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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03
DIR. e. E. OHivERs,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

ONCE in Cruce building. once hours
from 10 to IL a.. m. and to D. m.
Residence Phone log. Office phone s6. WB
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

ONCE hours 10 to II q. m {, 2 to D. m. Res
idence phone l. once phone4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

Moore's Pilules are q guaranteed
cure for all forms Of Malaria, Ague,
Chills and fever, Swamp Fever, Ma
larial Fever, Bilious Fever, Jaundice,
Biliousuess, fetid breath and tired,
iistless feeling. They cure Rheuma-
tism and the lassitude following blood
poison produced from malarial pois-
oning. No Quinine. No Arsenic,
Acids or Iron. Do not ruin stomach
ar teeth. Entirely tasteless. Price
SOC per box. DIR. @. G. Moore Co.,
No. $40 North Main Street, st. Louis,
MO. Sold by w. b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

Ir-sAe-ataaach, liver and bowels
fail to preform fnen- functions reg
uiarly, the blood becomes N---tam-
mated with impurities, and the whole
aystem IL in consequences debilitated
HERBINE is remarkable for its eff
ficacy In curing the ailments Of sum-
mer. and the disordsrs prevalent
fnrine hot weather. Price SO cents.
~ q Frame. City Drug store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03
Excursion to
Oklahoma City.

Special Excursion Train frona
Gainesvilleto Oklahoma City July
4; leaves Gainesville 5 a. N Ard
more 6:35 a M. arrive 0klahoma
City about 10: 80 a. M; returning
leave Oklahoma City 11:50 p. n.
Fare from ARDMORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

The fellow who is always tired
ought to be punctured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

LAwyERs.

Looking after the property OF non
residents q speciality.
Roff, Indian Territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

ArdmOre. /. T.
B. v. HENSON. Notary Public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-03

For an Editor TO Recommend Patent
Medlclaea?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
PREVENT HASTY MARRIAGES
mn to the New York ts-
sembi> Which Makes tn" >rcur-
ing nf Licenses More Difficult,

A bill which is intended to check
hasty marriages within New York
state has been reported ny the a>scu-
bly, committee ON judiciary. Because
of some amendments the bill has been
ordered reprinted for recoumItnuvUf,
To attain the end in sirw the measure
provides that no marriage in New
York state shall be legal without "a
properly acknowledged license. The
provisions of the bill were drafted ny q
committee appointed by the rou'vu-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal do.
cese of New York. which was rui,rg
for this purpose at EImira by Bishop
Huntington.
The manner OF procuring a marUja%,
license is dealt with in detail 10y the
bill. The licenses are to be issued 10y
the county clerk of the comfy whcrr
either of the persons resides. or in th,
county where the marriage is per.
formed. The applicants are to o.,
identified TO the satisfaction Of this
official, who is to inquire on oath az
affirmation relative to the legality of
the contemplated marriage. If either
of the persons is under = years of a@,
the consent OF the parents is to he pre-
scented in priting.
Another provision of the bill is 90
make mandatory the sotpmniling of
the marriage by a minister or other
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
BREAKS LONG FAST.
wilton ituthhun. til" New York MAN.
Intes nm ornnI" Aft"r Going
without Eating Tor 81 Days.

Nilt,u npthhun the Fourth nvrnnp
,oy and rroin ,irnlrr who started TO
81, h,,,, food for An DAYS ia reduce
hi. vcight brok, his fast after 70 doys
and 4 hours. by eating AN orange. Mr..
rothhur who lost a. rnnnds sine. Il.
,t, his last meal an fine evening of lam
r,r, If euid n,t,r ,bn fns, vas over
Aha, II, ,o,.r r,It I,,tt,r m his hf,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
GIFT FROM ELLEN TERRY.


Miss Ellen Terry has sent to Miss
Griffin, librarian for the blind in the
library Of congress, Il beautiful bas-
relief Of herself cut in rarisiun mar
bic from one of her most famous por-
traits, that her blind friends Of the
capital may feel how she looks.
This tribute will be better under
stood when il tx known she visited the
pavilion where the blind read and play,
and where an entertainment is given
by the ph~iIanthropic ONE and men
Of the city every afternoon. During
the visit she met and talked to the
blind and became 50 enthused with
the work done for them she presented
each Of the blind ones with a ticket
for II Of her performances. They
were wild with enthusiasm.
Miss Terry WAS so touched by their
emotion She sen word to have them
brought behind the scenes to talk with
her and Sir Henry Irving. Then Miss
Terry lnughingly described herself aud
let them pass their hands over her
head. As the ordinary picture was Of
no benefit TO them in recalling one who
had so eudcared herself to them, she
promised something better. This vas
fulfilled when the has-rclirf came.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
ROMANCE OF AN EGG.
Iowa Maiden and Soldier in Cuba
Brought Together.
A wedding to FoIl"w In Near fu-
turr-Egr with Nnid"n's Name
Irtter.d on IL Travelled to
Guinps, Cuba,

In the summer months large forces
OF girls are employed at Fort Dodge.
la. handling eggs taken from picking
watts to be prepared for shipment, one
of the girls last summer selected Il
large. smooth egg, and in Il moment of
day-dreaming wrote her name and
address upon ii with an indeliblr pen
ell. 1t was placed in a ease with 2fI
others aud found it's way to Cuba.
Months passed and the young woman
forgot the incident, until She received
a letter from Charles Percy \. Smith,
dated at Guines, Cuba, January 10,
reading:
Miss Lizzie Gilday; | am SURF you
what distant lands the egg upon which
YOU wrote your name would go. II
came with a large shipment from the
United States. and was purchased by
a Cuban merchant here. who. being
unable read English. brought il to me
for translation. would be glad to
have yon answer this letter, as ! am
curious to Know the one who adopted
SO novel a method Of correspondence.
| have a camera, and have had a snap
shot taken Of myself with the egg III
my hand. If you care for II of the
pictures let me hear from you,'
This letter was promptly answered,
with a request for the picture, which
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

the coffin has been lowered. and to con
ceal as far as possible the actual throw
ing Of the dirt upon the coffin, the most
trying termination of the grave cere-
mony to the bereaved mourncrs. 1t
consists of a receptacle. with detach-
able sides and bottom. and a gate in
the latter so arranged as to be capable
of being opened to allow the contents
to fall. The front is n flexible curtain.
extending from the top to the gate. and
designed to prevent the earth within
from being seen. This receptacle is
filed with earth previous to the cere-
mony and carried to a convenient
point. When all is over and the grave
is to be filled. the receptacle is placed
over il. and the gates opened, thus
gently closing the last sad scene in a
much more fitting inner than the
seemingly coId-bloOded return of the
earth with a spade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
LONG.LOST SHELL
StiIl in Good Order when 1aken
from the Water After Forty
Four Years.

The longest time that is known to
have elapsed between the firing OF a
shell and its explosion is A years.
Recently a shell which had been fired
into the Russian harbor of Sebastopol
during the Crimean war at least "A
wears ago was hauled up by some
fishermen. and it exploded on being
taken from the water, killing n of
the men and wounding several of the
others, Notwithstanding the long
period which had elapsed since it had
left the British gun which fired it.
Finds of shells are exceedingly dan
erous. if they happen to be uneX-
ploded ones. as "A similar accident
happened not long since at Bolton-!e-
Sands, where a dredger named Will
son fshed up n that had been fired
from the artillery camp at Bare. and
took II home. An attempt to break
it up cost him an eye, a foot and a
broken head. besides causing serious
damag" to property.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
UTTER LACK OF SYSTEM.
An incident in British War once
Connected with Queen. Recent
Appeal to old Soldiers.

4 curious instance of IN" utter lack
of system that prevails in th" British
war office occurred Immediately after
the queens proclamation was pub
Iishrd. appealing TO the patriotism Of
her old soldiers and asking them TO re-
enlist under the governments new plan
TO strengthen the army. There Hooked
10 headquarters large numbers of men
anxious TO anSwer the queens request.
but they wer" all turned away because
the war office had not yet issued amy
detailed instructions regarding III" ac-
c]cptance of such offers nor Formulated
any specific plan for putting int" ar-
lion the general proposals adopted by
parliament. The criticism prcyaI"nt is
that either the queens letter was pre-
mature or the war office was dilatory.
The latter is generally accepted hs cor
rect and not without bitter comment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
DECLARES 1T IS WRONG.
Rev Henry FrnnL. Of New YORK. 80
Thinks Regarding Reading Of the
Bibic In thp Public schools.

81 denounce the reading Of the Bible
in the public schools as unqualitiediy
wrong, unwarrauted, and d%iscr.dit-
able TO our intelligence" said Rev.
Henry Frank. pastor Of the MetropCl-
itan Independent church. New York,
the other day. lie had referred TO the
recent arrest Of a resident Of the civ
for refusing TO allow his son TO attend
a school where the Bible was read.
Mr.. Frank termed the reading of tho
Bible in the public schools IAN out
rage upon the constitutional rights
Of American citizenship
"The public Schools continued Mr..
Frank, 'are sccularjnstitutions. Their
purpose is the teaching of science and
sound philosophy, common sense, and
practical ethics. The Bible. however
exalted II work it may be, is, never.
theless, a religious text book.
"There are in this country milliOnQ
OF tax.paying citizens whose money
sustains the public schools. and who
don't believe either in the especial
sanctity of the Bible or in the par.
~ticular sectarian deductions which arc
drawn from its vay,ously construes
texts."' as.4,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

better results with less coffee than
any other housewife in the Trans
yaal,
When Mrs. Kruger has finished her
heavier household duties she dons a
black alpaca dress. settles herself COM
fortably in the little parlor, and darns
socks until evening. President Kruger
is a notable parsonage now, conSe-
quently those of readers who may
like the personal paragraph will
learnwithintereSt that he is heavy IN
his socks" Nearly every pair in his
wardrobe has been "heeled' by his in
dustrious wife.
Then. when there are no more socks
to mend. Mrs. Kruger may take it into
her head to make herself a new dress
or turn an old one. Every dress
that the good lady wears or has worn
during the last few years was made
by herself. Ladies who are in the
habit of presenting dressmakers' bills
TO their husbands at frequent inter
walls will be interested to know that
the wife Of the president of the South
African republic has never had more
than three dresses at any one time,
and that they are all black. She is
satisfied with two hats. which. like
the dresses. are made by herself.
The hat reserved for special occa-
sions, such as visiting with the presi-
dent or going with him to church. is
as well known in Pretoria as Dom
Pauls' inyariable silk topper One
of thu lady's many good traits is her
love of animals. She deplores the
fashion of wearing birds or feathers
i'm feminine headgear, and has erself
never been guilty OF anything of the
kind.
When a statue was being erected to
her husband the sculptor visited Mrs.
Kruger to ask her opinion of the
sketches. The drawings represented
the president in his ordinary every
day clothes. with the inevitable top
hat on his head. Modestly Mrs. kru-
ger requested that the crown of the
hat might be left hollow so that the
birds could drink from it when the
rain fell. This course was adopted.
and now on the rare occasions when
the rain falls in the Transvaal a lit
t,e cloud of birds may be seen tiutter-
ing around the top of the Kruger
statue. and drinking and bathing in
the crown of the hat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

r~clIipencr TO points far Distant. Com.
municatiou between places % miles
apart can be set up by its use. The mir
ror used has II small cychOIo cut into
III" quicksilver. through which the dis
tant station is located. The mirror
disk is turned by means Of a Morse
KEY, and in answering the key u dot or
. dash in the way Of u long or short
fash, Is sent out. These flashes are
read by In" person at The receiving end
with the cas" Of a telegraph operator
taking u message. The Photograph was
invented in 1871 by Gauss. who used il
rs a signal in the measurement Of
angles. The longer the line the larger
must be the disk. The longest line
thus far observed is 1G2 miles, which
was observed in California. and re.
quircd q mirror Of Il aquar" inches In
area. Ordinary heIiotropcs used on
lines less than - miles in length are
only about two square inches in area.
For IFS successful operation clear at
mospherc is necessary. Two hours be
fore sunset il the most favorable time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
WANTED FOR POST OFFICE.
Madison square Garden VIII Prob
ably he the Location of New
York's Uptown station.

Madison Square garden in all prob
ability soon will be the New York up
town post Office. Instead of being de-
voted to cake walks. bicycle races and
dog shows it will be given over 10 mail
and the purposes of a government
building. Postmaster Cornelius Van
committee on public buildings and
grounds would recommend the pur-
chase of the garden; also that First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
is in favor of il. Mr.. Heath aCcompa-
MED the committee from Washington
for the purpose Of explaining why he
considered the garden the most suit.
able site.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
GERHART HAUPTMANN.
work D~iscredlted by Emperor
NiIlinm's Veto.

Gerhart llaptmarn. the German
dramatist. has just experienced a com
bination of good and bad fortune that
is likely to deepen his pessimism. His
latest play. The Sunken Bell" has
been awarded the Schiller prize at
Berlin, the great literary distinction
bestowed every three wears upon the
author of the best drama produced in
that period. Unfortunately for the
dramatiSt, Emperor William has re-
fused to sanction the award. and the
prize is expected to go to some less
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
PLAIN MRS. KRUGER.
Wife of the T~ransvaal President l.
a Good Housekeeper.
Rich Beyond the Dream.
OF a'ari"e She Cooks Her own
Meals and Makes Her Own
Dresses-A Lover Of BIRDS.

Mrs. Paul Kruger. saws the London
MAIL IS the embodiment of homeli.
ness. In her appearance in her man
herS, IN her speech. she is as unassum-
ing as the wife of a Lincolnshire farm
er. And she is just as thrifty and
frugal.
Dom Paul" is worth about $1,000
600: and the credit for amaSsing that
immense fortune he gives to the wom-
an who for nearly half a century has
cared for him and watched over him.
and striren and saved for him. Farm
er. h~erdsman. soldier. clergyman. am
~hasSador, president of the Transvaal
III every phase of his wonderful
career-'Tante' Kruger has always
beIieved implicitly in her husband. has
always shown him a humble, devoted
admiration that is somehow pathetic
to look upon. Paul Kruger is to-day.
in her opinion. the greatest mar who
ever lived. And she is the ]proudest
woman in the Transyaal. The Strug-
Cling, ambitious farmer found a treaS-
ure when he found that gentle. blue
eyed lass, who. when he asked her if
she would marry him. looked down
demureiy and said: Il can bake. !
a cook. | can sew, | can clean. | can
scrub"
Even in these days the first lady in
the TransvaaI bakes and scws and
scrubs, to save the wages of a servant.
She may be seen at five o'clock amy
morning the president is at home
bending oven a little kitchen stove
preparing her husband a morning cup
of coffee. The only accomplishment
in which 'Auntie'' Kruger claims to
excel is in making coffee: and lresi-
dent Kruger atiirms that she attains
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
~HELIOGRApH SIGNALS.


Tn" photograph has played an i'm
porfant part in the AngIo-H""r war
since Gen. Mcthu"n reached the Mod
der river and since l|ullcr'$ relieving
force arrived in the ucighhorhood of
Ladvsmith. The Illustration shows Col.
Hamilton. Of Grm. l%iulIcr's stan. oprrat-
ing the little instrument by which tn"
light Of the sun is used 30 convey in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
POOR M
Reports Received from Army inspect
Ors show soldiers Deficient In Cur
biue and Revolver Practice.

Reports received from army in.
figure Of merit in carbine and revolver
practice is quite low, due, il is said.
to the large number OF recruits and.
in some instances. to the poor faciIi-
ties for practice. The matter has given
the military authorities some concern.
aud it is found greater effort must be-
made to reestablish the craftsmanship
of the enlisted force of III" army. II
is believed the lows figure Of merit Of
the different organizations is due, in
q great measure. to the large number
OF recruits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
WED BY DEAD MANS VOICE.


Although the father Of Miss Edith
/. smith. of New York. who was mar
ried at Binghamton. y. y, the other
day to Frank T. Mercercau. has been
dead for several weeks it was his voice
that pronounced the marriage cere-
mony. Rev. Mr.. Smith was taken sud-
denly i'll while the bride WAS in the
south and died before her return. Be
fore his death he recited the marriage
service into the phonograpb used.
The bride and bridegroom answered
the questions that came like a spirit
voice from the machine and the spec
tators were strangely affected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

Total expenditures Of our govern
tntnt on account Of the war with Spain
were about $3.50. 600, 900, divided as fol-
lows: War department. S255, 900, 900;
navy department, 500. 900, 600; paid to
Spain for the Philippines, $1,000 900:
interest on war loan to date. $4,000.
900; increased expenses in department.
al service in Washington. So, 900, 1000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

American soldiers in the Philippines
are all wearing dog checks" a dog
check" Is a lead medal about the size
of a dollar, with the volunteers name,
regiment and company stamped on 1t.
II is hung on a leather string around
the neck, and serves to identify the
dead or severely wounded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

There is q physician in CotfeyviIle,
Kan. who at the age Of 80 years keeps
M . regular practice. There is no rea-
.on saw the Chicago Times-Herald.
why people should not have confidence
in such a doctor. especially if he evcr
takes any Of his medicine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

Teutonic peasants were the providers
Of blonde hair for rich Roman rrin-
cesses, who loved the contrast of it's
faxen hue with their black eyes. They
even had morning wigs, small and
tightly curled, of any color, and kept
the beautiful, fair evening ones to wear
when receiving their admirers in the
egenipgs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
Where Cooks Get Credit.

At Queen Nictoria's table an odd
custom. which originated at the time
of George IT,, is preserved. As each
dish Is placed upon the table the name
of the cook who prepared it is an
nounced.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
p,rIin ,nentary Interpreters 70.

There are so many languages spoken
in the provinces Of Austria-Hungary
that interpreters are employed in the
various parliaments TO interpret the
speeches Of the delegates a4d make
them i%utelligible to all the members.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
GRAVE-FILLING DEVICE.


4 device for use in constructing
graves. the invention of Henry d.
Cameron. of Burlington. Ia, described
in the Cincinnati Commercial, is de
signed to fill the grave with earth after
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

Bicycle wedding trips are all the rage
in France. One couple recently re-
turned to Paris after a tour of LOO
miles. all made on their wheels. They
were absent seven weeks. and had WIS.,
tied ia villages.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16
Larger Than Niagara.

The Gersoppa falls, on the Shara.
vatti river, in South Kanara, India, are
larger and more magnificent than Nj
agara. The water makes a clear drop
Of $40 feet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-16

II is estimated that the population
of Itsly includes about 10000 Hebrews
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-03
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire
to Z. II. F. Smith & Co, ST. Paul. mem
p2rs or the New York Stock exchange and
Chl2ago Board of Trade: Cold weather,
with frosts predicted for MICHIGAN. WIS.
G0nsIn, Iowa, Nebraska, the Dazotas.
Minnesota and Kansas. Paris-IYbaat
weak; 10(tl5c lower. Flour weak: 1t6J1ec
lower. London-Wheat cargoes ste9fiy:
June wheat 1sc higher than yesterdays
NEW YORK, May 2.-Flour-Receipts
$50: exports, 1873; considerably more
activity, especially on spring stocl5ers.
Jobbers finally took hold freely at to-
days prices on all grounds Minnesota
bakers $2.l5@3; winter extras, 81. 60Gl2. 80
Rye flour quiet. Wheat-Receipts, S.
red, l93sc [. o. b. af1oat; spot firm; No
red, 1859 afloat spot: No . red. 775sc:
elevator No. / northern, Duluth. 765sc TO
arrive No. l hard, Duluth 1850; options
May, 73120Ac. closed 1850: steady.
l@15@$4c, closed 7515c; September, 74A63kc.
Corn-Receipts, 436,S00 bu exports, $3.50
bu; SPOT steady; No. 2 4G24c f. O. b. afIoat
and 4G5ac elevator Options-May. 46i. a
lac, closed 46Ae; July 462s615sc, closed
1880; September. 467sd47c, closed 467kc
Oats-ReceiptS, I2.S0G; exports AS In.
spot firm; No. ?. 2I3ic: No 8. 27c; No 3
white. 2912c; No. white. 29c; crack mixed
Western, 271s@29; track white, 29Q95c
Opions-No. white oats, May closed
29%sc
LIVERPOOL. May 2-Closfng wheat
quiet: h03sd higher: July, IS 91Sd. Corn
quiet: lSm&sd higher; May, Is 4i4d: JULY,
IS 1$id: September, As I'D.
MlLWAlIK EEs Wis, May Flour
671@c: No. 2 30. G6l67c Rye steady; No.
], 571aQ5Sc. Barley steady; No , acc:
sample. 37ff+21ac, Oats steady; M }
white. e62l@2714c.