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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
Fire Arms.

Guns, both shot and target, the
best in Ardmore, and Weeks Bros.
are selling 'em cheap. 1Stf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
For Sale.

Ladies and mems new and sec
ond-hand bicycles. Everyone a bar
gain. See my stock of Crescent
high grade wheels, the best on earth
24-1m J. A. ROBERTSON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
OAKLAND.

The ball at the Wigs residence
last night was great event. There
was a large crowd. A number OF
people from Ardmore, Tishomingo
and Denison were in attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

For SALE OR RENT July 1.-Two
5-room houses, we'll improved.
Will sell at a bargain or rent by
the year. Apply to
7tf w. 0. DUSTON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

The ARDMOREITE wants your
local, society and personal notes.
Phone No. ).
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

The day in town has been unus-
ually quiet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

A cape jasmine grown in Ard
more is a rarity. but the ARD
MOREITE has one today, a gift from
Mrs. j. w. Golledge, who is the
possessor of one of those delight
fully fragrant plants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

There are SO prisoners at the
present time in the United States
jail here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

Judge Bradford informs us that
deputy j. b. Davis would arrive
here some time this afternoon with
Edgar Wilhelm and that he would
give a hearing in the case Satur-
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
Police Court.

Judge Gait disposed of some
cases yesterday that added slightly
to the city's available funds.
Tom Clayton, disturbing the
peace fined $3.50
Babe Garrett, same charge, fined
$10.45.
II. McGarr, indecent exposure,
fined $8.15.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
The Big Picnic.


The big railroad picnic is on in
great shape at the Canyon today.
The excursion train from the south
was run in two sections, the first
arriving here promptly at 6
O'Clock. This consisted of eight
passenger coaches and a baggage
coach and was loaded to the guards
A number of ArdmOreites got on
this train but the majority had to
abide the coming the of second
section which consisted of six
coaches and baggage car.
The majority of those who got
ou the excursion trains here were
ladies, many of whom knew the
exhilarating influence of a days
outing at the Canyon.
The excursionists from the south
seemed to be largely composed of
ladies principally from Gainesville.
Cleburne and Denison and the chill
dren, God bless them, were every
where.
Everybody seemed in excellent
good humor, the weather was every
thing that could be desired and we
see no reason why the dear people
should not enjoy themselves fully.
The jury in Mrs. COnnerton' S
case at Gainesville were discharged
without agreement, they stood
seven for acquittal and five for con-
viction.
Rev. Williams, who preached at
the Methodist church last night,
will preach tonight at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
MANNSXILLF

Mike Sneed and Mr.. Wimman
were yesterday.
Mannsyille is very quiet today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22
A Dainty Breakfast

does much toward making the day
a pleasant one. Delicious fruits,
palatable breakfast foods and fine
coffee you can always procure of
US, and can be sure our goods are
just what we represent them. Our
stock of fancy and staple groceries
is second to none.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

Four of our town boys were sum
mOned to court at TishOmingo yes
terday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

Rev. Williams, who preached at
the Methodist church last night,
will preach tonight at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-22

literally
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
A DAY OF MATING.
St. Valentines Day, as Celebrated by
the Romans, Was the Time
to Choose Mates.

Mr.. Donce, in his illustrations of
Shakespeare, says regarding ST VAL
entine's day: sit was the practice il.
ancient Rome, during greater part OF
the month of February. to celebrate
the Lupercalia. which were feasts in
honor of Pan and Juno, whence the lat
ter deity was named Februata Febru-
ais and Februella. On this occasion
amidst a variety of ceremonies, the
names of young women were put in
box. from which they were drawn by
the men as chance directed. The pas
tors of the early Christian church who
by every possible means endeavoe'ei
to eradicate the vestiges of pagan ST.
perstitions, substituted in the presen.
instance the names of the particular
saints instead of those of the women,
and as the festival of Lupercalia had
commenced about the middle of Feb
ruary. they appear TO have chosen ST.
Valentines day for celebrating tie new
feast, because it occurred at nearly the
same time. This is. in part. the opin-
ion of the learned compiler of the lives
of the saints 1t would se"m. however.
that it was utterly impossible to extir-
pate altogether any ceremony to which
the common people had Deen much &C
customed. a fact which it is easy to
prove in tracing the origin of various
other popular superstitions. and ac-
cording the outline of ancient ceremo-
MES was preserved. but modified by
some adaptation TO the Christian sys-
tenn. II is reasonable to suppose that
the above practice of choosing mates
| would gradually become reciprocal in
the sexes. and that all persons so chosen
would be called valentines. from the
| day on which the ceremony took place.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

busily and did not notice that cable
car was changing its bell wildly and
| that the gripman was making a frantic
effort to stop it. But suddenly each felt
herself pulled hastily backward. and
realized that they had been drawn from
| in front of the deadly cable car just in
time. Each gave a little scream and
| turned to thank her rescuer. 1t was the
old gentleman. Mr.. Fessenden. He had
dropped his canesand leaned on them.
| tremb bling from the effort. The girls
were abashed. and blushed and STAN
mered. Clare hastily picked up his
cane, and he thanked her courteously.
| direction of the little shop.
81 suppose you were so taken up witk
the valentines you are sending that you
did not notice the car" said the old gen
tleman, gently. 81 used to be very fond
! of them myself. Suppose We all go in
and look at them little"
The girls could not refuse and shame
facedly entered. The shopwoman
smiled at them knowingly. but they
only smiled back in feeble and sickly
way. The old gentleman selected two
valentines that the girls had not felt a be
to buy.
81 want you to have these he said.
"to remember me by and to make you
think to be always very careful when
you cross the street."
The girls thanked him family with
downcast eyes. Then he bade them q
courtly adieu. They noticed how feeble
he was as he Hmped away and won
dered how he could have had strength
enough to save them from the car.
Then as they went out, each holding
a prettily ornamented envelope. they
looked at each other in shame and re-
gret. Clare was the first to speak.
Lets send him another" she said.
''They have some beautiful ones down
the street further. Let's go down
there"
They counted their money as they
went along and put it all together. BY
and by they came out of the shop below
with valentine that. instead of being
in an envelope, rose to the dignity of
beautiful box, tied with pink and blue
ribbons.
SO would give anything if we could
only get that old letter box open" said
Clare, and, passing. they frowned at i,
as if it were to blame for everything.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

let him in helped him to bed, where he
often spent the greater part of the day.
AS he lay back amid the pillows he
was thinking of the two rosy checked
girls and the valentines. and then his
memory went back and back. and he
was thinking of another rosy checked
girl for whom long ago he had bough'
other valentines. They HAD been sweet
hearts for awhile, and it was nearly 40
years now since they had quarreled-
just 40 years tomorrow. The old gen.
tleman closed his eyes that he nigh,
remember more clearly. It had been
bout a valentine. too: foolish quar-
rel She had sent it to him in fun. of
course, but he had been sensitive. and
he had recognized her handwriting
He had gone to her accuslngly and sh-
quarreled and parted.
"You will be sorry some time" he had
said to her, as he turned away.
when I am 1 will send you another
valentine-a beautiful one. with sweet
verses on it," she had answered; and
since that day he had been waiting
for it.
He had loved her dearly. and he be-
lieved she had loved him in return. AT
first he had expected the valentine
surely with the coming of each Feb
ruary. Then by and by her parents had
moved to the city, and his hope grew
fainter each year. Later he had come
to the city. too. but he did not know her
address. He had never married. He
| told himself that she must have mar
ried long ago and that the valentine
would never come. And yet he had
never ceased to think of it when the
day came around, and in his heart he
had never ceased to look for it. When
| the shop windows were filled with val
| entines he would go from one TO an
ether. looking at them all and wonder
! ing which she would send. He had
done this more and more as he grew
older. and to-day he had bought valen-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
RESTRICTIONS ON TRADES.
curious Specimens of Legislation In
Great Britain I'm the -
OIdea Times.

There are many Instances of CURIOUS
acts passed in connection with restric-
tions on trades and professions, and in
some cases an element of humor enters
into them when judged by the stand
ards of to-day. The want of confidence
in lawyers, which rightly or wrongly
is somewhat commonly entertained, is
at least as old as the times Of Henry
VI, for an act was passed in 1461 to re-
duce the number Of attorneys in the
eastern counties. The act shows that
there were upward of 50 such in Nor
folk and Suffolk, and their numbers
were meTcilessly reduced to six in Nor
folk, six in Suffolk and two in Norwich.
4 statute of Henry VII. (14S9l enacted
that no butcher should slaughter cat
tie in any walled town-a restriction
likewise extended to Cambridge. As
though the gambling of the South sea
bubble period had cast its shadow bee
fore, an act of 1897 strove TO limit the
number and restrain the i'll practices
of brokers and stock jobbers, and after
the disaster of that time another act.
in 1874. aimed at preventing certain
infamous" practices of stock jobbing-
A law, not of restriction buto relief,
was that of 17i2, exempting apothe-
carries from serving the Offices of con-
stable, scaveDger and other parish du-
ties and from liability OF being called
upon to act on juries. A bai that passed
into law in 1923 provided against jour
Eeymen shoemakers pawning boots.
shoes, leather and other materials, and,
establishing rules for regulating them.
The matter of servants certificates of
character Is still a. burning question,
and an act of 1872 soughfSo prevent the
fraud of counterfeiGng them. Several
laws passed in England and Scotland
had empowered justices of the peace TO
fix the wages and piece work OF arti-
fcers and other workers, and this ar
bitrary power was withdrawn under
George Ill Us13) Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

tines for the two little girls because
one of them-Katie-hadr reminded hin
of the little girl for whom he hae
bought valentines SO long ago.
IF it does not come tomorrow" he
| thought. with a faint smile. lit will b,
too late" For he had been more feeble
than usual this winter. and his doct OF
had told him that he could hardly hops
to live through another. Then he
closed his eyes and slept and perhaps
as he slept he dreamed.
He slept SO late the next morning
that his old servant was alarmed. but
near noon he awoke and asked for his
mail. The servant brought it. There
were two or three small envelopes. let
tiers. probably. and one package
handsome white box. tied with blue and
pink ribbons. Then he put out his hand
trem blingly and touched it. He wished
to be sure that it was not part of his
dreams. He was SO pale that the cid
servant was frightened.
Are you ill-worse ?" he asked.
Mono! I am well. Open-open
the box
The servant united the ribbons care
fully. Within was a beautiful vaIen-
tine. The old man stretched his hand
for it. 1t was very handsome and in
the center was a poem that told of love
and constancy through all time. The
servant read it to him.
See if there is any address on it
anything to tell where it was sent
from"
The old servant looked carefully
There was no address.
Then she will come to me. / shall
see her to-morrow-perhap to-day"
The rest of his mail remained unlo-
ticed. 1t was beautiful winter after
noon and the sunlight shone through
the west window into the room where
the old man waited. holding the white
box. tied with blue and pink ribbons.
By and by the servant went out and left
him there. When he returned it was
near evening. The old man still held
the little white box and his face was
turned toward the gates of sunset. But
his eyes were closed and he was look
ing through the gates eternity
And perhaps she had come to him, :or
when Katie's grandmother heard of old
Mr.. Fessenden she said. reflectiveiy:
Il used to know of a young man by
that name more than 40 years ago. He
lived in the next town to US and went
with a girl whose folks moved &c the
city just before we did. ] didn't know
EN- very we'll. but / heard once that
about year after they came here she
died. Bigelow Paine, in N. Y.
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
sUMATRA TOBACCO.
for the Market in the
Islands.

Sumatra, upon the equator, 'the half
way house of the world. is one OF the
most beautifully situated OF the isles
of the summer seas. The high noun
tain ridges on the west slope down and
spread out in great green plains to the
fertile eastern coasts, where the low
swamps at the waters edge breed fatal
germs of tropical disease. The large
settlements and most of the attractive
districts are on the west coast, the hills
rising steeply from the ocean Here
thrives luXuriantly the coffee tree.
Near Deli, on the straits of Malacca,
large areas have been devoted TO to-
bacco culture On the lower east coast
estates more than $4,000 coolies toll
with the ardor known only to the germ
proof people, in this malarial land
The wild mounfaineers OF Sumatr3
are in striking contrast to the gentle
JaVanese. When the Dutch would have
conquered them they retired to their
mountain Businesses and waited for
malaria to lay low the European foe
As seen in Sumatra, tobacco planting,
which is the principal agricultural in,
dustry, is described as carried on in the
most picturesque way in the world
The jungle Is first cleared, and this is 3
costly and difficult undertaking. When
the ground has been laid as bare as pos
sible by telling trees and firing the I'M
dergrowth, the whole area is plowed
by buffalo teams. This must be con-
stantly carried on, as tobacco can only
be grown for one year, and then the
ground must be allowed to rest for
eight OF ten years After blowing the
land must be thoroughly drained by
means of expensive canals The to-
bacco seed is sown in the spring and
carefully protected from the sun by
means of mating.
When a certain development has
been reached the young plants are
planted at equal distances apart. The
tobacco plant arrives at maturity about
the end of June. After the leaves have
been gathered they are dried in enor-
nous sheds. These sheds are con
strueted most artistically Of wood,
bamboo and mating, and are provided
all around the sides with adjustable
mats for regulating the supply of arr
10 insure perfect drying. 1t is the bust
ness of the King coolies to build these
sheds and TO keep the roads in opder-
The tobacco is then stored. pressed,
sorted and packed and finally piled in
the buffalo wagons for shipment 1t is
taken to Belawan, and from here will
find its way to all quarters of the globe
Ii will be treated in factories by mod
ern machinery, will be handled by al
sorts and conditions of men and women,
and finally smoked by careless, prosaic
men, who know nothing of the sum
mer isles of Eden" to whom Sumatra
on pearly seas is but a name.
The Samaritan leaf is never used to
make a whole cigar, but because ef its
beauty and regularity it is much used
to make the outside of the Havana"
Manila" American" and German
whatever cigars they may astensibly be
called.-Chicago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

of government agents. Five hundred
thousand sheep have been dipped up to
January 1, 1899, and all danger from
ticks has been effectively removed.
Gratifying as this showing must be
to the farmers of the central. western
and southern states, they must be still
more pleased with the predictions of
the leading Chicago grain and livestock
operators to the effect that while the
speculative market will be dull all
through 1899 there will be a steady
cash demand for all kinds of grain and
stock.
The export trade. which has become
an important, feature of the produce
market, will consume all the surplus
products of American farms for at
least another twelvemonth at prices
that should be satisfactory even 10 the
chronic kicker.
American diplomacy has been instru-
mental in persuading a number of Eu-
ropean governments that western
meats are not only wholesome. but SUI
perior to the home article. In some in
stances persuasion had to take the
form of threats of retaliation, but the
result in every case has been a victory
for the American hog and corn-fed cat
tie. American grain is destined TO be
used in Europe for some time TO come,
as the years Russian and Indian wheat
crops do not promise good yield
Altogether il looks as If the American
farmer had entered upon an era of fat
years and prosperity extraordinary
Ii may. however, be permissible TO add
that much of his prosperity will depend
upon the grain and produce merchants
of our large cities who know how TO
control foreign markets for the benefit
OF American producers. Chief among
these great International commercial
agencies is the Chicago beard of trade,
whose members handle more grain
than the merchants of all other west
ern cities combiEed- Hence upon the
Judgment, wisdom and disinterested-
ness of these men must, in large
measure. rest the pecuniary welfare of
every tiller of the soil. And that is an
other reason why producer and dealer
should come closer together instead of
permitting themselves to drift apart.
Their interests are mutual whatever
demagogues may say to the contrary.
G. W. WEIPPIERT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

ease filed with those dainty combine
lions of paper lace and bright color so
fascinating to the heart of youth and,
ali, mel to the memory of age, perhaps,
and as they lifted the filmy overlays to
read the cunningly hid verses beneath
they did not notice that standing in the
door was feeble old man leaning on a
cane and watching them. His hair was
rather long and silver white. His face
was Clearly shaver, and he had large
nose, a rather childish mouth and
clear blue eyes. AS he moved away the
two girls heard his step and turned.
"Oh!" exclaimed Glare, whispering,
''there is old Mr.. Fessenden! He lives
next door to us and is cranky Old
bachelor. Let's send him valentine
The other girl nodded Then they
watched him a moment through the
window as he paused to look in.
He comes every year to look at the
valentines" said the shopwoman.
-Show us some funny ones" said
Clare. 'Some about old bachelors"
The girls were not cruel: they were
shoughtless. They picked out high
ay colored picture of fierce-looking old
anan in house that was in wretched or
der, and under which were the follow
ing lines:
AN OLD BACHELOR.
ssYou think yourself extremely wise,
Since all your worthless life
You've lived alone without the care
And love of a tenderwife.
Perhaps, indeed. you've vainly tried
To wed. your whole life through,
And were so glum and crusty that
No wife would live with you
They did not like the word worth
fess,'' because Glare said she had never
heard that he dissipated in any way.
hut Katie said it did not mean that.
but only meant that his life had been
worthless because he hadn't married
BY and by they went across the street
to bright red letter box and dropped
an all their purchases.
AS they recrossed they were talking
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
GOOD YEAR AT HAND.
Extraordinary Prosperity in Store
for American Farmers.
Chicago StiH Is the Greatest GraiH
and Live stock Market In the
Western World - Figures
Prove the Claim.
Especial Chicago letter.

Chicago's two great industries are
its grain and live stock trades. 1t
was said some years ago that Kan
sas City and Omaha would outstrip
the western metropolis as stock
markets and that the same cities.
Duluth and Minneapolis would crowd
il pretty close as grain markets.
Official figures of last years transac-
tions of the Chicago board OF trade
and the Union Stock yards, furnished
to me by the officers of the two corpora
tons, prove that the Illinois city still
Is the greatest trading center in prod
uce of every description. and indica-
tions that it will remain the leader
for many years to come are reliable.
1t is possible that the famous Letter
wheat deal. which was foated in April,
1897. and collapsed July 1. 1898. had
something to do with the enormous
totals of Chicago board of trade bank
clearings, but certainly not enough to
affect the city's commercial standing.
The Letter deal was responsible for
crowding the price of wheat up to $1.s5.
in the face of government crop reports
confidently predicting a yield of ESQ.,
DOC. 900 bushels. Elevators were full
to overlooking when the collapse came.
Levi 4. Letter. the father of Joseph,
otherwise known as the Napoleon of
the wheat market. had to come to his
sons rescue and mortgaged and sold
Chicago real estate to the amount of
Sc. 100000 in order to save the family
name from commercial failure. Com
plete stagnatiou followed the col
lapse, yet in spite of this the total