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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-07-16

Rev. A. V. Francis, of Okla
homa City, will hold services in
st. Phillips (EpiscopaD church
next Sunday, morning and even
ing. The seats are free and a
cordial invitation is extended To
all.
The Indianola Business Col
lege and Literary Institute will
open on July Goth with "A full
corps of teachers. All those
holding scholarships are re-
quested to be promptly on
hand. j. NJ. RUDIsILL,
l5-d4t Wit President.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-07-16

The ARDMOREITE Job department
turns out only first class work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-07-16
Ross & Bonner.
Fact
needs no
demonstrations:
it is a self evident

MAIN STREET, ARDMORE, |. 7.
Blank mortgages for sale at this
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
MAN AND HIS MANUSCRIPT
Comedian Crane Tells a Story. q, .
Philadelphia Trio. " :

Crane is forever having odd o.
riences with ambitious rla,.,,.,., - -
and one that he takes great de il'--s'liISt
telling happened a short time.oeo ~ ~ ~
he was appearing in Philadelnbis t Hi.e
ly one afternoon the actor vas yieit-I
by tall, gaunt individual who br,,,'-,ut
with him letter Of introductio- 80 80
prominent man. The actor ON. ~
a friendly greeting and olicl,I1- 80, -
that he had play that he was ar -e.'.'.u
TO dispose of TO the right party ~
that right party was Crane The -
took the play and, saying that,be u. -
read it, asked that the author can ~.
the following morning and he woni ~
give him his opinion of it and teU -
whether he wanted it. Mr.. Crane ~,
the work and, while he fould II VII.
written, he saw that the author ,i.,,,,i
everything from an erroneous nic,,
scope. To produce il would simnlv ~,
an impossibility. The author came +bo
next morning, bringing with him
among other things. a clean shave ana
an air Of joyous anticipation.
My dear sir, 4" said the comedian .r
find much that is good in your work
but to produce it you would have -
build a theatre as large as one Of tbe.
big railroad depOts in town. Further
more, 10 carry out your ideas would 20.
Quire an expenditure OF several brn-
dred thousand dollars. and TO tell you
the truth | do not know of anyone i'm,
the profession with capital enough to
go into it."
The man seemed not aw hit discon-
certed, and continued to smile in his ex-
pectant way.
Now" continued the actor 'I have
a few suggestions to offer. Cut out
your naval battle and do away with tho
bull fight and"
But he got no further. The man
grabbed his hat and manuscript and
boiling for the door shouted. III see
you in HI first"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
GOODCHEER.

Roentgen Is Responsible. Photogra-
pher-"Photograph, sir?' Customer
Eyes, sir" Observation-Disclosures or
outside, sir?"-Puck.
An exchange heads an editorial: Can
Figures Lie?" Possibly not, but 1t IS
always TO bear in mind that liars can
fgure.-Augusta (Ga) Chronicle.
Vexed Mooher-"J James, how many
more times must I tell you TO stop max
ing that noise?" James-"Tll leave
that to your judgment, ma."-Philadel-
phia North American.
In Front. Conductor-"Life, me boy,
is just like trolley car" His Son
"Hows that. pa?" Conductor-"C Cause
there's always plenty OF room up IN
front for somebody. Puck.
Encouraged0 Il" the young man
frankly admitted, am looking for a
snap" We'll" the elderly one sug-
gested. IF you have the ginger 1t ought
to be easy to find some one with the
dough. indianapolis Journal
Il can't understand why Jolliver gave
up writing poetry. He was doing great
work" He gave it up as soon as he
saw the statues people erect to deceased
poets. He was afraid they'd put up a
brass cartoon of him if he kept on.
Harper's Bazaar.
Why They Preach. The distinction
between a good preacher and BAD
preacher has not changed much since
Archbishop Whately declared that "a
good preacher preached because ne had
something to say and a bad preacher
because he had to say something. -
Chicago Standard.
EMPLOYERS Liability. Employe-
Sir | would respectfully ask you for
an increase of salary; l have got mar
ried lately" Manager OF WORKS
VERY sorry. my friend, can be OF No
assistance to YOU. The company is no
responsible for any accidents thai
bappen to our men when off duty. -
Philadelphia Telegraph
In the Chemical Laboratory. Pro
fessor-"What has become OF Tom APP
pleton? Wasn't he studying with tn
class last year," "Ah, yes; Appleton
moor fellow! A fine student, but alb
sent-minded in the use of chemicals
very. That discoloratiOn on the cell
ing-notice it?" yes" That's APP
pleton. Parsons Weekly.
In a French Police Court "You sa!
YOU have been robbed of pair Of boots
How much were they worth?" "The!
cost me originally y francs. hay'
had them resoled three times, and ha'
to pay three francs each time; so tina
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

grown up and married, called on us ana
said: 'Wife and l are to have our sill
yer wedding the middle of April. want
to make her a wedding present that she
will remember as long as she lives. And
l think I'll give her a silver bicycle.
In the most delicate manner we
inquired if wife was practice bicycle
rider.
THE old gentleman flushed. Yes,
said he. she is. Wife is only forty-one
years old. We were married when she
was sixteen. We have been married
twenty-five years Now Pm an old man,
bus she's a girl yet. Make her wheel
of best material and have it silver"
Now our only way of accomplishing
a silver wheel is to send one OF our
best wheels to a silversmith to be plated
with silver. The firm of X silvered
this wheel and very brilliant it was
when it came back to us. The plate was
the heaviest in the market, and the cost
to the old gentleman with the girl wife
was $500. He was so delighted with 1t
that he left it here until the day of the
silver wedding, and visited it every day,
carefully wrapping the tissue paper
around it when he had looked at ii.
1--WE had another order for a fancy
wheel. Ii, too, was a silvered wheel,
and its handles were pearl. 1t cost-or
will cost. for it is not done-more than
81 900. would tell you the name OF the
gentleman who ordered it, but l cannot
do so at present. He is to be married
this spring, and this is his wedding
present to his bride, who is an ardent
cyclist.
1--WE have also an order for a gold
wheel. The orders reads of pure gold,
but that is ridiculous. We will simply
plate one of our wheels. Miss Emily
Vanderbilt Sloane, one of the season
debutantes. is an enthusiastic rider. /
think she has gone abroad and taken
her wheel with her. She rides for speed
and she has the easiest way of getting
over the rough roads that lie along the
Hudson that | ever saw. Her mother
country place lies in ahe great chain OF
millionaires farms.
"There is supposed to be a bicycle
boulevard running past the Astor, Nor
ton and Rockefeller places and all the
| others. But spring rains are no re-
specters of bouleyards, and the roads
are ripped up annually Bat through Il
all this young woman rides swiftly anc
serenely along. l predict that she viii
be thrown yet. She is in our opinion
the champion of the younger riders.
I'VE sent a new wheel TO Mrs. l
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
HOUSE PARTIES AWHEEL,.


"The reason why so many wheels are
ordered by Miss Gould can doubtless
be found in the fact that, having 4
large country house. she has house
parties; and there cannot be found a
house party of young women. or men
either who do not go cycyling after
Moons and moonlight evenings.
The wheel just ordered is for Miss
GOud's personal use. II is a twenty
eight inch wheel and it weighs twenty
four pounds. That is a good weight for
a woman of her size to wheel.
MANY of our woman wheelers have
two kinds of wheel. They have heavy
one that they ride some days and a
lighter one for other excursions when
they are looking for speed. Then, TOO,
the wheel is a matter of whim and
mood. One day Won feel quiet and con-
servative, and you choose a heavy
wheel that bears you safely along with
out care On your part. The next you
are in wild mood and want to dash
to the stars. The Highest thing you can
get-a nineteen pound, if possible-is
the article you want.
Eve Sold said the bicycle dealer,
looking over his order book. "a very
nice wheel TO w. c. Whitney before his
daughters marriage to Mr.. Paget. This
wheel was undoubtedly IN her wedding
outfit. Most brides buy a wheel in
their trousseau as they buy walking
shoes. Or il they don't buy one them
selves their brothers give them one.
MISS VANDERRILT'S CYCLE.
eve sold a lady's wheel to Cornelius
Vanderbilt the other day. II was a
trim little affair. elegantly built and
the highest priced one we had. But 1t
was not ornamented That talk about
silver wheels for the members of the
400 is all rubbish. as far as most Of
them are concerned.
THE number Of decorated wheels we
turn out is limited. II is our experience
that a gentleman does not go to a cycle
establishment and order a gold bicycle
for his wife, nor a silver one. or one
trimmed with jewels. He gets only the
regulation wheel.
FOR \ SILVER WEDDING.
Eve had an odd order last week. and
one that is now being carried out. A
gentleman of middle life, with children
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Townsend Burden the other day. 1t is
a little gem. There is not finer one
than hers to be found this year. 1t
happened to be the very pick of the lot.
FOR COUNTRY HOUSES.
I'VE are shipping many ladies' bicy-
cles now to country places. J. J. Van
Allen has ordered three ladies wheels.
He keeps them at his Bar Harbor house
for use during the summer when he
has house parties. His mems wheels
are the finest made. We send fewer
mems wheels to country houses than
women's, because most men take their
wheels in their luggage, while women
rarely do so.
I've have an order here" said the
bicycle authority, lingering his book,
TO send the finest of wheels, one lady's
and one gentleman's, TO Bar Harbor
soon for the use of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Gerhard this year. This couple
took two of us last year. The old wheels
are probably scratched, or else the own
ers are tired of them and want new
ones. The old wheels will go in the
servants hall for use when getting mail
"a NcAA iillE1 lllFHScsN,s VI OAntA Ah4Ahf
light work Of the summer.
There is a singular thing about the
buying of a bicycle which nearly every
conscientious bicycle seller will ac-
knowledge, and that is the fickleness of
bicycle patrons. To-day they ride one
wheel and like It; tomorrow they go
visiting, try another wheel and prefer
it. The result is every house has in its
order books the same names, for the
weakly do not hesitate to buy two or
three wheels a season, according to
whim, from different makers.
AS for preferences, they will tell you
one is as good as another. That is our
actual experience We would like to
tell You that the bicycle we sent up to
Ferncliffe to Mrs. Jack Aston the other
day is the only one Mrs. Aston will buy
this year. but we know better. Our
rivals will also book orders from that
house.
The Astor wheel is a heavy one. It
is not for racing. Few ladies Of the
Four Hundred like to race, and Mrs.
Astor has no proclivities that way She
likes TO sit a substantial wheel and ride
slowly enough TO be sure of her bones.
She likes a wheel a little too large for
her, and it gives the muscles beutern ex-
ercise in reaching.
is our best trade with wealthy peo-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
to the poor, and sell them to those who
have five cents to spare.
A HILL BUTTON.

10 the poor, and sell them to those who
have five cents to spare.
A HILL BUTTON
A very characteristic Hill button was
shown the other night 10 some admirers
OF the Senator. Ii had the Il am a
Democrat" done in black letters upon a
white background. The button was Of
silk, and the lettering was done by ma
chine with black silk on the same prin-
ciple that a flag is stamped. The col
oring upon Hills face was remarkably
good.
A silk button like this costs the So
ciety ordering ii almost five cents
apiece, no matter how many buttons
are bought, and. as they will sell for
only five cents, it can be seen that il is
patriotism alone that prompts the man
ufacture of the buttons.
All the fancy goods shops carry the
campaign buttonsduring the period be-
tween election and nomination, and
have them for sale the same as the po-
litical societies. 1t is the business of the
societies to keep the stores stocked
with them, and also to offer slight
premiums for those sold. If a certain
number are cleaned out" before a GER
tain date the next lot of buttons will
be sold low enough to give the pros
porous dealer a greater profit
Very often the sale of the button is
entirely in the hands of the political
party az headquarters, who thus be-
comes the jobber or middle man for
the whole country. taking the buttons
directly from the manufacturer and dis
Jributing them.
Often the button is intensely section
AL An Olney button brought out from
the depths of a designers drawer has
q great fish upon it swimming serene
/ ~ along between "Olney" and Mass
/ A design like this, being practical, is
understood by all, and is a great favor
i,6 in the State at least, and often IN
the entire country.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

paign buttons who are not politicians
in any sense. They get them for their
button collections, and mount them
upon tapestries, or hangings, so they
will show off to advantage. These but
ton collectors are enthusiasts, like 9TH
, er collectors, and get all the campaign
buttons, whether they come by them
by begging, borrowing, stealing, or
plain purchase. This last method TO
a bred-in-the-bon collector is the least
exciting. and consequently is less salts
factory than any. The scarcest button
with collectors is the Reed one, OF
which few can be obtained for love OF
money.
In few days the streets will be gay
with these bright little insignia Of lead
ership and party. The sight of them
is not a strange one to us, but to for
eigners it is one of the oldest features
of our campaigns.
CLARENCE S. RUSSELL
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

emit candidates and societies. His plan
for this button is TO make it of tin. with
the red, white and blue enamelled unon
it. The circle around Germans head
is white, the lines upon it blue and the
lettering is red. The stars are white.
Germans head is outlined i'm black.
A Southern artist whose designs are
found upon many useful. as we'll as
ornate, buttons has produced a neat GEL
lu.oid button for Crisp, of Georgia. It
has been ordered manufactured by a
Southern political society. Its design,
Crisp bears our laurel wreath" is del
icately told by a branch of green. The
celluloid is stamped with black. and OK
cept for rim of blue and red. running
one inside the other the button shows
no hint of the flag which is suDDosed
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

That is the average channel of the
advance campaign button which You
now see uDOn The street.
This year the political contest IS go
ing to be sharp and severe, ana the
political societies. not TO De behind In
representation. have been getunS out
their own buttons. This means that
This or That Volunteer" have or
derei designs for a button with such
and Such's name upon it. When they
have selected The design they viii nave
several hundred thousand Of the but
tons made Th-se they viii give away
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

A check for 800 lies upon the desk
of a certain maker of BICYCLES. 1t :
in payment for bicycle Of eXtra-ilne
finish and of the most perfect mHcnan-
ism of any to be found in his es!aDllsn-
ment. The name signed TO the check
is Helen Gould" And the letter with
the check says the wheel has been
found perfectly satisfactory in every
particular.
That wheel" said the bicycle man
lis the second one we have sent 10 Miss
Gould's country residence this season
Last spring we sent two, and the au-
tumn before, when cycling hrst came III II
for women. we had an ordec lor one.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
GRANTS TROUBLESOME SOLDIER.

Gen. Grant used to tell a story Of
soldier in a certain regiment during the
war who was continually bothering him
by asking favors. Grant one day said
70 him: Look here; l believe you are
the most troublesome man in the
Union army"
The man quickly replied: Why,
that's funny, sir!'
Funny; how do you make it out fun
n.y."
Because it is just what the enemy
says about you. "-Harpers Round
Table.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

pie? Yes, proportionately; for each
rich woman buys machines to stock her
veranda, as She buys horses to stock her
stables. But we cater, after all, 10 the
many who ride constantly year after
year for recreation, health and because
it is the best, low-priced sport they
know" HARRY GERMAINE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
in one or another to be upon all polit-
- lnt-t.n.
BUTTON COLLECTIONS.

zeal devices
BUTTON COLLECTIONS.
Reed is right in it," is the an
nOuncement upon a large flat button
with a portrait of the Maine man in
the middle This is a white metal with
q blue centre. upon which the face Of
the speaker appears The lettering Is
i'm blue also This button is a pretty
thing and viii add to the collections of
political buttons i'm an artistic sense
Morton and NcKinley's buttons are
alike. but different, The Morton but
ton is more striking on account of the
mysterious r.. U.?" in the middle 1t
is of brass. or a substance to look like
gold and is very brilliant in finish.
The centre is a bright blue and all the
letters are red. Others of Morton
have portrait of him in the middle.
The Mckinley button is of a simple
white metal. with trimmings of black.
To is a small button. and two of them
are worn by the McKinleyites.
There are people who buy these cam
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

The first wheel was evidently an ex-
pertinent to be tri5d cautiously and fol-
lowed out if good.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
WHITNEY's GRUESOME BADGE.

Morton. of Nebraska. could not have
a more graceful button than the trees
and vines which he has prOpogaied so
indus-rious,y during his entire career
private and public
A gruesOme button is the whitney
button. turned out to smiling world
The inst sunsainy day of spring. 1t
had the simple inscription. Brains.
Whf-neyw But between the TWO words
there was motued heart-shaped draw
ing supposed 30 represent the substance
referred TO. All could gaze upon Mr..
Whitncy's brains WHO would and envy
or admire,
WHITNEY'S HIT.
Strangely enough. this little button
had an almost magical effect i'm bust
ness circles. 1t was applauded and
pronounced the best thing of the season,
but uptown among the leisure classes,
the woman politicians. it was less liked.
It is predicted. though that such a
button would win a vote where a merely
funny one would not.
A plain button with Germans bust
upon it peering through space, as
though breaking through all opposition
and prOclaiming itself has been de-
signed by an artist who is busy day
and night preparing buttons for differ
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

makes altogether "a francsp aC1or,,
write one pair OF boots Of the value ~
"a francs "-LIntransigeant '''' "
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
HELM GDULD'S BICYCLE.
Weighs "a Pounds, Cost 500, and Is
One cf the Many Sent to Irving
ton for a House Party.

Wheels Bought by the Gebhards.
w. @. Whitney Put a Cycle in
Daughters Trosseau, and an Eas-
ter Groom is Buying a Beauty OF
Silver with Handles of Pearl
Miss Vanderbilt Has Just Pur-
chased q Light Wheel and Mrs.
AstOr a Heavy One.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Townsend Burden the other day. 1t is
little gem. There is not a finer one
than hers to be found this year. 1t
happened to be the very pick of the lot.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-08
The Klrme~s To-Day.

The Kirmess will be repeated AZ the
Academy at a matinee to-day for the
benefit of the chiidrens ward Of tho
Retreat for the Sick.
On account OF the absence OF Miss
Bessie Martin, the former queen OF the
kirmess, there will he some Changes in
the programme. Miss Annie McGuire
has been invited to be Queen OF tho
Kirmess at the matinee. Miss Bessie
Carter Minor will pose as Columbia. ana
Miss Lucy Wormley will appear again
as Diana. The German tahieauS. toEesh.
err with the dances OF tho nations. Will
make the entertainment; one OF enjoy
ment and pleasure.
The event will undoubtedly be marked
with the same success as that which at
tended the former displays, for those
who saw II will want to see II again.
and those who have not seen II Will NOT
let this final opportunity OF so doing slip
away from them.
The Indian Dance. which made such a
hit before will be repeated at the per-
Torrance this afternoon.
There will he rehearsal Of the 'Liv-
ing Chess In tho basement Of the Acad-
cmy at o'clock this evening. The cast
and heralds are requested 10 be on hand
promptly. and It is hoped that there Will
be fun attendance OF all Interested III
the production.
THE benefit for "Billy' Ward. the min
strel. who is stranded In this city, ana
who lies Ill at lis north Eighth street.
will take place February lith. AZ the
Academy OF Music.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-08
MIR. ROLAND REED.
This Versatile Actor VIII Appear Here
on Monday In "A New PLAY

Mr.. Roland Reed will present MS
great comedy success, THE Woman
hater." at the Academy on Monday
night An exchange from New York
thus reviews the play:
In The Woman Halter" Mr. Reed has
an excellent vehicle for his unique tai
ents The play is thoroughly farcical and
bristles with bright lines and telling sit
nations Ii is anti-climatic to a certain
degree but there Is so much dash ana go
TO the piece that the audience reaany
forgives this defect.
The story tells OF the misfortunes and
adventures OF one Samuel Bundy. an old
bachelor, who Is Il reputed woman hater
but who secretly admires the fair sex
lie becomes engaged TO three women at
the same time. without knowing ex-
actlv in what way. and then plays crazy
i'm order to get out OF the scrape. He
succeeds and marries the woman OF his
choice. But on his wedding-day he Is ar
rested through mistake as dangerous
lunatic and incarcerated in an asylum,
from which he is finally liberated and re-
stored TO his wife.
The play is In four acts, three OF which
are supposed 10 take place in q hotel.
and one Ia an asylum. Its adthor Is
NJ. d. d. Lloyd. and It's Presentation IN
NV York occurred at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre last night, where It was
witnessed by an audience that fully ap-
preciated every point and that was not a.
all backward In expressing it's favor. The
performance met with unqualified an
MVy8&a -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-08
Sfnries on Richm0nders.

The two items that follow are from the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is "a Police Court Judge IN Rich
mond. Va. who will surely be in a farce
comedy If Hoyt ever meets him. He hned
a man $3.50 the other day for parting his
hair in the middle, and made him comb
his hair I'm court
"A funny story IS told on Colonel Muir
phv. who recently purchased the theatre
at Richmond. Va. He tried TO manage
the house himself and retained the OLD
treasurer to assist him. His first atirac-
lion was Marie Jansen in "Delmonico' s
al six" When the printing for the COM
many arrived and he saw a Autograph OF
Jansen i'm black tights he said he would
not allow the show TO appear as he did
moi approve OF such printing. He was
finally prevailed upon 10 allow the COM
pany 10 play 4 few days later he re-
ouested his treasurer 10 communicate at
once with Sam r. Jack with a view OF
booking his organization. as he had heard
il was good one and he thought the
Lily Clay opera Company would do a
big business"