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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

A front with golden scales is report
ed to have appeared in the streams OF
Mount Whitney in California
The larg st photogra in the world
is seventeen feet by fifty inches. 1t is
of relief map of the United States,
showing tn petroleum districts
Some of the healthiest children III
the world are found in the Scottish
highlands, where shoes are seldom
worn at an earlier age than IL or l3.
There is rumor that, 1O-inch
steam whistle will replace the bell
that has heretofore awakened the
students and called them to chapel at
Yale.
The late Frederick L. Ames' collie
tion of paintings and bric-a-brac, now
in the museum of fine arts at Boston,
is probably the finest ever placed there
by an individual.
The oldest dress in the world be-
longed to an empress of Japan who
lived in the thirteenth century, and it
has been kept all these centuries in
temple near Yokohama.
Photographers are interested in the
telephoto lens, to be used principally
in long-distance photography. Objects
focused at a distance of three or fonr
miles will show up, distinctly on the
ground glass.
There is a legend as old, if not much
older, than the Chri stan religion, that
ocean wav IS brei1 in regular series,
and that the tenth is always the most
tremen lous. and consequently, the
one to be dreaded.
The ''Nonsleepers" is the name of "A
religious sect which fiourished A. D.
4l2. They livei in communities of
seven ea.h, and at least seven in
each were always found awake chant
ing the >,sleep song
To determine how many Italian men
of letters knew English we'll enough
10 translate TennySon, the Coriere
della Sera of Milan offer pair Of
beautiful Japanese vases for the best
rendition of four lines from The
4'riIeo - Gai-landoni. the writer OF
N'erei.'a Ebrettos. won the prize from
Tlo co nnosiSors A fate was prepare !
III his honor. bat on the very day OF
The awar:! he sank under the excite
Llert OF his long retarded fame aud
{ led, gazing happily at the vases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

their mis- sion. whiic $50. between
tears and sohs. tells how her y.other
paid $l5l for the watch and pre-
sented it to her on the day she was
narrieG to Mr.. Furcollar, but that il
there is no wSy out OF it she will
leave the watch for the amount of
the bill. but it must be returned to
her upon payment of this amount
This plan does not quite suit the ho-
tel man, as he wants to become sole
owner of the watch. The manager,
seeing this. offers it to him for a re-
ceipt in full and $50 to boot, which
is paid by the country gullible. The
ZTatch is a cheap. plated affair,
bought in any city for 81. and used
by many theatrical managers as
above explained. 1t is needless to
state that the leading lady had an
other wedding present of similar
kind in the tray of her trunk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
Color PecuIiartties of Frogs.

Frogs, whether blind or not. bN
come dark green or black if they arN
kept in adark vessel in S sparingly.
lighted room. but when a larger
branch with green leaves is intro
duced into the vessel, they all re-
cover their bright green color,
whether blind or not. In some way
unknown the reflected green light
acts either upon the nerves of the
skin. or-what seems more probable,
if Steinach's experiments are taken
into account-directly upon the pig
ment cells. Moreover, the sensations
derived from the toes have also an
influence upon the changes of color
When the bottom Of the vessel ,is
covered with a felt or with thin
wire net. the frogs alS0 become
black, recovering thOif green color
when E. green branch is introduced
into the vessel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

saw the gesture and interpreted it
Alright.
''Durn tn hull dumb thing" he sud
denly broke out ''I'm iest-I feel
sakes, how lonesome l be!"
"Dan1," said Miss Wynkoop, eyeing
him closely, but speaking in a quiet
voice, do We want l sh'd marry your
Yes, Priscilla" wiping his fore
head, Il do
She stood aside for him to pass
Come in" she said Il was jes' Sit
tin down t supper. It'll be nice N
coy t have comp'ny n I've got some
cold pork N beans y
She led the way to the kitchen. He
followed with heart as light as his
football was heavy.
Take seat n draw up" said Miss
Wyncoop. Hospitality. How we mus
miss Sarah Ann"
Yes" He sank into chair.
Them beans I'll relish
And so they were engaged. Kate
Fields Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

After clearing away he seated
himself drearily over the kitchen stove
I! to await his early bedtime. A pare--
| covered book lay on the she'll. He
| picked it up idly-it had been Sarah
Ann's-and opened it at random. II
was a conventional paper backed love
| tale by THE Duchess
light O'Clock struck and and 10.
| Still Farmer Wilson pored over the
book, holding it close to his sun
burned face and breathing heavily
over the unfamiliar words. Midnight
came. At 1 o'clock he laid down the
bulky volume with a stentorian sigh.
He knew how the nonsense went.
All the rest of that feverish, never
to te forgotten night. through broken
and feverlsh Siumbers, ran such
phrases as these: ''Oh, my beautiful
darling, you will not be so cruel. -
You must see how madly love you. -
"Reu1em Der how desolate nv life has
been. The last sentence tangled it
self in his memory
That's true" said the wretched
man once aloud, "ef all tn rest is g
pack o. lies -
The next day he set himself dog
gediy to learn his lesson. Over and
over the words were conned. He
ven doout Win the DOOk IN his hand,
or numbered heavily back 10 it from
whatever else his work might be. In
fact, he dared not think of ANYTHING
else save the task laid out before him.
for fear that his purpose might falter
before the dim impression haunting
him throughout that he was fool.
lie dressed himself carefully, after
an early supper and marched out Of
the door and down the road Priscilla
Wynkoop's little, unpainted cottage
stood close to the highway. Daniel
his 1iDs moving in ceaseless reitera-
ton, knocked tremulously upon the
door He heard steps coming towards
him. lie felt all hands and feet. There
was suffocating lump in his throat
A tall, spare spinster drew the door
ajar and gazed out into the
gloom through her spectacles
Good ev'nin'," her visitor blurted
out in loud, agitated voice. 80, my
beautiful darling, you know-you
must see how madly love you, and
-and-remember how desolate my
life has been "
Miss WynkoOp held a hand lamp
stretched out in one arm. She brought
it closer to stare into his face by its
aid
Remember how desolate," Daniel
Miss Priscilla put up her free hand
to rub her forehead. Was he drunk,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
.-AIL p.s kiss

Il
fze DyIaS I:oaaty- Janyor Peie tbs
Baby COuss as an .AageI OF Mercy
He was a bounty jumper and had
been shot down while trying, TO escape
IRON she guard house. He WINS buriv.
j big. fierce of look and rough of speech.
and when they brought him into the
hospital he cursed and raved in q,
way to make you chill He had re-
eeived mortal wound, but death
had no terrors for him. When the,
surgeon told him he must die within
forty eight hours he replied:
bah! What of it? The only favor
| have to ask Is that you keep snivel-.
ers away. want no prayin' and
singin' about mel"
He had been a wicked man. He
boasted of it He ridiculed the idea
of hereafter and cursed the bible
and religion. Men and women came
to speak with him, so that he might
not die as dog, but he Knocked and
| cursed them. We who watched for
| the end saw the shadow of death
when it fell He realized that life !.
was ebbing, but still he cursed and
reviled. An hour before he died the
wife of wounded sergeant came in
| to visit her husband, says the De.
troit Free Press. She brought with,
her little fair-haired girl of or s.
years old, and as she talked the child.
slipped away and wandered up and
down the aisles to inspect the cots
and their occupants. A score of us
tried to coax her nearer. but she was
coy and bashfuL When she reached
the cot where lay the bounty-jumper,
the pallor of death on his face, but
lighting the specter away, she paused
and stared at him. When he saw
her smile fitted over his face and
the fierce light died out of his eyes
for the first time. He beckoned her
to approach, and to our great sur
prise she hesitatingly advanced until
she stood beside his cot The mother
rose up in alarm. but the nurse
whispered to her not to call the child.
lis you sick?" queried the little
one, as the man reached out his hand
and touched the golden curls.
Aye, child, l am dying" he
whispered.
And amt you got nobody 80
speak to you?"
Il uIun want GnOm.
But you wanted me, didn't you2"
''Yes-God bless you!"
''ls you shot, just like papa?"
''1es, dear"
Use so'sorry. Iguess I'll kiss you.
As her lips touched his cheek tha
death rattle in his throat frightened
her, and she ran away to her mother
The kiss was still warm when HE
eyes closed, his head fell back aud
he shivered and died.
''See the wonderful change in hiG
facem whispered a nurse.
Aye, it was wonderful! The harl
lines had melted out and there was
smile lowering about his mouth
That savage expression which had i'm
tensified as the hours passed and tha
end came nearer had been kissed
away by the little child. But for hoH
he would have died cursing his Goa.
Mayhap in the seconds between the
kiss and dissolution he had asked
for mercy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

Or the 2,o0), 900 foreigners found
by recent census to be living in
France. $4,000 have received a mill
ltary education and belong to the re-
serve in their respective countries.
More than 35O, ,O0) are Italians. who
in case of disruption would at once
array themselves against the coun-
try which now affords them shelter
America is not. therefore. alone in
her troubles, present and prospect
i've, with aliens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

FRANCE effervesces on slight prov
Ocation. OF course there is much
in the friendly attitude of Russia to
enthuse the French people and to
bring VISIONS of the day when the
allied forces of the empire and the
republic will swoop down on
Germany with revengeful fury. But
the present talk of war should be
taken with a great deal OF salt While
Paris is now wild and warlika, the
tumuit is chiefly on the surface
Things will be different in O short
time, when the incident OF the Rus
sian visit will have been forgotten
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

The Congo is the most Wonderfu =
waterway in the world 1t is TWEEN
ty-five miles across Ia parts, so that
vessels may pass one another and yei
La Out of sight It has twice the ex-
tent of the navigahle waters of Tnc
Mississippi and its tributaries and
three times its population.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

TIE railroad magnates who are
morally responsible for the long
series of deadly wrecks of trains
bound to or from the worlds fair
should be placed in charge of guard
ians Tor wealImindedness Anyone
with grain of sense would have
been able to foresee that six months
business could not safely be crowded
into six weeks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

UNDOUBTEDLY the biggest monu-
ment of folly in connection with the
worlds fair, al Though not a part OF
it. is Steele McKaye's auditorium,
which was projected as the largest
and grandest building of the kind
the world has ever seen The com
pany which erected it was organized
with. a capital of $4,000, O0J. and
$530.000 was actually spent on the
building before the work stopped.
And now the entire structure has
been sold for old junk for the sum OF
$2.25J.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

SPORTING writers and telegraph
editors used battle royal in half
the newspapers OF the country when
telling of the last Vigilant- Valkyrie
race. There is no such thing as a
battle royal between two contestants.
The term is exact and technical A
battle royal is a fight of many, in
which every one is against every
other one and the best wins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Bal
moral that during Queen Victoria 5
breakfast, and usually for fifteen
minutes before. the head pl@er
''plays succession OF tunes unon
the bagpjpe at distance of a guar
ter of i mile. " This must surely he a
pleasant accompaniment to break
fast. but the pleasure void be en-
HANGED if the piper were } emoved to
a distance of. say. a mile or even
across the border.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

The tall man and the short"
man of many tabled robbery are at
their highway tricks again. There
is growing belief that i'll some of
the reported deeds of violence these
wicked two are myths. The truth
appears TO be that somebody gets
very "short" occasionally, ard does
some tall talking to account for it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

An immense trunk which belonged
to newly welded couple furnished
plenty of amusement to passengers
at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
depot in Pittsburg, the other day
The trunk was decorated with old
shoes, tied with gay-colored ribbons
and two hearts pierced by CGpid's
arrow were drawn on the side with
chalk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

WHEN the power Of Gerr- my is to
>e defed. all Frenchmen, whether
nonarchist. bonapartist, republican
or socialist in opinion, stand to-
gether with real enthusiasm. The
kaiser will find no disunited France
to face if war ever com IS again be-
tween TeutOn and Gaul
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
Color of cats.

The color Of cats arc. classified IS
follows: Black; black and whitai
'slack. fulrons and white. or tortoise
she'll; white; fulrons and Whito:
tawny; tabby. or boldly st. iped; slate
colored. Or blue gray; slate coloredq
with long far (Pcrstanl; long. VIII Z
fur (AngoxA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

New ZEALAND is the first OF Eng
lish colonies to give women equal
political rights with men. A bill
giving them such rights has just be-
come law. 1t gives TO all women.
married or single. the same right to
vote as is now possessed by men.
The first election under the new law
will be held in December. The only
other state in the world in which
men and women have the same po-
litical status is Wyoming, in this
country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

Frogs are mainly juice II they
trg to make moe than short jour
ney away from mo sture. in Il drought.
they will perish for want of water;
and then their bodies will dry away.
The frogs bones are so soft that ho
scarcely leaves an skeleton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
country

MosT indications of approaching
winter are unreliable. The wild
geese sometimes make mistakes and
start southwark too early; brer bar
occasionally retires to his hole sooner
than necessary, even the ground hog
is not infallible. But when the street
car driver dons a long, vari- colored
patched ulster and wraps three or
four yards of red wooden comforter
around his neck, the citizen may pre-
pare for cold weather. The street
car driver makes no Mistakes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10

THE popular superstition against
travelling Friday has had mucn to
support it within the last few weeks.
The Wabash collision at kingsbury,
Ind, occurred Friday; the terrible
catastrophe at Jackson. Mich. took
place Friday, and again the fatal day
has claimed twenty-six lives at Battle
Creek
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
An Unfounded Accusation.

Jaysmith-Vve got it in for Snoop-
or.
Swayback-What's the trouble?
Jaysmith-I understand that he
has been referring to me as a liza
and thief
Swayback-Is that so? Why,
never knew you to steal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
D. p. cLoYn, EDITOR.

MISS VENAELE of Georgia has re
fused to marry a foreign title The
owner of the title IS almost in !; =.
1t Is probably not SO much = ie. as
surprise that has ovcrthrown his
mind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
The Name of God in Many Lanruara

The Name of God In Many Languages.
The name of God IS spelled with
four letters in almost every known
language. In Arabian it is ALA;
East Indian, Zeul or Esgi; Egyptian,
Tent or Aumn; French, Dieu; Vau>
dois, Diou; Tahitian, Atua; Hebrew.
Adon; Irish. Dich; Japanese. Zaina.
Latin, Deus; German, Gott; Maiayan.
Eesl; Persian. Syra; Peruvian, Liam,
Tartarian, Tgan; Turkish. Addi;
Scandinavian. Odin; Spanish. Dios;
Swedish, Oodd; Syriac, Adad; Wal.
lachian, Sene.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-10
A Long Boyhood.

Statistics are said to show that
young men do not, on the average,
attain full physical maturity until
they arrive at the age of 2S years.
Professor Scheller, Of Harvard. as
serts. as the result of observations,
that young men do not attain to the
full measure of their mental faculties
before % years of age. A shrewd
observer has said that ''most men
are boys until they are so, and little
boys until they are 25;" and this ac-
cords with the standard of manhood,
which was fixed at 80 among the
ancient Hebrews and other races.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-09
PURELY PERSONAL.

Miss Eleanor Calhoun, grandnieee OF
John G. Calhoun, is making some stir as
an actress in Paris.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward is writing anew
novel, a companion work to David
Grieve" and "Robert Elsmere.'
The late William B. Astor's personal
estate in Great Britain has been returned
with an official valuation OF II, ,320,000.
Mr.. Pulitzer dined twenty-five OF his
staff the day OF his return from Europe.
Only one around the table had been with
him when he took the World ten years
before.
The movement to raise fund with
which to purchase residence in Wash
ington for Mgr. Satolli has progressed 50
farthat the Monsignoreis looking around
for suitable site.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-09
BUSINESS BREyITIES.

About 800, 000, 600 bushels OF wheatare
needed to supply the wants OF consumers
in this country.
The rice crop OF the United States is
reported to be 80 per cent greater than
any previous one,
Thew of tropical and semi-tropical
fruits grown under the American llag is
nearly $20,000,O00,
A cabinet-making genius has just de-
vised an article Of furniture which COM
bines bed and an organia.
Great Britain, supposed to be free
trade country, collects 800, 100000 OF her
revenues from taxes on imports.
The combined length of the worlds
telegraph lines is SSl 900 miles, necessi-
tating the use Of 1920, 900 miles OF wire.
During the complicated process Of
manufacturing stamps they are counted
eleven times in order to guard against
pilfering.
The profits from the manufacture and
sale of chewing gum enabled man to
buy Il s500,000 property in Chicago the
other day.
Japan is so crowded that land enough
cannot be afforded for roads. One rich
man who owns eight acres is looked on
as monopolist.
More than one-half Of all the oil Of
peppermint, spearmint and tansy used
in the world is said to be produced and
distilled in Michigan.
The climate and grass OF Montana are
said to make the best OF mutton, and
the wool clip OF the State now runs close
to $4,000, 900 pounds year.
While the value OF our manufactured
products in 1890 was $8,6l0, 900, 600, the
total value of our agricultural products
in that year was only about $500, ,OO0,-
900.
This country exported 10 ,B75, 900 yards
OF cotton goods to Brazil during the eight
months to March |, an increase Of ovel
80 per cent over the same period u yeal
ago.
The Carnegies have closed deal fol
400, 900 tons OF Norrle (Mich.) ores, TO bC
delivered this season. The price wa
S3.S5. The same ores sold for $3.50 las
season.
Railway travelling is cheapest in Hun
gary. It is possible to go from Buda
Pesth to Kronstadt, a distance OF 50I
miles, for SLIGO, being at the rate OF thre,
miles for q cent.
Hon. Redfeld Proctor OF Vermont
late Secretary OF War, and number q
other wealthy gentlemen will erect a
Knoxville, Tenn, the largest marbl
mills in the world.
A French medical journal SAYS tina
there is one doctor in every $500 inhab
itants Of Germany, one TO 1900 il
France, one to LOCO in England and on
to 800 in the United States.
William 0. Garrison of Bridgeton n
| j., is making a fortune supplying til
market with a fine quality OF gravel 10
canary birds. He owns piece Of Ian
in Salem county, from which the grave
is procured, and he ships it to Philadel
phie by the boatload,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-09
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

Controller Eckels has appointed t. 4.
Jennings Of Seattle, WASH, to be ma
tional bank examiner.
The people with kodaks are charged 81
a day for the privilege Of using them on
the Worlds Fair grounds.
These are troublesome days for John
Boyd Thatcher OF New York, Chairman
OF the Executive Committee on Awards
of the National Commission. Protests
against the one judge system Of award
ing the prize medals and diplomas con-
tinue to be received by the Director
General. The American exhibitors in
the manufactures building have added
their protest to that Of the foreign com
missioners, as preliminary step, it is
understood, to withdrawing their dis
plays for examination for awards. While
the present number Of those who have
formally protested is small in compari-
son with the total number Of $1,000 ex-
hibitors, the sentiment in opposition to
the non-competitiye plan Of the com
mission is growing. The American pro-
test is at present confined to the
manufactures building, where 1870 woolen
exhibitors, besides other large Eastern
manufacturers, object to the single ex-
pert system, modelled somewhat after
the Centennial idea. The State Com
missioners will probably be the last to
file protests on behalf Of the exhibitors
whom they represent. They want more
than one man to pass judgment on the
merits Of their exhibits and have a
graded system Of awards. It is not
! likely that the National Commission, in
the face OF the Congressional act and the
work Of the Committee on Awards, will
undertake to upset the plan adopted.
There may be slightmodifcations made,
and some Of the objectors may be
brought into line after fuller discus
sion Of the merits Of the American
system.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-09

"Gallegher,n whom Richard Harding
Davis has made famous in his story, il
said TO have been working in mill, and
between jobs the other day visited the
Philadelphia Press office In search Of
better employment. He was ignorant
that he had been made hero OF fiction.
General Wade Hampton, Commissioner
of Railroads., Is now on an official in
spection tour Of the subsidized Pacific
railroads. He will travel in car placed
at his disposal, so that he can stop off at
will. General Hampton is not in the
best Of health, but has partially recov-
cred from the grip, Of which he has been
victim for n year or more.
Mrs, Fenwick Miller, the only woman
ever nominated as a fellow OF the Eng
lish Society Of Journalists md leader
writer on the Illustrated London News,
was for several days the guest OF Mrs.
Frank Leslie in New York. Mrs, Miller
graduated in 1873 with honors from the
Women's Medical College OF London,
but drifted into journalism during her
tenure OF office Us u member OF the Lon
don School Board.
The Maharajah Of Bhownugger is the
lion of the hour in London. He is an
Oriental potentate, who has travelled
from India to England to attend the
opening OF the Imperial Institute and to
fulfill u long-cherished desire Of paying
personal homage to the Queen and En-
press. He is nm enlightened young man
Of 35, who is considered one Of the most
benevolent Of the native rulers OF India,
having spent $5,00O,OOO in charities.