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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19

that amount for full yen's worth Of
work, but when he, buys anything he
pays for it in the deprecated coin and
gets only 55 cents worth for what is
nominally yen's worth of labor. *~s
Wages have not gone up and the price of
commodities has not lowered appreci-
ably, while the purchasing power of the
money has been cut in two. Most of the
Japanese get about IS cents a day for la
Dor, and this goes just half as far as it
did before.
Chile has in the past 20 years slipped
from the gold standard to the silver
standard and then to a currency of ire
deemable paper even more deprecated
than silver. The report ON the resump-
ton of specie payments made by Min
lister Strobel shows that the prices of
imported articles rose just as fast as the
peso went down. The price of the SIM
pier articles of domestic production
rose, but in lower ratio, and the rates
of wages had also risen, but in a still
less degree. In Valparaiso, where for
eign trade affects everything, wages had
doubled, but the peso had lost nearly
two-thirds of its purchasing power, so
that the advance of wages had not kept
pace with the fall Of the peso. In the
north of Chile wages had risen much
less, and in the south there was even
less advance. In discussing the mon
etary situation a CHILEAN writer said:
''The majority Of Chilians have reached
at this moment an uncomfortable and pre-
carious situation. Laborers have seen
their wages increased, but their habita-
lions, food and clothing have increased
in the same or greater proportion to
their wages" 1t was the loss sustained
by the greater part of the people by de-
preciated money that drove Chile last
year to resume specie payments on the
gold standard.
In an account of the influence of the
silver standard ON Mexico, Minister
Romero said in The North American
Review last year that wages were ris-
ing, but had not yet risen very much.
But he spoke of beans, though domes-
tic production and an export, as having
| doubled. Beans are the staff of life in
Mexico and had risen from to 16 cents,
while wages had only risen slightly.
Indeed, all the advantage that Mexico
is alleged to have secured from the sill
yer standard is due to the fact that real
wages, wages on the gold standard,
haye been carried down by the decline
of silver. The capitalists, whether land
owners or manufacturers, who can pay
wages in silver and sell their products
for gold, have been very prosperous, and
it is the desire to get wages down that
has led some manufacturers and planters
in this country to adyQc&.s the silver
say that we m y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
Dog browns Rats.

Jesse Bartlett, of Gardiner, Me-, owns
dog that can be classed among the in
telligent ones. His master catches a
great many rats in trap, and is in the
habit of taking the rodents in cage
nearby stream, placing the cage IN
"a water, thus drowning them. Re-
ssfir. Bartiettwas away, and, after
'ait47g until IL o'clock and he not re-
4 turning. the dog seized the cage In his
i teeth, bore it TO the stream and dropped
I in. 1t was big load for him, but he
got there on time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
A FUNNY MISTAKE.


The gross blunders about the United
states and its people, once so common
IN eventhe best-informed English news
papers, are rarely met with nowadays.
Once in awhile we bear something
about the "state of Albany" and occa-
sionally that the Indian savages
threaten Chicago, but as rule English
editors avoid serious errors, though
they sometimes make laughable ones.
OF this latter character is the follow
ing, says the Chicago Times-Herald,
which we clip from the last number
Of the Westminster Gazette. 1t GER
tainly ought to have startling effect
wherever it is read:
A COLONY OF TIPPLERS.
One of the most curious colonies that
UH1seEver- been established on the Ameri-
"a. kontinent is, we learn from the London
er1can; about to settle in North Da-
!, a. 1t is a colony of drunkards. Twenty
5ne drunkards ana their families are about
70 move from Indiana to take up their
abode upon the virgin soil Of North Da-
,kota~ They say they viii establish
fmodel drunkard colony" Already they
have purchased 1000 acres of land, and each
family will receive an allotment of about
8 much interest 1t begins operations this
+ month. Very likely all the colonists will
+ want to start saloons, and then the ques-
fion arises. who will be ready to till the
SOL?
We fancy we can see John Bull elevat
ing his eyebrows at this paragraph and
exclaiming: ''What very remarkable
kpeople!"
The joke, if there is one in this anus
ling mistake, is on our esteemed fellow
4cidzens, the Dunkards, who are neither
tipplers nor drinkers, and look not upon
the wine when it is red. A colony of
Dunl<ards from Indiana have recently
established themselves in North Dakota,
fact that was stated month or two
ago. 1T was the misleading of this
piece ofpews by our English contempt
rary that made them out a "colony of
tipplers."
They are, in fact, religious sect of
herman origin and are hicknamed
Dunkers or Tunkers-"dipbers'-be-
cause of their mode of baptism. They
call themselves ''The Brethreni'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
METHusALEH or FROGS.
Weighed over Ten Pounds ana Was a
Foot and a Half Tall.

WciNnCu ONeT anu was
Foot and a Half Tall.
Railway turned out one of the great
est murder mysteries of the age, and
now it has, according to the New York
World, produced a frog compared with
which all recorded frogs are pigmies.
Old Moses, with that magic rod of his,
brought plague of frogs that covered
Egypt and ologged the yellow Nile. But
among all the frogs with which Moses
rebuked the Pharaoh, it is dollars to
buttons there was no such old bunker"
of frog as colored man named jack
son captured the other day in Milton
lake, near Railway, n. j.
He was the original frog, the in
dubitable Methusaleh and founder of
the frog family When the little pick
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
PICTURE OF A TORNADO.
1t Does Not Look Very Terrible, But Is
Just as 1t Looked.

The Engineering News prints the
photograph of tornado of which the
accompanying cut is a reproduction,
and says that it will be examined with
especial interest at, this time, both by
those who have had and those who have
not had the fortune, good or i'll, to wit
ness one of these terrible storms. The
photograph was taken by Mr.. T. Croft,
a local photographer, at Oklahoma City,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
Yuma Desert was a Sea.

The Yuma desert was once Asalt sea
of considerable area, a fact which is
proved by the tons Of oysters andNpther
sea shells found in the sands jusA be-
meath the surface.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
A Two Edged Sword.

The Detroit Free Press warns the sill
verites that lin trying to smite imsgi-
nary foes lurking in the shadows of Wall
street care should be taken that they do
not do themselves injury which VIII
prove anything but imaginary"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
LEADINc LIBRARY OF wpRLD.
Hore Books Circulated in Chicago Than
4 in Amy Other City.

More Books Circulated in Chicago Than
Il in Any Other City.
Z, The report of the Chicago pubic Ii
brery board for the fiscal year eN led
June 1, just presented, makes a Wv
satiufactory showing. 1t is set forth
that the number of books taken to
homes from the library and sub
2staf -. during the year, 1,173,5S6 vol
<ngz 1u41aaAuin.thA-,ase of any
similar Institution in the world. Man
chester, England, is not close second,
with 075,944 volumes. Boston, Mass,
comes next with s47,321 volumes; Bir-
mingham, England, being the fourth,
with record of s1s,312.
In the report it is shown the total
number of volumes held by the library
S. 217, 2p3. Accessions for the year
equaled 10,4s5.
The aggregate number of books, pc
ziodicals, ETC., in use during the year,
Including books of reference, was 2,542,-
pa, an increase of 57.1e2 over the pre-
svious year
The attendance at the central read
ing-room and at the substations was
materially greater than for the pre-
ceding year, A great demand is noted
for additional rea6ing-rooms through
out the city, NOTABLY in those districts
of dense posdlation where the poorer
;people..liye. Lack of funds has pre-
led extension 10 as great a degree
as lis desirable. For the reason that
space is limited, as well as money, COM
,parhtiyely few volumes were purchased
during the year. All this will be
chahged after January when the move
will be made to the new building on
the lake front More money will be
available, while space will be ample.
y A feature of the year just entered
upon win be the establishment of ad-
ditional substations, to contain read
dng-rooms, and for the distribution of
books.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
Queer Tree in ThIbet.

The stree of thousand images"
which grows in Thibet, has leaves
which have their centers marked with
images, of men, animals, birds, faces,
ttc. Some authorities claim that some
Ne marked with letters and figures.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19

The University of Tubingen
ferred the degree of doctor
On Duc]
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
JULES sOULE DEAD.
A Former Newspaper Msn Of Ardnore
Gets Into Trouble In haIssIssippI-A
letter From an officer.

The following letter explains
itself and is a reply to inquiry
sent from nere. Soule was well
known in Ardmore, being the
organizer and teacher of the
once famous Ladies Silver
Cornet Band" He also for a
time was at the head Of the
Alliance Courier. the populistic
journal of the territory, and
even ventured a daily sheet,
THE World" which only lived
a few months. He was finally
charged with theft of cider and
skipped the town between suns,
leaving his bondsmen holding
the bag. Here is the letter:
Biloxi, Miss, Dec. IL, 's6.
Mr.. A. S. Pulliam, Deputy United
States Marshal, Ardmore, Ind.
Ter:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 9Th
inst. at hand and contents
noted. Mr.. Jules Soule was
shot by Capt. j. H. Miller,
editor of the Biloxi Herald, on
Monday evening between z and
lS o'clock on the evening of Dec,
Ia, about one hour after he
(Soule) had issued a circular
sheet from his Office, the Biloxi
Review. Soule assailed the
character of Capt. J. II. Miller
by calling him an ass, a vipei
and a thief and was boastinl
that if it was not noticed he haC
another in which he would de
nounce him as a coward th'
next morning, but he did no
know his man, and the result il
he is dead. He was taken t
the Charity hospital where h,
died next day at IL o'clock. $,
. ends the chapter for Soule.
Very respectfully,
CHAs. W. BLAKE,
Marshal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

1 will sell for the next thirty
days good cord wood at S1.50
per cord; will saw your cord
wood for so cents a cord, once
or twice, to suit your stoves or
fire place. Pile your wood up
on the opposite side of the alley
from you, or ten or twelve feet
from the fence outside, so as to
give the engine room to pass
between the wood and fence, so
that the short wood can be cas-
ily thrown inside when it is
sawed. Stove wood in quanti-
ties at a reduced price to suit
the hard times. If you haven't
bought your wood you will do
we'll to see me before you make
a deal.
Ardmore Steam Wood Yard,
+. M. SNIDER, Prop,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

Get Aver Frs. Ard-srs ssn Tear
About - o'eissk. 81 An were
Rossssa - az Ps-ia vsIlsY.

The convening OF court today
at Pauls Valley was the cause
Of a wholesale delivery Of pent
up wickedness from the federal
jail at this place.
There were in all twenty-three
prisoners taken to that point to-
day in charge Of Deputies A. NJ.
Burch. VIC. Everheart and W.
+. MeLamore (by the way. a
safe escort.l
The crimes for which they
were incarcera.ed range from
liquor to arson. or TO be plain.
from "fire to water"
Larceny seems to be the most
prevalent disease in the Indian
Territory at present. and under
that head we found twelve
William Foster, William Err
skine, U. B. Parks, Robert Bru-
ner, Robert Tobler, Tom Tay-
lor, George Thompson. Toney
Stroud. Sam Durcan. Lee Dun
can. James Goodson and B. B.
Hanson.
For robbery there were five
W. II. Linville, Henry Curry,
John Murry. w. o. Hammer and
G. J. Kinney.
For the introduction and sell
ing of liquor there were three
Jim Nooe. f. j. Ruttager and
Walter Davis
! For assault to kill, only one
G.. w. Winningham.
For arson, one-H. Morris.
They will be held in the Jail
at Pauls Valley until such time
as the honorable court may de-
cree after the testimony to be
advanced is heard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
PURELY Personal
Proainsut oosrs sd coaers ss cssGAt
On ths wIue by ths Rspsrtsr
fer the Ardmoruite.

Julius Kahn Of Gainesville
was in the city today.
Hon. Frank Byrd Of Franks.
/. T.. is in the city.
The little baby Of .drs. c. A.
Sammons is quite sick.
]. r. Chitwood Of Dougherty
was in the city this morning.
Bob Willis, n Gainesviueite,
was in the city on business to-
day.
J. \. Colbert of Colbert, 1. T.
was in the city yesterday and
left at noon today.
5. Westheimer. the prince Of
merchants from Marietta, pass
ed Sunday in Ardmore.
Lee l.. Gait went TO Davis to-
day in the interest Of his build
ing contract at that place.
Hon. A. Cruee went to Pauls
Valley to be in attendance upon
the term of court which begins
there today.
Hon. J. G. Thompson went tc
Pauls Valley day to attend
court in the interest of his
many clients.
Attorney w. b. Johnson went
} to Pauls Valley today in attend
ance on the opening OF court a
: that place.
Miss Matte Walcott, sister tC
Commissioner Walcott, anC
Miss Hattie Haley arrived her
last night from Savanna.
G. l.. Byrne and family lef
, this morning for Arkansas il
response to the news of the ser
3 ious illness of Mr.. Byrne'
mother.
Julian T. Blake, who for tn
past few months, has been visit
n ing relatives here, returned I
his home at Bentonville. Ark.
4. this morning.
: Mr.. Joe Kent and Harr
n Kent, his son, went to Sherma
: on Saturday, returning sam
| evening. Their trip was a fiy
. ing one and good time wa
q made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
THE LADIES' BAZAAR.

The ladies of the First Pres
byterian church will hold {
bazaar Dec. Ia and 15, 1896.
If you want to see something nice,
And not go very far,
Just walk up the street
To the Ladies' Bazaar.
Good things to eat, and
Nice things to wear,
Christmas gifts cheap,
And presents for the New Year.
OF dolls they have a score
Beautifully dressed;
Nice things for baby,
Papa and all the rest.
Nice d'oyles for ladies,
Cheap enough, too;
The 14th and 18th we will be
Glad to see you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

Yesterday morning about IL
o'clock a bale Of cotton was
discovered on FIRE in the Alliance
cotton yard. Without any
alarm being given Efewp persons
rolled the burning bale from the
pile. and with the aid Of q few
buckets Of water prevented any
further loss than that damage
to the burning bale. This was
a lucky discovery. as the yard
contained several hundred bales
of cotton, which would very
probably have been destroyed.
The FIRE 8 supposed 20 have
been caused by some boys who
were in the yard smoking chg
arettes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
Not How Much. But How Nice.

The latest up-to- date fads in
Holiday Goods. including latest
Books, Bibles, Testaments, AL
buns, 1897 Diaries. Hanging Cal
endars, Celluloid Cases and Xmas
Cards, Finest Dolls in the city.
See them at London's Drug Store
and Post Office Book & News De-
pot. l buy, sell and exchange
second hand School Books.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

Messrs. Andrew g. Goldstein.
representing the American
Pawn Shop Of Fort Worth. win
commence the auction sale Of
5000 worth of unredeemed
goods, consisting Of watches.
diamonds and jewelry. and per
sonal property Of all descrip-
ton, tomorrow afternoon at the
Gwinn store house in the Led
better a. Bledsoe block. The
sale will continue every after
noon and hight until the goods
are closed out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

Quite q number Of the officers
and members of the WoOdmen
Of the World lodge Of this city.
left for Davis yesterday to be
present with the Wocdmen of
the World lodge of that town
at the unveiling Of a monument
Of one ofits deceased members.
Among those who went were:
t. c. Bridgeman, t. p. Cathey
and wife. B. +. Strickland and
wife and Jake Bodowitz.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

The Ladies of the Christian
church are working like bees
this afternoon at the Wisnor
hotel block. Their decorations
in the window are just lovely
and their untiring efforts TO
make their bazaar a success
will certainly not go unre-
warded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

II you want 10 quit tobacco
using EASILY and forever, be made
well. strong. magnetic. fun Of nsW
life and vigor, take No To- Bae.
the wonder worker that makes
weak men strong. Many gam ten
pounds in ten days Over 90. 900
cured Buy No-To- Bac from your
own druggist. who win guarnntee
q cure. Booklet and sample mall
ed free. Address Sterling. Remedy
Co.. Chicago OF New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

The johnson & Cruee build
ing on West Main street occu-
pied by the ladies Of the Pres
byterian church for their two
dao bazaar sale is one Of the
most beautiful scenes in the
city. Here everybody is busy.
We donot intendto tell youany-
thing more about it for you
must go and see for yourself.
and don't forget your pocket
book.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

The members Of the c. L. S.
G. spent a wholly delightful
period of study Friday after
noon at their usual place Of
meeting, X. of P. hall.
Owing TO various reasons.
namely, bazaars, visiting, the
nearness of the Yule-tide sea-
son, etc, our attendance was
lacking some in numbers, but
suffered none in degree of en-
thusiasm.
The assigned readings were
closely studied under our leader
and many obscure points devel-
oped by reference TO other au-
thority.
The table talk relative 10 the
House of Bourbon ana the
"Great Corde," was discussed
at great length.
General quotations from Mil
ton closed this part Of the pro-
gram.
Among the many excellent
features was a paper on 1.-The
Thirty Years War" by Mrs,
Thompson who handled hel
subject with the skill of a wal
correspondent.
Mrs. Mobiles Jeanne D'ArC
was a fine pen picture of the
life and tragic death of tina
} heroine.
: Mrs. Biles' "Feudalism anC
Chivalry" received close atten
3 ton throughout its delivery.
r In early January a day vii
r be dedicated 20 the exclusiv,
: study of the great women prev
1 ious to the beginning of tn
: nineteenth century.
e Some of the topics to be dis
t cussed at the next meeting are
S Savanarola, Wallenstein, Gus
0 tavus Adolphus, Chevalier Bay
e ard, etc.
o Table talk-Henri Christoph
and Boston tea party.
General quotations - Georg
ID. Prentice.
Meet at K. of p. hall mex
i Friday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
The Bazaar.

The ladies of the Christian
church will open their Bazaar
Tuesday morning, December
18th, in the drummer's room of
the Wisnor hotel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

The French Market of I. 3.
Johnson & Co. is the place to
get something good to eat. We
have quail, squirrels and rab-
bits, dressed turkeys and chick
ems. Kansas City sausage, spare
ribs, hog brains, picked tripe,
pigs feet, head cheese and ham
sausage, horse radish, parsley,
celery and lettuce, hot barbe-
cued meat every day. Oysters
at 70 cents per hundred, catfish
at 10 cents per pound. Fort
Worth bread daily. 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
tieaIdton Lodae, 1. o. o. e.

At the last regular meeting of
Healdton lodge, l. o. o. F., the
following officers were elected
for the ensuing term:
H. G.. Simral, Noble Grand /;
J. c. Burrow, Vice Grand ;
Reelected, j. A. Gordon,
Treasurer; John j. Branigan,
secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

A large number Of the color
ed Baptists were present at the
mill tank yesterday afternoon
to witness the immersion Of a
newly converted sister.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery
of the age, pleasant and refreshing
to the taste, act gently and posi-
lively on kidneys, liver and bow
els, cleansing the entire system.
dispel colds, cure headache, fever,
habitual constipation and bilious
ness. Please buy and try a box
of C. c. G.. today; 10, %. 80 cents,
Sold and guaranteed to cure by al
druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
A New Firm.

S. j. Boyd and j. S. B.
|Apollos have formed a co-part-
|nership in the second hand
business and also in rental and
real estate business, and can be
found at the Southeast corner
of Main street, at the old Frens-
ley stand. We have continual
calls for rent houses. If you
have a house to rent place it in
our hands, we can work to your
advantage. We also have for
sale farm leases and town prop
erty of all kinds. Remember
we have 20 calls for houses to
rent where you don't see any
one. Houses and lots for sale
in all parts OF the city. Yours
for business we mean what we
say. 14-1w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
Stockholders, Meeting.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the City Ma
tional Bank of Ardmore, Ind.
Ter, for the purpose of elect
ing seven directors to serve the
ensuing year, will be held in
their Office in Ardmore on Tues
day, January II, 1897, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m.
and 4 p. IN.
DoN LACY, Cashier.
Ardmore, !. T., Dec. u, 1896.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14
Fine line Of Christmas candies
at Star Grocery. l3-3t


Alva, Ok, Dec. l3.-M. Nc
Kinstrey of the western part Of
this county has commenced suit
against ex- United States Marshal
Nix for 5000 damages for false
imprisonment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

On Friday last Judge G. B.
Kilgore appointed Mr.. M. Levin
Of Gainesville as eo-receiver Of
the Munzesheimer a. Daube
estate. to act with Mr.. Ledbet-
ter. Mr.. levin is so well and
favorably known throughout
this section that his appointment
in this matter is a valuable ad-
dition to the business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

Ladies' vests, wool and cot
ton; children's union suits, wool
and cotton; ladies' union suits,
wool and cotton just received
at d. Head & Son.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14

l have a lot of Chinese lily
bulbs which | will sell at %
cents each. HONG LEE,
at Chinese Laundry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-14


George Mccullough and Judge
Corlee went to the gold fields Of
Paoli one day last week and
brought back two sacks of the
sand, containing about 80
pounds. II was washed and
carefully analysed by two old
placer miners. now residents Of
this city. Their efforts were
barren of results, not even a
trace Of gold being found. A
color" showed in the pan. and
with high hopes it was gathered
in the quicksilver and put
through the roasting. The
quick" went up the stovepipe.
and so did the. gold " proving
that it was either copper or
pyrites Of iron. This Goes not
conclusively prove that the
Paoli gold fields contain no
gold, but it is positively GER
tain that the sacks Of sand
brought here held only "pyrites
Of expectation" and "slieker.
ite," so say the men who made
the test in Ardmore.