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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
Masonic.

Masonic.
LODGES.
Mar. 29-Masters' Association.
1909. ....... Regular business
Mar. 30-Federal. No. / (Spe
cian. N IN, n.
Apr. 1-MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF.
Apr. Lebanon, No. 7...-.... Visitation
Hiram. No. 10. $500. .... r. A.
ROYAL ARCH MASONRY.
Mar. 29-High Priests Asso'n. Banquet
Mar. 31-AnOinted Order of High
Priests. Banquet
Apr. 2-SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDERlES.
Mar. 31-Washington, No.
tSpectaD 49,. .......- Temple
Apr. 2-Columbia, No 2........ Election
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.
Mar. :9-GRAND CHAPTER (SpeciaD-
Exemplifcation of Degrees at
Naval Lodge room, 4th and
Pa. ave. Sc.
Apr. Esther Chapter. No. 90. Work
Apr. martha Chapter. No. 4. - Work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

Invitations have been issued by Mrs,
Florence Wheat OF Berryvile. Clarke
county. Va. for the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Rosaiie Allen Wheat, and
Townsend Burwell If Wildwood. Clarke
county which * tn take place Thursday.
April |. at the home of the brides broth
er-in-'aw and sister. Mr.. and MIS-. Dor
sey Potters, in Clarksburg, w. Va.
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S., 500.
LEASED FOR S56i.

LEASED FOR 1864.
An excellent permanent invest
ment: always rented: two flats OF
:, rooms and bath each: two cell
lars: two furnaces; double back
porches and yards. VIII sell on
easy terms or trade for house on
the Heights
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$4,000.

ON COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
A SNAP. TwO-story bay-window
brick. on through street: only one
square from 18th, q rooms: bath;
cellar; furnace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

The coming week is an "off week" in
Masonry. but few lodges meeting. and
but one grand visitation. that to Lebanon
Lodge, No. Z, taking place. The Grand
Chapter. Order of the Eastern Star. how
ever, will hold a special session in Naval
Lodge room, at 4th street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue southeast, where the work
will be exemplified by Martha Chapter,
No. A, Miss Ella Luckett. worthy matron;
Isaac B. Field. worthy patron, and Mrs.
Flora E. Campbell, associate matron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

During the week annual banquets viii
be given by both the High Priests AS
ISOLATION, on Monday evening, and the
Amounted Order of High Priests or
Wednesday evening. both at the Hotel
Gordon. At the former the ceremony
of welcoming the newly elected scrlpes
for the year 1909 will take place and adj
dresses from several of them are looked
for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

The Ladies' Auxiliary has COMPLETED
plans for the rummage sale to he held
during the week of April in aid of the
carnival
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S3,35O.

s1G CASH: s15 PER MONTH.
If you want a nice little Groom
brick in the NORTHWEST. see
this one. II has cellar and fur
mace; large front porch.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22
VT OaS YubIitam

Die sGreie Breiie fir geras" tpiro
an iber $50 8oitofficen berian6t,
uno bat cine groBe @erbreitung IN
Der Na6bar-N epublif Merifo, i'm Sn-
oianer Eerritorium uno Sflobomo.
Sbr girfuIations. @ebiet in Seras
eritreft iid bon @alpeiton Biz binanf
nod Deniion bonn duBerften Often
big nod 81 Baio i'm ferniten @eten;
es idliebt ielbftberitdnolid NIT be-
Ionoers aablreiden 2eiern oas oiht.
~befieoelte MitteI-Seyas uno Den Siio.
melten Elm. Mud in Merifo bat file
cine groBe @erbreitnng.
3uei Reiienoe iino beftdnoig,
iabrein iabrmls inn Sntereife bes
glattes unteripegs uno fiibren Dem.
felben i'm 8erein NIT nnieren riibri-
gen 2ofal-Ggenten fortp1breno neue
2eier }m.
Sn anbetradt oieier Eatiaden tit
Die o5reie Breiie fir Ee1as", mo es
fi6 oarum banoeIt, Die oeuti6e Be-
poIferung gu errethen 6as bette Yin.
seigesW e6imm i'm Staats Ieras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22
8enrIie.
TO THE PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of tn" FIRE
PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. 1t IS
mailed to $50 post-ofices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico IN the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly In
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlaveIlng men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the 'FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium IN the State Of
Texas, when 1t is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulation.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22
Tiir $500 nad) 9entIdlanb.
Oeutfdj : amerifaniidle Yettuno

Oentfh amertfaniide Settnngen
meroen i'm aIten yaterlan0 nit arc.
ben SHtereiie geIeien, neil fie iid
fret mIsiprehen uno b1nfig BON bril-.
ben fnebr Reuigfeiten u1t6 Nahriften
%5rinaen, aIs Die oeutiden 3eitungen
iel5ft. Die vGreie Brefis fir Eeras"
lit oliiben iiberan. ipobin tie geian6t
tpiro, elm iebr germ geiebener @ait
nno tam iih riibmen, Mmerfenmung
lno Wiiroigung 5u finoen, mie aus
6ablreiden 8riefen al ms, iofpie an
Dielenigen, neibe oas NIatt an lire
yertpanoten ihiden, bernoreebt. 0er
oabcr ieinen Nerponoten nno Ssreun-
ben cine Sreu0e ertpeiien linen Elm
ninfomtnenes @eibenf MAIDEN min,
1er beitelle fir lie Die vSreie Breiie
fiji Eeros". Das Sntereiie fir Seras,
fDie iiberbaiipt fir Den Gtaat ut16 Die
@egen6, mo Die Wertpanoten mobnen,
1T tit Deutidlono iebr lebbaft uno es
lit nnm6glidk in Yribatbriefen ei1e
10 griinolide IuffI1rut.g uno 8e.
fhreibung 0es fremoen 2anoes AT qe-
ben, wie oies Ole rSreie preiie" all.
tDodcntlih tut. Sir cen geriugen
Breis bon $500 perienoen mir porto.
FRET infer reidbaItiges @odenbIat,
auf Elm Sabr an iraeno cine More1s
I'm N~usIan0e.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22

SfilIen gle lntenftebenoen Coupon aug, Bite
NrrII1ler Sbrer yefDiperoen aneebeno ODE,
~ttretben einen grief, Sbreu sSau erfIIrerh ,,nter.
fbreibt gsannen lro Moreffe redt oeutlid, irlo
ieToef es an 81. 2bnott, B. so SccibentaI gIna.,
eDtcdgo, SH., 1tf1o Sic 1ueroen cine trete Se.
bailolilng, dr5tlife 9iatfdIdee uno elm bidee
flllflfrtertes 9oetorbu1 gan8 umfonit erbaIten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22
Cine quite oeutidle Site

lit es, Hbeumotismus, @i6t, Neu-
ral9ie, grfdltungen II. I. 10. nit
Yain=grpener gu bebanoeln. Gal
ten Sic an Der Sitte feft. sic fon-
men ben edten Bain-grpeller in al.
len oeutihen @~potbefen 81 % uno
so Gents Die 5lafde befontmen. Der
ehte lit an Der Gnfer-S dutmarfe en-.
fenntlid.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22

y NIIBIIHBeH, ubet VI.
Ibnott III befnnht als
anoere ebH6Iaeen. @is
iino:
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22

0anlninpIe.

sam @tiorip, Seq, %. Sept. : 81.
bit1arD 1875 Cts, @opo Srbinorp
99/16 Cts; 2otp @aibbling II 1/16
Miobling - 1/16 gts.; @oob Iips@
ling ~ 7/16 Gents.
galueitum, Seq, %. Sept. = 0rois
1larb 8A Cts; 2op @eibolina -
Cts, Wibbling 1914 gts.; 8oob Wibbe
ling 10 Cts; @ioolins Sair 1875
@ents.
Meu Orleans, 2a., %. sept @oob
ordinary 10 9/16 Cts; 2op WioSe
ling 10 1/16 Cts; @eibolina 10 11/1G
Cts; @ooo Miboling 10 @ts.; @ibbliua
GSair 1895 Gents.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-09-22
Jleie k(ini6 Jl(etooen
Nterett, 8Iafem umS 0teuuatiSs
ttMSIetoettoe f1nttett frete
8ebamoIun9 taben.
e@reibt an ,.atenfebemSe atSteTe

@s lit tpt6tie fir Der.
3ranfen, 5u tstffen, Dab,
tuenn etntee inter ibneit
Spter bon 3|tbenmatis
mus, Blafenent5unoung,
HterenIeioen II. +. no,
fttlo, cine trete gsehanoz
lung bteraeeen al boz
ben III, inUem n1nlI an
9r. IDnott in @Dtcago
i6reibt, welder biz
Metone elmer freteu
&linif anpenoet, inoem
er foftenlos MeDt5tn ges
gen oiefe Nef1iueroen
oernbrei6t. IS lit ME
gu 1pat, iuriert gu fper.
Den aud in Sbrem eigez
men 9aufe. Mnoerrl mag
es miBIingen, aber 81.
Ihn0tf lit hefnurt ofS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25
DRY FARMING GROWN CORN
SUCCESS FOLLOWS THE CAMP.
BELL METOD IN WESTERN
kANSAS-FlELDS TELL STORY.

Oberitn, Kan. Aug. 1.-THE Camp
bell dry farming methods applied TO
corn have proved a success in West.
"ru Kansas. Applied 10 wheat, they
have proved for years that they were
correct in principle, but farmers were
slow to apply them TO corn.
There is nearly always more than
sufficient rainfall in Western Kan.
sas. but the great problem has been
TO keep IL i'm the soil until the crops
are made. The Campbell method is
designed to do this. and the results
thar have folliwcd It's application
were made evident 10 a traveller who
drove through this section this
week.
Many times there were fields side
10y side with like soil. as favorab'y
situated as 10 drainage. ANA without
any difference SO far as the oppor-
unity for % good yield was concern
cd which differed so much and pre-
scented such acoutract that n could
uor fan 10 sec at a glance the diff
frrout class of farming which had
been done 10y the two type of farm
ors while NOT the rule. there was
too much bad farming All of those
observed as am Illustration of ALL
H
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

act makes it a crime for any person
within this state TO have rhc posses.
sion OF amy liquors, the sale OF
which ia prohibited by tine laws of
the state. with the intention of yio
Iating any of the provisions of said
act. CO. order 20 make q case
against one charged with such IlIog
al possession OF such intoxicating
liquors DO is necessary To- prove two
things Possession of the liquor
and au intention of violating amy
provision of the statute. when these
two things are shown TO concur,
the guilt OF the defendant is cstab-
ush.d absolutely
If we desire to strike Jt the ron
of this class at crime We must pro
sccuty the offpus, OF illegal posse .
sion. Il Is a fact that nearly every
person engaged en- VIOLATING the r.
quor laws of the state protects him
self against prosecution by the Unit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25
,rmas 4 Glorious Victory.

There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn.
\ mans life has been saved. and
now DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
talk of the town for curing c. V
Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages
Il could not work nor get about" ne
writes, and the doctors did me nc
good. but, after using Or. Kings
New Discovery three weeks | feel
like a new man, and can do good
work again For weak, sore diseas.
cd lungs, Coughs. and Colds. Hem
orrhages, Way Fever. Lagrippe. As.
thma or any bronchial affection Il
stands %unrivaled. Price soc and
81 90. Trial bottle free. Sold and
guaranteed by Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

II is admitted that Dright's disease
OF the Kidneys CIuseS ore deaths in
the United States than lu any Cta'r
country, chat more than half tho sick
ness in America Is due TO w'oi' ot
diseased Kidneys.
We are "a weak kiducNol peopf. and
The reason is plain. Ambitious to rI.
joy more than % mere living, 20 h1N'
alI the pleasures that our u|ci-nNors
have. anxious for wealth ana Success,
we 1yorwork. rest little, eat aud driuN
uuwiscIg. and AGO % the go' AN the
time.
The strenuous life OF TODAY tells ola
the Kidneys. The human body was
Manned for "a simpler life. There Is
lust $50 much work that each organ
can DO The kidneys filter u blood
1av and night receiving 10 I'm a cease
less stream. draining off the poisson
Gus 'mpurities. The duty is heavy
enough I'm a normal average LIE, but
when we work early and late, give
mp rest aud rcpose for enjoyment
and re. ire late TO troubled sleep, the
work OF the kidneys Is Increased 'uor'
mously. Every bit OF energy consuh'
ed throws into the blood a quantity
of waste like tho ashes Of a fire, and
IL the using up is too rapid, the hld.
news cannot keep pace with 1t. y
cold, chill, fever, strain or any excess
may hasten the inevitable breakdown.
and as the circulation OF the blood
never stops, the kidneys have no time
70 rest, no chance 10 mend Sick kid.
neys cannot get well alone.
The first warnings OF kidney weak
ness are dull, aching pains in the back
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

thought. but iudicious and careful
work had been done. This corr was
of the best. OF good color, sturdy,
stout aud with large ears which gave
promise OF a beautiful crop. The
soil looked rich and productive.
There were no weeds. but there was
q good dust mulch, and it was plain
ly evident on the face Of everything
about the farm why one failed and
the other succeeded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

10 deliveries of Intoxicating liquors.
For every such delivery o' iuoNicat-
Ing liquor tho ageu, is ordered 90
produce the original bin Ot ladiug
showing the name of the person TO
whom DO was delivered. after which
information could be- filed against
the person to whom the wet goods
was consigned. charging him with o.,
legal possession In connection VITA
this method OF procedure 20 deter.
mine just whom 10 prosecute i'm tn
war on tho liquor traffic. Attorney
Caldwell says. While it is true tina
the questions here involved have no.
been passed upon by the criminal
court Of appeals. | have instituted
a lar 70 number of prosecutions in
Creek .ouuty and feel very confident
of the correctness OF my position.
| am sure that You viii agree with
me that the duties enioiucd of YEA
by Gee 10. article .. of the enforce
mcut act require YOU TO proc '''I
against the Joint Keepers and boot
']rgeurs of your county along this
uur.
= ann avlr. chat I'm some cas-
rno liquor criminal viii have dee
,rroy.d tho usefulness OF the inter-
.r... ....... ..1 a.. l..f .t 0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25
AlBATROSS

That's the name of the best flour
sold in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

Teething children have more or
less diarrhoea. which can be con
trolled by giving Chamberlain Col
ic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
All that is necessary is to give the
prescribed dose after each opera.
tion of the bowels more than nl:-
ural and then castor oil to cleanse
the system. II Is safe and sure. Sold
by Ardmorc Drug Co., Rufus Post,
and all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

Font forget that the Want Ads
are business builders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

the other schools of the university.
Arrangements are being made for
temporary quarters and for a libra
ry for the use Of the students.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

For indigestion ana all stomach
trouble take Foley's Orino Laxative
as it stimulates the stomach and liver
and regulates the bowels and will
positively cure habitual constipation.
Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25
honInrinn works wonders.
AIAhAAAS AAAS Ii produces hair

just as surely as rain and sunshine
raises crops. 1t produces a thick
growth of luxuriant hair when all
other remedies fail. We guarantee
Danderine. All druggists sell t-25c,
soc and 81 per bottle. To prove ito
worth send this I'D with l0c In stsmps
or silver and we will mail you Q large
free sample KNOWLTON DAN
DERINE CO., Chicago, Ill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-25

swollen ankles and limbs, dimming OF
the oycsight. sediment i'm The urine,
or f@utteriug OF the heart will mark
tine near approach of drop~y, gravel.
Stone i'm the Kidneys. diabetes or
BriEht's disease.
only I'm one way can kidney dis.
orders bee checked and curyl-bs
prompt treatment of the Kidneys them.
selves with a special kidney rcm'ly
Doau's Kidney Pills are for the kid.
ucys only. They cure sick Kidneys
clear and regulate me urine. relievc
strain upon the hear, and nerves, and
euro hughacho, rheumatic pain and
dizziness. They are recommended at
homo 10y people YOU know.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
Bills Speciality.

They found the old man citing on
the fen,e smoking his cOrncob.
"Howdy, pap! What's your son Jim
doing these days?"
"Jim? Oh, he's runnin' a telegraph
key at the depot: Jim's an operator"
"And how's Ecker"
"Z.ke? Waai Zeke is captain of
lake ste amer. He's navigator.
"And Pete2 Is he still livingi"
"Oh, yes. Pete's working on an air
ship. He's what they call an aviator"
"Well, what has become of Bill9 Is
he doing anythinga"
The old man blew quid of tobacco
at wide-eyed grasshopper.
sYep, stranger, Bills hangin' around
the house all day, grumblin' and COM
plalnin', and sayin' the country's golna
to smash. Bills just an aggravator-
just a plain aggravator. Judge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
Some Fifteen Years Ago.-Continued.

Some Fifteen Years Ago.-Continued.
who does not claim the peanant. Says
he will be satisfied with first division
team.
Our own American Association is
due to have its most successful year.
They have heightened the schedule of
games. The season opened April IA
and will close the latter part of Septem-
ber instead of the first.
Milwaukee is far in the lead and
seems to have no trouble in winning
while on the home grounds. Jake
Beckley, now manager of the Kansas
City team, "old eagle eye," says that
Milwaukee's star pitcher, Stony Nc
Glynn, ought to pitch shut0ut game
every other day.
This recalls to mind laughable in
cident when both McGlynn and Beck
ley were with the st. Louis Cardinals
under McClOskey as manager: The
latter was making changes in the
teams lineup every day and swinging
his axe freely. 1t became known that
| Beckley was to be released to Kansas
City and McGlynn thought the usual
ceremonies were to be performed. Sc
he went to the clubhouse and got tlr
can and was about to attach it to Beck
leY's grip but the latter saw him anc
said: aYou put that on my grip ane
Ill chase you from here to Chicago.
/ It is needless to say that Jake didn'
have the Order of ihe Tin Can .con
ferred upon him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24

is another proposition and yet those
publications could be quoted from free
iy for republication by giving proper
credit. In the case of the HCrl the
young man gave proper credit by say
ing, the Hurl prints this morning a
special cable from,Paris as follows, etc.,
and had paid for copy of the paper.
"Despite my logic the young man
was bound over to await the action of
the grand jury, which indicted him. He
stood trial and was acquitted upon the
theory that when news was printed it
became public property. After that
the young man referred to swiped the
stories, ,revamped them, forwarded them
to his String of papers, and did not
credit the Hurl. Since then the Hurl's
special cables no longer appear as a
feature in the long list of papers which
they had previously been running in.
shortly after that the Hurl sued the
San Francisco daily for $12,OOOO0, the
amount of an unexpired contract and
the alleged value of the cables which
it claimed had been stolen but it lost
the case. Since then it has become an
established rule of law that NEWS mat
ter after being printed in daily news
paper-whether it be foreign or domes.
tic-is public property to all who
want it,"
UNCLE ISAAC,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
Some Fifteen
Years Ago
A Story in Rhyme to Fit Every
Cline Now and For
All Time.

l wandered into the grOg-shop, Tom,
| stood before the bar and drank bowl
of lemonade and smoked rank cigar;
the same old kegs and Jugs were there,
the ones we used to know, when we
were on the roundup, Tom, some fif-
teen years ago.
The barkeeper is new one, Tom,
the one that used to sell corrosive tan 5
glefoot is smoking now in Halifax.
The new one has plate-glass front,
his hair is combed quite low, he looks
just like the one we knew, some fifteen
years ago.
Old soaks came up and called for
booze, and dudelets staggered in, and
burned the lining from their throats
with fine old Holland gin; and women
stood outside the door, their faces
scanned with woe, and wept just as they
used to weep some fifteen years ago.
1 asked about old-time friends, those
cheerful, sporty men, and some were in
the poorhouse and some were in the
pen; and one-the one we liked the
best-the hangman laid him low; the
world is much the same, dear Tom, as
fifteen years ago.
asked about the stately chap whom
pride marked for its own; he used to
say be could drink or let the stuff alone;
he perished Of the James III. Jams out
in the storm and snow; ah, few survive
who used to bowl some fifteen years
ago. New crowds line up against the
bar and call for crimson ink new hands
are trembling as they pour the stuff
they shouldn't drink; but still the same
old watchword rings, This rounds on
me, you know" the same old cry of
doom we heard, some fifteen years ago.
| wandered to the churchyard, Tom,
and there l saw the graves, of those
who used TO drown themselves in red
fermenti waves; and there we women
sleeping there, where grass and daisies
grow, who went and died of broken
hearts some fifteen years ago. Aud
there were graves where children sleep
for many year, forgetful of the wee
that marked their short, sad journey
here; aud meath tall fine monument,
in pc .ce tere lieth low, the man who
used to sell the booze, some fifteen
years ago.-Lend Hand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
Fame and the Poet.

A statue to Henry w. LongfelloW,
the poet, has been placed 10 Connecti-
cut Avenue, Washington.
Before it was unveiled two negroes
came along and stopped to look at it.
.Who's dat statter OFF" asked one.
sL-o-n-g-f-e-ll-o-w," spelled the other.
sLongfellowl" exclaimed the inquir-s
or. sWaffor dey buildin' statter to
he-allp He nevuh done nuthin' but
marry Miss Roosevelt. Saturday
Evening Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24

He was terribly "short" nan but he
knew a real live business woman when
he saw her. She was applying for a
situation a confidential clerk aud typist,
and he turnei upon he- rapid fire of
questions.
"Talk slangf
mo, sir"
"Know how to spell cat and dog cor
rectly ?"
"Yes, sir"
"Use the telephone every other min
ute?"
"No, sir"
Casually tell everybody in the office
how much the firm owes, and all the
rest of the private business you learn Z"
mo, sir"
He was thinking of something else to
ask her when she took hand in the
matter, and put few questions.
"Smoke cigars when you're dictat-
iny"
"Why -eh-no!' he gasped in astonish-
ment.
ISLAM things about when business is
badY"
"No."
"Think you know enough about gram
mar aud punctuation to appreciate
good typist when you get one9"
"I-I think So"
want me to go to work, or is your
tine worth so little that"
He interrupted her enthusiastically
| "Kindly hang up your things and
let's get at these letters. London
Tid-Bits.