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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09

i young man wlo was anxious 20
secure a Job as a railroad brakeman
wandered into one OF the local yards
the other day ana came across "a
bunch ot railroad men who were si'.
ting In a shanty lie made known hls
ambition, and one OF the men, who is
quite a joker, asked him q few fool.
ish questions. The youth answered
them and then asked:
How long before IN be likely "a
get a job.
"Sit down and wait" said the joker
There's ten or fifteen hrakcmcn XIII
"a here every day, and you can't tel
how soon We will need YOU
The young mans ambition seomr
10 fade. and he remembered that he
had an engagement charlottesville
ny Journo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09
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NEWSPAPER cHAFF.


A little nonsense now and then
Drips from the ablest sort Of pen.
The writer may not think g. IS,
But all opinion is not his.
The Bohemian.
little Margio. aged four, was play
ing ON the lawn. when suddenly # be-
came very cloudy Running into the
house. she exclaimed. "Oh. mamma,
The wind blowed the sun out'"-Chi-
cago News.
An elderly resident OF q village In
western Ncw York still tells with
some glcc. according 10 Case and
Comment" the story Of his aspiration
TO become justice Of the peace many
years ago. when ms youthful temper
was not always under control. He
saws ne went to the leader Of the
dominant party In the town. still well
remembered for his prominence In
that locality. and with whom he was
ON ,amiliar terms. and told him that
he would like TO get the nomination
for justice Of the peace The answer
ne got. pronounced with great doiib.
Grafton and dignity. was: ~. YOU
are Just as nt for justice Of the peace
as III Is for a powder house. o. New
York Tribune.
Wearing a pink frock and hat
with pink bird of paradise feather
slnnted among the roses, a young
person entered the postonicc today
and went to the cashier Of the money
order section. "I'vo an order from my
husband" she coood to- the function
airy. Alter proving her identity by
means Of letters and cards she scarcn
ed her chatclaino bag fcr the order
She pulled out samples Of hairpn'
and various other articles and for II
minutes She held uy line of pcrson
who viewed thc proceedings with va
rious shades of annoyance and anger
At last sine discovered the order au'
handed o. a'rI'y over "YoIll have u
sign n. you know, was the .nfurma
tion riyon 90 her. Thcroupon she tool
tho pen and wrote: Your l.oyin
,..tc. Alice. Exchange.
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The MOBILITY and rcntry were rc
Gently gathered In the village schoo
rom to onioy some tabloauX yiyant
by local performers The curtain ho
just fallen ON really crcditohl
picture Of the death ol Nelson, show
10 slow music. when one who wa
known to bo a friend ot the rentll
man representing the great nav
hero. rose and tried 90 make his va
toward the staac.
Keep your seat please" said tn
stage manager. Were much oblipo
for your kind applause ladies' au
gentlemen, and We're going to gi'
You the death Of Nelson over again
"Oh. yer arc?' came from the %
ro's friend. Then II YOU Il tell Nels,
lis kitchen chimney adrc and
wife jest 'ad a couple O. fts, p'raI
e won't die so blessed lingorn
ia Bits
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09

Send for free booklet showing
analysis Of hard water in 100 cit
les in the United States, with the
amount Of 20-Mule-Team Pure
Borax necessary to use in each
case TO soften the water and pro-
duce clean, white clothes without
injury to the finest fabric or most
delicate hands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09

Dcyotoos of whist who play accord
ing to approved rules. have yariou.
ways Of remembering tho proper
leads
Jack is led whom accompanied hy
King and Queen, five In suiL." is am
approved rule. whist players, IN or
der 10 remember the rule easily have
Nulgarlzed o. into the following.
Jack IS led when accompanied hy
mother and father and two children.
4 maiden lady whose hobby &.
whilst, was playing with a partner of
doubtful experience. In the course of
his play he led a Jack
The maiden lady looked at her part
ner in doubt as she fingered the ac,
in her hand % wonder she remark
cd tentatively as She gazed over heI
glasses.
"oh. he's Legitimate" replied tn,
young man
And the lady proceeded according
10 rule.-Lippincotts.
She had been cleaning mp her "dcR
and came across various and sunir,
unfamiliar books In the process. ~
tor thinking hard she had restored
them all TO their rightful owners will
"a fine and conscious sense of virtue
Only one remained and one night IN,
man with whom she connected thi
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09

A little nonsense now and then,
Drips from the ablest sort Of pen.
The writer may not think it is'
But all opinion Is not his.
The Bohemian
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-09
a.

Little Margio. aged four was play
ing on the lawn. when suddenly II be-
came very cloudy. Running into the
house. she exclaimed: "Oh. mamma
The wind blowod the sun out''-Chi.
cago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
RACING, BOXING, BASEBALL RESULTS
HEAVYWE|GHTS
MEET TONIGHT

Mike Schreck and Marvin Hart. two
OF the top-notchers i'm the heavyweight
class OF prize fighters. are scheduled 10
meet tonight i'm the final bout at the re-
opening boxing show OF the twentieth
Century Athletic club in Madison Square
Garden.
This fight Is an important one for sew
eral reasons In the first place IT will
show whether or not fights between real
fighters will be interfered with by the au-
thorities OF New York city. Ii will serve
as an opening wedge for longer bouts be-
tween men I'm the came class as tonights
contestants. And Il will probably decide
which OF these claimants for the heavy
weight title is really worth considering.
The fight will likely go the full four
rounds without a knockout blow being
landed, as both men are too strong and
evenely matched to be beaten down In
so short a contest. But for the same rea-
son the bout should be one OF the fast
est ever seen between heavyweights. Hart
will weigh about 1876 pounds and Schreck
will be pretty close TO the same figure.
The ring will be pitched in the con-
cert hall OF the big Garden. but the
succeeding shows will be held in the
main amphitheatre OF the building.
Twelve hundred persons can be seated
at tonights performance. and already
more than half that number have sent
in their applications for membership.
one OF the rules that will be rlgidly
enforced by the club officials Is that no
one not member of the club will be
allowed 10 witness the fights. Applica-
tions will be acted upon, and elections
Will be made until o'clock tonight. The
dues OF the club are $40 a month, pay
able in advance.
At frst II was the desire OF the club
management to charge an initiation fee
OF $2S. and allow the money 10 pass as
the first two and half months dues
This was impracticable, however. and the
idea was abandoned.
The fight should be a great exhibition
Both men have shown their mettle. and
each Is fighter from his head TO his
heels. Hart is the kind Of fighter who
starts In at the tap OF the gong and
plunges forward all the time taking and
giving punishment until he Is either
beaten to standstill or else makes his
opponent show the white feather.
Schreck fights In much the same way,
and as each OF the men has been train
ing faithfully New Workers will see a
Tight that will remind them OF the good
old battles
Tim Hurst has been selected as the club
referee -
There will be FIVE four-round bouts pre-
ceding the main attraction. Young Otto.
Chick Tucker, Austin Rice. George Hoey
ana several other goods boys will box in
the prelminaries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
LOU DILLON MAJOR DELMAR AFFAIR
TO Be DROPPED, SCANDAL HUSHED

other season when the facts can be so
easily obtained"
IL is evident that all OF the members
OF the board OF review are determined TO
bring this case to as speedy an issue as
possible
The fact that the Memphis association
went into the civil courts in the first IN
stance W. a bad move from their stand
point There Is a special provision In
the rules OF the ~ r. A. by which any
one making an entry at a track under
its Jurisdiction agrees TO leave all mat
ters I'm dispute TO the trotting turf tri-
bunal
Major y. +. Johnson of Lexington. presl-
dent Of the National association. IL a firm
believer I'm living up TO this agreement,
and his associates or the board are ~
the same mind. SO N the accusers of
Smathers do not make good" today they
may get into hot water themselves. 60
far as their turf standing Is concerned
The board Of review spent the most
OF It's time yesterday I'm executive s-s-
sion, and disposed OF large docket Of
minor cases. one Of the more important
ones came from Cleveland. In the nature
of a protest by J. Y. Gatcomb OF Coacorl,
n. H.. against the abandonment ~ the
grand circuit meeting there last july
II was found that the Cleveland people
had advertised 10 hold tLslr races under
the rules ~ the American Trotting assoc
ciation. whose headquarters are IN chi
cage. So tho national body. having no
jurisdiction, dismissed the complaint.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03

Unless all signs fail the charges brought
against Z. f. Smathers in the Lou Dillon
Major Delmar gold cup race at Memphis
In October, 1904. are not likely TO be sus-
tanned. The board OF review OF the Ma
tional Trotting association has taken up
the matter and ordered the complainants
10 be ready with their evidence at the
Murray Hill hotel this morning.
IL Is the general opinion OF the horse
men that neither Murray Howe, who was
the prime mover as secretary OF the Mem
phis track. nor his counsel will obey the
command Of the board
III they were not ready on Tuesday"
said one member u the board. 1T Is not
likely that 4s hours will show any prog
ress In the matter. A serious scandal like
this should not be delayed. A. for the
facts. thoy were presented fully early In
February. when the thing was first ex-
plotted by the issuance OF a writ OF re-
plevin under which was seized the gold
cup Smathers had won with his trottcr
In the race against Lou Dillon"
"All this talk about inability To ger
evidence sounds like moonshlne" said an
other visiting turfman. George Spear a
tho man who knows whether Lou Dillon
was doped. as alleged Ne lives here In
New York and can be reached within an
hour II would be a sin and a shame 20
have this nasty matter hanging over an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03

Once more the Grays demonstrated tho
fact that they can swat the ball and even
with Billy Milligan In the box they clout-
ed the leather with double the vengeance
OF the Bisons and made twice as many
runs.
The fact that II was Mlligan that was
SO maltreated yesterday pleased the fans
nightly for the work OF that eX-Gray
with the local team is remembered by all
and they still cherish a feeling OF have
at-him-ness" that will not down.
Yesterday was a trying day TO work III
for both teams and the wonder Is that
there were no more errors chalked up
than there were. IL was bad day Tor
the pitchers also since the wind blew al
most a gale across the field and man
had 10 have the very best control 10 have
his Offering break right at the plate.
yosslyn had them breaking right, how
ever. and the best they could do Tor MN
was 4 hits. True one OF these was Tor
three bases but that was due TO the wind.
Had IL not been for the wind IL wouid
have been a sure out
Not so with Brodes drive OF the same
kind. however. for that player sent the
ball sailing despite the wind. far out
into the cinders OF centre field. The hit
had home tags pinned all over II but
Steve's pins didn't move fast enough Tor
that and he contented himself with rest
ing on the third corner.
Although the game was a close one
there were few features that might be
called brilliant though Candy Lachance
showed lust what he could do In the way
OF saving the players from errors severai
times. and thereby moved up notch or
two in the eyes OF the fans.
The most cheerful thing OF the whole
game was the way Josslyn pitched. De-
spite his lame ankle he went after balls
that were batted to him in good style ard
kept his head at all times.
The game gave promise OF struggle
from the opening session and IL was
procession OF goose eggs which the score
bow hung out until the fourth.
Brodie woke the fans In the fourth with
n triple. his second hit OF the game.
After letting a couple OF teacers slip by
tn the mist. ne got busy with the next
one meeting II square on the trade mark
The ball sailed and sailed, refusing TO
drop into Gettman's outstretcned hands
and landed on the cinder bed In deep CEN
ire. Lachance batted from the south
paw side OF the plate. which Badel hand
led IN such a way as to allow Brodie 10
tally.
Rocks nv was trapped by Mattress and
Iachance was forced at second. Cooper
flied 10 Murray and Kruger that a
safe one past Mattress Josslyn closed the
inning with a ground hit TO Mcconnell.
The next run came in the following
spasm:
Mcfarland lined hot one 20 the first
baseman In the fifth. Harley let four
close ones sail by and walked. Dunns
long fiy was caught by Badel. Brodie
hit 10 Smith. who, with every chance for
a double play let the ball bound past him.
Lachance again made good with a single.
Harley hitting the trail for home and
beating the throw by yard Milligan
got the ball and shot it4,at-it- third,
Brodie putting TO that corner with all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03

Amid the strains of the national anthem
and cheering and handclapping. and In
the presence OF an immense gathering the
Olympic games came to an end last eve
ming. -
All the afternoon King George. Queen
Olga Crown Prince Constantine and other
members OF the royal family stood IN
the heat OF the sun, distributing the prizes
TO the successful competitors. Sherring,
the Canadian. who won the Marathon
road race ON Tuesday -receiYlng a -hean=
tiful statue OF Minerva. There was a
colossal display OF gymnastics by tcpo
Greek school children, and all contributed
to make an impressive scene, promising
well for the future OF Greek athletics
The Americans had IL all their own way
and won by far the greatest number or
prizes Their score was rs. whereas the
English scored 80. the Swedes and Greeks
tying in third place with %
a pleasant and interesting ceremony
was the presentation to Crown Prince
constantine in the name OF the Italian
athletes Roman and Olympian games
committee of a bronze statuette or the
Wolf sucking Romulus and Remus. Az
s:SO O'Clock the presentation having peen
concluded. King George arose TO go, when
Mr.. Ualpin, manager OF the American
team, who had quietly gathered his team
together. led three deafening cheers in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
TIGERS CLAW -FOUR RUNS FROM
BROWN IN CAME At PRINCETON

Princeton got back at Brown yester-
day at Princeton for the defeat on Satur-
day at Providence and trimmed the visit
ors by n score of TO 2.
Both colleges tried second-string pitch
ers In the box. Doyle officiating for
Princeton and Nourse. the freshman
twirling %or Brown. Doyle was hit hard
er than Nourse. and the base-hit column
does not by any means show the extent
TO which he was batted. Nearly every
Brown man met the ball on the nose. but
many bids for safeties were gobbled by
seven hits. while the home team could
corral but five off Nourse The youthful
pitcher did very we'll for his first try
out against a big team.
Where the home teani excelled the
visitors was in the fielding. They made
but one misplay, TO five by Brown. Both
teams, however. contributed brilliant fea-
lures despite the several errors. Brown
was unfortunate In not being able 10
bunch her hits nor TO get them when men
were on bases. A number of times hit
came when two were out.
Neither team scored until the third In
ming. although both colleges had men on
the bases each time The visitors made
their only two runs in the third. Hoyle
led off with a hit and Jones secured an
other. Paine was hit by pitched ball,
filling the bases. Dickinson gave Reid a
hard chance. which he failed TO grip,
Hoye scoring Elrod hit a ny TO centre
on which Jones tailed. There was no
further scoring. In the sixth Elrod got
on first. but died there. as there were two
out when the hit was made. Again In the
seventh Hoye reached second. with two
out, but there was nothing doing.
Princeton did not cross the plate until
the fourth inning. when the Tigers Sc
cured three tallies. Vaughn laid down a
hunt, which Nourse threw badly 10 first.
Sides then followed with three-bagger 10
deep centre field. Sides scored on a fly TO
Denne by Newcomb. Bard reached first
on n transfer Cooney then hit a liner
TO Elrod. who dropped the ball, but
stepped on first base before Cooney could
reach the bag. and then threw to second
10 head of Bard. The throw was low and
hard to handle. but IL should have been at
least knocked down. II got by Jones. who
was covering second. The outheld was
slow IN recovering the all-aHd Bard
scored from first on the play. Princeton $
other run was the result of an error by
Hoye Sides hit. q base on balls and a
fielder's choice. The score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
JOCKEY RADTKE PEERLESS RIDER;
MILLER, ON BETTER HORSE, BEATEN

he forgot his own skill. fumbled the reins
and finished like an apprentice lad.
Radtke with hand and heel kept at Be
nevolent until he poked his bony head In
front and won by a nose on the post IL
was a simple matter Of skil and energy.
and the little boy on Benevolent had
both.
Romanell's handling OF Ostrich was so
poor that II will probably cause the stew
ards to investigate IT, The horse finished
last In a field OF seven In ono OF the slow
est races OF the season. The distance OF
the race was one mile and a sixteenth,
and It was covered by Phil Finch. the
winner in 1:49 3-5 Ostrich ran the dis
tance In 1861. As All example OF Just
how poor a race this was from time
standpoint. II may be stated that lIasan-
iello a cheap selling -pla;er. ran the same
distance later In the day In l.4s 2-b. Ro-
manelh pulled Ostrich back TO the rear
early In the struggle, ard the horse never
left that position His race was In
marked contrast 10 his race at Aqueduct
when he was beaten trihe by Veronese.
Fourteen OF Paul Rainey's horses, all
In charge OF "Bub" May, are III with sore
mouths. They viii not be able 10 run
for several weeks.
Radtke and Miller each won two races
and rode two second horses
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03

Jockey Herman Radtke, In the opin-
ION OF a majority OF horsemen, Is the
best race-horse rider In America. Those
who believed that Miller Is his superior
have changed their minds.
The performances OF the two boys In
the first race at Jamaica yesterday proved
their class TO the satisfaction OF those
who can Judge riders, and Radtke was
pronounced TO be without peer.
Miller had the mount on Lord OF the
Forest. He IL fast horse and a good
stretch runner. Radtke rode the win
ner. Benevolent He In also fast
horse. but lacks courage when he Is chal-
lenged IN a race.
Lord OF the Forest took the lead from
Benevolent IN tho FIRST quarter. Rndtke's
friends gave up all hope. Benevolent
had never won a race by closing from
the rear. and Lord OF the Forest was a
noted stretch runner. and was racing
along In front easily under a pull
But Radtke is an equestrian general
and found way. He nUrssd the speed
OF his horse with great skill and called
upon him for a final squirt just at the
right time-when the horses were
straightened out for the run home. lie
went at Benevolent with whip and spur.
and made him run. Miller was so sur
prised at Radtne's whirlwind finish that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
THIRD 0LyMP|AD ENDED IN GLORY;
YANKEES SCORED 70 POINTS

honor OF the king. who. with the other
royal personages, then left the Stadium,
cheered TO the echo by his loyal subjects.
The Olympic Games commission pur-
pose to authorize the winners to place
their busts in the Stadium or elsewhere.
King George tonight gave gala din
ner OF 400 covers in honor OF the foreign
delegates. the athletes committee, the
Judges, the winners, etc King George IN
a speech expressed the pleasure he felt
to see around him representatives OF near
" every nation, cultiYaung gymnastics
and athletics. Hoping a renewal OF the
pleasure four years hence, he gave a toast
to all brave athletes.
The records OF the competitors were
correct as cabled. except in the tive-mile
running race. which was won by Haw-
trey. England: Swamberg. Sweden, was
second and Dahl Sweden. was third, and
not second. as at first reported.
The other events were:
Rope climbing-Won by Alibrandi. with
Erodl second and KoZanita third.
Greco Roman lightweight wrestling
Won by watzi, with Karlsen second and
Koluban third.
Greco- Roman middeweight wrestling
Won by Weckman. with Lndmayer sec
ond and Behrens third
Greco Roman heavyweight wrestling
Won by Jensen, with Bauer second and
Dubois third.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
1905 PRICES HIGHER
THAN FOR 16 YEARS

Wholesale prices OF staple articles, con-
sidering all commodities. reached high
er point i'm 1905 than at any other time
during the previous l6 years, according to-
the latest bulletin issued by the depart
ment OF commerce and labor.
The average for the year 1905 was 1873
per cent. above the average for the To-
year period 1890 to 1899. 292 per cent.
above the low price I'm 1897. and 2.6 per
cent. above the average for 1901.
The 1896 average. compared with the
year OF lowest average prices during the
rs years from 1890 to 1905. in each OF the
general groups OF commodities shows
farm products $50 per cent higher than
I'm 1896: food etc, 207 per cent. higher
than 1896: cloths and clothing. 22.9 per
cent. higher than In 1897: fuel and lighting.
1914 per cent higher than In 1894: metals
and implements, AIS per cent. higher than
I'm 1898: lumber and building materials.
Ala per cent. higher than I'm 1897 drugs
and chemicals. A.1 per cent. higher than
i'm 1896: house furnishing goods. 2l.5 per
cent. higher than In 1897 and articles in
cluded I'm the group called miscellaneous,
"a per cent. higher than in 1896.
Prices reached the highest point I'm De-
cember 1896. when they were 1873 per cent.
above the average for the 10-year period.
1890 to 1899. and sS.7 per cent above the
low price I'm 1897 Prices I'm December,
1905. were sc per cent. above the prices
In December, 1904.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-03
AUTO CLUB HAS
DELAYED ACTION

AT the meeting of the board of govern,
ors OF the Rhode Island Automobile club
yesterday afternoon there was warm
discussion OF the endurance race as n
feature OF the two days race meet con-
templated for July and at Narragan-
sett Park The board finally adjourned
until Wednesday. May g. without taking
dehnite action I'm the matter
Much opposition to the plan was shown
yet IL is believed that IL will eventually be
carried out. The question was raised as to
the CLUBS liability I'm case OF accidents oc-
curing 10 spectators at the track. As the
race meet Will undoubtedly either be held
under the auspices Of the Automobile
ciub or not at all, the question Of liabili-
~ was considered n serious one
The board Of governors is composed OF
the officers OF the club ex-officlo. Will
liam Penn Mather. president: r. Lincoln
Iippitt, vice president r. NJ Sawin, sec
retary. and Howard ID. Wilcox, treasurer.
in addition TO John II. Dennis Darwin
Almy, G. Prescott Knight, Charles A.
Russell, Charles q. Read and Lowell
Emerson. All were present, with the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Dennis
Previous to the discussion on the sub
tect OF the proposed endurance race, Ii
was voted to accept the resignation oi
George Kollstede. as member OF the
committee on runs and tours, and r Lin
coin Lipptt was chosen to fill the place
thus made vacant
The committee now consists or Howard
ID. Wilcox, chairman: Elliott Flint and r.
Lincoln Lippitt Charles II. Fuller OF
Pawtucket was elected member OF the
club.