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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

"Come back for something you've
forgotten, as usual?' said the husband.
NO" replied his wife swectly, i've
come back for something 1 remember
ed"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

A fool may know when to stop talk
ing. but a wise man knows when
not to begin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

The man with a narrow mind usual
ly makes up for it in the length OF
his arguments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

die for a oma always reserves the
right to fix the date of his demise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

The nan who tries to flatter a wo
man is either q foo or he thinks she
is one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

Make your own Ice cream. II al
East suits you better. It's no tTou-
BILE when you have n of our freez.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

Tomorrow never comes but the day
after today arrives On schedule time,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

The most stylish double or single
harness you will find at J. G. Preddy's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02
Telephone Connections

We now have connections over
our long distance lines with the
telephone exchanges at Davis,
Wynnewood, Pauls Valley and
Purcell and can make DIRECT
connection to any and all tele.
phones in each of these towns
This will enable US TO save con
siderable time to our patrons
and it will be quite a convent.
ence to the persons called. Give
US a trial.
ChickaSaw TelephOnp On.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

BIvENs coRHN & FRENsLEy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

| have In stock the finest line OF sad
prices. ]. C. FREDDY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02

Commissioner to the Five Civil;
Tribes.
First published July is, 1905.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
trap can also be constructed Of any
size for trapping animals Of different
sizes or species.
Cottage Tent.

One Of the most recent inventions
patented Is cottage tent Of the
knockdown type, designed to be used
for summer purposes during warm
weather when people desire to take
an outing for a month or longer. It
can also be used for permanent occu-
pancy the year round in suitable lati.
tudes, where artificial warmth is not
much in need, or in cases where peo-
pie desire to take as much of the
open air as possible under the shelter
for health, as in the case Of consump-
tiyes. 1t Is preferably made Of wood,
though it can be made Of metal in
whole or in part, and when erected Is
tent has a plank floor, slightly raised,
SO as to be above the ground to avoid
dampness. Some may prefer ground
floor instead, and as such a floor is
often desirable in summer in dry
places, the occupant may choose as to
one or the other. The main frame
comprises the base pieces or rails ex-
tending around the lower edges Of the
tent, the corresponding upper pieces
or beams, the corner posts and the in
tervening window or door posts. All
these parts are constructed to be con-
nected, the ends of the posts have
overlapping projections one-half the
thickness Of each bar. The roof Of the
tent IS supported by inclined braces
extending from the main frame, FORM
ing four inclined sides to shed the
water, the entire upper structure be-
ing kept down in it's place by the
overspread canvas or cover or TIE tent.
For such cover and for the side walls
Of the tent any usual and suitable
fabric can be used; ordinarily tent can
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

stantly put into application. So many
inventions Of this nature are patented
every week that it is hard to pick out
those which have a prosperous future,
but the one shown here, a computing
cheese-cutter, invented by an Indiana
man, is we'll worthy Of notice. Al
though only recently patented, it is
already in use in delicatessen and gro
Gerry stores. The operation is exceed
ingly simple. the mechanism not be-
ing complicated or difficult of opera.
ton. The table carrying the cheese
can be moved very accurately and the
cheese as accurately divided. In the
center of the table is a vertical pin,
which acts as pivot on which it is
turned on casing beneath. A num-
Der Of prongs on the surface Of the
table prevent the cheese from being
moved out Of position after it has
been placed on the table. Underneath
the table is a large gear Wheel which
meshes with a smaller gear on the
computing scale, the latter operated
by handle. The scale is divided into
twelve cuts Of cents each, and by
turning the scale five times there are
sixty cuts on the whole Of the cheese.
1t can readily be seen that an accurate
5-cent cut can be made in a minimum
time, and when necessary the cut in
creased to any multiple of cents that
is required. Such an apparatus could
be SO constructed as to be used in
measuring a number of other com
mOditieS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
WOMEN AND MATRIMONY.

| One Writer Who Disagrees with
Maud Come ON the Subject.
Such few sensible women as took
any notice Of Maude Comes petu-
liant declaration, made just after her
divorce from Capt Mcbride in Paris.
that "a woman Of brains should never
marry" will also observe from the
| news of the week that there is another
side to the story, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. 1t will be remembered that
the Irish Joan of Arc said that it was
impossible for a married woman to
have career. Mrs. Payne Whitney
(Helen Hay, daughter Of the late Sec
rotary Of State does not seem to be
hampered in her literary work by mar
riage. A well-known firm has Just is-
sued her third volume of poems "Son-
nets and Songs" and a general paean
of praise has greeted the work. The
name of Myra Kelly should also be
added to the growing list of women
who do not believe that women Of
brains should not marry. Miss Kelly
had a career and still has. She writes
charming stories of the children of the
East Side, and they are known to mag
azine readers all over the country. Yet
this week she married a horse dealer
and is glad of it. According to Maude
Come this should be the end of her ca
reer, but the bride will keep on her
studies Of the East Side and continue
to produce her charming stories. Mrs.
Leow- Whitney, who recently aban-
doned the practice of law, was advised
during the week to return to the bar
81 am happier as 1 am" she said; 81
have a little boy to take care Of" Mrs.
Clarence Mackay Is another woman
who does not find that the marriage
ties bind her to a strictly domestic
life. She has been recently elected a
school trustee in the Long Island vii
lage where she has country seat, and
has become a local political factor to
be reckoned with. The fact that Rus
sell Sage never takes interest in phi
lanthropic enterprises does not prevent
Mrs. Sage from taking an active inter
est in club work and in many worthy
charities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

the cars in which the seats face in
the direction the car is going. Wher-
ever introduced they have proven
popular in the extreme, and are much
superior to the old-style seats. A
small detail so far overlooked is the
provision of a suitable handhold for
the person getting up from the seat to
leave the car, it generally being neces-
sary to grasp the top Of the back Of
the seat Immediately in front. This
seldom affords a sufficient hold, espe-
cially if a person occupies the seat
ahead. A Missouri man has patented
a device designed to overcome this
fault, an illustration of which is
shown here. 1t needs no explanation,
the idea being simply to provide a
rail, secured to the top Of the seat
back, with subdivisions at the ends,
which serves as handle. Railroad
cars would also be much improved
by the addition Of this device.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
II B he cannot love me when he hears
I am a poor shop girl, he cannot
- Ill

II 3 he cannot love me when he hears
am a poor shop girl, he cannot
- love me at all.
All very well in theory, but very
poor in practice. fold up Fred Lang
ley's offer of marriage, and sit down
to write him that, before he makes
any further plans with me for this end,
he must know that I'm one Of those
superfuous beings, q girl who came IN
to this world with no place prepared
for her; that I have clerked at Sharp
& Sniper's ever since I was seventeen
and am now twenty-th three; that I
have two young sisters depending on
me for support, growing up in gawky,
ill-clad ugliness shade palmer than
myself even.
Some way, when I first met him at
that pleasant summer resort, the first
breath l had out Of Sharp s. Sniper's
store for over two years, was SO
happy that / forgot to mention the
Scrubbing life I had left behind me
at home, and was sick Of poverty
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Animal Tran.

In the illustration below will be
found an exceedingly simple animal
trap, the invention Of Maryland
man, which will be Of interest to many
boys in the country The natural de-
sire Of boys to catch animals has
never diminished, although the boy in
the country has greater advantages to
fulfill this desire than the boy in the
city. The best the latter can do is to
trap stable rats and mice, but this is
only tame sport, whereas the country
boy can place traps for quite num-
Der of small animals. This trap com
prises two frames in the form Of OBJ
long loops, with a spring coil connect
ing the loops at one end for maintain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
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ing them compressed against each
other face to face, and thus produce
the requisite grip Of the trap and CON-
press any object which may be caught
between the loops. The sides Of each
loop frame are connected by interme-
date bars, the trigger swinging from
these bars when the loop frames are
distended. The trigger will thus hold
the trap in set position, and a slight
pressure applied to the trigger from
either side will spring the trap and
catch the animal between the loop
frames. In setting the trap it Is pre-
ferably concealed, except the line Of
access to the trigger, so that an anil
NAL approaching the trap will be GER
tain to spring the same, and by reason
Of the form of the loop frames and
the location Of the trigger, the animal
will be caught by the neck or around
the body, and thus either instantly
killed or SO badly injured as to die
very quickly. Chains Or other means
Of fastening the trap to stakes or clogs
can be employed when required. In
catching some forms Of animals bait
can be attached to the trigger. The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

and thlrd-rate people. 1 was glad to
forget it.
How should he, being man, know
the dress I wore had been turned
twice; that l trimmed my hat myself
that the diamond ring / wore l had
borrowed from my sister, being the
unvalued relic Of some unforgotten
lover of hers; that the beauty he said
was In my face was due to the happi-
ness In his society? For I do think the
old saying, "Be good and you will be
happy" ought to be preserved.
How did he know that charming
naivette Of mine was learned trying
to induce customers to buy?
Old Sniper always says when he ex-
poets to sell a large bill Of goods to
a customer: LET Miss 10 manage him;
she can smile the dollars out Of his
pockets, If anyone can"
So l smile and smile, yet / am nc
villain, for they are enforced and i'm.
pudent smiles for bread and butter.
How round and rosy grew in those
few weeks Of ecstatic joy! What walks
and rides we had up and down the
ravines! What charming sails through
the dells, through Witchs gulch, and
about Devils Elbow
How brilliant and agreeable, and
how handsome my Fred was! Dare l
call him my Fred before he knows
that clerk at Sharp & Sniper's?
I am no strong-minded woman. |
frankly confess that 1 DO not like to
take care of myself. l am no clinging
vine, however, never having had any
thing to cling to. l have grown up
stiff and straight, all by myself, like
a weed in the middle of bare ten-acre
lot.
Perhaps l will not make such a bad
wife, after all. ] am a good house
keeper, and, having been no trouble
or expense to anyone since l can re-
member, l do not see why l should
be so very much troubled now, even
with my two sisters thrown in for bal
last. Still, Fred must know all about
the poverty and membranes, and
make up his mind accordingly. So l
waste a great many sheets of paper
writing an answer that shall be frank
and truthful and yet ladylike.
l inform him in d most careful man
ner that he must marry three when
he leads me to the altar.
l send it off in a pink envelope, my
heart beating a painful tattoo, as l
think Of his elegant sister he has de-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

here the scenery gets wilder and wild.
er, the broad Mississippi winds lazily
along at the foot Of its tall bluffs, with
trees topping uncomfortably along
their steep sides; close to the car win
dows great walls Of rock rise, oh, SO
high In air. The train balances dizzily
along like a rope-walker over a high
rock, where it seems as If the least
jar would send us down, down, l dare
not think how far.
1 ride along in a sort Of mist until
we reach st. Paul. What a queer.
elevated town it is, as if every house
in it had climbed up and sat on the
hill. l get out In pouring rain, great
ly to the detriment Of my bonnet.
stop at one Of the grandest hotels there
the Metropolitan-and say to myself.
spitefully:
Il will enjoy myself, though starve
the rest Of the year."
Rather dreary magnificence, how
ever, for I get tired the first day wan
dering up and down the parlors and
long halls. grow restless the second
day and want to go home. AS to Min
nehaha Falls, what a baby falls to
come SO far to see! l grow so tired
Of the strange faces that by the third
day my brilliant summer debut Is get
ting to be unbearable, when a boy
brings up card with Fred Langley's
xrn6
make indecent haste down into the par
lor, but somehow my feet will take
two steps at time.
Fred is there with an open letter
in pink envelope in his hand, which
1 see by close scrutiny is my poor old
letter, written year ago, telling him
about my sisters.
The sight Of it angers me beyond
expression. I snatch at it f1ercely.
Fred holds the letter out Of my reach
and catches me in his arms instead,
bestOwing upon me some Of the old
time kisses, whose unforgotten sweet
ness had trained myself to believe
should never feel again.
odd you think me so mean sordid,
unmanly?" he asked "as not to an
swer your letter? 1t was lost and
never found until yesterday, and I
came as soon as the train would fetch
me to answer it in person."
ask no question; 1 only lay my
weary head down on his shoulder and
cry out my overburdened heart on his
bosom.
1t is not until afternoon, when we
are driving in a nice carriage to Min
nehaha Springs, near Minneapolis, the
noise of st. Anthony's Falls on my
ears, that venture to say:
"How in the world did you lose that
letter?'
well, you see, sister took it from
the postman and put it on the high
nantel, where it slipped away against
the wall, and she forgot all about it,
and, being a bit Of woman like your
self, she never noticed the edge of it
above the mantel, nor anyone else, I'M
til this week two rather oldish lady
teachers came to spend few days
with us, and one of them, while look
ing for knick-knacks on this shelf, dis
covered and brought to light your let
ter"
did she have red poppies in her
bonnet and wart on her nose?' I in
quired, eagerly.
eyes, on the whole, I believe she
had"
Heaven bless that old maidLWa-
verley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
THE FARM CHlLD'S LULLABY.

s rocking n OF
And it's bye little bye;
all gathered and the pippins all binned
Bye my little one, bye
The little rabbits hiding in the golden shock Of corn
The thrifty squirrels laughing bunnys idlene to
You smiling with the angels slumb smile till
So it's bye little one,
There be plenty in the cellar here be plenty the shelf
Bye little
There be goodly sweetngs dainty little elf
Bye little
The be a-fying DER the meadow and the hill
The ice checked the chatter Of the little laughing ri
But in cradle and happy still,
So bye my little bye
Why the Bob White thinks the snowflake brother his
Bye my little bye
And the chimney the sweeter when the wind blowing
Bye my little
The granary's OVERLOOKING full cellar
The has its
The winter harm when whn
SO bye my little bye
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

vas. Provision can be made for filing
the window space, such as a screen to
keep out the flies, or even window
glass and frame for cold weather.
Naturally such tent Is susceptible Of
various changes and notifications to
promote comfort and convenience. 1t
might, for example, have an inside
canvas or other lining, so as to pro
vide an inner wall, separate from the
outer wall and leaving an air space
between for greater comfort in cool
climate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Too Much Studv.

After examining 10000 school chill
dren. three German medical experts
have urged the abolition of afternoon
lessons on the ground that they ex-
haust the vitality of the scholars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Cheese Cutter.

Any kind of apparatus which saves
time and labor to the employer i'm
mediately attracts attention, and if II
contains any amount Of merit and is
of practical use, 1t is generally in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Mr.. Roots Pleasantly.

When Mr.. Root was at the head of
the Department Of War, deputation
of Creek Indians found their way into
his room by mistake.
II am sorry" Mr. Root said, when
he realized the error into which they
had fallen, "but I can do nothing for
you I have Jurisdiction over navig.
able rivers, but not over Creeks"
1t is all right to keep a diary IL II
Is kept under lock and key.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

A man who was asked for news to
day by reporter replied II don't
know anything In particularly"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
So Natural.

Il dreamed last night, George" said
Mrs. Swellman, that l was with box
party at the opera and"
YES" interrupted her husband, 81
might have known that"
What! How do you mean?"
'You were talking very loud in your
ep."-Philadelph Press.
1t is no pleasure to talk to anyone
who ends up everything he says with
Don't Tell"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

Rail for Car Seats.
Only in the past few years have the
electric railway companies adopted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06


in spite Of cinders and SCOT, my caved-
in hat, my hair all flying, and my face
burning like live Goals, he knows me
and drops the parcels.
'Take the shawls a moment, sis,' /
hear him say, and in another second
he is on the train, leaning over the
seat, asking me a dozen questions in
breath.
II am going to st. Paul. is all I
have time to answer; and he whispers.
"Good-by, Mignon; 1 will see YOU
again. and he is off the car as the
bell begins to ring.
/ catch one more glimpse Of him as
the train moves off, helping his sister
and the old maids with their satchels
into the carriage; l see him take the
front seat beside the one with red pom
pies in her bonnet, touch the reins. and
the horses are off like birds. How 7
envy that old maid, though she has q
wart on her nose and looks like a last
years MULLEN stalk.
Something gets into my throat and
chokes me, and l refuse the orange the
man in the next seat with the big
beard offers me. Something chokes
me all the way to st. Paul. 1t may be
the green peach 1 have eaten; but 7
think it is that old maid
Why did l let him speak so familiar
ly and call me Mignon, his old name
for me? Why did not pull my hand
away?
1 busy myself with such thoughts as
these until we have crossed the boun-
Diary line, and have entered Minnesota:
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-23
4 cheerful LInr.

speaking of liars" said the truthful
man. II ran across one the other day
who deserved the prize The converse.
ton had turned on gambling and. ~
usual. every man had some story NJ
wonderful luck Then the modern An
aniaS huttcd IN. ~ was In III Puso
some years ago he said I was yOun.
ger In those days and gamblcd quite a
bit. II went broke II was all right.
but II won ! wanted the whole pile.
| strollcd into q gambling house one
night. walked 10 the roulette table and
placed ten dollar Hill on No. IL. ex.
pectlng. ~ course Ia lose. The ball
dropped In the No. IL division. but |
let the money remain on No. H. Sew.
enteen came q second time, but still I
refused to pull my money down. II
came third time. Then got cold
feet and cashed in How much did
you VIM I asked oh. | don't re.
member exactly he replied, but |
came near breaking the bank grab
bed pencil and a piece Of paper aud
figured ont that our friend had won
S5.O25GOO. hut II was not til I showed
him the figures that he hedged. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-23
The Lie of haImoa.

Salmon never eat during the spawn.
ing season. When they pass from salt
water into fresh water In search Vt u
nesting place they are very fat. having
stored ny a food supply for the coming
r,onths ot struggle. for that Is what The
spawning season always Is. They
spend three or four months In fresh
water. exploring and lighting over the
places they hnd. Meanwhile. as they
do not eat. their sllmentary canals
seem TO wlther up from disuse. And
when at last the spawning season ls
over. the actual time barring nest hunt
Ing. being from ten TO fourteen days.
the nsh are 80 exhausted from the
struggle. lack Of food and the effort Of
reproduction that death Is inevitable
The life Of salmon Ia spent IN the
perpetuaton Of lis kind. hut To- the
credit OF each Is an average ~ j'H"
eggs New York Herald.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-23
riou.,. Tn., shoe, III. Guns.

Birds and insects carry seeds about
almost as busily NJ the wind Tie
rough and hairy coats Of quadruprd~
often capture the burs Of the plant
they come IN contact with aud carry
them Tor thousands ~ miles. Rivers
aud an running waters perform sim
liar use Multitudcs of plants are
found growing upon their banks. the
seeds ~ which have been brought boy
the current from distant localities. and.
being stranded when the water is low.
they md az once an anchorage and
suitable place FOR growth There nrc
plants even that jerk aud dart ont
their seeds Ike shots from tiny guns
for the purpose ~ scattering them.
Touchmenots and cardamines form
quite n miniature artillery when ripe.
discharging their little batteries with n
vigor that Is quite comlcal.