The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-10-02
SAD BUT so

The Wapauucka Press sp"a"J ~
things generally and this is one q
them:
we arc living in an age Of misrep'
rosontatlon. villages are ca'lei towns
,,d lowus are called citi,s. Comm'n
s,bools are called high schools. high
rclools called colleges anu colleges
,glIod universities. Every nan "lth
70 few thousand dollars Is Gale! cap.
uallsts and capitalists are called truS'
magnatcs Every thirty-cent pour
clan rs called a leading public man
and leading public men are callsd
statesmen. Everything turned on, oI
tine medical college mlll Is called
doctor and ordinary doctors are cdll'
specialists. Every nftcen-cent du'"
around town is called a promising
voing man" while the id,t Is he 'sh
worth fifteen cents in dog meat. AMI
every old codger is called "one oil our
most valuable citizens" when IN la:'
the community would be much better
off without him III daughter oi
70 and 80 Is called "heluliinl ana az
complished," etc, when In iact she IL
pIgeontoed, Is a silly idiot and looks
AS homely as a Churn dashcr' 1he
u,d lady who is always gOssipng arl
stirring up dissension be Wssh neigh
bcrs by too much talk, Is called a
popular woman" Miss SO and So has
charge of the piano or organ at some
blg blow out and she Is cAted an "ac'
complishcd musician" wn2p the hard
truth is ten year old boy could have
made better music with a home made
cat gut fiddle.
The young lady who Sai' ;he streets
clad i'm fine dress every day in TIC
week. while her dear ola mother 10
nj home working over III" WASH tul
or over the cook pot Is called 9
"l,adcr I'm society circles, when ~
many instances the young lady VIII.
works. as she should, and knows more
about making biscuits and making gar
mcpts than she does aupl' daacml
a waltz or carrying ON silly con'eT
Isation with every Gftccl cent dud'
land loafcr around town, Is calle'
"hamcly and ordinary Sowo old s'
and hypocrite who is petty lihera
I'm throwing in when the ha, is passe
around and who holds down n resI:N
ed seat in the amen corner. Is called
"God-fearing, Christian gentleman
while those who know him Uado, Ia
lycu look upon the power he holds ]
the church and society III amaz'n
disgust. Men who have been TACO
p lcge few months and acquired som
d knowledge of Blackstone and the sta
utcs are called lawyers and ever
Jack leg lawyer is called "pcmnel
member of the bar while IA ia
: many of them wouldn't l,u7" law
they should meet il in the ron J. Ever
/, hotair shooter and fourth Of Ju
| wind.bag rs called a "llowery spea
II er" and speakers are called orator
\ Some fellow who during Il nignrma
I dream imagincs he has been summu
ed by the Lord TO go and preach Il
- gospel to every creature" is called
.s great divine speaker" when in IA
n. Inc doesn't maintain enolgn Nero
~ during his discourse to keep q
10 brethren in the amen corner avail
Every shallow-brain fool who n
heard that the pen is mightier tn
4 the sword" who doesn't know n Ct
to rect sentence from bulls foot n
nt who manages to get in possession
'e a hand press and pocket full oi ty
lr Is called an editor ordinary cdit'
are called literary men, Sol
crack brain fool of an idiot who Z
Va rubbed his head against the coll,
wall and managed to get sheep 81
'' because of the wealth of his pareI
is called graduate" when eve
50 body knows he hasn't sense eaou
to umpire a dog fight This Is a gr
day for Misrepresentation, a day
.sa making things appear as they are .
10 Sad. but Ills true.