The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-19
SOME NEWSPAPER
CHAFF.
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Luck will come and find you
Some delightful day.
Anyhow. just think So
It's much the better way
Meanwhile just be CHEEKY,
Meet life with a smile.
The boy is always happy
Who is whistling all the while.
When you meet misfortune.
Don't let 1t knock you fiat
Just be glad you're living.
And let 1t go at that
Somerville Journal.
Minister-So you go to school, do
you. Bobby?
Bobby-Yes. sir
Let me hear how you spell
bread"
"Brede"
"The dictionary spells it with an "a
Bobby"
"Yes. sir; but you didn't ask me
how the dictionary spells it; you ask
ed me how | spell it."-London Tit
Bits.
Captain Amundsen. having lost sew
eral dogs in his expedition to the Arc
tic regions, told some Of the Netchillie
tribe that he would purchase one from
them The suggestion caused conster
nation and was promptly refused. An
explanation was demanded. The man
applied to returned next day with a
chubby, laughing boy on his back
"Such we do not sell" he said.
Amundsen was astonished. "You wish
ed to purchase one" said the man.
seeing Amundsen's perplexity. Finally
II was discovered that.the Greenlandic
term for dog was equivalent to
child" in the Netchillie language
Kansas City Star.
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A certain muezzin in the mosque
had so harsh a voice that his call to
prayer only kept the worshippers
away from service The prince, who
was the patron OF the mosque, being
tender-hearted and not wishing to Of
fend the man, gave him 10 dlnars to
20 somewhere else, and the gift was
gladly accepted. Some time after the
fellow returned to the prince and COM
planned that an injustice had been
done him by the smallness of the do
nation, for" said he "at the place
where | now am they offered me 20
dlnars to go somewhere else, and I'll
not accept It," "Oh" laughed the
prince, don't accept 1t, for If you
stay long they will be glad to offer
you 50."-Argonaut
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt was talking
about the train wreck in which he was
involved last month at Mount Murray.
However" said Mr.. Vanderbilt, 81
have no fault to find with our rail
roads. In most respects they are the
best in the world
He smiled.
Some people like to attack the rail
roads, They like to gather statistics
to prove that the railroads are extor
tionate, reckless Of life, and so on. In
these attacks there is susally about
much truth as there is in that story
about the railroad in the West.
"a man from the East said that on
Western trip he rode across the
prairies in a train that hardly went
faster than walk Cattle, dogs and
tramps passed him. Finally in a des-
olate place the train stopped.
"The passengers began to fume and
fuss. Why this stoppage? What
could be the matter?
in the midst of the angry turmoil
the conductor came sinking through
the car with shamefaced air whis-
pered:
"'Say, have you got a piece OF
string about you? We want to fix
the engine Exchange.
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There is story about a company
promoter who advertised for an office
boy. lie received 100 replies Out OF
100 he selected ten, and with the writ
ers of these ten replies he had per
sonal interview. His final choice fell
upon a bright youth, to whom he said:
"My boy, like your appearance and
your manner very much think you
may do for the place. Did you bring
n character" No, sir" said the boy
81 can go home and get it," VERY
well; come back tomorrow morning
with it, and If It is satisfac tory ! dare
say | shall engage you" Late that
same afternoon the financier was sur