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MRS swIGGETTE-wILsoN. b p.
Teacher Of Flecution, Oratory. Acting, Ex-
temporary Speaking. fencins, Physical Gull
ture, etc
Delsarte. shaftesbury aud Swedish Methods.
Room COS. Power Building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
awHAr VANDERBILT LIKED.

HAD q Weakness f0r Old Time DudSh-
nutsIand Indian Pudding.
The husband of a woman, who for
many years annually helped tho
house-keeper at the Vanderbilt sum-
msr house pack the goods which it
was intended to take back to the win
Vanderbilt place to meet his wife one
day. and as he was coming away Mr..
Vanderbilt came out on the lawn and
stopped him, saying: "Do You know
where can get good cook for four
weeks? am going to stay here a
month longer, and the cook is going
to leave tomorrow. Can't you get me
one?"
81 said didn't know, would try,
and then Mr.. Vanderbilt said: 4 don't
want any French, faucified cook I'm
going to be here almost by myself. and
l want one who can make oldfash-
ioned things. I've been just longing
for some Indian pudding, some dough-
nuts and cheese. and some brown
bread 1 knew where there was an
old cook, and although she had given
up the business l got her to go for the
month She said she got orders to
cook all old-style things. One day
she told me Mr.. Wand .rbilt sent for
her, she went in, and he said: DO you
know how to make doughnuts?' She
said she did, and then he said he
wished he could have some such as
his mother used to make. Then he
said he wanted an old fashioned In
dian pudding, with that am ber- colored
jelly all round the outside of it. He
used to invite other elderly men to
come to dine with him, and would
praise it all, and ask them if it didn't
make them think of old times.
"One day met Mr. Van lerbilt
again, just as he was about to leave
for New York for the winter, and he
said: I'm much obliged to you for
sending me that cook 1 have had
good time. I've had the best things
to eat that have known in many a
year."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
8 NOT SPOKEN AS SPELLED.


some English Names W:,teh Stranger
In Liable 60 Misyron.uneo.
A certain English magazine has
been printing series of articles IN
etiquette. and, after disposing of the
treacherous knife, fork and spoon.
elerating and lowering the hats of
mankind for all possible occasions,
and providing rules for every possible
emergency, from tipping over your
neigh boris coffee to coming to life at
your own funeral, this acc omrnodating
journal gives one really interesting
paragraph on the proper pronunciation
of English names OF course every
one knows the old catch names of
Cholmondely (Churnley), Beauchamp
(Beechan), Derby Darby and
Majoribanks (March banks). But
it may not have occurred to
this benighted people to GILL Lord
Ruthven "Lord Riven," or to speak Of
the st. Maurs as the "Semurs
Berkeley must also be called Barklav;
Drogheda drops the hard "g" sound;
the Seymours are like the st. Maurs,
''Semurs;'' De Moleyns is Demolins:
Beauclerc is Angliclzed; the letter st"
in Johnstone might better have never
been born for all the attention it
receives; Cowpor might be written
GOO per" and be less delusive; Mont
gomery is called Mungumry; Blount,
of course, is Blunt; equally, of course,
Brougham is Broome; Trafalgar has
the accent on the last syllable; Villiers
is called Villers b. all but the un.
Initiated; St. John and St Clair are
pronounced Singin and Sinclair; the
two surnames Knollys and Knowles
are alike; Dalziel is Deel; Gla.nis is
Charms, and Leveson Cover (the
Sutherland name), is called Iewson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Territory. Gainesville has no just
right to expect further recognition
than has already been given it.
AT present th-st grlsping little
town has the judge, the clerk Gnd
assistants, and a United States
commissioner. They are all good
men and eminently qualified for
their resp ctive positions, but we
have as fine timber right here in
ArdmOro as was ever grown on
any soil, which Will not dying
for off ial re ognitlon before the
offices are created, are Of the opin-
ion that they are entitled to voice
in choosing who shall fl home
positions.
Now d AZ Hesper,an lie. Gainee-
Will manage her own local affairs
and help run the affai. of the
great state OF Texas, but for heav-
ems sake don't try to take in the
Indian Territory in your greed to
capture everything in sight
Leave this matter alone until the
.ffi"es are created aad then trust
to a good Democratic president 20
do the rest. At the Present june
ture it app, ars t. Us that you are
Doth premature and presumptious.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
THE BEST MAN.
BecOning Really Dangerous to Have to
Play econd at a wedding.

BecOning Really Dangerous to Have to
Play ecoad at Wedding.
Escaping bridegro0ms are entirely
too common. No man should be al
lowed to get away on the evening
fixed for his wedding. There should
BE- poll .eman or constable to see
that he dots not. Unless something
is done to prevent these escapes there
will eventually be no best man to ap-
pear at any ceremony. 1t u not that
the best man so much objects to the
escape of the bridegroom but that
the moment the bridegroom is gone
the best man himself may now be
utilized by any determined bride.
At Philadelphia, the other day,
when the b idegroom failed to appear
at the hour appointed the bride i'm
mediately held a consultation with
the best man. When it was over the
marriage ceremony went on and the
best man was made a husband in no
ii nc and the bril- groom wasn't
missed at all. With this precedent
how are best men to be secured for
future weddings? The groom will at
least be required to give a heavy bond
for his appearance at the altar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
EATS ONLY hAw MEAT.
A Pecuiiar bird Captursd on Board
Ship in aiidpccan

4 Pecuilar Bird Captured Board
Ship in aiid pccan.
Captain Faussett, of the British
steamship Lord L1nsdowne, from
And1 ossan, Scotland, captured while
at sea a most peculiar bird. | is held
captive on board, being p,nnel up in
the lover chart room bcnc2 Tn the AS-
ing bridge. It is very fierce and tn.
captains large dog is afraid to veE-
ture near the peculia" bird. Ever
since it's capture it has been feeding
on raw meat, which is throw1 in the
window gratings.
Early one morning when man. hun
dred miles from the sh"re, the bird
was seen lowering about in the local
ity of the ship AMI fin llly it lan1c
exhausted on the foret ,3mast, where
it was captured with som. difficulty
by the boatswain. When brought to
the deck it's c:aw was foun1 to BE-
emrty, but it refused everything Of
fered until the steward threw into the
G:arters where it was conf ed icce
of canned beef, hich it ate. Upon
becoming restel the bird grAw very
fierce and the sa iors were afraid to
go near it Il is nos known to what
specie the bird belongs. It's hea l re
sembles somewhat that of an owl, but
the DO ly is like a chicken. only the
wings are mich larger and appear
more powerful.
Captain Fausset bei'evns the BIRD
was driven off shore in one of the re
cent gales. He does no, think it is a
sea fowl. 1t is his intention to have
the curiosity killed and >tulfel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
The Comnoser. Gounod.

Gounod was extremely fond of pee
ing. 1t is said that he delighted to
receive visitors in the din, religious
light of his magnificent music room.
while, clad in costume of black vel
vet, he ran his fingers dreamily oveF
the keyboard of the organ there,
above which large cruciix was con-
spicuously fixed "a wave of the
white hand bade you b. SILENT" says
a writer who once witnessed this inn
pressive scene. .'and it was not until
the last strains of the solemn mass osa
which ho was engaged had died away
that he bogan to talk in measured
and mysterious accents"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Edmund Gosse was lecturing on
Hans Andersen. Part of the subject
was devoted to the early life of the
great story writer. In pathetic terms,
Mr.. Gosse described tn strange am
bition of tn little lad to become an
opcra-dancer - how, at length, he
found himself in the drawing-room
of famous danseuse, whom he had
called upon to aid him in his saltatori-
al career. Hans was most anxious to
show the lady what he could do with
his twinkling feet,so to dance the more
lightly he took off his boots. Said
Mr.. Gossc: 1.-THE lady Immediately
left the room" The lecturer had
only finished this sentence when a
solemn-looking gentleman remarked,
in a loud-telling whisper: II amt
at all surprised at her. I've been in
Denmark myself and knows what
they're like"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
StrAnga Cats.

Three cats OF species said to be
unknown were discovered recently in
the spire of a church at Brighton,
Mass. The cats are covered with a
coat of long, shaggy fur; their teeth
are long and almost like tusks- On
the nose of each is long tuft of hair
resembling a tusk. They are very
agile and spring from rafter to rafter
with the ease o a squirrel 1t is not
known how they got into the spire or
how loog they have b b,en there, bat it
is believed that they have been con-
fined In their acriol abode for many
years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
lie Had Him There.

The late Sultan Burghash had a
very savage, chained lion, and as a
happy thought, offered it to Sir o.
Birk. then British consul-genera- to
Constantinople, reminding him that
the lion formed one of the supporters
of the royal arms above the gate
of the British consulate. and that the
presence of the real brute would,
therefore, be highly appro rriate. 81
am sure that your highness would
never make an incomplete present,
he replied, ''and when you are able to
accompany the lion with unicorn I
shall be delighted to receive your
munificent offer"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
THE WORLD OF cHANcE.
What It Did for Young HIG%er, Who
Read a Charming Novel.

What 1t Did for Young HIgger, Who
Read a Charming Novel.
If young Hig3er had not b zen read.
ing Lady F'itz- Maudlin's Dark Sc
cret" until 2 O'Clock in the morning,
he would not have arrived at the dry
goods store with his head full of
Chesterfeldian and elegant phrases
with which to regaIe the girls at the
glove counter.
If he had not had those phrases in
his head he would not have made an
impression of elegance and education
upon the wife of the proprietor who
happened to ca | in and pause near
the bargain counter to ask a question.
If he had not made such an i'm
preston the wife of the proprietor
would not have expatiate1 about him
to her husband for about ten consecu
tive breakfasts.
If she had not thus cxpatiace her
husband would not have been led to
place young Hi ygins in a position
where he could look i'm 2ortant and do
no particular harm. from which posi-
ton he was succes>ively ,;ush ID NJ to
higher plac &c, and at IL st to a partner.
ship in the firm.
If young Higgins hadn't been read
ing "Lady Fitz- Maudlin's Dark
Secret" he would still be salesrn IN in
the silk departm ,nt. But the world
says that he is a man of wonderful
enterprise aad Napoleon of finance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
A LITTLE PREMATURE.

1t may be that there will be
some fat appointments to make in
the Indian Territory soon. Gaines
Vile could easily furnish men f.,r
them all. But it is likely that
men living over there will carry
off most Of the plums. If Attor-
ncy General Olney can have his
way there will be general stirring
up of things over there.-Hespe-
rian.
The second sentence of the above
no doubt expresses the true senti-
ment of the Hesperian, while the
third expresses the equitable dis
position of whatever official pIums
may happen to fall to the Indian
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
81 OBJECT"
Kilgore's Congressional Club With " hieh
He Floors SO Many Bills.

Kilgore's Congressional Club With hieh
He Floors SO Many Bills.
A single phrase has made Colonel
Kilgore national character. Very
early in his congressional career he
began to say 81 object" He has kept
this up at every session of congress
with serene consistency. A small man,
a nervous man, or bad te npered
man could never have made a sue :esI
of such a policy. He would have been
run over in some way. But Colonel
Kilgore's II object" uttered with
dignity and with deliberation,
and backed by such an impress
sive personality. has won its
way. 1t has stopped hundreds. of
little bills, it has sent many disa D
pointed member to the cloak room,
fuming and swearing. And yet the
big ran, who is always goo l-humored,
and who smiles on slight provocation,
is popular member of congress.
There is everything in the way that
81 object" is said. The tone can
carry malice or anger or honest op-
position. Colonel KiIgorc says 81 OBJ
ject" with such utter disregard of
personal considerations, and with
such unfailing regularity. that he has
disarmed the rescnt.n Mt which usual
ly falls upon objectors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

Departing from a friends fat the
other day l almost fell over chair
that stood ag iinst the banisters.
The friend explained: That's an
awkward place for a chair, l know.
but find it necessary." "How SOP" I
queried. "Wcll, you know there are
people who will bill you an affection
ate farewell at the reception room
door, and then when you accompany
them into the hall, they will stand
fifteen or twenty minutes on the top
stair continuing their chat. $50 as l
grew tired of hanging over the banis-
ters, had the chair placed here, and
when [ see the symptoms 1 drop into
it. You were saying" 81 was
saying nothing" replied I, as made
for the front door, except good by"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
TRICKS OF THE TYEES.
They Have Distorted E.n=uags F-o.
the Sublime tt the E:fiicu:ous.

They Have Distorted 4 E-.a-uasa F-o4r
the Sublime tt the RFIica:ous.
The proofrcadcr in ne-vs7a err
Office has much to answer for, b It the
Brooklyn Eagle is ''I Iiliay it on"
rather TOO heavily when it saJs: lie
is responsible for mak;1g the harm
less phrase "demons:.ative joy Of
Chicago" into the ode nonstrative lg
of Chicago" The latter accurately
describes the perio1i al possessio of
the worlds iair cit, bat it Was not
kind to refer to Ter weakness He
also was guilty of libel when he made
the Tribune in the days of HJrace
Greeley say "Richard Ill" when it
meant "William H. Sc ward" Aud
h, has even made d.. Talmaye irrev-
erent by ind ,rsing the w rk OF the in
telligent conpo iit3r who st up the
first line of one of the famous
preachers sermons in this way. My
tall friend, our Lord" when it should
have be n, My text fnls our Lord"
i is not necessary to mention any
more instances of the proofreader's
PECULIAR villainy-we are writing as
and unprejudiced mood that becomes
us when we discuss politics and re-
ligion with judicial impartiality.
Every one has heard of the proof
reader who consented to the
printing of mo cows. no cream, !"
no cross, no crown" and of ''ln the
richness Of sim for 1.-The interior of
-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
THE WRONG PLACE.
A Couple Who Were Married When
They Had no Need to DO So.

A Couple Who Were Married Whom
They Had no Need to DO So.
A good story is being told of Penn
syl4aDia preacher. One Sunday after
noon a couple called at the parsonage
and in broken English inquired. 50 the
reverend gentleman understood, if the
preacher man. lived there. Ana, on
being invited in they commenced pre-
pairing their toilet OF course it was
supposed they had come to be married
and every assist2nce was given by the
preacher and good wife in getting
ready for TIL. ceremony. The bridal
veil and wreath were carefully ad-
ju ted by the lady, and the gentleman
nands Were joiued and the solemn
words were spoken which bind
humans together in wedlock.
The ceremony over, OF course it was
supposed the newly-married couple
would be in haste to depart Bat it
WAS not so with them, and by their
actions they betrayed that they ex-
pected something else before leaving.
Finally the reverend gentleman re-
marked, ''INell, now you are married, :"
and the answer came. ''Oh, yes, v0
bin married last February, and nov
want unseT 9igture daken." A feather
would har knocked down the preacher
upon the revelation. 1t was the
picture man" they were looking for.
and not The preacher man" How
ever, there can now be no mistake
about their being married. and thai
the knot Is tied good aad t.ght
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
ARDMoRE, 1. T., FaIDAr, JAN. 5
EQUAL BENEFITS AND BUR
DENS.

Perhaps it is Utopian to seriously
think of erecting voluntary | Ca
self-government in our city, with
all the municipal features inciden-
tai thereto. There is no way t.
enforce its mandates or to punish
it's infractiOns. Nor should f,rc.
be employed to coerce man int
duty. If we are without the fcrc
of law We must never resort to the
law of force. No one, of course,
entertdins such an idea
But we may approximate a dis
tributi N of burdens s1mewEat
commensurate with ones benefits.
Let the Board of Trade call
meeting of the people of the cit
and formulate written agrermoG
by which each person binds him
self to pay So much per annum for
improving the Streets, sidewalks
and approaches to the city, aad,
if need be, for the service of nigh
police When the occaSi IN NAV r.
quire it. Let the amount sub
scribed be paid in monthly ins all
ments. Invest the Board of Trad,
with the power to disbur&e til
funds. Also t. inauguratn, as fai
possible, a continuous system oi
sanitation. Make the amOnnt
subscribed a lem on the prop 4rtv
of the individual subscriber. II
need be let the Board of Trad
give bond for the faithful appli-
cation of these funds. Require
them to make monthly repO! is.
Place the amount subscribed as q
maximum for the current year.
Say mt to exceed So per annum
for any one individual. Let the
public in such mass mert:n-
choose board of equalization to
adjust these respective sums.
About nuisances by'ltgal process. i.
The law is ample for that.
Let the local profession of ths
city pledge their services, fee O.
charge, when the Board of Trade
invokes their aid, in all these
measures. When a man will no
pay his subscription sue him
When one persists in perpetudting
a nuisance dangerous 20 the h attn
of the people, proceed aga!n5 him
legally. Let the d,ct RS alsC.
pledge their professional help III
sanitary measures, free Of all fees.
If man will not 4i,e anything
CT co anything for these s-riou
public necessities he cannot be
compelled to. He will have to
abide the verdict of public Opin-
ion. But we think it safe to say
the medical and legal prof ssinns
Will do their full share. We are
satisfied also that nearly all, if not
all, of the businese men will cheer
fully bear their part, and indeed,
all of the people of our city.
The only thing they want is the
lurden fairly distributed. When
that is done it will rest with COM
parative ease on all Will the
Board of Trade start the ball roll
ing7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05
EnrAvo, Won Aiultke.

Won MoItke once went to Lindau.
as be thought, inc rgnto. lie ordered
a room on the ground floor in the
"Baycrischc !Iof' and went to bed
early, but forgot to draw his blinds
down. When he was just g,ing to
sleep he heard music drawing near.
He had been recognized, after all, and
was going to be serenaded again The
difficulty was how to get dressed with
out being seen lie dared not strike
a light. But presently the glare of
torches lit up his room and the curl
Gus crowd stood cl ose to the windows,
their noses p"es&e against the panes.
In spite Of that he felt that he must
rise, SO he got up and dressed. But as
he put on ca piece of his apparel,
the feat was greeted with loud and
prolonged pulause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-05

W. F. Wilmington
Leader in the lines below enumerated
at bed rock prices.

DO you want fine suit of clothes, if go to
W. F. Whttngon's.
How about one of those fine at
w. +. WhittlngtOn's.
Look at the immense stock of overshirts
W..F. Whittingtons
if will look those beautiful albums W.
Whtngon' you will buy several of them for your friends
Dolls Dolls Dolls! You the quantity that
have for the Christmas trade.
My stock boots and shoes complete every respect
The morning call., 1894-12-15
PRESIDE DRAMA.
New Playlet by a Young
San Franciscan.
The Clever Little Work Was Heartily
Applauded by the Sons of
Vermont.

The leading feature of the entertain
ment given last night by the Native Sons
of Vermont was the production, for the
first time on any stage, of an original fire
side drama, Zone Christmas Eve," by
Harry E. de Lasaux. The work. which
was cleverly constructed and acted, was
received with considerable applause, and
at its conclusion the autnor-actor had
good deal of hard work in lifting all the
floral tributes over the fontiights and
handing them 10 the lacy performers.
The scene was laid in domestic in
terror in England, where Miss Ruth White
as Edna Howard, Miss Mae Mccormack az
Miss Howard, and Miss Nettie Hynes as
Kitty were lamentng the loss of Harry
h. de Lasaux, alias Jack" Howard, the
hero of the piece, who had fled from home
year previously because he was uniustly
accused OF a bank robbery.
Some pretty scenes were introduced
when the mother informed the daugh CIR
that a dying clerk had confessed to the
robbery, aud when Baby Ethel prayed for
her absent brother.
1t was Christmas eve and a heartless
creditor was about to foreclose on the
family mortgage. when Jack walked in
Xpectedly, while Edna was sin ging an
original and pretty song of her own COM
pOSluOOt
OF course everything ended happily, for
Jack had just returned from California,
the good old English ideal of California,
where there are indians. and the hero of
play can make a big fortune in six
months at the gold digglDgs. Jack" had
made his pile and the curtain went down
on scene of blissful domesticity, with
the carol singers heard warbling without.
"One Christmas Eve" had the charm of
going well-that is to say. the action never
stagnated into dreary dialogue. On the
contrary, the young author has shown con-
siderable constructive ability in providing
a series Of interesting situations. though 1T
might have been better to have introduced
a second male character. in the person OF
khty's lover, perhaps. All the parts were
well sustained, and the amateur perform
ers spoke with a clearness that is lacking
sometimes 10 professionals.
Previous to the play good musical pro-
gramme was rendered, in which the per-
formers we're: Miss Luvnia Halves,
Miss Alice Partridge and Ben Franklin,
Miss Partridge and Alfred Wilkie. Most
of the vocalists were encored. and the
Acme Male Quartet was recalled four
times. Little Alice Lockwood gave some
clever fancy dancing.