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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22
HEALDToN HAPPENINGS.
special Correspondence.

special Correspondence.
Haaldton, Aug. 20.-Another week
# heat, with tendency I o hot winds
which, il prolonged, will injure cot
ton.
Very few report boil worms exist
ing n.their crops and only then to
slight extent. The writer has been
2 close observer Of the cotton crop
for years and has always found a
Jew VIC ms, yet it is seldom in this
section that they iniure the crops
very much. / T. ink the hot winds
are more to be dreaded than the
worms.
Corn, while good, will not il
our opinion come up to the general
expectations and the cotton crop
while good 10 over-rated.
There 10 q good deal of sickness.
g. w. Kimbren, who lived near
levitt, died yesterday.
Mr.. Kanady is reported quite sick
az also a son of J. F. Hale. Mrs.
.NOOS NC 40 0OW1 WAOn lAC mCABlCSs
DR.. Smith. of Reck, was in town
Friday, also DIR. Davis, of Keller.
l.. G.. Brewer, of Denton, Tex, is
visiting here.
The holiness meeting closed Thurs
day night. We trust the good they
accomplished may be perm&l emit
The Rev. Meadows is an able and in
teresting talker.
We learn that the Baptists will
open D meeting under the leadership
of Revs. Hilliard and Brownlee.
The telephone line constructing
force are here putting in the posts
More than twenty million free sam
pies of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
have been distributed by the man
ufacturers. What better proof of
their confidence in it's merits do you
want? 1t cures piles, burns, scalds,
sores, in the shortest space of time.
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

A Favorite in the Family. 1 have
used Beggs' lGerman Salve in my
family for years. 1t is unequalled
for Burns, Scalds, old Sores, or Ee
zema, or any skin disease. Mrs. T.
Il. Stilwell, Beloit, Wis. We always
keep 1T, City Drug Store and T. N
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22
. t1unt,slLiqhtninp OIL

Cures Catarrh, Neuralgia, Sprains,
Cramp Collie, Diarrhoea, Cuts, Head
ache, Rheumatism. Good for man
aad beast. Failing, money refunded. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

Delaware Indians have fled suit
in the court of claims at Washington
under the Curtis law to have 157 800
acres segregated from the land of the
Cherokee nation before allotment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

To live or not to live is . question
which annually eonfrUnts the resi-
dents of our low ground and swampy
diStricts- Take Oheatham'g Taste
less Chill fonic and live to die q mo-
bier death than by o commonplaco
chill. Cure guaranteed. TAsteless
soc " bottle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

!, Horse thieves made q raid at Atoka
Saturday night and got away with
two valuable saddle horses and psd-
dies. Willis Serrill was the owner
of the horses and DR.. J. w. McLen
don lost the saddles and brides. A
posse is securing the country for the
thieves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

At Denison last Saturday the busi-
ness mems committee closed the
deal with the owners of all the fer
ries up and down the river and from
the 1st of september to the 1st OF
January the ferries az we'll as the
bridges will be free to Territory
farmers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-22

A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat yields to One Minute Cough
Cure. Harmless in effect, touches
the right spot. reliable and just what
is wanted. 1t acts at once. City
Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

spring gun bod been tried over and
over aeuiu without success. The French
and English parties tried the two drst
again on every road and path and
around every village, but though the
lion continued 10 roam about as before
he was % sharp TO bteaughL
IL was LEFT 90 the Americans to catch
him, finally. and they did ii i'm a very
simple way They spread fish nets on
the inside Of several cattle pens, aud
did not hunt for the lion at all AT the
end Of two weeks be came at midnight
enc night 10 KIM cattle. No one heard
or saw him until he leaped the fence.
and was entangled in The nets. other
nets were quickly thrown over him.
and i'm a few minutes De was so tau-
eied up as 10 be helpless. Between ten
and ~ o'clock DE had travelled a dis
lance of 80 miles. At ten o'clock be had
killed two cows tied al the door OF a
native hut, and left them to make the
journey across the country 10 the cattle
pen which proved his destruction.
When II became known that the
dreaded lion had been captured the ma
tiyes assembled to the number of 5000.
to view MIN. On his way down to tie
coast he was gazed at by at least So,
600 people. His captors were offered as
high as $4,000 in gold for him, but he
was NOT for sale. In Port St. Louis he
was put on exhibition, and in ten DAYS
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05


but it was four or five hours before the
mystery was solved. Then his dead
body was found on an open spot three
miles from where the lion had
stealthlly crePt up and seized him from
behind. The beast had caught the man
by the shoulder and given him such a
wrench that his neck was broken. The
only marks TO be found were on the
shoulder. Inc BODY had not been
dragged put carried and the lion had
ny t0fhea aslae ri any obstruction
me record nom May 1874 20 April,
1872 2 period OF about II mon was
astounding purlhg mat Time non
Killed fourteen soldiers. q natives 20
horses, % head Of cattle, "a camels' n
donkeys and about 81 goats. lie kept
l6 villages m constant terror, made two
roads 50 unsafe that travellers ceased TO
use them ana the man road between
the two military posts mentioned had
to be kept guarded and patrolled by
troops, The beast wandered about by
day as wei as by night and in the
course Of "a hours would sometimes
travel a distance Of 40 miles. On one
occasion at two o'clock in the after
noon he suddenly appeared on the high
way in front Of a squad Of cavalry num-
bering "A men. Before a man had time
70 fire at him the lion sprang upon the
lieutenant in command, dragged him
from his saddle and was OIL with him
He seized the officer by the thigh and
carried him as a cat does q mouse. The
men dismounted and pursued, and the
body was dropped and recovered after
a chase Of half a mile. Tt WIS then seen
that the officer must have died Of fright.
Iheteeth Of the lion had not even drawn
blood, nor could any injuries be found
| give you the record just as it was
furnished 70 the French consul at Port
St Louis. Because Of their failure TO
kill this dreaded beast two colonies
were transferred to other posts, and The
prestige Of the garrison greatly suf-
fered with the natives,
About the first Of April, 1874, three
separate parties arrived at 81 Louis on
tie ann day. One was from Paris,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

rider and bore man and horse to the
ground. The trooper was not pursued,
and when he returned to FL Banty and
reported what had occurred, a squad of
20 men was ordered out. On reaching
the spot where the tragedy had oc-
Cured they found plenty Of evidences
scattered around, but it WINS not until
next day that they found the bodies Of
man and horse. lIte lion had killed the
mail rider by a blow Of his paw,
smashing the skull over the right ear.
The neck Of the horse was broken. The
man had been picked and carried along
the road for half a mile and then flung
aside. The body Of the horse, which
weighed about 1900 pounds, had been
dragged through the bushes a distance
Of 50 rods and partly deyoured. At
one spot where a ravine seven feet wide
crossed the lions path, he had lifted the
body clear Of the ground and leaped
across with it,
This was the beginning Of a series Of
adventures and tragedies which made
the big lion famous in many lands.
Forty soldiers from each garrison were
detailed to hunt him down, and were
assisted by 200 natives. The hunt was
kept up for two weeks, during which
time the lion killed three natives, two
soldiers, and four horses, and escaped
u~nwounded. From the first it was
realized that he was a queer beast.
lie never r0ared at night nor grOwled
when springing at his victims Not
withstanding his great size, he moved
with The celebrity Of a kitten and the
craft OF a fox. While the soldiers were
looking for him In front he would APP
pear in The rear aud kill a man or horse
and be off without noise. One night he
crept between the ca~mp-sentinels who
were wide awake and only 80 feet
apart, and penetrating to the center of
the camp and being Obliged to leap
over a dozen sleeping men, he seized a
corporal who was smoking beside a fire
aud carried him off. The poor soldiers
cries alarmed the camp, but the lion
got safe away Tie did not kill the
man q satisfy hA hunger. but dropped
the body atter e9iFing If half 2 mile.
ln Dol e at auy 81 his human
us. But woulh sometimes deyour
aimost Gle entire dodf Va q horse. Aft
q Fortnight or So the natives re-
sed to render amy further assistance
1iaiming chat the beast was possessed
Is an evil spirit end even understood
that was said about him. The sol-
IS could accomplish nothing without
and fhe hunt was therefore
sdoned for q time.
aafiua this interval of about 20 days
5n visited q native village called
5fIto sud killed two men. three wom-
and are head of cattle. lie
BE place Just after dark and
Nafk wax completed and De had
he'd before any general alarm was
sed. 81 simply trottea through the
from east 70 West and knocked
onie aside as he went After killing
eaftIa De picked up q dog and ear
q the eur over i've miles before drop
iL Three nights later be visited
Ghw village 30 miles from TIE hrsf.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
4B8gR4BBsR8gRE8gR

The first person TO report the pres
euce Of the Lion of Massiua in
the province Of that name in the
French possessions in the soudan
was a soldier, The province takes its
name from a mountain 300 miles east Of
theseacoast. Asingle soldier was accom-
panying the mail rider between the
military posts of lei Banty and Walla-
DO, and they were riding by night on a
road sidrting the base Of the mountain.
Lions bad been plentiful in that local
fly before the establishment Of the
posts, which were IS miles apart, but
the garrisons had been turned into lion
hunters until the game had been ex-
terminated or driven out In the year
1872 soldiers and natives killed 20 lions
and trapped Is alive. During the year
1873 not even the roar Of a lion was
heard within 30 miles Of either post, At
five o'clock IN the afternoon Of May S,
1874, the mail rider and trooper left the
post Of FL Banty. AT half-past seven,
when they had made a DISTANCE of
is miles, and were about to water their
horses at a stream crossing the high
way, The lion suddenly appeared.
1t was now night, but there was a
fun moon shining directly on the road.
The lion sprang out Of the cover of
some bushes directly in front Of the
horses, and for a long minute the two
men had a fair sight Of him. They
could not at first credit the fact that
he was a lion, owing to his great bulk,
Subsequent measurements proved him
at least one-third larger man any lion
of which there Is any record. AS soon
as the horsemen realized what was be
fore them they turned to fee, as they
did SO the beast sprang upon the mail
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

and, leapIng In among the live stock,
over a fence ~ feet high, he killed two
oxen, three COWS, two goats and a don
key, A herder saw him as he entered
and left the ~inclosure, and he declared
thatthe lion did his work inside of three
minutes.
The excitement now spread to an
villages within SO miles of Mount Mas
sina and the soldiers were about to
be ordered out again, when a party of
French hunters arrived from Port st.
Louis, on the coast. They numbered
six, and as they made ready to hunt
down the beast they we're Joined by
four officers from the garrisons. BY
the offer Of large brides about 20
natives were induced to lend their as
sistanee, and the hunt was entered upon
with great ardor.
The 80 or more men were divided
into parties Of five each and stationed
at different points to beat over certain
territory, For the first three days moth
ing was seen of the lion. Then one
night as four out Of the five men in
one party slept while the fifth stood
sentinel, the lion made a sudden dash
up to their horses, killed three and van
ished This was at ten o'clock. Al
midnight the beast was in another
camp IA miles away, He had entered
camp and was looking into the door Of
a tent wherein two men slept, when the
sentinel saw him and fired his rifle.
The lion did not bound away, but
stared at the sentinel for a few seconds.
and trotted off. Two days later, after
the parties had consolidated and We're
beating along the banks of a rayine,
one Of the hunters suddenly disap-
pearcd. His rifle was found O 0 after,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

AnmInla % he0hdla0n often called sDoVa
ertV of blood" from deGcicucT Of che red
~c0FpuRcies which give 70 thls nuidlA char.
acteristlc color Tt arises from inagflciBncy
Of Assimilation of Che proper MATERIAL Of
food 70 replenish the blood, as IN chlorotin
girls. It may occur in pefs0us who have
long suffered with hem0rThoid4, On 10
women from repeated discharges u blood
from the uterus. The lips and tongue lose
their natural red color and become white
Gud the face looks Ike wax.
The most efficient remedy 61r thia e0ndis
ton n Dr. simmons aaunw Vine Wine.
Tie improvement produced By its use %
freauenily almost magical; an enfe0biGd
hean becomes strong and eqnable % 900
action, digestion improves, thc hpa and
checks luae their pall0r. and the eye bas
cQtaea lFlght AID no STOP glasacs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

you have called me a liart" shouted
the angry citizento the offensive citizen,
''and you viii live to regret that speech,
sir"
THAT jest shows the difference Id.
fellers," remarked Cowboy BIZ, who
happened 70 be present. when a man.
calls me q liar he don't five to regretit"
-Pick-Me-Up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Iu the course ofthe arguments before
the house % lords Is a case in which
the necessity for additional refresh.
meut accommodation at Oban Station
arose, Lord Watson, himself a Scots
man, interp0sed and remarked that re-
freshmenia % That part 81 Scotland had
only one meaning and that-wnisiy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
INV Sc Gneaaed.

Maud-Don't you think these new
pictures of me are lovely?s
Marie-They are, indeed. Who took
tbem-De Camera?
Maud-Yes. What made you think he
took them2
Marie-I see be is advertising that he
has the most skillful ~retoucher in
town-Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Mistress your cousin sails for Ire
land 81 Saturday? You must let her
take your photographs home to your
mother.
Katy Tndade, ma'am, Thin ships DO
be rollin' an hossin' 80, I think I'D bet
ter sind me Photographs by mail-N
Il. Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

DnrlnR the period Of gegtation ~lhstenBi0u
upOn the muscles Hud ligamcuts Of The
womb Is greatly increased and the blood
vessels are taxed 10 their utmost, IL there
Be any tendency 10 uuegsineBs Or pain we
recommend frequent warm Injections Of
our Mexican Female Remedy ard two Or
BquhW Vine Wine. This treatment viii
strengthen the Hgamenta, Will asel6t ia
holding the uterus Ia place, lessen palns
make the uterus more pliuble and elhsties
and prepare The organs for tle Dnal ghgrt4
It also lessons the danger Of death % CHILD
and mother, and fOrliGGg her nRuingtflablitY
70 GOuv1isiOn6t flooding and other danger
GUS aymptOmn, and with ordinary prudence
mmlu.mL.n. Il EnnlM H.nn.n..-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Mrs. De Style-Dear me! What a lot
Of society news you've got hold Off
eren to a fun description Of Miss Tip
tops Paris trousseaul Where did you
hear II ALL?
Miss DE style-At the symphony con-
cert.-M. ~. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

A m1rriod woman prrtcuds often ta be
fooled when she is not AtchiRon Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Celeste. Tex, says; Dr.
~. &. simmons Livsr
Medicine Is che best 10 the
world f1r BtlloBsnGss
Indigestion and Torpid
Liver Have uBod Il 10
years, and recommend it Vi
NY ffienda and they Oh.
praise g. 4 think there 81
AZ mhGh difference b6
tween III and Iaiiiuia ana
Thedford ~ between
anl and MINI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Ted What kind Of follow is il That buys
green g15ds2
Ned He must be man who wants money
had IN. y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
TEAg LADTEg
Ill MM It'll

Nh MNhzM aazI
DO Leou, Ioz., writes: lem
q widow and can strongly
recommend Or. N. A. sim-
mon Liver Medicine, it
having Saved my Life 6
v years ago, when ] was down
with Liver Complaint md
kidney Disease. / thing
g. farbotterm medicine than
lthat mada By HZeilin" and
nBiack DrAughtH
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
ALL ABOUT PUGILIsTs. Sharkey Will Not Fight to Rule When Corbett Jabs Him on

The San Francisco Athletic Club will hold an entertainment this evening at 319 Sixth street. William Condon is matched to box Charles Pritchard six rounds and A. H. Vahan will meet Jim Webster in an eight-round contest for the heavy weight championship of the club Apart from these bouts there will also be sev- eral four-round contests between athletes who are tolerably proficient in boxing
 The proposed twenty-round contest be- tween Lavigne and Tracey has been post poned from November p to November 25. The reason given by the managers of the National Club for postponing the contest is that in view of the fact of the Corbett and Sharkey fight, which will take place on the 22d inst, local interest in the Tracey and Lavigne fight might be af- fected.
 Several of the leading sporting men of this city expect to hear Of the Sharkey and Cerbett fight being stopped by the police They contend that Sharkey can not fight fairly when he is punched on the nose, and that as soon as Corbett will commence to jab the sailor then o-as-you-please rules will govern until such time as the authorities will call a halt Sharkey can stand a punching on the head and body, but when his nose is touched then Is the time that his oppo- nent will have to look out for squalls and hip-locks.
 The Jeffries and Kennedy heavyweight contest will be decided before the Excel sior Club some time in the latter part of this month or in the early part of De- r..f,i her
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
EXPERT EXAMINES
 BLOCKS BOOKS
FINDS THE CALLS CHARGES
 DISSEMINATED.
Judiciary Committee Will Hear His Report at Special Meeting
 This Week.

The Judiciary committee of the Board of Supervisors met yesterday to consider The Calls charges recently made against Tax-Collector Block. It was found that considerable data were needed in official form and Expert J. c. Solomon was ac- cordingly employed to gather the neces- sary facts for presentation at another meeting of the committee to be called later in the week. MT. Solomon at once began his investigations of the military rolls in Collector Blocks office and with in half an hour had secured sufficient data to completely prove The Call s charges.
 He found that nearly an even hundred of Chinamen were upon the rolls as liable for military service in the army of the United States. There were also several hundred dead men who were enrolled as liable to serve Uncle Sam in case of war. Blind men, lame men, the aged, the city officials and scores of others who are exempt were found inscribed upon the books as subject for military service and for each name. MT. Block collected five cents from the City and County Treas ury So far the expert has found some where near 5000 names improperly record ed in the roster and there is no telling how many more will be unearthed.
 It is thought that the Judiciary commit tee will meet next Friday morning Mr. Block will then be cited to appear and ex- plain.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
Success of the Piece Written for
 Lewis Morrison.

The comedy-drama ''The Indian," now on the boards at Morosco's Grand Opera House, is a play that pleases and fascin- ates large number of theater-goers. It is a play of contrasts. the. well-appor> toned drawing rooms of civilization. sup posed to be in Washington, giving place to the rough stockades and Indian camps in the lava beds of the far West. Pa thetic scenes are followed by situations that provoke laughter. The play was written for Lewis Morrison, but 1t has re, quired James M. Brophy's tact and ability to bring out the strong points of the leading part or parts.
 Rex Sterling, lieutenant of the Seventh Cavalry, U. s. A., and Red Feather. the the author has separated in early life only to bring together again as enemies. This dual part is taken by Brophy,. who Is obliged to make several rapid shifts of costume to represent the two. opposite personalities. 1t is a trying and difficult part. but successfully filled.
 Landers Stevens as Allen Leech and Fred J. Butler as War Eagle are well re- ceived in their respective characters The character of Gladys Sterling Is care fully handled by Lorena Atwood The scenery, costumes and stage settings are artistic and appropriate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02

arrangement between the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe and the Southern Pa ciic for the joint use of the latter com ersffeld, replied as follows: we have not, so far, been able to come to terms. l think the matter has been dropped for the present"
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
fendants informed her that they could

fendants informed her that they could secure her release, but it would require considerable money. In consequence, she assigned them her interest in the estate of John Burke, which they disposed of, placing In her hands the sum of $390. The plaintiff, having recovered, was released from the asylum, and now contends that the defendants are not eEGtled 10 the money they withheld. She states that their labors in her behalf were only worth $50, and she asks that all the moneys re- ceived from or through her. with the ex- ception of $50, be returned to her.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
DIR. MEYERS 6s CO.,, for All Diseases of Men.

WY HESE SOCCESS-
 \ f u l physicians have the most exten- sive practice a n d largest and b e s t equipped medical in- stitution on the Pa cific Coast. They have such confidence in their ability that they will let the pa- tient deposit the price of a cure in any bank or with any business house or newspaper In San Francisco, to be paid to them when the cure is effected, or will take monthly
 instailments if the p a t 1 e n t prefers.
 n~A 0rraAl z%
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
School Board to Meet.

The School Board will meet in extra session this afternoon to consider the un- paid bills, aggregating nearly S30 900, which are still to be disposed of in some manner approved by the Grand Jury. This special session is called because of the threatened action by the jury. look ing to civil suits against the bondsmen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02

Genuine tortoise shell goods at about one-half the usual prices. Hair pins from 1-3c to $3 50; combs, several styles, from 35c to s27 50: brushes from $6 75 to $10. Sale for this week New man & Levinson, 131 Kearny street See windows