davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24
IN I-ncxnectea call.

You are just going out, l see
Yes, an important engagement
What was ii You wantedg"
1t was about that little debt 1 owe
you
"Ah, yes! Take a seat .
= was going to ask you for little
delay
''Oh-cxcuse LIE, but I'm already
late
= say. l was going 70 ask you for a
little delay when l met a fellow who
paid up what he owed me, and
why ON earth don't you sit down?
Will you take a glass of wine Paris
Figaro.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24

= and it will he sent ono year as
trial subSeri ription; or will send it the frst mos
tor SOC. Regular price 81 per year. Ii is an IL
iustrii-d, semi monthly journal, of r. pages
FICTION, POETRY. ADvENTURHS BY SEA ASD i.AND
NIrNND ltUMoK, HISTORY. BIOGRAPHY, TRAVELS
SCIENCE SENLkAL INFORMATION. WOAIAN's De
I,NtiMENI, and Gov. TANLoR's DEPARTMENT
ray ioT's Love Letters to the Public are of spe-
LII ii interest. Sample COPY free Agents Wanted.
TNEE! who viii secufe enough new subscrib.
ers n our regular rates to equal the regular price
nr ne article selected, we will give free: bcvce,
Told watch, diamond ring a scholarship in either
ct Draughon's Business Colleges, Nashville Tenn,
tlsiyeston, or Texarkana, Tex one in almost any
business College or Literary School. Write u.s.
Mention Ardmoreite, Ardmore, 1. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24
SCOTCH SIMPLICITY.
The HnSon. the Budding Architect
and q Conscience Stricken Lad.

The HaSon. the Budding Architect
and q Conscience Stricken Lad.
Tine Scotch are fond of telling stories
which illustrate the peculiar simplicity
Of mind of their country people This
simplicity at least saves them from
wicked guile.
One of these stories relates that an
honest mason once had a contract to
build a small house of stone He came
early and began from the inside to Law
the stone, working very fast At noon
his young son brought him his dinner
peeping over the wall as he handed the
basket 10 his father. With honest pride
in his eye, the mason looked over to the
boy
"Wcel, jock. hoo dye think I'm
gettin on:' he asked.
We're getting ON famous, feyther. 50
answered Jock looking at the solid
wall, in which there was no break
But hoo 4 ye get ootE'
The mason looked around 1t was
true He had provided the house with
no door at al, and he was on the inside
He looked kindly and very admiringly
at the boy
Mon, Jock, we've a grand held on
ye" he exclaimed. Yen be an archi
tect vet, as sure as yer feyther's Il ma
SOM
Another story shows how unsuccess-
ful as q thief the rustic Scot may be-.
Two young plowlaen went into gar
den at night to steal goosebcrries. The
bushes surrounded Il plot Of POTATOES
and as one of the lads groped about he
got handful OF potato plums. which
he quickly i.at into his mouth. Then he
gaspcd to h. comrade:
''th. doc. ! N poisoned. For onv
SAKE. shove me through the hedge again.
fer [ waudna like to dee i the auId
man garden Youth 5 Companion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24

Office hours-I0 to I2 a. m. 2 to D. m Res
idence phone IS; office. 80.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24
DIR. W. HARDY.

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, OBsTET-
RIGS AND DISEASES OF WOMEN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24
No Faith In Anything

Aunt Josephine is a thorough skep-
tic. 3"
..She is %
Yes; she puts mucilage on the back
of every postage stamp she uses -
Chicago Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-24
EIenhnnfn, Teeth.

Elephants have only eight teeth-two
above and two below on each side. All
elephants ''baby teeth fall out when
the animal is about IA years old, and
new set grows
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

There seems to be growing convic.
ton that the best interests of club life
can be conserved through a common
medium. Recently Alabama decided
the best interests Of its state work de.
manded state organ, and with the
September number, Woman's Work pub
lished at Montgomery, Alabama, becomes
the business register or record Of the
state federation, and the sole medium OF
communication between the officers and
committees, and the clubs. az we'll as be-
tween the clubs themselves. In their
announcement the state clubs are urged
to bear in mind the great and good
purposes Of the federation and to send
any suggestions or information that
may tend to further the various lines of
club work.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

Skillet has invited me out to bis
summer home. Are there any mosqui.
toes out therey"
swell old man. you would better take
along a First Aid to the Injured"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

lision with the door jamb. AZ be stepped
inside thu orderly kitchen he took off
his old soft black hat and ruffled up bis
scant gray hair, with half articulate
expression Of wesriness. He hung bis
hat In its place over the sink and was
turning back bis wrist bands. when he
became suddenly conscious Of q voice
addressing him from subterrenean re.
gions.
Father! FatherM Land sakes alive!
Are you deef? Oh Father!
He reached the cellar door and peered
down snxiously.
well, we'll. Mother" he said in a
conciliatory tone, "bere be. Whadye
want Of me?"
Bring the little lamp down here will
ye? It's on the lower pantry shelf.
The chimney's right beside it. You
know where the matches is l guess.
And hurry. lt's gittin' 90 dark can't
see thing, and I've got three more
pans to skim. and the nights milk to
strain. Seems like l."
But the voice no longer reached
Father. He was hopelessly lost in the
intricacies Of the pantry shelves. He
felt carefully along the lower shelf and
back again before it occurred to him
that he might strike match. He had
burnt his third match and was rummag-
ing on the top shelf before he happened
to think that she must have meant the
lower shelf on the other side. Az he
turned to look his match went cut
Reaching for another he knocked down
q couple Of pans, and q dish full Of
something which splashed. He struck
bis match savagely. Az bis eye fell on
the little lamp lie broke into vocaliza-
ton.
"Dogon it! Why didn't I think Of
that before? I'll strike . light soc
can look without knockin' down ev'ry
durn thing in the pantry"
Accordingly. he lit the lamp and TAX
ing it in his hand made systematic
survey Of the shelves. Arriving at the
end Of this fruitless expedition at the
pantry door, he met Mother.
Fer land O. Twins sake!'' she said.
why don't ye come on with that lamp
Air you goin' to keep me waitin' all
night?'
"Taint here!' he said triumphautly.
Give looked ev'ry shelf over fer the
blame thing. That's once 90 missed III"
he chuckled.
Mother surveyed him with amaze
ment which was presently Lost In laugh.
ter. She was little and wiry. Her grey
hair was parted and amoothed down be.
hind her ears. She wore . pair Of steel
bowed spectacles through which her
grey eyes looked out shrewdly. When
she laughed there were q hundred little
wrinkles around them.
"Father Wilson! Air you goin' crazy
or what does all ye? What's that ye
got in your hand?"
The old man looked at her perplexedly
tor an instant. Then az his gaze fell
slowly upon the lamp 10 his hand a
sheepish expression spread over his
face. II guess" he said slowly turning
toward the cellar door, II guess we'd
best 60 down md git that milk put
away"
II guess mebbe co." said mother
following him. Her shoulders shook
and she furtively wiped her eyes with
corner Of her green checked apron.
Father put the lamp on the cellar
table. thsn slowly and stiffiy eat down
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19
BOY BLUE.
by MARTHA PIERCE.l

oituer manu-. IL was the silent nOur
before dark, when the stars come out
and the dew gathers. The enchanted
hour when evening trails her purple
robes over the long fields, and gathers
the weary into her hushing arms. In
the fading light, familiar things took on
beauty and clothed themselves in peace
as garment. Eastward the thick
growth Of willows marking the course
OF the creek, became merely deep, soft.
irregular shadow, lying transversely
across the pasture lot, and wandering
through the cornfield beyond, and finally
sinking into the encroachiug darkness.
Westward the pale gold wheat fields
glimmered grayish. white, almost az
white az the little farm house which
stood out from the background OF tall
black poplars.
A cheerful light shone from the win.
dows Of the lean-to, and faint clatter
announced to the knowing that Mother
was doing the supper dishes with her
customary spryness. The clink Of tins
and the clatter Of earthen ware kept
cheerful accompaniment to high thin
voice singing
"When through the deep watersI call thee
to 60,
The rivers Of sorrow shall not overflow"
Father stopped and listened. his SUM-
burnt face softening. "Allus sinein,'
he said softly to himself, "she was allus
great hand to sing. ] mind when The
Children was little, she used to set down
after supper nd sing md sing to 'em.
Mollie she was sllus fer havin' or sing.
in Lord Lowell, but George he liked
Boy Blue md he'd make her sing it over
md over. en- hear i'm yit, sayin' 90
cute like Sing 1t agin, ma, sing it agin.'
Les see. how'd that thing go now, M
Under the haystack little Boy Blue,
Sleeps with his head on his arm.
"Um, um, les see-I can't mind
Sleeps with his head on his arm
"Oh yes,
While voices Of men and voices of
maids
Are calling him over the farm.
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn,
Sheep in the medder, cows in the corn,
Where's the boy T look after the sheeps
He's under the haystaek fast asleep
The old man sighed heavily aid went
on up the path, carefully avoiding hen,
which had chosen to brood her chicks
close to the back gate. This back gate
opened Into paradise Of holly-hocks
and phlox and sweet-williams and other
old'fashioned and beautiful flowers from
whose delights all hens and chickens
were forever excluded.
"You old simpleton." Father chuckled
kindly. what possesses ye, to settle
right here every nightY Amt ye ever
goin' T. learn t. roost in yer cocpY
Whatd ye spose made tibet coop fer,
hey?"
The hen replied by a succession of
short, nervous gutterals, Watching with
wary eye, while Father performed the
mysterious ceremony, including much
lifting up and setting down Of pals,
which admitted him to the sacred pre-
clncts, through which the flower border
ed path led up to the back porch.
There was the breath of comminpled
blossoms in the air: mignonette, sweet
peas sweet margoram, and forgetmenots.
Beyond the lattice where the morning.
glories climbed the trembling voice still
quavered over the comforting hymn
"And sanctify to thee thy deepest dis.
tress. And sanctify to thee thy
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

"Why, she's only mere child"
"Oh ! don't know. She's stopped
giving birthday parties"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19
You must take charge Of 1t yourself

You must take charge or 1t yourself.
MRS. Johnson's trunks were packed
for prolonged stay 10 Europe. Death
and the Boston fire had swept away her
family and home. She rechecked her
trunks. went to Sherborn, AMI there for
fifteen years has been guide, philoso.
pher, and friend, in the noble sense Of
these terms, to thousands Of poor women.
Last year, at the earnest solicitation
Of some friends who feared that the his.
tory OF much Of her work would die
with her, Mrs. johnson related many in
cidents Of her prison life, which were
written down and submitted to her cor.
rection. Many Of them are too enwrought
with the lives OF we'll known persons to
see print; but the following can hardly
fail to interest those to whom the word
convict" means something apart from
women"
A young woman had been sentenced
to the reformatory who for long time
gave great trouble. Mrs. johnson had
visited her day after day, trying in every
way to reach her, but without success.
One evening. when she was in violent
temper, the superintendent took her TO
her own room, but all her tact failed Of
response. and feeling driven to the wall,
she mechanically opened book on her
table. It was Whittiers poems, and her
eye fell absently upon THE Eternal
Goodness.
Here is a beautiful poem she said to
the prisoner; take it to your room, learn
one verse, and recite it to me in the
morning:
l bow my forehead to the dust,
lveil mine eyes for shame,
And urge in trembling self.distrust,
A prayer without claim.
1T is beautiful" the girl responded
and carried the book away.
The next morning she repeated not
one verse but seven-and memorizing is
one thing for the educated and quite an.
other for the ignorant-and the third
day said it all. A transforms: lion soon
marked her face and actions, and one
day she stopped the superintendent in
the hall. When awake in the night
and the old rage comes over me, and
want to kill people, I say those verees.
and they quiet and comfort me. They
have saved me.
Shortly before his death Mrs. John.
son told the story to Mr.. Whittier. Thy
heart must have been filed with love
for that poor woman. he said with
moist eyes.
Such incidents might be prolonged in.
definitely, but they are sufficient to EN-.
phasize Bishop Whipple's recent re.
mark concerning this great and humane
institution-the only ono Of it's kind in
the country.
Il know Of no place where the labor OF
love has been crowned with greater sue
cess than at the Massachusetts Reform
atory under the devoted care Of Mrs
Ellen Johnson
Mrs. Johnson's reformatory methods
were 90 successful that last year she re.
ceived over thousand applications for
discharged prisoners az house servan ts.
In her drives about the country, from
house after house, cooks, nurses. and
house-malds used to rush to her carriage
and whisper condolences into her ear,
waiting anxiously for her words Of ad-
vice. Apart from her care of the pris
oners. Mrs. johnson carried on vast
business enterprises. In order to find
work for her women she established
shirt factory and an apron factory. q
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

The National Association OF Colored
Women which has just closed it's fret BIZ
ennial, held In Chicago August 13 to IA
inclusive, is fortunate and proud in the
possession OF such q leader az Mrs
Mary Church Terrell their president.
Mrs. Terrell was formerly trustee of
public schools for the District of 70.
lumbia. and has recently been elected
trustee Of Hartshorne Memorial College
OF Richmond, Va, for a period of three
years. This institution is the foremost
college exclusively for colored women in
the south. 1t is supported by the Bap.
tist church and is under the control OF
the great Baptist association that has
done 30 much educational work through
out the south ever since the civil war.
Mrs. Terrell is the only colored woman
on the bOaId and was elected at the
convention recently held by this associa.
tioa at Providence, II. I. At the last
commencement Of this college Mrs. Ter
rell delivered the address before the
Alumni Association. 1t made a pro.
found impression upon her audience,
and 1t is gratifying to note this t,ibute
paid to ability and high type of woman
hood regardless Of color.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-19

You have asked the club women Of
the state to express themselves regard.
ing the reorganization Of the G. F. w.
@. This is the light in which it ap-
pears to me: cannot but feel that
through the mere consideration of the
idea Of reorganization upon the basis
suggested, the g. F. w. G. will have lost
it's hold upon many Of the clubs which
60 to make up it's strength; and through
which it must work for the benefit Of
woman and the elevation Of the stand
ard OF her work along various lines. The
chief benefit derived from membership
IN this organization has been the stimu-
lus impaired to clubs throughout the
length md breadth Of the land through
feeling themselves working factors in
this great body. Through personal con.
tact with the electric currents Of enthu-
siasm and progress by which biennials
are set in motion, high aims and .philan.
thropic purposes are awakened in many
a woman whose common place life has
shut Der out from such aspirations pre-.
viously. The unwieldiness complain ed
Of is an expression Of the strength of
the body through display of the inter.
est manifested from all quarters. May
not the maturing influence OF the years
overcome the uncomfortable concious-
ness OF it's size? The g. F.. w. G. must
gain interest from numbers. The more
delegates the wider the influence, and
the cities Of entertainment certainly
gain from this influx OF women. Let US
move on united for awhile longer.
Margs ret Sackett.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
TO LET-Store or Warehouse
ON TRACK in Heart Of City.
II. A. WHITING s SONS.
1913 Summer st.

compact, no player is to take the cap
taincy unless the extra 5000 is guaranteed.
The management claims that Dahlen only
received $500 extra for being captain, and
that the other $500 was given as reward
for putting the team in a good position
Neither side shows any sign of weakness.
1t is II ,bodys race in the Eastern
League. Montreal has had the lead
most of the time and its Canadian part
ner has also had a hand in making the
pace. Rochester has kept well UP. OF the
clubs down this way, Springfield was in
the game quite a time, and then gave way
to Worcester While Worcester had Fris-
bee and Leach it was booming along In
great style, but both of those players were
recalled, and 1t made no little diff
rowed plumage cannot pay in the end
and club will profit more by keeping its
eyes open for good material of which 1t
can always feel sure than by looking for
spare league players who may be snatched
away at the most critical time as was the
case with the Worcester Club. Manager
Murray has got O good team, and Is not
borrowing any trouble as to the future
With the players In his team he can be
counted upon to make matters hum and
be close to the lead at the finish. Tom
field all things considered, but has had
a very hard row to hoe in that city. 1t Is
no easy matter to fill the shoes Of such
favorite as Tom Burns, and Brown is
virtually entirely new to minor league
ball. On the other hand, the veteran
manager, Billy Barnie, has not found
things to his liking in Hartford. Not even
Sockalexis could restore his fallen for
tunes.-Boston Herald.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
TWAS HARvARD'S YEAR.
Take Everything in Sight
From Sons of
Eli.

The year just closed is an unprecedented
one in intercollegiate athletics, for Har-
ward has beaten Yale in every conceiva-
Bile kind of a contest.
Harvard is not the champion. Princeton
stole the base bali championship while
Harvard was in trance. and Pennsy took
the track athletic championship from I'M
der Harvard's nose But Harvard has
beaten Yale every time a Harvard and
Yale man met, something which never
happened before, and which no Harvard
man would dream could ever happen.
inc only victory that Yale obtained was
IN the first ball game, and with two de-
feats after it in quick succession the sons
OF Ell felt more sore than if they lost two
a the start.
In 1871 Harvard captured the foot ball
game and eight-oared race in one year.
After that the big athletic contests went
to Yale. Harvard would win the debates,
ana then there would be talk of brains
and not Drawn. But Yale stepped in and
took the debate. But in those Years Har-
ward got the track games or the base ball
blank.
Harvard stands today with an unparaI-
leled record The string started with the
golt victory, which came as the first sur
prise of the season. Clark Bayard, Cut
ting and Joseph H. Choate, Jr., were
among the heroes of this event. 1t was a
surprise to Yale, which has always been
strong with w. Rossiter Belts. and the
falling off of Yale was unexpected.
Then came the famous foot ball shut
out--17 to 0. Dibblee. Hallowpll. Cochrane.
Farley. Haughton. Donald, Boal, Burden,
Jaffray. Burnett, Daily, Warren and Reid
made the team that rubbed it into the
blue.
The whist match came next. Halle, Full
lerton, Kelley and Robertson scored more
points than tE%-Yale cracks.
IN the chess tournament Southland the
intercollegiate champion, had for mates
Arendsberg and Catchings, and the trio
achieved victory for Harvard despite the
concerted efforts of Yale, Princeton and
Columbia.
In. May came the joint debate. Keith
Park and Boiling were the speakers fol
Harvard. Alexander was alternate. Har.
yard won for the first time In four years
Whitman, aided by Leo Ware, defeated
the best Yale could produce at tennis in &
series of matches.
Then came the track games The team
was led by James T. Roche. Jr.. of thi.
city. Yale again went under. The team
lowell. Tom Burke. DAILY, Harrington, Ed
CELL Rotch, Rue, Boal Brown Heath anc
Quinlan.
A shooting match was arranged between
representatives of both universities, which
was won by the Harvard men. composed
of Campbell, Sanford Bancroft and others
Last Thursday came the three victorie.
on the water, the freshmen eight, varsity
eight and varsity four Higginson
Sheafe, Bancroft, Lawrence, Tilton
Woods Evans and Harding will never b,
forgotten at the university
Saturday came the climax, when Har
ward won the rubber ball game. Fitz
Reid, Morse, Haughton, Fincke. Clark
Galbraith. Sears, Dibblee and LoughliI
We're the heroes of the day
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
WORCESTER CRACKS.
viii Gather in Few More Prizes at Boston
Common Tomorrow.

Several Worcester athletes are en-
tered in the games to be given by the
city of Boston on Boston common to-
morrow morning. A. F. Duffey, crack
Splinter of Worcester academy, is
scratch man in the 100 yards dash. He
is also entered in the running broad
jump, and has mark of inches. f.
e. Connolly of the East Bostons is
scratch man.
school is entered in the quarter-mile
run. He has five yards start on Billy
Holland of Boston College, who is
scratch man.
In the half-mile run are entered VIII
liam M. Moran and Thomas d. Dowd
of Worcester high school. Dowd has
40 yards start, the scratch man being
A. L. Wright Of the New York Athletic
Club. Moran is given As yards by the
figures given out, but there is evidently
mistake. The probability is thai
Queeney, formerly Of Worcester, but
now of the Cambridgeport gymnasium
Is entered in this event and starts or
the 40-yard mark.
The greatest representation from
Worcester in the entry list is In the
mile run. In this event A. l.. Wright
IS scratch. Dowd Of the high school
team has 100 yards, G. F. Dorman OF
81. Paul's Lyceum go yards, ]. H
Deadly of st. Anne's 40 yards and t
f. McQueeney Of Cambridgeport 81
yards. McQueeney is also entered In
the running broad jump, in which he
has a handicap of foot inches.
=
You viii find they are just what you
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
STARS IN COURT.
Syracuse Base Ball Team Arrested for
Playing Sunday.

Syracuse, July 2.-The Syracuse base
ball team attempted to play ball with
Montreal this afternoon. AS soon as
the first ball was pitched, ten police
men came on the ground and arrested
Pitcher Villeman, Catcher Dixon, UNI
pire Boyd and Farmer Brown, who had
gone to bat for Montreal in order to
save the visitors from the lnconven-
ience of getting arrested.
The four men were bailed by George
Kuntzsch, who, when they are err
raigned tomorrow will ask for a jury
trial. Mr.. Kuntzsch wants some dispo-
sition Of the case this week, so that,
If favorable to him, he may play next
Sunday. The arrests were made today
by order of Mayor Mcclure, who has
insisted this year that Sunday base ball
shall not be played. About 1000 specte-
tors were at the game, which was If
course called off as soon as the arrests
had been made.