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Gould Take His Choice.

At a recent inquest in a Penasyl-
vaaia town. one Of the Jurors. after
the usual swearing In. arose and with
much dignity protested against ser
vice. alleging that he was the general
manager of an important concern and
was wasting valuable time by sitting
as a Juror at an Inquest.
The coroner, turning to his clerk.
aid: "Mr. Morgan, kindly hand me
'erv!s' the authority on juries)."
Then. after consulting the book. the
coroner observed to the unwilling
Juror:
Upon refertnce to 'Jeryls. hnd.
sir. that no persons are exempt nom
ervlce as jurors except idiots, imbe-
Giles aud mnaties. Now. under which
beading do YOU claim exomptlon?'--
From Success" Magazine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
scrvanuess Utopia.

Upton slnclair's servantless COM
munal colony has been located at
Helicon Hal. Englewood. y. j.. on
the Palisades. half an hour by ths
committing service from this city. A
The colony + going to move inidur-
ing the week. and among those wiso
wiz spend the wiater there, or az
least who havepromised to try to iiye
through winter, are W. ]. Hampton
author. OF "Yawps:" Upton Sinciai.
and family and Prof. and Mrs. WI.
liam Noyes, Prof John Dewey and
family and Prof. aad Mrs. Montague,
al. of Columbia University; DR., ard
Mrs. Gwathmey. Edwin S. and Mrs.
Peter. Edwin and Mrs. Bjorkman.
Ellis o. Jones and family and DIR.
Charles II, Castle of Cincinnati.
Everybody Is going to eat break
fast With everybody else IN big din
ing hall, and n Mr.. Hampton demands
a Rooseveltian breakfast of hard
boiled eggs and cocee. while Mr..
'Bjorkman and Mr.. Sinclair insist on
iuffsd wheat and pig knuckies. one
question prospective eoionists are
asking is Who is TO give in? Must
Mr.. hampton write poems on diet
of pig knuekles. or can he get hard
boiled eggs when the menu gives only
hash and pr'ines?
Rules Coz the government OF the
colony are 70 be prepared, and colon
lists would like to know whsther or
not these will prohibit waiting at
the Church" or communal graphic
phones from midnight to dawn. prac-
ticlng scales on the piano from 10 a.
M. having 10 listen to readings OF
original poems or novels by coionists.
and whether the communal children
will be allowed to cry between the
hours Of y. m. and 10 a. M.
Helicon Hall--and there are some
who insist there is nothing In name
lis In the center of a beautiful park
Of nine acres on the border of a forest
extending f~r fifteen miles along the
top OF the Palisades. There are a
Itheter, bowling alleys. billiard rooms
and large dining hall. in addition
to other buildings The price paid
for,tbe property Is said to have been
$40, O00.-New York World.
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Viola Allen In "Cymbeline. .

Any performance OF Shakespeare 1
'C'ymbe.ine" would be worth seeing
II only because Of the infrequency OF
The plays presentation on the stage.
But when to the opportunity o.
viewing the unfamiliar material is
added the charm of such an Imogent
as Is revealed in the acting of Miss
Viola Allen the occasional becomes
really noteworthy. Miss Allen has
long enjoyed the reputation of being
an essentially womanly actress, and
as Imogen is essentially a womahly
womaa-an ideal of womanliness. in
fact-it might have been assumed
at the outset that the role would
prove a sympathetic one for her.
But Miss Aliens previous achieve
ments, In many cases most worthy
have hardly led one to expect quite
so much of refined sensibility and ex,
pressive sympathy as she here dis,
plays. One may set the fact dow
promptly, then, that In this eexqui
site and appealing role the actress II
revealing the ripe and mellow fruit ,oi
her years Of study and experiences
and that she brings to her task and
intellectual appreciation of its re
qulrements combined with a variety
Of utterance considerably beyond
anything she has previously dis
closed.-New York Times.
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A Lively Career.

To sturdy veteran like Mr. Ben
net Burleigh It must be mere detail
OF life to be thrown out of a motor
car and severely bruised. MOTOR cars
are among the least dangerous expio-
slves with which he has had dealings.
Three times during the American
civil war he was sentenced 10 be shot,
and the same campaign saw him
charged with piracy" At Tel-el-
Kebir he went over the trouches with
the fighting lire and helped to mend
the broken British square at Tamai.
At Abu Klea, when Gen. stewart had
received his death wound, two OF his
fellow Journalists lay dead and he
himself was injured in the foot. he
led the little party who erected .
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handsome sables that were purchased
by her in ST. Petersburg last summer.
Her second dress Is a negligee of fine
lace bought from Brussels by a med
Der of her family over half a century
ago. In the third act she Is dressed
in mourning. her handsome black
gown relieved only by a string Of
pearls. These pearls came to her
from her great grandmother, who
purchased them in Spain. Miss Lyn-
den does not believe in stage jewelry
Every ornament she wears is of the
finest quality and IN ''Her Own Way. E"
as the scenes are all modern, it is
necessary that her jewelry be in keep
ing with her costumes and the sur
roundings OF the play.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
SECRET BASEBALL SIGNALS
a Privpfe Code Now Necessary for
Every Successful Team.

Signaling In baseball had It's origin
about the same time as the discovery
of the curve, Obviously the catcher
should know whother an "in'' or aa
''out" was coming in order that he
might be prepared to catch II. AT
first the pitcher gestured Tie
mighty Radbourne signaled Mike
Kelly by shifting his "quid" OF to-
bacco. But codes of this sort were
too easily Interpreted by the opposite
side, and catehers had to assume the
task. With the adoption of the huge
oatcher's mitten worn on the eft
hand, signaling became comparative
ly easy. Shielded by the mitten on
one side. by his right knee on the
other. the backstop now telegraphs
with naked fingers. not only to the
pitcher but 70 tho outfielders. Ia
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for the book and Jerome and
Schwartz for the .yrics and music.
There are more than twenty 'sdag sue
cesses, Including the Ghost Thai
Never WalkedT Love, Love, Love, .
I'm So Happy;9 "Chingaling Fong.'
Only YOU 'Fnder the Goo Goo
Tree" "Cordelia Malone. "The Mel
ancholy Sunbeam and the Rose" az
Don't Want Any Wurtzburger" and
Dolly Dimples.' The production is
handsomely staged. gorgeously pre-
sented and magnifcently gowned !;
the scenic. electric and costuming
embellishments being fresh and new,
and an excellent performance is as
sured
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s THEATRICAL pOTES s


fore his four daugi ers have found
As the gay wldower
cruises a,ong the sands OF Atlantic
City for wife he meets the dashing
widow Mon'asue, whom he considers
bis affinity. Immediately they begin
laying .splans to marry OF the four
Mslon girls. This Complication leads
~. 70 a number OF oihe' anaSiig and
sxosuuatlngly funny ones vi roSeltE
Il Plot. ingenuity Of treatment AMI an
',cting, singing, dalcing seompay OF
Broadway fayor!tcs count for any
hing in the makeup Of a. successful
musical production, Il Is no wonder
Pin, Pan, pour" has been 50 success
III Stanislas STANCE is responsible
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
"Pin. Pan. POuf."

b. c. Whitney's gorgeous musical
production, which had a phenomenal
run of eight months at the New York
Casino, is the Offering for Saturday
matinee and night at The Kentucky
"Piff. Paff, Pouf' has been termed a
musical cocktail, which seems a vt
ting description. The entertainment
is bright, snappy, lively aud kaleidi-
scopic, and is calculated to dispel the
blues. The story OF 'Pih, Paff. Pouf"
concern. one August Melon, who can
not touch two millions left him by his
deceased wife. should he marry be.
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themselves to the physician. Here
IL case of blind faith said the
clergyman. "Tho doctor writes out
prescription ofteuer than not you
cannot read Il. you don't know what
It Is. He tells you 10 take Il. Yours
Is not to reason why, yours but to do
and de-" A more or less audible
smile rippled over the congregation
aad the orator flushed for moment
On realizing the double import of his
quotation.
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"a Ragged Hero"

The announcement Of the presenta-
tion at The Kentucky on Monday
night Of next week of the comedy
drama. "a Ragged Hero" must sure
ly be welcome to all who delight in
that popular form of theatrical
amusement. II is enacted by a COM
pany Of 20. There IS romance rul-
ming through the piece that impels
heart interest. A spirit of sturdy
Americanlsm pervades the whole.
The House Of Mirth' ON the Stage
There was bright spot in.the pre-.
sentation of "rhe House of Mirth" al
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considerableetsn loomed up ahead
where nothlnMhsd showed up the
day before.
"What towns thise' says 10 my
fireman. ~
"'Blamed II I Know says Bill. 1t
wasn't here when We went over the
road Yesterday
well. I slowed down. apd direeily
we pulled into the stst.ou,w where over
500 people were waiting on the pat
form 70 see the first train come In.
THE conductor came along ~
front and says to ME: 80
Jim. first thing we know we'll b,
running by some important place.
Get thissioyn down on your list aad
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case the outflelders are not able to
see. short-stop and second baseman
relay the signs. Thus every man on
the team knows what kind q q ball
is going to be pif<hed. and all through
the game Jim ma Jack are ednvers-
Ing in their oxn secret code Each
player of New FORKS 'Giapts" knows
The deaf-mute Aphabet to the great
improvement Of the efficiency Of the
nine rs a machine ---Allen saneree In
The Strategy OF The BAN Field in
Every boly's Magazine for October
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Grape neutrality-suspicious..

Grapes are another fruit that
sgree with most persons and can be
eatea after any meal. though care
should be taken when INDUCING in
them after dinner. less the stomach
be overloaded and indIgestionbrought
on before the individuals realize how
many they have eaten" says a physi-
Clan who has made a speciality of
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30

stomach and'intestinal troubles. DO
not be afraid to cat the seeds In
grapes or the Sims q most OF them.
The idea that grave seeds. bning on
appendicitis Is an Erroneous Que, and
my belief isf4fhet- the seeds When
properly ehewed help to cleanse the
appendix, just as know they aid d.
gestion and cieanse the intestines.
Grape jeliies jams and preserves
With meats. are bene9ciaE and next TO
apples help most in Keeping the stom-
ach In soad condition. -.
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Sylvia Lynden's Gowns and Jewels.
An attractive feature Of Jules Muir
rvs production of Clyde Fiteh's
greatest play. Her own Way which
will be seen at The Kentucky on Fri-
day night, is the manner in which the
women costume their parts Miss
Sylvia Lynden. who plays the leading
part of Georgfana, is particularly for
tunate In the selection of her gonwss
In the first act she wears an elaborate
brown velvet costume and carries the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
Blind Faith.

DR.. Patton, former president of
Princeton Uniyerslty. secently deliv-
cred sermon IN New Yorkfcity, his
subject being "Faith. - Vie spoke Of
the bliadfalth of the client who, puts
himself al tbe mercy OF a lawyer in
preparing an action for trial and OF
the confidence OF the sick. Nj trusting
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
Rapid Growth of Towns.

Apropos OF the mushroom growth
of new towns on the western frontier.
gays the Minneapolis Journal. loco
motive engineer relates the following
zone day l was driving my engine
across the prairie. when suddenly 0
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30

barrier OF biscuit boxes to stem the
leaden hail Of the elemy. The
French Madagascar war gave him the
opportunity OF walking eco miles.
nearly naked, in the midst Of the
Wild Hovas.-Exehange
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
AT THE KENTUCKY.

.Friday-Syiyia Linden in "Her
Own Way"
Saturday, Matinee and Night
''Pih, Paf, Pouf."
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III put brakeman out on the rear
platform to watch out for towns that
spring up after the train gets by"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-20
ARDMoRE CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Needs Mere Books. More Chairs and
More Tables to Meet the De.
mands Of the Reading
Public.

The Carnegie library OF this city is
sadly In need of both books and fur.
uimc such as tables and chairs
Since the organization of this public
utility something over two months ago
nothing new i'm the way of furniture
or books has been added To- what was
originally bought by IT'S organizers
The library has ON hand about $50
volumes of reference books, fiction,
history and general literature, and
has ON the list about twcnty.siN PEE.
riodicals.
The library Of reference is fairly
good although 10 is not what it should
be, for a city this size. Tho supply of
fiction and historical works is made
quatc for the demand of IN, read
ing public and more should be sc-
cured The accommodations for the
readers are very mcagcr and If one
desires to visit the library with view
of studying or reading. or looking up
any reference that one is placed at
a disadvantage iuasmuch as there are
no tables in any Of the rooms which
could be used, and but a few common
chairs.
The library is being literally pat
ronized by the reading public. as is
shown by the record kept by the libra
riau, Mrs. Jones. The first two months
of its existence over 1850 volumes
We're put in circulation. or half as
many more volumes than what the
library contains.
The few books that are on hand are
all of the best. but there are not
enough for use of the public.
The association has had published
as Christmas greeting a list of books
suitable for reading. One list is for
girls and boys, while the other list
shows books suitable for adults. These
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-20
CASUAL PHILOSOPHY.

Three things to cherish-tha true,
the beautiful and good
Three things for which to wish
health, friends and contcntment.
Three things to admire-dignity.
gracclulness and intellectual power
Three things to give-alms to the
needy comfort to the said and appre.
citation to the worthy.
Three things to attain-goodness of
heart integrity of purpose and cheer
fulness of disposition.
Three things to desire-the blessing
of God, an approving conscience and
the fellowship of the good.
Three things for which to work-a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-20
JOHN HINHLE,

JOHN HlNNLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
First published Dec. IA, 1906.
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lists are being distributed To the pat.
rons that call for books.
The building should be furnished
in keeping with the outside appear
ance of the building which is hand.
some. while this cannot be done at
once, yet some furniture should be put
in to meet the present needs Of the
public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-20
i1zRE'S a Tract.

If you have the blues read the xvii
Psalm.
If people seem unkind read XIV.
chapter of John.
If your pocketbooli is empty, read
the XXXvii. Psalm
If you are all out of sorts read the
xii. chapter of Hebrews.
If you are discouraged about your
work read the cXxvi. Psalm.
If you are losing confidence i'm men
read the xii. chapter Of / Corinthians.
If you find the world growing small
and yourself great read the xix.
Psalm.
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trained mind. a skilled hand and a reg.
ulated heart.
Three things about which to think
life, death and eternity.
Three things to despise--cruelty,
arrogance and ingratitude.
A high roller isn't in the moss-bacli
class.
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NOTICE IN eANKKRuPTcY.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District, at
ArdmOrc:
In tho matter uf c. l. Lowery,
bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
TO the creditors OF q. l.. Lowery IA
the Southern District in the Indian
Territory, at Ardmore, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of December. 1906. the said
G. -. Lowery was duly adiudged
bankrupt and that the first meeting
Of his creditors will be held at my
Office at the Court House in the City
Of Ardmore, on the cath day OF De
ccmber 49,, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such 9th.
er business as may come before said
meeting.
JOHN HINXLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
First published Dec. IA, 1906.
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A fool can talk without knowing
what he ought to say. but a wise
mans silence is due to his knowing
what he ought not to say.
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Don't wait FOR Dame Fortune to
knock at your door. She may be kid
naped by some one who Is willing to
meet her half way.
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shave notes. J. Goldsmith, 1876
East Main. 27-lm
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REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE RELIABILITY OF
COMPANY.
That Desires TO Build and Operate the
Fuel and Iron Factories at This
Point-Will Go to Columbus,
Ohio.

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day night by 4. l.. King. who proposes
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ton Of the factories here will be a
certainty
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-20
NO BUSINESS AT ALoEclRAs

THE UNITED STATES STNATE
is occasionally right II is right II
as eriing the jurisdiction of congress
over the expenditure or millions OF do.-
lars on the isthmus OF Panama. II IS
right in asserting the constitutional
president in the condact of foreign
affairs. 1t is especially right in reas
sorting he Oldest tradition OF our
government, that We have no concern
with the domestic politics of Europe
ana will take no part in international
conferences concerning them alone.
OF course the immediate occasion of
this rea sertion is he meeting at AL
geciras of conference OF European
powers to settle the internal govern
ment and trade relations of Morocco.
The president has directed our ambas-
sador to Italy and our minister TO Mo
rocco to attend the conference as rep
.resentatves of the United States.
This was done without consulting
congress, though the delegates can
moi commit this government 10 any
convention or agreement without the
consent of the senate The United
States government can lake no Steps
to support any position they may take
against other powers or to carry out
any agreement they may make with
other powers without the conseat Of
congress.
This makes The position of Amhassa
der White ana Minister Gummere rath.
or ridiculous. unless they are content
10 strut in diplomatic uniform among
delegates Of real power and share by
contemptuous uherauce in the social
glitter OF the occasion. Their impo.
tence does not matter in the least TO
aay but themselves. rs the United
States has only an Insignificant inter
EST in the commerce Of Morocco and
no interest at all in IFS internal gov
eminent.
They may stand with Great Britain
or France. ON one side or the other. as
their balance Of social or personal
inclination may lead them Il is all
the same 10 the people Of the United
States n they do anything that con
gress does net like. Il will be promptly
disayowed and probably their salaries
as ambassador and Minister Will be
cut of. There are some things that
the most strenuous president cannot
do anyhow"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-20
THE DAILY JINGLE
DECLINE TO ANSWER.

Thee be declining days, fOrsooth;
Our great men take the witness
stand
As ioyously as If each tooth
Were TO be pulle: by some strong
hand
| The inquisiton goes It. way
\ little while, then tumbles fiat
When the great man is moved TO say:
All, decline to answer that"
Psychologists may soon explain
The presence of mental wave
That makes all questioning in vain
Though it be pleasant, gay or grave.
Perchance ere long the ardent man
Who signs 20 will your heart be
uue?'
VIII see the lady sway her fan
With: Il decline 10 answer you
The disobcdient child when tasked
with frac,uring the household rule,
Or when by Gliding parents asked
If he played hockey from the school,
May hide behind his legal rights.
As older folk define the law,
And stay tae hand that swiftly smites
With: II decline 10 answer pa
The man who fingers AT the lodge
or Is detained by business
Until on going home he'll dodge
Tire cars that seem TO run by guess.
Will. when ne hears his wife's demand
Where have you bean?" lose all
his fear
Aud answer in his accents bland:
Il mu.ht decline TO ansher, dear
Perhaps they may yet find the germ
That causes folk to act this way
And name II with some Latin term
But. o. what if that selfsame day
The scientist who trails II down
Should. when we ask him what to do
To fight it. ell us with a frown:
Il must decline TO answer you"