The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-11
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Mary had a little lamb
Which followed her around.
OF goodly girth,
This lamb was worth
Some 40 cents a pound
-Terre Haute Tribune.
There were Introduction all round
The big man stared in puzzled
way at the club guest.
You look like a man I've seen
somewhere, Mr.. Blinker," he said.
Your face seems very familiar, l
fancy you have a double And a
funny thing about it is that l re-
member l formed a strong prejudice.
against the man who looks like
you-althcugh I'm quite sure we
never met"
rhe little guest softly laughed.
I'm the man." he answered, "and
l know why you formed the pref
udice. | passed the contribution plate
for two years in the church you
attended. .'-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Any book in particular, sir?"
asked the young woman in charge
of the book counter of a depart
ment store. This is a great novel
-"
Not for me-" said. the old gentle
man who had been examining the
stock in trade with an air of con-
siderable disapproval. I'm looking
for something less ephemeral.
Where do you keep the classics,
young woman? Lambs Tales for
example,"
The young woman looked puzzled.
'Bacon?" said the old man, Grab
be? Fox?"
Il don't know about fox said
you must be looking for is the
provision department" Youths
Companion.
Two Or three instructors at the
! Cleveland law school have been
laughing themselves sick over the
answer made by a student in an
examination not pong ago. The,
question was to define a court of
law. Blackstone, who was a good
deal of a legal authority in his
day, gives as his definition, "A
place where justice is judicially dis
pensed.' The student may have had
that definition in mind. But here
is what he wrote: "a court is a
place where justice is judicially
dispensed with"
James +. MARITIME the farmer
orator of New Jersey, one of the
most devoted followers of William
j. Bryan in the mosquito state,
told the following story on himself
at a dinner recently: Happening
in New York one afternoon thought
| would like to look over the new
station of the Pennsylvania railroad,
so l went to the office and asked
permission from the man inside.
Are you here in an official ca
pacity?' l was asked
NO" l said, 81 am merely a far
mer feeding you hungry mortals."
We'll then, are you a member
of the legislature?' the man ask
ed.
NO. l answered. but l have
four times been candidate for the
lower branch of the legislature, four
times a candidate for state senator
twice l ran for congress and on two
occasions was a promising candi-
date for governor and had the hon
or of being talked of for the Unit
ed States senatorship, an d was
beaten every time"
Good heavens" responded nv
inquistor, you have more courage
than any white man I ever saw"
And he called a messenger and pro-
vided NE with a pass to go through
the buildings. New York Tribune.
At the Metropolitan club a New
York banker said of the late II.
Mex. Twombly:
Mr.. Twombly, like every man of
the world, like every travelled and
experienced person. did not believe
in giving those extravagant tips
which are too often a sign rather
of ignorance than of generosity
Mr.. Twomb.y could take his own
part, TOO, if his reasonable tips
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