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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

To raise the Chinese sacred lily in
water remove the brown dried skin
and all tho hard callous at the base of
the bulbs. DO not separate the bulbs,
but take n sharp knife and score tho
main bulb as though 10 quarter It, but
do not cut more than IL quarter Of
an inch deep. cut the offshoot also.
This wastes the bulb, but develops the
foliage growth. Arrange the bulbs In
n glass bowl, steadyng them with
pebbles, bits Of marble and shells; also
put In broken charcoal to keep the wa
ter sweet. Tho water may be changed
once or twice before they bloom. Place
in n dark cupboard or closet for ten
days until the roots are well started.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Travellers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst.
mule hGs been .ccn to cry from the
pains cf an injured Foot. and C1mois.
Il is said, shcd tears iu streams \
COW sold hy IT'S mistress who had
tended it FROM calfhnol vypt pIufuI.y
4 Young soko rNc uscd O. cry FROM
vcNutiuu n Livingstone dJu't nurse 10
iu uls rrIus Whom 90 asked h.u o..
Wounded .pcs have d.cd crying. and
apes have vept over their yom- Ones
slain los hunters A chimpHu4co train.
,d to carry water jur, hruEc one -ud
fell atry'ng. which proved sorrow,
though it w-uiNr't ircJr the jug Rats
discovering tt~+r youar drowned. have
been moved 10 tcnrs sf grief A rEu-'-
which a hrnt-mau's rifle had inferred
began 90 cry when approached s~s
Hons ofN,n weep over the loss Of thnlr
young. Gordon Cutsmiug observed
tears trictnnC down the face ot %
dying clcphrtH And even uu oraug
outang when deprived of rs mango
was so vcNcd tNat 20 took Co weeping
There s. little dornt thcruf r' tL1t
animals do cl from grief ur weep
from pain Or annoyance. - Harry rrs
WCCllk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
"A GOOD LOOkER." +"
Appearance Have Mach Co. no vtth
succe.s In rusincss

send me a good locker don't
mean pretty. you know hut one Who
knows how 20 drcss-thc {. 'lr made
kind who visits the hlird.u,sCr and
the manicure Ot cour-. know t
costs. but vc arc willing 90 6 y f7r H."
This was a telephone ucs.a. received
by q large employment alc..y from q
bus.nc-s man who require. The sorv-
iccs q = young woman boo. Nepcr and
general once assistant
\ shabby neckue or sailed N1cn cr
chcar. wen worn h-t rry e--t you
very dear, fsr II msy ne trrrln-
potrt Ia se~e one. r''uh vNs haS been
thinking ~ r-trssNirs yen rr-ines.
mcu are Keen -ycd. very sA-rp sra
orten Influenced ry r'~- tN',--.
May ws-,hy rsr'h h. N--7 -ert
away when srrlvi-' f-- s'turticn
because o' -s~- trllt-'- Is h, Arrs- o.
mRHacr which uss- = hsA '-r--r---ion.
You7E FrH iuqT ~ f-r ~ -h--r-
the rirt'-- e. t--'. 'A.t fh-'- ssod sr
pcImAce = SSc"t ~ tN--e e - them.
Al tAs ~sus t'r~ ,lT--r-r,e. hsve
much - a. With os-s srr-srcHl-r
especially Ir ia~-- s'ye-. ~ N-- YsrN
IL lg sl'aos. iisrr--t'rl- for r..r,,~ prn
~ yet > -tsrt vhp sre sNr"sH 20 ever.
GENE th- heuSiyEu o. A. yr'-vsrr lie
impression 10 ss~mr ~ tiu~ch New
Yorkcrs v0vIC t.r.vs tnyf re sr'cN.
or than rlpves.iy or r.'rry -,yick
on appearance fucyc.g NJ ,zilc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Robert Burton, the author OF "The
Anatomy OF Melancholy may claim
this honor: His book has stood the test
OF time as few books have Professor
Saintsbury writes that "all NJ readers
Of English literature have loved him"
Lamb praises the fantastic great old
man" and, indeed, borrowed from him
many choice phrase. Among other
remarkable zone book authors may
be mentioned Sir Thomas Mallory.
whose famous collection OF Arthurlan
romances Is one Of the lmpcrlshable
treasures Of the English tongue; Rich
ard Hooker whose Laws OF Ecclesl-
astical Pollty" Is stlll n standard book
on the constitution Of the Church OF
England, and Gilbert White. whose i'm
mortal Natural History Of Selbourne'
is stlll read with pleasure and profit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

DcasIn I-.icr Libby ot Br1gtou
Me. WAS q man or rugged virtues unl
lndomHaldc win Some winters as'
whi1c WORKING In bis wool lpt hc cu'
his t"ot badly. hat hHudusing t'
wound reWdIy RAd putting SNOW into
his boot to stop the bleeding. couuu.
ned ~ hs wotk until uIshtmll SuI
10 relate hc tulk cpld. ami death rc.
suited a few days later \ local char
actcr named Tarrrr was clrrl AMI gen.
era! uthH- mgY ~ Size Cuuhc,'lguI
IIouAs In Erilctun village It that time
AMI vas accustomed O. make note uu
the Ls;cl Register from day o. day Of
local ov,4ts TIE weather. etc. I'm his
chronicle ut THIS sad event lac wished
o. Indicate tlpt Deacon Iihhy's death
was unnecessary The following may
bc sp-ra today ON one Of the old regis
tcra az the Cumberland House;
Deacon IJlca I4bhy died today. lie
cut his foot hplly. Gld not have tho
wound att,ud'I 50 aud went 20 ms,s
his Cod uucGllcI for"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Some years ago. before Queen Veto
rn's death and about the time that the
queens Jubilee was 70 he celebrated.
the following conversation between
two old scotchvomen was overheard
ono day on J. street corner IN London:
"Can re tell me, vurnman, what is II
they call n jubilecT'
"Woll, It's this" said her neigilbor
when folk has been married twenty
FIVE years, that's n silver wuddin', md
when they have been married fifty
years thats n golden wu1dln', but II
tho mons dead then it, n jubilee
Inrpcr's Neckly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Die Woche OF Berlin tells its readers
''what Americans eat,' taking ms a
type the average New York business
man. Hot cakes, quick lunch dishes,
pie, Welsh rabbit, ice cream. grape
fruit oyster cocktails, pork and beans
and many other purely American
indigestion promoters. "All this" says
the writer, "the American eats with
relish They are the dishes Of the
city and Of the country. lie balks at
only four things -fraukfurter s0usages.
sauerkraut, buttermllk and llmburger
cheese. These he calls Dutch foods"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Quickly made friendships are quickly
ended.
LIES most desirable pleasures cost
the least.
Sorrows Of life enable us to npprecl-
ate the joys thereof.
It's easy TO talk philosophlcally IL
you are not personally interested.
Instead OF trying to beat his record
the average man should try TO forget
It.
Most Of the things we learn from ex-
perlcncc come under the head OF com
pulsory education,
1t has been observed that the average
man is never SO happy as when lie Is
posing as critic.
Don't forget that the brown stone
front usually depends on homcly
brick rear for support.
If sympathy could be converted into
cash. it's doughnuts to fudge there
wouldn't be so much Of 1t wasted
Chicago News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

George ". Of England prlded him
self on lifting his hat to every one who
salutcd him in public, but once It was
observed that he bowed 20 every one
on the street III he came 10 a man
who swept crossing, whom he passed
without notice. He explained the mat
ter aftcrwnrd, when points Of etiquette
We're under discussion, by saying, ITO
salute beggnr without giving him
something would be n mockery, and to
stop for The purpose Of bestowing six
pence would wear the sembiancc OF
ostentation IN n prince"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
BEATEN BY A HAIR.
Hannibal Hamiin'. First Try For the
United stntes senate.

When Hannibal Hamlin was speaker
of the Maine house OF representatives.
AWAY back in the forties OF the last
century, there was In that body a Ger
tain gentleman OF faultlcss attire.
pleasing manners, good address and
some reputation, but he had one folble.
His hair was very thin, aud he was
highly sensitive in regard to II.
To hide his approaching badness he
had a habit Of carefully stroking with
bandoline or other preparation each
particular hair in Its place. One day
while in the chair as speaker Mr. Ham.
iln, In the innocence OF = good and
eoke loving nature, sent for this gen
tlemsn and. looking fxedly at his
smooth and polished pate, said with
ehuckle.
Blank, old fellow. Just wanted TO
tel you that you've got one Of tho
hairs n your head crossed over the
other"
"You insult me, sirl You insult mc!"
replied the member, with unexpected
and altogether unnecessary lndigna-
ton, Snd then. refusing 10 lister either
60 rcNsOu Or explanation. he left the
speakers desN aud returned ~ his seat.
When Mr.. Hamlln became = curdi-
date for the United states senate this
gentleman was a member of the upper
honse cf the Maine legislature. Al
though member OF tho same party
aud only one more vote was needed to
secure Mr Hamlln's election, he post
lively refused 10 vote for the man by
whom he believed he had been lnsultcd
lie was defeated for seat In the
scnate-by \ hair. but when the next
vacancy occurred he was elected
Lives of Twelve Illustrious Men"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
FALSE MIRRORS.
Many Varieties Are Uadc Pos s0esA-.I
Eustncss Purposes.

Many Varieties Are Rad. Pos sDeo4-.I
Eusincss rurpo-C~.
''It Is not enough 81 make trlIe mir.
rors," the d.uI0r said. ~ that ~ors
all. ours would Ike ind0ol s.myta btisI-
u0ss
"Iro# #smakcrs ana milllnOrs require
mirrors of all 'arts They need. for ex-
uiGulc, a mirror that makes uns loo&
taller and thinner when they dross
fat, Ehvg, patron iu uuo Of their nsw
hats or suits they lead Der 80 this mir
ror, and she is so surprised and Ileased
With the clnugc FOR tho bottor In her
looks that straight or she bays.
"Fur na.apurs make II mirror that.
l!ks rojouchcd photograph. hLles
b!Omlshes. wrinkles. scars. Tho mas
sour takes The wriuElcd face or aoJno
rich old woman. stcaus II. thumua Il.
p!uchcs II and smacks II for an hour
gud then holds up 20 II the mirror that
gives blurred. hlcmlsh hiding rcnoc-
u0n. The v-u'su thinks her wrinkles
are gone uud SIS happy TIL she gets
home 70 hcr own true mirror.
"Altopcthgr make some twenty va
l5etlcs Of fl.e mlTo.B. Salcsmen and
ralrsworcn ln millinery and Grcssmal-
Ing establishments can double and
quadruple their business II they are
quick and dcft iu thclr selection OF the
mirror that nnttcrs each patron best
-phlluGclphl Bulletin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

One day IN 1870 n beautiful carriaaps
appeared on the boulevard of Pahs
with nm e-cutcheon ia the shape OF a
rair OF corNcts and an oI,cn pdtr of
scissors painted on the panel of each
door. This was the cont of nrms ot
name as wornan's dressmnker.
FhomberH, who wns tho son N Ba-
varian peasant from The neiFhborhood
Of Munich, owcl his rapid success to
his Gculus for conccaling md remedy
Ing defects Of figure. Tie left an m
nual income OF $4,000 francs ~ his
heirs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
POTATOES IN FRANCE.
Pnr-cntier'r willy FInn to KIN th"
PrcIudIre AaAIaHt Them.

Fnr1cntier's willy FInn to KIN Tn"
PreIusIce AaAIHst Them.
The way In which Purmcntlcr ere
ated : demand for potatoes In France
would have done credit To tho willcst
OF willy trade-men. Nothing would at
hrst induce the simple minded peas
ants 10 cultivate tho popular tuber
They would nOt listen to lectures on
II, virtues nor accept seed potatoes
free Of eo$t for planting.
Parnentier therefore decided 10 grt
the better of their prejudice by artlhce
and with this object Ieased NJ much
land as he eouh round Paris and plant
cd Il with potatoes. Just before tho
rpenlng Of the crop he posted watch
ers round the fields and issued notices
that all persons -teakpg potatoes
would bc severely punlshed, tho crop
being intended for tho tables OF the
king and mobiles.
Such delicacics, contlnHNi the notFCe.
were too good for lcnoraAt peasants.
who would touch them At their peril.
OF course watch was only kept during
the day, and At night the hclds were
robbed right and left by the peasants,
who wcrc curious to taste the strange
vegetable and Jealous that It should b.
reserved for their bcttcrs.
As soon ns they had tasted the sue
culcnt, tubers the pllfcrers Were only
too anxious TO plant as many aH thpy
could possibly purchase, the willy Far,
mentlcr's scheme thus succeeding be-
yond the most extravngant autlclpa.
ffnng
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

In n Partisan cafe m American or
dercd hors d'oeuvrc, sole, agncau
pre- sale, artlchokc salad, peche MeIba,
and 80 on, and when the waiter
brought him bill Of 30 francs he paid
II like man. After his change was
brought he counted II and pushed n
franc toward the waiter for tip
But the man, pushing back tho franc
said In gentle reproaeh:
Pardon, monsieur but mat IS tho
counterfeit franc."-Argonaut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Let ms have some dinner on the
vcrnnda," said n nervous young gen.
tlemnn during the FIRST stage OF his
honeymoon.
Certainly. slY," said the walter -
iltcly. Table d'hote or Ia carte
slrI'
'Er-well," said the young Benedict
who was anxious TO impress his wife
with his lavish expenditure, bring
some Of both, please"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

For downright prose Or Johnson's
ofror Of hand and heart to his second
wife would he hard TO beat. "My dear
woman" said Johnson. Il nm n hard.
working man and wlthal something
Of philosopher. am, as you know,
very poor. | have always been re-
spectacle myself, but l grleve TO tell
you that one of my uncles was hung"
IL have less money than you. doctor"
demurcly answered the lady, Out |
shall try TO be philosophical too. None
Of my relatives have ever been hung,
but have several who ought 10 be"
Providence and philosophy have cvi-
IDENTITY mated us, my good woman"
said the doctor as he pressed n chaste
salute on the lady's brow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Professor Mason IN the FIRST pub
llshcd records of tie ancient gram
rnnr school Of Aberdeen recounts this
school legend about the poet Byron: 1T
was said thnt uu his coming to school
tire first morning nftcr his accession to
the pccrJgc was known and on the
calling out Of his name ln the catalogue
no longer MS 'Gcorg Gordon Byron hut
ns 'GeorH 3aro de Byron he did not
reply with the usual and expected nd.
sum- but, feeling the gaze OF all his
schoolfcllows burst into tears nnd rnn
out"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Matthew Arnold used 20 travel I'm
company with Mrs Araall, his two
daughters and the agent Whom Lc c.c-
gnUtly called his "imprcslrlo." They
usually had railway passes given to
them, and on several occasions. when
presenting these 10 the conductor, he
remarked In coucc'cnuGlgE tJac,
"Oh, tie Arnold troop | suppose"
Just as II We were q travelling cir
Gus" said Mr., Arnold, with n hearty
laugh.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Take a long potato ana bore a hole
through It lengthwlse for a holder and
shave the outside down with sharp
knife until II can be easily handled.
When ready TO send the flowers, place
their stems IN the potato and wrap
around this a piece Of wet sheet cotton.
over this wrap a sheet Of tin foil, care
fully covering every part OF the holder.
The moisture cannot penetrate the pa
per and will be- retained for long
tlme-Suburh8u Life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

A New Orleans man has proved that
n chicken can live tweuty-threc days
without food or water He makes af-
fld0vlt that when his family moved re-
comfy chicken securely nailed In \
box was In the cellar Of the new house.
having been forgotten by the former
tenants. Twcnty-three days later the
cook was moved TO explore the cellar
md discovered the chicken, emaciated,
but still much alive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

'|rhey say you get go MARKS a
month. emit believe II. Tell me
how"
"I get 10 marks salary; tfrcn don't
pay my rent, 40 marks; that's 100
marks; owe the mIlkman 30 marks,
that's $50 marks; my butcher 40
marks, 900 marks, and every month
raise 80 marks out OF my friends,
making m Income of $50 marks n
monthw-Fllegendc Blatter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
Drawing II Tooth.

An elephant had raging toothache.
the agony Of which caused her 10 near
ly destroy hcr caravan. She was
thrown on her side and rrTed to stakes.
Two men held n pair Of Zee tongs FAST
round the aching tooth, and couple
OF dray horses attached 10 the tongs
by ropS did the rest. The tooth was
sixteen inches long by threo inches
across
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
STREETS IN 4 BIG STORE.
The pgs- 81 E-rcL-nGisc Arc Nrrn-
keveS Like Eog.,r.

Ih' fsS~ 81 h"r"Ls-'Sis" Arc Nrr'-
sees '''''' '"@''''
In ~is' NL"'S~~'' t.''s.. h.el'' 10
Kansas ''A l"' '""' i"". mlrtHe't
tH' great ll'c7 - "'.c"'.@'re nave
boon H"-'d IA s'.s'l-. "A. 'A' t'~'at
OF boxes bags 'a3 i-o'"s'- '.'" ''rA
heen Ma'''@ "''" uHW.'r. a- the
uoN"S" y, .s '''''s are "uh'"'.'I
The ol" ... " "'.'.r W the him
gave tAt io'Io"."T os"ef L. Wn'"er.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

For help the colonial woman had to
choose between an Indian who might
scalp her II the mood or fancy so die
tatci. "hlacknmoJrs- not yet outgrown
African sgvatary, the town poor sold
TO the highest bidder, bound conyict3
transported Tor crime or ignorant crea-
lures who had been bcgulcl 10 board
ships that carried them of TO virtual
slavery aud free wlllcrs" dlscontentcd
under and impatient for the end Of thc
compacts which bound them. Occa
sionally ahc had chance TO engage o
respectable young woman who had
come frUm Englanl or Holland to find
service, but she never failed to lose
b"r through speedy marriage, - Good
IIousekccp,ng.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
ncsmlt OF ImnIn.ss.

'TYhen Mark Twain was a hoy st
school I'm Hannibal" said n veteran
Mlssouri1n, "thc scaOp'mastcr once srt
mo class 10 writing n composition On
The Result ~ Lgzncss.'
young Clemens nc the end n half
m hour handed In MS his composition
n blank slate"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

what | want" said tho constituent,
''is nice, cnsy position"
MY friend" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, give up that idea. When an
easy position Is discovered so many
people are after II that n man has 10
fight ten hours n day 10 hold on to IT,
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

On the death Of the Duke Of Nelllng
tom the bells Of Trim, near DunEan
castle. his fathers seat In Ireland, sJr
which when n young man wellington
had sat IN the Irish parliament, rang n
muf1cd peal, when the tenor. a bcan-
ttully toned bell. suddenly broke It
was found by a curious coincidence %
have been cast in l7G0, the year OF the
dukes birth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

never could regard houseclcanlng
seriously In japan. where the walls
can be put aside by one hand. where
there is no particular furniture TO wor
ry one ana where even the mating can
BE- laid AMI lifted without tacks or
nails. Rut the japanese houseEecpors
ot my acquaintance rather resented my
llFlt nttiudn assuring me, quite after
tie manner OF housekccpcB all over
the world. that It ls all very hard aud
requires much work oh, very much
work indeed. In orlcr 10 Justify my
self 10 one housckecper dr0w com
parisDu Of her own difficulties and
tro-c ~ m American woman. but tho
American picture seemed 20 hcr 10 tor
rtble nnA she became 40 deeply gym
pathetic thnt / had to stop short 30
save her fcclings.- -IIouselSeepca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

but l am So unworthy, darling" he
murmurcd ms he held the dear sirl's
hand IN his.
"Oh, George" she sighed, III You
and papa agreed ON every other point
as you do on that how happy we
would be"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

81 want 10 get n divorce from my
husband"
The lawyer was Interested. What
are your rroundsT" he asked.
"Insanity."
"was he crazy at the timo Of tho
mnrriagoT
"Oh, dear, no; wns."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
Ills Cuurpfn tnA

Inkwfrer - what became Of that
queer patient you were telling me
about last sprinEl Or. Priee-Oh. he's
got complaint now rhnts giving me
great deal m trouble! fnkwirer-In-
deedl What is ~ Or. Prioe-Why, n
complaint about the amount Of my bfr1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

You shouldn't treat your boy so
harshly. Youll break his spirit"
well, he'll probably get married
some time, and he might as well have
II broken noww
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

"IIOw much coal Ia thern susan1
How long Will II lastT
"Wcll, ma'am, II will last quite
awhile If you don't have any fires"
"Then there isn't much leftT'
"Thcre isn't any left, ma'am.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

The literary free lance is bred nntu-
rally In New Yorl, and thr.vcs IN lts at
mosphcrc because the market for his
wares Is stable and infinitely varied.
Tie worry llfc OF metropolitan publish
Ing lies IN the search for new men and
variety. Publishers spend great sums
upon the wlunowing machinery that
thrashcs over what comes 70 their cll-
t3rs' desks, and no editor I'm the mo
tropoNS Erudgc3 the tine necessary 10
talk with those who call la person and
have IDEAS good enough 90 carry them
past his assistants Publicly the e1ito-
rial tribe may lament the many hours
spent yearly In th's wlnnovlng process.
Yet every experienced editor In New
York has his own story Of the stranger,
uncouth, unpromising unrendy of
speech. who stole In late one afternoon
and seemed 10 have almost nothing IN
him. yet who afterv-rd became the
prolific scr!hhlcr or rhc great D'Aubcr.
u. II. Collins in Atlantic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
Fir.t ThInr In nrdcr.

Tencher-Johnny, II l gave you
cents and your brother 10 cents, what
would that maker Johuny-Trouble.-
Denver News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14
The ncst Return.

Attor All, Il isn't tho way we 1--we or
tho work we do that matters, but the
Ideal We put into H. Is there nny
work too sordl1, too prosnic, to yield a
return OF beauty Ellen Glasgow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Inside n queer, bIrdcaEe-like wicker
eontrlvNnce built high up in tree the
Aru islander win watch patiently for
days TO get shot nt bird Of paradise,
perhaps tho lovellest OF natures crca-
tlons. His food Is supplied every morn
ing by another native who remains 1T
tho foot OF the trec dHlng the day -
secure any bird which may fall killed
or stunned. only the adult males, with
long plumcs, arc sought after, for were
not this the case this beautiful species
would long ago have become extinct
To secure living specimens the natives
employ an arrow having three prongs
at the end These prongs arc harbcd
on the inside, and the object Is 70 shoot
at the legs of the bird, which, when
hit, flutters helplcssly TO the ground
A. l.. Pratt In Wide World Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

You can't feel blue II you walk
with your head mp. This mode Of car
r!age Imprcsses the world that you are
IN good terms with yourself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

Minister'S VIE Wake up! There are
burglars In the house John, Minister
Well, what Of IT. Let them find out
their mistake thcwaalres-Chrlstian
Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14

These church people are so incon.
sistcnt"
"Say on, MacduT."
"They believe that cleanliness should
be next 20 g)llincss, yet here they are
kicking because want 20 Iuiid q soap
factory next Louisville Courier.
Journal.