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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

An ivory dealer uttered Il cry of
rage.
Done again." he said, Done ont ol
$50"
And he laid aside one of the tusl,'
from the great heap hat he had bcrn
examining.
"It is ballasted with lead he said
That is Il common kongo trick. The
native when he gets good big uIsb
Of eighty pounds or 50 mclts up ten or
fifteen pounds Of lcadr and pours II
down into the tusk's hollow. lie ills
it. so TO speak. as dentist ILLS II
tooth
I'VE dcalers know the dodge, and
every tusk is gone over carefully for
Il lead filling My new trader though
is rather careless, and this is the see
ond filed tusk that has been worked
OFF on him in the last quarter"
The dealers frown vanished. and he
smiled.
"Of course the trader and not ! will
have to stand the loss" he said.-Mln
ncapolis Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
No Chesterfield.

\ Boston man WAS prnising the late
Earl of Dunmorc.
Lord Dunmorc." he said. was u
good man. Tall and robust and sup.
pie. can see him still with his short
gray beard and his Kind face. Ills only
fault-a fault due to his aristocra;i,'
uplringng. no douht-wHs the cNcE
gcratcd value that lie set upon correct.
ness lie insisted in correctness in eat.
ing. in dress. in everything.
AT dinner in Beacon street once |
heard him tell Il story about an incor
rect self made man. or 'nouvcau richie.
ms he called him. This man was dress
ing one night To go out His wife bus
tied into the room before he started tN
look him over.
But George she said reproach-
fully. aren't you going to wear your
diamond studs 10 the banquet
"'No. What's the usc?' George
growed. My napkin would hide 'cm
anyway New orleans States
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
What Is the Saraasso Scar

Columbus did not use the name Sar-
gasso sea. Oviedo. whose "Iiistoria"
contained the first general account of
the discoveries in America. was the
first 10 apply the Portuguese word
sargaco ,seawced) to that part of the
ocean In which gulf weed is prevalent
The use of the noun sargasso or sar-
gassum Is now practically confined To
this species OF large genus of sea-
weeds characterized by little air hlad-
Sargasso sea is applied only 10 that
part of the Atlantic in which the weed
Is found In greatest abundance, The
sea is roughly elliptical In shape its
great axis almost coinciding with the
Tropic OF Cancer, while the two foci
are near longitude - degrees 10 20 de
grecs west. The only land masses in
the sea are the Bermuda islands near
which large collections of weed are
often seen. The weed drift is thickcS,
between - degrees and - degrees
north latitude and west of 40 degrees
west longitude. The Sargasso sea is
about one-third as large ms the con.
tincntal United States. but outside this
central cilipse are others, larger in size,
where the thinly scattered weed moves
I'm the gulf stream or is driven by the
prevailing winds Cyrus G. Adams In
Harpcr's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
BRYAN AND THE TARIFF.

The democratic national commit.
tee will assemble in Washington on
December 18th. TO determine the
time and place for the rational con.
vention to meet and select candi.
dates for the presidency and vice.
presidency Thus far Denver appears
to be the choice Of the committee.
although Kansas City. Chicago and
Louisville are making strong bids
for the convention. whichever city
is successful, 1t seems to be prac.
tically forogonc conclusion that
William Jennings Bryan will be the
nominee. as while several other
names are being mentioned. none Of
the other aspirants appear to have
anything like the strong claims to
the position that are being advanced
by the friends OF the Nebraskan. 4
number of national committeeman.
heretofore opposed to Bryan. have
become rccOncilcd to him. and are
confident that If he will forget his
recent uttcrances concerning gov.
crnmcrt ownership and make the
tariff the issue. his chances for win
ming over any one put up by the
republican party are excellent. In
fact. 1t is felt that there never was
a finer opening for the democratic
party at the approach of presiden.
tial election year than it now has
The republican party has won again
and again because the business in.
torests of the country felt more con.
lidcnce in It than they did In the
democratic party Now. however
the business men are H. great
measure out of sympathy with the
present administration. and even II
MIR Roosevelt be not nominated, the
candidate for his party will in all
probability be named by him. which
Is regarded as the same thing.
Democratic national committee
men representing practically the
entire middle west and part of tn,
| east at a recent meeting went ovei
the whole political situation ant
concluded that the only issue or
which they could meet the republi
can party Is the tariff. Therefor,
1t looks very much now as If i
will be Bryan and the tariff for tn,
democratic .prcsidential campaign q
1908. Little attention is being pal,
to such booms as that started IL
the interest of Judge George Gray q
Delaware. particularly as the state
are gradually coming into line 70
Bryan, the latest addition to- tn
ranks being Iowa, which has alread
pledged itself to his candidacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
rs Knew Her.

The conductor looked at the thin
man.
do you SEQ that stout woman at tic
other end Of the ear, the one with the
monkey hnt?' he asked
81 think | sec the one you mean" the
thin man responded.
There. she's looking this way" said
the conductor. We'll, sir, | admire
that woman"
You do?''
"Ycs. 10 She may have a squint
and wear had fitting clothes and big
shoes. yet admire her"
why"
"She knows how 10 got OF n car the
right way. aud that's why. She's too
stout AMI her hair Is ratty. and she
hasn't any taste. but when she steps
down from the back platform I never
worry. ! know SHELL land all right
I'm dead sure she isn't going 90 sit
down IN the mud and ask me for my
number. That's why | admire her
Here she comes now Watch her when
she gets of.
The stout wom8u came down the
aisle and brisl;ly descended - thr
street. Nul the conductor. with his
hand on the hell rope. winkcd approx.
ingly at the slim man.
Then the stout woman looked around.
Come. Geurcc" she called. and the
| slim man meelly followed her.-Cleve.
land plain Dealer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
HUMAN VITALITY.
Cultivate and Converse Both the Men.
tai and the Physical

II people realized how precious phys.
,cnl and mental vitality are they
would not squandcr them by foolish
ness any more readily than they would
tap their veins and squandcr their life
blood
To accomplish great things we must
have strong, vigorous life force. "a
powerful vitality. II we do not have
these everything we do will bear the
stamp OF weakness. II Will crop out
In every act. II IL the strong vitality
that tells In the great struggle OF life
II is the reserve power that enables
the runner TO keep going when others
fall exhausted by the way.
II IL n great art To learn 10 accumu-
late and conserve vitality. TO store II
away for future emergencies. IL is
success capital. You may succeed
without money, but you cannot sue
coed without physical and mental cap
ital. II Is the strong vitality that wins.
The plus force. the physical and men
tai energies themselves are the things
that enable one to surmouut difficulties
and ride triumphantly over obstacles.
II IL n very shortslghtcd policy to try
10 crowd the brain beyond its normal
capacity. TO force n tired mind TO do
good work. to force II TO think when
II needs rest or recreation
| Many people work so much that they
do not store any reserve power. They
! use up all the power they generate ns
| they go along. All creative work es
/ pecially requires n fresh brain, vigor.
| GUS, spontaneous thought.
have noticed that people who think
/ they must work every minute. who are
/ always doing something. do not accom-.
| pllsh nearly as much nor produce work
OF as good quality as those who
labor n great deal less and play q
great deal more. In other words. thcli
play ~ a great producer because II
keeps the mind and body In splendid
trim for work; II lubricates the facul
ties. restores balance keeps the miuo
fresh. sane and vigorous.
All effective work II n result OF con
centratcd faculties. 4 tired and eN
hausted brain cannot focus its ideas
with any power. II Is not so much d
l question OF will power as a question
OF vigorous mentality. and that Is ;
child of pure blood It depends upon 1
hundred other canditions being JUS
right.-Success Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

Mr.. Travcrs. the famous New York
wit, once met At dinner pompou,
Englishman who was doing the
States lie had letters a-plcnty attest
ing hi, Importance letters from Glad
stone. Dixie, Salisbury and Churchill
lie haC HlSs1 everybody tired before
the dinner began, aud Travers saw
visions of u bad meal when he dis
covered the Englishman To be his
nelghbor at the table. There was ncv-
or stop in the follows tongue. Whcn
the oysters we're brought on h. be
gan: Nov, IT is question as To
whether or not the oyster has brains.
Scientists dispute the idea" "T-t-t-thcy
certainly have some" rctortcd Travers.
Your proof, sir!' challenged the Brit
on. eager for argument. "W-wh-w VIII.
why, sir, the o-o-oystcr knows h-hah-
hn - tsistst ~,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
The Way 10 Succeed

Here is bit Of advice that win 20
rs far as any that was ever paid for.
The only way to succeed Is 10 be- sUr-
ccssluI Doesn't sound very profound,
docs 10? II isn't It's about as sim
pie rs anything that has ever been
printed, and ~ first sight II may ap.
pear idiotr Rut 'h"rr is n lot In IT,
The man who succeeds is the man
who brings to n successful termination
every minute undertaking of every
days activity The successful mans
life is made up Of n myriad Of sue.
ccsscs II You let one little item of
your days work got by you without
satisfying Yourself that You have done
your best an it YOU are preparing for
II failure. \ million trcatiseS on how
10 he successful will not help YOU.
The trouble with too many Of MS Is
that We are So busy trying 10 see n
great success In the future that We
can't see tho chances for l!Itlc sue
ccSscs uudcr our noses Heaven f.
not reached at single bound, anl
neither is success. The only way 10
succeed Is To hc successful. II T.
worth thinking oycr.-St. Paul News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.

The contest for the republican
presidential nomination. at least In
so far as New York state is concern.
ed, appears to be- narrowing down to
Governor Hughes and secretary Of
the treasury. Cortclyou. both Of
whom have very strong following
The attitude OF President Roosc-
Welt is regarded, even by some ~
his closest political friends as dccid.
eddy pu2zlng, nevertheless his re.
cent order forbiddirg federal Office.
holders to work for his rcuomina.
ton or to accept election as Roosc.
volt delegates to the republican nat.
innal convention may be- accepted
as a determination ON his part to
adhere to his refusal to become a
third term candidate, Perhaps the
several open attacks that have late'y
been made upon the chief executive,
some OF which have come from men
heretofore among his most loyal sup.
mp and take notice Whatever the
cause there is nothing like tho
popular clamor that there was To
again place Mr.. Roosevelt at the
head Of his ticket His known anti.
pathy toward Governor Hughes may
be counted upon 10 prevent, If pos.
sih'e the latter's nomination. While
his friendship for George H. Cortel-
you may likewise be counted upon
TO bring about the selection of the
secretary. With these two candi-
dates growing stronger every day,
the fight in New York state promis-
es to be pretty one, and the out
come is awaited with great interest
as probably foreshadowing the re-
suit when the republican rational
convention meets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
BLIND MANS BUFF.
This Common Game Is Of Great kn-
tiquity and French Origin.

ttquity and French origin.
Blind mans hun ls;or French orlg7,
and OF very great antiquity. having
been Introduced into England III IL,
train Of the Norman conquerors. IT.
French uame. Colin Maillard/ was
that Of brave warrior. the memory
OF whose exploits still lives In the
chronicles Of the middle ages.
In the year 800 Licgc rcckone'
among It's valiant chiefs one Jean 60
lin. lie acquired the name Maillard
from his chosen weapon being n mai
let. whcrewith in battle he used liter
ally to crush his opponents.
In one Of the fcuGS which were o..
perpetual recurrence In those times he
encountered the Cou''t dc Tuuraiuc iu
pitched battle and. 90 runs the story
In the first onset Colin Mallard lost
both his eyes
lie ordered his esquire tu take him
| In the thiclicst OF the night. aGd. fuli.
fearful execution that victory soon de.
clarcd itself for him.
when Robert of France heard of
| these fcats of arms he lavished favor
and honors upon Colin, and so great
was the fame OF the exploit that IL was
| COMMUNICATED In the pan;omimlc rep.
/ rcscntatlon that formed part Of the
rude dramatic performance of the age.
| by degrees the children learned to act
| 1t for themselves. and Il took the form
| of II familiar sport.
The blindfolded pursucr, as. with
bandagcd eyes and extended hands. he
gropcs FOR victim to pouncc upon. In
some degree repeats th. action of Co
lin MaillGrd. the tradition OF which is
also trnccabc in the name blind
mans buzz London VI. \. l..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
The Simple Minced kurds.

Some NJ the peculiar traits of the
Kurds of Asia Minor are described by
n traveller: III it were possible TO i'm.
aginc two colors more distinct than
black and white 1t would he possible
TO imagine two characters more wide
iy differing than those Of the Arab and
Kurd. The pure Kurj is the most Un-
sophisticated and gUll'ble rerson In
the world so long MS you keep away
from the material issues. His respect
for man who can read and write H.
almost pitiablc. The Kurds are on Tie
whole blunt and somewhat uncouth
silent and quite incapable Of false
hood. II they do wrong-and they Of
ten do--they admit the fault In the
simplest and most unaffected way. |
had mulctccr who was honest. civil
and incorrigibly idle. Did You ever
Kill man:' | asked him one day.
Yes; sixteen on the khazat road
when was a dcScrtcr from the army,
came Tie reply in a voice absolutely
ummovcd Won were q robhcr? 'Nrs,
but now. praise bc to God. am mar
ried and u mulctecr'"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

From the Blue Book" which is
shortly to he issued. 1t appears there
are 2S,gi7 employees Of the govern.
inert residing in the district Of Col
umbia. receiving s3l Sal ,225 annua'
ly. This does not count the sena
tors and congressman. and the ses'
sion employees. committee clerks
private secretaries. etc. The govern
ment puts in circulation in Washing
ton more thar fifty million dollars
annually Its share of the District
of Columbia expenses alone Is be
tween eight and nine millions. As
all this is paid in currency and
the payments are as regular as
clock work. there is good reason
why the currency famine" has moi
been fest there to the same extent
rs elsewhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

Congress meets today, and the
usual delay may be- expected be-
fore it gets down to work. The
committees will probably he an
nounced before the Christmas holi.
days. when the usual recess viii
be taken until after New Years
Those who expect immediate action
on some emergency currency hill
will he disappointed, for the bills
that will be introduced will have tc
await the action of the committe,
on banking aud currency. and the
usual procedure of hearings of opin
ions from financial experts, and 9th
crs will undoubtedly be taken an,
even then II will he dinlcult t,
agree on n measure To report TO th'
house of representatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
It'll n Good Umbrella.

II was sound. substantial umbrella.
with chccry wood stick. We found
It hanging on peg in the corner ~
our room In the hotel at Bruscs (wtites
"P"l. such an umbrella could hc' ug
To- rome hut an Englishman. and II at
once occurred To MS that 1t had been
left behind 10y some former passing
visitaut The umbrella was partiCu-
larry interesting to me because had
foolishly come away from England
without one. eyed that umbrella us
small boy eyes forbidden orchard
The next morning threatened rain, aud
could not resist taking the umbrella
tentatively from its peg, unrolllng u
and displaying its comfortable tCrf
like proportions. put Il back oI
the peg with sigh and nohly wcn'
out unprotected During the stay m
Brugrs my eyes aud thoughts return
81 Ia the uVhrcla with strong fasci
nation. and on the morning of lcnv
ing the temptation was still NOR,
acute. The angels Of light and dark
ness struggled within me. but the good
one trlumnhrd, ana We went to 'l'
station without the umbrella We lo,i
our luggage In the hotel to hc brought
to MS nj the station 10y the boots Tho
Brussels train came Ia. hut our lug
gage was missing We took our seats
and at the last mcmcnt the boots rush
cd up. compcnsutiug for want Of Eng
lish 10y large smile. anl dragged oui
bags and the umbrella lie threw Il
IN 10 us, aud the train departed. II Is
good umbrella Manchester Guard
ian
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
HER ECONOMY.
She Wasn't Ashamed Of It. but Didnt
Like It Advertised.

"Of coarse" said the pretty school
hor long vacation trip TO Europe
course foreign labels slapped all ovc"
n suit case may give II an interesting
look. and they certainly indicate that
one has been abroad. but | don't feel
very proud of the record pasted on my
bag. The trouble with it is that had
to economic frightfully while | wa
In Europe In order 10 have the t.ip
at all. and had To stop at the very
cheapest hotels could find. II seemed
as lf those Europeans were determined
To conduct large ADVERTISING cam
paign through the medium of my suit
case. for couldn't escape their labels.
IL tried in every possible way To
prevent the portcrs from getting hold
OF my luggage long enough 10 take it
out from under my eyes, but they
would grab 1t up, run away with II
TO some secret place and come back
proudly displaying another huge label
stuck 20 ii. In every case | noticed,
with additional pain. that the cheaper
the hotel was the larger the label It
used. II happens that | have few
really swell acquaintances in New
York. who know Europe like book,
and thcy'il take 1t ull In Mt n glance.
or course I'm not ashamed of having
cconomi2cd. yet don't exactly care
Ia llaunt my poverty. only wish the
foreign hotels would allow us a choice
in the mat'pr"-Ncw York Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
Of.tp


II Is strange news that comes out
of Lisbon. King Carlos of Portugal
is said To be a prisoner in mis- own
palace confronted with an insistcnt
dcmard that he abdicatc the throne
and give way to IA republic. Already
the scntimCntalists are heralding
the dawn of freedom for the peo-
pie with an exalted waving of the
fitness of the people for sclf.goyern.
mcut. Stranger things have hap.
pcncd than the dcthroncment of a
king. and If the royal g,utton OF
Europe Is forced to give up his sccp.
ter there is interesting historical
precedent therefor Old Don Pedro
of Brazil who was not half bad as
IN emperor found himself out of n
Job over night lie went to sleep
an emperor and rose to find his
royal robes mere travelling COS.
tune. his crown skull cap and his
sccpter walking cane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

As a result of the prohibition sen.
timent which is sweeping the South
the New Orleans 1lquor dealers have
made oyertures to the people for
the Introduction OF certain practical
reform measures in the saloon bus.
iness on condition that absolute
prohibition shall not be adopted in
that state. II is quite possible that
this incident viii exert an inNgor.
ating influence in strengthening the
general cause of prohibition. The
people haye-been searching for slmc
means of regulation 70 bring the
brewers to terms. Did any one ever
hear OF the brewers making over,
tures of that kind to prevent legis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
.ha

The Italian laborer In Chicago
who is supporting a wife and four
teen children ON 81 day doesn I
lose any sleep worrying over the
safety OF his bank account It's an
III wind that blows in one direction
all the time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

The president is beginning to
feel reai criticism from his own
party. Judge Brewer. of the United
States supreme court, says he IL
playing game OF hide and seek
with the American people" and
Senator Spooner declares mo one
can tell what he will do next"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
U. S. Commissioners Court.

L. $. Commissioner Sam II. but.
Ter was engaged this morning in
hearing two cases on the civil side
of the court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

II was reported from San Francis
co as good joke that n green
police officer of that city arrested
Mr. W. A. Pinkerton and Inspector
McIauglin Of New York for motor
speeding II was explained. as u
matter OF course, that when the
identity of the victims was dis
covered at the police station they
were set free The only person
discounted was the arrestlng officer.
Yet what should the identity Of the
men have had to do with the con
sequences of their violation of law
and ordinance? And II II should In
any place cut any figure. ought men
whose business It Is to prevent and
detect Law breaking be held immune
from the rules they enforce against
others?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

The democratic natioEa, commit.
tee will meet at Washington Docem'
Der 18th to select the place and
date for the nationa! convention.
As the party machinery is badly
cut out OF gear in several doubtful
states. and organization takes time
and money. an early convention
would seem To be advisable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

II the republican leaders keep on
assailirg Roosevelt they may drive
him into accepting denomination
as ylndication.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02
Ardmore, Monday. December 2, 1907

Speaker Cannon Is fixing up the
committee on ways and means 80
that the standpatters can control
the tariff issue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

lation other than prohibitiou' A
measure that viii force the liquor
interests TO pledge OF decency and
reformation before II Is enacted
should prove a wholesome method
Of regulation after II becomes a
law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

The merchants Of ConcyNnc.
Kansas. have taken united stand
against all fake advertisers. Iloroaf.
YER all graftrrs Of this nature will
receive a very cool reception In tha,
the realization that only legitimate
newspaper and periodical adycrtis-
ing brings returns, As result, an
September has placed ban upon
every advertising scheme OF a shady
nature, The merchants are saving
money and attaining better results
than has been done previously in
the history OF that city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-02

Al of the details In the pr"par.
atlons for the sailing of the battle
ship fleet to the Pacific will be
completed next week and by ~.
cember l6, the date of the presld, n
tial review. all the ships will be in
first-class shape. Necessary repairs
are being rushed at all the navy
Yards and the last of the war ycs-
sels win be turned out as good as
new the first of next week. Assem-.
blage OF the fleet will begin the
last OF the week and will continue
to the date of departure from
Hampton Roads