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for the villain had just been arranging with one of his confederates to rid himself of the hero of the play by toss. ing him down the aforesaid well. The villain, after the laughter subsided, ar. ranged his part of the plot by cancel ing the order to have the hero tossed down the well and instead to have him tied to railroad track. However, the audience refused to take the play seriously after the we'll disappeared.
 There is probably more real Christ mas sentiment in plays that have to carry children as part of the produc. tion than in any of the others With these shows there is usually Christ. mas tree between the matinee and the evening performance in which every one joins in and makes merry
 hard lot is that of the actor who happens to be playing what is known as the small time" around the holi- days Small time" contracts call for three shows day, and on Christmas day an extra one Is usually added. A vaudeville actor on "big time" prob ably has more time to appreciate ChriStmas-if Christmas really can be appreciated away from home-than any other because he is usually in the theater but an hour in the afternoon and an hour in the evening. and the rest of the time is his own unless the house manager has promised to 'ask'' him to go over to some club and en- certain the guests at their Christmas reception. Of course the actor doesn't have to do this but if the manager is of any standing at all in the vaudeville world the actor usually finds it expe. dient to grant the request
 But the man probably who spends the lonesomest Christmas of them all is the poor advance agent-recognized on the program as business manager. advance representative or manager in advance. Unless the advance agent Is close enough to his home town to jump" for Christmas he usually gets a genuine attack of the simon pure blues. True. the advance man who has been on the road for any length of time can usually be depended upon to meet people he knows. but they are people who live in the town. and he usually finds himself dining alone when the time comes for him to eat his Christmas dinner"
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ence. This comes from the fact that if the dog doesn't like show he will start to howl, and he has to be re moved from the theater before the per formance can be continued.
 Only a month before well known concert singer was appearing at the theater She had about finished one of her best selections wien the dog poked his nose over the railing of an approval That led to the temporary punishment of the dog critic from the theater. But when the stock company came along the manager heard about the dog, and, willing to take a chance that the dogs judgment of his show would be favorable, he suggested that the dog be allowed to sit by a big well. which was part of the scenic effect in one of the acts, just for the sake of realism.
 Now, this same manager had con- cluded to give his company a dinner on the stage after the performance. In the course of the play the dog was brought out and tied to the well. Everythi went all right until the dog sniffed the turkey and the other good things at the side of the stage, and without waiting for the finish of the act he made for the food, dragging the 'heavy rock walled we'll" behind him.
 This action on the part of the dog critic-actor disturbed things generally,
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Christmas matinee was confined almost exclusively to few of the first class the;lters in New York city
 On the road 1t is different The ac tors have, to work just as hard as they eves did. and opposition from local managers will probably prevent the elimination 0! the Christmas matinee outside of New York.
 With some colhphnies Christmas is not the disagreeable occasion that 1t Is with others. One or two owners make it q practice to instruct the man. agel with the company to have Christmas dinner prepared 1t the ex. pense of the show. Sometimes q cater CT is called in. and the dinner is served on the stage between the matinee and the evening performance. In that event the dinner usually proves prolific of material for the house press agent. and the affair Is duly recorded in the daily papers. Sometimes 1t is served on the stage after the evening performance. Other times arrangements are made at some lrtei.
 It was, one of these after the per f0rnance affairs that came pretty near putting q tr,lveiing stock company out of business in town out in Iowa last Christmas This theater. by the way. boasts of the only dog critic In exist
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Japanese Toweling
 For Christmas Gifts

AfUMERous attractive Christ
 mas things may be made from Japanese tOweling, a novel
 material, which costs about 70 cents to $1.25 for a piece of ten yards This narrow. coarse, white cot ton crapy goods is printed at intervals, with the two toned designs, showing single sprays of wistalia- by moonlight. few scattered maple leaves. flying birds. shaggy chrysan themums and similar designs
 bolt or two may be easily convert cd into presents. A farseeins matron bought the toweling and made 1t up into tea sets, the crosspieces forming the cloth proper and the dozen small napkins. She fagoted the two strips together with d coarse blue floss, then marked the napkins with long, angular Japanese letters. one above the other, with dash beneath. The marking in blue was done in corner where the white background predominated. One of her sets. she is sure. will be enjoyed next summer by hostess who has a veranda furnished in blue and white Another is to be sent to q young bride in whose simple little dining room blue and white china is used.
 This toweling has also been used for a nursery set. X spread of the white cotton crape is bordered with the tow. cling. and dresser cover and curtains are made to match. This Japanese material is to appear in q set for an in valid's breakfast tray. The oval cloth. shaped to fit the tray, is buttonholed. and 1t has the napkins to match. X set of fruit napkins made of the blue and white crape will be another Christ mas remembrance The toweling laun ders perfectly. and fruit stains do not show. A child would enjoy having q half dozen of the marked napkins for her "very own" to use in her school lunch box
 Laundry bags and bags for the table napery to hang in the buffers pantry made with the convenient hoop top are both pretty and practical.
 Another gift that will not come amiss Is pair of hemstitched sash curtains for the small bathroom window
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~REDDIE was very fond of Aunt Lou and had been saving up
 his pennies to buy her Christ - mas present He had five
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all about Aunt Lou's Christmas pres ent! He was very little boy hut not too little to be ashamed.
 Did you spend all of your coppers?' mamma asked gently, and Freddie nodded his head and gulped.
 II don't think Aunt Lou will like pipes quite as we'll as n rose, do your" mamma asked. Never mind. dear: wrap up the pipes for her."
 "But Aunt Lou doesn't want pipes" Freddie said chokingly.
 Didn't you buy them for Aunt Lou, dear?" mamma asked.
 ''They are for me-" said Freddie in a low voice,
 And, what have you got for Aunt Lou, who always gives you such a nice Christmas present."
 Freddie crept very close and asked. "Wiil you please give me 5 5.cents?"
 ''That would be mammals present. dear. and not yours. You saved the coppers tor Aunt Lou, and if you have bought pipes with them you must give her the pipes"
 Christmas day Freddie gave the pipes to Aunt Lou. His papa laughed His mother smiled. and merry twin kle appeared in Aunt Lou's eyes She caught sight of little red. mortified face with two blue eyes brimming with tears That was too much for Aunt Lou. Not for worlds would she add to Freddie's distress.
 Bubble pipesv' she cried joyously. ''Now. isn't that splendid7 Why. bub- .ble parties are all the rage now. I'll be able to give party myself tomor- row afternoon. and you must all be sure to come"
 A little smile was beginning to dim. pie around Freddie's lips. and he was blinking away the tears that had gath. cred. -NOne's broke." he said in little wavering voice.
 'Is it? Why. yes! And right close to the bowl! Isn't that fine? Why. lots of girls know always curl their hair on pipestems. and think they re far Nicer than curling tongs."
 After Freddie had gone to bed mann. ma told papa and Aunt Lou all the story about Aunt Louis present.
 You're a darling. Lou" papa said as be. kissed his sister. I'm really ashamed of myself for laughing"
 Aunt Lou smiled "Will you come to my bubble party?" she asked.
 "1'll do more than that" papa an swereu: .I'll buy the prize for It.
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t. .. w UwsS on
 Christmas
There's lots of work,
 And there ain't no play, So what's the use
 Of a Christmas day?


 PE%HAT little verse; paraphrased
 Fl just about sums up the real
 Christmas sentiment existing among people connected with the the atrical business No. that doesn't mean that the actor. the manager and the advance agent do not appreciate the giving and receiving of presents from their friends. But it does mean that peope connected with the stage have come to look upon the Christmas time ;,s q season of short pay and hard work
 It isn't generally known. but 1t is none the less true. that most actors have a clause in their contracts which calls fer half pay the week before Christmas This clause was inserted in the days when the week before Christmas really was q tough one in the theatrical business. But nowadays there are many productions which pack the theaters to the doors the week before Christmas as well ;ls any other week in the year. Nevertheless some of the managers live up to that con tract and deduct the half weeks pay. That is one reason why actors aren't particularly merry at Christmas.
 There are other managers who make d practice of laying off their companies the week before Christmas and some of them ten days or two weeks before. In that case there is no salary at all forthcoming That. probably, another reason why the average ac or cannot understand why Christmas is an occasion to be unduly joyful
 It was only last year that some of the managers came to the conclusion that stage people. like other human be ings. might like to spend some part of the Christmas holiday with their friends and relatives. Up to that year it had been tue custom of all man. agers to give speciai matinee on Christmas day That meant. of course that about all the actor had to do on this festive occasion was to rush to the tlpater almost ;S soon as he had acquired his regular amount of sleep. give an afternoon performance and then if fortunate enough to have friends or relatives living in the city to hurry through his Christmas dinner with them or leave before it was half over to go back to the theater to play the evening performances.
 Put il few of the managers changed that last year by emitting the Christ mas matinee and giving 1t on the day following There were other managers. however. who not only gave the Christ mas matinee. but acted on the sugges- ton of their more charitable competi- tors and gave the matinee the day al -- CT ton However. thiS omission of the
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AT little verse, paraphrased H from one familiar to soldiers, E Just about sums up the real
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AU!lTh0y'S AU!llI,kQyQS GFUNNY:3Ss :s QPRESENTQ

~REDDIE was very fond of Aunt Lou and had been saving up
 his pennies to buy her Christ
 mas present. He had five when he climbed into his mothers lap to consult as to how the money should be invested. After the conference it was agreed that Aunt Lou's present should be a rose.
 The florists was only five blocks down the street. In front of the little corner grocery store stood Robbie, Freddie's chum. studying the wonder full things in the window.
 "Hello!" said Freddie. Have you got copper?"
 Robbie displayed two, and Freddie asked what he was going to buy.'' Don't know. Come on; let's go in," Said Robbie.
 On the counter was box of white clay pipes with funny faces on them. Boobies bright eyes spied them at once. How much is the bubble pipes 2" he asked.
 "Just a cent" said the man behind the counter.
 Robbie bought one, and Freddie lin- gered at the box. He asked, "How many would five coppers buy?"
 "Six" Freddie bought six.
 Freddie returned home, and mamma looked up from her sewing and asked, "Did you get it?'
 Six, mamma. six beautiful ones" he cried excitedly.
 "Why. Freddie, you couldn't get six for cents." said his mother.
 "Yes. did," said the little boy. "Just look here!"
 "Why. Freddie. they're pipes. and Aunt Lou doesn't want pipes Where is the rose?''
 Freddie stood before her, speeches.. He had forgotten the rose-forg0tten
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A Real Santa ciav.,

IN "a CA>A US. nang Tor you, By the mantel. stocking two. One for me and one to go To another boy l know.
 There's ' chimney in the town You have never travelled down, Should you chance to enter there You would find a room all bare. Not a stocking could you spy. Matters not how you might try. And the shoes you'd find are such As no boy would care for much In broken bed you'd sec Some one just about like me. Dreaming of the pretty toys Which you bring to other boyA And to him a Christmas seems Merry only in his dreams. All he dreams. then. Santa Claus. Stun the stocking with, because When it's filled up to the brim HI be Santa Claus to him!
 Frank Dempster sherman
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THE AFTERMATH.

IVY EVE done our little charity. " we've been a little kind. W We've called ourselves by no
 ble names and boasted
 noble mind. We've preached of the deserving poor and listened to their plea And we are snug and satisfied and proud as proud can be. ''This Christmas we at ieast." we say. were kind to some poor soul''
 When the Christmas spirit gripped us-and we sacrificed dole! But hearken. ye. my brothers all. and hearken with will: The poor are always with US. and they're broken hearted still. They're living in their loneliness. they're living in their pain. And they're calling. calling. calling. and they ask your help again. We gave them cheer at Christmas. then we made our little bow. But the winter chill Is with them still. and who will help them nowf
 Edmund Leamy in New York Times.
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AfterWard.

AfterWard. Twas the day after Christmas. and all through the flat The air was as blue as the birds on mas hat For now that the bills for the presents had come Pa -cussed'' till he made all the bric-s- brac hum.
 Judge.
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The Christmas Table

~1O many table favors of little huts and houses are to be had <. HI nowadays that it is not diff - cuit to carry out the idea of d eS an old fashioned village This :s Is, of course, only possible where !! a long table is concerned and ;; sufficient space is available to 2: group the set pieces effectively. u Where the dinner table is for a {: dozen or more covers. however. ; this can be arranged to make d :; a very novel scheme.
 :! The first investment is that of :i sufficient number of little |. snowbound cottages. Some of ;f these can be altered easily ! enough so as to look little diff .f tefent one from the other. Tn |: front of one white pencil stuck ]: in whitened cork-diamond DOW 2: dered-ran. with little ingenui ,; ty. be made to represent sign o'''iN 'o ld'e tue coaching nm U An advertisement in a paper '; frame will make a capital sign. ;5 sprinkled with 'rime" to give |: the same effect of winter as the Ii rest
 v X sheet of looking glass for :e village pond and two or three G; tiny toy ducks should occupy 0; the center of the table. Among
 the many set piece cracker dec
 s: s: : 5: g :: :: <: !: : k: : <: j: : : : : : :
 ! orations it is easy, too. to pick
 up lanterns to hold Christmas
 ! candles. dove '0tS. farm wagous
 and carts laden with crackers. Q which will add to the realism
 Q of the pantomme scene
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\ Christmas Tragedy. Just . sprig of mistletoe

Just sprig of mistletoe Hanging in the hall: Just a maiden standing there. Pouting lips. coquettish air. Wifey. coming down the stair, Catches hubby! Fl! That's all.
 -New York Tim,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-26
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN SATURDAY
BOTH HOUSES AGREE TO END
SESSION AT SIX O'CLOCK, p. M.
ON THAT DATE.

Oklahoma City Okla, June 20
Both houses OF the legislature are
bracng themselves for final ad-
journment Saturday. BY a vote OF
% to 13 the senate adopted the Tuck
er resolution fixing p. m, on that
date as the hour, and the house con-
cured.
If the resolution stands it means
death to the general revenue bill
which is pending in conference since
revenue measures must be passed fin
ally five or six days prior to adjourn
ment. One of the points OF differ
ence between the houses is over the
increase in the gross revenue tax Of
one-h half of | per cent as applied to
OIL gas and coal. The conferees
named before the recess reported to
the houses this morning they were
unable to reach decision. They were
DISCHARGED and the new committee on
the part of the senate is Senators
Franklin. Memminger and Jones, and
on the part of the house is Mr.. Cur
ry, Mr.. Durant and Mr.. Mabon.
Charges of bad faith on the part of
tho house were made by Senator
Carpenter in discussing the Tucker
adjournment resolution. 1t developed
that in conference meeting on the
general appropriation bill the house
members declared they would agree
to no action until the senate voted
on the new bills offered by the house.
This means the measures presented
by the house investigating committee,
nine of which we're passed in the house
on final roll call today. The bills
cover defects the committee found
during its inquiries concerning state
departments.
Senator Carpenter said he was a
member of the committee adjusting
the differences before the recess on
the recess resolution, and that it was
specifically intended then that no new
business would be considered. He
resented what has been termed "the
house gag rule" Senator Redwine
declared that his understanding was
the same, and that he was adverse to
considering any business save that left
on the calendars at the hour of re-
cess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-26
COMMITTEE CALLS
At CITY HALL
BUT ON ACCOUNT or ABSENCE
OF TWO COMMISSIONERS, Ac.
TON DEFERRED.

Yesterday afternoon the committee
of fifteen chosen at the mass meet
ing held at the Baptist church Tues
day night, for the purpose of wait
ing on the mayor and board of city
commissioners to carry out the in
struCtions of the meeting, waited up
on that body, but action was deferred
Uwing to the fact that two of the com
missioners were out Of the city and
would not be here until later The
committee stated that they would re-
tire and reduce their request to writ
ing and present it to the mayor and
commissioners as soon as all were in
the city for action.
Commissioner Bridgman was called
to Dallas last week and had not re-
turned last night and the other alb
sentoe was the commissioner of wa
ter, lights and sewer who was at the
city lake experimenting the transfer
CT the pumps from the Caddo plant
to the pumping station. The mayor
instructed the committee that he
would inform them when the commits
sioners could be called together in
special session for the purpose of
hearing their report read.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-26
DOUBTS j. S.PO[|CY
TO PHILIPPINES
CHARGES OF lNSlNCERlTY -
MANUEL QUEZON, RESIDENT
COMMISSIONER RESIGNS.

Washington. June 25.-Manuel Que
zon, resident commissioner for the
Philippine Islands in congress, has
resigned from the executive commit
tee of TIE Philippine society and also
as a member, because he is not Ia
sympathy with the announced purpos
es of the society nor with the course
he says has been pursued by the So
ciety's officers and members in the
islands affairs.
Former President Taft is the hon
orary president of the organization
and the active president is General
Luke Wright, former governor-sen-
cral of the islands. The headquar-
ters are in New York.
Quezon in his letter of resignation
writes that he joined the society with
the honest belief that he could aid in
the promotion of its announced pur-
poses, ito create n more sympathetic
interest between the American and
Filipino people" He soon suspected,
! he went on to say, that the real object
was to create a public opinion in ia
vor of indefinite retention of the
islands by the United States. Quezon
says he had opportunity to learn at
the first general meeting of the So
ciety the ideas of its members on that
subject and he is firmly convinced
/ that while the society may gracious
I ~ listen to an appeal ffom the side
, of independence, 1t mas a Fixed view
| on the subject and it intends to main
tain that view with all the opportuni'
ties and means at its command"
In other words" he continues, Il
am satisfied that the society has been
organized to gather the scattered
forces that are now at work to pre-
serve the present regime in the Phil e
ippine Islands and systematic and
concentrate their efforts. 1t is thus
apparent that What In the opinion ol
the society is a sympathetic interest
bstween the American and Filipino
people is nothing more or less than
the continuation CT their present gov
ernmental bond"
Quezon declares in unmeasuTed
terms that neither philanthropic, re-
liglous nor commercial aid will re
concile the Filipinos to the policy OF
colonialism which the society Is un-
doubtedly advocating in a more or
less disguised, though none the less
d, fined and energetic form"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-26
INDIAN BILL IS
NOW COMPLETED
PROBABLY WILL BECOME LAW IN
TIME TO PERMIT USE OF AP-
PRoRIATIoNS JULY !.

Washington, June 25.-1be Indian
appropriation bill will probably be-
come a law In time to permit the use
of the new appropriations by July l,
as the house ana senate conferees
completed their work this afternoon,
and will present their report OF both
houses tomorrow. The conferees
struck out the senate amendment Of
fered by Senator Gore, providing that
the commissioner of the five civilized
tribes shall be appointed by the presi-
dent with the advice and consent of
the senate, because it was feared that
the provision might prevent tho
speedy adoption of the conference re-
port.
The Gore amendment in regard to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-26
Notice of Sale.

In the matter of the estate of j..
d. Hardwick, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the county court
of Carter county, state of Oklahoma,
made on the oath day of June, 1913,
in the matter of the estate of j. d..
Hardwick, deceased, the undersigned
as the Administrative of the estate Of
said deceased will sell at private sale
to the highest bidder, one-third cash,
the balance in two years with eight
per cent interest subject to the con
firmation by said county court and
subject to two mortgages to the AL
lance Trust company for $1,S50OO
due in February, 1919, on the 18th
day of July, 1913 in said county Of
Carter, state of Oklahoma all the
right, title, interest and estate of the
said j. D. Hardwick, deceased, at the
time of his death, and alp the right
title and interest that the said estate
has by operation of law, or otherwise
acquired in and to all that certain lot
piece or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the County of Carter
State of Oklahoma, as follows, towit
The southwest quarter of the north
east quarter and southeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter and west half
CT the southeast quarter and east half
of the southwest quarter of Section
II, Township Four. (4) south, Range
One % East, Carter County, Okla
homa.
Bids must be in writing and may
be left at the office of Cruce e Pot
ter, attorneys at law, or may be de-
livered to the Administrative person
ally, or may be filed in the office Of
the Judge of the county court.
Dated this the Goth day of June,
1913.
MAUD HARDWTCK,
AGmlnistratriX.
By CRUCE & POTTER,
Attorneys C6-1St