The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-04
NEWSPAPER CHAff

You, OF course, could make the paper
OF your town much better, and
Could conduct affairs of state, and
Pun the government of hand,
Or tell others how to do It,
l,ut don't use your winning wiles,
For the gift of silence beats the
Gift of CAB thousand miles.
Small Gilbert was watching the
blacksmith shoeing his fathers horse.
when the smith began to pare the
horses foot Gilbert thought It time
to interfere. Say, mister" he ex-
claimed My papa doesn't want his
horse made any smallcr"-Chlcago
News.
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"Ah'ye brung long dis boy ub mine
TO I git some idglcatlon." said old
Abraham, presenting his boy to the
school superintendent. "Iie am nat.
ully berry smat an n he can only
hearn T. tell de trufe ah spect he go
in T. grow { be a great mani"
so you think that with the aid of
truthfulness he'll grow to be great
man, eh?" returned the superlntend.
ent, smiling. Has he shown any
signs of greatness"
"Yaas. suh! chuckled old Abra.
ham. "Yestuday he done chop down
nah bes' cherry tree"-lIarpers
Magazine.
The keenness Of some Of the regu.
lar racegoers who have 10 pay very
heavy expenses and still manage to
knock living out OF racing is re-
markable How they cohtrlye TO pay
the heavy railroad fares. hotel or
lodging bills, ring fees. etc, Is be-
yond me. That they never throw any.
thing away Is aptly illustrated by |
the following: There was race In |
which only two horses were running.
"Vot yer backing?" asked one Yid-
disher punter of another. Nothing"
answered key, and don't you have
bet either, for they're both trying
New York Telegraph
Lord Russell. a famous iurist. once |
went to Scotland 10 help the Liberals |
In campaign. lie purposely began
his speech With a f'w sentences of |
bad Scotch. aud then when the con
fusion caused by the blmder had sub
sided, he said.
Gentlemen, do not speak Scotch. |
but vote Scotch. end often drink
Scotch" lie was greeted with ire.
mondous applause.
when Russell was a young man he
was sitting in court listening to a
trial for bigamy. A friend leaned
across to him and asked. Russell. |
what Is the extreme penalty for big. |
amy"
Two mothers-in-law." was the re-
ply.-St Louis Times.
When ministers exchange pulpits as
n courtesy to one another they usu-
ally are careful enough to look over
the manuscript to see If the local /.
points nee dany alteration. \ Somer- /
Vile minister was asked to preach |
at Andovor once, and he neglected ,
this simple precaution. In his dis .
course was an allusion to the iail .
AZ Somcrvill', and forgetting for 4
moment that he was IN Andoyer .
he said; Sooner than child Of /
mine should be subjected to such
Influences | would be willing to have
him confined in that institution" lie
had meant 10 point through the win.
dow OF the church To the Somcryillc
Jail As it was he was pointing al.
rcctly az the Andovcr Theological Sem.
mary. Exchange.
Old Colonel Beverly OF Kentucky
had not been In Chicago foi Thirty
years until recently when he arrived
To pay longpromlscd visit to his
sons family. Naturally. the son
knocked on work to show the old
gentleman around. and for several
days they were seeing Chicago
sunday morning, however. came as
breathing spell and several Of the