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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15
From Roberts.

London, Feb. 14.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at
the war Office from General Rob-
erts:
Reit River, Tuesday, Feb. 13.-
Colonel Hannay, in command of a
brigade of mounted infantry,
marching from Orange River to
Ramah, had slight engagement Feb
ruary IL Sunday with the Beers
holding the hills and threatening
his right flank. With detached
part of his force, Colonel Hannay
detained the enemy while he pushed
his baggage and main body through
to Ramah. The object Of the march
was successfully carried out. Four
men were killed, twenty-five were
wounded and thirteen are missing"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15
An EdItOr's Life Saved BY chsmberisIn's q
Cough Remedy,

Cough Remedy
During the early part of October,
1895, l contracted a bad cold which
settled on my lungs and was neglect
ed until l feared that consumption
had appeared In an incipient form
was constantly coughing and trying
to expel something that ! could not.
become alarmed aud after giving
the local doctor a trial bought bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and the result was immediate i'm
provement, and after / had used
three bottles my lungs were restored
TO their healthy state. B. s. Edwards,
Pubiisher OF The Review, Wyant, Ill.
SOLO oy City Drug Store and T. N,
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15

Geo. Barbee, Mendoza, Va, says,
Nothing did me so much good as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. One dose re-
Iieved me, few bottles cured me"
1t digests what you eat and always
cures dyspepsia. w. B. Frame,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15

There is in North Missouri at
least one man who no longer cares
to be shown"-if it costs any
thing. He forwarded 81 recently to
an eastern sharper who had adverts-
ed a willingness to explain, for the
consideration specified. how to pre-
vent a shotgun from scattering
The reply which came back was,
Use one shot"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15

w. S. Philpot, Albany, Ga, says
'DeWitt's Little Early Risers did me
more good than any pills ever
took" The famous little pills for
constipation, biliousness and liver
and bowel troubles. ". B. Frame
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15

Faults of digestion cause disorders
of the liver, and the whole system
becomes deranged. Herbine perfects
the process of digestion and assimi-
lation, and makes pure blood. Price
so cents. Sold by City Drug Store,
W. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-15

Are you restless at night, and har-
rassed by bad cough2 Use Ballard g
Horehourd Syrup. 1t will secure you
sound sleep, and effect a prompt and
radical cure. Price 25 and so cents.
City Drug Store, w. B. Frame.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
AN EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.
The Experience of Sailing Vessel OF
the Mouth of the Columbia River.

The Experience of Sailing Vessel on
the Mouth of the Columbia River.
The British ship st. Mirren that ar.
rived at Astoria, Ore, recently from
Yokohama, experienced a phenomenon
on the voyage. 1t was about $50
when Captain Cordiner, the bar pilot,
boarded her from the schooner San
Jose. The wind at the time was blow
ing light from the south. and there
was only moderate swell on.
Suddenly the sea to the southwark
was seen to be in commotion, as if Il
hurricane was blowing, but the wind
did not increase as an immense wave
approached the vessel. The ship was
tossed about for over two hours in n
sea that would bury her in the water
and then again lift her up and drop
her down. The seas frequently
washed clear over her After this had
continued for about two hours it sub.
sided as quickly rs it had arisen, and
the wind Immediately shifted from
south to east, then in a short time to
northwest, going almost around the
tOIIDuSS Ill 1t lew lOuES. Inc WlHu
from the northwest was soon in the
nature Of gale, and the ship was un-
der lower topsails during the night,
but no injury was done to her. Cap
tain Hamilton and Captain Cordiner
at first thought that tidal wave was
coming, but the long succession of
big waves leads them to the belief
that there must have been an earth
quake in that vicinity.
The self-recording Government ba,
rometer in the office of Weather Observ-
er Johnson shows that about o'clock
n. m. there was an electrical or seis-
mic disturbance in this vicinity and
the telegraph wires also gave evidence
of it at the same time. While the
ship was experiencing the waves off
the mouth of the river the barometer
remained steady. This would indi-
cate that the waves resulted from an
earthquake that happened early in
the morning, and as the effect of an
earthquake in Japan is felt here ten
days later. it can be estimated how
far away it was.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

fed. and she crouched down behind a
portion of the ironwork as she sought
shelter from the rain that began to
fall. In utter misery and in a great
ly agitated frame of mind she llnelt
there all night long. There was a
streak of light in the east and she felt
that day was about to dawn, and the
hope grew that she might attract the
attention of people below. She tried,
but it was useless.
At 0 o'clock she heard changing
of the elevator chains and she was
overjoyed. 1t was the first trip of the
morning and when the attendant
stepped out of the elevator and saw
the poor girl he was amazed. He real
lied it all, and as quickly as possible
he took her down to the hotel below,
where medical aid was called and
she was removed to her boarding
house on First street. The shock
and the exposure We're very severe on
her, and it may be that she will never
be herself again.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
Keeping Household Accounts.

An expense book, which shows at
q glance The expenses of each depart
ment OF the household since its estab-
lishment, is the pride of Brooklyn
housewife. The book accounts for
every dollar spent and shows all
money received. Such n system, she
declares, prevents one from uncon-
sciously exceeding her income, and by
the different classiiications of eX-
pense shows eXcesses as soon as they
begin to appear. The totals at the
end of each month give the actual
total cost of living, as we'll as the act
ual income, and make it easy to de-
eide where increases and decreases
can be made. The book also leaves no
room for doubt regarding the relative
expense of taking meals out and at
home, or boarding and keeping house.
The book used is Il special column
journal and has columns for receipts,
table expense, house expense Qnclud-
ing servants wages, ice, laundry,
rent, gas, coal, etc, general expense,
furniture, entertainments and invest
ments. The husband, wife and baby
each have separate column. The
time spent in keeping the expense in
this manner, after it is once started,
does not average ten minutes Il day,
including all footing up and balanc-
ing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

To clean and polish mirrors and
window glass with little rubbing, mix
some powdered whiting with water
and make a thin paste. Make ball
of linen rag, dip this in the liquid and
rub all over the glass surface. Then
wipe with a dry cloth and rub with
a chamois skin. Only small portion
of the glass should be cleansed at Il
time, as the whiting is difficult to re-
move if it is allowed to become thor
oughly dry. In cleaning mirrors with
this care must be taken not to rub
the whiting on the gilt frame.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

A letter just received from Captain
Warner late chief officer of the Amer
lean liner St Paul, but now master
of the Cape Nome steamer c. d. Lane,
contains Il remarkable story of his
young brothers escape from drowning.
Young Warner, an apprentice boy
on the British ship Bartillan, then on
her way from Cardiff for Santa Ro-
salia, was fishing from the bowsprit
one morning before breakfast, when
he fell overheard. A life buoy was
thrown to him, but by the time q
boat was lowered the ship had run
beyond him, and he could not be
found. Back and forth for three
hours the boys shipmates rowed, but
not trace of him could they find.
The boat was then recalled; the Bar
fillan's commander reasoned that I'M
der the influence of the wind the shin
would gradually lag to leeward, while
the life-buoy would not be so affect
ed. Accordingly, he gave orders for
the yards to be braced up, and, put
ting the Bar1llan to the wind. he
endeavored by short tacks TO recover
the lost ground. After eight hours
persistent searching, the life buoy,
with young Warner clinging to it.
was found. He was quickly got
aboard and in short time was as well
as ever.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

The summit OF the Brocken. or
Blocksberg, the highest of the Hartz
Mountains in Prussian SaXony, pre-
sents n singular optical phenomenon
eight or nine times during the year.
1t is usually seen at sunrise or sunset
and consists of n gigantic projection
of the observer, or observers, upon
misty clouds, which rise out of the
valley on the side of the mountain
opposite to the sun. Sir Walter Scott
wrote OF it.: among the various le-
gendS current in that wild country
there is Il favorite one, which sup
poses the Uartz to be haunted with
Il kind of tutelar demon, in the shape
of Il wild man, of huge stature, his
head wreathed with OAK leaves, and
his middle cinctured with the same,
bearing in his hand a pine torn up
by the roots. 1t is certain that many
profess TO have seen such form,
trayersing with huge strides, in a line
parallel to their own course, the oppo-
site ridge of mountain, when divid.
ed from it by narrow glen; and. in.
deed, the fact of the apparition is SC
generally admitted that modern skep.
ticism has only found refuge by ascrib
ing it to optical deception"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

years" she said. Il am teaching
school there"
TWAS well on In the afternoon when
the doctor and Mrs. Grafton returned
from their interview with the under.
taker.
Il cannot tell you how much L thank
you for helping me-" she said. "And
now please tell me how much yours
was"
Il assure you I never gave the mat
ter a thought after the first. Let it
rest" he sid earnestly, land some
time"
"Oh, no." sfe interrupted, at must
be to-day; indeed, it must | shall al.
ways remember you with the greatest
gratitude, but don't you understand
how feel about this:"
Every well, as it is q matter of con.
science with you," he replied.
In one of the old iedgers he found
the name Of Grafton, and making a
quick calculation, announced that the
Indebtedness amounted to SIS, which
she handed over to him, with a look
that showed how important she deemed
the matter.
"And now," she said. holding out
her little shabbily gloved hand, good
by. will never be able to thank you"
I'm not your physician" said DR..
Eaton, 'but I'll take the liberty of pre-
scribing a seat in my gig for you. 1
have patient to visit near the town
road"
He spoke as one unaccustomed to
having his directions disputed, and
Mrs. Grafton submitted smilingly to
his decree. So they drove away to-
gether in the late afternoon sunshine.
AS he glanced at her from time the
doctor saw the look of relief in her
face deepen to one of quiet content.
When they had reached her lodgings
he said: 81 come to Grimby some
times"-he had always hated Grimby
and avoided it on a principle-"and l
shall call and see you if l may"
She smiled her assent.
The doctor held the slender hand in
his for a moment and then let go with
smile. He watched her walk up the
path in the setting sun.
"a good little thing-a pretty little
thing" he said to himself. "And it
was matter of conscience with her."
Then he got thoughtfully into his gig
and drove away.-San Francisco Call.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

Apple Salad-Two cups thinly sliced
apples, one cup pecans crumbled into
quarters. Mix and sprinkle with salt.
Arrange on lettuce leaves or celery
tips, and moisten with French dress
ing.
Chocolate Biscuits-AIix bitter choc-
olate powder with the beaten whites
of eggs, and sufficient powdered loaf
sugar to make paste. Mould this
into small, round biscuits and bake
them at gentle heat on q sheet Of
white paper.
Lettuce Soup-Shred fine the hearts
of two small heads OF lettuce and put
them into one ard one-half quarts of
hot stock; season with pepper and salt
and cook gently for thirty minutes:
beat the yolks of two eggs until light,
add to them one-half cupful Of cream
and stir the mixture into the boiling
soup; remove from the fire and serve
at once.
Cocoanut Biscuits-Break up the
whites Of four eggs with one pound
of powdered sugar and Il little wa
ter, aud cup of fresh grated Cocoa
nut and just enough of flour to make
the mixture firm. Butter the surface
of sheets of paper, or sheets of tin
If you can procure them, and lay the
paste on in spoonfuls, sprinkling with
fine sugar, and bake in a moderate
heat.
Tea Cakes-One teacup of sugar,
even measure, one-half cup of butter,
three tablespoonfuls of sweet milk,
one and one-half cups CT flour, even
measure, one rounded teaspoonful Of
baking powder, one-half cup of
chopped hickory nuts. Stir thickly to.
sether without beating. Fill patty
pans half full and bake in moder
ate oven twenty ninutes. They wllll
rise very light.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

Henry Wesson and Elbridge Hart,
two New York tourists, hold the rec
ord for riding the Erie viaduct at
Lanesboro, n. Y. 1t was the result
of a wager. The viaduct is over a
quarter of mile in length and stands
800 feet from the ground. 1t is used
by the Erie and is not designed for
passengers. A stone coping twelve
inches wide runs along the outer edge,
unguarded by rail or anything else.
Within the past two years many per-
sons have fallen from the structure,
striking the rocks below.
Wesson and Hart We're making Il
bicycle trip from Bualo to their homes
in New York, and when Lanesboro
was reached Hart dared Wesson to
ride the structure, supposing they
could go between the rails. When
it was found that the outside coping
was the only place available, he tried
to back out, but Wesson laughed at
him and wagered So that he dared not
ride it. Thereupon he started across
on his wheel, Wesson following. Down
in the valley breathless crowd
watched the exploit, for the slightest
wabble would have dashed both to
their death, or an approaching train
would have shaken them off. They ar
rived at the other side, however, both
in a cold sweat and bauIy scared.
They declared that all the gold in
the country could not induce them
to repeat the performance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
Saved by His Insanity.

North American Indians always
treated with great kindness the in
sane and the feeble-minded, believing
that they would be punished for any
injury to persons so unfortunate. Cen
eral Strong tells how this belief Of
the Indians enabled Professor Hayden,
of the United States Geological Sur
vey, to escape from a dangerous pre-
dicament.
One day, after having filed his sad
dle-bags and pockets with pieces of
various kinds of rock, the professor
found that he had wandered far from
his party, and started in search of
them. Seeing some men on horseback,
and supposing that they We're his
friends, he rode toward them, but, to
his horror, discovered that they were
Indians.
Knowing that he was in the coun-
try of hostiles, he turned his horse
and attempted to escape. But his sad
dle-bags and every POCKET were full
to overlooking, as was also the tin
box containing bugs and insects which
hung at his side. Thus handicapped,
he made but poor headway. The In
dams soon overlook him, and in sign
language ordered him to dsmount.
They proceeded t once to make an
inspection of his possessions. He had
nothing with which to defend himself,
his outfit being n pocket-knife, ham
mer, chsel and watch. These they
took and then began to plunge their
hands into his pockets, bringing them
out filed with the rock specimens.
Again and again they did this, until
pockets, pouch and saddle-bags were
all emptied. AS the pile of stones in.
creased upon the ground beside him,
the Indians burst into loud laughter
Finally they opened the tin box, and
when they saw nothing in that but
bugs and other insects they quickly
closed it, and looking at one another,
and then very closely at Professor
Hayden, they touched their fore
heads and made the sign signifyinG
crazy.
Then they gave back all his things,
even picking up the specimens and re-
placing them carefully in his pockets,
pouch and saddle-bags, and in the
sign language told him to mount his
horse and 20 on.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

Paper pillows are not as much in
evidence as they were year O" two
ago, but it is known that thel is Il
steady demand for them at hospitals,
where their use is often much appre-
ciated. The paper should not be cut
into tiny squares, and SO packed in
a case, but rather into strips about
three inches long and about a quar-
ter Of an inch wide. Then, with
dull-biaded knife, each strip should be
suffer with paper prepared in this
way makes a light and soft pillow,
and is great improvement over the
one made by the other method.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

AT the time of year when the first
warm days bring n desire to Danish
heavy draperies and carpets, plush
and wooden cushions and everything
that has the slightest suggestion of
stiffness, India grass cloth is one of
the most priced fabrics. 1t not only
looks cool, but it is so. 1t is not as
expensive as it appears. 1t is excel
lent for pillow and cushion coverings
and for covering couchcs, chairs and
the tops Of tables. 1t comes in stripes
of many varieties, colored in the satis-
factory Oriental fashion, and is adapt
able to almost any kind of wood, al
though it looks particularly well with
the green stain so mucn in fashion for
summer furniture.
Large tassels, made of linen thread,
In the same colors as the grass cloth,
are most effective as finish for couch
corners and the like.
Next to grass CLOTH linens and den
inns which come in all grades from
the coarse, cheap sort that are effect
i've for certain purposes to the finest
varieties, are popular for summer fur
nishings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

For nearly eighteen hours recently
Miss Florence Irene Leonard, of Ar
lington, Ga, was captive on top of the
observation tower across from Pros
pect Park, Niagara Falls, and all night
long her cries for help We're drowned
by the awful roar of the cateract. She
was over 800 feet above the earth, and
now she lies at her boarding house
suffering from the shock of the ter
rible experience. Miss Leonard is en-
gagged in missionary work. In the
afternoon she took her little Bible and
prayer book and went to the park.
She wandered about the reservation
in search of new pleasures and
scenes and then went down the in
clined railway. On returning to the
top of the bank she went up the obser-
walton tower, intending to complete
her sightseeing by one grand look over
all Niagara's beauty.
1t was o'clock when she was taken
to the top in the elevator, and the
car descended. Miss Leonard feasted
on the sight before her, and when
SIS W lttthy W titSCtIu size waited,
expecting the car would come up every
minute. The minutes grew into
hours. Afternoon gave way to even
ing and evening to night The wind
/ freshened and the night became chilly.
She was dressed for a hot afternoon
and she shiyered in the dampness and
cold.
The thought of passing the night in
the tower terrified her. She shook the
iron railing and the elevator gates
but there was no answering sound
The roar of the falls and the signing
of the wind We're the only sounds that
came to her. Her bodily discomforts
were increased by her increasing nerv
BUSINESS, as she realized that she had
been forgotten. She thought of writ
ing notes and dropping them to the
street below, but she had no pencil.
The number of persons seen under
the electric lights far below in the
streets decreased and she knew thai
the city was going to bed. 1t was ther
all hope of being rescued that nigh
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

A small maiden of the west side
dislikes her new nurse. But why?"
asked her mother. "She seems very
kind to you"
IF she washed your face round an
round like plate you wouldn't fnk
she was kind said Dolly.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
VOCATION.

II I might choose my simple lot
Far from the town and quite forgot,
All in a sheltered nook and warm,
'Tis | would have violet farm.
No daffodils should me entice,
Nor hyaeinths with their breath of spice
The tulip with her painted hood
For me should wither where she stood.
Instead Of sheep upon the sward,
The modest violet | should herd,
Instead OF golden heads arrow,
Should see my violet harvest blow.
Under an arch of wild, wild cloud,
Below an opal mountain bowed,
All in a humid world and cool.
With winds and waters beautiful.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19

UMMER had come
and the garden was
ablaZe with sunshine
and white with bios
SONS, but the old
stone house ut the
end of the straight
path that led from
t Ii e 6 a t e looked
sombre and melan-
chOlV A ppol.lnd