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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20
FIRE TRAGEDY AT PHILADELPHIA.

Two Fircmen Killed and One Fatally and
Three Others Severely Injured
PHILADELPHIA, April 2o,-Two fircmen
were crushed to death, ono fatally hurt
and three others seriously injured, as the
result OF a fire, which destroyed the old
depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad CON-
pany at Thirty second and Market streets
and cntailed loss Of about s2Oo, 900. The
names of tho killed are: Hugh No
Granngan. Of company 8; William II.
Staigert. district engineer. Fatally hurt:
George w. Preston, assistant foreman Of
truck A. Seriously injured: George Jen-
nings. John Blee and Samuel Sneyd, all
Of whom sustained bruises and have frac-
;ured ribs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 2o-1t Is whispered
here that the people who call themselves
the friends of sound n 4oney" are turning
all their attention to Illinois and Indiana
In the hope CT preventing ,the election of
silver men to the Chicago convention.
While they are protesting to take no in.
tercst In the mattct they are, it is said,
putting forth treaendous effort to cap
ture the Illinois delegation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

Foiloving grc tho League base hall
seorrs saturday: At Cineinna.i-Pitts-
burg'0 Cincinnati n; at Lbuisviilc-Chi.
cdro Z Louisville D; mt Philadclphia-Bos-
ton !, Philadelphia IL; as Washington
Now YORK .. Washington o; ut -. Louis
--Cicvrlani II. st. Louis Z: at Baltimore
--iruosiyn .. Baltimorc 9; Sunday at
Cincinnat!-Louisvilio - Cincinnati II;
~ - Louis-Chisago 9, ~. Louis 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20
FOUR MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Section of Colllery Roof Falls on Then
After Firing n Blast.

SectIon Oh ColIery toOf FaNs on Them
After Firing a Blast.
OLTPHANT, Pa, April 2o.-FonH men
engaged in driving heading from the
shaft to tho slope of the Eddy Crcek COL
liery, near this place, were instantly
killed and n fifth was painfully injured
The dead arc: James McHale. of Oily
phant; William Harvey, of Priccburg;
James and Ralph Abbott, brothers, Of
ThrOOp. The men We're working Sat a
point about ,00o feet from the shaft, and
had just fired a blast. When the snloke
had lifted they returned and commeficed
to clear away the debris. They had been
at work ouly few minutes when sec.
ton of roof weighing nearly thirty tons
gave way, crushing the men to death.
Francis Lewis was badly bruised Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

ToLEpo, April So-Bv the explosion Of
barrel Of gasoline in the Dauntless Ri.
cycle factory. the entire plant was wrecku,
Among the losses are 1000 bicycles The
Toledo Machine and Tool works LOST
many valuable patterns. The total loss
b about tlJo. .oD. with insurance Of sie..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

LONDON April ~ s0-Rcserrins to the
popc's pro-sroneh diplomaey q Rome
correspondent remarks that he dors not
believe there is question Of the pope over
making his headquarters Mt Avisnos.
though NJ an undated future there might
be a pope at Baltimore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20
LEADERS EACH DROP A GAME.
.si,se Hall Eyp~<ts Grow Cs-eics- or Tired
In astnrday's ConteatA.

In ssturday's Contests.
CHICAGO. April yn-For two days SIX Of
tho Lcague base hall clubs stood Mt the
pcrcntngc of 100. and on the third
droppci to .o,7, bcuausc they wcre either
tired or oerrtcss-or pcrhdps they wcre
Ecnerois ftidrt want 60 ''hoH' all the
bonors ~ tho opcnina wook. The follow.
ing table shows hVs the gamo came out
for the clsir firee Gays of the season:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20
PEORIA WINS TT.
Place Of Holding the Demo.
cratic Convention,
DATE FIXED AT JUNE %.

csmnissss In Csicsso 1oday-rhs B.sis
Of Issprsssniss'en to bs on the Vote
OF 1so3.
CHICAGO. April 20.-Tbe demo.
cratic state central committee met
here today aad selected Peoria Is the
place Of holding the state conven-
tion by vote Of 2l to 9 for Spring.
Held. Tho date was fixed at June 2S.
The basis Of representation Of del
sgates In the convention will be
based on the vote Of '92, which will
insure q largely attended convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

Blood purified, disease cured, sick
ness and suffering prevented-thisis is
the record made each year by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20

Being only third of the
clothing
Chicago who failed time We bought this lot of
Suits LUCKY
PURCHASE FOR YOU. for
than the CLOTH WORTH K, S. & Co. have al
ways the CLOTHING MADE IN CHICAGO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-20
Portraits Free.

before in the history and nth
its
benefit of With
sepia portrait every added to
the subscription rolls paying 81 for 10wees subscription
Il No Requirement to Buy Frame
when
frame
4 for from S4tOsl0
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Of notice Apn ~
! To Give An Patrons an Equal Chance.
be q paying a psmium Of ONLY 60
CENTS.
be furnished to non subscribers at any pce
Samples at THE business Office
when you call
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the worlds Walhalla by short poems
Hood won his place with his Song of the
Shirt. The Elegy in Country Church.
yard enrolled the name of Gray among
the immortals. The Burial of Sir John
Moore unlocked the doors of fame to
Wolfe. Burns wrote many beautiful
poems, but it was his Cotters' Saturday
Night and his Bannockburn which
caused the doors of the English Pan
theon to swing on their hinges to give
him entrance to the company of the
immortals.
We are glad for two reasons that Miss
Clarke has given to the reading world
this collection of Songs of the South.
First, because the south needed the in
spiration which these poems would give
to her rising poets, and the north would
learn from many of the poems that
poetry knows no Mason and Dixon line.
About $50 authors have places in this
volume, yet the south is in her infancy in
the field of letters. Her Had must yet
be written. We await the hand which
shall strike the southern Tyre and touch
her children into tears.
In gathering from the vast sea of lit
erature these gems, Miss Clarke has
shown a ripe judgment, great energy
and a true appreciation of the rythmic
harmonies of verse.
This volume is from the press of J. B.
Lippincott & Co., and can be procured
by addressing Miss Jennie Thornley,
Clarke, Midledgeville Ga.
The herald., 1896-12-13

sciences, and therefore has been called
the wisdom religion. For no science is
complete which leaves out any depart
ment of nature, whether visible or IN
visible, and that religion which, de-
pending solely on anassumed feveia
ton, turns away from things and the
laws which govern them, is nothing bu;
a delusion, a foe to progress. an OBJ
stacle in the way of man al
vancement toward happiness. Emprac'
ing both the scientific and the relis-
ious. theosophy is a scientific religion
and a religious science. 1t is not a belief
or dogma formulated or invented by
man. but is a knowledge of the laws
which govern the evolution of the phys1-
cal, astral. psychical and intellectual
constituents of nature and OF man.
The men and women who place such
unbounded faith in these teachings,
which, however, each proves for him
self that they are ready to give their
whole lives to the work of the theosoph-
ical movement can hardly be called
weaklings.; in fact, the Theosophicai
society in America includes in its ac-
tive membership some of the brightest
minds in the country. Lawyers, doc
tors, business men and students, in all
lines have found in theosophy the only
satisfactory solution of the problem of
life. The young man who is the presi-
dent of the society (E. 4. Hargrove) was
guaranteed $4,000 year if he would
remain in the firm with whom he was
practicing law in the city of London,
but he declined it to work for theoso-
ply with absolutely no monetary COM
pensation, except bare expenses, which
is the basis upon which all the societys $
work is done. No one receives any pay.
William O. Judge. the late president of
the society-a man whose true great
ness can only be adequately appreciated
by future generations-gav up very
lucrative law practice in New York to
work for theosophy, and numbers of
other brilliant men and women have
done likewise, A long list of we'll known
men and women might be given who are
members of the society," among whom
are physicians, lawyers, business men,
philosophers and writer's, judges of SUI
preme courts. scientists of worldwide
reputation and people in every walk and
station of life. Here are the words of
master: "Behold the truth before you;
clean life, an open mind pure heart
an eager intellect. an unveiled spiritual
perception, brotherliness for all,
readiness to give and receive advice and
instruction, a willing obedience to the
behests of truth, a courageous endur-
ance of personal injustice, brave dec
laration of principles. valiant
defense of those who are un-
justly attacked and a constant eye
to the ideal of human progression and
perfection which the sacred science de-
picts, these are the golden stairs up the
steps of which the learner may climb to
the Temple of Divine Wisdom
PAUL s. HEFFLEMAN.
Pasadena. Nov. 2S, 1896.
The herald., 1896-12-13

much sought after. She had a keen,
sensitive face, and her mass of wavy
hair was drawn off her forehead and
done up in single knot on the nape OF
her neck. She dressed with good taste
and was one of the first to adopt hy-
genie and aesthetic form of costume long
before picturesqueness came into fash
ion.
A good example of the qualities of
Miss Blinds poetic style may be found
in her sonnet, The Dead The poem
is rendered additionally interesting
from the circumstance that it was re-
printed and sent in the name Of 1000
operatives to Mrs. Fraser on the death
of the bishop of Manchester in 1890:
The dead abide with us! Though stark
Earth seems Gems to grip them they are with
They have forged our chains of being
for good or i'll:
And their invisible hands these hands yet
hold:
Our perishable bodies are the mold
In which their strong imperishable will
Mortality's deep yearning to fulfill
Hath grown incorporate through dim time
untold.
Vibrations infinite of life in death
AS a stars travelling light survives its
star!
So may we hold our lives that when we
The fate Of those who then will draw this
They shall not drag us to their judgment
bar,
And curse the heritage which we bequeath.
The herald., 1896-12-13
ODD FACTS ABOUT FINGER RINGS.

The trivial little circles of gold and
gems called rings have played all sorts
of parts in the worlds history. They
have been used as symbols, tokens of
trust, badges of rank and honor, and
also as signs of servitude.
OF all ornaments, the ring was the
first worn, and mythologists tell an in
geniouS story to account for its origin:
Jove, upon releasing the Titan Prome-
theus from his rock of torture, COM
PEELED him. as a souvenir of his expert
ence, to perpetually wear on his finger
a link of the chain that had bound him.
All the Hindu Mogul divinities are rep
resented as wearing rings, and the gods
of elephants are likewise adorned
The Bible gives numerous in1ances
illustrating the Importance of the signet
ring. Darius sealed with his the den.
of lions: JeZebel made use of Ahab's
ring to seal the counterfeit letters order
ing the death of Naboth.
One of the oldest rings in existence is
that of Cheops, founder of the great
pyramid 1t is of gold, adorned with
hieroglyphics. The use of carabel and
signet rings by the Egyptians dates
back into antiquity. They were made
OF gold silver, bronze, precious stones
or faience.
Many of the rings were made to open,
or portions would revolve. and devices
representing the name of the wearer
We're common. In one dynasty very
pretty kind of ring was made in blue,
green and purple glazed faience. Ex-
amples on these rings are very numer-
Gus. The band is about an eighth of an
inch thick, and of substance finer and
more fragile than glass.
The Iacedomons, according to the
laws of Lycurgus. despised gold, and
had only iron rings. The ancient heroes
of the Greek legends are reported as
love of luxury the Romans wore rings.
wearing rings. With the increasing
one great man having as many as sixty
on at one time. and possessing different
sets for summer and winter. In getting
up pleasure parties the Romans ex-
changed rings as a promise that they
would attend. Heliogabalus never wore
the same ring twice.
The herald., 1896-12-13
Concerning
Your Health


medicine
noticeable than in this natural
Combined Resources
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The herald., 1896-12-13
STORIES OF TALLEYRAND.

Talleyrand described a great meta
physician as a man who eXcelled IN
writing with black ink on black
ground.
Addressing Louis XVIII one day, Tai
leyrand said to him: Sire, I am old"
to the monarch, Sire you are DID," for
they We're both of the same age.
When Prince Talleyrand was made
vice grand -elector of the empire Fouche
said: The addition will not be felt in
so numerous a company; it is only one
vice the more"
When the death of Talleyrand was an
nounced to one of his acquaintances,
the latter exclaimed: He must have
had some good reason for dying. |
think / will be at least i'll myself" ana
he forthwith went to bed
Talleyrand's face was so immovab!e
in its expression that Murat once said:
IF whilst you were to receive kick
from behind, you would never be able
to tell it by any change in his cuunten-
ance'
In 1914 the conduct OF French mar
shall who. according to the phrase of the
day. had taken the initiative in defec-
ton, being severely commented on in
the presence of Talleyrand, the latter
exclaimed: Good heavens! 1t was only
that his watch went little faster than
other people's.'
Prince Talleyrand's caustic tongue
never spared those who had offended
him. foremost amongst whom was Ma
ret Duke of Bassano. One day Talley-
rand said: Il know only one person
who is greater fool than NJ. Mare.."
And who is that?' inquired some one.
"The Duke of Bassano."
A friend of M. de Talleyrand asked
him one day, in confidence. how it was
that Madame O., so stupid as she
was, could have held him in her chains.
"Why, the truth is" he replied, that
Madame de Stael has so worn me out
with her cleverness that l feel as though
1 could never have enough of dullness.
During the French revolution of 1880,
when the fighting was going forward,
Talleyrand was pacing the Hobbies CT
the chamber of peers in irrepressible
agitation. At each discharge of the
canon he would eXclaim: AHA! The
day is ours!' A friend ventured to ask:
"Whose. monseigneur? On which side
are you?" when he answered: II Will
tell you after awhile"
The herald., 1896-12-13
THE PAUPER EVIL.

"Where to Strike at the Pauper Evil'
is the caption appearing over an edi-
tcrial in a recent issue of the Chicago
Record. We have been asked to believe
that there would be no paupers in this
country in the event of the triumph of
the financial policy so ably defended by
the esteemed Record during the closing
days of the recent campaign.-Omaha
World Herald.
The herald., 1896-12-13
BIRDS SKELETON IN A TREE.

A natural curiosity was shown in a
timber merchants workshop. This was
the skeleton of bird embedded in a
piece of beech. The timber seemed quite
sound all round the cavity; and there
was no sign of any opening into it; when
the timber was sawed, a nest, with the
bird sitting on it was found. The nest
appeared to be built with mud, and the
bird resembled a titmouse. Probably
at the looping of branch a cavity was
formed and the outside had subsequent
ly grown over.
The herald., 1896-12-13
THE HONEY CROP

Taking one year with another, there
is no surer crop in Southern California
than that of honey. The bee men Will
have to make the best of 1t this year.
though. as the season will be an excep-
tionary poor one for apiarists in nearly
every part of the country.-SRnta A.
Blade.
The herald., 1896-12-13

Adop auser of Toca Testes to His Remarkable Recovery
wasa or
~ ~ " y ~ " ADOLPH CAL
The herald., 1896-12-13
Out of Town Visits

Marlborough Hotel THURSDAY December
dino Consultation
The herald., 1896-12-13

The ever youthful Sarah Bernhard
has a new hobby. 1t is pottery. and She
describes her handiwork. from the fash
ioning of the clay to the heating of the
oven, with the enthusiastic delight of
girl.
The herald., 1896-12-13


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
Baptist Church Services.

Remember the services at the Bap-
tist church tonight. Prayera and praise
service begins at 1880. Every chris
tian invited to take part in this ser
vice.
Preaching at $40. Theme, "How
Can a Man Who is Dead be Made 20
Live ?'' or The New Birth"
We desire that everybody who has
one Of the Triumphant song books 10
bring it with them. We are going to
t-y to have the best music ever hea.,s
in Ardmore. This viii be one of the
special features Of the meeting.
All arc invited. The seating capac-
ity has been enlarged.
J. Il. YoUNG, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
REVIVAL CLOSED.
The Burnett Pro-rectcd Meeting Cen
cIuded Last Might Grand Show
Ing Of Work Done.

The big reviva! closed last night
by an able sermon from Evangelist
Burnett. The ARDMoREITE has on
several occasions stated that is was
a grand meeting fruitful of glorious
results. That assertion is best veri-
fed by a statement of additions TO
the various churches and those who
made professions OF raI-.'Dl but
have not yet affiliated WIKI any of
the denominations. That showing
is az follows.
Methodists So, Christian %, Bap-
tist Il, Cumberland Presbyterian j
Presbyterian 5, converted but ret
affiliated 45, making grand total Of
10 conversions during the progress
of the meeting. If all these hold
out faithful and let us hope they will,
it is a grand showing for Evangelist
Burnett and coworkers who so ably
assisted him.
The good work began will be car
ried on this week in the Baptist
church and the ARDMoREIrE trusts
it may prove as successful as the
meeting just closed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
Rssbytery Meets.

The Prcsbytcry Of Cima-ron viii
meet in the First Presbyterian church
Tuesday. evening, april n, at 1880
O'Clock.
The opening sermoA viii bepreach-
cd by the Rev. J. o.. calnon, OF King
fisher, o. +.
The business sessions viii be held
Wednesday ard Thursday, from $3.50
a. m. 10 y m. and from p. "a. to c
p. m.
There viii be popular meeting
Wednesday might in the interest O..
missions conducted by the ladies'
Presbytcrial society. Mrs. Laella
knight, Of ST. Louis, secretary of
women's work for the southwest. viii
make an address. Other short ad-
dresses viii be made.
Thursday afternoon from ; to f:3l
wiz be n popuisr meeting in the in
tercst Of Christian Endeavor work.
The Rev. ). W. Griffin, of Enid, Ok,
and Mrs. ). G. Fisher. % Purcell, /.
T., will give practical addresses.
Thursday evening at O'Clock the
Rev. DR.. King, our Synodical evsr-
gelist, viii deliver a lecture. His
subject will be announced later.
The public Is cordially invited 20
attend all these meetings.
The popular meetings win be Of
special interest.
c. c. MCKINLEY, Pastor.
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ARDMoREITE does job printing.
Notice.

Notice l. hereby given that the under
signed viii sell, on April 20. 1895, in front of
the old Alamo Hotel in the town of Ardmore,
/. T.. the hotel property known at present as
the Raleigh Inn" situated just east of the
railroad. in the town of ArdmOre, /. T.. At
public cutlery 70 the highest bidder, for one
thitd cash. balance in two equal installme II; :
on Go aud 80 days time, the deferred pay
ments to Toe secured by personal endorse
menI. Said safe will be made under and by
virtue of decree made in the case of T. H.
Culp vs. Nat Smith ct 81, in the United States
Court, southern District, Indian Territory,
at Ardmore. wherein authority was confer
red on the UnderSi gHed to make the same in
order To satisfy the judgment therein Ten
dered. john l.. GAIT. Commissioner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
A RemnrI,abIe Trec.

There is n vayward white oak tree
near Laqorte. Ind, that may well puz-
zle naturalists with the vagaries Of its
growth. The tree is Q feet il circuinfer-
ence at the base, and there are no
branches If any size below ) feet from
the ground. There tie great bole di-
vides into n number Of limbs. Two,
leaving the trunk about 20 inches apart,
grow west, their lines diverging for some
6 feet, and then each rending toward
the other. Twelve feet from the body Of
the tree they unite again, making per-
feet oval, and out of this grow two
smaller branches. AS if not satisfied
with that expressed disregard for the
laws of nature, this old tree has per
formed another feat. Six feet from its
base grows another white oak, less thar
half its size, and no sooner does the
smaller tree arrive at the charmed cir
cles Of those branching limbs than one
of them grows right into it, and is ab.
sorbed. The second tree is very much
larger 20 feet from the ground than at
its base
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
To Our PGtrons.

Having purchased the interest Of
Messrs. Blapton and Jones we are
forced to make collections. Your
accounts are made out, and you will
greatly Oblige US ny paying them
promptly. We will have to refuse
credit to all who do not pay up at
once.
Thanking you very kindly for past
favors and asking for 4 continuance
of the same. we are
Yours to command,
T. b. JOHNSON x Co.
Proprietors French Market, oppo-
site post office. u 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13
Indian Committee Asks Hearing

indian Committee ASKS nearing
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The House
Committee on Indian Affairs, fearing
that there may be too much delay in
calling up their committee in its
regular turn, filed a petition this
morning with the committee on rules
for a special assignment of an ea~ly
day for the consideration of the
Curtis substitute for the Dawes com
mission bill. This petition recites
the Importance OF ac,.cH at this time
and also calls attention 10 the fact
that the committee las larre r-m-
Der of other Important @..'7 ,s..eh
will consume lis tine. v:-a il ;e-
ceives them fron tFe hose iii its
regular turn. II this reC~e.t is re-
fused, and the bill j. So considered
until the regular tia-c f,r,..o gt!,i"G
up of bills from tie c..-,....ee on
Indian affairs, t;.a cora...tcc viii
call for the previous ,.sta-.en 81 this
general bill and Eay1 = ..s4ed as
speedily as possible.
There does not seem 20 &c 50 Iar n
determined opposition on the part
of the Indians to the passage of the
bill, but their confidence probably
rests in the uncertainty OF its pass
age. or even consideration by the
senate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-13

Grand Commander, Knight Temp
lers ard Battle of Flowers, san
Antonio, Tex, April 2lst to oath.
For the above occasion the q G. x
5. F. Santa Fe Route will sell round
trip tickets form Ardmore 10 San
Antonio, Tex, and return at rate Of
$40. Tickets will be sold April 20th
and 21st good TO return until April
25th. Side trips can be made to the
City of Mexico and other Mexican
points on cheap races. Call upon
the undersigned for further informa-
ton. /. r. MASON, Agent.
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Via the Burlington Route.

Via the Burlington Route.
A fast through vestibuled train
daily TO Denver making direct con
nections for Cripple Greek, Coli also
fast daily trains TO the gold fields Of
Montana and Black Hilis.-20O miles
shortest line from Missouri River;
ask your agent for information about
the Burlington Route
l.. W. WAKELEN-,
St. Louis, Mo.