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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-23

To insure happy new year, keep
the liver clear and the body vigorous
by using De Wits Little Early
Risers. the famous little pills for
constipation and liver troubles. w.
b. Frame, druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-23
CHEROKEE TREATY DEAD.
Indian Affairs Committee Considers the
Agreement UnsatIsfactOry-Cher
Okecs Arc Thus Placed Uunder
the Curtis Law.

the Curtis Law.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-
The joint session of the Senate
and House committees on Indian
affairs to consider the Cherokee
agreement were concluded today
without any decision being reach
ed, and with no understanding as to
any future meeting This means
that the treaty is dead. Members
of the committee admitted that
such was the construction to be
placed ON the committees action
The treaty was unsatisfactory in
so many particulars that there was
at no time any chance of the joint
committee recommending its rati-
fcation.
The provisions relating to the
Delawares, to the valuation of
lands, to extra courts, seperate
schools and mineral lands were OPP
posed almost unanimously by the
members of the committee. Pro
baby the feature of the agreement
which caused the most antagonism
was that with regard to statehood.
The committee was almost a unit
in the conclusion that the Indian
Territory should be joined with
/ Oklahoma and the two brought III
As one state.
The failure of the treaty puts
the Cherokees under the operation
of the Curtis law, the provisions OF
which the committee much prefer
to the provisions of the proposed
treaty. The only trouble with the
Curtis law is that it does not con
vey title. 1t provides, however,
for the allotment of the Cherokee
lands to the tribes, and further
legislation, it is said by members
of the committee, will be enacted
at the next session of Congress
which will permit the allottees tC
dispose of their holdings. This, il
is thought, will lead to the work
ing out of the Indian Territory
problem in time
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

it reached 9S degrees. The bu2zinS
| stopped again. showing that the tenn
pcrature OF the hands had been found.
Then DR.. Whipple lighted a match and
held the flame against the coil. Inc
buZZing began again, and the pointer
had to be moved forward until the
temperature OF the lighted match was
found. The coil was thrust into a
basin Of water. The buzzing com
menced and did not stop until the
pointer was moved down to 60 degrees,
showing that to be the temperature In
the basin. When the coil was held
against q piece Of ice the pointer had
to be turned back to Is degrees above
zero. The instrument is now being
used in cold-storage warehouses to as
certain the temperature OF the various
rooms without opening them. In the
old days Of cold-storage work it was
necessary to keep the ~refrigerating
plant operating under high pressure
all the time. because it was not pos
siblc to tell the temperature of any
individual room without opening it,
and it was not always advisable to do
that. SO to make sure Of all Of the
oom they were kept as cold as pos
sible. Now, however. each individual
room in the warehouse has in it one
of these new electric thermometers.
Several times a day an official goes
to a series of push buttons upon the
office wall and throws into circuit Il
after another the thermometers in the
various rOOms Of the warehouse. BY
placing the telephone to the ear and
manipulating the dial he is able ac-
cnlately to determine the temperature
of every DON in the building. The
new thermometer will doubtless be Of
much value in factories where furnaces
and ovens are used. It can be made
to ring an alarm, and hence would he
useful in the powder magazine Of a
Warship. In fact, it will be invaluable
in any situation where increases of
heat or cold must be known at once.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
HEARING THE HEAT.
INGENIOUS ELECTRICAL IN
STRUMEET INVENTED.
New T~hermolnetcr VIII Doubtless BE OF
Much Value in Cola Storage Ware
houses and on Warships-Dr. Whipplc
the Inventor.

1t is now possible to hear heat and
cold. DR.. George c. Whipple has in
vented an electrical instrument by
means of which the various ranges Of
temperature may be heard in an or
binary telephone receiver. Explorer
peary owns one of these instruments,
and he will take it with him to the
north pole to listen to the very In
tense cold which is supposed to pre-
vail there. The apparatus is very
simple in construction. In external
appearance, according to a writer in
the Golden Penny, it is like an ordi-
nary electric battery box, such as is
used in sick rooms. From n side
of the box extends a very long insui-
ated wire, carrying a small coil Of
bare wire on the end of it. From the
other side OF the box extend wires
which hold a telephone receiver. The
latter is to be held to the ear, so that
the temperature into which the bare
coil is thrust may be heard. 1t may
seem strange that heat and cold may
be heard as we'll as felt. TO be ac-
curate, it is the presence of heat, Or
cold acting on the bare coil of wire
which causes an electric current to set
up a buzzing in the telephone. When
the instrument is used the telephone is
held to the ear, while the listener
looks at a dial on the battery box
mentioned above. This dial, which in
appearance is like the face of an or
binary mechanical thermometer, is
marked with figures representing de-
grces of temperature above and below
zero. Let us suppose, for / instance,
we are to listen to the tempera-
of a pail of water. The coil Of
bare wire is thrust into the water and
observer places the telephone to
ear There is a band or pointer
pivoted in the middle of the dial face.
The observer proceeds to turn the
pointer from figure to figure on the
dial. When the telephone is placed
first to the ear a loud buzzing sound
is heard. This is because the pointer
does not happen to be at the figure
representing the temperature of the
water in which the bare coil is placed.
AS the pointer nears the figure that
indicates the correct temperature, the
buzzing sound in the telephone gets
until, when it comes opposite,
it stops altogether. AS soon as the
buZZing stops the observer knows that
the temperature of the water has been
DR.. Whipple tried the instru-
ment the other day in a room the
temperature of which was about 70
degrees. An eXperimenter placed the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

An amusing incident occurred In
Aliceto"n n morning recently, some
thing we never witnessed before and
hope to never again. 1t was the regu-
lar appointment at the baptist church
and on account of sickness or from
some unknown cause the pastor failed
to put in an appearance, so II of the
members went to q big black negro, who
was a minister, and invited him to take
the pulpit and preach for them on that
day and the invitation was readily ac-
cepted. He took his text and fred his
gospel gun. Several left the house at
the starting Of the sermon, while others
kept their seats.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

At a recent dinner to Senator-elect
Chauncey M. Depew at the Union
League club a favor which made a
sensation was a bit Of confection in
the shape of a huge and luscious-look-
ing peach. 1t at once reminded the
diners of the Bowery campaign of Dr..
Depew, which resulted in his being
called ode PEACH" and the crowd as
if inspired broke out at once in sing
ing the chorus of>Hoyt's once popular
song, The Bowery.' The fun was
fast and furious for a few minutes.
and that happy thought of the club
steward was altogether the hit Of the
evening. At least so says one of the
gentlemen fortunate enough to have
been present at that dinner, which it
Is further stated was the finest ever
served in that house so noted for it's
fine spreads.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Washington correspondents report
that it is understood that Secretary of
State Hay has decided to annul the
franchise granted by the former Ha-
waiian government to the Pacific Cable
company, of which James A. Scrymser
of New York is president, to lay a cable
from Honolulu to San Francisco. The
interests of J.. Pierpont Morgan pre-
dominate in the big combination of
capital. Mr.. Scrymser is now in Japan
endeavoring to secure a subsidy from
the Japanese government to carry the
cable from the Hawaiian islands to ia
pan. 1t is said to be the attitude Of
this government to throw open to COM
petition the privilege of laying this
cable, and that proposals will be asked
for the performance of the work by
private companies. 1t is not the inten-
ton of the United States government
to lay and operate the cable itself.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

tants of Airolo for some time had been
uneasy about the Sasso Rosso, as the
cliffs of the mountain overhanging the
village showed signs Of being ready
to drop down upon it. Engineers were
sem to Airolo to examine into the re-
ported danger, but before they could
complete their work the disaster which
had been feared happened.
On Tuesday morning rocks began to
fall from the cliffs and continued until
midday. Early next morning great
masses fell upon the village, crushing
the hotel and wrecking many houses.
The debris covered a space Of nearly a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
Light without Heat.

Heatless light for illumination is a
possibility Of the near future. Exper-
iments have recently been conducted
with the well known Geissler tubes by
which rarefed air or other gas is rem
dered luminous by ar electric current.
Recent investigations show that light
sufficient to read by can be obtained in
a practical way, although at an ex-
penditure Of considerably more W
than is necessary for the incandescent
or arc lights. There are indications,
however, that some form of the Cess
Ter tub will be developed for practical
use. In surgery, there can be no ques-
ton as to it's value, as by its use it will
be possible to pursue Investigations in
the cavities of the human body which
ct present can only be ilnperfectly car
ried On, owing to the heat developed by
the incardescent light.-Boston Trans
cript.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
DASHERS,
They Are Not tho least OF the Trials
of the Motornan.

I!tcy Are Not tho Least or the Trials
of tho Motornan.
"These here crossing dashers will be
the death Of me yet,' grumbled a troll
ley car motorman, as he gave the
crank a vicious twist, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. What are
they, did We say? Why, those unde-
cided folks that stand waiting for the
car to pass until it's just beginning to
o and then give a plunge and
barely clear the safety net. See that
woman? She's the worst kind of a
crossing dasher. | know her because
she's given me palpitation Of the heart
times than I've got fingers and
toes. When | stopped a minute ago
she came walking up to the corner
and stood there, looking kind of re-
signed, as if she was really waiting for
me to go by There vas time enough
for a whole regiment to crawl across
on their hands and knees, but she
never budged an inch until l had
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

that were worse than San Juan
hill. At last ] got tired Of having my
nerves jolted that way, and, besides,
| didn't var his blood on my wheels,
SO l lay for him. Next time he came
TO the crossing ! watched him out of
the corner of my eye and started up
real slow with my hand on the lever,
He gathered himself together, glared
around, like they all do, and made his
rush, but the minute he did it l re-
versed the motor, rang the gong about
100 times, and yelled at the top of my
voice. You ought to have seen that
dasher. He was SO scared and be-
wildered that he turned around like
a top and scooted first one way and
then another, right in front of the
fender, until I thought I'd split laugh
ing. II I hadn't stopped the car he'd
have been killed sure. His plug hat
fell Off into the mud, he dropped a lot
Of books he was carrying, and never
stopped sprinting until he tripped over
a rail ana sat down hard enough to
make 8 hole in the street. When
helped him up he told me l was the
preserver and began clawing fer his
wallet, but | stopped him and said 40,
I'd only Zone my duty, and that, kind
sir, is reward enough. Great speech,
wasn't it? | read it in a novel. It's
what the hero says when he-yes, that
is your street. Tell you the rest n
other time. Well, good-by.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

three people we're killed. The falling
rocks had warned the people, and those
who lived near the cliffs had removed
themselves and their household goods
to a place Of safety. The damage done
to the village is estimated at $500, 900.
Steps are being taken to save the vii
lags from further disaster by under
mining the great masses of rock which
still hang threateningly over the place.
The people whose houses wore de-
stroyed are now camped out at a safe
distance from the topping crags.~-The
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Representatives of the leading MAX
ers Of rubber-covered wire throughout
the country met in secret conference
at the Auditorium Annex, Chicago,
last week to discuss plans for the for
nation Of a pool. Insulated wire used
in every branch Of electrical construc-
lion is said to be on the card for a
sharp advance in prices. Putting a stop
to foreign competition and to "cut-
throat bidding on contract is another
object of the combine. About fifty
firms were represented.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

The Vassar students who took ar
elective in the form of work to glad
den children in New York hospitals
showed that the higher education Of
womer is not a training away from
the practical. The members of the
Young Women's Christian association
of the institution dressed two hundred
dolls to be given to the poor children
who were sick and crippled, and the
joy of afflicted little ones was what
children in the wcll-to-do families
might think entirely disproportionate.
An east side cripple whispered: "'Do
you s-pose heavens anywhere near as
nice as this? Cause if It's I'd like to
CO."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

turned on the current and the wheels
were just beginning to move, and then
she made a dive that nearly scared me
to death. What makes them do it?
l dunno. They seem to be working up
their courage and get it to the sticking
point at about the same time We get
through waiting. They are the plague
of the business, but I think l broke
one crossing dasher of the habit a few
days ago. He was a middle-aged man
very respectable-looking and very tim
i'd, yet he'd take chances right along
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
TAX DODClNG IN ITALY,
Government Is Taking Steps to Capture
tho Offenders.

1t is always said that Italy is a
heavitly-taxed country, but it might be
more truly said hat the taxes are
heaviest fer those who are unable to
avoid paying them, says a Rome COR
respondent of the London Post. Among
the Weather classes, manufacturers
and professional men in Italy a great
deal of what Americans call "taX-dodg-
ing goes on and if the "taX-dodger"
possesses political influence he is often
able to escape punishment. At the
beginning Of the year the chamber
passed an important law on infortunii
sui lavoro, or accidents to WOrkmen,
by which the responsibility of employ
ers for accidents happening to their
workmen was defined. In it employers
were called on to state the number Of
workmen in their employ and the
number of steam engines and other
machines in their factories. A large
number Of Palermitan employers, how
ever, feared that if they informed the
government of the real number of
workmen in their employ the tax agent
might he able to calculate the amount
of their profits and increase their III
come tax. In fact, out of 1000 steam
engines in the Palermo district only
one has yet been reported to the au-
thorities, while Of the 5000 men at
work in the sulphur mines only $500
have been declared. A government in
spection is asked for and meanwhile
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

The Paris Ice Company has con-
ceived the idea of making some of the
glaciers furnish the ice needed for con-
sumption, the last winter having bee!
SO mild that their other resources
failed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
S;l

The Grand Vizier-'There IS talk OF
unseating Congressman-elect Roberts,
OF Utah, because he is a po!ygamist."
the Sultan-'This is an indirect rehec-
ton on me. BY the Beard Of the
Prophet! I feel like sending them an
Nltimatum.'-Puck.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Half the people in the world are
unhappy because they can't afford the
things that moke the other half mis-
cradle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Dewey reports "all quiet" That Is
generally the case after his guns have
had a little exercise. A Sabbath still
ness prevails where the other fellows
used to be.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

telephone to his ear and heard a loud
buzzing. Dr. Whipple moved the
pointer toward the figure 70. The mo-
tnent 70 was reached the buzzing
stopped. This was because the tenn
.perature of the room surrounding the
coil had been found. Dr.. Whipple
then held the bare coil Of wire be-
tween both hands. The buzzing in
the telephone began again, because the
warmth of his hands had raised the
of the coil. The expert
mentor moved the pointer around uctil
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Carl SchurZ is again n of the best
abused men in the country. His polit-
ical opponents seem to learn nothing
from experience.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Cold, hunger and hardship are en-
en,ies harder to face than spaniaris
and it is with pleasure the country
sees that honors are to be bestowed
upon the officers and men OF the Arctic
cruiser Bear who went to the rescue
81 the imprisoned whaling fleet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Until the reign Of Henry VIII. Eng
1ish sovereigns, as well as their sub
jects, ate with their fingers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
Giant Flies.

A fly is not very tall, yet it stands
over six feet without shoes or stock
ings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

The New York branch of the Siegel &
Cooper company has adopted a pension
scheme for the benefit Of employees.
The scheme is substantially that all
employees of ten years minimum faith
full service will be laid off at half pay
when a certain age limit is reached,
which is IS years for men and As for
women. This pension will continue
during the life Of the employee. Per-
manent disability or i%ncapacity for du-
ty before the specified age is reached
will also be recompensed in the same
manner. President Henry Siegel has
secured the pension endowment fund
by taking out a life insurance policy
for 5000, 900 on his life. If this new
and striking innovation in the rela-
tons between employer and employee
Is appreciated by the employees in New
York the system will shortly be ex-
tended to the Chicago house.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Near the Italian end Of the St. Goth
ira tunnel is, or was, the village OF
Airolo. The other day the side of a
mountain fell on it and nearly plotted
)ut the place. The village was perch
ID up among the mountains, and had a
population Of less than 1000. Nearly
III the inhabitants were farmers who
lad their fields spread out in the val
eys and along the hillside near by.
over the village lowered the Sasso
Rosso, 5000 feet above the village
streets. To the west Of Airolo is the
Pizze Rotondo group, the highest uf
:he- St. Gothard peaks. The inhabi-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

The New York Herald lacks respect
more than wit when it speaks OF the
antis as aunties.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

The comely lass is responsible for
many a lacerated heart.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

time to make a practical demonstra-
ton.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

Except the Lord build the house,
they labor in vain that build it, The
same law holds in nation-building. The
process Of constructing, charging, or
Strengthening must be in accordance
with the eternal principles Of righte.
BUSINESS or the work will not endure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

It's we'll to begin at the top of the
ladder and go down-in case of fire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03

the employers who have not conforme1
to the law are being prosecuted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-03
@|Durabal5E5t:y is
Better Than Shoqy.u

The weaM of the multi
n1llfona1'es IS not equal to
goodheaM. Riches quHhout
health are a curse, and yet the
rich. the middle classes and
tie pooraMe have, in HOODS
.Sarsaparilla, a vaLuable as
sistanf tn getting and MAN,
tanning perfect health. Il
never dsarpcmts.
Scrofuia-"Thrce years ogo our SON,
now eleven, had a serious case Of ~scrofula
and !erysipelas with dreadful sores, discharg-
ing and itching constantly. He could NOT
walk. Several physicians did rot help for
sixteen months. Three months treatment
with Hoods ~Sarsaparilla made him per
fectly well. We are glad to tell others OF it,"
MRS. DAVID LAIRD, Ottawa, Kansas.
Nausea =" Vomiting spells, dizziness
and prOstratiOn troubled me for years
Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not
steep. MY age was against me, but Hoods
sarsaparllla cured me thoroughly. My
weight increased from 1875 to l43 sounds. r
am the mother of nine children. Never felt
SC we'll and strong since l was married as T
DO low" Mrs. NJ. A. WATERS, 1893 33d St..
Washington, D. C.
Eczema-"W We had to tie the hands OF
our two year old son on account OF eczema
on face and limbs. No medicine even
nslpeo until we used Hoods Sarsaparilla.
which soon cured.' MRS. A. VAN WICK, 1913
Montgomery Street, Paterson, NJ j.
floods Saa4abmi&
Hoods Pills cure liver ills. ro,irr;+ot;n, -