and September !, next.
Come and join with us in ftly
observing he day when foreign
Judicial oppression and tyranny
will end and when that indepen-
dencc for which our forefathcrS
struggled shall have at last
taken It's abode, judicially at
least, in this fair land, that OF
our adopted homes. Come and
join us in this season OF great
thanksgiving, the end and the
beginning, the end Of foreign
Judicial rule and the beginning
of home -ule and constitutional
trials.
To the lawyers can much
credit be given in bringing
about the great change. there
fore, it Is highly proper that
they should participate on the
occasion of our demonstration.
Invitation committee-James
f. Humphrey, Zol Woods, j.
+. Sharp, J. l.. Alternately. j.
b. Thompson, Dorset Carter.
We expect you and promise a
great time. Come. Very re-
spectfully yours,
j. +. SHARP.
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Knife and Revolver.

Guthrie, Okla. Aug. 2O.-At q
Populist meeting at Ocala. Porter
Davis aud W. II. Dennis got into
an argument over the financial
question. and Davis drew revol-
er aud Dennis a knife and they
went at each other. Davis was
fatally cut about the head and neck
aud Dennis badly pounded with a
revolver.
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Kansas Boy Murdered.

Nowata. ]. T.. Aug. 2O.-win
Laekey, a young man who lives
with his parents near Edna. Kan.
was murdered "A few miles north Of
here last night by an unknown In
dian Lackey was with a ihresh-
ing outfit that had been operating
in the neighborhood. aud along
with the other hands had gone TO
the loft of the barn on the place
where they were working 10 sleep
ON the hay. l.ackev made some
remark at which an Indian who
WAS among them took such offeuSe
that he picked up a club and struck
Laekey over the head several
times. fracturing his skull. Lack
ey died soon after. The Indian NJ
once escaped ia the darkness aud
Is still at large.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
ARDMoRE, FRIDAY, AUG. 21.
THURSTON'S MALICIOUS
CHARGE.

'Mr. Bryan has replied to the
charge made by Senator Thurs
ton that he (Bryan) had been
for some time previous to his
nomination in the employ of
silver mine owners. His reply
is dignified, yet positive and
explicit. He denies that he was
at any time or any circum-
stances in the employ of mine
owners, individually or collect
lively, or that he had been IN
the employ of or paid by any
bimetallic association.
This should be explicit
enough to satisfy even Mr..
Thurston. In the light of Mr..
Bryan's reply Mr.. Thurston is
placed in anything save an
enviable position, His ground
less charge, if, indeed, it does
not place him in the attitude of
"a malicious slanderer, brands
him as amischievOus busybody,
a circulator of idle rumor, and
a mendaciOus gOssiper.
"The senator from Nebraska
has circulated a malicious re-
port without having attempted
to determine the truth or falsity
of it. 1t is but just to infer that
he cared nothing about the
truth or f4lsity Of the charge
which he so industriously circu-
lated. He repeated and reiter-
ated the charge merely for the
effect it would have upon Mr..
Bryan candidacy. knowing
full well that the evil effects of
g. false report can never be
wholly overcome.
"Mr. Thurston merits the
contempt of all respectable and
truth loving citizens. kansas
City World.
Since the above was printed
i'm the World Mr.. Thurston has
vindicated himself in the fol-
lowing card to the public:
''On July II, the Chicago
Chronicle charged W. j. Bryan
with being a salaried employe
of the silve bonanza interests.
On July 81, at Madison, Wis,
Tread the editorial of the Chron-
icle and insisted that Mr.. Bryan
owed it, as a duty to the Ameri-
can people, TO answer the
charge. His explicit denial ap-
pears in the press this morning.
/ stated in Nebraska that Mr..
Bryan's denial would be ac-
cepted by me and that | would
so notify the country, which |
take this immediate and public
manner of doing
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TIME TABLE.
Arrival and Departure U. s. Malls.

Arrival and Departure U. 5. Malls.
South bound mail closes 4:45 p. m.
South bound mail arrives $3.50 p IN.
North bound nail closes 11:15 a. m.
North bound mPil arrives 1900 m.
Night mails are closed at $50 p. m.
Money ocder department is open
at 8 a. m, end closed st p. m.
Office hours from a. m, to 8 pm
Sundays from a. m, to 9 a. m.
MORAN SCOTT, p. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIN. Deputy.
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PRODUCE MAREEr.

The following prices are paid Ia Ard
more for the farm products named:
Bu-tCr, 2uc per 10.
Chickens, 81 90 To St.dJ per dog.
Eggs, ioc per dor
Sweet potatoes, 75c per hu.
+. irish potatoes, 60c per hu.
Apples, native Use per hu.
Apples, northern si.2i per bu.
Onions, 81 per bu.
Cabbage, PC per 10.
Hay, $3.50 TO $50 per ton.
Corn, 20c per hu.
Oats, I5c and I6c per bu.
Wheat, as cents per bushel.
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u Looks VERY Pretty.

The Wilmington building
front presents the appearance
OF a veritable art gallery, it
having today been decorated
with the very attractive paper
of the Ringling Bros. circus.
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The Texas state TIekrt.

GOvernor-C. 4. CulberSon.
Lieutenant Governor-G. r.
Jester.
Attorney General IT NJ. NJ.
Crane.
Comptroller-R. W. Finley.
TreaSurer-W. B. Wortham.
Land CommisSioner-A. j.
Baker.
Superintendent Of Public In
Struction.-J. VI. Carlisle.
Railway Commissioners -
John IL. Reagan. l.. j. Storey
and Allison Mayfeld.
Help the ladies of the Baptist
church tonight 10y your presence
at the Herbert x Lewis build
ing. Children will be admitted
for - cents.
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A party of Ardmoreites head
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. |. X. Mason
will leave tomorrow afternoon
for an excursion 20 Galveston.
We failed to get the personnel
of the party.
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The ARDMoREITE will ex-
change daily or weekly subscrip
ton for stove wood.
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PRAIRIEs IN FLAMES.
Men and Women Fight the Fires to Save
Their Homes aud crops-Duei
Between Brothers.

special from Denlson appeared |
in the Dallas News TODAY:
DR.. j. l.. Jones and Prof. h. !
B. Hinshaw returned this NOM
ing from Tishomingo, !. T. |
They conferred with Gov. Mos
ely of the Chickasaw nation.
While on the trip they made
notes of a number of interesting
matters which were furnished
the News reporter.
Arriving at the governors
home in the Chickasaw nation,
the gentlemen found George
Wisdom. a full-blOod Chicka-
saw. in conference with the
governor in regard To the death
of Davis Colbert, the Indian
who was killed by IA train just
north of DeniSon ten days ago.
The young men who were with
/ Colbert before he was killed
and who found his horse hitch
ed in the brush on the north
side of Red river and returned
to the relatives of Colbert. told
the story to Wisdom, who is an
uncle of the deceased, and he
was fearful that they were mis-
representing the facts. Later
the uncle heard that Colbert had
been killed and placed on the
railroad track to give the ap-
pearance that he had been
struck by train and killed.
: This story gained credence and
the young men were in danger
, of being summarily dealt with
F by the Indians. the uncle hav-
: ing gone to Gov. Nosely for
advice and to get him TO obtain
5 facts about the matter from
: this city.
: DR.. Jones explained the kill
: ing and the nature of the acci-
1 dent to the Indian uncle of Col
' bert and the governor inter-
preted the story to Wisdom.
t The Indian had never heard of
!. embalming, and when he learn
!. ed his nephew had been en-
S banned and would appear as
n natural now as when he died
: ten days ago, he gave Il grunt
5 Of the deepest satisfaction and
f gratitude and remarked in In
: dian: Heap funny; white man
?, dry dead Indian on string" "
L The uncle will come to Denison
for the dead body.
a The death of another old
: citizen of the territory, well
d known in Denison a few years
y back, occurred on Friday last.
t jackson Conway, an old Chick
e asaw. nearly 100 years of age,
e came to the Chickasaw nation
/ with his tribe from Mississippi.
: He was for a long time leader
e among his people.
:. George Wells, an old Chick.
2 asaw, was assassinated Satur-
f day night" said DR.. Jones.
e He was sitting in his house
when some one rode up to the
e fence and called him out. AS
4 soon as he appeared two mount
5 ed men fired on him with win.
chesters and when he fell to the
d ground they rode away, leaving
S no clew to their identity. The
: old man was a harmless fellow
and had no avowed enemies
o The killing occurred near old
n Fort Washita, twenty miles
e north of Denison.
J. A duel between two broth
d, ers occurred ut Wahpanucka OF
: Saturday. Two negroes got IN
n To- a dispute over half dollar
: The dispute grew into a bitter
e quarrel, when one of the men
: drew a dirk and stabbed the
;. other in the breast and abdo-
:. men, intiicting fatal wounds.
! The wounded man Went to the
: : houSe and nrocurnd ShCtorru
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lier.s ThIers. capturea.

\ couple of negroes OF last
Sunday night stole some horses
from parties at Wynncwood.
They were overtakcn az Whites
boro, Tex. and the horses r.
covered. The negroes were
brought in Wednesday night
and turned over Ia Marshal
Stowe. who IN turn carried
them Ia Pauls Valley and placed
them in charge of Deputy Mar
tin. They were be- taken to
Purcell yesterday TO he tried on
a charge Of larceny. II j. eN-
pected they will bc brought here
for commitment tonight.
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Yesterday that the wire tie would never
he used to any extent. He looks on tb.
whole matter as "A fraud. He states thar
the farmer VIII be able to make largs
nrofit out Of the fat tie. and would loss
money il tire wire tie were used. He say,
that as far as all merchants are concerned
they would just as soon sell the wire ia
as the fat one. hut the farmers would no,
Juy the wire tie.
lie further states that the compress me-
cannot use the wire lie without losing
money by it. They send cotton with lie
wire tie on j. 10 the exporters. and thew
in turn hand IL over to the STEAMSHIP
companies When the cotton arrives IN
New York ii is in bad condition. the
baeSing being cut ana the ties in a bad
shape. The steamship company in a case
like. this refuses 10 handle the cotton The
exporters have 1at ties put on the cotton
and charge the amount Of cost 10 the IN
land compress that first placed ties on thu
bale.
This statement is denied hy those who
advocate the wire tic. and they say that
cotton having wire ties on it is in as good
condition when il reaches New York a.
that having the far tie on St.
The tie men claim that Colonel Nesbitt
is making a useless fight. and the intro
duction Of the Wire tie is having no efsec.
on their sales. which are larger than ever
before.
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Mango in Horse.

William Forbes. TT. Thomas, y. TT have
n horse about seven years old that IS badiy
broken out with some kind OF 1tch, mostly
on his head, neck and shoulders. II seems
to be in blotchcs or spots. II appears 70 be
worse on his head under his eyes, when
spots are devoid of hair and seem to he very
irritated and keep him rubbing. The first
symptoms were rubbing the base or root OF
tail and name. also notice puHed or cor
rugated appearance of skin on body. some
who have seen the horse say IT Is the
Spanish itch and is inCurahle. have used
great many external remedies, but they do
no good.
You have described the disease called
mango very closely This disease is caused
by a minute insect which burrows under the
surface. They may be seen through mag
nifyiuc glass. Wash the affected parts with
soft soap and warm water. using brSsh
to remove as many of the scabs as possi-
ble. Boil staveacre seeds, one pound in two
gallons and a haif OF water. for one hour,
and let il simmer for another hour. Then
add water to bring TO the original quantity.
Apply a little of the tea to the affected
parts. Repeat i'm a week. Another remedy
is sulphur. half pound: vaseline. one ounce;
mixed and well rubbed in. Still another is
one pint of linseed oil. two ounces of oil
of tar. two ounces of sulphur. mixed and
well rubbed in TWO days in succession. Al
low to remain or four days and then wash
of with soap and water and reapply if
thought necessary.
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Carries Of Jawbone.

J. S NJ. oak Grove, Fla.-I have a twelve
acre iell OF clay subsoil from which gath
cred "a crop Of oats in May. and | am now
Lsme if Tor pasture. l wish TO plant IN
corn next year.
T. when is the proper time TO plant and
what mcthodH
e How many times should II be ploWed
before planting
g. Nv brother has a mare four years old.
a tlnp the size OF a birds egg appeared
lust below where the blind teeth appear
ATior remaining some time he lanccd 1t.
It discharged large quantity OF cpffup-
tion. and has continued 20 run ever since
came ont OF the place
T. We would turn il over with turn plow
about the time or first frost
p Harrow once or twice during the win
ter and again just before planting You
must be your own Judge. remembering
that the soil should bc made fine aud deep
without turning of the clay
g Il is probably carries" or diseased
bone caused by blow or by the bit or by
false dcutition. open The place well SO that
Nou can see the bone. Scrape the diseased
bone with q duu knife ana dress the scrap
ga mfa,c twice a day with the following:
Two drlchms Of hydrarhloric acid. ono
half pint of water This viii stop the carries
aud promote healthy granulations on the
surface and nU up the hole. Continue this
the hone is gone Then change the treat
mput 10 wash Of. SIX drachms of sui
uaatc of zinc one ounce Of sugar OF lead,
ouo pint of water. Swah the interior of the
wound with this three times a day.
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them out? G. Is the Lady Thompson the
best strawberry for shipping?
/ and 2. The best early shippihg
peach that has been thoroughly tried is
the Alexander, but the Sneed promises to
excel the former both in earliness and
quality. 3. Twenty by fifteen feet is
good distance 4. Equal quantities. by
weight. of acid phosphate. cottonseed meal
and kaint for the first year, applying two
or three pounds about each tree. After
commencing to bear reduce the quantity
of cottonseed meal by one-half and apply
three pounds of the mixture around and
about each tree and work it in. >. Jam
nary and February. G. We have not suf-
dcienty tested the Lady Thompson, but
think we'll Of Il. but it is not quite so early
as the Hoffman.
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How To DESTROY Crawfish.

The crawfsh and water terrapinS We're
cutting their way beneath the dam Of
my pool and l had frequently ate mpted
to check them by driving down pilins,
only checking them for short time, when
a new leak would appear. At last /
thought of the effects Of smart weed that /
hal used in my hoyhood days TO eaten iiSa
IT, the lakes. So / placed around the part
most subject to the mHrauders a cotton
basket fun of the weed. which basket held
about seventy-fiv- pounds of cotton. l
punched down ana beat the smart Weed
we'll nto Ihe bank, tllng all holes Well.
Since then not q sign of leakage has oc-
CURED and my pool holds out well through
this. our greatest drought. With less
drought last year my pool was AZ dry as
nay yard. This weed Is dead shot To all
iisn if well bruised and mixed in the wa
Ter, but docs not affect stock.
D. T BEALI4.
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Cement.

j. D. Mckinney. Bellevue, s. C.-l want
TO know how to mix sand and cement to
make n good hard cement want to
cement my cellar floor. | have put in one
coat of cement-haif ccnrent and half sand.
1t does not seem to get bard enough. /
will bc glad to see this answered IN the
next Weekly Constitution, as / want TO
finish up my job.
one part each of Portland cemeit and
clean. sharp sand should, if properly pre-
pared make a hard. smooth floor. Prob
ably your cement is not good. We have
never found any that was half as good as
Portland. Possibly your sand contains
clay or is too fine and round Mix sand
and cement together. dry; then sprinkle
with water and mix rapidly and spread as
quickly as possible Use just enough water
20 enable you to spread the cement readily
Level off with a straightcdge and let il set
for a day or two. Then spread very thin
coat OF pure cement on the surface and
make a smooth surface. using a Wet
trowel.
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selectinr PLANTING Seed.

Tho cotton crop has opened iulF t"t'e
weeks 500 advance OF the usual tme' 50
far as cur observation has eNiena'A' am"
vo fear il is too lutc now To write about
tb. inheritance of care in selecting plant
ing seed fer next wear. Usually we advise
tn. sowing of fhc seed for planting rom 'he
boils that open after October tSi, pat
this time that date VIII prove too late 10
secure the LARGEST and hcst-matured tolls
We do uot remember season ln which thc
Hollis that were set daring August have Acel
So li-ht and immature and unsuitcd Tor
welding the best planting seed. The ear
lier hollis were much tho larger Last sprung
we planted the seeds from one ltrae boil
which weighed AT the rate of forty hollis 10
the pound The seeds were planted in rich.
garden =o.l ANA wei cultivated urourhoHt
the season Afte~ carefully searchins ANA
weighing thc heaviest aolls we can find from
the twelve stalks cultivated tncy weighed
at the rate OF nfty-two holis TO the pound.
which Indicates "a falling pn in the praIIct
of not less than on,-fourth as compared
with last year. That is 10 say that th, yi, d
~ the current crop as compared with that
cf last wear viii De- reduced al least once
fourth as a result oi the smaller size % thc
hollis This IS truc m regard 90 tWelNe
stalks planted and cultivated with care. in
garden soil Then how much the more viii
he the decrease from the cause in the
Fields at large.
n would Dee well for farmers 90 look INTO
THIS matter of planting sc.d before ginning,
and see that sccd he sawed from The acst
cotton After several years 81 carefully
conducted experiments in artificial crossing
different varieties anna spcaies uf SEQ 'on
with thc view of producing 81 ni-her type
90 cotton. With resarj 20 uroductiyen"s~.
l"urth aud nrIunc~s of lint. eic-. We o'rf'~
60 dt-rct uf disappointment ANA ui~caur-
aremeur. % seems plain aai simple to take
the pollen from blooms of e h--hoIieI va
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penses on five acres of tomatoes SlIl3, as
shown from account of sales, and this
work was done in four months by the aid
of his wife and two littie daughters helping
in the press 20 set out, plow. gather and
box tn fruit. Mr. Abe Fraser is the man
who cultivated the crop he sowed the
seed January 18TH. March l0th he placed
the plants an cold frame. April loan car
ried plants to field, setting them out Ski
feet apart, using only So 30 worth of fer
tihzer. They grew on hin side OF sandy
land, clay suhson. with lime nature. We
viii try 10 beat the combine ON cotton ties.
u. r. BEAIL.
Bonneville Miss. September ], $3.50.
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Bagging and Ties.

Granber.. shelby County Tenn
SS; { ss;sS r @s COX SSG%a
reason | kend you Mcssrs BROOKS, Neeiy
& Co.'S raite to me on the subject oi the
cotton business of Liverpool 50 you can
Judge for yourself. | am an old farmer
myself, | wish to help them al can.
An old farmer that takes mp the idea thal
simply mistaken. Show N@ssrs. Brooks,
Nicely & Co.'S note to every old farmer
that comes about your office or publish II
if you like. We are making nothing in
this section Of the country. neither corr,
nor cotton Instruct the farmer TO hold
on to their cotton. not to crowd the mar
kct; give il to them i'm broken doses
With the above came letter to Mr.. Gran
berry from Brooks. Nicely &- Co. informing
him that they deduct about thirty
pounds per bale in Liverpool on account
of bagging and ties. In regard TO the mat
ter of getting pay for the bagging," we
will say that our understanding is that
the regular "tarc" deduct from every bale
of American cotton that reaches Liverpool
is twenty-five pounds. instead OF thlrtN-
Now, Mr. Grapbcry VIII note thAt tnls
"tare" of twenty-five (or thirty pounds Is
deducted from every bale, regardless of the
actual weight of the hagsiug and ties that
may I've in the bale. The local buyer, as
rule, disregards the weight Of bagginS ana
ties. except to bc satisfied that II IS not
much. if any, in excess of the standard
tarc We will suppose case: a farmer
puts 475 mounds of lint i'm one bale of cot
ton ana wraus il m baggiug and ties OF
the weight of twenty-five pounds. lie sells
this 50O-pound bale at cents per pound
gross. receiving So Now deduct the cost
of the bagEing and tics, say % cents, ana
he has received $2i25 net for his bale OF
cotton He puts 40 pounds of lint in an
other bale ana covers it with say twenty
pounds of baEging and ties, ara sells TINS
4g5-pound bale at Z cents amounting 10
S3ic5. Dcductirg 90 cents for the cost ol