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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

A Highland laird who could not AZ
ford TO keep his own piper was accus-
toned TO employ the village piper when
he had company.
On one occasion, through some over
sight, Donald had not been given his
preliminary glass Of whisky before he
began his performance. Accordingly,
he found his bagpipe in most refrac-
tory temper. The laird asked him what
was the matter with II, and Donald re-
piled that the leather was so hard that
he could do nothing with IT,
"What will soften it?' asked the anX-
ious laird
"Och, just whuskyw said Donald.
\ tumbler of whisky was at once
brought, which Donald Immediately
drank.
"You rascal said the laird. "Did
you not say it was for the bagpipes?"
"Och. yess, yess," said Donald, "but
she will be a ferry peculiar pipes this.
She aye likes il blawed in."-Highland
BagDipe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
AIabnmn's CapItnIs.

When Alabama was territory It's
capital was at st. Stephens, in Wash
ington county. The convention that
framed the constitution under which II
was admitted into the Union was held
In Huntsville, where the first legis-
lature met In October. 1919. and the
first governor was inaugurated. Caha-
ba became the seat of government in
1870. In 1925 the capital was removed
to Tuscaloosa, and in 1916 1t was again
removed, this time TO Montgomery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There IS only one way 20 cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube gets intiamed you have a rumb-
ling sound of imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result. and unless the infamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube
restored TO its normal condition. hear
ing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of deafness (caused
by catarrh) that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free.
f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
An Advnnced Course.

"Oh, Mr.. Johns" exclaimed Miss
Gush, IL heard you talking to pa about
plants, and do so want TO talk to you
for, you know, l am very interested in
botany. | like all kinds of plants and
flowers, as, of course, you do, too Mr.
Johns; but what varieties Of plants are
you particularly interested imp
"The plants which ! am most inter.
ested in" replied Mr.. Johns, "are ma.
chinery plants"
Miss Gush looked mystified for a mo-
ment, but soon frightened up, remark
ing:
81 haven't got so far as that yet
London Tit-Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
Mensuring the Heat of the Body.


By means of an ingenious instrument
invented by DIR. Lombard of New York
II is ascertained that a woman's body
is warmer than that of a man by about
three-fourths Of n degree and some
times as high as one degree, while in
no instance has the warmth Of a mans
body been found TO be greater than
that Of female. 1t Is also definitely
ascertained that children are decidedly
warmer than adults, the difference be-
ing about degree t., the younger the
child the greater the diversity. A diff
ference in the heat OF the sides OF the
body is discovered TO be an invariable
law. The left side of the head and ex-
tending downward 10 the base of the
neck is much hotter than the right side.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

Consumer say, what kind of n
cigar do you call this? It's the worst
tobacco ever tasted.
Dealer-Beg your pardon. but you
are wholly In error. There isn't par.
ticle of tobacco in that cigar. 1t is so
easy to be mistaken. don't you see?-
Boston Transcript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
odor of Metals.

Gold and platinum have little or no
odor, but the smell Of newly cut tin
and Of other metals is very pronounc-
ed 1t is suggested that uranium fur
nlshes clew to the odors Of metals,
as this is very strong smelling sub
stance and II is always giving Off the
so called Becquerel rays, consisting of
streams of minute corpuscles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08
Won.

He had gone TO ask her father for her
hand in marriage. "Well, sir, what is
III" snapped out the old man. RE
member, am man of few words" Il
don't care II you're n man Of only one
word II it's the right one" replied the
suitor. He got the girl.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

More people spend their time IN won
dering why they are not loved than in
trying to make themselves lovable.-
Chicago News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

The most ELUSIVE argument a charm.
Ing woman can use to man Is an ap-
pealing Don't you think so?"-Smart
Set.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

Fights are sometimes thrown, bu
battles are pitched.-Omaha World
Eerald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-08

Patience Is the key OF content.-Mo.
hammed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
HOW "CROVND-HOC DAY"
FOUND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
Its Orisin Goes Back to Patan Festivals.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
There are plenty Of people who believe In
Grounding Day. They believe that on a
certain day in February the ground hog. or
wood chuck. comes out Of his deep hole
where he has hibernated all winter. and
looks around him. II he can see his shadow
he goes back to his den again to sleep
through the six weeks more Of hard winter
weather that Is sure to come But II no
sunshine appears. the frisky ground hog
comes out "for keeps" as the boys say.
knowing that an early spring is at hand.
So far the ground hog believers all agree.
But some Of them believe that Ground-hoe
Day comes the End of February. while
others az firmly believe that It Is February
Il. or the same as Saint Valentines Day.
Both cannot be right. Which. therefore,. Is
Grounding Dayf
A delve into folklore and mythology soon
make It plain that February 9 Is the day.
And yet. It IS plain enough how the be-
levers in the other date got their impress
sion.
To begin with, although II Is not polite
to mention It. our remote ancestors were
not educated or Christian people. They
were plain pagans. swallowing q mass OF
silly stuff about their numerous gods and
goddesses. and worshipping them with all
sorts 81 foolish rites and incantations-
Our rough old ancestors used to keep two
great heather feasts each February. They
borrowed these festivals from the Romans.
who conquered England and France about
the time OF Christ and a little later. The
feast Of February . was In honor of Februus.
mother Of Mars. That of Luperculta. on
the 18th Of February, was in honor of
Luperculus. There was much f~easting with
both. On Februus's Day many candles
were burned. and the day was regarded as
the turning point OF the winter. At Luz
percalia II was believed that the birds and
animals mated for the year, and a prac-
tice Of drawing names prevailed. by which
single men procured wives at this auspi-
cious time. The feast was IN honor of fer
tility, and unions made upon this day were
believed to be particularly fruitful ones.
When Europe became Christianized. the
masses were determined to keep up their
revels upon these two feast days 1t would
not do to let them pay reverence to their
old gods, so the priests hit upon this ex-
pedient. In place Of Februus's Day they
appointed the church festival of Candle
mas. And in place OF the feast Of Luper-
Gala they switched the people of to the
keeping Of Saint Valentines Day. which
was one day earlier.
Our forefathers took to this readily
enough. but insisted on keeping up the old
rites. Again it was thought best to win
at these things. So the marching in process
sion and the burning Of candles on the one
day and the drawing Of lovers on the other
day were allowed. but there was q new
Specification
The Scriptures tell US that forty days at
ter the birth Of Christ the Virgin Mary
took the infant Jesus to the temple. and
here Simeon took the child In his arms
and phophesied that he should be a light
unto the Gentiles. and the glory Of Isreal-"
Taking Christmas as the birthday Of Christ,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Cholley said he wouldn't mind pacing a few Heats
with Blackstone and Cooley now and then, if he
found that he could spare the Time. The Father
groaned inwardly and did not see much Hope for
ChoIley.
When the two Sons become Fixtures in the
Office of an established Law Firm, William kept
his nose between the Leaves of a Supreme Court
Report and Cholley was out in the other Room
warming up to the Influential Clients and max
ing Dates for Luncheons and Golf Foursomes.
Office, William had read all the Books in the Place
and Cholley was out spending three weeks at the
Summer Home of the President of a Construction
Company, who was stuck on Cholley's Dialect
Stories and liked to have him around because he
was such a good Dresser and made it lively for the
Women.
Out at this Country Place it happened that
Cholley met a Girl who didn't know how much
she was worth, SO Cholley thought it would be an
Act of Kindness to help her find out. When he
sat out with her in the Cool of the Evening and
gave her the Burning Gaze and the low enhancing
Love Purr that he had practiced for Four Years
at the University, she stopped him before he was
half finished, and told himfhe need not work Over
time, because he was the boy for Nellie. She
said she had Him Picked Out from the Moment
that she noticed how we'll his Coat set in the
Back.
In one of the large Office Buildings of the City
there is a Suite finished in Dark Wood. AT a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

had developed into a Star Chinner, so that he could
Talk Low to almost any one of them and make
her believe that of all the Flowers that ever
bloomed she was the one and only $50, 900 Carna-
tion.
William kept away from Hops and Pronenades
because he remembered what Pa had said about
the Distractiug Influence of Fripperies and the
Twittle- Tattle of Artificial Society. The only
Girl he knew was a Professors Sister, aged 81,
with whom he was wont to discuss the Theory of
Unconscious Cerebration. Then he would drink
a Cup of Young Hyson Tea and go home at S:45
P. NJ. Chol!ey at about that Time would be
starting out in his Primrose and Dockstader Suit
to write his name on Dane. Cards and get ac-
quainted with the Real Folks.
On Commencement Day William received the
Cyrus J. Blinker Prize of a Set of Books for get
ting the Highest General Average of any one in
the Class. Cholley just managed to Squeeze
Through. The Faculty gave him a Degree for
fear that if it didn't he might come back and stay
another year.
After they had graduated. Pa gave them an
other Talk. He said he was proud of William,
but Cholley had been a Trial to him. Still he
hoped it was not too late to set the Boy on the
Right Track. He was going to put both of them
into a Law Office and he wanted them to read law
for all they were worth and not be lured away
from their Work by the Glittering Temptations OF
Life in a Big City. William said he was prepared
to Read Law until he was Black in the Face.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

some new Gags, so as to maintain his Reputation
as an Original Comic. He went calling on all the
Town Girls who would stand for his Fresh Ways,
and he was known as the best Dancer in the XII
Xxi Chapter of the Gamma Oopsilan Greek Letter
Fraternity. The reports sent home indicated that
William was csrralling the Honors in Scholarship
and Cholley was getting through each Exam by
the Skin of his Teeth, but he had been elected a
Yale Captain and could do his 100 Yards in Ten
Seconds Flat.
Pa would write to Cholley now and then and
tell him to Brace Up and give him a Hunch that
Life was full of Sober Responsibilities and there
fore he had better store his Mind with Useful
knowledge and Chop on all the Frivols and Fop-
peries, whereupon Cholley would write back that
he needed Fifty by Return Mail to pay for
Chemicals Used in the Laboratory.
By the time that both were Senoirs, William
had grown a fuzzy Climber in front of each Ear
and was troubled with Weak Eyes. He always
had a volume of Kant under his arm and seemed
to be in a Brown Study as he walked across the
Campus. Cholley kept himself Neat and Nobby
and seemed always Cheerful, even though he had
two or three Conditions to his discredit and had
only an Outside Chance of taking his Degree. He
was Manager of the Football Team, having been
elected because of his Qualities as a Mixer. and
he had earned the afectionate Nickname of
Rocks" He was a great Hand to get acquainted
with any Girl who dared to show herself near the
Halls of Learning, and by constant Practice he
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

the day he was brought to the temple vou1Q
have been February z The church choso e
celebrate this temple-visit rather than -
keep a heather goddess festival The nsW
feast day was variously called At drst, -.
Simeon's Day, Wives Feast Day. Preeenee~
ton Day, Publication Day and Chrisfe
Presentation. Gradually these were Al
superseded By the name which yet prevails
in Catholic and Eplscopalian communft1ee
which IL Candlemas Day.
II received the name CandlemaD becauDo
a special mass was held upon that day, ana
because all the candles that were to b
used about tho alter for the coming year
were solemnly blessed At that time There
were long professions INDUCED In, ana .
great display of lighted candles. An OF tn1o
has been much modified. but the rural Pop
ulation Of England to this day stu retain
the idea that February 3 d the turning
point Of winter. Some Of the old weether
rhymes are yet preserved.
eff on Csndlemas Day the thorn hangs . druA
Then you are sure II . sood pea crop"
The farmer should have On CandIsnas psy.
Half his turnips and half Of his hay"
IF candlsmas IL fair and clear.
There'n be two winters In the year"
Az on Februus's Day candles were lighted
with joy. by analogy the idea crept In thai
the goddess who presided over THE turn
of the winter was best pleased. ana
gave her best weather ~ q reward When
her feast-day was sunless and shadowie0s
And the ground hogs connection WIN
CandIemas? II 10 again an analogy. me
marmot family. to which the European
marmot and American ground hog bsionens
are dormant in winter. yet do not hfbernote
az completely a. the bear or bat. Al me
approach Of cold weather they curl up
asleep at the bottom Of their deep burrows.
But In midwinter, about the time OF the
usual February thaw. the ground hog comes
out and stretches himself. By . peculiar
instinct he Is able to foreteIl the weather
several days ahead When his sagaetfy
tells him that an early breakup ID at
he frisks about the opening of his oerN
When a reactionary storm period Threatens
he pops into his hole again and goss ~
sleep. not reappearing for weeks.
And the transference Of Ground-hog Day
with a part Of the people to Valentines
Day. twelve days later? Analogy again
In n~onritualistic protestant cofnmuntttes
Candlemas Day ceased to be observed By
an easy transference all the old feasting
and traditions were passed on to valentinfs
Day, which was long q day Of much mtrth-
Hunter and ramblers would observe the
ground hog. taking one year with another.
quite as often on Valentines Day a. their
Candlemas brothers would on the second Of
the month And when traditions were hand
ed down by word of mouth instead Of b.
ing fixed in black and white. II was an
easy matter to confound the traditions be-
longing to q day that had ceased to be OBJ
served as belonging rather to the festival
yet commemorated-
And so 1t remains that the real Ground>
hog Day II February 2. o relic Of heathen~
ism two thousand years before our dayA
LORA 8. LA NANCR !
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

massive roll-top Desk sits Cholley, the handsome
Lawyer, who is acquainted with all the Club Fell
lows, Society Bucks and Golf Demons. When a
Client comes in with a Knotty Question, Cholley
calls in a Blond Stenographer to jot down all the
Points in the Case. Then he and the Client roast
a few Mutual Acquaintance and the Client de-
parts. Cholley rings a Bell and Brother William
comes out of a Side Room with his Coat punched
in the Back and his Trousers bagged at the Knees.
His Cravat is tied on one side only and he needs a
Shave, but he is full of the Law. Cholley turns
all the Papers over to him and tells him to wrestle
with the Authorities for a few Days and Nights.
Then William slips back into his Hole and Humps
himself over the Calf bound Volumes while Chol-
ley puts on his Slate-colored Gloves and Top Coat
and goes out to where Simpson is holding a Car
rage Door open for him. He and Nellie take the
air in the 81, 200 Victoria that he bought with her
Money and later in the Day they dine with the
Stockson- Bonds and finish at the Theater.
Cholley often reflects that it was a great Piece
of Foresight on Pas part to counsel studious
Habits and Rigid Mental Discipline, for if William
had not been a Grind at College probably he would
not have proved to be such a Help around the
Office, and although William gets the Losers End
of the Fees and is never Called on to make . Witty
Speech at a Banquet given by the Bar Associations,
he has the Satisfaction of knowing that he IL the
Silent Partner of the best-dressed Attorney in
Town and one who is welcome wherever he goea.
MORAL: There are at least two Kinds Of Ed
ucation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

ger boy then. and 1t was q strange thing
that We boys always had a message for the
manager of a certain theater just about the
time tina the curtain rose. Frequently the
message had been in our pockets for quite
q while. but such things are bound to hap
PEN"
MUSICL'Go to the concerts which the
best musicians say are good. II you do not
appreciate music at nrst. you will earn TO
love It"
PHYSICAL ExERCIsE-Of the amuss-
ments which call for physical exercise. I
mis-. Football / despise. Idpnot approve Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

any game in which men struggle with
each other when they are down. Tneo
should IKE to mention another game o.
Scottish ~ortgiu-golf. ! am a victim OF so5x-
I was converted to it by Arthur Balfour II
the North Of Scotland"
TOBACCO AND WHISKY-"Do not dftn1
and do not . tobacco"
WOMEN AND LOvE-"When falling II
A woman wants all or nothing Eyery
young man fallz In love with . woman ol1or
than he II. The best thing - to tMn IN lov0
senior. q then have her ~ yofr trteu4tf
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
Amusements for YounS Men
Discussed by Mr.. Carnesie.

In an address to the young men of John
u. Rockefeller. Jr.'s, Bible class in New
York Wednesday night as reported In
Thursday mornings Republic. MIR. Carnegie
gave this advice to young men. speaking
from experience, and beginning with the
infants rattle and proceeding through the
seven ages of man:
AMUSEMENT USES-"One of the uses OF
games Is to divert the mind and to exer-
else the brain cells in a different manner
TO that to which they have been accustomed
during the day."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
The New Pubas Library, p4.bs,e, p. Founded 5, Andrew Carnegie

GAMES OF CHANCE@'T am especially
fond of games Of chance. Tor In them is an
element Of surprise. Cards. backgammon
and such games exercise the ingenuity,
and they never come out exactly the same.
Chess involves q rivalry and q competition.
1t II . struggle. Billiards I like bcst OF
all. for It II exercise for the body a. well
~ recreation for the mind"
GAMBLING-"I d not believe In wager
ing and gambling connected with games OF
chance. Gambling involves getting some
thing for nothing. 1t II certainly demon
alizin9.
ance 10 the theEter a. q means of amuse-
msnt. There are, OF courBs. In these days
many bad plays. but there are also many
when for the nrst time heard the strange,
mysterious rhythm. Of the language Ut
Shakespeare. ! was working - . messen-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
The Latest Portrait of$t
*%Andrew Carnegie.

BY lockwood. New York.
makes such gifts would seem to Indicate
that he seldom refuses requests for aid IN
the establishment of public libraries. In
the Lewiston instance, the Mary Diiling-
ham Chapter. Daughters Of the American
Revolution. had established a small IL
brary. 1t was inadequate. and no means
were at hand for properly charging it.
Thereupon one Of the Daughters wrote
to Mr.. Carnegie invoking his aid In the en-
terprise. The reply was the offer which has
been accepted by the Lewiston City Coun-
Gil. and soon Lewiston will have its IL
brary.
Donations to libraries and educational in
stitutions is not the full extent of Mr..
Carnegie's efforts toward the intellectual
development of his fellowman. He is a keen
student of social, political and economic
que~stions-those of the present rather than
those that were of the past-and frequently
discusses them interestingly in magazines
and newspapers.
do not sit heavily upon him.. He lives mush
autobiography In Scotland. his native
land. Just now he is building a magnificent
mansion in "Aiillionaires' Row." an exclu-
sive section of Fifth avenue.
Mr.. Carnegie does not parade his benc-
factions further than to urge others to give
liable source the following list Of his most
important gifts Is obtained. 1t H.. perhaps.
as nearly complete as any one. except Mr..
Carnegie himself. can give:
FOR LIBRARIES.
Cauex1s Library. AIleGheny. pa~-... &s1o,Q9o
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Evenings and Bone hard. and he hoped they would
mind the Faculty and keep away from the Ciga-
rette Fiends who play the Banjo and talk about
Actresses. He wanted them to stand high in
their Glasses and devote their Spare Moments to
Reading, rather than to the WITNESSES and MINI
ical Fooleries of a University Town.
William listened solemnly and promised to Be-
have. Cholley fdgeted in his Chair and said it
was nearly Train Time.
So they rode away on the Vanished Cars,
William reading about the Goths and Vandals and
Cholley playing Seven-Up with a Shoe Drummer
from Lowell, who gave him several Yarns that he
afterward told as his own.
At the University William remembered what
Pa had said, so he cooped himself up in his Room
and became a Dig and soon enough was greatly
despised as a Pet of the Professors. Cholley wore
a striped Jersey and joined the Track Team and
worked into the Glee Club. He went to his
Room when all the other Places had closed up.
Every time a Show struck Town he was in the
Front Row to guy the Performers and pick up