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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

The following anecdote is related
of the late Lord Glasgow:
His lordship was travelling by rail
in Scotland one day and rendered
"fiver' TO the booking clerk for a
ticket
"Put your name on it," said the
youth.
Lord Glasgow endorsed it, elias
gow," as requested, and handed the
note back.
Here, you old IDIOT" cried The
clerk, Il want to know who you are,
and not where you are going to-
Tid-Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04
Sarcasm This.

Excuse me, madam, but would
you mind walking the other way.
and not passing the horse?" said
an English cabman with exaggerat-
ed politeness, to the lady who had
just paid a minimum fare with no
fees.
'Why?" she inquired.
Because if e sees wot 'e's been
carrying for a shilling. ell have a
fit was the freezing answer.-From
Norman E. Macks National Month
ly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04


advice and experience of road build
ers all over the country, the South
ern Appalachian Good Roads assoCia
| tion, the North Carolina Good Roads
association and the South Carolina
Good Roads association, have become
associate members of the American
association for Highway Improve
ment the national organization form
ed in Washington by leading men in
the country to correlate and harmon
iZe the efforts of all existing organ
izations working for road improv-
ment.
Other southern associations for the
Improvement of public roads have
given intimations that they will join
the new association. Some of these
associations have commented on the
fact that there has been a lack Of
concentrated effort on the part of
road associations in the south and
llldl WIN lhOlt Sltdltl
results will be obtained. From the
interest taken by the southern asso
Citations in the national movement
there is every evidence of a new
era of road building throughout the
south.
Half score of other local and
state road improvement associations
have also joined the American asso-
citation for Highway Improvement
and there is reason to believe that
within few months the association,
which is more or less clearing
house for all other existing organi-
cations, will have relations with ev
cry influential road improvement or
ganization in the United States.
Some of the associations which
have already joined the national
body are: The International League
for Highway Improvement of New
York, whose president is John A.
Stewart; The Southern Appalachian
Good Roads association. whose sec
retary is DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt; The
North Carolina Good Roads associa.
tion. whose president is DR.. Pratt; |
The South Carolina Good Roads as
sociation, whose president Is F. II. |
Hyatt of Columbia. South Carolina;
The Ohio Goods Roads Federation.
whose president is Archibald Huston
The Arkansas Good Roads and Drain
age association, whose president is
Judge Joseph Asher; The Gulf Cotst
Good Roads association. ]. II. Haw
ley secretary; The New Santa Fe
Trail association, r. f. Faxon. presi-
lent, Garden City, Kansas; The Mon
ANA Society of Engineers; and the
capital Highway association of Pine
hurst, n c. Leonard Tufts, presi-
lent.
While the American association for
Improvement will not sup
liant any of the existing organiza
ions, it will be of great use to all its
ssociate members. The association is '
the movement having in {
lew the improvement of public !
Dads.
In aid of all such enterprises. the '
association will. as it IA I
ilities develop. provide well-inform. .
and thoroughly capable lecturers,
riters and organizers, and will not d
sstrict its efforts in this direction to ;
lie attainment of a salaried stan of
'sistants, but is even now obtaining
e gratutous aid of men conspicuous
# their success in all walks of life b
Id who are willing to aid the ma.
onal movement for good roads from
e standpoint OF broad minded pa fr
iotism. &
As an example. if any of the organ p,
ations which have become associate IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

You are charged with vagrancy
prisoner"
What's dat, Judge?"
"Vagrancy? Why, you have no Wis
ible means of support"
Huh Heah's NAH wife, Judge
Mary, is you visible?'-Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

A Miss sat alone with her beau
For hours, the light turned down
leau,
When he said he must geau
1t affected her seau
neau, neau,"
New York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04
Attention, Masons.

All members of Ardmore Lodge
No. 81, and all Masons in good stand
ing are requested to meet in Ma
sonic Temple Wednesday afternoon
at 1:30 to attend the funeral of
Brother Cread F. Fraley.
G. II. BRUCE, Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

An excellent joke, whether inten-
tional or accidental, was perpetrated
by an Eastern newspaper which quot.
ed the dean of an Eastern woman's
college as stating in her annual re
ports that the college swimming tank
has a capacity of 10000 gals. -
Kansas City Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

Funniest thing I've seen lately"
said the candy man man on the Rock
Island suburban train. was the 9TH
er day when a nan rushed up 10
the Twenty-second Street station
and said to the agent:
"'H'h'has the Joliet train g'gone?"
Yes; there it goes up the road
there
Does it s's'stopip'pp-'
Yes; it stops at Thirtylfirst
street
Does 1t s's'stop'pp' a'aany-'
Eyes; it stops ar Torty-seventh,
Fifty-first, Englewood and Blue ISL
and
docs it s's'stop'p'p a'anywh'wh'-
wh'wh-'
Yes; it stops at all stations.
But what difference does it make to
you? You're not aboard
Just what I'm kk'kincking about.
Does it s's'stop'p'p anywh'wh'w where
long enough so could could r'r'run
and overta'ta'take it?"-Lippincott'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

recent graduate of West Point quiet
ly, once ! saw active service be
fore dinner when promised the
waiter a quarter. San Antonio En-
press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

After a woman has once bought
necktie that pleases her husband. you
can't make her believe that she isn't
a good Judge OF human nature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

To my lawyer friends, and other
friends-let me say can affix Globe
Surety Co. seal to bonds. Would ap-
preciate your business.
l4-1m WILL SANDFORD, Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

Even the healthy dwarf realizes
that he isn't long for this world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04
Births.

Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Henry KEN
be, today, a son.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

b. l.. Taylor of the Chicago Trib-
reasons Why Copy-Readers Go In
sane: Il thought they called you
men proof-readers." How do you
make the heads fit?' DO you write
the pieces as well as the heads?"
MY sister used to go with a Mr..
Bjones who worked on your paper,
or maybe it was the Bazoo. He did
something about advertising, or the
presses, | think. Do you know him?
You newspaper men are so clan.
nish" Il thought your wife said
you were one Of the editors ok
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

\ Missouri paper tells of a man
named Jones, newcomer, having
deposited 500 in the pastors salary
box one Sunday recently. The pas
tor asked why he had been so gen.
erous, and he said he had Just en-
gagged i'll business in town and he
wanted to help along the cause. Then
the preacher announced that he
would surely patronize Mr.. Jones
and asked all the congregation who
would do likewise to stand. The
whole congregation arose. The pas
tor then asked Jones what his bus
mess was, and he replied, Il am
a saloon keeper. r."--Exchange
Sunday School Teacher-"h you
are a good boy, Willie, you will go
to heaven and have a gold crown on
your head"
Willie-"Not for mine. then. / had
one Of them things put on tooth
once. Puck.
Wife-'1m going to the dentists
to have this tooth out Just mind |
the baby till l come back.
Husband.-"You mind the baby,
Jessie, and I'll go out and get a
tooth pulled out!'-Exchange.
ParsOn-Why. Willie, you don't
mean to tel me that you were fish
ng on the Sabbath.
Willie-No sir: was Just show
ng the naughty fishes what would
'ecome OF them if they chased worms
N Sunday.
An officer in the army and one OF {
ur TeNas-born ranchmen were rest ,
ng two respective feet on a long
raSs rail. Wall. young feller.
uess We cowmen now in Santone y
ave about as many veterans among {
ur number as you have in your v
'rce of officers. Guess you were q t
abe in arms during the Spanish
var? Have you ever seen active
ervice?" Why. yes" answered the 4
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-04

Guest-Good heavens Does your
chauffeur always speed like this?
Barker-No. Sometimes the car
breaks down.-Harper Bazaar.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

have been nearly closed up by marine
grass and vegetation. This grass IS
about all under water at food tide. the
tops sometimes several feet under water.
but on ebb tide, even if the tops do not
show above water, the bottom is plainly
visible. so much so that fish can be
seen for some distance from boat
Have YOU got your rabbit foot?"
Keller asked, facetiously. IF so. select
your own ground for posing and well
sec what good your talsman is"
/ held up my well tried rabbits foot
triumphantly. "I'll just pinch this three
times and make you catch the biggest
striped bass of the season." retorted.
"Well, where does he lie?" demanded
Keller II want that biggest one to
show a friend, who is coming out. that
there arc bass in this water. / haven't
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

rush on Sunday nights to make the next
date" while we are sound asleep in bed,
and every one seems to have forgotten
to tell US about the Monday morning re-
hearsal. The Monday morning rehearsal
that alone Is worth the whole weeks
salary.
After the grand sacred concert Sunday
night. when the last transfer man has
rushed out Of the dark theatre with the
last lone trunk and whipped up his
sleepy horse to catch the train, with John
Jollybones hanging on behind the wagon :;
when the stage hands have divided the
tips and departed and Henry. the watch
man. has made his final tour with the
lantern il is exactly nine hours and fifteen
minutes until the Monday morning re-
hearsal.
All through the dawn and early morn
ing transfer men drive up with trunks.
boxes Of properties and scenery and dump
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

the doorway. She was carrying a poodle
and was followed by maid. No one
seemed to notice her, and a porter was
| raising enough dust to ruin a street clean
ing commissioner. She frowned. She
stepped into the path of tho hustling props.
II am Miss -" Props made sharp
detour, murmured. "IIow d. v do?" aosently
and kept right on his Interrupted way.
She stamped her foot and the maid trem-
bled. They both looked around helplessly.
The stage manager was sitting in the
midst of crowd of chatting artists, his
chair tilted back against the wall, per-
feet picture of luxurious ease The in
dignant lady sped him, and Immediately
discovered lie must be very big man. 80
she made straight for his unprotected Idle
ness. She pushed her way between man
and girl and stood before him.
Il am Miss - she announced
Glad 10 meet YOU" he said. reluctantly
letting his chair down on its four feet
and rising. you're headlining us this
week aren't you?"
Il am" she acknowledged in deter
mined voice. and am surprised there are
no preparations made to receive me-" Some
one in the group Uttered. and she dis
tributed an icy stare without favor. 4
will rehearse at once
The stage manager dropped back into his
chair. tilted II and said. with equal de-
termination: Whenever you are ready
after these acts have been rehearsed."
do you have the impudence to tell ME
| must wait until after these-persons arc
through
Those are our rules; you arrived after
they did"
Il shall so and see the manaser''-
les m Out front, al the box office
hes IN now Now. Eddie. George is ready
waiting Tor you. Got the same old acto
And same odd set?"
That is perhaps the incest thing oho,,,
vaudeville from behind the scenes Uoad
liner and poorest paid act on the bu, ar.
all treated alike. The naughty star re-
ceives particular favors for the exn.,,as
TIP ana the SO-a-week acrobat becous, lao
mas smile always about him. but a kind
word goes further than great riches
couldn't stay any longer all sio,o o,,,
In the empty auditorium. 30 at the ri.,. =.
election ] CROPPED my way around ,hro,,s,'
The boxes, through the door upop tho Go.
Immediately | sprawlcd fun Ieng,h -
a scrub lady laboring upon her -,
lheh made another astounding disco,or,.
Al the Monday morning reh.ars., 49,.
scrub lady Is quite as much q -.
Importance as the headliner
scrub ladies elbow each ot,.r -, a.u
o,n"e OF the stage And in the BAN. m.
odds are on the scrub ladv '"'
,',tle Visp OF boy stood Jus, hoyona ,,
my ir'enn OF the brush and suds IL 80
IN earnest conversation with a ean,,.
Mhom recognized as Legitimate" cnma
aiah OF rencwn The comedian :, an,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

each separate consignment in the centre
OF the stage with a bump that echoes
through the empty theatre like a fire
cracker in an empty barrel. About nine
o'clock the returning stage hands greet
Henry at the door with sleepy stares and
wake up with the exercise of uncrating
new sets.
Then the stage manager lounges in,
takes look over things. confidential
ly expresses his opinion Of the incoming
acts and frees his mind anent the in
competency of the management. When
the exercises are over he retires To his
office and reappears 10 hand the waiting
Henry lot of brass checks, that look
like coat checks These arc to be given
the performers as they arrive. As they
come 30 will they be rehearsed First
come, first served; no favorites played.
As a great privliegc I was admitted TO
the dark. empty theatre last Monday
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
A 5t.PoUNp STRIPED BASS.

meets the two latter on the north side OF
the flat in which planned that he should
hook his biggest bass. The conditions
were perfect. tho water was clean, but
rot too transparent There was enough
fleece over the sun for perfect snap
shottng.
Now, Keller | said. 81 will anchor
on (he north edge of the fiat. | want
YOU 20 troll that little channel, giving
me a shot a hundred feet away broad
side. Then swing around. passing my
boat and give me shot facing me. SO
we will have the process of striped bass
trolling doubly photoed. Then swing
around again and hook the bass. When
hooked. keep in a circle and do not bring
his head above water until ten feet from
my boat. For the last shot get him into
the landing net. also at ten feet"
Keller grinned. Fine weakfish ground
this. What makes you think there's
bass here?"
Because you have not caught one
elsewhere in ten days, and here, where
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

, fishermen and their sympathizers. now
ever. have ever controlled too formida-
be vote to be overcome. In furthcr
consequence, all species of salt water
fishes that ascend bays and streams to
spawn are becoming extinct. What has
nearly happened to the striped bass, the
shad and even the bluelish of the East
is also happening to the salmon of the
Pacific.
When the spawning season is over the
striped bass gradually divide into two
groups. The largest fellows that have
escaped the nets go back to the ocean,
10 disport in the surf close to shore.
There sharks never venture. because OF
their clumsntss in navigating their ur-
calmly bulk. the inability to turn belly
uo in shallow water TO seize their prey
and their fear Of noise furnished here In
good measure by the pounding ana
breaking of the bllows. Hence We have
tho surf angler, who stands on the beach
all day or all night. or both, casting out
lure for tho big fellows. and once in
great while getting ono. ! doubt if
moro than ono hundred striped bass arc
caught In the surf annually between
New York and tho Barnegat Lighthouse.
IN the bay that many Of the smaller
but just as eamey ones arc often taken
i'm week or even \ day late in autumn.
left Mr. Keller and myself just start
H. pir-rr iC lido he
Can TO cbb Low water is wanted by
bay anglers. The grass channels are
visible then. on tho edge of which the
striped bass are enjoying siestas. Dur
ing high water they have been scattered
over the marine meadows feeding. and
whore they know they may be stranded
II low water or At least easily captured
if they remain. so when the water be
gins TO fall. they retreat to the edges Of
fayorite channels and lie in the grass
alongside. ready to dart out into the
channel at any passing food.
Nothing. apparently. is so tempting to
them as the bloodworm. which they will
pursue even if already gorged with other
ltOuS. w Htn q uIcDu Npilll II u dI'u Wy
the angler through a channel without a
strike il is proof positive that the bass
have gone to parts unknown. They are
peculiar fish, and disappear for days
from their favorite haunts no one knows
where A man to-day. perhaps, makes a
fine catch. He telegraphs to his friends.
as do many others who note his luck.
out come Il lot of eager anglers over
Sunday to get at the bass now run
ming" Not a bass is taken. perhaps.
while they are trolling, or perhaps all
may be rewarded 1t is a chance.
| know a well known bass fisher in
New York who. so far as he could learn,
has never once been on Barnegat Bay in
conjunction with q striped bass. l know
another who in ten years has averaged
lJ6 striped bass "a season, total Of
! $50. You pay your money but don't
take your choice here. l have no opin-
ion from observation where the bass go
when missing, so | simply adopt the
theory of the natives, who say heat spells
or certain conditions of water drive fish
outside into the surf, Of which they soon
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

tical and grinning. did his stunt to o.,.
fccton. He gave me the broadcast sho.
his oarsman following directions g.
plicitly. and really being the prime csr..
OF the amazing result. Keller next r,v.
me the rear shot. and the boat SWIM.
around. AS the line Strengthened ou,
there was splash and a roar.
Say" yelled Keller, heres one q,
your Internal big weakfish."
"AlI right called out. smIabr
"Follow the schedule and will sr,,
him. too. I'll bet you a dollar. though
that's my big bass" I guycd.
You're on for tho dollar. Say. you,
big weakfish sin'i at all half bad. Th,
is devil Of tugger.'
Just as the boat swung around to cons
no TO the camera the big fish jumped
cleanly out of water, trying TO cast IN.
hook. black and white stripes shown,
and gIistening where yellow and speckl.,
wcro expected. / could hear Keller
groan.
SAY" he called have ! got 10 k..,
my promise It's the sure biggest bas
of the year. Suppose lose him, playin,
for your bally camera
"come. Keller" I retorted. "show vh,s
YOU can do. The fish has shown he /,
hooked fair
"All right. Get tape measure and
see II 7 don't show him and net him al
exactly ten feet"
Keller was now in his element Few
better anglers ever handled fish. lie
played the bass perfectly, the oarsman
keeping in exact touch with the runs Il
tho bass. As the fish grew tired the
contest approached tho camera, At ten
feet the head Of the fish. the bent pol.
and line and Keller showed in the rang.
finder ] snapped
AsI turned the film the osrsmsp aros.
and thrust his landing net beneath IN.
victim. Right here was the danger spo,
The bass had his last and best chanc.
10 break the line and escape. All Of w
knew this. and | shall never forget kel.
lers patience and restraint. II took
nearly three minutes TO get just the pose
I wanted. and then 7 snapped You can
gamble on II. the bass got quick net.
ting into the boat. where he lay stretched
out on the bottom in all his beauty He
weighed eleven pounds.
That's dandy rabbits foot a
yours" said Keller.
W n. BALLOU.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

Continued on nth psss'
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
Pleasantly Combining Photography the Temns Waters OF
Spring Season Has Opened Already
whhs someF Fine Catches for Hardy Amateurs

ire and return again to the marine
meadows.
The channels in which the bass are
caught are never the main navlgapIe
ones. They arc the old, narrow chah-
po,s through the marine meadows. which
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

caught one in ten days" Just then |
sighted the proposed ground and re-
quested him to anchor his motOrboat.
Next, We boarded our respective small
craft, his gasolene launch towing my
skiff. Keeping in Oyster Creek Chan
mel. the main navigable one. we paused
at its juncture with the Cooper Slough
Channel, about the centre of the bay.
To the north of the buoy is Three Point
Flats" small triangular marine
meadow. bounded Oh the south by Oyster
Creek Channel, on the west by Cooper
Slough Channel. and on the east by
Bucks Channel. A small channel con-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

m He season for fresh water trout IN
this state opened by law last
week. The spring season for salt
water bass in Barncgat Bay was opened
by nature week or two before tha'.
Epb tide was just beginning at the Inlet
Of New Jerseys famous bay when we
Jared forth i'm motor boat. towing a
skiff and a small gasolene launch, from
Forked River. n. j., nine miles across
the inland sea from the tall lighthouse
Al Barnegst CITY which marks the en-
trance channel Keller. the veteran
striped bass angler. had promised to pose
IN that role before my camera. for, al
though I do some striped bass angling
myself every spring and summer, ] have
somehow never been able to pose myself
doing II. 1t is easy enough, with long
tubed bulb TO take your own photo, but
somehow one cannot invent way 20
angle and photograph ones self doing IT.
| may stumble on a solution Of the prob
lem yet. by means of = box kite or some
thins. so be hopeful all of YOU.
Keller was just the man to pose, he
cause he illustrates daily on Bsrnesat
Say. during the eight or nine months
when IL isn't frozen across and tho skst-
ing is bad. the method adopted by men
Of means 10 angle for striped bass. such
men pay for their sport ~ cost Of any
where from $50 10 $500 fish. according
a. whether they use q $4,000 boat that
costs 81 900 YEAR no run or a S1oooVo
craft that costs $1,000 = season 20
maintain For myself. have for twelve
wears fshed Barnegat Bay in $50 row
boat. costing less than that annually to
run. As Kelers style Of fishing Is pop
ulsr and mine has never had an imitator
on the big salt water bay. il will he
noted how essential II vas 70 get him
10 pose for the real thing
There ore two methods Of striped bass
angling. as different as If they were en-
rloyed by hooking two species of fish.
Surf casting and bay fishing arc the two
STYLES II any striped bass migrate
south at the approach Of winter and
north in the spring 7 don't know II.
They leave the bays at the edge Of lin
ter. apparently. and return at the dawn
Of spring but observation has shown me
that they simply go outside 10 the big
beds of skinner clans. where they can
pesceaby feed. while the sharks and
other carnivorous hunters arc in South
ern waters. gorgng on the migratory
fishes they ever follow.
In the early spring, or rather the late
winter. in February. they enter the bays
in large groups, ascending the fresh
water streams to spawn. When their
breeding time is past they scatter out in
the bays again. where the net fishermen
sadly deplete them. rounding up perhaps
as many as four thousand of them in a
single haul. The men who do this have
a local reputation as bay scavengers,'
the laws allowing them to net all fishes
found in bays during the winter months.
In consequence. all anglers have worked
for years. increasingly but unavailingly,
TO have bay netting suppressed. The