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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
Tho Baker Abroad.

The French baker is not only re.
quired to conform to laws regarding
wsiRht, but he is also told at what
price he must sell his bread. He is
further required to deposit certain
sum of money in the hands of the
municipal authorities as surety OF
good behavior. In the large fortified
cities he has to keep specified guam
tity Of aonr on hand to provide for
warlike emergencies In Germany
laws OF similar import are in exist
ence, ard are enforced with such
severity that no baker ever dreams of
defying them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
WANTED TO CONTINUE.

A Grave-Dlgger Not Anxious TO Go Out Of
Business by Dying.
A man whose occupation is that of
grave-digger. and woman whose
trade is cleaning soiled linen sat side
on very intimate terms. His name
was John and hers was Bridget. Said
Bridget:
Glow be you now-a-da'ss, John? It's
long time since seen you last"
mot over and above, Bridget. Me
and the old woman ave got the grip
bad"
'Why for lands sake don't you go
60 bed and sweat it out2 You nevern
be any better as long as you be out in
this grippy air."
Bridget" dolefully. ''my business
won't let me loaf. ALL you've no idea
what a trying trade mine is"
''Sure, sure, to be sure it is; but
John"
"What, Bridget9"
"Supr ose you should die. Then you
couldn't dig any more graves, and
ther what 'ud the corporation do?'
II never thought of it that way. If
I should die the committee would be
put to no end of bother finding another
man. The tricks of the trade be
something awful Why, there amt
one man In ten who can dig o grave
proper. Bridget, guess I'll take
your advice. We haven't got any
jobs on hand just now and amt likely
to have for several days. In the
meantime guess Pll go to bed and
sweat out the grip. Then when
somebody dies will feel in better
humor to dig his last restin' place."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
why Red Ansers . Isull.

The reason why anything of red
color excites and infuriates animals OF
the or family is because red is the
complimentary color of green, and the
eyes of cattle being long fixed on the
green herbage while feeding, when
they espy anything red it impresses
their sight with greatly increased
intensity. No doubt the same effect
is produced upon all grazing animals
by being, suddenly confronted with the
color red. but oxen and bulls, being
more pugnacious, show greater ex-
element, and will even attack that
which surprises them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01

The young Ia 1y entered a Chicago
book store hesitatinyly, ms IL she were
uncertain as to her location. Can I
do anything for you, mias?" asked the
polite clerk. "Yes, want you to send
four or five dozen books to our house
on Prairie avenue. Here's the address.
Send the b IL with the books" "WhAt
books do you wish. mias2"inquired the
clerk. "Oh, any will do SO long as
there's enough Of them. I'm going to
have girl from Boston visit zae, and
I want to make her fOel at home"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
A FrenoA swladler.

The marquis dc Rays. N remarkable
French character. who has jnst died.
Am said TO DO the man who suggested
TO AiPhonso Daude& his 0musinR
''Port-Tarascon." The marquis con.
ceived the idea OF foPmiR@ o colony I'D
Port Breton, in Oceanica With the mid
Of fellacious circulars he succeedcd in
obtaining funds for the realization OF
his fantastic enterprise Unfortu.
nataly he put most Of them into hta
own pocket, and spent ths remainder
in sending to the Imaginary colony N
mum Der OF his victims. who died there
of starvation. Prosecuted for swim
ding. he was sentenced 90 ave years.
tmprisoul0enG
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01

Alittle known add striking instances
of foresight and in dustry exhibited by
@ bird is that OF the California wood
pcclker Like others OF its kind this
bird ID AN insect ester Yet. In view
OF the approach OF winter. it prepares
o store of. food OF wholly different
character and arr1nges this with no
much care as an epfcnro might devote
TO ehe-atnfagc OF his wfue In cellar.
In the basnmer the woodpeclxer hves
ON ANTS For tha wintsr: he stores mp
&@rEng To hold. each 4sqeH 1t hollo wa
O 0mall hole in q tres, into which the
ocorn is exactly fitted, and is resdy 10
be split b. the strong beak Of the
elm bing woodpecker, though too
tightly held to be stolen by squirrels
or other Oird&
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
METHODS or FARMING.

How the characteristics NJ sNatIonAlsty
f cr6p Out In Ti-Ssse-
For half hundred miles about New
York the country is a region of small
farms. Nearly all are carefully titled,
but the manner in which each is con-
Quoted comes close to Indicating the
nationality of the owner. The native
American likes . lawn in front of his
house and leaves. uncuItivated strips
near the fence:of his fields Also his
preference in the way of crops is for
grain. ss s42e
The Englishman and the German
devote much space to berries and veg
etables, and both delight in displays
of flowers before their houses The
Frenchman is sure to be q grape
grower. He, too, reve1s in flowers,
but he fosters those that, cut or as
potted plants, viii find city market
The Trishmansis q raiser Of potatoes,
cabbages and corn. His home dis
plays little outside sdornment, but
almost always there is about i
an air of solid comfort, and one mag
be sure to see pig-pen not far from
the cottage.
Abroad ''land is land" and those
who have been tenants of holdings that
cost them an annual rental Of $50 per
acre retain their habit of close culti-
vat;on when farming in the United
States.
Here, again, the difference between
the American and the foreigner crops
out. The former is prodigal of sol
and lets the difficult spots alone; the
latter utilities every inch of dirt clear
TO the roadway and uses fertilizers
with skill and advantage TO himself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
sprinra ..Breal.,, 10 renruarv.

February fill-dilre," Is so called,
because. irrespective Of rainfall, the
springs break in that month It is
q curious provision of nature that the
water supply should remain pent up
In the hills until wanted. In Dorset
shire the country folk say the springs
burst after high winds. Last year
there was little wind before they
broke, but In due time they irrigated
the meadows, as they do yearly, gen.
orally. about the middle Of February,
thus justifying the old title.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
a Wonderful Cherry Trea-

What is believed to be the largest
and most fruitful cherry tree in the
world stands on land owned by Mr..
John Gapurs of Oroville, Cal. It is OF
Che ox-heart variety, and is q wonder
I'm several ways. Il Ia eighteen gears
old and is six feet In circnmference ea
the ground, and over sixty feet hi0k-
Dsaring the season, of 1887 (which you
can put down as one exceptionally
favorable to the cherry ia bore a,aoo
pounds Of fruit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-01
rabies. Right ef Way.

One of the pleasantest fea tures od
New York's uptown residence avenues
In the large number of rosy checked
babies who are trundled mp ana down
the sideWa. ks when the sun shines
brightly. After. however. one has
been forced into the gutter half a
dozen times in as many blocks by
nurse girls who persist In pushing
baby carriages two or three abreast,
he is apt to wish the babies were less
numerous or thoir nurses more mind.
full of the rights Of pedestrians
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
Eject. Of Thunder and Lightning.

Lady Lansdowne had both humor
end intellect; no enc enjoyed Bowles
good stories more than she did, judg-
ing from all we gather of those pleas
ant days. There were occasions when
she is said TO have roasted" her
dear old friend the canon. He became
very absent minded and nervous in his
later wears and was always singularly
alarmed by thunder and lightning. L
have been told that when q widower
he was once staying at Bowood. when
terrific storm came on shortly after
the guests had retired for the night
Lady Lansdowne was startled by hear
ing his bell ringing violently while she
was undressing and she at once sent her
own maid to see what was wrong. After
tapping at the door the young woman
was admitted and said: MIR. Bowles.
her ladvship has sent me to see what
is the matter. Is there anything can
do for vor. sire ''Oh. yes" said the
old gentleman. in n state Of abject ter
ror. III give you guinea il you'll
stop here and sleep in the room" The
maid went back laughing to her mis-
tress. to whom she told what had &C.
Cured. and at breakfast the next morn
ing Lady Fausdowne ch2!sed the good
canon numerically, to the amusement
Of every one present--Mrs- Crosse, IN
Temple Bar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30

A YELLED ANSWER.
Ehe Couldn't Give the Soda Man the Cus.
tomary Wink.


tomsry Wink.
AS she entered the drugstore of the
Maine seaside resort the manipulation
of the soda fountain cast a compre-
hepsive glance over the trim, neat,
little figure, braced himself against the
mechanical ice-chopper and awaited
his fair customers order. She was a
pretty girl, dressed in blue yachting
suit. boiled shirt-waist and sailor hat,
with a whit lace veil stretched tight.
" across her face: so tightly, in fact,
that the long. curling eyelashes pro-
jected through it.
what can 1 give you?" he asked. at
length, as the maid showed no disposi
ton to say what she would have, but
stood slowly unbuttoning her gloves.
There was no reply to this Eospitab bic
query, but the unbuttoning process
still went on.
81 beg your pardon, miss" repeated
the clerk. deity toying with an acid
phosphate bottle, but did not quite
catch your order"
81 haven ordered anything yet, !" re-
Piled the young woman. Finally. How
can / do SO until / have removed my
veii?"
The dispenser OF sirups and sodas
stared somewhat when he heard this
question; then self-satisfed smirk
stole over his features. Of course, he
thought, she wanted him TO see her
face more diZinctly. But to make sure
of this, with a killing boardwalk
glance, he said:
Really, Miss, If you'll excuse me, i
don't see what the veil has to do with
it. lean hear the-ahem!-sweet tones
Of your voice quite clearly"
perhaps you can, replied the maiden
fr;uidly who by this time had succeed
ed in removing her veil, but if you
bad any sense you would have noticed
that my veil was SO tight and my eye
lashes SO long-I couldn't wink. IN
Y World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30

Is one character especially despised b.,
the tough, and that is the "squealer."
The word has several definitions. To
squeal, in the criminal parlance, is to
confess under threats. To squeal III
the sporting phrase is to make sound
of wailing and lamentation when one
has the worst of anything. 1t is TO
whimper, to cry baby"
Now was there ever such a spectacle
of the cry baby act" as has been
given by the police of New York in the
last days of the Lexow investigation?
1t came out in the case OF Capt.
Schmittberger and a few others, that
they had made the most touching ap-
peals for mercy. But the public has
not had any accurate idea of the sour
rying that has been going on, and OF
the abject kneeling and begging to
which some of the very heads of this
arrogant department have oeen
brought.
Think of it! Can you imagine more
absurd spectacle than that presented
by police captain who had collected
blackmail right and left for dozen
wears, whose income has been enormous,
and his scale of living when not too
closely watched) absolutely princely-
the spectacle, I say, of that mans 60
ing down on his knees and begging Tor
the silence of those whom he has black
mailed, and Offering as his plea the al
legation that he is poor man with q
large family! 1t has been done, not
once alone, but many times.
1t is not altogether useless to con-
template such pictures That is the
character which can be formed by sim
liar conditions anywhere. The kick
ing legs of the bully and the running
legs of the coward require only one
pair of pantaloons. We, in New
York. have cut those trousers of blue
cloth and have put stripe down the
side. We've known for years that we
were breeding up the bully, and now
some of US are surprised to find that
we've bred the coward as well.
But didn't mean to get serious. l
intended TO confine myself to the con-
sideration of funny fellows like Police
Justice Paddy Diver. l think he's the
funniest man | ever heard of. He held
two offices. One was that of Tammany
boss in his district The qualifications
for such an Office are, to be brief, I'M
blushing rascality and the friendship
of thieves The other Office was that Of
police justice. 1t requires the strictest
integrity.
BY and by somebody told Paddy that
he wasn't the right man for one of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tammany's Appeal to New York'e
Sense Of HumOr.
Grim Jokes in the Municipal Campaign In
tho Metropolis as They Are Seen
and Heard by Howard
Fielding.
COPYRIGHT. Is94l

When Mr.. Fitzsimmons politely re-
suested Mr.. Corbett to fight for the
championship of the world, Gentleman
Jim, in his suavest manner, replied:
Flight Mr.. O'DonnelL"
As Mr.. O'Donnel did not have the
championship of the world, nor any,
thing else which could render him at
tractive to Mr.. Fitzsimmons, the ex-
kangaroo declined the proposition with
derision. The short-haired fraternity,
almost to man, sided with lanky Bob,
and they raised such laugh upon Mr..
Corbett that he was unable to stand it.
He was speedily forced to recognition
Of the fact that fighting by proxy is
not regarded as courageous. 1t is
probable that few distinguished men
ever lost so many friends in SO short
time as did Mr.. Corbett in the few
DAYS of the O'Donneu absurdity. FL
nally he felt himself obliged to meet
Mr. Fitzsimmons and sign an agree
ment to fight at some future day.
forget when, but it is not in the life
time of the present generation.
1t seems to me that this historical Incl
dent has a direct application to the po-
liticaI situation in New York city. There
are about hundred thousand young
men in the metropolis who regard the
heavyweight championship of the
world as a much more honorable dis
tinction than the presidency of the
United States. / see dozens of these
young men every day, and recognize
them by the fact that their noses have
been broken. They are not possessed
of all the Christian virtues, but they
respect something which is called
sand" and believe that Mr.. Corbett
'Slet himself down" when he made that
remark about Mr.. O'Donnel.
Now if all these young men should
vote against Tammany hall-a thing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
Ideal.

Jack-I suppose you had lovely
time in Philadelphia.
Jess-I should say we did; there waa
scarcely a morning that we didn't go
out of town for the day.-N. Y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
Rue-tan Beggars.

About $50 mendicants of both sexes
are every week arrested in St Peters
burg
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
A Natural Mistake.

Train Robber lin the Pullman)-Youi
money or your lifel
Sleepy Passenger (wrathfully)-Con-
found you, porterl I'll call you when I
want yOu.-Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
"A Parade Ground Episode.

Lieutenant twho has just picked up
d button on the parade ground) to
sergeant-Fetch me the fellow who
belongs to this acknowledgement
Blaetter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30

I wonder what the short-haired
gentry already alluded to think Of the
exhibition made by the police. 1t Is
hard to answer, but the question is nos
destitute of serious importance. There
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
How Girls Love One Another.

Daubleigh Gush-o. what a lovely
face Miss Hauton has! How | should
love TO paint it.
Miss Acidde-Gall (her rival)-I doubt
if you could improve on her own art,
Mr.. G1sh--ToYa Topics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
Almost the Ssmc.

Mr.. Cawker-I overheard Mrs. Cum
so saying your new bonnet was Q dream.
Mrs. Cawker deeply gratifiedl-fes!
Mr. Cawker-Well. il was about the
same thing. She said 1t was night
-lare.-Town Topics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30

Dr. Prices Baking Powdr IS one of the
hish grade at ic!es more economical 10 use
han the CHEAP, weak and uGwholesome
noMdeEs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
A New Remedy.

Snith-My house is full Of heas-
Jones-I can tell you how you can get
rid of them.
Hove
Give a party. and then the feas will
60 off on the guests. "-Tamnany
Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30

these positions. Paddy said perhaps he
wasn't, and he resigned his position as
boSsi
Well, he's an IrishEan, and has a
natural right to be funny.
HOWARD FIELDING.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
PHYSICIANS.

DE. 4. ETNI COBB.
i.p=.l.- .tsi lf't.rsI,~ diseases = special
IN. fsr fadis> tUrif,- confinement. strictly pr
Iaft = LEI So ds sired. IeTuHeiIt homes pro-
Hfl.r for children wisrI tr>iseI. Letters 81 .nCG
y ,.lideIiiia. ata asNsrtd pgo4IIalY Home "a
IL. saei-uy y iclslt.i. Eailsts-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
DIR. PRICES Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Beef Market.

IT. B. Hickey informs the Reno Ga
zette that the beef market at San
francisco is in bad shape. He says
there arc thousands of poor cattle
being slaughtered now which take
the place of good beef and that the
"slippery" California cattle now being
driven to the shambles bring from 3
to 4 3 cents per pound, while prime
beef is from l to y cents higher. He
says that the wheat fields that the
drought has killed so they will not
either make hay or grain are being
bought up for pasture, and that the
indications are that The market will
be overstocked with black "slippery"
cattle for at least three months Rick
ely says unless California atoclSmen
dispose Of thor "becr" in that way
they will all die when the rainy sea
son sets in next Coll.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
Al! Act to define the manner of elect
aug COuntl Commissioners In

IA! Act to define the manner of elect
1tg County Commissioners, an
proceed February Fl, 1893.
SECTION L. Whenever twenty per
cent. or more Of the qualified electors
OF any county in this State shall pc
luton the Board of County Commis-
sloners of their county to that effect
u shall be the duty of the County
commissioners of such county, on or
before the first Monday in July pre-
cedlng any general election, to divide
Inc county into three districts 20 he
known as "CommIssioner Districts. -
such division shall 10 made 10 con-
FORM To the established boundaries of
eiection precincts or wards, and each
ana every election precinct or ward
snail be wholly within one of the
Commlssloner Districts herein pro-
V'oed Tor Each Commissioner Dis
Irlct shall embrace, as near as NAV
De, one-third of the voting popula-
zion or the county, to he determined
oy the vote cast at the last general
election, and shall consist of adioin-
ng precincts; provided, that in case
not more than three election precincts
or wards exist in tie county. them
each election precinct or ward shall
constitute a Commissioner District
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board Of County Commissioners to
cause to be published in some news
paper in the county, if there be one.
ana II not, then by the posting at the
door OF the Courthouse, and one or
more conspicuous pie ces in each of
The Commissioner Districts, a notice
the election precincts or
wards embraced in each Of the Com
missioner Districts SO established
Such notice shall be posted or pub
ilshed for period not less than TWEEN
~ Gays PRIOR to each general cleo
Sec. 3. The Commissioner desip-
mated III the Statute as the "lonp
term" Commissioner shall represent
the district in which he, resided when
elected, and at the general election in
the year eighteen hundred and nine
ty-tour, and every two years thereaf-
Ger, there shall be elected Commits
sioner from each of the remaining
districts. one for the "long term" and
one Tor the short term" as now pro-
vided by law.
SEC; 4. County Commi ssioper
shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors OF the district wherein they re-
side IN the same manner as township
officers are now elected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
Don't Kill them.

Don't kill the ground owls. They
clear their entire neighborhood of
gophers and mice. They are worth
their weight in coin to the farmers
every year.
Don't kill gopher SNAKES, they to
are harmless, and are worth more to
the farmer apd hoFtieulturist than
dozens OF traps. A few of these
harmless snakes will clear. large
area of gophers. Don't Kill them
simply because they are snakes. They
dono one any harm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors have so
much faith in it's curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address,
F. j. CHENEY. & CO.,
Toledo, o.
9 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
A, B, Waller returned from the
Midwinter Fair last evening.

AZ ~ "al1er returned IrOm tne
Midwinter Fair last evening.
Homer Index: The present Con-
gress is the toughestgang of chickadee
politicians that ever caucused in this
or any other country. 1t has
been in session nine months and has
notpassed even a dog law. If the Cox
ey tramps were to clear out the Capitol
and organize a rump Congress the
change would not be for the worse.
Gazette: Three trainloads of
cattle went to Eastern Nevada yester-
day. en- route from the parched plains
of California to the green ranges of
this State. Thlrty-one carloads we're
rested here or their way from San
Margartita to the range of L. Gotch-
aux, near Winenmucca.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
Not Everything.

Teacher-It was very kind of you
to bring me this big apple, Wiley.
Willey-Yes'm, I got one for mo-
ther and one for you.
Teacher-And this isn't the first
time you aforementioned me along
with your mother. I guess I must
have had everything she has, haven't
I?
Willey-No'm not everything, Mo-
theirs had twins.-Ex.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-05
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medo' end Diploma.
va, 10 <ss

a few days since one Of our city
preachers went to the railroad depot
to take Il train. When he reached
the depot platform two hack drivers
we're quarrciling, aud inst as thc min,
lister was about to pass thcm ono Of
the hack drivers squared off and said
to the other "Tll knock hell ont of
you" Tho minister quickly dropped
his valisc and said TO tbe hack driver,
"Lct me sec you do It. have tried
10 luo", BEL ON. @" sinners for years
but have been unsuccessful, and /
want to sec the lick that will do it,"
He didn t3ca it, however. aqhis queer
request stopped Tie quarrel. Quincy
Herald.