The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-06
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Teacher-well. Johnl,?
Pupil-on the outside. mum.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
Bin King. a local character of saco,
Me. was fond q hunting herbs. min.
erals etc. SAYS the Boston Herald
one day in the early SOS he went
( !u'o the store of ID. r. Iittleheid and
producing a specimen. laid It upon the
counter Then. calling the attention
Of those I'm the store among whom
were Henry J. Rice. a leading citizen,
and quite wag. and Andrew j.
Small. editor Of the Biddeford Times
Bill exclaimed triumphantly. Now
what do you think Of thafs
Rice stepped forward. and putting
on his glasses. carefully inspected the
specimen the rest crowding around
and looking over his shoulder. Finally
Rice straightened up. and looking
straight at King. said: Bill, that's
cream OF tartar"
In the evening edition OF his paper
Small made the announcement that
William King had discovered a cream
OF tartar mine. This made Bill mad,
but his wrath then was nothing 10
what Il was a few days later when
the following from the Boston Herald
was shown him:
The Biddeford Tires says that
William King OF Saco has discovered
cream OF tartar Tine. The next
thing in order fof wiliim will h. TO
discover a hill OF biscuits"
Colonel Annoy Knox Of Texas Sift-
ings and border range fame. WIS the
first manager OF the daily newspaper
that Ex-Governor Douglas established
in Drockton. Just before the paper
was launched Mr.. Douglas introduced
the colonel TO the Democrats Of
Brockton at a banquet. Colonel Knox
made little speech. in which he said
that lie would furnish 'he brains for
the paper, while Mr.. Douglas would
furnish the molcy. ihoh he told
very good story thus.
Old Uncle Dave went from a little
village 10 Boston TO hear Mark Twain
lecture at Music hall. BY mistake he
got into fremont temple and heard a
discourse by the Rev. Joseph Cook
when he got home and was seated
in the grocery store among his GRO
nies one o' them asked, We'll, Uncle
Dave. was that there Mark Twain
funny?'
"whyyes." 1ravl i the cold man.
"he were funny. bu'" musirgly. "he
weren't so darnel funny kansas
City Journal.
An fastener was prospecting In
the North Georgia mountains when he
came on native apparently clinging
to the side OF steep hill tilling corn
The prospector stopped for chat,
and the mountaineer nothing, loath,
for a rest In the shade from his IA.
tiguing toll, was agreeable.
Say friend, how In the world do
YOU get the corn down OF that hill
side after Il is ready for harycst?'
asked the stranger
In jugs" was the laconlc and prob
ably truthful reply.-Atlanta Geor' |
gian, t.,. .1'-'
Representative John sharp VIII |
llams tells of a darky In Jackson,
Miss. who married a dusky belle of |
Macon, Ga, says Harpers Weekly.
A year or so after the union OF |
these two the wife, during a spell of
sickness became convinced she was
about to die. "Dink,' she observed |
mournfully, Use been good wife TO
you an now, I'm dyin wants o TO
promise TO do me a favor"
What is date" sobbed the husband.
"Dink wants yo TO berry me wifi
my own folks in Macon"
The husbands lamentations ceased |
long enough TO enable him TO reply;
"Mirandy, can't do il, It's too ex'
pensive 20 take you 10 Macon"
"Dink.' solemnly said the wife, "ef
yo' don't take me TO Macon Use goin
to haunt yo' My speritll come back
to yO Dink. IL shore will"
We'll ef It comes to dat" said
Dink, Il s'pose I'll have TO humor yo';
but, Mirandy, Use goin' 10 try yo' In
Jackson fust"-EXxchange
This story Is told about ex-senator |
J. s. Clark or Calais. Mo-; one day.
while awaiting his turn in a barber