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can eagle. The Ridgway brothers. John and
William. In their Beauties of America" table
service, used n set medallion pattern Of large
rose leaves. arranged H. IA circle, tip TO tip. on
each OF which Is u flower blossom. Mayer
used on his series OF arms OF the original States
n graceful trumpet flower. while r.. :. d w.
supposed to stand for Ridgway, Son K Wear
produced the most beautiful. perhaps. of all.
an artistic wreath of oak leaves and acurrs. or
a later period are the pink. black, and brown
plates OF Jackson and of Adams. with their
handsome floral horders; the light blue and
brown views Of tiodwin:, including n view OF
Baltimore and one Of Fort Hamilton. encir-
cled with convolvulus and nasturtlum designs.
and the Hudson River scenes of Clews. with
their bird of paradise borders. OF course
there were also some special engravings with
their own individual border devices. such rs
the States pattern. the log cabin of 1910,
the Erie Canal. and the landing OF the Pill
grims, but these are the exceptions which
prove the rule.
The use OF n common border on a series CT
views served two purposes. 1t identified the
work OF the manufacturer. and 1t saved much
expense In having u variety of different views
engraved. 1t also contributed to the uni
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Not OF a Humorous Turn.

Rom 'he Detroit Pre- Press.

The train boy was passing along with a
stack OF comic literature. The Kind faced
gentleman looked Interested and tAe boy
stoppcd.
Haven't you anything except funny IT.
erRturcy' he asked.
"No, this trip, was the answer, Don't
you Ike to lRughf'
Very much, indeed. But I'm afraid my
mind is OF TOO practical a turn TO develop
what you might call u delicate responsive
ness of humOr.'
You want fRctsf'
I'm afraid o.. When ! was a young man
and vent counting the young lady never or
dered more dinner than could Ray for:
Lvlthrr did she use the payable subtcrfuges
10 get me into tho vicinity 81 an ice cram
Parlur, Although / was not enjoying a large
Income, hgT father never threatened "a kick
InC down the front doorstep, nor did 10 keep
a bulldog where he would be likely a. bI;S
me. My mUtheT-in-lRw Il a most estimate
lady, whose presence In our household has
always bcop a yUy, AMI never In my life have
| been Obliged 10 get mp in the night and
walk IN" door with "A crying baby. These cir.
Cumstancus lave had a tendency 20 make me
distrust the accuracy OF humOrists, thereby,
no doubt. materially lesscnius my appreci-
alton OF their cnorts.'
Ihe train boy looked at him pityingly and
no. There Amt 40 use o. your tryin'
20 laugh. Wait Till W. get 70 tho next sta
ton and ~ get, you = dictionary aud =
pocket eReyelopedia".
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colds. when I mentioned this TO the doc
tor as n remarkable fact, he said:
why. my dear litde. girl, didn't YOU
know that n person who sleeps on his back
Ia much more liable to take coldy What did
tell you about the way In which animals
Sleep
What anybody wants 10 bind herself up
In shoulder braces and take n whole lot Of
physical culture movements that arc utterly
distasteful to core stopped shoulders II more
than J can understand, when there - such
n simple remedy as that Of sleeping correctly
on n hard bed. There IL absolutely no. cx-
cuse for bad figures in this day and time.
and The woman who has one deserves the
suffering that It entails
You are exactly right answered, Miss
St1op Shoulder. and II by next New Years
Day Tim not re straight as you are, you got
only have my full and free consent to tount
me at every turn with Hold up. your shout
dcrs,' but | beg of you to do It."
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or...ca the Wrong End OF the rrnrr.

F'' N'N''N f " A''NN
An old gentleman before getting into an ex-
press at Euston tipped the guard and saId;
~ wish YOU would make sure OF catching the
IL AS at Crewe."
The guard went to the engine driver, who had
been a witness OF the tlpp. ng business. and said
"Hcre. Billy. tkis gentleman wants tn catch
the II 10 ut Grove"
They arrived az Crewc Just In time TO see tho
IL ;+j leaving the station.
The Old gentleman went in Il rage to the driver
and shouted
"WercH't you told to catch the II :45 2"
Tho impassive driver. with \ solemn wink, re-
piled:
YES, sir; but you creased the wrong end OF
tho rain"
Our old friend will tip the driver the next
time he wants 10 travel unusually fast.
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formity required in a service for table use.
Thus 1t was only necessary. in getting out new
patterns. to engrave a central view. the least
expensive portion Of the whole design.
Many other handsome bcrderings on old
English china could lie described had we space.
Mr.. A. True of New York has in his possess
zion a pair of dinner plates which are probably
unique in American collections. These con.
Robert Burns and King George ILL.,. surround
ed by n most attractive wreath design COM
posed of the Scottish thistle In bold proper
tons. Since these are not marked. the name
OF the maker Is not known. but as Enoch
Wood was the most prolific producer of print
some degree of probability, he attributed to
him. EDwIN ATLEE BARBER.
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Two Cigars for Two Dimes One for n
Nickel.

PATERSON, May 27.-Tho prize mean man
bobhcd up in Paterson yesterday. Two men en-,
tered a Broadway cigar store. The shorter OF
the two said TO the man behind the counter.
give me a couple OF gooi cigars"
The cigar man reached down TO a box mar't Il
3 for 90 cents and laid a handful OF them on til.
counter. Each man took one and lighted 1t. As
they were passing out. after the short man had
laid down two dimes. the taller man turned and
said:
"Sny. those are three for n quarter, amt
they ?"
YES"
"Wcil. give me the other one" and laying
down q nickel Tor the extra cigar he got II aud
went out TO Join his companion.
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before the youngsters could crawl In; this
Lelped rs out some.
Statistics show that up to five years. the
1rishman has double the number Of children
that the American has. At the end VI ten
wears the American has twice the number
that the irishmHn mas. Our greatest NOR
TALLY Ia among the children NJ the tenemente,
and they, generally die under the age Of Ave
years. The only wonder Is that they live so
died together In poorly ventilated, poorly
heated rooms and that they live on. un-
Physicians have done much to reduce infant
mortality. but they are working agains 50 great
odds. Undoubtedly, though, the average OF
human life has Increased. from three to four
years In the last hundrcj.'
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Ons or the Other.


!'uri PC ~ NlJn ia To- 4TibuHr.
81 saw an article In q magazine thcotheT DAY"
sad tiurSlrs, "uu the suhlrr Ut coast lcl"Uar,.
~ 10" ou'lIpn 81 l1o writer ! Ia az folly 90
case Of IFuu' lr viii any foreign power II would
be cheaper Ia move back into the interior than
70 fight Aru Chsnper ct Ia Apo!ugiZe. lilo kinks
IL + criminHl tur ~naiions To go % war ON any
pFftNNl Whatever"
He's cI;lvT - blaTaed ignoramus." responded
TNinlcl, OR hV'sA college PRESIDENT"
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An Iceberg strand- In Massachusetts.


AMEsuUHY. May 20 A Zig iceberg drlfted
ashore near here. yesterdu!, and for "a short
time during tho low wh'r. grounded on the
sands. When II left its birthplace IA the polar
OF the iccherEs. After pcUC' rating So far south
as this latitude Il was a. h. A. n church. sew
ernl NrUtIrsCr!c p'rsn'S gpW"d around tho
berg, hUt did not 10 near, fearing the fall ~
fragments OF ice. The thermometer droI ped to
ing The lceberg had weighed anchor and sailed
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OF subjects. For his American views
he used n sea-shell border in Mt least two varie-
ties. In one OF these the cchiuus, or sea pnfcu-
pine. was introduced rs shown in the Balti-
more and Ohio plate. In the other this detail
was omitted. 10 the latter group belun. Tho
Macdonough's Victory" print
and the Marine Hospital. Louisville. Ky"
lied by IA border containing four groups of
Biblical emblcns a lamb, an altar. n cross. and
an open book. Whether these are marked or
not, they may Away be recognized as being
the. work OF Wood. \ series Of French views,
Including l. tiraSEc, the Residence OF the
Lafayette" tof which there are two
varieties the Moulin sur Ia MHrnc.' men.
TONED above: the "Chntcau ErmcnonNillc,'
and others, were distinguished by II border Of
grapes. and iris. and still other
groups, had distinctive margins.
Stubbs emplUye ell on his American produc-
lions q border pattern embody Ing the Aincri-
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EAGLE AND FLOWER BORDER
NJ Ctphha

may stfll be picked up through the country
for a dollar or go apiece. Collectors seem to
have gone crazy over their Hobbies. and We
may live to see the day when old china will
bring as preposterous prices as postage stamps,
one OF, which, a l0-cent baltimore .frovi.
been recently sold to a New York collector
for the fabulous sum OF $4,000.
BY a curious hallucination china dealers and
collectors are just now pulling" the prices OF
some comparatively worthless blue china de-
siEns which have lately been brought into
prominence. One of these is n view OF an old
French structure entitled Moulin sur Ia Marne
d Clarendon mil on the Marne at charen-
the land belonging to Gen. Lafayette. and 1t Is
Raid that AT least one collector has already paid
Sac for O plate bearing this view. As a mat
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M. Fatal PauI,.


IRON thF fkidgn NINU IrfbuHe
What do You " at % haul me up for 2" pra-
tcstcd The cyCli,t VII" lrd Teen humping him
graf some - inYss chaps that we're Ecooting
past me They were going az tae rate q
twenty miles an hour
You were the only one I oould catch" re-
sponded tho perspirlug policeman, gripping him
uSRLsE.
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AMI INV SEA Shbhb
BORDER.
By Wood.
smoke pipe. The engineer stands on the side
rail, while the fireman Is seated on the front
OF the tiny coal cart or tender. In the back
ground another train may be seen coming
down the grade.
It is not uncommon for rural owners of
such pieces to ascribe to them an antiquity
Of a hundred or even two hundred years.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was not projected until
Is %. This belief in the great age of inner
tied china is common and it is a hopeless
task to try to set the owners straight as to
the true age Of such pieces. 1t was only last
week that the writer received q letter from
an old lady in the country who had some
wonderful pieces of ancient china which she
desired to sell. They were described as be-
Ing fully five hundred years old. and more
probably seven hundred. Investigation proved
them TO be nothing but cheap crockery of
the period OF 1880 to 1870. Imagine white
china With .Raudily painted flowers descend
ing 10 US from the twelfth century!
Until quite recently $40 represented the
average price asked for dark blue American
designs b. .hiRh.priced dealers. but Of late
the prices of many varieties have advanced
70 $40, $50. and even S75. and, strange to
say, these exorbitant figures are sometimes
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ferrlnR 20 the names on the backs, for no not.
ter seems to have used the border iesipn NJ
another. The study OF these marginal patterns
is faclnatinp to n. collector. Enoch Wo1I EN-.
plnycl distinct border devices for different
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-05
King AIphenso.s Tact.

Alphonso king of Aragon. was one
day examining the different articles in
his jewelers. shop in company with
many ladies OF his cOurt. He had scarce
ly left the house when the jeweler miss
cd a diamond Uf great value and ran
after him. complaining uf the theft. The
king, not willing publicly to disgrace
any af his attendants, commanded "A
large basin full Of sand TO be brought
him, into which he directed each person
10 put IN the hand clinchsd and To draw
1t out fiat. BY this means the diamond
was left in the sand, unknown by
whom. Household Words.
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The following love letter. written by
"a Kentuckian in his youth, and bearing
date in 1928. may be Of use TO some uf
our more modern but less effusive and
tropical lovers, as an example in erotic
epistolary correspondence:
My DEAR AND ADORABLE PoILY-As the
heavens yield gloomy aspects, making null
and void my timidical feelings, I sit down To
promulgate to you, most holy and Immaculate
virgin, that hold kind of biennial reverence
for your most sacred charms but owing TO the
intense frigidity of the circumambicnt atmOs-
phere it has discomboborated my respiration
like ship tossed ON the tumultuous ocean in
sight of the delightful land and then tOss,.,i
back again. Oh, if there is any t-nder pit
lies within that snowy bosom, delay my rslgil.- :,
passion, or / shall doubtless pass out Of tLis
world in IA hurricane Of sighs to that sw,., {
elysian which gives dreams of consolation To-
heal lOvesick hearts. Your fond adOrer, etc.
1t may reduce the percentage of r0-
nance TO state that the writer died an
old bachelor about 20 years ago. New
York Sun.
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An Illu.,rlous pupil.

Il was in 1859. when be was embas
sador at -. Po.o.s Jag, that Prince Bis
marck studied Russian. The suspicious
ex-ch i:~cllor, who caco declared that
bl0;tiBg paper was IAN invention Of the
enemy" wished 10 dispense with inter
pretcrs. He engaged young law stu
dent 20 give hin. lessons II. AlexeleoI
has lately furnished soI1e particulars Of
his former pupil
The pronunciation Of certain syllables
was great difficulty. and bismarck got
out IF temper more than Once, but he
finally mastered the language well
enough for his purpose, and then disput-
cd the remuneration which had been
agreed upon.
Bismarck carefully kept his knowl-
edge Of Russian secret from the court.
with the result that he occasionally
CLEANED information not intended for
him, but on one occasion the car, who
was talking in Russian TO Prince GOrt-
shakuff, noticed that tho ambassador was
looking very fixedly at him. and at once
guessed the truth. He asked Bismarck.
point blank, if he understood Russian,
and the "man of blood and iron" con-
fessed, much annoyed at having been
found out.-Pearson' Weekly.
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ROYAL Etiquette.

On one occasion Queen Victoria. Louis
Philippe and the Duke of Wellington
paid visit to Eton college They were
invited to sign the visitors book. The
French king thoughtlessly took up the
pen and signed his name at the top Of
the page. Etiquette, however, forbade
Queen Victoria to sign her name under
any other. She therefore signed ON tie
top of the next page. She then took up
the pen and handed it to the Duke of
Wellington, who was so excited at the
contretemps that he actually signed his
name "Weggington. - And, by the way
it may be recorded that etiquette forbids
the queen to converse with tradesmen
When purveyor waits upon her, the
queen addresses her remarks to an
equerry, who i'll turn addresses the ex
pectant merchant. t.-Philadelphia Times.
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Muscular Christianity.

The Westminster Budget tells char-
acteristic story Of the late Rev. Peter
Mackenzie Of London. Many years ago.
after delivering lecture in village
near Sunderland, be was returning to
his hosts house along a lonely road,
when he WIS accostCd by rubber. The
latter was a believer IN the right uf
might and requested Mr.. Mackenzie to
turn ont all the cash he had got. "Well,
my dear man, - replied Mr.. Mackenzie,
you know am big enough 10 thrash
you. If it's money you want, I'll give
yOu half a crown. The robber would
not accept this very charitable offer
Mr. Mackenzie "dofTed" his coat and
gave him what the man is now pleased
To call "a dashed good hiding" That
thrashing did the man great service,
for he afterward left the paths of vice
and became one Of Mr.. Mackenzie's 5
many converts.
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Hov she Got the Ncr..

Two Louisville women who arc great
friends. - as the phrase goes, from one
cause or another had not met for several
weeks, though living onlya few squares
apart. The other night one dame went
down to visit the other one and said on
entering the house:
Margaret. / came down 20 visit you
because heard you were sick. -
well, " answered Margaret, who
seemed trifie oct Of so-ts, ''you took
your time about it. / have been sick a
week. -
"Yes. = Deborah replied, "but could
not come sooner because you took such n
roundabout way Of letting me know you
were sick. "
Roundabout way? / don't remember
sending you any word Mt all. How did
You hear?'
"Wcll, you wrote the news to your
daughter Alice in Milwaukee; she wrote
TO my daughter Mary in New Orleans ;
Mary mentioned II when she wrote 10
me-and that is how l happened 10
come over. louisville Courier Jour
nal
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WOMANKIND.
For Woman and Home.

Womankind appeals to the tastes
of the great mass of people; its
editors aim to fill it with such
bright stories, clever poems, in
teresting sketches, helpful hints
and suggestions that no woman
can afford to bee without it. Sen
sible Wear. " Motherhood, " The
Bright Homes" 'Woman's Pro-
gress, Child Life, Floral. 8"
Women of the Day" etc, are "A
few of its interesting departments.
1t is sensible and practical in all
things. Able, Bright and Clean"
is its motto. and that's the reason
it is the favorite paper for woman.
Each subscriber paying one year
in advance for the WEEKLY ARD
NoREITE, or two months in ad-
vance for the DAILY ARDMoRTITE.
can secure Womankind one year
for - cents.
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Beatty.s ORGANS and Pianos.

Hon. Daniel F. Beatty, of Washing
ton, New Jersey, the great Organ
and Piano manufacturer, is building
more Organs and Pianos than ever.
In 1870 Mr.. Beatty left home a pen
niless plow boy, and by his indomit-
able will he has worked his way up
so as to sell SO far, nearly 10O,O OF
Beatty's Organs and Pianos since
1870. Nothing seems to dishearten
him; obstacles laid in his way, that
would have wrecked an ordinary man
forever, he turns to an advertisement
and comes out of it brighter than
ever. His instruments, as is well
known, are very popular and are to
be found in all parts of the world.
We are informed that during the
next ten years he intends to sell 2OO,-
600 more of his make; that. means a
business of 500, ,OOO, 900, if we average
them at 500 each. 1t is already the
largest business of the kind in exist
ence. Write or call upon Daniel F.
Beatty, Washington, New Jersey, for
catalogue.
For sale-a complete outfit of
kitchen furniture, and table ware all
as good as new. Will be sold at a
bargain. Apply at this office. If
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Il Came Hard.

In France, as in most other countries,
it is necessary to give ones age when
making statement in a court of justice,
as we'll as in many other official pro-
ceedings But Ffenchwomen of mature
years are noted above all other women
for their unwillingness to state their age.
On one occasion lady who had to
testify was accompanied to the court by
a numerous company of her friends, and
when the magistrate asked, How old
are you?" there was such a coughing
and clearing of throats. as of people suf-
fering from severe colds, that all that
could be heard in the courtroom was
'-ty years ~
Through the amiability of the magis-
trate, this more than half suppressed re-
sponse was allowed to stand, but the
tribunals are not always so lenient. On
another occasion a magistrate asked a
woman:
"What is your age, madaIn?''
Whatever you choose, sir" an
swered the lady. She was under oath.
"You may put down 45 years, then, y
said the magistrate to the clerk. What
is your occupation, madam"
'Sir," said the witness, you have
made mistake of ten years in my age. "
Put down 90 years, then, !" said the
magistrate "Your residence'-
Sir" exclaimed the lady, my age
is 80 years, not 90 -
AT last we have your statement, ="
said the magistrate, and he proceeded
with the examinatim.-YOut Com
panion.
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Artificial scsn.Ipx Of Flowers.

Flowers that have lost something of
their perfume are now scented artificial
" by watering them with an alcoholic
solution Of essence, using little glycer-
III to fix the odor. Thus, for violets, the
liquid is composed If 100 grams Of
glycerin aud 10 grams Of essence Of
violet. In many places, while scented
viulets are comparatively rare, the un
scented kinds grow Wild in great prUfn-
sion. These are now bought up in large
quantities, scented artificially and put
into the market in advantageous cumpe-
tition with the perfumed violets grown
by the horticulturists. Cut flowers which
have wilted from time or transportation
are revived by being plunged into a
weak solution OF sal ammoniac. Flowers
which have little or 10 scent are also
perfumCd fo- sale by being put into a
box with ice and then saturated with
a current of carbonic acid charged with
perfume. London Public Opinion.
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Administrators Notice.

Letters Of administrators on the estate of
Solomon r. Jackson Deceased. were granted
to the undersigned. dated the u day of Mo-
vemher 1895 by the United States court IN
the Indian Territory, Southern District. al
Ardmore.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required 10 exhibit them properly
authenticated for allowance. to the admins.
traitor. within one year after the date Of said
letter. or they may be precluded from ans
benefit In said estate; and II said claims be
not exhibited within two years from the
date OF said letters they shall be forever
barred and precluded from any benefit from
said estate A. J. WoLvERroS
Administrator of the estate Of solomon Z
Jackson, deceased.
Ardmore. Southern District. December. 3
1895. a-lmD
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In the United States Court I'm the Indian
Territory. Southern District.
Henry Spencer. Plaintiff.
vs.
Rhetta Spencer. Defendant.
The defendant Rhetta Spencer. l. warned
20 appear In this court in thirty days and an
swer the complaint OF the plaintiff. Henry
Spencer.
Witness the Honorable Constantine b. XII
gore, Judge Of said court. and the seal there
Of. this the 2fth day Of January. ls9s.
lsEALi JosEFH W. PHILIIFs. Clerk.
II. G. POTTERY. Attorney for Plaintiff.
CoENELIrs HkRDY.
3o-im Atty. for Non Resident.