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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-10

The name plate, White Ele
phant." adorns the best buggy O
the market. Bivens & William
sell and guarantee them. 21dwt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-10

Distilled water highly carbonat-
ed, Rock Candy syrup favored
with genuine fruit juices, all prop
erly mixed and served to suit our
patrons is the secret of our soda
water business.
BONNER & BONNER,
Druggists and soda water dis
pensers. Off
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-10

Go to Kendall & McCharen for
fresh country hams and everything
good in the grocery line. 9.3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-10

The finest ice cream soda in
town at Bonner & Bonner, sc and
lOc. 26tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-10
3 AN N Err SAVE
the most healing saIve In che world.

Buy screen wire and screen doors
from Spragins.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Coal Tar Scents.

Many perfumes owe their origin to coal tar. Extract of new-mown hay" and other similar delicate perfumes are obtained from a substance called cu- marin, which up to a few years ago was extracted from sweet woodruff and other scented grasses. It was dis covered that cumarin could be ob- tained by distillation of one of the volatile oils of coal tar. White helio- trope is also made almost entirely of coal tar, together with seven other scents, generally known by the names of the flowers they used to be extracted from. The Island of Mauritius lost much of its scent industry through the rivalry of coal tar scent. Vanilla, one of the most delicate products of coal, is used by the gallon in making the ex- tract of vanilla, for fiavoring custards and buildings. Coal tar also gives US that greatest boon of the man whose doctor won't let him take sugar-name- ly, saccharin. Of this substance, one pound is equal to two hundredweight of sugar, as far as sweetening power goes. It is quite wholesome, and Is into the bargain a capital disinfectant. Jam made with saccharin ought to keep forever. Coal tar scents are by no means cheap and nasty substitutes. They are harmless-sometimes more harmless than the original preparations they have superseded. And, in spite of the evil odor of coal tar, not one workman has ever been made i'll by dealing with 1t.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
BIG PRICES FOR ANIMALS.
Small Sized Fortune Needed tt
 Buy a Giraffe.


 Because of the difficulty of getting 1t to America and of keeping it alive aft CT it arrives a good giraffe is quoted at $7,0O0
 Next to the giraffe in the aristocracy of cost come the rhinoceros and the hippopotamus, worth from S4,OO0 to 5000 each. If a dealer could breed these animals, he could get rich, but the big mammals rarely breed in cap tiyity. About the only place in America where hippopotami have been known to raise their young is in the menag- erie in Central park, New York.
 A chimpanZee of size is worth s, ,000, and when one reaches the intelligence of the late Mir. Crowley, Chico or Jo- hanna he is beyond a fixed Yrice. Tine erty. The animal man says they are certain to die. But the ordinary ones can be bought very cheaply.
 One can buy a nice young baby ele- plant for $1,000 at times, but a really good animal is worth from $1,800 to $3,000. An elephant does not command the maximum price because of the beauty of his countenance, the ele- gance of his figure, his intellectual en- dowments or his size, but because of a sweet. sunny disposition. A mean elephant is about the most evil of liv- Ing things. Sooner or later he has to be killed, usually after he has slain two or three keepers and done more damage than he is worth. Of two ami malls of equally good disposition the larger and finer commands the higher price. of course, but the most magnifi- cent beast with an inclination for mur- der isn't worth. as much as a very com mon one that is trustworthy-that is ordinarily so, for the sweetest tenn pered have days when they seem in- spired of satan.-Junior Munsey.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
NATURAL HISTORY.

The pouch of a pelican is large enough to contain seven quarts of wa ter.
 For mountain climbing camels are very inefficient and seldom used in Abyssinia and other mountainous coun- tries.
 Sparrows begin housekeeping very expeditiously. A pair of them will build nest and furnish it with an egg inside of 24 hours from the time when the site was selected.
 The female red grouse is said to vary its dress according to surroundings. Ii is fact worth remembering that the red grouse occurs in no other part of the world but the British isles.
 No one has been able to give a satis. factory reason for the formation adopt ed by the wild duck or mallard in flight The birds arrange themselves in two converging lines. like huge V. the leader occupying the point.
 The ostrich is a descendant of a genus of bird which in prehistoric times attained an enormous size. In the all luyial deposits of Madagascar evidence has recently been found to show that oStriches II and 1J feet in height once lived on the island
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
THE ABSENCE OF TT.

If there is any truth in the saying that happiness is the absence of all pain, mental and physical, the enjoyment of it can only be found in heaven. But so far as the physical is con- cerned, it is within easy reach; at least measurably so, as far as cure will go. The sum of human misery in this line is made up of greater or less degrees of physical suffering. The minor aches and pains which af- fiict mankind are easy to reach and as easily cured There are none in the whole category which, if taken in time, cannot be cured. They must in some form aff1ict the nerves. the bones, the muscles and joints of the human body. They are all more or less hurt full aud wasteful to the system. St. Jacobs Oil is made to cure them, to search out hidden pain spots, and to cure promptly in true remedial and lacting way. Very, very many have not known happiness for years till they used it, and very many are put ting off cure and happiness because they don't use it.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Mrs. M. C. Cooper

Mrs. M. c. Cooper of the Royal AcaG- emy of Arts London, Englnnd, is un- doubtedly one of the greatest living sculptors. Ruskin, the great artist. placed Mrs. Cooper as one of the great est sculptOrs and painters of this cen tury. Mrs. Cooper is an ardent friend of Peruna and in a letter dated Janu- ary 18th, written from Washington, says the following: T take pleasure in recommending Peruna for catarrh and la grippe. I have suffered for months and after the use of one bottle of Peruna I am entirely well--Mrs- M- c. Cooper.
 Send for a free book on catarTh en- titled Health and Beauty" This book is written especially for women, and will be- found to be of great value to every woman. Address Dr. Hartman. Columbus, Ohio.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Kidney ComnIaints
IL Rained Copper.

The cadets of Annapolis sat in the side aisles of the chapel, leaving the center aisles for the officers and their families, says pr. Cyrus Townsend Brady in Under Tops'ls and Tents."
 When the offering was received, the two boys charged with the duty of passing the plates did not make the slightest effort to circulate them among the cadets. for we never had any mon- ey. They would walk rapidly down the aisle and then come deliberately up the middle. gathering theDce what they could. One Sunday the chaplain an- nounced that he would preach mis- sionary sermon the next Sunday. Ii did not have the ordinary effect in emptying the church, for we were obliged to go as usual.
 During the week 1t occurred to the bright mind of senior, or first class man. who is now prominent New York Gnancier, that it would be well for the cadets to make all offering. So he sent out 10 the bank on Saturday morning and succeeded in smuggling in over 300 copper cents. which he dis tributed 1 cent per boy to the Epis- copal battalion. We stationed a strong. long armed man on the outside seat of the first pew in each aisle.
 The chaplain made a plteous appeal for pennies even, and when the aston. ished cadets who passed. the plates started on their Derfunctory promenade the strong, one armed men aforesaid promptly relieved them of the metal plates. and each one dropped in one copper cent with an ominous crash and then deliberately handed the plate to the next boy, who did the same thing. It rained copper cents for about ten minutes. The chaplain was dread fully disconcerted, the officers fidgeted and looked aghast. Some of them laughed. and the cadets preserved a deadly solemnlty. The affair was & gfriEinC SllCCpSS
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
A MARROW ESCAPE
An Indiana WOmdn'S Terrible
 Experience

Tt was a frightful experience and never expected to come out alive, said Mrs. Ellen Bowman of No. 8l | Windsor Block, Indianapolis, Ind, i1 the course of an interview recently | published in the Sun of that city. T do not suppose it ever would have hap, pened,' she continued, but, some years ago 1 began to worry and to dc more work than l ought. This brought on a general physical weakness, my blood became thin and l grew nervous 1 went to doctor and he said l had consumption.
 Did he advise any course of treat ment?"
 'Yes, he gave me some medicine which I took but it did me no good Other doctors failed to help me and became Respondent of ever getting we'll My limbs ached, my head was dizzy and I was most miserable.'
 You don't look now as if you had ever been sick" ventured the reporter
 No, and I don't feel as if I ever had" said she. T owe my present health to Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale people. About four years ago a friend from Ohio recommended the pills to me, saying they had benefited his daughter whose symptoms were similar to mine, so 1 began to use them. It was only a very short time before 1 experienced relief. l have re- commended the pills to many, for am confident that benefit will follow their use."
 There is hardly a person who does not worry at times and fret about things that go wrong. And worry is responsible for as much sickness as any other cause. It interfereS with the action of the stomach and racks the nerves. The result is that the blood becomes poor and the nervous system impaired. The power of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale people in the vast number of disease due to de engagements of the nervous system or to impure blood has been demonstrated in thousands of instances as remark able as the one related above. They cure locomotor axatia, partial paraly- sis, St. Vitus' dance, siatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, after eeffcts of the grip, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions and all forms of weakness either in male or female At all druggists or di- rect from pr. Williams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, N. Y, 50 cents per box; six boxes, $2.50.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
mElssoNIER.s cuTE GARDENER
How He Planted Fish Eggs and Grew

How He Planted Fish Eggs and Grew
 Red Herring.
 A good story is being told about a gardener who was for many years in the service of Messonier.
 This gardener was not only wonder fully skilled in the art of cultiVating flowers and vegetables, but he also was a true scientist, and as he was endowed with a phenomenal memory he was able to give offhand the botanical name of any plant that was shown to him. Some of his employers friends ire ouentIy tried to baffie him by handing him seeds or cuttings of exotic or other out-of-the-way plants, but they never succeeded.
 Now, Meissonier was proud of him, but he vowed that he would, once at least, bewilder him, and one day, while Emile Augier was dining with him, he summoned the gardener, and taking from his pocket a small paper package, in which he had previously placed some eggs of dried herring, he said to him: dIS cOIuC NuAlOuo SCOhS' OoAA you tell me what they areY
 "Of course can, sir," replied the gardener, and after examining them for a moment or two he gave them a most impressive Latin name.
 If you sow them now" asked the painter, "how long will it take for them to appear above ground?"
 "A fortnight" was the reply.
 Well" said Meissonier, ''I wish you would SOW them at once, for l am curious to see what kind of plant it is. !"
 A fortnight later Emile Augier, de- string to see the end of this joke, came to breakfast at the painters villa, and as he and his host were at table the gardener presented himself and said: If you gentlemen will oblige me by stepping into the garden I will show you the plants that those curious seeds have produced"
 The two friends followed him to the conservatory, where he pointed out to them twelve odd-lOoking objects in a box filled with freshly watered brown earth. They stopped to examine them more closely, and the next moment they burst into shouts of laughter, for the strange objects were the heads of twelve red herrings.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
AnINcoMPLETE HOUSE.

We run wild over the furnishings of a house; it's furniture, carpets, hangings, pictures and music, and always forget or neglect the most inn portant requisite. Something there should be always on the shelf to pro vide against casualties or attacks of pain. Such come like a thief in the night; a sprain, strain, sudden back ache. toothache or neuralgia attack. There is nothing easier to get than a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, and nothing surer to cure quickly any form of pain The house is incomplete with out it. Complete it with good supply.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Natural Waters.

All natural waters contain a greater or less amount of mineral matter in so- lution. Rain water has the smallest percentage of solid impurities of any, and therefore 1t is taken as the stand ard variety of soft water.
 The terms soft and hard, however, as applied to water are scientifically considered purely relative.
 Water Is usually reckoned to be "soft" when it contains less than one five-thousandth part of its weight of mineral ingredients and "hard" when 1t contains more than one four-thou- Sandth.
 Soft water has the property of easily forming q father with soap, and is therefore suitable for washing pur- poses, while hard water will only form father, and that imperfectly, with considerable difficulty.
 A mineral water has more than one two-thousandth of its weight of natu- ral dissolved acids, and a medicinal water is a variety of mineral water containing a varying percentage of dis solved natural solid or gaseous drugs.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
The Dramatic In Life.

The undying interest which Is taken in the theater Is explained by the very profound line with which Shakespeare began a very silly speech. @Al the worlds a stage" People as a rule take no interest in anything that Is not dramatically tor. as in the case of poll ties. melodramatically) formulated Any creed to be popular must be dra- matically stated. Therefore the gOs- pels are preferred to the epistles- Esop's fables are remembered because they are the truth about things stated dramatically and mOrally.-
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
The Dootor,s Joke.

He was horrid doctor, anyway, and no gentleman, or he would not have been so cruel to the fair young girl who sought his aid. But even doctors are human and like to joke.
 Doctor" she said. ''I am afraid this climate is too severe for me. have such great trouble breathing with my lungs"
 You would have a great deal more trouble breathing without them" re piled The cruel man, with loud, hoarse laugh.
 The maiden shrunk from such a wicked man, and fled as though pur. sued by a mouse.-Boston Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
ynrtiun yn;rcsn nrEnoh-

Fourteen oysters are equal 10 only one egg. Pea Saup is nutritious, hut to live on il you WOuid need q daily sup ply Of 24 plairfuls. X purely vegetable diet is too bulky. yet il may be good for the Souty and the obese It is true that the Scottish ppasantry. their coun- tiy's pride. are nurturCd on oatmeal. but it is liberally supplemented by You want the happy mean "between the tiger pacing it's cage and the COW lying upon the grass."-Dr. Hutchin- sons ~Dietetics."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
E0-ethOucht,

"Your letters to me" said his afi- anced bride one day. "are so cold and formal"
 "Surely. my dear" exclaimed tie literary celebrity. stung hy her re Eroach. when they are published after my death they will be found to be models of composition breathing the most exalted sentiments and couched In absolutely correct English".
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

New York City, June 12, 19O1.-I heartily recommend Garfield Tea for liver trouble. Our family physician prescribed your Tea, and after taking four packages my system is in perfect condition and my complexion has be- come clear" It has been demonstrated by years of use throughout the world that Garfield Tea cleanses the system and purifies the blood; from all re- ports it would seem that nothing can equal this simple herb medicine that cures in Natures way.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
She Was Willing.

"And do you really and truly love me?' asked Miss Frocks.
 "I love you madly." replied Clarence T. Brainbridge. "I'd die for you"
 If 1 only could believe that" unused the maiden. "and if l could induce him to insure his life in my favor frst!'
 But she hesitated to mention the mat ter to him. and he went away dejected.- Harper's Bazar
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Willie-oh, maw, have such a pain in my stummick.
 Fond Mother-Willie, have you been eating something
 Willie-No, maw, didn't eat thing but eight green apples.-Ohio State
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Wanted to Forget.

Tommy-Paw. what relashun is my gran'ma to you?
 Father - She's my mother-in-law, young mal. Now don't remind me of her again while she is here.-Ohlo State Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, !,

LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & CO, doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured E1y the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of De- cember, A. D. 1886.
 [seal] A. w. GLEASON,
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. T. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
HAIR WON'T FALL OUT.
If You Kill the Dandruff Germ with the
 New Treatment.

John N. Fuller, we'll known citizen of ColfaX.. Wash, says: ''I had dan druff so badly that it caked on ny scalp. Herpieide completely cured me" George H. McWhirk of Walla Walla. Wash, says: 'Herpicide completely cured me of a bad case of dandruf of 30 years standing" They took the only really sensible treatment a remedy that destroys the dandruff germ-Newbros Herpicido. Stop dandruff. hair won't faIl out, but will grow naturally, luxuriantly. Allays itching instantly and makes hair glossy and soft as silk. At druggists. One bottle will convince any doubter of its merits.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Mrs. Trotabout-I shall be off the greater part of the day, as I have joined the Society for the Suppression of Needless and Nerve-racking Noises.
 MT. T.-Good idea, my dear. Take the baby along with you.-New York Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Guest-I am a little short, and I want to ask you if you will wait until l get home before I settle my bill.
 Hotel Proprietor-Certain sir. I know I can trust you, because the last time you were here you mailed us back the key of your room.-Town and Country.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

For pimples, sallow complexion, im- pure blood and poor digestion, use Adams Sarsaparilla Pills. They inn prove complexion and cure constipa- tion. 10 cents. 25 cents. Druggists.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Little Fly.-Oh, paw, here's a man asleep with his mouth open!
 Papa Fly.-Better hang the fly bull letin on his nose.
 Little Fly-What shall 1 write on it Papa Fly-Wipe your feet and walk right in.-BoSton Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Gossip.

There is at least this to be said to the credit of whisky: It never looks you up: it will let you alone if you let it alone. Gossip hunts you up whether you are in the game or not.-Atchison Globe
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Lets Him Out.

Mrs. Nagger-Oh, James. how awk- ward! Mr. Smith has come, and now we shall be 13 at table.
 MT. Nagger-What then?
 Mrs. Nagger (with shriek)-Why. one of us will die before the year Is out!
 Mir. Nagger (brutally)-Never mind. I'm tough.-PickM Me-Up.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Rate at Which Infants should Grow

Rate at Which Infants Should Grow.
 AD infant should double its weight in six months, and treble 1t in a year, provided it Is healthy child, and its nutrition is in every way satisfactory, says a writer in the Journal of Fly giene. If a child does not increase at the rate of one pound a month during the first year of life, and twelve ounces a month during the second year, its nutrition is not satisfactory. If child does not grow nearly three-quarters of an inch every month during the first year of life and half an inch a month during the second year of life, 1t is not satisfactory. The latter is, of course, not of the same importance as the for mer. Clearly, premature children would not be so large, though they should increase at about the same ratio.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Inst Tn Time.

An Irish gentleman getting upon a street car found one place vacant, which he proceeded to occupy.
 Sure" said he, with twinkle in his eye, 'I came just in the nick of time." "How is that?"
 "Arrah! If I was to come now, shouldn't find a seat in the carp
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

What a wonderful painter Rubens was?" remarked MT. Jones at the art gallery.
 "Yes," assented Mrs. Jones, 'it is said of him that he could change a laughing face into a sad one by single stroke"
 Why" spoke up little Johnnie, in disgust, my schoolmaster can do that!"- Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Teacher-What led Columbus to con- clude that the world was round?
 Bright Boy-Well, his experience with it proved that it was anything but square.-Philadelp Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
No Great American Scholars.

l; has been said that just as England has no great composer America will never have great scholar. 1 do not be- lieve that says Professor Hugo Munster berg in The Atlantic. At the middle of the seventeenth century all the nations of Europe had great philosophers-Englan France. Holland. Italy. and only Ger many had the reputation of having no talent for philosophy. It was just before Leibnitz appeared on the horizon. and Kant and Fichte and Hegel followed. and Germany became the center of phi losophy. As soon as the right conditions are given. here, too, new energies will rush to the foreground. In carefully watching year after year the students here. l am fully convinced that their tal- ent for productive scholarship is certainly not less than that of the best German students. Compared with them Amer lcan students have an inferior training in hard systematic work. as their secondary school education is usually inferior. And. secondly, they have infinitely poorer chances for scholarly work in their fu- ture, as have fully pointed out With a more strenuous preparatory training be- hind them and better opportunity for productive work before them these stu dents would be the noblest material from which to develop American scholarship.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Replaced Them.

Mistress-Why, Bridget. what on earth are you doing with all the broken dishes on the shelf?
 Bridget-Sure, mum. yeZ towld me Oi wCr to replace every one Oi broke.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
She Did as He Advised.

IOcus What happened when you told your mother-in-law to mind her own business?
 Pocus-l don't exactly know When recovered consciousness. 1 was in tue hospital l-Tit Bits