The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-27
NEWSPAPER CHAff

No matter how the old world rors.
Wen make the best OF living
And thank her for her sunny days.
The darker days forgiying,
We'p greet the morning with smile
And love The twilight failing.
And ever heed above the storm
The voice Of duty callingl
Paul Cook. I'm Birmingham Age
Herald
The Rev. Madison G. Peters. the
New York clergyman. told this story
to group Of young men: Il was
storiling one fine spring morning In
a beautiful park when | said To one
OF the guards. Look here, why do
you have Keep off the grass" signs
all over the park? You don't seem
40 enforce the rule NO. SIR said
the guard. The object OF the sign
is TO cause people TO more thorough
ly enjoy being on the grass. KAN.
sas City Star.
Gen. Braytons career as grand
master OF the lobby and dictator of
the Rhode Island Legislature became
long since familiar to readers of the
press. There Is true story, now a
classic In Rhode Island history. IL
Illustrating his absolute contrl OF the
states lawmakers In the days of
his greatest power. The general
was seated. AS usual. In the sheriff's
Office, and the session In the house
had been prolonged past the lunch
hour. The boss was hungry. Then
ing In the house? It's lunch time,
roared to the sheriff
Damn It. Who is that fool talk
Has that cat ate n pound this
and past! Sheriff. go and see that
the house adjourns-"
And the house meekly adjourned.
Springfield Republican.
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The skeleton OF cat walked into
butcher shop. Ryan. seeing her,
bawled out, Mickey. didn't | tell ye
month ago to fade that cat wild
pound OF mate a day until ye
had her fat?"
you did An Ofm just after
| fadin her wild pound"
Has that cat ate a pound this
mornin'?"
"Yis sor.'
Sure Oi think It is n lie ye're
tepin'. Bring me them scales. Now
bring the cat"
The cat turned the scale at ex-
actly one pound.
There. didn't | tell ye thot she'd
eaten a pound Of meat this morn
in'?"
"All right. me boy: there's the
pound Of mate, but where's the cat?'
Hollands Magazine.
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When the first fire company, In
response to an alarm. reached the
long row of tenements. the fire cap
tain at once jumped from his en-.
gine and endeavered to locate the
fire. when he had Intellectually
hunted through three or four struc-
lures for II. he deserted an old wo-
man sticking her head out of a win
dow of the topmost floor of an
eight story tenement, little farther
up the street
"Any fire up there?" he yelled
when he had reached the pavement
beneath the building.
In answer the old woman motion
ed for him to come up.
Accordingly. the captain, with his
men Juggling their heavy hose be
hind them eaboriously ascended tn,
eight flights and burst into the
room where the old woman was.
where's the fire" demanded the
captain. when no fire nor smoke
, became visible
"Oh. there amt none here" re
! piled the old woman. flashing up nj
ear trumpet. Il asked ye up 'caus'
? | couldn't hear word you saiC
l down there."-The Bohemian.
. At mans cafe one night a younl
\ Americana barb,r-f2l In with aI
r EnElishmau. The latter was berat
l. ing the yankees for doing all manner
OF business in their shops and no
following the better English plan o