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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-17
FORMER TEACHER HERE
IS NOW IN WYOMING
MISS MApiE HEALD WRITES
ABOUT SCHOOL WORK IN W..
DINING.

OMING
Ccuufy superintendent Mrs. Mary
V Niblack Is IN receipt of the fol
lowing interesting letter from Miss
Mabc' Head who formerly taught In
the Ardmorr schools and IL nov 10
catc1 at Robertson. Wyoming. As VIII
he seen. Miss Head gets the Weekly
Ardnoroitc and keeps posted on what
is going on IN Oklahoma. Hcr letter
follows:
Robertson, Wyomug
Feb. Gh. 1910.
My dear Mrs Niblack-.
have been a very long tim I'm
keeping my promise That I would
write to you. but my excuse is work.
I've been teaching ever since ] cam"
10 Wyoming and my school is rather
hard too. only % pupils. but hey
aren't angels by any means but are
bright children. My work ia from
the Let To the Sth grade. ard the Sh
grade pupils are trying 90 nnish IL,
work. and take the examinations this
summer. 80 they may enter lieh
school next year and of corrs'
must give them quite Seal cf ny
time. If you have any COpic- 49, 90
your reccn. examination. viii you
scnd them tn me. II Il 'snt an jrou
bic? wan, 20 keep IN todcd N,th
OklqhOma work
must tell you about The turu.l,
her,-'thcy are held during tn last
week in August one week Only, and
that wock IN counted as the iirst wrc'-
in the first school month, go all
teachers must attend jut they r't paid
for the week. Just .s ID I, were e
regular school week. tnmt N, re-.
quircmCnt here IL ~ iVcraSc uf SO
per cent for first ,sral hut they
include more branches than OklaHD.
ma does. The country school houses
are an comfortable, and furnished
with plenty OF large maps &C or 8 in
u case also n large giobe--and n
cabinet for t-plonty OF black boards,
also all the school books are furnish
ed to the children. however l don't
like that plan much for this reason;
the parents dont realize that. In
taxes. they actually pay for the
books. consequently they do not en-
courage the children to care for their
cooks. aud tho result Is, at every
school a lot OF torn -up books think
II u better Ia let the parents buy
books for their own children The
compulsory law includes children
from Z 10 II years. but the public
schools are free 10 all from to y
years old. Wyoming h1s plenty OF
money 10 r,n her schools. In onr
dictriCt there are about 10 schools.
and the treasurer told me In Scp'cm
Der that they had $4,000 in the bank
10 run the district this year OUr
school has u woman employed. who
once nonth gives the floor
thorough 'scruibing, and man en-
ploycl To furnish plenty ot wood. and
Also coal. SO W. always have plenty
of fuel, aud also n clean house. Tuv
children take quite an intercs, in 'u'
school room. and We have Il Wy.
muchly decorated with pictures. have
portraits" Of Lincoln. Washington,
Whittier. losgrcllOw. et, Il or.,,
I'd about 10 new pictures, since
came) We pu' up part of them ami
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For County Weighsr- 80
The Ardmoreite Is au

The Ardmorelte Is authorized 70 an.
uounce X. NJ. DII.LARD as candidate
for the office OF public welgher Of
Carter county. Announcement is made
subject to the action OF the democratic
voters at the state primary election to
be held August 2.
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The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce HUGH c. JONES as a
candidate for the office OF Clerk of
the District Court. Announcement is
made subject to the action OF the
democratic state primary election to
be held on the End day Of next
August.
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\ nice trout, Il white perch, red
snapper or rock fish, would be nice
for supper order one from the City
Fish Market. Phone 359.
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The Ardmoreite Is authorized TO an
nounce DAVE T.. BOOKER as a can
didate for sheriff OF Carter county at
the state primary election to be held
on the end OF August. Announce
ment is made subject to the demo
cratic voters In said election.
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blast burners. Cheaper and better
tlan natural gas. Phone S2S.
lt-} VIRGIL LANDRUM.
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announcements

All announcement fees must be
paid In advance. There will posi-
lively be no deviation from this
rule.
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The Ardmorcite ls authorized TO An
nounce J. HOLMES AKERS as a can.
didate for reelection TO the office of
sheriff OF Carter county. Announce
ment is made subject to the action of
the democratic voters at the state prl.
mary election TO be held August
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-17

rhe Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce DICK HIGNIGHT as 8 can
didate for sheriff of Carter county.
This announcement Is subject TO the
action of tho democratic voters at the
general primary election. August 2.
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For County Superintendent Of Edu.
cation
The Admorelte is authorized to
announce GEORGE w. COFFMAN
as candidate for County Superin.
tendent OF Public Instruction Of
Carter county. His announcement Is
made subject to the action of the
democratic voters at the state pri'
mary election August 2.
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The Ardmoreite Is authorized to an.
nounce 5. w. TERRY OF Glenn as 2
candidate FOR sheriff OF Carter county.
Announcement is made subject to the
action OF the democratic voters at the
state primary election to be held Aug
ust 2, 1910
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For District Clerk

The Ardmoreite Is authorized TO
announce CHES. T. VERNON, as a
candidate for reelection to the office
Of District Clerk. Announcement is
made subject to the action Of the
democratic voters at the state pri
mary election, August 2.
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COUNTY OFFICES.

For Sheriff.
The Ardmoreite Is authorized to
announce w l.. LANDRUM as a
candidate for Sheriff OF Carter Coun
ty. Announcement subject to the
action OF the democratic voters at
the general primary election, August
End.
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The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nouce GUY II, SIGLER as a candidate
for the office OF Judge OF the corn'y
court OF Carter county, Announcement
is made subject to the action Of tae
democratic voters at the state primary
election 70 be held August l.
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90 you LOVE ART7

% You will be delighted with
q a visit to Mrs. Hadley's stu
q dio with Mrs. Jordan. 1l9 A
81 street. northwest. More than
Il twenty different kinds or art
% work on exhibit. She has a
8; kiln and fires china at her
q studio. Pupils learn rapidly
q and are delighted with the
81 work. Lessons are not expen.
q slve and II Is important that
q the child have lessons In this
q work. They learn more rap
q idly than older persons. al
q though anyone can soon grasp
% the work under the superior
q methods OF teaching used by
q Mrs. Hadley. Monday, Tues
{: day. Wednesday and Thurs
u day are devoted to the classes
q In Ardmore. and Friday and
4 Saturday to Marietta Use the
= telephone or call.
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or District Judge

nounce STlLLWElL II. RUSSELL as
candidate for reelection to the office
of Judge of the Eighth District An
nouncement is made subject to the
choice of the democratic voters In
the state primary August 2.
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For County Judge

The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce |. X. MASON as a caadi'
date for reelection to the office
OF Judge OF the County Court Of
Carter County. Announcement is
made subject TO the action OF the
democratic voters OF the county at
the state primary election. August 2.
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The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce FRED WILLIAMS as a candi-
date for clerk OF the district court Of
Carter county. Announcement is made
subject to the action OF the democratic
voters a the primary election to be
held August 2.
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The Ardmoreite Is Gutnorized To an.
nounce BILL McLAMORE AS a candi.
date for sheriff of Carter county. His
announcement Is made subject to the
democratic voters in the state primary
election August 2.
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meled. with the pitilessly pictured
Sapho Of an Alphonse Daudet to finish
the encyclopedia Of woman's short.
comings as harshly as the Madame
Bovary Of a Flaubert began 1t.
The one Englishman wha has dared
parallel the whole Indictment brought
by the French has been Kipling. whose
Vampire" seeming to sum up every.
thing that could reduce woman to
Ewes original role ms the means of
mans ruin. has bee. internationally
famed with the Impressive Burne.
Jones picture Of the vampire at work
helping to carry its malign signif.
cance around the world.
All the charges against this lovely
creature. woman. can't. Of course. be
true; and 80 they must be classed as
passing strange. But stranger than
the prejudice the authors appear to
cherish Ia the fact that those very
books which most severely arraign her
are the books that are usually most
popular.
And stranger yet 10 the fact that,
nowadays, most Of the readers are
women.
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with a polite belief in her respectable.
ity.
When such heavy guns as Ibsen un.
butterfly. woman. the general effect
comes pretty close to apparent ami.
hilation.
That is what happens to unhappy
Hedda Gabler. who managed. with
every advantage of beauty and posi-
ton In her own modest circle. to ruin
the men who loved her. drive genius
to its death and end in nothingness
herself. all through her Unsuitable pride,
temper. jealousy and selfishness. A
heavy Indictment indeed. but one
which the ponderous and thunderoua
Ibsen found plenty OF other butter
flies to aim It at.
Mercliess Dramatlst.
Woman and her weakness furnish q
dramatist SO thoroughly up-to-date al
Arthur Wing Pinero with his most
effective topics. and the characters
in his Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith" are
only selections from what seems to be
an inexhaustible repertoire of observa
tions' VI WHICH out ie"' III 'ne "oS
Of saving graces. are creditable to
womankind.
When. occasionally. an American
playwright succeeds in making his
female lead" worth worrying over
from across the footlights. he finds II
very. very hard to go further along the
line of approval by emphasizing the
saving graces.
There was c. NJ. 8. Mcclellan. who
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|ENRNc1IES o7Ek.
!. Ia Slnul@N .w

The large rolling.brim hats Of the
Gainsboroush type hold arst place for
afternoon and evening wear.
Small boys are wearing tam-o'.shan-
tor hats In cloth. bearskin and cordu.
roy, the ear flaps silk lined.
Fine gold wire 10 entwinsd through
curls, while immense cabochons Of dull
coloring appear In the hair.
Mandarin Is the name given to .
yellowish tan. while Corinth u an 81.
tremely faded shade Of old rose.
Two rich materials. tapestry and
fur. are to be found on some lovely
little turbans. and the effect Is beauti-
full.
The new soarfs this year are wide.
perfectly nat and very long. many
reaching to below the knees in front.
While the short coat has little vogue
for the winter. 1t 10 predicted that 1t
will be the leader in the spring styles.
As trimming on daytime dresses
and evening robes. beads are used with
great success. They arc seen In all
cOlors.
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ENJOYMENT A NATURAL RIGHT
Much Truth In Writer'S Protest
Against the Eternal eomber-
ness Of Thlnos.

The child. with his unclouded vision.
unbroken as yet by life and tho greed
and the cunning Of humanity. has the
Unborn sense Of mans right to Joy.
What are we here for? Surely not
Just that some malignant being. or
some force of nature. may have the fun
Of hammering at Us and seeing US
writhe. The truth 10. man. born into
mortality. attempts first to make his
own Joy and invariably fails. The ma.
tural attempt is to get Joy for our
selves. Whereas. as man grows. he
knowsathat instead Of dragging Joy in
to himself he must initiate an entirely
opposite process: he must expand him.
self into Joy. The natural mortal vi.
sion sees Joy in material things. In
circumstances. in events. in personal
possessions and aggrandizement.
whereas Joy is spiritual. essential. out.
going. Joy never leans on what hap
pens. but on what Is.
So long as the dull and the ignorant.
the suffering and the diseased. look
up to great possessions. to comforta-
BILE surroundings and irresponsibility.
and fancy that Joy lives there. and
that II they captured the means they
would capture the prize. SO long poor
exiled Joy can do no more than drop
at odd seconds upon a Quiescent mind
here and there. It cannot come to
earth to dwell. to turn life into Para.
disc. until It comes equally to all. II
would seem that only spiritual gifts
could be equal Matter Is unmanage.
able. 1t heaps itself up In spots and
draws away in others: 1t Is eternal
restless motion: 1t is the changing.
floating unreality in which for the mo-
ment we are set. But the spirit Is
changsless. immovable. permeating all
space. And at odd corners. here and
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in him only peculiarly callous geniu
with an eye to business.

~S~S~S~~S~~~~SS~~ssSs
in him only peculiarly callous genius
with an eye to business.
Literature has seldom. II ever. made
., shining success with the perfectly
GOOD woman. they say: and 1t Is. des.
tined. ultimately. to match Mark
Twain's monument to Adam with
another to Eve. In gratitude for the
frailties which nake her descendants
good material.
In their expert opinion. as In the
observation Of the critics generally.
the good woman Is too tame for art !:
and the fine frenzy Of the poetic Wat.
son. whether inspired by his pro-Boer
sympathies. as he alleges. or BY chag.
rim. over failure to achieve knight.
hood. as averred by the AsQuiths. went
straight to the Oldest and the most
Interesting topic literature can handle
the frailties Of woman.
In the universal literary diatribe
against lovely woman. Watson Is so
far from singing solo that his. al.
though the latest. shrek Of contumely
is only part Of the chorus.
Wha. In the world can the other
authors OF our time have against wo-
man?
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could hold the interest to the end.
Thackeray. 1t is notorious. achieved
his most conspicuous success with the
most evil Of his womanly characters.
Becky Sharpe. There. II anywhere.
was ample evidence that the author
who paints an evil woman does It for
sheer love OF the Job.
The great Thackeray could Judge
and condemn the shrewd. conscience.
less. calculating Becky a. mercilessly
as though he were on the bench and
she a criminal at the bar before him.
Yet he loved in his capacity Of artist
as a scientist might love q rare and
perfect speciment Of species.type: and
every stroke and shading he put into
his portrayal of the inimitable Becky
Sharpe was done with almost loving
kindness.
main monumental examples support
Ing the theory that the good woman 10
too tame for art rather than that the
authors are indulging any prejudice
against the sex. Both made repeated
attempts to depict the perfectly good.
lovable girl and woman: and It has re.
mained that both scored repeated fall
ures by presenting milk-and-water fig.
ures that had no more saliency and
genuine life to them than SO many
marionettes.
Reade and Stevenson.
Even Charles Reade. Of whom a wo-
women cats. left figures in his stories
that seem to be alive. and did 1t purely
because of their faults, not Of their
virtues.
1t was that sense of the good wo-
mans artistic futility. as many admir-
ers Of the late Robert Louis Steven.
son believe. wich SO long debarred
him from Introducing her in his ro-
mances. save as he could linn her in
the faintest sketchings.
1t was hard for Stevenson to believe.
and harder for him to say. that every
woman on earth failed to flll the spec
only for sinful and fallible man to wor-
ship. 1t was equally hard for him. as
the born artist. to put his pen to any
literary adventure whose ample pic.
turesQueness Of action threatened to
be doubtful
Between the Unborn chivalry Of tho
man and the acute perceptions OF the
artist Stevenson had to reach matu.
rity before he could even dare attempt
the drawing Of a woman: and. when
all is said and done with him. his sue
cesses have been exclusively with
characters that are male.
Frenehmen Are Unfettersd.
The English-writing author general.
ly hampered by an almost imperious
tradition bidding him regenerate his
women II he doesn't keep them quite
within the dead line Of respectability.
seems to feel always some measure Of
the sense OF futility that weighed upon
Stevenson. But the Frenchman. and
the continental author at large. can be
as merciless in analyzing her as a
vivisectionist with frog. And often.
times he creates an artistic triumph
that Is imposing In its repellant real.
ism. The example Of the august Bal
xac. which has SO profoundly influ.
enced all modern literature and that
Of France in particular. served to leave
the authorial calpel entirely untram-
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wrote that immensely popular drama.
Leah Kleschna" Leah was Just a
plain, out.and-out thief-a lady burg.
lar. who starts the dramatic ball roll.
Ing by attempting a burglary. and 10
prevented from accomplishing It BY be.
ing caught in the act.
Leah's noble nature comes out
strong through all the complications
that ensue. and she ends as the bride
Of the philanthropist who caught her
stealing: but she. above any popular
heroine OF recent years. has past
that may be called record breaking.
There was one woman In English
romance. however. whose past was
worse than hers, because 1t Is a nxed
principle OF morals in English litera-
ture that burglary and the other
crimes OF the calendar are merely
peccadilloes In comparison with that
one woman's sin as to which all
Britain virtuously refuses ever to
speak-and has been most ardently
reading for the past generation.
rhonas Hirdys Hresi.n
Thomas Hardy's Tess Of the dur
bervilles" had committed that offense.
Responsibility proffered the saving
hand in marriage. and Tess. believing
she had cleared her conscience by
confession. took the happiness that
was hers. and Tess herself had the
elemental passions which doomed her
to be her evil destiny's toy.
She ended very badly-and there
was another woman indicted and con-
victed by an author who. thus far.
hasn't shown the smallest prejudices
against women In his private life. nor
has ever been accused. like Watson.
OF regarding the whole adorable sex
as being composed Of any but perfect
ladies'.
The forbidden theme-and that at
"A time when the forbidding meant
something-was the whole motive Of
Wilkie Collins most human novel. II
not. perhaps, his most complicated
one, His New Magdalen" took the
vilest figure to be found in great
city's scourings. and exalted the true.
womanly soul that lived under the
hideousness Of her manner Of life.
EVIL Characters Interest.
His readers, then and now. have
always been free to admit that Collins.
In that one story. at any rate. did
succeed in creating a woman who
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A Wonder-Ball Party.

This was q rainbow and wonder
ball party combined and 1t was q
most delightful affair. There were
seven guests. all people who knew
how to knit. and In this age with the
revival OF many OF the lost arts (knit-
ting among them) many young maids
and matrons know how to WELD the
needles in an expert manner. The
hostess produced balls, one OF each
of the rainbow colors. the guests TAX.
Ing one from the pretty basket passed
by the little daughter OF the house.
The object to be started was optional
"a pair OF mittens for small child.
scarf. wee sweater. a pair Of
knee pads; all these were commenced.
As the knitting progressed. little IA
vors were unwound. The first one
was awarded lovely box of home
made candy. the one who found her
treasures the last had homemade
cake. beautifully iced.
This party was given for friends
who did not play cards and cost no
more than the average card party.
The refreshment table was especially
pretty: at each cover there was q
tripod made OF steel knitting needles
from which was suspended a wee
brass kettle IDOL size) filled With
salted almonds. A chafing dish was
used for creamed chicken and mush'
rooms and there was coffee and choco.
served in tall glasses with small
cakes.
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A January Luncheon.

This was given for a bride-elect
whose birthday happened to be on the
date selected for the luncheon at
which the guests were to be the maids
and matrons Of the bridal party. So
the hostess used this As a keynote for
the decorations. and the girls
"chipped" In and bought an exquisite
veil or bar pin Of garnets accom-
panied by tho following verselet:
BY her who In this month IL born.
No gem save garnet should be worn
They will insure her constancy.
True friendship and fidelity.
The box was done up In red papei
and all the table decorations were
red. including candles which were In
glass holders. The flowers were red
carnations. with a lovely bunch tied
with red tulle on the back Of the
guests OF honor's chair. The favors
were quaint heart.shaped boxes Gov.
cred with deep red satin. the mono.
gram OF bride and bridegroom worked
out in red beads.
MADAME MERRI.
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says. Instead, he WAS very apt -
stick closely to his palace and at one
period almost two years elapsed before
he graced any public occasion With
his presence.
Then there was some formality In
the cathedral Of his capital town which
he could not well avoid. II appears
that some Of the cadet corps, made up
Of sons Of the good Nicaraguan fam.
lilies. conceived the idea that this
would be good time 70 abolish e.
lays. They formed q plan that Ger.
tain Of them who would bs present in
the cathedral should load their rides
with ball cartridges and on . signal
should pepper the president.
This plan was not carried through
very we'll. The secret got out Just
about at the last moment and the ball
cartridges were removed from the
rifles. A few Of the cadets In their
turn discovered this faot and they ~
loaded their rifles with bail cartridges.
When the signal was given the devot.
ed group arose and fred. The shoot
ing was Central American and bad.
and Zelaya's wound was one in the
shoulder.
The punishment was prompt. accord.
ing to the surgeons story. The 400 or
30 cadets Of the corps we're lined up
on the parade ground and one Of Ze'
layas trusted men simply told of
every nth boy in the ranks. Those
checked of were shot.
A story Is told too Of another pa
triot who hired a room near the plaza
in which the palace stands. Tho house
in which the patriot was had the
advantage Of having the only available
window that gave clear sight Of any
Of tho windows In the palace. The
patriot watched at his window on and
on for about six months. until one day
he got aSview Of the president passing
by the palace window on which he
was spying He fred quickly and
again Zelaya was slightly wounded
In the shoulder. They got that patriot
and shot him too.
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Toast to q Bride.

Toast to q Bride.
This Is charming sentiment to
send to a bride on her wedding day.
or may be given as toast II the
right opportunity offers. There have
been numerous requests for verse
Of this kind. and after careful search
ing think Is the best OF all the ones
l have looked over lately:
TO A BRIDE.
All earthly good wish thee.
All good for thee and thine.
And still not only earthly
But all that Is divine.
May earth and heaven mingle.
May earth and heaven be one.
All through your earthly journey.
TIL sets your earthly sun.
The heart that you have given
The heart that's given to you.
May both be linked together.
May both be good and true.
In sunshine and in shadow.
In signing and In song.
May heaven bless your union.
Throughout your whole life long.