davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
DAVID GARRICK.
The Great Actors Art aud his wires
Uunled Feelings.

RunIed Feelings.
Mrs. Garrick's admiration of her hus-
bands dramatic talents was intense.
and on his great nights she would hang
over her box, next the stage. In rap
turous delight. The one flaw I'm her
idol. she claimed. was taste for low
life, for which she blamed him greatly.
insisting that he loved better to play
Scrub to low lived audience than one
OF his superior characters before an
audience Of taste.
On one particular occasion she was
In her box In the theater when Car
ricks lmpersonation Of Richard Ill.
was applaudcd TO the echo In that
day farce followed the tragedy Of the
evening. aud as Mrs. Garrick rose 10
leave before II her husband came to
the box 10 say he had some business In
the grccnroom which would dctain him.
10 most unwililngly the lady was
obliged 10 acquiesce and remain
through the closing entertainment
This proved 10 be n comlcal series Of
laundering adventures which had be
fallen a countryman who had left his
farm 10 see London ard on his return
gave bis neighbors an account Of the
wonders he had met
This Characterization was received
with such pcals Of applause that Mrs
Garrick ever jealous Of her husbands
fame, began to think II rlvaled those
lately laylshed on Richard III. Her
feelings were nearly worked up TO fc-
yer heat when she was attracted by
the frantic efforts OF her little spaniel
dog 20 oyerlcap the balcony that scpa-
rated him from the stage. when she
immediately became aware OF the truth
that the actor was Garrick aad cX.
claimed Strange that dog should
know his master when the woman who
loved him best lr the world could not
pierce his Disguise"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
THE Bow IN WAR.
How It Wac Made nah Used by the
Aaiatic Trihcsmeu.

Tho bcu s used by Aslatic horsemcu
assumes "a curious shape They were
made Of horn generally buffalo horn.
in two pieces. Joined Us q wooden cen.
ter. aud when uus.iuug had the form
OF a capital G. which, enabled them 90
b. hung over the arm on horseback
when strung, difficult feat TO those
unused to them. they took the double
curve Of the antique bow as seen in the
representation of Cupid This was the
"Tartars bow" used by the Scythians
Parthians and Persians and up 10 quite
recent times in India. IL was drawn
by the thumb alone, on which the arch
er wore a broad thick ring OF horn.
ivory or cornelian, on whose edge the
bowstrlng rested.
Tho long bow was also much In use
among Indian infantry Of the middle
ages. but neither they nor any other
Asiaucs appear to have done such exc
cution as the English archers Of the
same period. Bcrnier says. describing
a battle between Aurangzeb and his
brother Dara: "They draw their ar
rows with a marvellous swlftness. one
man being able 90 draw six Of them
before musketccr can discharge
twice; but, TO say truth, their arrows
do but little execution. More Of them
are lost I'm the air or broken on the
ground than hit"
The bow, in fact. requires more than
any other weapon constant practice
from childhood, and strong English
men Of the present day are quite una
bic TO use the bows Of the half human
Mincopies Of the Andamans.-Cham-
bers' Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

They tell good story Of Charles A.
Dana - how Dana once summoned n
boy reporter and said. Tomorrow you
write up the yacht race"
But" said the lad, Il don't know
how; I'm Nebraskan. only came
here last night. sir. and | haven't so
much as seen New York harbor yet As
for yachts-why, never saw a yacht
In my llfe!'
Just the reason | sent for you, my
boy! You'll write story that people
can read; you'll picture the thing;
you'll write with enthusiasm because
it's all new to you"
Sane logic! The poetry OF the sea has
always been written by landsmen; II
always will be. The barrack room bal
lads are best sung by a gentle civilian.
The inside OF anything IS clearest seen
by an erstwhlle outsider Mr.. Bryce.
not Mr.. Lodge writes "The American
Commonwealth" Emerson, not Car
lyle, writes English Traits. ."-Rollin
Lynde Hartt in Atlantic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
A BLUM That worked.

Peter Newell, the artist, was camp
ing out in Colorado at one time, living
in a tent. News came Of nocturnal
murder in the neighborhood, and con-
siderable uneaslness was manifested
by some members Of the family. Mr.
Newell thereupon cut out some sill
houettes representing men OF the
toughest western type, all with pistols
in their belts and I'm the attitude OF
men intensely interested In a game Of
poker. The sllhouettes Mr. Newell
fastened 60 the inner canvas Of the
tent At night the family, stepping
outside into the darkness TO view the
result, were cntranced with it's success.
The shadows thrown from the sill
houettes in the lighted interior indl-
Gated a tent filed with poker playing.
pistol shooting desperadoes Thence
forth the Newell family slept in pas
toral peace
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
STUFFED BLACK BEARS.


The mIu WHO caM. t1 New YORK
Only ONCE Iu ten years said le could
Dot understand why tlc bears iu Cen
trii paris seemed sd ul.h more stuck
up than ihc r.st OF the animals. but
after he bad Travelled about town for
several days hc saw through 90. IL was
bccaus. 90 per cent Of tle furriors I'm
town have chosen big black bear for
m advertising sign. Why the other an-
imals IN the roo should De- so discrimi-
mated against puzzled the man not a
little. one day be asked q furrier
about o.
1t is because the bears last longer
than anything else" said the furricr.
"Of all the animals IN New York
don't know Of any that have n harder
time than those that stand outside fur
riers' stores winter and summer and
try to drum up trade for their employ
ers. II doesn't make any difference
what kind Of weather comes along.
whether &c blows hot or cold. those fel-
lows have 10 stand at their post and
swelter Or freeze. as the cafp may be-
Naturally all those changes are pretty
hard on their hide. and none but bears
can stand the strain Some furricrs
have tried the fox, the lynx and other
animals now and then at q venture.
but they have mostly come back tc the
bear as the most satisfactory Of the lot
They cost more too. a good stuffed
bear comes as high az S7J. but II he Is
treated well he will last FOR twenty
five years, so that brings him down to
a comparatively low price after all"-
New York Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

a gentleman who Is now general su-
perintendCnt OF railroad began life
by trying 90 practice law in q Missouri
village. one of his first cases was be-
fore his father, who was a justice Of
the peace. After a stormy wrangle be-
tween the young attorney and his ad-
versary. the old gentleman decided the
case against his sons client The young
man gave vent TO some expressions Of
indignation, gathered up his books and
started 10 leave the room. His father
pushed his specs on TO his forehead and
began mildly 10 lecture him. saying:
Young man. do you expect to make
your living practicing lawT
The son, who had by this time
reached the door, shouted 1ack as he
retired from the field:
mot before such blamed fool court
as this"
He abandoned the law and engaged
in railroading with great success
Green Bag.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

A story is told of a rustic who, after
imbibing too freely, fell asleep by the
wayside.
The day was hot and a swarm of
flies settled on his face ana proceeded
TO make his sleep anything but pleas
ant. In little while a few mosquitoes
came along TO add their torture 10 that
Of the flies OF course the man woke
up after repeated attacks by the com
bined forces and vainly tried to brush
them away Finally along came a big
wasp and stung him on the nose.
Now, for that you can all get Off" he
sald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
why He shouId Lcnrn spanI.h.

One OF the most brilliant series OF
the Gobelin tapestries represents the
surprising adventures of Don Quixote.
Louis XIV. had a great affection for
the doughty chevalier. One day he
said to a great gentleman OF his court:
'Do you know SpanishT
mo, sire" said the other.
"Ah, 1t is a great pity"
The selgneur, thinking, at the least,
the king was going TO offer him the
Enthusiastically at Madrid, put him
self with extraordinary zeal to the
mastery OF Spanish. In a few weeks
he came back to his royal master and.
with a conqueror's air, said:
Your majesty, have learned Span
ish."
'My compliments" said Louis. Read
Don Quixote' in Spanish. 1t Is much
Gner than I'm French"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Once upon time there was ia
nous belle who made frequent visits TO
her dressmaker and stayed quite long
each time because she was particular
about the III OF her gowns, and the
modiste desired 20 please her.
They wo.ld cut and NJ and shape
aud work TO bring every line and curve
into proper relation. so that the effect
would be artistic and pleasing to the
eye.
Moral. Matters OF form are often the
important matters. New York Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
The piscorery of thc rork.

Some believe that the fork was in
use all over Europe as early as the
year 800 A. d., but II they were their use
and the fork itself were lost sight Of
up TO about the beginning OF the seven
teenth century, when it was either dis
covered or rediscovered and popular.
lied. Walton, Weems and other anti
quarians hold to the earlier date, be.
cause a stone vessel containing coins
of the middle ages aud some iron forks
was found at Sevlngton, England, in
the year 1884.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
eeET sueAa.
n was Dorm Of Frrna~'s Isolation
Durtnr the Nnpolcoaic wars.

During The Nnuuleouir Wars.
Sugar as 90 article of food was not
known t0 tlie aucients Mankiud bias
always czh.1ifcd toe greatest foninoss
Tor sweets. and from the earliest times
the demand was supplied by honey
The royal psalmist 4at- rD honey and
tle loncyc0mb as tlr highest standard
~ material swertnr--. A land Gowin~
with milk aud honey was the picture
drawn by thc most anc.eut poets 10 de.
scribe au earthly paradise. Romans Or
the last days OF The republic. and sub
sequcutly of the time OF the empire
who were az the same time the most
luxurious epicures and the grossest
feeders tho world over knew and
spared neither moucy nor cxertiOn to
secure every delincy possible for their
tables. had no knowledge Of sugar. but
robbed the bees % obtain sweets for
their famous honey cakes and other
Confectionery
Sugar was made in indin aud Arabin
10 the earliest times. but IT was not
brought iuto Europe until the inva.
sions ~ the M0hammeians into tho
countries around the Mediterranean
sea. iu The seventeenth century The
Moors cultivated the cane in tire conn.
tries of north Africa and they intro.
duced it into Spnln The Sp1niards.
about 1910. planted sugar canes 10 their
West Indian possessions. whence O.
spread through Spanish America and
into the French province of Louisiana.
The cane was the original source Of
sugar. aud so remained up 10 the time
of the NnpOleonic wars ln Europe Tho
ports of France were so closely block.
AIDED by the British fleets that % was
impossible 90 secure sugar from any
tropical countries. and Napoleon as.
semblcd the chemists la France and
commissioned them 90 discover some
means of making sugar out Of material
found In tue country. at the same time
Offering large reward This proceed.
ing resulted In the production Of sugar
from the beet.-New Orleans Picayune
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
Trimmed Chrysnnthemnm..

Chrysanthcmums I'm Japan are train
ed into numerous quaint shapes. like
the old English yew trees, In the forms
Of peacocks, etc. In Tokyo there are
gardens filled with life sized figures
made entirely Of the flowers and leaves,
the faces being masks, and these chrys-
anthemum figures accurately represent
court ladies', warriors, children and an
imals, one OF the favorite characters
being a young lady with a fox's tail
peeping from under her dress and a
mask which by the touch OF a string
turns into rcynards head
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Once upon a time there was a credit
or TO large amount whose debtor CON
stantly refused payment The creditor
became impatient and after invesuga-
ton found that the debtor lived I'm a
better house than he did. dressed bet.
ter, clothed his wife I'm silks, sadns and
laces and spent dollars where he, the
creditor, spent cents. Then he was
wrOth.
II will sue the wealthy debtor" he
said, "and collect what is owing me-"
lie brought suit and disclosed n large
amount Of valuable property; but, alas,
II was all IN the name Of the debtors
wife, and he got not a single cent
Moral.-There Is often great deal in
name.-New York Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

What the buffalo was TO the Indian
the reindeer is TO the Lapps. AZ the
present day the wealth OF a Lapp IS
calculated Ia reindeer Thus, when the
people speak OF a mans estate they
say He Is worth so many deer"
Those who have only fifty or sixty
head are poor servants. and their deer
are put with those OF their "bettcrs."
To have any kind Of social standing in
Laplaud one should possess at least 500
Of these animals. A Lapp IS considered
well on when he is the happy owner OF
not less than 1900 reindeer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
How Inc srringhnIs. TrnreI.


The sprlngboks Of South Africa mi
crate I'm vast herds. moving I'm com
pact body and carrying everything be-
fore them. II flock Of sheep be in
the line OF march, as sometimes hap
pens, It Is surrounded. enveloped and
becomes, willingly or unwilllngly, part
OF the springbok army. An African
hunter tells the strange story OF seeing
n lion in the midst Of the antelopes,
forced to join the march II is sup
posed that the lion had sprung too far
for his prey, that those upon whom he
alighted recoiled sufficiently to allow
him to reach the ground, and then the
pressure from both flanks and the rear
prevented him from escaping from his
strange captivity.
II the springbok travels in such
armies, how can those in the middle
and in the rear find food? In this wise.
Those in the front ranks, after they
have eaten greedily Of the pasture,
gradually fall out of the ranks 10 rest
and chew the cud, while the hungry
ones in the rear come up, and so the
columns are all the while changing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
FInIshch the Tot

Apropos Of notices on houses, a cor
respondent Of the Westminster Gazette
relates that man in Scotland wished
70 have cut over the door OF a new
house the text "My house shall be
called house OF prayer" He left the
workmen to carry out his wishes dur
ing his absence, and on his return his
horror was great TO find the quotation
completed. But ye have made II den
OF thieves" I'VE had a wee thing mair
room, ye Soc so we just pit in the end
O. the verse; was the explanation Civ
en- by the Bible loving Scot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

How can you afford TO give away
these salt pickles with your mealsf'
asked the man who dined cheaply at
the little German restaurant around
the corner.
"Ah, but you forget they make the
awful thirst" said the proprietor. THE
awful thirst makes trade for the bar.
Is il not the clever ideaY
They certainly do make one thirsty"
said the man at the table. Il feel
those I've eaten already. Bring me-
The proprletor's face was a study in
expectancy.
Bring me another glass Of waterr'-
New York Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

In General Moorc's command was an
Irish soldier who. having been asked
II the lIollandcrs were hospitablc
people Immediately replied: "They are
that, too much SO Oi was In the hosh
pital an the tonne Oi was there"
This criticism Is quite ON par with
that Of the Englislman who objected
TO the French because lac said the stu.
pld Idiots couldn't understand their
own language when he spoke II to
them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
Down win Impertinent NeIehbor

Mr. Mulhooly-Phwat fur are yez
maxim such noise ON thot planny7
N'r driyin' me distracted wild y'r racket
an me head achin' lolke Il wud split In
two PAGES
Daughter Them new nelghbors mkt
door has been complainin' Of my play
in.
Mr.. Alulhooly - Begorra, hammer
harder New York Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Rev. DR., Parr, when perpetual curate
OF Hatton, Warwickshire, which liv-
ing he. held from 1888 to 1870, regularly
smoked in the vestry while the congre-
cation was singing long hymns. chosen
for the purpose, Immediately before tho
sermon. The doctor was wont TO ex-
claim, MY people like long hymns, but
l prefer a long pipe."-London Tele-
graph.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
The Monument wn. a Ml,nt.

A stately granite shaft had been
erected in the cemetery Of a Massa-
chusetts town in memory Of a man
whose life had been anything but
praiseworthy. None the less the monu-
ment was one Of the sights to be shown
TO a stranger, and one day a former
resident of the town who had been
away for many years returned and was
taken 10 see the granite obelisk He
was no stranger TO the faults aud fail
ings Of the man whom It culogizcd
with its gilded inscription, and, after
silent contemplation Of the shaft on all
sides, he said, "Well, If It's for good
ness, it's too big, and II It's for badness
it's not big enough. New Haven
Chronicle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

A clergyman highly esteemed for his
many excellent qualities, OF which ora
tory is not one has recently had placed
in his church by his loving congrega-
tion a new pulpit. II ~ fine piece OF
work, ornate with carving and artistic
establishment But the text inscribed
on it, considering the effect OF the good
rectors sermons. might have been more
happily chosen. Gle giveth his beloved
sleep" il runs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
Obtaining Heirs In cbina.

The practical Chinese have adopted
simple way Of obtaining heirs where
there are no legal ones-the adoption
OF children who belong to side branches
of the family. In this way the family
line is kept intact In the absence of
male descendants in the side branches
of the family the sons Of strangers are
adopted. The Chinese prefer this meth
cd TO marrying second wives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Mother-The whipping you had yes
terday does not seel to have improved
you. Your behavior has been even
worse today.
Willie-Thats what l wanted TO
prove. You said ! was as bad as pos
sibly could be yesterday. | knew you
were wrong.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Sue-So you are going to marry Choi.
ly Sporiboy. On what grounds do you
base your belief that he really loves
you?
Nan-On what grounds? on his real
estate OF course.-Baltimore Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

"Wcll, John, l am going TO your ma.
tive town, and II see any OF your
folks what shall tell thcmW
Proud Iouth--Oh, nothing, only IL
they say anything about whskers Just
tell them I've got some Stray Stories
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
An unren.onnhIc cnn,ion

Witdcus-I think the caption of this
essay is one of the most unreasonable
things | ever saw.
Criticus-How so?
Witticus-It is "The Decline of the
Amateur" AS IL any one ever knew
an amateur TO decllne.-Baltimor
American.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
Has Hard Remark,

Young Wlfe-That horrid tramp said
my biscuits were like cement, and yet
he ate them.
Young Husband-Cement, eh? Well,
perhaps he wanted TO make himself
solid,-Philadelphia Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
PAID In His own Coin.

Once In a way Archbishop Temple
OF Canterbury would get paid back il
his own coin A delightful instance o.
this Is recorded. The church people OF
Q certain parish are said 10 have strong
iy urged the bishop TO find another
sphere for their parsOn. whom they
wished 20 get rid Of. Or. Temple sum
moned the obnoxious clergyman 10 his
study and suggested a change OF ben
eflce. What was II, the parson wanted
TO know, that his people had 10 find
fault with2 WELL" said the bishop
In the peculiarly harsh, strldent voice
that so sadly marred his preaching, III
you insist on knowing, it's your voice
they complain or; they don't like your
voice" "IIow curiousw said the cler-
gyman. "a friend was with me at the
cathedral the other day, when your
lordship was preaching, and as he
went out he said, What fine sermon,
but what an unfortunate voiccr"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Young Doctor Which kind Of pa.
tlents do you find 1t the hardest to
cure2
Old Doctor Those who have nothing
the matter with them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
A REsouRcEFuL LAWYER.
An Inspiration That Won case lie
Considered Hopeless.


A Philadelphia lawyer tells the story
that % picture Of Fanny Davenport
once won case f0r him Hr client
was suing tle Pennsylvania Railroad
r0mpauv of which Wavue NarYcacl
was counsel. Tor $50 damage for
the death OF hor husband. "Iust few
days before fne case was 10 have como
up sho happened into my Office auI au-
uounced that Sire bad married again.
Good Lord. madam ] gaspcd. why
couldn't you have waited until your
case came upt IT'S next To- impossible
for me TO get Gamagcs Tor you now
She said she didn't care very much.
and went out seeming very happy.
Well, lt just happened that I bad a
photograph Of Fanny Davenport on my
desk aud when the next day Wayne
MacNcagh happened into my Office 10
discuss quite another matter he picked
up the photo and admired It. who's
your friendT he asked. ! had n sudden
inspiration. and / said Why. that's
the lady who is suing your company
for $500 The deuce you say said
be. Handsome woman. isn't sheT She
Is, indeed ] replied. HIM" hc cx.
claimed, looking at the picture closely.
a deuced handsome woman, ! should
say. a dcuced handsome woman
There was a slight pause. 'Wharu you
take TO settle this caseT hc asked.
thought Of my clients second mar
riage and ! fixed the figure at $1,000.
The deal was cOnsummutcd aud the
case never came to court"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

mo, sir" said the cowboy Cactus
Cal amt got an enemy in the world"
81 should think man like him would
be continually making enemies"
Sure, but as soon as he makes ore
he gifts his gun inter play an unmakes
him. "-EIchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19
SOD AcqunIntcd MIth nIm.

do you know Mr.. Fresco Mr.. Al
bert FrcscoY inquired Mrs Nuritch.
NO said her husband "Why?"
'l've got an Invite TO Mrs. Blugores
garden party, and she says they're go
ing TO dine Al Fresco. Philadelphia.
Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

"Wldowhood makes woman unself-
fish"
"Why SOP
Because she ceases to look out for
No. / and begins TO look out for No. @"
Town and Country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Little Willie proudly)-My pa knows
few things.
Little Bob (contemptuously)-Ho, my
pa knows fewer things than your pa
Smart Set
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-19

Culture" sententiously observed tho
doctor, us like charity. 1t begins ut
home"
yes said the professor, 'but 1t is
usually finished abroad" - Chicago
Tribune.