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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

"Mothcr." said the college student
who had brought his chum home Tor
the holidays. permit me TO present
my friend. Mr. Spccknoodlc.
His mother. who was little hard Of
hearing placed her hand to her ear.
I'm sorry. George. but didn't quite
catch your friends name. ilu'll have
to speak a little louder I'm afraid"
81 say. mother" shouted George, 81
want 10 present my friend. Mr. Speck.
noodle"
I'm sorry. George. but Mr., -
What was the name agnin5"
"Mr. Specknoodle" George fairly
yelled.
The old lady shook her head sadly.
"lm sorry George, but I'm afraid
It's no use. II sounds just like Speck-
noodle 10 me-" ."-Detroit News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
B-ouaht a Blush to Her Cheek.

There was n story told Of one Of the
worlds tveat vocalists singing as n
young girl nt private house. She was
overwhelmed with praise. BY and by.
says tho London News, she came and
sat b. elderly lady, who congratu.
lated her on the way she had sang, but
yenturcd 20 Offer one or two sugges-
tlons. The young singer treated the
hints with scorn and afterward asked
the hostess who "the old lady" was
who had dared TO give her suggestions
"Oh, that was Nine. Goldschmidt" re
Piled the lady. And who is Nine
Goldschmldtf" was the next impatient
query. We'll. she's better known n
Jenny Lind" said the hostess And
then the singer blushcd for shame at
her diSdaiuiul reception Of hints from
the Swedish Nightingale.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

For many centuries the city of Nor
with IN respect " the manor Of carrie
ton was liable 60 provide aununil'
twenty herring pies for the royl
kitchen. RlomeGeld In his "lliStnr.
OF Norfolk" referring to this quain'
service. prints letter from the hJuS|
hold officers Of Charles l., makin
divers Just exceptions" 10 the quality
Of the pies which had been forwarded
by the city sherlIs.
The main exceptions read as follows
First you do not send them accord
ing TO your tenure of the first new her
rings that are taken
Secondly. you do not cause them ia
lie well baked in good and strong
pnstye, as they ought 10 be- that they
may endure the carriage the better.
Thirdly. whereas you should by
your tenure bake In these pastyes six
score herrinrs nj the least. being tho
great hundredth. which doth require
five 10 be put into every pye at the
least, we find but fower herrings "a
be in divers Of them.
"Fourthly. the number Of pyes which
you sent at this tyne We find TO bc
fewer than have been sent heretofore
and divers Of them much broken
And, lastly. we understand the
hringer OF them was constrained Ia
make three several Journeys 10 you be
fore he could have them. whereas II
seemeth he IS bound to come bu'
once. ."-Chamhers journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
TALKED TOO MUCH.
Loquseity Cost Him hs Membership
In tn, Philosophers' Club.

II was visiting ut my old home In
Munich, Bavaria" suld Henry Meyer
the artist, when my father one even
iug proposed 10 take me with him to
the Philosophers club If | would Ike
to -. had heard a great deal about
this club uul jumped at the chance to
visit lt, knowing that I should meet
there some Of the most famous think
ers Of all Germany
AS We nearcd the club my father
cautioned me not to talk too much
since 1t might he Objectionable to some
OF the eminent thinkers.
"ln the one large room which constl.
tuted the clubs quarters we found a
score or more of learned looked men
sitting silently pulling their long stem.
med pipes For fifteen. or twenty min
utes not q sound was heard louder than
the sizzling Of tobacco in the pipes .
then one OF the men who seemed To
bee In the most profound state OF med.
itation removed his pipe from between
his lips. nodded his head In reflective
way and said:
"'Yah'
"IIc seemed to have solved the deep
problem on which he had been think
ing, and | expected hiw to launch
upon the tlde Of time some grand cter-
nal truth fresh from the drydock of his
MINI. nut he only returned bis pipe
to his mouth and subsidized into that
dense silence from which he had
emerged only for the moment
"Ilalf an hour passed before another
word-was spoken; then a great philos-
ophcr nt the other side Of the room re
moved his pipe from his lips, nodded
his massive head slowly and in that
same tone Of abstraction said:
"'Ynh.'
"He, too, ! presumed, had solved
some great problem. nud | listened for
an exposition Of IT, but he merely
placed his pipe back between his teeth
and settled down again to that silence
which was almost dinful
1T was nearly an hour before any
body spoke again. This time II wis a
hoary headed old philosopher. who took
head and remarked. as had his prede-
cessors:
"Ynh.'
"The next day my father delighted
me 10y telling me that I had been ad-
mitted ms member Of the Phioso-
pliers club and was free TO attend It's
meetings. So | was present at the
next one, few evenings later
with my pipe In my mouth. OBJ
served the silence that seemed To- be SO
popular there until four or FIVE Of the
leading thinkers had in as many half
hours removed their pipes and uttered
the customary Yah Then thought
II was up to me 10 prove that | was
worthy member who also had things
on his mind So removed my pipe,
nodded my head and said:
"'Iah. yah
"The next day learned that had
been expelled for talking too much."-
Willis Brooks IN Brooklyn Eagle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

one of the most extraordinary hoa xes
on record is said to have been played
upon the pewnn I.alla Moolraj. n ma.
tive potcntatc of the Punjab. during
the second sikh war, IN the winter Of
lslS49, The British army. command
ed 10y SIR Hugh Cough, had shut up
the dcwar and his forces in the for,i-
fled city Of Mooltan. one day the be-
siegers were amazed by the thunder
Gus sound OF most extraordinary
cannonado, followed not by shot or
shell, hut by nm assortment OF miscel-
laneous provisions in q very fragmen-
tary condition raining into the British
lines. The sikh chicftain. It was after
ward discovered, had found In the city
large store II canned meats Of the
nature Of which he was completely
ignorant \ native SPY In British pay
gravcly Informed him that they were
powerful explosives. and hence for
some days IN" rritlsh camp was greet
eel with showers OF Strassburg pates
ana Other more or less mangled but
perfectly eatable tlnned food.-Scrap
Book.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

\ queer h.rd is the poe honey eater
Of Sew Zealand. lis throat is adorned
with small white feathers. which. from
their ro,cmhluucc to clerical bands.
have gained for &c the name "parSon
bid lt> metallic grccu plumasc.
with bronze aud purrllsh reflections. IS
very beautiful Its long and rather
slender holk is curved 70 hns rather
large feet. uud the length of It's un .s
con~idcrahlr This bird is plentiful ON
both the north aud south Islands or
New Zealand II Is good sougstcr
and mimic ana lts lively tcmurramrut
renders II most interesting cngc bird
Its food consists Of berries. insects and
honey. II has an cNtcnSlr tongue. the
tip ot which is furkod and. being COW
cred with hbrrs. forms Kind of brush.
most useful 10 the parson bird IN gath
crinc go fool
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
Ardmore, Tuesday, July 9, 1907.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

United States Senators-Robert L,
owen. Thos. p. Gore.
Justices Supreme court-Jesse },
Dunn S. W. Hayes, r. L. Williams,
Matthew J. Kane, J. 3. Turner.
Governor-c. N. Haskell.
Lieutenant Governor-oeo. W. Bell
amy.
Attorney oeneral-chas. West.
Secretary Of state-Willtam NJ. Cross,
Treasurer James Menefee.
Auditor-M. {. Trapp.
Clerk Of Supreme court-W. n. L,
Campbell
State Esaminer-chas. Taylor.
superinten dent Public lnstruetlon-E,
D. Cameron.
Mine lnspeetor-Peter Hanraty.
Commissioner Of Charities Miss
Kate Bernard.
Commissioner OF Labor Charles
S-nnherty.
Insurance Commissioned. J. Nc.
Comb.
Corporation COMMISSIONER. J. Nc
Alester, A. p. Watson. J. e. Love.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

"Our new chef" said the manager of
the restaurant stopping to chat with
the patron who had deep lines between
his eyebrows "is wonder ! re0lly
believe the man could take an old rub.
Der shoe and make an appctizlng dish
of f." THAT sof' asked the patron.
tapping uclitatiyely with hi, fork up.
on the steak that had been served him
suppose you tell the waiter 90 take
this steak back AMI ask the chef 60 fix
mp rubber shoe for me Modern So.
ciety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
A DANGEROUS SURPLUS.

The collection OF $50 ,000. 900 in cX-
cess OF the annual requirements Of an
oNtrayagantly administered federal
government IS naturally attracting
much attention and Is very likely to
be generally discussed as the cam
peiru period approaches. The Wash
ington Post declares the most serious
problem the government has to deal
with is the disposition of the sur
plus, which shows that there are
newspapers sensible enough To refrain
from eNulting over the unnecessary
collection from tax.burdened people
30 tremendous n sum OF money.
su Tremendous INN of money.
our Washington contemporary, dis
cusslng the surplus revenue. says;
Nobody seriously contcmplates a re-
duction Of the revenues unless II shall
be accomplished by an increase OF
taxation. as was done In 1890, when
customs duties were advanced To dis
courage importauons and decrease
was greatly instrumental in bringing
the revenues. Il was that policy that
ing about the panic Of 1898"
This is as much as to say that
tariff revision need not be expected
at the hands OF republican admin
isuauon 4, least II tariff revision
Dee undertaken 60 will Dee revised up.
ward and not downward IL is perfect
Is true that the revenues can Doe re-
luryd %, increasing some duties 90
the prohibitory point but that course
would serve to place the American
consuming public more and more In
the clutches Of the trusts and whore
the people would save few milton
dollars in the WY OF customs dUt s.,
which the government does not need,
they would bc blcd for hundreds of
millions OF dollars by the mauufac.
turcrs of articles. importation o'
which the higher duties would pro.
hnht
The great trouble with the ninrlcy
law .- 800 many OF 90, rates are pro-
hibitory. thus relieving American
manufacturers of competition and
giving them the power to command
the homo market ON their own terms.
They have nor failed TO cNtort FROM
American consumers the Wtormost
larthing aud It has been estimated
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

A farmer had secured an appoint
ment ns light keeper IA a Maine coast
lighthouse. The first night he went on
duty he lighted up promptly NJ dusE
and at II o'clock carefully extinguish
ed the lamp. The next day ot course
there was trouble. and when he was
taken 20 task he replied that he sup
posed 10 o'clock was late enough 10
keep the lieht going. as he thought
that an honest men should be IN bed
at that hour Boston Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

lu 1856. the Democratic platform
declared that the separation of the
moneys of the government from bank.
ing institutions is Indispensable for
the safety Of the funds Of the govern.
mcnt and the rights Of the people.
Isn't that proposition as true today
as 1t was hfty-one years ago?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

An oklahoma paper says the FOL.
lowing letter was picked up IN the
streets the other day: My Darling
Frank swallowed the postage
stamp that was on your last letter
because knew your lips had touched
it. and O. Dear. ! felt SO happy az.
torvards Put two stamps on your
next letter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

Probably the most notable faxed liy.
Ing picture ever produced was that
which purportcd 10 give representa-
tion of the actual scene inside West
minister abbey at the kings corona
tion. The production was the work
of an Inventive Frenchman who had
special scenery Of the abbey painted
ana reproductions Of tho historical cos
tunes made. Then number OF
French actors were made up to repre-
sent the king, the aged primate and
other central figures remarkably
lifcllke they were. The mock corona
tlon ceremony took place nj quiet
little village In Brittany, and the films
were sent TO London for reproduction
In one of the leading houses ~ enter.
tninmcut The managers. however.
made no attempt to Impose on the pub
lie, aud openly confessed that the
scene was a fake London Mail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

First Roy Did you really win three
prizes M SCHOOL,
Second Dltto-Ycs. and one was for
ny excellence of memory.
How did Won win the others"
The others? | forget what they
were for" Translated For Transatlan-
tic Tales From Blanco Negro.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

with favor upon the collection OF $50
900 900 annually IN excess Of eXpendi-
lures They will demand the right 90
keep in their pockets the money
which is now being collected in ex-
cess Of the governments require
ments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

The southern Democrats. dcploriug
the scctioualism which would exclude
q southern man from the presidency
are generally willing but not anxious.
to srr one of their number nominated
by their party in ,eoN Many declare
as matter of ,Npcdicucy they would
really prefer such "a man as Governor
johnson of Minnesota. whose large
maiuritios 90 his own state. Indicate
"a yotcsytrug power Ia the Northern
states that PLACES him In the list of
available candidates In the national
field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

Come IN and drink limeade that
is a limeade at Lon Frames Drug
Store. 10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

Plenty Of comb honey at Porter
Stap'es, the Red Headed Grocer's.
Phone 5gl. 7.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

"Old Rounder Is engaged"
Gee! who's the lucky womanT'
'Therc are millions Of her"
"Why, he isn't enga Gcd 10 more than
onef"
Nope; that's what mcan-all the
Others are the lucky ones."-IIouston
Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

II thing Is proper and possible to
man. deem II attainablc 10y thee.-Mar.
Gus Aurelius
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

A good many resolutions die OF
heart failure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

He Sometimes my thoughts come to
the Ike lightning
She What shame they don't stay
long enough So You could occasionally
make a note OF them,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

The Republican leaders Of Massa'
chusctts strruly demand the abolition
OF the tariff duty ON peanuts. Thus Is
the great protection system crumbling
through peanut politics In its very
cradle. Give MS free peanuts. and
tax an else as the trusts may desire.
say the Republicans As ~ clothing
sewing machines. watches steel rails,
wire. cotton goods, wooden goods, car
pets. rugs. chemicals coal lumber,
etc. let them an hc taxed; but give
ms peanuts free of duty Truly a Re
publican is a peanut rrformer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

Hc-Miss Pinkleigh certainly has a
splendid complexion.
She-Ies, and the mean thing won't
tell me what brand she uses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
SAME OLD KISS AGAIN.

'NOfhIrr has more or heaven fire
or the fire Of he'll than Kiss The
best things perverted are the worst
instrumentalities for deadly evil. And
I know nothing as Hbtlc and as
damnablc as q burning thrilling kiss
Great God deliver us from the kiss.
INK devil" In these words has the
Rev. l. d. Bass OF Cairo. H.. warned
his congregation against the evils ana
temptations that lurk in the kiss,
says an exchange.
In ou7 opinion the Cairo conErega.
ton had better look around for a
new preacher.
There is no doubt that the great
majority of the politicians have now
come 90 believe that MIR Roosevelt Is
schoming for a third tern and the
newspaper men believe he win con
troll the convention. How much Of q
revolt there would be- In the Ropub.
lican ranks against third term can
not be- pronogosucated at this time
and nothing but such third term
campaign will develop how much re
spcct remains In the Republican heart
for the precedent set by Washington
and endorsed by jefferson and decid-
ed for the time by the defeat Of Gen.
eral Grant for q third term. Can
Roosevelt get what Grant was d..
nied2 Is a question Of constant dis
cussNn in Washington Thomas JET
ferson opposed the third term idea.
When certain citizens of baltimore
urged him To become candidate for
the presidency a third time, he wrote
% reply In which he declared that
while there was no express constitu-
tlonal provision on the subject, yet
the example of Washington formed a
precedent which ought to control the
practice Of all future presidents; and
added that II president should ever
serve three terms he might easily
serve for NE and even make the Of
Ace hereditary In his family. NJ hon
est Democrat ever favored third
term. Those Republicans who favor.
I'd Grant were defeated by the bet.
ter element of the ir party But it is
now almost certain that tn" Lily
White Republicans Of the southern
States. aided by the offcc-holders Of
the NOrth and West will try to re-
nominate Roosevelt, and there would
be great danger OF electing him un-
less the Democrats are able To unite
upon some candidate who can win
votes among disgusted republicans.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-15
THE UPS and DOWNS OF NEVADA

for the decrease in population, but the
principal one is conceded to be the
exodus of miners and others from the
silver producing mining camps when
the price Of metal. because of its de-
monetization was lower than ever be
fore il historical times. The abandon
nent Of the mines deprived the farmer
and gardener of markets for their pro-
duets and business depression prevailed
throughout the State Banks would not
accept improved real estate as security
for loans and the only industries tina.
prospered were cattle raising and wool
growing The great Comstoek lode.
which produced oye half a billion dol
lars in gold and silver bullion, was
supposed to be all worked out, and Ne
vada was looked upon, east of the
Rocky mountains, as an unfit associate
for the ~populous, prosperous states of
the nation.
But the discovery Of mines in whas
was deemed the most barren and desc
late mountains in Nye and Esmeralda
counties again attracted attention 10
Nevada. The mines have proved TO be
fabulously rich and very extensive, and
the discoveries and investors have with
a bound risen from comparative pow
erty to affluence, reckoning their wealth
today by hundreds of thousands, if not
millions of dollars. The revival caused
by these new developments is extending
to all parts of Nevada. Rich discover
les are being made almost daily in old
and abandoned mining districts, as we'll
as in the new and UNEMPLOYED localities,
and the belief is becoming general that
almost every mountain range in the
State contains valuable leads of goll.
silver. copper, lead and antimony. Rail
roads are being built for the
dation of the cities that have sprung
up as if by magic in many parts Of
the State, there is a home market for
al the products of the soil and tn, fac
tory, the assessable property has in
creased by millions, and today Nevada
is attracting more attention than any
other State in the union.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-15

if he were allowed to enter. Finally
the manager of the meet told the Reno
team to go home, that the contest
would be better waged without their
presence. They finally entered however
under protest, but not until they had
said a great many unpleasant things
and impeaehed the honor of the prin-
eipal of the school from whence the
well developed athlete came.
An evidence of this ~disgraceful atti-
tude of the pupils of the Reno higa
school is seen in the telegram the
team that lost the debate here sent
back to Reno. They did not fail {
give voice TO the word that has beeom
characteristic of them, frank deal.
This telegram called into question the
personal honor of the two judges who
ruled in favor of Winnemueca, District
Attorney Quicker and Jndge S. j. Bonni-
field. 1t appears that the home or
school training Of youngsters who have
such little respect for their superiors,
men of high standing, has beer decid-
edly faulty. A good spanking and be-
ing sent to bed without supper is the
kind of treatment they show that they
deserve.
Last Saturday the Reno track team
was beaten at Susanville, and again
the cry of fake is given, to the disgust
of all interested people. The Reno
captain said that three of the Susan
Vile athletes were athletes from San
Francisco who had worked in.
1t appears that the instructors of
the Reno high school should give more
care to the manner in which the pupils
handle the name of the institution, but
it has beer a recognized fact in the
past that the Reno high school teachers
were as bad in this respect as the
pupils.
The best means to overcome this ae-
ton on the part of the Reno school :
for outside teams to refuse 10 NEE
them in athletic contests; to say 10
them. "when we play we want 10 play
honorably and fair and with young
gentlemen and ladies. who when the
loose can loose in the proper spirit.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-15

The report of Surveyor Genesai
Kelley of this State, which was re
Gently issued, contains much Interesting
data concerning Nevada. izeEudin-
speculation as to the probable popgIa-
tion of the State at present
March 2, 1861, the act Of C0Bgr@s
organizing the territory OF SevaCz
from that part of Utah territory lying
west OF the 18th meridian and north Of
the 37th parallel of latitude. was s?-
proved by President James Buchanan.
Congress appropriate $4,000 in Cur
rency. then worth about 60 cents on
the dollar in coin, for the support Of
the territorial government. At tbs.
election Sl63 votes were polled, of
which 5l5S favored a state government.
A convention to frame a constitution
was held at Carson City and the instru-
ment adopted by the convention was
submitted to a vote of the people in
January, 1864, and rejected by the
decisive majority of 5197 against 1881
in favor of its adoption. AT that time
mining was supposed to be the only in
dustry that could BE- proftably carried
on in Nevada and a clause in the con-
s~titution submitted % the people pro-
vided for the taxation of mines. and
resulted, as stated, in its rejection. 4
second constitutional convention, which
was also held at Ca-son City, framed
.tae present constitution, which vas
adopted by a vote OF 9l31 out of a total
of 1888, and on October 81. 1864.
Nevada was admitted into the union as
a sovereign state by proclamation OF
President Lincoln.
As an evidence of changes which
time and circumstances make in the
minds of the people, an amendment to
the constitution providing for the taxa
ton Of patented mines was adopted by
a majority of the qualified electors of
the State at the recent election. Ac-
cording to the first census taken in
Nevada, that of 1870, the State then
had population of i2.491, which in 1880
had increased to CO go. In 1890 the
population had decreased to Al, 761, and
in 1900 to 41,325, which was less than
in 1870. Various causes are assigned