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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
1 MANS POCKETS.
VIVA, on Earth Does He Wan, Win
Eighteen 81 Thcm7

The great Fundamental difference be.
tween the modern woman and the
modern man IS this-,hat whereas the
raiueut ~ the modern woman has no
pockets 90 all the raimeut of the mod.
erl man has nothing else
Indeed. man may be defined as an
sa.ual with @ passion for pockets. ~
YOU were asked o. say oGhanl bow
many pockets you possess at given
moment yuI would he s'umpel
IL would - necessary t1 make out an
Inventory Ia the hrst place there ara
no .r..t lye iu your oyercoat There
are 90 least eve more .u your lounge
jacket. four ,u your vaistcoat and four
in your trousers. You klye therefore
az least eighteen ppoketg
Now 10 is absurd 10 say that any
man needs eighteen pocket. why. Il
is almost set of p.-eonho.cs. They
ought 90 ue numbered or lettered Of.
ten O man loses bis railway ticket. and
after paying excess fare be finds 90
hidden 100 one of bis dozen and q half
pockets u takes some time 90 search
carefully iu eighteen little bags.
Men carry % great deal 90 rubbish 60
their pockets There are few u US who
do not suffer from acgumulatious ot
old letters paid and unpaid bills. bus
and tram tickets thel'er vouchers and
miscellaneous odds and ends
We change our dotsam and jetsam
from one suit Of clothes 20 another for
We are not happy without unnecessary
fragments of paper
! once knew % man who carried an
amazing assortment of useless things
IN bis pockets lie always had a lump
OF chalk. picce ~ string a small
ivory inch rule. a ponEu.fc. a pencil
and pair of compa>>eS.
In bis pocketbook De carried stamps.
sticking plaster. telegraph forms and
pins. Another man | know always car
rles half % dozen silver cigar cases
shaped Ike torpedocs with one cigar in
each
some men have mania FOR carry.
ins enormous lunches of keys They
DO not use more than two Of them cv.
cry day. but they are not happy unless
they have 20 key for everything they
have ever owned When they lose
their Keys, Il IS "a tragedy.
| sometimes wonder Why the chan.
cellor of the oNchequer docs not i'm.
pose pocket tax. Il would bring IN
enough revenue 20 pay for old az,
pensions II would H. much more
profitable than the ancient window tax
for men could live without windows
but they could not possibly exist with
out pockets
4 pocketlesS man would be miSera
BILE Try TO imagine yourself in clothe.
wiuuD' pockets. The Imagination bog
giles at the thought \ coat without
pockets would be a monstrosity. befor,
wiich a man would rccoil IN terror.
suspect that the tailor is the frs
cause OF pocketitis. lie II is VIII,
forces US to submit 10 the plague o
pockets. | appeal TO my follow mer
10 revolt against this sartorlal tyran
ny Let Us establish n pocket lirnlt
Fourteen pockets ought TO be enougl
for any sane man.-James Douglas II
London VI. \. L.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
AGREEMENT AT PORT SAID
-.u Secures Part O~erf-srIp ir Ter.
~I~a' Tre-e-HII Gave -a-rira~
an entrance % Seattle Two Years
ACC.


- T.a. Nrr Au.l ..-iout
H HI president u' '.. Great
Na-..r. railroad returned today
'-au s-- 20 'aa Pacific coast
Alu1,. '.. .r, '..a- D.. .ai @.
soy after a. reached DIS of... was
chat Gil. .as' remaining difficulty
ut Dp.ato. between ... Hartman
aud Hl interests un 'a. coast had
been settled by au agreement br-
tween himself and = H Hartman
hy which -a. HI road would secure
nar ownership ia 'a" terminal
at Portland and 800 iH 'H'.. AS
uadfslloN with 'ha Hartman inter-
a-ts
IuHd.a'ally Doe said tha. .he Har
rmanH.l 'f.ud was remarkable"
only f0- i,s uoueN.s'euc'.
There never was amy Hartman
Hl fsud he said That Was all g.
newspaper dream Certainly there
bias been and wll uou,.nu. 20 Do.
sharp competition That's true of
every business There hay" been bus.
Iu,-s contentious between 'ae Harr.
man and Hu .u' '.res,s That's uatu
-al enough. isn't %. oous.d'ru- %,
capital invested. the territory cover
ed and the business handled d'
"My meeting with Nr Hartman
f . DO f ..,,. E,.r..I .su.l-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Present Troubles.

"Ah, pretty lady" said the fortune
t,ller "yol wish 20 be told about you-
future hu>handt'
Not much replied Mrs Galley.
'lve come To learn wlcr' my present
husband when he's absent
delphia Press
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

The walking advertisement known
as sandwich man" is by no means
modern idea In 1916 a procession
or men dressed 10 represent straw COW
cred wine bottles used TO parade the
streets Of Florence, Italy. being hired
by the wine merchants there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

Father" said little Rollo. what Is
v~olutiou"
Evolution, my son, j. sort OF apol.
osy which man has Invented for dis.
playing 50 many of the traits OF the
lower aulmsls Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Royal Remedy.

Mistress-Yo Your colds very bad. Jane
Are you doing anything for ~ Jane
Oh, yes, ma'am. The chemist ave
Civ me some cremoyated structure o.
Queen Auue.- Punch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Another Operation AVOIDED.

Adrian. ia - suffered untold
misery from female troubles. and my
doctor said an operation was my only
chance. and / dreaded u almost as
much as death Lydia J.. Piukham's
Vegetable Compound completely cured
me without an operation. q" LENA Y.
HENRY. x 7 Il. 3.
Thirty years Of unparalleled sue
cess confirms the power of Lydia +.
riukham's Vegetable Compound 20
cure female diseases. The great vol
ume Of mn solicited testimony constant
ly pouring n proves CoucluSively that
lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a remarkable remedy for those
distressing feminine ills from which
~ many women suffer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

II yOl have backache and urinary
troubles YOU should take Foleys Kid
ney Remedy 10 strengthen and build
up so kidneys so they will act prop
erly. as a serious kidney trouble may
develop.
Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

He is sufficiently learned that know =
how 10 DO well and has power enough
TO refrain tcon eyil.-Clcero
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

Air is estimated 10 surround the
earth 10 depth Of from l2o to 2o(
miles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
MACNATES
ARE FRIENDLY

FEUO BETWEEN HILL
ASO -AsRf"AS IS DENIED BY
-ILL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15

tAt.H. 1 Will never lt WITHOUT tllS
medicine ir the house. - Nrs SAN L
In. a--H Fourth -, Louisville ny.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Pigeon Whistle Concerts.

A traveller In Eastern lands tells US
the following little story Of the Chi
nese and their most unique pigeon
whistles:
zone of the mont curious express
sio1s of emotional life in China Is
the application Of whistles to a flock
of pigeons. These whistles, very
light, weighing hardly a few grammes
are attached to the tails of young
pigeons soon after their birth, by
means of a fine copper wire, so that
when the birds fly the wind will blow
through the whistles and set them
vibrating, thus producing an open air
concert, for. the instruments in one
and the same flock are tuned differ
emily. On a serene day in Pekin,
where these instruments are manu-
featured with great cleverness and in-
genuity, it is possible to enjoy this
aerial. music while sitting in ones
room.
@There are two distinct types Of
whisles-those consisting of bamboo
tubes placed side by side, and a type
placed On the principle of tubes at
tached to a gourd body or wind chest.
They are lacquered in yellow, brown,
red and black to protect the material
from destructive influences Of the at
mosphere. The tube whistles have
either two, three or five tubes. In
some specimens the five tubes are
made of ox-horn instead Of bamboo.
The gourd whistles are furnished
with a mouthpiece, and small aper-
lures to'the number of two, three, six,
ten and even thirteen. Certain
among them have besides a number
of bamboo tubes, some on the prin-
cipal mouthpiece, some arranged
around it. These varieties are dis
tinguished by different names. Thus
a whistle with one mouthpiece apd
ten tubes Is. called the eleven eyed
one New York Tribune
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
A Block Of Magnesfa.

Here is a way to clean a white
lace waist that is equal to any dry
cleaning process and n that re-
uuires an outlay of only a few cents
instead Of the dollars usually re-
ouired to make q. soiled lace waist
again presentable. This is nothing
more formidable than a simple cake
of magnesia. Rub the magnesla
thoroughly over the garment in ques-
ton, paying extra attention to- the
more soiled places, roll it in a cloth
and lay it away for several days;
then shake 1t lightly to dislodge any
of the chalky substance that may
cling to it, and you will behold a
metamorphosed waist that will de-
light your eyes with its freshness.
Grease and dirt may also be re-
moved from silk and wooden clothes
by the use Of magnesia. Scrape' a
quantity upon the spot cover Win
brown paper and place a hot fat-lron
over it. The heat Of the iron acts
upon the magnesia in the same way
that it does upon French chalk, which
used to be employed for the same puf-
pose; and when the iron and the pa
/ ner are removed and the magnesla
brushed off the offending spot Will
have disappeared.-The Housekeeper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Lost the Simple Maiden.

"To-morrow." sighed the simple
maiden, "is my birthday"
1t was a hint that young Smith
knew would be expensive to under
stand. But the simple maiden was
heiress to 100000, was decidedly
comely, and they were engaged. So
he decided to plunge.
ANY one could guess your age, so
simple are your ways" he said, land
III show how I'll guess it. To-mor-
row you will receive a bunch of GRIM
son roses, and in that bunch there
will be one rose, my pet, for every
year that you have lived"
That night Smith wrote a note to
his florist, ordering the immediate de-
livery of eighteen roses to his lady
fair.
The florist read tbs and said
to his wife:
Here's young Smith wants us to
! send a bouquet Of n and a half
| dozen crimson roses to Park lane, w.
He's been a good customer, lately.
Throw in an extra dozen for luck"
Smiths presents were returned
within the hour, and to this day he
can't imagine why the engagement
was broken off.-Tid Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Oil For Shoe So1es.

what am I doing to my new
shoes?" said a young woman from
Camden, as she carefully placed them
in a pan of some liquid. II am going
to let them soak owe night in olive
oil. Oh, no, I do not completely inn
e them, uppers and all-simply
the soles.
eft Is a trick I was taught several
years ago when a shoe manufacturer,
the father Of one Of my friends, told
me that shoes would prove much
more durable If a treatment OF this
sort were given,
Either olive or castor oil is equal
" good. Then I rub'a cloth, dipped
in the oil, over the upper part of the
shoe.
81 am never troubled with creaky
shoes, and my footwear lasts a re-
markably long time" she continued.
philadelphia Ledger.
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The Deadly p. s.

Harry, love-" exclaimed Mrs.
Knowall to her husband, on his re-
turn one evening from the Office, 81
have b-been d-dreadfully insulted!"
"Insu1ted!" exclaimed Harry, love.
"By whom"
"B-by your m-mother," answered
the young wife, bursting into tears.
my mother, Flora? Nonsense!
She's miles away on a visit to poor
Toni"
Flora dried her tears.
"I1l tell you all about it, Harry,
love-" she said. "a letter came to
you this morning, addressed in your
mothers writing, so, Of course, II
opened it,"
"Of course" repeated Harry, love,
dryly.
TIT was written to you all the
way through. Do you understand"
IT understand. But where does the
insult come in?"
Tit came in the p-p-postcript,"
cried the wife, bursting into fresh
floods Of briny. 1T s-safd: p. P.
P. S.-D-dear Flora, d-don't f-fail to
give this letter to Harry. I w-want
him to have it.'"-Tft-Bits.
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inc to ten cents or more a week,
seems quite an item to a family OF
the lower groups of incomes.
It is, of course, not possible, to OBJ
tain accurate statistics on the amount
spent for drink, especially when 1t is
spent by the father away from home.
but in every case it a curtail-
ment of the allowance for necessi-
ties for the family. Fuel is slightly
cheaper in New York than in inland
cities, and owing to smaller average
number of rooms less is used than
would be found to be the case In
smaller cities where rents are not so
high. Larger amounts are, Of course.
spent for carfares, for the wage
earners to and from work.
There is a greater opportunity, on
the other hand, for j%udicious expendi-
ture, for bargains and cut rate sales
that help the housewife in her econo-
mics.
Savings are reported by fifteen per
cent. of the 5000 families, twenty
per cent. of the $500 families, thirty
eight per cent. of those in the $500
to 5000 class, twenty-three per cent.
of the families with incomes of $500
and forty-fve per cent. of the $1,000
families.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Concerning Knfckerbockers.

A burning question which divides
golfers. into two. hostile camps Is the
choice. between knickerbockers and
trousers. The majority now favor the
latter. To a NAM with a really well
turned calf and neat ankles Z should
say. YEA knickerbockers' whenever
YOU get a chance. One player knew
who had calves that seemed to .beglr
lust above the ankles, used to e
knickerbockers because he said 1t put
his. opponent off his play" Apropos
of this, a small W~hitechapel urcnlr
who had never before been out o.
that non-golfng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
seen gazing at a Hercurean sportsman
in knickerbockers. Seeing the open
mouthed stare Of the urchin the golf
er. asked: well, my little man, what
are you thinking aboutg" The reply
being, I'm thinking it's time vel
mother put yer in trousers!
don Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Pretty Table Cover

Use ordinary denim which can be
purchased in all the durable shades
for a very small sum- As it is mar
row, take twice the required length
of the cover and join the edges to-
gether with one over and over stitch,
which Is hardly discernible If done
neatly. Turn a hem about five inches
wide on the right side, the dark
against the light making an effective
border, finish the corners neatly in
bias fashion and finish the. entire
hem with demonstrating or French
knots in heavy silk. Press well and
behold, you have a charming and SER
viceable cover for a small sum and
little time.-New Haven Register.
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BRASS Tea Service.

A, brass tea service Is not only use
full, but may be an exceedingly eff
fective part of the decorative scheme.
If possible a samovar should take the
place Of the kettle. They are really
most practical and conyenient-espe-
cially for serving tea to a number OF
guests-though so little understood
and used in this country. Boxes for
preserved fruit or ginger, and trays
Of all shapes and sizes can be had at
very moderate cost, AID are really
beautiful. The brass Is no harder to
clean than silver, and a slight cloud
of tarnisn gives 1t a pinkish cast much
admired by artists, however 1t may
affect the housekeeper. In a living
room where a touch Of warm color Is
needed, nothing could be better than
a table set with well-selected brasses.
New Haven Register.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Man ana His Dog.

He lies in front Of me curled up
before the fire, as so many dogs must
have lain before so many fires. l sit
on one side of that hearth as SO many
men must have sat by so many
hearths. Somehow this creature mas
completed my manhood; somehow,
| cannot explain why a man ought to
have a dog. A man ought to have
six legs; those other four legs are
part of him. Our alliance is older
than any of the passing and priggish
explanations that are offered of either
of us; before evolution was, we were.
You can find It written in a book that
| am a mere survival of a squabble of
a%nthropoid apes, aud perhaps am.
| am sure | have no objection. But
my dog knows I am a man, and you
will not find the meaning of tina:
word written in any book as clearly
as it is written in his soul.-G. <.
Chesterton, in London News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
Not Even the First Step.

Mr.. Morse having bought a new
bicycle of the most improved pattern.
presented his old n to Denis Hal
loran, who did errands and odd jobs
for the neighborhood.
"You will find the wheel useful
when you're in a hurry, Denis" he
said.
The young Irishman was loud in
his thanks, but regarded the wheel
doubtfully.
II mistrust twill be a long while
before I can ride it," he said.
why, have you yer tried?" asked
Mr.. Morse.
Il have" said Denis gloomily. "A
frind lint me the loan o. his while he
was having the moomps. Twas tree
weeks I had it, an what wild prac-
Using night an morning, I niver got
so I could balance mesilf standing
still, let alone riding on it. "-Youth's
Companion.
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the other shall do it, while both de-
sire to take another. wink before aris-
ing, especially If the thermometer
hovers around the zero mark. Both
can now be relieved of this disagree
able but nevertheless essential task
by equipping the range with an auto
matte apparatus invented and patent
ed by a Texas man. The construction
and operation of this apparatus is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. 1t is Connected to a small clock,
the latter being set to the hour when
it is desired to bring up the fire. At
the prearranged moment a spring re-
leases a balance weight, pulling a
chain attached to the lever controlling
the draft. The latter is thus opened,
causing the fire to come up and be
ready for cooking when the housewife
reaches the kitchen. The apparatus
is also arranged to kindle a new fire
should such be wanted. A number of
matches are secured to a plate in
front of the open crate. When the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02
FIRST AID TO THE EASY.

Buy it on credit; it costs only double;,,
Buy it on time, though you starve at inc
task;
Buy it from agents who browbeat and
trouble;
Buy it in stores for whatever they ask,
Buy it at bargain sales-soon you'll De
wiser; .
Buy it in holiday mobs, m~illion-deep;
But ware ct the snare OF the frlenuly al
wiser
The. man who lnows-where-you-cau-buy-
it-cheap.
Buy it at auction, and live to regret it;
Buy it from peddlers and throw it away;
Take your cash down to a racetrack and
Lend it to friends who'll @return it next
day"
If you insist upon %sauandering money,
Do the deed frankly, but give a WIDE
sweep ;,
To him VINO would trim you with words
made of honey,
you cheap!
He's got a drag" with 'em; he used to
work there;
All that he wants he can get at half
price.
Here's his friend, Jones, who's the reign.
ing Big Turk there
Knows that he's got you, caught, canned
and on ice. ..'
How shall you squirm as. the values grow
fancy?
Matter of friendship-you can't crawl
and creep!
So pay and be gay-'tis an old necromancy,
But deuced expensive-this buying things
cheap.
Chester Firkins. in Puck
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The Avocado or Alligator Pear
BY c. P. TAFT.

This remarkable fruit comes to us
primarily from Mexico or Central
America. Indeed, it is quite within
the limits of legitimate speculation to
assume that its original home may
have been the lost continent of At
lantis; that it has come to us by way
of Yucatan or Guatemala, and thai in
Atlantis 1t was brought to such a
high state of perfection that after
thousands of years of comparative
neglect it still retains qualities OF
wonderful interest.
In the opinion Of very many peo-
pie the Avocado is the best of all
fruits. I know of none whose vo-
taries are more enthusiastic. 1t
makes the best of all salads, as 1t
stands midway in it's composition be-
tween. fruits and nuts, embracing
many of the attractive qualities of
both. There Seems to be a fascin-
alton in its flavor which fingers on the
palate, and to those who know its
taste, the price, like that of cham
payne, is a secondary consideration.
Hence we find fruits imported from
Mexico, Hawaii and other countries
selling at 50 and more per dozen
wholesale, and the demand constant
ly growing.
It Is hardly probable that here in
this country we can ever produce
fruit quite equal in size to the largest
from the tropics, but there are small
Ter and harder varieties which are
no whit inferior, but rather better in
flavor and richness, which have been
found to do we'll. These are from
local or Mexican seeds whose ances-
tors for many generations have grown
in a climate much like our own.
AS there are uncommonly great va
ration in the time Of blooming and
also in the period required for the
fruit of different types Of trees to
come to maturity, an orchard may be
obtained by selection which will bear
continuously. This is, Of course, very
desirable to the consumer and ma
terial to the market grower, as there
is plenty of demand at all times.
To conclude with just a word OF
prophecy, or query rather. The next
"craze" will be about the Avocado?
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Motor. Fire Engines.

The equipment Of the London nre
brigade was. last week augmented
by two motor. appliances. each com
prising a petrol motor escape var
and combined first aid" fire engine
These machines. which are driven by
q ffty-ffve. horse power four-cyiln,
der motor, can travel at a speed OIL
twenty-five miles an hour on the Jew
q, with a. full load and can negotiate
n hill in the London district. TheS
we're officially tested during the Sc.
yere snowy weather experienced al
The beginning Of March. The ROADS
we're covered for some inches WIN
0 which severely disorGanizeo
the horse traffic, but 40 difficulties
we're experienced by the rubber tlreo
motors. The tests were quite satls7
factory, the speed being we'll mani
rained in spite of the adverse conai>
tions.-London Times.
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all ordinary purposes and has the
advantage of being always "charged"
and easily portable. The device con-
sists of a casing containing a train
Of intermeshed gearing, which latter
is operated by a crank shaft project
ing outside the casing. At n end
of the instrument is a handle and the
other end is of semibowl shape, fitted
to receive a spherical member of some
hard material which will vibrate to
the operation of the gearing. On
this hard sphere a soft spherical
member is mounted, literally, and
when the soft sphere is placed in con-
tact with the face or body of the SUBJ
ject and the crank is turned the vi
brations of the hard ball are COM
municated to the soft one in such a
way as to make the latter beat a
tattoo and produce an effect very SIM
liar to that Of an electric vibrator.