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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
fAAr FooL sook-KEEpER.
He Dld Noe Even. Know now Co Spell
the word .-aIInoa.v

he Dtd Not Even Know How Co Spell
the WORD .s-aIInon.v
A lady who buys provisions regu-
larly Of q dealer in Eosto1. was a lit
tie puzzled over one Of the items in
her monthly bill. says the Detroit
Free Press The item was as fol-
lows:
ITO 8 lbs psalmon. o."
It suddenly occurred to the lady
that she had purchased thee pounds
o. salmon on the date given. and the
meaning of the M steriously spelled
word was apparent to her.
G.. eatly amused and feeling we'll
enough acquainted with the provis-
ion dealer to tell him of the little
laugh she had en- Dyed at his ex-
pense, she said when she went to
pay the bill:
MIR. Blank, had quite a laugh
over the way some one. in your
establishment spells salmon.
When the item had been pointed
out to him Mr.. Brown said in a tone
of contempt for such ignorance:
That's the work of new book
keeper have I'm ashamed to have
such bills sent out and shall have
to speak to him about it. He is q
good book keeper, but he's got tc
learn to spell if he stays in my en-
ploy. Let me correct the bill u
Taking q pen Mr.. brown drew several
lines across the word and wrote
above it:
''Sammon
There, ma'am." he said com
placentIy. handing back the bill.
iii teach that book-keeper how tC
spell salmon when he comes in OF
tell him to find q new place"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
{ elIinR PhotograpIns.

Paris tradesmen who sell photo
graphs say that pictures OF promin-
ent men are very little in demand
nowadays. They are seen SO often
in the illustrated papers that photo
graphs no longer go. The actresses
and fashionable women, of all social
grades, are eagerly bought. not by
their admirers among men mainly.
but by dressmakers of the second
class in Paris and the provinces.
The latter buys the photographs tc
study the patterns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
THE coy OF THE STREETS
AS = New+plpor FIsnd He Mikes 1t
Rough for tho Old PeddIsrs.

AS . NeW<php E1snd He M ikeS IL
Rough for tho Old PeddIsrs.
The boy of the streets has an
abounding sense OF the heroic. He
is full of a sentiment which he has
learned while leaning over the top
gallery rail of a theatre. It is a
crude and bo:sterous sentiment. but
it is good in part. for it has taught
the boy to peel his coat in defense of
the weak, says the Chicago Record.
The trembling, white-haired old fell
low who has been compelled to take
up at 20 the employment intended
for boys OF will not be received
with any reverent consideration along
he alley. The boys will call bin
"Grandpap," ''Whiskers," San
ia Claus" or something else
Just as disrospectful, but
they will never push him
out of line when he is waiting for his
armload. They will "stake" If he
''goes broke" and il he is hungry
they will ''divvy." 1t is hardly neces-
/ sary to say there is a certain path os
in seeing two comrades come out
/ from the roaring and scrambling
/ alley with their papers under their
arms; one is bent and wrinkled; he
couldn't make his voice heard ten feet
! through the fr;ghtful i n of Shrek
| ing youngsters and rum bling presses.
The other is about the size OF q
sparrow, with shoes too large for
! him and legs somewhat larger than
lead pencils. The youngster is away
! like fash for corner where he is
known. The old man putters be-
hind him If the boy outspeeds him
+ the old man has the advantage of a
certain business dignity and he will
find customers whom the boy has
overlooked in his haste.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
0f Philadelphia, Pa.

points Liz priced
and The cheapfr aternal or order
elimination all BANKING and SPECULATIVE features
mi
the
by maintaining sufficient
make
its obligations epidemic est#.
Old line than
known to bo and return such in SydSds
vided SALARIES COMMISSIONS Notwnh
standing the low rate the will place in any bank in the
Dallas officer,
will mahemat
IS
banking
line absolutely
term
rates etc, AL BROWN
Building Dallas, Texas
WIN, SCOGIN
Agent Indian Territory, Ardmore, j. I.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
PhiIanthroplst Thwarted,

"Old Hobbs last will disinherits
all his expectant nephews.
''Of course they are crest fallen? ?''
mo; they are going to try to break
it."
''On what ground?"
ION the ground of undue influence.
The doctors told him he was going
to die before he had made it. -
Judge
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
Mherr the p.Gsrsncs Was.

81 canrot marry you. Mr.. Albion.
have looked up your ancestry, and
your grandfather was a tradesman. "
True, Marie; but we are cousins.
He was your grandfather. too. How
are you better born than | I?'
You forget that l am an Ameri-
can while you arc English 1t is
nothing for an American to have a
grandfather in trade. but for an Eng
lishman-oh! It's awful!"-Life-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
In a New York I.oarding House.

New Boarder-Is there dog about
this establishment?
Waiter-Yes, sab, de landlady's 8
son has bull dog in de cellar.
New Boarder-Can he bite?
Waiter-Yes, indeedy. he am de
mos wishus dog eber seed.
New Boarder - Then be kind
enough to give him this chicken
with my compliments. III like to
believe there is something that can
bite it.-Texas Siftings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
A Mnrk Of Nature.

One morning. Jerrold and Comp
ton proceeded together to view the
pictures in the gallery OF illustra-
tion On entering the anteroom,
they fonnd themselves opposite to a
number of very long looking glasses.
Pausing before one of these, Comp
tn remarked to Jerrold: you've
come here to admire works OF art!
Very we'll, first feast your eyes on
that work of nature" poin ting to.his
own figure reflected in the glass
''look at it! There's a picture for
you" Yes" said Jorrold. regard
ing 1t intently. very fine-very fine,
indeed" Then turning to his
friend: Wants hanging. though. y
-Argonaut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
la she comino?"


Mistress-I don't want you to have
so much company. You have more
callers in d day than have in a
week.
Domestic-Well. mum, perhaps If
you'd try to be little more agree
able you'd have as many friends as l
havo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16

During the six weeks war in 1866
between Prussia and Austria 30S, 900
Prusslans and 33J, 900 Austrians took
the field. OF the former 2),774 were
killed or disabled and 81. 160 of the
latter, q total loss of 1O4, 9S4 men
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
Ants Curr for E.ch uther

Latreille once cut off the antenu e
of an ant. and his companions, evil
IDENTIFY compassionating its sufferings,
annointed the wounded parts with
drops of fluid from their mouths
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
A Pi.to, shot Bring, Down an Eagle.

a FiFtOI Shot 3rInSI down an ERRIe.
Captain F. S. Robertson. uncle OF
w. Blackford of this city. made re-
markable pistol shot several days
ago while riding on horseback with
a party OF friends from Saltville to
Redrock. Va. A large eagle few
across the path fifty yards ahead of
the party, when Captain Robei tson.
with one shot of a 32-csliber revolv-
er. brought the bird to the earth.
The eagle weighed nearly ten pounds
and measured six feet and seven
inches from tip to tip.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16

In Switzerland 36o inhabitants in
the l,00) have money on deposit
in the savings banks; in Germany.
l80; in Frdnce, ITO; in Great Britain,
1S5; in the United States, 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16

Dudely GushinRton = TennysoK
says: ''Men are Gods trees"
Miss Sharpgirl-Ihen dudes must
be ripe thistles-soft on top and slim
in the body-Texas Siftings-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
Little sugar and Much wine.

The Greeks consume annually to
each inhabitant five pounds of
sugar and one pound of coffee.
HAey make up the deficiency in
yaMe, drinking eighteen gallons
Zach in the twelve months
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16

She-And you'll have to make a
speech after dinner, won't you?
He-Oh-I shall just have to talk
. little nonsense to them. you know!
She-Ah - and nobody's better
qualified to do that than yourself!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-16
I..s LucAy .he Isn't Coming.

e'Did you get the new servant girl
you went to inquire about?" asked
the caller.
Yes"
''Is she cOming?"
mo, she doesn't think my hus-
bands salary is sufficient to support
her in the style to which she has
been accustomed"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
PECULIAR FISH.


Il Was Dlae In Front ana Yellow he.
Mad anA Had . Hogs Head.
One Of the most peculiar specimens Of
the finny tribe that has ever been hook
ed in this section. Of tho country was
brought yesterday evening by Messrs.
William Markell, Of 20 Dufossat street,
and Mr.. II. Gogrieve, of zoo Broadway.
They caught this curiosity at the Rigo-
lets, and every fisherman who saw It
was puzzled at 1t. None like 1t has ever
been seen here before, it IL claimed, but
one old soldier says that he saw one
In q distant sea nineteen years ago,
and that It was called the h0gAsh.
The head Of the fab strongly fresem-
bles hog, and the aesh looks ike
pork. There are three tail fnA but
they are unlike those Of the ordinary
fish. The front part Of the curiosity
Is deep blue In color and the rear 10 q
bright yellow. These colors are 20
pronounced that at first sight they ap-
pear to have been put on with q brush.
swimming ON its side, like founder,
In the reeds nearly half . mile from
the bridge when he saw It. It would
not bite the bait, but nibbled at II, 20
he was compelled to hook It by q sud
den jerk of the line. When tho gentle
man left the office last night they ex-
pressed their intention Of having It
frosen in a block Of ice and exhibiting
1t. 1t Is ono Of the most peculiar freaks
ever hooked in the waters Of this sec
don.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
TaE RUNAWAY STAR.
Travelling Through Space At the
Rate of 200 Miles q Second.

HTovelhng through 1paOe II tn0
Rate of 300 Miles Second.
The greatest velocity that has been
recognized among the stars Is found in
the motion Of star known as 1880
Groombridgc, or the runaway star" as
It is sometimes called, which is be.
Neved to be rushing through space ut
the rate Of 200 miles per second. This
star appears to be moving in perfectly
straight line through the sky, and 1t
may be visiting our star system for the
first time, but whence 1t comes or
whittier 1t is going no one Gun tell, and
1t Is u great enigma to astronomers.
Its wonderful velocity can not be ex.
planned, rs 1t Is far greater than could
be produced by the influence Of all
known Orbs In the universe, and, on the
other hand, the combined attraction of
all the other stars cannot stop this
wandercr in its solitary fight through
space. until 1t has rushed on to the re-
mOter distances, beyond which the larg-
est telescopes have never penetrated.
1t has been mathematically demon
strated that body approaching the
center of our system from an infinite
distance cannot move with greater
velocity than twenty-five miles n sec
,ond, IL Influenced by the attraction Of
the masses In our universe alone, but
here We have been considering a star
moving with eight times that velocity,
and still. Notwithstanding the fact that
1t has the greatest motion known
among the stars. it would require 1885,
600 years for this remarkable star to
complete IN entire circuit around the
heavens.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
BARRooM FIGHTERS
why the Regular Pusilist Finds /,
DlAO0lt to WhiD Tier.

why the Regular Pusilist Finds Il
DiAeult to whip Then.
The summary manner in which Sui
Ivan was whipped by .. waiter last
week has raked up "reminiscences
among New Workers. Of barroom fight
ers Of decade ago. whe always look
ed upon a pugillst 40 an easy prey,
says the Sum. There was ut least half
q dozen men IN different sporting re.
sorts In this city a few years ago who
considered 1t q great opportunity. when
they could pick hight with famous
pugilist, and they Invariably came of
victors. For twenty years Larry
O'Rrien. who was an understood. con.
sumpdvel looking man would jump at
q prise fighters throat on the slightest
provocation. and he always made it a
point to pick quarrel with the slug
gers he met about town at night. None
Of these barroom fighters or profession.
al bouncers would have living
change witha p ugilist in a ring and
the success they all had out Of the
ring has given. rise to the belief that
that prize fighters are not able to de-
fend themselves under ordinary con-
ditions against the assaults Of profes.
sional toughs. It 3 very largely q ques.
ton Of environment. The bouncer IL
at home In his saloon, seldom drinks.
and always knows what he IL about.
II . prize fighter 10 In the saloon the
chances are that he 10 more or less in.
toxicated. Boxers are taught 20 care.
fully to avoid fouling that they fight
fairly 40 am after Of INSTINCT, no matter
how much under the influence Of liu.
or they may be. The barroom 6lhggera
on the other hand. resorts TO every dis.
reputable trick known in guerrilla
warfare. from butting to scratching,
biting and kicking their antagonist.
All Of this IL on the authority Of ia.
NOUS boxing instructor, who believes
the public 10 In q condition Of rabid ex.
element over the defeat Of Sullivan
by n rank outsider.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
CHATTER II.
Dupliclty.
MAPTW Z.
ne Three MASKS.

vfscount Dareleigh was very old
man, feeble and suffering, had long,
indeed, been tottering on the verge
Of the grave.
And, alone In his extreme old age,
was residing at Dareleigh Park-a no.
BILE mansion and estate which he pos
sessed. about two miles from the vii
lage Of Grayford.
OF nh the beings that had been
dear to him, there was left but an In.
FAINT grandson. whose parents had been
carried of by fearful epidemic, which
had been raging, and which had almost
decimatoA the country for miles around.
That this little grandson might not
fall q victim to the raging pesttfence,
the old viscount had aent the child, In
the care Of faithful nurse, to q vii
lage on the coast, many miles away
from Dareleigh Park.
The old viscount was DOING In his
chair, and now and again moaning even
while he slept, and awakening with q
start at the slightest sound around him,
when, one evening, q servant very
quietly opened the door, and almost
nolselsssly entered the apartment.
He had message to deliver, but
wished to avoid disth- hing his master
II he should ind him sleeping.
But slight as Ind been the noise
made by the domestic on entering, the
viscount was awakened by Il.
The man very humbly apologized, and
the go0d.aatufed old yiscouDt told him
to say NO more concerning that but to
explain what It was had brought him
thither.
"A gentleman named sowesby-Mr.
Norton eowerby-entreats that he may
be permitted to sec you" was the r.
spouse.
The viscount was violently asitat-
Cd
What insolence!" he angrily and In
disnantly muttered. II viii not ~ I'm,
Barker, tell him that"
Haclly had the man Quilted the room
MN ths visesunt rang tie ball fne
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07

With the first cold snap oomsa
thoughts Of the holiday season, and
how to got the money to buy .prese nts
for friends and relativeA Christmas
prssents may be obtained entirely II. .
OF cost BY drinking Lion coffee ii
then mail the large lion heads cut
from Lion coffee wrappers to the
Moolson Spice comp&ny, Toledo, Ohi,.
Their list OF presents comprise 81 8
assortment Of pictures. books, knife
Esme etc. especially fine picture
Meditation. mailed in exchange for
eighteen large lion heads Besides
getting these presents You also ret
the finest coffee in the world by using
Lion coffee. sold only in one pound
packages II your dealer hasn't an
Illustrated Premium List, send your
address on . postal card TO the Rrn
above nAgai
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
Long wait for n Layer.

Tie old German proverb, "Alte liebe
fostct nicllt," or True love never dies"
was cxrmplificd the other day in the
neighborhood Of Zwickau, where two
persons turned sixty entered the bonds
Of matrimony. In their youthful days
they We're engaged to be married, but
were separated. The now newly mar.
ried young" man, in the year 1853,
happened to be in the company of an
other young fellow when some unfortu.
nate words passed between them and a
gendarme, and the latter, in scrim-
mage, received fatal blow. For his
share In the transaction this young man
received sentence of thirty years
deprivation of liberty, which expired
last year. He thereupon sought the
Whereabouts of his early love and found
her. She had waited patiently for his
return. had remained true to him, and
they are now man and wifc.-London
Daily News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07
sAHARA.
,ns Fifth 81 the whole African
Continent II Desert.

One Fifth 81 the WAole African
Continent Il Desert.
The desert area Of Africa Is estimated
BY Mr.. Ravensteln ut over $3.50 900
square miles. Of which All but small
fraction is contained in the tract Of
land popularly known a. the Sahara.
Except for some school children who
know better, and school teachers who
are instrumental In their being 90,
the misconception Of the Sahara, which
u widespread. would be practically uni.
versal. The average man pictures the
Sahara as a vast sea Of sand, for the
most part below sen level, acres which
the camel speeds before the poison
blast Of the simeon from oasis to oasis,
Schemes for flooding the Sahara have
come before the public, occasionally.
and We haye read accounts Of the vast
inland sea which might be formed, n.
valing the Mediterranean In size, Civ.
Ing a southern sen coast to Morocco
and Algeria, and admitting steamers d.
rectly to the wealthy states Of the Sou.
dan.
The Sahara as known to the geog.
rapher corresponds badly with this
conception; for, in fact, there is no risk
OF the ship Of the desert. ever being
mpplanted by the ships Of the sea.
Few parts are below sea level, and they
are small and scattered. In the inter-
ior the desert is plain high above sea
level. covered with vast dunes of red
sand IN many parts; in others 1t is nm
elevated plateau with lofty mountain
ranges Of bare rocks intersected by
stony Valleys It Is arid, save where a
spring bubbles up and gives rise to a
small oasis of grass and palm trees,
The Sahara proper is unknown, except
Tor few trade routes regularly trav.
ersed by Arabs, and occasionally by
adventurous Europeans. These utilize
the oasis as resting places, stepping
stones, as 1t were, and keep up commu-
nicatt0n between the wealthy Mohain-
medan states round Lake Chad in the
south, and Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers or
Morocco on the Mediterranean. Be
tween the trade routes oil is q blank
Of sand or barren rock. y
Exploration is only possible when
water as well as food can be carried.
and this condition has practically stop
ped all attempts at discovery for the
present on account Of the great ex.
pense and the purely scientific nature
OF the possible return. A railway run
ming from the French possessions on
the Mediterranean across the desert
to Tmbuktu, the scarcely known trade
center near the Niger, is talked of.
Such line may be constructed In the
future, but the difficulties are enor-
nous, much greater than those over
come by the Russians in the Trans
Caspian line through the deserts Of
Central Asia.-McClure's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-12-07

BE return. Bring him to me-" aid
the viscount
4 moments reelection had caused the
visccunt to change his mind with re-
slect to this unwelcome visitor.
He had said to himself: II have
not many day., perhaps not many hours,
lett to me In this world, and enmity
Tor the past would III become mo now"
Norton Sowerby glided into the room,
bowling lowly at every step he took, and
chair. :.
The viscount's hand waved feebly,
stayed this intruder's advance, and
he stopped and stood still in the cen.
ter OF the apartment, striving to give
q sorrowful and contrite expression to
his darby handsome, and boldly daring
features. Norton Sowerby was tall and
wei shaped, Of commanding aspect,
Snd was well and even fashionably
dressed.
"Oh, viscount! how nobly generous
to permit me thus once again to ap-
proach you"
"And where have you found courage,
enceY questioned the vlscount: s.and
what the hope has brought you to me
nowf'
II had, indeed, a very earnest hope
In seeking you," exclaimed Norton;
and II you will permit me"
First listen to me-" interrupted the
viscount. Am I wrong in believing
that you have sought me, now that
am dying, In the belief, that looking
towards q better world, you would find
me willing to pardon and to forget
ali that had troubled me here on
earth??"
Eyes, yes!" exclaimed Norton, looking
imploringly toward the viscount. "You
have named Alright the anxious, the only
hope which has given me cOuragc again
to brave your presence"
1.-THE only hope" and the viscount's
eyes were searchlngly fixed upon the
others face. MAY, Norton, had you
not second, and still more important
hopeT"
Il do not understand you, sir" and
the viscount's gaze was unfiinchingly
met.
The viscount smiled family and in.
credulously.
Confess, Norton, that your object
in seeking to win my pardon now, Is
that you may persuade me to bequeath
to you some portion Of the wealth
which shall leave behind met"
Norton Sowerby looked greatly hurt,
and protested theoretically, and with
great apparent. sincerity, and In sup
posing thus the viscount was doing
him great wrong.
"That Is WELL" said the viscount,