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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
CURIOUS INSECT.
A Butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
of Life.

A Butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
of Life.
1t is in August that the naturalists
observe the marvellous insect which is
born, reproduces and dies in the period
of single night on the banks of the
Marine, of the Seine, and of the Rhine.
1t is the ephemere of which Sirammer-
dam has written and which is spoken
of in Aristotle.
The life of this insect does not last
beyond four or five hours 1t dies to-
ward l / O. clock in the evening, after
taking the form of butterfly about six
hours after midday. 1t is true, how
ever, that before taking this form it
has lived three years in that of a worm,
which keeps always near the border of
water in the holes which it makes in
the mud
The change of this worm in the
water to an ephemere which flies is so
sudden that one has not the time to see
it, If one takes the worm i'll the water,
the hand cannot be taken away before
the change is made unless by pressing
the worm slightly in the region of the
chest By this means it can be taken
from the water before the change takes
place.
The ephemere, after leaving the
water, seeks place where it can divest
itself of a fine membrane or veil. which
entirely covers it This second change
takes place in the air
The ephemere assists itself with the
point of its little nails as firmly as it
can. 1t makes movement similar to
that of shiver, then the skin on the
middle of the back breaks apart, the
wings slip out of their sheath, as we
sometimes take off our gloves by turn
ing them inside out. After this strip
ping the ephemere begins to fly Some
times it holds itself straight up on the
surface of the water on the end of its tail,
Tapping its wings one against the
other. 1t takes no nourishment in the
five or six hours which are the limit of
its life. 1t seems to have been formed
but to multiply, for it does not leave
its state of a worm until it is ready to
deposit its eggs, and it dies as soon as
they are deposited.
In three days time one sees appear
and die all species of ephemeres. They
last sometimes until the fifth day, for
the reason that some malady has affect
ed some of them and prevents them from
changing at the same time as the
others. Exchange
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
SOME ROYAL DOGS.
Nearly All the Sovereigns of Europe Are
Fond of Canine Pets,

Nearly All the sovereigns of Europe Arc
Fond of Canine Pets.
Nearly every one of the sovereigns
of Europe, it appears, has one or more
pet dogs. The collies of Queen Victoria,
the fox terriers of Princess Beatrice,
with Jock as prime favorite, are known
at least by hearsay to every body
The emperor of Russia is also a great
lover of dogs. A London paper reports
that he is always accompanied in his
walks by couple Of fine Danish
hounds, whose strength and vigilance
their master considers his best safe
guard. The grave czar is often seen
playing with these monster pets He
himself has taught them their tricks,
and they are nearly always about him.
The king of Greece shares the czar's
taste for the Danish hounds, which are
as intelligent as they are strong, and
which, with hardly bark to announce
their intentions, will fly at the throat
of any one whom their master may
point out to them in case of need
When the empress of Austria goes on
uSI lOlIS w d4hS Vi IluCS, S6N6Id1 pGU
dogs always accompany her. But per-
haps the most widely known of all the
royal dogs" of the present day is
Black. the pet dog of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis.
Black is sportsman's dog, of no
truth must be told, he is member of
the race of mongrels which the fisher
men in the south of France take out to
sea, employing them to recapture any
willy fish that may fall through the
meshes of their nets or slip suddenly
back into it's element after it has been
once landed on board the barge Black
is still rejoicing in the days of his
youth but his record, not only as a
common fisherman but as fisher of
men, " is already great, for he has saved
no fewer than six persons from watery
grave,
Some three or four years ago the
Grand Duke Alexis was staying at
Biarritz. One stormy night he went out
on the cliff 70 get view of the angry
sea. A boat was just being wrecked be-
low, and + saw dog dashing with
angry grows and banks into the water
and bringing to land, one by one, three
drowning men, while the crowd cheered
the brave mongrel to the echo. The
grand duke approached to caress the
dog, and the animals master then
offered Black to him, refusing to acceI
any payment. st. Louis Post Dispatch
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Is NOW MRS PATTEN.
Sequel to the Pattpn- oberts Sensation
at Bath.


Bath, Me, Aug. 28.-The sensational
scandal that involved two prominent
families here few months ago was
revived yesterday at a hearing which
began in the afternoon in the su-
preme court before Judge Whitehouse
The hearing was on the petition of
Mrs Irene E. Roberts, the divorced wife
of DR.. Percy w. Roberts, a prominent
physician, for the custody of her two
children, Margery and Evelyn Roberts,
who are now at the doctors home
Since the petition for the custody of the
children was filed in the court Mrs. Rob-
erts has become the wife of Hon. John
o. Patten, who was charged as being
one of the leading actors in the scandal,
the marriage having been solemnized in
Boston last Tuesday, the next day after
certificate of divorce had been issued
in a divorce case at the present term of
court in which the libellant was Mrs.
Lucy Patten, wife of John O. Patten.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
1863 IA.
Star Po'nter Make ew Worlds Record
at Re1dvtl e.

| Sbhf TO n'er make ew WORLDS Record
| at ReHdvtl e.
Boston, Aug. 30.-Star Pointers mile in
1854, Saturday, in Readville, was the
talk of the horse world yesterday, and
an occasion for congratulation all around
that lne magic mark of two minutes for
the mile had been passed at last His
performance was so clean cut and con-
elusive, no question of a quarter of a
second remaining to mar the certainty of
the feat, that drivers and trainers gen
orally were much in the state of a pa
uent having successfully passed the
crisis.
When the horse appeared to make his
trial against John r. Gentry's record of
2:OOl2, the crowd which filled the grand
stand and surroundings felt that now, if
ever, the two-minute mile would be done
The track, weather and other conditions
were perfect, and Star Pointer has been
looked for all along as the horse to do
the trick.
AS the successive quarters of 3Os.,
seas. 1:29 and finally the supreme mark
of 1894 for the mile went on, the en-
thusiasm of the gathering grew in fer
vor, and at the conclusion the great
PAGER was greeted with Juror or ap-
plause.
David ]. McLary, who drove Star
Pointer to a record of 1:59A, is 80 years
old, and was born in London, Ont. His
father, John McLary, is a farmer, now
living in Westlawn, a small town in On
tario, on the shore of Lake Erie. David
has two brothers and two sisters living.
None of the family are particularly
fond of fast horses except David, al
though one brother, John, whose home
is in Ontario is a dealer in horses and
cattle.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Manchester, N. H., Aug. S0.-Frederick
McDougall of South Manchester died
at the Sacred Heart hospital yesterday
from the effects of a shooting accident
which occurred Saturday night. Nc
Dougall, with two companions, George
and Joseph Gabriel, were hunting eagles
On an island in the Merrimack river,
when George Gabrieps gun became
accidentally discharged and the shot
took effect in McDougall's right leg. He
died from the loss of blood. McDougall
was employed as a loom fixer in the
Amoskeag mills. He was 35 years old,
and leaves a widow and one child.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
PopuIist Convention Call.

Boston, Aug. 27.-The following circu-
lar has been sent out by George F. Wash
burn, chairman of the state executive
committee of the Peoples party: The
annual state convention Of the People
party will be held in Arcade hall, Z Park
square, Boston, Saturday, Sept is. 1897,
at IL o'clock a. m. The basis of repre-
sentation will be one delegate for each
town and city and one for each so votes
or majority fraction thereof cast for our
candidate for governor in 1895.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Portsmouth, N. H, Sept. 1.-Senator
w. e. Chandler is gathering some val
liable information during his stay here
regarding the advantages of the Ports
mouth navy yard, and he intends to
make an effort to obtain a new dock at
this yard. The senator believes that
the land at the Boston navy yard is too
valuable, commercially, to be used as a
navy yard, and that only one dock should
be constructed on this coast and that one
at Portsmouth. In speaking of the
chances of obtaining the Improvement,
he said that the Maine delegation would
no doubt assist in he movement in
favor of a new dock at this port.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Gold and Silver Gospels.

"The Gold and Silver Gospels" is
the name of very peculiar book now
preserved in the Upsala library in Swe-
den. 1t is printed with metal type, on
violet colored vellum, the letters being
silver and the initials gold. When it
was printed, by whom or what were
the methods employed, are questions
which have great interest for the curl
GUS, but have never been answered.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Maid and Widow.

BY the old Saxon law a maiden and
a widow were of different value. The
latter could be bought for one-haf the
sum which the guardian of the maid
was entitled to demand. A man, there
fore, who could not afford to buy a
maiden might, perhaps, be able to pur-
chase a widow
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

The herd of European bisons protected
by the czars of Russia in the forest of
Lithuania, numbered 1900
in 1856, but is now reduced to 500 and
shows no sign of increase The dwin-
ding of the herd is ascribed to inbreed-
ing. due to the confined area of the res
ervation.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Lynn, Mass, Aug. 3O.-A double
drowning occurred at Flax pond yester-
day, the victims being Thomas Hayden,
80 years of age, a bartender, and Nicholas
Gabarino an Italian, residing on Barrett
street, Boston, both employed in d. j.
Hayden's saloon in this city. These
men, in company with Thomas Walsh
OF this city went to the pond and engaged
a rowboat. When they were about 200
feet from the landing the attempted to
change seats and the boat tippled over,
throwing them all into the water. Walsh
managed to swim ashore, but the other
two men went to the bottom.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Manchester. n. H, Aug. 3O.-Mrs.
Minnie Gosselin, "a years old. of 1S1 Han
over street, has been missing from home
since last Friday night. She leaves
three children without a protector, the
oldest being IL years old and the young
EST a child of 2. The police are trying to
find her.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
suit Again { County.

New Bedford Mass, Sept. 1.-The
Edgemoor bridge works of Delaware has
served notice on the county of Bristol of
an action of contract for $25, 900 damages,
to be tried in Norfolk county. The plain
tiff claims that the county commission
ers awarded the company the contract
for the construction of section of the
new bridge between this city and Fair
haven, and that after the award was ac-
copied the county commissioners de-
clined to carry out the contract. Trial
will be had at Dedham in October.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
lone. Going ,au.h.

New York. Sept. Large amounts
of money are being shipped south daily
TO help move the crops. 1t is estimated
that fully $1,000, 900 of crop money has
been shipped from this city within the
past fortnight. 1t is interesting to add
in this connection that Souther credits
are in better shape just now than they
have been for in several years
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
HarTity Deposed.

Reading, Pa, Aug. S1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention last night, by a
vote of SO to g. passed resolution de-
claring vacant the position of national
committeeman from Pennsylvania, now
filled by William F. HarTity, and naming
James NJ. Guffey of P'ttsouTg for the
vacancy.
Aged Actress Dies of Heart Failure.
New York. Sept. Mrs. John Drew
the aged actress, died.yesterday after
noon at the Bedan house at Larchmont.
She had been suffering for some time
from a complication Of kidney and heart
troubles, the immediate cause of death
being heart failure.
U-ath of Ogden GOeIet.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 2S.-Ogden
Goelet Of New York, one of the best
known Of American millionaires. died
yesterday on board his yacht, the May
flower.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03
Chewing Tnhncco Cau.ed BIindn. IS

Waterville Me-, Sept. Wv. II. Worth
ley, one Of c. H. Nelson's trainers and
drivers, has been stricken blind. The
case is a very strange enc, as five days
ago his eyesight was of the best. Aug %
he swallowed a piece of tobacco which
he was chewing. and the physicians state
his present condition is the outcome from
this. There seems no chance of his ever
recovering his sight in the opinion of an
Occulist.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

The rot which earlier seriously affect
ed peaches, plums and grapes has mostly
subsidized, so that fruit prospects are on
the mend. Late varieties of corn will
require from three weeks to month to
mature, and unless frOsts are delayed
very little will ripen sufficiently for seed
purposes. Fall grain and forage crops
are in good shape and feed for stock will
undoubtedly be plentiful. Potatoes are
a discoura ging crop. Onions bEghted
somewhat; buckwheat and turnips prom
ising Flowing for winter rye has COM
menced in the extreme south, but SOW
ing will not commence before Sept. Is
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-03

Digging Of late potatoes is going on
with general cor plant of ret and small
supply. Rowen is fine crop on many
meadows, but some of it has been
Caught" ard will make poor hay. Corn
is about the same condition as elsewhere
Turnips looking well. A week of fine
dry weather would result in great and
general improvement in crops.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

TYOR sALE.-GOOD COUNTY SEAT NEWS.
A paper; official county organ largest cir
culati9n in county; good town and county; I;
good plant; lots OF lads" and job work. Little
cash required. Cause for selling, poor health
Address "Bargain," care this Office.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

r .Ess THAN IS AN ACRE WILL BUY FINE
Ia farm. fruit and stock land In county OF Is.
900 inhabitants and near railroad. Good
schools and churches. Address Jonas Davis,
WaukOmis, Oklahoma.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

TXTANTED--A FIRST CLASS CANVAssRR
w 10 work q prosperous county for SUBJ
scriptions and TO collect on delinqu0nta for
q thoroughly up.to-date POpulist county seat
paper Agood fob for the right kind OF man.
Address J. W. Morphy, care ADVOCATE, To-
peka, Kansas.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

MONEY TO LOAN ON WELL IMPROVED
QtA Farms In eastern Kansas and western
Missouri. borrowers write directly 20 J. II;
Noble, 50l Jackson st., Topeka, Kas. Also good
farms for sale.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

R1if~ The rate for advertisements IN this COltRus
"a cents tO0rd % advertisers t0hO are not yearly
subscribers 10 the Advocate, and cent WOTd 70
subscrtbeTs.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

A GOOD NEWSPAPER PLANT IN COUNTY
"A OF 10000 inhabitants, at county seat Of
S,000 Only POpulist paper In county Address,
the ADVOCATE, Topeka, Kag.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

Special Correspondence
Marsden, !. r.. April The
continued rains nave caused
many farmers To- rcplant their
corn. This will make it very
late and gives rise to the fear
of short crop.
Ralston Mcdonald. one of our
merchants. has returned from
Davis ami lac informs us that
two merchants have already
sold S6l 900 worth Of goods OH
credit, and the court files at the
Valley show over 1000 mort
cages given in favor of Davis
merchants. It's strange how
people will still give mortgages
and let the merchants impose
upon them outrageous prices. !
know that people are paying a.
high rs 100 per cent. ! can
safely say that you pay from 80
/ To - per cent on almost every
thing you buy. | quote one ar
I ticle-coffee. You get seven
pounds for a dollar. cash; when
YOU buy II on time YOU get four
pounds for dollar, aud your
note you give draws 10 per cent
I interest. So you see the differ
ence: Seven pounds for a dol
lar, cash; four pounds for a
dollar and 10 cents, on time.
/ VI. Y. Gim has been quite
sick, but j. better at this time.
". W. Bonford has returned
from Dallas. He tells me that
the farmers in that country are
almost ruined on account Of 30
much rain. In many places
wheat and oats are washed
away entirely.
Wild Bill. as he i called. j. a
resident OF this community. lie
sold an Ardmore man lot oi
hogs and got some of the mon.
e. in advance. When the pur.
chaser came to see about hi.
hogs he found that Bill had nC
hogs 10 sell.
We receive oar paper now OF
Thursday instead Of on Satur
day as formerly. The reason
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

Captain Wilmington has just
completed the putting down of
Il substantial brick pavement in
front of his magnificent build
ing on Main street. In this
connection we note that it is al
50 rumored that the people are
now very much in favor of al
lowing the postoffice 10 remain
where it X.
There Will be Lenten services
in the Episcopal church tomor-
row afternoon at ; o'clock.
w. III. AYERS, Rector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

Anadarko, Ok, April ). In
dian Agent Baldwin has rcceiv-
ed orders fron the department
to withdraw the advertisements
for proposals 70 lease the Kio-
wa, Comanche and Apache
lands. The advertisements
were inserted III the Texas pap
ers several weeks ago and the
cattiemen who were ready 10
lease the lands are wondering
what they Will DO viAh the
large herds they have on them,
as their leases expire inside OF
three weeks. This action of
the department indicates that
the present administration IN
tends to carry out the treaty
made several years ago with
these tribes and allot their
lands so as TO throw the residue
open to settlement, but this can
net be done short Of a years
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06
PURELY Personal.
PronlRrnt Goersiana Corners % Caught
on the wisf b. the Reporter
fos the Ardmoreits.

W. w. Hyden Of Davis is in
the city.
Ed McKelvey of Marietta is
in the ethyl
5. r. Tolbert Of Mannsville is
in the city.
Billy Buster of Wynuewoodis
in the city.
;. l.. Garrett OF Tishomingo
is in the city.
George Hughes Of Gainesville
5 in the city.
Walker Martin of Durwood
Is in the city.
:. ). Evants Of Marietta was
in the city today.
Miss Sallie Pendleton is visit
ing III Gainesville.
Hugh Hardy OF Dougherty
was in the city this morning.
Miss Blanche Hardy Of Ber-
wyn is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
\. b. Seay.
Deputy Marshals Covington
and Lindsay came in OF the
noon train.
>. WeStheimcr OF Marietta
had business before Judge Xii
gore this morning.
/ Rev. ". e. Sauls OF the NJ.
+. church South ut Doughcr.y
was in the city today.
George q. Gaines returned
from Gainesville last night. lie
reports pleasant trip.
Mrs. W. +. Ellis. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. !. W. Golledge,
IS in the city from Waller, Tex.
Will Rennie and Col. Burke
of Tishomiugo were in the city
this morning, returning home
at noon.
I. \. Maxwell, of the firm of
Maxwell X Gray, Healdton. was
a pleasant caller at the ARD
NOREITE office Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

South McAlester. /. T.. April
"a gentleman who came in
from Denison last night says
that at : o'clock tins morning.
when he was returning TO his
room he saw a large airship GO
ing in a northern direction. IL
was brilliantly illuminated, and
s-as going at the rate. he sup
posed. Of about fifty miles per
hour. There was a particular
Swishing sound TO il. and as
near a he could judge, it was
a quarter Of mile up from the
earth.
His attention was first di-
rected toward the stars by the
peculiar sound from TIE ship,
or whatever it may be called.
and he watched until il passed
over the hills to the north.
The gentleman is a Mason
and a h. Of T.. and his reputa-
ton for truth j. beyond ques-
tiOn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

Workmen are busy wiring
the business houses on Main
street for electric lights in or
der that everything may be in
readiness for the completion of
the plant. The machinery and
entire outfit are now on the
way. Mr.. X. w. Hodges, who
Is a practical engineer, Is in per-
son shaping everything in con
nection with the enterprise OF
strictly business principles. He
has given the contract for sink
ing the well TO W. f. Beard,
and if Il sufficient supply of wa
ter can be obtained on the Sc
lected lot, the construction of
the power house will be begun.
This building will be of brick
or stone. Should the we'll here
prove a failure, another site will
be selected, and so on until a
sufficient supply of water can
be obtained.
In the meantime the material
/ Is coming in, the poles will be
erected, the wires stretched,
and Ardmore will in short
time find herself environed Will
/ a system OF telephones and
electric lights second to none il
any town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06
For Rent.


All members of the John IL.
Morgan camp No. l07 L. &. V.
are requested to meet ia Com
missioner Walcott's Office ON
Sunday afternoon at , o'clock.
\ full attendance is requested,
as matters of Importance will
be introduced. BY order
GEo. II. BRUCE, Com.
j. W. GoLLEDGE, Adjt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06
Help the Sufferers.

The ladies who have under
taken 10 canvass our c,ty for
aid for the stricken people of
Chandler have met with liberal
success. The list of names and
the amounts subscribed can be
seen at the ARDMoREITE office.
Mesdames Carter and Webb
have worked most diligently in
this matter, and are very CRATE
ful to our people for respond
ing So literally TO their call.
Appeals We're also made from
the pulpits OF the various
churches on Sunday, and were
responded To in Christian
spirit. The amount collected.
$3.50, has all been placed in
the hands of the ladies COM
mittee for distribution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06
Fishing Party.

\ party of our townspeoq lie
are spending the day fishing on
Hickory. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. ChaS. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs Will Mullins. Jr., Ms. 81
las Boyd, Mrs. Dollins, Miss
Hettye Wilhelm and T. Won
DollinS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06

\ new display of fine milli
merry at Miss Waynick's every
day. 1t will pay you to call
and see our goods before buy
ING. Special inducements the
18th and II. Oyer Randol's
dry goods store. LIT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-06
For Sale.

i first class cash carrier Sys-
TEN, will be sold cheap. IN
qulre at ARDMoEEITE office.
just received at Stevens.
kennerly 4 Spragius Co.'S one
carload Of the celebrated Racine
buggies, ph8tons and hacks.
l0-lmd&W