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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Constipation leads to liver trouble,
and torpid liver to Bright's disease.
Prickly Ash Bitters is certain cure
at any stage of tie disorder. Sold by
w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

All members Of the big Ardmore
minstrel jubilee will please take
note that an enthusiastic rehearsal
will be held tonight at the opera
hOuSe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

j. B. Brown was in the city Mon
day from Springer and visited the
ARDMoREITE. Mr.. Brown recently
moved to his present home from
the Cherokee nations and has pur-
chased a claim of 1000 acres of land
from g. E. Costello. This land is
very productive and lies in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Springer. The
ARDMoREITE always welcomes the
removal of such enterprising farm
ers into the trade district of Ard
more.
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About 300 people, men, horses
and dogs witnessed the wolf chase
this afternoon, and all declared it
a 'howling" success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04
OunsI OunsI

Noble Bros, have any kind of a
gun you want. Breech and maga-
zine guns, shot guns or rifles. 1tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

LosT-On Main street Tuesday
,fternoon, lady's gold watch.
Finder please leave at this office.
3O-3t,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Stearn's paint will outlast any
lead and oil job, because it con-
tains zinc. 15-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04
Look 1t Over.

Imported grapes. Canadian Red
ma Baldwin apples. Choice can
aes and fresh nuts at E. B. Pughs.
29tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04
Attention. Knights TempIar

Attention. knights Tempiar.
There will be meeting of the
Commandery Monday night for the
election of officers. A full atten-
dence OF all members is earnestly
requested.
w. F. BOWMAN, K. C..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

A Lowenstein is i'll today and
not at his place of business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Watch out for Wall & Lynn's
big Dissolution Sale. They will
close their store on next Wednes-
day in order to mark their entire
stock. then on Thursday morning
you can buy shoes at your own
price for two weeks. After that
time they will dissolve. Don't buy
shoes until YOU see them. At
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Remember the regular meeting
of the Commercial club is Monday
night Dec. 4.
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For RENT.-A four room cottage
Immediately back of w. 0. Dus-
tons residence. Apply to Ed
Ringer. 3-tf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Buy Stearn's paint of Laidlaw
Lumber Co. 15-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04

Commercial club meeting on
night. Important work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04


Openina Hours ef session--Juries Em-
psnneied--PreIlmlnsry Work.
Judge Hosea Townsend convened
cour5 at this place at 10 O'Clock
this forenoon.
United States Marshal John s.
Hammer, Clerk C. NJ. Campbell
and District Attorney w. B. John
son were present.
The number of attorneys in at
tendance seemed smaller than
usual. A few ladies were present.
The list of grand jurors was
called and the following were sworn
in.
Henry Scott of Colbert, foreman.
J. F. Jackson. Connersville.
Ace Eperson, Bolton.
d. P. Fairchild, Reagan.
Win Leeper, Marietta.
Doc Mink, Cornish.
James. Anderson, Dixie.
E. z. Wilson, Leon.
Cal Cowens, Courtney.
Frank Taylor, Wheeler.
D. o. Davis, Healdton.
j. w. Dyer, Ardmore.
Bob Danisls, Hoxbar.
Will Kern, Elk.
William Owens, Willis.
j. B. Ecols, Fox.
In the delivery of his charge to
the grand jury Judge Townsend
said:
You are the most important
factors in this court. You are au-
thorized to investigate, with firm
and careful investigation, all cases
of felony and all misdemeanors.
1t is within your jurisdiction
to investigate all violations of law
when the same is brought to your
notice, even among court officials;
uO one is exempt.
Disturbing religious worship,
an offense wherein probably no
one person is willing to enter COM
plant, but which rests on the COM
munity, you will carefully consider.
THE laws of Arkansas, under
which we are now subject, specify
that your attention be called to the
illegal disposition of mQrtgaged
property, to SANDER, gaming and
vagrancy.
To this the court will add an
other, and to which / urge your
special attention, selling or giving
away of intoxicating liquors.
At this particular time, when the
changeful condition of affairs by
the Curtis bill, is productive of
violations of Indian laws. 1t is
your province to see that the law
of this bill is fulfilled and viola
tions stopped. The assistant at
torney will assist you in the con-
struction of this law should you be
in doubt. / now urge you to Sec
recy in all your deliberations -
The grand jury was placed in
charge of Captain j. T. Boyd as
bailiff, and at once went into ses-
sion.
Deputy Clerk w. S. Crockett,
then called the list of petit Jurors.
when j. S. Cheshire of Graham,
A. G. Rose Of Lebanon and l.. b.
Horn of Ardmore were excused.
Jack Biles of Oakland and G. A.
Lehman of Newport. failed to re-
spond to their names and the clerk
was instructed to enter a fiEe of
$40 against each unless they could
show a proper excuse for their ab-
sence.
The following compose the petit
jury elect.
T. G. Dorriberry, Emet.
j. B. Pitman, Russet.
Frank Wilson. Viola.
Chas. Smith, Viola
Henry Johnson. Sylvan
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Cotton receipts today were much
heavier than any former day for
the past two weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-04
To Cure a Cold i'm One Da,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine
has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
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4. G. YOUNG.
German building, Ardmore.
I. T. 3-s&w
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w. F. BOWMAN, E. C.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
Best joke. from Rival.

He (between the acts)-If you DOM
mind, I will run out and get a little
air. She-Liquid air?
II have frequently bought handsome
pipes for my friends in my travels, but
they " got them" go astray in
%shipping?" mo; I keep them my.
SELF"
Boy-Mr. Shutters wants to know II
you'll lend him an umbrella. He says
you know him. "You may say that ]
do know him. He will probably under.
stand why you didn't bring the UNI
brella."
Tubbs (recounting his experience al
a musical party a few evenings preyi-
ous)-They did not even ask me to
sing. Miss Whitelye (placidly)-You-ve
sang there before, haven't you? eyes,
once. Why?" "Oh, nothing"
Little Ethel-My sister May loves
you very dearly, Mr.. softhead. Mr..
softhead (delighted)-Ah, sweet child!
Here is a penny for you. Now tell me,
dearie, why do you say that your sis
ter loves met Little Ethel-Why,
cause when I said the same thing to
Mr.. Blinker and Mr.. Dinker they each
gave me q penny, too.
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James. Then there were Mrs. Samuels,
mother Of the James boys, and who
recently testified in Kansas City; Gen.
Joe Shelby, a hero of the civil war, and
the beautiful woman whose interest. in
the trial led to many stories about her
friendship with the outlaws.
"The story of the train robbery, as
outlined by the defense, was that the
train had been held up at Blue Cut by
masked men, who stood at either end
of the car with rifles and made the pas
sengers keep crouched behind the
seats. Mcmillan, the man who was
killed, was seated on the rear steps OF
one of the cars, and during a lull in the
firing raised his head. A bullet struck
him and he was instantly killed. The
state claimed James fred that shot.
Dick Liddle, who was under a heavy
sentence in Alabama, and had been
brought to the scene to testify by two
deputy sheriffs, said he was inc OF the
men who took part in the hold-up, n
swore that James fired the fatal shot.
In addition to this, there were several
witnesses who testified to seeing a man
who resembled James in the vicinity
OF the robbery shortly before 1t occur
red. One incident that impressed IT.
self on the mind Of a preacher with
whom this man had dined was his IA
miliarity with Skakspere. whom he
quoted continually. As this was q well
known habit which James had, this
was a hard point to overcome.
This was partially overcome In the
arguments, however, when the defense
laughed at the idea that there was on
ly one man in Davies county, the Ath-
ems of the state, who could quote
S%hakspere. Then James had an abb
which won the hearts of the jury. He
said he had been with friends on the
day of the robbery. He was II
he would give their names. He said
he would not-that he would not dis
grace them by bringing their names In
to the case. The Judge insisted upon
his naming these friends, but James re-
fused, and his persistency In this re-
fusal and loyalty to his friends cap
tured the jury, especially when his
counsel said that if James had wanted
an alibi that was false, he had thou
sands of friends who would have sworn
to anything to save him.
"The trial lasted for three weeks,
and during this time Loge 1nwood, an
outlaw, who loved James like a broth
er, had a body of men ready to make
a fight and help James escape so soon
as they found he was in actual danger.
The result of such an attempt would
probably have been the shedding of
much innocent blood. so we were glad
that it was not necessary.
when all the evidence was in, I
happened to be selected to make the
first speech for the defense. I had pre-
pared none, but, as 1 arose to talk a
shaft of sunlight came through one of
the windows and shone directly on
James face. 1t showed me a scar on
his forehead, a scar I had never noticed
before, yet that morning it was as
plain as his features. I made cure the
jury could see it, as we'll as I, and
then 1 made my speech on that. None
of the witnesses had mentioned 1t, but
it seemed as If it would be impossible
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u. would Bs rh.re.

81 am sorry to learn that you are
SO i'll that you cannot possibly be III
your accustomed place tomorrow morn
ing. Miss Hysee." said the minister's
wife condolingly, "and I have hurried
over to say that you need not feel the
slightest uneasiness about the solo you
we're to sing in the opening anthem.
Mr.. Goodman and the choir have ar
ranged that Miss Comedy shall take
the part and"
WHAT"
The popular soprano Of the Rev. Dr.:
sGoodman's church choir sat bolt up-
right in bed
""What!" she>screamed. "'That old
maid with the cracked voice to try
to sing my solo? Never!!"
with one hand she tore the band
ages of her head; with the other she
swept the medicines from the little
table to the floor. and then kicked
down the coverlets.. IN
TELL DR.. Goodman and the Others.
she said, in q voice that rang through
5the house like the silyery tones Of a
ben, 'to notify Miss Comedy that sho
n.ssdn't mangle that solo. I'll s.
there" q Il gsg5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
LITTLE PARAGRAPHS.

The Forth bridge costs for interest
and up-keep f136,O0 per annum.
krupp has made e twenty thou
sand guns of large caliber for the
armies of Europe.
General Sir Arthur Cotton is one of
England's Oldest soldiers, being in his
~ninety-sixth year.
A pet fox in a West Chester, Pa,
bird store upset a gas stove and
asphyxiated a number of the birds.
The average life of a note OF the
Bank of England is a little less than
seventy days. Notes are never reis-
sued.
The length Of the worlds railways
is more than seventeen times the cir
cumference Of the earth at the equator.
A Pennsylvania coal miner was
frozen to death during the recent cold
spell standing up in a snowdrift with
his dinner pail in his hand.
Ralph Gehrett, an Atchison soldier
at Manila, writes: "Tell the folks I am
saving money. I won $50 at craps last
payday and put it all in bank"
A lot of Bourbon county. Kentucky,
cattle went into a tobacco barn for
shelter during the last snow, and
twenty of them died from eating the
tobacco.
A Dickson county woman has sued
her husband on the charge of 0
neglect Of duty. Incidentally she
asks for the custody of their eleven
children.-Kansas City Journal.
did any of your folks celebrate
W~ashington's birthday, Bobby" "only
sister," What did she dog" "She
had a call from the hatchet-faced Mr.
Mouser. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An unusual screen seen recently has
a frame Of dark wood, an imitation of
mahogany. For a filling two good
etchings are set in on each side of
the three folding divisions.-New York
Post.
A Home for Working Women has
been established in Berlin. It is open
every evening from 6 to 10. No ques-
tions are asked of those who come
there, and II they desire It they can
have a sandwich and a cup Of cocoa
for 2 cents or a warm dish for A,
cents.
A Kansas paper says: zone scarce
ly could pick up q Kansas paper dur
ing the recent cold snap without read
ing an account Of how some one set
fire to the blankets by taking q hot
brick into bed. Many of the accidents
we're serious and in one case, at least.
death followed"
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way Of revers, epaulettes or big collars
to give the gown the proper style.
Wash fabrics for children, such as
Bingham, lawn, cambria, percale and
the like are beautiful in coloring and
dainty in design. For the most part
they are inexpensive and do up we'll.
They look their best when made with
a gored skirt, with an attached grad
uated %1ounce, not too wide. The
waists are usually shirred or tucked
on full to a yoke of white tucking or
all-over embroidery, which is outlined
by a cord of the material and a frill
of embroidery. Puffs are noted on
very few sleeves, which are quite
small.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
FRANK JAMES TRIAL.
"REMINISCENCES OF CASE
WHEN TRIED FOR LIFE.
Lively Scenes In Court Dramatic
Episode In Mansion When Bandit
Pulled His Pistols and surrendsrsd-
Tho Governor Was Sea red. A

The recent trial of Jesse James for
completely in the train robbery at
Leeds, Mo-, last fall, has recalled to
many citizens interesting reminis-
cences of the trial of his uncle,
Frank James, now a resident of Kan
sas City, and who was tried for the
killing of a man in what was known as
the Blue Cut train robbery in the early
'70's.
At that time Frank James was an
outlaw with his brother, and, justly,
or unjustly, was quite as noted as
Jesse for his desperate deeds. He
had, moreover, an interesting PERSONAL
ity, being described in the newspapers
as a college bred man of literary at
tainments. And with all this he was a
handsome man of splendid physique,
refined in manner and as gentle as a
woman when his passions were not
aroused.
The James boys and their followers,
it will be remembered, were denied, at
the close OF the war, the privilege ac-
corded the regular confederate SOL
diers Of surrendering and returning to
their homes and usual vocations. They
We're, therefore, forced to keep in Sc
c%lusion, or submit to arrest and trial
for deeds charged to them at a time
when the minds Of those in authority
were not in the best condition to adj
minister justice.
Though thus outlawed, Frank James
early sought his friends to obtain as
a of a fair and impartial trial
should he give himself up. After years
of waiting. during which old scars had
healed, and heated passions cooled of,
he felt reasonably sure that justice
would be accorded him. He according
ly arranged through the good offices of
Maj. John N. Edwards and other
friends to surrender to Gov. Crittenden
in person at Jefferson City. One
bright morning in 1883 Maj. Edwards,
accompanied by James, whose identity
was concealed, arrived at the capital.
Gov. Crittenden himself did not know
of their presence in the city until Mai.
Edwards ushered James into his pres
ence in the executive Office. It is said
the governor received James with
some nervousness, as the latter, upon
being introduced, threw open his coat,
exhibiting a brace of revolvers sus-
pended from a belt. Before the gov
ernor could realize what wa taking
place, James unbuckled the belt and
deposited the revolvers on the COVER
nor's desk as an earnest of his surren-
der.
From Jefferson City, James was, ac-
cording to the program previously
mapped out, escorted to Gallatin,
Daviess county, Mo-, where he surren-
dered to the sheriff to answer to the
Mcmillan indictment. Numerous in
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LEGAL VALUE OF A KISS.

Kentucky Court Declares 300 Not
Too High, II Not 'Cheapened BY
H0bsOn.
The Kentucky court Of appeals to-
day decided that 500 vas not an ex-
cessive price to pay for kissing a mar
ried woman against her will. William
Ragsdale, a citizen Of TTigg county,
called ON his neighbor, James Ezeu.
The neighbor was away from home,
but his wife was there, and she looked
SO pretty that Ragsdale just could not
resist the temptation, SO he grabbed her
and stole several kisses.
Mrs. Ezell told her husband, and was
Frustrated for several days from the
effects Of the neighborly hugging and
kissing.
Instead Of making a gunplay for the
kisser, Col. Ezell Joined his wife IN q
suit for $1,000 damages. On the trial
Ragsdale swore he never kissed her or
touched her, but Mrs. Ezell said he
did, and the jury believed the woman
and gave her a verdict for>$7OO.
Ragsdale appealed the case, and IN
the decision handed down by Judge
Guffy, of the court Of appeals, to-day,
the court holds, as q matter OF law,
that the jury, being the judge of the
credibility of witnesses, and having
found in favor of the woman, the court
would not disturb the verdict.
After the judges left the bench Judge
Guffy said that he thought 500 was q
trile dear, but the court OF last resort
was powerless to cut down the price,
as no error was committed in the trial
below. He also said that he had m
sisted that the court allow him to IN
clude in his opinion a statement to the
effect that in such suits hereafter n
woman must prove clearly that h
had never kissed Hobson, and disap-
proved of all such public kissings; but
the majority Of the judges, while they y
agree to this proposition. thought 1t
best not to include it in the present
So it is Of semi-ofacial record that
the Kentucky court of appeals is dead
against the Hobson style Of OSCILLATION,
and really believes that $7OO per kiss Is
a fair price.-Frankfort (Ky) Special.
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Elephant and Horses in Tug of War

suddenly bethought him of the aver
age elephants liking for onions.
No time was lost in securing a few
pounds of the 'tear-producing bulbs"
One of them was given to the huge
creature as a faster and the others
were then placed on the ground at
some little distance, but we'll within
the elephants range of vision. The
effect was both remarkable and in
stantaneous. A trumpeted signal Of
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to look at the man without it's attract
ing attention. So my remarks were not
lost on the Jury, although up to the
time I arose I myself had never noticed
it.
1.-THE other lawyers followed and the
jury did not take long to decide that
James was innocent. The ovation
which followed wat almost as enthu-
siastic as that which followed the ac-
quittal Of his nephew in Kansas City.
Shortly after James came to this city,
and his conduct since that time has
been such that there are few men in
the city who have so many or such 10y
al friends"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
A TEST OF CHARACTER.

What . Philistine Says Concerntng
"the Music b Playa"
Here is what the Philistine hal TO
saw in an English weekly concerning
"The Music She Plays" 1t is given
TO: what it ie worth:
.There are more ways Of choosing Q
wife than by the music she plays, and
the way she plays it. II a girl mani
tests a prediction for Strauss, she IL
frivolous; for Beethoven, she is I'M
practical; for List, she is too ambi-
tous; for Verdi, she is sentimental;
for Offenbach, she is giddy; for Gou-
nod, she is lackadaisical; for Cots
chalk, she is. SUPERFICIAL; for Mozart.
she is prudish; for Flotow, she u
commonplace; for Wagner, she 10 idi-
otto.
.4The girl who hammers away At
'Maiden's Prayer Anvil Chorus' and
sSilvery Waves may be depended on
q good cook and healthful, and II
she includes Battle Of Prague and
The White Cockade in her repertory,
you ought to know that she has been
and strictly nurtured.
"But, last Of all, pin thy faith upon
the calico dress Of the girl who can
play Home, Sweet Home.'"
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important part in the schoolgirls
wardrobe. but this season finds the
softer materials more in demand.
Cheviots and lightweight tweeds are
considered the most durable fabrics
for hard wear. while cashmere. wolfe
and the plain wool and silk veilings
are utilized in constructing dressy
gowns. Cloths of a light and dark
shade are frequently combined effect
lively, as the first model proves.
Girls over 8 wear shirt waists and
skirts, a most sensible and economical
fashion. The best skirt for imme-,
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dictments we're pending against him
in other counties, but this n had pre-

dictments were pending against him
in other counties, but this one had pre-
cedence.
The trial that followed attracted
national attention, and hundreds o
visitors from all over the country. 1t
lasted for weeks and was full OF ex-
citing scenes and dramatic incidents,
and iustly ranks as one of the most
famous trials in Missouri history.
Ex-Congressman John M. Glover, OF
his CITY, was one of the counsel for
the defense and rendered valuable as
sistance to Gov. Charles P. johnson,
the leading attorney for James. Fall
ing into a reminiscent mood from read
ing the proceedings in young James
trial at Kansas City, Mr.. Glover related
to a st. Louis Republic reporter the
following interesting version of the ia
nous trial:
Court was held in the opera house.
the Judge, jury, and witnesses occu-
plying the stage, while those interest
ed in the case, either through friend
ahip or curiosity, filled the seats below
and stood up in the rear of the house.
There were many interesting persons
present. One of these was Bob Ford,
who had Just killed Jesse James for the
$4,000 reward offered by the state, and
who was pardoned by the governor at
ter pleading guilty to the charge Of
murder before the ink was dry ON his
sentence. Another was Mrs. Bolton,
who visited the executive mansion inn
mieeaiately preceding the killing Of
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I'm a tug-of-war between an elephant
and a number of horses in an English
circus the opposing principals were
put back to back, the contest consist
ing of the endeavor by one side to
draw the other over a chalk line, on
much the same principle as in tugs-of-
war between man and man. The
horses failed to make the trunk bear
er" bulge an inch, while, on the other
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
Days of the Horse Numbered

Day, Of the Horse Numbered.
The greatest electrician in the world
declares that the days Of the horse are
numbered, and that in a short time
electricity will supplant it. Diseases
of the stomach, liver, kidneys n
blood would be q curiosity It sufferers
would take Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. There would then be practically
no dyspepsia, Indigestion or constipa-
ton.