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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
The little shah of Persia is betwee,

The little shah of Persia is between
IL and ~ years old. about the age
when the average American boy is
having the care-free time of his life.
Yet they propose that the young shah
shall marry and assume the RESPONSE
bility OF a domestic establishment
And apparently they have the estao.
iishment picked out. No wonder the
little fellow tried to run away. Also
no wonder that even the sluggish east
Is awakening to the farcical charac-
ter Of some kinds of monarchy.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Advice.

I'm sort o. thinking about-eh.hehl
-marryin' again." said Uncle Totter'
ly, who was old enough to know bet
ter. A han'some young wife kind o.
brightens up a home, and-hehl
hehl-
"well." grimly replied the Old Cod
ger. "all the advice ! can give you Is
TO select one that will look well in
black Puck.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Not ASKING Much.

"The president" explained one Of
the secretaries, cant stop at PUNK
vile on his swing around the circle
In fact. my good man, we are sched'
uled to go through Plunkvllle at 60
miles an hour"
Couldn't you throw out one Of his
old hats?" asked the leader of the com
mittee, Observation-Disclosures Her
aid.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eased portion OF the There Is only way 10
Deafness and that IA by constitutional remedies.
Deafness In caused by an innAmed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube When this
tube Ia infamed you have a rumbling sound Inn
perfect hearing. and when II Is entirely closed, Deaf
s the result. and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored 10 It's normal condi
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases
out OF ten are caused by CAtarrh. which IA nothing
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case oi
Deafness Ccaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by HALLS Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
y. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Many Were In the Same Boat.

According to the Saturday Evening
Post, this is q story heard with much
glee by congress during the last days
OF the Roosevelt administration:
During the recent cold spell In
Washington, a man, shivering and
ragged. knocked at the door of a X
street house and said to the lady:
please. madam, give me something
to eat. l am suffering severely from
exposure"
you must be more specific" the
lady replied. Are you a member of
the senate or of the house?"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
WOMAN ON A LONG TRIP
Miss Charlotte Mansfield Makes 49,.
72s-Mlle Voyage Through Africa
Without Companion.

London.-The first white woman to
travel Africa from the Cape of Good
Hope to Cairo is Miss Charlotte
Mansfield, novelist. Miss Mansfield
arrived I'm London after journey
which lasted seven months, during
which she travelled 16.72s miles. Her
diary classifes her travels as fol-
lows:
11.72S miles by steamer.
3.465 miles by railway.
525 miles by gunboat.
$50 miles by "meshillah" and walk.
ing.
The meshillah is a hammock slung
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
In Poor Consolation.

"Yes. II must be terrible thing Ia
go through life without your limb But
you must remember It will be restored
to you in the next world"
II know 1t will. mum, but dat don't
encourage me, for II was cut OF when
was a baby, an 1t won't come with
in couple of foot Of do ground wen
it's restored"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

A Montreal paper has figured that in
dancing at ball beginning at ten
O'Clock at night and ending at Ave
o'clock the next morning the distance
covered is more than IL miles. Yet
the average girl prefers 1t to a day
at the washtub. where there is very
little walking.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
To deprive of his adopted national

To deprive of his adopted national.
ity Chinaman who served in the
navy during the civil war. was wound
ed five times in the service OF the
country. and has held citizenship pa
pers for 35 years, must be in accord
with the law. since the courts say so.
But 1t leaves liberty of opinion as to
what sort of law 1t is that infiicts such
results.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
A Erencoh Scholar.

AS William bent over her fair face
he whispered; Darling, IL l should
ask you in French II might kiss you,
what would you answer"
She, calling up her scanty knowl.
edge OF the French language, ex.
claimed, "Billet doux. ."-Tit-Bits.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
A Taste Of 70

Noted anarchist explaining his be-
lief to fellow.passengers on western
railway traln)-"Ye want all laws ban
lshed from the statute books. w
vsnt effry citirsn TO do as blease--"
Leader of western outlaws Sudden
~ boarding the train) Hold up your
.kandsi"-New York Weekly.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Bank Of EnaIand Salaries.

The director of the Bank OF England
has a salary Of only $4,000 year
OF the 1900 employees. about 100 are
women. The first cashier gets nearly
twice as much as the director and the
the total pay roll amounts to over
,1,000,000.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Mere Details.

Life Insurance Agent-Td like 90
write you up policy II you haven't
all the life insurance you think you
need
Cholly Kinckerbocker--You'll have
to see my valet, old chap; he attends
70 all such matters. don'tcherknow.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

time was annoyed with sharp twinges
across the small OF my back and ir-
regular passages Of the kidney secre.
tions. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills,
l am free from these troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Beer War Cost Many Horses.

Tremendous was the drain on the
horseflesh OF the world caused by tn
Boer war. In that war England sent
33s. 1929 horses and 100000 mules to
South Africa. four times as many ami.
mails as the Germans took to France
in August. 1870. Tamerlane led $4,000
horses over the Hindo Koosh in the
conquest OF Delhi.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

The head of the chemical bureau
says that modern housewives are Lu-
cretia Borgias. who devote themselves
TO bridge while ptomaines revel un-
checked in the icebox. This indict-
ment is enough to freeze the marrow
of their bones even to the extent of
boycotting the icemen.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
N Fight Must BE Made.
GaPabaldi: A bold onset is half the
,attle.


According to an old Gaelic legend
red deer might live for 21O years.
an eagle for $50. and an oak tree for
nearly 10 centuries! Nowadays. how.
ever. 1o0-yesr-old deer would be diff.
cult to find. From rs to S5 years ap-
paFently may be about the range Of
their enthusiastically Gentleman,
London.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Depew In Form.

Senator Depew. at tariff dinner in
Washington. was In superb form
His definition Of memory set the table
in a road.
Memory" said Senator Depew, "is
the feeling that steals over us when
we listen to our friends original sto-
ries."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

Georgia has new law prohibiting
false gossip about women. 1t is still
lawful there. however. to tell woman
TO her face that her new hat is too
sweet for anything.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

the need of a spe-
cial remedy to re-
move and cure the
congestion or in.
hammation OF the
kidneys that is in.
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain I h "A I
makes you say;
"Oh, my back"
Thompson Wat.
kins. professional
nurse. 420 N. gard
St., Parsons, Kan.
says: For some
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Ambiuuous.

Harold-What did she say when
you turned out the gas and kissed her I?
Rupert-Said she felt as II she never
wanted to see my face again.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
A Ready EXPLANATION.

What is the reason you were so
late in discovering the north pole?"
We'll" answered the explorer you
see they have such long nights in the
arctic regions that. ] oversight"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
In the Renlnnlnn-

Yours is certainly an unusual
case" said the lawyer, "and 1t will be
necessary to consult a number of
books" t"t
"So?" queried the client.
YES" answered the legal light,
"and we will begin with your pocket
book"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
QlaRa Bonnetn.

A Venetian glass manufacturer 10
said to be making and selling bonnets
by the thousand. The glass cloth OF
which they are made has the same
simmer and brilliancy OF color as
silk, and II impervious to water.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

EIixon-"Did the operation on your
wife's throat do her good2" Dixon
ut did us both good. She hasn't been
able to talk for six weeks. Boston
Herald
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

L Dr. Pierce's pleasant Pellets cure constipation
| Constipation "a the cause OF many diseases Cure
the cause and you cure the disease. Easy 70 take.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

Devote each day to the object then
IN hand. and the evening will find
something done.--Goethe.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
JERSEY LILY.

Mr.. Brown Ito new cook What is
your name?
Cook-Mary. sir.
MIR. Brown--Dear me, that is my
wifes name. We shall have to call
you something else
Cook--Never mind. call me Lllyl
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
sAcKAcHE is KIDNEYAcHE.
Ususlly There Are other Troubles to
Prove II.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid
neys, in most cases, and IL points to
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

We live truly for ourselves only
when we live for others.-Seneca.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27
Playing Barefoot croquet.

or india rubber II is further urged
that the touch of the soles of the feet
against the earth has a soothing eff
feet upon the nerves.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

must be reached before IL can be cured. Allen
cures IT, Harmless and sure. Al an druggists.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-27

Don't get rusty and you won't
squeak.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Girls Dresses of colored lawns, per
Gales bingham and Iinennes All neatly trim - y
med in various ways. Odd sizes. Regular VII
The Washington times., 1909-08-25
Wnmen's Petticoats-

OF white Persian Lawn and India linon Made with
bretelles over the shoulders trimmed with
lace and embroidery. High and low neck 4 n
styles. Sizes up Il years. Worth Sl25 each. n4k
One day
The Washington times., 1909-08-25
Sale of Notions

Horn Hair Pins straight carved and crimp-
ed styles: highly polished; al perfect tortoise
shell finish. Half-dozen in box; worth Toe One &C
day at.,... ....-...'.. ,
Lot of ocean Pearl Buttons, fancy carved, plain
and dsh-eye style various sizes for waists and
dresses values worth 10c, 12c and 15c dozen. &C
One day aJ--.- -
Turkey Red Woven Initials. for marking un-
derweGr, etc Il gross in each package. All &c
Automobile Hair Nets, covers the entire
head real hair strongly made. All shades. 10c
Specldl at
Sleeve Protectors. Of extra qua lily white lawn;
prevents soiias the sleeves doing muse OF Of 10C
fee work Special price, per pair. ,..-.-..-...iV
The "SetWeI- Collar Supporter Sets
cerized covered strips; eight in eech set all &C
heights, worth lsc.... -
Bias seam Tape. of white lawn cambria;
ali widths Six yard pieces. Values worth up &C
10 l-c -
Jet Head Hat Pins; extra long 12-incn stem;
fun size round jet heads Worth Sc each. one DC
day +
Three-yard rolls of White Cotton Tape; all &c
widths each rolf.
Nicke safety Pins dozen On each card:
sizes 4. . and g. Worth up 10 &c card Thee &C
caf0s ioi--...- -
Composition Collar Buttons dozen on D.
each card. worth 4
Good quality White Basting Cotton 20o-yard &C
spools; regularly &c. Three sDoos for........ =
The Washington times., 1909-08-25
Thursdays Toilet Specials

Victoria Violet Talcum Powder; borated and
delicately perfumed; worth Ice box. Thursday
Bargain Sale price ........... sc
Med-Aseptic Cold Cream and Skin Foods; full
size 1-ounce Jar .1oc
Wilberts Face Powder, all tints regularly 15c. &c
Genuine Rubberset Shaving Brushes brlstIes
rented not TO come out Special for Thurs
GAY az 4oS
Laxative Bromo Quinne, for summer colds; the
genuine kind prepared by E w. Grove: regu-
lar price, Csc box .15c
One pound bars Of pure White CASTLE Soap. &c
Full size cakes Of Munyon's Witc1 Hazel Soap;
Analo Buttermfk Toilet Soap; worth sc cake. gao
Colgates Briniantine. for the han; all odors;
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

compared them with the cabbage product in the box
he stu persisted in his statement This too
much for me. SO simply slammed the box and its
contents against the top of his Uranium This pro-
duced symptoms of wavcring, and | demanded back
the money had paid him. When he hcsitated to
comply | invited him out into the street He de-
clined the invitation.
As had train to catch began to draw off my
coat to expedite matters. Then only did he admit
ne must have been mistaken, and before could get
ready to go into action he sprang the cash drawer
and gave me my money.
Never after that did permit German clerk to
wrap up purchase for me without watching closely
his every movement"
According to a woman who arrived the other day
from trip around the world the far east is being
flooded with Japanese counterfeits of articles of
American manufacture.
Advantage is being taken of the reputation for
excellence of certain American proprietary articles,
which has spread through the east as we'll as through
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

lantry he was gone. When next saw him IT was III
room the top floor of Fifth avenue boarding
house.
He had asked the privilege to call and personally
express his appreciation of the transformation had
wrought in his house. had learned in the interval
that while he had been widower for many years he
was likely at any moment to sit up and take notice
/ made apology for the humble quarters in which
he found me- but in the with which he took to
Morris chair and In the conversation which the open
hearth, colored candles and tea brewed from a
Russian samovar invited I had the mans character
number of meetings in fashionable society
would have given My mind travels quickly.
Here. thought l. is cminenty respectable, agree
able, level headed man, with the fires OF youth spent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
The Penalty |
Paid for
My Infatuation

share of heaven-and not say I have de-
served more
You may think that under the circumstances I could
have only bad influence over him, but that is not
so. ! am stronger than he. He needs me. He says
he knew a better than l. Others say
too. The other night some of Franks friends
leaving / of them grasp his hand and
heard him say, you lucky chapl 1t isn't every man
whose wife and house added together make home"
They all say that. They all think l the ideal
wife and Frank the ideal husband. feel like scream
ing out the truth sometimes. And if l did, do you
know what would happen? They'd say, You entered
the cage voluntarily Your husband has left the door
open Why not go out?"
Why not? I'll tell you why.
Because while the universe exists there is always
chance that he may day to close the cage
door If were to leave him day I'd believe that
the next to have been the day when he would
have loved me-
So people tell what an ideal home we have, what
q charming wife he has, what splendid husband I
have and go trying deliberately to pretend that
do not know dead things in dead world.
] wish my body and brain could die, Sometimes
think I'll try that, but then that old German line
allies ist NIGHT odt begraben list" comes 10 me-
and / believe I'd long for his love while the worms
dividing If ~all is not dead that's buried y
could my discomfort be hidden in the graye5
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
Information Picked Up Abroad
American Travellers Tell The Sunday Call Readers Odd
Things They Have Encountered

az GU have to be very careful how you buy
cigars in Germany" said cigar importer who
returned from European tour the other day.
1T is not difficult to buy good cigars if you are
judge of them. The difficulty is in getting what
you buy
"Of course know good cigar when | see it, and
when in shop In Leipsic 1 found some liked
bought box and paid for it, taking out several and
putting them into my pocket The clerk wrapped up
the remainder, as thought, and took them to my
hotel
When / opened the package / found to my
disgust. that instead of wrapping up my cigars the
clerk, while he was apparently looking below the
counter for piece of wrapping paper, had found
time to exchange my good cigars for lot of the
worst looking 'stogies I had ever seen.
Il rushed back to the shop and taxed him with it.
He asserted stoutiy that he had wrapped up the
mainder of the box had bought. When / pulled
some of the original samples from my pocket and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

Europe" said the traveller. The Japanese have had
skilled workmen here learning how such things
made, and the result is they selling in the
orient all sorts of things of their make by sim
ply stamping the article counterfeted with the name
of some we'll known American firm.
This counterfeting is general, but | was struck
particularly with two examples of it. The reputa-
ton of the American sewing machine and American
toilet soaps is proverbial Of the former there are
some parts that the Japanese have yet been able
to initiate successfully, such. they buy in this
country. The remainder of the machine they manu-
facure themselves. join to it the imported parts label
the finished machine nicely in gold letters with the
name of an American manufacturer, and sell it as
direct importation from the United States
1T IS quite easy to initiate the appearance Of
american toilet soaps and this Of counterfeitng
IS done on large scale. have seen the name of a
well known New York manufacturer on soap made
over there. And still persons wonder why our
trade does not increase more rapidly"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
How [ Caught Good Husband
onely Woman Reveals the Ingenious Schem
Which She Gained Her Hearts Full Desire

in his favorite chair than Tony appeared on the
threshold with card, which took with i'll concealed
annoyance and read aloud to my guest
Invariably Tony instructed to convey to the
gentleman below my profound regret that previous
engagement prevented me from seeing him.
The ruse worked like charm. The vanity of the
favorte was aattered while his interest quick
ened Visiting cards varied by notes written
by myself to myself and delivered psychological
moment by A. d. T. messenger. The notes were
usually an invitation to dinner to the theater.
Before answering them | had way of deferring to
the occupant of the Morris chair, who rarely failed
to forestall his imaginary rival by making then and
there engagement for the specified date, thereby
enabling to reply in good faith that acceptance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
There Was
the Smiling,
Vulgar Man

isms that were obnoxiousl But did do SOP Oh, MOI
For sober second thought always warned me that
such frankness would result in loss of pleasure
1t is sometimes difficult to keep your mind
mans intrinsic worth when his tie is atrocous. If
only dared to him right in his little mistaesi
How he would hate you if you didl What wide,
wide berth would be given you when he next sent out
invitations for theater partyI
Then there is the of expenditure upon which
woman never dares to speak to a man I don't
mean when it is too small A woman can drop
mans acquaintance in that case The delicate situa-
ton is where really nice young fellow is spending
than he can afford for your pleasure.
You have narrowing pictures of his scrimping him
self lunches car fare Half the pleasure of his
spoiled when you think what sacrifices they
purchased
But what you dor If you decline his invita-
tons he is think you do like him. and that
is not the at all And if you suggest trolley
car instead of carriage hint that more modest
offerings of candy flowers would be as acceptable
you have wounded him IN way he will never forgive
All, wise, indeed is the woman who realizes the
things she must not tell; 1t seems TO me that a
sphinx with her finger her lip and inscrutable
expression in her eyes should occupy the place
of honor in every womans boudoir. There should
always be a lighted candle before it.
And that 1 have become engaged I have
learned that since value my fance's love there are
many things about himself that I dare not tell him
Above all, I have learned that must never never
say anything that would harm his dignity or self
love
For instance, he thinks he can sing but really he
But he loves to do so, and he would never
forgive me if he thought didn't love to hear him
He has disagreeabe, meddling sister, whose visits
dread, but have dared to tell him so. He
would think that doing her an injustice
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

impossible. Occasionally the SKY parlor" was
fragrant with flowers, bought, alas out of my hard
earned pennies. A billet doux half hid in the heart
of failed to pque curiosity which
found it >convenent to appease.
And now am going to confess what will seem to
of my readers objectionable ruse In the
beauty of my neck and shoulders | had justifable
vanity. 1t not probable that the widower and
would social gathering where decollete
gowns worn, and yet l longed to display my
chief charm To this end l was not at home
ing when he called. In my absence Tony ushered
him usual to the SKY parlor, assuring him would
return shortly.