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New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
EXPERT OPINION.

The white gull. circling high in the air over the
sand dunes along the lonely shore OF the lake. looked
with plying contempt at the wreck Of the flying
machine far below. - - ,.
:in my opinion" said the bird. mo Inventor
Will ever hatch. a real nying-machine out OF his
Tribune
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

The Ncw-York Infimary fer Crippled Children
has taken n new nan,e and 1t is now called "rhe
Childrer's Surgical Hospital OF New YORK. with
Mrs Ff)rence Clinton Sutro az president OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary. Tho society is In prosperous
condition with 500 In its treasury. II VIII nave Il
meeting AZ the residence OF the president on next
Wednesday November l. at II o'clock In tho morn
ing.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
EXTRAORDINARY.

Won Blumer--Did your wife have q complete
trousseau when you were married?
Dmpleton-l should say so, Why didn't have
to buy her any clothes for three weeks afterward!
-(Puck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
King AIphonso,. Tact.

Alphonso. king Of Aragon. was one
day examining the different articles in
his jewelers. shop in company with
many ladies Of his court. He had S;arce
ly left the house when the jeweler miss
ed a diamond Of great value and ran
after him, complaining of the theft. The
king, not willing publicly TO disgrace
any OF his attendants. commanded n
large basin full Of sand TO be brought
him, into which he directed each person
20 put in the hand clinched and to draw
it out flat. BY this means the diamond
was left in the sand, unknown by
whom. m.-HousehOld Words.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
How She Got The Newr.

Two Louisville women who are great
friends, " as the phrase goes, from one
cause or another had not met for several
weeks, though living only few squares
apart. The other night one dame went
down to visit the other one and said on
entering the house:
Margaret. l came down to visit you
because heard you were sick. "
well" answered Margaret, who
seemed a trifle out of sorts, You took
your time about it. ] have bern sick a
week. 4"
"Yos, ' Deborah replied, ''bUt could
not come sooner because you took such n
roundabout way of letting me tnow You
were sick.
Roundabout way? don't remember
sending you any word at all. How did
you hearr''
well, you wrote the news to your
daughter Alice in Milwaukee; she wrote
to my daughter Mary in New Orleans
Mary mentioned it when she wrote tC
me-and that Is how ! happened "a
come over. "-LOuisville Courier Jour
nal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

II was in 1850. when he wns embas-
sador at St Petersburg. ilat Prince Bis
marck studied Russian. The suspicious
ex-ohancellor, who once declared that
blotting paper was IAN invention VI tie
enemy" wished 10 dispense with inter-
prefers he engaged 4 young law stu
dent 10 give him lessons. II. AlexeleOd
has lately furnished some particulars u
his former pupil
The pronunciation Of certain syllables
was great difficulty. and Bismarck got
out Of temper more than once, but he
finally mastered the language we'll
enough for his purpose. and then disput-
cd the remuneration which had been
agreed upon.
Bismarck carefully kept his knowl-
edge of Russian secret from the court,
with the result that he occasionally
CLEANED information not intended for
him, but ON one occasion the car, who
was talking in Russian to Prince Gort-
shakOff, noticed that the ambassador was
looking very fixedly at him, and at once
guessed the truth. he asked Bismarck.
point blank, if he understood Russian,
and the "man of blood and iron" con-
fessed, much annoyed at having been
found out. Pearson 5 Weekly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

Mrs. St Hill is a woman who has
made of palmistry something more than
a means Of amusing an idle crowd or
frightening a credulous one. She has
studied it with reference to its medical
side and has proved the connection be-
tween brain and hand. The London hos
pitalS, asylums for idiots and the blind
yes, even Hanwell-all have opened
their doors TO her. From wax impres-
sions made Of the hands of the inmates
she has learned that each disease brings
its own sign on tins hand -London Lot
TAR
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
Ar,lnclal sesntIpr Of Ele~er..

Flowers that have lost something Of
their perfume arc row scented Artificial
" by watering them with an alcoholic
solution OF essence. using n littl, glycer-
IN Ia fix the odor. Thus, for viO cts, tho
liquid is composed Of 100 grams Of
glycerin and 10 grams II essence ot
violet In many places, while scented
violets are comparatively rare, the un
scented kinds grow Wild IN great prutu-
sion. These are now bought mp IN large
quantities, scented artificially and put
into the markC, in advantageous cumpe-
tition with the perfumCd viOlets grown
by the hurticulturists. Cut flowers which
have wiited from time or transportation
are revived by being plunged into a
weak solution Of sal ammuniac Flowers
which have little or DO scent gre also
peIfumed for sale by being lut into a
box with iCe and then saturated with
a current cf carhOnic acid charged with
perfamc. --LCndCn Public Opinion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

The Westminster Budget tells char
acteristic stony Of the late Rev Peter
Mackenzie Of London. Many yeats age.
after delivering a lecture III n village
near Sunderland, he was returning 10
his hosts house along Il lonely road,
when be was accusted by a rnbbeI. The
latter was believer in the right Of
might and requested Mr.. Mackenzie 60
turn ont all the cash he had got. well.
my dear nan, replied Mr.. Macl enzie.
you know am Zig enough TO thrash
you. If it's money yOr want. III give
You half "A crown" The robber would
not accept this very charitable offer.
Mr. Mackenzie "doffed" his coat and
gave him what the man is now pleased
TO call "a dashed good hiding That
thrashing did the man n great sIrvice,
for he afterward left the paths Of vice
and became one Of Mr.. Mackenzie 5
many converts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
PERCENTAGE OF POOR EYES.
Only One Person In Fifteen Has Bot
Eyes In Good Condition

Only One Person In Fifteen Has Both
Eyes In Good Condition.
Only one person in . has both eyes
in good condition, and in cases out Of
10 one eye. generally the right, is
stronger than the other. 1t is found
that just as people are right or left
handed so they are right or left sight
ed, and while apparently looking with
both eyes they often really use only one.
Out of 20 persons whose eyes were test
ed by German doctor two only were
found to be left sighted.
The reason of the greater strength
generally possessed by the right eye is
not altogether understood, hut probably
the natural tendency to the greater use
of the right side of the body has some
thing to do with il. In using weapons, f,
for instance, mankind has been taught
to assume for ages attitudes in which
the right hand and side have most exeh-
else, and this discipline has undoubted.
ly had it's effect on the eye.
Old sea captains after long use Of the
telescope find their right eyes much
stronger than the left-the direct effect
of. exercise. This law is confirmed by
the experience of aurists. If a person
who has ears of equal hearing power
has cause to use one ear more than the
other for long period, the ear brought
into requisition is found to be strength
ened and the ear not used loses its hear
ing in a corresponding degree. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

MAN you sent to fix that range OF
our'n poet:'' asked a rural looking
customer of the proprietor Of a down
town plumbing establishment.
"I-I-really. L don't know" re-
sponded the startled proprietor, with q
look of sober inquiry.
% 'Tain't as got anything particular
agin pOets.' explained the customer
suavely as he took a chair and cleared
his throat, "but I've hearn tell Of folks
missin their EocatiOns-them as ought
TO be hoein petaters and huskin corn
gittin into pulpits and lawyers Offices.
for instance Course l amt sayin as /
reeily seen any Of your young man g
poetry. jest sort of s'piciOned leetle
that he mought be one of them kind,
cause that there range won't draw or
bake since he tinkered with it. Poets
may be all right enough in their place.
and / reckon there's nicks in the world
for every sort, but when a coOkin range
is ont of gear one wants plumber. -
New York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
A SUNBEAM BROKE A BANK.
The Faro Dealer Thought Its End waS
White Check.

The Faro Dealer Thought Its End Was
White Check.
''That piece in your paper bout the
guy that cleaned up the faro banks ont
in Seattle unused Bettam High, the
Chicago gambler, as he told the waiter
to "bring ON three fer a half, " "ain't
in it with my personal experience. This
was out III Cripple Creek when the
boom was way up an a good play
agin right bank. see, was wuth more
to the banker than a split in the best
claim you could git if they broke even.
Do you know Eaten Up Jake? That
wasn't his name of course, but the gang
give him the handle cause he could
chew so fast, see? Well, Eaten Up got
hold of piece of money in Chicago
he win out n roll off n short money. see,
en he goes off to Cripple Greek an starts
to dealin. De lay out was in a little
frame, pine board joint bouts big's a
dry goods box. Jake gets good play,
yOu know-took minute TO settle after
every turn, seef But l didn't tell you
bout the knothole. You see, there's q
knothole in a board right back of the
dealer. Jake, he's in the lookout chair
sect Gake don't have no clock there,
see, so nobody minds the daylight, only
it makes the dealer little sleepy, an
Jake. he's kinda dopy.
"Well, there's tin horn from over
in another joint-a plugger i'll the stud
game, seef He blows i'll an buys two
red checks, waits fer cases, fergits the
copper one play an gets whipsawed.
see-loses both bets. Then he buys half
stack of whites an keeps the seat.
playing mostly cases. He keeps his
checks i'll his hands, an Jake don't keep
cases ON him. Well, he goes broke, but
Jake doesn't know it.
THE jacks case, see, an the sun
lights coming through the knothole
over the dealers shoulder, hits the jack
right in the center, an it looks like q
white check. The jack wins Dealer
pays a white check ON the jack. Tir
horn pushes the sleeper over between
the queen an the king, an it wins
again, see: An, on the level, the guy
win and win, an nothin can stop him
Five deals afterward he has the checl
rack out. an Jack says:
81 can't deal fer you no more. Nj
roll is gone.
Next day l stake Jake in the poke
game an tell him how it happened, al
he says:
"'Well, watyetink of THAR Wouldn
that skin yCG? I've heerd of guys win
ming out de bank roll off N eat money
but never heard of winning out ON
shadder. '"-Elmira Telegram.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

San Salvador is built ON u volcano. IL
has been three times destroyed by an
earthquake, but the people are becoming
accustomed to such occurrences. EJrth
quakes are pretty frequent. and while
one is naturally very nervous there is
really little danger to life. The shocks
have been known to come as frequently
as 80 times in an hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
Not Interested-

Ar old man and his wife were last sum
mer sailing ON steamer between Black
pool and the isle of Man. AS the sea
was rather rough and the old woman
unaccustomed to sailing she said tn hen
husband:
''Oh, John, this ship is going down. -
"Well, never mind" said her hus
band. 1T isn't Ours. London Fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

Since the war of 1919 the United
States army has by no means enjoyed
the life of luxuriOns ease sometimes al
tributed TO il, for. in the intervening
years. il has fought go battles or
tions with the Indians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

Mrs Smith think il dreadful that
your divorce Laws in America should
be so much moro lenient than they are
In England
Mr.. Van Rensselaer-WeIl. You see.
my dear madam. in England divorce "a
n lnxu-y. while with rs IL is-er-a
uacrzSitv London Punch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

The ARDMoREITE Job department
turns out only first class work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29

The state Of Iowa is so far from bail
wholly agricultural that it has 69yl
persons engaged i'm its factories. who
sLhual output r. al25. .04s,l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-29
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY
THE LIFE AND DUTIES or A NEW
YORK scHooLTEAcHER.

Good Pay. short Days aud Lots of vaca
tion-AdsSntages Over Other OecuPa
tIons-MaIs Teachers Have wilder Op
pOrtunitIss Than the Women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
ABOUT THE EVE,

The upturned eye is typical Of de-
votion.
Wide open eyes are indicative OF
rashness.
Caeser Borgia had prominent half
closed eyes.
The eye is really sek-adjustable
telescope.
Safeguarding eyes are always to be
distrusted.
Brown eyes are said by oculists to be
the strongest.
The eyes should not be used in weak
ness or sickness.
Small eyes are commonly supposed
to indicate cunning.
Near-sighted people almost always
have prominent eyes.
The downcast eye has in all ages
been typical of modesty.
The proper distance between two eyes
Is the width Of one eye.
Many eyes supposed to be black are
only a deep orange brown.
People of melancholic temperament
rarely have clear blue eyes.
The chameleon is almost the only
reptile provided with an eyelid.
The eyes of fish and birds are round,
with no angles at the corners.
There are from four to six grains of
aqueous humor in the eye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
TO REORGANIZE 3. g. o,
Elaborate Plan to 10 Submitted &.
COmmittees


Baltimore. March 17..-lt is stated
upon good authority that the reorgani-
cation Of the Baltimore e Ohio Rail
road Company can be effected without
any assessment upon the common stock
and that plan with this result in
view is under consideration and will be
submitted within a few days to one
or both Of the committees having the
matter in charge.
The plan Is an elaborate one, its
main feature being a reduction in the
operating expenses and the ultimate
floating Of new securities to provide for
the floating debt and to take up such
receivers certificates as must be issued
before any reorganization can be eff
fected. The reduction in expenses. IL
the plan is adopted, will he brought
about by the consolidation of all the
prese.~ auxiliary SYSTEMS into one body
with headquarters in Baltimore and
having but one set of departmental
heads
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24

DEs MoIgE3, March 1.-THE soldiers
monument question came up and Craig
moved the adoption of the majority report,
giving each regiment representation among
the medallions on the monument and keep
ing no record of the originals. Hotchkiss
favored the majority report. The minority
report, in favor of taking from the monu-
ment the medailions of all persons living or
dead, was favored by Lothrop Jdnkin and
Kilburn followed in favor of the majority
report and Eaton in favor of the minority.
Waterman then offered a substitute direct
ing the commission not to place upon the
monument the portrait of any person living
or dead and that it have inscribed upon the
monument the name of each regiment and
organization, the number of battles it was
engaged i'll and the number who were
killed and died from wounds. Waterman
then spoke in favor of his substitute. Healy,
Palmer and Byers addressed the senate and
then adjournment was taken with the
resolution still pending.
HOUSE.
Rays resolution for consideration of the
code after March % and for final adjourn
ment on April 10 came up and Speaker
Byers took the floor. He declared no reso-
luton could assist the house in its work.
1t must consider the work as it appears on
the calendar and throw out Objectionable
bills. 1t seemed TO be the opinion the code
work could not be properly attended to this
session. He moved the resolution lie over
to be called up at some future time. Car
ried. Resolution by Spaulding that ap-
preparations for all purposes be kept within
two and a half mill levy was adopted. Bill
for protection of beneficiaries of fraternal
beneficiary associations passed. bill was
introduced by the committee on military
which makes large number of changes in
the soldiers monument and allowing no
medallions of living or dead persons upon
it, Blanchard's bill TO prevent combinations
by fire insurance companies came up and
was passed.
An afternoon session was devoted ex-
clusively TO Martins bill to provide for the
general control, report and inspection of
private banks. Addresses in favor of the
bill were made by Martin, Morrison Of
keokuk, and Brinton while Neitert, Allen,
Miller of Buena Vista, Haugen and Temple
opposed it, The bill failed to pass, 80 to 81.
Adjourned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Sensational Rumor at London

London, March 17.-An extraor6i.
nary story is going the round of the
aristocratic clubs to the effect that the
late Prince Henry Of Battenberg, hus-
band OF the Princess Beatrice, who died
from fever contracted while on the Ash
antee expedition, was buried at sea, and
that the elaborate obsequies which
TOOK place In Whippingham church. on
the Isle OF Wight, were carried out over
an empty coffin, in accordance with the
strong views entertained by the queen
on the Importance of state ceremonies
for all dead royalties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Few Frienos OF Free s,,vc-.

Topeka, Kan, March 1.-THE advo-
Gates of free silver in the republican
national convention will not get much
help from Kansas. OF the fourteen del
egates chosen, only one, M. M. Muir
lock, is for absolute free silver. All
he others say the platform of the Ohio
republicans is good enough for them.
Of the six delegates yet to be selected
NO will be for free silver and against
ny form of straddle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
FOR A CHINESE RAILROAD.
American Engineer Secures Contract for
Big Undertaking


Big Undertaking
San Francisco, Cal, March 16.-Col.
NJ. h. Jefferds, an American railway
engineer, who has an agreement with
the concessionaires by which he is to
have the contract for building the Pekin
& Han Kow railroad, provided he Sc
cures subscriptions in this country or
in Europe to the amount of 10000, 900
taels, is in this city.
There are in China at present but two
short railroads, one of $50 miles and
the other Of sixty-two miles. In Janu-
airy Hsu Yu Tsiang, mayor of Kuang
Tung, was given by Prince Kung, super
:ntendent of military affairs, permits
sion under the authority OF the en-
peror TO construct railroad from kin
north to Han Kow, distance OF $50
miles The right is also granted to
build from Pekin south to Canton. dis
lance of 500 miles, upon completion Of
the Han Kow road One Of the con-
ditions is that not less than two-thirds
of the capital necessary, which will
amount to about 30,000,000 taels, must
be subscribed by Chinese.
Col Jefferds, who was in China at
the time, secured the agreement from
Hsu Yu, who, when Jefferds carries out
the terms, will give him the contract
for building the road. Jefferds came 70
California to induce the Chinese mer-
ohantc in San Francisco TO subscribe,
and to use their influence to dispel the
prejudices of their countrymen against
railroads and show them their value.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Mrs. Lease a. Attorney Geosra,

Topeka. Kas.. March 1S.-The Kansas
Agitator. populist paper. published ar
Garnet. declares for Mrs. Mary T..
Lease for encouragement Of Kansas.
The Agitator says that Mrs. Lease haa
the courage of her convictions. and
would faithfully execute all laws on tho
etc hooGo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Madrid Press Is Impatient

Madrid. March 16.-Considerabl dis
appointment is expressed by all the
.dadrid papers on hearing that debate
on the Cuban belligerency resolutions
continues in the American senate. The
papers express angry impotence at
Spain being kept constantly in suspense
the ultimate line of conduct
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
QUESTION: TO HANG.
81. Louis Wife Murderer Sentenced to
80 Executed April 22.

30 Executed April 22.
Union, Mo-, March 13.-Dr. Arthur
Duestrow. the so-called millionaire
murderer of st. Louis, who was con-
victed in the circuit court here a short
time ago OF killing his wife and baby in
St Louis was brought before Judge
Hirzel Thursday and sentenced to
be ha nged April %. Duestrow will be
sent back to the st. Louis Jail for safe
keeping,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24

bermuda Leaves New York Har3of.
New York, March 1.-THE f1libuster
steamer Bermuda made her second at
tempt Sunday morning 20 leave the port
1f New York with arms and men for the
Cuban insurgents. This time she suc-
ceeded. She flew tho British flag.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Herbert Booth to Resign.

Winnipeg. March 17.-Herbert Booth,
head OF the Salvation Army in Canada,
will give up his command and leave the
country June /.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
To Represent the cramps in Japan.

San Francisco, Cal, March 16.-Gen-
al George B. Williams, of Washing
ton, founder Of Japan's present fnan-
aial system and for five years the fnan-
cial advisor of the mikado's govern
ment, has sailed for Japan as the agent
of the Cramps of Philadelphia to secure
if possible contracts for some of ia
pans new warships.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
The WAY TO Get IT.

Miss Point Breeze-The man i marry
must be rich
Miss Schenley Parkway don't you ad-
yortisc! | often see advertisements read
Ing. Cash boy, wanted
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Gov. Upham Unable to lie Ont

Madison, Wis. March 1S.-Governor
Upham is seriously ill and unable to
be at the capitol. He is threatened
with an attack Of erysipeias.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
Free To Comrades"

The latest photograph of the Hon. /.
\. Walker, commanderin-chicfo of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Write
to L. ii. Lord, Quincy Building, Chi
cago, and you will receive one free.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24

The man who always says what he thinks
will soon acquire reputation as cynic.