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The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

Alexander T. Lindholm. of Still
water. Wis, is the owner OF an inter-
esting old relic. dating back to 1853,
which he has mounted on a piece of
oak and framed. and has hung it in a
bsn6 building in st. Paul, says the St.
Paul Pioneer Press 1t is verdict
rendered by jury of twelve high Of
fctats in Norway, at Oslo courthouse.
whore Christtana now stands. in June
1853. and decided the legal ownership
of q large estate. At the bottom OF
this novel verdict hang twelve strips
OF sheepskin. to which are attached
twelve pieces Of beeswax, about the
shape and size OF small gold watch
These were called seals in the ofden
days when this verdict WAS rendered
and each one contains the seal Of one
Of the Jurors who decided the matter
When this verdict was rendered
there was no such thing rs paper
known to the civilized world, and all
oncta4 documents were written on
shsspsktn parchment. 1t may also be
stated that the present Jury system.
which is in vogue in the courts Of the
United States and also in Europe,
originated In Scandinavia IN the eIev-
entn century.
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the new officer he burst out into furi-
ous cursinglat the other man for not
catching it,, Mr.. Eaton turned quietly
to him and said: @
III you don't shut that foul head up.
I'll shut it for you.'
The man. a huge New York monde
script, deceived by Mr.. Eaton's pleas
ant look. strode up to him. swearing
horribly. and threatening to kill him.
For answer the second mate leaped at
him and seized him by the throat and
waistband, and the next minute he
was flying over the rail into the sea.
Mr.. Eaton turned swiftly. and was
just in time to catch the other man
in midrush at him with sQuarely
planted blow on the chin. winch land
ed him a clucking heap in the SOUP
pers.
BY this time the other men had seen
the fray and rushed forward, shout
ing. Kill him!" Presently Eaton WAS
the center of bowling gang threating
his life. But he armed himself with a
norman" handy iron bar from the
windlass, and none of them dared face
him with that terrible weapon. The
skipper and the first mate came rush
ing forward. and ranged themselves
by the side of the second mate. In
two minutes the whole tone OF the
ship was altered. It was never again
necessary to resort TO violence.
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Railroad Company
Had to Submit

to spend, and he rather enjoyed the
position Of blocking all the efforts OF
a great corporation.
The claim agents made up their
minds that they would have to start
suit. and we're about ready to branR
IT when they were surprised to got a
letter from the old farmer
If you will let me name the town.
you are going to build on my land" he
said. "I1I give you all the land you
need"
They accepted his terms with Elee.
OF course they expected that his van
ity would lead him to name the town
after himself, and they were quite pre-
pared for that emergency But he
fooled them. A written agreement
was drawn up and signed and the
deeds passed. Then they asked him
for his name. The old man grinned
broadly.
We'll call it Helltown," he said
They argued with him until they
saw it was useless. They could not
back out. for the papers had already
been signed. Then they decided they
would get even in another way. They
elided the second, third, and fourth
letters of the name and put in their
place an innocent apostrophe. And So
the name of the village Is "H'tovn"
than of critics. ."-Joubert
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Kans~s Farmers Adopt PoI

A feature Of the plan pursued by tho
Solomon (Kas.) Farmsrs' association
and one which Il It should hecons gem
oral would rsvolut1onise the grain
business Of the United S&atas ana
eliminate the grain-exchaDge 1sstuTss
and gambling In futures on the boards
of trade is the policy Of selling dirsct
TO mills instead OF shipping to the
great grain centers.
In addition to saving the commission
which must be paid for selling wheat
In thes grain pits on the boards Of
trade. premium is obtained from the
mills for high-grade wheat The ma
tortty of elevator owners mix their
good wheat with poorer quality un-
III 4: is all Of a certain grade. BY skill
ful mixing the elevator man can real
tze large profit from this scource
alone, but the wheat is injured for
milling purposes.
In the big storage elevators at ter
mtna1 points the grain is still further
mixed with rye or inferior wheat for
export purposes. This mixing process
has detracted from the reputation Of
high-grade Kansas wheat. In fact, by
the time it reaches the mills in the
east or the exporters 1t is no longer
high grade
Eastern mfllers complain that they
have not been able to produce as good
-four from Kansas wheat as that pro-
ducsd by smaller mills in the wheat
region that are able to purchase their
wheat direct from the farmers. This
fact is attsdbuted to the mixing of the
<Tain by the elevators, and the millers
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His uncle had been murdered"
whom | bought him. He has never
had any more such paroXysms as that
in the sta. on.
When l thought of parrots prone
ness to mimic strong eXclamations Of
all kinds. and remembered the note
of anguish and reproach in that cry
in the station. the mystery of Joe
Branch's death was no mystery to me.
Often l have pictured to myself that
death scene. and thought that no mat
ter how secure from detection the
doer Of such bastard deed may seem.
he can never know at what moment
vengeance may strike, nor what strange
weapon she may choose to serve her
purpose.
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with nothing broken. Nor was there
any evidence OF a fight in the old
mans room. although he was neither
weak nor cowardly. These facts threw
some suspicion on the servants, but
they proved their innocence conclu-
sively. For some reason nobody
seemed to suspect the man who was
to profit by the death of the murdered
man. and SO the crime took It's place
among those whose perpetrators are
never found.
The parrot? He had been a favor
lite pet OF Mr.. Branch's for years, and
had been in the room when he was
murdered. The parrot must have seen
the murder committed and heard the
dying words of the old man. He had
been sold by the executors to a dealer
and by him to the old maids, from
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

The following brief paragraphs ar.
copied from Encounters Between Fa
nous Men" the forthcoming book b.,
J. Ellington Biifdad. They simpI,
show whittier the historical novel il:
drifting:
''As George Washington came within
sight of Rome he observed that the
city was in flames. and having drunk
all of the fire eXtinguisher from his
bottle at the previous stop. he turned
his horses mead and was about to gal
lop away. when his quick ear caught
the strain of music. George paused
and looking upward beheid Nero
perched on the city wall playing a VIC.
lin solo. Waving his hand in adieu tc
the cruel tyrant, George Washington
rode away, leaving the cracklin,
flames behind him, because the Fathe,
of his Country had no use for cTacklins
flames where he was going.
This is the only instance ON recort
OF meeting between George Wash
ington and Nero Its authenticity ca,
! not be doubted. inasmuch as the writ
! er's grandfather was present when 4
happened. Ohio State journal.
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GRANTS WELCOME TO GEN. TooMRs

One of the Few Witty Remarks Crsdited
to HiEn.
Gen. Robert Toombs was one of the
few Confederate generals who refused
to have his political disabilities re-
moved, and he died AN unreconstructed
rebel. 1t was a source of much regret
to the people of his state that he re
fused to place himself. when they could
again send him to Washington as a
senator. As he grew older he would
in conversation frequently refer to the
fact that he was not a citizen of the
United States.
During Gen. Grants term Of office rs
President. Gen. Toombs had been to
New York and stopped OF at Waahing-
ton. The Georgia delegation insisted
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

ship At sea is an isolated world.
"a only. does the little floating viii
. depend on the stoutness OF the
Rnke beneath 1t. but the safety and
nf0rt Of those on board depend on
dtence to Intelligent orders. The
N who rules must rue often. as
q chieftain of a half-sayage tribe,
zbhysical force. Mr.. Frank T. Bull
u author of "The Men OF the Mer-
mt Service" is no advocate OF vio-
ice on the part Of officers. but, as
kexplains, II there is no weight Of
be behind an order. men will al
jhe found who will disobey. One
dr. Bullen's earliest recoIIections
ai1or life Is an incident on board
East Lothian.
he men have been demoralized by
rOwardly second mate who was fin
" discharged at Bombay HIS sue
sssor was q splendid specimen OF a
IN. not too tall, finely proportion
of very pleasant face.
first morning he was on board
sa sere washing decks. MI Eaton.
- new second mate, was having a
~ around the ship. and stayed for
erd, where two men were passing
Hter out Of the big washdeck tub.
Mr.. Eaton passed. one OF them.
lreiessiy singing bucket toward the
her dropped it and cut the deck bad
|, with Its edge. With glance at
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23
METHODS OF TRADE IN ABYss,NlA
Com msrcs Carried In Very Prim.
tive Manner.

Commerce Carried in = Very Prim.
tive Manner.
The market for the gofd-producins
region of AbysSinia is at Medic. Gold
washers bring the metal in dust and
nuggets from all corners of the coun-
try. pressed into large quiils closed
with morsel of wood. The holders
are so transparent that the precious
powder Is as easily visible as though il
were q tube of glass. The washer sells
the produce to a broker, who works IL
into circles of pure gold of about the
thickness of heavy finger ring. These
circles are not closed, so that the buye,
may twist them before weighing thus
assuring himself, upon finding them
malleable. that no copper has beer
mixed with the pure metal The brok
ers sit bent over, in long files, with
their small scales in their hands.
A kind OF cotton goods manufactured
in the United States, which is cafiee
.'aboudjedide" and bears the mark o.
a camel, serves in country districts o.
Abyssina as money, being used fol
clothing, tents and many other pur.
poses. A piece OF this material thirt,
Yards long, the average price of which
is So, generally sold to retail dealers in
lots of twenty pieces, is a token bJ
which Abyssinian coffee is purchased
in the regions of production. Tht
change in the price Of American cot.
tons has Obliged the wholesale meF.
chants to increase in AbySSinia. al
elsewhere. the price OF bale of thi,
material serving as money Immedi
ately the price OF coffee rose at the fiv,
centers of production. but when tn,
native farmers reached Harrar, tho
commercial center Of the country, ex
pecting to sell their coffees at the
higher price imposed by the increasee
value of American cottons. they founs
them. ,ives face to face with the fall
ing prices which beset all the coffe.
markets in the world. This cause,
much hardship.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23
How an Indiana
Town Was Named

Indiana is fuA of towns with queer
names. But the queerest Of them all
has 30 far been left to languish In un-
deserved obseurty. People who are
acquainted with that portion OF Indi-
ana. which Hes in the immediate vicin-
nty OF Charlottesville, must have seen
on the signboard of little railroad
station, as they rushed by on a lin
ited train, this astonishing name:
H'TOWN.
Behind that apostrophe lies the
story OF the Joke which rich old In
diana farmer played on the directors
OF great railroad company. The
farmer in question owned several
thousand acres OF hand in one body
When the railroad was built 1t was
found necessary to cut through his
land. The right OF way agents went
to the old farmer and asked him to
set a price ON a strip running through
his farm a few hundred feet wide
He laughed at them and said his
land WAS not for sale at any price. He
didn't believe in railroads anyhow,
and didn't want one running through
his property. They offered him a huge
price for the land, for they had found
other property owners in the vicinity
reasonable and did not care to start
any condemnation suits unless it WAS
absolutely necessary. But the old
farmer would not listen to them. His
income was twice as large as he cared
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In his calling at the White House, and
after much urging they got his consent
and he went up, Gen. Grant had never
seen Gen. Toombs, SO when Gen
Toomhs reached the White House and
his card was sent in, Gen Grant came
forward to greet him. Gen. Toombs
took the Presidents hand and said:
Although not a citizen of this coun-
try, while in the capital 7 have called
% pay its Chief Executive my re-
spects."
Don't mention it, Gen. Toombs."
said Gen. Grant. 81 heard myself yoa
were citixen and at one time
thought you were, but now / know
you are not, because / hunted for 70.
down there for nearly two years. hue,
never could find you. Come right 4.
and sit down"
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firemen who were more excited thar,
the others discussed the propriety OF
carrying the fire closer to the source
of water supply, but this plan was
abandoned on account of the extreme
heat of the flames.
''In the meantime the fire fiend ragged
worse than ever and kept on raging
until the entire stable was reduced to
ashes. The live stock was saved, with
the exception of one COW, which was
badly scorched, but will survive. The
harness and other items too numerous
to mention perished in the flames.
The reporter did not learn who owned
the stable nor the street it was Iocat-
ed on, but If the readers OF the Her
aid will call UP the fire department
they can find out. There were several
other interesting facts the reporter
did not learn, but they cannot bs men
toned for lack of space.''-Ohio StAta
Journal.
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Direct to MilIs.


are willing to pay . premium 1or high
grade wheat that n entirely free from
rye and poor osatn.
By ta1lns Advantage Of these. eoD&-
tions tho manager o6 the fSrms<s' s1e.
vator as Solomon has bsen enabled 20
seN the greater part Of his wheat st
prsna1um and pay corTespondfng1y
high price 10 the farmers.
The members Of the FArmers' E1s-
vatoF association at Solomon have TO
Gently completed arrangements whWs-'
by they viii export much Of their
wheat direct to cooperative societies
in Germany. A number Of carloAds
have already been sold In this manner.
The wheat Is billed direct from Solo
mon TO Berlin. The local freight rate
Of 14k cents per 100 pounds h paid to
the Missouri river. but from Missouri
river points through rate to Berlin
Of u esnts per 100 pounds is secured.
This saves to the farmers not only tho
profits Of the local grain dsaleYs. but
also the profits Of several commission
men and the exporter.
The German cooperative societies.
own their own mills In Germany and
control a shipping elevator in New
York, says c. II. M&tson in the Review
Of Reviews. through which all wheat
consigned to them goes. This virtual
ly brings the producer and the con-
board OF trade speculation and manip-
ulation from the market.
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Richard Lilburn. editor for thirt,
years of the oldest existing newspaper
in Ireland, the Belfast News Letter,
has just died at the age of 80.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

Mrs. Bottle cambridge, a dau.hter of
Gen. Zachary Taylor. II years old.
Hives in Winchester, Va. She was ed.
ucated In Philadelphia.
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had reached the point where threats
Of criminal prosecution had been made,
Tor certain of his transactions.
It was about this time that his un-
Gle was found one morning in his
room murdered. with score of knife
wounds in his body. The servants
were all away, but 1T was remarked as
q curious fact that his mastif, a very
savage and alert watchdog, had given
no alarm, and showed no signs Of hav-
ing attacked the murderer. 1t was
never explained. either. how the muir
derer got into the house, for the next
morning 1t was found locked as usual,
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II we prayed as long as God wouN
listen we would never cease.
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Better be first in a village than Sec
ond In Rome."-Caesar.
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n Voice From Beyond.

,tcopyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

Children have more need OF models
than of critics. ."-Joubert
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17

grant the railroad the injunction. If
didn't think Judge Townsend would
they asked for one: thought we would
win out Out it would be long time
before we could get our money back
Alderman Kendall then offered an
amendment to the motion, in which
he allowed the railroad ten days
more, during which time MIR. Perry
could be consulted, etc. The motion,
as amended was then carried
Alderman Young said in regard to
wsterworks that he did not know
anything. The mayor said that the
waterworks people must make some
kind of a showing by the next meet.
ing or some decisive action would be
taken in the matter.
The electric light people were pres
ent, and an ordinance amending the
old ordinance was read. The old or.
dinance gave these people. on March
22. 1899, a twenty.year franchise
They now ask for a fifty-year fran
chise and promise to give the city
one-half Of ! per cent. of their gross
receipts ,or the first fifteen years,
and per cent. for the balance of the
time.
The electric light company pro.
pose to put in new plant. erect a
100-foot stack and make improve.
ments otherwise.
In this fftyyear franchise the city
has the privilege of buying It at the
expiration Of twenty-five years.
After discussing the matter thor.
oughly, and because Mr. Ross, the
president of the company. wanting
20 have the matter passed as early as
possible. the rules were suspended
and the ordinance was passed, and
will become effective as soon as pub
lished.
The contract the city made will
the company last November foi
twenty-five lights was signed up b,
the mayor and Mr. Ross, and tn,
twenty 32-candle-power incandescen
lights in the residence districts will
be installed as soon as the wire an,
poles can be put in.
The public well on Main street, o
which the Ardmoreite had somethin
to- say a few days ago, was ordere
, cleaned out at once
b Through Mr.. Golledge the mayo
2 and aldermen were invited to atten
, the firemen's meeting at 9 o'clock las
) night
The meeting then adjourned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17

In lecture on "Rainclouds and
Lightning" a scientist explained the ex.
treme blackness and grotesque shape
Of thunderclouds as being caused by
electrifcation and said that occasional
ly lightning goes upward from ground
TO cloud. Lightning continues until the
thundercloud has risen too high above
the subjacent ground for the tension
requisite. AS the cloud lifts the light
ning's path becomes more vertical
Thunderheads may be seen 200 miles.
Window glass has been broken by
heavy thunder. The cumuli rise 20 a
height Of some six miles, then slop over
and form a haze dhunder haze). Light
ming will fall vertically from the ex.
treme limit OF the hare cloud some
times. though no rain is falling. Light
ming causes the clouds to partially fall
20 the earth in showers, and 80 itself
causes rain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17

There is an ancient custom under
which the olive groves around Damas-
Gus are guarded by official watchmen
20 prevent the trees being stripped by
thieves. But on certain date the gov
ernor or some magistrate issues n
proclamation warning all owners OF
olive trees that they must pick their
fruit. for after a certain date it be-
comes public property. IL farmer has
his crop only half gathered when that
date arrives. the public will gather II
for him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
Committees.

Finance-C. L. Byrne. chairman;
A. c. Young. ]. S. Mullen.
Street and Alley X. Best, chair
man; c. L. Byrne, w. T. Gardner,
]. S. McCharen.
Police-W. c. Kendall, chairman;
l. II. Best, J. s. McCharen.
Fire-w. T. Gardner chairman; J.
w Golledge, ]. s. Mullen.
Waterworks-A. c. Young, chair
man; ]. S. Mullen, c. L. Byrne.
Ordinance. s. Mullen, chairman;
]. w. Golledge, w. c. Kendall.
Cemetery. w. Golledge, chair
man; w. T. Gardner, |. r.. Best.
Sanitary. s. McCharen. chair
man; j. s Mullen, w. c. Kendall, A.
c. Young.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17

II is said TO be n remarkable fact that
the poison Of the scorpion gradually
loses it's effect upon human being and
that man suffers less and less each
time he is stung. One bold philosopher.
It is related. had the courage TO follow
out this principle to the furthest extent
and made scorpions sting him repeated
ly until he had become poison proof
and suffered but little inconvenience
beyond the transient pain Of the pune
ture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
Epworth League.

The young ladies of the Epworth
league of the Broadway NJ. E.
church will entertain the gentlemen
of the league and their other friends
next Thursday evening at the resi-
dence of. Mrs. j. NJ. Gross. They are
preparing some unique social features
and will serve dainty refreshments
All are invited to attend. The pro
ceeds will be applied on the hundred
dollars the league pledged on the new
church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17

The cornerstone OF character, that on
which the whole edifice is to rest, must
be truth. BE truthful in word and deed
and act, faithful 10 your conception Of
right, and you can no more help build
ing noble character than the earth
can help moving in its orbit A boy
who has the courage TO tell the truth
under all circumstances, even when II
may appear 10 be TO his own disad'
vantage, will never do n mean. unman-
ly or dishonest thing. lie will not
stoop TO do anything questionable, no
matter what material gain It may
promise.-SuccesA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
CITY GOVERNMENT
Aldermen.

First Ward-J. w. Golledge, J. 8.
McCharen.
Second ward-J. s. Mullen, I. r.
Best.
Third Ward-C. L. Byrne, w. @.
Kendall.
Fourth ward-W. T. Gardner, A. O.
Young.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
The Little Bird.

Dick-How did you know when 1t
was time to leave her house If the par
lor was dark?
Fred-A little bird told me.
Dlck-Get outl
Fred-Yes. The cuckoo came out Of
,re clock and called "11."-Phlladel-
phia Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
A. G. YOUNG
-Sells-.
Furniture and
Carpets Cheaper.
Shorthand.

have a select class studying short
hand; can accommodate a few more.
If you desire learning a system of
shorthand that can be written and
read with perfect ease and great rap
idity, now is your opportunity
MISS ZIMMERMAN,
Garret & Bingham's office.
26-1mo