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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21
Musings.

It has been some seven or eight
months since the writer ceased his
labors on the writatorial staff of
this moral guide; but when fell
low has played a continuous week
ly performance for a number of
years i'll holding public opinion,
thoughts and things, it goes
against the grain to sit down and
see the molds grow moldy ,9rusty
and moss-covered and the world
going to the dogs.
Reading so many goodithings
that demand approval and so
many wrong things and inconsist-
encies that demand disapproval
how can a man resist the irresist-
able propulsive force to put lit
tie of his ''good citizenship" on
paper and in the paper, The MIR
RoR? The article IN recent is
sue of this paper insdefense of the
Jew was very good indeed. AThe
writer is not Jew, never has been
and it is not likely that he ever
will be; neither does he think our
friend ''1597' possesses more than
a pint of the rich blue blood of
that great race, but some of the best
friends he ever had and: some of
the most manly men he has ever
known were Jews. When only
fifteen years of age, and not much
more than fifteen inches high, the
writer was employed by a Jew
during the summer vacation of
school. It was in large mercan-
tile establishment and the wages
we're fifteen dollars a month and
board, and that board was with
the proprietor himself. Looking
back now to fifteen-year-old boy
apprentice, getting fifteen dollars
and board for fifteen cents worth
of service, causes a fellow to think
he made big mistake in not
sticking right there until he
climbed the millionaire ladder.
Some three or four years ago
the writer reminded The MIRROR
readers that the Jews of this
country seem to be blessed with
more of the essential good things
all along the line than any other
class or race. He sought to show
by their very general good health,
good citizenship, good habits,
thrift, industry, achievements, COM
mon sense, etc., etc., that most of
the Jews in this country are either
generals, colonies, majors, captains
or lieutenants on the staff of Mr..
Providence or Mr.. Nature.
Our friend E. w. NJ, in his
Views and Reviews, says there are
.Dispatchers on some of our largest
railway lines who work from six
D. m. until seven q. m. Years
ago, when E. w. M. was on earth
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
To See-T0 Look.


To see Is the simple act of using
the organ of sight; to look is to
direct that organ to some particu-
lar object. Those who have their
eyes open cannot help seeing; but
to look implies an act of the will.
I see the light, or any objects
which are casually in the way of
my eyes; I look at something with
a view to examine it's nature or
qualities. If you look at the sun,
you may see the spots on it's sur
face. The two words have the
same difference of meaning when
used in a secondary sense: On
looking at the question, he saw the
difficulties with which it was sur
rounded.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21
Mal0ney'S Bear Fight.

MdlUuty ) D6dI rlSul.
All was quiet in camp two. The
men were reading, or smoking
their pipes preparatory to going
to bed, when the scaler came into
the bunk shanty very much ex-
cited, and said that he had found
bear, and wanted to know where
he could get a gun. Nobody had
one, and then followed a lot of
suggestions as to the best way to
kill it. In the midst of the excite
ment the foreman came in and
wanted to know what the row was
about. On being informed, he
offered the scaler ten dollars if he
would show him the bear, as his
wife would like a bearskin rug.
The scaler reluctantly accepted
the offer, and said that the den
was over the point. The point
was hill of that shape, COW
cred with Norway pine which ex-
tended some twenty yards into
tamarack swamp. TWAS then set
tied that the whole crew should
make raid on the bears den the
first thing in the morning.
Sunrise found forty stalwart
lumberjacks on their way to the
point. Some were armed with
axes, some with canthooks and
others with stampmauls. When
the scaler showed them the posi-
ton of the den, the foreman ar
ranged the men around it in such
manner as to make it impossible
for the bear to escape without
hard fight. Then he and Maloney,
the undercutter, each armed with
stampmaul, cautiously ap-
preached bruins retreat and peered
in. They found him curled up at
the bottom of the hole, some four
feet deep, oblivious of the threaten
ing danger. "Now," said Maloney,
"you sthir the haythen up, an
whin he pokes his hid out, I'll
pound the daylights out O him"
But Mr.. Bruin was very much
awake by this time, and no sooner
did the stampmaul land on his
ribs than he was out of the hole at
one bound. But Maloney was
ready with his stampmaul and
/ landed a blow on his head that
sent him to the ground without
struggle. He was just going to
hit him again when the foreman
stopped him, saying it would spoil
his hide. "Shure, the haste isn't
did w.t. said Maloney; "but TIL
fix thot." He pulled off his mack
anaw and stuffed it in the bears
mouth and tied his front legs with
leather string, which he found
| in his pocket.
While he was hunting for some
thing with which to tie his hind
legs, the bear regained conscious
ness and began to struggle to get
upon his feet. Everyone jumped
back, and before they could inter-
fere, he was on his hind feet paw
ing frantically with his manaoled
front feet at the mackanaw in his
mouth. Maloney, fearing that be
would succeed in removing ii,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21
Should-OugM.

Both these words imply obliga-
ton; but ought binds more strong
~ than should. What we should
do is a social obligation; but what
we ought to do implies a moral
obligation on our part. We ought
to love our parents; we ought to
respect our superiors. We should
be neat and clean in our person,
and kind to our interiors; we
ought always to speak the truth.
We should avoid giving offense;
we ought to obey the laws.
To Slake-7o QuencA.
To Stake (from the Saxon verb
slacian, to slaken) is to quench
partially To qneneh is from the
Saxon c7Vencau, and means to put
out entirely. He who slakes his
thirst takes sufficient liquid to
prevent great inconvenience. He
who quenches his thirst takes
enough to fully satisfy his desire
of drink. The same difference Is
preserved between the words when
used in a moral sense. To slake
desire is to lessen it; to quench
hatred is to extinguish it.
To Su,pylse-To AstonisA.
Both these words imply dis
turbing of the senses. To surprise
is to take one off his guard; to as
tonish is to confound the senses.
We are longer in recovering from
establishment than from surprise.
We are surprised at what is unex-
pected; we are astonished at what
is beyond our comprehension.
Surprise is more temporary, as
constituent more lasting. We are
taken by surprise; we are struck
with establishment. What we are
prepared for does not surprise us;
what we can conceive clearly does
not astonish us.
To Undezstaud-7o Comprehend.
To Understand is to have the free
use of our reasoning faculty; to be
able to see the relation between
cause and effect. or the fitness of
things for each other. To combyy-
Aend requires a stronger exertion
of intellect. We understand what
is stated in plain terms I'VE compre-
bend what at first appeared OBJ
scure. I may understand the
words of a sentence without being
able to comprehend its meaning.
The understanding is employed
upon practical questions; the CON-
prehension upon theoretical sys-
TENS, or speculative truths. A
simple fact is understood To ar
rive at q conclusion by process
of reasoning, we must compre-
bend.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21

Our friend E. w. NJ, in his
Views and Reviews, says there are
"Dispatchers on some of our largest
railway lines who work from six
D. m. until seven q. M Years
ago, when E. w. M. was on earth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
Announeement.

Ardmore. /. r., July u. 1906.
respectfully submit my candidacy
for uclcrato 20 the constitutional
convention to the democratic prima.
~ election 10 be held for the noml.
nation Of delegates for the 2lst re.
cording district or so much thereof
as will embrace my residence In
Ardmorc. My views on many OF the
vital questions In which the people
are directly interested are outlined
In articles already published and -
be added TO from time TO time during
the canvass. and being convictions
with me will be adhered to.
II honored with the nomination ana
election shall strive with all 'hc
zeal, fidelity and ability there &. IN
me 20 discharge the trust conndcd
STILLWELL H. RUSSELL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

All natural waters contain a greater
or less amount of mineral water Ia 80.
luton. Rainwatcr has the smallest
percentage of solid impurities of any,
and therefore it Is takcn as the stand
ard variety of soft water The terms
''soft" aud "hard." however. as applied
to water are. scientifically considered,
purely relative
A water ls usually rcokoncd 10 be-
"soft" when II contains less than
one five thouslndth part of It's weight
of mineral ingredients and hard"
when IL contains more than one four
thousaudth soft water has the prop
erty of easily forming q lather with
soap uni is, therefore, suitable Tor
washing purposes, while hard water
will only form % luthcr, ana that Inn
perfectly. with considerable difficulty.
A mineral water has more than one
two. .thousaulth or its weight of natural
dissolved solids, aud % medicinal water
Is variety of mineral water contain
ing varying percentage of dissolved
natural solid or gaseous drugs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

Every drug store has its morguc In
which rcposc bottles of uncalled Tor
medicine
seldom week passes that We do
not put up prescription that is never
called FOR" said one druggist why
In the world the people that thus neg
lect their remedies after ordering them
compounded viii - 60 the trouble or
consulting q doctor Is more than | can
figure out n they don't want 20 take
the stun prescribed they certainly don't
have 10. but they might at least have
the grace to come and take IL home
after we have gone to the trouble to
prepare Il, and not throw IL back a
dead loss on our hands. In most eases
we keep the mixture indefinitely, hop
Ing that the customer will show up
some time and ask Tor the bottle. II
we happen 10 know the dcllnqucnt's
address we send Il around &. o. H.,
but people who make a practice of or
dering medicine that they never intend
20 take are not likely 10 leave their
cards with the druggist New York
sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

"a respectable minority" writes an
English critic, "still Insists upon pro
nOuncing the name uf the classic horse
racing event Derby Instead oC par
by although almost nobody who Is
not either American ur hppclcssly old
fashioned any longer calls clark
'clurL' There is really mo- doubt as 20
the pronunciation of the name of the
great race. since II takes its uumc from
the Earl of Derby, title. which 9, tukcp
from the hundred ~ West Derby. m
Lancashire which Is Darby, accord
ing 20 local speech There Is evidence
as 90 the pronunciation of the name aS
far back as 1850, In the fact that u
French writer, who had evidently only
heard the name spoken, then referred
10 the Comic d'Arbie' II IL an exam
pie OF the capriciousncss OF language
that, while Darby clark and 'sar.
want are recognized rs correct. 'Sar.
want and 'sarpent are vulgar, and in
the case OF person and parson' we
nctrally have the same word special
azed into two.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
BROWN a sRlpemAN
FunsrGI Direction. ans Llcsnsss
Embllmsrs

Jpsb DAY and Nisht Pm ls "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
Was In Poor Health for Years.

Ira W. Kelley OF Mansfield. Pa.
writes: Il was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and blad
der trouble, and spent considerable
money consulting physicians without
obtaining any marked benefit, but wa
cured oy Foley's kidney Cure, and |
desire TO add my testimony that II
may be the means Of restoring the
health OF others" Refuse substitutes,
Hoffman DRUG Co, City Drug Store. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
LEpeETTER ANNOUNCES.
Candidate for Membership to Con.
stitUtional Convention.

Ardmore, July Z. 1906.
To the Editor OF the Ardmoreite:
You are authorized 10 announce
me as candidate for membership IN
the Constitutional Convention from
the district which shall embrace my
place Of residence In Ardmore, sub.
ject to the action Of tie Democratic
party in selecting It's candidates as
delegates 10 the convention.
understand ;he fact that would
probably be candidate as a dele.
gate 90 the Con stitutional Convention
has been the subject Of some dis.
ussion and that in certain quarters
the objection has ben raised against
me that am the attorney s-- The
Frisco Railway company and the San
"a Fe Railway company i am pre-.
pared to meet that objection. Ny re-
lation to these roads has been strict.
ly professional. have had nothing to
DO with their policies or their man.
apomont. For sCmc years past. II has
been my intention to sever my con.
ucctlon with them as soon as the
statehood bin passed lt WI be- two
or three months before the territory
will be- apportioned into delegate dis.
tricts.
am winding up the legal business
which / have on hand H. connection
with these railroads. and before the
districts are designated. ] shall sever
my connection with them entirely. In
the near future shall pra7snt 20 the
public fully and freely. what. in my
opinion, the constitution should con.
tain with reference to the control Cf
railroads and other corporations. |
am entirely willing to sumbit to the
people the question as to yhst", >. e."
not their interests Will be safe In
my hands. as member of the Con.
! suuuonal Convention.
Very respectfully.
W. a. LEDBETTER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court In the In.
dian Territory. Southern District:
Myrtle Presley, plaintiff vs., Jesse
Presley, defendant, No. 1i3, Marietta.
The defendant Jesse Presley, Is
warned to appear In this court in
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff. Myrtle Presley.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend
Judge OF said Court, and the seal
thereof, this 18th, day OF July, 1906
(SeaD G. NJ. CAMPBELL. Clerk.
II. G. HOUSE.
Sam H. Butler attorney.
Attorney for non resident, II. IL.
Brown.
First published, July 20, 1906
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
MAKING HOES.
Quick work In Turning out Garden
ImpIemcnts.

Implements.
The first hoe rvcr made consisted Of
a pointed or forkcd stick and It was
used both for preparing the ground for
planting and in tearing out weeds
This was perhaps 5000 years before
Christ. but II remained for the nine
tecnth century to witness the introduc-
tion of really modern tools for the cul-
tivntion Of the soil Since then the ev-
olution haS been remarkably rapid
until II Is possible 10 produce n mod
ern hoe. rake or fork In about five min
utes mean 10y this that the actual
operations through which each tool
passes. aside from the time which the
handles must remain In hot water bc-
fore being bent, would not exceed the
time specified
The steel Tor garden tools is made In
great quantities az IohnstOwn, Pa,
from which place 10 IS shipped 10 tool
factories iu the shape Of Hat bars q
half inch thick The wood which Is
used most Tor handles is second growth
white ash and is cut boz Tennessee ar.
kansas ana Georgia. \ number ~ fac.
tories receive the handles already made.
Il having been turned out iu the immc
datc vicinity of the timber supply
Fish oil Tor tcmpcring the tools as they
are made is another ~ the important
products from distance necessary 10
The making Of our modern garden tools.
II Is brought from Gloucester. y. n.
- ~
factory. are made red hot In q furnace.
after which one bar at time is placed
In stamping machine AMI cut into
the blanks or patterns for rnkcs. hoes
or forks. The pattern Tor an article
comprises the metal for the hoe rake
or fork proper aud the shank The
shank Is that part of the pattern TO
which, when completed, the handle will
be- attached.
After the shank has been drawn out
60 desired length the remainder NJ
the blank. which is 60 comprise thc hoe
proper. Is again heated aud Is placed
between huge metal rolls which. as
they continue to rcvplyo. nuttcn IL into
sheet Tie thickness ot hoe This
iU''l IT. NI'H 'iH'N 10 ~ wv NhI'H "
iust the size ~ hoe. und with q single
stroke the form ur the hoe blade is rc
Uuifod. The shank is given us curved
appearance boo form While bot the
embryo hoe is Immersed loo the nah oIl
for hardening lf % socket is - h'
used ln attaching the handle. thr socket
s. welded ON to the shank otherwise
u rs known as "-huuk' hoe IN poi.
ishing hoe lt Is first ground upon %
Friudsiouc Uud then held umust a
huilug wheel on some hoes the shanl,
is hruuzcd with brush bat this * not
until after the handles have been put
IN place Philadelphia Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

Whittier uul Emerson were taking u
drive together when they passed a
small. uupautcl house 10y the road
SIDE.
"Thcrc," said Emerson, pointing out
the house, elves an old Calymist aud
shc pruys for me every day nm glad
she does. pray FOR myself"
DOCS shcF said Whittier what
does thee pray Tor, friend Emcrsonf'
We'll" replied Emerson, when !
first open my eyes upon the beautiful
world thank Cod that am alive ana
live so near Boston"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01
InnrnfcssInnnI.

You say she's only an amateur
nurseT
Yes II she had been professional
nurse she wouldn't have married the
first patient that came along, shed
have looked around q llttle first
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

Stella Did YOU try 20 see whether
he loved you with a daisy? Bclla-No;
| counted with three lelvcl clover. -
New York Times
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

Clean hands are h',,cr tnan full ones
Ia the sight Of Cod -pubiius Syrus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-01

Baggage wagon. Wagon OUT all day
and night. Phone 26l.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-12
KANSAS CITY MAKES
Review of Prices and Conditions of
 the Week.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. IA smaller run of cattle last week at the princi- pal markets, together with a threaten ed shortage Of short fed steers caused buyers to trade more lively and the market advanced 15 to 25 -calts on country grades and fed steers. Cows had already been selling stronger than steer prices warranted and prices on them declined a little during the week The supply is fairly liberal at 11,000 head, though not as heavy as week ago. The market is steady on every thing except heavy fed steers, which are weak to 10 lower. A string of high class Colorado feeders, S96 pounds, sold yesterday at $4.45. and some 62l pound Colorado stocllers at $3.SO. This Is about the range of the fair to good stuff Heavier steers sold last week at $3.S0 to $430 cows and heifers $2.90 to $325 though not fully tested. bulls $2.75 to $315. yeals $6.50, can ners and thin cows $40 to $25O The very mild winter we have had has been of benefit to cattle producers but on the other hand has cut down consump- ton in different ways. for instance. warm weather started the hens to lay ing and storage eggs dropped from IS to Il cents, so that everybody could
 
 gradually advanced all winter. and zero weather such as prevailed last week throughout great deal Of the country will probably stimulate the market.
 The mutton market steadied down after the bad decline first of last week and closed tl-e week firm as receipts were small after Wednesday. Run yesterday was 10000 head. market steady on sheep, to 10 lower on lambs. Salesmen have advised ship pers to moderate their marketing. and smaller runs. with an improvement in prices was expected this week. The packers con Use liberal numbers or sheep and lambs, but of course take advantage of heavy supplies. Fed west ern lambs sold up to $-.OO with medium class lambs, from Oklahoma and San Luis valley, 65 to T pounds. selling at ] S6.6O to S6.75. Yearlings sold at $6.25 1 late last week. out $6.0O is the limit. account of lack Of quality. Whethers bring s5.5O to $5.7O, ewes $4.60 to $5.25. goats e 250 10 St.OO
Arizona republican., 1906-02-12
AN EVERY DAY STRUGGLE

Men and women Of every occupation overt1z the kidneys and suff-r daily miseries when the kidneys begin to fail
 Any work that ts a constant strain on the back is bound to hurt the kid neys. The lifting, digging and plant ins Of farm work. the constant bending oyer 9 desk or sitting at a sewing ma chine. working for hours on jarring jolting wagons or railroad trains, the stopped positions and the reaching. pulling and heavy lifting of a hundred different trades-aH these are hard on the back and must wear. weaken and njure the kidneys. because the kidneys are in the very part of the back that feels the strain. When the kidneys arc sick, every eEertion sends a sharp stinginG pain through the back or lcins and you are weary and tired all tnc time
 Doan's Kidney Pills have cured thou sands of working men and women have given them strong backs for their daily work. Doau's Kidney Pills helu the kidneys to do their duty-to elz- mirate the liquid poisons from the blood. and to send pure health-g giving blood to the muscles and organs We would sincerely advise every man pr woman whose work is hard on the
Arizona republican., 1906-02-12
COLLECTION OF FAKES.
Much Fun From Answering Advertise .
 me=ts From the Gullible.

Advertisements are the things that a Philadelphia nan collects.
 "There are more valuable collections than mine in the world" he says, but I doubt if there is one which affords it's owner moro amusement.
 "For instance some one advertised in a number Of small farm and coun- try papers some years ago offering to send for only 25 cents something that would prove a quick and certain death to any number of potato bugs. if used according to directions. I sent a quar- ter and received this"
 He displayed two little blocks of plain. unvarnisEed pine. upon one of which was pasted a label reading: Place this block upon the ground: put the potato bug upon it; then strike it quickly and firmly with the other block Repeat the operation once for each potato bug in your field"
 Another quarter, forwarded in an swer to an advertisement guarantee ing for that price a sure way to save your gas bills" brought a wire file, such as bills of all sorts arc commonly kept on.
 A gem of the collection is an aE- swer received to an advertisement which offered for q quarter to send a sure tip on how to get rich quick. The tip read, ''Fish for suckers as We do"
 Similar to this -s a card received in return for 25 cents sent to learn how 10 make money fast. It read: 'Glue it to the wall"
 4 little cardboard tray, over the sur face of which is pasted diamonds cut from a pack Of cards. came in return for 2j cents which was sent on the strength of an advertisement offering to furnish for that sum a tray of Mon tana diamonds.
 That is tSe most expensive exhibit except one in my collection" the Phil adelpkia man explained. "The eNcep- tion is a rifle which was the first of fake advertisements to take me in.
 'I was a mere boy then, working out on a farm. l read the advertise ment offering splendid rifle for $3, and instantly sent three of my hard earned. hardl-- saved store.
 T received this little cardboard ri- ne With it came a letter: Here is your rife Willie. Learn your lesson and don't kick There's lots more in the same fix: besides, experience ;s cheap tt any price.
 "I didn't kick. but I'm afraid I didn't learn my lesson. Possibilities of hid den power had been revealed which appealed to me. I kept the rifle. and years afterward, when l could spend occasional dimes and quarters for amusement, started my collection