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Ardmore, Wednesday, January 24, 10(M SIX THE DAILY AflDMOREITE. 8 I : i i ! ! USEFULNESS OF SHARKS. A Word of I'rnlv Vnr (lie Son vrimrrs nf tlir Ocrini, Tli hlmrk In lliiiluill'tnlly "'!' Willi a ImhI niillif." Hp In mllcd op prolirlonil.v tli "tlacT r tin "h"" or tlio "williir'H fix-" or hii.v otlior m iuril- OILS linllll- Wllllll llil'H'IH I" liH'"l.v Jluch mini It tlirowii ut lilm. mill h lit wldom llnili n ik'fcnilfr moM of It Htlckfl. llunl llm UiIh! Uihiium In reality ttiU ItTuo wntur bow Is 11 hum ble mill useful public Mcrvnnt. wlm jior forniH iineuiupliiliiliiRly Hie ilullei eon acctrri wllll tb Kiuiltittlnn of tin- noiim. 'Hie shark Is the common Kciiveiitfor nuil ifonenil inulcrlnker of the ocimi:i. Hp 1 not mill, for rriiNuiiH conni'i'leil with bin very iiimlernti' speed limit, never win Im primarily n Hill of prey. Open mi ciipttirwl nbark anil you will II ml clear projf tluit tUh J xo. A fow tniitfliil blU of rox jnrn, a battered coriieil beef tin. n corketl bottle con tnlnliiK nn UiHiiltlim iiH'smBi' to the Under (tliinwu overboard by Home nnutU-al wuki or a willor'M cop which lin tiifii lint In a Kale, all tend to show that the shark Is a tlsli of busliiiMidlke lmblt5, with a keou eye to liny chance windfalls which may come lu his way. Hut the more digestible contents of his hloiniuli, (niiimIhIImk iimlnly of carrion of every kind, nil f?ie the clemel ol factory evidence that the original own or of them were not alive In fact, were very much dewil when thin ma rine siiultary Inspector came along anil, rondviniiliii; (hem as nuisances, removed Ihcni into his own iiiterua1 refuse bin. A lnrffe ncciiniulutloii of carefully collectiil evidence on this point proves conclusively that there are. as u mattei of fact, only two nrllHin of his or dinary menu uhlrh the shark Is able to capture alive-liiiniely. an occasion nl unwary sen fowl which he may hap pen to surprise asleep on the surface Of (he water, ami the ugly, octopnsllke Mjulil, whoe limited powers of loco motion give .i chance to our hungry four knot prowler. The shark, then, so far from being the gore dyed pirate which the novel. 1st paints him, Is a mere hardworking commonplace drudge, and as such de nerves, If not kindness, at any rule, tol oujM'enrsoii'tt Magazine. A fltrtklnar Pact. A young man was riding In the cab with n loconutlvo engineer. 'Now." said the young mnn. Fluid dcrlug, "snpiwse a stage load of chil dren were to glide on to the track from Unit Ijuc what a bli-sslug it would theu be If you could stop short, In stnntly, like a man walking "Hlessliig?" said the engineer -Why young fellow. If that stage you speak of were to appear now, and 1 could stop short like a man walking, I wouldn't do It. Instead, I d keep right on and kill the kids." "Why'" "Hecame It would be the more tin mane course. In one case there would be n stage load of kids slaughtered. In Uic other case' there would be the slaughter of n traliiload ot people. ThU train Is going at the rate of forty Utc miles an hour, and the sudden stop page of a train going at that rate would glre the passengers precisely the same shock that they would get from n fall of Ufty-four feet a fall from h, housetop." I'rriinrlnit For tlift Slnrm. A correspondent In the north ot Ire land scuds tho following account ot mi Interesting Incident that came under tils observation: HeliiK on a walking tour through In- Ishoweu nnd passing along the edge of Lough Rwllly, the romantic Lokc of Shadows, be noticed mi I in men mi gath ering of rooks on the sandy shore In company with several others, the tour ist was attracted by this novel spec tacle mid began to wonder at the cause of It. An old man who was working In n field near the place offered an expla nntloti. He said that the birds were picking up sand to ballast themselves In a storm Jind that when they did so It was a sure sign of approaching bad weather. Hu added that on shooting roolcs nfter a gathering of the sort ho lind found that they were loaded with sand. As n matter of fact, the gentle' man concludes, a violent gale set lu early next morning.--Pearson's Weekly. cri(Ipuj POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Jealousy Is like enmity. The less said about It the better. The club nil through life seems to be In the wrong hands. The meanest father that ever lived isn't half as mean as the meanest hus- The Siliti-r' Wrli. If we compare the dimensions of Uio Rplder with thoso of Its well we nro forced to admit that the little creaturo Is a true engineer, able to construct n cable network of relatively enormous size. Thread after thread Is put In po sition In the desired and necessary or der, and sometimes prolonged observn tlon on the. part of the Investigator Is required In order to understand the reasonn which direct the- spider In Its complicated operations and which make It always follow the same order and tho same laws, Some of these rea sons are explained by geometry, others baud. Occasionally love affairs drag on so by the strength of materials, and he int Cupid disappears and I'ather Time who succeeds lu discovering the "why" that Cupid dlsnppi lakes his place. When there are sickness and tumble mid mother Is sent for that Is one nrc:i jdon when no one notices she wears old ' oned clothes. i ii't keep your eye on the mini you nn e Just heard something linjl about. 11 Is moil Important that you keep thein on your mouth. If a man Is saying anything lu Minuldu't and his wife gives bhn ti Mill. punch under the table he takes It for an encore mid says It again. Atchison fllobe. . I'nrly HliiKiiiilklnif , Tho llrsl attempt at glassinakiug In (his country was some years before tin- Revolution and was uiailo at (Julucy. Mass., by a company of (lerinans, Some specimens of (heir articles still exist. The place lu ljulncy where their manufactory was established acipiliiMl from them the name or (ermaiitowu. which name It retains to the present time. Tlie site of their uianufiictory Is now occupied by the Institution called the Sailors' Snug Harbor. About ITS.' ltobert llcwcs, a well known cltlsen of lloston. ninth probably the Hint effort to tstab,llili a window glass manufac tory onjlils continent. .Mr. Howes enr-lli-d his works to (he fuel and erected his factory lu the forest of New Hamp shire. Snfi'ly lii t:i'Wllir. Many persons have an objection lo riding lu elevators, or. more properly Hpcaklug, this objection should be class ed as a feeling of dread or fear, lint according to tho superintendent of a big olllct building In Philadelphia the nafest place for u person to bo li in an clevator-that Is, statistically speaking lu the set of elevators for which sta tlstles have been kept by the supcriii tcuileiit there has been an average transportation of li.-IOO.OOO persons each year for t-even years, nil aggregate of l(),S00,U00. and of this number but one person has been Injured, and thar In jury did not result fatally.-ltochesler I'ost-Kxpress. of all the Interesting details of the method employed Is compelled to admit to himself that he could not have achieved no good a result with the same materials. loor lllclinnl. "In December of the year l":t'-'." says ltlgelow's "Life of I'ranklln," "Franklin commenced tho publication of what he styled 'Poor Itlchnrd's Al manac,' price llvepence. It attained an astonishing popularity, and at once. Three illtlous were sold within the mouth of Its appearance. The average sale for twenty-live yems wns 10,000 a year. Ho was sometimes obliged to put It to press lu October to get a sup ply of cop'es to the remote colonies by the beginning of the year. It has been translated Into nearly If not ipilte ev ery written language, ami several uu- ferent translations of It have beeu made Into the l'Vcnch mid the Cermaii. It contains Home of the best fun as well as the wisest counsel that ever (ununited from his pen." A l'"aiuiu WIiIuit, One of the most famous widows of antiquity was Agrlpplua, the widow of Oermanlcus. During the lifetime of her husband she attended him In all bis campaigns and nhiiml his dangers, tiuspcctltig that her husband hud been polsouud, hIio had bis presumed mur derer assassinated and wus herself noon after treated with such Indignity by Tiberius that she was driven to despair uud stuncd herself to death Trndlllun I).-llr.l. The bull bad Just entered the china Hhop. "Here," ho remarked, "Is where 1 knock tradition endwise," Carefully nucKing irom wiu pincn wituoiit ho much as Jarring a saucer, he Inquired thu route to the stockyards mid went his way.--Philadelphia Ledger, llfciiUlnic tlip llvrurtl. Small Hrother (ciithuslusth.Ally) Oh, grandma, Harry liroko tho record ut the college coutestl Orandnia Wull, 1 declare, that boy Is always breaking honi' thlng' What will It cost to As It, or Will he Iiavu to get tt uey snvj Eat More of the most nutritious of flour foods Uneeda Biscuit the only perfect soda cracker. Then you will be able to Earn More because a well-nourished body has greater productive capacity. Thus you will also be able to 3& 1 Save More because for value received there h no food so economical as Uneeda Biscuit 5' In a dust tight, moisture proof package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ( lllmt'a I'lllK. The Hag of China Is one of the gayest among ensigns. The body of the Hag Is pale yellow. In the upper left hand corner Is a small reu sun. l.ooumg in tently at the sun Is a llerce Chinese dragon. The dragon's belly Is a bril liant red and white. Ills green back Is covered with stiff knobs. He Is stand ing on bis two hind paws mid the left fore foot. Ills feel arc live toed and slightly hooked. Ills long, live forked tall stretches away In the rear. The dragon's neck Is arched back. His mouth Is wide open, and he looks as It ho were about to try to swallow the red sun. TIh-ii mill mv. "When old l'ladger camo to this (own twenty-live years ago," said thu mnn In the mackintosh, "everything ho hail In tho world wns on his back." "And nowV" queried tho mail who had his feet on tho table. "Well, his wife and six daughters have relieved lilm of the burden. They carry It all on their backs uow." Chi cago Tribune. I'ontlirnnillnl. "Judge Goodllven Just, went down the street. I thought you said hu was at tending n big banquet to htm this even. Ing." "Not at all. I saw lilm coming out of Dcl's, uud I merely remarked there wns n big dinner In Ills honor this eveulng." Philadelphia Ledger. I'rorrnatf tuition. How mankind defers from day to day tho best It can do and the' moit beautiful things It can enjoy without thinking that every day may be the Inst one nnd that lost time Is lost oter-nlty!-Max Mullcr. Sulllclrnt llrnaon, Itoomcrtou (liiess I'll have to give up boarding, l'latlelgh-dolng to get married 7 Uooinerton- No, but my land lady wants her money.- Chicago News. A Joker Is near akin to n buffoon, nnd neither of them Is the least related to wit. -Chcsterllold. Leading Hardware House OF BERWYM 1 SUGGS & BRO. Just Received a Garload of BRIDGE AND BEACH STOVES Wc also have the tnoBt complete Grocery stock In the country. "Our Leader" Is the beat Flour made. It la guaranteed. Wo buy all klnda of Country Produce. A THROUGH GAR ROUTE 1 To the Farmer: 3 We have made your requirements a special study and have the finest stock of Farming Implements you will find anywhere. Our stock includes: John Deere Plows John Deere Cultivators John Deere Stalk Cutters John Deere Middle Busters Corn and Cotton Planters We have everything in farming im plements and make the most lib eral terms consistent with good business. Remember we sell Ma jestic Steel Ranges and Charter Oak Stoves. I SB, HI I 111 I COAL! WE HANDLE ONLY COAL! McAlestcr Lump, McAlcster Egg, McAIestcr IvUt, Penn sylyania Antracitc, ArHansas Antracite We handle nothing else no cheap coat. We have the best equipped delivery system la the city; rou get your coal the May you order. TELEPHONE 1SS ARDMORE ICE COMPANY From Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco and Intermedi ates to St. Louis. Memphis and Other Points EXCELLENT CONNECTIONS TO ALL POINTS NORTH AND EAST Convenient Schedules, Up-to-Date Equipmeni Courteous Treatment CaTfon "any Cotton Bolt ngont lor full information re garding your trip, or nuurcss r D. M. MORGAN. Travollug Passenger Agent, Ft. Worth. Texas. JOHN F. LEHANE.. (Ion. Freight and Pass. Agent. Tyler, Toxas. GUS HOOVER, Traveling Passenger Agent. Waco. Toxas. R. C. FYFE, Asst. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agent. Tyler, Toxas. The Ardmoreite tor the News The Territory's THE POLYROUTE TO. CALIFORNIA There is more than one Rock Island way to the land of fruits and flowers. You may take choice Very Low ates, Feb. 15 to Apr. 7th Ask your nearest ticket agent about them and complete your plans now. During the same pe rfod reductions will be made to points on the North Pacific Coast also. Greatest Hardware House Our offerings this spring includu finest stock of . Buggies, Hacks Phaetons and Surreys wc have ever carried. Step into our buggy house on N. Washington street, make your selection, you'll find vro will give you the most liberal price and the lowest teams. For the farmer we have the newest things in Cultivators, Cotton and Corn Planters and Turning Plows We want to soli you your hardware during 1000 Stevens, Kennedy & Spragjjis COMPANY TllH GRADING HAKDWAUE MERCHANTS GEO. H. LEE,', J. S. McNALLY, Gen. Pan. Agt. Dlv. Past. Agt. Little RocK, Ark. Oklahoma City The Ardmoreite Prints All the NEWS All the i tir.e We Uphold the Standard of Good Living.... Chase and Sanborn's Coffes and TeaB Heinz's Sweet and Sour Pickles Only First Class Trade Catered to. "Everything good to eat under one roof" Free and Prompt Delivery 3 FELKER, First Class Fresh Groceries Telephone No. 174 ARDMORE. IND.TER.. The larteit, tbo best equlppoil, the most practical, the most progressive and most eaooesHful business collate In Indian Territory. Day and nltht aohool the en year. Day pupils attend nlirht school without extra charge. Tuition 110 per month or tor unlimited scholarship. Hoard S 10 to 112.60 per month. No vacation Pupils may ei at any time. Hvery inipll la placed on bis merits or may advanoe as rapidly as his abl will permit. Thorough training in shortest t(mc consistent with efflolenoy. Hetereno Any hank or business urm In Ardmore. For oataloirue address uTTTSEEVirXlB, A. U. M., ACCTS., President, Ardmace, Indian Terrlfe 0