The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30


pressed a silver dollar in the gov
ernor's hand.
Tom" Jones thanked him and
accepted it. It was about that time
that the Alabama chapters of the
Daughters OF the Confe5eracy were
struggling 10 raise fund for
soldiers monument. A few weeks
laer the Philadelphia man returned
home and received a letter from
Governor Jones. The letter intimated
that a gift 10 the monument fund
would be most acceptable and thar
if the visitor of a short time before
wished to do anything to the dollar
he had given the governor a short
time before, the governor would
never tell" on him.
\ liberal check came by return
mail, and Governor Jones has new
er toId.-Phi,aie,phia Times
They are repeating at Virginia Hot
Springs a witticism of Theodore P.
Shonts, the railway magnate, says
the St. Louis Globe Democrat
we'll known New York man
had died and a group of gentlemen
were discussing his career over a
game of cards.
Poor fellow, Poor fellow" one
of the gentlemen sighed. They say
if it hadn't been for his wife he
would have filled drunkards
grave
"Ah, yes" said Mr.. Shonts with
a faint smile, she did have him
cremated, didn't she?"
George Cavan Browne, the expert
on international law, was discuss
ing in Providence the Ruspoi case.
AN American heiress," he said,
married an Italian, one Ruspoli.
He took her to Italy, treated her
badly, then died and left all her
money to his family. She in conse
quence is penniless. For by Italian
law, the wife's money, all of it
belongs to the husband.
But, aside from its legal aspect
consider the mean, mercenary spir
{ of this thing. Really, those foreign
noblemen resemble Peleg Hender
son of Apponaug.
"Peleg had his choice of TIVE
/ sweethearts, Shawomet girls, on'
! of whom owned a cow That wa
the one he married. He explained
to his friends at the wedding:
by crinus. there amt the dii
: ference of COW between any tw,
women living Washing Post
They were talking of birth an,
, breeding, and the man who had
long line of famous ancestors airet
some of his democratic ideas. ''
don't plume myself on my forebears
l think they're matter of Sigh
Importance" he insisted "A maj
stands on his own merits with me
no matter what his lineage"
I'm afraid you're not telling tn,
exact truth" said a teasing friend
Il can't help thinking you care I
, good deal for ancestry; this Is ;
little bit of pose you've takel
up"
Il beg your pardon" said tht
advocate of equality, drawing him
self to his full height, Il scarcely
. think the greatgrandson of one up
right statesman and the grandson o
!. another would be likely to descend
to pose sir,"-Youths Companion
When Senator Vance was running
for congress he called on an ole
negro who had in early life served
the Vance family. Asked after hi.
health the negro replied: Might!
, poly in this worl', but it's al
} right over yander." DO you be
! lieve in the doctrine of election? p
) asked Vance with great solemnity
= ITS the doctrine of the Bible,
1 answered the old man. Uncle Eph
2 rain, DO you think I've been elect
2 ed?' asked Vance again. "Masss
e Zeb, I'd little ruther you wouldn
r mt draw that question. I'm too neal
1 de grabe to tell a lie, but de faC
] am, l nebber yet knowed nor hear
tell of no man beinelected what
, want a candidate "-Exchange
Cotton was again active in the To-
; cal market today. The total receipts
I approximating 200 bales with prices