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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

into the yielding grass.
FAREWELL" murmured Phasma,
when almost instantly there came a
noise like thunder, crashing and
rumbling, followed by shrieks of fear,
while hand pulled Dorothy roughly
to her feet and dragged her hurriedly
from the spot where she had lain. She
was surrounded by people.
Good gracious, child" cried a wo-
man, the one who had so roughly
awakened her, what are you doing
her at this time of day? 1t is fortu-
nate for you we were passing back SO
late, or nobody knows what might
have happened to you. See how the
cliff has fallen where the caves used
to be. You might have been killed.
Come along with US, and we will see
you home to your mother. How the
cliff has fallen!"
Skating on the ice on Christmas eve.
Is there anything quite to equal It?
Round the skaters glide with glowing
faces and renewed youth, the young,
the middle-aged and the old; joy,
laughter and the seasons happiness
upon every face. And amidst the
throng none so gay and bright as our
little Dorothy, as, wrapped in warm
furs and with a scarlet quill in her
hat, she skillfuHy manoeuvred her
way at last to the side of the lake.
But there she stood still suddenly,
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pearing like a thin white thread hun
dreds of feet high, they would disap-
pear above the summit. There were
caves, too. in the face of the cliff,
caves high up and difficult to reach,
and folk could still be found in the
town of Folkhurst who told strange
tales of the warren at midnight, and
who would describe weird and won
derful sights that had been seen by
those who fingered looking at the
caverns after sunset, thing which
the natives of Folkhurst very rarely
/ did, knowing that daylight was prefer
able to darkness for tracing a back
ward path, for except in the summer
| season, when one occasionally came
across a party picnicking, it was a
wild and desolate spot, rapidly giving
way to the entertainments of the sea.
! Dorothy had heard some Of these
Whisperings, and ever eager after the
mysterious, she could scarcely rest un-
til she had investigated the matter for
herself; so after sitting on the sand
and gazing up at the caves SO long
that she seemed to have taken root
| there for ever, she ate her remaining
sandwich, threw the little bag to the
ground, and deliberately began climb,
| ing up toward them.
! How she got up is perhaps better
| imagined than described. but suffice
it to say that at the end of a good hour
she found herself. scratched. bruised
| at ont f0 n
large cave. But how dark it looked
What! had she climbed up only to be
frightened at last by the darkness ?
No! She boldly attacked the entrance,
when suddenly soft hand stole into
hers, and while a silvery voice whis-
pered to her not to be afraid. drew her
round an angle in to large chamber
of rock, il1umined by tender mys
terious light. Here Dorothy turned tc
look at her companion, and saw that
she was very lovely, tall, and robed in
shadowy gray. She wore a silver
band round her brow. in front OF
which cleaned a large opal "Whc
are you?" questioned Dorothy, recov
ering herself, and the other smiled
|
Il am only Phasma," she replied
"and l waited for you"
ut was very kind of you, dear Phas
ma said Dorothy; lis there anybody
else UP here?"
Look"
i Dorothy turned and saw across the
cave three more figures, fantastic and
beautiful
'These are spirits who control some
of the wonders of the EARTH said
Phasma. See, on the right stands
Fairy Cycle. All the world is excited
about her. She is continually putting
new ideas into peoples brains. and
if she does not stop soon I do not
know where it will end Then there
on the left is Fairy Motor. She has
created great stir, too. but nothing
like that of her sister. Between you
and me. consider she is rather a
failure. However, she looks extreme,
ly thoughtful, and must be determin,
ing upon something new You can
guess, of course. that the centre form
is Fairy Electric. See the star upon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

seen such beautiful gray eyes as those
before her then.
What is your name, dear?" she
at home"
my name is Nellie" breathed the
other, gazing admiringly at the pretty
little lady in her trim summer raj
ment Dorothy smiled. and pressed
her new friends hand.
Mine is Dorothy" she said, and re-
entered the cab, just as her mother
laden with bullying paper bags, ap-
peared, and in another moment Nellie
stood alone. She walked on thought
fully, posted a letter, and made her
way back to small foreign cafe in a
side street, in the kitchen of which she
shaved from morn till eve under the
tyrannical eye of it's mistress. For
she had lost her mother, poor child,
and her father had placed her here
for paltry sum in wages which he
collected weekly for his own pocket.
The little baby sister, whom the moth
er in dying had placed in Nellie's
arms, imploring her never to part
with, he had handed over to the doubt
full care of a woman who made a living
out of babyfarming alone, and no
words or tears of Nellie's had been
sufficient to alter his determination
Poor Nellie! her nights were troubled
by dreams. in some of which her
mother would appear, reproaching her
for parting with the child.
Meanwhile the cab had deposited
Dorothy and her father and mother
safely at Charing Cross Station, and a
few minutes afterward they were set
tied with bags and baggage in train
which would rapidly bear them sea-
wards.
1t was third-class carriage in
which they sat, and Dorothy was
thinking that this was one of the
many things which were not wont to
be. Why were they not travelling
first-class, and why were not rooms
ordered beforehand at the hotel by
telegram, instead of having to search
for private apartments on their ar.
rival at Folkhurst? And, as if in an
1"SA w IAiSSS IhcNSllSs IhS NSly SuD
ject of them was brought up by hel
father, who suddenly took her moth
er's hand and stroked it tenderly.
IF only my patent is successful
Glare, he said. I'VE shall be safe
again, with no need to give up ON
present home and comforts it has al
ways been my happiness to surround
you with. Fifteen thousand is a great
sum of money to lose all at once, as
we have, but l have great hopes, very
great hopes of the invention!"
Did you see a child outside the con
fectioner's?" presently asked the lady
Her face haunts me. 1t was the very
counterpart of that water-color draw
ing of my sister Nellie as child.
wonder what has become of Nellie al
these eleven years?"
Still in California. no doubt. I am
afraid, poor girl, that she has already
regretted her marriage with that reck
less man"
Eyes, indeed. poor Nellie! I shall
never forget the shock it was wher
she left with him for America trust
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

prospect of proper facilities and care
The condition of the insane was partic-
ularly distressing. They were con-
fined in jails, filthy and ragged, and
treated literally like wild beasts. Now
they have all been gathered in one
large insane asylum, and are cared
for according to the dictates of modern
humanity.
The prisons were filled to overflow.
ing with wretched creatures living in
indescribable filth and squalor; the
women We're, obliged to sleep on the
floor, and were unable to appear in a
body, because they were without
clothes to cover their nakedness,
Many of these unfortunate inmates
had never been tried or convicted. An
American pardon board promptly re-
leased $40 prisoners of this class. The
prisons were cleaned; an inspection
system established; youths separated
from adults; the untried from the con-
vIcted; and the intolerable legal de-
lays in trials were ended by the es-
adjustment of correctional courts for
petty offenses. An order also has been
made providing for the writ of habeas
corpus, something the Cubans are now
quite unfamiliar with. One of the re-
suits of these changes is that MANY of
the prisons are now wholly without in
mates.
Porto Rican Matters.
In Porto Rico, where the army con-
trolled up to the LIST of May, it's prin-
clpal function was the Improvement Of
the civil administration accustoming
the people to the exercise of the DOW
ers of government and continuing the
work of relief made necessary by the
deplorable condition in which the isl.
and had been left by the great hur-
rlcane. Since then the Geographic
system of the island has been recon-
structed by the signal corps, a CEN
sus has been taken and the system Of
taxation Strengthened out. The Sec
rotary accepts as his own General
Davis statement as to the creditable
manner in which the army discharged
the trust committed to it in Porto
Rico, and he adds an expression of
grateful appreciation of the devotion,
good temper and ability exhibited by
General Davis.
He says that the military require
ments in the Philippines may be
summed up as follows: For the i'm
mediate future about $4,000 men. This
number may be progressively de.
creased by the gradual disappearance
of real insurrection, and the restora-
ton of order, and by the substitution
of native troops costing less than
half to support. At no distant day the
islands themselves will he able to pay
for their own police protection. Pro-
vision should be made, therefore, for
minimum force of 10000. with an
authorized maximum of 100000, and
with an authority to use native troops
in place of American soldiers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

expecting, full of good news. You are
our little Mascotte!"
''Oh, father" cried Dorothy, gleeful
ly. Il know what it is. The fairy
your fairy-told me we should know
on Christmas morning, so that shows
it wasn't dream. and that did climb
up"
But her father only laughed, nor
did he contradict her, as he had so
often done before. Perhaps 1t had
struck him as not altogether impos-
sible that, though fairies do not ap
pear to fathers and mothers, it Is no
proof they do not sometimes appear to
their children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20
HOPELESSLY DIVIDED

Such Is the Jury in the Morrison
Murder Case.
Eldorado, Kan, Dec. 14.-Judge
Shinn sent the Morrison jurors to
their hotel at $50 last night and in
structed them to resume deliberations
at $50 in the morning. The twelve
men have informed the court that
they are hopelessly Of different minds
as regards Miss Morrison's guilt and
have stopped balloting in the jury
room. Judge Shinn will give out no
intimation as to the length of time he
will permit the jury to deliberate. 1t
is considered likely he will let it stay
out the remainder of the week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20
BRUSH WITH CHINESE.
Germans Have Clash While Foraq-
ina Near Pekin

Pekin, Dec. 1.-THE British minis
ter, Sir Ernest Satow, has received a
communication to the effect that at
present he is not authorized to sign
the joint note. He expects definite in
structions at once. Germans report
their detachment at Hosiwu was at
tackled while foraging. They killed
Ii and wounded 20 Chinese, while the
Germans had four men wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20
ARMY OPERATORS
ROOTS REPORT AWAkENS VERY
GENERAL INTEREST.
DOCUMENT OF WIDE SCOPE

1t Treats of Many Subjects in the
Field and at Home-Recital of the
Campaign in the Philippines and
in China With Recommends
tons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

Dorothy sat on the golden sands. by
the sunlit sea at Folkhurst. She was
out by herself for good days ramble
in the warren amongst the wilderness
of broken rocks, shrubs, pools and
cleaning chalk paths winding mys-
teriously round ragged cliff sides,
sometimes SO narrow that only the
steps of lees and COLLINS would seem
to find foothold there; then again ap-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

81 have followed trout streams ever
since | was boy" said a Providence
crank. "and have tried TO solve for
many years the cause of the apparent
decrease I'm brook trout. Recently
think | discovered the cause OF the ex-
termination j was fishing along
brook near Oakland Beach, Il. l., when
| saw large snake with half masti-
Gated trout i'm its mouth. The action
of the snake interested me, and, stand
ing auiet, studied the snake closely
ION the end of the snakes tail was
sharn bony growth shaped like hook.
After n few moments my watching
was rewarded by seeing the snake
glide over to some bushes growing
along the bank and catch a grasshop-
per in its mouth. The snake then
placed the grasshopper carefully on
the hooklike thing on the end OF Its
tail
"By this time my curiosity was thor
oughly aroused" continued the fisher
man. THE snake crawled up on log
that extended from the bank into the
brook and let it's tail hang into the Wa
ter. In n moment up came a trout
and snapped ut the grasshopper. II
was short work for the snake to trans
fer the fish from its tail to its mouth
and had solved the problem Of the ex
termination of brook trout."-Cleve
Plain Dealer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

In the frst aid that Is rendered on
.be ieId after q battle nothing Is at
tempted beyond the arrest OF hemor-
rboTe the application OF TEMPORARY
splints for fractures and anusepuc
dressing. There is no washing OF eA'
nloration of wounds. The clothes are
merely slit up with scissors, not re-
moved thus insuring protection 10 the
natieut's body and saving unnecessar!
disturbances. The sergeant in charge
NJ the collection station has nelu
romnanion. a water bottle and small
reserve of bandages and first dress
Ings in his care to replenish the sur
gical haversacks with which the Dear
ers are supplied.
Triangular bandages are chiefly dseo
on the battlefield, made from % ihch
square of linen or calico, cut diagonai-
Iy into halves. Almost anything that
comes to hand may be used as impro-
yised splints-sticks, telegraph wire'
bork of trees. straw, rifles, bayonets'
Iances and so on. The splfnt, II neces-
sary. Is padded with straw or leaves
or grass aud is fastened with straps
/ torn from the soldiers equipment OF
/ with strips of n shirt, securely bound
with the triangular bandage. Hound
mn with tile rifle splint. wounded
man is made so secure that ne can
/ hardly move a muscle. One leg
firmly bound TO the rifle, and the an
kIes are tied together so that the IN
iured limb IS almost as rigid as this
rife at its side.-London Standard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
UNDER THE WHEELS.
Fatal Accident to a Brakeman at
Dougherty Today.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Dougherty, April PA few
minutes before l o'clock today a
fatal accident occurred at the depot
here which will cost a young man
named Jack Harrah, 90 years of
age, his life.
He was a brakeman on the rock
train here and in some manner
slipped and fell between two fiat
ears of the train.
One of his feet was caught under
the wheel while his leg was lying
on and parallel with the rail and
the wheels passed the full length
of that leg, crushing it and the hip
to a jelly.
Doctors were quickly Summoned
to attend him, but there is no
chance for him to recover. An
engine and caboose were hurriedly
gotten to the scene and the injured
man, attended by physicians, was
placed in it to be taken to his home
in Oklahoma City.
The father of the young man was
conductor Oh the train which killed
his sou, and was with him on the
sad trip home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
In Search of Fortune

Eugene Read, formerly with the
townsite commission, and G. w.
Wilhelm leave tonight for a long
trip in search of fortune. Their
destination is Cape Nome, and
they will 90 via Seattle, Wash.
We learn that Fred Ferris, well
known in ArdmOre, will also leave
in a few days for Alaska, his des-
tination being Dawson City.
The ARDMOREITE wishes all OF
these pleasant journey and much
success in the frozen gold fields o.
the north.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
Not Self Made.

81 am sorry to disappOint you. young
man." said the great railway magnate
to the reporter who had called in for
the purpose of writing him up. "but
| did not begin at the bottom and
work my way up. l never blacked
the boots of the engine wipers and
never carried beer for the janitor OF
the roundhouse. | was kicked through
college by my father, inherited d for
tune, which ! invested in railroad
shares, and | hold this job because ]
have votes enough to control it. 1t Is
too bad, my young friend, but we can't
oil be self made men. We would be-
come tiresome." And he bowed the
caller out.-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
THE PASSING THRONG.
All the Worlds a Stage and Each
one Plays a Part.

A. B. Persons of Denison is in
the city today.
p. F. Williams of Ryan was in
the city yesterday.
Momon Pruitt of Pauls Valley is
in the city today.
w. w. Jones and j. o. Scott
are here today from Elk.
Mrs. w. G.. Jordan is visiting
with friends in Dougherty.
Mr.. Frank Scivally has returned
from a visit to Fort Worth.
f. :. ,Wiseman came mp from
Marietta on the noon train today
a. J. Wolverton made a bust
ness trip to Fort Worth last night
Ed and George Cathey were in
the city this morning from Sui
phur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
TYPE FOR SALE,

We have about $50 pounds Of the
BreYier which this notice is set in
for sale at zoe per pound.
About 20 pounds Of Nonpareil. y E same a
tins paragraph i set with plenty Of caps ana
hgures, al . cents per ponnd.
About 40 fonts Of display type at
very low price.
a proof press, chaseS, stones. leads
and other material cheap.
SIDNEY SUGGS,
Proprietor ArdmOreiie-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
remperIng Copper Not a Lo.t Art.


The allegation that ancient Egyptians
tempered copper and bronze to carry a
razor edge is not borne out by inVesti-
cation. Thomas Harper of Bellevue.
Pa, challenges any one TO produce a
piece of metal tempered by the an
clients that cannot be more than dupli-
Gated by any metal worker today. He
says that i'm examining hundreds of
specimens alleged to have been temper
ed TO the degree that steel is tempered
he failed to find any, nor had he dis
covered any one who had seen such
work. and the fable which has been
implicitly believed for centuries is be
ing shattered in the light of modern re-
search.
This is not the only story believed for
centuries tending 10 belittle the man of
today, to make him the inferior of his
forefathers, which failed under the
searchlight of inquiry and science. The
ancients were children in mechanical
knowledge as compared to the people
of today, and IL there was n demand
for any particular building or piece OF
work such as was produced by the an.
clients it could be duplicated and i'm
proved on by the skilled artisans of the
nineteenth century.-American Manu-
facturer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
You'll Enjoy Seeing OuI New Designs
]. N. GOLLEDGE Z CO.
Natives

And others in need of Surveying
aud Civil Engineering will find it
To their advantage fo call on HOge
< Hoge, Civil Engineers, in the
Williams K Pennington build
ing. Parties holding land should
have the same surveyed and plated
at once in order to secure a perl
feet title. All of our work fully
guaranteed. 2d&wlm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
ANOTHER REPORT.

Another report received at this
office states that the unfortunate
young man was cut in two at the
hips, but was alive when the spe-
cial started with him for Oklahoma
City. This report also says that
the accident occurred at the rock
crusher in the canyon instead of at
Dougherty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
The Bankers Union.

The Bankers Union of the World
report an enthusiastic time at their
regular meeting at the h. p. hall
last night.
Under special dispensation the
charter was re- opened for thirty
days and w. S. Smith was elected
as special deputy or Solicitor fol
the time. As result they expect
many new names to be added tC
their already substantial list OF
members.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Young man." said the careful IA
ther, IF consent to you marrying my
daughter will you furnish her the lux.
uries to which she is accustomedY"
Well" said the young man, at is
more than likely that l won't be buy
ing her as many theater admissions as
have been doing for the past year,
indianapolis Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
Got Her Child,

The habeas corpus hearing on
the application of Mrs. Sallie ii e.
Drenand for possession of her
3-mOnths-eld child, ithe filing of
which and the issuance of a writ
thereon was mentioned in yester-
days ARDMOREITE, was held be-
fore Judge Townsend in chambers
today just after the noon hour.
Deputy Stewart had the child be-
fore the court and made due re-
turn on the writ. After hearing
the testimony and law in the case
the judge awarded the possession
of the child to the mother, who
was delighted beyond expression
at the speedy granting of her ap-
plicatiOn and the final decision
thereon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
BuRcn STAYS IN.
The Contest Resulted in O Gain of
One Vote for Him.


At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the council met to hear the report
of the special committee appointed
Monday TO canvass the forty nine
illegal votes cast in the First ward
and ascertain the effect of these
votes on the election in that ward.
All aldermen were present except
Carr, who came in later. The
MAYOR called the council to order
and asked for the report of the
committee.
Mr.. Cruce for the committee
stated that pursuant to instructions
they had met at 2 O'Clock and
opened the ballot box from the
First ward, taking therefrom the
votes ascertained to have been east
illegally and canvassed the same.
They found that twenty five of
these votes were cast for Sam
Noble and twenty-four for \. NJ
/ Burch. Taking these from the
number OF Iotes cast for each can
didate in said election the commit
tee reported the correct vote of said
ward to have been as follows:
Burch. 1G5.
Noble, lbs.
This gives Burch a majority of
seven votes as against his original
majority of six.
On motion the report of the
committee was received and unani-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Burch, by unanimous vote,
was then declared the regularly
elected and qualified alderman
from the First ward by the recent
election.
Some discussion arose as to the
disposition to be made of the illega
ballots, but this was finally settled
by a vote directing that these bal
lots, together with .all other pa
pers in the case, be securely sealed
and deposited in the city'S safe
which was accordingly done.
On the question of the commit
tee report on the Third ward con
test, which was the next business
in order, Mr.. Cruce made a state
ment to the effect that both parties
desired to be represented by cOun
sci in the hearing on this repor
: and that as Mr.. Fleming's attor
: neys were otherwise engaged a
present and as Mr.. Eddleman him
self would be engaged in the dis
trict court for the next two o
three days that he considered it in
expedient to set the hearing 70
any particular day. lie suggeste,
that when both parties and thei
attorneys were at leisure to tax
up the case they would so inform
the mayor and he could call tn
D council in special session to tax
D mp the hearing.
This suggestion met with ap
: proval and on motion the cOunci
I adjourned subject to the call of ts
[ maVOr,