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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

&mrpeise4 m 0efeana.
TO use q race track phrase,
claimants attorney went straight
up I'm the air yesterday and Mon
day before the Dawes commission
sitting in this city when Mansfield.
McMurray & Cornish, attorneys
for the Chickasaw nation, entered
q protest with the Dawes commits
sion against the enrolment OF all
persons admitted to Choctaw and
Chickashaw citizenship by Judges
Clayton and Townsend. tt was
the unexpected that happened and
attorneys who came well armed
and prepared for any old argu-
ment were simply thrown off their
feet by the proposition. If this
protest is sustained the commits
sion will decline to enroll some
thing over 1900 who are claiming
over SIS, ,0OO, 900 in value of lands
AID property in the two nations.
The question of law pertaining
to the contentious have been ex-
haustively discussed before the com
mission for two days, ending yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Cornish
opened the argument Monday and
Mr.. Mansfield closed yesterday af-
ternoon. Hon. A. Telle, attorney
general for the Choctaw nation and
Judge Shackelford also joined in
the argument ON behalf of the ma
ton. G. l.. Herbert and A. G.
Cruce of Ardmore, and G. T. Rails
OF Atoka, appeared for the court
applicants.
The contention of Messrs. Mans
field and Cornish briefly stated is
that the tribal property of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations is,
by the terms Of all the treaties and
patents held in common by the
members of the two tribes, SO that
each and every member has az
equal individual interest in the
whole. and that the judgments
upon which these court applicants
ask enrolment have been taken
against only one of the nations and
one Of the joint owners of the
property. In other words they con-
tend that before the joint and COM
mon property of the two nations
can be bound or affected both ma
tions must be parties to the pro-
ceedings.
This is a flank movement by
Messrs. Mansfield and Cornish as
well as being something that was
not dreamed of in claimants, phi
losophy. The ground taken was
ably and earnestly argued before
the commission and presented in
every possible aspect by the attor-
neys who thus sprung trap ON
the gentlemen who thought they
were safe in the decisions of the
two judges.
The report of this determined
move by the nations to protect
themselves against the final enroll
ment Of these court applicants
whom they have always contested
had no right to participate in their
wealth will no doubt cause undis-
puted CONSERVATION throughout
the Chiekasaw and Choctaw ma
tions, and the result Of the two
days argument in Muskogee may,
and in all probabilities will, end in
an opening up of these cases and
striking from the rolls the 1900
persons who were made Choctaws
through the medium of the federal
Judiciary of the central and south
ern Observation-Disclosures Times.
III you have sore throat, soreness
across the back or side, or your
lungs feel sore or tender, or you are
threatened with diphtheria or pneu-
moniaf apply Ballard's Snow Lini-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24
P.la Balm Cure. o11.r..

why Not Your
My wife has been using Chamber
berlain's Pain Balm, with good re-
suits, for lame shoulder that has
panied her continually for nine years.
We have tried all kinds of medicines
and doctors without receiving any
benefit from any of them. One day
we saw an advertisement of this med
1cine and thought of trying 1t, which
we oid with the best of satisfaction.
she has used only one bottle and her
snoulder 10 almost well.-Adolph L.
Millett, Manchester, N. II. For sale
by City Drug Store and p. J. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24
FOUR JURORS TAKEN.
work OF Selecting Jury I'm Dou&ias Case
Beaun--Proaress Slow.
Special to the Ardmoreite

work OF Selecting Jury I'm Doueias Case
Be&un--Pro9ress Slow.
Special to the Ardmoreite.
Purcell, I. T.. Nov. "a, 9 pm
Court opened this morning at 9
O'Clock and the work of selecting q
jury in the Douglas case was be-
gun. Progress has been slow all
day and at 2 o'clock only four had
been secured. Forty-two of the
special venire of 100 had been ex.
amined, of whom twenty-six were
discharged ON their voir dire, seven
challenged by defense and four by
the government. IL the same ratio
is maintained the special venire
will be exhausted without securing
o jury and in that event it may be
Monday before the Introduction
OF evidence begins. However, it
is generally believed that the jury
will be empanneled this afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

IT is positively acknowledged by
the administration that The sitna-
tion in the Philippines is guess
work. Aguinaldo has eluded the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Tishomingo-The district court
will adjourn this afternoon. A di-
voree has been granted Mrs. Col
Inns against her husband, Charles
Collins.
Emma Hastings has also been
given a divorce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Healdton-Deruty McLemore is
here today connected with the Kel-
ler deed of trust.
The 3-year -old child of T.B Nor
gan, died yesterday afternoon at 3
O'Clock and will be buried this
afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Shot guns and repeating rifles
are in demand this crisp weather.
Get one from Bivens & Williams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

London Truth reports that the
queen of the Netherlands is practi.
-cally betrothed to Prince William,
of Weld, but that the engagement
is to be kept secret as yet. There
will be no official announcement for
some time, because Queen Wilhel-
nina has decided not to marry un-
til she has passed her 21st birth
day, in August, 1901.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

1t will not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles of Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy to know that people everywhere
take pleasure in relating their expe-
rience In the use of that splendid
medicine and in telling of the benefit
they have received. from it, of bad
colds 1t has cured, of threatened at
tacks OF pneumonia it has averted
and of the children 1t has saved from
attacks of Group and whooping
cough. 1t is a grand, good medicine.
For sale by City Drug Store and F.
J. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Raysville-J. M. Gregg left for
Shawnee, Okla, this morning.
B. F. Burton. who got his leg
broken few days ago on his way
home from Aldmore, is said to be
imposing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Berwyn-Messrs. Wilmington of
this place and Dean of Overlook
are building a blacksmith shophere.
w. F. Warren has stopped his
corn shelter owing to the wet
weather. He has about 10, 900
bushels more to shell.
The cable across the Washita,
two miles east of here has been re-
paired.
j. A. Poff Of Violet Springs,
Okla. is here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Wnrd6 Whlspered ln Omr Har Er6na
lnland Towns Arm fha Tafrlfofy
Friday Affernood.

Wynnewood.-Hons. q. II. Bled-
soc and i. p. Mullens are here to-
day on legal business.
o. w. Patchell. Esq, Of Pauls
Valley is here today.
Ira Mitchell and Pink Eskridge
have returned from Gainesville.
The officers and stockholders Of
the Oil Mill company are holding
a meeting here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

DouRherty-Miss Lawrence. who
has been here visiting her sister,
Mrs. DIR. Byrd, will return to her
home at Wynnewood this after
noon.
A. Nj. Millsap, stockman from
near Wapanucka, is here today.
Hogs are dying at a rapid rate
from cholera. The shoats and pigs
have almost all died.
Mr.. Beavers is here from the
Asphalt mines and says the road
from here to the mines is in very
bad condition since the rains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

III you have sore throat, soreness
across the back or side, or your
lungs feel sore or tender, or Won are
threatened with diphtheria or pneu-
monia1 apply Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment externally, and use Ballard's
Horehound Syrup,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Marietta-Miss Carrie Dent is
visiting in Gainesville this week.
Simon Westheimer goes to Gaines
vile this afternoon.
Mrs. j. G. Washington is visit
ing at Gainesville.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Thousands of men and women suf.
fer from piles, especially women with
female weakness have this suffering
to contend with in addition to then
other pains. Tabler's Buckeye Pile
Ointment will quickly effect q cure
Price 30 cents in bottle, tubes rs cts.
mt City Drug Store and W. B. Frame
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24
Ladies' u

We are showing the largest
and prettiest stock of Millinery
in the Territory, and our prices
are lower than ever before known
in Ardmore. We have knocked
high prices into smithereens.
and put first class Millinery down
to prices within the reach of all.
Our trimmer is the best in her
profession, and will please the
most dressy and fastidious with
her work.
Retrimming done with your
own materials.
Birds, Wings Plumes and
Tips at lowest prices.
Ladies' Skirts. 75c and 81 to So.
Ladies' Waists, 25c ard 45c to s5.
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, 10c.
Startling low prices on Jet Orna-
ments and Passementeries.
Dog Collar Belts, 75c and 40c.
Chenille and Tapestry Curtains
very cheap.
Bridal Hats a speciality. ,
Special values in Smyrna Rugs.
Misses Caps and Hats very cheap.
J. ]. DABBS,
Opp. Madden, Sykes & Co,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Iowa will present Colonel D. B.
Henderson with a gavel immediate
ly after his election as speaker OF
the natiosai house. 1t is being
made Of rosewood, brought to Iowa
by captain of the Fifty-Hrst Iowa
regiment, who took it from Admi-
raj Montojo's flagship, sunk by
Dewey in Manila bay. The gavel
will be mounted in solid gold, en-
graved with Mr.. Henderson's mon
ogram and the seals of the state
and United States. 1t will cost
$500. A block of native granite is
being polished for use with il.
Governor Shaw expects to 90 to
Washington 10 make the presenta-
ton and the delegation accompany
ing him will be composed of prom
lnent Iowa republicans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24
Joel Chandler Harr;s daole-

Joel Chandler Harris declares
that newspaper work la like the
Tar Baby. 2 Of which he tell i'm
one OF his Uncle Remus, = stories.
Once you get into it, he says,
II ensnares y0u with q fascination
from which you can never eetfree, !,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-24

Davis-The little child of j. p
Ellis died here this morning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31
Franklin's Last Work.

The last important work of Frank
Inns public life was done in the con-
vention of 1887, which framed the con-
stitution of the United States. He was
an aged man-S1 years-and suffered SO
much from the govt that he could not
stand for any great length of time. His
speeches We're accordingly read to the
convention by a colleague.
His great work in the convention was
the settling of the question of the
amount of representation to be given
to the smaller states, They were ap-
prehensive that if representation in
both houses of congress should be in
proportion to population, their inter
ests, If not their liberties, would be in
danger from the states which outnum-
bered them in Inhabitants.
The larger states, on the other hand,
feared, if each state had an equal vote
in the senate, that their money would
be lavishly expended. The solution Of
the problem-its difficulty came near
breaking up the convention-camef from
Franklin, who suggested that the rep
resentation in the lower house should
be in proportion to population, but in
the senate each state should have an
equal vote, and that money bills should
originate in the lower house.
Writing of this stroke of political
genius, S. G. Fisher the author of The
btHJdililli dIhlllls
the arrangement lone of the most fun
damental principles of our constitu-
ton
without it," he adds, there would
be no federal union. 1t has never been
changed, and in all human probability
never will be so long as we retain the
semblance of a republic"
After the constitution had been en-
crossed, it was doubtful whether all
the members of the convention would
sign it. Franklin wrote happy
speech, penetrated with humor and
responsiveness, and his colleague read
it to the convention.
He admitted that the constitution
did not satisfy him-he had advocated
a council in which the executive au-
thority should be vested; that the leg
islature should consist only of one
house, and that the president should
receive no salary. But although it was
not as he would have had it, he would
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31

sign it; for 1t was better than the old
Articles of Confederation and even a
new convention would not make more
satisfactory one.
Then he added that he was old
enough to doubt the infaliblity of his
own judgment, and TO believe that
others might be right occasionally as
well as himself,
There was a French lady" he said
who, in a dispute with her sister, re-
marked, / don't know how it happens,
sister, but l meet with nobody but
myself that is always in the right"
The members of the convention
laughed, and thereby those who were
dissatisfied did not close their hearts
to the final appeal: "On the whole, sir,
| cannot help expressing a wish that
every member of the convention who
may still have objections to it would
with me on this occasion doubt a little
of his own infalliblity, and to make
manifest our unanimty, put his name
to this instrument"
He did not persuade all the MEM
bers, but not many of them refused to
'affix their signatures to the great char
ter of our liberties.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31
A Curious Bridge.

Scientific American.
There has recently been completed at
Mans, France, a bridge which is most
curious, from technical point of view,
and remarkable from an artistic point
of view. In the town of Mans an cleo
trio tramway had been constructed
which was to run across the river at a
certain point The steam railway of
Saint-Denis- d Argues, in operation
since 1883, crossed the river at the
same point. If the two roads crossed
on land two bridges would be required
The old railway bridge could not be
used, as it was already worn out by
long service. 1t was, therefore, de-
cided to build a single bridge with two
branches, thus leaving passages for the
railway and the tramway. The struc-
ture, as result is X-shaped, and the
two roads cross each other in mid
stream. By reason of this peculiar
structure a saving of 1000 francs was
effected-a considerable sum, when 1t is
considered that two bridges would have
cost 45,0 900 francs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31

take from its bed in the forest and ride
1t $4,000 miles to the gates of the busy
city.
Il will build" he says, "a schooner
from one of the largest trees in Hum
bofdt county. The hull shall be one
solid piece-simply the trunk of the tree
followed out and hewn into shape. l
will take tree from % feet to "a feet
in diameter for my boat She will be
As feet long, Is feet beam and 10 feet
deep. and will be rugged as schooner
/ will make my boat in Humboldt
county, where the big trees are, and
figure that it will take me from two
to three months to make it. | will sail
from here, go around Cape Horn or
through the Straits of Magellan, across
the Atlantic and down the Seine to
Paris. l want to be ready to start in
time ITO reach Cape Horn about the last
of December of this year, so that will
arrive at Paris by May of 1900.
This model l have made / am not
afraid to show to anyone-nor would
/ hesitate to trust myself to boat on
those lines"
Captain Moindron is all enthusiasm
about his unique project.
Il think" he said, "of sailing $4,000
miles in the trunk of a tree. To do
that and show all the world at the ex-
position what California can produce
l am willing to risk my life"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31
THEY DID NOT DREAD DEATH.
Suicide Was Moral Epidemic in the
Later Roman Empire.

From the London Spectator.
Among the cultivated men and women
of the later Roman empire suicide be-
came a sort of moral epidemic. The
fashiona BILE Stole doctrines, acting on
race which had begun to degenerate
and decline and lose its grip on life,
killed the dread of death. Men left the
world for whm, only on the thought
to do the same thing over and over
again." The Christian doctrine that
self-slaughter is a sin did not affect
them, and the notion that there was
something base in quitting ones post
was not yet born. Dryden, in one of
his dramas, contrasts finely the feeling
about suicide of the ancient and mod
ern world. The Romans, he says,
might discharge their souls" and give
them leave to enter the other world.
But we, like sentries, are compelled to
stand meath starless skies and wait
the appointed hour" DIR. Goodhart,
speaking of the dread of death, says:
II am never tired of saying, because
| am sure it is as true as it is comfort
ing, although in opposition to the gen
eral belief, that death has no terrors
for the sick man. To the living and
healthy man it is quite otherwise, but
the sick man upon whom death lays
his hand pales gently and imperceptibly
ONT of life
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31
OPERATES UPON A LloNEss.
An Italian Oculist Removes Cataract
From the Eye of Wild Beast.

From the New York Journal
Professor Gustavo Pisenti of the
University of Perugia, Italy, has lately
had a thrilling experience in extracting
a cataract from powerful lioness
about three years old. The animal was
placed in a suitable cage in the middle
of the menagerie, and the first diff
Guilty was the administration of an
anaesthetic.
The intervals between the bars of the
cage were filled with cotton wool and a
large packet of gauze impregnated with
chloroform was placed in the cage, the
door of which was then closed with a
shutter. In about quarter of an hour
reconnaissance was cautiously made
and the illustrious patient was seen
lying stretched out and apparently in
condition of deep coma. She was then
dragged out of the cage and bound and
gagged.
She was then placed on table, but
before the operation could be begun
she suddenly awoke and struggled vio-
lently, rolling on the floor, where the
medical men, with admira BILE coolness
but not without intense emotion, which
might easily be seen in their counte-
nances," held her down while the ami
malls head was wrapped in a towel
stepped in sulphuric ether.
The lioness, however, managed to
free herself from the gag and partly
Ii rum Iel JULIUS, anu gave d ROAR which
made the majority of the spectators
beat a hasty retreat. But the ether
overcame her and Professor Pisenti
with great pluck, dragged her into the
cage, where the anaesthetic coup de
grace was given by means of another
packet of gauze stepped in chloroform.
The beasts head was pulled out
through the door of the cage and Sc
curely held in position. Professor Pts
enti then operated with brilliant sue
cess A curious feature of the scene
was the excitement produced among
the other animals-zebras, bisons, Loop
ards, wolves, hyenas, monkeys, ETC.
in the menagerie, who all inhaled some
portion of the anaesthetics with which
the air was saturated.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31

If person approaches them while they
are apparently sleeping on the bushes
and attempts to hit them with stick
or stone they fall quickly into the wat
er and escape harm.
One day this summer, while the
weather was extremely warm, Gary
and Quincy Were on the lake trawling
for salmon from a canoe. The boat
had just passed the edge of the bog
where the snakes have their headquar-
tiers, when there was splash in the
water and a churning that attracted
the attention of the men in the boat
They backed water with the oars and
fioated up to see what was the trouble
They were surprised to see huge black
coil of shining skin writing in the
water and went closer to investigate.
They found that a water snake near
ly eight feet long had a pickerel in
his grasp. The fish must have weighed
in the vicinity of three pounds and a
fight was on. The snake slowly I'M
coiled his body, when the pickerel dart
ed out and quickly turned, making a
swift lunge for the snake. The latter,
however. grabbed the fish by the head
and held him fast. In the course of
three or four minutes the snake again
uncoiled his body, and the pickerel, with
a few faint motions, came to the top
of the water for air. The snake lay
still, but as the fish showed signs of
returning life he again grabbed him by
the head. Then the body of the fish
began to disappear slowly, and at last
there was no more pickerel in sight
The next day Quincy and Gary were
on the shore of the bog for frogs to be
used for bait, when they found the
dead body of a big snake. They cut the
reptile open and found about half way
down the throat the body of the pick
erel. The snake in swallowing the fish
had rested for a breath of air, when the
fish again came to life and, spreading
his belly fins. had choked the snake TO
death. However, the Zen declare that
the snake won the fight, but was too
anxious to celebrate his victory, and
therefore lost his own life,