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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30
MCMILLAN.

Mcmillan. l. T.. Aug. 29.-Misses
Lula and Ethel Wilson of Ada, who
have been visiting with their aunt.
Mrs, ]. l.. Swafford for two weeks,
returned home Sunday
DR. Gumm and Jesse Gumm and
their children, Ira, Paul and Burnice,
returned from the Sherman picnic
Saturday and report a most pleasant
time
Prof. John Simmons of Texas, who
taught school for us several years
since. arrived last week and has ac-
cepted a position at the Williams &
Criswell gin
Mrs. Lee Cook, who has been an in
valid fer over year, was called to
her eternal home on the 27th instant.
AMI was buried at Wilson cemetery.
The hosts of friend join in heartfelt
sympathy for the kind and devoted
husband and the many loving child.
dren. some grown, but mostly little
ones in this their sad hour of bereave.
ment.
]. l.. Swafford and children. Lee
and Buster, visited Madill Sunday
Mrs. z. Martindale of Texas is Wis
iting her brothers. DR. and Jesse
Gumm.
p. D. Cox of Orlena Texas. visited
his son. DR.. J. l.. Cox. last week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30

The Aid Society OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian church meets every Tues
day with one of the members.
MRS. ]. D. TANNER, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30
LITERARY SOCIETIES.


The Pierian Club will meet every
Wednesday from 3 to O'Clock with
different members. They will study
the Bay View course. Their object
will be TO beautlfy the public school
building
MRS JOHN WHITEMAN, Pres.
The b. Y. p. U, Of the FRS, Baptist
church meets every Sunday afternoon
at the church.
MISS DAISY NICHOLS. Pres.
The Benevolent Society meets every
Thursday from to with one Of the
members.
The Epworth Junior League OF the
Broadway NJ. K. church meets every
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage at
3 o'clock
The Aid Society OF the First Pres
byterian church meets the second and
fourth Tuesdays OF each month with
some member OF the society.
MRS. A. w. DUNHAM, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30

SWEETEST yeilings and street hats in
the city just received at Miss Col.
Inns. 2S-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30

Our line OF builders hardware is
the most complete in the city.
BIVENs. CoRHN & FRENSLEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30
TUSSY.
lcciaI Correspondence.

special Correspondence.
Tussy, |. T., Aug. 2S.-The weather
Is hot and dry Sharpshooters and
boil worms are working heavily On
the cotton.
A man named Bird camped near
Alma was found lead in his camp
one day last week
Joel Childress of Bristow is here
visiting friends and relatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-A cook. Apply to Mrs
w II. Moore. 2l-tf
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30

L. Mason's fruit Jars II you want
.x;.sisction. Sprsgins & Co. have
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30
For Sale

New l-room house on West Main
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The Aid Society OF the Central Bap
tist church meets every Tuesday at 8
O'Clock with one OF its members.
MRS. BRUCE, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-30

Lunch box for 10 cents when you
buy your books from j. b. Wall.
School satchel free.
2S-3t j. b. WALL, Druggist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
The Birth of ADV ertise ments.

The first periodical newspaper OF the
English press appeared In 1922, but
advertisements were not developed TILL
1647. In April Of the latter year was
published No. 13 Of Perfect Occur
rencies of Every Dale Journal In Par
lament and Other Moderate lntelli'
gence," which contained the following
announcement:
"a Book applauded by the Clergy OF
England called The Divine Right OF
Church Government collected by sun
dry eminent Ministers IN the Citie OF
London, corrected and augmented In
many places, with briefe Reply to
certain Queries against the Ministery
Of England; Is printed and published
for Joseph Hunscot and George Cal
vert and Are to be sold at Stationers
Hall and at the Golden Fleece In the
Old Change"
The London Gazette was the first
newspaper to publish commercial ad-
vertisements, which soon began to oc-
cupy so much space that the proprie-
tors, not wishing to "charge the Ca
zette with advertisements unless they
be matters Of State" issued Special
Advertisement Supplement- printed
apart and recommended to the Publick
by another hand"
Older still Is an advertisement IN q
black letter Dutch paper Of an auction
Of sugar, ivory and tobacco held at
the close Of 1926.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Why nm AIiasf

One afternoon, when the Duke OF
Edinburgh and Sir Arthur Sullivan
having finished a duet, were sitting
down to homely dish Of tea" pro
vided by Mrs. Sullivan, the composers
mother, It suddenly occurred to her tc
start the subject Y family names and
titles. which puzzled the good lady con-
siderably.
"Sir." she said. your family name IL
Guelph"
"My dear mother" began Arthur.
But II is, isn't ity' she persisted.
Certainly" replied the duke. mucf
amused. Whats the matter with II
Mrs. Sullivan"
"Oh. nothing" returned the excellent
cid lady musIngly. only | can't I'M
derstand why you don't COLL. yourself
by your proper name.
Arthur wanted TO explain TO her. bu'
the duke would not allow him TO.
There's nothing to- be ashamed OF II
the name OF Guelph. Mrs. Sullivan, h'
said gravely.
That's exactly what | say persist
ed Arthur's mother; nothing what
eyer rs far as know. and. that helnl
80. why you should not call yourself o!
II can't understanding. c. Bur
nand's Records and "Reminiscences"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01

In conversation with the writer the
late Lord Rowton told the following
story: The talk had turned upon Mrs.
Bridges Willyams. the lady who leff
her fortune TO Lord Beaconsfield and
about whom there had just been con-
troversy In the London newspapers.
dizzy told ME the story OF that cpl
st,de. He received one morning let
ter from Mrs. Willyams, whom he did
not know, in which she said that she
had read bis novels with much inter
est, and would like TO make his ac-
uuaintance. She also asked a question
which rendered il necessary for him to
answer the letter. Unfortunately the
letter was left in his greatcoat pocket.
and Dizzy did not wear the coat until
several months after. when he hap
pened to be in the south OF England
and in the very town in which Mrs.
Willyams lived. Coming across the
letter in such circumstances, 1t oc-
CURED TO him TO call upon her, and
Mrs. Willyams was so fidttered at as
she thought, his carrying the letter so
long about him and then calling that
she decided on leaving him her for
tune. That shows how wise ii is not
to answer letters" added Lord Row
ton.-LondOn Truth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
waIpoIe on Balloons.

Some Of Horace Walpole's ironi'
speculations on the future Of the bal
loon have been recently reprinted. Said
the satirist:
'I supposed our seaports to become
deserted villages and Salisbury plain
Newmarket heath and all downs (bu'
the Downs) arising into dockyards fol
aerial vessels. The ship news then
would run thus: The good balloon Dae
dalus. Captain Wlngate, will fly in O
few days for China. He will stop at tht
Monument to take in passengers
Foundered In a hurricane. the Bird OF
Paradise, from Mount Ararat. The
Bubble. Sheldon. took fire and was
burned to her gallery. and the PheniS
Is to be cut down to second rate
There will be fights In the air with
wind guns and bows and arrows"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
The secret Service.

A man standing on a steamship pier
in New York found himself being
watched closely by three ordinary look
ing individuals who stood together.
The atmosphere was chilly. and the
man took severa. turns up and down
the pier, noticing at the same time that
the eyes Of the strangers followed all
his movements. His conscience being
clear. he did not feel embarrassed when
he realized that the watchers were de-
tectives. Obviously the men were not
from the central Office because OF their
small stature and lack Of flesh, ana IL
became a question in the mans mind
whether he was dealing with detectives
from q private agency or with secret
service men. He resolved TO find out.
His first move was to halt near the
group and appear unconcerned. 1t was
not long before he was Joined by one
OF the watchers. who said:
Are you from Mr.. So-and-so's Of
fce?" naming a deputy chief Of the Sc
cret service.
NO." replied the subject of scrutiny
"but I believe you are"
The detective smiled family ana
changed the conversation. All OF which
goes to prove that the secret service Is
secret in more ways than one. else
why did the detectives think that an
utter stranger had been placed on the
same .plantY-New York Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Red Hair.

Middle age painters represented Ju-
das as red haired. though Jews Win
sunny locks are not common. Lord
Macaulay argued that the anti-red hair
feeling was an illogical survival or
anti-Semitism.
In Ireland red hair is common, and
in the speech of the country a person
SO distinguished is called a Dane" In
allusion to the incursions made CEN
turies ago upon Irish soil by the light
haired Danish sea rovers.
Aristotle Of old Greece declared that
"he that has red hair is proud, enyious
and deceitful." Aristotle was undoubt-
edly dark complicated"
On the other hand, the italian paint
ers represent the Madonna with light
hair, Titan gave his name to a famous
shade of red in women's hair and red
hair in Spain is an aristocratc tinge,
as seemingly derived from the Goth
conquerors Of Iberia. The Spanish roy
al house has furnished several mem
bers with red or reddish hair.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Picturesque Dutch Boats.

Along the quay in the busy harbol
of Rotterdam the quaint Dutch boats
are crowded. creaking rhythmically
with the rise and fall OF the water
side by side. stern to rudder post, JOS
Ting one another in great confusion
Of picturesque lines and gay carvings
At all the little cabin windows are
clean lace curtains. and on the deck
brass and copper pots are drying in
the sun. Hanging from spars and ropes
the family wash futters its many
hues against the windy sky. Chubby,
red checked children climb In ana oul
of the cabin doors or press their round
noses against the tiny window pane
The women gossip In the sun or ella
ter around in pursuit Oftheir househc
duties, while the men lounge abou
their hands in the pockets Of their bag
~ breeches. and through clouds Of to-
bacco smoke survey this scene Of no
madic housekeeping with phlegmatic
Edward Pen6eld In Serb
Dpr'S
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Genius In the Bud.

A lady who WAS "Aunt Ea'P 10
lanes MacNeill Whistler all his life, al
though not a relative. gives In Il Lon
don journal a glimpse Of Whistler the
boy. She had known him ever since he
was n child of two years. She was q
neighbor OF the Whistlers. and after a
long absence from home size called up
ON them and asked at once:
"Where is JemmieT'
HE was In the room Il few minutes
ago" was the answer. Il think Dc
must be here still
Presently Jemmie's tiny form was
discovered stretched on the undersheli
of a table. The visitor went to secure
the prize and asked:
what are you doing there. Jem
miey
use dworin'."
In one small hand was a pencil, per
hans two inches long. and In the other
a morsel Of paper about three inches
square. Yet in these tiny proportions
the little artist was even then doing
work that showed an exquisite prom
leo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Didn't Like Changes.

I'm a man." said the old farmer to
the druggist after having purchased 4
quantity OF strychnine to kill off rats
Pm man who don't like changes.
When cit home | shall say to the
old woman:
martha. here's the strychnine TO
kill of the rats. and you want 10 he
careful OF it,
"'Where shall put IT,? she will say
"'In the same old place-right along
side the ballin' powder. We've bin
keepin' 1t there for thirty years, and
you've never put ii i'll the pie crust or
biscuit by mistake. but If we hide II
away upstairs or down cellTr or out Ia
the barn one OF us will be sartin TO
take il for epson salts before the week
is out and git a heavenly hustle on
us. "-Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
No. .uJ 0ld wOuders.

The seven world wonders OF antiquity
were:
The pyramids. Babylon's gardens
Mausolus' tomb. the temple OF Diana'
the colossus OF Rhodes. Jupiter's statue
by Phidias and the PEaros OF Egypt
or. as some substitute, the palace OF
Cyrus. ,,
The seven wonders Of the middle
ages were:
The coliseum OF Rome. the cataccmbs
of Alexandria. the great wall OF CHINA
Stonehenge, the leaning tower OF tisa'
the porcelain tower Of Nankin ana the
mosque Of st. Sophia at Constantinopi'.
The seven wonders Of the new world
are:
Niagara falls, the Mammoth cave
Old Faithful, the tireless geyser III
Yellowstone park; the big trees (se'
quota, OF California, the Grand canyon
Of the Colorado. the great fresh water
lakes and the Great Salt lake.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Shaking Hands.

The custom of shaking haI IS origt-
mated in the ancient practice Of adver.
saries grasping the weapon hand dur
ing a truce as a precaution against
treachery. When two friends met they
extended their weapon hands to each
other as q sign that there was no need
to stand on the defensive, and a hand
shake was but the natural outcome Of
a hearty and vigorous grasp.
Shaking hands appears TO have be-
come usual in the middle ages. Grasp
ing hands made It's appearance in early
times as q legal act symbolic Of the
parties joining in compact, peace or
friendship. This is well seen In mar
riage, where the hand grasp was part
of the ancient Hindoo ceremony, as
was the "dextrarum junctio7 Of Rome,
which has passed into the Christian
rite. We see 1t also used as mere salu-
tation, as where the tiresome acquaint-
ance met by Horace In his stroll along
the Via Sacra seized his hand.
Giving the right hand Of fellowship
Galatians ii, o. passed naturally into a
salutation throughout Christendom.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
A Diplomatic Omcia1.

During the reign of Emperor Napo
leon III. he and the empress visited
Normandy and had arranged to spend
a couple Of days at Eyreux. Nj. Jan.
yier de la Monte, who was the prefect.
learned that the revOlutionarieS Intend
ed to hiss the sovereigns as they passed.
and 80 he summoned the leaders OF tho
movement and told them that he knew
OF their plot IF you carry out your
plan," said he to them, you will get
six months In prison. II you do not
your friends will accuse you OF cow
ardice and treason. AS way out OF
tie difficulty | propose to lock you up
at once until the emperor has gone
The conspirators accepted the terms OF
fered them, and so the emperor was
greeted only by cheers, as the revolti'
tionaries, frightened at the arrest OF
their chiefs, had not dared to utter a
sound. After the emperor and empress
had gone the prefect went in person ia
release his prisoners, who had had such
a pleasant time that they greeted him
with cries of "Long live the prefect!
to which NJ. Janvier de la Monte, who
was a man Of wit, replied, MY friends
do not overdo IT,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
willing To Assist.

There was worthy Irish member OF
parliament who was so generous that
n request for financial assistance was
never refused. But his checks had one
little drawback-they were never hon
ored. The shortcoming naturally In
time became known, but 1t did not af'
feet his popularity. A visitor to the
district, hearing OF the members pecul-
iarlty, asked q leading politician how
II was that public faith In the member
was not shaker. "Why. sure. ii is be-
cause he shows his willingness to as
sist but for lack of funds" was the re-
ply.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Soldiers and Weight.

These facts are given by two officers
VINO conducted experiments to deter
mine the effect of weight on soldiers In
full marching order. The five men wpo
volunteered as subjects marched a uis-
tance Of fifteen miles and eighty-two
yards. The different weights carried
were forty-eight, fifty-nine and sixty
five pounds. With the first weight II
was found that man at moderate
temperature could cover the distance
with ease; in hot or close weather slight
inconvenience was experienced. which
disappeared when the march over,
so that the men could begin The next
day as we'll as ever.
The weight OF fifty-nlne pounds did
no harm in moderate weather. but
proved fatiguing when it was hot. and
effects were felt the next day. When
the men carried the third weight the III
effects were very marked.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
4 Chilh'S Logic.

4 story Illustrating the severe logic
of some Juvenile minds is tod by the
mother of the four-year-old girl involv-
Cd. One day this obServant miss saw
lame man on the street and asked
her mother what made him walk so
queer. The mother told her il was
because one leg was shorter than the
o,hcr.
We'll" she said. "there is a girl
around the corner who is that way"
After a few minutes meditation she
remarked:
Mamma. wasn't 1t funny that God
didn't give the two long legs to the
man and the two short ones TO the
Baltimore Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
The Naval Academy.

The line officers Of the navy are ar
ranged in one straight line from ad-
miral To the lowest midshipman. After
they are graduated from the academy,
in order TO merit their respective
classes their relative positions never
change except when advaL2ement in
numbers for special heroism is earned
In war or court martial DEGREES the
reverse. II a boy loses place In his
class, he loses place In the ladder OF
promotion. Whether he is graduated
at the top or bottom Of his class may
determine whether or not he shall
reach an admiraPs stars. In no other
calling does a boys college standing
thus directly influence the success OF
his entire professional career.-Inde-
pendent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Crossing the Feet.

Physical culturists say that the prac-
tice Of sitting with the legs or even the
feet crossed is a bad one and has more
TO do with cold feet than most persons
imagine. ii has this result principally
through impeding the circulation of the
blood ir the leg that is crossed over
the other. The femoral veins are
crampcd, with the consequence that the
blood is damned back into the feet and
above the knee, inducing as well as
cold feet a varicose condition in the
veins OF the calves. Another reason
why the habit should Ice discouraged is
lie fact that on general physiological
principles il is healthier to sit squarely
With both feet resting upon the floor,
whereas with the legs crossed the
weight of the body is thrown almost
wholly to one side or the other.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01

The coIdest place on earth inhabited
by man is verkhoyansk. above the arc
tic circle. I'm northeastern Siberia. The
thermometer there drops to 90 deSrees
below zero In January. but sometimes
rises to SO degrees above zero IN. the
shade In July, dropping. however. to
the freezing point on the warmest sum-
mer nights. The hottest place In the
world is the interior Of the great Sa-
hara desert. In Africa. where the ther-
mometer rises to I'D degrees. The wet
test place Is Greytown. Nicaragua.
where the mean annual rainfall is 26o
inches. The place Of least rain Is Port
Nolloth, In South Africa, where less
than an inch sometimes falls In year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
A Needed AdmonitiOn.

On one OF my trips through the south
sauntered into an old dilapidated
cemetery Of Virginia and read many
very peculiar epitaphs upon tomb
stones. One in particular attracted my
attention. which happened 10 be that of
a slave who had been inclined to be
stout. The grave had long since been
neglected. and the inscription could
only be read after brushing away the
vines which grew upon il. But my la
bor was rewarded. for there on that
tombstone / read. "AliZa Wite weighed
800 pounds; open wide the golden
gates. "-Pbiladelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
yaxx york,s .Diamond Rooms

Only men and women who want TO
purchase an expensive set OF jewels,
say $4,000 worth or upward. get q
glimpse Of the diamond rooms,' AZ
they are called, in the big New YORK
jewelers. shops. Gems worth less than
that usually are kept in show cases and
examined in trays at the counters. Bus
IL a customer wants to make a larger
purchase-a diamond necklace with
pearl pendant worth from $4,000 10
$4,000, for instance-he is shown into
q parlor where he can examine the
Jewels more at his leisure and see the
salesman weigh them on the most care
fully balanced scales. These parlors as
q rule are luxuriously but simply fur
nished and are convenient to the safes.
1t Is not an unusual thing during the
holiday season for salesman In q wei
established store to make three or four
sales day ranging from $4,000 to
$30,000.-New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01

The influence Of damp weather upon
sensitive people is remarkable. III tnere
is sore spot anywhere it hurts more
Latent weakness of any OF the organs
Is brought out by congestion and irreg'
ularity of function. Suppressed coughs
start into activity and neuraIgic nerves
sneak out. Old chronic rheumatism re-
news It's life. while corns are aggra-
vated. The pulse Is slow. the heart
weak, the blood vessels lack tone, the
muscles are nabby. the venous and
Emphatic systems become engorged
The mind is langud and clouded
There is a general depression OF vital
iU.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Fatal Position.

"I told you she would dismiss you X
came in between"
"Yes, she has, all right; but you're a
dead one too"
"WhyY
"She told me everything between us
was at an end. CONNER
cial Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Army Firing Positions.

Standing, kneel.ng, sitting and lying
down are the four positions prescribed
for firing by the army regulations.
The lying position alone Is prescribed
for the 500 and the 1000 yard ranges.
while at all the other ranges up
1000 yards the lying and sitting posi-
tions are used. At 100 and zoo yards
the sitting and standing positions are
prescribed. Wherever the sitting posi-
ton is prescribed the kneeling may be
substituted. but for the majority OF
persons the sitting is by far the better
position Of the two.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
At the Opera.

"Why do you insist on sitting near
the bass drum and cymbals at grand
opera performance"
81 don't mind telling you as an old
friend" answered Mr. Cumrox. IT'S
the only way can make sure of not
disgracing mother and the girls by
staying asleep through tba entire per-
formance." ."-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-01-01
Letting Him Down Easy.

81 have very unpleasant duty to
perform" said the chief. "The msn-
agement desires to dispense with your
services"
The office boy heaved deep sigh Of
relief. "Geer he said. 81 fought for
n minnit youse was goin' to fire me-
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.