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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

70 the Citizens ot the choctaw and

TO the Citizens OF the ChoctaW and
chickesaw Nations:
In view of the fact that there IL
much activity -yaong the enemies Of
Indian gogernilent and those anti
Indian In their sentiment, it In
thought advisable for the Indians TO
come forward in their own defense
and show by open and direct ex-
preston of their opposition to the
attempted outrage OF their lawful
rights. We cannot afford to remain
silent in matters SO gravely affecting
our interests and thus be .mlsunder-
stood to acquiesce in the efforts and
schemes OF desiging men to disrupt
our government. We owe 1t as a
duty to ourselves and the United
States government to be heard by
those high in authority whenever
our rights and interests are in jeop-
ardy and conscienceless and insa-
table greed threatens. The United
States government will not refuse to
listen to the pleas of it's wards for
protection against high-handed spoli-
alton.
We should not, therefore, allow
| the South McAlester convention to
be sung without discord-its tone is
false. On the other hand, we should
in an organized way meet the ennis
saries of this convention and their
representation before congress and
the interior department that all the
facts may be known. In order to do
this effectively there should be con-
cert in our action, and to that end
representative convention of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw citizens is
necessary.
Therefore, we, your chief execu-
tive0, acting under sense of duty
to our people and our governments,
do hereby call a convention of Choc-
taw and Chickasaw citizens and
others who are in sy mpathy with our
cause, to meet at Atoka, Indian Ter
ritory, April 5, 1900, for the purpose
of perfecting plans for organized
effort against the unlawful, unreas-
enable demands of the South Nc
Alester convention.
For the apportionment of delegate
representation in the convention, we
would suggest that each county in
the Choctaw nation send three dele
gates to the convention and the
counties of the Chickasaw nation
send an equal number of delegates,
amounting in total number to that
of the Choctaw delegation; delegates
of both nations to be selected by
county coventions held for the pur-
pose, and at time convenient with
respect to the date of the Atoks
convention.
! In addressing ourselves TO the Choc
taw and Chickasaw citizens it is moi
intended to preclude those of Other
citizenship, but on the other hand
cordial invitation is extended to all
without regard to citizenship, who
may desire to take part in the con
vention for the aforesaid purpose.
GREEN MCCURTAIN.
Principal Chief, Choctaw Nation
D. H. JOHNSTON,
Governor Chickasaw Nation
IL = 4,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
ARDMoRE. MONDAY. MARCH 10.

The argument for better side
walks has been strongly reenforc-
ed by the experience of Saturday
and yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

All kinds of screen doors, both
plain and fancy, all widths in
screen wire at Spragins & Co.'S.
and you can't buy them so cheap
anywhere else. 13tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

Where can you invest money more
profitably than by buying bottle of
Prickly Ash Bitters, you get four
for one. A kidney medicine, liver
tonic, stomach streDgthener and
bowel cleanser. Four medicines for
one dollar. Sold by w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

j. B. Spragins & Co. have the
finest line of cook and heating
stoves in the city. Call and get
one cheap. "a d&wtf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

Much pain and uneasiness is caus-
ed by piles, sparing neither age nor
sex. Tablers's Buckeye Pile .Oint-
ment cures the most obstinate cases.
Price SO cents in bottle, tubes rs cts.
City Drug Store, w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

The result of an over-indulgence
in food or drink are promptly recti-
fed, without pain or discomfort, by
taking few doses of Herbine. Price
30 cents. City Drug Store, w. b.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
Governor Chickasaw Nation

If your child is cross or peevish,
it is no doubt troubled with worms.
Whites Cream Vermifuge will re-
move the worms, and its tonic ef-
feet restore its natural cheerfulness.
Price 25 cents. City Drug Store, w.
B, Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
Best Bread in Town

Two loaves of bread at SPECIFICS
bakery for 5 cts, spot cash. 15tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

may be mistaken Is shown
In the experience narrated by Dr. Joseph
Fike, of Lost Springs. Marion Co., Kan.
Ten years ago" he says there was an
emigration from Rusland to this coun-
try, and there was a lady IN the company
who was badly affected with that dreadful
disease scrofula- Her mouth and throat
were in an awful condition, and there were
Jumps on the outside below the jaws the
size of a hens egg. Other doctors had
been called and they said II was fatal case
"I was called and made my diagnosis; /
felt confident that none of my remedies
would do her any permanent good. IL came
to my mind that DIR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery was recommended for IT. 50
went to the drug store and bought one bot
tie and gave ii to her to use as directed
Five bottles cured her and she is well to-
day. She is married now and has three
healthy children.
'If this is a credit to your medicine" !"
adds DR.. Fike in communication to Dr..
Pierce you can use it: am using good
many of your medicines in my practice. !"
In his own profession DIR. r. v. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N. Y. is honored as among the
foremost of living specialists in diseases
of the blood and nervous system. If your
health is poor write to him in perfeC con-
hdence for good advice. 1t will be sent
you in a plain sealed envelope, without
charge.
For the most obstinate forms of consti-
patton, use DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Their action is prompt yet comfortable;
their effect is permanent. Insist that the
druggist does not give you something else.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
Havana News.

Havana, March 1S.-The COM
mission that was appointed to de-
eide upon a plan for municipal
elections are as yet unable to agree
upon any plan. Governor General
Wood therefore has decided to have
the first election to take place after
the manner of the American elec-
tions, feeling that it is necessary to
have no delay owing to the fact
that the elections must occur on
May /. AS no one has absolutely
announced himself as candidate
for mayor of Havana, the friends
of several are putting in their
names before the public.
Nervous weakness or palpitation
of the heart indicates disorder in the
stomach and digestion. Prickly Ash
Bitters is a wonderful remedy in such
cases. 1t cleanses, strengthens and
regulates the stomach, liver and
bowels, removes the cause of the
heart symptoms and builds up a
strong and vigorous body. Sold by
". B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
TIME TABLE,

TIME TABLE,
0uif, colorsdo and Ssnta Pc Rsilwsy.
soUrE-BoUND.
Galveston and Chicago ExpresB--- 1888 q. m.
Oleburne and Kansas City Express. 6:01 pm.
NoRrH-BoUrD.
galveston and Chicago Expregs---.12:50 q. I'M.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express IL :3S q. IN.
A. LUCAS. Ticket Agent.
w. o. KEENAN,. General Passenger Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19

1t is very hard to stand idly by
and see our dear ones suffer while
awaiting the arrival of the doctor.
An Albany IN. " dairyman called
at drug store there for a doctor to
come and see his child, then very
sick with Group. Not finding the
doctor in, he left word for him to
come at once on his return. He also
bought a bottle. of Chamberlain's g
Cough Syrup, which he hoped would
give some relief until the doctor
should arrive. In few hours he re-
turned, saying the doctor need not
come, as the child was much better.
The druggist, Mr.. Otto Scholz, says
the family have since recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
their neighbors and friends until he
has a constant demand for it from
that part of the country. For sale
by City Drug Store, 7. N. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-19
Rishon Potter,s Return.

New York, March Is. Bishop
Henry C. Potter arrived today on
the Campania from Liverpool.
Speaking of the condition of the
Philippines, which islands he
visited, he said that on the whole
they were satisfactory. He paid
strong tribute to the American
soldiery. The war in the Philip
pines, he said, he believed was
practically over.
Bishop Potter said he went to
the Philippines on an ecclesiastical
mission, and added that some ad-
vanch had been made toward the
establishment of an Episcopal
church in the Philippines.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

A dispatch from Marksville, La,
says: "A quiet little home, four or five
miles north of Marksville, was the
scene of terrible tragedy few days
ago. in which Leon Bernard was shot
and instantly killed by Mrs. Abel Bor-
delon, a young woman Of about "a
years Of age. Mrs Bordelon's version
Of the deplorable affair is said to be as
fellows Her husband and Leon Ber-
nard, who was a tenant of Abel Bor-
delon, were having a game Of cards at
the house of the latter; not gambling,
playing only for amusement. The
wives of the two men were present,
and, seeming to be bored by the game,
several times asked their husbands to
stop playing. The men giving no heed
to the request, Mrs. Bordelon picked
up a gun and said, of you don't stop
I will shoot you when, to her horror,
the gun fred, and the contents strik-
ing Bernard near the temple blew off
the top Of his head. AS Mrs. Bordelon
is of a mild and amiable character, the
nublic is inclined TO accept the story.
The two men and their wives were the
only ones present at the time of the
shooting save Mrs Bordelon's children,
who are too young to give an intelli-
gent account Of the affair"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED.
Certain Bacteria Promote Digestion
and Are Beneficial.

There are bacteria and bacteria.
Some are malign and some are benign.
Several species Induce, or at least are
associated with, disease. Others per-
form a serviceable function in the
economy of the universe. Dne kind of
microbe imparts to a sand filter the
power of abstracting from drinking
water the impurities that endanger
health. Another promotes the abb
sorption of nitrogen from the atmos-
phere by the soil, thus assisting the
nourishment of plants. A third ac-
composites the development of the
characteristic flavor of choice cheeses.
And a fourth participates in the cur
ing of tobacco.
The attention Of Investigators has
recently been directed to a hitherto I'M
known class of bacteria which have a
share in the process of digestion in the
stomach of man and the animals. IL
has long been known that the mouth.
throat, intestines and other organs OF
the human system were inhabited by
utii DdtbtIld. Ht bO-fdliEu Colon
bacillus occasionally found in water in
dicates that the supply has been con-
taminated, but unless the typhoid ba-
cillus accompanies it no fears are en-
tertained in regard to the immediate
consequences of drinking such a fluid.
The colon bacillus does not exercise
any particularly useful function, but II
was announced by Vignal, ten years
or so ago. that certain other microbes
found habitually in the stomach pos
/ sess properties similar to that of the
saliva in aiding digestion. Numerous
: specimens were obtained, and pur,
i cultures made. With the artificial,
! bred microbes lot of experiment.
! were tried. At least two kinds OF or
ganism were distinguished. One pro
NOTED the digestion of starch and an
other that of meat and albuminous sub
! stances. One acted most eficientl,
when it was slightly aciSulated. TIL
other needed to- be a lh.le alkaline
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18

justing portiers and curtains, and
patents useful in the manufacture OF
artistic goods. Many facilities for
clerical use have been patented by city
women, such as safety envelopes, i'm
proved typewriting appliances, copy
holders, letter-openers, etc. Most of
these women were employed at some
time as clerks in business offices and
felt the lack of conveniences which
they afterward supplied.
A number of women school teachers
are successful inventors and have
patented educational systems and de-
vices; also kindergarten implements,
erasers, school bags and book rests.
Women from the small towns in Wis
Iconsin, Minnesota, Dakota and Illinois
have been prolific in inventing house
hold conveniences, washing and clean
ing apparatus, facilities for sanitation
garment bindings, shields, fastenings
and dress improvements. New England
women have brought out attach
ments and improvements that
have to do with saddles.
harnesses and vehicles; also the needs
of barn and garden. They have in
vented butter workers, plumbing APP
planes, brushes for cleaning and fire
! kindling compositions, toys, games.
puzzles and amusement knick-knacks.
! A considerable proportion Of the
fakirs' goods, novelties and trick pas
times sold on the street originated by
women. They sell the patent right
promptly to the proprietors of news
agencies, who include such small gear
in their stationers and confectioners'
supplies. A fair proportion of the
speciality goods invented and makers
are women. Many whose trade
marks are registered at the Patent Of
flee have made fortunes, either through
shrewdness in putting their wares on
the market or because Of the article s
worth. These inventions include
patent medicines, complexion soaps
and waters, hair ointments and re-
storers, and an infinity of health and
toilet knick-knacks found at the drug
shops.
The first woman to take out a patent
in America was Mrs. Mary Kies, who,
in 1909, invented a process for weaving
straw with silk or thread. During the
next 25 years only Is patents were
granted to women. In the next 25
! years 80 patents were granted, and 1t
was not until after the Civil War that
there was any marked increase in the
number of women inventors. There
were 1852 models of women's inventions
exhibited at the Atlanta Exposition,
and since then the Patent Office has
had specially classified list OF wo-
mems inventions prepared for public
Iinspection.-New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18

for that fact proves that within a shor
distance of the land the crew were
practically at rest, undisturbed by any
omen OF approaching calamity; and nc
disease l know of save, perhaps, chol
era of malignant type, can Kill people
in few hours. Besides, you must
have infection, and whence did the
pestilent microbes come to the brig?
Sudden insanity on the part of one of
the crew, leading to the homicidal STAY
ing of the others? Well, if you elect
to believe that theory, you may. l
don't, for the plain reason that seven
teen men could surely have overpow-
cred one. The insanity idea will not
work. 1t does not explain the facts as
a true theory should, and true theory
should explain them and be contra
dicted by none.
Have l any suggestion to make?
have, though 1 offer it in all modesty,
seeing that if my information is cor
rect American scientists were con-
suited regarding the possibilities of
catastrophes arising from the denizens
of the sea themselves, and rejected the
idea. But we know more about GER
tain sea monsters in this year of grace
than they did in the SOS, and my expla-
nation of the mystery of the Marie
Ceieste is that which attributed the
disappearance of the crew to the attack
OF huge octopus, or devil-fish, or of
some other member of the cuttlensn
group. Let me picture what | think
may have happened:
There is man at the wheel. All
the others are below at mess. A huge
octopus rises from the deep and with
wave of its sucker-studded arms en-
circles the steersman. He yells for
help. Everybody rushes on deck
Then up sweep the other arms of the
monster and one by one or en- masse
the whole are included in the tenacious
grasp of the sea devil. They are swept
over the side and perish. There is no
damage done the vessel and the &C.
topuS leaves no traces of It's attack,
as it sinks itself, loathsome mass or
flesh and muscle, into the ocean abyss.
If we find squids, which are cousins OF
the octopus, forty and fifty feet long,
if octopi abound in southern seas with
bodies as big as watts and arms twenty
feet in length-these things we know
we may go farther and fare worse
in our attempt to explain this mystery
of the deep.-Illustrated London News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18

when he saw that the hose wagon had
oeen saved, and waited for the big
engine that was following close behind
Jlms bark and the signals from the
men on the hose wagon came just in
time to save the engine from dashing
head first into the hole.
1t seems that the gang of men which
had been repairing some pipes beneath
the street had gone home that even
ing without hanging out lights which
would warn pople from the big trench
they had dug. One can easily imagine
what a terrible thing it would have
been for the hose wagon and the en-
CINE to have galloped straight into the
hole. You may be sure that Jim was
made much of that night and that his
memory is always kept green in the
hearts of the firemen of Company TO-
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
A DOG THAT KNEW.
His Memory Cherished by Firemen
Whom He Saved.

Fire Company No. 10, which is sta
toned at the corner of Third and Law
renee streets, was at one time the
proud possessor of a large Newfound-
land dog named Jim. When the COM
pany responded to an alarm of fire Jim
always. went with it, barking for pure
joy as he ran ahead of the hose wagon.
Jim is dead and gone now, but Com
pany 10 will always remember him, for
one night he saved the men and horses
from injury and perhaps death. This
is how it happened:
One dark, stormy night, about l or 2
o'clock, when Jim was coiled up asleep
at the back of the horses stalls, the
men upstairs dreaming, perhaps, of
their wives and their little boys and
girls at home, and the man on watch
was hoping that no fire would call
them out on such night, the Joker"
dropped, registering an alarm of fire
! from Third and Central avenue. The
men leaped from their beds and slid
swiftly down the poles, the horses
sprang from their stalls and ran under
the harness, and Jim, wide awake now,
stood by the door, watching with eager
eyes to see if it was go" Third
and Central avenue" yelled the man at
the ticker, the big doors of the engine
house flew open, and, in less time than
it takes to tell it, Company 10 was
tearing down Third street, with Jim in
the lead.
1t was a very dark night and the rain
dashed with such force in the faces of
the drivers that they could scarcely
see where they were going. But they
urged the great horses on until they
seemed to be flying, for no time must
be lost in going to fire.
Four or FIVE squares were passed and
Jim was running about 100 yards in
front of the hose wagon, when sud-
denly the driver saw the dog turn in
his tracks and face the oncoming
wagon and heard his bark above the
CHATTER of the horses hoofs. On they
went. but still Jim stood directly in the
path Of the hose wagon. What could
liz mean? The dog was barking franti-
cally now. as they swiftly bore down
upon him. Surely something was
wrong with the dog-he would be run
lover; and the driver yelled to him &c
get out of the way. But Jim stood
firm. barking in the face OF death
Then the driver saw something thai
made him pale, and with cry. h'
ierked his horses to one side just II
, time to escape dashing head over heels
into a great hole that opened up II
front of them. Jim gave bark Of 10!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
SAVING THE TREES IN PARIS.
Those Removed from the Exposition
are Carefully Conserved.

In order to save the beautiful trees
which it is necessary to remove in con-
structing the buildings for the Paris
exposition an ingenious method has
been devised by the engineers in charge
of the enterprise. Trees, roots and the
surrounding earth are inclosed in
heavy plank bins built around them
and are then bodily lifted into the air
and kept suspended there until the ex-
cavations and building foundations are
completed, when, if there is room, the
trees are let down into former posi-
tions. The plan has been found to
work admirably and it is so simple and
practical that it might be adopted
wherever it is necessary to disturb
trees in the course of building opera
tions.-New York Mail and Express.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
HE EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY.
South Side Householder Gives Rea-
sons for Certain Weird Noises.

Quite large party had assembled
around the dinner table In a south side
home. The occupant, well known in
business circles, was devoting himself
to making things pleasant for the
guest. He was especially anxious to
do his best, for as he said, che was
trying to own the house" and found 1t
somewhat OF task. The members OF
the party were merry most of the time.
They wanted to be, but certain weird,
eerie noises which rose and fell from
the basement were disconcerting, to
say the least.
1t happened to be one of those nights
in Chicago when the fog starts out
like narrow ribbon, unreeling itself
In one long strip Then 1t separates In
to other strips and finally blankets the
earth while globules of moisture that
plunge into the faces of the belated.
1t was cold and wet outside, but warm
and CHEEKY within. The fun was OF
an attractive nature, but many good
story was ruined by those noises. The
plural Is used advisedly, for while the
noise was all OF the same kind fire.
quent repetltions forced it into the
numerals.
1t has been described as a composite
symphony of cat yowls, planning mill
creaking rigging, tug whistles, sirens
and tin cans. 1t was long drawn ont
and exceedingly doiefui, causing fair
shoulders to feel sudden chills and
manly bosoms to heave with qulckened
pulsations Of not too valiant hearts. RI
seemed a very ghostlke sound.
Mercy on us, Mr.. B." said one young
lady at last, 81 hate to mention It, but
what is that awful sound?"
Don't let it annoy you. Miss s. /"
was the reply, ut really is nothing.'
The storytelling was resumed. but
without much fervor. Again Miss 9
shivered and drew a wrap over her
shoulders.
Il don't wish to appear rude" she
said, but | am extremely curiou,
about that noise Would Won mind tsl,
ing me just what causes it?"
Not in the least If 1t will sat,se,
you" was the gallant rejoinder. ..rha
is the mortgage trying to break in y.
Chicago Chronicle.