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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
The BEST MAN.

Becoming Really DNngorouS to Have to
Play ecOnd at a Wedding.
Escaping bridegrooms are entirely
too common. No man should be al
lowed to get away on the evening
fixed for his wedding. There should
b. policeman or a constable to see
that he docs not GnIess something
is done to prevent these escapes there
will eventually be no best man to ap-
pear at any ceremony. It ia 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 idegroom failed to appear
at the hour appointed the bride i'm
mediately held n 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 ne and tha Bridegroom 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 heavy bond
for his appearance at the altar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
THE WORLD OF CHANCE.
What It Did for Young HIEEer, WhO
Read a Charming Novel

Ee8u Charming Novel.
If young Higger had not been read,
ing Lady Fitz- 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 regale 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 l 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 eNpatiated about him
to her husband for about ten consecu
tive breakfasts.
If she had not thus expa tiated heE
husband would not have been led 10
place young Hi ggins in a position
where he could look important and do
no particular harm, from which posi-
ton he was successively pushed NJ to
higher plac IS, and at last to partner.
ship in the firm.
If young Higgins hadn't been read
ing Lady Fitz- -Maudlin's Dark
Secret" he would still be salesman in
the silk departn .nt. But the world
says that he is a man of wonderful
enterprise and a Napoleon of finance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
WHERE THE MISTAKE LIES.


We do not just see what the
Atlanta Constitution is kicking at
when it says that "the way TO Civ
civil service refurm the con-de
grass is for a Dem lcratic admins
tration to give Republicans fat
Offices"
On this side Of the Mississippi
we are not repining at the giving
of offices to the Republicans, but
at the not gving to Democrats.
We do n t care for two or three
Wayne MacVeaghs half as m Ich
as we care for one Republican
Postma ster's orpo: tunity to Civ,
US TIE l,ugh.
If it is Gresham IT MacVeagh
the Cnnstituti IN means, we are TOO
Democrat to agree with it. The
Sec. etarv If State and the MiAis
ter t. Italy turned a great many
votes to Cleveland, and kept still
more Republican at home. Older
Dem Gratis m Oh. have been found
for the posts of honor they occupy,
but on the Demo cratic principle Of
rec'gniz ng party service their ap-
pOintments were defensible, if not
inspiring
1t is not defenSible to let avOwed
partisan r publicans stay in office.
The coll glitter of the avenging
ak should long before this have
chilled the laugh on every Repub-
lican visage. A party which can
not or will not swing the ak is no;
long fl this wJrld. 1t takes work
to run a CAMPAIGN, and the men
who work must have the pie. You
can't teach the Democracy u new
fashion i'll Iunning elections. 1t il
All r ght t. go into reveries over
the rose tinted gospel of the mug
wump, but that gospel has never
yet been adopted by conquering
party. When it is, We Oldtime
Democrats will surrender, step
back and Ie; the bOYe with the
ulsterettea ani kid gloves run the
III chine. As iong as we can point
out the men who brought out the
vote, we claim to know that to
them the offices should, 81, and go
without any IN re d>lcy than the
street letter OF the Jaw cOmpeis.-
Republic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
The Indiau HAD nIln.

Quinnemore. formerly chief of the
Coeur d'Alene Indians has a fine farm
OF 167 acres on the south side of the
Spokane river, about 4 dozen miles
above Spokane, Wash, and the other
day the tax-gatherer thought it would
be very pro per and desirable thing
to tax it a good round sum. So h.
came smilipgly with his bill But
Qninnemore was prepared for him.
even on such an unexpected mission
He brought forth paper which in
part read thus: This patenE is issued
upon the express condition that the
title hereby conveyed shalt not be sub
ject to taxation of any character, but
shall remain inalienable and not sub
ject to taxation for the period of
twenty years from the date hereof. as
approved January is, 1881" The as
SCISSOR withdrew and apologized, not
smiliDO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
He'd Been In Den mark.

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 thu strange am
bition of tn, little lad to become an
op=ra-dancer = how, at length, he
found himself in the drawing room
of q 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.. Gosse: "The lady Immediately
left the room" The lecturer had
only finished this sentence when .
solemn-looking gentleman remarked.
In a loud-telling whisper: II amt
ut all surprised at her. I've been in
Denmark myself and knows what
they're like"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
A Meeting OF tho Hoard.

There will be a meeting OF tht
board" said the preacher, ''at tho cen
clusion of this service SO the Off
cial brethren of the church gathcre,
around the pastor after the benedic
lion was pronounced Among then
vas a stranger, whom it was neccs
sary as delicately as possible to re
mind that his presence was no.
needed. ~ beg your pardon" sal
the stra nger; Il understood this wa:
TO be a meeting of the bored, of whicl
| claim to be one"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
He Had Him There.

The late Sultan Burghash had =
very savage, chained lion. and as a
happy thought, offered it to Sir John
Birk-th British consul-general 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 appropriate. 81
am sure that your highness would
never make an incomplete present."
he replied, land when you are able to
accompany the lion with a unicorn I
shall be delighted to receive your
munificent offer"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
81 OBJECT"
KlgOre's Congressional Club With Which
He Floors Many Bills.

KilgOre's Congressional Club With Which
He Floors so aIany Bills.
A single phrase has made Colonel
Kilgore a national character. Very
early In his congressional career he
began to say II object" He has kept
this up at every session of congress
with serene consistency. A small man.
a nervous man, or a bad eupered
man could never have made a success
of such policy. He would have been
run over in some way. But Colonel
Kilgore's ~ object" uttered with
dignity and with deliberation.
and backed by such an imprcs-
sive personality, has won its
way. 1t has stopped hundreds of
little bills, it has sent many a disap
pointed member to the cloak room,
fuming and swearing And yet the
big man, who is always gool-humored,
and who smiles on slight provoca ton,
is a 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 Kilgore says 81 OBJ
ject" with such utter disregard of
personal considerations, and with
such unfailing regularity, that he has
disarmed the resentm Mt which usual
ly falls upon objectors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04

Someone came past Deacon Pod,
berry's the other night about &C
o'clock, and was surprised 20 tind
that good man carefully examining
his woodpile.
what are you looking for?' askcl
the passer-by.
Just examining this load of wco7
TO see if it was all right" answered.
phe good man. Il bought it froi.
Brother Brown yesterday, aid to
night in prayer-meeting he called
himself so many kinds of n miserable
sinner that 1 thought maybe it wa
the quality of this load of wood whicl
was weighing on his mind"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04

Departing from a friends fat the
other day / almost fell over chair
that stood against the banisters.
The friend explained: That's an
awkward place for chair. know.
but 1 find it necessary" How SOP"
queried- 'Well, you know there are
people who will bid 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
grew tired of hanging over the banis-
ters, had the chair placed here, and
when [ see the symptoms 1 drop into
it. You were saving" ~ was
saying nothing" replied 1, as made
for the front door, except good by"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
/ NOT SPOKEN AS SPELLED.
sOmO English Names Which N Stranger
IS Liable to MisPronouace.

Sumo English Names Which N Stranger
Is Liable to Mispronouace.
A certain English magazine has
been printing series of articles on
etiquette, and, after disposing of the
treacherous knife, fork and spoon.
elevating and lowering tho hats of
mankind for NIL possible occasions,
and providing rules for every possible
emergency, from tipping over your
neigh boris coffee to coming to life at
Journal gives one really interesting
paragraph ON the proper pronunciation
of English names OF course every
one knows the old cat. h names Of
Cholmondely (Chumley), Benuchamp
(Beecham), Derby Darby and
Majoribanks March banks). But
it may not have occurred to
this benighted people to call Lord
Ruthven ''Lord Riven," or to speak Of
the St. Maurs as the ''Senura I"
Berkeley must also be called Barklay;
Drogheda drops the hard "g" sound;
the Seymours are like the St Maurs,
"Semurs;" De Moieyns is Demolins:
Beauclerc is Angliclzed; the letter "t'
in Johnstone might better have never
been born for all the attention it
receives; Cowpor might be written
Cooper" and be less delusive; Mont
gomery is called Mungurnry; Blount,
of course, is Blunt; equally, OF course.
Brougham is Broome; Trafalgar has
the accent on the last syllable; Villiers
is called Villcrs bv 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; Glanis is
Charms, and Leveson Cover (the
Sutherland naine), is called Lewson
Cor,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04

AN Indian Territory paper says
if Governor Fishback wishes to
clear the Indian Territory of Grim
inals, he had better issue requisi-
tions and take them back home
The editor of course, was mad
when he wrote that, but he wasn't
angry enough to state that there
are many places in the Indian Ter
ritOry where even United States
marshals would not care to GO
after a criminal even if they had a
reQuisition. We all know that if
he had ma lie the latter statement
he would have told the truth
leressA Gazette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
The Composer. Gounod.

Gounod was extremely fond of po%
ing. 1t is said that he delighted 10
receive visitors In the dim, religious
light of his magnificent music Tsom.
while, clad in costume of black vel
vet, he ran his fingers dreamily over
the keyboard of the organ there,
above which a large crucifix was con-
spicuously fixed "a wave OF the
white hand bade you b. silent" says
q writer who once witnessed this im-
pressive scene. and it was not until
the last strains OF the solemn mass ON
which he was engaged had died away
that he began to talk in measured
and mysterious accents"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
= FLAMgLEss LAMP.
non4rR OIL on PhosphorOus Will Make
One.

non4rR OIL on PhOsphorOus Will Make
To INSTANTLY obtain light sufficien:
to read the time by a watch or CLOCK
At night without danger of setting
things on 6re is an easy matter. Take
an oblong vial of tho clearest of
glass, put into it piece of phosPhoc-
pas about the size OF q pea, pour upoR
this some pure olive oil, heated to the
boiling point. the bottle tc he filed
one-third full-then cork tightly. To
ase the light remove the OorA allow
the air to enter, then recork. Tho
whole empty S ace in the bottle will
then become luminous and the light
obtained will be good one. As soon
IS the light becomes dim its power
ran be increased by opening the bot
tie and allowing n fresh supply of air
to enter.
In very cold weather it is sometimes
necessary to heat the vial between
the hands to inc ease the Suidity of
the oil, and one bottle will last q
whole winter. This ing-nioLj con-
trivance can be carried in the pocket
and is used by watchmen in Paris in
all the magaz zincs where explosives or
inflammabfe materials are stored.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
EBravo, Won Moltke.

Won Moitkc once went to Lindau.
as be thought, incognito. lie ordered
a room on the ground floor in the
"Bayerischc Ilof' and went to bed
early, but forgot to draw his blinds
down. When he was just going 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 He 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 presse against tho panes.
In spite of that he felt that he must
rise, SO he got up and dressed. But as
he put on ca h piece of his apparel.
the feat was greeted with loud and
prolonged d pulause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
strange Cats.

Three cats OF species said to be
unknown were discovered recently in
the spire of church at brighton,
Mass. The cats are covered with a
coat of long, shaggy fur; their teeth
are long and almAst 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 OF a squirrel 1t is not
known how they got into the spire Or
how long they have bsen there, buS IL
In believed that they have been COM
Hned in their aerial abode for many
years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
A Cable Car Stopped by a Mule.

1t is seldom that a cable car gets
the worst of it in a collision, but p
mule proved victor lately in Washing
ton. AS a car coming east was just
about to enter the4curve at Washing
ton Circle. large black mule wan
dered up X street and crossed the
track Then he turned and was com
ing back, with the car but few
yards away. The gripman did his
best, bat the two collided The mule
was knocked about four feet but
landed safely, and walked away
whisking his tail. Not SO the ca able
car 1t had become safely locked ON
the track. and it was fully ten min
utes before they could un loose and
start it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
THE WRONG PLACE.

Couple Who Were Married When
Tney Had no Need to do 80.
A good story is being told Of Penn
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 assistance was given by the
preacher and good wife in getting
ready for the ceremony. The bridal
veil and wreath were carefully ad-
ju>ted by the lady, and the gentleman
carefully combed his hair. Then their
hands were joined and the solemn
words were spoken which bind
humans together in wedlock.
The ceremony over, of course it was
supposed the newIy-married couple
would be in haste to depart. But it
was not so with them, and by their
actions they betrayed that they ex.
pectsd something else before leaving.
Finally the reverend gentleman re-
marked, "Weil, now you are married,
and the answer came. ''Oh, yes, ve
bin married last February, and nov
want unse- Sigture daken-" A feather
would har e knocke down the preacheS
upon the revelation. It 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 e tied good aad tight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04

How ridiculous it sounds to
hear Of the ChickaSaw nation and
the Cherokee nation and the other
nations in the Indian Territory
calling a cabinet m citing. 1t is
about time for the general govern
m mt to take a hand in this matter
and put a stop to this fOOIishness.
If it doesn't the next we vii hear
of is one of these great % nations
declaring war against the United
States. If the rulers Of these min
ature nations were real Inlians it
would not be 81 bad. but the ma
jorlty Of them are men whom 1t
would be impossible to detect any
Indian blood in, and who are what
might be called professional
indians, that is, they are Indians
because it is a part of their bust
ness o be Indians and it is rather
a lucrative business for most of
them.-Press- Gazette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04

A young lady, visiting for the frs
cime in the country, was alarmed a
the approach of a COW. She was to,
frightened to run. and shaking he,
2arasol at the animal, sho said, in 1
Rery stern tone; Lie down. siri lii
town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-04
w. F. Wilmington
Leader in the lines below enumerated
at bed rock piices.

DO you want fine suit of clothes if 60 to
w. F. Whittington's.
How about one of those fine ovcrcoats at
w. F. WhtngOns
Lcok at the immense stock of overshirts at
w. F. Whittingtcns
know if will look those beautiful albums at ". F.
Whittington you will buy several of them for your friends
Dolls! nollsl Dolls You the quantity that
have for the Christmas trade.
My stock boots and shoes is complete in every respect
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03
Waite. ueas wisdsn.

Govern0r as a TREND of
equal sun = bIundered INTO
All argumeH may drive q
Z od many pf Colorado out
OF she votes. business.
"Gnvernt," said q we'll
known woafr the other day,
Hthe womecnlorsdo would
like to knot are going to
be a CANDID; renomination."
The Gorsid that he was
not only < be a candidate,
but. that hebing to get the
place. 1t ired in this con-
LectiOn tbssaid something
about bridl, wading, in an
undertore; hat is another
story.
"Whst ab statement that
your admiDn has injured
this State ciall,f' queried
the female eian, without q
knOwledge he was treading
on dangerotnd.
Then thehor brought out
his linguisbd driver a
IL am sod sick of hear
ing that, bill not answer" "
he said. shes who say that
are such ddiars>"-but here
the repress woman voter
fed.
There iselling what he
might havenad the woman
politician br ground. When
he reached econd damn he
looked for bitor, but she had
fed. She h q taste Of poll
tics that sFaot looking for.
It may be Il will reach the
happy il no rate assumption
that all polls are like Waite,
and that, btthat sort, they
are not iuteas the associates
Of good So
Happily q. politicians, as
a rule, are Ee the Governor
of Coloradohcy were 1t would
be a good il turn the whole
shop oven nen and ask thai
they uiderhe task Of reform
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

DIR. Benthusen, the veterinary sur.
geon, and Miss kato Wheeler, both
of this city, were married last even.
ing at the residence OF Elder Master
son in ferndale Addition, that gen.
tlemap performing the ceremony
Tue Ardmorcitc extends congratu.
lstions aud wishes the twain now one
a long, prosperous and happy life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

A large prairie wolt.visited the pas
ture OF Mr.. Hodges, Monday, and at
tackled q calf. While the mother wss
fighting the wolf, Mr. Hodges heard
the uoise and went 10 to the rescue.
He says that II was the largest wolf
that he has ever seen. The calf was
bitten in The neck ahd died-Denison
Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03
Festival and Entsrt.i.msnt.

Tue Buds OF Promise" of the Meth.
odist church will give an entertain
ment Friday evening at $50 at Mr..
j. T. Alexsnder's. The affair promises
to be ono of importance. Quite III in-
terestipg prog am will be rendered
by the children, aud ics cream aud
cake served, the proceeds to be used
to improve the Methodist church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03
Half a Dollar to Know II All

For only fifty cents you can get the
Semi- Weekly News Galveston or
Dallas every Tuesday and Friday for
six months.
This will take you through and be-
yond what bids fair to be one of the
most exciting state campaigns ever
witnessed in Texas.
Hand 30 cents to your postmaster
or the local new sdealer or send direct
Ia A. II. Belo 4 Co, Publishers, and
get full proceedings OF the political
procession In the best general news
paper IN the south west--sixteen psges
Q week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

Miss Matte Bush, who has been
slowly recovering from q protracied
spell of typhoid fever, suffered a re-
lapse yesterday. II wa feared he
las. attack was congestion, but we
are pleased 10 state she is reported
much better this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03
A Negro, Natural Trait.

Last night while Dan Hogan was
proceeding TO his boarding place east
Of the railroad track on Chestnut
street, he met negro with . sack.
There was a great futier in the sack
and Hogan halted the negro and
reached for the lag. The negro let
go, and started ON n run for the rail
way. When tie sack was opened II
was discovered To contain eight
chickens Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

In the election for officers OF the
Choctsw Nation held yesterday, JEFF
ferson Gardner, the independent can
dids,e was elected governor. lie il
opposed to allotment or auy change
Of tribal relations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

One hundred, live, energetic, agents
wanted to work lii. insurance within
the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Coed and liberal commission paid.
Good company aud liberal fsstprcs,
Address Massachusetts, Benefit lite
Insurance Co, II. NJ, WolvcFton, Cen
rral Agent, Oklahoma and Indian
Territories, Duncal, lad. Ter. 5 lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

The prevslence of rabid. auimals at
this particular lime should very tore
IDLY suggest the sdvisability of exter-
mlunting q large part OF the canine
aud feline population of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03
/. r.. Mason. W. X. Moore, Leo G al

I. II. Mason, W. X. Moore, Lee Calf
and Superintendent \. J. Davidson
returned last night from q pleasant
tour Of the country, viewing its beau
ties and prospects and fishing q little
on the side tor diversion. They were
greatly elsted over the results of
their Investigations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-03

Bion Cole representing the Western
Newspaper Union and tie Interna-
tional Press Association is In the city
aud gave the Ardmoreite a pleasant
business call.