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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07

The boomerang Is rather puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution In the perfecting OF It,
The convexlty ON one side, the fiatness
ON the other and the sharp, knlfelike
edge on the inside OF the conyexity
have the air of having been carefully
thought out. Yet the people who in
vented this singular weapon cannot
count higher than five and are desti.
tute OF all the arts and amenities OF
life. Theirs Is perhaps the lowest
plane Of human life. Some people have
assumed that the boomerang was the
creation of an older and higher civil.
zation. but for this there Is no evidence.
1t must be the product Of an age long
empirical use Of throwing weapons
London Spectator.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
A VAGUE Prescription.

One OF the virtues OF the modern
physician Is definlteness OF direction
To prescribe a dose ''once In SO often"
Is to leave u wide margin OF chance,
especially II the drug be a potent one
Let II be hoped that the good man
whose prescription is quoted below
was not dealing In strychnine nor prus-
sic acid. The letter Is taken from
Highways and Byways In Sussex"
by 4. V. Lucas and was written by
the doctor In an English village a
century ago:
Mr.. Andrews-I have sent you some
things which you may take In the man
ner following, viz: Of that In the bottle
marked with "A : you may take Of tho
quantity OF spoonful or so. now and
then, and at night take some of those
pills, drinking n little warm beer after It,
and in the morning take 2 spoonfuls of
that In the other bottle. fasting an hour
after IT, and then you may eat something
you may take also Of the first and every
night pill and In the morning.
| hope this will do you good which is
tho desire Of him who IL your loving
friend. WILLIAM BESBRIGG.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
A Study In Names.

The names on the little vestibuls
plates In New York apartment house
are the subject Of letter from New
York In Vienna paper. Il had to
stand In the little space" the writer
says, waiting for some one five lights
mp 10 pull II string which opens the
entrance door This took II long time.
and had opportunity TO study the
names of the people In the house.
These were some OF the names: Beck.
er, Schneider, Schuster. Kelner, Schrcin.
er, Fuhrman and Drucker At first |
thought that the various apartments
were occupied by persons engaged In
trades named on the little signs, but
this was not so Becker (bakerl was a
clerk. Schneider tailorl was railroad
employee; SChuSter shoemaker was
clgarmaker; Kelner (waiterl was an
electrician; Schrciner (carpenter) was
a woman. drcssmaker; Fuhrman
Cteamstcrl was barber, and Drucker
printer was II painter. The person
whom | visited escorted me TO the
door and called my attention TO one
little sign which had overlooked. II
was inscribed Baker That he said.
is the only American family In the
house, and they have a boarder whose
name IL Carpenter, Both men are iron
workers II all made me think | had
been at labor union convention"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
The Call Of the pims Noxal.

Between the writer aud his constitu-
snts there was a bond OF affection
which melted him to make them glad
to be alive. In the mind Of every
healthy boy there Is romance. For
that boys entertainment the producer
Of dime fiction strewed romance
through farm. mining camp and city
street. Out Of his surroundings, how.
ever sordid. the boy was lifted. He
became TO himself the center OF the
universe. At the particular spot on the
globe on which he stood all the paral-
lels and the merldians conyerged Ia
no plore intense degree than this did
exaltation ever come to the Count OF
Monte Cristo-the world was his.
What was Edmond Dantes' paltry S2O.-
10000 TO the vast treasures, physical
and spiritual. spread out by Osbon
before "Plucky Paul, the Boy Pros
pcctor," and his tens OF thousands or
hundreds OF thousands OF readers?-C.
NJ. Harvey In Atlantic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Reade's Eccentric English.

Reade's use " the English language,
too. was eccentric. not 30 say ludicrOus
In "a SimpletOn." when he wished TO
signify that two people turned their
backs oa each other I'm q III Of temper,
be- wrote. They showed napes" De
scribing the complexion OF the New
Haven nshwives IN Christie John.
stone he says, 1t j. race Of wo-
men that the northern sun pcachiiics
Instead " rOsewoodiz!ng." In "llcadi-
ana he describes a gentleman giving
lunch 10 two ladies AT a railway res
taurant as follows: lie souped them,
H. tough chickened them. he branded
and CoChiuealed one. and he branded
and burnt sugured the other tbrandy
and cochineal aud brandy and burnt
sugar being Reade's euphemlsms for
port and sherry respectively. While
he was preparing his series Of articles
on old Testament characters he read
what he had written TO John Coleman
on one occasion and came to this star
Ting passage in his argument:
Having now arrived at this conclu.
sion. We must 40 the whole hog or
none"
Coleman objected TO this phrase.
you don't Ike the hog. see" said
Reade We'll. it's strong figure OF
speech. and It's understanded Of the
people, but-yes. you are right It's
scarcely Sctipturnl. so out 1t goes
Gcntleman's Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07

He wns standing In front Of the cir
cular elevator Indicator In one OF th.
office buildings. wntch In hand II was
the morning after. aud ! suppose that
he had forgotten to concern himself
with the frivolous detail Of winding
his timcpiece the previous evening
His equilibrium was far from stable
and his eyes, unstcadily following tho
Indicator hand. hllnkrd with efforts at
comprehension as lie tried To- set his
watch
"'Diculous clock (hicl-vcry 'musing
hlci-vcry fast pace We live (hlc)
thcsh days Oicl-prrtty fast fer my
ole timer Chicj--'diculous- can't seem
{ catch It ,hicI-whoa there you ore
gone ngn'n (hicl. rshaw'- diculous
clock"
| left him still trying to get his
watch into conformity with the speed
Ing Indicator Boston Traveller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Couldn't Quit 0amhlinn.

Driving cab Ia the streets Of Lon
don IL young man who has literally
thrown away tSoOOO The son of n
wealthy family In Yorkshire, he went
into the army, but soon became distin-
guished by his gambling propenslties.
He ruincl himself and had TO leave hlS
regiment. Some time ago while living
In n garnet news was brought to him
that he had been left fSD,ooO. There
was II condition attached To the lcga-
cy-that the money was to Immediately
pass to another person, named In the
will. II the legatec was ever found
gambling A detective was set TO
watch the eN-captain and saw him en-
Ger well known club one evening.
where he lost the sum Of f30O. which
he had RAISED on his expectations IIc
Forfeited his fSO,OOO before he had ever
laid hands ON it-I.nndon Tit t.Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
A PloUEO B0NIFhCE.
h.ilhae and a Costly Dish That He
Did Not Eat

Among the most absentmindcl ~
genluscs was the French composer
Me.ihac. on the occasion Of the first
presentation OF one ~ his operas Neil
hnc. IN evening dress, entered n fash.
ionnblc restaurant aud threw himself
down az table. thinking earnestly
about the event u the evening and
nothing else
4 waiter brought him menu Neil
hac, man Of very simple tastes In
the matter of food. nhstrnctrdly indi-
Gated with his finger the first dish on
the bill that his eye had struck Now
II chanced that this was the most clab
crate and costly dish on the bill. and
when the waiter went To- the kitchen
with the order there was In consc
quence great commotion there. The
proprietor himself was summoned. and
he and the principal chef devoted them
selves to the prcrnrntIon of the famous
dish one man was sent for this
choice ingredient ana another for AN
other Meanwhile Mclhac waited. ab-
sorbed
At last the dish was brought with n
great flourish. AMI the proprietor. with
n proud smile. stood not far away 10
observe the result. When II was de
posted In front of him Mcllhac regard
ei the dish with nn expression Of mel
ancholy interest
Ibid order thatT' he asked
"Ccrtnniy NJ Mcilhac"
'Do you like IT,
"Ycs- yes, monsieur. but
"Thcn kindly take II away and eat II
yourself" ordered Mc,lhnc.. "nnd bring
me two fried eggs" Chicago Record
Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
CALIFORNIA MONEY.
Queer Early coins9e-D. o. Mills Is-
sued First Paper Money

SUED ftrst Paper money.
Coins in California till the fall OF
1856 were queer kettle Of FISH More
than co per ceut Of the silver and at
least - per cent Of the gold were for
eign.
Most OF the other gold coins were
private coins. Motiit 4 Co. got a per.
NIT from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was stamped "Molit &
Co"
We had all kinds OF doubloons and
smaller South and central American
coins. or the smaller gold coins the
French twanty franc piece led all the
others.
The English guinea was fairly repre-
sented. But II passed for only its face
value. while the other gold passed for
more The twenty franc piece, value
1915. went at 81.
There was 0''ll greater screpancy
In the silver coins A one ~ nc piece
went for 20 cents. and the East India
rupee. value 45 cents, went for 80
cents; the five franc piece. 81. The
French silver represented about 90 per
cent OF the silver circulation.
German silver thalers. worth Go cents.
went at 81. Everything above 30 cents
was 81, and everything above - cents
was 30 cents. A French bank In san
Francisco was said to have got rich
shipping French coin In exchange TO-
gold dust. United States coin was
scarcer until the mint was established
In the fall Of 1876 the banks refused
TO take any foreign coins except at n
heavy discount The result was that
In few months all foreign coin disap-
peared. II proved bonanza for the
saloon people. They would still give n
drink for IA franc. while the banks gave
only 12i3 cents. The saloon people
gathered them and the rupees In at
old prices and sold 10 the banks for
bullion and made IA good thing.
But for n few years we suffered bad
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Metallic Metaphors.

1T Is most amazing" said metal.
lurgist. "how the world relies on met
ais for It's metaphors and SMILES.
Thus. IN orator is silver tongued or
golden mouthed. An explorer IL
bronzed by African suns A resolute
chap has an iron will A slnggard
moves with leaden feet. An ostrich
has n copper lined stomach A million.
alre has tin. A swinder is as slippery
as quicksilver. A borrower has brass"
New orleans Times Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Talking About tho Baby.

When the visitors asked the mother
how old her infant was she replied
without hesitation that he was four
months
why. no. he Isn't" corrected the IA
ther. who sat near by; "he Is only three
and half months"
IL suppose shall have to learn It."
said the young mother reslgnedly. ~
feel that In very short while shall
be- doing the very thing for which
laughed at mothers In the days before
| was married. Then when they told
me the ages Of their infants In months.
weeks and days thought II was SUI
premely silly. when one would say to
me. Willie Is three months. three
weeks and lour days DID, | was wont
10 shrug my shoulders and wonder
why she didn't put 1t In round mum.
bers. Four months would be near
enough In all conscience I would say
TO myself
ALSO ! used to hear that Anthony
weighs nine pounds and eight ounces
and that seemed to me waste of
breath; either eight or nine pounds
would have been near enough to have
satisfied any ones curiosity. But now
| am deemed an unnatural mother II I
put my chili's age or weight In round
numbers, and SO. being corrected. | will
tell you that my precious pet, who II
the very sweetest thing that ever hap
pened, Is, as his father amends. three
months, two weeks and-let mo see
six days old g Baltimore News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
STAMM N eRlNG.
Caused More Often by Habit Than by
Defective Vocal Organs.

"Stammering IL often more the re-
sult OF habit than from any defect Of
the vocal organs" says an authority.
1T II generally, II not always, caused
by spasm VI the larynx. resulting
from nervous contraction Of the or.
gans. thus refusing to permit proper
flow Of the mir current producing tone
People rarely or never stammer when
singing. for then the attention Is di-
vidcd between words and music. the
nervousness Is momenturlly forgotten
and the passage Of the air current
through the larynx Is continuous and
uuobstructcd.
"Stnmmcring very often Is the re
suit Of Imitation. sometimes Intention
al, sometimes unconscious. and the af.
Fiction is much more general than
might be supposed In one compara-
lively small section of the city there
arc thirty-ive stummercrs. and every
one Of them is able to demonstrate to
his own satisfaction not only that he
does not stammer very badly, but that
some other person he knows stammcrs
a great deal worse than himself
Every stammorer is intensely sensitive
about his innrmity. rarely fOrgiyes and
never does forget any allusion tO il
which Ia his mind savors of ridicule."-
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
How q Flea Jun,ps.

II is said that n lea leaps 200 times
Its height aud while II usually does
land on It's feet. II often fails, especial.
ly when II falls on II perfectly smooth
surface, where the claws can get only
slight hold. 4 flea has six legs.
whose great length and bulk make
them so heavy that they must be a
great help In keeping their owner right
side up when II makes one ~ those
gigantic jumps, and when II lands up
side down or In some other way Its
ability to kick IL 50 great that not more
than one wrlggle II needed to set things
right A hen's wings are mere scales
snd OF no use. But small and worth
less az they are. they tell the entomolo-
gist something about the proper classi-
hcation OF the Insect To the flea itself
they have no value 81 Nicholas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
The Backward Moor.

There Is no education as we under
stand II among the Moors. There are
no clocks. and II Is estimated by one
who knew that not Is per cent OF the
population are able 10 reckon the time
OF day. As the sun crosses the merid
ian at seventeen minutes past II Il
flag Is run up on the tower OF the prin-
clpal mosque. and Immediately other
fags appear upon the towers OF the
other mosques throughout the city.
This Is noon. At half past l another
iag IL run up, and at sunset the even.
Ing gun Is fired. This IL the extent Of
the Moorish idea OF time. Only few
OF the better class have books or can
read or write The mails are carried
by runners who go from Tangier to
Fsz In two days. They carry a loaf Of
coarse wheaton bread. which, together
with an occasional drink Of buttermilk
serves as their only sustenance.-Ha
old 7. Sheets In Outing Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
HIS ODD AD.
The Collar That Gave Plumley a Sec
ond Start In Business.

"Nothing succeeds like perScvrr-
ance," said Mark Twain ut dinner.
when the luck seems most against
US, then We should work and hope
hardest OF all. In moments OF dis
coura cement let us remember my old
friend Henry Plumley Of Virginia city.
Henry pumley ran collar factory.
Times We're reported to be hard with
him. When his factory. which was
very heavily insured, burned down.
there was every indication that be
had set the place on fire himself in
order 10 get the insurance money. Nlr.
glnia city was the soul of honor In
those days. Shocked beyond words. 1t
rose en- masse. seized Henry Plumley.
put halter round his neck and lynch
ed him.
But he did not die The sheriff ar
rived and cut him down in time. He
was tried ana found guilty, and he
served term In Jail,
"On his release you wouldn't have
thought that he'd return to Virginia
City again, eh? lie did, though. lie
came back. reopened his collar factory
and prospered.
What gave him his start was the
odd advertisement with which he an
nounced his return to business among
us. Preceded by brass band. Henry.
In great gilt chariot, burst upon OF.
streets. He sat on a kind OF golden
throne. and he held on crimson cush
ion In his lap an old. old collar Above
the collar ON a crimson baansr waved
this inscription In huge letters of gold
This is the collar we wore when
we were lynched. 1t saved our life
Be wise In time and use no other. At
all retailers, 10 cents apiece, three for
quarter indianapolis Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07

Sometimes lightning strikes up In.
stead or down, II we are to believe II
story told many years ago OF a party
OF men standing on the porch Of n
church far up on the side OF lofty
ing down into the valley below. where
a great electrical storm was raging.
and, with tho sun shining upon them
at their altitude, were enrapt by the
strange sensation. Suddenly bolt
came up from the valley and Killed sew.
en- OF the pary.-Circle,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
In Coils OF a Python.

Mr. Cocklin, walking In thick grass
near the Marico river, Bechuanaland,
was thrown 10 the ground by four
teen foot python, which collod around
his legs and then tried TO drag him TO
tree near by, SO that. by collIng lts
tail around the trunk, 1t might proceed
O. crush him To death
When within two yards NJ the tree
Mr.. CocklIn got a hand free aud shot
the snake, which was 80 hca'y that Il
needed three men 10 lift IT, East Lon
nuu Dispatch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Sandy's Criticism.

A young Scotchman went to a Lon
don school Of music. where he learned
to play the vloloncello fairly well. on
his return to his native vli.Lge he gath
cred his friends together to hear his
new instrument. When he had played
one or two tunes, he looked up expec-
tantly. After a slight pause his old
grandfather spoke.
"Eh, maun." he said, Its malrcy
there's na smell wi it!'-Llverpool
Mercury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
Polishing Small Articles.

II IL said that II high polish may 10
obtained after nickel plating ON small
steel articles. such as screws, by tum-
bling them with leather ana dry rouge.
The articles are placed In IA tumbllng
barrel with leather scraps Some dry
rouge Is put into the barrel along with
the screws and leather and the whole
tumhlcd for some time. The rouge
couts the surface " the leather and
causes II 10 net Ike a polishing wheel
Canvas scraps may b. used In place OF
leather.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
A QUEER CALCULATION.
The Power That Would Be Required
& Move TIE Ea-tr.

Stats' clans somc'Im,- have queer
Ideas one Of them amused himself
10y calculating how much energy. water
aud coal It would nf. tp move the
earth foot suppos.ug that 10 WIS sub
jected throughout ITS mass 10 fore"
equivalent 10 terrestrial gr1vit1tuu.
This Is rratuitous suppo.Itun. for In
spite OF rs enormous mass tlIr earth
weighs nothing
Starting with the fact that the
sartls mass Is about GOO million.
mlllion-millon tons. our statistcan
calculates that we should require 90.
OpOJOupU years for 1000 horse
power engine - move our globe a foot.
The boiler that should feed this engine
would yapprz" quantity ~ water
that would cover the whole face NJ the
globe with % layer 800 feet dc"u The
saporizatiou uf !hs water would re.
qulre 4Orp hilliou.mllliou tons of coal
This coal carried iu ears holding ter
tons each and having Total length ~
thirty feet would require go million
million cnrs which would reach 80
oUO.ODU times around the earth. This
train. mo,ug at the rate ~ forty
miles an hour. wJull talc more than
S.OOO.OOD years to travel ~ own
length II would require for -tornr" n
shed that would cover 1000 times th,
area Of Europe.
n we rru'iec 'hut THIS fau'ast,cally
huge amount of energy is nothing q,
alt c,fr,ur.l a. l what 'its Uurft ms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
TWO CHEERFUL LIARS.
A Queer Cherry Tree and Back Ae.
ton Cannon Ball.

Mr. Tlnlaysou. town clerk of Stirling
ia the latter part ~ the seventeenth
century was noted for the marvellous
In conversation. lie was Ou O. visit TO
the Iarl Of MDnteith and Airth IN bis
castle Of Tuhu, on the lpch u Mon.
teith. aud was about taking leave
when he was asked by the earl wheth-
er he had seen the sailing cherry tree.
49, said Finiayson. What sort OF
a thing Is IT,
1t Is. replied the earl. "A tree that
has grown out ~ "A goOse's mouth from
stone the bird had swallowed aud
which she bears about with her in
voyages round the lOch II Is just az
present ia full fruit ot the most exqu!-
site flavor Now. Flnlayson." he add.
ed. can you. with all your powers ~
memory aud fancy. match the story Of
the cherry treey'
Perhaps can" said Flnlayson.
clearing his throat. adding. When on.
yer Cromwell was AT Attn one of the
cannon sent bah 20 stirling aud
lodged IL Ia the mouth OF trumpet
which one ~ the troops In the castle
vas In the act Of sounding"
Was the trunpster killed. said the
earl
$50. my lord" said Finlayson. "Ue
blew the bail back aud Killed the artil
leryman who had fired Pearson y
Weekly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-07
THE "MARSEILlAISE."
II Was Written BY Rouset de Isle In
One Drief Hour.

Ou April -. 1892. Rouget de Isle.
the military eng ueyr. who had assum.
ed the aristocruI. Prefix To- b.cJmc an
officer. was a guest at Il banquet given
10y Baron Dietrich, first mayor OF
Sirasshurg
Patriotic excitement was at Its
height "MarchOus" Aux armes, cito.
yeus" were phrases IN every lip. But
Hs the champagne went round the la
dies grew weary and pleaded for an
other topic. Patriotic songsi A hymn
FOR the army " the Rhinei Something
better than the jingllng Ca ira" The
host nrst suggested a public competl-
tiou and prize. Then he turned to
Rouget de Llsle and asked him 10
compose a noble song for the French
people"
Rougct de Lsle tried TO excuse him
sef Again the champagne passed
round and just as the party broke up
a fellow officer about to quit Strassburg
next day begged DE Lisle for a copy OF
his forthcoming song
81 make the promise on behalf OF
your comrade," Dietrich replied
Rouget de Lisle reached his lodging
close by but not 20 sleep His violin
lay on the table. Taking II Mp. he
struck few chords Soon melody
seemed 10 grow under his fingers No
sooner had he put down the notes than
he dashed Dff the words.
Thus having In brief hour secured
.or himself an undying name be threw
himself upon his bed and slumbered
heavily .-Rcadcr Magazine.