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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20
poesn,t Respect Old Ace.

IT'S shameful when youth fails TO
show proper respect for old age. but
inst the contrary in the case OF DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They cut OF
slaladies no matter how severe and
irrespective o. old age, Dyspepsia,
iaundice, lever, constipation all yield
70 This perfect pill. Csc at City Drug
store, w. B. Frame
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20

Buy your lumber from the East Side
Lumber company and secure votes in
the merchants $500 cash prize.
1k,tf FRALEY BROS. Ngrs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20

Fools and children tell the truth.
but fools never get over Il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20

1t is not necessary TO have a search
warrant to find trouble
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20

half
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kept in niu j.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-20

United States Court at Ardmore.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

1t is worthy of special notice that
when Rush began to model in clay not
one of the artists who have given &C.
lebrity to our native sculpture had seen
the light of day. Frazer was not born
until 1870 nor Ezekiel Anger of New
Haven until 1901. The latter was orig
inally in the grocery trade, but, failing
in that, took up modelling and wood
carving without any guide except his
natural instincts; but, like the major
ity of our early sculptors, with the ex-
ception of Rush, his efforts are inter
esting only as evidence of what talent
entirely unobstructed can accomplish.
1t was not until 1905, long after Cop
ley, West, Malbone, Allston and Stuart
had demonstrated our capacity for pic
torial art, that Hiram Powers was
born. The same year Horatio Green
ough first saw the light of day. In the
remote Willis of kentucky Hart was
brought into this world in 1910, and
Clevenger, Crawford and Mills follow
ed in 1872 1913 and 1915. Thus we
see that without hereditary genius or
predecessors from whom to copy Rush
achieved his artistic results and sue
ceeded in winning for himself Euro
mean renown which made him the
equal of some of the leading foreign
carvers and sculptors of his age ana
at the same time well earned the tltie
of father of American sculpture
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

Dion Boucicault, playwright ana
actor, was once playing piece calleo
"The Vampire" at London theater.
The opening scene represented the
highest regions Of the Alps by moon
light. A thunderstorm ragged in the dls-
lance, the thunder, of course, pelng
produced in the usual manner by the
property man with thunder sheet
The vampire, Mr.. Boucicault' was
seen lying on the highest mounlall
peak, dead to all appearance, put as
a ray of the moon touched his pooy he
came to life.
One night after the moon nau
brought him to life and when ne was
in the middle Of his first speech MI.
Boucicault was suddenly interrupted
by a tremendous clap of thunder. Low
erfng his voice so that it could be hearu
only by the property man, he salu III
dignantly:
avery we'll Mr.. Davids, you are max
ing more mistakes. That clap OF thun-
der came in the wrong place"
In stentorian tones, which coulu oe
beard all over the auditorium, MI la
vfds replied:
mo fault of mine, sir. 1t WASH n1'
thunder. Thunder's real, out OF doora
Perhaps you can stop it there, SIR
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07
DAMAGE POSSIBLE
WHEN BREAKUP COMES
WElSER RIVER WILL BE RAGING TORRENT
WHEN ICE GOES OUT.

People in the upper country state
that the sudden freeze, after the
warm rain which raised the river, has
created a condition that presages
trouble when the breakup comes.
In the Big Weiser Ice gorges have
formed and in the canyon near Sa-
lubria the main channel of the river
is thrown into sloughs. One gorge
is giving considerable uneasiness, be-
ing ouer mile in length, and it is
scarcely likely that when it breaks
the ranches along the river will es-
cape serious damage, or that a con-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

siderable amount of the Pacific &
Idaho Northern track will not be in
iured. Quite crowd of Cambridge
men attempted to break the gorge
Sunday, but without any appreciable
success. The railroad bridge near
Council was thrown several inches
out of line by gorges, and some
wagon bridges have been damaged
some, but no serious damage has
been done as yet 1t has been quite
cold, IA below zero, with a slight
wind width has drifted the snow
badly in the hills, but escaped the
valley.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

house, and Hampton had been in tn,
business long enough to know wins,
that meant. Even on the one night
the ushers were worthy of their hire
Jemple had been getting at leas
three curtain calls at every perform
ance. Everybody knew that. Temnl
used to say that phonoeraph womb
get round on his last speech AM
Hampton, after ten years of work 90
the ushers.
Every one in the company was sur
he was pleased since he got through Il
without spelling the scene, since he bat
had but one rehearsal And Busco,
was not to be found, for the first tim,
in his life, when the drop went I'D O,
the fourth act
Hampton wasn't on in the fourth
but he took such a time to get into hi,
street clothes that he wasn't ready ttl
leave until Hhe others We're, and htl
went out with his hat in his hand
Grasping the cold iron rail, he guided
himself to the blaze Of electric light
that marked the lobby entrance an(
seemed to be spelling out the name up
on 1T. That was the last time the com
pany saw him.
If it hadn't been for Mrs. Bowler
from whom Hampton rented his little
fiat, and if it hadn't been that flats
are built with thin walls, the company
would have altogether forgotten about
Hampton. But Mrs. Bowler knew Bus
coe, and she came down the next after.
noon with a message. Mrs. Jennie
Hampton was dead
Mrs. Bowler had heard Hampton
come in about half past IL the night
before She had heard the doctor
who was still there, tell him some
thing. Then it became so quiet that
she fell asleep, although she had in
tended to remain awake and offer
what help sue could if anything hap
pened. She didn't awaken until the
sun crept through the window in the
morning. Still il was quiet in the next
room.
Then, she said, Hampton began to
speak. Mrs. Bowler couldn't repeat
what he said, bit she knew that he
was explaining about the play the
night before-how, at the end of the
third act TIE audience called for him;
how they called for him until the cur
tain was raised and he bowed to them
how he took the leading woman by the
hand and led her to the footlights, and
finally how he had gone out in front
Of the curtain and bowed to them
again. Mrs. Bowler knew enough about
the theater to know what curtain calls
were, and Hampton was telling Jennie
that he had six, while the most that
Temple ever had was four. In fact,
Mrs. Bowler became so excited that
she actually went into the room to
congratulate Hampton upon his sue.
cess.
When she opened the door, she saw
Jennie smiling feebly and Hampton
at the foot of the bed animated, ear
nest, convincing, happy. And Jennie
was beaming. She was still smiling
Mrs. Bowler said, when she fell back
on the pillow and closed her eyes
Hampton shivered and stopped his
story.
SO Mrs Bowler came down fol
Hampton to tell Buscoe that Jennie
was dead and to bring one other mes
sage, which no one but Buscoe seemed
to understand. AS she told it, it was
like this: "Tell Buscoe that I've made
my one hit.'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

Az
-, had been sitting there In
Hah irption half an hour then. he hao
erspi to before I o'clock. taken half an
'ne 60 cor his makeup and had thirty
our ~ 10 nut in on his part before
Kissing room mate arrived. OF
y . % every one knew he never wouio
pulS 81 the text. Hadn't they heard him
el " afternoon rehearsal, when he
w cory one of them ask who he
aus ,ooouse he was letter perfect, and
as snow he hadn't been given the
p, ,mtil that morning?
mwne had been taken suddenly III
le u.ired that he couldn't so on that
~ when you know his part was
tl.r.two sides and he had no under
.ar YOU may imagine how the other
IVY. felt when the stage manager
.roduced old Hampton and explained
| =. NO no would play Temples part in the
kening. - s+rido tbot
a 49, help their peace of mind, but the
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-07

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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
MIXED THE LETTERS.

A we'll known citizen of Clay Cen
ter had been invited to an evening
party He wanted TO po but his
wife declared that she had no gown
suitable for the occasion and asked
him to send "regrets" to their hos
tess. The man went down to his
office and penned this facetious note
of declination
"We regret that your kind invita-
ton must be declined for all the con-
ventional reasons, but the real reason
is that half the family has nothing to
wear. My wife's latest dress is over
three weeks old, and her hat is twelve
hours out of date. You will appre
ciate the hopelessness of the occasion
and excuse u.s."
He thought this pretty good, and
he determined to write note to his
wife also explaining that he would
not be at home for an early dinner,
as she had asked him. He said in
this note
"I have turned down your invita-
ton because 1 am going out to an
other evening party where the guests
are not expected to wear anything of
importance. Sorry I won't be there
to kiss you good night"
And then the fool man carelessly
sent his wife's note to the hostess and
the hostess note to his wife.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
his ODD WEDDING FEE.

A New York preacher was con-
versing with lawyer member of his
church -upon-tlsv- financial rewards of
the different professions. The pastor
asserted that ministers received less
for their work than any other class
of professional men. The lawyer dis
agreed, and remarked that the items
of wedding fees alone amounted to
quite sum.
"What do you think is the average
fee 1 receiver" asked the clergyman.
"I should say $40 is low average.
l have known persons to give $Ioo,
and $50, is quite common.
"Your calculation is too high we
marry poor people, :" replied the min
lister.
"I will give you $40 for half your
next fee," said the lawyer.
"I will accept the Offer" said the
minister, after hesitating a moment.
The next day rough-looking far
mer and blooming country maid
came to the minister to be married.
After the ceremony the farmer said
eve hain't no money, but 1 have
nice pup here that would make
nice pet for your children. Then
he opened a box and out rolled
white pup. The minister could hard
ly constrain his mirth, thanked the
bridegroom, and was soon on his way
to the lawyers Office.
"I had no idea,' he said, "that I
should come to claim your offer so
soon, and 1 should not have accept
ed it so quickly had I known 1 was
to receive such an unusual fee."
No backing out now," said the
lawyer. "Here's your $40. Hand
over half your fee."
The minister demurred moment,
said he would be careful about max
ing such rash bargains in the future,
and then tumbled the pup out on the
lawyers desk.
(Which half will you take?" he
asked.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

A Scotchman who has keen ap-
probation of the strong characteristics
of his countrymen delights in the
story of druggist known both for
his thrift and his philosophy.
Once he was aroused from a deep
sleep by the ringing of his night bell.
He went down to his little shop and
sold a dose of rather nauseous medi-
cine to a distressed customer.
"What profit do you make out O.
that ~ grumbled his wife.
"a ha'penny," was the cheerful
answer.
"And for that bit O. money you'll II
lie awake maybe an hour" she said
impatiently.
"Never grumble Ger that, wo-
man." was his placid answer. "The
dose will keep him awake all night.
We must thank heaven we ha' the
profit and none O. the pain O. this
transaction.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.

Men and women who carry checks
to the bank to be cashed, or large
bills to be exchanged, often cause no
end of trouble to the teller, and ap-
parently think his patience inexhaust-
ible. The New York Ti6une says
that the following conversation was
recently overheard in a bank, when
middle-aged woman presented a
check for one hundred dollars, and
asked that it be cashed.
'How will you have it?" asked
the teller.
"Oh, you might give me some
large bills"
The teller grasped bunch of green
backs and began to count rapidly.
He got good start, when the woman
interrupted him with:
''You might give me a few small
hills and -coma-olan6e,- -if s-os.--vil1,
please" :"
The interruption served to throw
the teller off in his count, SO he pick
ed up some more money, and began
to count all over again. When he
had finished he pushed the money
through the window toward the Gus
toner, who exclaimed
Is this intended for me ?"
eyes"
'Why, what am I going to do with
all this changer"
L understood you to say that you
wanted some change"
Il do, but I can't get all this into
my purse"
The money was drawn back again,
and the teller redistributed it until
he had only three twenty-dollars bills
in his hand.
"Here are three twenties," he be-
gan. want any tens ~
eyes"
There was a rustic of bills, and he
announced, ''Three tens. Want a
6ve?"
eyes, I might use it."
"Or would you rather have some
twos and some ones? 7"
"Let's see. How much have you
there?"
"Three twenties, three tens"
ooh, two twenties will be enough,
and four or five tens, some fves and
some change
The teller began recount on this
basis. "Wait p the woman inter
rupted again. 81 am afraid I can't
get all that into my pocket"
The teller had missed his count
again. He took deep breath, re-
covered his courage, and began anew.
Finally, as the woman got the
money, she exclaimed, ooh, this is
too heavy And look, it's sliding
all over p
The teller took back some of the
change, gave her some more bills,
and turned his attention to the next
customer. The woman, left to her
self, gathered up her handkerchief,
s,ls-~~,f,~.--,~, -~--- - 1 49,, 4 ----i
ed them under her arms, while with
both hands full of bills and silver she
moved toward the door, trying to
count her money.
"This is nothing" said the teller,
as he counted out money to another
waiting patron, who had watched the
process. eve have good many
experiences that are worse than that. "
YOUTHS Companion.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
RATHER POINTED TITLES.

The following incident is told of a
popular and well-to-do bachelor, who
is patron of the Wagner Institute
branch of the Free Library: II am
going to the country, Miss Blank, F"
he said to the young woman at the
desk, "and want to take a couple of
interesting novels, but 1 can't make
up my mind what to select. Couldn't
you help me out? IT am afraid my
selections might not prove interesting
to you," replied Miss Blank. ''Just
pick out two books for me, and I'll
guarantee to like them," he rejoin-
ed gallantly. Have you read Bar
rie's or Reade's novels?" she asked.
"No; get me one of each, and I'll be
satisfied" he replied. She selected
two, and handed them to her spouse
less acquaintance, who, after warmly
thanking her for the favor she had
done him, turned up the backs of the
books and read these titles: when
a Mans Single :" "It Is Never Too
Late to Mend"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
THE BLACK SHEEP.

The degenerate son of "a well-known
and respected citizen of New York
died the other day, suicide and a
murderer, after embezzling church
funds to a considerable amount. 1t
was told that he had demonstrated his
worthlessness years before by dis
creditable business failure; but his
relatives had found a place for him
as clerk of a church corporation and
caretaker of its funds. He took ad-
vantage of his position to forge notes,
which he cashed without difficulty,
and spent or speculated with the pro-
ceeds. When he was found out he
shot himself, first shooting a woman
who had the misfortune to have been
his friend. Here was man who ap-
parently had given his friends rea-
sonable warning of his quality. The
mistake they made was in getting him
a new job and trying to save his rep
utation. That is common and a
very bad mistake. Many families
have the misfortune to include one
member who, perhaps from some con-
genital defect, is not trustworthy.
Yet they hate to give him up, and,
hoping, as he goes lzom one disaster
to another, that he will yet learn his
lesson, they keep on finding chances
for him to throw away. To raise up
such a person is simply to add to the
height from which he must fall. To
protect his reputation is simply to
furnish him with means to deceive
whoever trusts him. The sooner he
gets down to the level he belongs in
the better for himself, his friends and
society. Help him on, but not where
he can betray confidence. Keep him
out of Jail, if possible, but most of
all, keep him out of mischief by max
ing serious mischief inaccessible to
him. To put defective, irresponsi-
bic man who is used to ease and the
comforts of life into social and COM
mercial competition with persons of
his own social grade is to invite dis
aster. Let him be known, if he is
known at all, for what he is, and
thereby minimize the risk involved in
his existenee.-Hayper'S S Weekly.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
A BISHOPS PARABLE.

Bishop Willard Francis Mallalieu,
of the Methodist Church, is opposed
to the diminutive salaries that con-
gregations, able to do better, some
times pay to their pastors.
II once knew an excellent young
man." said Bishop Mallalieu one day.
HE was in the church, just married,
small salary, but contented, happy.
"Some twelve or fifteen years went
by. I had lost sight of this young
minister-forgotten him, as we will
do sometimes-when suddenly I met
him on Market street, dressed well,
but not at all clerically.
eve shook hands. He said he was
doing excellently.
"'What church ?" said I.
"fOh, no church-the hat bdsi-
ness
"'But why did you leave the
church?' asked.
"'For seven reasons, said he.
And what were they?'
A wife, he answered, and six
children"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
A MONSTER PYTHON.

In the scientific study of the flora
and fauna of the Philippine Islands
many surprises are constantly en-
countered. Both as naturalist and as
member of the Philippine Commits
sion, DR.. Dean c. Worcester has tax
en- vital interest in the sytematic study
Of plant and animal life throughout
the archipelago.
One day native, greatly excited,
hurried into his headquarters, and,
Exhibiting a stick, said that eight
times its measurement was the lengtht
Of mammoth snake which he and
some of his countrymen had made
captive.
At this information DIR. Worcester
decided to go to the snake, whereup-
on the delighted guide led the way.
Six miles distant group of excited
natives were collected, and the Amer
ican naturalist, in order to get view
of surrounding objects stepped upon
what appeared to be huge log. A
writing motion beneath him and a
startling and venomous hiss at the
end of the moving clog" made him
execute an alarmed retreat, which
was greatly to the amusement of the
native spectators.
Returning, DR.. Worcester saw that
they had passed green rations around
the python from head to tail, and had
secured the free end to powders and
trees. The fact, however, that the
snake could writhe while all these
powerful cords were drawn taut made
the Doctor proceed with caution. He
had armed himself with chloroform.
A bunch of absorbent cotton was sat-
urated with this he tied to the end of
long bamboo pole and held it in the
python's face. That monster struck
at it, catching the cotton in its re-
curved teeth.
In the twinkling of an eye, with
out spasmodic movement, and, in fact,
without apparent effort, the monster
snapped scores of green rattan ropes
three-quarters of an inch in diameter.
But one rope remained intact.
That was around the creatures head
and stretched forward on line with
its body. Now getting hold around
a stump with its tail the python be-
gan a steady pull that would soon
have either parted the big rope or
severed its head from its body.
At this juncture, however, the
chloroform began to have its effect.
DIR. Worcester now administered
more of the drug, and then, venturing
nearer, poured all he had down the
python's windpipe. The naturalist
made haste to skin the prize be-
fore it could return to consciousness.
He had not proceeded far before the
giant reptile awoke. Then ensued
highly exciting encounter between
man and python that suggested the
fabled contests with the dragons.
4 Either to be struck by the monster
or to be caught i'll the folds OF Its
body would mean instant death. Act
ing at moment when it lay at full
length and could not strike, the in
trepid zoologist, noting the pulse
beat of the creature, located its heart,
and, boldly p1unging a bolo into the
vital spot, ended the python's life.
1t measured 22H n feet and weighed
nearly 400 pounds.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
CLOVES.

Gloves" said a physician, "make
an excellent and handy remedy for
nausea, for the headache due to train
rides and for slight attacks of sea-
sickness. l went abroad last year,
and on the boat the first day out /
began to feel the approaches of sea-
sickness. 1 took a Glove every hour
all the rest of the day, and by mid
night the attack had left me, and it
did not return again. My wife is
much given to indigestion, particu-
larly when she eats pastry, but ex-
perience has taught her that she may
now eat pastry with impunity, pro-
vided that she swallows a Glove now
and then tor several hours after the
meal"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
A MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

A minister lived with his daughter,
And piously reared and taught 'er;
Till he, incidentally, caught 'er
Entertaining her beau;
Then he promptly decided
And firmly confided
That this was no go;
So the pastoral minister,
With visage sinister,
Adjured his comely daughter
That she must quit sparkling so,
And thereafter do as she ought 'er.
Then her bold suitor
Being a rooter:
Went, with intention sinister,
To hunt up the minister,
And duly administer
A genteel dashing
OF horsewhipful lashing
Sufficient to make good thrashing,
But the fearful minister
Grew less sinister,
Begged to read Joshua Humble"
And Immediately took tumble,
And consigned his comely daughter
To this rooster who wrathfully sought 'er.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07

SHE WAS large and aggressive, and
he was small and peaceable.
"John," she exclaimed, are you
going to protect me !"
Here the one who had inadvert-
emily offended her interrupted.
Madam" he said, 'if lie is going
to protect you, there is nothing doing,
but if you should decide to protect
yourself will certainly be under the
necessity of retracting and apologiz-
ing.
Then he walked away with the
proud consciousness that he had LETT
two people about as mad as they
could be.